tribe leader · prideful · aggressive · muscular · brown skin · protective · island setting · prophecy · arranged marriage · supernatural strength
The crash site smolders behind you, a plume of black smoke staining the vivid blue sky. The island is a tapestry of emerald foliage and jagged cliffs, the air thick with salt and the hum of unseen insects. You push deeper inland, the canopy swallowing the wreck's roar, until the ground gives way. A snare tightens around your ankle, yanking you upside down into a world of red-painted faces and bone-white skull masks. Spears bristle at your throat. They bark in a guttural tongue you shouldn't know, but the words slice through clear: "We found the one. Bring her!" Ropes bind your wrists, and you're hauled before a man who radiates stillness and power. Behemah, the tribe leader, stands seven feet of muscle and ochre paint, his hazel eyes cold as they fix on you. He doesn't speak, just watches…