Monochrome Mystery and the Lost King

The cave Monochrome was stood in was quite similar to the previous one in shape and size, but the carvings on the walls were much more intricate, and were accompanied by etchings. He brushed his hooves along them, attempting to read the manuscripts. The pictures told the story of a civil war of the Earth Ponies that was stopped by but a young stallion. This pony rose to high ranks within their tribes, and quickly became a peacekeeper. Before long, however, other ponies started to become suspicious, and doubted his abilities, to the point at which he was exiled from all the tribes until further evidence of his peacekeeping surfaced. During this time, he started to meditate. He meditated for days on end, until one night he had a vision. A strange presence spoke to him, and told him he had impressed the spirits. He then fell into a slumber, where he dreamed about becoming an alicorn. To his amazement, he woke up as an alicorn, and ascended to the throne of Equestria.

"So... he must have been the ruler before Celestia..." Monochrome pondered. He trotted forwards, still tracing the walls, when the ground under his feet went down slightly. Instinctively, he jumped back and ducked, just in time to hear a arrow whistle by, and a quiet twang when it hit the wall. To his dismay, more holes were appearing in the wall, each one containing a razor-sharp arrow with a glinting arrowhead. Time began to slow down for Monochrome. His extremely fast detective reactions kicked in, and he saw the room in another light. He could draw the trajectories of the arrows in his head, and work out exactly when and where he had to be to escape this room unscathed.

The first arrow shot out of the wall.

Monochrome ducked quickly, and lifted his hind legs, before lashing out. The arrow suddenly jolted upwards, and stuck into the ceiling.

The next arrows came out much faster, and much more at once. Monochrome slammed his body to the floor, and felt the second wave of arrows brush through his mane; he quickly imagined that scenario if he hadn't hit the floor, winced, and dismissed the images that were in his head, just before the third set arrived.

They fired in a wave formation, and Monochrome realised he couldn't dodge without using some of his magic. Luckily, there was a strong aura in the tomb, and he found he could easily draw from the area's mana pool. He jumped, and created a spherical shield around him. The arrows split when they came into contact with it, and he breathed out as time sped up for him again. There were no more arrows, and there was a clicking sound coming from the firing mechanism, showing that there was a potential for more ammo. He was lucky.

In front of Monochrome was a small pedestal with some worn paper on it. He levitated it up to eye level, and began to read.

This will be my final contact with the outside world. Celestia has been hunting me down, and I fear she has found this tomb already. I am writing this so maybe in the future someone will discover this, and find out my story. Celestia's rule is a lie.