The Beast Of SummerValley

Chapter 3

  When I woke up it was late at night again. "Great. Slept through the whole day." I muttered to myself. Getting up and grabbing my bag, I looked up at the mountain and sighed. "Common, once you get to the top, you'll be able to find the traveling merchants."

If the beast doesn't find me first. I swallowed nervously and started walking. Just..... Hope it's out or asleep.

The more I walked, the more I felt strange. It was like walking in a world of slow motion. Nothing seemed normal here. Like in the stories. It got colder, and snow fell close to the top, despite it being the beginning of fall. I couldn't help but feel like something powerful was here. I knew that there was. The horn grew warmer, causing me to flinch. I took it out from in my jacket, only to find it was glowing slightly. I held it close to my chest as the air kept getting colder. It was strange, I seemed to be getting higher than I actually thought. Than I remembered the beasts curse. I pulled out a notebook I had kept and opened it, looking through my notes until I found it.

"Time around the beast will continue, but it will never age normally." Well that explains it. It slows time for itself. Meaning, I'm practically time-traveling the closer I got. That's alarming.

While reading I didn't see the giant hole in the ground until I tripped and fell into it. I let out a scream as I fell, and blacked out as I hit the ground.

I opened my eyes to see dawn light slowly peeking into the giant cave I'd just fallen into. Somehow, nothing felt broken. I looked at where I landed, and it was a small pile of golden flowers. They broke my fall. I think.

Getting up, I nearly fell over in pain. My leg was badly bruised. Thankfully it wasn't broken. I struggled to walk, since I had to bite my lip to avoid yelling with every step. The further into the cave I went, the more I felt I was being watched. I pulled my cloak tightly around myself, shivering slightly despite the heat the horn was giving off. My hooves clicked on the smooth stone surface. So much for being quiet.

I stopped when movement caught my eye. I looked around, ears perked and alert. "H-Hello?........."

"What business do you have here?" A male voice responded. His voice was kinda loud, but it didn't sound like he was shouting.

"U-um.... I-I'm lost.... I-I'm just trying t-to find the t-traveling merchants.... And a-a way out of here..... C-can you help?"

"I could. But I won't."

I had a sinking feeling in my stomach. I didn't like where this was going.

"W-why?....."

"I can't have perfectly good prey escape me, now can I?"

Prey?....... Wait......... I started shaking. From the cold, the pain from my leg, the exhaustion, and the growing fear that felt like a cold blade piercing my core.

"P-Prey?........" My ears go down. Big cave at the top of Mt.Ebott..... Loud voice.... Oh no.

Suddenly, a large hand grabbed me from the shadows, and a dark growl echoed loudly.

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I do apologize for the short chapter. Ive been really busy and haven't been able to think of anything for the story. the next chapter will be out by Friday (hopefully) so see you then. also, I'm going to be doing something called "Ask Us Fridays" where I allow you guys to ask/dare 2 or more of my ocs things. anyways, I'll see ya later. bye!

-Puppet