XXXI
Baen sat silently in his home. The darkness around him seemed deeper, almost an unusual black that evening, he wasn’t paying it any heed. Each shadow stretched wide and long, creeping up the walls, as if a malevolent force sensed the mood within the room. He sighed as he thought long on what he was going to have to do close in half an hour. What he was going to tell the six mares, his friends and allies who helped him to live in this time, was going to shake their very perception of the reality they so enjoyed to call the norm. He wasn’t sure if he could. He knew he had to, Tieg knows he really did not wish to. To see those smiles that he was used to, to see them then leave their faces, he was unsure if he could bear it. But it had to be said; they had to know what was on the horizon. During his thought, he had failed to notice the time was upon him. Steeling himself, Baen approached his door when he heard the knocks of fate on his door.
He opened the door and beheld the six mares….and the princesses, “Celestia, Luna?”
“Sorry to intrude upon this meeting,” Celestia said simply.
Twilight gave a sheepish smile, “I invited them, I thought since we four witnessed….,” she paused, “that. It’d thought it would be a good idea to ask the Princesses to sit in.”
Baen nodded, “Right.”
Rarity looked at Baen with worry, “Baen dear, are you alright? You seem troubled.”
Pinkie Pie shut the door as Baen seated himself in the living room, “Know this,” he started, “What I am about to tell you….may be a little too much to handle.”
The girls seated themselves as Baen sighed.
Rainbow raised an eyebrow, “Dude, what’s up with you?”
Baen looked to the side, “As you know, I come from a time long before this land was called Equestria. But even then, there were things that came before me, before anypony.”
Twilight perked up, “You mean the Dinosaurs?!”
“No Twilight,” he shook his head, “I’m speaking of an ancient time, at time creatures I would never wish upon my worst enemies roamed. The Time of the Ancients.”
Pinkie Pie munched on a bag of popcorn she had, “Ooooo, sounds neat! I bet the readers have been dying to hear some of your times lore,” she glanced at you, “Right?”
Everypony stared at her.
Pinkie then gestured to Baen as she handed a bag to Luna, “Continue.”
Baen shook his head, “Right…, where was I.”
“The Time of the Ancients,” Fluttershy added with a small smile.
“Thank you,” Baen inhaled a calming breath, “In the beginning, there was The Ether. Many say it was the center of existence, a pure crystal of light that lit the way for what existed out in the infinite vastness. But after a time, the Ether burst. Its shards scattered throughout the vastness, dotting the heavens. They became what you call, stars.”
Luna was engrossed, “Mrmrph.”
Baen looked out his window, “The shell of The Ether, what was underneath its crystal, became the very world we tread upon. And the light, its warmth carried on and existed as the Sun. Ever burning and lighting the way for all.”
Celestia munched on her popcorn, “Amazing.”
Baen’s gaze then darkened, “However, from the warmth of the light came our ancestors, The Ancients. But unfortunately, from all light, a shadow is cast.”
Twilight leaned forward, “What were they?”
Baen only uttered one word, a word the seemed to make the Earth tremble, “Demons.”
All present became hushed.
Baen shrugged, “Nopony knew where they came from, some say they always existed and merely waited for a world for them to conquer to be created. Others say they emerged from the shadow The Ether itself cast. Regardless, the demons razed the land and decimated the calm. Among them all however, there were four that stood above them all. The Four Harbingers.”
Baen reached behind him and produced the book Discord gave him and opened it to an entry depicting a blury sketch of a red beast, “Rath’gor, The Red Demon,” he flipped the page to reveal a yellow scrawl, “ Yol’gin, The Yellow Demon,” he flipped to a black scrawl, “Olf’ric, The Black Demon.”
Baen stopped before he flipped the last page.
Twilight looked at him, “Baen, who’s the fourth?”
Baen turned the page, unlike the others, this picture was more vivid. It depicted a bipedal beast of white with large horns, his back to the readers, “This is Malachi, The White Demon. He is the eldest of the four as well as the most powerful.”
The ponies stared at the darkened expression of their barbarian friend, “Together, these four were a force of nature none could stand before. They sought complete destruction of the world above to satisfy a sick sense of absolution, so much so, they even killed their own brethren. In the end, The Four were the only demons that remained,” Baen looked at them all, “but all was not lost. Ancient magicks long since lost to time were used to seal The Four away, within The Void. A dimension that was dead centre between oblivion and Tartarus itself, within, there was no sound. No light, movement, or breath, there was merely…nothing.”
Baen adjusted his position, “Unlike his brothers, Malachi was sealed specifically in the deepest part of The Void, the one closest to oblivion. He was too much of a risk to be sealed with his brothers; however, The Ancients did not foresee what would come to pass. Scriptures from mystic’s of my time prophesized that The Four would rise again, and with them, they would bring the End of the World.”
Twilight was visibly shaken, “That creature we saw…”
“That, was Rath’gor,” Baen unfastened his chest plate and let it fall leaving himself in only his armored boots, “You see. The Mystic’s were correct, The Four would rise again. But what they failed to mention was where,” Baen placed his armored hoof to a scar that ran close to his heart, “this was from my last battle before I was petrified. Rath’gor would have hit his mark had I not blinded his right eye. The battle took place in the unicorn city of Nightvale, which was where the Everfree forest now stands.”
Celestia widened her eyes, “Surely you slayed this Rath’gor.”
“No,” Baen reattached his armor, “it was he who petrified me. But I did injure him enough to force him away; I suppose he putting me in stone was a way of pay back.”
Rarity raised a shaky hoof, “When you say force away…you do mean permanently away correct?”
Baen was silent.
Twilight unfortunately put two and two together, “Baen….does this mean.”
Baen looked away in shame, “I fear in my quest to prevent their rising,” Baen gazed at them all in sadness, “I merely postponed it. First they will try to free Malachi, and then they will come for us all.”
The ponies within the home…were at a loss for words. For the next hour they would sit in silence. A silence that could only be described as the only calm before the storm that loomed on the horizon.
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This line made me not want to read the story, you put achievements and the like at the END of the description.
Are they like the Four Horseman of the Apocalypse?
Malichi, The White Demon=Death
Rath’gor, The Red Demon=War
Yol’gin, The Yellow Demon=Pestilence
Olf’ric, The Black Demon=Famine
Am I right?
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Or just don't put em at all.
Humility is an endearing trait.
I'll admit, I had the four horseman idea brewing in my head since last chapter. I believe it was when you introduced us to Rath'gor for the first time that I pegged the Red Demon for the Bloody Rider.
well when i see rath'gor i think trogdor which is a dethklok song name and when i saw olf'rics name i thought ulfric from skyrim and ive seen the name malachi used before in a different story so its possible you may have read it and used it as a shout out maybe i cant think of anything for yol'gin but maybe i thought too hard about this
I'm with 4649933, gotta be the four horsemen of the apocalypse.
The horsemen?
Wow. this is going to be intense. Good luck writing the next chapters. It seems like it will be awesome.
Yes the four horsemen of the Apocalypse, this story is getting better and better with each chapter can't wait for more
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Let the wars begin!
4650095 That was my guess aswell
The Horsemen cometh, and with them, the end. I dare say, this story has certainly caught my undivided attention. Keep at it!
Yep, the four horsemen of the apocalypse from Revelation, war, death, famine, and... I forgot the last one. Disease maybe? Sounds right. But uh... the black demon, Ulf'ric? I see what I think you meant to do there. But why is the true high king a demon? What did he ever do to you?
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I thought "The Four Horsemen." Then came the name Malachi.
That is a very biblical name.
Well....shit, leave for a few chapters and this happens! I guess it means time for everypony to get drunk and have unprotected, depraved sex, right?
I could have sworn the Riders were a racial joke.
I prefer this : the red demon; the yellow pestilence; the black judge; and the white death. It's cooler and is close to the 4 horsemen of the apocalypse.