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"E-Elayne?!" Mark ran forward the moment he saw her, his voice filled with pure panic. "W-What happened? You… you became a tree?"
"Wow… this is incredible…!" Blank said, staring with wide eyes. "I cannot believe it. She can turn into a tree at will? Was this something she could always do, Mark?"
"She was a tree before, somewhat," Mark answered while still trying to process the sight. "Though never a pure tree. More like she just could evolve into one temporarily— no, transform into one— Ah! It doesn't matter right now. Let's just get closer and check on her."
They walked carefully toward the massive black tree that had once been Elayne. Mark found it extremely difficult to explain to Blank how she could shapeshift into a tree at will. It would not be easy to tell him that she could now channel the power of an entire avatar into her real body, after all.
