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the Rift

He watched from where he melded into the snow, those bright glowing eyes observant of his horror ridden river and those that came to help it. Perhaps they were willing to fix the river should he provide them direction for it – but yet he waited, curious in a way he was never truly curious before, to see what they might attempt to do. Many of them stood nearby, speaking amongst themselves to try and plan out what could happen. But there were two that caught his eye the most – the spotted girl with a stick of fire, lashing it out at the waves as though it would calm it, and the pale woman with wings alongside her head that almost seemed to confidently try and submerge herself within it before stopping inches away.

He snorted in amusement as the river seemed to hiss from Kiada’s flames, a sudden urge to drown the fire out lest it try to take away some of the rage of the river. It swelled, because of this, and lashed out, slipping just around Kiada and splashing its crimson waves all over Valkyrie. Then, it receded back to the surging waves. Vourib smirked at what the river had done, but knew it could not remain as such, and so he formed once more – a ghostlike creature with crystal spikes along his furry spine as he stood above the crest of the waterfall and looked down to those gathered.

“Fix my river. Build a dam. I shall lend you strength to face the river.” His voice boomed over the rushing river, and even the waves seemed to quiet down enough for the command to be given before surging back to full force. Vourib inhaled deeply, his ghastly figure growing larger and larger like a balloon as he exhaled a pale snow-kissed wind to those gathered, granting them strength to withstand the waves, as though if the creatures willed it their feet would never leave the ground. And then, the god waited, silent and observant to see if they could follow the simple task.

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The water seems to avoid and tries to retaliate against Kiada's fire, but instead splashes Valkyrie full on with a small wave. It doesn't hurt, but it feels somewhat sticky. Vourib asks you all to build a dam to try and sooth the rushing river and grants you all extreme strength to withstand the power of the river!

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