Unicorn
Class: Animal
In the distance you see a magnificent white horse galloping across the countryside. It seems to have stopped in a meadow just ahead to graze.
do youGo on?
Approach?
The horse doesn’t pay any attention to you and soon it is off and galloping away, quickly disappearing from view.
You notice a spiraling black horn on the white horse’s forehead. Are your eyes must be deceiving you! It really is a unicorn!
You stop some distance away.
You keep moving towards the unicorn.
Suddenly, the unicorn notices you. With one giant leap that stops you in your tracks, it tears away and is gone from view.
You continue on your way.
You wait.
One whole hour passes. The unicorn doesn’t come back.
You wait another hour.
While you were staring in the direction it disappeared, the unicorn must have approached you very quietly. Suddenly it snorts loudly right behind you! Startled, you turn around. Its head lowered, the mighty horn threatening [NAME], it is pawing the ground - ready to attack!
You draw your weapons.
You wait.
The unicorn seems to ignore you. For a quarter of an hour, it stays in the meadow. When it notices you, it stops for a moment and looks straight at you.
Suddenly it gallops right at you and stops maybe 5 [N] paces away. Loudly snorting, it lowers its head and turns the mighty horn right towards [NAME]. It is pawing the ground - ready to attack!
With one jump the unicorn attacks [NAME]. [NAME] can just about dodge, but already the mighty animal is attacking again.
With one powerful jump, the unicorn lunges at [NAME], and before [NAME] has a chance to dodge the attack, the mighty horn pierces [NAME] chest.
With a powerful movement of its head, the animal frees its horn tossing [NAME] several feet through the air. [NAME] falls in a heap to the ground. Neighing loudly, as if in victory, the unicorn gallops away. You cannot even react as you stand there stricken with horror at the sight of your companion lying on the ground. You finally rouse from your stupor to turn to take care of [NAME].
[NAME] just manages to dodge the attack, but the powerful animal is already set for another leap.
[NAME] has no chance to escape. Before [NAME] can react, the mighty horn pierces [NAME] chest.
[NAME] is dead. Stunned, you stand before the lifeless body. It takes some time to you comprehend what just happened here.
at last, with grim practicality, one of you takes the initiative.
“We have to make a grave…”[NAME] is seriously hurt. It is difficult to tell, whether the spark of life is still around. The blood is literally pulsing out from the wound, and [NAME] breath is very shallow. [NAME] face has taken on the color and sheen of one who is mere inches away from death. It looks like you will have to settle down here for some time if you hope to save [NAME]’s life.
Two hours later, after a silent and mournful prayer at the gravesite, you slowly shamble off with a sense of despair for your fallen friend.
The next seconds seem to pass like hours. You can hear your heartbeats like thunder, so absolute is the silence that has fallen. The unicorn is standing in front of [NAME], its head lowered menacingly.
Slowly, very slowly, the unicorn lifts its head and looks at [NAME] with eyes as black as the night. Its glance is piercing, fascinating and at the same time unsettling.
[NAME] takes a few steps forward and stops in front of the unicorn. [NAME] seems to be oblivious to the rest of you standing by like statues. [NAME] eyes remain locked with those of the animal, completely ignoring your faint murmurs of concern.
For what seems like a long time, the two stand in front of each other without moving a muscle. Then, the animal slowly lowers its head again and puts its horn on [NAME]’s chest.
With a sudden, violent movement, the unicorn turns its head and gallops away. You run to [NAME], who remains standing there as if turned to stone. You notice a fine trail of blood on [NAME] chest.
Suddenly, [NAME] jumps as if returning to awareness.
“Oh, it’s you!” [NAME] slowly begins to move as if testing to make sure all the pieces are still there. You look on with concern.[NAME] suddenly begins to speak in a rush so that you can barely catch hold of the words.
“It talked to me! It’ll help us. It has gone to get a map, then it will be back!!”It takes a while, until [NAME] gets back to normal and begins trying to explain:
“It can read minds and talk inside your head.” [NAME] looks at your doubting faces and pauses a moment before continuing in an almost superior tone.
“Never mind, you won’t be able to understand…come! Let’s move on.”
You see the unmistakable white horse galloping towards you from the distance.
“The unicorn, it’s come back. Didn’t I tell you!” [NAME] cries excitedly. Once again you can barely catch [NAME] words as [NAME] tosses out:
“Wait here…” with that, [NAME] starts running.You follow him.
You wait at a distance.
[NAME] and the unicorn are again standing face to face a mere inches away from each other. Still as statues, they seem to gaze deeply into each other’s eyes. After about 5 [N] minutes, you see the same scene you’ve seen before: the unicorn brings its head around in a sudden movement and runs away.
As before, [NAME] keeps standing still, as if dazed, for a few minutes more before jerking awake. You see [NAME] coming back towards you, waving a scrap of something.
As [NAME] is getting closer, you can make our a yellowed scrap of parchment in [NAME] hand.
“Look, a piece of the map!” [NAME] says with a slightly arrogant tone. You stare at the parchment.Still amazed, you ask:“It’s true. Where did that unicorn get the map?”
[NAME] shrugs.
“I don’t now, but it helped us, helped me!” there is a triumphant glow in [NAME] glistening eyes. Try as you might - you can’t get any more information out of [NAME].You continue on your way.
Try as you might, you cannot catch up with [NAME]. The distance between you gets larger all the time. Finally you have to stop from exhaustion, while [NAME] continues running toward the unicorn. You can only observe from a distance.
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