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// Chapter 24 
// Story: Discorded Humanity 
// by The Drifting Bard 
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I stood as a statue, keeping ground in of the shield as it once again failed.
But as Sombra continued his assault the pink shielding, it finally smashed. it shattered as glass and fell as petals. 
I lunged forth, using what ever I had at my disposal. I was abruptly thrown across towards the castle, crashing through the walls. Picking myself up, I brushed off small shards of crystal off me, I grabbed a nearby spike of crystal. The touch of it sent pain running down my spine. I looked out towards the dark cloud making its way towards the castle.

I began to fight Sombra with a crystal.

My genius plan worked... just not in the way I hoped. 

I was then thrown across the city once again, crashing through more walls than I'd like to count.
"this guy must really hate walls" I got up again, but that's when I heard it. the gasp of shock. 
It was Pinkie.

She rushed towards me, asking if I was alright. "I'm fine, just let me get this guy" I muttered. another twinge of pain shot through my body. as if the gods themselves were smiting me, I fell to one knee. "There's something in my back isn't there"
Pinkie nodded, she was about to start pulling them out, "Touch even one of them and I may die," I took a breath. 
she could see the pain in my eyes, as if on the inside I'm screaming out in agony. "I need you to get out of here, gonna use these crystals in my back as an advantage"

"Are you crazy?" She asked. I simply looked at her for a moment. 
Given the circumstances, I laughed. "you'd think that, after all the things i've been through"
I got to my feet and reached for my sword once again. "Pinkie, tell Rarity to zap me with Lightning magic when I give the signal, you know the signal don't you?" She nodded.

I ran off before she could say anything else.





within minutes, I had caught up to the once-king of the crystal kingdom, Sombra simply roared.
"Why do you persist? why do you not die?"
"What have you got against walls?" I fired back. he simply tried to catch me and throw me again. 
"NOW!" i shouted. Lightning struck the crystals embedded in my back, the lightning then passed through my body down through the sword and was then sent in an arc down upon the dark king's head. 

My planned worked, but now the hard part.




Getting back up again.