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The stranger reappeared a bit away from Windphaser, and did not make any signs of moving yet, but instead stared at him for a while, only for him to dispell the storm entirely, casting it away. "One could say your skill with a blade makes you a dangerous, but your sharpness and awareness truly make you stand out from the rest, I came to that realization during our little battle, we could have been fighting each other in an never tiring loop of trying to catch each other off guard." The stranger explained. "I have seen enough to know what you are capable of, and while I hate to quit our battle like this, there is something important I have to tell you." He said as he dropped his wandering stick and walked over to Windphaser. He then kneeled before him and looked him in the eyes. "Our fight was a test to see if you are who I presumed you to be, and suffice to say, you are the person I have been looking for. I have not known you before in person, But Star's memories are still fresh in my mind, for you see... I am one of her children as well... Born 5 years before your birth, and still have some of the memories back from that time." He explained as he put his right hand on Windphasers back. "My name is Keidor Hiranshimash, and I am your brother... It is an honour to meet you face to face, something that should have happenend long ago." He said, with pride filling his eyes.

Agreed it looks incredible! How long did it take you to make?

The stranger smiled from under his hood, as he had been trying to bait Windphaser into performing a physical attack on him, as when Windphaser sliced his blade across the strangers legs, the blade went through the legs like it was a ghost image, which has turned out to have been an illusion. But a storm of magic that was going on around them had a specific purpose, it was used as a method masking magical signatures, which the stranger had created on purpose, for Windphaser would have been able to detect his illusion spell far to fast otherwise. Tough how the illusion had been created was the ice on the caking, as the magical blast that the stranger had fired in the air where in reality placeholders, that acted as a marker for him to automatically teleport to, which it had silently hit the ground somewhere behind, wich the storm itself was a good job masking the sound and movement of it thanks to the big magic storm going on. It had been a clever plan, as the stranger was somewhere far behind Windphaser, and fired a big fireblast straight at him.

The stranger waited for Windphaser to get close before he enveloped his wandering stick with an intense magic, this was done to turn the wooden staff into a potent weapon and used it to parry Windphasers blows, wich the magic was the only thing that was preventing the wooden staff from being sliced into pieces. But after the parrying, the stranger used his magic to blow Windphaser back a couple of feet in order to gain some distance between the 2 of them, but this was far from the only thing he did, as he suddenly tabbed the surface between him with his wooden staff, which caused a bright blue engram to form on the ground between, which created some storm of magical storm around them, yet it did not harm them, but rather did something unknown. Seeing as he needed to make a further push, the stranger used the distraction of the storm's appearance to fire 5 magical blasts straight into the air, yet they never came down but had gone to high for any of them to see. "Make your move Windphaser! A wizard is at a disadvantage when parried with a warrior in close combat!" The stranger encouraged.

I am fine with Lootboxes and microtransactions in free to play games, the developers need to earn their money somehow. Lootboxes and Microtransactions in paid games? Depends, microtransactions for cosmetics I up for it. But a randomized reward? No, because you sometimes have to end up paying for multiple ones just for a single item or cosmetic. The problem I have with that is because it is Randomized, you end up paying for something but don't know what you end up getting, while I am not saying that it is exactly the same as gambling, you have to keep in mind that people with gambling addiction or young children can end up spending buckets of cash because they want to have that one skin. Lootboxes in a 60 dollar/euro game? Heck no. We all remember the Star Wars Battlefront 2 loot box controversy, or how every year a new call of duty is being released with tons of loot boxes and other things. in 2017 some game publishers got greedier than ever before and took advantage of this loot box mechanism. Activision has filed this patent back somewhere in 2016 I don't know about you guys, but I don't exactly trust a company that relies on psychological manipulation upon their consumers like that with such a patent, especially on the younger children.

Oof, sorry to hear that, i hope you will be able to cope with it. I guess my biggest problem might be my MIsophonia, as I am sensitive to troath sounds, if anyone coughs or clears their throat, I get a very agitated reaction to it, alongside a sudden response of fear and headaches. But keep in mind that my Misophonia was not something i was born with, but rather ended up developing at the age of 16 in my case.

I see, from what I remember, when I was 8 years old they had diagnosed me with pdd nos, but that turned out to be wrong as at the age of 13 I had gotten the diagnosis of classic autism with an anxiety disorder.

I have Classic Autism with an Anxiety Disorder, tough I also have misophonia, so... I tend to have it pretty rough at times. But depression tends to be around quite alot as well.

"Simple magic you say? I would like to concur on that matter Wind.." He said with a long chuckle "But yes... I know more then I let on, but for a strong purpose, one I intend to fulfil today." He said, before doing something unexpected, as he slowly he lifted his hand up. A purple glow started to surround the wooden object that Terisha had been working on, and it started to levitate out of the fire, now the object seemingly knew like it had never been burned as it got lifted and set carefully in Terisha's hands, much to her perplexment. But seemed out of place was the fact that the stranger was had been doing the levitation, and it was unicorn magic, unicorn magic coming from him. "Do not throw away something so valuable dear, one day that wooden object of yours might become a sacred artefact one." He said to her with a hidden smile. "How is it possible that you are capable of using magic? Raukan are not able to use magic..." She asked with suspicion. "That will be a story for another time because I have a to finish my search, and confirm my suspicions." He retorted, his smile growing bigger. He then stood up and stared into Windphaser's eyes for a while, before speaking again. "Windphaser, I have heard many things about you, but I would like to see if those rumours truly are referring to the person I see in front of my eyes. So I would like you to fight me. Fight me as if you were trying to kill me, only then will I know for sure." He asked Windphaser, as he gripped his walking staff. "You are one crazy person you know that? First, you seemingly know how to control some form of magic, and now want to fight Windphaser just like that? You are going to get hurt like that." She mentioned with a sigh. "Nonsense dear, no harm will befall me, his heart is in a good place, it wouldn't allow him to deal the killing blow on me, that I can promise you." He then used his magic to lift Windphasers blade out of his sheath, and he levitated over to his hands as he held and started to inspect it. "Neither would this blade, it listens to its owner without any complaint, for this is no ordinary blade." He then handed the blade back to Windphaser. "Now fight me, Son of Star, let us see if you truly are who they claim you to be." He spoke, though he did not take a battle stance, but rather stood still, leaning on his walking staff, but this could very well be a battle stance for all they knew.

"I get what you mean.. At the same time, it must not feel easy to put him down, despite him being a terrible person, he is still your father. Tough at the same time... He has been at the game of being a filthy traitor long before you were even born, 400 years or so, he used to be one of us you know? Back in the day I mean, before the planet Raukan was you know... destroyed..." She told him. "She makes a strong case, but I would like to argue that your coming to this planet was foretold, as well as the fight with your father. That much I can promise you Windphaser." A voice suddenly someone said behind him. Which turned out to be a Rauken wearing a brown cloak, a hood covering his head, and he seemed to be holding some sort of wooden staff. "Foretold? That seems like a bold statement to me. Who are you anyway? You did not join this travel when we left the city, nor did you happen to join us during the travel itself." Terisha asked him with a raised eyebrow. "My true name will be hidden by my incognito, such is proper given my current clothing. But feel free to call me by my proxy name, Storm Herald." He said as he walked over to her and held his hands out, which Terisha wearily shook. He then walked over to Windphaser and eyed him for a moment. "And you must be Windphaser of Equestria, teacher of Woodland, slayer of machines, and son of the one you are destined to kill, it is a pleasure to make your acquaintances." He said cheerily. When he had said those words, he sat down in front of Windphaser and stared into the fire. "You are playing a rhythm within that fire, you express your inner feelings and give it life in the form of flames, such is your willpower I truly admire that, it reminds me of myself in many ways, although mine are far more in the pursuit of knowledge and understanding. Chasing the echoes of my dreams is one such example." He mentioned as he grabbed a tiny container from his pocket, which instead of water was filled with fuel, which he decided to throw some of the fuel into the fire, making it suddenly roar brighter and bigger, making Windphasers spectacle even more visible. "How is Star doing? I haven't heard of her in a very long time, but I still remember the chorus of her voice, a fresh memory from within me, yet I cannot seem to tap into it completely. It has been atleast 2 decades since I had seen her, a strong mare, and a strong-willed one at that." "I would imagine that you are her son, given how you 2 share clear similarities that could be one with an observative eye could spot. But it has been a long time ago before I had first met her." There was one thing clear, he was saying things that only people close to Windphaser would know, yet he could have heard these things from others as well. But what was more mysterious was the fact of how he was acting around him. Speaking to him like they had known each other for years, but at the same time, he had said some things that would contradict otherwise. Just who was this person?

I would be sad, incredibly sad, even though I may not always be active here, I have grown to really like this website, and its partner websites for that matter.

"Well, there is something I wonder... Are you certain you can win your battle againts your blood father? Because I know full well that you have an incredible potential lying inside of you, but at the same time, you are up againts the person who has been known to pull the off the craziest types of traps and is highly unpredictable. Being able to counteract multiple assassination attempts speaks volumes on that matter." Terisha warned "Because I need to let you hear something, we had found an audio tape of him talking to himself, like some sort of diary. It is disturbing, to say the least..." She said as he went over to her stuff and grabbed some sort of handheld audio recorder, as she eventually found the file, and started to play it. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "The 34th day of the celebration, a celebration that I could talk on about for hours! Yet again the fools tried to ambush me, but they did not notice that I contacts around their ranks. Their incompetence never ceases to amaze me, and much to my amusement, their so-called *king* has not returned yet, all that stands in my way is an old nemesis, that I can dispose of off whenever the time is ripe..." "However... I had an interesting visitor, not a raukan, not a Terran, Vernomian or Eldritch, not even a filthy alien! No.. it was not even made of flesh and bone, but more a cohesive form of energy, an energy that is far different from the type of magic that I had seen some perform. Yet it could talk, and it offered me a deal, a rather intriguing one at that." "It offered me power, untold power, something that could manipulate reality with a whim according to its words, but what it asked puzzled me, it asked for my body, it desired a host. So I decided to play along, and for time... I allowed to retain possession of my body, while learned of it and its powers. And it was stunning, to say the least, everything felt... Different... All the things aren't me felt insignificant, like it was my personal playground, and that I was acting like its god over the said playground, and yet... I couldn't contain the power, it was not magic, it was like trillions of spirits being mashed together, the soul essence being used as a means of power. The powers ATE reality, and replaced it with parts of its own essence..." "The offer that this spirit gave me became a whole lot more interesting, however, it had imagined that I would still feel guilty for all the betrayals that I have caused over the decades, it presumed it could take advantage of that! The fool... I feel no guilt, I feel no fear, those emotions are weaknesses and liabilities, something that I do not deal with." "And within time, I managed to regain control of my body, and trapped the spirit in my personal blade, now I am its master, and while I no longer have its powers, I can certainly bend this spirit to will. I could have tried to trap the spirit into my wife, or one of my despicable children. But why would I? They are EXPENDABLE, I would have much rather place them on the frontlines as meatshields because trash belongs in the trash bin." "However... Rare breeds remain rare breeds and losing a one time horse is not beneficial, but no matter... I could genetically clone Star, it will not the real deal, but there must be an entire planet out there full of these creatures. And yet... It would not compare to the clone that I have recently managed to acquire, thanks to the efforts of a well-known Assassin that I had hired, I managed to acquire it... A genetical clone of Uriel Raukan... The fools will never imagine what they are going to face... While I will be laughing at their stupidity." "Nothing will threaten me ever again once I realize this, Nothing ever again. All that will remain is the blood that is leaking from their valueless corpses... Mire Nor Kair... These are the words you will be hearing once I will be using your skull as my cup C'lan, I swear it.." ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "This where his words that he had recorded about 6 months ago, and yeah... I feel disturbed by the words he said, talking about some form of necromancy perhaps? I can't make much of his words, I hoped that you would know what he would be talking about.." She admitted. "It would help us greatly if you could tell us."

I am afraid of insects, definitely insects. But also... @Snow being an Imperium loyalist But also I am really afraid of troath sounds, due to my misophonia, though I guess this one was already pretty much known by many people

"Thanks for the heads up," Caerson told Moonshadow. "We should go now, everyone get ready." He announced, as they eventually boarded the chariots and went. However, in a faraway place, where the other heroes were present at, there was an army, that was waiting for their enemies to arrive and was dug in well when it came to defences, having some form of makeshift trenches and using big rocks as cover. At that camp Terisha was sitting near a campfire, cutting something out of wood using her knife, which she was carving some sort of symbol that looked like a combination between an eagle and a lion. Eventually, with a sigh, she threw it into the fire, not being satisfied with her work. "Bloody cults... Not being satisfied with what they already have..." She muttered to herself.

He gave a nod to Shining Armour, then looked at Moonshadow. "Good work Moonshadow, and the number of others that you brought because we are not going to attack something, but we are going to investigate, perhaps even retrieve somebody, so these extra numbers are more for safety," Caerson explained to him. Caerson then gathered his stuff, grabbing his signature Axe and some form of machine pistol, alongside that he had brought some of the drones that Twilight had dismantled. "Shining, I have one last question before we leave, Does Treasured have anyone else under his command, aside from Graystone? He claims that most of his followers had perished, but he could have just been lying for reasons unknown to us. Like, any commanders? Soldiers? Any notable ones? It is important that we know because for all we know those very followers of his could have been stationed at his base." Caerson asked him

"I am still waiting for Moonshadow and his reinforcements to come back, they sure are taking a while...." Caerson muttered as he crossed his arms. "But I sure hope he comes back any moment now, we need to head out fast." He said he was impatiently tabbing his fingers over his crossed arms. He then looked at Shining Armour "Could you ready a chariot for us? In the meantime, where can I find those dragons? I will convince them myself." He asked him, as his patience was wearing thin, and for good reason, because he wanted to head out before Treasured would come back, and he had no way of knowing when he would come back. 'I will not let this planet fall, I swear it upon my life..' He thought to himself.

He looked at Shining Armour, recognizing the emotion that he felt. "You know... These madmen are not even at the top of the madness branch, 55 years ago, there was an event known as the Cartonian Failure." "The Thundershock 46th Army Detachment made landfall on the planet of Cartonia, planning to perform a full-scale assault on the enemy that was stationed on the planet. 6000 men, armed to the teeth, you would presume they would definitely be able to win this one right? But no... The entire assault was sabotaged, numerous soldiers who turned out to be infiltrators threw the assault into disarray." "Somewhere still aboard the ship, they killed the crew inside and flew the ship straight into the planet. Making sure that our forces had no way of retreating from the planet. But on the planet surface, it was a nightmare, the infiltrators opened fire straight into their fellow soldiers, everything went wrong, what once was a full-scale assault turned into a slaughter." "The reason for firing at them was simple, it gave out the impression that there where traitors among their ranks, but nobody knew who was the traitor, and so friendly started attacking friendly, not realising they were murdering innocents, their very brothers in arms." "And this was not a light chaos, 6000 men where slowly murdering each other over a confusion, and while this was going on, a massive horde of infected and other strains had appeared from the east, attacking our forces by complete surprise..." "Only 39 soldiers survived, thanks to the heroic actions of Captain Brom, who had gathered his most loyal soldiers and attacked a new nearby conversion centre, hijacking a dropship and eventually boarding a spaceship after many hours of guerilla warfare," Caerson explained with a bleak face. "And you know the worst part? These infiltrators where not infected, they where not even loyal to Valtrek before this, these where men just like us, who had come to the assumption that we where losing the war, and thus decided that if they could sabotage this attack and get these 6000 men murdered, in the hope that they might earn the favour of Valtrek and be spared afterwards." "Desperate times call for desperate measures, but measures that could very well be used a means to survive, which can include switching to the side of the enemy when all hope seems lost..." Caerson said with sorrow, before looking out of the window, waiting for the others to arrive. "Words are not going to cut it, only actions will."

"Your help in this matter would be appreciated since you know the area's near the Crystal Empire better then anyone I presume. Also..." "We had better move out right away once we have gathered everyone who will be joining us, Treasured being away is atleast a situation that we might as well take to our advantage, while we still have the chance," Caerson mentioned. He then remembered something. "But a soldier to soldier talk real quick, do you really trust this Treasured? His current hatred againts Alicorns is already concerning, but the fact that he was so eager to hunt down that Mare was very suspicious, alone at that. So I will give you my oppinion on the matter." "Remember how he had injected himself with the virus in an attempt to become stronger? No sane person would attempt this unless he would be convinced it would grant him benefits, such as power. What if he is chasing this mare in an attempt to acquire those powers for himself? I have a strong feeling he is trying to acquire that power so that he can have a sheer advantage againts his targets, and you know who I am talking about, not just the Celestia and Luna." "Twilight, Cadence, Flurry Heart, they are all at great risk, Treasured may say what he will, but taking his words at face value is dangerous, especially now that he has been among our ranks," Caerson warned Shining. "I know a traitor when I see one, my left burned eye sure reminds me of that."