TheVibeKing
In the misty town of Normville, tucked deep in the Northwoods of Maine, folks still whisper about an old legend-the Elk Mother, a grieving spirit said to wander the forest in the shape of a towering elk-woman. Long ago, she was a mother who died with her children's cries still in her ears, and now she seeks out others who mourn. They say she takes grieving children to "comfort" them... and, on rare nights, sorrowful adults too.
Ellie and Dio are still struggling with the weight of their new life in Normville, don't believe the stories-until the night Ellie is taken. Snatched away by the Elk Mother herself, a creature whose presence makes the world bend and buckle like soft clay.
To save her, Dio must follow the creature into a surreal, shifting wilderness where reality flickers, time stumbles, and strange, dream-born characters speak in riddles. Told from both siblings' perspectives, the tale blends offbeat humor, eerie folklore, and cosmic weirdness as Dio discovers that rescuing Ellie means facing forces older than the town-and truths far more frightening than any monster hiding in the woods.