Chapter 56.5 – Pieces Part One
Griffon of Canterlot
Chapter 56.5 – Pieces Part One
Sitting on a branch covered in thick leaves the grey black griffon Greystorm looking through binoculars at the remains of multiple buildings, the massive creator and several smaller ones all guarded by a mix of pegasi to griffon magical golems, in that mass of clay walking golems was a bird flying around which was his wife Octicovix.
“Also two days since she went in, the golems haven't reacted to any birds...” He said out loud lower the binoculars looking down to Dr Caballeron on the ground.
The doctor peering through the bushes. “Interesting that a changeling wouldn't attract attention to the golems yet ponies and griffons does, how come?”
Greystorm jump off the branch with a few short flaps to land by him. “That Dr Caballeron is something I do not understand my self, there are many questions when it comes to the unknown about magical clay golems.”
The pony rubbed the underside of his snout. “So we wait for your wife to return, yes?”
“Yes.” Greystorm put the binoculars away. “One of the other myterious that got my tail in a twist is the forests near the craters , they not on any maps either yet the big question is...” He hints to Caballeron to respond.
The pony did. “Where are the golems in said forests.”
Greystorm snapped his talons. “Exactly Doctor, you and your team came here last time for days watching them only meters away.” Greystorm turn to the view of the creator. “We are even un-”
“Boss I found something...” The grey earth pony with black mane and tail, sunglasses on with a black and purple collar came to a sliding stop before them breathing in and out.
“Out with it already! Withers!” Caballeron demanded.
Withers finally caught his breath. “It better to show you boss.” He turn running back into the forest.
Greystorm shrugs and runs after him, Caballeron groans for a second before he also gives chase, by the time he arrives at the scene Rouge and Biff were already there looking at the same thing, he saw Greystorm hovering in front of a Griffon Golem back press against the tree, a right foreleg missing and a big half way in hole in the chest.
“Is that a griffon golem?”
Greystorm expecting the half way in hole with his talon, seeing it was something big that smashed into the chest of the magical clay dead golem. “It was a golem, it nothing but rock and clay now, completely harmless.” Greystorm responded. “Good find Withers, this golem is missing it gem core.”
“What a gem core?” Withers asked.
“It the heart and power of a golem, each of them have it.” Greystorm explains as he studies the golem as well the tree. “From the damage to the bark on this massive tree the golem itself was thrust into it by something really strong and big.” Greystorm points his claw at the tree bark buckling effect. “Then as it seem to struggle from where it was pinned something smashed right into the golem chest and ripped out the core, rendering the golem inactive and left to harden into stone.”
Caballeron slowly looked around. “That would explain the said lack of golems here in the forest, could there be a creature here that feeds on these core gems?”
Rouge gulps. “Wh-what if it mistaken us for these golems?”
“Please...” Caballeron rolls his eyes. “We were here for three days straight the last time, nothing happened than and nothing will happen now, so stop your whining Rouge.”
Greystorm flies back a bit taking a good look. “I can see how we can easily miss seeing these in the forest, the way they look while not powered up can easily look part of the environment.” Greystorm take a good look around to see a toppled tree, flying up to it and examining the part that caused the trunk to break to the point of collapse. “See here Dr Caballeron.” The ponies gather to see what he was showing them.
Biff walking around the trunk remains. “How did we not see any of this the last time we were here?”
“We were aiming for the prize, getting into the ruins.” Rouge suggested looking over his right side towards the craters .
Caballeron hummed as he took a closer look at the trunk. “Maybe...” He noticed the semi fresh parts of it. “I think this tree was smashed down about a week or so ago.”
Greystorm took notice and quickly had a look himself seeing that the tree leaves on the end of the tree was slowly drying out. “Your right, look at the leaves, they just started to wilt.”
“Bo-boss I think we should go.” Biff gulped.
“We not going anywhere you idiot! We got a job to do or we not going to get paid! Also we been here for two days and nothing happened!” Caballeron snapped at his henceponies. “Now henchponies back to camp, we turning in for the night and we examining this golem and the tree tomorrow, got it!?”
“Yes boss.” They responded and head back to camp.
Greystorm land on the leafy dirt ground. “I advise caution, your team has reasons to being afraid, this is area of the world not like the jungles you been in.”
Caballeron snorted. “As you wish, this is your exhibition afterall, no?” He walks off without Greystorm answering.
The greyish black griffon turn to the Griffon Golem once again staring at the state of it. “The creator, ruins, the golems and the seven ruins, what is the connection here? What am I missing?” He turn walking back to camp to hear a crack of a twig, turning quickly to the sound. “Hmm...” Using his griffish eye sight to peer into the darkness of the forest, nothing could be seen. “Caution for sure.” He whispered turning and heading back to camp.
He easily found it following the light of the camp fire, the ponies gathered around it cooking a big pot of soup over the fire. “I suggest tomorrow we examine that golem.” Caballeron said as he stir the soup with a wooden spoon.
A bird lands before them instantly changing into the yellow eyed changeling causing them to yell in fear. “Wow, you all really freak out when you know I can shapeshift?”
“Landing and shifting forms before us so suddenly is a reason to freak out!” Caballeron shouted at her with fury. “You don't just DROP in and do that in a forest like this!”
Octicovix whites in the solid yellow eyes rolled around. “Whatever you say Cabby.”
“That's D-” She hisses at him. “Erm... Cabby fine by me!” He quickly retreats going back to cooking the soup, the henchponies shivering in fear.
Greystorm walk up to her giving the changeling a hug. “Octicovix play nice.”
She just gave a fanged sly smile. “This is me playing nice with them.” Octicovix gave him a nuzzle against his beak before breaking out of the hug and stepping back. “I got some interesting findings through out those craters and the ruins.”
“What did you find my love?”
“I found that the craters are not exactly craters , not impact or explosive wise.” Her horn lights up creating a overlay map above before him, the henchponies gather to look. “Cabby you can see from there and cook, rather not have burned soup.”
He grumbles a bit before answering. “Fine...”
The display she shows with her magic was of one massive creator and four smaller ones with a set of ruined buildings all around them but not to close to the creator edges. “The craters I found are to have remains of what seem to be 30 hooves in length pillars in the thousands.” The changeling zooms the display in to show the creator floor. “As you can see they seem to have dug out the land under what use to be land at each of the craters .”
“Landmass sitting on stilts? Why?” Wither asked.
Greystorm tap the tip of his beak. “I recall finding evidence that 300 years ago the kingdom of Griffina when ruled by King Graivers.” Greystorm took a good look at the pillars in the yellowish aura display. “The king commissioned unicorns to make a large quantity of gravity spell infused crystals from Equestria, the reason behind it was never discovered.”
Caballeron responds. “You are suggesting that the crystals were used to lift the land off the ground, no?” He tastes the soup. “Soup done.” He grab the pot by the handle with his mouth pulling it off the fire on to a tripod.
“That exactly what I am suggesting.” Greystorm responded.
Octicovix move the display location to a mountain ridge not to far from the biggest ruins. “I did find something really interesting though, right here in the forest edge, away from the buildings and close to the mountain ridge is a buried tunnel.” She point a hoof to it. “As you can see this is where I think all that dirt went too.”
Greystorm move his talon around it. “You can make out the artificial made tunnel right here, it seem to be made to last...” He turn to Octicovix. “Buried a tunnel with dug out soil and rock from under five landmasses, pillars showing signs of being ripped apart and possibly the land that once was where these craters are most likely floating around above us?”
“More pieces to a growing puzzle about this place...” She muttered.
Rouge sat down with his bowl of soup dipping bread into it. “If that the case, why keep this place well hidden and heavily guarded from almost everyone?” He took a bite out of the bread.
Greystorm took his bowl and plate from Caballeron sitting down against a log. “It does raise more questions and increase the reason to solve this.”
“Don't forget about the golem we found with it magic gem core ripped out of it chest.” Biff stated and eats some of his soup.
Octicovix using her magic to change the display to show golems she found. “Did the hole look like these?”
“Yep they did!” Wither replied. “I think we should go, if there something out here hunting golems, I don't want to be next on the chopping block.” He drunk a bit of water from a canteen.
Octicovix nods in agreement. “I think we should leave, take what we gain and come back with more resources, feather brain of a husband you have to agree with that logic and the fact you are the mayor of a town.”
Greystorm holding the spoon close to his beak glance at her. “I have to agree with that, these ruins been here for a long time, it not going to harm them not being here for a week or so.” He sips the soup from the spoon.
“That sound like a plan.” Caberallon agreed. “Tomorrow after examining the golem we leave, no?”
“Agreed.” They all accepted that plan.
Suddenly Greystorm's ear twitch from a slowly placed paw, talon or hoof on the forest floor just to his left. “We not alone.” He whispers to Octicovix.
“Of course not, there most l-” A multiple bursts of ball lightning comes out of the dark hitting every single creature within a few short seconds.
Greystorm rolls around feeling the burst of electrical energy dancing around his body, the others fell to the ground all knocked unconscious by the same blast with their bowls falling to the ground, the bread rolling across the ground, Greystorm place his talon over the vest part of his chest feeling a magical pulse pass through his body and pulling it back a bit to see the bluish white glow.
“The scorch mark from Prince Gale's punch, it must of left some magic residing through my body and protected me from that blast of magic on us... His raged fuelled punch was a surge of uncontrollable magic...” Greystorm thought to himself as he pushed up onto all fours looking around for the attacker, he saw Octicovix near the camp fire and he quickly pulled her away from it and put his wing over her and the other over Caberallon with his hench ponies. “Who are you and why did you attack us!?” He called out into the forest, trying to focus on into the night and find the attacker.
No word came no sound, he knew there was something there. “If you are doing this as defending the forest than I will take my wife and the ponies with my tail tuck between my legs.” He spoke out once again into the forest.
“Wife? The strange bug pony is your wife? How can a griffon love something like that? Unless her shapeshifting magic is why you have her as-”
“Are you trying to temp me into a rage response?” He was anger and responded by interrupting her but didn't bait into her as he believed she was attempting.
“Seriously dude?”
“Yes...” He still trying to locate the voice, it seem this female being was moving around swiftly around the camp site, making it difficult to discover where she was exactly.
“Well the next thing I ask, depends on the answer you give.”
“Ask away...” He wearily moving around on the spot.
“Are you here to claim the discs and what is your plan for them?”
Greystorm was surprised at first but than it hit him. “I want to know what on them, I want to know what was the cause of the raise and fall of each and every kingdom, empire and country of each griffon civilsation that once upon a time had them, the last time they were seen back during the fourteenth king of Griffina when he discovered them in a ruined remains in the frozen mountains.” Greystorm tells the hidden female attacker.
“The only way you knew that if you followed the stories of each ruins had to share, your wealth is the knowledge of the past.”
“Caberallon most likely would like to sell the discs but he wont, he getting paid too much from me as it is.” Greystorm said looking around still. “I do recall hearing that with the discs came something made of metal, something about a voyage...” This seem to catch the females attention.
“Would you risk them for such a thing?”
Greystorm answers. “If the safety of every one here is at risk for my thirst of histrionic knowledge, I will not allow that thirst to put their lives in harms way, I rather gather them and take our leave.”
“You are an interesting griffon dude, I can't say what would happen if I try to stun you again.”
Greystorm eased a bit. “Okay... What happens now?”
“I'll knock you out and take you all to my Nanner Maple to deal with this dude.”
“You just said-” He heard movement and realised what she was about to do, quickly turning around to the sound. “Your not going to kno-knock... Oh sweet Grover...” His head rose up to meet the eyes of the being to have the next thing happen before going black, a butt end of a object smashing into his head.
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I'm guessing that creators should be craters.
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Thank you for bring it up, I am making the changes.
Ooh, I wonder who it is. Great chapter, looking forward to the next one!
Getting some Daring Don't backstory done.
Hard to understand chapter. Still a nice event filled one
Gales pure magic can boost resistance / give Immunity to magical attacks? Neat
Jealous attacker. A Wife that can be everything/one that is desired? Why should one say no