//------------------------------// // The Queens Road // Story: The Burning Traveler // by Dramize the Salamander //------------------------------// Discord looked at Absolute with a neutral mask which turned in to a twisted smile. "Aren't we greedy asking for a deal with the devil to reach a higher plane." "What I-." Absolute said caught off by Discords phasing. "Calm down black king I can see it in you eyes you fear for your kind and I will help you." "Why? "Because your reason has given me a reason by teaming up with my sister to do the same and they are poisoning the chaos and I can't have that." "No my lord your a god why do you call yourself a devil?" "Here's your first lesson no lesser god is truly Benevolent they are only paragons with a want or need that drove them to power. you and I are no different." "But then I must ask what drove you my lord?" "That's for me to know and you to figure out but we must move you need to become stronger." "Where are we going?" "To your name sake." Discord grabbed Absolute who looked terrified as the two vanished. Meanwhile Luna, Celestia and the kirin nobles were in cantorlot castles throne room along with the cantorlot advisers some servants and a few guards deciding on what to do next. The air was in flux as elemental energy poured off the kirin nobles in suffocating waves scaring the ponies in the room, they weren't happy and Celestia could see it in their eyes. "This room is a ticking time bomb I just hope nopony sets it off." she thought to herself struggling to keep her neutral mask under the tension of the room while Luna seem almost amused by it a slight smile on her face as she watch her kirin nobles pout like little foals due to her being named queen until she saw her sisters face seeing the fear in her eyes going over the scenario if even one of the nobles exploded. "ENOUGH!" Luna shouted her voice full of command causing everyone in the room to look at her. "Note your place you are among those weaker than you stifle your power and calm down others can't take it." The room started to darken and grow cold as Luna let her energy crush what was coming of the nobles and completely terrifying everyone else in the room as they started shivering. Permafrost started laughing. "Well what do you guys think?" "She could use a little work but she's salvageable." Havoc said picking at his fangs as he floated around the room. "She's a little to smooth around the edges for my taste but I'm not opposed." Hazy said taking a hit of her pipe. "I like the sound of her soul it knows darkness." Ascended said pulling out a bottle of pink nail polish. "But it's split her ambitious shadow is suppressed." Fatal said pulling out a small glass of blood which she drank slowly savoring the iron flavor. "I can hear it's howl as well and It's in pain." Ashenvail said sharpening his Sword. Dramize nodded in agreement looking almost half asleep. "And a wounded beast is the most dangerous kind." "So the table is divided a rare occurrence." Permafrost looked around at the other nobles looking at their eyes who just nodded at her. The shift in mood as present even Luna felt unnerved by it. Celestia had final had enough with the way the nobles were talking. "What are you seven talking about." Permafrost gave a full fang smile. "Princess do you know how the Kirin nobility and the leaders are chosen." "No I do not." "Well the first kirin king Star Nova was the most powerful kirin of his time but when it was his time to step down he found his son and daughter to be lacking in power, he knew if he let ether of them take the throne his people wouldn't last long so he held a tournament for every kirin the same age as his offspring they would fight to see who was the strongest and after all was said and done the second king Grand Obelisk was as taken from the rest of us to the castle where he was trained by the king until he die. So then Obelisk was named king but he wasn't very bright and couldn't do it alone so he got his seven foalhood friends to help naming them the nobles." "And it been that way every since." Celestia said not noticing Dramize, Ashenvail, and Fatal had moved slightly. "You catch on quick." Permafrost said her smile becoming sinister. "But not quick enough." She snapped her fingers then Dramize and Ashenvail appeared in front of Luna and roundhouse kicked her through the wall. Every pony was surprised while the kirin gave chase. "LUNA!" Celestia screamed about to get up to help her sister when she felt breathing on the left side of her neck. Fatal appeared behind her smiling before taking a lick of Celestia's neck. "You need to relax this is for you sisters own good." Fatal whispered in the Celestia ear before sinking her fangs in the solar princesses neck before a response could be given. The ponies in the room watched in horror as the Celestia's eye glazed over and she slumped in her throne a second before Fatal released her. "You are tasty I will give you that." Fatal liked the blood of her lips before walking to the hole all the other nobles went through. "In my medical bag there is a medium sized round black fruit cut it orange style and give her one piece when she wakes up." Fatal jumped through the hole giving chase after Luna. Luna had just pried herself off Cantorlot mountain flying in the air to get a better vantage point so the nobles wouldn't surprise her again only to be struck by several lighting bolts. "Sorry love we can't make this easy." Ascended said as lighting struck Luna for every cord she played on her guitar. "Yeah we need to see what you can do." Havoc said floating next to Ascended. "May I?" "I would be insulted if you didn't." Ascended answered as she started to play faster after pausing for a second giving Luna enough time to shield from the storm above her only for her to fall as Havoc tripled her weight causing her to fall crashing into Permafrost who was holding a giant icicle like a bat. Luna Fell right into the smiling Permafrost's range. "Grit your teeth this is going to hurt." Permafrost said swinging the force of impact shattering Luna's shield, the icicle, and some of Luna's ribs as she as launched back through the castle and in to the city landing with medium sized impact crater. "Fatal it's your turn now." "Yeah yeah she's all ready blacked out." Fatal said landing next to Luna who was barely breathing before she started to heal her. "So how long are we doing this for?" "Until she can hold her own against us." Hazy said empting the soot out of her pipe. "Well we're in for a long day then." Fatal said as she grabbed the healed Luna's and threw her into the air where Dramize and Ashenvail were waiting sadistic smiles on their faces.