The Unicorn's Blessing | #ONC2025 ✔ - E. S. Elias, Author - Wattpad

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The Unicorn's Blessing | #ONC2025 ✔

Reads 644
Votes 160
Parts 20
Time 2h 12m

Reads 644
Votes 160
Parts 20
Time 2h 12m

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ONC2025 Round 2 Ambassador Pick

𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐎𝐬𝐤𝐚𝐫 𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐨𝐲𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞, 𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐦𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐮𝐩𝐨𝐧 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞-𝐚 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐧'𝐬 𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐧, 𝐬𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐤 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐡 𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐝.

Unicorns are sacred in the kingdom of Unara, their magic a gift only bestowed upon the worthy-or stolen through death. Someone is hunting them, and if the killings continue, their magic will fall into the wrong hands.

Determined to uncover the truth, Oskar sets out to find the culprit. But the deeper he digs, the darker the secrets he unearths--secrets that could shake the very foundation of the kingdom.

A standalone fantasy adventure, The Unicorn's Blessing follows Prince Oskar before the events of The Girl with Scars, revealing the choices that shaped the man he would become.

Entered into the Open Novella Contest 2025 |
  @OpenNovellaContest - Rules & Guidelines: https://www.wattpad.com/story/387452246

**Main Prompt**
12. While hiking through a forest, you stumble upon a unicorn's horn.

**Secondary Prompt**
130. Protect this with your life.


©2025 E. S. Elias All Rights Reserved.
Book Created & Published to Wattpad: 02.01.2025
Book Marked as Completed: 04.08.2025

Cover: Me @DesignsbyEH
I used Canva.com | Cover is temporary and subject to several changes.


Word Count: 26,234 / 20,000

Goals:
Round 1 ✔ | 2,000 words ✔  | Round 1 Winner ✔
Round 2 ✔ | 8,000 words ✔ 
Round 3 _ | 20,000 words ✔
LONGLIST _ |  SHORTLIST _
Honorable Mention? _ | Ambassadors' Pick ✔
Mentioned in Ambassador Newsletter ✔

Rankings:
#ONC2025: #21 on 02.02.2025 | #15 on 02.03.2025 | #12 on 03.24.2025
#opennovellacontest2025: #15 onAll Rights Reserved

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