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[Blitz Boom 4,641]

@@BabylonSister,

@,

 

"This orb would have little chance to be used for evil, though through its use for good, it would inevitably result in evil having to rise in response. One of many reasons why I cannot allow it to enter another's grasp. Not before I have done what regrettably must happen."

 

With that, Zhu but the orb into his sleeve and from the looks of the movements, made it stick somewhere at his chest, before rising his paw towards the hood of his robe and pulling it back.

 

The head that was revealed would stand in somewhat sharp contrast to the feline body that was mostly hinted as thus far. Instead of a feline face meeting them you see, would be that of a snake with a neck curved backwards into almost an s-shape with the head looking down on them, and the forked  tongue slithering out to taste the air once more.

 

 

The scaled were orange and white, with the scales raised to give the impression of a tiger to match that of the paws too, and he seemed to have no ears, though a slight fold like a cobras - though less prominent - were near where they should be, which likely served as his ears, guiding sound towards a small hole on each side of his head where it would get registered.

 

"I will take most of what power is within it and then prepare it for a being that will make god use of it, but still limiting it. The one that I have found is not yet ready, but in 5 years and 22 days, when the gryffin rogue attacks his town and he is blinded, it will be time to let him discover this, and begin to heal the damages that have been wrought. But when it is time for him to get more of the power within, is still up to the threads of fate. His tree branches far and wide after this point, and each will decrease or increase the time that must be waited, to not make the preparations naught.

 

If instead I were to hand this to you, I see that no matter how, it would reach its intended use of going to make good blossom, yet when one end of a scale is tipped, another weight must be added to the other to find the balance. As I can see in the paths before you that it would inevitably end with a substantial weight having to be added to the side of what you think of as good, imagine then what I would have to do in as little as three years if I gave this to you today."

 

Zhu tasted the air again, and kept his glowing eyes on the two ponies, awaiting their responses. He did not need to taste the air to see, like many thought of from serpents, but it was as much an evolutionary thing that stayed in the genetic mash up that were the Serpanthers, as it were a way for him to taste what he could not see, but intercept in that way, Such as the salty taste of fearful sweat, though it were not limited to that.

 

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@@Moonlit,

@@Hazard Time,

 

"Yeah, some ponies can be real meanies. But most of them are good, like you two."

 

Ziggy grinned at Serenade as Succulent were pulled closer in the hug that the perfume merchant had started. She liked hugging this one a little bit more than others right now because... Well, she smelled good basically. She couldn't really place it right now, but it was really intriguing without being sort of a *She smells like yummy stuff* kind of smell, Which were likely for the better, as gnawing on another mare's mane to see if she were edible tended to be frowned upon. At least in her experience.

 

"Y'know, i keep hearing that Canterlot nobles are mostly really stuck up ponies. is it even worth having a visit to Canterlot when those kinds are around? Cause I don't like cranky high ups. Makes me want to drop water balloons on them like back home, but then they'd likely get all high and mighty and starts to c-Meep!"

 

Ziggy were interrupted from what she were saying from Fah'lina, who wasn't really awake, but as her pillow (aka Ziggy) had started to move excited around, she had bored her claws in deep per instinct to stay secured wherever she were. Something that wouldn't stop before the zebra would calm down a little and stand still, which wasn't easier as she had claws in her back.

 

Still, eventually the frantic running back and forth whilst letting out small *meep* sounds in surprised pain would end, and she'd give the still-sleeping creature on her back a funny look before wandering slowly over towards the others again.

 

"Sorry, claws in spine... What were we talking about again? ...Oh! Right! Bad ponies with silly ideas that mares opinions doesn't matter. Y'know, I never got those sorts of opinions really. Seems kinda stupid, especially when their rulers are, y'know, Mares. Even more so when they made a lot of what's seen when we look up."

 

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@@Rapid Wind,

 

There wasn't any guard, yet there wasn't an open door either. if any guards were here they'd likely be inside currently, though as this were the element of magic they were speaking of, it were conceivable that there were just magical wards keeping intruders out when the door was locked. She should be able to cast something at least if the stories about her and her friends deeds were even remotely true.

 

"Seems kinda empty for the time being. I wonder if the princess is out on an errand?"

 

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@@EQ_Theta,

 

Strange... Usually, when something were directed towards another, her gates opened the right places. Yet when she had tried as the beam had headed for Lin, it had been some centimetres off. Not much, but enough for the beam to slide past and hit her. Something that, thankfully, seemed not to have done anything to the longma.

 

Likely it were the strange magic that had seeped into the area here, though it wouldn't happen again. She had registered the difference now and could hit right. The next time he tried to do anything to Lin, it would not get through, unless he were able to cut through dimensions in a strange way.

 

"I don't have magic. Does it work to push the orb into a gate?"

 

It was her answer to the both of them, signalling that she would do what was being asked, and the neutrality that had come back in the tone seemed to indicate that the air had gone a little out of the balloon for now, unable to remain sustained.

 

It were curious to see if Lin still had magic though, as apparently, she had been cleansed, which should have removed it. Unless he referred to the magic that were in the part of Lin's being that Mother had given her, which were more or less the same option of pushing things through a gate, though it were questionable whatever or not she had the focus to try and create that.

 

Mother's essence were not replaced until the magic that were part of Lin were clear and replaced, or cleared and Mother having taken away what parts of her realm that were imparted unto Lin. The second might not even work, yet as long as Lin did not have any magic replacing what were there of foulness, it would stay there to form part of her being per design.

 

It would mean bad news if the magic had been taken completely really, as that would still put her on a timer as now it were Mother's essence that would slowly begin to unravel from a lack of any magic connected to it. It could take a while longer, sure, and it were feasible that it would just fizzle out a little by little and Lin's normal energy would be able to fill in the blanks, though they'd see as the days passed. She likely had up to a week now instead of three days, though three days seemed about right before the effects would start to show and they'd see.

 

Then again, might be the magic were still there, and that it had just been made more dormant and potentially inert. Inert magic could likely work to make things just fine with no side effects, but it were to be seen if that were it, or something else.

[Moonlit 593]

@@Blitz Boom, @@Seamore Sandwich, @@Hazard Time, Serenade giggles at Ziggy "The city itself is fine, the nobles keep their 'views' confined to Canterlot Castle. You ponies still confuse the heck out of me to this day, and I barely understand how half of you can be so darn perky all the time." Serenade waves her forehooves around, and if Ziggy looks in Serenades eyes, she see's that the Sirens pupils have shrunken to pinpricks. Serenade tries to stand but can't get her legs to support her, "And another thing...eek" Serenade managed to stand up for a few seconds before every leg collapses beneath her, and she starts giggling uncontrollably. 

[Seamore Sandwich 471]

@@Rapid Wind

 

Starlight sees Discord look in her direction and immediately returns a fake smile. She didn't want to seem unfriendly or distant. She continued to follow the others, still not knowing exactly where they were going.

 

 

@@Blitz Boom

@@Moonlit

@@Hazard Time

 

"You seem tired," Derpy said to Serenade after seeing her collapse. "Maybe we should wait until tomorrow for your flying lessons. Swimming when you're tired can be extremely dangerous, especially when it's dark outside." She sounded genuinely concerned for Serenades safety, as opposed to just reciting what she had once been told. Derpy really didn't want to cancel the lesson, but it would be unwise to let a pony who was too tired to stand try to swim at night, let alone doing strength training for her wings.

[Moonlit 593]

@@Blitz Boom, @@Seamore Sandwich, @@Hazard Time, "I'm not tired" Serenade flops over, facing Derpy, "I'm perfectly fine, just had a bit too much chocolate." She giggles, "just give me 10 minutes and I'll be fine. " She rolls back over to face Ziggy, "The next time we have s'mores, remind me not to get this brand of chocolate."

[DwhitetheGamer 867]

@@Blitz Boom, 

 

Copper looked a little intrigued at the info.  He smiled, nodding at Zhu for the info.  "I see.  So it's best that I don't touch it.  It's amazing how much power is bestowed in that orb."

 

He looked at Zhu, thinking what he would do in the next five years.  "I wonder what I'll do in the next five years, maybe help the creature battle the rogue gryffins?  Who knows, but I am a pony that helps those in need, whenever possible."

[EQ_Theta 460]

@@Blitz Boom

 

Malvernis sighed, being made aware of how long being locked away could do to his vision and knowledge, no less making it look less intelligent than it thought it self to be. He'd have to try something different to get his idea across. 

 

I see this is going to be a little tougher for me. All I need you to do is to sap the foci of their magic, with you becoming the host of the magic, and in instead, inject it with my own magic. That's the other part of the healing I offered you; I've imbibed part of my magic since it is what is being repelled by the six foci. Simply take the magic from them and the deal is sealed. You even get their magic as an added bonus. 
 

Lin turned to Omen and whispered to her, "I have an idea but it's a risky one. Try to distract Malvernis while I work the magic in reverse. Instead of weakening the foci's magic, I'll strengthen them. They're weak at the moment but if I overload each of them, they might be strong enough to imprison Malvernis again. I don't want either of us to replace my brother as an eternal slave and this might snap him out of it." 

 

[BabylonSister 218]

@Sonia Spikes

@Blitz Boom

 

"Ill be sure to mark it on my calendar." She grinned

"So, Zuh was it? Why bother yourself with this orb? You wish to give it to the one you deem its proper holder, but that isn't for five years. Why come here? Did you obtain it from this cave, or were you intending to use it here? How did you find out about this event in the first place? Does the orb bestow powers of clairvoyance? Are you posessed by the orb and sasked with the quest you've described to us when you touch it!?" A shadow of alarm crossed her face with the last question.

Nix paused, caught her breath and calmed down a bit.

"...My I'm being awfully rude again asking you all of these questions, jumping to conclusions... And all outside in this dreadful weather. Would you care for a spot of tea? We could discuss this further in my humble abode. Unless you must be on your way...?" She frowned at the idea of parting company with the Serpanther

Edited July 14, 2016 by BabylonSister

[Blitz Boom 4,641]

@@Moonlit,

@@Seamore Sandwich,

@@Hazard Time,

 

"We'll count that as a mild allergy and keep it from you then."

 

Ziggy sounded happy and chirpy as she had been thus far, but she sent a short, worried look towards Serenade after seeing that this was a bit more than what the others thought, though she had no idea if it were actually the chocolate or whatnot. All she knew where that, judging by Serenade's eyes, she were getting close to going past the layer of pony and into her siren roots. Only way she could explain the eyes without having to just basically shrug and guess.

 

What she had said weren't helping that either, as going *You ponies* were telling more to Ziggy at least as she had more context, to a degree where she almost forgot that the rest didn't know and likely just thought she meant the group as a whole. That, or Serenade really had just meant the group, and she were just worrying too much. Happened sometimes.

 

"We should probably at least wait until you're settled down again before trying anything Serenade. Doctors orders."

 

The tone were chirpy, but it were still her professional evaluation, and if Serenade started to try and wobble up again before she could do so securely, she would zoom over and lay herself a bit over the siren to hold her down. She might not be that heavy since she had a lot of pegasi in her DNA, but she were still bigger than the average and Serenade were a smaller pegasi right now by a good margin. It'd do the trick without looking hostile.

 

"Something to talk about until then... Uhm... Succulent! I almost forgot that I wanted to ask you about crystal ponies. never saw any when I grew up so I don't know if there's like, any structural differences, or if its just cultural, or if you can shoot lasers from your eyes and rawr rawr."

 

She finished the sentence by pretending to shoot beams from her eyes like an old, theatre monster, adding little *pew pew* sounds as she were caught in the moment. It were directed in the end towards Derpy, apparently playing the part of the village that the monster would start stomping towards, though only in looks. Ziggy wasn't gonna go nearer and stomp on or hit the poor mare. That wasn't fun.

 

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@@EQ_Theta,

 

Distract him... How was she supposed to do that? Normally, she'd ask somepony about that, but there weren't anypony to ask left that... Huh, perhaps that could work.

 

A small idea fell into Omen's head and suddenly, at the central pillar random places around Malvernis would open gates and quickly, the magical being began to attract many eyes and incomprehensible whispers from her siblings, curious about this creature that they could feel had magic, not caring for whatever or not it were polluted. How'd they know really? Not something they were taught in general as it hardly meant anything to the unformed.

 

A little by little, voices would begin to filter through, directed towards the being, asking him questions ranging from inane to asking about if he had magic, and a few early on out trying to make deals with him before they even knew better. Some words would filter through to the others, but her siblings were limited in their projected words compared to the formed ones, so it'd mostly stay around him, which should be distracting. if for nothing else, because it could hold a potential willing servant to the creature.

 

They couldn't pass through to this world, and normally wouldn't even flock towards the gates like this, but the magic laid heavy in the air in this room and they all wanted bodies. It attracted them, though they were confined to the edges between the worlds right now.

 

At the same time, Omen would open her mouth and shoot her tongue forth, missing the middle orb briefly whilst *trying* to hit one of the others, which might grab his attention too. Something she'd do time and time again, giving off the impression that she had a hard time hitting, whilst being close to mess with the wrong things.

 

Hopefully, this should provide a fitting distraction.

 

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@,

@@BabylonSister,

 

Zhu said nothing as the ramblings went on, waiting until the mare had finished her bombardment of questions before answering hers and Copper's a little by little.

 

"In three days, the princess of friendship will arrive in this cave. Through looking around, she would find this room, take the orb, and use it to tip the scales almost tot he breaking point for good. It leaves me little other choice than to pick this before time, though I have waited far longer for the wards to weaken around it enough to be easily accessible. Centuries of planning, beginning when this place still thrived, before the day would come. A day that cannot be stopped, much as you want to try Copper.

 

You will not be near enough the event to stop it, and I will not divulge where it is so you can attempt to change that. The one who must go through this are set on the path, and stopping things would result in plans reaching through most of his lives, and that of those around him, to having to be altered.

 

No, he will be attacked, he will suffer, but in the end, it will learn him a life lesson he will need as he is passed an orb that at that point will be meant purely for healing and cleansing,"

 

Zhu tasted the air again, blinking slowly at the ponies in front of him as the lives kept unfolding in front of him. Grand ones that he might have to interfere with at some point, though he had yet to see something that were guaranteed to have to include his involvement too heavily.

 

"As for it's power, it holds many energies within, but it does not grant clairvoyance. Much as its master wanted it to contain many forms of magic, that one is elusive and hard to capture, and even then, it mostly only holds a flimsy picture of a single path, that they will then think the future. A limited view for a limited mind, as the future is not linear, but formed by choices. For those with open eyes, it shows in truth every life akin to a tree, with the choices spreading like branches on a tree. Some showing roads more likely then others, yet the varied nature of the future is never assured.

 

It should suffice for an understand of the future for you. The finer parts are hard to grasp for those who have not cursed with the sight to see the paths. Regardless, I have done what I must here, and have several years now to prepare what must be the next part of this one of many tasks. I can allow myself some time to await what is to come. Show the path you arrived in, and care not for the weather outside. It is of no importance."

 

He spoke a few, old words in a slithering before a wind blew past Zhu and the others from seemingly nowhere, directed to the outside, which were some way away from where they were now. The effects would not be seen before they were eventually outside, but essentially, two winds where blowing outwards from eachother, which would lead to the water being tossed aside as it fell like if it had hit an umbrella, just made of wind instead. It should work enough to cover the three of them, though likely look rather strange and clearly magical.

[DwhitetheGamer 867]

@@Blitz Boom, 

 

Copper just stood there, once again un-moving, as Zhu explained what was destined to be.  He completely understood the consequences of trying to interfere with prophecy, so he said, "Very well.  I will not mess with the future."

 

But he had another thought, one that will hopefully prove his powers will be greater than before.  "Since you can tell what the future brings, tell me... am I able to become Super Pony 3?  I don't wanna know where the event takes place, and I sure as heck don't wanna know the time it will come or who I'm facing.  All I care about is whether or not I successfully reach Super Pony 3.  You know the future, so please, tell me, Zhu, will I reach it or not?"

[EQ_Theta 460]

@@Blitz Boom

 

"I'll get into position just by the far end of the wall. That should be enough for me to reach each foci and grab my brother." Lin confidently said while testing her newfound powers. She conjured a sphere with a shadowy aura emanating from it before dissipating the energy gathered. "If this goes according to plan, Malvernis should be locked away once more and he will release Sen. I'll give you the signal when I'm ready."

Lin confidently nodded at Omen before taking her place. Once more, she channeled her energy into a shadowy sphere, twisting her new powers like knots and weaving it. With more magic than she had ever used up in one attempt, she would fill each orb with enough power to create a vacuum strong enough to imprison the malevolent entity. 

"I am ready, Malvernis. Stand by the central pedestal and see for yourself what awaits you!"

The longma raised the sphere above the room and six rays extending from the center and reaching into each of the foci, now raised in the air and glowing bright blue. Malvernis notices the developments and began to suspect something was off; his magic gradually weakening.

Liar! It was a mistake to have you do this! The entity then turned to Sen and yelled Get her! Stop her now! Sen didn't hesitate for a moment and quickly charged straight towards his sister, not holding back and intending to run her through the cave wall. Lin noticed this and turned to Omen. 

"Now, Omen!" 

[Seamore Sandwich 471]

@@Blitz Boom

@@Moonlit

@@Hazard Time

 

Derpy played along with Ziggy's roleplay, lying on her side with one of her front hooves holding her up like she were trying to get away, and her other front leg shielding her face. "Oh no, not the laser eyes! Anything but the laser eyes!" she said emphatically, then giggled a goofy little giggle.

[Moonlit 593]

@@Blitz Boom, @@Seamore Sandwich, @@Hazard Time,  Serenade nods, "Your the pony doc", Serenade flops onto her back and stares up at the night sky. She lets out an occasional giggle and listens to the conversation between Derpy, Succulent and Ziggy, occasionally casting glances over at the Crystal and Pegasi Ponies. 

[Summer Breeze 2,528]

@@Frosty Frost, @@Blitz Boom, 

 

summer couldn't beleve that the elders hadn't killed her, or at least had tried to. instead they just gave them lyriel! "Now I can go show you the ever free forest, this is going to be amazing! I can show you all the amazing creatures and make sure you won't get lost and just, aah, I can't wait" Summer said exited to her friend to her friend. 

 

then summer saw that blitz hugged the big, scary, annoying, mean dragon and summer grinned. she hoped the hug would burn for the dragon since he deserved that. he was still a big meany in summer's book. 

 

but then before they left the arena thingy, one of the elders, the big meany again, said that they weren't done with nerzhei. Even though summer wasn't her biggest fan, this sounded like she was going to get troubles and she defenitly didn't deserve that. as summer walked towards the the exit of the arena the looked at nerzhei "You're not goint to get in trouble, are you?" she asked.

[FanOfManyShows 396]

@@Blitz Boom, @@Minty_The_Sweet, Astral tapped her chin. "I actually can't remember which way the train station is, sorry." She gave them a slight frown.

 

Misty was now imitating a dog while raising her hoof trying to gain their attention. "I know where it is!"

 

Astral turned to Misty. "Really? where?"

 

Misty stood up. "I'll be right back." Misty walked into Astral's house, not really explaining what she was doing. and once she walked back over to them she was holding a folded piece of paper in her mouth she dropped it on the ground and unfolded it. "We have a map of equestria, it shows where the train stations are."

 

Astral nodded. "Yeah, I forgot that we had the map as well." Misty face hoofed at that. "Well I haven't had much of a reason to look at the map in a while."

Edited July 16, 2016 by Frannis

[cwhip9 1,078]

@@Blitz Boom, (im back for real this time lol)

 

As cresent saw the his feline friend run off he looked at the blimp and began to focus his mind up, king mall, the revolt and such, this had to be a dream. His gauntlets blade unsheathed itself as he looked at the blimp and spred his wings flying up towards the falling blimp.  He brought the blade straight into the nose of the blimp his only thought was 'this cant be real'

 

As he did so a trumendus roar was herd blinding the batpony with flames and bright light, followed by even defining silence........He didn't know how long it took but he found himself in the dream hall again. He looked around looking for zinthar, did his buddy make it out of the explosion?

 

"did it work, did I end my dream?" he said outloud  

 

"zin?" he called out again hoping he didn't trap the cat in the dream.   

[Denim&Venöm 19,141]

 

 

@Seamore Sandwich, @GingerLightning, @Quinch, @Lonk Chase, @SugarfootWillie, @Melke, @Denim&Venom, @Mentis Soliloquy,

 

 

Allure looked to the being that was addressing her, unsettled that she couldn't get an accurate reading on him.  "I don't understand. What's my role here? I don't know what I'm supposed to be doing here." She was confused. This entire thing was starting to go over her pay grade.

[BabylonSister 218]

@Blitz Boom

@Sonia Spikes

 

"My youre eloquent...~" was all Nix could really say under her breath. It was alot to absorb.

 

"Super Pony 3...?" She turned to Copper "What on earth do you mean by that?"

 

She pondered, and sprung off on a tangent about Copper being a fabulous actor and his next movie hanging in the balance, all depending on the success of the sequel. Quickly she decided that this was not likely the case.

[Lonk Chase 255]

@Blitz Boom

@Seamore Sandwich

@GingerLightning

@Quinch

@Denim&Venom

...

Lonk realized something.

The poem pony is completely false in his claim that he is extremely important. He isn't needed. He's useless.

He is not ready to fight. Why did he take this sword? Why does he somehow have telepathic powers if they are useless? He has never fought before, and won't now.

Lonk is a freak of nature. He has no idea what he is and doesn't want to know. Can't he just go back to his normal life? He's not a superhero or anything. He's not obligated to stay and fight. He might be a coward, but he doesn't want to die.

 

Lonk throws the sword into the battlefield. Somehow it makes a loud clang. "HEY," he shouts at everyone. "YOU MIGHT NEED THAT." He points to the sword. "YA HAPPY? BECAUSE I'M LEAVING. GOODBYE. HAVE A GRAND OLD TIME FIGHTING THAT THING BECAUSE I CAN'T."

Lonk slowly turns to walk away.

Edited July 16, 2016 by Lonk Chase

[GingerLightning 258]

@@Blitz Boom,

@@Seamore Sandwich,

@@Lonk Chase,

"HEY!"Ginger Lightning yelled at Lonk"I AM A FREAKING FOAL! AND IF I CAN FIGHT THIS THING YOU CAN  TOO! THERE IS NO REASON WHY SOMEONE WHO IS OLDER THAN ME SHOULD LEAVE BECAUSE THEY DON'T THINK THAT THEY CAN FIGHT!"Ginger Lightning yelled at Lonk some more.She may be a Changeling pony hybrid but that doesn't change the fact that she is a filly who never got into a fight.

She started to stomp angrily towards Lonk

Edited July 16, 2016 by GingerLightning

[Blitz Boom 4,641]

@@cwhip9,

 

There wasn't any answer from anywhere. Crescent were alone, with nobody to talk to.

 

Well, for about three seconds at least, before the air in front of him ripped slightly open and Zinthar fired through as if fired by a canon. Something which, considering how far he went and how he were tumbling/smoking for the entire time, might not be too far off from the truth.

 

"...Hate.. This... Place..."

 

His breathing were heavy, but eventually, the nine-tailed cat would be able to stand again, though he didn't look too good. Something had seemingly happened to him in the moment between Crescent trying to shut down the dream and them returning to this place again that had left its marks.

 

Most of his fur were now gone, burnt off from the looks of things, he had several rifts and cuts going around on him, bruises in different shades were starting to show on the otherwise shiny-black feline, and he looked physically and mentally drained. He might not be bleeding, but whatever had gone on between him being left there and ending here hadn't been pretty. Made you wonder what might have happened to a lesser being if it trapped behind.

 

"Gonna find... The slime... Claw him to... Shreds..."

 

The felines stance were also showing how drained he seemed, with the tails more or less dragging across the *ground* and his voice - along with the deep, pained breaths he had to take between words - carried anger as clearly as it did exhaustion. Yet, he were alive enough from the looks of things, though he looked like he could fall down at any time. Trying to touch him right now, considering how angry he were, would perhaps not be the best of ideas though.

 

He looked towards Crescent, but didn't say anything more right now. He just kept on trying to breathe and stay upright, and perhaps gain some semblance of a stable body and mind again.

 

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@@Summer Breeze,

@@Frosty Frost,

 

Nerzhei turned briefly to the ponies and the dryad that were on their way out and grumbled a simple response back before they would be out, and she were left to whatever would happen.

 

"When it comes to Cronk, I always am."

 

When outside, Blitz would give a slightly concerned look towards the door they had gotten out of, wondering what were gonna happen to the big, blue dragon amongst the even bigger dragons, before turning her face towards Lyriel who also seemed concerned, but also still relieved about what had happened in there.

 

"So, you're gonna be part of the forest too now? Yey!"

 

Lyriel looked down at the little creature who now hugged her leg, and then amongst the others, having a moment to remind herself that this would be it now. No more nights of fearing that her sibling would find her or nightmares about the water rising and forcing itself down her throat. No more forest where only the creaking trees and the few. spread, wooden creatures would give sound, but avoid her like she were a plagued being. Now... It would be the home with these friendly creatures that had stood up for and supported her this far and would now live in the forest she would find. A place with life and friends...

 

Tears started to fall from her eyes once more as she knelt down and embraced the creatures, thinking nothing of the Atazi or the looks the guard at the door sent them, whispering words of gratitude into their ears for helping her get another chance.

 

There were many things she wanted to say right now, but she were so choked up that when Nerzhei got out a few minutes later - or well, Stormed out to be more exact - she barely noticed before she slammed the door behind her and sneered at the dragon guard when he were about to tell her to relax herself.

 

"Save the parties until we've left."

 

She did not sound, nor look, happy as she tapped impatiently with her foot until Lyriel would rise herself and begin to follow the dragon deeper into the camp and towards the other end, with Nerzhei sneering at any dragon who made any sound about anything regarding her or the group with her to make them shut up. Something most of them promptly did.

 

It wouldn't be all that long before they'd reach a point where no tents or buildings were left for a little while, until a little before the walls on the other side, a single tent stood.

 

It were rather large in it, and tainted from several smeared parts of what were hopefully just paint of different colours that seemed to have been writing at some point through the years at varying degrees of age. From what could halfway be understood of them, it were not overly nice things that were written, though Nerzhei cared not as she stopped up against the nearby wall and leaned up against with her left hand. The right were on her temple, rubbing at some points to try and calm her down a little along with the deep breaths.

 

As for the tent, a nearby wind blew past it and when the fold in front of the door moved slightly, showed what appeared to be a stack of books. Considering everything, this were likely not a common thing to find in this dragon camp, so the scope of who owned it were limited and kinda easy to guess.

 

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@@BabylonSister,

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Zhu's eyes were focused on Copper for several minutes before he said something, only briefly moving when his tongue slithered out to taste the air.

 

"...It a state of power greater than most would ever need. Something that will come at a price I see you having trouble living with."

 

Several scenarios had unfolded before him as he had scoured down the lines and seen the forms that must come before this, as well as the ponies that had granted him this as his paths would cross them again. It were beings he were certain did not live anymore, though now that he did, it would be something he would have to investigate further another time. Likely it would be important.

 

As important as one of the few events in the potential futures where this power could show itself for Copper? Perhaps, but he had doubts about it in the shorter term. They would likely live long and interfere in lesser ways, whilst this were something he would have to consider the paths of - and potentially react upon - in far lesser time.

 

"Victory will bloom from the seed of tragedy."

 

It were the last thing he said before he started to walk towards the outside again, slowly and methodically. He had little reason to rush at this point in time.

 

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@@Minty_The_Sweet,

 

Null and Void looked between eachother and the map, trying to look if they could find any meaning in it but really, failing rather horribly at it.

 

"D-Do you think you c-could uhm... Show us w-where we are to begin w-with? We're not very... I-I mean, it's not like we're..."

 

"We're not good with finding way or reading maps. Never came up muchh in school before we had to make a run for it, and our internal directional sense is a bit... Well, I Did say we've been lost in this forest for days, right?"

 

Much as they were thankful for the map and the possibility that they could find a way forth to their goal, they would still need some help actually getting anywhere unless they'd just end up getting lost again and just settle down somewhere in the wilderness, unable to even get out as time went by. A bit of an extreme situation, but they weren't thinking it so far away from being possible all things considered.

 

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@@EQ_Theta,

 

It would barely have been said fully before a gate opened in front of the charging Sen and swallowed him up, closing as soon as he had passed through and leaving just Malvernis, Omen and Lin behind. Sen would rummage around in the shadowy home, likely confused at not finding a target, but he would be safe until they could get him help. And so would the two of them be really, as the being now hadn't a servant anymore, and the gates around him closed, leaving the siblings that had shown interest to be out of his reach too.

 

"Got him."

 

She wasn't sure what would happen from here, but she had done what she had guessed she were supposed to do when Lin had called out to her. Though perhaps this meant they had won? The magic did something strange to Malvernis considering how angry he were and what Lin had said when asking Omen to distract him, but would he still be able to do something? Potentially.

 

Better to be ready to open more gates of something happened. It were not much, but it were more or less all she could do. She wasn't a fighter after all, or knowledgeable about magic enough to know what were happening right now.

[cwhip9 1,078]

@@Blitz Boom, Seeing how his feline friend looked cresent couldn't help but feel responsible for the cats....well....misfortune.

 

"something tells me you got the worst of that blast, sorry. I tried to shut down the dream so we could find night mother to help us out. you know there is a vampiric trick...."he paused seeing the look on the cats face.

 

"never mind maybe another time" he said

[Minty_The_Sweet 20]

@@Blitz Boom,@,

"If your going to the train station then could you take Crystal with you? she needs to get to Canterlot for school. My mother said not to come back until I am fed so maybe I could stop at the library. But I might need to stay a bit behind but don't worry I'll catch up" Butterfly rubbed Crystal's mane playfully before coughing a little. "You need some now! your looking pale for a Changeling and your not my mum!" Crystal was quite unsure of her best friends health and was at that moment calculating the time since she had last seen Butterfly and how long a Changeling could live without feeding.

[Rapid Wind 47]

@Seamore Sandwich

 

Discord led them to a small cafe and pulled out a chair for Fluttershy, for which Fluttershy smiled and accepted his kind gesture and took the seat and then pulled out one for Starlight and he thought about whether her reaction would be the same as Fluttershy and thought it likely not to be as Fluttershy knew him better, but he also decided he would let her make the choice.

 

@Blitz Boom & @Seamore Sandwich

 

Rapid Wind found the ground entrance and was halted by the guards, but they recognised Stargazer.

 

 "Spike informed us for your request to meet Princess Twilight, but we must ask if this Pegasus is with you or not," a guard boldly stated.

[EQ_Theta 460]

@@Blitz Boom

 

As much as she was relieved her brother wouldn't be breaking anymore bones, Lin still had to continue overloading each foci with magic. And as she did so, she felt her body weakening. She kept on going, unleashing every last bit of magic infused into her and releasing them into the area. Malvernis then counteracted by draining each foci of the additional magic it was being given, and he too was weakening by the second. 

Lin yelled out loud and fired off a powerful blast of magic, causing each orb to levitate. A pair of spectral chains spread from each orb and made their way around Malvernis and began closing in on him, wrapping him and further of sapping him of energy. He tried to escape and struggled as the first of the chains latched onto him on one end and the other in his spherical prison. 

"He isn't weak enough to pull in!" Lin exclaimed and looked toward Omen again, thinking about what could speed things up. It then occurred to her that it might be possible to get Malvernis into range. "Omen, could opening the gate Sen entered help? He could come out charging straight into Malvernis and hit him from behind!"

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@@Blitz Boom, 

 

Copper simply blinked at Zhu's response, then sighed.  He knew it, he would achieve the Super Pony 3, but at what cost?  the serpent creature said that victory will come at a tragic cost, but what?  The Seed of Tragedy will come forth again, as last time when he earned his first Super Pony form, he knew that, but there was still many questions.  He'll have to find the answers himself.

 

"Thank you, Zhu."  Was the last words that came out of his mouth as the serpent was still in range of hearing, before heading out himself, and away from both the cave and Zhu.