First Wave

"We should be fine here for now. But after recovering from our injuries, we should immediately evacuate from this area. The further the better." Crown Prince Lail found a suitable resting place in the crook of an ancient tree.

He watched Laila safely settle down on another tree across from him before moving into his own. The temperature in the Forbidden Zone was cool, neither too hot nor too cold. Overcome with exhaustion, the two soon fell into a deep slumber.

Chirrrrp!

The next morning, Princess Qamari woke to the excited cry of a wild bird. Sitting up in her makeshift treehouse, she cautiously poked her head out and saw the giant bird circling around the forest. The blackbird was twice the size of the Octopus Snake she had encountered in the woods of the Budh Village with a green tail.

Sharp-eyed and ferocious-looking, the bird's large wingspans kicked up gales of fierce winds that sent the little creatures in the surrounding scattering in fear.