Chapter 12. The Archive of Shadows.

I walked through the decrepit town that was known as Griffinstone with my so called: "Parents." Our mission for the day was gathering climbing gear so that we can get the Statue of Borealis. We walked with minimal gear so that we don't get mugged. I didn't want to pull out from my billions of bits worth of treasure that I was hiding on my ship. I was going to need all that cash to build an army, a real army to fight the Sun Tyrant.

It was the second day in the town and from the information that Yoko gave me, there was no guard posted here, but if the Griffins wanted to trade, they had to go through the diamond dogs further down the mountain. It was sickening to see the Griffins suffering for their freedom. Most of the Griffins that I saw were Hens as all the Toms were out hunting for their families, so finding a Tom was rare during the day in the town unless he was a shopkeeper or tour guide to rack up the cash.

'If I wasn't on a deadline, I would happily help these poor bastards,' I sighed internally.

We walked past the white tree castle and down the road to a shop that looked like it should be condemned. The shop had a sign that told the unlucky people that it was a climber and traveler shop. Sadly, it was the only place where I think I could get something decent. With my safety and my minions safety aside, we walked in.

Tom walked up to the counter while I sat on top of Yoko. The brown Falcon Griffin with a stubby lynx tail hit the bell to signal the owner of the shop. In a second a bored looking Hen popped up and leaned on the counter.

"Hey, what can I get ya?" the Hen said in a jagged voice said that sounded like she was from the broncs. 'What the fuck is the broncs?' I asked myself.

"Hey, we need lots of rope, climbing gear, picks, studs, and helmets and a few lanterns," Tom ordered.

"Is that for you, or all of ya'? she asked. "All," Tom replied. The Hen grabbed the things and typed them into an old register. I saw a few hundred bits popped up and Tom gave the money despite that being a total rip-off.

We left the shop feeling violated of our wallets and made our way to the cliff where we could get the Statue. While I waited for Tom and Yoko to get the Statue, I sat on the edge of the ravine and watched the two propel themselves down. If I remember correctly, the bottom lead into Tartarus where the one eyed beast rested. Thank Luna I wasn't the one going down there again. I don't want to have to fight that thing again.

As I waited, the word, 'remember,' kept coming into my thoughts. It was like a festering itch that I had to scratch. What's more annoying is that I knew words that I don't ever remember learning. I knew something was wrong with my memory, but I couldn't place I claw on it. I remember my entire time in my old Equestria. Was there something missing? How was I supposed to figure out what it is that I am missing? I made a note to acquire more magic ink so that I could make a tome that would allow me to explore my own mind, to see what is wrong as I saw the two come up with the statue in their claws. I sighed and put the thought aside and put the statue of Borealis in my hammerspace.

Gason looked over the scroll that Gilda and Gloria gave him as they were sent back to be stationed in Griffinstone as spies. He didn't like the fact that the scroll was written in a lost tongue that is near impossible to uncover. The only one that came close was a Griffin that was killed before he was done translating it. After that Griffins demise, all his notes were locked up in the Canterlot Archives.

Gason knew that he would have to start at square one with this scroll. He didn't know how long it was until he uncovered it's secrets, but he knew he had a short amount of time. He placed the scroll aside and called in one of his guards before the ship sets sails for the Frontier. A Griffin in black armor walked in and gave Gason a salute. "Yes sir?" he asked.

"I need you to give Gilda some items in order for her to make her job easier," Gason ordered. "Of course, Sir," the Griffin said as he dismissed himself out of the room. Gason sighed, wondering what Gilda his daughter would need. He knew that she would need information to make her job easier. Knowing her, she would most likely make a group of spies to improve profit as well as a group of assassins to take out problems that would lead back to the White Claws. "I wonder if I should tell her that I am her real father and that her mother died giving birth to her," he muttered under his breath. Little did he know, Gloria was listening in by her masters orders.

Twilight walked back into her castle with a sunken expression on her face. She felt violated that a Griffin she killed made her life slightly more miserable. She trotted down the halls to get a cup of coffee to enjoy while she tried to find the funds to pay off her charge within the next few years. Knowing herself, she could make a system that would make it possible, but the work that she would have to do would not give her the time of day to have fun with her friends.

She walked into her private study where Glade was humming a small tune while she cleaned the place of the dust that threatens the cleanliness of her safe space. Glade saw her master walk in and sat down at her desk, hovering over a few sheets of parchment and inkwells. Instantly, Glade finished her chore and walked over to the kitchen to get her what she would need.

Twilight sighed as Gloria put a steaming hot cup of Joe. Twilight noticed that she was waiting for her next order like the little Tom that violated her. The more she looked at her and her happy smile, the more anger she felt for the Hen. It was like the Tom, happy and innocent. She hated that smile. Just as she was about to shoo her away to sort out the Library, a dark thought came to mind. It will be a while before Spike gets back from his time in Canterlot and her friends are busy with their own chores for the rest of the day.

Twilight needed to vent her frustrations on something. There was a lot of stress built up like her time with Moondancer back in Canterlots School for Gifted Unicorns. 'Yes, that's it!' she cheered internally. She was going to use a spell on her that she and Moondancer loved to use to relieved each others stress after a tough exam. With an evil grin, she activated the spell and stood up.

"Glade, can you bend over the desk for me for a second? I need to check your bandages," she lied as the large member in between her legs grew hard with anticipation. Glade happily complied as she spread her legs wide open for Twilight and looked forward. Twilight licked her lips as she pinned Glade down with her magic. Glade struggled in fear as she felt a large, long cock rub against her flower. She whimpered in fright for what was going to happen. "W-W-What a-are d-d-doing master?" Glade began to cry.

Twilight grinned. "Violate you like that Tom did to me."

"Please, master," she begged, but it was no use. "Master..." Twilight went deeper. "Please..." Glade begged through sobs. "No-AHHHHHH!" Glade screamed as Twilight rammed her member deep into Glade, starting Glades true torment for being a Griffin.

I smiled as I walked through the tree castle that Raven Blackwing used to reside. I decided to go snooping through the castle after I finished making a fake version of the statue and placing it back where the real one used to be. I managed to get Tom and Yoko to find us a place, and we ended up buying the castle...Somehow. I gave them five-thousand Bits to buy a place for us to hide in and they bought the castle with the assumption that I was their King and that a King needs a castle. I wasn't complaining but the sentiment kinda shocked me.

I knew that the HiveWill spells are some of the most viable mind spells as they didn't compromise the caster, so long as the mana pool is bigger than the victims. Unlike the other types of mind spells, like; Will, Rend, and Control. The Hive series is absolution based but it is very easy to block, but impossible to break free from once you are trapped.

The upside to the Hive Series is that it can be turned off and the victim can't remember what happened to them. This allows the caster to plant subconscious orders that they will follow without realizing it. The downside is that it isn't ethical like all mind-rape spells, but I don't care because it is easy to fix. 'So what's with the King stuff?' I asked myself.

I shrugged, thinking that they may have heard the plant I made to that one Griffin in armor back in Port Town.

I walked into the throne room, looking for anything that may have been left behind for a Griffin that was loyal to the Twelve Kingdoms to find. There was a big ivory throne that loomed over the room. At the center of the room was a table where the Statue of Boris must have sat. The rest of the room was barren except for the windows and the ivory tree branches that make up most of the castle. I figured that the throne was a good place to start so I jumped onto it and looked around the room as the Blackwing would have.

I sat there for an hour, looking at every single detail that may have given me a clue to the secrets of the tree castle. No matter how hard I looked I couldn't see anything out of the ordinary, so I decided to cheat. I focused my magic and said the magic words.

"Ostendo," I said. Within a second, a light in my vision showed a lever that opened up to a secret room underneath the throne. I kept the spell on so that I wouldn't have to deal with any traps down bellow.

I reach for the lever which was hidden underneath the table. There was a hiss of the wind before the throne moved to the left, revealing the secret passage to me. With a smile, I walked down into the hole which leads to a staircase that was lit up by light gems. I walked into the staircase and as I went further down, I heard the throne moved back into place its original position. I cracked a smile at my genius for the overpowered cheats and walked into the unknown.

I walked for what it felt like hours, down a spiral staircase before I hit the bottom. At the bottom was a hall that looked like it was carved with a rusty spoon, at the end of the hall was an iron door that was slightly ajar with a glowing, orange light. 'I'm not alone,' I noted as my spell revealed a body that was slightly smaller than me. "Obvolvere Gradibus," I whispered, making my steps silent. I activated my shadow cloak and walked towards the door.

I silently walked down the hall and looked into the room. Inside was a giant library. Books ever placed all over under a roof that looked like the night sky. I could assume that there were a few thousand books in the library, I can further assume that this was an archive that Blackwing herself made during her rule. I trekked in, keeping my eyes on the blob of light that was at the far end of the archive. I hid in the shadows and crawled my way closer to the body and what I found was confusing.

Sitting at an old desk that looks like something like a small tree, shaped into a desk was a Griffin. A girl Griffin with short black hair on her gray head. Her cat half was also black. She had a tail that was similar to a panther and her eyes had wisps of black that made it look like she was wearing black mascara. Her eyes were silver and the tips of her wings were also black. 'Talk about goth if I ever saw one.'

'Ten Bit's says that she is Raven Blackwing incarnate," I thought.

'You're on,' my brain replied.

I undid my spells and walked up to the Griffin with towers of books and scrolls around her. I tapped her shoulder, causing her to jump out of her seat like a cat to a cucumber with a cute, 'Eeep!' She rubbed her behind as she glared at me for a second before realizing that she was not alone. Just before I was about to ask her a question, she jumped into a battle stance and hissed at me. 'She fucking hissed at me,' I sighed internally.

"Who awe you and how did you get into my secwet space?!" she demanded with a cute voice that was the very definition of adorable.

"Shouldn't I be asking you that? You are in my castle by the way," I shot back showing her the deed that I pulled out of my saddlebags. Her frown deepened.

"This is m'wy castle worm!" she shouted at me. "I bet you can't understand the langue of half the books in here!"

'Time to win some Bit's.'

"I know; English, Russian, Equis, German, French, Zebracian, Japanese, and Binary," I said. The girls jaw dropped and her stance relaxed. She stared at me with a confused glare like I just said something that shouldn't have ever come out of my mouth, so I continued. "But, you know one of the languages as the old tongue of Eden. So, tell me. Is your name Raven Blackwing by any chance?" I asked.

"Are you a spy of the sun twywant?" she asked.

"No, I am currently searching for Eden to take her down off of her throne. I'm also currently using the White Claws—A Griffin rebel group, as a shield, while I plot in the background," I briefly explained.

"I, s'wee. So awe you older than you appear?" she asked. I nodded.

"Good, It makes taking over your mind that much more fun," she said as I black mist wrapped around her claws. I reacted before she could do anything and did a spell to protect myself from the dark magic, even though I am immune to it. "Scutum de Lumine," I said, creating a shield of light around me, which destroyed the mist that she launched at me in order to take control. I gave her a smirk as her eyes widen in shock. I cast another spell, trapping her in chains of shadow.

I walked up to the struggling Hen in annoyance. I knew I was at my limit for my HiveWill spell and I needed a free space for Luna if I encounter her, so I could not use that spell on Raven. I kicked myself for winning another bet and stared deep into her eyes that I forced her to look into. "You will obey me Raven," I hissed.

"I am stronger than you, smarter than you. I will NOT have a moronic cunt get in my way from freeing my race. I don't care that you did the reincarnation spell to get where you are today, but what I do care about is your knowledge. Since I can't use my mind spells on you as I need the spot for Luna, I will make you bend to me the other way. So are you going to struggle and fight, or are you going to bow down to me?" I finished as I saw her fear envelope her body. She was trembling like a leaf in the wind. I wouldn't be surprised if she was thinking the millions of ways that I could use to break her, which I hope that she wouldn't force me to do.

"...a..." she whimpered quietly. "What was that?" I ordered.

"I-I-I w-will, obey," she stuttered-whispered. "Speak up!" I demanded. She cringed at the shouting.

"I will obey, m-master. Please, don't hurt me," she said clearly. I focused a spell that will prevent her from backstabbing me later.

"Adligamentum Animus," I whispered, causing an emerald chain to wrap around both of our necks and connect. I let her go and the chain disappeared.

"W-W-What did you do?" she asked, shaking in place.

"If I die, if I get hurt. So will you. Since you used the reincarnation spell. I will also reincarnate with you. Only I can break this spell and if you attack me, only you will get hurt," here face sank in horror at what I was saying. "So, it will be in your best interest to make sure I am healthy at all times. Got it?" I growled.

"Y-Yes, master."