Author's Notations: The Red Blade

Nothing Left To Lose

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I slowly opened my eyes and saw complete darkness. I felt out in front of me with my hoof and touched the stone that was above me.

"Alone again" I mumbled under my breath.

I pushed on the rock that was blocking my view of the outside world and it fell away. Light shined through revealing a bright blue sky a few clouds here and there. I summoned my magic to get the rest of the rocks out from on top of my upper half, but as I took a few away I felt like I was missing something. I pushed away the rest of the rocks on top of me and tried to get up.

I tumbled back to the ground with a light thud followed by an intense wave of pain that came from my leg. 'Yep, that's broke' I said trying to get up again, this time putting my weight on my other hooves. I looked back at where I had been laying and saw a large puddle of blood and a bit of bone protruding out from under a few rocks.

My stomach fell as I tried to spread my wings. Two of my four wings had been ripped off completely all the way down to my back, and there was a bit of muscle hanging down from the wound. I sighed and teleported myself up to where I could see the light.

"Today is a good day" I said through my teeth as I landed on my bad leg. I laid back down and reset the bone sending an even worse pain through my body. I tried to heal it, but all I was able to do was mend the bone so I had to try and limp my way through the forest with a messed up wing.

You're alive? I heard the spirit of the Everfree say.

I looked around me and saw her, not maimed, nor hurt, a whole pony. I limped towards her she took me in an embrace.

Thank you, you have freed this place of the curse that had killed my brothers and sisters that once guarded this place. For your reward I will... she started, but I put hoof up to tell her to stop.

"It's unneeded, I did it for this forest and the shades that had been taken by the curse, that is enough a reward for me" I said, but a wave of pain hit me from my back and I fell onto the ground with a slight fit of twitching.

You are being too noble, I will heal your body for you she said.

The pain started to recede and I opened my eyes. The world seemed to look, almost brand new! I felt for the cloak I had been wearing and pulled it off. It had been ripped and shredded when I had awoken in the ruble of the castle, it looked even better than when Celestia had first given it to me!

I looked over at the spirit and she smiled. This is the least I can do for you, and again, thank you. She said before vanishing.

"Just tell me if you ever need any more help" I said, and a giggle echoed throughout the forest around me.

I had walked for a good while before stopping to take a rest, and as I looked around me, I could already see that the spirit had started her work to make the forest normal again. I was quite exited to see how it would look when she was done.

After a slight chat with her I finally just asked the question that had been bugging me for a good while, "What's your name?"

The forest around me grew very quiet after I had asked that and she didn't say anything.

After a few awkwardly quiet minutes I finally heard her answer. my name is, Tein

I thought for a moment, "That's a beautiful name, why were you so reluctant to tell me?" I asked with a bit of a worried look on my face.

Many of the ponies of this day think that name would mean something bad she said.

I laughed a little, but tried not to be rude about it, "Why care what they think? You're an immortal spirit of a forest who can only be killed if you show yourself, or if they cut down the forest. Which I will never let happen." I said, still chuckling a bit.

She sighed a bit, so I tried to change the subject.

"So back when I entered the forest, you said you could cure my insanity, how would you of done that?"

Tein sounded a bit cheerier when she answered me, but almost shy at the same time.

A large part of your mind is actually missing, which is causing your madness, if it needed be I would have taken the place of your mind that had vanished. It would have been very odd for you, but I would have become a voice in your head. As it stands now, I am too large and would overpower your mind and most likely take over your body in the process.

I started to laugh, "A voice in my head, that sound nice having one of those again. Kinda makes me miss Travis, but he was evil and needed to be extinguished." I said continuing my walk down the path that lead to Ponyville.

Well, I could meld our minds together making it so we could communicate from anywhere. I must agree through, it would probably be nice to be able to talk to someone whenever you wanted to. She said.

I thought about it for a second "Would we feel the same emotions? For like when I became happy, would you likewise become so?" I questioned

No, but it one of us perished, then that part of them would live inside the other. Like if I were to die, then I would live inside you, and you for me.

"Alright! Sounds like a plan!" I said, and I felt another presence enter my mind.

I fell to the floor of the forest screaming and clutching my head from the intense pain. It felt as if someone or something was drilling into my head.

Please calm down! Don't worry the pain will be over soon. I heard her say in my head.

As she said, the pain stopped, but there was something a bit off about everything now. I saw things better, and everything seemed to have a slight glow to it, a lot like how it had looked when I was able to see the flames.

I had a bit of a headache, but it was nothing serious. Wow, all of the knowledge you hold... I heard Tein say. And I started to chuckle, 'not really that much, most of the things I've learned are not very useful' I thought back at her. Really? Well I find them rather useful. She thought back

I chuckled a bit and continued my trot out of the forest.