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- Part 13 (Banishing Chaos):
- >Your hunger is plentiful
- >When was the last time you truly fed?
- >The fear of the innocent is the sweetest of all fear.
- >You turn to Celestia, and stare into her eyes, holding your scythe low in your hand.
- >”Do not worry, Princess. Your death will not be by my hand. I want you to live.”
- >She simply stares at you, her poker face is good, but you can see the horror in her eyes.
- >”I want you to witness the destruction of your subjects.” You say with a smile on your face.
- >”Get away from her, scarecrow!” You hear a familiar tomboyish voice call out.
- >”As loyal as ever...” you mumble to yourself.
- >Magical energy swirls around your hand as you throw it at Rainbow Dash.
- >It forms into a crow and collides with her, causing her to crash into the ground, sliding into you.
- >When she reaches your feet, you pick her up by her throat, and peer into her soul.
- >After some searching, you see the very basic form of her fear.
- >It shows her flying across the sky.
- >No, that isn't right. There's more to it.
- >There's always more to it
- >Digging deeper, you search through her memories, and find her truest fear.
- >You are brought to the sky, and you see Rainbow Dash flying away from a burning P0nyville, and towards the sounds of a warring cloud city.
- >A pink pony is trying to wave to her down below her, yet Rainbow continues to fly upwards.
- >You can hear her panicked screams.
- >”Dash! Please! Pull a rain cloud down here! Help us! The fire will destroy the town!”
- >She continues to fly upwards.
- >There are p0nies ablaze on the ground below, running in fear as fire consuming everything.
- >Pinkie Pie's hair goes flat as she looks up at Rainbow flying away.
- >”Dashie... why? What about your element?” a tear falls down her cheek as the fire encircles her.
- >The tear evaporates before it hits the ground.
- >Rainbow looks down at the pink pony with a saddened look
- >”Pinkie...” Her frown has not faltered “I am being true to my element. Cloudsdale is under attack and needs my help. It was my home long before P0nyville..”
- >”But Dash! We're your best friends! Help us! Save us!”
- >The cyan pony freezes, and looks back at the warring Cloudsdale
- >”I... I can't... What do I do?” She looks back and forth between her two homes.
- >She is suspended in the air for an eternity of a moment before an explosion is heard above her.
- >Meanwhile, on the ground, the raging inferno spreads further, engulfing the entire town in its flame.
- >Through the screaming and the destruction, you can hear gentle sobs coming from the rainbow maned pegasus.
- >Ah, so that is her fear.
- >Rainbow's loyalty to her homes made her indecisive in a time of need.
- >Having to decide between the two is making her very soul bleed.
- >Does she save the ground town, the one where all her friends are?
- >Or does she save the city she grew up in, and let P0nyville burn and char?
- >She must decide which town will be saved.
- >And she must live with the decision she has made.
- >But in the end, her indecisiveness has doomed them all.
- >An explosion has destroyed Cloudsdale, and an inferno consumed the urban sprawl.
- >So there she sits, the results of her actions too much to bare.
- >She wonders if anyp0ny else would love such a disloyal mare.
- >You flash out of her vision, and let out that signature, horrifying smile.
- >Rainbow's in tears, and is hanging limply from your hand.
- >You drop her, and she doesn't bother to get off her haunches.
- >In the 2 seconds it has taken you to make her useless, several guardp0nies surrounded you with spears.
- >You can see your reflection on the guard's golden armor.
- >Your scarecrow form is familiar and very comfortable. The suit jacket you are wearing is falling apart.
- >But your blue eyes are an unfamiliar sight.
- >Bro, think about what you are doing.
- >I am brain. Trust me, I am.
- >No, something is messing with us. You are better than this.
- >No brain. I was becoming weak. Senseless.
- >I was becoming human.
- >How disgusting.
- >Fid, come on, snap out of it.
- >No brain! You are the one who told me I was becoming weak. I'm taking action to prevent that.
- >You stare into the eyes of a guard, and let out another smile.
- >Blue magics begin to whirl around you.
- >”Your end is near”
- >Before you can create the flurry of crows, you are uplifted, and thrown into the nearby wall.
- >You turn your head to see Celestia staring at you, horn glowing.
- >You let out a raspy chuckle, and rise to your feet.
- >You grab your scythe and approach the tall pony.
- >She begins charging up her horn again.
- >Before she can throw a spell your way, you throw a bolt of black magic at her.
- >In mid flight, it turns to a crow, colliding with her face.
- >As she is doing her best to fend off the feathered beast, you teleport yourself into the large group of panicking p0nies.
- >”Fear me!” you shout, as you begin swinging your scythe.
- >You get no father than lifting your scythe above your head before it is enveloped in a purple magic.
- >You look around for something out of place.
- >There it is. The only non moving p0ny in the entire group.
- >Twilight has your scythe in her magical grasp, clearly struggling to keep it from moving.
- >You let go of your scythe, and begin to run towards Twilight.
- >Before she can shield herself, you manage to tackle her to the ground.
- >For a being of burlap and hay, you have quite the tackle.
- >She lays underneath you stunned, and completely horrified.
- >You lean down just above her face, and whisper to her through a blackened smile.
- >”You do not know fear. Not yet.”
- >Looking into the p0ny's purple eyes, you find her fear with ease.
- >All those years of training have made you a weapon of terrifying efficiency.
- >Her fear is... a piece of parchment?
- >No, no, that isn't right.
- >You focus a bit more
- >Twilight materializes, and is crying softly in the middle of her librartree.
- >She is reading by candlelight due to it being so dark.
- >You look at the clock on the wall.
- >11am. It should be much brighter than this.
- >You look down at the letter, and read over her shoulder.
- >Nightmare Moon has overpowered Celestia, and now rules the throne.
- >Aha! So that's what it is.
- >Twilight was Celestia's protege, her most powerful mage.
- >But yet in Celestia's time of need, Twilight did not take the stage.
- >The Element of Magic failed to save her mentor, her friend.
- >Now the moon has risen, the sun never to rise again.
- >In the letter, there is a single phrase that stands out.
- >”You have failed me apprentice. When I needed you most, you were not about.”
- >”You were my best student, I took you under my wing”
- >”Me and you together, we could have done anything!”
- >”But now I am banished because you failed to help.”
- >”You mean nothing to me now, you insufferable whelp.”
- >You pull back into reality, barely a second has passed.
- >For such an intelligent mare, her fear was incredibly simple.
- >You hear a voice boom from behind you
- >”Girls, get the Elements!”
- >You look towards the voice, to see a cyan p0ny rise to her hooves slowly.
- >Nothing has ever recovered so quickly from a thorough fear spell.
- >Disheartening, but not entirely so.
- >It just means you need to try harder next time.
- >The crow that was attacking Celestia is gone now, leaving her angered and ready to strike you down with a bolt of energy.
- >Before she fires, you grab Twilight and throw her towards the princess.
- >She stops her offensive spell, and catches Twilight with her magic.
- >You bolt towards the exit, and make a sharp right turn, casting a spell to hasten your speed.
- >Continuing down the path, you see a sign that says “garden” on it.
- >Stealth and the element of surprise are your best friends right now.
- >Without another thought, you take off into the royal garden, seeking concealment in the many bushes and hedges.
- >Hiding behind a statue, you wait.
- >After a few moments, the 6 mares you have come to know come barreling through the maze, looking behind every bush and statue in their vicinity in an effort to find you.
- >They seem to be wearing either a crown or necklace of some sort.
- >You feel a presence on you shoulder.
- >Combat reflexes take over, and you turn around quickly, your scythe-
- >Getting caught by a yellow paw.
- >”Now now Fiddlesticks, I appreciate your determination to slaughter everything, but there’s no need to CUT to the chase yet”
- >This guy is a conglomeration of animals, and terrible at making puns.
- >You respond, poker-face as strong as it ever has been.
- >”Who are you? What do you want?”
- >”Ah, I never got to introduce myself. I am Discord, God of Chaos, the last of the draconequus. It's a pleasure to finally meet your acquaintance, Fid.” He releases your scythe blade, allowing you to pull back.
- >This guy, he is a cocky one.
- >Perhaps its time to serve this Discord character a slice of humble pie.
- >”Discord... You're the one who tapped my head earlier, aren't you?” you ask, still stone faced.
- >”Yes, I am.” He grins, a single jagged tooth prevalent in his smile. “And I am glad I did. But enough about me. You wanted to know what I want?”
- >*nod*
- >”Strong but silent type. I like that! Fortunately, I can talk enough for the both of us.” his grin grows wider
- >You can't help but feel a hint of regret when he mentions how much he can speak.
- >”It's simple Fid. I want you to do what you are doing right now.”
- >”Which is?”
- >”Spread the fear. Cause some chaos. Make some noise for me.”
- >Is he really trying to boss you around now?
- >You don't take kindly to being bossed around.
- >Not in the slightest bit.
- >”Discord, if I may make a suggestion.” you say, looking down at his hoof and dragon claw
- >Seriously, what the hell?
- >”And what would that be, potato-man?” His voice has a hint of anger in it.
- >”Before you hire someone, be sure they're willing to work for you.” Your blue eyes are now glowing brightly as you grab his throat.
- >”ACK! What are you doi-” He freezes as he looks into your eyes.
- >This is a challenge. You are fighting for literally every inch of mental ground you gain.
- >And even when you think you find his fear, it forms into something ridiculous and harmless.
- >Giant fire? He is roasting marshmallows on it.
- >Millions of spiders? He puts roller skates on them.
- >The sun? He puts sunglasses on it.
- >A rather chaotic fellow, in your professional opinion.
- >Hey Fid?
- >Yes brain?
- >Perhaps you shouldn't be looking for his fear...
- >What do you mean, brain?
- >Maybe you should be looking for a memory that he holds near?
- >Brain, I could kiss you right now. Seriously, you're a genius.
- >Thanks, I know.
- >Traveling through the chaotic landscape of his subconscious, you find a single black box on the middle of a wooden table that has been stuck to a wall.
- >Flicking your hand toward the box, the lid pops open, and out falls...
- >A baby's blanket?
- >The light pink blanket takes to the air, and wisps around your head.
- >Once it disappears, you see a baby draconequus sleeping peacefully in its mother's arms.
- >For a moment, that is all you can see, and honestly, it's kind of adorable.
- >But there's more. There's always more.
- >In the distance, you can hear the frantic stomping of hooves, and the fearful screams of women and children.
- >You look towards the door just in time to see it swing open.
- >Discord floats his way into the house, a helmet on his head, and a strange set of armor on his being.
- >”Akadis, the alicorns have found our settlement! Take Eris and hide in the basement. Go!
- >”But what of you, Discord?” she asks with concern.
- >He pauses, and looks at Akadis.
- >”My love, I will come get you shortly.”
- >She looks at Discord, a tear in her eye.
- >Discord floats his way towards baby Eris.
- >”I'll be seeing you soon, my little cotton candy cloud. I promise.” He gently taps the nose of the sleeping infant.
- >She grabs his finger, and lets out a smile and a coo.
- >With a smile of his own, he turns to face the door. When he snaps, a sword appears in his hand, the blade waved like the body of a snake.
- >You follow him out the door, to see him and a dozen more draconequus surrounded by many more alicorns. Princess Celestia is center most of them all.
- >”Princess, how kind of you to join us.” Discord says with a smile
- >”Speak not, foul beast. It's time to purge your filthy kind from my world.” she scowls
- >The alicorns start attacking, Discord and his battle brothers dancing around spells, slashing and clubbing, and firing magics of their own
- >Blood, bone, and sinew littered the ground, and many screams of pain and death permeated the air.
- >It was truly a battle of the gods.
- >After a eternally short battle, the last standing is Discord, covered in scorch marks, panting heavily, and covered in blood, both his own and not.
- (For the best possible experience, please tune into: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CzcOcBb_ms )
- >He moves his paw away from his chest, to see that he is bleeding quite badly.
- >Walking towards the house, he steps over the fallen form of Celestia.
- >Before entering, he kneels to her, and brushes his paw against her cheek.
- >”I'm sorry it had to come to this, old friend.” he says as a tear falls from his eye onto her bloodied white coat.
- >”Akadis? Come out. It's safe.” He says through exacerbated breathing.
- >The floor mat moves slightly, and the door on the floor opens.
- >Akadis floats out, with a sleeping Eris in her arms still.
- >”Discord! You're alive!” She says through.
- >”Of course I am. I promised I’d see my little cotton candy cloud again, didn’t I?” he says as he gently taps Eris's belly with his bloodied paw.
- >The baby grabs his finger again, and holds tight.
- >”You're hurt! Come, sit down, and I'll grab some supplies to fix you up.”
- >Discord looks up to Akadis, his smile ear to ear.
- >The alicorn threat is gone, and he can now live in peace with his beautiful wife and amazing child.
- >Before he can say anything, a pink glow wraps around Akadis and himself, slamming him into the wall, and lifting Akadis into the air.
- >Turning his head, he see's a wounded Celestia enter the room, horn glowing.
- >”Discord, did you really think you could stop me that easily?” Her eyes are all to familiar to you.
- >They are the eyes of a murderer.
- >”DISCORD! HELP!” Akadis screams.
- >The baby that was sleeping is now crying loudly, a pink aura wrapping around it too.
- >”Celestia, do what you will with me. Do not hurt my family. It is I you want to kill.”
- >She looks into his eyes, and his expression goes from desperation to pure fear.
- >”Discord, You know as well as I do that I cannot kill you.” She says with a malicious smile.
- >”What I can do, however, is make you regret every day you are alive.”
- >”What are you doing... Let go of me. Celestia, no. No. NO!” His paw raises into the air, Celestia's magical aura wrapping around it.
- >He snaps.
- >His blade soars from the ground, straight into the stomach of his beloved.
- >”Akadis! NO!” He roars as he pushes to break free of his magical restraints.
- >”And to think, you are the one who caused her death. You really are a monster, you know that?” The sun princess says with a chuckle.
- >He is silent as he stares at his still bleeding love.
- >Celestia drops him to the ground, and he immediately slithers his way to Akadis' dying form.
- >”Akadis, Oh Gods, don't go. Please don't go.” He repeats himself through the tears.
- >She looks at him for a moment, then at Eris, still wrapped in her blanket.
- >Celestia sees this, and grabs Discord yet again.
- >Before he can wrestle free, he is slammed into the ceiling, and forced to snap.
- >The sword flies from her stomach with a sickening wet rip, and sinks right into the bundle of blankets.
- >The crying stops.
- >Discord freezes, unable to react to what just happened.
- >”Now now, we both know that I couldn't let a baby live without her mother. That would just be cruel.” Celestia's smile is one of pure malice.
- >He stares at the now bleeding pile of blankets, and looks back at Akadis's corpse.
- >Discord fought to defend his home against the alicorns, and won.
- >But his torture at the hooves of the sun princess had only just begun
- >The waved blade cut through with a snicker-snack
- >In the end, it was his magic that victimized them in the attack.
- >He killed his wife and daughter, as the princess smiled
- >That was the night that his mind went feral and wild.
- >Discord had learned that Akadis was pregnant with a son.
- >Their unborn child was the first innocent victim of the princess of the sun.
- >So he ran, he plotted and produced many a chaotic show
- >And although he does not show it, every minute of his life, he knows nothing but sorrow.
- >He promised to get revenge on Celestia. He has never broken a promise so far
- >He will destroy her. He will make her pay for this emotional and mental scar.
- >You snap back to reality, and see him staring for a thousand yards.
- >You dare not move or say a word, lest you bring on his-
- >”HOW DARE YOU!” He roars angrily.
- >Welp, there goes the stealth plan.
- >He picks you up in his talon faster than you can react, and throws you upwards, over the statue, sending you crashing into the ground face first on the other side.
- >Your head spins for a moment from the impact, but after a moment, you feel fine.
- >Except you don't. You feel absolutely terrible.
- >Goodness, what have you been doing?
- >You recall the fears of Twilight and Rainbow, but you don't remember anything after hearing that soothing voice.
- >You turn to your back, to end up looking into the eyes of a deranged chaos god.
- >”YOU WILL SUFFER FOR YOUR INSOLENCE!” He roars angrily again.
- >Celestia released the monster, but you just poked it in the eye.
- >He pins you by your chest, and he snaps, the wavy blade from earlier appearing in his hand.
- >”I have not killed anyp0ny yet! I was WAITING for Celestia to be my first victim. But then again, you aren't a p0ny, so I don't feel so bad.” he says with a malicious grin.
- >As he brings the blade down, you use your teleportation spell to escape from his grip.
- >The blade stabs deep into the soft grassy ground
- >You appear behind him, preparing a dark magic.
- >He whips his head around, and roars at you, before swinging his blade at you again.
- >You throw your crow at him, sidestepping the raging draconequus.
- >Before the crow can attack, he snaps, and it forms into a dodo bird, harmlessly bouncing off of him.
- >That's not good.
- >He swings at you with a blade, and you block it with your scythe.
- >This goes on for a short while.
- >Discord doesn't fight with a rhythm or by any known style.
- >Its a beautifully chaotic dance of blades and claws.
- >Your methodical blocks and parrys only enrage him more
- >”Fight me you coward!” He shouts as he continues his dance.
- >”Why? So you can break your promise?” you retort.
- >He freezes for a second. You use this opportunity to step back, and explain yourself further, lowering your scythe slightly.
- >”If I attack you, you will die. Simple as that.”
- >He snarls when you say that, but you continue on anyways
- >”What Celestia did was terrible. I am sorry for what happened. No one deserves that fate. No one. I do not want you to die. I want you to fulfill your promise.”
- >He holds his sword arm low, and stares at you.
- >”You... want me to succeed?”
- >”No. But I do not want you to fail because of me.” You say with a sickening smile of your own.
- >The 2 of you simply stare at each other for a moment before he chuckles
- >”By the Gods, you need to brush your teeth” he says with a smile
- >You close your mouth , still grinning.
- >”There they are!”
- >You turn to see the 6 mares watching you.
- >”Oh hello ladies! Such a pleasure to see you all again. Not under these terms, of course. I would have much preferred we met over a glass of chocolate milk.” He says through a grin.
- >”Discord, we are here to stop you again!” Twilight says, her horn glowing.
- >”Oh you are, are you? That's fantastic. You know you won't be able to, right? Rather, once I get stoned, I'll be able to escape just as easily again.” he chuckles aloud.
- >”Enough of your games, Discord. Yer quick talkin ain't gonna get you nowhere this time.” The hatted pony kicks some dirt up with her front hoof.
- >”But I'm not lying. As long as our burlap friend here is around, I will escape. He brings just enough chaos into the ring to get my motor running.” he says with an oddly satisfied smile.
- >Ew.
- >”What... What are you saying, ruffian?” Rarity says, eyebrows cocked.
- >”What I'm saying my little p0nies, is that you need to kill the root to destroy the weed. Fiddlesticks here keeps me rooted.” he slithers around you when saying this.
- >AJ, Rarity, and Pinkie exchange glances with each other.
- >RD, Twilight, and Fluttershy are still staring you down.
- >”If that's what we have to do, then so be it. Girls, formation!” Twilight says with a glare in her eyes.
- >For the third time in your life, you feel fear.
- >Twilight begins to float into the air after a moment, the others following suit.
- >Their necklaces and crowns are glowing as they rise into the air.
- >”Stop.”
- >Rarity's concentration is broken for a moment, her eyes have tears in them as she looks at you.
- >The world begins to shake around you, as a technicolor beam of light slams into you, knocking you flat on your ass.
- >The beams of multicolored light wrap around you, lifting you into the air.
- >The rainbow forms a pillar, slamming into the ground with such force that it begins to chip away at the earth.
- >You hear a snap and a poof behind you. You turn your head towards the sound
- >Discord is gone.
- >You fall to the ground with a thud.
- >Rising, you look at your 6 attackers.
- >Rarity is already running towards you
- >She leaps into the air, wrapping her hooves around your neck
- >”Oh darling, I am so glad you are ok!”
- >The grassy earth below you begins to rumble again,
- >Before you realize what's happening, Rarity is being lifted out of your embrace by a pink aura.
- >The ground below you collapses onto itself.
- (For the best possible experience, please tune into: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_Am4cHMBKM )
- >No,this can't be happening.
- >These events, they're so familiar, yet so foreign.
- >The force that pulls you down is tearing at you with the strength unknown by any mere mortal, tearing your jacket to shreds.
- >Rarity frees herself of her magical bindings, and runs towards the edge.
- >You can see your emerald green eyes in the reflection her own beautiful sapphires
- >She reaches out to pull you up.
- >”Fid...”
- >As your hands start to slip from her hooves, she begins to cry harder.
- >To quote yourself,: 'the end is near'
- >May as well say your goodbyes.
- >”Rarity... Thank you... for everything.” You say with a closed mouth smile, a single tear running down cheek.
- >Huh. You could never do that in the burlap body before.
- >”Fid, please don't leave me!”
- >”Rarity...” The emotions you are feeling are stronger than ever. It's almost like you're human again.
- >”Just hold on! Don't let go! Don't let go of the p0ny that loves you!” Her tears flow like a river.
- >”Rarity, I -” You are cut off as you slip, falling deep into the abyss
- >You see her screaming, as her friends are holding her back from leaping in after you, the sun princess looking down towards you with a familiar, malicious grin.
- >You wake up face down on the cold, stone floor.
- >You can't remember anything, except that you were standing on grassy earth.
- >You have your scythe. Maybe you were working on a field.
- >There's a name on the tip of your tongue, but your thought process is interrupted by a warm, magical presence wrapping around you.
- >Then, the pain sets in.
- >Oh god, the pain.
- >A manic laugh pierces the darkness.
- >”Yes. YES! I have DONE IT! I am the most powerful rune mage in ALL THE LEAGUE!”
- >Oh god, that voice is terrifying.
- >”And you... You are mine...” A candle lights behind him, and you see a demonic smile through the shadows that dance across his face.
- >The magics that held you are gripping tighter, and you are powerless to prevent it.
- >You lift your head to look into his eyes.
- >You wish you hadn't
- >His eyes were that of a lunatic, a man driven insane with power and corrupted by magicks beyond his control.
- >”The other summoners said that I was a fool to try an extra-planar summoning. Well look who's the fool now?!” he cackled maniacally
- >The mage walks to you, and holds your burlap chin into his face.
- >”And look who I have summoned...” his smile instills fear into your very being.
- >He sets you down on your feet, but you quickly collapse to the ground, barely holding yourself up on your hands and knees.
- >You look up at the deranged mage, and follow him with your eyes as he calmly walks around the room.
- >He looks at you again, and a vision flows into your head of a dark, musty room.
- >By the time the vision stopped playing in your head, you see him standing at a large wooden door.
- >He opens the door, but turns back before exiting.
- >Letting out another small smile, he gives you a command that you feel an urge to follow.
- >”Go to your quarters.”
- [spoiler]>You rise, and you walk towards the large wooden door.
- >On your way to the threshold, you step on something awkward.
- >You bend down to pick up the object, and give it a closer look.
- >It's a hairbrush, covered in scorch marks, with a very faint “R” engraved on the jewel encrusted handle.
- >A feeling of overwhelming sorrow washes over you, but as quickly as it arises, it disappears.
- >What was that about, brain?
- >I have no idea.
- >You shake your head, dropping the brush on the ground as you leave.
- >It was probably nothing.
- Fin ?
- [/spoiler]
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