The Necklace

"Here, put this on" gently said a stallion, with his thick, magnetic voice. He's a steed robust, but not bulky, twice taller than Luna.
So as he urged, handing down a deep-black, ponderous necklace, to the young, 'yet to be princess' Luna.
"Why now? Why giving it to me??" despite her childlike shriek, Luna was awfully aware that he needed it more than herself.
"You're the horse about to go into battles, not me!" said Luna. "Also, that's no necklace, it's just your oversized wristband."

But the stallion just responded with a faint smile and shrug, then continued to strap the thing onto Luna's slender neck.
"It's a gift, a protection I must give to you, Luna," he explained. "A token of my gratitude...for owing my life to you."
"I didn't give you that core of my HeartStar for any jewelry or accessories," Luna whispered, "I do it because I cherish you."
"It's just something anypony would choose to do if possible, back then me and Tia just felt ... can't bear watching you sacrifice..."
"I know...I can feel that emotion right here, just now!" he replied, pointing to his own chest, "that's why I'm giving this to you."
"Now that we are connected this way, I have to do everything I can to help protecting you, otherwise my heart will never be at peace."

"...but how is a necklace gonna protect me anyway?" Luna still not buying, "I mean, it's just necklace, not an armor you know~"
"THIS is made of OBSIDIAN" the stallion looked back at her inquiring eyes, "it's a black, igneous, glass-like material formed in volcanos, not only is it dense solid yet still kinda flexible, it could also absorb & nullify lots of malicious spell and dark magic!" caressing the necklace while he said this."Luna. you and Tia will soon face Discord in no time, trust me, wear this, for your safety...and my relief,please..." he pleaded.

Luna looked down once again at the necklace, the cold and smooth feeling to her hooves touch...gave her little faith.
"Razor...none of this would matter if you don't make it back..." Luna threw an almost-begging eye back at him.
"Please Razor...can't you just...don't go? Can't you stay with us once more?? Me and Tia might need your help to defeat Discord also!"
After almost crying out this sentence, Luna broke into a cuddle, leaning onto Razor's shoulder.
"plz...be my escort fellow big brother again and don't leave me...okay?" said her, wiping her tears on his chest.

Came no response from the Stallion named Razor Flare, he just gently patted Luna and caressed her mane, giving out his quiet comfort for this brief, but unforgettable, farewell moment.

"Luna, you and I both know we have our own mission to do, I HAVE TO GO, to serve as a diversion then you & Tia can have a chance to approach and confront Discord. For Equestria and future of us ponies, we have to do this..." Razor patiently said, even if he knew there's no guarantee of coming back alive...

For Equestria... but an Equestria without you is meaningless to me... is equally miserable as it is now...

Luna couldn't help to have this desperate thought, loud inside her mind, but remain silently depressive on the outside.

Razor closed in and make their nose touch,snuggling a bit. "Luna, sometimes we have to have faith, to move on and stay strong."
Though his own voice was shaking too, but not because of any fear. "Star Swirl the Bearded trust you two sisters can do it, and so we trust you too, all of us." said this with much of his pride for Luna, "Trust yourself, have your faith, for me?" coaxed when they gaze into each other.

"...then can I believe in you coming back?" Luna asked back, "I need your promise, I need it to stay courageous in my heart." she pleaded.
"Yes! Yes my little cutie~"Razor nodded right away. "I'll give out all my might to survive so I can come back to give you a big hug!!" he bursted out warmly, breaking the gloom. "You have my word small princess~ count on it." and he gave Luna a gentle pat.
"So we promised! buuuuut I don't want to wait for the hug." said a cheered-up Luna, crashing into another hug into Razor.
"Deal?" Luna whispered to his ear while snuggling the hug. "Deal." Razor snuggled back, with much faith.

HWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONK!!!!

But a cruelly loud battle horn broke this precious moment... and it's the sign of enemy arrival... as well as the parting way of the two...
"I must go." Razor reacted instinctively &quickly, giving Luna his last hug-pat,"Remember! have faith!!" and off he dashed.
All Luna can tell in the next 10 seconds... is that tall,azure and swift silhouette of Razor, charging downhills and vanishing in the battle dust.
It's also the only last thing she remembered of him ever after......

......But you never returned, never to be seen again......

Waking up from this dream, Luna(as in real life) slowly open her emerald eyes, trying to ignore the tears caused by this memory dream.
Unconsciously stroking her chest...the place where she gave out the HeartStar core still feels empty, lonely and void.

Can't really say you broke your promise Razor...I believe you did gave all you can...but in result, you were a liar...

Enduring all the agony, Luna reach for the obsidian necklace somewhere from the bedside.
－ a token complexed with emotions and memories, making it a heavy burden...in more than one way.

Author's Note

just a prologue chapter about Luna's necklace ;)

Razor Flare is the main OC in this series, I'll detail him later ;)