The Elf Sisters
The jungle where Syndra lived was once a frequent haunt of hunters. Her arrival helped the animals escape many dangers, leading to the later spread of rumors about Dark Elf. 🍪😝 ☮♜
Fairies are very attractive to children, so when Miyue heard about them, she immediately went into the forest.
This was the first time she had ever seen such a beautiful place. The sunlight filtering through the branches and leaves exuded a languid atmosphere, and the babbling brooks and the chirping of birds, beasts, fish, and insects formed the most beautiful chapter of nature.
Leaning against a tree, Miyue suddenly burst into tears.
She used to be indifferent to death, but now that she has witnessed the beauty of life, she suddenly feels reluctant to leave, and this is only a tiny bit of that beauty.
Through her journey over the past few days, she has heard about many beautiful and interesting things that she has never experienced before.
After crying for a while, overwhelmed by sadness and exhaustion, Miyue leaned against a tree and drifted off to sleep. At that moment, she thought, "It would be nice to just sleep like this."
She chose to travel alone this time because she didn't want to see her parents' sad expressions again. If she disappeared quietly, they might think she had been traveling all along, just to a very far place.
Miyue didn't know how much time had passed before she woke up. By then, it was already dark, and the beautiful forest had become eerie and terrifying, with the howls of wild beasts echoing in her ears.
It turns out that the same place can look so different at different times of day. To make matters worse, Miyue got lost; she didn't know where she had come from during the day.
Suddenly, a dark shadow appeared in front of her. At that time, she did not know that it was a wild beast called a leopard, but looking at the leopard's fangs, she sensed danger.
"Dark Elf, save me!" Miyue suddenly remembered the local legends and cried out to the powerful Dark Elf for help.
If the locals heard her cry for help, they would surely laugh at her, because Dark Elf are more dangerous than any wild beast, and yet she was asking them for Dark Elf.
But how could these people know that the Dark Elf drove them away because they had harmed the creatures here?
After Miyue shouted, another figure appeared. It was a girl who was a little taller than her. The girl bared her teeth and let out a low growl like a leopard, which scared it away!
At this moment, the girl turned around and stared fiercely at Miyue. Although she was also human, her eyes were very bright, like two beautiful amethysts.
"Are you Dark Elf?" Miyue asked cautiously.
The girl didn't answer her, but the fierce look in her eyes disappeared, and then she turned and left.
Miyue followed behind the girl. She dared not wander in the forest alone; only by following the Dark Elf was she truly safe.
The girl would occasionally run a few steps faster, which worried Miyue a lot, fearing that she would lose her if she wasn't careful. But after getting far away, the girl would stop and wait for her for a while.
And so, the two walked in the darkness for quite a while before finally stopping under a large tree.
The girl scrambled up the tree in a few leaps, but Miyue was dumbfounded. She couldn't climb trees, and after her cries for help went unanswered, she simply squatted down under the tree, wary of any potential dangers around her.
At this moment Miyue noticed that the area around the big tree was unusually quiet. Occasionally, a dark shadow would pass by, but it would never get close, seemingly very afraid of girls. Seeing this, she felt relieved and rested.
The next morning, Miyue was awakened by the birds' songs. The morning mist spread out like a thin veil before her eyes, dappled by the sunlight.
She stretched and suddenly bumped into something. Reaching out, she found it was a few wild fruits.
Miyue knew that the girl had given it to her, and she was very happy. She took out some dry food from her pocket, held it above her head, and invited the girl to come down and eat.
After a while, the girl jumped down, carefully took the food from Miyue's hand, took a small bite, and then wolfed it down, a look of nostalgia appearing on her face.
Yesterday it was too late for Miyue to see clearly, but now she realizes that the Dark Elf not only has the same size as her, but also looks exactly like her—she's practically a human!
She was dark-skinned and strong, wearing nothing on her body, and her skin was covered with scratches, clearly from wandering through the forest.
Her hair, which should have been a beautiful light purple, now looked dirty and messy, hanging loosely over her body.
Was she an abandoned child? Or, like the stories I heard as a child, was she taken away by a wild animal and raised by it?
"You're human, aren't you, Dark Elf?"
Have you lived here since you were a child?
"My name is Miyue. Do you have your own name?"
No matter what Miyue said, the girl never responded, but she didn't dislike her either.
For several days, the two lived like this, one in the tree and the other under it Miyue finally couldn't resist learning to climb the tree and, after overcoming some difficulties, managed to climb up.
There was a house built by the girl in the tree. After Miyue climbed up, she found that the house was much bigger than it looked from below, and it could easily accommodate the two of them.
Miyue didn't stand on ceremony and started resting in the house from that day on, talking to the girl whenever he had a spare moment.
She believed the girl could speak, but her long life in the forest had made her somewhat forget human language.
Several days later, when Miyue asked the girl's name again, she suddenly responded in a hoarse voice: Syndra.
Miyue was so happy that she almost fell off the tree. If Syndra hadn't grabbed her, her already short lifespan would probably have been shortened even further.
From that time on, Miyue kept trying to talk to Syndra, and Syndra responded more and more frequently. She stopped making the low growls of a beast, and her voice slowly returned to normal.
Nearly two months after their meeting, Syndra was finally able to speak fluently and her behavior became more and more human-like. However, she still remained wary when talking about the past.
Miyue did not give up. She believed that with her unremitting efforts, she would one day be able to break down Syndra's defenses.
They were two lonely children who had never made friends and were prone to developing a dependence on each other due to their longing for friendship.
Gradually, the local legends changed. In addition to the Dark Elf, there was now a Light Elf in the forest. She was very gentle and helpful, and she saved people from the hands of the Dark Elf many times.
In reality, it was only Miyue who stopped Syndra from going all out. Although these people came to hunt, they followed the hunter's way and were all in it for a living.
Besides gradually guiding Syndra to speak and conveying common sense about human society, Miyue also helped her dress up.
Her hair was gradually straightened, and she even collected some fabric from a nearby village to make a few clothes.
But one thing has never changed, and that is Miyue's physical condition.