Creative Writing: The Horseman's Quest

The Horseman’s Quest As the sun went down in the quaint town of Sleepy Hollow, the Headless Horseman flew out of his grave on the back of his mighty steed. His poor soul was still in pursuit of his head, which he had lost to a cannonball many years ago. His stallion thundered down the streets of the village as he made his way towards the battlefield. He was determined to find his skull, so that his spirit could be completed and move on to the afterlife. The Horseman would never let anyone or anything get in his way. A short distance down the road, Brom Van Brunt was making his way home from the tavern. In his drunken stupor, he did not notice the massive dark figure barreling towards him. The Horseman saw Brom, and he readied his axe, in …show more content…
“Just last night as I was leaving the tavern, the Horseman was riding down the street! He tried to chop off my head with a swing of his axe! Thankfully, I managed to escape. Unlike poor Jeremy Foxx. Jeremy lived here a long time ago. One night, he was headed home from the schoolhouse. He was a teacher you see. Anyway, as he lumbered down the road, the Horseman sprang out of the trees on the back of his majestic black horse! Then with one clean swipe, the Horseman had chopped off the head of that unlucky Jeremy,” exclaimed Brom. Ichabod began to shiver as his hands became …show more content…
A very reluctant Ichabod was slowly inching out of the Van Tassel’s doorway. He very cautiously got his horse, Gunpowder, out of the stable. What he did not see was the pair of red eyes watching him from the forest. That figure had been there since the party started, but no one noticed. Once Ichabod began his journey home, the figure moved to follow him. After some time Ichabod felt that he was being watched, so he stopped. Ichabod peered over his shoulder to see if he was just crazy or if there was someone there. What he saw scared him beyond belief! The Horseman was perched on his horse not that far behind Ichabod. The horseman began to move closer to Ichabod with his axe in hand. Ichabod kicked his heels into the sides of Gunpowder, who lurched forward in full speed. Every now and then Ichabod would look over his shoulder to see if he was still being chased. Everytime he looked, the Horseman would be right on his tail. The Horseman began closing in on poor Ichabod. Once the Horseman was close enough, he knocked Ichabod right off his horse. Gunpowder raced on towards the town and left Ichabod behind. Ichabod crawled backwards trying to get away from the Headless Horseman. The Horseman stopped his own horse and hopped off. He began to approach Ichabod with his axe at the