open Firestorm, the RP

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Steel was furiously slamming his blade into the ground he had managed to get down about a foot but was already beginning to tire he refused to stop he couldn't let Luna die -Luna- steel thought -you can't die on me your daughters need you- steel was screaming the thoughts at her

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Sapphire yawned and looked around, before sitting down "Alright, I think we made it far enuff..Ah....Anyways,we should search a bit more for the rest of the group"

 

Embers walked forward, he could hear the group talking, and he was trying to get back to them

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Grell shook his head "not till I treat everyponies injuries" grell said as he pulled out hie medical kit "I'll start with you sapphire you seem to have only minor burns so it'll be quick" grell said walking over to her hind legs had several burns on them luckily they where first degree and nothing more

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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.

"We are only going to get as close as we can to the lava. Mom teleported somewhere, I saw. If Flower and I could try hard enough, we couldrecognize Mom's feelings from the other side of Equestria, though being close helps. We can find out where Mom went just by standing in the room."

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Ironhearted was screaming and crying. "DIE! DIE DAMNIT!" His grip on the metal around him had weakened because he had as well. But something else was going on. Something was preventing him from efficiently morphing the metal. The bubble of air within the molten magma of the world was getting larger. He and Luna were very slowly floating towards eachother. He was about to finish his job. Then his princess would be happy and he would've shown North wind...

 

He was about to grab Luna at her throat when something grabbed his hindleg. He looked behind himself to see a strange looking mare with fierce eyes and a wild mane. "WHO THE HELL ARE YOU?" He yelled, utterly clueless on how she had gotten here. How she could survive the heat. He kicked her away and turned back to Luna.

 

Luna was being dragged away from him by two stallions. They were soothing her and tried to keep her warm as they slowly drifted away from Ironhearted. He tried to move himself, but he was stuck in the middle of the world. Then he saw it. Out of the bubble's walls there were earth-ponies morphing out from the iron and turning into living, breathing flesh as they completely entered the bubble. It were about 30 now, but they were still coming. They we're all looking at him from a distance with a grim expression. "Who the hell are all of you!" He said.

 

They replied as one. "We are the Earthstrikers." They all said. It was so synchronised it was almost sung. From the circle of them that was surrounding Ironhearted, two floated out, on each side of him. They neared him as if they could control the gravity effortlessly. One was a bit small, but had a large beard and looked very, very old. Even though all of that, he was very sturdy and strong looking. He frowned at Ironhearted. Ironhearted didn't know what to say, helpless as he was...

 

The other one that had approached him was... Runedawn. "WHAT! I saw you kill yourself! How did you do this! How are you still alive!" He yelled at him. Runedawn only grabbed his left fore and hindleg, and didn't say anything. The old pony on the other side did the same with his right legs. He tried to struggle, but they let go very quickly. From out of the floor and the roof (or above and under, since this was in a sphere without gravity), metal morphed towards where the two earthstrikers had touched him. "What are you doing!" He screamed as his legs were consumed halfway by four tentacles of molten iron. He was stuck completely, he couldn't move his legs at all.

 

"You imprisoned me in yourself mentally... Now I am imprisoning you in me physically. I am the core. We are the core. You gave us a gift that has made us infinitely more powerful. The gift of life. You are now nothing but a cold speck of death in my heart. I will control you from now on. You cannot fight, only submit." He preached upon the demon that he had separated his soul from moments ago.

 

"How did you do this! What are you talking about! Fight me! FIGHT ME!" He screamed, but it was in vein. All but the oldest pony retreated into the bubble's walls. The old one kept floating in front of him and inspected him thoroughly. "Stop looking at me like that or I will kill you!" Ironhearted yelled at him. Suddendly, the metal his mouth consisted of morphed and shut it permanently. "Come now, you don't talk to the world's oldest soul like that... We're going to have some fun, you and I. Being dead was quite boring, but I've never felt this ALIVE in eons!" He giggled. Ironhearted had a look of despair on his face, but he couldn't talk, only listen...

 

Runedaen and four other ponies morphed out of the earth at the opening of the caverns. The five of them surrounded Luna. All of them had a heart of heat inside them that warmed the area around them, and thus Luna. Runedawn waited for Luna to awake. He had much to explain. He had changed again, but this time for the better.

 

The other four Earthstrikers consisted out of 2 mares and 2 stallions. All of them had a dark red coat, with black, grey or red manes and tails. They looked a lot like Runedawn in this way. All of them were waiting for Luna to recover from the cold.

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Embers needed water, the only thing was...there was no water. Everything around him was just as black as he was, and he could feel his lips becoming pached. He kept walking, he had lost the group and he slowly started wondering. He fell down on a path a few feet ahead

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Steel was stabbing his way down into the earth sweat dripping from his brow his muscles where screaming but he didn't waver he kept going stabbing the earth till a large part was lose them digging it by hoof to start again the whole time he was mentally yelling at Luna to hang on

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Luna's eyes slowly opened, but she saw nothing, her eyes were now a milky white. She was warm now but her body hurt all over, from the frostbite she knew it had very nearly killed her, she couldn't feel her wings at all and wondered if she would ever fly again. All around her she felt presences with her magic they were warm and kind but burned it purpose. She wondered were the iron monster had gone, "Who's there? What happened?" One of the aura's felt familiar, "Runedawn? Is that you?"

 

In her head she heard Steel screaming to her, she reached out to him, "Here! I am Here!" She directed him a small tug to guide him to her, "I'm safe I think... But I'm not sure..."

 

Next she reached out to her daughters to find them safe but worried, she sent comfort to them and wished she could send them mental messages like she did Steel. These two efforts already exhausted her and she was panting.

 

"We are only going to get as close as we can to the lava. Mom teleported somewhere, I saw. If Flower and I could try hard enough, we couldrecognize Mom's feelings from the other side of Equestria, though being close helps. We can find out where Mom went just by standing in the room."

Wanderlust sighed he didn't want these fillies to put themselves in danger but he didn't know how to stop them. It wouldn't be fair of him to keep them from their mother and if the princess was alive they had to find her. Maybe she could help him recover his memory too. He looked at the others, "hey I'm going with the fillies, they want to find out were there mom is. We don't know how safe we are so be ready to move if we need too." He turned to the fillies, "I'm coming with you, I can't protect you from that lava but if I say we're leaving you don't argue and we gallop back here. Deal?"

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Sapphire rased her eye "Dont leave me here, Im coming with you ponys anyways, Dont wanna be left behind" She smiled

 

Embers saw the group, he started running, he couldnt yell though because his lips were burned together, he tryed to get over to them intime

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Steel heard Luna an felt her show himl where she was he dove through the lava the magic filed disappeared after words he flew to luna and found her with runedawn and four ponies that kinda looked like runedawn steel dive at runedawn and tackled him holding his blade against his neck "I'm going to kill you" steel growled "any last words" steel had a bad habit of letting his prey have their final words

Grell sighed "fine I wont fix any of you up by don't come whining to me when your injuries get worse " grell said "that said I'm coming to"

Edited February 11, 2014 by dashian500

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@Torrent505

 

Runedawn looked down to the princess and saw her suffer. He kneeled and put his hoof on her forehead. The other five earthstrikers did as well. Runedawn and the other's then started to sing one very low note as they transferred some of their energy, the core's energy, into her. Not only warmth, but force of life that North Wind had accidently granted him power of.

 

He and his companions stood up again, and then he tried to help Luna to her feet. "Yes Luna, it is me. I have defeated Ironhearted. I will need some time to explain how..." He said to her.

 

He was interrupted by steel trying to kill him. Runedawn simply stepped back and the four others stood in front of him. "Steel, I saved Luna... It was not me who tried to kill her, I was forced to. I have broken the curse, and the being that tried to kill Luna is now dead..." He said.

Edited February 11, 2014 by Scribblegroove

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Luna's eyes slowly opened, but she saw nothing, her eyes were now a milky white. She was warm now but her body hurt all over, from the frostbite she knew it had very nearly killed her, she couldn't feel her wings at all and wondered if she would ever fly again. All around her she felt presences with her magic they were warm and kind but burned it purpose. She wondered were the iron monster had gone, "Who's there? What happened?" One of the aura's felt familiar, "Runedawn? Is that you?"

In her head she heard Steel screaming to her, she reached out to him, "Here! I am Here!" She directed him a small tug to guide him to her, "I'm safe I think... But I'm not sure..."

Next she reached out to her daughters to find them safe but worried, she sent comfort to them and wished she could send them mental messages like she did Steel. These two efforts already exhausted her and she was panting.

 

Wanderlust sighed he didn't want these fillies to put themselves in danger but he didn't know how to stop them. It wouldn't be fair of him to keep them from their mother and if the princess was alive they had to find her. Maybe she could help him recover his memory too. He looked at the others, "hey I'm going with the fillies, they want to find out were there mom is. We don't know how safe we are so be ready to move if we need too." He turned to the fillies, "I'm coming with you, I can't protect you from that lava but if I say we're leaving you don't argue and we gallop back here. Deal?"

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Fine. Come, we need to go." They went back, returning to the lava filled room. <Mom!?> the fillies called out in everpony's mind with their heart healing powers. <We are okay! Where are you? Mom!? Mom, are you okay? Give me some sign, or whatever else to let us know tou are here! We found Wanderlust, Flower, Sapphire, and Grell! Steel missing somewhere, and Embers, well... he... um... jumped into lava, but the sun shard probably protected him. Mom!?> The fillies called out as far as they could, hoping Luna would hear.

 

(Don't worry, Willow and Crystal can't do what Steel can, they can only talk in people's minds if they are somewhat close to them.)

Edited February 11, 2014 by Starbound

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Steel growled "like belive that"steel said "now call of your lackies and fight me like real stallion" steel didn't belive him at all he had Been in his normal form when He first showed up and steel wasnt taking any risks this time he glanced to Luna his wings slightly open then he glanced back to runedawn

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Runedawn stepped forward towards steel. "Fine, kill me. Stab me straight in the throat, I dare you. I saved Luna, and if this is what I have to do to make you believe me, fine..." He said to steel. He exposed his nexk which was now made of soft flesh instead of steel. "Steel, you have to trust me now. Ask Luna, she knows the truth." He added.

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Luna felt magic pour into her and felt the pain in her body recede, the wounds from the cold seemed to withdrawal she could feel her wings again. But as they poured the warmth and life into her the cold dead parts of her seemed to pull through her body and gather itself to two small last hold outs and there they resisted the earthstikers magic. Her eyes were still cold and clouded, blind to the world for her but North Wind stared out through them...

 

Suddenly Steel was in the room and at Runedawn's throat, "wait! Steel! He saved me! He's not the same monster!" She used Steels mind and looked through his eyes, letting her once again she the world. She saw Runedawn and the others in robes but when Steel turned and looked back at her it was unsettling to see how weak and beaten she looked from the outside. But she gasped and moved away from Steel as she saw something else in her own blind eyes.

Edited February 11, 2014 by Torrent505

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Embers collapsed as the group went inside, he could feel tears welling in his eyes, wiping away the ash and making a streak down his face, he still couldnt move his mouth and looked like a freak. He tryed to follow, and ended up falling, making  a huge "CLANK" Sound echo

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Steel was about to kill runedawn his blade was already in motion but just before the blades hit steel stopped hearing Luna "runedawn I belive you but one wrong move and I'll kill you if you do anything that can been seem as you trying to Hurt Luna or anypony in this group I will end you" steel said the intensity In his eyes said it all outing his dagger away

Edited February 11, 2014 by dashian500

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Willow and Crystal were to occupied to hear the clank. <Mom!? Mom!? Please, answer! Where are you! What happened to Runedawn!? Where did you go!? Mom!? Please, Mom! You can't go! Not after Celestia went! You can't! We still need you, no matter what! Mom!> Willow leaned close to the pool of lava, which stopped rising. She almost fell in, and kept screaming out with her mind. If Steel was still alive, he could have reached her from anywhere. <Mom!? Please!> Her hope was draining away, fast.

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Runedawn steppe away from steel and turned back to Luna. "The combination of the three sun shards, and the essence of life that was in my soul after I seperated myself from Ironhearted, has somehow granted the core of the earth the power of life. All the earthstrikers have physical bodies again..." He said to Luna. "I am free from North Winds curse now, but Ironhearted is still alive in the core. If he gets too powerful he could take over again. I cannot kill him, for I would kill myself as well. I also think he deserves worse than death, so that is why I locker him up in the core." He continued. E then adressed Steel as well. "You could say I am immortal now. If I die, my soul goes to the core, and there I will be granted another body. This count's for all Earthstrikers now. Luna, even though the curse is lifted I am still the knight of the earth. I will serve you and you only now, and so will the core and the earthstrikers. You have a small invincible army at your service now my princess..." He said.

 

(I gotta go sleep now. It's 3:30...)

Edited February 11, 2014 by Scribblegroove

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Embers kept dragging him self along, He left behind a trail of bloody flakes of his skin. He was close to blacking out, he wish he could laugh, make him self feel better. But his lips are still burned. He leand on the wall and pulled out the sun shard, and then fell over and stared up.

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Willow and Crystal were to occupied to hear the clank. <Mom!? Mom!? Please, answer! Where are you! What happened to Runedawn!? Where did you go!? Mom!? Please, Mom! You can't go! Not after Celestia went! You can't! We still need you, no matter what! Mom!> Willow leaned close to the pool of lava, which stopped rising. She almost fell in, and kept screaming out with her mind. If Steel was still alive, he could have reached her from anywhere. <Mom!? Please!> Her hope was draining away, fast.

Wanderlust heard the clank and started to investigate, the girls were yelling out calling and search but the lava had stopped rising so he assumed it was safe enough. That was when he came across the charred black unicorn and almost screamed, it was still alive and struggling forward. His hooves instantly went to his saddle bag, trying to find herbs that he had no idea how he knew would help as little as they could, "girls! Magic help Now!" He yelled back to the fillies.

 

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Luna heard her daughters calling out to her! but she didn't dare answer, she didn't dare reach out to them with her mind or magic. She wouldn't expose them to whatever it was that lurked in her eyes it was too dangerous. She wanted to speak and call attention to it form either Steel or the Earthstrikers but didn't dare. She was afraid of what this dark thing would do, or what it wanted. She would not risk her daughters though her heart broke at their worry and calls for her.

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Steel stepped up to runedawn "then I'll just use demonsbane to make sure your soul never reaches the core" steel said blade apperin in his hand ((I really think the army thing needs a way to balance it out like spawn wants steel dead and wander when he goes all nature almost dies and he lost his memory and if grell kills with his mid he passes out and if he completely heals somepony he will lose his magic forerver))

Steel then looked down at Luna "let's get you someplace safe" steel said that's when he seen something In her eyes "uh runedawn somethings not right look at her eyes its notnjust that theyre white" steel said he had no clue what was wring with her and how to fix it

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Crystal and Willow heard the call, and they reluctantly ran to Wanderlust. When they saw Embers, they screamed and hid behind Wanderlust. "WHA- WHAT IS THAT!?" Willow peeked her head above Wanderlust and her eyes widened in horror. She never noticed the sun shard by Embers' side.

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Embers hated this feel, the feel of every pony thinking your a monster. This wasnt the 1st time he had felt it, nor would it be the last. He tryed to open his mouth, but it sent pain in every way. He started to twich, shivvering all over. He tryed to roll over to show them his sword, but he ended up just cracking his skin

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Grell rushed over an seen movement "eveypony back up I need space" grell said his medical bag opened on the groud grell cast a weak healing spell on embers snout so breathing would hopefully be less painfull it worked the skin wasn't as black and had lessened to a second degree burn