This was the result of the dice roll for this chapter:

As you can see it was 11% I am going to be counting this as a pretty bad failure.

I also forgot to show Anon’s stats last chapter. He did level up a lot from his battle.

Anon, Legendary Hero

Level: 8

Class: Brawler

Sub-Class: Path of the Demon’s Blood [Descendant of The Ogre]

HP: 120 (+70)

Stats:

Str: 85 (+35)

Dex: 85 (+35)

Con: 85 (+35)

Wis: 50 (+25)

Int: 15 (+5)

Cha: 15 (+5)

On to the chapter:

“We don’t have any time to waste. I’ll get us some….” Twilight stated.

“I am not going with her. We should do it by ourselves.” Anon announced to Twilight. His eyes firmly locked on the Ranger before him. Narrowing his glare at her. Her eyes stared back just coldly holding the reins of her mount.

“What do you mean you’re not going with her?” She looked back stopping in her tracks.

“We do this ourselves Twilight. We don’t need her.” Anon crossed his arms over his chest not breaking eye contact with Silverwind.

Twilight stomped her way over to him. Leaning close to his chest. “WHAT’S GOTTEN INTO YOU?” She whispered in a shouting tone.

“She doesn’t smell right Twilight. She smells….wrong.” He answers. The smell was still hitting his nose. It caused the hairs on the back of his neck to stand up straight.

“…You’re going off on a smell?” She shouted out loud to the village loud enough that everyone stopped in their tracks.

She trembled. “My friend. Someone who I have gone to the ends of Equestria with and who has helped me through so much has been beat and tortured. You want me to refuse help off….A BAD SMELL.”

Anon paused. He held to his words. If this had been back when he was first summoned he would have just gone with her. It was just something inside of him refused to walk with this woman. He just gave Twilight a look.

“Princess.” Silverwind called out. “This….creature is not of our people. This is simply an excuse to save his own hide. He may have saved this village but, that may have only been to help himself. He said it himself…he’s not a hero. Come on we will rescue her together.” She said extending her hand to Twilight.

Anon showed his fangs at her words. His blood began to boil at this woman before him. Twilight turned her back to Anon. Accepting the hand that was given to her. Silverwind pulled Twilight onto her mount. She finally turned to Anon.

“I have to go save her. She's one of my best friends.” She uttered weakly as tears ran down her face. Silverwind pulled on her reins as the creature went into a jog heading towards the entrance of the village.

“TWILIGHT.” He called out. “I WILL MEET YOU IN THE CITY. BE ON GUARD. I PROMISE I WILL BE THERE.” She didn’t call back. She just buried herself into Silverwind’s back.

Anon stared down at the pendent given to him by the elder. He felt the call of the forest as he looked at it. He needed answers. He walked straight back to the elder who was having discussions with a few of the village folk.

“Sorry to bug ya but, um….I will be meeting up with Twilight later do you mind me staying here with you all for a bit? Also…can you tell me more about this pendent?” He asked

“Hm. Well mostly it was handed down by our people as a good luck charm but, legend has it that if some pony walks into the forest wearing that on the night when the moon is highest they will have an encounter. An encounter with the spirit that guards these lands. You may just be in luck as well…the moon will be at its highest the evening after next.” The Elder explained stroking his beard.

“And how long does it take to get to Riverdale from here?” Asking the Elder next.

“On a good mount perhaps a day and a half.” The Elder explained as well.

Anon steeled himself, he needed answers. He spent the rest of that day helping the villagers with chores and other tasks. Asking them of this world. They explain the three tribes of ponies and their roles. They explain the ruling class to him. When asked where they were. They didn’t know. Twilight was the only princess they had seen since this whole mess started.

He drank with the villagers that evening. He found their way of life to be simple but, pure. He looked towards the sky seeing the moon closer to the middle of the sky. He sipped his drink calmly. He went to bed that evening not finding much rest. His dreams were nothingness. He just found himself worrying for himself and Twilight.

The Next day was much the same. He helped the villagers with their work as he was coming back with some of the hunters, he noticed everyone was packing up. He walked over to the elder. “What’s going on?”

“Well Anon. We are heading into the mountains. We have an old village there we will be fixing up. It’s not safe here for us. That village is harder to find and easier to defend. It’s harder to get wood but, the safety of my people is more important than anything.” He explained.

Anon nodded. The evening had begun to settle in. A thin mist hung in the forest as the darkness coiled around the woods. He felt the call already even without the pendant on his neck.

“Sonny. Be careful. Legend says that some of the warriors didn’t return from their visit with the spirit. Twilight needs you. The world needs you.” The Elder spoke out.

Anon placed a hand on his shoulder. “Don’t worry. I will come back no matter what.”

After stating that his eyes locked on the entrance to the forest that called to him. He place the pendent around his neck. The eyes of the owl began to glow a deep blue as it found itself around his neck. The screen popped up beside him.

“Pendant of the Forest God Activated. Enter the Forest to Activate the Effect.”

Finally he stepped into the woods his form was overtaken by the darkness. He soon found himself in total shade as the light of the village faded away. Engulfing around him. The light of the pendent was all he had to go off of as he walked. Soon a path through the trees lit itself. Blue fireflies began to glow in a straight line that he began to follow.

This path soon emptied to a clearing in this forest. A solid beam of moonlight filled the whole clearing. He entered the clearing without fear in his soul. He stepped out into the grass looking upward. The moon held perfectly so this clearing was within its Apex. The pendant around his neck began to shake when it came in contact with the moonlight.

“ITEM EFFECT ACTIVE.”

The screen appeared again. Along with that warning came a rolling mist that surrounded the nearby trees of the clearing. The hairs on his neck stood up as his body tensed. His new instincts felt something high within the trees. He saw motion. A blur of white fur snaking through the trees. He didn’t get a good look at whatever it was.

“What do you seek?” A voiced called out.

Anon was on edge he didn’t know if this spirit was friend or foe. He let out a breath to calm his nerves. “I….” He paused. “I seek knowledge. I want to know why I am here….why do I have these gifts…and what am I fighting? I also come seeking aid from you.” Anon shouted to the trees.

“Knowledge and Aid….is what you seek. Hm.” The voice called out.

The shifting in the trees stopped. A long furred body coiled around one of the massive oak trees in front of Anon. Its body was as long as the trunk of the tree. Out of the shadows came a face that extended downward towards Anon. The face was that of a winter owl with pools of ebony specked with bits of starlight. Upon the head of this face was a set of antlers much like a deer. The face was nearly the size of Anon’s whole body.

“The land you step upon boy is a place of deep magic within its core is a power beyond reason. It feeds this magical land and allows those who live upon it to wield magic. That is what your enemy seeks.” The creature explained to Anon.

Clawed reptilian appendages reached out from under the face. It began to wave it’s digits as a magical aura appeared around them. Soon in the sky above them an image appeared…the image of the woman in his dream.

“She is a conqueror of realms. Much like you she is not of this world. She travels the realms in search of something. Something she believes she has found here. She brings with her armies from realms she now rules.” The creature stated as the image changed to that of marching figures of shadows.

“Beware. Her generals hold great power. Power that in your current state you hold a very small chance of matching. Especially two of them….one of them that holds a tainted holy blade and another who's very rage can shake the heavens themselves.” The warning was spoke but, Anon almost found excitement in this warning.

The image in the sky changed back to the woman from before. “Even as we speak she spreads her roots within the land. Attempting to draw the magic from the core.” The image showed black roots expanding within the earth. “However, the planet fights against her….it will take her many moons to drain the planet…she is impatient and seeks a faster way. She believes the Alicorns hold the key to the core. If she is able to gain this power….” There was a pause from the god.

“She will be unstoppable.” The image faded as it finished speaking.

Anon looked at the ground eyes racing back and forth. “Twilight.” He uttered under his breath.

“CAN YOU SHOW ME TWILIGHT?” He asked

The creature nodded waving its hands once more. As the image of a city appeared. A city of black iron towers waving flags of that same red eye that was upon the veil he saw before. These iron buildings let loose smog and ash into the air. The image zoomed through the city streets until it came to a tavern that went by the name The Broken Stool. Two hooded figures could be seen entering the building.

One of them was Silverwind, the other was Twilight in an illusion based spell that the image allowed Anon to see through. The creature spoke once more. “Her guide will betray her….”

Anon’s fists tighten at the words. He snarled. “WHY?”

“For the same reason many mortals have committed great acts of evil….for love. They have her lover. The general in charge of this area is within that city and has laid a trap for Twilight…that her guide will walk her straight into for all the realm to see.” The creature uttered as this image faded as well.

“I have to get to her!” He shouted almost turning to leave in that very moment.

“That is indeed a path that is open to you.” He was stopped by the god’s words.

“In this moment you stand at a crossroads. Many paths lay before you. You could leave now. Perhaps you would make it in time to save her but, if you clash with that general and her forces…your chances of victory become very slim. I offer you two other paths." One of its claws point towards the mountain above.

"High atop the mountain that hangs over us is a place of spiritual power. Those who enter it may speak with beings that are dead or beings they have a strong connection too. A being of your blood waits for you there to help you unlock even more of your power. It will take some time to get up the mountain. You may not make it in time to save her but, this would even the odds against the forces of that city.” The Forest spirit spoke softly.

“Another path I offer you is more dangerous but, holds the greatest chance of success. I can offer you my blood. Drinking of divine blood could kill a mortal but, if you survive the change in your power will be dramatic. You must decide in this moment what you will do. Know you hold the future of these lands in your palm.”

Author's Note

Greetings everyone. Sorry this took so long. I just wanted to put alot in this chapter. It's the longest chapter so far. First off Choice Option Time:

1. Run to Riverdale now and Warning Twilight before too late. 2. Head up the mountain to spiritual nexus. 3. Drink of The Forest God's Blood [75% chance of success do to high constitution.]

I also wanted to put this idea out there for those who want to interact with storyline even more. This was idea I had for another story that didn't pan out as well as this one. NPC creation! That's write if you comment below with NPC and I like it enough I will fit it into the story somewhere. Here is the template.

Name: Age: Alignment: (What side would like them to be on. Good, Evil or Neutral) Race: (All Fantasy and Some Anime races allowed. With reason of course) Magical Abilities or Physical Abilites: (What are they good at) What do they look like: (I will take an image or just description is fine) Tell me a little about them: (Just some minor backstory only few things I can work with)