Ledgermayne woke up to an odd sensation, that of having a body once again, which puzzled him. What also puzzled him was that his mind was not consumed by the chaos that originally consumed him when he was first given a body.

And, with clarity came remorse, for he remembered what he had done, how he had tried to remove magic from all living things, not caring that it would kill all those on lore, as well as kill magic itself.

Standing up, started looking back over the last events he could remember, only to stop as two things became apparent to him. One, while his body was composed of mana, it had the definite shape of a pony, and two....he was not alone.

He looked back to see another pony composed of mana, the pony having a definite feminine shape as it walked up to him, sniffing him before smiling and speaking to him. “I never thought I would see another of my kind, from where do you hail from.”

“I would answer, but first perchance, could you tell me where I am?”

The mana mare chuckled a bit, and then nodded, before gesturing to the starry realm around them. “This is the nexus between worlds, and it connects the three plains of existence which my magic governs.”

He gazed around, staring in wonderment at the realm around him, before looking back at the mana mare and speaking. “My name is Ledgermayne, and I am the....I guess you could say physical manifestation of the magic of Lore, which is the realm I hail from.”

“I see,” said the mana mare, before her horn glowed, and then her features fell as she spoke again. “Then I am sorry for you loss.”

“What?”

“Your realm, this Lore, as well as two others that were connected to it....they no longer exist...and for that I am sorry.”

He stood there for a long moment, then cast his magic out, finding his entry point into this realm and following it back....and finding nothing there.

Letting the magic drop, he then cast his senses out to the find the realms she had mentioned, finding them quickly and nearly being blinded as he gazed upon them.

One realm had barely any magic to speak of, but the other two not only had magic in abundance, but it had something else which he had not seen on his home realm.

Every sentient creature on it had the potential to use magic.

“I see you have seen,” said the mana mare, “I was in wonderment to when I first saw, but no matter how hard I tried, I could never give others the ability to use magic save for a small few.

“And why is that?” asked Ledgermayne, still looking at the realms with wonder as the mana mare spoke.

“My magic requires a physical conduit connected to the user to be able to cast the magic, otherwise it turns into passive magic, which is nowhere near as powerful.”

“....And what if my magic did not?”

The mana mare turned to him, so he explained. “My magic only requires the potential for magic to be present, if that potential is there, they can cast magic, without need for a physical conduit.”

“Truly?”

“Truly,” said Ledgermayne, “however, I need a means of give this magic to them, a....bridge as it where, to allow our magic’s to mingle and become one.”

The mana mare thought about it for a moment, then smiled as she spoke. “Do you have a being amongst those who are gifted with magic, one who can learn any spell, and can use any form of magic you create.”

Ledgermayne nodded, “do you?”

The mana mare nodded, “I do indeed, and I shall summon her here at once.”

*

Twilight found herself in a familiar place, though like that last time she had been here, she could not remember how she had gotten there.

“Twilight?”

The young alicorn spun around, finding Warlic standing a few paces away from her, looking utterly confused.

“Warlic...what are you doing here?”

“I have no clue, especially seeing as how I have no idea where here is.”

Twilight sighed, and then started explaining. “This is the nexus between worlds, it connects Eques, a mirror world which is like a dark reflection of my own, and another world I have simply dubbed Canterlot High. This was the place I was brought to when I was made an alicorn, after I...well the way they put it after I created new magic.”

“But you did create new magic Twilight,” said a voice, one which was very familiar to the young mare.

She turned around, seeing a face she had not seen in a long time, and ran into her hooves as she spoke her name, “Mageriss!”

The two hugged each other, Warlic watching in confusion till he spotted another pony who looked like Mageriss, only this one was blue instead of magenta.

“Hello Warlic, it's been a long time, hasn't it.”

“Ledgermayne, what are you doing here!”

“I was brought here by the same spell that sent you to Eques....the same spell which has left our home realm in ruin.”

“What,” said Warlic, “no, that can’t be, the spell was never intended....”

“I know it was not, but the spell it changed into was, look.”

Ledgermayne let Warlic access his senses, showing him the place they had come from, which allowed Warlic to see what remained.

The moment he saw it, Warlic paled, “no....no I....I never intended...”

“I know,” said Ledgermayne, “but when the energies from Regwald's and Drakath's attacks merged with it, it turned from the spell you intended it to be to a spell of re-assignment, which took all life from our realm and moved it....before destroying our realm entirely.”

Ledgermayne paused for a moment, and then spoke again. “However, I did not just bring you here to reveal this; I have also brought you here because we have been presented with a unique opportunity to improve thousands upon thousands of lives.”

“What are you talking about?”

“He is talking about the magic of your world,” said Mageriss, which drew Twilight's attention.

“What...why would you be interested in their magic?” asked Twilight, looking confused.

“Because of what it can do for us Twilight,” said Mageriss with a smile. “Twilight, you have long known that the use of magic in our world has long been....well, lopsided, with only a few of our worlds species able to access it beyond passive abilities. However, the magic from their world only needs a vessel that is magically compatible in order to use it, and from what he says, every single sentient creature on Eques is magically compatible.”

“So....wait, what do you want to do then?”

“We want to merge our magic’s with yours,” said Ledgermayne, “and I think the best way to do that would be if you and Warlic were to unite your energies for a mighty spell.”

Both Twilight and Mageriss blushed, the alicorn stuttering as she tried to speak. “U...unite our energies, don't you realize what you’re asking!”

“What's wrong?” asked Warlic, “I've united my energies with hundreds of fellow wizards and witches before, why should this be any different.”

“Well I don't know how merging energies in your world works Warlic, but in mine the uniting of ones energies is a very personal experience, one you do only with somepony you trust absolutely, like a lover.”

Warlic blushed at that, however, before he could speak, Mageriss spoke next. “As much as I agree with you Twilight, the spell Ledgermayne and I have crafted, now that I look at it, requires the combined energies of a pony from this world and one from theirs, it is the only way for those magic’s to become one.”

“Besides,” said Ledgermayne, “you and Warlic are the ones who are most connected to magic out of all the beings of this world, no other can compare to you, so this spell would be safest in your hooves. Now, for the betterment of our new world, please....put aside the embarrassment and help us, you are the best ones for the job.”

They both hesitated for a long moment, and then Twilight finally sighed, before walking in front of Warlic and speaking. “Let's just....get this over with, for if Mageriss is right, this will better all our lives.”

Warlic nodded, and then leaned his head forward, offering his horn to her.

With brief hesitation, Twilight touched her horn to his, letting their energies begin to mingle as Mageriss and Ledgermayne readied the spell.

But the moment Warlic's horn had touched Twilight's, his world had become one of blind emotion, feeling's and sensation's not his own flooding his senses as his energies mixed with that of Twilight Sparkle.

“I warned you,” said Twilight's voice from deep within his mind, causing him to open his eyes. But the moment he did he gasped, for when he saw Twilight, he realized he was truly seeing her, or more accurately, he was seeing all of her.

“Y....you are beautiful,” said Warlic, watching as the mare blushed before him.

“As are you Warlic,” said Twilight, “and I am sorry for everything that happened to you, I wish I could have been there to help.”

“What are you...?”

“You see me don't you,” said Twilight, earning a nod and smiling before speaking once more. “Well I see you to, all your happiness, all your pain; nothing is hidden from me while we are like this.”

“The spell is ready,” said Mageriss.

Both Twilight and Warlic nodded to show they understood, then felt Mageriss and Ledgermayne touch them on the shoulder, feeling the spell enter their joined mind.

And then, they unleashed it.

*

Over the skies of Equestria, ponies watched as two cutie marks appeared, Princess Twilight's cutie mark being overlapped by another as swirling energies began to coalesce around them, before the two cutie marks exploded, sending out a shock wave of energy which passed over them and out beyond the horizon, nopony noticing as their eyes glowed, the sign that they had been gifted with new magic.

Throughout the rest of the lands of Eques, the shock wave passed, and with each creature it passed over, it granted to them the same magic it had gifted the ponies, till finally it stopped at a singular spot on the opposite end of the world to Equestria, where an old, ancient, and powerless being opened her eyes, and a grin formed on her face as those eyes began to glow.

For she was Grogar, oldest and most beloved of the goats, and once more, she could feel power flowing through her horns, and with that power....a hunger.

Author's Note

If no one got the hint from the tags, yes, there will be shipping in this story, and yes, Twilight and Warlic are indeed going to be the first to who are god smacked by Cupids arrow. Anyway, next chapter will deal with the ramifications of what this new magic will bring, as well as delve into some family time between Regwaldand his mother, so look forward to that.

(And yes, I know I changed Grogar’s gender in this fic, but It seems more fitting, especially given who she is going to be partnering up with later down the line, anyways guys, catch yall next chapter.)