Three long years have passed since Havran appeared in this new world. And the time has seemed to pass by so quickly with his new life as he has been enjoying it to the fullesty. Learning new things and forging new friendships along the way. As not only has his relationship with Twilight deepened, but with Barb, her little dragon and her older brother Shining Armor as well. While they are almost complete opposites, they have become the best of friends as Twilight had been the link between them.

Now at the age of fifteen, Havran has hit quite the growth spurt. Now standing at six foot seven inches and had become a bit more bulkier. The reason might be because he has a quarter of giant’s blood in his veins. And his physic is finally showing those properties as he is growing. In his last life, he grew to be a full seven foot five inches before he died, so it would be safe to assume that he will grow to be that same height when his body is done maturing. The poor kid has even had to magically alter his clothing because of this!

–Current Day, Royal Guard Academy–

Havran and Shining dance about the sparring ring, both with unsharpened swords in hand. Twilight and Barb watched on as well as with a few of the students from the academy as well in the stands. While Havran had his size to his advantage, Shining was far more agile and athletic when it came to swordplay which constantly kept Havran on the defense. No matter how much training Havran got for using a sword, he could never compare to the best they had at the academy here.

“You know..I could easily take my wand out and end this!” Havran said as he narrowed dodged a swing of Shining’s blade coming at him from above before falling back and rolling away from the attack. Shining laughed and leapt forward before pinning Havran down with another strike, the wizard blocking with blade in his hand to prevent the hit “You could! But that’s against the rules here!” he said with a knowing grin before Havran got a foot under Shining and kicked him off, sending the smaller unicorn flying to the otherside of the ring.

Twilight watched on in suspense as she wanted both of them to win, but knowing full well that only one of them could. Barb watched on in the same amount of anticipation, but she was busy stuffing ehr muzzle full of snacks at the same. The both got from the ground, heavily breathing from their intense bout of battle before Shining charged at Havran with full force. However, once Shining got close enough, Havran tilts his sword backward which was buried in a crack in the stone floor which caused some sand and gravel to fly into Shining’s face, temporarily blinding him. Havran took this opportunity to pin Shining down and placed the dull bladed weapon to Shining’s throat.

“Yield…” Havran commanded before Shining dropped his weapon and raised his hand in defeat. The crowd went silent for a moment before the whispers of the other students started echoing in the stands. Havran then got up and offered a hand to Shining who took it. Havran then took out his wand and summoned a light and small stream of water to clean off Shining’s face and eyes of the gravel that blinded him. “Sorry about that, bud. I saw an opportunity and I took it.”. Shining shook his head before wiping his face dry with a towel he had sitting next to his duffle bag. Before answering “No need to be sorry, you thought quickly without having to resort to magic. I am quite impressed.”

Havran chuckled before resting the blade on his shoulder “That is the ONLY reason I won. This is my first win out of what? Fifty-six losses?” Shining laughed and playfully punched Havran in his arm “And how many times have you beat me in a magic duel? More than I care to count, that's for sure!” Shining said as he struggled to beat Havran in that area many times himself. But, they acknowledged each other’s strengths, that is one thing that mattered the most in their friendship. Once Shining had finished cleaning off his face, they both grabbed eacxhother’s hand and shook it firmly “A fun duel as always, Havran. Can’t wait to do it again.”. Haavran nodded firmly with a determined smile “I look forward to it as well.”.

After having left the ring, Havranw waited outside of the academy gates until he saw Twilight and Barb walking up to him before they started walking back towards the school. “Your brother is certainly one of the top students over at the guard academy, Twi. He is going to be at home on the royal guard.” said Havran as he rubbed over his left shoulder where he was struck by the practice sword. Twilight nodded in response “Don’t count yourself short. You did pretty well without the use of magic. That last move was a stroke of genius in a pinch.”

As they continued talking, they stropped at a local cafe where they ordered some snacks and drinks, getting comfortable at their usual booth. “I just don’t understand why magic isn’t allowed in a duel. What if it was actual life or death? I don’t think I would follow those rules very well.” He said as he sipped on his iced tea. Barb looked up at Havran as she grabbed a cookie from the dish that was brought to them “From what I have seen, your magic is quite different from what we can do here in our world. That may be why the princess is especially strict with your magic casting.”.

Twilight nods in agreement “Barb does have a point. I mean, you can conjure things out of thin air and make dwellings much larger on the inside than they appear outside. Not even Starswirl could do that. And he was one of the greatest magicians of all time. So yeah, having her be a little more strict on you is understandable. Though, as a filly with a huge interest for magic and science, I wanna see what all spells you can do. Even the ones you have kept hidden from us.”.

Havran places his cup down on the table and takes his wand from his coat pocket “Trust me Twi. There are spells that I know that you don’t want to see me cast. Three of them, in fact. Two fof them are an absolute last resort if your life is in immediate danger.” he said in a more somber tone. “And..what spell is that..?” she asked not really sure if she wants to know, Barb looking a bit worried herself at Havran’s next words. Havran lets out a sigh before her gives them both a serious gaze.

“Avada Kedavra, also known as the killing curse. The spell consists of a bright green light that flies towards the caster’s target and instantly takes their life. No sign of injury or any markings from the spell, just instant death. It is a spell I hope I never have to us, let alone in front of you two or Shining. Or anyone I may care about in the future.”. All three sat quietly for a moment before Twilight spoke up, seeing the dread on Havran’s face “Hey, don’t you worry! You have all this other magic you can use to get yourself out of sticky situations. I am sure you will never have to use that spell!” She said as she placed her hands on one of his, Barb doing the same.

“Yeah, everything will be just fine for us! You are a gifted and talented wizard. And will never have to resort to such a spell!.” said the little dragon. Havran lifts his head up with a smile before nodding “Yeah, after all, this is a peaceful place.Hardly anything happens here that even requires my offensive spells I just hope it stays that way.” He said before putting his wand away and taking another sip of his drink and grabbing a cupcake from the plate in front of them.

The next day, there was no school. Havran walked along the grounds of the school, just enjoying the breeze on his pale face before his eyes took interest in the valley below Canterlot. He had often wondered about the small town that populated the little valley below this bustling city. And what better time to go and check it out than now? He has been here for three years now and not once has he ever made the trip!

He walks over to the railing of the wall and climbs on top of it before changing into his dire raven form, spreading his large wings and flapping them a few times before taking flight and making his way down with a long glide before he actually had to start flapping again. The air felt so nice on his feathers since the season was now in the spring. It was a good day to go out and explore somewhere new for sure. He could have apparated, but where is the fun in that when going somewhere new?

As Havran flew over the small town, he noticed a more..quaint and friendlier charm to the place. No one seemed to be in a hurry and they had their own little economy here. They had a library, a hospital, a few restaurants, a bakery, all the little things a town needed. “This is…quite a nice little place here. Maybe I should come visit more often to get away from all the city noise.” he thought to himself as he continued his flight. He did notice that he was getting company as he flew as smaller ravens seemed to get into formation behind him. This made him chuckle in his mind before he dove down to land in a nearby tree, in which his new tagalongs followed suit.

As he stood there on the branch, Havran noticed a yellow pegasus filly with a pink mane and tail sitting around with a few other animals under the same tree he stood on. He watched her curiously as she seemed to be able to communicate with the animals somehow. It reminded him of how druids could do the same thing. Though, he wasn’t sure where that knowledge came from. He lets out a caw to the filly to make his presence known to her. The filly lets out a rather adorable “eep!” before she looks up at Havran. She lets out a soft gasp before flying up to meet with him.

“Oh h-hello there. Are these all your friends?” she asked as she hesitantly and cautiously reached out to lightly run her fingers through Havran’s feathers. She had never ever seen a raven at this size before, it was almost as big as her! Havran let out a few soft sounds that a raven makes when it is trying to communicate “Ah, I see. They saw you flying and they decided to accompany you. You do have a sense of…power about you. Perhaps they saw that and thought you worthy?”.

Havran then shifted back into his human self, now sitting on the branch with his legs swinging lightly. The sudden change made the yellow pegasus nearly go crashing to the ground before her bear friend caught her before she hit the ground. “Well, I am an animagus after all. So I suppose they would be correct in assuming I possess power.”. Fluttershy looked up at Havran as he sat there, she noticed that even though he had changed so suddenly, the ravens still sat there with him as if he was still one of their own. One of them even perched on his shoulder and rubbed themselves against him happily.

“Sorry about startling you by the way. That was my fault. My name is Havran Mortanius by the way. And who are you?” Havran heard her mumbling her name, seeing that she was averting her gaze from him and digging her hoof into the ground. To him, he found this shy nature rather adorable. “Ah, a pleasure to meet you, Fluttershy.” He said before he slid off the branch and onto the ground, landing on his feet in a crouch before standing up fully. Fluttershy looked up at the rather tall human, she shivered in slight fear but at the same time was curious about him.

“U-um..what happen t-to your eye..?” she asked as she was trying to break the tension filled silence. Havran lifted up the patch to reveal that shining amethyst orb to her, chuckling softly “I can’t remember, all I know is that I have had this in its place my whole life. It gives me vision, but it also lets me see things others can’t. Pretty neat isn’t it?” he asked as he lowered the patch back down. Fluttershy nodded before she stepped away from her bear friend that was protecting her. She takes a few steps closer to Havran before looking between him and the tree still filled with ravens “I…have never heard of anyone else having animals come to them like this, even though it just seems to be ravens that flock to you.”.

Havran gave a light shrug of his shoulder before holding out his right arm as one of the ravens landed upon the outstretched limb “Ravens are very intelligent birds. The remember face quite well and are kind to those who are kind to them. They even bring you gifts if you give them gifts as well. A little bit of food can bring you great friendship with a raven.” he said as he lightly scratched under the raven’s chin who seemed to be enjoying the feeling. “So, next time you see one, don’t think of it as a bad sign. Offer it something to eat. You may gain a friend.”.

It wasn’t that Fluttershy didn’t like ravens, it was more like they intimidated her. A creature that resembled something dark and foreboding didn’t exactly make her feel easy. But, with what Havran ahd shown and told her, she was starting to feel a little more differently towards them. Just because something seems scary doesn’t mean that it will cause you any harm. Havran then lets the raven fly away before he turns back to Fluttershy “I am sorry to have disturbed your time with you animal friends, I shall take my leave now.” he said as he took to unsupported flight this time instead of changing into his raven form, the other ravens flying off in all different directions “W-Wait!” Flutterhy cried oout. But it was too late, Havran had flown off to a distance where he couldn’t hear her anymore. And there was so much that the yellow filly wanted to ask him to..

Author's Note

You know, I have had this character rolling around in my head for nearly a year before I threw him into a fanfic. And today, I just realized that he has some strong Odin vibes. Missing eye, raven themed. Just no godhood and not an asshole like the actual Odin. lol

May the darkness grant you peace.