Chapter 165 - Motherless

"Adelheid, where are we?"

"I have no idea. The only thing that surrounds us are trees."

"Oh great; another forest."

"You don't plan on collapsing on me like you did to your sister, because I am not carrying you the whole way."

"Don't worry. Those days are long past, and I've improved much since then."

"I hope so."

"Get down!! We're not the only ones out here."

"Hunters?"

"Their scent is strong."

"How many?"

"....Just one!!!"

"Pop your head up. Can you see them?"

"Whatever it is, they're moving too fast. All I see are leaves blowing by where they last were."

"Sit down with me under this tree then. These leaves off of this Willow will shelter us from anyone out there."

"What about the ones in here?"

"Summer, did you say something?"

"No? Why? What did you think I...aaagh!! The willows!! I can't break free from their hold."

"Neither can I. Summer, burn them."

"Raaaaarrrr!!! THAT HURTS!!!!!"

"Did the tree just speak?"

"I speak…..and move; but you don't!!!!"

"They've binded my arms and legs. I thought trees weren't….."

"Real?

Is that what you were going to say?"

"Look, there is a spirit coming out, but I can't tell who they are."

"Trees are alive, yes; but none are real. That is...none other than me!!!"

"Let us go!! Let us go!!!"

"WILLOW!!! TIGHTEN YOUR HOLD!!!"

"Huuuuuu!!!!

You'll never bury us within your leaves!!!"

"Bury you!! Haa! If I wanted you dead then I would've killed you already. Na, I'm not into killing. It gets all messy and degrades life. Ewe!! I'm part of a tree meaning I like to build life…. not take it. Kinda funny if you think about it."

"Look, little girl. I don't know who you are or what you want but let us go or else."

"IT'S RUDE TO INTERRUPT WHEN SOMEONE IS TALKING."

"Huuuuuu!!!"

"As I was saying, my name is Willow, and even though Willows are known to droop and take life…I am different. I.... give it, and help things grow from it.

Recently, it has come to my attention that there is a motherless dragon here. Which one is that?

"Don't tell her..."

"Si mi wer ir wux sweekmon!!!!"

"Ah!! Language of the dragons. I cannot believe I am standing within such a host. Please, excuse my kindness. It's just that their are so few of you left."

"I have others."

"Agreed, and it would've been better if they never left their planet at all. See, you were never your own. You were descendants of the great Mother, and as such; the moment you dragons showed your face...he already had you wrapped around his little finger. You could never disobey his wishes even if you tried. Once his wife died, you now became the new mother of all the dragons, whether you liked it or not. The other 'Dragons' you could say, were just that. They couldn't transform into humans, unlike you."

"I didn't ask to be mother of all."

"You don't get asked; you just are. I'm sure if every young mother were given the choice to be a mother now…or wait until all terms were lined up for them; you get where I am going with this. Funny thing is, you did this to yourself when you killed the Mother and stole her heart. What, thought that even though the other dragons were now orphans, they could defend themselves. You're dumber than I thought."

"Stop mocking her!!! I know your story. At least Night and Summer are trying. I'm helping as much as I can, but since neither you nor I had experience raising, then that means we don't have the right to speak our minds."

"Helper, is it!!! You did a pretty good job in that field. I think the only thing you 'helped' Summer with is when you made the wise choice to have Summer give her child to Shadow to give to Nightmaster. Why? She, and all the other girls knew that Dragons were known to kill all their kids. Guess what you did, Summer?

Your kids started talking back to you, attacking your car and thinking they were in charge. Wake up call, that's what kids do. Once they get into their teens, they think they know what's best and then basically 'fight' you, the parent over head of household. Now a good parent instead of fighting back would instead 'listen' to their child, then do everything in their power to calm the child down or let the kid be a parent for a day because they know the kid will fail and will wake up the next day saying I'm sorry. In NONE OF THOSE SCENARIOS did I say that the parents EAGERLY are the first to jump out of the car and start killing as many of their kids as they can."

"THEY WERE ATTACKING US!! WE COULD'VE DIED. I was protecting my family."

"They're not your family?"

Willow, I have you mock my friend no more."

"OUCH!!!

"How do you like it? You attack our soul, we attack yours."

"My soul may be connected to the tree, but you will never kill me. Only creatures of the Bible can kill a Mist."

"Then it's your lucky day.... cause we are!!!!!"

"Noooooooooo!!!!!! My poor leaves. You burned them all. Every single pedal and branch...blowing away effortlessly in the wind.

I'LL MAKE YOU PAY FOR WHAT YOU'VE DONE!!!

Nightmaster had one last fit of goodwill, and with his back against the wall and no army to support him anymore, he looked past himself and at you. He knew that you people would probably kill him, so before he sunk back into the shadows, he told me to parent all of you so that when you kill him and grow up later, you'll hopefully not make the same mistake he didn't know exactly what he did but knew he shouldn't have done."

"Sounds like all we are good at is letting people down. News flash!!

NOBODIES PERFECT!!!"

"It's true that Jesus says nobody is perfect, but He also says to give your all and try to get as close you can."

"OUCH!!!!"

"Sorry, did I clip your wing!!! It must hurt bad."

"Summer, we are getting our names thrown through the dirt. She's just one girl. Surely, we can defeat her."

"Adelheid, I should've listened to you more. I didn't have the faith you wanted of me."

"That's ok. I also should have been a better help. To help one is not to simply add another hand to whatever they're doing. To help means to show better direction if you feel that person needs it. Then you help them get onto that new path."

"Awww!! You two are so sweet….really. You are finally getting along. I mean, it took a while but hey, 'Since I have never stepped in your shoes nor had experience raising, then that means I don't have the right to speak my mind!!!!"

"Nor do you have the right to walk. You forgot that heroes always win.

Raaaaaaa!!!!!"

"BURN!!!!!"

"Huuuuuuuu!!!"

"Shield of faith!!"

"OUCH!! My wing; it's torn from the blow into the tree. Summer, it's all you."

"HAAA!!! I don't know what's funnier: the fact that the villains always have won.... or the fact that you think you're the heroes!!!"

"BURN!!!!!!

OUCH!! My head!!"

"Stay down, young mother!! I don't want to kill you and thus make your kids orphans, but if you don't give up then neither will I."

"Father, send your Holy Spirit through my hands and raise up a cloud. I touch your earth and ask nothing in return.

GET DOWN!!!"

"You think a little storm of brush and trees will knock me down. My roots grow deep into the earth. It's only your loss."

"Summer, here's an axe. Since she's rooted then she can't move. Let's take advantage before the storm clears and she moves again."

"STOP!! STOP!! OUCH!! THIS IS NOT FAIR!!! I'M INOCCENT!!! I'M UNARMED!! I'M UNARMED!!!"

"Summer, hit harder!! I can see blood."

"I'M HITTING AS HARD AS I CAN."

"THAT'S...ENOUGH!!!

RAAAARRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!"

"Adelheid, stop chopping. Look, she's growing. I think we need a bigger axe to chop her down."

"Summer."

"Yes."

"They don't make an axe big enough to chop that down."

"NOW….I'LL MAKE YOU PAY!!! Ruuu!!! Boom!!!"

"Summer move. She almost stepped on you."

"WILLOWS, LOTUS, DEKUS, AND WISPS. COME ALIVE AND MARCH WITH ME!!!!"

"ADELHEID!!! RUN!!!!!" She's right on your tail."

"I'm running as fast as I can. Why don't we just fly out of here?"

"WHAT?"

'I SAID, 'WHY DON'T WE JUST FLY OUT OF HERE? YOU BURN THEM FROM ABOVE AND I'LL ATTACK FROM BELOW."

"ARE YOU STUPID? IF WE FLY THEN WE'LL BE REACHING THEIR EYE LEVEL. IT'S BETTER TO STAY SMALL AND ON FOOT. THEY CAN'T SEE US NOR NEAR US."

"WHERE ARE YOU, MY LITTLE....FRIENDS!!!! *Boom*

I JUST WANT TO TALK. THAT'S WHAT ALL OUR TREES WANT IS TO TALK. OH, THERE YOU ARE. STAND STILL AND LET ME GRAB YOU!!

"SWORD OF THE SPIRIT!!!"

"OUCH!!!"

"Adelheid, get out of here. Stabbing them with small needles will do no good. As long as there is rain falling and a sun standing, they will just continue to grow back limbs. There is nothing we can do. We have to…. AAAAAGH!!!!"

"GOT YOU!!!!"

"LET ME GO!!! LET ME GO!!!!"

"Summer, nooooooooo!!!! I'm coming."

"NOOO!! ADLEHIED, STAY HIDDEN WHERE YOU ARE. IF YOU FLY UP THEN THEY'LL SPOT YOU."

"IF I STAND HERE THEN YOU WILL DIE."

ADELEID?"

"WHAT?"

"........JUST HAVE FAITH!!!!!"

"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!"

*CRUNCH*

*HERE!!! LET ME BAPTIZE THE GROUND WITH HER BLOOD!!!