Prologue: The Battle

Brothers for Life

Prologue Battle of the Shadows

The battle was long and bloody with nothing but horror and pain that filled the air and the scent of blood invaded my nose and for

once in my life i felt blood sickened. Being in battles all my life for the protection of my home, my family and friends i was willing to

step on the battlefield. Staring up at the sky as I lay on the ground assuming my senses will soon be restored, all I can focus on are

the screams of my brothers and sisters in arms; the battle cries echoing across the battle field as they continue to defend their

homes as well as their lives. I sit up in a daze seeing nothing but silhouettes of my warriors and the terrible enemy that they

continued to beat back. I turn to my left to see two stallions back to back, one being a large stallion holding a huge mallet with a

horse collar around his neck. The other, a unicorn with purple armor armed with a shield and sword blasting enemies with magic

combat spells. Hearing a great and powerful roar, I turn quickly to my right. I see a large dragon using fire and old

draconic spells while a smaller, wingless dragon combines magic and green flames. The sound of clashing steel and claws bellow

from high above me with heavy eyes i look up to feel blood droplets fall onto my face as griffons,dragons hippogriffs and peguses

fighting in bloody arieal combat with other dark griffons, dragons and with bug like ponies flying in formation attacking with fangs and

venom . leading the battle in the sky i thought i was looking at two goddesses one of light and golden armor weilding a large halbert

with grace and power. Next to her was another goddess with onyx armor and a slender rapier in her hand she struck with such

speed i couldn't keep up with her. But the next sight i saw brought back old memories deep within my mind. i saw not one but two

creatures in the sky that were a mix match of different animal parts and the energy around them was pure madness i knew what

they were they were draconqueses chaos users. the one on my left with a grey head fur laughing at the other creature that had

cotton candy smashed in its face. but when it ripped off the cotton candy off its face the creature was beyond angered its eyes filled

with fire and rage as it literly shot daggers out its eyes at the other. But a snap of the fingers and a umbrella appered in the grey

draconques hands and the daggers bounced off of it. With each passing second my sight was fading; compromised sight does not

bode well for a warrior in the midst battle. For the first time since the battle began, I noticed the indescribable pain deep within my

chest. Reaching up I could feel the warm, sticky blood that now covered my armor. Now, for the first time in a long time, I could feel

the fear rising up in my chest; fear, not for myself, for my family, my friends and for my angel who i loved so much. Now, with my

vision almost completely whited out, the bright light that has replaced this horrific battle scene takes shape. I can see a single

Pegasi, clearly forming with each blink, making her way to me. The closer she comes the more distorted her image; with one final

blink I focus on a monstrous abomination now before me i look upon the image and snort a huff of hot breath through my nose

defiantly at the figure, its sword raised above its head preparing to strike me down with a single blow. It's sword falls upon me,

and everything goes black.

*BLACKOUT*

" Were did we go wrong? How did this happen? Man this whole thing sucks, if only things could have been different maybe they

would have turned out for the better."

I walk around in a black room pacing back and forth trying to remember the past and why this horrible battle is being fought. My

inner mind version of me walks through the dark room of my mind going deep into the past. I want

to remembering the better times, the times when there was no fighting and no pain a time of love and hope. A time of harmony, but

sadly those memories also hold sorrow and heartbreak. but another set of memories build up from my mind. They are the memories

full of anger, of hatred, of wrath and death. why must the memories i do not want to remember are the ones that keep coming back

up. Slowly the room grows darker closing around me this is telling me i'm slipping deeper and deeper in to the cold hands of death

the pony of the after world comes for me and all her cold and hollow glory

" Damn i can't die now, i have far too much still left to do. to many ponies to meet to, many friends to see and my love ones i"m not willing to leave behind and a promise. A promise i made telling her i would come back to her." My heart skips a beat" Her. I can't break my promise if i did i know her best friend would pummel me for breaking the promise to her"

i give a small chuckle and as i do a white light fills the room, chasing the darkness

away showing that death has been pushed aside by a unknown force, but i knew this force and i felt good and i see as my life flash

before my eyes and when i reach the end of the memories i relies something. this is not the end, its the beginning, and i dive into

the beginning of my life.

Author's Note

yo yo everypony im just rolling out the Prologue of my story i hope you like it i know its messed up but i can fix it with the help of somepony willing to help a new friend on this whole new field of writing. so once thats done get ready for chapter one!!!!!