Rising from the ashes of death, a warrior unworthy to exist was born.

He was born to lead, to be superior above others and ascend to a height beyond the reach of the world.

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How was a child who laid in the wilderness, wounded, hungry, thirsty with his life slowly seeping out of him, supposed to achieve that?

He couldn't think about living past the next second, he was hopeless not knowing what hope even meant.

Life had been unfair, and he'd curse it if he had a known language to use, he couldn't speak, unaware of the fact that his lips were supposed to be used.

He knew nothing, and even though amnesia did leave something behind, his left a blank sheet, void of most basic among basic knowledge.

Unable to think about anything, a certain feeling moved all over him, being dense around his heart, and this emotion caused a certain transparent liquid to snake down his cheeks.

The emotion got stronger and he could tell that it was the right one, this was what he had to feel - deep sorrow for his existence was a miserable one.

Slowly, his dark skin turned as pale as it could, with the last of his blood dripping into the red river he laid afloat.

His eyes lost their life as the second flew by, soon he was at the bridge between the living and the other side, ready to cross over, when a sudden energy erupted in his heart.

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Power Levels_

•Pawn - all mobile trees begin with this level from birth.[Social Class(SC)- All]

°Manipulation Techniques_

- Wind [Rank 2]

•Peasant - this is the use of low quality resources by the young tree to advance.[SC- Family]

°Manipulation Techniques_

- Wind [Rank 5]

- Earth [Rank 3]

- Leaf [Rank 1]

- Wood [Rank 1]

•Noble - this is the use of high quality resources compared to the common tree.[SC- Clan]

°Manipulation Techniques

- Wind[Rank 7]

- Earth [Rank 4]

- Leaf [Rank 1]

- Wood[Rank 1]

•Royal - this is the use of higher quality resources compared to noble trees.[SC- Kingdom]

°Manipulation Techniques_

- Wind [Rank 9]

- Earth [Rank 5]

- Leaf [Rank 2]

- Wood [Rank 2]

Imperium - this is the use of the highest quality of resources.[SC- Empire]

°Manipulation Techniques_

- Wind [Rank 12]

- Earth [Rank 7]

- Leaf [Rank 3]

- Wood [Rank 4]

•Page- this is the level reached when a young tree from the age of 16 to 23 passes the page test. The increase in manipulation technique skill ranks differs.

•Knight - this is the level reached when a page is now qualified to join the battlefield. This happens after 4 years in U.O.T

•Sword Knights- these are knights proficient in the sword art. Sword Tree Knights are common. They are usually able to only utilize wind manipulation techniques proficiently.

•Shield Knights- these are knights proficient in the shield art. Shield Tree Knights are living tanks. They are usually proficient in Earth manipulation techniques.

•Warrior Knights- these are knights proficient in both Earth and Wind manipulation techniques. They are able to use both techniques simultaneously - creating the Storm manipulation technique.They are uncommon, their weakness being their dual blades.

•Sorcery Knights- these are knights proficient spells and anything unrelated to manipulation techniques. They are rarer to find, changing the tides in battle with their appearance.

•Stealth Knights- these are Knights proficient in any technique and are involved in spells - especially banned spells of the Mage Tower.

These knights are obtained in one out of a million trees.

Special Class_

Forger- these are special classed trees also known as metalsmiths. They do not use manipulation techniques except the basic ones. They posses raw excess strength and sharp brains for creation.

•Stonesmiths - these are builders and architects of the tree race. They do not use manipulation techniques.

•Woodsmiths- these are trees proficient in the use of the Wood manipulation techniques. They are uncommon, yet a must have in any army.

Leafsmiths- these are trees proficient in the use of Leaf manipulation techniques. They are rare as Stealth Knights. They produce the currencies of the tree race.

Leading Class_

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Swinging his spear he hacked and hacked, slaying multitudes of knights, taking down about 20 knights at once nonetheless, they kept on swarming up on him.

They were weak yet their numbers overwhelmed him greatly, he looked to the left and to the right, only to see no one else standing with him - for they had fallen.

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ALLIANCE

•Rovan Whitewood( Title: , Rank: )

•Kiula Yew-wood (Title: , Rank: )

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Reviewing his system alliance tab, the two allies of his had their names grayed out, all their titles and ranks had nothing there - proof of their demise.

Even though he could barely believe it, his battle tab confirmed that.

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BATTLE

•ARMY(Clan)

•Dijo (Title: , Rank: )

•Gawu (Title: , Rank: )

•Das (Title: , Rank: )

•Yukan (Title: , Rank: )

•Huja (Title: , Rank: )

•Taui (Title: , Rank: )...

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He scrolled down as much as he could yet, to his surprise there was no name on the large list which wasn't grayed out.

He had lost everything and everyone, from his loyal allies and silver generals to his weakest knight.

Loghark stood alone, but he was not dying yet till everyone on that battlefield had no life in them.

"Photonic Blast!"

A burst of energy exploded from his body destroying everything 30 yards around him.

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(-200 photons)

•Photons: 1000/7808425

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A system pop-up appeared.

Ignoring it, he stood upright and scanned the entire area - a valley full of enemies with him at the center.

He clutched his large black axe tightly, having a razor sharp edge, made entirely from the hardest wood - blackwood.

He held onto his people in his hands and as a Chief, his people were his strength.

The BLACKWOOD Clan was the strongest and it would forever be and he Loghark would prove that, even if he were to die with his people being found and wiped out. The name Blackwood, would be engraved on this soil and their plank skulls for eternity.

Charging forward, he swung his axe releasing a bolt of black energy from it which sent about 40 knights flying.

Taking a look at Loghark, his blue eyes had turned pitch black with a malevolent aura lingering around them and if one stared into them, they would be drawn into its inky blackness.

Engulfing him slowly as if it was eating him up was a certain black substance, it built up on him a type of covering which seemed to shield his dark skin.

Soon every part of his body was covered with the black substance, giving him the appearance of his own shadow wielding an ax.

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•Absolute Surrender Fully Activated...

Perks: Infinite System Usage...

Debuffs: Life Points(-5 per min)...

Penalty: Death

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He could feel the surge in power, he had never felt as powerful as he did now, but even though the cost was great, he never aimed to live after this anyway.

"Total Bind!"

"Windstorm!"

"Ice Rain!"

"Granular Impact!"

Loghark used his skills simultaneously, causing chaos and carnage all over, his enemies were either having their lives swept away by the winds, trying to outrun incoming projectiles of solid ice, being swallowed up by the earth or bounded by strong blackwood branches awaiting a piece of his axe.

The smell of death filled the air, darkening the clouds and soon the rains were unleashed to pacify the battlefield.

Bodies piled up all over, however Loghark was in no way satisfied with the large numbers he had just taken down.

Simultaneously using all elements to deal with ranged attackers while engaged in battle spoke of his unmatched skills and ability.

Using the back of the axe's handle, he bashed in the skull of a knight ending his life in an instant, grinding forward something caught his attention altering his attack path.

Drawing closer he had confirmed his thoughts as before him was an old friend, one he had considered as a brother back in U.O.T.

Yet now he was just a life which had to be wiped, the past was something to remember, but now his death would quench his thirst for revenge.

Eyrik Redwood a young tree with fiery eyes and a well trimmed black hair on his dark skin, kept on using skill after skill from his. He tried to negate those of Loghark, and could be seen at the center of a thick shield wall.

A few knights had died not by shedding blood, but rather by the destruction of their source of life -The Life Root.

Their death, was their transformation into a stiff, immobile tree full of branches and leaves- usually occurring to old aged trees. However, it could be seen all over the battlefield and even among the knights in the shield formation.

Loghark had killed Urk and Mapai on the battlefield, not with his own hands but rather his random skill attack had done the job.

Urk the Chief Of The Ashwood Clan, a distant relative of Loghark had joined in alliance not for any piece of land or a few Leafs, but because he wanted the Blackwood name out of the Darkwood Kingdom.

However, Mapai was Chief of the Malowood Clan, a clan which probably was from a Kingdom unheard of to Loghark.

In all, their death had not just caused their men on the battlefield to end up in such a sorry state, but every tree in their clan to face the same fate wherever they were.

Grinding his way towards the shield wall, the knights became much more difficult to deal with, as the time limit for his skill drew closer - so did his end.

Drawing closer, he leaped into the air with all his might giving the ranged knights a chance to attack as waves of powerful arrows came at him.

"Photonic Blast"

A burst of energy exploded from him snapping the closest incoming arrows 30 yards away,

giving him enough time to do what he planned.

Descending towards the shield wall, a dark energy formed before him and from the ground one would see a dark spear head descending.

"Elemental Spear"

Few meters above colorful bolts of energy merged with the dark spear before landing an earth shattering strike on the battlefield.

The impact and shockwaves from the strike not only destroyed the shield wall sending the knights flying and dead, but took away life from everything on the battlefield and beyond.

The forestland of immobile trees had become a wasteland, the trees uprooted and branches deprived of its beautiful leaves.

The city of Unwaver, now bloodied from the battle wasn't spared by the shockwaves either.

Its strong battered walls made of blackwood crumbled down into nothing, the heritage of the clan gone.

Beyond and far away from the battlefield, the impact was felt by a group of knights and warriors traveling south, the youngest among them being a nursing child.

The child was held closely by the leader of the group as she valued this child, more than the very life she had.

For the child was not only her life, but the lifeline of the entire Blackwood clan and it's remaining clansmen.

Even though the earth quaked wildly under their feet, it didn't cause them to blink nor stop in their tracks.

They had a goal ahead with something to protect and to do that, they had to get as far as possible.

Back on the battlefield, the entire fog created by the dust began to settle down slowly making the area quite visible.

The scent of death had grown stronger than ever, and it was much more evident now. The trees on the battlefield on both sides, once mobile and immobile had all fallen.

On the battlefield, a thick fog could be seen, where the shield wall of high ranking knights once stood in formation. The silhouette of two figures standing together could be seen through the fog.

Both figures stood close in the middle of a warm embrace with each other, even though under the fog, told a different story altogether.

Embracing Loghark was no one other than the very person he once called a brother, but had ended up as a murderer of not only his wife and daughter, but also a great chunk of his clansmen - Eyrik Redwood.

His attack was never truly aimed to kill him, but to isolate them while having every possible interruption, well taken care of.

Loghark had lots of questions for his old friend as he knew Eyrik more than anyone could.

He had been through thick and thin with him, slaying multitudes together on the battlefield.

Eyrik had even sacrificed much just to get through many bottlenecks in the past.

Their conversation was brief, and he had a request for Eyrik who accepted without hesitation- a parting gift.

Loghark stared at his system screen, his time was up and he would meet them again. At least, he could rest at ease knowing the clan was in safe hands.

To receive the honor of dying by the arms of someone he could call a brother, Loghark had no regrets.

Their embrace was heartfelt, despite a dagger being pierced into his heart, he had a smile up his face, watching the time limit of his skill go nil.

"It was an honor Eyrik, it indeed was." Those were the last words he managed to whisper into his ears before he fell, just like the mighty tree he was.

The entire battlefield had become clearer once again, one could now see quite further and better as it was before the fog engulfed it.

Heading North, in a battered up armor which from a single look, one could tell of its high quality, was none other than Eyrik.

He had done whatever he had to do, and busy searched for the few trees whose names weren't grayed out on his system.

Among the allies was a certain Chief he had barely heard about, for he had left the recruitment among other army related issues, to his trusted golden generals.

Being a Chief himself, he knew how important the lives of anyone in that position, determined the fate of thousands.

So his next goal was to find Ramold, Chief of the Yomerwood Clan however, he had no idea of where he could be and so decided to go in any direction - heading north.

Either his luck was good or Ramold's own was, as after covering a reasonable distance, he could feel the resonance which one felt when drawing closer to another Life Root.

It was a brief feeling barely noticeable but with the silence on the battlefield, he could even notice a pin drop, meters away.

Standing still at the very spot he scanned the area, trying to spot at least something or anything that would give away Ramold's position.

Not getting anything, Eyrik kept on walking forward past chunks of fallen knights, his eyes darting around in hope of finding a hint of any sort.

Feeling pain all over with a heavy weight on him, he slowly opened his eyes, only to be met with horror. Before him was the face of a bloodied and dead tree, his lifeless eyes staring down into his.

Abruptly, he tried to move his right hand only for him to feel an excruciating pain causing him to scream louder, than a human lady seeing a common bug.

Hearing a fierce scream, Eyrik automatically turned towards the direction of the sound, being so loud, as if it was directed straight into his earlobes.

Getting there, before him was a pile of fallen knights, and that was where the scream had come from.

Pushing away the weighty bodies they were seemingly of the shield class of knights, popularly known as "Meat Shields".

It was quite impressive how Loghark's attack had sent shield knights all the way here, not only being one but a dozen of those tanks.

Finally getting the weight off him, a miserable sight of Chief Ramold Yomerwood lay before him. He was injured and scared all over, having deep wounds which still bled out.

His face was priceless being sliced and diced with shallow cuts on every part of, it as if tiny blades were used to torture him.

As though that wasn't enough, his right arm was ripped off to the extent that only his plank bones could be seen, barely holding both ends together.

Baring through all the pain he felt, he slowly opened his eyes which still hurt, only to see a thin layer of green energy with a red tint, covering his entire being.

Miraculously, he felt the pain going down bit by bit and after a few minutes he was more than half better than before.

Eyrik was now spent and had to get some rest, he had used the few photons left in his system to heal up Ramold. This had even to halted his own recovery process, the sky was still dark making his photons restore 60% slower.

Ramold, who wondered why Eyrik would spend time and photons to heal him up, a no name chief from a backwater clan.

He had next to no future in this world anymore, yet such a great and strong entity had saved him.

He didn't deserve to live neither he nor his entire clan, but Chief Eyrik gave him another chance to have another go at life's race.

From now on he was convinced to live and die with Eyrik and the Redwood Clan.

Standing up, he walked and stood before Eyrik who now rested his back on the hard earth with his eyes closed.

Clapping his hands together, fingers facing the skies, he raised both hands up his head. Bending both knees, he went down repeating it thrice. Finally on the third, he placed his forehead and hands held together to the soil- completing the Ritual of Total Allegiance.

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•The Yomerwood Clan wishes to merge with your Clan...

Accept / Decline

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"Accept." Eyrik said after pondering on it for minutes, and at that moment he felt a surge in his power as another message popped up.

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Redwood System Evolution Initiating...

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"Find and bring back the survivors." He ordered not having enough time before it began.

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Redwood System Evolution Countdown..

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"Yes Chief!" Ramold exclaimed, unaware of Eyriks' current situation.

And so running in any direction with a new goal, and a life to live he couldn't help but smile at such a fact.

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Eyrik smiled, knowing what would follow behind after the countdown, yet what brought up his smile, was him now climbing a step higher to the top.

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Being at the top was his greatest goal ever since his childhood. No matter what, he was willing to turn whatever stumbling block he faced, into a stepping stone.

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Redwood System Evolution Initiated...

All systems down...