Wyxie's Arc

Chapter 1 of 1

Wyxie pressed close to the curved metal wall of the research station, watching three humans argue near the entrance. Their thoughts blazed in overlapping colors—red fury, yellow anxiety, green envy all tangled together like vines in a storm. This was why Wyxie had left the singing forests behind. But the humans spotted movement and turned toward Wyxie's hiding spot. Their colors shifted instantly to gray fear, and they backed away fast. Wyxie needed somewhere better—a place where humans couldn't see them watching. The wildlife sanctuary sat just beyond the research station, its domed walls transparent from the inside but reflective outside. Wyxie slipped through the entrance and climbed to the upper observation deck. Below, humans walked past the building, their minds blooming with colors they didn't even know they felt. Perfect. Wyxie could study them for hours here, collecting every shade of feeling without triggering their fear response.