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I began the fight by walking closer towards him seeing his eyes flicker in fear again as I let out a slow dark chuckle escape from me as I lowered my stance slightly preparing for an attack when his eyes suddenly began to emit a golden light. I stepped back slightly before I summoned some of my magic to give myself the illusion of a weakened form. The illusion completed just as a female voice spoke through the guard. "I am coming; you shall agree to my terms or suffer the consequences." The voice made me recoil in disgust at the recognition of the voice. (She's coming here then. That works to our advantage- Though she won't be arriving alone. She most likely will bring a battalion of guards to secure her safety and to intimidate me to surrender. When I die I surrender. She'll learn that the hard way.)

I thought as the guard regained his bearings only to gasp in pain before collapsing to the floor. I knew what that meant. (She's smarter than she looks. She probably killed the other two outside. I'll check them later.) Sighing to myself I lowered the illusion before I began walking to the door seeing John emerge from the shadows as I spoke to him in a whisper. "John, get everything ready. Whatever you can make that can take blows without hindering the wearer to much will be fine. We need to be prepared for our so called darling guests." I said making the last to words thick with sarcasm and anger as John nodded. "I'll see what I can do. It's obviously a trap you know that right?" He asked making me answer only with a nod. "Get to work while I deal with these two out here. Provided they aren't already dead."

I turned and left John to check the two night guards who were still trapped under the spell but were still breathing. (That's good.) I thought as I walked closer to them. Their ears jolted up at the sound of my footsteps approaching. I sighed and as I reached their front I lowered the spell letting them stand up before I stopped them from taking off. "You guys are the only ones left alive on your side from this experience. Don't make a huge deal out of it. I'd pay you for the trouble but we didn't have a currency. So I think letting you live is the best repayment I can give you because the guards that I saw. Are already dead." Their eyes widened before they silently nodded and took off into the night.

I sighed as they left leaving me to scour through the town to try and find any sort of living life left. I sighed but began walking towards everyone's house going house by house looking everywhere though I didn't find anything. I got back to my house and rested my hand among the door before I heard muffled voices inside. Using a small amount of magic I altered my voice to sound like one of the guards. "Everything all right in there?" I asked through the door with a smirk on my face as the voices stopped at the sound of my voice before I saw something flash out of the corner of my eye. Using my reflexes combined with the general knowledge I had I managed to roll out of the way as a sword embedded itself into where my head was just seconds ago.

Acting fast I yanked the sword out of the door before I held it in front of me waiting for any more movement. (That was a well-placed throw. This being has skill who and whatever it is.) My thoughts were interrupted as a hooded pony walked into my line of sight. The hand holding the sword steadied and tensed, ready for the oncoming fight. I waited walking slightly closer to the hooded being before I smirked sensing accomplishment behind me. "To soon to be feeling that don't you think?" I asked addressing whoever was behind me before I flipped over the being only to see it was Shining Armor. "Dear me, Shining. I knew you were reckless but this? This is suicidal. I guess you really are a moron."

My words clearly had the effect I wanted as he began to snarl in my direction before he drew his own sword and held it in front of him in his light blue aura. I sighed and raised my fists before I tensed my slightly bent legs for mobility in case I needed it. "You really should just die freak." Shining spat out before he lowered the point of the sword. (He won't launch it at me with a projectile.) I thought before I had to leap to the side to dodge the sword as it was used as a spear. "You really did that? Huh, well I guess it's a fair fight provided your mole doesn't do anything." I said before I felt the presence of another entering the area, the amount of magic I sensed gave it away as to who was arriving.

"Shining, now might not be the best time for you to go ape shit. Your sun raiser is on her way to discuss peace." I said in hopes of discouraging his assault only to see him smirk at me before he straightened up while I kept my guard up in case of any last minute attacks. "Well then," he started before lowering his stance again, "I'll just have to kill you before she shows up." He finished before I saw the aura again begin to surround his horn. However I noticed he was mouthing something, deciding not to risk it I charged him before I angled my body catching his throat with my right shoulder as I grabbed his body with my hands as I threw him over me hearing his gasp of shock before his gasp of pain.

I sighed and turned around seeing him lying still, obviously winded as he tried to recover I managed to turn side on as a hoof holding a short knife was thrust past my face. Reacting on instinct I grabbed the hoof before I bent it outwards towards the ground forcing the one that attacked me to go to the ground as I clambered over to get on top of them before I managed to switch the knife so it was angled towards them. I noticed that the hood had slipped back revealing a face I knew I wouldn't forget. "It had to be you." I spat out in a harsh whisper as the one below me let out the laugh that still haunted me. "You really thought that, that pathetic excuse of a threat would intimidate me?"

I sighed out in frustration before I let a sinister smirk play out across my face as I saw her lose her calmness to let out a nervous chuckle as I used this moment to attempt to drive the knife into her chest only for her to resist my strength with her own. "I taught you everything you know. You owe me your life service." She screeched out as I finally managed to plant my right shoulder on the bottom of the knife using my body weight to push it down as I freed one hand to make it easier by throwing tight jabs in her face connecting with her nose, lips, chin, jaw, and temple. Anywhere I could reach until I finally gathered the required strength and shoved the knife into her chest despite her resistance.

I sighed as I slowly got off of her before I used my right hand to close her eyes as I lowered my head in both relief and shame. I sighed again as I stood up to my full height before I turned to where I last saw Shining only to find him gone. (He wasn't an illusion, but knowing tactics he's probably trying a simple flank to a side to try and get behind me.) I thought as I began turning slowly on the spot until I heard wings flapping behind me followed by the sound of several pieces of metal clanking together. "It seems I was right, you wouldn't come alone." I said before turning my head to look at her over my shoulder. "Creature of the everfree, I am Princess Celestia, co-ruler of Equestria. I come with terms to your surrender. Do you wish to hear them?"

Her words were calm but I sensed her anger towards me, sighing I answered. "I would call a draw; we hang up our arms and learn from each other, pool our information and become one of the more powerful armies in this world. I know the griffons have a great army with enough weapons to coat the houses in steel. And still be able to fight. I can help provide that extra effectiveness. But I'll hear your terms and think it over." I said turning around to face her full on, her appearance still despising me as she lowered her guard enough to walk towards me. "Shall we find somewhere more comfortable to discuss this? I would discuss it hear but the stench of death is still heavy here."

Her words made me smile inwardly as I began to turn my back to her. "Just follow me, I know of a place. However, only one guard can accompany you, one that can be calm in the face of freaks because your order missed two half breeds, me being one of them. So there will be another one." I said before I began making my way back towards the forge hearing only two sets of hooves following me. (This is not going to end well.) I thought as I reached the door hearing the sound of a hammer hitting metal. I smiled slightly at the sound before I opened the door hearing the bell ring again behind me. "Where is this other half breed?" I heard Celestia ask from behind me making me smile as I looked at the door I knew he was behind.

"Princess, take a seat somewhere, I'll go get him. It shouldn't take too long." I said making her smile finally falter before it appeared again before she nodded. I sighed and walked towards the door before opening it seeing John hard at work with almost the full set of armor completed. "John." I said placing my hand on his shoulder making him stiffen before he turned towards me showing me that he was indeed working on the helmet. I smiled at him before I motioned my head at the door leading back into the entrance of the forge. "They're here?" He asked making me nod. "Don't go out there until I'm done putting on the armor that you have made."

My words made him nod before he stood by the forge as I began to adorn the armor. The midnight black steel covering my body as well as the red leather belt that held a simple one handed sword with the pummel holding an onyx making me smirk at the armor as I began putting it on. The material on the inside of the armor being a type of silk fabric to make it comfortable when wearing. I sighed as I slipped on the belt before drawing the sword, the drawing of the sword made no sound. As I drew it fully I saw it fully the blade shape being a simple leaf blade with steel coated with what looked to be carbon. The edge had been lightly painted to be a blood red with the guard being a cross guard.

"John, this blade, how much did you use on it?" I asked making him chuckle nervously. "It was one of the best blades I forged back when I still made weapons. The one I'm making you currently is still in development. That was one of the least fancy blades I forged. I knew your color combo that suits you is those two colors so it was natural I chose that one. After all, it suits the armor after all." He explained before I nodded and sheathed the blade. "Well let's not keep 'our guests' waiting any longer. I'll go first, you shadow me." I said making him scowl but nod nonetheless. I put on a straight face as I opened the door again seeing Celestia stare at the armor before the sword on my hip.

"Would you tell me why you are wearing the armor?" Celestia asked me making me fight to stop my straight face turn into a smirk. "I'm the leader of this community, the leader of this town. Which was a sanctuary; I wear this armor because of my stature being a huge risk factor for me being that you are bringing a legion of troops to my territory, my home." I replied my emotions being turned into a hatred directed towards Celestia. "I'm sorry to hear about your kind, but I couldn't risk anything myself. About your terms of surrender, it's easy. You swear loyalty to the canterlot army. We have academy spots open for someone of your talents, your friend however. No spots are available for him."

Her words made my blood boil, I was about to lash out at her before John placed his hand on my shoulder before whispering into my ear. "Take this; we can't afford the war like we could before. They could have made up a worse offer." He whispered making me snap my head towards him. "You can't be serious John. What offer could they have for you? For all you know it could be a prisoner. For all I know it could be a trap." I said before I turned back to face Celestia before I let my anger show. "Then, there's you. The all mighty Celestia, the one that is never in the wrong in the eyes of your subjects; and yet, you find it necessary to wipe out innocent lives just for your own safety. I have every right to kill you right now."

I paused to capture the look of smugness on her face before I continued. "I just might actually, but I'll lay down my terms for the draw. They're even simpler and I know it works to both of our advantages. You allow us to be recognized as citizens in all of your empire. And in return, we will teach your soldiers more than what they learn at the academy. Sounds fair to me." I said seeing her smile falter into a slight frown before she nodded her head. "I'll accept those terms when I see fit. Until then, it's back to the threat of war. You don't find my reasons capable of being enough." Celestia spoke before I heard the bell ring again followed by a voice I knew but didn't want to hear at the time.

"Sister I came to see if you were alright." She began before I assume she laid eyes on me because she gasped quietly. "Hello again, Luna." I said calmly before I turned to face her. Her eyes the same color as the sky at dusk making me smile slightly. "Leone, is it really you?" She asked making me nod in her direction as I turned to face princess Celestia. "Until we meet again, oh and before we part, if you ever. Send an execution order again against me. I will not let your guards live. Just a warning." I said to Celestia making her smile kindly before she only nodded and without another word, left the building. I sighed before I leant against the wall before I turned to john.

"Get ready John. We're about to get visitors." I said reaching down and putting my hand on the handle of the sword eyeing the door before I felt a hand land on my shoulder. "Why didn't you agree? I don't care about myself; you however need to survive to show the world we live in that we aren't much different from them." John said before I also heard Luna speak her mind on this. "Leone, why not come to the castle? We can discuss things there. I'm sorry again for what happened those years ago." She said making me begin to snarl at the door before I sighed. "John, to answer your question, I didn't take it because you are the truest being to a brother I can have. I can't reproduce. So if you can understand it from my point of view it would help me out."

John sighed before I turned to Luna to answer her question. "Luna to answer your question, I won't come to the castle because you and I both know what would happen. Plus I'd already told you on that day that you were forgiven. But what happened that day cannot be simply forgotten. I have forgiven you time and time again. Why stop now right." I said making Luna smile at me before she nodded and walked out after her sister. I sighed before I leant against the wall before sliding down it to a sitting position as I put my head in my hands. I felt John put his hand on my left shoulder before I slowly felt myself begin to crack from the stress with my body shaking lightly.

I soon felt myself begin to shake violently as John stood up and walked away. "Leone, if you can't open your eyes to the fact that this is how things were going to end out then even I can't help you. I'm sorry Leone, but I am still standing by the advice that you should just accept her terms." He said before I heard a door open and slam shut soon after. I sighed and tried to gather myself before I stood up only to find myself unable to gather the strength. (What happened?) I thought before I looked at my body before noticing something about the armor. It had begun to glow a dark greyish color. I sighed before I began to feel my eyelids become heavier as I struggled to keep them open.

I eventually opened my eyes as a sound of a door opening came to my ears. I snapped my eyes in that direction seeing John walk in to the room in his regular attire before he noticed me before he slightly picked up his pace before he knelt by my side. "How did this happen?" He asked coldly making me sigh in annoyance. "The only possible thing I can come up with is it's the way that bitch can say her farewell to an armored man ready for a fight. Other than that I have no real idea. Just impossible theories." I replied with the same cold tone before I began the struggle of removing the armor. Eventually I managed it before I felt my strength begin returning to me.

I managed to stand up before making my way out of the forge before I stared at the light blue sky as a single cloud floated above the town. (That has to be a pegasi scout. I'll be damned if I'm wrong.) I thought as I began preparing a small green fireball in my hand getting ready to lob it at the cloud until I heard something approaching fast through the town. (That cloud spy will have to wait. This being comes first.) I thought as I turned quickly to face the direction of which I heard the sound only to see a certain Pegasi running at me. "What the hell is she doing here and not using her wings?" I said quietly before I felt her crash into my chest making me stumble back a few steps.

"I heard about what happened. I'm sorry about the event; I hope you don't hate me for being weak when I could have helped." She began to say before I snapped my eyes down to hers to stop her from continuing. "Don't finish that sentence. I knew you were the type of shy pegasi. Which I understand completely, I knew a half breed that was the same. So I understand why you did what you did. Don't call yourself weak either; everyone can become a fierce and feared warrior even when out of combat they are a completely different personality. But that was their path to choose. Some choose to remain in their homes in the time of battle which I respect for I was once like that."

I finished by looking away from her to the cloud before I sighed. (If that is a pegasi scout, this one will probably be chained up for treason.) I thought before I sighed and launched the fire ball directly at the cloud before I saw it explode in a burst of green embers. I scanned through the embers trying to find something out of the ordinary but found nothing. I sighed as I looked back down to the pink mane of the pegasi who had her head down towards the ground. I sighed as I turned away from her to begin walking towards my house when I heard someone following me. I sighed quietly knowing who it was as I slowed my pace down to show I wasn't in a hurry to get there.

Eventually I saw that the pegasi had joined my side as we walked towards my house. Eventually it came into view making me smile at it seeing the small indent where the sword had struck. "You may want to remain here while I check put the house. Some of the half breeds didn't take kindly to a pure blood, even if they never did anything wrong. So if any other half breed comes out of the house, just be careful and hide. I'll find you if you do so don't worry about getting caught. No other being that I sense in that household, is a being with some form of automatic telepathy. So don't worry." I said as I began walking on my own towards the door. I rested my hand on the handle before sighing and opening the door.

I quickly and carefully scanned the area around the door seeing nothing unusual so I began sensing for emotions finding three different levels of fear. I sighed quietly and began slowly walking towards the origin of the emotions coming to a stop at my resting rooms' door. I knocked twice before speaking through the door in my regular voice. "What do you three think you are doing?" I asked through the door before seeing the door open and almost being tackled by three young half breeds. One was an earth pony half breed with a pure turquoise coat with light brown eyes and an ocean blue mane. Another was a dragon half breed with light green hair and light blue eyes.

The final one was a pegasi half breed with a pitch black coat and silver mane; her red eyes seemed to sparkle with tears as they locked with my green eyes. I sighed realizing that the half breeds were all female. "Leader we thought you were one of them. Please forgive us for thinking that." The pegasi half breed said in a chocked voice as I sat up and leant against the wall. "It's fine young ones. You are forgiven. But I must ask for your forgiveness." They all looked at me confused as I continued. "We were attacked as you know, but I don't know if anyone else besides you three, I and the half breed working the forge survived. I'm sorry young ones, but we may be the only ones left."

My words made them all tear up and bury their heads in my chest as I wrapped my arms around them in a fatherly manner as they began to cry into my chest all of them shaking terribly in my arms. I sighed softly as I continued to hold them hearing the front door open quietly. Turning my head I saw the pegasi looking shocked at me as I checked to see for an illusion only to find none making me sigh and rest my head against the wall. "Girls, it's okay, I know it's sad but I promise I will fight to my final breath to protect all of you. Your generation is the next line of a proud race. I will teach you everything I know to help you three get ready to prepare for something but before that I would like you to meet someone."

Well that chapter took a rather dark turn didn't it. But that's the type of story I enjoy writing. In case people are wondering when to expect updates on this story then it would be every month if I can manage it with my personal life. But if that can't happen then I will make it a chapter every two months. But that would only be a last resort as if the computer deleted or corrupted the files which hasn't happened to me yet. So until the next time I see you guys and maybe girls. Keep living the right way.

"Success is no accident. It is hard work, perseverance, learning, studying, sacrifice and most of all, love of what you are doing." Pele.
"The only way to do great work is to love what you do." Steve Jobs.
"Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma – which is living with the results of other people's thinking- Don't let the noise of others' opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become." Also Steve Jobs.