Salt, Anger, And Booze

Salt, Anger, And Booze
Part 15: A Cold Wind Blows

By: Major Frostwing

It has been 2 months since I told Red about my time limit and things have been going very well no monsters no "Evil" villains. Just good old fashioned peace and quiet. I think I am getting cabin fever from all this calm. Twilight and the other girls seem to be having fun being out and about on this nice warm day. I adjusted my sun glasses on my face as I laid down on the soft grass just watching the clouds.

I had to start wearing shades since the corruption has spread to my right eye now. Not to mention Twilight finally got me that gift she has been meaning to give me. She had somewhat repaired my computer so now it runs but a lot of stuff is still corrupted and busted. Baby steps but still steps forward.

I let out a content sigh as I continued to lay on my back when a shadow was cast over my form. "There you are." I heard Rainbow Dash say as she landed next to me. "Twilight got a letter from Princess Celestia and she is requesting for all of us to go to Canterlot." I tilted down my shades looking at Rainbow with a cocked eyebrow. I pulled a sheet of paper out of my back pocket holding it up to her.

"I'm not going. And this little slip of paper says I don't have to." Rainbow took the slip of paper out of my hand reading it over before looking at it confused.

"What the hell is this?" Rainbow asked as I smiled.

"Princess Celestia got me promise cards for my birthday. She only gave me two and I'm using one right now. I want to stay here and just relax so I am not going." Rainbow rolled her eyes.

"Come on Jon what if this is something important? What if it is a cure?" I adjusted my glasses laying my head on the grass.

"If it was the letter would have said so. Now shoo you are messing with my nap." I said as Rainbow let out a groan walking off. What ever it is they can handle it.

It has been two days since that event and not a peep out of any of the princesses or from the girls... I'm getting worried now. "Hey Red." I said as she looked up from her newspaper confused. "I'm gonna go to Canterlot. I got a bad feeling they might need me." Red Stood up taking hold of my hand stopping me.

"Jon you have been acting strange for the last few days what's wrong?" She asked as I let out a sigh.

"I just have a bad feeling Red. I just want to make sure something hasn't gone wrong." Red looked down worried.

"I just don't want you to get hurt anymore... It scares me every time I see you come home more injured than before. We only have so much time left so I don't want it cut short." I gave her a small smile as I bent over giving her a small kiss on the lips.

"I solemnly swear that I will come back. If it is as serious as it feels I can not guarantee that I will come back uninjured but I will come back." I said as she looked at me in the eyes. She never once flinched or looked away from my eyes but I can see the sadness in hers. "My last moments will not be in some hole they will be next to you." I told her as I hugged her tightly. I suddenly let her go walking over to the wall lifting up Umbra and Solaris before setting Solaris down against the wall again.

"I am no longer your master am I?" I asked myself as I looked down at my burned left hand. "You are starting to reject me... I am sorry." I Walked away from Solaris activating my magic as I walked. I felt the familiar sensation of being pulled before disappearing in a dark flash of purple.

I appeared in a flash of purple in the center of Celestia's throne room I flicked the shades on top of my head down stepping forward. "Ah Jon how may I help you?" Celestia said as I continued to walk forward.

"I revoke the Promise card. Now tell me what happened to them." I said calmly as Celestia let out a sigh of defeat.

"We lost contact with the Crystal Empire. Cadence and Shining run the kingdom but as of yesterday we lost contact with them." Celestia said standing from her throne walking down to me. "We think they have been capture by the Tyrant King Sombra."

"Tell me how to kill him." I said coldly as I felt my blood boil.

"I do not know Jon he is a master of shadows and very strong dark magic." She said as she motioned for me to follow her. "He was known to have a very bad temper. He was known as the King of Hatred. He caused so much destruction in his reign of terror." I rolled my eyes at her following.

"What is a King to a God?" I asked her as I continued to follow.

"Jon. Sombra is not an enemy to take lightly he gave me trouble when I had to fight him so be on your guard when facing him." Celestia opened a door that showed off a set of armor. "I was able to get the smith to forge what you have asked of me. I now show you your armor."

I smiled walking up to the armor lifting the helmet up looking it over I nodded at it as it was a solid black with a small visor set over where the eyes were. I slid the helmet on as I felt how it was on my head. Perfect fit. I grabbed the gauntlets sliding them over my arms I flexed my fingers felling the glove out before nodding once. I flicked my wrists as the metal expanded up encasing my arms up to the shoulders in the dark grey metal.

I picked up the boots sliding them over my own boots. I tapped my feet on the marble as the metal spread up over my knees. "Perfect fit all around. What is the material used?" I asked as I did a few small jumps to check my weight.

"They are made of Lunar Steel. The strongest material we have. It was difficult to get the metal but Luna said it would be best for someone like you." Celestia said as I threw a punch nodding.

"Tell Luna I said thank you." I said as I slammed my fists together to a loud clang and shower of sparks.

"There is one last piece." Celestia said using her magic to lift up the chest piece setting it on my chest. The metal flexed encasing the rest of my torso and thighs. "You look like one of the knights from the days of old." Celestia said with a small smile. I flipped up the helmet taking off my sunglasses tossing them to her.

"Now tell me how to get to this Crystal Empire... I have a king to slay." I said slamming the helmet closed.

I walked through Canterlot surrounded by a small escort of ten guards. Many of the nobles looked at the guards before their eyes locked with mine. A few of them began throwing insults at me as if I was a prisoner being escorted to some jail worse than Tartarus... I paid none of them any attention.

I felt something clank with my helmet but kept walking forward. I was already too deep in thought to care about these plebeians. I was escorted to a sky carriage which I boarded with only four guards. The other six got at the front before taking off into the skies going north.

"So are you supposed to be some sort of hot shot?" One of the guards asked as I turned my head to look at him. "Never seen that type of armor before so you must be some big shot."

"I'm here to save my friends and kill a king. Unless you are going to help me do so do not speak to me. Fucking idiot." I let out a low growl as the guard quickly turned away pulling at the collar of his armor.