//------------------------------// // The Burnning Spider // Story: The Burning Traveler // by Dramize the Salamander //------------------------------// "Now that he has started we are free to roam but as soon as we are called we must come running. Now if anyone needs me I will be in my lab working on dissecting things." Logic said before phasing through the wall he was closest to much to Twilight's disappointment. "Wait I want see." Said Twilight. "look for the hallway with a wraith above it that's his room, now I'm gonna go take a shower so don't need me." Midnight said flipping down from her spot and walking out after Twilight almost dashed out summoning a quill, ink, and notepad. "Wait for me." Rarity said running after midnight. "Yo Acid me and Varia are going to go spar you want to join." Said Tempest as he got off his cloud. "Hell yea just give a moment to get my skates and then I meet you in the training hall." Acellex said before running out of the room. "Your welcome to join us well Frozell." Said Varia "I all ready had my workout to day I'm going to join Midnight in the shower but have fun." Frozell said before taking her leave. "Before we go anyone want to watch this go down? It will awesome." Asked Tempest. "Ok I'm game." Said Rainbow with interest "We wanna go to." Said Scootaloo after a little bit whispering among the crusaders. "If they say you can you can." Varia said pointing at the mares still in the room "Can we?" "Well we need to keep an eye on you fillies soooooo.... OK. "YAY!!" The crusaders screeched causing all the kirin in the room to cover their ears in pain. "Never do that again around us, please." Tempest said as the kirin uncovered their ears. "Now if you follow us." the group followed Tempest and Varia out the room and in to the foyer they walked down stairs and Tempest stomped on the last step. a click was heard as the whole stairway turned into a slide and the floor opened up causing them all to fall into a dark cavern. "Owww that hurt." wined Pinkie as she bounced off the hard ground. "You two ok?" Varia asked as she, Rainbow and floated down each with a crusader in hand. "Yea were good, we've been hit by worse." Said Applejack as she got up, "Great then welcome to the Training hall." Tempest said snapping his fingers. Torches around the cavern light up revealing the armor suits that lined the walls and the large smooth black crystal pillars that held up purple crystals arranged in a large circle marking the battle arena. The pillars started to glow and then change color alternating from a sky blue to a sandy tan and back. The two leading kirin walked forward Varia unsheathed her sword and readied her shield as Tempest held out his hand his cloud started to condense into a spear and floated in the air. "Wait when did you get your weapons Varia." Asked Rainbow. "I never put them down I had them hidden by an illusion spell." "Hmmm I wonder where Acellex is?" Tempest said as his spear started to spin then a chain shot across the room attaching to a pillar which turned a swampy green. "Oh she's here." A grinding sound was heard from a tunnel behind everybody as the chain was vibrating. "Let's go go go." Acellex said as she grinded down the chain with her skates leaving sparks in their wake until she got closer to the pillar. leaning to the left side Acellex held out her right hand and accelerated hooking the pillar with her arm just as she was about to fall off the chain. Acellex shifted her legs and set her skates on the pillar and then leaned into the tower accelerating again winding up the pillar and touching the crystal at the top before leaping off as all the crystals turns a bright green before starting to play. "Music set time to start." Acellex jumped off the pillar and tried to kick Tempest who sidestepped grabbed her leg and threw her at Varia who raised her shield which Acellex jumped off of after adjusting herself. Pulling out her Dagger she went for Tempest's throat but his spear smacked her to the side before he dashed at Varia jumping over her shield and trying to strike her with his tail but Varia rushed forward before spinning around and going back in with her sword drawn. Tempest and Varia started to speed up their clashes were becoming faster and more brutal feeling left out Acellex started to skate towards them slowly but as she moved copies of her were left behind which started to move on their own but as they got close to the fight Acellex would get blown back and her clones would vanish before she would get up and try again. After the tenth time she gave up on the clones and just charged in wildly slashing with her dagger in rage trying to catch ether of the high speed opponents only for her dagger to hit Varia's shield and shatter. Acellex stopped and looked her broken weapon her wing extended and a neon green ring appeared around her. Both Varia and Tempest stopped turning to Acellex with looks of pride on their faces. Acellex look at the kirin in front of her with blank cold eyes. "Welcome to my parlor said the spider to the flies. neutral chaos." The ring around Acellex sank into the ground then everyone heard a grinding and shifting before chains burst from the ground, walls and ceiling. Terrifying the spectators as they were stuck the weave of chains that were covered in acid while the kirin were stuck as the chains bound them as each acid coated link sank deeper into their scale and skin. "Burning chain forest." The chains started to glow white as they heated up but before they could a do any damage Acellex got struck by lighting from a cloud above her then knocked out by a rock from the ceiling the hit her square on the head. The chains loosened and then started to fade away. Varia walked over to Acellex and picked her up and walk out the room through the the tunnel Acellex used. "You did very well little Spider congrats." Tempest said before following Varia. "If your wondering the exit is where Acellex entered but you all can explore the house to your hearts content. Have fun." Tempest left leaving the six stunned ponies alone to gather their thoughts.