Inciting Incident (Full Eclipse)

The full moon makes the ocean sparkle in the purple darkness. The torch lights in the village far below are clearly visible, although it’s too distant to see individual people. A thin mist hovers near the top of the volcanic cone to the right.

The sun is covered by a shadow–a full solar eclipse. At the moment it’s full covered, a piercing roar cuts through the ambient flute, triggering an earthquake. The mountain top explodes into the sky, belching smoke and boulders. The smoke curls outward, revealing a magma creature: a giant bat made of lava, perched on the mountain like a vulture.

The ocean nearby boils as smoldering boulders splash into it, and from the depths leaps a water beast, like an octopus with arms. The water creature tackles the lava creature, and they both roll down the side of the mountain.

Both people, having been knocked down by the explosion, look in horror as the creatures roll over their village. A shot of Kō sitting sort of in Mō’s lap, Mō is holding her shoulder, and Kō is clasping her twist in one hand, and reaching out with the other, screaming “Aroha!”