On the endless plain below the roof, a tall tree was moving slowly on the ground . The roots were the tree's feet, and it was moving without any noise for some reason . The area under the tree looked like a swamp . All the soil and stones that touched the roots were turned into muddy liquid .
The tree was more than 30 meters tall and its trunk was white . It almost looked like a statue made of white stone . There was also a humongous human face on the trunk of the tree, which had a disturbed, if not frightened, expression on it .
Angele was sitting on a branch of the tree with a blank expression on his face . He was releasing intense red light through his body, and it looked like there were red fish swimming in the red light .
The white tree stopped moving and said, "Sir, you can find the Mother Tree in the front… This is all I can do for you…
"The Mother Tree's roots are in the front; if I touch her roots, I'll be turned into her life energy…"
Angele jumped off the branch and landed on the ground without any problem . The roof was getting lower and lower . His head was around 100 meters away from the roof .
He checked the area ahead and found a deep dark fissure on the ground which blocked his path .
There was sticky dark-green liquid spurting out of the fissure like a fountain . The sticky liquid landed on the ground and painted everything green . Some of the green liquid solidified and formed a substance that looked like tinted glass .
*WOO*
He inhaled deeply and smelled something sour .
"Alright, come down . "
Mogo jumped off the white tree and suggested politely, "Let me clear the path for you, Master . "
"Don't worry about it . " Angele pursed his lips into a sneer . "We're right in front of the Mother Tree; I can confront her alone . You can just stay here . "
Angele already started advancing before Mogo responded . It took him several minutes to reach the edge of the fissure .
*BOOM*
A strange vibrating noise came from the fissure and the whole place started transforming . The fissure melted and turned into a large green crystal as a humongous hand appeared in the darkness .
The hand was around ten meters wide; it grabbed the other side of the fissure, turning into a bridge .
Angele smiled and stepped on the green hand . He walked to the center of the hand's palm and stopped moving .
On the other side of the fissure was an endless green plain, but it seemed like Angele was not going to advance .
Raising his hand, he looked at the roof .
*BOOM*
With a loud noise, the green hand started lifting Angele up . When he was about to hit the roof, a green hole appeared, just big enough to let Angele through .
Angele applied some force to his feet and charged into the hole .
*Blop*
It felt like jumping into a pool full of sticky glowing green liquid .
Angele's body was surrounded by a red light barrier, which kept the green liquid away from him . He looked like a red ball that was moving upward .
"I know why you're here…" A neutral voice echoed in front of Angele .
"Huh?" Angele glanced around but did not see anyone around .
"Are you the Mother Tree? And you said you know my purpose? Tell me about it . "
"Sorry, you're currently in my vein . My body is too big for you and I can't shrink myself . In other words, the green liquid around you is my blood . I think you're here for the mark on your back, right?" Mother Tree sounded emotionless . "I could feel the evil power from the mark when you entered my vein . "
"I heard that you're the most knowledgeable being here . Do you have a solution to my problem?" Angele went straight to the point .
Mother Tree remained silent for a while .
"Do you know why I didn't want you to enter the underground world? I thought you were going to die and didn't want to fight against another ancestor . However—"
"There are many unexpectable things here but I don't want to waste my time . You just need to tell me if you can solve my problem," Angele interrupted .
"First, I need to figure our whose mark it is before I can do anything…" Mother Tree hesitated for a second and continued, "Based on the energy wave the mark is releasing… It's a special mark from Sha, the Lord of the Eternal Night .
"Lord of the Eternal Night? Mark of Sha? Is there anything you can do?" Angele's brow furrowed . He had no idea what the tree was talking about . "Also, can you tell me about this lord?"
"Lord of the Eternal Night is an ancestor from the ancient times, living around the wizard world . She created the Night Realm; her power came from the darkness . She was invited by the strong wizards of the wizard world and helped them fight the Light Ancestor . She was severely injured after the battle and disappeared with the Night Realm . No one could communicate with the Night Realm after that; I think the realm is already destroyed . Mark of Sha is not a punishment . It's like a realm guardian's mark . With the mark on your body, you can only move freely in the Night Realm . When you're in other realms, you'll lose the ability to fly or teleport as time passes . "
"Interesting… So, the Lord of the Eternal Night wanted me to become a realm guardian?" Angele concluded, though he was not sure if Mother Tree was telling the truth . "What can I do to remove the mark?"
"It's simple . You need another ancestor to transfer the mark for you . Also, you can go to Guardian Cinderella . She's familiar with ancestors' marks and can handle most of them . Also, I can temporarily help you with your movement . "
"Sure, what do you want as a payment?"
"I found something I need from your storage device . If you can give that to me, I'll be grateful . "
Angele nodded and untied the mirror from his belt . He threw the mirror into the air .
The mirror rotated in the air and poured a lot of random things out .
"Go find the item you need . Here are the items that I can give to you as a payment . " Angele dumped all the random items he collected over the years; he only kept the rare bones and weapons .
Mother Tree stopped talking . She coated the items with some special green liquid, which turned into a bubble . Several minutes later, Mother Tree found something that made her feel excited . It seemed like she got what she needed .
Angele was not concerned at all . He did not need any of these items . There might be a hidden treasure among them, but he did not care .
The green bubble returned to Angele with a lot of random items inside . Angele checked the items and noticed that a piece of green crystal was missing . The crystal piece was from the green jade greatsword he'd used in the intestine of the world .
"You can have all of them if you want . " Some red light flashed in his hand . "Let's sign the contract . In the name of chaos . "
"Sure," Mother Tree responded quickly . "I would have invited you to my world had I known you had such a rare item . "
"It's okay . " Angele waved his hand and a red scroll appeared in front of him . "In the name of chaos, we agree that…"
He listed the rules and what the Mother Tree needed to do for him in the contract .
Angele slowly pressed on the scroll after finishing the word .
A translucent arm appeared on the other side of the scroll and also pressed on it .
Their palms touched through the scroll while leaving their handprints on it .
Angele exhaled slowly after lowering his hand, and the red light disappeared .
"Alright, I removed the remaining mentality wave from the crystal piece . You should help me with the mark now . "
"Of course . " Mother Tree chuckled .
The green liquid around Angele's body turned into rays of green light, rotating around him at impressive speed .
The green rays were moving faster and faster . They almost turned into a light circle .
Some purple light dots started coming out of Angele's body and flew into the green light circles after moving through the red light barrier . The purple light dots screamed after entering the green light circles .
It took a while for all the purple light dots to leave Angele's body .
Angele felt relaxed after everything was done . His sight fell upon the floating scroll .
*CHI*
The scroll suddenly broke into shreds of paper and disappeared into the liquid . It meant that the trade had been completed .
Angele was satisfied with the result .
"I've temporarily removed the negative effects for you, but you need to find Guardian Cinderella within five years if possible . The negative effect won't impact you during this period but it'll get worse after that . "
"A guardian, huh?" Angele nodded . If one was strong enough, he could easily find the realm guardians .
Angele just needed to do something to break the balance and the guardians would come to him .
"Also, I can send you and your friends to the exit of the underground world through my roots," Mother Tree added .
"Sounds good . " Angele knew what she was worried about .
She did not say anything else .
Several hours later…
By the exit of the underground world, a brown root that was over ten meters long appeared in front of a black stone gate . The root cracked and released some green liquid . Angele, Mogo, and Lance were covered in the liquid . They landed on the ground with a red light barrier around them .
"That was fast…" Angele smiled . "Alright, let's return to the surface . "
"Master, even the Mother Tree respects your power…" Mogo thought Angele and the tree had a fight .
Lance was staring at Angele anxiously . She was scared that Angele might take her to the surface . Lance took two steps back and was ready to escape .
Lance disappeared into the air when Angele was not paying attention to her .
She ran for a while and sighed with relief after she noticed that Angele was not going after her .
Angele did not care that the night elf escaped . He stepped into the damaged stone gate and disappeared into the darkness with Mogo .
On the gray roof above, there were countless stone spikes, from which light green liquid was dripping down, turning into small pools on the ground . On the endless plain below the roof, a tall tree was moving slowly on the ground . The roots were the trees feet, and it was moving without any noise for some reason . The area under the tree looked like a swamp . All the soil and stones that touched the roots were turned into muddy liquid . The tree was more than 30 meters tall and its trunk was white . It almost looked like a statue made of white stone . There was also a humongous human face on the trunk of the tree, which had a disturbed, if not frightened, expression on it . Angele was sitting on a branch of the tree with a blank expression on his face . He was releasing intense red light through his body, and it looked like there were red fish swimming in the red light . The white tree stopped moving and said, Sir, you can find the Mother Tree in the front… This is all I can do for you… The Mother Trees roots are in the front; if I touch her roots, Ill be turned into her life energy… Angele jumped off the branch and landed on the ground without any problem . The roof was getting lower and lower . His head was around 100 meters away from the roof . He checked the area ahead and found a deep dark fissure on the ground which blocked his path . There was sticky dark-green liquid spurting out of the fissure like a fountain . The sticky liquid landed on the ground and painted everything green . Some of the green liquid solidified and formed a substance that looked like tinted glass . *WOO* He inhaled deeply and smelled something sour . Alright, come down . Mogo jumped off the white tree and suggested politely, Let me clear the path for you, Master . Dont worry about it . Angele pursed his lips into a sneer . Were right in front of the Mother Tree; I can confront her alone . You can just stay here . Angele already started advancing before Mogo responded . It took him several minutes to reach the edge of the fissure . *BOOM* A strange vibrating noise came from the fissure and the whole place started transforming . The fissure melted and turned into a large green crystal as a humongous hand appeared in the darkness . The hand was around ten meters wide; it grabbed the other side of the fissure, turning into a bridge . Angele smiled and stepped on the green hand . He walked to the center of the hands palm and stopped moving . On the other side of the fissure was an endless green plain, but it seemed like Angele was not going to advance . Raising his hand, he looked at the roof . *BOOM* With a loud noise, the green hand started lifting Angele up . When he was about to hit the roof, a green hole appeared, just big enough to let Angele through . Angele applied some force to his feet and charged into the hole . *Blop* It felt like jumping into a pool full of sticky glowing green liquid . Angeles body was surrounded by a red light barrier, which kept the green liquid away from him . He looked like a red ball that was moving upward . I know why youre here… A neutral voice echoed in front of Angele . Huh? Angele glanced around but did not see anyone around . Are you the Mother Tree? And you said you know my purpose? Tell me about it . Sorry, youre currently in my vein . My body is too big for you and I cant shrink myself . In other words, the green liquid around you is my blood . I think youre here for the mark on your back, right? Mother Tree sounded emotionless . I could feel the evil power from the mark when you entered my vein . I heard that youre the most knowledgeable being here . Do you have a solution to my problem? Angele went straight to the point . Mother Tree remained silent for a while . Do you know why I didnt want you to enter the underground world? I thought you were going to die and didnt want to fight against another ancestor . However— There are many unexpectable things here but I dont want to waste my time . You just need to tell me if you can solve my problem, Angele interrupted . First, I need to figure our whose mark it is before I can do anything… Mother Tree hesitated for a second and continued, Based on the energy wave the mark is releasing… Its a special mark from Sha, the Lord of the Eternal Night . Lord of the Eternal Night? Mark of Sha? Is there anything you can do? Angeles brow furrowed . He had no idea what the tree was talking about . Also, can you tell me about this lord? Lord of the Eternal Night is an ancestor from the ancient times, living around the wizard world . She created the Night Realm; her power came from the darkness . She was invited by the strong wizards of the wizard world and helped them fight the Light Ancestor . She was severely injured after the battle and disappeared with the Night Realm . No one could communicate with the Night Realm after that; I think the realm is already destroyed . Mark of Sha is not a punishment . Its like a realm guardians mark . With the mark on your body, you can only move freely in the Night Realm . When youre in other realms, youll lose the ability to fly or teleport as time passes . Interesting… So, the Lord of the Eternal Night wanted me to become a realm guardian? Angele concluded, though he was not sure if Mother Tree was telling the truth . What can I do to remove the mark? Its simple . You need another ancestor to transfer the mark for you . Also, you can go to Guardian Cinderella . Shes familiar with ancestors marks and can handle most of them . Also, I can temporarily help you with your movement . Sure, what do you want as a payment? I found something I need from your storage device . If you can give that to me, Ill be grateful . Angele nodded and untied the mirror from his belt . He threw the mirror into the air . The mirror rotated in the air and poured a lot of random things out . Go find the item you need . Here are the items that I can give to you as a payment . Angele dumped all the random items he collected over the years; he only kept the rare bones and weapons . Mother Tree stopped talking . She coated the items with some special green liquid, which turned into a bubble . Several minutes later, Mother Tree found something that made her feel excited . It seemed like she got what she needed . Angele was not concerned at all . He did not need any of these items . There might be a hidden treasure among them, but he did not care . The green bubble returned to Angele with a lot of random items inside . Angele checked the items and noticed that a piece of green crystal was missing . The crystal piece was from the green jade greatsword hed used in the intestine of the world . You can have all of them if you want . Some red light flashed in his hand . Lets sign the contract . In the name of chaos . Sure, Mother Tree responded quickly . I would have invited you to my world had I known you had such a rare item . Its okay . Angele waved his hand and a red scroll appeared in front of him . In the name of chaos, we agree that… He listed the rules and what the Mother Tree needed to do for him in the contract . Angele slowly pressed on the scroll after finishing the word . A translucent arm appeared on the other side of the scroll and also pressed on it . Their palms touched through the scroll while leaving their handprints on it . Angele exhaled slowly after lowering his hand, and the red light disappeared . Alright, I removed the remaining mentality wave from the crystal piece . You should help me with the mark now . Of course . Mother Tree chuckled . The green liquid around Angeles body turned into rays of green light, rotating around him at impressive speed . The green rays were moving faster and faster . They almost turned into a light circle . Some purple light dots started coming out of Angeles body and flew into the green light circles after moving through the red light barrier . The purple light dots screamed after entering the green light circles . It took a while for all the purple light dots to leave Angeles body . Angele felt relaxed after everything was done . His sight fell upon the floating scroll . *CHI* The scroll suddenly broke into shreds of paper and disappeared into the liquid . It meant that the trade had been completed . Angele was satisfied with the result . Ive temporarily removed the negative effects for you, but you need to find Guardian Cinderella within five years if possible . The negative effect wont impact you during this period but itll get worse after that . A guardian, huh? Angele nodded . If one was strong enough, he could easily find the realm guardians . Angele just needed to do something to break the balance and the guardians would come to him . Also, I can send you and your friends to the exit of the underground world through my roots, Mother Tree added . Sounds good . Angele knew what she was worried about . She did not say anything else . Several hours later… By the exit of the underground world, a brown root that was over ten meters long appeared in front of a black stone gate . The root cracked and released some green liquid . Angele, Mogo, and Lance were covered in the liquid . They landed on the ground with a red light barrier around them . That was fast… Angele smiled . Alright, lets return to the surface . Master, even the Mother Tree respects your power… Mogo thought Angele and the tree had a fight . Lance was staring at Angele anxiously . She was scared that Angele might take her to the surface . Lance took two steps back and was ready to escape . Lance disappeared into the air when Angele was not paying attention to her . She ran for a while and sighed with relief after she noticed that Angele was not going after her . Angele did not care that the night elf escaped . He stepped into the damaged stone gate and disappeared into the darkness with Mogo .
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