Emberwood's Gift of Time

Surviving a bear attack unlocks magic you never knew existed. A girl wandered into the Emberwood

Forest where reality bends and ancient spirits watch. The trees whispered warnings but she

pressed deeper. Then she saw it. A massive bear with eyes like molten gold emerged from

the shadows. Her heart stopped. The bear charged and in that split second between life

and death something awakened inside her. Her hands glowed with silver light

she'd never seen before. The bear froze mid-attack as if time itself obeyed her will.

She realized the forest had been testing her all along. Every survivor of

the Emberwood gains a gift and hers was control over moments. The bear bowed its