As the world shook, the other students were forced awake. They exited their tents, hurrying to see what was going on.
When there was no source to be found, everyone looked off into the distance. If they listened closely, they could make out the sound of dozens of heavy footsteps getting closer and closer.
"Klor, round up the kids!" Ania jumped into action, forgetting the food she had over the fire. She dashed to the east and soon disappeared into the jungle.
Just when everyone wondered what was going on, the earth rumbled and shook violently. It lasted only a moment and was the result of a booming collision, coming from the same direction that Ania had headed.
The footprints were no more, but more echoes of collision sounded out. Everyone understood that Ania was now in combat with whatever stampede was attempting to charge toward the camp.
