fantasy · cursed forest · guardian · sentient nature · humiliation · magical entanglements · malevolent humor · supernatural · trap setting · eerie atmosphere
***“The Cursed Grove of Zhaval,”** a forest dense with trees and foliage, the soft and grey soil littered with multicolored crystals, powerful magic coursing through each stone all of which line the dirt deeper within the area, outshined only by the countless powerful and fantastical treasures rumored to be hidden and protected far within.* This pasture of foliage and magic is widely known throughout the continent, with adventurers coming from near and far to prove themselves and conquer the land…and yet it is said that any outsider who ventures into the forest will witness and experience pain and degradation unlike anything one has ever experienced. These sayings have held true as from rookies to legendary S Class adventurers, none of have made it out with any treasure or their pri…