open Bangcolt Arena! (Fighting/Sol) (RP)

[J.R. 3,183]

Kazas turned his head towards the field, and concentrated his sight, scanning the area for even the slightest of movements. His patience would be rewarded, as what Darkrai believed to be a field mouse was factual. Tiny, grey, and hard-to-see, the mouse had no suspicion that it was about to become a rather rudimentary lunch. He looked at Darkrai, and then, back towards the field. And then back at Darkrai once more. He was almost drooling. He spoke one word, and one word only.

 

" DIBS! "

 

Immediately, he jumped into the air and started flapping his wings with all of his might. His flight path was one of an arc, almost as if he was leaping greatly from one point to the next. He stretched his claws forward, his eye tracked down the mouse with flawless accuracy. Pouncing on the mouse, he gave it no quarter. He ripped into it like a madgriffon, consuming and eviscerating with his beak and claws. At this point, he didn't care if Darkrai was watching. Only his empty stomach had his attention now!

Darkrai wanted to laugh, but was massively impressed by the griffon's skillful hunting style. Her eyes widened in amazement as she looked him over. However, after a moment, she turned around to give him some privacy as he ate andshe waited until he was finished.

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Electron was grumbling angrily to himself as he walked around the arena and spoke quietly to himself, "Throw me out of her bar will she? Well, when I'm done, there's gonna be no more bar you stupid country hick." he lit a garbage bomb he purchased from the armory awhile ago. "Nopony messes with Electron Wave Storm and gets away with it." As it caught fire, he threw it into the bar through the window, and flew away to avoid getting caught. "Hehehe...Who's your daddy now huh?"

 

The grenade itself didn't start releasing the garbage until 30 seconds after it landed inside, once it detonated, it realeased sewage, garbage, manure, skunks, and all kinds of repulsive things including socks, and it would cover everything inside. By then, EWS was long gone, after he had sprayed 'EWS' in yellow on the bar doors..

Edited July 3, 2015 by Ice Blizzard

[Ranger22 179]

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Kev looked at Fluttershy to see her walk behind him, seemingly nervous and wanting to leave, "Sensing tension within Fluttershy. Maybe I should leave this one. This zebra creeps me out."

 

He thought for a moment before walking along with Fluttershy, "Thanks but, I'm not much of a help with potions. I got species to find."

"Oh it is quite alright, I apologize if I gave any of you a fright," I happily stated before turning tail and walking off back into the city. Decent fellows however I didn't think the one who declined my offer did so because he was busy. Well what's done is done, might as well go try the market again for my missing ingredient. Making my way to the market I spotted a rather noteworthy sign on a building. I put my hoof on my chin as I investigated the poster further, "combat arena looking for competitors now." A competition like this would allow me to try out new potions of mine! I threw down my hood as I changed course for the arena.

[MozillaToast 233]

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Aknor looked back and grinned, "So this evening, be ready!" He walked off humming happily to himself as he searched for competition to earn some bit for later on.

 

However after wandering through the site for a minute or two, he began to notice a horrid stench, "Holy mother of..." He gagged slightly on the smell alone and turned to where he could smell it from. He saw a bar almost visible reaking of nasty things. He put a rag over his muzzle walked past vowing never to go in that particular bar, and to take a shower as soon as possible.

[Vae Victis 742]

Darkrai wanted to laugh, but was massively impressed by the griffon's skillful hunting style. Her eyes widened in amazement as she looked him over. However, after a moment, she turned around to give him some privacy as he ate andshe waited until he was finished.

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Electron was grumbling angrily to himself as he walked around the arena and spoke quietly to himself, "Throw me out of her bar will she? Well, when I'm done, there's gonna be no more bar you stupid country hick." he lit a garbage bomb he purchased from the armory awhile ago. "Nopony messes with Electron Wave Storm and gets away with it." As it caught fire, he threw it into the bar through the window, and flew away to avoid getting caught. "Hehehe...Who's your daddy now huh?"

 

The grenade itself didn't start releasing the garbage until 30 seconds after it landed inside, once it detonated, it realeased sewage, garbage, manure, skunks, and all kinds of repulsive things including socks, and it would cover everything inside. By then, EWS was long gone, after he had sprayed 'EWS' in yellow on the bar doors..

Kazas finished on the mouse, devouring what he needed from the small creature. It was then that a small, orange blur could be seen darting out from the edge of the woodlands. Speeding towards Kazas, it touched down and slid on the ground towards him. Kazas, noticing this, immediately diverted all attention to it. It was one of the Phoenixes that he had sent out last night. They must have been up all through the after hours searching for Ice Blizzard diligently. Kazas, in a fit of excitement, spoke to it almost as if it could understand equis.

 

" You have returned! Have you found him?"

 

The Phoenix made no answer. It only hung its head low.

 

" Please, tell me! Have you spotted him at all?"

 

Still no response.

 

Kazas, getting closer to the phoenix, gently placed his talons on it's head, and began to pet the phoenix. A drop of what seemed like golden water flooded from the Phoenix's eyes. It was... crying. Kazas knew what this meant. And his face had turned grim. Even though he realized what this meant, he fought through his own personal pain to bring comfort to the little phoenix. Kazas called for Darkrai so he may tell her the grave news.

 

" Darkrai! Can... can you come to me... please?...."

[Mars Orbit 729]

"You're gonna throw me out the window?!" Skitz said. Then smiled. "I has an idea."

He grabbed her head and held it. Hard. "Go ahead throw me pink!" He started squeezing her head. "And as for the hospital bill...I'll be sure to let you know..." He said still smiling. "...after I get out I mean. Because you're paying for it."

Edited July 9, 2015 by Mars Orbit

[Not Yellow Diamond 925]

@@Unicorncob,

 

Twilight smiled at her enthusiasm and then glanced back to see the atoms vibrating vigorously, but they weren't moving fast enough to provide Twilight the results she wanted. 

 

She looked back at Tyra who was clearly running her flank off and enjoying it to. Twilighty decided she wasn't going to let Tyra have all the fun, "Move over," she shouted and jumped to the side of Tyra and ran along side her.

 

Twilight stumbled a bit but finally managed to keep enough pace with Tyra so she wouldn't fall, "A little faster, Tyra," she smiled and chirped gleefully.

 

@, 

 

Night Tracer saw Luna out of the corner of his eye and pulled up but the sword's length still made it impossible to dodge. She had nicked his chest but it wasn't enough to do any serious harm. 

 

He propelled himself into the air until he could get ahold of his Kukri that was still up for grabs. He quickly got it under control and took one of his darts from the base of the Kukri and placed it on the side so it wasn't visible. It was too small, about the size of a human pinkie finger. 

 

He quickly alligned the dart with Luna's eye and hurled it along with the Kukri. 

 

What he hoped would happen and was 100% certain would happen is when he threw the Kukri Luna's eyes would be attracted to the bigger object. The dart wasn't only virtually invisible but the kukri would take Luna's focus. He curved the Kukri to it's right so it would curve into Luna and the dart would go straight toward her without her even noticing. It was theoretically and statistically fullproof, she wouldn't have any reason to look away from the sword which would leave her vulnerable and if the attack paid off, it would blind her as well.

 

@@Star Saber,

 

As Ash arose into the air the Ursa Major behind him, walked past him without even acknowledging him. Until the Ursa Major sniffed. Ash had a distinct odor and for the Ursa Major's strong sense of smell, similar to real bears, the odor ws strong and potent. 

 

It turned and roared loudly, then its roar dropped off into a real silent rumble. It groweled and snarled like a rabid dog.

 

It followed the strong scent put off by Ash who was now above the two Ursa Major's. The Male Ursa Major cocked back its arm and Swung with full force at Ash, as it roared loudly in spite of intrusion on his home.

 

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Fluttershy began walking towards the lake and her duckings followed closely behind, and she assumed Kevin would to as Xander departed. 

 

She/He seemed nice to her. Although she was a little frightened by her/him at first. Fluttershy felt ashamed for doing so since she had learned long ago not to judge a book by its cover yet, she did it anyways. The small, petty thingss seemed to bother Fluttershy although she tried not to focus on them. 

 

She trotted onward for a few minutes, still not checking back to see if Kevin was following. She honestly wouldn't of miinded if he would of left. Ponies had places to be, had things to do. She'd understand. 

 

She was about to glance halfway back to make sue the ducklings were still in line and if Kevin was there she'd see him. If not, she wouldn't  Simple as that. 

[J.R. 3,183]

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(Kevin POV)

Kevin began to follow Fluttershy to the lake. He hadn't had much of any other purpose besides finding these new species. He was only a few feet from her as he began to look within the water. He was able to hold his breath for awhile under there, "Interesting. Nothing much yet..."

 

(IB POV)

Ice was barely hanging upon his last few hours of life as he was almost ready to give out. He still felt horrible, but he felt justified, "I'm almost gone. My time is nearly up for real this time. *sniff* Oh well, I'd rather die without anyone caring about where I am, than be alive and deal with the fact that I let Rarity nearly get killed."

 

"All my life I've felt alone in the world. Longing for that special somepony. When I met Rarity, that feeling of yearn ceased, and I couldn't take my mind off her ever since. But look at me now, I'm sitting out here, in a block of ice, all alone. I don't deserve Rarity, and she doesn't deserve me. I mean, I thought I was good enough, but what's the point if I can't stay alive long enough to tell her I love her."

 

He started to think deeper into the possibilities of the situation, "Ah man. Even if I do get saved out here, how am I gonna break it to everypony when I get back? 'Oh hey Princess Celestia, I turned my back on one of the 6 Elements of Harmony for 1 second and she got captured! Isn't that great? Oh yeah, tell her friends that as well, so they can all kick my ass.'" he thought sarcastically as he began to cry.

 

As he sat within his ice, he couldn't do much else. He was stuck out in the dry, arid, oasis, with no signs of nearby life or anything. His time was almost up, and he knew death was iminent, "But, in a way, I'm content with going out like this. At least Rarity and Will are ok, and Carmine is dead. I may not have been able to tell Rarity my feelings, but I'm glad she's not dead because of me. I can't forgive myself for letting something happen to her though. Well, time to face the music....." he was down to his last hour.

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Kazas finished on the mouse, devouring what he needed from the small creature. It was then that a small, orange blur could be seen darting out from the edge of the woodlands. Speeding towards Kazas, it touched down and slid on the ground towards him. Kazas, noticing this, immediately diverted all attention to it. It was one of the Phoenixes that he had sent out last night. They must have been up all through the after hours searching for Ice Blizzard diligently. Kazas, in a fit of excitement, spoke to it almost as if it could understand equis.

" You have returned! Have you found him?"

The Phoenix made no answer. It only hung its head low.

" Please, tell me! Have you spotted him at all?"

Still no response.

Kazas, getting closer to the phoenix, gently placed his talons on it's head, and began to pet the phoenix. A drop of what seemed like golden water flooded from the Phoenix's eyes. It was... crying. Kazas knew what this meant. And his face had turned grim. Even though he realized what this meant, he fought through his own personal pain to bring comfort to the little phoenix. Kazas called for Darkrai so he may tell her the grave news.

" Darkrai! Can... can you come to me... please?...."

Darkrai looked up. She saw her boyfriend calling to her adn she was at his side in no time. She looked at the griffon and wondered whether or not they found Ice, "Well Kazy? What did your friends say? Did they find him? Is he ok? What happened?" she asked anxiously.

Edited July 3, 2015 by Ice Blizzard

[Unicorncob 5,677]

Twilight smiled at her enthusiasm and then glanced back to see the atoms vibrating vigorously, but they weren't moving fast enough to provide Twilight the results she wanted. 

 

She looked back at Tyra who was clearly running her flank off and enjoying it to. Twilighty decided she wasn't going to let Tyra have all the fun, "Move over," she shouted and jumped to the side of Tyra and ran along side her.

 

Twilight stumbled a bit but finally managed to keep enough pace with Tyra so she wouldn't fall, "A little faster, Tyra," she smiled and chirped gleefully.

 

Tyra perked up and budged aside as Twilight moved in next to her. "Aye, extra hooves with boost the power!"

 

She was really starting to enjoy this little experiment of hers.

 

"More power?!" She yelled, more determined than surprised, "Very well!" She began sprinting even faster!

[Star Saber 114]

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Ash didn’t really need to see the Male Ursa’s attack as he could feel the air moving as it brought back its arm and swung at the Dragon. Ash dove down; using his wings to accelerate himself and barely managed to avoid the Ursa’s swipe; however the dragon got caught in the air current and thrown about.

 

Ash let out a slew of expletives before regaining aerial control. Well that was going to be a pain; Ash was used to fighting opponents larger than himself; but these beasts were large to the point of ridiculousness. Ash’s standard tactics of ‘Pummel until it stops moving’ wasn’t going to work on here. However Ash had a plan.

 

Ash quickly darted back up towards the ceiling and towards the Ursa who just attacked him so that he was directly above the overgrown bear. He launched another fireball down at the Ursa’s head in an attempt to provoke it into attacking Ash again in hopes that the beast would hit the ceiling and bring it down on itself. Provided Ash moved out of the way, but thankfully, with it’s size Ursas wasn’t exactly fast.

Edited July 3, 2015 by Star Saber

[Not Yellow Diamond 925]

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Fluttershy turned to look behind her. She checked to make sure each of her ducklings were all with her; she counted with her hoof, "1, 2, 3, 4,  5, and... Reginald?" She asked and looked around nervously. Then a little quack came from beneath her. She looked down in between her legs to see a rather pudgy duckling with a glee filled smile, " There you are," she beamed and sighed in relief. "Now get back in line, we've got a bit of ways to go and I don't want to lose you, ok?"

 

The little duck quacked in agreement and waddled over to the back of the line. 

 

Fluttershy then looked up to see Kevin with his head in the water, she giggled, "Uh, What are you doing, if you don't mind me asking?" 

 

@@Unicorncob,

 

Tyra then sped up and Twilight couldn't keep pace. She began to trip over her own hooves and she couldn't stand up straight either. Eventually she was knocked over and barreled into Twilight which cause them both to fall out of the hamster wheel.

 

She rubbed the back of her head as she got up and began laughing, "Sorry, You're to fast for me." Twilight extended a hoof to help Tyra up.

 

Then the potion caught her eye as it fizzed and bubbled out of the lab flask and steam rose above it. Twilight gasped and rushe dover toward the bottle, "Eureka," she grinned, then carefully walked over to Tyra with the bottle in hoof. "Well, before I give this too you, I need some data to measure off of, if uh, you now what I mean?" she asked sheepishly. 

[Fractured 2,684]

@Star Saber, 

Out in the forest, the brown mare with the leafy green mane and tail was still wandering, out in search of a better spot to rest after the living ice cube had robbed her of her last one. As she passed by the innumerably tall trees that she still somehow managed to weave through as if she lived here, she came across what appeared to be a large cave system blocked by a huge rock.

 

Her eyes narrowed; she needed a place to sleep, and this thing was in her way. So she concentrated, horn glowing as she stared intensely at the rock. For a second, nothing happened. Then, a large door sized piece of the rock simply turned to sand, falling to the dirt of the forest floor with a gentle shushing sound.

 

Work done, she began to trot contentedly into the cave. Upon hearing a terrible ruckus and several roars, however, she quickly decided to backtrack, dashing away from the cave and back into the forest in the hopes of finding a better hiding spot.

 

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-snip-

In the residential area, Diamond Tiara sat in a huge swivel chair on the fifth floor of her office, waiting impatiently. She had been sent here as a business exercise by her father,  see if she could handle running one, and so far, she'd been doing perfectly, like she always did. The newly titled gossip column The Chatty Cathy had been been doing astoundingly well in the arena ever since she set it up. It seemed like ponies here ate up the drama even more than they did back in Ponyville. What losers, she thought, turning her attention back to the door.

 

Just in time. Silver Spoon rushed in through the door, panting heavily.

 

"Did we...have to...move to...the fifth...floor?"

 

"Of course we did, Silver Spoon; height is power, and ponies respect power." Diamond Tiara stated matter-of-factually. "Did you get the latest news?"

 

"Di...trouble," she said, still panting heavily. "C...M...C...here," she said, before practically crawling over to a seat to catch her breath. She had to have taken the stairs.

 

All at once, Diamond Tiara's smile turned into a tight grimace. Of course they were here- they only ruined everything she ever set out to do, from Cutieceneras to birthday parties, and Applebloom was the worst of them. It was only the thought of disappointing her father that kept her from doing something drastic.

 

"Let's just keep doing what we're doing; I can't let Daddy down. If the CMC get in my way though..."

 

She took the latest article that she had in her hooves,

 

"Princess Celestia's Real Mane Color is Pink?! Shocking Confessions from Secret Niece Sunny Days!"

 

And languidly fed it into the shredder. She let the act speak for itself as Silver Spoon once again dashed out, this time swearing to find a replacement to delegate to before the week was up.

 

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It had taken a week, but Applejack had finally managed to find someone that would come all the way out to Bangcolt in order to do repair work. The two had met outside the arena, and were now walking towards the tavern, even having struck up a nice mutual conversation since the repaircolt happened to know the oranges.

 

Her attitude abruptly shifted as she smelled something near the tavern, and she broke into a slightly faster pace, the repaircolt at this point barely being able to keep up. As she neared the tavern, the first thing she saw was "EWS was here" scrawled in yellow, and she knew there'd be trouble.

 

She yanked open the door, and the smell immediately hit her like a punch to the face. She looked up through burning eyes to see an absolute tragedy. There was trash, raw sewage, and what looked like somepony's dirty laundry staining every inch of her tavern, from floor to ceiling. There even seemed to be skunks here too, and one drunkenly waltzed out from under her legs and out of the door as she stared, open mouthed in shock. The repair-colt gave a nervous chuckle.

 

"You, uh, want me to work on that wall now?"

 

That was when Applejack fainted.

 

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Luna saw the sword coming toward, but she also saw the ground rushing up to meet her from below as she fell. She took the surprisingly less dangerous option of the two options, attempting to flip right side up once again in order to make a proper landing. When she did however, something incredibly tiny struck one of her wings, ripping through the feathers and light bone structure before burying itself in her side. Luna, now flightless, crashed heavily to the ground, and it was only her half-conscious mind that still allowed her to block the throwing knife with the blade of her sword as it came toward her.

 

Ripping the something out of her side with a wingtip as delicate as fingertips, she took another stance with her sword, more than ready to continue this fight on the ground.

 

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As Aknor left, Trixie closed the door behind him, before moving over behind the counter. True to her word (for once), she'd be ready when he got back. For now, though, she took out the armor that had been stored behind the counter, and began magically examining it. Everything needed to be just perfect...

Edited July 3, 2015 by Corona de Adamas

[Unicorncob 5,677]

Tyra then sped up and Twilight couldn't keep pace. She began to trip over her own hooves and she couldn't stand up straight either. Eventually she was knocked over and barreled into Twilight which cause them both to fall out of the hamster wheel.

 

She rubbed the back of her head as she got up and began laughing, "Sorry, You're to fast for me." Twilight extended a hoof to help Tyra up.

 

Then the potion caught her eye as it fizzed and bubbled out of the lab flask and steam rose above it. Twilight gasped and rushe dover toward the bottle, "Eureka," she grinned, then carefully walked over to Tyra with the bottle in hoof. "Well, before I give this too you, I need some data to measure off of, if uh, you now what I mean?" she asked sheepishly. 

 

Tyra watched as Twilight tripped over her own hooves, then yelped as she bumped into her and was flung out of the wheel, rolling across the lab.

 

She raised her head and shook it, accepting the help up. "My apologies, I hope it worked for you."

 

She raised an eyebrow. "Data...?"

[J.R. 3,183]

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Kevin held his head under the water for as long as he could until his swarmed relayed the message of what Fluttershy said to him. Once he got it, he brought his head up and said, "Water bugs. There are all kinds of insects in the water." he said simply. "I guess it is nice to have company. But I gotta find these new species on my own in order for success."

 

"Listen Fluttershy, I gotta go keep looking. It was nice talking to you, and I may see you again later for your help, but for now, gotta go." he said as he began to walk away.

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Electron Wave Storm was atop a cloud that was all the way on the other side of the town, and saw Applejack faint from there, via binoculars. He nearly laughed his wings off, "Hahah! Oh man that was too rich! Hahahah! See ya stupid country girl? Nopony messes with the E-W-S and doesn't pay the price. You, your way of life, your stupid bar? They're all nothing but worthless trash."

Edited July 4, 2015 by Ice Blizzard

[Vae Victis 742]

@,

(Kevin POV)

Kevin began to follow Fluttershy to the lake. He hadn't had much of any other purpose besides finding these new species. He was only a few feet from her as he began to look within the water. He was able to hold his breath for awhile under there, "Interesting. Nothing much yet..."

 

(IB POV)

Ice was barely hanging upon his last few hours of life as he was almost ready to give out. He still felt horrible, but he felt justified, "I'm almost gone. My time is nearly up for real this time. *sniff* Oh well, I'd rather die without anyone caring about where I am, than be alive and deal with the fact that I let Rarity nearly get killed."

 

"All my life I've felt alone in the world. Longing for that special somepony. When I met Rarity, that feeling of yearn ceased, and I couldn't take my mind off her ever since. But look at me now, I'm sitting out here, in a block of ice, all alone. I don't deserve Rarity, and she doesn't deserve me. I mean, I thought I was good enough, but what's the point if I can't stay alive long enough to tell her I love her."

 

He started to think deeper into the possibilities of the situation, "Ah man. Even if I do get saved out here, how am I gonna break it to everypony when I get back? 'Oh hey Princess Celestia, I turned my back on one of the 6 Elements of Harmony for 1 second and she got captured! Isn't that great? Oh yeah, tell her friends that as well, so they can all kick my ass.'" he thought sarcastically as he began to cry.

 

As he sat within his ice, he couldn't do much else. He was stuck out in the dry, arid, oasis, with no signs of nearby life or anything. His time was almost up, and he knew death was iminent, "But, in a way, I'm content with going out like this. At least Rarity and Will are ok, and Carmine is dead. I may not have been able to tell Rarity my feelings, but I'm glad she's not dead because of me. I can't forgive myself for letting something happen to her though. Well, time to face the music....." he was down to his last hour.

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Darkrai looked up. She saw her boyfriend calling to her adn she was at his side in no time. She looked at the griffon and wondered whether or not they found Ice, "Well Kazy? What did your friends say? Did they find him? Is he ok? What happened?" she asked anxiously.

 

Taking his talons away gently from the Phoenix's head, he shook His own, and his face was a patchwork of negative emotion. Still trying to comfort the Phoenix, he spoke to it as though a parent would to their child if said child had onjueed themselves in a fall and had started crying.

 

" There, there, little one... You... Tried your hardest. You and all of your friends. I thank you for your aid..."

 

The small Phoenix had perked up, if only a little, but was still saddened. Kazas then gazed upon Darkrai, and then dropped his head in guilt, unable to maintain eye contact. He put a claw up to his chest. It felt as though there was a great weight upon it, one that would only increase in mental stress after he spoke his next words.

 

" They were... Unable to find him, Darkrai... They searched every nook and cranny, throughout the entire area... And they still could not locate him. Please, don't blame them. If anything, blame me instead..."

 

He was feeling guilty due to the fact that he was not able to save this life. He kept looking downward in his own mire of sadness, unable to raise his head.

[J.R. 3,183]

Taking his talons away gently from the Phoenix's head, he shook His own, and his face was a patchwork of negative emotion. Still trying to comfort the Phoenix, he spoke to it as though a parent would to their child if said child had onjueed themselves in a fall and had started crying.

 

" There, there, little one... You... Tried your hardest. You and all of your friends. I thank you for your aid..."

 

The small Phoenix had perked up, if only a little, but was still saddened. Kazas then gazed upon Darkrai, and then dropped his head in guilt, unable to maintain eye contact. He put a claw up to his chest. It felt as though there was a great weight upon it, one that would only increase in mental stress after he spoke his next words.

 

" They were... Unable to find him, Darkrai... They searched every nook and cranny, throughout the entire area... And they still could not locate him. Please, don't blame them. If anything, blame me instead..."

 

He was feeling guilty due to the fact that he was not able to save this life. He kept looking downward in his own mire of sadness, unable to raise his head.

Darkrai did feel a bit sad at first. She did want to apologize to Ice for what she had done, but now that he was dead it was a real game changer. She listened intently to Kazas speak, and when he was finished, Darkrai went over to him and kissed him. After a moment she stopped and said, "Don't beat yourself up Kazy. You tried. That's what counts most. I just wish I could've apologized to him. But I think you did a good job and shouldn't be sad. Ok?" she said while affectionatley nuzzling her face against his cheek.

[Vae Victis 742]

Darkrai did feel a bit sad at first. She did want to apologize to Ice for what she had done, but now that he was dead it was a real game changer. She listened intently to Kazas speak, and when he was finished, Darkrai went over to him and kissed him. After a moment she stopped and said, "Don't beat yourself up Kazy. You tried. That's what counts most. I just wish I could've apologized to him. But I think you did a good job and shouldn't be sad. Ok?" she said while affectionatley nuzzling her face against his cheek.

Kazas found solace in Darkrai's loving embrace. It was like she could revitalize him through simple gestures of adoration. Quite frankly, he enjoyed the kiss. And her nuzzling provided a very warm, yet familiar sensation. One akin to being just the right distance away from a bonfire in mid-winter, with just the right amount of warmth coursing throughout. Even if the situation did almost seemingly demand a response of negative emotion, Darkrai brought a joy to Kazas's heart.

 

" Such potential for good, has been lost, however... But I guess... There might always be that small chance that someone else may find him... Darkrai, I love you. And thank you for bringing peace to me. I can only hope that I can do the same for you..."

 

He nuzzled back, even lifting a claw to gently play with Darkrai's mane.

[J.R. 3,183]

Kazas found solace in Darkrai's loving embrace. It was like she could revitalize him through simple gestures of adoration. Quite frankly, he enjoyed the kiss. And her nuzzling provided a very warm, yet familiar sensation. One akin to being just the right distance away from a bonfire in mid-winter, with just the right amount of warmth coursing throughout. Even if the situation did almost seemingly demand a response of negative emotion, Darkrai brought a joy to Kazas's heart.

 

" Such potential for good, has been lost, however... But I guess... There might always be that small chance that someone else may find him... Darkrai, I love you. And thank you for bringing peace to me. I can only hope that I can do the same for you..."

 

He nuzzled back, even lifting a claw to gently play with Darkrai's mane.

Darkrai felt such a loving sense from the griffon, however, she had another confession to make, "Oh, Kazas. Another thing, my name isn't...really Darkrai, i-it's Vera. I'm sorry for lying to you about this, but my mercenary bosses made me change my real name from Vera Infernium to Darkrai Combuster. I was told never to tell anyone my real name or else I would be killed, but I don't care. I love you too much to worry about a stupid name. I just hope you're not upset..."

[Vae Victis 742]

Darkrai felt such a loving sense from the griffon, however, she had another confession to make, "Oh, Kazas. Another thing, my name isn't...really Darkrai, i-it's Vera. I'm sorry for lying to you about this, but my mercenary bosses made me change my real name from Vera Infernium to Darkrai Combuster. I was told never to tell anyone my real name or else I would be killed, but I don't care. I love you too much to worry about a stupid name. I just hope you're not upset..."

 

Kazas did not even reel backwards when he found out this information from Darkrai. Or Vera now, as it appeared. In fact, he just kept nuzzling her all the same.

 

" The only reason I have to be upset is because I haven't had a chance to utter such an exotic name before now. And Darkrai-... Errr... Vera... You have nothing to fear from your old mercenary group. Remember, you are the mate of a Leovian. And Leovians have a special imprint instinct for their mates, in which that if we recognize that our bondmate is in potential life-threatening danger... We risk everything to protect them. Because they are part of our nest. Understand that even if a thousand came after you... I'd charge them alone if I had to. Think I could win, hun?"

 

He stopped nuzzling her, and rubbed her cheek gently with his claw. He smiled warmly, and spoke in a playful manner.

 

" besides, that whole ' mysterious ' vibe you give off is... Attractive..."

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Kazas did not even reel backwards when he found out this information from Darkrai. Or Vera now, as it appeared. In fact, he just kept nuzzling her all the same.

 

" The only reason I have to be upset is because I haven't had a chance to utter such an exotic name before now. And Darkrai-... Errr... Vera... You have nothing to fear from your old mercenary group. Remember, you are the mate of a Leovian. And Leovians have a special imprint instinct for their mates, in which that if we recognize that our bondmate is in potential life-threatening danger... We risk everything to protect them. Because they are part of our nest. Understand that even if a thousand came after you... I'd charge them alone if I had to. Think I could win, hun?"

 

He stopped nuzzling her, and rubbed her cheek gently with his claw. He smiled warmly, and spoke in a playful manner.

 

" besides, that whole ' mysterious ' vibe you give off is... Attractive..."

Vera felt confident. And she knew her boyfriend would always be there to keep her safe, and she would do the same for him at the drop of a hat. "Yeah, thanks. It's nice having somepony to care for me, and I care for you just as much." she said with a giggle, "I've been wanting to quit that mercenary group for awhile now, but that was my only way of earning a living at the time. Hopefully I can find a new job soon.."

Edited July 4, 2015 by Ice Blizzard

[Vae Victis 742]

Vera felt confident. And she knew her boyfriend would always be there to keep her safe, and she would do the same for him at the drop of a hat. "Yeah, thanks. It's nice having somepony to care for me, and I care for you just as much." she said with a giggle, "I've been wanting to quit that mercenary group for awhile now, but that was my only way of earning a living at the time. Hopefully I can find a new job soon.."

 

Just then, a look of concern came across Kazas's face. Was Vera.... Without a home?

 

 

" Vera, you say that you want to quit the mercenary life. However, if that is indeed your only source of income, then your line of work keeps you traveling quite a bit I imagine. Vera... Do you... Have a permanent abode? I guess what I am trying to ask of you is... Do you have a home, Mea Amica?

[J.R. 3,183]

Just then, a look of concern came across Kazas's face. Was Vera.... Without a home?

 

 

" Vera, you say that you want to quit the mercenary life. However, if that is indeed your only source of income, then your line of work keeps you traveling quite a bit I imagine. Vera... Do you... Have a permanent abode? I guess what I am trying to ask of you is... Do you have a home, Mea Amica?

Vera was stuck for a moment. In reality she didn't actually have a 'home' so to speak. In fact due to this mercenary team travelling everywhere. She began to slightly sob, "Sorta. You see, that's exactly it. I've been stuck with the Ponies Of War, travelling all across Equestria to complete my jobs. We would always set up a small base camp where we would sleep, within the city we were currently in. But as far as a permanent home, no...I-I don't have one. I mean, ever since my parents were found out as criminals and taken away from me, nopony was allowed to return to that house ever since. I think it's been burned down by now. It's kinda sad, because I've never truly felt 'at home' anywhere al my life....that is until I met you..." she said with a hug.

[Vae Victis 742]

Vera was stuck for a moment. In reality she didn't actually have a 'home' so to speak. In fact due to this mercenary team travelling everywhere. She began to slightly sob, "Sorta. You see, that's exactly it. I've been stuck with the Ponies Of War, travelling all across Equestria to complete my jobs. We would always set up a small base camp where we would sleep, within the city we were currently in. But as far as a permanent home, no...I-I don't have one. I mean, ever since my parents were found out as criminals and taken away from me, nopony was allowed to return to that house ever since. I think it's been burned down by now. It's kinda sad, because I've never truly felt 'at home' anywhere al my life....that is until I met you..." she said with a hug.

Kazas hugged her as she hugged him. His love, without even a home, without even a normal bed... It burned him up inside to know this. And then, it hit him. A thought crossed his mind.

 

' I am quite sure that Vera wishes to put her mercenary days behind her... But to do that, she will need a home first. The arena... I hear that one can earn many bits there if they excel in combat. Perhaps if I were to enter myself along with Lorec and ask for his help as well... Maybe we could raise enough coinage to purchase an abode for her... For now, if she wishes it, I Am absolutely certain that she could stay in the Leovian embassy for awhile. Of course, that would earn the raising of many brows... But then again, I am who I am and the other ambassadors know this.... I guess this was unavoidable. The one-eyed Phoenix will know conflict again.'

 

Kazas broke away from the embrace gently, and asked a simple question to Vera, smiling lightly.

 

" would you.... Like to stay with me at the Leovian embassy? I am quite sure that we have a room that has been freed up due to one of the ambassadors taking a year-long family leave so that he may help raise some hatchlings at home. I have a decent amount of pull with the others. It would give us time to... Figure something out, Vera. Would you like that?"

[Dust and Memories 557]

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Wilhelm looked down at his hooves for a moment. "I suppose we could start at... Where the fight took place." He purposely left out any mention of the sacrifice, but the unsaid words seemed to hang in the air for a second before he spoke, dispelling the brief tension. "Follow me; we have a bit of a walk ahead of us, but with you, it won't be too horrible, even for one so hopelessly out of shape as I am." Wilhelm looked up, smiling slightly at his play on the image of the unhealthy nerd, then turned to exit the hospital, trusting in Annette to follow.

Edited July 5, 2015 by Orion Caelum

[J.R. 3,183]

Kazas hugged her as she hugged him. His love, without even a home, without even a normal bed... It burned him up inside to know this. And then, it hit him. A thought crossed his mind.

 

' I am quite sure that Vera wishes to put her mercenary days behind her... But to do that, she will need a home first. The arena... I hear that one can earn many bits there if they excel in combat. Perhaps if I were to enter myself along with Lorec and ask for his help as well... Maybe we could raise enough coinage to purchase an abode for her... For now, if she wishes it, I Am absolutely certain that she could stay in the Leovian embassy for awhile. Of course, that would earn the raising of many brows... But then again, I am who I am and the other ambassadors know this.... I guess this was unavoidable. The one-eyed Phoenix will know conflict again.'

 

Kazas broke away from the embrace gently, and asked a simple question to Vera, smiling lightly.

 

" would you.... Like to stay with me at the Leovian embassy? I am quite sure that we have a room that has been freed up due to one of the ambassadors taking a year-long family leave so that he may help raise some hatchlings at home. I have a decent amount of pull with the others. It would give us time to... Figure something out, Vera. Would you like that?"

Vera was overjoyed by Kazas's offer to come live at an embassy of all places. Most ponies wouldn't care about a mercenary like her and just throw her on the streets, but she felt welcomed by Kazas and accepted, "If you're willing then I accept, but are you sure that that'd be ok?"

[Vae Victis 742]

Vera was overjoyed by Kazas's offer to come live at an embassy of all places. Most ponies wouldn't care about a mercenary like her and just throw her on the streets, but she felt welcomed by Kazas and accepted, "If you're willing then I accept, but are you sure that that'd be ok?"

" Sure? Vera... Of course I'm sure. The others will be understanding of the perdicament, and currently, an office is not being used. And don't worry, every office comes equipped with everything one needs to live a comfortable lifestyle. Bedding, bathing, everything. However, we may have to restock the fridge that is provided... I can help you take care of that. And plus, the office that you would be using is next to mine, so I am always nearby! Leave the others to me. The last name of Inaro carries weight, and this might be the one and only time that I use that as leverage...."

 

His talons were gently raised to Vera's face, caressing her cheek.

 

" I won't allow the one I love to roam the streets as a vagabond. You will have a home, Vera. I promise that on my title as the Phoenix knight."