Chapter 4: Pt.4
Through the forest, bushes, and the dazzling beauty of nature, deep in vegetation, In front of the great old tree, Enar stands there, sitting on the grass, talking to the Great tree.
"So you saw everything, and you know who that man was?" Enar asks the tree as he keeps his wounded hand open.
On the surface of his skin, on the place the knife cut him, some kind of greenish mold has grown, it is glowing and pulsating, making his hand glow. As this is happening he talks to the tree calmly.
"What? Did he use to live here as a kid? Is that how he knew my father? But then why was he so dangerous looking, and what is he doing here?"
The gentle sun rays penetrate the dense crown of the trees lighting up the grass in a dotted pattern.
"Hello? Are you there oldie?" Enar asks as his face gets slightly worried.
Suddenly his head starts hurting badly, the sun rays lighting the forest underneath the leaves start to dull down, becoming grayer and the weather getting colder. He lies on the side as he holds his head with both hands.
"U-uughh! My h-head, Great Tree what is happening u-uughh!"
Ulf and Freyt are approaching the house of Astrid Hayse, they knock on the door. Astrid opens the door and gets really surprised.
"Ulf? Is that you?" Astrid opens the door more.
"Come on in, don't stand out there, it seems like it is about to rain."
Ulf walks in, Freyt follows.
"My condolences Astrid, I just learned about what happened to Erik, to think a man like him would set foot in the ground because of an illness. I am truly sorry." Says Ulf in a saddened way.
"Thank you, Ulf that is re-"
"With that said, no matter how bad i feel about it, that is not why i am here."
He sits down at the table.
"We need to talk about this right now. We do not have much time, please." pleads Ulf.
"What is this about Ulf, why did you not tell me you had something urgent?" Asks Freyt.
"No time for that explanation Freyt."
Ulf stares both of them in a terrifying look.
"We have to leave right now, this whole village has to leave, i don't care who you choose to rescue and who you choose to die in despair, but this town will be attacked just before dawn by the forces of Britain. We are at war."
Outside it is starting to rain, the clouds are getting really gloomy. Anna is outside the house of the Hayse family, she is spying from the window what is being spoken. As soon as she hears what Ulf said she immediately backs off and starts searching for Enar.
"I have to find him! He has left the house and is probably close to the forest!"
Meanwhile, Enar is still on the ground in pain, as he lays there he starts hearing a voice call out his name.
"Enar, here, don't forget, remember, stay strong, follow me, Enar, here, never forget."
Enar raises his head slowly, his vision is blurry and he cannot see well for some seconds, he is thinking to himself:
"This voice... i have heard it before..."
Enar's vision starts to get clearer. He notices that the forest has gotten darker. A light is slowly appearing close to the tree, it becomes bigger and bigger until it becomes slowly roughly the same size as a human being. After that the light starts twisting and turning, morphing into a shape, into limbs and a head, it takes the shape of a person.
The thing then slowly walks towards Enar, it starts talking in a voice that sounds very deep and at the same time high, it sounds masculine and feminine, disturbed, and calm. it feels as if the language being spoken is not the native language of Enar, but somehow he understands what the thing is saying.
"Hello, little boy..." The thing greets Enar.
Then the figure crouches forward facing Enar, It has no face, no features, it is pure light, it emits heat, but it is not hot. Enar cannot move from the headache.
"Is your head hurting Enar? It is okay." The thing touches Enar's forehead and suddenly the pain stops for him. Enar looks at this creature surprised after he recollects himself.
"What are you? I-I saw you in my dream before..."
The thing chuckles in a deep growling manner that makes your stomach shake.
"You will find out. That you will. Trust me."
Enar is slightly scared, but at the same time, he feels unexpectedly calm.
"I had forgotten this face..." The thing cuddles Enar's head softly as he speaks.
"What you are about to learn Enar, won't be easy. The reason i am here is to help you, right now it is not clear, but one day you will see what i mean. One day this will all make sense, okay?" The thing says.
Enar looks really confused.
"I... I don't understand..."
"I know you don't. You don't have to." The thing responds.
Then the thing stands up and turns to face the tree.
"What was it? Oldie? Right?" The thing laughs softly in it's deep unsettling growl.
"You are what will be the help for this boy. You don't understand that either now since you are just the king of nature, but..."
The thing raises it's hand towards the tree.
The palm of the hand starts to glow a little bit, small particles start orbiting around the fingers, almost as if something is building up. All of a sudden waves of light in the form of stripes shoot out of its hand, one after the other, the Great Tree starts lighting up, everything starts glowing like a sun, it's roots the leaves, the trunk.
Roots emerge from the ground like snakes, they warp and twist heading towards Enar. Enar is amazed by the light but now he is getting scared from the roots approaching him, so he starts backing off.
"It is alright Enar, don't be afraid, walk towards them." The thing says in a very calm manner.
Enar feels weirdly inclined to do so, so he walks towards them. The roots start to warp around him, gently circling all around his body, until he is completely warped by them like a mummy. After that the roots quickly submerge inside the Great Tree again pulling Enar inside with them. As soon as that happens a huge light explosion happens, the whole forest gets enveloped in a wave of light.
Anna is running on the path which leads to the great old tree when she notices this wave of light blow through everything like a strong wind. She closes her eyes and falls on the ground.
Some villagers notice a quick flash of light on the forest, but then it fades quickly.
When the light fades away, Anna rushes faster towards the tree, but when she arrives, there's nothing. just the great old tree like usual, but Enar is not there, he is nowhere to be seen.
"Enar... where did you go?"
"A WAR!?" Freyt slams his hand on the table.
"This is not a joke Ulf, if this is true you should have told us sooner, and the village is getting attacked tonight!?" Freyt is visibly panicking.
"Yes, a war Freyt, we do not have much time, it is almost getting dark. We have to notify the people that we can." Responds Ulf calmly.
"How many people are attacking tonight? Do you know anything, and where did you get this intel from? Ulf, explain yourself." Freyt grabs Ulf by the shirt.
Astrid then places her hand on Freyr's hand. Her face is really worried.
"Freyt, this is Ulf we are talking about here, you have been almost brothers for all your lives, together with my husband, do you think he had bad intentions for us? If anything we should hurry, we do not have time to waste, we need to get the kids and to notify the others."
Freyt slowly loosens his grip on the shirt.
"You are right Astrid..." He calms down a little.
"I am sorry Ulf, i should act calmer."
"It is alright, we should get going. Astrid, where are the kids?" Says Ulf.
"The kids?... They were playing outside, both Anna and Enar, they must be nearby." Says Astrid.
"Then let's go outside, gather the kids, and notify the village, we might need some men for protection as we evacuate. Hopefully, they do not attack earlier, a crew of 50 men is about to land on shore in some hours." Ulf says.
A bright flash of lights enters the window, the source was from the forest. The three of them cover their eyes.
"What in the name of Odin was that?" Freyt asks.
"I don't know but that cannot be a good sign." Points out Astrid.
Afterward all three of them head out, Astrid and Freyt start calling for the kids when they notice Anna running in the distance, heading towards them.
They run towards her, Freyt takes Anna in his arms.
"What is it, what's wrong?" Asks Freyt.
Anna is breathing heavily and mumbling.
"En- hah.. Enar.."
"Enar what? What's wrong with Enar?" Asks Astrid worried. Ulf stares from behind, he has got a bad feeling about this.
"I cannot find Enar anywhere!!!" Anna exclaims desperately.
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