[Center of the Stormy zone.]
Under the perpetual gloom of a churning, dark storm, a colossal tree defied the elements. Its trunk was as strong as steel, its branches vast and powerful, and its leaves a brilliant green that seemed to radiate their own light. This immense tree had stood for tens of years, unmoving and unshakable. But suddenly, one of its lower branches groaned, snapped, and crashed to the ground. Even the smallest of its branches was so huge that its impact created a chasm in the earth.
Perched high in the canopy was an unknown creature. It had the body of a cat, sleek and red, with the enormous, leathery wings of a dragon. The sleeping beast's eyes flashed open, and its gaze immediately darted to the golden fruit that sat nestled beside it. It was a perfect, glowing orb, and seeing it still there seemed to bring a sense of relief.
