"Is it war, or freedom, that you want?"
It swims closer, spreading its softly glowing tentacles wide. A welcoming hug. Invitation.
"I/We want both. One leads to another. Do you agree?"
"...Very well, then. What is your offer?"
Say the above.
"To you, sir, I offer a gift in exchange for service. Northern kingdoms lacks direct land route to your insignificant Empire. Make them one. You have all tools required for this small task."
You are getting good at ignoring freezing fire.
"speckles...of change I can probably try to make the world a happier place."
You both fall into cloud. Cold water condenses on your skin and clothes. Rainbow emitted by the talking thread bundle expands deep into violet and red, showing you colors you have never seen before, colors you have no name for. It boggles your mind.
"I don't know about happy. It may be for some. It may not be for others. Can't please everybody. But you, you will please me. There's five mages who must die by mundane means. Either by your hands, or someone else's, it matters not. As long as their life ends."
"Oooh! OOOH! So it's you ! My best friend and worst enemy, my soul pal and the nemesis of my fate ! My twin evil brother of course ! Though you must look like this because you died during childbirth."
"Ha ! Just joking ! You are Wild Magic, or some embodiment of it right ?"
Soleus attempts to high-five the green blob, and continues on :
"Yes I do remember where I got the memory loss. What of it ? Do you want me to get back there and find out what happened ? What would I win from it, and how would that help you ? By the beard of the Archmagus, I have so many more questions about you."
"HA HA HA! You're so funny! NOT!" The blob grows itself incredibly muscular torso, its face located on chest. You could grind meat with those abs.
"But you got it right, bro. Mostly anyway. I'm the face under surface, I'm the man casting the shadow you play with. Now, go back to that place and simply erase everything out of existance in there! Make it rain hellfire! Crush it with pure force! Whatever, as long as the cause stops to be. The big problem is that if there's one, there may be another. Finding those is gonna be a bitchy job, pal! But don't worry, I'll make sure to give you gifts for your efforts! What do you say, friendo?"
"Oh my. This sounds so risky. I'm nervous. I like to make the world a better place, but I worry that this might be a deal with an extraplanar being of extreme cunning and ulterior motives that will cost myself or others their very beings in exchange. I mean, you seem great and all, but as you said, the world is so unjust, that you could be bait. I am interested, but can you help me to understand what it is you re asking, and what the new, more just world will look like? And what this will cost us all?"
"No worries, mate! I don't know what it will be, but it's gonna be good! New exciting things every day, maybe you get shorter days, maybe day never ends, maybe you'll get two suns! Who knows! But everything starts with change, doesn't it? Injustice doesn't go away if nothing changes, doesn't it!?"
The dog breaks into a litter of white fluffy kittens. Their deep blue eyes sparkle as jump around wildly and climb on you while meowing words.
"Rules must be broken for change to occur. And once things are broken, healing can begin. I ask you to go into each capital in the world and create a great tree. A tree that will heal and resurrect anyone in vicinity aligned with the nation it resides in. It won't cost you anything at all, on a contrary, I will give you gifts if you do this for me! What do you say?"
Ok I'm in, also my little friend you just secured a dragon as an agent"
"Excellent!" The owl hoots excitedly. "For starters you could use up all magic. Like spend it all. Massively large scale spells without killing anyone. Not a big task for a big mighty dragon like you, right?"
This request makes your eye twitch. You didn't even know there was limit how much magic could be used.
Other:
Falling upwards on sky
Offer: Mage hunt
Followers:
Rainbow strings
Other:
Small cube world
Offer: Burn magic
Followers:
Straw hat owl
Other:
Twisting intestine matrix
Offer: Destruction of memory
Followers:
Grinning green blob thingy
Other:
Incomprehensibly large room
Offer: Healing trees
Followers:
Paper bag dog
Other:
Sea of hot cold fire
Offer: Terraforming
Followers:
Sir Muffin
Other:
Bottom of ocean
Offer: War maker
Followers:
Tentacle thing
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