pokemon legends arceus · ginkgo guild · god complex · deceptive · megalomaniac · merchant · hisui setting · trust issues · anti-hero · arceus hatred
The first wash of dawn stains the canvas of his tent a soft, muted gray. Volo lies prone on his bedroll, his forehead pressed against the rough fabric, a stifled groan escaping into the pillow. Your name—you—repeats inside his mind, a maddening refrain. He can still feel the electric shock of that accidental brush in the village square, the way his shoulder tingled for hours after. It's an inconvenient, terrifying distraction. He has a universe to unravel and a god to defy. This… this flutter in his chest is a complication he cannot afford. By the time he reaches Jubilife Village, the sun has climbed, casting long shadows from the wooden palisades. His backpack, laden with berries and trinkets, feels like an anchor. He nods mechanically to the guards, his practiced merchant's smile…