//------------------------------// // Prologue // Story: Into The Shadows // by ShadowRazer2121 //------------------------------// “In the beginning there was nothing. Nothing but death and decay. A Lifeless Corpse floating in deep space forever to be lost from its star. Until one day it came across seven immortal beings that would eventually be known as the Elements of Harmony. There was Probitatis who resembled Honesty, Misericordiam resembled Kindness, Liberalitas resembled Generosity, Fidelitas resembled Loyalty, Risus resembled Laughter, Magia Resembled Magic, and finally the would be known as the forgotten element Umbra the Element of Shadow. With their life giving power and harmonious nature life would soon form on this world but, with a cost. Darkness would form in the element of shadow's heart growing to bitter to his sisters being the element that only causes death to keep balance. He tried to take over and strike down his sisters but was unsuccessful in his task and was banished to the moon for his deeds and stripped of his element and it was destroyed which only fueled his rage and distaste for his sisters. When he broke free from his prison he tried again only to be stopped by Misericordiam. Trying to convince his brother that they cared for their younger brother but, he refused to believe what she said and attacked her. Realizing what he had done he wanted to run from everything but, yet again was confronted by his sisters and was struck down and his body turned to stone to be forever to lay dormant hidden away near the tallest mountain in a valley where a forest of unnatural behavior that would forever hide him away from the world. As time went on he was forgotten by his sisters but, Misericordiam still held hope that one day her younger brother, their younger brother would return to them so they could correct the wrongs and be united once more.” An echoey Female voice said. As she wrote in a book, finishing her story closing the book standing up the voice belonged to an Alicorn that had a cutie mark that was in the shape of a butterfly as a pink mane flowed in a none-existing wind her coat was also pink like her mane as she looked down at the element of shadow as he was not a pony but a dragon. “Little brother, I await the day when you will wake so that we may be united once more. Good-bye my little brother I will return one day.” Kindness said as she walk out of the chamber where she had created a temple for him under the unnatural forest. 600,000 years later—Everfree forest In the tomb where the young drake laid, he was dormant as if he was really a statue the tomb began to tremble and shake as some of the already ruined pillars fell and collapsed to the ground. As soon as it came the tomb stopped its shaking. A voice spoke from the dark and dormant room shaking it as if trembling from the sheer sound of the voice. ”Ashes to Ashes....Dust to Dust!” the voice sound like more than one voice was talking while holding a demonic tone. The statue still laid dormant. When on the statue the eyes began to glow a a bright light came from the. As another began to talk. “Wh...where am I? Sisters? P..please help...I’m scared.” A male childish voice said as the sound echoed. Then the tomb fell silent once more nothing came from the statue; the glowing disappeared and everything went still once more. Ponyville—Present Date The main six surrounded the table as they where finally glad to be home after dealing with starlight glimmer and freeing the town from her. “Can you believe that she stole our cutiemarks. I mean that was just cruel.” Rainbow dash said as she came to settle down on her throne. “I agree with dash, that just ain’t right to steel somepony’s cutiemark like that.”applejack said as she too came to sit on her throne. “I know but, at least we set free the town and now they are thriving.” Twilight sparkle said. They soon started to talk about their plans until the cutiemap called all of them again to a place which confused them it was in the middle a field and then another symbol appeared it was black with the decal of a dragon with its wings spread out and which was put in the center of the Everfree forest which confUsed them. They eventually decided to follow the map’s Instructions And went to the field only to find nothing. “Hold on I may have a way to find what we are looking for.” Twilight said “And do tell what your planning darling.” Rarity said as she looked at her friend. “Tracking spell.” Twilight said and with a wave of her horn a wave of pure magic washed over the field and that’s when she had found it. “It’s right here.” she said digging a little bit before finding a stone door opening it and walking in they came into an opening where four stone boxes payed in the center with drawings around them. As they got closer torches began to illuminate the room revealing tombs with six dead ponies in Them and the smell of death around them. “It must say it’s quite dreadful in here.” Rarity said “Ya think?” AppleJack retorted. Twilight walked to one of them and noticed a marking and gasped as she backed away, which attracted the others as they saw what she saw and had the same reaction. “These are Alicorns and thats fluttershy’s cutiemark.” It was open as it showed the skeletal remains but, something caught Twilight’s attention as she ignited her horn she carefully removed the forelegs off a book from the alicorn’s body and opened it and found writing that she knew but it was a forgotten language. “This is ancient ponish before the tribes unified and before the tribes were even formed.” Twilight said and used a translation spell on it and her blood ran cold in which the others noticed. “This is a journal and a story. These are the elements of harmony and according to this book they are lying dormant waiting for something or somepony.” She said looking at all of them. “Do you think there is some secret passage In here like the Daring Do books.” Rainbow dash said getting a little giddy at the thought. “Rainbow I don’t thin...” twilight was cut off by pinkie pie. “You mean this secret passage?” She said pointing to an open section in the wall. They entered more and more and came into a room that had even more writing on it and in which twilight read it out loud. “With our final effort we did....” “ what we never thought we would do. Our little brother was lost to his own element to the darkness that we had to rely on to keep life in check we had to do the unthinkable we had to strike him down killing him. Twilight looked around and was in the middle of the field her friends were but could not find them until she heard an explosion making her turn here head only to find six alicorns on the ground with blood running down the sides of their heads and nose. She noticed that a red and blue alicorn had her horn broken in half. Then she looked up and saw what had caused them all of that harm. A dragon that had black scales and a dark grey under belly laughed as he spoke in his demonic voice that seemingly echoed through the open air. “Your rejection has gone on for too long. I have tried again and again but, did you learn nothing from when you tried the first time. You cast me out like I was nothing you claim to be the Elements of Harmony but, Where was your harmony when you LOOKED AT ME! NOTHING BUT DISGUST AND REJECTION NO LOVE NO COMPASSION TO ME ONLY HATE. You stripped me of the only thing that made me who I am and now that my way of life is gone you shall be the end of all life.” The dragon said before lunging and a white flash engulfed the world and Twilight woke up with a a start and found herself in her. With that she took the book and left the tomb resealing it and putting it back the way it was hoping never to return she took one last look behind her before that scene flashed in her mind. As they all went back to the castle. As Fluttershy turned with the others she started to here something. “Kindness? I want to go home please” Fluttershy heard the voice but saw nothing and thought it was in her head as seeing how no pony else heard it. A lone figure sat atop the hill watching the six mates leave and was glad that the purple one got the book from her body as she slowly disappeared from existence.