Summer Stream

the summer stream with a large hill

Summer Stream is the second episode of The Humans and the eighth episode of The Tree of Life in general. It is the second dungeon of the map, where Dabsar, Chappal and Zian travel to find the second Tree of Life piece. When they are there, they discover Sid, Bob and Leethos. Ezen remembers his past.

## Plot

In the Land of Xora, Ezen is reminiscing his past and about the fact that he can't go to the Woods of Woe. He is eventually found by Zoe, who starts remarking about how jealous she is that Cutie and Mmea talk to Ezen and his friends, but very infrequently to her. She goes on to explain why they do that, bringing up that it's possible they feel insecure about it. She then tells Ezen that it seems to be the case with him. Ezen sighs and confesses he is secretly deeply bothered by all the stigma around monsters and especially to endermen, perhaps the most hated among all monsters. Zoe tells him that holding these feelings in won't help anyone, especially not himself. This lets Ezen flashback to three years ago, when he was ten years old, remembering a moment with his mother. Ezen asks his mother why she never shares anything with his father, to which she replies that he has something called "vengeance". Ezen interprets this as a disease, and his mother agrees, saying it is a disease that can consume someone entirely if left unchecked, and that it is deeply contagious. She tells Ezen that only he is in control of whether he will be consumed by vengeance, and that he must tell others whenever he feels symptoms of vengeance, less he would be consumed by his need for it. Ezen thanks his mother, saying it helps. Back in the present, Ezen thanks Zoe, saying that it helps. He vows to find his friends and help them in whatever way he can.

Back in the Woods of Woe, Dabsar, Chappal and Zian arrive at the Summer Stream. Dabsar remarks how unpleasant all the mosquitoes are, to which his friends agree with. Zian quickly notices two creepers, and instantly they all hide behind a tree. Chappal suggests spying on them to hear what they're saying, to which her brother and cousin reluctantly agree. They then hear in on Leethos and Sid, with Sid claiming he's done working for the Order of Magma because the monsters are at fault for all that's happened in the war, not the humans and that in ways, their stigma is jusitied. Leethos disagrees, and also goes on to claim that fighting on the side of monsters will be more fun. In spite of this, Sid retires from the Order of Magma, telling Leethos to do whatever he thinks is right, while Sid will live his own life. The two then leave, leaving Dabsar confused, while Zian seems delighted at the notion of one of the monsters leading the fascist cult. They decide to move on.

After trudging through the mountains of the Summer Stream, Dabsar grunts in frustration, as they haven't found a single Tree of Life piece. They eventually encounter a skeleton named Bob, who tells them that he can give them what they want, but asks them to help him with serving dinner to the monsters of Summer Stream. The three agree to this, and eventually do so. Bob then gives them the Tree of Life piece as well as the key to the Caverns of Woe. He bids goodbye to the three as they head back to the Woods of Woe for the next Tree of Life piece.

## Treasures/Upgrades

* In a stack of pillar wood blocks, there is a large underground lake. At the bottom, there is a guardian spawner. Underneath the spawner there is a chest containing the first rare item
* During the river part of Summer Stream, there is a large isolated hill. On top, there is the first uncommon item
* In one of the holes inside the large mountains, there is the second rare item
* Near the top of the mountains, there is the second uncommon item
* During the minigame (it is very hard to get to), there is a chest with the last rare item

## NPCs

Ezen

Zoe

Izen (flashback)

Leethos

Sid

Bob

## Music

Area: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=myIdugavX8E

Event: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVt85w21MoQ