private Darkness over Equestria (RP)

[Unicorncob 5,689]

Tyra glanced up as the swordsbuck avoided her attack, and she quickly turned so her axe and his sword clashed blades with a mighty CLANG, sending sparks flying.

 

She skidded to a stop, still facing the offender.

"The candies of clothing materials can wait," she yelled, charging back to attack with her axe, "This invader will fall for threatening our companion!"

[Alex Van Gamer 230]

Alex smiled as the stallion helped lift her up to her feet, thinking things were about to calm down a bit when suddenly Tyra charged at the swordspony, who easily evaded her attack. With the mare still at full charge, this forced the diamond dog to dodge to the side so as to not be hit herself. "C'mon guys! Stop with the fighting!" She groaned. "Let's just talk this out"

[P-Jay 1,987]

caliber engaged her, and quickly proved he was the more nimble one, dodging with apparent ease.

 

and she proved she was the stronger one, when he tried to guard against one strike, and was sent a good ten feet as a result.

 

"now, looks like i found a worthy opponent!" he called out, as he fully used his speed, slashing as fast as he could.

[Commander Tangent 861]

"Aww Hell" Lunar said, dashing in with his halberd. There were other ponies there, but they didn't seem to be doing much, he wasnt sure how to react to them. But now was Lunar's time to act. He dashed in and while the two clashed he got within range with caliber and hooked his halberd onto his sword. " You are at a disadvantage, stand down. There is no more reason to be fighting !" Lunar said to caliber, ready to use the halberd to full efect

[P-Jay 1,987]

caliber's sword was hooked, and he immediately retaliated by yanking his sword down, and kicking the new attacker in the face.

 

"this is a fight between me and the axe-wielder!" he called out, "ill take on you, next, if you want to!"

 

he turned back to tyra, "now...where were we?"

Edited June 4, 2015 by PeytonJay

[Midnight_Aurora 571]

Radiant was at a full gallop and was right on Alex's tail when the two begun to approach Amoré. He noticed he saddened expression remembering that he never got to finish their conversation from the previous night due to the changeling patrol.

 

Radiant began slowing with Alex increasing the gap quickly, it seemed she didn't even notice Radiant was down to a trot eventually stopping beside Amoré. As he stood there his breathing was slightly more rapid then usual, he took in a deep breath and exhaled managing to calm his breathing. Radiant turned to face Amoré and looked at her. "Still upset? we never finished our conversation last night if you'd like to get anything off your chest, I'm told I'm a good listener." He said still seeming rather apathetic, even though he didn't sound like it he did care about helping any he considered an ally.

Chrysteel looks to Radiant. "It isn't the conversation that has me down. There is no one here who has what I need. The elixir isn't sating my hunger anymore. Six weeks is all I have left if I can't feed. That was a week ago it stoped being as effective."

 

Chrysteel hands him the half empty canteen of Mother's Love Elixir. She says, "It is made from a flower that once grew in the Everfree forest. With discord ruling there, it probably doesn't grow the same anymore."

Edited June 4, 2015 by Midnight_Aurora

[Commander Tangent 861]

He tried to yank down on the halberd, bad idea.At the distance Lunar was, he was safe from physical attack. Lunar used this movement to yank the sword  down to the ground, and out of the hooves of the sword pony. With that, he raised the weapon, making sure it was positioned over his sword, and glared at Caliber. " You are at a loss, now stand down or I will be forced to take more drastic action" Lunar said, hoping to end the engagement.

Edited June 4, 2015 by Commander Tangent

[P-Jay 1,987]

caliber growled. he briefly considered using his dark magic to retrieve his sword, but his magic wasn't all that high at the moment.

 

what to do, what to do...

 

"...coward." he muttered, "disarming me when i was fighting another...and not letting me get my sword back..."

 

his eyes had a quiet fury to them.

[Chip Circuit 1,842]

Chrysteel looks to Radiant. "It isn't the conversation that has me down. There is no one here who has what I need. The elixir isn't sating my hunger anymore. Six weeks is all I have left if I can't feed. That was a week ago it stoped being as effective."

 

Chrysteel hands him the half empty canteen of Mother's Love Elixir. She says, "It is made from a flower that once grew in the Everfree forest. With discord ruling there, it probably doesn't grow the same anymore."

 

Radiant took the canteen in his magic, he opened the cap and looked inside. He looked back at her closing the canteen tightly and handed it back to her. "Six weeks until you die? what is it you have to feed off of? Granted I've seen changelings before but have never really learned to much about them. I know many feed on the emotions of ponies to sustain their magic... but past that not much more." He said looking her in the eyes. 

 

"I'll help you how I can, I want to make sure my allies are safe and well." He stated setting his hoof on her shoulder to hopefully comfort her some.

[Unicorncob 5,689]

Tyra continued her onslaught on the swordsbuck, until Lunar stepped in with his enormous sword and disarmed him.

 

The stallion was distracted, and turned to face the griffin with a fury in his eyes.

Sneak attacks were not usually in her nature, but this time, an ally was at stake.

 

With the stallion distracted, she charged at him, and pounced him into the dirt. She stood on top of him, using her superior strength to pin his limbs down with her own, and her axe at his neck.

 

"This is your last warning," she snarled, "Surrender."

[Alex Van Gamer 230]

"Tyra enough!" Alex barked, rushing over and lifting her away from the stallion. "He doesn't have his weapon anymore so just... Stop!" Her heart was pounding inside her chest. These ponies were unbelievable! She had tried, over and over to get them to stop. And still they wouldn't listen.. especially the small mare in her arms. She wasn't going to let go until Tyra calmed down.

[Midnight_Aurora 571]

Radiant took the canteen in his magic, he opened the cap and looked inside. He looked back at her closing the canteen tightly and handed it back to her. "Six weeks until you die? what is it you have to feed off of? Granted I've seen changelings before but have never really learned to much about them. I know many feed on the emotions of ponies to sustain their magic... but past that not much more." He said looking her in the eyes.

 

"I'll help you how I can, I want to make sure my allies are safe and well." He stated setting his hoof on her shoulder to hopefully comfort her some.

Chrysteel says, "any emotion can keep us alive, but love is the strongest. Love nurishes us in the same way food nourishes you ponies. Being a half breed I can survive on either. But if I don't feed on Love every now and then I get love starved. It makes me worse then the ones flying around. I could lose my mind. The attack on canterlot happened because of the love starvation. I have been trying to make amends for the very incident that eventually led to my birth."

 

Chrysteel retrieves the canteen. She then says, "Anything can die of starvation. I will lose who I am, when I can't sate this hunger. My story to the others is only a half truth. We Changelings are essentially emotional Vamponies. We feed on the emotions of others to sustain us. This also gives out magic a rather unique taste. Tirek doesn't like the taste of changeling magic. So he leaves us alone as long as we leave him alone."

[P-Jay 1,987]

"what the-" he stuttered, when tyra bowled him over.

 

he was pinned. disarmed. outnumbered. outweaponed. outclassed. out of options. 

 

"go ahead, kill me." he said, "and may you forever be remembered at a coward. all of you!!" he bellowed that last bit. "attacking me when i wasn't looking, disarming me, and not even registering the fact i helped your comrade up." he snarled at them. 

 

"back then, ponies didnt act so shamefully...but i guess i shouldn't be surprised...back then, ponies had something called honor. dignity. respect. i guess those were lost with time..."

 

he stretched his neck out, making it easier to cut. "go ahead. id rather die then admit defeat to a bunch of cowards..."

 

then tyra was pushed off, and he glanced at his sword, still held down. he looked at the diamond dog. "at least one of you have honor..."

[Commander Tangent 861]

Lunar breathed a sigh of relief. Tyra was a good pony, but she was also headstrong. He returned his attention to Caliber, making sure he didn move. " I need you to promise you will do nothing further to harm anypony here. No defeat, no victory. This was not a battle of a duel, young one, it was simply us making sure one of our friends was not harmed. You speak of honor, yet you attacked a random diamond dog, without any good reason, and held them at the end of your blade. I see no honor here" Lunar said, his face and demeanor remaining calm and collected.Keeping his attention on Caliber he spoke, " Alex ? Are you OK ?" He said.

Edited June 4, 2015 by Commander Tangent

[Chip Circuit 1,842]

Radiant listened intently to Amore taking in everything he was learning of her and changelings as a whole. "Well unfortunately I am not an emotional pony, otherwise I'd offer to allow you to feed off my emotions... unless it's true feelings of the heart rather then how we portray ourselves. If so you may use me so long as it means an ally can remain healthy... however I don't think I can provide an emotion of love." He said still looking at her hoping his offer would help her, he wasn't sure himself how he felt deep inside about her.

[Unicorncob 5,689]

"Do not slaughter a cub and attack its mother for not watching it," Tyra snarled in return to the stallion's attempt to guilt her, "You attacked one of our own, and now I have returned the favour.

 

She perked up as she was lifted, and yelled at to stop...by Alex. The one she was protecting.

She didn't understand. Why would she yell at her for protecting her?

 

With her limbs freed, she couldn't get a proper hold to release herself, and she would not dare assault an ally.

So she simply let out a defeated sigh. "I am calm, you may release me."

[Alex Van Gamer 230]

Alex glared down at the mare in her arms. "Excuse me! But I don't like the way you used that analogy." She growled, turning to look at Lunar.

 

"I was fine." She replied, still aggravated from the fight that had ensued. "I would have been fine if you guys hadn't started pointing weapons back at him" She said, gesturing towards the stallion on the ground with her head. "I didn't have any weapons on me sure, but I can move quick when I need to. I've been doing it for months now before I met any of you... We... could have settled this without the extra weapons and the fighting! Especially, not after last night! It's too soon to keep having to rely on more fighting!" She looked between the mare and the griffon, clearly showing that she was not pleased with either of their actions despite their good intentions.

 

(Hopefully you guys didn't start typing replies now. I think it's edited okie dokie dory now.)

Edited June 4, 2015 by Alex VanGamer

[Midnight_Aurora 571]

Radiant listened intently to Amore taking in everything he was learning of her and changelings as a whole. "Well unfortunately I am not an emotional pony, otherwise I'd offer to allow you to feed off my emotions... unless it's true feelings of the heart rather then how we portray ourselves. If so you may use me so long as it means an ally can remain healthy... however I don't think I can provide an emotion of love." He said still looking at her hoping his offer would help her, he wasn't sure himself how he felt deep inside about her.

Chrysteel says, "You are uncertain. Your emotions are in a mess. You hide behind an emotionless mask so others don't take notice. Your heart tells me all I need to know. You at this time can't provide any of the three loves I know of."

 

She knows she is being blunt but it was better to describe the state of his heart then accept an offer he can't make. She then says, "The three loves are:

 

1. Family

2. Friendship/Comrades

3. True Love

 

True Love makes the Mother's Love flower bloom. It is also the strongest and hardest of the three loves to acquire. The other two are as easy to acquire as can be. Become a true friend with somepony and you gain the love of friendship. Become like a brother or sister to somepony and you gain the love of family.

 

We Changelings can't gain our love from eachother. It is part of our curse."

[P-Jay 1,987]

caliber had wordlessly slumped towards his sword, and half-heatedly started tug it from the halberd. "c'mon..." he muttered to red and strider. "lets go..." 

 

he wanted to fight, but hey. what would happen? the same thing all over again...attacked when he wasn't looking, and what-not.

Edited June 4, 2015 by PeytonJay

[Chip Circuit 1,842]

Radiant turned his head away from Amore for a second looking over his shoulder. "I understand..." He said returning his gaze to her. "I had a rather difficult past and it greatly influenced the way I am today. Perhaps Alex would be able to give you a sense of friendship, she seems rather anxious to make friends." 

 

Radiant put his hoof back on Amore's shoulder again. "Otherwise I apologize for my heart being such a mess, if there is anything I can do to help do not hesitate to ask." He insisted lowering his hoof from her shoulder.

[Commander Tangent 861]

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"Alex, all we saw was you getting held up. What would you expect us to do ? And when Him and Tyra started to fight,, I had to move in to make sure neither of them damaged each other" Lunar said to Alex, before looking back to Caliber. "OK....." He said, lifting his halberd and returning to his normal four legged position. " Now, may I suggest we talk about this indecent ? IT is obvious many view points were at play, and I would like to hear them, if you don't mind" Lunar offered to the ponies around him, and the dog.

[Unicorncob 5,689]

Tyra just stayed in Alex's arms, scowling as she continued to berate her for potentially saving her life.

 

She didn't understand. All she knew how to do was fight. She was not taught anything about negotiating, considering it was her older brother next in line to inherit chiefdom of her village.

 

"I said release me," she snarled, forcing herself out of the dog's grip and landing on all fours.

 

She simply sheathed her axe and stomped away from her, but not without flashing the stallion an icy cold glare upon passing him.

[Midnight_Aurora 571]

Radiant turned his head away from Amore for a second looking over his shoulder. "I understand..." He said returning his gaze to her. "I had a rather difficult past and it greatly influenced the way I am today. Perhaps Alex would be able to give you a sense of friendship, she seems rather anxious to make friends."

 

Radiant put his hoof back on Amore's shoulder again. "Otherwise I apologize for my heart being such a mess, if there is anything I can do to help do not hesitate to ask." He insisted lowering his hoof from her shoulder.

Chrysteel says, "A troubled past only affects you if and when you let it. You trusted me not to outright try to kill me. I trusted you with my deepest secret. I think there is a good chance your heart can be healed. I can help you and in doing so build a strong bond of friendship with you.

 

I did sense that about Alex. But not sure if I can reveal myself to her just yet. Maybe after a time I can reveal myself to all of our potential friends. Let's go find them."

 

Amorè gets up and begins to mov e in the direction that Alex went. She then turned and started to track the heart of Alex.

[P-Jay 1,987]

caliber sheathed his sword, and started making his way back to his friends. when tyra glared at him, he glared back with a look that clearly said

 

'if your friend didn't interrupt, i would've won.' he had no way of knowing that, of course.

 

"c'mon." he said to red and strider, "we're gonna have to trot to make up for lost time."

 

when lunar voiced his suggestion, he glared at both him and tyra. "it seems the diamond dog is the only reasonable one among you." he snarled, "i wont talk to any others." 

 

and with that, he started making his way back down the trail.

[Chip Circuit 1,842]

Radiant heard Amore's comment about letting a past affect you only if you let it. His head looked up to the sky as if he were looking at something, he was picturing his family before him. "Perhaps... perhaps someday." He muttered looking back at Amore. "Perhaps you are right... All i've known is a sheltered life and life of combat training so I never had a chance to let ponies close." 

 

Radiant followed after Amore, he glanced over his shoulder back at their shelter where he had set his bag.