After failing and being embarrassed in front of the whole school,Zoey comes back home with a heavy heart. As an early birthday present her father bought her a puppy, only to tell her that he won't be able to make it to her birthday party. After all this sadness and  heartbreak, she finds herself outside with her new best friend in the shade of the oakwood tree. 

Today this tree looks different, a large portal is opened behind it. Gel-like substances spill out from the portal. Zoey's puppy,Jewels, gets suck inside. With determination to save her puppy she follows suit. 

Entering a new world filled with wild and deadly animals, Zoey must use the very little survival skills she has to make it out alive. She meets someone who lives there, among the animals, Lopus. She and him work together to not only find Jewels but to also save this magical forest. 

While on journeying, Zoey discovers that the magic isn't only around her but also within her. Her family history runs deep in the forest and she is now a magical being. Will Zoey find her beloved puppy and make it out? Will she save the forest from a deadly power?

The Opening

His voice came from the east-west according to my position. I rise my hand and strike at him. I hear nothing but the sound of water splashing against the tree. 


A spark from the back of my neck runs up and my sense of vision is stolen from me completely. "Lupus." I whisper lowly for help, and fall to my knees when suddenly weakness pulls me down. My hands feel heavy with fear and I'm not liking it one bit. 


My eyes have helped me navigate through everything, I could see the colours, sizes, shapes and direction, food, people. But now all I see is black. Black without any tiny white spots to ensure me that I'll see again. Black in a gloomy forest where hungry predators could lounge at and devour me. I am thankful that I have Lupus nearby should anything go wrong. 


10 - The Senses