An Evil Lurking

****(POV)

I finally got rid of the horrible taste. It took a long while.

This man is both extremely scary and incomprehensible. On one hand, he seems completely clueless, but seriously completely and utterly confused. On the other hand, he seems dangerous in his own way.

He treats Y-…Wolfie as an equal, perhaps a pet even? He thinks she is young and weak. This doesn't make any sense at all. The proud her submitting to such an individual. No matter how you look at it he seems extremely weak with no redeeming quality.

Yet he already managed to accomplish a miracle. Me getting sick should be close to impossible. Unicorns are all about countering evil.

There is a lock on this world, but my species is somewhat immune to it. That is because our power is the one of counter. Legends say there is a balance of both Ying and Yang in the world. A balance between good and evil too.

Against pure-hearted people, we barely show any strength. However, once confronted with evildoers we can unlock our entire potential. The more our opponent is trying to hurt/kill us the more powerful we become.

Of course, this is as much a skill as it is a limitation. Still, it does let us bypass the problem that forced so many bigshots into exile in various sub realms. Even someone as strong as Y-Wolfie had to reincarnate to keep being here. This means I have the full power of a peak rank 5. I used to be one of the weakest ones in the forest after all.

Still, it should have been sufficient for me to protect myself. The problem is my power is all about counter. The way he sang was horrid. I still have shivers. Probably will have nightmares too. Many nightmares.

If that can be called singing anyway. It was both extremely horrible and yet so full of intent. For a common mortal, it would be like consuming a barrel of oil and expecting to be fine afterward. Except that in this case, I wanted to stop it but simply couldn't. My natural defenses never actually activated for there was no malice in it. He was simply trying his best to sing.

It was a catastrophe. It made it so I was forced to take it all in for the while it lasted. Akin to being force-fed actual shit, but worse.

The way the energy felt is something that will haunt me forever. The worst torture there could possibly be for one such as I. Yet he somehow accomplished that seemingly by mistake.

This is clearly impossible! Or it should be. It is unbelievable, but also truly what seemed to have happened.

But there must be a reason for Wolfie to be so attached to him. Was it something he did? Is it something he might do in the future? She knows divination after all.

Either way choosing him as her king is insane! Not only did she choose him, but others are also joining him. There are only a few but these are talents that are extremely hard to sway to one's side. Yet he did it. This is highly illogical!

Either way, I will have to think about this later.

Right now there is something more urgent.

Unicorns are able to sense and react to malice and to feel the world's energy somehow. I came here to visit Wolfie, but I stumbled upon something huge.

There is an opening leading to a sub-realm nearby I can feel it. How? My senses are telling me that this new world is filled with pure evil. Filled with something that defies the natural laws of life.

This is bad. Extremely bad. There is a natural order to the world. Some things cannot be avoided. For instance, all doors are bound to be opened at some point. This one will definitely open soon.

It looks like a stone arch embedded in the side of a cliff. It looks quite simple at first glance, but I know it isn't.

Now, what should I do? What can I do? Do I have the power to stop whatever lurks in there? My gut feeling says no.

Can I delay the opening? Also not possible. Wait I do have an idea. A bold and completely retarded idea at first glance. But one that might actually work.

The entrance will be accessible soon. What if I activate it myself ahead of time? Then I should be able to close it before anything escapes from it. It would be better for it to open while I am standing watch.

Any other would not be able to do this safely, but my unicorn senses are tingling confronted to evil. The best alarm system there is.

It is decided! I am doing this.

I activate the magic I learned in the old days. One I haven't used in a long time. One specifically used to open dimensional portals.

In the stone arch appears a purple layer of light. It leads to the other side. A dark and extremely terrifying place.

I await while carefully monitoring the interior. At the first sign of a monstrosity appearing, I will close it. Can portals be opened and closed at will? Of course not. While I can do the process fairly fast, I need to wait about a week before every attempt. Otherwise, the toll it would take on me would be way too big. I estimate I need to keep the portal at least an hour to prevent it from opening by itself in a near future.

Hopefully, everything will be fine. So I wait and wait some more.

The link between both worlds getting less sturdy as the portal's energy is being consumed by its operation. Less energy meaning it won't just randomly open by itself. This is great.

I am finally about to be done with this. Of course, I do not rejoice and keep guard over it carefully. Better be safe than sorry.

"What is that in front?!"

[I don't know but let's go in there asap! I do not want to die just yet!]

Wait that is that human's voice?! Wolfie seems to be trailing behind.

Wait … did he say something about going in there?!

"Stop this place is extremely …."

I am about to say dangerous, but with a *woosh* he disappears inside.

What am I supposed to do?!

Wolfie will kill me!

While I'm stunned all of them have gone inside. Guess I will have to follow them and save them. I truly hope I will survive this.

Here goes nothing. I take a deep breath and I plunge forward.

*BAM*

It hurts!

Wait, no! The portal is already closed.

Me ramming myself into a wall is not the issue here.

The representative, the King, and some mercenaries all went inside.

Awaiting them is a land of despair and assured death.

Fuck! What did I do?!