Yuuta Asegao/Story

History
For as long as Yuuta could remember, his only family had been the forest. Abandoned at the foot of an old, old tree as a child, the spirits of the forest had taken an interest on the small ball of life. The nymph of the tree had peered down into infant Yuuta's bright smiling face and had fallen in love. Taking him on as her own, she called on the spirits and creatures of the forest to help raise him.

Yuuta's days growing up were full of smiles and laughter. It takes a village to raise a child, and there was something new to be learned every day. From the deer he learned which berries were edible. From the birds he learned to tell when winter was near. From the bears he learned to climb trees. The trees above whispered the beauty of the sky and the warmth of the sun, and the grass underfoot chattered endlessly of quiet rainfall and of morning dew. The nymph of the tree continued to look after him, and the other nymphs of the forest also grew to love and care for the small bundle of joy.

When he became old enough to talk, a group of traveling centaurs stayed for a bit in the forest and taught him words. The brought the outside world with them, teaching the young Yuuta how to read and write, as well as arithmetic. They left him clothes and books, as well as stories and dances and songs of the world outside of the forest. In return, the spirits of the forest granted the centaurs blessings of safe travels and sustenance.

Within the safety of the trees and bushes, Yuuta continued to grow. As time went on, however, a feeling of unrest would begin to grow. The animals whispered of strange metal teeth, and the trees of strange metal blades. The bushes seemed less plentiful, and the herb patches in the forest seemed to be stripped clean. It was during this time that the old nymph called upon Yuuta.

She asked Yuuta to go on a journey. The old nymph spoke of an old friend, a powerful witch to whom she owed her life to. The nymph herself was getting older, however, and was growing increasingly unable to leave her tree. So she asked Yuuta to settle the debt in her stead. Happily agreeing, Yuuta promised to set off and complete the task quickly. Quickly gathering all the necessarily belongings for his journey, he excitedly set off to venture into the outside world.

It wasn't too long after he set out on his journey that he woke up one morning in a place he swore he hadn't been in before falling asleep.