Chapter 2 - This Tree is a Mysterious Tree

Chapter 2 - This Tree is a Mysterious Tree

Going back to the present time.

Five days after Kieron regained consciousness and remembered his past life.

After he woke up, the very first thing that he face was the continuous scolding of his mother who is very much worried about what suddenly happened to him the night before.

He knew that she was on the very edge all night, making her anxious about his well being, so to make her calm down and to be able to fully digest what happened to him he complied to his mother's wish to stay at home and be nursed by her back to health.

Within those five days he set his thoughts in order.

Fully accepting the fact that he died, that the Kieron of earth died and the Kieron Fremont of Maca is who he currently is.

Though some memories were vague, he put it at back of mind, it was already in the past, no need to remember all of those things.

⌜𝘐𝘵 𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘣𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘴, 𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩~⌟

Those builds in a MOBA game he painstakingly memorized was of no use in this second life of his.

So let it better rot at the back of his mind.

Two days was enough to fully organize and adjust his mind but he still continued to stay at home for his mother told him so with an excuse of him not having a full recovery still.

The two became three and three became four, when the fifth day came, his mother finally let him out for a walk through the village but she keeps on reminding him repeatedly that he still can't go towards the training grounds.

Well, not that he can go there with his current form but he still agreed.

And just like that, after finally getting out, he decided to advance towards the weird looking tree that he last saw before blacking out.

His current sate of mind was as if he's a moth drawn by the fire, during the course of this five days that had passed by, that odd-looking tree always reappears from the depths of his subconsciousness.

He subconsciously wants to see it, it just that he can't get it out of his mind, he feel it deep in his very soul he is longing to touch it once again.

"Finally found you..." It took hundreds of stops and turns but he manage to pinpoint it's exact position

As if a dessert wanderer that was out of water for days that saw an oasis.

Kieon hurriedly ran towards the tree, the tugging sensation he felt from his heart the very day he saw this tree intensified.

The tree is not that big, if you compare it to a building on earth for how tall it is, it would be as tall as a three story-building.

The trunk needs to be hugged by five fully grown people to fully cover it's circumference.

It is tall and sturdy looking but the thing that makes it stand out from the trees around it in this forest is the color of the trunk and it's leaves.

In a forest full of trees with green leaves and dark brown trunks this is the only tree that releases otherworldly glow that makes it magical and mysterious that captures the heart of anyone in sight.

In addition, the tree has golden colored leaves and ash white trunk that enhances it's mythical charm.

How could it not be discovered all this years since the day he was born?

Based on the appearance of this tree alone, any being could deduce that this tree has power that transcends any mortal power.

⌜𝘞𝘦𝘭𝘭, 𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘴𝘯'𝘵 𝘸𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘩𝘪𝘥𝘴 𝘢𝘯 𝘶𝘯𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘱𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘴𝘯'𝘵 𝘪𝘵? 𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘢 𝘨𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘴~⌟

While approaching the tree, Kieron can't help himself on unknowingly appreciate it's beauty, in moment in between his admiration.

He remembered the CGI of a game he used to play, it was a fantasy mmorpg game.

The game company that made the game took pride towards their design and graphics of the world tree they programmed inside the game

He too was also amaze by that in the past but now, comparing it to this tree, it feels like its a sin to do so.

"Huh? A hand print?"

It was a conspicuous carving of hand print deep below the bark of the tree, after getting near enough, Kieon manage to saw this first and all of his fleeing thoughts finally comeback to him.

The first thing he felt was a great amount of unreasonable anger.

⌜ 𝘞𝘩𝘰 𝘥𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘯𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘦?! 𝘚𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘣𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘱𝘩𝘦𝘮𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦~! ⌟

But moments later Kieon it was as if he was woken up by something he finally realized something weird about on how he reacted so he immediately calm himself down.

"Is that one of your magics?" Kieon asked the tree seemingly probing about something

The tree remained silent. Of course it would remained silent, it doesn't have any sentience!

"Well, even if you don't answer I still know that it was from you" Kieon, treating the tree as a sentient being continued to have a discourse with it.

Moments later Kieon continued to talk while the tree remained silent.

While talking with the tree, slowly, Kieon learned that it was quite the shy type kind of magical tree, it doesn't talk but it would answer you by the sound of its leaves.

While talking with it Kieon examines the obvious carving of a hand print in the trunk of the tree.

"Hey tree, since we are already getting close, would you mind me asking, do you know who did this carving to you?" Full of expectations, Kieon thought that the tree would now finally repond to his inquiry but to no avail.

The tree remained silent.

And as if triggered by the silence, Kieon's reasoning was finally starting to work.

⌜ 𝘔𝘢𝘺𝘣𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘪𝘴𝘯'𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘭, 𝘮𝘢𝘺𝘣𝘦 𝘪𝘵 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴𝘯'𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘱𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘰 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘬 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘢 𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘦. ⌟

Full of dejection for his conjecture was incorrect, Kieon sadly stroked the markings in the trunk with his bare hands.

Suddenly he discovered that the hands of his is exactly the same size of the carved hand print in the bark of the tree!

Could it be a coincidence?

Finding a new reason to rekindle his belief, Kieon while fighting with his doubtful self about this coincidental event, his heart full of renewed curiosity, placed his hand atop the carved hand print.

⌜ 𝘚𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘮𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘨𝘰𝘵 𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘦! ⌟

Right after his hand firmly fit the carving, a mythical phenomenon abruptly ensued.

As if it became alive, the bark of the tree instantly released bits of subtle specks of golden lights that traces through the cracks of the outer bark spreading to the roots up to the branches and leaves of the tree.

Kieon was instantly enamored by the sight. Absentmindedly watching the magical scene happening in front of his eyes

All of a sudden, the feeling of something unknown slowly entering his body came.

Kieon sensing this familiar feeling of this unknown energy again was startled awake, a bad premonition of the past repeating again dawned into his mind, his back was suddenly drenched by cold sweat, he was terrified.

"Shit! That dangerous mana is still here!"

Recalling the pain he felt on that day, the pain that no physical torture could match at all, that by pain alone could make you take a glimpse towards the waiting area of your dead ancestors.

Assuming that he would undergo that kind of mental torture again.

He started to panic leading him to unconsciously pull his hand back, he pulled his hand back for he wanted to cut that feeling off but to his surprise his hands was stuck!

The Horror!

With all his might Kieon forcefully pulled his hand away from the tree but it was for naught. All of his physical energy was used but his hand remained attached to the tree.

Sensing that the unknown energy has now reached the edge point of his shoulders.

Kieon was now starting to curse at his curiosity filled self.

Calling out the names of all the saints he knew back on earth, he didn't care if they're going to hear him or not, he just started to pray, wishing for his survival

After reaching his shoulders, the unknown energy as if sensing the passage had suddenly expanded and the person he was not struggling anymore started to spread in an even faster rate.

Kieon sensing this changes inside his body suddenly shut up and mentally prepared for the worst outcome possible.

"Eh?"

But the terrible pain he expected to come didn't come at all.

"Huh?"