Ales was one of the Heroes who didn't understand the recording the first time, but with each subsequent repetition, he expression grew more distant as his thoughts turned inward. Narayana. The thing that will destroy this planet no matter what the Heroes do unless they take drastic action. There were so many things could to do. Find the Avatars. Fight the core of the Calamity. Prevent it from even entering this world again.

Kalki's suggestion to become God strikes a chord in him. "Corrupted with power? Really? All the gods I know are too lazy to care about the world they're supposed to protect."

A silly notion, and one that should be disregarded in favor of the other methods.

"So, what are we supposed to do with these Avatars? Treat them nicely? How do we even know who they're supposed to be?"