Frindle in her new form walked towards the tribe she smiled at everyone. "Hello everyone" she spoke softly towards everyone.

Everyone but Red cap was shocked to see her. The entire tribe was in shock with Frindle's transformation.

"Mother" Tepa murmured to herself.

Berbu ran towards Frindle jumped at her and gave her a big hug.She nuzzled up against her.

She enthusiastically greeted Frindle."Welcome to the Teafee village mother."

Frindle smiled warmly and returned the hug.

"This is nice." she thought to herself as she hugged Berbu.

Frindle looked up and saw a shy Leafteay gazing at her.

Frindle opened up her arms to let Berbu go and said Come Leafteay, Give your mother a hug.

Leafteay started to tear up and quickly ran towards Frindle.

"Mother it's so pleasant to see you moving around, I never thought you would be here before us in all your glory." Leafteay spoke as she snuggled in Friendle's embrace.

My child even as a tree I have always been watching all of you and you have always been naughty Leafteay.

Frindle chuckled as she saw Leafteay squirm and blush.

She let Leafteay go and watch as she sprinted away embarrassed.

"Tepa, Where's Redcap ?" Frindle asked curiously.

Tepa pointed to the south of the village and said "He's over there mother."

"I will go speak with him privately, everyone please continue with what you were doing." she spoke as she walked towards the southern part of the village.

Berbu stood shocked as she watched Mother walk towards Redcap.

Tepa put her hand on Berbu's bushy head.

"Don't worry mother will be okay." Tepa said this but secretly she was worried about Redcap he was odd after all.

Redcap noticed Frindle walking towards his home so he got up and waved towards her with his fungi hands.

"Welcome to my humble abode Frindle." Redcap spoke very politely.

Thank you ever so much Redcap.You helped me achieve one of dreams.

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"One?" Redcap inquired inquisitively "What are the others? Perhaps I can help."

"You sure do speak differently than the others. Tell me Redcap, What are your plans? Why are you here." Frindle spoke with a slightly harsh tone.

"No need to be defensive Frindle, please sit and listen." Frindle sat on a mushroom and attentively listened to Redcap's tale.

First of all as you can tell I'm different than the rest. I'm a reincarnator.Do you know what that means? Redcap asked

Frindle shook her head.No I do not, please explain.

Redcap sighed he scratched his cap as he started to explain watching spores spread around.

"A reincarnated person is a being who's soul is transferred into another body with their memories intact."

"Fascinating." Frindle thought to herself.

"I have all these memories within me and that's why I was able to help you out with transforming. The cultivation technique I gave you was one that I learned in one of my past lives." Redcap Spoke calmly.

"How many lives have you had?" Frindle spoke as she couldn't help but wonder.

"Too many. If you want a specific number I would need to think about it." Redcap said apathetically.

"I do not have any ill intentions towards this budding tribe but my goal is to focus on my cultivation technique. I have studied many techniques and I have worked out a special technique it just needs more fine tuning." He continued to explain.

"So on the end you are just staying over here to work on a technique? Don't you want to spend time with everyone?" Frindle curiously asked.

I mostly like being left to work. When you have lived through many lives as I have it's important to have a goal or else life gets tedious. Redcap explained.

"As long as you have no intention to harm everyone everything is okay." Frindle got up from her mushroom seat and patted Redcap's red cap. She smiled at him and spoke "Don't be a stranger, you're still family. She smiled and wave at him as she walked away.

Redcap smiled and thought." She really is a compassionate mother." he though right before diving back into work.

Frindle rejoined everyone at the village and had a good time chatting with everyone. She felt happiness from the bottom of her heart.

Well into the night after the festivities had passed by Frindle went back to the spot where she was a tree and changed back. She still had. job to do she was this worlds great tree and mother after all.

A hundred years pass by, Frindle continued to nurture the land and sometimes join the tribe in festivities.

One night Frindle, everyone in the tribe felt uneasy.

Redcap walked to were Frindle usually planted herself and began to speak.

"I have a premonition Frindle.Trouble is coming to our home." Redcap solemnly spoke.

I also have been feeling uneasy. What do you know? She asked.

Do you know what you are Frindle?

A tree. she responded.

"Yes a tree but do you know what kind?."He asked

No. Sometimes I get memories of things I shouldn't know but it was like I was always suppose to know. She said.

I believe you are the Divine world blessing tree. From what is happening to the tribe and this world I think it's a reasonable guess.

I don't understand? What does that have to do with anything?

Redcap sighed. You are precious, you have immense value to people and some of them would be willing to capture you either to enslave or to make items or potions from.

Fear entered her heart.

"I believe this negative feeling is a wicked omen and we are about to be invaded by a hostile force. I think they might be coming for you. I want to leave you a gift." He then placed his mushroom hands on her trunk and sent her information of various races, techniques,and other miscellaneous information.

It took her a moment to understand what she received and she transformed into her humanoid form.

"This knowledge is incredible Redcap." She was astonished at the information she received.

"There's more. This is my life's work use it to get stronger and protect your home and family." He pressed his fingers towards her gabela and transferred his primary cultivation technique The Grand Astral technique.

"I'm sorry Frindle but you are going to suffer. If the invader's are who I think they are you're in for a life changing event. I will give you my final gift and please survive." Redcap used some hand signs and started to slowly dissolve.

"What are you doing!" Frindle looked panicked. She tried to grab him and force him to stop what ever it was he was doing.

Redcap looked at Frindle. He spoke through the pain and said. "My name is Robert don't forget it, I will find you again Frindle, you must survive no matter what! You are my friend and family. Use this to make yourself stronger, use The Grand Astral technique." He grumbled through the pain and pointed to her heart and said gritting through his teeth "TRANSFER."

Redcap also known as Robert became stellar energy and slowly flowed towards Friendle's heart.

Through the tears in her eyes she forced herself to focus. She started The Grand Astral technique and absorbed Redcap's energy.

It was very painful. Her skin cracked as if it was made of dry bark, Sap like blood poured out all over the ground but Frindle endured.

Every cycle brought about a myriad of change towards her cultivation. It became more compact, he soul seemed to get sturdier and energy in and out seemed to flow endlessly refining her.

She started to tremble, An explosion took place in her soul pain wracked her body more and more explosions took place and when they finally stopped she was able to sense her inner soul. A galaxy formed and a constellation started to appear it was a giant tree with a sun right above it.

Frindle fell towards the ground and the tears from both the pain of cultivation and loosing Redcap poured out endlessly.

Tepa Quickly found Frindle on the floor Skin cracked ,blood covered,and tear soaked.

Mother! she screamed out. She gently picked up Frindle and carried her quickly to the tribe.