At the Battlefield…
The artifact was in their hands, they could finally save the General.
They trudged through the brambles and burnt land as they rushed home with what could finally save their homeland once and for all. The magnificent object from a world of magic was truly a thing to be held as the horse galloped harder than any horse has before. Her rider was proud as they would soon reach home, reach the general, become the heroes in their storybook. Rider arranged for the artifact to be placed with her horse as they charged for home. Adrenaline was massive as it was forcing them to keep moving forward with dangers lurking around them.
"Hang on Dad, we're coming… We gotta keep going girl. We're almost there." Rider breathed as her horse neighed.
Soon, the pair would be met with terrible monsters as they two were on the hunt for the relic! The Horse and Rider were not afraid as they charged into battle! The pair fought bravely on the battlefield as blades and hooves proved effective weapons. Yes, the daughter of the General proved her metal and showed her bloodline while her horse proved she was a worthy steed.
But soon they would be overrun!
"Come on Horse. We need to regroup!" Rider gasped as her steed already began to search for a place to retreat!
She dashed with her Rider as the hordes were following her with intent to close them off. But Horse was cunning and tricked the monsters to run pass them.
"!tcatni eb yek eht tub tsum uoy fi Llik !ekats ta si noitavlas s'Gnik Ruo !meht rof wol dna hgih Hcraes" A gibbons general monster with one eye ordered the troops!
"Rof Eht Gnik fo Erehwon dna eht Truoc fo Llun!"
"Rof Eht Gnik fo Erehwon dna eht Truoc fo Llun!"
"Rof Eht Gnik fo Erehwon dna eht Truoc fo Llun!"
"Rof Eht Gnik fo Erehwon dna eht Truoc fo Llun!"
"Rof Eht Gnik fo Erehwon dna eht Truoc fo Llun!"
"Rof Eht Gnik fo Erehwon dna eht Truoc fo Llun!"
Horse and Rider breathe as they were safe for now… Though they still hear the chants in the distance.
"Rof Eht Gnik fo Erehwon dna eht Truoc fo Llun!"
"Rof Eht Gnik fo Erehwon dna eht Truoc fo Llun!"
"Rof Eht Gnik fo Erehwon dna eht Truoc fo Llun!"
"Rof Eht Gnik fo Erehwon dna eht Truoc fo Llun!"
"Rof Eht Gnik fo Erehwon dna eht Truoc fo Llun!"
"Rof Eht Gnik fo Erehwon dna eht Truoc fo Llun!"
Night soon came and Rider set a fire for the two of them to rest. With some hunting and foraging skills… they were able to stock up with food for the remainder of the trip. Her father probably figured out what happened and where she went off to. Hopefully, this artifact will be more than enough to get her out of too much trouble. Rider gently touched it as she looked at the strange markings that were etched into the hoof shaped item.
Ut unum agere sed plures esse, foraminis separati sumus.
Facti sumus eterni et uniti ex magica generate.
It sounded like a spell. When she touched it, a small spark came from it!
"Ow! What was that?" Rider gasped as Horse neighed quietly with concern, "I think there is still some magic here. We better not mess with it until we can get it to Dad."
The horse nodded in agreement as they still hear the sounds of the soldiers.
"Rof Eht Gnik fo Erehwon dna eht Truoc fo Llun!"
"Rof Eht Gnik fo Erehwon dna eht Truoc fo Llun!"
"Rof Eht Gnik fo Erehwon dna eht Truoc fo Llun!"
"Rof Eht Gnik fo Erehwon dna eht Truoc fo Llun!"
"Rof Eht Gnik fo Erehwon dna eht Truoc fo Llun!"
"Rof Eht Gnik fo Erehwon dna eht Truoc fo Llun!"
"Ew tsum dnif meht! Raet siht dehcterw ecalp trapa fi uoy tsum!"
"Rof Eht Gnik fo Erehwon dna eht Truoc fo Llun!"
"Rof Eht Gnik fo Erehwon dna eht Truoc fo Llun!"
"Rof Eht Gnik fo Erehwon dna eht Truoc fo Llun!"
"Rof Eht Gnik fo Erehwon dna eht Truoc fo Llun!"
"Rof Eht Gnik fo Erehwon dna eht Truoc fo Llun!"
"Rof Eht Gnik fo Erehwon dna eht Truoc fo Llun!"
Horse huffed as Rider cuddled up to her singing their lullaby…
Slowly drifted to sleep.
The moon rose again when they were attacked!
A spear hit the ground that caused them to wake up! The monsters were coming again!
"Yeht evah eht yek! LLIK MEHT! GNIRB OT EM EHT YEK!"
"Rof Eht Gnik fo Erehwon dna eht Truoc fo Llun!"
"Rof Eht Gnik fo Erehwon dna eht Truoc fo Llun!"
"Rof Eht Gnik fo Erehwon dna eht Truoc fo Llun!"
"Rof Eht Gnik fo Erehwon dna eht Truoc fo Llun!"
"Rof Eht Gnik fo Erehwon dna eht Truoc fo Llun!"
"Rof Eht Gnik fo Erehwon dna eht Truoc fo Llun!"
Rider and Horse were soon riding off as they tried to escape! The creatures were fighting tooth and nail for them to be captured! While trying to protect the artifact and themselves, they couldn't see the cliff they would be running towards!
Someone noticed this and saw this as an opportunity which will not, please the creatures. With a cannon from odd materials that created it, fired at the ground of the Rider and the Horse, causing them to fall into the abyss!
Their screams and emotions… activated the reserved power of the artiface.
Ut unum agere sed plures esse, foraminis separati sumus.
Facti sumus eterni et uniti ex magica generate.
The markings glowed red!
"RIDER! RIDER!" She screamed as she looked around to find her rider, her best friend in the entire world, hoping she was okay!
The first thing she spotted was the artifact that was instantly grabbed and wrapped around her neck as she searched for Rider. But there was no sign of her. In fact, there was no sign of the battlefield. No smell of smoke, fire, hatred, blood, metal, or despair. It was sweetened with laces of chocolate, cake, and… joy?
Was this the taste of joy?
That wasn't the only weird thing for the area was not a wasteland or a fiery war ground. It was green, lush with so many flowers, bushes, and trees brimming with life. It was too much…
Horse was beginning to feel a little bit of agoraphobia and Dendrophobia when…
"Hi." A weird Giraffe half man stood before her.
She freed a bellowing scream as he made her fears worse, then she fled from the creature!
Then came more of them as they came in all different forms and doing all weird different things! All she could think about was finding Rider and getting back to the war but there were, but this place was lively and weird!
Soon she was surrounded but not captured. In fact, these creatures don't seem to be hostile. But whether friendly.
Wammawink…
"A new friend? A baby to love, not like a literal baby but a metaphorical baby!"
Zulius…
"What's wrong with that thing's butt? Why doesn't it look like this? Or this? Or this? Well, maybe not this since not everyone could pull off that."
Ched…
"Yeah, bet she can't do this…. Oh yeah~!"
Durpleton…
"Hello, new friend~! Is running part of our screaming game~? It's so much fun~!"
And Glendale…
The poor centaur was breathing in a paper bag from the excitement and anxiety of meeting a new friend.
A herd of centaurs.
Centaurs…
Like from the stories…
They are real, singing, dancing, and magical. This entire world was magic, even giving her the power of speech to communicate with others besides horses.
Wait, why should she care now?
She had to get back to the war now!
Rider could be here too!
"Rider! Rider!" Horse called out for her beloved Rider before she bumped into a barrier!
No matter how many times she tried, she couldn't get out! No amount of training was a match for the powerful magic that was wielded. So, the only to escape was to… talk to them.
Great!
Great, she had to socialize with the odd creatures of this realm.
Disgruntled and disheveled, she found them laughing about, with weird food in their hands around a warm campfire.
Guess what they said she needed.
"Only magic can tear down the barrier," Wammawink informed her, though she was not a fan of the idea of leaving.
Glendale then mentions the shaman as they seemed to be the only ones who can get her home. They were the magical leaders of the world, seven now six who watch over the world. They were the only hope Horse has to get home and find Rider.
Wammawink was against the idea of leaving… so Horse challenged her with the truth… the truth that they were bored.
For the first time in her life, she sang and with her song, she reached the herd and eventually Wammawink to open the barrier to the massive world of Centaurworld.
This was the first step for Horse.
