Dynol POV:
Of course a army, OF COURSE A ARMY! How was I so foolish to think it was that easy. Life is not fair and I should have remembered it! But why? Was revenge clouded my mind or the nightmares that kept visiting me every NIGHT!? So I wouldn't be prepared by a army?... Perhaps. Perhaps my mentors could tell me why.
I was walking down my old castle home with my trusted friend, WoodFang following me. I turned to face him and saw his face all worried about my health and lack of sleep.
"It's alright WoodFang" I gently spoken in a soft voice "The sun has not set yet and night will not be here for a while longer" He tilled his head in concern "I'm fine Fang and don't you worry about me, our actions at the town will bring unwanted guests here so I'll want you to get everyone ready till they arrive okay?" WoodFang nodded his head. "Good, I'll be at the throne room. Talking to my mentors and please make sure none interrupts me unless it is very important" WoodFang barked at his order and ran past me to get everyone ready. I smiled at how loyal he was to me. He has been with me since the day I arrived and also stayed with me when I had all of those horrid nightmares five years ago. I couldn't asked for a better friend to be by my side. The smile faded after remembering all of the nightmares that pony scum gave for no reason! She was in my grip. I had her. So why did I let her go?! These thoughts filled my mind and needed answers.
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Twilight POV:
This is bad. Very very bad. Princess Luna is injured really bad, lots of homes are destroyed and now we have this 'Dynol' creature living right next to us. This is really bad. We may have a entire army here, helping those who are burned from fire and rebuilding the damaged houses. Even princess Celestia was here but I think it is because of Luna's injury. Me, my friends and Princess Celestia was all in the medic's tent looking at Luna's broken wing, it didn't looked promising.
"How is it doctor HealHoof?" Luna asked the doctor, worried about her wing.
"Well I've healed the upper wing easy, just a few broken bones up there" Doctor HealHoof answer her like... that was the good news "The joint however is another story I'm afraid"
"What do you mean?" Celestia's face dropped when she heard what HealHoof just said to her sister.
"Well it seems that something is blocking the joint to her wing that connected with the rest of her body" HealHoof said while looking through to where the joint should connect with Luna's body "I don't know what is blocking it, but whatever it is. It's rock hard" He then used his magic to see what was blocking the joint, it caused a bit of pain on Luna's part as she hissed in pain. HealHoof gasped in shock at to what he found.
"What is it?" I asked in fright from his gasp "What's wrong?"
"You may want to see this" He answered back with shock and horror on his face. We all looked at what HealHoof gasped about. Only to make our own gasp from the result.
Inside, there was a small rock that blocked Luna's wing bone to her shoulder plate. It looked like it was forced in and stuck to the bones. It didn't looked good. Rarity went outside of the tent to throw up from the site.
"What what WHAT!?" Luna panicked from all the gasps. "What's wrong?"
"Luna, there's a rock blocking your joint" Celestia explained to her "It looks like it's stuck to your bones and may not come out if we don't do something" Celestia turned to face doctor HealHoof "Is there something we can do?"
"There is" HealHoof replied back to her "But we'll need to do it now, if not.... Then we will be forced to remove it. Although it will be extremely painful for it must be done with magic... forcefully" Luna gulped by this news that the rock must be removed with magic. But by doing this, it will created a lot of pain.
"Do it" Luna whispered. she didn't want this, we all saw it in her face but we have little choice in the matter "But please make it quick" She turned her head away from us. Not wanted to see the rock removed out of her bones.
"Princess Celestia and Princess Twilight" HealHoof called me and Celestia "I'm going to use my magic to hold the bones and repair them while you two use your to remove the rock. With any luck, this will be done in a few seconds"
We both looked at each other and both nodded in agreement. We lighted our horns and focused it on rock while HealHoof's magic held Luna's bones in place. We then used our magic to see how stuck the rock was. It was well forced into the bones.
"Here we go" I said out loud to let everyone we were ready. "We'll pull it out on three." Me and Celestia was ready to begin countdown. "One...Two...Three!"
We both yanked the rock out of Luna's bones. If HealHoof wasn't holding the bones, who knew what could of happen. Luna screamed in agony and pain from removing the rock. Her scream made Fluttetshy ran outside the tent in fright. Luckily HealHoof managed to put the bones in places and the joint was healed at last. Luna breathed heavily from the whole experience.
"There" Celestia breathed easily now that the rock is removed "It is over, now to bigger problems. Follow me girls" Celestia walked through the tent as we followed her. Rarity and Fluttershy soon catched up after their recovering from the whole rock experience. Soon we reached to the edge of Ponyville and where the Everfree is. Which also contained Dynol within. The edge of the Everfree was guarded by many petrols of Royal Gaurds that kept watch encased another attack was made by Dynol and his 'forest friends'.
"Right now we have no idea what this 'Dynol the Damned' is up to" Celestia told us in a very serious tone. One I haven't heard in a very long time. "But whatever he is doing can not be good for the rest of Equestria and the other lands surrounding" She then turned to face us all "Which is why I must ask, how did he knocked out Rainbow Dash and injured Luna while escaping a whole army in seconds?"
Rainbow Dash was in a tent next to Luna's tent. The hospital was nearly bruned to the ground and so we needed to use tents to help and heal everyone that was injured in the attack. Rainbow Dash was still knocked out, I should guess so from how fast she was and how faster Dynol's reflexs were to propelled her attack.
"We don't really know, princess" I answered honestly "First there was fireballs coming down from the sky, stormy air that made the fire spread to other building and then Dynol appeared from one fireball to block us from entering the castle. Rainbow tried to attack Dynol, but Dynol summon a large stone and Rainbow flew right into it and-"
"That's enough. I don't like need to know what happened to Luna. I can only imagine what he had done to my sister" Celestia interrupted me from continuing on about what happen to Luna. "It seem that not every tomes of The Order disappeared after their fall". She then turned back to face the Everfree, pondering what to do and how to defend Ponyville from Dynol and his minions. "Captain Goldmane" Celestia called out to one of the guards. Soon a earth pony stallion with brown coat and golden mane came towards her. He then saluted.
"Yes your highness?" Goldmane spoken in a firm and steady voice like the other guards. "What do you need of me?"
"I need you to gather the scout force Aura-sworn." Celestia commanded Goldenane while she gave her orders to him "Once they are assembled. I need you to scout the forest borders and anywhere else that maybe important to defend. I don't want anymore surprises from Dynol The Damned" After Goldmane received his orders, he saluted one more time and went to find the scout force.
"Now I need to go back and see how my sister is doing" Celestia smiled back at us as she walked back to Luna's tent. "Go and help any others that got injured from Dynol's attack."
We nodded in this and went our separate ways to help the others. I look back at the forest one more time, it was so peaceful. Only a raven flew away into the deep of the forest and nothing more.
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Dynol POV:
Seconds turned to minutes and minutes turned to even more minutes! I sat on my throne and waited for my powers to recharged. My throne was made by my mentors and myself. It began with two thrones I found in the castle, blue and yellow thrones that looked like it was fit for two kings. I destroyed them two. Not like I was angry, I just needed some... target practices with new powers. After all I didn't learn them on the spot, practice makes perfect right? So after the destruction of the thrones. My mentors and I made a new throne from the rubbles of the old. It looks like a tree root for me to set on and leafs for me to rest my back. On top of my throne was symbols of my mentors's powers. Earth was symbol of rocky fist, Water was the symbol of open hand, Air was the symbol of helping hand and Fire was the symbol of flaming claw. My mentors said that there was more powers to placed on my throne. But they said that those powers of the elements were gone form a long time ago, lost to what they called 'Purification Of The Old Empire'. Didn't learned much from that time. They just said that when I was ready enough, they'll tell me. Which means that powers are not fully mastered? I managed to make a storm vortex with fireballs shooting out from it and that not fully mastered of air and fire? There much be more I need to learn then.
I was tapping my right hand on my throne while resting my head in the left hand. I waited till my powers were strong enough to contact my mentors. It's surprising long and boring it was while I'd listened to the sound of nothing! I tried to contacted my mentors a few minutes ago, but my powers were not fully restored yet. So only a few whispers were heard in my mind and even spirit. Even if they were whispers I could tell the different between each of them. One was soft, one was secretive and another.... Harsh in the nice way of words. 'He'... Been through a lot' is what the other always say to me when I asked why 'he' like that. Perhaps 'he' will tell me why.
My daydreams were interrupted by the sound of flapping wings from afar. I lifted my head from the sound and waited for it to either die out or till it comes to me. Soon a raven flew through a broken window and I lifted my right arm to let it rested on it. The raven began to speck about important news back at that wrecked town I'd... well wrecked.
"Aura-sworn..." I mattered to myself as the raven carried on about what's going on back there. "Captain Goldmane, scouting my forest for anything important... Did I send out invitations to my enemies that soon?" I then looked at the raven "Send this information to WoodFang at once and tell him..." I parsed to gather the right words to say next... hehe "To roll out the 'red' welcome mat" The raven crowed and flew away to where WoodFang should be. I then got up from my throne and laughed to myself once again.
"After all, I would be a terrible host if I don't"
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Flower-pit POV:
Can't believe this. Captain Goldmane wanted us, a scout force of one hundred ponies to go out in Eeverfree forest where a monster lives and that monster has his own private army AND have magic that can infected our weathers like it his own playground. To make matters worse, I'm the only mare in the Aura-sowrn. All the stallions are still trying to hit on me. They kept saying stuff like 'the forest is a dangerous place for lady' or 'you know if you stay with me, I'll protect you form the monster'. Yes I would like company into the forest because this is the most dangerous forest in Equestria and there are thing in here that can kill us with ease if we are not careful. But that doesn't mean I'm a weak and defenceless little mane who has no idea of defending herself. In fact I was the first pony to be called by Goldmane to gather the scout force Aura-sworn. So suck on that guys!
We were somewhere in the daps of the forest. Captain Goldmane wanted us to check the old castle of the royal sisters because that holds ancient knowledge from a ago long gone. A perfect place for that monster Dynol to gain more power from. Everyone of us was weary about our surrounding, I'll agree this not a good place to be. But we have numbers and some of the best were scouting ahead of us to make sure the way is clear. After all, the quicker we are the faster we get out right?
"What's wrong Flower-pit?" Came one of stallions, here we go "Are you scared. If you want I can-"
"Come any closer and I'll kick you in the face" I threatened him. I had got more important things to worry about then some stallion trying to flirt with me. He back off, that right know your place. I moved towards Goldmane, he was leading the Aura-sworn. "Captain, do you think that letting some of our scouts ahead of us was a good idea?" I question our captain.
"I understand your concern Flower" Goldmane answered bluntly "But we need to know if where we are going safe or not. I'll risk some scouts then the whole force, so please go back in line" I stopped for a moment from what he had just said to me. He would throw lives away like they are nothing. It must the forest for this isn't the captain I know back in Ponyville.
Suddenly we heard a scream of pain coming from the distance, north from here. We all stopped in our tracks from the scream and ready our weapons at the sound.
"What was that?" One of the stallion was shaking in his armour from the scream. Before any of us could answered his question. A deep, booming roar was heard along with the same scream of pain.
"Move out!" Captain Goldmane bellowed his command to us as he charged to where the scream and the roar was. We followed him as we charged into the deeper part of the forest with courage and I think for some of us... Fear. We charged through leaf, vines and even through poison jokes to reached to where the sounds were heard. Only to see what caused all the noise... and I wished I didn't.
In front of Aura-sworn was the scouts that Goldmane sent to scout ahead all died by flame and rock, all six of them. But we sent seven of them, we found out where the seventh was. In grip of monster, Dynol. He was holding the scout by the neck, looking straight into his eyes. The scout was all beaten and bruised all over his entire body. He coughed for air from the grip of Dynol.
"You know..." The monster began to speak. "You all look like Romans but yellow and blue then red and sliver" He then laughed to himself. What so funny?
"Dynol!" Goldmane yelled at Dynol in anger "Dynol The Dammed! Give me back my scout!" After his shout of rage at Dynol. Dynol laughed even harder at his cry.
"Correction" Dynol luaghed "You ARE Romans and you..." He pointed at Goldmane "must be Publius Quinctillus Varus"
"What does that even mean?" Goldmane question as he draw his sword at Dynol. As we draw our weapons with Goldmane. Dynol broke the neck of the scout with a flick of his hand that made a huge snap sound. He then jagged the lifeless body towards us and spread his arms up like if he was greeting us.
"It means welcome to my version of the Teutoburg forest" Dynol voice turned to the deep and booming voice. After he said those words, growls and snarls came from the shadows of the trees and brushes. Eyes that looked like they were waiting for us to come. This was ambush! The scream from the scout was to send us into the trap. We were surrounded by the timber wolves and their master. "Kill them but leave those who runs and surrenders" Dynol gave HIS orders to the timber wolves. He then roared at the top of his lungs and all of the timber wolves charged straight towards us with fury.
"Battle circle!" I ordered the Aura-sworn because Goldmane was too business staring at Dynol to do nothing. We all made the circle and placed the ones with spears in the front line. Hopefully this will give us a change against the timber wolves. But it was all for nothing as Dynol clicked his fingers and the timber wolves jumped over the spears and landed into the inner circle. I watched in horror as we were being slaughtered by them. Solider after solider were being teared apart by the timber wolves. I tried to help and save some of them, but one of the wolves kicked me and made me flew in the air. I looked down to where I was going to landed on and saw Dynol looking at me with a rock crossbow for one of his hand.
"Night night" He whispered to me as crossbow fired a rock into my face and knocked me out cold.
My visions were cloudy and unclear, but I could still mark out what's going on. One of them was a timber wolf biting on one of the soldiers. Another showed Dynol lifting up five soldiers in the air and burned them with fire, one showed Dynol holding Goldmane by the throat with the same crossbow hand in his mouth. The vision was turning to black but I could guessed what happened next.
I awaken on the flied were the battle token place. Almost ninety of them died from the fight but I could only hope that some made it out alive. I tired to get up but thanks to Dynol and his rock-crossbow-hand my injury to the head made me fell back to the ground. Suddenly I heard a crunch nearby and turned my head slowly from the pain. What I saw was Dynol eating a apple and he looked at the battlefield almost like... He didn't wanted this. But that changed when he looked at me with smile on his face.
"Ah good you're awake" Dynol spoken in a joyful mood. "You know, the Battle of the Teutoburg forest taught me about defensive against invaders. A natural border is the best border to be behind of. Know that border and you have impossible fortress that can not be taken down" He then told another bite out of the apple and walked towards me slowly "A man named Arminius knew that well and so I used his tactics to recreated that historical battle in this forest instead" He was now above me and so he kneed down on one knee to looked straight into my eyes, Why does he all ways do that? "Now you are wondering why I didn't kill you yes? Well you see I'm a gentleman and wish to know what I'm up against and what's in this judgement kingdom I should know. So consider this as a way to get to know one another and your invitation to my castle" He then got up and clicked his fingers. Soon a timber wolf picked me up by it's mouth and Dynol hopped on another timber wolf's back.
"You and I are going to have so many things to talk about when we get to my place"
Dynol roared again and the timber wolves toke us to where his castle is. Sweet Celestia help me.