Forest of Blackbark

 

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"Let's go to the Forest of Blackbark," you say. Kaytara frowns.

"Do you really want to go there?" she says. You nod. Kaytara sighs, and sets out.

 

In a few minutes the nature around you begins to change. The green trees change to dark red, and clouds cover the sky. This place smells of darkness.

 

Suddenly a shrill, soultearing wail fills the air. Kaytara drops to her knees, shaking. You slowly get down, too, and watch the place where the sound came from.

 

Then, you see it. A large, dark figure rises among the trees. It reminds a horse with... bat wings. The nightmare rears with that same bloodcurdling scream, and rises into the air, flapping its wings loudly. You realise why Kaytara doesn't like this place.

 

Still, you're curious to see the babies. You ask Kaytara, but she shakes her head.

"I won't lead you to the foals, I dare not. But you can call one of the nightmares. There are a few here that are not really savage. Just call Ethiexa. I'll go now. Meet me at the Stone Field."

With that, Kaytara trots away hurriedly.

 

Suddenly wings flap around you, and savage red eyes emerge from the darkness. Several dozens nightmares surround you, no longer threatened by the presence of a unicorn. Their red eyes gleam with hunger, and you suddenly realise your life is in danger.

One of the nightmares rears with a scream, and jumps at you. Luckily, you dodge the crashing hooves. Now several more nightmares have found the courage to attack.

 

"Ethieeexa!!!" you yell, hardly dodging another strike. The echo carries on, 'exa, exa, exa.' Then, another nightmare rears, and you realise you don't have the time to move. But before the beast brings her hooves upon you, another scream fills the air. The nightmares stop and look around, to see another nightmare flying towards you. She has a beautiful purple mane.     

                    

She neighs something to the others, and they retreat, looking sorry they didn't finish you several seconds earlier. Ehiexa turns to you and says,

"Are you alright?"

You nod, and thank her for saving your life.

"So, I suppose you want to adopt one of our babies?" she says. You don't say anything.

"Don't worry, only the wild nightmares are that savage, adopted and human-raised creatures are actually nice," she adds.

"And you?" you say, thinking that this nightmare is probably wild, too.

"Me? I've been abandoned," the mare says sadly. "I was one of the first nightmares ever adopted here. I used to have an owner, a really nice one. I lived on a nice page, the owner even put food and water on it, but then he decided to change me for a strange creature called a pokemon, and I went back here."

"That's awful," you say, and promise yourself, that if you adopt a nightmare, you'll take care of it and won't exchange it for some goofy pokemon.

"So," the mare says, "you want to adopt a foal? And has Kaytara told you, that you can adopt dark wolves here?"

 

To the nightmare adoptions

 

To the dark wolf adoptions

 

Go futher into the woods

           


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