God is a Game Designer 22 C22 The Fruit Tree and The Flying Fish

Some time had passed after the initial departure of the water and food gathering groups. Auryn watched from a distance as she saw the people talking and resting, a few groups of soldiers working hard to train, she watched as several groups started to pitch tents from the soldier group.

Feya and Lee stood together working on different parts of managing the area, making small districts and assigning people to tents, at the moment it was roughly three people to a tent which was better than the previous nights which all the exiles spent time sleeping under the sky.

Auryn looked around as she noticed the tension being more relaxed than prior, it seemed that Nathan's plan had helped lower pressure within the group.

Her eyes softened as she watched children running around laughing, a young boy chasing after two girls; the screams echoing in the air due to friendship and fun than pain and suffering. She noticed the three children running up to her, the male waving as he jumped close to her. "Hey, Auryn do you have any food!"

She felt a twinge of guilt hip her heart, she had very little food left even for herself, she knew the entire group was on rations and this would cause suffering on the youngest and oldest of the group. While the oldest would hold any issues tight inside to make sure no one worried the children still held innocence inside as they asked such a question.

The mother of the boy came running over as soon as she saw her child wandering off, panic on her face as he was talking to someone in the high position.

"Jee what are you doing here?"

She said in complete worry, her eyes looking to Auryn with fear as she bowed her head in respect.

"It's fine; he was just looking for some food." Auryn tried to mediate as the young boy was confused by the question.

"Jee! I've told you that we will be getting some food soon, you should not trouble Ms Auryn with this, she's a very busy woman."

Auryn felt like chuckling as she heard the last part, she had just slept below a tree for who knows how long. It was a shame that the boy looked sad at this fact, he was hungry due to the lack of any food.

Auryn tugged on the small amount of power she had; it was power relating to fertility, she knew this from the words of Nathan. She knew that the power word itself was fluid, if you brought the subject back to the main word then it may be achieved in reality. She was a lucky mainly due to her many years spent with other Demigods.

She tugged on that small thread of power, holding it up to the tree as she tunnelled the energy from herself into the tree, her mind focused on the aspect of fertile land and food, the power struggling as she was having issues trying to grasp it.

While the first time she used the power, it was hard to even to contain, this time the ability was just too impossible also to summon. It was almost like trying to chase after a dragon as a dwarf. The image of that though just filled her with a giggle.

She pushed her mental ability to the max as she grasped that strand of power, pulling it out and into the tree, within a moment she heard the gasps around her as her power started to fail and wither, turning even smaller.

This string turned into a small bead of power, withering and cracking as she felt her eyes starting to force themselves closed, it was almost impossible for her to reopen them as she felt her body growing heavy.

Auryn took a few breaths, her body sitting on the fresh grass below her as her eyes opened slowly, the tree much more abundant then before, blooming as if at the beginning of summer. Hundreds of golf ball sized crimson fruit sat on many leaves.

Feya had seen everything; she had seen the children and mother coming over, she had planned to help Auryn mediate depending on the situation. She felt her breath catching in her throat as she watched pure white energy passing through Auryn's arm into the tree, expanding it and growing it rapidly as these large fruits started to grow and then sit inside the leaves of this tree.

"..."

She and Lee both felt this fantastic divine ability with amazement, the fruit on the tree looking so unusual compared to standard fruit trees. The children seemed to stare with wonder as they did not know what to say, the tired Auryn was the only one to speak as she rested at the base of the tree, her breathing slow as she looked fatigued by this.

"You might as well have a taste. Let the children have some."

Feya moved forward as she reached up, hand grasping one of the crimson fruits as she tested it first, her teeth sinking into the juicy, moist and slightly succulent fruit. The taste exploded into her mouth, somewhat sharp in flavour as it hit her tongue. It would be very nice mixed with some ice with reducing the sharpness. In a few moments, she had finished the first fruit and instinctually reached for a second one. It took her a few moments before she realised that she was doing something rather greedy as she pulled back.

"They are safe, but make sure only to take one each. Please make sure to share them with everyone."

She watched the mother and a few other villagers come, starting to take the fruit as the children got to taste the amazing fruit, the laughing and giggling echoing to all as pure joy was heard from them, lifting the mood of all.

"Auryn, you can use Demigod like abilities. Are you one?"

Auryn let out a soft laugh, shaking her head as she looked up towards the cliffs, her eyes spotting the man who had given her these powers. She had instinctually looked over at the cliff when she felt his presence. He was not a man anyone would forget once met.

Lee Shee and Feya both turned to look at the Cliff, a few others stopping as the looked at the leaders of the group, turning attention to the man on the cliff. In a split second later they watched as the crashing water came rolling over the sides.

"He is much more amazing; my powers can just do this while he brings an entire river."

She watched as people started to enjoy the water, the next moment making her face almost drop, the fish flying from the end of the cliff, wings so pretty that they almost glistened in the sunlight.

"Amazing does not cut it. He is a Miricle in himself. The creator god deserves to be thanked for it."

She still did not know what to believe, the only thing she knew was that the man had permanently marked her soul.

He had also stolen her heart.

Chapter end