The Great Ape

The forest can be a place of peace and of war. The apes knew this well. One named Koa was the largest of the troop. Rival troops attempted to take his land. They even went as far as to work with foreigners to the forest using powerful magics against his people. Koa would not stand for this. He sought wisdom from the great tree. What he discovered was something else. A green gemstone that he picked up to examine. It glowed with strange green energy and drew him in. Before he realized what had transpired, it had embedded itself in his back allowing him to grow as large as the forest itself. He used this newfound power and eliminated those that threatened his troops. What he did not realize is the regret that followed. He was no longer the ape he once was. He was feared amongst all of the denizens of the forest. No longer a part of the great land he sought to protect.