[color=0072bc][i]“Good. Let us go—“[/i][/color] Adrian started to sign but quickly realized that Nessa couldn’t understand him. He sighed in frustration, then returned to his notebook. He needed to find Chance quick. The flower was in his possession, and it was more important to him than anything else.

[color=0072bc][i]Lead the way.[/i][/color] He wrote in his notebook and showed it to Nessa.
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An unknown amount of time later, Haki woke up feeling refreshed. Throughout his body was a tingling sensation as tiny sparks of magic jumped from his fur. When he opened his eyes, he saw Tatiana caressing his head and humming a light tune. He slowly sat up and looked around to see a small forest of plants that seemingly grew from nothing. The room still resembled the place before but now was completely covered in foliage. He couldn’t remember if he had caused this or anything after entering the room. The last thing he could remember was Tatiana and a strange voice. 

[color=39b54a]“What happened?”[/color] Haki asked as he reached to stroke his head but stopped when he noted his arm. His fur was no longer pure black but now had strange white marks, that resembled waves, throughout his entire body. His claws were sharper. His eyes a bright green instead of a pale yellow. He felt like he was in a different body. 

[color=39b54a]“Welcome back my child,”[/color] Tatiana said as she stood up from the ground, [color=39b54a]“come I shall explain as we walk.”[/color]

Haki was confused but kept quiet and followed Tatiana as they left the room. [color=ec008c]“I’m sure you are confused but it will reveal itself in due time. All you need to know is that you now possess a porting of the world tree. thus allowing you to bypass our ancient laws.” [/color]

Ancient laws? A part of the world tree? Haki could understand what she was saying, but before he could ask they stopped at a nearby room where he was allowed to change. He was given a green robe that left his right arm and portion of his chest opened. The fabric itself hummed with magic that wrapped around him like a barrier. After he changed, they returned to the previous room. Haki was told to stand at the center with Tatiana across form him.

[color=ec008c]“My child, do you truly wish to leave?”[/color] Tatiana said once again. 

[color=39b54a]“Yes,”[/color] Haki said almost immediately. 

Tatian smiled and nodded, though the pain and sadness were clear in her eyes. [color=ec008c]“I do not wish to force you to stay. All I can do is hope for your safety. But please promise me that you will stay safe. There are forces at play that even I cannot see. And even though you are allowed to let go of pacifism, it does not mean you are safe———”[/color]

[color=ec008c]“———it is time for you to go. But before that, make sure you take care of that boy. Chance, I believe was his name was. He is very special to you, which is why you saw him in the pond. You may deny it, but you have feelings for him, so make sure you don’t let the opportunity pass you by."[/color]

Haki could feel his face getting warm as Tatiana saw right through him. [color=39b54a]“What! I do not have feelings for Chance!”[/color]

Tatiana gave a small laugh and said, [color=ec008c]“as I said. even if you denied it. It is the truth. Now it is time.”[/color] Tatiana took a step back and let the world guide him through the veil. Thousands of small light emerged from the surrounding plants and began to surround Haki. They slowly pulled themself together and formed a small white flower. Through it, he could feel the other world. He could feel Chance. He took one last look at Tatiana before his vision was blinded by a flash of light.

The flower that was in the possession of Chance began to glow and radiate power. Then in a flash of light, a small black wolf with the same pattern as Haki’s fur replaced the flower. He tumbled around the pocked for a bit until he finally escaped and fell onto Chance’s lap. There wasn’t enough space for Haki to fully manifest so he took on another form, a baby wolf. To Chance, he was barely bigger than a pair of hands and could easily fit into a pocket. 

[color=39b54a]“Chance I——“[/color] Haki could feel tears running down his face as he looked at Chance. To his friends, he was only gone for a few days but to Haki, it had been months.