An Eight-Legged What?

by AsgardainAvenger

Another day, another origin story. /\ It was an ordinary day in Asgard, and Loki was bored, so he decided to go for a walk in the woods. While there, he found a group of horses and decided to lead one back to his father's castle. Suffice to say, things didn't go as planned.

3. Chapter 3: Horse Encounter

Things might get a little weird soon. I couldn't think of another way to write this. I'm trying not to go off of too much mythology, but some parts of the myth will be incorporated.

Chapter Three: Horse Encounter

The ground was soft compared to the hard stone in the training yard. The cool air that rustled the trees blew onto Loki's face. The walk through the forest had helped Loki calm down. He was planning to return before nightfall, but was suddenly distracted by a team of wild horses grazing in an open area.

Loki knew that his father was looking for a new steed to ride into battle as the first three had gotten hurt. The dark-haired prince tried to move closer to the horses, but they ran further into the trees.

Loki sighed and tried to move closer again, but to no avail. He was determined to please his father with a stronger, new horse.

"Maybe if I turn myself into a horse, then they will follow me back to the castle grounds," Loki thought.

Loki closed his eyes and breathed deeply. He concentrated on the form of a horse. Green magic wisped around Loki like smoke, and slowly turned him into a gray horse with a black mane and green eyes.

Loki took a few tentative steps closer to the team of horses. He was about a few feet away when something large suddenly jumped onto his back.

"Ahhh!" Loki neighed. Loki kicked off the large creature and turned around to face whatever had scared him. He was surprised to find a large male horse staring at him. The horse let out a loud neigh and inched closer to the prince.

Loki backed up and looked around for an escape route. He was blocked by another large object. Loki turned his head to find a larger tan horse on his back.

"Why? Why are they attracted to me?" Loki questioned. Then he looked down and found out the gender he was. Instead of turning himself into version of a horse as his real gender, he had accidentally turned himself into a mare. That thought led to another terrifying realization. The lead male was mating with him.

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