//------------------------------// // Chapter 27 // Story: Subject to evolution // by Dramize the Salamander //------------------------------// Day 179 the moon shown bright above the clouds as I was flying in beast from with Buzzelga, Acid, Jinx, and Cadaia riding on my back while the other's flew in their beast forms Glyph in her wolf like wyvern body yellow glowing saying we would dive soon. "Hey Drasa is flying above the clouds a good idea?" Whisper asked causing me to look down at the large dragon like moth with butterfly wings and a long scorpion tail with a wasp stinger at the end at was flying under us so we wouldn't get covered in the toxic corruptive scale dust that came off her wings. "Yeah, why?" "Well we all drool corruption uncontrollably in our beast forms. you think we might be seeding it into the clouds." "Don't know. Velger?" I Said turning the burning gryphon with fox hind legs and ten club like chitin tails and large deer horns who just shrugged saying she didn't know ether. "Well I guess we will cross that bridge when we come to it." I said just before Glyph took a sharp dive below the clouds with us following into a heavy blizzard that reduced our visibility to zero. I told glyph to fall back as me and Elytra took the lead turning on our thermal sensors while every one on my back jumped off and followed in their beast forms with Acid in a from that looked like a giant six legged fire spewing dragon rhino leading Buzzelga who's beast from didn't really change except for the two emerald spiked that came out of his shoulders and sharper more blade like horns. While Cadaia the giant three headed centipede cobra was leading Jinx a normal sized Tigon with six long bladed tentacles coming out of her back and two tails. We braved the storm we saw the city slowing down our approach to a more non-threating speed only to still get pelted with spears, arrows and magic which didn't do much but annoy as everything they tried deflected of our bodies and we got closer to the city gates. When I finally had enough was when they brought out the cannons. I took a deep breath and did a roar rivaling Glyph's weaker sonic blasts and that combined with a full power wave of fear aura stopped every pony in range in their tracks while summon four alicorns that teleported right in front of me. "Wow, your early and more terrifying than Rough Seas described." Celestia said her horn glowing creating a soothing wave of magic that lessen my fear aura allowing all the ponies to again and in most cases faint. "It's been a while Drasa good to see you well." Luna said with a soft smile "And the same goes to you Luna." I said changing into my normal form and giving a respectful bow as the other's changed to their normal forms. Then after a bit of talking we decided to hold a tour of the kingdom tomorrow after everyone else had arrived but as I entered the city I felt a light tug on my magic but I ignored it after Cadence told me about the crystal heart dispelling Sombra the last king's, dark magic thinking it was trying to the same to me on a weaker scale. Day 180 I woke up with a strange weight on my chest I lifted my head to see a bright pink alicorn foal sleeping on my chest. "Well hello." I said as I looked at the foal waking her up eye full of confusion and then tears as she started to let out a deafening cry which woke every one up while cracking the crystals of a cavern under the castle and much more worrying several crystals on my back and wings I used my magic an toss the foal to Elytra as I ran out of the castle at full speed knocking everypony out of my way as I could feel my hellfire rubies heating up as the cracks grew larger. I leapt out of a window before flying as high as I could before the cracked crystal exploded detonating all the other rubies on my body knocking me out. When I woke up again Elytra was healing me Buzzelga was setting down a large polar bear carcass as everyone else was staring at me the ponies with the most worried expressions. I got up wincing as my cracked chitin fell of my body exposing raw muscle to the chilly air I flexed my wings only to get an extremely sharp pain I turned my head to see my left wing was a twisted mangled mess and my right wing was just missing and the sump was bleeding slowly before stopping. "That hurt." "That's an understatement, anyway." Elytra said looking at my left wing. "Yeah do it." I said bracing myself much to the confusion of the ponies until Elytra nodded at Acid who tore off my mangled wing. It took some effort but I got to my feet and stumble to the bear and start eating. After I had consumed the whole bear bone and all I felt my body expand my vision blurring as movement became more difficult until it was impossible just as I became fully blind and my other senses dulled as I was suddenly in a black void for what felt like hours. Then I felt my muscles cramp up forcing me to stretch an break free of my old shell much to anyone who wasn't an evolvings surprise. "Ok how long was I out?" "Explosion two hours, regeneration three minutes." Velger said as she was sharpening her claws with a metal file. "So how do you feel?" I stretch out a little more getting a few satisfying pops from my shoulders and wings as I answered "Much better I fact, Buzzelga want go a round or two?" Buzzelga looked at me and smiled cracking his neck "I'm game." He said with a grand smile.