Muddy Tree Arm Novels & Stories

“I see. I’m sorry, then. I hope I haven’t attracted any monsters.” The man smiled and shrugged. “I also hope so. Well, since I’m here, why don’t I help you hunt that thing? You were following that weird slime ever since I saw you.” Jai nodded and pointed upward towards the specific tree where his target was on. “That, look up there. Can you see it?” Ahub looked up and noticed the red slime thing perching on one of the branches. Ahub looked at it weirdly as he noticed the thing was twitching and seemed like moving in its position. “Ew, what is that and what is it doing?”

Those pale fingers were not just strangling him. They felt like tree roots crawling into his pores, brutally sucking away his remaining oxygen and consciousness. "Bima!" Lia screamed, but her voice sounded distant, muffled by a strange vibration now spreading across the entire crystal tree. Bima couldn't answer. His eyes widened as he stared at the giant arm gripping his throat. The skin was pale, scaled, and in every fold of flesh, fiber optic cables pulsed with neon-blue fluid. Far from being just flesh, this organic-mechanical hybrid could never have been born from machine logic.

Continuing his trek, Alexander's eyes fixed on a massive tree looming ahead, its silhouette barely discernible. "There it is... The behemoth at the heart of Foggy Marsh." The tree's colossal canopy unfurled, spanning nearly half a kilometer, its aerial roots cascading down like nature's own pillars. Alexander had never seen such a spectacle before, and he could not help but be awestruck. Gathering his wits, Alexander charged ahead, determined to climb the towering tree and uncover the truth. What a powerful presence! Glancing to the side, Alexander flicked his wrist, sending twin arcs of mystical sword energy slicing through the mist.