Through the exploration of young adult depression, illness, and finding purpose and inner strength, The Animus is a story about the power of choice. Two young souls are in danger of succumbing to the suffocating control of a dark influence, but through their own unique journeys, Ivery and Sam meet, become close and eventually lean on each other for protection. Crossroads arise and challenge their will to live and fight for each other, but they find leadership, help and guidance in some surprising places and forms, as they begin to discover their purposeful gifts and the legacy they are destined to create. This story lends incite into our experiences in this world and beyond. It prods at you to be motivated to live your truth and retains the ability to force one to imagine life beyond what we perceive as normal. If you work to obtain the world, but lose your soul in the process, what is it that you have truly gained? Unless you open your eyes to the possibility of extraordinary and unimaginable things within your life, you will not be a witness to the powerful gifts held within you. This story lends incite into our experiences in this world and beyond. It prods at you to be motivated to live your truth and retains the ability to force one to imagine life beyond what we perceive as normal. If you work to obtain the world, but lose your soul in the process, what is it that you have truly gained? Unless you open your eyes to the possibility of extraordinary and unimaginable things within your life, you will not be a witness to the powerful gifts held within you.