Atlas Kingdom

Since I had taken such a liking to Lord SilverTree, Papa and Dad let him spend time with me each day. Supervised, of course. He spent a lot of time with me along the journey to Atlas. Thanks to his aid I could crawl now.

As soon as we arrived in the Atlas Kingdom they took us to another Temple. SilverTree was allowed to carry me in here. Unlike the other Temple this one had a few people in uniform. At least I recognized it as such. They were topless but wore a loincloth skirt type of thing. Like what ancient Egyptians men wore. 

"Lord SliverTree," one of them greeted. This temple was very green. There was a glass ceiling and walls. The floor was made of living plants. It was like a green house. Despite the chilly winds outside the inside was warm.

SilverTree looked down at me, "This is Lady NightLeaf. We are here to confirm that she is a Blessed child." 

"Right this way my Lord." I noticed a few other people who seemed to be praying. Some of them had Elf ears like SliverTree. There was no statue here. In the center of the room was a tree in with yellow blossoms. In the trunk was the form of a man. No another God. I did not know this one. I could read the plague this time though. God of Trees and Healing- Hazel.

We were lead into another room just like last time. This one had a small tree in it. Curled within the branches was a golden orb. SilverTree walked me toward the tree.

"Alright Aurora, just like last time. Touch the the shrine," SilverTree told me so I did. Well he had to move alot closer for my little arms to reach but then the world went black again.

This male was bare chested, this God. Leaves grew from his skin. He was dark skined with curly blonde hair. 

"Hello child," he said. His voice was warm and soft. Gentle.

Hello, I thought back.

"Have you come to receive a gift from me?"

Not really. I was brought here to check my stats.

"Ah," he smiled but the light dimmed from his eyes.

Can I ask you something?

"Go ahead," he waved an arm as if it was an everyday occurrence for someone to ask him a question.

Why the God of Trees? Why not wildlife? Or plants in general?

He laughed, "I used to be the God of Plants. When my brother was born we decided to divide it between us. I got trees. He got flowers."

What about fruits and vegetables? 

"That belongs to the harvest Gods."

I really liked pants. I had a little garden that helped feed us and flowers that I would sell. Never got to grow a tree though. Never had enough space.

"You like plants?" His head tilted and he looked at me closely. "I will give you a blessing afterall."

Wha-!

I did not get to ask him what he meant before I found myself back at the shrine.

<Blessed System>

-Name: Aurora NightLeaf Age: 4 Months

-Race: Human

-Title: Blessed Child of XXXXX , First Daughter of Zenith and Everette NightLeaf

-Blessing: Linguist, Magical Affinity, Tree Kissed

-Conditions: None

-Bloodline: None

-Lvl: 1

>HP 20/20 >MP: 50/50

>STR: 6 >STM: 6

>INT: 10 >MAG:10

>DEX: 5 >AGI: 5

>VIT: 6

-Racial Skills: None 

-Skills: Scan, Thought Acceleration, Danger Sense, Magic (LVl 1)

-Unique Skills: Inventory, Calm Mind, Rooted

Aiden yelled, "She got a new blessing!"

-Magic: Ember

>Blessing: 

-Tree Kissed: Aurora is Blessed by Trees. They will grow faster and healthier in her presence. 

>Unique Skills: 

-Rooted Lvl 1 (Growable): This skill allows the user to connect with the roots of tress and feel the vibrations in the vicinity to those roots. 

"Still no Bloodline though," Papa said. 

"Why are they giving her Skills that she doesn't need? Yet, they won't give her a Bloodline."

"Both of you have Bloodlines?" SilverTree asked.

Papa and Dad nodded. "I have the Lifetree Bloodline. Zenith has the Night Kissed Bloodline." 

"Her lack of Bloodline is likely the cause of her slow growth," he said looking at me. "In any case she is indeed a Blessed child. Would you mind waiting long enough for me to check my own growth?"

"Not at all," Dad said taking me. I watched as SilverTree placed his own hand on the shrine. This would be the first time reading someone else's Stats.

<Night Elf System>

-Name: Caspian SliverTree Age: 17 years

-Race: Elf (Evolvable), Human

-Title: Lord SliverTree, Paladin of Frost

-Pation Goddess: Syth

-Blessing: None

-Conditions: None

-Bloodline: Night Elf (Unlocked)

-Specialty: Bow, Staff

-Lvl: 12

>HP 525/525 >MP: 700/700

>STR: 30 >STM: 32

>INT: 28 >MAG: 40

>DEX: 45 >AGI: 45

>VIT: 35

-Racial Skills: Stalk, Track, Enhance hearing, Dark vision, Shadow Step, Regen

-Skills: Scan, Thought Acceleration, Danger Sense, Sharpshooter, Magic (Lvl 6), swift strike, Detect Weakness, Tame, Bow (Lvl 8), Dagger (Lvl 9), Staff (Lvl 9)

-Unique Skills: Detect, Echo, Enhance Speed

-Magic: Fire, Water, Earth, Air, Darkness (Bloodline), Frost (Inherented)

<System Updated! Please select System Upgrade!>

>Title:

-Holy Paladin 

-Demonic Paladin

>Race:

-Night Elf 

-Forest Elf

-Wild Elf

-Silver Elf (Syth's Urges)

-Star Elf

-Blood Elf 

-Human

He moved things around on the screen. 

-Silver Elf: Long ago this Ancient race of Elf served to keep Syth's children alive. Picking this race will give you a Soulmate. Your life will be dedicated to their happiness. Gain the skill Growth (which grants one and a half times the stats per level), Evolvable Bloodline, and the skill Moonlight (attack using moonlight, grants passive ability of doubling stats at night). 

"Syth clearly has something in mind for you Lord," the Pure said. 

"Indeed. Who am I to go against the will of my Goddess."

<Silver Elf Selected!>

<Soulmate... Found! Link unsuccessful. Soulmate too young for Soul bonding.> 

So his name was Caspian. Everyone just called him Lord SilverTree. I found it hard to believe he was the upper tier for this world at his age. He was Lord though and a Paladin to boot. 

"We should head to the capital with haste," Caspian said. 

"I can imagine how eager you are to inform my Aunt of your new circumstances," Papa chuckled as we left the room. 

"No offence meant, Master NightLeaf."

"None taken. My niece is a twit and selfish."

"She has the Lifetree ability. Same as you."

Dad laughed darkly, "That skill is the only reason we were allowed to marry. It is the only way we can have children after all."

Papa sighed, "That girl is in for a rude awakening. I would be surprised if she survives the first grafting."

I looked between everyone not understanding anything they were talking about. I knew I had come from a plant but the twins as well. 

"Papa?" Aiden asked.

"Hmmm?" Papa guided all of us back onto the carriage. 

"What does the Lifetree Bloodline do?"

Dad started feeding me as Papa explained. "Lifetree Bloodline gives the skills Longevity, Life Graft, and Life Planting. Longevity extends the user's life by hundreds of years. Life Graft let's us heal other people as well restore youth. Life Planting is how I brought you three into the world. I took the life blood of myself and your Dad and Grafted it to a Life Bloom. The Life Bloom is the only way from same sex couples to have children but only a few Bloodlines can use them." So if I picked up that Bloodline I could marry a girl! I truly had no desire to to ever be pregnant. "As of right now there are four Know Lifetree Bloodlines out there. You and I, your cousin, and my mother." 

Kaden looked at Dad, "What about Night Kissed?"

"We get dark black hair and become one man armies on the battlefield," he shrugged. 

"Oh yes, one man army. Is that what you call single handedly killing two thousand people?" Papa asked with a smile. 

"You could have helped." 

"I did help. Who do you think regrew your limbs when they got chopped off?" They both laughed and I wondered how the hell they thought it was okay to say these things around children this young. I was young enough I would likely not remember but the other two. 

Then again I was a fifteen year old girl stuck in a four month old body. What the fuck did I know? I yawned as Dad burped me and drifted off to sleep. As I slept I saw a system message. <God 3 selected mates: (Mates may be denied or accepted once host is ten. Host also request mates named based on affection level between and others.)>

Did that mean what I thought it meant? Were the Gods trying to play matchmaker for me? Were they trying to assign me a life mate? A partner? A lover? More importantly was Caspian one of them? He was a man. I like women!