Heart Souls: The Loss of Harmony

The Church of the White Mare; the only church that stands in Appleoosa. A sanctuary for her people.

There gathered the mares and colts, protected by her walls. At the center, her priest preaches.

" The prophecy has begun. The march of the flames has begun. We will be engulfed by her flames, for we have sinned! Prey. Prey that we may have a swift death."

The worshipers cry and pray for forgiveness as they hold their colts and say their last farewells to each other.

bang!

The first shot was heard.

" It has begun!"

The worshipers, even though prepared, still shake in fear of what's to come.

Slam!

The church's door slammed open.

The spooked ponies could not help but look at who might've entered their sanctuary.

It was a royal knight.

" Oh, you ponys pray, yet you kill."

One attempted to run, but the only exit from this church is at the back of the knight.

Everyone was trapped inside.

The knight quickly stabbed the running mare and quickly absorbed her essence, and it was delicious.

The room's silence was broken as everyone screamed in fear.

" You scream, yet you fell silent when you shot my fellow knight? Scream all you want; perhaps then the statue you worship might move and save you."

He began to slaughter the mares and colts within his range. Essence rained down on him. Bathed in blood and essence, the knight grinned.

" You pray to a white statue, not resembling our princess, Blasphemy, all of you. In the end, all of you are savages."

Bang!

Another gunshot was heard.

" T-The prophecy!" Everyone inside shouted.

" Your voices are deafening. Enough!"

His body began to burn brightly, and the room began to burn slowly. The knight began to rise from where he stood, his wings wide open and burning in a purple flame.

" I shall be your prophecy!"

Everyone in the room began to scream and burn.

Bang! Another shot was heard.

The flames stopped. And the knight dropped from the sky.

Blood came out of his mouth. He could not speak.

His vision and orientation are in a mess.

There he saw, standing in front of the white mare's statue, a burning priest with a rifle.

The knight, furious, tried to move and kill the priest, but his body would not listen.

" The prophecy has been fulfilled!"

Then, for a second, a royal knight landed in front of the priest. Her coat was white as snow.

" The white mare..." But the priest was not able to finish his words as everything turned white.

Now in rubble, the church and its statue no more, where the soft-spoken knight now stands and is bleeding.

" Oh cruel fate, let me see her one last time," said the voice inside her head.

A vision of an orange mare with a hat could be seen, but it was blurry.

She focused her vision and saw that it was just the first knight holding her. But he has a white coat.

Her head and chest were in pain.

She saw that half of her armor was already gone and uncovered her chest with an injury. And it seems the first knight's gaze was there.

SLAP!

Atop a mountain, two warlords are enjoying the view of Appleoosa in turmoil.

"My lord, don't tell me you want another toy," the hippogryph with a whip told his husband.

" She blew up a building by herself; of course I want her! Don't tell me you don't," the warlord replied.

" You're right; I also want her. But it appears she is taken."

" Then we take him out of the picture."

" As you wish."

But before she could take another step and approach the knights, she would be halted by Gallus.

"Not now. We still need them."

The next day, the knights were able to rest. The healer woke up and was able to heal himself properly. They were able to rummage some food and forced themselves to eat.

The ones on guard duty report no action from the citizen.

The room was silent as the events took a bit of a toll on them. Their numbers also dwindled.

The first knight stood up and called everyone's attention.

"It seems that in order for us to work properly, I need to step down and give this burden to someone else."

The first knight steps down as the soft-spoken knight rises up.

" Anyone who disagrees, speak now," was her first command.

None would answer, but only present their sword to her.

" Good. Then the one who stands beside me will be none other than the one who gave his sword to me."

She then went towards the first knight and presented her hoof to him.

" You have a promise to keep," she reminded him.

The first would kiss her hooves and say, "A promise I shall keep."

As the ceremony ends, their mission continues.

" Now that that's over, we continue the plan. We head to the castle and slay the demon, reclaim Canterlot, and find our princess."

She unsheathes her sword and points it into the air, making a heroic pose.

Everyone was forcing themselves to clap and cheer.

" What is she, twelve?" someone whispered.

" Shh, play along, unless you want your head gone."

" I think I want the earth pony to lead."

" Yey..."

The crowd somewhat cheered.

The first knight would come close to the soft-spoken knight and whisper.

"Oh, yes... Ahmm. What is the status of the citizens here and the curse set upon this land?"

"Ahmm, as of today, the black miasma is gone, and the citizens of Appleoosa seem to calm down a bit. But they still don't like us, so avoid spooking them, especially you, leader." The healer pointed at the soft spoken knight.

" And why's that?" Her tone had a hint of frostration.

" Uhm, a witness saw you kill everyone at the church, and you resemble the white mare they worship, prophesying to punish them all."

" Oh."