“This feels amazing!” I shout as I cast my gaze over the Deep Jungle with excitement in my eyes. A warm breeze hits my face as I stand on top of the behemoth known as the Great Fur Bark Tree. My father had told me that this was a special kind of tree that could only be found here in the Deep Jungle. The tree is covered with a furry bark that feels so soft you could take a nap on it, and has branches so massive that a herd of baby Mammoth Spiders could crawl upon one and not fall off. Casting my gaze upwards, away from the expanse of jungle below, I look up towards the once twin moons that orbit Tiesa.
“You must feel lonely up there all by yourself, Luna, without Eros to keep you company,” I say with a smile.
My father once told me that a long, long time ago both Luna and Eros had shone so brightly together that, on a clear night sky, you could see a beautiful orchestra of colors that lit up the night.
“It truly would be incredible to be able to see that!” I shout, then calmly look towards the horizon with a blank, deflated look upon my face; remembering. “…But that’s just an impossible dream with Eros shattered into a million pieces.”
I begin to once again survey the surrounding areas of the Deep Jungle to see what catches my eye.
“I can’t wait to see what amazing adventure the jungle has to offer today!”
Continuing to scrutinize the jungle below me, I search the great expanse to find my friends Maka and Ramsey, because being them, they seem to have wandered off all on their own, leaving me behind.
“Now, where did you guys run off to?” Out of the corner of my eye I catch an explosion going off in the distance. “Huh?!” My eyes light up with excitement. “Alright! Now that sounds like what I’ve been looking for!” I shout as I leap off of the Great Fur Bark Tree, diving towards my next big adventure.
“I better hurry up before Maka and Ramsey beat me to it!” I say as I grab one of the smaller tree branches, slowing my momentum down. I flip off of the branch and land on the ground in-step, continuing to make my way towards the explosion.
“Huh? What’s that noise behind me?!” I question as I look over my shoulder.
I see a slight rumbling movement behind me that soon vanishes. “Mmmm… oh well. I guess it doesn’t matter!” I decide. “Gotta hurry! Wouldn’t want them hogging all the glory!” I say with a smile.
I jump over a raglan with some scrapes on it; a large one at that.
“That’s weird…” I pause mentally for a moment as I continue to run towards the explosion. “I vaguely remember Ramsey telling me something about the raglan rock… Mmmm… What was it? Dammit! I can’t remember!” I shout as I scratch my head out of frustration. “Screw it! Who sweats the small stuff anyways?!”
Upon saying that, I fall, tripping over a root that has gotten too large for its own good. “Oh shit!” I begin to roll down the hill. Desperately, I grab onto something to stop me. “Argh!”
*Thump!*
“What the damn hell?!” I gently rub my head. “Who the hell put this rock here?!” I say with anger in reference to the object that painfully stopped my rolling fall.
Looking up, I begin to ponder the object. “Huh? Rock? Hmmm… Egg? Hmmm… Gold? Something doesn’t seem right.” I take another glance at the thing and realize what I’m truly gazing upon.
“Oh my god! This is amazing! A real life giant golden egg! It’s huuuge! Awesome! I can’t wait to show Maka and Ramsey this!” I say as I jump in the air, spinning with excitement.
“See, Ramsey, I told you skipping class today would be worth it!” I say conspiratorially to myself. Looking up at the egg again, I begin to recall what Ramsey was telling me about a certain area within the Deep Jungle, one that could spell danger to any poor fool stupid enough to wander into it.
“Hmmm… does it have to do with eggs?” I begin to think hard.
Within that moment I feel something’s evil, piercing gaze directed at me from behind. I hear the sound of something massive slowly crawling on its belly towards me. Just like that my memory triggers; recalling what Ramsey told me.
“That’s right! The raglan rock symbolizes the territories of three-headed ophidia serpents!” I hear the sounds of the giant serpent hissing at me from behind. “And… and that the mothers are very protective of their unborn children, which usually hatch from golden eggs,” I say, reciting proudly the last piece of what he told me as I force myself not to turn around.
“Shit! I should start listening to what Ramsey has to say more often!” I shout as I look over my shoulder at the giant three-headed ophidia staring down at me; a vicious look on each of its faces as one of them moves to sink its fangs into me.
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