The Forsaken Warrior Of Old

by FanOFAges

Is This Fate Or Destiny

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Lightbringer sits at a desk with etchings across it speaking of ancient legends. The scratching noise of a ink quill writing on paper echoes through the cave he has called home for 1000 years. Banners of various orders and ancient nations that have been lost to the ages whistle in the wind as cold air blows through the small window in front of his desk. The moon lights up a small area within the cave and glances off of ancient artifacts and reveals various ancient tombs that glow with an ethereal white energy. if one were to look in from the outside they would see a stallion of an abnormal height sitting at a desk and appearing to be covered by what can only be described as ceremonial armor with carvings on it. A giant sheathe sitting atop the armor glints with the moonlight and seems to pulse like a heartbeat of some unknown being. An explosion breaks him out of his concentration as he jumps to his hoofs. He utters multiple curses relating to zebras and their foul ways.

A scream pierces through his thoughts. Lightbringer returns to his training as he recognizes the scream as one of a filly. He immediately jumps to action. Galloping towards the source of the noise; he finds a small hut which seems to have been the source of the noise with black smoke billowing out the door. On a forest floor is a zebra presumably the one who caused the explosion in the hut and a small filly who must of screamed when the explosion occurred. As the poor filly is covered soot and appears to have broken off steel lodged in her body and a broken hind leg.
"Zecora! Are ya alright?" The little filly calls to the zebra.
The zebra responds with a grunt of pain as blood pours from its mouth.
" Sweet Celestia! Don't ya worry Zecora. I will get hel........p." the filly pauses as she sees Lightbringer standing there.
" Sir. Ya gotta help me. Zecora needs to be brought ta the hospital quick. Will ya help me? please sir i beg of ya." the little filly pleads with Lightbringer.

Lightbringer responds with a nod preceding to pick up the filly with ease a placing her on his back. Lightbringer than picks up the zebra named Zecora and slings her across his back behind the filly. Lightbringer's horn lights up as he creates magical ropes to hold the zebra to his back.
"Hold on!" Lightbringer calls in old ponish to the filly and the zebra.
The filly responds by holding on to his mane even tighter.

Lightbringer then breaks into a full gallop towards the town as the dawn begins to break through the trees. Lightbringer's heart hammers in his chest as he carries the weight of not only his 110 pounds of gear. He also now carries 1 filly and a full grown zebra. The cracking of branches under his hooves and the woosh of wind is all that is heard. Various animals that lined his path are either trampled or get out of his way. As the sun begins to break the horizon; The group of ponies and one zebra makes it free of the forest canopy. Continuing at full gallop Lightbringer uses his intimate knowledge of the town from his various book raids to his advantage. Ponies scream and run into their homes. The ponies stare at him and watch as he runs past from alleyways and windows.

He sees the building labeled with a big cross across the front which he recognizes as the local hospital. Lightbringer spins on a dime and notices the door is locked. He uses his massive 8 foot long and 2 foot wide sword to cleave the door in two with speed and skill of only one who has much training in the art of the blade. He runs through the broken down doors and calls out for aid. nurses and doctors run into the area bewildered by the pony who stands before them. Lightbringer drops the filly on the ground and undoes the magic ropes binding the zebra. leaving the zebra to fall to the floor from gravity. The doctors and nurse begin to look over the injured filly and zebra.

The doctors and nurses ignore Lightbringers presence as they get the filly and the zebra to the operating room. An earth pony at the desk picks up a what Lightbringer recognizes as a phone and calls somepony. He presumes it is the filly's family, although the zebra might have family as well. Thirty minutes later Lightbringer hears a voice behind him. He turns around to see an orange pony with a stetson hat adorning her head. Three apples adorn her flank; Lightbringer notices that this pony appears to be quite upset and distressed. He walks over to her and tries to comfort her with a hug. The pony backs away from him and looks at him wide eyed as she just seems to notice his presence.

The pony seems to fear him and she appears to call to somepony behind her. 5 ponies behind her appear all of varying race and color. He notices they do appear to be close by their mannerisms around each other and is able to pick up the name of the pony with the hat. One of the ponies in the group seems especially fascinated with him. She is the only alicorn in the room and radiates an aura of magical power that Lightbringer is impressed by. She uses her magic to bring a notepad and a pencil to her hoofs with a pop of purple magic. The purple alicorn takes notes as she looks him over. She gives a couple pokes and prods to his body and takes notes of everything.

The purple pony opens her mouth to speak as she looks Lightbringer in the eyes.
"What is your name?"
Lightbringer looks at her quizzically only understanding somewhat of what she just said.
" Hmmmm......Can you understand me?"
Lightbringer brings one of his front hooves up and waves in a motion akin to ocean waves.
" So you can understand me....but not well?"
Lightbringer says in perfect old ponish " Yes that is it exactly"
Twilight's eyes brighten as she looks at Lightbringer and then her friends
" Girls! I think we just found somepony who speaks and knows old ponish! This is so exciting! I can't believe I am the first recorder of such a momentous moment! I need to let Celestia and Luna know right away! I gotta go girls! Bye!" Twilight yells ecstatically while hopping around in circles around the mane 5.
Twilight disappears with a pop as Lightbringer looks on confused.
The others all stare at him as he towers over them. All with various emotions shown upon their faces.

A roar breaks the silence. The ground around the group shakes. The very ground around them creaks and cracks from the strain of an unknown source.

" GET OUT OF THE WAY!" Lightbringer screams as a giant worm erupts from the ground under him. The worm's head rips out through the top of the hospital building as it lets out an ear piercing screech that shatters all windows in Ponyville. its crystalline structure shines in the sunlight like a lighthouse guiding ships in with its light all those around it can not help but behold this monstrous worm.

" BY NIGHTMARE MOON'S UNWASHED ASSCRACK! WHAT THE FUCK IS THAT!" rainbow screams as she waves her hooves at the scene before her. Rainbow begins to punch the giant worm. The worm is unaffected by this.

" I can't do any damage to it. What is this thing made of?" Rainbow says to the group.

" well darling. I believe it appears to be made from crystals. More specifically crystals from the crystal empire." Rarity answers.

" Sugarcubes' i know ya'll are having a conversation. But, we need ta focus on the problem at hoof instead of focusin on what this monster is made of." Applejack says to the two

" Alright. Anypony got a plan in mind." Rainbow says to the girls.

" Well we should get the ponies out of here first and then we can think of a way to deal with this monster." Rarity says to the others

" Good thinking Rares. Alright lets go. I will go down the right corridor with Rarity. AJ and Fluttershy go down the left corridor. Pinkie you distract the monster as much as possible. Try to get it as far away from Ponyville as you can. Got it. Okay lets move we don't have time to waste." Rainbow Dash barks orders to the others and then flies down her assigned corridor.

Meanwhile in the belly of the beast. Lightbringer looks around the dark corridor he finds himself in. He sees crystalline walls dripping with a red viscous fluid that hits the floor with a splat. The floor squelches as Lightbringer makes his way towards the noise of the beasts heartbeat. The veins of the beast are the only lights in the massive corridor Lightbringer is in. They give off a dull pink light as they pulse bringing a purple fluid to goddesses know where. These light up various parts of dead ponies whose blood drips off the walls. A half dissolved foreleg floats in a puddle of what Lightbringer assumes to be blood. Soon as he makes his way through the beasts various stomachs. A gut-wrenching crack of bones being exploded and a scream as giant gnashing teeth crush a pony into guts. Intestines and pieces of skull fly everywhere. Every couple of minutes the floor shakes as the teeth come crushing down with a boom. Under these teeth lay ponies in various states of being crushed and dissolved. Some are without skulls and when hit by the next area of teeth explode much like a pinata sending guts and skin flying everywhere. The whole area smells of death and decay as bodies rot in various areas around the teeth. Maggots infesting their pores and unleashing massive flies the size of a small cat.

The buzzing is like a symphony of death as nasty pustules filled with various mashed bodies form hives for the disgusting blood coated flies. Pieces of various buildings are crushed beneath castle sized teeth leaving nothing but dust.


Author's Note

This shall be edited when needed or when criticism is considered and added. Mistakes are welcome to be pointed out. For the readers sanity and mine i shall not translate Lightbringer's dialogue into late middle english/old ponish. Editing is currently in process as more will be added shortly. I am sorry for the delay, but i have had a lot on my plate as of late. So please bear with me.

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