Where I am Needed
Chapter 2, The Beginning
Nothing can explain the balance of the universe, except for it simply being called "The Balance". Balance between good, evil, life and death. Even the things such as who scrounged for a crumb to who devoured a feast served before them. So shouldn't who lives and dies be within this balance?...Well of course it is however two souls did not simply pass on and neither were they reborn but were taken to lands alien to both in order for them to heal and to learn.
To the great Demon General no one knows what became of him after the battle as was the same for the young Human…..A light consumed the Earth returning that which was stolen back to it. Yet when the light faded and the awe of witnessing the rebirth of the world faded to try and retrieve their saviour and save his most likely rapidly fading life. When the One Hundred army set to search for the saviours body dead or alive they could not find a trace where he last lie dying and immobile. Unfortunately they did not find his body to provide evidence and immortalise his soul for others to know the true potential of Humanity, the true state of Human being.
A higher purpose was meant for this one…Thus he was saved…for the most part and sent to a place that would help him on his path, a long and perilous path. Yet through it all he will learn many things, not just on his own but with the help of friends…
'Wake up!'
The wind was so cold it was a razor hitting flesh, especially when up so high up. A limp and lifeless body fell from the sky, twisting and turning almost like a rag doll. A free fall that started long ago, way up in the sky, however as the ground and the limp body grew ever closer to each other so did the haste of death happening yet again. Yet fate had a plan, as lucky as it may seem, just as a certain Pegasus was making sure that the weather for the winter was spot on perfect, placing clouds in specific locations so that not too much fell in some places and not too little in others.
The helpless toy continued to fall, hopelessly falling, until it passed through a cluster of clouds. The free-falling rag doll had disappeared, without a trace and nowhere to be found. However, in the distance was a rainbow…..not a normal arching rainbow but a streak of rainbow through the sky, like an artist had decided to spread their creativity with the world.
This was not the case because it was not a simple case of the body going missing or a strange occurrence of weather but pure luck, the right place and the right time, or was it fate?...
Rainbow Dash had no idea what she had just seen or why she had decided to catch it. At first she thought it was pony in grave danger yet found it to be something entirely different and in much graver danger. The Pegasus did not let her eyes observe the alien being as she would rather divert all her attention to flying, the creature would not live long….not with all that blood pouring out.
Her plan was to find her friend Twilight and get help from one of the Princess' or both! Either would be much appreciated and normal medical procedures were not going to be very effective, that much was obvious….
So pushing her body to the very limit, Rainbow Dash flew as fast as she could to her friend's residence. She did not know why…but this creature, this alien that had never met her before or even spoke to her yet alone seen her made something stir in her heart….her soul….this being had to live…..
"That's it! Perfect coordination!"
Iron bars struck one another loudly signifying the start of a duel between blades, or in this case old metal chair legs.
"Your stance is good! Weight distributed perfectly"
The resonating sounds filled the ruined structure, alerting the sense of sound.
"Stay relaxed! You're tensed! Tension destroys structure!"
The rapidly repeating clings and clangs only intensified in sound and speed, as everything else faded from the mind and only the ears and hands were left sensitive.
"Your blind training is coming along amazingly well! Keep up the effort and you shall be able to fight blind! HAHAHA!"
The young student removed a tightly knotted blindfold, restricting vision and slightly hurting due to some hairs being caught in the knot.
"But Master, when will I have to fight blind?"
A deep sigh gave life to the silence, not nearly as energetic as the former activity.
"One day boy, you will find it is better to feel the world around you than to see it".
"I don't understand…"
Consciousness soon found Salvatore, wearily opening a single lid. What first caught met his eye was light, pure and intense, within a few seconds his eye adjusted to the sunlight shining through a window, across the room he was in. Slowly he sat up, still very weak from his death defying wounds. Muscles were tired and torn rather badly not bad enough that he could not move but bad enough to make it hurt. Sitting up properly he found that he was in a….house? Whatever it was someone lived in the seemingly all wood residence.
Salvatore shifted his position on the couch, to a more comfortable position that he could rest on, now sat in a more comfortable sitting position with his back pressing against the soft fabric which drew a sigh of relief from him, his back now less burdened from simply supporting the body to doing nothing yet pain still lingered. Salvatore took time in observing his surroundings, never had he seen a place like it. All around him were intact walls and undamaged furniture…..where was he? The world he was born and raised on never had such things; everything was broken or damaged in some way.
Amazement washed over him as his eye spotted something never before seen, a whole wall full of books, before he knew it his body had already thrown itself toward the treasure trove of hardback and intact books, ancient relics of the old world. Salvatore took two steps before staggering forward, making him lose balance and crash to the floor. This to Salvatore was a blessing as it got him even closer to the supreme treasure before his eyes; the books were truly a motivation to move in spite of the pain.
Crawling toward the base of the book shelves he was almost within reach of the books, almost able to touch. Finally when he was close enough to reach out and grab a piece of treasure for himself, he grabbed a book on the second shelf. Pulling the book free he opened it and began to read it whilst laying on his back and holding it above him as to read it.
'Click'
It sounded like a door….
Salvatore, however, was indulged in other things.
"So as I said Princesses, I still haven't figured out what it is but I know it's-".
Salvatore slowly shifted his attention from the sentence he was reading to three very colorful…..horses….
'THUMP!'
"You did say it was injured, did you not?"
"Well it was unconscious when I left".
The eldest of the Princesses, Celestia, turned her gaze to see that her younger sister Luna was holding a hoof to her mouth in a vain attempt to stop laughter. This was met with a glare, that went unnoticed by the Moon Goddess.
Twilight left the sisters to their business and placed the creature on her sofa via the use of magic. "I was wondering when you would wake up..." She inspected the wounds across its body scared of what could possibly unleash the level of devastation upon the creature before her but more scared of what could possibly survive it…
"What are you?"
"I am not sure what it is Twilight". Celestia appeared from behind Twilight. "But I know it is something….good".
That is how Salvatore first makes contact with the inhabitants of the new world….quite light hearted really. Humor, pain and questions…very intriguing.