Ethereal Destiny

Equus: The Great Purity

The ancient goddesses; Starlight, and Aether, stood atop a scrap of land, overlooking the corrupt, and burning landscape of Equus. The land was bathed in a fiendish red glow. There were no trees, there was no water, nor clouds. The sky, a dark Crimson, like freshly spilled blood. Its very presence, a dark oppressing intimidation to the dead land. Any clouds visible were a pitch black, with the occasional smidgen of dark grey. There was no mortal life, no. 'Twas only the goddesses, and the world. Starlight looked to her sister, Aether, who looked back, discomfort etched upon her face.

"Our world requires purity, sister." Starlight spoke, her voice echoing with ancient wisdom. Aether nodded slowly.

"I find myself in accord with thy, sister." Aether replied, the discomfort in her face ever apparent. "Whilst we may have grown to be, in this world... 'Twill change for the better cause."

"Let us begin, then." Starlight suggested. She took a few steps back from her sister, a silent signal to begin.

Aether nodded, and closed her eyes. When she opened them, they were a glaring white. Aether began to rise into the air, becoming engulfed in a transparent sphere of white elemental energy. Eventually, Aether was no longer visible, the energy becoming more, and more dense 'till it 'twas as dense as the ground below Starlight's hooves. Aether could begin to feel her body working frantically as it tried to cope with all of the elemental energy she was conjuring up. She knew that if she attempted to hold on much longer, the energy might explode in a whirl of fire, causing even more damage to the scarred, and burning land. Aether been to quickly shape the elemental energy, envisioning slopes of green, seas of blue, and cliffs of grey. With a groan, she discharged her body, causing a monumental pulse of pure energy. She let her visions run wild into Equus. She watched as the rocky, barren land began to shape itself, as the energy found its way into every crack, and crevice of the charred land. She watched as the brown, infertile land became green, and watched the fires die down. Then turned around to watch as her wave of energy washed over the land, creating a sea of blue liquid. Aether then looked up to the heavens, which had lost its godly rage, calmly turning to an appealing blue, as if it 'twas attempting to mock its ground-like counterpart. She smiled to herself. The world she and her sister had grown up in, was gone. This lush, and beautiful world was good enough for them both. Suddenly, she felt a force on her face, it played with her mane, pushing it back into her eyes, and tickling her shoulders. She suppressed a giggle. This new world seemed good enough for life. She felt something touch her shoulder, she turned around to see Starlight's hoof on her shoulder. Starlight looked around in awe, happy to be rid of the Old World.

"Thine creations art most impressive, dearest sister." Starlight spoke softly. "But this world, 'tis unstable."

Aether nodded, and stepped away from her sister. A silent gesture that gave Starlight her permission to give to the world what she could. Starlight closed her eyes, and surrounded herself in a sphere, much like her sisters, but crimson, instead of white. Starlight could feel her body generating magic, preparing to flood the world, and stabilize her sister's creations. With a sigh, she released her magic, watching it flood over the world, filling the green fields, and the blue sea, filling everything it touched, until the world ceased to take more. Starlight allowed herself a small smile. This world, it differed to the world that had once existed on an incomprehensible scale. But that world was gone, now. 'Twas a new era of peace, and tranquility.

"Thine powers art breath taking, sister." Aether said, walking over to Starlight. They exchanged a warm hug, silently celebrating the first milestone in the dawn of a new world. "'Tis mine belief that we shall find solace, in the dawning of this new world. Whilst we may be the creators of this New World, we are the foreigners."