Chapter 2
I had no idea where this "1st end" was. All of this was making my head spin, and to make things worse, he said even MORE things that would eventually put me in a comma.
"The 1st end is somewhere in the Everfree Forest. I think it may be somewhere in the middle of the forest. But I'm not for sure. My failing memory has gotten the better of me."
Of course! It had to be the Everfree Forest! It couldn't be somewhere like Canterlot, or Cloudsdale, but the Ever freaking free Forest! For those who don't know, the Everfree Forest is a dangerous forest where strange and bloodthirsty creatures live. Some even say that a blank flank once went into the forest, only to be gored and eaten by the awful beasts that dwell in the forest.
"So do you have a map or a map marking or what?"
"Actually, I think I might have the coordinates somewhere." He started to rummage around in a pile of books and papers, making a lot of noise as he did.
"Confound all these piles. I can never seem to find anything. As soon as I find the time, I'm going to clean this darn house. Okay, it's somewhere here… aha! Here it is!" He gingerly gave me the coordinates to the area. He was trying to hide his pity for me. Something bad was waiting for me here. He knew it, but he wasn't going to tell me. Something was up. But I didn't ask.
"So these are the coordinates?" I asked, being suspicious of him lying.
"Those are." I could tell he wasn't lying this time.
"So how long will it take for me to get here?"
"Not too long. Maybe a day or two." It may have just been a day or two, but that long in the Everfree Forest would make me either somewhere I didn't want to be, or dead. I guess it was just luck that I happened to be a Pegasus though.
Now, if I would have known what I would see; what I would have to endure when I entered the 2nd end, I would have turned around and headed home. But I didn't know what I know now.
I started my journey 3 days after I had received all the information about the task I was given. 3 days gave me enough time to pack any supplies I would need in my saddle pack. I packed light, only including the essentials: water, food, a small blanket, ect. I didn't want to be weighed down with any deadweight. I had no idea what I was to encounter, so I wanted to be able to run or fly away.
I saw many strange things in the forest. Tiny, almost transparent- like birds, flying in every direction. I didn't want to fly, because the spot I was traveling to could not be seen in the sky. Man, it took forever to get there. But the time a recorded was about 2 days. Time is different in the forest. Sometimes it's fast, other times, it's dead slow.
While I was walking in the forest, I saw something ominous. It seemed like it was speaking directly at me. Well, not speaking, but directed at me. On a tree was etched "The Void Walker Lives." This completely shocked me. I didn't know what to think of it, so I didn't. I kept it out of my mind until I reached the 2nd end.
I remember when I reached the first end of the universal spectrum. It was like standing in a cramped room, with no way to breath. The place was just leaking bad aura. But I still jumped in, like a fool. The things I saw in the 2nd end were morbid, unnerving, and completely sick.
Some things, no matter how hard you try, you can't un-see them