"Ellinia just seems so… so peaceful," Tegu (TEE-goo) said with a sigh. She was a warrior two levels away from her second job and was earning experience for that day with agonizing slowness. Her sky shark outfit jittered along with her as she impatiently waited fighting horned mushrooms which barely earned her any skill points.

"I want to kill some mushrooms!!!!!!" she cried angrily, jabbing her fusion mace and swinging her red triangular shield around. "There aren't any around here!!!!"

Ral gripped her shoulder. He was a level 31 cleric with a green wizard robe and was armed with a circle winded staff.

"Tegu," he said calmly, "just wait. The mushrooms are inside the trees and we are going there."

"The sooner the better," she snorted.

"We have to wait for the others."

As if on cue three other people fell from a rope above the pair's heads. Among them was a level 32 bandit known as Lion, a level 27 magician by the name of Sam, and last was a recently advanced hunter named Kale who never seemed to have a clue about anything.

Lion was dressed completely in black and walked with a gait that matched his name.

"Come on let's go already," he said with a snarl. Being the most advanced of the group, he was the leader… or so he had declared himself.

The magician was following after him, pushing up his hat that fell over his eyes now and then. He tripped on his raggedy cape and blushed with embarrassment as Tegu had to pull him to his feet.

"I'm just as anxious as you are, Tegu." Sam swung his ice wand in front of her to show that he was ready to fight.

Tegu nodded with a sideways glance at Kale. The girl was being her usual self, smiling that eerie smile that never seemed to come off her face. Her green huntress armor seemed to be worn with pride because Kale had finally earned it.

"We need to get these two Noobs ready," growled Lion just as his name suggested. "Ral and… uh… 'It,' you guys help me kill some eyes while they stick to the mushrooms. Our party should help them advance quicker, and then we can finally go to Ossyria." Without waiting for a response he entered the portal leading to the trees full of monsters.

Ral looked at Kale and saw that her smile remained the way it always was despite Lion's comment.

"I like fried chicken," the huntress said.

"Good for you," said Tegu with a pat on the girl's shoulder.

The rest of the group followed after Lion. Tegu was engulfed in the glowing blue light of the portal and slowly Ellinia's forest came into view.

"How are we going to earn experience from you guys if you are in a different tree?" asked Sam

"Yeah, how are they, Lion?" asked Ral.

The Bandit turned around with a curl of is lip. "Bring them with us."

"But I can't kill curse eyes," Tegu complained.

"Then you and the magician can hang on a rope or something," he growled.

Kale nodded. "That's the quickest way I see," she said with a smile.

Tegu rolled her eyes and grumbled something under her breath about wanting to kill mushrooms.

The group continued on their way, watching beginners killing green slimes and stumps.

"I think this is the tree," said Kale. "Or maybe it was this one or maybe this one… wait… no… this one…" the huntress darted from tree to tree like a caffeinated squirrel.

"Why do we even have her in this group?" snarled Lion mostly to himself.

Ral glanced back and saw Kale's smile falter for a brief moment.

"This tree," said the bandit.

Tegu followed after the others as they went into the tree and she hesitated a moment before walking inside.