Stoneveil Shall Burn

Setting: 10,000 years ago — humanity is divided into violent, primal tribes trying to wipe each other out.

[Opening Scene – Dawn Before Blood]

The Flamefang camp stirs at first light. The warriors are oiling their bodies with animal fat and painting red war marks. The drums beat like a heart ready to burst.

Chief Brall stands before the warband:

Chief Brall:

“Today, the forest drinks Stoneveil blood! Burn their roots! Slay their breath! No child leaves alive!”

Drak, now second-in-command, grins as he places a jagged tooth in his mouth — a war ritual. Beside him, Karo silently sharpens his blade, hiding the bark-carved charm from Eya inside his pouch.

[Scene 2 – Stoneveil Village]

In the calm green of the Stoneveil forest, Eya warns her people of the incoming Flamefang raid.

The Stoneveil Elders, peaceful but cunning, argue:

Elder Ruk:

“We must hide. Let them pass.”

Elder Zuni:

“No. Let them bleed. Poison their roots and trap their breath.”

Eya:

“They’ll come. And this time, they won’t stop until we all rot.”

She clutches a scroll — an ancient piece of tree bark with the One Blood Prophecy on it.

[Scene 3 – The Prophecy of One Blood]

In secret, Eya reads it aloud:

“When the son of fire and daughter of roots spill blood and heart for each other, the red storm will end, or all shall perish.”

She pauses.

Eya:

“It’s about us… Me and Karo.”

[Scene 4 – On the March]

As the Flamefang army marches through the trees, Drak laughs with the other warriors, talking about burning children and slicing tongues.

Karo hangs back.

He whispers to himself:

Karo:

“Is this what being strong means? Becoming a beast?”

A moment later, they’re ambushed — a sudden burst of arrows and gas. Stoneveil traps.

Half the warriors scream as venom arrows pierce flesh. Flamefang warriors drop, twitching.

Drak bellows:

Drak:

“COWARDS! COME OUT AND DIE PROPERLY!”

But Karo realizes the forest is luring them in.

[Scene 5 – The Forest of the Dead]

The Flamefangs step into a false clearing. The moment they do — hidden spike pits open. Half the vanguard falls. Screams and bone crunches.

From the trees, Eya watches the bloodshed — eyes full of guilt. She sees Karo, wounded but alive.

They lock eyes again — but her commander sees it too.

Stoneveil Commander:

“Do you know him?”

Eya lies:

“He’s my enemy.”

But deep inside, her heart cracks.

[Scene 6 – Karo vs. His Own Tribe]

Karo saves a wounded young Flamefang boy named Rik, only 10. As Karo drags him to safety, Drak confronts him.

Drak:

“What are you doing? Leave the weak. Let the trees eat him!”

Karo:

“He’s Flamefang. He’s one of us.”

Drak:

“No. He’s weak. Just like you.”

Drak charges him in rage, slashing his shoulder. They fight — briefly, brutally. Karo is knocked back, but he survives.

[Scene 7 – The Escape]

Night falls. The ambush turns into chaos. Both sides suffer heavy losses. Karo breaks away into the forest, wounded and alone.

He finds Eya waiting — near the ancient stone shrine known as "The Root of Man".

She places her bow down.

Eya:

“I should kill you.”

Karo:

“I should kill you too.”

Silence.

Then Karo collapses from blood loss.

Eya catches him.

[Scene 8 – A Dangerous Choice]

Eya tends to Karo’s wounds inside a hidden Stoneveil cave. He wakes up.

Karo:

“Why did you save me?”

Eya:

“Because if we keep killing, there won’t be anyone left.”

They hear the sound of Stoneveil warriors searching the forest. If they find Karo, he’s dead.

Eya:

“Go. Run now. Before they see you.”

But Karo grabs her wrist.

Karo:

“Come with me.”

She freezes.

[Final Scene – The Flame of Rebellion]

As Karo runs back into the forest, his body aching, he looks back at the village — at Eya — and realizes he’s no longer part of Flamefang.

Karo (voice-over):

“If the tribes want to burn the world, then I’ll burn them back. I won’t be theirs. I’ll be my own.”

He rips off his Flamefang mark from his chest.

[End of Episode 2]

To be continued…

🔥 Next Episode Preview — Episode 3: “The Forsaken Kind”

Karo is marked as a traitor by Flamefang and hunted like a beast. Meanwhile, Eya is put on trial for treason. A new tribe enters the world — the Flesh-Eaters — and their arrival changes everything.

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