~The things that Izar loved hearing the most were the stories about Celestia told to him by Luna~
Dawn broke and kissed the carpeted floor of the room Celestia had given me a month-and-a-half ago. I could see the soft sunlight through my closed eyes. No doubt this was Celestia. She was using her amazing power to wake up the land she ruled over with Luna. I would have never imagined that anypony could a power like that. It was remarkable. But if I was to tell the truth, it suits her for Princess Celestia is radiant like the sun.
But then again, I don't remember ever seeing power like Celestia's since my memories were taken. I'm just glad Igniteus is here. In truth, it does feel like I do have a strong connection with him. I just hope with his and Celestia's help, I can find the answers to the questions I have. Who took my memories? What happened to me? And who was I before I lost my memories?
As these questions flooded around my mind again for this morning, I open my eyes and sat up in the bed. A yawn is escaped my body. "Ah, young Master, you're up." I heard Igniteus' voice to my right and I looked over at the old unicorn. It was still hard to believe he once looked like me even though I had learned that fact about a month and half ago. But it didn't make it any less crazy to know.
I nodded as I rubbed the leftover sleep from my eyes with my hooves. "Yes, I'm awake." I said as I waved a hoof in the air. I then stretched a bit just to wake up the rest of me a bit more. Igniteus move closer to the bed.
"Princess Celestia sent word that she would be very busy today. But she did say that we are welcome to wander the castle grounds and that we are welcome to visit the library. You know normal everyday sort of thing." Igniteus told me as I got out of the bed.
I nodded. That made sense, we had been taking up a lot of Celestia's time lately. " well I can understand that, she does have a kingdom to run. And helping us might have put her behind her duties a bit." I said, making my way to a mirror in the room to fix my mane. I could see Igniteus nod behind me from the mirror. It then occurred to me that ignitus might be able to answer one of my questions. I felt a bit foolish for not thinking of it sooner, After all, we have been here for a month and a half.
With my mane now looking less messy, I turned to look at Igniteus. "Um, Igniteus, Who was I? Like before I lost my memories, what was I like? I know I probably should have asked this sooner but with everything going on, I guess it just slipped my mind." Igniteus seemed to smile and he waved his hoof in the air and shook his head.
"It is quite alright young master. I understand that a lot has been going on." he said, smile still on his face. Young Master, you were a great Prince well up until the fall of the Kingdom. Not even I know why that happened. It is still a great mystery to me about the cause of what led to the fall of Neozarria."
I nodded. I didn't expect Igniteus to know everything. Mostly because I believed after the kingdom fell, he might have been looking for me. So he probably didn't have a chance to look for answers. "Well hopefully we can find the answer to that." I said, hopeful smile on my face. I really was hoping that we could find out why my kingdom fell. And also why I lost my memory. And possibly who or what caused me to lose my memory. It really was a mystery, but a mystery I intended to solve.
Igniteus nodded. "Well young master, what do you want to know? I can't tell you anything about yourself from the time you were small up until the kingdom fell and you went missing." Igniteus looked at me, waiting for me to answer.
"Well what was I like as a child?" I asked, as I really wanted to know. Was I a good kid or bad one? Or was I a troublemaker? It was really something that was on my mind, since I didn't really know who I was at the moment. But I knew more now than I did over a month and a half ago. When Celestia first found me, all I knew was my name and then I was running from something. But now I know so much more. And I still wanted to know more about who I was before I lost my memories.
Igniteus smiled. "When you were born, your birth was celebrated across the kingdom of Neozarria. All of the subjects loved you the day you were brought into the world. There were celebrations throughout the towns, and cities. Every creature in the Kingdom celebrated your day of birth." Igniteus smiled at the memory, which made me smile in turn. it was good to know that my people did love me. But that made me wonder even more why my kingdom fell. What it happened to me? I really wanted to know.
As if he read my mind, Igniteus answered my question. " you were a good kid growing up and your mother and father really believed you'd be a great ruler one day. They were always proud of you. You are a fast learner and everyone in the kingdom was excited for you to take over when you grew up. However I do not know why the Subjects ended up turning against you. It is still a mystery to me as I had never heard anything bad about you from others."
I smiled as Igniteus told me about myself. Hearing about who I was and what I was like was nice. But hearing that the subjects of my kingdom turned against me made me all the more curious as to what happened. But since Igniteus did not know, that was a question that would have to be answered later.
"What were my parents like?" I asked. They had to have been good parents and rulers since I was a good kid. Igniteus wouldn't have spoken so highly of them if they weren't. That much I knew to be true. Igniteus smiled at my curiosity. It almost seemed like he had been waiting for me to ask.
"Your parents were well loved by the ponies of Neozarria. King Jethro was well-respected and looked up to by so many. A lot of the citizens hoped you would be like him one day. And then there was Queen Cecillia who was well loved by all of the citizens of Neozarria. She was such a beautiful Mare and it was no wonder your father had fallen for her. She was kind to everyone. Together, your parents made it so peace reigned for many years in your Kingdom. And they loved you with all of their heart till the day they left this world. You were young when Jethro and Cecilia died. And is still mystery as to how they died. But nevertheless the people remembered your parents fondly. And when you took over a few months after they passed, the citizens really looked up to you."
I was happy to hear about my mother and father. And it made me glad to know that they were well loved and respected by the citizens of my kingdom. And now I knew their names which brought me great joy. But learning their deaths were mystery was perplexing.
Well I want to know more about my parents, I still wanted to know what happened to me. If I was so well-loved, how did my kingdom fall? I know Igniteus said he didn't know why or what lead to my kingdom falling but he had to know something at least. Even if it was just a little bit of information it would still be good to know. I look to the old unicorn. "What happened to me? You say I was so unloved and yet my kingdom fell. Is it because when my parents passed, I was not ready to rule? Or was I too young? Or did I do something to make the Citizens hate me?" I had more questions than just this, but at the moment I couldn't put them into words.
Igniteus sighed. "Well I am not even sure what actually happened. For some reason, the citizens started to grow bitter towards you a year after you took over ruling the kingdom. I still don't know why and I never had a chance to find out." I sighed. I still wanted to know why things changed. What had caused the citizens to turn against me? Was it something I did? Or was it an unseen Force that I didn't stop in time?
Igniteus walked over and placed a hoof on my shoulder. "Don't worry young master. After your parents died, I helped raise you. You are very well behaved growing up and you are a great Prince. You are just like your mother, kind to everyone. And you were even betrothed to be married as well. She was the princess of a kingdom next to Neozarria. Her kingdom was smaller. but before your parents died, it was arranged that you two would marry to the unite the kingdoms. The citizens in her kingdom we're actually good Folk. And the princess herself was actually very nice. You and her actually got along very well, so well in fact that you let her have control over some of your duties." He smiled and took his hoof off my shoulder
I smiled. "I must have really trusted her if I let her have duties of mine." I said. I then wondered, what happened to her? And right as I thought that Igniteus has answered the question. I'm starting to get a little spooky how it seems like he was reading my mind but I just shrugged it off.
"It is unknown what happened to her really. At one point, there was a revolution in your kingdom and well that was going on, she went MIA. And after you went missing, the kingdom fell. I don't know what led to the revolution or why it happened. And I never found out nor did I have a chance to." Igniteus told me.
I sighed. Something must have happened. Revolutions don't happen for no reason. But this was really not worth pondering over at the moment. And I knew possibly in time I would find out the answer to the question of why did my kingdom fall?
I looked over to the window. The sun was on its way across the sky and it was now about mid-morning. I looked back over to the old unicorn. "Could I ask a bit more about myself later? I do wish to wander around the castle grounds a bit today." Igniteus nodded with a smile.
"Of course. Also if you want to relearn how to cast your magic, I'm willing to teach you what I know. Then again I was also the one to teach you in the past." he chuckled. I was a bit amazed to learn that ignited had once been my teacher. I was happy to have learned a bit more about myself this day. And of course I had so many more questions to ask. But there were other things I wanted to do.
"I'll head to the garden for a bit then. Seems like a nice day." I got up to leave. Igniteus nodded in followed me out, heading in the direction of his own room. I walked down the hallway of the castle heading in the direction of the garden. I knew my way pretty well around by now. After all it had been a month-and-a-half since I had come here. Igniteus had been given his own room but still came by mine every morning to make sure I was awake in case Celestia wanted to talk to me. I didn't really mind it and if I was being honest it almost felt like it was....normal.
This last month and a half, I had spent quite a bit of time with the princess of the Sun. I've gotten to know her a little and she is an amazing Pony. The way she lights up when she talks about her student Twilight and how proud she is of her and also the way she lights up when she talks about her sister, it makes me smile. I do have yet to ask her about herself. And I'm still not sure why I hesitate as I wish to learn more about her. I have a feeling like I'm drawn to her and I have no idea why. Whenever the thought of Celestia crosses my mind, I can't help but smile and my heart seems to skip a beat. It is a mystery to me why I feel this way. And get this feeling makes me want to get to know her even more.
And so, with the thought of Celestia in my head causing a smile to appear on my face, I arrive at the Garden.
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It really was a lovely day. The sky was clear, animals were wandering about among the plants and trees of the garden and a soft Breeze flow through the air. This was the garden that Celestia had found me in a month-and-a-half ago. It was where everything had started. I smiled. I had grown to treasure my time here with Celestia and Igniteus and even the other ponies in the castle. I did still get some strange looks from other ponies in the castle as they were still not quite used to me. But I figured they would get used to me overtime so I didn't mind.
I found a bench and decided to sit down and enjoy the gentle breeze in the air. I walked over and took a seat. I then leaned my head back and closed my eyes and listened to the breeze Flow by me.
Not even 2 minutes later, I heard hoofsteps nearby. Are you opened my eyes to see Princess Luna. I smiled and got off the bench to go greet her. She looked over to my direction when she heard me walking over.
"Good morning princess." I said, bowing my head a little. I was sure Luna wasn't really used to me yet either. After Celestia had told her about me, it had taken her a while to be able to talk to me. For a while I thought she didn't trust me very well and she had every right not to. But over the last month and a half, we have had a few interactions. And it seems like she's able to talk to me but easier now.
She nodded. "Good morning to you, Prince Izar." she said kindly. she looked a bit tired. She must have had a long night walking through dreams. I always wondered how she could do it. One pony in charge of everypony's dreams, it seemed like a lot of work. And yet every night Luna was hard at work helping ponies battle their nightmares, guiding her subjects to the answer of the questions they had. It was all very impressive.
"I might guess that you are coming back from dream walking? Are you all right? I don't really know how you do it, you walk through ponies dreams and you raise the Moon. It's rather impressive." I said.
Luna nodded and smiled a bit. "Thanks and yes I am ok. And I've had a millennia and more to learn to master what I do. But of course I'm not perfect all the time. There was a time Twilight and her friends had to help me was something I created in one of my nightmares."
I smiled. "Well it's still mighty impressive. Never would I have ever believed that there would be others out there that has such great power such as you and Celestia. Igniteus has told me that I'm pretty powerful myself but of course, I don't remember any of it." I chuckled. Luna did as well.
"I do hope my sister is of help to you. She's always been kind of like that. Whenever somepony or creature is in need, She tries her best to help them." Luna smiled at the thought of Celestia. "I do of course worry sometimes. She can sometimes bite off more than she can chew. But she always has good intentions. And her heart is always in the right place."
I nodded. "She's giving us more than enough help. And I am grateful to the both of you for your kindness. And I have to say, both of you really impress me. Like I said before, you walk through dreams and raise the Moon. And then Celestia raises the Sun and deals with diplomats and other political Affairs all day. I know I was a prince in my past but I don't even know who I was. So it's hard for me to imagine myself ever doing something like that. The thought of balancing all that work, it is a bit daunting to me. But I am sure it must have done it at one point."
Luna nodded. "I'm sure you have." She said. She then frowned a bit. "It wasn't always mean Celestia ruling together though. There was a time that it was just Celestia." I looked at Luna, a confused and curious look on my face.
"Well growing-up, Tia and I were very close. In fact we did almost everything together. but since Tia was the older one, she was favored more while I was cast in the shadows. I let the darkness get the best of me. And over time I grew to resent my sister. I hated how she got all the attention, how she was the one that everypony adored. Everypony loved her daytime, well Everypony slept through my beautiful night and that made me hate the fact she got all the attention even more. So I ended up becoming a monster. Celestia Had to banish me to the moon for a 1000 years."
I was shocked. I never expected Celestia to be able to do that. But she must have had a good reason. And with how Celestia talked about Luna now, i must have crushed her to send her sister away like that. No doubt about it. If I was in the same position, I would have been crushed myself for sure. "Well How did you break free?" I asked.
Luna smiled. "Twilight and her friends saved me. And I was able to reunite with my sister. There are still times we don't see eye to eye. But I know what Celestia did I can't blame her for. It was my mistake to give in to the darkness in my heart. And I have learned to come to terms with what I have done. Not to mention with Celestia's and Twilight and her friends help, Every pony in the kingdom has forgiven me now."
I smiled. "That is good to know." I then thought about something. "What was Celestia like when you guys were younger?" I asked. Luna thought for a moment. "Well she was still pretty serious as she is now back then. But she did have a more fun side when we were younger. And oh man, did we get into trouble together. She and I loved pulling pranks on the castle guards, on the castle staff, and even our parents." Luna chuckled at the memory.
I laughed as well. "Celestia a prankster? That seems hard to believe honestly." I said. But then again I don't only ever seen Celestia's serious side. Though now that I think about it, I have seen her flustered side as well. And man is it cute. I smiled.
"What was your favorite prank you pulled growing up?" I asked. Luna smiled as she recalled the story. She sat down on the ground.
"Well, back then, the castle guards had different uniforms. Instead of the gold they wear now, it used to be copper colored. Well Tia had the bright idea to go into the armory when no one was looking and to paint all of the armor in color changing Magic Paint. So when a guard was wearing the armor, as they went around the castle the color of the armor would change. Needless to say our parents were not happy. I think we were grounded for at least a month after that."
I chuckled. "That is insane. Sounds like you two did have a lot of fun though growing up." I smiled. I did wonder if I had that kind of fun with my parents when I was young. I'd have to ask Igniteus later.
Luna Yawned. "We did. But those days are far behind us." He said in a bit of a somber tone. I smiled at her.
"Well thank you for telling me about your sister....Um is it alright if I ask you about her more later? I would like to get to know her. But it seems she doesn't much like talking about herself." Luna nodded.
"Sure. I don't mind." She said. "Gives me a chance to relive the good old days." She added on with a smile. I nodded.
"Win-win then." I said. She nodded in agreement. She then looked at the sky. The sun was about in the middle of the sky now. "Ah I am sure I have kept you longer than I should have and I am sure you wish to get some rest." I said quickly. Luna nodded.
"Yes that would be Ideal. If you don't mind, I am going to excuse myself." I nodded and smiled at her.
"Let's chat again some time." I said to her. She nodded and got up. I watched the princess of the moon walk away. "Hmm where to go next. Hmm How about the Library. Maybe I can find something else that is usefull?" I thought out loud to myself.
I then turned on my back hooves and headed back towards the castle. Once inside, I headed in the direction of the library. My goal was to head to the Restricted Section, he secret area Celestia had shown me a bit ago. She told me how to open it and told me I was free to access it anytime I wanted. So I thought since the books in there were older than the ones outside in the normal Library, maybe I could find something that would be of use.
Within a few minutes I reach the doors of library. I opened them and went inside and headed to the back where the entrance to the hidden area was. I had learned from Celestia how to use basic Magic. I could levitate objects, open doors, tidy up rooms, really just basic stuff. But it's those useful.
I reach the back Shelf of where the hidden area was. My horn started to Glow a silverly hue. The books that lock the door were pulled down via my Magic. The door then opened and I descended the steps into the area.
I spent maybe upwards of three hours looking over every Shelf. I was about to leave at one point just empty-hoofed. That is until I came across a book that looks so old, it was almost illegible. The author's name was completely missing as it had been worn off. but the book still caught my eye. I took it over to the table on sat down and opened it to start reading.
The first page had me shocked. There, right on the first page was the picture of a male alicorn. Written above his head where the words " Legends of the Unisis." it was actually almost hard to make out the words since the book was so worn out. But once I did, I was immediately interested in finding out what this book contained. So I started reading. My mind was blown. I smiled. Igniteus had to see this. So I closed the book, and took it with me, promising myself to bring it back as I didn't want to upset Celestia for taking something. I then left the library and headed to my Butler's room.
A smile was stuck on my face as I was excited to share with him my findings. Just then the thought of Celestia popped into my head. And I felt that I wanted to share this with her as well. So I change direction and headed towards the throne room. I couldn't wait to see her reaction. And yet I still don't know why I was wanting to tell Celestia about this first. maybe because she had been helping me so much? I just didn't know. Hopefully I would figure this out in due time.
But for now, I wanted to learn what was in this book. So off towards the throne room I went, book under my wing, smile on my face.
~End of Part 6~