Itzal.
The characters are all humanoid with horse heads and hooves except for Itzal.
Prologue.
Before the time of the unicorn's rule the land was strewn with darkness.
War raged and warriors thrived along with assassins and mages skilled in combat sorcery.
The wars stopped only when the two unicorns came and took control by allying with the assassin family of the Koga ninjas.
The assassins became restless in the time of peace and eventually rebelled.
The ruling unicorns banished the assassins to an alternate dimension using the elements of harmony to seal them inside.
It was the only way that peace was ensured.
The peace lasted until Nightmare Moon's defection.
There has been no war since.
To ensure that no great conflict could take place again the sisters destroyed all technology and scientific achievements that the assassins had developed.
End of Prologue.
Spike was just practicing his fireball aim, under the supervision of Twilight of course, since he was now able to breathe proper fire.
"How was that Twilight?" asked Spike.
"You're a little off." Said Twilight. "Concentrate."
"I'm trying." Said Spike.
"Twilight!" screamed a voice behind them.
Spike was so shocked that he accidentally spat out a fire fountain and torched Twilight's mane.
It turned out to be Rainbow Dash.
"What is it Rainbow?" asked the pony.
"I saw something absolutely frightening." Said Rainbow. "I don't know what it was. I have to see princess Celestia right away!"
"Hold on." Said Twilight pulling her back down by her tail. "Tell me first before scaring the whole of Equestria."
Rainbow dash took a deep breath, then.
"I saw a black furred creature that had claws instead of hooves and made weird noises and waved his arms really slowly and he had a cutie mark, but it wasn't anything I've ever seen." Said Rainbow Dash very quickly. "I only just got away."
"I'll send a letter to the princess. If what you say is true, we could be in a lot of trouble." Said Twilight.
She sent the letter with spike and only an hour later the princess herself came down to them.
"Dear Twilight, I have just received your letter. Rainbow Dash, lead us to the creature of which you speak." Said she.
"Yes your majesty." Said Rainbow Dash.
Rainbow dash led them to a hill outside of a cave and hid behind it.
"Be quiet I hear him now." Said Dash.
They hid behind the hill per her demonstration and sure enough the creature she described walked out wearing a black kimono.
He was about a foot taller than the princess and did indeed stand on have claws and strange markings on his arms.
His hands had five fingers.
The marks on his arms were strange scratch like marks colored electric blue.
He took stance and began to go through motions of the way of the panther, a Tai Chi technique.
"Oh Rainbow Dash that's just a discipline. A way of tradition. He is calming himself. Right Princess Celestia? Princess Celestia?" Twilight realized that the princess was staring at the panther in wonder.
Twilight shook her.
"Wha-what? Oh Yes. Of course Twilight." Said the princess nervously.
"Are you ok?" asked Twilight.
"Yes I'm fine." Said the princess.
"Who's there!" shouted the creature.
The ponies hid down behind the rock once again.
They heard the sound of a sword being drawn from a sheath.
"I thought I smelled pony. Please come out. I mean you no harm." Said the male, for they could tell by his voice.
They then heard the flapping of wings and peeked over the hill to see a phoenix landing on the panther's shoulder.
"Oh Philomena it's you. I must've been imagining things. It's good to see you. You haven't visited in ages." Said the creature.
"If Philomena trusts him then so do I." said the princess.
Princess Celestia sighed in relief as she stepped out from her hiding place.
"Good morning good sir." She said.
The panther's eyes snapped to her looking extremely startled.
He quickly reached in his pant pocket and took out a vial of black powder.
"My name is…" the princess was cut off, however, when the panther threw the vial down and a black cloud shrouded him.
When it cleared he was gone.
"What? Where did he go? Did I scare him off?" asked Princess Celestia frantically.
"Princess, calm down. I suppose we did come out of nowhere. Ask Philomena, she might know something." Said Twilight.
"It's dark magic is what it is." Said Rainbow Dash. "I say good riddance."
"Please Dash." Whispered Twilight. "Don't say that. The princess is acting very strange. I don't want to upset her."
"Oh my pet, you know this creature?" asked Princess Celestia.
The bird nodded.
"Do you know where to find him?"She asked frantically.
The avian reluctantly nodded.
"Please take a message to him. I'll write it immediately." Said the Princess.
She began to scribble on a piece of parchment that she produced by magic.
"Girls, let us return. Philomena, take this straight to him." She said tying the letter to the phoenix's leg.
She flew off.
Celestia hoped he would respond and soon.
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