//------------------------------// // Meeting // Story: The Lord of Chaos // by Guillermo //------------------------------// Both Twilight and Spike were in a rush to get home after finishing the day at the two sisters' castle. They had been there from nine in the morning until six in the afternoon, and even though they were moving much faster with the team than they alone, it was still too slow, especially when they had a reading to follow. As soon as they entered, Spike jumped to the ground and ran up the stairs. "Come on Twilight, we're getting to the best part!" Shaking her head in amusement, Twilight walked up the castle stairs to where she had the book. She was already sure that she was real, after all, she had investigated various myths. Solaris and Selena were easy, it was the dominant religion of Equestria, as for her children. They were more in the realm of mythology than religion, and she made sense if she thought about it. Of all the gods, the ones who seemed to intrude the most in the mortal world were The Firsts, although she had not yet read enough to corroborate it. The supposed Discord brothers had appeared throughout history in countless myths, with the exception of Ares, something that was not surprising. After all, this brother was supposed to have been locked up since before the creation of his planet. Shaking her head, she advanced to her personal library, she had a book to read. The Firsts weren't the only ones to build their home on this new plan. Generating their own plans, the five brothers created their homes according to their personalities. Discord created a dimension of pure chaos, where the laws of physics and reality itself had no place there, Harmony built a castle on a paradise island, in the middle of a lake surrounded by a meadow full of flowers, trees and hills. , all in unparalleled harmony, Crono opted for a castle in the middle of infinity from where he could observe time, Gaea created an eternal forest full of immortal animals, where they would enjoy a life full of peace, while Hades created the plane of Limbo, placed between Eden and Tartarus, where he not only made his home, but there he would judge all souls. As the centuries passed, Harmony was teaching mortals the way of harmony, and little by little, she was finding mares that represented every aspect of it to perfection, and she named them her disciples. But in the end, death, like all mortals, came to them, but Harmony had a special destiny for them, so, with the permission of her parents and the lord of the dead, Hades, she promoted her 6 disciples and them named her daughters, thus being born 6 new goddesses. Hecate, goddess of magic, Athena, goddess of loyalty, Hestia, goddess of honesty, Persephone, goddess of kindness, Amet, goddess of laughter, and Share, goddess of generosity. Thus, the gods continued to guide mortals as best they could, but over time, they gradually grew apart. And it was for this reason that the mortals of Equs were corrupted, the kirins abhorred their dark half instead of embracing it and living in harmony with it, the changelings rejected the second form, becoming terrifying predators and leaving their metamorphosis in oblivion, the griffins became more and more proud and greedy, considering any species that were not griffins as inferior ... But the worst were the ponies, while the rest of the races were still together, the ponies began to reject their brothers. Earth Ponies with Earth Ponies, Pegasi with Pegasi, unicorns with unicorns, and any union between races was heresy. Why did only death make them see that they were equal in the eyes of the gods? Determined, Solaris and Selena decided to change this, descending into the world, doing something unthinkable, they became mortal. Yes, their life was still eternal, yes, they were still alicorns and gods and, yes, their immense power remained with them. But now they could be harmed, now they needed to eat, drink, they could die, if there was something powerful enough to kill them, of course. They roamed the pony lands and tried to unite their creations, but nothing worked, they continued on their path of hatred. And when they saw The Firsts, disgust and fear seized them. For months they traveled aimlessly, being rejected by all but a single farmer. Ignoring his children, the Earth Pony old pony gave shelter and food to strangers, treating them as equals. Not even Discord knew he passed there, but upon leaving, The Firsts already had a plan to try and unite the ponies. Using their magic, they made the rains, snow and everything related to the weather stop in every territory where the three breeds of ponies lived together, in addition, the entire pony territory was frozen in an eternal autumn, because the seasons they would no longer come naturally. Through dreams, Selena guided the Pegasi so that they were the ones in charge of controlling the weather, and she taught all the pony races how they should give way to the seasons. To ensure collaboration beyond the seasons, they caused Earthlings to grow food with overwhelming ease, creating a connection with nature itself, making it infinitely more difficult for other races. And wanting to prevent them from excluding the unicorns, Solaris and Selena painfully stopped rising the sun and the moon every day. The world was plunged into terror as the celestial orbs did not advance, but Selena showed the way to the unicorns most versed in magic. Soon, they were in charge of bringing the day and night, and the collaboration between the races began. The two of them retired to a home in the mountains, watching everything evolve. Almost 200 years later, they ran into a sad reality, the ponies continued to hate each other, collaborating out of sheer necessity. What would they do then? Would they guide them to harmony themselves? They couldn't, they knew that one day they would have to go back to Olympus, they couldn't stay forever. However, despite the sadness, a joy arose, because they found in that mortal form a new way of loving each other, I don't think I need to say what it is, right? And so, after nine months of pregnancy, the five siblings and their children witnessed the birth of the sixth daughter, an alicorn filly with white fur and Pink mane and eyes. Despite having the power of a god, something that everyone felt, he was like a mortal, incapable of aging, but capable of being mortally wounded, if there was something capable of it, with the need to feed himself and, unfortunately for his parents , unable to access the celestial plane. With great happiness, The First Ones called her daughter Celestia, although they could not know what her destiny would be as a goddess. Unlike her siblings, she would have to discover her fate like the rest of the ponies. Thus, Solaris and Selena were able to enjoy the happiness of seeing her daughter grow up, because with the rest of her children it was not possible. Of all his siblings, Discord was the only one who spent each and every one of his days with the little filly, and so it was for four years, in which a new joy came into the world. The new daughter had dark blue fur, sky blue mane, and green eyes, and her parents named her Luna. Unfortunately, happiness ended, because the First knew that they had to go, and their daughters could not go with them, because being half mortal, they were anchored to Equs. But they knew that they would be the ones to guide the ponity, so they decided to find a home for them, but Discord, god and lord of chaos, the Firstborn of the gods, flatly refused. Would mortals know how to care for a god? Would they love their sisters? Would they be rejected for the rest of their lives? That could end up with them being corrupted, and he wasn't up to that. In the end, with great sadness, Solaris and Selena decided to allow their son to take care of his sisters, knowing that they would not see him for long. When The Firsts returned to their divine plane, Discord led the girls away from the pony lands, willing to teach them the precious balance between harmony and chaos, as well as to reign with wisdom and compassion, without neglecting the fun, of course. He reached the first forest on the planet, near the mountain from which the first river came out, creating an immense castle for himself and his sisters, but it did not end there. To make sure that no mortal dared to enter there, and if they did, that they did not get out alive, he create monstrous beings that would keep strangers away, the timberwolves, in addition to punishing the hydras, manticores, parasipes and other beings to their I command to protect the little alicorns. Finally, he made the climate in that area free from the spell of his parents, therefore, even if one day the three races arrived in those lands, the forest, baptized as Everfree, would maintain its own climate, something he knew That would terrify ponies, already used to handling the weather. And here, dear reader, is where I come in. I had been wandering for three months, and I was confused and angry. So you can get a mental picture of who I am, I am a unicorn mare with vanilla fur and pink mane, with a cutie mark of a cupcake. The latter turned out to be a disgrace to my parents, for, as I'm sure you know, it was unacceptable at that time for a unicorn to have a job worthy of an earth pony. That is why they denied me the right to change my name when they saw that my cutie mark did not match mine or even to exercise my talent, trying to force me to change it. Returning to the topic, I kept looking at a map that had been given to me in a town of Earth Ponies, one that would guide me to the Kirin lands, so if that was the case ... "Where the hell is it?!" I yelled in frustration. I was in the middle of a gigantic meadow, following the course of a river, which was flowing from a mountain that I had passed a few days ago. The stupid map was supposed to take me to the Kirin lands, supposedly south of Equestria, two months away, but there I was, in the middle of nowhere, with my supplies almost depleted and having no idea where I was going. Sitting on the bank of the river, I looked at the map, and for the first time since I got it, I noticed a detail that had not fallen, the ink that read "Kirin Lands" seemed a color darker than in the rest of the parchment. "Oh come on!" I moaned in frustration. That stupid earth pony had given me a fake map, I couldn't believe it. Did he hate other pony races enough to do such an act? Looking around, I came to a logical conclusion, I couldn't stay there, my food would run out sooner or later. Therefore, the forest in the distance was my only option, so I set out to reach the trees. The sun was already falling on the horizon as I went deeper into the thicket, incredibly deep. I prepared a small camp for myself, with a bonfire, and prepared to spend the night and enjoy my last remains of food. If there was no town on the other side, I might as well stay in the forest, make a cabin, live off the fruits of the earth... As I was about to fall asleep, I heard a growl that chilled my blood, and when I turned my head, I saw golden eyes in the dark. The being to which these eyes belonged was a huge wolf, made of what appeared to be wood, and it stared at me with hungry eyes. "H... hey ..." I said as I got up slowly, without making sudden movements. "Tell me that you are a thinking being and we can solve this peacefully" the wolf growled even more. "Okay ... you are sweet Little animal that wants to make a friend, right?" As I got away, he got closer. "Ok, unfortunately I'm busy ... Bye!" I ran out as fast as I could, leaving my saddlebags behind, and into the trees. I was terrified, and that was only increased by hearing more growls behind me. It was in those moments that I wanted to be a earth pony with great physical capacity or a pegasus to fly away. But since it was neither of those races, I soon stumbled and fell in the middle of a clearing. As I turned around, I saw six timberwolves slowly approach, and I closed my eyes ready to assume my death. "Hello who are you?" My eyes widened and I saw a white unicorn filly with pink eyes and mane staring at me curiously. I just looked back at the wolves, who seemed to have stopped in confusion. The filly scowled at them before moving closer. "May I know what you are doing? You are scaring her!" The one who was ahead looked at his companions and then stepped forward a bit, grunting slightly. The filly just shook her head furiously. "You don't even need to eat it, you feed through photosynthesis! Come on out." The filly waved her hooves and wings, trying to get the wolves to leave, and in the end they did, giving me one last look. It was when I fell into a detail, a unicorn with wings? What was that called? Pegacorn? Satisfied, the girl turned and looked at me with a big smile, reaching out and extending a hoof for me to hold. "Sorry about the timberwolves. I'm Celestia, delighted." I stared at the hoof for a few seconds, before smiling weakly as I extended mine. But before I could shake it, a voracious blood-red fire surrounded me in a ring. In the center, large yellow eyes were formed, creating a head and body that you must already know. It showed itself in all its splendor, looking at me as if observing my soul, and I could feel black branches and thorns surround me and lift me up, tightening around my neck. "HOW DARE YOU ENTER THIS FOREST, MORTAL?!" - I... I w... I was ju... just loo... looking for refuge ... "YOU LIE! YOU WILL STAY AWAY FROM HERE AND YOU WILL NOT COME BACK TO ...!" "Discord!" Shouted the girl's voice, and when the divine being turned her head, he saw the filly look at him angrily. "Leave her on the ground, she hasn't done anything." "You know well that mortals are not allowed to enter here." "And how do you expect my sister and I to guide the ponies one day without meeting them?" "You will when you are ready, and today is not that day." "Very well, if you don't let go, I will never speak to you again." That made that Discord think, who watched me carefully before letting go, a moment I took to try to catch my breath. He floated in the air and lay down on a hammock, or so he calls it, who suddenly appeared, still without taking his eyes off me. " By father, you are like your sister Harmony, always so ... friendly." The girl ignored him and approached me, extending her hoof again, which I shook shakily as she watched the so-called Discord. "Excuse my brother, he is very protective. Did you say you were seeking refuge?" I nodded weakly. "Great! We have a lot of room and ..." "No" Discord said unceremoniously, glancing at his gryphon paw nails. "But Discord ... She's alone in the woods." "I said no, no mortal can ..." he interrupted himself when he saw the puppy eyes that Celestia gave him, giving a grimace of disgust. "Agggh, that's fine." "Yey! You is going to love it! The girl grabbed my hoof and tried to carry me, but she was wrapped in a kind of golden seat that wrapped around Discord's chest. With her red face, Celestia tried to escape. " Discord! I'm not a filly! "First, being 8 years old makes you a filly, second, this is because you ran away from your bed ... again." "You can't make me go to bed so early!" "Assume the consequences of stealing dessert from your sister. Are you coming or what, Cake?" "W ... What?" I said, completely taken out of my astonishment. "Cake, your cutie mark is a cupcake, so Cake you stay, don't bother trying to change it." "No ... actually, it's fine." For the first time, I smiled, following the floating draconequs and the girl who demanded that she could go alone. And so, dear reader, it is like entering the lives of three gods, and believe me, she had only just begun.