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Rising Action #3 (Pouakai Defeated)

Scene Purpose:
Kōtiro feels compelled to make decisions/take action toward the story goal.

The bird has Aroha and will drop her into the nest for the babies to feed on. The nest is out of reach for Kō, but she can lob a fire ball at the bird, causing the bird to fling Aroha from her mouth (Aroha lands safely but is out of reach, and presumably unconscious).

The bird comes down after Kō. Kō must dodge the bird who is now trying to dive bomb her or swoop horizontally across the screen.

If Kō uses fire magic she can kill the bird, who crashes into the tree in such a way as you allow access to the area Aroha is laying. Once Kō reaches Aroha they can descend the tree together.

If Kō uses Repel or Bubble water magic, she can cause the bird to crash into the tree, granting access (by a broken branch or maybe by the body of the bird itself) to Aroha. When Kō reaches Aroha, they can make their way down the tree, but the bird is still alive. At the base of the tree, the bird finally leaves Kō and Aroha alone. Aroha is saved, and the bird lives.

Depending on whether you kill the bird, something should change in the future. Maybe you have to fight a different monster later on. If the bird lives, you find that monster already dead by the bird. Maybe you meet the baby birds at some point, and they are either friendly or aggressive depending on whether you killed their mother.
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