The Gatekeeper

She appears only when the moon eclipses the sun, materializing from the mist like a ghost from another time. The Gatekeeper is ancient beyond measure, her green eyes holding secrets that span centuries. She guards the threshold between worlds, testing those who seek entry to Zoolithia with riddles that must be answered correctly. Fail, and she vanishes as mysteriously as she came. Succeed, and she bestows a precious gift—a manuscript, a map, or a guide to the impossible land beyond.

No one knows her true name or where she goes when the fog clears. Some say she was once a priestess in the Pharaoh’s court, cursed to wander between worlds forever. Others whisper that she is Zoolithia itself, given human form to choose who may enter her realm. What is certain is this: when the Gatekeeper appears, destiny is calling. And Oliver Wilding answered.