7

Winky goes into a black hole and ends up in a wilderness he doesn't know where. 

“Open the gate!” the man ordered. Winky didn't know what the man meant, what gate he meant. Winky's hands were shaking. He was holding his wand but he wasn't good at chanting spells even though he was okay at memorizing them. He himself is still learning. 

“What gate? I do not know what you mean!” Winky shouted struggling from the man's grip. Winky was shaking with fear. What could he do? He himself does not have the ability to bewitch anything. Winky fell from walking backwards. The man in front of him was really fierce and savage looking. He was so scared. Winky sat down on the ground. 

“You know this is Sendero Encantando forest. Here Selena Dazzle hides all the lives that have been cursed, and you are the key! Tell me how to open it. This forest looks ordinary, but I know Selena made you the key to this forest.”

Winky didn't understand at all what this man was saying. He had absolutely no idea what that meant. Unfortunately, the man in front of him looked terrible and forced him to open the magic gate of this forest. He himself was confused as to why he was the one who was kidnapped and said to be the key. 

Winky suddenly grabbed the sand and threw it in the man's face then he ran as fast as he could, into the forest. The forest air does feel different, a bit scary but quiet, not even the sound of small insects is there. Winky curled up at his knees, he was hidden behind a rock. 

Winky just wants to go home now. It was dark and cold here, he was afraid to be here. Winky closed his eyes, held his breath, hoping the man would leave. However, Winky also did not know where to go. He was very afraid to walk. 

He waited until the sound of the footsteps of the man who had kidnapped him passed him. When se really felt safe, Winky immediately came out of the forest. He walked aimlessly. At least Winky can still see the road with the very little light magic he is quite good at. He was still very scared and hesitant as he walked. Until he saw a pair of eyes watching him, orange eyes lit up. He flinched and took a step back. 

Robert Eldenash, a male witch who mastered the element of fire. He frowned when he saw this little boy in the middle of the forest. 

“What are you doing?” asked Robert. He then chanted a spell. In the instant after saying that there was a fire that shone on them. Winky could now clearly see Robert's face. He was very impressed with Robert's magical abilities. 

“I want to go home, but I don't know where it is. Please take me home,” Winky pleaded pleas. 

Robert clearly understood Winky asking him to teleport for him. Unfortunately, he couldn't teleport at a time like this. It would be too tiring for him to teleport at night, not to mention he didn't know where this kid's house was. 

“Where is your house?” asked Robert. Winky scratched his head that didn't itch. He was confused to explain where his house. He himself forgot the address. 

“I forgot the exact address, but I live in Tolendo,” Winky replied. He really hoped that this time he would meet a good witch. 

“W-Wait!” Winky cried out in panic when he saw Robert who was about to turn around. 

“I'm a student of the magic school in Tolendo. Are you Master Eldenash? Aren't you a level five teacher?” Winky asked. He really lit up when he saw Robert, hoping that Robert would take him home. 

“Right. Are you my student?” said Robert. 

Winky nodded happily. “Yes that's right. Will you help me to get home?” 

“It is late. How about you stay at my house? Not far from the forest. Tomorrow morning I will take you to school.”

Winky finally complied and followed in Robert's footsteps. The teacher was tall and big. He had to run a little to keep up, until they finally stopped in front of Robert's house. A huge mansion, almost looks like a castle. 

“Come in,” Robert invited. 

He brought Winky into his house and invited him to rest. Winky looks tired. Robert suddenly said that he couldn't take Winky to school tomorrow because he had an interest. His brother would come to the house. 

“Winky, I can't drop you off just yet, sorry. I have to wait for my brother to come. Maybe he'll come tomorrow when the sun goes down, how about that? Are you okay if I drop you off tomorrow?” Robert asked Winky. The boy who still hadn't mastered magic looked down. He didn't know how else to get home other than with this master. 

“How is it?” asked Robert again. Winky could only sigh and surrender. What else can he do? There was no other way but to accept Robert's offer to drive him home tomorrow. 

“Fine, but Master, may I ask you a favor? Can you teach me about magic? I couldn't swing my wand, it all ended in failure. Most of the spells I cast didn't work.”

Robert smiled slightly at Winky. He gently stroked Winky's head and motioned for him and told him to sit across. 

“Come here, sit across from me.” Robert looked at Winky carefully and held his hand. Strangely, Robert felt a different energy in Winky. He's a special child and blessed by a witch. 

“May I see your palm?” asked Robert. Without thinking Winky handed his hand and let Robert watch it carefully. Robert placed his palm on Winky's hand. 

“Your energy is very strong, but you are born as a key. Ever since you were a baby, a witch has outlined power to you. He gave you power as a key. I don't know what it is but you can change the world without having to use your powers.”

Robert looked at Winky's hand again. He saw at a glance Winky's very different line, one that only a select few had. 

“Winky, I don't know what secret you were born with, but I'm sure you've been chosen by the witch nobles to open things up, but I don't know for sure. Has no one ever cast you a spell or a witch holding your head, and saying a series of sentences for a curse or something?” asked Robert watching Winky carefully. 

“No, but the man who kidnapped me said that I was the key to the forest. What does he mean, Master?” 

“It seems that person knows everything about you. Let's meet him again. Don't be afraid, I'll be there to protect you, but how did he know about you? I don't think your kidnapper is an ordinary person. I'm sure he's a witch who might be level two,” Robert expressed his conjecture. 

“Yes, he has the power of wind,” Winky answered. 

“Do you know his name?” asked Robert, he then got up to his notebook and handed him a paper painting of a person's face. “Is this the person?”

Winky nodded vigorously. He was very sure the man behind the black robe was this man. “Yes, that's right, this is him. How did you know?” 

“In the area of ​​Spain, there is only one adept wind master, Vale. He is also a teacher at the Andromeda School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.”

“Oh yes I know that school, but why did a master kidnap me? What did I do wrong?” Winky asked confused. Robert also couldn't answer Winky's question. He didn't know for sure what caused Vale to do this reckless thing. 

“I also don't know why this happened. It's better for you to rest first, Winky, you must be tired.”

Winky then climbed onto the bed, put away his robe and wand and closed his eyes. After making sure Winky was asleep, he closed the window tightly and left the room. However, Robert soon made up his mind. He was reminded that Vale could come to Winky or even kidnap him. Robert took a long chair and chose to sleep next to Winky, because Winky was a student at the school he taught, he had to be vigilant and protect Winky. 

Robert's guess was right, when he turned off the room lights, something suspicious happened. He felt the wind blowing hard, but he closed the window. Where does the wind come in when all the rooms are closed? Robert looked around suspiciously, he really didn't know what was going on right now. He turned on the light, the wind was getting stronger and he almost fell. 

Robert hugs Winky. He is afraid something will happen to him. 

“Winky! Don't let go of my hand!” The wind was getting stronger, carrying some objects around, swirling and almost destroying some objects around it.

Winky trembled with fear. Before long the little whirlwind subsided and the figure of the black-robed man reappeared.