Lesser felt his body sway, and his voice finally left his body. It confused him, but it was not time to gain control again. As a branch hit him, making him fall to the ground. Not to be hit again he rolled away, barely avoiding being hit by the roots. He felt his body moving more skillfully, and that was new for him.
His mind was spinning. Avoid that, block that, and jump there. His mind didn't get well with his body movement. And that was all it took for the big tree to hit him and kill him. His mind was still processing the attack, and he saw the roots had passed through his chest, but now the golden color liquid was not there dropping from the root, but his blood.
He closed his eyes and opened them, now he was in the cave again. Flying up and calling
[Tears of Home] to form. Picking up his cohort and dropping them in. Now in his hand was [Undaying Flame] and [Stalwart Chisel]. When he woke up, he was wearing [Annalee Wish]. He was happy about not being naked in this situation. He ran out and avoided the root and vines. Looking around the trees was still a forest and the lake was still empty from the trees and the big one.
He set the vines and root on flames and ran to the lake. So when the trees were getting close to him he threw the [Undaying Flame] at them, setting them on flames. His [Tears of Home] were moving after him, so when he got to the lake he saw the big tree moving at him fast, but it had taken on fire. Making it more scary. So when his chest got to him, he then pushed it into the lake. hoping it could float, and it did. Floating on the lake he held on to it and swam closer to the center of the lake.
"WHY ARE YOU RUNNING, FIGHT, KILL THEM!"
"Finally you are running from them."
"Good."
He listens to them, and turns his head back to the beach. He saw the big tree, on flames, looking at him. He thought it had a face on it thanks to the flames, but it did not. And the [Undaying Flame] floating to him slowly. So when it came to him, he opened the chest and entered it. When he got in he saw how big it was, the walls were lean and flat. It was 160 cm Length, 240 cm Width and 300 cm Height room. Lying on the floor was Adam on the bottom of the pine and the second was Lee. He had dropped Mary last lot wanting to be crushed. There were fruits everywhere.
Now sitting on the floor breathing heavily. He felt the corruption not growing, but it did damage his mind. He heard the Spell finally speak.
[You have slain an Awakened Beast: Tree Spawn of Madness.]
[You have received a Memory: Mind Seed]
"What?!"
Lesser was confused, waiting a second and not hearing it not being destroyed. He summoned his runes.
Name: Lesser Silverlight
True Name: –
Rank: dormen
Soul Core: 585/1000
It looks like he did not have time to kill before dying.
Memories: [Hard Mallet], [Stalwart Chisel], [Blessing of Avenli], [Tears of Home], [Magic Leaf], [Annalee Wish], [Mind Seed].
When he summoned the rune he heard the Spell speak.
[Do you wish to consume this memory?]
"Nooo!"
Lesser felt fear from it. Then the rune appeared to scare him some more.
"Ahh!"
"HAHAHA… That's what you get, for not killing!"
"Ahhh, Why did you scream?"
"Hah."
'Damnotin, why did the Spell do that.'
Name: [Mind Seed]
Runes:
Memory Rank: Awakened.
Memory Tier: I
Memory Type: ???
Memory Description: [A Seed that was converted by the Souldream Tree to break their prey's mind and become mad for battle.]
Memory Enchantments: [Consume Madness].
Enchantment: [Consume Madness].
Enchantment Description: [Will be consumed when gotten and make them mad.]
"Fu–"
[You have slain an Awakened Beast: Tree Spawn of Corruption.]
[You have received a Memory: Corrupt Seed.]
"..."
Breathing in more air, and screaming out.
"DAMNIT!"
***
It took the Spell speaking more than five times more before he calmed down. And everyone of the memories that the spell gave was either [Mind Seed], [Corrupt Seed] or [Soul Seed]. All of them slowly spread their effects on him. Breaking his mind, breaking his soul core and giving him corruption. But for some reason their memory enhancement stops working. So now he had seeds of danger in his soul, ready to pop. And in the background were the voices of madness speaking, sounding annoyed.
"Boring… Go out and fight."
"Come on, Go and fight some of them. KILL THEM!"
Lesser didn't comment on it. But he felt irritated by it. He entered his soul sea after he had set on his cohort. His soul sea was still covered in mist that spread everywhere on top of the sea, and the soul core was still creaked all around it. But when he got closer to see it, it was no longer dropping or leaking the golden ichor from it. The corruption was still there and was 1/4 of its size. He looked around to see where the ichor had gone. Only to feel shaking on the sea. He looked down only to be blocked by the mist. Trying to lie down, but still seeing nothing but mist. He exits his soul sea and looks around and sees a ladder out of this memory.
"How did I miss it?"
Shaking his head and looking out. The lake was calm, too calm. But nothing was wrong with it and the big tree had crept closer to him. It was on a small hill that had formed under it. Slowly it was getting to him. Lesser felt fear, but it lasted for a second. He began to pattern with his arms away.
It would reach him, about an hour if he was lucky. Now sitting on the floor of his memory looking up, to see nothing.
"So… let's talk, you three."
"Hoh, Why should I speak with you?"
"Huh, three what are you talking about?"
"..."
"Okay, first, you sad one, there are three talking to me here, you the one that can't hear none of the other."
"Wait, you mean…"
"And you mad, stop talking, you annoying pest. If you have no good idea how to get out of this, that is not fighting. Then I will listen to you."
"Hehehehe… So you calling me mad hah."
Lesser's body shook in a cold sweet. Madness voices sound amused.
"And you helpful. Thanks."
"No problem."
Her voice sounded calm, but it had a hint of happiness there. He turned to the side trying to find something, still there was nothing.
"You, sad one… Speak, how are you?"
"I… I don't have a name, so you can call me sad."
"Fine, welcome to my mind, but how did you not get in?"
"I… I… aah, I entered by separating a piece of me and letting you carry it."
"What!"
"Hah? What?"
"Hou."
"What do you… damnit."
Lesser fall to the floor. Thinking. 'Piece, name, trees… !!!' Lesser opened his mouth and spoke.
"Avenli."
"HUh, that name, why does it sound familiarly."
"You what are you?"
"I… I… don't remb–"
"She is just a piece of a broken soul, born from the real one."
Lesser felt a cold sadness falling all over. It was not from him, but from Sad as if she could hear madness speak.
"I… I am a piece of soul separated from her, given life to my plants. I separate my soul for them, but they are only imprisoned by my soul in them, how many are we. HOW MANY PIECES ARE THERE OF ME?"
Her voice was like a spear piecing Lesser's soul. He tried to stand, but the voice was like a force that held him down. His mouth did not want to speak, but he forced it open either way.
"Calm… down!"
"HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH"
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!"
'Damnit, speak, damnit!'
Lesser felt death, but what came next was something he had heard of only once from his brother.
"Listen to this, me and my cohort were clearing away a group of Fallen Monsters, but that was something normal for my team, but then."
He shock.
"We felt it. I first thought it was soul damage, but no, it was like the world fell on us. Thanks for the spell that a saint had joined us this time."
A girl voice spoke.
"What was it that you were attacked by then?"
"It was mind damage."
Lesser was sitting in the corner reading, but listening to it.
His mind was breaking, but it was not the only thing happening. The Spell voice spoke some more only to falling to the background by Madness laughter and Sadness screaming. He heard everything, but then it was silent. He felt the force on his body was gone. Standing up he felt nothing, but then a voice spoke.
"Sorry, for forcing you out of your body."
Lesser turned around to see a woman staring at him. Her body was taller than him, her skin was Ivory in color, and a dark heir reached down to her knees. Her eyes were green, but had a red glow in the middle of them. Lesser looked at her and spoke.
"Are you the real piece of Avenli then?"
"Yes, I am. I am just a piece of Avenli."
Lesser felt his flaw. She was speaking the truth, but something more was missing. She continued to speak.
"More accurately, a memory of Avenli's, her sadness and tears."
"I see. Nice to meet you then, again… I think."
"Yes… this is my second time meeting you. But last time you were killed before I could warn you.
"Heh, right. My mind was still stuck in the loops then. So do you have a way for me to leave this dream?"
"Yeah."
"What do i–"
"Kill me."
Lesser look at her shock. His flaw had pinged him, making him release what she said was true. Opening his mouth, but her finger was placed over them.
"So do you want to talk too?"
"..."
"..."
"Yes."
Spark appeared and formed a girl with a dark veil of her face.