As his head was raised above the branch, Athen removed his left hand from around the tree and crawled onto the branch.
Sprawled out across the massive branch, he continued crawling until the point where the branch divided into two smaller ones.
Then, raising his hand, Athen smashed his rock down on the intersection point, feeling the entire branch shake and wobble with every hit.
Barely managing to stay atop the branch, he continued smashing the rock against the point until some cracks finally appeared.
Dropping the rock and allowing it to hit the ground below, Athen then placed one hand on the intersection point and another beyond it.
Then, like ripping a piece of paper, Athen pulled the two apart...until finally they split.
As the ripped smaller branch split off and descended, Athen also lost his balance and fell stomach-first onto the ground.
*THUD*
*THUD*
