I looked around I was in a different place, everything around me just seemed peaceful. I was lying on a stone bed with a fresh wind landing on my body, as I slowly sat up and took in my surroundings, I realized I had been transported to a serene and beautiful forest. The sunlight filtered through the dense canopy above, casting a warm glow on the vibrant green leaves and colorful flowers that surrounded me, the woody smell of the forest filled my nose. Birds chirped melodiously in the distance, and a nearby stream babbled softly as it made its way over smooth rocks, the breeze hitting the trees of the forest.
I noticed that I'd been cleaned, and my body felt refreshed even though I was wearing the same clothes, I noticed something off, the little weight I usually feel in my neck was gone, l quickly searched for the necklace my parents gave me.
"it was gone!…"
I am confident that the necklace given to me by my parents was not lost during my fight with the serpent, nor was it destroyed. Its resilience is unparalleled as it has withstood blows from my fellow mates and elders during sparring sessions and training. Therefore, my only logical conclusion is that the item was taken by whoever or whatever brought me to this place.
I tried to stand up, not controlling my strength, my head hit the top of the tree I was in then a sudden dizziness hit me. As I waited for the dizziness to pass, I noticed a mysterious figure approaching me from the distance.
I saw a woman with vibrant green hair adorned with delicate flowers, The woman exudes an ethereal and mystical aura, wearing a green dress that complements her unique appearance. Her face is serene and captivating, with the imagery of a beautiful crown of flowers above her hair and her eyes as green as the forest evokes a sense of ethereal beauty and nature's presence. Her skin is as smooth as the skin of a newly born and her skin is as fair as snow.
I was dazzled and confused, it was my first time seeing someone with a different color of skin than mine, although we had light-skinned women in our tribes their skins weren't as fair as snow, and she was the most beautiful person I have ever laid my eyes on, It made the other women I've seen lack in comparison.
[Hmmm, you've woken up already,] she said, as she spoke, her voice was like a gentle breeze on a hot day, soft and soothing, her voice was like the ray of sunshine, a voice that could calm the troubled mind, and soothe the soul, just hearing her talk had calmed his troubled mind already.
I got myself together since she's the one who brought me here maybe she might have seen my necklace, 'Have you seen my necklace?' I asked in an optimistic tone, that had been the last gift I had been given by my parents, and I wouldn't want anything bad to happen to it,
[ Oh, are you talking about that blue pearl?]
"Yes, it was on a small flat the surface on my neck, I wore it as a necklace"
[ It was destroyed when you left the room, the snake followed you and tried to kill you, I was passing by and saved you from death's clutches, during the process it broke]
My face turned pale, I felt a pang in my heart like a part of me had been torn away. The necklace was more than just jewelry to me; it was the symbol of my parent's love and protection. I couldn't bear the thought of it being gone, destroyed in an instant. I look at the woman searching for answers. "Why did you bring me here then?" I asked, trying to keep my emotions in check, I suddenly heard her chuckle.
[ "Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha, the look on your face was marvelous," she said, her voice still soothing. "your necklace has been destroyed, but the blue pearl in it hasn't been destroyed yet. It's with you, or let me say it's within you]
I was confused, unsure of what she meant. "Within me?" I repeated, my mind racing with questions. How could the pearl in the necklace be inside me? What did she mean by that? I looked at her and she just smiled and nodded. "You'll understand soon. The forest has much to teach you and I'm here to guide you on your path."
First of all, the pearl is embedded in your heart, the curse of crystallization and the toxins of the snake were very harmful to your body, and the only way to remove them was to put the pearl either in your brain or your heart, the brain is a very dangerous place even for me to handle, so I cut your chest and put it around your heart.
But something else happened, instead of the curse and venom being absorbed into the pearl, it went into your heart and the pearl mysteriously fused with it, giving you a different heart, with a blue-grey color making your blood more than four times darker than the average person. I don't know the effects of it since you are just waking up,
"The pearl, do you know what it is?" She asked in a curious tone, "No, I don't know anything about it, our country was having a civil war, and my parents gave it to me saying I have to explore around the country to find out about it, then it was made known to the tribe that they died in the war, they didn't tell me anything about it"
"What a sad story, but the pearl is a symbol of authority, a sign of royalty, anyone who's chosen by the pearl is fated for something great. But the appearance of the pearl is always fated to come with calamity, it seems you're lucky, normally when you're chosen by the pearl and it's activated anyone above the transcendent rank on a certain level of strength would be able to notice you like a beacon shining in the dark, which would start bloodshed in the country."
Right now it has been activated, and even I don't feel anything weird except for your exceptional body constitution, that was why I said you we're lucky, or else you would have been killed already.