private Darkness over Equestria (RP)

[Reaver 350]

 

 

"I also have something to tell yall and show yall. However if there isn't a safe and private place to talk, then I guess I will have to wait."

Strider glanced about, nervous at the prospect. Town ponies looked away, whistling innocently. "I don't think this is the proper place to talk," Strider told her. "Once we hit the road, we should be able to speak properly. What--well, never mind. We'll wait until we're all on the road again."

 

@,

Strider jumped, startled at Caliber's screaming. He immediately tensed, then saw Caliber running around in the streets. Nobody appeared to be chasing him, but Strider galloped towards him, his muscles complaining. "Are you--oh, swords. Those look like powerful weapons," Strider told Caliber, impressed. "Whoever forged them must have a lot of skill."

[P-Jay 1,987]

@@Little Red, 

 

caliber skidded to a stop.

 

"got 'em at a blacksmithing shop!" he said, "got these, plus a dozen more, for only about a hundred-and-fifty bits!" he said, "and these were the creme of the crop!"

 

he went inside, and laid his loot (get it? game? loot?) on the table. "i haven't quite decided on which to use. these three dont even come close to my old sword, you know the one discord took, but these are a close second!"

 

he looked at the others. "c'mon over here, and look at these beauties!"

[Little Red 1,529]

Red smiled once more at Radiant. "Well, that seems to be the end of our discussion," she said, chuckling. "I... I would like to talk to you again. At some point. If that would be alright with you." She quickly turned away and trotted inside the inn and stared at the swords in awe, very impressed.

 

The inn keeper, meanwhile, was glowering at them. The mare trotted over. "Would you all like some rooms?" she asked snappishly. "Or would you all prefer to be loud out here?"

Edited June 14, 2015 by Little Red

[Chip Circuit 1,842]

Radiant nodded at Red, happy that he was able to help the young pony. "Now of course I won't say all changelings can be friendly, it is rather rare. Many are to far gone in the hive mine to break free and experience their own emotions. Imagine that level of hell unable to think for yourself, if anything changelings deserve more our pity then our hatred." He said setting his hoof on Red's shoulder for a second when she began to get choked up. "I know you may take a while to warm up tot he idea of fighting along side amore, but she is an ally and we can trust her. If I can accept her then so can you, I know you're strong inside and you are very well capable."

 

Radiant was then interrupted by Caliber bragging about some new swords as he came running down the street. "interesting swords... their too flashy though." He muttered.

 

He looked back to Red who addressed him. "Oh, yes of course. Anytime you feel the need to talk I am always happy to help." He said before she trotted off.

Edited June 14, 2015 by Chip Circuit

[Unicorncob 5,679]

Tyra couldn't help but feel a little saddened that Red was leaving her side to walk with Radiant. Of course, her reasons to do so were her own, and she must have had something important to tell the stallion.

 

She just hoped she hadn't put off another potential friendship.

 

She perked up as Caliber suddenly came running, and brandishing some new swords he'd acquired.

Genuinely curious, she walked over to have a look. They were certainly...unique.

 

"Aye, fine blades these are," She nodded, grinning, "I have never seen any like these before, and the blades could have done with some more care, but they are still fine weapons."

[Alex Van Gamer 230]

Alex had seemed to unintentionally wandered off into her own little world. In a state between listening to what was going on, subconsciously nodding when deemed accurate, but still not quite processing everything. It didn’t happen often, but she was never quite sure what it was that caused her to enter this sort of dream-like state... Her father never liked when she did this, especially when scolding her about... well, anything really. He’d always assumed she was trying to blow him off or ignore him. Which of course, was never her intention, but it would get her in even more trouble because of it...

Once this strange state of mind past though, the next thing she knew, she was with the rest of the group in front of the Inn.

 

"c'mon over here, and look at these beauties!"

She turned to see Caliber standing beside a table with a few items laid over it, she wasn’t quite sure what they were at the moment due to the recent zone-out, but she followed after the other group members. When she approached the table however, her eyes suddenly lit up.

"O-oh... sweet... Celestia... A-are these...? No way... The Elucidator, The Musamune.. albeit a shorter version of it... A-and The MASTER SWORD!?" She exclaimed, looking up at Caliber again, a spark of awe and jealously displayed in her eyes. "Where did you say you got them from?" She asked almost immediately afterwards. Alex vaguely remembered he had said something about it, but she was still in her wacko state at the time. A part of her tone seemed a bit demanding, but that was because she HAD to know where he had gotten them. She wasn’t much of a sword wielder herself, but if these were the types of swords somepony was selling, she just had to get one to wield for herself.

 

(OOC: Although the whole zoning out thing was my fault. It is now canon for Alex in this AU, cuz yeah XP )

[P-Jay 1,987]

caliber's eyes lit up when alex started fanboying. (fangirling?) over the swords.

 

"c'mon, ill show ya the place!" he said, "theres like a dozen other swords, including the musamune in it's full-length glory!!!"

 

caliber picked up the elucidator. "i find this one is the most similar to my old sword."

 

he looked back at alex. "you wanna go see the swords now, or should we wait?"

[Alex Van Gamer 230]

The diamond dog practically squealed with excitement when Caliber said he'd take her to the shop with all those awesome swords, the others could definitely see the excitement as well, especially considering her tail was wagging like crazy.

 

 

 

"you wanna go see the swords now, or should we wait?"

 

Her ears stood up at attention, staying quiet for a moment as she thought it over a moment. She had a sudden thought to ask Strider and Radiant, since they usually made the official decisions for the group... But she was old enough to make her own decisions... She didn't need somepony else to tell her what she could or couldn't do. That was one of the reason she left home... Besides, she knew where the rest of the group members would be when she and Caliber returned, so there was no problems there.

 

With that decided, she eagerly nodded her head towards Caliber. "Yeah! Let's go there now before it get's any later!" The canine replied.

[Midnight_Aurora 571]

Chrysteel steps up to them. She asks, "May I see this master sword of yours, Caliber?" Out of respect, she toned down her voice but was still loud enough to be herd by the group.

 

She waits patiently for Caliber's response. She stands before the sword and doesn't wa my to touch the sword without Caliber's permission.

[HigurSan 195]

((Kind of wrote myself into a corner...  Improv time!))

 

Ironeye Sungazer

 

As she slept, she dreamed.

 

It wasn't something she did often.

Especially not since her dreams had gotten weird.

 

Opening her eyes, she groaned. Every bone in her body ached. Her muscles felt like they'd been stripped from her frame and crudely soldered back on. There was a pounding in her head like the roll of drums. Her throat was so dry that she could have gargled a log and spat out a fence post. The ground under her was hard and cold.

Just like your heart...

 

Wearily, she pulled herself to her hooves. She'd not felt this unsteady since she was a foal, still learning to walk. Unlike some, she vividly remembered that time in her life. They said that trauma painted itself across your memories in a crystal clear image. Who's they? Well her entire childhood had been one long and excruciating experience. It'd make sense if it was seared into her brain like a branding iron. She'd known nothing but danger, terror, and pain since birth. But you deserve it...

 

It was dark around her. Like your emotions... She couldn't see very far past her immediate surroundings. The floor looked to be made of hard cobblestones. But they weren't like any stone she'd ever seen. They glistened in the darkness, like they were covered in some kind of slime. A movement in the dark drew her attention, her horn flaring in agitation. Always so trigger happy...

 

The movement came again from another direction. She twisted around to try and look at it, but her back screamed in protest. As she collapsed to the ground in agony, a dry chuckle rippled through the silence. Aww... poor thing. Is your body failing you? That precious body that gets everypony around you KILLED? She looked up sharply in the direction of the noise. A bright and painful tableau of stars erupted across her vision at the sudden motion. Don't get over eager now. Wouldn't want that precious head of yours to twist right off...

 

"Who is that! Show yourself!" Show yourself! Show yourself! Show yourself... Self. Self. Self. Self. Can't you recognize it? There's only me... and you. You and me, me and myself, you and yourself. Only the one of us here. A blow caught her across her stomach, sending vast webs of pain writhing over her back. She tried to roll over, but a hoof stomped on her back. Trying to escape? Stupid. Stop hitting yourself. Another blow smacked across her head, making stars dance over her eyes. Stop hitting yourself. Her rear-left ankle was smashed into the stone. Stop hitting yourself. She was tossed bodily a couple of meters, smacking into the stone with a sickening thud. She was sure that she'd broken some ribs. Stop-

 

Enough.

 

But she's- I said: ENOUGH! There was a squeal in the darkness like a piglet getting its tail tugged. A soft glow faded into view behind her. Where it moved, the floor turned soft. Her pain wasn't so bad. It wasn't like she'd gone numb. Rather... it was as if there was a great fire behind her, a heat so intense that it melted the floor and her agony. She tried to roll over to look at the source, but a firm hoof gently stopped her. Now is not the time young one. One day, you shall gaze on the Sun's fiery depths. But you are too weak just yet. Increase your knowledge. Hone your skills. Gather allies. Guard your heart. But before all of these... Sleep. Sleep. Sleep. Sleep...

 

She drifted off into dreamless darkness, resting for the coming morning and the trials ahead.

[Little Red 1,529]

@, @,

Red grinned slightly. "May I come, too?" She asked. She was tired, but she needed to see where Caliber had gotten these amazingly unique swords. She couldn't help her eyes constantly roaming to the master-sword. It looked a lot like the sword she had now, except... fancier. Not necessarily better, but a lot... a lot... cooler.

[P-Jay 1,987]

"huh? go ahead!" caliber said, as he lightly tossed it (its in it's sheath, of course)at amore. "just make sure ya dont lose it!"

 

"c'mon, alex!! lets go!"

 

he raced out, assuming alex is following suit.

 

"you wouldn't believe it! they have the keyblade, riku's bat-wing thing, they even have the kokiri sword!!"

[Midnight_Aurora 571]

As caliber and Alex were heading out Amorè says, when he speaks of Riku's keyblade, "It is called Soul Eater. It is Riku's Keyblade." She played many games untill 50 years ago when the mana generators started going out. She hasn't played sense.

 

Amorè examines the sword with her 100 year old eyes. What she sees, not many could guess. Her eyes then glow as she looks for a while at the sword. She is focused on the sword but her heart sense keeps her alert.

 

She is trying to identify the magical nature of the sword and determine if it is a real sword or not.

 

(( @

Sense you are the one who got the items. It best if you decide what she identifies the swords to be.))

Edited June 14, 2015 by Midnight_Aurora

[Alex Van Gamer 230]

"Coming~!" Alex cheered excitedly, turning to Red and gestured her to follow suit if she wanted to as the canine ran after Caliber.

 

"Ah! The nostalgia!" The diamond dog squealed, in hot pursuit. "It's been AGES since I've seen those blades! I can't believe somepony actually made them and they're USEABLE!" Alex beamed. "Do you know how many times I wished they were real!?! I've always wanted to wield something like... The spiked sword Meta Knight uses, or... or The Buster Sword, or... Well.. ANY video game sword in the history of video games!!!"

[Unicorncob 5,679]

Out of sheer curiosity, and wanting to bond with her allies, Tyra followed Caliber Alex and Red outside, intrigued by their...conversation.

 

Anything called a 'master sword' was something worth checking out.

 

"Friends, if I may," She asked, upon catching up to them, "I am intrigued by this talk of blades. How does one make a weapon out of a simple key? And how did this sword earn its name of 'Master'?"

 

It was obvious she was totally in the dark, but she was interested to learn.

[Alex Van Gamer 230]

Glancing back at Trya slightly, but still keeping her focus on where she was going, Alex explained. "Well, none of the games really explain the origins behind a keyblade. But essentially, it's a large key that's about the same size as a sword. It doesn't have a sharp blade mind you, but it's definitely good for whackin' evil-doers with. And an effective killing weapon!" She said with a smirk. "It's main purpose is to seal or open barriers between the different worlds in the Kingdom Hearts universe!"

 

"As for the Master Sword, it was originally known as 'The Goddess Sword'. It was created by the Goddess Hylia in order to defeat Demise if he ever decided to make a return visit... er well, resurrection is the correct term, but whatevs... Anyway, it has the power to repel all evil, evil auras, curses, transformations, it can even seal away evil and stuff like that. Plus, it can dispel magic barriers." She beamed. "Only a worthy hero can wield it and is deemed the 'Warrior of Time' and it's usually the only weapon that can defeat Ganondrorf!" The canine added. Though of course, she knew this information from reading manuals and notes about the games other ponies had written down in notebooks when she found them. She never got to play many of these game's series to their completion, but enjoyed them when she could.

[Unicorncob 5,679]

"Games?" Tyra muttered, cocking her head in thought, "Kingdom Hearts? Hylia?"

 

She had no idea what any of these meant. The only games she knew were the likes of snowball fights in the village when the weather died down.

 

"One sword can do all of that?!" She gasped. She glanced toward Caliber, who owned the so-called Master Sword. "Would that make Caliber this 'Hero of Time'?"

[Chip Circuit 1,842]

Radiant was heading back to the Inn when he saw Red, Tyra, and Alex walking down the road. As he approached them he heard the murmuring over "games", when he heard the word he figured an activity along the lines of a game that foals partake in such as tag or hide and seek. He continued past them to heading to the Inn.

 

As he reached the Inn Radiant set his hoof on the door and opened the door of the Inn. There wasn't much happening with the group except the more rambunctious members spending time together so Radiant would just relax and keep an eye on the mare to make sure she is okay. He made his way through the tavern of the Inn squeezing by tables and pushed out chairs, he was still receiving a number of glares from many of the ponies in the tavern. He reached the hallway and made his way to the room he had set the mare in, the floor boards creaking with each step as he approached room four. 

 

Radiant stood before the door and removed the key from his bag, he slid the key into the lock of the door and turned the key followed by the knob. Removing the key as he swung the door inward he found the room was a mess, as if a warzone had swept through the room. A look of concern could be seen on his face as he walked up to the bed to check on the mare, her fur seemed matted from sweat but she still seemed fast asleep. "As exhausted as she was earlier, there's no way she could of done this... but the door was locked and if some pony else was in here then why would the leave her untouched?" He thought to himself curious what had happened.

 

Radiant walked away from the bed shutting the door and locking it with his magic. As the door was locked securely, Radiant laid himself down in front of the door to watch over the mare to make sure that whatever or whoever messed the room wouldn't do it again.

[Little Red 1,529]

Red was choking with laughter. Surprisingly, not at Tyra. She was laughing quietly at Alex, because the explanations she was providing was just so ridiculous it couldn't be true.

 

However, she was enjoying looking at the swords. She trotted to the table, where one sword lay. It wouldn't do for her style at all, but it was interesting-- it was a giant blade with a very small handle. She wouldn't even be able to hold it in her mouth, the metal would just tilt her face and the sword would lie on the ground. But some-pony had put a lot of care into this sword.

 

"Where is the store-owner?" Red asked Caliber, running her hoof absent-minded along the flat edge of the blade.

[Alex Van Gamer 230]

"Of course!" The canine confirmed over the powers of the sword. "That's one of the reasons why it's called 'The Master Sword'! It was crafted by a goddess after all! Duuuh~" When Tyra asked whether Caliber was actually the Hero of Time, she couldn't help but laugh. "Well, if the games were actually real than yeah! He'd just need the green tunic, and the Triforce of Courage and we could call him Link!" She smiled back at Tyra, "But, since it's all just from some team of ponies imaginations, the sword Caliber has is just a real life replica, and doesn't have the same 'in-game' worldly powers! Same with the Keyblade. It WOULD be really cool if they did though~!"

[Unicorncob 5,679]

"Triforce? Link?" Tyra muttered. Once again, she was completely lost.

 

"What are these 'games' you keep speaking of?" She finally asked, blinking with confusion, "I know of games involving swords, but never swords with such abilities, or swords shaped like keys!"

[Alex Van Gamer 230]

Alex suddenly jerked to attention, turning to face Tyra fully, a look of surprised horror on her face. "Whhhaaaaaaaaa?!?!" She gasped. "Video games are like, the best-est things since colorful bowties!" She exclaimed! "Ooooh, I wish I had a game console and tv to show you. It's better to see them in action rather than to hear about them after all." She sighed slightly. "Unfortunately, dad would throw out all my systems if I ever forgot to hide them or he caught me playing them..." She placed a paw under her chin. "Hopefully dad hasn't found the systems I had to leave behind..." The canine muttered to herself. "...I still have to find away to get those back..."

[Reaver 350]

Strider had watched a section of the group leave, excited by Caliber's enthusiasm, but had decided not to go with him. Swords were too tiring for Strider now. He had once wielded one as a horn extension, and had owned spiked bracers for his hooves, making him severely dangerous as an opponent--but those times were gone now. His horn was broken, his hoofs got tired easily.

He got a room from the irate innkeeper, trotted up the stairs, and glanced at the room Radiant and The Mare were in. He considered for a moment, then knocked. Might as well check how they were doing. "Radiant? Are sleeping arrangements alright in there?" Strider called through.

[Chip Circuit 1,842]

As Radiant laid on the floor, with each breath a small cloud of dust would be lifted off the ground. From down the hallway he could hear hoof steps approaching outside the door, they came to a stop on the other side of the door followed by a knock. Radiant stood up off the floor and he could hear Strider's voice.

 

Radiant took a step back from the door as he opened it with his magic to look at Strider. "So far yes, some pony made a mess of the room... not sure if it was her or someone sneaking in but she seems untouched." He reported looking back at the mare who was still fast asleep. "Otherwise I'm just going to keep an eye on her to make sure nothing else happens." 

[Unicorncob 5,679]

Tyra blinked, wide-eyed at Alex's sudden outburst. Were these 'video games' of hers really such a big deal?

 

"Um, I apologise," She finally muttered, "But we do not have these 'video games' back home. The only games I know of are snowball fights, hide and seek, tag, and sparring."

 

She cocked her head. "Though, I am interested. What are these 'video games'?"