As I awakened from my heavy slumber I became aware of the coolness of the air and the fragrance of mushy dirt. The hard wooden floor was uncomfortable as if I were laying upon rocks and gravel. My clothes felt damp as if they were drenched in water. I half wondered if this was a dream or reality so I decided it be a good idea to get in a seating position, but instead I banged my head upon something above me. My thoughts became filled with unknowns of what I could have impacted and decided to investigate to later find that I was trapped in a box feeling walls all around me.
No openings. No signal. No way of escape. Every minute my sanity started to take a dive. I swear I could hear a clock ticking by. It echos across the small prison penetrating my eardrums with its tick tock. Looking up at the wooden wall my emotions started to take hold, tears began to form, my breathing hallowed, while a small intense pain struck the top nerve in my brain. Before I could calculate my thoughts out of nowhere came shouting, they were mine, yet it felt foreign---Distant.
Time seemed to have fast forward since all that consumed my vision from that moment onward was my fist coated with blood after each second, minute, hour it seemed like the blood came pouring down my arms each time I recovered my sight of vision. I couldn't remember the briefest of moments, but self inclined pain that consumed my nerves. I slowly opened my eyes to be greeted with splinters and dirt covering my upper torso. My hands felt numb while barely able to move a meter without intense pain shooting through them.
The blood of iron consumed my nostril from the puddle I'd be laying in. The lack of air left me gulping for whatever little clean air was let to breath. I looked at the broken hole above me asking myself was it worth it to continue on with the progress with what my former sanity left behind. I decided to finish the task since I had nothing better to do and I at least wanted to have gave it my all without asking the what's if I stayed put to suffocate. I lifted my hands with all the strength I could muster and started to dig my nails into the earth hoping to reach the surface before it was to late.
Hours I would say passed before I finally pierced the surface with barely time to spare. I took a deep inhale of fresh air and brought my hands toward my torso hoping it would relieve the pain from the digging they had done. My finger nails were gone now replaced with fleshy skin bleeding every so constantly. I was free from my prison at last. After my self victory I gave myself I finally looked around my surrounding to see overgrown bushes, weeds, and vines along with tombstones littered around the area. I put two and two together to gather that I possibly have been dead for sometime or my capturer buried me in this abandon graveyard where no being dare travel anymore.
I mustered the courage to finally look over my shoulder to see the tomb of the person who laid here and what I saw was my name imprinted upon the tomb with the year I was alive to the day I was laid to rest. If this was really true how was I still alive to begin with. I gathered the strength to get on my feet before I started to walk toward a large destroyed structure which turned out to be a abandoned castle displaying a medieval architecture with gothic details here and there. When I entered the castle I spotted torn flags displaying a pony with both a wing and horn circling what I would presume to be the world along with hinting toward unity between something I could not understand.
I traveled further within the halls to come across the same flag with another two that stood out being a white and dark blue flag with both winged horned ponies displayed on both indicating that there had to have been two who probably ruled this region. Another thing that kept piercing my mind was that this all seemed somewhat familiar like I been here often or walked these halls even though I had no clue as to what this place was along with these strange flashes of these two horses or ponies possibly since they were a lot shorter and barely met up to my knees so I'll say ponies running about the place speaking which came out disoriented like I'm missing pieces to the puzzle to understand what they were saying, but one thing I could confirm was that these two little foal ponies seemed happy in my presence like we've known each other for sometime.
The more I traveled inside the more these flashes of the two purged my mind giving me a headache at this point and for some reason the more I traveled in the more heavy the pressure upon me became. It got to the point where I could not move a muscle and I happened to have made it to a throne room of some sort displaying two thrones drop dead in the back with a red velvet rug traveling toward the chairs. My vision became hazy at this point with laughter filling my ears daring to consume my hearing. When it came to a halt my vision suddenly cleared and what I saw was two lovely ponies consuming my vision and I could tell that at that moment my mouth formed a small smile at the two with me saying something to them making them giggle before everything came to a stand still and whatever that memory was began to dissipate.
I returned to reality with no longer having the heavy weights upon my shoulders holding me down with debris from all around the room floating about. Tears suddenly started to run down my cheeks from what I would presume to be sadness. I was lost within my own thoughts until I heard heavy clip clop behind me telling me that there was company to be had. Not sure if they were a threat or not, but I was prepared to take on the unknown occupants if so that's when I heard a gasp of surprise before one of them quickly sprinted toward me. I of course was not having any of that so in quick strafed I turned within milliseconds before I used grasp restraining a dark blue wing horned pony in my hold.
I then looked at the others who disrupted my peace. When I did I seen another white coated one with six other ponies wearing some jewellery. It would seem that I would have pissed off three of the six which in turned looked ready to attack before the white one spoke rather raspy with tears streaming down her fur cheeks speaking above a whisper "my name."
A painful throbbing sensation started to pierce my mind slowly at first then suddenly I felt my head spinning ultimately I fell upon my knees, my jaw clenched daring to shatter my ivories, I clenched my head hoping to help ease the pain instead the pain started to increase ten fold. My body started to shake uncontrollably feeling the heavy burden, arching my back pain shoot through my body igniting like fire. Sweat trickled down my face while my breathing started to hollow from much needed air but no matter how much I tried I couldn't seem to inhale oxygen.
My emotions were scattered everywhere trying to regain control of them was proving troublesome. Whatever the white horse spoke truly had a undesired affect on me. I clutched a piece of rubble tightly in my hand, able to see a ghostly reflection of myself within my discarded glasses lying before me. I looked passed my own deprived eyes and stared upon my face that had shown corruption. It was the borderline point in which I never crossed. I focused in on the reflection of myself, His skin was ash colored while the striking feature was a crimson vine crawling up toward his eye where it consumed his iris with the rest blacked out. Now, it horrified me. It reminded me of what a monster that resided within myself.
I longed to be rid of this beast, yet I couldn't find it within myself to let it go, more then anything I wanted this burden beside me.
Laughter escaped my mouth suddenly without me realizing it and before I know it I was standing at full attention staring down the eight ponies within my sight. I was sick of having there presence around so I did the most logical thing and engaged the pest. They were all shocked at what happened within mere seconds I was standing in front of them with my arm cocked back before I delivered a striking blow toward the white horse since she seemed more troublesome then the others. When my fist collided with her muzzle her eyes were wide open with a expression of shock written upon her face before she was sent flying across the room colliding with the stone wall leaving a imprint of her behind.
It would seem within those matter of seconds the six ponies decided to engage me
Princess!!!
This creature sure had a lot of nerve hurting the princess with that cheap shot, but I'll show it. Quickly spreading my wings out I shot toward the creature ready to delivery a hay maker right toward its jaw making sure it would regret its choice!
The first one to make a move was the rainbow mane pony traveling directly toward me at incredible speeds which would have frightened me if my accelerated eyesight didn't give me the advantage to see her in slow motion and luckily my body was able to react as fast as my mind because before she was able to make me receive her hoof punch I ducked and delivered a gut punch toward her abdomen sending her in the air.
Rainbow dash! I was not going to let this vermin off Scott free from hurting Dash. Tossing my hat toward fluttershy I began to charge a head toward the creature while it was distracted. Coming within a few hoof steps away I quickly spun around ready to buck the vermin to whatever tartarus it spawned from since no creature hurts my friends.
Right after my successful delivery I found out to late that the orange one was delivering a hind kick toward my knees which connected sending unbearable amount of pain. I was pretty much sure with that hind kick she delivered shattered my kneecap, femur, and tibia which would have been a problem if I were normal but luckily I was not. Screaming from having my legs snapped in two; I fell upon my knees. I mustered whatever strength I had together and quickly turned my body to face her before lifting my hand up ready to use telekinetic push on her until a pink ball of fluff appeared in my vision making me loss my focus and soon after a pasty smacked into my face.
I stumbled back a bit barely having enough time to wipe of the patsy before getting a eye full looking down a cannon without no time to react I was shot across the room skidding over the floor until slamming my head against the stairs leading up to the thrones. I was losing my patience with these ponies and my hold keeping the blue winged horn pony encased was wearing thin quickly with some of my wounds I've obtained added with the ones before from being buried. It was becoming present at this point that I wouldn't last much longer before my reserves were depleted so I decided to take them serious and show them what they were dealing with.
Applejack, Pinkie Pie you two did it you took down the creature. Now we should quickly restrain the creature before it awakens and afterward checkup on Celestia, Rainbow, and Luna are you fine?
Yes, Twilight I'm unarmed, but you shouldn't take the human with gain of salt he is much more dangerous then you can imagine. I'll get my sister and you should check on your friend loyalty after that punch she received I could say she has suffered several broken ribs and punctured organs. Hopefully nothing more, but we should get her to the hospital as soon as possible.
Um, Applejack could you help me carry rainbow?
Sure sugar-cube, Now lets get rainbow back to ponyville and secure that vermin. He has a lot to answer for.
Already on it Luna and what do you mean by this hu-mane being dangerous. Surely it's not stronger then both you and Celestia right?
Uh, Twilight dear I don't mean to alarm you, but I think I saw the creature move.
What was that Rarity?
*A quiet chuckle could be heard coming from the direction the creature was at which caused the seven ponies to look with shock written on there face along with fear becoming apparent.*
You ponies are starting get under my skin and here I was just going to let you off, but now you bastards are done for!
Lifting myself to my feet I stared down my enemies with intense hatred from them making a fool out of me now they are going to receive a fraction of my power since my wounds cut off the majority. Still I was not a force to be reckoned with even if my power has dwindled ...just have to make sure I don't cross my limit...
Once again the orange pony charged forward along with the pink one not to far behind. I was ready for them this time. Quickly counting down the seconds until the orange one was in arm reach spinning around ready to deliver her hind kick I flashed stepped behind her rendering her kick of contact to nothing but air then did a roundhouse kick making a bone crushing crack to the right side of her face sending her kissing the wall.
Applejack! You grumpy meanie pants hurt AJ and here I was going to throw you a "Welcome to equestria party." Now I'm not to sure about that.
I tried to pinpoint where the pink one was, but for whatever reason her laughter seemed to be everywhere and whenever I thought I knew her position she was no longer there. I was at this point covered from head to toe from pasties with minor bruises. Losing my patience I decided it was time to use time reduction to get my target.
Uh oh, pinchy knee, that means something scary's about to happen. Looking at the hu-mane I saw a scary aura getting bigger and bigger before suddenly it imploded then a explosion sending wavy vibration lines all around the room. My pinchy knees started to get worse after each second until a tiny voice in my head screamed at me to get away, but it was to late I saw the hu-mane heading toward my direction. Trying to get away I suddenly found myself unable to move before finding out that my movements were slowed down to a snail pace. Then when I looked back to where the hu-mane was coming I was face to face with it!
When I was face to face with the pink pony I smirked finally catching my prey. I reached my hand out to gasp her neck while the time reduction slowly started to shatter from no longer having use for it. My hand around her neck I started to slowly apply pressure slowly seeing her starting to squirm before I could finish her a purple beam shot past my head hitting the pony then soon after it made contact she was no longer in my hold instead she was now with the others.
Hmph...nice teleportation trick you did, but judging by your slump posture it took a lot out of you. Now stop trying to make this difficult and just accept it. Slowly making my way toward there position I stopped a few feet away since the dark blue horse was standing between me and my enemies. So now you want to get in my... before I could finish my sentence I seen a hoof shoot right pass where my head was originally luckily I reacted fast enough to dodge.
She's fast no doubt about it and I'm barely able to get out of the way in time. Whatever I throw at her she counters it like nothing, It's like she knows my exact moves. If this keeps up I'm down for. Man, I don't want ta think about going against the other one if she's anything like her, but she has to be more difficult then the one I'm fighting since the others aura was more imposing, though hers is not to far behind, Damn.
Slumping my figure having exhausted myself from fighting the blue horse I was barely struggling to stand while she was perfectly ready for another round. Why did I use most of my energy on the others then the two who seem to pose a threat because I let my annoyance get the better of me that's, why! Now its making me payback for that slight oversight. Not a minute later a voice came from the door.
"Sister."
Doing a quick glance I saw the white horse standing at the door. Soon after she made her way toward the blue one and now I was facing both of them at that point I knew I was outmatched, if only I was not suffering from my wounds I might have stood a chance. Snapping out of my thoughts I seen both of them nod before facing me with there horns slowly glowing brighter. Trying my hardest to move my body, but nothing responded no matter how much I tried soon after I saw the beam get fired off toward me. This is it...
Time slowed with the beam still making its way toward me leaving me confused until a small voice whispered in my ear.
"Your going to die once that beam impacts you, but if you let me free when that happens there's a slight chance you'll live. Of course though you're body would be beyond broken."
"Whats the price?" I was not in the right of mind to figure out who was offering me a chance to live, but I was not letting this offer pass me by at a chance of survival.
"Ha, ha, ha! That's not how to works. It's either a yes or no? Better decide quickly because I see that beam awfully getting closer."
"What the hell! I can't say and answer if I don't no what I'm paying it back with, but at this point in time It's not like I have much of a choice. It's either death or a chance of surviving. So I screamed from the top of my lungs, Yes!!!"
"Now that's what I wanted to hear."
Time resumed back and that beam was mere meter from my face telling me death was not to far away. Unknowingly something started to crawl up toward my neck, next thing I felt a sharp pain then something shot up from my neck toward my eye with my vision soon being consumed with a black liquid a tiny crimson dot appeared. A smirk appeared on my face right when the beam of pure energy send me flying back breaking through several walls then darkness.
Where I’m I? I’m I dead? I can’t recall what happened after those two pegacorns fired off that beam. Nor the voice that promised me survival, but surely this isn’t the end.
It couldn’t be...I survived my burial of being buried alive.
I clawed my way to the surface even if the pain was unbearable.
I survived against all odds.
In the end I still met the same fate as I would have suffered within the ground.
If only my injuries weren't holding me back I would have at least survived long enough to escape. Picking myself off the nonexistent plane I was graced with ere white noise along with loneliness. My mind was struggling to hold itself together from this prison. I never handled myself well when I was alone because the voices that made themselves present.
I cowered curled up on the ground trying to block out the horrible voices. I wanted this suffering to end, I wanted another to make it go away, I wanted death.
What felt like forever the voices started to dull to whispers fading into the background and when I opened my eyes I came to gaze upon a figure standing a foot away from my face. Soon afterward this figure placed its hand out speaking foreign words that went over my head, but I caught the gist off what the figure was speaking.
Reaching my hand out to grab hold, I was met with coldness. The figures hand was freezing and suddenly I was brought to my feet standing face to face with this unknown person. When I was finally able to focus the first thing that caught my eye was the person's left eye being a small crimson dot with a red vein consuming the left side of their neck meeting up to their eye.
I was curious about this until a bright light pierced the darkness. When my eyes were finally able to adjust to the light I was again met with another figure which looked feminine. I was about to question the figure before it made a swift motion faster than my eyes could see, grabbed my hand, and brought me next to her side.
I was confused about the whole situation until the feminine figure pointed its finger toward the figure that helped me up and what I saw was not within reasons natural. The figure sported ash colored skin, piercing crimson vein crawling up its neck towards its left eye while leaving a red dot consumed with darkness where the eye should be, and what was unsettling was the invisible aura of corruption.
Shocked at the creature before me was rather unnerving to say the least and yet I had this invisible draw toward its presence yearning for me, making me want to be cradled within its hold promising me safety. I felt a warmness upon my shoulder making me glance at who placed there hand on me and what I saw was the girl shaking her head seeming to relay to me not to go onward.
Looking at her puzzled about the message she relayed I looked down to see that without me even noticing, I was heading toward the creature. I stepped back to my original position beside her. When I did everything sprawled out of control with the creature seeming to faze out of existence to then suddenly reappear right in front of me.
It reached its hand out toward me barely grazing my clothes before the feminine figure kicked the creature in the distance then quickly pointed behind me. Looking backwards I saw a door within the distance making me figure that the girl wanted me to escape. I spin my head around quickly giving a quick nod before running toward the door while hearing the two engaging each other behind me.
Once at the door I did a quick glance behind me and saw the creatures foot pinning the girls head then what came next was it crashing her head to mush. It then looked up at me. Not wanting to stick around to see what it would do to me I quickly swung the door open before the creature could grab hold of me.
When I went through the door I was suddenly met with a feeling of weightlessness then I looked under me to see their was no more ground underneath my feet, but instead air. I went into a free fall soon after seeming to fall for what felt like eternity before I was greeted with darkness once more.
When I was about to question if I was back where I started I was greeted with a beeping noise beside me and when I took in some air I smelt antiseptic along with rubbing alcohol. I connected the dots together to come down to being in a hospital. After figuring out I was no longer in the nightmare, I felt my left side of my leg to be rather warm then the rest of my body.
I decided to investigate why that was to be met with the blue unicorn/Pegasus resting her head upon my leg seeming to use it like a pillow. I simply shrugged at the display, but decide to leave it since she was not causing me problems and it was rather a adorable display that I would be disappointed at myself if I were to disrupt her sleep. So instead I decided to check over my body to see the damage I suffered to see that most if not all were at this point pretty much healed.
I hummed with approval before looking around the room I was occupying to see that the ins and outs were covered with this rather strange golden hue gold and a humming noise slightly coming from it. When I was about to draw conclusions on what that could be I began to hear whimpering noises coming from the blue unicorn/Pegasus pony. I seen her face morphed with sacredness and misery.
It was something I was all too familiar since it was something I’ve had to deal with on a daily basis, so with what little I could do I placed my hand on her mane and started to pet her while whispering heartfelt words to help sooth her pain. I soon seen her calming back down. After she was calm I continued to pet her head while humming melodies since I was to afraid to face the nightmare once again.
I decided to lie there just staring off into the distance while petting her.
I stared off into the distance for what felt like eternity until the squeaky door hinges brought me back. When I blinked to re-adjust my focus to see whoever decided to enter the room I occupied I came to see the other unicorn/pegasus slowly entering. Looking at her I would say she was trying to be very quiet while entering the room. She made her way toward the comforter in the corner of the room.
Well I was hoping to not wake either of you, but it would seem like I fell short on that, but this works out. (Relaxes her head on the arm rest) If your feeling up to it (Name) I’d like to converse with you.
Their it is again...I have nothing but time so I’m fine with conversing though I’d advise you to stop speaking my name like we're acquainted. I have never meet you until now after all so if you would be so kind as to tell me your name we can move forward. Also you did fairly well in silencing your movements though the door hinges were one you overlooked along with your rather sloppy movements that would require more practice.
(Silently chuckles) I see. I’ll try doing better next time (name). Sorry, old habits. You may call me celestia and the one sleeping is my sister luna though I’d prefer tia and she lula. After all we are very familiar with each other even if you can’t remember. In time I do hope you will.
(Rubbing my chin) Well I can’t say for sure if what you're saying is true, but I’ll postpone my doubt for the time being Tia. Ah, Almost slipped my mind. You can call me marcus or marc for short. I’ll let you decide. Anyway please to meet you.
Now that introductions are out of the way would you be so kind as to tell me how you know me personally and how I’m before you when I know I should be buried eight feet under.
Well Marcus that is a rather long explanation expanding over a millennia ago. I can’t be certain if I could recall every detail though I’m sure you may ask my sister since she has been by your side more so during those times. I can say that you came here by rather unfortunate consequences when the one known as discord toyed with magic that should not have been missed with in the first place. When he did it caused a chaotic ripple which destroyed everything within its path.
I honestly can’t say how you truly got here, but I can say the part of what caused you to get here was that chaotic ripple. Our mother and father then brought you back to the castle and had you treated for your injures which left you bedridden for three in a half months until you reawakened from your injures. Once that you were questioned then when everything was good they left you to do as you please. You’ve stayed in the castle for the better part of your time.
Hm, not what I was hoping for though it is something at least. Still a millennia...I can’t believe I’ve been dead for over a thousand years....Might you shed some light on how I died?
(lightly coughs) You’ve dead by over exceeding your powers. If I recall you told us that once you reach your limit it’s either stop there and then or chose to go over in the result of letting the very power you possess corrupt your presence. “A mind is a fragile thing in which you can only process so much information before the mind starts to crack under the strain along with the body of a mortal if his/her body is not quite suited to contain or channel the overwhelming strain,” That’s what you’ve said when you headed off toward the war effect of discords reign.
(Looks out the window) I couldn’t quite lay my hoof on the information you’ve passed to me, but the day once the war effort ended was also the day it hit me. It was the day I lost a very close friend, but it was also the day luna lost something more than just a friend. You know every since that day of your passing luna became discontented from the world. Everyday she mourned for your loss; she did after all spent a majority of her time with you since our parents never gave her the time of day. They had been more focused on training me to become a ruler then trying to be parents.
That’s rather harsh to do to a mere child...It may lead them to believe they are less important. I guess I became somewhat of a important figure to luna if what you say is true since I did spent a lot of my free time in the castle possibly leading to our paths to cross one day then I would say she started follow me out of boredom and before we knew it our presence with each other filled a empty void. (sighs) though I can’t believe my power killed me after I over exceeded my limit allowing the corruption to consume me.
Well not necessarily how I would say it happened, but I wasn’t there so I can’t say. You did become a important figure to her though because unlike our parents you did what they ignored in which was being a parent to a filly. I dare say you had raised her more than our parents. Oh my, it would seem I spent a little more time than I thought. Well sorry to cut things short marc, but a princess duty is never done. Be sure to watch lula for me...she stills trying to adjust to modern times. Also don't let your past mistake define you(x2) did do what was necessary to end a war before things could go any further; even if you had to sacrifice yourself in the process.
I simply nodded my head in understanding and waved her off. When she was gone I slowly lifted luna’s head off my knee then placed a pillow under before getting out of bed making sure to take it slowly until I felt comfortable in standing on my own feet without the fear of falling and headed toward the bathroom to get some much needed cleanliness along with being presentable. I looked over my shoulder one last time at luna letting my mind process the new information I was given by Tia on our closeness ages ago before deciding to continue on.
Hopefully I can remember my life from a millennia ago and figure out the answer to the "Why?" as in why was I brought back from the dead and what is this foreign power I poses. I may have used it during the encounter, but that was out of anguish more so then knowing also I need to deal with having to handle luna. "sighs" back from the dead and already having task pile up...What's next?
