Electus - The Chosen One
Prologue
"Dearest Sister, with the Bearers of Harmony off on their own right now, how will we counter any immediate threats to our subjects?" Asked the Solar Princess' sister.
Walking out of the room's shadows, her large stature radiating an elegance not usually befitting of one her size. Her long, flowing starlit mane floats in a non existent wind, adding to her majesty. Her wings, folded to her sides, almost remain hidden against her midnight purple fur. Across her chest and hooves are a few trinkets that signify her being of royalty. This question was asked by a dark blue Alicorn with a mane and tail reminiscent of the night sky with an image of a crescent moon upon her flank.
"Dear Luna, it is not of much concern for now my sister." The Solar Princess says to her Lunar Sister, "There are no threats of significant measure present in the world that we cannot take care of them personally," Turning her face to better look upon her sister, the Solar Princess spreads her wings out to gently touch her sister's shoulder in a show of resurance. Her own flowing mane of pastel colors gently flowing in mystical winds frames her face, giving her a much older, motherly face than what her sister could .
As both Alicorns stand on the balcony of their highest tower, they look over the vast land of Equestria. Looking to the stars,which they had just cast into the skies after lowering the Sun and raising the Moon, they sigh. With a look of apprehension, the Lunar Princess looks to her sister.
"This is how it always begins sister," Luna begins with a forlorn glance towards the horizon, "Every single time, whenever we have peace, it is shattered. Some stronger, more malevolent force rises up from the depths to greet us," She glares at the darkness of her night, thinking of her time as Nightmare moon, "We have had too many close calls to ignore this time of peace sister, with how close Twilight came to dying at the hands of Tirek, even with our combined powers, is too much. There are only the four of us left Tia," Luna sighs, not knowing what else she can say just yet.
"I know Luna, it is too true," Celestia says, thinking of how close she came to losing her one and only friend outside of her own family. "But this has how it always has been, and how it will most likely continue to be for the future." Looking to her sister with poorly veiled interest, the Solar Princess raises a brow in question. "Why the sudden need for this conversation Luna?" She asks, her exhaustion bleeding through the longer they talk.
"Sister, please, listen to what I say," Luna asks her with begging eyes, "What happens if we were to fail?" Celestia blinks, before she can say a thing, Luna continues, "What if the Bearers of Harmony are no longer with us, they are aging Tia, they will one day no longer be a bearers … What then Tia?" Her sister's flat stare told her more than she needed to know, cementing the fact that her sister was deathly serious about her current line of thought.
"Then what would you propose us do sister? It is not as if we can create another Alicorn, besides the fact that there are no more of us to begin with," Celestia replies sadly, her usually perky demeanor washing away at the thought of their diminished race.
"That is not entirely true sister, we can create more Alicorns, just for the fact we need a single male to 'do it' with," Luna says quietly, a bit of excitement creeping into her voice as she speaks.
"That is true," Celestia begrudgingly states, a bit of a blush tinging her cheeks, "But as far as we know, there are no more males left in the world. Of the ones we know, Father was the last. Even if there are any more, they are most likely trapped within the time dilation traps from the Discordian wars … They are either trapped, or dead sister," Celestia states with a hint of sadness to her voice.
"Perhaps Dear sister," Luna says with a conspiratorial gleam to her eyes, But I have a far easier solution to that dilemma than one might think," Luna smirks tiredly, letting her sister see the dark purple bags of exhaustion hanging under her eyes.)
Feeling shocked at her sister's words, Celestia tries to keep up her front, not wanting to fall for any sort of trick her sister might be playing for. "Sister, if what you say is true … Why did you not send for me the instant you found it?" The Solar Princess asks, not really understanding her sister's reasoning.
"I only found this out a few nights ago," Luna begins, her previous exhaustion forgotten as her excitement takes over. "It was buried under lock and key in the back of the archives. In Father's old wing of the library. You know which parts I'm referring to, right sister?" Luna asks, Celestia just gives a vague nod, not really gathering what yet her sister is telling her. "It is an artifact that that I found in his old ready room. I sensed a strong magical presence coming from it, so I delved into his old tomes. What I found was astonishing."
"Well, what is it Dear Sister, what does it do?!" Celestia asks, her own excitement getting the better of her.
"It's a sword" Luna said simply.
"A sword?"
"Yes, a sword. It has the magical properties to self select a stallion to wield it, one that it feels worthy of its power. Though having been made by father, that protocol hadn't been activated yet," Luna explains ushering her sister towards a few large cushions for them to sit on. "When activated, the sword will search out a partner. It is the ultimate defense for our kingdom, and a boon to our race. Seeing as the stallion it chooses will be turned into an Alicorn, with all that that entails…," Luna quietly exclaims, her own excitement not even diminishing as a strong, dark blush, flushed her cheeks purple.
"So … Then the stallion that is chosen, then becomes an alicorn … Whom we can then 'use' to restore our race to its once generous population?" Celestia asks, her cheeks glowing red at the thought of having a male around her once again.
"Yes, but there's distinct rules involved. The sword itself is what deems the stallion worthy, we have no say in who it is. Father said specifically that the sword would appear to a stallion who needs it to defend Equestria from imminent danger" Luna continued to explain, hoping her sister would understand.
"So this could happen anywhere between now and a thousand years in the future" Celestia concluded downheartedly.
"Possibly, but I believe we can initiate the start of the process" Luna said with a smile.
"How?!" Celestia asked, hope somewhat restored.
"If the stallion has to defend Equestria, we could appoint a stallion whom we both fancy as our champion, then he can protect Equestria from whatever the next evil thrown at us will be" Luna explained her idea.
"That makes sense, but even then how will he defeat this evil without an Alicorn's power or the Elements?" Celestia asked carefully.
"While the sword will only create one Alicorn stallion, anypony who is worthy can wield the sword's power" Luna informed her sister happily.
"Luna, you're brilliant" Celestia said joyously while nuzzling her sister.
"I try" Luna replied modestly.
"Where will we find our champion though?" Celestia asked with unease.
"I have been thinking about that as well, but I do believe under the current circumstances that our stallion will appear soon" Luna informed her sister solemnly.
"What makes you say that sister?" Celestia asked, slightly worried.
"Well there's one who, even now, dreams of doing something amazing and winning our favor" Luna informed her sister happily.
"Who?"
"A young Unicorn by the name of Electus"
"How fitting" Celestia grinned.
A/N: Thank you all for ready the beginning of my new story that I am writing to get back into the spirit to continue the rest of my works. I hope to make this a great story by the end and perhaps even a sequel if I have enough material to work with. Please feel free to read and review, I welcome all criticism. And please feel free to look into my other stories at your leisure. Have a good day :)
P.S.- Special thanks to my brother in spirit, Harbinger-of-Script, for being my editor and helping me in my works. I'm glad I have you around bro :D