Chapter 78: Who Are Your Parents? (1/2)
He saw Old Zi worshipping a tree on all his fours, taking a worshipping stance.
The tree was strangely in the middle of the two houses, and Arion had noticed it before, but he didn't take much mind to it since it looked like an ordinary tree with some fruits hanging on its branches.
Arion curiously walked closer to Old Zi but didn't say anything to let Old Zi do his thing and not disturb him.
”You must be wondering why I am worshipping this tree, right?”
Arion pushed away his thoughts when he heard Old Zi's aged voice and chuckled, ”Yeah. I mean no disrespect, but I have never seen anyone worshipping a tree like this. Is there any reason why?”
Old Zi lightly chuckled as he got up and looked at the tree sentimentally as he said, ”This tree is no ordinary tree. It is a sacred one.”
Arion raised his brows, ”A sacred tree? But why?”
”If you didn't know, this tree is the reason no Dreadlings approach this place. At least not the Dreadlings that prowl around in these hills.”
Arion was surprised,” But...Mei said you had a pranic item to ward off Dreadlings. How could...oh...is this tree considered a pranic item as well? A natural one?”
Old Zi looked at Arion and smiled appreciatively, ”Good. You are right. A pranic item need not only be man-made but can also be made by nature, and usually, nature made ones are the most beautiful in every sense.”
Arion was astonished as he never expected a tree could also be a pranic item when he imagined something smaller to be pranic items that one could hold in their hand or carry with them.
Only now he learned that it need not be small and, in fact, could be related closely to nature more than he thought.
He walked forward towards the tree, carefully observing this ordinary tree, and looked at Old Zi as he asked, ”Can I touch it?”
Old Zi gestured, ”Of course. In fact, after you touch it, try connecting with your prana, and you will then realize the beauty of it.”
Arion now became even more curious as he stood beside the tree and placed his palm on its trunk.
He then closed his eyes as he connected to his prana. The moment he did, he felt his surroundings going completely silent before feeling a change in the air as if he was not near Old Zi anymore but somewhere else.
And suddenly, he felt somebody was gently holding his hand as a wave of emotions began to pour into his heart.
Happiness, sadness, regret, and longing...all these emotions took Arion's heart by surprise and made him feel as if his heart got heavier to the point he felt his eyes getting warm.
”Live on…...forget….survive…..I will always be with you….my love….” The vague sad voice of a woman entered Arion's mind as a tear trickled down his eye.
He was only able to hear words from here and there and not a complete sentence. But just from the words he heard from that sad voice, it made him feel like his heart was caving in with agony and inexplicable pain and the intense desire to hold on to that hand which was entwined with his….so that whoever it was wouldn't disappear but stay.
But at the same time, unbeknownst to Arion, his inner perception screen was updated with new information,
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Passive Abilities:
— Pranic Echo [Lvl. 1] : Acquire information about people or events associated with an object by touching it. Prowess of this ability depends on various factors
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