Chapter 1 : The Decent From The Abyss Then, From The Sky
In the abyss, a fiery realm with a never ending fall would ring of clashing blades and the sound of fire and ice being casted from the words of both Asmodians and Elyoes, the two mortal enemies tearing at eachother with everything they got. Mystogan Vokunkiin, one of those very same asmodians was taking on a few of the lower ranking eyloes that had tried to gang up on him. He would begin to flip through his tome, the pages flipping on their own and beginning to glow fiercely the pulsating magic sorrounding it. "Vahnahnerohalah!" He exlcaimed as the air above him would begin to open with fire. Suddenly multiple meteors began to fall through the opening as it peppered his enemies with their fiery destruction, causing them to lose their ability of flight, their wings falling limp and falling into the endless abyss.
This was his que to move on to help his allies in arms with the capture of the fort that the elyoes had taken over in their absence. Control for the forts in the abyss was a need in the war for maintaining control for the part of the world they lived in. Mystogan was from the part of the planet named Atreia. And that part was called Asmodae. Before the cataclysm, the planet was whole and the inhabitence of the planet co-existed in harmony. The cataclysm has caused them to believe that the other race is responsible for the cataclysm. Thus cause the never ending war between them. Mystogan is part of the asmodian race, which the part of their planet was shrouded in darkness after the cataclysm spit the world in two. They started out as humans, but the change in weather and climate had caused their bodies to go under extreme transformation. They were human, but had developed a more feral like appearance. More muscular, claws on their toes and fingers, pointed ears and even some with horns on their head. And the most possibly frightening thing about them, once they were roused into battle, their eyes would glow a deep crimson red. The daevas of their race once ascended, gain solid black wings that appeared and disappeared as well.
Mystogan was closing in on his allies to come to their aid. All the sudden, a sharp pain in his back was felt as he would twirl out of control from the pain. He would turn his head to see an assassin that had snuck up behind him and planted one of the poisoned daggers it had into his back,"God damned pigeon...you will pay for your sneak attack dearly..." he said with a heavy pant, lifting his hand up as he began to fall into the abyss, if he was going to die, he was going to take that son of a bitch with him. He knew that his mana would be drained completely after this cast. He lifted his hands up, focusing on the assassin that was trying to escape from him," Railohalah!" he exc;laimed as he would then sudden see shadowy hands wrap around the assassin and begins to squeeze the life out of the attacker, squeezing his hand tighter into fists as he hears the cracking and tearing of bone and flesh, the agonized screams coming from the elyoes. All the sudden their was a loud and sickening pop as the body of his attacker exploded into blood and gore. He would smile wickedy as he continued to fall through the abyss. His thoughts soon ran through his head as he fell through the darkness he closed his eyes and smiled once more, "Well, if this is it for me....atleast I will be able to rest now....I am done...no more pain and no more war." he said before he blacked out. All the sudden a bright white light engulfed his body, a rogue rift taking him into an unknown world, leaving him to never return. But what did it matter? The poison was coursing through his body now. It would be most certain he would die.
It was a dark and rainy night in the town of Ponyville, lightening and thunder cracked through the sky fiercely as the rain fell from the sky, the weather team of the pegasi sure did outdo themselves this time. A the center of Ponyville, their was a large structure that was towering over the small town. It was a castle, not one that matched the one in Canterlot, but a castle none the less. A lavender alicorn was in her study, reading books at amazing speed with a smile on her face. Twilight Sparkle, the newest addition to the number of alicorns that ruled over Equestria. She suddenly heard a rumbling coming from outside, she thought it was just more thunder but when she looked out the window. She saw a black and blue fiery object falling from the dark sky. Her eyes go wide as their was a sudden explosion as the unknown object collided with the ground, leaving an explosion and a small crater. Her curiousity caught the better of her. Maybe it was something that came from the sky. Usually when that happened, it was a form of spatial matter. Which rarely made its way onto the planet.
Despite the falling rain and thunder, she got to her feet from the chair she was sitting in and ran out her study, but not before running in to her room where a little purple and green dragon slumbering in his bed. Twilight smiled and whispered to him"I will be back Spike, I need to go check on something, it fell from the sky and I am rather excited to see what it is." Spike simply mumbled in his sleep"Mmmm...yes Rarity...it is a house made of ice cream....". Twilight giggled quietly on her way out, grabbing her rain gear and soon made her way outside into the rain
Twilight used her magic to light her way through the night after she had left the town perimeter, the street lights go only so far after all. She soon made her way to the area where the impacted was made from the falling object. But when she came closer to inspect the object, she found it wasn't an object at all, it was a creature! Her eyes grew wide in both curiousity and fear from what she saw. It was a bipedal creature that was laying on its back, it had wings they lay spread from his back, large in size and span, black and crimson feather were shown from the help of the remaining blue fire scattered about the crater. He was wearing light black armor made from the finest cloth with pieces of leather along it. over that armor was long black robes that went all the way down to his ankles, it had a split in the middle of them in the front, lined with a beautiful silver pattern, along with his sleeves as well. His skin was pale, white as a ghost really, long black hair rested upon his head, nicely parted and now flat from the rain that fell on him. She noticed that it had claws on it toes and fingers, they looked sharp as blades, this made her step back a bit in fear, he noticed something on his back though, a long black mane that started from his upper back and all the way down to his upper legs, something else his kind had developed from the change. She wanted to study this creature, being to overeager egghead she was. She also noticed one final thing about the creature, it had a blindfold over its eyes. She tilts her head in thought"Was he blind...why else would he have that over his eyes...? I feel I shouldn't bring him to the castle but-". She was suddenly cut off from her thought as she heard him begin to breathe heavily, his body coming to life and reaching out to the voice he had awakened to"Please...I don't want to die...poisoned...." he said as he suddenly blacked out again. Twilight was hesitant at his request, but despite his grim appearance, she could sense something in him that was not hostile. So against her judgment, she would lift him onto her back. It was pretty heavy, but with the aid of her magic, she levitated him as she ran back to Ponyville taking him into her castle and into a spare room that had a guest bed in it. Twilight ran into her study where she had scientific beakers and tubes that held various liquids. She was lucky she had already made a few batches of antidote. She picked one up from the storage and ran back to the room she had layed him down in, reaching a hoof under his head and lightly lifting it up to the vial,"Here..drink this..slowly now." he said as she let it fall down his throat. She had noticed his facial features, he was most definitely male. Mystogan unconciously swallowed the liquid with ease, Twilight lowered his head back onto the pillow gently and stood away from him. She would examine his now resting body, he breathing going from shallow and quick to a more calm and relaxed one now. His body was stablizing it seemed, and a bit of color was returning to his face. Twilight let out a sigh of relief as she saw this, she would smile and leave the room"As much as I want to wake him up and ask him questions about him and here he came from. He needs rest from his ordeal." she said to herself quietly after she walked out of the room, quietly closing the door behind her.
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Chapter 2 : An Asmodian Among Ponies
It was the next in Ponyville, the sun was now shinning and the weather was at optimal tempature. Not too hot, not too cold. Mystogan slowly began to open his eyes, still feeling a little groggy from the ordeal he had dealt with yesterday. It took a few minutes for his eyes to adjust to all the sudden bright colors within the confinds of the room. He slowly sat up and placed a hand on his back, the wound he had was now sealed up, but left a scar non the less. He would let out a sigh of relief,"I am...alive...but how? Last thing I remember I was falling into the abyss before taking that damn pigeon with me." he said as he grabbed at his head. Suddenly he heard what sounded like footsteps...no...hoofsteps strangely, and they were approching the door of the room he was in. Still in his dazed state, he would see the door open and see a lavender creature stick her head in with the big purple eyes. "Are you alright..uuuh..Sir? You took quite the landing there last night...I went out to investigate and I found you...you were hurt and poisoned. So I brought you to my castle." She said as he stayed behind the door, being cautious of the now concious creature. Mystogan would look over to the alicorn with a tilt of his head, the way he 'saw' things was quite abnormal for most people back in his world. He was able to see everything with the aid of the aether flowing through the air in his world. Aether was what created the use of magic in his world, and yet he was able to use that ability here to for some reason. Did this world he was in have a form of aether as well? But he was getting off track of the current situation. He would then return his attention to Twilight"Um....I am sorry...but I think the poison may have gone to my brain...This is NOT Asmodae for sure..." he said as he would continue to stare at Twilight with a head tilt that could break his neck.
Twilight would step into the room with caution still, but her curiousity was getting the better of her. She would come up to the bed he was now sitting up and on the side of now, remembering that his wings ere still out and would then make them vanish in a blackish light. Twilight saw this and stopped in her tracks, mouth a gap in suprise"Oh my goodness, Your wings! Where did they go?!" she asked as she looked around his back to see if they were still there. Mystogan would suddenly shy away a bit from the curious creature."Uh...clearly you are of equine origin...but you can talk...and are much more colorful than the ones in my world. And not to mention...such large eyes.." he said as he would see them nearly peering into his soul, but at the same time, he didn't feel any threat from her. He would look down to her again"So...where exactly am I?" he asked hopeing for some answers. Twilight would finally come back to reality as she heard his question"Well, you are in the land of Equestria and in the town of Ponyville. And this is my castle, I welcome you to this land sir." she said as she would bow her head in greeting to him. She spoke again"My name is Twilight Sparkle, and I am the princess of Friendship." she said with a warm smile. Mystogan would widen his eyes a bit, he was in the presence of royalty in this world and would suddenly jump to his feet, startling the mare to jump back a bit, but would smile again as she saw him bow to her slightly"Oh...please forgive my manners...I hope i didnt offend you in anyway." he said as he would place a clawed hand over his chest "I am Mystogan Vokunkiin, Officer of the Crimson Fury legion back in my world...well..was anyways. Azphelumbra to you." greeting her in his native tongue. Twilight tilted her head at him"Azphel...umbra?" she asked him. He would respond with a light chuckle"Oh, that is how we greet one another in my world." he said as he would come up from his bow. That blindfold would catch the alicorn's attention again she reached up and placed her paws on his shoulders to keep him down for a second, examining the black silkened clothe over his eyes. This would make him nearly fall forward a bit. Twilight being the nosey and curious mare she was,"I am most curious why you wear this. Can you not see with it on? Are you about to get around with it on?" she bombarded him with a slew of question, he would bring his index claw to her lips to silence her"Forgive me princess....but please slow down with the questions...my head is still pounding." he said as he would grab at it slightly. Twilight gasp slightly and back away from him a bit"Oh gosh I am so sorry! I tend to get carried away with new things..especially new creatures I haven't ever seen.." she said with an embarrassed blush across her cheek. He would smile weakly"Oh you can ask me all the question you want to princess, but not now. Still feeling the after affects of the poison, but it is mostly gone thanks to you. I owe you a great debt for saving me princess." he said with a deep bow. Twilight put up a hoof shaking it lightly"Oh no no Mystogan...please you don't have to." he would lightly take hold of her hoof in his claws, smiling to her warmly"Well...lets just say I owe you one and I will return it in the future when you need it." he said with a nod.
Mystogan would sit down on the bed and would look to Twilight"But I will atleast tell you about the blindfold for now. To answer your questions. Yes, I am blind, have been since i was a child. But yes, I can get around with it on. See I can see, but not in the way you can. I use what its called aether back in my home, its flows through the very air we breathe, and allows my mana to recharge over time. I trained hard as a child to regain a form of vision. And it has payed off very well. But one thing that bothers me, you would seem to possess aether here in this world as well." he said as he would rub his chin in thought Twilight hoped up on the bed and sat next to him, fascinated with his answers to ehr question, a beaming smile on her face as she was learning know things, then he asked"Aether? Mana? What are these things?" She asked him with her hooves under her chin. Mystogan would chuckle lightly,"Well, Aeether is somethingt that can gives the energy to replenish our mana to cast our magic and spells and-" he was cut off by a suprised gasp of the mare and would see the biggest smile on her"You can do magic and spells?! Oh my gosh me too! infact that's what my cutie mark means as well!" she said as she turn slightly to reveal that star surrounded by smaller ones. Mystogan would tilt his head"Cutie mark? And what does that represent if I may ask?" Twilight would turn back around and begijs to explain"A cutie mark is something that represents what special talent we have that makes us special." she said as she would wait for him to start speaking again. Mystogan would continue with his explaination"Anyways, back home I started out as a mage, then my magic abilities got better and I took the path of a sorcerer. And thus I was trained as a living weapon of war and destruction...its all i knew how to do." he said as he would see a mixture of fear in Twilight's eyes but also fascination as well. She asked him quietly"So..are you an evil creature that destroys entire villages and innocence?" she said as she began to inch away from him. Mystogan felt almost hurt by the fear he saw in her, sure he was a living weapon. But he wasnt a mindless killing machine"Oh princess no no no, please don't be afraid of me. While my enemies view me as a monster. You arent my enemy and you have given me no reason to see you as well." he said as he would slowly place a hand on her shoulder to comfort and reassure her. Twilight was still very intimidated by his appearance and what he could do. But she was willing to give him the benefit of the doubt. His touch was actually....gentle despite his claws.
Mystogan would continue to explain about his world now that his head was fully clear of the after affects, suddenly he would hear another voice calling for him, it sounded like a young one and would tilt his head to Twilight"Who is that calling you Princess?" he asked looking to the door. Twilight would gasp slightly and suddenly grabs his claws"Oh that's Spike, my number one assistant, and a baby dragon. Mystogan would hear the words 'baby dragon and would suddenly remember he had left his own little pet dragon in the world he had left behind, he would lower his head in sadness a bit"Azure.....I will never see her ever again...she was such a sweet little drake..." he said as he went quiet. Twilight saw the sadness on his face, placing a hoof on his back to comfort him as they walked out"I take it she was very special to yyou?" He would nod in response"Aye, she was a little blue drake I found abandoned by her mother. She warmed up to me very quickly after I took care of her." he said as he would shake it away from his mind"Forgive me Princess...I will put the thought away. Twilight would continue to console him"Mystogan, please just call me Twilight. All my friends do." she said with a gentle tone in her voice. Mystogan would look to her,"You...consider me a friend..? Even though I had just met you and you know about me and my abilities?" he asked still a bit suprised. She would smile wider and nods"Despite your grim appearance Mystogan, I can tell you have a warm heart." This made him feel a bit warm and fuzzy inside, this is the first time someone has said that to him. The tall asmodian would kneel down and wraps his arms around the alicorn with a warm embrace"Thank you Twilight Sparkle...I am still a bit uneasy about this world. But thank you for not running away and leaving me for dead. Twilight returned the gesture by wrapping her forearms around him gently. Suddenly he felt himself being hit from behind with a broom and would fall forward a bit, still being hit multiple times"Get away from Twilight you monster, let her go now!" the voice screamed to him with each whack. He would turn around and grab the broom with his claws, his eyes glowing crimson through the blindfold as he would look down and see a small purple and green dragon assulting him with the broom, and a sudden look of fear in his eyes when he had the broom snatched from him. The little dragon ran for cover with an "AAAHAHAHAAA!!!" scream of dear. When he saw this, Mystogan would hold out a hand"Wait! Please forgive me little one, I didnt mean to frighten you!" he exclaimed as he tried to reassure the dragon. Twilight would call out to Spike more angered than concerned for him"Spike, Don't assult our guest, come back here and apologize now!" she said with a glare. The little dragon would come out of hidding, slowly walking over to them both tapping his index fingers together nervously"I am...s-sorry mister....I thought you where hurting Twilight and I acted on instinct..." he said as he would look down in shame. Mystogan would smile lightly and reaches up and pets the little drake on the head"All is forgiven little guy. No hard feelings."
After introductions were out of the way, Mystogan and his two new friends made their way outside of the room. Twilight asked Mystogan with a smile"So are you hungry Mystogan? I can have Spike whip us up some breakfast. How does pancakes sound?" Mystogan turned his head with an arched brow"Pancakes?" he asked with curiousity. Both Twilight and Spike gasped in unison,"You havent ever had pancakes?! You are in for a suprise!" said Twilight as she went behind him and pushed him with her head towards the kitchen. Spike ran into the kitchen to make the breakfast as Twilight forced him into the dinning room and into a spot at the table. He was in for a good breakfast to be sure. Minutes went by as Twilight and Spike were doing the cooking, Mystogan's thoughts were raceing in his head"So many different things in this world...but so far it doesn't seem to be that bad. Mystogan was in for quite a future hear in this new world. It had all just begun.
