//------------------------------// // Roudan // Story: Power of Discord // by Jesusophile //------------------------------// It was cold and the snow and wind only made it worse. A lone hooded figure could be seen against the might of the wind. His grey coat was hidden from sight, not that anyone would be able to see it. It took him days to ascend to the summit. The only good thing about this journey was that he could finally sleep. The mountain seemed normal or at least it wasn’t raining squids. The bitter cold was now his adversary and it could easily kill him. He was almost to the summit and to his task. There was a large crater at the top, filled with ice. It was once a warm spring but that was centuries ago. Wander put his hooves down on the ice. It seemed stable enough to hold his weight. The wind and snow seemed to originate from the center of the lake. That must be his destination. There was a large stone monument at the center. It was a statue of a winged goat. The wind was blowing out of its open mouth. Three ponies hung from the teeth like puppets. That sent chills down Wander’s spine. The ice covered most of the statue but Wander could see the word Damnatorum craved into it. He rested his hooves against the stone. Something happened. Wander could hear the ice cracking but saw nothing. The wind stopped flowing from the statue and it began to shake. Its eyes turned bright red and the ice began to melt off. “Rhhhhhh” Wander started to back away from it. The statue began to rise higher and higher into the sky. Finally it regained its mobility. It looked down at Wander and turned around. The titan started walking to the very peak of the mountain and sat down. It looked back at Wander and faced down towards the ice. He blew into the lake, refreezing the melted ice. As it sat back, the light faded from its eyes. Once it stopped moving, Wander approached it again but it was now out of reach. There was cracking noise. The ponies hanging were now moving. Their heads made snapping noises as the swung back and forth from the teeth. They jumped down, landing on the ice. They stood up, looked at Wander and then to move towards him. Wander was scared but didn’t show it. These weren’t titans but they were much more terrifying. In unison, the two on the sides stopped and the one in the middle continued. Wander headed forward to meet its challenge. They got within three feet of each other before stopping. The thing looked up at him. It was a pony, or once was. Its coat was torn off leaving nothing but bone. It had no eyes, its neck was broke and its head hung to the side. For a second, no one moved. It let out a blood curdling scream before charging. They were too close. It slammed Wander to the ground and started to bite him. Wander was startled but did not panic. He kicked it back and charged at it. He tackled it and in a reversal, started hitting and tearing it with his teeth. After a minute of attacking, it stopped moving. The stone titan let out a roar and Wander looked up. He saw another one of those things running at him. He sprinted towards it. At the last moment before they collided; he slid past it on the ice. He ran up to the one lying dormant and attacked. By the time the other turned around, the one was dead and Wander stood facing it. The titan let out another roar and its eyes turned red once again. There was a huge grinding noise as it stood up. It slammed its foot down, splintering the ice. Cracks separated Wander from the decayed corpse. It couldn’t reach him so he turned his attention to the titan. He ran towards it, jumping from ice plate to ice plate. It moved its head back then blew its frozen breath at Wander but it was too late. Wander propelled himself off the ice and wrapped around its legs with his hooves. It tried swiping at him but he jumped off. It slowly turned around but Wander was gone. The titan scanned the area but saw nothing. It sat back down on its icy throne. That’s when Wander struck. He climbed the summit and jumped on the head of the titan. The titan stood up in confusion and shook his head back and forth trying to dislodge its assailant. That was a mistake. It stepped on fresh ice it created not too long ago. It tried to regain its foothold but that caused the titan to come crashing down. It hit the edge and tilted downward. Wander climbed onto the face and brought hoof down on its stone eye. The titan quickly moved its hands and tried to hit Wander. He was able to jump and grabbed hold of its ear. The force of its hand caused it to tilt even further downward and finally, it fell over the edge. Wander was on top, holding on as it sped down the side of the mountain. Trees and rocks were crushed in its mighty path. Wander struggled to regain his footing only to hear a snapping sound next to him. The corpse was behind him. It looked at Wander before screeching. Wander ran up the legs of the titan trying to evade it but the thing followed him and grabbed on to his leg. Wander kick at it but it held on. The slope was getting steeper as the titan picked up speed. Wander held on even with the creature hanging off his hoof. Wander had no control over the titan’s direction. It smashed into a rock and it ripped off its legs and left arm. Wander was on the leg as they tore off. The legs were heading down even faster now. Wander made a quick decision. He let go. He flew behind the speeding stones and landed in the snow and stumbled downward. He stood up and saw that the creature jumped off after him. He slowly got up just to see it heading towards him. It pounced on him and began ripping at Wander’s neck with its fangs. Wander kicked it and it fell backward, with flesh dangling from its mouth. He got up and jumped on top of it. Wander tore at it, again and again, with his teeth. When it stopped struggling, Wander looked up. Blood covered his face and cloak. His neck was bleeding profusely and dead skin hung from the corners of his mouth. Some of his mane was ripped and there were pieces of bone embedded in his teeth. He looked down on the once more deceased monster. He took two steps forward before collapsing. His body rolled down and a tree caught him. He wasn’t moving. Wander woke up in a place all too familiar. The entrance hall was deserted and Discord was nowhere to be found. His body ached but he seemed to stop bleeding. He walked up to the fountain and looked down. There was a piece of parchment with picture of an antler on the cover. Hey, If you are reading this, that means you are not brain dead and or a zombie. I have decided to take a vacation. Let’s play a guessing game. If you can guess where I am, I will tell you the next titan’s location. Okay guess. If you said on the sun, then you are wrong, If you said I’m in the intestines of a polar bear or Eskimo, then you a wrong. If you guessed I’m learning ninjitsu to fight off dubstep then you are right. Just kidding. YOU ARE WRONG!!! If you have guessed I’m somewhere, then you are right. For solving the puzzle, there is an intestine of an Eskimo now outside the temple. Well anyway, thy next enemy is within time. Head to the lone tree stump in the forest, it is waiting for you. Well got to go Love Daddy Discord X.O.X.O P.S. Don’t forget the intestine. Wander was bruised, he was hurt but had to continue. He walked out of the hall. The Eskimo intestines were looped into the shape of a heart outside the door. Wander didn’t care. He started down towards his next goal because he needed to.