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// Dage's Power 
// Story: He And His Knightmares 
// by xCrossx 
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Dage's Power


"Don't give up!!!" I look up to the balcony in surprise, lightning striking to reveal Luna looking down. Somehoe, she was able to keep her voice the same as she cried out to me. I notice Celestia's form appear behind her as the light fades. I turn back to the Paragon Armor.

"I'm sorry, but I've just seen how foalish I've been." I stand up, feeling my power flow through me, transform me. I feel my thick muscles thin into sleeker forms, my hair getting pulled by the winds unlike before, and partial armor forms on my head and chest and other random parts of my body, like my shoulders.

"Looks like you have some new armor, Knightmare Dage!" it cackles.

"It's Nightguard Dage now." Time slows down as I leap forwards and stop behind it. I spin and buck it in the side, using all my strength on top of throwing my magic into the hits. The impact sends it flying in realtime. I spin to face it as it gets back up, giving it a cold stare. "And I will crush you!" I charge my magic, time slowing as I send fireballs that slice right through it. It screams in pain as I send more as I slowly walk forwards.

I stop as my walk turns into a dash, leaping up to a chunk of earth I had discreetly thrown up and use it to launch myself at it like it had at me. It doesn't have time to dodge as my magic-driven body slams full force into it. I hear the crunch of armor and leap off, lifting the armor in my magic. I lift it before me and turn it to face me. The body is gone, but the eyes still glow with life. "I gave you everything!" it cries.

"No," I deny. "You gave me power and protection. I gave myself everything else. From the start, I had the stronger will. From the start, you were the tool. And now I don't need you." I crush it with mighty force until it's an indistinguishable ball. Then I burn it until it all metls into a goop and drops into the earth, lost forever.

I sigh as I feel my form return to its previous state and my strength ebbs after the extensive abuse endured. Luna lands next to me right as I'm collapsing, catching and steading me as she wraps a wing around me. Celestia lands in front of us, expression unreadable. I don't think she's please by Luna's "interruption..." I sigh again as exhaustion suddenly overwhelms me.