Chapter 61: Roses and Thorns

The trees around Seraphyne offered their support, their branches swaying gently in the breeze. "We will believe in you, for now, hybrid! Your connection to nature is strong, and if we can work together, we can heal the wounds that have been inflicted upon our home."

"Do you know why Tasar City has fallen?"

"No, my brothers and sisters only awakened consciousness when those humans have already become man-eating creatures. Not only humans, but even supernaturals died one by one."

"How about plants? I think some of them have become man-eating creatures, too!"

"Those plants accepted the blessing of the curse from the Mushroom King. Under the red rain, all of them transformed. Some mutate with hallucinogens, some use their vibrant forms to catch prey, and most float in the air to spread the virus contributing to the mutations."

"Why haven't you and your brothers and sisters mutated with the rest?"