701. Volaha

Volaha had been dormant for centuries no books recorded its last activities even the land itself seemed to have forgotten Villages had grown up around its base animals grazed peacefully on the sides children played happily around the very top little realising the danger beneath them Then one day the ground shook violently and black smoke started rising from the crater some of the villagers stared up at it in wonder while others ran away from the villages in fear The priests and seers were puzzled and could not give a satisfactory explanation no sacrifice or ceremony was ever going to work now that Volaha had awoken Three nights later the volcano erupted violently throwing lava and rocks high into the sky covering all the surrounding villages in choking ash suffocating everyone inside the huts as they cowered in complete terror Volaha would go on for 7 more days until the magma chamber below was empty only then would it appear to go back to sleep standing dormant for the next few centuries before the next major eruption