At first, I thought my father had sent you to spy on , but judging by your clothes and that room inside the tree, you must have been living here for quite a long ti.
"So tell , Raj, how did you manage to reach the center of the Forest of Cursed Gumiho?" she asked, looking at as we sat down by the side of the bonfire.
She was a sharp lady. I needed to mix so lies with the truth since I couldn't tell her that I was teleported here from another world.
"Even I am looking for the answer to this question. I was just living a peaceful life with my family, but the next mont, I was here," I replied, my voice filled with sadness.
"Hmm... That's a rather unconvincing lie," she said in a cold voice.
"It's totally up to you whether you believe or not. I'm not forcing you," I replied in the sa cold tone.
"Alright, I will believe you for now. Then tell , which family do you belong to?" she asked, folding her legs.
"Umm... Which family? What does that an?" I asked in confusion.
"Hey... Don't play gas with . It's getting annoying," she said, her tone growing sharp.
"I really don't know what you're trying to ask by 'which family'," I replied, trying to convince her.
She sighed, then spoke again, "Show your attribute. Don't tell you can't show that as well."
"My attribute... There is no harm in showing you that," I said, raising my hand upward.
Small golden lightning erged from my palm.
She looked at in disbelief, and a tear rolled down her face.
"Ex-excuse , lady. Why are you crying?" I asked awkwardly as I closed my hand.
"So, a mber of the Thunderbane family survived. Thank goodness," she mumbled as tears filled her eyes. This content belongs to NoveI★Fire
I didn't speak for a few minutes, giving her ti to settle her emotions.
She finally spoke, wiping off her tears, "Sniff... I apologise for showing this unsightly view of mine."
"It wasn't unsightly. You were looking adorable," I mumbled.
"Quit your nonsense," she snapped as her cheeks turned red due to embarrassnt. Then, in a calr tone, she spoke further, "Didn't you say you also have a lot of questions for ? Ask away, I will try to answer them to the best of my abilities."
"Ah, I almost forgot. Tell everything you know about this forest. Don't miss a single detail," I asked as my voice turned serious.
"I don't think I know more about this forest than a person who actually lives here. But I can tell all I heard and read about it. According to the books I have read, there are a total of four zones in this forest — each zone is a territory of a god.
The first zone ca under the ruler of this forest — the God of all Beasts, Gumiho.
The second zone ca under the God of Hunt and Stealth — Vyaghra.
The third zone, under the God of Strength — Jambavan.
And the fourth zone, under the God of Protection, or Guardian God of Deer — Ruru.
I also heard the rumours that the power of these gods is so vast that only one of them is enough to bring down an entire empire, but they committed a sin against a higher god and were cursed to suffer for eternity.
There were rumours that this forest had a fifth zone as well — the Neutral Zone — and within that zone exists a legendary treasure said to cure any injury or disease no matter how extre."
"Woahhh, you really know a lot more than the person who lives here," I replied, my voice carrying the hint of shock and amazent.
She chuckled and spoke further, "Many people ca here, trying to get their hands on the treasure, but none returned. Even the emperor once sent a group of a hundred elite knights, but except for one, all of them were wiped out in the first zone. The one who returned later committed suicide due to the trauma he had suffered. After that, the emperor put a ban on entry into this forest."
So there were three more gods here besides Ruru.
"Did you also co here for the treasure?" I asked curiously.
"Yes, I had a disease I wanted to cure, but instead, as soon as I entered, I was attacked by Gumiho. We fought for so ti, inflicted heavy damage on each other, but at last, it sealed my Soulforce, so I had to flee deeper into the forest," she said, clenching the robe with her fists.
I was about to ask another question but got interrupted by a noise coming from the bushes.
We both imdiately jumped and stared toward the rustling bush.
"Is it a beast?" Nyria whispered.
"Let check," I said as I slowly moved toward it.
The bushes rustled even more violently, and Ruru ca out of it.
"Those—those blue antlers and starry eyes. The description I only read in the book. It—it must be the mystic deer, Ruru," Nyria stuttered in disbelief.
"It's not an easy opponent. Get ready to fight," she shouted as Ruru ca bolting towards us.
"Where have you been for the past few days, Ruru?" I chuckled as she hugged .
"Dear God of Six, what am I witnessing?" she gasped, looking at us.
"Oh, you don't have to be on guard against Ruru. She is a calm-natured and harmless being," I said as Ruru licked my face.
"But—but all the creatures here were cursed and mindlessly violent. So how is she so calm?" she asked, staring at Ruru.
"Oh, that. I know a thod to free them of their curse. When I cured Ruru, she beca my best friend. Isn't that right, my lovely Ruru?" I said, patting her head.
"Woah, you are incredible, Raj," Nyria responded as she slowly tried to touch Ruru.
"Hehe... I'm not that special," I replied, a little embarrassed.
"By the way, I was aning to ask you another question," I said, my voice turning serious. "What is the significance of this mark on our forehead?"
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