(Mystic Beasts) Uninvited Guests

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## Summary

Mystic Beasts begin pouring in from spatial rifts.

## Content

Rouin: Your Highness, I have something to report.

"Lord": What is it?

Rouin: Giant life forms have been sighted appearing all across the land.

"Lord": What?! Are they part of the calamity...?

Mu: No.

"Lord": Huh?

Mu: They are unrelated to the calamity. They have arrived through a rift in the spatial axis.

"Lord": Well, I'm glad they're not related to the calamity... But what's going on then, Mu?

Mu: The life forms that have been observed are not from this land. They are from the outer continent across the ocean.

Johan: Ah, the land said to be truly vast?

Rouin: Very little is known of it, and some say it is a place humanity could never reach. I'm very surprised it even exists.

Fram: Wait, but does that mean those big things swam across the ocean to get here?

Charlotte: How can they be so good at swimming?! Perhaps we're doomed!

Mu: The physical distance that separates us form the outer continent is so great that is would be very difficult for current civilization to physically traverse there or back. However, using a spatial rift would considerably mitigate such difficulties.

"Lord": Now in English, Mu...

Mu: A rift is a space with overlapping coordinates. It causes two places to have the same coordinates.

Johan: Coordinates? As in, latitude and longitude?

Mu: Yes, it is a similar concept.

Fram: So basically, weird things are comin' here using those rips, or rifts, or whatever you call 'em? Then why don't we just close 'em up?

Mu: They cannot be physically closed.

Fram: All right, so why don't we just jump on over to the other side and make it so nothing can come through?

Mu: Rifts are one-way only. We cannot use them to reach the outer continent.

Johan: It sounds as though it would be safe to assume there is no way to prevent these life forms from coming here...

Fram: What?! So we just gotta sit here and take it? That's not fair!

"Lord": Relax, Fram. We still don't know anything about these things.

Fram: Oh... Right...

Rouin: I shall continue my report. These life forms are very large, and while we must continue to observe them, they do not appear to be malicious or have destructive tendencies. They have demonstrated relatively calm, docile behavior, and those who have observed them from close up were neither threatened nor attacked.

"Lord": Well, that's good news.

Rouin: The first person to report them, one Hewt Skylander, has called them "mystic beasts". This was reportedly due to their mysterious nature; after much observation, he concluded they appear to be biologically different from anything we've encountered, and they disappear as quickly as they appear.

"Lord": Viscount Hewt's views on biological phenomena can generally be trust. The name he's given them seem appropriate.

Rouin: Next damages by the mystic beasts to houses, roadways, and other property have resulted in an estimated five million gold of economic losses.

"Lord": What?!

Rouin: They are relatively docile creatures, but they do seem to have quite the curiosity, which resulted in their poking around residential areas. Thankfully, no residents were hurt due to a swift evacuation, but damage was done to their property.

"Lord": I'm really glad no one was hurt... But... our budget... money...

Rouin: I'm in the process of revising a supplementary budget, and ask that you review it once it's done.

"Lord": Good job... Sounds like you've got your work cut out for you... Now that we know these mystic beasts are causing harm to our citizens, I think we'll need to come up with a plan to isolate them from populated areas. The knights are about to get very busy.

Charlotte: Woohoo! Something to do!

"Lord": Johan, deliver a message to all cities and villages. If any mystic beasts appear nearby, have them immediately evacuate and alert the knights of the beast's location as quickly as possible.

Johan: As you wish.

"Lord": Everyone else, divide yourselves into parties and go searching through different regions. I'm going to work with Mu to figure out what we can do about these rifts. If you encounter a mystic beast, either lead it away from any residential areas or, if there's not enough time, don't hesitate to take it out!

Fram: I'm in! Let's go!

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