The human is far gone


    Far away from the forest of old


    Our home.


    But she has been sloppy, given us breadcrumbs to follow


    A stack of dead chickens there


    Burn marks there


    And finally


    An arrow in a tree


    A marking to show us we are on the right path.


    We’ve been travelling far.


    Bringing with us the words of the elders


    The word of the swarm


    Oh yes, the swarm


    It is gathering.


    It’s already swelling in size.


    The surrounding villages have brought with them their strongest warriors


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    Yes


    Oh yes


    This will be so amazing.


    Such a thing has not happened for a hundred years.


    To be able tolive in a lifetime where there is a swarm


    Oh my luck.


    To have been so lucky


    I’m beyond thrilled.


    And to think I’ve been chosen


    Chosen with eleven other great rats


    To find the human.


    Report our findings and send back words to the swarm.


    Who will then, in turn


    Swarm


    Oh dear god.


    I’ve waited for this


    Nothing can stop a swarm.


    Such a thing


    I’m blessed.


    Anyway


    I need to focus, focus on the task


    We’ve found where we believe the human set camp


    And to our amazement


    The forest ends


    The forest ends!


    Can you believe it?


    I thought it was endless, never ending.


    Or at least, only getting smaller


    Not stopping in its entirety


    This is beyond confusing.


    Well, something as trivial as this can, and will not, stop the swarm


    But


    ...


    I don''t know what.. “That” is.


    It looks like rock


    But the entirety of the land is covered in it.


    As far as my eyes can see, there is only rock.


    Different coloured rocks


    Going up and down like ripples in a puddle.


    I’ve never seen something so


    ...


    Lifeless?


    Why would the human come here?


    Maybe she knows about the swarm


    Maybe she’s here to hide?


    Who knows


    But she won''t be lucky.


    Our smartest and greatest blood mage is with us


    Able to read the signs in blood


    Leading us in the right direction.


    Luckily for us, we managed to scrape up the blood of the human


    And with it, it has led us here


    Led us in the right direction.


    So why would it fail now?


    Even in such an alien land


    A land devoid of life.


    But imagine


    Just


    Imagine.


    Such awesomeness when the swarm comes here


    Gathering over the vast land of rock


    Giving life to the lifeless


    Giving it a new name


    A land of rats


    Blocking out the sun, thousands


    Hundred of thousands


    Maybe


    Even millions


    Oh my god.


    It’s going to be such a sight


    And I’m gonna be on top.


    Amongst the elders


    Seeing it all


    I’m the luckiest rat in the world.