The elder fairy lifted her head, looking towards the source of the aura.
A figure was slowly emerging from the darkness.
He walked slowly, stepping on the soft humus, yet making no sound.
Moonlight filtered through the leaves, illuminating his silhouette.
It was a humanoid figure, but different from those invaders.
His skin was a pale cyan, glistening with a jade-like sheen.
Long dark green hair draped over his shoulders, with silvery tips like dewdrops.
His face was so handsome it seemed unreal, yet the eyes carried a kind of age-old melancholy.
Upon closer inspection, one could see lotus leaves naturally growing from beneath the skin on his arms and neck.
Several tender green lotus leaves covered the sides of his forearm, edged with faint golden patterns.
On either side of his neck were smaller lotus leaves, trembling slightly with his breath, like living creatures.
He wore a longsword at his waist, its sheath dark cyan and covered with intricate lotus leaf patterns.
