Under The Oak Tree Chapter 19 Mga Nobela at Kwento

Rowan said, pointing through the trees. Kael rested his hand on the hilt of his sword. "We stay together." Nobody argued. We followed the sound. The forest changed as we walked. The pines gave way to older trees. Their branches spread so wide that the sunlight barely reached the ground. The air smelled of wildflowers. Then... I saw it. An oak tree. Its trunk split into two before reaching the branches. The same tree from my mother's drawing. "The orchard," Elias whispered. No one moved.

I fought to untie myself until late into the night, so much so that my hands had turned a terrifying shade of purple from poor circulation. As if sensing my despair, the thick branch of the old cypress tree broke. I held onto that final sliver of hope and called Vivian. The moment the call connected, her cold voice came through. "Allen, haven't you learned your lesson yet? You frightened Earl today, so I need to keep him company. Don't bother me unless you're dying." Then, Earl's affectionate voice rang out. "Vivian, it's your turn to shower." Trembling, I hung up and lay on the ground, letting my tears soak the earth beneath me.

“It’s time to come.” They obeyed without hesitation. They didn’t know it yet, but they were already dead. I led them across the estate grounds toward the garden, the scent of moss and damp bark mingling in the cold air. The tree stood before us, a massive old oak tree, lush, thick with green leaves, its heavy branches stretching toward the sky like grasping fingers. “You need to help me with the tree,” I said. Conrad frowned. “What tree?” “This one,” I replied smoothly, stepping around its wide base. “Velan wants it moved to please his father-in-law.”

“Stay still, everyone.” “What is it?” Eve noticed her sudden stop and asked. “I saw something on that tree.” Diana pointed out the uneven, massive old oak tree. “What did you see?"Inquired Eve. “Someone,” she said, seeing the figure, little more than a smudge, wobbling in the distance. She snuffed Eve’s lamp and brightened the area. “What the hell is that?” Impossible. She thought. The bloodbath was all but impassable on a fine day, but with the little old lamp on her hand, to venture across them during such intemperance was madness. But still, the shadow plodded, bowed, and was resolute. Shoving itself into the wind as if into a challenging lover.

I manage to open it and I saw them all dead in front of me. '' Oh bloody shit!'' I shouted, trembling under the big oak tree, I saw a huge figure in the dark, only the eyes were bold, and I saw thick misery and pleasure at killing these rogues in his eyes, I didn't catch the colour but I know they were the same as the forest-dark.

The forest surged forward, the bronze trees growing over the fractures, their roots drinking in the spilled ink and blood of our final negotiation. The First Forest The chapter concluded with the planting of the seed. Mia brought the glowing wooden star-stone to the spot where the phantom had stood. Xander and I knelt together, our hands covered in the rich, dark soil of the New Wild, and we pushed the seed deep into the earth.

The time I was wasting. Evans was still out there. I straightened and stepped over the unconscious outlaws, looking around. I noticed it then. A tree. In the center of the clearing, there was a single, enormous oak. The wood underneath was scarred with something that made my stomach turn, and its bark was split. Blood. Not merely splashed. Not merely smeared. **Sculpted.** Three sharp, deep phrases that seemed to have been sunk like inhuman claws into the wood.

The man said weakly as he held out his hand. As everyone minus Jill reached out their hands to help him a smile creeped up on his face and Jill knowing something bad would happen and couldn’t stop it in time so she grabbed his hand as well and, in a flash, they were gone. The box itself that Jill was worried about had also disappeared and in a sudden flash of lightning the great infamous oak tree of Oaken Hills was struck.

"Which part? The facial expression or the kitty like snarls?" "Both." "Yup. Definitely worth it.!" Charlie chimed in, and they all broke out in laughter. These certain buffoons. Despite our differences. Soon we were all laughing, punching and tackling each other on the soft grass, filling in the space that we had missed for so long in each other's company, the solace this friendship provided. And as we sat under that huge and massive Oak tree, I knew that we were all going to be alright, for the moment at least. I knew that no matter what happened in the future, we would always find our way back to each other.

And mistrust meant the labyrinth was already winning. ☠️ End of Chapter 19