Legacy of the Kirin

Spirit walks along Canterlot Castle's white halls as the sunlight shines in through the windows as today is a very important day. It is the day of the double wedding of Guard Captain Shinning Armor Sparkle and Princess Mi Armore Cadenza, as well as Queen Chrysalis and King Mountain. He smiles softly as he thinks of how happy the three of the four members as Shinning Armor had seemed a bit...off. Spirit looks out of the window with a puzzled look before he feels someone presence as evil as Sombra's appear behind him.

He spins around and see's a large albino white Changeling with a crimson red mane, long scorpion tail with three stinger on the tip as they seem to form fingers. He notes that it is a stallion and it wears a large white crown similar to Chrysalis's. His eyes are blood red and his fangs are pitch black, his horn is jagged and twice as long as Chrysalis's is, in fact, this Changeling is twice the size as her.

He stares as the Changeling smirks and unsheathes...Shinning Armor's sword!? Spirit growls as he connect the dots and his own sword appears in his hand. He charges and swings the sword down in an arch before this King Changeling's smirk widens as he side steps Spirit's attack quicker than thought possible.

Spirit's eyes widen in surprise, before the Changeling impales Spirit onto his blade through the chest, making him cough blood and his body to droop slightly. Spirit looks up and see's the Changeling King change into Shinning Armor, a wide smile on his face as he pins Spirit to the ground with his own sword somehow and chuckles darkly in his face. The Changeling King leans in and whispers into Spirit's ear.

"You seemed to think that I would send my Changeling to kill you? No. I sent them to get you prepared, but it would seem you are nothing but a fraud. Goodbye, King of the Mountain." HE states before pushing Spirit's own sword through his chest more and vanishing with a dark laugh. Spirit's eyes start to darken and glaze over as he can feel himself going to rest as he can't die, but he can be placed into a deep sleep for a certain amount of time. He chuckles weakly.

'An hour should be fine...but first...I need to get this...out!!' He roars in his mind. He grabs his sword by the blade and rips it from his chest making his blood spray all over the walls and a puddle forms beneath him. He closes his eyes and goes into a resting state, his mind making up dreams of how he'll kill that damned King Beetle. His body goes still and his breathing is shallow yet strong enough to fill his lungs with air.

=============1 Hour later, with Spike======================

Spike walks down the long hallway and in search of where the blood is coming from. Rarity and Twilight follow him worried that his Draconic instincts might be taking over him. He walks faster and faster as he can smell Spirit's body and the blood getting closer and closer, he goes into a full sprint making the marble floor tiles crack or shatter from his weight and the pressure he puts into his feet. Twilight and Rarity share a look before nodding and chasing after him.

He turns left and stops, his eyes wide in horror. Twilight and Rarity turn and gasp at what Spike see's. They all see Spirit laying up against a wall with a hold going through it as his sword lays next to him covered in blood. A pool of his own blood sits beneath him as the walls and floors around him are covered in his strangely bright crimson blood. Spike flickers next to Spirit and places a claw onto his neck, his eyes widen as he feels a pulse and that his body is still warm if not hotter than it should be.

"He's still alive! Twi! Go get the Princesses!" Spike exclaims. Twilight nods her head and teleports away as her magic has been growing ever since she came to terms she was an Alicorn by blood about a week ago and she has gained small but still growing wings as her mane and tail seem to be growing longer and larger. Rairty walks over to Spike.

"Is there anything I can do, darling?" She asks. Spike nods his head as he points to the curtain.

"Make that into something to cover up his wound like a large bandage or something." Spike orders. Rarity nods her head quickly and uses her magic to tear the curtain off and make it into bandages. She hands the bandages over to Spike who wraps them around Spirit's chest and back covering his wound. By this time, Celestia and the others have arrived. Light flickers into view but gusts of wind knock Spike into the far wall, her eyes flash dark grey at him before looking down at Spirit. She sighs in relief after inspecting his form.

"He'll be fine. Just put himself into a deep sleep. But who wounded him?" She hisses the last part out.

"We're not sure, but I had caught the scent of blood in the air an hour ago and started to chase it down. Twi and Rarity here were tailing me, probably over my instincts taking me over or something like that." Spike says the last part out of boredom, despite the dire situation. Light sighs.

"Your mother/father could have died and you sound bored about it!?" Light hisses out, her eyes flash dark silver before her body is stuck still and she turns around to see Spirit's eyes open and glowing softly, his wound healing quickly but still taking tons of power from him. He groans as he sits up slowly, his blood spurts out slightly as he rises to his feet and leans against the wall for support while Light helps him stand.

He looks around and see's Shinning Armor. He growls and points at him before black lightning flows from his finer and coils around the unicorn stallion, but he finds no one but Armor who stares at Spirit with wide eyes. He cancels the lightning and coughs at the floor.

"Search your guards, Tia." He whispers out. Celestia tilts her head.

"Why?" She asks. Spirit looks up at her and his eyes glow brighter.

"Because King Beetle is here." He states, making everyone gasp before a guard takes off running and changes into a Crimson Changeling. It rushes towards the window, only to have Spirit's hand come out of it's chest through the back making it's body goes still and it's eyes darken as life leaves them. Spirit growls and spreads his hand out making the body crack before exploding. "Damn it..." He mutters.

"Where did he go?" Luna asks. Spirit shakes his head lightly.

"I don't know, but he managed to overpower me somehow. He is stronger than I had realized, but then again, Sombra is gaining more power and ground the longer we wait." Spirit informs them. Their eyes widen from the news before a pony guard rushes down the hallway and stops before Celestia and Luna and Cadence who stays close to Shinning with a smirk that the others don't seem to notice except for Twilight and Spirit.

The two stare at her before a Changeling guard runs down the hallway and stops before Chrysalis.

"My queen! We are ready for the wedding!" He exclaims happily, the small pink Changeling flickers onto Spirit's shoulder, her tail gently coils around his neck like a snake would as she nuzzles him gently.

"Mmmm!" She states as she nuzzles his cheek, his body healing and his energy being replenished. He smiles at her as she licks his nose gently as his wings twitch slightly. The two flicker and play a strange game of tag but the Changeling keeps escaping Spirit whenever she tags him. He crashes against the wall with her hugging his chest and nuzzling him happily.

"Okay okay! I get it, I'll make sure to play with you more often!" He laughs out despite the situation at hand. Light flickers next to him, looking at the Changeling.

"Who is she?" She asks. Spirit looks up at Light with a smile.

"I call her, Love." He states.

"Love?" Light states in confusion.

"Yeah, she seems to love everything around her, in fact, when she first hatched she had moved to me and would remain next to me even if I was to sleep alone, she would be there to sleep with me." He states with a small happy smile as he kisses the top of her head gently, making her giggle and nip at his chin.

Love looks up at him and smiles happily, little angel wings on her back as her cat-like-tail swishes around happily. He chuckles softly as her tiny hands/dull-claws poke his chest repeatedly tickling him. He rubs her head gently as she looks up at him with sapphire blue eyes. He smiles softly down at her as she giggles and hugs his face tightly.

Light giggles and picks Love up, making her ears prick up and she looks back at Light and purrs softly. She looks down at Light's chest and dives between her breasts, making her blush lightly but smile gently. Spirit smirks.

"Someone likes you." He states. Light nods her head as Love's small head pops out from between her breasts and she looks around in wonder before flickering to atop of Chrysalis's head and nibbles on her horn. Chrysalis looks up at the small Changeling.

"You certainly are a strange one, Love. You are part of my hive, yet you aren't." She says with a smile. Love giggles and her body grows to the same size as other Changeling's are, her claws are more like fingers, her mane is long and white as her eyes glow brightly as her angelic wings seem to grow larger and her tail more like Mountain's is. Her body is similar to how a human little girl's is as she stands on her hind-legs and her horn seems to curl back and become jagged like Chrysalis's is. Her fangs become smaller so they don't show and her chitin-fur starts to become clothes as skin forms.

She looks at everyone and smiles happily.

"Well this is new." Spirit states. "I had heard of certain Changeling's being able to mimic other's bodies and even mix abilities. It would seem that Love is one of those." Spirit states as Love looks up at Light and Celestia in awe. She places her hands onto her own chest and tilts her head slightly in confusion. Light places a hand atop of Love's head gently.

"Don't worry sweetie, they'll come with time, give it a few years. Okay?" She says. Love nods her head before looking at Light's belly and pokes it gently.

"Baby." Love says quickly. Light blushes.

"No honey, no baby." Light states.

"Not yet." Spirit states as Gilda, Light, Celestia, Daring and Nightmare look towards him with wide eyes. He shrugs. "Why not?" Spirit asks nonchalantly. He then looks to Mountain, Chrysalis, Cadence and Shinning. "Let us have this wedding!" He states. However, Twilight and Spirit give Cadence a look as she remains still as the others leave.

"Who are you?" Twilight asks. Cadence laughs as her eyes flash red for a brief moment before a sword flies out at Twilight but Spirit flickers before the her as the sword impales into his side as he groans in pain. His sword appears in his hand as he rushes Cadence, who flickers back, the sword slices left cutting Spirit's side open making his blood spew into the wall and floor. He pants in pain as multiple sword are conjured up around Cadence's form.

She taps the floor with a hoof and the swords jet out at him but are knocked aside by his sword while using the flat of it. He swings his sword around as his side slowly heals and black lightning arks around the blade as he dashes forward with his sword held strait out. Cadence dashes back before flickering in and out around him, multiple swords swiping at him as he uses the flat of his own blade as shield.

He spins in a circle and manages to send Cadence into a wall and a small cut on her chest but it soon heals quickly and she flickers behind him as a falchion swipes upward and cuts his back before she flickers before him and the falchion swipes down and cuts his left shoulder down his chest and stomach to his right hip.

He stabs at Cadence with his sword only to have it blocked by a wall of floating swords. She smirks as the blades flicker and then impale themselves into his body which jolts and twitches with every single blade that pierces his flesh. She laughs until a ball of purple magic slams into her back and knocks her onto her belly and chest. She growls and her yes flash red briefly.

She rises to her hooves and a large ball of sickly yellow magic forms and fires out at Twilight, who gasps and panics. Spirit flickers before her his eyes glowing brightly and forms a psychic shield that protects the two of them as the attack explodes around them.

"You two are causing quite a bit of trouble for us. So how about, I end you!?" She laughs as red flames circle around the two of them, pulling them down through the floor. Spirit stays calm and glares at Cadence while Twilight thrashes about in a hurry to try and get free. Cadence laughs again before she flickers away. Unknown to them, Love had watched the whole thing from the window and she screams before flickering away to try and get help.

She appears next to Spike and she pulls on his arms.

"What's wrong, Love?" He asks.

"Bad! Bad! Caden! Bad!" She screams out. Cadence walks into the room and Love flips out. She spins in the air and whips Cadence's cheek with her tail and then forms a small pink ball of magic that she fires off that explodes lightly against Cadence's chest, knocking her back through the door. "Bad!!" Love exclaims.

"Stop that!" Light orders, making Love whimper as he ears flop against the back of her head. "What do you have to say for yourself!?" Light exclaims. Love points at the recovering Cadence.

"Bad! Fire! Spirit and Twilight!!" Love exclaims.

"Spirit and Twilight were messing with fire. When I had put it out I think Love here thought I was being mean." Cadence says, a small smile on her muzzle, but a deadly venomous glare is briefly sent Love's way making the small Changeling whimper more. Chrysalis nods her head lightly.

"I see, that would make sense. She is only a child, after all." She states. Love looks to her mother and waves her arms around rapidly. "But she needs to NOT misbehave as she is a Princess." Chrysalis states coldly. Love sniffs but then Light picks her up and hugs her gently.

"True, but she is just a child. I'll take her to Spirit's room so he can talk with her." Light says with a smile before flickering away before Cadence could get a word out.

'Damn it...I need to get this shit done before anything else happens.' Cadence thinks to herself as she and the others leave towards the throne room to do the practice vows. Light and Love flicker into Spirit's room and she looks down at Love with a serious look.

"Something bad happened, huh?" Light asks. Love nods her head looking ready to cry as she places her face into Light's chest. Light rubs Love's head and back gently before Love sends psychic images of what she had seen to Light, making her eyes narrow dangerously.

'So there are more than just Beetle. Oh fuck me.' She thinks. Love giggles softly and sniffs as well.

"Never repeat that until you have a boyfriend, got it?" Light tells her. Love nods her head lightly before the two flicker back with the others and act like nothing bad happened.

"Where's Spirit?" Nightmare asks.

"He said he needed to go and visit Diorum for a little while, won't be back till near the end of the wedding." Light states with a smile. Cadence gives her a strange look, but nods.

'Seems she doesn't know a thing. Good.' Cadence thinks to herself before looking to Celestia and they start their practice vows.

=======in the Crystal Mines of Canterlot===========================

Spirit lays on the floor, healing slowly. He chuckles weakly as he can see everything with his minds eye.

"This, will be fun." He mutters as his eyes glow and he holds the real Cadence next to himself while Twilight tends to her wounds. This was going to take a while.