Kangleimaichou

It was once a placid freshwater village pond with distinct species. Its species were least known to the world outside. But they had their own things, developed over the centuries by generations, and they clearly knew the habitat, for it was ancestral. It existed in its perfect way, yet it was imperfect like any other setup, and its inhabitants were simple in their own way, but not ignorant .  Then one day they realised they had to give up their way because of Strange Hand. When many among the species disagreed and naturally contested the interference. The hand reacted brutally. Its brutality persisted and gripped the species with constant fear. Soon many of them began looking for streams that connected the pond with creeks. The hand was finally confronted, and what ensued was heightened fear. More species left in fear only to find themselves in the creeks, and then in lakes and finally in an ocean where they were courted by mammals which they confused for fish.  ...