1 Freedom

From Long Ago

Lies Still Ring True

Freedom

On the side of a jagged mountain sat a city known as Canterlot, home to the Solar and Lunar Princesses, rulers of the land. The two had a grand palace there, complete with ornate towers that touched the clouds, giant stained glass windows that show events from the past, and royal gardens that were trimmed to perfection. Within the gardens stood a place where nothing was what it seemed like. In a clearing stood twelve statues, each surrounded by a certain type of flower surrounding it for twelve hooves. Each statue depicted a great foe of the past, and to the common observer was just a simple statue, but to those attuned to the magical arts would notice that there was far more to these statues than most would notice with a single glance. If one touched one of these statues, they would hear a quiet voice in the back of their head, urging them to attack the princesses, or to act like whom the statue depicted. For the statues were not just stone and granite, but actually the beings they depicted trapped within stone.

The statues normally didn't even notice each other, but two of them talked to each other constantly, chatting about anyone that came into the clearing, or whatever suited their fancy.

That makes no sense at all!

Why would I make sense?

Touche.

So, doing the fishstick is actually harder than 4D chess?

Of course it is! The fishstick isn't something that require thought, it's something that requires large amounts of time. I mastered it when YOU first imprisoned me within the ground!

Oh, is someone grumpy about a spot of chaos? You do know I was simply playing around there, Deceit.

Did you really just call me by the name THEY gave me? I don't call you by your true name; You're still Discord to me....wait a second.

...What?

Did you notice how most of the folks here have a name that starts with the letter 'd'?

No, I didn't. What about it?

Well, we have Demise, Destruction, Death, Dread, Defiance, Doubt, you, and me. It's almost as if they picked that letter to be the 'evil' letter.

How did I not notice that long ago when they gave us all names?

Because we were doing more important things like tricking the princesses, getting stuck in stone, and chatting about more important things, like how Sunbutt eats far too much cake.

True, it goes all to her flanks. But let's not talk about that anymore, it's gotten boring!

I don't like order either- Hey, is that a school trip? I bet it's filled with snobs.

I doubt it. Some of them appear like farmers. Oh, how I loved messing with farmers the most! They always ended up doing the most chaotic things to fix what they believed to be the problem.

Looks like they're fighting right in front of you...

Does it truly matter?

Damn it, I wish I could get out right now! This is a perfect chance!

As do I. But shush, before I slap you.

You can't. You're stuck in stone, remember?

...By Limbo, I hate it when you're right.

Huh. I think your heart is glowing purple.

Are you trying not to make sense, or are you serious?

...Do I look like I'm trying to not make sense?

I don't know, I can't see anything! I had my eyes closed when I was sealed in stone.

Sucks for you.

...I feel a crack.

You feel a what?

I CAN FEEL A CRACK! SWEET SWEET FREEDOM!

Remember to free me.

Oh, it's time for a big storm of CHAOS!

DISCORD. *Free me.***

Discord jumps up, knocking most of the stone off him. He brushed the remaining stone fragments off him, then he glanced around the garden, before settling his eyes on a statue of a pony. He snapped his fingers and a burst of chaos magic turned the stone upon the statue to water, soaking the one within the statue. Deceit coughed a few times, then stretched a little. He was a lean stallion, with a slightly loose leather outfit on him, with pockets crisscrossing his chest. A pair of smokey gray wings were folded against his side, with a silver metal covering the outermost edge of his wing. A leather hood was over his head, preventing any from seeing the moonstone mask underneath, Simple boots of leather were upon his hooves, with a set of dark bracers upon his forelegs, and a set of sky blue glass anklets on his hind legs.

"Ah...it feels so good to finally be free. It's better than the first time I ever cast an illusion....but I must ask Discord- do you have any clue why I'm surrounded by roses?" Asked Deceit, who glanced around him seeing blue roses in a circle around him. Discord floated over to him, with a grin upon his face.

Discord was a Chimera. He had a horse's head, a eagle's talon and lion's paw for hands, a dragon's leg and a goat leg for his legs, and a draconic tail. Upon his head was a dear antler and a blue goat's horn. There was a single tooth hanging out of his mouth, and a white goatee upon his chin.

"It is so nice to finally see you in the flesh- So shall we enact our plan?" Discord inquired, looking at Deceit for his answer. Deceit nodded, laughing a little. He then jokingly shooed Discord off, which caused him to vanish, leaving behind a rather large speaker. The speaker suddenly let out a single note loud enough to fling Deceit off his feet.

"Damned chimera...now I have less time to get my part started." Deceit mumbled as his ears perked up, hearing the sounds of guards closing in upon the clearing. As Deceit hopped to his feet, disappearing into the gardens, he had a single thought

Let's get this show on the road.