Chapter 15

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Silence, nothing but silence filled the throne room after what I had just told everypony. Pinkie’s mane and tail had completely lost their poofy appearance and had become flat while she cried profusely, along with Fluttershy and the CMC. The rest of the mares fared no better, almost all of them had tears in their eyes and shocked expressions. Rainbow Dash tried her best to not let her tears fall but was having a hard time doing so as she looked at the ground in total shock. Luna had both her hands covering her mouth as tears also streamed down her cheeks. I sighed sadly as I put each of my clothes back on and walked back to my seat. As soon as I sat down, Luna warped her arms around me and cried into my shoulder. I looked down at her and she was clenching her hands on my clothes while burying her face into my shoulder and weeping.

“Y-you…died?”

I look to my right towards Twilight and see her stare at me with a few tears. I only nod slightly and look back towards the others.

“That has to be a lie…” Rainbow says, “if you died, how are you still here?”

“Rainbow, as much as Ah wish it were untrue, he ain’t lyin’…” Applejack said. Rainbow turned to the cow mare and back to me as I nod again.

“How were you able to come back to life?” Celestia asks as she wipes her eyes slightly.

“I don’t fully recall myself,” I reply, “when I was struck off the bridge, I was carried down the river for an unknown time. The last thing I remember was I had washed up on a river bank and was slowly fading away. I was about to prepare for my end when I was saved by someone.”

Celestia looks at me with interest and the others, who were crying wipe their eyes and start listening to me again. Luna unwraps her arms around me and I smile at her while I continue.
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“What does thou mean someone saved thee?” Luna asks.

“Well before I passed away, a figure appeared out of nowhere in a bright light from the trees. It was some sort of feminine being and she spoke softly to me. She offered me two choices, I accept my fate and pass on naturally or she saves me by sending me here in a new body.” I explain.

“A new body?” Twilight asks, “You mean this isn’t your body?”

“Well, yes and no. The being who saved me had extracted my still active soul from my damaged body and altered it into a new one. So I guess, in a way, you could say she had me reincarnated.”

Celestia and Luna seemed to have perked up at this statement and look at each other briefly.

“William, how exactly do you know this?” Celestia asks.

“The figure told me, well at least, she wrote it down for me,” I said.

“Wrote it down?” Twilight asks.

I nod as I rummage through my pocket and pull out F’s letter. “I found this in my pocket when I arrived here. It was written by the being and she explained how she saved me. In the letter, she said she had chosen me to prove something to herself and someone dear to her. What that is, I don’t know but I’m assuming it has something to do with what my purpose for being here is.”

Luna stares at the letter curiously and Celestia raises her hand. “If you wouldn’t mind, William, may I see that letter?” She asks. I nod and hold it out for her. She uses her magic to levitate the letter over to her. Once in her hand, she unfolds the letter and begins to read it. As she’s reading it, her eyes start to widen and they begin to moisten. When she made it to the end of the letter, she sees F’s signature making her gasp.

“Sister, what is wrong?” Luna asks.

Celestia says nothing and only holds the letter out to her so she could read it as well. Luna arches a brow and levitates the letter over to her with her magic. Luna also begins reading it and ends up reacting the same way. Luna looks up at me with wide eyes and I see tears threatening to fall again.

“William,” Celestia says, “do you know exactly who wrote this letter?”

I shrug and shake my head, “No, the only thing I personally know about her is her name. Which I’ve been calling her F. Why?”

Celestia and Luna look at each other and nod. “William, I believe Luna and I know who saved and sent you here.” Celestia says as my eyes widen, “We believe it was our mother.”

“Your mother? How?” I ask.

“Yes,” Luna adds, “the one thou calls F wrote this letter. We know because we recognize our mothers handwriting.”

“Who you have been calling F is actually Queen Faust, ruler of Eques.” Celestia said.

“I was saved by Queen Faust?” I ask in shock.

Celestia and Luna nod. “But Celestia,” Twilight says, “why would the Queen save William?”

“I’d also like to know, is she here?” I wonder. Celestia sighs sadly and shakes her head.

“Oh, I’m sorry for your loss…” I tell her.

“Thou misunderstands, our mother is not deceased,” Luna tells me.

I look at Luna with a confused look and look back to Celestia. “William, did you not think it strange how when we first met I already knew what you were?” She asks.

Come to think of it she’s right. I actually never told her what I was when we first met, she already knew what I was.

“You’re right, you did call me “human” when we met. But how could you both know what the other ponies didn’t? From what I’ve heard and been told, humans were nothing but a myth before I came along.”

Celestia takes a deep breath and sighs to prepare herself. Her horn starts to glow and after a few seconds a book of some sorts appears on her lap. It’s an old looking book, so old it looks like it could tear easily if not handled with extreme care.

I feel shaking to my right and see Twilight shivering with a big smile on her face which makes me smirk a little. If I didn’t know any better, I’d say she wants to read it as soon as Celestia’s done with it.

“Because William,” she says while gently opening the book. I turn back to Celestia and she’s starring at me with quite the serious expression making me tense a little.

“You are not the first human to arrive in Equestria…” she said. All the mares, except for Luna, gasp as they turn to Celestia and then to me. My eyes widen to the point they look like they could just fall out and my mouth was slack jawed to the floor.

“W-what…?!”

To say I was shocked to my core, would still be considered an understatement. There was another human here before me? How could that be possible? It looks like no other creature besides those that are considered myths in my world exist here. Yet here I am but now I’m told I’m not the first human.

“What exactly do you mean?” I ask Celestia.

She picks up the book with her magic and gently levitates it over to me. I look at the page she has open and gasp slightly. On the page opened is a picture of a human man in old looking brass armour on his chest, shoulders, forearms, and legs. Around his waist and neck are a tattered cloak and scarf. On his back is what looks like a long sword behind his left shoulder and the blade looks a bit divine and powerful, despite the shadow covering it. His face is stern and looks like he’s seen a lot of battle. His dirty blonde hair is short and styled upwards in the front and has a small beard covering his jaw.

“Is this…?” I mutter.

“Yes, this is the first human to arrive in Equestria.” Celestia tells me.

I look back up to her with my still shocked face as she levitates it back to her. When she looks back to the picture she smiles sadly. Whoever this human was he must’ve been dear to her and Luna.

“His name was Rokai, Rokai Stormborne. He came to Equestria when Luna and I were only young foals, almost two thousand moons ago. Like you, Rokai managed to make quite the first impression when he first arrived,” Celestia says with a small smile, “He actually saved us from revolutionaries from outside Equestria who wanted to capture us for ransom. Our mother was curious about him when he came to the castle but was overjoyed that he managed to fight off our captors and bring us home safe by himself.”
“Ever since he rescued us, Rokai continued to protect the ponies and anycreature else who needed help. It was thanks to him that there was peace between all races on Eques. So our mother, along with the other leaders, decided to grant a title fit for such a brave and noble warrior such as him. They dubbed him as The Equestrian Guardian.”

Twilight gasps and drops her quill and paper on the ground. Her face is completely shell shocked and I think she’s not breathing so I gently shake her to get her to come back to reality.

“T-T-T-The Equestrian G-G-Guardian?! As in The Protector of Eques himself?!?” She shrieks, “B-but I had read he was just a legend! More than that nopony, or for that matter nocreature, even knew what he was! You mean to tell us that he was real and a human?!?”

I could’ve been annoyed by the slight ringing in my ear due to Twilight’s screeching but I was too surprised to even care. Rokai was the first human before me, and he was given such an important role for not only Equestria but the entire planet.

“Now wait just a apple pickin’ minute,” Applejack interjects, “Ah remember when mah brother and Ah were foals, Granny Smith used ta tell us a bedtime story called The Hero of Equestria. Are ya sayn’ that story was true, Celestia?”

“Indeed,” Rarity adds, “I recall my own mother and father telling me the same story when I was a filly. I have even told Sweetie Belle the story myself when she was younger.”

“Oh yeah, I remember that story!” Sweetie Belle chirps, “I thought the hero was so cool, I even used to dream about him.”

“I’m guessing the rest of you thought the same thing?” I ask the other mares, “That this was all just a mere story your parents told you?” They all nodded in response.

“Then allow me to once again confirm it, my little ponies. It is true, all of it. Rokai Stormborne was indeed the first human in Equestria, the Guardian of Equestria, Protector of Eques, Hero of All, he had been called many titles by many creatures across the land. Our mother was very good friends with him, such good friends that every time Rokai would return from one of his quests she would smile just as she would when she was with Luna and I.” She says while smiling at the fond memory.
“My only regret was not putting more effort into being able to get to know Rokai better.”

“Indeed,” Luna says, “whenever Celestia and we tired to confront Sir Rokai, we were never able to due to him either always speaking with mother or already being off on yet another quest.”

“Regardless,” Celestia said, “we were still able to admire him from afar, since he not only saved us but continued to protect all others as The Guardian.”

I smiled at the praise Rokai was receiving. This guy did so much for this world and became its protector. He had the admiration and respect from everyone and everything, he was even good friends with the ruler of this whole world no less.

“He sounds like someone I’d’ve like to meet,” I said.

“Yes…” Celestia says beginning to frown, “he was.”

My frown starts to fade at the change of tone of her voice. “What happened to him?” I ask.

Celestia takes a breath to compose herself so that she could tell this tale properly.
“The balance and peace that Rokai had strived to achieve over the years of his service became threatened. An ancient evil, born from the deepest pits of the seven rings of Tartarus itself, unleashed its darkness and legions of shadow across the lands of Eques. Rokai was constantly on the front lines, battling The Shadow Legion forces along side the other races.” Celestia looked down to the floor and her ears started to droop.
“Our mother tried her best as well to lead her aligned forces against the threat, but The Shadow Legions were seemingly endless in their assaults. Even with the combined forces of all sentient races, along with The Equestrian Guardian leading the charge, the leaders and our mother knew this could not go on forever. Eventually, Rokai was able to discover the identity of the Shadow Legions leader.” She said with a slight sneer. “His name, was Drogoth the Accursed One.”

It’s as if the very mention of his name sent a slight chill up my spine, the rest of the mares and Spike didn’t fare any better because most of them were visibly shaking. Celestia turned to another page in the old book and winced a bit once she made it to the page she was looking for. She levitated the book over to me and I gasped as the chill went through my whole body. A monster was all I saw, his body had nothing on but a tattered cloth wrapped around his waist. His dark pale skin covered body looked rough and rotted off but dark and sickeningly powerful. His hands had clawed fingers that looked disfigured and in his right looked like some kind of weapon of pure shadow. His legs were double jointed and on his head was some kind of helmet made of a ram’s skull with abnormally large curved horns that went upwards. It’s as if I was looking at the very incarnate of evil itself.

“Sweet Jeezus…” I whisper, “That’s D-Drogoth?” I ask Celestia in slight fear. She nods and levitates the book back to her and continues her story.
“Drogoth had no interest in conquering Eques, like our mother and Rokai had presumed. They discovered that he simply had one goal, the utter annihilation of all life and its light. There were many times that Rokai would face against this terrible beast, only to have each duel end in a draw with both sides heavily wounded. Queen Faust was at a loss on what to do, not even Rokai could stop Drogoth himself and the The Shadow Legion. All hope seemed lost if nothing was to be done, until one day Rokai called a meeting with all the worlds leaders.”

Celestia stood up and walked in the center of the room and gestured Luna to join her. Both Princess stood next to each other and their horns began to glow. We were all surrounded by a bright light as we soon found ourselves in a different room floating above a large table. All seemed to be frozen in place so I could get a good look at the room and those sitting around the table. I saw different creatures of shapes and sizes such as Dragons, Minotaurs, Griffins, Centaurs, Zebras, big wooly cows that I assumed were Yaks, and a creature that looked like a pony but had a beak, claws, and a pair of wings. There were two of each kind and each one were sitting at the table wearing fancy looking clothing which meant these were the worlds leaders.
I looked down at the end of the table and my eyes widened. There sitting in a throne like chair was a woman who’s beauty could rival both Celestia and Luna combined. Her coat was a light cream white and her bright crimson red mane and tail were long and extravagant looking. Her eyes were topaz blue and her horn was longer and her wings were larger than even Celestia’s. Her dress was an alabaster white gown with autumn leaves decorating the lower part and symbol with a feather quill and an ink well was embroidered on the side. On her head was a crown that basically screamed royalty, it was a platinum band and had a vail attached to it that draped behind her head. On the front of the band was probably the fanciest rainbow diamond I’ve ever seen. Next to her was someone I wasn’t expecting to see. The Equestrian Guardian, The Protector of Eques, The Hero of all creatures, Rokai Stormborne himself.

The Princesses, mane six, CMC, Spike, and I were hovering over the table not saying a word. While they were all looking down and examining the different species of the worlds leaders, my sight was fixated on Rokai and the woman he was standing next to. He looked so strong and honorable, I felt my heart beat faster than normal because of how in awe I was. I look at Celestia and Luna who looked back at me with smiles.

“Is that, Rokai himself?” I ask. They nod, “Is the woman standing next to him Queen Faust?” They nod again, “But how is this possible?”

“This is a memory,” Celestia replies, “Luna and I would often sneak into a corner or hide behind the slightly cracked door to listen in on the war plans mother, Rokai, and the other world leaders spoke about in this room.” She then points to a door behind Queen Faust’s seat that was barely open. I see two familiar young fillies, one with a white coat and a pink mane and one with a dark blue coat with a light teal mane peeking inside. I smirk and look back to Celestia and Luna.

“Are those two you?” I ask. They nodded with light blushes. “Aw, you two look so cute!” I said. This makes them both blush even more. Luna smiles while blushing brighter than Celestia and surprises me by hugging me again. I couldn’t help but return the embrace, only to have her lean up and KISS ME AGAIN ON THE FREAKING CHEEK!

“We thank thee for saying such sweet words.” She tells me with that same warm smile. She floats back next to Celestia leaving me dumbfounded yet again.

AGAIN?!? Are you serious?! Just how affectionate can this mare get?! I think to myself. I look to the other mares and Spike who are giggling up a storm.

“What’re you all laughing at?!” I bark. They all look away trying to seem innocent. I only roll my eyes and look back to Celestia who clears her throat to regain everypony’s attention.

“Yes well, what you are about to see is something that is not very pleasant for Luna and I,” she says making us all snap out of our distractions, “our mother was always a serious ruler who was stern whenever she needed to be. But this was probably the first time we have seen her this upset.” Celestia’s horn glows and the memory begins to play.

“ABSOLUTELY NOT, SIR ROKAI! I REFUSE TO TAKE ANY PART IN THIS RIDICULOUS PLAN OF YOURS!!!” Faust bellows. That damn annoying ring in my ear intensifies as the room shakes at her very voice.

“What the hell was that?!” I ask.

“Oh that was the Royal Voice, it is what we use to amplify our voice when addressing our subjects or when we get a little mad.” Celestia answers.

I deadpan her with a look that says a little? and turn back to Faust and Rokai.

“Please, Lady Faust,” Rokai speaks in a low yet stern tone, “I understand your concern but unfortunately it is the only way.”

“And I say you are wrong! There is always another way! This plan of yours is complete and utter suicide!” Faust shrieks.

“What would you have us do then, Your Grace?” The Griffin leader speaks, “this war had been raging for moons and we haven’t made any sort of headway against Drogoth and his Shadow Legion. Not to mention his personal band of Legionaries who mercilessly slaughter our forces and innocents, only to retreat when Sir Rokai arrives to drive them back.”

“I agree,” the minotaur leader adds, “we will all be forever grateful for all he has done but he is still just one human guardian. Not only that, but we cannot afford to continue sending our armies against an enemy who just won’t stop.”

The other leaders nod in agreement but this only makes Queen Faust look more pissed. “So you would sacrifice your Protector like that? I thought you all knew better than to just abandon him when the situation worsens. You call yourselves honorable leaders but you’re just a bunch of sniveling-“

“FAUST!!! THAT’S QUITE ENOUGH OUT OF YOU!!!”Rokai screams as he smashes his fist through the table in rage. Faust jumps in her seat and the other leaders jolt at the sudden outburst of their champion. Rokai was visibly angry as he pulled his arm out of the hole through the table. He turns to Faust with a glare and takes a breath to calm himself down.

“You are our Queen and we will all follow you to the ends of Tartarus, myself included. But I will not stand by and allow you to insult the other leaders, who are all also my dearest friends, just because you’re too stubborn to accept the truth!” Rokai barks.
“Too many, too many lives have been lost in this war,” he says while looking at the large map on the table, “Eques is on the brink of falling under Drogoth’s destruction. I have fought him many times and just when I think I’m about to deliver the finishing blow, he somehow counters me and manages to avoid his end. There’s only so much I can do with my power and skills and I’ve exhausted almost all I have against that abomination. I apologize for my outburst but please believe me when I say this is the only way.” He says with a frown.

I look at the other leaders who all have expressions of pity and nod sadly in agreement. Queen Faust is now starting to cry since she now is starting to realize that he was unfortunately right about whatever he had planned.

“Rokai…” Faust whispers, “please, there has to be another way…”

Rokai sighs and kneels in front of Queen Faust and gently takes her hand in both of his. Tears are now steaming down her cheeks as he stares back at him.

“I wish there was, My Lady, truly I do. But I’d rather this than anything else a thousand times over than allow this war to continue raging as it is now. It’s time to end this, once and for all,” Rokai said.

Queen Faust couldn’t hold it in anymore and lunges at Rokai and wraps her arms around him and buries her face into his chest armor and sobs. The other leaders have sad expressions and some have tears of their own. I couldn’t help but get a little emotional at the display. The Princesses were also crying slightly seeing their mother in such a state.

“You have always been a fine warrior, Sir Rokai. You shall be remembered for all eternity.” The Minotaur leader says with a fist over his chest.

“Indeed,” the zebra leader speaks, “my people will continue to tell stories of your heroism for moons to come. Our grandfoals will hear your story and they to shall pass them on to their own.”

The other leaders all say their own words of praise as Rokai helps Queen Faust back on her hooves as she wipes her face from her tears.

Before anything else was said, the area around us begins to fade and we soon find ourselves back in the throne room on our seats.

“Wait what happened?” I ask Celestia, “What was Rokai planning that Queen Faust was so against?”

Celestia only gestures me and the rest to follow her and Luna. We all get up and walk to the back of the throne room and out a door to the outside. We walk along a small trail until we arrive at a curtain of vines. Celestia and Luna use their magic to moves the vines away and I see a beautiful garden of all kinds of plants and flowers. It looks like something you’d see next to Buckingham Palace and in the center was a statue of Rokai. He was standing up straight with his sword’s blade face down and his hands on both sides of the handle. On the bottom of the statue was a plaque.

Sir Rokai Stormborne

The Equestrian Guardian who will always stand against the darkness

“After the meeting with the leaders,” Celestia said making me turn to her, “Queen Faust and Rokai set out to confront Drogoth together. All Luna and I heard in the distance were terrifying explosions and finally a massive dome of light and powerful magic was seen in the distance. The skies began to clear after and our mother soon returned, but in an extremely weakened state. We then noticed something, or rather, someone, was missing…” she said sadly. Celestia’s horn glows and we were now in front of the castle entrance. Queen Faust was sitting against a wall and she looked like she’d been through hell. Her dress was in tatters, she mane and tail had black burn marks, and her body had injuries all over her arms and legs. I then see Celestia and Luna as fillies run up to her with worry.

“Mother!” They both cry.

Faust weekly looks up and smiles as they both hug her.

“Mother, art thee alright?!” Young Luna asks.

“Whatever happened to thee?! Thou looks as if thee has been to Tartarus and back!” Young Celestia shrieks.

“I…am alright…my little fillies. I’m just…very tired…” Faust says between breaths.

“Then we must get thee to thy chambers so thee rest.” Luna says.

“Queen Faust!”

I turn around and see the other leaders rush up to her and they all kneel around her.

“Your Grace,” the griffin leader speaks, “what happened? We heard massive explosions and saw a massive dome of light.”

The yak leader looks around and then back to Queen Faust. “Yak no see human, what happen to human?” He asks.

Queen Faust frowns and looks down. The leaders all frown as they wait for her to speak. She looks up and summons what strength she has to address them all.

“My friends, please listen my words, for I have little time remaining.” She says earning confused looks from them and her daughters. “As you all know, Sir Rokai and I went to confront Drogoth on the battlefield. The battle was intense and seemed to shake the very planet to its core. I witnessed Sir Rokai and that foul beast clash with one another, both leaving terrible wounds. I was left to prepare the sealing spell that we had discussed while they fought.”

“What dost thou mean, mother? What sealing spell?” Celestia asks.

“It is a powerful spell that allows one to channel magic from the very core of the planet itself. It also allows one to exceed their magical limit but comes with a price. Not only is the spell extremely powerful, but it requires a conduit for its casting. A living conduit…” She says sadly.

I gasp as I’m starting to see where this was going. “Normally it’s the caster who is the conduit for such a spell, however Sir Rokai…was that conduit instead…” she says under her breath. She looks back to the leaders who seem to have known already but were still saddened as she continued.

“I poured every ounce of magic I had in myself as I tapped into the magic of the planets core. Sir Rokai managed to subdue Drogoth for a brief moment and I took that chance and fired it upon him and Drogoth. The spell struck Sir Rokai first and then he thrusted his sword within The Shadow King’s body. The last I saw of Drogoth was him being encased in a large sarcophagus and dragged into the gate of Tartarus by large chains, never to be seen again.”
“However…” she says and begins to tear up, “when the light dimmed and the dust settled, Sir Rokai…was nowhere to be found…”
Young Celestia and Young Luna gasp and the leaders lower their heads in sadness. I frown and look in the distance outside of past Canterlot. I can see large trails of smoke raise into the sky, meaning that’s where they had their intense battle. In the corner of my eye I see a speck of light. I turn to see it came from Faust who had more specks of light coming off her causing young Celestia and young Luna to panic along with the leaders.

“Mother?! What is happening?!” Luna cries.

Faust raises her arm and sees it slowly starting to fade away making her smile faintly.

“It appears my time is almost up…” she says. She looks to her daughters and the leaders with a smile. “I must leave this realm to recover the magic I used against Drogoth.” She says with a slight echo in her voice.

“Leave?! No mother! Thou cannot perish! We need thee!” Young Celestia sobs with tears in her eyes.

Faust continues to smile and rubs her hand on Celestia’s head. “Worry not, my little Sunlight. I am not in any danger that threatens my life. I am simply going to be away for a while so I can rest properly.”

“B-but, m-mother…” Young Luna weeps while clinging to her arm.

“There there my little Moonlight, I won’t be gone forever. One day I shall return once I’ve recovered, I promise.”

The fillies both look up to their mother with tear stained muzzles. “Promise?” They both ask.

“I swear I will…” she nods with her own tears, “Starswirl will now be in charge of you both so make sure you listen to him and do as he tells you as I would.” They both nod as more specks of light start to leave her body and she becomes more transparent. Faust takes one last look at the leaders who all gaze on her with some of them having tears in their eyes.

“My friends, thank you for standing by Sir Rokai’s side all this time. I wish I had more time to express my gratitude but for now you’ll have to forgive the brief sentiment.” She says softly.

“Think nothing of it, Your Grace,” The Minotaur leader says with a bow.

“It has been a true honor.” The zebra leader said.

“I hope one day you will return to meet our descendants…” the griffin leader says while wiping his eye.

“Yak sad Queen leave, Yak make sure songs are sung in Queen and human honor!” The yak leader says.

The rest of the leaders say their farewells and words of praise for the wounded Queen. I feel a tear drip from my eye and the others are now crying up a storm. Even Rainbow Dash is starting to cry even though she’s trying her best to hide it.

“Thank you, before I depart, there is something you must all know.” She says making the leaders listen to her as she starts to fade away starting with her hooves.

“There will come a time when Eques is in need of a new Guardian. When that time comes, they will protect all who are in need just as Sir Rokai has. Some of you may not believe there would ever be another like him but I assure you, they will be just as much of a Protector as Sir Rokai.” She proclaims. The some of the leaders look skeptical but they all nod to her final words as her upper body begins to fade. She looks down to her daughters for one fine look and their both sobbing and weeping while clinging on to her arms for dear life.

“My little fillies,” she says making them look up at her, “you both are such good fillies. Remember, be brave. Don’t cry, and become strong leaders for Equestria. I will always be watching over you and will always smile for you. Until the day I return, I want you both to live happily and rule together in my stead.” They both nod and her body begins to dissipate as her eyes close.

“Live............happily.............together.................in friendship.” Was all that was heard before she disappears completely.

The memory begins to fade again and the last thing I see was young Celestia and Luna hugging each other crying their eyes out and the leaders bowing in respect as the memory fades. We now are standing back in the garden and I’m just starting to take in what I just heard. I now know why I was brought here by Queen Faust and for the first time, in a long time, I have no words for how in utter disbelief I’m in.

I slowly turn to Celestia and Luna who stare at me with slightly serious expressions. Celestia steps forward and puts a hand on my shoulder.

“I suppose this answers some of the questions you had for us?” She asks.

Author's Note

Little disclaimer, I do not own this picture of the warrior. All ownership of the picture goes to Kingdom Under Fire 2. Ignore the description below it, couldn’t crop it but I probably had to keep it anyway. But holy moly, William’s true purpose in Eques revealed! Next chapter is part 2! Hope you enjoyed it!