The opening paragraph for the upcoming Eve Online Novella - Path to Freedom: "And mine eyes fell upon him, Aali'Mkuu wa chuo'kikuu , the Great Bear, as he stood against the wolves. A wall of fire licked at his back, the wolves having trapped him in the deepest grove of the burning forest. Tongues of flame singed his fur, yet he did not cry out in pain. The Great Bear did not withdraw, his mighty paws swiping at the circling predators. They sought to devour him, to topple him, working their dark deeds together against this champion of the light. One foul creature lunged at the thick leg of the Great Bear whilst another latched onto an arm. The Great Bear roared his ferocious battle cry, dropping his full weight against the wolf at his knee, crushing its skull. A single, forceful swing of his forearm smashed the other onto the forest floor wherein it did not move again. Resolve and sorrow filled his large eyes as he glowered at what remained of the pack, challenging them to continue their savage aggression, his piercing gaze moving me to shiver. The wolves growled with threatening menace, lowering their stances in preparation to pounce as one. It was then I did see the mortal wounds the Great Bear had suffered, and my heart raced, knowing he could not prevail, dreading the darkness that would consume this world with the loss of one such as he." - Kong'we prophecy