Authors Notes: First, sorry about the late release will try to get back on schedule; second mature warning for the last part of the chapter so if you don't want to read it skip POV: ??? this is mostly a one off thing to explain a bit about the past of a character.

POV: Crystal

In the newly established fairy kings forest near the outskirts of the forest a group of fairies have gathered close to Maria’s tree and have been discussing their current situation.

[???] “I’m telling you this place is doomed, Crystal you should not have sworn our lives to him on a whim.”

The group consists of the newly chosen ambassadors of specific fairy species and guardian nymph Maria in a circle facing each other while being surrounded by the other new fairies. Contrary to what people believe fairies are not simple minded creatures that cannot lead themselves. There way of living is simple making leadership unnecessary, but when a crisis appears the fairies will create temporary leaders to unite them. As such the current ambassadors who were chosen are officially recognized by the other fairies allowing for this discussion to take place. The one who just spoke up was a pixie and the previously nicknamed matchstick that refuses to believe that one tree can solve all their problems.

[Crystal] “Ember we would not survive outside our master’s boundary, with beasts, slavers and all sorts out to get us we were lucky to have found someone willing to accept our offer. The master could have easily captured us and turned us into slaves by force but instead he opted to protect and care for us in exchange for our servitude. We would be hard-pressed to find a better opportunity elsewhere and that’s without considering who we might lose on the way.”

[Ember] “Our home was better, we were protected and everything there was perfect.”

[Crystal] “It was our home; we cannot live there anymore now that the humans have found it. You saw how they broke into our sanctuary and rounded everyone up. The only reason we survived is because they ran out of space in their cage and even then they still killed all those nymphs who couldn’t flee.”

[Ember] “Better they were killed than lose their rights as a fairy like those three over there.”

At her words the nymph ambassador and the other two cringed unable to defend themselves while Crystal did not react. All fairies are aware of a nymph’s unique situation as a part of their race, if there bond with a tree was separated there rights as a member of the fairy race was gone. That said the master had just bonded the nymphs to a new tree something that was never thought possible and as such left a problem, do we accept them back or keep treating them as outcasts, this question was answered by Maria who has been in the same situation once she heard about Ellie.

[Maria] “Master has already told me that the nymphs are members of the fairy race, and that if you can’t accept this you can leave.”

This came as a relief to the nymphs in the group as it confirmed they could stay and that they would be protected from becoming outcasts.

[Crystal] “We understand and would not dare to go against the master.”

[Ember] “He is not our master; we are not slaves to some being hiding in a tree. He is not even a fairy himself and he even let those brutes from the beastmen race into his so called sanctuary.”

[Crystal] “It is his land, who he lets in is under his control and even if we were not desperate for help we would still be under his rules in this place.”

[Ember] “And what is that supposed to mean.”

At this point the ambassador for the dryads spoke up, to explain Crystal’s word and to move the conversation away from the pointless argument.

[Christmas Tree] “The being that prefers the title master is connected to all the trees in this part of the forest. From what we have seen he can used them as an extension of his will, which means he can probably see or hear us and if he chooses to he can turn them against us.”

At her words the pixies instantly became more aware of their surroundings and even the sylphs became slightly nervous, the dryads and nymphs already knew of this fact and so weren’t very surprised.

[Christmas Tree] “But even with his current powers there is no point in staying here.”

[Ember] “See even the dryads agree with me we shouldn’t have to be slaves to someone like him.”

[Crystal] “Pine, what do you mean by saying there is no point.”

[Pine] “We have seen his ability to control the trees, but he has no control over other aspects of nature, the soil is weak, there is only a small variety of plants and apart from his immediate vicinity the mana in the area is low. We cannot survive much less thrive in such an environment.”

At her words the group became depressed apart from Ember who was glad to have her way and Maria who was unaffected by the topic of conversation. Crystal was the first to attempt to speak but was quickly interrupted before a word left her lips. The interruption was caused by a massive gathering of mana to the area; it was as if the forest was preparing to cast a spell. Silence hung over the group as they perceived the mana as it traveled towards were the being called master was situated. Once the flow of mana decreased a pulse of energy was emitted from where the master was located and started expand through his territory. The group was still speechless as the wave traveled towards them, behind the wave everything was renewed with life; the trees looked stronger, the grass looked greener and the air was infused with pure mana. The group continued to observe as the wave passed through them harmlessly while the forest around them was rejuvenated around them. It continued its journey until it reached the beings chosen boundary were it simply dissipated as if all its energy was used up. Observing the aftermath of such an event the small group of fairies could not believe their eyes.

[Maria] “I think the master just solved all your problems, you can finish your talking now.”

Her words drew the eyes of every fairy in the group none of which could contain the look of astonishment on their face.

POV: Naomi

After my talk with the tree, I left the clearing with the children in order to begin preparations for our journey home. For a tree he made sense, as a member of the beastmen race along with being a scout from the rabbit clan it would not be too difficult to find my way home. However that would only count if I was alone, currently I have two children to look after and I’m still recovering from my injury, the bones fixed but the lack of use has left me unable to balance myself correctly. Therefore in my current situation we were not going anywhere fast. He promised to help us once he had sorted the fairies requirement, I found it hard to believe one being besides the Gods could solve all there trouble. He may have solved the issue with those nymphs but the others request I doubted anyone could help them without years of work. But I was proven wrong not only that I started to doubt anything could be a problem for him. While waiting outside the clearing to be recalled by one of the beings servants I could sense a change in the forest as if power was gathering towards its center. I could not even guess what was happening nor could I check for myself as I was comforting the children who could sense something was wrong. Sometime after the gathering started a pulse was created and released from the center, I pulled the children close to me unsure what was happening. I felt the pulse pass us by and I felt no different, then I opened my eyes to a wondrous sight, it was as if the whole forest was reshaped by the same being that created that garden in the center. My sight was drawn to a nearby tree which in mere moments begun to blossom and bear fruit of all kinds. Plant life of all kind started to sprout from the ground; this was the purpose of that pulse earlier. With my sights distracted to my surroundings I failed to notice the beings well-endowed servant approach.

[Ellie] “Excuse me, the master would like to speak with you, please come with me.”

He works quick I thought, I coaxed the children out of clinging to my bodies, they were instantly entranced by their surroundings but that would have to wait, he was waiting for us. Arriving at the clearing we approached the large tree with pink petals at the center, the source of all this.

[Ellie] “The master is ready to begin preparations towards your return trip back to your clan.”

Perhaps I should consider creating an alliance between this being and my clan, his healing abilities alone would make him a valuable ally. But the question is, can we consider ourselves equals or are we just insects that he enjoys playing with.

POV: ???

“Nooooooo!”

‘A scream pierced through the trees, the source was a young girl with green hair and eyes held against a tree by her throat.’

“Shut up you little bitch.”

‘The girl had been calling for help for the last hour while being beaten until there was not a single part of her body without a bruise.’

“Just kill the stupid bitch already, can’t enjoy myself while she’s screaming.”

‘At those words a dagger was thrust into the girl turning her screams in gurgles as her airways filled with blood. Her throat was released and she dropped to the ground becoming nothing more than a corpse.’

“Damn, why couldn’t she just shut up and enjoy what we were offering.”

‘Those words belonged to a member of a small group of three, all three wore leather armor and could be recognized by their weapon and noticeable features. One had a large frame with a big messy beard and a scar across his left eye, he carried a big lumberjack axe as his weapon. To his left a thin person with crooked teeth and a long curved nose like a crow’s beak, he carried two daggers both of poor quality. To the right of the scared man was a large man but not with muscle like the scarred man but pure fat even his face looked like he stuffed two apples in his cheeks. The fat man carried a simple club for protection but also a monocle which was the source of this nightmare.’

[Fat Man] “Hey guy’s there’s another one over there.”

[Scarred Man] “Good maybe this one will let us have some fun unlike the last one.”

‘The group approached my hiding place, that damn monocle has revealed there next victim. Scared man approaches a tree and raises his axe ready to begin chopping it down.’

[Scarred Man] “Alright we know you’re in there so come out before things get nasty.”

‘This is it for me; I have already seen them do the same to a number of others already. Some listen to their demands and some stay hidden, either way they end up discarded. I don’t want to die which means I have to do one thing the others couldn’t,… kill these men.’

[???] “Mister, please don’t hurt me.”

The words were spoken by another girl similar in appearance to the other unfortunate soul; she came around from the back of the tree right hand on the tree left hand covering her chest.

[Crow Nose] “Once again that tool of yours has results.”

[Fat Man] “Ha ha right, cost a fair bit of gold but works brilliantly if you know where to look. So what are we going to do with this one, looks like another frightened one but she might be a screamer.”

‘These disgusting men and their damn magic tool I hope your gods strike you down, but I can’t curse them, I need to give them what they want.’

[???] “I don’t mind, would you like me to do it?”

[Crow Nose] “Holy shit she’s ok with it.”

[Fat Man] “Lucky I’m going to enjoy this, it’s much better when they’re not resisting.”

[Crow Nose] “What do you mean you’re going to enjoy this?”

[Fat Man] “It’s my turn next we all agreed on this.”

[Scarred Man] “Enough, she’s mine you can have her when I’m done.”

[Other Two] “Yes boss.”

With that the scarred man pulled the girl into an area were the plant life would hide them from the others. He leaned his axe up against a tree before deciding to undo the belt around his trousers. The girl just stood still and waited until the man unleashed what was in his pants. The girl approached him slowly and reached towards what had appeared from the man’s pants.

[???] “Can I?”

The girls question immediately got the man excited and he nodded to her, once she nodded back the man closed his eyes expecting his lower half to feel pleasure. But instead he felt a sudden surge of pain at the back of his neck and his mind faded into darkness forever.

The other two men were still impatiently waiting for their turn with the girl when she came forward from the bushes with a few marks on her body.

[Crow Nose] “Where’s the boss?”

[???] “He played too much and fell asleep, so I came for some more fun.”

Her words got the two men excited; they didn’t even question the answer she gave them.

[???] “Who will play with me next?”

At her words crow nose walked forward, when the fat man looked to deny him the man took out a dagger and pointed it at him. Knowing what this meant the fat man pulled back and went to wait near a tree.

Crow nose followed the girl through the bushes his lower half rising in expectation of what’s to come. The girl slowed down to walk next to the man and grabbed his trousers, this excited him even more to the point he didn’t notice the actions she was doing. When they arrived to hideaway crow nose showed a look of surprise at seeing his boss with an axe in the back of his neck. He turned his eyes towards the girl in realization of what happened only to be met with his own daggers being stabbed into his eye sockets. The man recoiled and screamed as the daggers were pulled out but was silenced soon after as the girl lunged towards his throat with the daggers.

Back to the fat man, the guy had gotten impatient and was in the middle of doing the deed by himself oblivious to the person dragging a lumberjack axe in her wake. The axe was raised and brought down on the man’s back instantly knocking him to the ground. Lucky for the man while his armor was penetrated his fat kept the axe from breaking his spine. Enraged the man pushed himself up and turned to face his attacker which was the little girl, she had fallen onto her backside after exerting the force on the axe. The man raised his club and bellowed in rage which brought his lucky streak to an end. Smelling the blood and hearing the sound of a wounded animal. Wolves were attracted to the scene a large pack of 12 know surrounded the man. Although his team was weak they were still adventurers and could easily tackle normal wolves. However currently he was injured, alone and this pack was bigger than what they normally faced. The girl retreated back to her tree unhindered by the wolves who begun there attack on the fat man. She rested in her home while observing the wolves as they enjoyed there meal carving every detail into her memory.

Aria broke out of her day dreaming when she heard Ellie’s voice.

[Ellie] “Aria are you okay?”

Aria shook her head before replying.

[Aria] “Yes, just thinking back on what we went through to get this far.”

[Ellie] “I know right just look at this.”

At her words the two know looked at the newly titled Fairy Kings Forest with its abundance of plant life, mana and even water thanks to a few water generating trees here and there. There were even some tree’s shaped to form simple shelters for the grateful sylphs and beastmen.

[Aria] “Yes I nether thought I would ever see something like this in my life.”