《Watching Grass Grow》Chapter 14: Bye Bye Bunny
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Authors Note: I'm alive, no seriously this fiction was very close to dying i felt like fate was against me writing this; sickness, heavy assignments followed by computer troubles then to top it off I caught a virus that made me pass out. Moving on I apologize if this chapter feels like patchwork I had to add what I could over the month.
POV: Mystical Sakura
Status
Rank: Mystical Sakura
Age: 15 Days
Durability: 100%
Titles: King of the Fairies, Late Bloomer, Landowner, Monster Under the Bed, Deep Rooted
Nutrients: 81234N
Nutrient Generation: 1601N/hour
Abilities:
‘It has been two days since my rush of power, what do I mean by rush well the fairy king pack was mostly plant upgrades that would take effect over time, Ellie said it would take a year. But that does not apply to me, because of my broken growth ability I can put these upgrades to use straight away. Of course I didn’t apply them to my own body; using my connection to other plants I applied the upgrades to other plant life and the growth ability made the changes instant. With that I know have trees that produce a variety of fruits as well as some trees that literally spew water from their trunks. But that pales in comparison to the mana manipulating abilities I got, as I recall there was sense, absorption, emission and manipulation. Emission and absorption is a natural quality that all intelligent life has, I did not qualify for the natural version somehow. But the gained abilities not only fix that but because of my massive body and link to others I was able to turn every tree in my network into a mana battery. Then we have manipulation which allows me to manipulate the mana I have gathered, normally a life form would have a specific type of mana or a preferred element, not me pure mana for the win. Which brings me to senses which is completely overpowered and a real headache allowing me to sense all mana there is; in the air, the earth, even in people. Now here’s the kicker my mana type is pure mana, I sense all the mana and I can manipulate all mana related to my element which I can sense. Do you get it yet, I effectively have complete control over the mana in my surroundings and with my network that range is this entire forest. Fair to say after receiving these abilities and understanding them I went overboard by changing the entire forest, to everyone else it apparently looked like I released a pulse of pure power, he he.’
‘After my power trip I needed to look over my territory and see what happened this is also a good time to check the forest layout. The land I have claimed as mine is a circle with a 200 meter radius; my three guardian nymphs are located close to the perimeter about 10-20 meters in. They act like my watch towers giving me an early warning; Tia the little princess is in the north, Aria the quiet one is south east and hyper Maria is south west. Convenient how their positions are perfect for this setup, anyway moving on all three have a decent number of trees but certain points are focused in each area. The north with Tia has a few rivers and streams flowing through it, Maria is closest to human settlements there is still plenty of distance between us and them but she has less concentration of trees due to being close to the plains and Aria has the highest concentration of trees and plant life you could almost call it a jungle.’
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‘My burst of power infused everything in this area with mana from the earth to the air except for the water in the streams the free running water quickly diluted it. Every tree on my land now holds an abundance of fruit of all kinds with the familiar ones such as apples on the edge of the perimeter to the more exotic ones closer to the center. Water trees are scattered here and there but are relatively close to the center, the water they produce gathers near the tree’s base making ponds fit for bathing. My new mana powers have allowed me to bend a few natural laws, specifically there is now a concentration of mana surrounding my land acting like a barrier nothing physical more like a feeling telling you not to come here, I also made the water trees release warm water to make baths for the inhabitants. Speaking of all the fairies who came to me for protection are now happily settled in, I have set them up on the edges of my clearing. The nymphs have their homes the dryads now happy with the soil have put down their roots, the fairies are hanging about the water and exotic fruit trees while the sylphs are happy with the shelters I made using roots to create tepee’s. My clearing is now equivalent to a small village with me at the center, Ellie as the chief and the other three as the guards and me, I guess my role is that of a noble or king a village governs itself but the landowner has full authority.’
‘There is one thing I haven’t mentioned yet the three bunny-girls, though they have gotten used to their surroundings they still intend to leave and return to their village. While I haven’t located their village a few landmarks I mentioned to the older bunny have caught her interest she can probably find her way home from the information I have shared. The older one has traveled outside my barrier to hunt for meat and fur since not even beasts can approach me now, while the little ones gather fruits and sticks in my territory. The furs were used to make clothing and bags, the meat was smoked to make jerky since fruits only lasts so long and using some coconuts (yes we have coconuts) they made containers for water, too much fruit juice does not go down right. They are pretty much ready to go I’m just waiting for them to inform me of their departure, speak of the devil here they come now Ellie could you come here please I need help translating.’
Ellie rushed to the tree at the center of the newly formed village and turned to face the three incoming beast-men, the older one was in front with two younger ones following closely behind. The three wore simple shirt and shorts made from animal skins and carried a simple stone dagger at their waists and an animal skin pack on their backs, the older one carried a simple bow and some arrows with her pack.
‘I’m surprised they were able to get everything together so quickly I guess the older one must be very experienced as a hunter, ok Ellie please translate for me; it seems you are ready to depart.’
[Older Bunny-girl] “It is as you have observed, I thought to express my gratitude to you before I leave and to possibly answer a few questions I have.”
‘No harm in answering a few questions I might get some answers myself they haven’t approached me since the day they arrived; very well you may ask your questions.’
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[Older Bunny-girl] “Thank you, then my first question what are you exactly.”
‘Wow forget casual stuff she jumped straight for the big ones, oh well not like I’m hiding it; to keep things simple I am a plant that has been given special abilities by the gods specifically the goddess of life because of this I have dedicated my life to spreading her name and expanding her domain.’
The beast-men flinched at the reply while the plant remained ignorant of the situation.
[Older Bunny-girl] “Does that mean you work with the elf’s and intend to conquer like the humans and demons?”
‘First I hate the elf’s, with their superiority complex and prideful nature you know they turned their back on their own goddess.’
The beast-men were shocked at this news while it is not unheard of for individuals to abandon their creator for an entire race to turn its back was a surprise to them.
‘Second how can I a plant conquer a kingdom?’
Again the beast-men were surprised at the beings reply.
[Older Bunny-girl] “Excuse me could you explain what you meant by your last comment?”
‘It’s simple really as a plant I’m technically not part of any race but a part of nature itself, the fairy race might be close but still not quite therefore if I was to do anything it would be considered a natural disaster more than anything else. That being said I don’t plan on being violent unless it’s in self-defense.’
The younger beast-men nodded in understanding while the older one was a bit confused.
[Older Bunny-girl] “But if you don’t intend on being violent how can you spread like you said?”
The young ones reacted to this question and faced the tree with the same question in their eyes.
‘That’s easy to answer there are many way’s one can expand without being aggressive. Look around you this place is a paradise; food, shelter and water are all available year round who wouldn’t sacrifice some land for a piece whether it’s out of greed or need. And when that land is under my control it will have protection equivalent to a well-stocked fort, no one will be able to steal from me. In simple words it’s my way or the highway.’
The girls were unsure of the last sentence but understood what he was trying to convey with his power and resources things will go his way no matter how hard they fight it, which meant for them to survive there was only one option. After processing this new information the older beast-girl proceeded to ask her next question.
[Older Bunny-girl] “Is there any possibility of an alliance with you and the fairies?”
‘I might be persuaded to form an alliance with you, but that will only be possible if your people are willing to accept my demands.’
[Older Bunny-girl] “And what are your demands?”
‘Unity, change and prosperity.’
The beast-men were once again confused by this answer, was he purposefully being vague to trick them or was he testing them.
‘With all this talking I haven’t been able to ask my questions yet.’
The older female beast-man immediately took notice that they were asking him question without offering the same courtesy.
[Older Bunny-girl] “What would you like to know?”
‘An introduction might be nice you still haven’t told me who you are, I can guess you are of the beast-men race and my subordinate told me you are from the rabbit clan but I know nothing else not even your names.’
The girls were stunned at this before looking back over the past few days in their memories before realizing they never did introduce themselves. Bowing their heads in apology the older female spoke for the group.
[Older Bunny-girl] “I apologies for our rude behavior, my name is Naomi of the rabbit clan I am 18 years old and am a scout for my village, the one on my left is Snow 7 years old and on my right is Nanami 6 years old.”
The being took a closer look at the girls now that he could put names to a face, Naomi had brown hair with long brown ears sticking out of her head twitching now and then as if listening for danger, she had amber eyes and a lively shade to her white skin. On her left was Snow who living up to her name had white hair with white rabbit ears that flopped down on both sides of her head, blue eyes and a pale complexion. And finally Nanami with autumn hair and lighter coloured ears, brown eyes and a darker colour skin.
‘Now then, we’ve finally got out introduction out of the way; which is a shame because I am sure that you three will be making your way home now.’
[Older Bunny-girl] “It is unfortunate however we must inform our clan of where our young were taken.”
‘I understand so I will send you off with my best wishes for your future.’
[Older Bunny-girl] “I hope we meet again.”
After her words the three bunny-girls turned and left the clearing starting their journey towards their clan village.
‘*sigh* well with that done time to deal with some unwanted company, Ellie how should deal with them.’ Advertisement Previous
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