private Mercs of Equestria Rp

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Diamond followed behind the group, sticking close to Draco. She thought about their time back at the library but decided to help Draco search for the artifact. She was still feeling rather upset about her ordeal...about not being home, but kept telling herself that there were more important things. "So...do you have any idea what the artifact looks like?" She asked, picking up a rather large stone.

"They are pieces of a key," Draco said "Are you alright Diamond?" Draco asked with concern in his voice. He looked into Diamond's purple eyes. He nuzzled her slightly "Homesick?" Draco asked with a slight sad smile. "You can talk to me you know," he said gently as he began to hum.

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Skwisgaar tried to dodge but soon realized his fate and smiled. As he took the damage, his eyes glazed over as he fell to the ground.

As his breathing shortened he looked up at Acheron.

"Come, for giving me a release from this...this limbo i shall share with you my knowledge. The knowledge of a true viking warrior."

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Delia wanted to bring up the cough but just dismissed it.

"Ok. We should be approaching the group. Be mindful of the rocky path." 

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The tendrils dug deeper into Skwisgaar's ethereal body as Acheron approached him, keeping him pinned to avoid any tricks.

"Go on then warrior, let me see what you know," said Acheron as the tendrils lifted him up and hanged him in the air. He was worried about Zefira...

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Dimitri nodded and took a deep breath. "Alright..." He said as he followed behind Delia, trying to navigate the rocky slope. It was not easy, since his vision was starting to become slightly blurry, and he was starting to become a little wobbly. He coughed some more and looked at the wound on his leg. It seemed fine. "Why am I feeling so sick...?" He thought to himself as he felt his body start to get slightly weaker. He coughed extremely hard, and took a knee.

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Skwisgaar shared with Acheron his knowledge of fighting. How brute force usually wins in situations where tactics do not. He also shared the various training techniques of the vikings as well as their religion. As the Valkyries descended upon them he also shared with Acheron various locations for treasures and hidden tombs of his brothers knowledge.

"S-share it with...your marefriend." He said as the Valkyries carried his soul to the Heavens.

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Delia trotted down the path but soon stopped. She saw the condition Dimitri was in and sighed.

"Hey, Im getting tired. Let's rest a bit." She said. 

Delia reached in her pack and pulled out two cups and a liquor bottle. She poured Dimitri and herself a drink. She turned around, making sure the pony didnt see, and poured a healing agent in Dimitri's cup.

"Here, have a drink....you look a little thirsty."

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"They are pieces of a key," Draco said "Are you alright Diamond?" Draco asked with concern in his voice. He looked into Diamond's purple eyes. He nuzzled her slightly "Homesick?" Draco asked with a slight sad smile. "You can talk to me you know," he said gently as he began to hum.

 

Diamond nodded. "Very." She muttered, using her magic to search through the rubble. "I know. I just...as I said before, this isn't me...at all, and I feel like I get in the way more than I actually help." She said.

She reached into a small hole, just big enough for somepony's hoof before shaking her head and pulling her hoof out.

She sighed and moved to another small pile of rubble where she began searching.

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(I can only hear the Skyrim "Dragon Soul Absorbed" theme now that I read that post Auron )

 

Acheron was pleased with the knowledge he had gained and thanked the viking, deciding not to submit his soul to become a thrall. After that, he quickly ran over to Zefira, dispelling the magic barriers he had set up to keep others out. He stopped down and held Zefira up in his hooves, hoping she was ok.

"Wake up... it's done with... please be alright."

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Dimitri was about to object, but Delia was already offering him a drink. "I...but what about the others..?" He asked as he took the cup and drank from it. "Well...I am sure they are fine. I trust Acheron to hold his own if they are even fighting..." He sighed as he finished the drink. He was curious as to why he was feeling sick, but he tried to ignore it. "So...Delia....are you involved with anypony?" He wanted to just ask a question, because silence made him worry.

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Diamond nodded. "Very." She muttered, using her magic to search through the rubble. "I know. I just...as I said before, this isn't me...at all, and I feel like I get in the way more than I actually help." She said. She reached into a small hole, just big enough for somepony's hoof before shaking her head and pulling her hoof out. She sighed and moved to another small pile of rubble where she began searching.

Draco smiled mischievously and whispered huskily into Diamond's ear "How about a song my grandfather taught me. You seem stressed by dear," he traced his wings across hers slowly. He began to sing softly into her ear. Each time he say pray he nibbled on her ear gently. When the song ended he was smiling innocently.

(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CW4BxDP8cdQ)

[Rainbow Dash 1,472]

@, (now that you mention it lol)

Zefira was unresponsive and her whole body was limp. 

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Delia smirked but soon turned into a blush.

"what do you mean by involved?" Delia asked.

She wanted to make sure she understood Dimitri's question before answering.

Could he mean have i gone all the way? or just in a relationship...or something else?

[Dimitri Hammer 3,645]

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Dimitri coughed and looked away for a second. He coughed into his hoof several times, and then cleared his throat. "My throat is killing me..." He thought to himself as he looked back towards Delia. "Well, do you love anypony? Have any feelings for a specific individual?" Dimitri was not one to pry at all, but he just needed to have some kind of conversation, and since he was previously talking about love...it was the only thing he could think to talk about more.

[THE WILD HUNT 213]

Acheron grew extremely worried at Zefira's condition.

"No.. wait, come on... it wasn't that hard of a hit," Acheron said as he gently shook Zefira in hopes of trying to get a response. Acheron's eyes got slightly teary, seeing as how he failed to even protect the mare whom he had shown any true affection towards in a long time.

"I... I know you can wake up Zefira..."

Acheron hugged her.

 

(This is such cheesy dialogue for me...)

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Draco felt the emotion from Acheron. He held his head "Acheron's in trouble Diamond we need to go to him," Draco said as he spread his wings. "Even if he is an arse he is still my friend," Draco said as he flew towards Acheron "Acheron Are you alright?" Draco asked as he circled.

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@@Dimitri Hammer,

Delia closed her eyes and smiled.

"Well, me and Diamond shared a moment back at my tribes settlement. I love her but im not sure she feels the same anymore. I used to love Draco...but now...i dont know." Delia said with a certain sadness. 

Delia then turned around and pointed to a purple stripe on her side.

"See this? This is Diamond. Since she shared a moment with me our spirits are connected. We have a little bit of each other on our spirit forms. Mine showed up due to the events with Pride."

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Zefira was still unconscious. In her mind she was trotting around in a black world. She seemed to be waiting for something.

I need to wake up. Maybe if they knew restorative magic or something....like a kiss from my dark prince She thought in her head.

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Dimitri looked upon Delia. "Interesting...in my culture we have certain ideals and rituals involving courtship, and love. I never really was very interested in it though. It was always too formal, and seemed a little non-loving. My whole family never listened to those ideas. Guess the Hammer family were rebels from the start..." Dimitri looked at Delia in the eyes. "Well, like my father told me: Anything is possible if you put your soul into it. If you are devoted enough, you can accomplish anything. Never give up hope. That is how I managed to get married. Is how I managed to ask her, and I was a nervous wreck..." Dimitri smirked and coughed some more.

[THE WILD HUNT 213]

(Wait this isn't the part where we mimic Sleeping Beauty or something right ?)

 

Acheron felt Zefira's temperature spike, but her breathing only got shallower as her body glowed with a faint red shimmer. Acheron realizedwwhat it was that was going on, chaos poisoning. The dark magic that had hit her was infused with Apophis' energy, meaning it would slowly chip away at her until she died....

Acheron didn't know what else to do at that point since the malign energy was solely destructive, giving no beneficial effects to anyone but its user. Acheron ignored whatever else was around him and simply hugged Zefira tighter.

"I'm sorry I wasn't able to keep you from harm Zefira...."

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@@Dimitri Hammer,

Delia smiled.

"Your father seems like a wise stallion. I will persevere....be persistent." Delia said as she closed her eyes.

She tried to ignore Dimitris coughing and not bring it up, should she offend the stallion. However, Delia didn't want to see anything bad come of Dimitri after he opened up to her. She decided she would speak up and take the harshness with a grain of salt.

"Dimtiri are you ok? That cough you have there...I'm not liking it."

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(maybe if you reverse Aphosis' effects on her )

Zefira wandered the dark abyss in her mind. It seemed to her that she was stuck in limbo until some pony on the outside intervened.

She wasn't scared though. If anything Zefira was bored and kinda sad.

Sure i have been in situations where i'm trapped in an empty world...but the thought of not seeing that pretty boy again...

On the outside a single tear dropped from Zefira's eye.

[Dimitri Hammer 3,645]

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"Yeah, this cough is damn awful.....I thought it was from poisoning, but I checked my wound, and is not poisoned or even infected..." Dimitri began to cough more. The hacking cough seemed to grow more intense and after several minutes straight of coughing, he looked at his hoof. In his hoof he held three bloody nails. Dimitri's eyes widened. "What...?" He whispered to himself as he dropped the nails from his grasp. The nails clanked together and hit the ground. Some black smoke rose from them.

[THE WILD HUNT 213]

(Goodness Dimitri that sounds bloody painful!)

 

Acheron felt a few tears fall from his face as he sensed the chaos poisoning worsen. His magic being dark, it was not the required magic to heal such effects... however, something sounded in his mind...

"My enemy was Ra..."

Ra? What did a forgotten sun wielder have to do with anything?

"Unless..."

Apophis materialized before him and did something strange, opening its mouth wide and spitting out a few of the swallowed shining spectres from the desert attack.

"Ra's guardians," it hissed. "Imbued with his power..."

It disappeared from sight, returning to Acheron's void. He suddenly knew what to do as he opened a rift in the air to summon his tendrils, piercing the shining ghosts. Another tendril attached itself to Acheron's horn, causing it to glow with their light. It was a strange magic, one much different than the dark magic he wielded..... Acheron let the light flow on to Zefira, the yellowish glow mixing with the red one and canceling its effects. Acheron hugged Zefira again and planted a kiss on her lips, hoping for the best.

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Draco landed next to them "Hey how is she?" Draco asked with concern for his friends. H looked through his pack "Do you need the last healing talisman for her my friend?" Draco asked Acheron. "Yeah she loved you she really did. And I see you love her  I find that quite nice," he said

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"She doesn't need to undergo anymore pain. Apophis' malignant energy is strong, and I fear it might react negatively to a dispelling force other than the power of his ancient enemy... but... thank you for the concern Draco..."

Acheron watched as the two energies of yellow and red tried to balance each other out. He hoped Zefira would improve soon.

"When the lights subside, it should mean the chaos poison has been expelled. Then I'll see about the healing talisman..."

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"She is unconscious she won't feel the intense pain of the healing energies. Wait I have an idea Acheron do you know alchemy?" Draco asked then his ears went flat. "Never mind it takes too long to make one of these healing talismans. It takes master alchemists 4 months to make one,"

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Acheron felt slightly relieved as the two conflicting auras finally died down, showing that the chaos poisoning had been rendered inert. He nuzzled Zefira and looked back to Draco.

"Okay... hand it over... the talisman I mean..."

Acheron hoped that this would make her recover quickly.

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Draco placed the talisman onto her chest. Then he stepped back as the magic within the talisman began to work on her body. It helped the light magic combat the chaos magic within her body. With two forces alike in their alignment helped combat the malignant force of chaos. Repairing the damage to Zefira's body. "Now we wait," Draco said his teeth grinding. To him Zefira was like a sister and by his ancestors he would do everything he can to help her.

[Rainbow Dash 1,472]

@@Dimitri Hammer,

Delia raised her eyebrow and began to worry as she spotted black smoke.

"Although I'm no Shaman, I deduce that whatever that was just now is no ordinary sickness. We need to get you to Acheron or Draco...preferably Acheron." She said as she stood next to the pony.

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In Zefira's head the dark and abysmal world was soon turning brighter. She could feel her heart beating normally and her breathing starting to return.

What's causing this now? Could it be you Acheron? She thought.

She felt something wrapped around her body and soon turned depressed.

Are they burying me? Are they that easy to throw me aside?