The Sulreif Demigod

The ground she was walking on was much softer than pavement she was walking on just seconds ago. The more the trees were surrounding her, the worse of an idea it seemed. Even the bushes began looking gloomy as the air was thick, and something smelled awful. The sudden loud noises from animals were comforting, even though it gave her an eventual shock. She could feel her heart beginning to beat faster. Unsure if it was fear, or the desire to go through with this, she kept moving. She felt she had been walking for hours, and she had to drag herself the last few steps, but she finally saw her destination. Zecora’s hut. It had been awhile since she had been here, but the surroundings seemed familiar, as did the small hut. She was relieved that she no longer had to walk through the creepy Everfree forest. Though, first now she began thinking about what to say to Zecora. Until now, she imagined the conversation between them two would be something like “Hey Zecora. You know about that mystic power, which can be used to heal ponies, but is also really dangerous? Oh you do! Can you tell me where it is? Oh, it’s nearby? Great! Thanks for your help” but now that she was a few steps away from Zecora, she realized that it probably wouldn’t end up like that. She was about to sit down, thinking about how she should ask her, but even the thought of being in this forest another second was bone chilling. Her body kept walking, just until she was standing before the square shaped door. As she knocked 2 times, she noticed a few plants hanging from above her. To her fear she saw that one of the plants had some sort of liquid hanging, and it was just about to drip down on her.

“Yesss?” Zecora opened the door, just before Pinkie ran inside screaming. Zecora quickly moved away, and looked as Pinkie fell over some pots on the floor.

“Oh, it’s you” Zecora said calmly as she closed the door again.

“Awwie” Pinkie cried while rolling around the floor, grabbing her right hoof.

“So my pink friend, what has brought you here?” Zecora said while she was placing the pots back up. Again, Pinkie’s brain quickly processed what had just happened, just before she jumped back up. She slowly moved her head closer to Zecora’s as she whispered “I need some information”

Zecora sighed and began walking through a door, into another room. The house was neatly built, now she thought about it. Most of the rooms were connected, and the plants really gave the air a nice, fresh touch.

Zecora said from the other room “I told you. Even if Candy Island does exist, I don’t know where it is” Zecora then popped her head in, in the door opening, looking at Pinkie “So stop asking” she said just before noticing Pinkie staring blankly into nothing. She was already off into her imagination of Candy Island. A couple of seconds went by, with a dripping tongue and big eyes before Pinkie shook her head.

“No. That’s not why I am here. It’s something even more important than infinite candy”

Zecora opened her eyes wide and stared at Pinkie. “More than… Follow me” she let out as she led the way to a third small room, with 3 chairs around a wooden table. The aroma was a little creepier here.

“Take a seat” She said before noticing Pinkie was already sitting down.

Zecora closed her eyes and took a deep breath, before letting it out as she sat down in front of Pinkie. “What can I help you with?”

Pinkie looked at Zecora, noticing her stripes and the jewelry around her neck. She then sighed and looked down. “My dad recently came down with a serious illness. Something the doctors have never seen before. His chances of survival are not good. I had given up hope until I read this book. It spoke about some mystical power that not only has the power to accomplish amazing things, but also has the power to heal anything. Twilight warned me about go searching for it, because it is known to get out of control, but I am so scared of losing him, and I feel like this is my only chance. So I traveled to visit you, Zecora” Pinkie looked back up.
“I hope that you know anything about where this power is located. Where I can find it, so I can save my dad”

Zecora looked at Pinkie for a couple of seconds. “I do know what you’re talking about, and I do know where you can find it”

Pinkie opened her eyes wide “You do?! Where?!” she said enthusiastically.

Zecora stood back up and turned around. “I’m afraid I am forbidden to tell you any further details”

Pinkie felt like she was kicked in the stomach. “Forbidden? What do you mean?”

Zecora took a few steps, and began moving some potion bottles around. “Princess Celestia has given me responsibility to keep this power a secret” she said emotionlessly.

Pinkie began walking towards her, feeling her eyes watering. “Please Zecora. I will never ask for more; this is really all I ever need. I can’t sleep because I am worrying about my dad. Maybe… I could just get the power for one day, and then you can maybe take it back again?”

Zecora looked back at Pinkie. “Take it back?” she began wondering.
“I don’t know if that’s even a possibility. I mean, the book says that it is very much possible to do so, but if I could do it…”

Pinkie saw a glimpse of hope returning. “I know you can do it! Please Zecora. I will be forever grateful”

Zecora looked at Pinkies face, then sighed “Alright then” she quickly looked into Pinkie’s eyes.

“But after you healed your father, you are to come straight back here!” she demanded.

Pinkie felt a little frightened, but she stood up confidently. “I promise”

Zecora slowly nodded and began walking towards a shelf filled with bottles and jars. “You need to be really careful” Zecora began speaking. “This power – or ‘Sulreif’ as it’s really called, is one of the most dangerous and powerful things in the world. It was used only once before by a stallion named Sombra Cast. He got hungry for power and ended up killing many innocent lives. Fortunately he was stopped before he got complete control of the Crystal Empire. Both Celestia and Luna were needed to suck out the power and seal it in a small safe. Similar to the safe protecting The Elements of Harmony. After the long battle, Celestia decided I was trustworthy enough to keep it safe in my home, where nobody would think to look for it”

Pinkie was amazed by the story, but she couldn’t help but to get a boost of excitement. “Does that mean you have the powe- err… Sulreif, here?”

Zecora took out a small gold plated metal chest from the shelf.

“It does, but as I said, Celestia trusted me. So I must ask you to keep silent about this and return immediately after you’re done using it. The longer you have it, the more difficult it will be to get it out” Zecora began walking back to Pinkie with the chest as she saw her nodding.
“Very well then. Place you head in front of the chest” She said as she placed the chest on the table between them.

Pinkie could feel her body tensing. It was really going to happen. She slowly moved her head closer to the chest, trying not to shake too much.

“You may experience headaches and temporary loss of sight, but it’s important that you don’t freak out, you will get dangerous powers within this Sulreif. It’s similar to a spirit. It goes in your body, and slowly tries to gain control of your mind”

Pinkie understood, and she felt ready. “I understand”

Zecora closed her eyes and began mumbling some weird words. Pinkie’s heart began racing as Zecora began talking louder. It was unknown what she was saying. It must be some sort of spell; Pinkie thought. Before she knew it, Zecora yelled out one final word, and the chest opened. She had less than a second to see what the chest contained. It looked like some sort if purple gas, or something. She had never seen anything like it before. Before she could inspect it further, the purple gas got sucked into her head, through her mouth and nostrils. Pinkie lifted her head back, with a loud gasp. Her eyes made a quick flash with a dark glow, and she then fell onto her back. Zecora quickly closed the chest and ran towards of Pinkie.

“My Pink friend; how are you feeling?” she asked nervously.

Pinkie’s body felt numb for a couple of seconds. It hurt when she tried to open her eyes.

“Just relax” Zecora said reassuringly.

“Mmmm” Pinkie mumbled while trying to stand, one hoof to her head. It took a couple of seconds, but she finally got up, and managed to open her eyes, as the headache got milder.

“Auch. Did it work?” Pinkie asked while trying to find proper balance.

Zecora looked into Pinkie’s eyes that now had a minor glow of purple.

“It worked” she said almost as she was regretting it.

“My head kinda hurts” Pinkie glimpsed her eyes.

“I know, but focus on what I am saying now Pinkie” Zecora said in a serious voice.
“You need to heal your father right away, and come back here. You may not get any distractions. If you meet your friends, just say you’re busy and walk away, and most importantly, you have to keep yourself from getting angry no matter what. You have enormous powers right now Pinkie, and it can easily get out of control”

Pinkie understood, and she responded confidently with a yes.

“One question though” Pinkie looked at her hoof.
“How do I get this power thing to heal my dad? Is there some sort of spell?”

“Luckily-” Zecora responded.
“It is very advanced magic it uses, so all you have to do is to focus on what you want. Just look at him, and imagine yourself healing him. The Sulreif will do the rest”

Pinkie took a breath. “Okay. I’m ready”