Loki - Origin of Deceptionby FaelivanChaptersTrickster´s proofFaithful studentBeginningLink to sequelTrickster´s proof“Julia is mare of my life.” started Romeo his storytelling. “I met her on celebration one year ago, we started to date and shortly fall in love and once I even sneaked inside her room and we made love all night long. Unofrtunately her parents don´t like me, because I am from average family, while she is from ritch one.” White unicorn looked at Loki, if he still listening. “So I studied really hard to prove my worth to Julia´s parents and thanks to my “magic of puppets” I became Queen Chrysalis´s personal student. But that still is not enough and even worse – Julia´s parents forbade her to meet with me, se we have to send to each other letters.” “Wow, you really have hard times, but I am sure that everything will end up good.” Said Loki encouragingly. “I hope, so let´s have a look on this letter.” Romeo opened it and started reading. “Oh no…this isn´t good. This is more like nightmare!” gasped. “What happened?” Romeo took a deep breath and looked straight on Loki. “Julia is getting married with local doctor. In three days.” Sad unicorn dropped a tear. “Hey!” said Loki and grabbed his head. “You helped me with those bullies, so now is my time to help you!” In Romeo´s eyes was hope. “You will?” “Sure thing and I know how.” “Tell me.” “Well, it is dangerous but there is no better chance. I will make potion that fakes death. Nopony will be able to find out, BUT you have to give her antidote before her lips turn blue or she will die.” “I can´t take that risk.” “Oh come on! Do you want her to live with some old man instead with her love?” “No…” “Then don´t worry, we will just wait until the “funeral” ends and then you both can live happy life without problems.” “You are right Loki, I just can´t live without her. You are the best friend! I have to go tell her!” said Romeo and tried to rush away, but Loki stopped him with his grey magic. “Don´t be crazy” Do you know what would happen if her parents saw you? They would think that you are murderer.” “So what should I do?” “Write her a letter, so she knows that we have a plan, until then I will make the potion.” “Ok, so see you here at tomorrow morning.” XXXXXXX “OK, I got the potion. Fuu, it took me almost whole night.” said Loki with visible fatigue on his face. “Thank you, here is that letter, I wrote poem too, so Julia know that it´s from me.” “Fine, I´ll go take some sleep and in the evening I´ll take it to her along with potion. Good thing is that I am much darker then you, so I will not be so much visible at night.” Romeo smiled and Loki walked away. “I amost forgot!” remebered something grey unicorn. “Take this dagger Romeo.” Said and gave him his silver weapon with carved snakes. “I want you to have it for good luck when you´ll escape with Julia.” “That is not ne…” “Just take it.” said Loki with smile and walked away. XXXXXXXX So what now? Young colt was standing in the garden near the house, that Romeo told him, where Julia lived. After a while of thinking Loki eventualy picked up a small rock and throwed it into a window. Thanks Chrysalis for Romeo who described the house to him. “Who is there?” asked quiet female voice. “My name is Loki, I am Romeo´s friend and I have a letter for you.” “Finally, I was worried that he forget. Come up here.” Grey unicorn teleported on the balcony and Julia closed door behind him. She was just as beatiful as white unicorn told him. Julia was unicorn too, with golden mane with silver streams and turquoise fur. “Quickly! What did Romeo said?” “Well he looked kinda depressed but then he calmed down and told me to bring you this letter. Also Romeo said that he´ll do everything else, but I really don´t know what he meant.” Loki gave her the letter and she opened it. “No! That can´t be true! That just can´t be true!” Julia cried. “What? What is in that letter?” Girl didn´t answer him, so he read it. In the letter standed that Romeo is dead in time they read it. Suicide. “Maybe it´not true. Maybe somepony else written it.” “It is his handwritting and the poem is his too.” Few minutes they sitted in quiet, except Julia´s cry, but then suddenly girl grabbed Loki by the shoulders. “Loki I know that it´s much to ask but you have to help me! I have to follow Romeo!” “What do you mean?” “I heard that you are from the Everdark forest, so you have to know a lot about herbs…and poisons.” Grey unicorn looked straight to her eyes. “You can´t be serious!” Julia didn´t answer. “I can´t just simply give you a poison!” “Please…I can´t live without him.” Loki gave up. His horn shined with grey magic and between two ponies appeared small bottle of thick liquid. “I really hope that you will reconsider it.” Said Loki and teleported home. He lived in a hotel, thankfuly the owner was really generous and let him stay there one month for free as a welcome gift. Now it was really useful, because colt needed to rethink what happened. He felt like murderer but his sense told him opposite. I should get some sleep, the funeral will be around luchtime. I don´t need to go there, I know exactly what will happen. XXXXXXXX Next day. Evening. XXXXXXXX Loki was in his room and read Equestria Daily newspaper. “Hmm, kidnapped ponies, no. Giant rainbow, no. Oh, here it is! Young unicorn commited suicide when he discovered that his girlfriend died.” Grey unicorn took a deep breath. She will come any minute. After a while somepony knocked on his door. It was Queen Chrysalis and seemed to be quite happy. “Hi Loki, how is life in Changliville?” “Good evening my queen. Everything is going very well.” “I see. I think that this thing is your.” She gave him silver dagger with carved snakes. “Yes it is! I lost it somewhere, thank you for finding it.” Chrysalis still smiled. “You don´t have to lie right now. My personal student Romeo killed himself with this weapon.” “Too bad for him.” Answered Loki also with smile. Thay both knew what is happening. “Tell me how did you do that.” So grey unicorn started telling her his overall plan but queen interrupted him. “Explain me that letter.” “That was the most difficult part. Of course Romeo wrote something completely different, but I had whole day on studing his handwritting so at the end I was able to write the letter myself so it looked like Romeo´s. “ Loki continued but Chrysalis interrupted him again. “What was that poison you gave Julia?” “Mercury. To be exact (CH3)2Hg. Lethal dose is low and your lips turn blue after death.” Loki finished his story telling. Chrysalis scratched him on head. “Congratulations you are my new personal student. You prooved your talent and also that you are more inteligent then Romeo. But you still aren´t my “faithful” student.” “What do I have to do?” Faithful student“Now I can tell you, about duty of my personal students.” Started Chrysalis and Loki couldn´t hide exciment. Together they went to the top of highest tower in Changiville´s castle. In large room there was gem. But not ordinary, this one shined with all shades of green and even colt like Loki could feel the power. “What is this?” “This is what I call Shard. I found it many years ago and never figured out what it does. Your duty is to find out, what this gem does and protect it from enemies.” “I understand.” “One more thing: if somepony tries to stole it and you defeat him, then you´ll become my faithful student and my direct subordinate.” XXXXXXX Days past and Loki continued doing school, but also he took lessons with Chrysalis. Mostly about magic. Nopony ever tryied to bully him, because since he became Chrysalis´s student right after Romeo´s death, everypony suspected that Loki did that. Unfortunately for them, the case was closed as a suicide without any evidence going against grey unicorn. One day when Loki returned from “Shard room” where he studied, he saw a letter lying on the floor in his room. Foal picked it up and opened it. “So you are the new Chrysalis´s student? Romeo surely didn´t last very long. You are trying to figure out, what is the purpose of the Shard aren´t you? I know what to do. If you want to know it, come this evening on meadow on the southern side of Changliville. I will explain everything there.” Said the letter. Loki was still just a kid so he didn´t fully realize that it could be dangerous, so he decided to go there. XXXXXXXX On the meadow were two ponies wearing capes, so Loki couldn´t see how they look like. “I came. You know how to use Shard? How do you know that?” “I also was once her student.” Answered him cold voice, definetely male. “What do you want for that information?” “Nothing really. I just want to use it once. So if you want to know that information, you have to help me get it.” “That is too good for me to refuse. I just want to know one more thing.” Loki looked at both ponies in front of him. “What do you need it for?” Male pony sighed and took off his cape and cape from other pony, which was the worst thing he could do. Male pony, unicorn, looked just normal – dark blue fur with grey mane - but the other one looked like nightmare. SHE was also unicorn, but in her eyes was no mind. She looked at him with empty stare and moving was apparently the only thing she could do alone. “This is my sister, we both once were Chrysalis´s students, but then we had to go on mission. It isn´t important what we had to do. I will just tell you that we failed. Because of me. When we returned to Changliville, she took all responsibility on herself, without telling me.” Unknown pony paused for few seconds and foal saw suffering on his face. “Chrysalis is revengeful and my dear sister took whole punishment on herself. Here you can see what is left from her. All I want is use the Shard to heal her mind, then we will leave.” “I will help you, but not because of your story. Let´s go to my place, make a plan.” “Yes. I told you my story, so I think you should tell me, how did you became Queen´s student? I already know about Romeo, but I am more curious about your first meeting with Chrysalis.” “It´s nothing special. Queen was just coming to us to buy poisons and potions and she always told me some stories, so I decided to serve her. By the way what is your name?” “Midnight and this is Moontear.” XXXXXXXX Their plan was simple. Just sneak past the guards and go straight to the Shard room. Fortunalety everything went perfect and few hours later, all three unicorn were standing in front of Shard. “OK, so what do we have to do?” asked Loki and looked on Midnight. Magic strike hit Loki in the face and throwed him few meters away. His mouth filled with blood and he silently swallowed it. “You are so predictable.” Said to Midnight. “Sister, the letter, everything! It seems that you forgot that I learned your handwriting. Romeo!” True. Both unicorns in front of him shined. Midnight turned into Romeo and girl into Julia. “You knew that and still didn´t do anything?” aked white unicorn with surprised face. “Don´t be silly.” Loki attacked him with his grey magic, but bolt dissapeared few inches before hurting Romeo. “You shouldn´be silly. You think that you can beat me in duel of magic? Don´t forget that I was Chrysalis´s student longer than you.” “What do you want to do with Shard?” asked Loki don´t minding Romeo´s talks. “Ressurect Julia! What else? Julia that YOU murdered!” now Romeo lost all his patient and showed to Loki that he is pretty much insane. “I am sorry to say it, but I have to stop you.” “Bring it!” Loki fired more bolts of magic, but they all either missed or disappeared in the air. Romeo attacked too. During the battle Loki moved to Julia and noticed that she really is death. The reason, why she was still moving was Romeo´s magic inside her. How did he called it? Magic of Puppets? “So you are necromancer now?” asked, but the only answer he got was magic blast into stomach. “You took everything from me! And I thought that we were friends!” screamed white unicorn and continued in attacking Loki, who wasn´t able to defend himself. At the end, grey unicorn ended up in pool of blood. “Too bad it had to end this way.” Whispered Romeo and focused on Shard. His horn glowed with white magic and embraced the gem. “Yes! This is perfect, with this power Julia will-“ pain pierced his entire body and unicorn coughed a blood. “Wha…” he looked behind him and saw Julia holding handle of silver dagger, stabbed in his stomach. “You seem…surprised.” Whispered Loki, trying to stand up. “What?” coughed more blood. “During our fight…I had time to…explore Julia´s body. I filled her with my magic…mixed it with that inside her…and then used it to control her body.” Even speaking was obviously incredibly hard for Loki, but it seemed that pain was slowly going away. “You are lying! Julia…hadn´t strong magic!” “No. She hadn´t. I said “magic inside her”, do you get it?” Romeo´s eyes widely opened. “That is true. She was pregnant. I used her and your unborn babies magic to strengthen myself.” “You…monster.” Coughed Romeo and falled on floor. “Too bad I won´t know how to use the Shard, but I have to cancel that spell.” Loki slowly walked to the gem, every step pierced him with pain, but when he finally made it, he realized that Romeo´s spell can´t be canceled. “I have to destroy it. It´s the only way or the power inside will burst and destroy whole castle.” With all he had left from his power Loki raised the dagger and stabbed it in the middle of Shard. Pain was quick and merciful. XXXXXXXX Loki woke up in his room. More precisely in his bed. He tryied to remember what happened, but his memories ended at the explosion of Shard. “Don´t strain your head too much, you are lucky, that you are even alive.” Spoke voice next to him and when he turned around he saw Queen Chrysalis. “What happened?” his voice was strangely quiet. “When the Shard shattered all it´s power poured inside you, which healed all your wounds, but also exhousted you so much that you lost consciousness.” “Exhousted? How long did I slept?” “One week, I thought that you will never wake up.” “I understand.” He closed his eyes for a second. “What happened to…” “Romeo? He died…again.” “Yes.” Loki with painful grim sat on the edge of bed. “My Queen I have to ask you something, what was in my head for a while now.” “Yes?” “What is love? I know that Romeo felt it to Julia, but why? All it did was making him insane!” “I can´t answer you on this question, because I don´t know it either. Everypony has to make their own decision, if love will be their friend of enemy.” Loki just nodded. “I think that you should see yourself.” Said Chrysalis uncertainly. Grey unicorn didn´t really understood but he walked to mirror. “What?” Suddenly there were green lanes in his mane and tail and when he used his magic to see himself closer, he saw that his magic turned from grey to green. “What is this?” “As I said, the power from Shard is now inside of you, even thought you propably still can´t use it, it changed your appearance a little.” “I actually like it. I always thought that color of deception is green.” Beginning„I wish, we could stay in human world longer.“ said young colt with black mane, green eyes and grey fur, to zebra, cooking something in a cottle. „I told you, that the portal is opened only for one day, every several years.“ She answered. Not long ago, both zebra and colt used mystical lake in Everdark forest to travel into another dimension, where they both had human counterparts. „It was so much fun play with Loki, I didn´t know that I am such good companion.” “Sometimes. Do you have those herbs, that I told you to bring two days ago?” “Yes! They are over there. It is so nice that Mrs. Chrysalis will come to visit us. It´s so much fun with her.” “I am pretty sure that she will tell you some of her stories. Now Loki go play somewhere and don´t bother me, so I have that potion ready on time.” „OK, mom.“ So Loki went to his room, in their small hut and lyied on bed. He was seriously bored. After they came back from human world, Loki realized how much fun it was playing with his other self. It would be nice to go somewhere, where is more ponies like him. Lost in thoughts filly felt asleep. He was awakened by voices from the other room and when Loki opened door, he saw Queen Chrysalis, having chat with his mom. “Greetings Mrs. Chrysalis, sorry that I didn´t welcome you earlier.” said with smile. “Hi Loki. I was just talking with your mother about you.” “Yes?” “We understand that it has to be boring for young pony to stay at home all the time, so what would you say, on going to school in Changliville?” Loki almost jumped up to the ceiling with happiness, but he calmed down. “That would be great, but I don´t know if mom agrees.” said looking at zebra. “I don´t mind, it is big opportunity for you and you are old enough to take care of yourself.” “Amazing! So I´ll go pack some things.” In his room he took bag, some his favourite toys and most important – silver dagger with carved snakes on it. He found it long time ago in ancient ruins. XXXXXXX After farewell with his mom, he and Queen Chrysalis started their trip to Changliville. XXXXXXX “What will I do in Changliville, after I finish school?” “Whatever you want, I am sure that you´ll find something entertaining to do.” “I´d like to serve you Ms. You told me all those stories when I was younger and I think, that it could be fun for me.” Chrysalis laughed and scratched filly on head. “Not everypony can serve me, you have to be really talented to do so.” “I am! I am great liar, and every queen need somepony like that, right?” “Liar you say? That is nice talent. But you still have to prove yourself.” She said now with serious face. “I will, mylady, see this dagger?” Loki holded it in front of her eyes. “I will leave this on place of my work, so you could see that I am not lying right now.” “I trust you, if you manage to impress me, I will make you my second personal student!” “Thank you, I promise, that you will not be disappointed.” XXXXXXX “Good morning class.” said older pony to group of kids sitting in room. “Today is special day, because we have new student! This is Loki and he moved here from Everdark forest.” Nopony seemed to care, which was for Loki disappointing, but he was confident. I will have good time here, no matter what. So he went sit to empty desk, he was watching teacher, but listening, what others are whispering. “You see? He has no cutimark! That´s lame.” whispered one kid to another. “Yea, blankflank.” answered and said it to another one. Lesson past away, break started and Loki was waiting what will happen. Even though he grew up only with mother, Loki from human world was doing school and explained him how bullies act. “Look at you, you should be at kindergarten.” said somepony standing next to him. Loki stared at him. “May I ask why?” asked with cold voice. “Heh, blankflanks don´t belong here. You should go play with kids like you.” Chuckled bully. “Oh yes? Well I am happy without cutiemark and you know why? Because I am free and my destiny can be whatever I´d like. What do you have? Wings as a cutimark? I hope you´ll enjoy flying to the end of your lame life.” Mocked him Loki. Bully turned red with anger. “You insolet brad!” “Oh, are you angry? Don´t worry I am sure that your mum will give you some warm milk at home.” Loki was almost laughing, nothing was better than upset somepony with pure words. “I think that I have to teach you a lesson.” Said pegasus and prepared to hit him. No way this is gonna work against my magic. “Stop it!” shouted male voice and bully immediately calmed down. Through the crowd came unicorn, few years older than Loki with white fur, brown mane and eyes. “Everypony disperse!” said with voice not acepting objections. He walked to grey unicorn. “Are you alright kiddo?” asked. “Yes, thanks to you.” answered with innocent voice. “Next time be more careful. By the way what is your name? I didn´t see you here before.” “I am Loki and I just moved here from Everdark forest. What is your name?” “Romeo.” “Nice to meet you. If you don´t mind. Why is everpony so scared of you?” Romeo smiled. “That is because I am personal student of Queen Chrysalis, so that gives me some respect amongst the others.” “That´s cool. Don´t you want be my friend? In my class, everypony is making fun of me for not having cutiemark.” “Yea, sure.” Both unicorns went outside of school and looked on the city under the hill. Romeo told him about live in Changliville and school. Suddenly a maid looking pony came. “Romeo, here you have letter from Julia.” said, gave him piece of paper and walked away. “Julia? Who is Julia?” asked Loki. Romeo sighed. “That is a long story.” Link to sequelhttp://www.fimfiction.net/story/134797/loki-pony-of-deception
Trickster´s proof“Julia is mare of my life.” started Romeo his storytelling. “I met her on celebration one year ago, we started to date and shortly fall in love and once I even sneaked inside her room and we made love all night long. Unofrtunately her parents don´t like me, because I am from average family, while she is from ritch one.” White unicorn looked at Loki, if he still listening. “So I studied really hard to prove my worth to Julia´s parents and thanks to my “magic of puppets” I became Queen Chrysalis´s personal student. But that still is not enough and even worse – Julia´s parents forbade her to meet with me, se we have to send to each other letters.” “Wow, you really have hard times, but I am sure that everything will end up good.” Said Loki encouragingly. “I hope, so let´s have a look on this letter.” Romeo opened it and started reading. “Oh no…this isn´t good. This is more like nightmare!” gasped. “What happened?” Romeo took a deep breath and looked straight on Loki. “Julia is getting married with local doctor. In three days.” Sad unicorn dropped a tear. “Hey!” said Loki and grabbed his head. “You helped me with those bullies, so now is my time to help you!” In Romeo´s eyes was hope. “You will?” “Sure thing and I know how.” “Tell me.” “Well, it is dangerous but there is no better chance. I will make potion that fakes death. Nopony will be able to find out, BUT you have to give her antidote before her lips turn blue or she will die.” “I can´t take that risk.” “Oh come on! Do you want her to live with some old man instead with her love?” “No…” “Then don´t worry, we will just wait until the “funeral” ends and then you both can live happy life without problems.” “You are right Loki, I just can´t live without her. You are the best friend! I have to go tell her!” said Romeo and tried to rush away, but Loki stopped him with his grey magic. “Don´t be crazy” Do you know what would happen if her parents saw you? They would think that you are murderer.” “So what should I do?” “Write her a letter, so she knows that we have a plan, until then I will make the potion.” “Ok, so see you here at tomorrow morning.” XXXXXXX “OK, I got the potion. Fuu, it took me almost whole night.” said Loki with visible fatigue on his face. “Thank you, here is that letter, I wrote poem too, so Julia know that it´s from me.” “Fine, I´ll go take some sleep and in the evening I´ll take it to her along with potion. Good thing is that I am much darker then you, so I will not be so much visible at night.” Romeo smiled and Loki walked away. “I amost forgot!” remebered something grey unicorn. “Take this dagger Romeo.” Said and gave him his silver weapon with carved snakes. “I want you to have it for good luck when you´ll escape with Julia.” “That is not ne…” “Just take it.” said Loki with smile and walked away. XXXXXXXX So what now? Young colt was standing in the garden near the house, that Romeo told him, where Julia lived. After a while of thinking Loki eventualy picked up a small rock and throwed it into a window. Thanks Chrysalis for Romeo who described the house to him. “Who is there?” asked quiet female voice. “My name is Loki, I am Romeo´s friend and I have a letter for you.” “Finally, I was worried that he forget. Come up here.” Grey unicorn teleported on the balcony and Julia closed door behind him. She was just as beatiful as white unicorn told him. Julia was unicorn too, with golden mane with silver streams and turquoise fur. “Quickly! What did Romeo said?” “Well he looked kinda depressed but then he calmed down and told me to bring you this letter. Also Romeo said that he´ll do everything else, but I really don´t know what he meant.” Loki gave her the letter and she opened it. “No! That can´t be true! That just can´t be true!” Julia cried. “What? What is in that letter?” Girl didn´t answer him, so he read it. In the letter standed that Romeo is dead in time they read it. Suicide. “Maybe it´not true. Maybe somepony else written it.” “It is his handwritting and the poem is his too.” Few minutes they sitted in quiet, except Julia´s cry, but then suddenly girl grabbed Loki by the shoulders. “Loki I know that it´s much to ask but you have to help me! I have to follow Romeo!” “What do you mean?” “I heard that you are from the Everdark forest, so you have to know a lot about herbs…and poisons.” Grey unicorn looked straight to her eyes. “You can´t be serious!” Julia didn´t answer. “I can´t just simply give you a poison!” “Please…I can´t live without him.” Loki gave up. His horn shined with grey magic and between two ponies appeared small bottle of thick liquid. “I really hope that you will reconsider it.” Said Loki and teleported home. He lived in a hotel, thankfuly the owner was really generous and let him stay there one month for free as a welcome gift. Now it was really useful, because colt needed to rethink what happened. He felt like murderer but his sense told him opposite. I should get some sleep, the funeral will be around luchtime. I don´t need to go there, I know exactly what will happen. XXXXXXXX Next day. Evening. XXXXXXXX Loki was in his room and read Equestria Daily newspaper. “Hmm, kidnapped ponies, no. Giant rainbow, no. Oh, here it is! Young unicorn commited suicide when he discovered that his girlfriend died.” Grey unicorn took a deep breath. She will come any minute. After a while somepony knocked on his door. It was Queen Chrysalis and seemed to be quite happy. “Hi Loki, how is life in Changliville?” “Good evening my queen. Everything is going very well.” “I see. I think that this thing is your.” She gave him silver dagger with carved snakes. “Yes it is! I lost it somewhere, thank you for finding it.” Chrysalis still smiled. “You don´t have to lie right now. My personal student Romeo killed himself with this weapon.” “Too bad for him.” Answered Loki also with smile. Thay both knew what is happening. “Tell me how did you do that.” So grey unicorn started telling her his overall plan but queen interrupted him. “Explain me that letter.” “That was the most difficult part. Of course Romeo wrote something completely different, but I had whole day on studing his handwritting so at the end I was able to write the letter myself so it looked like Romeo´s. “ Loki continued but Chrysalis interrupted him again. “What was that poison you gave Julia?” “Mercury. To be exact (CH3)2Hg. Lethal dose is low and your lips turn blue after death.” Loki finished his story telling. Chrysalis scratched him on head. “Congratulations you are my new personal student. You prooved your talent and also that you are more inteligent then Romeo. But you still aren´t my “faithful” student.” “What do I have to do?”
Faithful student“Now I can tell you, about duty of my personal students.” Started Chrysalis and Loki couldn´t hide exciment. Together they went to the top of highest tower in Changiville´s castle. In large room there was gem. But not ordinary, this one shined with all shades of green and even colt like Loki could feel the power. “What is this?” “This is what I call Shard. I found it many years ago and never figured out what it does. Your duty is to find out, what this gem does and protect it from enemies.” “I understand.” “One more thing: if somepony tries to stole it and you defeat him, then you´ll become my faithful student and my direct subordinate.” XXXXXXX Days past and Loki continued doing school, but also he took lessons with Chrysalis. Mostly about magic. Nopony ever tryied to bully him, because since he became Chrysalis´s student right after Romeo´s death, everypony suspected that Loki did that. Unfortunately for them, the case was closed as a suicide without any evidence going against grey unicorn. One day when Loki returned from “Shard room” where he studied, he saw a letter lying on the floor in his room. Foal picked it up and opened it. “So you are the new Chrysalis´s student? Romeo surely didn´t last very long. You are trying to figure out, what is the purpose of the Shard aren´t you? I know what to do. If you want to know it, come this evening on meadow on the southern side of Changliville. I will explain everything there.” Said the letter. Loki was still just a kid so he didn´t fully realize that it could be dangerous, so he decided to go there. XXXXXXXX On the meadow were two ponies wearing capes, so Loki couldn´t see how they look like. “I came. You know how to use Shard? How do you know that?” “I also was once her student.” Answered him cold voice, definetely male. “What do you want for that information?” “Nothing really. I just want to use it once. So if you want to know that information, you have to help me get it.” “That is too good for me to refuse. I just want to know one more thing.” Loki looked at both ponies in front of him. “What do you need it for?” Male pony sighed and took off his cape and cape from other pony, which was the worst thing he could do. Male pony, unicorn, looked just normal – dark blue fur with grey mane - but the other one looked like nightmare. SHE was also unicorn, but in her eyes was no mind. She looked at him with empty stare and moving was apparently the only thing she could do alone. “This is my sister, we both once were Chrysalis´s students, but then we had to go on mission. It isn´t important what we had to do. I will just tell you that we failed. Because of me. When we returned to Changliville, she took all responsibility on herself, without telling me.” Unknown pony paused for few seconds and foal saw suffering on his face. “Chrysalis is revengeful and my dear sister took whole punishment on herself. Here you can see what is left from her. All I want is use the Shard to heal her mind, then we will leave.” “I will help you, but not because of your story. Let´s go to my place, make a plan.” “Yes. I told you my story, so I think you should tell me, how did you became Queen´s student? I already know about Romeo, but I am more curious about your first meeting with Chrysalis.” “It´s nothing special. Queen was just coming to us to buy poisons and potions and she always told me some stories, so I decided to serve her. By the way what is your name?” “Midnight and this is Moontear.” XXXXXXXX Their plan was simple. Just sneak past the guards and go straight to the Shard room. Fortunalety everything went perfect and few hours later, all three unicorn were standing in front of Shard. “OK, so what do we have to do?” asked Loki and looked on Midnight. Magic strike hit Loki in the face and throwed him few meters away. His mouth filled with blood and he silently swallowed it. “You are so predictable.” Said to Midnight. “Sister, the letter, everything! It seems that you forgot that I learned your handwriting. Romeo!” True. Both unicorns in front of him shined. Midnight turned into Romeo and girl into Julia. “You knew that and still didn´t do anything?” aked white unicorn with surprised face. “Don´t be silly.” Loki attacked him with his grey magic, but bolt dissapeared few inches before hurting Romeo. “You shouldn´be silly. You think that you can beat me in duel of magic? Don´t forget that I was Chrysalis´s student longer than you.” “What do you want to do with Shard?” asked Loki don´t minding Romeo´s talks. “Ressurect Julia! What else? Julia that YOU murdered!” now Romeo lost all his patient and showed to Loki that he is pretty much insane. “I am sorry to say it, but I have to stop you.” “Bring it!” Loki fired more bolts of magic, but they all either missed or disappeared in the air. Romeo attacked too. During the battle Loki moved to Julia and noticed that she really is death. The reason, why she was still moving was Romeo´s magic inside her. How did he called it? Magic of Puppets? “So you are necromancer now?” asked, but the only answer he got was magic blast into stomach. “You took everything from me! And I thought that we were friends!” screamed white unicorn and continued in attacking Loki, who wasn´t able to defend himself. At the end, grey unicorn ended up in pool of blood. “Too bad it had to end this way.” Whispered Romeo and focused on Shard. His horn glowed with white magic and embraced the gem. “Yes! This is perfect, with this power Julia will-“ pain pierced his entire body and unicorn coughed a blood. “Wha…” he looked behind him and saw Julia holding handle of silver dagger, stabbed in his stomach. “You seem…surprised.” Whispered Loki, trying to stand up. “What?” coughed more blood. “During our fight…I had time to…explore Julia´s body. I filled her with my magic…mixed it with that inside her…and then used it to control her body.” Even speaking was obviously incredibly hard for Loki, but it seemed that pain was slowly going away. “You are lying! Julia…hadn´t strong magic!” “No. She hadn´t. I said “magic inside her”, do you get it?” Romeo´s eyes widely opened. “That is true. She was pregnant. I used her and your unborn babies magic to strengthen myself.” “You…monster.” Coughed Romeo and falled on floor. “Too bad I won´t know how to use the Shard, but I have to cancel that spell.” Loki slowly walked to the gem, every step pierced him with pain, but when he finally made it, he realized that Romeo´s spell can´t be canceled. “I have to destroy it. It´s the only way or the power inside will burst and destroy whole castle.” With all he had left from his power Loki raised the dagger and stabbed it in the middle of Shard. Pain was quick and merciful. XXXXXXXX Loki woke up in his room. More precisely in his bed. He tryied to remember what happened, but his memories ended at the explosion of Shard. “Don´t strain your head too much, you are lucky, that you are even alive.” Spoke voice next to him and when he turned around he saw Queen Chrysalis. “What happened?” his voice was strangely quiet. “When the Shard shattered all it´s power poured inside you, which healed all your wounds, but also exhousted you so much that you lost consciousness.” “Exhousted? How long did I slept?” “One week, I thought that you will never wake up.” “I understand.” He closed his eyes for a second. “What happened to…” “Romeo? He died…again.” “Yes.” Loki with painful grim sat on the edge of bed. “My Queen I have to ask you something, what was in my head for a while now.” “Yes?” “What is love? I know that Romeo felt it to Julia, but why? All it did was making him insane!” “I can´t answer you on this question, because I don´t know it either. Everypony has to make their own decision, if love will be their friend of enemy.” Loki just nodded. “I think that you should see yourself.” Said Chrysalis uncertainly. Grey unicorn didn´t really understood but he walked to mirror. “What?” Suddenly there were green lanes in his mane and tail and when he used his magic to see himself closer, he saw that his magic turned from grey to green. “What is this?” “As I said, the power from Shard is now inside of you, even thought you propably still can´t use it, it changed your appearance a little.” “I actually like it. I always thought that color of deception is green.”
Beginning„I wish, we could stay in human world longer.“ said young colt with black mane, green eyes and grey fur, to zebra, cooking something in a cottle. „I told you, that the portal is opened only for one day, every several years.“ She answered. Not long ago, both zebra and colt used mystical lake in Everdark forest to travel into another dimension, where they both had human counterparts. „It was so much fun play with Loki, I didn´t know that I am such good companion.” “Sometimes. Do you have those herbs, that I told you to bring two days ago?” “Yes! They are over there. It is so nice that Mrs. Chrysalis will come to visit us. It´s so much fun with her.” “I am pretty sure that she will tell you some of her stories. Now Loki go play somewhere and don´t bother me, so I have that potion ready on time.” „OK, mom.“ So Loki went to his room, in their small hut and lyied on bed. He was seriously bored. After they came back from human world, Loki realized how much fun it was playing with his other self. It would be nice to go somewhere, where is more ponies like him. Lost in thoughts filly felt asleep. He was awakened by voices from the other room and when Loki opened door, he saw Queen Chrysalis, having chat with his mom. “Greetings Mrs. Chrysalis, sorry that I didn´t welcome you earlier.” said with smile. “Hi Loki. I was just talking with your mother about you.” “Yes?” “We understand that it has to be boring for young pony to stay at home all the time, so what would you say, on going to school in Changliville?” Loki almost jumped up to the ceiling with happiness, but he calmed down. “That would be great, but I don´t know if mom agrees.” said looking at zebra. “I don´t mind, it is big opportunity for you and you are old enough to take care of yourself.” “Amazing! So I´ll go pack some things.” In his room he took bag, some his favourite toys and most important – silver dagger with carved snakes on it. He found it long time ago in ancient ruins. XXXXXXX After farewell with his mom, he and Queen Chrysalis started their trip to Changliville. XXXXXXX “What will I do in Changliville, after I finish school?” “Whatever you want, I am sure that you´ll find something entertaining to do.” “I´d like to serve you Ms. You told me all those stories when I was younger and I think, that it could be fun for me.” Chrysalis laughed and scratched filly on head. “Not everypony can serve me, you have to be really talented to do so.” “I am! I am great liar, and every queen need somepony like that, right?” “Liar you say? That is nice talent. But you still have to prove yourself.” She said now with serious face. “I will, mylady, see this dagger?” Loki holded it in front of her eyes. “I will leave this on place of my work, so you could see that I am not lying right now.” “I trust you, if you manage to impress me, I will make you my second personal student!” “Thank you, I promise, that you will not be disappointed.” XXXXXXX “Good morning class.” said older pony to group of kids sitting in room. “Today is special day, because we have new student! This is Loki and he moved here from Everdark forest.” Nopony seemed to care, which was for Loki disappointing, but he was confident. I will have good time here, no matter what. So he went sit to empty desk, he was watching teacher, but listening, what others are whispering. “You see? He has no cutimark! That´s lame.” whispered one kid to another. “Yea, blankflank.” answered and said it to another one. Lesson past away, break started and Loki was waiting what will happen. Even though he grew up only with mother, Loki from human world was doing school and explained him how bullies act. “Look at you, you should be at kindergarten.” said somepony standing next to him. Loki stared at him. “May I ask why?” asked with cold voice. “Heh, blankflanks don´t belong here. You should go play with kids like you.” Chuckled bully. “Oh yes? Well I am happy without cutiemark and you know why? Because I am free and my destiny can be whatever I´d like. What do you have? Wings as a cutimark? I hope you´ll enjoy flying to the end of your lame life.” Mocked him Loki. Bully turned red with anger. “You insolet brad!” “Oh, are you angry? Don´t worry I am sure that your mum will give you some warm milk at home.” Loki was almost laughing, nothing was better than upset somepony with pure words. “I think that I have to teach you a lesson.” Said pegasus and prepared to hit him. No way this is gonna work against my magic. “Stop it!” shouted male voice and bully immediately calmed down. Through the crowd came unicorn, few years older than Loki with white fur, brown mane and eyes. “Everypony disperse!” said with voice not acepting objections. He walked to grey unicorn. “Are you alright kiddo?” asked. “Yes, thanks to you.” answered with innocent voice. “Next time be more careful. By the way what is your name? I didn´t see you here before.” “I am Loki and I just moved here from Everdark forest. What is your name?” “Romeo.” “Nice to meet you. If you don´t mind. Why is everpony so scared of you?” Romeo smiled. “That is because I am personal student of Queen Chrysalis, so that gives me some respect amongst the others.” “That´s cool. Don´t you want be my friend? In my class, everypony is making fun of me for not having cutiemark.” “Yea, sure.” Both unicorns went outside of school and looked on the city under the hill. Romeo told him about live in Changliville and school. Suddenly a maid looking pony came. “Romeo, here you have letter from Julia.” said, gave him piece of paper and walked away. “Julia? Who is Julia?” asked Loki. Romeo sighed. “That is a long story.”
