Title:           Magic Corrupts Too Pt1
Author:          SafCar009
Pastebin link:   http://pastebin.com/EpSZtszd
First Edit:      Thursday 1st of January 2015 05:24:43 PM CDT
Last Edit:       Thursday 1st of January 2015 05:24:43 PM CDT

>Be FemAnon
>You think
>For some reason that's all you could remember
>That and you just woke in the middle of a creepy-ass forest
>You check yourself
>Ok, got your clothes on, at least
>And a book
>With a horseshoe on the front
>Open side down, too
>Huh
>Were you a librarian?
>It doesn't matter, you gotta find your way out of here
>Something about the forest seemed...
>Unnerving...
>You see a mountain to the North
>And a city on the face of it
>Doesn't look like a city on Earth
>But it's a good call for help
>Book in hand, you make your way towards the mountain
>Time later...
>You pass through many unique plants and animals on your path
>Too many to keep track of
>You think about drawing them in the book to look up later
>But your stupid, fully knowledgeable self forgot to bring a pencil with you
>Now that you think about it, what was even in the book you had with you?
>You open it up only to see many blank pages
>Save for a single page
>There's a shield on it
>The words "Protection Spell" adorn the top of it
>Wait, a spellbook?
>With a horseshoe on front?
>Were you a mage, then?
>Of what? The Sisterhood of Traveling Horse Riders?
>...that's so stupid that you giggle out loud
>Unfortunately, you don't seem to be alone here
>Who would have guessed, right?
>Not you, if you hadn't heard a branch nearby snap
>You reflexively step away from the sound
>As you do, the thing starts to approach you
>At first, it looks like a regular old lion
>The scorpion tail that's attached to it says differently, though
>Your attention is so drawn to it that you fail to check for any obstacles underfoot
>And you end up falling backwards from an aboveground root
>The butthurt you have now does nothing to abate your fear of the lion-scorpion-monster-thing
>Oh great
>You're gonna die to some monster you don't even know about
>It looks ready to pounce
>You flinch, bringing your left arm up to brace yourself as he leaps
"St-stay away!!"
>You yell as your last words...
>...or are they?
>You open up your eyes to see a pale red shield surround you
>The manticore seems to have been repelled, seeing as it's now lying a few feet away
>Wait...
>A manticore...?
>So that's what it's called.
>Well it seems your fear is gone
>Not only that, but you also notice that the book you carried started glowing the same crimson radiance that the force field had
>Did the book do that?
>Did you do that?
>The shield dissipates
>The manticore notices this and prepares another lunge
>Only for a rock to slam his face to your left
>"Are you alright?"
>A southern accent calls out
"Yes, thank goodness you're here!"
>"If y'all can move, hurry up and hightail it outta there! I'll hold him off!"
>You grab your book and proceed to haul ass towards the voice
>The manticore starts to give chase, but the continuous hail of stones kindly tell him to fuck off
>You see a bright light ahead of you, meaning it's probably a way out
>Just in time, one of your legs give way underneath you, causing you fall as you left the shitty Narnia forest
>You take a look to see why but start to regret it
>Your entire right leg is misshapen
>"Something wrong, sugarcube?"
>You look behind you towards the voice
>All that's there is an orange horse wearing a Stetson
>"Well?"
>Wait
>It talked?
>But horses don't talk!
>Last you checked, anyway.
>But still
>How does
>When did
>Your mind is overwhelmed by all that's going on and takes your consciousness with you
>The last thing you hear is that horse hollering for help...