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Post by Moonbacon on Feb 12, 2014 2:27:39 GMT
Bane whirls around in the direction of the familiar presence. " Ben Dos!" An Ancient magical shield surrounds both Sekashi and Bane, silencing the noise from the outside until it passes. This isn't good, she is nearby.Sekashi stared at bane with a worried expression " what is it bane? is it one of those 6 corrupted ponies?"
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Post by Midnight_Aurora on Feb 12, 2014 2:37:02 GMT
In Schakolad's heart he hears Chrysteel say, " Why isn't your ears covered? Her cry is discording." Chrysteel continues her song. she covers her ears with a greenish substance. and then stands. Her song now her total focus. She looks to moonlight and uses Valor's Gentle Breeze on her. Chrysteel drops her changeling camouflage. {Valor's Gentle Breeze}
With a flap of one's wings this ability is called forth. From it one feels hope renewed.
This is an Harmony based ability.
Duration power of aura used and for 24 hours after initial effect ends. (Please see text for the lingering effects of this ability.)
Effect:
Target gains 50% harmonic energy or counters 25% Chaos/Discording energy.
Target gains 20% healing.
As long as target is affected by and for 24 hours after the effect has ended, the target can enter areas of highly concentrated love based, hope based or other harmonic based energy locations.
" Come, we must get into Avalon and fast. My breeze shall shield you, moonlight, from the effects of Avalon till I can talk to mother of how to break your discording." She says to moonlight. She then looks to Schakolad and says, " You must come as well. There is a reason we all have come together. Mother will explain it all." Chrysteel starts to head into the gate vanishing as she enters. |
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Post by Bane Emural on Feb 12, 2014 2:52:18 GMT
Bane looks at Sekashi. "It is one of the Six Minions. It's FlutterCruel, Discord's daughter. We have to hurry and find tree pony and get to Avalon. It's the only way you and the others can stay safe from Discord's power. Let's hurry before FlutterCruel arrives."
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Post by laserbolt on Feb 12, 2014 20:42:12 GMT
Schakolad pointed at his ears. "Earplugs. Discord is always playing with sound, so I am prepared." he said, with a thick Stalliongrad accent. "And what about you, changeling? Your song is beautiful, but I wonder if it will help."
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Post by Moonbacon on Feb 13, 2014 13:11:39 GMT
Bane looks at Sekashi. " It is one of the Six Minions. It's FlutterCruel, Discord's daughter. We have to hurry and find tree pony and get to Avalon. It's the only way you and the others can stay safe from Discord's power. Let's hurry before FlutterCruel arrives." Sekashi gasped a bit " lets hope not for fluttercruel to come" she said in a rather Zebra ish accent.
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Moonlight blinked a few times and galloped in avalon she looked around she looked a bit disgusted and disturbed. |
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Post by wanderingmagus on Feb 13, 2014 18:04:39 GMT
I snarled, as something... s-something...
Mares hugging their foals?! A blue Traitor Dash putting bandages on a griffon?! MYSELF, FEEDING BUNNIES?!
It stabbed into me! The song! It hurts! Even though I can't even hear half the words in it, it hurts, it HURTS!
Tear open the forest, FIND the song... no, get away, get away!
TWIGS?! FINALLY something other than that K-K- NOT-CRUEL SONG!
I smashed them, made those TREES SCREAM! Cut them up, skinned off the bark, tore them in half! Yes, I can tear trees in half, what, did you think a thousand years of breaking things didn't make even this body at least a bit stronger than it was before? I have no idea what Mommy did to make it so weak at first (that's the truth, by the way. there's parts of Mommy's memories I can't get to, just like I can't hear half the words she says sometimes. Daddy said not to worry about it), but I DO know that a thousand years of exercise helped a whole bunch! And that Element of Cruelty inside my chest helps too.
ARGH, would you STOP SINGING THAT NOT-CRUEL SONG!
WHAT?! What's this?! One of Cadance's changelings?! What-
SHE HIT ME! Oh, she's gonna GET IT!
I chased after her, trying to make that changeling PAY for that, but the SONG! THE SONG! IT HURTS!
Daddy's gonna hear about this, you BIG, DUMB, MEANIE!
The grey, Fluttershy-shaped creature that was not Fluttershy, with one last Discordant scream of frustration, exploded back towards the Chaos Castle, back to sweet, sweet chaos, and away from the hideous, painful sound of Kindness. Ponies were going to suffer, they were going to SUFFER tonight.
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She was gone, finally. But Asterian didn't know, didn't care anymore. Darkness took him...
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Bane felt the last hideous screech try to tear his shield apart, then silence. Well, relatively, but the good news was that Cruelty was gone. For now. He had a bad feeling that she would come back sometime, or one of those other Minions, but for now, it was safe.
Not.
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Consarn it, Cruel, y'all could at least try ta rip poor Shy's throat apart like that even more, Ah sighed as Ah walked away from th' forest. Yeah, yeah, so call me Liar, what else is old? Talkin' backwards? Well Ah reckon Ah ain't. Totally ain't somethin' that comes outta this banished thing in mah chest, no sir. Ain't a part o' life.
Ah didn't walk towards Bane's house. Yeah, Ah didn't know about Bane. Totally was ignorant, Ah was. Never saw straight through his illusions, nope, not at all, 'specially considerin' mah Element. So he ain't got some sorta magic shield thingy? Small deal.
Ah didn't use mah Perfect Deceit ta get past it. Yeah, mah Deceit can't get me past anythin'. Can't even fool th' whole Universe into thinkin' Ah'm somewhere else. Can't even fool Master into thinkin' Ah did one thing when Ah really did, or didn't do somethin' else. Twilight never said somethin' about it bein' quantum somethin' or another. Don't know much 'bout that, no sir, not after spendin' a thousand years not listenin' an' not watchin' her not learn all those Eldritch things Master didn't make her learn.
...this here ain't annoyin', so Ah'm not gonna start... nah, that ain't a paradox at all. Well darn. Ain't worth a shot.
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Chrysteel and Moonlight entered past the Gates, and seemed to vanish in midair as they did so, at least to Shakolad. Whatever the case, the changeling wasn't going to hear whatever he had to say, and his question fell flat on the floor.
It seemed he and Willow were alone. Cadance alone knew where the Cruel One went. It was his choice, to enter, or not.
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Necroscale passed the enormous, ancient trees that arched overhead like gateways to another world... and found himself in the Hidden Land of Avalon.
Light blazed all about him, like the blazing glimmer of Adamant and Fire Rubies, yet it was a comforting light, warm and welcoming as the first light he no longer remembered, of home. Clear, pure water flowed down great rivers and streams all about him, and the air smelled of flowers and morning dew. A soft breeze caressed his face as the trees swayed, millions of leaves whispering a song of joy and peace and Harmony.
True plants there were also, such as had not been seen for a thousand years: fruits of all kinds, and soft leaves and grain, and green, green grass growing everywhere he could see, alongside the stone-paved path. Before him, only a short journey away, was the beautiful settlement of the Changeling Hive, shining like the world's most precious gems in the protective hoard of the Queen who ruled this land. Music could be faintly heard coming through open windows, and the sound of innocent laughter.
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Moonlight's Discording was reduced to 65% by the Breeze that Chrysteel used. She passed the arch of the gate...
PAIN. Not physical pain, but... pain, deep inside, inside that place she PROMISED herself she would never, ever think about, ever again. It was EVERYWHERE, that... that... HARMONY, that disgusting LIGHT, the sheer ORDER of the place made her want to SCREAM and SCREAM and SCREAM and not stop, lie down in a corner and cry forever, curl up in a ball and beat her own head with her hooves. It burned her, burned her inside and out, stabbed the inside of her heart, her very SOUL, like her heart was breaking over and over again.
This was even WORSE than that CHANGELING that led her into this pit, because unlike just a physical pain, that burning sensation she could get used to, THIS Tartarus of PAIN just WOULDN'T STOP.
GET OUT, GET OUT, GET AWAY, GET OUT, GET OUT!
All that could go through her mind was infinite sadness, infinite despair, infinite... regret? NO! NO! She can't remember, wouldn't remember, WOULDN'T FEEL.
Tragedy was right, Tragedy was always right, feelings, emotions, all they did was hurt you, all they did was stab you and stab you and stab you again, friendship was tragedy, magic was tragedy, life was tragedy, chaos was the only comfort, what fun was there in making sense, WHAT FUN IS THERE IN MAKING SENSE MAKE IT STOP MAKE IT STOP MAKE IT STOP!
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The Concept seemed to smile, sitting down a comfortable distance from Shadechaser. I do not question your need to escape from the chaos and discord of the world without, and the void that it leaves in the hearts of all who live, corrupting even the gentlest of souls in time. Have I not created this place as a sanctuary and a place of quiet contemplation, of refreshing and renewal for those who have long been hurt and left empty by the cruelties of the Enemy? But I would offer this, Shadechaser: a change can occur. True Shadow and True Night can return to the world, the comforting darkness that the world once knew a thousand years ago. But it needs your help. WE need your help, to bring back the Night and restore peace and Harmony. Will you help us, Shadechaser? Will you set aside comfort for a little while, that the world may be restored to the way it should be?
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Enter from the void unto the light.
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Post by Shadechaser on Feb 13, 2014 19:05:30 GMT
Necroscale looked around with awe. He could see how much this reminded him of a land, he will never forget, yet most may have forgotten. "If this is the land they were talking about... if this is a place that feels like that bubble of safety and peace... it reminds me of those long lost feelings... my shadow friend... learning with you... was a memory that I will never forget... the shadow of my past... can never cloak your presence." He scanned the land in search of a familiar being. He saw something of his memory, then started to walk to it.
Shadechaser looked at the Concept and said, "If you want me to help, I will see to it that the mission... I might be jumping too soon... I will try to help in any way I can. Though, if I need I will come back to this spot... to siphon the void that still grows every step I choose." She looks towards the mountains close to the Everfree, which are out of sight. "I might be expecting some company, though I wish not to cut the time short. Because," she looks back, "time is of the essence."
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Post by laserbolt on Feb 13, 2014 20:54:49 GMT
Schakolad sighed, disappointed. "I can't believe it. This place is still annoying, after all this time." He turned to Willow, and was shocked he hadn't noticed her. "Hello, miss. Do- do you know what just happened?"
Laserbolt saw "Fluttershy" rocketing toward the strange castle in the distance, a yellow-gray blur. The sight awoke something in him. He clutched his head in his hooves, as a memory of drowning in darkness, something else controlling him, mad gods whispering in his head, and shouting at him on the outside. He remembered the castle on the horizon, and everything came flooding back. And then, it was gone, the only thing the rush of revelation leaving him was confusion.
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Post by Mind Games on Feb 14, 2014 0:09:38 GMT
((Can somepony explain what's going on right now? I'm confused))
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Post by Bane Emural on Feb 14, 2014 1:48:27 GMT
Bane moves his head a bit, looking for something. "She is gone, but another may take her place. We may not be safe soon." He proceeds forward into the forest looking for Willow.
At Bane's little hut, there is a small note stuck to his door with small letters that can only be read up close. "Out for lunch, be back later."
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Post by Midnight_Aurora on Feb 14, 2014 16:35:06 GMT
---INSIDE AVALON---
Chrysteel Looks to moonlight the greenish substance leaving her ears. She says to moonlight with her song no longer sung, "welcome to my home Chaos child, Moonlight. may you find the truth you seek here. Mother is not far from here and I have informed her of your coming. I must get the others and find My friend Rendia. I will be back soon. Head towards the castle and soon you will find a park with great old trees. It is there you will find mother with another of the chosen."Chrysteel steps back out knowing Cruelty is gone for now.
---OUTSIDE THE GATE OF AVALON---
She looks to the ones there and says, "Pass the gate and you will be in Avalon. Even you forest one are welcome in. Now I must find Rendia and the ones with her. Seek out temperance at the castle or in the garden near there with the great trees. I will return shortly."
---SOMEWHERE IN THE EVERFREE FOREST---
she goes in search of the two still together and one needs her help and fast. She soon finds both of them together. When she approaches Rendia also returns. They both look at Asterian and channel their combined magic to cast a harmonic refresh spell on him to make him stable for travel. Chrysteel looks to North Wind and says, "Well, that was a bad run in and so close to home too. Come we need to get to Avalon and fast our magic will keep him alive but he needs a bed and some food. I am Chrysteel, Princess and ambassador of Avalon the Hidden City. Follow Rendia and she will guide you there. I have two more to find and then I to will return to Avalon to gather with you and the others."
Rendia nods the greenish stuff on her ears falling off now that the trouble is past. "Follow me, please. We shouldn't have any problems getting there this time. Also when me and the lady here combine our strength we can help him at least survive. He will need food and water when he wakes but for now, he should live."
Rendia attempts to guide North Wind with the unconscious Asterian back to Avalon.
Chrysteel goes looking for the final two Bane and Sekashi. she finds them heading deeper into the forest after about a for hours walking, using their own hearts to find them.
Chrysteel approaches then and says, "Hello. You two look like your looking for something or somepony. May I help you?"
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Post by Asterian Starfall on Feb 14, 2014 18:36:24 GMT
Asterian could pay no heed to his surroundings. He was floating in an endless void, surrounded by fragmented memories...
Release yourself from this mortal burden...
"No! Please! Asterian, come back!"
What is there to come back to? I am free.
The sound of the screaming mare returned, and this time, Asterian recognized it to be somepony dear to him... Who it was, however, remained hidden behind a veil of trauma. He flinched a little on North Wind's back, fighting against the slumber to no avail. He was too weak to even open his eyes...
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Post by Mind Games on Feb 14, 2014 22:58:11 GMT
North wind asks "Rendia, could you please carry him for a little? I'm not the best about stamina, and I need to get off my hooves and fly."
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Post by Midnight_Aurora on Feb 15, 2014 3:14:41 GMT
Rendia nods and helps North Wind put Asterian on her back as she continues to guide them towards Avalon.
Chrysteel continues to wait for their response to her greeting. (this to bane and Moonlight's other character.)
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Post by Bane Emural on Feb 15, 2014 15:56:33 GMT
Bane looks at Chrysteel. "Yes we are looking for a pony, as well as Avalon. Well this one is." He indicates to Sekashi. "With FlutterCruel gone, we have little time left before another is sent. We must hurry and your help would greatly help us."
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