open Firestorm, the RP

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"Wanderlust! Wh- what happened?" Willow flew to him, Crystal on her back. Both of them noticed horrible pain all over their bodies, exposed to cold and then extreme heat. The result was that in a few places they were bleeding slightly, and burns were all over them. They were extremely tired from using all their magic at once.

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They all did seem to know him, and his lack of a memory just unsettled him more but now was not the time to mention it he decided. Safety had to be there first priority. He'd find out who these ponies were and what they meant to him once they could escape the caves.

 

"This way! There is a little gap out over there!" He pointed back at the way he had came. As he looked at the two fillies and how hurt and battered they looked his heart ached and he didn't know why. "No time to explain or talk we need to get out of here." As they struggled to the gap his mind grasped something from how the caves were shaped and formed and he felt a chill run up his spine, "the mountain's volcanic! Whatever he did made it active, this place is going to blow!" He reached the gap only to find the lava had risen too high and while he had barely squeezed through and burned himself before, now he wouldn't fit at all.

Edited February 9, 2014 by Torrent505

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Sapphire ran after wander, ducking into the hole with him "Dont worry, the fillys should be fine, there small enfuf to get through without being hurt" Smiled and huged wander "Thanks for coming back to get us"

 

Embers slowly wonderd over to the light, there was something there, but he didnt know what

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"A v- volcano!? Who's idea was to put Canterlot on a VOLCANO? Isn't that... dangerous?"《Wait! What about Mom!? She is here somewhere!》"She left with Runedawn! Its okay, they are probably somewhere safe. We just need to get out of here." She flew with Wanderlust, eyelids drooping further for every 5 feet they travelled. After Crystal saw that Wanderlust could not fit, she had an idea. 《Everybody get close!》 She said, and used a teleportation spell to teleport them to the other side of the hole..

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Wanderlust's heart skipped a beat when the filly teleported him through the hole, and on the other side he breathed a sigh of relief. For a moment there he had thought that his foolish bravery to save the three of them had cost him his own life. But here he was standing on solid rock. He smiled down at the filly, "thanks" he said with gradituted as he appreciated the cute filly's quick thinking. Then a thought popped into his head, 'they said mom... These are Princess Luna's kids?! How do I know the princesses daughters?! Do I know the princess? Just who was I?'

 

The thoughts threw him off enough that he hesitated on his next sentence, "Uuuuhhhh... Um we, we need to keep moving" he shook himself out of it, now was not the time for his past. "I followed Embers down here, and I think I can lead us back up but I'm not sure. Do one of you know the best way out?" He asked as he moved forward keeping his hooves from the edge of slowly advancing lava.

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Seining this steel was trying to luna he had demons bane and was flying around looking for a way past the lava he ha stabbed demonsbane into it the blade being if hellish origin was in affected however steel was vein burned by the hot air he didnt care he had pledged to serve Luna till he died

Grell who had been running around trying to find a way in seen the lava and ran the other he seen wonder sapphie an the fillies and ran over to them "everypony okay" grell asked pulling out his med kit he seen the burns on wonder "wonder let me check you out and get you fixed up"

Edited February 9, 2014 by dashian500

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"I know the cave like the back of my hooves! Follow me!" Willow led the group through the caves, using the light of magical torches. The cave rumbled and rocks tumbled to the floor, barely missing Crystal. 《EEEEEEEEEEEEE- *whimpers*》 Crystal clung on to Willow, and didn't let go. "We need to go!"

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Runedawn felt something inside him again, very slightly. "Luna, I'm scared. North Wind knows... He is trying to break me again, I can feel him." He said sad. "I'm so scared that I am going to kill you, that I am going to be enslaved by Ice Crystal forever..." He continued. "She is not a real princess, but for some reason she can control me and North Wind... They are beings of cold and ice and they made me into a monster." He rambled on and on. "It's hard to explain... I don't think I can stop myself from killing you..."

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Embers knew he was still alive, he had no idea how, but he was. His sunshard had teleported him up, up and up, he was now out of the caves, and could see the stares and he walked.

 

Sapphire stared at the fillys "Wow, it must take alot of magic to teleport 4 ponys!"

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《Um... its okay. I guess I'm just... good.》"Twilight Sparkle gave us lessons on magic all the time, and now we can do some fairly advanced spells,like teleporting a group, but we are both tired, so Crystal could only teleport us a really short distance. Dont use any more magic, Flower. You need to get your strength back up."

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Wanderlust looked at Grell, apparently everypony in this knew and cared about him, he was starting to feel a great deal of sorrow that he couldn't recall them. The heat on his flank reminded him that they needed to go, so he waved the pony he assumed was a medic off, "there's no time for that now, the whole mountain is going to burst." Old facts that he had no context of filled his head, "the princesses built Canterlot on a volcanic mountain to use it's heat and power for the city, when they no longer needed it they put the volcano to sleep forever. But whatever happened down there woke it up." He moved following the fillies as he spoke.

 

He didn't go far before hesitating, "wait was there one more? That Pegasus?" He looked over the group trying to remember who had been in the courtyard with him.

 

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Runedawn felt something inside him again, very slightly. "Luna, I'm scared. North Wind knows... He is trying to break me again, I can feel him." He said sad. "I'm so scared that I am going to kill you, that I am going to be enslaved by Ice Crystal forever..." He continued. "She is not a real princess, but for some reason she can control me and North Wind... They are beings of cold and ice and they made me into a monster." He rambled on and on. "It's hard to explain... I don't think I can stop myself from killing you..."

Luna moved to Runedawn and put a hoof on his shoulder, "Runedawn don't be scared, I can feel the magic it feeds on fear. You need to be strong, you need to be brave and fight it. You won't kill me but this Ironhearted monster will, I can't defeat him. I'm still too weak, you arrived after I had finished casting some very powerful spells to protect my Daughters. But you can stop him, you can fight him. You don't have to be there slave! You can break the chains and the spell that holds you believe in yourself." She truly took in the room and it's tools and what it meant this stallion was, "believe in the core. And light the fire within your soul."

 

The forge in the room seem to flare to life flames spilling from it, but they chilled the room and frost spread across all the surfaces. With a loud clang the door burst inward and there stood Ironhearted in full armor. A determined scowl on his face as he stared directly at the princess.

(Face yourself! Taking all bets on the fight for Runedawn's mind! )

 

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North Wind growled as he felt the spell tremble as if on the edge of breaking, he wouldn't let that happen. Closing his eyes and focusing on the cold inside Runedawn's mind he surged his presence toward it. If Luna wanted to make this a battle for his spell he would not be excluded. He began to ooze icily into the dream world, hoping he would be quick enough to gather strength and form a body to prevent whatever the Princess had planned.

Edited February 9, 2014 by Torrent505

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Embers fell to the ground, not knowing what to do, He couldnt speak- his mouth was burned together, and he was pure black, there was only 1 thing oh his mine though, finding the other ponys. He got up and started walking

 

Sapphire breathed a deep breath "Oh man....That was close, but we should keep moveing, just incase"

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Grell sighed "get around me and be ready to catch me" grell said while running along side them

Steel was now trapped but he didn't care he was desperately trying to get into the room where he thought Luna still was "Luna are you okay" steel called to her with his mind she would hear the desperation in him

Edited February 9, 2014 by dashian500

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Runedawn saw Ironhearted, he felt North Wind and he could only feel pain. "Luna, you have to do something... I can't stop them..." He closed his eyes and frowned. His head hurt. He could feel the cold trap his body again. He fought it with all his stength. He tried to think of his friends, of the promises he had made...

 

(I assume I can now control Ironhearted as well.)

 

"Stop fighting Runedawn. Give in, there is no other way." He said. It was strange, because he was technically speaking to himself. "YOU KNOW THAT IS NOT TRUE! THERE IS ALWAYS A CHOICE!" He screamed as he put his hooves agains his head and fell on the ground. He was crying of the pain that was flowing through him. "There is nothing to return to after this Runedawn... You destroyed your own Rune, the core has solidified and you have betrayed your kind. All you have left is me..." He yelled at him with his solid cold voice. "THAT WAS YOU!" Runedawn yelled back. "CAN'T YOU SEE YOU ARE ME!" He replied. Ironhearted was fighting the heat that built up inside him, and Luna that had forced him to come here, Runedawn was fighting the icy death that was about to consume him, and North Wind who was slowly starting to enter his mind.

 

"Luna! I cannot win this, they are too strong... I am too weak." Runedawn yelled at her. Ironhearted scowled again "There is no sense in fighting it Runedawn. I know you want to please our princess... Destroy her, destroy Luna and you will be warm again!" This was a crazy situation. The two different halves inside Runedawn were arguing as two major powers of the world were influencing them, all of it in a dream.

Edited February 9, 2014 by Scribblegroove

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Runedawn saw Ironhearted, he felt North Wind and he could only feel pain. "Luna, you have to do something... I can't stop them..." He closed his eyes and frowned. His head hurt. He could feel the cold trap his body again. He fought it with all his stength. He tried to think of his friends, of the promises he had made...

 

(I assume I can now control Ironhearted as well.)

 

"Stop fighting Runedawn. Give in, there is no other way." He said. It was strange, because he was technically speaking to himself. "YOU KNOW THAT IS NOT TRUE! THERE IS ALWAYS A CHOICE!" He screamed as he put his hooves agains his head and fell on the ground. He was crying of the pain that was flowing through him. "There is nothing to return to after this Runedawn... You destroyed your own Rune, the core has solidified and you have betrayed your kind. All you have left is me..." He yelled at him with his solid cold voice. "THAT WAS YOU!" Runedawn yelled back. "CAN'T YOU SEE YOU ARE ME!" He replied. Ironhearted was fighting the heat that built up inside him, and Luna that had forced him to come here, Runedawn was fighting the icy death that was about to consume him, and North Wind who was slowly starting to enter his mind.

 

"Luna! I cannot win this, they are too strong... I am too weak." Runedawn yelled at her. Ironhearted scowled again "There is no sense in fighting it Runedawn. I know you want to please our princess... Destroy her, destroy Luna and you will be warm again!" This was a crazy situation. The two different halves inside Runedawn were arguing as two major powers of the world were influencing them, all of it in a dream.

(Yup Ironhearted is your character after all thought it would be fun to see them interact with each other. I'm moving him a bit in this last post but after that he's all yours again it was really for dramatic effect. So I hope it's okay)

 

Luna watch in horror at what was happening, in the dream house the Iron stallion took slow step after step towards her while it's flesh counterpart trembled next to her. She knew they battled in his mind and the monster was winning. She couldn't move time was odd for her again and she was frozen too slow to move. But she found she could speak, "your rune may have been destroyed Runedawn but you are more than just the rune. The rune exists forever within you, within your mind, within your dreams! Here in this world! If you cannot spark the flame then I will!"

 

She reached out of the dream to the moon and the sun shard that she has safeguarded upon it, she focuses the magic of the moon through the shard amplifying the shards magic and the moons then draws it down to the earth to Embers and the second sun shard the group had gathered again the magic is amplified and grows, from there she draws it to herself flowing it through her and reveling in its warmth and heat but did not keep it for herself, she pushed it out through Ironhearted/Runedawn and beyond him to the third and final sun shard they had collected, the one Runedawn had sacrificed himself for, the one the Fillies had sunken down to hide at the core. There the magic amplified a final time and exploded against the core to try and give it back it's molten heat; to connect itself to Runedawn to Luna to the moon all through the power of the sun.

 

In the dream Luna collapsed as the Iron monster now stood over her a hoof raised as if preparing to crush her skull, next to them the forges icy flames turned to burning heat. She reached out manipulating the dreamworld with the last of her strength forming a powerful and ancient Earthstrikers hammer at Runedawn's hoof an image of a relic of the royal smith she had been friends with long, long ago. She closed her eyes waiting for the iron monsters strike, "Protect that flame Runedawn, forge your own path as only you can."

 

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(The magic in this post is extremely powerful and is flowing through Embers as well as the princess and Runedawn. So you can have it effect him as well if you want. He would definitely feel it at least.)

 

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North Wind felt the heat flow through Runedawn's mind and screamed, instantly regretting his rush to link himself to the Earthstrikers mind, but still he didn't let go clinging to his thoughts even as he weakened. He wouldn't let go, he wouldn't be swept away; if he was going to be removed from this mind he would be need to be forced free.

Edited February 9, 2014 by Torrent505

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Steel was seen the lava still rising it was almost to his hooves and he was as high as he could go "I have failed" steel said "all that is left for me is death" steel just gives there waiting for his end -I'm sorry Luna I have failed you- steel sent the thought to Luna even thought he thought she was dead a lone tear came from his eye but it turned to steam

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Steel was seen the lava still rising it was almost to his hooves and he was as high as he could go "I have failed" steel said "all that is left for me is death" steel just gives there waiting for his end -I'm sorry Luna I have failed you- steel sent the thought to Luna even thought he thought she was dead a lone tear came from his eye but it turned to steam

Steel's words reach Luna in the moments when the Iron monster loomed over her, time in that dream world still flowed strangely as if it held still, the moment paused. She wanted to cry but could not in this dream world though in the real world tears flowed down her face freezing there.

 

Despite their arguing and differences she had always considered Steel one of her most trusted friends and she hated that their final moments had been fighting and insults. She diverted some of the moons magic flowing through her, the magic she had been using to protect herself; she striped herself of all her defenses and sent them to Steel. She was worthless now, no power for offense or defense she lay in the dream world like a new born foal. She sent the magic with a message to Steel, "No, I failed you. I didn't lead you like I should have and I'm sorry. But please make me one last promise, please... Please no matter what, no matter what happens, protect what is left of me. Protect what remains, protect my daughters, no matter what they say, whether they want it or not, protect them. Please my friend." Her true body has tears freezing over her eyes.

 

Around Steel moonlight gathers, it forms a protective shield that looks exactly like the moon itself in miniature around him. It defends him against the heat and pushes away the lava.

Edited February 9, 2014 by Torrent505

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Embers almost laughed at himself, he couldnt even yawn, much less talk. He had no idea where the other ponys were and would most likely die here, alone. He smiled and thought "Well, At least this is what that one jerk wanted to happend to me" He closed his eyes and kept walking

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The power of the three combined sunshards set the core back in motion. The aincient earthstrikers souls were free. Runedawn could feel and hear them again. He looked at Ironhearted and regained confidence.

 

Ironhearted frowned. "You think our family will help you? That they would help the one who enslaved them?" He said. The heat inside him was building up again. There was a very large amount of resistance inside the both of them now. The odds had become equal. "It's not our family... It's my family!" He yelled. "The same blood flows through our veins Runedawn!" Ironhearted replied frustrates. "I can't see why you are still fighting! We were happy near out princess!" He said to Runedawn. "She created you! North Wind and Ice crystal both created you, out of my body! They have mutilated and destroyed it..." Runedawn now knew what to do. "The ice resides in our body, and it keeps me trapped! I will no longer be inprisoned!" He yelled.

 

Then, suddendly, something terrible happened. Runedawn grabbed a dagger and stabbed himself in the chest. Even though it was in the dream world, he could feel it, and so could Ironhearted. "You fool! You just gave me your body for free!" Ironhearted said in extasy, but also a bit confused. Runedawn fell to the ground, and slowly the world of dreams went dark.

 

Ironhearted awoke again. The iron walls around him were glowing bright red and looked searing hot. The room was lit because of it, and both him and Luna were floating in the centre of the sphere. There was no gravity in the centre. "It seems Runedawn has given up permanently!" He said. He wanted to taunt Luna before he killed her. He tried to morph into a living being again. First into Runedawn, so he could plague Luna with it... But he couldn't. He then tried to morph into his living self... Nothing. He did everything to try and get his heart beating again, but nothing worked. His face showed agony. "NO! WHAT HAS HAPPENED!" He screamed. He wanted to murder Luna immediately now, but she was floating too far away from him. He simply cried with anger as he tried to morph the magma around him to reach towards Luna, but he seemed to have less control over it. "YOU ARE DEAD NOW LUNA! HEAR ME? DEAD!" He screamed as he reached for her throat.

 

Runedawn was floating peacefully through the core, as if he were in a warm bath. He rested for a while, until he felt something odd. He felt the peace if the Earthstriker afterlife, but there was something else engraves in his soul. Something that Ice Crystal and North Wind had not based on Ironhearted, but on him. It was the essence of life that North Wind had mentioned. It was like a light glowing inside him. He felt it power his soul, encourage it to keep going. He grinned internally. He had a plan. First, he waited to fully recover.

 

(EPIC PLAN INCOMING!)

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Steel heard Luna "no I will save you I gave my word I would defend you till I died" steel thought at her he seen what the magic did and dove through the lava wall into the room where he thought Luna was but to his surprise she wasn't there "Luna where are" steel thought to her

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Luna did not answer Steel or respond to Ironhearted, neither does she move to dodge Ironhearted's attack, she's not able to. Cracked skin and discolored flesh cover her body the cold may have lifted now but the damage is done. Frostbite covers her so badly she wonders if she would survive even if this monster left her alone. She cannot see him, she's blind now from her own tears that had frozen on her eyes.

 

But she heard the monsters taunts and knew what came next. She welcomed it now, death would be a freedom and would free Steel as well she knew and give him strength to avenge her and protect her daughters.

 

Briefly she wondered what had happened to Runedawn and prayed if he still existed inside the monster that she had planted the seeds for her daughters to save him. She merely floated waiting for death to claim her.

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Sapphire kept running "Ah...Does anypony know what happend to rune, embers, steel, or luna?" She sighed and looked backk

 

Embers kept walking. He had no idea where to, just that his head hurt. He needed to find the group, he wonderd if they would even know it was him

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Steel sighed and began to focus he had learned he could use a finite amount of magic from spawn he used it to find Luna he growled "I'm the core who the buck am i supposed to get there" steel said he used he sowed and struck the ground it pierced the rock like butter steel began attacking the earth itself trying to get to Luna

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Luna did not answer Steel or respond to Ironhearted, neither does she move to dodge Ironhearted's attack, she's not able to. Cracked skin and discolored flesh cover her body the cold may have lifted now but the damage is done. Frostbite covers her so badly she wonders if she would survive even if this monster left her alone. She cannot see him, she's blind now from her own tears that had frozen on her eyes.

But she heard the monsters taunts and knew what came next. She welcomed it now, death would be a freedom and would free Steel as well she knew and give him strength to avenge her and protect her daughters.

Briefly she wondered what had happened to Runedawn and prayed if he still existed inside the monster that she had planted the seeds for her daughters to save him. She merely floated waiting for death to claim her.

Crystal anxiously turned around, gazing into the darkness behind the small group. 《We need to find Mom. Right now.》"Something is wrong. Something bad happened to Mom... really bad. All of you, if you just go straight ahead, you will end up outside. I'm going back, with Flower." Edited February 10, 2014 by Starbound

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Wanderlust looked at the fillies, he had no doubts now who their mother was, "yeah your mom is in danger right now, but what are you two going to do about it? The way back to her is filled with lava, and if whatever that thing was could hurt your mother how would you two fight it? I'm not going to let you two get yourselves killed by going after her." He was a bit confused why he used such an authoritative tone with the daughters of the princess and wondered if he would get into trouble for ordering them around. But still something made him feel protective of them and he knew he didn't want them put into such obvious danger. He started to consider maybe he had been royal guard before he lost his memory.