private Darkness over Equestria (RP)

[Midnight_Aurora 571]

Chrysteel says, "you may. Please find a new line of work. Bandit work doesn't suit you."

 

She then looks to the Griffin and says, "The spell already has him. It is a simple one. Also once the words are spoken it is only a matter of time before the spell ends. But I will end it early. Can't do a good thing, without being told I am doing wrong."

 

After she spoke she ends her spell. She looks a bit down at being told she did bad. She says, "Not only will you probably fail, but he will more them likely return to that life. His soul tells me he has done this his whole life."

 

She walks away. She decides that she isn't welcome after all and makes to leave. "I am going for a walk. I will be back in a few. Cya later."

 

Without waiting for a response she heads outside to let them deal woth it their way. She walks around looking for anyone who could give her what she needs.

 

She thinks, 'I did a bad thing by manipulating him. His heart is that of a bandit. He would just run back to his boss and tell them about us.'

 

(Try to help with what she knows and gets told she is being bad. Someone upset her with that.)

[Chip Circuit 1,842]

Radiant watched as amore departed from the basement, with it being sunset no pony should be outside if patrols happen to fly over. Radiant left the basement putting his swords away and followed after amore. Once he caught up to her he matched her pace walking along side her. "Everything alright? you appear down, is it what Lunar said?" he asked not wanting to see ponies upset. 

 

Radiant continued walking along side her.

[Commander Tangent 861]

"You underestimate the heart of a living creature. Not only does that limit him, but it limits yourself, my young friend" He said to amore, " Perhaps in time you will see that. In a way, yours fails, because what of him ? Being manipulated and run into the ground for a bandit group that probably cares nothing for him ? You spell may last now, but the power of will is what will eventually undo it. You must change a ponies heart for true change, for better change. ." He said to the changeling, before walking too the bandit. He looked down at him and awaited for the spell to wear off.

[Little Red 1,529]

The pegasus had picked up his pack. He was staring straight ahead, now, rather blankly. He blinked several times, eyes latching on to the griffon blankly. Slowly, light was coming back into his eyes. He blinked.

"Wh--what..." he looked down at his pack. He looked back at the griffon and recoiled slightly. "Get away from me!" He snapped. "I want to go home... I don't want to die!" He had backed up against the wall.

[Midnight_Aurora 571]

Radiant watched as amore departed from the basement, with it being sunset no pony should be outside if patrols happen to fly over. Radiant left the basement putting his swords away and followed after amore. Once he caught up to her he matched her pace walking along side her. "Everything alright? you appear down, is it what Lunar said?" he asked not wanting to see ponies upset.

 

Radiant continued walking along side her.

Chrysteel says, "It is nothing. Nopony knows the heart better then me. I can see it all the time. It's what I hate about being this kind of pony. Love this, fear that. It makes me just want to die already."

 

Chrysteel was clearly upset. She was affecting his heart not his mind.

 

She continues on and then says as Radiant continues to follow. "I do and so do you. Want to talk about it? Maybe we can cheer eachother up."

Edited June 2, 2015 by Midnight_Aurora

[Commander Tangent 861]

Lunar sat down in front of him and looked back to the others. " Give him room" he said, before looking too the bandit pony, " My friend, I am not here to hurt you. You are young, you are full of life, and have much ahead of you, that is not something I wish to snuff out. " He put his weapons away, " But, a pony like you should not be working with bandits like that. They do not care about you... they see you as a tool for survival and abandoned you at your time of need. I understand, you need to eat and have a place to sleep. But do not do it with them. They will only use you, and abandon you when they dont need you."Lunar said, frowning. "Instead, go about the wasteland seeking to build a friendship. Someone who is there to help you when you need it, and that cares for your survival. Someone like that will make your life better, and you will know a better existence in this life than what you know now. Do not steal from other ponies either, but rather, see if you can make them like you. Then they are bound to give you more and happily aide you more than if you simply stole, and you would have one more ally in the wasteland" Lunar explained to the pony in a soft, almost father like voice.

[Chip Circuit 1,842]

Radiant walked with amore and looked at her curiously. "What do you mean so do I?" He asked not sure if she was saying he wanted to die as well. "We may talk to each other, perhaps I can be of assistance to elevate your spirits... but perhaps something that might help is if you share something with me..." He paused for a second looking at her. "You're a changeling aren't you?"

 

Radiant looked forward again still walking along with her. "I only ask so you don't have to burden a secret such as that, I honestly feel that one should not be judged on who they are on the outside but for what they are on the inside." he said reassuring he wouldn't be hostile if she were or not.

[Unicorncob 5,689]

Tyra watched as the situation unfolded, unsure of what to do. Amore and Radiant had run off, and Lunar was trying to calm the scared bandit.

She figured she could try to assist. And she could probably start by sheathing her blood-covered axe, which she did.

 

She walked up to Lunar and the bandit, and sat with them while listening to Lunar's words.

Indeed, they were wise, and held logic.

 

Though, what if...?

 

She slowly held out a hoof to the bandit, smiling warmly.

"Or, perhaps, you may travel with us?" She suggested, totally sincere in her tone, "I understand you may not trust us right now, but I believe it could be your first step in making friends. I can be your friend, if you wish!"

[Little Red 1,529]

Lunar sat down in front of him and looked back to the others. " Give him room" he said, before looking too the bandit pony, " My friend, I am not here to hurt you. You are young, you are full of life, and have much ahead of you, that is not something I wish to snuff out. " He put his weapons away, " But, a pony like you should not be working with bandits like that. They do not care about you... they see you as a tool for survival and abandoned you at your time of need. I understand, you need to eat and have a place to sleep. But do not do it with them. They will only use you, and abandon you when they dont need you."Lunar said, frowning. "Instead, go about the wasteland seeking to build a friendship. Someone who is there to help you when you need it, and that cares for your survival. Someone like that will make your life better, and you will know a better existence in this life than what you know now. Do not steal from other ponies either, but rather, see if you can make them like you. Then they are bound to give you more and happily aide you more than if you simply stole, and you would have one more ally in the wasteland" Lunar explained to the pony in a soft, almost father like voice.

The pegasus listened to what he said. The fear left his eyes and was replaced by something else as the griffon neared the end of his speech: tears.

"Do you think I want to be a bandit?" He demanded. "Do you think any of us want to be a bandit?!" It wasn't clear to what "us" he was referring to. He was silent for a long moment, head down. "I... I'm only like this because..." He swallowed. His head raised. "My brother is very dear to me. When he wanted to survive this way, what could I do? Was staying a good pony..." Tears began falling down his face. "Was staying a good pony really worth losing my brother?" Again, anger clouded his vision. "Was it?!" He demanded, more hostilly now. "I tried to convince him! He wouldn't listen! What--" at this point, his voice was too choked to continue.

[Commander Tangent 861]

"You choose family, as any pony would" He said, putting a claw on his shoulder," You need to talk to your brother and help him see the light. To see that what he is doing will only end in his destruction. He needs to see there is a light at the end of the tunnel, he has turned away from it, claiming it is too bright and harsh, but if he were to simply walk into it, and feel the warmth as his eyes adjust, he would see that it is better than the dark cave. What I mean by that is, your brother can be saved, by you. you two can start a new life, one were you are surrounded by friends, and thoes who care about you and your survival, not just how you help theirs. If he loves you, then I know he will listen too you, and take your words to hear" Lunar said, "Use the events of today to help teach him, to show him that there are other ways" Lunar said.

[Unicorncob 5,689]

"Aye, he is correct," Tyra nodded, smiling warmly to the pegasus while keeping her hoof outstretched, "there is naught a bond more difficult to break than family. If you brothers love each other, you will succeed."

 

She slightly moved her foreleg, to remind him it was there.

"And as I said before, I would be happy to be called your friend," she said, smiling as warm as ever, "if you wish to accept. The choice is your own to make."

[Midnight_Aurora 571]

Radiant walked with amore and looked at her curiously. "What do you mean so do I?" He asked not sure if she was saying he wanted to die as well. "We may talk to each other, perhaps I can be of assistance to elevate your spirits... but perhaps something that might help is if you share something with me..." He paused for a second looking at her. "You're a changeling aren't you?"Radiant looked forward again still walking along with her. "I only ask so you don't have to burden a secret such as that, I honestly feel that one should not be judged on who they are on the outside but for what they are on the inside." he said reassuring he wouldn't be hostile if she were or not.

Chrysteel smiles. "I didn't hide it very well did I? I am one. My true name is Chrysteel Amorè Chrysalis. I have things I need to say, but I don't trust the others yet. I am trusting you because you are different then the others. There is also two hearts within this city that either, don't like my kind or act for their own pride. I fear for my life. Ponies hate my kind for an event caused over 100 years ago. I may not look it, but I was born within a few months of that event. To this day I don't know who my parents are. Queen Chrysalis raised me, till I saw the revenge in her heart. I saught to quell that revenge and while bringing peace to ponies and changelings alike, but something I can't speak of now changed that. Now I seek only to grow stronger and fulfill my special purpose."

 

She stops in the shadows and quickly pulls him to her. She drops her guise and holds him close. "Shh...I can sense them. They will fly over soon. My presence will conceal you. Stay close." She waits for the expected patrol.

Edited June 2, 2015 by Midnight_Aurora

[Chip Circuit 1,842]

Radiant continued along side Amore. "Well enough to fool the rest, I've always been rather perceptive and open minded. I have found a few changelings similar to yourself in my travels, those who defect from the hive mindset that the rest follow. That is a shame to not know your own parents and I do seek the day that peace can be brought to all... that is why I abandoned the rebellion, they only favored pony kind rather then all races of equestria." He said looking down at her. "What's this special purpose you seek to fulfill?"

 

Suddenly Amore ducked into the shadows pulling Radiant with her, supposedly a changeling patrol was heading in their direction. He stayed put t avoid detection trusting in Amore's words. Even under the tense situation his demeanor was still unchanged.

[Alex Van Gamer 230]

Alex had simply stayed quite the entire time, seeing everything shift to even more seriousness after the fight, the small argument —if it could even be called that— to the bandit starting to wallow in tears. The canine never liked situations like this, and what made it feel even weirder was that it was ponies (and a griffon) that she had only just met. Plus, with the fact that the bandit had tried to kill her minutes ago, she didn't feel too obliged to help cheer him up, but she wasn't going to hate or even kill him because of it... So, as quietly as she could, she sheathed her knife and tip-toed towards the stairs to get to much... calmer surroundings...

 

 

"There is naught a bond more difficult to break than family."

 

Her ears twitched upon hearing those words, stopping to glance over towards Tyra and Lunar, who simply continued in their efforts to reform the bandit. Biting her lip, it took a minute or so before she shook her head to snap back to her senses again and hurried her pace upstairs... Fresh air... That's what she needed right now... Just some nice... relaxing... fresh air...

Edited June 2, 2015 by Alex VanGamer

[Little Red 1,529]

The pegasus simply began blubbering at the words of kindness he was receiving. "Y'all don't even know mi name," he choked, voice slipping into an accent, strangely. He swallowed several times, seeming to calm himself. "I... I'm going to try. But no matter what, I'll stay with my brother. I've killed, yaknow. I've killed fillies." His voice was becoming less shaky and more normal. "But I will try. I'll try to change my brother for the better. And then we can... We can start over." His eyes closed. "Thank you all," he said, standing up. "I may never see any of you again, but I am indebted." He once again picked up his pack, a fire of determination in his eyes. "Goodbye, and maybe in another life, I can fight alongside you. And be your friend," he added to Tyra. Then, slowly, he walked up the staircase and vanished up it. As he left, he realized that non-ponies weren't so bad after all.

[Midnight_Aurora 571]

As Chrysteel watched the patrol was only a few minutes more before it began its Passover. She moves slowly making it seems like she has a quarry in her grasp. She however is very gentle wirh him. "Sorry but to get back we will need to move as if I caught you. They should leave me alone. A Changeling exiled is more dangerous then a hive keeper." She whispers to him. She then whispers, "Also don't anger a daughter of Chrysalis. It can end badly."

 

She continues to move towards the house they were at. Luckily she was opposite. Before they are seen she applies another perfect shapeshift. Amorè Crystal was back. She guided him in and and taps the Diamond dog. "Incoming patrol."

Edited June 2, 2015 by Midnight_Aurora

[Chip Circuit 1,842]

Radiant followed along with Amore staying calm as she led him back to their shelter. She managed to get them by the patrol with no problems and they finally made it back to their shelter with no problems. "Yeah let's head back inside Alex, it's late enough so no pony else should come up these stairs." He suggested and headed down stairs ready to take the night watch.

 

Radiant leaned in toward Amore. "Your secret is safe with me..." He whispered as he took a seat at the bottom of the stairs facing the stairs.

Edited June 2, 2015 by Chip Circuit

[Midnight_Aurora 571]

Amorè takes a place opposite the group. She takes a deink of her elixir before laying down. She makes it look like she is asleep.

 

She knows she made one friend today. One she can trust and isn't like those who scared her off. The bond of friendship hasn't formed yet but she hopes she can eventually feed.

 

She knows she has grown allot these last 100 years and now feels she only needs a form of love to complete her evolution. Then she can reveal to them her secret. But as to which form she needs she still doesn't know.

 

She eventually falls asleep. At least her natural mana stores will be restored. 'I can't use my changeling magic for a while. But my enchantment and illusion spells should be ok.

 

(As per my post to the GM's, in pm, Chrysteel uses mainly enchantment and Illusion magic. She has specialized training but not mastery of the intermediate level spells. He half pony nature allows for mana usage instead of changeling love storage usage. But the spells are going to be less effective because of her drained love reserves.)

Edited June 2, 2015 by Midnight_Aurora

[Alex Van Gamer 230]

Alex had barely been outside a minute or so before the two ponies that had left earlier returned, telling her she needed to get back downstairs. She smiles and nods at the pair, getting up from her seated position. "Of course! Right behind ya!" She replied, though internally, she was upset for not being allowed to stay out as much as she felt she needed to, raging internally to herself as she covered over her emotions and trotted down the flight of stairs as if nothing were wrong.

 

The young canine moved to one of the corners of the room, one that wasn't considered 'to close' to Chrysteel, remembering how she had mentioned not wanting to be close to anypony in one of their group's earlier conversations. Alex took off her hood and used it to cover over herself like a blanket, adjusting herself to be more comfortable. "Night everypony~ And griffin!" She says in a cheerful voice before closing her eyes to sleep.

[Commander Tangent 861]

Lunar looked to Tyra. " That turned out well. I hope that he can break free of their current life, and know a new life soon" Lunar said, standing up, and extending a claw to Tyra once he was up to help her up. Once they were both up, he looked to all the ponies in the room. "Night is approaching, We should start our watch cycle soon. I will sleep near the base of the stairs, if anyone needs me" The griffin said, walking over. He sat down, back against the wall and checked all of his equipment, making sure it was in good shape before double checking his bag.

 

Everything was in order. Proped up against the wall, he closed his eyes and let his ears perk up, as he listened to everyone as he he rested for a bit.But before he went to sleep, he looked over too the changeling. He was starting to piece things together, but didn't care. If one was nice and helpful, he accepted them. "I'm sorry about earlier" He said, not knowing if she was asleep or not.

[Unicorncob 5,689]

Tyra nodded and accepted Lunar's help onto her hooves. "Aye, hopefully we will meet him again, on the same side."

 

She let out a long yawn and stretched out her limbs, beginning to feel fatigue after a long day of walking through the harsh desert.

"I would be happy to assist in the watch," she grinned, raising her hoof, "should somepony need me!"

 

She suddenly slumped onto her front, letting out a sigh of relief. "Time to relax..."

[Reaver 350]

(TIME SKIP WOO)

The following 'morning', Strider trotted down the stairs into the basement to find Red and Caliber. "Wake up, sleepy ponies," he said, cheerfully, oddly not feeling tired. He had spent the last couple hours or so collecting rather good hay from the town, and had been setting it up as a breakfast. "I've got some hay for us, and even got lucky and found some oats. No trouble during the night, thankfully, but it looks like we might be getting a storm of candy. But who knows? Discord's always unpredictable, we might get lucky with that, too." He trotted back upstairs, humming. He had spent a majority of the time his companions had been sleeping reading Caliber's Adventure Log--a rich trove of information and adventure, and was thus very happy.

[Little Red 1,529]

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Red yawned, stretching quickly, and sat up, recounting the events of the previous day. She glanced at Caliber. No, she hadn't dreamed it all. She glanced back at Strider.

"Thank you, Strider." She said, pulling some of the hay and oats towards her. "I guess you like his adventure log?" she added, noticing Strider's abnormally bright spirit.

Edited June 2, 2015 by Little Red

[P-Jay 1,987]

caliber had slept only a couple of hours, but he was still refreshed. something that happens when you travel alone in a dangerous world for a while.

 

"hm? oh, is it morning, already?" he asked. he had been sharpening and polishing his sword. a favorite past time of his.

 

"and of course he likes my log. its filled with adventures, each entry carefully written with every detail of each encounter." he said, proudly.

[Commander Tangent 861]

It was later at night. Lunar was awoken by a tap on the shoulder from Radiant. He looked up too the young pony and gave him a smile before standing up and nodding. He walked over too his shift buddy, Alex, and tapped her on the shoulder, " Hey, time for our shift, my canine friend" he said, smiling and walking towards the basement opening. IT was cold and dark out, as with any night out in the desert.

 

He looked around the street first, and then too the sky, making sure no one was out here to hurt them. He looked to his back, making sure Alwx followed him before he fully emerged from the shelter of the building.

 

 

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Edited June 3, 2015 by Commander Tangent