Arriving at the library seemed a little different when it involved teleporting. Gathering herself Twilight faced the door with her mentor, Luna and Discord behind her, preparing herself for whatever awaited them behind the door. Breaking the silence from inside was the familiar sound of random rambling, without a doubt Pinkie Pie on another one of her monologues on a situation. Opening the door she was greeted by her loyal assistant and her friends, seeing them gave her a sense of relief knowing whatever they were obscuring did not harm them.
“Flutters! It’s so good to see you again!” Discord flew in giving his closest friend a cuddle, Fluttershy returned the hug with glee as if she has not seen him in years.
Celestia waited patiently for the chatter to die down and give them some time to catch up on events, such as Sweet Apple Acres getting another branch somewhere in Saddlearabia, however the being laying on two mattresses is of more importance at this point. “I’m sure we are all happy to see one another, but we have to know what that creature is.”
Luna interjected as well, curiously flying to the slumbering knight. “And why have you not removed it's armour?” Spike simply shows why by attempting to pull it off with Applejack's and Rarity's help only to fail. “Interesting, I assume it took at least Big Macintosh to lift him?” Luna asked.
“Nearly threw his darn back out, I was more worried about this there critter wakin’ up, ‘specially with this.”
Applejack pointed to a large sword resting on a nearby bookcase, made of bone and releasing what could be assumed as a cloud of toxic mist. The mere presence of this monstrosity was poisoning enough, thankfully only what touches the blade itself is poisoning so the hilt is perfectly approachable.
Celestia and Luna recoiled at the sight of it, before looking to each other and nodding. Both princesses released a blast of magic encasing the sword with it, the light faded to reveal the sword covered in a stone case before speaking. “I think it would be best if this were locked up for now, Luna, I think we should take a look into this things dream. Can you do that?”
Pridefully the princess of the moon stepped forth. “I can peer into any dream! I’ll have this deed done in no time dear sister!” With that her horn begins to glow and her eyes turning a blank white, a thread of magic connecting her horn with the beings head.
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“Lord Gwyn, come to your senses! Please!” Within a giant kiln three warriors are in combat, the once mighty Gwyn, reduced to a hollow. Though that never did impede his astounding power, Luna found a safe haven away from the scuffle somewhere on the open roof.
Ignoring the pleas from Solaire, Gwyn simply charged onward with his sword ablaze, desperate to taste blood. With a swing Kurai and Solaire barely avoid being butchered and burned to ashes. “Guaarrrggghh!!”
“He won’t listen, Kurai, distract him! I have only one but it will do away with him.” Luna looked toward the bipedal creature named Kurai who simply nodded and ran onwards to her amazement.
“Such staggering bravery…” Luna whispered to herself, not even her or Celestia's best guards would have ran into such a fight. The most they did was distract from a distance while they called Twilight and her friends. Her thoughts were interrupted by swords between the creatures clashing, Gwyn slowing down as if tiring from his great age.
“It’s ready!”
She turned to Solaire who was holding his arm in the air with a glowing object in his hand, many questions ran through her mind at what this object is until they were answered by a spear of magnificent lightning forming in his hand.
“Magic in this world? This Kurai might be more dangerous than anticipated if he has magic…” Before the the bolt is tossed Kurai parried Gwyns swing to stagger him enough so Solaire can have a clear shot, the bolt is tossed at blinding speed towards the fallen deity. As the bolt strikes a blinding light is sent out, bringing Luna back to reality.
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“Luna? Luna? Are you okay?” A concerned Celestia stood before her with a wing over her sister's back. “What did you see?” The Princess of the Moon tiredly stumbled to a nearby wall to hold herself up on, using that magic ability was no easy task, even to an alicorn that spell was draining. On the bright side it helped her fall to sleep even if it was exhaustion.
“Thi-this being, his name is Kurai…and I fear he may be deadlier than he seems. Fluttershy, did this thing save you? How? Timberwolves are physically indestructible unless they were prevented from regenerating.”
All attention was turned to Fluttershy who hid her face in her mane at the sudden turn of attention. A small nudge from Discord however reassured her that she was not being blamed for anything, returning his calming smile she retold her tale.
“I was heading home from Ponyville after my spa session with Rarity, we had to make a reservation at night because of the large demand in their treatments at the spa. O-Oh, and I forgot, thank you Rarity for the special.”
“No Problem, darling I would not dare let you miss out on our girls day out. Or in the case, night out.”
“A-Anyway, I was threatened by a group of Timberwolves. I thought this was the last night of my life, until he saved me with that scary sword of his..”
As the element of kindness wrapped up her story much to the amazement of her friends, especially Discord, a familiar sound of grinding was heard. Everyone in the room slowly turned to see that the creature sat up, slowly turning its iron covered head towards them. At that moment the princesses and the other unicorns pointed their horns at it in preparation as the pegasi and earth ponies save for Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie and Applejack all stepped back. Celestia was the first to speak, “Do not make any sudden movements my little ponies. We do not want to spook it.”
“Uh, princess, I don’t mean to argue but isn’t us ganging up on whatever the hay this is gonna spook it anyway? I’ve dealt with farm critters who act the same way when wakin’ up.” Celestia turned her head towards Applejack with a smile, making it aware that her honesty is always welcome in such situations.
Stepping toward the creature the Princess of the Sun saw no alarm in it's movements, the other ponies and Discord were less than overjoyed to see Celestia of all ponies risk her life to not spook it by speaking to it alone. Upon noticing her flank where her cutie mark lay the creature stood to its full height, above eye level from Celestia. It raised its arms as if about to yawn until holding the peculiar pose. “What does that gesture mean? Ooh! Ooh! I can do one too! Look look!” Pinkie Pie bounced all over the place as gestures of famous ponies, William Hayspeare, Hooflock Holmes the list goes on. All Twilight could say in the aftermath of that stunt was, “How do you know all these literary geniuses and famous literary characters?”
“Silly, I read all your books while we were in your library all these times!” The cotton candy haired earth pony smiled as if having built the winning sandcastle.
Twilight and the rest simply stood there gawking until Discord spoke, “Pinkie Pie being Pinkie Pie I guess?” Everypony simply nodded except for the standing bipedal beast who seemed to hold up a black sprite, like a small black flame flickering in its hand. Before long the undead crushed it, the remains floating into its chest. It took a deep breath and spoke.
“Where am I?”