A heavy pressure fell in the room. Tiohr-nam''s mood suddenly turned awful, and her gaze showed an animosity she did not displayed when she was being slowly killed.


    "I believe you are not joking?"


    The three in the room, Orion, Dramia, and Drania all looked surprised at the sudden switch. Even though they were right in front of her, for some reason, there was no fear as a response to that.


    This wasn''t directed at them to begin with.


    "This really happened."


    Orion removed his coat and lifted his shirt, showing a dark spot on his chest.


    A gasping sound could be heard from the sisters.


    "That mark... Orion, come to me."


    Her eyes asked for a favorable answer, which Orion had no reason to refuse either.


    After nodding, he walked between the sisters and stopped in front of the trunk.


    Something incredible happened, showing that not everything was known about the Tree of Life.


    Tiohr-nam''s Avatar was constantly stuck in the trunk of the tree. Her arms were stuck until the shoulders, and only her upper body past her navel was seen.


    But when the right arm of the Avatar suddenly removed itself from the tree, their expression was stuck on surprise once again.


    It was similar to a normal arm, but it was green. Green like the grass, and pulsing with a liquid that was the tree''s blood.


    The Avatar moved that arm toward Orion, and her fingertips began to trace around the remains of the corruption in Orion.


    "I do not like that. I thought it was unable to act, that it had completely vanished at the time. Are you telling me that it is back?"


    Orion shook his head and began to explain what happened in his dream, while Tiohr-nam removed any trace of the corruption on his skin.


    ...


    "Yes, it is worse than I thought. I do not know how close it is to come back, and I do not know how it recovered its sentience, but I know for sure that it is not good news. And let me tell you, it is bad news not only for you, it is for us Remnants too."


    "That''s what I came to learn. You are the only Remnant I know that could explain clearly the problem with the Miasma."


    Tiohr-man removed her hand from Orion''s chest after cleanly purifying his skin, and placed it back inside the trunk.


    Her eyes weren''t pretty, as she remembered the past through the memories of her past lives.


    "I am going to be honest, I do not know much about the past. I am not like most Remnants because of the nature of my being. I am tree, therefore, I cannot move."


    Orion nodded, understanding that it was indeed hard to get information on the world when you cannot move.


    "The one that gave me the layout of what happened in the past was Tia-Norun, and I apologize about that, but I can only give you her name. She is a Remnant you do not want to ire."


    Even thought there was curiosity about another name she spoke about, today, Orion was here for the Miasma.


    "I get it. So, what can you tell me about the Miasma?"


    Tiohr-nam took a deep breath, and began to tell what she herself learned from the other Remnant.


    ~


    In the mountains, a long time ago, a giant tree was overlooking the whole continent. The dragon liked to turn around its trunk, and even land on its branches.


    It was the most imposing being that no one dared to hurt, because of the consequences it could have.


    Anyway, at the time, there was not many beings around. A handful of humans had appeared on the continent, the dragons had been born by the great Velridar, and the idea of the fairies only formed inside the tree''s mind.


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    The world was a little chaotic at the moment, thanks to a Remnant that had lost its mind and seemingly turned to cause trouble for everyone. Worst than that, it was planning to destroy all life on the continent.


    But the other Remnants, those who liked to see their little creation thrive and give purpose to their own existence as a parent, and those who thought that the idea was attracting, all had something against that disparate being.


    And currently, two of those Remnants were discussing the state of the world.


    "Tia, why are you here? Is it not bad for you to be in the open like that?"


    The being called as Tia-Norun was in front of Tiohr-nam.


    "I had something to tell you. That''s why I''m here, and your help is required."


    A seemingly young lady with pink colored hair, close to the color of cherry blossom, and roughly looking around her twenties, had a rather serious face as she walked closer to Tiohr-nam, whose trunk was in a cave with an open roof.


    "Is it that bad?"


    "Don''t you look outside sometimes? I know you can move that weird creation of yours around the trunk."


    She was talking about the human like Avatar stuck in the trunk.


    "I cannot hide anything from you, as usual. How bad is it against that thing?"


    Tiohr-nam became serious after joking for a second. She seemed to do that to anyone she saw.


    "Very bad. As we speak, the only hope we have is facing it."


    Tia-Norun had a really bad expression on her face.


    "Why that expression? Are you here to say that he will fail?"


    "Not exactly. I know he will succeed, but..."


    "Tia, speak. We don''t have time for that. Is there anyway we can help?"


    But she remained silent. Instead of answering, she gave her a warning.


    "I''m here for one reason, to tell you to catch the two beings that are going to fly your way. Also, take care of them, and do everything to keep them alive. They are extremely precious for our future."


    "How much time do I-"


    *Rumble*


    "None. Be ready, they should be coming."


    Tiohr-nam threw a perplexed glare at Tia-Norun, before the Avatar got swallowed by the trunk, resurfacing higher, close to the peak of the tree.


    "What... in the world is happening over there?"


    As she looked at a massive burst happening further away from the mountains, she noticed the beings being flunged toward her.


    "No time to think. Let''s follow Tia''s suggestion!"


    She clasped her hands and began to manipulate her branches.


    "I am the Remnant of Life! I will not allow these two to die today!"


    Taking the shockwave of the blast straight-faced, her focus was on the flickering lights that represented the life of the ones she had to catch.


    Branches formed nets, and leaves formed cushions. She was ready to catch whoever was coming her way.


    "No one told me this was turning this wrong!"


    The shockwave was still going strong. Now that the net was ready, she glanced at the massive black and white dome that formed in the distance.


    "It is swallowing everything."


    The ground began to crack, and a part of the continent completely moved away from the mainland.


    Light and Dark continued to pulse at a constant rate, until it suddenly accelerated. Lightning strikes  crashed all around the dome, and a warping effect began to take place around it.


    When the Avatar felt the net catch something, she looked and saw the two girls she managed to save.


    But when she went to look at the dome once again, it had completely vanished, and with it, a part of the continent.


    "What was all of that? I believe only Velridar would be capable of such a thing."


    She looked all around us, all over the continent, and noticed a few beings either flying or gazing from afar.


    Those were the other Remnants, who refused to take part in the fight. Most of them were weak, unable to hold themselves in a fight for more than a minute.


    The only strength they had was the notion they embodied.


    "Where is Enri-Ann?"


    "Nowhere. I suggest you forget about her. You can even believe she had died. That would be easier like that."


    The voice of Tia-Norun was heard next to the Avatar.


    "How did you get here? Do you realize how high we are?"


    "I have my ways."


    Tia-Norun smiled, and looked at the two girls.


    "As I thought, they are dying. I hoped we would be able to save them, but there is nothing we can do. Such a shame, really."


    "..."


    "Thank you anyway Tiohr. I hoped to change a little thing, but without Enri, nothing seems works anymore."


    Intently looking at the two hugging girls, something was pulling Tiohr-nam''s heart. She needed- no, she wanted to save them.


    "I will save them. Let me try something."


    Tia-Norun turned her face toward her with a look of incomprehension.


    "What can you do?"


    But she received no response. Instead, Tiohr-nam focused on the flickering lives of the girls.


    ''I''ll save you!''


    She forced both of her arms out of the trunk, and formed a circle with her hands.


    Looking at the girls through the circle, a green light began to envelop them.


    ''I am sorry if it brings you problems later, but if it can save you, then I will take all the responsibility!''


    Their breathing finally stabilized, and their body began to morph slightly. Wings and antennas appeared on their bodies, as their health slowly recovered.


    The shocked expression on Tia-Norun was immediately replaced with gratefulness.


    "Tiohr, you are amazing! What you did will get us closer to the future we all want."


    Her eyes began to shine as if she was about to cry.


    "I simply wanted to save them. Do not thank me for that."


    "Anyway, let me explain what happened over there."


    ~


    "So that''s how you saved us."


    Dramia and Drania were sitting side by side, looking at Tiohr-nam with a grateful gaze.


    "Yes. I had a feeling that I couldn''t let you go. Maybe that is thanks to you both that I finally decided to create the fairies."


    Orion had listened to the little story, but there wasn''t enough details about Miasma.


    "What was that explosion? And the dome that broke from the continent?"


    The sisters turned their gazes toward him, before looking at each other, and nodding.


    "That''s our side of the story."


    "And that''s how you will get to know more about Noah and us."


    At that, the girls sat straight, and prepared themselves to speak about what happened before the confrontation between Noah and the Miasma, and the fight itself.