forum Experimental cross-genre idea

Started June 10, 2019 by @Leo-Valdez-Is-The-God-Of-Chaos

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"Ok." Mai stood up and rushed to the stable. She paused as her eyes landed on Kaine's horse. She glanced back at Bjorn. "Wanna steal his horse?" She asked with a mischevious smile.

"I don't see why not." He grinned.
Bjorn hopped on the horse, and it's saddle burst into flames. The horse reared back and ran for the river.
"I'm stuck!" Bjorn shouted as the horse sank into the riverbed. "HELP!"

Mai rushed over and pulled him out of the water, then walked back over to the other horses. She looked at them stopping in front of a chocolate brown mare covered in white and light brown spots. "Take this one. She's almost as fast as Midnight." She said, glancing at her own jet black mare with white and grey speckles across it's nose.

"He's got the nerve to bring a kelpie!" Bjorn spat out some water. "I should've seen it coming."
Bjorn inspected his way around the horse his friend had suggested, and hopped on. "You know anywhere to lie low?"

Mai shook her head. "The only place I can think of probably isn't safe anymore." She hopped on her horse.
(Sure! And btw in case you didn't know Mai is pronounced My)

Bjorn pulled out his flask "It's worth a shot." He took a small sip. "Lead the way."

(Okay, brace yourself)
Several kingdoms once went to war to fight over Antarctica, after discovering that it's full of gold. The war slowly developed into an attempt to destroy the other kingdoms. People died and cities were destroyed. Eventually, Kings, Queens, and Warlords realized that they all need something better than what everyone else has, so they wanted the best wizards, mages, and magicians around. It quickly turned into a magical arms race, and a few of the slower kingdoms to catch on were wiped away. Soon there were three kingdoms left. The first, called Hungan, had a handful of alchemists, trying to breed and enchant the perfect war dragon. The second, called Etlan, had a very mixed crowd of witches, wizards, warlocks, you-name-it. They wanted to release a controlled plague. The third kingdom was called Aeriss, and its main focus was simply to protect its kingdom from the first two, so the most powerful enchanters and enchantresses around were there, fortifying walls, enhancing ballista, even cursing moats. When the first kingdom believed they were ready, they released their dragon, called the Hungarian King. The alchemists were certain they could control the beast, so they sent it to Etlan. But after destroying Etlan, the dragon continued on its rampage, destroying villages and eating anything that moved. The controllable plague, which was stored in the dungeon of Etlan castle, wasn't actually controllable, and spread around the castle and into the surrounding villages. The Plague worked just as it was supposed to, killing people within minutes of catching it and spreading like a wildfire. The Plague, although effective, was short-lived, and completely disappeared after two months, but leaving nearly four-fifths of everyone dead, including most of Hungan, and all of Etlan. only a small area of Aeriss was touched by the Plague, thanks to the protective charms. Aeriss, now called Eriisa city, is now the biggest city on the continent, and, being on the coast of the Eastern Sea, is the trade capital of Europe.

"Alright." Mai said, spurring her horse, turning west. "We have to go that way. It'll take a few days to get there, and we'll have to go through those woods." She pointed at the woods next to the path.

"You know, I've never been a huge fan of woods, probably because I know what's in them." Bjorn matched his horse's pace with Mai's, and followed close behind.

"Yeah. I get it." She said. "Goblins and such."

Bjorn chuckled. "Yeah… but I'd say the 'such' is much worse than goblins, y'know, with the dragons and the boarbears and wolves." He sighed tiredly. "and such."

"Uh-huh." Mai said nodding. "Well, let's get it over with." She said as the entered the woods.

About an hour into the woods, Bjorn slowed his horse in a clearing. "As impossible as it seems, it's still getting darker. You want to set up camp here?"

"Sure. Let's do it." Maid said as she got off her horse.

"Great, I'll make a fire, you set up the tent." Bjorn pulled a hatchet out of his satchel and climbed off the horse.

"Got it." She said, setting to work on the tent. She kept her weapons within reach in case she needed them while Bjorn was gone.

Bjorn was chopping away at the limbs of a tree when a strangled cry echoed through the woods. Bjorn dropped his hatchet and looked around.
"Do you see anything, Mai?" he said.
The cry sounded again. He dropped to one knee, letting his axe fall and pulling his sword out.
"Use you daggers, and follow my example." Bjorn raised his sword above his head vertically, like a flagpole. "It's not human."

Mai grabbed her daggers, and looked around. "I think I've heard that sound before. But I'm not sure." She thought back to when her family was killed. "It might be Kaine. He's got some hell hounds that hunt for him."

He turned to her in shock. "Hellhounds? Those are real?" He stood up. "As bad as that is, I feel like this might not be necessary." He stood and picked up his axe.