Chronic Reincarnation

PrologueWords from Willow

The first time I met Jamin was back before Equestria was even formed. We first met when Celestia and Luna were having a meeting about the shape of the pony tribes. The tribes, which at the time were fighting each other, were also split up so that only Pegasus ponies were in one tribe, unicorns were in their own tribe and earth ponies had their own tribe too. While Princess Luna was talking to Princess Celestia I bumped into him, quite literally. He was sitting near the door to the meeting room.

I still remember the way Jamin looked back then. His coat was a snow white, his mane and tail were as black as night; His ice blue eyes shown like a ghostly candle even in the darkest of nights. Then there was his cutie mark, an image that symbolizes his special talent, his mark was so perplexing and yet so interesting. His cutie mark was a flaming dagger that was protruding from a shadow.

What took me by surprise is that Jamin started to apologize for the mistake that I have clearly made. At that time I had no idea that he was the personal guardian of Princess Celestia. Once he stopped apologizing, and once I had told him that it was my fault not his, we began to talk. We shared stories about our experiences while working in our guard units. Since the princesses had their own small colony that would watch over the feuding tribes they enlisted the service of those ponies who didn’t want anything to do with the tribes.

One thing that stuck me about him was how relaxed he was while he was around a unicorn. During that time unicorns were considered the most dangerous ponies, and in that Dark Age, their magic was deadly. I had been serving Princess Luna for about three thousand years, and even the unicorns scared me; yet Jamin wasn’t even afraid of them.

It wasn’t until after the meeting of the princesses did I learn that Jamin was Princess Celestia’s personal guardian. When the princesses emerged, my charge nodded to me signaling me that it was time to leave. I said my good bye to Jamin and turned to leave. That was when I heard Princess Celestia ask him to accompany her. The only time any normal guard is anywhere near a princess is when he is passed by as she is leaving a room. I knew he wasn’t a general since he wasn’t wearing a general’s uniform. After quickly checking any possibility that would seem even remotely probable the answer hit me in the face. He was Princess Celestia’s personal guardian, just like I was Princess Luna’s Guardian.

I didn’t see him again until a small raiding party attacked me while I was out gathering intelligence on the tribes. In those times, anyone who engaged in combat would have to fight to the death, since nopony would ever give up or flea. I was pinned down by two unicorns that held me still with their magic, as another one charged what was supposed to be a lethal spell. It was only moments before the beam was ready to be fired a blur of white and black struck the unicorn that was going to kill me. By the time that the body of that unicorn landed on the ground, the other two were lying on the ground, on their sides. The other two unicorns were completely still, unmoving and their chests didn’t heave with the signs of life.

Once I had gotten up I found Jamin standing next to me, making sure that I was okay. Once he was sure that I was fine I was able to see the carnage that he wrought on the three unicorns. The unicorns were badly beaten; they had ribs protruding from their body in a couple of places, and their necks were snapped. I knew that no normal Pegasus could ever do this, so I confronted Jamin about it. I had anticipated many things, but hearing that he was given the ability to wield magic so that he could better protect Princess Celestia as he traveled from one life to the next made my jaw drop with surprise. To hear that he was not only as old as me, but that he could wield magic that was nearly as powerful as the princesses, left me nearly frozen with shock.

When we arrived back at base, we agreed to talk with each other more often. The times when we would talk became some of the best memories I had back then. Things were great, we became great friends and eventually, we became lovers. Then everything changed, it had been a thousand years since Equestria had formed, and only nine hundred years since the princesses took the reins of Equestria. Things took their toll and Princess Luna began to grow dark with anger and jealousy. That is when her army marched on Princess Celestia’s army.

It was this fight that put me in a position that I will never let happen again, because I was sent to fight my lover. Being that we were working against each other because of our positions, we had no choice but to fight. Though, we both knew that we would never truly loose each other, since we had both agreed that there would be no bad blood between us after the fight was over. Though it still pains me to this day that I had to fight against him, and even though he forgives me, I will never forgive myself. I promised Jamin that I would help him write this book, which tells of our past, but I fear that I can only really help with this section. Since it is mostly his history that is written here, I feel that this is where I should stop.