At the edge of extinction, some decisions were never choices.352Please respect copyright.PENANAu1CN4oYZ8H
In the darkness, they learned what it meant to be one another.352Please respect copyright.PENANA6T2rCDpuCU
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The invasions were relentless, driving the tribe to the brink of collapse.352Please respect copyright.PENANAxUa9Z5zj8L
Survival of the fittest——cruel, but enduring.352Please respect copyright.PENANAgkOPz8971r
And yet, from the ruins, they rose again, rebuilding the will to live.
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In a small cave, the few remaining pigs were packed tightly together.
After relentless attacks, casualties had steadily mounted.
The exhausted herd had no room to breathe, let alone recover.
The air reeked of blood and damp earth, and even their breathing felt heavy.
In one corner, a large pig was pressing down hard on another pig’s hind leg with his front hoof—
But upon closer look, there was… nothing left there at all.
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“...Honey...”352Please respect copyright.PENANAc57hkouRUH
He spoke softly, his voice barely audible.
“If I die… please eat me.”
The foreleg pressing against his wound trembled—352Please respect copyright.PENANAv8uJVAbEnW
perhaps from the strain,352Please respect copyright.PENANA9Wv8JTPLdv
or perhaps the weight of those words.
“What are you saying… You’ll be okay. You have to make it through!”
The wounded pig let out a faint smile, gasped a few breaths,352Please respect copyright.PENANAMlB7DaVz6A
and reached out with his other thick hoof.
Slowly, he touched his wife’s snout—352Please respect copyright.PENANAAQ7C1QSTGA
leaving behind a warm, red streak.
“You know this kind of wound… won’t heal.”
“Rather than be eaten by them,352Please respect copyright.PENANA2U7gSbJtxx
I’d rather you live.”
Then, lifting his head, he shouted toward the center of the cave:
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then let us nourish our own,352Please respect copyright.PENANATiXE0iDGJ1
not feed our enemies!”
Silence fell.352Please respect copyright.PENANAENDQX4vQpv
Every breath in the cave stilled.
A few seconds later, another pig spoke up:352Please respect copyright.PENANA5KOeYo2dhI
“Me too!”
Then a third:352Please respect copyright.PENANArfWtcn7DO5
“And me!”
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After days of starvation, they finally had something to eat.352Please respect copyright.PENANAAEXqO8cj9o
It should have been a joyful moment.
But for some reason, tears began to fall,352Please respect copyright.PENANAs4rmtfjSJi
soaking their fur, turning even the taste bitter.
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A slightly smaller pig gripped a stick between its front hooves, trying to lift it.
Clack——
The stick fell.
He didn’t make a sound, just bent down to pick it up again.
This time, he squeezed harder— even lifted one hoof slightly.
Thud——
It dropped again.
He stared at the stick for a few seconds, his nose twitching.
I can’t rely on the warriors alone…
He picked the stick up once more, moving even more slowly this time. His front hooves trembled from the tension.
As long as I have a weapon…
Maybe… I can protect myself too.
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That day was the darkest in their histor——352Please respect copyright.PENANAbO75iRqyY0
and the very first step toward their rebirth.352Please respect copyright.PENANAn9do6tYdzo


