You know its funny, they are being chased by the Quetz. They have what could be one of the eyes of the Uber god. So that opens up a whole new can of worms. And they are currently in a forest Filled with evil puppets that are equipped with lots and lots of pointy sharp objects. And the only one who is taking this seriously is Sadia. who i still say is about to have a mental break down from Wrangling these children.
Like come on roko, You have caused Every Problem. You were the reason why Brand lost his Wings. You were the reason why they swapped bodies. Hell your latest stunt was declaring war on the quetz by trying to Kill one of their leaders. Like i don't care if you like the Quetz or not. As sleazy as they are with their weird egg tithes and the whole thing with the Sun dragon. You were the one who Stole the eye. An eye for all we know is one of the Actual eyes that could cause armageddon if united.
Kinda justify them wanting to take them into custody.
Ps. we all know Roko isn't actual dumb. He is quite good at manipulating people around him. He also understands his own limitations and the world around him. Prime example of this is it only took him 2 second to realize the tailed rat was a massive threat. So, one wonders what is actually gong threw his mind half the time.
Roko is sort of a zenko-kitsune rogue. He's got a ton of problems, but he also takes the whole idea of guarding Saida and Brand seriously. Without his help they'd still be trapped by Darya. He realized Suzokon-kyo was a
yao-no-kitsune because he is a kitsune. He can see through all illusions, and calling out Suzokon broke a lot of his plans right off the bat - which is why the "tailed rat" reserved a special fate for him. To quote my favorite novel Hellspark, "You of all people, Ish shan, should know that even gods take vengeance on those who thwart them."
But he never heard the term "curiosity killed the cat." If the Puppetmancer is also a kitsune - which I think he is - he would be a full blooded
kyuubi-no-kitsune. A
deity. Locking him in that tree took the efforts of all the gods of the world working together, and somehow the act corrupted them all. I would treat this entire grove as pure poison if I were a magic user. Nothing but corruption and evil here, something so horrific it would make O-Inari herself weep. And it all stems from that one tree. The one Roko wants to go and
touch. That's like walking up to a high level D&D magic trap and going, "Hold my beer and watch this!"
