Lone Wolf

Every once in a while, you'll hear rumors of a secret world in the woods below an ancient ruin. Some will say it doesn't exist and others will say they've been beyond the tree that holds the secret door way. Well I for one am going to find it. My names Valarie. I'm a born adventure with a curiousity of a wolf pup, and I want to see this world beyond the trees.

I live in a small town where talk is just as small, but like I've said before, every now and then you'll hear a rumor about the hidden world. I live with my dad and he's kind of laxed about where I am and where I go but I have to be home at my curfew. If I don't then he turns into an angry ferile animal and it's not pretty at all. I'm a bit of a animal lover you see. My most adored and loved animals are wolves.

But enough about my bio and on to my story. Trust me you'll

Iike it a lot.

Chapter one

It was around 4:30pm when I got an email from my friend Aliphie. She had said something about another hidden city rumor in town. So I grabbed my jacket and pulled on my boots. Today was the day. I was going to find this hidden city. I've heard enough rumors. I texted Aliphie and told her the news.

Me: Hey girl. I'm going to find out a little about this and then see if the rumors are true. I'm so excited. I told dad I was going to your house for a couple days!

Aliphie: Ok girl. I hope you find everything out. I'm super anxious to see what you find!

Me: Alright! I'll text you if I can if I find anything. Later!

There was no reply after that because I don't even know if she read it. All I know was I had to do a little bit of digging around to see if any of this was true. I grabbed my small sketch book and a pen and raced off with a bag of all the things I would need.

I raced through town trying to find out everything I could before my curfew. I ended up getting only a few tips of where to find it, which was all I really needed. I ended up getting home only seconds before dark and sat down at the table for dinner. I needed to eat all I could, because tonight would be the night I break my dads biggest rule: sneaking out! I'm not a bad girl, it's just when I really want something, I have to have it, and this is something I really want to do.

At around 10:30pm my dad called up. "Lights out!" I took a deep breath and turned my light off and covered up with a blanket on my bed. My dad came up to check on me before retiring to his room for the night. I sat up and listened for any signs of movement, and when I heard his light snores from down the hall, that was my cue.

I walked over to my window and quietly opened it up. I listened once to more to insure my dad hadn't woken up. Once all was clear, I jumped out and landed smoothly on the ground. I took one last look at the house, took a deep breath, and rushed off towards the woods.

I had to have been walking for almost an hour getting frustrated every second. The man I talked to said walk for about thirty minutes after you pass by the pond. Well I've been walking for almost an hour. I didn't give up. Tips had told me that the entrance was in the center of four oak trees growing together. I vainly searched in the darkness for the tree, but to no avail.

I was just about to give up, when a small voice within me shouted out, turn left and run straight! In instinct I listened. I sprinted for almost ten minutes, tired and out of breath, I leaned over to try and catch my breath. I looked up and saw a small light through a lot of thick growing trees. I walked forward and moved some of the branches around to see.

My eyes had to adjust, but as they did, I saw the tree I'd been so gallantly searching for. It was beautiful. It had a huge base with a large almost cut out inside that looked like a pedestal. The four trunks branched off in different directions but twisted back upwards towards the top. The leaves had almost like a mystical glow to them.

I slowly walked out and towards the trees. I stopped every now and then to look around, just to make sure there wasn't anything around. After all, it is a mere paranormal area. I got to the base of the tree and looked at the center. There seemed to be what looked like a little door. It had an ivory handle and a little red wood door. I reached out for the handle but heard something rustling in the trees ahead of me.

I ducked down behind the tree and sat there a moment. I peeked over the edge a little and saw four men and what looked like a girl. They all wore hoods except for one, who was in shackles behind two of the men. The girl looked up in my direction, and I thought I was going to have a heart attack.

" I know you're there child. You don't have to hide." She called out in a soft voice.

I stood up and looked over the 6 people standing there. The men were burly looking, like they were ready to kill on sight. The girl, almost looked like royalty, and the boy in the shackles was beaten and tattered. She pulled back her hood to reveal her face. Soft, gentle golden eyes met my gaze. Her smile faded into a devilish looking frown.

"Get her!" She said softly to the two guards on her right.

I froze up. The moment the men lashed out at me my mind snapped back into to place, but by that time, the men already had me to the ground and cuffed. I tried to struggle, but it proved to do no good. I bit at one of the men's hands and he sent an immediate blow to my head. I layed there seeing stars and black splotches, until eventually I saw nothing.

I woke up on the ground in what seemed to be a busted up prison cell. There were no beds nor a bathroom at that. The ground was covered in dark colored sand and littered here and there with bones. But they didn't look like human bones. I tried to stand up, but only to fall back down again. I sat up against the wall and looked across the cell.

I saw a pair of bright golden eyes staring at me from the other side of the cell. It was the woman from before. She wore a slick smile, and looked as though ready to kill on sight. I backed as far as I could against the wall as she unlocked the door and took big steps forward.

" Hello, little girl.."

Ok so this is something new I've wanted to work on, and hope to develop into a better story. I hope y'all enjoy!