(Back to the brothers)
"Uhhh" Moonlight groaned.
Moonlight stood up only to discover there was a massive wall beside him that its height is closer the tree that could pierce the sky.
"Where am I?" said Moonlight as he observed his surroundings.
There was a change in environment. The forest was separated into two regions: a higher and a lower part, the higher region for Cloud and the lower region for Moonlight.
He fell down on his butt.
A massive crater with the imprint of a boy formed below him. He had no idea.
Eyes staring at the distance, he sighed, stood up and let a heavy breath. A slow breeze blew. Moonlight clothing moved according to nature in a simple rhythm. However, Moonlight did not move.
"Guess I'll do this myself" the boy murmured. His face looking down, the once determined face wavered.
"Cloud said, I should go to the center of this forest"
The breeze evolved into a wind as it blew the nearby leaves.
"I still haven't mastered Elro!" he cried.
His hair moved with the wind as it placed him on the path of the mysterious forest.
"I guess I have to do it"
The land before him looked the same, felt the same and its atmosphere never changed from before. There were no signs of life in it as trees acted as a blockade. Sunlight was absent due to the presence of trees.
"How the hell, am I going to the center if I can't read Elro" Moonlight complained once more before moving closer.
"I'm scared" he uttered silently.
The atmosphere felt silent as the wind has stopped its course.
"No I'm just bored—I'm just lonely" His voice went lower the more sentences he spoke and his heart was getting weaker and weaker.
His heart wavered but his body did not.
"My body still…"
With a sigh, he steeled his resolve and was able to boost his determination even for just a little.
"I'm not going to fall until I pass this test". He moved closer and closer until he reached the entrance of…
"Here I go, forest of trees"
On getting closer, the world was expanding as trees, visibly popping out of nowhere and the sound of rocks were getting closer.
"Probably the crater formed by Cloud"
Moonlight noticed but shrugged it off and went on his way. Despite the presence of trees, a perfect mixture of a peaceful and a mysterious atmosphere reigned.
Light in darkness was the perfect example for this forest. The green leaves shone bright yet the atmosphere felt dark, sounds of stones and various tiny creatures that made places alive echoed yet it still felt lonely. Another notable feature is …
"Are this oka trees!" muttered Moonlight, his hands towards a particular tree.
He observed again.
"It truly is…." He exclaimed. "Its smooth yet hard bark, green leaves and long branches. It truly fits—
The Oka tree can grow up to twenty to thirty meters, with robust trees and branches that spread aimlessly. Its green colored leaves…
"Are imbued with Elro as they say in the books"
The oka was a first for Moonlight, the calm silence that stayed and resonated within him, the longer he observed, the longer he became more immersed as he lost focus towards the world and more of his pleasure.
!
Moonlight was attacked.
"What —
As he turned, nothing to be seen beyond the multitude of trees that was stuck in his vision.
"What —was that?" as he spoke, his voice became restless.
Moonlight looked around aimlessly trying to figure out what attacked him.
Huh.
A second attack came right at his back tearing his cloth behind, leading him into chaos once more as his mind was disturbed.
"Uhh"