Breaking sanity

Looking at the darkness which was illuminated by the glowing flowers above, and the huge orchids giving off faint glow, Henry felt like he was no longer in the same world that he was living in.

The bath was a small spring with clear water and fragrant flowers. Being born into rich family he was familiar with the flowers covering the entire spring. They were rare flowers which are obtained from one to two thousad Taskin stones each.

Madel who has not held so much money in her life is living a life of luxury in the forest. Being served by celestial beasts. If the world knew about this, if he would tell the world about it, wouldn't he be accused of insanity?

Finding one celestial beast is already a miracle and taming them was next to impossible. If he was not hallucinating may be this time he turned crazy.

Henry removed his outer robes and submerged himself in the luke warm water. He can feel a gentle tugging stream below meaning that deep within the spring the water was flowing and was constantly renewed.

Perhaps he died during the attacks of the bandits and was now in heaven. He dozed off a little. The adrenaline that his body released expended too much of his energy.

In his dream, he walked in the dark forest and found a huge tree with glowing pinkish leaves. Below it there were small white flowers clumped together looking like a bundle of white bells.

A man wearing a well pressed white tuxedo appeared in front of the tree. His hair was long and silver. His eyes were purple. The golden crown he wore in his head was simple but it brought a sense of familiarity in his heart.

"On the day of Summoning, perform the rituals of clearing sins and purification. Once your body has achieved its purest state, you can start cultivating your spirit in this very tree." The man said.

The dream was interrupted by the sudden shaking of the ground together with a strong wave of spiritual energy. It came from where they left Francis.

He stood up and the line of beasts walking in two foot served him with a towel and brought him a fresh set of clothes. It was newly sewn. It was a simple white long sleeve, and brown pants. Looking at it Henry realized that the materials came from Swift Eking Gil. A type of furry beast which was hunted for making high grade textile.

Cheska also rushed towards Francis after feeling the shake. She was now wearing a simple red long sleeve shirt which was snugly hugging her body and the white skirt which flowed freely in her body. A 10 foot hairy spider asked her what she wanted to wear so she gave it a trendy design from earth. The spider sewn the dress within 15 minutes.

"What happened Helen?" Cheska and Henry asked in chorus.

Of course Helen could not say that she confessed her love to the sleeping prince charming in front of her.

"I was just sitting here looking at him when he released a powerful spiritual energy." She said with innocent eyes.

Cheska looked at her hand touching Francis. Helen was not just looking at Francis, she was holding his hands. She felt the heat in her cheeks.

She immediately retrieved her hand.

Cheska gave her a mischievous smile.

"The force was a sign of unlocking something within him." Jihamada said.

[unlocking? Even having a breakthrough in cultivation could not be as powerful as that.]

"The locked which was unbounded was made in heavens, a celestial bound that is the reason why it was so powerful." Jiha added.

"celestial bound? The bound made by Gods? …. How can he have been bounded by Gods? And if it was.. how did he let loose?" Cheska asked in a startled way.

Being around with Madel who was surrounded was celestial beasts was already too overwhelming and now Francis has some celestial bound too? Doesn't it sound too unrealistic? Did she lose her mind already?

"That is not something I can answer. Let's ask him when he wakes up." The Jihamada said.

Cheska nd Henry could not help but be surprised when they noticed who where they talking to. It was a real Jihamada. The king of the forest.

"Good, you are ready, let's have snack's first, then we will explore the dark forest for herbs." Madel said with smile on her face. She was now wearing a simple dress which resembled a dress from ancient Greece. Pure soft cream textile which freely sways with the wind connected by some gold hooks. Her veil and mask went with the same color which was adorned by Golden embroidery on the edges.

"You look like a Greek Goddess Madel" Cheska complimented.

Madel gave her a puzzled look but still thanked her politely.

When Madel looked at Henry, their eyes met.

[was he looking at me?] her heart could not help but to run wild again. Her cheeks were flushed.

Henry immediately looked away and saw the prepared table with fruits.

[Madel? Are you sure that these beasts are your friends? Why do I feel like your enslaving them and taking advantage of their kindness?] He could not blurt out his thoughts with the Jihamada beside Madel.

"Oh by the way, this is Jiha, he was the one who adopted me."

If Madel speak a little more Henry might totally loose it. When he told them that she was raised by her friends he thought that she was talking about the peasants who lived in the forest. When she told him that she slept beside Jiha ( the one who adopted her) every night, an indescribable pain troubled his heart for the longest time.

Madel was simply too innocent and her guardian must have been sexually taking advantage of her but she was simply too naïve to know. As a friend, he wanted to protect her but he did not know how to interfere. Now that he was facing the so-called guardian and realize that it was a 25-foot beast he felt so ridiculous. Forget about taking advantage, even if a man wanted to go near her when she sleeps, they would need to think first how to survive the claws of this beast.

"By the way Madel, do you know anyone from the beast hall?" Henry asked.

Cheska and Helen looked at Madel with the interest to know about the why the beast hall raised this impenetrable wall from the public.

"The beast hall?...." Madel looked at them and paused.