Chapter 1: chapter 1: I’m a tree

I wake to total blackness, I get confused and try to look around, but nothing happens, I can't move my eyes or my body.

'What the hell? Why can't I do anything?' I start to panic but some gentle wind washes over me and I feel calmer and for some reason, I start thinking straight. 

'Ok so last I remember I was sunbathing at the beach and I guess I fell asleep and now I can't move. Is this a lucid dream or something?' I go on thinking similar things and convincing myself I just need to wait and naturally wake up or for someone to wake me up.

Half an hour later I'm getting bored of waiting but then I hear a ding and a light blue screen appears.

 

Year 1

Race: Tree (Apple Tree)

Skills: [Create fruit I (sealed)] [Tree with eyes] [Wait].

Level: 1

 

'What is this?' I look at the blue box in from of me and read it in confusion. 'Apple Tree? Skills? What?' I look at the screen for a while in confusion about what I am reading.

"What the hell is going on?!" I shout in my head

"Very simple my sun-loving friend" a female voice comes from behind me. I spin and look at where the voice is coming from, what I see is a young-looking blond-haired woman sitting on a blueish-grey lounge chair and drinking a cup of what I can only think is tea.

"You are dead, you died from a heart attack when sunbathing and I took your soul and put it in a tree," She says in a Mater of fact sounding voice.

"Wait what? Did I die? why did you put my soul in a tree?" I quickly ask each question one after another.

"Yes, you are dead, and as to why I moved your soul? Well because I felt like it and wanted to see what would happen, as to why a tree it’s simply because I felt it fitting as you died sunbathing." She talks calmly with a slight smile, completely the opposite of my frantic voice.

I was going to ask more questions but she cuts me off

"Anyway, I'm going to go back to watching that hero kid fight the demon king again so byeee" after saying that she disappears, leaving me to my thoughts and unanswered questions.

At her dismissal, I start getting angry but that gentle wind hits me again and I calm down.

'So I got reincarnated as a tree, that could be worst as I at least get a system' I try to think positively.

 'Ok, so how was this done in the novels again? just think menu right?'

 

Year 1

Race: Tree (Apple Tree)

Skills: [Create fruit I (Sealed)] [Tree with eyes] [Wait].

Level: 1

 

'Ok so I can make apples and wait but what does the eye ability do?'

[Tree with eyes]: Allows the user to gain vision as far as their roots go (2x height).

'oh ok I'm stupid, I should have guessed it had something to do with seeing' I think, and then try and use it.

Once I use the skill my vision gets pulled out and I see a small tree, about 2.5 feet tall (76.2 centimeters) and I can see around 5 feet in any direction from the tree that I guess is my new body. I look around but don't see much within my small range other than some grass and colorful flowers but this much is way better than that void I was in.

I keep looking and waiting for something to happen but nothing does other than the wind blowing the plants around. I get bored as I am prone to do and I look at my [Wait] ability.

[Wait]: You wait for something to happen.

'well, obviously but what will trigger it to stop?' I get no response.

'I guess let's see what will happen' and I activate the [Wait] skill and everything goes black.

 

Year 1 Month 3

Race: Tree (Apple Tree)

Skills: [Create fruit I (Sealed)] [Tree with eyes] [Wait].

Level: 1

Height: 2.7ft (82.3cm)

 

I wake up and activate [Tree with eyes] which I will now be calling vision because its actual name is too long. I look around to see what triggered my waking and see two people have walked into my range and have started to set up what looks to be a pick nick blanket and they have a basket. The people look like they are a young couple, around 20 and the woman looks to be 3 months pregnant due to the bump on her stomach. I watch as they get set up and start talking and eating, I can't hear them but they look excited and happy based on their expressions and movement.

'Is it because of the woman being pregnant?' I wonder and look at their hands and see simple rings on them.

'or is it because they are newlyweds?' I question though I have no reason to think so other than them being young.

After they are done eating they just lay there for an hour or two in each other's arms before the man gets up, helps his wife up, and they pack up the basket and blanket before walking away hand in hand.

After they are gone I just keep looking around for a couple of hours, it seems like being a tree makes me lose track of time easier.

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'ok well I have nothing better to do and with that, though I use [Wait]

 

Year 1 Month 6

Race: Tree (Apple Tree)

Skills: [Create fruit I (Sealed)] [Tree with eyes] [Wait].

Level: 1

Height: 2.9ft (88.4cm)

 

It's been 3 months since the first time the couple came here and winter has come, the couple has come a few more times since then like 4 or 5 times and they just sat in the grass around me and talked. The woman looks very pregnant now and thankfully still healthy. The thing that makes this time memorable though was the fact that the man did magic, not a card trick but real magic, he made the snowy ground around them warm, and dry, and even plant life started to grow, it was like in that area it was springtime, even my leaves began to grow back.

'Magic? That's a thing here?' Well, I guess that makes sense going by the fact that I am a living tree but it's still cool to see in person.

'So is that guy a mage then or is magic just a common thing here? WAIT cant he just burn me to the ground at any time then?!' I start getting very worried for my safety but then that wind comes back and calms me.

'I guess I'm so small right now that even a kid could destroy me.' so I guess him being able to burn me down is not a supper big concern at the moment.

'Back to a more concerning matter, what is that wind? Why does it pop up every time I get angry or scared? Is this just a tree thing?' I think about it for a while but eventually, I give up because what can I do anyway? I'm just a tree who can see stuff and sleep. 

'When will I level up? Do I need to fight something to level or will they come over time?' I think for an even longer time and then use [Wait].

 

Year 1 Month 10

Race: Tree (Apple Tree)

Skills: [Create fruit I (Sealed)] [Tree with eyes] [Wait].

Level: 1

Height: 3.6ft (109.7cm)

 

Life is good! Spring has come and I have grown a lot because of it, in the last 10 months, I have grown more than a foot taller than when I came here and with it my vision has gotten farther than before, I can see more than 7ft around me now! Sadly that doesn't add much to my sight except more plants and a large rock. Oh and before I forget, That woman gave birth to a cute baby boy, he looks a lot like his dad with his brown eyes and hair as opposed to his mom's blue eyes and blond hair, overall he seems to be a lovable child. The couple has only come by once since the baby was born and the couple looks tired with bags under their eyes, but they look happy which is nice as I've come to care for these people I have never talked to or even heard the voice of. Now that I think about it I haven't heard a single sound in almost a year, that is a strange thought.

Year 2 Month 1

Race: Tree (Apple Tree)

Skills: [Create fruit I] [Root Control] [Tree with ears] [Tree with eyes] [Wait].

Level: 2

Height: 4ft (122cm)

It's been a whole year since I came to this world a became a tree, a whole year of a family coming and sitting near me but I can never hear them, A WHOLE YEAR OF HEARING NOTHING and it is finally over. After the 1-year mark of me being in this world, I got my first level up and new skills, I got the ability to hear things (YAY!!) and I got the ability to move around some of my roots that are closer to the top (smaller yay). 

I can hear the family coming. I hear the sounds of them walking on the grass and talking.

"Hey John, what should I make for dinner?" The woman asks the man in a sweet tone, so apparently, his name is John. It's a ummm... nice name, yup a nice and original name.

"Hmm well, we just got that rabbit from the market so we should probably eat that when it's still fresh" John answered after a moment of thinking, his voice is a nice one ill give him that.

"Ohhh so our resident master wizard can't even keep a rabbit fresh for a day or two?" The woman says in a cheeky tone sending a mocking smile at John.

"Hey I can if I wanted to, I just don't want to waste the mana on it" John responds in a defensive voice as if his pride is on the line.

"What do you think Leo? Your daddy is just a widdle baby right?" The woman responds by bringing the baby she is holding into the conversation and now I know the name of the little boy so I'm only missing the mom's name.

"[Insert random happy baby noise]" Leo giggles out.

"Lily don't bring a baby into this" John sighs in resignation.

"Anyway, it's been a year since we got married and moved in here, hmmm it doesn't feel that long" Lily diverts the conversation to a different topic.

"Yeah a whole year, haha your right it doesn't feel that long, from moving all our stuff into preparing for Leo we have always been doing something without much time to rest," John says the last part with a small sigh.

"I think we should take a vacation to your parent's house Lily, it would be a nice change of pace for us and your parents would love to see Lio" John proposes it to Lily.

"That's a great idea! Mom and Dad would love to see Leo! I'll go send a message to mom asking if we can spend the rest of summer at their house" Lily says with an excited voice as she is getting up and dusting off her dress. She picks up Leo from where he was laying on the blanket and quickly walks off.

"Haha she really is excitable isn't she?" John asks to no-one as he chuckles a bit and gets up from the blanket, dusting himself off as well and grabbing the blanket, and walking off the same way that Lily left.

I wait a bit but before I can activate [Wait] I hear a ding.

---World Announcement---

Lothar, Storm Knight of the Kingdom of Silverglade has slain The Pale Lady in the Ruins of Rkund.

'What?'