The End? - Or the Beginning?

[Sperrit]

There was a lone man walking along the forest trail that afternoon. He had long brown hair and was always seen wearing a hawaiian shirt. In his hand he clutched a long walking staff of an odd material. On his shoulder rode a small blue bird. The sun was setting in front of him and he cast long shadows into the forest. his figure illuminated by the blinding light. This was a man who was totally at home in his surroundings, yet there was something bothering him, something nagging at the back of his mind. He peered ahead of himself and saw that the trail that he had been following went out of the forest and came to a rocky beach just a few miles ahead. There he could barely make out a small wooden boat. He stooped down to the ground and extended his odd senses. He stood up.
"He came this way, love," he said to the bird. "And this way we must follow."
The bird, in answer, fluttered off his shoulder and landed on the ground next to him. For a moment it, too, was surrounded by light and then where the bird had been standing there was a tall, beautiful woman. She turned to the man.
"Sperrit... if you leave this place... if you leave the land... what will happen to your powers? You are TIED to this land. You cannot just leave it to seek vengence! Let him go. We can have our own life now, here among all our friends."
Sperrit sighed deeply. "I would be happy here, among my comrades. There is much to do that I wish to help them with, more happy memories to live. I would hate to leave them." He paused, looking out at the vast ocean. "But it would not last, this happiness. I know myself well enough to know that. This is my burden, no one elses. And I must see it through. For my own honor and for the honor of all my loved ones, including the new ones. I cannot let this one get away Alerea. Even if it means my own destruction. But...."
Sperrit looked behind him towards the wood and the feilds and the places that his friends resided. He could barely see the Kilted Wench in the distance. Sakura's Pocky stand. His own smithery, now empty. The Black Forest. The battle arena. Each held memories that he would never forget. Sperrit paused and then with a great shout drove his staff into the ground, and from that staff there sprouted twigs and leaves and it slowly grew into a tree and bore fruit. Sperrit looked up at the tree and then off towards his home, the place of his friends.
"This is my promise," he said. "This tree will bear fruit for all time and will not die, just as my dedication to you will not die. But no seed will ever sprout from it, not until I return. For that is my true promise. I will return to you, my friends." He grasped Alerea's hand in his own and squeezed it. "I will return, and the forest will ring with the song of birds and I will rejoice, knowing that I am home."
Sperrit smiled at Alerea as she changed back into a bird and walked down the rocky path to the beach with the boat on the water with the setting sun, with these words floating on the wind:
"I will return."

[Doot]

Safe travels, mighty warrior.

[D-Trix]

like the elves of Middle Earth, our beloved Earth Elemental crosses the sea and passes into the west...

but this is one forest spirit whose power shall not diminish on that voyage. we look forward to the day when he returns to these shores.

until then - goodbye, and thanks for all the fruit.

~Ted

[Akira]

Good Luck.

i hope to see you back here very soon sperrit.

po just aint the same without ya.

::takes a bite of a apple off the tree::

mucho gracias for the fruit....
-Akira

[Shino]

Be safe Forest Friend.

Return soon as we will await that day!

[Sakura]

We'll be waiting. Until then, we'll miss you. Can't wait to see you again!

[BWS-1]

God Speed and farewell. We will meet again I am sure, for I know that you are a man of honor, and you keep your promises. Goodbye, I wish you luck in your quest my friend.

[Sperrit]

*sometime after The Story of Sperrit*

The boat made a dull thunk as it hit the rocky beach and the magically created wind died down. The air smelled full of salt and Earth. Familiar Earth. Sperrit turned to look at Alerea, who smiled back at him and placed a hand on his cheek, lovingly.
The two walked up the beach, rocks crunching under their feet, until the path turned to soft dirt and there was tall grass on either side of them. Soon they were surrounded by dense bushes, then sparse trees, until they stood at the entrance to the forest. Sperrit's heart lept in his chest. His vision became cloudy and he rubbed his eyes, seeing tears on his arm. He smiled at Alerea and turned towards the forest. Suddenly there was an explosion of sound as hundreds of bird flew out from the forest, birds of every shape, size and color, and flew around him and Alerea, causing them both to laugh and smile even more. The bird chirped and sang and followed Sperrit as he walked up the path. After a few steps he stopped.
There, in front of him, was the tree. Sperrit knelt down and touched the roots of the majestic plant. Suddenly it burst into flower. Sperrit stood up and held out his hand. From the dense branches there dropped a large round seed, right into Sperrit's hand. He smiled and walked into the woods, Alerea and the birds following.
After walking through the forest for a few minutes Sperrit emerged from the trees in a small clearing, followed not only by birds, but squirrels, rabbits, a bear or two and all the other animals of the forest. Sperrit went into the middle of the clearing and dug a small hole with his hands. Into it he placed the seed, and he covered it with dirt. Almost immeadiately a sprout grew from the ground. Sperrit smiled. He turned to Alerea, kissed her and left the forest.
He was going to see his friends.
He was going home.

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