~~Revertere~~
Mr Septonic
Chapter 10
Resurrection
Only an hour or two had passed since Luna had left Canterlot. She was already, however, nearing her destination; the tomb of Chaos. Thankfully, Celestia knew nothing about the fact that Chaos was still around. So if she happened to be followed, Luna was fairly certain she could come up with an excuse for her being out and about. As she drew closer to the tomb, her mind started to wander back to when she had first seen Chaos.
It was a long time ago, when she was with Celestia and Discord in their search for Ordinis. She was looking by herself when she came upon him. At first glance it seemed to be Ordinis, but something was very different about this being. Instead of the white body, it was black. With a red aura replacing the blue one. It was standing in the middle of a glade, doing nothing. Luna was hovering just above the treetops watching it, waiting for some it to perform some action. But it never came. After a couple minutes of waiting, she gathered enough courage to float down it it. But upon landing the being turned to look at her. It's eyes bright, seemingly made of fire. Later, Luna decided that they were indeed eyes of fire. And it then pointed to Luna's left saying, "You will find your goal awaiting you there." It's voice deep and menacing, but compelling.
It then vanished. Almost like how steam disappears from boiling water. Luna, at first skeptical, took a moment to process what she just experienced, but ended up proceeding down the way the being had directed. In the end it was that being that led her to Ordinis. Luna was the one to signal her sister and Discord, and together they had won. But even now, she wondered how things might have gone if she had not come across that strange being.
Drawing back to reality, Luna sighed with relief at the sight of the tomb in the distance. She was not completely sure if she would find Chaos there, but it was a good place to start searching. As she dropped down to ground level, she started to study the small building before her. It was not a very fancy tomb. If one was to look at it from far away it would seem to be a large block of stone. But up close, the stone seemed to shine in the sunlight. Opening the door at the front of it, Luna descended the stairs beyond. Coming upon a small room with a large stone coffin in the center. It was an odd shape, as the coffins that Luna has seen were much squarer than the one before her. This one was long and skinny. Shaking the thoughts away, Luna removed the cover to peer inside. The moment there was a crack of space under the lid, it was burst off. Hitting the wall near the door as it did so.
Red mist started to seep out of the coffin, making Luna back away as it did so. The mist quickly came to a halt, and the room was calm once more. Or so it seemed.
"Who has stepped into my tomb, and awakened me from my slumber?!" A voice boomed into the room, causing Luna to cover her ears with her hooves.
"I'm sorry to disturb you," Luna started, "but I really need your help."
"You need my help? Mmm...continue."
"Well," Luna stood straight and raised her voice, "Ordinis has been released, and I believe that you are possibly the only one that can stop him." Luna didn't plan on letting Chaos know the current situation right away, but if she did not he could have declined her request.
"Ordinis is up and about huh? Well well well." A figure started to materialize in front of Luna from the red mist. It resembled Ordinis almost exactly, save the looks. This being was black with a red aura. His eyes white as pure light. "Could I call myself a gentleman if I refused?" He said, smiling at her.(1*)
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Celestia paced back and forth in her room, getting quite upset with how the the situation at hoof was turning out. She sent two guards to bring Applejack to her room, but they were running a little late. At least she thought so. When the guards returned with Applejack Celestia dismissed them, then told her guest to take a seat. "This may take awhile to explain."
"Not to seem rude or anythin', but what are ya'll gonna explain to me?" Applejack was surprised that Celestia wanted to talk to her specifically. But now that she thought about it, it seemed to make sense. After all, she had spent some time with Ordinis by herself, before this whole mess started.
"I'm going to explain why I need to keep you safe Applejack. And why Ordinis is looking for you."
"Keep me safe? And what are ya'll talking bout' Ordinis looking fer me?"
"You see, right now he is trying to find a descendant of the pony that died so many years ago."
"You mean the one that he loved, and got hanged by that Chaos creep?" Applejack leaned forward, intrigued by the subject.
"Yes, that one. And it just so happens that you are a descendant of that mare. But do not worry too much. You are not a direct relative. Her family split into two a ways down the line. Your family is connected to that blood line, no matter how small of a connection." Celestia sighed, then continued. "You are not who Ordinis is directly looking for, but he could get confused if he finds out about your family history. That's why I want to keep you safe, and out of his hands."
Applejack took a moment to register all of the information that had just bombarded her. Then getting up, "I appreciate the concern princess. And ah thank you dearly, but..." Applejack looked down at the floor, "Wouldn't Ordinis coming here to find me just cause harm for all of you?"
"It may, or may not. Remember that Ordinis may never find out about you. You just need to be careful." Celestia smiled down at Applejack, certain that she had nothing to worry about.
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"You know, getting angry on the first try won't do you any good." Rarity looked at Ordinis. She was worried about him. They were leaving Manehattan to look elsewhere when Ordinis got into a fit.
"Yeah? Well I don't have a lot of time to look. I need to find her now." Walking over to a bench, Ordinis laid down to think. Rarity also decided to lie down, because she was complaining that her hooves were getting tired not two minutes before.
Rarity sat there, watching Ordinis as he was deep in thought. Her mind started to wander to her friends, imagining what they were doing right now. Were they trying to find her? Or were they more focused on Ordinis? Pulling out of her thoughts, Rarity noticed that Ordinis was staring off into the distance, mouth agape. Hesitatingly, she asked, "Ordinis, dear. Is something wrong?"
"I just had a revelation." He turned to face her, "Do you by chance remember what Celestia told me back at Canterlot?"
"That you were crazy to do this? Ah ha ha..." Rarity got nervous at the end of her statement, unsure if she crossed the line or not.
"No." Ordinis replied bluntly, "She told me that I would not find who I was looking for. Why would she say that? To bring my hopes down? No, I think there's more to it than that." Ordinis got off the bench, stretched, then looked back at his entourage. "We're going back to Canterlot. Now."
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Chaos looked down at the alicorn before him with interest. This was his second time every seeing one, as during his time there were three in existence. "Now, before I completely agree to help you," Chaos began, "Will you be a dear and tell me how you managed to let Ordinis get free?"
"Well..." Luna started, but stopped herself short. Chaos was simply alien to her. She had expected somepony that was terrifying, and demanding. But this was not the case. He was polite and asking, even lowering his voice once he faced her. Luna managed to continue her sentence, "...I have no idea how Ordinis escaped his grave, but he did. And I am quite certain that if you helped us, we could put him back."
Chaos stared at Luna for a second, then shrugged nonchalantly. "Sure, I'll help. Better than sleeping in a box."
"You will? Thank..."
"On one condition."
"...you." Luna's face immediately showed annoyance at his statement. She, however, managed to fix that problem rather quickly.
"I want land. Not a lot mind you, but enough." Chaos smiled at Luna's confusion. "You know, like two acres. Something like that."
"I ask for your assistance against Ordinis, and all you want in return is a small piece of land?" Chaos nodded to answer her. At which she smiled. "We have a deal then."