In the tales you heard growing up, creatures of the mystical world are to be treated cautiously. The world shifts how they have seen them, saying they are benevolent creatures who give blessings to mortals deemed worthy in their eyes. Yet the older version stays with you longer than these happy stories. Even when you’re on your own now, far away from your childhood home and a step closer as an adult, they remain a vital piece to be kind and to succumb to avarice.

The folklore was often what caused you to be teased by your co-workers, having a moral compass of tales that would entertain children more than grown-ups. The jeering definitely increased when you and your colleagues were on a corporate retreat together to better the relationships with one another. Deep within the woods with the lack of cellular communication, all of you were to stay in a luxurious villa secluded there. That was the ideal plan, until your work encountered something in the road while venturing there which started the nightmare.

A little creature, looking to be something of a foal, was found injured, crying out as it lay within the grass. What was most notable about this foal was the horn that stuck out of its forehead. Your work had found a unicorn among the wilds, a creature that shouldn’t exist yet its existence was plain and clear. Your workers decided to aid the animal, bringing it to the villa to care for it until it healed. That was until they learned of its healing properties. By using the foal’s blood and horn, it could easily do miracles that no medical research can manage.

Your workers and boss wanted to keep the foal, while you and a handful voiced against it. It was a creature that was beyond your understanding and it likely has parents. However, that was deaf to the majority. All they thought of was the profits that could be made with the discovery. It was obvious the foal the team dubbed ‘Mercy’ wanted to leave desperately, only to be locked in a cage while it continued to cry out from the bars.

Mercy continues to cry, only stopping if you’re around. The pitiful noise from it stirred some doubts among your co-workers, but they were still going with the idea to keep it. That was when nighttime arrived, with the sky having a strange aurora going through the air. An animalistic noise then fills the surrounding, signaling the carnage that soon ensues.

The villa was a mess, furniture thrown around with the cries of your co-workers ringing in the air. You and your boss were huddled together, having Mercy in your arms to keep it silent. Two dark equine creatures roam the area, destroying anything in their sight and any people standing in their path. You already clicked it likely was Mercy’s parents, coming out of the woods to find their baby.

“We need to get to the car!” Your boss whispers to you, gripping her fists. “We've got to get Mercy out of here!”

You cannot fathom how she was still thinking of profits while your lives were in danger. Her nails dig into your shoulders, pressuring you with silent threats.

The door crashes open, breaking the hinges as a large horned stallion enters. Your boss was terrified as Mercy began calling for its parents. Without thinking, she shoves you forward, using you as a scapegoat before fleeing.

You were left facing the large beast, his eyes filled with fury before pausing as he looked into your frightened eyes. The aggression suddenly vanished before he began lowering his head before you, with his horn glowing as if wanting you to touch it.

Confusion fills you, unable to react before you suddenly see the other unicorn crash in, this time with your boss sprawled on the ground, having been wounded by the mare who stands above her in a fearsome manner.

Mercy was happy, seeing its parents but you yourself are left in confusion holding your breath. The stories are true and you're not sure of what ending would come with this encounter.