> Warframe : A Tenno's Bleeding Soul > by Unairu > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Chapter 1: The Final Clash > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day 8794 My name is ExiaTrailblaze everyone in the Tenno community calls me Exia in short but on missions, I mainly go as Inaros, a guardian of the Origin System but for now, I'm out here for vengeance. Sending a message to my fellow Tenno's in the Dojo Channel “I’m in pursuit of the Shadow Stalker, An assassin that was molded from the shadows within the Void. A being that made a pact with a sworn enemy, his sword reeks of vengeance whenever we kill the leaders the stalker will take up its blade and wait until he has a sliver of a chance to take our lives, The cycle of vengeance between taking lives is a bottomless pit that will never be filled but now times have changed and his biggest mistake is attacking our clan dojo. The Liset shot through deep space entering a different plane of existence, a place located in the edge of space in which the darkness changes into a white sea and the stars form a wave of light this place is commonly known as the The Void time does not exist and your life is forfeit. Location: MOT somewhere deep within the Void Exia moves through the grand tiles made of gold and white marbles, painting this beautiful landscape with blood and gore from the Orokin corrupted units trying there best to stop the intruder that comes and go in there land but try as they might, the Tenno was like an unstoppable beast leaving behind the carnage in each room just to hunt down a single prey. Clashes of steel and blade could be heard throughout the void, several bullet holes could be seen everywhere and rays of energy that could disintegrate a normal person into ash light the hallways, blow per blow cut per cut these two warriors dance to the death but only one emerges victorious because no matter how strong a monster Shadow Stalker is. He's no match against a child born from the void. ExiaTrailblaze walks to the downed enemy with his crimson dark eyes and said: “How does it feel like to be the one being hunted down Shadow? I still remember the time when I killed that Corpus Tech Jackal” as Exia was continuing to monologue like a villain. He was briefly interrupted by Shadow Stalker throwing Despair (a set of throwing knives) at the Tenno as it struck in Inaro's body. Instead of feeling pain Exia used Transference an ability that phase-out of the Warframe like a body separating from the soul. Before the attack could connect Inaros disappeared and the throwing knives hit nothing but air. A child of light walks out of existence and in his Operator mode. Exia continued to walk towards his enemy “You hunted me down in the past and all I could do was run away and hide too afraid to face you, too afraid to die but now ever since I woke up from my dream. I can beat you to the ground, and all you could do now is lick your wounds in defeat and escape into the darkness” as if ending his presentation Exia put up his right arm in front of the Shadow Stalker’s face and with a sound of Void energy being channeled into his arm, *BOOM!!!* Exia blasted the Stalker straight in the face and with a puff of smoke, his enemy vanishes into the darkness. “Five thousand days ago I would leave you alone but killing my clansmen and taking our secrets, your existence is now for forfeit” Exia returned to his Warframe taking a good look in his HUD or Head's up display a projection of choices appeared in his hand. Exia contacting Ordis in his communications and ask “Ordis where is he heading next?” his gaze stretch into the distance and saw the flow of the Kuva path going deeper into the Void. From Exia’s Communication terminal Ordis answered “Operator target his heading towards – OXOMOCO- *BzztTt* Happy Hunting.” Location: OXOMOCO Exia found his target, He screamed to the top of his lungs “Shadooooow!” Exia aimed his weapon towards the enemy and *BAM*BAM*BAM* The Tenno unloaded more than 10 round’s of shotgun shells at his enemy (Like a machine gun with shotgun shells) hitting Shadow everywhere and damaging him with Impact Damage and Acid Shells forcing him on his knees as he tried to survive using his heavy blade called War as a shield against that rainstorm of bullets from Sobek. Exia uses Transference and phase-out of the Warframe as he leaps towards his enemy, using Void Dash to close in on the Shadow Stalker in seconds and whispering these words in his face "You made a mistake by siding with Hunhow”. Shadow Stalker abandon his defensive stance, switching to counter the Tenno with an offensive slash but Inaros suddenly disappeared. Ability Void Mode Exia's right arm was being surrounded by Void energy as they started to condense, then avoid beam blasted out of Exia’s arm disabling Hunhow supports that made Shadow Stalker highly resistance to Impact, puncture and specifically slash damage.. Blasted by Void energy Shadow Stalker tried to regain his fighting stance and Inaros Ramses was ready to deliver the fatal blow, his main weapon the Dragon Nikana was shoved through Shadow Stalker's abdomen, Transference the void child phases out of the Warframe and leans in closer to his ear “stay away from my clan’s Dojo” he whispered. Exia put his hand into the stalker's face as it was enveloped with red void energy. Shadow cried in despair because he lost to one Tenno “No?! This is not... possible.” He said with his last dying breath. The stalkers silently drop dead. Target Terminated Exia laid down on the Orokin floor enjoying it like his master bed “hehehe HAHAHA, I have avenged your death newbies, so rest well in the void, for now, I’m training you guys non-stop when I get back. You hear me!” The Tenno laugh in joy at the success of his actions today. THE CLAN OF UMBRA Earlier this morning in the DOJO The Shadow Stalker and all his acolyte was able to Hijack UMBRA’s Dojo and killed all the recruits with MR 12 and below. The reason for that is because it has been already a thousand years since the Lotus betrayal and now most MR 25 and higher are scouting the Tau System but for reasons, I can’t explain I volunteered to train the recruits and stayed behind. It was a simple task, Train them in parkour, map awareness, Teamwork standard stuff than with no explanation Shadow Stalker and his Acolytes somehow found a way inside our Dojo and destroyed everything, rampaging all over the place The Tenno was about to leave when he was interrupted by someone that wasn’t corrupted. “An impressive duel Tenno your skills are truly unlike all the others”, Exia turned his head in surprise there were no enemies or allies in his HUD map display and yet she was here, right in front of him. The Tenno out of instinct use transference and returned to his Warframe. Inaros Ramses pointed his Sobek to the dark clothed person and ask her one simple question. “Who are you?” The mysterious person simply smiled and said “I’m no one important but if you want you can call me Princess as all my subjects do but no, I forgive you for being rude since you are not one of my subjects mighty Tenno. I am here in need of your assistance Inaros, ExiaTrailblaze or perhaps you want me to call you by your other name Shadow Chaos “ and with that last nickname Exia fired his Sobek and it rips a few strands of fabric in the dark hood revealing a young woman with brown hair and glowing light-blue highlights in them. She has light-blue eyes and brown skin, she was a beauty and unflinching even when theirs a two-barrel shotgun on her face, unarmed as she was, Exia still finds her intimidating at the very least. Exia shouts in anger as a stranger knows his deep dark secret “Don’t call me that!” a few minutes have passed and Exia has finally cooled his rage for a bit “Now I will ask you one last time, who are you?” keeping the gun fully loaded and aimed at her face. One of the Rules of Combat taught to me by Oberon Prime one of the Tenno ways. Always assume that your opponent is stronger than you. It's better than getting screwed over just by underestimating an enemy The young woman put up her hooded cloak again and said: “No one important but I do need your help Exia” uninterested Exia started walking away in his Warframe. “Ask the Lotus when she agrees, I’ll help you” he stated as he continued walking away. The Princess followed him and ask “Should I ask the one you made? That glitch purple one that was distributed with all the other Ordis in your community?” her words stop Exia dead in his tracks. “Or the one that Ballas took?” that last comment made Exia’s blood boil in an instant, he drew his sword and slash at her neck, the blade was inches away from her skin. She didn’t even try to evade that attack, her eyes were focused on the face of Inaros Ramses. “What do you want?” the unimpressed Tenno asks the woman shrouded in mysteries. She took a deep breath and said “A few years from now my world will be pushed into ruin and only you ExiaTrailblaze can help me, no one else. Exia can see the determination in this young princess and he can tell there are no lies in her words. Then the Princess offered something that Exia couldn't believe “If you do this for me you can have this Riven Mod for one of your Warframes” Find the true secrets within the Orokin Derelict > Chapter 2: Alien > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Tenno was meditating in his quarters in his orbiter because of what happened earlier in the void, especially the Warframe Riven mod he receives from the princess, unsure he open his eyes and gaze towards the Origin system from his quarters. All of a sudden Cephalon Ordis appeared out of the blue in Exia’s HUD almost blocking his entire view, he was informing him that “Operator, The clan request for your presence in *YOU’RE SO DEAD* a council meeting, we should hurry back to the dojo” He glitch as Ordis try to persuade his Operator. Exia was still trying to decide a plan of action, shaking his head he believes that this mission from a stranger his much more important consider what's at stake. The Tau system is another universe altogether and the survival rate in that system is impossible to believe even for a Tenno. Exia needed to find a new form of power for the Tenno and his clansmen. “Ignore them and head straight to the Orokin Derelict” he replied to Ordis but in his mind. (Who was she and how did I lose her? No from the beginning my map can’t tag her at all, this is getting ominous something big is going to happen and I need to go all out). His mind was distracted because of Ordis sudden warning “Operator it seems there's some sort of Dimensional interference *bzzt* WE ARE GOING TO DIE *bzzt* “Ordis?!! Status? What’s happening” Exia was shock?! “Ordis are you okay? It can’t be? My Cephalon is Offline? That's not supposed to be possible, My ship self sufficient on its own and yet my Cephalon is gone? How?! ” He ran towards his consoles and type in his screen *Awakening the beast of bones Ordan Karris*, “Code Exodus” activating all landing crafts and converge to my coordinates. *Data rewriting* the white blue Cephalon in the cube began to changed into a dark hooded figure as if a split personally has presented itself within the casing of the crack cube the Cephalons name has change, Ordan Karris. “It’s been a while star child it seems you’re prepared for war, what’s the occasion?” he asks in a deep eerie voice. Who is Ordan Karis? Everyone in the tenno community who wish for the truth would know but I went far beyond that, I accepted this part of Ordis in my life. I never told anyone else what I’ve done, it was necessary, Ordis was created by the Orokin to support the Tenno in times of war. Because of that dream during the War Within I saw the possibility that Ordis could betray me and my people so just in case, I created a backdoor thanks to a little trinket called Vitruvian a relic filled with data and secrets from an Orokin Executor. “My gut is telling me to trust a mysterious person from the void which is why I’m heading to that abandon derelict for clues” Exia replied with doubts on each word he spoke and Ordan can feel it in his tone of voice. “The same gut feeling that led to Oberon and Titania's end Operator?” Ordan Karris simply ask just to confirm his Operator's current action something Exia wasn't expecting from this side of his Cephalon, for a second he was stunned, he hesitated. Exia was becoming emotional memories he never wanted to remember started to appear in his eyes...“Oberon, Titania.... damn It.*deep breath* Thank you Ordan I almost made a mistake” he smiled at his Cephalon and re-opened the Star Map with a 3-D projection of a beautiful image that surrounds the deep space along with countless stars in The Origin System. He pointed at his finger and instructed Ordan “Head towards ANI and enter Europa will use the solar relay there to get to the Dojo and invite a few Tenno for this expedition we are going to form a raid team.” Before Ordan Karris could follow his Operator’s Orders something distracted the two of them. *static* Radio wave on Exia’s Liset notice a different wavelength because it doesn’t sound Grineer or Corpus. A cry for help was heard un the radio “Please help me!!! If someone’s out there help!!” Ordan Karris looks at his Operator and in return, Exia opened a screen in his HUD. Ordan Karris told his operator “someone’s is sending a distress call and by the tone of voice it sounds like a young girl.” Then a vast ship appeared on the horizon and it was hostile. “What?!” Exia said in surprised “Where did that ship come from?” his words filled with shocked and his mind, (there shouldn’t be an Orokin Derelict in this sector so how?) Distracted because of Warframe Riven Mod Unlocking “Its entering battle mode star child calculating the most effective evasive maneuvers” Ordan added. “Very funny Ordan only the Orokin Congress of Executors are the only beings in the universe that can authorize a defensive system in an Orokin Ship” The ship is activating plasma cannons and taking aim “How? It can’t be there’s an Executor there but the only Executor alive is BALLAS!!” hatred sips out calling out that name *Boom* A plasma cannon almost hit the Liset “Ordan!! Launch me in my Archwing and go Stealth! I’ll handle this.” proclaimed the Tenno as the deploy out of space and metal wings latch into its back called Elytron. The mysterious voice in the radio wave cried out in despair “Please someone help me!!! Is there anyone else out there, I can’t hold them off any longer” -Deep Space E:1144 - Exia in his Elytron shot out of space breaking the sound barrier in less than two seconds, dodging plasma blast from the ship's cannon and destroying them with the Imperator Vandal and Prisma Veritux all around the Orokin Warship trying to disable its weapons so the Liset could do its job. Exia was fighting a Battleship all on its own, given that he already did it before against the Grineer Fomorian this is an Orokin Warship comparing Orokin base technology to a Grineer made ship was comparing a kitchen knife to a katana, This isn’t going to be easy. Exia was getting pressured “Ordan establish contact with the person inside while I weaken the ship from here” *Boom!!!* as another Plasma Cannon was destroyed. “Connection establishes star child” Ordan replied. “Listen to me and calm down if you want to live. I can help you but you need to lower the defenses on the ship, You need to hack the system from any panel and deactivate the defenses after that I can board in and rescue you” *Boom*BOOOOM* (Task, no matter what I break it keeps fixing itself, Damn *FORMA*-TED SHIP) *BOOM*. The mysterious voice replied with “I don’t know how to hack an alien ship? I keep pressing this panel but the buttons are too small for my hooves?” The Tenno was dumbstruck on what he heard “Hooves? your joking right?? USE YOUR DAMN FINGERS!!! *BOOOM!*BOOM!* deep breath.. inhale... exhale* Exia ask Ordan a simple question. “Do we need to rush to the Dojo?” Ordan Karris was confused about that line of the question “I don’t think so why do you ask Star Child?” Exia grin the bloodlust for winning against an active Orokin Battleship, that very thought was filling his inner urges “I’m going to board this ship by blowing an entire sector of it!!” he replied next to the mysterious person in the ship “Pray you’re not on that side or else I will have to pick you up in the cold darkness of space” “Space? You mean we're above the skies!?” Exia uses Eleythron’s 4th ability Warhead creating a huge explosion that resulted in a huge crater opening up in the ship but instead of breaking in half. It was healing itself in unbelievable speed, his smile was close to a grin “A great warrior once said ANOTHER!!!” A large part of the Orokin Derelict was blown off but the Orokin Ship was regenerating faster than before. Too fast I need to get in, that spot!!!" In less than 2 seconds he pushes in and entered the Orokin Battleship (I know Orokin ships are built by countless Forma’s but this regeneration is on a different league.) then the Tenno declared "I’m in". > Chapter 3: Tenno > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Orokin Warship Exia was in his Ash Prime, a Warframe from an old friend, Equip with his Dragon Nikana a sword that was made through the hard work of his clansmen in the Dojo. His Primary the Sobek a gift from a Grineer defector Cressa Tal as a reward from taking out Kela De Thaym in the arena, his secondary Spira Prime a silent but deadly weapon that can pierce through any enemy and lastly Helios (a sentinel that scans and collect data or search for weak points in enemies), All of his equipment are covered in Red and Black Color palette just like all his Warframes because the Red and Black are pitch black in the darkness. The Tenno runs to the golden halls of the Orokin Battleship and in his, HUD shows his rescue target was in within reach “Good she’s in the next room this will be easy” he proclaimed as he bullet jumps to the next room what he saw stop the Tenno in his tracks. It was a pony with yellow amber fur, red and yellow colored mane, her giant turquoise eyes were covered in tears from fear by being surrounded by Corrupted Butcher, Bombard, and Crewman. “...” After a good 3 seconds of silence has pass and the Tenno finally wanted someone to talk to “Ordan W-what is that” pointing at the pony in confusion, His HUD showed a Cephalon’s Cube with a person inside it “I believe that’s a horse Operator a quadruped use in ancient times to be mounted by humans and they travel short distances, but compared to your Warframes capabilities it is not much but that horn is rather unique” *Ping* Scan complete. “Thanks, Helios Prime you’re the best” the Tenno complimented his sentinel that was floating alongside him. Blood was spilling all over the floor as a Corrupted Butcher had a good slash at her side “AAHHHHH I’m bleeding please have mercy, I--I don’t want to die!!” screaming her lungs out as she begs for mercy but the corrupted enemies are merciless they only know one thing. Attack the intruders. The Tenno reacted in as he finally awakened from his stupor “right explanation later, time to start my rescue mission before she bleeds to death.” Exia’s Ash Prime activates his ability Smokescreen covering the Warframe, turning it invisible as he moves closer under stealth. Before the blade could end the unicorns life, the Tenno activated *BLADE STORM* cutting all 3 enemies in a flash cleaving them in pieces as the dead bodies lie on the golden floor. Then the Tenno moves in close to the bleeding unicorn. The next second the Tenno reach out his right hand as green smoke was being sprayed all over her body healing all her wounds, as to make a proper introduction to an unknown entity the Tenno *Transference* the Operator revealed himself to be less intimidating because he was worried for the pony that’s up until now still covering her eyes in fear. “Are you okay?” the Tenno ask. The young pony slowly opened her beautiful turquoise eyes, she was amazed by the handsome young teen with red crimson hair with golden highlights unlike her mane, the Tenno’s hair glow gold when it was hit by light. He wears glasses and under them, his eyes have this red pupil with gold Iris and some sort of black glow in between them for her it’s not like she was afraid rather looking at his eyes was simply bizarre but somehow she was still captivated by them. The next thing as she tried to look away from his gaze was the battlefield what she saw horrified her. A monster with red and black in color standing in a pile of corpse cut in multiple pieces. The pony grabs the teenager by magic as the Tenno glowed light blue and levitated in the air, the Unicorn place him on her back and then she ran as far away from that spot as possible! The Operator reacts with “what? What are you doing?” he asks in surprise and he saw fear in the mare's eyes as she shouts with “ARE YOU BLIND??! That thing is a monster! It killed all those creatures in cold blood and dice them in pieces PIECES!!?” Exia was in thinking a better way to unfold this weird situation, “I need answers” he directed the unicorn towards that specific corridor and said “There’s a de--- a place!! we can hide over there. (According to the map it was the elevator where our enemies respawn but as long as we are still inside they won’t show up). The two were surrounded with a light blue glow and suddenly they teleport to that corner. The mare was panting from all that running and fighting before he met this boy, she leans to the wall and tries to catch her breath she said: “we’re safe here those things didn’t saw us go through here... OMG what’s happening?!” “Did we just teleport?!” the Tenno ask in surprised but in his head, he communicated with (Helios keep my Warframe safe, for now, I want to clarify a few things with her, She may have answers we need). He walks closer to the out of breath unicorn and brushes her soft mane reassuring her that “it’s OK, you’re safe now, allow me to introduce myself. I’m Exia a Tenno. Who are you and how did you get in here?” he asks while still brushing her mane with his hands trying to comfort the poor mare. Still catching her breath “I--I’m Sunset Shimmer a unicorn from Equestria--(She looks at the Tenno, a Human?! wait.....a human in this side?) She was in deep thought when the Tenno replied, “from where?, Which part in the Origin system is Equestria located?”. She looks at the young Tenno in the eyes it was bizarre and yet Sunset was mesmerized and she shook her head but was still able to ask the most crucial question with a confused look “Origin System?, I came from Canterlot City in Earth or wait I’m still a pony right... in this side, my home is a land called Equestria in Canterlot I know it doesn’t make sense but I have a home on each side” she said jokingly. Exia was dumbfounded “Earth? That’s impossible there is no colony or any land on Earth with that name?... A city? Noa human city stop existing 10,000 years ago” then the Tenno had an epiphany. “Is it possible?” when the Tenno was about to speak his mind. The doors suddenly slide open and a Corrupted Ancient launch its tendrils aimed after Sunset dragging her out of the room but she has a Tenno with her. Exia in this split seconds he pushes her away and in exchange Exia was the one drag out of the room by the Ancient’s Tendrils. “EXIA!!!” Sunset screamed as she tried to help but instead, she froze at the Corrupted Ancient EXIMUS it was draining her magic. Exia stood upset his amp and was about to shoot the Ancient straight in the face but there was a corrupted butcher right next to the Ancient. In his mind (well sh*t) as the name implied the butcher cut his head clean off as it flew away in one swing he disappeared from existence after that. Sunset was frozen in fear in what she saw and with that Ancient Eximus was doing to her. She couldn’t move or scream, the butcher drew closer at Sunset Shimmer as she felt Death (I’m going to die here am I?), ... the Orokin Butcher swung his machete at Sunset, with no magic left she closed her eyes expecting the worse. *Fatal Teleport* Ash prime suddenly appeared behind the butcher executing the enemy with the Dragon Nikana using the unique assassination form from the Blind Justice Style, Sunset, on the other hand, was speechless. Next Ash Prime attacks the Corrupted Ancient Eximus with Destined Path, fresh blood splash in every direction, and the Tenno was standing still at the carnage of his attacks. Sunset, on the other hand, was grip with fear, and out of this fear she tried to sneak away quietly after the surprise attack that took less than 4 seconds. The Ash Prime looks at Sunset and the Tenno bullet jumps up in the air and parkour in front of her, Ash’s hand in his blade. "DON'T KILL ME!!" Sunset cried out begging for mercy > Chapter 4: Hidden Truth > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Canterlot High School Sunset woke up in the middle of class screaming. AJ was the first to react when she heard Sunset’s screamed at the back of her seat. “What in tarnation Sunset?!! The hay u doin here??! Rarity followed up with “Sunset darling are you alright?” Then Rainbow Dash followed up with “She woke up screaming?!! What does that tell you?” Twilight from the front of the row move closer to her best friend and ask “Sunset are you ok? What’s wrong?” worried for obvious reasons. While Pinky, Fluttershy stands up to their seats and got a better look at their friend who magically attended the class out of nowhere. Sunset’s panic expression scared everyone in the class as she tried standing up but then she suddenly blackout and fainted on the floor, she was rush to the clinic by her friends. Meanwhile, right outside of the school in the trees there is a silhouette by its shades a Limbo Prime. Ordan Karris talk to his Operator from the coms. “Was it wise to use Limbo? It seems she was affected by the void a bit too much. The shot you gave her seems to have a nauseating effect other than the short memory lost there may be some complication that may occur in her psyche.” The Tenno replied with “Its fine Ordan I was aiming for that short term memory loss, just think of it as the multi-verse theory, we couldn’t do anything for her on that side but here her anatomy is the same as a human. Have you successfully Hijack the Orokin Warship for its Data Codex knowing that Executor he should have abundant data for something called Equestria and this alternate Earth from 10,000 years ago. Well to be more accurate, what’s the calendar year in this world?” expecting a positive reply his gaze was still focused on Sunset Shimmer. “Yes, Star Child, all current and past knowledge is following our timelines distant past but it does not change the fact that we are in an alternate universe. It seems that the Corpus are already here under the alias Corporation but the most concerning part are the Orokin in this world, They are well hidden within the Royal Family. On the other hand the Equestrian side it’s *Bzzztt* unknown as I try to understand its language called Equis they are unreadable.” ending that explanation with a glitch-in sound. Exia took *Deep Breaths* “The Corpus is a headache but not a problem which means the Orokin is the greatest issue here, as far as this world is concerned the DAX is there strongest soldiers they have at there disposal but if my hunch is correct are next enemies would be Tenno's. Ordis was the one that responded in the comms "Messages in your inbox, Operator. Uh...they are not as encrypted as they should be..." Exia was surprised that Ordis was the one that replied. “I thought I set you in Ordan doesn’t matter what’s the message....wait how can anyone send me ... Impossible we are in a different dimension who could even reach us? (Exia opened his HUD terminal in his hand and look at the message, it was... He opened his right hand and the terminal showed the face of a Titania Warframe in a 3D Hologram, He saw a Tenno that was supposed to be gone. “Pear Butter?” The message continues “To those who found our home, the planet I was born in. Our landing craft is located in the depths of E. Prime or rather in the same location but on this Earth. We request that you Tenno destroy it, our technology isn’t ready for this world, I’m sorry for putting this burden in you but I leave this message because I’m no longer alive. I wanted to leave a brighter future for my children that are... the Orokin Executor must be stopped, I will participate in the Coup d’etat a few cycles from now. I know our choice will change the world for the better hoping that the result will bring peace and this is unorthodox but I have three children here on this planet Applejack, Big Mac, and Apple Bloom. Please tell them I’m sorry I couldn’t bring their father back”... *psst* End Message. The Tenno who watch the message end felt the world in his shoulders “Titania... Ordis pinpoint the E Prime location within this planet, We are salvaging that Landing craft at any cost” He said these lines with burning eyes and a clenched fist filed with determination. As if just waking up from the surprising answer Ordis panicky ask “But Operator Titania’s order was to destroy her Landing Craft!” Exia shook his head and answered “I’m sorry to disappoint you Ordis because I don’t have any right to destroy it. I owe Titania so much and don’t you remember they have children here, technically speaking that makes them my brother and sisters won't it?” Ordis replied with a deep sight knowing this is going to be a headache “As always Operator by your logic it would seem you are correct.” E PRIME \ AMAZON RAINFOREST Mission: Recover Titania’s Liset Prime deep within the Amazon Rain forest. A Warframe appeared in the shadow’s it was Ivara’s skill Prowl making her invisible in the eyes of the enemy and with a Dread bow in his hands, a Kubrow on his left and his main weapon the Silva and Aegis Prime surrounding him was the rain forest and all its beauty. Unlike the forest on his world it had no overgrown plants and trees, the wildlife here is abundant in numbers and the atmosphere was breathable. A smile revealed in his face under the frame “So this is Earth before the old war?” he said while enjoying the scenic route to his mission objective. “Yes, Operator this is the past before the Orokin began there rule” a reply coming from his Cephalon. A yellow triangle appeared in his view and he bullet jump to the next tree, following a mysterious path that showed in his HUD. “Ivara’s Prowl seems to be working wait this cave looks familiar, it’s that the silver grove?” Exia rushes in and found a natural cave, but the shrine isn’t there. “So it’s true the shrine is a grave.” Since this is the past Exia grabs a few rocks beneath his feet and his Chesa Kubrow following her master's action moves rocks as well, creating the shrine. When Exia finally put all the rocks in place creating a small shrine small butterflies started to fly around it and the sunlight suddenly places their lights around it creating a divine presence. Exia notices behind the waterfall that there is an entrance to the Liset Prime. Exia opens his communications and contacted his trusted Cephalon “Ordan hide all my landing craft near the Orokin Warship. I will use this one to return.” “Affirmative.” out of nowhere a single red triangle was heading towards Exia in incredible speed teleporting around the shrine circling Exia like a shark in deep waters. Noticing the enemy his trusted Cephalon warned: “Operator a Specter is charging at you!” “What are you talking about Ordan there’s nothing here?” but his action says otherwise as a small light charge up at him with incredible speed, It was a Titania in *Razorwing mode*. The Titania slashes downward with a weapon called Diwata aiming at Ivara’s neck but the Tenno was faster than a Specter, he blocks with his flaming shield called Aegis and swung his Silva to counter-attack. Being a size of a pixie it easily evaded the flaming mallet. It flew around the cave and start shooting with its Dex Pixia dual machine gun/pistols. While the Tenno was hiding in his Aegis shield he whispered: “I’m sorry Titania if I was only stronger at that time.” The Ivara Warframe switching out her weapons disappearing in blue lights exchanging the weapons with the Dread bow and let the arrow fly, Titania easily dodge it and was about to return fire when Ivara was gone, vanish from sight. A few seconds then the tip of the arrow plunges its way to the Specters back skewering it dead as it drops down to the ground, Ivara reappeared after that attack *Navigator* he whispered then the specter exploded into millions of pieces. “Are you ok Operator shall I run diagnostic scans?” Ordan replied under the coms. “I’m fine Ordan, I’m just thinking that I won’t let Titania’s legacy be over just like this” Tenno entered the waterfall and reactivated Liset Prime. There he deactivated the SOS message. “and with this, I can find your Orbiter in this universe but first, Ordis wake up!” he demanded, and with futuristic sounds and lights reactivating the Liset, a Cephalon answered his call "Welcome, Operator!" Ordis has been getting tired of waiting -waiting patiently for your return!" the Cephalon rejoice. Exia smiled and answered with “Same old Ordis (Just like the rest of them) Put this Liset online and head to the Orokin Warship hidden in the dark side of the moon.” On its way towards the moon, Exia started to inspect the Liset “The Solar relays are gone so I have to do the maintenance on the interior for the time being. Looking around he inspects the status of the Kubrows and Kavats luckily they are all in stasis. The sentinels are all deactivated and can be repaired while the other facilities need to be updated. Even after thousands of years, this ship is still in functioning order, that's Orokin technology for you, still self-sufficient as always.” The transference room A.K.A Titania’s treasure room still full of posters, relics, and components, still looks good. Exia inspects the personal quarters, the aquarium was full of living healthy Murkray’s surviving in this tank after all these years, their size did not increase thought. Exia stared at the foreign sea creatures for a time “I still don’t get there charm Titania” next his line of sight went to the center of the room. It was the Earth Vignette but different, inside it was a farmhouse and apple trees all over and in the mountain hill, there was a Red Apple Picture Frame and inside it was a picture of a family in a hospital bed. The mother was holding a child in her arms, the husband on the side and a young boy and girl on the bed teasing the baby. It was the apple family in their younger years, A moment of silence has passed “My honor as a Tenno I swear to you that I will take responsibility for your family and make it whole again, that’s a promise.” The Liset Prime started to power up and began to ascend into the skies. “Now where is Oberon’s landing craft” A cry came from the Cephalon “Operator, I-I'm sorry but that landing craft has been taken by an unknown organization and went missing 5 years ago. The Tenno frowned as he put both his middle fingers to his temples as his Ivara glowed crimson red along with his Silva and Aegis Prime. “DAMMITttttt!!! Exia cursed his scream *deep breath. *Inhale exhale repeated* the glow of void energy begins to dissipate as he starts to clam down. “Ordis is scared .*bbzzttt*... On another note Operator we are reaching the Orokin Warship as you requested but, are you sure about this? Won’t the Orokin attack us?” He sheepishly asks hoping the operator is no longer angry. Exia chuckled a bit and said “It’s fine Ordis I conquered it already and the Orokin there appointed me as Orokin Executor for some reason” If Ordis has eyes he would have open them so wide that they will look like flying saucers “Whaaattt!! Operator why would you do such a thing!!. Ordis is hap - angry. Hmm, I may require maintenance after all." “I understand your doubts Ordis but trust me on this one, anyway after that gives me access to Titania’s messages, profile, and Codex entries.” “But Operator they are not yours.” Ordis cried in mercy. “I see, (Going to the control panel in the navigation room, he press and opened up the communication to Exia’s Orbiter and re-establishing his very own Ordis from his own Liset to connect) Exia’s Ordis said “Who's in control now suckers? "Override delivered. Security systems temporarily disrupted.", Security protocols momentarily disabled." “Sorry, Ordis but I need you to comply (I’m getting good at hijacking other Tenno's landing craft, it’s not a good habit but I promise you I will repay all your kindness with interest so forgive for now Titania as I put them to good use. > Chapter 5: Dream > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- After Sunset fainted in the middle of class she was immediately carried to the clinic by her friends, She was mumbling and sweating in her sleep, dreaming about a monster adorned with the color Red and Black that stood in front of her, his sword covered in blood by the enemies he has slain and a faceless head that was looking directly at her soul. Dream The Ash prime sheathed his Dragon Nikana and reached out his arm gesturing for a handshake. “Come with me if you want to live” The Warframe spoke with a voice that sounded like a young boy, it was completely out of contrast with his physique but Sunset was still afraid of it. She turned her head to catch a glimpse of the corpses this monster made. *Transference* Exia phase-out of the Warframe and transitioned to his Operator Mode. closes his eyes and gave her a genuine smile that could charm any princess,it was a charming smile fit for a noble prince. In a soothing young voice Exia ask “Now can you trust me?” then he reach out to take her hand. Sunset blush for a second and was about to accept that hand when she pauses for a brief moment and replied with “You died?! I saw you die? so how?” Exia chooses to flirt “For a beauty like yourself, I would come back from the jaws of death just to rescue a beauty like you.” As if a sniper shot through her heart she blushes from those words, she finally reaches out on his hand as she stands on two feet. “I’m back to being human again” She said in shock. The sentinel scan’s the new foreign being in front of Exia and with a *Beep* the scan was complete. From the communication in his HUD Ordan said “Operator the Orokin Executor showed himself” Exia felt it, the presence of an Orokin Executor, his face was covered in a golden Mask shrouded with white and gold. He wore a blue color clothing made of silk that covered his entire body not showing any of his skin, golden ornaments that seem to hold his silky attire in place, and around him were Orokin Nullifiers and corrupted enemies from Grineers, Infested ancients and corrupted Moa’s. Exia contacted his Cephalon from his HUD “Ordan show me a route to the landing craft and take her there” Taking an item from his Gear slot number 8 he threw a ball to the ground and from there a Chroma Specter appeared grabbing Sunset bridal style and escaping this place within seconds. Exia returned into his Warframe reacting to the beginning of a battle while the specter carried Sunset away towards the next corridor. The Orokin Executor raises his hand and was about to give the Order to attack but his gaze was focus on the Tenno right below him. His line of sight was suddenly block by a blade that went through his chest, It was a katana that appeared in front of him as this blade was plunged through his back, the Orokin was coughing blood. His lungs block by metal and being filled with blood he look at the field the Orokin Nullifiers was as confuse as he was. “How?!” The Orokin gasp in air that was filling with blood. The Tenno smiled as he let go of his sword that struck the Orokin. He Phases out of the frame using transference and reaches out to grab his Ash Prime, while his gaze is still locked at the bleeding old Orokin. A white glow emerges from inside that Warframe as Exia took out a purple glowing card that was filled with Kuva. The Orokin Executor was shocked at what he's seeing “A Riven Mod in a Warframe?!! “ written in that Mod is (MADURAI’S ASH) + All abilities cannot be nullified + Increase ability strength of Ash by the melee weapons slash damage + For every successful assassinate Ash auto-cast blade storm to all nearby enemies. As the Orokin saw the last part, Ash’s shadow clones destroyed the other corrupted enemies in the area. Blood and body parts sprayed everywhere. *Cough*Cough* Holding the bleeding hole in his chest he proclaimed “So you’re finally here Tenno.” an answer Exia wasn’t prepared to hear. “What did you say, you were expecting me?” he asks, then all of a sudden all other red units in the map became blue. The corrupted enemies suddenly became his allies. Exia was confused and he asks the dying Orokin “what is this?” but no answer came. Exia removes the mask that was covering the Orokin’s face and seeing a man that was supposed to be dead with the destruction of the Orokin Empire. He knew this man’s name and title, Orokin Executor and Councilor to the Orokin Emperor, Orokin Don Von Variik. Looking at his face his memories started to unlock from the very depth of his mind and soul, these are the memories of the Fall of the Orokin Empire. The Parade of the Orokin to the Tenno, Heroes that fought against the Sentient Hunhow This is the day the Coup D'état led by Excalibur Prime will end the Orokin Empire once and for all. You remember his real name it was Madurai someone that saved you in that hellish place in the Zariman Ten Zero, You have good impression on him because in that insane place he led the other children against the adults and right next to him was Oberon Prime he named himself as Zenurik but for some unknown reason you knew the truth, his real name was Bright Mac they were discussing something along with Titania, she wasn’t a prime but she was skilled enough to stand alongside the others with you, her true name was Pear Butter. You walk over to greet them but when you were about a few steps closer Volt Prime run pass you waving a hello. You remember his name was Naramon. Suddenly a girl named Vazarin in her Mirage Prime hit you in the back of the head. That hit force you to look at the clean reflection of the floor there you saw yourself inside a Rhino Prime you remember a name you used at that time, it was Unairu. “I remember. Lua it all began in that place” The Masters of the Tenno School piloted by the Prime Frames were in front of the parade, The gesture of the Orokin made us, the Tenno happy it felt we were important but our missions for the glory of the Orokin empire was inhuman it added to our guilt's and doubts on who was the true enemy in this campaign. -we remember there sins- In Earth in that cold harsh mountain base for the special ritual for the Orokin continuity, sacrificing children to the Orokin Yuvan Theater, 1/3rd of our community took it to heart their leader was Madurai I remember his sister was one of its sacrifices. Next the bravery of Ordan Karris no matter how futile to the eyes of the Orokin was his action spiked an emotion to the Tenno Master Naramon. I remember his words to me when he witnesses Ordan’s demise was “The Orokin are correct it was foolish and yet Inspiring at the same time” A few months has past and the invasion was here. The Sentients are all over the Origin system attacking every planet but Hunhow himself began his personal assault in Uranus there target was the innocent people that lives there the Uranians. A rush evacuation was set but I remember Excalibur Prime and I already intercepted this attack cycles ago but the people of Uranus only began there evacuation seconds after we reach the main capital of the planet. They should have been evacuated first in this war but in truth the Uranians were meant to draw attention to the sentient armies with fleeing ships from Orbit. A handful of Tenno’s equip with their Arch-Wings were fending off the main force of Hunhow’s main sentient’s army. These memories are from the Old War. The Sentients only known weakness is the void and as a Warframe we cannot use them in are Arch-Wings. The Orokin are a lot heartless than we thought, the Orokin wanted to wipe their enemies with a Cascade Bomb attach to the Power Core of a fleeing civilian ships Zenurik and Vazarin could not accept it. But Archimedian Margulis's death was the last straw to the other Tenno who still believe what we're doing is for the best. Then it was unanimous the Primes shall lead the Coup d'état and end their tyrannical rain once and for all but first we needed to win this godforsaken war. Exia woke up from his flashback and there looking at him straight in the eyes was a void demon smirking in joy and in his sarcastic own tone of voice he said “Wow you’ve been appointed as an Orokin Executor, congratulations Kiddo”. The Tenno’s eyes shot open, his arm suddenly had a mechanical contraption as it unfolded itself to his hands revealing his AMP named Celestial Striker the best amp build to take down the Tridolons and their spiritual lackeys the Voms. Exia look around his surroundings and yet there was nothing there “I really hate that guy” he declared as his AMP folded back again to his arms as it disappeared into the void. Returning to Sunset’s Dream Sunset was walking on edge towards the halls, no enemies, no monsters on sight and yet being guarded by a menacing guide color theme of Red and black with a two-barrel shotgun. Wasn’t really a comforting guard, it didn't help when this specter was set on auto-aim, she feels that somehow this thing is going to pull the trigger and she’ll have holes on her new black leather jacket. “ Where are you going beautiful?” " Kyaahh!!! "Sunset was spook, her gaze immediately shifted to the sound of that voice, there in the corner she saw Exia waving at her to what looks like an elevator entrance. > Chapter 6: Fold > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- After that girlish scream Sunset made Exia narrates how he easily defeated the evil boss and stop him from invading Earth and possibly destroying everyone she knows in Canterlot City. Exia is now escorting her towards his Liset to take her back to Canterlot High. Of course, Sunset, whose been drag to this skirmish has a few questions. Exia made the first comment “Long story short I killed the boss and now I own this space ship pretty sweet right?” Sunset squint her eyes in disbelief knowing that there has to be more she asks “Wait that’s it? Isn’t this place like an alien invasion? Did you even get his evil monologue or the master plan? besides that, You haven’t really answered my most important question Exia, WHAT THE BUCK IS GOING ON HERE!!??” Exia’s eyes were wide open because of that last remark looking at her he replied “I see you do deserve answers since you got caught in another world war but it's over now after I take you home I'll destroy this ship and that will be the end of that. I'm a Tenno after all. I swore an oath to protect the innocent which means you” He grabs Sunsets hand and walk faster towards the exit this confuse the girl for a bit. ExiaTrailblazer master dodger of bullets and questions, so pro. Walking hand in hand Sunset needed to ask “So that’s it? We aren’t going to leave here in an exploding ship as we fly off into space and my arms wrap around you as we escape the explosion?” Exia stops for a moment as he looks at her in the eyes with a face that says wut?!. then he said, “Uhm, I can arrange that if you want?” “...” “...” “ hehehe, hehehe “ small chuckles filled the silent Orokin Warship as the two laughs off the stress they had all day. “Come on my Liset this way” the Tenno lead the way while holding Sunsets hand. She follows his path but she stops and looks at the creature that was walking past them, it was the same kind of monster that was attacking her a few hours ago. Instead of fear she felt no malice against this one. Seeing how harmless it was, Sunset stares at it intently looking for some sort of morality or reasons from the monster but it was docile like a trained dog. She was staring at this monster as her mind drift off somewhere trying to remember how she got caught up in all this. Sunset's POV Just like any other day I was getting ready for school picking up my stuff, homework, lunch money, keys. There now too----Something glowing caught my attention it was the diary that works like a cellphone. A direct line to Princess Twilight Sparkle. Unknown to the young girl that part of her world was about to end. "Wow the princess needs my help that's a first" opening the diary the words HELP written bold letters, The words was written with a small hoof that fills the entire page with red ink or so I hope it was just ink. I slammed the book close, My heart beating so fast as I look for a reason for that message. Throwing the book to my bag. I left the apartment to help Twilight in Equestria. “Don’t worry Twilight I’m coming” Sunset was running at full speed towards Canterlot High. Here it was the Canterlot Statue with the portal still open. She reaches in her for cellphone and types in a message for all her friends and it says "I need to go to Equestria A.S.A.P won't be coming to school today, don't worry and just enjoy your day" and with that Sunset press send and took a deep breath as she enters the portal. It was was different, when she entered this portal she always felt that old swirling feeling trying to flush her into a different world. No, instead Sunset felt like reality itself changed and folded all around her as she so that she can enter this world. She drops down to all four hooves and took a few steps before saying "This isn't Equestria where am I?" Orokin Warship Sunset was at a loss quite literally, she went to the portal expecting to be in Twilight castle but instead she was here. She was so confused as she said "Something is wrong so, so very, very wrong" She wanted to turn back but when she did the mirror or the portal wasn't there just a dead end. "How?!" Then she started to feel the atmosphere of this strange new world. The magic here is different, it was colder and somehow sinister. She was lost in her own head. An Ancient Corrupted Eximus was suddenly walking right behind her. *step*step*step* then she felt it, Something was draining her magic like a sponge. *SCREEECH* Exia was worried about his new acquaintance and ask "Sunset?" Snapping in her daze she said “What??!! Yes Sorry..mind telling me what happened back there?” she smiled acting cool as if nothing was wrong. “Sorry that's confidential beside you don’t need to worry because this is the last time you’ll be hearing the Orokin or their existence anytime soon, I'm a paradox of mystery. I need to keep some secret to myself. Just like you, The moment we met I saw you like this beautiful and majestic creature that I have never seen in my entire life, then when this Warship suddenly void jumps into another dimension you turn into this gorgeous babe." extending both arms presenting Sunset Shimmer as a rare animal in a showcase. Sunset blushes red as a tomato, she looks away and tries to suppress her smile when she heard those compliments " I,... uh...You think I'm gorgeous?" and with those words, the Tenno opened the doors to the space terminal where numerous landing craft was waiting. Sunset was speechless through the horizon of that door. It was the deep space as she looks down at the long stairs, there at the end was the Terminal for all landing craft just like the one on Relay stations. Here weirdly enough there are corrupted Corpus acting like valet as dozens of landing craft are park standing up from Liset, Mantis, Scimitar to Xiphos, and mainly Exia's Orbiter. Exia walks over to his Liset with a black and red paint style. Exia showed Sunset inside his Orbiter there his pet Smeeta Kavat with the Moonless Skin stood, waiting for her Master but what the pet saw next to him was a foreign entity, a Prey. The Kavat was in a hunting stance as she activated her Mischief Exia hurriedly walk in between them to shield Sunset then he begins to reason with his pet "Azi calm down she’s a friend, sorry Sunset she’s not used to visitors and I’m still working on taming her" When Exia was trying to push his Kavat away it disappeared an ability called mischief!! this rang alarms on Exia's head. "SUNSET!!" Sunset was still looking in space at the Landing Crafts Navigation room then at the Spaceships that was a park alongside this one. She was trying to take all this in then she heard Exia saying "SUNSET!!" "What?" Behind her was the Smeeta Kavat, It bit her right arm, and blood was flowing out of the Kavat's mouth. “AAAAwwwhhh!!!” Sunset was panicking this small feline has a jaw like a steel trap, she tried to break free but she felt the Kavats teeth way too deep in her arm. "Sunset!!!" Exia called out her name, The Smeeta Kavat named Azi let go of its pray as she slowly opened her mouth and hid behind Exia. “Good she only bites her and let go because sometimes Azi has a habit of ripping apart an entire chunk of flesh.” "What is wrong with you today?" His attention returned to Sunset "are you alright, don’t worry I have something for it. *The Kavat playfully scratch her Master. "Apologize to her not me” Exia said but the Kavat drop down both ears facing the floor then she gags a bit like a hairball was stuck in her throat but instead she drops an entire a pine of blood. Exia sighted and look at the blooded floor. "Ordis bandages now". The foundry immediately started working on creating the bandages, the laser is weaving itself a fine line of threads like a sewing machine. Checking up on Sunset Exia asks “How are you feeling does it still hurt?” “No, it doesn’t even with all this blood I don't feel any pain at tall, maybe she went easy on me” Exia notices the Kavat growl at the blood on the floor, pressing its paw against the liquid It Moved Shock on what he saw he looks at Sunset one more time. The Kavat ate the pine of blood on the floor and ran towards Exia’s personal quarters while leaving him behind to tend the wound of his new friend. Exia smiled at Sunset assuring her nothing is wrong "I’m sorry I don’t know what’s wrong with her” Exia face his foundry and inputting more bandages and something else. It was something Exia receive from the Lotus when he was doing the Glass of the Gambit Quest. Sunset was holding her bitten arm and strangely enough it stops bleeding "Ohh look it’s ok now, I've never been very good with alien cats or any feline for that but more importantly what is this? How is it making cotton bandages with lasers?" she pointed at the foundry and its ability to create any items with ease. Exia was a bit sad as he answered "well if I tell you then I would have to kill you" "Foundry items ready to be claim, Operator." Sunset was to mesmerize by the foundry when she taught she misheard something. “Did you say something?” Sunset asks but our of nowhere Exia grabs something from the foundry and shot the Injection gun towards Sunset's neck. The strange liquid entered her veins. Shock because her mind was filling only with one question and that is "Why?" suddenly she became dizzy dropping to the floor. Exia catch her on her head before she could fall. He look at her like a worried lover, both their faces are so close to each other. “Sorry Sunset, even though you’re my type I need to keep some secret for myself”. She’s close her eyes and finally fallen asleep. > Chapter 7: A Normal Day > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ­“Aawww my head” Sunset has finally regained consciousness and awoke from the school clinic at Canterlot High, a grown woman took notice of this and walks over to her and said, “it just seems you needed some rest”. Sunset's vision started to clear “If I remember correctly her name was Dr.Red Heart.” ”You’re finally awake how are you feeling?” ask Red Hearth as she leans in closer to medically check Sunsets being. She sat up straight and said “I’m feeling better thank you” she looks down trying to remember exactly what happened and just like any other dream her memory was a blur forgetting something very important. “I see well don’t overdo it next time, If you can’t come to school don’t force yourself, especially taking in that much medicine you’re lucky you didn’t die from a heart attack” the doc sighted with her fingers on her head as if she’s having a headache. “Kids and their energy drinks these days” Red Hearth help Sunset to stand up and said, “Go home, rest, drink as much liquid as you can so that this won't happen again.” She paused and gave Sunset a sharp eye “When I mean liquid I mean water, H2O no more high energy drink, got it?” Sunset was feeling a lot better and replied “Yes, I will thank you”. She exited the clinic and returned to her classroom, as expected no one around but on her table that was supposed to have her bag was instead it was a note that wrote in bold marks (EMERGENCY MEETING MUSIC ROOM). Sunset groaned right band practice was today “at least I’m feeling a bit better now”. Music Room Sunset hears the melody of rock and roll to the halls, probably practicing a new piece of music, She opened the doors to that particular room. The first one to react was Twilight the nerdy young girl of the group “Sunset your here, How are you feeling?” The other main six followed her lead, happy to see their friend all well again. Sunset smiled at them and reassures that “Yes girls I’m OK, thanks for worrying but I just got a bit tired that’s all, I just needed some rest”. Dash was happy to hear that “Yeah yeah the doctor said the same thing so we waited a bit but now that you’re here we can start!!” She jammed her guitar and... Before they could pony up and restart their band session Vice-Principle Luna entered the music room. “I’m sorry girls but it’s time to close up, it’s already 7:30 in the evening you better get home” Luna proclaimed. But Dash was against it “What? You’re kidding right?! But we just got here” Luna agreed “Yes I know it seems someone in our school pulls a prank and decided to delay each of our school timepieces for about three hours, go ahead look outside and compare your watches with the Town Hall, in comparison, it should be more accurate. Now if you’ll excuse me, the staff and I need to correct all the clocks in this school by tonight.” Everyone looks at their watches and cell phones but comparing that to the light outside it was getting a bit late and looking outside the window it was getting dark. That was weird, especially Sunset’s her time in her watch and cell phone are delayed for more than seven hours. As the main seven was busy packing up there instruments Twilight Sparkle was the first to say “Girls I don’t think it’s possible to delay every timepiece here in school and that’s including our cellphones” Pinkie Pie was the next to comment “I don’t knooooowwwww” Her eyes shifts to Sunset in suspicion and ask ”Sunset did you bring something with you from Equestria today? Like An-alien-that-can-create-rifts-to-trap-us-in-a-bubble-of-interdimensional-energy-that-can-put-us-in-a-space-that-locks-time?” saying so in quick succession that no one in the group bothered listening too. Rarity look at Sunset worried because “Well darling yesterday after school, you gave us all a text that you wanted to visit Equestria because well you never did gave us a proper reason” Sunset was confused by this “What? a text?” Twilight stops what she’s doing and walks near Sunset and asks “Sunset, today when we were having our 4th period you suddenly screamed. It scared me a bit but that’s not the most frightening part” Dash finishes packing and adds in “That stunt you pulled Sunset even I would notice something was off. Be honest how exactly did you get to class? You weren’t in homeroom until 3rd period when we were having class I remembered looking at your empty seat but when Miss Shirley called me and I couldn’t answer. Then out of nowhere, there you were having a mental breakdown, care to explain that?” Sunset was having a hard time trying to remember and she’s being barraged by her friends with all these questions “I’m sorry girls it’s just that I don’t know what happened exactly either.” She looks down sadness forming on her face and apologetically says “I’m sorry, I truly am” Twilight walks over to Sunset and gave her a caring hug “You don’t need to do these things alone. We’re your friends and we’re here for you, so next time something like this happens takes us with you. Please” Pinkie was ecstatic “Yeah! Next time we can go to visit Equestria and party non-stop!!” Sunset remembers why she refuses to bring them now “No it’s too dangerous there” Dash was crossing her arms and giving a mean look at Sunset. Trying to give a proper explanation (gosh how do I explain this properly) “since we have these geodes we could go there for a visit but promise me when you girls see yourselves you will run towards the opposite direction understand” AJ gives off this face that needs to have clarifications “Why the hay for?” Sunset began to explain the same explanation she heard from Princess Twilight of Equestria. “The law of causality. The Princess and her friends went to another alternate reality of their world. Where they have doubles of their own existence because it doesn’t follow what we call the worlds will. Reality tried to mend itself with the other alternate reality turning into one or destroying the other, so she stops going there saying it was dangerous.” Pinkie smiled and proclaimed “Ohh I get it, it makes sense now” With a raised eyebrow, AJ was unconvinced “Ya do?” Twilight tried to explain to AJ what the law of causality is the law of identity applied to action. All actions are caused by entities. The nature of an action is caused and determined by the nature of the entities that act; a thing cannot act in contradiction to its nature” she smiled and adjusted her glasses giving off a college-level explanation but AJ, Rarity, Fluttershy and Rainbow didn’t understand any of it. Sunset facepalmed “it’s ok Twilight you tried, listen, girls, it’s like this. For example, I came here to this world and ruined all your friendship during the first year of school right? Imagine if I didn’t come here? Then all of you would all still be friends and Rarity might have been the princess of Canterlot High for the entire school year. AJ raises her other eyebrow for that “So that’s yer reason huh?” Sunset suddenly realizes what she said and was embarrassed about it. Aj reassured her and said, “nothin to worry about sugar cube, water under the bridge.” Bang!!!! Everyone reacted only to see Fluttershy drop a piece of a drum kit. Dash sighted “Shy let me handle those” and with that Fluttershy runs towards Sunset and gave her a big hug trying to console her. “I think you just had a bad dream it's ok, there’s nothing bad here.” Everyone followed Fluttershy’s lead and made a group hug, after that heartwarming friendship bonding the group tidied up to finish their packing and headed home. After a week has passed the main six have gotten the geodes from camp Everfree and thinking this story would come to an end. It was simply fate, giving the girls a chance to fight back to what’s coming. > Chapter 8: A normal day for a Tenno > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Orokin Vault Library “The Tome of Knowledge” After killing the Orokin Executor the Tenno was unsure of what to do next, his purpose in this world was to prevent its destruction and believing that the cause of it was the Orokin was wrong. It seems that the Orokin wasn’t the enemy rather an ally that was simply waiting for the Tenno’s arrival. Exia grumbled, “I’m still going to kill him either way, not interested what an Executor has to say but looking at all these, I could really use the help right about now.” Exia has spent the whole day trying to understand the codex and research materials the Orokin Executor made over the decade. Still unsure why an extinct civilization from the Origin System is setting their base in a different universe and somewhere in this millions of books and data lies the answer. 28 hrs has passed and after reading 1/3rd of the data the Tenno encounters a problem and said “This is taking too long, I don’t have time to learn new letters and language!! What the Hell is this English anyway, when I was talking to Sunset I was speaking in Orokin right?! Ordis are you done with your transmutation? HELP ME!!!!” Exia cried in desperation for help trying to pass this task to his trusted Cephalon. In the center of the room, a majestic blue cube covered in golden aura was taking shape. In his new form, Cephalon Ordis was still in his bluish-white casing but covered in golden patterns that glow like the sun, a white and blue orbs revolving around him like moons and the cracks on his outer shell was fully repaired. Exia was amazed at this site and couldn’t help but be impressed by his Cephalon’s new form “Amazing you’re as big as Cephalon Simaris now” In a serene voice, Ordis replied with “Yes star child I ‘am complete how may I serve you?” Exia showed his biggest and brightest smile like a child receiving a new toy to play with and ask “I want to learn more about this new world and its civilization I’m giving you the task to sort all data from here and when you’re done, I want to go outside and explore this new planet myself” “May I know your parameters for your search Star Child?” the Cephalon inquired for more detail. “Any common knowledge would do in order for me to live in this world, I want to enter this planet and blend in learning what I can and stop the Orokin or any other life form that threatens this world's peace. Something tells me a Tenno won’t be enough to stop what’s coming.” “I understand star child beginning data compilation now” Cephalon Ordis shined a bit as he tries to get all available information in the World Wide Web and it just so happens that the Cephalon started with a child’s psychological growth. “Good, you’re getting it! Tell me when you’re done I need to master this hand writhing” The Tenno carried on as he was so focused on his work that only after reaching the last letter in the alphabet he notices someone was missing “Ordis where’s Ordan Karris with the Loki Specter? He was supposed to meet me here after his done reconfiguring the specters to his controls” Appearing in his HUD Ordan Karris replied to his Operator “forgive me for running ahead of you to this planet star child but I have found the continent that the Executor belongs to and it seems that we have an issue at hand that needs your direct attention.” The Queens Forest Ordan Karris bullet jumps to the tallest tree in the deepest part of the forest in his Loki Vapor Specter. His gaze fell on the most suspicious wooden cottage in the middle of the woods with arm guards on watch and a dark and mysterious hooded person leisurely walking towards them. “If one person is that confident to walk into a group of gunmen then there as good as dead” Ordan Karris was an assassin in his past life and from his instincts alone he knew this will be a one-sided slaughter. Wild vines and tree branches are preying upon the guards that stood on watch on the wooden cottage in the middle of the forest as a dark hooded figure was leading the plants towards them like black magic. Inside the cottage a young man by the name Prince BlueBlood, A noble young man that was supposed to inherit the United Kingdom, his feature was a blond silky hair and blue eyes, he wore a white gorgeous suit and something that wasn’t supposed to exist in this world a Primed Syandana. His joy came from the news that he received from his trusted bodyguard. “Is it true Don Von Variik is dead? Do you know what this means? I can finally return as the rightful heir to this Kingdom, I won’t be a puppet to that high and mighty Orokin which means I don’t need this symbol of my family’s shame!!” In his joy, the prince leisurely threw the Orokin Syandana at the fireplace burning a good part of the silky white fabric and dirtying the golden ornaments with charcoal. A female agent dress in a black sharp suit tries to rescue the golden fabric while reasoning with his liege and her name was Fleur de Lis, she was tall and at one glance anyone would peg her for a supermodel. She has pink hair and purple eyes. She was trying to persuade her liege to see reason “my prince please there’s a reason why your family has to task me and a few others to assist you to flee to another country it’s because of the Death of the Don that you are no longer safe in this country. I fear that it’s only a matter of time before the Orokin decides to end you. So please we should...” Grarghh... Bang... Bang... Her explanation was cut short as gunshots were heard outside the room and in the next moment silence, Fleur drew her handgun and slowly walks towards the door. She was about to open the locks when out of nowhere there was someone shrouded in a dark cloak that was sitting in the window. Fleur rush in between the mysterious person and the prince, pointing the gun at the intruder. “Prince Blueblood is this betrayal I see or do you simply want to be free?” The mysterious person said in an African accent. the mysterious person put away her hood and revealed a middle-aged woman who was covered in white and silver paint that covered her face and entire body. “Z-Zacora?” Prince Blueblood was so shocked he can’t believe it when he pronounces her name “The Shaman?!” Agent Fleur could not believe what she heard as she froze for a moment in a cold sweat but she needed to ask “Why are you here?” Zacora smiled “To see a Royal conspire against the Empire too bad it’s a shame but all of you will die by gunfire”. Zacora snaps her fingers and the door to the room suddenly burst open and a group of people was tied by vines, wooden branches, and there face are covered in leaves. They move as if the vines are the strings controlling their actions, all of them are now pointing their gun at the people they should have been protecting. Zacora smirk and said her farewell “Goodbye dear Prince and blame the traitor I was convinced, your death is certain, take a breath, I shall come back and collect your head” with that she turned around and jumped out of the window. What follows was a series of gunfire. The Liset flew to the edge of the Queen's forest as it stealthily drops down the Tenno with his Excalibur Warframe. Equip with the Excalibur Pendragon Helmet and the Dex Skin and in his waist is the Galatine Prime for his melee, the Dread for its primary, Akvasto for its secondary weapon and his companion when entering a new world is the Sentinel Helios Prime. Excalibur parkour towards the dark forest in extreme haste heading straight to the waypoint Ordan Karris set up. Zacora jumps out of the window evading the shower of bullets, casually walking to the front door giving it a knock like any civilized person would do, no answer, it did make her grin in satisfaction knowing that all her effort was not wasted but when she opened the door someone unexpected appeared in front of her. It was the princess that gave the Tenno Riven mods for his Warframes. Zacora was speechless she was part of the Orokin Council of Innovators, the great seven. “Princess Fate?! The prince--” The princess of fate raises her hand disrupting Zacora’s words and inforcing her own “I’m here to prevent your death Zacora and the revenge you seek is not here, so I would advise you to leave or else.” hinting her a warning that would forfeit her life. Zacora was dumbstruck by these turn of events but she cannot disobey someone from the Orokin Council “As you wish your highness but if this is trick then you will end up in the list” and with those parting words Zacora turned around ready to leave but right in front of her was Exia’s Warframe Excalibur. Zacora stops dead in her tracks, she was cautious about this Warframe in front of her as it dawned the red and black and simply staring at it was frightening. It was like a spitting image of a monster created by Death that was soaked in the blood if its enemies. Zacora was about to reach something in her bag when... The Princess of Fate was the first to speak in this face-off “You’re finally here Tenno, Welcome to the Queen's Forest, I have a new mission for you” She, on the other hand, presented another Riven Warframe Mod trying to shift the Tenno’s attention away from Zacora but The Tenno was focus on Zacora and in turn making her anxious. While on the other hand, Tenno’s mind was “What is she? According to my Codex Scans, she’s of the African descent but why does she resemble a Zebra? The humans in this day and age are weird” On his HUD his personal Cephalon answered “its paint Operator maybe it’s part of there BARBARIC *Pzzttt* traditional culture that she follows and we must respect that. Ohhh A new Riven mod is being offered to us again Operator, what a joyous occasion” Tenno shifts its gaze towards the Princess giving Zacora room to breathe as she felt the pressure around her disappear. The Warframe walked towards the Princess accepting the Mod when suddenly a cottage door was thrown at Excalibur. The Tenno reacted by slicing the door in half with his Galatine Prime, the Tenno was stunned when he saw the person who threw the door right at him. “STAY AWAY FROM THE PRINCESS!!!” shouted Fleur de Lis but instead of a suit she was covered in armor that was slowly forming in her body, Her form took on the Nemesis with a large double-ended blade. Nemesis threw her weapon like a glaive towards Zacora aiming for her head and on instincts, Excalibur protected Zacora using his first ability *Slash Dash* to deflect Nemesis’s main weapon throwing it back at her, Nemesis on the other hand jump towards her weapon grabbing it mid-air and positioning herself in front of the Princess protecting her in a guard stance. To see that transformation he knew this was no ordinary Nyx with a Nemesis skin, somehow this Warframe was different. He saw a human transformed into a Warframe unlike a Tenno from the Origin System. The Warframe Exia was fighting is so much different than anything else he knows, it was just like fighting the first frames of War Orokin Ballas created without the Operator. Exia was on guard with his Galatine Prime while protecting Zacora, instead of attacking the Helios Prime secretly use * Synthesis Scanner * beep* scan complete. “Send me the details later Ordis” Exia requested in the comms. “Star child that Warframe has a symbiotic relationship with the human operating it and an evolved technocyte virus in its melee weapon although you and your frame are already immune I would still suggest destroying it, proceed with caution as you do so” The reply didn’t come from his Cephalon in his personal Orbiter but came from the Orokins Warship’s Cephalon. Orokin Ordis. Nemesis and Excalibur hands are glowing and were about to use one of their abilities but stop midway when the Princess made a loud clap from her hands and everyone here stared at her. “Fleur I appreciate your enthusiasm but, you are being disrespectful to our esteemed guest” The Princess added putting a stop to unnecessary conflict. Fleur insists and said “Guest?! Princess, she is Zacora the shaman who tried to use voodoo magic to assassinate Prince Blueblood and now in control of one of the children of Hayden Tenno, We can’t allow her to live.” Excalibur replied with a rebuke “Hayden Tenno? never heard of him, I am a Tenno warrior of the blade and gun, Masters of the Warframe and sworn protector of the Origin System. You on the other hand Nyx, are a traitor and an embarrassment for attacking unarmed civilians. As a Tenno I could have your head rolling on the ground but seeing as I am the outsider here I will let it slide.” Fleur was speechless a controlled puppet shouldn’t be able to speak moreover she asks in confusion “You don’t know Hayden and yet you claimed to be a Tenno?” Exia was speechless for a good two minutes and finally found his words to rebuked “Ordis I know where both speaking in English but I still feel we are having some sort of miscommunication will you tell Ordan to link with me after he's done with the Prince and his guards?” Fleur was enraged when the Tenno mentioned the Prince, hatred boiling in her eyes as her weapon was pointed at him and she creamed with so much hate “WHAT HAVE YOU DONE WITH PRINCE BLUEBLOOD AND MY COLLEAGUES!!” The princess made a sigh feeling a headache coming in and said: “Zacora as you can see, I’m quite busy at the moment so you are dismissed and since you came here on your own unannounced. You can show your self out, the royal family has nothing to do with Von Variik's death and I will forget your action against the royal family for today but if you still want to die, feel free to stay.” Zacora looks at her option, two Warframe one was ready to protect her for an unknown reason and another one was ready to tear her apart piece by piece. Against these odds, she made the most sensible choice. She started with a short bow and said “I shall leave you all for today, farewell and have a nice day” As she was about to leave “remember this princess I shall exact my revenge to whoever killed the Don, even if it was only a pawn”. Zacora disappeared as the sun begins to appear giving light to the Queen's forest. Excalibur looks at Fleur’s Nemesis Warframe as it suddenly morphs down turning into a black suit, she drops down to her knees breathing heavily and started to sweat all over her jet black suit feeling the burden on using a Warframe “I can’t believe Hayden Tenno use something like this in the entirety during the Lasria incident.” The princess made a soft giggle and said “He had a little extra when he became a Warframe that’s why it was easier for him” She reaches out her hand to help Fleur “I’ll explain everything inside, now come with me.” Her gaze shifted on the Excalibur Warframe “You too Exia” The Princess helps Fleur stand up assisting her on walking inside the cottage, the Tenno followed them inside but was stop by the Princess and ask “Are you going inside my home while wearing that?” “Fine” he answered, using Transference the Warframe glowed with a red light on his energy patterns and using that as a gateway the Operator walk out of his frame and proceeded inside the cottage. Fleur was dumbstruck her eyes were as big as saucer and hands were pointing at the Warframe and its Operator while looking at the Princess for clarification on what she saw. The Princess looks at Fleur and she simply smiled, as she gave her a simple explanation “Don’t worry Fleur his not one of the children of Hayden, Exia is an alien from an alternate universe that mirror’s this one.” > Chapter 9: Skirmish > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Princess’s Cottage After that small skirmish, the Princess guides her guest to the dining room table where biscuits and freshly brewed tea were offered. The Princess sat right next to Prince Blueblood who was already enjoying the tea and Fleur stood beside the Prince. Exia found an open chair and sat down all the while Ordan position himself behind Exia still invisible to the naked eye due to Loki’s abilities. The Princess spoke first “I believe that introduction is in order, Exia would you like to go first?” Exia hesitated in giving his answer thinking that (This would have been unnecessary if we still have the Lotus but I need allies I can trust) so the Tenno stand up and made a short bow “I’am Exia a Tenno of gun and blade, wielder of the Warframe armor, Master of the focus school of Unairu and this is my Specter Loki under the control of my Cephalon” “Master of Unairu?” The Princess of Fate asks in surprise not expecting the answer or as if it was unknown to her. Exia replied to her query as he answered it like a knights oath“ They pushed themselves to Outlast the Enemy, to withstand all aggression without retreat. They believed that if the enemy could not match their endurance, then a battle could be won without having even commenced” “Yes I know, its just that I thought you would have been a master of... no nevermind” Fate was about to say something important up ultimately dodge the question. Fleur looks at Exia with doubtful eyes because of those titles he mentioned so she leans closer to the Princess and asks the most important one “What’s a Cephalon?” Prince Blueblood was the one that answered “A Cephalon is an A.I construct made by the Orokin to assist them in all technological aspect” “The Orokin created the Cephalon’s by sacrificing human minds but my Operator made me whole again and his nothing like an Orokin” Surprisingly Ordan Karris appeared behind Exia and replied on Blueblood’s answer with a sharp tone and a dark dagger on hand. The Princess of Fate sipping her favorite morning tea was solemnly thinking on how to ask Exia for a favor but she was not expecting Exia to be a master of the Unairu way. While on the other hand, Fleur de Lis was glaring at the Loki Specter who suddenly appeared out of nowhere creating unnecessary friction. The reason for this is because Ordan kind of threatened Blueblood just now and Fleur was so busy trying to kill Zacora she forgot the basics of teamwork like tending to her allies' wounds. Leaving your Defense objective unprotected is a grave mistake in any mission. “Stop glaring at my Specter, Nemesis, it’s your fault for using Psychic Bolts against your allies making them bleed to death. If you used Absorb instead they would only get knockdown and for some reason that suit can’t use revive, better yet you don’t deserve it” Exia mockingly suggested as he drinks his tea. “How dare you!! The Royal Family entrusted this Warframe to me and someone who knows nothing has no right to question my abilities” Fleur being a royal guard won’t take that insult lying down. Exia replied with “It’s because they’re...” but the Specter cut him off and said, “Talking to her is pointless Star child do not forget why we’re here.” Exia looks at the Princess and then he opened his right palm there a projection of a list in his hand, as the projection becomes clearer the words are Training the young, Conquest of Tau, The Missing Craft, An Edge in War, and The Heart of an Alicorn. Exia viewed his current mission list and because of the circumstances, he has to cancel the Training and the Conquest due to being in a different universe. He needs to focus on the Oberon Primes landing craft. The Warframe Riven mods come next, The Tau System is home to enemies and monster far beyond the realm of guns and bullets could handle. The Tenno needs to break the chains that limit their ultimate weapon *The Warframes*. Then Exia notices the last mission title, Exia looks to his Loki Specter asking a question knowing that Ordan and Ordis have a connection thanks to the Technology acquired from the Orokin Warship. “What’s this quest about an Alicorn, Ordan?” “According to Orokin Cephalon Ordis, it's part of the research you assigned him earlier today.” The Princess smiled showing an expression that her plans are finally coming into fruition taking the Specter’s answer. “Allow me to properly introduce myself I ‘am Fate one of the Orokin Council of Innovators of this Earth and allied to Princess of Faith in Equestria who secretly took my place in the Orokin Council as a spy” Fate proclaimed with great enthusiasm showing off her pride and accomplishment. Surprised Prince Blueblood shifted his gaze towards the princess about this news that he drops his tea on his pants and cried “SHIT, HOT! HOT!”. Fleur quickly tried to assist his liege in wiping his wet hot pants and protecting his neither regions. Exia chuckled for a few moments thanks to the comedic relief Blueblood showed but the room felt a lot colder because of Exia’s sharp look towards the princess and his expression was dripping with killing intent. He asks “Orokin Council of Innovators? Strange Ordan I don’t remember anything about a different council does it have any special meaning for us?” Ordan turned around and gave his reply “No, it’s still the same Orokin Empire in a different location nothing has changed.” with those words the Specter Loki disappeared along with Exia’s pressure towards the people in this room. Exia gave his new friends a very sincere smile like nothing was wrong, dissipating the tension and ask “Alright princess what was the mission that you wanted to give me?” “Call me Fate, I’m not the real Princess” “Alright Fate, what’s next?” After finishing her drink the Fate but down her teacup and stood up, She gives Exia a warm smile and waves her arm around the large wall ornate mirror in the room. Fate was using magic as a white portal appeared. “Let’s go” Fate walks to the mirror disappearing inside. Exia was the next to stand, using transference he was once again equipped with his Excalibur Warframe and followed Fate inside instantly traveling unto unknown lands. Prince Blueblood was still dumbfounded about Fate’s introduction and the Tenno’s Warframe. He ordered his aid to prepare their belongings and gather everyone to the portal, Still gazing at the white magical energy that appeared in the dining room. While Fleur and the rest of the royal guards were packing there essentials her phone rang. She was about to reach for it. When a Loki specter re-appeared right next to her, unsure of what was happening she drew her gun with her other hand and pointed it to Ordan Karris. “Did I ever give you a reason not to trust me?” Ordan asks. Defeated by those words she gave up her phone to Ordan, Linking his data to the landing craft, and begins inspecting the phone. It was coming from someone named Pantalon de Fantaisie and with a push of a button he answered the call. In the other line, he heard a young male voice “Fleur be careful the Orokin has sent Zacora to eliminate Prince Blueblood you have got to get out of there now.” Fleur was about to answer when Ordan covered her mouth and recalibrated his voice to sound someone familiar to Fleur. “That’s a shame to hear Pantalon De Fantaisie but I’m sorry to say that Ms. Fleur de Lis is already in the obituary,” Ordan replied completely mimicking Zacora’s accent and voice. Fleur was about to say something when the caller replied “Zacora?! I see, then it’s a shame really since it’s you who answered then I’m safe to assume that Prince Blueblood is dead?” Hearing that question broke Fleur’s heart to a million pieces, her eyes becoming dead as a fish and her head was asking the reason for his betrayal. (Why?! Fancy Pants why do you know Zacora?) Ordan Karris look at Fleur and being a former human he knew that emotion well, too bad his priority is his Operator. Ignoring her he replied to the caller “The Prince, the guards, they are all dead such a tragic end with so much bloodshed. Just because Fleur de Lis knew about the affair between the Prince and You.” With that Ordan drop the phone on the floor and shot it with his Spira Prime drilling the phone to the hardwood nailing it in place. “At least I gave them your outlandish motive, you people need that in this day and age right?” Ordan gave Fleur a quick look and in one glance he suddenly realizes that this world wasn’t as simple as he thought. “Let’s go Miss Fleur everyone is waiting for you” At the same time in a land far away somewhere in the northern lands the Orokin Empire War Council “The Prince, the guards are dead such a tragic end with so much bloodshed just because Fleur de Lis knew about the affair with the prince and you.”- *connection end* A group of high ranking nobles and royalties was gathered together much like King Arthur and the round table to discuss the message they just heard. One of the nobles wearing a black tuxedo that has blue hair, a monocle in his left eye with a presence of nobility and grace. His name is Fancy Pants everyone here knows him better as the fiancée of Fleur de Lis captain of the royal guard for the royal family but after hearing his betrothed dead, he gave off no emotion of sadness or remorse. He stood up and said “as you all heard Zacora’s mission is a success and by the sound of it she has already set the crime scene, I do hope this proves my loyalty to all of you in this council” Hidden in a white cloak that was shrouding her eyes that you only see half her face making it more mysterious, she was well known for her divine prophecies that aided on controlling this planet. The Princess of Fate, impressed by his accomplishment she congratulates first by saying “His death was already certain but I still wish to congratulate you, well done Lord Fancy Pants as always, although framing the captain of the royal guard because of your affair with the crown prince seems unlikely.” Everyone in the council laughs at that remark including Fancy Pants but he returned his composure and said “Yes, hmm I say that was a bit much but I don’t complain about the process as long as the result are the same” In the center of the room wearing a full set of golden armor and a white gold knights helm, it was the current head of the Orokin Council of Innovators and son of the late Orokin Executor Don Von Vari was the next to speak “I agree and with that, I welcome you to the Orokin Council of Innovators Lord Fancy Pants. Cheers” Canterlot City Villa Royale Walking out of the portal Fleur de Lis depressingly walk towards the Prince and Fate with her head down low and dragging her feet into the floor, still as the Captain of the royal guard she gave them a salute and said “Fleur de Lis reporting in that the cottage was compromised because Her demeanor started to worsen as her eyes starting to form tears. “Fancy Pants desired for your death my prince and now I’m unfit to be the captain of the royal guard.” Prince Blueblood was about to speak when Exia interrupted him “Good that makes it easier, I don’t know what you did Ordan but good job, that update is working its magic huh? Anyway, Mrs. Fleur de Lis, That’s your name right?” Exia opened his hand waiting for the surrendered Nyx Nemesis “Hand it over.” She wanted to become a Royal Guard because of Fancy Pants, she became the Captain because of him, she accepted his proposal and became his fiancée, with a broken heart none of it matters now, Fleur doesn’t care anymore with a dejected look she slowly unbuttons her shirt surrendering her top clothes, showing her beautiful flawless skin, exposing the pink lace undergarment that was protecting her well plump breast. Exia was blushing at this view he couldn’t do anything else. His eyes were glued at a very attractive woman with excellent proportions and that lumps of flesh in her chest that’s filled with a man’s hopes and dreams. He couldn’t help but just stare at it until Ordis spoke trying to tease his Operator “You’re staring at the wrong objective star child.” Exia look at Ordan in indignation and grab the clothes from Fleur his face flash a bit of red in his cheeks and screamed at Ordis “I'm not starring” He looks down on the clothes and uses his Helios Prime to scan this skin type Warframe and with a *Ping* the scan was complete but to his disappointment, it’s just a normal white shirt. “Get down!” shouted Fate as she tackled Prince Blueblood in the floor avoiding a blade that was about to cut all of them in half. (Where’s the coat?) Exia thought as he looks to his side at the stumbling royalties and a blade that already made its way through his waist. *Swiiiisshh* blood splashes all over the carpet cutting Exia in half. What happened in the room shock everyone especially Miss Fleur who’s right arm suddenly turned into her melee weapon and before she could say anything, the black coat that she surrendered to Exia went rogue as the technocyte virus force its way into transforming Fleur into Nemesis. The guards around them suddenly drew their guns and Loki intervened *Radial Disarm* The princess shouts “everybody run!!” and with that, the guards and the royalties fled to the next room. Excalibur came alive and draw his secondary weapon Akvasto, a dual pistol firing a couple of rounds against Nemesis but before they could do any meaningful damage they were all stop mid-air and somehow in a moment’s notice the bullets was redirected towards Excalibur. He did his best to guard against them but they all exploded on his face trying to defend with his melee weapon. The redirected bullets took out his shield and a smidgen of his health plus the blast damage was added at the end knocking him down on the floor. (That Warframe is nothing like the Warframe Nyx that I know) he thought to ignore for the fact that he got knockdown because his weapon was MOD-ed specifically for the Blast element. Loki specter suddenly appeared behind Nemesis and started shooting at her with Lato. Ability *Decoy* “Operator, I know that Miss Fleur is very attractive and all but being distracted because the enemy was showing a few skins is no excuse for this kind of performance. If Teshin were still alive he would be very disappointed in you right now.” Under *Invisibility* he was looking at his operator with disappointing eyes, given that the specter doesn’t have a face, Exia could tell, when creating Ordan Karris he has a habit of calling the Tenno as either Operator or Star Child depending on a particular situation. “No, if Teshin was here he would say quote Those who brave the thorn may eat the rare fruit unquote. Excalibur’s shield begins to recharge. From his HUD Orokin Ordis said, “Please forgive my disrespect star child but Ordan Karris has a point and as your faithful Cephalon I need to point out to proceed with caution earlier.” “Pfftt hehe” Ordan Karris made a small laugh that was pointed in his Operator. “Don’t look at me like that Ordan you know damn well why she’s like this” his Excalibur shields are maxed. Exia thoughts drifted to the basic of Warframe combat (Don’t engage on an enemy without full shield when playing solo) As the decoy collapse and disappeared Nemesis notice that everyone was gone and silence field the air. Suddenly the doors to the garden flung open and in response she threw her melee weapon like a glaive in that direction, expecting some sort of reaction but nothing happened her weapon simply hit the air, As the weapon was about to return to her hand. A presence in her back was filling Nemesis with so much dread. In his Operator mode, he looks at Nemesis and asks “Are you still in there Miss Fleur de Lis?” Nemesis answered with an arc on her arm followed by a slash at the Operator. Her attack cut nothing *Void Mode* her target disappeared in thin air. Looking for him she was about to turn around when suddenly Exia use Crippling Dash through Nemesis throwing her outside like a ragdoll. Exia used transference returning to his Excalibur and activating Radial Javelin, Impaling Nemesis at a nearby oak tree. Excalibur with his Galatine Prime walks closer to the impaled enemy. Nemesis unfolded her helmet showing Fleur de Lis breathing more air then she screamed to the top of her lungs. “AAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!” She gazes at the energy weapon with horror in her eyes, only a few inches more and it could have been her heart. Fleur struggled for a bit as she drops her melee weapon and with her remaining strength she tried to remove the energy base javelin with both hands but it was a bit difficult when her feet are dangling in the air in this old oak tree. Exia already guesses what’s wrong with her but he needs to be sure so he uses transference to phase out of Excalibur and ask “ready to give up that Warframe now Mrs. royal guard?” “Yes, yes you can have Nemesis just pull this Javeline out of me I beg of you please save me” with that the radial javelin disappeared and Exia turned around to call for help. Fleur de Lis drops to her knees breathing heavily as she tries to catch as much air as she can while the Nemesis Warframe is already working its way healing the hole in her body. Fleur said “Thank you I almost died back there” She slowly re-equip the Nemesis helmet and used the oak tree as a support to stand. Exia looks towards the Villa trying to get everyone’s attention but no one was answering “Don’t worry about it, Miss Fleur besides that’s not your body.” Exia snap both his fingers and in a flash of golden light Nemesis was suddenly trapped in a middle of an Orokin Void Fissure corrupting her entire body. > Chapter 10: Moon > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- “Care to explain yourself, star child?” The Princess of Fate hiss in silent rage as she asks what happened during the battle between Exia and Fleur, it was unnatural for a Tenno from the Origin System to hold Orokin Authority and wield it in such a bizarre manner. Exia took a deep breath in his Operator form and made the biggest sigh he could follow by dropping to his knees as he tries to apologize. “Allow me to say that I’m sorry for hurting Fleur in that clash. I overestimated Nemesis and forgot to hold back, sorry,” his actions felt like apologizing was a drag and hold no sincerity on them. The Prince glares at the Tenno for his sarcastic apology and said: “Apologize to her that yourself after she wakes up”. On the other hand, Ordan Karris still wearing the Loki Vapor Specter was scowling at the Tenno with a raised voice saying “WE ARE GOING TO TALK ABOUT THAT!!” The Specter pointed at the old oak tree where Nyx Nemesis was impaled earlier. The garden outside the Villa was surreal, the color of the old oak tree with its healthy brown wood and green leaves was transformed into a pure white glowing dead tree and all its leaves are nowhere to be found. The royal guards of Prince Blueblood were all wearing Hazmat suits while putting radioactive warning signs around the garden. The Tenno laugh it off as “No worries, that’s only temporary and the effects of the Void Fissure will disappear... someday” while evading his eyes. On the other hand, the Princess was crossing her arms, absolutely pissed at the Tenno “Any particular reason why you skewered my friend and tried to corrupt her?” Exia continued to speak “When I was fighting with Fleur, she asks me to remove the javelin that impaled her so I summoned a void fissure to save her.” The Tenno was sweating as all eyes were on him (Maybe If I activated Lotus before entering this planet I could have avoided all this *he sighted* too late now) Fate didn’t like the answer so she reaches into her pockets and showed him a Riven Mod with a deep purple in color. Using her other hand she pulls out a pair of sharp scissors “Start making some sense or else” she threatened. Exia started to panic by that threat and quickly explained “Fleur describe my third ability as a Javelin while most people mistake it for a Spear that’s why I was sure whoever was controlling Fleur is from the Origin System so to save her I summoned a void fissure to corrupt Nemesis while at the same time disrupting that outside control. What happened to her was something I did not expect.” Fate raised an eyebrow for a second then the Tenno carried on his explanation “Fleur was under the influence of the enemy so I had no choice but don’t worry I task Ordis to pinpoint where that signal came from and deal with it and as for Fleur she’s fine, the side effects are temporary I think” ending his words he looks at the Princess with sincere eyes hoping that the Mod would be spared. Fate put away the scissors and offered the Mod to the Tenno but when he received it the Riven Mod was lock and in purple letters that says Warframe Riven Mod You will need to prove yourself before I reveal the beauty within this work. The pattern change and writings appeared in the card “Make friends with the bearer of the element of Generosity” Exia was shocked, it was a lock? Does he need to return to the Origin System for this? Before he could ponder more, his eyes notice something in his Dual Oculus HUD a yellow mark appeared about 845 meters away from his location. In his HUD Orokin Ordis appeared in front of him from the Orokin Warship, This faithful Cehphalon was just finished in his analysis and spoke in a serene voice “According to my analysis star child this man-made Warframe has been receiving some sort of signal in the center of Canterlot City. The signal is registered in one of my Codex Entries as a means of communication in the last cold war in this world and somehow it has the effect of controlling Fleur’s Warframe and possibly others like it. The data also stipulates that it can...” the Cephalon was somehow holding his breath destroying his serene voice. “These signal it's attracting the Infested, star child. The infested, They are here!!” Alarmed by this news Exia gave the people in the room a concerned look as if this world is coming to an end. The Tenno slowly stood up and with a serious expression declaring “I need to go, Ordan you stay here” as the Tenno disappeared from the room. Excalibur made a unique sound of replenishing its shield. This made everyone in the room aware that the alien Warframe has started to move towards the front door of the villa. Fate was the first to act in an effort to stop him, she needed more time to speak with Exia as this world is far different from the world he lived in. “Tenno wait” she called but Exia could not hear her since he was already at the door. But before he could exit the house the door that was leading outside slowly opened and in front of the Tenno was a woman around may be the same age as Fleur de Lis somewhere in her 20’s stop him in his way out. The person in front of Exia was a woman with kind light opal eyes, her hair has a secretary look with a twirl in her front hair and their color ranged with light cerise to greyish violet with light arctic blue highlights. She was holding two giant paper bags full of groceries in her arms. She slowly reaches in her satchel with her free hand reading a small note “ok the instructions said at 7:45 standard time open the door and proclaimed” she took a deep breath and shout proclaiming her presence “Vice-Captain Flurry Heart reporting for duty Princess-” she pauses in surprised as she looks at the Excalibur with the Pendragon Helmet bathe in the red and black color palette under the immortal skin. Flurry Heart drops her groceries “ X---” she put both hands in her mouth not saying another word, The Tenno look at her with concern when he notices tears in her eyes. (Did I scare her? No, I don’t have time for this) ignoring the person in front of him the Tenno bolted out of the Villa and made his way straight to the waypoint. The Tenno ran towards waypoint with an unbelievable speed which led him to Canterlot City Park, grass and tall trees are everywhere and a few benches that are near the path most people walk to can be seen all around, The Tenno closes his eyes and compare this peaceful land to his world, to Earth in the Origin System. “It’s so different” He looks at the buildings a few hundred more meters away then his eyes look beyond the green and there in the distance stood a tower-like office building that looks a lot like the Corpus ship in Pluto called PALUS from his universe but in some weird way its position vertically. There at the top of that very office tower was his waypoint. Exia’s landing craft finally reaches this country’s airspace hidden in the Stratosphere, The Cephalon contacting the Tenno “Operator I’m in position and ready for *Bzzttt Aaahh BLOODBATH Bzzt* - support by the way I've been thinking, Operator...I thought you'd want to know." Still focus on the horizon the Tenno ran towards the edge and bullet jumping to the air, a few seconds after that the Tenno activates his Archwing, attaching itself towards Excalibur and in a loud sonic boom the Archwing suddenly unequipped itself dropping the Tenno to one of the trees at full force knocking it down with a loud thud sound. The Tenno funnily hugging the tree, slowly slid to the bottom, recovering from his hilarious position the Tenno look at his personal Cephalon in anger “The hell was that for Ordis!?” “Forgive me, Operator, that sector of this city is strictly a no-fly zone and I can’t have you breaking the rules *Bzzt RULEBREAKER Bzzt* if you have the time would you like to study this world’s history or may I suggest a peaceful alternative route that won’t disturb the locals?” Ordis replied in the most sincere tone he could muster. Exia took a deep breath under his Warframe (I regret not establishing any peaceful connection towards the leaders of this planet). After a defeated sigh the Tenno speak saying “Your right Ordis going there at full speed might send a different message but seeing you have a better understanding about this world than me, You have my complete trust but if that building or any of the Infested starts a panic, I’m charging in there the Tenno way, do you understand.” (Silently dropping in and loudly finishing the mission with guns blazing) “Loud and clear Operator, allow me to map out the area for you—Ohh here we are there is a bus station that can transport you towards our destination, would you like me to procure a guide for you Operator?” “This is going to be my entire night is it” Fate’s Villa, Interrogation room Back at the villa Flurry Heart was sitting in the middle of a dark room with one desk lamp facing her. A bright light was facing in front of her making it difficult to see everyone else in the room. It seems she’s being interrogated by Princess Fate “X huh don’t you mean Exia? vice-captain Flurry Heart out with it, how do you know the Tenno?” Sweating in her face the vice-captain nervously say “P-princess I know you want answers but this isn’t the time” The Princess suddenly shove the light closer to Flurry Hearts face, The Princes started screaming at her “MY GRANDMOTHER DID NOT TAKE ME TO THE YUVAN THEATER, I’M BETRAYING THE EMPIRE BY HELPING THE ROYAL FAMILY, MY TENNO IS IN A COMA, EXIA CAN CREATE A VOID FISSURES WITH A SNAP OF HIS FINGERS AND OF COURSE THE WORSE PART I FACE THE JUDGEMENT OF THE COUNCIL AND BATHE IN THE JADE LIGHT!” While the Princess was breathing heavily from all that ranting, Flurry Heart was giving this person the *I don’t believe you look*. The Princess turned the face lamp off and countered her unamusing look with a pointed finger at the white shinning dead tree in the garden outside. Flurry Heart couldn’t believe her eyes looking at the dead three whisperings in a low voice “That’s not possible” The Princess was giving her this sassy attitude saying “You know what’s not possible? The ever-changing future. It was supposed to be this grand world were the Orokin takes hold of this timeline by sacrificing Equestria to bring the glory of our great Empire back to its prime. That was the vision my grandmother had. My life was supposed to be set then everything changed when you! Miss Flurry Heart, somehow found a way to travel back in time bringing my doppelganger with you not to mention beating four other Tenno on the way here. I mean sure you got a broken horn and one wing left but that’s four Tenno’s FROM THE OLD WAR!!!” “Uhmm thank you” Flurry Heart made an awkward smile. “Don’t interrupt! Now, where was I going with this? Anyway, all I had to do was have my Dax finish you two off and the future of the Orokin Empire is secured but No fucking Not, The future changed when you were about to die, I saw a giant female sentient from the Origin System, slaughtering every single life form on this planet.” Fate walks towards Flurry Heart giving her a journal with Sunsets Cutie mark on it but instead of the usual red and yellow there is now a light and dark purple on its other half. Flurry Heart was confused, “I thought I lost this, Princess this is” “A relic from our future, she said to hold on to it. It's from the Princess of Friendship, doesn’t matter open it, still remember that page where your aunt died?” Fate said. Flurry Heart gulps down her nervousness as she turns the page, she remembers a page in this journal was a giant HELP written in blood by her Aunt Twilight. Nervous to turn the page she wonders if one Tenno was enough to change that horrible future and when the page finally turned no blood just a blank white page with nothing on it. The Princess was acting hysterical as she says “Are your worries finally over, relief that Equestria won’t be a desolate wasteland? Congratulations the book is now blank which means the future of Equestria is now forever changed” Flurry Heart knew the Princess's true personality. The ability to see the future, to change and make predictions, no sane person could handle such a task. So the vice-captain had to make sure, she asks “Has it change?” “Yes it changed I’m not going to die from the Jade Light” “That’s good news” “I died from ExiaTrailblaze 6th ability, MOON called Demon Trigger” Flurry Hearts eyes were as wide as flying saucer and her very pupils shrink in fear. “Moon? Demon Trigger? No that can’t be, Exia’s Alignment is Sun...Princess... what did you saw, why did Exia kill you, how did you die?” “Does it matter? Equestria is safe and in exchanged I alone doomed every single human being on this planet” with a darkened expression she looks at the darkness with the shadows. Fate turned to the shadows in the corner “Ordan please come here it is stressful as it is if you keep stalking us in the dark like that. It's making me feel extremely uncomfortable and given the circumstance, I’d like to end this now and retire to my room after a long and exhausting day.” In the dark corner of the room, a dark silhouette appears “How did you know I was here” the shadow asked. Fate made a sad sigh and replied “There was a moment in the future where you said... You probably deserve to die Orokin ” “Ordan” Flurry Heart said. She looks at him in sadness when she asks “Why are you here?” Ordan was unsure of how to reply it seems that this Flurry Heart knew too much about his Operator. Just like magic the Princess of Fate suddenly changed her persona and smiles saying “We are discussing the future, as you already know she’s from the future where Exia came from and as the Princess of Fate I’m still an Oracle for the Empire and I can predict certain moments and events. Care to join us it would be our little secret and you can’t tell Exia about any of this” Ordan refuse “I serve the Operator above all else” Fate compromises “It’s not betraying him; it’s a future that may or may not come true” Flurry Heart was starting to panic “Princess you can’t. Ordan Karris and Cephalon Ordis are one and the same, they both share the same network server in Exia’s main Orbiter you can’t tell them anything about the future Exia might--” Fate cut her off by laughing hysterically and tears forming in her eyes “I’m dead either way! But even so, I refuse to die in the darkest part of the Abyss and that is to change the future by throwing every possible variable into the mix and GIVING DESTINY THE FINGER” Fate put both hands she started to sob and giggle maniacally anyone that saw this would believe she has a few loose screws on her head? “Are all humans this inconsistent?” Ordan ask. Flurry Heart looks at the faceless specter and replies “Ordan I know you can hide your memories from the other Ordis, Exia program you that way after all. At the very least please just hear her out” “You just had to say please, didn’t you?” and with that Fate gave them a lifeless look as she tells them what she saw. “The vision I saw was Exia tied in chains fully bear without his Warframes and in my hand was a small gold Orokin artifact I have never seen it before but it has a drawing of a cloudy night sky, a strong wave of the sea and mountain just beyond it. Then the next thing I knew shadows suddenly appeared from the void taking the shapes of every Warframe I know and more, painting the golden halls and marble floors with the blood of my people.” Fate starts to feel the very demons have set there eyes on her as her bodies go cold and weak, refusing the explain what happens next, she needed to retire and lie down “Forgive me I don’t have the heart to share more details” Ordan cringe at that statement “There’s more?!” Flurry Heart gave Ordan a quick jab “Ugghh” Flurry Heart move closer to Fate as she gives her a big hug and whispers into her ear “Exia’s 6th ability is from the SUN alignment and it’s called the Celestial Being.” Fate gave Flurry a confused look saying “W-what?” In response Flurry gave her a gentle smile asking “Do you want to hear the story on how Exia saves the crystal empire?” > Chapter 11: Day 8457, False Future > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Tenno waking up from his slumber as his eyes admire the beauty of deep space from his navigation room, MR 30 Grand Master ExiaTrailblaze equip with his Main Warframe Umbral Inaros King of the Red Dessert loadout. Ordis being the first to greet his Operator as he stands in the navigation room "The inbox has messages for the Operator, anything about Ordis in there...?" but before Exia could open to check. Something appeared in his HUD, it was broadcast from the Lotus, she was sending a new emergency mission directly into our HUD. “Tenno the Corpus are amassing a large fleet in Pluto, I need you to intercept their forces and ----*Transmission cut* something disconnected the transmission and was redirected to a different screen with a Sigil that has a crescent moon and a broad sword in the center. The Umbra clans guild Sigil. The next to appear in the screen was the Warlord of the Umbra clan, Aeternea equip with the Umbral Nova Prime Warframe of the black moon. “This is a message to all the Tenno out there in the system. A Corpus Fleet has been gathering in Pluto within 12 cycles and the Lotus are recruiting others for her own unjust cause just like before. But for the rest of us, that remember the truth about her sins from the last Sentient War, we will never forgive her. Some will fight for her side but to those who knew the truth, for those who fought against Natah and her Sentients, open your eyes. The Lotus betrayed us not because she was Sentient but because it was her choice. This is our home and we are Tenno and we will fight for what’s right, justice, honor, and sworn protectors of the weak. The Lotus, our enemies who wish nothing more than chaos and destruction, we will end this war!” The video that was being broadcast showed every clan leaders and warlords in all the system, removing their sigil that has the Lotus symbol and that includes the Mastery Rank that has the symbol of the Lotus Order. WE ARE NO LONGER PUPPETS, WE ARE NO LONGER MERCENARIES, WE ARE TENNO AND THIS IS OUR WORLD!!” **End Transmission** “This is bad, Teshin wouldn't hold out on the rewards because of this right?” Exia thought then Ordis cutting him off his stupor saying “Operator did the leaders just *Bzzt*LOST THERE MINDS!!!!*Bzzt* betray the Lotus?!” Exia was just speechless but he needed to know what was going on, opening the communication to his clan channel he started to type his concerns. “@[Aeternea] Warlord did every clan in the Origin system just declared independence from the Lotus?” “@[ExiaTrailblaze] do you know the truth to the question “who we really are?” Before Exia could put a single letter to the Clan channel for an explanation, Exia receives a message from the Warlord in his Inbox. “Go to your mod station and put this in any filled Ayatan Sculpture”, Exia receive 99x Vanta Ayatan Black Star* Exia inspected the bizarre item he just received, He hesitated for a bit because of this ominous feeling coming from this Ayatan black star. It was completely ethereal somehow Exia felt that even with a filled Ayatan this thing could be put on top of the other stars and merge together and somehow Exia could feel it. Using a single Vanta Star will unlock something sinister or something much more diabolical. “I have a bad feeling about these things Operator” Ordis comments. “Me too Ordis but I don’t see any harm in putting one...” before Exia could put one Vanta Ayatan Black Star he felt an eerie presence right next to him. Exia heard a whisper in his ear “I wouldn’t do that if I were you kiddo” Alarmed by this Exia stop what his doing and quickly stared at his counterpart. This Exia was wearing the Ceno Armor set and finally getting the attention the demon wanted, he smiled and gestured for him to follow to the lower deck of the Orbiter heading straight towards his room. Personal Quarters Entering his personal Quarters Exia notices every fish he caught in Earth and Venus in his main fish tank, All his Ayatan treasures scattered all around. Statues of Warframe, Eidolon, Grineer, Corpus even bobbleheads of the Acolyte decorations are everywhere, even Teshins bronze bust was here and the Lotus headgear that weirdly welcomes him when he opens these doors isn’t here?.... It’s not here!!! The Tenno suddenly hears music, someone else was inside his personal quarters setting off his Somachord Tunes. Exia dash to the edge of the room battle-ready at the intruder but the person he saw sitting in his room was the Lotus holding her old headgear on her arms facing it to hear like she was reminiscing an old memory. “Tenno I—“ Exia gestured his hand for the Lotus to stop talking and said “We already had a civil war that decided your execution, my clan’s Warlord wanted us to fight for what we believe in and yet she told me to fight for you because she knew my 6th unique ability *Hunter* can beat her 6th unique ability *Black Moon*. So tell me Natah”, Exia showed the Lotus the Shadow Ayatan Black Star. “Is this little trinket your end game? Still unsatisfied about Ballas? Who’s next on your list the Grinneer, Corpus? The Defectors or maybe the Myconians, No that can’t be it because Neewa and the rest of the Myconians are all dead!” The Lotus gasps in horror “Tenno I... I didn’t know” Exia used Transference entering the room through his Inaros, there Exia tore off his own Ceno headgear and grab the great sword behind his Warframe. It was well known as the strongest Sentient Slayer and Exia was threatening the Lotus with the Paracesis. The Lotus looks at the void child and she saw tears in his eyes and anger in his tone of voice. He stared at the Lotus with eyes so sharp it could cut her in half “Are we next Lotus? Are we next in line for your grand scheme? Or did you prepare something special for us just like what you did to Ballas?!!” Standing firm and with resolution in her eyes, she said “My child I could never... You are a Tenno, therefore, you cannot truly die” Exia giving back the question as a rhetorical one “The Tenno can’t die?” Exia opened his communications friend list there he showed the Lotus a few of his old friends. OcharinOT 8452d Sapphiron5 7335d 547123487 5421d Ikasurrann 7450d “The list goes on and it’s not just me, everyone lost their friends that could never wake up from this eternal slumber, we can’t die but there are some of us who just gave up and refuse to wake up because they’re sick and tired for fighting a battlefield with no meaning, fighting for a future without a past. Sins we can’t even face!!!” The Tenno was silent for a few moments then he asks the Lotus the most important question of all “Why did you leave us for Ballas?” The Lotus close her eyes and took a deep breath, as she opens them and calmly explains that “I wanted to be like Margulis but Ballas wanted me to take her place in his arms. Don’t misunderstand me, Tenno, what I did was unforgivable but Ballas, what he's done before all of this was insane. I need him to see that but” breaking out of character the Lotus asks “What would you do if some guy wants to take you for himself then he makes you dress, look, act, move and behave like a completely different person. Even going as far as wearing the same skin. That’s just insane can you believe him?!! There’s no love in that kind of relationship” Exia looks at the Lotus with a dumbfounded expression as he tried to understand that out of nowhere human trait. Then Exia begins to laugh “Whahaha yeah that definitely makes sense. Ballas wasn’t really a trustworthy person, to begin with, but making that person suffer for it?, Only a woman would go that far” satisfied with the answer the Tenno wipe the tears in his eye and returned the great sword in his Warframe. He gave the Lotus a friendly smile and ask “How can I help you today Lotus?” The Lotus finally put on her headgear and smiled at the young Tenno when she notices Exia’s alignment has suddenly changed. The Lotus opens her palm showing a 3D image of a sun and a moon revolving around one planet and according to the data in the 3D projection. This celestial body was traveling near the Origin System without reason. Exia looks at that planet with a somewhat familiar feeling “where have I seen that solar system before” he commented. The Lotus spoke disrupting his train of thought. “I’ve assembled a team with you to scout this planet first before the Corpus could fully prepare. Your squadmates are waiting for you in the new Sigma Series MK.II Rail Jack Assault.” Pointing at the spaceship right outside the window it was a large customize Rail Jack that appeared out of nowhere right next to his Orbiter. The Lotus looks at the Tenno and said “Hurry Tenno we don’t have much time” Sigma Series MK.II Rail Jack Assault Welcome aboard, Operator *Bzztt Operators Bzzt* this is the new sigma series mark 2 rail jack, Assault, a multi-field interceptor, engineering, tactical weapon system all await your command. Exia entered the Rail Jack there he meets his squad for this mission, It must have been a small word as he notices someone familiar. it was Lili’Lilyians of the Primes, Ex-member of the Umbra clan. She was the one that recruited Exia in Umbra but things sort of happen and they had a falling out. It wasn’t a topic that should be discussed right now, She was using the Warframe called Gara of the Silver Mirror loadout and right next to her is a Warlord of the Storm clan, Tempest Wing wearing the Ash Prime of the Genji loadout.*A design that makes a look-alike ninja from Overwatch* Lili wave at Exia gesturing to come over here, we need to discuss something. Exia was surprised seeing a Warlord from a different clan asking “Why is he here, didn’t you and your clan cut off all ties with the Lotus?” Noticing the malice from Exia he friendly said “Oh come on Tenno don’t be like that, it’s just for a show don’t worry about it. Look I got you guys the new Railjack, just don’t ask where I got it and it’s not like I use those Vanta black stars unlocking some fake memories that turn your morality 180 degrees” “Huh?! so that’s what they do” Exia shrug it off and bring up a different issue “That’s not it, I want to know how you beat my 6th ability during the civil war” Disrupting the guys' discussion about the past “Exia will you stop pouting about that even though your side won that battle besides your 6th ability haven’t evolved yet” “It hasn’t what?” Out of nowhere another Tenno entered the Railjack saying “You can evolve it if Onkko invites you to the Unum Tower in Cetus” This Tenno was wearing the Excalibur Prime but with the Proto-Armor skin. “Sorry to interrupt but the Lotus told me to come here and help you guys, by any chance did you guys fought in the recent Sentient War?” Lili rejoices “Yes, all of us did...” Lili stop and look at her new teammate saying “Hayden Tenno, MR 30 Grand Master, no clan affiliation?” After checking his profile she tries to think, where did she hear this person before. When nothing came to mind she said “Who cares that’s the 4th member of the squad, we can finally start.” Changing her gaze to the next person to Inaros “Exia you are the Tank with the Inaros Ramses and if I remember right you still have Guardian Derision in your arsenal correct? And Tempest as the Warlord I’d leave it to you as our main damage dealer” She shrugs. After a few minutes “this squad is finally complete, lock and load Tenno’s let’s begin” she dashes straight to the navigation room. Lili put the squad's comm’s on “I’m heating up the engines so you guys better be ready for an all out war against the Corpus”. This was nostalgic Exia thought of the simpler days where Lili was still in the Umbra clan. “Always prepare your gear and mods before any mission No exception, double-check your focus to see if you had the right one”. Exia thought inwardly (I already mastered all focus school but maybe I’ll use Unairu for this mission for old time sake) All four of the Tenno mission mark are counting down and at the same time, the Railjack was beginning to charge its main engine for the void jump. 5....4...3..2...1 Blast off!!! Outer Terminous After the Void jump, all four Tenno was surprised by what they saw. The planet they intended to scout was under attack by a gold and white Orokin Warship that looks like the Orokin Derelict back in the Origin System but in its prime in full working condition. “Is that an Orokin Battle Cruiser?!?” Gara asks looking at her companions to clarify, The Warlord in their squad was about to say something when Ordis alarm went off screaming “OPERATORS!!! bogeys incoming battle stations”. The Warlord scream at the squad “Look alive Tenno if you want to stay that way!!” Lili went to the navigation to stir the ship to a battle formation, Hayden went to the rear and jump into the turrets while Tempest went below to the main cannons. Exia, on the other hand, jumps closer to the navigation window and took a closer look at those bogeys that were heading in their direction. In less than 400 meters he saw them for what those bogey really are, bullet jumping to the main console he reorganizes the ship's setting. Ignoring the weaponry of the ship, Exia pushes the limit on shield and engine forcing the turrets and cannons offline, changing the ship into a speed type with heavy armor and shielding type of RailJack. Before the team could declare a mutiny, Exia screamed at the squad’s comms saying “Abandon the turret and head outside, those aren’t just bogeys, THEY’RE ARCHWINGS!!” Exia’s declaration was the right call because if they choose to fight using the Railjack it would have been chaotic against their favor, instead of bulldozing against normal grunts. Their enemies are 4 Odonata Primes with the Warframes Excalibur, Volt, Mag, and Rhino. In his team it was against 1 Itzal as Inaros, 1 Elytron as Ash Prime, 1 Amesha as Gara, and Excalibur Prime who was busy guarding for void fissure that would appear anywhere was steering the Railjack towards the Orokin Warship, they needed to destroy that Warship at all cost. That thing must never find the Origin System at all costs. For now, their main mission was to prevent the Orokin from conquering this planet, at the way things are, defeat is not an option. 150 meters before enemy engage, Lili, put her voice in the comms “Good thing you were able to catch that. We could have been in deep shit if those things damage our Railjack before we fight the Orokin Warship” 75 to 74 meters. Their enemies are now clearly in view there Odonata Primes wasn’t the only concern because they were emitting golden lightning bolts and has this corrupted texture effect. Their enemies Archwings are giving twice the ability strength and range plus their Arch-guns have unlimited ammo from all that corrupted energy those Archwing were giving. Their enemies all have Odonata Primes as their Archwing and also all of them have the Kaszas Primes for their Arch-melee and the Velocitus Prime for their Arch-gun. Exia initiated the first move by using *Blink* towards the enemy, appearing from their 6 o’clock, and from that angle, he drew his Arch-gun called Imperator Vandal firing a barrage of bullets to all enemies disrupting their momentum. Facing the Itzal as all 4 of them cast *Energy Shell* it was an energy shield that generates a large transparent shield protecting them from frontal attacks and this very same shield grants them return fire. Two of the Odonata Primes aimed there Velocitus Primes at the Itzal then the other two engage with the Elytron and the Amesha in melee combat. The Elytron was seriously crossing blades in their arch-melee trading attacks and trying to outmaneuver the other for a decisive blow since both of them are using the same scythe type weapons. The one piloting the Amesha Archwing, on the other hand, is holding down the Kaszas with one hand using her Knux Arch-melee. She refuses to fight but instead, she was trying to talk some sense to her fellow Tenno under that golden corruption but nothing, they’re not responding to words at all, as if these things are nothing more than mindless puppets but still she pleaded in despair “Wake up Tenno please wake up, we don’t have to fight. The Orokin are corrupting your mind, You have to break free” trying to make some sort of verbal connection looking at her enemy it was a normal Excalibur with no color for its uniqueness, no sigil or regalia, and no Syandana, It reminded her about the other Tenno that was treated as cannon fodder during that dreadful past in the Old War. On his side, Exia was fighting a two and one battle but he still evades the enemy with ease simply waiting for the energy shell to wore off, then he saw his chance. Exia charge at them with incredible speed then disappeared right in front of them using one of Itzal’s abilities *Penumbra*. The two turned around waiting for the Itzal but instead they where barrage by bullets that are coming out of nowhere, trying to recover from the heavy fire the two retreated to a safe distance but Exia wouldn’t allow it. Looking at there retreating backs Exia boosts his speed breaking the sound barrier within seconds and giving chase to the enemy. It seems that his Itzal was far superior in speed. He pulled out his Prisma Veritux and charge at the enemy for a melee strike but then *Boom* one of them use *Repel* violently pushing him back a good meters away and the other one use *Seeking Fire* *Boom!,Boom!,Boom!,Boom!* after that volley of explosions, the Itzal was no more. Exia wasn’t dead nor downed it was a combo ability after being push back by repel and saw the homing missiles, he activated Penumbra and Blink in that order to evade a mortal hit. It wasn't an ability from the Arching but a Mod that was in Inaros, A tank is useless if it could be staggered even for just a moment. The two Odonata users believe that the Itzal user was destroyed and proceeded to their next target, the Amesha Arching was next. Elytron notices the enemy charging at his ally in his HUD minimap. So he disengages his foe and charges at Amesha’s battlefield trying to intercept the upcoming enemy all the while his earlier opponent was catching up close right behind him. Tempest was flying straight to Amesha’s battlefield and passing all four Odonata Prime users he was able to position them in a trap. Then out of nowhere, Exia uses the *Blink* ability putting him in a peculiar spot in the battlefield, He was in the center of it all. *Cosmic Crush* The Itzal Archwing grab all four Odonata’s in a miniaturized black hole freezing them dead in the center thanks to the *Cold Snap* Mod. The Warlord grabs the perfect opportunity to wipe the enemies in one move and cast *Warhead* taking the chance of the Cold Snap effect. The Itzal and Amesha saw the incoming Warhead and took it as the signal to retreat back to the RailJack and away from the Warheads danger zone. Lili entered the Railjack while Exia on the other hand altered his destination to a different location. The Warlord was in the comms reminding his team “Don’t forget we need to take them down 3 more times before the Orokin Reactor can’t sustain their revival.” Exia was the first to ignore that plan as he breaks the sound barrier boosting his speed, in the squad’s comm he said “Ignore them. Those things already abandon this battlefield and headed straight for that planet” Lili asks in the squad comms “How did you know that?!, Is your 6th unique ability working in Arch-wing mode?” The Warlord smirk “I see, it seems your ability is finally evolving Tenno, then shoot straight and good luck.” He turns his position away from the broken pieces on the battlefield and made a beeline to the Orokin Warship. In the comms, he said “Hayden, Lili head straight to the Orokin Warship, I’m boarding it, no matter what happens that ship must never reach the Origin System, Never again” > Chapter 12: Flurry Hearts Tale Act.1 > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- This story is unique among the other because it's like a wish for those who knew what transpired, not because it’s untrue but because this tale will only come true after a thousand years. In a different world, unlike this one, a different universe altogether in a peaceful land called Equestria. It's home too many legendary creatures that could only be found in the most magical of places, a land so rich that gems and gold will never disappear. A soil so enriches that farmers can plant in the same soil for a countless lifetime and they would still have a bountiful harvest. It’s home to a countless magical creature that’s big or small, kind and vicious, and yet this world was so at peace that, the creatures that live here have never seen the true horror of war that can leave the land desolate and lifeless, the creatures living in it have never been a push to extinction because of greed. The most notable disputes are easily solved by food fight that uses baked goods as a weapon but the most important thing to remember in this magical land called Equestria is that this world is protected by a race of divine beings called Alicorn. This land could have lived out its peace for millenniums to come if only the Orokin never found it. Our Story begins with a young Princess that has seen no war and a Hero that has seen no peace but first, the hero will only appear when he is truly needed in this world. Planet Equus Exosphere The Tenno entered the planet but at the same time, the energy in his Archwing went out of control as if the very energy of this planet was destroying the energy within Exia’s Archwing. Operator, I highly advise against this approach re-entering an unknown planet’s atmosphere, the energy reading in this world is reacting violently with your Archwing, Entering this planet alone is practically Bzzt* SUICIDE* unsafe may I suggest deploying your landing craft in this sector? No!!! The moment our landing craft enter this sector Tenno, Corpus, and Grineer will soon follow. We do this discreetly I see, remind me again Operator. What makes you think Tenno’s arrival in this world would be bad? An active Orokin Warship that deploys Tenno without as much as a conscience, A black Ayatan Star that was recently spread throughout the Origin System that has the ability to completely reverse a Tenno’s morality by showing a past that doesn't exist! You do the math, No scratch that, do this one instead!!. Thermosphere Calculating Route, Operator your shields won’t hold *Bzzzttt* Mesosphere The Arching Itzal finally burst into flames as it exploded in glorious light. I don’t mean to sound inconsiderate Operator but YOUR ON FIRE! Exia was nearing the planet with dangerous speed entering the Mesosphere, the Tenno detach what remained of his Archwing and his shields finally disappeared, so did the flames but only for a second as his Inaros was next to catch fire. Arcane Guardian and Arcane Grace started to kick-in along with the Adaptation Mod. This isn’t any better Operator! You won’t survive re-entry !!! Ordis! Shut up and don’t tell me those Odds! Exia was doing his best to think of a better solution to his impending doom “My Inaros HP is down to 981 and counting, Arcane Grace & Guardian are offline, Damn it, I luck out, work Arcanes, WORK!!!” Adaptation to heat 90% resistance (Of course there isn’t any resistance against a pressurize environment entering the atmosphere of a planet but I got a 90% resistance to heat that’s something right?” Then remembering something about his situation “Ohhh fuck I don’t have any impact resistance that will help me survive when I hit the ground. Plan B then” Using his Transference ability Exia was able to hide his Warframe within his own Void and immediately activated Void Shadow coating his body with the armor of Unairu, keeping the damage to his human-like body from harm but Exia has urgent matters to do than wait for a safe landing tactic. “No time, I need to find those Orokin Warframes soon or else my *Hunter* will lose them for good. I just hope my Magus Nourish heals Inaros to compensate the impact on the ground” As the Tenno *Void Dash* faster into the planet's surface, he felt his feet reaching a solid ground to step on. Stratosphere/Orokin Tower The Tenno void dash into the ground and to his surprise the distance seemed much shorter “I remember the Stratosphere was supposed to be a lot higher in the sky and a lot less like” he paused to check his new surroundings, what he saw blew his mind at the scenery his eyes glued on. “The broken down bridge in the Orokin Tower in Cetus?” In comparison to what he is seeing he remembered it was brand new and not broken in pieces. “Since when did the Ostrons or the Quills have time to fix this?” The Tenno look at the majestic tower that resembled the one in Cetus then comparing it to the bridge he was standing on, he expected a broken one and in need of repairs. His gaze followed the path but in his view to the opposite side expecting the settlement in Cetus and its people called Exia instead saw white clouds that shroud the heaven above and below. “Is this the enemies Orokin Tower?” he thought inwardly. *Transference* The Tenno was shocked, expecting to switch back with into his Warframe but he has this dumbfounded look in his face as his expected transformation came out with nothing. The Tenno tries to understand this strange phenomenon placing his buckle below his chin making a thinking posture “This place was unnatural, to stop a transference sequence that didn’t felt like interference but more like Warframes aren’t allowed in this place, just like Onnko’s shop” His gaze returns to the tower as the sun shines behind it, showing its golden glory like it was before the old war. Looking at that Majestic Tower of Orokin Architecture Exia felt nostalgic at this scenery as a warm feeling came into his heart “This feeling, this world, why do I feel like, I should have been here eons ago” he commented. Exia heard a familiar voice calling out to him “We watch, we anticipate, we intercede”. The Tenno immediately called out “Onkko!!!” When the gates of the tower started to open, The Tenno saw Onkko’s Ceno armor that was proceeding in his general direction followed by a tapping sound much like. The best description I can give is that they sound like hooves steps. The Tenno look at this pony with the Ceno Armor, it was a quadruped that was strangely wearing a customize Ceno Armor for ponies but the Tenno with one look this armor reminds him of the Quills especially since... “Holy Shit! Onkko is that you!” The Tenno’s remark trying to comprehend what his eyes are looking at and what his brain can process. Onkko looks at the Tenno and simply re-introduce himself “I'm Quill Onkko Secondary. We have and shall have a long association, Tenno. I know this conversation well.” Then from his pocket, he procures a simple glass jar, inside it are gold coins called bits. Onkko shook the jar making a *cling-cling* sounds gesturing for the Tenno to pay up. The Tenno pointed at the peculiar jar asking “What’s that for?” “A swear jar” Onkko replied. “Seriously?, I’m an Architect of the Quills” the Tenno rebuke. Onkko re-shake the jar “Not in this part of the multi-verse, you're not” he countered. Exia look at the jar with gold coins in them, a currency he did not have but then an idea came into mind, he checks his inventory and then dumps all the Vanta Ayatan Black Star he received from the Warlord of the Umbra clan, immediately filling the jar to the brim. Onkko saw the state of the jar being filled with Ayatan Star that has a deep black in color that seems to devour the light, it has an aura of shadows and malice, he closes his eyes and raises his head as his snout was smelling the heavens then he whispers to the Tenno. "Do you feel, felt that Tenno? Consequence brushing consequence. Already, the future shifts her expression. The Unum she requests your presence but first, it is time to create, recreate your focus Tenno as your past self did, will do. This will strengthen your 1st,2nd,3rd,4th abilities that revolve around your Warframes then your 5th ability that empowers the Void within you and lastly, to strengthen your body and mind, your evolution will come. When you unlock your soul then and only then will your 6th ability evolve, the only weapon the ancient Tenno wielded during the end of the Orokin Empire” Returning his focus towards the Tenno, he steps aside from making way, and with his hoof, he pointed towards the huge door in the tower. This Onkko being extra cryptic said his piece “Enter the Tower Tenno but be warned every choice closes off an infinite number of possible futures. The 6th ability you wish to evolve is unique in all the multiverse. Where you end, and it begins? An unanswerable question. Research. Focus. Master. Strive to answer the unanswerable." The Tenno made a doubtful look at the Orokin Tower and his eyes move below to the golden gates he made this defeated sigh and said “The way you speak, you really are Onkko aren’t you?” The quadruped gave the Tenno a sad look under his headgear “Just like what I did, had done, with catalogs of possible future Tenno, you must choose as eviscerating a choice it may be.” Onkko was silent for a moment then he spoke these words that engrave the Tenno’s heart “The past is dead, name the future” Under the Ceno Armor, the Tenno somehow felt Onkko’s smile under the hat then he spoke the words that ultimately persuaded him to enter the gates of the Orokin tower “Here we create the instrument with which you might co-author the future. Enter the tower and meet her, the Unum" With those words, the Tenno enter the gates of the Orokin Tower. Unknown to the Tenno Onkko was still stuck in his trance viewing the future and saying “Ah, the history you will have." One peaceful morning in Canterlot Castle as the Alicorn Princess Celestia and Princess Luna discuss the future of Equestria but was intrude by three bipedal beings with unknown origins that somehow was able to enter the throne room. The one on the left has a full golden armor that covered his entire body and in his back a giant two-handed greatsword that shines in the light, anyone would mistake this weapon as a huge blank of pure gold. A warrior with great unparalleled strength and technique with the blade, A Dax soldier The one on the right wore full black armor that seems to devour the light and with grey white markings that covered his face that stream down to the rest of his body. He wields a giant black Death Scythe and no matter where you look he was an Assasin well known within the Orokin Empire as an assassin of Scoria. But the Princess of the Sun and Moon were much more concerned at the bipedal in the middle of the two deadly bodyguards. This person wore a robe made of fine white silk with golden ornaments that covered him from head to toe even his face was well hidden with a gold full face mask made of pure gold. Alarmed by two well-armed un-announced guests and an un-armed noble of some sort, The royal guards sprang into formation to trap the intruders in a circle formation. Threatened the Dax soldier step forward to defend his Master but before a battle or unnecessary slaughter could begin between a Dax soldier and the royal guards. The Orokin noble simply wanted an audience to the Alicorn of the Sun and Moon halting unnecessary battle. The Princesses who knew nothing, agreed to their terms because all they ask was a piece of land to build their home and a permit for trade in all of Equestria. The Orokin request required bits even with all that gold in their clothes they do not have any Equestrian currency on hand but what they are a race of high human with advanced technology and knowledge that was born from the Void and realms far beyond mere understanding. The two Alicorn Princesses did not need any more riches nor do they need any more worldly possession. No matter how foreign they are, thinking that their guest is simply a group of well-armed traders from a different land. The Princess of the Sun decides to humor her guest, then the Orokin told the Princess that he shall grant her any wish her heart desired the most “Any wish?” She was digging in the dept of her mind then she had an idea saying “I want to fall in love, to find a suitor that does not need to feel pressured and be loved for who I am on the inside and not be intimidated of the status she currently has. She wanted to find her special some pony that could return her love, some pony that can accept her as who she really is. There was someone like that before but he's gone now” Everyone in the throne room could not believe the absurdity of their ruler’s wish, thinking that this is some sort of practical joke. No Equestrian or any mortal would be confident enough to love her like any other mare. The Orokin and his soldiers left the throne room without a word and after a moment has passed. The Princess of the night could no longer hold it in as she made a burst of laughter “HAHAHA hehehe,“ forgive my rudeness sister but you wish for a special some pony, surely you jest, isn’t that request a bit too unattainable for mere traders from a distant land? Seeing as they clothe themselves in gold, you could have easily pointed them to the chambers of commerce” The Princess of the Night spoke with a hint of lovable mockery. Hearing her sister’s suggestion she begins to pout and replied “You did not need to laugh that hard Luna” The following day during the morning court Celestia was expecting the Orokin’ but instead came a different guest. A pegasus wearing a full traditional battle armor that was supposed to be dead in history. This stallion was Commander Hurricane, the Princess of the Sun was just speechless seeing her first love alive and well after so many heart-aching years. The Alicorn Princess couldn’t hide her joy as she runs towards him in the middle of morning court but before a lovely reunion could begin the pegasi ask the Princess; she couldn’t accept “Bringing me back like this was a mistake, Tia tell them to take it back” The Alicorn disagree “I shall not lose you a second time, my love, never again.” The Orokin business was a godsend to every creature in Equestria they granted wishes that defy logic, magic, and reasons. Ascension to Alicornhood even being unworthy, attaining magic that rival even Star Swirl the bearded, strength that rivals an earth pony, power, wisdom, knowledge of the past and future, even the life of a dear departed loved one can be bought back and in exchange, the Orokin simply wanted anything that came from Equestria but the Orokin never took the same thing twice, they traded their wishes for books, plants, magical items that came from legends that mark Equestria’s history or curse magic and items, they even accept different kinds of rocks, gems, and minerals known to Equestria even a simple recipe of every kind of foods. One day Commander Hurricane and Princess Celestia head towards the castle of the twin sisters renamed as the Orokin Castle. It was located right next to the Everfree forest and right below it was where the tree of harmony once stood in the past. But now after a decade where it was destroyed by King Sombra, it was nothing more than just an empty cave. Commander Hurricane was still unsure about his revival because no matter how you spin this, bringing back the dead is wrong and for sure this kind of magic has unforeseen side effects. That’s why he came back here with Celestia to take back the Princess wish, Celestia argued back that there are no such consequences, even the Pony of Death hasn’t reclaimed a single life the Orokin brought back so she was sure her wish has no wrongs. The couple was arguing all the time when they flew by PonyVille and headed straight towards the Everfree forest reaching all the way towards the old castle. The two walk towards the castle gate when they notice a black giant with small gold ornaments around its body starring at a rock statue that looks a lot like the Pony of Death. This statue has a ponies skull for a face and white bone hooves, covered by a think black cloak that covered its entire body. It was perfectly designed with a death scythe that hangs in its shoulders. At first glance, nothing seems out of the ordinary but on a closer look, the statue was floating a few meters above the ground. When the two couples tried to walk past the giant. It slowly drew his weapon the Skindo Prime a giant two-sided Axe and blocks their path with the blade ready to decapitate them, the giant did not speak but continued to stare at the statue. Commander Hurricane did not step any further and proclaimed his presence “I’m Commander Hurricane once a proud leader of the Pegasus tribe this is Princess Celestia, Princess of the Sun, we need to speak with Orokin Executor Don Von Variik this is urgent. The giant did not move his giant Axe but continue to stare at the statue. Out of nowhere, the Orokin appeared right next to them in the garden add ask. “How so?” Surprised by the sudden appearance Celestia yelp a bit and the Commander stared daggers at the Orokin still oblivious to the situation. Orokin Don Von Variik tilts his head asking “Is there something wrong?” Before Hurricane could scold him Variik look at the Warframe and said “Rhino Prime you’re making our guest rather uncomfortable, come here and let him speak.” Following that order, Rhino Prime walk towards the Orokin and stood behind him. The statue suddenly shook then it changed color, transforming into the Pony of Death. He spoke in creepy voices that send shivers to anyone that heard him. “Orokin, do you know what you did? You took souls from my realm and I’m here to take them back” The Orokin confident in his tone of voice smiled and said “You are always welcome to try”. In a split second the entire field turned black entering a different domain The pony of death suddenly appeared right next to Commander Hurricane grabbing his left wing with his bone like hooves scaring both the Commander and the Alicorn. *Transcendence* But at the same time Rhino Prime drops to his knees and a child made of light grab death’s face like a water balloon ready to pop when he squeezed his hand a strong flash of light dissipated the darkness away. Then after a second, nothing as if everything that happened a second ago was an illusion, The giant slowly stood up and move right behind the Orokin, The Warframe greeted his Master and stand right behind him, Orokin Don Variik speak; “That was a complete waste of time, no matter” changing his gaze “ Ahh Princess Celestia and Commander Hurricane welcome to my humble abode, Thank you for gracing us with your presence, would you do me the honors of pouring you a fresh a cup of tea?” Then after a few weeks the cost of these wishes became a lot steeper when a Minotaur offered a unicorn's horn in exchange to heal his dying homeland in the wastelands. Suffice to say this has to stop so the Princess of friendship persuaded all creatures to stop hurting others for their benefit and somehow it worked. Losing customers like these did not anger the Orokin because it was finally time to put their plan in the next stage. To spread a disease that only they can cure, unleash an epidemic that no magic can heal. The Orokin smiled “rejoice death, your wish is about to come true” The Infested was unleashed throughout this planet, taking countless lives. Unless our hero could stop it. Crystal Empire Princess Flurry Hearts POV In the dead of the night, I escape in the confines/safety of my own Castle, evading the eyes of the guards that patrol this silent hall. Leaving my birthplace without saying goodbye or telling my loving parents where I’m going because of about a month ago. A group of bipedal creatures called Orokin visited Princess Celestia during her morning court and somehow they were able to grant her wish. Soon after that miracle, they declared that they can grant any wish as long as you give them something in exchange and I’m willing to do whatever it takes and pay any price if they can grant mine. I stand on the edge of the Crystal Empire still having doubts if I should leave without telling anypony else but before I could take another step any further outside. I was suddenly trapped in a red crystal that acts as a cage. I charged up my horn in order to break free but... “hehehe” I hear an evil laugh that’s coming from the shadows “Leaving so soon without saying goodbye Princess?” A stallion with a dark gray coat and a black mane appeared behind me, I had a good look on his cutie mark as he walks in front of me. It was a black crystal with a broken crown inside it. I threaten my captor with a growl and demanded “Sombra, release me or else” I’m a bit piss about that cocky smile of his as he asks “Or else what Princess? I am a mere unicorn with crystal magic and you’re an all-powerful Alicorn, beating me should be child’s play for you” “You’re going to regret—“ but before I could blast my way out of here I powered down my horn as I realize his true plan. I took a deep breath as I try to calm down and rethink my current situation. My over-protective parents will never let this go. They’re going to ground me for an eternity while being stuck with my boring home tutor Sunbursts. I love the guy but I blame him and his teaching method for my current non-existent cutie mark situation. I’m a grown mare for crying out loud and yet everyone’s been treating me like a very sensitive vase that’s going to break in the slightest bit of hardship. Right my current situation is about Sombra, not Sunburst. I look at Sombra between the eyes threatening him to let me go this instant. Well, rather the only thing I could do was glare at him and hopes that getting on my bad side is enough of a threat. He smiled in return and said “You’re learning fast, I'm impressed” After impressing X-evil King Sombra, a flash of light that came from a teleportation spell poof between us and out came an Alicorn, she has arctic blue eyes, greyish heliotrope coat, and long wavy pale arctic blue mane, she has a golden cutie mark that looks like Caduceus a symbol for medicine her name was Radiant Hope. I stared at her for a few more minutes as if I’ve seen a ghost or... wait are those wings?! Is she a Princess? I was speechless because of her new form as I blurted out the words “Hope?! You’re a Princess” Radiant Hope glared at Sombra either because she found us in a weird situation or... before I could think anymore. The X-evil King Sombra step forward and spoke “I met the Orokin by chance when they were under attack by a pack of Timberwolves on their way out of the Everfree forest. Hope and I guided them to meet Princess Celestia and for our good deed Orokin Variik told me that he will grant us any wish. So I ask him to give Hope her rightful destiny” My eyes shot wide open in amazement and ask “and they just turned her into an Alicorn just like that?!” I look at Hope asking for an explanation. “I’m sorry Princess,” she said pointing with her hooves towards the tower outside the barrier of our Empire. I was in awe as a tower that’s 10 feet tall was producing this pulse of blue magic that gives off warm air. “I only wish for warmer weather around our empire and last night the Orokin drop those golden towers from the sky. They’re called Primed Heat Generators and somehow that magnificent marvel drove away The Windigos and in a few months time the Crystal Empire will finally have its first spring.” Sombra canceled his spell and the crystal red cage started to crumble and disappear, looking behind me “I’m not seeing any guards chasing me which is good” I step forward to the outside world *Deep Breath* My name is Princess Flurry Heart and right now, It felt like my first time in the longest time to leave the safety of my own home without the crystal guards or my doting parents. I started to walk forward and away from the two as I begin my journey to meet the Orokin. That’s right I need to do this on my own because I’m a failure as a Princess, I already graduated from the magic kinder garden and entering Canterlots prestigious school for gifted unicorns this spring but up until now. I’m still a blank flank. I need to know my true talent, my destiny. As I continue to trot along with this lonely road I notice two other ponies walking beside me, to my right is the X-Evil King now reformed crystal pony Sombra and to my left is the new Alicorn Princess Radiant Hope. I don’t know and I don’t care, Princess Celestia can deal with her. I mean I don’t know the procedure to congratulate a unicorn for their ascension or the know-how to prepare a grand parade in her honor because I never had one. I was born an Alicorn and I had my parade even before I could complete a proper sentence. I stop my movement and look at the two of them with a raised eyebrow “Why are you two following me?” Instead of an answer, they both turn to their sides showing the glory of their cutie mark, they’re glowing. I see they plan to meet Aunt Twilight, the Princess of Friendship maybe they both need to see her especially Hope because maybe this is how an Alicorn receives a title, unlike me, Title-less and a blank flank. They look at me with pity as I show them a downcast eye that shows frustration and despair. “I don’t want to see anyone I know right now, what I need to do is meet up with the Orokin and hope that their miracle will be enough to save me,” I said. Sombra was about to say something when a hoof from Radiant Hope cut him off, they shared this weird look and use the other hoof to point at the sky. “Princess look!! A shooting star” Radiant Hope panics a bit and told me to look at the sky. She sat upright and made a happy clap with her hooves “Hurry Princess and make a wish before it disappears” I gave her my best deadpan look and ask “Do I look like a child to you? Since when can a hot ball of fire in the sky have the ability to grant wishes!! I have more chance of making a deal with...” I stop myself for saying demons because that was a tragedy no one wanted to talk about, so I took a deep breath before I said something completely unpleasant then I walk away from them as I head to the midnight train that could take me to Ponyville and unsurprisingly they both still followed. Pony Express Midnight Train Station I bought my ticket and walk on, As an Alicorn, I’m part Pegasus and hearing the whispers behind me. “Sombra, I’m worried about the princess we should--?” “I know your anxious Hope but remember the words of the Unum, her destiny will depend on her own choice no matter how small her actions are, we just need to be there for her” In a way his not wrong but I don’t need a babysitter. I shake my head ignoring the rest of their private conversation and continue my way to the train. Taking my seat near the window. Hope and Sombra sat at the other row where I’m seating, probably to keep an eye on me, not that I care instead I look out the window to enjoy this nice view as we depart. After a couple of minutes in this quiet train ride I notice something in the horizon, a shooting star, it was the star Hope was pointing earlier, ”Since when did I stop believing in the idea of hope?” I close my eyes and I silently made my wish “I wish my special talent could help reveal my true destiny, my purpose” I prayed. Then as the train began to move the shooting star somehow changed course and went straight to the mountains a path our train was currently heading too. I saw the flames as it passes by the train I’m riding but then the shooting star somehow changes into a wave of Red light heading straight down the ravine towards PonyVille. I don’t know what I was thinking, maybe in that moment of some illogical miracle, my hopeful prayers were answered, I was unsure. I use my magic to teleport to the roof of a moving train just to get a better look at that wave of red light. I felt that light touch my soul, it feels like it could protect me. I know it has something to do with my destiny, I know it. I wanted to believe that light was the something I needed and for a brief moment this was it but after that minuscule of happiness, it was replaced with horror as I heard a predators roar beyond the forest we were about to pass. ExiaTrailblaze POV I entered the Unum Tower in Cetus expecting the mysterious Unum to welcome me in her home but instead, I was welcomed by a golden tombstone that has Ancient Orokin writhing inscribe into it. “Here lies Cosmos of Equestria. The first Imperial Son of the Orokin Empire and with his sacrifice gave birth to the void.” I notice the flowers and the offering in the tombstone it was a single piece of Ayatan Anasa and right next to it was a peculiar toy, reaching for it I recall its name, it was GN-001 Gundam Exia gunpla model and at that very moment, memories started flooding in my head. I saw a vision of myself in a different light but it felt like I was only here to watch this memory unfold in front of my eyes. Lith Era Venus My skin was dark blue just like the night sky and weirdly enough my body was filled with freckles all over my body but this blemish shines white like the stars. I was wearing a white gold crown, golden silk toga that covered half my body. I was facing the same tombstone that I saw earlier with a toy in my hand. This person turned around and said “GN-001 Gundam Exia, I can’t believe they found a toy from such distance past in one of the excavators on Earth. It’s kind of nostalgic seeing one doesn’t it Variik” right beside me was Orokin Executor Variik giving his reply “It is star child but I believe we have more pressing matters to discuss” “Pressing?” He chuckled at his comment “They have been our problems long before the birth of our Empire, It’s not a pressing matter, and they’re just common problems now” as if I figured out a solution my next statement was “ahh I know in ancient times a country in the east was able to make one of these toys as large as a building. Variik as the Imperial Son of the Orokin Empire make one these for me and armed it with weapons and boosters that can achieve the speed of Mach 10” I smiled as if this was lightening the mood. “Why do I feel like you’re going to be the death of me?” he replied not getting the joke I was trying to make as I gave him a disapproving eye. “I-I meant no disrespect your highness but our Empire won’t last any longer” Hearing the fear in his voice I sigh “No that was childish of me Variik forgive me” I gave him a look of sadness and said “I already know our world is dying, resources are dwindling, we already recruited elite scholars, the greatest minds in the galaxy. The Archimedean to find a solution for our past sins but it’s not enough at this rate our world will meet its end much sooner than needed” Disappointed by my answer, silence filled the air, I switch my gaze back to the Tombstone but then both my eyes shine pure white and I said something that lifts his faith in me. “The Plan” I turned my head to face him again “Archimedian Perintol will suggest a solution for our plan and at that moment discreetly make the Council agree to it no matter what” I declared. I walk up from my vision catching my breath as if I hold the air in all this time. I remember my past, The Plan must never succeed, The Orokin Executors must never return to the Origin System or else every life in every universe will begin to suffer, I cannot let them return to the Void. I look at my arms as I felt both Equestrian Magic and Void Energy swirling in my body, I remember my past beyond this lifetime. I know how to use magic and now using my right as an Alicorn and Orokin Emperor I can unlock the last focus the Orokin took from us. The School of Penjaga They sacrifice everything to protect others from harm, Enrage to the suffering of others they increase their power with the might of their soul. They are the Guardians that steel themselves in pain, accepting the punishment the weak could not take. This discipline pursues death but never forsakes life. “You remembered” There in front of me was a woman with brown hair and glowing light-blue highlights in them. She has light-blue eyes and brown skin. The Unum, a dear friend of mine in the distant past and if I remember correctly I use to call her Fate because she was once the Orokin’s great Oracle. She walks closer to me and gave me a comforting smile saying “Orokin Executor Variik has Galaxia’s soul, save her, save Sunset Shimmer” she held out her hand to give me something, it was a focus lens for Penjaga. “I’m sorry it took me this long to give it back to you but it’s the only way to keep the rest of the Tenno to grow just like the Orokin,” she said. Then, before I could say anything else everything around me, started too changed, and the next thing I knew I was hearing voices that sounded like a cry for help saying “Inaros...Inaros...Inaros!!” The Tenno awoke from a dream about his past life or a memory of an Orokin noble, still he was unsure of what that place really was since he has no other memories before the Zariman Ten Zero incident. It wasn't the time to think of such things that happened in the past that he cannot change he has a job to do in this foreign. But he knew those memories he saw was somehow connected to the Orokin that’s trying to invade this world. Scanning the area of his surroundings and saw fireflies that shine the night forest, plants that have a beautiful color could be found everywhere and nocturnal animals that were supposed to be extinct on earth for a thousand millennia could be found running around here in this forest. It was a lot serene compared to the overgrown trees and vegetation on his homeworld. (This world is so much more peaceful compared to mine) he thought. Exia wanted to contemplate more but from a distance, he heard a roar of a giant beast in the great wilderness leading to the edge of this forest. A sound that came from an infested monster that wasn't supposed to exist on this planet. Exia's eyes opened wide in shock, fear forming in his heart as a single infested is enough to reek unimaginable plague that nothing in this planet has ever seen. “Why is that thing here?!” he exclaimed, wasting no time Exia rush towards destiny even though hell has already been unleashed upon this peaceful land. In the distance, Exia saw a crash site where a train has fallen from a dangerous height from the side of the mountain tracks as rocks and debris of metal were scattered around. He could hear cries of help and screams of terror from the survivors, it was a miracle that there were any survivors left. But they’re situation wasn't any better, The Juggernaut slowly infesting the entirety of the train and the land around it spreading the technocyte virus to anything it comes into contact with. *Krannng* The Juggernaut tore a large piece of metal from the caboose, Eating its way inside the train but then a giant red crystal burst forth from the expose piece creating a new cover pushing the Juggernaut away. The infested beast did not like it one bit and that push took it as a challenge, there are dozen other ponies lying dead on the ground, their bodies slowly decaying and reshaping their form as a base resource into creating Infested monsters. So the infested beast stood on two feet and with all its strength, it stomps the ground shaking the earth and from its body. The Infested virus spread all around the ground it was standing on and from it and new infested creatures emerge from the darkened land. The monster that spawned from the Juggernaut wasn’t your average chargers or crawlers from the Origin system but instead, the first enemy to appear was a giant red minotaur with twisted skin, its arms were like a giant ball of flesh and bone spike poking out of it, making it look like a morning star or a giant flail. Next were faceless earth ponies with orange skin quite similar to the volatile runners that have a habit of self-destructing once they're close enough. Then the last to appear was something, no pony expected. The remaining infested land that spread to the ground was converging into the center, It was forming an Alicorn with a twisted head and a countless bleeding eyes. It has a long dark grey horn and a mismatch of yellow wings on one side and green on the other, it has a giant purple vein that covered its entire body thumping like a heartbeat. A monster that came straight out of a nightmare. “What in Tartarus is that?!” Sombra moves back in both disgust and fear. The surviving ponies from the train cower in fear right behind him knowing full well that Sombra’s protective crystal shell is the only thing separating them from complete damnation. “I...I don’t know but -” said Hope. She looks behind the other scared ponies behind Sombra thinking (I ‘am a Princess I should be the one that’s protecting everyone here...her?!) Her mind finally clears as she screams “THE PRINCESS!!!” Everyone in the caboose finally notices a missing Alicorn, her absence shock the heart of everyone here but then they heard her voice outside Sombra’s protective crystal shell. “Vile beast, you dare harm a Princess and her subjects,” Flurry Heart said with gritted teeth, She charged her magic in just a second as a Buble of yellow light was getting bigger on her horn, when the power was enough she blast the infested with a giant magical beam that scorched the earth wiping out the entire army of infested and turning the Juggernaut into a giant lump of burnt coal. “Wow” Hope comment, Impress at the Alicorn’s full power she was amazed at what a true full-fledged Alicorn by birth could do. Flurry Heart walks closer to the body inspecting the burning corpse. (So this is the plague that’s been spreading throughout Equestria) she thought inwardly. “The rumors I heard are so much scarier than this, I don’t know why my mom was so scared of these things” she kicks the giant coal with a smile “or maybe I’m just that great” Proud of herself her eyes shifted to her flank expecting her cutie mark to appear. “So no monster extermination talent...”While Flurry was busy inspecting herself, the surviving crew from the wreckage and the rest of her entourage left the magical created safe zone to congratulate the Princess for her flawless victory but in just a moment notice Flurry felt all the evil in the world as she heard cracking eggshells that were right next to her. It was the Juggernauts charcoal burned remains; an infested pony was hatching from it. An eerie voice was heard everywhere saying “A-a Princess, I found you hehe-” followed by a maniacal laugh that made Flurry’s heart was grip in fear (What are you) she taught too afraid to say anything else. The infested pony continued speaking “If I bring you back the Orokin will turn me into a princess too” The corpse of the infested juggernaut started to move closer to Flurry every step the soil was turning black and something was slowly spawning from it. The infested soil was spreading closer and closer to Flurry Heart reaching the Alicorns hooves, finally noticing the ground changing under her. She flaps her wings in response trying to move away but it was too late. The infested pony pounces on Flurry bathing her entire body with the Technocyte virus trying to infect her. This infested equestrian was an Alicorn or something else entirely as the horn and the wings are melting off it. Everyone else in the vicinity couldn’t react in time because of the horror they’re witnessing in front of their eyes then the Infested pony started to devour her victim and Flurry started to scream in pain. “Raaahhhh” Flurry Heart tried to fight back with all her godly strength but nothing. Trap in so much infested soil made of blood and flesh. She feels like sinking in quicksand made of sharp teeth. She felt every bite everywhere around her, her magic was somehow being drained out of her and it hurts just trying to break free. Her wings were useless because the liquid made of the technocyte virus was on top of her weighing her down. She tries to blast the Infested ground on her feet but it was too difficult to move or aim in this situation, let alone conjure magic. “Princess!!!” Sombra and Hope called out in unison as they charge into the Infested ground meanwhile Flurry Heart were in a helpless situation, regret was filling her eyes as she saw her friends fighting a futile battle trying to save a self-centered Alicorn Princess. She shouldn’t have left without her Crystal Guards, or at the very least told her mom and dad where she’s going but now it’s all too late. “Is this it? Is this how my life ends? I-I didn't even get the chance to fall in love or told my parents that I loved them one last time“ tears forming in her eyes as she imagines the looks on her parent's sad faces. “Please, some pony help me” with a poof of magic Radiant Hope answered her cry for help as she teleports near her friend. She tried to reach in with her magic but. “She’s mine!!!” The infested pony screeches and in response spreads the disease-infested soil even further and from it, another monster spawned near Hope. An *Ancient Eximus Venomous Disruptor* this monster forces her away, It was an Infested that has a unique aura that poisons the air and drains magical energy just by being near her. Hope has never seen or felt a creature so sinister that its very existence was more overwhelming than any Alicorn she met in her lifetime. “RUN!!!” Sombra warned her after sensing the new Infested creature that came out of nowhere. She wanted to run but, “I-I can’t,” she said cowering in fear from her spot. Flurry Heart is being eaten away bit by bit, sinking deeper into the Infested ground. She tries to remember all the books, spells, enchantments, and scrolls she read in her entire life and all that learned in her studies, anything that could help her break free. Then in a moment of clarity with no explanation whatsoever, just destiny pushing its way to fill Flurry with a bit of hope, she suddenly remembers a completely random picture book from Southern Equestria, where she notices the changes in the air. The Dessert sand was all around her, it was slowly enveloping the area stopping the spread of the Infested ground, she pleaded for help one last time as she closed her eyes and cried “Inaros”. A dark silhouette appeared before them and in an instant. The Infested were swept away by dessert sand an ability held by Inaros *Sandstorm*, even the Ancient that was blocking Hope has been turned into a burned husk as if it was thrown in the sun after a second. The Mod *Elemental Sandstorm* can inflict the status elements base on the weapon Inaros held. After clearing the field of Infested, the sandstorm dissipated and from it, Inaros Ramses stood in the center. Exia stepping into battle and in his hands is the Paracesis, the Heavy blade was sizzling with golden flames and for some primal instinct everyone in this vicinity knew, a cut from this sword can easily turn anything it hits into ash. Every pony felt a great deal of appreciation for this new hero except for Hope and Sombra because they knew whatever this hero was. It was made by the Orokin. Exia bullet jump towards the infested pony that was on top of Flurry and cleaving its head right off. The entire infested body somehow catch on fire but still refuse to let go of Flurry and yet even with all that flame, Flurry Heart was unaffected by the heat, only the infested flesh was burning in agonizing pain. A second head grew and screamed “W-WHY?!?” as it moves, dragging Flurry's heart away from the Tenno. The infested pony cried in mercy “You and I are the same; we serve the same master, We -” Cutting it off from a pathetic speech the Tenno quickly replied with “Infested piece of shit” after that reply Exia channeled his void energy into the sword, covering it with an aura of crimson red void energy and with a sudden burst of speed moving forward he bends his knees and made 360 swing to cut the enemy in half *Maiming Strike* The blade slash through the Alicorn and the Infested. “Princess!!!” Sombra & Hope cried out in unison expecting the worse but for some unknown reason, Flurry wasn’t hurt at all except the Infested pony as it cried in horror from the Heavy blade that burns the infested out of existence, gone vanish without a trace. Flurry Heart stared at the vile creature as it slowly disappears into nothingness, fear creeping her mind thinking this could have been her end but still She was unharmed by that attack. After defeating the Infested Exia put his weapon on his back and walks toward Flurry Heart, she shaking in fear of what just happened and by the looks of it. Fear and confusion were filling her head traumatized by this event. It’s ok” Exia whispered reaching for her with his hand trying to console the scared Alicorn but before he could Sombra and Hope teleport in-between them. Sombra stood face to face against the Tenno and Hope tending to Flurry’s wounds, adjusting their positions to protect the Princess from the Tenno. “Thank you for saving us Orokin guard but your status doesn’t give you the right to touch our Princess” Sombra said while glaring at the Tenno, refusing to look away. At that moment Flurry regained her senses as she said “Wait! Sombra his Inaros his not—aww aww aaahh” Flurry tried to stand up but after facing against that abomination her body was screaming in pain. “Princess, please calm down and let me heal you prop--” Hope said but was distracted as Exia flash void energy from the Warframe, Inaros disappeared from sight and in its place, a small child stood, it was Exia in his Operator Mode, he resembled a human child like any other and moving closer to Flurry Heart, he put up his hand above her head, and then smoke of warm green light came from his hand healing all her wounds just like magic. All of Flurry Heart’s pain and trauma are gone but before she could say her thanks. Exia yanks her tail upwards closely inspecting her flank, “Your cutie mark, you’re not Sunset Shimmer are you?” The Tenno ask. Hope and Flurry’s faces blush beet red of the audacity of his action because it was the equivalent of pulling up a girl’s skirt and taking a good look at it. So out of pure innocent reasons a young maiden should have towards Exia’s action *BOOM* a loud impact was heard as Flurry smack the pervert with all her strength knocking him out, the Tenno was slammed to the ground so hard it created a crater on the ground. “Granted he was out of line but hitting him that hard was a bit excessive Princess,” Sombra said looking at the crater to check if the Tenno is alright. But of course, Flurry Heart didn’t think so “He deserves it after grabbing my tail like that” she said with an embarrassing pouting face. “His dead Princess” Hope said with a darkened face as she used her magic to shed some light at the bottom of the crater. “Don’t be stupid Hope he couldn’t possibly--” Flurry walks to the crater to confirm and at the very bottom of it was a Sarcophagus. Both Sombra and Hope look at Flurry with judgmental eyes, Flurry was sweating buckets at this situation. “I-I didn’t mean it, I thought he was Inaros divine spirit or something,” Flurry said in a panic. “Princess I think you should come with us peacefully” Hope kindly ask as she uses her magic to bring up the Sarcophagus on their ground level. “Or we could just bury him here and no one else needs to know” Sombra interjected in which Hope gave him a mean glare. “Or counterpoint we could open this thing to see if our savior is alright” brushing off the two as she tries to open the Sarcophagus but for some unexplained force. It just won’t open, even with both Flurry and Hope working together with their Alicorn magic. “Well we could always ask the smartest Alicorn in the world for advice,” Hope said looking at Flurry with light shining in her eyes and hoping she would agree. “I’m not---“ Flurry was about to refuse but then her eyes shifted to the lifeless coffin beside her “-- going to refuse that suggestion in any way, just don’t tell Aunt Twilight that I ran away from home on top of hurting another pony, alright” Even though Sombra reluctantly agreed he guided the rest of the survivors and prepare necessities to travel on hooves to Ponyville and Hope happily agreed and delightedly use her magic to carry the Sarcophagus. Flurry was getting a headache from all of this, “I just hope Aunt Twilight won’t make a big deal out of this” she inwardly said. “Why would you say that?” “You mean on top of disappointing my parents and running away without telling anyone? Well let’s see now, first I got attack by a mutated, nightmare/fake Alicorn that wants to eat me to become a Princess, second I possibly killed one of (pointing a hoove at the sarcophagus) my savior, this Orokin Guard that has the same name as the Guardian Spirit of South Equestria, third I ran away from home just too secretly meet the Orokin to give me a cutie mark, Ohh and I almost forgot to mention this very important part where we found out that the Orokin are the ones responsible for spreading this disease that’s threatening all life on this planet” *Flurry took a moment to breathe again *Deep breaths* “Did I left anything out ?!” Flurry complained after that short summary. She looks at Hope levitating the sarcophagus with her magic while in a bowing position. Flurry’s eyes look around and saw Sombra and the rest of the survivors from the train that there all doing the same pose, it was a bow a show of respect to royalty or a princess. (Someone important is behind me is there) True enough right behind Flurry was a 6 foot tall, purple Alicorn Princess named Twilight Sparkle. Putting on her best smile “Aunt Twilight, Hi how long have you been there” Flurry ask nervously. Twilight looks at Flurry like a mother would when she saw her child misbehave, and that is both angry and stern. Flurry was starting to sweat begging in her mind (Please don’t say it, please don’t say it, Plea--) “I’m disappointed in you Flurry Heart,” Twilight said. (She said it) Flurry thought as her eyes have nowhere to go but on the floor, her background became similar to a mirror breaking in pieces. What Twilight said about her made Flurry’s ears drop down in utter sadness. Twilight powered her horned with purple magic and in a flash of purple light transported everyone here to PonnyVille, the survivors were sent to the hospital while Hope, Sombra, and Flurry arrive at Twilight's castle getting an ear full. > Chapter 13: Flurry Hearts Tale Act 2 > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Location: Castle of Friendship Three Shadows were already looming around the castle waiting for The Princess of Friendship to return. “YOU COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED OR WORSE!!! What were you thinking!?” Twilight gave Flurry an earful of the sermon. Flurry’s eyes never left the ground even after the change of venue, too afraid to make eye contact with the angry 6 foot tall purple Alicorn in front of her. Hope slowly raises her hooves wanting to ask (What could be worse than being killed) Sombra notice the slow hoove raising from Hope and gently put it down, shaking his head to the side knowing what kind of question she was about to ask, signaling her with (Don’t, Just don’t) *Sight* Twilight took a deep breath and ask “Do you have anything to say for yourself?” “I got impatient, I’m sorry, I won’t do it again” she replied. But before Twilight could get another word in, the Sarcophagus stood up straight. It opened revealing a young boy in strange clothing, with his crimson and black eyes, something he attained after drinking the ancient Kuva from the broken scepter from the War Within Quest. Exia focuses his gaze on Twilight or more accurately what’s behind her. *Hunter* an Operator base ability for the Tenno that marks the enemy to be hunted down and if the marked enemy will use any Abilities the Operator could foresee that attack anytime in the battlefield. Entering combat the Tenno with void energy cycling around him he changed back into Inaros. Exia draws his Akvasto Prime firing a few meters behind the two Alicorn, *Tang, Tang* The two bullets were deflected by something, alarming everyone that there is an invisible enemy in the hallway. The three Alicorns notice two more invisible silhouettes from the stairs charging towards Flurry and Twilight. Exia changed back to his Operator Mode and activated one of his abilities *Void Shadow* guided by the energy of the void it conceals everyone within its range making everyone in the room disappear out of thin air. Exia’s enemies stop their movement in order to inspect the area. There he finally has a good look on the one who was about to assassinate Twilight, it was an Excalibur Warframe, and right behind it was the Ash and Loki Warframe. Ash and Loki backflip in retreat while the Excalibur draws his Soma Prime an assault rifle made by the Orokin with an impressive ammo capacity and fire rate, getting ready to fire the moment his targets reappear. (Like I’d let you) Exia thought, using a bit of Equestrian magic whispered to the three quadrupeds in the room saying “maintain this invisibility or you’ll get caught in the crossfire” “Who are you?” Twilight asked in a quiet whisper. “A friend” Exia replied. Then he re-appeared as Inaros warning his enemies “Tenno stand dow--” *Ratatatatat* Smoke coming out of the barrel of the gun expecting his target to be on the ground but after that rainstorm of bullets. Inaros was still standing while Ash and Loki already left the castle. Why? Because every Warframes has HUD and what they saw were Slash and Puncture damage being reduced the same way Sentients reduce damage back in the Origin system, Adaptation mod was created by Cephalon Samodeus from data stolen from Corpus research on the evolved Sentients. Inaros' health was back to full thanks to his Arcane Grace. “I hope I’m wrong about this” Exia charge towards Excalibur firing more bullets from his Akvasto Prime, Excalibur defended the bullets with his Glaive Prime moving it around somehow deflects all the bullets, taking this chance Exia rush towards his enemy sliding forward and grabbing his melee weapon making a quick swipe against his enemy. The enemy Excalibur backflips away dodging the swing of the Heavy blade but while he was on his hands, he felt a wave of force that quickly weakened his strength and threw him towards the stairs. The Excalibur saw Inaros holding the Paracesis trailing crimson void energy, Inaros swings the blade twice and slamming it at the third strike creating the Bold Reprise combo from the Tempo Royale Style. With the third Slam of the Heavy blade, the Excalibur lost all of its shield and a small smudge of health remains to force his enemies to his knees but instead of just killing it right away. Exia needs to know more about this war, from his Inaros he switches into his Operator Mode and uses his Transference ability into the enemy Excalibur to see what kind of Tenno the Orokin made to be this obedient and lifeless. Entering the mind of this enemy frame Exia was in a pure white room and in the center of the room was something he did not expect, the Arogya Medica a relic of the past with mysterious uses. In this room, the machine is being filled with Void energy and right next to it was a small child with purple skin and green hair, his lifeless eyes had no energy on them and his mind was broken while being stuck in that wheelchair. Then a voice was heard besides Exia’s ear. It was a woman around her 60’s saying “Subject SP1K3, status brain dead due to a trauma caused by the Sentient war in Canterlot City. Let’s see what this so-called God’s miracle can do. Activate the Arogya Medica” “Dr. Moondancer all preparation is complete we will begin in...” Before Exia could see more of the process everything started to crumble and the entire scenery has becoming Infested, (It's just like Umbra’s ... No something is different, this is... wrong, so very wrong), feeling the mind of the Warframe being corroded with the technocyte virus Exia exited the frame and returned to his Inaros, Exia saw what was happening to Excalibur as its skin started to crack open and a new monster was emerging from it. It was... This picture is from the official warframe wiki https://darksector.wikia.com/wiki/Stalker?file=288384_full.jpg A new Infested monster that has one particular attribute with a bladed spike on his right arm, it breathes cold air and has the ability to disappear. (What’s with this new world, kill a single creep unit and there’s a mini-boss inside?!) Before the Tenno could react the evolved Infected disappeared from sight. “Running away isn’t that easy” Exia in his Tenno form swirl both Void and Magic finally activating his new 6th ability, the one that was formed with the Sun Alignment and the support of his current focus Penjaga. Celestial Being Inaros shined in glowing crimson red energy including his arsenal of Melee, Primary and Secondary weapons, then at this moment, Exia can see the exact spot where the evolved Infected was standing. + Enemy & Ability Radar on Warframe, + Attack Speed on Melee & Void Transition + Fire Rate on Primary and Secondary weapons. Entering combat Inaros initiate by grabbing his Sobek shotgun weapon from his back and starts to shoot the infested every hit the Infested stagger in its feet as it stumbles backward step by step. Closing the distance Exia bullet jump towards the enemy while reloading his shotgun round in the air. But in mid-air, The infested shoot the boned spikes in his arms like a projectile. Exia had no choice but to evade, canceling his reload and using his arm to alter his movement in the air as if there was an invisible floor, he rolled to the side while in the air dodging the projectiles that came from the Infested arm. (Those blades where projectiles?!!) he thought in surprise as he gained a footing on the floor positioning himself in a shooting stance reloading his primary weapon and observing the enemy's movements. Taking this chance the evolved Infested pounce forward and force the blade in its arms grew back and using it as makeshift sword The Infested lunge his weapon to Inaros. “Watch out!!!” Flurry warned. As the Infested blade was about to reach Inaro’s, The Warframe glowed in red light as the bladed arm reaches for his life but instead of getting hurt his movement became so fast Inaros left red afterimages of the Warframe that trailed behind it. In a blink of an eye, Exia’s sword was already halfway inside the enemies abdomen, swinging the sword as fast as light, Exia slashes at the enemy with the Bold Reprise Combo but before the third strike could hit Exia use *Void Transition* Inaros was replaced by a small child the Tenno in the Operator mode and with the Paracesis on his hand he slammed the heavy blade on the ground, echoing a Void Blast that came from the tip of the blade creating an explosion of pure Void energy destroying the Infested and the technocyte virus leaving nothing behind. “Inaros...what are you?” Flurry could feel the foreign energy coming out of the Tenno even her alicorn magic equal to controlling celestial bodies shy in fear towards the Tenno’s power. But that’s only her magic, her personality was something she got from some pony else. “That was amazing! was that magic? or was the legend true that Inaros has the power to send evil beings to the underworld? Can you teach me that magic?!” Flurry barrage Exia several questions. Hearing her voice Exia powered down his channeling energy, calming down after putting his raw emotion deep within his Void. He looks at Flurry Heart and gave her this painful look trying to come up with the right words for an answer. Feeling his insecurities she trotted closer to him eager to learn more about where he came from? how does his power work? and many more but for some reason, the purple mulberry Alicorn stood in-between them. Princess Twilight spread her wings while gazing at the Tenno with her violet eyes. Ever since the Orokin settled near the Everfree forest Twilight tried to study and understand their foreign ways because unlike a normal human, the Orokin can use magic that was similar to any other unicorn but the source of their power feels ominous just like the same power Exia use moments ago. “Thank you for saving our lives Inaros but formalities sake allow me to introduce myself. I am the Princess of Friendship Twilight Sparkle, to my left is my protege and her fiance. The Princess of Medicine Radiant Hope, Ex-Evil King Sombra and of course my niece Flurry Heart” “That well never runs dry does it” Sombra grumbled. The ponies turned their attention to Inaro’s so-called divine spirit hoping to return the same courtesy. Exia clasps his hands together, then completely bows his torso down to their abdomen. “ExiaTrailblaze Grand Master from the Origin System, I came into your world to save it from the upcoming Orokin Invasion and rescue the True Queen of Equestria.” Twilight was shocked to hear his introduction but what surprised Twilight the most was his mission “Your mission is to save the True Queen of Equestria?, A Queen?!, Do you mean Queen Crysalis?!” Twilight gave this sharp look towards Exia trying to understand his words. He shakes his head in disagreement. Confuse Flurry answered next “My mother?, she’s a princess but I guess she is technically a Queen because she's married to my dad.” “Maybe its Princess Celestia, I recently heard she found her special somepony” Hope added. Thinking deeply Sombra commented on “It could also be Princess Luna, I heard she found a bat pony from the wasteland that proposes to her in a dream” Hope gave Sombra a mocking grin “and you would know that because?” “uh hmmm well...” was his only comment as he hushes in silence. Exia shakes his head to the sides once more she looks at the group of ponies and with a serious tone in his voice saying “That’s right even without there mother Ceres and Lua are strong enough to rule this world together. No, I don't mean her foals, I'm talking about their mother, Queen Galaxia, wait... no that can’t be right, Galaxia was someone that existed eons ago so that would mean no one here remembered her name. Exia pause for a moment to think and answered “I'm talking about her current life in this day and age. The name she used in her past life was The Princess of Magic Galaxia but the name of her current reincarnation should be Sunset Shimmer and I need to find her before the Orokin makes there next move” “The True Queen of Equestria is Sunset Shimmer?” Twilight made a pause to confirm what she had just heard. The three Alicorns gave Exia a look of confusion as if his words were impossible to understand but Exia notices Sombra’s sweating expression staring at him. As if he was keeping a cosmic secret that would shake the very foundation of life on this planet. “Galaxia the Princess of Magic.” Sombra could not believe his own words when he tries to remember a book deep within the restricted section of the Crystal Empire’s great library. His mind could not get rid of the last page of that book that has a picture of a family of Alicorns. {This is not mine, I just wanted to add more content and lore to my story because Cosmos has the Void as his cutie mark.; This art belongs to VelveagicSentryYT} Hope couldn't understand Sombra’s words and ask in a worried tone. “Sombra? Are you ok? Is there something wrong” Twilight looked at Exia with an expression full of doubt hearing something completely preposterous “What are you saying? Fausticorn is Celestia and Luna’s mother” “Fausticorn?!” Hearing her name Exia was surprised hiding his words with his knuckle and whispering in a soft tone. Then like an idea came into mind as if he figured out what happened during that time and looking at the world today. He smiled in relief and spoke the words “A sweet lie rather than the painful truth. In a way, the dead has no right to question the decision of the living” Exia looks at Princess Twilight and made a short bow “If Ceres and Lua’s mother is Fausticorn then that means Sunset finally found a way to cut off her ties with destiny” and with those words Exia re-equip is Warframe via transference and started to walk away saying “All that’s left now is to end this damn war.” Seeing the Warframe’s back in front of her. Twilight made her move “OHHH you’re not getting away that easily.” with a puff of purple magic Twilight teleported in front of Inaros covering his Warframe with purple magic as she levitated him a few inches above the ground. Twilight looks at Inaros in his one good eye located in his mouth. (Confusing) Anyway, Twilight stares at him in his face with her eyeballs. “EXPLAIN!!! you can start by telling me about the Orokin and this virus that's spreading throughout my kingdom”. Shaking the Warframe violently hoping the answer would just drop somewhere. “I-I know you're eager to learn more Princess but we don’t have time for this, The Orokin are desperate because the Tenno from my world knows about your world and in time my kind will soon follow, it could take cycles to explain everything but your world will end unless I do something about it”. Seeing the magic around him started to dissipate, Exia’s feet finally reach the ground. “Thank you for your understanding Princ---” Exia felt it, Twilight was furious as her eyes glow yellow with red pupil and her hair started to spark flames. Exia put his hands out in surrender and said: “A brief explanation about the Orokin and the Infested wouldn’t hurt” Twilight Sparkle smiled in victory and teleported every creature here to the library where she immediately cast different kinds of enchantment and protection spells against any attack or spying keeping this discussion under close ears. While waiting for the Princess of Friendship to finish her spells Exia uses transference and stretches out his arms in his Operator form. He sat down in cross leg position, closing his eyes, meditation trying to find his center, He was zoning out the magical enchantment as if he reaches completely zen, to take this chance to re-master the lost focus school of Penjaga. His ultimate goal is to form a new focus school within this new world, Hoping his action right here would finally pave the way to truly Master the Void unlocking the sealed techniques and abilities of the Orokin Emperor himself. The Art of a God, the power that could ignite the Golden Wrath its the focus school of Koneksi, by doing so the Tenno has enough strength to reclaim their title as Warrior Gods of the Origin System and ultimately find true peace in that war-torn world. “I’m ready” Twilight said with a big smile and sparkling eyes, Twilight is sitting in a soft cushion in front of the Tenno covering a feather and a notepad with her purple magic excited to learn something new while Sombra and Hope sat together as they listen in. Flurry on the other was staring at Exia as if magic and foreign energy were swirling around his body and spreading all over the library. The others could not tell what magic Exia was trying to create but Flurry was staring at an invisible thread made of Void energy, it made out nothingness but exist in a realm far beyond understanding. Flurry could feel the focus school of Koneksi as if she understood it’s secret and all its entirety. Exia was still meditating but hearing his audience move closer to him who were excited about what he has to say, he started to explain the reason why the virus existed and why it’s here in Equestria. “The Great Plague, a disease as you call it, is a strain of bio-organic weapon called The Technocyte Virus, Ancient and ever adaptive capable to sprout from any place and any environment. It was created by the Orokin to destroy their enemies like a poison. But the Technocyte is not your typical poison and unlike any other disease, you’ve seen in your world. This virus is alive and has a mind of its own and once it starts it is almost impossible to eradicate. The victim's bodies begin to bend and break, twisting the flesh and bones of the host transforming the victim into an abomination called the Infested and once infected, the host will experience a fate far worse than death” “The Orokin made the disease? Why?! WHY WOULD THEY DO SUCH A THING.” The Princess of Friendship could not hold down her anger as she slams both hooves in the crystal floor of her castle creating a small tremor. Losing concentration because of the sudden outburst Exia opened his crimson dark eyes and stared at the enraging princess and said ”Weren't you listening to my explanation princess? The Orokin created the virus to destroy their enemies” Sombra snarled in spite “Cowards, Instead of declaring war or sending their metal soldiers against us those damn Orokin would rather send this Virus that’s destroying our land than honorably dying in a battlefield” “The Orokin must be fearful of Equestrian Magic and all the other creatures around Equestria if they resorted to such tactics to win” Flurry commented in disdain. On that note, Exia chuckled in there comments that made him lose focus and pause his training for a bit. “What's so funny?” Flurry ask. “I’m sorry it’s just that, the way you two pointed out your frustration is laughable either dying by the Technocyte Virus or getting killed by a Warframe has no difference, What I mean to say is that these mechanical dolls you mentioned are made from same Technocyte Virus” Exia pointing at Inaros that was right behind him. Twilight eyes were wide as dinner plates as she heard Exia’s answer “What does that oppose to mean?” “Well, it's difficult to explain but instead allow me to show you” Exia ordered his Warframe, Inaros Ramses to step forward as if he was in a display case and with Exia new focus abilities that unlock some of Penjaga’s abilities, everyone here saw Inaros at what he really was without the Ramses Skin. “Everypony allow me to introduce one of the secrets behind Orokin success called Sacrifice” with a wave of his hand Inaro's outer layer became transparent and every creature in the room saw his insides. Twilight couldn't hold it, after all, she knew human anatomy from the other world and what she saw was something no longer human. She poofs a magical trash bin in front of her and started to hurl out her lunch in a colorful rainbow manner. *Bwwwuueeeh* “What the actual buck is that?!” Twilight exclaimed. “Someone who was once human and the way things are, the future of your kind. If we cannot stop the Orokin from turning your little ponies into materials like any other ore used to make more armor, then this is the future of your kind” Exia replied. “B-But since this is a virus isn't there a cure?” Radiant Hope asks after learning how dangerous the Technocyte Virus truly is. Exia returning to his focus and concentration he replied: “Yes but right now I can only think of two ways to cure the Technocyte Virus, the first one is to seek the cure from the Orokin and the second” Exia hesitating on the second solution. “and the second cure?” Sombra ask. “Death” Exia replied in a grim tone. Twilight Sparkle had heard enough and in a moment of haste, the princess of friendship teleported away from the group heading straight towards her office to write a letter to Princess Celestia about what she uncovered and the truth behind the disease that’s threatening all life on this planet. “wait wait wait, what about me!” Flurry cried out scared that she would turn into an abomination like the Infested pony attach the juggernaut a few hours ago. “Don’t worry Princess just like my kind, Alicorns are immune to the Technocyte Virus” Exia replied easing the worry of the young princess. The plague struck the land of Equestria making the victims bedridden for weeks transforming their bodies in a disfigured state, flesh twist and organs reshuffle, bones and skins changed so much that they barely resemble the same creatures of there species but their minds only want one thing, The flood, to spread the Infestation. Most of the Equestrian seek help from all the powerful Alicorn in the land but no one could cure this disease. The Orokin rejoice in their suffering and expect the life forms in this world to surrender in their will. In the eyes of the Orokin, the Equestrians are nothing more than animals ready to be harvested but they’re no fools. In the tallest tower of the Castle of Friendship in the dead of the night, Princess Twilight Sparkle writes a letter to her mentor in all haste because of what she learned about the disease, the Infested, it came from the Orokin. So with her magic, she took a quill and a parchment from her saddlebags and begins to write. Little did the Alicorn know the Orokin will always send a squad in every mission which consists of four members and earlier today she only saw three of them, a mistake that will put a dent in her immortal life. “Dear Princess Celestia, I know you told me to stay away from the Orokin but things led to that and I’m so very sorry that I didn’t listen but now but I need to tell you that the Orokin are the ones that made the disease, their guards, their body, it’s the same twisted flesh as---- *Chug* Losing her levitation spell that was on the quill. The Alicorn felt a blade pierce her body, fresh blood was dripping down in the edge of the blade that went through her. She looks at her assailant in the eyes with absolute horror as he left the sword that was embedded in her body. The assassin was so dark it was like he was made of shadow, paralyzed with fear the purple Alicorn couldn’t move in the face of a true monster. The door from this room suddenly shot open as a purple adolescent dragon that’s as tall as a grown stallion opened the door without warning screaming in panic as he called out to his Princess saying “Twilight!!! A student is sick and ---” because of the blood and the black assassin that was holding the blade. The purple dragon was in an absolute rage as he charges towards the assassin, his claws burst in blazing green flame, the dragon lunge straight at the assailant, smashing him to the corner of the room. In her wounded state, the Alicorn ask her number one assistant “S-Spike send this to Celestia hurry...” before the dragon could take the scroll, the assailant disappeared from view in a puff of black smoke and in a split second the assailant reappeared in front of them and took the scroll. If only it was that easy...*Boom!!!* The entire room was blasted into the open night sky as a giant purple dragon that was as big as a castle with humongous wings suddenly appeared smashing the assailant outside with a wave of his wings. Taking his chance Spike the giant purple dragon breathes out green flame burning the assassin mid-air along with the scroll hurling him faster down to the ground. The dragon leaning closer to his injured friend and asks “Twilight? Are you ok?” but before he could hear her answer. He was immediately interrupted when a black arrow that was shrouded by the night sky pierce his left eye. He roared as his other good eye look at the castle grounds a few meters away from the castle, it was the assassin who miraculously survive the dragons flame. “IT IS ON!” The dragon *ROARED* in translation. While the assassin was pre-occupied with a battle to the death with a ferocious dragon, Twilight uses the last of her magic to levitate a particular diary right next to her. She opened the book with her magic that slowly started to fade with an ounce of her remaining strength she writes the letters H E L P with her own blood as the ink. A few moments after assassinating the Princess of Friendship. Spike’s immense roar was heard throughout the Castle of Friendship, alarming every creature here about a ferocious battle taking place outside this castle’s crystal walls and Exia knew it was the beginning of a war that will destroy the peace this world had over the centuries. Spike was fighting an unknown assailant, their battle was immense, leveling the place with arrows that could pierce through dragon flesh and green flames scattered thought out the land, Spike is losing against an opponent that was casting magic he had never seen before and mysterious movements that can elude a dragon's senses. “Aunty!!!” Flurry cried out as she saw Twilight’s office destroyed exposing the night air and her favorite Aunt lying on the ground with a pool of blood around her. Flurry was in a daze at the sight, too focus on the blood on the floor she froze could do nothing but stare at the injured Alicorn. Seeing this scene Hope rush towards Twilight and covered the purple princess with her magic trying to heal her fatal wound. Feeling the magic Twilight slowly opened her eyes barely breathing, forcing her self to remain conscious wanting to say something but because of the blood loss, all she could do was breathe as much as she could failing to pronounce a single syllable of words. Instead with last of her strength Twilight was pointing at one particular book hoping the Tenno or any pony would understand her desperate action but in the end, she passes out unable to whisper one crucial secret. Exia stood still wanting to fully heal the severely injured Alicorn but he hesitated, gritting in teeth in anger as he inspects the weapon that tried to kill the princess of friendship. The assassin's blade was an equestrian forge and the way this blade shine under the moonlight and the energy that sparkle around it. He knew that using Tenno abilities to heal her wounds right now would kill the purple Alicorn. “We’re losing her, Hope!” Sombra cried out. “I’m doing the best I can but the wound won’t close” focusing more magic and energy towards the gaping wound trying to close it. Exia phase out of his Warframe and stood in front of the assassin's blade as if it was staring at him “Bicorn’s blade, a relic from the past that can destroy the heaven itself. A blade forges by the first King of Equestria as a sign of peace to the feline race of the royal family of the Caith Sith.” “What are you mumbling about?! Please, I need your help” Flurry Heart begs beneath his feet. Ignoring her plea, Exia in his Operator form focuses the magic and void energy within the area as a giant great sword was forming in his waist. *Void Blast* with a single swing they all heard a loud crash as if millions of expensive glass were breaking everywhere around them. Then they saw why they could not close Twilight's wound no matter how much healing magic they channel into her body. Exia grabs the sword and yanks it off, there he felt it, someone was watching him using the assassin's sword as a medium but Exia didn't care as he claimed that “Just you wait, Orokin the moment I mastered all focus school and unlock Koneksi. Is the day I have enough power to put you back in your place in the natural order of things. Mark my words Orokin, the Tenno will push you back into extinction” Another roar was heard throughout the town of Ponnyville waking everyone from there sleep. *CRASH* A huge noise outside of there home waking every pony to investigate while the others look-out of there window to see what was making that much racket. The citizen of PonnyVille all saw Spike as a giant fire breathing dragon with giant wings but instead of a menacing purple dragon that once terrorizes Ponnyville from its greedy habit. His form was something that came out of a battlefield, Spike’s tail was cut clean off and blood was dripping from it, his left-wing was completely torn out and there is one arrow poking out of his eye. He was fighting a bipedal creature that was so dark that the green flames Spike was breathing out could not even light the assassin's face. “Spike look out!!!” A random pony called out and from that warning, Spike instinctively moves away from his current blindspot and from there he felt a sharp blade slightly graze his cheek. It was the same enemy that was supposed to be standing in front of him and yet here he is now attacking him from the sides. Spike took this chance turning his head to face his enemy and opened his mouth as wide as he could. Green flames were converging in the back of his throat. Spike was filled with pure rage and adrenaline that he exhaled all the flames destroying this monster and everything around him. The monster felt the heat from the upcoming fire breath, out of nowhere the assassin was replaced by a young filly that felt the heat from the green flames coming out of the purple dragon. “SPIKE STOP!!!” Everypony cried out but Spike didn't stop. His fire breath destroyed everything in its path including some colorful houses that were in front of him. Some random pony from the crowed screamed “MY BABY!!!” as she looks at the flames that were devouring her foal. *Void Dash* Throughout all those green flames there was this red streak of light that charges through the dragon's flames grabbing the young filly out and protecting her from harm, The red streak stop in front of the mare that screamed just moments ago. It was a bipedal creature that was holding her baby in her arms. This creature was wearing strange clothing but his color was a combination of red and black the mother was hesitant to approach the strange creature but seeing her child sleeping soundly in his arms. “Please take your child and run as far away from here as possible” Then seeing the rest of the ponies running around like headless chickens. Exia didn't know what to expect. A peaceful town was turned into an active war zone, just like that time when the Sentients broke through Cetus killing every Ostrons on sight. At that time all he needed to do was destroy the sentients one by one and the rest of his squads could focus on protecting the rest of the Ostrons as they escape towards the Unum tower. But now, here in this foreign world, Exia was alone, The Warframe he has on isn't build to protect others but to outlast his enemies in a battle of attrition, he has no other choice but to rely on his newfound focus abilities hoping that it would be enough to protect every creature here. Before the situation could get any worse Flurry Heart teleported right above the panicking ponies and with her magic, she covered everypony with her magic covering them in yellow light. She was focusing on one special spell called Mass Teleportation, and with a poof of magic Exia and Spike are the only ones left in this ghost town. Flurry Heart was exhausted and feeling a bit light-headed casting such grand-scale magic that took a lot out of her as she slowly glides to the ground. “Spike are you ok?” She asks, seeing him beaten and bruised with a missing tail Flurry wanted to heal his wounds but before she could start what remains with her magic she was distracted. *Swooosh* A single black arrow was released somewhere in the darkness heading straight to the worn-out Princess but instead of a headshot. Exia phase-out of Inaros and with his hand he shielded the Alicorn from harm. In a split second her face was covered in blood and the arrow tip was inches away from her eyes. *Unbinned Void Spines from the Unairu focus to the Penjaga focus abilities* The Tenno look at the darkness with an evil smile plastered on his face as he saw a damage value somewhere 20 meters from where he's standing. Even without my first ascension abilities, I can still use the old ways after all during the first 1,000 days of Exia’s life as a Tenno he prioritizes on Mastering the whole focus school of Unairu, mainly due to *Void Spines* an ability that reflects damage and with his HUD it becomes an on-screen radar knowing the position of an invisible enemy or a well-hidden one it was a crucial aspect in a battlefield, Information is half the battle and if knowing is half the battle then it would be easier to win the other half. Void energy was circling in his punctured hand slowly healing the wound, not even a scar or a trace of it was left. Exia tightened his grip on the arrow that punctured his hand until it brake in half then it started to disappear from existence. His eyes were focused on the darkness that was hiding the assassin that shot it. Spike couldn't saw the arrow or the foal in time. He already failed twice in one evening and with these thoughts in his mind, he forces his nerve to cool down calming himself from all that rage that was building up inside him. Spike the giant purple dragon looks at Princess Flurry Heart and asks in concern “Princess Flurry Heart, what happened to Twilight? Is she okay?” “Auntie is fine, she’s in Canterlot with Sombra and Hope along with the rest of the students. Luckily somepony else evacuated the school in time” and before Flurry could continue. Exia in his Operator mode put his right hand on the handle of his heavy blade located in his waist and gaze at the giant purple dragon with his crimson red eyes scaring the dragon when Exia spoke the words “If you don’t want to lose your life then don't make any sudden movements” Exia uses transference changing his appearance back into Inaros holding the heavy blade Paracesis. Inaros started to shine with red light activating his 6th ability *Celestial Being* Spike couldn't react at all when he felt a blade already halfway through his neck cutting through his scales like butter cleaving his neck right off his body. But right at this second Exia burst through the air with unbelievable speed stopping the blade and parrying it away from the neck of the dragon saving him from being decapitated. Spike drop down to the ground as the feeling of half his neck was ready to give way, he tried to stop the bleeding but he couldn't remain conscious any longer. “SPIKE!!!” Flurry screamed as her eyes started to tear from losing a friend, Spike was dying in front of her eyes. Then she felt a presence right behind her. Inaros charge towards the Assassin locking blades with it bu since he still in *Celestial Being* his strength was greater and with a simple arc on his heavy blade he pushes the enemy away into the distance. Spike breathing heavily on the ground started to cough up blood as he shrank back to his original size while his neck still has that deep wound. “P-Princess... I-I’m sorry,” The dying dragon said weakly. “No spike please, you have to be ok,” Flurry said with tears started to fill her eyes. But the dragon started to lose all signs of life as he slowly closes his eyes. “Spike?! No no no... please wake up Spike you’re my hero we need you...spike SPIKE!!!” Flurry cried out when out of nowhere something she couldn't see grabs her snout shut silencing her. “Ohh would you stop screaming, I’m almost done” Then Exia’s Void energy started to run out as he suddenly appeared in full view. His arm was right above Spike’s wound spraying it with green smoke. Flurry saw Spikes wound and wings slowly healing and his cut tail started to grow back at an amazing pace it was just like an advance healing magic but for some reason, she couldn't sense any hint of healing magic from him at all. “Exia how did you---” Flurry didn't stop her habit she got from her aunt that wanted to ask what kind of magic he was using but she knew that this isn't the time. As if he understood Exia replied with “Sure but first we need to leave, there are a few creatures still at the train station, You need to take this dragon and escape from there, I’ll handle the rest” Exia said in a very grave tone. Exia hinting Flurry over to the distance and there they saw seven more assassins leisurely walking out of the darkness walking towards them each one drawing their weapons like daggers, swords, bows, and guns. “There’s more of them?!” exclaimed Spike as he stares at the distance. “We should leave, fighting all of them is impossible” Flurry added. Exia gave a devilish smile hearing her comment “Yes it would have been impossible before, but now. I can handle seven dreamers and one defective stalker” Finishing his work as the green smoke stops and Spike was able to stand fully healed like waking up this morning without the sign of going through a shredder. The so-called stalker defect steps forward from the shadows as it points its sword towards Spike like a challenge to a duel as an eerie voice was heard towards that faceless mask “Your head is mine to take dragon.” declared the Orokin Assassin as he brandishes his blade, entering combat mode and ready to strike. Exia looks behind and gave spike a warning “Spike I don’t know how to tell you this but you have been marked for death by an Assasin which means if we can't deal with him now, he will never let you go until your head is in a pike” Flurry and Spike wanted to fight but right behind that Assassin are seven more just like him and as Exia could see this Assassin was in full control of the mass production types of Loki, Trinity, Zephyr, Rhino, Ash, Ember and Volt, a complete raid team that supports the Orokin Assassin. “Rude much? you haven’t even asked me if I’ll allow it” Exia replied with an easy-going tone unfazed at the number of enemies he has to take on. His main concern is these two besides him, He turns his head for a bit and whispers them to leave. “You two can’t fight as you are now, go I got this” This was a losing battle, with numbers completely against them Spike hesitated to fight because a few moments ago a single one of those bipedal monster wipes the floor with him, he was completely outmatched during that 1 on 1 barely keeping up and now there are seven more just like him, fighting them now was suicide. Flurry wanted to escape with everyone, trying to think of an exit strategy or some sort of magic that could turn the tide without sacrificing a single creature here but her mind draws a blank, as a sheltered Princess she was always confident with her overwhelming magic power and a few hours ago. She felt death on more than one occasion in a single day suffice to say she could not properly think as she is now. “Are you insane? you can't fight all of them alone” Spike warned. "Yes, I can" Exia added completely ignoring the difficulty that he's up against a full-on raid team. “Stay safe Exia” Flurry didn't argue as she covered Spike with what's left of her magic and with a *poof*. They both escape in a flash of yellow light towards the train station leaving Exia behind. "You cannot stop all of us alone" The Assassin declared under that cold black mask and the seven Warframes under his command started to encircle Inaros in an attempt to box him in. Exia snickered for a bit at his comment. "Really?" In a single moment, Exia slowly disappeared from there sigh and bits and pieces of him was reappearing in front of the Assassin, he heard a voice that can make Death himself, The Orokin Assasin shuddered in fear by that child-like voice that said “Give me second to change your mind” The Assassin was surprised, his first contact with this enemy his instinct forces him to make the first move, he could not understand how this child appeared in front of him but as a trained Assassin, their mindset sticks to the idea that the first one who strikes first wins so he swung his sword as strong as he could with the full intention to cut his enemy in half. Expecting his sword to tore through flesh and bones but instead, what he hit was a gust of desert sand. The Assasin felt sharp blades for every gust of sand equal to a giant blender where the winds were as sharp as the blades, his strike was repelled with an unknown force as his hands felt the temperature go to dangerous levels as if these sands were a tornado made of flames from the sun. *Sandstorm [Mod:Elemental Sandstorm]* The sand was pulling him in, he needed to escape, so he ordered the six Warframes to engage the enemy that was inside the sandstorm showering it with bullets, all the while *THUGS* The Assassin's shield drops to zero. The Assasin screamed for a rescue "LOKI!!!" and in a nick of time *Switch Teleport* saved by Loki who took the brunt of Inaros abilities. But looking back Loki was shredded in the air trap in Inaro's sandstorm spinning around until his shield and health drop to zero where his body was thrown away in some random direction forcing him into the bleeding out state. *BAM* *RAATATATA* *RAATATATA* *RAATATATA* *BAM* Guns of every kind fired at Inaros inside the sandstorm 100-200 damage value was showing for every bullet they shot keeping that sandstorm at bay. Trinity went to aid Loki as she tries to revive him. While the other Warframes kept on shooting at Inaros decreasing his health as much as they can adding up for more than 6000 damage maybe even more. But the victory the Assasin fought for was far from over as they notice Inaro's Sentient Armor [Adaptation Mod] that has an effect to increase the resistance damage when being attack + [Arcane Guardian] Has the effect to increase the defense of the Warframe when under attack. The display in the enemies HUD showed slash, impact and puncture similar to Sentient's adaptation started to gain resistance against those particular status effects dropping down there DPS to 10-15 damage even the highest critical chance could only do 30 damage at most. It was less than before and Inaros's health started to push back to full due to [Arcane Grace] which has the ability to regenerate a Warframes health when damaged. 89%, 90%, 91% Trinity was about to revive Loki when all of a sudden her entire body was covered in sand and a good few meters from her was Inaros finally stop spinning and switch to his 3rd ability. He conjured dessert magic as a line made of sand that seems to take hold of Trinity like a fish caught in a hook. Inaro's pull's her in an attempt to *Devour* her. The enemy Ember and Volt cast their first abilities with a fusion of lighting and fire as they aimed it towards that line of sand canceling the channel ability Inaros has on Trinity. Zephyr took action to assist Trinity that was still trapped in quicksand, second ability *Airburst* with the power of the wind themselves she blew all the sand off Trinity clearing away Inaros curse on her. The rest of the Warframes engage in battle against Inaros but much to there disappointment he was far more resilient than anything they have fought before. Exia had enough as he needed to end this now, he glowed in red light as a child made of light appeared in the middle of the battle. Exia moves with the extreme speed that left a red streak heading straight towards the dying Loki and with a sword on hand he finish him off for good. "One down," Exia said as he swings his sword to his side, throwing Loki 's blood to the ground instantly cleaning his sword ready for the next enemy to perish in his blade. "Who's next?" he pointed out with his greatsword towards his enemies as a show of challenge. "Death is not enough to stop us," said the Orokin Assassin still confident in his victory. Void energy started to converge out of Loki's corpse and in a second *BOOM* wave of Void energy was push out, Loki woke up as new and Exia block the wave of explosion with his great sword pushing him back a few steps which in turn expose his back to his enemies. Ash took this chance as he performs a somersault activating his *Teleport* ability behind Inaros, completely staggered and open to a melee finisher attack, equipped with his Fang Prime. Ash aims for Exia’s vital spot and in his Operator mode that could be anywhere in his human body. The blade connects and the void child died but before they could celebrate the next to drop in his knee was Ash. *Void Spines* redirected the damage to Ash. Inaros was standing in front of Ash as the Warframe drop down on his knees all the while Exia shrugs off that death like it was a bug bite, a minor inconvenience as he stared at the weakened Ash Warframe "The Orokin found a way to control you but with only the body, you forget your soul." *Desiccation* Ash was blinded with dessert sand in his face and Inaros move in for the kill, *Blessing* Trinity use her final ability that fully heals the other Warframes and with a damage reduction of 75%. It should have been enough to save him but when Inaros shove the Paracesis on Ash and throwing his lifeless body to the ground, instant death. The attackers could not believe their eyes as they saw the damage value in there HUD went to red critical and the damage value was over a hundred thousand even with Trinity's blessing that reduces any kind of damage. “Death is not enough, You say? True it may never be enough but overwhelming power should do the trick.” Inaros stared at Ash corpse expecting him to revive at any moment. “If you're being shy then allow me to help you” *Transference* Exia put out his pointing finger in the air and with the energy of the Void, he begins to write something in the air in Orokin letters. *Destiny Plunder* Ash was forced to revive with a sliver of his original health he stood in front of Exia like he was staring at death straight in the face but before he could react, [X] Assassinate. A bladed tool similar to a dagger appeared in Inaros' right wrist called [Parazone] and just like a true Assassin, he shoves the hidden dagger straight to Ash’s abdomen, He twists the hidden dagger lift him into the air and slammed him into the ground with so much force he died a second time. Ash two revives were canceled out unable to enter the battlefield a third time. Outrage Volt activated his second ability *Speed* buffing the other Warframes increasing their movement speed and Rhino took this chance to use his first one called *Rhino charge* as he heads towards Inaros with unbelievable speed and with an impact that shook the earth, Inaros was blown away. Ember, Volt, and Zephyr activated their final abilities in order to destroy Inaros as Fire rained down on the skies, Lighting went there way through there target and a three wild tornado make their way to trap Inaros. The Assassin snickered completely safe and hidden in the shadows, he looks in awe as he saw the full power of Orokin’s greatest weapons, the Warframes. “You will never survive that void child” The Orokin Assasin commented safely hidden away in the shadows waiting for an opportunity to strike but to his surprise, that moment never came. Even after the combined 4th abilities of Ember, Volt and Zephyr it all failed in comparison to the Ascension ability of a Grand Master Tenno with the focus school of Penjaga, Exia knew he finally needs to unleash the full might of his 6th ability *Celestial Being* channeling red void energy all throughout its body overcharging to the point that this Warframe was leaving afterimages that move around reality while remaining completely still, Inaros was able to evade them all. Ember’s *Inferno* comet drops from the skies in a ball of fire on top of Inaros but it could only follow the after images Inaros left behind does missing its target. Volts *Discharge* electric discharge could not hit Inaros as his movement became so much faster when he charged forward his enemies and Zephry’s *Tornado* could not hold him down as the wind of his abilities could not trap his existence. Inaros felt the time has stopped as everything became so much slower, he was already in front of the three Warframe who use their ultimate ability and before the three frames could react. Inaros strike Ember first with his Paracesis destroying her shields. *Void Transition* Inaros disappeared and Exia in his Operator mode took his place, grabbing the Paracesis he swung at Volt with a second strike with one hand and with his free hand he wrote the words *Destiny Plunder* and with two Warframe shieldless Exia change into Inaros and activated his *Elemental Sandstorm* dragging both Ember and Volt into his vortex of sharp flame temperature sand. Zephyr wanted to escape but in the center of that sand, they all saw a small silhouette of a child with his big glowing red eyes shinning through Inaros’ elemental sandstorm his arms were trying to grab something. *Devour* Then a line of dessert sand shot through the sandstorm trapping Zephyr in the sand and dragging her closer to it. Her Shield and Health were depleted in the instant those combo abilities connected. “Nani?!” The Orokin Assasin blurted out in surprise because before he could even blink Inaros has already killed Ember, Volt, and Zephyr. All that was left were Trinity, Rhino, and Ash but their survival wasn't very long in comparison to the others. After the sandstorm dissipated Inaros was nowhere in sight, feeling the pressure Trinity activated her *Link* ability that can channel nearby enemies and the blue energy line was spread out she already faced to face with Inaros. Rhino who saw the blue line was close he activates *Rhino Stomp*, an ability when Rhino stomps the ground with so much brute force that it’s able to stun time and all kinds of enemies within 25m of the caster. So the moment Rhino put up his foot Inaro’s went ahead and cut it off with his greatsword. Serenity who saw the attack was about to use her *Blessing* ability when he notices her *Link* ability was connected to two entities. Inaro’s Operator was in front of her all this time. Casting the blessing Exia countered her with his own Void Blast which nullified all her abilities. She tried to counterattack but the one in front of her next was Inaros and the heavy blade was already coming down on her, without blessing her shields and armor could not withstand a single attack. Inaros’ last enemy is Rhino and with his last buff *Rhino Skin* he charges at Inaros with a battle Axe on hand ending this fight in final melee clash but Exia is running out of time and he needs to end this right now. Inaros charge at Rhino with the Paracesis locking blades with the great sword against a giant battle Axe. *Void Transition* Exia appeared in Inaros side with his own melee weapon on hand, the *Dragon Nikana* focusing on the tip of the blade Exia channeled his Void Energy into the sword and swung at the Paracesis adding an extra force of push to Inaros’ great blade slashing all the way through Rhino cutting him in half, ending this battle once and for all. A flawless victory for a Grand Master Tenno but Exia wasn't happy about this kind of victory as he stares at the corpse of his defeated enemies, He was fighting puppets that were controlling Warframes. The Tenno that was using them has lost their mind and Exia knew the Orokin found a way to make such a thing possible. Their mind was gone but the Orokin was still in control. The Orokin Assasin saw Exia in his Operator form starring into the ground of the dead but he hesitates in attacking Exia. He was far too powerful to be killed in a surprising attack so he chooses to retreat and fight another day but... [DEATH] Inaros swung the heavy blade at the Assassin with all his might and the Assassin did not have any time to defend himself as he felt the blade cleave through his entire body vertically cutting him in half. > Chapter 14: Flurry Hearts Tale Final Act > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ascension - An ability that bestows the Tenno with immense power that breaks the laws of immorality. A power that grants them to cut through any entities whether they are immortal or invulnerable. A secret technique is given by the deepest light of the Void to the Tenno. It was a power used to murder the Orokin Gods for their sin. But such power comes at a cost to those who are too unworthy to have it. That battle resulted in a one-sided carnage after Exia unleashed the full might of a Tenno’s hidden power, a secret art that made their first step towards Ascension. But with so much power coming out of a young child his young body could not handle such a burden. To wield this kind of power without his humanity was one of Exia’s shameful secrets since he failed to free himself from the Paradox of the Void. As an Orokin Terrestrial and a victim of the Zariman Ten Zero incident, he failed to take back the most important part of his existence, his past self, The Orokin Terrestrial that boarded the Zariman Ten Zero. Exia felt his current body turning asunder deep within Inaros, the pain began to seep into his mind that it became unbearable. He phases-out off Inaros dropping down on all fours, His breathing became haggard and sweat filled his face. The void energy within Exia was ripping apart his childlike form, like his very existence was being denied by the planet he was standing on and looking at the light blue orb in the bottom right of his HUD. He started to lose his connection to the Void as it turned dark grey. His Void powers dissipating, losing the light of the Void within him there is nothing in this world that could anchor his existence on this planet. “I’m not done just yet,” Exia said and with a heavy breath, he concentrated on his new focus ability *Penjaga* unlocking a few of its secrets as he vanishes into the night. Meanwhile... Canterlot Castle home to the ponies of high noble birth and pedigree and at the top of its towers lies there ruler, The Princess of the Sun and Moon. The two were discussing what transpired when Celestia spoke with Orokin Don Von Variik. “Luna, I have something to tell you. It's about our father the first king of the Continent the one who gifted us Equestria as our land to rule. Would you consider forgiving him?” Celestia asks with a hint of sadness. “F-Forgive him? Have you gone mad sister or did forget? Cosmos murdered our mother and fled to the stars. Our mother’s student, Fauss... She took us in and raise her as if we were her foals but most of all we made a promise, to wait until Twilight Sparkle is fit to rule Equestria in our place” Luna reminded the alabaster alicorn. “He is already here Luna, somewhere in Equestria. His is looking for our mother's soul, What should I do when he find Sunset?!” Celestia replied desperately for a solution. “No... Sister listens to me, he must never find her----Aaargghh” Luna ache in pain and suddenly stops as her whole magic begins to run wild hurting her in the process. “Luna... Are you? No... The Tantabous are you still in control?” Celestia asks worriedly for her sister but Luna gave Celestia a reassuring smile. But when they were in the middle of the most important discussion something unexpected occurred, with a poof of magic from the inexperience Alicorn, Radiant Hope appeared in front of the two Alicorns holding down the open wound in Twilight's abdomen while Sombra was right beside her sharing his magic. They both shared there experience on what transpired in Ponnyville, The Orokin sends there Assasins after Twilight and Flurry Heart task her self to save every pony she could but most importantly. The two sisters talk about the mysterious Tenno, The Orokin, and their connection to the mysterious plague that was poisoning there world called the Infested. Canterlot Canterlot has increased the level of there security due to the sudden attack the Orokin made in Ponyville. Guards roaming everywhere in high alert and Erected a great magical barrier to protect there home against all kinds of attacks. Now there is a security detail in the entrance of Canterlot and the guards are keeping there senses sharp against the assassin shrouded in black mist but most of all, they are wary of the sign of the plague all because the Infested monsters they all fear was last seen near their mountains. “I left him there Spike... I left him there to fight alone while we run away, He sacrifices his life so we could escape,” said Flurry Hearts as spirits were low, to abandon an ally all because she has no power to fight alongside him, and in her mind, it was a disgrace for an Alicorn that possess so much power to turn tail and run. “Princess there was nothing else you could have done, those things aren't something we could fight on our own,” Spike tried to cheer her up from her negative thoughts, they were almost next in line to the checkpoint when all of a sudden the pony that was in front of them was bombarded with magic forcing the black stallion on the ground. “What is going on over there!!!” Flurry Heart awoke from her self pity from the sounds of injustice as more and more Canterlot guards begin to circle this particular pony. Looking at the scene in front of her, She saw the darkest mane colored Unicorn she has ever seen in her life with these white spots all around his coat similar to white stars, Flurry Heart stop for a moment to admired his unique physique because she felt as if she saw them from somewhere before, especially his eyes, she felt some form familiarity but she cannot place where. The Canterlot guards pile on the poor station and moves into action. They tied the mysterious pony in iron cuffs and pinned him into the ground. When he properly detained beneath there hooves they added a magical ring that seals all magic and put in his horn. “On whose order are you hurting this unicorn, Let him go at once” Flurry Heart commanded. Flurry Heart was surprised at the pony who was walking towards her, it was an old acquaintance of hers that should have retired instead of pushing his age-old non-existent wisdom. “Neighsay you old goat, you're not dead yet?” she called out addressing the pony in front of her as rude as she could. He was a very old Unicorn with an overextended white goatee and his old black mane is starting to turn dark grey. This stallion handled a primitive way of education in his prime and ever since he retired there are less clueless ponies around. Does that mean that now that he's in charge here, the security detail of Canterlot will hit rock bottom? “It’s a pleasure to see you again Princess but I’m afraid I cannot allow this fugitive in our hoof to run free, as you can see this ancient barrier could only work against the enemy of Equestria. An ancient relic was used by my ancestors when were at war with the other creatures” Chancellor Neighsay explained pointing a hoof at the magic dome that was protecting Canterlot and at the very center of it was a relic, maintaining the strength of its magic. This relic was made of rusted gold and artistic architecture that was made a thousand centuries by the first unicorns. “But sir the barrier would always react against other creatures like griffins, changeling, and yacks but our investigation led to there innocence” A random guard spoke from the back which angered Neighsay glaring at him for his honesty. “HA HA HA, Buck! ” Flurry Heart filled her laugh in mockery and Spike on her side was chuckling at that guards comment. “Just get off your bucking high horse and get this straight in your small-minded head Neighsay, your ancestors and their magic were never in your blood, It’s.In.Mine, Now get those restraints off him” She snarled poking a hoof to Neighsay face. Flurry Heart stops in her tracks as she felt the presence of the ruler of this fair city. The Princess of the Sun marches forward in full battle armor and a halberd set as her melee weapon. The Princess of the Moon was by her side in full armor ready for battle and the death scythe rest on her sides. “That is never the case young one, that relic is working as it’s supposed too, The only flaw it does is react violently against non-ponies but that is why we are using it. ” Celestia said. The alabaster Alicorn stared down the captured stallion as she appeared in a full set of armor made of white and gold, she was armed for war. “It’s the only thing that has the power to tell which creature isn’t a pony” “Father?” Luna asks in doubt. “I had hoped we could meet as strangers” Exia disguised as a unicorn could not keep this charade any longer. From a void rift forming right above him. A Warframe materialize to protect the disguised black stallion, the surrounding guards on top of him were blown away by desert sand and the Warframe Inaros was standing right by his side. “Ceres, Lua, why do you consider me an enemy?” The energy of the Void was converging well with Equestrian Magic, refilling the missing bar in his Void the hidden secrets of Penjaga was unlocking as jet black wings started to form on his back. “You-You’re an Alicorn??!” Flurry Heart shouted, all the while the rest of the ponies and a single light mulberry dragon kneel in reverence. Only the four monarchs stood tall at this moment. “Our true names, so you are him” Celestia was surprised. “Murderer,” Luna’s eyes blazed in anger and her magic growing violent around her, she was like a demon with an aura of black flames “Sister, please calm yourself, we are here to speak reasons,” Celestia said as she tries to persuade Luna. “I-I apologize, I, cannot explain but, my hate for him would not stop growing, just being here was making me hate him more and I do not know why” Luna replied in anger and confusion, her eyes stared at the young black alicorn. “Lua, I am currently much more aligned to the Sun alignment, my karma isn’t how it should be, I ask for your forgiveness on this matter but what do you mean when you called me a murderer?” Exia started to lose himself in the presence of these two Alicorns, the will of the Orokin he inherited is taking over his persona. There he saw something quite nostalgic and unique when her anger is being fueled by her magic. “I see, she gave, Shared her Oro to the two of you” Exia un-summoned his Warframe returning Inaros into his Void. He sat down and raise both his hoof in the air. “If we fight here innocent bystanders will lose their lives in our skirmish, therefore, I would like to surrender” “Surrender? Buck your surrender! Tell me why! Why did you take our mother’s life!” Luna demanded an answer. “You have grown strong my little dark night,” Exia said those words in a tone like a caring father to her sweetest daughter. But for Luna, the Princess of the Night could not accept those words to someone who took her mother from her, and hearing this reply to an Alicorn she had never met angered her even more. She could not hold her emotions within her, tears started to flood down her eyes like waterfalls and she rushes towards Exia with all her strength. She grips her weapon with her teeth and swung her blade with the full force she could muster in her neck. But she stops at the moment when her death scythe connected to his fur. He just stood there staring at her as if he wanted to give his life to appease Luna’s anger, she wanted something more than revenge, she wanted the truth more than anything. “Guards! Guards! seize him and put him in prison to rot!” Luna commanded as bat ponies appeared from above, she felt dejected at her self, Her uncontrollable anger was lost in a moment when she was about to take a life, It made her lose her thirst for vengeance. “Luna we need to discuss this more rationally” Celestia was cut off from Luna’s angered emotions. “You can talk to him as much as you want in chains,” Luna growled bitterly. A few bat ponies appeared from the sky and took the pitch-black alicorn away dragging him into a prison cell. Luna somehow lost all interest and simply leave. Celestia went straight to the dungeon where Exia was held as a prisoner in his equestrian form, a jet black alicorn with red highlights in his mane while his body has white small spots similar to small stars in the distant night sky. Chained and locked away in the corner of a prison cell. His eyes close and his body was rigid and unmoving and yet he could still peacefully meditate. Celestia entered his cell and began her interrogation about there mother and what happened all those centuries ago in the Continent of Beginnings, the land where Celestia and Luna were born, A land from the time during the Age of the Gods. It was an entire continent that existed during the time where humans, elves, dwarves, and every magical creature who live side by side in the same realm of existence. It was a world that even gods and the demons live together with there creations as war and fighting decided their rightful dominance. But Exia did not answer her questions, he did not care for something he did not know of but ask her a question. “Ceres why do you wish to punish me for a crime I did not commit or blame me for a crime in my past life.” “I remember, the color of your soul did not change!” Celestia said in fact. “Ceres” Exia calling out her true name, “That is unfair but if you do remember. May I know what you remember about him? Cosmos, the first King. Do you remember why the ponies are the ruling race here in Equestria?” “Of course it was because of Fausticorn, our mother she led all the creatures from the Continent here in Equestria... that cannot be right, why would the other creatures be here as well?“ Celestia began to question her blurry memories. “Cosmos prevailed against all the Primordial God’s and Demonic God’s of every race, creature, and destiny, The first king buried their remains deep inside the Void for an eternity and in his triumph used all their divinity to create this land. Equestria is a gift from Cosmos to Galaxia, a land he nourishes for his children to grow.” He stated as a matter of fact. “LIES!!!” Celestia screamed for her opinion. “Fausticorn knew the truth but trust my words when I say. If Galaxia and Fausticorn fought side by side against the first King, They would not be enough to stop him” Exia focus his eyes on her, they did not waver showing that his words speak the truth. It made Celestia doubt what she knew, questioning the distant memories she has if they are really accurate or even trustworthy. But most of all, why was she trusting Exia’s words so easily. Celestia tries to remember that distant past, her birth father, her mother, it was a time were her mother was carrying Luna in her. But most of all it was a memory full of deaths and war during her very young childhood in the Continent. Her mind started to go back to the past during the Age of The God’s. A memory she never wanted to remember. The rage of the first King of the Continent began when his firstborn foal was hurt by some creature who tried to take her life for her horn and wings, in response Cosmos started his conquest by pushing every creature to extinction that ever hurt a pony and when that was not enough he began murdering there God’s one by one. “Lies” Celestia declared again. Steeling her mind from memories full of scar and sorrow “If that was true then you would not be here in chains.” *Giggle* Exia reacted to her naivety. “You were always so naive my little rain of sunshine. Do you still remember how we play when you were a little filly?” Exia asks vaguely. Celestia was confused in that statement “Played? I-I remember my father teaching me magic, he would always tell me to focus on there magic itself, not their horn” With a childish smug on his face Exia disappeared right in front of Celestia, The chains that bind him and the magical ring that was supposed to seal his magic to drop to the ground. She hurriedly lights her horn and began to search for him all over his lock prison cell but unknown to the Alabaster alicorn he never entered this prison cell. *Void Mist Shift* An ability from the focus school of Penjaga, to leave behind a piece of your existence from the Void while your true self stays hidden from sight and mind both abilities will last until the Tenno deactivate the ability or the double ganger is killed. Exia reappeared from the dark corner of the streets from the very edge of the city, where he was able to snatch a cloak on his way, shrouded in the night with its deep dark color his wearing he was practically invisible during the night and dark corners but there are still guards patrolling everywhere. So just like his skill and natural movement Exia carefully traverses Canterlot with caution as he simply finds his way around the darkness avoiding the vigilant eyes. “How did you do that?” Flurry Heart poke Exia as he was stealthy moving dark corners and evading the guards watch. Exia turned his head in surprise “What the? you can see me? How?” “I don't know but somehow I just felt your magic moving in this direction, so I followed the flow of your magic and there you were being all sneaky like“ Flurry Heart replied with a smile on her face expressing her curiosity and intelligence. “Then why are you following me, You know Ceres and Lua wanted me in chains, why won’t you call them or the patrolling guards?” He questioned her motive doubting her innocence. “I trust you, I don't know why but somehow I knew deep in my heart I could just trust you and besides you saved Aunt Twilight and Spike, which means you are not all bad right?” she answered. Looking at her reaction Exia could guest her true motive. “You want to learn how I escape right?” “Yes! more than anything, So how were you able to cast that spell while your horn was sealed?” Flurry Heart asks more eager to learn his trick. “Sealed? Which part exactly? Magic cannot be sealed once cast. Then your question should be, How could you stop another magic from activating while it is being cast? or Even if your magic was sealed there are other ways to cast magic.” Exia explained still looking around his surroundings. “I don’t understand, is such a thing possible?” Flurry Heart was confused at his explanation. “You saw what I did earlier right? It’s called *Void Mist Shift* a technique from the great focus school of Penjaga, it's a spell that was cast in a different dimension so even if the ring sealed my magic that does not change the fact that I already cast the spell from a different plane of existence. But if you can stop the caster from a different dimension then it is possible to cancel Void Mist Shift” Her eyes sparkle in curiosity “That’s amazing will you teach me?” “You’re too young to learn Void Magic (Focus Ability), come back to me after ten more years” Exia started to walk straight at the crowd of creatures leaving Flurry Heart behind, he was heading to the busiest part of Canterlot. Flurry Heart was about to follow Exia but stop and turned her head. She notices a familiar flow of magic changed In the farside direction, Her hooves followed a different path that leads to the castle grounds. Deep Beneath Canterlot Castle Exia lurks all around Canterlot Castle searching for the lowest levels that would look like dungeons but that is not the case, This castle has no dungeon and Canterlot has its own prison house for their criminals. An improvement from sending them beneath dungeons but noticing the underground of this castle that seems to resemble the inner caves of a mountain. “I don’t remember this place at all” Exia was annoyed at the pace he was going, he was certainly lost deep underground or somewhere in the depts of the mountain. “Where is it?” Exia sat on his flank and began to meditate, he tries to feel the magic and earth under his hooves, searching for a special form of magic. “What are you looking for?” Flurry Heart pop a question from just behind him, ruining his focus. “Gah!... You, would you stop doing that... Wait how did you find me?” with a defeated sight Exia finally remembers (There was a reason why I mistook her for Sunset. After all this alicorn has her destiny now). “Flurry Heart can I ask you something?” “Then if I answer will you teach me Void Magic?” She asks again feeling that pestering him would finally give what she wanted, her Interested in foreign magic did come from her Aunt and her teachings. Looking around to check his surrounding Exia nodded in her question and asks his question first “This castle belongs to the Princess of the Sun and the Princess of the Moon right?” “Yes this is their home, it holds a lot of history and culture from the first unicorns, well it’s a lot better than there first castle if you ask me.” Hearing those words, Exia felt the end of this world all the more nearer and the impending doom much clearer in his mind. “THEY MOVE OUT!!!” Exia grabs Flurry Heart with his magic and looks at her eyes to see the truth. “Y-Yes they did, Is that a problem?” Flurry Heart was surprised at his reaction. “But how did they knew who I am? I knew Faust would hide there existence from them but Cosmos already foresaw that outcome, that is why he gifted her daughters there own castle here in Equestria. Then I am looking at the wrong place this entire time!!” Exia was starting to get emotional, stomping his hoof on the ground made the earth tremor, slipping out of his mind that he was supposed to hide from the two Alicorns that ruled this place, his emotional outrage just now cost him his neck. “What are you looking for exactly?” Flurry Heart asks her question while she was hugging the side of the rock with her hooves keeping herself from shaking along with the tremors. With a defeated sight.“Galaxia’s diary and Cosmos Journal, I remember hiding them beneath there castle. It was a gift from the first king to his daughters” Exia replied. *Swing* From the darkness of this cave, a deadly shadow was forming, and before Exia could react a sharp blade already when trough his flesh as it’s sharp blade took off his head. The head of the black Alicorn drops to the ground and from the shadow of that deadly weapon. Luna emerges proud and strong, her form was a lot darker and sinister than earlier, her eyes have a cat-like sharpness while they flow a dark luster. “L-Luna how could you?” Flurry Heart was shocked at that single moment. She saw the Princess of the night easily took another life while her form was just as sinister. “Forgive my appearance Flurry Heart but I cannot allow this monster to live a second longer” Luna cleaned her blade with her magic and put away her weapon, she wanted to explain her reasons more but... “Believe me, Lua, If I was truly a monster, I would slaughter your armies from the front gate and aimed my blade to the last creature before I decided to cross blade with there rulers” Luna shot her gaze on his corpse but it was not there anymore, nor the blood that was supposed to be on the ground. She felt it, An Alicorn was standing right behind her, His eyes shined in gold as it was beginning to be surrounded in darkness, His coat began to turn darker with a black luster while some stars were shining brightly all over him. Luna felt his domineering presence too overwhelming, she felt turning around to look at him would cost her life. “Don't hurt my sister!” Celestia shouted arriving at the scene, charging her magic she fired a full blast of magical energy that could bust a giant hole inside this mountain, Feeling the bright magic that was headed towards all of them. Exia blocked that attack with his giant wings that resembled the vast cosmos of space, the magic dissipated before it could hit anything and just scuffs it off like dirt. “Luna, Flurry get behind me now!” Luna grabs Flurry Heart with her wings and with a poof of her magic, they were right behind Celestia, safe where they are. Several soldiers wearing the armor of the Sun move forward and created a shield from there own magic around there rulers. Seeing them safe Celestia threw chains made of white luster gold and a crown made of dark oak and black magic right beneath the black Alicorn. “Chains made of god steel and a cursed crown made of the darkest hex, your improving on your studies on the creation and hex magic, I’m impressed Ceres, it makes me proud to see you improve so much since I last saw you” Exia look at Celestia right In the eye, She felt a bizarre sensation staring at him was like drowning in his gaze would drag any creature into limbo. Celestia bit her lips and stared at his hooves instead, she knows this person was not her father but a demon playing with her heart. She demanded one thing from him now. “The truth” the Alabaster alicorn demanded. Exia’s eyes cleared from the darkness and light as it returned to his red iris and gold pupil, he sighted “Twilight told me you recognize Fausticorn as your parent and seeing as Cosmos and Galaxia has no recorded here in Equestria I would have hope that you two would never know them” Exia replied. “We, My sister, and I never forget” Luna step forward and said her piece. “Is that why both of you willingly gave your kingdom to Twilight in a few years?” Exia gave Luna a shocked look like he could see right through her. “How did you know?!” Celestia exclaimed in surprise. “Because the two of you never considered becoming more than a Princess” He gave them a sharp judgemental look as if he was questioning their choices in life. “Stop looking for your past Ceres, In this time it had become nothing more than ruins now. Let the past remain the past, go and focus on your future” “You murdered our mother and you want us to let it go!?” Luna was beginning to become emotional. “The Orokin has come to this land to take back there own people and find the heir to there glorious empire” Exia stating his enemies' motives. “Then why are you here in Canterlot? The Orokin are staying in our old castle” Celestia replied. “You gave your home to creatures that plot your demise?” Exia disappeared and reappeared right next to Flurry Heart. He grabs her horn with his hooves and charges it with his own magic. “Never trust Orokin lies” Exia whispered towards Celestia and Luna and with Exia’s Alicorn red magic covering the two of them Exia and Flurry disappeared from the sight of the Princess of the Sun and Moon. Crystal Empire Exia and Flurry reappeared in the center of the Crystal Empire right in front of the Crystal Heart. “What was that for?!” Flurry gasp in the air as she pushes away the hooves that hijack her magic. “The magic of your aura was unique, similar to the ponies who came from the crystals beneath this land, so I use your magic to cast recall, a spell to teleport you back to your origins” Exia explained with a deadpan expression. Flurry Heart examined his expression and looking at someone who got killed and threatened his killer like a truly evil monster. He felt sad at the outcome of there meeting, Flurry Heart cannot understand herself but she knew this alicorn in front of her was trustworthy despite all his actions up till now. “Exia is there something wrong?” She asks. “They hate me, The children of the Imperial son hate me, But I'm not the Imperial son anymore, the one they hate was the person or pony in my past life. A pony I right now have no connection whatsoever, I have a clean slate. Which means I can still fix our relationship right?” Hearing him Flurry could tell he was about to cry, rather he wanted to. “It feels like you are just forcing that technicality but after what you did, I mean. I was pretty scared at you when your eyes turned creepy” Flurry replied in awkwardness. “Sorry, it was an old habit in my past life” Exia apologize as best he could. “Then tell me what’s going on?” “The unicorns here are a great descendant from the Orokin in the Origin System” “I feel there is a story behind that statement” “I wanted the conflict of Man to remain separate but the way things are going, This world will become part of the Origin System and the Tenno will have to intervene in this worlds upcoming war” “Right the Orokin hurt Aunt Twilight, I hope she’s alright” “She is fine, her wound was healing fast, she will regain her conscience before morning” “Then the Orokin? Shouldn’t we stop them” “It is impossible, even with the full force of my people, The Tenno, it would not be enough to stop the Orokin in their conquest. After all, we have never met or seen a Grand Master Dax nor a Primed Warframes under the full control of Transcendence ability. If we fail the word peace would no longer exist on this planet. “Then what should we do?” She asks in worry as she hears the might of the enemy and the possibility of the end of the world. “We need more power but for now I need to buy time until I can unlock all my abilities and with this world’s magic. My clansmen and even my Warlord can finally achieve our clan’s grand quest. To finally create a new focus school of Umbra. But first thing first I need this crystal” “Do you mean the crystal heart?” “Yes, I need it in pieces“ A small white portal appeared right next to Exia and with his equine mouth, he grabs a single curved, edge blade made of dark steel and sharpness that seems to cut the air and blaze the atmosphere around it. His sudden threatening action made Flurry Heart jumps in front of the Crystal Heart to protect it. “What? Why? This crystal protected our land from the Windigoes. I cannot let you destroy it” “Do you mean the same Windigoes that are being repelled by the Orokin Heat Capacitor around your land?” Exia replied. “Oh yeah, that problem was solved the other day when Hope made that wish to the Orokin.” Her mind suddenly figured something out, “If the Orokin wanted to wage war against all of Equestria, why did they gave us these towers that repelled the Windigo?” “Because they wanted something much more threatening than cold shiver and bad weather” Exia pointed the far distance with his jet black wings, Crystal Guards made a blockade in front of there Empire as a giant grotesque tree filled with blood and flesh drew closer. Infested undead from countless creatures that were born in this land was charging to her home in droves and from the disgusting air that was filled with Toxin and Viral. Exia could tell, these things are now part of the Infested flood. “There aren't any Infested or sick ponies here in my empire. Why is that virus here? Wasn’t it near Canterlot?” “It’s because the Infested knew that they cannot assimilate crystal ponies in a short time. Rather it will take some time when those things try to devour something hard and new” Exia bend his knees and made a stance, he charged his Dragon Nikana in his mouth with Void Energy brewing through the tip of the blade, his aim was the Crystal Heart. Flurry Heart did not wait, She dove in front of the Crystal and powered it with her magic, The Crystal Heart spun faster as it began to mold magic into a perfect sphere, erecting its giant barrier that protected the entire empire. “Flurry Heart!” A light grey coated pony with a blue mane with a cerulean highlight ran towards the center of the empire, running towards his daughter. Shining Armor headed straight towards her daughter as she notices a black stallion drew a blade at her. “Dad! No! Go away it’s not safe here” Her warning was a minute too late as Exia pointed his sword towards the light grey Unicorn that was heading his way. “Last warning or else” Exia pointed the tip of his blade to the light grey Unicorn's throat creating a small nick as the sharp blade was already deep within his coat. Her eyes shot wide open “NOOO!!!” A loud noise came out of her despair and with a shockwave, the crystal heart burst apart into small pieces. Flurry did not know what happened as she stares at the pieces of the heart in her hooves. Exia looks at the ground when a piece landed in front of him, taking a single piece of the crystal heart he smiled in satisfaction “A single piece of this treasure should have enough magic to anchor my Void here in your world.” *Poof* Within that moment Exia was suddenly trapped in a blue cerulean bubble, agitated he lock gazes on the caster that traps him in a magical bubble. “My empire might be under attack but I will not let a foreign intruder like you leave after pointing a sword at the Emperor of the Crystal Empire” Shining Armor claim in pride as he began to notice the jet black horn and wings under his magic. He felt his coat stand tall noticing this fearful alicorn’s dead eyes that were staring at him. “Your ponies are about to die Emperor of this nation” Exia whispered his warning to the light grey alicorn. “What did you say?” Shining Armor asks the trap black Alicorn in worry but to the very distance of his empire, Exia’s warning was too late. The walls that protected his empire began to collapse and load screaming of ponies could be heard on all sides. The walls from the crystal empire in all directions were blasted to the ground turning into rubble. The infested was rushing towards the empire with infectious air. The guards and the ponies stand together as they try to use all there magic and abilities to protect each there home and the one leading them was the Empress of the Cyrstal Empire, Mi Amore Cadenza or Empress Cadance. She started to lead an attack to push the monster away, but as she was about to go at the offensive, four flyings infested beast charges at her from the air. “Mom!” Flurry Heart called out her eyes shot wide as she saw her own mother getting attack by the Infested. “Amore?!” Exia looks to the direction where Flurry called her mom, then at that moment, Exia foresaw the death of that Alicorn. He snaps out of his own thoughts, returning his personality to normal. He looks to the sky as he saw an Alicorn with a light grayish cerise coat move to the air. His words filled everypony around him in fear. “She is going to die” “She needs my help!” Flurry declared as she was about to spread her wings and take to the air. “Don’t, if you try to save her now, both of you will die” Exia shouted his warning before she could take off. “Exia clasped his hooves around the piece of the crystal heart. “Flurry Heart, take me to the top of this tower if you want to save everypony” The cerulean bubble shrank a lot smaller and Shinning Armor scoff in disdain. “If you think I would let a monster like you roam free then you got another thing coming” with Shining’s magic, the bubble enforces magic began to shrink faster, trying to crush Exia to death. “Why do the rulers in Equestria always think I'm a monster? I didn't do anything wrong since I just got here!” Exia was about to break this bubble with his magic when a light yellow beam of energy shot towards Shining Armor and knocking him out. Unexpectedly that attack came from Flurry Heart. “Do I have your word?” She asks with a grim expression. With a dumbstruck look, Exia asks “You do know, you’re supposed to ask that first before you blasted your father right?“ *Smack* Flurry Heart hoove face her own snout. “Well maybe I did it on purpose” With a small chuckle, Exia pointed his hooves to the very top. “You have my word, now take me to the very top of this castle” Screams of horror and panic surrounded the Empire, it made Flurry Heart look back to see her country being attacked, and yet she was still afraid to face the Infestation. “If you still have doubts,” Exia powered his horn as a red void space of magic appeared right behind him. Then from that magic appeared. The God-King Inaros appeared as a heroic soul, A soldier, and a hero from his time, where his mind was still there serving the Orokin Empire as a soldier but now with Exia’s own magic, this Warframe was equal to a summoned hero. “Save Amora and her ponies, wipe every single infested on your way back”. Like a loyal knight, Inaros drew his long sword and charge towards the battlefield. Exia look at Flurry with a reassuring smile “Inaros is more than enough to save your mother and her ponies but he cannot save every pony from all directions” “I know, let’s go” Flurry Heart understood so with a nod she grabs him with her wings, and with a *Poof* of yellow magic the two where on the top of the Crystal Empire. At the top where Exia and Flurry saw the Infested decaying the land in a black murky earth which reach up to the horizon, they both knew from this scenery that this part of Equestria is done for and it belongs to the Infested now. Exia gritted his teeth in anger “Damn Orokin scum, they figured out how to perfectly control the Technocyte Virus” Now he knew he needed to do something more drastic, He walks towards the center of the tower and sat cross leg, he began to meditate with the piece of the crystal heart flowing in front of him. He was channeling void energy towards the magical artifact. “That’s sacrificial magic? Exia don’t, that spell won’t solve anything” She tried to stop him but... Exia shakes his head and said. “No, But it should be enough to buy us some time” “But there has to be another way!” “Yes there is but that would mean the extinction of the Crystal Ponies and this empire” Exia shifted his gaze towards Flurry “ I will put a barrier that will save your home take this chance to push back the Infested that entered this empire” Flurry Heart began to tear up on his actions “Why are you doing this?” “The Unum, the Operator for Gara, after she murdered her own family to stop the roots of evil on Earth, she took it upon herself to save her people the same way I am doing now. What kind of Tenno am I if I could not do the same but most important part, I cannot let the Infested trans-mutate a a crystal pony.” He notices the sad expression Flurry was making and as he could tell, she felt so powerless in all those overwhelming power even though she was supposed to be the strongest race in Equestria. “This is not the end, Flurry Heart my comrades the Tenno, they will come for you to save your world. If you find them not bound by Orokin Lies then tell them to come here. I shall impart a piece of the focus school of Penjaga. “You will teach them Void Magic?” Flurry Heart asks in a teary tone. “I gave you my word young Alicorn, ten years, come back to me if you are ready to learn them” “I will” she saluted with her wings. “Good, but one last thing. Tell Amore, she was always were crystal clean.” Exia closed her eyes, he fell asleep as the magic of a piece of the crystal heart began to grow in magic power. The God-King Inaros defended the Crystal Empire together with the crystal ponies against countless enemies from the Infested flood. The Crystal Empire successfully defended itself with countless battles that brewed into an endless war. Before the end of the month. They finally came, The Umbra Clan that had a sigil with a crescent moon with a sword in the middle lead by their Warlord; Aeterna of the Black Moon. The End. > Chapter 15: No Heroes Among Murderers > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Back to the Present... “That’s it? There’s got to be more right, at least tell me what happened to the rest of Exia’s squad when they challenge the Orokin Warship, Do you even know which Orokin led the campaign?” Fate pleaded to know more. “I don’t know Exia never told me that part of his story,” she said. Ordan Karris still within the specter unit can already tell, even without the eyes, gut, or brain that make up for his intuition. There are only so few Orokin that could ascend the throne. It feels like she’s hiding so much more but it does not matter, Ordan knew how to get the rest of the story, located in the other half of him who has full control of that very same Warship. “After that marvelous battle I never stop admiring ExiaTrailblaze, the hero who saved my life and eventually he became my Master and under his tutelage, I finally receive my cutie mark, I didn’t know what it was at first because of its unique design but in the Origin system it was the Sigil for Koneksi.” Flurry Heart told proudly. *Ring*Riiing* The Telephone in the living room suddenly rang and Flurry was the quickest to answer, “Hello Unums residence how may I-- Princess why are you... The Corporation is under attack by WHAT?!” Panic and confusion were obvious in Flurry's face. Canterlot City, Present Time. Exia in his Warframe, currently sitting in the middle of the park wearing a disguise that’s resembling a penniless hobo in which there’s an absolutely good reason for wearing this disguise, Exia made a private chat connecting to his Cephalon. “So let me get this straight, according to your analysis on this timeline I just need to sit here and I can get the right currency we need to travel for our mission, just by waiting for some random people to give it to us?” Exia ask. “Yes operator you are correct, this method is the quickest and it won’t draw any attention to us,” Ordis replied. “huh...Well, it's official this Earth is the weirdest one on this timeline.” Exia stated. “I mean without doing anything, I wore this drab from some random trash bin and sit here silently waiting for someone to give me the funds we need for our transportation? I mean do you know how stupid that idea sounds like?!” While Exia was chatting with Ordis via communication a generous soul was already in front of him. “Oh, you poor dear... here” A sweet serene voice from a proper lady spoke to him. Exia’s view quickly focuses on the person in front of him, it was a charming young girl that has crystal azure eyes and blue hair, she was wearing a white louse blouse and a violet short skirt with three white diamond sewn on it, then Exia notices the same insignia was on her purple necklace as she gracefully bends over for a bit and drops a few coins in his hand for the beggar disguise Tenno to receive. The Tenno inside the Warframe, accidentally notices the inner garments of this young lady as she bends down for a second all the while his Warframe was looking at the coins. The Tenno inside the disguised Warframe re-adjusted his 3rd person view and peek at the fine black undergarments in the loose blouse. For some illogical reason Exia reacted in such away unfitting for him. Then from this simple action all three Cephalons residing in Exia’s Orbiter server, made a quick meeting. Orokin Cephalon Ordis from Orokin Warship Server and Ordan Karris currently listening to Flurry Hearts tale, also using Titania’s/Buttercup Orbiter server. All three Cephalon knew what their Operator was currently focus on and in unison, the three Cephalons thought “Star child, something is different about him” Orokin Warship Orokin Ordis finally finish his download in this world’s basic common knowledge and wisdom in this world, Working all its way through its thinking processor to understand Exia’s current situation. “I see according to this world experts, our Operator is experiencing something called puberty. It’s when a child slowly reaches adulthood something Ordis believe that his Operator truly deserves in his age. An experience the Orokin deprived of all the children of the Zariman Ten Zero but now in this world maybe Ordis can find a better life, a better future compared to all that meaningless bloodshed for the operator” he said, relaying it all to the two other Cephalons on Earth. Then in front of the Orokin Cephalon was his Operator?! There in the darkest corner sitting in the wall a silhouette that has golden glowing eyes made a statement “His turning back into a human” The Void demon faded away in a dark evil chuckle. After receiving a few coins from that breath taking beauty, she left and the very still Tenno that was in begging position was having a bit of a problem. *Transference* Exia phase out of his Warframe as he proceeded in wiping out his nosebleed. His comms activated asking in panic. “Operator! You’re bleeding! Try sitting up straight and lean forward, while pinching your nose” Following Ordis instructions from the comms, the bleeding finally stops. “This is nothing Ordis, I’m fine” Exia replied in reassurance but his thought was (What’s happening to me?) “I hope it’s not the side effects of a foreign void jump, that Orokin you fought was wearing too much protective gold suit after all and...” Ordis pause for a whole minute thinking what to say next. The Tenno was sweating in buckets, worried about the meaning of “And? What AND?? Tell me Ordis!” the Tenno demanded in fear. “Well I don’t want to alarm the Operator but... Do you remember the pony you rescued who magically turns into a girl?” “Where are you going with this?” “In theory Operator during that particular void jump, she somehow what’s the word? Magically changed into a girl when we crossover to this world and maybe just maybe so did you?” Ordis replied sheepishly on the last part. Exia just doesn’t know how to respond. (Is it possible? Did I change back to being human?) He looks at his Warframe thinking the worse. *Transference* Inside Excalibur Exia let out a deep breath of relief, somehow relief his still a Tenno that hasnt changed, “I hope” “In light of this new information, How are you feeling Operator?” Ordis ask in assurance for his Operator. “I’m fine Ordis, let’s just... give me a minute let me try something” Exia replied as his Warframe Excalibur sat down in meditation. Pushing that fear behind his mind Exia meditated and focuses on his own Void energy. *Transference* the Excalibur disappeared, replaced by the Operator. The Warframe was hidden within his own void like his own pocket dimension, while the disguise was neatly folded in his lap and a few coins were on top of it. “Huh?” “Never look a gifted poney in the mouth Operator” Ordis reacted upon seeing the weirdness of it. Taking his advice Exia grab all the coins and left the clothes on the bench, seeing a mission success. He sprints away towards the nearest bus station. Entering a new world with this unforeseen change something was really different about the Tenno but instead of blindly jumping into a new world, he should have studied, learn, adapt and so on, an oversight he will soon regret before reaching his destination. The Tenno stops in his tracks as he inhales and exhales oxygen in his lungs, heavily catching as much air as he can, making Ordis extremely worried. “Did you over-exert yourself, Operator? Wait are you tired? The Operator! That can’t be, It’s not possible. Please hold on a second as I command Helios Prime to perform a thorough scan into your current well being” Exia look up he saw his sentinel Helios Prime it was scanning him for any abnormalities. *Beep* scan complete. “Wait!!” Exia failed to Interject his opinion as Ordis continued. “Operator what you’re experiencing is something called fatigue, well its possible due to all that running, I suppose” “Fatigue?...Me tired? That’s not possib—could it?” Exia said still failing to comprehend his dire situation. “Yes from all that running” Ordis stated. “Me!?” Alarm bells were ringing in his head as Exia calmly analyze what’s wrong with him, thinking inwardly back in the Origin System, the Tenno can run laps that covered the entire Plains of Eidolon on foot without there Warframes but here, on this foreign planet. He got tired? Then what else? Can he still risk continuing on? Exia couldn’t move from his spot as his face fills itself with worry that threatens his life, “Will my arcane revive still work?, in this world can I even use all my Operator Magus, No no no the real problem is how intense will the pain be if I get shot or die in this place?” The list of his problem goes on. “I need my Warframe” Exia switch back into his Warframe but.. Ordis heard that last part and stop his Operator from exposing them to this new world. The voice in Exia’s comms changed, it was Orokin Ordis on the Warship that stated “Entering combat mode in a civilian population is absolutely forbidden star child, innocent will be caught in the crossfire please understand” Another Ordis joined in “you can’t enter combat in a public place like this Operator everyone will see you and that could ruin the timeline with unknown consequences” at Ordis words Exia stop as he looks around his surroundings. There are a few people walking by and against his better judgment Exia had to comply, this is a strange world after all. “Alright, Ordis you’re the expert, tell me what should I do next,” Exia asks recovering from his panic state. “Thank you for giving me this chance Operator, I promise you won’t regret it. Now let’s start with human life —---“ Taking the time to recover from his running earlier, Exia listens to his explanation about the basic knowledge of this new world, but at the same time, Exia’s eyes shifted his focus on somewhere else, ignoring important details that he will soon regret. In the distance around the next turn, he saw that lovely girl he met earlier. The one that gave him enough fare for transportation. She was dragged into a dark alleyway by a group of well-armed thugs, Exia can guess they’re thugs because only despots would drag a girl in a dark corner on top of wearing a black leather jacket that has something painted on its back, a sigil that was vaguely familiar, A skull? Exia was so focused on this scenario that he ignored every word Ordis was saying. He activated *Void Shadow* and disappeared into the darkness while slowly approaching the alleyway. Corner of 1st Street Dark Alleyway Exia entered the Dark Alley like a ninja that hides in the shadow, it was the same way he entered the secret lair where Ballas was being held during his time in Chimera Quest. Silent and non exisent, a presence that does not exist but still there. Eyes in the darkness that no presence can notice. A shadow within a shadow deeply hidden in the darkness. The situation was three thugs surrounding the girl and another one sitting on a dumpster with a younger girl tied right next to him. Exia counted the civilians and the enemies it was four well-armed enemies and two defenseless hostages, unsure about Exia’s health items in his gear wheel or his own void revive ability Exia choose the perfect assassination play, that would ensure the safety of the hostages. “Sweetie Belle, are you alright? Did they hurt you?” the worried older sister asks. “I’m sorry sis I—“Sweetie Belle replied but she couldn’t say anything else as her captor place a knife on her shoulder. The ringleader of the group steps forward saying “We found your sweet little sister giving away rags all over my neighborhood, well it’s a dangerous neighborhood after all. Luckily my crew and I found her and safely brought her to you. It’s a dangerous world out there, wouldn’t want your sister getting hurt now would we?” “I see and I assume all you gentlemen would want some kind of reward for all your effort now, is that it?” Rarity hiss already guessing what these kinds of people really want. “Hahaha” “Yeah why not” “She offered boss” The ring leader whistled, he walks closer to Rarity leaning forward smelling her in a creepy way, catching a wonderful scent from her body increasing his desire to violate her. Rarity couldn’t endure any longer as she pushes him away and throwing her purse at his face. “That’s all the money I have, Now give me back Sweetie Belle this instant!” she demanded. Insulted by the rejection he snickered and said “Your money is good but —“ his eyes moving around Rarity’s body enjoying the view like she was bare naked. He signaled his men behind her with a quick nod as they take action. Rarity was about to reach for her necklace that has the power to protect her from these fiends but she was a second too late because the two lackeys grab Rarity from behind locking both her arms. “Unhanded me you fiends” Rarity protested as she tries to break free. “Boss maybe she the kind that likes foreplay first?” “Don’t you dare!” she refuses in anger, glaring at the pervert that said it. The boss of the group snickered and said “Then you won’t mind if I do your little sister first” “Rarity!!!” Sweetie Belle screams as her captor tries to reach in under her skirt, touching her legs and reaching inside her. Sweetie wanted to fight back but both her arms were tied. She tried to struggle but then the knife got closer in her neck, she fell silent as she felt the cold blade touch her neck, tears dropping from her eyes as she looks at her older sister in fear on what will happen next. Rarity looks at her sister with a lovingly worried look then she stared at the leader of the thugs and asks “After I satisfy all of your”... she paused disgusted as she said, “sexual desires, do I have your word that you’ll let my sister go?” The ringleader smiled at her words “If you’re good enough why not” The Tenno has heard enough, he was perfectly hidden above them noticing the villain’s evil smile that showed greed and lust. He felt every lies in his words. Exia spoke like a demon deep in this darkness “No they won’t!” Before anyone could ask who said that... A silhouette made of black and crimson red was hovering from above. Exia with his Excalibur Warframe unsheathe his Dragon Nikana as he strikes down from the air like an eagle taking a life that was under the food chain. With a thud, one of the thugs fell down dead and the other was cut in half from the chest, taking out two villains before anyone else in the alleyway could blink, it all happened so fast. No one could fathom what exactly happened as everyone in this alley was frozen in fear as they stare at the person who did it. Ordis was the one who reacted from the carnage that took less than a second from his Operator's first blood in this world. “Operator you can’t take a life o---” *Mute* (Did the Operator just mute me!) Ordis reacted in anger. Exia muted Ordis while glaring at the thugs that were begging to die for violating two innocent girls. There cries is coming from hare past deep within his mind, Exia can’t remember when but the rage he feels to this villains, it kept reminding him of a clouded memory about what the Orokin did to the children of the Zariman Ten Zero. The ringleader shaking in his knees because of his men being cut down in front of him and looking at the faceless monster that did it, he asks “What---” Exia couldn’t wait as his sword left the scabbard, only seeing a string of red light as his move decapitated the ringleaders head, it slowly drops to the ground and continued to speak “—are you” was the thugs last dying words as the head fall in front of Rarity. The head of the thug was bleeding from its eyes and ears before it started to squirt blood from its neck and the body sprayed like a fountain from the headless body before it drops to its knees at the ground lifeless. Rarity shriek in fear by the scene of fresh blood and gore in front of her and because of absolute fear she tried to get away, retreating a few steps she trips at the dead body that was behind her getting fresh warm blood all over her clothes. She felt squeamish but did everything she could not to scream, trying to evade the ire of the monster in front of her. The monster responsible took a second to look at her with a faceless mask that looks nothing like a human being, just then it turned away ignoring her as its focus on someone else. Rarity aligns her sight with the Tenno’s Warframe, It was the other thug, holding her sister captive. Sweetie Belle’s eyes were wide as plates and her pupil shrank in fear as the Tenno took a step forward with his right hand still holding the hilt of the katana preparing to strike at the last surviving enemy. At the same time Rarity recovered from her shock when her sister cried for help as the faceless monster took another step. The thug felt death by the second and out of fear for his life his instinct did what most cowardly villains would do, he grab the small child lifting her up like a small shield, the sharp blade was placed on Sweetie Belles neck tightly, the blade of the weapon was already skin deep. A single slit from that knife could end her. The cowering thug was shaking all over and in that situation, Exia notices a single drop of blood coming from Sweetie Belle’s neck. Noticing the current situation “No! Please don’t” Rarity cried, her hands already in her necklace still hesitating to activate her magic because (will it work? Even if it did, how? Can she save her? No, she doesn’t have any technique or practice to apply her magic in this kind of hostage situation.) Exia took his Melee weapon from his waist and threw it beneath the thug’s feat and after that, he raises both arms to show his surrender. The last surviving thug snickered in joy as his plan comes to fruition, feeling relief and in control of the situation he points his blade at the Tenno and was about to demand something when... Exia took a chance that he will never waste. Excalibur’s first ability *Dash and Slash* in a split second, Exia was already in front of Sweetie Belle with a new sword made of void energy appeared on hand that came out of nowhere. It was a sword swing that radiated a blood red energy that was aiming to cleave both the hostage and her captor. Rarity saw a monster aiming to cut both the villain and her sister, she reacted by holding her purple necklace with her left hand and conjure a diamond shape barrier in front of Sweetie Belle. Rarity’s conjure a shield that was meant on protecting her sister but the sword swing was much faster. After a second the result was a diamond shape shield bathe with a pool of freshly sprayed blood like a canvas. Rarity couldn’t believe her eyes, Sweetie Belle was... “Sweetie...” hearing her voice Exia look at Rarity, he notice that the necklace shined with black tinted light. She’s fine – are the words Exia should have said but... “Murderer” stated Rarity for the Tenno to hear, Rarity’s fear was overshadowed with hateful eyes. Her words were supposed to mean nothing for the Tenno because he heard it countless times back in the Origin System but here, those words where different when it came from an innocent girl that had nothing to do with his last home, Exia was somehow affected by it. “Freeze” A random police officer showed up from behind pointing a gun at the Tenno. He couldn’t move when he saw the moonlight shined at the alleyway revealing a picture of death and carnage. Blood and gore painted the ground and the fresh blood was on top of the graffiti on the walls, A girl cowering in fear in a corner and another one lying on the ground beneath the Tenno’s feat. Sweetie Belle fainted when the blood from her captor sprayed behind her like a fountain but the one that took all his sanity was the Tenno with a blood-bathed sword. His hands were shaking as he continues to point his gun towards the Tenno. “D-Demon!” The police officer screamed in terror and fired multiple shots from his pistol. An hour has passed, police and ambulance siren’s covered the silent evening. The alleyway was covered with a police line, and dozen of officers were investigating the gruesome crime scene left by the Tenno. Flurry Heart arrives at the scene wearing thick dark brown sunglasses and a brown coat like most detective wears in movies when they arrive at the scene of the crime. Ignoring the blood and gore she walks straight towards the cop who was first on the scene and the detective that was taking his statement, Flurry stops a few steps next to them as she listens in to their conversations. “I’m telling you it was the Crimson Demon, the one that massacred the entire Steel Syndicate at uptown” The policeman who was first at the scene stated, still shaking in fear. Probably suffering from that nightmare filled moment that took 10 years off his life. “Ohh yeah, rookie? If that’s true, then how are you still alive” The condescending detective asks. The cop couldn't answer still in shock at that near to death experience. “The same reason those two girls are also alive”. Flurry interjected pointing at Rarity and Sweetie Belle who are both sharing a giant blanket and drinking what seems like a hot beverage. “and you are?” The detective asks. Flashing a special I.D badge “I’m from The Agency, I’m what you call a cleaner, I’m taking over the case and the two witnesses” she said. Turning around meeting Rarity and Sweetie, she offered to take them home. The two girls started to sob and cry, tonight's event traumatizes them for good. These two will never be the same, unless... Flurry Heart needed to save both their minds by showing them a rare artifact that would aid in her purpose of coming back here from the future. > Chapter 16: Altered Memories > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Earlier this evening a group of thugs notices a little girl walking around there neighborhood. She has pale, light rose and greyish mulberry swirly hair with a red headband on her head, it neatly placing her long locks of hair in place. She was wearing a pink blouse and a yellow skirt, walking alone in the middle of the night in a dangerous place and with clothes like that made her an easy target. The thugs surrounded the little girl and in her sap green eyes, they notice her scared look. “Are you lost, little girl? Why don’t you come with us, your big sister is worried sick looking for you” A scary stranger block the way of a small little girl asking her this question like a threat. Sweetie Belle retreated a few steps and answered with a fearful smile she could muster “No thanks, I already know where my sister is.” She was trying to evade the thugs around her moving in a hurry With a nod on their head, the thugs kept on insisting until they saw their chance. “Get the Rope!” ordered one of the thugs. “Tie her up, the boss needs her as bait,” another one said. Hearing their conversation Sweetie started to panic and retaliate as best she can. When that wasn’t working she screamed and called out for a rescue “Help, Help! I’m being kidnaped” It made her captors more aggressive and with a *Smack* on her cheeks, she drops to the ground, as her hands cover her cheeks, and tears started to form in her eyes from the pain. One thug started to tie the poor little girl that was lying on the ground but before they could touch her again, a hero decided to answer her call for help. *Click* “There we go evidence” A young teenager in a lab coat took a picture from his phone containing the attempted kidnapping with the rope and ugly looking thugs that only know’s how to hang out in a dark alleyway. He gave off an evil smile as he inspects the quality of the photo. He puts the phone away and said “Now when the cop comes here, my mom won’t be mad at me for testing my Moa’s combat specs on villains like you guys. So I’m grateful for every moron here who choose this way of life, I mean kidnapping children? that's a bit much don’t you think?” The thugs wanted to draw their weapons hidden on their bodies to silent the mysterious teenager in front of them but the young teen in the lab coat reacted first “Para, use the Anti-Grav Grenade on the bad guys” A Moa fired a single giant grenade in there general area and with a futuristic explosion, the thugs were all incapacitated from the blast all the while each of them was suspended in the air. Sweetie Belle was lying on the ground even though she was in the center of the blast zone, she was completely unharmed, unaffected by the explosion of the grenade as if there's a friendly fire rule here. The thugs drop from the ground in groaning pain. He took this chance to grab Sweetie Belle in his arms and leave somewhere safe. “Who are you mister?” Sweetie Belle asks his savior while he was undoing the rope that tried her. “Trailblazer” He answered then by remembering something he asks the little girl a really important question “Those thugs mentioned your big sister right? Should I be worried?” Sweetie Belle was shocked at his question, remembering what those guys said, she was the bait and they need her sister Rarity, “Rarity! Hurry mister we need to find my sister” she exclaimed. Rarity was lured in a dark alleyway when the thugs mentioned her sister but seeing that they don't have her. She tried to leave this dark corner. “Unhand me you brutes” Rarity retaliated trying to break free from there hold or reach in for her necklace to activate her magic but she has pinned down both her arms lock in a cable tie, she was captured as if these thugs knew about her magic. Then in the short distance, a Galant teen in a white coat entered the scene of the attempted kidnapping. “When a lady says un-hand, she meant to piss off,” Trailblazer said in an angry tone that stops them from continuing further, Everyone's attention shifted on the young teen in a lab coat. “Boss, that’s the brat that took the girl, the one with the weird robot” the lackey warned. Trailblazer’s reaction to the grunt's words was to crack his knuckles and after popping all stiff fingers he made a fighting stance from the sparring weapons, The Brutal Tide. Trailblazer position both his arms in a boxer stance, feet firmly apart to make a sudden movement in any situation during a battle, it was a fighting stance that required all four limbs of the body to move in a fluid motion. The boss of the thugs gestured his men to surround Trailblazer, they started to grab different kinds of weapons hidden in their person, knives, guns, etc. making them more intimidating. Of course his un-affected by the intimidation, Trailblazer smiled and said. “Sorry boys, I’m only after your boss” “You dissing us, foo---“ before a random thug finishes his comment. “Para!!!” Trailblazer called out on command. The Moa that was hidden in the darkness sprang into action, activating its abilities *Whiplash Mine* the thugs that were surrounding Trailblazer was suddenly dragged to the ground on his side and the next second they were all shot into the air from the ground floating. *Anti-Grav Grenade* The leader was staring at his lackeys floating in the air like a bunch of balloons, completely distracted. Trailblazer snickered as he closes the distance warning the thug leader warning him as he started his attack “Over here you Dumbass” The thug leader notice Trailblazer a bit too late, here at this moment the leader took a beating that broke everything including his pride. Trailblazer beat the living shit out of him with the Melee Combo *Rushing Fire* from the Brutal Tide stance. After that one-sided beating Trailblazer notices the two sisters together again creating a loving moment. “Rarity!” Sweetie Belle called out, rushing near her sister to give her a loving hug. “Sweetie” Rarity cried a bit, returning the hug as she hears her little sister cry in worry. Rarity felt the warmth of her sister comforting her very soul after a few moments has passed, Rarity’s charming crystal azure eyes shifted to her savior in appreciation in a very soft tone. “Thank you” Trailblazer walks the two sisters home like a gentleman. Upon reaching there home Sweetie Belle was the first to the door. “Mom, Dad we’re home!!” Sweetie screamed enthusiastically. “Trailblazer, I’m truly grateful for rescuing me and my sister from those brutes and...” Rarity made a quick move on her savior. She gave him a small peck on the cheeks that made the both of them blush, “Good night” Rarity said as she made a quick dash to her home a bit embarrassed about her action. Always stay cautious at those, who know how to manipulate a happy ending. In a private cafe shop somewhere in the city, Fate was bringing a cup of coffee to her friend that was busy channeling her equestrian magic and void energy towards an ancient relic. Fate was looking at her as she saw multiple images of a film being edited, rough cut and some variations cut and reorganize, she was looking at the final cut like Flurry was editing a movie. Taking the first sip, Fate cherishes the taste of a newly brood mug “Impressive work as always Flurry Heart, you completely mastered the Equestrian Memory Stone.” After a tired look, she set the glowing stone on the table and gave a tired smile “So with this, my future and my ponies are safe, and your people won’t need to wage a war on my world, Is it finally over?” Fate returned her smile “Of course, that book you have is the proof you need, now go to Canterlot High and return to your world, your own time and rest, You do deserve it after all” her eyes shifted to the window gazing at the city “There is nothing left for you here.” she stated. When Flurry Heart saw her gaze along with her answer, it felt that this was just a very painful goodbye that was asking her to leave while she still has a chance. But Exia taught her the Tenno ways better than anyone, “Nakak, thank you, I know being the Fated Unum for the Orokin in this world is too much but please allow me to stay here and make sure your dreams do come true.” “True, you staying would make my life easier but... do you have the strength to continue? I do, but what about you? what happens next might break your hearth or end in your death, are you sure you want to stay?” she asks. “I am” Flurry answered. Then after finishing there cup of coffee the two traveled to the next point in this part of the past that needs to be altered. Exia was staring at the window side gazing the city view at night, sitting at the last row of the bus that was on its way to his mission objective but with his despaired eyes that speaks volume of shattered pride and dejection. He left out a long sight as the atmosphere around this bus ride didn’t help in lifting his spirit. It was just him and the bus driver that was trying to get a good signal from the broken radio that could only pick up static. He took a deep breath and sighed, still depressed from the event in the alleyway, it made him hate himself as a Tenno, Those azure eyes that quickly shifted from fear to hate, the little girl that saw him ending those thugs and the cop that drop his weapon and beg for the Tenno to not hurt him. “Murderer!!!,” Rarity screamed scowling in anger. “Demon” the cop mumbled to himself as he reaches for his gun and started to fire. The Tenno dodge and parry all gunshot with ease, he slowly walks closer to the one shooting at him, and now he was faced to face with the Tenno, Fear took over his mind as he stared at Excalibur with nothing more than the color red and black that covered its entire existence like a bloody grim reaper. The police officer cried as he stares at the demon that was breathing down his neck, He felt a strong gaze coming from the Warframe the same way a predator deciding if it was hungry enough to take his life. “P-Please ha-have mercy” The cop beg. His scared voice kept on repeating in his mind, The Corpus, Infested, and Grineer would never use those words nor beg for mercy but when Exia remembered those words as if he’s the monster, that moment, that thought alone was eating inside his heart and soul. If every Tenno finds peace in the Origin System what's next? What will happen to us? Will we go back into a deep sleep or migrate here in this peaceful new world... Can we still have a normal life after doing all that? Exia shakes his head at this newfound human conscience “No! Focus Tenno, if I don’t stop the Infested on this planet then everyone here will die. The Infested are from the Origin System no other universe has to be damned by Orokin mistake.” He tightens his arms into a knuckle, wiping away his doubts. Exia took a deep breath and close his eyes taking a meditating posture, to clear his thoughts and prepare for the next mission. “Busted radio” the Bus Driver grunted in anger and he began to kick the radio again expecting it to work but it only kept on producing a loud static that irritated his eardrums more. Then a familiar voice was heard, a voice so familiar the Tenno hearing it unlock something within his soul. “In a world like this, it can be hard to have hope, when the man owns the system and the system serves to save the man, from us. But I'm here, Dreamers. To help you pierce that false fog. We'll chase it away with acts of beauty and - succeed or fail - face the foe, eyes open as someone once said: If nothing saves us from death, may love at least save us from life.” Exia slowly opens his eyes as he murmurs the name of the owner of that voice “Nora Night?” finding deep profound meaning in those words. Exia suddenly remembers all those missions and countless battles in the Origin System. Exia smiled and said, “How could I forget?” He took a deep breath reaching complete focus right here in this foreign world, from the very back of the bus. He tries to unlock the mysterious power he used to cripple the stalker back in the Origin System. The Arbiters of Hexis knew about it and the hidden reason why they created the Arbitrations. Now in this world, Exia achieves a genuine mortal existence, he finally understands how deep The Arbiter’s of Hexis words ring true. The dogmatic Arbiters seek a truth through discipline and practice. They reject the Tenno as Warrior mythology - a lie constructed to limit their potential. The Arbiters of Hexis exemplify a burning passion to search for the truth of Tenno ability, composed with the knowledge that Tenno are far greater than even their shattered history suggests. Remembering those words from the radio Exia unlock a hidden secret deep within his very soul... *The 6th ability formed under the Eclipse Alignment with the support of Focus School of Unairu* Unlocking his 6th ability *Hunter* Perfect dodge on all casted abilities, Increase Enemy Senses Canterlot City, Corporation H.Q. Arriving at the location with a newfound resolve in his eyes. He looks up at the overwhelming marvel of the Corporation building that almost reaches the starry night sky and at the top was a signal that was attracting the Infested. But as Exia looks around the busy streets, there are no enemies, nothing, Ordis claimed that the Infested are here and yet, it was just any other busy street with random people going by there lives. “Ordis what can you tell me about the Corporation,” Exia asks in his comms. “Corporation or CORP for short is a high-end technological research company focus on all Scientific Innovation’s that aim to improve humanity's way of like as a whole.” While listening for more he took this time to search for a way inside the building, infiltrating the compound in his human form. Exia snickered at the thought knowing what kind of utopia they’re aiming for “So we're just missing the letter U and S before they become Corpus” “An accurate assumption Operator and according to data, they received a huge donation of financial aid and research subjects from Orokin Executor Variik and the head researcher for his private project would be Archimedian...*BZZT* THE OPERATOR?!! *BZZT*. Forgive Operator an error was found in my logic-based thinking, I would need to rectify this mistake” Another waypoint was seen under Exia’s HUD “It’s alright Ordis we know the mission, we will not fail.” Under the effects of Void shadow, Exia scouted the surrounding building following the waypoint that appeared in his HUD. The ventilation system was his way in and found a peculiar storage room that has dozens of capsules that were filled with a clear liquid and countless specimens inside each of them. Exia’s face started to contort in disgust at the very sight of it all, knowing some of them from all his studies in Variik’s library. The place was filled with a collection of mystical beasts like Minotaur, Cerberus, Gargoyle, Chimera, Manticore, Draconequus, Cockatrice, and other beings that he can’t identify by name. “Ordis, what is this place?” The Tenno ask Ordis to clear his uneasiness about this vast storage of specimen. But the one that answered was the Orokin part of his Cephalon, “Welcome star child to Variik’s donated specimen on his successful campaign on another world known as Equestria” Exia was speechless at that answer but he carried on, as he continues to venture deeper into this place, he stumbles upon one peculiar specimen, it was a giant capsule with a head of a giant light mulberry colored dragon with green spikes on his head, cat-like green eyes on one side and the other was an arrow firmly embedded on its blinded eye. He was shocked at what his eyes refuse to believe, It was the arrow on this creature’s left eyeball an arrow that came from a bow. “That arrow came from the Stalker's primary weapon, Dread!” He continued to walk and for the final specimen in the edge of the room, it was here that Exia started to lose it. Gazing at the laboratory window with four capsules displayed together and under it was a small description of the specimen. Inside this capsule is a grey coat bat-winged pony with a full set of dark armor adorned to it, and lastly an old worn down spear, it was a relic so familiar that Exia admired the hero who wielded it in battle. Lord Impaler, Vlad III’s spear Kazikli Bey. Exia was staring at the laboratory in anger, forming a fist on both his hands “That human is evolving into a Sanguine Eximus” He punches the laboratory window in sheer anger as it made small cracks, screaming at his comms but he took a moment to calm himself and breathe in cool air. “what are they making in here” What he saw was a human with a metallic crust with glowing dots that was forming on the skin the description under it was the victim of the Lastria Incident 2007. Before the Orokin Cephalon could answer, a young girl in a lab coat came running out the door that was next to the window. They both look at each other in surprise especially the girl in the lab coat. She was weirdly starring at Exia like she was the one in trouble. “A-Archimedian, this...This is not what it looks like, I-I wasn’t...” She wailed her hands drawing things in the air in panic. She was speaking about things only she knew and the Tenno has no clue whatever jumbled words she was trying to say. Exia was the intruder and yet why is this person in front of him panicking as if she’s the one that did something wrong. The fact that she is not running off to activate an alarm was suspicious of her. The Tenno was the first to recover he wanted to ask why she called him Archimedian, Exia glared at the young girl trying to guess if this is a trap or a simple misunderstanding. “Who are you?” He asks anyway. She was wearing a thick sweater that has sigils of what looks like a crescent moon with three purple stars sewed on it. On top of it, she was also wearing a lab coat on top of it and her shoulders were the letter R&D printed directly on the coat, she’s currently wearing big dorky glasses that reflect her dark purple eyes, and her hair was brilliant amaranth with purple and grey-violet highlights. She was stunned mouth gaping wide as she tries to respond to my question “I-I’m your protégé Moon Dancer, Your only prize pupil in the R&D department” she introduced herself with pride as if the Tenno should know her. *Ting Ting* Moon Dancer reach for her phone as it was alarmed with a reminder pronouncing aloud what’s written on the memo that says “Achimedian Meizner and the Brigadier General Tenno would like to see you at the top floor meeting room.” (Tenno?!?) Exia made a forceful smile “Lead the way my prize protégé.” Exia ordered but secretly he sends a message to his Cephalon. (Look at Variiks library and tell me more about Meizner and Tenno.) Ordis begins to narrate the Plot of the Lasria Incident or what the historians will call the Dark Sector. The Tenno from the Origin System and his self-proclaimed protégé are on their way to the top floor to meet an Archimedian and the one they call Tenno all the while slipping his that the Infested are already burrowing deep into this building. Corporation H.Q. Underground Floor Laboratory 1A, it was similar to Operating theatre or O.R. only three people were in it, two scientists in a lab coat and one teenage girl that was tied to the operating table. “The Technocyte is merging with your DNA, encoding completion currently reaching 98.5% with a 1.5 rejection rate error, A favorable outcome but Gilda I need to ask just to be sure, how are you feeling,” The young man wearing a lab coat with a Sigil of R&D printed on his shoulder writes something with his writing tablet and walks closer at the young girl that was lying down on the experimental table, still conscious at the whole process as her skin changes from white, red and black in different intervals. He gently caresses her hair as he tries to comfort her like a friend similar to how Margulis cared for the children of Ten Zero. “You worry too much nerd it’s just a little cold, it’s nothing” Showing a tough girl attitude while shivering non-stop as her teeth started to rattle. Another Doctor in a lab coat walks in beside them, reading the tablet with the results “Hehehe well now, I’m impressed Archimedian Exia, you were able to completely recreate Hayden Tenno’s evolutionary process in such a small time frame but may I know what are these things called *Kuva*, can we used this to improve our research on cloning and— A hand was slap dropping the tablet in his hands. “For the last time Dr. Gregory Tyler, I am against cloning. You want to clone fine go ahead but you can forget any assistance from my department.” The Archimedian stared at the Dr. but the patient on their side was... “RRRAAAHHHH!!” Gilda started to scream in pain, her body began to trash all over the table trying to break free from the restraints she was on. “Gilda!!!” The Archimedian screamed her name worrying what was wrong and at a glance, he turns around at reach for the medicine cabinet for something to ease her pain but she only screamed “RUN!!!” Her arm started to change, her blood and bones are morphing into a weapon *Seeking Talons* bones shot out of it and flew straight towards the cabinet in a trail of fresh blood destroying every medicine bottles. The Archimedian duck down evading the bloody finger bones while the other one was slack jaw at what he saw. His only comment was “Crimson Demon” Gilda slowly broke free from all she restrains, muscle and body started to re-adjust making it easier to move. She has silver-white hair with light purple tips and yellow clear eyes. She was standing in front of the Archemedian mumbling “T-Trailblazer...I-I hear voices...someone is making more people sick just like...” with her last words she fainted as the Achimedian caught her before she hits the ground. *Ting Ting* Trailblazer reaches into his pocket as it vibrates showing the message Archimedian Meizner and Brigadier General Hayden Tenno request a council at the top floor meeting room. “I don’t have time for a council that requests more weapons,” he said but then stops for a second to turn his head towards the walls right behind Professor Tyler, he was hearing noises like scratches and growling coming from it like something was digging its way from the outside. “We need to leave” was the last words he said before the entire wall started to crumble and break pouring in countless human Infected. > Chapter 17: Fractured Timeline's Orokin Secret > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Corporation H.Q. Top Floor, Executive Conference Room While Moon Dancer was chatting with Exia about her research and the progress of her experiments all the while Exia was secretly searching for information about his new friend. (Moon Dancer, one of many geniuses from her generation that skip a few grades that enrolled in the Everton Study Program. She was Intelligent and Innovative and her achievements and success in advance robotics earned her the chance to directly recruited under my tutelage, amazing as that sounds I never met her in my entire life. But that just begs the question who was she referring too) Then it hit the Tenno when a picture was forming in his mind (She was recruited in the R&D because of her skills in advance robotics in a company a century or even a millennia before it’s destiny to become the Corpus faction) Exia entered the meeting room alongside Moon Dancer with that thought still lingering in his mind. What greeted them was a spacious and luxurious conference room that occupied the entire top floor of the building. The first thing to note inside was a giant screen on one side of the wall and in it was the brand CORP written in bold letters. On the left side was a veranda with a wonderful view of Canterlot City. There are only two people inside to welcome them and with a glance Exia could guess, the one wearing a lab coat is Archimedian Robert Mezner, a brilliant scientist that has advanced degrees in biology, engineering, physics, geopolitics and co-founder of COPR, his also one of the leading scientists that studies the Technocyte Virus. There is also a bald spot in his head, grey hair, and beard showing his age. The man next to him was Brigadier General Hayden Tenno, the hero of Lasria, Black Hair, black eyes, a grown man with a well-built body that can be called a war veteran. He has a robotic left arm and he also has that domineering presence of a warrior who has seen enough of death and war. His battle forge senses came from his time in the U.S Air Force, C.I.A Operative and the Agency, with all that It earned him the nickname The Cleaner. According to Ordis, Hayden Tenno is somehow connected to the Warframe Excalibur, A willing volunteer or just another recovered specimen for studies, who can tell? But the main problem is what Exia remembered when he was studying one of Orokin Executor Variik’s personal Vitruvian Codex entries about this planet and inside it was Earth’s history from the Origin System. It delves into one of Earth’s darkest history, the tragic event that took place in Lasria, known as the Dark Sector. On the way up here Ordis was briefly showing the short version of this world's true past. A US submarine carrying the victims of the Technocyte Virus with unknown origins, crash in Lasria in the year 1987, Not much was known after that. In the year 2007, Special Agent Hayden Tenno infiltrated Vosro Research Facility, He acquired sensitive data and an external exoskeleton suit that looks like a Warframe, Hayden uses it to win the war. a weapon made just like a Warframe similar to Fleur de Lis. The original history in this world began to diverge in what we know as the Dark Sector, Hayden Tenno’s mission in that war was to kill Robert Meizner and stop the Technocyte Virus from spreading all over the planet. But even after a successful mission the world was still plunged into turmoil because even after successfully stopping a global threat. Humanity still needed to prosecute a villain for all that madness and death. In time researchers and historians were able to uncover the truth about the one responsible for the spread of the virus. Suffice to say the US failed to cover the truth about the incident and another World War engulfs the planet plunging the world in chaos. After the war, a great plague claimed half the life on this planet and that is the end of this world. Originally that was how this world was supposed to end but the Orokin prevented that tragic end and took the world’s future for themselves while honoring the original timeline that they made. “Please take a seat,” Mezner asks gesturing to the empty seats right in front of him. Exia and Moon both made a fake smile in courtesy and took a seat parallel to the other two. Mezner spoke first “Moon Dancer, do you know why you’re here?” Upon hearing those words Exia stared at his self-proclaimed protege to answer. Feeling his gaze Moon Dancer was a bit troubled but still held on to a determined expression trying to confirm what this meeting is about “Is this about the sick patient I found on the streets? the one that I diagnosed with a new strain of the Technocyte Virus?“ Moon Dancer said in a panic. Mezner answered, “The very one yes, but now that you’ve confirmed that his Infected with the virus...” His eyes signaling the man next to him “Thank you for your cooperation young lady but my men and I will take it from here” The General added. Shock by the General’s words Moon Dancer argued “You can’t do that!“ Taking this chance she gave Exia a pleading look expecting to back her up but he didn’t answer, he just silently stared at her with this fear in his eyes. His expression has this what did you do look, rather the reason for it was a bit more inconceivable than what Moon Dancer was thinking. Then she turned to the next scientist that can back her in this situation “Archimedian Mezner, you have an advanced degree in biology and the leading scientist on the Original Technocyte Virus, you can understand that the very make up of the Technocyte Virus is a revolutionary marvel that has potential to save countless lives. The cells made by the Technocyte transmutes with any living organisms that can evolve and recreate any lost and malfunctioning body parts like a lost cell, degrading D.N.A, Michrocondria, blood cells, even regrowing limbs” Moon Dancer took a second and put her right hand in her heart. “The Technocyte is a miracle in its own right and as a member of R&D I took an oat and duty to improve this new strain to help others” Hayden smiled at her own simplicity “To Innovate all research and development for the good of mankind, that’s the oath you took when Archemedian Exia accepted you as his student is that correct?” Moon Dancer responds when “Yes si--” without finishing her answer. “YOU FOOL!!!” Archimedian Mezner screams at the top of his lungs, warning everyone in the room how dangerous and extremely volatile the Technocyte is. He took a moment to compose himself and explained “Technocyte shouldn't be handled by someone so inexperienced in the field,” Mezner looks down as if he was remembering all his mistakes in his past life “ Believe me I know, the Technocyte was supposed to be a miracle that saves Lasria from degradation not make it worse. Listen closely child, asking for a miracle made by the devil is a mistake.” Moon Dancer was shocked to hear those words from one of the greatest minds on the planet “What are you saying? your research its all about curing the world!” “No, Mezner was researching a cure for the Technocyte Virus in the hopes that one day his research would save humanity from extinction or more likely a Corpus scientist named Alad V and the Myconians.” Exia stood up meeting Mezner’s eyes, giving him a threatening glare and ask. “You know, don’t you?, You were not supposed to live this long“ with those words ExiaTrailblaze finally understood Variik’s end game, He abandoned the Origin System and plans to conquer this world that resembles our ancient past. Another universe filled with innocent lives, and now he was sure. The Orokin plan to push this world into ruins. They release the Technocyte Virus into this world so that they can claim it as God’s Lasria will be known as the Dark Sector... Bloodshed will taint humanities soul... War will consume countless resources... Deadly Weapons will poison the land... And from the ashes the Orokin Empire will stand on top of it all and saved as God’s Before Exia could do anything the screen suddenly alarmed with big red letters and the whole room blinking in red light. WARNING!...WARNING!...WARNING!.. Biological epidemic spreading in the underground facilities, switching to emergency evacuation protocol and decontamination sequence to all Infected lower floors. Please evacuate according to protocol 3.S.K.A.P.3 *Ting* The screen changed from warning to a video chat canceling the red-lighted room and back to the clear white light. “Mezner you’re not going to believe this but the specimen’s from the Lasria incident regenerated back to there humanoid form and fully revive themselves...what’s going on over there?” On the screen, stood another Exia rather a doppelgänger with the same face as him with blood on his lab coat and a young unconscious naked girl on his arm. In his right hands was a customize gun made out of wires and other electronics mash together that resembles a kit-gun. At this moment Exia received three mission objectives from Ordis. 0/1 Kill the perfect clone Hayden Tenno 0/1 Protect Archimedian Robert Mezner 0/1 Protect Mobile Ostritch Artillery re-inventor Moon Dancer What the F-fuck?!! WHY IS THERE ANOTHER ME IN THAT ROOM!!!” The Exia on the screen shifted his eyes to the person beside him... “TYLER DID YOU JUST CLONE ANOTHER ME TO GAIN ACCESS IN THE ARCHIVES!!! WAS THIS YOUR DOING---” *Bang* Before anyone could hear the person on screen. Hayden Tenno took a pistol from his waist and fired multiple shots at the screen, the crackling and buzzing sound could be heard from the bullet hole, disconnecting the live video chat. The two scientists were shocked at the weapon that was being pointed at them especially by his friend's action “Why did you--” He was cut off by Hayden Tenno when he pointed the gun to Mezner which made him shut up, getting the point Hayden slowly pointed the gun to Exia next. “The name Corpus sounds familiar, where on Earth did you hear something like that?” Hayden asks in a malicious tone as he glares at him for the answer. Exia crosses his arms unafraid of the weapon on Hayden’s hand, he replied with a cocky grin and answered “Giving you the answer won’t do you any good when your dead” and with those words, the two scientists and Exia himself slowly vanish into thin air as he activates. *Void Shadow* > Chapter 18: Fractured Timeline: Dark Sector’s Tenno V.S Tenno of the Origin System > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Void Mode an ability all Tenno from the Origin System posses making their appearance ethereal too reality, immune to most attacks, and invisible to the naked eye. But now their power and ability evolve into so much more. Void Shadow, to protect all allies from harm by masking their very existence with Void Energy. The two scientists were both shocked as they saw themselves vanish from sight, They were both covered in red energy making them invisible to the eyes of the enemy and translucent to nearby allies, both scientists turned transparent but they can see a red silhouette in front of them. They both look at each other then stared at the one who cast such power. "They pushed themselves to Outlast the Enemy, to withstand all aggression without retreat. They believed that if the enemy could not match their endurance, then a battle could be won without having even commenced." "T-This it’s Void Energy" Mezner added, completely amazed by Exia’s Void abilities and with his comment, Mezner felt that sharp gaze that was looming in front of him. Exia turned his head to the ones he needed to protect and asks in a very sharp tone."Why do you know Void Energy?" Hayden Tenno saw his targets disappear without a trace. But Unknown to Exia, Hayden has experience fighting against enemies that can disappear. He smiled in amusement and reach into something under the table, it was a helmet that resembles Proto-Excalibur and within seconds that Hayden put it on, morphing sounds of a machine and air pressure can be heard beneath his feet. He was covered with an external exoskeleton suit as the helmet lock itself in place transforming into a fully geared frame of war, Mezner recognizes the suit since he made it himself, A Warframe. Hayden Tenno For Hayden's Primary weapon located in his back is a rifle called AKS - 74, In his right arm, is a small classic sawed-off, one-handed double-barrel shotgun called Spectre and from his right-hand something suddenly sprang out, a weapon from the Origin System called Glaive. Noticing the transformation Exia slowly returns his focus on Hayden and said "Let’s see what makes you so special Tenno" On the sidelines, Moon Dancer was afraid about what's going to happen as fear starts to linger in her heart, she hinted to Mezner that they should leave but before the two scientists could take a single step back. Hayden took the initiative and threw his Glaive towards the monitor like a boomerang but instead of returning to Hayden, the Glaive suddenly jolted covering its entire blade with electricity and ricocheting towards the ceiling hitting something that sends sparks and electricity all over the office ceiling. *Beep*Beep*Beep* The moment the Glaive hit the fire alarm there was a sudden downpour of water raining down on everyone in the room and in an instant, Hayden could tell whose who from the silhouette the sudden downpour of water provided. Hayden took aimed at using his double-barrel shotgun towards Moon Dancer taking his chance to end her life. Everything was happening so fast she couldn't react, Moon Dancer got wet, and yet under Exia's Void shes not soak in water, the word amazing was her last thought when she looks forward and just stood there gazing at the double-barrel shotgun that was aimed at her. “Die” Hayden exclaimed. Noticing the barrel of the gun Exia shot towards Hayden in a streak of red light *Crippling Dash* by passing through an enemy with the mysterious power of the Void. Exia hopes to reduce Hayden's unknown power and taking the advantage of being a Tenno from another world to gain the element of surprise in this battle but at the moment Exia was inches away from Hayden. The outcome was completely unexpected, Exia was suddenly countered by Hayden's metallic right arm, grabbing Exia by the neck during a Void Dash. "How?!? That's impossible" Exia said as he tries to break free from Hayden's metallic arm. (His left arm can touch me?! This texture...This feeling) The arm that was holding his neck is no different from any other Warframe that was made in the Origin System. “You're from the Origin System right?” Hayden asks. His grip towards Exia’s neck began to tighten. Even under the pressure of being strangled to death by a metal arm, Exia was clueless about that question, All the Tenno that has the power of the Void came from the Origin System. Is there a way to create Tenno outside of his system? *Whiiiish* From behind Exia’s back Hayden Tenno’s Glaive slash downwards cleaving open his back, splashing blood all over the table decreasing Exia Health to (425/625) “GGAAAHHH” with a groan of pain Exia felt a piece of his flesh was carved out of his body. “I. won’t .ask.again” Hayden stated in a slow and threatening tone. Then out of nowhere, Hayden felt a sharp blade cut him from behind like a blade was carving a straight line on his back. Hayden quickly turned his head to look behind who attack him but there was nothing there but an undamaged bulletproof glass window the attack wasn't from outside and his Metallic Skin was undamaged but that feeling of a blade with unbelievable sharpness was cleaving its way on his back was there. *Void Spines* Exia in his Operator form smiled and with his free arm. A gauntlet was molding into existence, appearing from the void is his Amp, One of many Amp that was famous for its shield breaking power against the sentient giants. The 777 combinations and inside it was Virtuous Shadow, an arcane that increase its power by hitting any enemies with a headshot. Even with a bleeding back and a slash proc still in effect Exia aimed his right arm towards Hayden's distracted face and from his palm came out a giant wave of pure red void energy blasting him in his helmet creating a crack all over and from the force of the blast, Hayden tilted his head from the blast like he's looking at the ceiling. *Pain Immunity* Hayden return his uncaring gaze towards Exia "They told me to be careful against a Void User trying to take his ship back but in the end, without your Warframe, you are still weak Oberon” And with those words, Exia's eyes shot open in surprise there’s only one Tenno that came here in this world that wears Oberon Prime (Bright Mac) "What did you just say?" Exia asks his attacker with a threatening tone filled with malice and killing intent. Hayden put his head closer to Exia’s face "Take as much disguise as you want but in the end, I'll just kill you over and over again, just like this" with his free hand Hayden aimed his double-barrel shotgun called Spectre on Exia's face but before Hayden could pull the trigger. "The Operator of Oberon Prime is a Tenno name Bright Mac” his eyes started to changed form, mixing with red and black that seems to swirl with golden light that sends a shiver in Hayden's spine. “What did you do to him?!" Exia asks in a very serious tone. Hayden couldn't pull the trigger at that question. "You... You're not Oberon" Hayden said as he let go of Exia's neck and rolled back a few meters as if the person in front of him was a giant bomb ready to explode. Exia's entire body started to shift and distort *Transference* and in his place was Exia's Warframe called Excalibur. Hayden was shocked by the new form Exia took and ask "Your not... who are you?" Exia lost interest in talking, changing his communications to Ordis "Change my landing craft setting to the Orokin Warship" he commanded. "Are you certain Star Child? Even the Orokin that hides in this planet refuses to use the full extent of their own technology in populated areas like this building" Orokin Ordis replied. Exia ignored Ordis statement and continued to reach for the weapon in his secondary holster. "Forgive me star child, it was a foolish thing to ask" Ordis replied. Exia withdraw his dual pistols and started to barrage Hayden Tenno with the full clips from his secondary weapon Akvasto //Altered Timeline// Akvasto Prime that was modded for slash (Maim) turning the bullets as sharp as a katana's bladed edge, with corrosive rounds (Jolt +Pistol Pestilence mods) Hayden's Glaive returned to his metallic arm like metal to a strong magnet and with a fluid motion using his Glaive, Hayden block all bullets fired at him cutting each round in half and deflecting the others in a different direction. (This guy is no joke) Exia thought. He gazes at Hayden's throwing weapon as it begins to reform and change, the Glaive's edges started to become longer and sharper than before plus a strange liquid was dripping from the edge of the blade. The liquid was melting a small spot near Hayden’s feet like some sort of acid or... Hayden stops his movement when Exia stop firing at him with his dual pistols. "That's new" Hayden commented as a small smile was forming under his helmet. After admiring the upgrades Hayden threw his weapon towards Exia like a boomerang. Exia dodges in time but as the blade went past him, identifying the liquid in the blade around it Exia can tell that the Glaive weapon was sharper than before and the edges of it were coated with Corrosive damage. After dodging to the sides Exia repositions himself and noticing the absence of Hayden’s main weapon. Exia bullet jumps directly towards Hayden his right arm holding the hilt of the sword called The Dragon Nikana but instead of drawing the blade and cutting Hayden Tenno in half, Excalibur body glowed in red light as he slowly loses momentum and stops a few meters in front of Hayden. He just stood there as if something was amiss. 6th ability Hunter sense Hayden Tenno's *After Touch* (This feeling that ability it’s the same as Ivara’s Navigator?!) ExiaTrailblaze switches into his Operator Form and gave Hayden Tenno a hateful glare. After that he void dash away from the battle. Hayden smiled "Warrior-God's of the Origin System, what a joke" he snickered Hayden draw his primary weapon the AKS - 74 from his back and activated his *Shift* ability, his form slowly disappearing. Top Floor Elevator Center Hall Moon Dancer and Robert Mezner ran towards one of the nine elevators that connect the entire building to the underground levels, running out of breath they both took a short break. "A-Archimedian Mezner" Her eyes field with worry as she asks " I-I don't understand, what's going on? how are there two Trailblazers and the other one... The one in the room, How can he use the Void a-and why did the General try to kill me?" Mezner answered with uncertainty "I don't know, I’m just as confuse as you are child" he hides his face in shame with his fist trying to think of a reasonable explanation about what's happening. Out of nowhere *Ring*Ring*Ring* Mezner's phone was ringing somewhere within his lab coat, looking at the name of the caller (Princess Fate, the Unum? Why is she calling me now?) Mezner answered with a shaky voice "H-Hello" *** A sweet voice answered him from the other line "Mezner it's me sorry for making you wait this long but I want you to know that Hayden and I will be there after a couple more minutes. You see a certain Royal Guard suddenly became 10 years younger and unable to use the Exo-suit you made for the royal guard, Don't ask. But anyway, I'm enrolling her along with Prince Blueblood and my multi-verse self in Crystal Prep this term. Well, that’s about it for my update. Enough about me, How's Archimedian Exia? How does it feel to have the genius that has a mind of a Philosopher's Stone under your employment?" “I-I” Mezner stutters as he asks her the most crucial question of the night “Hayden Tenno... is right there with you?” His voice sounding a bit worrisome. Confuse at the reply she looks at Hayden Tenno in front of her to see if he's a clone or an assassin in disguise, Hayden was a well-built middle age war veteran, wearing an official government uniform fit for a General. He has black hair and a few white mixes in them. Hayden gave her a look that says (Is there something on my face?) No doubt this person is Hayden so she answered with “Yes his here with me now, Why do you ask?" Suddenly the younger Fate grabs her older counterpart's phone and shouts at the caller "LOOK OUT!!!" *** "Archimedian watch out" Moon Dancer warned as she pushes away the old man, now Hayden's Glaive weapon was flying straight towards her, She saw the blade inches away from her eyes feeling how pointless it was, Her life was flashing before her very eyes. Raised as a prodigy, her life was filled with books and countless tutors, studying was the main focus of her life until she met a friend named Twilight Sparkle. The first and last friend she ever had, it was at that time friendship became meaningless so she focuses on becoming the best in all scientific fields of studies. A few years from then she was one of the youngest to enroll in the Everton Study program for her brilliant mind in robotics and engineering. Then she was recruited in CORP by one of the greatest minds of the century, bits and pieces of her short happy life console her but one thing made her regret dying now. (Is this how I die but I still haven't told him that) she whispered in her thoughts and close her eye at the end but instead of a blade, she felt a very warm embrace that was holding her tight. Moon Dancer puff up a blush and a goofy smile when she was being embraced by the guy that looks like her mentor but that happiness was cut short when her hands felt warm blood on his back. As a scientist, she can tell, he's going to bleed to death if she tries anything to save him. Rather she couldn't do anything because of a fear that froze her in place. She could only stare at her bloodied wet hands. *205/625* Slash Proc 8.0 Exia felt the Glaive slash past him again and his health is dangerously low but before the slash, proc could take effect. Exia gritted his teeth and used *Gear 4* A small cross shape item suddenly appeared in Exia’s hand, in an instant he used Health Restore healing the giant wound on his back and the blood from Moon Dancer’s hand suddenly disappeared. Before the two could ask about what just happened Exia made a fist and slam it to the button in the elevator waiting for it to come to their floor, then using *Transference* transformed back into Excalibur. The two scientists were both shock and in awe at the transformation. Mezner was thinking (To wear a Warframe within seconds and his technology is a hundred years more advanced than ours. Now I am sure with his help we can prevent the Sentient Invasion, we have a chance to stop the Apocalypse from ever happening) "T-That form... You, that’s from the Archives" Moon Dancer said. "Archives what are you talk--" Exia's question was cut short when all of a sudden. *THUG*THUG*THUG* Exia with his Melee weapon was blocking all the shots that were being fired out of nowhere, *Ting* The elevator finally arrives. "Go! I got this" Exia exclaimed hinting the two to leave as he continues to block all shots. Moon Dancer was the first to recover pushing Mezner inside the elevator and slam her hand on the ground button making their escape. When the door close from behind Exia can finally go all out without any distraction or a hostage scenario, *Radial Javelin* Exia drives his Exalted Blade into the ground launching Javelins towards Hayden's Invisible form. *Shield Power* and out of nowhere Hayden conjured a white round shield made from void energy protecting him from Excalibur's attack. Exia switch to his Primary Weapon the Sobek firing a barrage of bullets shattering the shield within seconds. Hayden, on the other hand, disappeared without a trace. Exia's weapon shined and disperse in blue light as it returns to his back and in his hands was his melee weapon blocking Hayden's Glaive that was aimed at the back of Excalibur’s neck. The distraction was perfect as Hayden kick Exia in the back making him kneel on the floor and his Glaive weapon quickly returning on hand. He continued by reaching into Excalibur’s head with his free hand, the Glaive weapon on the other was placed on Excaliburs neck, and with a simple twirl of the main weapon, he cut open the neck of his enemy. *Miss* Exia took the chance as the blade touch Excalibur skin and activated *Transference*, His body was shorter and Hayden’s arm was holding nothing but air, and with a smile on Exia’s face, he grabs Hayden’s Glave and Void Dash away from him all the while stealing his melee weapon. Hayden opened his Palm controlling his melee weapon to return to him but Exia silently laughs it off as he snaps his fingers and in a flash of gold light * Void Fissure* appeared covering the weapon transforming it into a Glaive Prime. Exia was trying his best to not make a maniacal laugh that fits a supervillain as the pure thought of bending the Void to his will. (So this is what an Orokin Executor that mastered the Void feel like) All the while Exia's eyes were shining in white gold color and around it was turning pitch black like it was trying to devour the light. Hayden was shocked, this person in front of him wasn't normal at all, He was starting to regret fighting him but as Hayden Tenno, he couldn't back down and according to his memories as a soldier, He fought monsters much bigger than this before. He took a second chance to take back control of the Glaive from Exia's hand. The weapon flew back towards Hayden with unbelievable speed and instead of grabbing the weapon, Hayden duck for cover as it went past him and continue towards the elevator doors and the Glaive created an explosion that destroyed the 54 inches of metal. Bits and pieces could be seen all over the ground behind Hayden and the rest of the pieces blew off exposing the elevator shafts. He escapes at the opening as he jumps to the open shafts. Exia was coming back to his senses when Hayden jump towards the opened elevator door he had made, he took this chance to pursue his targets. "Sloppy Operator, Ordis is very disappointed in you" Ordis commented. "Shit" Exia added. Returning to his Warframe he bullet jump towards the open door free falling at the elevator shaft taking pursuit a few meters from Hayden. Exia was about to perform a ground slam towards Hayden but before he could, Exia heard a voice that was coming from the Warframe Hayden was in. Hayden was grabbing his helmet in pain as he heard the words "Kill them... Kill them all" "Get out of my head Yargo!!!" Even in pain, Hayden aimed his Primary weapon AKS - 74 as he started to fire in the descending elevator destroying the wires and the mechanism attached to it. Forcing the elevator to drop to the lower floors at a dangerously high speed even with the elevator emergency breaks sparks were already flying everywhere from the grinding metal but it did not slow its descent. Exia notices the reason why the brakes were not working properly, it’s because the metal that was reaching the ground floor is covered with Infested tissue that was working its way up to the top floors. In response to Hayden's action, Exia switch into his Operator form and Void Dash towards the falling elevator activating Void Shadow one more time hoping it would be enough to save the two scientists from crashing down to their deaths. From the silent lobby comes out a load crash that shook the entire halls resulting in dust that spread everywhere, broken down marble floors and walls, Damage from that top to bottom floor impact. Surprisingly the two scientists were unharmed as they try to recover from that accident, still breathing and not a scratch on their skin they both quickly recovered from the impact. *Cough*Cough* "Moon Dancer are you alright?" Mezner ask. "Somehow, I guess" Moon Dancer replied adding a *Cough* The two slowly tried to move out of the elevator and the moment when they both step out. Hayden tore open the ceiling of the elevator and with his metallic hand, he fired a hail storm of bullets from his AKS-74. Hayden could end the two scientists right now but Exia hid in the darkness switch into his Excalibur Warframe, and cast *Radial Blind* creating a blinding light that stuns Hayden for a few seconds, taking the chance Exia return to his Operator form charge up his Magus Melt and with his AMP's secondary shot produces a glowing red orb that was slowly floating towards Hayden. Hayden quickly recovered from his blinded state and tried to shield himself with his metallic arm completely distracted by Exia's attack, He smiled and quickly move away from the broken down elevator, grabbing both scientists, and moving far away from there. Moon Dancer look back about to ask something when *BOOOOM* A very loud and violent explosion made of red energy that set the wreckage in flames could be seen at that corner, There’s no way he could have survived such an explosion in such a small trap space. "Let's see you survive that" Exia snickered as he said those words. Thinking that this mission is finally over he notices the exit at the end of the lobby but Exia signaled the two to stop and called out to them to wait at a corner, Exia felt unease and move towards the exit alone getting a better view of the lobby his reaction contorted in disgust. Location: C.O.R.P. ground floor Infested Lobby Everyone was surprised at this scenery, the green plants that decorate the lobby were replaced with a disgusting grey and red color of living organic tissue that seems to spread all over the place. The clean metal floor was now covered with blood and living tissue that's not human. The exit was covered in a very thick metal blast door with Technocyte type of wood and bones that overlay on top making escape impossible. Mezner checks the reception computer to see how many of his employee’s escape before the Technocyte Virus spread any further, Moon Dancer followed. Exia stops and stares at the exit point because a second ago, he was sure that this spot here was a green waypoint hinting an exit but those blast doors won't open because their system light was off and from his experience, it means that there way out is completely blocked. *Ting* A sound was heard from the end of the elevator from the southern part of the building. *Transference* Exia re-equip with his Warframe set his hands on his melee weapon preparing to take decisive action against whatever monster pops out. Instead of disgusting monsters, it was just two more scientists. One of them was wearing a white lab coat his shirt has a combination of red and black with the Glyph of the Lotus symbol in the center of his shirt. His face completely mirrors Exia of the Origin System, and in his arm was a makeshift gun and a small cylinder container that has a dark murky liquid with red patterns on it. The person next to him wore a blue shirt Professor Gregory Tyler an adult around his 30's blue hair yellow eyes and black goggles on his head. He was carrying someone in his arm a young female. Her body was covered with Technocyte that resembles the Warframe Garuda. "Trailblazer!" Moon Dancer called out as he runs towards him in a welcoming hug. Hearing his name he called back to her "Moon you're ok" He returned the hug tears flowing on both their faces. On the other hand, Exia in his Warframe couldn't help but stare at his counterpart, countless theories and hypothesis were running in his head on how could this be possible. As far as he's aware of, this was an altered past thanks to the minor changes the Orokin made. But here in this world, he has a counterpart, A descendant? An altered universe past self? there's no possible way he was related to each other. His thoughts were cut off when he senses an enemy in the vicinity, checking his HUD that very same enemy was making his way towards Moon and Trailblazer. Exia move to intercept and within striking distance, Exia executed Zatōs Creed but Hayden was skilled enough to both react and dodge all his attacks and at the end of the combo. The result was two warriors in a lock-down between blades grinding both sharp edge towards the other, Hayden Tenno appeared alive and well in his arm was his melee weapon, another Glaive. (He can make more) was Exia’s only explanation since he was sure he corrupted his first one. “Is that new” Exia said in a condescending tone so that he could irritate his opponent. Exia was about to activate one of his Waframe abilities when all of a sudden Hayden made the first move. *Close Quarter Combat* Hayden made a swift move as he grapples Exia by turning his body and elbowing Excalibur’s stomach, Exia grunted in pain at that attack, then he grabs Exia’s arm and pushes him over his shoulder in an overhead throw knocking him down in the ground. Before Exia could try anything Hayden wasn't finish, His Glaive weapon glowed in a bright silver light channeling his weapon and then *Arcane Breaker* Arcane Strike & Arcane Furry *Tranceference*Exia returned to his Operator form and Void Dash away putting a good distance from Hayden. He couldn't believe what just happened, panic and fear were engrave in his eyes and under his HUD both Arcanes are in a dulled grey setting, completely stuck as they’re both unusable or damage to an extent. "A Dax thought me how to break Arcanes inside a Warframe from the old war, should I break your Orokin Reactor next?" Hayden laughs after making a bold remark. Of course, Exia wasn't going to take that lying around "Ordis I changed my mind, change the mission objective to Capturing Hayden Tenno. I want him alive and suffering after this is over" Exia commanded. Mission Objective : 0/1 Kill Capture the perfect clone Hayden Tenno 0/1 Protect Archimedian Robert Mezner 0/1 Protect Mobile Ostritch Artillery re-inventor Moon Dancer ExiaTrailblaze was pissed, he snaps his finger and in a second he was covered with a giant golden light that came out of nowhere, thunder and lightning were covering the golden orb replacing his form with one of his loadout registered in his Arsenal. *Void Fissure* Inside the fissure Exia was changing his Arsenal to the loadout Excal UmbraWolf Under the golden light, Exia was in his Excalibur Umbra form and his melee weapon is the Wolf Sledge, Primary weapon Corinth, Secondary weapon Catchmoon, and lastly to his side is his Smeeta Kavat Wasting no time Exia threw the giant hammer towards Hayden and with his reaction and instinct Hayden skillfully dodge Exia’s hammer throw but he intercepts his movements and accurately shoots Hayden right in the chest staggering him in place. *Pain Immunity* Ignoring the shot, Hayden quickly block the rest of the shots with his Glaive weapon that reappeared in his hands. From behind the Wolf Sledge returned hitting Hayden at the back of his head knocking him forward face-first into the ground. Exia swung at him with the full force of is melee weapon and Hayden rolled away knowing that taking a hit from that giant hammer would do more than hurt him so Hayden dodge to the side as the hammer was coming down at him and with grit in his teeth he performed a handstand to recover his stance. But at that moment Exia in his Operator form Void Dash towards Hayden passing through him with the effect of *Crippling Dash* weakening him further and from that position. Exia drew the Dragon Nikana in his waist and slash down towards Hayden with the intent of cutting off his head. Hayden was a soldier and taking him down won’t be easy, so he blocks the attack with his metal right arm and from his free hand, he grabs the Specter gun and was about to fill Exia with pellets of lead. when Hayden saw Exia’s Operator form with a cocky grinned hinting him to look the other way. A few seconds ago at the moment Exia Void Dash towards Hayden. Excel Umbra Wolf bullet jumps into the air and sets his eyes toward Hayden striking him down with a slam attack using the Wolf Sledge and *BAAAM* even with Hayden’s Exo-suit, Hayden took that attack as he hears his own body dislocated and the rest of his bones broken. Exia returned to his Warframe and held out his right hand to begin the capturing process, Hayden screams in horror as he was digitized into the Orokin Warship, A prisoner that will feel the true horror of the Void. While Excalibur Umbra was in the process of the capture sequence. Exia’s Smeeta Kavat felt another enemy was forming somewhere nearby. Using the ability *Sense Danger* and sure enough within the walls, and the Infested monster was forming and under Exia’s H.U.D he saw it. Right next to the blue dots was a giant red triangle one looming over his escort missions. The moment the capture process was done Exia phase-out of Excalibur Umbra and Void Dash towards his counterpart. Archimedian Exia was holding Moon Dancer in his arms for safety when he notices a giant looming on top of him. Professor Gregory Tyler notices the shadow as both scientists lookup. They both saw a giant monster with a death scythe strap in its arms. TrailBlazer knew what that monster was, an Infested Grineer part of Lephantis He pushes Moon Dancer away for safety and as the Lephantis strike down on the Archimedian with the full force of the scythe weapon. Exia phase through his counterpart and push him out of harm's way and as the weapons were inching its way towards Exia’s head, He uses *Transference* making Excalibur Umbra block that massive scythe with his melee weapon. Surprised to say, it did not end well as he was knockdown from the ground with a giant weapon shove into his back. Pressing [P] His current request rewards are now ExiaTrailblaze receive 199 Ancient Kuva all the while Archimedian Exia A.K.A Trail Blazer receive 1 Ancient Kuva , 1 Void Traces To change the world that leads to a disaster is better compared to a future that leads to none > Chapter 19: Demon's Divinity > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Excalibur Umbra is a beast in his own right, strong enough to slaughter a horde of Infested monsters leaving an entire legion to lumps of bleeding flesh in the ground, decimating them in seconds. A good balance Warframe that was moded with power strength and attack speed but taking a hit from a 20-foot tall Infested weapon was enough to bring this monster of a frame down on his knees, unable to move as the infested weapon was still shove on top of him. “CREEEHHHH!!!” The Infested Grineer screech in victory for successfully pinning down Excalibur Umbra, the Warframe tried to stand but the monster still pushes him down to the ground, shoving him in place. “W-What is that thing!” Gregory Tyler mumbled under his shaking breath and his mind was paralyzed in fear, afraid to move, too afraid to even run thinking that this giant infested monster might go after him next. Recovering from that attack was Moon Dancer, she saw the giant infested monster but her eyes quickly look for someone else. She frantically searches for her mentor and at the corner, she headed straight towards the unconscious Trailblazer. Mezner tried to stop her but he pauses as he took notice of another person moving behind in the shadow of the Infested giant. It was a man that everyone here knew as a trustworthy scientist that strives for the betterment of humanity. They may all be a genius but they would never expect him to be a traitor. Yargo Mensik but unlike before, his new appearance is completely devoid of humanity. Yargo steps out of the shadow and answered in a voice that wasn't human at all. “Lephantis a weapon that evolved from the Technocyte Virus that came from beyond our universe” Yargo explained appearing before them in his new grotesque form. He was dark grey in color, his eyes had a different color that somehow glowed in violet light, His body and his clothes were merging with purple veins all over, and in the middle of his stomach was a Pherliac Pod that was pulsing like a heartbeat. “Yargo?!” Tyler reacted as he saw one of his colleges turn into an abomination. “What about the rest of the scientists? The staff? Did you turn everyone into monsters? Answer me!” Mezner asks as he walks over near Tyler, standing together in unity, He didn't show fear only disdain for a fool Yargo had become. Yargo smiled and ignore the question changing his sight towards the girl in Tyler’s arms. Gilda looks at Yargo’s eye like she was in a hypnotic trance, then her head began to ache. “Gaaahhh” The girl in the Variant Warframe Garuda screamed in pain, she holds her head as her exo-suit adjusted to add armor in her face taking the form of Garuda’s helmet her arms re-adjusted as her empty hands are now equipped with Garuda’s Talon her own exalted weapon completing her Warframe. Gilda felt like an enemy as Tyler and Mezner instinctively move away as she stands on her own in front of everyone. She stood lifeless waiting for someone’s order. After making an Evil grin as his plans came to fruition, Yargo ordered her to “End this” The variant Warframe was about to strike the two scientists at her side when a friend called out her name stopping her from taking a life. “Gilda!!” Moon Dancer called out her name a few meters away, Her mentor was unconscious in her arms but she was more worried for her friend. She saw everything, especially the moment Gilda was forced to do something she never wanted. Gilda didn't answer, she just stood there shaking, as if Moon Dancer’s very voice was enough to stop her. The Infested Yargo simply smiled as he saw Gilda fighting for control. “Your friend is strong” his infested eyes switch towards Moon Dancer. “which means, You die first” he added pointing a finger towards Moon Dancer. Moon Dancer shivered at his words, creeping from the dark Infested transformed walls, another monster slowly emerges from it, it was another part of Infested Corpus part of Lephantis and Moon Dancer could only look in fear at its giant mouth filled with toxic clouds getting ready to end the scared little girl. But before the Infested could attack, everyone in the lobby including the Infested monsters felt a presence unlike any other in this world. It was a wave of pure void energy converging right next to the Infested Grineer. Covered in an aura of red void energy was Exia, He was staring at the helpless Warframe that was trapped in between the ground and the Infested Scythe shove right above it. Exia was glaring at the Infested Grineer part of Lephantis in sheer anger and at that moment the energy started to converge at an alarming rate that it was creating a vacuum that’s pulling the broken down rocks and marble beneath his feet and pushing the Infested part of it at bay. He was being filled with a force that no one in the room could describe. It was a living being made of immeasurable power that was charging in one spot. Exia shouted in anger ” GET YOUR INFESTED PIECE OF SHIT OF MY FRAME!!!” Exia yelled as he was standing next to his Excalibur, He unsheathes his Operator melee weapon, The Dragon Nikana from his hip, striking the infested weapon that was pinning down his Warframe. *Void Blast* The weapon was blasted off Excalibur Umbra freeing him from pain and the Lephantis death scythe was crumbling into pieces like a crack stone that was slowly turning into dust. Exia smiled at his newfound power but his joy quickly turned into anger when he notices the state Excalibur Umbra was in, he had a gaping slash in its body too badly damaged and unfit to continue the battle. Ordis quickly grasp the situation and spoke to his Operator from the comms. (Operator, that sick man over there was the one sending the Infested signal earlier *bZZT* END HIM!!! *bZZT*). “KKKKRRREEEEHHHH” The Lephantis screech in pain as its weapon/arms smashed into bits and pieces until dust remains, one of its heads look at Yargo communicating at him in the language the Infested use, surprised at the power Exia was producing, He looks at the Grineer Infested part of Lephantis retreating in fear at Exia’s glaring look. He understood what it said with that Infested screech “ThIS dEMon cHIld frOM tHe VOId IS wALKINg iN thE sHADOW's eDGE” Ascension All conditions have been met for Exia’s 6th Ability to fully awaken Hunter to self evolve into a combat ability from the Neutral Alignment, channeling the power of his Void to the Eidolon Unairu Lens Equip in Excalibur Umbra creating a new ability that combines the power of the Void child and his Warframe. * Void Demon Hunt * Excalibur Umbra was too badly damaged for combat but now, overpowered by the Tenno that was shinning like a star. Exia activated his ability as his Void turned existence went inside the badly damage Excalibur. *Transference* but instead of phasing inside his Warframe, he envelopes Excalibur Umbra with his own void energy, the Warframe was overflowing with divine might covering the Warframe in red void energy that a projection of Exia was floating behind Excalibur like a Divine Deity. Filled with unimaginable power Exia looks at all of his enemies in the room lost in thought he couldn't explain this newfound power as it continues to surge within his soul and into his Warframe. (This power feels familiar somehow) he thought as he heard the Lephantis screech, He changed his sight to where the sound came from, reminding him of the mission he had to finish. He felt his Warframe differently, unlike the Transference sequence, Ascension is a new mode of power too endearing to handle as his very form weighed down on him like a mountain. Exia moves his right hand to aim at his enemy and in his right arm unfolded his Operator range weapon the AMP unfolded and simply aimed it at the Corpus part of the Lephantis that was intimidating Moon Dancer. Excalibur Umbra grabs his secondary weapon on the side and aimed it on that very same enemy mimicking the Operator that was floating right behind him. The Tenno was flowing his Kit-gun with immeasurable energy from his AMP, the void energy he has was being drained at an incredible rate draining his focus ability until it was full. Then he fired his secondary weapon that was translating with the power of the Unairu Ascension ability *Basilisk Flare* Before the Lephantis could react Exia pulled the trigger shooting a giant wave of Void condense energy like a cannon. Catchmoon blasted the Infested Corpus head into smithereens leaving nothing but the lower half of it that instantly turned to stone. The rest of the two heads of Lephantis tried to escape but the moment the Infested Corpus part died the other two were hit by a red laser that came out of the destroyed part of their other half and by the effects of *Pax Seeker* twin lasers move like a serpent and struck the other two Infested monsters instantly turned to stone. Yargo was so shocked at the outcome that his mouth was left wide open at the result of that single attack. Exia’s new form instantly destroyed a monster of that size. Yargo was afraid, sweating in his infested eyebrow, and quietly took a step back trying to leave with his life intact. Exia turned his head in his general direction, Yargo felt like being gaze at by a God that was ready to punish him for his sins. He could not move from a present too overwhelming to breathe, even after his transformation, he believed that the emotion called fear was gone. No, this was not fear. His eyes were glued towards Exia’s new form. He felt so much worse as he was being stared down by a being that shines like a God that was deciding his fate. He wasn't afraid of dying but against someone from another hierarchy of existence, Death would have been so much better compared to what will happen next. Meanwhile, in another location, Princess Fate and the rest of her entourage comprised of Hayden Tenno, Flurry Heart, and her older counterpart from an alternate world was beside her, and that person's true name was Nakak a person from the same universe as Exia. The atmosphere felt dire as all of them are getting restless when the call suddenly got cut off hinting at a foreboding tragedy that's currently in play. “This is bad” Hayden commented trying to imagine the worse of the worse. “It’s fine, Exia is one of the greatest Tenno in his generation even before he even acquired Transcendence. His skill set is completely outclassed anyone in this world. I believe that there's nothing here on Earth that could be his equal in terms of raw power or pure skill in gun or blade.” Nakak gave Hayden a reassuring look that all is well. “True, and now that he has all his memories from the Ancient Past and the experience he had in the Equestrian Campaign. No lifeform in this universe could even pose any challenge against him” Fate smiled at Nakak’s words her worry started to disappears as she added in the end. “Why would the Operator have any memories of this thing called the Ancient Past or the Equestrian Campaign?” Ordan asks as he suddenly reappeared out of nowhere inside their vehicle. Nakak was dumbfounded at the question Ordan was asking “Don’t you remember Exia entering the Orokin Derelict before coming here in this universe?” “Orokin Derelict? was there something like that in the Origin System before? The last thing the Operator encountered back in the Origin System was being intercepted by Orokin Executor Variik and his Warship, He was holding a captive that needed our immediate attention” Ordan asks the stunned Princess. Fate stared at Ordan upon hearing a piece of dreadful news, a sudden realization pop up on her head as she gave Hayden a panic look of despair. Hayden’s very instincts told him that her plan was falling apart from that bit of news, she gave this face torn look that says, (she made a mistake and fuck something up did she) Judging her reactions, Hayden concluded that the future that was promised to him that was filled with peace and life will be turned into a war-torn world and the people that live on this very planet are sent to there doom. Hayden was a soldier that fought countless wars with impossible odds and he believes that everyone here has the power to change the future for the better. Especially now that he has received a second chance in life. He knocks at the driver's window and commanded the driver to make haste before all is lost. The Limousine picks up speed and Hayden reaches something beneath his feet. It was a black briefcase and inside it was a helmet that earned him the title Hero of Lasria. Excalibur Umbra activated his 4th ability *Exalted blade* by drawing a sword from his palm creating an ethereal blade that was brimming with bright red energy and with the divine form of the Operator that was floating behind him made a similar fighting stance that was copying the Warframe. The two-act as one, a full-fledge Tenno that was entitled in the Origin System as a War God and in Exia’s hands are Excalibur Umbra’s exalted blade. They pointed there weapon towards the Infested human and Umbra pointing his own, mimicking the Operator’s movement right behind him. This new form was repelling the very existence of the Technocyte Virus that was surrounding him, pushing everything back to the edge of the Infested ground, and even the walls that were blooming with Infested plants are retreating back into the deepest holes they spawn from, running away from the Tenno’s new mode as if his light was pushing away this very desease. Everyone here was completely awestruck at Exia’s new form. His very presence could repel the most notorious virus known to mankind and he was about to end Yargo’s life. Then Gilda in the Garuda Variant Warframe made her move, she charged at Exia at full speed, and from her claws, she activated one of her abilities targeting Excalibur Umbra. At this moment Exia felt his new power suddenly vanish as if someone was using a Warframe ability that was directly aimed at him but before he could retaliate, Everything stop in his point of view, he could not move a muscle while the world continued without him and the color of it all was drained from his eyes. He could mutter a single word and right behind him was a simple whisper that aimed for his life. ” Sorry kiddo but I can’t help it when your light is casting this much darkness” *Bloody Altar* Garuda reaches towards Umbra with her spiraling uppercut that Impaled Exia upon an altar of talons. Blood was gushing everywhere as a small pool of it was created right beneath him. Excalibur Ubra was Impaled like a sacrifice from a Demonic God as blood gush everywhere, His domenearing exitence was quickly fading away as he was floating right above Excalibur Umbra and in his chest was the very end of the talons as his own blood was dripping at the edges of its blade, He was completely suspended above the altar helplessly bleeding out. His majestic aura that he was giving off was dying out like candlelight on its last seconds. Exia was coughing out blood as he stares at the ceiling completely lost in thought on what just happened. His eyes glance at the edges of the talons that pierce through him. It was difficult to breathe when you’ve been impaled in the back that went through your chest. Exia in his dying breath looks at Gilda in the Garuda Warframe and without a word he simply closes his eyes accepting his end. The Infested Yargo Mensik stared at the altar in surprise “his dead?” His eyes currently locked at the Warframe and the small child that was a few inches above it “hehehe, Whahahaha” He made a maniacal laugh rejoicing at the victory against Excalibur Umbra and his Operator. “No, that is impossible...Princess, did you lied to me?” Mezner drops to his knees as he looks at the floor in despair like his whole world was coming to an end. Mensik could only look away refusing to believe his own eyes. “You promise a warrior that rivals gods that could help us in our time of need, Is this what he could only amount to?” Tyler was shaking in his knees as he could not look away at the Blood Altar, thinking that this is the end. “HAHAHAHA” Yargo Mensiks laugh resounded all over the place. While the remaining scientist looks at the Warframe in despair, his defeat means certain death for everyone here. But death was a luxury the virus does not provide and knowing the incident in Lasria being turned just like Yargo was a miserable end no human should ever experience. After rejoicing for a few minutes he could finally take his revenge. Yargo Mensik shifts his gaze to the side and his eyes were locked on to Moon Dancer and right next to her was Archimedian Exia lying unconscious in her arms. Looking at the scene, he began to laughs again savoring his vengeance on the scientist who wronged him. Fractured Timeline, Yargo’s Past Archimedian Exia was a genius that earned him the title of The Philosopher's Stone among the countless Innovators in the world. He excelled in the art of creation in any field. His expertise is in the field of Alchemy, scientific elements, resource recreation, reverse engineering are boundless even there are times that other fellow scientist would mistake it as miracles. His achievements earned him the Corporation’s “R&D” the research and development that focuses on improving any data, machines, even scientific theories were his responsibility alone. His department aid in any scientific studies, increase the chance of success in experimental studies or improve and improvise failing technology. Yargo remembers that point in time when this Archimedian aided a few scientists to perfect the research on cloning and with his help, they succeeded in creating clones for those who had already pass away. The Incident in Lasria ending in the Death of Robert Mezner and the disappearance of Hayden Tenno would create a chain reaction that would mark this land as Dark Sector and send this world into a future called the Origin System. But Instead of a desolate place called Dark Sector, A great Imperial family from the far North called the Orokin took the initiative to aid this war wasted land and employed a team of experts from all fields to save it from destruction. The whole world soon follows, sending aid for the people of Lasria to rebuild their city and the victims of this Incident were all cloned giving them a new life as if nothing has happened. Which includes Robert Mezner and for his Warcrime against the whole world, he was simply pardoned at the request of the Orokin but in secret, the Orokin made a deal with the U.S to keep this tragedy under wraps, and in return, they will never tell the whole world about the true cause of the Lasria Incident, In 1987, a U.S. submarine containing victims of the Technocyte Virus that landed in Lasria. Yargo an agent for the Agency knew about the Archimedian that was sent by the Orokin from his superiors. But against his better judgment, Yargo made a selfish request to the young boy. To save his own family outside of this incident, to clone his dead family back to life. Exia agreed and promise that he would restore his wife and child. He kept his word resulting in an accident in the lab. The Technocyte virus appeared during the last cloning process which was Yargo’s wife and child rather there mutated from killing all the scientists that knew the method in creating the perfect clone. Before another outbreak could begin, the Orokin send their Dax soldiers to end this Incident before it could spread again but the victims are already gone and after the ashes of extermination pass by, the Orokin found out that there were illegal clones added to the victim's list. The perfect cloning process is to recreate life from any DNA, The conditions of each clone was made with the mindset that the clones are victims of the Lasria Incident, people Infected by the Technocyte Virus or came into contact with it. A perfect cloning process that could return any human being back to life. But Yargo Mensik’s wife and child did not die in the Lasria Incident. Now all the scientists are dead because of that incident. The Archimedian responsible could not forgive himself for what happened to the team of scientists that made all these miracles come true and out of hatred. He destroyed the last remaining DNA of Yargo’s family, their pictures, their personal effects, leaving no traces behind. After that, tragic incident he made a vow to never create a perfect clone ever again. “HAHAHAHA” Yargo laugh with all his might at his vengeance are a few steps away. His eyes beaming with delight as he stood in front of Moon Dancer who was on her knees protecting Exia from him. The joke in Yargo’s mind seems so funny that something else was laughing with him. “HAHAHAHA” That second laughter that was echoing in the whole room did not come from Yargo. Everyone including Garuda looks around in search of that sinister laughter that was coming from the walls. The atmosphere of the lobby suddenly turned a lot colder. The Infested, The Technocyte Virus that was on the walls and floor all retreated underground, hiding and afraid of what’s here with him in this lobby. “HAHAHA” The sound of laughter was a lot closer, that sound came from right next to Garuda. They all turned to look at the Impaled Warframe and his dead Operator expecting a dried corpse without any blood dripping on the ground as it runs dry. But instead, the Operator was still impaled looking at everyone with a giant thankful smile plastered on his face. He was happy but his eyes were a lot more bizarre than normal. They were shining in pure golden light and the edges of it were surrounded by absolute darkness that was devouring the light. Everyone felt a chill as he silently smiles at them with his glowing eyes that simply staring at it sends your very soul into the void. This person is no longer the Tenno this thing is a full-fledge Void Demon “His soul is finally gone, corrupting his kind was suppose to impossible but now that his Void was running dry I can finally move in.” The Void Demon couldn't stop smiling as he tried to stand up but quickly realize that he was still impaled with Garuda’s ability. “Oh, right Blood Altar I almost forgot about it, oh well” His eyes focus on Garuda ”Hey girly can you take this off me now, No?” Garuda was about to do something, but a voice whisper from behind her very ear. The Void Demon reappeared “I see you are under control by that Infested garbage”. Garuda set her talons to her fingers and was about to strike her enemy from behind her but then her target disappeared and return to the blood altar still impaled with that villainous smile still stuck in his place as if he never did anything wrong. On the other hand, everyone else saw it, the Void Demon was reappearing everywhere as he pleases. The blood alter lost its duration and the Void Demon simply drop to the ground and the one protecting his fall was the damaged Warframe, Excalibur Umbra. He stood straight up examining his Warframe. The Void Demon wasn't happy at all, He looks at Garuda without that smile, just a plain judgemental look that hinted a bit of irritation. “It’s not your fault,” he said. The Void demon was suddenly hugging Garuda by the neck, His face was very close to her’s but instead of retaliating Garuda could not move as she stares at that glowing gold eyes that were filling with darkness as the Void Demon squint his eyes and gave Garuda an earnest smile, closing his eyes with a thankful smile. “It's not your fault and I forgive you,” The Void demon said again then suddenly the Void Demon slowly opened his eyes giving off a menacing grin that broke Yargo’s control over Gilda. “You do however owe me a new Warframe” The Void Demon grabs Gilda by the neck and gave it a little squeeze. What happened there shock everyone. Gilda Griffon was confused and scared shitless right now. Her very life is being squeezed off by her very own Warframe, The Garuda that she was wearing just now and before she could lose consciousness the Void Demon let her go. “Why was I trying to kill you? Because you killed me? No that’s not it, I owe you. Yeah, that’s it” His antics did not stop there. The Void Demon threw Gilda beside Moon Dancer and said “How about I help you get even” The Void Demon focuses on Yargo and activates one of Garuda’s abilities *Seeking Talons* several talons are floating around Garuda trailing behind a line of blood that drips on the floor coloring the ground red in blood, their target was the Infested form of Yargo Mensik. Garuda let the talons loose shredding him in pieces until there's nothing left but lumps of meat on the ground. Demons are entities that push the morality of any human to the brink of despair, feasting on the negative emotions of the living victim they possess or the other people around it. These creatures drive your sanity towards the end of your life. . He was dead... Yargo Mensik was gone just like that, Gilda Griffon and Moon Dancer were shaking on their knees as they both look at the Variant Warframe Garuda. It is a powerful weapon made to protect this planet from the apocalypse on the upcoming Sentient War that will shatter this land but now that weapon of hope is now in hands of a demon. “huh? Why do you two look so scared?” The Void Demon asks as he gave off the impression that he did nothing wrong. Then his eyes switch to the scared little girl on the side. Moon Dancers' eyes were screaming in fear, She wanted to run as far away as possible but that means abandoning the one in her arms and the Demon was enjoying her predicament. “You killed him,” Mezner asks, walking closer to the shredded pile of infested flesh on the ground, “Why did you kill him? I already have a cure... We could have saved him... Is this what you call Tenno honor?... DO YOU KNOW THE CONSEQUENCES OF TAKING A LIFE OUTSIDE OF YOUR TIME!!!” Mezner screamed in anger. The Void Demon didn't change his expression and with that question, he couldn't stop giggling at the stupidity of a man who can only think like a fool. The Void Demon look at Gilda with the corner of his eyes and said. “I did promise her I would show her something amazing.” The Void Demon push the old man to the side and with his hands, the Void energy was forming into symbols no one here could understand. But the letters are being written in Orokin. Unbinding the focus ability of Mending Souls from the school of Vazarin towards creation and perfection the God Art Koneksi. *Mending Body and Soul* With light in his hands and an aura of the divine, the Void demon put his hands on top of Yargo’s remains and at the moment he waved his hand away like a magic trick, Yargo was sitting on the ground surprised. The person was shredded in pieces with nothing left but his remains is now sitting on the floor completely shock, He was human again. The Void Demon tilted his head towards Mezner with a smug look on his face and said “You did ask me if I know the consequence in taking a life outside of my time and my answer would be. Yes I do, but that just begs the question, Why on earth would you know that answer Old Man hmmm?” > Chapter 20: The Demons Dogma > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Void Demon stared at Mezner with his soulless glowing eyes waiting for an answer but no words came out of this feeble human as his head couldn't even begin to fathom what he just saw, He tried to find logic in the madness that was a few inches away from him. Yargo Mensik was infected by the Technocyte Virus that transforms him into an abomination that was more of a monster and less human and yet the very same Yargo was standing right next to the shredded pieces of his infested flesh. Mezner minds were in shambles thinking about how (Was he cured? But I saw him die? This must be some kind of magic but the only magic that could control a person's life to such an extent was THE VOID, I-Is this the true power of the Void?) Seeing Mezner stuck in his thoughts the demon lost interest tormenting Mezner due to his curiosity outweighing his own fear. The Void Demon made a disappointing sight and said “A scientist is a scientist after all. They care more about the process rather than the demonic god that did it” So the void demon turned away, ignoring Mezner with his little world in his mind. The demon took a deep breath, smelling the tasty air that was seasoned with the best emotion humans tend to have “Fear”. It was lingering in the hearts of every person here as their eyes didn't have the resolve to look away at the miracle he had done, on the other hand, He was gazing back at them like a demonic child excited to play with their very lives. “The fear, the despair, the feeling of hopelessness as they are about to die. This was just like that time in the Zariman Ten Zero” The Void Demon made a wicked smile looking at the scared little humans shaking in fear on the floor. But first, the demon made a quick dash towards his first target leaving behind a trail of black flames that faded into the shadows. Yargo couldn't react when the demon was right in front of him in less than a second, breathing down his neck like he was a delicious meal. The demon spoke to him with a voice so deep that came out of the depths of hell. A voice any desperate man would never want to hear. “So now that your back to being a lowly human I have to ask, how does it feel to become so powerless that you can’t even fulfill your vengeance in a child that’s ten more steps right behind you?” The Void Demon pointed a finger towards the children cowering together in fear. Yargo Mensik saw Moon Dancer desperately protecting her unconscious mentor and a Warframeless Gilda who was in front of the two shieldings from harm while putting on a brave face. Yargo’s heart was in turmoil his soul was screaming in the emotion that seeks vengeance, his emotion was being filled with rage, hate, envy, and all of it was sipping out of his soul. The Void Demon simply enjoys every second of being near this desperate man. The darkness that was sipping out of his soul was a delicacy compared to the Tenno’s enemy back in the Origin System, (it has been a while since I had a feast) and with a wave of the demon's hand. Yargo Mensik was engulfed in darkness reshaping him into a monster that was nothing more than a shadow with glowing red eyes. He was bigger than before, the shadows that surround his entire being move like flames from the depths of hell and yet this flame doesn't give light instead his form is filled with darkness that seems to devour everything around him. He turned into a monster that came out of the Abyss *Whimmm* “Over here!!” A white portal suddenly appeared from behind the children and a voice called out to them giving the humans hear a glint of hope. “Away out!”, everyone was shocked when they all saw a white portal that leads to the outside, and without a second thought, Tyle Gregory suddenly grabs Robert Mezner and made a run for the white portal and successfully escaping this nightmare. “How dare y--” Before the Void Demon could do anything else, he was suddenly assaulted by an invisible blade that was aimed right between his eyes sending him to an early grave but instead of flesh, The blade struck a transparent shield protecting the demon from harm. *Dread Mirror*, The attack was blocked by the Warframe Garuda, Her claws were already out as she set her eyes at the invisible assailant. Gilda could finally breathe again as those bright eyes from the demon left her, She looks at the white portal behind her and her friends still helplessly shaking on the floor, Gilda was about to grab both of them when all of a sudden she heard a friendly voice in all this darkness whispering from within her soul. “Please take Moon Dancer and leave this place” “Princess?!” Surprise at the voice inside her head Gilda didn't hesitate anymore. She grabs Moon Dancer by the waist in one arm and escapes through the portal. At the next exchange *Shield Power* Garuda’s Talons attack a white shield that simply shattered into pieces but instead of pursuing her enemy, the demon phase-out of Garuda. “Hayden Tenno but how?! I thought I...No, you're not a which means you’re the real deal am I right?” He said as The Void Demon looks at the air facing a direction opposite of the portal but in truth, it was his attacker as if he can see through his invisibility. Hayden Tenno canceled his ability and appeared in front of the void demon, He was wearing the full proto-armor, equipped with the melee weapon Glaive on one hand and a single pistol on the other. He was following a dual wield fighting stance that emphasis on a single-handed melee and a secondary weapon, a fighting stance used by the Tenno from the Origin System. But in Hayden Tenno’s mind, he was only thinking what Nakak told him before he went through the white portal. (Remember Hayden, Follow the plan make the Void Demon focus on you no matter what, stall him for as long as you can, because if you fail, we all fail and our world will face much worse than an alien invasion that could adapt to any weapons. This world will fall the same way the Orokin Empire was destroyed. We let the Demons from the Void into our world and rule over us as our Emperors, so please help me protect him because he's the only one left that could save this world.) The Void Demons eyes were wide as plates, completely shock at something he couldn't believe. The Equestrian memory stone was in the middle of the air shinning in white light producing magical energy completely different compared to Void energy. The light was made of magic and it continued to spin around and around producing countless rolls of films that are spreading all around the air. Each roll was going through the head of three special individuals who wanted to save this world in the upcoming disaster. The role of films was passing through them producing pictures that were filled with their memories they wanted to share. One by one each film was finding its way towards the unconscious Archimedian Exia that was on the floor. GGGRAAAAAAHHH!!! The Void Demon screamed in rage as he made a mad dash towards the ritual of Equestrian Magic. Grabbing the hilt of his sword the Void Demon tried to end it all in one swing by channeling his Void towards his weapon, creating a sword that was burning in black flames. The Void Demon made a giant arc with the sole purpose of sending everyone in his path to the Void but by some miracle, he was a breath too late as the first role of the film entered Exia’s mind and before his diabolical blade could take a single life. *Switch Teleport* The Void Demon’s attack was a *Miss*, The demon was transported 10 meters away from his intended victims. “Ordan Karris,” The Void Demon said as he was surprised by this sudden onset of betrayal, calling out the name that activated one of Loki’s abilities. True enough it was Ordan still invisible under the Loki Specters asking the void demon “Do you still remember what Teshin said, Operator?” The Void Demon search for the memories inside his host distant past in the Origin System, somewhere in that cold distant mountain top where Teshin said those words that help Exia become this powerful after mastering the Void. “Try not to lose yourself, Tenno ” Shoving that memory behind the back of his mind the Void Demon replied in a complacent attitude “No, not really but as your Operator can you kill those people behind you. They’re annoying to get rid of them” he ordered. “Behind me?” Ordan looks behind him to see the (Operator?!) It was quite a surprise, To see that right there, his Operator was wearing a lab coat and but by the look of it, this person doesn't have any transference energy in his body. He was a normal human being but compared to the one in front of him. The demon that looks like his Operator was producing this menacing aura that resembles a demonic god that was giving off this imposing expression that every person here was beneath him. The domineering presence the demon was giving off was no different from the Orokin Executors rather the only difference if someone would need to point it out. It was the color of their Void energy everything else was the same. A thought came to Ordan’s mind, one simple question to know if this was truly his Operator or something completely different. “Operator, how was I created?” Ordan Karris ask one simple question that holds so much meaning the day Exia opened the Vitruvian and every other secret it had. Only his own Operator would know how because he was created where the Abyss nor any other living being could know. “Why are you asking something so obvious? I made you by collecting all your shattered fragments throughout the Origin System and using the data hidden behind the Vitruvian. I was able to make you whole again” The Void Demon gave this dumbfounded look asking where is this question coming from. “You are wrong therefore you are not the Operator” The Specter Warframe changes its position into a fighting stance. In response, the Kavat re-appeared right next to the Specter Warframe and activated one of its abilities. *Sense Danger*. A mod created with the sole purpose of mimicking the six senses of a wild animal and with the help of Orokin Technology its instinct can be displayed to the Operator’s HUD and the Tenno’s Orbiters that controls all specter units. What Ordan saw under his HUD was something he couldn't believe was possible. “Traitor” The void demon shakes his head in defeat as if Ordan did something foolish. The void demon commented pointing a finger towards Ordan and the Kavat like they're some sort of targets. Then the shadow demon that was once Yargo Mensik suddenly took action, his movement became similar to Rell’s Shadow. The lights in the lobby suddenly flicker by the second and right after that single moment of darkness Ordan Karris in the Loki Specter along with his Operator’s Kavat was mauled alive by the darkness ripping them apart moment by moment as the light flicker into the darkness. When it finally stops the specter and the Kavat are both dead on the floor as flesh, metal, and machine are all over the floor as if a carnivorous beast is finished with its meal. It all happened so fast and Hayden couldn't react at all, he wanted to move, to take action but his awareness felt a strong presence right behind him, his instinct screaming at him to run but he couldn't, He felt his soul trapped within this single moment. The void demon was about to steal Hayden’s Warframe just like how he stole Garuda. “Time to die, Tenno,” The void demon said as his fingers move towards his face. Hayden bites through the fear and thanks to his experience over the years he was able to react on the demon’s movement and countered with his Proto-armor as it suddenly pulses with Void energy coloring the rest of his suit in white, connecting to his armor and his glaive. Hayden was *Channeling* Void Energy as he swung the glaive with all his might trying to make a decisive blow with his weapon *SHHHHHSS* it was a decisive moment and with all this darkness the one Hayden hit was Yargo Mensik, The Glaive cut through the shadow creating a giant wound that affected the host exposing the living flesh of a human, not the monster. The shadow monster took a step back as the Void energy was eating away at the darkness that surrounds it but the wound from the Glaive was still there leaving a dying old man to his end. “Yargo!!!” Hayden screamed as he rushes towards his injured friend, the void demon saw his opportunity. “Look alive if you want to stay that way Tenno”, The void demon charged at the distracted Hayden while wearing the Warframe Garuda, It’s claws were already inches away from his heart. It was impossible to evade this attack, the claw-like blades reach into Hayden’s heart and without an ounce of hesitation in his eyes. He shoves his glaive towards Garuda the only difference in this exchange was Hayden’s weapon. It was *channeling*, the edges of the blade were filled with white Void Energy and with that suicidal attack, Hayden shoves the blade deeper into Garuda’s gut channeling the Void into the blade, devouring the blood and everything else that came out of the Garuda. The Warframe started to disappear from existence sending the variant Warframe to the Void. “It’s over” Hayden look at the wound as the claws started to disappear and his blood finally has space to pour out of his body. Hayden Tenno was a veteran soldier and instead of suffering from the pain. He ignored it and walk away. *Pain Immunity* or the medical term for it was Congenital Insensitivity to Pain, Even after having four blades shove straight into his chest, Hayden still treats it as nothing. The Princess of Fate told him to distract the demon for a while but as he witnesses the tip of the void demon's power, Hayden was sure that ending this fight and destroying Garuda along with the void demon that wields it is the correct choice of action...or so he thought. The Garuda Warframe along with the void demon that was in it was slowly disappearing into the Void but as if reality started to freeze and glitch *BZZzzT* *BZT*. The Garuda was suspended mid-air as it slowly faces Hayden in a creepy way and with its hand made a sarcastic clap mocking Hayden for his premature victory *clap*...*clap*...*clap*, “Impressive Mr.Hayden, very impressive, your abilities pass as a dreamer or a rank below compared to an awakened Tenno from my world” Hayden couldn't believe his eyes, The Garuda Warframe was suspended in the air with half of its body gone, her arm was the same as the Warframe but the other half was looking similar to a demon that came from the Abyss. “But as impressive as you are. Your abilities are a century behind compared to a Grand Master Tenno from the Void” The Void Demon left Garuda as it disappeared into the Void, Hayden couldn't react to the demon's frightening speed and the last thing he knew was the demon's hand grabbing him by the face as he drags Hayden’s body to a world completely devoid of light. *Void Demons Dogma* Pulling away Hayden was transported somewhere else, his surrounding started to turn black, and just like that, He was surrounded by countless shadow monsters, each in different shapes and sizes. Hayden wanted to move but *Condemn* chains made of shadows move towards him wrapping around his body and soul sealing his movement in place, The next shadow monster suddenly took a definitive form. It screamed in a very loud noise that trembled the entire area *Roar*affecting the rest of the shadows as their form started to become sharper and deadlier. The third one cast *Hallowed Ground* creating a field of black plants that was creating an air that was burning Hayden’s lungs. The shadows were creeping in closer and closer, seeing his hopeless situation he finally understood the meaning of the words Regret. “The two nuisance is gone and now what was I?” The void demon was stretching his arms around as he went through a light exercise. He looks ahead quite impressed at the sight of the magical marvel those three were creating with the Equestrian Memory Stone and at the center of that magical light is the other Exia from this world. “Sorry kiddo. I don't know what Variik did or how he did it but your humanity belongs to the Void” he said as the void demon made a sad expression and with a sincere apologetic tone. Then he took out his Dragon Nikana from the depths of darkness, the katana was swirling around the sharp edges covering it with his power, recreating a sword that was shrouded in black flames. The void demon's melee weapon was devouring the last remaining light this lobby has but even so, the Equestrian Memory Stone finally serves its purpose. All their collective memories are finally inside the last remaining hope this world has from destruction. The demon couldn't hold it in, covering his entire form with the darkness around him. He plunges towards the Light of Equestrian Magic and aims his burning black blade towards his other counterpart. He plunges his flaming katana towards Exia with the full intent of ending his life sending it back to the Void but before the void demon could end his life. One of the girls in the light-filled magic was thought by Grandmaster Tenno to always be aware of your surroundings. Feeling the impending doom Flurry Heart disconnected her magic towards the equestrian memory stone and activated an ability she kept hidden all this time, Her appearance suddenly changed as her existence distorted in light yellow energy. Chanting a mantra beneath her breath as she finally enters combat. “ I invoke sacred runes to evade conflict and bring blissful calm to endless strife. Reaching beyond the brink of my patience, for foes to seek eternal rest within the storm unleashed, I Baruuk reaches enlightenment” *Transference* Flurry Heart transformed into the Warframe Baruuk and activated it’s third ability *Desolate Hands* summoning energize daggers that seek out the closest hostile, the daggers flung into the air as it took aim and seek out the demon’s weapon, The projectiles reach there target and explode disarming the demon as his weapon drops into the ground. The Void Demon could not react in time when the explosion knocks him off the air letting go of his weapon. He stumbled into the ground and at this moment Flurry Heart was relentless, she equips her exalted weapon *Desert Wind* and activated her strongest ability *Serene Storm*. Flurry took pursuit and charge at the Void Demon with reckless abandonment attacking the demon with the combo *Trespass Denied* pushing the Void Demon farther away like a ragdoll and further away from the last light in the lobby. Then *Void Transition* Flurry’s Warframe disappeared and taking Baruuk’s place in the combo was Flurry Heart herself and in her arms was the *Desert Wind*. She charged her Void energy into her palms channeling them into her exalted weapon and BAAAAM!!! Flurry’s last attack threw the Void Demon hard into the wall creating a small crater that was just his size. “Flurry Heart was a full-fledge Tenno?!” The Void Demon couldn't believe the results of that exchange as he tries to remove himself from an embarrassing hole. “hehe HAHAHA” The Void demon found it amusing as he hysterically laughs at himself in this beat upstate while stuck at the wall and from that laughter the demon found it amusing that he got his ass kick by an Equestrian Princess. The small crater he was in was oozing with black energy similar to miasma as the Void Demon calmly recover from his laughter and spoke in a condescending tone. “A specter, a normal human wearing an ancient Warframe, and YOU!” The Demon’s eyes suddenly turned bloodshot as his form change into absolute darkness blending with the surroundings and disappearing from sight “An Equestrian Tenno. No wonder the *Shadow Ponies* fail to plunge your world into darkness and yet here you are. Way over your head in a war far beyond your understanding” Flurry couldn't hold down her surprise and ask “A shadow pony? like Stygian? What do those things have to do with any of this? ” Flurry heard a demonic voice at the back of her ear “Because both our kind came from the very same *Void Demon Beast*” Flurry felt her blood ran cold as she heard his answer, *Transference* changing her form back to her Warframe Baruuk. She activated Elude making all melee and projectile attacks phase out of the Warframe like the wind but it only works against melee weapons and other projectiles like bullets and arrows, it does nothing against superpower abilities. *Void Demons Dogma* Flurry suddenly disappeared into the darkness and the demon’s eyes look at the last light of the lobby. The demon made an evil grin and covered itself in void energy with a menacing color of both red and black. The demon dash towards his Dragon Nikana at extreme speed kicking the sword that shot towards Exia. The weapon ignited in black flames that hungered for life. Feeling the impending doom *Transference* Flurry Heart phase-out of that world of shadow monster, existing that world through her Warframe, Luckily she was able to rescue Hayden that’s barely breathing within an inch of his life. Flurry Heart’s combat instincts suddenly rose as the world started to slow down *Penjaga* Her focus shifted towards the last light and saw a black sword heading towards Archimedian Exia. Flurry Heart focuses on her Equestrian Magic and in the next moment, she teleported in front of the blade her hand still holds Baruuks exalted weapon and with the strongest palm strike she could muster. She focuses all magic and void energy on obliterating that demonic sword. *Chug* But beyond her expectation her palm strike failed and the sword went straight into her chest. *cough* Flurry coughs a few pines of blood and there was some of it on the side of her lips. But instead of despair or fear of dying, she smiled knowing her last action was saving the last hope of humanity and pony kind has from extinction and with the last of her strength she looks at Exia one last time. But instead of happiness, what she saw was the last moment of her failure. It made her realize that she was truly too weak to challenge a Void Demon and complete her own ascension. Flurry saw the Void Demon right in front of Exia with the Dragon Nikana in his hand, Flurry looks at her chest with a giant wound and saw the weapon was missing from the gaping hole in her chest. The Dragon Nikana was similar to a Japanese sword and the Void Demon was holding it like a samurai as he gives Flurry one last mocking grin and with his right hand holding the Katana handle, the demon unsheathes the blade and with a full swing, he intends to drag the Exia from this world into the Void ending this farce once and for all. Fate and Nakak woke up from channeling their last memories towards Exia and saw how their last hope end in flames. “Did we fail?” Fate asks her colleagues as she was the first to drop to her knees and she saw Exia disappeared in Red flames. “I-I don't know but he's gone now?!” was the only words Naka could say, Her face was giving this expression of confusion and uncertainty. “hehe HAHAHA,” Once again the Void Demon laughs his heart out. “Noooo, you won, Congratulation. Whatever that magic was? It worked”. The Void demon was happily congratulation the girls when all of a sudden darkness oozes out of the Void Demon’s feet creating more monsters that filled the entire lobby of shadow monsters that resemble different Warframes from the Origin System. One of the shadows charge at Fate with *Rhino Charge* slamming her into the wall and another shadow grabs her by the neck as her foot was a few inches above the ground. This shadow made her breathe a little harder as it slowly squeezes the air out of her lungs. “Fate!!!” Nakak and Flurry scream in unison but their situation wasn't any better. Flurry was suddenly covered in something so familiar *Scarab Swarm* “KYAAAHHH” she screamed in pain as black beetles made of shadows were eating through her skin and without her Warframe, her pain was unbearable. Nakak suddenly felt a sword dive into her left shoulder blades that push her down, The demon shoves the blade deep into the ground forcing Nakak to her knees, He grabs Nakak’s cheeks with one hand as his burning red eyes look directly into her soul. “WHAT.DID.YOU.DO” The demon asks in a tone of voice that inspired fear and demand. Ignoring the pain she was feeling on her left side, Naka smiled unafraid of the demon in front of her, knowing his rage only comes from the result of her success and her wish for a peaceful world has a chance to come true. “Checkmate,” Nakak said with a confident smile on her face. The lobby suddenly began to shake creating a small earthquake as giant cracks suddenly appeared in the middle of the lobby that extended all over the place, the cracks spread throughout the building as if the very Earth itself was forced open from the inside and in the center of it was Exia and his Warframe Excalibur Umbra. “I remember” > Chapter 21: Fragment of the Equestrian Campaign I > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Excalibur Umbra was covered with unlimited power flowing through his Warframe and straight into Exia’s soul covering their existence that resembles an Immortal Deity or a God of War and with this power, there is no enemy he cannot slay in this system. “Sorry kiddo but I can’t help it when your light is casting a giant shadow” Hearing those words Exia felt another ability being cast somewhere beyond life, beyond death, beyond the existence over the walls of reality. *Void Demons Dogma* All other casts and existing abilities are offered to the Void and any other targets that have a weak will are sent to the Abyss beyond the veil of death In a fracture of a second, he lost all his newfound power and in one move, he was impaled by Garuda’s ability bleeding out until the last drop of his blood was gone signaling his death, Exia opens his eyes once more but the only thing he could see was never-ending darkness. “I died,” Exia murmured in a low voice that lowered his fighting spirit. Exia lost his life, Instead of questioning why he could not revive or try to find a way back after a single defeat he sat back down in this cold dark world slowly losing his will to keep on fighting, to keep on living. The darkness continues to devour him. “What was the point of making myself stronger again?” “You never had any” “The fighting never stops. No matter how much I fight, no matter how much I make myself stronger this war won’t end” “You're trying to stop an enemy that started their war eon’s ago. I'm just surprised that you choose now of all days to question it. Your war was pointless the day you woke up, You can succeed in every mission but in the end, what you're doing is no different from hacking a giant three that lives for a thousand years with a brand new kitchen knife. Every strike you make is pointless, every victory you achieve is meaningless.” "No matter how many times we push ourselves to past our limits our enemies keep reminding us that it was never enough, it will never be enough” “It was enough, from the beginning your kind has enough power to rule the System but you and your people fought for peace and balance in the Origin System to live with code of honor as Assassins, Thieves, and Mercenaries. Your kind could not wipe out your enemies and erase them from existence and do you know why? Exia looks at where that voice was coming from, it was a mirror version of him. “The Tenno are the last surviving Orokin and by knowing that simple fact, you and your kind could not take its place as the rightful rulers of that world. Because let’s be honest here even if your kind did rule the Origin System nothing will change, everything will go back to the way things were during the days of the Orokin Empire in its prime, it was an inevitable outcome. Isn't that right? Imperial son of the Orokin Empire “Cosmos”. Exia gave a hateful glare but couldn't rebuke his words, Closing his eyes he answered. “You’re right” The darkness slowly creeps its way into the Tenno draining him of his will and life, it was covering his very soul sealing him deep into the Abyss where the Void may claim him when it's time. Then he felt it, a familiar energy blinking like a star in this never-ending darkness. It was filled with energy that pushes back the Abyss and inside that light is the Equestrian Memory Stone. In a single moment, Exia saw memories of a distant future or someone else's post, and deep in his mind now lies pieces of truths. “I fear we don’t have much time, Tenno” Hearing that voice Exia turned around and saw a woman covered in a white cloak and gold ornaments, She was an Orokin royalty and in her hands is the Equestrian Memory Stone. Without warning the Orokin began their conquest by moving their armies all over Equestria and making an attempt to take the life of the Princess of Friendship but thanks to the aid of the Tenno. The assassin failed to take the life of Twilight Sparkle, she was forced to flee to Canterlot with serious injuries and along with her ponies and the other creatures from the School of Friendship, leaving her castle completely unguarded and inside that castle are magical objects the Orokin need to conquer this peaceful world. They plunder her home and the richness of her land but their greed did not stop here, considering this as a decisive victory three Orokin nobles casually walk to the halls of her crystal home wearing the finest clothes, jewelry, adorning the color of white and gold showing off their supremacy. Fate’s POV Orokin Don Von Variik, his son Vari, and I visit Twilight’s Castle together as conquerors trying to pick up the spoils of war but Don Variik was never satisfied with just spoils, He did not care for every magical relic or wisdom that castle full of treasure had. His purpose was much more sinister than you’d expect, his goals were to change the very course of history. “You do not need to be here father, my Dax and I are more than capable of plundering this castle, rest assured every relic and treasure this castle has will be yours before the next sunrise.” Varii his eldest declared as we continue to venture our way to these crystal halls making our way to the heart of the castle. “Everything you say?” He stops at his steps before he could open the two-sided door that leads to the heart of the castle, I saw the look in his eyes as he was irritated by his son's words so he withdrew his sword pointing the tip of it in his face. “Will you offer your life for our glorious empire if needed?” “With all due respect Don Variik, I offer you the best choices for all the possibility in conquering this foreign world, and yet here you are pointing your sword at your son asking for his life. This world is already ours for the taking and I do not see the reason for your hostility, so I ask you why are we even here?”. I ask due to the reason I could not comprehend why we are even here, I was the Oracle for the Empire, I had an ability to see the future, and yet I could not see the reason for why we are here. “hehehe, I see, then you do not know, do you?” Variik was mocking me as he made a small laugh, mocking me for my choice of words or something he know’s that I don't but before I could hear his reasons our discussion was disrupted by a Dax soldier, He reports your victory against our creation, Warframes made in our world something that was created within our universe. “Your majesties, the raid team you ordered to hunt down that Warframe has been defeated and our spies in Canterlot reported that The Princess of Friendship has sought refuge with The Princess of the Sun”. This Dax was young, inexperienced but loyal to our empire so he bends the knee to show his loyalty, his expression was pale as if his eyes have seen the end of the world. I grab him by his oversize helmet and force him to look me in the eye as I stare at his mediocre status threatening his life, eager to execute him for spouting such nonsense. “Impossible I envisioned her death, I saw the Princess of Friendship die along with the rest of the creatures under her rule, I foresaw all those creatures slaughtered in a pool of blood, they were all slaughtered by the skills and abilities of our Warframes. Our creations are much more superior to any warrior or soldier they could muster. I saw this world under our rule and every other creature throughout this planet had no choice but to bow their knees in front of our glorious Empire. So tell me young Dax. how did they fail?” I ask him with rage almost threatening his life. The Dax looks me in my eyes feeling my intent to take his sword and kill him with it but at that very moment, he opened his palm showing us the one-sided battle against our units and the one leading that attack was a talented assassin with complete control of seven Warframes. What we saw changed our belief that Tenno from your world became obsolete without the guide and support of the Orokin Empire, Immortal warriors passed their prime but in the end no matter how talented the assassin was and even with a squad of our finest creation stood no chance against you, the Dax opened his palm giving us a full view of a one-sided battle that made me realize what a Warrior-God should truly be. I drop to my knees as I saw seven of our Empires Warframes died within minutes and their revives were completely meaningless against that particular Warframe that came from the Origin System, it had an ability that completely ignores all laws of common sense while to my side, another royalty from the same empire was beginning to panic. “Koneksi” Varii could not believe his own words as he spoke them. “Impossible, Father! Father, you told me only the Orokin that mastered the Void could use the divine art of the Gods and only the Orokin Council of Executors could wield such magic. So why can a child that dawns this Warframe use it with such ease.” Variik look at his son as if he was a moron, “I believe I told you the tale, of how the Orokin Council came to be, It's true, we did master Koneksi but there were two others who taught us how to use them” Confusion and shock were written in Varii’s face as he tries to remember what his father told him “These two that thought you Koneksi... It cannot be, Impossible. the Orokin Emperor refuses his continuity and decided to eternally rest within the heart of the Void and The Imperial Son died in the Zariman Ten Zero incident, no other survivors were found except the orphan children...” Hearing his words I look at Varii as if, he just realize it now then I heard Variik’s answer “That is correct my son, the Imperial son of the late Emperor did not die in the Zariman incident, he was very much alive and a lot younger than I remembered and it was then my failure began. To not be able to identify the Imperial son, who he was in all those children cowering in fear as their power became unstable and the most disgraceful thing I did was I treated him like any other orphan that walks out of that ship.” "I knew it," I said. “The Zariman Ten Zero was a military vessel, it had no stowaways and it never had any children on board, to begin with, then the reason for that victory and the celebration before the downfall of the Orokin Empire” I look at Variik to confirmed what I just realize. “You need not worry instead rejoice because right at this moment, You are looking at the future of our people" Orokin Variik opened the doors leading to the friendship map, a beacon of hope and light that represented the magic of friendship in Equestria but just above this magical map was a portal made of Magic but the energy that was powering it was Void Energy. When we entered the room I saw the rumored Friendship Map but instead of a map depicting the lands of Equestria, I saw the table corrupted by white Void energy as it tries to produce a wormhole that was leading to the past. I gasp at the sudden realization of what Variik was planning, with this much magic and the way this spell was working, He could undo everything from any point in time, which means his target was the era before the Orokin Empire fell. "T-This is" his son could only utter these words as he stands speechless at the marvel of magic that his father created. "I already change or rather had changed the course of history and with this humanity will be spared" Orokin Variik walks to the wormhole one, two, a few more steps Variik would have reached that wormhole but then I saw something completely unbelievable. A *Void Rift* suddenly opened in front of him before he could enter the wormhole and the one to emerge from it was a man that looks exactly like him. Variik could not move or speak when looking at a man as if there was a mirror right in front of him "Are you here to stop me from going back to our past?" he asks. His counterpart answered "No my young self, I am here to give you this" The mirror version of him handed him a small token, It felt like crystallize magic but there was a red message inside it that said (HELP) "This is?" Variik asks in confusion at the object. "An offering for the Imperial son of our beloved Empire but be careful this is the only thing in Equestria that would help Cosmos find his true love here on this planet,” His mirror self replied. “H-His true love, Did you find her? A strong soul that has Galaxia’s divinity?” Variik could not hide the joy in his face as his smile was about to reach his ears when he said those words. “That’s no longer your concern my young self, it is now mine” The counterpart gestured him to enter the wormhole. Varick's doppelganger chooses to stay with us as he waves his farewell to his other self. This could only mean the world I’m currently standing on has already changed, Variik created a Paradox that I could no longer see, my title as an Oracle for the Empire became meaningless because of what he had done, to successfully changed everything from the world I know existed. I watch as Variik left into the wormhole and as for his doppelganger, I ask this Variik what he had changed. “I just wanted to make sure that the Imperial Son of our Empire meets the first Alicorn of Magic, Galaxia” It was something so simple and mundane that I had to question the meaning behind such actions. “That's it? That's all you've changed?... Wha-what’s the point?, with this magic, we can prevent the destruction of our Empire back in the Origin System o-or stop the Sentient from ever existing but instead, you're currently on your way to deliver some Equestrian relic to the Emperor's continuity, why?” I was mad, this magic could have been enough to save our current home in the Solar System or prevent the creation of our sworn enemies, the Sentient race but instead, our highness did something so questionably stupid but His answer was something I need not expect “I did not see the need to save a civilization the Imperial Son wish to destroy” The Vision died down as the world return to darkness, Exia was standing in front of Fate again her hand no longer has the memory stone, That memory made Tenno hate her as his rage begins to boil. “That planet was peaceful AND YOUR KIND HAS NO RIGHT TO START A WAR!!!” Exia rage into Fate but when his arm tried to reach for her. The only thing he got in his hands was the Equestrian Memory Stone. > Chapter 22: Changed Campaign > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nakak P.O.V - Cetus 1 day before the end That day began like any other, I was opening up shop as I saw your ship pierce through the sky with a streak of red light, and just like always you would come in rushing for my wares expecting to get as many rare decorations as possible "Dah-dup, surah! Here you go! Have you seen the Tower? The Unum within does not move or see, but she hears, and feels, and speaks! Sho-lah!" I said as I look at the Tenno that was in front of my shop, It was you “ExiaTrailblaze”, A time where your rank started to shine in gold and you always had a habit of coloring your Warfarmes with red and black, I never knew why. "Ai yo is there something wrong Surah?" I said with a voice full of worry, you seem completely out of it today. "Nakak?" You gave me a dumbfounded look when you ask, but before you could ask any further. You were startled by another voice that came from behind. "Oi sensei are you carrying us in today's hunt?" Crimson November, a Tenno wearing the Chroma Warframe with the color of orange and black. He greeted Exia with vigor and enthusiasm as he joins into Exia's squad in the upcoming Tridolon hunts. Exia returned the greeting to his fellow Tenno but his mind was somewhere else as he tries to remember something important. Now, what was it? Oh, that's right. It was right after the Stalker and his Acolytes raided the Umbra clan's Dojo. Right in front of you was another Tenno named November, he was the one who took on Angst and Malice alone. A very skilled Tenno that has a good instinct in combat, Exia could already tell that he has a bright future ahead of him. Then more of your squad finally arrive here in Cetus, he felt a tap on his shoulder as a second Tenno greeted him. "It's nice to see you again teacher," Bone Heart said with the sweetest voice a little girl could say equip with the Trinity Strega, A gift she receive from Exia when she was able to rank up as a Sage. She was one of the members of the Storm Clan, and a friend Exia met in one of his adventures, suffice to say the two have a small history together. "I'll be in your care for today's hunt teacher," The Tenno said as she leans in closer to Exia being cute and all. "No freaking way?!, Is that a Grand Master Tenno, OMG!!! It can't be but. It is ExiaTrailblaze! The hero of the 35ft Sentient War?!, I'm a huge fan" Silver Lining was wearing the Volt Prime, he was geeking out to meet one of his heroes, while many of which already left to begin their adventures in the Tau System. There are so few Tenno left to fend off those monstrous giants and yet here you are. I was always curious as to how a squad of Tenno can fight such monstrous beings so I link up to your H.U.D and eavesdrop on your way when your squad was formed and chatted away to the giant gates that lead to the plains “Teacher, I just did this quest about our ancient past and I’m someone that was born in that timeline somewhere in the 21st century. It was a time when the Orokin stole children from countless families as a sacrifice.” Like a shy little girl, Bone Heart asks Exia something very important. The group that was with them started to get interested in their topic. “Wait are we talking about that?!, Ok, I was a child that was born here in the Origin System, Mars to be exact, It where the Dax soldiers took me to become a Tenno, I guess I was the last child before Inaros decided to betray the Orokin Empire,” said Silver Lining. “That’s not what she’s asking stupid, wait why are you asking Exia?” Crimson added as he smacks the back of Silvers's head. “Since we're on a topic then I was on Orokin Noble, but Bone Heart are you sure? do you want to return to your timeline even after all these centuries, where the people you loved are gone and the only ones you will meet are their descendants, will you still want to return to your own time? your world?” Exia interjected. “I-I don't know maybe?” she answered with a sad tone in her voice. Crimson November tried to change this depressing topic “So the topic is our past ok, I was born here in the Origin System right after the Axi era and volunteered to be a Tenno with the help of Arogya Medica” “me too” Silver Lining answered. “I was in the Zariman Ten Zero Incident” It was Exia’s turn to be depressed with a cast down look he replied Silver tried to save this discussion “Ahh no wonder Master Exia is so strong but would that mean we won't be able to acquire our 6th abilities?” Exia chuckled “Our 6th abilities do not depend on our past, it's our will to continue fighting for a better future.” “Really?” The three ask in unison “If you want one, then hurry up and rank up to a Legendary Master and build your own Masterframe” with those words Exia left. “We will,” they said. Silver Lining stops for a moment “wait? what’s a Master frame?! guys, Is that Important!?!” Their discussion about their lives went on until night and I was alone once again. "When you've made peace with the world, then everything becomes a game, friend. This place will teach you that" Nakak said her farewell as the Tenno’s left to hunt the Tridolons, preparing in the plains before the night stars filled the sky. I enjoyed watching your battles through your H.U.D as you and your entire squad took down the Eidolon Teralyst, It was a glorious battle against the giants of Cetus. It was formidable but it stood no chance against your squad's onslaught, this memory reminded me of the last peaceful night Cetus had before it turned into ruins, This was the day I could never forget your squad's defeat. After taking down all Tridolon your squad was just returning from the river, but upon your return, there was a white ball of light appeared on the stairs in front of our gate. It was growing bigger and bigger until it faded away and inside it was a Sentient monster that I have never seen before. “Is that an Alicorn!?!” Exia was shocked to see an Alicorn here in the Origin System while the rest of the squad was gawking at the new enemy that was never before seen here in Cetus. "What is that?!" "An Alicorn" "You know that thing teacher?" The Sentient Alicorn’s mane was blazing in a blue flare that sways to the air and the coat was dark azure with grey highlights all around. The Sentient Alicorn looks up into the air focus on the four Tenno on their Archwings. The color of its magic was pale blue light and that very is beginning to overflow, that thing was casting a spell. “Head to the gates now!” Exia ordered his squad to retreat hastily towards the gate of Cetus all the while Exia decided to fight this mythical creature alone, so he heads straight towards the new enemy. The Sentient Alicorn pointed its horn towards the door the magic it was charging was ready and as it points its horn towards the gates of Cetus Exia drops down to intercept its attack with his Warframe. Exia grabs the Alicorns horn with his Warframe and uses *Transference* out in his Operator mode slams the ground with both his palms. White, for a brief moment everything was white. The spell engulfed the entire field clearing the rocks, trees, and pond including the common wildlife. But to Exia as long as the gates of Cetus stand everything else are just collateral damage. The rest of your squad heads towards the door at it begins to open and as expected of a solo player like you, fought the enemy alone, it was an impressive battle but it still ends in your defeat. "T-the gates... it still stands" Exia tried to stand on his two feet as he grasps for some air, channeling all that magic took a lot out of him but he couldn't rest just yet because right next to him there was an enrage Alicorn that was glaring down on him for stealing its magic. The Sentient Alicorn charges its horn again creating a giant plasma of blue light and aiming it at Exia lying on the ground. "At least let me rest, I just took down three Eidolons" Exia commented waiting for the sensation on his whole body to return, and looking at that blue light the Sentient Alicorn was making, Exia figured something out. "I see now, the magic of a sentient is poisonous to void energy." Exia changes back into his Warframe Harrow Reliquary the bishop of the Void and uses *Covenant* an ability that would nullify any damage and turn them into his power strength. With fast movement and control Exia switch to his primary weapon in this hunt, a Lanka a charge base sniper rifle that was modded with the radiation element. An element that would be highly effective against Eidolons but a Sentient Alicorn is still questionable after all this enemy just appeared here right now for the very first time. Exia fired the first three shot and before he could know anything the Sentient Alicorn erected a barrier around it blocking all attacks. *Penance* Exia activated another ability that sacrifices his Warframe shields and in return increases their fire rate and heals some of the Warframes health. The Sentient Alicorn saw the moment Harrow lost all its shield and took the chance to strike down on Harrow and with its bone-like wings made its move. Harrow suddenly slides down evading the wing beat changing its position to the backside of the Sentient Alicorn. The Warframe swings his thurible *Condemn* casting a wave of chains that tied down the Sentient it tried to move and as it struggled Exia completely unloaded everything he had in this Arsenal. Exia change into his secondary *Catchmoon* *Bang*Bang*Bang*, even after all that his weapons had no effect on the sentient beast. The Sentient Alicorn look at Harrow with its eyes without turning its head, it was mocking him how futile his effort was. Then he changed into his Melee weapon the *Paracesis* the sword that was made to slay Sentients. *Ping* a wave of blinding light blasted everything from sight, Harrow flung away dead and unmoving as the Sentient Alicorn erected some sort of pulse energy creating a field that disables Warframes. "This is the Orphix Venom?!" Exia was too surprised to move as he felt his Warframe leave his body, He was fighting against an unknown enemy that could use magic, this was an enemy that wasn't meant to be fought alone but Exia could not give up just yet so he hurriedly opens one of his item slots and summons his Necramech. A giant that carries heavy armaments and overwhelming might, a Warmachine made by the Entrati during the old war. "Eat this!!!" Exia transfer inside the Necramech and prepare to fire but before Exia could fire a single round of ammo the Necramech, *Poof* He was once again without weapons or armor. He was confused at the items he was holding in his hands. It was a small teacup, The Necramech he was riding just a few seconds ago turned into a small pink teacup. "You lose warmonger" The Sentient Alicorn stood above the Tenno with wings stretched outright showing its dominating figure and with a single hoove forward the ground shook right beneath the Tenno's feet. Exia glared at the Sentient Alicorn but took a pause and view the Sentient Alicorn's entire being then for some reason he understood. "If you really are an Alicorn from that world then I did not lose, I failed but mark my words this is not the end" "Yes it is" The Alicorns horn glowed once again casting a spell that seems to affect the Tenno's immortality, the light turned into a multitude of colors that matches the rainbow, and with a blast of energy, a rock made a statue stood in the middle of the battle. The Alicorn raises one of its hooves and smashes the statue into a thousand pieces with just one strike and in the ground drop three sentient hearts. The gates of Cetus suddenly opened, I saw an Alicorn made of Sentient flesh trotting its way into our home while the Eidolon Hydrolyst and Eidolon Gantulyst are holding the gates of Cetus open like a guard making its way for there master. Your Harrow was sent flying into my feet, dead. Cetus has fallen that day because the Equestrian from the other universe could no longer endure Orokin tyranny. They sided with the Sentient's and the one leading the attack was a Sentient Alicorn. An amalgam that can adapt to any attacks just like the others but this one was special, this one was completely Immune to the Void and the Tenno's power became obsolete. That monster erases the Unum from existence and took her Ancient Kuva and the Tridolons became unstoppable as their numbers grew claiming the Earth as their planet. > Chapter 23: Equestrian Combat > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- The memories died down and Exia once again returned to the darkness, different forms of emotions were swirling inside his heart creating something new within his soul, his heart started to beat once more, *Thud* Thud* Void within started to swirl around his true soul. "I remember," he said, Exia returns to the reality he once died in and to his side was Umbra Excalibur with all its form and glory fully restored without any damage from the last battle. He set his eyes to the monster that was shrouded itself with the darkness around them, this thing was wearing his face but his eyes were so dark it had no signs of life it was a demon in full possession of his original body. "This is a surprise, you're awake kiddo, How was...Y-You?! That’s not possible why are you still alive?!" The Void demon started to panic like a child getting caught for doing something he wasn't supposed to. The demon suddenly traded places with Exia. He waves his hand towards the darkness dissipating the dark energy from existence freeing Nakak and Flurry from the shadow monsters that were tormenting them. His attention move towards Fate, he pulled the sword that was embedded to her side but instead of bleeding out, there was no wound or any mark that a katana went through her, all of them look at the clear blade without blood. Exia looks at Flurry with an apologetic expression, a face you see to someone who made a grave mistake. "I'm sorry, I failed to protect your world from the tyranny of the Orokin Empire" Flurry heart was saddened at his statement "So it’s true, the Tenno failed in rescuing my world" “No, not this time, we haven't failed just yet.” Flurry look at Exia in his eyes, his answer-filled a bit of hope in her heart. Exia turns his attention to Nakak with his head held low close to a bow “If only I was stronger Cetus would still stand, forgive me for being so weak to protect your home.” Nakak wanted to cry, to scream at the Tenno for losing against one Alicorn that turned into a Sentient and letting them end her world but she holds down her own emotions, she said nothing as tears begin to drop in her eyes. Fate drew closer to the three and looks up to Exia, dropping to her knees, she started to plead and beg like a devoted worshiper praying to her savior “Please help us.” Exia look at Fate with a glint of hatred in his eyes, his reply was “I will help your people overcome the Sentients” “Thank you Tenno” she looks at the Tenno with a bit of hope but the way he looks at her with this cold dark eyes with a glint of light staring down at her, This action made her fear for her own life and the only reason why she is still alive is because of his mercy. Exia replied with a cold heartless expression “In exchange, no Orokin would ever dare to set their foot in Equestria ever again.” His answer made Fate shudder in fear. *Fear* Exia felt it, A torrent of dark energy converging on a single person, and at that epicenter was the void demon. The darkness begins to have a different form like it has a life on its own. It started to spread miasma everywhere and in that darkness, countless shadow monsters started to take form. The demon in that epicenter of darkness spoke: “Divinity... out of all those children you had his Divinity!!!” “and out of all the other Void Demons, you are the only one obsessed with this soul” Exia clarified. “DIE!!!” The Darkness begins to move like a black hole with the full intention to devour everyone here in the darkness. Exia made a tired sight at the void demon similar to staring at a child that had too much of his fun. The darkness made its way towards him, molding the Void in his arms, he took his power to the next level and in a flash of light, he created a dome that covered everyone here *Void Aegis*. *Unbinned Void Aegis from the Vazarin focus ability to the Art of the Gods Koneksi* “Without the light of the Void, it seems that your mind is reverting into an ancient evil.” The darkness surge towards the barrier like a tsunami trying to drown everything back into the darkness and yet Exia was still unfazed against such power. The shadow monsters started to assault the barrier in droves using abilities made of Fire, Ice, Wind, Electricity, Sand, Poison and with all those onslaughts this dome won't last as cracks started to form all around it. “W-What do we do? This barrier won’t last” Fate started to panic for every hit the shadow monster made cracks and holes start to appear everywhere in the barrier, the darkness begins to ooze in. Nakak silently watches everything unfold, her demeanor was still calm and collective unfazed at the monsters that were trying to breach this barrier. “Master!? What should we do?” Flurry asks feeling the impending doom that was looming around them. Exia looks at Flurry in all seriousness like he could see everything about her unfazed at the danger around them but much more concerned at her well-being so he asks “Flurry Heart, you didn't ascend as a Tenno did you?” Flurry made a fist on both her hands at that question, It hit a sore spot in her mentality and with a downcast expression she replied “N-no, I-I failed, I could not conquer the demons within me” “You are not weak Flurry Heart, as I said before you need to accept your darkness as is. It is not who you are but a possibility that you will turn into if you keep rejecting it. As a Tenno, if you cannot accept that simple truth. You won't be able to grow as a warrior with the strength to cut the darkness or the chains of destiny. So always remember we are warriors from the Void, we do not ignore our Alignment nor reject others but accept the outcome no matter how white or black it may be” Exia gave Flurry a pat on the head caressing her hair creating a sweet reunion of atmosphere around the two, it was not the perfect place or time for this kind of sentiment as the darkness seeking for there life draw closer within there sight aiming for there lives. “Since this kind of situation doesn't happen often. Would you like to try becoming an adult right here, right now?” Exia ask Flurry with resolution as their lives drew closer to the darkness Flurry was confused by his choice of words, looking at his soft young hand she made a small blush as she looks away, it seems she’s unable to look Exia in the eyes but still, she felt s a slight bit of happiness at his warm caring hand reach out to hers. “I’m still a bit inexperience but compared to before I think I'm old enough to try again, just try to be gentle this time” Fate's face beat red in what she’s hearing, she wanted to scold the two for having a lovey-dovey moment at the most crucial time but Nakak moves in and slaps her hand on Fate’s mouth forcing her to quiet down before she could make an unnecessary racket to ruin the moment. “With our enemies right now this is going to be a bit rough, so I’ll apologize in advance” The barrier started to breakdown and just like a surging tide. The darkness and its demons began to move inside ready for a slaughter, Exia and Flurry combined both Equestrian magic and Void energy to create a new style of fighting needed to combat an ancient evil. Both magic and energy started to mix as two foreign powers fused, creating a field of blinding light that pushes the darkness at bay *Transference**Penjayagas Evolution* Flurry Heart transformed back into her true form. A majestic Alicorn radiating both majestic beauty and unbelievable power taking the first hooves forward, the blinding light started to dissipate, It was Excalibur Umbra riding a powerful mount. Both their magic and might are fusing in harmony. Completely in sync, as their combination made their magic and void abilities increase by a hundredfold, A style of combat that was made to battle the forces of darkness Equestrian Combat. . From the Void, Exia grabbed his melee weapon the Wolf Sledge and with his free hand, he started to caress Flurry’s mane. “You’ve grown a lot since then, How does it feel to have your old self back” Magic was swirling all over Flurry’s veins and her aura was surging with Void energy, powerful was not enough to describe her feelings and yet. “It feels great” she rejoices to have her true form once again. The void demon could not believe his eyes at something impossible to grasp, his demeanor went from astonishing to pure rage, Exia could guest that the void demon was afraid because it was well known since ancient times that mythical creatures have a natural affinity against demonic beings and out of fear the void demon spread out his darkness summoning countless shadow monsters that claw there way into existence. It felt like a storm brewing in the middle of the sea and beneath its dept are monsters that hungered for life. The void demon was too preoccupied with summoning his minions when Flurry suddenly *Teleport* right behind him. Excalibur with the Wolf Sledge on hand swung down at the demon with godlike strength. *BAAM* The ground collapse as concrete flew everywhere and a part of the floor stood up. That kind of attack was strong enough to break more than just bones even with armor. But this demon has the same reflexes as the original owner, evading that attack he used *Void Shadow* trying to get some distance from the Tenno. Exia smiles at the chance after all Void Mode is a powerful ability that could shield or negate most attacks but powerful as it is, nothing in this world is absolute. It is well known during the civil war in the Origin System that this ability is completely meaningless when hit by an ability that was empowered by the Void. Excalibur Umbra shines in red light around its body channeling void energy towards Flurry Heart. The Alicorn’s eyes shine in pure white accepting the foreign energy Excalibur Umbra was giving her, She spread her wings conjuring weapons made of golden light as if this Void base ability was her magic, The blades of light multiplied to take out every single shadow monster in the entire lobby. She raises both her wings and made a single wing beat as hard as she could towards the monsters made shadow *Alicorn’s Radiant Javelin* each weapon made of golden light imbued with both void and magic struck their target clearing out every single monster from the vicinity creating a field of light everywhere. “Easy” Flurry puffs out her chest boasting her power as she comments on her achievement. “This feeling...Fly!!!” Exia was able to warn Flurry Hearth in time when the ground suddenly burst open and countless black arms try to grab the Alicorn mid-air. Flurry Heart did her best to evade and maneuver but the darkness was everywhere and when she was cornered she activated one of her abilities *Teleport* finding a safe spot in the air. The darkness could not take the Alicorn too far above the ground so they changed target. The shadow arms made a U-turn as those vile things head straight towards Nakak and Fate. “We won’t let you,” Exia and Flurry said in unison as Excalibur surge the Alicorn with Void energy fusing equestrian magic with Excalibur's Warframe abilities *Alicorn’s Slash Dash*. Every feather in Flurry’s wings changed into exalted blades, swords made of pure light, fully armed as they charged towards the darkness cutting everything in their path saving both Nakak and Fate from certain doom. “Sorry, kiddo but no pets allowed” Right behind Nakak and Fate was the Void Demon and Flurry stared right at his eyes for far too long, she was suddenly paralyzed with fear when face to face with the void demon, staring at those demonic eyes that were devouring the light. "This demon is from the Abyss!!!" Exia felt it, her connection with Flurry was breaking so he acted *Radial Blin--* He was about to activate Excalibur's ability but he was a beat too late “you lose Kiddo” [Nullified] The Demon charged towards the Alicorn with the shadow monsters right behind him *Void Demons Dogma*. In one fell swoop, their entire scenery changed. Exia and Flurry were thrown back into the Abyss as thousand of monsters creep their way towards them. ExiaTrailblaze was a child born from the Void, this darkness cannot hold him down anymore now that his will is strong, unaffected he was ready to leave but Flurry Heart, she was drowning in fear, the darkness was so much worse for her, she begins to panics as the monsters drew in closer feeding off what's left in her bravery. The shadows begin to devour her body creeping at her very soul as the darkness feeds into it. *Void Aegis* Exia made a barrier around them shielding themselves from the shadows and the Abyss, the barrier push the darkness giving the two a small room to breathe. He put a hand to her mane as he tries to console her “It’s ok to be afraid, I'm the one in the armor after all, while you fight with everything you have in your true form" "No I-I can't do this" Flurry panics as she closes her eyes shut hoping the nightmare would just disappear. "I understand, how about I tag in for a bit" Flurry was so surprised that she tilted her head. "Do you wanna switch?” Exia asks again. Flurry Heart looks at Exia straight in the eyes in silence unsure of how to answer back, taking her silence as the answer Excalibur pulled her mane as they made a back-flip switching their position as magic and void dance in the darkness. *Penjagas Evolution* *Transference* The darkness of the Abyss was devouring everything in the lobby like a black hole erasing all life from existence. Then somehow everything changed as the pitch-black darkness suddenly has a sliver of small lights twinkling everywhere, similar to the night sky as small stars were created within the darkness. This place was beautiful, the plants, the tileset, the furniture that was destroyed in the last battle even the shadow monsters seem to disperse into the stars that resemble the night. Everything here in the lobby became the starry night sky, It was like being transported into a divine realm, a place in the very heart of the vast galaxy in space. An Alicorn trots forward his entire being resembles the scenery making him almost invisible if not for outlines made of white aura that was radiating his divinity. The void demon could not accept this world, His darkness is being overtaken by an Alicorn that should have been dead since the Age of the Gods, Queen Galaxia’s eternal King Cosmos, the Imperial Son of the Orokin Empire. “This ends now” Cosmos was about to unleash the full might of his magic when all of a sudden Flurry yanks his mane as hard as she could, forcing him to stop his attack and from the pain, he made a loud *Horse Noises* “Wait wait stop! I call time out” Flurry Heart was yanking Cosmos mane with all her strength wearing the Warframe Baruuk, She stares down at his ethereal mane that seems to flow like the ocean sea similar to Celestia and Luna’s mane. “How does your mane move like this!” Flurry asks in worry with a hint of jealousy, She's a natural-born Alicorn and yet she doesn't have a flowing ethereal mane. Cosmos glared at Baruuk in anger his reply was “Beat this guy and complete your ascension then we talk cosmetics capeesh?” And with a gulp Flurry hearth sheepishly replied with “Y-Yes sir” “No Kiddo, our battle will never end, or did you already forget? with that sinister voice, the air suddenly turned cold. A chill runs down his equestrian spine as he begins to realize what he means by his statement. “You may have Cosmos divinity but I receive Orokin Authority” The void demon was about to snap his fingers signaling the Orokin Warship to send a Void Fissure that will summon one of his Warframes in this spot or quite possibly an army of corrupted units to fight on the demons side. Nakak, who foresaw this outcome already send a team of specialists to change the fate of this world. “Like I’d let a Demon have that much power exists in this world, Alpha Team do it now!” Dark Side of the Moon Location: Orokin Warship minutes before the Void Demon awakens The Alpha team was scanning the dark side of the moon with a reverse-engineered Liset and a secret coordinate handed down by the Princess of Fate(Nakak) making their way towards the Orokin Warship completely undetected. “Sunlight, you signed up to the away team? after everything, your family has been through. I would have thought you would jump at the chance to see your biological father, I know, I know being raised by two mothers was difficult but what changed?” said a woman arming herself with the Nemesis Warframe making conversation to the young Tenno in front of her. Nadia Sudek, A military prodigy, and the youngest Agency operative ever commissioned for fieldwork. But the years were not kind to her as a few of her short black hair has a tint line of white but in contrast her body was as fit as ever beyond her current age, she was a war veteran and her instincts made for combat was still there and now as per the Agency’s orders. She was appointed as the leader of the Alpha team, looking at the Alien Warframe that was next to Nemesis expecting an answer from the young girl who owns it. The girl was staring at her Warframe, This one was ancient well known as Gara, the unbreakable warrior and manipulator of glass, she fractures the resolve of her enemies, and even in the Origin System, Gara was the closest companion to the Unum and even in an alternate universe destiny seems to agree. "and yet out of all the Warframes my father had in his Arsenal he gave me this", Sunlight was pointing at the Zamariu Gara. "What are you saying? the specs of this Warframe were beyond any of our best scientists could replicate and its equipment goes beyond logic in a god-like way, even the very weapon she holds can cut through a metal tank just like butter not adding the full specs of its abilities... ah!" Nadia exclaimed at the end. "Is this about your parent's titles as Grand Masters?, You know like your Dad being Inaros of the Red Dessert and your Mom being Ember of the Crimson Flames? still bothered about the possibility with yours going to be close to a heated glass?" "Grrrhhh" Sunlight looks at Nadia with a small growl completely annoyed at her for that remark. "Oh don't be like that, it's time to suit up, we're here" Looking at the distance the two saw the Orokin Warship hidden in the moon. Sunlight phase into her Warframe via *Transference* completely geared for a fight of her life and she answered. "I'm ready" The rest of the Alpha Team geared up to her side, The ones who stood with her are Octavia her identity was a secret but her Warframe is one of the Variants created by Robert Mezner and the one piloting this spacecraft was another Tenno from the Origin system, Oberon Prime his mission was to get any information for a missing ally, he was looking for a Tenno called Titania. He set the ship on autopilot as it drew closer to the Warship in stealth mode. Oberon Prime look at the squad and spoke in a Texan accent “Y’all be ready now, making mishaps and sure ‘Nuff you’d be kicking the bucket by day's end.” “Yeah, Mac we get it, alright team, I'm too old for this but just like any other mission, Just don't die” Nadia warned as they prepare before deploying. “Do it now!!!” Nakak signaled the Alpha team in her comms and in effect Warship that was hidden in the moon lost all its Void energy which means it could no longer provide any support the void demon needed to challenge this mighty Alicorn. "my authority...my Warship they’re gone" The Void Demon was at a loss, he could no longer command the Orokin Warship nor summoned the golden light in battle. So with one thing left he decided to kill everyone here the old fashion way and conjures the darkness from the Abyss unfortunately for him this world no longer contains his darkness. "You lost demon" Cosmos was powering his horn with mystical energy creating a transcending blue light in front of him, he takes out his weapon from the Void like a scabbard, grabbing the Wolf Sledge with his mouth and giving it to Baruuk. The void demon gritted its teeth as he transforms back into Garuda, casting one of its abilities the Void demon intends to end this in one last clash. *Seeking Talons* blood-like Talons charge into the air aiming for Alicorn's life but Cosmos was able to dodge Garuda’s ability with *Alicorn’s Elude* completely unaffected by Garuda’s ability, surprised at the outcome, Elude should not be able to dodge that kind of attack. As a fellow Alicorn Baruuk(Flurry Heart) shout out with pride and joy “How? HA! You have no power here demon” with a smile this battle will finally end *Alicorn’s Lull* weakening the void demon into a drowsy state. The Alicorn took this chance to channel Void energy towards the Warframe and its melee weapon, it's finally time to conclude this battle between Good and Evil. Baruuk and Cosmos charge towards the enemy like a cavalry with his rider holding the weapon the Wolf Sledge and in one giant swing, the demon was hit with Equestrian Magic and Void Energy shattering its form from reality and sending the demon back into the Void. [p] Flurry Heart learned *Void Demon Hunt* ExiaTrailblaze received [ Cursed Gift ] The two were out of breath as they both return to their human forms but after all that battle the danger isn't over as Fate and Nakak felt it, The negative energy in this place finally left but the void energy from the Origin System still lingers, this energy did not come from Cosmos or Exia’s Void but something more ancient and a lot less human. *Transference* Flurry Heart dismount from the Alicorn returning into her human form as she made a victorious pose. “I-I Finally have an ascension ability!!!” indulging in her joy she looks back to Exia as the Alicorn Cosmos return to human. “I’m proud of you” He nods and replied. But before they could rest, Exia failed to sense a demonic presence that was shrouded within his void powers, the next thing he knew was an arm that was resting in his shoulder and with its free hand, he was holding an item that was made to control memories. *The Equestrian Memory Stone* Nakak quickly search her person inspecting her pockets to see and sure enough the stone was stolen from her. The void demon discards the stone in his hand and replaced it with a single roll of film that was burning in black flames. “I guess my job as a filter for your darkness ends here kiddo” with a deranged smile the void demon slams the film of memories made from hell to Exia’s forehead. [ Cursed Gift ] “GRAAAHHHH” Exia howled in pain as memories from every timeline where the void demon lead humanity and every single life form from the Origin System to their demise dating back from the Old War, farther than the Zarriman Ten Zero Incident, memories from the time long forgotten even in this world. Exia saw the memories of a demon during the Age of the Gods and out of every memory he was given, there was one that affected him the most. > Chapter 24: The Cursed and The Gift > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regaining his senses, Exia could not believe his eyes at the scene that was laid right in front of him. Oberon Prime’s condition was beyond saving, Its arms and most of its limbs were torn right out like it just came out of a terrifying battle that barely escapes with his life. It was lying its back against the wall and in a single glance, anyone could tell that there is no hope of bringing this suit of armor back to life but Exia was much more concerned at the child that was lying in front of this Warframe. There at the foot of stairs made of gold and marble lies one of his oldest friends during that tragic incident in Lua. Bright Mac, Operator for Oberon Prime, and his condition was far worse compared to his Warframe. The right side of his face was badly hurt where he was missing one of his green eyes, His red hair covered one side of his face as he bleeds out of his empty eye socket, blood dripping down his chin like a waterfall while the rest of his body was covered in burning stakes that drains his very life pushing him into the end. “I’m glad you’re back partner,” was Bright Mac’s last words closing his remaining eye, the look of content on his face was there as if he finally succeeds in completing his final task as a Tenno. “Oberon!” Exia called out again as he stretches out his right hand to reach for him. Exia wanted to help his friend and with his powers as a Tenno, he could save his life no matter how far Death has taken him. But before he could make a single step forward, he stop. It was a single razorfly landed at the back of his hand stopping him from making another move. The single insect should not be able to stop Tenno from saving his friend but Exia was still stunned at the razorfly in his hand. The feeling of candlelight that was slowly dying out made Exia more worried at the insect instead of his friend that was a few more meters away from him. He felt the owner of this razorfly was mere seconds away before its end then it happened, the razorfly started to scatter like dust in the wind. “Titania!?!” Exia gasp in horror. He was in a state of panic trying to make sense of what kind of hell the Void Demon dragged him into, he continued to look around his surroundings, wondering where he was. His field of view started to become clearer as he finally found the Warframe this razorfly belonged to.Titania. The Warframe was broken into several pieces, scattered everywhere around him. Exia felt stuck like there was someone else holding him down in place. His muddled mind finally started to clear remembering this place deep within the heart of Lua itself and the exact moment in time, where he and his kind would choose to forget their past, The sin they have committed and for the atrocity, they incurred to end the Orokin Empire. He finally realizes that he was standing in a pool of blood with a dead body holding down his feet. DEAD “Pear Butter?” Exia looks at the corpse at his feet, her orange curly hair bathed in her blood and the lower half of her body was nowhere to be seen, The Operator for the Titania Warframe was holding down his leg as if her final moment in life were to hold him in place for long as she could up until the bitter end. DEAD “Bright Mac?” Exia could not move as he called out his friend's name. His mind was trying to process what was happening in this exact moment in the past. The truth about their existence is known to the others as the children of the light, they were born with the gift of the Void, un-aging and undying, time could not slow them down and death could not force them. The perfect immortals abide by the cycle of life and death but remain eternal. Their very existence was a gift from the Void along with all its powers and mysteries and yet for some reason in the memory that demon gave him. There was a power that could take that gift from the Tenno during this incident. A single thought came into his mind as an eerie voice gave him the answer. “You did this Kiddo” Exia howled in pain when the Abyss Demon force a strand of memory to his head holding him down on the ground forcing him to relive a vicious nightmare that made him scream throughout the experience. He began to remember how he mutilated his fellow Tenno. Flurry Heart finally snaps back into the moment as she performs an ability that was created to contend against other Tenno during the Civil War and the Equestrian Campaign. It is one out of the infinite paths of ascension a Grand Master Tenno can make following the doctrine from the school of Unairu. *Void Demon Hunt* Baruuk was covered in Void Energy shining in a spectral of light with the image of his Operator floating right behind him. Flurry Heart was like a divine being empowering Baruuk with mystical energy unleashing Baruuk's inner furry. Unrestrained Baruuk opens his palm commanding the desert wind, her target was the Void Demon that was in front of her Master. Leaping into the air Baruuk attack his enemy with an overpowered radial strike, aimed at the Void Demon she intends to end this ancient evil here and now. *BOOOOM* producing an impact so strong that it created a miniature earthquake followed by a shock wave that made cracks that started to spread all over the lobby reaching up to the ceiling. Affecting the pillars that supported the building's foundation. This single attack almost destroyed the corporation building that would have buried everyone here but in a stroke of sheer luck and beyond logic the building still stood. The Abyss Demon could not dodge such an overpowered attack that it ended with him being downed on the cold floor as Baruuks fist pierce through the Void Demon's chest but the Void Demon was still able to give a creepy smile fit for a psychopath. Flurry Heart had a bad premonition on this kind of outcome, in contrast, the Void Demon is too satisfied with his defeat. "Your world is next Equestrian" The Void Demon leaned in closer to Flurry Heart as she listen to his final words before her Void devoured his existence, vanishing without a trace. Flurry still feels that even after getting rid of her Master's Demon and those final words did not give her any sense of victory. Flurry Heart looks at Exia noticing the pained expression as his arms covered his eyes and tears overflowing out of them. She could not believe that her revered master. A Tenno, one who never showed any kind of weakness no matter the odds or the tragedy that occurred was crying right in front of her, tears in both of his eyes were flowing down his cheeks like a waterfall. "AAAGH!!!" His scream was both mixed with anger and anguish. A pain when one loses something important. "Master?" Flurry Heart phase-out of Baruuk to see him face to face, to reach for his tears and wipe them out of his crying face. She wanted to console him as best she could to ask him what's wrong but Exia just bit his lips and refuses to speak. Biting down his teeth in agitation, A blue light appeared as if reality was molding right behind him. Excalibur Umbra phase-out of Exia, unlike the normal transference sequence. It was the complete reverse version of Tenno's transference sequence, Excalibur Umbra on his own, entered this reality as a summoned being from the Void and Exia gave him one simple order. "Destroy every single Infested in this building, make sure no trace of the Technocyte Virus ever feels the light of day". He commanded and with a single nod, Excalibur Umbra begins to walk towards the stairs on his own, A path that leads towards the lower floors where the Infested were cowering in fear. "Master?" Flurry called out his name once more desperate for his attention after all his emotion was something she did not expect, her instincts were telling her that much and yet Exia refuses to answer. With a stern look, Exia commanded. "Hold out your hand" "Huh?" confused she still did what was told and from her empty hand. Exia gave her his Operator's Melee Weapon the *Dragon Nikana*. Flurry Heart was in awe as she looks at the flawless blade that was used in countless battles in the Origin System, a perfect blade that had the power to stop all kinds of enemies that threaten the Origin System. "Why?" Flurry Heart asks in confusion, already having a bad feeling about this kind of gesture. "This weapon is the symbol of virtue and honor from my clan but now, knowing who I am, what I am, and who I’m supposed to be. I have no right to wield this sword ever again". His words somehow tore her heart apart as she begins to guess where this conversation was heading too. Exia looks at the rest of what's left of the battlefield, without Cosmos' divine presence everything reverted into a war-torn lobby, It turned into a place where the beautiful floor, ceiling, and furniture were utterly wrecked. He knew that this world should have never reached his world's War, that was the unspoken responsibility for all the Tenno that lived in the Origin System. To stop their enemies from taking their evil outside of the Origin System and yet the evil within him is what the Orokin Council was truly afraid of, even if the Tenno were equal to the Orokin in terms of power and mastery of the Void. Exia finally understood the truth as to why the Tenno's were called Devils. “I never should have come here into this world” activating his *Void Shadow* he left. “Wait!!” Flurry called out to stop him but now Exia was nowhere to be seen and her newly found abilities could not find him. Exia wonders around the city, aimlessly walking anywhere his feet were able to take him. He tries to forget what that demon had shown him. An unforgivable truth about his people and because of that he wanted to leave. To run as far away from this planet, this part of the universe, and with what he now knows, coming here was a mistake. he wanted to call Ordis, to give him a ride back to his Orbiter or the Orokin Warship but as of right now contacting either of them would be next to impossible. Exia made a sarcastic laugh that was pointed at his predicament muttering to himself. "That's right, this body isn't connected to my Orbiter via Transference link and I doubt that my current form went through the Transference bolt implantation." He has both space magic and equestrian magic in his abilities, trying it out Exia pulls up his arm like he was trying to open a gateway to the Orokin Warship but before the synergy between two mystical energy begins, he paused. "What should I do?" A question that was pointed at himself as he stares into his own two hands. Remembering the last vision of a war that will occur soon. Pain, this memory begins in excruciating pain as if his very soul is being ripped apart from his body. Trap in a steel cage he could do nothing as he begins to lose his connection to the Void. The pain of your soul being ripped apart was far worse compared to any torture another human could inflict. After an hour has passed Exia was released from his tortured confinement as he drops down on his knees. “At long last, the Imperial Son has returned” The Orokin was rejoicing like a devoted follower welcoming his liege to return at his side and yet his preparation for this welcome has quite the attendance. There are more than ten Dax in this room, loyal soldiers that would sacrifice their life and soul for the Orokin Empire that is their oat. Don Variik was welcoming the Tenno to join him in this campaign speaking about destiny and the future of the Orokin Empire, ranting about a prophecy made by sacrificing the lives of all the creatures that are living peacefully here in Equestria He spoke “They're nothing more than mere Animals, Their death would be honored in serving our cause” "Those Animals as you would call them are more human compassion compared to you" Irritated at hearing his nonsense Exia ignored all that pain and torture from before as he shot up energizing his hand with his power to fire a Void Beam towards the Orokin but nothing came out of his palm. Exia could not feel the energy of the Void nor the connection he has with his Warframe, In this time Exia felt like a normal human being. He gritted his teeth, glaring at the Orokin with so much malice his eyes were enough to insight fear to the other Dax that protects the Orokin. “Be at ease, your majesty, I simply returned what I...What the Council took from you all those eon’s ago, Your humanity and in time your divinity will soon follow” Variik replied with respect as he made a short bow. “My divinity?” Variik words put a heavy blow on Exia’s s mind as he turns his head around to see what Variik use to turn Exia into a normal human being. What he saw shook his soul to the very core as he whispers the name of the machine that did this to him “Arogya Medica, The Freedom from Life” Arogya Medica, Freedom from Life. “The Medicine of the Gods, a marvel of miracles made by the first creator in the Origin System to free our people from their mortality and with you by my side Star Child we can bring our people back from the Void. To rebuild our Empire in all its form and glory we will ---” cutting him off his over-glorified speech Exia charged at Variik with a glint of light in his eyes and with the intent to take his life. It was futile when there were so many enemies around his target and without his Arsenal, it's impossible as he is now. One of the Dax that was right behind the Orokin threw his melee weapon the Orvious towards Exia a weapon with a unique ability that suspends its target in midair, a clear sign that they need this particular Tenno alive for there purposes. “Your majesty, Why do you wish to stop me?” Variik asks in disappointment. “You F*king derange lunatic!!!, I know what you and the rest of the Orokin Council did to the Empire.” Exia was piss and hatred alone wasn't even enough to describe what he was feeling at this moment. “I fail to understand your meaning Star Child” was the only word Variik could say and when all of a sudden Exia instantly regained his feeling on his right arm, striking the enemy with his fist that went straight into the Orokin’s face. *Clang* His target is protected by some kind of magical barrier, the rest of the Dax soldiers are about to take action but Variik signaled them to stay their blades. “Orokin Continuity, A ritual that represents Immortality for the Orokin and its people. A divine crimson red potion that would last as long as humanity remained strong. That is true Continuity. To ask the young to continue in our steed so that the old may truly rest in peace knowing that they had passed their will towards the future. It was a ritual made by a just and benevolent God, The idea to pass the torch so that our future would remain bright and eternal. The Ancient Kuva was supposed to be a pure crimson red known as the blood of the God's” Exia did not avert his murderous eyes against the Orokin as he grinds his fingers around Variik’s barrier. The magical barrier was made using Void energy and the Orokin believe that it will never break no matter how powerful the attack will be. The same simple-minded mistake where they believe the Tenno will never grow without their Orokin Masters. Exia may be a normal human but his mind still remembers his skill and abilities as a Tenno, writing the word Break in ancient Orokin letters, he smashes the barrier like fragile glass and without the barrier, Exia could see Variik's eyes had a light blue but the color of his Sclera is pitch black. “and yet, you did nothing but abuse that miracle. I remember how dirty and vile the Kuva had become because of The Council of Seven. All of you have been using the Continuity to extend your own life to satisfy your greed that continues to corrupt your very souls” Now Exia was sure, all of them deserve to die. “Tell me Orokin, How does it feel to possess another person's life while leaving the owner's soul into the Void. To steal his future just to extend your own, does that sound like something a God would do or a Demon?”. Orokin Don Variik could no longer enjoy this moment, he looks at Exia like a disappointing child. “I see, it's a terrible shame that we could not see eye to eye Star Child but I have other ways to change your mind” A Dax step forward and kneeled to his superior and offered a small stone towards Variik, “rather your memories. Do not fret my child, it will all be over soon”. Recognizing the stone that was filled with tampered magic Exia glared the Orokin in rage knowing full well the power and capabilities of this particular relic were. “Carve my words into your corrupted soul Orokin. Your all so grand master plan will fail and it will End with Tenno Steel carving its way right through you.” Variik simply smiled confidently in his master plan and with the relic in his hand he was sure that this campaign will end in his favor. With the Equestrian memory stone Variik started to steal all of Exia’s memory, the surrounding Dax stepped to the sides and made way for the Duality Warframe. It was Equinox in the night form stepping forward this Warframe cast one of its abilities *Rest & Rage*. Exia shook his head as if he just awoke from a dream, His mind completely wiped as he stares at the Golden Lord completely oblivious that his memories were just erased. “Can you stand my child?” Variik offered his hand. “Who are you?” Like in a trance Exia could only answer in a daze. “Star Child why would you ever forget your Grandfather” “G-Grandfather?” Exia asks with a blank face as he tries to remember his stolen memories. “GRAAAAAAAA--!” Exia howled into the sky letting out all his emotion into the air even the heavens answered his frustrations as thunder and rain suddenly begins to downpour all over Canterlot City. Feeling the cold raindrops in his face Exia drop to his knees, it wasn't the physical or the mental exhaustion that tired him out but the painful truth that made him realize everything that happened up until now was because of his own mistakes as if staying in this sidewalk was the only thing he could do. "What have I done under his care? What did I offer him while knowing nothing?" Exia bites his lips in frustration trying to remember what this human form did in service for one of the Orokin. He tightens his hands into a fist and squeezes hard as his nails bury on his skin so hard blood dripping out of it. Monday One sunny morning Sunset Shimmer just exited her home ready to start her day in school when all of a sudden the weather changes into a heavy downpour of rain, washing away her morning bed hair as the sudden weather gives her the right wake up call to be on her way. Luckily she was already wearing something for the occasion, an ash grey jacket that would protect her from the strong rain and pulling up the hoodie part of it to protect her hair Sunset hurriedly runs towards school taking the path where she will meet the Tenno that will alter her destiny changing her world forever. Sunset ran into a sprint in this heavy rain passing through numerous shortcuts and just like this sudden rainstorm that appeared out of nowhere she saw a boy that was just sitting on the sidewalk with a devastated look on his face that gave up on life hoping it would end, a face you see when you look at someone who wants to die just to escape their misery. Sunset Shimmer made a quick ocular patdown at the strange person that was blocking her way, He was quite young around the same age as her friends. On top of wearing a long white lab coat that was too big for him. This stranger was just sitting on the sidewalk completely drench in rainwater, Sunset’s phone started to vibrate, ringing an alarm that reminded her about the current time, she was running late. But If she was still that mean and awful girl as she was in the past she would have just walked past this stranger without care leaving him with his problems. Sunset Shimmer is a better person now, she was nicer, friendlier and a good friend that understood what it means to be loyal, honest, generous, kind, and with a bit of laughter creates the magic of friendship and abandoning a person in need of those, would betray what those elements stand for. She look directly into the stranger’s lifeless eyes and in a heartbeat, she made the ultimate decision to help. “Hey, you ok?” Sunset asks as she put her hand on his shoulders channeling her magic she wanted to find out his pain, his sufferings, she wanted to dig deep into his mind and the moment her hand touches him. Her eyes shined in white light and looking into the stranger's mind she saw nothing but a sea of white the same color as the Void. She was dumbstruck at the situation, her magic failed?, Block? this situation causes her to be more confused than before. Exia looks at the fiery head girl that was trying to console him and with an absent-minded expression. He called out her name in a longing voice. “Sunset?” “D-do I know you?” His words completely caught Sunset off guard, She was in shambles there was a stranger that know’s her name and yet Sunset can’t use her magic to find out who this stranger is. But as she looks at his entire face, it was like looking in a mirror if she had short hair and wearing glasses. He had crimson red hair that seems to glow golden when the light hit them, his eyes shone in a cyan color. “No, you don’t and you shouldn't. It’s best if you never knew someone like me” Exia stood up drenches in the rain, he begins to walk away from her, stumbling in his feet leaving the wet pavement trying to cross the road creating as much distance as he can. Sunset notices the red blinking light that was on the stoplight “Hey the lights Red! Listen to me--” *BRRRMMMM* *Honk!!* The next thing Exia saw was a flash of giant yellow headlights from a truck heading straight for him at unbelievable speed. Sunset was able to grab Exia by the back of his collar and pull him out of harm's way. “You bucking idiot the light was RED! Are you trying to kill yourself?” Exia looks up to see the traffic light in deep red, It was a signal that warns pedestrians about the dangers of crossing a road, Sunset was glaring right back at him when she saw the pained expression that he wanted to die, to end his suffering the quickest possible way. “You know what screw this you're coming with me” Sunset demanded as she dragged him back towards her home, I guess she's skipping school today. Exia was shoved into a blue couch with black and orange cover stripes, Sunset took a few of her towels to wipe the rain out of her visitor, She had to do it because this stranger doesn't seem to have any motive to even lift a finger, He was just staring at the wooden floor with the eyes of a dead fish completely unmotivated and lifeless. “What’s your name,” Sunset ask worried if he would answer. Exia was silent at that one simple question, What is his name in this world? the way he lives from before up until now, what was his true name? “Trail Blaze” he answered, it was the name Orokin Don Variik, his fake grandfather gave him. Exia bit his lips and tears started to fall down his cheeks. Variik erase his memories from the future and take him to the past giving him a new life, and replacing it with new ones, it would have been better if he used it to fabricate fake memories and control him as he wish but, those weren't memories Exia is remembering. It was an experience. Exia at this point in time has memories of childhood, a home to call his own, a family that loves and worries for him. Deep within his recovered memories, he remembers his kind and loving grandfather that took care of him while he was sick, To those memories and to this body Variik would give him a present every Christmas, An allowance every new year. He was the kind of grandfather that would spoil him and keep every wish request those are memories of treating him as his own grandchild. But Exia could not understand why he would do all those things, thinking in his own mind, it was so much easier for Variik to completely erase his mind as a Tenno with the memory stone, Shove him in a suit of armor and make him believe that that's all they are. It works during the Old War, The Tenno would always fight as if they have nothing else to lose and with that mentality, they became the ultimate weapon against the Sentient Invasion. So why? More tears were covering his eyes, He covered his head with his hand as his nails started to dig deep into his skin. "I killed him" “Trail Blaze!!!” Sunset called out his name as loud as she could. Exia recovered from his madness looking deep into Sunset’s light cyan eyes he was able to calm down. Sunset could not read his mind but she knew he needed someone right now and she could only think of one thing to ease a boy’s heart. Sunset moves in for a big hug as he rested his head into her chest, she started to gently stroke his hair to calm him down. Sunset hold her tightly in her arms and for some reason, her heart began to pound but she didn't feel embarrassed rather it felt really soothing to be near him, he was actually quite warm to hold. “I shouldn't be here,” he says. He tried to move away and gesture Sunset to stop. But Sunset Shimmer wants none of that, so instead of letting him reject her affection she interlocks her hand with his, She was focused on Exia's cyanic eyes, it made her feel at ease and she knew he was feeling the same thing. Exia felt the same as his eyes were completely mesmerizing by her advance. At this moment Sunset made the first move. She moves in closer to his face giving him a passionate kiss. > Chapter 25: Enjoying the Sunset > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- It was the first time Exia tasted a girl's soft lips, he could not explain it but he crave more of Sunset's sweet taste, and feeling her so close made it so much sweeter making his heart beat faster and faster. Sunset felt his eagerness and open up a bit wider so that her tongue could enter his mouth enjoying her time as she takes the lead. She felt indescribable bliss just being this close to him, like a lover she would give her all to make this moment last. “Feeling a bit better?” Sunset asks in a flirtatious way as she holds her hand to his cheek eager to give him more. Exia failed to respond properly, his face started to beat red, he tries to evade Sunset's heated gaze still dazed on how to react to such situations. “You're wet from the rain so take off your clothes and dry up for a bit” Sunset smirked for a bit and stood up, looking around her apartment for something to dry on. A few paces from the sofa there lies her closet and inside is a single sheet of a towel. “What about you?” Exia asks looking at a single towel in her hands. With a flirtatious smile, Sunset started to undress as she nonchalantly took off her shirt and skirt exposing her skin and underwear then she put the towel on her hair. Exia couldn’t help but stare at how alluring Sunset's figure is right now, exposing her skin made him feel hot all over and it created an unknown excitement deep within him. Sunset felt his eyes looming around her body but somehow she didn’t feel creeped out by it, rather she felt excited like she truly want something to happen. She walks in front of him, sits on his thighs, and uses her towel to dry his hair. "I guess we're sharing," she said seductively. Exia on the other hand has a full view of her half-naked body. Her underwear was the only thing hiding her private parts but it is still a bit more provocative. It made him a bit shy and try to look at other things aside from her. It was a silent moment for the two and Sunset seems to hope that something would happen, after all, a half-dressed girl sitting on a guy's lap must mean something intimate. Sunset's advances are too effective and Exia couldn’t hold himself back any longer. He pushed Sunset onto the couch. She was surprised thinking that this shy little boy would be so bold hoping to tease him a bit more and yet his eagerness made her excited because deep down inside her, this is what she wanted after all. “You don’t have to hold back” Sunset leans closer to his face and gave him a peck on his lips. Hearing the green light Exia returned her affection with a deep kiss as he begins to undress his labcoat and shirt, Sunset reach down to take off his pants. The two wanted to feel each other more, Sunset guide Exia to her bed both their lips never separated for a second. He remove her top and caressed her bare chest with one hand and the other slid down her underwear and went straight to her warm wet privates. Falling from the bed Sunset was in pure ecstasy as his fingers travel all over her G-spots. Next, he nibble on her ear as she enjoys the feeling of a man’s love all over her, it was pure ecstasy, and just a bit more she was about to reach the peak. Sunset Shimmer has her pride and doesn't want to give in first, she wrestles Exia down on the other side of the bed as she moves her hands in between Exia’s lower part feeling up his manhood. She moves in as she begins to stroke it with her mouth while her arms hold down his legs. Exia was about to burst but he wanted his rod deeper inside her, grabbing her right leg and putting it on his shoulder while positioning his lower half with her shaft. The two become intimate as they clasp their hands together and she licks her lips in an alluring manner ready for more and more. Sex position #224 He begins to thrust his rock-hard manhood deep in her privates in a scissor position. “m-more! Aaah! there, I'm almost there!” Sunset moan as she felt her body burn from the pleasure, she hid her face with her left hand while her right hand still locked together with his, afraid to let him go. *Moan* She reaches orgasm as she feels his hot rod deep inside her private cave, it felt like a bulldozer making its way deeper and deeper. His rod is getting longer as she felt his manhood grow longer and harder while entering deep inside her. "Sunset I'm coming!" Exia was still thrusting harder and faster almost reaching his peak hugging her leg on his shoulder and her lower half closer to his, He felt balls deep inside her so he quickly grinds her moving like a piston. "Aah!, How big can you get! hmm! : my heart: I don't care anymore! Buck me! just do me inside!" Sunset was drowning in pleasure it was impossible to do it halfway, she wanted to go all-in, he was too compatible in bed. (For someone who looks so young he bucks like a full-size stallion hmm his way too good.) I'm Cumming! Hmmm . Sunset was in a mix of euphoria, exhaustion, and no longer a virgin, the sex felt too good. It was amazing she didn't feel the pain of losing her first time and more like he was just her size, he was the perfect fit. Tired she lies on her back completely exhausted and fast asleep with a satisfied look on her face, dozing off in her pleasure. Exia saw something familiar around Sunset's neck a necklace that holds the power to see other people's minds, Her magic resonated with Exia and he begins to feel Sunset's deepest thoughts. 🎵 My past is not today 🎶 “My past is not today huh?” Exia looks outside, the weather was clear, and the afternoon lit up the road. He chuckled for a bit thinking about the song she was singing too. It had so much meaning that every word she sang was true. “I have been looking everywhere for you Star Child, something has happened to the Orokin Warship that requires your immediate attention”. A specter Warframe appeared in front of Sunset's doorstep but before it could enter, he felt his Operator's intention, the apartment is protected by a barrier far more mystic than he had ever seen a Tenno could cast. Then he heard Exia speak through the door. "It's out of commission I know, the attackers, the one those people sent are they unharmed?" asks Exia while caressing Sunset's hair as she sleeps comfortably off his hand. "Yes, captured and unharmed but one escaped, Ordis and I had no right to stop one of them but the rest are detained" He replied with a bow. "So Oberon Prime is active on this planet, I guess he still has his full power, We need more information before we could make a move on our enemies. So starting today we need to be more discreet and act with caution" Exia stated feeling the worry in his Cephalon. "Star Child the one designated as Oberon Prime was detained" Ordan's reply made Exia worry. "He lost? then that means he is getting weaker, we need to..." Exia accepted the fact, that a Tenno without the light of the void is treading dangerous waters when activating its powers in a different world, since drawing its energy is impossible when the source is in another dimension. a flashlight can't light the way over darkness without any batteries the emptiness will become the Abyss. (Stunned someone else has skills in this world?) Exia got up went down the stairs and opened the door. "If Oberon Prime did not escape then Who did?" "We have no right to create an obstacle to bar the heiress from going anywhere she wishes after all. That child is yours by blood. " Ordan's Loki specter opened its palm and showed a Gara with an operator that look like Sunset Shimmer if she had short hair and younger by a few years but with a glance, others might mistake her for Sunset's twin sister. "Then who is she?" Exia started at the hologram and then remembered what happened hours ago. He run up again and check Sunset's well-being and compare her satisfied sleeping face one more time appreciating her beauty and maybe accepting the fact that a single love was enough for him to fall in love with her which resulted in a child from a different time. He leans in closer to the sleeping Sunset kissing her forehead as his hands linger a bit more time on her soft fiery hair. “Lock that door Ordan. This world is no longer safe” Exia followed Ordan towards the Liset and check his new mortal body, he needs to re-install the Transference bolts to sync in him with his Arsenals and Spacecraft, it seems he is in a dire need of techno-organic surgery to implant them. "I barely survive the Empire's implantation now I have to do a self-surgery?, I'd die or faint from the shock" Exia pondered for an alternative. "Nakak had instructed us another option" Ordan handed out a cellphone and a pair of glasses. "These are substitutes for the H.U.D system and are directly linked with the Orbiter but do take heed star child, you might lose these" Ordan replied. Location: Orokin Warship Status: 60.9% damage The Orokin warship went through so much havoc and destruction as its interior burned down and its golden pillars were destroyed. A hundred Orokin corrupted units spread all around them and dozens of Orokin Nullifiers pinned down Oberon Prime, Gara, and Nemesis and now the owner of this warship steps in front of them in judgment together with Nakak and Fate. "I guess I should say my thanks to you three for saving me," Exia said in a deep voice his eyes glowing in white light. "So why are we still groveling in the ground with this gravity disk under us and you two, why are you siding with this Orokin scum are you double-crossing us now?" Nemesis rebutted. "Forgive me, I just want everything to be clear" with a wave of his hand the Warframes Nemesis disappeared and return to normal clothes, Nadia was there dumbfounded at what happened. "How?" she said. "Nooo!" Octavia screamed and her Warframe shinned all around its body then in a split second, she exploded. Exia look at Nadia and Fate with a questionable look. You see it in his face as he gestured to them that self-destructing was a bit excessive. "Emergency escape system, destroying all parts of the frame and the agent safe somewhere on Earth. The system you developed! Archimedean from watching too much anime" Nadia replied. Exia foresee Oberon Prime as it begins to shine planning to self-destruct and escape but Exia was faster as his empty hand appeared with a weapon the Orvious and in quick succession, he threw it at Oberon Prime landing above him and trapping him in suspended animation "A manga called World Trigger you should give it a try sometimes. Human imagination holds so much wisdom and knowledge than just science fiction, If only others are willing to try" Exia replied. He walks towards the Oberon Prime and holds its chest as if he was grabbing something then he pulled a young boy within, He has red hair and green eyes weakened he stumbles to the floor. The Oberon Prime's Operator glared at Exia in hatred. "I know! You are not him, demon," Bright Mach said. "And you are not your father" Exia replied. With a tap of his fingers on Bright Mach's forehead, a spider web of cracks begin to appear all around him and his Warframe. Both their true appearance is revealed. To everyone's surprise, it was another person Big McIntosh he has sappy green eyes and brilliant orange hair and the Warframe he controls is not a Prime. "But you did grow up strong in his place, I am proud of what you have become to protect your family" Exia knew, he was not his old friend but it was Bright Mac's child after all a Tenno wasn't supposed to be this weak. "Welp that explains why we were losing to a bunch of cannon fodders" Nadia was surprised at the true identity of her ally. Nakak steps in front of Exia protecting her companions. "I think that's enough intimidation Archimedean or should I say, Tenno" "I only have his soul. I am no Tenno" Exia replied. "What do you want?" Big Mclntosh followed up. "To save your world" Exia waves his hand and just like magic the traps holding their Warframe and the Orokin units vanish in golden light. "But before we move forward, I understand why you need to disable the Orokin Warship but why do you guys need to damage the Void Gate?" Everyone walked towards the center of the Warship when Exia gestured for them to follow but they followed in silence. Still reserved, full of doubt in talking to the Archemedian, they knew the person, they see before them. "I can feel your insecurities guys, all you need to do is ask. I'm not going to bite off your souls" Exia suggested, as he looks back at them. None replied only silence, he sighed in disappointment still warry of him. Exia had a thought, to break the issue he points at Nadia. She reactivated her Nemesis and cover her entire body and made a defensive stance. In a brief silence, Exia made a deep heavy sight. "I already have the Technocyte type 1 cell vaccine, Gilda and Hayden are already receiving treatment in the military base with the rest of your team, you can receive the same treatment after we're done here" He points at Fate next "I am currently working at an Orbital Space Station along with the Void Arc Net against the sentient invasion in 10 years, yes I got it from the latest M.I.B movie and your secret agent is safe I have no interest in your ace operatives or hidden agenda. If it aligns with the Orokin hidden in this world then let me tell you right now, their souls aren't human anymore I advise you to side with allies that still have little humanity left." Then at Nakak "The kingdom's first prince is safe but the entire Kingdom's nobility have been either replace or are secretly traitors take care of who you trust and the Empire currently believes that I created a complete clone of Prince Blueblood and his personality is complete garbage, unworthy of the title of nobility. The empire believes that I cloned a person that does not honor the way of Noblesse Oblige and is more of a snobbish spoiled brat. If we are overthrowing the empire and reinstating the kingdom make no mistake and make sure he acts the part." Lastly, Exia pointed at Big McIntosh "Your land is bought and under your name, I deposited your reward aside from what The Agency promised and you can cut your ties with them." "My mom!" Big McIntosh demanded. "She is safe and I give you my word that your family will be whole again including your father" Exia replied while avoiding his gaze. "My dad is fine" Big Mclntosh replied. "That earth pony is not your father, Mclntosh" Exia look at him right in the eyes as honestly as he said those words. "What are you saying?!" Big Mac is shocked to hear the truth. "Bright Mac is Oberon Prime and he is one of the Prime vanguards and a Master of the Tenno school of Focus if that person you call a father is true then why didn't he teach his firstborn son its secrets" "Isn't the spoilers a bit too early" Fate steps in-between Big Mac and Exia. "If 10 years is enough to prepare you would not have gone all the trouble to take a Tenno from the Void. If you don't know then let me tell you. The man in the wall is gone and the void demons are out in the open but aside from that" Exia walks a bit forward and opens two golden doors leading towards the Void gate but he could not enter a step further. Radiation, the entire room was melting from so much radiation its impossible to use the room much less use the controls for the portal. "This won't go away anytime soon so my plan to go back to the Origin System and ask my clansmen for help is impossible" Exia open his palm and showed the problem to Nakak's party. they all look at her in disbelief, one of their teammates was doing another mission aside from their main objective. Nakak's entourage all look at her in surprise at the outcome of their raid. Feeling their surprised gaze Nakak simply shrugs her shoulders and said. "It's better this way" "Sending my future daughter towards the future would have been an ideal play if her skill set is remotely close to the Gold ranks of other Tenno in my world," Exia asks doubting her words. Nakak smiled and nodded to him confidently but what's done is done and there is nothing Exia could do to change that, only hoping that she would succeed. "Now that the portals have been cut off for the remainder of the future what should we do next" Exia cross his arms waiting for an explanation. Nakak smiled "We move forward as if nothing is wrong." Archimedean Exia a.k.a Trail Blaze walks towards Canterlot high along with Moon Dancer sheepishly hesitating on entering this school in particular. "Teacher would you remind me why are we here again?" Moon Dancer asks still having problems accepting this task. Exia opened his palm and displayed a 3D hologram of their schedule and proceeded in explaining. "Due to the Technocryte incident and damage to property caused by our very own Dr.Mensik, he is currently under hospital arrest and will be punished after the company board proceedings are finished. But thanks to my defensive system set up during the virus outbreak in the office no one was injured or infected. So the Corporation seems fit to reward me with the duty of a Pro bono from the friendship games this year. While the labs are being remodeled and reconstructed for upgrades the entire staff is on paid vacation until our faculties are in working order." "Why did they get a paid leave and were stuck on doing extra work!!" Moon Dancer demanded a bit angry at the results. Exia gave her a quick finger flick on the forehead. "The title of Archiemdian, your final test to earn a seat at the table, and my mother's successor as the master of all robotics in the company. That is why we are here in Canterlot High, they requested an increase in faculty members, and also Fate told me your protégé is here that excelled in modern robotics just like you." "But why here? didn't Crystal Prep win the friendship games this year? And what about Gilda? she's still unstable with what happened yesterday shouldn't we check on her first?" Moon Dancer tried complaining and looking for excuses than being here. "Well in a surprising turn of events it seems that Canterlot High was able to win the friendship games this year and on top of that, you will be teaching your preferred filled with expertise right here in this school but put your focus on finding a protégé and Gilda's technocyte poison is cured and will handle a different project soon," Exia said proudly but he could not understand Moon Dancer was a bit reluctant in teaching in this particular school. "Since Fate said so then I don't have the right to refuse," She said in disdain but the truth is. (I heard Twilight Sparkle transferred to this school, it has to be her right? I sure hope not. I don't trust her enough to be my protégé) Location: Canterlot High Classroom "Settle down now class today we have a new faculty member coming from the city, A very young professional academic from the prestigious Corporation from the city, and a new student joining us today. Come on introduce yourselves you two." Teacher Cheerilee gleefully clap. Exia (Trail Blaze) and Moon Dancer walk inside the classroom. "A new student?" Exia looks around looking for the second student but then when he looked down he wasn't wearing the signature lab coat of a corporation scientist, he was wearing a black and red shirt with navy blue pants. (I lost them again did I?) Moon Dancer stared at his teacher just now noticing his civilian attire, she smirks at his predicament then she looks around the class and notices the person that gave her the reason she hates tardy lazy people who can't keep up on attendance, apparently over the years she developed a discreet abandonment issue on her character. of course, Exia could not see it but she heavily relies on the Archimedean to become successful. Moon Dancer saw the person who made her feel abandoned and unloved she looks at her in disdain and decided then and there she would not accept her and completely focus on ignoring her or better yet making her school life a bit harder which she leans more on picking at her. "Good day class just call me teacher and just because our age is a bit close it doesn't mean we can have a first name relationship. I am here to teach and I get to decide if you pass or fail, If you can't handle that then find a different class" The entire senior students gulped, they felt her intimidation that felt like threats, making them feel that taking her class was meant to fail them. With a nod, Moon Dancer continued giving a threatening warning as she glares at Twilight particularly "I will be teaching everyone here Modern Robotics and its future application, let me be clear on one thing!" You sign up for my class you better attend. It's 2 to 3 the final class before dismissal" She left angrily and slammed the door almost breaking the small window door. Autumn Blaze P.O.V "Canterlot High, my first day in a new school, let’s see here which class should I be in?" A young girl entering Canterlot High aimlessly wonders in the hallway hoping to find her scheduled class. Autumn Blaze seems lost as she wanders around the high school. Then right next to her she saw a trophy case field with medals and other awards but she was more focused on the reflection on it. Seeing her own eyes with a pretty gold color, fixing her light brown wavy hair, and placing a green headband on top of it to make it nice and neat. She was wearing a green mini dress with a scales pattern on them and dark green shorts with green booths tied together by red laces. Now she looks presentable for her new soon-to-be friends. *Slam* She heard a loud door closing and before you know it, she found the class she was supposed to be in along with someone she did not expect to see in there. She discreetly peaks through the window door. “Trail?! What the hell is my brother doing here?” The girl quickly hid from the small window door and took out her high-tech phone made by her older brother, it has a slick tinted look with a goldish gray. She puts on her password and opens the system. “Hey AI! why is my brother in Canterlot High? wasn’t he suppose to observe Moon Dancer in Crystal Prep?” Autumn Blaze looks at the phone and saw the most annoying segment in the history of all computer innovation. *Updating 1%* “Can’t you update faster” she demanded and all of sudden her phone started to glitch and electric spikes of blue and gold electricity were surging within the screen. The phone started to speak with an automaton voice “Good day Operator I am Cephalon Ordis artificial intelligence constructed for any technical support system, how may I assist you today” Autumn Blaze was astounded, she knew her brother was a genius but did not expect to finish a working AI for support (Respect Bro, you outdone yourself yet again) she thought. “Depends, how good are you at altering and forging admission data of a high school server,” She asks deviously trying to hatch out a plan. “As long as the server of said school has no level 10 cyber security installed then I can alter the database as much as you wish Operator.” The AI responded “Does that include Crystal Prep?” She confirms. “Checking... Crystal Prep Academy cyber security level 3, Current notable information has admitted members of the kingdom's royal family for admission, The window for data changes are available” Her phone shined creating a holographic 3D projection. Autumn Blaze grinned like a supervillain as she sneakily made her way outside the school premises. Back in the classroom Rarity gasped in excitement as she calls for him hinting at an empty seat right next to her"Trail!! over here, she wave and called out trying to get his attention." Teacher Shirley was still stunned at why her young companion walked out in anger but the class has to continue. "Well since Rarity knows you. You can share a sit right next to her. *Exia took the empty seat between Sunset and Rarity.* "It’s a pleasure to meet you Rarity." Exia greets her in delight. Rarity was a bit gleeful today as she shared a conversation with someone special, her savior, and quite possibly hoping to be someone more. "Oooh *giggles* Please, the pleasure is all mine." Exia smiled at her cheerfulness "May I know how close you are with the girls in this class?" "Why yes, everyone here at Canterlot High is my best of friends." Rarity replied. "Then can you tell me more about that girl with blond hair wearing a cowboy hat?" He pointed at the girl in front of him. Shock at his first gesture Rarity felt lighting has suddenly hit her. "ARE YOU F*CKING KIDDING ME!!!! Another Casanova who has a thing for Apple Jack!" Her shout suddenly disrupts Miss Shirley’s class and everyone else reacted to the sudden outburst of rage that was rarely seen from Rarity. "What? no, it's nothing like that! and please you're disturbing the class." Exia tries to calm her not knowing what just happened that triggered her anger. Teacher Shirley stops at her discussion and asks "Rarity what’s going on here!?" Activating her powers Rarity push the teacher away with a diamond shield and started to become a bit more aggressive."Stay out of this!" and you!! I’m not good enough for you? Not your type? am I too far from your strike zone? Even after what I did last night... You!!...you like those Cowgirl farm types more because they're so different from your average sophisticated, refined woman like me!! Is that it?!" "I’m sorry but I can’t say. But if I would pick my type of gal then, it would be someone like her" Exia pointed at Sunset who was too busy looking at the window daydreaming, oblivious to the world around her. "hm?! What? What’s happening here?" Sunset looks back at the class returning to reality in a confused state. "Done daydreaming gorgeous?" Exia replied with a smirk acting cool and welcoming her from her daydreams. Sunset was speechless at the handsome teenager in front of her, she blushes and look away when both their eyes met. Rarity saw the look they gave each other, it was a similar situation portrayed in the romance and mystery novels she always read and from seeing the atmosphere around them these two gave off the feeling that they did the deed, tie the knot, making small miracles she could already guess. Her thoughts conclude that Sunset has already reached the stares of adulthood, yes they DID IT and Rarity was starting to lose her marbles. She grabs her geode that was in her neck creating diamond shape mirrors and started attacking Exia with them. Good thing this classroom has a lot of space, the other student gave Rarity some space as they spectate her jealous base onslaught. "Admit it! you're sick and tired of my kind are you not?!, looking for something exotic?! going for a taste of the local cuisine!" "No that’s not true at all" Exia masterfully evade all of Rarity's attacks as her mirror shape shields embed on the walls and windows on the impact a normal person hit with those would either be cut in half or a sharp glass embedding on them, either way, the blood spilled would be plenty. She was becoming hysterical at every passing moment. "Then why is every single guy I took an interest in has a thing for Apple Jack and why are you having a fling with Sunset at the same time you PLAYBOY!" Sunset was surprised, her peaceful morning suddenly change into a battlefield. “No! That was just one night!” With Sunset's declaration everyone pause for a single moment. It was so silent they could hear a pin drop even if it was across the hallway and with a brief moment of peace everyone here could tell, Rarity was going to lose it. "What do you mean by one night!" Rarity yelled and threw another diamond shape crystal at Exia all the while skilfully dodging everything and at the same time trying to appease her but her accuracy was improving it was becoming dangerous as the walls started to have sharp cuts on them. "Why take such an interest in Apple Jack! Tell me why!" Rarity ranted on, tears could be seen in her eyes it already seems she wants to cry her heart out, the feeling of unfairness that her beauty doesn't hold up to the rest of her friends was starting to frustrate her. "Because her parents are gone because of me!" Exia replied with a slip of the tongue, it was a truth he wanted to share with AJ alone, this was not how he want to unveil his secrets. With those words, everyone in the room stops breathing from the shock of what he said. Rarity stops her attack and turned to look at AJ who was right behind her. It seems AJ was about to stop Rarity from going blood crazy but her focus now is on Trail Blaze. AJ's eyes open like plates, she rushes forward grabs Trail Blaze's hand, and took him away. The path that they’re taking is on the roof, together alone without other people's prying ears. Rarity regained her senses as she looks around her classroom and the results of her carnage. “That was not entirely my fault right?” Teacher Shirley looks at the damage and the attempted murder of a power craze girl but as a teacher she can only do one thing, giving a death glare towards Rarity she screamed "Detention!!" Canterlot High Rooftop "You gotta tell me what the hey happened to ma parents" AJ face Exia and demanded answers. Pushing him into the door and holding both his arms up. AJ was holding him down and Exia did not want to say the truth like this but now he has no choice "They both died because of me" "That ain't true" AJ was about to cry as she hears the painful truth. She drops to her knees, Tears flowing in her cheeks. "Please I beg of ya. what the hey happened to ma folks? I need to know" "Agent Pear, Your grandfather is a secret agent from The Agency, He was tasked to check on a case of missing children 5 years ago, he went missing under unknown circumstances but he was declared a deserter. The Agency used your parents to draw him out but the details regarding that mission are national security. The only thing I know is that Pear Butter wanted to find her dad, so they left and Bright Mac followed her. They found me, rescued me from that place but in the end, they never came back. "That's it? There's gotta be more" AJ inquired. "The details are a national security, I'm truly sorry I could not give you more just yet" Exia could not look at AJ refusing to see what faces she was making. "Big Mac, Granny, and Apple Bloom? How da hey could I tell 'em" AJ was about to cry she does not know what to do next. "I'll go with you, I'll tell Granny Smith and Apple Bloom everything they need to know. I promise" Exia replied. "and Big Mac?" AJ questioned. "It's ok he knew about all this since the beginning, that's why he quit school and started working for The Agency early on" Exia rested his hand her shoulder taking an effort to ease her pain. In his words, AJ stops crying for a moment then she looks at Exia with a hint of despair and betrayal "That no good vermin knew?" > Chapter 26: Fruit > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Big Mach knew about Ma and Pa?" AJ asks in contempt looking at her expression she seems to be in a state of disbelief. (It's gotta be a lie right?) "I doubt he knew much but I'm sure he knows where your mom is, I need to see her but your brother doesn't want to talk to me after what happened yesterday. He just goes silent and just either nods or shakes his head" Exia explaining that un-eventful conversation. "He doesn't trust you, like me I guess" She bit her lip and looked downcast in disdain, why would his brother keep things from her, their family AppleJack can't seem to figure out why. Hearing that from AJ made Exia a bit sad but he understands, it is a complicated situation after all. How did an honest family of apple farmers get mixed up I n the destinies and futures of an alternate world? Thinking logically how did this family get caught up in something grand as a cold war between a Kingdom and the Empire but Exia can't press her on, after all? The less they know the better. "I see. As long as she's safe with her family then that's the only thing that matters but if there comes a time when you need any help in waking her up just give me a call. I'm sure she would want to see how her children grew up". He begins to walk back to class. AppleJack looks down cast staring at her feet, she wanted to cry, to scream at her brother for hiding a secret about their missing parents. But she needs to calm down, she reaches into her pocket takes out her phone, and dials her brother's number but when it was ringing, she remembers what Exia said a few moments ago. "She's safe with her family" Big Mac answered "AppleJack? you need somethin'?" "I met him, Big Mac, he told me ya knew where ma is? Well, do ya?" AJ replied trying to hide her anger. "I'll tell ya when your older" *Beep* Big Mac drops the call. "Hello? Big Mac, you der?! He hung up on me! Why that no good snake, he hangs up on me!" AJ tries to call back but it seems that the number is no longer available. The day continued as the new faculty members learned more about Canterlot High and the process of making their curriculum since both Trail and Moon are special educators that were invited here to this school their class is handled as an extra special one that could replace any subject since the weight in learning from an Archimedean is highly regarded in this today's society. "huh... I can’t believe I did that, what is wrong with me today!?" Rarity felt dejected with her rude action as if she was a girlfriend who got cheated on by an unfaithful boyfriend. But looking back now that is a bit unfair in regards to his side. They just met yesterday, It was so unlike her to act that way and she could not understand why. Noticing her frustration Exia wanted to check on the classy girl who seems to have been emotionally confused, he asked worriedly "Tough day?" "Trail! Darling! Hi umm, How did it go with AppleJack?" It was an awkward moment for Rarity since she tried to hurt him. Interacting with the boy she fancies was a bit much for her at the moment so she tried to change the topic to something, not about her. "I couldn't tell her about what happened, She's too young to understand, or maybe because I can't say that it was all my fault" He replied with a downcasted eye. "Darling that is not right, She deserves to know the truth. Believe me when I say. She will not hold it against you and even if she did I will help smooth things over. So please tell her the truth" She smiled while holding his hands as she leans in closer to him slowly blinking her eyes that almost sparkled as Trail looks at her deep in the eyes. Rarity notice her face coming closer to his, it made her embarrassed as to what she was trying to do. She stops coming in closer to him and her eyes stared at other things around the hallway to keep the conversation going but it had been a minute and she hadn't said anything else. She could not respond but Exia notice her predicament and made it easier for her to give a response "The way you acted this morning, it feels like I owe you an apology, and for that, I hope you could forgive me" "What? That time oh! Heavens no, darling that was completely my fault, I’m the one that should apologize after what I did." She explained sheepishly and at the same time acted a bit cute blushing in embarrassment while evading eye contact. "That's good to know?" Exia ask. "Well, in all honesty, I had a hard week and took it out on you, I just hope that even after what I did we can still be friends" Rarity replied in earnest. "Sure friends I'd love that but that doesn't mean you get extra points from my class" Earning her friendship Exia seems satisfied and begins to walk towards his next class to begin preparations. "Your class? but aren't you an exchange student?" Rarity became confused at his remark. "No, there's another Blaze that was supposed to be here but she did something unorthodox. I will deal with her mischief later. My class starts somewhere around 2-ish interested?" Exia checked the data in Canterlot High on his phone. Exia checking his database found out that Rarity has good grades but it seems she's barely passing the physical education part due to excuse letters due to health and the Cat ate her kit. "Do you want to trade your Physical Education for my class?" Exia recommended. "Is that possible?" Rarity asks in surprise. "Yes I can that's the purpose of the extra classes, I'm looking for Golden, Heath, Indigo, Trixie, Roseluck, Wallflower, Biceps, Sentry, Snips, and Snails. I expected more but there aren't many students in this school. That's why I'm taking the time to look for other students who are willing to take my class" Exia clarified checking more of the so few list of students on his phone. "What exactly are you teaching?" Rarity was surprised if she could replace her failing class now then she will pass her senior year with flying colors so she followed right behind him. Seeing her interest Exia explained "Research and Development. I plan to teach project-based learning here at Canterlot High. You see higher education is a requirement in this world but in truth, it became obsolete as the years passed by. So we need to have basic education evolve to the 22nd century just like the Corporation I'm working with. For example, Rarity do you have any hobbies or interests that you want to make a career out of? and if you have the resources and capital, how would you improve it and share it with the world?" "That topic is a bit broad for my taste, I can't think of anything, I only know how to make stylish clothes" Exia felt it, her interest was needed for this world, she has ideas but she doesn't know how to explain them. He smiled at the student that was willing to explore further, most educators would hate it but for an Archimedean, it is better this way. A child doesn't always know all the answers, It's the educator's job to teach them and hope that someday they could figure out the answer while claiming it as their achievement. "Clothes? Then have you ever heard of Smart Fabric?" He ask knowing it would pick on her interest. "I read about it in a magazine about the future of fashion with clothes that has access to my phone and computer. The one that everyone is saying is the future of fashion." Rarity explained to the best of her abilities. "Then if you had the lead on its research along with the capital and resources, could you make it work?" Exia asks in suspense. "Why the very thought of it is simply revolutionary!" Rarity's eyes sparkle at that thought after all Smart Fabric is still relatively new in this day and age. To apply modern science to clothes is simply unheard of but somehow she was offered to help develop it. She could not think of an answer that mainly focused on dreaming of her future with such success, will her creation be part of magazines or even fashion shows?" Her thoughts were wrapped up in the idea of being part of something grand. "I'll see you in class then" Exia smirks as he sees her eyes shining in eagerness, she was already believing in her future, and as an educator that alone is more than enough to inspire anyone. May I ask star child, why do you give that project while we are more than capable of succeeding on our own (Remember this Ordis we are here to strengthen the foundation of the future for this people. It won't count if we steal their development and claim it as our own. The Orokin would always steal others' futures to create a selfish one for their greed and look what that got them? An extinct civilization without its people to sing their praise.) Lunch Time: School Cafeteria The Rainbooms get together for lunch at the cafeteria table waiting for AppleJack and Rarity to return. All the while thinking about questions in their heads about what happened this morning. While waiting Rainbow Dash got curious as she began to recall in perfect detail what exactly happened that morning, to add a bit of mischief to season her lunch. She looks at Sunset with a mocking grin and asks "I know we're high school seniors and all but I gotta ask, how was the new guy for your first time?" *Gaahh* Sunset immediately began to gag on her lunch, she grab the nearest bottled water and started drinking to clear her throat *Gulp* "Excuse Me?!" Dash was laughing on the inside (Hehehe Now, that's some interesting reaction right there) she thought inwardly and continued grilling her "Well you’ve been daydreaming a lot and you did say it was just one night so I'm just asking about the performance. Was the Sex any good?" Sunset Shimmer was taken by complete surprise her face blushed so hard it reach her ears "I just said one night! How did you even know I had sex with him!" Rainbow Dash looks at Sunset up and down and smiled "I just did. right now. thanks for the update by the way" "T-that doesn't mean a thing!" Sunset stuttered while denying all accusations. "If AJ is here can you say it right to her face that you didn't get some this morning?" Rainbow moved her eyebrows up and down while using her spoon to point at her body and all around it, enjoying Sunset's desperate attempt at preserving her dignity. Sunset was a bit irritated listening to Rainbow and her high-ground mentality, so she decided to end this discussion quickly before the rest of her friends or other on-lookers who want a piece of the gossip and get funny ideas. She began to counter with the mean girl attitude "This discussion is over now go back to eating your lunch or do you want me to shove them down your throat." "Uhm congratulations?" Twilight that was sitting next to her replied to Sunset with a bit blushed face while evading direct eye contact. "As long as you enjoyed it and it seems mutual... I guess you're at that age now" Fluttershy blushed as she said those words while hiding her blushing face with her long pink hair. "By the looks of it, I'd say Sunset has a particular taste for the smart ones with glasses" Rainbow snickered with an attitude. "That's it!" Sunset lunged across their lunch table to get to Rainbow Dash when one of their friends arrived. "I do apologize for being late girls I just ran into Trail and Uhm... what's going on?" Rarity arrives just in time before a crime scene could occur at that spot. "Rarity you're here good, can you tell Sunset to relax I was only joking around" Rainbow Dash asking for help suddenly got a fork full of foodstuff in her mouth. "It's nothing Rainbow is just being her usual self, so what's this about Trail?" Sunset asks. "Before that, Sunset darling be honest with me. Are you and Trail an item?" "I just met him yesterday!" Sunset answered angrily. "That doesn't answer my question darling. In all honesty please" Rarity begs. "Rainbow Dash did notice Sunset was glowing this morning" Pinky Pie added. While the rest of the girls suddenly became curious about this unexpected love triangle between friends and this new boy. "I plead the fifth!" Sunset smiled at her answer. Rarity was patient and all she wanted was the truth, after all, friends fighting over a single boy ruin friendships. That's why she wanted to show her sincerity first and being the bearer of generosity she would give up on Trail Blaze if Sunset do have feelings for him but now. An idea came to mind when Pinky mentioned that Sunset was extra colorful this morning and they both look like they have a past even if it was yesterday. Rarity was determined and gave this mischievous look towards Rainbow Dash. "Rainbow Dash, be a dear and go to Sunset's apartment, 3rd floor, take her bedsheets and bring them here with you" Rainbow Dash stood straight up as her eyes lit up getting what Rarity was up to. So she bolted out of the cafeteria with insane speed and within minutes came back holding a brown bed sheet cover with a smidge of red color on the center and a white lab coat with R&D insignia that’s digitally printed on the shoulders. “Talk your way out of this one bacon head” Rainbow smiles holding the upper hand and evidence of her infidelity. Exia felt the sudden use of magic from inside the cafeteria so he stealthily made his way inside with void shadow just to scout out the situation and there he saw Rainbow Dash bolting inside the school cafeteria while holding something in her hands while the rest of the five girls are having a peaceful quarrel between friends, He notice his official uniform and decided to join in. “Hey, my lab coat” The seven girls all had their hearts jump out as the boy in question walked towards the group. He took the lab coat off Rainbow's hand and put it on. He look at the girls and greeted them in a friendly manner "How's today's lunch? Did you enjoy your fill, everyone" No one from the girls answered except the boy who came out of nowhere. Seeing as all girls look towards him in surprise while remaining silent he decided to come across as more friendly since these magical girls are his main purpose in coming here. "Is there something on my face? Come now girls, I am a newly certified instructor here in your school you can ask me anything" "Well I don't mean to be nosy but you said that Apple Jack's parents can't come home because of you. What exactly happened to them" Rarity asks in her most puppy dog eyes while slowly blinking as her charm to get an answer. "Anything but that!" Exia rebuked in annoyance. "But you said anything!" Rainbow demanded. "Yeah and as our esteemed educator, it's your job to tell us important information" Twilight added. "Yeah, what she said! Freedom of Information!" PinkyPie pilled on waving a flag with the small letter " i " on it. "I don't think these counts" Fluttershy whispered to the group which no one heard. Exia pulls out his phone and on its screen, a 3D image of a golden orb cephalon shines in a ray of light and yellow electricity appeared. All the girls were stunned looking at the mini sun at the palm of his hand. "A teacher must provide important information, Is this true Ordan?" "Well Ok, then. Let's give you girls the most key details and crucial information since I need to look for the rest of my students or someone willing to transfer to my class." "Is AppleJack ok about you sharing?" Sunset could not stop presenting the incomplete Apple family and the conspiracy surrounding AJ's parent's disappearance. The golden Cephalon Ordan provided digital files hanging up in the air with the red word confidential in different languages stamps along with multiple countries' seals on each digital paper. Rainbow was the first to notice that Exia was shining in a strange red light and suddenly dash towards her at unbelievable speed But before she could do anything her entire view sight was pitch black when shaded goggles were forced on her along with her friends. "Luckily I still have extra H.U.D goggles. Those are delicate so focus on what you see and don't move much, alright girls? Let's begin. 10 years ago an agent from the organization who has a code name Pear, AppleJack's grandfather was sent towards the Empire as a spy but for some reason he vanish, no known contact with the organization was made for the past 4 years. Apple Jack's parents caught wind of these and decided to search the entire northern part of the world to find him. On their way to search for him Bright Mac and Buttercup were caught in an international incident in Lasria. There was a new outbreak with an unprecedented scale than before and a different type of strain to the original virus began to spread. Agent Pear was able to take on an impossible mission because of his immunity to the new strain of the virus but for some unknown reason, he vanishes after telling the truth to Buttercup at that time. Their immunity became known to the Agency and in exchange for the secret mission details of Agent Pear. Bright Mac and Buttercup were forced to cooperate on a joint mission and recover Agent Pear. There I met Bright Mac and Buttercup, those two were my closest friends and they gave their life so that I could make a cure for everyone that was infected at the time. The six girls stared at the sudden information that was provided to them up in the air then the digital goggles the girls were wearing turned pitch black. Still, they could not move or react to this sudden revelation. "Any questions?" Trailblaze ask but his reply was meant in silence as the girls slowly took off the goggles they have received. "Then I have one" Twilight sheepishly raised her hands in front of her. "What was the cure for the Virus?" "Zap apples" Trailblaze smiled. Sunset was surprised at that answer as far as she knew only Equestria had that kind of fruit but he says that was a cure which means it exist here in the past. Then she began thinking of a thousand hypotheses on how was that possible. But then an arm reaches out to her shoulders and she yelps surprising everyone. "It's just me Sunset, woah ya look like you've seen a ghost" AJ returned and saw how everyone just standing around staring at her. "what ya all gawking at me for?" Pinky Pie smiled "AJ! You're here, we were just talking to Trailblaze about your parents and girl that was a lot to unpack" Sunset and Rainbow Dash suddenly grab Pinky and covered her mouth as she tries to stop her from saying anything more than necessary. But the six girls notice AJ go wide eye then glared at Trailblaze. Before any altercation began Rarity jumped in front of AJ and said "Darling what Pinky Pie means is that we, as your friends persuaded Trailblaze to tell you about your parents." Getting the hint he believes in Trailblaze nod and said "I'll tell you everything you want to know after school just don't forget to invite me to your farm, I still don't know where it is" "I'll hold it to ya then" AJ replied. Trailblaze began to walk away from the main seven. When his out of earshot AJ confronted her friends who try to act all natural but notice the nervous expressions hidden on their faces. "Pinky!"AJ glared at her as she tries to silently walk away from all this. "I didn't know anything! it was Rarity's idea" Pinky protested. " Ah!? why I would never. Twilight wanted to know" Rarity fib. "But Pinky was the one ranting about freedom of information" Twilight countered which led to the girls just pointing fingers at each other. AJ looked at Sunset who gave a much more reasonable explanation " Rarity beg for the gossip, Twilight was curious, Rainbow just jump in along with Pinky Pie, and Fluttershy and I think it was wrong. AJ stared down at her friends minus Sunset and Fluttershy, then she laughed it off "The funny thing is girls, I appreciate what ya did." "Really how so? " Rarity replied. "Maybe if you didn’t overreact like a raccoon that miss his breakfast this morning, I bet yall a dime he ain't gonna tell me what happened to my folks. Rainbow Dash smirks "Ohh one romantic afternoon on the rooftop and you already know him that well huh? who’s the Casanova now?" *Wink wink nudge nudge* as Rainbow tries to nudge elbow with Apple Jack's sides. "It's still the boy Dash like seriously do you know what a Casanova is" Sunset replied "Nope, but he does sound dreamy" Pinky added. The girls spend the afternoon teasing each other and making jokes forging their friendship much deeper. "Girls launch is almost over" Fluttershy commented as she hurriedly finish the last of her salad.