The Art of Organised Cheating Part 1

You figure the only way to save Spike is to set the manticore on fire. Spike has a slight immunity to combustion, being that he is a dragon with inflammable scales.

By burning the manticore, you’ll stall him with the flames, also leaving Spike unharmed.

You decide to give it a shot. With your horn, you cast a small fire on the manticore’s tail. Before he could even take notice, the rain puts the fire out. You decide you’ll need a much bigger fire.

You decide to cast a huge inferno on the manticore’s mane. You hope you don’t seriously harm the poor creature; that would be terrible. With your horn, you successfully ignite the creature’s fur, causing it to do just as you wanted.

Unfortunately, the creature stumbles back on its own tail and crashes into a tree. The tree then manages to catch fire. Despite the heavy rain, the fire is able to burn consistently, burning any organic materials it comes in contact with.

You gallop towards Spike in hopes of teleporting him back home with you. Suddenly, a large, flaming branch knocks you on the head. Your mane catches fire, and the pain is immensely scorching.

You try to roll around in a puddle made by the downpour, but it doesn’t help quickly enough. You gallop towards a larger puddle effectively dousing the flames on your head.

That’s when the trees all started collapsing. You’re first instinct is to teleport right back home before you can be trapped, but Spike isn’t close enough to you. You try to dive for him, but another large branch comes crashing down onto you. This one severs your spine.

You’ve lost all feeling in the lower half of your body, and the half you can feel is in tremendous pain. The fire in the forest grows larger. You completely forget that it’s raining. Perhaps gasoline is falling from the sky.

Spike runs towards you and holds you close. He somehow musters the strength to lift the branch off your back. With Spike now by your side, you attempt to teleport to a hospital, but to no avail.

You simply cannot produce any energy. You shake your head in defeat. Spike is yelling for you to try again. When he realizes the state you’re in, he tries to pull you to a hospital himself.

You try to tell Spike to leave you here, but it seems that message went right by his head. You’re losing consciousness now.

You’re slowly fading away.

Why would you even set a manticore on fire?

DEATH BY KARMA

That was awful of me! I’ll re-think my ways.