(21 years ago)
The forest was huge, thick, and primal. Its canopy was ruled by giant banyan, ash, buxus, giant sequoia, sitka spruce and various monstrous trees. The forest was ancient as not a shred of sunlight could peek through the canopy. One could not even tell if its day as the forest looked darker than any moonless night. Coiling branches drooped from the occasional tree, and a variety of illuminating flowers, which was the only light source one could find in the forest, caught attention in the otherwise green scenery.
A clamor of beastly noises, predominantly those of varmint, echoed in the air and formed a chaotic orchestra with the sounds of a fight over dominance between larger animals.
"Arrrgghhhhhh" suddenly the scream of a young woman disturbed the ruling silence,