The three's ponies' distant departure reflected off a glistening, emerald surface.
The orb blinked, and with a deeply heated hiss, her eyecrests narrowed. She stretched her massive legs, standing up from where she clung to the side of a mountain half a mile from Blue Shelf. Her violet scales reflected the starlight with a cold sheen as she raised a dark blue crystal in her claws.
At that precise moment, the crystal pulsed with bright manalight. An elder voice boomed across the summit, resonating in the dragon's ears.
"She is alive, then?"
"Mmmmm..." Fumes poured from her mouth and nostrils as she spoke back into the crystal. "Yes, I do believe she has a longer lease on life. The expert magic of this land has saved her. I daresay she's even stronger than before."
"What delightful irony. I'm tempted to say that you did her a favor, sister."
She groaned, her two rows of teeth showing. "She heads east, just as prophesied."
"Then the fate of the world is in motion?"
"Relatively speaking..."
"Oh?"
"She is not alone," the dragon sneered. "Undoubtedly, this will slow things down."
"It is of no matter. If nothing else, it gives us more of an opportunity to prepare."
"Mmmm... indeed. I suspect that you want me to look after her now."
"She has Eljunbyro for that. The time will come when we will intervene to assure the spark's journey reaches the world's end. We've already done enough here."
"Understood." She spread her massive wings into the starlight. "I shall seek out the other two Divines."
"And I shall attempt communication with our sister on the dark side. Grace be with you, sister."
"Nnnngh..." She growled, hanging the blue crystal from a necklace. "I've had my share of grace." Then, with a searing breath, she soared skyward, breaking the clouds as she flew her way northeast, and towards the mountains beyond.
Okay.
Once again I don't know.
Dragons are bad news. Usually.
And dragon Queen what's-her-name returns, this time as an ally. I'm going to guess that she's going to help Rainbow break through the edge of the world to enter the chaos zone on the other side.
So one of the Holy Dragon Sisters is *sunglasses* on the dark side.
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Axan. She deposited Dash on the steps of Ledomare after their fight at the end of Austraeoh.
1872060 Axan. Dragon Queen Axan.
So, the other Dragonesses, the "Divine Five" are aiding Rainbow Dash in her quest to, unwittingly, save the world?
Wait, though. I thought it was said in Austreoh that the other great matrons were dead? If so, then who is Axon calling "Sister?"
URGH! Questions pile up!
Drill Sergeant Tweak is not happy. ):(, 25 push-ups. Now!
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Hear No Evil, See no Evil was a movie.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/See_No_Evil,_Hear_No_Evil
Anyone else getting "Lord of the Rings" vibes?
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Pretty sure it said only one of the divine five were 'dead'
Of course, I am going to guess that Axan is speaking with another of the Divine, the other two Axan will speak with are the living ones, and the one on the dark side is the missing, 'dead' sister.
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And 'see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil' is an old idiom.
Ah, hell. Not more dragons. Despite the talk about assuring Dash's journey, dragons are not there to be helpful unless they see benefit to themselves. And one of them is on the dark side of the world? If the dragons are truly invested in assisting RD, that one will be an invaluable escort to the Armory. But what will come of Belle and Pilate? Hopefully they do not become dragon food![:applejackunsure:](https://static.fimfiction.net/images/emoticons/applejackunsure.png)
There there Axan, no need to growl. You're not a bad dragon, you just made a bad decision killing Rainbow Dash.
Dunno if this be A to the x to the a to the n or not.
Fishberry is confusedberry.
Anyway! Looking forward to a delightfully awful journey east.![:pinkiehappy:](https://static.fimfiction.net/images/emoticons/pinkiehappy.png)
"Those with choices need not choose,"
"But we must, who have none."
"We can love, but what we lose,"
"What is gone is gone."
- Peter S. Beagle
Dark side?![:ajbemused:](https://static.fimfiction.net/images/emoticons/ajbemused.png)
Wow, way to give in to your hatred, Axan's sister.
Oh. 'Did her a favour'. Guess this probably IS Axie, then.
Huh. Wasn't expecting that. Go away Axan.
Even if the old wench has changed her tune, she's still an arse-face for destroying a whole civilization and murdering Dash the first time.
This is interesting, though. Bigger players are getting involved in Dash's little quest. I wonder if the princesses have any idea about the dragon involvement? For that matter, does Luna even know Dash is alive? A moon-chat is probably in order sometime soon, I'm thinking. Can't wait to see how everything comes together, for better or worse - until the next chapter!![:pinkiehappy:](https://static.fimfiction.net/images/emoticons/pinkiehappy.png)
Oh hey, it's that chick. I know her.
Oh
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If it is, after they get "there," I hope they will "go back again"
Aha! Axan! Hello there, it's been a while...
But the pony/dragon/whatever with you... who might that be?
Assembling the divines was mentioned, so were they with dragons then? But one of them wasn't in bold when the spoke...
I'm calling it now. The other being is Whitemane who is secretly a dragon and one of the divines.
Onwards!![:rainbowdetermined2:](https://static.fimfiction.net/images/emoticons/rainbowdetermined2.png)
aww, Axan isnt a total egomaniac.
they have one stationed on the dark side? this will be an odd meeting.
IIIIIt's Dashie's evaluation time!
So it looks like we aren't completely done with Axan yet, or her sisters, the Divine Five. Nice pun in the title, by the way. Being millennia old, I suppose it's no surprise that they would know about Austraeoh, Eljunbyro, Dash's journey east, etc. Also, I think I've figured Axan out. First, she was going to kill Dash for interfering with her plans. Then, she saw Dash's Element of Loyalty Necklace and realized that Dash was Austraeoh. Thus, she basically realized "oh crap...I've just almost killed the savior of the world." Thus, she brought Dash to Ledomare, hoping that they would be able to heal her. They did, and she is now on her way. It is here that Axan realizes with some frustration that she was meant to hurt Dash and bring her to Ledomare - it was in her destiny, just like it was in Dash's destiny to save the world. Apparently, one of her other sisters knows that the Divines' time intruding on Dash is done for now. However, they will need to prepare for a future time when they will intervene. Thus, Axan and her other sister travel to contact their three other sisters, one of whom is on the dark side of the plane. Perhaps they will meet up with Dash there...These are my thoughts so far.
-MASH
P.S. I'm back! No more inconvenient wi-fi for me, I'm going to catch up the Imploding this time!![:rainbowdetermined2:](https://static.fimfiction.net/images/emoticons/rainbowdetermined2.png)
Just when you thought you had everything figured out, more questions comes into view...great
Oho. Didn't see that one coming. Well done.
But… Axan said all the rest were dead, didn't she? Lying scoundrel.
*re-reads after catching up with Osdjrt"
![:rainbowderp:](https://static.fimfiction.net/images/emoticons/rainbowderp.png)
Woah....
1872287 Same here. Feels like Lord of the Rings since we're going to have over 10 books centered around ONE journey or something along the lines of that.
Ahhhhh. Good to be reading again.
3177957 the hell would you re-read the EPICLY long story after reading the other EPICLY long stories?!
Also
AXAN LIED ABOUT THE OTHER DIVINES.
Okay rant over.
Queen Ledo... we may be seeing her soon.![:rainbowderp:](https://static.fimfiction.net/images/emoticons/rainbowderp.png)
I'm not sure if they actually want to help Dash, or if they are helping her because she can get them the Harmonic Prism. Cause knowing dragons, when there is an omnipotent gem of shiny shiny, they want it.![:moustache:](https://static.fimfiction.net/images/emoticons/moustache.png)
There is the added bonus of the world not ending also, but come on. Dragons be dragons. Except Spike. He's cool.
Axan returns, eh? And she's now good. Interesting.
(2 elder dragons, plus the other 2 that are now being summoned> wheres the 5th?)
Gah, dragons.
Nothing good ever comes of dragons.
5517874 Glad to see you're (slowly) catching up!![:rainbowdetermined2:](https://static.fimfiction.net/images/emoticons/rainbowdetermined2.png)
3177957 Damn your spoilers!
Now I know that something will happen...
5959058 I'm sorry to have shattered your ilusion that nothing would happen for the next five books.
![:eeyup:](https://static.fimfiction.net/images/emoticons/eeyup.png)
4942627 I think the fifth might be Axan, considering the events of the end of Austraeoh...
So Axan is following Rainbow Dash. I think that will prove useful later.
So, axan is failing them for reasons of her own. Interesting. At least now we know she didn't stay to terrorize silvadel.
So they caught on to her and realized that there IS hope ?
That means she probably has some more friends or at least supporters that she does not know about.. yet.
I mean if Axan would have wanted to stop her then she would have done so in Silvadel.
Hmn, I daresay having a secret dragon escort might just prove handy for the upcoming trip through the war zone further east.
Axan, you sly she-dog. I'm sure RD and Co. will need you sometime in the future, but you'll always be there now, watching them silently, making sure the only thing that gets to kill our protagonist is you.
...Godspeed, you crazy lizard.
The thot plickens.
OHHH THIS MAKES ME SO MAD! AND I CANT EVEN PROPERLY VENT AS IT WILL SPOIL THE 6TH BOOK! I ONLY JUST NOTICED THIS!
Daaaamn![:pinkiegasp:](https://static.fimfiction.net/images/emoticons/pinkiegasp.png)
I remember that each of the Five was associated with an aspect or element or something, and that Axan's was flame. Wonder what the others are then.
Welp, the one that trying to kill Dash are now the one gonna help in the journey...
I guess..
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I'm guessing the obvious.
Earth
Fire
Water
Air
Light
And Dark has to be on the dark side.
Let's call this meeting to court! The Divine Five Assemble!
i forget, which other divine dragon was she talking with just now? was it the one in the west part of the world?