The Sulreif Demigod

“Princess!” A royal guard stormed into the throne room, seeing Princess Celestia and Twilight in front of him. He was breathing heavily as if he had been running for a while.

“What is it my royal guard?” Celestia asked calmly, standing right besides Twilight who looked confused.

“Sorry to interrupt, but we just got word that a violent murder has been executed in the middle of Ponyvillie” The guard stood firmly up.

Celestia lifted her head, and then turned to Twilight who was looking shocked. The word murder kept bouncing of the white walls in the big room.

“You’re a princess now Twilight and as horrible this is, it’s a part of the responsibility. I want you to give the commands” she said calmly.

“What?!” Twilight let out nervously.
“But this sounds dangerous Princess. I’m not sure I’m ready for this” Twilight felt really nervous.
She had never heard of a murder happening in Ponyvillie before and even though she didn’t know that many citizens in Ponyvillie, she feared that the victim could be one of her friends.

Celestia closed her eyes and bowed her head down a little. “I trust you”

Twilight could feel the pressure, and what she wanted to do the most was to run away and hide, but she knew she had to do this. It was her first major duty as a princess after all.

She took a few steps forward and looked down on the royal guard. “Do we have any record on when this happened?” she asked as confidently she was able to.

“We just received the message, so it can’t have been more than half an hour ago… eh, princess” The guard stretched the word.

For some reason, being called princess boosted her confidence, as she was thinking the situation through.

“Do we have any idea of how this murder was executed?” She asked while looking at Celestia, hoping for a nod, to make sure she was asking the right questions.

But Celestia stood completely still, not giving any signs, or reassuring nods.

“It was possibly done with a levitation magic spell. Pulling the victim’s body in opposite directions, causing the victim’s body to be ripped apart”

Twilight was clearly stunned by hearing about these horrible actions, but she tried to keep going without giving away her nervousity. “Have we any idea of whom the victim was?”

“From what we’ve heard, it was a male earth pony. Not further information was given princess”

A beam of sunlight passed through one of the many windows that were decorated to show the major happenings through history.

“The murderer must have been a unicorn” Twilight thought to herself.

She was thinking quick, then raised her head high. “Send out two royal guards to find my friends, Fluttershy, Rainbow Dash, Applejack, Pinkie Pie and Rarity, and bring them here. If there aren’t around or in their homes, then do no further searching. We don’t have a lot of time, so don’t waste it by searching for them in the town. Also, send someone to wake up Spike. He is in the royal bedchamber”

Twilight made a quick pause. “Don’t tell him what’s going on, just notify him that I need his assistance”

The royal guard quickly bowed down. “At once princess”

As soon as the royal guard left the room; Twilight took a deep breath, then letting it out while lowering her head. She could hear the princess walking past her.

“You did well Princess Twilight” she said calmly, making Twilight quickly lift her head back up.

She couldn’t find anything to say. She wasn’t even sure if that was positive feedback. She didn’t expect a cake and a song or anything, but the lack of details wasn’t reassuring. She just stared at Celestia that was walking out the same way as the royal guard, leaving Twilight confused and nervous. It was all going so fast. It hadn’t been more than 2 weeks since she got the princess role and she is already in pretty deep. Before she was able to think further about it, the door Celestia had just walked out off opened again as another royal guard entered the room, with Spike walking beside him. He was rubbing his eyes, making it clear to see he just got up. Twilight felt a small relief as she took a few steps towards Spike.

“Thank you” she said to the royal guard as she bowed her head quickly. The guard did the same, just before walking back out.

“What is going on?” Spike asked with a yawn. Twilight was used to see Spike showing up, looking as tired as ever. He was handling most of the library work by himself, when Twilight was away.

“I’m not sure” Twilight sighed.
“I just need a friend beside me right now” she looked down.

“Well, your number one assistant can also be your number one friend” Spike smiled.

“I’m glad” Twilight whispered, returning a smile.