My hc is that og cale accidentally stumbles upon the tree and end up throwing alcohol on the soil surrounding it because he went drinkinf worh some unsavory people who were giving basen some trouble, after he drinks with them (he was making a deal) he stumbles jnto the sslums to get away from normal civilization for awhile bcuz he know noone fhere will bother him, and he ends up by the tree He throws the alcohol around it as a joke but then the tree starts talking so he returns everyday with a lil sumn sumn by the time choi han come around the tree is a light grey, after the incident with choi han he receives fhe ancient power but never tells anyone and thats how he stays alive eo long in the OG timeline Btw the sheild never gets a physical manifestation because cale never really used the sheild since he didnt mnow anything about it, he just using the vitality perks
I too hate og Choi Han for punching og Cale near DEATH door just because he insulted the dead people , when is literally a drunk depressed teenager and you a freaking mature adult who broke into their territory
@@EXTRA-BLUE-FLOWER Choi Han still had the mind of a teenager, an 18 yr old forced to fight years in a monster filled forest with no warmth. The first feeling of warmth he had was with the villagers, imagine seeing hope and suddenly it gets crushed and now some random guy who you thought was there to help insults your crushed hope.
