CONGRATULATIONS!

THE HAUNTING PRESENCE RESPONDS KINDLY

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DESPITE ITS EARLIER PROTESTS, you are no less inclined to stand your ground bravely, as you have repeatedly for Hoenn's benefit, regardless of how much you stand to lose. You demonstrate Hoenn's worthiness by your selflessness, and the haunting presence falters at your collective bravura...[break][break]

Rime chills a body tempered by fire, leaving the creature FROZEN, helpless to fend for itself. But even as you stare it down, those among you show it compassion that it has long since forgotten. A cold heart twinges as its plans are undone by such underhanded TRICKS, and yet there is something more...[break][break]

As the entity awaits your retribution, it finds it is not forthcoming. A flame washes over it that, other than spoiling the berry at the heart of its nefarious plot, does little to harm the creature. As it emerges from the case of ice, it stares dumbfounded, its embellished figure diminishing as it seems to regain long lost composure.[break][break]

Y̴͙̺̦͉̓͘Ò̴̡̮̯̣̝̃̈́́͛U̵̢̮͇͖̰̔̔̄̄.̵̝̐͛͛͘͠.̶̧̬̃̾͘.̵̱͕͓͗ ̴̫̞͍́͋̂Ḯ̸̙̩̬͇̓͐͝.̵̡̮̥͌̇̒.̶̘̮́̊͒.̸̞̬͚͐͠

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The unnatural darkness that surrounded you before is replaced by the ambient flames of your benevolent host, its spectral flames igniting the stovetop as it settles into place, taking a moment to revel in the aspects of humanity it once adored. Its spiraling eyes contort as it flicks away a droplet of what might've been tea, before it manages a sparse few words.[break][break][break]

I̴̛̼͒̚͝ ̷̨̼̏͒̑͝T̷̬͍̯̟͍͂̈́̅̏Ḣ̶̻͈̱͍͜A̵̙̳̟̽͊́͌̊N̵̢̙̟̞̩̓K̵̹̱͗͂̊ ̶̢̙͆Y̶̫̝͋̌̊͝O̸͍̼̜͑Ű̴̙͑.̵̥̮̥͚̉͌͛́.̴̦̩̹̯͖̀̂͂͗̇.̵͓͔̏̊̕

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You have overcome the Never-Ending Nightmare.[break][break]

Thank you for participating! Rewards and a final narrative post will be prepared shortly, but feel free to pat yourselves on the back.

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Locke Jamison luka chêne[break]Eris Halla thomas nightingale[break][break]

EVIDENCE[break]ROTOM VOICEBOX[break]ODD KEYSTONE[break]WILL-O-WISP[break][break]SALVAGED ITEMS:[break]