//------------------------------// // The challange // Story: The Burning Traveler // by Dramize the Salamander //------------------------------// Hunt and Fluttershy's swords clashed over and over neither were giving an inch to the other as everyone watched in aw they blocked and countered each others attacks while their two bonds walked to each other. "Salamander how have you been?" Asked Ashenvail as both kirin high fived as the guard surround them and the other new arrivals pointing their spear at them which caused both kirin to chuckle as the let their power lose a little causing the weapons near them to melt. "Pretty good and you Hellhound tracking a new soul to drag to our king?" Dramize answer and asked back as he used his magic to create marble chairs from the floor much to the guard's surprise as both kirin sat down ignoring the guards around them and turn to watch their bond fight out. Hunt was driving Fluttershy back with her knifes as she was setting up for her demonic chaos but Fluttershy threw one of her scimitars at Hunt's left forcing her to dodge right where Fluttershy was waiting sword and ring ready she slash at Hunt who slid to dodge allowing Fluttershy to get the ring around her neck before backing off to grab her other sword and attaching a ring to her left wrist. "I wish he sent me out to look for you after haven was destroyed by that dragon." "What Chaos Haven was destroyed I should have been there to help, How many survived?" "By our kings count everyone made it luckily, but." "But?" "All those who worked on project WHISPER escaped during the chaos so their somewhere and they are testing it." "How do you know?" "Because I cornered on of them in a cloud city just as he unleashed it I had to kill almost everypony their just to contain it." "I know was the aftermath of your work." Both kirin relax even more as Ashenvail's shadow moved out on it's own as Dramize continued talking. "The last set of nobles told the last king that project WHISPER was a bad idea but did he listen no now we have this to deal with." "At least one good thing came out it I found my bond." Ashenvail said a his shadow came back carrying a bottle of red wine and two glasses which Dramize created a table for allowing both kirin to pour themselves a glass and take a sip as the watched their bonds going at it. Fluttershy was using her ring to follow Hunt's movements before trying to match her speed. Hunt dipped into the floor so Fluttershy couldn't counter attack her when she would strike but Fluttershy jerked her left arm and forced her back up by the neck and to Fluttershy before taking a hard punch to the jaw knocking her away and into a wall only to get up and charge again but this time hunt changed her grip and her sword split up with black lighting connecting them. Fluttershy as now on the defensive as she blocked the whip swords strikes and watched for hunts movements searching for her own opening as she got closer. "If I had to guest she's the one fighting my bond." "So you found your bond to." "Yep. Say should we stop them before they kill each other." "Naw they'll collapse before that could happen." Fluttershy finally found her chance when Hunt jumped back for a forward lunge with her knife. Fluttershy was ready to cut her down bring her scimitar right to Hunt's neck as Hunt's knife was about to hit her own but before ether one could deliver the fatal blow their eye glazed over and they fell asleep. "Right on time." Fluttershy's friends ran to help her while a shadow just dragged Hunt back. "You were right." "Aren't I always." "Well the influx wave incident." "I thought we agreed to never speak of that again." "You said aren't I always." "Hold up do you feel that chill?" "Yea it feels familiar almost like a suppressed all powerful force that's presence chokes life it's self. "No no it's more a force of pure darkness almost like my big brother, wait a second." "Absolute is here isn't he, well it save me from having to look for him." Absolute rose up out of the shadows glass in his hand as he poured him self a glass as well. "Hello Hellhound, SSSSSSSalamander how niccccccce of you to ssshow up." "So why are you mad big bro?" "What makesssssss you think I'm mad I'm perfectly calm." "Well you lisp only comes out when your angry and your kind of flaring up." Ashenvail pointed at the wisps of shadow coming out of Absolutes helmet. "I got lost in this place and heard some of the ponies talking about the goddess that ruled them so kept going around and discovered these rulers are suppose to be super strong which isn't a bad thing I must say but this peace is killing me these ponies are to calm to happy with their standing they feel because they have their goddess to protect them they don't need to get stronger and that pisses me off." "I see so what do you plan to do Absolute this is not Chaos Haven they live be a different set of rules they don't do the things we do." "I know but they've ceased evolve and break their limits their is no need for such a weak race." Absolute looked at Celestia staring at him and stared back watch as she walk up to the kirin "Salamander where did you set up?" "A small friendly town close by." "Good then that's where we are going live collect your bonds you two we are headed to our new home." "Oh no you don't. I cannot allow you to do as you please." Celestia said as she got to the trio "Listen princess. I only asked to be nice but to level with you, you can't stop me from doing whatever I want and your ponies can't stop my charges from doing whatever they want unless you all think you can take me at my full power." The alicorns glared at Absolute who just glared back. "We won't fight you." Said Cadence with serenity. "Then I don't have to listen to you. Come on everyone lets head to our new home." All the kirin started to move for the windows as soon as Absolute finished his sentence. "WAIT! fine I will fight you." "Did I say just you princess all four of you will fight me." "Why would you put yourself at an disadvantage like that?" "Because I can and I want to see what all four of you can do." "Cadence, Luna, Twilight are you ok with this?" "I shall enjoy putting this foal in his place." Said Luna as she crossed her arms. "Oh I like to see you try." "I will if we have no other choice." Cadence said sighing. "If Cadence is in than I'm in." Twilight said wondering what she might learn from this. "Perfect then spread the word because I'm giving you four two weeks to get ready while we build the arena, feel free to prepare in anyway you want but first you should meet my nobles they will be helping us both get ready." Absolute stomped his hoof and seven kirin rushed to his side. "Hello I am the first kirin noble Permafrost the sentinel." Said a female kirin with sea green pony eyes covered emerald green fur and dark blue scales that covered her back, sholders her red mane was in a pony tail she had a crown of dark blue horns and her dragon tail and an axe like shape at the end she was wearing a silver bra that barely contained her bust and tight leg hugging jeans on her hips rested two white battle axes. "Sup I'm the second kirin noble Ascended Storm the Leviathan." Said another female kirin with sky blue dragon eyes covered a dull silver scales with patches of rust colored fur on her wrists, ankles, and down her neck her black and yellow mane was wild and very long. she had two tails coming out of her baggy black pants and on her blue top was the picture of a skull being struck by lighting and on her back was an electric guitar with the same design. "Ugh I hate weak ponies I am you superior the third kirin noble Havoc Jester the Fell Beast." Havoc said floating off the ground with his arm crossed. "Rude Havoc very rude anyway I'm the fourth kirin noble Hazy Smoker the Siren." Hazy smiled a Celestia before popping her pipe back in her mouth. "Well he's a jerk I'm the fifth kirin noble Dramize the Salamander as one of you already know." Dramize said nodding a Twilight. "I'm the sixth noble Fatal Stitching the Dullahan." "And finally I am the final noble and the little brother of the king Ashenvail Abyss the Hellhound." "Now that introduction's are over let's remove my armor so you can reformed into a weapon Salamander." "Got ya." "Ok my nobles say the key phrases and unlock this armor." "Release the darkness that rules the eternal winter-." Permafrost started hearing a click when she finished. "And let it subjugate the greatest of the storms-." Ascended continued hearing another click after her part was done. "As it quashes the world under it's weight." Havoc kept it going showing a satisfied smirk when he heard the click. "Let it's seductive song be heard through out the world." Hazy started to spin during her part blowing out six smoke rings as she heard the click. "Twisting the world's life blood to it exterminate the weak." Dramize said his part with sorrow in his voice not reacting when he heard antoher click. "Tearing them apart to ripping away weakness so they may grow." Fatal her click and started to play with some thread. "But none can escape as they are dragged to the fire." Ashenvail bared his fangs saying his part but he jumped back as soon as he heard his click. A minute of silence passed before a pulse of black energy was let loose from the armor everything felt a chill and the alicorns had to resist the urge to step back while other ponies and kirin except the kirin nobles took the back step. Absolute took of his helmet revealing the neon green short horns that ran along the sides of his head and ruby colored mane that really needed cutting which gave a brilliant offset with the black fur that covered his face and the purple scales on his cheeks then the rest of his armor just fell of showing his skinny body type and the purple scales that ran down his arms in a coiled pattern and the neon green spot in the middle of his chest. he streached out his black bat wings and dragon like tail which had neon green spots running the sides get sharp cracking sounds from them. his pants were dark blue with a picture of a book bound in chains on the sides. "Salamander show us to this town." Absolute turned to the window where all the other kirin and their pony cargo had just left from following Dramize who jumped through the window first to ponyville. "See you in a week princess." Absolute followed the others leaving the ponies left in the room with a only one thought. what do they need to do to prepare? "Hey Everypony I'm back with some cookies. Whoa why do you all look frightened?" Discord said holding a box of steel cookies. "Discord you left? When?" Asked a still stunned Celestia. "In between chapters why?" Discord said in a nonchalant manner getting more confused stares.