NaZooverse - Book 1: The Risen Curtain

After the Storm

One of the most meaningful traits of mammals in general, no matter the species, is their capacity to overcome adversities and to grow after experiencing events, both good and bad. This trait shows all mammals can adapt in the same way, and it was something that allowed them to evolve from their previous savage state to the state of sentience that they had in the present days.

Some things took time to overcome, as they were the kind of trauma that clung onto you, the thing that would follow you for a time, sometimes forever. Others were the kind of annoyance you are able to shrug off and continue as if it was nothing.

What happened into Fangtropolis was not the kind of thing one can just shrug off.

The destruction of a whole city is not the kind of thing that you can just ignore and continue to live on as if it didn't happened.

The deaths of so many are not the kind of thing that can be ignore just like that, unless you have a hole where your soul was supposed to be.

Fangtropolis was one of the most famous cities in the country. It was the home for a population of mammals of over eight million, and it was all destroy in a single night, resulting in the deaths of many, both prey and predator.

Many had managed to escape by leaving the city, however, many more had not been so lucky.

The following morning had been a hard one.

Teams had arrived in the place, coming from all sides. Some came from nearby cities, and others had arrived from farther away.

There were reporter teams, wanting to cover the aftermath of the destruction of the city.

There were firefighters and disaster squads, all of them dealing with the damages left behind. As well as medical teams, who had come to deal with anyone that was needing medical support, be them the ones who escaped, or the ones who had somehow, miraculously managed to survive that destruction.

There was also the army. They had come in there without warning and unannounced, as they wanted to investigate this event and see if they could find an answer to what could have caused it. As it seemed, they could fear it had been some kind of attack or a new natural disaster of some kind.

Many had arrived in the city, and all that they saw was destruction.

However, this did not stop them, as all of them were ready to work.

The following morning and afternoon were the beginning of the search for survivors.

Some were hesitant into walking into the city due to what they had seen and heard, however, they were more willing to go in there as they discovered that the black mud that had caused that destruction was truly long gone.

By walking into the city, they saw many burnt buildings and some partially melted, as the mud had left behind a great deal of destruction. Some of the structures were still fragile, with some of the buildings threatening to collapse. This forced the teams to be very careful as they continued to look for any possible survivors among that tragedy.

The most terrifying, however, what had become of what seemed to be the mammals caught by the mud.

All over the street, it was possible to see blackened forms that resembled mammals. Some of them looked quite convincing, while others only resembled mammals vaguely. They were across the street as if they were statues, in many different positions. In a corner, there was a blackened form that looked like a feline, curled over herself, almost like a kitten, as if she was shielding herself from something. In another part of the street, there was what seemed to be something that was nearly a skeleton, with a position as if it had been fighting to get free of something, an arm raise and outstretch as if to reach for something, while the maw was open in what seemed like a silent scream.