The Mad Seeress of the North Chapter 12 preview, "The Year of Sanity" · 7:55pm Oct 22nd, 2016
Argh! It's good to be back to writing and publishing chapters again. Here is your preview for Chapter 12, "The Year of Sanity", which is now live. Check your story feed and tracked bookmarks to go get it and enjoy!
Nyx blinked and she was suddenly standing next to a stallion upon a parapet overlooking a city at sunset. Startled, she moved away from the red-bodied stranger clad in guard’s armor. He ignored her, or was unable to see her, his attention fixed above. A bright flash of light coming from the direction he was staring drew her attention to the skies.
Sparks rained down upon them as a charcoal-bodied stallion wielding a copper-colored scythe hacked away at a mare - no an Alicorn, above him. No, not at her, Nyx saw as the flare of light dimmed, but at a golden shield separating him from the mare. She in turn was slashing away at the shield from the other side, the silver sword she wielded making a visible crack in the field, spiderwebs of weakening energy radiating outwards from the main crack, and all being eaten away at by the black and purple glow of corrupting dark magics. Sweat poured down the withers of the stallion above them, his eyes saturated with a hellish green glare, the overflow of so much dark power bleeding lavender trails from the corners of his eyes. Both he and the mare above were groaning and grunting with the exertions of tearing apart the shielding, which finally gave way, shattering into a thousand golden fragments that left light trails across Nyx’s sensitive eyes.
“King Sombra!”
Nyx strained to see past the glittering afterburn, but the glow beyond it was even worse. An Alicorn of pure white, outlined in hot gold, assaulted her vision. Nyx turned her gaze back to the ground, silently cursing its brilliance, and the name of the being above her. The hum of white magic accompanied the shield springing back into existence, stronger than ever.
“Stand down, Shadow King!” the Alicorn thundered.
“Stay out of this Sun Witch!” Sombra roared. “‘tis not your decision to arrest our courtship! Be gone from my kingdom!!!”
Well, I'm glad to see you back to your old self. Hope to see more stories from you.