Author's Note

Magic is fun isn't it?

The Alignment of Princesses

“Are you going to yell loudly and frighten us and the guards again?” Celestia says down to me as I’m being pushed down into the floor by the group of guards behind me.

I shake my head and wheeze as I try to breathe.

“Good! You may get off of him now. He was just a bit excited about some news he didn’t know before.” Celestia says with a motherly tone to her guards.

They all nod, bow and leave the room at once closing the door behind them.

God, how much do they weigh!? I felt as if I was being hammered into the ground each time a guard pushed down on me. I’ve have to remind myself not to mess with those fuckers….. Until I learn some magic that is hahaha.

I get up slowly, obviously sore and then frown at Celestia.

“Now that I let all of my fangirly nonsense out, why don’t you tell me how the hourglass works in testing my so called magical alignment?” I say hiding excitement in my voice.

Please let me have something fucking awesome!

“It’s simple actually. All you have to do is push your magic through the runes on the hourglass and something will appear inside of it. Whatever you see is what you are aligned to. Here I’ll show you an example.” Celestia says while putting the hourglass on the floor.

Celestia’s horn glows slightly and I see her aura around the hourglass. The hourglasses runes begin to glow yellow and then start spinning. I look closer inside the hourglass and begin to see something falling from the top part of the hourglass. Tiny and red, almost fiery feathers fall into the hourglass and to the bottom of it slowly filling it up.

“What does that mean exactly?” I ask Celestia.

She smiles and points upwards at a creature I didn’t notice that was perched on her throne. A beautiful and unique looking bird with red flowing feathers looks down at me and caws gently.

“This is Philomena and she is a…” Celestia starts to say.

“A Phoenix!” I say in awe of what is before me.

“Yes, but how did you know that if you’re from a different world? Do they exist there too outside of this supposed show we live in?” Celestia questioningly asks.

I walk up to the magnificent bird and reach out my hand.

“No, as far as I know that is. They exist in myth and legend only. Fantasy tales that depict them as birds that can rise from their own ashes again, living an almost immortal life unless disturbed. They have fire emanating from them almost always and are intelligent creatures.” I say as I try to motion to Philomena to get on my arm.

“Well then, looks like you know more about Phoenix’s than I thought. I pointed at Philomena for a reason though. Remember what fell in the hourglass when I put my magic through it?” Celestia asks.

]Well reddish fiery feathers fell in there… So phoenix feathers obviously. I suppose that would be… Fire and Air then?

“Your magic alignment would be fire and air, right?” I reply.

I turn around to see Celestia shaking her head and then nod at Philomena whom I feel land on my arm.

Wow this bird is hot! That was a weird thing to think... Meh, there’s a ton back on Earth that probably think that both ways. She’s heavy too… Almost forty-five pounds I’d say. I can barely keep my arm up in this position because of that.

“You’re mostly right but you forgot one more alignment. Light. Light tends to bring life to those around it and since Phoenix feathers fell in the hourglass and they tend to live basically forever unless they are killed by strong magic, that means I am light, fire and air.” Celestia corrects.

Jeez, so Celestia has three alignments? Power and control over three elements is kind of scary and with the thousands of years she’s had I bet she’s mastered them all by now. Makes sense now that I think about it. She IS the goddess of the sun which is just light, fire and a ton of hot air.

I remember Celestia pouting last night and snicker.

Definitely full of hot air haha.

“So Devan Whitney---“

“Just call me Devan. Hearing my last name so much is throwing me off a bit. I said Luna could do the same so you can too Celestia” I say quickly.

Celestia nods and smiles warmly.

“As you wish, Devan. Do you have any idea how to conjure your magic at all? I suppose you wouldn’t considering you didn’t even know you could when you entered this world.” Says Celestia as she nods up at Philomena who leaves through an open window.

Huh, I guess I can’t really use magic without a way to conjure it up. Let’s see. I have no horn, but perhaps I can us my hand? Or even just a finger?

“I think I might know of a way or two. Generally when magic is involved in my world through shows and games, humans used their hands or fingers to release it. Perhaps is the same here? How would I even begin to concentrate it at that point though? Let alone know what it feels like. This is a completely new thing for humans to have as far as I know.” I say quickly and with slight panic in my voice.

“Calm down Devan. It honestly doesn’t matter where you want your magic to leave your body as long as it is a place that is close to the veins in your body. Magic flows where your blood does and it is much easier to use at places where your blood is close to the surface of your skin. Our horns are tough but have a single large vein that has literally no purpose other than to give us a magical connection outwards with ease.” Luna says quietly and with a firm tone.

I nod gently and look at my hand.

“So Luna, I’m just wondering. What is your alignment to magic?” I ask her gently.

She looks at me and then down. Her horn lights up a deep and light blue again, and I see the hourglass on the floor which is devoid of phoenix feathers now being to glow the same color. Inside I see a liquid drop down into it at a slow pace, then a faster one.

Is that what I think it is? But I’ve never seen anything like that in the show. It’s a kid show! Something like that wouldn’t exist at all!

I can only stare in surprise and slight fear as I see blood dripping into the hourglass until it reaches the halfway point. A small but wide crystal shoots up from the halfway point. It’s the color of blood and darkness. A black and red gem that has pointed ends. All I can think about is…

Sombra?