Chapter 21

Kryst waited but the elf fruit has yet to fall down and become an elf . Kryst got bored and decided to knit clothes for the future baby .

He made a small t-shirt and pants . The clothes were plain but they felt soft to the skin . After knitting for a whole two hours , Kryst looked up and saw that the small elf fruit is still not going to fall down .

When is the little elf going to be born . Kryst felt a little impatient and stared intently at the tree . Kryst then decided to lie down on the ground and stared at the elf fruit like Juan Tamad ,too slothful to pluck out the fruit and decided to just lay down and opened his mouth to let the gravity do its work and wait for the fruit to fall down into his mouth .

The sound of clock seemed to ring within Kryst head as the color of the sky gradually changed from blue , to orange , from orange to pink and from pink to red and gradually dark .

A crunchy sound resonated as Kryst took a bite on a raw carrot and stared at the azure elf fruit . A few munites later , some change seems to be happening as Yggdrasil started shining with golden light .

The branches moved and the elf fruit suddenly fell down . Kryst immediately noticed it and opened his arms to catch the elf fruit that transformed into a baby .

Kryst successfully caught the baby who is currently curling her body like a baby inside a womb . There's no blood around the baby and she is perfectly clean . Unlike normal babies who would usually start crying after being born , the baby elf didn't cry and just opened her eyes slowly .

Azure eyes met a pair of emerald eyes . Kryst's face softened seeing the pure and innocence within her eyes . This little elf is a real baby , unlike him who retained the memory of his past life .

The little elf made a wu wu sound then draw her body closer to the older elf who has a warmer body and purred . The baby then fell asleep with her head resting on the nook of his neck and shoulder . Kryst was afraid that the baby's bones would break if he didn't guard the baby's back with his arms so he immediately patted the babies back and with his forearm below the baby's butt .

A string of thread popped out from his finger tips and attached to a small fabric and lay it properly on the ground before laying the baby carefully on the fabric . Kryst positioned himself over and started wrapping the baby with the cloth before carrying her back and lulled her to sleep .

Kryst pursed his lips to restrain his emotions and with watery eyes , stared gently at the little elf . So this is the emotion one will feel to hold such delicate baby . A sense of responsibility loomed over his heart . He will protect this baby and groom her into a kind and obedient child .

Kryst then turned his head above and asked Ollie who is sleeping over the branches of Yggdrasil.  " Ollie , where can you usually find a cow? "

Ollie woke up from its slumber and heard the elf's inquiry . It flapped its wings for a while before answering . " Usually near a pain grassland . The last time i saw a cow was to the southwest part of the forest and you have to walk further than usual . "

Kryst nodded . " I see , thank you for the information . "

" No problem , my friend.  " Ollie closed its round eyes again and fell asleep .

The cow produces milk , and from what he knows   . Babies needs calcium to strengthen the bones . He may not know if human babies and elf babies need the same kind of nutrition but all kinds of babies probably needed the same thing . Why would a cow , goat and any other babies suck milk from their mom .

It's already obvious .

When Kryst was about to exit the space . He returned to Yggdrasil and put the child inside the hammock . " Ollie , Pitzy . "

" Woof woof! "

" Hoot!! "

" Guard the baby! "

" Wood woof! Yes boss! " Pitzy

" Alright " Ollie

Kryst now felt at east leaving the baby behind and immediately exited the space. A flash of light shone in the middle of the dark forest as Kryst's body appeared out of nowhere .

After seeing that no one witnessed the scenario . Kryst then started walking towards the southwest part of the forest . He ventured deeper than usual into the forest as his current location was located in the southeastern part of the forest . When he ventured inside , the temperature turned more colder than usual and the fog also thickened . The creepy sounds of the mature owls hooting resonated throughout the whole silent forest creating creepy echoes . The crickets were also noisy followed by the chirps of the birds .

Rustling of leaves resonated as Kryst passed by the grasses and tree branches . Somehow , Kryst felt danger lurking around the surroundings. 

Kryst paused his movements and vigilantly swept his eyes on the surroundings .

A few seconds later , a growl of a beast resounded as the beast finally decided to reveal its body .

A lion ... A very big lion , about two meters tall .

Kryst's eyes immediately narrowed seeing such beast . He had once encountered lion before . The research institute had this kind of beast in their prison and was injected with drug to fight off with the test subjects .

Kryst subconsciously wanted to activate his ability and fight to death . When something happened he didn't expect .

The lion ... The lion did not pounced on him . Contrarily , it wagged its tail like a dog!!

The little elf was stupefied as he had not saw a lion like it that wagged its tail harmlessly.  Is this still a wild beast?

" A-ah? " Kryst covered his mouth .

The lion strides majestically and circled around the little elf . Sniffing occasionally and would also graze it's body on the little elf like a cat. 

" Strange , you look like a human but why do you have a fur? "

The lion suddenly spoke . Kryst blinked his eyes im surprise . He didn't expect to hear the lion's voice within his head . Kryst then finally realized how convenient his second ability actually was . " Fur? "

Kryst looked down at his fur onesie that he made out of boredom . He learned quite a bit of skill from Lienor after exerting some efforts . He's currently wearing a panda onesie right now .

Kryst immediately lifted his sleeves and showed the lion his wrist.  " It's not my fur , this is a cloth ... I made this on my free time . "

The lion sniffed his wrist and paused . " You're not a human either. You have a very abundant and healthier vitality than any other humans i have met . "

" Just what are you? "

Kryst remained silent , he watched the lion's face and thought when would the lion burts out of anger for not answering him . The lion however was unexpectedly patient towards him .

" You two legged cub ... Why are you roaming in the middle of the forest without your parents? "

Kryst's mouth twitched but decided to answer his question . " I don't have any parents . "

" Oh " The lion suddenly stopped and stared at the little elf with pitiful eyes.  It then spoke " oh , that's sad . You must have grown up with lots of difficulties right? "

Kryst awkwardly nodded.  " Sort of.  "

" Then why are you here? Don't you know that this forest contains a lot of beasts that are more stronger than me? "

Kryst shook his head . " I don't know but i still had to . "

" By the way , Lion my friend . Have you seen any milk producing beast nearby? Like cows , goats ... "

The lion tilted his head . " Oh that's right! You're still a cub . You naturally needed some milk no? How pitiful , you don't have a mother to provide you with that? Come with me , I'll show you the way to where the cows usually live . "

Kryst scratched his panda head and couldn't help chuckling how easy it was for him to befriend these simple minded animals . He can't believe that he's favored by the mother nature .

The little elf curiously touched the lion's mane.  The Lion suddenly paused and gave the little elf a stare . Kryst on the other hand blinked and with a stoic and serious face , he said . " Your mane just looked majestic . "

The Lion paused and suddenly growled and laughed . " Indeed indeed , i have a very beautiful mane . More beautiful than the single horned horses' . "

Base from the Lion's words , this single horned horses are probably the unicorns stated on myths .

" Lion , why did you not eat me? Aren't you guys a merciless predators that kill their prey without batting an eye? "

The Lion hearing the two legged's words didn't get enraged and just flicked his mane arrogantly . " I don't know too , i just have a good impression of you.  Usually , we beasts could innately feel hostility in the surroundings . "

" At first , i felt your vigilance when you discovered that someone or something bis lurking around you , but I can't just help it ... You just smelled so good that i don't even want to hurt you even a tip of your hair . "

" Say child , do you have the ability to tame a beast? Are you a beast tamer? "

Kryst immediately denied that . " Of course not ... But i know that most of the animals like me . My guardian often told me that when i was a child . "

" You're still a child 'till now . "

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" In fact .. I'm actually not a human.  "

The Lion growled indicating he was listening. 

" Guess what race am i . "

The Lion's golden iris locked unto the small panda's body and spoke.  " A shapeshifter? "

" Nope "

" Tree people? "

" Tree people? What's that? "

" ... Mermaid who gained legs? "

" That's absurd . "

" Then ... Are you a spirit? "

" I'm not a ghost . "

" .... " The lion is starting to get irritated by his guessing failure .

Kryst patted the lion's back and remove his hoody. The little elf's superb , attractive , charming and beautiful appearance appeared within the lion's field of vision . The Lion's couldn't help gaping his mouth from shock . " Boy ... You're really good looking . "

The Lion's eyes landed on the little elf's silver hair and emerald eyes .

What kind of race is this ?

" We're the Moon Elves , and we believe in the Tree of Life , Yggdrasil , who gave us life . "

Elves

Tree of Life

Yggdrasil

Lion thought of some god names he knew but he never heard of Yggdrasil .

Yggdrasil ...

Sounds like a new god .

And Elves ...

He never heard of it .... 

" Moon Elves? Are you associated with the god of moon? Phoebe? "

" No we're not , we only believe in Yggdrasil . "

" Then why do you call yourselves , Moon Elves . Don't you know that the Demons' goddess is the God Of Moon? "

Kryst paused his steps and recalled that Pitzy and Ollie have once told him about it.

" It's because of our first Elf's appearance . The silver hair looks just like a moon , so we named ourselves Moon Elves . "

Knowing such thing , Leon , a Demonic Lion felt more intimate with the little elf . Since their first Elf's hair resembled the color of the moon , Phoebe will surely have a good impression of this race .

The Demons' symbol is the moon . They become demons through absorbing the moonlight and their goddess is the Goddess of Moon .

Since this race called themselves Moon Elves . Phoebe will probably soon find out about it and become friends with Yggdrasil . Moreover , Yggdrasil's name sounds so powerful .

Tree of Life ... What a fancy name that god has .