Excalibur: The Pain Of A Bane...?
Within the beautiful Death City, there is a waterfall. The waterfall flows freely and gushes rapidly into an ongoing stream that provides the city with proper sewers and waste management. But, if one were to read a book within the library of the DWMA, they'd find that this waterfall is a bit...unique.
The book states a peculiar map that leads one to the waterfall. Climbing to its very top would procure an entrance that leads into a very extensive, yet simple, cave system. Many heroes have found this cave system, followed its watery corridors, and been greeted by swarms of angry little pixies.
But, if one were to make their way to the end, they would find a sword; a beautiful, exquisite sword. One so great that the mighty King of Camelot once wielded it and defeated entire armies with it and it alone. This sword was, once, alongside Shinigami, Lord Death, and many other great heroes of the DWMA's past.
Existing in the form of a radiant, golden broadsword, it is comprised of an unblemished double-edged blade and a precisely ornamented cruciform-shaped hilt, engraved with various regal inscriptions along both its guard and pommel. The very presence of this blade makes the air in the immediate vicinity vibrate and when its considerable powers are initially invoked, the surrounding area is bathed in a brilliant, dazzling light. The sword is reputed to possess numerous capabilities of tremendous power, which alone are enough to warrant the promotion of its respective wielder to the highest echelons of the DWMA in a single instance, in spite of their previous rank.
This mighty sword began to glow tremendously within the rock it was stabbed into. Many glowing orbs were pulled towards it, and soon, the sword disappeared from the existence of the cave. Many pixies came out from crevices along the cave to gaze at the open area.
They all cheered.
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Within the Canterlot Castle, two sisters were organizing books within a decently-sized library. The walls around them were made of marble, and all bore either the symbol of a sun or the symbol of a crescent moon, showing the day and night sections of the library. Many books were scattered around in piles before the large bookcases that lined the walls of the circular room. There was a large, velvet carpet on the floor, bearing the same symbols as the walls.
Windows fluttered light in from above, casting an elegant light upon the many tables within the library. For nighttime, there is a chandelier hanging above, which emanated a bright light for those who wished to read.
"Sister?" a mare of royalty speaks upwards within the large room.
Her coat is a dark blue, the colour of the night sky. Her tail and mane are a similar colour, if only marginally darker or lighter; stars seem to rest within them. She has two large wings and a unicorn horn upon her head. A crown rests within her mane, wrapped just around her horn, and a chest piece is tightly bound against her. Upon her flank was a dark splotch with a crescent moon upon it.
"Yes, LuLu?" calls a soothing, yet heartwarming, voice from above Luna.
This voice comes from the most elegant of all mares in Equestria. Her mane and tail constantly flow and shimmer as if blown by cosmic winds, the colors those of pale greens, yellows and reds, colors of the cosmos themselves. She has much larger wings than her sister, and a much larger horn, only increasing her majesticness. Upon her head sits a golden crown, laid behind her horn, unlike her sister's, and upon her chest is a large, gold chest piece, also bound to her. On her flank is a bright, yellow and orange sun, the counterpart to her sister alicorn.
"Uhm...well...it is difficult for us to explain, but--"
"What is it?" Celestia interrupts her sister's thought.
"There is an...odd, pale creature of some sort within the castle. It lacks manners and continues to call me 'f--"
"FOOLS!" a booming voice shouts from the other side of the room, near the large, mahogany doors.
There stands a simplistic anthropomorphic creature, whose diminished stature barely even equates to that of a half-grown foal. Its misshapen facial features comprise of bulbous eyes that, according to some, look like a failed arts-and-crafts project. It also has a prominent upturned snout, a physical representation alluding to its reserved and pretentious attitude, while the remainder of its small white body displays slender limbs and feet strangely akin to those of a rabbit.
The only indication of creature's prestige is its high quality attire, consisting of a white top hat that nearly equals him in height and a similarly coloured shirt with a frilled ruff, worn under a white jacket. However, this esteemed air is severely compromised by the absence of any clothing covering the creature's lower half.
"I am not an odd, pale creature; I am Excalibur, mighty sword to those who can meet all one-thousand provisions as disclosed via contract!" 'Excalibur' thrusts an ominous white cane into the air.
Princess Celestia marches forward and leans her head down, looking into the large, bulbous eyes. "Well, ‘Excalibur’, what are you doing in our castle?" She smiles gently, only to receive the rap of a cane on the snout.
"Fool! All castles belong to the citizens of the states, respectively! As the citizens built the castles for the rulers!" Excalibur freezes there, and Celestia shakes her head, pushing the cane away.
"Well, would you be so kind as to leave? You are intrud--"
"Fool! I am not intruding, I am simply admiring! I am Excalibur: mighty sword of Kings and Heroes in which only the 'chosen' may wield me!" He pokes his cane at Celestia's snout again.
"Oh, really? Why haven't I heard of you before, then? I've lived my entire life in Equestria, as its ruler, alongside my sister." Celestia smirks, receiving a smack on the forehead.
"Fool! Do not mock the Excalibur! That is number six-hundred-and-eighty on my list of one-thousand provisions you must retain to in order to wield me!" Excalibur puts his cane against the ground, leaning against it.
"Well, we do not want to 'wield' you. We want you to leave!" Luna calls from behind Celestia.
Excalibur glances behind Celestia, and Celestia nods with agreement.
"Yes, we're very busy, and we don't have time to play games, 'Excalibur'. Please leave, or I'm going to hav--"
"Fool!" Excalibur interrupts.
"As I wa--"
"Fool!"
"Plea--"
"Fool!"
"Sto--"
"Fool!"
"Seri--"
"Fool!"
"That's en--"
"Fool!"
"SILENCE!" Luna yells in her 'Royal Canterlot Voice' over Excalibur's. Excalibur looks upwards, points his cane at her, and utters:
"Fool."
At that moment, Luna's face goes red with rage as she dives forward and tries to attack the creature. Celestia simply encases her in a golden aura, stopping her from doing so. Luna utters many curses at the creature, as well, a lot of it in a tongue not native to Equestria.
"My apologies, Excalibur. She is short-tempered." Celestia smiles.
"Fools. One must not be so short tempered." Excalibur taps his cane on the floor.
"Yes. But, you did invade my castle, so I'm going to have to ask you to leave. If you do not, my guards will force you out." Celestia sets Luna down as she ceased cursing.
Excalibur stares at the two, and tips his hat.
"I shall find a true hero who can wield me, then! Soon, they will be the righteous owner of this land!" Excalibur pushes open the large doors, and walks away, quietly uttering: "Excalibuuuuuur!"
As the doors close, Luna sighs, looking at her sister. Her sister's face is stern for a moment, and then she bursts out laughing, stamping the floor with her hooves.
"Sister? What is so funny?" Luna asks.
"Its...eyes...they're so...silly!... And its shape...oh, my...!" Celestia gasped, laughing madly.
Luna couldn't help but join in with a giggle.