open Enlistment for the dark royal guard (RP)

[Umbra Thunderwing 82]

Umbra trained at night, no prying eyes to watch his technique. Had anyone watched they would have seen him, armoured up, sparking like a machine in short circuit, slashing the dummies to dust one by one, not a seconds breath or break. He seemed fast as well, his strikes blurring.

[Prince Midnight 817]

Midnight smiled, he had trained the entire night, noticing umbra doing the same, midnight chuckled then frowned, something catching his nose, his wolf nose picking up a scent he had never smelled before.

"hmm...." he turned slinking past umbra without him noticing, and slilently moved past the guards and out of the pit, he looked around frowning, taking another sniff, he turned to his left following the scent, it was just outside the pit, meters away from it.

he frowned and slunk closer starting to pick up voices.

"why in hoofs name did celestia send us out here?" it sounded irritated,

"to spy on the supposed "army" of luna.....i doubt she could even raise a regiment, she will be defated easily."

"spy?" the first one frowned, "theres nothing out here."

"just keep your eyes open."

 

midnight smirked and slunk closer, his body changing in the moonlight until he was right behind them, "dont kill them fenrir, we need them, at least figure out what they know, umbra could make use of it."

"defeated easilly?" fenrir grinned, "i highly doubt that." he smiled lifting a hoof and making a clawed swipe at the closest scout, sending him flying into a tree large claw marks deep in his body, most likely killed instantly.

he turned to the other, who tried to run, but didnt even make it 2 feet, as he tackled him too the ground.

"you, are coming with me." he smirked and wacked the pony across the head knocking him out, "the other one," he licked his lips walking too the dead one "im hungry,"

 

Midnight returned tossing the unconsious scout onto the ground behind umbra, his muzzle having dried blood on it, saluting, "umbra, i caught this one in the forest about 200 yards from the barrier on the pit."

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The soldier that was grabbed is shaking. Hank soon walks up to thm. The solider smiles "hank! Why are you with them! Tell them i am with you!" Hank looks at them "what did he try to do?" The soldier gulps "i was supposed to spy. Isnt that what you have to do hank?" Hank gulps "kill him."

[Umbra Thunderwing 82]

Midnight smiled, he had trained the entire night, noticing umbra doing the same, midnight chuckled then frowned, something catching his nose, his wolf nose picking up a scent he had never smelled before.

"hmm...." he turned slinking past umbra without him noticing, and slilently moved past the guards and out of the pit, he looked around frowning, taking another sniff, he turned to his left following the scent, it was just outside the pit, meters away from it.

he frowned and slunk closer starting to pick up voices.

"why in hoofs name did celestia send us out here?" it sounded irritated,

"to spy on the supposed "army" of luna.....i doubt she could even raise a regiment, she will be defated easily."

"spy?" the first one frowned, "theres nothing out here."

"just keep your eyes open."

 

midnight smirked and slunk closer, his body changing in the moonlight until he was right behind them, "dont kill them fenrir, we need them, at least figure out what they know, umbra could make use of it."

"defeated easilly?" fenrir grinned, "i highly doubt that." he smiled lifting a hoof and making a clawed swipe at the closest scout, sending him flying into a tree large claw marks deep in his body, most likely killed instantly.

he turned to the other, who tried to run, but didnt even make it 2 feet, as he tackled him too the ground.

"you, are coming with me." he smirked and wacked the pony across the head knocking him out, "the other one," he licked his lips walking too the dead one "im hungry,"

 

Midnight returned tossing the unconsious scout onto the ground behind umbra, his muzzle having dried blood on it, saluting, "umbra, i caught this one in the forest about 200 yards from the barrier on the pit."

"Good work, nail, you've started the psychological torture already." Umbra says,  "Release him, let's find out what the dog knows. Doubt it's much." Umbra said, looming over the half conscious scout, looking on, sparking menacingly as he waited for them to speak.

Edited December 21, 2012 by Animae

[Prince Midnight 817]

"Good work, nail, you've started the psychological torture already." Umbra says,  "Release him, let's find out what the dog knows. Doubt it's much." Umbra said, looming over the half conscious scout, looking on, sparking menacingly as he waited for them to speak.

 

 

The soldier that was grabbed is shaking. Hank soon walks up to thm. The solider smiles "hank! Why are you with them! Tell them i am with you!" Hank looks at them "what did he try to do?" The soldier gulps "i was supposed to spy. Isnt that what you have to do hank?" Hank gulps "kill him."

 

midnight extended his claws and pushed them into the back of the solders neck, "talk and i Might have the mercy to kill you slowly."

the scout gulps looking between umbra hank and midnight.

"we were sent to make sure luna didnt have the military strength to compete with celestia."

Midnight frowned and dug his claws into the ponies neck, "theres more that your not telling us." he wrenched back the ponies neck and ran a claw along his throat, drawing a thin line of blood.

"n.no please, we were also making sure those that d-didnt get here yet, wouldnt."

 

Midnight looked up at umbra, "can i kill him now?" 

[Umbra Thunderwing 82]

The soldier that was grabbed is shaking. Hank soon walks up to thm. The solider smiles "hank! Why are you with them! Tell them i am with you!" Hank looks at them "what did he try to do?" The soldier gulps "i was supposed to spy. Isnt that what you have to do hank?" Hank gulps "kill him."

 

 

midnight extended his claws and pushed them into the back of the solders neck, "talk and i Might have the mercy to kill you slowly."

the scout gulps looking between umbra hank and midnight.

"we were sent to make sure luna didnt have the military strength to compete with celestia."

Midnight frowned and dug his claws into the ponies neck, "theres more that your not telling us." he wrenched back the ponies neck and ran a claw along his throat, drawing a thin line of blood.

"n.no please, we were also making sure those that d-didnt get here yet, wouldnt."

 

Midnight looked up at umbra, "can i kill him now?" 

 

 

"Let me first impart some wisdom upon him. We aren't even a fraction of Luna's force, she hardly needs us. We're just here to swell the front line." Umbra laughed, and made a sudden movement. A training blade was left thrust the scout's chest. "You may feast all you wish. Hank, I want you to scan the perimeter, 200 metres radius."

Edited December 21, 2012 by Animae

[Prince Midnight 817]

Midnight smirked and allowed fenrir to eat all he wished, licking his lips he stood up, "can i help at all sir? my nose can sniff out anything." he licked his lips to clear the blood from his lips and nose, "or i could leave the body somewhere as a message, you know i have no problem in doing so."

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Hank nods "will do sir." He sent out his AIs to the boundry lines as they scanned the place. "Sir the AIs are scanning the area. Its taking energy out of me but i am still able to stay up." His eye is changing colors to the other AIs. He smiles "im not sure if there is a camp."

[Umbra Thunderwing 82]

Umbra smiled, he liked the cut of his jib. "Do what you want with the trash, as for helping, we can always use scouts." He smiled, pulling the blade out of the corpse, letting the blade dissolve in his hoof. He drew his own blade, a metre long iron broadsword with a wicked edge. "I'll get back to my training"

[SørenWolf 227]

Shift awoke to a soft buzzing in the back of his head. 

This...might work...find...she is...no time... Shift cut off the connection before the others became aware of it. He left the barracks to find Umbra, he was just in time to witness the spys arrival and quick execution. He approached his superior in his unicorn form and saluted.

"Sir i'd like to make a formal report." he stated and waited for recognition

[Prince Midnight 817]

Midnight nodded and smiled, "Scouting is what im best at." he grinned and picked up the body then bounding off to leave it in a spot where he could be found.

he then smirked, laying a parchment down on the ground and writing in blood, "nice try." then rolling it up and sending it off, "now, lets see if any others are hiding out here."

[Umbra Thunderwing 82]

Shift awoke to a soft buzzing in the back of his head. 

This...might work...find...she is...no time... Shift cut off the connection before the others became aware of it. He left the barracks to find Umbra, he was just in time to witness the spys arrival and quick execution. He approached his superior in his unicorn form and saluted.

"Sir i'd like to make a formal report." he stated and waited for recognition

Umbra turned, cracking his neck as he turned, his eyes flicking over the changeling analytically, Hank, Midnight and the scout driven from his mind. "At ease, permission to speak, private." he sighs, waiting for him to gather his thoughts and speak what he wanted to say.

[SørenWolf 227]

Umbra turned, cracking his neck as he turned, his eyes flicking over the changeling analytically, Hank, Midnight and the scout driven from his mind. "At ease, permission to speak, private." he sighs, waiting for him to gather his thoughts and speak what he wanted to say.

"Sir! Due to my... heritage..." Shift spat out the word as if it had a bad taste "...and that I am not affiliated with any hive my mind is open to all hive-minds. From what I can gather there was a split in another Changeling hive, causing two queens to come to power. This is truly something common among changeling hives but it requires that one leaves. That queen, along with a small contingent of guards have recently come to the area. The queen will likely lay her eggs and have a full grown hive by the end of the year." Shift paused wondering if he had given up to much information about hive politics before reminding himself that he was no longer a part of any hive. "I request permission to go to the hive and make contact. If they would not join under the banner of the moon I shall eliminate them."

[Umbra Thunderwing 82]

Umbra looked at him, slowly measuring him up, as if not fully taken with the idea that he'd be able to destroy a full hive of changelings.

He smiled, laughing at his own ideas. "Sure, you can go try, but first I have a test that I need you  to take. DODGE!" His hoof fell, sparking with electricity.

[SørenWolf 227]

Umbra looked at him, slowly measuring him up, as if not fully taken with the idea that he'd be able to destroy a full hive of changelings.

He smiled, laughing at his own ideas. "Sure, you can go try, but first I have a test that I need you  to take. DODGE!" His hoof fell, sparking with electricity.

Shift rolled his eyes as he hopped out of the way, he was to close to his opponent, so with a green flash he transformed into a griphon  and took to the skies. I knew i should have at least strapped on my knives he thought as he turned  and dived his opponent, pulling up at the last second and using his talons to slash at his back.

[Umbra Thunderwing 82]

Shift rolled his eyes as he hopped out of the way, he was to close to his opponent, so with a green flash he transformed into a griphon  and took to the skies. I knew i should have at least strapped on my knives he thought as he turned  and dived his opponent, pulling up at the last second and using his talons to slash at his back.

He rolled, slamming the butt of his sword straight into the changeling's stomach. He was glad the lightning strike had missed, this was going to be more fun. He exchanged his sword for a training one with a dull blade. No mortal wounding in friendly spars.

[SørenWolf 227]

He rolled, slamming the butt of his sword straight into the changeling's stomach. He was glad the lightning strike had missed, this was going to be more fun. He exchanged his sword for a training one with a dull blade. No mortal wounding in friendly spars.

Shift rolled across the ground. standing back up he regained his breath. "So its a fight on the ground is it? I was hoping for some arial combat practice" Shift took off and hovered roughly 15 feet of the ground. "Come on then, i thought you wanted to test me."

[Prince Midnight 817]

Midnight grinned, he was happy that umbra didnt mind his feeding habits, he figured as long as he didnt do it on any friendlies, he would be fine, 

walking forward with his bow drawn, he narrowed his eyes, his ears twitching, at the edge of the forest almost 2 miles from the pit was a larger group of soldiers, about 6-7 in all, special forces most likely, no way celestia would send the normal army this far in, and it looked like they didnt know what happened too their scouts, and would be none the wiser, for the moment.

[Umbra Thunderwing 82]

"It isn't a test of strength" He laughed, though rising off the ground, slightly ominously, still sparking all over. Was it just shift's imagination or had it intensified? Umbra slammed into shift, bringing him into close combat. It was obvious to shift that he was outmatched.

[SørenWolf 227]

"It isn't a test of strength" He laughed, though rising off the ground, slightly ominously, still sparking all over. Was it just shift's imagination or had it intensified? Umbra slammed into shift, bringing him into close combat. It was obvious to shift that he was outmatched.

Shift blocked the incoming sword strike and used his back legs to try and knock his opponent away from him. He was surprised at the show of ferocity and wondered for a brief second if that was going to be necessary. but he pushed the thought away, this was a test, not a 'to the death' fight.

Shifts powerful griphon wings pulled him back from his opponent. 

"Is that so, then what is it a test of?" Shift wondered if he had been to hasty in starting a fight with a superior officer

[Umbra Thunderwing 82]

Umbra span gracefully, standing in the air, his body making a T shape "That you know at what point you are overfacing yourself. When to attack, and more importantly, when to retreat. HAH!" He thrust the sword skyward, a dark cloud forming above him. He was giving shift a chance to attack, but if he called down lightning before he got there, gods knew what would happen.

[Prince Midnight 817]

the SF soldiers looked up at the lightning in the sky, and frowned, "lets pack it in, get back to camp, nothing more can be done with that storm coming."

one of the younger ones blinked, "i didnt hear any thunder earlier and no storms were planned....."

the one in charge rolled his eyes, "its the everfree, storms here are never planned, now shut up and lets get back to camp."

midnight smirked, whispering "and lead the wolf to the lambs."

[SørenWolf 227]

Umbra span gracefully, standing in the air, his body making a T shape "That you know at what point you are overfacing yourself. When to attack, and more importantly, when to retreat. HAH!" He thrust the sword skyward, a dark cloud forming above him. He was giving shift a chance to attack, but if he called down lightning before he got there, gods knew what would happen.

recognizing a potential trap Shift dropped to the earth, but he wasn't finished. he shifted into unicorn form a few feet above the ground, landing softly and using his magic to grab two nearby training daggers. they whistled as they sailed at Umbra colliding with the floating pony

[Umbra Thunderwing 82]

recognizing a potential trap Shift dropped to the earth, but he wasn't finished. he shifted into unicorn form a few feet above the ground, landing softly and using his magic to grab two nearby training daggers. they whistled as they sailed at Umbra colliding with the floating pony

Umbra smiled, the impact of the lightning, knocking the knives away. "Hmmmm a little extra power never goes amiss" he laughed as the electricity washed over the hilt of the blade. "What do you think? Time to retreat yet?" Umbra says, descending. "Your transformations drain you and I just received a massive boost" but he seemed to have been hit, or at least was bleeding lightly from where the blades had hit home.

Edited December 21, 2012 by Animae

[SørenWolf 227]

Umbra smiled, the impact of the lightning, knocking the knives away. "Hmmmm a little extra power never goes amiss" he laughed as the electricity washed over the hilt of the blade. "What do you think? Time to retreat yet?" Umbra says, descending. "Your transformations drain you and I just received a massive boost"

Shift sighed. "I guess you are right; no griphon, wolf, or unicorn can stand against that. And my changeling form is weak from lack of use." He raised his eyes, a green flame burning in them, He shouted "But I can still do THIS!!!" Green flames enveloped his body, instead of retreating instantly with his new form they stayed. The green aura began to expand. Screams of pain could be heard from the being inside of the aura. The shape morphed and twisted as it grew. Loud cracks of breaking bones could be heard. The aura stopped growing and began to fade. The jet black creature that was Shift roared in pain. Opening his eyes Shift looked at Umbra, who was at eye level despite Shift being in a sitting position. Shift roused himself and stood up, standing well over 20 feet tall he brought his head down to Umbra's. A deep but, unmistakably Shift's voice rang out of the colossal beast. "You seem strong, but I doubt even you can stand against a Dragon."