(Narrator): "Ahem… Ughhh… Mic check… one, two, three. Hey there, readers! I'm Rofus, Gio's best best friend, and from now on I'm going to be the narrator of this story because Gio is currently on a family vacation. Can you believe they left me here all alone? The nerve! Anyway, let’s get into it.

Ahem… After that big, scary ship disappeared, some people started to cry while others tried to swim away. Gio, bless his little heart, was still stuck on what that crazy Jaguar said about there being some huts in the forest—the same forest covered in traps and landmines.

Gio: "What do I do? If I stay here any longer, the tide might catch up. The sea level keeps rising, and it’s rapidly eating the shore. The best option is to run toward the huts in the forest, but it’s covered with traps and…"

A boy next to him suddenly spoke up.

Boy: "Hey! What are you doing pacing around? Come on, let's go to the huts!"

Gio: "But there are a lot of traps there…"

Boy: "Don’t worry about that. A lot of people are already running toward that area. They might set the traps for us, and then we'll be safe."

Gio: "What?"

Boy: "Kill or be killed… That's what Jaguar said. I'm picking you to survive with because you look like you know what you're doing!"

Gio and the boy then ran deep into the forest. Terrifying screams echoed across the island as people began to realize the true horror of their situation. While running deeper, they witnessed dead bodies impaled on sharpened stakes scattered around the trees. People screaming for help and crying, people who had fallen into booby traps begging to be killed.

Panting, Gio felt a cold sensation as a few tears fell from his eyes. He wasn't crying because of pain, but from the raw horror he was witnessing. The boy suddenly stopped running, sensing Gio's overwhelming dread. He slapped Gio so hard his face went pale with shock.

Boy: "Stop whining like a kid! This is our life now. We need to use anything we can to survive this nightmare. I'm scared too, but I can't do anything about that. So, keep yourself together. Let's survive this together—I've got your back, and I'll trust you with mine."

Gio felt the genuineness of the boy’s words and nodded. They kept running until they reached a cleared area with no trees or grass, just clean earth.

Boy: "Something feels off… Let's wait until others get here."

They hid behind a tree, waiting for others to run toward the cleared area. Just then, a loud explosion rocked the ground. It was a landmine field, and anyone who crossed it would trigger the mines and be blown to pieces. After the initial blast, Gio and the boy followed the newly created path, hoping no other mines were left.

Boy: "Let's go! Be careful, only walk in the exploded paths. I’m pretty sure there are no more landmines there. Let's go to the…"

That was when they thought they had escaped that nightmare. But just then, another survivor, panicked and running aimlessly, darted past them. Gio and the boy barely had time to register him before a deafening bang and a blinding flash of light erupted behind them. The ground lurched, and a searing wave of heat and force slammed into their backs, sending them both flying through the air…