Author's Note

SR= Sister's Rule
CR= Celestial Rule
AR= After Reformation

Arrival

EQUUS
THE FROZEN NORTH
23:00
690 CR

He was pulled under by an unknown force, now it feels like he is falling. He opened his eyes, only to quickly shut them. He WAS falling! He cracked an eye, seeing that he was far above the clouds he tried his hardest to keep calm. It didn't work. 'The Earth ate me and now I am getting dropped from space!?!' He thought.

He could do nothing but stay there, falling. If he opened his mouth, the air would be forced out of his lungs and he would suffocate, if he moved, he could risk putting himself in a rampant spin. He was helpless. He could do nothing but curl up into a ball and accept death. Bad move. At that exact moment, the air got much thicker and he hit it like a brick. Now he had several broken ribs and fingers: and to top it all off, the air around him started to combust and follow him in a trail like he was a meteorite. 'Great! Now i'm going to be floor mush in a crater!!!' He failed to realize that he himself was not on fire, nor even feeling any large heat. There was a sort of glowing bluey-white D20 esque shell around him with deep blue runes engraved upon it. He had some sort of magical protection that shielded him. Now he was careening towards the ground, lighting the night sky up like a Christmas tree. Lovely.

He was below the cloud layer at this point and falling quickly to the ground. Edward peeked out from his fetal position to gaze upon his final resting place. A town... Mountains... Cliffs... A... Town... 'THE IMPACT IS GOING TO KILL PEOPL-' CRASH, BOOM, BANG Blackness.

There was a 15 meter crater surrounding him and his magic protection ball as it slowly faded. The mud floor still smoldered in many places as he slowly and groggily opened his eyes with a groan He could make out rough shapes and murmuring before he blacked out once more.

Rainy Heights was a normal wind pony unicorn, she was taking a late night stroll when she came across a beautiful blue orchid sprouting out of the cracks between some rocks near the ledge of Cloudfall cliff, an equally beautiful location where you face out to a vast valley walled in by huge mountains. There is a crystal clear river cutting through the valley with a field of many flowers on one side and a beautiful grassy plain with cherry blossom trees on the other. The sun sets in front of you and illuminates the vast landscape with rays of orange and gold. The sight is truly breath taking. This is the place she one day wishes that she will meet the stallion of her dreams. This night however, has other plans.

That was when she heard it, when they all heard it. A sonic boom. An explosion as something enters the atmosphere, coming from miles away. It took Rainy by surprise as she squealed in fright and ducked for cover. What happened next was mesmerizing, yet blinding. A small object with a tail of red, orange and strangely enough, blue about a hundred meters long shot forth from the sky as it emblazoned its light upon Luna's black canvas, bathing the entire valley in light. It looked strange... Almost magical. It wasn't natural, that's for sure. As she made that observation, it appeared to change course, bending left... Towards the town... "Oh, no..." She said as the projectile flew about a kilometer over her head, smashing into the centre of town, not ten seconds later. "I HAVE TO GET BACK TO TOWN!" CRASH, BOOM, BANG

As Rainy Heights galloped back into the town, she could see already see the carnage. There was a fifteen meter crater smack dab in the centre of the settlement.

Ponies had congregated around it and were whispering things like

"What is it?",

"Is it alive?"

"By the Nine...".

As she trotted up, careful not to step on any smoldering ground, Waiting for the dust to settle, she finally got a clear view of what had landed. It was large, gangly and... Breathing... Ever so slightly but... Breathing. It had arms and legs, it looked like a Minotaur, but with much thinner limbs, no horns and no hooves. It had severe burns all across its body, probably from skidding so far into the ground. Two of its limbs were bent and twisted in unnatural ways, it was obvious even though she had no clue what it was. There was a pool of blood that it was lying in, getting supplied by hundreds of cuts, nicks, gashes and broken bones sticking out of its body. If no one helped it soon, it would surely die. Despite all of its injuries, though, It bared a striking resemblance to... Just then, the village priest trotted up to the crater.

"It is clear to me now, ye ponies of the wind tribe, that this fallen star, this meteorite, this... CREATURE has descended from the heavens as a gift to us from our god! FAIR MAIDEN AEROS HATH SENT US HER PROPHET, HER WARRIOR! I THANK THEE SWEET GODDESS!" The priest shouted, before going down into the crater, picking it up with his magic and taking it back to the church. The crowd sat there, stunned for a few minutes before rampant cheers erupted. It was happening. The prophecy is coming true! The Whisper of Aeros has come!

That night, plans were made to throw the biggest festival the small settlement of Stormwreath had ever seen. Huge bonfires were built, the halls were decked with decorations and statues of the goddess were created.

Edward awoke in a medium sized room with white walls, beds, floors and ceilings. There was a large red cross centre on the far wall. He was in a medical room. His entire body was wrapped in bandages and casts; he had broken almost every bone in his body, burned basically every inch of his skin. Whiplash was the biggest understatement you could even think at that moment. A small blanket covered his bottom half. He tried to move his legs to make sure they were still there, to no avail. He got extremely concerned when he realized that he couldn't move his body in any way.

"Calm yourself, sir. I have temporarily paralyzed you to speed up the healing process. It will ware off in a day or two..." A voice said. It's owner was out of his limited field of vision. "You did fall from the sky."

"Oh, yeah I di- Wait... How am I alive?" He said, startled at his realization.

The old pony walked into the man's field of view "I saved you, without my healing magic, you would be dead right now, and to lose such an important pon- sorry, person before even meeting them would be a... Sin, for lack of a better word."

Edward looked stunned. "Deep Inhale AAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHH WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU? SOME KIND OF POINTY HEAD? POINTY HEAD HORSE? YOU ARE BLUE. WHAT KIND OF POINTY HORSE IS BLUE? AND YOU SPOKE! TALKY BLUEY POINTY HORSEY OH GOD, I'M GOING INSANE, AREN'T I?! OH MY GOD HHHHEEEELLLLLPPPPPP!!!"

"Sigh" Was the only response the pony could muster.