I stared out from my perch on the pub roof. The phoenix to my side now fully grown and causing ciders under its perch. It looked up to me, newborn and confused. "I can't help you demon." I shook my head. "I don't think I can help anypony." I looked towards the north, the trees I'd set ablaze had spread until a large patch of forest was sitting in ash and fire. The sky was dark, coated with ash and smoke.
The town had not fared much better. The port was a mix of ash and frost, twin magics torn into the earth and air. Ponies turned to ice statues and crumpled forms of coal dotted the road. The sea sported a large line of ice heading to the western land.
I rubbed my eyes, the strange mix of temperatures clashing in the air was horrid, sudden flashes of cold and fiery heat unsettled me. I watched as the darkened sky drifted east, the ash I'd kicked up looming over Equestria, slowly drifting down to meet the damp earth.
"Hail!" A stern shout called my vision east. "Royal guard, we've--"
I took a deep breath. "You're late." I pointed to the shore. "The dead rest yonder."
The guards, clad in gold and silver, stared up at me. "Ma'am, what is that bird?"
I turned to the newborn chick. "Phoenix."
The guards bustled softly, a pair of silver armored pegasus flew up to meet me on the roof. "Ma'am, you--"
"I know." I held my hooves out. "I did what I had to, nothing more."
The guards looked at each other. Then one walked to my side and took my hoof. "Not for us to decide, nor you to acquit yourself."
I took a deep breath and looked out to the ravaged town shore. "Then take me to my judgment. My crimes are written against the earth, written in this creature." I turned to the phoenix. "Take me, punish me then as you wish." I turned to the guard, staring him dead on. "May be both be judged on our crimes, lax stallion of silver."
The pegasus shook his head. "Nothing was reported sooner, we--"
"Your breath is wasted, now take me to my punishment." I turned to the bird. "I am at peace with my actions, now let the law be as well."
My Body's ready...Time to read.
Bring it.
Well, this is several kinds of awesome. I do have some questions, though. What drove a windigo to predate on a seemingly harmonious community? Are phoenixes really demonic? Do all uses of pyromancy end in utter devastation, or is the practice unfairly persecuted?
You definitely have my interest, Hat.
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Abridged version:
Windigo are created by disharmony, but that's not what they go after in my canon. They exist, and seek to freeze everything to keep things from being chaotic, fighting entropy with ice as it were.
The bird is called a demon because the MC views magical based creatures as evil or demonic because of the history I created (Old world destroyed by magic creatures, and now emanating so much magic anyone who goes back is mutated.)
Pyromancy is illegal because of the old events I have for the history.
Ponies fleeing from the magically corrupted land to modern Equestria, they used Pyromancy to kill off the thestrals that were native and after all that was settled, Celestia banned Pyromancy to keep the events from recurring.
i cannot wait for the rest of this story
5608558 fire....a fickle thing. Easy to create, nearly impossible to control....
IF I GET ONE MORE FUCKING LIKE I'M GONNA CONTINUE
Bio fix'd!
5609475 one more like you better continue
Holy fuck! A miniature Rapidash! *throws pokeball*
(Buahaha~haha omg I'm sorry! But that pic, that pic! Rofl)
I like where yo are going with this Hat. Keep it up mate.
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I hate pokemon....
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Original was still "IF I GET ONE MORE DEATH THREAT I'M GONNA CUM!"
5611454 not my fualt you a hater xD
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Hahaha, that's so funny. You're joking right? Right? Right?!
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No.
I hate
HATE
pokemon
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Wat. That is not possible. Unless you're a Smurf. Are you a Smurf?
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No
I hate that they've been selling the same game with new battles and skins for the past ten years. I hate how rabid the fans are. I hate pokemon, this isn't a joke.
I fucking hate pokemon so god damn much, I really do wish it would fuck off.
Thank you for this story. I was curious about all that history Glass provided.
Once again, very dramatic dialogue. I really want to say I like it, but it just feels odd. Anyway, so Eureka basically wanted to be put on trial. Odd, but she has a will to prove herself.