The Orange Island of Autumn
It's always autumn on the Orange Island of Autumn. The earth is always orange. The island is quiet and chilly. The trees have already shed all their leaves. And many trees have fallen from the heavy rains of the monsoon season. It's cold here. And the bright sun shines brightly, but doesn't warm. Insects live in the fallen trees. In the leaves underfoot, too.
There's plenty of open space. And gray fog. Further on, it's a bit dark because of the fog. This might not be so safe for a traveler. Visibility is limited. You could get lost. Insects are swarming among the fallen trees. Everything looks the same here. Autumn is cool here. Orange and cold. The trees are leafless. All the red leaves are on the ground.
The autumn weather spreads from here. In some seasons, it spreads very widely beyond this island. The center of autumn is somewhere here. No one knows what this center looks like. You walk and already feel the coolness. It's cold here. The further into the fog, the colder it gets.
Perhaps at first there was plenty of sun and a cool breeze. Now it's not so funny. And cheerful. Even colder. Darker. Fog. The magician from the island said there's an autumn crystal here. And the crystal absorbs sunlight. And then it creates autumn. Can you find this crystal? And does it even exist?
Yes, there are magical crystals. They absorb sunlight or something else. Water or cold. Heat. But to create autumn on such a large scale? It must be a very powerful crystal. You've never encountered anything like this before. You should prepare your most powerful magic. The orange forest has already turned dark, gray, and foggy. It surrounds you tightly. Imperceptibly.
But you don't know what's here. A tomb? Some powerful wizard or necromancer. There must be a magical presence here. Creating autumn. Crystal or not. You're not so sure anymore. The further into the forest, the mood changes. Towards a more somber one. The outer part of the island is bright, though cold. But further in, there's fog. And a feeling of emptiness. What's going on here? You're the first adventurer here. There's no one to ask.
The insects no longer scurry about in the grass. This change has only just dawned on you. Where the sun shines, there's no fog. They're only there. From the outside, the island is beautiful and cold. But in the depths, it presents a gloomier spectacle. You glanced at the sky. And there are already dark clouds. Dense. Swirling. Fog, clouds. Like swirling clouds enveloping this place.
What next? Somewhere in this silence, a cold wind blew. As if from the bottom of the ocean, wherever light reaches. And a branch snapped in the distance. Someone is here. The cold. It's getting intense. Of course, this happens in the fall. But the deeper into the forest, the colder it gets. This is clearly the work of a wizard. You've been walking here for several hours now. And I didn't even notice how the weather had changed.
Basically, everything was the same. Orange ground. Leaves. Fallen trees. And trees without leaves. But at the same time, something had changed. And it changed very gradually as you walked. Something to do with magic.
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