The Fawn

Fear is a really weird thing. It's like it holds onto me while I run, squeezing the air out of my lungs. It doesn't help that my head always hurts when I run either...

Today was a day for fear. I guess I first saw him when I was running from a fawn; those things are always so loud...always ready to unleash that blast of light. I couldn't get it to stop, so I ran to him for protection, not knowing who I'd find.

I was wrong to run to him. I don't know why I thought he'd help me...I guess he was confused by my cowering in front of his not-that-frightening antlers. They...they could hurt me too. I could see them bruising me, trying to harm me. Just like all the other stags.

Is this what I get for going against the statues, daring to try and change my fate? Is this what I get for trying to go home? They will never break me. Take away my friends, send legions of stags after me. They won't get to me, no. They'll find out what I am soon enough.

He followed me. I cowered, and yet he followed. I am sure that he wanted to harm me. I ran, he followed. I ran again, he followed. The crushing pain came back again and again. Just like him.

Finally, I found another. That weird deer who could change genders...But...I don't know. Something told me to let it approach, so I did. I have...a strange feeling that she's a doe...So all call her a her...She came closer slowly, allowing me to size her up. She really...wasn't that bad, though she was still freaky. More polite bows...Strange...I really don't know.

Well, we were interrupted by another one of those gender changers. This one just walked right up. Then it was gone and suddenly back again. I raced away in shock, though I stayed just a bit away...It was a doe for the moment, so I didn't really feel like running. Then it changed, with horns like a...like a fin? Then it ran away, popping up behind me.

That was all I could take from this weirdo, so I ran to get away. Of course, it followed me, along with the wierd-antlered stag. At least the skull-deer gave up. I didn't even have time to be interested in it before it had chased me away.

I noted the presence of that deer. He was always lingering nearby. I could always see him in the distance, following, stalking me. Sometimes he'd come closer, always attempting something. I'd run, he'd follow. Repeat endlessly.

Well, not endlessly. The pain in my head quickly grew too...painful. Yes, the statues' other way of forcing me into their little traps. I can see them, just playing with the fate of their deer. Like we're just toys. They'll see that they can't just mess with me soon. Oh yes...

Then he watched me from across the pond. I gave him a cold look, warning him to stay away. He had the nerve to come closer. He walked towards me and I, of course, couldn't flee. I'm sure he knew that.

He had the nerve to touch me. He had the nerve to brush my neck with his face. He had the nerve to get within inches of me, seeing how scared I was, how I couldn't even run. He followed me when I tried to flee.

I attacked then. He had given me no other options, cornering me like a wild beast. He didn't attack back, just looked...surprised, was it? I ran and he finally, finally left me alone.

It didn't last, of course. He brought a fawn, trying to see if he could manipulate me through the use of a child who I could not raise a hoof to. It approached and I backed away. Of course, it kept coming. I ran again, stopping a bit away, head pounding. It gave up and so did he. Finally.

Then I saw them. The Twin Gods, right in front of me, towering. I attacked and attacked, gaining no ground. Then they disappeared, leaving me to stare at a giant oak that bore the marks of my tines.

Then everything went black.

((She cracked. ^^' She'll probably be fine later.))