Chapter 52 Not Sky Tangerine (1/2)
As Zero touched down on the soil of Endow Hill, he took in the new sights and smell. Everything was new except for the trees that resembled Gaia a lot. Zero took comfort in that small familiarity and decided to touch one.
The barks felt rough and the tree was still. Endow Hill was a relatively quiet place compared to La Boutique's Plaza. Zero enjoyed the tranquil atmosphere and took his time to observe different types of plants, learning about them with Mii and Truen's help. So far, Zero was enjoying everything from the sunshine to the chirping of birds.
”What are these?”
The elf smiled at the boy's curious nature. ”Those are a kind of fungi called mushrooms.”
”Mushrooms...” Zero mused before popping the blue-capped orange spotted mushroom into his mouth.
Truen panicked and demanded that Zero spit it out at once. Unfortunately, what has been absorbed by the system cannot be un-absorbed. Truen nearly fainted from shock and was about to contact the Great Gods about the problem that surfaced not even five minutes into their adventure. Although his body was almost indestructible, the elf felt as if he might die from a heart attack.
Zero's skin turned a funny shade of purple and Truen dropped to his knees. This can't be happening... he had failed the Great Gods who entrusted him with the responsibility of protecting Zero. Who would have known that Zero's greatest enemy would be himself?
The shade of purple morphed into orange and green within the next ten seconds while Truen tried to dial for help with shaky fingers. He'd dropped the communicator twice and didn't notice Zero's smile as the boy bounced up and down in excitement when his skin changed colours.
”Truen! Look at me! I'm the same colour as Freya's hair now!”
The bodyguard looked up for a split second. True enough, Zero's skin was now completely red but it was rapidly turning into a shade of brown. While Zero tried to predict the next colour, Truen zoned out in disbelief at the energetic boy.
”Aww,” the young child pouted when it settled on pink next. He was so sure that it would turn yellow too!