Astaroth was a canny hunter, but the direction he chose was empty of unicorn sign. The meadows stretched out around him, broken by silent monuments, quiet memorials, and the shapes of his fellow hunters. But of unicorns in that direction there was only old manure, long-dried in the Longheat sun and at least a week old.
Hadama's direction was likewise fruitless but Alys, moving closer to the hills, found a few fresher tracks. The herd had moved together, crossing their tracks more than once as they grazed and hunted across Mourn, but from her best count there appeared to be at least a half dozen and perhaps more. A few Cursed Daisies sprang up next to a pile of manure that still steamed faintly.
But it was Vesper who took the situation by the horns and gave it a shake. Shifted into his stallion shape, his bugle echoed across the low hills and dry grasses, a challenge to any equine in hearing distance.
And in response an answering cry rose, the sound thin with distance at first. There were teeth in that scream, and rage, and an unsettling vibration at the base of one's molars.
"Prepare yourselves," Hadama instructed grimly, moving to place himself - and his trident - between Alys and the sound of distant thunder that rolled without pause and grew louder with each passing second. It swelled at a speed no normal horse could match, and a plume of fine dust rose to the northwest, hanging over the hills. Hadama readied his Gravity Spikes, waiting only for the appearance of the first unicorn over the crest of the low hills separating them. Judging from the tremble in the earth beneath their feet, they only had a few seconds to set their trap or ready their weapons of choice before the equines - corrupted or otherwise - arrived.
Alys finds the hoof prints of the herd and they're fresh! But Vesper's challenge receives an answer, and a herd of some sort of unicorn is charging towards you. They aren't in sight yet, but they will be in a few seconds. If you have any preparations to make, now is the time. The herd will arrive in the next round!
*Hadama moves in front of Alys. He readies his Gravity Spikes and sets his trident to receive a charge.
Hadama: 1105
Astaroth: 200
Vesper: 150
Alys: 130
Corrupted Unicorns: ????
No posting order!
Hadama's direction was likewise fruitless but Alys, moving closer to the hills, found a few fresher tracks. The herd had moved together, crossing their tracks more than once as they grazed and hunted across Mourn, but from her best count there appeared to be at least a half dozen and perhaps more. A few Cursed Daisies sprang up next to a pile of manure that still steamed faintly.
But it was Vesper who took the situation by the horns and gave it a shake. Shifted into his stallion shape, his bugle echoed across the low hills and dry grasses, a challenge to any equine in hearing distance.
And in response an answering cry rose, the sound thin with distance at first. There were teeth in that scream, and rage, and an unsettling vibration at the base of one's molars.
"Prepare yourselves," Hadama instructed grimly, moving to place himself - and his trident - between Alys and the sound of distant thunder that rolled without pause and grew louder with each passing second. It swelled at a speed no normal horse could match, and a plume of fine dust rose to the northwest, hanging over the hills. Hadama readied his Gravity Spikes, waiting only for the appearance of the first unicorn over the crest of the low hills separating them. Judging from the tremble in the earth beneath their feet, they only had a few seconds to set their trap or ready their weapons of choice before the equines - corrupted or otherwise - arrived.
Alys finds the hoof prints of the herd and they're fresh! But Vesper's challenge receives an answer, and a herd of some sort of unicorn is charging towards you. They aren't in sight yet, but they will be in a few seconds. If you have any preparations to make, now is the time. The herd will arrive in the next round!
*Hadama moves in front of Alys. He readies his Gravity Spikes and sets his trident to receive a charge.
Hadama: 1105
Astaroth: 200
Vesper: 150
Alys: 130
Corrupted Unicorns: ????
No posting order!
