Locked Up (1)

Leon expected something like this to happened. Anything related to the Tree of life was important. He made his way back to the Flower Dance city on the Griffin. He took his time and came up with a plan.

He summoned the Chimera. "I want you to take my place as a member of Pandora."

The Chimera shook its three heads. It wasn't going to do something like that.

"I'll give you a leaf from the branch of the Tree of life."

The Chimera said three leaves. Leon thought about it for a second and said okay.

The Chimera quickly transformed and formed into an exact copy of Leon.

"You can speak right?"

"Yes, acting like you will be easy, Just remember to give me three leaves."

"If you don't mess up I wouldn't mind giving you the whole branch." Leon said sarcastically. "What about summing beasts?"

The Chimera waved it's hands it a eyes flashed purple for a second and an noticeable pulse of purple energy spread. A book appeared in front of the Chimera. It wasn't Leon's soul book a disguised version of it, It was an ice element soul book. The Chimera then summoned three beasts, a brown centipede, a black Griffin and a ice serpent.

"Well done, Your dream abilities have increased exponentially. You'll be able to drag people into your dream world without a problem and convince them that you can summon beasts." The beasts summoned by the Chimera wasn't important, Pandora didn't know what his beasts were.

The Chimera acted as if this was completely normal.

Leon also was impressed. The dream world had improved. Most people wouldn't even notice entering it. Only people adept in the dream element might be able to see through the technique while others would think they are still fighting in the Real world.

The dream world was cancelled silently. Leon then sepeated from the Chimera. He flew on the Griffin to the Flower Dance City. The Chimera had been informed of the whole plan and everything it had to do. Leon even spoke with Ariel through the blood oath and told her to help the Chimera.

As Leon flew away he stopped and looked back at the Chimera. It was standing on a floating black lotus transformed as Leon Black. The lotus flew across the fly in the opposite direction.

"We'll probably be won't be meeting for a while." Leon said to himself. He just hoped it wouldn't go to our of control when he finds it. The only saving grace he had was the blood oath. He could communicate with it all the time and that is exactly what he was going to do.

Leon arrived directly into the City at the housing area.

Oren was standing on the ground as if waiting for him.

"Leon you are finally here, come with me."

Oren led Leon to his house. He had Leon sit down and then spoke, "Leon, the Nature clans are using the fact that you were at the site of the explosion and the fact you have a similar name to have you locked up and interrogated." He looked at Leon for a reaction.

"What? I expected as much when I read the message on the wall." Leon said as if he nothing to do with all of this.

"Becuase you are a member of the main Fire Continent team they can't ask for to much. The fact there was no solid evidence also stopped them from asking to much. But the stealing of the branch from the tree of life is a big deal." Oren said.

"Right. What is the tree of Life?" Leon asked unaware.

"I found about it recently as well. You are allowed to know since you are directly related to this case. The tree of life is the Real tree powering the whole nature continent. If a branch is stolen the whole part of the continent dependent on that branch will die."

"What?! Aren't plants unique as they can make their own energy instead of absorbing it?"

"They are, however you would have seen that the average tree in the nature continent is five times as big as a tree form The fire continent. It's because the tree of life provides the energy for that growth. Now if the source of energy is removed hundreds of thousands of trees will die as they won't be able to make enough energy to live."

Leon was shocked. He always wondered why the Nature continent wasn't as beautiful in his past life. The trees weren't as abundant and he didn't see as many beasts. The people weren't this happy either.

"But trees shed branches right?" Leon asked.

Oren nodded, "I asked the same thing as well, What if the branch falls off by itself? It is fine then, as it has naturally fallen when it is time. The forceful cutting causes a sudden change that can't be adapted to." Oren then looked at Leon and said, "Do you know why I'm telling you all of this?"

Leon didn't answer.

"To show you the severity of the situation and why the Nature continent wants you locked up. Don't think this is a cruel punishment your getting, its quite light for the consequences. So, sorry you don't have a choice and will have to stay here until the competition."

Leon nodded, "I understand, hopefully the Real culprits will be caught."

Oren then left. While Leon went to a room in the house and slept.

"This is what I'll be doing for a while." Leon thought. He could feel the multiple surveillance formations littered in the house.