Second church

Wandering through the Forest, Clay observed his surroundings. He noted, in detail, the wildlife and fauna within the forest.

The plants where smaller, and less impressive, the animals less colorful and dangerous, and almost no mana whatsoever.

It was a sad sight to see an ecosystem of such fragile pieces. It's continued survival banking on a combination of luck and humans care, Wich wasn't good either.

I can't let this keep like this

Clay, knowing he had the power to help this Forest thrive set a goal for himself, make this forest the best on the planet.

Considering the poor quality of mana in the air that is practically a poison, and the spirits Wich are on their last legs, this won't be easy but the bar isn't very high.

Sadly Clay had never heard of the redwood forests of California or the Rainforests of Asian and South America. Wich would be hard to overcome due to the fame and significance they carry.

A forest like the Redwoods bears the title of tallest trees, and titles hold power, that Wich is reminiscent of prophecy's.

Clay got to work almost immediately, climbing around the forest for hours looking for a good spot, but all he found was a bunch of hills, hills, and a exstra tall hill.

The hill was the tallest point in the surrounding 10 miles. Just as he was about to start construction, the sound of the flying chariot from earlier sounded from overhead as it flew past him with a light trained on the forest.

Weird, wonder how its flies without mana.

Getting back on task, Clay started to commune with the forest around him on a large scale asking trees to move dirt and bring flatish stone slabs to the surface of from the surroundings.

The naturalness, and precision of the trees actions in combination with their understanding of their home allowed them too do all this with only the slight rumbling equivalent to a fart going throughout the entire forest.

After the space was cleared Clay decided that this church would be a giant tower with the main prayer hall being underground. And with this he made a grand staircase down into the ground that was about 5 people wide and went 20 feet deep over the course of 26 feet and after these stairs a wooden door made from the roots of the surrounding trees erected itself at Clays command. Leading into a pit the was actively digging itself that would be the main prayer hall.

After a few hours of work and tweaking the entire underground portion had been finished. Complete with Moss-on-stone benches leading up too a raised platform where 2 throwns stood against the wall to the back. One Wich was his and was adorned with plants and flowers that glowed with mana and an empty thrown yet to be filled.

Back outside new stairs now flanked the Main stairs on either side, leading up to the tower atop the underground prayer hall. The towers came with multiple floors, empty for now, that would be used for teleportation circles, recruitment and other things.

The towers main body was made of a special tree that Clay had poured most of his mana into, Wich had required a small hour nap halfway through construction. The tree was fire proof, resistant to and and formed of cutting, and most of all provided a clear mind and healing to all believers under its canopy.

This tree was growing at a astonishing pace and was reaching new heights, with the surrounding trees only being 40-70 feet tall the towering 170 feet tall tree with blue tinged leaves and a canopy that spanned almost 200 feet by itself was an easy land mark to spot.

Well that was fun, wonder where- oh here they come.

Clay had his questions answered before he could even think them, as a fly chariot approached and landed several hundred feet away.

Waiting for there arrival, Clay had some cute red fruit he had found nearby that was sweet with a bitter aftertaste.

A group of six in all black gear and goggles that glowed a sanguine red, all approached the church in a organized hexagon pattern with 1 person at each point of the hexagon.

In the middle of this formation was Norman, now in a new, better looking, suit with pins on his chest the denoted his promotion.

"Clay,"Norman offered his hand for a handshake and Clay coppied him sense this was the second time it was happening, "mind explaining what happened here."

"Do you like it? It's super cool inside." Clay informed Norman while admiring his own work

"Yes, I think it's beautiful, but what is it?

"Oh it's my church, second one in fact. The thing out in the small village was only a shrine." Clay informed Norman with pride on his face, before getting serious . "But you can't go inside."

"Why not? What if I go in anyways?" Norm knew he had to get in, it was his, and team with him's job to investigate the giant tree

"Only believers can go inside. Only exceptions are believers of allied gods."

Clay stood firm in place his word invoking a reaction from the temple as several never seen before plants sprouted upon the wall and ground around the temple, their flower petals that Wich adorned them like prismatic mirrors surrounded a diamond of glass the size of a human fist.

Seeing the flowers all sprout the team trained their guns on them and only one looked at Clay, as Clay had no weapons.

"Put your weapons down, you can't win this, especially with the mana in the area now."

*sigh* "put your weapons down, we already made a deal so he wouldn't hurt us."

The special squad obeyed the command and put their weapons down but still ready to re-engage at any moment.

"So what is this place?" Norman asked while inspecting the towering tree.

Putting up a cheeky smile, "it's a church" was all Norman got for a response.

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The great adventure that is life holds many turns. Never give up on it, don't hope it will get better, make it better.