Learning To Live

by Nekron Smauzog

A sensitive man was always trying his best to deal with life, whether his struggles with friendships or maintaining the best motives. Everything changes when he is supposedly killed in a deadly chase dealing with a dangerous criminal gang, and he appears in Equestria. What is his purpose there? But most to notice, why is he even there?

81. Dark Frozen World

A dark page has turned to witness the fall of the enchanted lands that is my home, Equestria.

By Celestia herself, it had been two months since the attack of the Storm King's army and yet nothing has changed in the fate of the Dragon Queen's plans as she has announced in her black books. Just thankful that he didn't stumble upon the books or there would have been a catastrophe if the Dragon Queen and the Storm King worked together.

The pieces to the puzzle of the map hidden within is slowly being revealed for where the solution to stopping the Blood Dragons' prophecies could be. Only one seems to be remaining, but it is impossible to find the answer within these books, only limited to what it can give.

From what is gathered? The map and the given clues have laid out that it is to the north of the Crystal Empire, stretching out past our allies in Yakyakistan. Only thing left is the Frozen North and then the border heading out into the Lands of Ice. Still quite a journey across the frozen, yet sliding lake, nothing but grasslands after that with non-organized civilizations.

There is one town that I know of, hidden in the Frozen North... but none have attempted to go look for anything in relation to the First Alicorn's book. With careful planning, I could convince myself and the others to join me in the quest to find it there, buried underneath the snow. Brayden will want to come as well, since he will have the experience from our last journey into Mortem to share with any survivors... if there are any in that unnamed ghost town.

I can sense the winds are changing and that it will only get worse from out here. We have to find the First Alicorn's book right away or all would be lost to the fires of Mortem and the Blood Dragons. If you thought that both the Appleloosa attack and the Storm King's invasion was bad, get ready for a huge wake up call.

The hour had come... come to answer Equestria's last desperate call... and I'm so close to the answer.

- Sunset Shimmer, Princess Twilight's student and ex-student of Princess Celestia