//------------------------------// // living darkness stage 1 part 1 // Story: Arctic runner- vol 1 catching shadows // by adaptroug //------------------------------// As I walked out of the boutique I felt a surge of darkness energy coursing through my veins. Knowing I had to expel this energy or the shadow would take the opportunity to take control. My right shoulder shown a dragons claw through my new shirt appearing to grasp at something that wasn't there. Where is the nearest forest Was all I could manage to think about walking right by fluttershy and her house not even noticing her trying to stop me from entering though I herd nothing. "Stay away from me!" I yelled as my voice was becoming twisted and dark as I walked into the forest turning around to throw a black box out before continuing my run. 30 minutes later The more I walked the colder my skin became with less and less light making it through the clearing during high afternoon. When I thought I was far enough in the forest I let the nightmare wrath take over. My eyes changed from there hazel state to a blood-lust red. My tanned skin became a pale white. My hair becoming a fit of darkness that burned with out burning. I then felt my soul begin to separate from my body as the darkness took full control ready to eliminate anything that moved. Surprisingly enough instead of running even deeper into the forest My body backtracked at amazing speeds. //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Fluttershy saw a black box fly out of the everfree forest and land with a slip of paper sliding out of an unseen crack in the device. Still a little shaken about how Dylan yelled at her she picked up the paper which read. To whom it may concern Project darkness is highly unstable Do not!! Make project darkness: Angry Sad Heart broken It project darkness feels any negative emotion potential darkness energy must be expelled imminently For more information press the play button on the black box located on the bottom right corner of the holo-cube Signed Azure Phoenix Lance The note was written fairly fast but still legible. "I need to show this to twilight," Fluttershy reasoned taking the box and note to twilight's. It didn't take long for Fluttershy to get to Twilights and show her the note and box. "This doesn't make sense," Twilight said looking at the box from all angles trying to figure out the device, " There is no button to press." Turning the box an eighth of the way around and saw a button camouflage into the paint. "How did I miss that," she said pushing the button causing the black paint to disintegrate into thin air revealing a chrome box with a glass lens and two buttons. Pressing the play button, the box released its self from the magic aura landing on the floor and producing a hologram from the lens. "Dylan," they simultaneously said. Dylan's face glitched on the hologram and said, "This is a prerecorded message of the three phoenix of time or, power, wisdom, and balance," then faded out. The hologram expanded to show more color with a red phoenix landed in front of the lens. " Hello, If you have found this holo cube you have two options," the phoenix said in a 'bluffing you out' voice that carried all command no fear, " Your first option is sitting down and let the purest darkness take over your body, Second is caging the dammed beast and killing it. GOOD BYE!!!!" hatred boiling over showing in the flame skipping to the next video. All the second video showed was static as if the video had been tampered with. Three words were legible, "I................darkness..........Danger!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" The third was the calmest of the three showing a phoenix who was perched on a paper roost with flames that burned blue and simply said, "I an the Azure phoenix, Lance. I know of your predicament and wish to help you in person press the second button and I will be their," almost as if the recording was alive. As the recording ended spike ran into the room with a look of worry on his face. "Twilight, I'm glad I found you there is something strange happening in the ever-free forest," he said with great concern filling his voice. ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// I ran after my body trying to stop his influence from spreading. If he goes through with what I think he is going to do Darkness will rise, I thought passing through a napping manticore who woke up with a white film forming over it's eyes. Stopping to catch my breath I turned around to see the manticore standing a respectful distance away calmly waiting for me. Realizing I did not have a body yet this animal seemed to become loyal to me. I decided to take the chance to take the body for my own temporary one. I slipped into the new body with ease with some pain as the vocal cords readjusted along with growth in the wings to accompany my spirit. The new body was clumsy in build but manageable dew to it's larger frame. As a first test to the body I tested out the wings flying off the ground and out of the canopy to make for quicker travail. When I burst through the canopy I saw a dark cloud looming over the forest quickly headed towards ponyvill But being blocked by some unseen force. Hopefully they have The darkness stalled for at least five minutes I thought as I flew as fast as the new body would permit as a burst of white light shone through my wings. Time stopped for my flight, Literately. As I flew I passed a wiled humming bird floating without the wings beating. I was running out of energy when I landed near the exit of the forest to find my body refusing to go out of the forest because of the sunlight. Oh yeah, I forgot the nightmare's only weakness is light thank you rules of the vampire I thought yet remembering one small detale But if he dies I die