Holding on to her brother, the Alannah runs and runs. Outside it the sky grows darker and darker as the day turns into night. All around her the sounds of "Brains!" "Brains!" brains can be heard from in the forest and from the woods.
When she gets to the edge of her village she sees the central tree in the middle of the forest in flames. Other trees where hundreds of the forest elves have lived from times immemorial are bathed in the glow of multiple fires lighting their limbs.
Down on the ground Alannah sees the corpse of the elven village's mage lying in a twisted heap on the ground. Three Bro-figures wearing floral Hawaiian shirts, beer caps and bermuda shorts, surround the poor corpse of her mage friend, saying "Brains, Brains, Brains" as they devour her dear mentor's corpse.
Alannah's little brother yells "Mommy! Daddy!" and lets go of his sister's hand to run in the direction of their tree. The young elvish girl chases after him, yelling, "No, be careful." but her brother doesn't listen.
They pass pockets of fighting, but it is plain that the village warriors are being overwhelmed. Their bows and arrows just aren't effective against this undead scourge.
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Finally they reach their home tree. The branches rise up into the setting sunligh. Following her brother and climbing the steps really quickly, they reach the top of the Tree. There stand four zombies feasting on the cranial cavities of Alannah's dead parents.
Her brother charges at them. Swinging his tiny little fists and screaming. "Mommy! Daddy!" but Alannah unlimbers her bow. Once again drawing an arrow it bursts into fire, and the first zombie is down. She shoots again and again each zombie bursting into flames as a fire arrow strikes its chest.
But the tree, their home is now on fire, and even though the zombies are gone, it is unsafe to be here. Alannah has to force herself to grab her brother and drag him down from their burning tree home.
"I hate you! I hate you!" Her brother says, but Alannah has to focus because she cannot see past the blue screen in front of her face.
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