Great Fjords and Greatswords
Hollowing
Previous ChapterNext ChapterOrion slapped zweihander down and crushed the zombie, killing it instantly. He then rushed forward, pulling up his magic blade. He skewered both soldiers onto his blade and kicked them off.
"Damn you, hollows!" Orion bellowed to the unresponsive creaturees.
The balder knight was upon him and took three good slashes that burrowed into his flesh.
Orion fell to his knees, without his thick plate armor he couldn't withstand a hit without stumbling.
"By the blade of Artorias, I will have my revenge..." Orion spoke as the balder knight stabbed him in the chest and ripped his sword out after.
Orion faded away.
Orion woke, his memories still present, but just another gone, a simple one, of his past life. He could no longer remember who one of his trainer's name was.
Orion slowly stood to his feet, holding zweihander high. Next to him was a sleeping baby dragon and further on was a lavender unicorn.
"Spike, time to wake." Orion whispered in a deep voice.
To his surprise, Orion had awoken Twilight, not Spike
"Orion? Why are you here?" Twilight questioned as he sat down next to Spike.
"I was defeated by some damnable hollows." Orion spoke with disdain as he offered a sprite of humanity to Spike and returned to human.
Twilight shot from her bed at his words and brushed out her mane and tail rapidly.
"I'm coming with you. I wanna see them." She pipped in excitement.
Spike groaned and rolled in his basket.
"Let the dragon sleep, fire keepers deserve such." Orion whispered, scalding Twilight for being loud,"Thou can't come with me, it is too dangerous, you could die."
"I have magic, hollows can't hope to injure me." Twilight said, confident in her magic.
"No need to carry out a pointless arguement, just stay close behind me." Orion said.
They quietly headed down the stairs, and outside into the moonlight, where Twilight laid her eyes on Orion's withered flesh.
"Yo...you're....just skin and bones." Twilight spoke with a fear in her voice.
"'Tis the curse. It makes us revive to this form. Unless you carry humanity in your bosom." Orion explained and began sprinting to Rarity's in a mad dash while Twilight galloped behind.
Thanks to Orion's great practice in running he was there and barely breathing any harder while Twilight was panting behind him when they reached Rarity's doorstep.
Orion signaled to Twilight to stay put and he walked inside the boutique and to his temporary room. He quickly donned his armor, not fumbling with any straps or fittings. After a few minutes of armoring himself, Orion picked up his shield and his blazing greatsword, setting zweihander in its place. He walked out and greeted Twilight with a great fire light on his shoulder.
"How did you enchant it that much?!" Twilight yelled in the dead of night.
"I didn't," Orion dug through his pouch, pulling a red rugged rock from it,"red titanite forged the flames of it, a work that only Vamos could create." He explained and returned the titanite to its proper place in his pouch.
The pair kept quiet, mostly due to the fact that rustling metal is already loud enough. Unknown to them, someone was watching as they headed out into the grasslands. The zombie and soldiers becoming more perceivable I the dim moonlight.
And there it was, the balder knight that had slain him, gawking out at nothing in particular, Orion's bloodstain nearby it. This was all the motivation necessary.
"I'll banish thee from this world no matter how many times thine foolishness drives you!" Orion cried and rushed at them, his greatsword raised and shield hefted.
Twilight was watching intently, illuminating the battle with a magic ball above the skirmish.
Orion slammed into them all as they ran towards him, the zombie flying like the dead wieght it became, the two soldiers forced to the ground, and the knight stumbling back. Orion wasted no time and quickly stomped on of the soldier's head, slaying it, the other was treated by his slamming shield, a good hole left in its dead carcass. The knight regained his composition and faced Orion, shield up.
"Wooooo, Go Orion. Kick butt!" A familiar voice shouted above Twilight, none other than Rainbow Dash.
"This is not a show, this is very dangerous, even for you, Rainbow!"
The balder knight realized something with the little thinking power that he had other than combat. The pony over there is an easier target. He sprinted around Orion, confusing the knight for a moment as to why it didn't charge him straight on. He pursued after.
"You're such an egghead." Rainbow Dash commented, leaning back in her conviently couch shaped cloud.
"Says the one who reads Daring Doo.."
Twilight was cut off by the balder knight landing face first in front of her, burning like a torch.
A forever immolated blade pierced its skull and dug into the ground, hilting itself. The handle held by the great hollow slayer, Orion. All went silent, save for the crickets.
"I told thee it was dangerous..." Orion broke the short silence.
"What did that guy ever do to you, or us?" Rainbow asked.
"It isn't a he, it's a damn monster, a hollow." Orion replied as he effortlessly pulled his sword from the ground, blood evaporating from the heat of the blade, gnawing and cracking noises the whole way.
After an explanation, Rainbow had finally come to realize that the hollows were no joke. They all bid each other farewell, but little did any of them know that the battle was far from over, and the war never won.
As Orion strode through Ponyville, the sun barely peeking making a pino canvas along the sky, he was slapped into a tree by a huge force. It fell oddly nostalgic, familiar to his beatings when he first arrived in Lordran.
Orion looked up to see a dreaded red glow around a huge embodiment.
Wielding a giant greatsword, one that seemed to be formed from a dragon, stood a heavily armored enigma, clearly wearing the armor of the elite knight. No doubt this man, this invader was after one thing, a dragon scale.
Orion drank from his flask and stood, the phantom allowing him to do such.
"Rarely doth an invader have honor, I will gladly accept thy challenge."
Few ponies stood watching, forgeting their daily routines to watch this new creature calling itself Orion do battle with another one of its kind.
Both warriors bowed and hefted their weapons, allowing each other to prep for a real battle.
Author's Note
This was uploaded using a tablet, so their may be some typos. I just really wanted to upload something for you guys.
There is more to come, two great battles and a foresight of something shall be seen. What is held in store for Orion as he battles this invader? What will become of Equestria? Find out as we explore the meaning of Iron strength and steel fortitude.
It is obvious of what is happening isn't it?
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