14. Beneath the Surface

The winds screamed through the narrow cliffs. Ru ran as fast as her little feet would carry her, hand slapped firmly over her ears.

Ro and Ru are caught between a growing Darkness and the Island itself, trying to stop it.
When the Island asks for help, they panic.
What can children do to save the Wild Lands?
…especially when they're only four inches tall?

The Underlings is a new fantasy adventure for children and their parents.

Make sure to tell a friend!

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Welcome back, dear reader.

Things have gotten worse, haven’t they?

When we left Ro, Ru, and Kari, the island was growing increasingly unstable, and our poor heroes were running out of time.

Ro and Ru had yet to free Nopeus, and now they had to choose between acting and trying to save as many of the Underling people as they could, and fleeing the island.

And you thought your mornings were rough.

But as you’re about to see, time isn’t the only thing slipping away from them.

…something much darker lurks beneath the surface.

The island trembled beneath them, the ground shuddering as if the very earth was in pain. Violent winds howled, kicking up dust and debris that swirled chaotically around the Skimmer settlement. That caused many to flee indoors, for fear of being wounded by flying weapons of nature.

Waves crashed against the rocky shores with ferocious intensity, as though the sea itself was lashing out at the land. Above, the sky had darkened into a swirling mass of storm clouds, heavy with the weight of an impending tempest.

It also seemed as if all the warmth in the world had been inhaled by this storm. The temperature dropped to a bitter cold…where even the Underlings, usually immune to changing weather, shivered in confusion.

Ro and Ru stood at the edge of the settlement, their eyes wide as they watched the destruction unfold before them.

The air was thick with magic—wild, chaotic, and frenzied.

Every gust of wind carried a sense of urgency.