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

  And those to weak to fight, has been brought as cannonfodder.

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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 to live 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.