Chapter 1: Lavender the Dryad

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It was just another peaceful morning out in the forest; birds were happily chirping while flying through the canopy of trees, nocturnal beasts were heading to rest while every other beast was beginning to awaken from their slumber. Deep in the forest, where the more powerful beasts resided, there was a heavily injured and disheveled human woman lying on the ground with ragged breaths; she also seemed to be holding something close to her body tightly in a protective manner.

A few minutes go by with the woman just lying there while the sun's light slips through the thick canopy of trees and illuminates her body as if a beacon; however, all of a sudden, a hand starts erupting from the trunk of a nearby tree, which goes unnoticed by the injured women. Along with the hand comes an arm, and then quickly, the tree managed to form an entire body in a matter of seconds; once the womanly body has been completely formed, it, or I should say she, separates her body from the tree and gracefully lands on the ground below before eyeing the injured human before her.

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'The plants were not lying; there really is a human here. Weird, this forest is quite deserted, not a single village, settlement, or town within a two-hundred-kilometer range, so why is there a human woman here?' Lavender thought in confusion as she approached the injured woman.

"Analyze." Said Lavender quietly as she used her ability to check the women's status.

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Name: Silo Augustus

Species: High-Human

Age: 87.8 years

Tier: 1

Level: 53

Experience :[56%]

Class: Villager(Common)

Sub-Class:

Title(s):

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Lifeforce: 2%↓

Mana: 0/ 3,678

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Condition: Severe bleeding, Severe mana exhaustion, Severe weakness, Severe exhaustion, Poisoned.

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What I found surprised me; it's believed High-Humans have long since gone extinct after the great war between the Humans, Elves, and Demons that took place thousands of years ago, yet before my very eyes was a High-Human; granted, it didn't look like she would live for much longer.

Still, what confused me about her was how did she even arrive here? The injuries she sustained are, without a doubt, from a sword or a bladed weapon, meaning none of the beasts in this forest have harmed her, and she has the class of a villager, meaning while it is possible, it is doubtful that she happened to be near this forest when she was assaulted.

"Meaning the most likely case was that she fled from her attackers and ran over two-hundred kilometers non-stop with those injuries. No, that can't be it; if she had a combat-oriented class and some skills, I'd believe it; however, she is merely a level 50 villager with no combat-related skills." Muttered Lavender in confusion as she bent down and gently rolled the woman onto her back, only for the confusion she felt to be cleared up.

"I see; that makes much more sense. When a child's life is in danger, a mother can do things previously thought impossible." Said lavender with a small smile of sadness and respect as she looked at the newborn wrapped in a blanket, tightly held by the women.

As much as I wished to help the mother, I wasn't in the best condition to do so, not to mention I didn't have any healing skills potent enough, nor did I have a Class specifically related to health, vitality, and or vigor.

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