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Dear Dusk Shine,

~As day gives way to dusk, a special place slowly comes to life.~

~Upon the mountain top of Canterlot Peak, we find a beautiful scenery of cherry blossom tree's in full bloom, allowing all who come to see the peaceful place to be at ease in both mind and body.~

~Many have found love.~

~Many unknowingly started famillies.~

~Many have found family long forgoten.~

~Many even found friendships from hated enemies of long ago.~

~During times of war, many believed it to be a safe heaven for those who seeked peace.~

~Sure, trouble does arrise from time to time. Yet, it is always sent retreating from confronting the guardian spirits that inhabit the springs.~

~Many think that the area in the hot springs is a holy area. Some even believe that it has the power to give one youth once more.~

~Nobody knows who the mysterious spirit is. Many believe it to be more then a single spirit.~

~Many mysteries surround the hot springs from years of the past. Yet as years go on, many are still remembered and added to the location, making it one of the many wonders of the world.~

~So if you ever go to such a place, keep these words in mind.~

"~Respect the spirits of the land, and the spirits of the land shall respect you.~"

~Unfortunately, it has come to my attention that my spirit must now go to be with the rest of the family that had passed on over the years. Do not take this as a final goodbye, but as a gift from me to you. For I give the 'Dusk Hot Springs' to you to care for and manage.~

~But do not fret, you won't be alone in this endevor. I have personally hired a staff of nine women ahead of time to help you along to care for the place, and you if need be my young great nephew.~

~I know it may be hard to hear of my passing like this just after finnishing college. But I truly hope to watch you from the next life as you work hard to find your calling in life.~

~May your creativity shine through the dark, just as dusk shines through the night.~

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Forever your great-aunt,
Eclispa Shine

Setting a pen down, we see a aged old hand take the parchment of paper and fold it before placing it into a envelope she had already stamped and addressed to her great-nephew, Dusk Shine. Taking a shaky breathe, she set it on a closed book before moving to her bed, gets comfortable.

"May you find what your looking for, my dear nephew."

Closing her eyes, she took a final breathe before falling into a final sleep with a smile on her face.

Deep in a cave, two fox statue's with nine tails each resides within. Guarding the territory of the land. Looking closely, we see the eyes of the statue's begin to glow, as tear's fell from the eye's. In singularity, two female voices ring out through the cave.

'Rest in peace dear Eclispa. We shall continue to watch over the land with the one you have chosen to run the hot springs.'

Through the dark, seven pairs of eyes begin to shine through the dark of the cave.

'You seven have been chosen to join us in helping the next owner, Dusk Shine, to run the hot springs. Do all of you accept this task? Speak now or forever hold your peace.'

Nobody spoke.

'Then it is settled. We shall all serve the new master, whoever it may be. Rest now, for tomorrow we start preperations for the barial of Eclipsa, and to keep the hot springs running till the chosen has arrived.'

With the orders given, the statues eyes returned to stone, as the seven eyes in the dark disappeared.

All was silent in the cave. As the wind blew outside, the cherry blossom petals scatter. Bringing a day to a end as dusk turns to night.

Deep inside the core of the mountain, molten lava swirls around, taking rock from the inside, as well as leaving behind enough to create new structures.

In the center, we see a pure white ivory jewel is seen as it begins to crack. As the color changes to blood red in, a black mist escapes as a shadow of a figure begins to takes shape, taking the form of a demon thought to be nothing more then a mythe, and left to stories of legends.

As dark red eyes soon open, a raspy voice can be heard as it echo's throughout the chamber.

"So, Eclipsa has finally fallen. Which means, I can finally escape this infernal prison that she and those fucking vixens placed me in decades ago!'

It was then a seal began to appear in the jewel, forcing the jewel to repair itself. Surprised by this, the demon began to get angry.

"What?! A Seal of Finality?! That bitch! I'll get her replacement for this! And her little foxes too! As soon as they are gone, I'll take back what's mine, and rule this world, just as I was ment to all those decades ago! Hahahaha... HAHAHAHA... HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!"

As the laughter grew, the molten lava became more active, creating more layers upon layers of molten rock around the jewel. As the layers were made, the laughter grew quieter until finally being silenced from the final layer enveloping it, containing the demon within.

Deep in a forest near the bottom eastern side of Mount Canterlot Peak, a swamp full of vegitation surrounds the landscape.

Deep in the marsh, a stone begins to crack, causing unknown steam to shoot out at high temperatures. As the temperature increases, so did the pressure.

It wasn't long till a sphere like object was shot into the air before landing near a road.

It was then the pressure shooting from the stone died down, leaving the marsh in silence once more.

Author's Note

So, what do you think?
Who are the mysterious spirits?
Who is the demon stuck in the volcano?
What was up with the sphere the stone spit out in the mash?
Find out as the story continues...

And so, my fifth story upon the site.
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WAHOO!!
Hopefully I started it off nicely and bring in a whole bunch of viewers to read!

"~May your creativity continue to run wild for all to enjoy!~"