Blitz Boom

"The hostilities end now."

Beneath Mist, having run down to stand ready to catch him before the fool got himself melted, Ko stood tall on some webbing he had spread at the wall, looking over the ones above him as he thres down his blades into the web he was on as a sign of surrender.

"Miststalker, Karl, by the direct orders of Ashta you are to stand down and surrender your weapons. The High Priestess are under the diplomatic immunity of Subterrena and are no longer a target. Fail to comply and... Well, you know Ashta."

He kept some eyes on the two of them, being prepared to throw a poisoned dagger into the first skull that didn't hold the brain to understand that a direct order were not to be crossed, but otherwise focused his sight on the tracked one. The Kitsune High Priestess that thankfully had struggled enough.

"On behalf of the Beast Court, I apologise for this horrid misunderstanding. We weren't aware that someone with your ties had been amongst them triggering the trap. You will have our full cooperation from here on out."

Ko looked closely towards his fellow assassins again, internally praising the gods that they got here in time so he didn't need to kill them, but on the outside seemingly being stern and somewhat judgemental. An attitude that he needed right now as to make this seem like things were now under control from a higher ranking one than them, even if he were on the same rank as them and only had something to say as he was passing along the orders of Ashta.

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@@Quinch,

"...I remember the swordsmare. The others I dont... Urg... I don't know them."

It was true. Whilst her memories had been removed of Last Stand for a while as she were forgotten, she recalled the swordsmare now. However, the others she had never set her eyes upon. Quill looked like the strange pony who had run around screaming about his brother, but that were basically what she knew, and Sylak? She were pretty sure that she would remember seeing something like that.

As her back had been turned at the time, she had not taken notice of the fact that Sylak were the one who had killed her, and after emerging in the spirit world, she had not had much focus on anything besides the one who had blasted her, and of course the thing she were now trying to cling unto with as much force as possible.

Last didn't hear the words between Charlie and Vivid though, and had no idea that either of them were in front of her. What she saw were purely what she had been sent to hunt down, and now finally stood in front of her. Nemo, the one who had taken her, deceived her, and used her for his own gain. The beast that she had helped set free, and now would end if it stood to her.

"I found you Nemo."

She took a step forward, growling under her breath with the hilt of the sword she were given firmly in her mouth, her whole being saying that she were ready to do what she had been sent here to do in the first place.

Zhu meanwhile, didn't do or say anything, and let Penny try her methods to tracking down what could not be seen. He were sure that it would be fruitless, but it kept her occupied, and the time was still not entirely there. Close, that he were sure of, but there were still a need to arm thselves with a little more patience.

Their part would be played soon enough.

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@@Melke,

As Miles had gotten hit, Briar had sent a vine over towards his now limp body, feeling around his nect for... Yes, there were a pulse!

He had been unaware of what the trees were going to do, but if there were a pulse, he were still alive, and he would have to think positive and hope that it were only a stunning thing, or a loss of consciousness then. He would like to do more, but... They were not in a position where that were possible right now, with the two walls of silence behind them and him having to make sure that Brittle - who had gotten on her hooves again, but wasn't saying anything and were pressed closely up to him whilst shivering and looking into the ground - were okay, there were not much he were able to without starting a fight. Something which were tempting, but he wouldn't unless one of the two others had another childish episode that required him to do so. Something that he silently hoped for, even if he knew he shouldn't, just so that he would have an excuse.

Trying to avoid focusing too much on that, he activated his magic and the flower on his head started to glow and wave slightly whilst the green glow came around the seed he had hidden up there and floated towards one of the holes that Seamore had pointed out. This were what he could help with, and what he should be focused on to some extend instead of all the bad things hanging in the air, so after making sure that it were turned the right way, he did as he were told and slowly pushed it into the ground with the natural magic in use. What would happen from there they'd see.

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@@Summer Breeze,

@@Frosty Frost,

"-told you not to do that!"

The disembodied voice would ring in a low tone around them before suddenly, a flash of light followed by complete darkness swallowed them all up, making them loose consciousness right after the feeling of their beings churning and being dragged drifted away would have happened.

When they would wake up again, they'd find themselves in an unfamiliar place far from Ponyville, laying in a small, scorched crater near a waterfall that flowed with liquid that seemingly changed colour at random. It seemed that wherever they were it wasn't someplace where anypony lived. Or at least not that they'd be able to see from where they stood in the large valley they had somehow come too.

There were one thing they might notice though, which were the lack of somepony. Or rather, some-Human.

"Ouch my head... What happened?"

Blitz rose up, feeling groggy and nearly falling over again. When she had landed, it seemed as if her fall had been stopped by a root that had hit her head. Nothing serious, but it did give her a bit of a hammering in her skull right now.

March 26, 2016

@@Moonlit,

Nah, I like quirks. Frankly, only strange beings and weird ones would be allowed. No boring ones. :3

March 26, 2016

@@Moonlit,

Sadly true more than likely. Given enough time, I could end up in hundred of alts. ^^

March 26, 2016

I'll get something written in a few hours, just finished a bios and need a bit time away from the screen.

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Sorry it took so long. many masters, one servant. Hope it will be good enough. ^_^ (P.S. Sorry for not focusing the post on yours in that one Randi, just felt like she'd focus on Scarlet right now as I wrote.)

March 26, 2016

@@Wax n' Wane,

Something that will likely interest you: https://mlpforums.com/page/roleplay-characters/_/stargazer-r9402It's the bios I finally got done for Stargazer. Added it in the doc in my siggy too, so now That monkey's off my back. ^^

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@everypony

No worries, not a post here to say I can't write tonight. I can. Just need a few hours break after the bios. ^_^

No, I actually want to show that I have another OC in case it's needed. I have to get some things written down first of course, but it seems like I might need more soon, so a spur of the moment thing here.

Her name is Jelly Drop, and she haves a filly and teen version, though I think I will use the filly one for this RP. Just good to have options. http://imgur.com/a/b8kCm

And for those who cares to read the link with Stargazer's bios, she is in that. A nice little link to things. :^^

March 26, 2016

@@cwhip9,

To make it fit, try to tie it in with him getting accidentally tossed off during the travel with the spirit. Make him wake up somewhere strange with the change, and then we can make it part of his adventure that something happened there that he might go out to look around for. :3

I'm prepared for when you do show up too. Though, it will be a new NPC I use to speak with you then as if I use the Everspirit again, it will be an easy travel towards the tear instead of your own thing. ^^

March 25, 2016

@@GingerLightning,

@@Lonk Chase,

Meeko started to look up a bit as the pony smiled. If something were really wrong, he would have not smiled but screamed, cried or something else, right? So this was good, but what about-

The line of thought had barely even started before he heard the voice of Ginger behind him and turned - paws still on his snout - to face the changeling who now looked like herself again, thoiugh he had no idea what she were talking about. What was a doggy? She looked at him whilst she said the word twice, and she did say *here* too so... Perhaps it was a pony nickname? Something that meant *here* too?

He didn't know, but he did get closer to her, tail wagging slightly at the sight of her before turning to the other timberwolf and rather weakly barking a little at her, tail still wagging. He wouldn't have done this normally, but seeing Sisilia stand up to it and hissing made him get a small amount of courage into his being to stand with her against the timberwolf. Though, still behind her, as Sisilia were bigger and the biggest one were best to have in front.

The rough translation - as Meeko wasn't exactly an English major - would be *Stay away, they're mine.* Though as usual, he didn't exactly have the physique to make any threat along with it, and it was likely that the timberwolf would think even less of him as he were acting like a pet without a leash without knowing it.

As for his wounds, they had stopped leaking more or less at this point. The pro of having sap as blood were that it stuck the wound fast and more or less sealed it fairy quickly, which didn't mean that it didn't hurt or that he didn't still have the open wounds, but it did mean that much like with scar tissue, he had them covered, so to speak.

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"Right now it looks more like he creates great times of need."

Myths and folklore wasn't something that Last had grown up much with. Her kin at the shrine had their stories, sure, but it were things they knew and tales of great mares and stallions before them instead of beings that might be out there somewhere or tales of places far away, driven by the hoof of a puppeteer at times that none could find.

They had enough to deal with where they were and didn't see the point in teaching their foals about what might be out there when there were horrid enough things in plentiful numbers where they were that they could actually prove were there, and had to be dealt with at some points. To them, it just made more sense to tell warning tales of what they had, and inspiring stories of who they knew compared to outside sources.

Besides, they had more or less been isolated for a thousand years where they were and had come there with little more than some tools, farming equipment, and the armors on their back. They hadn't the stories to pick from even if they wanted to tell them.

As they reached Ponyville, the winds didn't stop and let them through. However as Last approached o see exactly what they were dealing with, Last paused for a few seconds and then passed her hoof into the harsh winds... Yet nothing happened. She could see the wind bashing against her, and feel that it were there too, but much like when Quill had been unable to touch the others from before, it seemed as if this wind were not something that kept them out.

It begged the question though, what Did it mean to keep out then? Nemo were on their level more than likely since they had followed his trail, so if this weren't something that could keep him in, what were the point? Unless... No, no that was just paranoid thinking. There were no reason for anypony to keep others trapped for him unless he had disciples or something, and she doubted that were the case as he seemed to be more than able and willing to handle things personally. Sure, it could be his own magic, but she hadn't seen any magic yet so it seemed... Doubtful. Yet still, not impossible.

"I think if we just don't try and force it, we can get through here. Don't take chances though and hammer through. We need all that can fight when we get in here."

And with that, she began to walk forward, slowly passing through the wind barrier that did have a little resistance it turned out, but felt more like she were walking through jelly than anything threatening to just smack her aside.

@@Quinch,

Inside the town, the one responsible turned his head towards the part of town where he had felt the next pieces showing up, awaiting their arrival. Which ones he didn't know, but there were some beings travelling in the region where no mortal had any business passing through, and as this fight were for now on another plane of existence more or less, whoever they were were likely some that had come to face against the ancient one.

Sure, it were not guaranteed, and even if he would be able to see them eventually, he couldn't read their paths as being forgotten frayed their potential futures to his vision. More than that, the consequences of being forgotten meant that he had no idea if this were some of those he had wanted to guide towards this in the proceedings as any memory of them were stripped from him, and he only knew that some beings would perhaps show that carried with them some of the tools of the end. Information that he only knew because he could see in the paths of some of the gathered ones, the end of this were the ancient one were dead, and that could not happen without influence from others as the paths were he worked more directly were easy to spot, and he did not see them in all of them.

But still, it could also be helpers or servants of the ancient one that would make this more troubling. For now that were impossible to tell, yet as they passed through his barrier it became an obvious case of him simply having to wait and see for a little longer.

"Anger will pass, but it holds merit. It guides strikes and focuses the mind, yet clouds the eyes in the progress. A dangerous emotion if used wrongly, and one that you will soon get the chances see if you can use correctly, or fall to its alluring fire. Still, some pieces are missing from our presence, and what fire you feel in your being must linger there for a little longer if you wish for it to consume others than yourself."

That Quinch seemed to be workable enough to not go into an unfocused rage at this point were good. It eliminated the three most problematic, short term paths regarding the human that he had seen, and even if that still left plenty to be, it might also wander down the road where he could be helpful in ending what were now occurring. But they would see. There were still those he could remember that he needed here before things could truly proceed as he saw them, and things could change in a matter of seconds.

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@@Denim&Venom,

At the castle, the skittering sound of steps would eventually get there if the changelings did not stand in the way of Ko and Reverend. They would still be at the outer layers, but they were getting there as fast as were mortally possible without magic - unless Reverend did something at least, as Ko didn't have magic - and if anything got in their way, he would quickly strike it away and be on his way, not having time for this.

He kept the poisonous weaponry to himself for now though, as whatever changelings did here weren't his concern, but might end up causing further diplomatic issues if he tried to kill any of them. Hurting wasn't off the table though if it were, but that were besides the point.

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@@Moonlit,

*knock* *knock* *knock*

A rapid series of three knocks were heard from outside Serenade's home, before a giggling were heard along with it.

If the door got opened, the sight of Ziggy wouldn't be a great surprise. The couple of hours had gone after all, though the fact that her mane and tail were wet and she had a slightly ruffled look over her - like she had showed a little with small shards of rocks - would perhaps be a surprise. As well as the cloth bag she were holding closed in her left front hoof as whatever were in there seemed to be moving and about the size of a basketball.

But that were all when the door would potentially open. For now though, there were just the voice, the giggling, and after a bit more, a few knocks yet again.

"Perhaps she's sleeping?"

March 25, 2016

@@Quinch,

That would be the base magic of Zhu. I highly doubt that anypony there have figured that out yet though, as the only ones he directly influenced with it are theSylar (who is forgotten) and Ink (Who I doubt have taken notice in Zhu looking him over as it occurred). As Zhu does not need to mumble spells to use this or swing his head or paws around wildly in accordance to the movement of the winds, it can be hard to pinpoint it's to him. Perhaps if your suit have some kind of tracker for magic that is on high alert he will be able to tell there is a faintly active one there, but the different magical sources he carries with him (more on that later, but something he carries for magical energy for other spells basically) will perhaps just make it seem like that.

There is another thing too. Zhu is not on the roof nymore, and he does not shout. He jumped down and got closer to Vivid's corpse, Quinch and Penny after she had went down to the ground, and he asked the question to you as he looked at about a meter or two away.

A minor thing, but something to keep in mind at least. I will respond to you as if it is. And of course, awesome to see a post from you again mate. ^_^

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It's okay mate. Real life comes first after all. ^_^ I'll work with what you did manage to post until then:

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@@cwhip9,

Oh, I see him!

Welcome back. ^_^

March 24, 2016

@@Wax n' Wane,

"The meeting is set at 7 in the morning. Earlier than I thought to begin with, but it's not like this town have let me rest yet, so I should not be surprised."

Far be it from the norm with him to complain about the job, but the lack of sleep with the amount of energy needed the last couple of days were taking its toll slowly, and while he would keep doing his duty, it didn't mean that a little bit of resentment started to get into his mind. Not anger, no, but there were a point when even the most steadfast would have to think that the duty could wait a few hours for them to get a nap, and reaching that point made at least him slightly annoyed.

But, duty before everything were what he had been drilled to live by all those years back when he sort of chose to begin his service the the Night Guard and Princess Luna, and duty he would follow at last for some time yet. He might long for a chance to restore his energy, but caffeine worked well enough for now and he still had a patrol to finish, some things that needed to be unpacked at his office, the last few things to assemble to get the cell functional, and then of course, he needed to drag his bed upstairs. Though that last one could wait until another day to be fair.

"If you want though, we can fly towards the castle and see if the princess might be awake and available for a minor audience tonight. I have been told she is a great student of Princess Celestia and might be up late to scour through some tomes, though I make no guarantees. She is a very new princess, and I have unfortunately never had the pleasure of meeting her myself. I only have the stories I were told by the other guards and her majesty before she sent me towards Ponyville, and stories tend to distort reality a little."

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@@Moonlit,

"Mmmmm, fuzzy."

Ziggy held the Siren in disguise close and enjoyed the little hug before they parted again and she could look down on the tired Serenade with a big, cheeky gin on her face.

"Okay, I'm back in two hours then, and try to take care of yourself, you hear me? I don't wanna come back and see you got hunted by your food instead of the other way around."

With that, Ziggy zoomed off with a giggle, heading towards the forest by all accounts, though what she were going to do there were anypony's guess. But they'd see in a few hours when all were said and done and she would return.

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@@Lonk Chase,

@@EQ_Theta,

Meeko slowly approached Lonk that had been tossed away, limping to him and sniff the pony and the strange liquid that flowed from him before averting his snout and placing a paw on top of it to keep the smell out. It were like that from before, which really didn't smell good, though what it were he didn't know. The pony had weird blood perhaps? Rotten sap?

He had wanted to go over and see if the bigger pony pup were still okay after the other timerwolf had slammed him away, but with the smell hanging really thickly over him, Meeko couldn't get any nearer than he were now and instead just looked at Lonk with big eyes, and something resembling worry in the overall confusion and curiosity going through.

He kept an ear on what happened behind him though. After Ginger had changed and started to look strange, he had taken a few steps back and tried to understand what were happening there before the other pony had landed on her and then got slung away. What to think of things he didn't know, as his mind were rather small and focused on this pony for now, but the beating he got earlier made him cautious in case he heard the other timberwolf walk closer.

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@@EQ_Theta,

"I don't know. Master does things he want, so even if we find him, he must want to help with this. And I don't know if that will help after that. Master never told me if he found who I couldn't, so I don't know if it kept him away too, though I think his magic is too strong for that."

Master Discord had many times said to her that there were nothing that he couldn't do, but there was many he found too boring to try. What those things were never stayed the same, and without pattern everything could be turned on its head - both literally and figuratively - before he then went on to do other things again.

Omen had seen him help others before, either because they showed him the right respect, were good sports about being played with in one of his many games, or it entertained him to see what would happen. Yet at the same time,s he had seen him reject those that had done the first two things as well, or help a rival for the reasons she couldn't fathom, but she were sure changed too. He were impossible for her to understand as he were as chaotic as the element that made his being, and because of that she didn't now what he would do if he were asked to help with this.

Still, she were sure that if he wanted to he could, and perhaps he would if meeting her again put him in a good mood. If her long absence or his reform made him resent seeing her, that would be another thing, but he might still help Senlin if it were. Though the question of course still remained as to exactly Where he were.

The Princess had told that Discord corresponded with the yellow mare, so waiting for her would be an option, but it were getting late now and ponies began to sleep a little by little as the darkness fell as far as she knew, so perhaps he wouldn't ask her more tonight. It would keep them away for at least another day, which didn't matter to her as she had the time, but for Senlin likely mattered a good deal more.

"Still, finding him isn't easy. I have tried for a long time and still haven't gotten closer than the yellow mare.

March 24, 2016

@@Lonk Chase,

I'd greatly appreciate that mate. Thanks.

March 23, 2016

@@Wax n' Wane,

I ain't too fuzzed, usually I just go by the waves and wing it, then ask if I understand nothing of it.

What's your take on it Seamore?

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@@Lonk Chase,

I think it'll be a bit hard at this point in time, but if you will, then go towards town and be faced with the wind barrier keeping most out of town is likely the only option. How you will pass it is not up to me though, but you could try to dig under it or something. But you'll need to get to town first before it is.

I'd like for you to not have a go at other players like that here in the OOC again though. Trying to keep a good tone here and have us well removed from going towards a sort of Youtube comment section, so if that is an issue, then please PM either Ginger about it and try to work it out with him/her. We shouldn't begin to spread bad mojo over small stuff after all. ^^

March 23, 2016

@@Denim&Venom,

Ko sheathed his blade again and kept moving along with his unwanted companion.

"Either I follow my orders, or another war will break out. Everything is secondary to keeping that at bay, as both sides does not need a repeat of the Rose Knight Wars. It takes power and land, numbers needed for greater things, and strenuous allies will turn their back when times of actual need arrives. Something neither of the kingdoms need, or we wouldn't have made a treaty in the first place."

Ko wasn't enjoying the need for outsiders, but unlike Ashta, he could see reason over keeping some relatively good vibes with the members of Reverend's people and do his to work more neutrally. Sure, he might have tossed some poisonous daggers at them, but he had been in the middle of an assassination and had reacted on instinct. Nothing that mattered to him all things considered.

Besides, though both sides generally did not enjoy having anything to do with the other, the fact of the matter were still that they had a usage for eachother. Perhaps not so much these days, but what if a war were waged on them, or the Beast Court? For those times, which would inevitably come, having allies instead of burned bridges were vital, even if both sides saw themselves as being the superior force. Which really shouldn't be a surprise, as they all had a good deal of pride to boot and had held an iron grip in their own territories for untold years, so outside help would inevitably be seen upon as welcome, but still sub-par and only needed because they were lacking numbers.

Who the actual greater side were though... That were amongst things he didn't even theorise about. Though he did his to have a grasp on the political system as he wanted to rise in the ranks, there were still many things going on behind closed doors that were not readily available for him to learn, and as such were things he could only guess on. One of those things were numbers and strength of both sides, though he wouldn't be surprised if it were either somewhat even. Otherwise, how could the old war of the rose knights have gotten to a point were none of them were even close to being eradicated? Weakened, sure, but not on the brink.

"The old walls are getting nearer ambassador. Soon we will see if the gods smile today or if the red moon will shine."

The two of them were fast. The flyer might be more so, as she did not have the limits of the earth to deal with, but he were no sloth himself, and as the walls of the old castle started to get into sight, his thoughts narrowed further to the task in front of him. To stop what they had been sent to do before a political nightmare began to stir the old war drums, and hope that it could be done without having to kill a lot of beings.

Not a hope he relied on, but you never knew. Sometimes the gods indeed smiled upon their subjects after all, even if he were getting more prepared mentally to having to feed the red moon.

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@@EQ_Theta,

"...Yes."

Omen had to think about it for a bit, but she did seem to recall something like it. Somepony that she had once tried to find, but kept her at bay with darkness and and paths leading far from where she tried to go.

"Long ago, master wanted me to find did somepony to deliver a message to. I found the the area he should be in, but the path kept disappearing. It took three days before I stopped trying and told master, but I don't know what happened after that. Master told me not to worry about it and went away, then never spoke of it again."

It wasn't something she had thought much on since, but at the time, she got the vague notion that she had been puzzled over being called away from that. Likely because master did not usually do such a thing, yet who really knew? She had never dug into it or seen it again since, so it mattered little to her. And as for masters behaviour... It tended to be strange, and she were loyal without doubt at that point. If he said things were okay, she took it at face value.

"You think strange magic like that were used before?"

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@@Moonlit,

"Well, age and size goes into it a lot. Tackling the elderly can be bad for their bones, and the foals and other cutsie, adorable children, as well as the smaller, frailer races, shouldn't be handled with as much momentum either, as they get strained muscles, bent bones and such easier too.

Then of course it depends on picking the right target. Somepony who looks Really mad you have to do a quick surprise hug and take off, or they go from surprised to yelling, whilst those who already looks happy can take a full zoom-hug and likely not get too annoyed. Unless it's creatures like Dragons or Gryphons, as they are more prideful and can hurt you by instinct, so showing yourself to them before you go in for the hug is a good idea.

Wild beasts tend to get confused and might either take off thinking tit to be weird, be stunned for a bit as they try to figure out what to do, or just runs off. Especially Timberwolves are fun to hug, as they really don't know what to do about it when they start snarling at you and you then show them lots and lots of affection. Unless it's a pack, then it's better to just take off."

Ziggy went on like this for some time longer as they walked, explaining a surprising number of factors in how she determined who to hug, why and how, mixed in with some personal experiences. A good chunk were because of clinical reasons like injuries, but there were also going for the ones who looked down as they sometimes could just really use somepony to show them affection - yet knowing when it was too much and just leave them be - and a few snippets of what happened when you didn't hit the mark right with whoever you went for. There were also the mention at times that sometimes, she just chose somepony anyway that would get frazzled about it because she found it funny, and didn't see it being a hurtful way to have some fun with others.

"-And that's why my sister got me to hug a cactus. Oh, and you're right in what you said earlier by the way. After a week or so of no hugs I get a little... Well, strange in it. It's a bit hard to explain, but It's kinda like blowing too much air into a balloon so it pops, just with love instead. Really not fun when the balloon bursts though. Ends up feeling all down for weeks."

March 23, 2016

@@Quinch,

Currently? Ink running around screaming that his brother is missing basically. Oh, and the limb that Vivid managed to pull off, seemingly out of thin air that then began to quickly deteriorate. She was killed right after pulling it through.

March 23, 2016

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There be posts! I knew this would work sooner or later. ^_^

March 22, 2016

@@Melke,

"...I try to meet those new to me with respect and politeness, regardless of who they are, but If you want to indulge only in rudeness, feeling superior to others and threatening destruction on everypony in a childish tantrum, then I have little want to waste my breath on you either."

If his face could have shown it properly, Ashta would perhaps have gotten a slight look of gleeful joy over him at seeing and hearing the presumably blind plant thing sneer at the *ambassador*. Though he couldn't currently attack because it could be seen as an act of war, Summer Bolt wasn't restricted in the same way as he were just one and could likely easily evade whatever had gone on, as well as it being clear that he wanted the death of these maggots anyway. There would be no issues for him if she began to indulge in some violence. Which is what made the sight of the one he wanted gone the most right now poking to her with his words and behaviour such a delight.

If he would go far enough to actually get himself into a battle with this one - a fight that he doubted the plant could win - it would be perfectly fine by him, though it were to be seen how easy it were to play with the emotions of this one. Something that was well worth observing at the very least, as getting to the nerve of his targets were a thing he relished in at times, and he could still dream to one day have the chance to fight this one 1-on-1 and harvest her hide. It was doubtful, but you never knew.

Meanwhile, Briar had turned his face from the bat pony and refocused himself to the newly arrived Syo and Seamore who - likely for the best - had not confronted the attackers yet, trying to get the annoyance out of his voice before speaking with them and Miles.

"Perhaps instead of using our time listening to this, we should get on with what we came here for in the first place? Our opinions doesn't seem to matter here anyway."

@@Denim&Venom,

Several yards away from them, moving with great speed away, Ko were making his way towards the castle as fast as were possible when he took notice of something following him out of the corner of one of his eyes.

"State your intentions."

He withdrew a blade dripping with venom and kept on his way, prepared to strike if the follower got too close and didn't answer, or gave one that wasn't good enough. He had serious work to get done here and little want to stop up to have some random drone or whatever delay him by thinking he had to be stopped.

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@@GingerLightning,

@@Lonk Chase,

Meeko - now limping slightly, bleeding sap from a few wounds and whimpering - managed to get away from the other timberwolf when all the commotion happened and went over to cover behind Ginger with his tails between his legs.

Other timberwolves did not like when others went in on their territory, and often could get violent to make sure they learned to stay away if needed, but like always Meeko had gotten a more than usual beating. If it were because he were a runt and others found him a waste of resources and/or just annoying to look upon he didn't know, but it didn't get better even if he had a reason, or understood one for that matter.

It were likely one of the factors as to why he were so far not rejecting following Ginger and the others. They didn't hurt him after all, they seemed nice, and though it would be normal for one of them to not trust anyone outside of the flock, Meeko had noone to trust in said flock. He were pretty much trailing behind, destined to be chased off at some point when the others got bored with him being around, while these didn't try to make him take off yet. Even though Lonk had tried, according to what Meeko knew from his upbringing, he were basically just playing around as that were not that hostile compared to what the timberpup had experienced before.

And now, he huddled behind them and trying to shelter himself much like he tried at home, yet this time they didn't seem to punt him around instead. A plus more for this strange, fleshy flock.

Sure, not all could be pluses, as a minus had been when Sisilia had dumped down and almost made him jump into the air. But then again, it had helped him get away, so a plus in it's own right if you thought about it.

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@@Moonlit,

"Hehe, Somepony really do sound like they need a nap."

Ziggy was teasing Serenade a little, sure, but it was meant in a good manner. She wasn't usually one to poke at others a little like this, but the Siren had some good replies to make to it, and one thing she knew were that if you tried to stay awake, talking were a big help. It might seem like nothing, but she had always found that it kept you up just that little bit more you might need, depending on how long that had to be of course. There were a limit to everything after all.

Wandering a bit more, she thought she heard something and told Serenade that she'd be back in a little bit. Soon after she had zoomed out of sight, but not out of earshot as the siren in disguise would be able to hear the distinct voice of Ziggy going "Hehe, double hugs!" and some frantic other pony barely managing to enter half of what were likely *Oh no, not her again.*

After a bit more Ziggy returned, looking a bit ruffled from whoever had struggled to get out of her grip, but not by much.

"Hehe, sorry. Strange little one I saw yesterday and hunted for a hug. He got away, so then I owed him two."

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@@Wax n' Wane,

"Good to hear. I have seen what those who tries to improve themselves with those kind of things can end up as, and I would prefer to stop something like that before it happens. The paperwork on that alone is a nightmare, and the cleanup..."

Stargazer let out a sigh and shook his head. Even if paperwork were something he could live with, there were a limit, and when things like alchemy messing things up happened, there were a ton. Arrest orders, search warrants, health and safety warnings, public records, hazmat crews and so forth. It could be drowning you both figuratively and literally if the stack fell down on you, and whoever were stuck with it - normally him for the majority of his years on the force - it could be days on end before it were gone nd that monkey was tossed off your back.

"I apologise for having to ask that of you, but I need to be sure about what and who to watch in this area. It took a long time before I got used to it in Canterlot, and this town, albeit smaller, is not much different. Especially not with the rumours around this town and what strange episodes and creatures happen upon it at times."

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@@cwhip9,

"First off, if anything got anywhere near the core of our shrine, it would be destroyed on sight by the myriad of guards and generations of magical wards we had guarding the airtight room. Heck, nopony amongst us even knew what were in said room, except for perhaps the general, but we didn't let anything breathing get near it in any case.

And second off, we didn't built the shrine. It were there when the first generation came, and we just put out fortifications in so we could keep ourguard up from the constant attacks."

Last were defensive of her home and didn't take kindly to others calling it an easy place to infiltrate. Sure, they had the occassional changeling that had managed to get in, or strange creatures breaching a few layers, but the only part of it that even mattered were the core, and that one were well protected, and just getting better with every generation. Though, the spider creature didn't say When they had managed to sneak in, so who knew? Might have been a time when the wards were less extensive and you could get a bit closer, whilst the guards were called out fighting.

Still, it were not without flaws or they would never have had to deal with the occasional interloper or traitor in their ranks, so she would not put them on a pedestal and say that nothing could be better. A labyrinth frankly sounded more safe for example - depending on if there were smart enough air ducts to not make them an obvious target to gas attacks - than the shrine, but still... She had some pride to defend here.

"Bickering aside, who's this Traveller, and what's his beef with creation if he lets a thing like this out?"

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@@Quinch,

*...I can try, but they better make headway. This thing is... Fighting back.*

That was a bit of an understatement, as it frankly felt more like she were a virus, and the body it were infecting were trying to catch her so it could vomit her out of its system. Not an imagery she had ever wanted to be a part of, but that was just her luck, and like usual she were just there to have to deal with it.

*sigh* What would be next? That somepony had swiped her body whilst she were being busy here?

Meanwhile, at said body, Zhu wandered a few steps closer after jumping down from the roof and watched Penny's anger episode.

"Calm yourself child. That which have fallen will return, broken but mended, if all goes as it were seen. But in your anger I see paths that unravels from the beasts hungry maws, and it tears at the picture yet to be painted. Control your breath, and silence your anger, and you will yet see that life can spring even in the cradle of death."

He turned his head towards Quinch after that, letting the wind carrying his words if the human were too long away from him to hear the somewhat growling words.

"What of you, son of man? Are you calm, or does fear and anger guide your heart?"

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@@MDLineArt,

"Sorry to say that it might just get worse.

If they really have others ready for being overtaken, we can't just sneak in and prepare as I had hoped. We'll have to get there, then force the guards out and lock the doors before I can even get to work. Since you're on edge as it is, think you can handle getting the other prisoners huddled away while I handle the guards? "

It wasn't optimal, but how often were things really that? He didn't want to get any civilians caught in a battle if he could help it to get what he were after, yet the options here included no real option to avoid that right now as he couldn't just let others getting taken over by the artefact either.

It was a choice between two evils, but if it came to that, he would chose the one that seemed more direct and wouldn't get more against them. From there on though, he had to think on what sort of force tot use, as too little didn't get him anywhere, and too much could have... Serious costs, so to speak.

And then there were Bashful too, who he had to consider in this too and give him something to do so he wouldn't panic and try to run off or something like that. Taking care of the civilians that were not taken over seemed like the obvious answer as it were meaningful, were something he could focus on and would give Giddon the time he needed, but they'd have to see what the changeling tailor said aboutt hat first. Otherwise, he'd have to think things over again.

March 22, 2016

@@Lonk Chase,

Technically, she is also part of a jungle cat, which helps on the sight substantially. If you combine that with the snake's general way of seeing through tasting the air and sending it back ot the... Jacob's nerve I think it was called, it can give a strong range of sight.

March 22, 2016

@,

Well that blows. :/ But if real life have dragged you back, then that is more important, and I will wish you the best in the times ahead mate. Hopefully there will be a time when you can come around later again. ^_^

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@@Quinch,

Basically, in the town, there's a lot of panicked ponies huddling and hiding from being trapped via the walls of winds, and the pony being killed likely didn't help either on that. Vivid is dead, killed by a spider-creature that is now forgotten, and one who fought things (Penny, NPC of Seamore's) is currently on a rooftop with Zhu, who is looking down on him and awaiting more to happen.

Vivid came around as a ghost after being killed, which he might have seen, and then is currently possession the Forgotten one to the best of her abilities. I still think it goes that he can't see that one, but he will be able to see Vivid vanish more than likely, which should wonder him.

Soon enough, more should come to town and things will go more on, and Adante is... Well, I have no idea. Not seen him for a while, so for now just presume he's huddling somewhere as well, and if he doesn't show eventually I'll just presume he's out of the RP and forgot to tell us.

I am not sure if I forgot something to be honest, but if I did, then hopefully @@Seamore Sandwich, will inform of that.

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@@Denim&Venom,

I think you accidentally tagged me instead of Seamore at the top. ^^ I ain't at Priestess and the others yet, and beyond Ashta and Ko, the spider creatures are his.

(I know they have another name, but I can just never remember it)

March 21, 2016

@@Denim&Venom,

@@Melke,

Ashta nodded along to the counter-agreement set to him, in case the priestess were dead.

"If she is dead, I will let you know how to inform the Beast Court that our deaths were sanctioned.

As for Ko, inform him that Ashta sent you to oversee things when you catch up with him. He will know not to go against it."

Brutal were the laws of the Beast Court at times, but if it prevented war that would cripple all sides - sides that might yet have a need for eachother in the ages to come - then it didn't matter. Nor did his life, as no matter how skilled he were there were always more where he came from that could take over. A thought that were ingrained into the higher amongst them that he knew, as knowing when to go through with sacrificing both the team and yourself for the greater cause were needed for a leader. At least as far as he were concerned.

But that wasn't important anymore. He had been able to say what had to before the other one ran off, and now the scene were set. For now, he had to stay idle and wait for what would happen. And he really meant idle, as he couldn't raise his weapons to deal with the other targets as any weapons raised now could be seen as a hostile action towards the diplomats. An annoying situation that the pests should praise their gods for. It bought them a few more hours if they were lucky, depending on how fast this would be resolved.

"While it's nice that the two of you have resolved your issue, I want answers. As to why you tried to hurt us to begin with, and as to what you-"

Briar pointed a hoof at Summer Bolt

"-exactly means by destroying everything here. Whilst I am thankful that you stopped this mad being, I do not feel comfortable being told that in case this being and his kind makes mistakes, we are to pay for that."

A skittering, mocking laughter were uttered by Ashta at the meddling little plant that had interrupted matters so far above his pay grade that he would be unable to fathom it.

"You don't get it, do you? Foolish little thing, meddling into matters he cannot comprehend, and then wonder why his actions have consequences."

Briar snarled at Ashta. Normally this was not his way to handle things, but he were quite frankly angry at this thing enough as it is. Him, and his attempt at their lives, could have killed both him and Brittle - who were basically clutching the ground and staying complete still, frozen in fear - then Seamore and Miles afterwards he assumed.

Then these others had shown up to, and now it sounded like they were still in danger just because the spider and his kin might have killed their high priestess. This were not something they had any part in, and it was wearing his otherwise calm demeanour down.

"Have you forgotten what happened the last time you annoyed me already?"

"Oh, I haven't forgotten."

He narrowed his many eyes again at the plant, thinking on ways he would have to repay him for that little inconvenience, but otherwise kept silent. He owed this one no answers, and unless he felt talky whilst tormenting him later, Briar wouldn't hear a word about what him and the others had put themselves into. As opposed to the high priestess they had gone after as well, these weren't covered under the diplomatic immunity that their treaty provided, and frankly the lower life form should be thankful that he had even talked with him to begin with.

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@@Moonlit,

"Hehe, nah, I think I'll go check out that fast food place when you are safely home. Had a try of something from there last night that were really good."

Ziggy had considered offering Serenade a flight home, but it weren't that far all things considered and right now there were a slight chance that Ziggy would forget who she were carrying and would zig-zag around again, which... Well, her talisman might fall off, which would be bad.

"Been a long day huh?"

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@,

Florence gulped as she slowly wandered into the hall and began walking down it.

"So do I... I don't want to know what happens if I get caught again."

Last time had really not been pleasurable. First being chained down whilst they put the seals on her wings, then put back in her cell, in the chains once more, until all the others had been taken out and they meant she were broken enough. If they found out she still had enough in her to try this... She really didn't want to know.

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@@cwhip9,

"Wait, You are one of the ones taking over the guard duty after us at the Shrine? Stellar job there. Y'know, keeping on the back of a spider in the middle of a forest, unguarded."

The threat of violence from the spider she would get to in time, but being in the presence of one of the ones taking over for her own presented her with something else she wanted to say first. Which was to sarcastically say they did a good job with having the thing that her family and others sent there had guarded for a thousand years without fail, being taken down by a random group of this and that's.

"You ever considered putting a warning sign on it at least? Like *Here be ancient evil* or something similar?"

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@@Wax n' Wane,

"I think it would be advisable to join me, yes. I can't guarantee you can enter at the same time, but I can make assured that you are heard and get a scheduled meeting at the very least."

Stargazer took his hoof back down after shaking with Wane. An interesting sort, and one who had been here a while it seemed, but without being aware of other batponies. It told him what he needed to in regards to that at least: That even in Ponyville their kind were not a norm. A shame really, as he had hoped to meet flocks instead of just a few, scattered travellers here and there. But such were life. He had hoped too when he joined he guards, and they weren't all bat ponies there either after all. Like this strange earth pony that had joined a few days before he were sent here, who seemed trained well beyond what were needed for their duty, but were one he had never seen around before. Something he considered odd as usually they had to go through some processes to show that their loaylty to the princess were unquestionable.

But enough about that. His friends and such in the guard were ones he could visit when he had to deliver his reports to Princess Luna now and again, and perhaps the next time he could learn more about this one and quench his curiosity. Yet for now, he should focus on this town, and this bat pony who had a need for his help.

"If I might ask though. You mentioned alchemy. Do you mean like what the Zebras do, or is it another kind? I have met Zebras and their brews before and I find it good to know if anypony nearby where I settle are doing that sort of thing. Both as a precaution and in case somepony seeks some help from a professional, as I have faced too many side effect-riddled practitioners who thought they could do it for themselves without guidance already."

The actual number were three, but that were three too many in his mind, as all of them had been disasters that took a long time to sort out and get fixed.

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@@Quinch,

"The mare of demons is fighting the true evil, doing her part in what have been set in motion since before the dark gift were bestowed upon her. One of many pieces to finish this puzzle, and now, as the other are gathering, the moment is nigh. There is nothing more to do now but make sure it remains in this town until its end is complete."

Zhu looked into the air where he last saw Vivid whilst he were speaking, waiting to see something, but not expecting it just yet. Soon, yes, but she should be able to last for some time if he had seen correctly. The question would remain if she survived through his or it became too taxing, but the path of the dead were shrouded and uncertain, so that were a question to which he had no answer.

His eyes fell briefly on the Human amongst them, curious as to what he might do before all of this were done, and were met with a wide variety of roads he could take. Most of them seemed to be problematic, but not in a way going against his plans for the time being, and there were also paths that would go towards furthering his goals. Perhaps somepony more in this town he would have to nudge down the right path when the time came, but he would have to see what would happen when all this were done. He were already too directly involved in this for his liking, and it weren't over when the ancient one would perish.

Meanwhile, Vivid still struggled against the Forgotten One. A battle she were starting to realise were a bit over her head, yet from what she could gather she had to try and hold on as long as she could. If others were truly coming that were going to help destroy this defiler of the dead, it seemed like she had to at least, if for nothing else then to make sure it stayed here.

"What am I supposed to do here? Hold on? Release you? I need to know what you want me to do here if you want to- Aaargh!"

Dang it Vivid. You did Not begin to get into a tiff during a possession when there were another trying to get control as well.

It took a little, but soon Vivid would return in voice to Charlie, having stabilised her fighting again for a little.

"...I'm fine. Just... Tell me something."

March 21, 2016

@@Lonk Chase,

No, I allow anyone to have an NPC if they can manage it, including animals. Though attacking Meeko? Ginger will not be too happy I'd wager.

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@@Wax n' Wane,

Yes, @@Seamore Sandwich, have played Twilight Sparkle in the past. However, it is of course his choice if he will wish to help us there again, in which case we can see about a night visit to the princess if it is. Let's stall a bit and see what he says. ^_^ He tends to be a top bloke though, so hopefully it will not be an issue.

March 20, 2016

@@MDLineArt,

@,

It's okay MD. Also, here isthe fun part for you both. The point were things start to mingle.

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@@Denim&Venom,

Hope the reponse fits you well. Figured this were the political course to take. Inform me if I did wrong. ^_^

March 20, 2016

@@GingerLightning,

@@Lonk Chase,

Before the door had been open enough for a pony to wander in, there were one amongst them who didn't have that holding them back and went in the first sight of an opening with great curiosity.

Even though Meeko had followed them well up until that point, the runt was more controlled by his curiosity at this strange house than anything else, so the chance to get in and get the first sniff around had been too great a temptation to hold against. As such, when Ginger did open the door, he wouldn't just be met by the darkness, but also by the timerpup a little further in. Or well okay, not the timberpup itself, but the sound of his shocked yipp before panicked small barks and whimpering sounds were there at least.

It wasn't clear what had happened in there. Had Meeko gotten stuck? Something fallen on him? Had he found something strange? It were hard to tell from just the sound, but fact were that something had gotten him out of it at least. Timberwolves were smart animals, and tricky when it were needed, but the panicked sounds were rather genuine and unlikely to be faked just for his own amusement.

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@,

Her heart felt like it were trying to push it's way through her ribcage and shoot out through the wall from the adrenaline rush that had surged after the near miss, but eventually she were able to turn around and speak to Veil again, albeit she still looked a little frazzled.

"Y-Yeah, I think we're okay. It doesn't seem like they saw us."

Gulping down what felt like a golfball with spikes, Florence got a better look around the room and slowly began making her way towards the only thing in here that might contain something that could help them: The table with the papers on.

She flickered through a few, reading mad ramblings from those loosing their mind in the time before they were converted to the cult, or who had fought for a small amount of time and tried to get something out that had ended as just incoherent cries for help mixed together in a hard to read pattern.

After a minute or so, she figured there wasn't anything worth going for in this and was about to stop when something caught her eye and she slowly raised a small, torn piece that she read over a few times before the resemblance of hope started to grow in her eyes.

"A map..."

It was not all legible, and as mentioned were torn a few places, but you could roughly see where the room they were in were, and what way they had to walk to get out of here. Even showed a few rooms as being guard quarters and the like that they'd have to be extra careful around.

It were unfortunate for the poor soul that had made these, as he were likely another mind controlled cultist just writing down the schematics for their continued expansions on this place, but it were good for them cause this little piece of what had likely been supposed to be a rough sketch for the beginning quarters could mean their salvation.

"O-okay, I think... Yes, this will help us! we can get out now!"

Florence hadn't felt this hopeful in... Well, however long it were since she were last outside, She had no idea at this point if that were days or something, but it didn't matter either. They had a way out now, and you could hear it in her excited, yet still shushed voice.

After checking for noise at the door again, she looked at the map once more and turned to Veil.

"According to this, we have to go back a little and we'll find the way out. A bit messy walking, but we should be able to avoid the worst places according to this."

Now it were just hoping that whatever guards had passed them before wasn't going to turn around anytime soon.

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@@MDLineArt,

A little ahead of those, wandered the chained Giddon and his current caretaker Bashful.

Having gotten through the front gate easy enough they had followed the way a guard had pointed them towards a few meters after entering the stone temple and had walked like that for a bit before they saw any movement. At first it seemed like some kind of patrol might come at them, but no, it were just a door closing. Whoever were in there had likely just gotten there and they had been timed well enough to not get in their way. Which were good, as he had little want to run into others right now.

"Seems like it's going well so far."

Giddon spoke out with a low voice through his beak, not wanting to drag potential interest from the ones who inhabited this place, but still thinking he needed to say something to calm down the changeling. Or heck, he thought he were nervous at least, though he couldn't be sure it were true as he hadn't had much time so far to gaze on the tailor in disguise, even if the small, magical fires adoring the walls made a well enough light.

"Are you holding up so far?"

For the first time in minutes, Giddon turned his head and glanced at his current companion, trying to gauge what state of mind he were in. Though it wasn't guaranteed he could see it as he might be somewhat able to read others, but not perfect, and if there weren't external signs he had little to work with.

Himself though... It would be possible to see - even if he did his to hide it - the sign that his brain were working on overtime. He hadn't expected that there were others ready for the procedure, and right now it were putting a block on his former plan, yet not enough to have stopped it before it were too late. He had to find some way to wing this when they reached the room, which likely would end up requiring him to handle some gathered guards holding others hostage instead of doing this the subtle way.

*sigh* It could never be easy, could it?

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@@Denim&Venom,

@@Melke,

"Halt!"

The blast from Miles wouldn't have a chance to hit Ko, as he had already moved away from that point, getting down to Ashta after the spiderling had reformed himself - missing a few memories, but beyond that not worse from the wear - and signalled him to come down, then raising his front legs in the proper greeting for political meetings with these... Foolish necessities.

He wouldn't have minded if the knifes had hit, as he hated these and their ilk having enough of an important presence to be heard in the beast court, and he would rather slaughter the lot of them along with their targets than speak with them, but much as he hated it he had to think of the political implications here as well. As the team leader of the strike team that had been sent to neutralize these threats, he were bound to that more than anything, but that were because he were bound by his loyalty to the queen, and she would not want a full out war if it could be avoided.

The peace were... Strenuous at times, and small provocations could tip the barrel and lead them into another war like the one lead by the rose knights. Something that were devastating both to their overall power and numbers, and had taken them very long to repair the damages from, with some things lost to the ages for them that it were unlikely they'd ever get back.

So though it wasn't his want, he had to spend his time repair damages now rather than getting his bloody, gory job done on the meddling plant pony that had struck him and his friends.

"We were not aware tha-"

A shock from the nearby trees struck the ground a half inch from where he stood, only missing him because he had been moving in the annoying greeting and were returning to a more comfortable position.

"Hold your ground prey, or I will have you skinned alive."

The tracking were clear. Something had gotten near them, and then the trees had started to act strange. Much as he wanted to blame this on the two *diplomats* it seemed unlikely to be from them as much as that prey, even if he couldn't see him or her yet.

"As I were saying, we weren't aware that one of the targets who set off the trap belonged to you, but you will get nowhere if you think killing us will help her. I sent others to deal with that one, and if you want her off our list you will hold your blade as much as you want us to."

His many eyes narrowed on the eldest of the two in front of him, which he assumed were the one in charge, whilst putting his blades slowly to the ground. Both because of her position and because she seemed like one that were possible to talk to, unless the meddling prey were going to do something again.

"Ko, go to the others and tell them to hold their blades if their priestess are still alive. If she's dead, or if they won't listen, kill them both and bring me their corpses along with hers. If, she is dead"

Ashta had not gotten this far in the food chain by being soft, and Ko would know that when he told him to kill his fellow soldiers, Ashta meant it. A small price to pay regarding a potential act war that would likely include his own life as compensation, but that were his responsibility to the court. To his queen. And he would personally tear apart his own friends and family without a second thought if it meant it would help him fulfilling that.

Before Ko left though, he added another, minor thing to his orders.

"And if you haven't heard from me within the hour, remove the evidence and inform the queen that Subterranea have killed me during parley. I'm sure she would be Very interested in hearing that."

With that, Ko would leave towards the castle. The others wouldn't stop him if they had any intention of following their orders of keeping this a political game rather than a full scale declaration of war. Even if they did kill Ashta and his entire team after all, there were more where they came from, and if one team failed a bigger one would complete the task eventually. That, or find out who had done this to him and the others and then see that the first stone int he road towards war had been started.

"Ko is the fastest in my platoon. If you want a chance for your high priestess, I suggest you don't try and stop him prematurely. And in case she have killed the ones I sent for her..."

He shrugged his shoulders as best he could.

"Self defence from an unfortunate misunderstanding. Seems acceptable to me, just as I will find it if you do not put a leash on whoever the changeling is that have been near your high priestess."

They should be thankful that it had not been Ko that he had sent after them. Even if the blades hadn't hit their targets before, it were just one of a few weapons in his arsenal of deadly poisons, and if he had been after their priestess with murder in mind the chances were small that he had not completed his task. The other two... Good in their own rights, but there were a reason he had sent those two to handle one whilst him and Ko were taking care of three. He would give them though, that they had some good tandem work, but that could be used against them too at times.

"Now then, miss Bolt, is there anything you mean I have forgotten?"

Diplomacy... How he detested it.

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@@Wax n' Wane,

"I'm afraid I'm not aware of other bat ponies in the area. I have only been here two days and I have barely had time to unpack my office, speak with the mayor or anything during this time, much less inspect the local populace. All I know is that there are no other stationed Night Guards, and that is about it."

The mentioned couple of days had been with little rest at all frankly. Most of the time he had to relax could be measures in few minutes, and were usually him standing around and taking a breather. It were frankly starting to take a toll on him as two days where he had to be in near constant action were not the norm for him, but he were not going to wear down just yet. He had a good deal of work to do, and he could hopefully get some actual rest before the meeting tomorrow with the princess and still have some time to speak with this traveller.

"As for your request, I can present it for her highness tomorrow when the meeting begins and talk your case, but I cannot guarantee anything. I have heard positive things about her from Princess Luna and others however, so I don't think it will be much of an issue.

I would like to know who I'm dealing with first however."

Again, Stargazer put his hoof forward, though this time it were in a formal matter to shake the hoof of the stranger.

"My name's Stargazer, assigned by her majesty to Ponyville's night patrol."

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@@Quinch,

"Oh, you have Got to be kidding me."

The Forgotten one hadn't taken control from her yet, but the two were having a good fight over this host. The host that, as it turned out, were none other than Charlie, the spirit she had prepared a body for and had been looking for before running into Quinch and taking a small detour.

"Grrr... Look, I don't know how long I can hold on to you here. I need information. Anything that can help me here."

Another seeking information then were Zhu, who looked at where he had seen Vivid before, but now only sensed her energy like the ancient one who hid nearby. An attack more than likely, but not one he could see in any sort of way. His sight did not work on the dead, so even when he had seen Vivid she were not having paths in front of her he could see, and he did not know what she had planned or were doing now. All he could do were seeing second-hand from the scattered ones around. Such as Penny, who had one where an option would lead her to be confronted by her once more.

"They will both return. The mare of demons are likely making a strike against the evil who is eating this town. When she returns, we can use her to guide towards where the strike should be."

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