Mother Forest

There have never been secrets between Iano and his twin brother, Miano. But that changes when his brother marries an heir of the most powerful fief of the village. With such power comes the right to see the face of the Goddess. Only, Iano's twin must abide by a vow of secrecy. Iano is determined to see the Goddess, too. And his curiosity soon festers into an obsession. When he finds foreign settlers in Forest Anuka, he realizes that they may be his key to meeting Mother Forest.

Kairou-a graduate botanist avid to take his family out of poverty- embarks on a project in a far-away forest to find the cure for a dangerous disease, The Bite. On the ship taking them to their destination, he discovers that his mentor is sick and dying from the said disease. As Kairou struggles to save him, he starts to realize that the project he was sold hides dangerous secrets. In the meanwhile, an indigenous man has been surveilling their settlements. Silent, watching, stalking.