Volucris - The Latin word for a bird or a winged insect.

Originally posted as a bonus/optional chapter of a story that I'm going to reboot/rewrite in the future, I've deiced to include this as it's own story in order to preserve it. No prior reading is required for this story.

Few would imagine us changelings as the religious type, especially since most of us are drones with no free will of our own. However, because we can not think outside of the hive mind of our mother Chrysalis, one could say that we are part of one of the most devoted religions on the planet. Today, young hatching, you will learn about the foundation of our faith Today you will learn how our goddess Volucris shed her mortal form, gave birth to our race, and why are bodies are filled with hollow holes. Today, we learn why we loath all of pony kind, and how their cruelty led to our glorious creation. License well brothers and sisters, for mother will know if your not paying attention. With that said, let us begin.

This story is a sequel to My Mortal Big Brother: Armor and Sword

The prequel is not a required read. Entire story to undergo re-editing to improve grammar and spelling quality This message will be delted when all chapters have been cleaned up by my new editor.

Shining Armor couldn't be more proud of his little sister, nor could he be more jealous. Both Cadence and Twilight will live forever. But what will become of him? When an ancient entity gives him an answer to the question, fear of death consumes his his mind.

Shortly after the vision, he confides his mortal anxieties to Cadence, who tells him of a legend regarding six artifacts that if collected can grant a pony one wish. For Shining Armor, he would like nothing more than to spend eternity with his loving wife and his adorable little sister. Willing to risk an early grave for a shot at immortally, Shining embarks on dangerous quest that set's a chain of events into motion that could very well mean the end of both harmony and chaos. Will Shining succeeded in his quest and become an alicorn, or will he nail his coffin shut early and ruin the full life he could have had.

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This story has changed slightly from it's original publishing. I recommend all who favorite to reread the the story to avoid confusion going forward. You will find that most of the key event's are the same.

Originally Edited by Golden Vision, KMCA, bkster, General onefishtwofish, FrozenMasquerade, Loeden, Chaotic Mind and many others. All editorial writes have since gone to Koekelbag.