A Fated Venture
Venture, protege of Starswirl the Bearded, left school to search the world for things nopony had ever seen. But what she finds is far worse than imagined.
Starswirl's University for Magical Studies' Rule 1: Never use magic to explore the unknown. The story of this rule now comes forth through the letters and writings of the explorer, Venture, and her horrific encounter in the mysterious Spiral Forest.
(Think Lovecraft w/ Ponies)
The story is marked "gore," though it is not especially prevalent for a horror work. I just prefer to err on the side of caution.
10194 words: Estimated about 1 hour to read
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10 Chapters:
- Foreword by Starswirl the Bearded 2014-05-18 22:44:34 UTC1630
- Tuesday, 4th Week of Summer 2014-05-21 13:32:14 UTC594
- Friday, 4th Week of Summer 2014-05-25 13:41:26 UTC974
- Saturday, 4th Week of Summer 2014-05-28 12:58:44 UTC2110
- Approx. Thursday, 5th Week of Summer 2014-05-29 14:09:42 UTC1928
- Venture's 5th Letter 2014-05-29 14:12:15 UTC620
- Venture's 6th Letter 2014-05-29 14:14:10 UTC685
- Venture's 7th Letter 2014-05-29 14:16:26 UTC742
- Venture's 8th Letter 2014-05-29 14:18:25 UTC488
- Starswirl's Epilogue 2014-05-29 14:20:20 UTC423