The Sacred Tree In The Woods: A Short Story

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Meanwhile, Cipher and Jaden stood at the edge of the mountain, where they can see the entire Garden from every angle.
“The scenery is divine…,” Cipher speaks in astoundment-while Jaden’s eyes are pivoting from one point to the next-“a place which ascends tranquility.”
Jaden frowns, his eyes narrowing in on a dark-shaded stretch of land, ravaged by the sickness. “You see with your own two eyes, the real beauty and the serenity the Garden possesses. It is one of the many reasons, why I been so adamant in saving it,” he confesses. “I know I do not have the strength to watch it shrivel like the leaves of a fallen tree, which is slowly decaying back into the ground from which it sprouted from. I was taught to protect the Garden and my clan with
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“Everything is fine.” Jaden turns his head to him, giving the others a forced smile. “Did you gather all you need from the sacred tree?”
“I have enough to perform the ritual and save the people of the realm,” Micah speaks, holding several large satchels filled with barks and vials of the sacred tree’s golden liquid. “Once the ritual is performed, we’ll return to the kingdom.”
“I don’t want to give you all the impression, you’re not welcome in my home, but I would appreciation the secrecy when recounting your adventure to your king.”
“It’s understandable you would want to keep this place a secret,” Gottlieb chimes in, hurling a heavy satchel at Jaden, which nearly topples him over. “I wouldn’t want any more Outsiders infesting the place,” he cracks, jokingly.
Micah chuckles and notices from the corner of his eye, something peculiar. “What’s happening to the tree?” he questions, in which the others turns their heads to see.
“It has reached the final stage…,” Jaden reveals-watching the sacred tree withers away to nothingness-“Death.”
He then leaves with Cipher, Micah, and Gottlieb following behind him, heading in the direction of the majestic tree to start the ritual and save those in his

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