//------------------------------// // Chapter 6- Part One // Story: Winds of An Immortal Empire // by Artistic Dawn //------------------------------// Chapter 6 - Part One         In the beginning, there was only a field. It stretched on for miles upon miles in every direction. The field itself was very gray as the blazeds looked more like sticks that were growing from the ground. The sky was even more lifeless if you could believe it. It was only concerned the sky due to the flat ground was at least solid. What was above the ground, was nothing.         Then suddenly, a sparkle, a flash of bright light, appeared.         It started small then grew.         The bigger the glow of the light, the more the it enveloped the world around it.         Something was inside the light.         Someone was inside the light.         They spread their wings and just as sudden as the light appeared,         It vanished.         When it was gone, there stood a pony.         Her mane was a rainbow of light, each with a different blossoming color that this place had yet to witness. She opened her eyes. They too carried every color and yet none of them. They could look like one color for a single moment then change dramatically the next. Her cutie mark was that of a pure white sparkle with rainbow rays.         Her name was Harmony. She is the first pony of her kind.         It was Harmony who gave the fields of grass their color of bright green. It was Harmony who made the sky’s blue and its clouds that were white and puffy. It was she who parted the land to make the mighty seas. It was she who grew the trees and made them tower over the bare lands. It was she who made the world grow, gave it life, and created it’s magic. Life in the planets of the Earth and its creatures of the earth, water, and sky.           Yet her work was far from done.         For, even after she finished creating the animals of this new world, she felt lonely.         Thus, she created other beings in her image. Or at least those that took her form one way or another. First she made a pony without a horn nor a pair of wings. This tiny pony had a light green body with a yellow mane. Next she created an equally small pony with just a small pair of wings. This pony had a light blue body with rose color mane. Then she created another tiny pony with a small horn upon her head much like her own. She had a light lavender coat with a white and pink mane. Finally, she created a pony with both a pair of wings and a horn. This little pony had looked the most like Harmony, only with light gray body with a much lighter rainbow mane. She looked down at each of these small foals and smiled. It was then that she spoke them, giving each of their names and talents. The first, she gave the name of Earth. She would be stronger than that of her two younger sisters with a greater connect with the world around them. To the second, she called her Pegasus. She could go physically farther than that of her elder and next younger sister as she tamed the great skies. To the third, she dubbed her Unicorn. She would be able to welded the power of magic far better than that of her elder sisters. And the the youngest of her herd, she named thee Alicorn. To this pony, she gave her the power of all her sisters but it was diminished power compared that of her elder sisters. When she was done, Harmony told her daughters of this world. She told them of the lands that crossed the globe. She told them of the creatures that lived there and they’re gifts. She confided them that they will need to gain even greater knowledge to make this world great. It was after she finished her work that she rested that first day and first night.         As time passed on, each of the fillies grew older. As they grew, their talents grew with them. Earth tended to the lands and it’s animals. She had complete faith in her work and thanked her mother with gifts of a bountiful harvest. Such a time when the leaves have fallen to the ground by the act of her. And Alicorn if she had the time. During most of the time, her sisters had their own work to do, thus Earth was grateful when Alicorn did take time to help. Even though Earth was far too busy to see them do their own jobs, she was positive that the others were hard at work attending to their own parts of the world just as much as she was. When it came to the care of the sky, none were better than that of Pegasus. She flew with the speed that match the winds around her. Yet light enough to stand on a thin white cloud. She helped the weather move along. Even though it was mostly her up and about in the sky, she was overjoyed when her sister Alicorn came around and even race with her when ever she could. Pegasus loved the break and even beaten her most of the time. Even though she was far too busy with her own work, she was sure that anything her sisters were doing showed they were just as devoted to the rest of the planet as she was. High in the mountains or in clear hollow cave, one would find Unicorn tending to the precious gems found inside. Of course this was but one of her main jobs to do, but this was certainly her favorite task. Most of her other tasks where far more important of course, tending to the magic of the land would be in high demand once mother wishes for more to trot among them. And she did promise more ponies were be created, once the lands were in order first. It was just so hard! Learning more magic and trying to memorize it made both her horn and head ache in need of rest. Finding and moving gems not only took very little magic to use, but the beautiful stones just made the world very pretty to her. Even though she didn’t see much of her other family that often, she would be overjoyed when her younger sister Alicorn come over. Alicorn was far more into the study of the use of magic more than Unicorn was, but she wasn’t nagging on her to work harder on it. Not that she ever would, she was just the gentlest of souls and help her whenever she could. Even though she didn’t see her older sisters nearly as often as Alicorn, which wasn’t often enough in her option, she was certain they were doing the best of their abilities to work with the land as she was. When they grew older, each of the sisters saw less of Alicorn. Even though they never really seen each other at all, they had the same mindset when it came to their youngest sister. They loved and missed her dearly. One day, after a another failing of a difficult spell instructed by mother, Unicorn decided to go find Alicorn. By that point, it's been well over a month since she last seen her sister. She was determined to find her and ask her about her disappearance. While she was packing her things, ready to leave, she thought about also asking her what her job was. In the past, she felt it was none of her business to ask. It would be quite rude! However, it would at least explain where she had been all this time to pull Unicorn out of her worries. It would be many of nights into her travels till she saw find another pony. However, it not be the pony she sought after. Instead, she see looked up in the sky spotting a somewhat familiar looking pony, she saw would she believed was one of her older sisters Pegasus flying past the clouds. She called up to her to find an equally surprised pony looking down at her. She flew down and perhaps had her hooves on the ground in the first time in ages. It was awkward to say the least. It’s been so long and they changed so much. Her sister looked more...well not as tall as mother but still looked as she were a young adult. Her sister commented the same to her! She had been at work with her magic studies and finding gemstones in mountain caves to even notice. Yet she supposed it just been that long since they were tiny fillies. When she asked the whereabouts of their younger sister, Pegasus too expressed concern for her. When Unicorn stated that she was a quest to search for her, Pegasus volunteered up hoof to join her. Thus the two went on their way.