The Light's Chosen (Archived Version)

by The Warrior Of Darkness

Hearth's Warming Eve

"So these visions are a regular occurrence of his?" Luna asked, still unsure of the answer given. Twilight focused on her, nodding her head.

"Yes, Skye said that all of the Warriors of Light have them, or he at least implied it." It was then that Princess Celestia spoke up, her tone firm, which gave hint to what she might ask.

"So how do these visions work? Where did they come from?" The words were firm, but still demanding. Twilight frowned at it. She didn't want to break Skye's trust in them, and she certainly didn't want to anger him, so she told put up a blockade, it would bar them from learning about it, and Celestia would probably be angry with her, but she at least owed Skye this, since she and the others pushed him on the subject.

"Skye has asked us that we don't talk about it. He doesn't feel comfortable with the information being out in the open, and despite you both being the princesses, he doesn't feel the need for it to be relevant. The only reason he told us in the first place is cause we practically nagged him to, and he was extremely frustrated with that." Princess Luna and Celestia looked like she wanted to say more, but she silently dipped her head in reluctance, it was an answer they would not get any time soon, and most likely only from him.

"I understand. With that out of the way, let us continue on with the celebrations, she said, motioning them to follow as they turned down the corridor, going to the dining area, that was already laid out with various foods from Pancakes, to Cake, to various fruits.

[Two Hours Later]

Princess Luna was worried. Well, worried was an understatement for her feelings. While they did not push for Skye to join them in the celebration, the thought of him being out in the cold alone did not sit well for her. She tried to enjoy, and partake in the celebrations, but she felt discontent knowing that he was out there. It didn't help at all that the weather had begun to pick up, with a scheduled snowstorm to be set out for the rest of the day, that would not end until the day after the next. She decided to wait, reassuring herself that the man was ok, he had seemed to be boasting that he'd be fine, and reports from Captain Nightshade did indeed claim that most times she would find him up there in a position with his spear relaxed.

Her mind shifted towards the words he said to them, it seemed like he possessed a type of relationship with this 'antecedent' but as far as she could tell, that was not the case, and most likely was more of a employer-employee situation. Still, she couldn't help but wonder about the far away look on his eyes, as if he were remembering easier times. Was it not more peaceful here? Is it not more enjoyable when you don't have to fight all the time?

[Two More Hours Pass

Skye stood there, the tension in his muscles keeping them taut like string as he kept his thoughts to himself. While there was no point in doing so, he decided that it would be in best interest to keep them inside, bottling up his true feelings, his hidden emotions. He would keep them inside, after all, last time he did he woke up, drenched in blood. He hid his true emotions on subjects and suppressed them, he wouldn't let his darkness flood out of him like before, it was his fault that it had gotten out in the first place, with his reckless decision to feed into his darkness, and fall into it's abyss. He would last another while longer, just like he would stay out here for a little longer. If he were to be the only scion in this world, he would act as if he were the whole order themselves.

[Five Hours Total Have Passed]

Luna was extremely worried now. No pony would stay out in the cold willingly, not even guards would stay out like that, with the guards utilizing the inner halls to guard, that way ponies could enter the castle, but they wouldn't get any farther down the main hallway before being swarmed with guards. She wanted to voice this now.

"Excuse me everypony but, I do believe that Skye has been out there for five hours now, I believe we should at least check up on him." Everyone voiced their agreement, with Rainbow speaking.

"He may be tough, but I don't want anypony to just sit out there like that, if we go out there, best case scenario is that he'll jump down from the roof and fix us with a glare underneath his helmet." She said giggling slightly. Pinkie laughed along with her.

"Yeah! I bet he'll just be out there brooding like-"

*THUMP*

That was the noise of something hitting the ground, and while not unknown, it certainly sounded like a bit more than snow hitting the ground. They then looked towards the window where the noise came from, to see a long, thin object fall down as well, it glowing red at one end. It took a minute for the realization to hit of what that object was, and who it belonged to. It meant that Skye was, incapacitated.

Everypony burst into action, moving towards the doors in a swift manner, as to go outside to locate the fallen person. As they looked on, the wind was whipping around throwing up snow as if to keep him hidden. Luna stalked around the side that they had seen the object fall from, almost missing the armor-clad being if not for the unique styling of the helmet. She called the others over, and they swiftly moved him inside, deciding against moving him with magic, in case of something being broken.

They quickly rushed him into the place where the celebrations had occurred, setting him beside the hearth, trying to get him to warm up. Luna moved swiftly, disregarding the possible implications of removing ones armor in the open like this, wanting to get him warm as quickly as possible. She asked for blankets, as she focused her magic on removing the plating of the legs, while focusing her hands upon the task of removing the helmet, she soon found small imprints on the helm that indicated where to grip it, swiftly latching on them and performing the same motion she had seen him do when he removed his helmet so many different times.

Skye looked fine to her but she could feel that he was still cold to the touch, meaning that she would need to warm him faster, so she started to pool more magic into her horn, preparing to cast a small heat spell, only for a small crystal to catch her vision, as it rose from him. It glowed white, with the form of a miniature sun, it looked like a.... 'Focus Luna!'. The crystal began to pulsate, and Luna felt her senses drawn to it. As she reached out to grab it, glowing balls of light circled around her and transferred into Skye. He immediately had felt warmer to her touch, the crystal she held long since departed from her grip.

Skye opened his eyes, as they focused he noticed that Princess Luna was close on him, with the others around him from the sides. He raised his eyebrows, reasonably confused at the event that's in front of him. The six girls including the princesses were around him and he felt, less clothed, finding the absence of his clothes bothering.

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"So I fell from the Castle and was frozen to the touch?" Skye asked, now donning normal clothing for once. They all nodded their heads.

"And Luna, you said a white crystal appeared before you and you used it's magic and it healed me?" Princess Luna silently nodded her head. Skye thought for a moment before voicing his findings.

"That was the crystal of a White Mage. You used a ability called Esuna, it removes detrimental effects from the target. It shouldn't be possible that you were able to use it but here we are. It's something that we'll have to look out for. Either way, while I'm glad I was saved, I think I'm gonna go rest for a bit if you don't mind. They all began to voice their disagreements with Princess Celestia raising her hand, silencing the room.

"While we do feel like you shouldn't be running off to sleep, you must at least tell us your reasoning for why and I'd at least like you to consider staying and joining us for the rest of the day." She said in a gentle voice. Skye's eyes narrowed, he still had thoughts on his mind that he'd rather focus on but as he looked around the room and saw the pleading looks on all of them, he couldn't help but stay. He had been guilt tripped into staying by silent fuzzy looks, even Luna had given him one!

"Fine. I'll stay but I don't do well with celebrations." He said quietly.

"What was that? We didn't quite here you." Princess Celestia said while giving him a innocent look. She knew exactly what he said but instead she wanted him to say it clearly.

"I said I don't do well with celebrations!" He yelled, spooking them a little bit. Pinkie then had a very big smile on her face, and Skye realized his folly.

"We're gonna make this Hearth's Warming Eve the most bestest day ever! Just for you Skye!" She said grabbing him and seemingly lifting him, dragging him out of the dining room. Skye could only think of one thing as he was swiftly dragged away from the group as they laughed at his surprised face:

'What Have I Unleashed?'

Author's Note:

That's a wrap for the Hearth's Warming chapter, and despite it not being it in the real world it might as well be for those who enjoy the unknown, especially since this year seems to be taking a spin on "fun". Hope you all enjoyed, cause we're going into the Canterlot Wedding chapters!