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Post by Midnight_Aurora on Feb 16, 2014 11:19:43 GMT
Chrysteel nods and says, "Well Then we both are in luck. I was sent by mother to look for you. Come I know exactly where to find both of what you are looking for. They are in the same location right now. Before I forget, My name is Chrysteel, Princess of Avalon. Follow me to the hidden land. Mother awaits you arrival."
Chrysteel starts to guide them to the gates of Avalon. When she crosses the gate's threshold she vanishes as if the gate is not there but is. She pokes her head out and says, "Well you two coming in or not. The others are almost already here."
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Post by Moonbacon on Feb 17, 2014 11:23:02 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.) Selashi looked at Chrysteel slightly surprised " yes your help will be greatly appriciated" she then smiles.
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Post by Bane Emural on Feb 17, 2014 18:43:05 GMT
"If the Everfree pony is safe, I do not need to worry. And Sekashi is here at Avalon so no longer need to take her. I no longer have a purpose to stay here." Bane turns in the other direction, towards his hut. "Unless you can provide a much better protection for my race's lost artifacts, I cannot join you."
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Post by Midnight_Aurora on Feb 17, 2014 18:50:20 GMT
Chrysteel says, "I know of those who can. they are as old as time itself. The dragon queen and dragon king. Lady Tiamat and Lord Bahamut. They can provide the protection you seek. Plus why stay alone. also here in Avalon the minion 6 will not be able to find you or your items."
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Post by Asterian Starfall on Feb 17, 2014 20:10:15 GMT
Asterian shuddered a little, longing to break back to life and away from the horrid thoughts that plagued his mind.
Leave the world of abstraction and logic, for it has forsaken you...
He snapped awake, "Stop it!" Although his eyes were open, he had no sense of self, almost as if he had never awoken. Apparently, the carrot bits had restored some health to his body, yet his psyche remained broken.
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Post by laserbolt on Feb 17, 2014 21:12:52 GMT
((Okay, I need to put Schakolad somewhere near everyone else, Clockwork isn't gonna respond. Magus, can you magick something up?))
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Post by Bane Emural on Feb 17, 2014 21:13:49 GMT
Bane's ears perk up from the mention of Lady Tiamat and Lord Bahamut. He turns his head towards Chrysteel. "Lady Tiamat and Lord Bahamut?" He looks straightforwards and thinks. He turns around and faces Chrysteel. "Alright, I'll join you and the others inside as long as my race's history and technology is safe with them." Bane walks forward, past the gates of Avalon. He stops for a moment. "How is Tiamat and Bahamut faring these days?"
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Post by Midnight_Aurora on Feb 18, 2014 0:10:21 GMT
Chrysteel says, "Well I haven't seen them in a few weeks but from my last visit to their place they were doing just fine. Now lets see what we can do about getting everypony together."
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Post by Bane Emural on Feb 18, 2014 0:47:52 GMT
"That's good to hear. I wonder how long its been since I last saw them, like 1,000 years maybe? Maybe when I have the time I will go visit them." Bane continues on into Avalon.
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Post by wanderingmagus on Feb 18, 2014 20:23:33 GMT
The Concept smiled and nodded at Shadechaser, standing. "Thank you. Then let us meet this friend of yours. He is already here."
She gestured forward, and the shadow of Necroscale was visible to Shadechaser, standing not far away. Necroscale, for his part, felt a powerful and familiar presence nearby, and looking, saw a familiar pony.
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A whisper in the wind, more thought than sound, seemed to answer Schakolad from beyond the arch of the great trees.
You know in your heart the truth of things, My Little Pony. But many things are still hidden. Would you hear what the truth behind the truth may be? Would you cross the archway, to a Hidden Land where peace stands still in the face of chaos? Hear the voice of my Child, Chrysteel. Hear her offer and her questions. Will you follow her into the Hidden Land?
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Moonlight, having chosen to ignore Chrysteel's urging to approach the great trees, as well as the pain in her heart, hears two voices inside her head...
What are you DOING here, MY little POny? When I said you were FREE, I did NOT mean just WALtzing into this disGUSTing place of HARmony! Whatever happened to the FUN of CHAos? Can't you FEEL the PAIN? The SUFFering? I KNOW you CAN.
Moonlight, there is a choice. There is Free Will. I tell you the Honest Truth in Kindness. Please, open your eyes and see. The world is not all Tragedy. There is still Hope, and selfless Generosity in the world. Will you not come?
Don't LISten to Her, MY little PONy! You KNOW that it's a LIE, there IS no HOPE, there IS no selflessness! Only GREED, and CRUELty, and beTRAYal, and WRATH, and deCEIT and TRAgedy! Get OUT of that place, MY little POny! GET OUT!"
Think, Moonlight. Think about who you are. Who it is that is speaking with you. Has He ever told a single truth? Would you trust what He has to say?
DON'T LISTEN TO HER! SHUT YOUR EARS! RUN AWAY! GET OUT OF THAT PLACE, NOW!
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Bane and Selashi crossed the great trees... and found themselves in the beautiful vale of the Hidden Land of Avalon.
The gentle wind sighed in the leaves of many trees, bringing the sweet scent of flowers and fresh, clear, clean water. A gentle glow, like morning light in the depths of summer, illuminated the many quiet pathways running here and there. It was neither hot nor cold, but comfortably warm and cool at the same time. Many fruits, edible leaves and other good food grew along the pathways, ripe and free for any to pick at their leisure, for the land here was ruled by Harmony through the grace and power of Queen Cadance.
Bane could feel it more than even Selashi. There was magic here, True Magic, older than old, of the kind neither seen nor heard since the Ancients faded long ago, Magic of the Divine. It filled the very air, shimmered in his gaze, and he could feel it in his very bones. The One who ruled this land was no mere mortal; but then, he knew that already. The Concept of Temperance, the Fourteenth of the Alicorns which his kind once spoke with face-to-face and knew like siblings. The Golden Age...
Though this was but a shadow of that time, it was a refuge, a place where peace still reigned, defying the powers of Chaos. Primitive? At first glance, perhaps. But there was wisdom and understanding here even the Ancients could not have hoped to rival, the understanding of One Who was there when the world came into existence, and Who IS a Concept of the very fabric of Reality.
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North Wind and Asterian, guided by Rendia, slowly made their way to the Gates of Avalon. The trees towered, ancient and still. It was their choice whether to enter or not.
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Ah totally didn't take mah sweet time goin' into Bane's house. No, Ah wasn't usin' mah Deceit ta get past all his fancy-shmancy spells an' protections an' all. Thing about Ancient stuff is, it ain't mighty fine an' all, but Master shore ain't older than it by far.
Ain't a piece o' cake, gettin' in. Ain't a piece o' cake findin' them relics he been tryin' ta HIDE. Nope, hidin' don't count as Deceit, no sir. But then, it'd be polite as can be ta jes walk away with all that, so Ah figured Ah'd not stick around an' wait fer him ta come back.
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Post by laserbolt on Feb 18, 2014 20:31:26 GMT
"I... uh... Well, Ms. Catatonic here isn't listening to me. Might as well." Schakolad began to follow the voice.
Laserbolt also heard the message, although it was not intended for him. "Hey, hey! Big break!" He, too, began following the song voice.
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Post by Midnight_Aurora on Feb 18, 2014 21:27:05 GMT
Chrysteel smiles, "Mother knows we are coming. So this should be interesting. Bane, do you have the items in question with you or hidden somewhere with seals of harmony?" Chrysteel guides the others with her threw the gate and city to the castle. She takes time to let them decide weather or not to enter the city and see it for themselves.
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Post by Asterian Starfall on Feb 18, 2014 21:36:28 GMT
Asterian began to feel faint again, but he slowly climbed off of Rendia's back and onto his own hooves. He swayed slightly where he stood, trying to get his bearings as he walked forward. Whatever was behind this gate he knew not, but he did know that it could not have been hostile to him. It was as if something was calling to his heart, beckoning him forth. It was not entrancing; rather, it was merely inviting. He wanted to see what was beyond more than he wanted his next breath. He stepped forward and through the gate.
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Shadechaser
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Enter from the void unto the light.
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Post by Shadechaser on Feb 18, 2014 23:54:59 GMT
Shadechaser looked towards Necroscale with a sort of longing feeling climbing through the cracks of her mind. She looked down to the ground Necroscale would walk as he advanced towards the spot she rested. "If I knew, then it would have been more... formal." She stated softly.
Necroscale followed the path he was being guided on, and almost forgot that the entire world that he once knew was never going to be... Looking up, he saw the shadow that he made conversations with for eons to pass. "I-... is that ... you? Do you know... how long it has ... how much time has passed ... since our last talk...?"
Shadechaser shook her head softly, then stated, "If I knew, then the path you would have taken would have been with you shadow friends." Shadechaser looked to the sky, and Necroscale did the same.
Necroscale looked back to the shadow, then said, "Do you know how you came to this land?" He looked a little disturbed. He seemed to be thinking of what bad could have been upon his shadow friend.
Shadechaser lifted her hoof, and said, "Calm yourself. If you don't control you mental state, then your magic could reflect your feelings. About how I came into this land... I will tell you in due time." Necroscale seemed to become more calm. Shadechaser looked back to him, and continued, "If you do desire to enhance your magic, some of the creatures within this land seem to know a thing, or two, about magic. Though, I advice not to go where logic seems void."
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Post by Bane Emural on Feb 19, 2014 2:11:29 GMT
Bane looks at the city of Avalon. Memories of old appears within him: of how much happy his subjects were, how there were no battles to be fought or no protests, how life was simple back before the Purge. He shakes his head. This city must have some sort of history, this place, this magic seems all too familiar. I wonder if its one of the oldest cities since the time of The First.
He hears Chrysteel and takes out a small cube, ontop of the circular glass is a swirling glow. "Inside of this cube is the history, technology, and power of my forgotten race. With it, one can bring in a new era of peace or destruction. This, I hope will never fall in the wrong hooves or Discord, for I plan to choose on to which nation will wisely use my race's power. That is my final duty as Emperor of the Ancient Empire. For now, I am its protector, and will do anything in my power to protect those who needs it, and drive away the evil that threaten this world." He gives it to Chrysteel and looks at the city. I must know what this place is. Is it of the oldest of all beings, the ones before Time? The Makers?
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