Corrupt Creations

The Elf Queen had passed out. Her powers and vitality were leaving her body at a very fast rate and if she was left like that, she would end up dying.

Seth felt the Evergreen Essence leaving her body and it was the last mystical force maintaining her life signals. If it were to disappear, she would die by the huge quantity of internal injuries her body had at the moment.

But instead of panicking, a green light appeared around his finger and he pointed it towards Arwen. The Evergreen Essence that left her body swiftly returned, energizing her cells once more.

He looked at what he had just done, realizing he was now able to control that essence. Seth turned towards the place the World Tree Replica stood, but noticed that there wasn't anything there anymore. The Seed of Tyranny absorbed everything, leaving nothing behind. The powers it contained were now assimilated with the seed, transforming it into that independent space where there was that crimson light.

The previous World Tree Replica, had the Evergreen Essence Source inside it, and it was now under his control. He lifted his hand, that was shining in a bright green light and felt that it was a power that belonged to himself.

Suddenly, he started to hear many noises coming from the direction of the castle and extended his Soul Sense. Many elves had realized that the fight had ended and were now searching for survivors at the castle entrance.

Seth noticed two figures leading the operation, but only recognized one. Mister Thellor, the leader of the Allakiir family.

Although, the normal procedure would be to go and find them, Seth moved towards the Elf Queen's unconscious body and held her close, vanishing with her towards somewhere else. He entered the forest nearby while carrying her, searching for a good spot. He knew no one but him could save her right now.

"Brother!"

Theod came running towards Thellor to report the situation at his side.

"I've gathered the resources we have and already assigned people to start healing the injured people. However, there are so many people that we are still short on resources and personnel."

"Don't worry. I will ask Ivasir to send some people to help. Right now, focus on finding the Elf Queen whereabouts. We saw her dropping from the skies somewhere near the castle. This got to be our priority."

"Alright."

"Thellor! Come Here!"

Thellor and Theod heard Ivasir's voice from afar. They ran towards him just to see a huge crater on the ground. There were some signs of fresh blood there, telling them that the Elf Queen was probably bleeding. However, she was not present.

"Oh my god... What have actually happened here?"

Theod got alarmed after witnessing the huge destruction inside the castle and at the area where the Secret Garden existed. Only a tenth of the entire place was still standing, the rest, has crumbled to pieces and it now resembled a post-apocalyptic scenario.

Ivasir turned towards the brothers and said: "We need to find where the Elf Queen is, or else we will never know what actually happened here."

"You're right... Where is Chief Commander Allannia and Elyon too? Why are they missing at a time like this?" Theod asked.

"I don't know where they are, but it is highly probable that they were caught in the mess. Do not count with them. Let's continue searching."

While the elves were forming search groups, Seth found a quiet cave where he slowly put the Elf Queen down and was racking his brains out to find a way to heal her faster.

Her body was badly bruised and there were many parts where there were burning marks. Her arms were completely burnt, but what worried Seth the most, were her internal injuries.

He put a hand on top of her belly and sent his energy inside of her, trying to evaluate the degree of the damage, but he was shocked after noticing that her insides were a mess. He wasn't even able to send his energy through her veins, because most of them have shattered.

While defending against Allannia's skills, her internal organs shifted places, after receiving those huge impacts head on. The only thing holding her life in, was really her Evergreen Essence.

Seth noticed that the corruption was spreading to every cell inside her body too, but now that he could control the corruption inside her blood, he would be able to make it leave her body.

However, she was badly hurt and any aggressive treatment, would actually end up killing her instead of helping.

He came up with a method that would take a lot of time, but would be the least aggressive method to cure her. He concentrated his mind into his soul, sending wisps of Soul Mist towards the area where the corruption was spreading inside of her body. With just a thought of his, the corruption was slowly being stimulated to leave her body, being absorbed by him.

Lexi made sure to not let any particle of corruption invade his soul energy. She purified all of it, not letting anything barge in her holy sanctuary, that was his soul.

Seth's body was already housing the previous Seed of Tyranny, that was now something else, but Lexi made sure to never let it enter inside his mind and soul. He and Lexi would have to come up with another name for the seed later, since it had probably evolved now.

One by one, he sent many wisps of Soul Mist inside her body and bit by bit, the corruption was being cleansed. After four whole hours doing it, he was finally able to absorb all that crimson energy back, making Arwen's countenance ease for a bit. For all that time, he had to keep interfering with the Evergreen Essence inside her body too, or else she would die.

"Seth, I was thinking about that green energy you are able to use right now..." Lexi's voice resounded inside his head. She was observing him all this while and some ideas kept coming to her.

"You mean the Evergreen Essence?"

"Yeah. That girl... Ahn... Ryla or something..."

"You mean Rina?"

"Yeah! Wasn't she able to heal you back inside the dungeon, with that Evergreen Essence? Maybe she could help this woman out."

"That's it!" Seth's eyes sparkled after hearing Lexi's words.

Seth was so focused on finding ways to heal the Elf Queen, that his brain was suffering from a blockade. He couldn't even remember the fact that the Evergreen Essence shown by Rina was totally different from Arwen's.

Rina could grow plants faster and heal non-fatal injuries while circulating her energy, while Arwen was only able to poison. However, her poison was so strong that it was uncontrollable.

Seth tried to recall how Rina's energy felt inside his body and tried to reproduce it with his own. He was the owner of the Evergreen Essence Source and possessed the ability both Rina and Arwen had, however, he didn't know how to use it.

He remembered how her energy mildly entered his body, soothing his pains and acting directly on his bruises. The bright green light on his hands started to get paler, changing from an aggressive stance to a very calm and cozy light.

Seth felt a refreshing sensation around his hands and quickly brought them towards Arwen again. When he touched her, her external wounds started to vanish, healing very quickly. He was able change the nature behind his Evergreen Essence instinctively, just after trying some few times. With due time, he would be able to use both stances while fighting.

As for her internal organs, Seth was healing them, but very slowly. They slowly relocated back to where they should be, getting healthier and better while being nourished with the green light.

Just like that, sixteen more hours passed by. Seth was already weary from using too much energy and his body threatened to fall from tiredness, however, he persisted on giving the Elf Queen the first aid treatment that would get her out of any fatal danger possibility. He made sure to connect her energy veins back, so she would be able to use her own Mana to regenerate her own body.

Arwen slightly opened up her eyes, just to see Seth's figure collapsing above her. He fainted after using too much of his power.

The moment she opened her eyes, she didn't understand anything. She didn't recognize where she was, but after some seconds, fragments of memories started to come to her mind, mounting the whole picture of what have happened.

Arwen tried to sit down, but her body was too weak to even move right now. She could only stay there, laying down on the floor of that cave, with Seth on top of her. Actually, it wasn't a scene she hadn't witnessed before, since both of them slept together at the Evergreen Tavern, so she easily got accustomed with it.

Arwen tried to call for him, but he didn't show any signs of waking up, so she could only close her eyes and observe the state her body was in right now. When she did it, she finally realized an Evergreen Essence signature that was just like what her daughter was able to produce.

However, Arwen knew that it was impossible for her daughter to be here at this moment, leaving her with many doubts. But suddenly, she felt the same aura that was inside her body on Seth's hands, and a possibility came to her mind.. As that understanding dawned upon her, some inexplicable feelings started to surge within her heart.