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Post by Midnight_Aurora on Jul 12, 2014 5:40:12 GMT
As the two carried her, Chrysteel wakes with a start. Chrysteel starts to flutter her wings, saying excitedly, " The seed shines! Four seeds of the Heart of Avalon now shine! Now only 2 remain silent." When her moment of excited nature ends, she knows that even if discord could call on the elements of chaos to combat them, only two would even stand a chance. Chrysteel dusts herself off and says, " Sorry about that. I felt the seed of kindness shine within the Heart of Avalon. This means one of two things. The liar has learned and freed herself or somepony has awakened as the element of kindness. I know that before she died, Applebloom held the greatest chance of becoming kindness. After her passing however, I thought the seed would never glow. Now it glows." Chrysteel's happiness could be felt in the hearts of nearly all others here. It feels different however as if love herself was happy about something. " We are that much closer to our goal." Chrysteel then adopts the looks of a determined but worried mare. " However, there is more to it them meets the eye. For those who do not know, mother, I would like to talk history once we get back to Avalon." Chrysteel then gains the look of a pony who has been calculating for eons. " When Rendia gets back, lets go home and finalize our preparations for the first part of this. With the possibility of AJ not longer under discords sway, he will not be able to use the Chaos Strike of their elements against us. That, in and of itself, removes their greatest weapon. I feel we should go after traitor Dash and Twilight Tragedy next. To bring dash down, we may need to think on our hooves. With her ability to betray and the promises of discord, if she fails, never being fulfilled, we may be able to win her over without a fight." Chrysteel now looks to be calm and calculating. " I believe, we could leave it to Clockwork to get Twilight. I feel this time if we trust in each other and not try to intervene without asking for our help we may be able to stop the one who is currently pulling the strings of this little puppet show. However, we collect our little element of laughter . Once all elements have awakened, then it will be discord time. This was all I had planned so far so if anypony wishes to take up this plan and make it better please speak now. So, Who would like to go at it with Dash?" Chrysteel awaits the response of the others.
{Blaze's and Tinker's Post} Blaze flies up and bops Tinker on the head, getting his attention. "Hey dork, pay attention, this mare is asking for our help. She's looking for a 'being with a heart that beats like a toy' and a being connected to that heart. I'm pretty sure she's talking about us, though I'm not sure which one of us is which.""That does fit us." Tinker turns to Rendia. "But why are you looking for them, I mean us, I mean...?" They had only arrived here yesterday so he couldn't imagine why someone would be looking for them. The way she asked though, it was like something out of one of the fantasy books he read as a colt. 'Maybe she is going to ask me to help save Equestria. Ha, yeah right, that's just silly.' he pondered before quickly pushing the thought aside. Rendia asks, " Yes, it was both of you I was looking for. I was hoping you would be interested in joining a little adventure some friends and I are about to embark on. Would you like to join or would you like to know more first?" Rendia holds the look of a pony who is looking for something, but seams to have found something of greater importance.
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Post by Clockwork on Jul 12, 2014 11:52:32 GMT
Some time later, and several rather complicated mental puzzles later, a strangely orange mare covered in grey dust turned grey again, or at least grey enough to seem "normal" while still allowing a hint of orange through. She wasted no time getting over to Clockwork, helping the Time God up.
"Ah'd totally do that if Ah were you... ah, screw it," she sighed as He turned on His optical sensors anyways.
Fortunately, neither of them were assulted with ever-increasing orders of magnitude of insanity. Rather, they both were able to take a normal look around the room, as long as they kept their eyes away from the indescribable Chaos that was just outside the door.
It was old, very, very old, literally older than Time Himself, and He knew quite well, considering Who this window belonged to. Yet for its ancient nature, it was remarkably barren, untouched and unscarred and unadorned. Its sole purpose was, after all, to simply house the Truth.
Abigail Jacqueline the Fifth, once called Applejack, took a deep breath of the ancient air, if it could be called that, unaware of the mirror-like quality that had come to her eyes. An orange apple shape glowed briefly from within her chest where her heart would otherwise be, then vanished. There would be another time for that.
"Ah reckon' we're supposed ta share a lot, not that Ah suppose either of us want ta hide much," said the grey earth pony, getting up and stretching. "But Ah has no idea o' what ta do, now. Ah'm pretty sure this is ain't all we came fer. Let's stay, then, if ya ain't ready?" Time Energy: 95% Clockwork blinked around, ghostly blue light wisping from his eyes as he took in the surroundings. A plain room was all well and good, but in Castle Discord? He would have suspected a trap until he found the reason for it. " Ah, thank you Abigail..." such politeness from his voice shocked him, normally it would be full of hate for even being touched by an organic. Hate. It seemed a distant word now, and he seemed to appreciate things a little more than his usual self would. He hoped this wasn't temporary, he was liking the space that had been left by the emotion. He noticed the colour in her coat, a slight pigment change, but it was there" ...I see the Truth had a lasting affect on you too? Perhaps you could tell me about it when we return to Cadence?" He inspected the Truth, peering about its silvery form. So simple and plain, like the thing it showed. He looked into the silver, an Alicorn looked back, confident and ready. " Right, yes, Cadence, back to Cadence for some information on the world, most importantly how long it's been doing what it has been doing. If I can get even a breif estimate I can use that to an advantage..." he began to pace, it felt so right. Before he moped whilst walking, plotting the downfall of something or other. Now it was his ascention back into the grace of Deities. " After that, I can gather a team to search for Ms Tragedy. She is crucial, and I feel some accounts of what happened before now can work in tandem with each other." He was about to offline his sensors so he could be led out, when he considered something. Surely there must have been more than him taken prisoner? Discord was capricious, he could hold a rock hostage if he wished, and the cad would still get money for it. " Abigail..." why was she Abigail? Because he knew now, he could look past her simply being an element carrier to simply being a pony of her own. Applejack, New Equestrian for Abby-Jaque, a common interpretation of Abigail-Jaqueline, not common but it could be a family thing, ye gods had he really been that selfish to one emotion? All this information he was overlooking! " ...I do not suppose you know of anypony still within these walls who can be freed without considerable effort?" Better elaborate. " Considerable effort, meaning having to remove an entire portion of castle to unlock a chain?"
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Shadechaser
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Post by Shadechaser on Jul 12, 2014 18:30:04 GMT
On Shade's search, few things attracted this one's attention. One or two stands were interesting enough to look towards, but not really stop and look at. Stay on target. The more time you waste, the more likely your target will be somewhere else. Stay focused. Nothing should stop- Stopping their train of thought was the sight of a simple looking stand. It seemed at first glance to be 'normal' and yet far out there. Upon closer observation, Shade noticed a material that felt rather soothing. Is that... What is that fabric? Standing perfectly still, appearing to be a statue, Shade stared towards a certain bolt of fabric. Stop wasting our time, there is nothing we are willing to trade for that fabric. Continue on your 'hunt' so we don't lose time. The more time we waste the more likely we'll be lost in this land. Slowly, Shade returned to a trot, looking slowly away from the fabric, and continuing the search.
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Post by silverlining on Jul 12, 2014 21:30:07 GMT
Rendia asks, " Yes, it was both of you I was looking for. I was hoping you would be interested in joining a little adventure some friends and I are about to embark on. Would you like to join or would you like to know more first?" Rendia holds the look of a pony who is looking for something, but seams to have found something of greater importance. "I think we need to know..." "We'll do it!" Blaze interupted "We will? But we don't even know what it is." argued Tinker "Oh, please, You were excited when she mentioned adventure and you know it, and its not like we have anything better to do."Tinker sighed, defeated. As much as he loved Blaze, sometimes it was a pain to have someone that could read your emotions, though it did keep him honest. "Yes, we would like to help. Though I still want to know exactly what this 'little adventure' is."
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Post by Midnight_Aurora on Jul 13, 2014 0:56:38 GMT
Rendia asks, " Yes, it was both of you I was looking for. I was hoping you would be interested in joining a little adventure some friends and I are about to embark on. Would you like to join or would you like to know more first?" Rendia holds the look of a pony who is looking for something, but seams to have found something of greater importance. "I think we need to know..." "We'll do it!" Blaze interupted "We will? But we don't even know what it is." argued Tinker "Oh, please, You were excited when she mentioned adventure and you know it, and its not like we have anything better to do."Tinker sighed, defeated. As much as he loved Blaze, sometimes it was a pain to have someone that could read your emotions, though it did keep him honest. "Yes, we would like to help. Though I still want to know exactly what this 'little adventure' is."Rendia says, while smiling warmly, " Have you ever thought it possible to beat the chaos of now? Have you ever heard of rumors about a rebellion against Big Banana Discord? If yes is your answer, then follow me and I will introduce you to Lady Chrysteel and Lady Cadence of the Hidden City, Avalon." Rendia begins to head back to the dragon Lord and Lady. she keeps a slow pace until she is sure that they may follow.
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Post by silverlining on Jul 13, 2014 5:31:46 GMT
For a moment Tinker stood in place, stunned by what he just heard. Then he regained his composure and quickly trotted up to Rendia. "You want to defeat Discord. Are you crazy?""Crazy awesome," Blaze interjected. "You can't defeat Discord. He is the embodiment of chaos. Even the Elements of Harmony couldn't beat him. How are we, I mean you, supposed to do that?"Blaze smiled to herself as she realized despite his protests, Tinker was still following Rendia. 'Now this is an adventure,' she thought to herself.
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Post by Midnight_Aurora on Jul 13, 2014 6:00:18 GMT
Rendia says, "Yes, the elements did once fall. What would you say if I told you, the elements are back? According to Princess Chrysteel of Avalon, 3 of the seeds from the Heart of Avalon are now glowing. The Heart of Avalon is something akin to a place of Harmony that can never be destroyed. We the children of Avalon have protected and preserved it for the last 1000 years. All changelings of Avalon can live to be at least 1500 years old. Only a select few can break this average Life of a changeling. it was also prophesied that the chosen will gather and Discord would fall. The Key is the laughing filly. This filly has been revealed and so has the element of loyalty. The element of generosity is among us even now. I sense that Chrysteel seams to be really happy about something."
Rendia Leads the two all the way to the dragon lord and lady. When the small group arrives, Rendia says to Cadence, "Mother Cadence, I would like to introduce Tinker and Blaze. They would like to join us, in our mission against the lord of chaos. I thought it would be best if you explained it further for them."
Princess Chrysteel, a changeling with a rose pink coat and a carapace like armor. Chrysteel looks to be more pony than changeling. She comes over, fluttering her wings a little and examining the two. She saying, "With ancient rite and truth of light, a prophecy fulfilled. All who art chosen for this task have now gathered and soon the chaos will fall." As she is speaking, she looks to be in some kind of trance. Her body moves in a manor that definitely marks her as something not many would want to try and kill, thinking they could do so easily. a few moments later, she moves over to stand next to cadence and says, "Okay, now this is weird. I remember saying something, but it wasn't 'ME' who said it directly. Before now, I couldn't even remember speaking prophecies, but now it is clearer to me that in a form I do remember. now I seams to be consciously aware of them. My name is Chrysteel Amor Chrysalis, daughter of Cadence, Child of Avalon, Daughter of Chrysalis the changeling queen and Guide for the chosen on this journey to defeat chaos. It was destiny that brought you to us and it is your place to chose how that destiny is to be fulfilled. I ask only of one thing, will you do whatever you believe is necessary to complete this task and do so to the best of your ability?" Chrysteel's question seams to be pointed at both Blaze and Tinker respectively.
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Post by wanderingmagus on Jul 15, 2014 3:25:00 GMT
Abigail seemed to have a soft glow visible only to Those with eyes to see emanating from within her like a halo about her head as she contemplated the question, then sighed and shook her head.
"Ah reckon Cruel's 'pets' 're all alive by now. Derpy would totally leave her walk. The Daughters o' Wrath WANT ta leave, really. Spike would be neither servin' as a mount, nor actually up in his cell, an' it's totally easy ta sneak outta here with a dragon in tow. Rarity's golems? Ha ha ha, eeyup. Ah keeps tons o' hostages, an' so does Dash. Twi... Ah knows exactly what's up with her, but she's totally got captives."
She shrugged. "Ah kin think o' maybe ten, but he's sane as sane can be by now, an' totally not a tapestry. 'Less you've got a Rainbow handy."
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Post by Clockwork on Jul 15, 2014 9:28:09 GMT
Abigail seemed to have a soft glow visible only to Those with eyes to see emanating from within her like a halo about her head as she contemplated the question, then sighed and shook her head. " Ah reckon Cruel's 'pets' 're all alive by now. Derpy would totally leave her walk. The Daughters o' Wrath WANT ta leave, really. Spike would be neither servin' as a mount, nor actually up in his cell, an' it's totally easy ta sneak outta here with a dragon in tow. Rarity's golems? Ha ha ha, eeyup. Ah keeps tons o' hostages, an' so does Dash. Twi... Ah knows exactly what's up with her, but she's totally got captives." She shrugged. " Ah kin think o' maybe ten, but he's sane as sane can be by now, an' totally not a tapestry. 'Less you've got a Rainbow handy." Time Energy: 94% Clockwork ticked it over in his mind, whilst it would bring more ponies to his aid, risk would potentially far outweigh reward. Wait. Derpy Hooves. He had seen her before, the crosseyed mare who delivered mail. She had a child, but the child's father was unknown, a tragic case. She was often with the being known as the Doctor, Clockwork had run into them a few times, especially when he bent the laws of time to his whim. He served the hero when Laserbolt was occupied elsewhere. Why was Laserbolt the hero all of a sudden? He barely knew anything of the white coat and blue mane. Perhaps he should ask him. And what was that about a tapestry? " I think its time we did a little sightseeing..." decided Clockwork, nulling his visuals " ...I can try and convince Ms Hooves to at least change her radial walk, and perhaps show me this tapestry." Clockwork looked to the edge of the doorway to total insanity, even by not directly looking at it it still made him squint. " Time permitting of course, you're free to yank me out whenever you feel."
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Post by Asterian Starfall on Jul 15, 2014 18:12:59 GMT
(( Long absence threw me off. Forgive me if this is out-of-context. ))
Starfall looked at the gathered group with a smirk as he approached Chrysteel, looking her dead-center in the eyes. Even though the question was not directed at him, he still felt it was as he said, "Chrysteel, six years ago, that snake took everything I held most dear from me by my own hooves. Karma dicates I do the same, but I have another idea..." He flailed his magical staff around him and slammed the tip to the ground. Breathing steadily as if meditating, the young colt smiled broadly yet viciously, like a warrior ready for battle. "All is smoke and mirrors, but let's smash some mirrors anyway, shall we?" With those words, Starfall the Deceiver had risen.
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Post by Bright Sanctuary on Jul 16, 2014 5:36:23 GMT
Midnight watched the two new characters come onto the scene. One looked like he was not ready for anything, but the little toy that followed him seemed a bit too pushy for his master. Then this other charater seemed to be a bit reckless and Midnight wondered what a group like this could acoplish but if there was anything he was good at it is working from the shadows to get the most unexpected ponies, working together."
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Shadechaser
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Post by Shadechaser on Jul 16, 2014 9:22:22 GMT
While still wandering around the Market, Shadechaser picked up on a slight urge to return to the 'meeting spot.' Looking towards the area, Shade stated, "Without a reason, I don't know what to say, or do. So, how am I compelled to charge back?" After the little monologue, Shade started into a sprint. Gaining enough speed, Shade dived into the shadows to increase their speed. Am I crazy? I do not this is dire enough, but I can't stop myself from executing it. Still, I haven't actually used this ability in a long time. Surprised I did it so well.
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Post by wanderingmagus on Jul 20, 2014 23:56:37 GMT
The orange mare nodded. "Leave yer sensors on, then, we're goin' nowhere."
They passed once more into complete and total insanity.
It seemed like ages as they walked, swam, flew and otherwise moved through every direction and non-direction imaginable, in ways that didn't make sense, but what's the fun in MAKING SENSE?!
"________ ______."
Peace. What? No, that was a lie. But...
It was a Kind, merciful lie... no, Deception. But what did that mean, exactly? When the mind is shielded from a reality that endangers it, is it Deceit, or Deception? When a concept is taught to a foal through metaphor and simplification, is it Deceit? Good and Evil were absolutes, but what is perceived as villainous and heroic is a Rorschach...
"We're here," the orange mare didn't say, in a room that wasn't filled to the brim with chaos.
They weren't standing on molten lava the temperature of pudding, and pixies weren't dancing in their faces. The tapestry was in front of them, hanging still, and within the tapestry was the image of a diamond dog - the soul of a sentient mortal, transmuted into ribbons and woven into a tapestry of equine hair.
Truth, mixed with Deception? Ah, but now it was clear. Kindness now overrode Deceit, and Deceit was turned to Deception. Another piece in the grand puzzle... Fate, what is this path You've woven, Sister?
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Shadechaser
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Post by Shadechaser on Jul 24, 2014 8:39:16 GMT
Appearing as a mist's shadow, Shadechaser glides through the shadows. A few thoughts rolled through Shade's mind. One seemed to be more of a voice instead of a thought.{Inner Voice} Drown all senses, and hear these words of darkness.
Understand us and thou shall be wiser. Misinterpret us and thou shall be foalish.
Drown all senses, for these words of nigh shall only be ignored. Thy senses are only there to analyze and decode the surrounding static. Thou mental state remains active even without thy senses.
Slowly you will understand more, yet the information you already found may not be set fully into your mind.
From deep within, you shall discover what you have been pushing away so much. From deep within, the words may not free your mind, yet actions will break the bonds.
As your mind falls deeper into the world you currently roam, your mind attempts to drown it out. Events of great will be futile in the larger scheme. A simple retreat inward may assist the events to become of meaningful. A complex retreat inward will assist the events, but with larger consequences.
One is only strong if mental and physical are one in the same. Thou heart is confused, mind stressed, physically broken, and socially stranded.
Temper the metal and a good tool comes, Master the metal and a tool of great power is your craft.
Your time is nigh, but you don't seem ready. Train hard, and you will break. Train smart, and you will strife but end up stronger than past cycles. Time is not your friend, but time will assist you. Love will confuse you, but without it you will have no purpose. Confusion will help you, yet with it you can become lost. Honesty can help you, but it isn't well for everything. Your choice to stay with the group is yours to make, Let nothing persuade you otherwise. After the thought subsided, Shade was left with question. Detecting the presence that made this possible, Shade leaped out of the shadows just out of sight of the group, and returned to a calm walk.
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Post by Clockwork on Aug 28, 2014 22:55:32 GMT
The orange mare nodded. " Leave yer sensors on, then we're goin' nowhere." They passed once more into complete and total insanity. It seemed like ages as they walked, swam, flew and otherwise moved through every direction and non-direction imaginable, in ways that didn't make sense, but what's the fun in MAKING SENSE?!" ________ ______." Peace. What? No, that was a lie. But... It was a Kind, merciful lie... no, Deception. But what did that mean, exactly? When the mind is shielded from a reality that endangers it, is it Deceit, or Deception? When a concept is taught to a foal through metaphor and simplification, is it Deceit? Good and Evil were absolutes, but what is perceived as villainous and heroic is a Rorschach... " We're here," the orange mare didn't say, in a room that wasn't filled to the brim with chaos. They weren't standing on molten lava the temperature of pudding, and pixies weren't dancing in their faces. The tapestry was in front of them, hanging still, and within the tapestry was the image of a diamond dog - the soul of a sentient mortal, transmuted into ribbons and woven into a tapestry of equine hair. Truth, mixed with Deception? Ah, but now it was clear. Kindness now overrode Deceit, and Deceit was turned to Deception. Another piece in the grand puzzle... Fate, what is this path You've woven, Sister? (Clockwork opens the door to the old rp, swaying his hand to clear the air of cobwebs and dust. Had it really been a month or so? Finding what he was looking for with ethereal blue light radiating from his eyes, the Lord of Time wrapped a clawed hand around a lever, and pulled. Ancient systems began to wheeze into life, a dim light beginning to illuminate the universe. Clockwork nodded in satisfaction, before turning to those viewing this post. " And we're back." he said, snapping his fingers...) Time Energy: 93% The tapestry did not seem large enough to be cumbersome, Clockwork thought as he opened his eyes to analyse the visual condition of the decoration, but this was Discordant territory, it was either fake or would weigh a ton, amongst other things. Like screaming when touched. He pinged a pixie away from his right optic as he focussed on the diamond dog, its prescence there seemed odd to him. From what Clockwork could tell there were no other cases of this dog or any like it. Suspicious. " Abigail?" he asked over his shoulder " I do not suppose you could inform me of whom is trapped within these ribbons? Specifically, if you can, this canis terra right here..." a claw extended to point at the perpetrator of his interest.
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