Discord sighed, not really in the mood for what he had to do right now. a meeting. Konran had disappeared off somewhere and was back, and he wanted to be posted on what’s going on. verbally. He sighed again, wanting to facepaw at the irritation coursing through his body. Tia and Novo were asleep, which was good, the two had tuckered themselves out with the halberd training. He’d probably get his tail handed to him for that… he was meant to watch them, not train them. the Draconequus hadn’t actually heard much of his comrades lately, he’d been so busy with the filly and chick he’d barely seen them other than Kanashimi. He walked into a room set up for them, seeing his captain sitting at a table. For some reason the others were late, which was odd, as he had the reputation for being late?

Konran was, unsure of himself. with the cock up of Ihō and Roki, he was getting an earful from The Mountain King. He sighed, reading a letter from the king. The ‘queen’ was causing trouble and he might have to escort her here for her own protection. This castle was a magnet for royals it seemed. Erin was planning on visiting as well, he wanted to talk to Medianoche about trading medical supplies, as it seemed Shadowlogia was slightly behind on that department. Magic could only do so much… Konran looked up, seeing the unsure guard. With his grey tail, he pointed for the Draconequus to sit, which he did. Kanashimi came in next, a strange grin on his face, but didn’t say anything.

Roki came in next, fumbling like a fool. He was very clumsy, but he rarely missed when it came to his archery skills. Roki had a bison leg on the left and a hyena leg on the right. His left arm was from a tom cat with a white paw while his right arm was from an iguana as was the rest of his body. well it resembled an iguana thanks to his long body. he had a lion tail, and four wings. on from a moth, a butterfly, a humming bird and a swallow. He couldn’t fly very well without his magic. Roki’s neck was a bit longer than normal, and his head resembled a giraffe but was pure white and not a messed up chess board. He had brown hair atop his head like a hu-man and golden spikes that went down his neck and back that stopped at his tail. His irises were sky blue while his sclera was a very dark blue.

Ihō shyly walked in and sat next to Discord, slightly more comfortable next to him. he wasn’t a full Draconequus, his grandfather slept with a changeling, which was why he was so changeling like. his tail was from a monkey with dark fur that acted as a fifth useful limb, Titan Tail’s had the same flexibility but that was the dragon blood. Ihō’s back legs were from a changeling, his long body the same colour as their thick hides and his head was very pony like while holding wolf like features as well. on his neck going down his chest and ending at his tail was a shade of lighter fur, inherited from his very wolf like father. Ihō also had the carapace of a changeling, the hard-metallic back and what seemed like a band wrapping around his stomach. On his shoulder blades were two changeling wings, but the left was a purple like colour. His front right limb was from a lion while the other looked exactly the same but green with consistent yellow rings. Probably from an extinct species of lion, which was rare. Ihō had rabbit ears and a rabbit nose, which twitched nervously. His sclera was a pale pink that verged on white, while his irises were snow white, making it hard for any old being to spot his irises. Another changeling trait, that and the horn on his forehead. He had a mane that was a dark cyan with black stripes and holes, again, a changeling thing.

Finally, was Kōkatsuna, a smug smile on his face was if he was the early one. Kōkatsuna had a falcon right arm and a painted dog left arm, his right leg from a zebra and his left from a large crocodilian. His body was a darker shade of brown to his fellow young titan, his tail even being a darker shade to Discord. One wing on his back was from a roc and the other from an albatross. His head was goat like, again similar to the other titan tail, but his fur was a lot darker than him. His mane was slicked back, black with red tips which was also at the end of his tail, on his chin and thin sideburns. His irises were blood red and he actually had pupils, one being a star shape and the other a triangle, the sclera being white. He had a single antelope horn, and a very long chameleon that stuck outwards to irritate everyone around him.

“Now that you’re all here, I’d like to discuss what’s going to be changing around here,” Konran stated, folding his arms and glaring at the guards. For some reason Fuwa wanted to be called his translated name and didn’t wear his helmet, Ihō and Roki let two threats to the royal family get away, Kanashimi was messing around with an injured prince and Kōkatsuna kept fucking off somewhere! “For starters, Fuwa, I’m having miss Luna also be in your care. There has been great progress with Celestia lately, even the hippogriff chick Novo. They aren’t easy, I get that. Luna and Celestia have barely seen each other since the incident, so we’ll be relying on you to get them back together. You’ve managed in the past; the only difference is that they’re ponies and female.” No pressure. The Draconequus sighed loudly, covering his face with his claw and paw “Keep up the training with her, it’s a healthy outlet for all of those feelings deep inside.”

“So Fuwy here made a few friends, how about we get to something that actually matters. While you lot’ve been chasing your tails, I’ve been trying to find what’s making the storms worse!” all of them had been trying, not just you Cockatsuna. Best nickname Roki had ever come up with to date “There needs to be a new God of Creation, and soon, this world is falling apart without them being there to keep the balance shmalance!” that was a point they already knew. they all knew the gods were struggling with this, it was just a fact they needed to get over. The gods would find a new vessel, sooner rather than later would be nice.

“Those ‘friends’ are the children of Cosmo dipshit,” Discord spat back “I have an idea how we can try and counter the rogue energy currently sending the world to crap.” They were all ears. They didn’t have a lot of ideas on how to deal with it, their chaos magic seemed to be strengthening the storms, one that was heading towards them as they spoke “It’s more a theory, but it might work… they’re the kids of Cosmo and the mistress right? They’re technically gods, the two might be able to harmoniously do a particular thing that could give a crutch to balance until the gods find a new vessel. It won’t be permanent, but it’ll buy time.”

“What would that be?” Kanashimi asked “No offence dude, but even if they are gods, how can those little fillies do anything other than scream or try to kill each other? The Umbrum have sent Celestia to some far away school cuz she’s so irritating… Luna’s not half bad though.”

“From what I’ve seen of ponies their names correspond to their ass tattoo, cutie mark, whatever. The special talent that tells them what to do… Luna and Celestia will probably get those since they were born in the mortal world…” it was a stretch but a possibility “I’m going to try and have Celestia raise the sun, and if that works with her but mark, then I’ll get Luna to do the moon. Working together, they’ll make night and day, and from that plants grow and circle of life yada yada. Like I said, a crutch, they aren’t really going to hold back those storms, just lessen their potency.”

Konran hummed as he thought it over. He ignored whatever the others said, staying in his own mind. For one of the youngest here, Fuwa wasn’t as naïve as the others. His martial art skills were close to record breaking, and he was getting better and better every century. He’d said it to death, but he was a titan tail, this was to be expected. Although with Kōkatsuna to compare him with, everything was a surprise. It could work, they wouldn’t lose anything from trying. The worst-case scenario he could think of is Celestia not raising the sun, not that he could figure out anything worse than that right now. they had to try it. if this actually worked, he was getting a raise.

“We’ll try it…” Konran sighed, shutting Kōkatsuna right up “We don’t have many options, that, and Princess Shinshitsu is possibly coming to Shadowlogia. Apparently, she’s more her father than her mother, thank chaos for that.” this was serious news. when the king sent them here it was the first time meeting him, let alone the queen or princess! “It’s possible she’s stolen an egg from one of the queen’s raids, so Roki, you’ll be watching over the egg. Unlike an Ahuizotl, it won’t distract you by playing cards.” The named Draconequus blushed, shrinking backwards a little “Ihō I need you to go to the Hollow Shades and see if that gorgon is still there, Noche wants her head for what happened to Skiadrum. Speaking of the prince, Kanashimi, care to elaborate what you did the other day?”

“He’s cute when confused!” the Draconequus chuckled “he went cross eyed and everything!” they all collectively rolled their eyes, Kanashimi not caring in the slightest “what? I’ve got my own mission hear, cracking the stone around that heart of his. I will get that statue to smile, I bet on it! Skiadrum will smile!”

“The day that happens is the day Fuwa becomes God of Chaos!” Kōkatsuna cackled, irritating the other Draconequus who was scowling “Don’t look at me like that kitten, just cuz some twit in your family got shagged by a royal and you’ve got those golden eyes doesn’t mean a damned thing!” he was bringing this jab up again. Konran scowled at the very cocky and very arrogant brat. As he was a titan tail he felt entitled to pretty much everything, he felt he was superior and the only reason he was here was because of his physical strength and the unusual gift with telekinesis. a lot of Draconeqi had it, but not as strong as his. Even Konran was advised to watch out for it. Ihō sat up to say something but Cockatsuna was on a rampage “Don’t you say a thing Ihiot, a half breed like yourself shouldn’t even be here! You’re weak, how you’ve survived this long isn’t a miracle but an insult to our race! You can barely use magic, don’t think you can say something with the big boys.” Discord hit the table hard, gaining Kōkatsuna’s attention again. the two glared, very deep threatening growls emanating from the two.

“Take it back, before I make you it your words.” Kōkatsuna rolled his eyes, being as prideful as a lion with his lioness harem. Konran intervened, he knew these two were seconds from being at each other’s throats. Fuwa had always been very protective, it was one of the many reasons he was looking after the filly, and thanks to Ihō’s shyness it was easy to instinctually feel he’s a youngling to protect. That and the two started together when in training “You take it back. Now.”

“Enough!” Konran snapped, his tail smacking hard on the ground “Kōkatsuna, you dare pull that shit on me again and I am going to drag you home by your tail scales!” he looked to a very angered Discord, sighing loudly “Fu-Discord, please escort Ihō to the Hollow Shades, alright?” Ihō could shape shift almost flawlessly thanks to his changeling blood, his best ability was stealth and disguises. But he had a feeling no matter what he did, those two were going to butt heads, and when they did, one might not come out of it in one piece “I’ll take Shinshitsu if she does come here. Roki will care for the potential egg. Discord will try and test out his theory along with Ihō and Kōkatsuna… I will talk to you after this. I don’t need to say what I want you to do Kanashimi, just try and learn not everyone wants their face cupped like a baby.”

With that, they were dismissed, all but for Kōkatsuna. Roki waved off his pals as he went to his guest room, Kanashimi flying off to the infirmary and with that, Ihō and Discord were left in the hallway. They hadn’t talked together for a while, but that wasn’t going to stop them being buds. Ihō gave a silent thank you to his comrade and friend, happy he had someone to speak up for him. Discord nodded, ruffling Ihō’s mane and tapping his bunny nose. They had work to do, but it was gonna be a lot easier together rather than alone. Ihō needed someone to help him with his confidence, and Discord wanted to give his pal that voice he didn’t have. As a good friend should.

Author's Note

Irony tastes delicious