//------------------------------// // The Battle part 2 // Story: The Burning Traveler // by Dramize the Salamander //------------------------------// "FATAL!" Absolute screamed as he was fending off Celestia's onslaught dancing her with dodges and parries. "Ascended?" Fatal said looking at Ascended "I've got the dome go." Ascended answered pulling out her guitar and starting to play. Fatal jumped thought the right at Luna. "MIDNIGHT HELP FATAL." Dramize yelled from his point on the barrier. Midnight jumped up from her seat and flew through the dome landing next to Fatal who's eyes were glowing looking at the slash wound across Luna's chest. "What's the damage?" Midnight asked kneeling next to Fatal. "Right lung needs to be sown back together as well as two major arteries and wound on the heart and not counting the cut bones that need to be repaired. She Lucky Absolute caught himself when he did or he would have cut her heart in half but she's fading she more than her fair share of blood Midnight you know what to do." "Right." Midnight stuck her finger in Luna's wound causing Luna to wince before tasting her blood then she started to sniff around and pointing at a night guard in the stands then flying to him. "You guard. What's your name?" "Shadow Sun." The Thestreal in dark blue armor answered. "Are you ready to give up your life for your Princess?" "Always." Shadow answer without hesitation. Midnight grabbed him and flew back to Fatal. "Good now I can begin Midnight his blood." Fatal pulled out a box full of green glowing string and a small needle which she threaded before starting. Her hands started moving so fast that it looked like she had six extra while Midnight pull out a knife and cut both Luna and Shadow's wrists beginning to transfer shadow's blood to Luna syncing the flow with Luna heart beats. Meanwhile Absolute was having a hard time holding back and keeping Celestia from killing him and the noble knew it they were ready to drop the barrier and save ether one if the time came. Celestia just kept attack in her rage losing all form of restraint letting her power run wild then it happened she in with a rising swing and as her clever left the ground a line of fire erupted surprising her and Absolute who dodged before looking back to see where the line was going to see Twilight in its path. "Dam I can't break my momentum." "Twilight move." Celestia said trying to use magic to only see the flame grow stronger. Twilight tried to move but she still couldn't her body was still frozen so she shielded with her magic but the flame burned through her shield Twilight prepared for the worst that when she heard it the sound of rushing water. "Good job Succubus." Absolute said looking over to Midnight who was breathing a stream of water from her mouth that Twilights direction blocking the fire line. Then Discord finally decided to do something he snapped his fingers and everything just stopped Twilight and Cadence fell over from their own sudden movements the fire and water disappeared as well as the kirin dome the only thing that was still going was the efforts to save Luna. "Ok I'm tired of this fight. Absolute you were playing with them like they were dogs which wouldn't have happened if you four hadn't accepted his challenge without tell me which if you had told me instead of preparing for a fight you couldn't win I would have been able to make some changes so it wouldn't be so unfair. Now Absolute I want to ask you something." "Yes lord Discord?" "You are five times stronger then the last king I know, was. What happened when I was imprisoned to drive the kirin to this point?" "When you vanished the chaos magic of our home grew more unstable creating stronger creatures that could kill us off so we were forced to get stronger at least that's what the history books tell us." "I see well your here now and I can't let that monstrous power you all have stay with you so the new question is what should I do about it?" "I might have an idea." "Shoot." "Well back at the old home their was three ponies for one kirin and not enough bonds were being made to raise the amount of kirin so how about you take half of our power and use it to turn all our ponies into kirin. "Not a bad idea but only if your ponies agree to it." "Um Lord Discord their all ready lined up." Dramize said looking at the line of ponies that formed. "Well that's a thing ok then I need complete quiet." Discord snapped his fingers and two different colored orbs rose out of every kirin some even appeared and started to fly around growing bigger before finding a pony and enveloping them in a blinding light which faded turning them in to a kirin from foal to full grown Pony everypony born in the chaos lands was becoming a kirin. "DONE!" Fatal yelled suddenly making Everyone jump just as Discord finished. "That took longer than normal." Absolute said swinging his sword trying to get a new. "Well that would happen when you have your power cut in half during major surgery." Fatal said glaring at Discord who just surged. "Oh by the way your sister is fine she needs to rest for a few days but you need a new guard." Celestia was about to jump for joy when Absolute cleared his throat. "Speaking of guard I want to know do you three quit so I can finally make my changes to Ponyville?" "Really?" "Yes really I have new limits and I want to test them and that's ether going to be on you three or on my training armor after I get out of here so what's your choice." "You know what I'm to tired to think about this Twilight it's your choice you live their whatever decision you make I won't question it." "I With you all the way no matter what little sister." "Ok then you win Absolute, what are your terms?" "Oh, I was kind of hoping for the fight honestly but my terms are one we are physically allowed to change the town but you get to keep the name. Two our foals will go to your school but I will add a kirin teacher and classes your normal curriculum and finally some new rules are in order and here they are. First weapons can be branded and used in public, but the punishment for a thief, robber, or murderer is in the hand of the one who defeated them be it a light slap on the wrist or death I don't care. Next if the one who committed any crime and is not caught and defeated with in a week will be hunted no matter where they are by my little brother Ashenvail and is hellhounds and dragged back to me where I will decide their fate. Finally fighting in all form are allow as long as both parties consent to it and a few witnesses are their to confirm the consent. That's all the changes I can think of now if there any more I will let you know." Absolute turned and jumped into the stands before turning to look at the princesses. "Oh before I forget any laws you have in place that would contradict any of my terms are now abolished and if you want to make a change to any of my terms come to me ok." Absolute jumped into the shadows and vanished before Twilight or anypony could voice their objections. Ponies in the crowd were shocked looking each other with nervous suspension as the other kirin left. Twilight was shocked and started wondering if she made the right choice.