Name: Rising Knight

Race: Unicorn

Home-town: Unknown

Appearance: Dark Grey with a Black Mane and tail. Green eyes. Always carries two swords strapped to his back, named Tsuki no kokoro (Heart of the moon) and Taiyō no tamashī (Soul of the sun).

Cutie Mark: Two crossed swords, each with a symbol engraved in them. (One with the sun, the other with the moon)

Abilities: Highly skilled in Combat Magic, usually involving his two blades, which can draw strength from the sun and moon. Is able to merge with a shadow and appear from any other shadows nearby, and has a unique set of abilities, that draw their power from the sun and moon, known as the celestial style techniques. Able to temporarily copy the unique abilities of those he comes into physical contact with, and can change into different species of creatures, (though his overall colour scheme remains the same), both of these powers were attained as a result of the experiments performed on him for the past 6 years.

Bio: Found in the wilderness at the age of 5 with no memories of his past, the only clue to his identity a small bracelet with his name on one side and an engraving of the sun and moon on the other. Raised by the two who found him, who turned out to be master assassins. He and his stepsister were trained in the art of fighting from the shadows, and were taught the true meaning of being an assassin. "An assassin does not use their skills for profit or power, but to help those who are in need or are unable to help themselves."

At the age of thirteen, while wandering through the forest with his parents, they were attacked by a mysterious cloaked figure. His parents were killed, his sister was forced to flee and he was taken to a lab and experimented on in an attempt to create a living weapon. After each experiment, he was forced to fight another inmate to the death.

This went on for six years, during which time he became close to a fellow inmate, a changeling, to the point that he considered her family, openly calling her 'sister'. The final experiment involved the replication of an ancient demon, that had been created by Discord during the war between him and the Royal sisters, which was then sealed inside his body. However, the experiment was deemed a failure as something had cause said replica's personality to become the opposite of the original, turning it into a Dark Guardian (A demon who would rather protect than kill). They decided that the subject had reached the end of its usefulness, and resolved to kill him the next day.

However, fate smiled on him, as that night, a unicorn broke in and aided his escape. However, while they were fleeing the facility, they were attacked, and the young unicorn sacrificed her life to save him. It was his sister. Her last words to him were "Don't go dying on me, and make sure you help ponies when you can, you hear. That's my dying wish, and my birthday wish too. And you know the rules, always do the first thing the birthday foal asks you to do, and always respect somepony's dying wish."

With that, she used a forbidden magic that transformed her body into a living explosive, killing their pursuers and supposedly their leader, and gravely injuring Knight.

His survival was only possible as the changeling, Hollow Armour, whom he had befriended, managed to escape her cell and save his life, despite the warnings of other changelings that she would be cast out of the hive and killed if she ever returned. Knowing that sacrificed her place in her old family by saving him, he invited her to be part of his, believing his sister would not want him to abandon his friend.

Now, he and Hollow wander the world, searching for clues as to his birth family, and always getting involved in fighting injustices in the places they visit. He also gets into arguments with Rising Shadow, the Dark Guardian sealed inside him, mostly due to disagreements in regards to how much force is actually required when fighting.

Personality: Very serious in nature. Does not like to see others get hurt and will always step in when he can. Willing to lay down his life for those he cares about, though there are few, due to his reluctance to become emotionally close to anypony after losing his surrogate family. Does not usually talk much unless it is a conversation with a friend. Finds it painful to talk about his past, but does not avoid the subject if it comes up, at least not with those he trusts.