Artisin

When I was little, I lived in a village that no one knew of. The leader of our village, our dear mother, left one day to confront her sister in battle, nopony has seen her for a thousand years now, and most have given up hope. Some say that she abandoned and forgotten us, but I don't agree, I think she is still watching over us. One day, twin unicorn colts were born, throwing the village into utmost disaster. Both looked the same, save for their color. One had a light blue coat, a pink tail and mane; the other a dark blue coat with a dark purple mane and tail. They grew up hating each other, and each day growing more and more resentful towards the other. They would fight, causing scars and bruises to both their egos and bodies. But one day, while in the middle of brutal battle near an abandoned castle, they found a book. Curiosity killed their hostility towards each other and they read it. The book stated that there once lived two gods; one born of good, the other evil. Both lay dormant in two different locations: the castle of darkness and the tower of light. The book said that the only way to resurrect them was to use, the magic of two unicorns, the sacrifice of one's soul, and the words of-

“-I sacrifice thy soul to the depths of tartarus?” the darker one read out loud. A shadow flashed out of the ground and crashed atop the darker unicorn. The other feeling a sharp pain in his gut as colors faded in and out of sight. He passed out, impaled by an unknown enemy, landing on the far side of the room.

“HAHAHA, after many years I’ve finally awoken from my imprisonment!” a demonic voice spoke - waking his dormant brother. “I will destroy all life on this pathetic world!” the darker colt stated, attempting to conjure up a spell. The mass of magic grew larger and larger until it became a deformed ball. the explosion was massive, a torrent of energy and light. “What!? This tiny body can’t handle that much magical power?!” the demon screamed in frustration, realizing he would have to wait many years for the body to mature.

    “Whats this?” the demon questioned, noticing the lighter colt cowering to the horrific display of such terrible power. “If I absorb this young soul as well, then I shall be able to grow twice as fast!” The possessed pony thought aloud. He then turned to the young colt and cast a spell that wrapped a magic aura around the lighter brother, trying to absorb his soul. But the semi conscience of the possessed unicorn sabotaged the spell to backfire. The darker brother then appeared next to the physical body of his brother. “I can’t stop the spell, but I can at least make it so that you absorb him!” And with that said, the darker brother casted a separate spell on his brother, forcing the soul of both demon and the darker unicorn into the body of the lighter brother.

“GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!” the brother screamed, the three souls slipping into his body. When the souls entered his body the young colts cutie mark appeared, the symbol of natural balance. The small body wasn’t able to handle that many souls, though that was too many souls even for a full grown stallion, and the pain caused a splitting of the body creating a shadow of the light unicorn.

That was fifteen years ago, I have grown since then, but I'm still followed by my shadow, which is both my brother and a demon. I have read that there is a type of magic in this world that can save him. It will be a long journey but someday I will find the elements to save my brother. Kindness, Loyalty, Honesty, Generosity, Laughter, and Magic will make it all complete.