Loans

And move we did, Luna and I took the lead with Merry and the Nocturne Guard clos behind us overing our flanks and the back. We all in exception to princess Luna had our weapons drawn. I had floating my snubbed revolver and the Hyborian Blade as Luna actually referred to it back in the hospital both floating to my sides as I telekinetically holded them for hasty use. Merry had a stiletto dagger in her mouth, with the Germanian Automatic Rifle strapped to her back while the Nocturne had their enchanted Lightning Spears charged up and ready to fire.

We kept a careful pace, and we kept our senses at a high pitch for anything unusual. Specially me.

We expected the university library to be empty at that hour, it was, but here was the problem. The lights are off, normally some lights are left on and a security guard is left near the library. This of course is based on me assuming that Canterlot University ran similarly to the university I studied in Athena University. And since both Athena University and Canterlot University where pretty prestigious universities I considered that to be a possibility.

But here was the thing, it felt empty.

It became more apparent when we left the library in formation that something was coming, as we moved through the open fields between the building of the large campus there was no wind blowing, no sounds in the distance coming from the city, no sound from crickets or owls that are native to the area either.

Not a single light was on either, no lamp posts, al windows dark as the night. Only the stars and the full moon were giving any sight giving illumination that night.

None of that is a good sign, it is as good as a battle cry of the Grim Reaper himself as anything.

We continued trotting, we were all at edge. Stillness like that wasn’t natural. It was usually an indication that something was amiss in the natural order. Something the animals felt spooked them, and something that either took away or made aware of all the ponies to stay away.

And then we saw them clad in golden robes with their faces hidden away in inexplicable shadow, making even me unable to see any sort of feature. Three ponies, whose ethereal presence was none existence in any other part except ironically despite the blindness I suffered to their features, their faces.