The Legend of the First Man
In the ancient past of Gaia, there were three major factions. The Dragons were the first rulers of the planet, with their innate strength capable of conquering many. Next were the Alicorns, The magic wielders who wrestled control of the very elements from the First Dragon Lord. Lastly, were the Stranded, this was a conglomeration of other races that could not hope to stand against these major powers alone. Thus, they created their own land to unite for a common defense.
Everything was in balance...until it began. The Dragons were enraged to lose their power so easily, and thus went to war with all others to bring them under heel. Thus began the First Conflict, with the dragons and their followers on one side, and the Alicorns with their followers on theirs. Both sides fought with no mercy and left masses dead from their conflict. AS for the Stranded, they were massacred by both sides, and this enraged many of them. Something had to change, and their savior would arrive in a most unexpected form.
One day, a being clad in armor, walking on two legs took to the battlefield. In his hands was a special Blade that glistened in the light. Without announcing a name or allegiance, the being swung his blade, and a beam of light left the blade as the soldiers of both Alicorn, and Dragon alike were killed. Slash after lightning fast slash cut the armies apart. "Holding the blood soaked blade high and proclaimed.
"Those who desecrate mortality with slaughter shall be brought to heel." before vanishing. Word spread across Gaia of this vigilante who proclaimed to kill the warmongers. At first, many thought it was just a lie made by the opposition to scare them into surrender. However, the being appeared again at another battle slaughtering all except three. When asked for how they survived, they all said.
"The being stated we had not killed or at least not of our own volition, and thus he would spare us." And this kept going at battle after battle. those who were deemed "untainted" by the being would survive, but no others were spared. This outraged the Alicorn Emperor, and the Dragon Lord, so now they started hunting for this mythical warrior. Yet every time, the soldiers would turn up dead or turned back, when those who returned were questioned they said:
"He told us that he would not kill any whose death would leave children without a parent. Those who attacked anyway were simply knocked out. It's like he had known many of us had fear of death."
No matter what the two rulers did, the mythical soldier would not take their bait, and so they decided that they would kill The Stranded to get the creature's attention. Many races went extinct in The Great Purge that took place to get the soldier's attention. With this, they had signed their death warrant.
One day, as the armies marched to continue the slaughter, the warrior appeared yet again. He stood on a mountain with his gleaming armor. Then he spoke.
" Your rulers seem so quick to have you die. For you have broken the sanctity of peace, and I shall no longer spare your peoples. I have run out of mercy for you, just as your people did for these races you so carelessly slaughter. Face me! your judge,your jury and executioner. " And with that, the soldiers saw the blade point skyward, a small light began to grow from the tip of the blade, forming a large sphere and when the sun reached its zenith, the blade swung the ball towards the ground. All the soldiers were so entranced by the strange object that no one moved as it landed on the ground, time slowed as the ground erupted with power that incinerated all it touched, some tried to run, but it was too late...noone lived that day, and no one would be spared.
Looking to the Stranded races, the warrior pointed his blade west. "You shall find safe haven from the wrath of all if you proceed in that direction until the lad meets the Great Ocean. Once you have reached their, I shall use my power to guarantee you shall be safe for generations to come." The warrior proclaimed, and the creatures who heard him immediately left to tell others, and thus began The Great Exodus.
The Dragon Lord was finished with having his people destroyed by this single creature, and refused to let these Stranded live. He blamed them for summoning such a beast, and would make them pay. The Alicorn Emperor believed that the being was simply too strong to let live, and felt it was his duty to avenge his soldiers.
After two months, the Dragon Lord, and his soldiers cornered the Stranded at the Great River, this river divided the West and the rest of the lands. The Emperor also arrived with his soldiers, and the two armies began to descend upon the enemy when a Blinding light went off. The mythical warrior had arrived.
"I told you I was out of mercy, Now though, I will guarantee you shall suffer a fate worse than death. For it shall affect more than just those who stand here now. As this is the last battle you shall see I shall tell you something. Your executioner is Cain, I am the First Man, and this is your graveyard." the soldier said before vanishing, and the first soldier fell. Then another, and another until 10 soldiers were dead. More and more fell from the warrior who was phasing in and out of sight to the average troop but the rulers could see him the while time.
"Enough!!!" roared the Dragon Lord before land in front of the ruler. "I refuse to let these failures fight you any longer. You shall face me!" The Dragon Lord said.
"I shall fight you too."The Alicorn Emperor stated. "Enough of my ponies are dead, and you shall die by my hoof, lest their deaths be wasted." and with that the two charged at the warrior. The Alicorn was shoved backwards as the warrior focused on the Dragon Lord who towered above him. The skies cracked with Thunder as the three warriors did battle. Rain began to fall from the heavens as the Dragon Flew up to fire a blast of Flame and the emperor prepared a magical blast, ad the warrior stood still as his blade began to glow with power. The fire blast, and magic blast flew towards the target, but still the warrior did not move until they were mere inches away and the sword let out a blast from it deflecting the beams back at their owners.
"Your terror shall not harm these races anymore." The warrior said as the two ruler were damaged badly. The Warrior raised his blade before stabbing it into the ground and the ground shook, the earthquake could be felt all across the planet as inch, by inch the earth in front of the blade separated from the land behind it. and the lands started to break apart.
"Face me you coward!" The Dragon Lord roared as the land began to drift away with the warrior on the new land. The Dragon Lord flapped his wings, and was about to blast the Stranded when his body stopped moving. Then his wings, and claws fell of as he plummeted into the water. Trying to stay above the water, he started to sink without any means to keep his body above water.
"What? What are you?!" The Alicorn emperor yelled.
"I told you who I was, I am the First Man, and your people shall bear a problem that you caused without you to lead them." the warrior said as a beam flew straight into the heart of the emperor. The once mighty emperor was now transformed form a mighty alicorn to a unicorn.
"You...You bastard!" The emperor called trying to attack again, but the beam was caught in the warriors palm. "You fool!" he said throwing the beam back as the king was engulfed in light before becoming a statue, the land beneath the statue cracked and the statue sank below the waves. Thus ended the First Conflict, and the Stranded races were now gone. Thus ends the legend of The First Man, a warrior who shall return in moments of genocide to save others once again...
Author's Note
I came up with this as a story for the Equestrians finally discovering the being of the Undiscovered West. They find this legend in an ancient scroll. What you think?