🌿 Episode 6
Panel 1 – Morning light.
The forest looks calmer after the chaos of the tiger night. Karan sharpens his stone spear, Manish carries wood. Ananya sits cross-legged, studying plants and soil nearby.
Karan (curious):
"You're really… calm for someone who just woke up into this world."
Ananya (smiles faintly):
"I read about survival in books. My grandfather told me stories from the Mahabharata… it's not the first time humans had to fight nature."
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Panel 2 – Close-up on Ananya's hand as she picks up a leafy herb, crushing it gently.
Ananya (explains):
"This plant… it's antiseptic. If you had used this last night, the tiger's claw mark wouldn't risk infection."
Manish (wide-eyed):
"She's… like our healer!"
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Panel 3 – Small camp scene.
She shows them how to weave vines into ropes, how to boil water using hot stones in a clay pit.
Karan and Manish watch, amazed.
Karan (thinking):
"She knows things I never could… not strength, not weapons, but wisdom."
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Panel 4 – Tension.
A rustle in the bushes — a boar-like beast charges out. Karan grabs his spear, ready to attack.
Ananya (firmly):
"Wait!"
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Panel 5 – Wide shot.
Instead of fighting, Ananya throws crushed herbs into the fire, creating a strong acrid smoke. The boar, startled and irritated, runs off instead of attacking.
Manish (stunned):
"She… saved us without a fight."
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Panel 6 – Emotional moment by the fire, evening.
The three sit again. Karan watches Ananya closely — not as a fragile companion, but as someone who brings balance.
Karan (softly):
"…Maybe strength isn't just about fighting."
Ananya (smiling):
"Strength is surviving. And surviving… is together."
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Final Panel – Cinematic wide shot.
The fire burns brighter. The three silhouettes are stronger now — spear, stone, and knowledge, side by side.
📢 Narration (bottom text):
"With wisdom added to fire and stone… the first true tribe of the new world was born."
⚡ TO BE CONTINUED… ⚡