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Fiction

Grover

The Misplaced Tree

By Jawwaad Flaendorp

“Last thing I remember is being on the Battle- shelled beast. I’m not used to fighting by

ground of the Gods, entering a portal created myself, as I usually just followed Sylvanus’

by the god of portals, Janus. Now I find myself orders. I frantically looked around for a

here in strange world which is not my own.” weapon of some sort while the turtle charged

in, feverously swinging his massive anchor.

Exiting the portal, I could feel that I was no Nature guided me to an axe stuck in a nearby

longer on the Battleground of the Gods. This tree, and I thought about how this is normally

territory felt strange, it was unfamiliar and used to destroy nature. But now, this axe

this was not my home. As I got to grips with was going to help protect nature. I did not

my surroundings, I noticed that my partner know if they were friend or foe. I thought to

Sylvanus was not here with me. “Maybe he myself about what the game designers may

got flung out somewhere else”, I started have thought of this time. As we continued to

thinking. Before I could adapt I noticed battle to a stalemate, cooler heads prevailed

this giant turtle and elf standing in front of and we ceased the fight. I introduced

me. Without hesitation, I charged forward myself and explained my situation to them.

proclaiming that “I am Grover!” The turtle called himself Makoa and it was

followed by a prompt introduction by the

The turtle did not flinch, but he went into elven girl who called herself Ying.

a rage and the elven girl had some clones

surrounding him constantly healing the I was told that they were looking for another
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