Chapter 706: Celestial Tree's Origin
Elysia and her group arrived near the sacred tree in the center of Zhadphis Woodland. The two hundred-ter-tall Celestial Tree still received preferential treatnt from the fairies, a beautiful private place and a peaceful atmosphere.
Lifa could sense that Celes was currently feeling lonely despite all of that.
"You look like you're waiting for sothing? Why are you pensive and staring off into the distance? Is there sothing up there in the sky?" Lifa touched the trunk of the Celestial Tree and spoke in a gentle tone as if she knew what this tree was observing.
"Hm? Who are you? You suddenly appeared out of nowhere. Are you a ghost?" A yellowish fluffy little ball erged from inside the tree trunk and peeked out from above.
"Fufu, what do you think? Why don't you co down here and have a little chat with ? Many young fairies are playing around, but you don't seem to want to et them. Did sothing happen?" Lifa beckoned the little fluffy ball to co down.
"Hmm, you are strange and suspicious. Are you an elf? Why can't the fairies around see you? Is it only who can see you? Ah! As expected, you are a ghost!" Celes went into a panic and went back inside the tree to hide.
"Eh?" Lifa was taken aback by that response. She froze for a few seconds as she didn't know what to do now. Celes thought she was a ghost?
"Truly cute, just like the last ti we saw you, Celes. Hi, we're back to visit you. We're invisible to the fairies around here because we don't want our conversation to be interrupted by outsiders." Elysia revoked her invisible magic and waved her hand with an amused smile.
Initially, she and the others complied with Lifa's request, and that was why Lifa was the one who went to approach Celes first. However, no one expected Lifa to end up scaring Celes instead.
"O-oh~ It's you, Elysia, and everyone! Your group has grown more than before. There are so new faces... Wait, is the big armored man behind you a dragonkin!?" Celes ca out from inside the tree to answer the greeting cheerfully. Still, she imdiately fled back to hide from the terrible dragon.
"Hehe, he is Gio, an immortal earth dragon. He is kind and has a gentle heart. You might hurt his feelings for treating him like that. Just so you know, he can be as vicious as a monster and as docile as a pet." Elysia covered her mouth and introduced the armored man behind her.
"Oh, my apologies. I didn't an to offend you, mister dragon. I've only ever heard of the ferocity of dragon beasts and dragonkins." Celes flew over and apologized. However, she stopped near the angel-like fairy Goddess.
"Angel fairy, nice to et you again." Celes protruded a little hand and waved it to say hello.
"Mm, nice to see you again, Celes." Nell almost laughed to see Lifa's pitiful expression, but she silenced her laughter perfectly. She had never thought of a mont where the most revered Goddess would be neglected and ignored. Not to ntion, it was from Lifa's own lineage!
"Hello. You look happier now than ever. Is sothing bothering you?" Rhea asked kindly.
"Well, battles are taking place out there. Casualties are inevitable, and many young fairies will probably lose their parents. I can't bear to see their innocent expressions when I realize that. I beca saddened because of it. I'm a Saint-level sacred tree, but I can't be of much help to them. Yralissa also just went to the battlefield. The situation has probably gotten worse because she also brought her elite imperial troops." Celes heaved a sad sigh.
"Regarding that, Fairy Empress Yralissa only went with us to clean up the monsters on a slope in the southeast. Nothing bad happened while we were there. She is probably on her way back here by now." Rhea told the factual incident with a smile.
"Eh, is that true!?" Celes was pleasantly surprised.
"Mm, that's true." Rhea nodded slightly.
"Despite all that, I rember a certain fluffy ball who wanted to et the Tree of Life. When the one she wants to et the most is already present, she just ignores the opportunity? What a sha. What if this is your missed golden mont?" Elena rested her cheek against hers and muttered under her breath.
"Hm? You are the Goddess of Light, right? What do you an by that?" Celes flinched slightly and looked at the golden-haired Goddess in confusion. She then glanced at the long-leaf green-haired lady.
"Wasn't what I said clear enough? Try to feel your connection to the lady over there one more ti. Don't you feel any familiar feelings? Do you rember what Ely told you the last ti we t? She only fulfilled her promise, and the involved party also wants to see you." Elena gave a hint of amusent. She helped to explain it frankly because Lifa's approach ended up miserable.
"Hmm?" Celes still sowhat doubted that statent. However, she got an encouraging look from Elysia and the others.
Because of that, she tried to feel the strange feeling she got from that green-haired lady. It was a bit hard to decipher, but she did think that she had t that lady before. It was just that she couldn't rember when or where. She didn't even know what she needed to do at this mont.
"..." Celes slowly floated closer to the leafy green-haired lady timidly.
She once again checked this lady from top to bottom. This lady, at first glance, looks like an elf, or maybe a dryad, with a sexy mature body but a young face with mature charm.
Despite all of that, the mysterious aura emanating from this lady gave off so familiar feelings. It was as if to say that there was a bond between this lady and herself. The little fluffy ball wondered why.
"Are you really the Tree of Life? Have you just been reborn? Why do I feel a familiar feeling from you? It's a bit strange, it's like we've t before, but this is our first eting." Celes hovered around the green-haired lady as if she was inspecting sothing.
"Wait, if you really are the Tree of Life, why can't I feel a divine aura from you?" Celes assud that the lady before her was the one she wanted to et the most. However, she didn't know why she wasn't so excited now.
"Oh, my child. I didn't allow you to rember about until you rose to Emperor-level. However, the situation has changed drastically in recent tis. I had already died once before the Goddess of Light, and her discipline helped . Co here. I'll do sothing for you." Lifa stretched out her hand, and the little fluffy ball landed on her palm.
She closed her eyes and opened them again with the li green leaf glow.
Celes was srized to see the glowing green eyes of this leaf-green-haired lady. A flashback rushed through her mind when this lady pointed a slender finger at her.
It only lasted three seconds. Celes instantly learned about her past, her origin, and her real identity. She fully knew why her mory with the Tree of Life was sealed. It was because the Tree of Life couldn't live long at that ti for so reason. However, things were different now because the Tree of Live survived.
"I am the Celestial Tree, one of the two seeds of the Tree of Life. The divine tree wants to guide the fairies." Celes muttered in her trance. She sees so many events in her mory as if they have been there for a long ti, but she has only just been able to access them.
"I have unsealed your mory. Do you still not recognize ?" Lifa gave a head pat to the little fluffy ball with her finger.
", you... Uwaa, mama!" Celes flew and clung to Lifa's cheek as if giving her a longing hug.
"Shh, shh, baby, don't cry. I'm happy to see you are in good condition. Did the fairies treat you well? I presu you guide the fairies and the royal family well from generation to generation. It's been a long ti since then, huh... Do you hate ?" Lifa stroked the little fluffy ball with a tender smile.
"I never hated you, mama. Your effort was an ergency asure because you've seen the day you will fall, but the outco is different now. You're here, alive. I often wonder about myself, and I now know everything. But, you gave such a big responsibility..." Celes rubbed her face sadly. It turned out that her inner self longing feeling ca because she wanted to et the divine tree and also because she wanted to discover her origin.
"Fufu, I knew you could do it. Look, you can now manifest your avatar, and the fairies respect you. It's only a matter of ti until you can form your second body. At that ti, you can explore the world even if your original body remains here." Lifa looked at the Celestial Tree with a profound look.
"Are you going to leave again, mama? Can you take away too to live with you, mama?" Celes sobbed slightly and ventured to ask.
"Hmm, the situation has changed, and fate wants to stay alive. If that's what happened, why would I leave you?" Lifa muttered under her breath and glanced at Elysia and Elena.
"Then!" Celes was instantly elated. Yet, her mother's following answer made her sad.
"However, I currently have a responsibility and a duty. I can't stay around for long because of it. Let's say it this way. Once you ascend to Emperor-level, the day you can split your consciousness into multiple avatars, you can go with to explore the multiple worlds. That way, you can be with us and guide the fairies simultaneously." Lifa raised her hand to the sky with an encouraging smile.
"That's a promise? I'm already so close to Emperor-level. I'll hate you if you don't keep your promise." Celes was feeling excited again. She asked for reassurance.
"Sure, a promise. I'll- Ah, I have a nice idea. Wait a mont." Lifa got a brilliant idea. She went to Rhea and whispered sothing.
Rhea then nodded and spoke to Elysia via telepathy. After that, she and Elysia walked away to the other side of the Celestial Tree.
"???" Celes just lay on her mama's palm, wondering what her mama would do.
"What will they do?" Sylvia asked in wonder.
"How would I know?" Yuuki shrugged her shoulders.
"Ah, that's a good thing. The daughter finally got to et her long-lost mama." Ella clasped her hands together.
"Mm, destiny can be a bit funny and unpredictable at tis. The Tree of Life survived, and she reunited with her remaining family." Evelyn wiped a tear from the corner of her eye.
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