Rain without clouds.
That is when she appears.
Cursed?
Aren’t we all?
She is a myth, but a modern one.
In the only story of her past, she is known only as a beautiful maiden from the front and a haggard mare from behind.
And the other tales border on the apocryphal.
The horn.
The form of a horse.
The greed of her spirit.
Cursed?
One of the many things done to her by the gods of her people.
Greed and the rainbow.
She spits at the thought.
But she is real all the same.
I have hired her as protection, my payment in gold. Irresistible to the anggitay.
In my line of business danger flirts in every corner. I am a collector of various artifacts, selling them to the highest bidder.
But she is the prize.
One day she will fail and I will stand over her broken form and claim from her wretched body.
Her horn.
It will fetch a fine price.
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Written by Karl Gaverza
Copyright © Karl Gaverza
Inspired by the Anggitay legends from Maximo Ramos’ Creatures of Philippine Lower Mythology by Maximo Ramos.
Illustration by Von Milano used with permission from Rob Martin of Pine Box Entertainment and Secret Garden Games
