Chapter 1
The Guardian
Nightmare Moon's sword passed cleanly through a pillar before slicing her flank causing her to fall to the ground. Just as Nightmare Moon's blade was about to pierce through her skull Twilight squeezed her eyes shut but instead of pain she heard a loud metallic clang. She opened her eyes to find a strange unicorn completely covered in black armor holding Nightmare Moons sword on just an outstretched hoof, the same sword she had just seen cleave a marble pillar in two. The look on the corrupt princesses face was one of sheer terror.
"In the name of harmony leave this plain and do not return" the strange pony said as its horn glowed a brilliant white. Its voice portrayed a power that made her feel miniscule yet oddly safe. Large black clouds swarmed around the abandoned castle, one of them stopped and spoke.
"You cannot protect them for ever we will take them and the land will be shroud in our everlasting darkness" the blob said in a bloodcurdling hiss.
"Silence you leech" and at that their was a bright flash then everything went black. When Twilight awoke she was in a brightly lit hospital room. As she looked around she saw her beloved teacher, Princess Celestia, in the chair next to her bed.
"Good you're finally awake!" Celestia said in a cheery voice. "would you like to meet your saviour?"
"Yes I want to thank him for saving me and my friends." Twilight said suddenly feeling guilty for not asking how her friends were "How are the others?"
"They are well Twilight"she said reassuringly. "You can come in now." she called to the hall.
The unicorn was wearing all of his armor except his helmet. He had a glistening white coat and black flowing mane, his eyes a deep crimson. "How are you?" he asked in his same powerful voice.
"I'm just really happy to be alive. Thank you for saving me."
"It's my job to ensure the elements survival" he said flatly
"I didn't know the elements had a protector" she said quizzically
"That is because he did not need to be known of until now" interrupted Celestia. "Long ago when the elements were first created every pony decided that the bearers needed a guardian. So the found the most powerful unicorn in all of the land, Titanous here was that unicorn and thus was granted the gift of immortality from luna and I. His strength has been growing over the past 1000 years and now exceeds anything held by a single being on record."
"WOW! Your 1000 years old. How extensive is your well of both magic and knowledge, and how did you stop that sword with just your hoof, and how did you get rid of those things that attacked us, and how did yo-" she had said everything so fast that combined with her recent injury she passed out cold.