Talk:Deruella/@comment-11208781-20140111222152/@comment-162.40.198.4-20140111225154

In Cross's world, there is no soul sucking or eating of human flesh or what have you. "Spirit energy" would basically translate to "mana" or "manna" or "chi" or, in simpler terms, "magical power". In most fantasy settings, magical power replenishes naturally over time and having all of it drained doesn't really lead to much more than being really tired and maybe having a headache.

Humans in Cross's world are neither good nor evil, and the same can be said for his "monsters". Keep in mind that all he means by "monsters" is "non-human", and that many of the creatures that he references are from real-world mytholigies or are borrows from other fantasy worlds. In any of those sources, many of the creatures used in MGE may or may not be evil, depending on numerous factors ranging from the type of creature to the individual personality of that creature.

Basically, saying "all monsters are always evil always even in every other fiction" is falacious. And since none of these creatures actually exist in the Real World, you can't really say that in the Real World they're evil. 's a bit like saying Casper the Friendly Ghost can't possibly be friendly in real life because he's a ghost and ghosts are just mean. The big meanie-head doody-man.