The Shadow Tales: Before the Shadow War

Spell felt the cold icy grips of death knock on his door as he shook and turned to see a nine foot shadow standing over him and ordinarily if this was just a tall shadow, Spell would have absolutely no problem with talking it to death with his usual bravado. Unfortunately this was no simple tall run of the mill shadow, as Spell noticed the tense shadow life forces pumping through the veins of this behemoth as cruel spikes grew off its back. The menacing shadow growled, obviously pissed as he crushed Spell by slamming it's hand down slowly onto his chest, knocking him down onto the floor as the mare nearby let out a scream waking the rest of the town.

Spell let out a gasp in pain from the slowly growing pressure being placed down on his chest. "H-Hey come on n-now let's not get h-hasty here." Spell said as he was slowly losing the air in his lungs from the pressure of being crushed within the grip of the larger shadow, the mare slowly snuck away out of the clearing and back into the cover of the forest to lose the two. As soon as she reached it she would start to run in the direction of the other houses as she had to warn the others that monsters were invading.

Within an instant the larger shadow threw Spell into a wall as the force of impact would break the bones in both his left arm and leg with an audible snap. Spell attempted to get up quickly with blood bleeding from his wounds as the scared mare meet with the other inhabitants of the town who had all woken up and walked out of their houses quickly to see the two dark figures standing in the distance.

One of the ponies who had woken up walked to the panicked mare and said to her “Berry Mulch! What's happening here and what are those things?!” The audible sound of trees breaking could be heard as the Spell rolled and ran to each and every tree he could use to shield himself from the sharp spikes shot by the larger shadow as they impaled themselves into anything moving.

Berry Mulch looked at the pony her eyes filled with panic and fear as she said to him “I don't know what those monsters are! I only know that the small one invaded my home and almost kidnapped me and the larger one was going to kill me! We have to run before they realize we are here! Now Golden Shield!!!”

Golden Shield looked Berry Mulch in her eyes his determined red orbs looking into her scared green. He would step forward and glare as he said to Berry “Go and evacuate the rest of the town, if these monsters are what you say they are then that means they might hurt somepony and that's something I can't allow.” Golden would then walk towards the two shadows to keep them distracted and away from the rest.

Spell looked up to see a fist being swung at him as he rolled to the right narrowly avoiding the pound as it shook the ground. Spell would huff and grimace as was holding his wound tightly while catching his breath as his vision was getting blurry. He would look up to see the taller shadow approaching once again to deal another blow, but Spell smirked as it was time he brought out his silver tongue and diplomacy the everlasting buck out of this shadow as he said while coughing up some blood “H-Hey come on dude how long have we've known each? Ever since we were little shadowlings that's how long! How about you and I just calm down and you simply let me live and we can talk it all out?”

The tall shadow let out a blood curling roar before looking down at Spell and said in a deep voice “You dare think you can reason with me just because we know each?! You whelp!! You have been nothing but a nuisance to the shadows and myself! You barely follow the orders of our superior and constantly put our actions at risk with your little escapades to this surface just so you could view these bags of flesh!

Spell would slowly retort with “Oh come on Spiker you've known me for years, you already know that I'm a free spirit who wanders where he wants to wander and these so called flesh bags are quite the lookers when compared to the females of our race and you know it Pain.”

Pain Spiker angrily glared at Spell before yelling “Is there anything in that useless skull you call a head that isn't about some form of vile adultery!?!?”

Spell merely shrugged and said “Hey it may seem like this might all have been for a stupid reason, but come on and just look through my view for once. Do you think being near our females is a nice experience because I can say for sure it's not and I'm fully aware you know why.”

Pain snorted angrily as he yelled down at Spell saying “Not only do you have the audacity of claiming these useless misadventures are for a good reason, but now you insult one of the highest ranking classes of our hierarchy by comparing them to these useless bags of flesh!!”

Spell would attempt a reply but would be stopped as he saw the approaching pony who's coat was as golden as the sun, who's eyes were as red as blood glistening under a light, and who's mane was as black as night. Golden Shield kept a brave face as he faced the two shadows and said in a cold tone “Who and what are you two and what is your purpose for coming here and bringing harm to this peaceful village?”

Pain growls as he turns away from the fallen Spell to face this interference as he stood towering above the pony with spikes growing out his back as he said “Leave little morsel or suffer true pain under my heel and I suggest you leave quickly before I change my mind and make what little of a meal I can get from that poor excuse of a body.”

Golden Shield enters a defensive stance as his horn glowed with magical energy as the two stared each other down as he said “You have until the count of 3 to leave now or else you'll see why nopony messes with us ponies.” and slowly but surely he would say under his breath “1…...2…..3” and as soon as the last number was uttered the group of ponies evacuating the fight swore they could of heard the sound of magic and the roars of a terrifying monster.