Deep under a world conquered by humanity, the goblins live in hiding. Once one of the proud magical races that inhabited our world, now completely displaced since the descent of Humanity from the Towers of the Gods. Mama Grimal used to be a great goblin hero, an example of skill and wit, but now, she lives in fear of the sunlight. Just as she starts getting comfortable in the dark, the Gods themselves manifest for goblinkind for the first time in what feels in ages, and call to her and all of her kind for one last trip to a promised land. A place without humans, a bright future under the sun. But the terrible present doesn’t let go so easily, and after the goblin's hesitation to answer the call, the arrival of a new predator in their dark lands will give Grimal the push to brave the daylight once again. [This story was made to participate in the Royal Road Magazine Contest, June 2024]