And I thought we were normal. How wrong I was.

Fuck. Well I'm definitely not in Kansas anymore to put it in terms I find overused. I open my eyes to find I'm on some sort of weird world. There isn't any real floor so much as its like I'm standing on some sort of black water. It's solid but it still ripples when I put my hands on it to get up. There are wide pillars spread  out along the surface each one at least 20 meters or higher from the surface. The sky that is trenching around is black but there is still a dark blue tinted light reflecting off the pillars to the water. From my peripheral vision I see a black winged and horn silhouette on the pillar to the right of me and another silhouette but this one seemed to have a feline tail and ears without a horn or wings. Both about 30 or 40 meters away in either direction. Wait two of them?

"Luna did anyone ever tell you it's bad social skills to teleport people without their consent or at least telling them?" I ask hoping whichever one is her can hear me.

   To my surprise though Luna jumps down from the pillar next to me on my right only a few meters away. Then who are the other two?

"Yes, but its much less fun when they don't get surprised." Luna says while standing up.

"Where are we anyway and where is Uefi?" I ask noticing he isn't here.

"Well right now we are actually within your soul. You see, unicorn magic isn't just something I can unlock for you like I can for Uefi's flying. Most unicorns learn magic in kindergarten by slowly channeling power into their horns, but since you aren't a unicorn by nature this doesn't come naturally to you like it does with other unicorns. Thus you have to be taught what magic really is to channel it. That's why we're inside your soul." Luna says as I proceed to try and understand how this works. So I'm inside my own soul? And I have to learn magic in the most unrefined way? Fuck....

"So where is Uefi?" I ask walking over to a pillar behind me and leaning against it.

"Uefi is currently asleep while I teach you. Since his can be unlocked instantly I figured I'd let him sleep while I taught you." Damn lucky bastard.

"How exactly am I in my soul and how are you here for that matter?"

"Well as a deity I can move in and out of people's minds as I wish and I wouldn't suggest trying to figure out how you got here. The great scholar and magical genius Star Swirl The Bearded tried to figure it out and ended up insane in his later years ranting about conjuring and soul splits of some sort, since then all knowledge of the subject has been kept only in my sister's and mine personal collection of books, since the ability comes natural to unicorns we felt it didn't matter if they didn't understand the concept of where exactly it came from." I wonder if they ever figured out what exactly happened to him.

"What happened to Star Swirl after he went insane?" I ask wondering what they did to him.

"We initially tried to rehabilitate him but when that failed we put him in a cell in the crystal caverns under Canterlot. I went down to check on him one day and found him to have finally died."

"His life got crappy quick. Huh?"

"That's one way to put it yes." She says looking a little offended. Damn poor guy...

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MEANWHILE IN THE MIND OF UEFI BYOSE.

"Hehe...that's racist."

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"So you're going to teach me how to use magic from the source of it and then we're done?

"Yes, the first thing you need to know is that magic is not a bodily attribute of unicorns. The only reason unicorns can use it is because the horn acts as a way to help focus it and unicorns are the only ponies who actually have the inborn ability to focus it. Earth ponies and pegasi used to beagle to preform spells but the affects of them were unpredictable so they stopped trying to sat them pitot concern for their safety. While they still have what is needed for magic they can't preform it because the time since they used to has been so long their body can't channel it in any way so they don't even know they have it nor can they use it anyway." Damn now I feel bad for Uefi....

"So what is the source of magic?"

"The source of magic is the soul of the caster, this is why it is affected by your emotional status. When magic is preformed the caster focuses their soul into energy and focuses the energy to whatever form of seal is associated with the spell.."

"Ok, but a few questions, if magic is drawn from the soul why did you say they get physically exhausted from using it?"

"Mind you this is only for complex spells, when the horn is focusing magic the body is put under a small strain, this being unnoticeable with most spells because the strain is nullified because the body is accustomed to it from constant use."

"Ok. Why is magic affected by my emotions?" I say thinking I knew why but felt like confirmation would be needed.

"Well since magic is focused from your soul if your soul is filled with fear, sadness, pain or other negative emotions the souls energy is disrupted and the focus is lost or isn't as sharp. However if your soul is filled with determination and strong purpose the soul will focus more energetically and your spells will become easier to cast and will have more power." So my emotions can either kill or maximize my magic? Scary...

"And you mentioned seals? What are those exactly?"

"You see most spells have a form of symbol associated with them. You envision the seal over the object in question and focus your magic into the seal. The seal within your mind will then glow in areas as magic is pumped into it, theses spells are generally harder to use since the seal needs to be memorized by the mind to be used at all and eventually by the soul for them to be used quickly and without having to visualize and pump magic into the seal, however both of these still cost magic the difference is that when the soul memorizes them they can be preformed near instantly, the seal doesn't need to be visualized and slightly less magic is used as well." She say gesturing to a boulder next to the pillar she fell from.

"And what would that be?" I ask walking over in front of it.

   There wasn't anything particular about it. All it was was a boulder with the left half a scarlet color and the right half a sapphire color.

"This is a representation of how much magic your soul has memorized. As it learns a spell the seal for the spell will engrave itself in the stone and with time it will expand the stone to hold more seals." Umm....Ok? I think as anime thoughts slim into my mind.

"Luna, while all of this is fine and well, can I learn some casting now?" I ask starting to be less amused by my host. Or am I her host since she's in my soul?

"Yes, we will start with a basic spell, illumination. This will teach you how to focus your soul energy without having to worry about and objects or seals. First I want you simply to try and focus your magic into the tip or your horn. While I don't expect you to succeed on your first try I want to gauge you. So simply try for me." *Clap. Clap.* Great job teaching me Ms.Luna. I think the correct analogy for this would be asking a 6 year old to divide fractions without telling them how. But regardless I guess I'll just try to focus my magic?

"Ok then so I just--" I say as I start what I guess is focus my magic into my horn. As Luna sits down on the boulder seeming to decide she didn't like walking around on my souls water floor. I don't see why. The floor is actually pretty nice in my opinion.

   As I begin to do what I think is focusing my magic into the tip of my horn and close my eyes. I hear a few storks and then Luna letting out a slight gasp. As I open my eyes I see my horn is covered in a scarlet light akin to that of the left side stone and the rings on my horn are glowing a sapphire color like that of the right side of the stone and a ebony ball has formed near the tip of it about the size of a volleyball. I guess this spell isn't to exhausting since I don't even feel a strain on my mind or body so my magic regeneration must be equal to or greater than the absorption rate or the spell. The strange thing is is that there isn't any light being produced from it.

"So I got it wrong I guess?" I ask wondering why there isn't any light being produced.

"No you didn't get it wrong it's definitely a light spell and in truth I didn't expect it to work on your first try. But I still don't get why it isn't working. Is it straining you? A ball of that size should be draining you at a medium rate since you're new to magic."

"No it feels fine, but do you have any idea why it's not producing light?" I ask still bewildered at why no light is coming off of my orb.

"I can only guess its a attribute of your soul. You see within your soul some spells may not work because of the attributes defining them. Your soul is very dark so most light is nullified by it so I can only guess that why your spell isn't working." So my soul likes darkness? I guess it's like that because of my cutie mark. I think as I stop holding the light spell and the glows in my horn recede.

"Also, why is the glow of my magic multicolored but yours was a singular shade of purple?"

"Oh yes.....W-Well you see your magics color is dependent on your souls attributes. Since yours is split up its divided into two colors." She's lying, did she really think she could trick a guy whose talent involves deceit? No of corse she doesn't, but I doubt I can get a answer out of her, I'll just go along with it for now...

"So what the next spell for me to try?" I ask as Luna gets a relieved look.

"Oh yes, next lets try levitation." She says taking off her necklace.

"Ok so what do I do?"

"Simple" she says holding her hand out with the necklace in it. "Focus your magic again while thinking of a simple dot in your mind." Seems simple enough.

   I begin to focus my magic and think of a dot it my mind that begins to glow scarlet and the necklace glows scarlet with sapphire waves going though it. It rises out of her hand as I tell it in my mind to rise, but I still don't feel any strain. I tell it to re-latch around her neck and it does as I say. Once I drop the spell a small dot engraves itself into the scarlet side of the boulder. So that's what happens when the soul learns a spell? Is it always this fast? I wouldn't think so.

"So my soul now knows the spell?"

"Yes, although only simple spells such levitation will be this fast at being memorized within the soul. As for your next spell I want you to condense your magic into a solid object. This is similar to the light spell but you must picture a square in your mind and pump magic into it while thinking of where you want it and what you want it to be. This spell should also be memorized near instantly." Seems simple enough.

   Once again my horn glows scarlet and the rings in it sapphire as I focus my magic into it. I picture a square in front of me but rather than being filled with a scarlet glow it starts to glow sapphire. I see a sapphire outline of a rectangular prism slightly taller than my pony body appears in front of me. Thinking of it now, how tall is this body? Slowly magic beings to fill the empty space with more sapphire magic. I walk up to it and tap on the surface it stays solid but a little scarlet ripple stems from where I touched it. Like the floor here it resists me trying to break it but still ripples.

"You can stop now of you want to since I guess this is putting a strain on you." While I can feel a little bit of strain the drain ratio is still in my favor by about 3-1.

   Regardless I drop the spell. As I do the prism fades away and a square is engraved into the sapphire side of the boulder. So they're color coded for me?

"Are these things color coded or something?" I ask hoping Luna can shed some light on this.

"What do you mean "color coded"?"

"For levitation which appeared on the scarlet side the dot glowed scarlet and for the condensing it glowed sapphire and appeared on the sapphire side of the stone."

"O-Oh well yes since you magic has different colors they'll just go to one side of the stone or another, you see." She really sucks at lying.

"Anyway, those are the only spells you should require first off. The rest you will have to learn though books to learn the seals and how they need to be focused in the world around you for them to work. However, these spells are meant to be simple so the seals are minimal. Other spells you will learn if you want to use advanced magic will require much more complex seals and focus."

"Ok. Also any chance I could read some of star swirls notes on this?" I say putting on my best poker face so she won't see I'm begging. Come on I wanna read what made him crazy.......

"Sorry but even though you know more about this than most people those still hold knowledge you shouldn't have." Damn it.

"Anyway I'm going to leave here and I'll pull you back out in a few minutes after I leave."

"Wait a second, one more question. Who are those people to on the far left and right pillars." I ask wondering since they weren't her and hadn't moved. As Luna gets a hides quick look of anxiety.

"O-o-oh those are just probably part of the scenery. Hehe...." She has to know how bad she is at this...but I best not pry into the mind of a goddess. I should be able to bring myself back here anyway I think.

"Oh ok. So you were leaving?"

"Yes, I'll pull you though in a few minutes. Just wait for me once I'm gone."

   Luna then turns away from me and begins to charge her horn. Returning to an old habit of mine I place my open hand behind her head only a few inches away with my wrist and fingers slightly more outward than the palm. She the disappears and I then drop my arm back.

"And she would've been dead." I say as I take a seating the floor. It wasn't anything out of the ordinary, I just tend to do that when peo-PONIES and dropped their guard too much. Nothing personal to anypony I just like to when I could've killed somepony without their knowing.

"Yes, she would've been." And now for a response natural to me.

"AND JUST WHO THE HELL ER YOU!"

"Ugg...why does he have to be so loud? It's annoying..."

"Yes but he is ours Safaiafenikkusu."

"Yes, just as we our his Hitsuki."

"WOULD EITHER MIND TELLING WHO THE HELL YOU TWO ARE?" I yell trying to figure out where they are.

"You'll know soon enough. It's not like we're going anywhere." I hear the one called "Hitsuki" say. Then I notice the two figures from the opposite pillars start to walk away in my peripheral vision.

"Just who the hell were they? I say trying to figure out what exactly just happened. Luna would just bullshit me so its not use asking. Besides that Hitsuki one said I would find out soon. And they said they weren't going anywhere, but that also means I'm stuck with them. And what did she mean I am theirs and they are mine? I guess it's just another thing time will have to show me...

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"I hope he doesn't inquire more about those two. These things are too dark for ponies. Star swirl went insane from his and that was only one AND he was a genius. I can only imagine what two would do to him. I just hope they don't talk to him or else this could become terrible for us all."

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"SHIT WHY IS IT ALWAYS A BLACK VOID!