Stuck in a tree...

[Eternal Mage, Aether.]

“Go out and see more of the world” he said. “It will build your confidence's”, he said. If I make it home alive, I am firing and getting a new therapies. Despite broad day light, I'm running for my life. I'm being chased low level monsters. They are pure black like shadows besides their red glowing eyes. They have dark shadow like trail behind as they run.

I do not get many chances to get out much so my stamina is below average. I cannot go on like this for too long. If I stop and take a break, I'll be shredded to pieces. “Shit shit shit shit”. My heart feels like it going to explode out of my chest. I see a tree coming in view. I believe they do not even know how to climb trees. So I should be fine, but I may get trapped up there. Regardless, I cannot go on like this forever. I run and quickly climb the tree as high as I can. I hang on tight for dear life. The beast at first tries to climb but unable to. The circle and wait for me. Please get bored and go away. "Heeeeeeeelp!"

[Rii <3]

'The hood must always remain up when out alone, Syana. It's for the best. I can't watch you always.' Syo's voice rung through Syana's mind and a smile pulled at her lips as she gazed onward. Each step exploring the new earth it touched. The area she had began to venture wasn't new exactly to her, but it was one of the places she loved to visit. With the scent of the earth and the wood gathering as one; she felt serene. The forest she enjoyed so much despite the risks it possessed was all around her. With her hood guarding her head from the outside world and any insects that could land on her hood, she ended up tracing her fingers carefully over the bark as she walked. Her emerald orbs floated around the trees and the surrounding area. Everything looked so... So green. The shades and hues of green mixed in well with the brows and even the occasional blue of the sky peering through the leaves. A hushed wind slithered through the trees causing her hood to quake softly against her face. 


What silence she assumed would last forever was soon silenced and changed by a voice interrupting her daze. 
"Shit shit shit shit”  the abrasive language caused Syana's face to form puzzlement as she looked in the direction it came from. The faded dirt path was ahead of her so why was the voice deep inside the plantation?
Her lips curled curiously and she then moved slowly towards the interesting voice. "Heeeeeeeelp!" the voice bellowed out loud and Syana found herself picking up her pace. Had someone fallen over or been attacked by the beasts that lingered within the forest? Syana's footsteps carried her at a swift yet silent pace as she drew closer and closer to the cry.
As she moved, she looked around on the floor in case the person was on the ground; that was until she caught sight of dark little creatures circling the tree. They all looked menacing; shadows left their body floated through the air. Syana's gaze swept over them and she looked up while following their gaze. Up in the tree was the person who called for help. Eyeing up the creatures curiously, she  pondered on what to do. What would Syo do in this situation? With her hands in front of her, she shot small bolts of light to the ground which lit it up a brighter hue.
Catching onto them as they withdrew themselves from the light, hissing at it with a menacing growl. Syana just let a smile form on her lips while send out more beams. She didn't believe in harming them, but it was a rewarding sensation to see them reluctantly retreat from the beams of light. 
Soon enough, the creatures finally decided to give a warning growl towards Syana and then snap at the tree before fleeing into the shadows of the woodland. Syana pressed her hand to the bark and gazed up at the man who had seemingly got himself stuck in the tree. 
"It's okay to come down now, mister. The creatures have fled." With that said; she finally took a  step back and moved her arms behind her back. 

[Eternal Mage, Aether.]

From a distance, what it seems to me, is a random bolt.
“Eeeeek!” It even takes me off guard. The bolt
makes a loud, sharp noise and I almost lose my grip onto
the tree. The bolt strikes nearby and purposely avoid
hitting the beasts. This is reassuring because it has
to be from someone who heard my plea for help. After a
couple more bolts, the beasts run away without incident.

A young lass appears from the forest. From my point of
view, she's seem to be very gentle and innocent. Much
differently than Sakura, who likes to make my blood
pressure skyrockets for her amusement. The youthful
maiden looks up to me lets me know that it's safe to
come down. However, I'm hanging upside down and
holding on as if my life depends on it. Both my arms
and legs wrap around the tree trunk.

Now that the beasts are gone, I might have travelled
too far high up to this tree. As I look down at the
ground, I feel a bit dizzy. I turn my head and close
my eyes. “Greetings, young maiden. My name is
Aether Hikari and I am a local noble. Thank you very
much for your assistance. Those beasts still be here
if you did not come at all. However, as embarrassing
for me to say this. I'm a bit stuck up here and cannot
get down.” Suddenly, I feel something slithering
over my hands. I open my eyes to see what this sensational
feeling.

The moment I open my eyes, I regret it immediately. I see
a green snake and on reflex alone, I let go. I begin falling
from the tree to the ground. The branches of the tree coming
down break my fall as I hit every single one of them.
Finally, I make it to the ground with a few scratches and
cuts. Nothing is serious thankfully. “Ow....”. A bottle
of my medication comes rolling out of my pocket. Medication for
anxiety and schizophrenia

[Rii <3]

"Eeeeek!" The cry from the person in the trees caused Syana to want to focus more as she stood her ground and sent out small bolts of light from the palm of her hand. When she ensured the shadow fiends had fled, she gave the A-Okay that it was safe to come down, but it seemed the man wasn't as sure. She stood there patiently with a calm smile. It seemed the man was contemplating on how to get down and Syana felt like perhaps this man would need help getting down at this rate. Her thoughts seemed to be shouted out loud because soon after the man cried for help, "Greetings, young maiden. My name is Aether Hikari and I am a local noble. Thank you very much for your assistance. Those beasts still be here if you did not come at all. However, as embarrassing for me to say this. I'm a bit stuck up here and cannot get down.” Syana raised an eyebrow before looking around swiftly for any way to help him get down from his situation but coming to no avail. With the hood over her head, she held it securely in place as she tilted her head back and examined his situation thoroughly.
"It's a pleasure to meet you," Syana replied while examining his situation thoroughly before catching sight of something moving, well, slithering, through the tree leaves. It was hard to tell other than the fact it wasn't moving the same way the leaves would. It seemed like not long before the man-in-need caught sight of it too as it slithered over his fingers. In the quick few seconds, Syana instantly dove backwards like everything went in slow motion and watched him fall to the ground with a rather loud thud. Syana cringed slightly before moving over to him and kneeling down to his side, looking down at him in worry. 

"Are you okay?" Syana asked with worry as she examined him carefully; the sound of rattling caused her attention to move to the side and catch sight of prescription pills. She moved her hand over and picked them up, but instead of reading them she held them in her palm out towards him. "Don't want to lose these." Catching sight of the blood, she placed the pills down on a stone and shuffled closer to him. "Please. Let me." With her hood shrouding most of her face, Syana pressed her hand to the man's body and just began to glide her hands at a close distance over the exposed part; her hands glowing a gold colour as she began to heal the man's being. Her eyes focused, she felt the heat in her  hands burning her palms but she knew it was all psychological pain. When the cuts and potential bruises he had vanished, she moved away and stood up. "There we go." Her voice was warm as she watched the man with a small smile. "You shouldn't be as sore now. That was quite a fall. Nothing serious."

[Eternal Mage, Aether.]

“Man, this is embarrassing. Getting chased by monsters
and had to hide in a tree. Need to be saved in getting down.
Getting stuck up there and then shortly crashing down. ”
The sun is shining brightly through the trees with birds
chirping happily in the background. A slow and calming wind
blow by us. The forest becomes stirred as the trees shake
and rattles causing loose leaves to slowly drift down. Despite
all that has happened to this point, it's a gorgeous day.

The young lass had picked up my bottle and put it nearby.
With my heart rate presently, I'm going to need to take them.
I open the bottom and swallow a couple of pills. After a few minutes,
the medication kicks in. In the mean time, the maid begins using
some sort of healing magic. All of my cuts and scratches begin
to go away. “Oh you didn't have to do that.” I don't push
her away however. I allow her to heal these small scratches.

Being this close, I clearly see what she looks like.
She's small and delicate frame girl. With her magic
of healing, and her frame. She's not a front line type
of mage. No, she's more of the far back type. Her
entire aura about her makes me calm. [Pft, what
the hell is this chick?! You need to mess her up
and scar her for life! It's your duty to show her
how the world works!] Of course, I ignore the voice
in my head. Out of all the voices, this one is cannot
be driven back from medication alone.

“Young maid, what is your name?” It is weird to
keep calling her lass, lady or maiden. Even I hate using
such formal words after a while. I look at her more, I
notice she has a small necklace around her neck. I wonder
if it has some sort of special meaning to her?

[Rii <3]

"Man, this is embarrassing. Getting chased by monsters
 and had to hide in a tree. Need to be saved in getting down.
Getting stuck up there and then shortly crashing down. ”
  The man spoke and Syana just looked up at him with a warm smile in acknowledgement that she was listening as she healed him.  He didn't seem to object in any way which was a sign of relief. As Syana continued to heal him, he said nothing more than a; "Oh you didn't have to do that.” Which was understandable, but Syana just wasn't the kind of person to refuse someone in help; even if it was a small as a cut. 
The atmosphere was nice, the smells of the earth mixed with the smells of the plantation and Syana recalled the reason she enjoyed being here so much. The atmosphere was just sheer bliss. Sure, she usually stayed on the path and walked around a bit, but she would stay in the forest for hours on end just admiring the scenery or improving her spells. She could feel his gaze on her as she finished off; the spell fading away and Syana sighed softly, quietly. That was done. 

"Young maid, what is your name?” The man who had earlier addressed himself as Aether asked. Syana's gaze looked up at him, her eyes examining his face before she nodded to herself.
"My name's Syana." She replied with a small dip of her head. Her green orbs focused on him and she then stood up, offering her hand to him. "It's a pleasure to meet you, Aether." She looked around, her eyes taking in the scenery. "May I ask you? What's someone like you doing out in the middle of the forest? It's rather dangerous as you could tell with those shadowy creatures..." Syana's gaze shifted up towards the sky that peered through the leaves. It seemed she still had a while until she needed to return. Adjusting her hood over her head, she brushed her hands over her cape to remove bits of bark and debris that had followed Aether down.  She had promised Syo that she'd return home from her time alone before sunset and she wasn't someone to break her promise. The sky still seemed blue and no hues of different colours were taking over so that was a sure-fire sign she still had a while to go.

[Eternal Mage, Aether.]

I reflect on her words and my actions. This place is dangerous
and it might seem strange for me to be here. Specially if I can't
defend myself. I feel compel to answer Syana. She did save me
and heal my wounds. “I was inform to go onto a bit of an
adventure. So, I can have more confident in my self and rely
less on my medication. “ I'm sort of embarrass about it
though. I'm not really normal or healthy. So I'm a bit self-conscious
about it.

“Unfortunately for me, I end up wandering to far inside this
forest. I end up in those shadow beasts territory. I almost perish
if not for you. Thank you so much, Syano.” I give a humble
smile at her, but it looks like I'm delaying her? Her eyes appear
to drift into the distance. Her entire disposition seems to be else
where now. “Am I holding you up for something?” I thought by
sticking around and healing my wounds mean she has time to spare.
However, could I have been mistaken?

[Rii <3]

Syana stood still and questioned the man on how he had gotten himself in this situation. Luckily for her, it seemed he was willing to trust her. Syana just watched him carefully, listening to his words as he spoke. "I was inform to go onto a bit of an
adventure. So, I can have more confident in my self and rely
less on my medication. “
  nodding her head to his words, Syana's arms moved behind her back and she lifted herself against her toes. 
"Your medication? You mean those pills?" Syana asked, tilting her head and watching him curiously with a straight face. She examined his body and frame, looking up carefully up and down and taking in every detail. 

"Unfortunately for me, I end up wandering to far inside this
 forest. I end up in those shadow beasts territory. I almost perish
 if not for you. Thank you so much, Syano.”
Syana's emerald gaze lit up with surprise and she looked Aether dead in the face with a warm expression. Sure he got her name wrong, but she wasn't going to correct him. A calm, atmosphere filled the air and she found herself checking the sun for the clock. It seemed like she had a while. Aether seemed to catch her gaze floating aloof a lot of the time and she jumped in surprise, looking towards him with  a surprised expression on her pale face, but she instantly removed the surprised expression and it was soon replaced with her usual, calm, expression. 
"Am I holding you up for something?” Syana's head shook side to side, her hood bouncing aloof. A soft laugh escaped her lips briefly and she continued to rock back and forth against the ball and toe of her boots.
"No, no." She replied, looking Aether dead on. "I just have a promise." She replied eventually, a soft chuckle escaping her lips. "I need to head home before sunset. It's a promise I have for a special, dear, close friend." Her hands pressed to her chest, closing her green eyes and then taking a slow, deep breath. "Why don't we get back on the path where it's safer?"

[Eternal Mage, Aether.]

“Yes, you see, if I don't these regularly. I'm not me
anymore.” I scratch my head in an attempt to explain.
Maybe I should explain myself to her so if one day I am not
myself, she has a fighting chance? I doubt I ever turn into
HIM again, but might be best that I explain a little. I let
out a soft sigh. My eyes drift to the ground as I explain.
“If you ever see me....not being me. I suggest you run
away and don't look back. You will know right away the
difference.” Saying it out is more embarrassing than I had thought.

Whiles I have no memories of when that clown was in control.
What I do know is the fact it screwed me over. To the point,
that my own family had to reset me and make me go through
that horrible treatment. At first, I used to believe he was
only a horrid voice I always here, but recently I learned he's
the other me. Killing, abusing, and destroying lives in general
is just a hobby for him. I don't want Sayno, [its Sayna] Shut
your voice up, OK? Sayno to be hurt.

I reach up behind my neck and rubs. “Do not even try to reason
with me. Ha ha... You should just ... Run” As I look around,
I begin to notice that time has truly flown by. The sun is not in
the same location as it used to be. Time flies when you're on the
edge of death. Maybe I should start moving on. As I think that,
Syano mentions about being on a fix time. She has to be heading
out soon and meeting with a close friend of hers. I am curious
about whom this dear friend of hers. However, it's none of my business.

My arms fall to my side and I wonder in my past life. Did I have
any old friends? Did I have anyone that may go back and be greeted
arm open wide? -You got no friends or will you ever. You're sad and
hopeless. Syana just wants you get out of her life.- Thank you
voices, you always helpful when I need you.

The temperature has dropped a little. I feel a slight chill throughout
my body in the change as chill wind passes by. Trees begin to creak
with union of the wind. To further support this, crickets getting
a bit loud in the distance. “I see, then let's us be on our
way?” I move onto the main road and see a fork in the road.
“Until the next we see meet. See you later!”