''''How big is this fucking forest!!?''''I can''t help but weirdly shout at another one of the strange crittersI''ve encounteredwhilst walking through this forest.''''What am I even supposed to do,being reincarnated is just annoying.''''


    I''ve been walking for a few hours & I haven''t found a way out of the forest yet,''''& I think that winged rabbit is mocking me....''''I glare at the small mammal as best I can, but like all the creatures in this forest, it just sniffs me for a second before scampering off (in this case flying off).


    ''''I wonder if there are even people here?''''not that it matters seeing as I will probably never find a way out of thisdamn Forest.


    Suddenly a rustling in the bushes attracts my attention, it''s very faint but ever since I came here I have noticed I''m very in tune with the world around me.


    ''''Is this another of those ''Beli'' thins?''''having come across the strange creatures before I expected to see another like it, due to the faintness of the rustling in the bushes.


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    ''''.....you ain''t no weird deer''''I say to myself whilst looking at the strange ''Silvan Elder'' in front of me.


    I can''t hide or move in time as the Silvan comes out of the Forest, he sees me as he steps out of the brush.


    He is quite rude I must say, he has been staring at me for a full five minutes.''''Hello there, Elder''''I speak first just to ease the tension.


    The Elder looked at me for a moment longer before speaking ''''Hello there young one....'''' he spoke slowly with a deep a melodic voice, almost like...well a tree I guess.Support the creativity of authors by visiting Royal Road for this novel and more.


    ''''Young One?? My name is Soul'''' I guess I probably am young compared to this Old geezer.


    ''''Oho, forgive me, young Soul. I am Labiruquite a pleasure meet you child'''' speaking in his deep voice, he smiles at me with a soft grin, accentuating his walnut-like skin & twig beard.


    ''''Well then, Labirucould you tell me where I am?''''hoping to get some information out of this Old man, I politely inquire as to where I am.


    ''''Of course young one, you are in the ''Ilu Forest'' in The Forest Kingdom of Eridu.''''Labiru spoke slowly & providedquite a lot of usefulinformation.


    ''''Eridu...huh''''Their naming sense is pretty good, though I can only assume ''The Forest Kingdom'' implies the whole place is just Forest through & through.


    Looking up at the smiling Old man, I notice he still has the same grin on his face''''Is something amusing Labiru?''''I pointedly ask.


    In response, he just chucklesslightly before speaking'''' I have never met someone of your kind before, The Mother usually does this in Yggdrasil.''''he doesn''t seem hostile in anyway but he sure is curious.


    I have to wonder if ''Yggdrasil'' refers to the Yggdrasil from Norse mythology or not.


    Thinking about the Information I just gained, It occursto me that I am rather accepting of the fact that I''m quite literally talking to a tree.


    But hey, freaking out would probably be a lot worse.


    ''''Who is Mother anyway?'''' I ask Labiru, rememberinghis mention of her.


    He gives me an inquisitive look for a moment before answering, ''''Mother is just as the name says, she is our Mother & our Guide. Mother sometimes brings Younglings into the world but I have never seen one of you appear so far away''''


    ''''Ah'''' Is all I can really say after that, it seems he thinks this ''Mother''brought me into being & that I am one of these younglings. As it stands him believing this can only benefit me, after all, I don''t know where I am or what I am for that matter.


    ''''Should we go to Mother?'''' I ask Labiru, he smiles softly ''''Of course young Soul, we shall set off at once'''' he says before turning around & walking back the way he came.


    I stand there in slight shock for a moment, after all, he barely asked any questions & just turned around & started walking to this ''Mother''somewhere in this presumably enormous Forest.