Submission (#1861) Approved

(Soul Mark Manipulation)

The little alien cow felt her friends move closer to her as they began to walk through the dark forest together, all three of the girls holding hands as they tried to find their way through. The bravery dare they’d all accepted had gone wrong and now all three of them were stuck in what was rumored to be a haunted forest with only the dull sparkly glow from Cecilia’s horns to help light their way and the strange fake stars and halo around her mane. But even they were dull and didn’t provide much light.

Cecilia just wanted everyone to have fun and now her two new friends were scared and relying on her to get home safely… How wrong things could go in a short time! She frowned as she concentrated on keeping her lights as bright as she could, wishing deeply that her soul mark could be brighter, sparklier, bigger, or anything that could help get them out of this mess. Her chompers gritted in concentration as she focused and suddenly light bloomed in front of her eyes.

Her little sparkly horns had grown nearly twice their size and had little antler-like offshoots. Both of her new friends Ooh’ed at the change and she could feel their scared hands unclench, as they were distracted from their situation by the strange change in their friend.

“There they are!” Cecilia heard someone shout from further in front and suddenly the warm light of torches flooded over them as the other members of their friend group surrounded them, having been able to find them thanks to the brief bright light from Cecilia’s soul mark. It wasn’t a change that lasted long, thankfully, since the larger horns got in the way, but it was the one moment that helped her find her talent.