private Journey to the Higher Plane

[Lightning Bliss 1,674]

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(OOC Rgr Houndoom, I'll do my best with her!)

 

(OOC Sorry mistake on the names here I mean Hurricane NOT Blaze lol)

 

Hurricane had little time to look up in shock as the sword came flying down upon her, but aburptly just as she was expecting the sword to strike her down, she felt a hard thud go against her back, slamming her out of the way. She turned around, rubbing where she was hit, to see that it was Lightning Bliss who had flew to her aid, pushing her out in the nick of time, but her shoulder seemed to had been sliced in the process.

 

"GAH!" Bliss clutched her shoulder, it was a deep gash, the blood soaking into the strap she had tied around her torso and neck. "Are...you ok Hurricane?" Bliss asked the black mare who came to her rescue. "This dome! It's made of fire! How did you get in here..??? I can't even risk flying through without catching fire!"

 

"You were in trouble... I had to stop him," Hurricane answered back like it were obvious. She then took Bliss by her good shoulder and encouraged her to fly behind her so she could get between her and Blaze. "Coward...what do you even want with Lighnting Bliss? She has no powers anymore! You obviously kept her from using them so she's helpless against you!"

 

"Don't..push him..." Bliss dipped under a bit, she was losing a fair amount of blood, "he's not Blaze...he's a monster..." She looked back behind her, through the firey dome Blaze created and spotted Everlast seeming to be chained down by chains made of fire. A part of her felt she had to risk trying to burst through the dome to help him...but as she inched closer, the heat from the dome kept her at bay. "So hot...it's so hot..."

Edited October 2, 2014 by Lightning Bliss

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Steel wasn't done yet with Blaze. He charged forward and flew above the wall towards him, slamming into the alicorn and grabbing him with one hoof. He flew up a bit, then quickly zipped down, slamming him into the roof.

 

The door to the roof flew open as Quickdraw and Raze busted through, with Quickdraw aiming his sights down at Blaze.

 

"Lights out!" he said, and from his gun he fired a smoke canister that hit Blaze in the side before exploding into a thick cloud of smoke.

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The cloud of smoke shrouded Blaze, a red fiery eminence lit up the smoke. Blaze came walking out of it and 5 fire vipers came out of the smoke and hurdling towards QuickDraw and Raze. He then turned his attention to Lightning and Hurricane. 'She's wounded I should finish her off as soon as I can. Thinking everyone was tied up with something else, he lit up his horn and fired off a Solar Flare to blind every pony once more. He then ran towards Lightning Bliss and Hurricane, preparing a stronger teleportation spell that would land them even further from everyone else.

 

(OOC: Hey Yo, could I get Lightning and Hurricane secluded somewhere? I'm not planning to kill them off or anything, but I have like an idea)

 

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Edited October 1, 2014 by I Blaze I

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(OOC It's all good with me I suppose, and since Houndoom left me in charge with her OC, i guess she's along for the ride lol)

 

"MY EYES!" Bliss whinnied and pulled back, nearly centering herself into the doom shield made of fire.

 

"Darn it Blaze!" Hurricane whinnied as she tried to feel around, hoping to grab Lightning by the hoof. She managed to find something similar to that of flush and clutched it firmly. "Bliss? Is that you??? ERRR, what's happening???! WHERE IS THAT STUPID STALLION!" She began swatting with her other hoof, trying to defend herself along with the smaller white princess.

 

"I don't know! I can't see!!!! It hurts!" Bliss held tightly to Hurricane's side with one hoof while trying to block her eyes with the other. The book strap was still firmly tied to her neck and stomach. "Help! SOMEPONY!" She shrieked.

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Raze began to take on the serpents alone, slicing through them with his dual blades, which left Quickdraw to try and take on. Blaze; but before he could, he was blinded by a bright light. He snarled in anger, shaking off the feeling as best as he could.

 

Steel was affected, but tried to track Blaze with his hearing. He dashed to him, and shouting "Ton", stabbed him in the chest with his blade.

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Blaze felt the full sting of the stab, the blade rippling through his flesh. Blaze knocked back Steel Tempest weakly. He was wounded badly, h had to finish quickly. He used the Fire to grapple the sword and pull it out of his body and quickly sealed it. Blaze looked down to seen a puddle of blood beneath his hooves. He glared at Steel and dashed at Lightning Bliss and Hurricane teleporting them to an even further away building, but not on the rooftops, somewhere inside an old smelting factory. Blaze tried to gather his thoughts, but it was getting harder, he felt weary. "Come on Lightning, let's see what the Princess of Peace has to offer."

Edited October 2, 2014 by I Blaze I

[Lightning Bliss 1,674]

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Bliss sensed the teleport but was unable to do anything about it, she could only hold on to Hurricane and be wisked away.

 

She then found herself, still clutching to Hurricane's side, standing on firm but damp ground. The air was thick with decay of old metal and wood, and the sounds of bats and creepy crawlies filled her ears. The senses were more then enough to tell her they were no longer outside, and defiently not in the hotel. She slowly opened her eyes, they were blurry and still stung, but they were slowly improving. But to her horror, she realized she and Hurricane were alone with Blaze...and he was coming right at her.

 

"Come on Lightning, let's see what the Princess of Peace has to offer." She heard him say...forcing her to step back nervously.

 

"STAY AWAY FROM HER!" Hurricane snarled and darted between the two ponies. She pulled out her knife, holding it tightly in her mouth, though her eyes were still shut from the blinding light. Every time she attempted to open them, they stung and watered like crazy. It would take several minutes for her to recover. "Leave her alone! She's hurt and without magic! YOU COWARD! FIGHT A PONY WHO CAN AT LEAST DEFEND HERSELF!"

 

"Hurricane!!!" Bliss whinnied and tried to limp to her side, but her arm was dripping with blood. Her hooves were still sore...and her magic...still fighting the poision off in order to be released...But it didn't look like it would happen in time...

 

(OOC At some point, may I finally be allowed to show my alicorn powers? Like during this time? Surely now is a good time to release Blaze of his mind imprisonment? XD)

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Blaze looked at them blankly and backed off as he let the steam from smelting cover him. 'Bliss seems nervous, I could work the element of fear to my advantage.' Blaze walked aimlessly around the factory taunting Lightning Bliss and Hurricane with threats and boasts. "The Princess of Peace, how many will die trying to protect you from getting your hooves dirty?"

"You've lost Lightning, you're so fundementally lonely, adrift in your reality with your illusions."

"You should've stayed home in your hut with that dragon of yours, what need is their for a stuck up Mare who can't control her own magic?"

The voices bounced off the walls coming at every direction towards Lightning. The sounds of steam and moving steam engines also filled the air.

 

(OOC: I just wanted to taunt you a bit, give it on more post then you can have your magic back.

I just want the fear to set in a bit.)

Edited October 2, 2014 by I Blaze I

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Bliss shivered as Blaze's words seem to be targeting her. He was right in what he said...her friends, husband and family always defended her when it came to her protection. She never did like fighting...she did her best to avoid it all her life...

 

Then it came to her...Why am I always like this? Why do I have to be afraid to fight all the time...?

 

"BLISSY FOCUS!" Hurricane forced her eyes open, "Don't listen to him! He's just trying to spook you into submission!"

 

"Gah..." Bliss continued to shake, crouching down and nearly rolling into a ball as Blaze continued his birraze of words to make her feel feeble and weak. Why am I doing this...why...why can't I just...be braver...?

 

"YOU HAVE TO STAND UP AND FIGHT HIM BLISS! DON"T YOU SEE??" Hurricane snapped at her.

 

"No..." Bliss finally answered.

 

"No???!!! He'll hurt you!" Hurricane snorted at her, "are you mad? Why aren't you protecting yourself??? TELL ME WHY?!"

 

"Because...I'm the alicorn of peace..." Bliss finally answered, "pease...is...such a fragile thing... Just like me... It's so hard to protect...so hard to keep going...Just like you Hurricane..."

 

"Like me??? What are you talking about?"

 

"You're protecting that peace...right now... You're willing to risk your life for peace...for me...You...you're so brave..."

 

Hurricane blinked at the alicorn, never really thinking about who she was really protecting. Then to her surprise, Bliss stood up and stood next to her, firmly though obviously nervous.

 

"I'm the Alicorn of Peace Blaze...no...evil entity that has a hold on Blaze..." Bliss said nervously but firmly, "Peace is a fragile thing to protect...I am fragile myself...I may easily be broken too...but as long as their a flicker of peace within us all...It will never be broken or shattered..." She extended her wings out, and stepped between Hurricane and Blaze. "I will not fight you...Peace will prevail... I believe in the magic of harmony and justice...I believe in the true light of the sun and night...I believe in Peace over War... I believe the peace within Blaze will prevail...And the magic of that peace will prevail...and be set free...within me..."

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'She's resisting the poison, but it's not like I didn't plan for this.' Blaze stepped out of the shadows and confronted Lightning and Hurricane. "Your precious peace is going to be your downfall Lightning Bliss. Are you going to have Hurricane fight for you? Hide behind your allies like usual?" Blaze levitated his sword and three red illuminated vipers came slithering out of his sword and streaming towards both of them. He grinned, "I sincerely hope you're just going to let my attacks kill you."

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(OOC ok here comes my blissy magic, is all about peace, and bringing out the best in all of us, so I do hope this will bring our Blaze back to the real world lol, or at least weaken the bad guy!)

 

Hurricane took a step forward, with her dagger in mouth ready to battle the villianous firy conjured snakes, when Lightning Bliss blocked her with one of her wings.

 

"Play me"

 

"No...no more fightning...No...more..." her voice seemed to echo similar to how Princess Luna would react...when she tapped into a potent powerful magic. Then...in a swift motion of light seeming to beam out of her chest like it finally found its insperation to glow...came soaring up through her. It was rainbow in color and bright as the sun, traveling up her neck, up to her horn... Once there...her eyes began to glow brightly...and the magic within seemed to lift her up gently as the room around them all began to flash with peaceful...beautiful colors of the rainbow light.

 

It was almost as if all three ponies were submerged in a new realm that looked similar to that of the alicorn demntion, but more heavenly and filled with serenity and peace. As the room began to shine more...so did Bliss's horn seem to admit brighter into a glow, slowly traveling down her body and turning herself into a pure light.

 

"There's no need for hate here...or fear...there is only us...and the peace within our minds..." Her voice seemed to be talking to everypony and no pony.

 

"What...is going...on?" Hurricane darted around as she observed the brilliant neon colors...feeling both astonished, and inspired...with a sense of clarity. The fire serpents seemed to shrivel up and vanish as the light in the room grew brighter, and strong. There was no fire or burning here...no dampness of the factory...no horrid smells...Just the peaceful serenity that came from within the Alicorn of Peace, being fed by all who wished for the same.

 

Hurricaneput her dagger away, feeling there was no need for it anymore.

 

"Look inside yourself Blaze..." she spoke to the soul of Blaze...not the entity who controlled him...but Blaze himself, "reach out with your mind...your hooves...and find that peace within you...That is stronger then any being who wants war and violence...Sweet songs of youth...the wise...the meeting of all wisdom...believe in the good in yourself...believe in the good in yourself...believe in the good in yourself..." She repeated over and over for several seconds...then floated towards the stallion alicorn...her eyes fading to normal but the serenity and atmosphere continued to sparkle with a peaceful light. She touched his chest and smiled to him, "You are strong Blaze...he knows you are...If you choose not for violence...then come out...and be at peace with your body once more...I am here...and I believe in you...and I am here as a friend...here to make peace with you."

Edited October 3, 2014 by Lightning Bliss

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The Entity legitimately felt threatened, "You don't get it do you!? There is no Blaze! He is gone! He has succumbed to my terror and quivers in the deepest shadows of his mind.... He is not... And will never...." The Entity stopped and put his head down, "No, no, what is happening?!"

 

"I am not your prisoner anymore!" Blaze screamed! It echoed through The Entity's mind.

The Entity opened his eyes and stood up, he used his fire to grab Everlasts book bag. He ran back from Lightning and growled in agony, "you'll....have to..... Do a lot better.... Than that...." The Entity began preparing anothe teleportation spell.

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Hurricane could sense the entity's insecurity. She saw the real Blaze come out and then knew what it would really take to win this battle. She couldn't do it physically, and she knew she was in a place of peace, but she just couldn't help verbally attacking the entity. She ran toward Blaze before he could leave. "Come on, Blaze, Fight for it!" she yelled at him. Hurricane then focused her voice to the entity. "You know you're weak! You're afraid, and you have good reason to be!"

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Blaze was trying vigilantly To fight back, but Dark shadowy restraints kept holding him back. The Entity really didn't have any plan of letting him go now, it was the only thing keeping them from attacking. "You...you think you've won? This battle is far from over!" The Entity backed up more until it had no where else to move. The Entity was struggling to keep Blaze contained, he couldn't let his guard down here, he finished his teleportation spell and glared at Lightning and Hurricane before teleporting somewhere else far away.

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As soon as the entity teleported away, taking their Blaze with him...the light within Bliss along with the realm of peace seemed to fade away. She was slowly lowered to the ground, the rainbow light of the realm fading back to what was the factory...Once her golden hooves touched the ground, her magic subsided. She stummbled a moment, feeling a bit weak but full of clarity and certainty.

 

"The magic did work..." Bliss smiled a big, though she was crying, "the magic of peace reached Blaze. He's more self aware now. The entity within him will have a harder time controlling him now. But we have to find him Hurricane..." she turned to the black pegasus and hugged her. "You were so amazing! So brave! You were willing to put your dagger away and try to help Blaze through peaceful actions! That's more powerful then any form of violence!"

 

The alicorn sobbed on the black pegasus for a second before pulling back. She looked at her hooves and her shoulder, they appeared to have stopped bleeding but still needed bandaging and treatment with some ointments. But it appears to her relief, that the realm of magical peace seemed to persuade even her own body to be peaceful during its healing process. For that she was grateful...but still saddened that the Entity that captured Blaze was still at large.

 

"Even though we both had the power to help Blaze," she let go of Hurricane and stepped towards a window to peer out, "the entity managed to get away... You see my magic only works if the pony or being chooses to accept it... It's meant to help us, not force or falsify the truth of what we want. Everypony deserves to choose whether or not they wish for peace in their lives. Blaze wanted to be at peace and wanted to be free, the Entity did not..." She turned to Hurricane then, "in Blaze will have the true power to release himself, but that doesn't mean we can't help him... If i can use or...tap into my magic like this again...If I can... I need to touch him more...I remember feeling a connection when I touched his chest... I felt Blaze's presence...like I was touching his hoof...his soul..."

 

She looked out the window once more and was able to spot the hotel easily to her relief.

 

"We should get back to the others, and tell them what's happened." She walked back to Hurricane and spotted an opening in the ceiling where they could fly out.

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Hurricane stared in the area where Blaze disappeared with frustration in her voice. She then felt Lightning Bliss' hooves around her in a hug. She tensed up for a little bit not knowing how to react until she slowly relaxed. After Lightning Bliss released, she turned her attention back to what she was saying. "Alright Princess. Do you even know where we are? I mean, this looks completely different from the rich part of Manehatten where we were. " She walked around the room examining everything. "This looks like someplace I would live."

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"I don't think we're far, I can see the hotel from here out the window," Bliss pointed out again, "we need to get back to the others and see if we can't get that Quickdraw and maybe that Steel to help us find Blaze...He's battling that...that whatever it is all by himself. He needs us Hurricane..." she placed a friendly hoof on her shoulder, "not only that...but the Entity also has all of Everlasts books on Star Swirl the Bearded... Whatever he's planning it can't be good. He must be stopped."

 

She then looked up to the ceiling and spotted daylight, it was nothing some flying couldn't handle.

 

"Come on, we're burning daylight!" She leapt off the ground and fluttered through the opening, and turned around to get her barrings. Once she spotted the hotel she began flying towards it. She could easily spot the penthouse, still broken up and obviously being inspected by a mortified hotel manager. But then she spotted their comrades, Steel, Quickdraw, Clover and Everlast, all seeming to still be disoriented from the flash Blaze did to them, not to mention more likely worried.

 

"Hey everypony!" She called out, "over here! Over here!" She waved to them as she made her descent.

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The Entity stumbled over and struggled to get up on his hooves again. Coughing up blood as he walked down a secluded alley. He slumped over at the end of the alley and closed his eyes.

 

*In Blazes Mind*

 

"You are making quite a ruckus Blaze, aren't you tired?"

"I will not be captive in my own mind!"

"This is not your mind anymore! It belongs to me! You are mine Blaze, you always have been."

"You're a fool! You know well enough that I'm not just going to lie down and let you control me."

"And just what are you going to do Blaze? You're not strong enough to try and escape again."

"I am the incarnation of Will, I won't stop trying, they will come for you and when they do you fall to their power."

The Entity glared at Blaze before opening his eyes to wake up in the real world.

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Hurricane took one more look around the old room before following Lightning Bliss. She couldn't help but smirk when she saw a group of hotel worker ponies look at the mess at destroyed penthouse in astonishment. Hurricane landed in front of the others. "Guys, we have a huge problem, and its name is Blaze." she said panting and obviously looking tired. "Freakin entity has him under control." she said with resentment. "If that spirit had a body," she grabbed her dagger. "it wouldn't stay undamaged for long"

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Slowly the blackness began to slip away as he regained consciousness. Everlast felt numb, but he moved a hoof to his face where the pain was the strongest. He was able to feel, covering the whole left side of his face, a cauterized scab, where he was struck directly with Blaze's flaming chains. Hopefully it doesn't scar and become permanent. Ah well, that is what I get for trying to bring only words to a fight. He was able to hear faintly, the shouts of other ponies. Surely they still can't be fighting. How long have I lain here? He staggered on to his feet and through blurred vision, saw two ponies flying toward him. Hurricane and Lightning Bliss. Where have they been?

 

Knowing the locations of his allies made him wonder where the location of his enemy was, but he couldn't see Blaze anywhere. He must have gotten away with my equipment it seems. Well, that is great, no magic, no tools... Can this get any worse?

Edited October 4, 2014 by purple.teal

[Lightning Bliss 1,674]

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Bliss smiled to see most if not everypony seemed to be in one piece, though she noticed Everlast had a distinct singeing scar on his cheek. There wasn't much she could do about that, but she did have faith that...if Everlast's powers were effected by the same magic potion that restrained her own, then surely her magic was strong enough to release it.

 

"Everlast?" She trotted up to him apologetically, "i'm sorry...we did try...me and Hurricane...we tried to stop the entity... But yes he has your books and he's got Blaze's body for a hostage...We can't continue our journey without your books...or your help. Is your magic still under restraint? If it is... I...I think my magic of peace might be able to dis-spell it....It's hard to explain...but I think that the poision is causing...I guess as my magic senses it...an 'imbalance' in your being...If I'm right...if we touch horns...At least I hope..." she rubbed her head beginning to ramble, "I hope that...if we touch horns, it will be enough for my magic to sense the blockage and remove the spell."

Edited October 4, 2014 by Lightning Bliss

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Clover galloped over to Lightning and hugged her hard. "I was so worried, when you and Hurricane disappeared!" Clover exclaimed. She let go of Lightning to give Hurricane a hug, too. "Whatever happened? And where's that evil creature which has control of Blaze?"

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His vision was blurred, but Everlast was able to make out Lightning Bliss as she came to him. He listened to her then replied. "Well, we are all still alive, so it could be worse." He dropped his face into his hoof and felt the scar again. Count your blessings. "If you would, princess, be willing to attempt what you say, I would greatly appreciate it." He made the motion of bowing before her and lowered his horn toward her, right as clover smashed into her with a great hug.

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Bliss nearly toppled over at the eager hug of Clover, but she could merely hug back while replying as she went to hug on Hurricane as well.

 

"We don't know where he's teleported..." Bliss said feeling guilty, "I was able to reach the real Blaze though...He's trapped within his own mind by that dark entity...I think my magic of peace was able to awaken Blaze enough...because now the Entity looks to have weakend. It panicked and ran...or well teleported...However I suspect he couldn't teleport far...and may still be in the city."

 

At that she turned to Everlast and gently touched his horn with her own. It felt funny touching another unicorn's horn with her own, it was almost like touching hooves...but more sensitive...and...it seemed to have an affect on them both...like they were just about to share some indepth magic with each other. A few seconds passed and nothing happened...

 

"Huh...strange...I could have thought that-AH!" Her eyes suddenly glew brightly again, followed by a familiar aura of light spurting forth from the tip of her horn. It traveled down into Everlast's horn, and in a strange mixture of magic, began combining with his purple aura as well...Together both the magics united together and traveled throughout Everlast's body...seeming to restore balance to his own being...Then finally his whole body began to glow with his own magical auroa...till finally it faded away...and the magic of Blissy's came out of him...back to its owner.

 

"Huh...that was...different..." she rubbed her head, not out of pain but a slight embrassement. It felt like she and Everlast had an odd link to each other even if only for a moment. "Do you...feel any better?"

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Hurricane gave Clover a surprised yet confused look, though she couldn't see it when she hugged Hurricane. Then Lightning Bliss joined in and Hurricane didn't know how to respond. She had an uncomfortable look before softening her body and letting a small smile form on her mouth. Hurricane felt cared for and like she was worth something. She then snapped back to reality and saw Lightning Bliss and Everlast do something with their magic. she stepped back from Clover's embrace. "Guys, that's great and all, but shouldn't we be trying to find Blaze?" she asked.