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// The quest for new gear Part Four 
// Story: Marked with Power 
// by Thenewbluebrony 
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I had just raised my hand to get Applejack's attention as they came over the white one, who reminded me of Sweetie Belle. She had three diamonds for her cutie mark and was levitating what looked like a box that was shaking. "Howdy sir this is my friend Rarity, She is a very talented. What's the word for it?" Applejack asked Rarity

"I am a seamstress darling. It is nice to meet you." Rarity said as she walked up to me and presented her hoof. I did the reasonable thing one who is prim and proper would expect.

"It is nice to meet you Miss Rarity." I said as I took her hoof and shook it gently with a light grip. "Is Pisica in the box, and if so how much damage did he cause if any?" I said as I grabbed the box and was met with a claw to the face Rarity gasped seeing the area where Pisica had cut my hair revealing a scar. The scar went in a curve from just to the left of the middle of my forehead to behind my ear. I knew Pisica didn't mean it and I patted him on the head. "I'm ok, it was only a bit of my hair. So what do I owe you two? I asked as I brought out my bag of bits.

It looked like Applejack was holding back Rarity for some reason but when Rarity looked around she seemed to calm down. They went into a huddle and I grabbed the hair that had fallen. "We decided twenty-five bits each for our services. You can pay now or when it's done." I decided to pay the price now.

"Here you two go. Twenty-five bits each, do you have any idea about the amount of time it will take to get it done? I asked as I grabbed Pisica from the box and brought him up to my shoulder. "What did he do to wind up in the box?"

"My cat was terrified of him so we put him in there to calm her down. We are using the box as a base for the area of the carrier. Is that a good size for the carrier?" Rarity stated as I inspected the box that was two by one by one dimensions in feet.

"I am going to need it to be able to hook onto my backpack if possible, and it will need to be able to take a good hit." I said as I thought about the main reason I started this little quest. I have sixty-five bits left to buy gear for myself, I then remembered the one who brought me here Discord. "I will see you two tomorrow. I have someone I would like to go see."

"Nice meeting you Jason." Rarity said after Applejack whispered something into her ear. After this was said I went to Fluttershy's Cottage to find out if Discord could bring me my sword or create one that was like it. But I decided to get some sleep at the site we set up a few days ago.


Location: Discords realm


I awoke the next morning to find I was in what seemed to be a void-like area. I had found Pisica under a pile of leaves and grabbed him. There were Islands in the sky if the thing around me could even be called the sky. It was just a ton of floating land masses one had a house on it so that was my destination. Once I had reached the edge the land from the surrounding islands made a path to the house as I walked. I figured I would be able to learn something at the house, as I approached the door I found it had no knobs or handles just the word push on it.
When I went to push the door I felt a different kind of pull this time. I found the paths on each side of the house to be gone when I went to check behind me and the path I took was gone that only left the door. I fell through when I pushed and fell to the floor that was a good five feet below the door. As I recovered from the tumble of the door that acted like a dog or cat door, I saw the being I was looking for Discord. "That explains why this area is so chaotic then. I guess you are the reason I am here."

He grabbed a box that was two and a half feet long by six inches wide. I instantly recognized the markings on the box being the logo of the brand Black Legion which was a skull with an arrow tip sticking out the top of it. When I opened the box I saw it was my sword and it even had the same engraving Hope peace love I had put so that if a break-in happened I hoped I could bring peace to the ones I love. "I think this is what you came to see me for but there is something else here for you to collect the other necklace you had when I brought you here the necklace you never had a chance to wear." He said as he summoned an image of the necklace. "All you have to do to get it and the powers it will give you, all you have to do is make it through my house."

It took me a while to decide but a quote popped into my head. "Ya know the funny thing is I know you're playing me but you're right" I said as I went to the first of the five doors in the room.

"In order to win you need to try each room and face the challenges that they present and think because they will test your knowledge from the quests you have done, some puzzles, and A few fights." He said as he warped out and left a pile of meat in a chest for Pisica and me, it had thousands of pounds of meat in it all cooked and of different monsters. When I opened the first door I was blinded by a light and found myself in a field that had a few hills and one tower.