A New Adventure

As Fury walked through the gate, followed by the three ponies in tow, he looked in awe at his old home. Though it wasn't as bright as he remembered, the crystal still shown with a luster unequal to any gem. He walked up the main road, stopping to greet some of the locals, amazed to see a pony from the statues in the castle. He made his way through a small crowd at the castle square leading into the castle.

The three ponies behind him began to struggle to keep up with him, and began to call out to him.

Hearing the group behind him, he rolled his eyes and turned back to them, seeing them catch up. "Ok my new friends, I release you from me, this is your new home, go forth and make a new life!" He said with a little authority, in which the two stallions faded into the group and began their new life. Dalila on the other hoof, stood resiliently before him.

"Why do you not leave with your brothers?" He asked, watching her smile in return.

"I don't know, I guess i wish to follow you," she answered as she began to blush.

Fury shook his head as he placed a hoof on her shoulder, "I can see the thoughts that flow through your heart, and I must tell you that I am not what you seek, find a good stallion here, settle down and bear foals for him… to love me is to love the stars.. The sunset, you can admire them as much as you want, but in the end they will care not for you…" he said as he turned and walked back towards the castle.

"It doesn't bother me!! Because out of those stars, one was made just for me…. Out of all of those sunsets, one would be beautiful just for me.." She said as a tear began to slide down her cheek, watching as Fury walked away, not turning around. "You would walk away from Love!? Why!??"

Fury stopped, his face beginning to shake, memories of Hurricane appearing in his mind… her terrified look as the serpent Discord drove his claw into her chest. He looked back, his eyes blurring from tears wanting to escape. "Because those I love die.. And I will see no more death for my heart…" He said before turning back and walked into the castle, leaving Dalila standing among the crowd, her face shocked as much as it was sad… he had brought her here for a reason.. And it wasn't for her to 'settle'..

Fury walked through the castle doors and crossed the foyer to the throne, occupied by a young unicorn mare, who looked to Fury, then to the statue above the foyer, then back to Fury.

"Y-you are…. F- Fury F- Flight… the B-Brave??" She asked, staring at Fury with a bit of awe.

Fury nodded with a tight grin, "yes I am, and what might your name be?"

"My name is Princess Amore!" She answered back with a form of regality.

"I see your majesty… you wouldn't mind if a war hero like myself stops for a stroll in the library, would you?" He asked as he bowed to the young princess.

"Oh of course my friend, my son Sombra should be in there, help yourself to any book you choose!" She said as she pointed to the right foyer, where a hallway led to the massive library.

"Thank you princess, I will most definitely visit your son as well," he answered as he walked to the right, heading to the library.

As he entered the massive library, a young grey foal sat with his eyes glued to a book on the arcane. Fury's eyes fell upon him with a slight grin. This foals ambitions seemed to be much like his own when he was a young foal, wanting so badly to have his magic, that he studied for months on end to grasp it. Fury approached the pony and gently tapped his head, startling the young reader.

"Know any good spells young mage?" Fury asked as Sombra jumped.

"No sir!! I was just.. Whoa.." He said as a gasp escaped him. "You're… you're… you are him.. The alicorn from the statue.."

"Yes.. I am him.. Or was… at one time" Fury answered as he looked out at the library, its knowledge covering all history, from the very beginning.

"W-why are you here sir?" Sombra asked as he closed his book and jumped up from his pillow on the crystal floor.

"Answers… answers to who I must be.. And how to become him.."

Sombra tilted his head a little as he followed Fury through the library, holding books and listening to Fury as he took notes and searched for knowledge that somehow eluded him of the power his mother spoke of.

Outside the castle, Dalila walked through the markets, finding new things and trying some of the local cuisine, looking for a way to appeal to the stallion she loved. As she passed a book merchant, she spotted his face on the cover, the title saying 'Fury Flight, The Hero of Wars'. She looked at the book, catching the attention of the merchant.

The merchant had a small cart that served as his selling stand, the cart having looked as if it had seen many stories on his travels. Its blue color had faded and spots were brown where the boards had been replaced. The merchant himself was an older stallion, stocky in his body with a face that looked as rough as a dragons. His face was adorned with a large scar over his left eye, with a patch covering his eye itself, while smaller scars found their way along his face. He glanced to dalila with a toothy grin as he hobbled over to her and the book, an adventurous look upon him.

"Fancy a read of him eh? Fury's story appeals to many a mare and stallion alike, his bravery holds them at their seats, while his sadness drives many to tears… but many mares wish they could stand in the place of Lady Hurricane, Fury's one true love," the merchant said, his tongue working to persuade her on his book, though Dalila was already buying it as he spun the tale.

"I need this book sir, I need to know of him… how to better understand him," she said as she placed the bits on the rickety board that stood as the merchants counter.

"Excellent my lady, may your aim be true.." The merchant said as he vanished to the back of the cart.

Dalila happily squeed to herself as she galloped off to the nearest bench, where she began to read the tale of the one she loved so.

After looking through the last book he had found, Fury was no closer to the answer he sought then When he had arrived. He glanced over at Sombra, to see the young colt sleeping soundly while clutching a book in a loving embrace. Fury looked out a window to see the moon high above him, propelled further with his sisters magic. He sat down beside Sombra and watched the young one sleep, happy and content.

"So is this the life I would have had, would it not have been for the events that forced me to become a warrior…" He said quietly to himself. "His heart is full of wonder and joy… while mine is full of sadness…"

"..and why is that lunkhead? Did you fall in your thick head again?" Came a voice from his mind, yet so clear that the foal beside him shivered.

"I know your voice… but where are you… Huri?" Fury said as He looked around.

"...all this time, and you still haven't changed… not willing to look under your nose.." The voice said again, coming from the arcane book that Sombra held tight.

Fury looked down at the book with tears in his eyes, smiling with a smile he hadn't had since before the wars of his life. He gently removed the book from Sombra's hooves and opened the book, immediately finding his answer on the first page, in her hoof writing.
To my lovely husband, whose power knows no bounds when he stands for others, have faith in yourself, and have faith for the rest of us, see ponies for what they can be, not who they are…
Love, huri…

He stared at the page, tears in his eyes as he looked back to the foal, who now watched him with tired eyes.

"Did, did you find something?" Sombra asked.

"Yes… I understand now, who I am to be, and where my power derives from…" Fury answered, closing the book and returning the book to Sombra, who immediately went back to sleep as Fury walked out of the castle, to come face to face with dalila once again.

"Hello, Fury Flight, the king who stepped down to be a guardian of all.. Who has lost more than anyone could imagine, but still fights for good…" dalila started as she crossed her front hooves and looked to the ground.

"You are still here? Why?" Fury asked, a small lump building in his throat.

"I knew when I first met you in the tavern, that you were special… but it was on the trip here I understood that I loved you… and reading about you… I better understand you, and know that even if you don't love me back, I will be here for you… as long as I live… to show you that there are souls here worth saving.. And.." But her speech was cut short by soft lips meeting hers. She was startled by it, but kissed him back, allowing her tongue to meet his.