My Little Witch

by PoisonJoker09

A Day Of Peace 2/3

I poured my attention over the grimoire, listlessly looking through the numerous recipes, I know many off by heart of course, not most or some, many. The book was quite expansive, and I suspect it must have some form of magic to it, because despite reading it cover to cover over the years, it still surprises me when I open it.

Ah, riddles and puzzles, questions and enigmas. Love 'em. Speaking of such, the riddler's riddle from the one called prophet.

Hmm?

I much prefer a different phrasing, same question, same answer, just fits into the cracks of my mind easier. It goes as such.

'The one who makes it never uses it.
The one who buys it hates to see it used.
The one who uses it never sees it.
What is it?'

I suppose that he could have phrased it as such, but to each their own I suppose, it makes sense your own. But I'm sure that it would have made it easier to figure out, likely why Prophet said it in the first place.

Fun yeah? Anyway, Wanted to clear something up. Ask a question if you will.

Very well, I did after all give the permission to ask.

Why are you known as a witch? Where I'm from people are labeled as witches for making a deal with the more... unsavory, of the evil spirits. And frankly, you strike me as being far too intelligent to trade your soul for something silly like immortality or supernatural powers.

Hmm, you flatter me, truly you do.

Witch's aren't immortal for one thing, we could live very long lives with the right brews, but it would become a chore, and likely live half of out extended time to gather the regents to make it longer. Supernatural powers... well, I suppose that can be the case, the only true power we have is the connection to all other sources of hidden power in the world, which allows as perspective and manipulation of said powers.

Now for your original question, why am I known as one? Well witch's are certain different from your world must be a different breed entirely, making a deal with evil spirits, whenever savory or not is the one thing a true Witch takes caution in, and usually says no to.

The linage of a Witch takes place about 1200 years ago, it is not exactly known how we came about, my ancestor, Moss Reign the Fey. When she had opened her eyes to the world hidden from the mortal plain, she had dedicated her life to researching and working with the forces beyond our world, that didn't stop her from conceiving a child however, who also managed to be able to see the world her mother saw.

We are always in the background in history, for when Moss had tried to explain her greater powers, the unicorns of the time called her a liar, for she herself was an Earth pony, it disrupted the balance that ponies had thought should be. And so to silence the bloodline, unicorns had tried to send soldiers after her discreetly as to not rouse suspicion that Moss Reign was anything but a delusional pony.

And so she fled, away from civilization and traveled the world with her daughter, after one hundred and fifty years she finally passed on when her family had grown on the trail, all with the gift passed down from her, on the road like gypsies. And so it has been that way ever since.

She was a healer and mother to the group, yet history has obscured her existence as anything but a madmare who wished to disrupt the world and cite a rebellion among the common Earth ponies, usually with some form of corruptible black magic from her 'unicorn followers'. I doubt anypony even knows the name right now, unless they were digging into the deepest depths of the oldest libraries.

Ah, and yet another thing, seeing as the others are giving you names to refer to them by, and it seems quite silly to not to in any case, please call me Daideo should you ever find yourself referring to myself specifically.

Hmm, I will keep the name in mind Daideo.

I hope that my description satisfied you, in truth we do not know how it happened, it just manifested itself in Moss Reign and continued down our family line. It has caused much discrimination in my families life, even in this place of Equestria there are many distinctions to be found between the Earth, Unicorn and Pegasus ponies, maybe not in a majority, but you hear things when on the road.

Ah no need to worry about me I watch many of the off branches that make up this area of the multiverse sadly most see Twilight and her friends as the main view. It is possibly we all ready have crossed paths, how many cats have crossed your path only to vanish when you next blinked? Don't count on Twilight respecting your privacy, if you do get her curiosity pined on you as she well become obsessed with finding the answer, if she does go to her friends for help.

Hmm... It is rather hard to understand what you are saying here and there, is the spell causing a warp in grammar? And I suppose your right, that is rather an uncanny event in my life... I suppose that is one mystery solved.

And you needn't worry, I have dealt with a number of curious and nosy ponies in the past, they may have chased me out of the village, but that's because it was easier than having to deal with their questions. Here I will do my best to throw off her new found interest in me.

Of course... she has the connecting element to all of the others, so I can't put off investigating her for too long.

But, before any research on the element bearers is to commence, I should look into the area in which they were used first and foremost. I plan to make a scheduled trip back to the ruins that Nightmare Moon was vanquished; from there it should be a simple job of examining the world for what it truly is.

It should well be traversed in a day, otherwise I might find some ponies would be suspicious of my disappearance.

Maybe even take the chance to look into the local plants and fauna? I will likely be lucky to get some more ingredients there... I might even visit this zebra spoken about from the entity before. If she is on the way there of course.

Comments

[DJ Discharge]

Well since everyone else seems to be offering their services in one way or another i suppose i shall as well. I am a bit of a collector of knowledge and artifacts and as such should you come across anything of interest i am willing to offer something in return. For example nightmare moons helmet would an interesting object to obtain and I would be more then willing to trade one of my own artifacts for it. An example of what I would trade for it is an amulet that provides increased healing and protection from magic at night (its effectiveness does wax and wane with the phases of the moon though).

If you obtain these items just give me an idea of what you would wish in return and a courier should appear on your doorstep within 48 hours to make the trade assuming the inter-dimensional courier is prompt. Oh and don't worry as couriers will appear as normal denizens of your world to anyone else but the clients.

With Hope

Professor Killjoy

P.S. I will say that I do currently have a particular interest in books pertaining to Primals and am willing to part with some very...extensive books on potions and/or magic for them.

[Sols Sojurn]

Well looks like you have things in hand so I well not speak up as much as I have unless I see something the others missed. Before I do 3 gifts to you I give my mouse the first can be fond where you fix meals seek out the drawer that has been marked. Second I made a modification to your travel bags so they well hold a bit more then they normally could. Third if you ever find yourself lost or unsure of the path to take stop sit and look around for a feline he or she well lead you to the right path. Oh and I wrote down the limits for the first gift the note is under it.

The Cheshir Cat.

[PoisonJoker09]

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(Please can you make sure to check your grammar? And spelling? I'm not trying to be a grammar nazi but I can't really understand your writing, and therefore I can't fit it into the story right)

[potdl]

Once again my dear Miss Fortune you have provided the correct answer to my riddle and thus have earned another favour from yours truly.

I unfortunately have no flying familiars at the moment instead I will be sending my familiar called Smokey he is a chameleon who can travel through shadows, so as long as there is a shadow, he will be able to find you. Also he is excellent at hiding, so when you want him near but not seen just tell him to hide and he will do so. He needs about 1 kilogram of food mostly insects or small animals. He also needs about 2 litres of water for both drinking and bathing. When you want to send some of the ingredients from the list to me, just ask him to take the packages and he will deliver them to me. Please attach a letter with the name of the one item that you require as payment from the same tier as the item sent. It will take him about one day for him to complete the delivery.

While you wait for him here is another riddle.

A pony walks into a party and pours some punch and ice into a cup. He was really thirsty and drank it really fast. Then he left the party. Later he hears that everyone at the party died. There was poison in the punch. How did the pony not die if he drank the same punch?

Your Sincerely Prophet
P.S I have added a fourth tier to the list

(The Following is a basic description of the familiar and a suggestion on how it arrives. From out of the shadows appears a Chameleon about 60cm long and 30cm tall he has three horns that poke out from the top of his head. Small wisps of smoke trail from its body which shifts color to match what is around him. Attached to his back is an old scroll with tattered edges and a red wax seal holding it closed the seal has the imprint of a pentacle star on it. The scroll radiates a small amount of magic and inside the scroll is the following list.

Requested Items Items for Trade
Tier 1 Tier 1
The seeds from 12 Poison Jokes 1 vial of Trolls blood
1 barrel of Sweet Apple Acres cider 1 bottle of spirit wine
1 jar of liquid rainbow 10 Magic Mushrooms
1 bottle of ghost saliva
1 sun stone

Tier 2 Tier 2
I bottle of Timbre Wolf blood/sap 1 vial of Frost Giant blood
A lock of Pinkie Pie’s hair when naturally straight 1 bottled Banshee scream
The eyes of a Cockatrice 1 bottled Sirens song
1 Basilisk tooth
1 vial of Murloc sperm

Tier 3 Tier 3
1 vial Manticore venom 1 vial of elder fire drake’s blood
4 primary teeth of a Cragadile 1 bottled nightmare
1 bottle of water from the Mirror Pool 1 dried lust demon phallus
1 Beholder's central eye
1 celestial feather

Tier 4 Tier 4
The Alicorn Amulet The Corner Stone of Reality

I have purposely not but to much detail as to leave you room to be creative.)

[kamachakta]

Hmmmm, yes I dare say your explanation satisfied, and I must agree that our definitions of witches are vastly different.

The biggest difference, I think, is probably the difference in priorities. Your ancestors went out of their way to avoid conflict, I assume, to live their lives as peacefully as they could, my worlds witches, for the most part, did not. They instead sought it out to occupy their puppeteers with the blood of others rather than their own. Then there was the difference in retaliation. Burning, stoning, the water test, and the weight pallet in Salem....

Anyway! I was wondering about something else, or two something elses rather. What's your favorite kind of muffin? And might you have heard about a little thing called the Crown of Zudulameir?

Mmmmm, oh yes, one more thing, don't be surprised if you meet Zecora and she knows exactly what you are as soon as you're within a few meters of her. She might not, but the zebra has a way about her that leads me to think that she will know, and probably know enough about you and yours as well to not immediately persecute you.

~ Daideo