The Rainbow luck bush… from the Dawn of Magick

Boton wandered to the fringe of the clearing. The young Dark Sorcerer was drawn to an unusual tree, which was thirteen feet tall and covered by small cherry sized fruits; the little fruits were red, green, blue, black, white, and polychromatic (multiple colors). In addition to the brightly colored fruits, the bush bore translucent fruits. He could see through the fruit. There were thirteen fruits of each variety. He extended his hand to pluck one of the fruits from the tree when he heard Dean scream, “No! Stop!”
“Why?” Boton asked incredulously.
“That’s a rainbow bush. Some call it a Luck Tree. The fruits are of different colors. It always has thirteen fruits of each color. If one of the colored berries is picked, another takes it place. But the fruit is originally translucent. The clear ones change only after a colored one is picked. Lore holds there are only two of these trees in existence, this one and another in the Hanging Gardens,” Dean answered.
“Have you been to the Hanging Gardens? Are they not in ruin?” Boton energetically interrupted.
“No, my inquisitive friend, I’ve never been to the wondrous oasis in the Veldt Deseert. And, yes, Maranna, who has been to the Gardens, says they do fall into ruin, but for the Old Plants. The Old Plants may be all that yet exists of the wondrous gardens. I know of only this Rainbow Luck Tree. My father before me visited this location. As you can see by looking at the clear fruits, there are no seeds. How it began, no one knows. The Old Plants are as the Old Ones, long-living, poorly understood, and presumed only legend by many. This tree never grows taller, and legend holds that only the Magick of a Wish Spell can transplant, destroy, or graft the tree,” Dean replied.
“I can see the fruits. Are they poisonous? Why else would you have stopped me?” Boton asked.
“You were about to pick one of the red berries. It’s not ripe yet. If you pick it too soon, it’ll blow up in your hand. The red berries are called cherry bombs. If they are allowed to ripen, you can eat them, but one and only one. That’s only one per person per lifetime. It’s the Magick of the Tree. If you eat one of the red berries after it ripens, you will feel hot; eating the white berry will make you feel cold; you will taste mint if you eat a green one; eating the black berry will create a slight burning sensation beneath your skin; devouring the blue berry will give you a little shock; finally, eating the chromatic fruit will give brilliant hues to your skin. All the effects will be brief. Nothing happens if you eat a second of the same color. A lingering and valuable benefit of eating the berries of the Rainbow Luck Bush is resistance to the effects of the breath of the dragon of the same color as the berry that you eat. You should know one other thing, Boton. If picked when they ripen and dried, the red ones explode when thrown. You must know exactly when to pick them, else they explode in your hand, as I said before. The rainbow bush produces cherry bombs only once each season. These should not be picked for another fortnight,” Dean replied.

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