Re:START/If {Book 1.0}
Chapter 8: Fragments in Eternal Line Story (Part 02)

From within the ground near the Sacred Tree, slowly some roots began to grow and form a perfect circle three meters in diameter above the grass. The roots began to connect with each other, then made a pattern of hexagram-shaped magic structures and some runes in them. The circle begins to glow brightly, then the particles of light begin to come out. From there, the figure of Odo and Reyah began to appear.

Odo was still wearing the same clothes and his appearance was not much different from before except for the magic pressure that clearly grew stronger. Unlike Odo, Reyah appears in the physical form of a small girl, and now she is wearing leaf clothes that cover her body. There was actually no reason for Dryad to wear clothes like short dresses made of such leaf fibers, but due to Odo's request not to be naked Reiah ended up wearing clothes made from parts of the Sacred Tree.

The first one to step out of the circle of roots was Odo, he walked on the grass and stared at the Morning Glory flower bed with eyes that seemed tired. Reyah followed, stood behind him and fell silent. A light gust of wind blew from the front, waving their hair gently.

Seeing the figure of Odo standing in front of him, for a moment Reyah felt a strange nostalgia. He looked away with a sad expression, then took a deep breath and exhaled.

“I do not think you agree quickly and will listen, son of man.”

At the time inside, apart from hearing Reyah's explanation of some things like the ore and fruit of the Sacred Tree, the two of them had also discussed strategies and plans against the Black Dragon. The plan made by Reyah is simple, but the preparation can be said to be mature. Odo knew it well, and it was because of this that he agreed.

“Reyah .., don't call me like it keeps .... I'm Odo ..., Odo Luke. The Son of the Swordsman and the Light Witch. If you really want to work together, at least call my name right,” Odo said. He turned around, looking towards Reyah with a flat look.

“Odo ...? Odo .... Why does that name feel nostalgic?” Highlight Dryad's eyes look glazed and seemed to look sad. Reyah herself looked puzzled, but upon hearing the name, she felt very happy. At least that's what Odo saw from him.

“You were the first to call my name? I guess you already knew me from the beginning ..”

“Not .., I don't know you, really. It was indeed the first time to meet, but somehow it felt so moving .... Honestly, this often happens .., in my heart this sometimes seems to miss something, but I myself am confused what I am missing. Perhaps this is because I am the Dryad born of this Sacred Tree ..., the memory of this tree ..”.

Odo and Reyah looked towards the Sacred Tree. The wind again blew lightly back, and waved their hair. Actually Reyah was aware and understood the feeling of longing for what he often felt, and a feeling of nostalgia when meeting Odo, but he remained silent and did not say it to the black-haired child.

“Indeed I don't know everything about it, but at least I understand it .... Maybe it's a memory from the Other Groove. Sacred Tree is a tree that grows through various worlds, just maybe ..”.

“Is it possible because of this Sacred Tree?” said Odo. “Eh ..?” Rey quickly turned to be surprised at what the black-haired boy said.

“This tree grows through various dimensions, right? I know there is in the Human World too. Well, although the name is different, anyway,” continued Odo. Hearing that Reyah felt relieved because Odo did not guess correctly. For a thousand-year-old Great Spirit, being shocked like that by a human child was extremely rare, it could even be said to have never been.

“Y-Yes .... Sacred Trees grow through many dimensions. In the Astral World it is called the Sacred Tree, in the Real World it is called the World Tree, and in the world the living gods are called the God Tree.”

“Hmm, but weird yes. Though the peak is visible, why can it grow to pass through dimensions?” Odo looked up curiously.

“You know, Odo. The tree does not always grow upwards, they also grow downwards ..”

“Hmm ..., root yes?”

“Yes, root. The roots of the Sacred Tree grew extremely wide within the ground, and even through dimensions. That is what makes this tree so sacred. Basically the four existing trees are one, it's just that they're tethered in different places and have their own characteristics.”

Odo was silent for a moment, the look in his eyes immediately turned to Reyah and their eyes met each other. “There are not three trees? What do you mean four?” ask Odo.

“Yes, it's true there are three. The fourth tree is separated from the three trees because it is too deviant.”

“Fourth tree? Is there anything like that?”

“There .... If in the land of spirits, gods, and men there is, why do you not think in the land of demons there is not? You know, there too Grow .... Most do not know, but the Devils used to call him the Tree of Beginnings.”

Odo fell silent, hearing facts that he probably did not need to know. With a calm look, he turned away from Reyah and said, “Well, I don't think it matters much now. We must immediately prepare the plan, honestly I do not really care about your personal problems.”

“Coldly, I didn't expect any human being to be able to say that.” Reyah smiled slightly, He knew that the words that came out of Odo's mouth meant to tell him not to think too much about anything else before the plan took place and add psychic pressure. Although in reality it is not very useful for Reyah because she is a Dryad.

“By the way, Odo .... Why do you want to kill the Black Dragon so badly? Is it the same as the Swordsman, you want to take the Black Dragon Fangs and Horns for the Light Witch curse medicine?”

“Oh, you even know it yes ..., Reyah?”

“Yes, the Swordsman told me that.”

“Although having heard Father's explanation, he still did not give the Sacred Tree Springs, huh? Is Father so barbaric when leading an army that his services are not considered here?” think Odo.

Odo looked up. For a moment He was silent, the wind again blew lightly and gently waved his short black hair.

“I just want to do what should be done, I just want to protect what I have now. You know, Reyah. To protect something means to be ready to hate something. Therefore, I must hate that Black Dragon and kill him, for what I want to protect.”

“So, yes. Obviously you directed hatred at me the first time you met ..”

Reyah walked over, then stood to the right of Odo. In the mind of the Great Spirit, he also still harbored a strange and confused feeling.

“Yeah, actually ..., when I first met this child, but said his name directly and said strange things that were not counted. I know who you really are, and what you will become. Therefore, at least I hope to change it a little to avoid the worst ending,” thought Reyah. The dryad looked at Odo naturally from the side, then gave a small smile with a sense of happiness.

“This time is my turn, don't think the creature can stand next to him like before. With myself beside him .., surely fate at that point will change and that catastrophe must not be repeated again ..”

Reyah is connected to the Sacred Tree, the tree is also connected to other Sacred Trees in various dimensions. The memories of all the trees are divided into the roots of the million-year-old tree, because of this Reyah very clearly knows the true history and secrets that are even hidden from almost all existing creatures.

“This time will change. Indeed this is just Re and is the only chance, but times will be me will make it very different than before. Sure.., I'll make sure of that. Won't I let him change everything at will again.”

When Odo turned his head and saw Reyah smiling to herself with a happy face, Odo was a little afraid of strange things. With a drowsy-looking look in his eyes, the black-haired boy turned his gaze back.

“What's your insurances Dryad ....?”

After that, with a one-sided heavy conversation from Reyah, they made preparations against the Black Dragon. Odo prepares his parable stored on the Dimensional Cloak, while Reyah checks his synchronicity on the Sacred Tree and prepares some Magic Materials for the use of magic on conditions far from the tree.

Odo prepared the poison from the Giftmelata monsters, the Magic Sword and Magic Dagger taken from the Storage Warehouse, as well as adjusting the development of the Magic Core with a short meditation. For Reyah himself, Dryad was doing the preparation in a separate place because he had to do it so that they did not interfere with each other.

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The western part of the Sacred Tree Forest, the Valley of Fire. The lowland spot is squeezed by two very active volcanoes that are always spraying magma every day and the ground is always shaking. The ground in that place was burning red in color, there were no wandering spirits as the region was the residence of the Black Dragon, and just that Heavenly Being's existence alone could instantly obliterate the existence of a Low-tier Spirit easily. There were no plants growing in the place, except for a few Fireflowers blooming smoldering over the burning rocks.

In front of the mouth of the Valley of Fire, Odo and Reyah stood in front of the expanse of burning red earth that was spouting flames at some point. Odo's face turned lazy quickly, what he saw was more severe than what Reyah had described earlier.

Without saying anything, Odo took off his footwear, then threw them into the area of the Valley of Fire. Bouh! Within seconds, a pair of leather sandals were burned to ashes by the flames that gushed from the ground.

“What the fuck is this ..?” asked Odo while looking at Reyah. Unlike the previous, the Dryad was in the appearance of an Adult woman, of course wearing clothes in the form of long dresses to the eyes of the feet in green grass.

“As you can see, this is the residence of the Black Dragon.”

Hearing that, Odo looked back at the valley with a lazy look. He completely finished thinking to his father who was fighting the Black Dragon in what kind of terrain conditions he saw now.

“Hmm, just walk away and do not get hit by a burst of fire from below, easy is not?” Reyah walks first. As his feet stepped on the high temperature red ground, they were indeed burning and smoke came out. However, at the same time the foot regenerates quickly and the Dryad looks unconcerned about the burning foot.

“Wah, she can't feel pain what?” think Odo.

Reyah turned around, then looked at Odo while saying, “Why shut up, let's hurry. Well, don't worry .., your body has increased, at least your sense of danger must be getting sharper. Bursts of fire from the ground should be easily avoided..”

Reyah's words did not change the fact that Odo had to walk on hot ground. With a lazy look, the child crouched down and thought for a moment to avoid it.

“Reyah, do you know the exact location of the Black Dragon?” ask Odo.

“Ya ..., more or less.”

“Hem, then ...”

Odo woke up again, then jumped up and warmed up. At the same time, the black-haired child also increased his magic pressure to a certain extent.

“We will directly attack him. If you see him, tell me.”

“Eh ..?”

Odo stops warming. In a split second, just below his two feet came out five magic circles fused together in one structure. The formula circle looks very complicated, but the basics are very simple. Just by looking at it, Reyah knew that magic was no storm.

“Fivefond Boundering ..., Save Quadruple ... Drei!”

Instantly the magic circle formation narrowed and all the magic circles became one. Odo mounted the horses with the right foot further forward, while the body slightly bent forward. The magic circle quickly shifted down his left foot, then began to emit an aura of intense magic pressure until the ground cracked. Looking straight past Reyah who was standing at the front, the black-haired boy took into account his space.

“Great ..., even magic structures as complex as this no longer need long spells. Just by composing and imagining the magic formula alone ..” Odo thought with a grin.

“Reyah, stay standing there ...”

“Eh ..., a⸻”

“Load!”

Shus!!

In a matter of less than a second, the instant the ejection magic under Odo's left foot was unleashed and made him dart very fast forward. Odo immediately bent down and hugged Reyah at the waist, then shouldered her and took her with a dash. No momentum pressure weighed on his body as Odo lifted him up because he had taken into account the pressure and gravity points. When darting fast as well, they did not suffer too much strong wind pressure as Odo installed Mana protectors to reduce wind impact. Flying away several centimeters above the ground of flames, they entered the Valley of fire with a height.

They continued to dart, very quickly above the smoldering red ground. When there was a burst of fire from the ground that blocked, Odo still drove and lunged. Thanks to their speed, their bodies do not burn or feel hot. Before Reiah was fully aware that he was shouldered, their speed slowed and slowly approached the surface of the smoldering ground. When it was felt that the distance to the ground was too close, Odo moved the magic formula stored on the sole of his left foot to the left hand that was not carrying Reiah.

As the magic circle moved to the left palm, Odo instantly swung it to the ground surface quickly. “Load!” Shus!! They instantly shot upwards quickly, flying several meters high in the air. When he stopped, Odo and Reyah were already several hundred meters above the Valley of Fire.

“A-What are you doing!!!?” yelled out in panic. The Great Spirit that Odo was carrying really could not believe that the black-haired child could move so fast and do such a thing.

“I just keep the magic structure in the arrangement, then make a formula that facilitates its use. Yes, the point is an easy way to store magic so that it can be used in a row. Although only new can save three to four structures, but if there is a medium can be more ..., maybe.”

“Eng ..., I don't ask that now ...”

“So, yes .... Rather than talk about it, Reyah .... Do you know where the Dragon is? From up here everything looks, doesn't it...?”

“I guess there is no need from above also already visible ...”

“Why?”

“It ..., behind you ...”

Odo looked back. Right behind those who were slowly falling down, the Black Dragon flew up and stared intently. Its size was enormous, it could almost fill the width of the Valley of Fire they had passed earlier. His scales were as hard as black steel, his eyes were red in flames, his wings were broad and dashing, and on his mouth was hot smoke and could spew fire, that was the figure of the Black Dragon that Reyah and Odo saw at this moment. Although his two small hands made him just like a carnivorous ancient reptile that could fly, but the magic pressure and terrifying aura were very clearly felt.

“Ahaha ..., surprise attack failed already.”

“Ya, tell anyone to jump in...”

Realizing the existence of the two of them, the Black Dragon instantly opened its mouth and began to gather Ether with an unreasonable speed and density. That batch of energy united with the Black Dragon Mana quickly, then condensed and changed its basic nature. Seeing that a large amount of Mana could match and dissipate the heat very high, Odo and Reyah immediately realized that they were both in danger.

“Load!”

Ngiiin!! Oh!!!!!

A gigantic plasma ball burst shot out the Black Dragon from its mouth. The high-temperature ball, no larger than Odo's body, shot out rapidly. However, at the last second Odo used the last throwing magic structure on his left palm, then darted down and dodged the Black Dragon's attack.

The plasma ball that was fired flew over, then after a few meters instantly made an explosion in the air within a radius of hundreds of meters and made the wind speed in the Valley of Fire instantly become irregular. The hemp wave from the explosion reached a radius of up to several kilometers, and even up to the area of the Sacred Tree Forest.

Before Odo landed on the surface of the smoldering ground, he used the magic circle as a foothold and immediately jumped away from the Black Dragon quickly. He consecutively used thrower magic, and was completely blurred. Instinctively, the black-haired child realized that the Black Dragon was not a creature that could be fought directly from the front.

“Reyah ..., the Black Dragon is a fire dragon? W-why is he ... able to fire such an accelerated plasma bomb?” asked Odo tremblingly. Rayah who was at his grill clearly felt the fear that was in the child.

“Not that I told you, the Black Dragon is very powerful. You know ..., honestly I am powerless if that heavenly being attacks the Sacred Tree.”

“We use your plan ...”

“Hah, indeed that was my goal from the beginning .... The dragon is very sensitive to territorial areas, without provocation also the creature will quickly approach us.”

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