The air is hot and humid, and the sound of jungle wildlife--the squawking of birds, the rumbling growls of predators, and other, stranger, unidentified sounds--fill the air, the intensity making your head pound.
Very little light is filtering through the canopy, but you can see enough to make out the path in front of you.
Strangely enough, there is well-traveled path, the only sign of civilization, running in a smooth series of twists and turns through the jungle. Even more bewildering are the clear markers pointing the way to various sites of interest.
You hear a voice behind you, and you jump about a foot in the air, then turn around, shaking slightly.
A slim, petite woman with shocking, electric green, short curly hair and wide, bright green eyes stares curiously at you. Her arms and legs are tan and strong and her clothing suggests a life of hard work. But there are creases around her eyes and mouth that speak of the joy that she finds in that life.
She laughs merrily, her voice cutting through the tumult about you.
"I'm Electra," she says, and her voice is calm and steady, with a hint of laughter flavoring it. "I am the Protector of the Electric Jungle. I assume you are here to meet the creatures that are my wards, correct?" You nod, and a slow smile spreads across her face. Her teeth are white and even, and sparkle. You are rather encouraged, and grin back, nodding. You like this strange girl...
She points to the markers.
"I cannot be your guide the entire time, but I promise to keep an eye on you. No harm will befall you while you are in my land," she says, firmly.
Gryphcat Glade
Oceanside
Tribitti/Wolorse
Amaroq
Tundra
Darkforce Dimension
Flaunta
Ganra
Electric Mountain
Noodles
"Enjoy yourself.." she whispers, and withdraws back past the vines. Kiwifruits drop with soft plunk noises on the soft, overwhelmingly green-covered earth. Sunshine filters through the canopy of different shades of emerald green. The calming melody of water comes to your ears, a mist rising up in the distance from a waterfall. A small rivulet burbles cheerfully past your feet. Surprisingly, even left alone to fend for yourself in such a place doesn't make you afraid. It is with confidence that you set out to seek the fauna hiding among the jungle.
You hear a tiny neigh and look down at your feet.
"Oh, goodness!" you exclaim. What appears to be a tiny horse looks up at you and then continues on its merry way, standing out, as much as such a tiny creature could, in its black and white hide against the green foliage. You kneel and catch the creature. On its rump there is very tiny lettering, and it is only with the help of a little magnifying glass around the creature's neck that you could read it: Brakni.
But what the creature is, is still not certain. You resolve to ask Electra later on, and put Brakni back on the ground. It nips you, and darts away.
