Fantasy Nova

[halluvi]

Once upon a time, in the far North, there is a thick jungle. The trees expanse is as vast as one can see. The trees heights reached hundreds of feet. The canopy is so thick that none can judge which time of the day it is. The gaps are so narrow that it is a struggle to move through it. The various climbers resemble as if giant pythons have coiled themselves around the various trees. At dusk, the screeching sounds of insects at times can even make the ears bleed. It is brooming with biodiversity as there is every kind of flora and fauna. the insectivores ate insects, the carnivores ate the insectivores. And in between you once in a while come across trees which feed on these animals too. There is a certain rhythm in life here. Life and death co-exist. There is no top predator here, even if you are a top carnivore there are always those poisonous organisms crawling around trying to suck the life energy out of them.
       In the distance, thick smoke is seen coming out non-stop over the top of a huge mountain. It is as if a signal on who is the top boss here. Even if you are at the top of the food chain, do not forget me it says. For everything comes down infront of the massive infernos it can release. But no-one knows how long it has been since anything got released out of it. There are innumerable stories of how a giant is living under the mountain and that he has been under slumber for thousands of years. And that once he comes out of his slumber he releases giant infernos to go and catch his prey. And that once his hunt is finished, he goes around and finds a new home in a new mountain. As if a sign of his footsteps there are massive pools interspersed amidst this thick jungle or forest whatever you may call. 
       And the biggest pool of them all, if at all you can call it that, as it resembles a huge sea instead of a pool lies near the foot of the mountain. It is said that two giants had a big fight here, and that this land was levelled as a result of that fight. And there's a strange kind of material that is only found in this part of the area unless others brought it from this part to other parts of the forest. It is said that it is actually made out of the bones of the fallen giant.  Huge boulders of this material can be seen in a particular part of the forest here saying as if the story is not a myth but is actually a legend. This part of the forest is void of life and it feels as if death energy is creeping out of the very soil. Smoke is rising from the cracks and fissures of the soil at various places. And skeletons of all kinds of animals are seen all over the place. On one of the dead trees, a group of vultures are resting, probably after having a good meal. In the distance, sounds as if a human is laughing can be heard, probably a group of hyenas.