Celestial Wings

by Ahrazell

Ancient Siblings

One thousand, two hundred, fifty-seven years ago
Three years post adoption

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"Come on, wake up Lulu!" Ethereal said, laughing his musical laugh as he shook his older sister.

"Mhm... Five more hours..." Luna grumbled while she snuggled deeper into her blankets.

"Oh come on Luna, its already ten thirty, and you promised you'd play with me!" The colt grumbled, his look quite adorable to the alicorn of night.

"Oh fine..." Luna said with a yawn, throwing off the cover and causing he colt to giggle at his sister's bed head. Luna looked upset, but couldn't hold the frown before she joined the laughter. Her brother had that effect on ponies. It doesn't mater the situation, they remained loyal and always had a way of making life just a bit brighter. Luna fixed her mane. "Well then come on! What are we waiting for?" Luna said with a bright smile as the two giggled and laughed, running through the castle, heading for the doors and on a path for the forest. Their laughter filled the halls, and soon the streets of Castle Town. That is, until their path was stopped.

"Ooph! Sorry mister!" Luna said, the two having crashed into a strange looking pony with swirl black markings all over his gray fur. His ruby eyes looked down at them through his dark blue mane.

"Its okay little-" He said kindly before cutting off, seeing what filly and colt bumped into him, his eyes locking on Ethereal and causing a shiver to run up the colt's spine. "So, all that work was for nothing then. Pity." He sneered, the sudden shift in tone scaring the two children as they slowly backed up. "Now the, you two certainly saved me some time, I get to retrieve my weapon back, and take out one of you damned alicorns in one shot." He said, stomping as the black swirls on his body started to spread along the floor before spiking up, intent on stabbing the children.

"Luna!" Ethereal cried out as he threw himself in front of her, no fear in his eyes as they pierced through him, red drops flying out of his body. Luna looked in shock, followed by fear. "Run! Get mom, Discord, Celestia, anyone!" He said before his wings flashed brightly, and Luna found herself drifting away on a wind, the last thing she saw that of her little brother, the one that she was supposed to protect, staring down the stallion even as the spikes retracted and he fell to the floor.

Luna opened her eyes to find herself in the throne room. "MOMMY!" Luna yelled, running up to the throne where the queen lay, getting in her nap before the nobles pester her.

"Hm? Luna? What is it my little-"

"No time! Some weird stallion attacked Ethereal and I! Ethereal somehow teliported me back here, he is still out there!" Luna cries, running up and hugging her mother, tears in her eyes.

"What?!" Faust yelled, before she let the full force of her magic flow, any not of her family being floored from the power, the walls shaking and cracking. "Luna, take me to Ethereal! Celestia, Discord, stay here!" Faust yelled out, knowing her voice was heard as Luna ran out, her mother in tow, both hoping they are not too late.

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Ethereal panted, glaring up at the stallion with the strange markings. "Oh, now that was a mistake. Now there is nothing to stop be from doing this." The stallion said as he threw some type of vial at Ethereal's feet. A sparkling mist sprang up, making Ethereal cough and cry out as his wings faded , nearly translucent and losing their luster as he fell.

"What are you doing?" Ethereal cried out as he fell over, weak.

"I already said, taking back what is mine." The stallion growled as he pressed his hoof to Ethereal's head, causing the colt to scream in pain as his body lost its physical appearance, turning slowly into the cosmos once more.

"Enough!" Blasted a loud voice, before a beam of raw alicorn power was fired at the stallion. Faust stood there, her eyes pulsating with power as she walked towards the now bleeding stallion, shadows knitting his wounds. "You dare harm my child, in my city..."

The stallion laughed darkly as he stood up from the rubble. "Your child? I'm sorry, I see no child, only my weapon." He said as shadows began to gather around him. Before he found fire a attack, Ethereal screamed as his power poured out at the stallion, dozens of miniture stars forming as they melted holes through the shadow man. The shadow left his body, fleeing for safety as the stallion screamed in fear before a final one put a hole through his head, ending his misery.

"That was my favorite puppet." The shadows growled as the cosmos that was asorbed flowed back into the screaming colt. "I will be back for my weapon Faust. Bet on it." The shadows spoke before vanishing, leaving only a shaking and crying colt, and his bewildered mother.

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Present day: Dream Realm

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Luna walked up to the stallion before her before bringing her hoof back and punching him, tears in her eyes. "Where have you been?! Tia didn't know, even discord couldn't find you!" She cried more as she hugged the stallion she just punched, sniffing and hickupping "I-I thought you were d-dead..." She sniffed as

Ethereal wrapped himself around his sister in a equally tight hug. "I'm sorry sister. I'm so, so sorry I scared you. But, I'm here now. I'm not leaving. There is just something I need to do first, and then I will be in canterlot before the end of the week."

"Truely? Oh!" She said, her tears now happy ones as she hugged the poor stallion tighter. "Oh discord and Tia will be so happy-"

"Actually Lulu, I need you to keep it hidden from them, expecially Tia. I have a long, probably painful talk to do with her, and it's better if she remains in the dark."

Luna frowned "Alright... But only if you tell me where you've been."

Ethereal smiled up at his older sister. "So, come to hear a story eh?"

Comments

[Mitril]

"Actually Lulu, I need you to keep it hidden from them, expecially Tia. I have a long, probably painful talk to do with her, and it's better if she remains in the dark."

The most deserving and right thing to do would be exposing everything that Celestia has done, hidden, etc to the world
When I mean everything I mean everything her lies, her relationship with them,etc
In what way?

Maybe like a recorded message, appearing/showing as an orb in every place ,city,village, everywhere at the same time.
It would play a recorded message and show a text on a screen with, everything on Celestia, exposing her
Maybe even add another screen showing live footage of Celestia revealing everything without her knowing, etc
The more proof, better

She doesn't deserve a good reputation

[Ahrazell]

10281941
Lol great minds think alike, but no, at the end of the day she is still family, and you'll see what I mean later. All I will say is nightmare, Discord's time evil, and Celestia hiding everything will all tie together in a pretty little already hinted at package

[Mitril]

10282037
It's doesn't matter if she is family
It makes it even worse for her and more justifiable

She is the head of a country and long-living, she should be held accountable
She still should be exposed

[Ahrazell]

10282048
Just wait, I have plans. She will be getting what's coming to her.

[Wolf Blood]

Welcome back glad to see the story is still alive.

[Ahrazell]

10282099
Mhm, got hit with the insperation train after almost a year of said train being out of service

[Wolf Blood]

10282106
You okay?

[AmanDash]

It's alive! A few minor typos aside, you still got flow, and that's what matters in a story.

[Ahrazell]

10282269
Lol thanks, I am on my phone so alot of typo's get missed. When I get home and not at work I'll go through and touch up on it.

[Ahrazell]

10282117
Yeah, just enjoying the ebs and flows of adulting and parenting

[Kek lel]

It'll be finished this time next decade, just you wait

[Ahrazell]

10282384
Lol thanks for the vote of confidence XD

[Kek lel]

10282384
Sorry hahaha couldnt resist. Love the story, by the way. Also, just a reminder, quality over quantity! Write stories for you, for when you want to write and are feeling creative.

[chadking]

Its good but im getting major mary sue vibes
whats poppin dawg whats going on

[Ahrazell]

10283163
Lol, trust me, rn that's the point. But as you'll see later on, his power level is static in a sense. The power he had originally is the power he will end with. Unlike everyone else who can get stronger

[Gizmo Gear]

Ethereal smiled up at his older sister. "So, come to hear a story eh?"

He's been telling a lot of those.

[Ahrazell]

10289757
Yep

[NorthernLegacy]

MOAR

[John bostock]

More Please 🥺