The Legend of Bitterblack Isle

Grigori POV

Seeing so many Ponies grieve, how many time have i seen faces akin to their's, it wounds my heart to see it, but Death is but another part of life. Arisen, Let us leave these ponies to grieve for their comrades. Uncomfortable as it was, being able to communicate telepathically was a rather nifty thing to be able to do. climb on my back Arisen. she obeyed. I Extended my wings, and pulled them down, Hard.

I launched high into the air and through a large stained glass window, flying higher and higher, i found myself high above a rather small village, of similar size to Cassardis.

I scanned the area surrounding the village, I saw a large city perched high on a mountain. but a much better place to go would have been the large forest just South of here. I flew towards it. before long I found myself being surrounded by Pegasi. Arisen, Hold on.

I dived toward the earth many of the pegasi being left behind, however, One seemed to be a bit more...

tenacious. "Where do you think your going bub?!" she said, very egotistical. "Not where I am going, where are you going?"

"Huh?" she looked down, before promptly crashing into a tree. I pulled out of my dive, long before I hit anything. I landed not long after, deep in the forest in the ruins of a large castle.

The arisen lept off my back as i folded my wings.

"well, that's twice in a row iv'e ticked off the monarchy." stated the arisen.

"And it will not be the last" I stated. "I don't know about you but I feel we should explore this place, hopefully there's a Riftstone nearby."

"I agree Arisen. I will search outside the castle, you, inside" "Fine"

I took to the skies, looking for a suitable place to hide from the Ponies. that is a sentence i never thought i would think. never the less

i looked, and found a deep chasm, the caves would serve as hiding places. I wandered each cave, looking for one that was large enough

for me and the Arisen. One cave after another, none large enough. I came upon one that had promise, I looked in, and i was amazed.

Dragons are known for four things in Gransys. our Power, Wisdom, Terrifying Appearance, and Courage. and even I, the Wisest of

DragonKin, was suprised by the crystal tree in front of me.

Though it seemed, sad ,no that's not the right word, damaged, no, dark, that is the word I was looking for...

I must tell the arisen of this cave, tis the perfect place to hide!

Arisen POV

Why is it that I always find myself in dark, creepy places? Honestly, half the time as Arisen is spent in dark places, and the other half

is spent fighting terrifying creatures. I turn a corner, its getting dark, better light this place up...

I pull out my Magick bow, and charge Magickal Radiance, I tell ya, that spell is a Creator send on Bitterblack isle. i fire it off and it lights the hallway, i go forth and find myself at a spiral staircase.

I go down, the deeper I go the more I feel a strange presence, almost as if i'm being followed. death was similar, but He had a different feel to him, more terrifying, this is just creepy. I find myself at a door at the bottom of the staircase,

it's locked, but it is rotting away. I pull out mt bow again, this time charging Explosive volley.  the five bolts get stuck in the door and i throw a rock at them, instantly the door explodes, revealing an epitaph. and i read it.

As the darkness rises,

As the light gives way,

May all heed the Warning

As Evil stalks its prey.

As The Darkness descends,

As Evil stalks its Prey,

Look to the Heavens,

There's a Light to guide the way.

The Rising sun shall eventually set,

A Newborn's life to Fade,

From Sun To Moon, Moon to Sun...

Give peaceful rest to The Living Dead.

Creepy, Wait, That presence. It's back. and much stronger, CRACK! CRUNCH! RUMBLE!

Crud, are those hooves? yup. are those horse heads, yup. are they wearing wooden masks? yup. well looks like I have a fight and a half ahead of me. "Arisen, I have found the perfect place to hide, though it lacks a Riftstone." "Okay Grigori, and I'm stuck underground fighting a hoard of the undead! that does not help me!" wait did I just, hold on, Living dead first. worry about telepathy later.

A panel on the epitaph opened up, revealing a Riftstone, though the pattern was different. Instead of the standard vortex-type shape

in the middle, There was a Five Sided Star shape, at each point of the Star there was a different symbol,

an Apple, A lightning Bolt, A Butterfly, A strange Egg-Shaped object and a Diamond. oh well, any Riftstone is as good as the last.

I touched it and Three beings appeared,  Renae, my faithful Pawn. Rokkurin, the Gentle Giant, he has saved my life on more than one occasion. And finally, Mariam, I met her in the Rift, she is an inexperianced Pawn, though is more than willing to obey any of my commands without hesatation.

"RENAE!" I yelled, she knew exactly what i wanted. suddenly, my weapon began to glow a blinding white,

as did Rokkurin's and Mariam's. "TO ARMS!" yelled Rokkurin, before running headfirst into battle, and beheading a great many undead. Miriam began charging High Fulmination, and Renae began charging Grand Anodyne to heal everyone and kill the undead. time for a massacre.