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I know it's taking a long time to get the chapter out, so to thank you for your patience, here's the first bit of the chapter and a piece of Rades memory!

I blinked awkwardly, letting out a gentle hum as I opened my eyes only to be met with a field of golden feathers. Wiggling forwards a bit, I poked my head out of the fluffy crevice and looked around. I was in a forest, sometime during early fall it seemed. I was on top of a small patch of dead grass and flowers that seemed to sit under a pile of sturdy boulders. Judging from the age and how flat they were, I could only assume they’d been there for a while, with more and more being added until it was somewhat comfy.
I wasn’t alone in this little den either. There was somepony else there too. She was different than me as she sported wings instead of a horn, but I could tell we were both the same type of thing so it was okay. She was lying next to me, her tiny hooves wrapped around my tummy. It was dark out and the moon wasn’t anywhere to be seen, making the whole sky black without a single light in the sky.
Awkward rustling came from her. I looked over to find that the other pony had begun to stir. I cared for this pony, though I didn’t know why. I knew we had been together for as long as I could remember. Together we lived. Together we survived. I used my magic to do things she couldn’t. And she used her wings to do things I couldn’t. It was a wonderful system.
She opened her eyes slowly, looking up to find me staring back at her. She smiled before pressing further into me. She looked around and her smile soon faded, turning into a confused frown. Her head began to zip in different directions as she looked for something. I tilted my own head in confusion, trying to find what she was looking for and that’s when I felt it too.
Something was missing, something that should have been there by now. I looked around but came up with nothing, and that made me realize what was gone. There was no ball in the sky, neither moon nor sun, to light up the world. This didn’t really bother me, as I was sure it was probably just a little late, but it terrified the other pony that was with me.
I didn’t like it when things scared the other pony. It made me sad to see her frantic like this. So whenever she was I always did everything in my power to fix it. This would be no exception. Using my teeth I tugged on the scruff of her neck. She was reluctant at first, but I smiled and that seemed to give her the courage to walk out with me.
We only walked about ten feet from our home, but I figured that was enough. I looked up at the sky and closed my eyes, pulling on my magic. I knew magic, the energy inside me, was what rose the sun and moon. I could hear they’re songs every day and every night, singing to me as they flew through the sky. These songs told me all I needed to know on raising them and so I sang the song, with my magic of course.
As I began to sing, I found the song was harder than anticipated. It required more energy and concentration than any song I’d ever sang before. It was faced paced, intricate, and seemed to last forever with notes flowing in and out in beautiful and stunning ways.
After what felt like an eternity I felt light peek through my eyelids. I blinked harshly as the song came to an end, and quickly fell to my haunches. I was absolutely exhausted, but the other pony was smiling and running in circles around me, so it was okay.
Until I heard a twig snap.
Suddenly I was in battle position, my horn lighting up at whatever was coming near us. And that’s when I caught sight of something I wasn’t expecting. Two other ponies, ones just like me with horns on their heads, standing there with their mouths open and their eyes wide just… staring at me. The other pony whom I’d known my whole life darted over to me quickly pressing her body into mine as much as she could.
The other ponies started making strange noises to each other, before turning to us and making even more. I didn’t understand them and was very confused. They weren’t growling or hissing, so they weren’t trying to make a threat. Their horns weren’t lighting up like mine either, and since I couldn’t use my songs, my magic, to attack without it glowing, that must mean they weren’t going to either. If that was the case then I just wanted them to leave. This was mine and the other ponies spot. Not theirs. So I shot a little beam. Not much, but it was the best I could manage after raising the sun.
The blue pony then made a big wall of magic in front of him, and my beam just went around it. I stepped back in surprise and fear before gritting my teeth and shooting again but to no avail. Still I had to try. I couldn’t just let them take my home or the other pony. And so I fired shot after shot after shot, pumping as much magic into each one as I could. Unfortunately this didn’t deter the pony at all. If anything he was enjoying it. His smile growing wider and wider with each shot I unleashed. Eventually I noticed my eyes beginning to droop, like they always did when I sang to many songs. I was about to fall asleep and I knew it. But what else could I do?
Eventually I passed out, the other ponies screams being the last thing I heard.