63 Tabula Rasa - Part 1 (1/2)
After returning to the base, the soldiers were strictly forbidden to speak about what happened. If Luna thinks that taking in the Manananggals would be a good choice, then he would announce it. If not, then he would simply execute them.
The soldiers obediently followed their orders. They were aware of their leader's wisdom. Besides that, there was no point in causing a panic. So when they were asked by their friends, they merely said that Luna will soon have an important announcement.
<Life Tree Area>
It was almost noon when Angry Bakunawa arrived. When Maxene gave him the order to head here, his eyes brightened from the excitement. The life energy here was abundant, which made it very comforting for anybody who stayed here.
Clemencia and the rest had no idea where they were headed. When they stepped out, they automatically notice the five towering <Life Trees>. Apparently it had already grown quite a bit.
”The Life Trees from the Garden of Eden!” Clemencia exclaimed.
”Garden of Eden?” Luna was taken aback. These trees came from the Garden of Eden?
”Yes! That was where they were grown. But, I thought Lucifer had burned it all down?” She said.
”Not all of them.” Elder Aran spoke up. ”In our world, they were handed down for generations, a reward given to us by the Gods for the merits that our ancestors contributed. It was what gave birth to Elves that had higher potential than the norm.”
She giggled as soon as he made his statement.
”What's so funny?” Luna asked. Clemencia immediately cleared her throat and wiped the smile off her face. She almost forgot how precarious her situation was.
”Part of the knowledge that Lucifer wanted to obtain was the location of the Garden of Eden. He was always curious about the ancient times.” She looked towards Sura. ”Lady Sura, your Asura race should still know about way back when your race worked together with the other races, especially the human race, right?”
”That's right.” Sura replied.
She took a glance at Luna and continued. ”Lord Luna is a special case. But humanity as a whole, is far too weak. So why would the proud Asura even see them as people worthy enough to fight beside with?”
”Does it have something to do with the Life Trees?” Luna took a guess.
”Indeed. Although five is nowhere near enough to bring back that Golden Age, there is now another factor being brought in.”
”And that is?” Luna asked.