Tales of Dark Souls

"Ooh, this is so exciting!" Exclaimed Pinkie Pie, as she and her friends stood in front of The Golden Oaks Library.

They had been told that a special event was being held in the library. Needles to say, everypony wasn’t too excited. But when they heard of their human friend, holding the event; they agreed to come along. The sun had settled, and the moon had risen. Yup, Luna had done a great job, just like she always does.

"I hope it’s as cool as Twilight said it would be." Added Rainbow Dash.

"Well, I’m just happy that Tim decided to hold this special event just for us." Said Fluttershy, receiving nods of agreement from her friends.

"Can ya’ll believe it’s been eight months already." Said Applejack. "Come to think of it, I can remember the first time I saw him. And boy, was I scared!"

Rainbow Dash giggled as she nudged her friend playfully. "Who wouldn’t be scared when a six feet tall ape comes running at you, screaming “Help, there’s a pink horse trying to capture me!”

"Yeah, that was pretty funny." Applejack laughed.

"I’m just happy everything turned out as it did." Rarity said as she looked at Rainbow Dash. "As I recall, you were the one who tried to throw him of a cliff."

Rainbow Dash laughed nervously as she rubbed the back of her head. "Well, he did punch me. So I could do something in return."

"Didn’t he punch you, because you punched him first?" Pinkie asked.

"Could we please drop this subject and just enter the library?" Rainbow Dash asked in a slight annoyed tone. "We’ve been standing here for five minutes!"

"Well, if you would knock maybe Twilight would open the door!" Rarity retorted.

"Or, you girls could have knocked the first second you stood in front of the door."

Just then, the door opened. Revealing a six feet tall human standing in the door frame. He had short blond hair, wasn’t too muscled, and was wearing a white t-shirt and a pair of jeans. Both of them were hoof-made by Rarity.

"Oh, hello there Tim." Rarity greeted him.

"Hi Rarity." He said, smiling at her. "Girls." He said, looking at the others.

"Hiya Timmy!" Pinkie greeted him.

"Howdy partner." Applejack said.

"Hey there you big ape." Rainbow Dash joked.

"Good evening." Fluttershy whispered.

"A good evening indeed." Tim said, stepping aside. "Please enter."

The mares nodded and all stepped inside. There they were greeted by an abnormal sight. The library was a complete mess, except for a set of futons and other accessories one would need for a sleepover.

"Wow, what happened in here?" Rainbow Dash asked in confusion.

Tim shrugged as he looked over the mess. "When Twilight heard of my plan, she said she didn’t want to miss anything. So she decided to write down everything that is going to be told."

"Told?" Applejack repeated in confusion. "What are ya going to be tellin’ us partner?"

"Well, just prepare yourselves and you’ll find out soon enough." Tim replied as he waved the grills goodbye and head upstairs. Tim reached Twilight’s room, and he knocked on her door.

Twilight, they’re here!

"I’m coming!" Tim heard Twilight reply from inside the room. After a minute or two, Twilight exited her bedroom. Fully dressed in her pajamas, she and Tim walked down towards the library. There, they were greeted by Rarity, Fluttershy, Pinkie Pie, Applejack, Rainbow Dash, and Spike, all wearing their pajamas.

"Hello everypony." Twilight greeted her friends as she positioned herself beside Fluttershy.

Tim grabbed a chair, a specific chair Twilight had helped create. Due to his height and weight. Placing the chair in front of his friends, like a teacher would when he or she would tell a story to toddlers. He looked down upon his friends and smiled. He still felt a little sad not being able to return to Earth. If it wasn’t for Discord and his tricks, he wouldn’t even be here. Well, he is and he’s not going anywere.

"Alright girls, I am honored to welcome you all to the first; Human/Pony sleepover!" Tim said.

"Tim, if you don’t mind; could we skip the “spin the bottle”, and just go right to the story telling?" Twilight asked.

"Well, that’s not my decision." He replied, looking at the six others. "Well, how about it?" He asked.

Everypony shrugged.

"I think I speak for everypony when I say: Let the stories, begin."Rarity said.

"Alright." Tim said, clasping his hand together. "I have a lot, and I mean A LOT of stories right in here." Tim said, knocking on his head.

"Watch out, you might damage the last two remaining brain cells in there!" Rainbow Dash joked.

"Well, at least I still have two left." Tim retorted.

"Good one." Rainbow Dash said.

"Why thank you." Tim replied.

"Ahem."

Tim looked at Twilight and gave her a goofy smile. "Sorry. Right, story time!"

"Finally!" Twilight exclaimed, making a paper and quill appear in front of her. "Now, go ahead."

"Alright. Let me tell you the story of two loyal knights, who unfortunately clashed. One was deemed a traitor, while the other succumbed to darkness."

"Oh this is going to be good!" Pinkie Pie said.

"A long time ago, there was a proud king. That king had almost everything. He had power, he had an army, and he had a humongous castle that he created. But the king was missing something, he was missing a queen. But then she came, and she warned the king of the looming threat across the ocean. The Giants."

"Giants? As in big, scary and dangerous?" Twilight asked.

"Yes." Tim replied. "Anyway. The king crossed the ocean and defeated The Giants. He brought back a prize and he created The Golems, who helped him built his castle. A castle fit for a king and queen. And that is when our two knights come into play. One was called: Veldstad. He was seen as the right hand of the king. And then there was: Raime, who was seen as the king’s left hand. These two knights treated each other as brothers, and the king treated them as if they were his own sons. All was well, until Raime became suspicious of the queen. He kept a close eye on her, he watched as she poisoned the king’s mind with lies. Eventually, Raime decided to speak out. Not only for the safety of his king and brother, but also his kingdom. But, the damage had already been done. Queen Nashandra, had corrupted the king’s mind. And so it was, on that fateful day, Raime and Veldstad clashed. They were equally matched; the fight was long and painful. But eventually, one had to lose. Unfortunately, the one who lost; was Raime."

"Oh no." Fluttershy whispered, actually scared of what would happen to Raime.

"Oh no. That's two words do describe it, Fluttershy." Tim replied.

"What happened next?" Rarity asked.

"Raime was deemed a traitor, and was exiled from the kingdom. Raime went to search for other kingdoms, to warn them about the dark, and perhaps, serve a new king. A new father.  Or maybe he could return to his king when he had found new and greater power. His trek was long and tiresome. But when all hope seemed to be lost, Raime found Brume Tower, were a once mighty king ruled. Raime noticed the land had been engulfed in a thick layer of black fog. If he did not hurry soon, was this to become of Drangleic too? Not even questioning his actions, Raime began to search for the source of the darkness. He had to fight against many foes. Old knights and warriors who were still present in Brume Tower. An ordinary warrior would have been killed long before he could even reach the centre of Brume Tower. But Raime was no ordinary warrior. He had an unbendable will of steel, and was skilled with a sword. So it was the, at that exact moment that Raime stood in front of the source of this darkness. The darkness that engulfed Brume Tower. Nadalia, Bride of Ash."

"And he stopped the darkness, and returned to the king, right?" Twilight asked.

Tim shook his head. "No. You see it was at that moment, Raime did not see a Child of Dark. Rather, a broken woman. Nadalia promised him great power. Raime accepted. He had not found the darkness, or a new king to serve. Rather, he found a caring mother. A mother that granted him the power he desired.  And so, form that day forward. Raime became the guardian of Nadalia, killing anyone who dared threaten her. From that day forward, Raime became: The Fume knight."

"Wow, that's not a happy ending." Rainbow Dash remarked.

"Indeed." Tim replied, looking at Twilight. "You finished writing? Because I'm about to tell the next story." Tim said.

"Give me some time." Twilight muttered.

"Well, hurry up! Next up is:The Ivory King!"

"Ooh a king! Rarity said in joy. Now this is a story I will most certainly enjoy!"