Island Peak of Fear.

Heart Path POV. Continued from Chapter 25.

I swallowed a lump that rolled up to my throat from the realization of this threat, but nevertheless I continued to look into those eyes and a smile appeared on my face. "My friends ... Autumn Blaze, Raiden, Chrysalis and Discord, they had to leave the cave of this mountain and come to the temple of the Righteous Dragon. It so happened that we split up and I was temporarily left alone on my way. I had to come to this refuge and will meet my friends..." I spoke in a calm voice, but in the end I decided to flirt a little. "Maybe it's enough to tickle me between my legs with your tail, beauty?"

This mare smiled and began to sniff my face, and after that ... she licked my cheek. "You are telling the truth ... my name is Fern Leaf. What is your name, male?" Fern Leaf said and carefully slid off my body.

I hurried to get to my feet and pick up all my equipment and arrows that fell to the ground, and then I looked at these mares with a smile on my face. "My name is Heart Path. I am human and have recently arrived in this world..."

When I said my last words, I had a strange feeling that something might be wrong. "Why are you looking at me like that? Yes, yes, I perfectly understand your emotions at this moment. Take my word for it, I was also surprised ..." But when I said this with a slight indignation in my voice, at this moment in the sky there was thunder again and several magical flashes.

The three Kirin mares approached me and exchanged glances with each other.

"We need to get out of here faster!" I said in a loud voice and started backing away from these sly mares. "Damn ... what are you up to?"

But these mares looked at me seriously, and their horns glowed with magic in sync.

"What..." But before I could finish, ropes suddenly enveloped my body! They even wrapped these ropes around my head around my helmet, so that I could not see or even speak. What kind of fools? "MMMM!!!"

My body fell and it hurt a little, I started kicking and trying to get loose, but it was useless. I stopped making these attempts and began to listen to what these mares were saying.

"Heh ... heh ... this demon scout thinks that we must be complete fools! What a sly guy got caught!" One of the mares said and kicked me in the legs.

"AAMMM!!!" I mumbled, and then said through my teeth: "Oh, you bitches! I'll fuck you all when this misunderstanding is over! I give my word to Heart Path, your asses will be subjected to prolonged torture! A-auch!!!" When I spoke all these threats, while not hiding my anger, one of the Kirin mares kicked me hard with her hoof.

"Just look at this asshole. He still dares to threaten us with what will please us! What a cute demon scout he is. We must take his body to our leader! Let her decide what to do with him. And when Master Raiden appears, tell him that we were able to catch some strange alien, who was also armed ... Hmm ... if he behaves badly or tries to throw some magic tricks ... Morning Dew, you know what to do!” A familiar voice spoke, and I was able to determine that it belonged to a mare named Fern Leaf.

"Of course, I will put out his fire and generally drown his body in this river! So you heard everything, Heart Path. You better behave calmly ... And of course, if Master Raiden confirms your words, then I, like my friends, will personally apologize! I really hope that you will endure..." Said Morning Dew. I already understood that the same mare with a grayish-blue color and cream mane and tail, this name suits her best.

My body rose to a weightless state and through the small cracks in these vines, I saw that they carried me, while these mares were clearly in a hurry. Well, this is exactly what I need ... maybe I won't even be angry with them for it. At the end of the day, they do everything right. At first they put my guard down by showing false friendliness, but then ... they did what they had to do. They captured me. Only it hurt twice! My leg still hurts from being trapped. No ... they can't escape anal punishment!

"Heh ... Heart Path! And what is this strange name? And how did he even know about our friend, Autumn Blaze? Although I ask stupid questions." The third mare said, since I had not yet heard her voice. However, she had a quiet but at the same time gentle voice.

I again stopped hearing the world around me and realized that it seems at such a moment, when I am immersed in my thoughts, I expect Valiant to speak to me. And so it happened.

"Heh ... Yes ... I saw everything. Brother, it looks like you really have some kind of aura and a way of making new acquaintances with some kind of zest. I bet when this misunderstanding is over, these three undoubtedly beautiful and exotic Kirins mares, they will only be glad to receive your punishment! Hah ... Don't worry, I'll be there if anything." Valiant said with a grin in his voice.

“I don’t doubt it, Brother. But ... damn it! I’m so tired today, and besides, my leg will be limping for a while. They really nearly ripped my limb off with this trap! I have no doubt that I will have a personal conversation with these mares. Provided that we have time for this, but something tells me that I definitely did not get to the resort! I woke up from a magical dream in which I saw a moment of my past life. After that we are attacked by some ... demons. Actually, I am ready to believe in a lot, especially after we could die today. I still remember the look of this Succubus girl! She raped me with her eyes!"

"Yes, I remember that. But in the end, everything worked out better! And don't forget about your encounter with the spiders. Honestly, I have never seen a spider of this size." Valiant said in a wistful voice.

"Most likely, I am still needed for some purpose. Otherwise, I would have died long ago. Even in the first hours of my stay in this world." I answered, and at the same time recalled my first meeting with Trixie, and then also the tree wolves.

"Here you are really right. But as you already know, our destinies can be very unpredictable ... Okay, I'm sure that everything will be fine, and you better not relax. Although I understand you." Valiant said and after that I was able to hear the world around me again.

"Hey! He there by chance did not suffocate?" Fern Leaf said, and after that she slightly loosened the ropes on my face.

"Oooh ... yes ... air!" I began to breathe hungrily, since it was really difficult with these ropes.

"Heh! Don't worry, we're almost there." Fern Leaf said and I heard hooves pounding on some rocky floor.

Through small cracks I saw a huge cave, but this room was well equipped. Torches burned on the walls. They continued to carry my body through the air, each time turning along some unknown corridors for me, and it was clear that the ceiling was already lower here. I heard new voices that belonged to the Kirin. And there were even voices of stallions showing curiosity about the captive.

"For the Sake of the Righteous Dragon! Who are you carrying to our hideout? Are you completely nuts?" Said one of the stallions I couldn't see.

"Hey! Don't be so indignant! We took this two-legged male prisoner." Morning Dew said in a proud voice.

Immediately after that, my body was laid on something ... and I began to wait for my further fate. My friends would sooner arrive, I am worried about them. Perhaps they could be in trouble! After all, they should have arrived at this temple, perhaps even earlier than me! I heard the clatter of several pairs of hooves on the rocky floor and felt my body now surrounded, and the disturbing whisper of several dozen kirins. Someone sighed curiously and poked at my body with his hoof. It seems that I was in some kind of spacious room and there was also lighting from several torches and candles.

I again heard the voice of the unfamiliar mare, which was more mature and experienced, but clearly feminine and a little imperious. Hmm ... it looks like the Chrysalis will have a competitor ... heh.

"So who is this?"

"This is a two-legged creature that ran out of the right entrance to the cave. We tracked him and caught him. He claims to have come to us from another world and his name is Heart Path! And this is certainly all strange, only the recent beginning of the invasion of demons into our the world made us wary. He gave his name and told us that he knew Autumn Blaze and Master Raiden, but at the same time gave two more unknown names to me: Chrysalis and Discord..."

"WHAT?! So Discord was able to arrive to our island in time! My beloved Kirins, we will be saved! The brother of the Righteous Dragon has come to our aid! Thank heavens for this ... but wait ..." The mare said grateful and majestic voice, but after that everyone who was present in this hall became quiet.

I heard someone rushing into this hall who clearly made an impression on everyone present. And the familiar body with a flap of wings landed next to my body. I heard the clatter of hooves.

"Free him immediately!" Chrysalis said in an imperious voice.

"Yes ... that's right. It seems you've already met our friend." Raiden said and after that I felt all these ropes slide off my body, to the sound of a magical aura.

When I again freed myself from my shackles, I immediately hurried to get up and ignoring everyone present, as well as Discord's good-natured laugh, I hugged Chrysalis with my arms and pulled her face for a kiss. This, of course, was no longer a surprise to her, since she herself was waiting for it.

"Mmm ... Chrissy ... why are you taking so long? Otherwise, I already began to think that I would have to go to your aid, that's just me..." I said in a low voice and all this time I looked with love at the tired face of Chrysalis.

Chrysalis's face was completely tired, her mane was still cobwebbed and her hooves were shaking slightly, but she was able to smile. "We had to stay a little longer, but everything is fine. Now I am here and I will not let these mares offend you ... although I see some cunning plan in your eyes." Chrysalis said and turned her gaze to the three mares who had captured me.

Surprised sighs were heard in the hall, and of course, without waiting for an answer, I decided to look around. It was a spacious hall and I was standing on some kind of rocky table and at the same time hugging my girlfriend, who with a tired look simply pressed her head to my chest and began stroking my shoulders with her hoof. My eyes have already got used to this lighting and I realized that there are at least several dozen kirins standing here, who closely watched this scene. I even noticed these three mares, who bashfully pressed their ears to the back of their heads and started backing away to hide in this crowd. But among this crowd, there was one mare, that stood out, about the same height as Chrysalis. Perhaps she is the leader of the Kirin.

Everyone began to exchange glances, but turned their attention to Discord and Autumn Blaze. The chief mare, whose name is Ryne Shine, ran up to Discord and bowed respectfully before him, while the rest of the Kirin ran up to Autumn Blaze and began to hug her in triumph and chant her name.

Raiden also approached us with a slight grin on his face and decided to get our attention. "You have to forgive these mares. They were really careful when they tied you up..." Raiden spoke in a calm voice, but I cut him off.

I chuckled slightly and letting go of Chrysalis jumped off this table, and then took off my helmet and checked my equipment and weapons. Everything was in place and this is still good news. But there was still an aching pain in my leg and I looked at Fern Leaf with a grimace on my face.

"I will talk to you later! But, I do not hold a grudge against you, I even want to praise you for that and thank you for bringing me to this temple, although it was a little rude. However, you are all just great. And besides, you are undoubtedly beautiful, so I will not mind making friends with you." I said in a kind voice and, sitting down on one knee, stretched out my right hand towards these mares.

They looked at me in surprise, but realizing the meaning of my gesture and the voice with which I spoke to them, they finally decided to relax and smiled.

Morning Dew came up to me first and put her hoof in my hand, and I hastened to gently rub this hoof with my palm. "Aah ... This ... this is really nice. And of course I want to apologize to you..." Morning Dew said and turned her sly gaze to Chrysalis. "But I have a feeling you won't have time for that tonight."

Chrysalis also jumped off the table and pressed her side to me, and after that she looked intently at these mares. "Yes ... you understood everything correctly. By the way, my name is Chrysalis..." My friend said in a proud voice, but before she could continue to say her title, someone decided to attract our attention.

“So you are the very queen Chrysalis that the Lord of Chaos just told me about...” Raine Shine said and walked around us and at the same time looked closely at our faces. "And you, a man named Heart Path ... Well, I'd love to meet you both, my name is Rain Shine. And thanks for helping Autumn Blaze!" Raine Shine gave Autumn Blaze a motherly look. And then her eyes sparkled and she came and hugged Autumn in a tight hug, which caused my friend to squeal and whine. "Autumn ... I'm so glad at last that you are with us again, despite the fact that less time has passed ... and I really hope that you do not hold a grudge against me..." Raine Shine said in a low voice and then released Autumn from her embrace.

But these words caught my attention and made me think ... and all because I never had time to listen to the story of Autumn Blaze. Probably it will be necessary to talk to her about this when the circumstances and time for this will be more convenient.

Autumn came up to me again and rubbed against my side, demonstrating your affection and coveted friendship with me. "Actually ... I forgave you the day I left the village. And although during this time I was going through a lot being alone, nevertheless, now I have become the first who could make friends with our new friends. And I can to say with confidence that they will be able to adequately fight the demons!" Said Autumn and it certainly did not escape the attention of everyone who was in this spacious hall.

And again many kirins began to whisper, and Chrysalis and I looked at each other, and I just grinned, remembering our fight in the forest. But Autumn is clearly exaggerating our merits, although I don't mind. But what could it turn out to be? I hope will not enter the battle with the legion of demons and other evil spirits, having only a battle bow and gladius! And I really hope Raiden and Discord know what they are doing.

I stood up to my full height and bowed slightly, and at that moment Discord and Autumn Blaze stood next to us. And so we were again in the spotlight. "Yes. And I'm just as happy to meet you all!" I said in a quivering voice, and at that moment my eyes wandered over the curves of Rain Shine's body.

And that certainly didn't escape her attention, so she chuckled slightly and raised her left eyebrow. "Do you find something that you like?" She asked in a slightly playful voice and I noticed sparks of curiosity and something mysterious in her eyes.

But Chrysalis, of course, did not let her forget about her presence. "I have no doubt that this man's eyes will always find something interesting in mares." Chrysalis said and it made everyone laugh.

I turned around and noticed that all the Kirin still continue to study with curiosity the creatures unfamiliar to them.

"I think that there is nothing wrong with that, if the stallion, or in this case the man, delights his eyes and probably gives some fantasies ... but I think now that we have everything figured out, we can recognize you as our friends!" Raine Shine said and looked at me with a smile on her face.

But at that moment Raiden came up to us. "I am of course happy for all of you, but now we need to show our guests their rooms where they can rest. And I certainly did not forget that I promised you a high-calorie dinner! So ..." Raiden looked at Fern Leaf. "Fern Leaf, please be so kind to guide our guests to the common room. We all need rest. You can feel safe there. While there are not many amenities in this hideout that you are probably used to, you can still wash yourself with warm water in a room with an underground spring. And in an hour dinner will be brought to your room. And before I forget ... the whole tour of this shelter will be given to you, but tomorrow we have a lot to do! I have a clear plan of action, but for this I need you everyone rested." Said Raiden and without waiting for an answer he walked towards the corridor, and then turned around. "Discord! Come with me and have a glass of rice vodka like the good old days! Heh."

Discord rubbed his hands with a grin and walked over to Raiden. "Oh yeah ... but I'm afraid you shouldn't have said it out loud! Just look at Heart Path! You seem to have caught his attention."

Of course, I was so tired today that in my thoughts there was a desire to take some kind of sedative medicine, or rather an alcoholic remedy! "Hey! I want a glass of rice vodka too!" I said and was just about to take a step when someone's hoof stopped me.

"No! Today I need you sober..." Chrysalis said in a serious voice, but what happened next ... surprised everyone in this room!

I felt through my light armor, as someone's hooves hugged me around the waist. I slowly lowered my gaze and saw Autumn's face, who looked at me with hope, sparks of desire in her eyes.

Instinctively, I gently placed my left hand on her neck and stroked her gently. "Autumn ... Sweet Autumn ... I ... To hell with it!" I said in a low emotional voice and sat down so that I would be on par with Autumn.

I slowly but tightly hugged this mare by the neck. "Thank you for everything. And I remember you ... you really became for me the first kirin whom I met on this island. But I thank you very much for your care and hospitality..." I spoke in a gentle voice and rubbed my cheek about Autumn's mane, but her mane was a little disheveled and there were fragments of branches sticking out in some places. "Let me take care of you while we have time." I said and looked hopefully into Autumn's eyes, while everyone around us calmly watched us, only whispering occasionally.

Autumn smiled and hugged my neck just as tightly with her hooves. "I am very glad that you were able to survive in these caves, even if you were left alone for a while. If you only knew how I worried about you at that moment, and no less than Chrysalis. But ... on in fact ... I would really like you to look after me ... unless of course Chrysalis doesn't mind it!" Autumn said and sighed, then looked at Chrysalis with the same hope in her eyes.

While Chrysalis smiled good-naturedly, and some cunning plan seemed to be spinning in her head, in which Autumn and I would be participants, Discord suddenly embraced both of us! "Heheh, just look how cute it all is! It seems fate is throwing you both not only trials, but also ... but also a reward! So why don't you take this chance? I'm sure Chrysalis doesn't mind. Now..." Discord let go of us from his tight embrace and defiantly yawned. "In general, you yourself will figure it out here, and me and Raiden are waiting for rice vodka. Good night, everyone!" Discord said and snapped his fingers, after which rose petals fell on me and Autumn, as well as on Chrysalis. This is becoming familiar to me, so this effect surprised only all the Kirins.

Chrysalis shook her head and walked over to Autumn and laid her hoof amicably on her shoulder, which aroused in me warm feelings and respect for the changeling queen. "In fact, I will only be glad if you keep us company. Besides, we deserve it, And you have some kind of dirt in your mane, just like me. I am sure that Heart Path can help us in this and looks after both of us! " Chrysalis said and looked at me with a wink.

I slightly chuckled at this behavior of Chrysalis, but all looked at her evenly with gratitude for her understanding. "Of course... um..." I finally began to understand that we are standing here in the spotlight and, in fact, we are putting on some kind of dramatic performance for all these Kirins.

But Rain Shine only looked at us with understanding and kindness. "Don't worry ... you will be escorted to the living quarters of our refuge and there you can put yourself in order and have a good rest. Well, tomorrow, when there is time, I will personally give you a tour of this temple! I am sure you will be impressed by the grandeur and the ancient, traditional infrastructure of the Kirin. This temple is all that remains of a past heritage..." Rain Shine sighed sadly and lowered her head. "Once upon a time on this island there was a whole city, Kirinopol, in which thousands of Kirin lived ... but our fate is unenviable ... But, forgive me for daring to delay you by telling this story, although if you are interested, I will tell you it later. Or Master Raiden will. Fern Leaf will guide you. And we need to assign responsibilities and post sentries at the main entrance to the temple. Although he is not visible to the demons due to the magic of the obelisks that disguise him, we must not lose our vigilance. Once again, I want to thank you and accept you as friends." Raine Shine said and nodded to all the Kirin, after which they began to leave this huge hall, in which there was a stone patterned table in the middle, and there were wooden chairs around it.

Only me, Chrysalis, Autumn Blaze and Fern Leaf were left in this room. Fern Leaf was finally able to express her feelings more openly and ran up to Autumn Blaze, and then began to hug her.

"Autumn! I missed you so much! Finally I saw you again, and all this, unfortunately, given such strange circumstances ... Heh! You must definitely tell me the details of meeting your new friends!" Fern Leaf said in a happy voice and it caught the attention of Chrysalis and me. However, this gave a good mood for Autumn, who also missed all the Kirins. And most likely Autumn and Fern Leaf were longtime friends.

I took off my gloves, which I was already tired of and honestly, my hands began to itch. I sighed wearily and sat down on one of the chairs. "Heh ... I certainly apologize for interfering with your drama. But with you, Fern Leaf, I had an equally unusual acquaintance!" I said and watched the reactions of my friends.

And my words, of course, made all these mares roll their eyes, but Fern Leaf just smiled and narrowed her eyes. "Yes ... But maybe we should share this First Time experience as I walk you into your living quarters." Liszt said, and smiled slightly, and then got up and walked towards the exit of this spacious hall. "Come with me, I will show you your resting place and a room with a warm water source."

And so we did. And now, after a couple of minutes, we walked along the corridors, which were still lit by candles and magic crystals. All this reminded me of some well-organized dungeon of a medieval castle. On the walls were some kind of chains and there were many images of a dragon. It was creepy and interesting at the same time, but maybe when I have more free time, I will definitely study all this architecture.

Of course, there were many questions in my head, but in my body there was obvious tiredness and especially pain in my leg. So I walked and limped slightly, but tried not to show it. Although, of course, the Chrysalis could not hide this from the attention.

And as we walked along these long corridors, we met kirins who did not hide their curiosity. There were even a few foals, in some side room, who did not hide their trepidation in front of creatures new to them. After going further along this corridor, we most likely ended up in the so-called residential sector. And something caught my attention.

I stopped and asked for a minute of attention from my friends when I saw what was happening in one of the spacious rooms, which was also lit by candles, and a red carpet was spread on the floor. That's just what I saw, really, aroused my curiosity, which made me forget about all the hardships. I quietly stepping over with my feet stopped in the aisle and looked attentively at several Kirin who were sitting in an unusual position! This pose reminded me of the oriental style of Chinese monks. Their legs were crossed, and their front hooves were pressed against each other, reminiscent of the Buddha pose. And all this time, no one knew where from the peaceful music, and some pleasant aromas were felt in the air. These kirins only swayed slightly in place, in time to the calm music, and their eyes were closed.

Fern Leaf quietly came up to me and lightly shook her hoof at my waist. "Hush..." Fern Leaf whispered as I looked at her questioningly. "This room is for meditation. Here we maintain our spirit in unity with nature and at this moment we receive new knowledge. But, let's not interfere with them. Let's go further, soon you will receive answers to many questions." Fern Leaf said and after that we quietly left this room and continued on our way.

Chrysalis nonetheless put on a wistful face as we leisurely followed Fern Leaf and Autumn Blaze. "Hmm ... in fact, I'm also interested in learning a lot about the culture of the Kirin! Honestly, in my seven hundred and nine years, I first met someone new. And you are also on this list! Probably serious changes will come in my life ... but it's definitely not that bad, maybe even awesome! After all, I'm really tired of everyday life in our hive and dealing with important issues. So, despite all these dangerous adventures that I got into Discord ... I am undoubtedly happy with this turn of events. And now I have you..." Chrysalis said this, but then stopped and thereby attracted the attention of our friends and me. The changeling queen, still thoughtfully lowered her head and part of her mane closed her eyes. "This is all so unusual ... and it starts to seem to me ... that ... eeh ... okay, pay no attention to me." Chrysalis said and looked at me with a slight sadness.

I quietly walked over to Chrysalis and gently hugged her neck. "I can only guess what words you would like to say to me, but you yourself do not believe in it. But please, leave these heavy thoughts and take the chance that you have a chance. Discord ... as far as I could understand him, although he sometimes behaves like a joker, but he said the right words: use what fate gives you!" I said in a loving voice and gently rubbed Chrissy's neck.

But out of the corner of my eye, I saw Autumn Blaze and Fern Leaf sitting with smirks and watching us intently. "I think you really have feelings for each other. And it's all very nice, of course, but let's not linger. We're almost there. I guess you need to tidy yourself up first, so we head to a room with a warm water source." Said Fern Leaf in a kind voice, and then winked at us.

And so we did. And finally we found ourselves in some kind of spacious room with a low ceiling, and in the middle there was something like a small pool. However, the water in it was unusually beautiful and had a bluish glow that created a pleasant atmosphere. Nearby was a wooden table on which lay fresh flowers!

And of course I was very impressed by what I saw, but while my friends came to check this water, and Fern Leaf secretly watched me, which did not escape my attention. "Fern Leaf! I want that from this moment on, we begin to form complete trust in each other. Therefore, you can ask me what it is convenient and I will try to answer. But in fact, we are on an equal footing. I also have a lot of questions, but I'll still follow Raiden's advice and try to calm my thoughts ... although it won't be easy." I said and gradually took off all my equipment and put them on the table, but my new friend decided to interrupt me.

"I ... I want to apologize to you again ... I really still don't get it clever for..." Fern Leaf said and coquettishly looked at me with one eye.

"No! We've already figured it out." I said and leaned over to Fern Leaf and held out my hand to her. "Touch my hand. Maybe this touch will make you feel better and your conscience won't torment you! I don't regret my threats against you and your friends ..."

But Chrysalis suddenly decided to scare me and sprinkled a few drops of water on my head. "Aha! You are again trying to make a closer friendship with another mare, while we are here a little distracted! You cannot be left alone for a minute!" Chrysalis said in a joking manner, but she nevertheless came up to me and rubbed her nose against my cheek. And of course, such actions of the queen of changelings caused a slight grin from Autumn Blaze and embarrassment from Fern Leaf. "Take off your armor and clothes. Me and Autumn are waiting only for you!"

"Chrissy..." I put my arms around her neck and kissed her lightly on the cheek. "What's wrong with my becoming more close friends with the Fern Leaf? And even more so, we are all under the same roof and suffer the same disaster. Or maybe I like the Fern Leaf and I want to invite her to our company!" I said in a playful voice and narrowed my eyes to the embarrassed Kirin mare.

But at that moment I heard the cough of a familiar mare. "Kha ... Heart Path! You have two mares here who need help, so be a good stallion ... uh ... yeah, a man, and do what we came here for! And in this temple-refuge there are many mares who will surely show great curiosity towards you. I've already seen you carefully examine Raine Shine's body! Heh... In the end, I doubt that you have enough time for everyone." Autumn said with a slight indignation in her voice and it made me chuckle, but Chrysalis just slapped me on the head with her wing.

Fern Leaf just shook her head and smiled good-naturedly. "Actually, I'm not going to stop you from putting yourself in order, and maybe even making love, but remember ... You shouldn't linger, as other Kirin also want to use this source. Autumn, you have not yet forgotten our joint alchemy lessons, especially in the field of healing?" Fern Leaf said in a serious voice and, without waiting for an answer, pointed with her hoof to a table with various flowers and herbs in pots. "On this table you can find everything you need. There are both healing kits and magical energy replenishment kits ... there is even a kit to improve the stallion's stamina ... sexually." Fern Leaf said and smiled mysteriously, slightly leaning towards me. "And you, Heart Path, by the way, met some very good mares who can do a lot, but in time you will see our talents ... and now I must go and prepare a room for you! Do not rely on royal conditions..." Said Fern Leaf and looked at Chrysalis with a grin.

Autumn Blaze quietly walked over to her friend and rubbed her nose in a friendly manner against her cheek, which aroused pleasant emotions in Fern Leaf. "You can go. I really not only did not forget the lessons of alchemy, but during my time alone, I improved my skills." Autumn said in a soothing voice, but after that she smiled slyly and whispered: "But as far as I understand, you are also ready to show interest in our friend?"

I grinned wearily, anticipating my prospects during my stay on this island, and began to take off my light armor, while I was still under a lot of impressions from the events of this day ... and when I slowly undressed and put my clothes on this table, leaving only in boxers, my attention was again drawn to my helmet with Celestia's feathers. I did not even notice how I again plunged into my thoughts and memories and for some time again stopped hearing the world around me, since Chrysalis moved away from me in order to seriously talk with two Kirin mares about the fact that I clearly now need some peace and I have no time to discuss the topic of courtship. How caring she is...

I took my helmet in my hands and began to study these feathers with special attention, and after that I sighed sadly and put one of the feathers to my lips. I closed my eyes imagining the image of Celestia. "My love ... I need you so that I could bring you my gratitude with loving tenderness. Your feathers are a true gift for a warrior. And although I do not consider myself a warrior, from that day on I had to become one. Now it is a part of mine fate ... and although I am so far away from you, and I do not feel lonely with my new friends ... I need you. I still remember well our first meeting with you in the palace ... with you and your adorable sister, Luna. Heh ... I really wish we had more time to be close to each other, but ... but it turns out that I can't argue with fate. Discord needs my help, and also to our new friends, Kirins, and now I understand it even more... I clearly understand the true reason why Discord kidnapped me and Chrysalis, and then took me to this “Paradise Island.” But what I had to go through today in my dream, and then in reality, has definitely changed me. Celestia ... please don't leave us in trouble ... I need you and your loving, nurturing embrace." I continued my mental prayer, but at that moment I heard the familiar sound of magic being applied.

When I opened my eyes again and looked to the left, I saw that Fern Leaf had already left this room, and Autumn sat quietly near the wooden door and watched me, and with her mouth parted in surprise, she turned her gaze behind my back, which caused me alertness. My heart skipped a beat in anticipation of the fact that I was about to see some kind of miracle, as from my dream, so I put my helmet on the table and quietly turned...

I narrowed my eyes in disbelief and smiled. “Celestia? But... What's happening?” I said in a low voice, but didn’t have time to finish.

Celestia came up to me and began kissing me affectionately on the lips, and of course I was happy so I hugged her neck. However, at that moment I began to understand something. Especially when noticed the sly grin on Autumn face.

Celestia escaped from my embrace and a green magical aura enveloped her. "You looked at these feathers on your helmet for so long, and then you started kissing them! I perfectly understand who you are thinking about now and I do not blame you for that, but we need to put ourselves in order and leave this place." Chrysalis said and turned her back to me.

And of course I noticed that this tail needs my attention. "Oh ... Chrissy ... do you want me to go crazy? However, I want to thank you for this minute in the form of Celestia, only I like you in your true guise. And you know that very well!" I said in a feigned, indignant voice, and then lifted Chrysalis's tail, to which she did not mind.

Chrysalis spread her legs to show her readiness for more, and turned her head to look me in the eyes. "Yes ... I already understood that sometimes you need to motivate ... your queen needs care and love, so you can be brave... and touch my ass..."

Autumn rolled her eyes and shook her head. She went to the table and put her hooves on it, and then she began to choose a few colors. "If you've finished your games, I suggest you try the flower-based bath. I'm sure you'll love it!" Autumn said and taking several different flowers and herbs into the magical aura went to the water source. "By the way ... who have you become this time? This is the first time I see such a big pony with a horn and wings!" Autumn said in a cheerful voice. "Hey! Heart Path! You promised you would groom both of us, so my mane and tail are still waiting for your hands!"

While I was pulling stuck branches and other dirt from the tail of the Chrysalis, I squatted down and did not deny myself the opportunity to get some excitement. And of course Chrysalis grinned and winked her pussy at me for a second, revealing her pink flesh.

I just chuckled, but nevertheless I decided to give my queen even more of my attention. Therefore, putting her tail on my shoulder, I began to massage Chrysalis's ass with my hands. "We kind of came here for something else! But ... are you driving me crazy on purpose Chrissy?" I said, and I felt Chrysalis's breathing quickened.

Chrysalis looked at Autumn, who was patiently waiting for her turn. "Forgive me Autumn, for not answering you. In fact, I turned into one of the princesses of Equestria. Her name is Celestia. And as far as you could understand from what you saw, this princess really likes our man! Oooh ... hooligan!" Chrysalis moaned and slapped her tail against my cheek as I slowly ran my tongue over her vulva.

When I deliberately, slowly and teasingly ran my tongue along the vulva of Chrysalis, I clearly had the same cunning eyes as hers at that moment. "Ah ... you are my queen ... Do you need a lot of loving attention as always?" I asked in a playful manner and slapped my hand on her buttocks, which made her screech.

"AAAh! How quick-witted you are. But... please, be prudent and turn your attention to something that is the reason for our coming to this water source. Just look after me and Autumn..." Chrysalis said and sighed sadly, sat down squatting, thereby not giving me an overview of her intimate parts of the body. "We could all really die today and are very tired ... so ... maybe I will talk and act like crazy for a while. But ... but I confess to both of you. And this will be the first time in my entire life. You are both dear to me and... my heart..." Chrysalis said in a low voice, while it was very noticeable how hard these words were given to her. She was clearly struggling at this moment with her pride.

But when Chrissy finished saying those words, Autumn and I, and we both decided to approach this mare to express our consolation. "Chrissy ... I'll be the happiest bastard to hear such words!" And after my words, I sat down on my knees, oblivious to the rough surface of the cavernous floor. I put my arms around Chrysalis's neck and the energy of love flashed in my heart again.

However, the changeling queen felt it perfectly and looked into my eyes. "You ..." She swallowed the lump that went up to her throat and continued. "Ah ... I ... I don't want to lose you! just like i lost many in my life, especially my mother!" Chrysalis mane was on my shoulders, but I saw a few drops of tears roll from her eyes.

Autumn Blaze, who all this time tried not to interfere, could not contain her emotions. She hastened to embrace both of us in her friendly, and perhaps even loving, embrace and began rubbing her nose against Chrysalis's cheek to calm her down.

Autumn took Chrysalis by the cheeks with her hooves and looked at her with understanding. “I am very sorry for you and your fate. And I ... no doubt understand you, Chrysalis, but I also lost my mother, at the same time in early childhood. She also left, leaving me alone with her fate. But what if your mom is still alive? Did you try to find her?" Autumn said in a caring voice, and it was clear that her eyes were just as bright with moisture, with possible sadness.

However, the words of these mares made me bow my head at that moment and snuggle against Chrissy's shoulder. I understood both of them perfectly ... the only thing I didn't know about the Autumn Flame story yet, so I can only guess. But I hope she tells me everything.

My caring hand pressed Chrysalis's body even tighter to me. "Chrissy..." But as soon as I wanted to say something, my consciousness fell into a mysterious silence again. I stopped hearing and closed my eyes.

"You shouldn't tell her the whole truth ... don't do it! Not now. You already know that the Emerald is not in the world of the living. You will tell her about it just when you see your whole dream to the end. But not now..." Valiant said in a worried voice in my head and after that I opened my eyes again.

But understanding these words, which my friend said, made me sad. "Chrissy, you can always count on me. I'm with you." I said and sighed, trying to calm the emerging sadness from the memories.

Chrysalis also hugged us both tightly with her hooves, which had already begun to take on a full-fledged form and the holes in them were tightened, the dragonfly wings began to emit a magical glow. She accepted our love. "I ... I think it's time for us to go take advantage of this magical source and then go to rest. We are really, only guests and should not delay others..." Chrysalis said, and together with Autumn we let her go from our embrace.

However, Autumn decided to cheer us up a bit. "You two are beautiful as always and this effect of loving words and feelings that influences the image of Chrysalis is simply priceless! I am so glad that I was able to be the first kirin who saw such magic! But ... please, Heart Path, do not forget about that I am a mare too. And we agreed that you would show your concern for both of us." Autumn said with a slight wiggle of her eyebrows. "And besides, I want to tell you my story."

"You're right Autumn. And I'm really sorry, but I haven't forgotten about you." I said in a gentle voice, but after that I put my arms around Autumn's neck and began stroking her dragon's back with my hand. "Don't be sad about it ... and of course you can always count on my friendship and love. I'm sure Chrysalis won't mind. Am I right?" I said and looked over Autumn's shoulder at Chrysalis.

"We have already discussed this. And I will only be glad if you both want to give love to each other! Well, at this moment I will take part and look at you." Chrysalis said in a playful voice and looked into my eyes with a sly grin.

Chrysalis, however, used her magic and, unexpectedly for all of us, also began grooming Autumn Blaze's tail. Sprigs and the remains of cobwebs flew out of Autumn's tail. Well, that simplifies everything. Autumn herself only purred contentedly and looked gratefully at the changeling queen.

"Thank you Chrysalis. Or rather, I want to say to both of you, thank you! But now let's go to the bathroom and I think we have about half an hour. So I would really like Heart Path to hear my story." Autumn said and playfully jumped out of my loving embrace. Autumn Blaze jumped into a water source and spray from this magic water flew in our direction.

I exchanged glances with Chrysalis and unexpectedly for her, I took her in my arms. But Chrysalis did not mind and willingly hugged me with her hooves while not forgetting to rub her belly, which of course gave us excitement from this intimacy. "You don't mind if I bring you into this magical source as my queen?" I said in a low voice and looked lovingly into Chrysalis's eyes.

But instead of answering, Chrysalis only slowly bent down to my lips and carefully examined my face. "I want to confess to you. You are the first one who licked me in that place, in my true form. And never in my life have I been so carried in my hands. Tell me, is this a habit from the world where you come from?" Chrysalis said and rubbed her nose against my nose. “I love that. This should be done more often. Mmm..." Chrissy whispered, and finally her lips touched mine in a kiss of love.

When we finished our kiss, I slowly descended the stone steps into this water. The water turned out to be really warm and from the first minute I began to feel how my body began to absorb energy. My fatigue and many pains in my body disappeared, as did the slight bruises on my arms and legs. And to be honest, I was doubly pleased to admit it. The body of Chrysalis and this water began to have a positive effect, but I did not forget that Autumn is with us, who also needs my attention. In general, talking to these mares is exactly what I need. So I let go of Chrysalis and gave her the opportunity to plunge into the water.

But Autumn began to playfully spray water at me. "Go bolder, Heart Path!"

"Well, you yourself asked for it!" I shouted and rushed to the surprised Autumn to start rubbing her body with this magic water. "Well, what do you like?"

Autumn just laughed merrily and to my surprise she hugged my neck with her hooves and pressed her wet lips to mine. Of course it was unexpected of her, but I accepted this kiss. But my hands needed to touch this playful mare, so without hesitation I put my arms around Autumn's waist and looked lovingly into the eyes of the happy Kirin mare.

"I think now I would like to hear from you details about your loneliness..." I said and leaned back against the edge of this natural source.

Chrysalis swam up to us and her mane clung erotically to her face. "Personally, I've heard this story before and I can assure you, it's really impressive. I think while you both sit and hug, I will take care of both of you."

This is what we did. And now the three of us were sitting and enjoying this pleasant water and the loving closeness of each other, while Autumn Blaze told me her story.

At the same time, in another part of the shelter. In the kitchen room at the table were two brothers, Discord and Raiden. They enjoyed rice vodka and chatted with each other. Discord leaned against the back of the chair and put his chaotic legs on this table, and then snapped his fingers and a cigar appeared in his teeth, which immediately began to smoke. Raiden shook his head and decided to go to the stove, where at that moment dinner was being prepared, as he had promised. Raiden was grilling fish and some kind of vegetable mixture, and because of this, a pleasant smell spread through this kitchen.

"Oh yeah! I don't admit to anyone that I love to cook. Listen, while I'm a little busy cooking here, you can pour us another glass of vodka and tell me more about what you do in Equestria. Otherwise, you completely forgot me, brother. And only an important moment spurred you to visit this island!" Raiden said and with the help of magic stirred the vegetables in the frying pan.

Discord, however, took on a bored look and blew out a puff of smoke in the shape of his beloved mare. "Yes ... of course. I doubt that you had time to get bored. As far as I understand, you built it out of this temple a real refuge." Discord answered and sadly laid his head on the table, and then his hand reached the jug and he poured two glasses of rice vodka. "And of course I want to apologize to you for not visiting you. Although your Kirins do not even recognize me, with the exception of Rain Shine. Apparently, the education system and teaching of history in this small tribe has gone to hell! By the way ... how much how old is Raine Schein?" Discord said and then jumped in fright when someone coughing behind him was heard.

"Discord ... don't be so scared, it's me." Raine Shine said and gracefully walked over to the table and sat down on the saddle cushion. "If you are so interested in my age, you could ask me about it personally and I would not refuse you, to amuse your curiosity."

Raiden grinned and finished cooking dinner, put several plates on the table and put vegetables in them, and then looked inquiringly at the unexpected guest. "Rain Shine. Could you at least knock next time before you go into the kitchen? Or else you're going to drive Discord so crazy. Okay ... how's our tribe doing? Have you assigned sentry teams?" Raiden asked and held out his hoof for a glass of rice vodka, which made this mare wrinkle his nose slightly.

"I don't think you need to worry, this part of the island is still calm and the demons will not be able to find our refuge. However, I also have many questions for both of you." Raine Shine said and smiled enigmatically. "I would like to know more about these creatures who have become our friends. A man named Heart Path and the queen of changelings, Chrysalis. And although I have first seen such creatures for almost three hundred years, I read books and old scrolls about changelings. And everywhere only bad things are mentioned about changelings. Predators of feelings that can deprive you of love energy. And this is not to mention their innate ability to transform into any living being, which makes them ideal spies. However, I tend to trust your choice of companions and friends. And answering to your question, I am really sad about the fact that our Kirins do not learn the lessons of history well, despite the fact that I am personally their teacher." Raine Shine said and held out her hoof for a second glass of rice vodka, which surprised Discord a little. "What? I want a drink too, otherwise the last couple of days have been tough. The general evocation from our village and the many responsibilities, it has tired me a little." Raine Shine said and downed a glass of rice vodka in one gulp, after which her eyes widened, and her face appeared a grimace and reddened cheeks.

Discord raised an eyebrow and crossed his arms over his chest as he watched this mare writhe at the scalding properties of this rice vodka. "Heh ... You've got good company here." Discord said while looking at Raiden.

Raiden just shook his head and looked skeptical at Rain Shine. "Oh, these mares ... if you really want to know better about our new friends, take the dinner tray and take it to their room and maybe you will have time to talk to them. Heh ... I promised Heart Path, feed him fried fish." Raiden said and chuckled slightly, and then he took two chopsticks and began his meal.

But these words embarrassed Rain Shine a little, which made her grimace again. "Fuuu ... I was thinking why it stinks so much in our kitchen! Wait ... Heart Path omnivorous?" Raine Shine said and made a curious expression on her face, which made Discord and Raiden laugh. "Uh ... did I ask some stupid question? Why are you laughing at me?"

But when Raiden calmed down, he looked seriously into the face of this mare and pointed with his hoof to the door to this kitchen. "As far back as I can remember, you, like many mares in principle, have always been curious. Do what I ask you to do and take dinner to our friends."

"I will do this, but a little later, since Heart Path is in the company of your adorable daughter and Chrysalis.They still in the room with the water source." Raine Shine said and sighed wearily. "Actually, I forgot what I came for ... it's all because of your rice vodka!" Raine said and looked accusingly at Raiden and Discord.

But Raiden took these words calmly. "No one forced you to drink this truly masculine drink. And now I ask you to calm down and tell us your reason why you prevent me and Discord from spending time!" Raiden said, and narrowed his eyes and crossed his hooves across his chest. Although he looked calm, he was still a kirin who can show a variety of emotions, including hot temper.

Discord, however, decided to act as a gentleman and some cunning plan was spinning in his head. Well, such is the lord of Chaos. "Wait, Raiden, don't be so rude to the mare. Besides, I wouldn't mind our party being adorned with such an adorable mare who doesn't mind having a strong drink with us. Be so kind as to ignore this old grumbler, who pretends to be calm. Tell us everything that bothers your soul! I'm sure that maybe we can even help you!" Discord spoke in a flirting voice and stretched out his paws to take Rain Shine's hoof and kiss him.

And of course, this behavior of Discord made an impression on Rain Shine and Raiden. However, Raiden decided to spontaneously observe the actions of his brother and how the leader of the Kirin tribe blushes with embarrassment from Discord's compliments.

Raine Shine, however, smiled and bowed politely to Discord, then removed her hoof from his chaotic paws. "Thank you very much, Discord, for your words and attention to me ... but before I forget, I have news!" Raine Shine looked closely into Raiden's eyes. "Today, while you escaped from the shelter to save Autumn Blaze, an addition appeared in our tribe! Two mares successfully gave birth two foal ... guess what sex they are?" Raine Shine said and put her hooves on the table.

Raiden, however, sighed sadly, but then, unexpectedly for everyone, hit the table with his hoof, which frightened Rain and Discord, who looked at his brother with a raised eyebrow.

And of course, Discord was not long in coming, as this sudden behavior of Raiden alerted him. "So, maybe you can explain to me the reason for all this misunderstanding? Mmm?" Discord said, moving his interested gaze to Rain and Raiden.

But Raiden raised his head abruptly, and there was sadness on his face. "It seems that we, Kirins, make some mistakes, because of this mother nature laughs at us every time! In our tribe, the birth rate has decreased so much that every time a mare was able to get pregnant during her hot season, we consider it a miracle ! But what is even more interesting - if a mare was able to give birth to a colt, and not a filly, then this can be considered a truly great miracle and a gift from Mother Nature! You must have already noticed it yourself. There are only a dozen stallions in our entire tribe, including me. Once upon a time there was a city on this island, this city was closed from any eyes with the help of the magic of nature, and most importantly, almost twenty thousand Kirin lived in it!" Raiden said while not hiding his emotions at all.

This information made Discord whistle. "This is ... really sad." Discord said and rubbed his chin thoughtfully.

Raine Shine lowered her head sadly, too. "You are right Raiden. But ... nevertheless, I am happy that our two mares finally became mothers, even if they gave birth to two filly. We must appreciate this gift of nature, otherwise tomorrow there will be no one to protect and care for this land. Protect the weak and be just, as required by our father's behest ... Righteous Dragon! I think we really need to explain everything to Discord." Raine Shine said and held her hooves back to the jug to pour three glasses of rice vodka.

Discord and Raiden exchanged glances with each other, but Discord, however, had a sly grin again. "You know, Raiden, I actually feel guilty about your problem, but I would like you to give me the details to confirm my guesses. Well, in the meantime, I already seem to know how to help the Kirin ... especially considering your masterful knowledge of alchemy!" Discord said and rubbed his paws in anticipation.

However, Raiden only rolled his eyes at such antics of his brother, and Rain Shine was really interested, as sparks of hope appeared in her eyes.

When all three of them drank their drinks and ate some vegetables, Raiden nodded in the agreement and cheered up noticeably. "In fact, I also had this idea, if I understand your hints correctly... However, I would like to go into details only in the presence of our new friends. I think it will be a right thing to do. But! Let them rest today... They clearly deserved it. However, I will please your curiosity, Rain Shine. Discord and I believe that... uh... Heart Path can help the Kirin tribe by bringing in a new seed, and thus, if everything goes well and the magic of my potion works on him, then soon many mares in our tribe will give birth to foals of different sex!"

These words made Rain Shine look skeptical at Raiden. "Are you serious about this or is it some kind of joke? Of course I have heard about the recipe for such a magic potion... But will this strange two-legged alien, although he is really cute, agree to mate with several dozen mares? Because I can imagine his reaction when you pleasantly surprise him with such a request! Well, I certainly do not mind it... But as far as I can see, Heart Path and Queen Chrysalis seems to have a love affair with each other. And I'm sure your daughter likes him too! I could see it in her eyes and gestures... She literally hinted at closeness to Heart Path and showed all Kirins her First Right to this male! And to be honest, I am a little worried about this. If everything goes on like this, then other mares, according to the tradition of our tribe, will challenge her, which she cannot refuse, unless, of course, she wants to lose her right to be the first."

But Discord hurried to calm this anxious mare and gently stroked her neck with his chaotic paw, and then his face approached Rain Shine. "Do not underestimate Heart Path! Trust our plan. But Raiden is right, and we should get together tomorrow morning and discuss this and many other issues. And we really have a lot of problems! And you are like a smart mare, you understand why this is so." Discord said with a grin on his face, but after that he snapped his fingers and a bouquet of flowers appeared in his hand, which he slowly held out to Rain Shine's face. "And although now I am weak for my magical powers, there is still something I can do. Therefore, these flowers are for you, as a token of my gratitude, for the fact that you were able to recognize in me who I am."

Raine Shine, a little surprised and embarrassed by such attention from Discord, nevertheless pressed the bouquet to her chest with her hoof and looked at Discord with gratitude. "Oh ... that's very nice of you! No one gave me flowers for a long time ... Why do I have the feeling that you are trying to look after me?" Raine Shine said in a gentle voice and sniffed at the flowers.

And while Discord decided to drink another glass of rice vodka before giving his answer, Raiden decided to get ahead of him.

"You know, if Heart Path refuses our request, then I am sure that Discord will definitely not refuse to help you and fuck sixty mares!" Raiden said with a grin in his voice as he watched Discord spit out vodka with a grimace on his face, splattering over Raiden's face.

Raine Shine twisted her face and decided to express her opinion on this matter. "You can see everything yourself! This was Discord's reaction, but how do you think Heart Path will react when it finds out that it will need to fuck sixty mares, including me!?"

Discord, however, cleared his throat his throat, but suddenly made a serious face for everyone present. "Actually, I do not mind helping in this, only you will just kill me! You do not know my anatomy completely. Since my seed is also magical energy! I am not in the best position anyway and I urgently need to get to the source of chaos, to replenish my energy ... in general, I propose to postpone this conversation. Heh ... although I am intrigued and want to see the reaction Heart Path when you, Raiden, tell him about the problem of kirins! I think it will be funny." Discord said and after that he yawned and looked sideways at Rain Shine with a smile on his face. "Tell me, baby, would you like to know what is intimacy with the lord of chaos?"

It seems all this talk went too far and everyone understood it. But now it was night and everyone needed a rest.

However, Raine Shine made a seductive look and smiled too. "Aren't you afraid that I will drain your magical energy?" Said Rain Shine in a flirting voice.

Raiden wearily laid his head on the table and demanded attention. "As far as I understand, you have already come to an agreement, but please let us end this conversation. Go rest and don’t forget to bring the dinner tray for our friends! Otherwise, I perfectly saw how Heart Path looked at the ass of the changeling queen with hungry eyes and at the same time bare my fangs! For some reason I am sure that he was not thinking about sex at that moment." Raiden said in a tired voice, and got up from the saddle cushion to head for the door. "Good night everyone. I hope we won't get into trouble tonight. Something I'm completely tired right now and I'm not ready to fight demons and other wickedness!"

After these words, Raiden quietly and slightly swaying on his hooves from the alcohol he had drunk left the kitchen.

Discord who watched his brother just laughed. "Hahah ... looks like he's getting old already!" Discord said and made a seductive look into the face of the still confused and puzzled Rain Shine. "Well, how do you feel about having a little date between us on this night? Just you and me ... Kirin leader and the Lord of Chaos ... a little romance and a lot of sex!"

Raine Shine just rolled her eyes, but still smiled. "Yes ... I don't mind. But first, let's take dinner to our friends and after that I'll show you something interesting in my little private room! I even have an old book with your picture."

Discord was sincerely happy with such an answer, and so he got up and unceremoniously took Rain Shine in his arms, and after that he crossed her body over his shoulder, and with his other hand he took the tray.

"Hey! What are you... ooh..." Rain Shine moaned as Discord stroked the mare's back affectionately.

After that, he left this modest kitchen with a cheerful expression in the company of Rain Shine. "You will like it..." Discord whispered.

POV Discord.

As I walked along these corridors of the refuge and carried on my shoulder Rain Shine, who giggled cheerfully from the alcohol she had drunk and showed me the direction towards the living quarters of this truly large temple - refuge, we met two stallions and two mares. They literally nearly knocked me off my feet when they turned from one of the corridors leading to the outer part of the shelter! Their faces were full of emotions, both fear and bewilderment.

One mare caught her breath and hastened to divert her attention, pointing with her hoof in the direction of the disguised exit from the temple. "There! There! There ..." She spoke in a loud, panicked voice, but I pulled Rain Shine off my shoulder and hastened to put my hand to this mare's mouth.

"Stop shouting like that, otherwise you will wake up everyone who is resting now! Calm down and say at last what you saw there!" I said in a low but commanding voice, and this made all the Kirins look at each other.

But Rain Shine stood next to me and looked anxiously at this mare. "Speak quietly, Lava Mane, we really don't need to panic." Said Raine and swaying slightly on her hooves, as if by accident, rubbed her ass against my side. Hmm ... looks like this seasoned mare can make an impression too. It was not for nothing that Heart Path looked at this mare so closely. Now I understand him.

A mare named Lava Mane looked at Rain Shine and me while sniffing the air. "Fuu... Chieftain Rain Shine! It looks like we managed to find three scout demons who ran out of the forest on the other side of the river. They look like inferno hounds. And most importantly, they are located opposite our disguised entrance to this temple! As if they feel the magic in this place, so they behave cautiously and hid in the trees to monitor our coast. It's not good, we need to do something with them, otherwise they will soon guess that this mountain is our refuge!" Kirin mare said in a serious voice and looked at me skeptically.

But although I was cheerful after this rice vodka, I understood the importance of these words spoken by this mare. But Rain Shine decided to get my attention.

"Ik ... Discord ... It looks like our date will be postponed, I need to figure out how to solve this problem." Raine said with regret in her voice and, without waiting for an answer, took a step towards this corridor from which these kirins ran out.

But I grinned, my eyes sparkled with sparks of magic fire and I stopped this mare with my paw. I gently touched her back to the surprise of these kirins. And when she turned to me with a questioning expression on her face, I did not keep waiting long. "You know, dear Raine ... actually I'm sure our romantic date has just begun." I seriously looked into the eyes of Lava Mane, because of which she began to slowly back away with a frightened look. "And you ... be so kind and take this tray to the room where Heart Path has been temporarily placed! And please don't tell anyone that you saw demons!"

However, a mare named Lava Mane resented this turn of events a little, as did Rain Shine. "What are you up to?" Raine asked, but she nodded to the mare and magically handed her a tray of supper for our friends. "And why do I feel like I might not like it?"

But I looked angrily at these Kirins, and when they saw my gaze, they did not ask many questions, but only with grimaces on their faces, they hurried off down the corridor towards the living quarters, taking a tray of food with them. And when I waited that we were alone in this corridor, I snapped my fingers ... A magical aura began to cover me, since I still retained about half of the magical energy in me. When this magical flash passed, Rain Shine, a little frightened by my transformation, leaned her ass against the wall and looked at me slightly swaying in awe. The light from the wall torches illuminated her beautiful face and it only lifted my spirits.

I took a fighting stance and examined my old but still sturdy rune armor. The armor that Keepers of the World gave me. Basically, they serve to protect me from accidental hits with magic if my concentration is disturbed. In general, this is approximately what is happening to me now. Magic sometimes misfires and of course five glasses of rice vodka doesn't work in my favor. However, I still have experience ... and now I want to reminisce a little about the past, and what it means to work with my body more than just clicking fingers and using chaos magic. Of course I have to conserve my strength, but Rain Shine will be with me! Indeed, after that very impressionable story, Autumn told us this morning, I wondered what this mare is capable of in critical situations. I need to personally test her in battle and make sure that we have at least a few worthy fighters ready to fight demons. And, of course, I'm not averse to impressing this mare. Although I can safely say that I often think of only one mare ... Fluttershy. However, Rain Shine intrigued me and I'm sure my friend Heart Path will understand me.

Something I got carried away in my own thoughts ... Rain Shine turned her head to the left and to the right to make sure again that there were no strangers in this corridor, and after that, she unexpectedly stood on her hind hooves, and rested her front hooves on my chest because of what I almost fell from surprise.

Raine gave me a slightly seductive look and licked her lips. "Well, are we going or are you going to stand like a smug and proud lord of chaos? I can't wait to kick a couple of demonic asses and see what you are capable of, provided that you are magically weak!" After these playful words, she unexpectedly kissed me on the lips and, dropping on all her hooves, ran down the corridor without forgetting to playfully wag her tail. "Run after me, I know a secret way out of our shelter! So we can quietly leave the temple." Raine said, turning her head to me and sulking mischievously.

"This is what I like already!" I shouted back and flew after this mare.

After about five minutes of our wandering through the corridors of this temple, we went down the spiral staircase to the lower level and found ourselves in a dark cave dungeon. However, in order to save my magic, I decided to take a couple of wall torches to light our path and of course Rain Shine agreed with me.

"Damn it! I hate dark dungeons..." I said what attracted the attention of Rain Shine, who cautiously walked next to me and constantly looked around.

"I want to confess to you, Discord. I'm scared too ... And you know, in case ... if something happens to us because of our crazy, heroic act, I want you to know that I really like you and... mhmm..." Rain Shine said all this with undisguised fear in her voice and her last words touched my soul, but I hurried to calm her down. And so I decided to interrupt her last words in which many emotions were felt, and to do it the way my friend, Heart Path, will do it.

I dropped both burning torches to the ground and again took Rain Shine in my arms and quickly pressed my lips to hers, and then my tongue completely boldly entered her mouth and began to caress her tongue. Raine Shine, who had fear a second ago, now closed her eyes and hugged my neck with her hooves and willingly took part in our game while I held her waist with my hands. Raine Shine moaned into my mouth as I began to caress her back. It seems that these body parts are quite erogenous zones in all kirins.

I slowly broke away from our kiss, we both breathed deeply and both were sexually aroused. With passion and with a magic twinkle in my eyes, I looked into the face of this mare, who was already smiling and was just as tenderly stroking my neck with her hooves.

"Don't forget that you and I are on a romantic date, so put your fears and doubts aside." I sincerely looked into the eyes Rain and felt my heart beating from the arisen passion. But ... at the same time, magical convulsions and pink sparks began in my hands, which I noticed out of the corner of my eye, but tried to hide this fact. It looks like I'm starting to lose my magic again! Damn it! I hate my essence, because I cannot have mutual love without consequences ... this is not good and a slight fog began in my eyes, but I gathered my last will into my own hands. "I beg you, Raine, believe in me ... but now we need to hurry up. Show the way, and I'll take care of the problems with these demons!" I said and released the surprised Raine from my embrace as my body began to sway with weakness.

"I hope ... I can hold out a little longer..." I said inwardly and wiped the sweat from my forehead, trying to smile and not show my inner anxiety.

But Rain Shine noticed my condition, looked at me seriously and squatted down and took my hand in her hooves. "Forgive me Discord ... But I seem to understand what is happening to you, and although I really want to believe in you and your capabilities ... I am absolutely worried about you ... because you are our friend and I would not want to see how because of me you will commit a stupid act! But I promise you that I will be with you all the time, no matter how difficult we have! Now gather your strength and follow me. I know this forest well enough, but where we are now let's get out, we will be about half a kilometer from the main entrance to the temple. Can you carry me across the river?" Raine said with undisguised concern and trembling hooves stroked my hand, looking hopefully into my face.

I took a deep breath and the light mist in my eyes dissipated, after that I was able to smile again and raised both torches lying next to us. "Yes. I can carry us across the river. I only hope that we will not be at a disadvantage! Then I will really lose control of myself and all our enemies will know the fury of chaos on their demon skins!" I said trying to betray confidence in my own words ... but at that moment I was just thinking that luck would be on our side and I would not have to crumble into molecules!

In five minutes we got out of this dark dungeon, and I hope that we will not hesitate to return the same way. It clearly stinks of sewage from the semblance of sewerage and this does not add a romantic feeling. But I'm certainly not going to complain about all these little things ... only it seems to me more and more that I am responsible for everyone who is close to me. In this case, it is Rain Shine, who walks next to me with the full determination face. Although my eyes are also slightly cloudy, and a fire burns in my heart of complete determination to act, sparing no effort.

I am the Lord of Chaos ... who defies the invasion of demonic creatures! But at the same time, I am still a dragon at heart, which means that I am strong. But I will need to make sure of this myself. Rain is a very cute Kirin mare and I can sense her passion and eagerness. She is ready to rush at the enemy if something threatens her beloved Kirin. And this is very commendable on her part. And perhaps, while we quietly walk to the river bank, making our way through the bushes, while the moon illuminates our path, I decided to wander a little in my thoughts.

But as we quietly made our way through the bushes and other vegetation on this shore, I felt that a little more and I could finally have fun killing demonic hounds. And in doing so, I will impress Rain Shine and enlist her support even more. And the most important thing is that I will take this step faster than my friend, Heart Path.

"Discord." But Rain Shine did not let me stay in my dreamy thoughts for a long time and slapped me with her tail on my leg. "Look!" Raine whispered, pointing with her hoof to the opposite part of the river. "We need to act very quickly! The river is not very wide in this part, but ... we must try to get to the other side silently and secretly. Do you agree with me?" Raine said at same time lay down on her stomach and parted the bushes with her hooves, revealing before our gaze a sandy shore, sanctified by the moonlight.

When I sat down next to this mare and held a part of the bushes with my right hand, I carefully watched the shore. But it was dark, but the feeling that everything was not so simple here did not leave my consciousness. "Rain?" I asked, determined to get my companion's attention by placing my hand on her back.

Raine Shine shook her body pleasantly, but still turned her head towards me. "What?"

On the opposite bank, there was still a wooded area and only the sounds of the flowing river and nocturnal insects interrupted this idyll. But, of course, there is a real threat. However, out of the corner of my eye I noticed some movement on the other side and the noise of paws on the wet, sandy surface. I quickly and accurately reacted at the same time: I put my finger to my lips, pointing to this mare to keep silence and she immediately understood me with an affirmative nod.

"Stay here and watch me! If suddenly I need help, you will understand this, and I believe in you. Therefore, you also believe in me!" I said in a whisper, pressing my mouth to Rain Shine's ear ... but after that I unrolled her head again and kissed her quickly, to her surprise and pleasure.

"Mhm..." Rain moaned against my lips, but it was bad, as several birds flew from the nearby tree branches and began their panicky singing.

Rain Shine POV

When Discord cautiously raised his head, thereby breaking our kiss, my ear twitched and I hurried to look towards the coastal forest on the opposite side.

Oh, this fang of his on one side, to be honest, causes unusual sensations during our intimacy. I still can't believe that today we saw the legendary Discord, the brother of our father - righteous dragon. But not all Kirins know the true secret that our master Raiden is the reincarnation of that very dragon. And I really keep his secret, at his personal request.

"Uh ... such a beautiful night, and this whole romance must have been destroyed by these creatures." I spoke softly, with undisguised emotion in my voice, but Discord sensed my sadness.

Discord gently stroked my back, which undoubtedly made me very happy, and in spite of me, he said in the same quiet voice: “Nevertheless, this night is beautiful. Princess Luna is doing her best for Equus as always. Besides, this night will be an unforgettable one for me because you will accompany me." At the last words, Discord looked me in the eye with a smile and winked.

And although it was now dark, nevertheless the moon really did its job and did not allow us to plunge into darkness. But these words of the lord of chaos cheered me up. Now I feel that I am not afraid of any challenge. Although I have long ceased to be afraid, as I was preparing for what awaits us. The fate of all Kirins! Be the first defenders of this planet against possible invasion from the outside world. A world ruled by a demon emperor. And I am really fully prepared for this decisive step that I have conceived.

“You will have to tell me about these princesses. Which I could only read about in very old books. It mentions that there are creatures a little like us living in the north. However, they have leaders who have been given authority over the control of the heavenly bodies! It really generates a lot of interest and curiosity. It is a pity that we Kirins could not leave this island for a long time. I think you know perfectly well why this is so." I said in a whisper, and my ear heard the splash of water on the opposite bank.

Discord and I began to look closely and noticed three lights flashed between the trees, thereby temporarily revealing the outlines of three demonic dogs! It seems that now we are clearly not up to these romantic conversations!

And although the moon gave little illumination and some reflection in this river, we saw some kind of shadow hiding behind the trees. This creature, with quick dashes from tree to tree, moved on two legs. But his exact appearance defied description. However, a crazy plan arose in my head, and besides, after drinking rice vodka ... I feel amazing to say the least! I don't know what fear is!

Discord was just about to fly out of our hiding place, but I hastened to stop him. I turned around and my tail wrapped around his tail! Of course he was surprised and sat down again, and then looked at me questioningly.

"No, Discord! I have to attack first and thus engage in this little battle. As far as we know, there are four hostile demonic creatures on the other side that are scouting for our coast. But ... we should not have the right to make a mistake! If at least one of them survives and escapes, then we will have serious problems. The demons will be able to understand that this particular mountain is our secret refuge and in a maximum of two or three days they will take us under siege. Especially when they understand that magic charms (two security obelisks near the main entrance to the temple) are able to hide the main entrance, forming a magic dome. And also, every demon that comes to a sufficient distance will be destroyed by a magic shot. This is good and bad at the same time. we will be protected in this shelter, but the bad thing is if we are under siege..." But I didn’t have time to finish speaking, when Discord again straightened and covered my mouth with his chaotic paw, and then began to carefully peer at opposite bank.

"I already figured it out. Unfortunately, Raiden didn't have time to tell me all this. If this shelter is under siege by demons, then the supplies of food will not be enough for a long time. And then we will have no choice but to engage in open battle! But the forces can be unequal..." Discord whispered and put his hand to his forehead. "You're right, Rain. We have no room for error and we need to act as quickly as possible. Okay ... what do you want to suggest?" Discord asked in the same low voice.

"Yes ... you got it right, Discord. The siege may not be profitable for us, and for now we should try to delay this possible episode as long as possible. Here is my plan: I will engage in battle with the closest enemy, but you will have to will appear only when the demons realize that they may have superiority over me! And perhaps they will try to take me prisoner. I will play the role of a weak, lost bait. But at this moment, you will appear and first of all you will destroy the three hellhounds, since maybe some of them will try to escape after seeing the lord of chaos in this little battle! We can't see much from here. But if things go differently and there are more enemies in this forest... then..." I spoke in a serious, low voice, but Discord interrupted me again by putting a finger on my mouth. Oh, this Discord...

"In truth, we have a romantic date here." I thought, but these thoughts gave me the mood.

Discord looked seriously into my eyes and scratched his beard. "No ... don't even think about the bad! Remember, you and I have a date, and I won't leave you! In the end, you should run back to the shelter and perhaps bring reinforcements. And I will hold out for a while, although my supplies magical energy every time it becomes less, I, like you, also have surprises! Promise me that you will be careful! You need safe and sound for your kirins. And I will not lie ... I need you. Well, are you ready to have some fun on our date?" Discord said, and at the end he smiled sincerely and wiggled his eyebrows playfully.

But his words really touched my soul and the awareness of all the responsibility that we both take on our shoulders further spurred me to act for sure. We need a cold calculation. Need a wet head and a fiery hoof! Exactly, I will use my fighting style...

"I'm ready!" I said in a firm but low voice and prepared to jump.

I will have a few seconds to stun the enemy with my sudden appearance, and after that I will play the role of the victim. And when they believe in my game ... in general, I hope that the Creator now sees and understands me and will not let me perish. And I hope I'm not doing something stupid...

Recommended track for listening, while reading the next scene.

Discord and I watched as the creature's shadow disappeared into the bushes. I looked up at the sky and my horn emitted a magical glow.

Discord noticed this and accepted it as a sign for the beginning of our joint activity. "Good luck, Rain!" Discord said and lightly slapped my ass.

For a second, I closed my eyes again and began to cast a spell that will grant me the element of water. But now my eyes and horn began to emit a glow from a magical aura, and this is bad for our disguise, and most likely, if the demons are not stupid and there may be more of them, then they already guessed that something was happening here.

"I went!" I whispered and jumped out of our temporary hideout.

Now my hooves have to work at full endurance, because after running a dozen jumps along the bank, I jumped into this river... so that I would confidently land on the surface of the water! Yes! My element does not fail me yet. Making sure that my body was not going to drown in this water, I started to run gradually gaining maximum speed towards the opposite bank. And only the slaps and splash of water, as well as the glow of my eyes and horns, gave a frightening mystery.

"Now I will show you what my pouring rain is capable of, vile creatures!" I shouted now as I approached the shore. Since I must attract the attention of all the demons who have taken refuge in this forest. That way, if they take the bait, Discord and I can understand the true state of affairs in this riparian forest.

Fear is something I managed to wash off in a glass of rice vodka half an hour ago! Now there is only total determination and contempt for fear!

Jumping through a thicket of reeds, I redirected my concentration to another spell, as I feel with my tail that now it might not be sweet for me. My eyes stopped shining, but when I ran into this forest, I began to smell the smell of burning and smoke ... this began to bring me anxiety and inconvenience, as I began to cough. So I had to stop and catch my breath. But it was difficult.

The moonlight in these thickets was no longer of much use, but my ears picked up signals of impending danger. With a grimace on my face, I began to quickly look around all the time, being careful, since I did not need surprises. I would not want someone to pounce on my back and foil my plans. However, I didn't have to wait too long ...

Somewhere in the distance, a frightening noise, created by bushes and breaking tree branches, approached in my direction. But what was even more important, it was a terrible howl and stench, as well as three pairs of fiery eyes. It's time to act! Time to get these freaks wet a little. I shot my magic into the sky and my mane began to flutter, and my eyes again emitted the glow of a magical aura. The sky immediately lit up with several flashes of lightning and the clouds approached, emitting an eerie thunder, as I call for a downpour.

"Quench your thirst, vile creatures! I will be your favorite source of water!" I shouted while concentrating myself on magic. They will learn what Pouring Rain is!

I decided to add a little spice to the sensations and turned slightly waving my ass in front of three dogs that growled and slowly approached to surround me. "Come here bastards! Dinner is served! Did you wash your paws before eating?" I screamed and out of the corner of my eye I noticed how one of the inferno hounds bared his toothy, smelly mouth and decided to jump in my direction...

The inferno dogs felt a possible fall, but did not abandon their plans. They began to accelerate, approaching in my direction, but just at that moment a heavy rain began, which simply hid my body from view, since the water flow was so strong that it looked like a waterfall! I heard a plaintive and sometimes aggressive whining, but because of the flow of water that began to surround my body, I myself did not see what was happening. Perhaps it's time to get out of here.

I jumped out of my protective, water dome, and at that moment there was the sound of thunder again. And now I was able to see how the stream of water began to wash three dogs right into this river behind my back. However, they began to resist, which prompted me to take decisive action and again my horn and eyes lit up with a magical aura and a grin appeared on my face from such an easy victory ...

But when I stood and shouted an enhanced, water spell to increase the pressure and wash these dogs into the river, I did not hear what was happening behind my back ... it was my mistake ...

BAMTS!!!

The blow to the head immediately distracted me from the magic and darkened my eyes. "Oooh..." I whined with a pain in my voice ... it was really unexpected and painful. But who did it?

"Please, Discord, help me!" These were my last thoughts, after which I received a strong blow in my side and, flying to the side, fell unconscious.

An unknown amount of time has passed.

It hurt me as my body was carelessly dragged along the ground and my hooves were bound. On the horn there was some kind of unpleasant aura that fettered my powers. The body was scratched from many branches and stones, which added suffering to my fate. With difficulty I was able to open my eyes, but my head was still aching and I was generally nauseous ... It seems that someone unknown to me crept up from behind, at the moment of my casting the spell, and I was not careful and concentrated enough, as a result of which now I am most likely taken prisoner.

It was still night now, but magical flashes were visible in the sky, constantly reminding us that the demonic invasion was still ongoing. I couldn't turn my head to inspect my captors, but I could hear them. The stomp of several pairs of paws and possibly hooves on this land, as well as the constant rustling of leaves in the dense bush, made it possible for me to understand that in the place where I entered the battle with the demon scouts, in fact, there were more of them. But such a blow to the head, I could have received from someone else, since the inferno hounds would simply have gnawed at me. It looks like it could have been one of their commanders, the so-called Succubus ... Damn it!

My nose wrinkled at the same time with body ache and stench my nose felt. But also from the realization of the thoughts that ate my smallest peace of mind. But where is the one in whom I believe with all my soul from birth!? Where is the one who should justify my hope? Where is the brother of our righteous father? Discord!

If I haven't been killed yet, then these invaders need me alive. Although I am confident in him, and I think there really is a reason for this. Overcoming the pain, I tried to move my head a little, still pretending to be unconscious, to at least roughly understand where I am, but this was unsuccessful, since the constant rubbing of my body on the ground brought pain and a lot of inconvenience ... and how would it be didn’t sound strange, I was thirsty. I'm thirsty. But I doubt that those who captured me will take pity on me. Most likely they will begin to torture me in order to get the information they are interested in, and then, of course, they will kill me.

"Please, Discord, don't leave me in trouble!" I begged in my thoughts.

I have already seen the hungry eyes of these inferno dogs. So my body will not be wasted, besides, some time ago, in order to tease these creatures, I myself offered them my body for dinner! Heh ... what a twist of fate, really. But I just wanted to protect my beloved Kirins, and not endanger them! I just wanted to personally take the first blow of the enemy and accept the suffering. Of course, for three hundred years, I treat all Kirins with maternal care. Although my children ... my foals, of whom I had fifteen in my life, they have grown up long ago, and some of them died of old age, and some of them from illness or in another fight with the enemies of our world ... such a fate ...

I tried to immerse myself in my thoughts and remember many happy moments from my life in order to pass the time a little, and perhaps accept my difficult fate with dignity. Only our Creator knows what will happen to me. Only the Keepers of the World decide my fate. And they pose the question: do they need me in their game, or it's time for me to go on vacation? And when my body is finished, my soul will be reincarnated in a new body in order to again be a participant in the game of higher powers ...

And although I believed in the truth of good intentions by my deed, as well as in Discord, who promised not to leave me, there was a weight on my heart. "Oh, I hope I didn't do a stupid thing and my sacrifice won't be in vain?" I whispered in the quietest voice and again my mane caught on some branches, and irritation went down my cupped back.

But from all these thoughts and memories of my children and many destinies, I could not restrain my emotions. I was in pain, both mentally and physically. I closed my eyes and sobbed, tears streaming down my cheeks. Tears of sadness and despair.

"Oooh..." I moaned in a painful voice and thus attracted the attention of my captors.

"Look, she seems to have regained consciousness. Hmm ..." Said someone's feminine, familiar voice ...

They stopped dragging my body on the ground, from which I felt relief for a short time. Slowly and painfully, I tried to roll over onto my stomach, even with my legs tied. But when I raised my head and saw who was around me, my heart sank with fear ...

"Well, hello to you Rain Shine." Told me ... mare nirik with fanged, sinister grin.

In the eyes of this mare, like all Niriks, a fire of rage burned! She gracefully walked up to my body and bent down to my face, from which her mane blazing with magical fire began to scorch the hairs on my face, eyebrows and mane. Her heat was very palpable, and the Kirin's aura disappeared. Now she completely chose her side. Now before my eyes was not a kirin born of mother nature, but a demonic reincarnation of a kirin. Kirin, who has come to terms with his second incarnation and fully embraced this essence.

I could not utter a word, still wincing at the pain caused to me and this contemptuous attitude towards me. However, indignation was reflected on my face, and I could not resist and spat in the face of this scum! "You! You shame on all Kirins and traitor!" I screamed through the storm of emotions and my desperate tears. After that, I got a strong kick in my belly...

"AAA!" I moaned when the air was blown out of me. "Wind Storm ... how could you do something like that?" I spoke in a low voice as the pain left my body.

I was surrounded by all the same inferno dogs and began to approach me with burning eyes and terrified with their toothy grins. By their behavior, I began to understand something for myself. They obeyed the commands of Wind Storm. However, this demonic mare Nirik looked menacingly at these dogs and the heat of her mane and tail became even more intense. I heard a strong wind blowing through the leaves of the trees.

"Back, poor dogs! This mare is mine! Since it was I who caught her and saved your worthless asses! I think the emperor will be pleased with such a find." Wind Storm said in a threatening voice, and when the dogs, pressing their ears to their heads, began to back away in fear, she again turned her gaze to me.

She tilted her head to my ear and I again began to feel the hellish heat radiating from her mane. "Rain Shine ... you probably didn't expect to meet me twenty-four years later?" Wind Storm said in a low voice, but this time I didn't feel threatened.

I didn't have a good feeling about this mare. It looks like she's under the spell of dark magic ... well, that's what I have to find out.

I tried to move a little away from the face of this mare, and thank the Creator, she allowed me to do this. "For me this is also a big surprise, Wind Storm ... you left our village, as far as I remember, to go live in seclusion with nature. It seems you decided to move to a neighboring island. Where we, Kirins, are not saw the point of walking. You left your daughter, as many did, so that one of the nanny mares would follow her..." I already finished the last words with fear in my heart, because Wind Storm again assumed a furious expression.

"Shut up Rain Shine! I think we'll talk to you a little later. And I really hope that I will be given the opportunity to beat you in our temporary arena! Like the good old days..." Wind Storm said and turned her head to one of the inferno dogs. "Take her and leave here before she is found!" Wind Storm grumbled in a commanding tone, then looked at me with a smirk on her face. "Soon you will know your fate ... Rain Shine ... but I will not give you the opportunity to die from the teeth of these demons. That's all I can promise you, out of old friendship."

There were many thoughts in my head. And I thought that I must endure for now and wait for the right moment. It seems that I am being carried to our village, and perhaps Discord realized this and is now secretly watching us. Well, I myself volunteered to pose as a victim, now it is. My body was dragged across this earth again, and again the pain of friction passed down my side. I looked at the night sky and at this moon, which was creating illumination ... but someone's shadow flew high in the sky causing the moon to flicker a little.

A smile appeared on my face and a light of hope lit up in my heart, despite the pain and the fear I had experienced. There in the sky I seem to have noticed a familiar image, which hastened to hide in the clouds. It seems that my thoughts paid off. Discord did not think to leave me in trouble, but he, as it was supposed to the Lord of Chaos, behaves tactfully and unpredictably, even for me. I seem to have begun to realize and understand Discord plan even more.

I will be taken to our village as a prisoner. But in this way I can conduct reconnaissance and better understand the situation and the possible threat. Hmm ... But what did Wind Storm mean when she told me about the temporary arena? She wants to challenge me for fun? Damn it! Whoever she is, I am beginning to realize that this mare is fascinated by the effects of dark magic on her essence. Therefore, she does not have the usual form of nirik, like the one into which we temporarily transform our body at the moment of an outburst of emotions. She is imbued with a demonic aura, because she stinks just like these hellish dogs! And on her back there are several thorns, all the way to the tail! Or does she sleep with them for fun and lust? Okay, now is definitely not the time for jokes in your mind! I don't want to harm her. I have to try to help her and figure out how to do it. She was my friend. I must survive and return to our hideout, whatever the cost!

Discord POV.

I watched this selfless mare from our shelter and of course was impressed with how she deftly ran through the water to the other side. But something did not go quite according to plan and I still did not intend to interfere. However, when I turned into a swarm of hornets flew to the other side and began to hide in the trees, I noticed how a demonic mare crept up to Rain Shine! And only I was about to intervene when I noticed that she was not going to kill her, but only stunned her. Hmm ... it must have hurt. I hope Rain Shine will not be offended by me. But I want to watch what happens next.

This demonic mare approached the three inferno dogs and cursed at them, and then used binding magic on the unconscious body of Rain Shine. It looks like they're not going to kill her, at least not yet. And so it happened ... they began to drag Rain Shine's body along the ground and carry her away in an unknown direction.

I flew unnoticed after this group, but when one of the dogs began to sniff the air, just like this demonic mare, and then they looked at the trees, where I was hiding in the form of various insects. I have no doubt that they were able to notice the presence of extraneous magic. ... my magic was running out, but I did not grieve about it, after all, now I will not be able to save my strength and protect Rain at the same time. Damn my poor head! However, I don't mind having a little fun, I just hope that Rain Shine and I will only benefit from such a "romantic night" ... something tells me that that demonic mare is very unusual. After all, she is nirik! And I can sense dark magic in her. I think I can guess what's going on. She became a puppet in the game of a powerful demon sorcerer. This is not good ... as far as I can know, all the commanders of the demon emperor possess such magic ... then everything is much more serious and now I start to consider myself a jerk, because now I understand that maybe we need help in the fight against demons ... HM...

Celestia, you may have taken offense at me for my action. But I am ready to personally apologize to you for not telling you a lot. Forgive me sunny ass! It was in my thoughts, although I doubt that at such a distance Celestia will hear ... I'm an idiot! Heart Path mentioned in his revelation from his dream how he got the opportunity to have a mental connection with this alicorn mare! Exactly! If he is not a fool, then perhaps he has already sent her his prayers.

With a grunt, these dogs began to approach the tree and sniff even more. Looks like it's time for me to get out of here.

That's exactly what I did. So now I started to climb high into the sky ... but when I started to climb high, I felt bad. My body told me that my magical energy was depleting ... so with a sigh, I returned to my true image and hid in the clouds. But when I was high, far above this forest, I noticed the very village of Kirin, it was there that these demons were heading, having captured Rain.

The night hid me, but this bright moon in the sky may well give me trouble and I will be discovered. Then I won't have a choice. I will have to engage in a possibly unequal battle and try to get Rain Shine out of captivity.

After about twenty minutes, I carefully flew from cloud to cloud, but it did not escape my gaze that even higher in the sky of Equus, a magical phenomenon occurs, and each time from the upper air layers, dozens of demonic creatures descended to this earth. But they all tried to land in the Kirin village. Hmm ... it looks like they set up their temporary base there.

And again, descending into this forest near the village of Kirin, and hiding in the bushes. I need to proceed with caution, as there is an increasing danger to for my girlfriend, Rain Shine. I promised her and I will not leave her in trouble! If only my remaining magic didn't let me down ...

I again hid behind a tree when I saw that two demons had passed not far from me and at the same time were trying to divide the booty among themselves, from the property that they could appropriate for themselves by plundering the houses of the Kirins. I did not listen to their words, because everything was clear anyway, in their grumbling language. And the smell of sulfur and inferno magic emanated from them in such a way that it completely blocked my chaos magic! As absurd as it sounds at the moment. But I am a product of nature ... chaos is a kind of strong and effective catalyst for the good of the future.

However, I carefully hid behind a tree, assessing what I could see in Kirins village. The village itself is already completely under the control of these demonic invaders. There were different types of demons, of different ranks, including sorcerers. It doesn't scare me, but it makes me worry for everyone ... for everyone who lives in this world. And now I must infiltrate this village and free Raine.

Light and cool breeze was blowing against my body and in the night sky, among thousands of stars, the moon was shining above this part of planet… that means the princess of the Night does not refuse to give the inhabitants of this hemisphere, the pleasure of refreshing night, and her care for the dreams of her subjects, keeping their sleep tranquil… But kirins are not her subjects and deprived of her caring attention. It was not a problem for many centuries, as kirins are protected by the nature itself, with the blessing of the World Keepers.

Voices of the demons still could be heard in the village, seems they are having fun there. I won’t be surprised if they are pillaging and destroying what kirins were building for centuries.

Events of my past few days flashed before my eyes, and I’m sure those events will prevent my soul from calming down for a long time to come. But now I should care about another matter. I… I should offer my prayers, at least for Rain Shine… albeit I’ve seen this mare for the first time, in this short moment I could feel a deep attachment for her! But why is it happening to me? I wasn’t like that before! It seems that my friend is really influencing me. Heart Path...

"Hah! Of the many significant characters in this world, it was you who became the first to return to this abode. I would call this planet ideal for life, but I would be wrong, because wherever you are, you will not have peace..." I whispered to myself, closing my eyes, and at that moment the images of all those who were met on my life path flashed before my eyes.

I again felt severe pain in my body from the fact that my essence is suffering due to the lack of my magical influence on this planet, in order to bring my natural balance.

"I ask you, the Creator of all that exists ... help me ... and although you have assigned for me your role in the plans of this world ... now I am weak ... because attachment has opened to me, mutual love has been revealed to me ... And now I am also ready to make my sacrifice in the name of love! Because I know that this is what you want from all of us..." I said in a low voice and snapped my fingers, trying to cast the right spell... and after several attempts, the highest faith ignited in my heart ... and the Creator showed his mercy to me, giving me this miracle.

When sincere gratitude began to appear on my face, and my body again received magical energy, my heart began to beat in an accelerated rhythm, I sat down and rolled my back against a tree.

But a voice appeared in my head ... a voice that I had not heard in many hundreds of years, to say the least. "Believe, Hope, Love. Ask me with faith and I will give you, for good. This gift is for you, but only so that you can help someone with your magic. And I see in your heart. Now show these demons what one of my favorite sons is capable of!" The voice said and I looked up at that night sky again, still arriving with joy from a perfect miracle, which is a rare gift for someone like me.

And although I did not receive full strength and only for a while, now I am confident in myself. I has come to show these vile demons what the lord of chaos can do, in the name of something high! And his name is Love.

“Now you will find out what a Discord party is! Vile demons." I spoke in a low voice and clenched my lion's fist, and then my body dissolved into fog and crawled through the bushes to the center of this village.

Rain Shine POV.

When my body was taken into a magical aura and carried through our entire village, I noticed many changes. And this is just a couple of days?

Bonfires were burning on the market square, in general, various demons were patrolling in the village itself. There were centaurs and small demons, as well as several succubi who carried out of our homes everything that we did not manage to take with us to the shelter. They sent furniture and many books to bonfires. There was a smell of burning and demonic stench in the air, which made me wrinkle my nose in disgust. As you might expect, they have set up a complete semblance of their temporary camp from our village. Apparently they are gathering strength. And when the decisive moment comes, provided that they find our refuge, they will lay siege to us and begin to destroy nature, turning this island into wasteland and oblivion. But when they can break the magic dome, then this whole legion will go to seize the nearest lands, and this island will be their springboard.

One of the centaurs approached our group and crossed his arms over his chest. "It looks like you had a successful hunt! Let's make a soup out of it, I'm hungry ..." The centaur said and began to reach out his hands to my body, which made me fear again, but ...

But Wind Storm blocked his path. "No! You will not cook soup from this mare! Of course, if you do not want to die. Because this mare is our prisoner and she knows where the Kirin hideout is. Better find one of the succubi and give her a message that she will deliver to the commander. I'll do the torture." Wind Storm said and after that she came up to me with an evil grin. "Take her body to the arena, but do not try to remove the magic silencer from her. And watch her, she can do some tricks. If something I allow you to kill her. I'll take care of you myself, so you better crap and tell me exactly about where your hideout is. Then maybe you will live ... but only as a nirik, loyal to our master! And if someone dares to touch her besides me ... I will blow this demonic ass to shreds!" Wind Storm grumbled in a low, harvest voice as she looked back at the centaur.

"Why do you think that I will tell you all the information? And anyway you promised me an honest duel "for old friendship"! So why don't we have some fun? I don't need magic to tickle your body a little with my hooves..." At the last words, I pissed her off and she kicked my side with her hoof. Of course it hurt, but to be expected.

Without saying anything, Wind Storm galloped off in the direction of one of the houses, and the centaur just rolled his eyes and, uttering some curses, took my body and, throwing it over his shoulder, carried it in an unknown direction.

A minute later, I was still tied up, thrown into some kind of circle that the demons had built from our building materials and furniture, there was a smell of blood, and the heads of dead animals hung on the fence made ... ooh ... it was a gloomy sight. My body felt tired and painful, and there was no peace in my heart. A lot of questions swirled in my head like a whirlwind. And I just hope that at the right moment, Discord will get me out of this vile place. I'm afraid I can't last long.

While I was lying in this so-called arena, which these demons built for personal purposes (perhaps for training and amusement), I decided to study the situation as best I could. It is still important for me to know the enemy and what we will have to deal with in the coming days. In the air, however, the advantage of the invading demonic magic was already felt. And this, of course, is very bad for Mother Nature. I feel like she is asking someone to help her. And we, Kirins, are simply obliged to come to the aid of our mother. If only I do not die here due to stupidity.

"Uuh..." I grumbled from pain in my back and tried to roll over on the other side, as at that moment, two centaurs were watching me.

"Hey! I hope you enjoy your time in our company, kirin! Heh ... I know your fate ... you will become just like our new commander, Wind Storm." One of the centaurs said and slowly walked up to my body, which of course caused fear in me. "You don't have to be afraid of me. I can give you one piece of advice: you better not resist too much, it will ease your upcoming pain when they turn you into a demonic nirik..."

But his words made my ears twitch nervously and I hastened to roll over on the other side again and looked into the eyes of this "good-natured" centaur. "What do you mean?" I asked my question, since I was beginning to dislike what these demons were up to in relation to my essence.

The centaur menacingly crushed my body with his hoof, but whatever it did not hurt me. "I'm in the mood to amuse your curiosity a little..." But he did not have time to finish, as a noise arose in the village.

I heard the flight of many demons over our arena and those who did not have wings began to enter this arena and stand in a circle. The centaur again grabbed my bound body and pulled me to the center of the arena. I had no choice but to patiently observe everything that happened. Demons of various ranks from simple imp to succubi surrounded me, but did not approach. They all looked at me in anticipation of some event. And maybe they were waiting for someone. And so it happened.

Thunder and lightning rang out in the sky, and after that a tall, four-armed demon with burning eyes appeared in front of my face, two steps away from me. He was wearing some sort of spiked armor, and he looked at my shocked face with a proud smile. However, his aura was very formidable and smelled as if he had just taken a bath in blood and lava ... it was disgusting and naturally my ass began to tighten strongly with fear in anticipation of trouble. As he looked appraisingly at my body and began to approach, my heart felt fear and sank in pain.

"Hmm ... you shouldn't be afraid of me, kirin. Although as far as I understand, you are not an ordinary mare. You are the leader of all the remaining kirin on this... On this disgusting planet... Hmm ... once there were more of you, but it seems that your powers are lurking every time, the curse sown works. Oh yeah ... where are my manners?" The demon said in a loud voice, which caused a lot of laughter among all the demons standing in this arena. "I forgot to introduce myself. My name is Uzzan. I am one of the guardians of the territory of oblivion and the personal commander of the emperor, whose name you do not deserve to hear until we do a little work on your essence!"

After these words, the screams of the crowd of demons became even louder. They longed to see my blood spilled in this arena before they do terrible things to me.

My body shook with fear and I closed my eyes for a moment to recite a mental prayer, but Uzzan noticed my actions and his nasty hand took my chin, after which he quickly leaned in my direction. “Today I am in a good mood and you can be grateful to your ex-girlfriend, Wind Storm, for pleasing me a lot by doing my orders, but she is as good as a mare for sexual pleasure! And you have the honor ... and pleasure, to pass the test that we have prepared for you, as soon as I learned that the leader of the Kirin was captured in the forest! Are you interested in knowing what awaits you? " Uzzan asked and made a sly smile, and after that his other nasty hand began stroking my head, creating an imaginary feeling of peace.

A shiver ran through my body from the realization of my fate. They will scoff at me, trying to evoke the emotions of anger in me, so that I would turn into nirik. And then, they will try to take possession of my consciousness, casting a spell of dark magic. But how does it happen? Of course I'm curious, but I don't want to experience this process myself. And for sure, I do not want to become a puppet for these demons, and even more so for their commander, Uzzan! He will make violence against me, from which I, as a demon nirik, will be delighted...

"Discord, if you can hear me now, please don't let this happen! Just be smart and do it right. And if you don't have time ... then kill me." Was on my mind.

I took a deep breath and nevertheless gave determination to my face. "If you want to get me, you will have to try for a long time! Although I will not lie, I would very much like to violently burn you all or flood you with heavy rain. Nature itself will not tolerate your presence on our planet for long. You know this very well, but nevertheless less you do not give up your attempts, about once a century, and try to create a territory of oblivion out of our island! this is your fault and a tactical move! You want us to become extinct and at the same time you do not need to try so hard every time to capture this island ... And then you can already advance your armies further! But I will assure you, even if only a dozen kirins remain on this land, we will still resist your invasion!" I said in a loud voice and caused a new wave of screams among the demons, who longed for revenge for all their comrades, who died in past battles.

However, Uzzan remained calm with my words and continued to look at me as nothing. "However, although you see a demon in me, I am ready to confess to you that I have full respect for you, kirin. I did not expect easy ways, just like our emperor, so I have this!" Uzzan said not hiding his respectful tone and superiority over me.

But what he did after ... made my whole body as well as my soul experience a lot of emotions and despair came first! He reached out his lower hand behind his belt and pulled out the Legendary Elemental Amulet! This is the same amulet that was safely hidden in the underground sanctuary, under the ruins of the former city of Kirinopol! It is this amulet that plays an important role in invoking natural elements to protect this land, but it cannot be active until four crystals are inserted into its holes ... Fire, Water, Air, Earth. If this amulet has all four crystals, then the owner of this amulet will have the right to decide the fate of this planet. Save or Destroy, calling on the natural elements of these to help you!

My eyes glittered with tears and as if under hypnosis I looked at this great artifact. "You ... were you able to find it? But only the victim of the Kirin is able to open the door to this sanctuary, which contains this artifact ... aaah!!!" My eyes widened with the realization of a delayed thought...

And it was at this moment that Wind Storm entered the arena. Many Demons immediately died down, someone even began to respectfully bow to this demonic nirik. Uzzan himself rolled his eyes but still grinned, and then turned his back to me to look Wind Storm in the eyes.

"I am incredibly happy that you finally came. Now it seems you had a personal request that I will gladly satisfy! Come to me, baby." Uzzan said, however, in a calm voice.

It looks like I now understand how, General Uzzan, was able to obtain our Legendary Elemental Amulet! However, if he has it, but does not have the crystals of elements, we urgently need to return them to the temple of the Righteous Dragon, and do it before the demons do it! Otherwise, we will lose our powerful weapon, which will be turned against ourselves! Oh, Creator, I ask you not to allow this event!

When the so-called "baby" approached Uzzan and rubbed her side lightly against his leg, it disgusted me, but also gave me a lot of understanding. Now I just have to fight and survive! I have to save Wind Storm's soul ... I have to help the mother of the same mare I drove out of our village seven months ago.

Wind Storm approached me, but I saw no threat in her fiery eyes, only calmness. "I know that you still ask many questions, from everything you've seen and heard. But you don't need to worry. Because, dead or alive, you will belong to our emperor! Although I would rather see you alive, not as an undead However, before you turn in our direction and receive the demonic seed into your womb, you must go through what I went through. And I do not regret it! " Wind Storm said and smiled.

Uzzan walked away from us and raised all four of his hands, summoning the demons to silence. "Silence! This night, we have the pleasure to contemplate how another nirik will come to our ranks! So let's arrange a test for her! Untie her and let the Mortal Kombat begin!" Uzzan spoke his speech, putting into these words as much celebration and fun as possible.

In fear, I began to turn my head in different directions and look at everyone around me. All these demons waved their limbs and shouted various wishes in my direction.

"Yes! Knock the spirit out of her!"

"Kill her in agony!"

"I want her meat soup!"

"It'll be fun to watch!"

Uzzan and Windstorm walked from me to the exit of the makeshift arena. Several imps brought a throne and one seating cushion, whereupon Uzzan and Wind Storm sat down. Two imp flew up to me and showing their teasing tongues, they began to untie the ropes on my feet. And no matter how great my desire was to hit them with my hooves, I tried to remain calm and tactful. I must conserve my strength, and most importantly, try to stay calm as long as possible! Although I sometimes feel on the edge!

When I was able to stand up on my hooves again, I swayed slightly from the fact that my limbs were slightly weakened. But Wind Storm seemed to notice it and rose from her seat and whispered in Uzzan's ear. The imps saw my helpless state even after they took all these bonds off me and started laughing. But when I shook my head in different directions, emitting clicks of the crunch of my cervical vertebrae and seriously looked at these idiots, they got scared and rushed to fly away as far as possible.

Uzzan raised his right hand and beckoned one of the imps to him.I stood calmly in the center of this arena and, although I felt tired, nevertheless decided to gather my last will and reserve of energy. Although my horn is still entangled with a magic lock, which, alas, I cannot remove from myself personally, I can still stand with dignity and take on all the trials. I waited for the beginning, as did all these demons. However, a minute later the imp flew up to me again and stood in front of my face grinning, handing me a bottle of familiar liquid. "Hold it, kirin! Our general Uzzan, decided to show you mercy, so you can drink this potion and restore your strength. We do not need you so that in the first round you would fall and die and was able to show us what you are capable of." The imp whispered ... but, however, I noticed a strange but familiar glint in his eyes. And when he winked at me with a smile ... it seemed to me even more strange, but I did not refuse this potion.

The imp flew away from me and hid behind a crowd of other demons, but I still continued to look inquiringly into the eyes of this demon, to which he only imperceptibly nodded his head, and then disappeared from view, flying over the fence of this arena.

"Try to hold out as long as possible! I believe in you! Until then, I must prepare a powerful spell and bring confusion to the demons camp. I'll do this in case we have to break through and retreat with a fight! Good luck, Rain Shine!" Said a familiar voice in my head.

My eyes widened with the realization of who exactly this voice belonged to ... Discord! So he is preparing some kind of plan! These thoughts gave me a fighting spirit, and my mood immediately increased, but I must not show it! Otherwise, the demons will be able to sense this and Discord's plan, as well as my life, will be threatened.

I resumed my calm expression and stretched my hooves right after I drank the potion in one gulp. My body felt a surge of energy, and the pain in my body gradually began to disappear. Now I was ready to kick these demons' asses.

I didn't wait long...

Uzzan scanned the entire crowd of demons and nodded in agreement. Immediately after that, an inferno hound emerged from the crowd of demons excited with anticipation of the fun. He differed from other demons of his rank in his taller growth, but nothing more. He was the same height as me. After that, he stood in front of me about twenty paces and got into a fighting pose, ready to jump. He showed his toothy grin, his eyes glowing even brighter from the demonic fire. After that, he began to pick the ground with his paw and looked at me as if I were the culprit in all his troubles!

"You will suffer for a long time..." The inferno hound grumbled through clenched teeth.

We stood opposite each other and each had its own goal. My goal is to survive and keep calm without turning into nirik, and the demons must arouse rage in me, subjecting my body and spirit to these tests, in order to master my essence and take another demon nirik into their army! Uzzan and Wind Storm sat on our right. All the other demons sat in a circle around this arena and closely watched what was happening.

And although I now have no opportunity to use magic, I was inspired and concentrated and therefore my right hoof began to pick the ground under my feet, thereby blowing up dust to intimidate my opponent. Mother Nature herself insists that I join the battle and defend my honor!

All the demons as if on command calmed down and watched us closely. And although they were all clearly on the side of their kindred, I was sure that I, too, had support.

Uzzan called the agitated crowd of demons to silence again and looked at me. “I have always liked such fights between two opponents, and I myself am not averse to participating. This is definitely something interesting. And, as far as I know, the Kirins also have such a tradition; you all study martial arts and arrange tournament battles among yourself. But as far as I can tell, most of the battles takes place with the help of magic, while your body is almost not involved in it. And I want to check it out or even better, to be wrong in my guesses. So I ordered the construction of an arena to entertain my army a little. I have planned to catch one of you kirins and then send into battle in this arena. And then, maybe, if I'm in a good mood, and you can show me a beautiful battle... maybe I'll let you go. Sometimes I can be merciful, unlike this crowd of idiots that I command!" Surprisingly, his voice was still calm and there was no threat in it, but there was always a ruse.

Wind Storm looked me in the eye and grinned; she then stuck out her tongue and licked her lips. What is happening to her now? I do not know, but I must somehow get out of this and, if possible, capture Wind Storm. I hope Discord understood that too.

"Start the fight!" Uzzan shouted in a commanding tone.

I stopped digging under my feet and completely focused my attention on this demon who intends to defeat me in this battle. And of course he had less patience. This inferno hound rose on its hind legs and roared to intimidate me, a fiery flame escaped from its mouth as well and when it again fell on all of its paws, it immediately rushed in my direction.

Leaning to my feet, I waited for the right moment, when this hellish dog came close enough to me. I made a sharp jump upward, transferring the blow with my hind hooves to the jaw of this vile creature, at the same time listening to how this creature whines painfully. I rolled over in the air, so I will land a little further. When I was a few steps away from my opponent, who had already recovered from such a sudden blow, I narrowed my eyes and, out of habit, wanted to cast a spell... but realized that I was a little stupid too late.

This inferno hound with a terrifying roar turned around again and rushed towards me again, only this time it tried to hit me in the face with his paw, but when I tried to block such a blow with my hoof, I recognized that it was a deceptive maneuver on his part, but it was too late. He sharply put his right paw on the ground and turned around and hit me in the side with his hind paws!

"AAAH!" I screamed from a sudden pain in my left side and flew to the right side, tumbling along the ground and raising a cloud dust behind me.

The inferno hound continued his onslaught and jumped closer to me to strike again with his paw, but I caught his paw with my hooves, and made a sweep at him. The demon fell and tried to bite my hind hooves, but I rolled back and threw dust in the eyes of this inferno hound. For a second he was stunned, but shaking his head, he rushed in my direction again with anger in his fiery eyes.

My heart was beating faster and my eyes widened in horror and understanding that my opponent is very fast and I just can't cope with it. However, I had no choice, but to put my horn forward and run at it, which caused enthusiastic shouts and whistles among the crowd of demons.

Time has slowed down...

I felt like a complete, desperate fool... But I am a fool who believes that I will succeed... But it turned out to be wrong... that's why I'm a fool!

When the distance between us began to close and each of us had full determination on our face, the demon made a somersault in my direction and his hind paw hit me in the face. Now that I fell to the ground and lost my balance, I awaited my fate. But the demon was just enjoying such a moment, it did not rush and enjoyed his fleeting glory, when a crowd of demons began to applaud him and ask him to finish me off!

"Finish her!"

"She is living in this body for far too long already! Let's turn her into undead and then we’ll go to rest!"

But these words played in my favor. With trembling hooves, I stood up and fiercely looked at this grinning demon, which began to approach, opening his mouth, in which I saw a flame of fire, instead of his usual tongue.

"Well, like what you see, kirin?" He said in a threatening voice.

"We're not done yet." I answered calmly, but at that moment magical sparks began to run through my mane and it seems Wind Storm noticed this, as she began to whisper something to General Uzzan. I already realized that they are doing. I being dead won't do them much good.

But now I will show this dog its place!

I started swinging on my feet, simulating my weakness and closed my eyes, completely giving my feelings to the ears and thus entered a trance and dance. A dance that will surprise these bastards!

I did not see the enemy, but I heard well. The noise of his heavy paws stopped near me, as he did not seem to understand what was going on. And I began to sway and stagger from side to side, as if I was in a state of intoxication. My hooves barely dragged along the ground, but I continued my dance, completely focusing on my hearing.

Left hoof forward, right hoof back.

"What are you doing, kirin?" The inferno hound roared, and I caught his words with my right ear, but without paying attention I continued my chaotic movements in this crazy dance in the style of a drunken kirin.

Once again, the crowd of demons started making noise and shouting. "Don't stand in place like an idiot! Look at her, she is almost dead, it looks like you have drained her strength and concentration! Kill her and I will pour you her blood when we turn her body into undead!"

At that moment, I stopped and opened my eyes, and noticed that this demon shook his head, assessed my insane antics and decided to follow the advice of the crowd of "spectators". He ran in my direction, and time slowed down for me again, as I entered the state of full concentration and, to the surprise of these demons, I stood on one hind hoof, and raised the top one above the head of this dog. And when he approached me with an indignant face to strike again, not expecting any tricks from me, I quickly lowered the raised hoof to the ground, thereby transferring the weight, and turned sharply to put out another hind hoof, which fell onto the jaw of this idiot. He lost his balance and whined in pain, and I fell on all my hooves, ran in his direction and hit him again, but this time with a horn!

"AAAH!" The demon screamed when I hurt him twice already. And as a result, it flew off some distance away from the blow of my horn.

However I confess, that I was also in pain at that moment, since this demon is still heavy and my horn now aches a little and my head rang when I hit this demon in the forehead. Of course I could have pierced him, but there is still mercy in my heart, in the end, this demon was also in no hurry to kill me when he toppled my body for the first time.

This hellish dog with a grimace on his face turned in my direction and released a jet of flame, from which I barely had time to jump to the right side. But my opponent again decided to shoot with magic fire, but I’ve already jumped to the left. The jet of flame hit the ground and kicked up a pile of dust in the air, but it was close. Of course, I can afford to miss a couple of blows, I will not die from the fire, but it will hurt, and this will work only if I take this magical blow on my back, with the part which is covered with dragon scales.

But how can I use my advantage in such a small arena? Hmm ... I think that this dog needs to run after me, in the end it will be funny if the opposite happens and I will run after the inferno hound. This will surely cause a lot of emotion in the crowd of demons.

Finding myself on the other side of this arena, all the while continuing to avoid the fiery jets of this demon, I finally got up and began to breathe deeply, as I needed a little respite. And it seems that the demon began to notice me standing and swaying from fatigue in my hooves. A grin appeared on his face in anticipation of an easy victory. Therefore, he slowly ran in my direction, which, of course, did not escape my attention.

That's me, and I have my own techniques in battle. I looked at my hooves and quickly shifted my gaze to the approaching inferno hound. He picked up speed and again jumped high in my direction, while not forgetting to shoot me with a fiery flame. But at that moment I also bent down for a jump and when a jet of flame hit in front of my nose, since he thought that I would run straight into stream of fire, but he was mistaken, I gathered all my strength and determination, and, rolling forward, I hit this falling demon with his hooves, right into his crotch...

Again I heard the indignant screams from the crowd of demons, which mingled with the painful whines of an inferno hound who had fallen to the ground, but one of the little demons screamed in joy, waving his arms.

"Yeees!" The imp shouted and thus began to attract the nearby succubi, who looked at this imp with suspicion. "He was a jerk anyway, so, serves him right!" The imp with a calm face said and crossed his arms over his chest. But I already guessed who it was by the voice.

When I turned around to look at my opponent, I saw him lying and clamping his legs all the time, writhing in pain. But I must not lose my guard and be ready for what Discord plans to do. But I must hold out, although I won’t lie to you, this hound made me run all around the arena and the stamina potion I drank is already losing its effect. I doubt that Uzzan will be kind this time, because his goal is somewhat different.

"Oh, you bitch!" The inferno hound grumbled and, catching his breath, rose to his feet again.

"Yes! I have heard such words more than once!" I shouted back, and out of the corner of my eye I noticed how Discord, in the guise of an imp, looked at me in surprise, but did not hide his smile.

This time the inferno hound walked slowly in my direction and looked with caution at my hooves all the time, however it was clear from his face that he no longer had the strength and desire to continue this ostentatious struggle, to the delight of the crowd of demons. I calmly waited for his actions, but he just stood in front of me a few steps away and then squatted down. At the same time, it was clear from his actions that he was afraid to come closer to me. Shooting at me with fiery jets did not bring any result. And since he was only a low-ranking demon, not many ideas did arise in his head, but it is also impossible to say that he is an idiot. And of course I was outraged by this.

I, too, squatted down and raised my hooves to call this opponent to attack. "Come on! Attack me, you bastard! Or are you afraid of getting hit in your balls again?" I said with an undisguised grin in my voice, which caused a wave of laughter among the crowd of demons and out of the corner of my eye noticed how Wind Storm just shook her head, and then again whispered something in General Uzzan's ear.

"Fuck you, bitch! The time will come, and I will fuck you when you turn to Nirik!" The hellhound growled.

The noise of the outraged crowd abruptly ceased as Uzzan rose from his throne and looked appraisingly from me to the hound inferno. "You are useless, so you can go rest." Uzzan said, after which one of his hands caught fire with a bright flame and he hurled a fireball at the hound inferno.

My eyes widened with horror and I jumped away from this place as far as possible and lay down on the ground pressing my ears with my hooves, as this inferno hound, uttering terrible, heartbreaking screams, evaporated, leaving behind a heap of ash, and in my direction came the smell of burnt flesh ... With each passing second, I became more and more convinced of what had happened. These demons, especially this cunning general Uzzan, is even able to kill their kindred and all this only with the help of his power and inferno magic.

All the demons fell silent with fear as they watched the scene unfold. I lifted my head off the ground and removed my hooves from my ears, still shocked by the death I saw. Although I shouldn't regret it...

But Uzzan, having calmed down a little from anger, again turned his gaze to me and pointed with his hand, from which I looked at him warily. "You have shown a worthy fight, but it's not all over for you. And although it was in my plans to arrange three fights for you ... my and my friend's patience is already running out. As well as time! Therefore, the last battle awaits you in your essence, kirin!" Uzzan said in a loud voice and sat down on the throne and nodded his head.

Wind Storm rose from her seat and walked towards me with a smirk on her face. "Are you going to show me your drunken dance too, Rain Shine?" Wind Storm said, and at that moment her fiery mane emitted a magical glow and she stood next to me. "However, I was able to plead with Uzzan that this fight was fair."

I got up on my hooves, but I heard a voice in my head. "Hold on a little longer, I have already launched my spell, the truth is that I have not received my full power and because of this the effect of my magic is a little delayed! But you can be sure of me. By the way, I think that your "friend" we need to take with us!" Discord said, but I'll try to shake my head by focusing on Wind Storm.

"What do you mean by fair fight? Does the word honor mean anything to you, demons?" I said and narrowed my eyes, but didn't budge as Wind Storm calmly approached me.

Our noses started to touch and I felt a strong heat from her fiery mane, but my "friend" was not long in coming.

"Fair fight." She spoke briefly and her horn lit up with magical light.

The magic shackles flew off my horn and I again began to feel my magical energy. I again felt my connection with nature. And it made me feel good.

I smiled. "Aren't you afraid of me? What if I exceed my expectations a little?" I asked.

But at that moment, Uzzan raised his hand and magic waves ran through his body ... immediately after that, the so-called magic dome appeared over the arena. I slowly shifted my gaze to the night sky and looked around. I will not have a connection with the element of water.

I looked at my opponent again. "And you call it a fair fight after you cut me off from the elements of water?" I asked in a calm voice, and many questions were spinning in my head.

"Discord! This magic dome needs to be removed somehow. Can you do it?" I asked in my thoughts, but received no answer.

"Just don't tell me that without your beloved water, you are now weak. You are still a kirin, and it will not be difficult for you to transform into a nirik! And as far as I can remember, you are a master in the spell of fire and water." Wind Storm said, but I could sense the catch in her voice.

I took a deep breath while analyzing my complaint. "So I understand correctly that all of you are just waiting for that moment for me to turn into a nirik, and after that you will tie me up again! Well, it was not difficult for me to guess what awaits me later. I will become the same as you."

Wind Storm calmly listened to my words, but then pressed her forehead to my forehead. "Are you trying to outsmart me?" This demonic mare asked me.

But my heart asked me to ask this mare a question and perhaps reach out to her soul, fascinated by dark magic. And although I calmly withstood her touch, despite the fact that her mane can really bring trouble, I replied: "Why did you leave your ONLY daughter, in the care of other Kirin? Did you not understand your stupid decision at that moment? Of course your sublime the desire to surpass the level of experience of other Kirins was commendable in its own way, but you could at least be with your daughter for another seven years, before you, like many other mares, leave our tribe to comprehend the magic of nature." I said, but in the last words I did not hide my emotions. I really feel uncomfortable with such thoughts.

But it looks like my emotions were visible! Since I noticed my mane was starting to flare up. Wind Storm also noticed this, so after carefully examining my face, she turned away and walked away from me, finally hitting my cheek with her fiery tail.

I, until now, was bitter to see what her essence has become. She smelled of distorted magic of nature ... and I feel that perhaps she, under the influence of dark magic, had sex with demons more than once ... My guesses, however, will not help me solve, at the moment, this problem. But ... I still remembered that Wind Storm was my friend. And I must try to break the influence of dark magic. I'll do it for an old friendship and for her daughter, Autumn Blaze!

Wind Storm stepped a few steps away from me and turned around again. Her eyes gave off a bright glow of magic, as did her mane. But I watched her closely and I was so puzzled that now she is trying to fight in her clouded mind. "Love ... is now a bitter feeling for me. So do not try to evoke this feeling in me again ... But I did not abandon my daughter, namely, I moved away from her so that she would know for herself what it means to be a Kirin! Kirin, who will be closer to nature more than to me. Because you know our covenant dictates these rules to us! And it is you who are guilty that we, Kirins, still do not know more free ways in our destiny! My daughter became more free when I left her. But we must not only protect nature, but also be adherents of justice..." Wind Storm told me, but I decided to interrupt her.

"I know perfectly well the covenant of the Righteous Dragon! And I fully accept my destiny as it is! And I’m not complaining! And I know that the very same stallion with whom you entered mating games during the hot season is the reincarnation of that the dragon himself! The dragon who became the founder father of all the Kirins! Although he doesn't like to talk about it, he also doesn't want all the kirins to know about it..."

Wind Storm lowered her head thoughtfully and it looks like my words began to pierce the blocker of her memories a little. “I… ooh. I’m having a hard time remembering a lot…” As Wind Storm spoke these words, her body began to tremble, and her horn and mane poured out a flicker of magical energy.

"Wind Storm!" I screamed in her face when I saw that she closed her eyes and began to fall.

Although she is the demonic Nirik, who may have become such, not of her own free will, I must help her!

Thunder suddenly thundered and lightning flashed again. The magic dome scattered, and from the direction of the forest, moreover, noise was heard from all sides! This noise was like the whining of wooden roots torn from the ground. There were sudden, multi-colored flashes in the sky, and this began to excite all the demons. All the demons began to look around in panic, but when the thunder sounded again, they understood something and hurried to get out of this arena!

"What's happening?" Uzzan roared in an angry voice of rage and quickly leapt from his throne.

"SAVE WHO CAN!" Many demons screamed ... but I felt that there was real chaos and ran to the fallen Wind Storm, which was in the form of a demonic Nirik, closed her eyes and pressed her hooves to her ears.

Thunder and flashes of lightning resounded in the sky again, and after that, next to my body appeared the one who seriously frightened General Uzzan.

POV Discord.

About twenty minutes ago.

When I was convinced that my magic could still function, I laughed with anticipation of amusement and snapped my fingers. Some shock from the magic shook my body, but in the end I was still able to see the result. Yes ... I decided to play a little in the role of Chrysalis, who is now unfortunately not around. Therefore, now I turned into a imp, but at the same time I was able to keep my eyes and chaotic horns on my head ... well, and a protruding fang on one side, clearly could remind one very important friend, that I did not leave her in this trouble and is ready to help.

Coming out of the bushes into a clearing, which was at the end of this village, and once again assessing my appearance, I decided to head towards the center of this village. Therefore, I put on a mask of an imperturbable face and generally decided to enter the role of a spy, I walked to the place where, as I noticed, there was a lot of noise and many demons rushed to the center of the village. There I noticed some kind of structure, most likely built by the demons themselves, and it clearly looked like some kind of arena or training ground. However, as expected, I encountered a patrol of two centaurs ... but it looked a lot like they were idiots.

"Hey! Who are you? I haven't seen you before." One of the centaurs said blocking my way.

But at that moment, another centaur more appraisingly examined me from his feet, and decided to attract the attention of his partner. "Wait, Eiron, this imp is most likely from the same reconnaissance group!" Said the second centaur.

That same Eiron turned to his partner, completely forgetting that I was actually standing and waiting for them to think silly. "I know it perfectly well without you!"

But I decided to turn my attention. "Wait!" I walked between these centaurs, who looked at me warily. "If you have finally understood who I am, I have a question! Tell me, what is the noise in the camp and why are many demons in a hurry to get to the center of the village?" I said and put my hand behind my back, and then snapped my fingers.

The two centaurs quickly looked in the direction I was talking about and again turned their attention to me. They act like two siblings, honestly. Like two idiot brothers. "Do you seem to be unaware that our new commander captured one of the Kirin? So our General Uzzan is going to test her and eventually turn her into a demonic entity! Just like he did it with Wind Storm... Uh ... well, in general, it seems like they want to beat her in this arena, and we are like two idiots, we are missing an important show! But you are lucky, so you can still catch up and watch this show. If anything, do not forget to tell us after we change in this post. We are already placing bets among ourselves. And I have a slight feeling that the Kirin will fight with dignity against one of the officers of the Inferno Hound Squad!"

But another Centaur, indignantly hit his partner on the head. "Hey, what are you talking about, buddy? We all fully support the other side here! Although I would not be surprised that our general will, as usual, have sweet conversations with this kirin, in order to relax her attention..."

I crossed my changed arms over my chest and looked at these idiots. "In general, as I understand it, you have something to talk about here..." Before I could say, I saw that these two centaurs grappled with each other.

"Oh, you bastard born of a succubus!" The centaur named Eiron shouted and began to choke his partner ... in general, I had to hurry to leave here.

When I had run a sufficient distance from the two fighting centaurs, I turned around to see the effects of the magic. The two centaurs continued their fight, and I just grinned and continued on my way to this arena. New demons came from the sky, mostly of a lower rank, such as an imp, so I don't think that I will have a problem with giving them a "Party"!

It looks like I arrived just in time. At that very moment I was able to see in this arena such a picture: my "old acquaintance", one of the generals of the demon army, with whom I had the honor of a personal meeting, about one and a half thousand years ago. And he had some kind of conversation with Rain Shine, and next to him was the same demonic mare nirik, who was able to knock Rain Shine in that forest ... I still think about the fact that maybe I should have intervened earlier... but what that told me that this game should be continued.

But as I carefully looked from Rain, to Uzzan, my eyes focused on his belt. What I could see brought me a real brain vortex! He had a legendary nature elemental amulet on his belt! This is a very important artifact and Raiden knows about it... I understood an important point for myself. I need to try to steal the legendary Elemental amulet while General Uzzan is distracted. And if all goes well, then Rain Shine and I will certainly benefit a lot from this "romantic night" ... hmm ... maybe we'll catch up on lost moments! Provided Heart Path doesn't get ahead of me ... although Chrysalis has already begun to influence this man.

But my appearance in this arena did not go unnoticed. I saw many demons start sniffing and looking at me with suspicion. And while I watched Rain Shine walk around this arena on swaying hooves, with her eyes closed, I already understood her plan, and I am very familiar with the style of drunken hoof fighting! So it even surprised me a little and made me happy at the same time, but I believed that Rain Shine could win.

The demons standing next to me were full of attention to the two fighters in the arena, and I decided to seize the moment and, amid the general noise, crept up to the throne where Uzzan was sitting! Yes, he must remember me, and he might sense my magic now, but I must act quickly.

The magic that I applied has already begun its effect, but it will have to wait a bit. However, I have no doubt that this can have the desired effect. But the thought that General Uzzan was present in this village haunted me. He still remembers well how me and my brother Raiden kicked his ass and kicked all the demons out of our planet ... but that was a long time ago ...

I was able to signal for Rain, and I'm sure she already guessed that I was here and I have my own plans. I just hope that everything will work out for me ... only I have no doubt about one thing. If succeed, I may lose my magical energy again. It will be a decent price to pay. But that would be better than letting these demons take over the soul of that same Kirin mare, which I find quite worthy to be considered a leader. And in general, like a mare, she really has her own beauty. This did not escape my chaotic attention.

Uzzan bent down to watch Rain Shine's actions more closely, and I instantly reached out my hand to his belt, which hung this cherished amulet that Raiden would be happy to see. Aha, I have this amulet! And I was lucky that all the demons were so distracted by the ongoing battle in the arena. I snapped my fingers and this amulet hung around my neck, while it was an invisible artifact for all these demons.

My ear twitched slightly when I heard a familiar noise from the direction of the forest ... It seems that nature happily entered into an alliance with my chaos magic! And now several dozen old trees are heading to this camp. The trees that took on a great responsibility and decided to be the first to fight the demons inferno! I just sped this process up a bit and I think Raiden will definitely be happy to hear that! But that's not all ... my favorite surprise is yet to come. And he has already begun to act, while the very first under the influence of my magic was precisely Uzzan. He will probably be very furious, when sees my true self.

Hmm ... Rain Shine vs. Inferno Hounds ended as I expected. And of course, General Uzzan has a habit of inducing fear by killing one of his demons! However, I saw Rain Shine get scared and lay down on the ground, pressing her hooves to her head. Her eyes really betrayed the fear of the murder she had seen.

Well, as far as I can feel, there is very little time left before the desired effect of my spell. And now I watched as this same mare, named Wind Storm, stands in front of Rain Shine and listens to emotional words and reproaches from her. Hmm ... and this is an interesting discovery for me! As far as I understood from these conversations, Wind Storm is the mother of Autumn Blaze ... But only now her essence is under the influence of dark magic! I am certainly familiar with the methods of demonic sorcerers in the field of dark magic. But now it seems I have one more task. I must try to gather my last strength and move Rain Shine and Wind Storm as close as possible to the Temple of the Righteous Dragon! Damn it! Looks like I will need to disable Wind Storm by casting a sleeping pill spell on this mare. But when we bring this mare to our shelter, there Raiden will figure out himself how to dispel the dark magic from this mare and return its essence.

I shook my head in sudden sadness, realizing my true position. However, I am confident that our mission must be crowned with success! Otherwise, you can always count on friends...

"Looks like it's time for me to act! I need to act very quickly so that Uzzan does not have time to take any hostile actions, thereby interfering with my plans. But I will surprise him!" I said in my thoughts and with a sly grin on my face I looked at all the demons and the night sky, in which lightning flashed.

POV Rain Shine.

But the appearance of Discord seriously scared many demons who did not have time to escape from this arena, but I was finally happy that my partner began to act. So I shifted my gaze from Wind Storm lying on the ground, which seemed to be asleep ... I guess who is responsible for this. But Discord got it right.

Uzzan, whose face was furious and his eyes lit up with flames of rage, slowly began to approach us and all four of his arms were lit with magical fire. "You! What a pleasant meeting, Discord!" Uzzan shouted and quickly directed his hands towards Discord, after which four fireballs flew at him at once.

From fright, I fell to the ground again and watched as Discord's body split in two, and thus all the fireballs flew past and crashed into the arena wall, exploding, causing the earth to shake. Debris from furniture and other wooden structures flew in my direction.

However, Discord snapped his fingers again and laughed. After that, a cloudy wave spread throughout the village, from which many demons, who had already recovered a little after a sudden panic, and now quarrels began between them. And even Uzzan reeled from this magic and quickly turned around and grabbed one of the centaurs with his hand and began to beat him in the face. But the centaur also began to beat his general with his hooves. And again, curses and the sounds of many fights began in the village. Since the demons became susceptible to chaos magic, which was used by Discord on them. In addition to all this in the village, from behind the fence of this arena, I saw the tops of moving trees, which, with slow steps and the grinding of their branches and roots, entered into battle with these demons.

Real Chaos began, but Discord gave me a serious look, then took my trembling body with one hand, and with the other lifted the unconscious body of Windstorm and pressed us both to his chest. "It's time for us to leave, but I'm asking you to help me ... take care of your friend, Wind Storm, and me..." Discord said in a quick and serious voice, and then grinned and magical energy ran through his body and I saw an elemental amulet on his neck! "Yes, I managed to steal this thing! Take this amulet to Raiden, he knows what to do with it..."

And it seems that Uzzan heard these words and, throwing away the body of the dead centaur, again turned his attention to Discord. "Oh, you dastardly thief!" Uzzan roared and lit his hands with magic again...

But at that very moment, Discord hugged me and Wind Storm tighter. "We'll see you again, Uzzan! Enjoy the party!" Discord shouted back.

After that, I hugged Discord with my hooves just as tightly, and heard his heart beating in his chest... he was filled with adrenalin. A blinding, magical flash appeared before my eyes.

FLASH!

"Uh... it was sudden..." I muttered in a painful voice, but as the fog cleared in front of my eyes, and I could still feel my hooves hugging Discord's body.

I began to assess the situation by turning my head in different directions. We lay on the bank of the river not far from the main entrance to the temple. Dawn was approaching, but magical flashes and lightning still flashed in the sky. However, I panicked a little when I began to realize that Discord is now unconscious, and his body has taken on a lifeless hue. Nearby lay Wind Storm, who was also unconscious.

I climbed onto my hooves and brought my left ear to Discord's chest. He was still breathing, his heart was beating, but there was clearly something wrong! "Aahh! Discord!" I said in a loud voice and putting my hoof on my friend's chest, I assumed a pensive look.

It seems that Discord had exhausted his magical powers... The elemental amulet still hung around his neck and I carefully removed it and then hung it around my neck...

My horn got tanned with magic, and I tried to lift Discord and Wind Storm's body, but could not handle such a weight. "Damn it!" I swore and hurried with a quick head towards the main entrance to the temple.

My approach was noticed and two magical obelisks emitted a bright glow that would not be noticeable to demonic eyes. Three mares ran in my direction from the temple when they saw me. Of course, there was a lot of excitement on their faces.

They stopped in front of me, and only wanted to ask about something, but I hastened to interrupt their thoughts. "Hurry, help me! There is Discord on the shore and... and we also captured Nirik! So don't be surprised. If Master Raiden is still asleep, then wake him up and take the body of the unconscious mare to his room! He knows what have to do!" I gave orders, shouting them over my shoulder and ran towards the shore.

Mares caught up with me and nevertheless decided to show their curiosity. "But ... where have you been all this time? We were already starting to worry and naturally Master Raiden was already awake, so we informed him about your long absence from Discord's company. A few more minutes and we would have to organize a search ... although this is really dangerous. We saw many magical flashes in the sky, especially in the direction of our village."

“I will give the answers to all of you! But now please be patient and do as I ask. I myself can lift Discord's body, and at that time you will take the body of this mare to Raiden."

This is what we did. However, I was able to lift Discord's body using my magic, and now I was walking down the corridors towards an underground, warm spring. I think I might be able to help Discord, although I'm not sure about that yet. On the way, I met many kirins who greeted me and tried to ask many interesting questions, but I only asked to leave me alone. And besides, I was very tired that night, and my body still hurts from the fact that I had to go through all these tests that fell on my poor head. Well, the "romantic night" really worked out, but it's still not over.

When I entered the room with a source of warm water, I ostentatiously closed the door in front of the curious mares. "Do not disturb me." I said in a calm voice and then carried Discord's body to this magical source.

When I slowly lowered Discord's body into the water, leaving his head on the surface, at that moment the water in this natural pool began to sparkle with a bluish magical glow, showing signs of its destiny. And while Discord's body began to slowly absorb magical energy, I ran to the table on which the ingredients for alchemy lay. Having collected the necessary plants and pounded them in a special cup, I hastened to pour this powder into the water source. The water in the spring began to react and waves of magical energy ran through Discord's body ... but his body was still unconscious.

I bowed my head in sadness. "Oh no. Why are you still unconscious?!" I asked with growing alarm in my voice ... and at that moment, a lonely tear rolled down my cheek and fell into the water.

Taking a deep breath, I looked resolutely at Discord and slowly descended into this water. Hugging my friend with hooves, I remembered that short time ... those few hours ... and my feelings of affection that arose during this time. I kissed Discord lightly on the lips, and my hoof pressed against his chest. His heart was still beating at the same slow pace. And then I could not restrain my emotions and hugged Discord even tighter by the neck and pressed my cheek to his cheek.

"I beg you, Creator of all things, help my friend. Give him a chance. He deserves it..." I whispered my short prayer and again several of my tears fell into the water of the spring. But I believed with all my heart that my Friend would definitely get better.

At that moment, the water began to change its color in a chaotic manner, which scared me a little and my heart beat even faster from the unexpectedness of the magical effect, and after a few seconds I felt Discord's deep sigh and his hand on my back, which hugged me just as tightly.

"Thank you, Rain... For your Faith, Hope and Love." Discord said in a low and still weak, hoarse voice.

"For the first time in my life, I am honored to see not only Discord himself, the brother of the righteous dragon, but also his chaos magic. Yes, Discord may have remained the most unpredictable, but also the most interesting creature of this planet, her long life ... and I will not lie if I admit that I admire him. Today, as ironic as it sounds, I am one of the happiest mares ... I kissed Discord himself! Um ... I really doubt that the new generation of kirins will understand me."

Author's Note

Note from author: I am sorry for the length of this chapter. Continued in the next chapter.