thinkagain000

          A jagged crack snaked like lightning across the trunk of an an ancient tree, intense light bursting from within. The bark chipped, whined, and ruptured.           Darkly gloved hands gripped the edges of the break from inside and forced it wider, scrunching the aged bark like cinnamon-colored paper. A cloaked young man climbed out one leg at a time onto the high roots. Stepping down to the forest floor, he turned a critical eye on his surroundings.           Nature considered the d