Adrian's blurry vision could only see Kanlaon's body becoming particles of light. He started standing and wanted to know what happened so he looked at the system notifications in order to make sense why Kanlaon suddenly died.
[A fatal blow has been delivered to your soulbound Kanlaon.]
Adrian stood up with a ringing headache because even he beca damaged and half his health is gone just like that. A figure suddenly started erging from the Whimsical Forest. The silhouette of a large entity started walking towards Adrian but the entity stopped at the edges of the forest.
His vision is still a bit blurry but he could make out the look of the entity. It looked like an old man that is hunchbacked. It is about 2 ters tall despite being hunchbacked. The skin of the hunchbacked old man resembles that of rotten tree bark.
The hunchbacked old man also appears to be wearing so sort of large hat. But when Adrian's vision cleared a little, the hat is actually a large head of a mushroom. The hunch backed old man's body is also covered in mushrooms here and there. His back especially as it is filled to the brim with mushrooms.
His face resembled that of an old man that is in his 80s while the wrinkles on his face looks like tree carvings. The eyebrows of the hunchbacked old man looked like decayed grass while his beard is made up of leaves that show no signs of life.
The hunchbacked old man just stared at Adrian and did not even take a step forward. It seems that he could not physically step out of the forest so Adrian breathe a sigh of relief for the ti being. The old man still looked at Adrian and his vision not even shifting.
The hunchbacked old man just stared at Adrian without even blinking. Adrian though just stared back because he thought sothing might happen if he avoided the old man's gaze. The inactivity of the old man suddenly stopped when it raised its arm up and made it stretch towards Adrian.
Adrian thought he is seeing things but it seems that the hunchbacked old man is not wearing a costu. The hunchbacked old man himself is made out of a dead tree with mushrooms growing on him. That sa old man is stretching its arms towards Adrian so the only thing that the latter could do is limp away.
Adrian could only limp away because his body has yet to stabilize from the fall. Also, the stretching arm of the old man is coming at him faster than he could limp away. The barky hand of the old man is about to reach Adrian when sothing cut the arm.
Adrian turned around to see what is happening behind him and he is shocked because soone is actually there. Adrian did not even notice that soone is actually behind him and he is very perceptive of that. This only ans that the person that suddenly appeared is higher leveled than Adrian by leagues.
The person who appeared behind Adrian is actually a woman donning armor made of bright green leaves. The armor did not look sturdy and Adrian even questioned if that could even protect her. The woman also wielded two tonfas that looked like it is made using sturdy trees.
The woman is extrely beautiful and she had her golden hair tied in a horsetail hairstyle. Adrian could not clearly see her face and could only see her back because she is facing the hunchbacked old man.
"I thought we made our agreent clear Toadstool. You are not to leave the premises of your forest. That is the agreent." The woman reprimanded the hunchbacked old man.
"I am just punishing a trespasser, Era. You of all people should know that is acceptable." Toadstool replied sounding apathetic.
"Nevertheless, you have broken the rules and tried to encroach upon our territory. Do you want to battle it out? I am always ready for a battle." Era replied while she tightened her grip on her tonfas.
"You can clearly see that the boy is a demon. I am sure he will bring destruction to us." Toadstool scoffed.
"He could have just mistakenly transport himself here and is allured by your deadly forest." Era scoffed back.
"My forest is lovely. It is the most beautiful thing to have been grown here in Alfheim and you know it." Toadstool replied with a happy expression whenever he thinks about his forest.
"Deranged old man. If a bloodthirsty forest is beautiful then you are crazy. Anyways, leave the boy alone now. I will not ask kindly next ti old man. He is within our borders so our rules apply to him now and not yours." Era said in a commanding tone.
"You are lucky I am a stickler for the rules or else." Toadstool scoffed one last ti and he turned his back. He completely disappeared from view as if he blended back inside his forest.
"And you? Mind telling how you ca to our world?" Era asked the still shaken Adrian.
Adrian finally saw the woman's face and could only call it beautiful. She looked like her face is sculpted by an artisan. She had green eyes and light green eyebrows. Her nose is perfect for her face that is small and sowhat thin.
She looked like an elf that is a hundred tis more beautiful and elves are already beautiful. Era had a different air around her though as Adrian could feel a calming aura from her. Adrian told her why he is here in Alfheim.
Adrian told her that he needed to cure the world tree that is located at the ho of the elves but she reacted differently when she heard the na Danaya. Era suddenly turned hostile when she heard that na uttered. Era pointed her tonfas at Adrian while the latter beca dumbfounded.
"That freaking old man! I knew that the na of his acquaintance is no simple thing." Adrian thought.
"Speak! Why do you know the na of the elder dryads?! How I treat you would be dependent on your answer." Era asked in a serious tone.
"One of our elders is an acquaintance of your elder. I was tasked to bring here this." Adrian stated as he brought out a bejeweled box which made Era blush.
"Why is she blushing?" Adrian thought.
What Adrian did not know is that this bejeweled box is special. For dryads or leshies, a gift that had the fruits of the earth is very special. It could be said to be a token of love or appreciation so it is not wonder why Era suddenly blushed.
Era coughed and imdiately told Adrian to open the box but he could not. Era thought that he is not opening it because he is tasked not to. She eventually tried to pry open the box and she could not budge the lid. It is like the lid is glued shut so that no one can get what is inside.
"Why is it not opening?!" Era shouted as her face is becoming red from using excessive force.
"It has a seal in it and it could only be opened using high tier magic." Adrian replied as he rembered what Ascalor told him.
Era still did not believe him but the aura that is radiating from the boy is making her trust him. She still held suspicion so she directed Adrian to the guard quarters. Adrian followed her so that he could easily accomplish what he is tasked with.
"I was not even given a mission by Ascalor and his task already ntally tires
out. I almost got killed by a crazy old man and now I am going to be held hostage." Adrian grumbled as he followed Era to the guard post.
Along the way, Adrian encountered other faekin at the outskirts of the village. Faekin from old to young and each had different colors. So wore glittery outfits while others wore clothes made of leaves. Adrian guessed that fairies wore the glittery outfits while dryads and leshies wear clothes made of leaves or bark.
The one thing that surprised Adrian is that young fairies do not have wings yet or those that look like teens have petite wings that cannot carry them. The fairies have a different type of beauty compared to the dryads or leshies. The fairies are more in the category of cute and beautiful while the dryads or leshies are in the extrely beautiful category.
The houses of the faekin are also different from the way the elves designed their houses. If one were to describe the houses then it would be organic. The faekin houses looked like it is grown from the ground because they looked like oversized fruits or plants.
The most notable thing that Adrian could view is a giant tree from the horizon. The distance from the village looked so far but that could only an that the tree is enormous. The tree looked like a version of the world tree that is a hundred tis bigger. Adrian had to admit that it is a grand sight that would beco a seven wonder of the world if it is real.
The two finally arrived at the guard post in the quaint village. There are a decent number of guards despite the village being little. It seems that is the case because of that deranged old man that is in the Whimsical Forest.
"So what is the deal with that old man?" Adrian asked before Era left to convey his ssage to her elder.
"Do not mind him. He is just too engrossed in his own world." Era replied.
"Okay then. Please tell Elder Danaya that Elder Ascalor from the Daemos race wants to give her sothing." Adrian replied and Era nodded before setting off to go the her elder.
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