//------------------------------// // Chapter 5 preview // Story: My Little Pony Mining is Magic // by Tirimor //------------------------------// Ok, I know I haven't been on for awhile and or uploaded anything, I have been very busy, so here is a preview of chapter 5 as I actually get it done: I woke up and rose up from the bed, and looked at the window. The sun was just barely coming up, shining it's rays down onto the land to bring the new day. I stretched and went up to the deck of the ship, were Honeydew was now stearing it in the direction. But we were not the only one on the deck, for some reason Twilight was up as well. "weird....usually Twilight isn't up this early...." I thought. I went by her and placed my forhooves onto the airships railing and stared at the plains moving past us. "so any particular reason why you are up this early Twilight?" I asked. "I wanted to get a early start on things really, considering we reach wherever Fumblemore's place we will be busy" she replied. I nodded and kept looking at the scenery before us, watching the planes as I saw multiple zombies and skeletons burn. "I have been meaning to ask you, how did you do those powers yesterday in the down?" she asked as she turned her head toward me. "oh that?, it is simple really if you have the will, I used my light energy to use them" I replied. "light energy?, what in the name of Celestia is that?" she questioned. "Well, it is the positive energy that exists in all living things, both light and darkness is inside of us" I said. "so if light energy is the positive, then dark energy is the negative" She concluded. "exactly, light and darkness is what gives us the ability to feel, to have a personality, the world wouldn't exist without them" I stated. "that still doesn't explain how you were able to use those powers, something like that should only be feasible by users of magic" she replied. "there is where you are wrong, some beings, if they have the willpower, can control their light and dark energy and use them as abilities" I said. I focused and caused a white ball and black ball to form, rotating them around me before turning them into bolts and shooting them into the sky were they dissipated. "even if we have this gift, there is only certain things each being can do, as each is set into a profession when born" I said. "so the profession determines what kind of sets of abilities you have?, strange" she replied. "it's the way to limit a being to one profession so they do not become over powered" I stated. "though that still leaves a few questions like what determines a being's profession, and what exactly is yours" she pondered. "well I am a Justicar, a mixture of The Paladin and Scourge Knight. Each Sect has three professions, one for light, another for darkness, and the last is between both" I replied. "A justicar is the swifter part of the Warrior Sect, they duel wield swords and have powers that allow them to heal, cure, spread disease and raise the dead" I continued. "don't you know raising the dead is black magic and forbidden?, you could have been exiled or worse!" Twilight stated. "to put the label of evil onto something is unwise, powers like that are neither good or evil, what makes them that is the pony using them" I stated. She just rolls her eyes unconvinced, even if I did give a good reason. "anyways, Justicars can guard against abilities, and can attack using light and darkness as well, just like how I showed yesterday" I continued. "so how many Sects are there exactly?" Twilight asked. "there are two Castes, each has four Sects, and each Sect has three Professions" I explained. "so there are twenty four professions total that use light and dark energy as powers" she concluded. "yes, and that means allot of variables that decide what profession a person is in" I stated. "now that leaves the question of what determines a beings profession" she replied. "well it can be many things, personality, fighting methods, your blood line, etc" I explained. "were exactly though do you fit in all of this?" Twilight asked. "well my last name is Greyshield, and were commonly put into the Primal Caste, but some of us do end up in the Mystic Caste, either in the Mage or Cleric Sects" I said. "do you have anyone else back in Equestria besides your brother?" she asked. "well....I do have a grandfather who is a Archmage, and a cousin who is a Priest, but besides that I do not know anypony else" I said. "anyways, if you did have the will I would say you would be an Arcanist, but that is just me" I stated. "Well, this is going to be allot to write down as notes, anyways I am glad we have this talk, I will see you later" she said. I nodded as she went down below deck, but I turned my head back to the side and looked at the plains below us.