Emergence - Book One of the Alicorn Quest

Book excerpt: In a bygone age, India’s forests whispered tales of unicorns. The magic nestled within their spiralled horns was legendary, with villagers weaving tales of its mesmerizing properties. But these stories also painted targets on the creatures. Driven by greed, hunters came in droves, seeking the power in those horns. With every stolen horn, they boasted their conquests, leaving a trail of slain unicorns and bystanders in their wake. Darkness soon descended upon the forest, and the once-celebrated unicorns faded into myths. Yet hope endured through ancient prophecies predicting the unicorns’ return. Symbols of their resurgence – a golden seven-pointed star and a bangle adorned with horse and unicorn carvings – were foretold to re-emerge. And in November 1861, these artifacts surfaced from the ocean’s depths, heralding the start of The Alicorn Quest. This epic journey follows a young Indian adventurer’s quest to an unfamiliar Oregon, where destiny awaits in the form of a unique colt. As adversaries thwart his path, this colt, unaware of his future, grazes in Oregon’s