Discord's Lament

Discord, Fluttershy, and Zecora began to run through the Everfree Forest while hearing the creaks and cackles of the trees following them. The wind was cold and the distance dark and unknown. The three were panting, especially Discord, for the energy emitting from the chest began to drain him. Suddenly the trio halted at the sight of a rather large timber wolf.

“Oh my!” Zecora exclaimed reaching into her saddle bag for a potion.

Discord attacked the beast and it fell with one fell swoop of his tail. His anger began to burn and his eyes showed of pure red. “Discord?”

He turned to Fluttershy and began to calm down. He looked at the chest and started panting again, “I-it seems, Anguish is starting to corrupt me.”

Fluttershy held out her hoof and offered to carry it. “Please Discord; I don’t want to see you hurt.” Reluctantly, Discord handed her the chest. She then thanked him and looked at the case she now held. It was broken and chipped from his grip. Then she heard a whisper in her mind, “Put it on, let my power course through you.” She began to slowly open the case then it was slammed shut and lifted by Discord.

“I’ll carry it, you can’t handle his influence.” Thus they continued toward the castle ruins.

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The closer they reached the ruins the more creatures attacked them and easily defeated by Discord’s determination. Fluttershy was shocked to see so many of the creatures acting this way, she even tried talking to one of them and they scratched her face and messed up her mane and coat, which infuriated Discord further, though he’d never admit it.

Zecora had been chanting a spell under breath to repair the case in Discord’s iron grip, but to no avail. Zecora began to worry for the troubles ahead, and most importantly, what the amulet was doing to Discord. This was starting to become a serious concern.

They had finally reached the castle with Discord on the near verge of collapse, Fluttershy with minor injuries, and Zecora now worried what Discord plans to do.

Discord made his way to the chasm and looked deep into the fog, snapping his fingers to not only clear the fog but to also open a rift in the earth. He peered deep into the rift and murmured a few words, “In the time before, we were brothers. During the battle of pain and chaos we were enemies. Now in this time I am an unlikely hero preventing a tragedy from shadowing over this land.” He then dropped the case into the rift and sealing it, hopefully forever.

Fluttershy flew next to him, “Discord that was surprisingly profound for you.”

Discord looked to his new found friend and smiled. “Well my dear Fluttershy.” He laughed as he hovered in the air with insane glee. “I simply resorted to my previous personality when the thought of my brother returning came across my mind.”

Fluttershy just sat stale faced.

“I was rather preachy when I was young, but after the torment of seeing my family killed and brother trapped I somewhat snapped.” He wiped away his tear and snapped his fingers yet again to heal Fluttershy’s wounds.

Zecora walked up to the edge of the chasm and looked down into the rift, she heard a whisper that no one else could hear, “Ah, such sweet sorrow and pain. You’ll do nicely.” Her eyes flashed red for a second and she turned to the others. “We should probably go, this place is upsetting me so.”