Forests seem a little too lush- a little too dark, too dense- by his base. Wolves seem to like him just a little too much. His luck finding rarer ores isn't quite luck. Caves seem to grow and cave in around him in your peripheral, plants grow faster- wilder- when he's nearby. His teeth are both too sharp and not at once. He blends in a little too much with the foliage, disappearing the moment you look away. His takeovers of Ocean Monuments, past and present, are just a little too... parasitic. xB is, to put it simply, too much.

Would a guardian kill, farm, eat its own? Would a being of the sea drain its own home?

No, xB's not anything of the sea.

After all, why look for a Leviathan of the Land when you've already found one? Gem's a wonderful cover for him, and vice versa.

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Ooo, love the idea of the land bending to his wishes, and him making the sea do the same

what's goin on with gem, too 👀?

Something something about how alike they are.

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Maybe in our world, the void is one with space. It and the ocean are separated by land and sky.

But in this universe? The void goes down. Water runs infinitely. And unlike players, water can keep flowing down, down, down further than anyone could ever survive.

Maybe that’s why, in this world, the one born from the void, and the one born from the ocean, get along so well. They say to each other “I will survive you, even when everyone else is gone”, possibly just to calm their nerves. A sweet reminder.

In this world, they can dance, spin, and jump into the other's domain knowing they will come out. Always follow the stream, and you will never get lost. Stick with the other, and you can go as far off-stream as you’d like. They see things in the darkness nobody else can. They breathe despite there being no air. They are cold to the touch, but their embrace feels like home.

What a perfect world for them to be in.