//------------------------------// // The Consuming Flame and Dark Storm // Story: The Burning Traveler // by Dramize the Salamander //------------------------------// Meanwhile in Canterlot castle as the morning court was about to break for lunch when a pegasus in a weather factory lab coat burst through one of the stained glass window to everyone surprise but the truly surprising thing was the state she was in. Her legs were gone and the stubs were tied of to slow the bleeding. Her soft tan fur was matted, stained with blood and covered with burns. Her arms broken in several places and in such away that her bones were poking out of her skin causing her pain if she tried to move them. The Ponies in the room were shaking at the sight of this mare as she crawled to get closer to her princesses leaving a trail of her own blood slowly inching closer to the thrones. Celestia charged her horn casting a healing spell. "NO WAIT STOP." screamed the mare as Celestia's healing aura washed over. Celestia and Luna was confused when the mare screamed for her to stop but when the golden aura completely enveloped the mare they got their answer. The burns on the mare's body started to glow purple before absorbing Celestia's spell and covering her in purple flames causing to let out a ear piercing cry of pain. "What's going on here? What spell could do this?" Ask Luna as her sister released her spell on burning mare which caused the flame to extinguish almost instantly but it left her with bigger burns on her body, no feathers and in tears. "I Don't know Luna but I will fine out." Celestia said with a hint of rage in voice which only got stronger as she looked at the broken mare in front of her. "Please kill me. My Family's gone, my home is gone, everything I hold dear was taken from me." Said the mare between her sobs. "So please just kill me I can't take anymore pain." The royal sisters were holding back the tears that welled up in their eyes as they considered what to do. They knew of only one who could heal the suffering mare in front of them. "DISCORD GET IN HERE! NOW!" Screamed Celestia in her Royal Canterlot voice "You know some creatures enjoy afternoon naps. So lets see what was so important that you woke me from- WHOA WHAT HAPPENED TO HER!" Said Discord as he teleported in rubbing the sleep from his eyes only to have them pop out of their sockets the most cartoony way possible when he got a good look at the room. "Don't know and right now don't care just heal her already" "What do I look like a doctor." Discord said as a pair of fresh scrubs appeared on him. "DISCORD!" "All right, All right." Discord snapped his talons but after a minute nothing happened. "That's weird." "What are you waiting for heal her" Said Luna not even hiding the rage in her voice. "I can't." Discord said as he keep snapping his talons but his magic wouldn't gather around the target. "What do you mean can't?" "Is this one of your jokes because I'm not laughing." Celestia said no longer holding back the rage in her voice. "This is no joke and that worries me. Theirs only one thing that could this." Discord said with a distant and worried tone as two headless guards were thrown through entry door by the kirin that just walked in. His sword, his dragon tail spikes and his ashen scales were slightly coated in blood. While his spiky silver mane, black horns, ashen wings, sapphire fur and leather pants were untouched. "Do we disgust you that much that you don't even call us beings. but then again the ancient texts said you abandoned those you created. Lord Discord." Said the kirin swinging his sword launching droplets of blood at everyone. "So the kirin did survive without me. That's good to know." Discord summoned is own sword before teleporting to the kirin causing them to clash swords as a orange pegasus mare white a neon yellow mane and tail in an open bloody straitjacket and torn jeans with a bear trap and knife symbol and a belt with eight daggers on them flew in through another window landing hard on the injured mare's spine crushing it under her heel causing the mare to cough up blood. "OOOOh I found you little toy. Toy. Toy. Awww Ash I broke my toy. Can I get a new one?" The mare said as she stepped up onto head of the mare below her applying pressure slowly until she crushed her skull under her foot. "Take you pick Shy." The kirin said without looking at her. "Goodie, goodie then I want him he looks so cute I just want to tear him apart piece by piece." Shy said pointing at Blueblood who was cowering behind the thrones as she smiled and pulled out her curved sword. The guards in the room charge the two intruders weapons ready to strike as a few more guards with blood tinted shoes ran in. "Huntshy end this quickly I would like to take what I came for and head out. "Ok Ashenvail. Huntshy said before turning to the guards."Karrion come Ash this done quickly." A small hydra rose out of Hunt's shadow. "Orochi" hunt whispered to Karrion causing her to glow purple before turning into a large purple ball that engulfed her only to shatter revealing a kirin mare with black scales, dark orange fur, small black horns, light-blue glowing white mane, dragon wings and tail. "OK now I'm bored, can you keep me entertained." Two guards charged forward spears out but Hunt threw her sword at them causing both guards to side step the blade but as soon as the sword pasted them Hunt vanished out of their sight reappearing behind them surrounded by lighting and sword in hand turning around with a wide swing cleaving the necks of both guards creating two geysers of blood their heads hit the floor. Then she grabbed three of her daggers and through them at the groups of guards as who side stepped the knifes as they tried to rush down Hunt but as the knifes pasted the guards. Hunt through two more daggers into the air before vanishing and reappearing behind the group three times catching each dagger before moving to her daggers in the air. "The trap is set. Demonic Chaos.'' Grabbing all of her daggers she threw them down at the guards creating a circle around the group. "Snake saber requiem." It was over in a minute Hunt vanished like before reappearing for only a second at each dagger before appearing on the dagger across from it finally ending as Hunt slid out of the circle with all her daggers on her belt and holding out her sword. The guards that were in the circle looked fine until Hunt gave one more swing. The guards fell apart into a pile of bloody limbs and armor the royal sisters were silent as they got ready to fight hunt who was walking towards them until purple smoke started to come off her body covering her before draining into her shadow revealing Hunt back in her normal form but the her fur was still dark. "That... toy... is mine. All minnnnnnnnnnnnnnne" She said as her eyes haze over and she hit the floor. Ash was dodging all of discords attacks after he took a surprise slash when discord made his sword intangible but when Hunt fell Ash jumped back to Hunt. "Good job Shy the bond lasted a bit longer this time and you even figured out demonic chaos you deserve your rest." "But my toy." "We'll get it later. Now lets get out of here." Ash picked out Hunt and took a deep breath facing the royal sisters who raised their shields just as Ash let out a torrent of purple fire at them. "Damn it." Discord teleported over to the sisters and grabbed them teleporting away just before the torrent could even hit the shields. "Where did they go?" Luna asked. " They fled under the cover of the flame." "What the Hell Discord we were fine." Said Celestia as she gave Discord the evil eye. "Hell is right. That was hellfire that would have eaten away at your shields then at you and if you burned by it nothing can heal you as it burns away at your soul." Discord said looking away pointing at the dead mare on the floor "Anyway right now your biggest priority is to find out what happened to her." "He's right Luna take the night guard and go check the weather factories. I need to do damage control here." "Discord where are you going?" "I have something to check on. See yea." Discord said teleporting away with a snap of his talons. "DISCORD!!!!!!!!!!" Yelled both royal sisters yelled as two cakes fell on their heads. "Man I needed that. Now think it's time I pay my old charges a visit."