Chapter 93: Mother

A vast dappled forest stretched across Lydia’s entire Spiritual Domain.

Dr. Sasha stood beneath its towering trees and looked around her. The forest was warm and full of life.

Sunlight filtered through the thick canopy and filled the lush forest and the colorful flowers. It was peaceful.

But as Dr. Sasha wandered deeper into the heart of the forest, something strange began to happen!

Water flowed between the trees. At first, it was barely noticeable—it barely reached her ankles.

But as Dr. Sasha went deeper, the water was gently ebbing and flowing like seawaves. Its soft movements brushed against her legs, creating a soothing sensation that made her want to stay.

The farther she ventured into the darker part of the forest, the deeper the water became.

Now, it has reached her hips.

Despite its depth, Dr. Sasha felt no discomfort. There was no pressure weighing down on her body.

The gentle waves lulled Dr. Sasha with their comforting warmth that was almost impossible to describe.

It felt like sitting beside a furnace in the middle of winter. The warmth spread through her body, making her feel loved, protected, and completely safe.

Maybe the closest thing she could compare this sensation to was a mother’s womb.

It.was peaceful. Warm. Safe.

Yeah, it was strange indeed. Even stranger, although Dr. Sasha was standing in the water, her clothes remained completely dry.

A Guide’s Spiritual Domain was supposed to reflect their mental power and abilities. But this forest felt different from anything Dr. Sasha had experienced it.

She let the peaceful warmth loosen her shoulders. But then Dr. Sasha noticed something strange.

A faint pulse echoed through the forest. She listened carefully, trying to identify the source of the sound.

The pulse was much deeper, almost like a steady heartbeat. The rhythm was slow and consistent.

As she went further into the forest, the water continued to surge. It had almost reached her waist now.

Before she could react, the water rose even higher. The once-gentle waves became violent, then, they rolled into a massive tidal wave that crashed on her like a tsunami.

When Dr. Sasha opened her eyes again, the water was gone.

She found herself lying on the forest floor. Several cute small animals like squirrels, birds, rabbits, foxes, and even an owl had gathered around her.

Among the cute forest animals, Dr. Sasha noticed a white deer standing among them.

Its beautiful white coat glistened beneath the sunlight, and its delicate antlers gave it an elegant appearance.

"You must be Lady Valendorf’s Spirit Animal. A white deer, huh?"

The deer tilted its head and bleated merrily. Then she began to glide through the entire forest.

Wherever its hooves touched the ground, flowers bloomed in its wake, and leaves in various seasons colors flew past her.

It was as if she graced the whole lushful forest with blooming lifes.

The white deer continued pranced gracefully through the air before turning toward Dr. Sasha.

When Dr. Sasha tried to reach for her antlers, the white deer jumped away and bleated softly to tease her.

She ran around Dr. Sasha and blanketed the whole field with millions of rose petals that gently fluttered down from the sky.

Dr. Sasha couldn’t help smiling at the beautiful sight. "Oh, you little cheeky deer. So you want to play with me?"

This time Dr. Sasha tried to follow the white deer and touched her white antlers. But the moment she touched it, the deer burst into millions of blue butterflies.

The majestic sea of blue butterflies scattered in every direction.

Before Dr. Sasha could react, the forest began to shatter into nothing but an endless black void.

She tried to make sense of what she had just saw but Dr. Sasha just couldn’t make anything out of it. So she decided to walk further into the darkness.

The black void stretched endlessly around her. Until she noticed something in the distance.

A small sapling stood in the middle of the darkness.

The little tree was almost as tall as her knee. Its delicate branches had silvery-blue leaves that glowed faintly and illuminating the space around it.

"A tree in a Guide’s mind? This is highly unusual." Dr. Sasha studied it carefully.

The sapling looked fragile, but there was something strangely powerful about its presence.

Dr. Sasha couldn’t explain it but she felt drawn toward it. Slowly, she reached out and touched one of its glowing leaves.

When her fingers touched it, a blinding light shot out from the sapling.

Outside the Spiritual Domain, Lydia’s body suddenly tensed. She could feel Dr. Sasha’s panic through their connection.

Without thinking, Lydia reached for the helmet and grabbed it with both hands. Then she pushed Dr. Sasha’s consciousness out of her Spiritual Domain.

Dr. Sasha was thrown out so suddenly that the chair beneath her swayed backward. Its legs nearly slipped off the floor!

Lydia immediately reached out and managed to catch her before the chair could fall.

"Dr. Sasha?"

All eight of Dr. Sasha’s eyes had turned yellow now.

Wait, aren’t they supposed to be clear blue?

The thought crossed her mind, but she quickly pushed it aside. That wasn’t important right now.

"Are you all right?"

Dr. Sasha remained silent with an unreadable expression. As she stared at Lydia with her eight yellow eyes.

Suddenly, Dr. Sasha spread all of her eight wings wide, then wrapped them both like a cocoon.

Her expression was filled with warmth, but there was something else in her eyes.

Amazement.

"What exactly is inside your head?"

"I’m... not sure either." She looked genuinely confused. "This is new to me too. I swear, it wasn’t like that before."

Lydia was not lying.

Her Spiritual Domain had already looked completely different from the one that belonged to her in her previous life.

She had never seen the forest, the water, the white deer, or the strange sapling before.

"What do you think of my Spiritual Domain, Dr. Sasha?"

Lydia’s question surprised her. After taking a few deep breaths, Dr. Sasha tried to calm her racing thoughts.

Her eyes returned to their usual clear blue now. Then, in a quiet voice, she said,

"Mother."

What?