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// Rising 
// Story: Tales from the desk of the Lunar Court 
// by Amber flicker 
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A low rumble growled from deep beneath the frozen ground none too far from the Aerial Empire. It wasn't loud, not at first. As the sound grew the ground began to shake along with it. If anyone had been there, they would have been very worried.

But no one was, who would be out so far where it was so cold and desolate?

Thin cracks formed on the ice, seeming to come from a single, non-existent point. The breaking sound almost as loud as the rumble until it drowned it out completely, the frozen earth splitting in giant spider-web like cracks, ice shattered. A sharp point now protruded from the center of it all, rising slowly but surely, ornate designs covering slim, sharply tapered towers. It's sparkle radiant against the ice, which before looked sparkly... Compared to the ascending crystal spires it was dull, lifeless. Beams of light reflected off the palace, rainbows gleaming from each pane of crystal. 

A final push  and the palace was free of the ground. 

Silence.

The door snapped open, a carnation coloured unicorn the only one there. The only one who knew what happened at the location. The frigid air blew her long turquoise mane, but she pushed it back into place in a periwinkle aura. She stepped into the light, glimmering just as much as the palace did- she was also crystalline. 

A smile crossed her face. 

"Time to welcome the Empire home, Equestria."