//------------------------------// // Celestial Encounter // Story: Wizards of Equestria // by adaptroug //------------------------------// I had lost my focus when an extreme amount of magic that had been extinct for millions of years made itself known. Light magic. The kin to life magic except it focuses on healing and defending not attacking, but that didn't stop them from using powerful attack spells. The Hell Hound that was behind me vanished out of fear, rare for them to run from a fight. "Time's up," Malistaire said casting a dark fairy while I was distracted only for it to be blocked by a white shield. When I realized what had just happened I took the white shield as a warning and cast my spirit armor putting on an extra layer of defense. Death armor then stopped his collecting of dust and returned into his normal form. If you consider drake wings on a unicorn normal. "We need to leave NOW!" He said ,panicked for no reason. Not knowing if this magic was friend or foe I stayed on the defensive until It ether showed itself as friend or showed it's weakness. From the sky a white unicorn with angelic wings landed between the five ponies and Malistaire. Seeing that it was protecting my hopefully future friends I knew it was friendly. Using a short-range teportaition spell I teleported between the two facing the angelic white unicorn. From a close range she seemed angered by something, yet the last thing I saw before turning around was her crown. "Can you get them to safety," I asked her while redyeing myself for hopefully the last showdown between me and Malistaire. "I am afraid I will have to ask you to do that," she said calmly, "Because this one will have to pay for endangering my citizens." "I can't allow you to fight," I said sternly, "At least not alone." "Now will be the perfect time to retreat," Death Armor said even more tense then dust could manage. The angelic white one looked at Death Armor like she saw a flaw in the randomness of the dust. "Slashed Armoring," she said seeming to not have heard that name in some time. He then froze up with his right eye showing a caramel eye instead of black, "Yes Princess Celestia," he said seeming to have been caught in a death and light magic waltz, one wrong move and he becomes dust again. I sensed not only was he juggling light and death magic but that Death Armor and Slashed armoring were fighting in their head. I turned around, "You five get back to the library, now!," I ordered for their safety. "How did you brake those binds," The purple one said thinking I couldn't use their magic. "Story for later, run!" I said being struck by a flying skull. I put up a barrier around me Celestia, along with out opponents to contain the battle, hopefully. "You know an ancient barrier spell," Celestia said as if she never seen a wizard circle in progress. The five ran off to the library when they saw the barrier was impervious. "If by anchent you mean rediscovered by the wizards of the spiral ten years ago then yes," I said finishing the battle circle, "Side note, you may not have control of your legs for a moment." We then ran to our respective symbols, Celestia to the sun symbol with myself to the eye. Facing our opponents, Malistaire on the dagger with Death armor on the key. Celestia looked surprised like she hadn't seen the spell for a long time and said, "I have not seen this spell in quite some time. Where did you learn this spell?" The counter selected Malistaire to go first when I was able to reply, "Tell you 'bout it later." Malistaire used a life shield on himself with death armor putting on a life shield as well. Celestia smiled and said, "Keep our defenses and health up I will finish this," and passed. All of the spell cards I had happened to be shields and minor blessings except for a well placed Dryad. I replied with a nod and used a legendary shield on Celestia knowing they would be using death spells. This brought Malistaire and Death Armor up to two power pips each me and Celestia at three. Malistaire used a Death trap with Death Armor using an advanced Death trap. Celestia this turn casted a warped hydra with an astral spell that costed three pips. The spell was a sun class that dealt Ice, Life, Storm, and Myth damage. Aimed at Death Armoring who had 1,000 health with this card with full effect would cause around 900 damage total , but with Armoring being a death type the bonus would bring it up to 958. He screamed loud enough to be heard in space when he saw the hydra. When the damage hit something strange occurred. His eyes glowed red and the dust reformed into a small dragon, but his body language changed from minnion to 'Get me the hell out of here' as the attack ended. Malistaire was surprised of how his minion was quickly reduced to 42 health and said, "It appears I have underestimated your companion," he started fliping through the pages in his book stoping dead center, "I am afrade we will have to take our leave now." As he and drake Death Armoring fled by flight from the battle breaking the circle of battle I started to use a small fire explosion to catch them but was stopped by a white aura forming around me. "You are outmatched and out numbered," Celestia said giving me a warm smile, "Let them be for now." This is the second time he has gotten away, yet maybe she has information on the discord card.