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// Chaos rising 
// Story: Arctic runner- vol 1 catching shadows 
// by adaptroug 
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Why can't I move I thought only my sight even slightly working.

I felt some of my skin become free but still encased in stone.

"And this is the new statue that was added two weeks ago," I was able to hear through the stone surprisingly well.

As some of them oohed and ahed at my body encased in stone one of them stood out.  

"I have a feeling I've seen this somewhere before," Sweetie Belle said as the group continued to the neighboring statue which I tuned out to piece my recent memories together.

Two weeks I've been out cold, I then realized my shade was missing. Shade where are you, I telepathically called to him with no answer.

I would have sighed if I could but that brief moment of silence I herd a crazed laugh as I looked at the neighboring statue.

I could only tell two things about the statue, who ever made it was a fan of Frankenstein, and it was alive and breaking free.

"FIRE IN THE HOLE!!!!" I herd a voice yell as a loud bang ecoed through his statue and mine both.

"Again with the rubber ducks," A voice said as I herd a snap revealing what was inside the statue was exactly what the statue looked like.

The creature than floated around my statue and I smelled a god awful smell, the smell of pure evil mixed with chaos, "One thousand years really gives you a crick in the back," He said while tying himself in knots around me.

He then seemed to smell the air and said, "Why don't I smell chocolate milk," then flew off.








It seemed to be forever but the stone surrounding me just dissipated reviling me in the same outfit I was in the dream realm. looking at the shadows I could tell only one hour had passed.

I looked up and saw The same creature in a stained glass window talking to something on the other side seeming to taunt them.
I sensed the shard of evil with in the stained glass.

I looked at my right hand and I still had the gauntlet on. I then looked at my left hand which was griping the scythe with the wrath shard still in the bottom of the shaft.

I yanked the gem from it's socket designating the scythe and putting the gem into it's pocket.

"Now to stop the next dark shard before it's influence spreads," I said.

I started to run, but stopped when I herd a calm monotone voice say, "Allow me to assist you." 

I paused for a moment then herd the voice again, "I believe I am on your right hand." 

I looked at my right hand and saw a heart shaped gem in the palm of the gauntlet.

"The Gem of Light," I said slightly surprised.

"Yes I am," the gem responded, "Now aim me at the ground I will take care of the rest."

Hesitant for a moment I crouched into a leaping position and aimed the gem at the ground.

The gauntlet released a blast of energy at the ground launching me forward and on top of the building I was aiming for.

"Over shot that just a bit," I said walking toward the nearest door.

When I walked into the room I saw that creature talking in a riddle but I had missed most of it, "....find the elements back where you began."

Well that is obvious but where did they all meet for the first time I thought blind to what they were saying, staying out of sight.



"We won't let you down princess," Twilight said turning everypony looking straight at me.

"How did you escape," the one referred to as princess said.

"How I escaped," I stared, "Well for one I HATE chaotic evil, and for another you never imprisoned me you imprisoned the wrath using my body."

"Well more than your personality has changed," Rarity said.

"We talk later right now we stop that creature," I said, "Lead the way."

"Just to warn you one wrong move, we will turn you back into stone," Twilight said slightly aggressive.

"Yeah," everyone except the princess said.













As we exited I thought I herd the princess say, "What an interesting creature."