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Kai moved through the underbrush, every step calculated, every breath measured. The thick leaves whispered under his feet, brushing against his hardened carapace as sunlight filtered through in broken rays. The brief encounter with Luna still played in his mind: her silver eyes, the softness of her touch on his shoulder, the way she laughed—even when the world around them was chaos. He could still feel her body's warmth on his back. The way she sat on his back, the feeling of her big fat warm butt still making him tingle on his ant stick.
But she is gone now. And he was alone again.
With Luna gone and the strange territory ahead offering no signs of the Ant Kingdom, he had no choice but to push forward alone.
The land was vibrant but ominous—beautiful in a way that promised death if one misstepped.
