Introduction: 鈥淥nce, humans ruled the world. Now, it's their turn to be hunted.鈥滶lio and a group of strangers are abducted and thrust into a world unlike anything they鈥檝e known鈥攁 world where animals have evolved into sentient beings, built empires, and enslaved humanity.In the Animal Kingdom, Elio is forced into a series of brutal survival games鈥攖wisted trials where humans are hunted, exploited, or sacrificed for the amusement of their evolved overlords.Beneath the games lies a hidden past鈥攐ne built on twisted experiments, betrayal, and the seeds of rebellion. As Elio is dragged deeper into the politics of beasts and the horrors of captivity, he begins to uncover truths that neither world鈥攈uman nor beast鈥攚ants exposed.What really happened to Earth? Who forged this cruel new order?And more urgently... can Elio survive long enough to break it?...