Climbing the trunk of the great tree was no piece of cake but I was pretty good at it.
I started off slow mainly because Dad was nagging that it was too dangerous but after I entered the thick leafage and was sure he could not see me I started climbing faster and faster.
My eyes were focused on my goal. A small, walnut size socket hidden inside one of the thicker branches (which was the size of a school bus by the way). Inside was the insignia of the Wodin family.
I was sure this was set up by mom and I was sure SOMETHING WOULD HAPPEN if I reached it.
"Adolpha! I can't see you! Everything alright up there?"
"Yeah! No worries!" I responded to my dad as I swiftly jumped from tree branch to tree branch.
I finally reached the huge branch and studied the glistering socket.
It was made of a black shiny rock, maybe obsidian. It definitely looked expensive. When I got closer the Wodin ring on my finger shone brightly.
The light probably penetrated the thick wall of leaves surrounding me because Dad started yelling
"Adolpha! What's happening? What's that light!?"
I ignored my father and went closer, reaching for the socket with my ring facing it.
It fitted perfectly.
The tree was engulfed in light. It was as if it was created by light.
My body passed through the tree branch as if I was a ghost and I yelled!
Snowball suddenly rose to the occassion and I came crushing on her! The feeling was as if I fell onto soft snow and I didn't hurt much.
Dad came rushing towards me.
"Sweetie are you okay? Never do that again! I-I could never lose you..." He was losing his breath and felt a mixture of anger and relief that I looked okay.
"I am... sorry Dad but.... look!" I pointed to the glowing tree behind me.
It was beautiful but so bright you could barely look at it by squinting.
No more than 3 seconds after, twelve magic circles the size of olympic size pools, appeared out of thin air on the ground around the tree. A buzzing sound made everything tremble. It reminded me the sound a lazer made in alien blockbuster movies when they would use it to terraform the earth by shooting it at our planets core.
Suddenly a big door appeared in the middle of it and opened revealing a young woman.
Mom finally appeared and took a step outside the glowing tree. She looked like she did not age one bit from that recording... Actually she looked even younger.
"Adolpha... I am so happy to finally... meet you" She said taking step by step closer to me.
"Mom!" Tears started forming at the edges of my eyes.
Then a dark circle appeared beside me. Mom started running towards us, a book next to her.
At the center of the circle Dad looked baffled. "Eh?"
A huge shadow hand twisted around dad and above us that woman... Vanessa walked ON the air.
"Hey cousin! Long time no see! And you child... I am so very sorry to appear again so soon and so suddenly... And to interrupt this beautiful family reunion but apparently I cannot take no for an answ-" As that strange woman talked mom jumped rushed next to me.
She reached her with a speed faster than I could detect, and punched her straight to the face.
The ground split when she reached it and created a small crater.
Mom looked at it, standing on air like Vanessa.
"Do not touch him. Do not touch my family. Or else every bone in your body will turn to dust, every cell in your body will liquify, every molecule that composes your sorry existence will be atomized. Okay Cousin?"
My mom is the coolest.