Rebecca Ellise

Fourteen-year-old Tupi is the last breath of a forgotten tribe, the Yara, bound to protect the Amazon's delicate balance. He hears the jungle's whispers, feels its pulse, yet crippling self-doubt shadows his connection to the spirits within him – Iaçã, the celestial serpent; Curupira, the mischievous sprite; and Mapinguari, the earth guardian. His inner trinity, a tempestuous reflection of his own soul, is fractured and uncertain.

When Michelle Donaldson, driven by grief and fueled by ambition, arrives seeking El Dorado Verde, Tupi’s world shatters. Donaldson craves the Emerald Heart, a legendary artifact hidden within the Mother Tree, the very lung of the Amazon. Blind to the Heart's demand for sacrifice, she’s a force of nature herself, ready to tear the rainforest asunder to rewrite her tragic past. Her arrival awakens corrupted spirits, twisted mockeries of nature's grace, fueled by centuries of human encroachment and eager for revenge.

Guided by the fragmented spirits within, Tupi embarks on a perilous journey into the Amazon's emerald heart. Iaçã whispers secrets of the canopy, Curupira reveals hidden pathways, and Mapinguari ignites a courage Tupi never knew he possessed. But Donaldson, bound to the vengeful night spirit Caipora, carves a path of destruction, her desperation echoing through the ravaged landscape.

Tupi's journey becomes a trial by fire, revealing the devastating scars of human greed. The suffocating silence where birdsong once flourished, the poisoned rivers once teeming with life, fuel his resolve. Within El Dorado Verde, he discovers he's not just a guardian, but a living conduit for the Heart, capable of both healing and destruction. He must choose: sacrifice his very essence, becoming one with the rainforest, or risk its annihilation.

Donaldson, confronted by the horrifying consequences of her actions and the specter of her lost daughter, reaches El Dorado Verde. Her mercenaries, consumed by the corrupted spirits, become grotesque parodies of humanity. She’s forced to question the true price of her ambition.

Within the luminous heart of the Mother Tree, Tupi and Donaldson clash. Their battle echoes the ancient struggle between harmony and destruction, a symphony of emerald and shadow. Donaldson, offered a path to redemption, must choose between her desperate desire to control the past and the chance to heal the wounds she’s inflicted. Tupi, wrestling with the seductive power of the spirits, must find the strength to resist their whispers and embrace his destiny. The fate of the Amazon, the delicate balance of life and death, hangs in the balance. The emerald heart of Iaçã, the soul of the Amazon, awaits its destiny.

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