Druvis III/Story

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## Official Introduction

**"Tides of time rise and fall. Days and nights switch and whirl. The infinite loop will never come to an end."**

 Druvis III knows how to guide the plants. She is familiar with the properties of all manner of tree in the world. The wands she makes are strange in appearance and unusual in composition, but due to their extremely good ability to conduct arcane magic, she is inundated with orders for them.

## In Our Time

### Scorch Woods

Druvis III is first introduced when we hear an unnamed man discussing "her" appearance at The Walden over a phone call, alongside other matters, such as the creation of potions and the National Prohibition Act. Her name, alongside Sotheby and a crossed-out Schneider, are on a list at his desk.

After a brief scene within Sotheby's mansion, the story focuses back on Vertin and her party. She, Sonetto and APPLe have entered Druvis III's forest. Sonetto notes that there is no life in it, describing "even the bark on the branches [being] charred", and alluding to the fire that Druvis III had frozen in time. Vertin describes the incident further, calling it a "ghost story about fire", in which Critters then appear to attack the party.

### Druvis III

The party fends off the first wave of Creatures, but are overwhelmed by the sheer amount within the forest. Sonetto plans to distract the horde while allowing the rest of her friends to escape. This plan doesn't go as she wished, as the majority of the Creatures end up chasing Vertin and APPLe. After another encounter, a shoe falls onto the head of Vertin.

This shoe belongs to Druvis III, who is lounging in the tree above her. After requesting and receiving the shoe from Vertin, she comes down from the tree and "cleans up the mess", felling hundreds of Critters with one archaic skill. Druvis then thanks APPLe and Vertin for helping expel them from her forest, and they fight together to clear the last of the invaders.

### Security Carnival

Vertin learns of Sonetto’s lucky escape towards north-west, the direction of the Walden, and that there will be a “Storm Gathering” there tonight. She accepts an invitation and a stock coupon of fifty thousand USD from Druvis, granting her access to the gathering. Vertin and APPLe leave the forest via Druvis’ directions while she herself stays, passing on her greetings to the bar keeper.

### Heaven Apostles

As Schneider attempts to rescue Marian from where the Manus Vindictae had been holding her hostage, she and Sonetto get into a fight. As they reconsile and attempt to remove the Truth Serum from her system, footsteps approach. These footsteps presumably belong to Druvis III, who prepares to attack the group. Everyone attempts to remove the Auto Island from where it had crashed into the building beforehand, to no avail. Thankfully, Vertin remembers the explosive device she and APPLe had brought, and blow the car into the streets, creating a successful exit. Everyone escapes, except for her and Schneider.

As the wall collapses behind them, Schneider and Vertin fight against Druvis III, knocking away the mask that had covered her face. She expresses shock to see Vertin there, and the chapter ends.