The Lunar Revolution
By: Kuroyami Fukaikuro
I don't own shit 'cept the OC's and the story.
Author's Note: Hello there. Updates will probably be irregular.
Prologue: Embers in the Night
The Captain of Celestia's guard was cold. It was midnight in the middle of winter, and Celestia was visiting a town far to the North of Canterlot, the town of Trotsylvania. He hated this place. It was cold, darker than usual, despite Princess Luna's best efforts to increase the moonlight, and there were lots of strange rumors from the locals. He was especially scared about a story of some poor guy that got bitten by a wolf and turned into a wolf himself once a month. He really hated how the town was surrounded by a dense forest, closely resembling the Everfree Forest.
He sighed, and stoked the fire that he had lit in the fireplace. Despite all of the visitors being given the best rooms, that didn't mean they were the warmest. He shivered, his white hair rustling with the motion. He was glad that they were going home in a few hours, once the Sun rose.
"Captain?" A voice softly called from the darkness.
"Yes, Private?"
"Sir, it's my turn to keep watch."
The old man chuckled. "Usually, Private, I wake you up first. You usually don't tell me to get sleep."
The other man stepped out of the darkness and shrugged. "I didn't sleep much anyway. This place gives me the creeps."
"Well, it creeps me out too. But you'll learn to live with it. If you want to stay up, that's your loss. I'll sleep as much as I can."
The Captain stood up and walked to the door the Private came through. He paused and added, "Stay vigilant, Private." He then walked through the door to his bed and quickly passed out.
The Private pulled himself into a salute as the Captain passed him. He then promptly sat down next to the fire and pulled out his favorite book. He was quickly engrossed in the story and didn't notice the knife sailing for his back. He fell without a sound, and the book was quickly caught before hitting the floor. The guy that stabbed him placed the book on a table, and reached up to a communicator in his ear.
"Bravo Team, I have infiltrated the inn that the Tyrant is staying at," he whispered. "Commence operation. Tonight the Tyrant shall fall. For the Glory of the Lunar Republic."
He proceeded into the next room quietly killed five of the Royal Guards. But the next one was the Captain, and he woke up in time to block the knife and kick the assassin off of him.
"Royal Guards!" he yelled. "Get up and protect the Princess!"
The assassin quickly found himself surrounded. He cut two of the guards in the back of their necks as he jumped out the window, throwing a bomb inside the room. The guards with the neck injuries jumped and covered the bomb while the rest of them ran into the Princess's room. The explosion shook the house as the guards led the Princess out into the street and onto the Royal Carriage. They took flight as another explosion, this one bigger, set the inn on fire. They flew in fear south towards Canterlot as the inn collapsed, sending sparks up in the air like fireworks. They flew faster away from the town, their attackers looking on in hatred, leaving behind nothing but embers in the night.
End of Prologue.
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