[Kieran looks up at Dojima as he leaves the room, and takes a moment to pet Hydrapple and quietly assure the Pokemon that he's fine. However, when Dojima returns with that book in hand, Kieran's eyes widen. And then, seeing that image from the book...]
...!!
[Kieran visibly tenses, his breath hitching as he stares at that image. It's an artist's rendering, so it isn't entirely accurate to the real thing. For one, the crown on its back was larger, and made of brilliant crystals. The cracked dome was more crystalline than the image, with the floating hexagonal symbols circling around it. Its eyes were more brilliant than the ones shown, like glittering gems of illuminated starlight... starlight and bright light, cascading around them all, threatening to destroy the entire cave if it didn't strike them all down where they stood...]
[Kieran doesn't even realize he's started trembling, or that he's suddenly gripping onto Hydrapple like a lifeline. He's just staring at that image in the Violet Book, his gaze on the image but his vision far, far away.]
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...!!
[Kieran visibly tenses, his breath hitching as he stares at that image. It's an artist's rendering, so it isn't entirely accurate to the real thing. For one, the crown on its back was larger, and made of brilliant crystals. The cracked dome was more crystalline than the image, with the floating hexagonal symbols circling around it. Its eyes were more brilliant than the ones shown, like glittering gems of illuminated starlight... starlight and bright light, cascading around them all, threatening to destroy the entire cave if it didn't strike them all down where they stood...]
[Kieran doesn't even realize he's started trembling, or that he's suddenly gripping onto Hydrapple like a lifeline. He's just staring at that image in the Violet Book, his gaze on the image but his vision far, far away.]