Chapter 12

The Battle

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(Shadow's mind)

"Gramzon!" Shadow called, "Where are you?"

The darkness faded away and was replaced by plains with patches of green fire. In the distance Shadow saw a huge castle that was made of pure white stone. Shadow ran toward it. Once he got to the castle the massage doors opened. A green dragon with white silky eyes stood there.

"Please follow me, young Shadow." He said as he turned and started walking.

As Shadow was following the dragon a question popped into his head.

"You're blind, aren't you?" Shadow asked.

"Yes, but I have learned how to use my other senses to "see" things" He said, "I am also known as the Blind Dragon, or in your case, Gramzon Dragon number 378."

Shadow stopped, "Wait, your number 378? How many Gramzon's are there?" He asked.

"There are now a total of 5000 of us; at least 3 have visited the world you reside in." 378 said as he continued walking. Shadow then quickly caught up to him.

When they got to the "throne" room shadow saw a desk with a figure engulfed completely in green fire.

"What is it you want to ask me?" the figure asked as he set down a pencil.

"What are you?" Shadow asked.

"I'm a dragon, just like your father." The figure said with what sounded like a smile.

"I mean, how is it that there are 5000 of you." Shadow said as he tapped his foot impatiently.

"Simple, when one dies, he is instantly teleported to the one who is most worthy of wielding the power. Although I myself have yet to even completely master my abilities, you see, I was not born of magic so it will take me longer to have full control of all my abilities." 5000 explained.

"So every time you are "reborn", you get stronger?" Shadow asked. 5000 nodded.

"I'm guessing you found 478's book." 5000 asked, "Well its true, you must read it, it will help you understand all about the creatures in that book."

"Can you tell me what happened to my father?" Shadow asked.

The hot room suddenly turned ice cold.

"I will not, but I will tell you something that you must remember, Naraku can grant power, Kamara can steal power, and Mazune can possess, beware of all of them." 5000 said.

Then, the last thing Shadow saw was #378 perform an uppercut on him.

(Shadow's home, Ponyville)

Shadow's body was thrown up and hit his head on the ceiling.

"Ow! Didn't know he could punch me out of the dream realm and have it affect my physical body." Shadow said as he rubbed his head.

He then looked at the book he checked out, Ancient Tales of the Forgotten.

Shadow sighed and decided to look what secrets the book held.

Griffin, Kirin, Unicorn, Pegasus, Pony, Cockatrice, Timber Wolf, Shadow Spirits, Alicorn, Pixie, Fairy, Dragon, the Undead, Minotaur, Hydra, Kraken, Chupacabra, Vampire, Werewolf, Vampire-Wolf, Yeti, Big Foot, Ursa Minor, Ursa Major, Tatzlworm, Cerbius, Gorgon, Satyr, Nessie, Gremlin, Elves, ... Shadow noticed how the list was really long. He recognized a few of the creatures, but was unsure of the Vampire-Wolf. He was going to start reading on shadow spirits to find out more on Mazune, when there was a knock at his door. When he opened it he saw a familiar black unicorn.

"Can I come in please?" She asked.

"Sure Caroline, what is it that you need?" He asked allowing her to come in.

"I am in need of your help." Caroline said as she seemed to be shaking. "My husband has been captured by Mazune."

Shadows face was serious, "I'll help you, just need to make a quick note."

Shadow grabbed some pen and paper, on one piece he wrote a message to Celestia (which he sent to her) and on the other he left on the table with a bag full of bits. Shadow then put on his armor and grabbed his sword (which fixed itself automatically) and nodded. They were slowly engulfed in shadows until they vanished from the house.


(Mazune's Castle, the Black Realm)

Shadow appeared and cracked his neck.

"So," he asked, "Where is your husband?"

"Mazune has taken over him, my son.'" Caroline said as she started to walk toward big black doors.

"Wait, son?" Shadow asked.

"Yes, I am your mother; Black Protector is your father. Mazune captured your father one day; I left you at that orphanage. Then in anger and sadness, I went after him. He captured me and promised he would release his control on your father if I did as he told." she sighed and a tear fell from her face, the floor hissed when it hit, "He told me, if i brought you here, he would release him. I just want us all to live as a family... just like I wanted all those years ago"

Shadow put his hand on his mother head, "I want the same thing, and I want to know what having a true family means. I want to help my father."

"Do you... do you forgive me?" Caroline asked.

"For what?" Shadow asked quizzically.

"For leaving you behind, for not staying with you." Caroline said as another tear fell from her face.

Shadow wiped away his mother's tear, "You did what you thought was right, I want a full family, not a broken one."

Before Caroline could say anything; the doors flew open and an evil laugh echoed.

"Well, it seems you brought him here, well, here's your husband." Mazune said as a black dragon fell from his body.

Shadow now had a good look at Mazune; he was a cloud-like dragon. His eyes still burned a deep red. When he finally solidified, he was a black dragon with 6 black horns coming from his head, had uneven jagged spines going down his back and at the end of his tail, was an obsidian tail blade. One thing that still bothered Shadow... Mazune emitted black shadows.

"Now, to take over your body." Mazune said as he rushed at Shadow with such an incredible speed, he only had enough time to block with his sheathed sword. It was knocked into the air, Shadow the used Mazune as a spring board, grabbed his sword then did a flip landing on his left hand, then leaded up and unsheathed his sword. He waited for Mazune to attack, but realized he was struggling to move.

"What's happening?" Mazune asked, "I can't move.

"It's a trick, he's lying to you." Protector said as he managed to stand up.

"No, it's that accursed sword; it has the power to stop me." Mazune said as he struggled more.

Shadow then walked up to him and stabbed his sword into Mazune.

"It won't kill you, it will only give me some of your abilities, and leave you weakened... for a very long time." Shadow said as his irises turned yellow for a few moments before returning back to black.

"Let's go." Shadow said as he sliced a portal into the Everfree forest.

"Did...did... did he just defeat a powerful enemy with ease?" Caroline asked.

"I think it was because he is a shadow Kirin." Protector said as he stood up and walked toward the portal with Caroline next to him.

When the portal closed, Mazune laughed as he put his clawed hand on his wound.

"Enjoy your victory while you can Kirin, but you will be no match for my brothers, or a match for all of us combined... as the Great Dragon Spider Beast... the one and only... NAKUMA!" he roared vanishing from his crumbling world.


(Edge of Everfree Forest)

The portal opened and Shadow, Caroline, and Protector, all walked out. Shadow opened his wings and flapped the a few times.

"It's been a while since I last flown," Shadow said when a thought popped into his head, "Am I able to sit on a cloud, or would i fall through it?"

"You should be able to." Protector said with a smile.

The wind blew gently and Shadow's as well as Caroline's orange hair moved in rhythm.

"I finally got my wish; I am finally able to see all this with my entire family." Caroline said as a tear fell from her face.

"Let's go, I think the Princesses would be thrilled to see you guy's, after all you did work for her at one point." Shadow said as he spread his wings.

"How did you know that?" Caroline asked, "That was never supposed to be documented."

"And Luna's back?" Protector asked, "I mean back to being good?"

"Yes, Luna's back to normal, though she says "we" instead of "I". And as for that knowledge, the shadows told me that." And with a laugh he used his shadow powers to grab a hold of his parents then flew up dragging them with him toward the Castle.


Authors Note:
Author: Well, that it. Just the epilogue and the story is finished, but don't fret, I'll have the next book started soon. And once again I would like to thank bluecatcinema for staying with me; I really appreciate you commenting on this story. And a quick preview of what will happen in the next book, Shadow will finally meet Gramzon face to face. Heck, even a damsel in distress.

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