//------------------------------// // Chapter XXIV Epilogue // Story: Sir Alonne // by Lady Maria //------------------------------// As Celestia and her army had defeated the darkness everyone was on the ground panting as they rested. Celestia looked up at the end of the street as she saw a huge portal of darkness open. She stared into it narrowing her eyes as She saw Artorias come out with a huge gray wolf by his side. On the wolf's back she saw me unconscious. Princess Celestia ordered her guards that hadn't battled or taken too much damage to help Artorias and Sif. She rushed over after using a artifact that restored her energy. She ran over to Sif and used her magic to pick me up, Celestia examined my wounds worried that I was dying. She saw that the wounds and they seemed fatal Celestia grinded her teeth and used her magic to try and heal me. Celestia was pushed back by a mass of darkness as it swirled and writhed in my chest. Celestia ordered her guards to tale me to her arch mages and had the guards tell them to try and create a new body for my soul and memories. Before I was carried off four fiery souls shot out of my body causing it to change back to normal. The four orbs floated in the air emitting a soft humming sound. Princess Celestia feels a massive wave of power flowing from them, and sighs: 'These souls are so powerful they need to be sealed up. But somewhere safer then the palace.' Celestia says as she looks at my bottomless box in one of my pouches. As she pulls out the souls she hands the souls to Artorias. Artorias rushes into the castle, "Alonne you better live I won't forgive you if you die." Celestia says as she leaves to go to her bed chambers. A week later... After what felt like seconds of being knocked out I heard beeping I groaned trying to get the sound to go away but no matter what I did the sound wouldn't cease. I eventually opened my eyes and slowly sat up. I felt different almost as if I was smaller in size and my body was shaped differently. I rub my eyes with what I thought were my hands but for some reason my limb had no fingers at the end of it. This caused my eyes to shot open as I looked at my arms. What I thought were my arms and hands were replaced by hooves that were black at the ends and a tanish brown all the way up my legs. I screamed seeing this now panicking because I wasn't in my body that I knew. Seconds later a few nurses along with Princess Celestia came inside the room looking at me as I freaked out. "WHAT HAPPENED TO ME?!" I yelled panicking still "Calm down Alonne we transferred you're mind, soul, and all memories to this new body. The reason for this is because after the lord souls left you you're body was decaying rapidly. So now you're a pony, and because of that you can live a normal pony life as a world hero and our newest prince and guardian." Celestia says. "Wait prince? Why would I be a prince I am hardly deserving of such a position of power." I respond flexing my hoof and figuring out how to work my new legs. "You just saved the world from a primordial god of darkness, a horrible curse that no one could break until now and you fought off every threat our ponies have ever had." Princess Celestia says as I give a small smile feeling happy about all the good I have done. "Well Princess if you feel it is necessary then I will be a prince." I say as i get out of the bed and stand on my hooves. I look up at my forehead seeing a horn on the top of it. "Why do I have a horn?" I ask prodding it and cringing like a bitch when i noticed how damn sensitive it was. "Well sense you cast magic we gave you a horn so you could cast magic and such." Princess Celestia says as I look at my brown wings confused. "Okay well where is my armor?" I ask as Celestia calls in a guard that brought in a version of my armor that was meant for a pony along with my katana which had been shrunk to a reasonable size: "Umm can someone help me put this stuff on?" I ask blushing a bit. Celestia giggles, "Sure I'll help you Alonne." Celestia says as she comes over to me and using her magic to make the armor appear on me. As the helmet was put on I looked at my new additions on the armor. There were mechanical wings on them, I extended them to see they were armored as well with each feather on the wing covered with a metallic blade. I look at my katana and try to pick it up with my hooves but kept failing, "Ugh! How am I going to use this?!" I say growling in frustration. Celestia sighs, "You need to use you're telekinesis to lift it." Celestia explains as I activate my magic and attempt to lift the sword. I try this time and time again but not once did my blade float off the ground: "Alonne you need to focus on making the sword lift up into the air. It is best if you imagine it lifting up into the air and slash it around in you're mind." Celestia says. I nod taking her advice and doing as she says. I close my eyes and image my katana floating into the air. I imaged it slashing around then hearing the sound of a blade slashing through the air. I opened my eyes and saw my katana in a blackish purple aura knowing that had to be a side effect of the abyss's grip on my soul. I sigh and levitate the blade into its sheathe and attach the sheathe to my side. "So what now?" I ask as Celestia smiles "Now we go to you're coordination for officially becoming a prince and a alicorn, But we have a few hours before that happens. " Celestia says as she turns and walks out the door as I follow her slowly getting the hang of walking on four legs. For the next few hours I practiced walking, flying and even casting magic and using my telekinesis to swing my sword around. Eventually Princess Celestia Came to get me and then she led me to a round room with my guards surrounding the room and immediately saluting to me. The room was filled with all sorts of ponies and at the end were Artorias, Twilight and her friends, Spike, Princess Luna and Cadence, and finally Sif behind them all. As Celestia and I got up to the front she cleared her throat, "Mares, and Gentlecolts today we celebrate the coordination of our hero and savior Sir Hiroto Alonne. For the past month he has done nothing but fight off the darkness and evil of his world and ours. He collected the souls of the four lords to give him enough power to take on Manus, Father of the Abyss and his daughters. While he and Aracnoth who sadly is not here today, they both bravely fought off everything that opposed them and succeeded in every battle. Both of them risked their lives and very souls to help their world and ours be purged of the Abyss. In the end Aracnoth had beaten Aldia, and Alonne and Sir Knight Artorias fought to the death with Manus. With the help of Artorias's loyal companion Sif the three heroes slayed Manus and purged the darkness from both worlds and annihilated the dreaded undead curse. For their acts of bravery I award Sir Hiroto Alonne a metal of honor and the tidal Prince Hiroto Alonne the prince of war and combat." Celestia says as everyone cheers. She came over to me and took my helmet off now changing it into a mask like crown. she then put it on me and smiled, "Thank you Princess." I say nodding to her as she smiles more joyfully. "Next we have Sir Artorias the Abyss Walker and his wolf companion Sif. Artorias you and Sif helped Prince Sir Hiroto Alonne defeat Manus and banish the darkness from our lands. For this I award you Artorias to be captain of my personal guard and the head general of our armed forces. As for Sif she will be our palace guardian. Sif will fend off any threats with honor and ensure the safety of our city as well" Princess Celestia says as she puts a large golden and platinum medallion around Artorias's neck and a much larger one around Sif's neck. "And Lastly we have six mares who have saved our country four times in a row now. And for that all of them will revive a metal of honor." Celestia says floating a silver metal onto each of their necks: "Now we shall celebrate! The castle is open for exploring and dinner and festivities will be held in the large ball room and in the royal gardens." Celestia says as ponies cheered. I smiled and went outside then looked up at the night sky as fire works went off creating beautiful explosions of multiple colors. Today was a day that would be etched in the book of history for the rest of eternity. I have finally found peace at long last...