//------------------------------// // Prologue // Story: Of Angels and Demons // by Angel of death //------------------------------// Only the dead have seen the end of war. ~Plato The moon stared down upon Equestria, but more so on two Grims walking through the forest in the dead of night. The one leading the way was covered in amour. he had a dark black cloak attach to his armor. Painted onto his cloak was a sword with wings infront of a solar eclipse. His face was hidden under neath his hood. He held a spear in his right entirely made of metal and two short swords each side of his hip equally great craftsmanship. His companion also was covered in armor, his cloak was golden with a emblem of a shield with thunder crossing through it, his helmet concealed most of his face but his golden hair spike up through the top. He held a shield with lighting emblem engraved in and had a sword sheath inside the shield. Both of them had there Armour ,cloaks and weapons covered in runes either engrave or painted in. "Are you sure about this Night Wing, there must be some other way?" "I told Thunder Bane this is the only way, Celestia made that very clear". he said listening to the chirping of the wild life around him. "You are willing to trust them?" Thunder Bane said confused by his trust in the sun mover, sure she hadn't betrayed them or lied to them so far, but they had fought for both Lunar and Celestia during the 3 year war against the demoncus and three brothers they had lost because of it, he could not lose another. "I never said I trusted them but I am not willing for lands Elune be taken by some demon and his minions. Our brethren deaths will not be in vain" there death had weight heavily upon him , if it was not for Thunder Bane he would of lost his sanity and become a slave to vengeance, but after tonight to the super weapon would be born, if his sacrifice meant the undoing of the demoncus then so be it. "So this lagoon, the sacrifice , it sounds demonic. What are you being sacrificed too?" Night Wing had not thought that far ahead , he stopped and looked up at the moon , its white glow illuminating all, he always prefer the night and the solace it brought with it. The world looked at peace in the darkness. "Maybe its Elune ..... or death" ironic the Angel of Death , being sacrificed to death. Thunder Bane looked at ground, if he had learned anything from this constant war ,its that hope was just idea not reality. "And what if it is a ...." "Demon? you think the princesses would use dark magic to enchant the weapon" "we are losing this war Night Wing , Celestia and Luna are getting desperate. This war will only end with the defeat of an immortal, So what if a couple of Grims, ponys and demons die pointlessly , it means nothing to them" Thunder bane said coldly. "If there is a chance that my death will save one life this will be worth it, have faith Brother" Night Wing gave weak smile. "And what about me, we both know what happens to Grims that lose all bonds ...." thunder bane looked Night Wing straight in the eye. "Are you willing to make me suffer for the innocent pony's that reject us and label us monsters, they think of us as villains but you are willing to die for them. WHY answer me this !" thunder bane was on the edge of rage, he could feel the burning , anger , the vengeance. Sighed deeply , he remove his hood from his head , revealing midnight colored coat and his black and blue spiked mane, but it was his eyes were of deep dark blue like the Night sky. "So could you watch as pony are tortured , raped and killed because they shouted few harsh words and didn't invite us to their tea party's" he chuckled his face then turned to one of complete seriousness " I cant begin to comprehend how hard it will be when the last bond is broken.... but promise me you will carry on, don't let our deaths be in vain, I ask a lot of you thunder bane but only because you have the power to make a difference" Night Wing was interrupted by voices up ahead. "do you hear that" "Hear what?" a increasingly confused Thunder bane asked. They drew their weapons and pushed slowly through the vegetation. The forest opened up to show ruins of a once great citadel, "this must be it" thunder bane whispered. As they advance closer to the ruins the voices grew louder. Until realized it was calling him. They enter the citadel and charged after the chants down to the lower levels. Until they came across a large ebony door, it was littered with ancient text , scratch into the door. "demonic runes, they obviously don't want us getting in" smiled Night Wing "They are not powered, do you think the princess debuff them?" thunder bane said more confused than ever. "It will just save us time" Night Wing said gave the door a solid kick, "aaaaarrrrggghhhh" and started dancing around the room in shear pain. "........ its a pull Night" he said with a bewilder, as he watch his companion hop around the room. "Lets just go through the bloody door" Night Wings eyes went wide as he saw it, a pool of bright green , "Jelly? This is the lagoon , its empty where did the voices come from?." "maybe it was the pool" Thunder bane said chuckling to him self. "I am going INSANE , she expects me the die by jelly" Night Wing to confirm what his eyes were showing him. Just before fume at the situation anymore, he heard the voice again louder than before "the pact must be sealed or equestia will burn" the voice brought Night Wing back to the task at hand, he looked at his comrade who was now rolling on the floor laughing. "Brother it is time" he deadpanned. "What?! No you cant die, we are doomed without you" he said fighting back his liquid pride. Night Wing gave him warm smile, "make sure they don't mess it up" he said walking toward the large pool of green. Inches away he turned his back to the pool and looked at his last friend , he drop his spear -peace maker "keep it safe for me, i will be back soon to collect it" and with he dropped backwards into the deep green. "Brother......." thunder bane dropped to his knees. The room became dark, the pool became crimson red. Night Wing could barely move within the green jelly substance , his mind became blank and he found himself no longer in the deep green but in a pitch black room where the only light came from a small candle. The darkness was never ending, the silence was broken "I want to play a game......."