Once again, I woke up In a place unfamiliar to me, still trees, still green and yet there was something different. During my time in my previous life’s when I sought all there is to know of the martial and spiritual arts. I encountered a hermit. Who sought to be one with nature He taught me the basics of his craft since I had gifted him a book I had written. It was a simplistic one showing the nature of the bones in a person’s body and how nerves are connected. I learned fast and by the end of 10 years I had modified the basics enough to create a style of my own. Unlike the hermit who sought to harmonise with nature. I sought to harmonize with the universe and after a century of deep meditation I learned to turn the universe against itself. At my peak no one could harm me. Weapons, elements, spiritual and natural no attack could phase me. Unfortunately, by reaching that level of harmonization I lost my sense of being and my body and mind destroyed itself trying to continuously resonate with the universe. It wasn’t until a couple life’s later that I found a solution to this issue.

Using the stars as a diagram, using the galaxy’s as fixing points creating a 3d map of the universe and gradually converting the external universe into a replica within the internal body. I never managed to do this since the universe was far too large to fully map out. But here with beings that can move stars and manipulate planets, I could learn the secrets of the stars and achieve a breakthrough in developing my technique.

As I looked around I noticed a break in the tree’s and a stream running along behind some small rocks. I moved towards the stream and then looked at my reflection in the water. My first thoughts are “same, same. Dead eyes and a perpetually bored expression” I turn from my reflection and begin walking on the side of the stream. Following it so that I may reach the exit of the forest. As I stroll slowly I begin to harmonise my breathing with my surroundings erasing my presence so that I do not notify the predators in the areas around me that I have trespassed into their domains. Eventually I leave the forest and I see small village in the distance about half a kilometre away in. I stroll slowly towards the village and at first it seems sparse however a bell rings and many beings with pointy ears, lengthy hair and spears arrive in front of me.

“halt, stranger for what reason have you come to this village”

I reply simply

“I have no malicious intentions; I am a scholar and my sole objective is to learn your culture your paths so that I may compile it in the future so that it can never be forgotten.

The being points his spear at me

“you wish to steal our knowledge?”

You reply as if talking to a stone

“child, If I wished to steal your knowledge. I would enter your village without you knowing and begone before your realised that your knowledge is gone. What I seek is not your military arms but to learn from your masters in their crafts”

The being seems off put as if realising that they cannot intimidate zeil with the threat of the spear

“very well, since you have shown no hostility towards us, you may enter but will be accompanied by these guards”

He gestures to the two beings who are flanked on both his sides

“they will take you to the elder”

As the being turns around and begins to leave

Zeil speaks

“tell me child what do you and your kin call yourselves”

The being turns and stares Zeil in the eyes

“we are called Elven, the descendants of the forest”

Zeil replies

“then Elven I thank you for passage into the village”

The Elven being turns round

“laene, Gaele make sure he doesn’t cause trouble”

The two eleven nodded quickly and flanked Zeil

Laene, the elven on the left spoke

“please follow me, the elder is this way”