To find the edge of the world one must become very lost.
To become lost one must never lose themselves
To never lose oneself they must be strong
To have strength means little to some but everything to others
but never to the ones that have it

" If only if only the hammer could strike the sky as the sword cuts the coal~ If only if only the hunters could forge onward as the craftsmen did charge ~ Now if only if only as the children did cry this mother could fall as the fathers did mourn~"

He would weep if he could as he recited the painful words the widow sang at her husbands funeral. The harsh time they had faced long before he had grown strong enough to end the strife.

A black dragon never truly slumbers, they only wait. Time means nothing as the power will never dim. Truths untold for fear would arise. Three species exist. Fatalis, Alatreon, Dire Miralis. Long ago a hero slew one of these to save his people. A horrific truth was brought forth by doing so. Yet the world would never know....... until now.

A crack formed somewhere unseen, but it was felt. As all powers in the world at once grew somber. 'Times come it would seem'

A breath was taken, the world seemed to lean into it and three portals opened.

It was not the same as the beast of the night, one moment there was no one and the next nine people appeared.

The dim light from the night sky above shown down into the abyss. Sombra still with Sol on his lap still dazed from the kiss she had just given him was now met with the furious eyes of his companions.

"H-hello everyone."

Silver was the first up to bat, "Sombra! Were we not enough for you?!"

"Wait I can explain..." He was cut off by another kiss from Sol.

Sunset was holding back an angry Diamond, ready to defend her best friends feelings with violence. They were all upset but they knew Silver had to hurt the most.

Twilight knew it was strange to be upset after all they all were biding for him, they were ready to accept one another or even if he just picked one of them. This was different though, as the leader she would scold him later.

She pulled back and put a finger on his lips giving the other girls a winning grin. "There's no need to explain." She said before swinging herself around him, wrapping her arms around his neck. She quickly whispered in his ear "I'm fine if you have feelings for them but if you will accept me to don't push me away here."

He gave a curt nod and stood up Sol still latched to his back, "Now's not the time everyone" They looked like they were going to appose but he raised his hand. "I already know about all your feelings I overheard at the cave but now is not the time to discuss it." He looked up and sighed, he seemed to be sighing a lot recently for a lot of different reasons. "After all it appears were making someone wait."

"Quite observant it would seem" the voice seemed to come from everywhere and nowhere all at once. Out of the darkness came the head of a dragon. White and grey, its horns split like wicked blades. Course hair grew along it overtaking patches of scales. Most importantly it was huge.

Sol and Twilight both gasped fear stricken the leader managed to choke out a single name. "Fatalis...."

"Well studied" The dragon lowered its head resting it on the ground in front of them. It body hidden from site and its long neck vanishing into the void they could only study its face. The most shocking feature being it's very human eyes, a deep blue that reminded Sombra of the ocean. "I brought you all here to the forgotten lands. Originally I had planed to wait and let you reach here on your own but time is of the essence. The dragon of night had made its move."

Twilight walked forward steadying her nerves "I am Twilight leader of this group, who are you? Why have you brought us here? How can a monster speak?" She spoke the last part out in what meant to be a strong tone but came out completely baffled. 'This shouldn't be possible' she thought to herself.

Silence rang as the dragon collected his thought. "You all have been quite entertaining to watch, and let me apologize right away for the great unjust task I have placed upon you all." He somewhat nodded his head down appearing like a bow as his closed his eyes.

"Ya say that like it'was you who brought us here?" Applebloom stated.

He looked to her his eyes full of remorse, "I was, young one." The group was taken aback but he continued. "Let me explain, do you know of the tail of the dragon of night?"

Twilight spoke up "It was when the monster that's been causing these portals was wounded by a hunter from long ago who wielded weapons made from fa....." She stopped herself and stared at him.

"You are correct brave Twilight. I was that same hunter, a cruel fate belongs to any that would wield a fatalis's power. It overcomes the hunter encasing them. I did not only make weapons but armor as well, crafted by my own hand. At the time I was the son of a smith and new something had to be done. Training in secret I made my move and found the black dragon. The fight was fierce and it wasn't until later that I would realize the price it is to take such power." A somber sigh escaped him.

Twilight had so many questions but one was prominent "What about me? I killed an Alatreon, will the same thing happen to me if I keep using my gear?"

"No, only the Fatalis posses such power. Born from their hatred of mankind, normally my mind would have been taken to but I overcame it in the last moments of my transition." Twilight's relief was short lived when he laid his eyes squarely on her. "Don't relax just yet, the black dragons soul still dwells within that gear. You may soon still face it's wrath if it deems you unworthy, a dragons soul is a strange one. They are not all sentient and some live long enough to develop an understanding. Who knows what the one you have slain was like."

Scootaloo was the next to speak up "So wait, why did you bring us here? If you know what's going on why don't you finish that guy off? It's not like we were warriors in our world"

"Don't get me wrong I would like nothing more then to stop all of this, but unfortunately I no longer posses the ability to do so."

"Ability?" Sol asked.

He breathed deep and released, in a moment the entirety of the darkness was covered in stars. "This is what I have managed to do with the full knowledge of Fatalis's connection to the dragon element. I can interact with space itself, an attempt I made after witnessing the same Fatalis I fought rip open the sky during our battle."

Another breath and the stars disappeared leaving everyone in awe.

"This power allowed me to seek out those that not only had similar souls to my own but also to one another. The soul of a 'human' so to speak in your cases, but souls that took shape of dragons. When the dragon of night opened its portals I found you all and manipulating it's power I drew you here in hopes that you would take up the call."

Twilight stepped forward "but why call us? why bring us here now? why do our souls matter?"

"The beast has made a large crack in space itself, it must be stopped before all three worlds that its power has reached collide. For that I needed similar souls to give my power to, a dragon lacks kai and without kai or the power of the mortals soul one could never hope to beat such a monster. Hunters take up weapons made from monsters to wield a piece of their strength by taking it from them in death. I offer you all my power, the power of the most powerful black dragon in history, with no curse attached. All in hopes of you stopping the beast."

As everyone processed what was happening it was Sombra's turn to speak up. "The most powerful black dragon in history, the legend of the black dragon?"

Twilight and Sol quickly looked to Sombra realization striking them like a lightning bolt and once more silence came.

"Yes, my greatest regret." The pain in his voice spoke of centuries of remorse. "To end the suffering of many I had to act, I would gladly have given my mind as well to the curse if it meant never having brought such destruction."

As the group let his words sink in it was Sweetie that walked up to the dragon, not more than five feet in front of him her eyes met his. "You've got no one to explain yourself to, I can tell in your eyes that you mean it."

Her words cut him down, how many years has it been since someone looked at him like he was still human. "Your words are to kind to me, now time is of the essence. Will you all accept this quest?"

"Wait a moment, won't giving us your power kill you?" Sunset asked worry on her face.

"....Yes I will die, but worry not I have lived more life than could have ever been promised to me. I want more then nothing else to save everyone and for all of you to continue on happily." An almost grin appeared on his scaled maw. "Happily ever after it would seem." His gaze met Sombras who could only grin back the kings confidence returning to him he turned to Twilight.

"Alright leader, I say we help but its your decision." His attitude rubbed on on the rest of pretty quickly.

"Me too." Diamond and Silver chimed in together.

A chorus of agreements went through the group all waiting on their leaders choice.

She smiled at her friends knowing what whatever she said they would follow her to the end, the Fatalis waited for her answer patiently. "We accept your quest." Turning to him he couldn't help but feel her almost glow with pride.

"Then without further adou." He began but was cut off by Sol.

"Should I leave?" She didn't want to get in the way of the group but before she could think anymore the dragons laugh rang out.

"No no dear child , among all the humans and the alfs of this world you were the only one to share the soul of a dragon. I did after all affect Sombras drop to put him in your path. You are as much a part of this as the rest of them."

Her heart pounded as she wrapped tighter around Sombras neck, a huge weight was lifted off her shoulders knowing she would not fall behind both in combat and in other things...

"Now for one last goodbye, may all of you succeed. Fight well and believe in one another. I have no idea how my power will affect all of you or what you'll be capable of but I have faith that you will slay the dragon of night...... farewell."

The room shone like stars and then it all went dark.

In the darkness Sombra existed, he could see the soul of the hunter in front of him. Not knowing how he knew but he could tell that's what it was. The soul was vanishing only leaving behind the power. 'One last word only for you mighty king. A tip for taking down the monster, I'm sure you will figure out how to do what I could not. It is weakest in the realm between. Your soul knows that magic best, when I wounded it the beast was more then halfway still inside that place. The only time it seemed to feel pain and the strike that drove it to the moon. I leave you with this final warning, goodbye.....'

It was night when they all appeared on the lakeside, all their gear and supplies stood next to them. Sombra still had Sol around his neck and he was shaken from his thoughts by a powerful double punch to the stomach from Diamond and Silver. Dropping to his knees Sol released him, and made her way between him and the two girls. Everyone else waited in suspense to see what would happen next before Twilight made an observation known.

"Sunset wheres your groups stuff?" It was at this that her, Applebloom, Scootaloo, and Diamond all froze. "We got dropped in the desert, what about you guys?"

"I-in a forest near the Dire Miralis that we rode part way back." Twilight look was a mix of baffled and confused. "Long story... tell you later." He pulled himself to his feet.

"Okay so that's to groups, Sunset?" Her innocent question made Sunset and the other girls sweat.

"W-well um.... You see Twi..." Sunset pointed over her should and in the distance down the lake side a large waterside hotel that made way into a town with a huge wooden sign that read 'Titan Lake' on it. "We landed here......"

"Your telling me that we all had to sleep outside in the dirt and sand and fight for our lives while you four ate at an inn and used the hot tub!!!!!!"

We had all made it back to the inn/house stead that the group had been using as their base of operations during the separation. Everyone had explained what happened to them Twilight telling them about Vaga and the information they had gathered, Sombra explaining his training and his trip on the elder dragons back. A tale that left the group in awe, and finally it was now Sunsets turn to explain their almost perfect circumstances.

"Hey we've been training!" Scootaloo called out in rebuttal.

"And coming home to feasts! This was so unfair!" Sunset had never heard Twilight so outspoken and it got her curious.

"Jeez Twi did something happen, what's got you so flustered?" Sunset said waving her hand in a teasing manner laughing at her friends frustration. That is until she noticed Twilight's suddenly very nervous look. "Wait what? Did something happen."

Suddenly Twilight ran away up stairs. Yelling out as she did so "Nothing happened!!!!!!!"

Sunset chased after her. "Twi tell me what happened!!"

Sweetie and Silver shared a smug look and chuckled which gave Diamond a chill. Getting Silvers attention she asked "What did happen?"

Silver suddenly turned beat red and following Twilight's example, she ran. Diamond chased after and everyone burst into laughter all happy to be back together.

Author's Note

Hope everyone's healthy and hunting monsters!