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Post by Asterian Starfall on Apr 13, 2014 5:07:45 GMT
Asterian tilts his head curiously, but upon registering Chrysteel's words, he understood. It was not truly his burden anyhow, let alone his place to pry at somepony's affairs that should be kept private, yet... He felt a certain aura about Chrysteel... Not an aura like he expected; he had "sensed" changeling auras before from patrols in the Everfree.
He felt a slight attraction to this mare, and with that, came his sentimental honor that he would respect her wishes. "Of course, milady," he responded. He took a stand beside Chrysteel—though he made sure to keep his distance because of her "change"—and smiled at her.
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Post by Midnight_Aurora on Apr 17, 2014 4:07:44 GMT
===Somewhere In Avalon===
Rendia Goes after North wind and says, "You know, I only wanted to help you. Why are you trying to fly away?" Rendia continues to follow North Wind while waiting for his answer. She watches his actions and adjusts herself to make sure she can keep up with him. after a time Rendia says, "Please stop. You will only hurt yourself more by not talking about it. As I said before I am only hear to help others. Chrysteel cares for all who are in this kingdom even if they come from elsewhere. Please talk to me."
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Post by Shadechaser on Apr 17, 2014 5:00:44 GMT
As Necroscale entered the Hidden Land, Shadechaser came out of his shadow, and states, "You are now safe. We should head back to the tree."
Necroscale removed his precautions and replied, "It is good the actually listen to the sounds of life. I felt like I was lost in a forest that was eternally dark. I hope I don't have to do that anytime, shortly."
Shade shook her head, with a little laughter, then stated, "You need to feel the darkness, but you might have had a little too much from the platter. With a little more calm surroundings, that can be cleansed."
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Post by Mind Games on Apr 17, 2014 22:13:02 GMT
"I'm from a faraway kingdom," North Wind started, attempting to be vague as possible, "It's far up north, and very beautiful. Everypony was happy, there was always something to do, whether you were building snow ponies, sledding down hills, or fencing with icicles. We would goof around all day, and at dusk, we would gather around several campfires- they were magical fires that didn't melt the ice- drink hot chocolate, tell stories, and have a good time. And that's without the auroras. They were amazing, almost magical waves of light that rippled across the starry night sky. That is, until that twisted draconequus Discord came. He turned a large portion of the kingdom into an uninhabitable enviroment and, in the process, killed a significant amount of the population. I don't know if my friends made it out alive, but if they did, they most likely hate me by now. I had the power to prevent a lot of the casualties, but the guards told me not to, and I made the dumbest decision in my life that day: I listened. That day, I vowed to leave the kingdom, return Discord to the prison he was released from, and not return to my homeland until I completed that task."
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Post by Shadechaser on Apr 18, 2014 5:48:55 GMT
As Necro and Shade were headed to the Ancient Tree, Shade stopped. "A feeling that remains unknown fills my veins. I must find the source."
Necroscale looked to Shade with concern, and stated, "One moment your laughing the next you're dead serious. Are you okay? Did you recall something from another reality?"
Shade looked into Necroscale's eyes. "As long as I feel something, I can't understand the motive. With this feeling, I just want to flee into the depths of the forest, find that one place, exit this world, and feel alone once again. You wouldn't understand my reasons if I tried to explain."
"First," Necro stated, "we need to feel more of the shadows. I know we can't use the special spells without a little meditation under a darker setting. After we regain some of that touch, we can do what we please with what power we have left. Until then, stay close. I don't want you to become more set in the stones of this world. If you do, then your mind could be torn before you fully leave."
"I think my mind is already shattered. I still think there is a little corruption remaining from that one mistake..." Shadechaser started to show signs of pain, holding a hoof to her head. "Little thoughts make this useless. While, little talks can worsen it. I shouldn't leave here until I find one who can help mend my soul."
"Let's just go to the tree, okay?"
(Subtle hints at help.)
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Post by Midnight_Aurora on Apr 18, 2014 6:12:34 GMT
Rendia looks warmly at North Wind and says, "It was no accident you came to Avalon North wind. for the last 1000 years my sister Chrysteel and I plus the Avalon resistance have been trying to do just that. we changelings use to feed on emotion for both our survivability and our power. my sister however needed not the emotions to live. she was technically the very first angel-winged changeling to exist. join us and we will be by your side and may all dreams of hope and love come true for us all. I only wish to see my friends protected. I speak honestly when I say this. what you may have seen is not the full extent of discords power. Look to what was once ponyville and canterlot. They are what shows the extent of his true power. He even corrupted the original elements of harmony into his little pets. We try day in and day out to make the lives of all here more then what is should be. Mother Cadence use to run what my sister calls the crystal empire. I know not what she means but the power of its crystal heart could create the auroras you speak of. Shall we go and rejoin the others. I know you need your time and space but I think we both know that there is safety in numbers. Lets face Discord, the lord of chaos, who calls himself the big banana together. We are friends now and till the end of time itself. No mater what you will always have my friendship North Wind. I am sure Chrysteel feels the same way. We changelings as you may already know have a hive mind like communication network. Even chaos has yet to find the source of it, and mother helps us protect it all the time." Rendia waits for him to respond she knows what she has told him could get her into trouble with Chrysteel but he seams like the type to put others before himself. she seams to want to recruit him into the Avalon Resistance.
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Post by wanderingmagus on Apr 29, 2014 17:04:47 GMT
Rainbow light filled the entire miniature universe as the Concept of Temperance nodded with infinite understanding.
"Let it go, Bane."
The only word to describe it was... Harmony. Pure Harmony, pure Song. Not just the feeling of it, the very Concept of Harmony and Song, of Temperance. This Concept, this very Idea, incarnate, was present in a way that he had never felt before. So this was what it was like, to meet a Maker.
How many aeons had passed, since They had communed with mortals? That was now apparent. Ponykind had been so blinded. They were here all along, the Sun, the Moon, Temperance. How did they not see it? Or perhaps they did, but became dulled to Their presence, never fully appreciating the sheer magnitude of mercy and compassion, that a Concept would deign to treat with mortal kind.
Yet for all their power, the Alicorns, the Makers, had rules They kept Themselves to. And thus were They vulnerable, yes, even They, to the cruel insanities of Discordance Apophis Typhon, Father-Eater, Brother-Slayer, self-proclaimed Spirit of Chaos.
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Post by wanderingmagus on Apr 29, 2014 22:29:20 GMT
*****
The healing chamber closed about the changeling's form, like a mother embracing a daughter, keeping her safe within healing arms. Rainbow light swirled around and through the organic mechanisms, the physical and magical manifestation of the pure Harmony which coursed through all of Avalon, drawn from the combined energies of every object and creature within the domain of the Concept of Temperance.
And as these forces swirled about the changeling princess, it seemed to her mind's eye that a blinding brightness appeared before her like a door, like a blind mare opening her eyes and being able to see for the first time, and what was past, and present, and future, was no longer so distinct...
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Post by Midnight_Aurora on Apr 29, 2014 22:49:45 GMT
Chrysteel rests comfortably with in the chrysalis letting its energies flow through her like she had so many times before. every so often there is a visible shift in her form. it is not the changeling type of shift but something much more. The her of now shifts for a moment to the her of tomorrow then to the her of the past. it seams that the strange flow of power from her comes from something beyond mortal understanding.
while within the chrysalis she speaks of many thing most Asterian knows is not of this world or time and a few sound almost of prophecy. She speaks of a great tree where harmony once resided, of the gems that must be returned. She speaks of a battle between a being of fear and many valorous champions. She also speaks of a nightmare that transcends all nightmares. a paradox that will disturb the flow. finally she speaks of chosen to whom harmony shall reign again from. none of the words she says are definitive but one thing is certain. these words would catch Asterian's ears like they were all that mattered: "From truest love, my light will grow and ancient things I doth will know. From many past I have seen and many more I will be known. love is the key to what I must be but to awaken it, all love I must become."
there appears symbols on the chrysalis that Asterian can recognize. the six symbols of harmony, a symbol in the shape of three eyes meeting in the center with a ring encircling them like a compass, the symbol of the changelings and the symbol of a snowflake. One final symbol appears before the chrysalis cracks, a symbol Asterian knows all to well even if he has never seen it before. That symbol is the very mark of the father of Alicorns himself.
Cracks soon after envelop the chrysalis as a whole and from this chrysalis emerges Chrysteel. "Well that was faster then normal. Did I say anything while inside? I saw many a thing while within. a being that even the nightmares will fear. a child whose life began long before her birth. a mother who needs help badly. a king who is saddened by the loss of his kingdom. A LOVE whose very nature will overcome it all and help the chosen to their goal. I saw time and space flow as one and swirl in a never ending whirlpool of dispaire.
Harmony is the key to fixing it all. The time soon comes for us to move. thanks to you Asterian. You stayed and watched, I am glad. May our new friendship stand even the test of time and the end of one life and the beginning of the next. You will be my friend from now till the end."
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Post by Bane Emural on Apr 29, 2014 22:52:48 GMT
Bane struggles to speak the spell as his life starts to drain away. "Release.... thy seal...." Circles of seal spells are revealed in thousands, each revealing how many times he had to renew his life, how many times he had done this. Each circle seal spell rise and breaks apart until it reaches the last. A sudden blue light appears around Bane, covering him. The light grows until it seems to be covering most Cadence's creative world. The light glows dark blue, and screams of agonizing pain are heard within the light and continues on for at least an hour. The screaming stops and the light dims, slowly fading away. The light shrinks away until it reveals a younger version of Bane, lying on the floor with smoke arising from his body. He can barely speak a word but manages to do so. "Re...seal...." The seals reappear and gather around Bane, seal after seal. The seals return to their normal amount, then another appears.
Bane tries to stand but falls from the pain. He lets his body rest on the ground 'til he feel his strength returning again. He struggles to keep his eyes open.
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Post by Shadechaser on Apr 30, 2014 1:16:04 GMT
"Did you feel that?" Shade stopped as they were close to the ancient tree. "The feeling of worry, or pain..."
"I didn't feel anything other than a hint of light." Necro said as he looked toward Shade. "Are you sure you're not feeling events from another place?"
"Hard to tell. I can't quite pick it out from the mess that still resides in my mind. I hope this is just some kind of phase I am going through." After a moment of silence from the two, they continue to the tree. A moment of rest could help a weary soul.
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Post by Asterian Starfall on Apr 30, 2014 1:21:41 GMT
Asterian looks to Chrysteel with an inquisitive expression. "You actually did say something while you were in there... Something about love and... well, these were your exact words:
'From truest love, my light will grow and ancient things I doth will know. From many past I have seen and many more I will be known. love is the key to what I must be but to awaken it, all love I must become.'
All love I must become... I'm not sure what that is supposed to mean, but from your true love you will find and awaken a part of you, growing stronger and... I do not know. I am just going on, aren't I?"
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Post by Midnight_Aurora on Apr 30, 2014 1:54:46 GMT
Chrysteel chuckles, "Was there anything else that happened while I was in there? Don't worry about the words themselves, it is the learned meaning behind them that matters. I will ask mother next time we can chat. Right now we must rest the night and prepare for our attempt at stopping this chaos from ruining everything we know. What ever happens, we are friends and not even lady entropy herself can shatter that bond. On this I swear."
Chrysteel heads back hopefully Asterian follows. When she gets back into the dinning area, she takes her seat and holds for Asterian his.
"Sorry about that I had to handle a very important matter. I won't bore you with the details. Now, After we rest tonight what should be our plan of engagement. we should save a violent plan as a major last resort. Only use it when all else has failed. That is, if you all are in."
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Post by Asterian Starfall on Apr 30, 2014 2:28:52 GMT
Asterian smiled to his new-found friend, saying to her, "There was not anything else that you said... or at least nothing I could decipher." As they turned to depart, Asterian bowed slightly and gestured towards the hall. "After you."
Once they arrived, Asterian took his seat once more, feeling some of his tension and guarded feelings wash away from the group around him. He felt like he could trust them now—something he could not have said just thirty minutes ago. Upon Chrysteel's words, he looked at her, curious yet cautious. "I have not the slightest clue as to what you are talking about... In on what, exactly?" He had a hunch as to the answer, but he needed to be sure. Better to make a fool out of himself now when it will cost him no more than some embarrassment.
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Post by Midnight_Aurora on Apr 30, 2014 3:33:45 GMT
Chrysteel chuckles again at Asterian's choices and actions and says, "To fully understand, I will let mother explain about the fall of the chaos lord. Once she has finished with bane then I think we should start our plans now, finish them in the morning once we are rested and then execute the first stage of all of it. something my resistance has been trying to do sense it was formed. What we could try is first. either save and restore the original elements to a semblance of what they once were or Second put a stop to their terror on the common folk once and for all. I do not mean by any way of ending their lives. I mean in capturing and subduing their true powers. I know of a chrysalis that was once used to seal the powers of the sun princess during what had then for that world been the siege of Canterlot.If need be and they can be weakened we can seal them inside such a chrysalis to prevent them from accessing their true full power.
Even the one called Traitor Dash will not be able to get free. Her speed would mean nothing then.
Greedity will be a hard one because of all those constructs she keeps near her. there is also her power to give a soul to her constructs making them sentient.
Liarjack will more then likely be one of the easiest because at time she may lie but I have witnessed her use that same power to be kind to others. once Liarjack realizes this fact her heart will open to a whole new world.
Now for the hardest one twilight tragedy. she has many a way to be freed. She has even freed herself from time to time. but because of discords power he has always reclaimed her. We will need a way to free her and permanently prevent discord from claiming her again.
Then There is the Valyard. He is what one would call a being with many lives. I have meet his partner the TARDIS before. I believe we can use it to help in defeating him. we will also need the help of the one called Derpy. She and The Valyard are a close nit couple. In order to get her help we need to help her.
Has anypony seen the mare that is always going in circles around the chaos citadel? That is Derpy. I believe that the muffin she has on her back is somepony special to her. If we can help and free that pony we will have helped derpy and she may help us in return. I can sense in her a strong energy that is directed to whoever that muffin is.
That still leaves Pinkamina Dianne Pie, Flutter Cruel and Discord himself. By ending his reign we will ended the reign of chaos within Equestria. If anything else comes up we must also be prepared for that. As the old saying goes, 'Expect the unexpected.' What plans do yall think we can use against the chaos six, discord, the valyard and anything else that may come up. We can't leave any possibility out on this one. We need to plan for everything."
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