The Sword and the Spirit within/BOOK 2

Chapter 6.

13 hours later, after the change in Syruses training.

Celestia, Syrus and other pony guards were gathered in the throne room. Celestia stood looking at Syrus while he did the same. The Canterlot pony guards were surrounding the throne room and all its exits. Syrus began to look around and saw how organized they were.

“Quite a setup, I take it they’re here because of what happen last night?”

Celestia closed her eyes and nodded and opened them. “These are dark times, which is why I shall be the one training you from now on. Since my sister has failed to train you in her own way, I shall be the one to finish what she started.”

Syrus looked down and nodded, he closed his eyes and inhaled and exhaled. “I’m ready when you are.”

“I know, but I need something done to you first. Send her in!”

The entrance of the throne opened, out came a yellow female unicorn. Syrus looked to see who is was, he cocked his head while looking at the weird looking unicorn who looks like she has her work cut out for her. He returns his gaze to Celestia. “Who is-HEY!!

Syrus was lifted in the air by the yellow unicorn. “This is him?”

Celestia nods.”Yes, I need to know how to train him properly.”

“Nota problem, Princess. Would you like also like me to find out how we can make his cloths aswell?”

“Yes please, I think that will be perfect to prepare him for the Gala.” Celestia looks over to Syrus. “This is Flower Hern, she’s going to look you over and see what we can do to….. Not cause any injuries while we train and to see if we can get you new clothing in the future.” She looked at his all white cloths. “I must say, Thunder Wave always had a bad taste in color.”

“Whatever happen to just doing it on the-AAAHHHH!!!”

Flower began to stretch out his limbs, she brought him closer to so that she could get a better look. “Hmm, your arms and legs need more muscle. You’re quite skinny, and a little pal. Although I see that your arms have developed a little muscle. I can only assume it’s because of the sword...”

“What the h-hell are you talking about!” He said in agonizing pain, returning his sights to Celestia

“What are you trying to do me!”

Flower hoofs him in the face. “Silence! I can’t work with you talking to much…”

Celestia walks over to Cyrus while his arms and legs are like being measured by flower. “Don’t be upset, I’m doing this for 2 reasons. One, is to make sure we go in a good path during your training. Two, is to see if we can create you better cloths, including ones for the Gala.”

“That’s really great information! Maybe you should-”

“Just calm down.” Celestia interrupted, trying to make him feel more safe.“

“You want me to calm down? Thats very funny since I’m-”

“Done!”

She released Syrus gently on the floor, she showed Celestia the result. After she went through ten seconds of reading, Celestia’s eyes turned to Syrus. “I see, thank you for coming.”

“Always a pleasure to serve you, Princess. I’ll have the work done before the big night”

Flower got her stuff and used her magic to put it all back in her bag. After she was done, she headed out of the throne room. The guards opened the throne room doors for her so that she may leave. “Syrus? I going to be honest with you, this might actually take a much longer time I thought it would.”

“What that even mean? Was she measuring me or checking my body?”

“Both” She said, still loking at the results. “But will get the the clothing part later, she told me your hair is brown and you have blue eyes, but that’s not the issue. The real problem is that you need to build strength.”

“Why would I need strength, I got the sword. Ain’t that enough?” He asked, pulling out his sword.

Celestia nodded no. “That sword of yours acts like a unicorn’s horn, it uses the magic within you to give it power.”

Syrus pulls out his sword from the sheath, he holds it with two hands and looks down at it. “I kinda already knew that, but I don’t understand why I would need strength.”

“Celestia rolls her eyes. “Alright, I put it simple. What happens when your sword is either taken or out of reach?”

Syrus put a bit of thought to the subject, and the only thing he could think of was this. “It would make me defenseless?”

“Yes and no, you have your hoofs for that.”

Syrus raised his hands and pointed them toward Celestia. “Ah, they’re hands not hoofs. I’m not a pony or an alicorn.”

“Yes I know, But you can still defend yourself from dangers by using your arms or legs.”

“Tell me something I don’t know, please.”

Celestia rolled her eyes, she inhaled than exhaled. She lit her horn, his sword flew over to Celestia’s side. “Now, try to take it from me.”

“You want me to take it from you?”

“Yes but try to… bring it back into your hands without moving from where you stand.”

What Celestia asked seemed impossible since she was ten feet away from Syrus. He began to scratch his brown hair while looking around to think. He saw two of the Canterlot guards whispering, they kept staying back and forth at Syrus and to themselves. He decided to just ignore them and just do what Celestia told him to do. “(Sighed) This isn’t going to end well for me…”

“Still waiting, take it from me.” Celestia said, looking at Syrus with doubt.

Syrus didn’t have a much of a choice but to stretch out his right arms and widen his hand. He held his right arm out for a good ten seconds and counting. He tried to focus, he closed his eyes in hoping it would like appear in his hands but no luck.

“(Sighed) Can you give me like a hint on how to even do that?”

“It’s quite simple really, all you have to do is just ask it in your mind to return to you. If you can do this, you'll achieve a power that all Guardians had.”

“How does that even work!?”

Syrus narrowed his eyes, he began to think she was messing with him. It’s almost like she seen in his memories of him play some great game back from his world that had the character pull out his weapon by just appearing out of his hands. “You know what I’m done for the day, keep the sword cause I think you’re crazy in the head.

After Syrus told Celestia he’s done for the day, he made his way for the door. but the Castle guards got in his way, using their wings to stop him in his tracks. “What the heck are you doing, out off my way.”

“You’re done till I say you are, these are dangerous days Syrus. I told you this once and I’ll say it again, there’s no turning back. When you start, you’re going to finish it. And I intend to make you a stronger Guardian and a much selfless one.”

Syrus started to get a little upset, he tighten his hands like he wanted to hit something. He was able to calm down by inhaling and exhaling. He returned his sites to Celestia while she was looking at him with a disappointed mothers face.

“Okay, I’ll finish this whole thing. Even if it takes me my entire life.”

Celestia smiled, she walked a little closer to Syrus while still using magic to hold the sword in the air. “How do you use your magic with the sword?”

Syrus cocked his head while raising his left eyebrow. “Um, you know how I-”

“Syrus! Please, answer my question…”

“Okay! I use the magic within me and-”

Before he could finish, he found out how stupid he was to forget that his magic is not from the sword. He started to laugh quietly, he began to laugh louder. “How could I be so stupid!”

Celestia widened her eyes, while he was still laughing. Syrus stopped laughing and return his gaze to Celestia. “I’m sorry, I should have remembered this along time ago.”

He pointed his right arm toward the sword, he closed his eyes with a smile on his face. Celestia didn’t understand he was smiling for but went along with it. A ray of light began to form around his entire body, his skin started to glow, his brown hair started to get a little spikey Celestia’s jaw dropped while she was sensing how strong his magic was. Before she could blink, the sword just disappeared and reappeared in his right hand.

“Well……. I’m very-”

 “Surprised? Yeah I forgot to mention that Thunder Wave, who lives in my head. He gave me some tips, even though I was kinda ignoring him.”

Celestia smiled, looking at Syrus with a very proud face. “At least you learn something from him.”

“Yes, we too are very impressed Perhaps soon to be a worthy Guardian and not die this time.”

A voice was heard right behind Syrus, he turned around to see. Right behind him was Princess Luna, she still looked the same like last night. She walked pass Syrus to talk to Celestia, While she did, Syrus and Luna eyes were tied in a stare. She stopped for a moment right beside Syrus, she turned her gaze at him while he had his on her. Celestia stood there looking at them as they just looked at each other like they were enemy’s.

“Syrus?”

Syrus and Luna both turned their gaze to Celestia. “Yes Princess?”

“Take a break , I need to discuss something with my sister.”

Syrus didn’t say anything else after that, he did what Celestia told him to do and left the throne room. After the doors closed, Celestia return her gaze to Luna. Hoping to see if she could talk some sense into Luna.

“Somethings been troubling you, I’m here if you need to speak with somepony.”

Even with Celestia’s kind words, Luna didn’t change her mood. She put her left wing over Luna, but luna used her right wing to shove her away. “Luna? What’s the matter with you?”

Luna sighed, finally looking at her sister eye to eye. “Why are you still training him?”

“Luna please. You’ve seen his power, he can be a great help to all of this world.”

“Or, he could be used against us! Our enemy wants him to joined them! One Guardian turned against us before he was even born!”

“It won’t come to that, I won’t allow it. I need you to trust me on this.”

Celestia had every confidants on Syrus, but Luna still didn’t trust him. “Do what you feel is best for yourself, but I don’t trust you…”

Celestia’s jaw dropped after hearing what Luna said, Luna walked away from her and headed out of the throne room. As she left, Syrus was eavesdropping the whole time waiting behind the door. He heard everything that Celestia and Luna said, as Luna walked away from the throne room into the corridor. Syrus decided to follow her outside the castle and try to talk to her.

Syrus continued to follow Luna to wherever she was walking to, she went through Canterlot town. Everypony that saw her outside during the sunlight was bowing, and closing their eyes before her with a smile. She didn’t even stop to thank them for their kindness, instead she kept walking with a frowning face.

As she left the Canterlot town, she stopped around a plain field with yellow flowers and green grass. She closed her eyes then sighed, she turned around to a boulder. “Didn’t anypony ever tell you it was rude to stalk?”

Out from behind the boulder came Syrus, he took a few steps toward Luna and stood still. “Okay, you got me.”

“What do thou want!?”

“Hey, take it easy. I just want to talk, nothing more.”

“We don’t need thy words or anything else from you!”

“Alright! Look, just let me speak. I promise I’ll make it brief, when I’m done I’ll leave.

Syrus an Luna stood there looking at each other for a minute, Luna finally took her eyes off him, lowered her head, and sighed. “We give thou 5 minutes…”

“That’s all I need, thank you.”

“Starting now!!! State thy business white being!!!” Luna yelled at him again with her high pitched voice, Syrus again had his hands covering his ears. He uncovered them and stood up firmly to speak.

“Okay, that was kinda being a bit racist there for a second.”

“What’s racist!!?”

Syrus had his eyes covered again, he let go and decided to yell back. “I’D RATHER NOT TELL YOU!!!!!!”

“Now, back to what I was going to say. Can I ask why you hate me?

“We don’t hate you, We just wish you never came to our world…”

“Hey! I didn’t have a choice! This was not of my choosing!”

“We know! Our sister told us everything! Syrus Lee, A sixteen year old human from a world known as Earth! Also known as a world full of hate! Disparity! War! And Love! Let's try to create A Guardian from that!"

“Wow, did you have to say everything that’s wrong with my world? Except for love?

“Your world is a savage race!”

“Only half of us were! So others killed others, so what! It’s called human nature, something that you should keep out of! It’s not your business to judge my world for what it is!”

Luna narrowed her eyes, she took walked towards him and stopped right in front of him. “Thou are! Correct… It was wrong of me to judge your world, our world was once the same when my father and mother once ruled.”

“Thank you, for understanding… Look, I know I might not get this chance again, but I want you to train me again tonight.”

Luna widen her eyes and her jaw dropped, what she heard she could not believe. “Are thou that idiotic?

“I think I am but please, just one night that’s all I’ asking.”

“Why would I train you, after all the trouble you cause me nights past?”

“Because, I don’t want us to be enemy’s. I just want us to be friends.”

“Friendship!? I don’t need friends! I don’t need no pony!”

“How about when you do and there’s nobody to save you?”

“Then I will die like my parents!!!”

Syrus widened his eyes and dropped his jaw, after hearing those words, he finally realized that Luna was incapable of not letting anyone be her friend. Syrus had a thought and remembered what Luna said to him. “Is that why you think you’re Celestia’s puppet?

“That’s none of you concerned!!! Me and my sister are both rulers of Equestria and-”

“Are you?!” He yelled, trying to talk some sense in her.

Luna narrowed her eyes and grind her teeth. “How… Dare you.. Question my rule!!!!!!!”

“I’m not questioning nothing, I don’t care if you maybe hate me or hate everypony that tries to call you a friend. But maybe if you could just try and trust me, maybe we could be friends and-”

“NO!!! YOU IDIOT!!!” She yelled in her high pitched voice again.

Syrus had his ears once again because of her high pitched voice. “Why?! Why can’t we try to get along?! Why do you hate me?!”

“Just leave us alone!!!”

She spreaded her wings out and flew away to the direction of the everfree forest. Syrus didn’t ask himself why she would go there, he already upset her enough. He walked away from the plain fields and headed back to Canterlot city.

Later on, after noon heading up the stairs to his tower bedroom.

Syrus walked up the stairs with his eyes closed, he felt so stupid to think he could talk some sense in her. His big problem was that he did it in a bad manner

. When he finally reached his bedroom floor he heard a loud scream but this time it was getting closer. “SYRUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”

He quickly opened his eyes and saw Red Scale flying in the air and coming dead at him. Syrus quickly moved out of the way but his actions cause Red to hit the tower wall. Red’s nose started bleeding, Syrus ran over to his side and grabbed him quickly so he could treat his pain.

“I swear Red, you keep doing this to yourself, you’re going to get killed.”

Tears started to roll down Reds face, Syrus quickly opened the bedroom door and lay him flat on the bed. He pulled out his sword and pointed the tip of the sword to his face. Reds started to shiver like he was about to die. “Hey, take it easy, Red. I’m not going to hurt you, the pain will go away soon. Just close your eyes and think of flying in the air…”

Red did what Syrus asked and closed his eyes, Syrus closed his eyes and focus his magic to heal his bruised face. Syrus opened his eyes that glow bright like the sun, the sword glowed and fired a small little beam that his Red’s face and healed his nose bleed and his bruised face. “Okay, you can open your eyes now.”

Red opened his eyes and felt nothing, no nose bleed, no bruised face, and no pain. He got off the bed quickly and yelled in cheers. Syrus lit his sword and lift Red in the air, he brought Red right in front of his face. “Okay, we need to talk about you running into me like that.”

“Ah come on, I was just having a little fun. Besides it’s what my cutie mark is telling me.”

“You mean that symbol on your backside? The one that looks like a black cloud with red lightning?”

“Yeah, it means I’m one of the fastest Pegasi out here. But unlike you, you don’t even have any fur on you except for your brown hair on the top of your head and not to mention your white skin, with a tiny bit of orange color.”

“That’s called a tan, it happens when you’re out in the sun too much.”

“Well, what do you call that dark tiny spot on your right back side of your face?”

“That’s called a freckle, a side effect for being out in the sun.”

Red continues to tell Syrus what his body has. “Not to mention you don’t have a cutie mark, why don’t you have a cutie mark?”

“Because I’m not a pony…”

But you have alicorn magic, you have to have a cutie mark. Your magic can’t be completed without a cutie mark.”

Syrus let go of Red and dropped him on the floor gently, he sat on the bed and kept his gaze on Red. “Go on, tell me more about myself.”

“I’m just saying that maybe it’s underneath that whatever it is thing you wear on your legs.”

“They’re called pant’s, well they’re white and so is my short sleeve shirt. But I don’t have a cutie mark on both sides of my butt like you.”

“Have you ever even looked?”

“No but that’s not important-”

“It is important, if you haven’t bothered to look.”

“Well tough break kid, I don’t have one and there’s no way I’m looking to see if I even got one. Is there anything more you would like to say?”

“Yeah you’re skinny, but at least you have muscle to help carry that sword. I bet you get a workout everyday when you train.”

Syrus smiled, he got up and noticed the sun was going down while the moon was coming up. “Well thanks you for that Red, by the way, why are you still here? Where’s your family and when are you even going to leave?”

Red’s eyes looked down at the floor, tears began to form in his eyes. Syrus didn’t like where this was going, he had a thought that maybe he was just like him. “Let me guess, no family?”

Red nodded no, Red quickly hugged Syrus and started to cry. “Don’t hate me! Please don’t hate me! It’s my fault! All of it was my fault! They’re dead because of me!

“What are you talking about? Who’s dead?”

Red looked up at Syrus with his head against his chest, Syrus didn’t know why he was crying but he had a thought. He carried Red to bed and had both his hand on his face to make sure he kept eye contact. “What happened, why is it your fault?”

“My family’s dead… It’s my fault they’re dead.”

“I’m sorry… How did it happen?”

“I was running away from them… I hated my father, I lured both of them in the everfree forest cause I was hiding there… A monster in the forest attacked and killed them… I saw it and the only thing I remember was that it had silver wings.

“Silver wings?”

“That’s why I want to stay with you, you’re the only one who’s ever taken me in. Please don’t kick me out, please let me stay with you!”

Syrus looked down at Red puts his right hand on his head to pat it. “Red, I’m sorry you lost your family but-----” Syrus remembered something that he had forgotten, he remembers the same thing happen to him and nobody took him in either except for the old man the own the pawn shop. If the old man was still alive, he would maybe tell Syrus to do what you feel is right.

“Red?”

Red looks him in the eye with his tears still coming down. Syrus sighed, he picked up Red and put him on the other bed. After that he stood there looking at him, Red was shivering again hoping not to be rejected. “Make yourself at home Red…”

Red’s eyes widened and he smiled, knowing that there was someone to care for him. “You can stay, BUT. We are going to set a few ground rules, starting tomorrow. Now get some sleep and sweet dreams.”

Red was happy even beyond joy, he got underneath the blanket and covered himself with it. He kept his gaze on Syrus when he was settled in. “Hey Syrus?”

“What…”

“Can me and you be brothers?”

Syrus raised his head, looking at Red Scale with a tired face.”Don’t push it Red, be happy I’m letting you live with me…”

“Oh, okay…”

Red and Syrus both went to sleep and said nothing after that. But Syrus’s night was not over, he began to enter Thunder Waves realm. At first he didn’t see him anywhere till he turned around and saw he was right behind him. “Hello again, Syrus…”

“Do we have to do this every night?”

“Yes but tonight I think you will like this one.”

“How?”

Thunder Wave walked away from Syrus for a second and turned his gaze to him. “Tonight, I’m going to teach you how to unlock the wings of an Alicorn…

Syrus jaw dropped, what he heard him say sounded impossible. Thunder Wave looked at Syrus with a smile, Syrus didn’t think that a human could have wings like a Pegasus. “Have you ever done this before?” Syrus asked, thinking that this wasn’t going to work out the way he believes.

“Alright, I’ll be honest with you. No, I was chosen just like you to be an alicorn and a Guardian. But I've never seen a human have wings before.”

“Then how do you know it will work?”

“Because you have Alicorn magic in you but---”

“But what?”

“It will hurt…”

His eyes widened, Syrus started to have 2nd thought after he walked backwards and sat on the dark floor. “How will it hurt?”

“Trust me on this, for ponies it doesn’t hurt but for being like you who are not a pony. Yes it will hurt.”

“Why will it hurt me but not other ponies?” Syrus asked.

“I think you know the answer to that, Syrus.” Thunder Wave said.

Syrus got back up and lowered his head, knowing what the answer was. “Because I’m not a pony…”

“Yes…”

“Can I choose not to have them?”

“The choice is yours to make. If you refuse them, you will never be able to become the full Guardian to this world and you will never be able to unlock your true magic…”

“So in a way, I have to make the right decision.”

“Choose my gift and you will be able to keep everyone safe. The ones you care about will never be hurt again, you will achieve a power that can stop any injury. except death...”

“I have this already.” Syrus said.

“Yes but it’s not powerful enough, bruises are too simple. Not only will you healing power increase but your strength and defensive magic will become so powerful, you will become a god amongst your enemy.”

"Is that what Guardians are? Gods?"

"Alicorns are much more then just princes and princesses, Celestia and Luna are also considered gods."

Syrus walked away from Thunder Wave and gave a bit of thought to this. He stood there thinking if this was the right thing to do. "Well? Have you decided?”

Syrus gave some thought to this, his mind was racing weather he should take Thunder Waves offer. He return his gaze to Thunder Wave and gave him his answer.

“No…” Syrus said.

Thunder Wave didn’t respawn after that, he just stood there giving him no emotion at all. The only thing he did was start to fade away, after he was gone, Syrus woke up and it was morning. He got out of bed and looked out side the tower, he put both of his hands on his head and felt he made a mistake.

"I know you're trying to help me, but I don't like the fact I'm going to be called a god..."