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Mortum

Written By, Serra Quill

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If it were not for seeing it herself, Twilight would not believe it if someone had told her, in front of her stood two girls. Obviously that wasn't the shocking fact, what was though was the uncanny resemblance to someone she knows, not only that but the golden robed girl sounded exactly like Celestia had just a few days ago when she had seen her.

Though this girl was much smaller, her hair did not move in a non-existent wind and for some reason she was bowing at Twilight, it was unthinkable that Celestia could bow in this way to anyone, never mind Twilight. So Twilights only reaction was of utter shock and surprise, "P... P.... Princess?" she queried, her voice slightly shaking.

The child arose from where she stood, shaking her head slightly without loosing eye contact, the blue counterpart also rose to her feet. Both turned on their heels as they waved into the direction of the large Palace structure in the distance, the mini Celestia spoke once more, "Although I might be the same very entity you know as Celestia, I am no Princess here"

The group began to move as Twilight jumped slightly from the disturbance, her long legs dangling further within the black chair, going past the bottom of the seat. The blue one, presumably Luna began to talk as she lead the way, "We are the Apostles of Mortum, there are three of our kind who are the vassals of the Goddess. We hold existence over many planets so that we may one day give them to our Goddess," she then turned to Twilight, "to you, your majesty"

Twilight shook her head and looked down, "This is so confusing, I have no clue whats happening... Am I-Am I dreaming?" Twilight said as she looked up to the large obsidian spire that came closer with every step the group took.

Celestia waved to the people of nak'thu as they passed, her serene smile never faltering, "it is no dream Twilight, we have searched for you for many lifetimes, we almost lost hope that one of the six planets we hold would not birth the worldender," she said as finally the smile faltered slightly, only slightly before it came back to what it was.

Luna looked to her sister, her own demeanor also becoming slightly dark, "I myself thought to bring the Goddess forth with pain, hoping a calamity would come about Requiem but I had failed in my own endeavor," at this Celestia moved her hand to her sisters shoulder, comforting her.

Celestia turned back to Twilight as they began to ascend the steps to the Palace, "mother will tell you why we brought you here Twilight, it is not our place to do so, she is the one who lead the Alicorns"

Twilight did not respond, only turning to look around her, confused by the term she kept using. There were no other Alicorns, the only ones she could see were the smaller versions of her Princess' in front of her, the rest of the people were a mix of the three races she had seen back at Canterlot. In the space of time she was thinking this the group had stopped in front of two large metal doors, two basilisk heads made of stone hung above each door.

Twilight finally turned her head to look forward as Messenger coughed into his hand, looking at him he did not move for but his eyes, looking at his Goddess and then shooting them forward as to say 'were here'.

Twilights hand dropped from the bottom of her chin as the doors came into sight, the group in front of the carriers split to the side and knelt on the floor with their faces to the ground. Messenger turned to her as the Carriers began lowering her to the ground, "this is as far as we can go, this is sacred ground where only a chosen few may enter, if you need me just ask the closest servant. I swear my fealty doubly so, you have breathed life back into this body so that I may live my life with my family, it is an honor to serve you Goddess," the man said as he joined the right side of people who knelt face down.

What the hell is this, can these people only bow? I need some answers, all I keep getting are wisps of truths, nothing withstanding to add any facts to the situation. Twilight stepped off the seat as it 'thunked' on the ground, the four guards drifted off down the steps out of sight. Celestia and Luna came to either side of her, only now noticing just how small they are, only coming to her hips was an oddity in itself to say the least.

Twilight dwarfed what Celestia's height was before, looking down they both looked up to her, their eyes holding the warmth she had known all her life. Celestia grabbed her right hand as Luna grabbed her left, gently pulling her forward to the doors, both looked at each other with what seemed to be a mischievous grin before letting out a quiet chuckle.

The doors creaked as they opened, dust in the crack fell to the floor but just before it hit the ground it evaporated like it was never there in the first place. Self cleaning enchantments much like Canterlot Castle, Twilight thought, she then looked up to the Basilisk stone archways and cringed at their sight, looking to be more fierce than the drawings within her study manuals of the beasts of the Everfree.

As she went to turn away from the scaled face something slid from its mouth, was that a tongue? she thought as her face snapped back to look, though not having enough time to see as they passed the doors. As they did the outside disappeared, replaced by a solid wall of metal and crystal.

Finally noticing that the two smaller girls in front of her, still unbelievably Celestia and Luna were whispering to each other while small chuckles escaped them. Luna's eye looked back as she grinned in a most childish way, like the way a little sister does when she begs for ice cream after her second helping.

Most surprising though was that Celestia also held a face similar to her sister, "mother will be so pleased, we finally found you!" she sang with glee. Grabbing Twilights arm and beginning to pull once again.

Twilight was too shocked by her attitude, never having seen Celestia lose any sort of decorum, never mind actually singing in a giddy way. She was pulled for a few minutes until her mind finally shook itself of her stupor, she noticed the obsidian statues that much resembled the guards of Canterlot.

The roof was engraved with patterns and seemed to sparkle, the floor beneath her feet as if it resonated with warmth beneath its surface. She could see an archway coming at her faster than what they were walking, like reality was bending around them as they walked.

Twilight suddenly pulled her arms from the two girls, who in turn stopped and looked at her confused, "Stop! I don't even know whats happening, if you really are Celestia, tell me the reason this is happening... what about my friends, where are they?" she asked.

Celestia raised her left arm and held it out, inviting Twilights hand back, "the answers are just through that doorway, Mother will tell you everything," Her smile was something that calmed Twilight down, though she felt a panic begin to rise slowly in the back of her mind.

She nodded and moved with them to the end of the hallway, until she could see a throne room bigger than she could ever imagine.

Twilights moved through the room, the two children began to run around its pillars and tag each other, all until another set of clacks further into the room came into their ear shot. Twilight looked down the black carpet line that split the massive room, on the other end of the path was a women, not as tall as her but much taller than the natives she had see.

On closer inspection, her facial features were eerily different, her nose was smaller than usual, her eyes were pure black, her hair seemed aglow with power. Twilight began to walk down the long stretch of cloth in front of her, finally finding someone who could provide answers.

As she began walking though she felt the air move rapidly around her as what should have been a long walk ended in seconds after two steps. As she arrived the woman in front of her bowed, the silver silk threads whisked through the air as she did. Swirling in all directions, as her ethereal voice emanated from outside of her body, "It is finally time, with the six planets aligning we beseech thee, vindicate reason unto what the six worlds will become"

As Twilight looked down, both Celestia and Luna moved to either side of the woman clad in silver, both had tears in their eyes.

Twilight looked closer to their features, each of them looking quite similar now that she looked at them properly this closely. Twilight scratched her head in thought, "what do you mean by clear the reason for what the six worlds will become? what do you even mean by six worlds?" Twilight asked.

The woman arose from where she knelt, smiling at Twilight as she did, "it is our honor and duty to educate you. To give you time to decide through the qualifications of rite of passage unto the next set of world order"

"and this means?"

"As of this second, no more births or deaths are occurring within all seven known worlds, this seventh being the next order, the first six being the first step to the next evolution of all beings. upon each planet which is a mirror image of all worlds there is currently 7 256 053 967, beings that are able to pass into the next world, each world holds the same number, there for there is 43 536 323 802 intelligent life forms across the six planets that need your guidance"

Twilight balked at the numbers, m-my guidance? for what...

"The worlds as we know it are soon at an end, there is less than three moons before the apocalypse is said to come. The destruction and rebirth of civilization dictates that you, the world ender chose who should hence forth be placed within the bracket of those who can transverse space and time to the new world order," the woman said, the two children nodded in agreement.

Twilight thought for a second, "fine... I chose all life to pass onto this next world you speak of, happy?" she said sarcastically.

"Impossible," the woman said, her head shaking, "the world is smaller than any of the six present within this time, it can only hold three fourths of one worlds capacity, therefore the world ender will chose those who can pass onto the next world and be rebirthed"

Twilight stumbled slightly, she was finally getting answers to these riddles, though she would have liked for them to be something much less world ending as they actually sounded, "so your saying that me?" she said as she pointed at herself.

The three nodded.

"I have to choose the fate of five billion, four hundred and forty two million, forty thousand, four hundred and seventy five lives within the palm of my hands to save, literally speaking wise?"

They nodded again.

"And what happens to the rest? what will happen to them?"

The woman looked down, guilt clear upon her features, "we do not know specifically, all we know is that the center of the multiverse, the sun will flare out upon the six planets. Whatever is left upon the planet will undoubtedly perish within the solar flares," she said, looking at Celestia.

Twilight threw her proverbial shit, "MULTIVERSE? ARE YoU FUCKING KIDDING ME?"

The three woman winced at her shouting, Luna put her hand up to say something but Twilight just put a hand up to stop her, the only cradled her head.

"You say multiverse... every fibre of my scientific mind says it is bullshit but... for the benefit of the doubt, if this is true, are you saying each planet is a true copy of the next?"

"yes"

Twilight sighed as she crouched to the floor, everything she ever thought, everything she ever did was supposed to lead her to what? to this? no, it cant just be this... "how am I to chose? how does one being chose?"

"you do not," a voice she hadn't heard before say, Twilight turned in place, across from her stood someone much like herself, long slender arms, purple hair that had a two tone pink stripe down her hair, the only difference was that the creature had short hair and no horn.

"w-what?"

"you were the last to arrive, the rest of us have already arrived, welcome... me"

Author's Note

this is the start to the series, not really much explanation this chapter and a little glimpse of what to come soon.

Well take a guess where I will go with this story, I want to hear your thoughts, I want to hear what your opinion is of this story, be it bad or good. It is still lovely to get an opinion either way.