Groot The Ronin Redwood 1.0

I am Groot.“They understand nothing more. To them, I am just a silent giant of wood. But if you look deep into my growth rings, you see the truth: I am no tame tree of the forest. I am the lone wolf from the red woods of Xandar. A Ronin without a master.I stand alone on this alien, untouched soil. No army of allies protects my flanks. I do not need them. They would only stand in my way when the earth shakes. When the villain swings his blades or starts a venomous laughter, I take a deep breath. I feel the FRUITFUL GROUND vibrating beneath my roots. I feel my bark growing thicker. Growth counter after growth counter clings around my branches like liquid steel.They think I am slow. They think they can break me. They rush towards me, throwing all their hatred at me – but they bounce off. My ARMOURED VEST holds. My armor stands like a fortress of unyielding wood. 5 DEF. An insurmountable wall. And while the enemy still stares stunned at his shattered weapons, the rhythm of nature takes over. STAND ALONE pulses through my branches. An ancient instinct shoots through my core. I don't even flinch, I feel no pain, and in that exact moment, I open my eyes – completely ready for the counterattack for free.You thought I was only defending? You fools. Watch your own violence turn into a boomerang. My LASHING VINES snap forward, the ELECTROSTATIC ARMOR crackles with energy, and • RONIN claims his toll. Every blow you inflict on me burns on your own skin. Seven points of damage reflected with a single, silent look. And while you bleed, the main scheme breathes a sigh of relief. Your nasty schemes? HARD TO IGNORE. Three copies of my presence rest upon this battlefield, passively wiping 3 threat off your plans as if it were dusty pollen in the wind.Now my hour strikes. The strings of fate are pulled, I am the raw force. My hit points are untouched, my crown reaches high into the sky, charged with ten pure growth counters. I step forward, my roots tearing up the earth. I put myself directly IN HARM'S WAY – a devastating lunge that shatters your plans and breaks your bodies. 5 damage. 5 thwart. In a single breath.And then I take a deep breath. I open my wooden jaw. All of nature, the entire universe holds its breath as my voice rolls across the battlefield like thunder. No more whispering. A cosmic quake.„I. AM. GROOT!