<b>Round Primary</b><br/><br/><br/>Eleyna raised her knees and set her chin on them. She listened to the debate. Naomi was right, but for myth to suddenly present itself before them in reality was hard for Eleyna to accept. Nothing like what they were discussing was known to the world. Pokemon studies had unearthed fascinating, strange, powerful Pokemon - but Okami? Gods? For centuries humans were certain of their existence, but with the evolution of technology came new understanding. Spirit forests were recognized as focal points for simply a different kind of Pokemon, not spirits at all.<br/><br/>And the Suicune... it was powerful, gigantic for its kind. But something more than a Pokemon? Eleyna had no choice but to remain skeptical. Even in the face of everything she'd seen. She couldn't believe that there was something strange in the world like that. She couldn't.<br/><br/>But what had they seen, then? A Suicune that didn't<i>die</i>. It disappeared like something in an old story. And what they had just witnessed, by all accounts, would have been seen as an Okami, an Oni even. And what it had said, too, defied her understanding of the world. The Borealis was gone. Suicune, after its relatively recent discovery by modern science had been linked to the aurora borealis. It seemed like that's what the... the<i>thing</i>that emerged from the forest had been referring to.<br/><br/>But then what the hell did the rest of it mean? A burning star, rising wind, shattering earth? Eleyna's eyes were fixed on the glowing lantern in the center of the circle of trainers. The theories being passed around all sounded reasonable. But what did they ultimately know? Did they even really want to know?<br/><br/><span style="color: blue">So... what do we do?</span>The glowing lantern reflected in her eyes.<div class="messageTextEndMarker"> </div>