Elluet Craven a dragonewt known between adventurers as a “Champion” the title given to humans that are near to become “Heroes”. He was appointed commander of the raid by the Council of Guilds giving him total control over the others members.

Ryckna: I do not care if you are the commander Elluet you have no right to put my apprentice {and subject} in a cage like a monster.

After arriving at Verol, Elluet ask for the custody of Orchid saying that she is a monster and should be treat as one.

Despite Ryckna efforts, Orchid was still taken away from the party and thrown into a wooden cage, which is suspended midair with magic at the town’s center; this is to prevent her from going underground and scape from there.

Elluet: Alraunes are monsters, she should be grateful that we are keeping her alive.

Bors: Ryckna was studying her so we can know more about them.

Elluet: I’m impressed that you want to defend that thing Bors, after what happen with your brother.

Bors remained silent but his face was showing anger, the dead of his brother at the hands of an alraune was still a fresh wound in him but he understood the importance of Ryckna research.

Elluet: Regarding the research on alraunes, when the [Swirl Sweet Witch] arrives we can ask her to do it, it would be faster if we let a witch dissect something like that.

Ryckna: No, you’re not doing that.

Their discussion lasted until nightfall.

At night, Orchid was lost in her thoughts while gazing at the sky.

Orchid: This reminds when I was caught stealing at a market, but I only got scold by my parents and had to do community service now my live is in danger and I didn’t do anything.

A gentle breeze blows from the direction of the forest, bringing a small calm to the people of Verol and to Orchid.

Orchid: The breeze feels so good… *takes a deep breath* but why does it brings a nostalgic scent.

Victoria asked Elluet if she could take some food to Orchid to which he accepted only if she is escorted by guards. To give the food she has to climb stairs that will be set at a safe distance from the cage.

Victoria: Orchid I bring you some food.

Said with a smile and her typical cheerful voice, but Orchid didn’t turn to face her and remained silent.

Victoria: I… I made this in my family tavern.

Still no response.

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Victoria: Are you all right? I am here of you want to talk.

Orchid turns to face Victoria.

Victoria is surprise to see Orchid about to cry, she is still holding tears and her lips are trembling.

Victoria: What is wrong?

Orchid: I… *sob* I… I can’t.

She could not tell her friend how she felt, Orchid realize that despite having the memories and part of the personality of her past life, she was no longer a young adult woman but she was again a little girl.

The scent carried by the breeze was not only nostalgic but also familiar; it was something she was attached to engrave in a memory from before she met with Ryckna, the scent of her mother from this world.

It trigger in Orchid the psyche of a normal kid who realize that it’s lost and alone, away from her mother.

Orchid: *sob* I can’t hold it *sob* much longer *sob* take your family and run as far as you can.

Victoria: Wh… Why?

Orchid: *sob* Mother.

With those words, Victoria understood the situation.

Guard: Monster shut up already.

The guards start to hit the cage, the sobbing of Orchid make them want to tease her.

At the sight of Orchid struggle to hold her cry, Victoria rushed to her family the meat that she bought to her friend fell in the dirt and at the time a guard stretcher his arms to pull a leave from Orchid skirt flower.

Orchid: WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH!

Orchid starts crying the initial cry has a very high pitch that made the guards around her to collapse and those more farter to have a headache and making them to cover their ears. In the end, a child is a child.

Elluet: What is going on?

Elluet rushes out from the building appointed as the temporary base for the raid, he sees Victoria running away from the contention post towards the entrance of the town, which is near her parents’ home, and starts to follow her.

Ryckna team, that was allow to stay at Victoria place, exited the building along Victoria parents.

Victoria: RYCKNA, MOM, DAD!

Victoria’s mom: VIC! What’s happening?

Victoria rushes at her mother and take her by the saying that they have to get away from the town.

Ryckna: Calm down, tell us what happen?

Elluet: Yes, tell us what did that monster did?

Ryckna: That was Orchid, impressive; her crying has the same potency as a mandrake cry.

Elluet: It’s the time for that.

Ryckna: I don’t think someone like you understand the value of information.

While they were arguing, the wind blow from the forest and petals start to fall from the sky riding the wind.

Kori: I have a bad feeling about this.

John: Me too boy.

Everyone looked at the sky then at the direction the wind comes from, in a moment it stopped.

Calm remain making everyone worries worst… a low crackling sound attracted Elluet attention, it came from the gate, then another one from a near building.

Elluet: Everyone prepare yourselves!

With the sound of a collapsing house and the screams of people the assault begins, vines emerge from the ground, from the houses large trees born at an outstanding speed, soon the town become part of the forest.

From the gate, a gigantic flower stands as it blooms to reveal the one behind the chaos.

???: Where is she?

???: Where is my daughter?

At the time, Orchid released another high pitch cry that knocked more adventurers and civilians, and allows her mother to locate her.

???: There you are my child.

She starts to approach Orchid slowly descending with the gigantic flower.

Elluet: NOW!

With Elluet command a rain of flaming arrows and fireballs are shoot at the alraune.

*BOOM!* A big explosion occurs at the top of the flower.

A face of joy appear in most of the adventurers as they thought it was a direct hit… just to see that they were too far from their target, she blocked the attack with some enchanted vines using them as a shield.

Ryckna: They are known as Apex Predators just by standing in a place luring they prey with scents and neurotoxins.

The word attract Kori's attention.

Ryckna: Now she is mad, who knows what she can do.

Bors: What do you mean?

???: She can decimate humanity.

A childish voice spoke from the rooftop of Victoria home.

Victoria: You are… the [Swirl Sweet Witch] – Sugar.

Sugar: It’s been a long Vici. *smiles*