The tiny forest guardian

A birthday disaster

Anytime Zenia or her father are speaking-they are speaking In their native tongue unless written otherwise

Zenia is the small girl, her father is the man bellow with lightish blue hair

Bright rays of light shone down casting funny shadows and small dabbles of light over the small green haired child fast asleep on the soft ground with bits of moss and lambs ear around her "hm...?" She stirred a little as a much taller light blue haired man chuckled some quietly walking up and kneeling down some "Zenia, it's time to wake up" he gently shook her as he spoke in his deep native language causing the little girl Zenia to stir opening her eyes some "not yet papa.." she spoke stretching some before rolling over some earring another chuckle from her father as he stood up "I suppose I'll get all the sweet dragon fruit to myself then..I herd it was for a special birthday girl.." he spoke in a bit of a joking manor as Zenia rolled over grinning a little "sweet dragon fruit?" She asked as her father smiled before speaking "Yep..but I don't think the birthday girl will get up.." he glanced back smiling some as Zenia got up quickly "I'm up papa! I'm up!" She giggled some "I would like some sweet dragon fruit!" Zenia perked up as her father ruffled her hair some "right this way" he began walking as Zenia quickly moved walking beside him reaching up a little she gently gripped a few of his fingers. "Can...we visit momma today papa.?" Zenia hesitantly asked after a few moments of silence before her father spoke smiling some "of course, I'm sure she would want to say happy birthday to you as well" Zenia nodded smiling after hearing her fathers words "now for some sweet dragon fruit! Dragon fruit!" She began singing a slightly cute song as the two reached a a beautiful open clearing, surrounding it was dragon fruit in several colors, some larger than others, "Dragon fruit!" Zenia slightly called out excited she let go of her fathers hand running forward
"happy birthday my little guardian" her Father called as Zenia stopped in front of a large bush like plant with maroon and green tipped fruit was growing "over here papa!" Zenia turned some smiling "I found a good...papa?" Zenias smile faded quickly as she saw her father standing still his ears perked up and eyes widened some his head slightly turned to the left as if he was staring at something. Zenia took a few steps away from the plant and started to run towards her father "papa what's wrong!" Zenia called out before her father shot his hand out "Zenia be still!" He suddenly spoke causing her to stop in her tracks freezing before she herd it
Loud footsteps and clanking of chains
They knew what this sound was
Hunters
Zenia began to back up some as her father clenched his fist a green penta like symbol appearing in front of him
"Like hell I will let those hunters near you.." he hissed quietly as constellations began to appear around the two of them.
Zenia was terrified, she had never herd her father speak such language before and had never seen her fathers power used like this. The fear seemed to paralyze her as hunters suddenly swarmed from the bushes surrounding them "to my aid!" Her father yelled suddenly many different creatures that appeared to be made up of space and constellations appeared and began attacking the hunters one taking enough down to make an opening "Zenia you must run!" Her father quickly ran to her
"But papa I don't want to leave you!" She cried out tears welling up in her eyes as her father knelt hugging her tightly before kissing her forehead "I love you very much my little guardian...please..." he stepped back as a wolf like creature picked Zenia up "papa!" She yelled as the creature began to carry her away and she watched in horror as her father was soon swarmed by some of the hunters, this forced him to open up his full power. But before Zenia could see the creature carried her away as she cried.
She was alone now, her father was gone, she didn't know what to do as she was carried "I have to go back for papa! I can't leave him!" She cried out tears streaming down her face she began squirming and attempting to break free before after some time the creature vanished dropping Zenia.
"Ow...where...where am I..?" Zenia looked around her surroundings were complete unfamiliar causing some panic to set in "papa? Papa where are you..?" After she yelled Zenia took off running desperately trying to find her father or something she recognized but the woods and new land seemed to never end as her cries grew louder "papa!" She cried out before falling to the ground badly scraping up her arms and knees "this...this has to be a dream..papa is okay...it's just a dream..." Zenia kept trying to tell herself as she curled up sobbing and shivering before soon passing out

Some time later....

Zenias eyes fluttered open as she slowly came too lifting her head "mng..." she looked around in dismay after realizing what happened "papa..." she uttered the words before standing slowly "I-I have to be strong..I'm papas little guardian..." Zenia sniffles some and began walking once more but much slower and more fearful of her surroundings. "I-I'll find papa..." she kept attempting to reassure herself until she came into a clearing thinking it was the one she was at earlier she ran forward excited expecting to see her father waiting for her but to her dismay and confusion she stopped before a grand beautiful temple, two mermaid statues adorned the outside with vines, plants and many flowers growing around them, curious of her new surrounding Zenia slowly approached the statue reaching out a little before pulling back afraid it would do something "strange..." she glanced at the other statue before spotting some colorful flowers "ah food!" It hasn't occurred to Zenia how long she had been without eating. Moving quickly she picked a few flowers and happily munched on them smiling some "tasty.." she finished eating and turned back to the temple now seeing a strange side path, slowly Zenia approached and began walking down the path adorned with colorful trees, plants and beautiful bushes. Most of which caught zenias attention to where she stopped playing with a few curiously biting on others before she shook her head and kept pushing forward, within moments she found a large sparkling crystal blue lake, an overwhelming relief came to Zenia as she ran over quickly kneeling down she began to drink from the water until she sat up to take a break when the still water suddenly splashed up as a large but lovely blue haired woman emerged from the water half of her body still inside "little one..?" She spoke and Zenia instinctively jumped back in surprise "A-ah i-i in in a I just" Zenia fumbled to speak her native language sounding almost like jiberish as the woman tilted her head some "I-I'm sorry!" Zenia suddenly said and backed away before the woman could open her mouth to speak again Zenia ran, she bolted back through the side path past all the colorful plants and back to the front of the temple where she staggered and fell again causing her wounds to worsen and begin to bleed some
"W-who was she..?" Zenia couldn't think or even speak straight as she half sat half laid on the ground breathing heavily. She had to be dreaming now, there's no way it could be real.
Could it?