State of Mind and Soul

The walk to the Everfree Forest castle over all was uneventful. The most noteworthy things were Luna, the blue pony hopeful glances and wonder. Celestia, the alabaster pony, lightly suspicious glances, muttering, and them trying to ask me questions. I did anything the quiet, hero type would do. I put on my headphones turning up the volume to drown out their voices. I once felt, for lack of a better word, Celestia try to invade my mind. Most likely to commune with me but...on a basic instinct I directed her to the sea, not to the land. I smiled at her as I put her on the calm seas, not harming, but impressing her.

Ever since she has her eyes on the ground in shame. Seems like they have the same taboos about the mind and soul as humans do. They seem to have many honestly similar taboos. Just as messing with minds as with how many times she quietly apologized. I nod to her and we simply progressed in silence, passing through a meadow I considered beautiful. I could hear a faint song seemingly coming from the trees themself. The thicker the tree the louder the song. I'll call it the song of genesis for the time being.

I get lost in the song of joy.

I hear the shatter of glass break me from my revelry. The quiet and somber feeling at the back of my mind was replaced by one of luck and life. It whispers its name to me lowly, ‘My name is Fortuna, the goddess of fortune and fertility.’

I smile as I respond to her, out loud by accident, “Have you came to enjoy the song of the trees?”

‘I have.’

“Minato, who are you talking to?” I look over to Luna who is staring at me curiously, “And how do you hear the song life? I thought only powerful Earth ponies could hear it.” I shrug to her smiling slightly.

“It's a pretty song. I love music, how would I not notice it?”

Luna chuckles softly soon joined in by the brooding Celestia till there laughing fits, “Minato thee are such a delight!” There legs collapse buckling under them, the elegant ponies now looking like children who heard a funny joke.

I tilt my head looking at them. wondering what's so funny, “Umm?...”

There laughter continues for a few minutes before slowly dying down and they get up letting out the occasional giggles. Celestia gloom forgotten, and Luna’s obsessive stare forgotten as she grins at Celestia with a cheerful and fun grin, “Dear Minato, you are special aren't you?”

I simply nod as we began to walk once more. A stone castle barely visible on the horizon through the treetops. I watch as Celestia and Luna go through a thick part of foliage, so I follow to see a long, slightly winding cobblestone road leading all the way to the castle.

There stood a massive castle or stone and marble. Not the elegant almost swan like towers of Canterlot but the tough stone walls and a massive farming rural area around it. Efficiently, that's what is shown in front of me. Ponies, all working together. Normality has already been established and cheers fill the air as ponies in armour keep the street clear, “Thank you princesses! Thank you for saving us!”

I look at them with a bewildered glance, princesses? Both of them? Fucking damnit I petted a Princess. No wonder they were so cocky. I watch as a guard and a overall brown pony with a curly pepper and salt mane walk to us. Or more Celestia and Luna, I’m simply hoping not to be noticed, “My dear ponies!”

“Quiet Celestia, I can't hear myself speak when you yell.”

She stares at me, her mouth slightly open as the crowds and guards mouths hang open in shock, “Minato, let it go.” Her voice goes to a whisper trying to talk to me, “It's expected of me!”

I feel my hand shift to my evoker on a small instinct, I can feel adrenaline pour through my body as my mind goes into combat mode. Running down list of Spells and what Persona’s can use what. What Fusion spells I can pull off with the Persona’s I have in my mind. I feel my heart pound faster as I go down spell and physical nulls as Luna nuzzle my hand, the hand closest to the evoker.

“We, the Princess of Equestria grant the Hero of Battle of Discord the honor of three wishes. They can be anything. mares, stallions, weapons, wealth, land, honor, nobility. anything your mind can conceive. We shall do our best to make to fulfil that wish.” Luna bows to me, a shocked gasp rippling through the crowds. I feel a few try to enter my mind once how Celestia tried but those who tried did not looked ashamed. I was nice enough to redirect them away from the more harsh areas.

“Anything?” She nods looking down as I can see a faint red glow from below her coat.

“Anything, dear Hero.” She looks down farther trying to hide her face. Strange reaction.

“Prince hood. Unlimited access to the treasury, and all politics, foreign and domestic.”

Luna looks up tilting her head, “Are you sure dear Hero?”

I nod.

She looks at me as does Celestia, “Minato? Thats a lot of responsibility?”

“Might as well as keep busy, judging by the shamed silence of Persona’s i'm both ageless and immortal.” Luna and Celestia gasp, a small surprised gasp.

“Were you mortal before?...” Luna look at me with confusion as ponies shout out.

“You can’t do that!”

“Princess! Banish it Please!”

“It should be put to death for trying to be the same as our Princesses!”

I feel a bit of anger over the shouts that are directed at the Princesses, I hear the shattering of glass once more but choice to ignore it. I hear gasp and cries of outrage, fear and panic. Luna backs up wildly as the smell of death hits me and I look around me. Everything has died, the grass, a butterfly flying around me, “Prince Minato are you ok?!?”

I see a bright golden shield covers me. the grass that died never left a meter in front of me but once I step away from the spot I was standing I notice the soil simply turned in sand, “I-I'm fine. Just not use to this yet…” I can't look away from the spot I was standing. By standing I made the very soil and grass, I stood upon, die.

That, there, is proof of my impact on the world just by standing and wishing death upon someone. Not in an active way but death to a idea. Death to life and all its negatives as in that moment it outweighed the positives. Of course the golden shield drops and ponies are evacuated off the streets by the confused guards in a controlled chaos situation.

“Princess Celestia! What do we do with him?...” His voice trails off, his. Ponies deep voice immediately keyed it off.

“He’s a Prince, by our own laws and traditions we must fulfil those wishes. Get him some water, also a blanket.” She leans to whisper to the guard pony, “Look at him. He's in shock, please.” Her voice having a slightly pleading tone.

The guard nods calling out for the requested supplies. There handed to a private who immediately without fear throws the wool blanket over my shoulders and hands me a wooden boy. Glass shatters once more. He forces me to look away from the spot as a minor case of sensory overload kicks in. I feel an angel's embrace. I'm not sure what else to call it but that's how it feels. I can also see, hear, just know everything around me. I try my best to cause a change beginning in my mind for it to stop.

Glass once more shatters as a calm pluck of strings help my mind, I listen to a great song made by Orpheus. It calms me almost instantly making the pony in front of me smile, “Are you ok Prince Minato?”

I give him a quick nod.

“My name is Desperate Shield, do you wanna get inside?”

I nod once again still feeling the aftereffects or the limited omnipotence. Limited in range but I knew everything inside it. Too much information for me to handle at the moment

I see he's a winged pony, pegasus. I look at him and he simply smiles cheerful walking to the main castle leaving the spot of tarma, through the guards which bow simply saying, “Long live Prince Minato.”

Desperate speaks up making me look at him, “Normally before this you should show a feat or a large spell of power before being willed in. But that's amazing display of the spell ‘Aura of decay’ was so powerful and high leveled I’m not sure anyone could pull it off!” I stare at this strangely oppstamic pony, “I mean you even made Almighty Lunar Princess Luna back away!”

“Almighty Lunar?”

“Of course! Haven’t you heard of the Refuge of Sun and Moon?”

I shake my head hoping he’ll speak more. Of course he does, “It's the official religion of the world, Celestia brought sun and warmth that melted the snow from the newly freed land. Letting cops grow big and warm, let foals and ponies enjoy their new land that they occupied in harmony. Luna brought the moon, the guide of dreams and assurer of peaceful slumber!”

I smile at him faintly as I reach out to stroke his pony head just like I did Celestia hours ago. Apparently he enjoys it as he leans into my finger stretches, getting under his golden helmet and stroking his white fur. A few minute of the pony petting we are at a gate, “Were entering the upper wealth area, watch what you say or do around here as they would try to use your every word to climb higher in rank and prestige. Most are unicorns and can cast spells as the racial divide is still sadly unofficially in effect.”

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I was about to comment before he once butted in once more, “Celestia is trying to fix that! In fact a Earth pony was deemed royalty right before the discorian rule!”

“How long did he have control?”

“Two years. The Goddess tried so many times to stand up against him but they couldn't get a clear shot with the Elements of Harmony that this very city was built around. It took a year for them to get the elements out and six months to learn how to use them properly.” He sighs, “Dark days for Pony kind. I actually joined the guard trying to help keep peace and calm.”

I pet him again as he walk down a street leading closer to the castle. Strangely the closer we get to it the more expensive looking the shops. ‘Mane street.’ Nice pun self.

‘Mane street’ seemed to host the best and most powerful shops and one or two homes. More like mini estates. This central street was the street to be. I take a deep breath noticing that the front gate was only a few more metres away.

A line of almost stone like soldiers stood in front of the gate. Gate guards. I walk past them as they remain stoned face. But Desperate Shield is stopped, “Private you know you are not allowed in the castle!”

“He’s allowed,” They look to me.

One, the more experienced guard steps to me. Agation clearly written on his face, “Listen here ‘Prince’ Minato. You are not in charge till coronation. So kindly buck off.”

I look down to the pony below me. I can feel anger rise, the cause was most likely the insult and the implied meaning. I hear the shatter of glass and flames of my anger explode. Outwards the emotions on my face change only slightly. I stare down at him, my voice accidentally being a much darker and thicker tone. How a person’s voice gets when he wants to let the other party know they fucked up.

I grab him by his neck and lift him off the ground. His hooves wiggling wildly, “I know cultures where insorbation means instant death. And the way you just insulted me would hurt any man's, or stations pride. Prison rule’s bitch.” I smell burning flesh as I notice an Agi spell, a low level fire spell is formed and burning the ponies throat but my tight grip keeps him from screaming, “Understand this. I am not Celestia OR Luna I will put you in your place like how you want so bad, Force.” I drop him.

His screams make the guard ponies back up as Depestre Shield runs to my side looking a bit horror stroke. But he keeps to my side like a loyal pony would, “Understand this. Your rank will be striped and you will be dishonorably discharged. Pack your stuff, you aren't welcomed here.” .I hear the shattering of glass as a song plays making my anger began to fall and lull.

I turn around and walk into castle noting all those that looked down when I past. Either in shame, anger, or fear.

“Shield?”

“Y-yes sir?”

“Congrats, you're the Captain of my Personal guard.” I don't hear the regular clip-clop of my pony companion beside me anymore.

Magician Rank 1

I mutter, “Looks like it was a right choice.” I glance back at him seeing he frozen in midstep. I think I broke him, “Sheild? “

“YES SIR! I WOULD LOVE TO SIR!” I take a deep breath looking at him. I put a hand on his muzzle making sure it's closed.

“That means following my orders to the T. Most of them will be about making sure I don't kill anyone while i'm learning the ins and outs to being a Fool.”

He nods excitedly smiling and I swear I even heard an adorable squee come from him, “Yus sur!” His voice is muffled slightly by the fact i'm still holding his muzzle shut.

“Good boy, now I know it'll take a while to make a room for me so...Lead me to a suite.” He nods, his large smile never leaving his face.

“I can't wait to tell my wife about the promotion!”

“Wife? Do you have kids?”

He tilts his head looking at me in confusion. He has a very simplistic mind, “What’s a kid?”

“A child.”

“Ohhh! A foal!”

I nod, “A foal.”

“We have one! We're kinda worried as he was borning during the era ruled. They already call those children ‘Chaos ones.’ I’m not sure she’ll be available to live a normal life…”

He opens a random door showing a very lexiours bedroom. Seemingly made for tall beings that need more legroom than ponies, “Here’s your room for now Prince Minato. If you need anything I’ll be right outside the door, o other guards are nearby and its rules that royalty bedrooms shall be guarded at all times.”

I sigh as I walk in, closing the door behind me, and crawling into bed without taking anything. I feel myself almost instantly fall asleep.