The War: A Damien Bolt Story
What if I told you that Celestia and Luna weren't the only ones who fought King Sombra? What if I told you, that there was a resistance, whose sole purpose was to bring down the wicked King and free the Crystal Empire? Well, I am telling you that, because it's the truth. How do I know this? I was there, and I was the leader. It all started a thousand years ago...
Chapter one-
-It was a beautiful day like any other, the sky was a clear blue, dotted here and there with fluffy white clouds, and the sun was shining a bright yellow. I was trotting down the cobbled crystal streets, running some errands for my adoptive parents, who were at home throwing my fifteenth birthday party, unbeknownst to me of course. They didn't know my actual birthday, they just celebrated it the day they'd found me.
I was a normal unicorn at the time, well, as normal as I could be in a place solely inhabited by crystal ponies. Because I was just a plain ol' unicorn, no shiny crystal-ness for me. I was the oddball, the one pony nobody wanted to be associated with. But I didn't mind, the loneliness gave me reason to find true friends, ones who wouldn't judge me by my looks, or anything else, friends who would like me for who I was. And I found them. Four true friends whom I could trust with every secret, and whom I could always count on if the need arose. They were:
Topaz, a tall and strong orange stallion with a heart of gold, and a mane of the same color and dark blue eyes. He was the one you'd come to if you needed to talk about something important, or if you needed something heavy moved.
Amethyst, a beautiful lavender mare with an indigo mane and icy blue eyes. She was stunning to look at, but if you got on her bad side, she'd give you a stunning hit to the face. But you could always count on her to be there for you, if something bad was happening and you needed help, she was there, almost like magic.
Emerald, a deep green stallion of a slightly smaller than average build with a lighter green mane, pale gold eyes, and a light dusting of freckles on his muzzle. He was the brains of the bunch, he was also somewhat of an introvert, the only reason the others and I met him is because he was being bullied by some of the meaner ponies at school. And you probably know how much I HATE bullies, so I stopped them, and over time, we became pretty good friends.
And last there was Jade, she was... Beautiful. She was the same color as her name, with an aquamarine mane and eyes of the same color. She was kind, caring, and an all around wonderful pony to be with. Also, I kinda have a crush on her... But please don't tell anyone, I'd like to keep it a secret.
Now, where was I? Oh, right, I was just walking down the street, taking in the smells of freshly baked bread as the bakers tried to keep up with the morning rush. And then, IT happened.
The sky went dark, black clouds obscuring the sun and casting a large shadow over everything. Then I heard a voice, speaking in a menacing tone, and it seemed to come from everywhere.
"HAHAHAHAHA!!! Your pathetic Princess Amore is gone now! The Crystal Empire is mine! AHAHAHAHAHA!!!"
But after it finished speaking, everything went back to normal, like it had never happened. Because it hadn't. I'd had a vision, and what I realized after a moment was something bad was coming, and it was coming soon.
While I was having the vision, I had failed to notice my friends coming up the street towards me. After the vision had ended I was slightly shocked and a tad confused. I turned around to look at my friends and Amethyst spoke first.
"Damien, you alright buddy? You look like you've seen a ghost."
"Yeah, yeah, I'm fine." I replied, even though I wasn't. "Just, lost in thought for a moment, that's all."
"I'm glad to hear that." Jade chimed in, cheery as ever. " 'Cause we've got a surprise for you."
She hopped over behind me and tied a blindfold over my eyes.
"No peaking, okay?" She said.-
-After a short while, even though I couldn't see, I could tell that we had arrived at my house, not because of magic or anything, but because I knew my way around the Empire rather well and knew where I was.
As we walked inside, I had a feeling something bad was about to happen, and I couldn't do a thing about it. We stopped In what I thought was the kitchen, Jade whipped the blindfold off of my head and revealed my family, who all shouted "Happy Birthday!" at the top of their lungs.
"Happy birthday little bro."
Sapphire said as he approached me and gave me a hug. He was a slightly taller than your average pegasus, his coat was a normal shade of blue, and his mane was a slightly lighter shade, with some red streaks in it, and he had deep red eyes. Neither of our parents knew where his wings had come from. They said that there might have been a pegasus somewhere in our family tree, but it would have been quite a long time ago, since nopony could remember one being there.
"Thanks Sapph."
I said as I hugged him back. And after a moment we ended the hug, and Ruby started bouncing up and down. She was a normal Crystal Pony just like mom and dad, she had a ruby red coat, a mane of a slightly darker shade, and grey eyes that were always either filled with happiness, or a rage that no one wanted to face.
"Time for your present!"
She said as she dashed into the living room and came back with a long box wrapped with plain brown paper and tied up with twine.
"Oh, you didn't have to you know. I know times are tough."
I said as Ruby handed me the present, it was rather heavy.
"Well son," My father, Onyx said. "I was your age when my father passed this down to me, and his father to him, and so on. And seeing that your siblings have shown skill with other weapons, your mother and I thought it fitting that you should receive it."
I opened the box, inside was something that had been sitting on our mantle for as long as I could remember. The Obsidian Wrath. A powerful sword that, if wielded by the right pony, could wreak untold destruction. Father had shown me many times how it worked, so I pulled down on the guard and it slid forward, allowing it to be held like a firearm. It was a one-of-a-kind weapon, once shifted into its second form, it could be used like a gun and would fire shards of crystal (Mainly obsidian due to its name) at high velocity.
"I see you remember how it works, good. One must know their weapon if they are to use it effectively." Father said, pride in his sky blue eyes. He was slightly taller than you average pony, (Now I know where Sapphire got it.) He had a coat almost the same color as mine, just a little darker, and a black mane.
My mother, Opal, was smiling next to him. She was about average size, with a pearlesent white coat, a medium grey mane, and darker grey eyes. With so much resemblance to my adoptive parents, some ponies actually thought I was their biological son. Except for the dark red mane, it seemed every part of me came from one of them. But that wasn't the truth, I was found, abandoned as a baby, they took me in even though I wasn't a Crystal Pony, and raised me as on of their own. To this day I still don't know who my real parents were, and I doubt I ever will.
Before I could express my gratitude, my vision became reality. That same evil laughter echoed throughout the Empire, dark black clouds obscured the sun, casting a shadow upon everything. We all ran outside as the word's I'd heard before were spoken.
"HAHAHAHAHA!!! Your pathetic Princess Amore is gone now! The Crystal Empire is mine! AHAHAHAHAHA!!!"-
End Chapter One.
