starter for @nationforged
Keep going. I must keep going.
No spirit amongst the stars watching the creature drag itself across the lands knew why it ran. Not even it - he knew. He knew nothing but fear for days, maybe even weeks. Fear carried his aching body across the frozen sea until it parted into many small islands, on one of which he collapsed the first time. It carried him far far away from home, further than any rational mind could explain. Even after the ice had melted away, giving the creature to the sea as a sacrifice, he held onto life.
And the sea spit him out like an antibody. It recoiled and rejected him in a big wave, leaving him stranded ... somewhere. He knew not to call for help because no matter where he went, he has become the prey. The hunted.
So he simply stayed put counting every breath, waiting for time to either heal his wounds or end his suffering! He didn't realize that he wasn't alone anymore.