Legacy of the Kirin

Light stares up at the massive serpent with a clear fear in her eyes.

Manda.

The 'King of all Serpents'.

She had heard of him before. The stories were fierce, even in the time of humans, and how he could fight a full fledged Dragon and win with a single flick of his tail. Manda was also one of the very first beings to come into the picture alongside the Dragon's. There had even been tales of when Manda had faced down the original Dragon's and kill all but one, that same one had managed to cast down the serpent into the deepest pit imaginable at the very bottom with all he other overly dangerous beasts in existence.

Tartarus.

He had remained there for centuries before it was said that he was freed by a young Dragon-Son that had unimaginable power. Her eyes narrow by an inch in thought. Who could have freed this beast? She is dragged out of her thoughts as the crystal holding the form of Spirit gains more energy with a loud hiss. She looks up with wide eyes as the crystal shimmers brightly as holy light is being pulled into it.

She is surprised when Dusk grabs her by her throat and throws her farther away from the crystal just as Manda is bearing down on him with open jaws and fangs becoming pitch black being filled with poison. She doesn't have a moment to warn him as she I slammed into Twilight and watches as Dusk flickers away from Manda as he dives into the sea of silver. She rises to her feet sluggishly before being pulled by Twilight to the left and they both fly into the air as Manda rises from the sea of silver with a roar.

She stares down at the creature before her as it lashes around after Shinning Armor who casts a few "Nuke-Class" spells at it's sides. She notices that Dusk is firing multiple head sized black spiraling balls of energy with blades circling them explode against Manda's sides and even the top of it's head creating domes of power rise all over it's body. This only managed to piss Manda off even more so. But something catches her eye.

Manda's eyes were depicted as bright yellowish-green, and yet, his eyes are red with purple mist rising from the corners.

'He's beng possessed!' Light thinks in shock. 'No wonder Manda is allied with Sombra, not even the evil king could sway one of the most power lords to join him....' She thinks to herself before her eyes widen as words come to her mind that Spirit had said to her so long ago.

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FLASHBACK

A younger version of Spirit sits atop of Light's and his old school clock towers next to Light as he holds the newest issue of "DAILY PROPHET 3465 and reads at how a monster has been released from Tartarus and has even pledged it's allegiance to someone, but the said someone is unknown. A younger version of Light raises a brow and scoffs at this. "Who would even believe this garbage!? Are humans just becoming more and more stupid, eh?"

The young version of Spirit chuckles. "Who knows?" He starts. "Maybe it did happen? Last I heard, the being that was released was non-other than Manda." He says with mocking grin while his eyes show something of look of 'I know something you don't' to them. Young Light huffs in annoyance before gaining a sly grin as she kisses younger Spirit's neck gently and wraps her arms around his slender, more feminine, hips and lays her chin onto his right shoulder.

"Then we had better hope that he'll help US out with these "Dragon-Lords" that are on the rise, neh?" She asks with a wink. "But" She starts with a slightly husky voice. "Why don't we have some fun, neh? My adorable Spirit?" She teases. She had always used this advantage to get information out of her eternal partner, and 9 times out of ten, it always worked. Young Spirit shutters in excitement.

He then looks over his shoulder and up at her, as he was shorter than her at the time, with the twinkle of mischievousness in his eye. "Perhaps he will." He says with a sly smirk. The young Light then stops.

'He? But it was never REALLY recorded that Manda was a he! What are you hiding, my oh so mischievous Spirit?' She wonders. "Who is 'he'?" She asks. Spirit's eyes widen slightly before their twinkle only grows brighter and brighter.

"Don't know, guess you'll have to find out later, wouldn't you? Mrs. Smith~?" He says teasingly. The young Light huffs and puffs her cheeks out in annoyance.

"No fair! You can't use my last name if I can't use yours!" She exclaims rather loudly, almost yelling it out. The younger Spirit chuckles mirthfully.

"And I have NO last name. So ha!" He says as he kisses the tip of her nose gently before he vanishes with a soft audible *pop*, leaving behind a pouting younger version of Light before a smirk plays on her lips.

"At least he know how to keep things interesting, still, I wonder what he meant? And the way he was smiling, and even when he said it was Manda that had escaped while the humans didn't even know what is even in there... What are you hiding from me, my elusive mate?" She wonders aloud before giving chase after the younger Spirit.

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End of FLASHBACK

Light stares up at Manda with wide eyes.

Spirit.

Spirit was the one who freed the Manda! All those times that her and her friends would be fighting against the Shadow-Beings and Dragon-Lords there would always help from the Serpents who would remain with Spirit as if he were their master. Now it made sense. Sombra couldn't sway the Manda to work for him, for he already worked for, and with, Spirit! She grows a sense of unease.

'If Spirit was allied with Manda and had always been able to help out with he impossible, then, could it be the fact that he has been holding back all this time? Even against the Dragon-Lords?' She thinks as that uneasy feeling seems to grow more and more. She is then shaken from her thoughts as a piercing wailing roar resounds throughout the air as Manda is hit by Twilight's sword and manages to cut just above his left eye on the eye ridge.

She watches as Manda thrashes around in anger and makes pillars collapse from his sheer strength. However, resolve forms in her eyes as she decides on what to do. She looks at Dusk. Dusk looks back and see's her resolve and smirks.

"What's the plan, Rank #1?" He asks. Light points a finger at Manda's eyes.

"We purify him from Sombra's control and let him return to Spirit's side!" She explains. Dusk's eyes widen.

"Spirit? But...what!?" He exclaims as he waves his arms around in shock. Light nods her head lightly.

"I remembered something, remember that paper that said something escaped from Tartarus all those years ago?" She asks. Dusk nods. "That was Manda, and Spirit was the one to release him." She says with a grin. Dusk's lips turn into a grin as well as his eyes show excitement before looking back at the still thrashing Manda.

He raises his scythe and licks the blade, rather creepily, with a large grin. "This is going to be fun!" He laughs out in excitement as both he and Light charge at the serpent king.

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With Spirit

Spirit moves around quicker than Sombra had thought possible, as he had been managing to dodge his swipes and stabs and even his magical attacks. Spirit blocks Sombra's blade with his blade while he stabs at the king with the kusanagi blade. Sombra summons an energy sword to block the blade only to have it shatter as if it were nothing. His eyes widen as the blade pierces his left side.

'WHAT!?' Sombra roars mentally. 'HOW COULD HE GET THROUGH MY MAGIC!?' He bellows internally. The sound of a chuckle brings the king back to reality.

"Did you really think that I have been going all out with each of my forms? Sombra?" Spirit asks tauntingly. He then dodges Sombra's sword before slicing with his dagger and pushing himself back away from the pissed off king.

'Fuck...' Spirit thinks as he stares at Sombra's newest magical attack.

A giant death ball.

Fuck indeed.

Spirit's eyes widen as Sombra swings his sword down at him and the giant death ball fallows. Spirit smirks and places his dagger into it's sheathe while dual-handing his kusanagi and charging up his magical energies as black flames with tinted green outlines form around the blade.

'This is going to suck!' He thinks to himself as his smirk only grows. His eyes soon widen as he hears a woman's voice enter his mind.

'Having trouble, Spirit?' The voice asks. His body tenses up enough to make his movements look forced. 'I can help, you know? You just need to let me out~' The voice says. Spirit grits his teeth in annoyance.

'If I have to, besides, you'll manage to take over me since I am limited on time...' He mentally drawls to the voice. He hears a chuckle.

'Oh, that is right. I had nearly forgotten. Hm... Oh well.' The voice says with a sadistic giggle. Spirit growls and swings his blade sending out a magical crescent shaped flame that cuts deep into the ball of death, resulting into the two attacks exploding in on each other. He growls in pain as his left hand starts to become a bleach white as black claws form as well. He watches as his whole left arm becomes the same, but pitch black chains form around his forearm, palm and fingers while the upper arm is covered in pitch black fur.

He pants in pain as that same voice chuckles darkly.

'Seems I should help out more, hm?' It asks. He growls in pain but also agrees. He looks up at Sombra while his left eye becomes different as it becomes pure white instead of pitch black. He snarls as the chains move around seemingly on their own as blades form. His form flickers and reappears behind him with sinister grin and an evil glint in his eye. Sombra feels the air start to freeze over.

'What is this!? Not even Discord himself could case something like this... What is he!?' Sombra mentally roars. Spirit charges forward towards Sombra in the blink of an eye as he grabs the king's face before throwing him across the sky. He watches as Sombra collides with buildings before flickering and appearing before Sombra as a sixth tail emerges from his body, but, it is covered in the pitch black chains along with the other five tails.

Spirit punches downward and knocks Sombra back into the air as the chains chase after Sombra like hungry vipers after a rat. Sombra recovers and dashes through the air as fast as he can while blasting off magical beams trying to take out the lightning fast chains. He manages to hit the chains but despair grips his heart as they burst out from the smoke with even more furry. He swears he can hear a woman's maniacal laughter as he keeps using all sorts of methods to block the bladed chains from piercing his hide.

He roars in pain as few chains imbed themselves into his left leg. He pales as he watches the chains literally pull Spirit towards himself in the blink of an eye. Spirit finally reaches Sombra and slams the butt of the hilt into the kings stomach. Spirit's grin becomes sadistic at the sound of rib shattering from the impact. Sombra stares at noting with eyes wide in shock and pain while he coughs up blood like it were nothing but spit.

The chains then move away from he king before Spirit tail-whips Sombra straight into the ground making a colossal shockwave. He then howls like a ravenous beast as he grips his head in pain.

'Yes! Let me free! Let the world feel me return!!' The voice cackles madly. He groans.

"Shu- Shut up you bit- bitch!" He growls out before swinging his arm downward while his kusanagi makes the air scream as it sends out a beam of raw magical power. Said beam is destroyed by Sombra's own beam of powerful magic. Spirit's eyes narrow before a pressure tightens around his chest and he coughs as black blood drips down his lower jaw.

'Fuck... This isn't good...' He thinks to himself before looking back at where the others are at. Suddenly, something happens, something that will decide the fate of this world.

Spirit's Dragon, becomes released.

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Spike manages to place the Crystal Heart into the holster, but, it is too late. He looks up with wide eyes as the large crystal wall with Spirit's outline becomes cracked. The Crystal Heart starts to glow before shattering into shards that seep energy into the wall. The energy becomes soaked into Spirit's form, making pitch black chains form all around the body, before they shatter.

A wave of good energy roars out and slams into Manda, taking out the mind control, but the roar soon becomes a wave of raw energy that erupts from the pit and becomes a spiraling beam that rams itself into Spirit's prone form. The pitch black chains shatter around his body as his tails jump from five to six before becoming ten tails in total. Light watches as pitch black chains form before shattering into pieces as shockwaves ripple through the sky.

A wailing scream of pure pain booms through the sky as the crystalline ground starts to crack. Dark booming black clouds form and swirl high in the heavens as thunder booms like the roars of a super beast finally waking up from a trillion year long slumber. Dusk stares up as fear booms into his heart as black lightning thrashes down onto the world as if the gods themselves are enraged by this.

The winds move like hurricanes as the earth quakes and shifts, power surges through the air as the scream become a deafening roar that booms throughout the skies like a mighty horn. Fire tornados spiral down from the black clouds as rain pours down. Manda watches the sky with wide eyes full of fear. Twilight feels an incredible evil that manages to darken all sources of light within her form.

Cadence feels tons of hatred form into a single mass as her power starts to fade from her. The Crystal Heart's energy only becomes more pure which seems to be fueling this powerful being. The world seems to shudder from this beings mere presence.

'What is this?' Light thinks to herself as she watches Spirit's body become consumed by sickly green fire. 'This isn't right, something must have changed, but... No!' Her eyes widen. 'His Dragon is breaking free!' She thinks.

"We're doomed." Manda says. Dash glares at the Serpent King.

"How?" She asks. Manda looks at Dash with fearful eyes.

"This is the very being that had originally struck me down." He says. Light's and Dusk's eyes widen.

"Who is it!?" Dusk asks. Manda looks back at the fire as it starts to turn into a rainbow color.

"She has been called many things. But, she is known as the "Dragon-Queen", as no one has ever been able to figure out her name, but, she certainly holds the title." Manda says. Dash's eyes widen.

"Dragon-Queen? But... What!?" She exclaims. Light and Dusk pale.

"The Dragon-Queen... The first Dragon to ever come into existence. She was also the first to rebel and attack the Draconequi back in the beginning, but, if she is within Spirit, then..." She goes quiet as Dusk takes over.

"Then it would make sense to stay the fuck out of his way until the two get along." Dusk orders. Light nods her head as she stares up at the flames. The flames soon die and vanish to reveal a woman three times the size of normal Spirit. Her hair is pearl white, her skin is fair and silky smooth. Her scerla is black while the iris is a holy purple, while the slit pupil is a sickly greenish-yellow. She wears Spirit's cloths, even if they are tight on her figure, as two angelic wings sit on her shoulder blacks and two leathery wings sit on her lower-back. All ten tails swish around slowly as they are incredibly thin, and yet, they look to be capable of cleaving anything in their path.

The kusanagi seems to have doubled over by four while the dagger shatters and forms a large looking multi-barreled gun. The woman's open and in a flash Sombra crashes before them making silver shower down from the sky. Spike's eyes widen as Sombra growls before gaining a smirk. The king points his sword at Spike.

'If I can kill one of them, perhaps I'll manage to break this bitch!' Sombra thinks desperately. The tip of his sword form a large sphere of red magical energy. Spike's eyes widen as his life flashes before his eyes.

FLASH BACK

Light and Dusk charge at Manda with weapons held high as they try to free the Serpent King from Sombra's mind-controlling grasp. Spike and the others rush towards the Crystal heart with their own weapons out as they push past or through the undead hoards. However, Spike see's something that causes him to smirk.

The Crystal Ponies are becoming free from their prisons and are helping him and his friends go towards the Crystal Heart. He looks back forward with a new fire of determination burning deep from within his soul. 'Finally!' He thinks to himself. 'If we can put the Crystal Heart, then maybe we can help Spirit beat this stupid fucker!' Spike grins as he can see the Crystal coming into his sights, but he is stopped by a woman's voice chuckling.

He shudders at the chuckling before the voice speaks to him. "How interesting!" the voice says. Spike starts to wonder what is happening as his vision is met by a large empty room slowly becoming a deep cave with a massive shrine sitting in the back. He notices Spirit's female form is sitting there as she smiles at him. "If I am remembering correctly, your our son, no?" The female asks. Spike tilts his head. The mare chuckles once more. "Oh yes! That's right, you never met me, hm? Allow me to introduce myself. She says as she rises onto her hind legs before looking similar to Light, but much, much taller and curvy.

'I really hope Rarity doesn't kill me for thinking that this woman looks amazingly beautiful...' He thinks to himself with a shutter. The woman smiles a loving, motherly smile while her eyes show kindness, and madness that looks like it could rival Discord's own.

The woman bows. "I a, Spirit's Dragon. More importantly, I am...." Spike grows confused.

"Your name is... What?" Spike asks in confusion. The woman sighs before regaining her motherly smile.

"Sorry, I'm not used to telling others my name, but, you can call me Fate or Karma, or even Order, and maybe even Peace." She says. Spike nods and decides to go with "Fate". Fate smiles down at Spike as she gently rubs his head spines. "You've become a wonderful son, Spike Emerald." She whispers as she hugs him tightly. Spike blushes as he gazes up at this random woman. His eyes widen as something dawns on him. He points to himself before pointing at her, and she nods. "Yes. While I am trapped in her, not that I mind to be honest thought it wouldn't hurt to be free every once in a while, I am Spirit's female form and most parts of his body in all of his forms." Fate says.

Spike stares up at his "second mother" as it were with surprised eyes. Fate giggles before gaining a serious expression. "I want you to be careful. The Crystal Heart isn't what you might think it is, but, when you place it back into he holster on the wall just above that strange mirror/statue/wall of Spirit and I, just prepare yourself for something you'll never forget." She says as her body starts to flicker. The cave starts to dissolve from Spike's mind as Fate sends him one last smile. "We'll meet again, my little Prince." She says before Spike's vision goes back.

His vision soon comes back and he blinks as the silver mounds are being blasted away as Light manages to get herself thrown into the piles while Dusk is stuck inside a wall, his head laying limply. He sighs before looking back at the Crystal Heart which is pulsating purple energy that causes a few undead and Crystal Minions become nothing but ash. He smirks. 'Thanks Fate, I'll make sure to help you two.' He thinks to himself as he dashes forward as his lets bullets fly through skulls and his blade to slice enemies into pieces.

Twilight is next to Spike as the two dash at their full speeds with smirks on their faces. She turns and looks at him. "Ready?" She asks as they both ready to grab the Crystal Heart. Spike nods with a confident look in his eye.

"In the words of my mother/father, Fuck yeah!" He exclaims as he grabs the Crystal hear and Twilight uses her magic to lift him into the air before thrusting a palm up at the hole in the shape of the Crystal Heart, making Spike fly through the air past the sound barrier as a wide ring of purple, green and blue streaks through the air. He moves the Crystal Heart before himself as he seemingly slams the gem into it's holster. The others eyes widen with smiles while Dusk's left eye is open as he has a smile on his face.

The heart starts to pulsate as that same purple aura roars to life and floods the wall/mirror/statue of Spirit and makes pitch black chains form before shattering, soon, the wall itself shatters releasing all the trapped energy as it mingles and fuses with the Crystal Heart which then shatters and a large energy dragon roars to life as it flies up towards where the fire covering Spirit is at. Spike smiles as Fate's voice whispers into his ears.

'Thanks...' She says before all hells breaks lose, and Sombra slams in front of Spike with a ball of energy directed at his face.

END FLASHBACK

Sombra grins evilly as the sphere becomes the size of his head. Spike pales as his little moment of remembering what got him to this point ends.

"Farewell, Drake." Sombra chuckles out darkly and fires the sphere which becomes a wide beam that roars towards the young Drake. Spike brings his sword up and move it so that the flat is being used as a shield as a green magical shield forms just before him. The beams heat, however, shatters the energy shield and cracks the sword as if it were glass. Spike's eyes widen as the giant red beam rages towards him like a hungry beast.

Spike sighs as he knows the beam is too close for the others to get in front of, an he isn't strong enough to block or send back his own powerful beam. He then gains a defiant look in his eye as he stabs the sword into the ground and closes his eyes, resigning himself to his fate, however, someone appears before the beam and Spike with a hand being raised up towards the roaring energy beam.

The figure's hand seems to be it's left one while in it's right is a large black sword with a strange guard as it looks like a swastika going the opposite direction, signifying "peace". The hand catches the beam, and the figure is pushed back as before stopping. The figures long hair blows in the gusts of wind that the beam is generating, Spike's eyes then widen as he see's Fate's figure as a long black billowing cloak flaps in the wind, her tails swishing around while ear-like-horns stand tall pointing upward at the air.

'Fate...' He thinks to himself as she sends him a small smile from the corner of her lips. She then looks back at the beam before she scrunches up her hand and makes a throwing motion, destroying the beam into nothing. Sombra stares wide-eyed, along with the others, as Fate stands there unscathed.

"Please, Sombra," She states with a mocking tone. "If you want to fight us that's fine, but," Her voice gains a dangerous edge to it. "Do NOT go after our son!" She exclaims before charging him. Spike smirks.

'We just totally won!'