He Who Commands Ice, Snow And Blizzards

by Mystogan Vokunkiin

Act 1: First Encounter

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    Keiji looked down at all the strange beings below as his ship hovered over the courtyard. His ice blue eyes looking over every single one. They were so...different. Different color, different hair color and multiple colors at that. Some of them had wings, some of them had horns and others had neither. He did take notice of the ones in what looked to be golden armor and carrying spears and swords. Guards, that much he could tell from looking at them. His attention turned to the ones on the balcony. Four of them had both wings and horns. Some kind up superiors? Rulers even? He makes a judgment call, would it be good? That is a chance he was willing to take.

    “Ordis, hover over that open spot there were none of them are standing. I don’t want to spook them too much.”

    “A wise decision, Operator..”

    “I am going to go and get geared up, just in case things do go wrong. Keep the finger on the trigger should things get out of hand. But only fire on my command.”

    “Of course, Operator. I will await your signal. Please be careful out there.”

    Keiji nods.

    “You know me Ordis, I try to be civil first.”

Keiji walks over to his arsenal. He grabs his most valued gun, Soma Prime and his favorite melee weapon, Serro. He goes into the lower part of the ship as he slides himself into the groove and is turned out of the ship and now facing the green grass below. He jumps off and land on his feet in a crouch, slowly rising.

They all seem to be afraid, but also curious. Still, I must keep my guard up.

    Guard from every direction soon surrounded him and pointed their spears at him with glares. Keiji remained calm and collected though..

    “State your name and business!”

    “You can’t just fly in here unannounced!”

    Back on the balcony, Celestia watched the unknown being keep his composure around the guards. It was as Faust had shown her in a dream A large flying aircraft that roared and howled like a beast, and now a tall mechanical and metallic looking being  that came from the ship All she needed to see was…

    “Guards, escort him to throne room. Wait till my sister and I return.”

    Shouted the amazonian alicorn. Her voice full of authority. The guard lower their weapons but do not take their eyes off the being for a moment. Keiji places a finger to where his ear would be.

    “Ordis, they seem to be taking me where there ruler resides. Goes find a place to dock the ship that is secure and safe.”

    “Very well.”

    The ship turns and flies off in the distance, leaving Keiji alone with the new beings. He looks around as the guards draw closer to him.

    “Are you armed?”

    “I am, for my own protection. So long as you don’t cause me any physical trouble, I will not draw my weapons.”

    “Very well. But try anything that would give us a reason…”

    “You have my word.”

    As the guards escort him into the castle and away from the crowd, Celestia watches him intently. Luna looks up at her elder sister.

    “Tia...you really think he could be…?”

    “I don’t know, all the signs point to yes from what I have seen.”

    Twilight looks up to her former mentor as well.

    “Princess...what exactly was that?”

    “I do not have time to explain Twilight. I will tell you everything I can find out from him in a letter once I ask him a few questions. You and your friends return back to Ponyville. I do not know...if he is somepony good...or bad.”

    Twilight hugs Celestia tightly before her and her friends start to leave.

    “Be careful princess...something about him feels...off. Not bad, but off.”

    --Throne Room--

    Keiji sits there on his knees and hands resting on his thighs. He is in deep thought at the moment. The guards keeping a watchful eye on him, but wondering why he has been so quiet and still.

They seem to be a reasonable bunch. At least they aren’t like the Grineer or the Corpus. Though I do have to wonder. Why did that voice call me...Void Walker? She said it like it was my actual name.

And is this even my universe I am in? I highly doubt it. Nothing this...colorful and bright would even survive in the universe I was in.

Maybe...this is what I needed to prepare for? Could this be why I was awakened and taught how to control my power?

    He was brought out of his train of thought by a throat clearing, he slowly lifts his head to see two of the four winged and horned beings standing on the stairs before him. They are bipedal with hooves, but had hands. Large...rather adorable eyes and muzzles faces. Like an equine with human properties. They are both definitely female, that much is clear.

    “Please rise, stranger. There is no need for you to remain on your knees.”

    Said the dark blue one. She stared at him with those big teal eyes, studying his warframe as if seeking something

    “I assume...you were taken from your own world, yes?”

    “Keiji nods.

    “I was.”

    “Might I ask you of something then. I need to be sure…”

    Keiji tilts his head as he watches the taller and curvier white one seem to struggle with her question. But she finally gets the courage to ask.

    “Could you please show us who you really are? I sense another inside of you.”

How could she know I am inside of Frost?...?

    Luna chimes in.

    “We both understand that this may be strange to you. After all, you have just arrived here. Though we also believe it is not my mere chance. My sister and I have seen this in a dream. Your arrival and your true appearance. That is why she has asked you to emerge from your...I can’t say what it is.”

    He stares at the sisters for a moment, then speaks.

    “Forgive me if I seem hesitant, but how do I know that when I do reveal myself, you will not attack me?”

    Celestia understood where he was coming from. He was a stranger in a new land, brought here by their creator. She motions the guards to leave him and go back to their posts.

    “You have my word, no harm will come to you.”

    “As you have mine, stranger. So long as you do not give us any reason to retaliate.”

    Keiji nods. He goes still for moment, then a icy blue light starts to slowly emerge from the warframe. They widen their eyes as they see who comes out of it, Keiji himself. Both Luna and Celestia were expecting...someone of the same size as they one they had seen before him. But this being looked...so very young. But he was what they had seen in Celestia’s dream. Especially those eyes. Ice blue orbs that could make you feel just as cold.

    “It is you...just like the one in my dream…”

    Celestia said as she began to walk down the steps and towards him slowly and carefully. She was so very tall compared to him. He watched her movements carefully, prepare to go back into Frost should he need to. Or even use his void abilities. She finally stands in front of him. She did promise she wouldn’t try to hurt him. But could he trust her. After all, he had been lied to by the Lotus for so long. She reaches out to gently caress his cheek, but he quickly steps back away from the hand. Celestia blinked a bit and gave a hurtful look when he did.

    “Forgive me for acting the way I do. I have already been lied to most of my life by someone who acted as my mother. You can imagine someone who I thought that close to me did such a thing to me, that I would not trust you right away. I was even hesitant to allow that voice to take me here. But I was in the middle of a gun fight with enemies and they had me surrounded.”

    Celestia, being motherly in nature couldn’t help but feel for the young man. A mother is supposed to be true to their child. She could tell that he did not grow up with a real mother. But now wasn’t the time for that. Luna soon approached her sister’s side.

    “We believe you have been brought here for a reason. That reason we are not sure of. But your appearance here in our world definitely means something. I believe introductions should be made. That will start us off at least. I am Princess Luna.”

    “And I am Princess Celestia. We are the two sisters who rule this land.”

    “The...only name I seemed to remember is Keiji. I have been asleep most of my life that I can’t even remember my biological parents…”

    He places a hand on his head as he sees images of shadowy figures, struggling to remember. Celestia sees this and just wanted so badly to hug him, but refrained from doing so.

    “Perhaps....maybe you need time to rest? I could offer you a place to stay if you wish.”

    “That is kind of you, but I have my own place thank you.”

    He used transference to get back into his warframe. Frost becoming mobile again. He places a finger to the side of his head.

    “Ordis, come and get me. There is a balcony to the right of my position.”

    “Thank the stars! You were so very quiet for awhile there. It is too much to worry an old cephalon such as myself! On my way!”

    Celestia didn’t want him to leave, nor did Luna for that matter. They watched him walk over to the balcony, his ship hovers above him and he turns to look at the two alicorns.

    Don’t worry, I will not cause any of your kind any trouble, I will just be up in space. I will return tomorrow once I understand why I am here and settle down.”

    And with that, he leaps up into his ship, the aircraft turning around and shooting off into the sky, up, up up until it was no longer seen. Celestia looks over to Luna and frowns a bit.

    “The poor child...I can only imagine what he has been through.”

    “Tia...he may be young, but did you not feel that odd power coming from him? It is nothing like magic...at all.”

    “I felt it, and it is frightening. It is something I feel I will not be able to control should his intentions become ill. I do hope that Mother brought him here knowing what he was…”

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