"Are you feeling okay?" I closed the curtains, hoping it would comfort Sage.

Sage sat there, palms up over crossed legs, eyes focused on the empty wall. I sat down across from Sage and our eyes locked as I blocked the path of eyesight to the wall. My breath caught as I saw gold swirling around my reflection. It began to turn black and I scrambled to get up. Sage's head tilted and began to move closer to me until I slammed the door shut behind me.

My boots sunk into the muddy ground as I ran, needing time to clear my head from what just happened. There were too many questions that needed to be answered. I couldn't trust anyone, no one would believe me, or they would and subsequently dispose of me because I'm human. We're all human in some aspects, personality, desires, wants and our physical being.

Magic isn't real, because there's nothing for it to come from. We feed on glucose and the sun, but magic would feed on the soul, which likely doesn't even exist in this universe. My head began to become a bunch of nonmatching puzzle pieces, so I sunk to the bottom of a large tree.

Its essence flowed down from a small hole an animal punctured in it above me. Bringing it to my face, I noticed a beautiful gold slowly dimming as it went through it. My head tilted as I noticed something that appeared to be the tree's life line. I felt my mouth dry as I rubbed it off on my pants, my mind only more confused now that I see gold everywhere I look.

The gold shined around me as if trails of light followed in my footsteps, allowing me to move forward and back. Glancing up, I notice the sun covered by the clouds, only the golden light allowing me to venture further into the forest. It was beautiful, truly, the gold cascaded down the trees like water flowing into the rivers that covered the ground. My hand was illuminated from the tree sap residue, guiding me like a moth to a flame.

The wind began to blow from the North, making me shiver as my hair was lifted from my eyes. Shivers raced up my spine as the colors ceased to exist, clothing me in darkness. The clouds began to darken the further I walked, until I noticed a break in the darkness and ran. I couldn't see my hands, but every ounce of my being wanted me to go further into the light.

A wolf sat at the edge of the cliff, its eyes locked on me. It watched me as I sat down on the log, trying to keep my breath steady so I could move away. Its tail wagged and it began to move closer to me, I stayed still, hoping that because I couldn't see its ribs that it would be interested in a delicious rabbit. It appeared to grin at me before howling into the night.

Howls returned its and I felt a strong breeze from behind me minutes later. It stood proud and watched me as more wolves came, making me feel more insignificant at its strong gaze. Beginning to growl, I gulped and began to back up on the log, trying to find my bag that had some deer meat Sage had pranked me with. It was raw and bloody in my hand as I placed it down, throwing the strap over my shoulder. The wolf appeared confused before swallowing it.

"Kids these days are so dumb, I wish we could go back to before we had to hide." A voice sounded from next to me and in place of the wolf, sat a naked person who was smiling.

I casted my gaze down, shrinking back against the tree as the person moved closer. A snout poked my hip and I winced at the cold. The person next to me laughed and began to caress my neck. My breathing hitched as I felt a sharp prick and a warm liquid run down my neck.

"How delicious you taste little one, very intriguing smell, I wonder whose clothes you're wearing." I felt a pull on my shirt and let out a yelp and slapped the person.

"You should be grateful, the eclipse is coming soon, it's gonna be a fun night."

The person cackled and I hid behind the tree, watching the wolves all begin shifting into humans. My mouth was dry and my hands cold with sweat. They moved towards me, making me move further to the clift. The moon began to peak through the clouds and my ears perked at a loud hissing noise as the people began to move towards the trees. The person glared at me before disappearing into the trees, allowing me to take a much needed breath.

The moon began to brighten the forest once more and I was able to see my way through it. The gold from earlier was gone, making me believe that I had been hallucinating the whole thing. My breath was still unsteady as I felt a cold breeze nip at the base of my neck once more. It only got colder until the sky turned black as I felt jaws sink into my neck.