The glowing forest echoed with distant bird calls and the soft rustling of glowing leaves. Silverwood trees towered like skyscrapers, vines danced in the breeze, and the mist flowed like running water.
Aamir sprinted barefoot through the jungle, his breathing calm despite the insane pace. Muscles coiled, scars stretched, and his wild hair whipped behind him as he ran like a beast.
Behind him, a small creature with glowing blue scales dashed through the roots and vines, panting as it struggled to keep up.
Spark.
Aamir grinned over his shoulder.
"Run faster, big boy, or you'll be left behind!"
Spark let out a determined chirp and pushed harder, tail glowing as it darted between mossy rocks.
Aamir vaulted off a root, launched onto a tree, jumped to another, then leapt to a flat boulder. He slid under a fallen trunk, his back scraping bark. The jungle blurred past.
He landed in a crouch beside a massive tree, exhaled slowly, and stretched his back with a groan.
