//------------------------------// // Interesting things became much more interesting // Story: Adventures Of An Animus Dragon // by Undertotem //------------------------------// "Um......Stargazer?" "Please, just call me Star. Were friends after all, even if our meeting was a bit rocky from the start, I would still acknowledge you as a friend." Stargazer said as they walk through the halls of Twilight's castle. 'And the fact that you're so damn adorable in person, I would definitely be your friend. He thought. "O-oh. O-okay then." Twilight said, still unsure if she should trust her new guest, even if they gave information about their race and all. She is grateful for the things that she learned today, and would want to know more about the dragon and all. but she would have to do some safety precautions first. 'I should send a letter to Princess Celestia about Stargazer, so that she could meet him, and we could ask him more about himself and what he knows!' Twilight thought, feeling giddy that she would learn more from the strange dragon. but her thoughts came to a stop when the dragon spoke. "You can tell everything you learned to your princes if if you want, Twilight. I'm not stopping you from doing what you think is right. If you think that telling her about my existence is a good choice, then so be it." Stargazer said, looking back at the shocked purple princess. "D-did you-" "To answer your previous question Twilight. Yes. I can in fact read minds and also see the future to an extent. I could only see a few possible choices or outcomes from a situation, but I can not travel through all the possible branches of choices or outcomes just like Darkstalker or Clearsight, since as far as I know, they are the two of the best seers of the NightWings about two to three thousand years ago. But Clearsight being much better than Darkstalker." Hearing this, Twilight was shocked to know that all this time, the things she was thinking of, was being heard by the dragon beside her. 'Then, that means-' "Yes, Twilight. I can hear your thoughts as if you are speaking directly to me. But if I'm going to be the true friend I am, I will stop doing it to you and the others, so that trust would be built." He said to her while giving a small smile. Seeing this Twilight could't help but smile as well as they continue to walk through the long halls of the castle. While walking, Twilight decided to ask a question about a few things. "Hey, Star?" "Yes? What is it Twilight?" "What was that thing you explained about the SeaWings, having a powers only for the royal family, and the thing about the SandWings having their queen chosen by an enchanted necklace?" She asked, curious as to know were the enchantment came from since dragons can't use magic and all. Stargazer remained silent for a short while, thinking on how he should answer this. 'I should just answer the question. There's no point in hiding the truth if they are to know it eventually.' He sighed, then spoke. "We have this power, or magic as you would call it. It is called Animus magic. From what I've learned, when using Animus magic you are able to enchant absolutely anything and control it for your own purpose. From what I observed, your magic and animus magic are very different from one another. Tell me Twilight, how do you use your magic?" He asked with a face of worry. "Well, when unicorns use their magic, they would need to channel their inner energy and focus it on one point, their horns. After channeling they are able to manipulate objects like levitating them off the ground or when your a scholar of some kind, you could do some offensive, defensive, and some utility spells like transmogrification. Why?" She asked, seeing the worried face of the dragon. "Just like what you said Twilight, you manipulate things around you and transform things using spells. If your pony magic is to manipulate, Animus magic is to order and command. For Animus dragons their word is absolute, meaning having no restriction, exception, or qualification when performing enchantments." Stargazer said while looking at the confused alicorn, still unable to piece together the words told to her. "Twilight, in other words, I can command anything, anything I want. For example, I can enchant a piece of paper and turn it into bars of gold by a mere thought. I can command weapons to protect me even without me controlling them. Think on how a unicorn would protect himself with a spear, he would need to control the spear and move it through various directions to protect himself. While an Animus dragon would simply enchant the same spear to protect him from harm without doing much effort, and if the dragon even wanted to, he could enchant the spear to strike the hearts of all his enemies and it won't stop until the enemy is dead." Twilight cringed at the words about death and killing, but then thought about the endless possibilities for having that kind of power. But her thoughts were cut short as Stargazer continued talking. "Now to answer your next question, the enchanted necklace that the SandWing queen wears is called 'The Eye of Onyx'. The necklace was enchanted by Jerboa, a SandWing animus, and is a SandWing treasure that possesses the power to decide whether or not the holder would be an acceptable queen of the SandWings without taking their bloodline into account. However, it destroys any dragon unworthy to be the SandWing queen." Stargazer said in a matter-of-fact tone of voice. Twilight on the other hand was fascinated at the fact that an object exists solely to choose those who are worthy of ruling. After the small 'storytelling', the two reached a double door. Upon opening it, it revealed a balcony with crystal floors, a crystal railing with gold, and a telescope. The place was mostly bare, but it was fortunate enough for Stargazer that the sun would hit the balcony until sun down. Stargazer walked up near the railing and spread his wings wide, taking in all the sun as much as he can. As he does this, Twilight marvels at the scenery in-front of her. The dragon may have been a simple color combination of white and red, but right now, as the sun hits the scales of the dragon, Twilight was astonished at that moment as she see's the different ripples of color, that crawl across his scales. As the colors change, she notices the constant shifting through black and white specks of color on his wings. It is as if the stars were part of his wings somehow, shimmering through the colorful sky that is his wings. After a few moments of astonishment, Twilight notices Stargazer lay down on the floor. She moves forward with a hint of concern about the dragon as to why he laid down, but soon notices the peaceful snoring the dragon was making. Wings splayed out and colors still shifting, the dragon fell asleep. Twilight took the moment to look at the dragon for a while and thought about the things that happened a few hours ago. 'And here I thought that all dragons were bad and violent. But I guess that there are those dragons who are actually kind enough to tell others their deepest secret, just to earn the trust of others. She thought and smiled at the scene in-front of her. She left the balcony quietly, leaving the dragon do his resting. She walked through the halls of her castle towards the library, hoping to find Spike there for her to send a message to Princess Celestia. Spike was at the library, siting in-front of the table, with three peculiar books on top. The books themselves are colored blue, then green, then red, all showing a different style of writing. Being Twilight's Number One Assistant, Spike has seen many different books as well as different languages. He had to study with Twilight on different languages and writing systems just so he could understand the book's contents if Twilight ever needed the book for her research. Out of all the writing systems that he has learned, he has not seen this type of writing system all his life. With interest and curiosity, he picks the green book up and opens it. The first thing that greeted his eyes was a fine drawing of a face of what he believes is a dragoness, and some lettering of some sort of quote underneath the picture. Before he could go further into the book, the door of the library opened, revealing a purple alicorn. "Spike! There you are. I need you to write a letter for me so I could send it to Princess Celestia." She said, then looks at the green and purple drake and notices that he is holding a green book in his claws. "Where did you get that book, Spike?" she asked, as she walks towards him. "Uhhh......I found it, back at the throne room? It was near where Star was laying down." he told her as he continued to look at the book with strange writings. "Um...okay, we'll discuss this later, but first, I need you to write a letter for Princess Celestia." Spike then walks up to a counter and picks up a quill and scroll, then tells Twilight that he's ready. "Okay then Spike. Dear Princess Celestia......"