Ori and the Blind Forest is a very beautiful story. It made even grown ups cry and I love this game too. Since no one made a story of Ori's adventure's from the game, I decided to write it.

Part 01: The beginning

"We shall always remember the night… When I lost my light to the Great Storm."

In the beautiful Forest known as Nibel, it was the middle of the night as Nibel was basked in the lights of the Moon and Stars in the sky. Till a powerful storm came to the Forest. In the center of Nibel stood a giant spiritual Tree. This Spirit Tree is the guardian of Nibel, a mystical being tasked with maintaining the balance of the Forest along with his children, the Spirit Guardians. He created them so they could help him with the task of protecting Nibel. Right now, all the Spirits are taking shelter when the Great Storm came. Water rains hard down the ground and the clouded sky was brightened by the flashes of lighting. Wind blew hard at the Ancient Being, who have withstood the strongest of storms. What the Spirit Tree couldn't prevent, was the wind taking away a glowing leaf from his branches. Spirit Guardians are born from the Spirit Tree fallen leaves. And now, the Ancient Being has lost his unborn child as the wind dragged the leaf away from its parent.

-Swallow's Nest-

On a cliff close Swallow's Nest, sat a large creature with a spotted belly and her arms, chest, head and back are covered with black fur. Most of her lower half is a lighter shade of purple while her face is pure white. Her name is Naru, she sat on the cliff looking at the forests of Nibel with a forlorn look on her face. She didn't care that she gets wet from the hard rain or feeling cold from the freezing wind. She gave a sigh as she continued to observe at the edge of the cliff. But then…

Naru: Huh?

She saw a glowing white leaf being carried by the wind as it started to fall to her home.

Naru: What is that?

Being curious, Naru stood up and began to slowly follow the leaf as it began to fall to the ground. When Naru reached the glowing leaf as it landed on a rock it subsequently burst in a gleam of light, which made Naru to cover her eyes. As the light dimmed, Naru was able to see again and saw to her surprise that the glowing leaf has transformed. In its place laid a white creature that's giving the same glow as the leaf, it looked to have a humanoid stance and has a Cat-like tail. On its head are two short horn-like ears, and underneath them are larger ears. It's small feet looked like white hooves. Naru was very amazed at what she saw, as she got closer to the newborn creature.

Naru: No way… Are you…

She carefully grabbed the white creature as she took a closer look to it, which brought her a familiar sense. She noticed that the creature was a newborn while he began to shiver in discomfort from the cold.

Naru: Calm down, little one.

Naru began to embrace the white newborn to shield him from the cold. The child was beginning to calm down at the warmth he's sensing. He gave a sigh a he snuggled closer to Naru, which brought a small smile to her face. Knowing that this white infant is an orphan, Naru has made her decision.

Naru: Don't worry little one, I'll take care of you.

She then hugged the infant closer as she laid her head on his.

"When Naru embraced my light... As a child of her own…"

-Naru's Cave, Swallow's Nest-

3 years later

"She has named my light, Ori."

As the Sun began to cast its glow on the sleeping forest, it began to wake up the creatures of Nibel. The sunlight also reached a cave, which is the home of Naru and her adopted child, Ori. Inside the cave were a few wooden baskets filled with fruit, there was a table on the right, above are what looked like two lanterns hanging on the ceiling and one dreamcatcher. There are two nests, one big nest that lays at the end of the cave and one small nest, which lay atop a ledge of the wall, beside the small nest is a rock with paintings on it. On this nest was the sleeping creature that Naru adopted as her child. His name was Ori.

Ori: Mmm…

The young white creature began to stir from his sleep. His eyes then opened revealing them to be dark blue. He sat up and stretch a little before jumping down the cave's floor.

Ori: Mommy?

He looked around the cave before deciding to go outside. He was then greeted by the beauty and luscious greenery of his home and there she was, Ori's mother was checking one of the trees looking for fruit.

Ori: Good morning, Mommy!

Naru heard Ori as she turned around to look at her adoptive son and gave small wave.

Naru: Good morning, Ori.

She then opened her arms and Ori happily ran to her as Naru playfully threw Ori up in the air before catching him again. She gave Ori a piggy back-ride as she returned to what she was doing. She shook a tree before an orange fruit fell which she caught, she then give it to Ori.

Naru: Here, Ori.

Ori ate the delicious fruit as Naru put a cross on the tree, showing that it no longer has any fruit as well as the other trees. She then started to search for more fruit and on the other side of the stream stood more unpicked arborescence.

Naru: Look Ori, there's more fruit right over there.

Ori saw where she was pointing at. But it was to far away for them to reach.

Ori: But how will we get over there, Mommy?

Naru gave Ori a small smile.

Naru: We'll build a bridge.

All day, they were working on building the bridge, taking breaks, until finally at night they reached the other side. After their hard work has ended, they began to eat the delicious orange fruit to their hearts content, since they haven't eaten all day. Ori then picked up a bunch of fruits in his arms.

Ori: Mommy, I'll bring these fruits back at home.

Naru: Okay, Ori. Just be careful.

Ori began to make his way back to the Cave, though he didn't hear the thundering sound that reverberated in the sky, or that it lit up.

"On that fateful night… When I lit the skies ablaze… I called out to Ori."

Just as Ori was about to reach home, the sky exploded and became ablaze with light. Ori was completely stunned at what he saw, he didn't pay attention when he dropped the fruit's he carried. For some reason, he felt that the light was calling to him.

Naru: ORI!

Naru quickly came running in a panic, but Ori wasn't paying attention to her when she grabbed him before safely going back inside the Cave. Once inside, Naru was no longer in panic as she's now relaxed now that she and her son are now inside, while Ori still continued to watch the brilliant light outside.

"Yet hope never came."

3 more years later

Some time has passed since sky was ablaze with light. Ori and Naru continued to live like it never happened before. But then food began scarce, and the plants inside the Cave started to whiter. Both Ori and Naru haven't eaten in a long time, with Naru holding a sleepy but starving as she put her son on his nest. She then slowly walks to the entrance before noticing the last piece of fruit lying on the ground. She pick it up as she looked at it but then shook her head as she dropped the fruit before going outside.

Naru: (It's not enough. We'll need more.)

Outside of the Cave is a horrifying sight. What was once a beautiful scenery with lots of greenery and blossoms is now filled with wilted plants and dry trees. The forest of Nibel is in a treat of decay. As Naru's starts looking for any life and nourishment, the stream has long since dried up and their fruity sustenance were extremely lacking.

"Through the passage of time… Life withered and decayed… When the forest was blind"

She then found a little cluster of orange fruit but sadly it was far from Naru's reach as the fruit are high above a tree. Naru attempted to climb the tree, but just when she was about to touch the fruit the branch she was holding broke and she fell hard on the ground. Fortunately, Naru wasn't badly hurt from the fall as she sat up and looked sadly at the fruit she couldn't get before turning her attention back to the Cave.

"When the Forest turned blind"

Inside the Cave she picked up the last fruit before looking at her son. Ori woke up when Naru gave him the fruit at his nest. He looked at his mother who began to rest at her nest, he then choose to offer the fruit he gave him to her. But she shook her head as she refused.

Naru: No my dear, you need to eat. I'm fine.

Ori looked at his mother sadly before turning his attention to the Cave entrance.

"Still hope showed its face"

After eating the last fruit, Ori decided to look for food as he now stood at the base of the tree were Naru failed to get the fruits.

Ori: I need to find food for Mom.

He looked up at the cluster fruit that Naru failed to get before looking down at the base of the tree. At the base is a hole and Ori just saw a hole near the branch of fruits. Taking his chances that it could bring him up, Ori entered inside the tree trunk hole and just liked he hoped he managed to climb at the branch with orange fruits. He now began to shake the branch to make the fruits fall. Once he's done, he carefully hopped down from branch to branch until he reached the ground, right near the food for his mother.

Ori: Mom will be very happy one's she sees all the food I brought!

Ori has now picked an armfull of fruits and started his way back home. Along the way, he started to think about his fond memories with his mother; When they eat together, played together, build together, rest together, searched together, until finally, Ori reached the memory when his mother took him inside the home in panic. Ori still wondered why he was being pulled by that blazing light in the sky, but he decided to forget it as he wishes to stay with his mother. He didn't took notice of a crawling figure that's watching him. He has now reached his home which was dark and colder then usual. He then dropped the fruits and happily presented on to his mother, who was still resting since he left.

Ori: Look, Mom! I found food! I looked for it just for you!

But for some reason, Naru remained unresponsive, which confused Ori.

Ori: Mom?

He then slowly walked to his mother before speaking to her again.

Ori: Look, Mom. This orange fruit is still healthy to eat.

His mother still hasn't responded. At this, Ori began to worry as he shook her.

Ori: Mom, what's wrong? Why aren't you waking up?

Naru still didn't opened her eyes and her left arm fell from her. Now in panic, Ori is now shaking his mother harder as he desperately tried to wake her up.

Ori: Mom, why aren't you waking up!? What's wrong?!

He then jumped on her, but it caused Naru to slump from the wall she was resting.

Ori: Mom?

At then it finally dawned on Ori at what happened. His mother gave him the last fruit for him, not caring for own. And because of this, she died of starvation. For him. Tears began to form in Ori's dark blue eyes as he silently cried on his mother.

"An orphan once more… With no reason to stay"

At the edge of a fallen log that lays near the edge of a cliff, Ori was watching the dying forest ahead. He knew that he can no longer stay at home, so with a heavy heart, he left his only home to look for someplace else to live. He carefully climbed down the cliff before saying goodbye to Swallow's Nest, the place where he once lived happily with his mother.

-Near the Sunken Glades-

In his despair at losing his mother, Ori has not eaten as he weakly trudged through darkness of the decaying Forest.

"Searching for my light"

Ori felt very hungry as his stomach groaned from hunger. He's also feeling very weak, since the decay of the Forest, Ori had less and less energy inside him. Combined with his hunger Ori felt so weak he's having trouble climbing a fallen log.

"So weak and so frail"

He finally managed to climb on the log and slowly continued walking, only stopping when he thought he heard someone.

Ori: I-Is somebody there?... Can you help me…

"When his cries is met with silence"

Ori was responded with only the deep silence of Nibel, he sadly thought that he just imagined it. He continued walking as he's now stood in front of a thorny bush. Ori carefully tried to slip through the bush but he then tripped and fell, getting him badly scratched from the thorns.

"And hope went astray"

Ori got as he continued to slip through the thorn bush, still getting more scratches from the thorny vines. He felt to ground on his hands when he managed to got out. He looked back at the bush behind him before continue to walk on fours, only to fall again as he tried to crawl down a slope. The fall wasn't far but he still got hurt.

"When my child's strength faltered"

Ori got up as he slowly shook his head, he felt more and more weaker now. He can now only drag his body on the log he landed but he's now starting to succumb to starvation and loss of energy. Tears began to form in Ori's eyes as he knew that he's going to die as well. The last of his strength has disappeared as he now laying there, his thought's going to every moment of his life. Through the time Naru raised him as her son and all the good times they had till the saddest times. Finally, Ori's eyes closed as his mind turned to the one person that made him happy.

Ori: (Mom.)

"And the last breath was drawn"

Ori gave on final breath as his end has now come, the light on his body started to flicker as his life is vanishing. But then… a miracle has happened.

Near Ori's fingers grew a white flower that's giving the same glow as his. Then, thousands of white flowers grew around Ori as their light chased away the cloud of darkness around him. Appearing from said clouds is the dying Spirit Tree, light began to appear inside him as he sensed Ori's dying light.

"My light revived Ori, a new age had dawned"

Well, this is the first chapter of this story. I'm very excited for the new adventures of Ori and his new sibling, the hatchling of Kuro.