Chapter 3: Mare in the Crystal
Once upon a time…
In a dark land called Equestria…
The Mane 6, Celestia, and Luna tried to defeat the Kindred, but…they were killed…except, Celestia…she was banished…the regular Ponies became Food…or turned into Kindred.
The 2 Vampire Alicorns defeated Celestia with the Elements of Cruor (Blood) and she is trapped inside a Red Crystal Ball.
There were 2 Vampire Alicorns that were sisters and ruled together and created Darkness and supplied a lot of Blood to their Children.
To do this, they captured the Kine and milked their Blood. The Eldest sister controls the Red Moon and supplies powerful Blood Magic to every Kindred.
The Youngest controls the Blue Moon to make the Kine all have increased quantities of Blood and increased Health regeneration so they can be fed on frequently.
Thus, the 2 sisters supplying Blood for their Kingdom and subjects: All the Kindred Clans.
But, as time went on, the Kine started to die of Diseases. Some Kindred carried Diseases in their undead body and spread it as they bit the Kine.
As the Kine started to die from Diseases, the Kindred didn't trust each other and fought each other for the cause of this.
The 2 Vampire Alicorns calmed the Kindred down, but the Kine's population went down a lot. Together, they maintain the peace and prepare Blood for every Kindred…
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A Young Vampire Unicorn mare stopped reading her book. She looked at her book in confusion as she licked her fangs.
"Hmmm, Elements of Cruor…did I hear that before when I was a little filly?" She said in confusion and looked up at the Bats that flew over her. She was lying down on a Black chair on her belly.
"Where are those Elements…?" She asked in confusion. She had a young 16 year old girl voice with a hint of intelligence in it.
She had a Gray coat and a dark purple mane and tail with a dark orange streak through them. Her mane was long and fell on the right side of her neck. She had dark orange eyes that glowed in the dark and her Cutie Mark was a Red Book.
She was wearing a small pair of Square shaped Black Shades that covered the lower part of her eyes. She was a really intelligent Vampire Unicorn and she was thirsty for knowledge and wanted to try different types of Blood, her name is Heartlight Twinkle.
Heartlight stood up and used her Blood Magic to levitate the book into her Gray saddle bag. She put on her saddle bag and started to trot down a dirt road. She was relaxing in the Royal Park of Alucard. She smiled as she slowly trotted and looked at her surroundings.
Alucard used to be Canterlot, but after the Princesses defeated Celestia, they changed the name and made a lot of touches to it. The once White structures were now Black bricks, the Roof tops were Red bricks, and the Golden designs were now Gray.
As Heartlight trotted down the dirt path, 3 Vampire Unicorn mares were standing on the path talking, they smelled Heartlight coming and they turn around to smile at her, showing off their fangs. They were each carrying a Gift on their back.
"There you are, Heartlight! Moon Drinker is having a little party at the east side of the Park. Do you wanna come?" One asked. Heartlight shook her head.
"No, I have a lot of studying to do, see you later girls." Heartlight trotted passed them. As she was trotting away, she heard them talking…
"Does that Kindred do anything except study?" One said.
"I think she's more interested in books instead of friends." The other said. She turned around and glared at them.
"I don't need friends; I have my intelligence, Fang, and my Mentor!" Heartlight yelled at them. They stared at her in confusion and trotted away from her without saying a word. She grinded her fangs in anger and her horn glowed Red, she teleported to her Royal Library.
"FANG! FANG! WHERE ARE YOU!?" Heartlight yelled. A large Bat flew down from the Ceiling and landed in front of her.
"There you are, Fang." Heartlight smiled.
"Yeah, Heartlight?" He asked. Fang was a large brown Bat with yellow eyes that glowed in the dark. He was not a regular Bat…he was the size of an Owl, plus Heartlight gave him some Vampire blood, which made him faster and stronger.
She also gave him intelligence so that he is able to talk and have a personality. Fang was Heartlight's Assistant.
"Find me that book on Predictions, Prophesies, Myths, and Legends please." She said. Fang nodded and flew up and used his mouth to pick up a blue book from the shelf and flew back down and gave it to Heartlight.
"Thank you." Heartlight smiled. She grabbed the book with her magic and out it down on a desk. She started to look through the book.
"Hmmm, where's Mare in the Crystal…?" She said while flipping pages with her magic.
"But, that's an old Kindred tale." Fang said.
"Aha! A Powerful Alicorn that once ruled Equestria, but was defeated by the Elements of Cruor (Blood) and imprisoned in a Red Crystal Ball. Legend has it when the Stars a line, the seal will be weakening, and she will be set free if a Kine or Kindred break the Red Crystal Ball, and she will bring back the Sun that will turn all Kindred to ash." Heartlight said.
"Sounds terrible, never ever saw the Sun, and I hope I never do." Fang said.
"Fang, take a note." Heartlight said.
"Ok." Fang grabbed a scroll and a Quil with his Bat like foot and his Bat claws.
"My dearest teacher,
My studies over Blood Magic have led me to discover that we are nearing the disaster that will fall on us soon. All of the Kindred will be on the Brink of destruction. I have discovered that Celestia is going to return and bring the Sun back. Something must be done to make sure this doesn't happen; we have to find the lost Red Crystal Ball. I await your swift response.
Your faithful student, Heartlight Twinkle."
"Ok, I got everything, Heartlight." Fang said.
"Now bite the scroll so you can send it." Heartlight said. Fang nodded and sunk his Bat teeth into the scroll. The scroll turned into Red Mist and flew out of the window. 10 seconds later, Fang burped Red mist and a scroll formed.
"Good, she got it." Heartlight smiled. Fang started to read the scroll out loud and Heartlight's mouth dropped to the ground in shock…
…15 Minutes Later…
Heartlight pouted as 2 Royal Vampire Pegasus stallions pulled the Chariot that she was in. They were high in the air; Heartlight felt the cool breeze against her coat, Fang was perched on her back. She remembered the scroll that her Mentor sent her…
"My Dear Heartlight,
There is more to a Kindred's undead life then just sitting around reading books. I know that you are part of the Clan Intellect and have an intense thirst for knowledge. However, that is not an excuse for not having friends, we are all immortal and we need all the friends we can get with the Blood shortage. So, I am sending you to Vampville to be the organizer for the Blood Moon Celebration that is being held there. And another task for you to complete, make some friends…also…I've got a scroll saying that 2 Kindred found 2 strange Kines…please check them out for me and see where they came from.
You're Mentor, Princess Velma."
Heartlight's mind wandered to the issue with the strange creatures and her mood lightened.
"Strange Kine, huh? I may be upset about making friends, but I want to see the new Kine! I wonder what their blood must taste like…just a drop…maybe more…"
Heartlight adjusted her Black Shades with her Hoof and started licking her lips. She smiled in excitement with her fangs gleaming in the moon light…