The Castle

Leon

June 29, 2025 8:20 pm

It was a rainy summer night in Canterlot, and Leon honestly didn't know what to do with himself. Ever since he'd been woken up, he'd had nothing but questions. Why had he been brought back, who brough... View MoreIt was a rainy summer night in Canterlot, and Leon honestly didn't know what to do with himself. Ever since he'd been woken up, he'd had nothing but questions. Why had he been brought back, who brought him back, and what was the deal with that strange, recurring dream he'd been having? It was vague, a mare enveloped in shadow kept on telling him to expect her in a strange, distorted voice, getting closer and closer as the nights went by, her features never growing more distinct or more noticeable, just this pitch black void with a pair of deep, azure cybernetics staring him down, unblinking and cold. The one last night was especially ominous, with her telling him that she had 'found him', whatever the hell that meant. Now, Leon wasn't one for believing in anything akin to premonitions, if you asked him to his face he would most likely call it superstitious hocus pocus drivel but something about it felt... Off. It was just a dream but the titan of a stallion could swear he could feel a subtle, ever so noticeable tingle in the back of his neck every time he woke up. Almost like... No, it couldn't have been, system linking between dimensional realms wasn't possible after all. As the stallion laid on his small bed, staring up blankly at the ceiling, he felt something odd. The hairs on what was left of his organic body began to prick, causing him to sit up sharply and swing his legs off the bed. That feeling, surely it couldn't be- 'WARNING. WARNING. RIFT SIGNATURE IDENTIFIED. UNIDENTIFIED INCURSION IMMINENT' flashed brightly in his cybernetic eye, the stallion jumping to his feet and getting himself dressed, pulling his jeans on, his canvas boots and finally, his bomber jacket. A sense of unease rushed over him as he took a moment to look at his old moniker emblazoned on the back of it, before zipping it up and bolting out of his room, sprinting through the halls of the castle and trying his best not to knock any guards over in the process. The signature was close, maybe a few blocks away at most but he knew whatever was coming through would be through before he made it there. He launched himself over the gates of the castle with a gargantuan leap, fully sprinting and breathing heavily as he saw the signature on his radar, a single vehicle showing up at the location of the rift, sitting there stationary, almost as if it was waiting for him. In a matter of less than a minute, the stallion had closed the distance, even if he couldn't see the vehicle he could hear it, even just idling was enough to rattle windows the closer he got to it, the only question was, was it an interceptor, or was it a drone? As the stallion rounded the corner lit up by headlights, he deployed the cannon that was holstered in the compartment in his thigh, moving to the center of the road and aiming it at the lights. "DRIVER! IDENTIFY YOURSELF!" His booming voice called out as he stood there motionless in the middle of the road, keeping his sights trained on the lights. A quick scan gave him a slight sense of relief, a life signature was detected so mercifully, it wasn't a drone. That being said, he knew full well he wasn't out of the woods yet. "LAST CHANCE! IDENTIFY YOURSELF OR BE FIRED UPON!" He yelled out at the still idling machine, his finger moving to the trigger as he steeled himself, ready to put down any potential threat that might come his way. A few more seconds passed by before the idling engine shut off, the lights of the machine no longer blinding him as he finally got to see what it was. It was an interceptor alright, armored, armed to the teeth with exposed weaponry, with metal plating and integrated sensor arrays in place of windows. What caught him off guard however, was the make and model of it. Of all of the things it could have been, it was a Porsche 930 Turbo, painted in a deep, wine red. Usually this wouldn't have caught someone by surprise, but this car, in this color, and this specification? In his old life, long, long before he had been bought back as a titanium and tungsten puppet, Leon had owned a 930 Turbo that was identical in specification to the one that sat before him. He took his eyes off the plated windows and looked down at the barcode licence plate sat on the front bumper. He didn't even need to scan it, he could recognize the pattern by memory alone. The interceptor sat before him was his old Porsche, the Porsche that he had sworn up and down was destroyed by the fire on the night of his death. Slightly rattled by the potential of this being a ruse, he kept his sights trained on the machine, hearing a soft click as the door unlatched and a creak as it slowly opened. Out of the cockpit stepped a larger than average mare wearing a mask, looking over him, seemingly stunned by what, or who she was seeing. She was dressed in much the same way as him, black jeans, a white bomber jacket and denim blue canvas boots, the mask adorning her face was identical to his, although rather than Leon's pink inverted cross, hers was adorned with a glowing, azure blue ankh. She seemed to be augmented in an almost identical way to Leon too, the cybernetics she wore being made of a strange material, almost looking like some kind of translucent, black gemstone. She had a long, flowing black mane, a peach colored coat and most worryingly to Leon, a pair of bright, azure colored cybernetic eyes. So it was a system link, he hadn't been dreaming, this mare had been tapping into him while he was sleeping and she had been able to bypass his multiple firewalls. She closed the door to the Porsche behind her slowly and began to take slow, tentative steps towards him, the stallion keeping his guard up as he trained the sights on her. Leon began to speak, holding his ground as he watched her coming closer. "What are your intentions here augmented officer? Who sent-" "It's really you..." The masked mare interrupted in a tone of disbelief, looking over the stallion before her as she slowly approached him. Her voice was wavering, and Leon couldn't help but notice that her accent was the same as his. She was from Sterling too. "All this time, all these years I've... I've-" "That's close enough." Leon spoke authoritatively, keeping his sights trained on the mare as she stopped walking towards him, stopping where she was and looking over him, her eyes brimming with tears as she began to smile a legitimately joyful smile. "I didn't call for any backup, which I assume means you've come to take me back for decommissioning. I came here to escape from that life, from that world, I did my job but there is yet more for me to do for others. If you're here to try and get me to return, you will not succee-" "You've gotten so strong... Fifteen years ago you would have shot me the moment you rounded that corner..." The mare said simply as Leon slightly cocked his head in confusion, his guard still up as she spoke. Her tone was joyous, disarming even, tears rolling down her face as she spoke softly but why was she talking as if she knew him? He couldn't recall ever seeing this mare in his life but there was something about her that was undeniably familiar to him. "...I know you don't recognize me, and I do not blame, and forgive you for that... It has been an unbelievable amount of time after all... But right now, I need to show you something... If I don't, if I just say who I am, you will think that I'm playing some kind of ruse and you will likely shoot me... Seeing is believing..." This mare, she even spoke like him, had similar mannerisms to him. Just who the hell was standing in front of him? The mare slowly reached up to the zipper on her bomber jacket, Leon tensing up somewhat as he readied himself for some kind of potential attack. She slowly unzipped her jacket halfway and pulled the left side of it open with her black, almost crystalline looking hand. In that exact moment, Leon's eyes shot wide open. For the first time in nearly twenty years, he felt anxiety and uncertainty washing over him. Right on the mare's clavicle, there was a birthmark that he couldn't mistake for anything else, it was a birthmark that he couldn't forget. Three spots, right along her clavicle, with the furthest one almost seeming to take the shape of a four pointed star. The stallion's breaths got heavier as his gun began to tremble, him looking over the birthmark in utter disbelief before looking back to the mare's cybernetic eyes, his breaths almost hitching in his throat as he slowly lowered the revolver, slipping it back into it's compartment and sealing it away in his thigh. "S-...St-............Stella?......" He asked quietly, his shaking prominent as he slowly began to walk towards the mare, tears flowing from his left eye as he picked up the pace, wrapping his arms around her tightly. He could feel that she was there, this wasn't a glitch in his system, it wasn't his arguably fractured mind playing tricks on him, she was real, she was actually there. Leon began to cry uncontrollably as he held the mare tightly, with her returning his embrace and holding him equally as tightly. "Oh God, what did they do to you?..." He asked through his tears, holding her close to him as the rain poured down on them both. "...Not enough to break me, it would seem..." She spoke, choking up and beginning to cry with him, looking up into his eyes with a joyous smile on her face. "It's been a long, long time... We have so much that we have to talk about... Dad....."

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Ghostbit

Kerubi Just Stared at this from the Castle, Before Occasionally Throwing Rocks at them As The Strange... Thing Woke her up from her nap, And you do NOT Want her to be Cranky, Especially now that she was Part Ghostling, Mind you a still GROWING Ghostling, but a Ghostling never-less, But She Would con... View More

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Aurora Sparkle

May 11, 2025 7:52 pm

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The cracks along Aurora's body began to vanish slowly. The magic seeping from her wounds decreasing until it vanished with the cracks. Only one remained, the crack in her horn, ... View More

The Broken Veil

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The Broken Veil; Aurora's Mind

The world creaked. It was as of everything in sight was that of an old cabin, rotting and decaying. Once a beautiful place with cle

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Ghostbit

Kerubi Sighed, Hoping along the halls of the castle, with her now being as tall as a Certain purple Dragon, With her ear's having turned fully blue and the formation of a swirl appearing in them, Her left eye had also started to change and She had gotten used to standing on her two back feet. She w... View More

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Ghostbit

Kerubi Didn't even notice she was hovering off the ground acouple inches, She was just so happy right by Aurora! But She was right, There would be alot to learn from eachother, and more about her new side about herself, Who knows~ Perhaps Aurora could maybe even have a little bit of Spirital Magick ... View More

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Aurora Sparkle

It waws probably a good thing Aurora didn't know she had Spirit Magick within her. Mostly because she was currently in the possession - so to say - of magic, Star Magic, and Arcane. The source of Arcane. Adding Spirit Magick ike Ghostbit's and Kerubi's was going to possibly freak her out.

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Ghostbit

Luckily, There was only a small amount that could be used, most of it was being used to.. well Have Ghostbit be with her, so She could maybe only use it to float or phase through stuff, nothing too big sadly or else risk losing Ghostbit..

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Lord Somber

'Awakened, Master? A semblance of positive news. With my immortality, I feared to be stuck in a lifeless body forever. Don't take my calm tone as dismissive however. I am glad you are awake.' A voice would suddenly hit. Not from any direction of the empty room. But close. Very close. Too close. ... View More

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Aurora Sparkle

Aurura hoped that the warmth in her face was from maybe being ill and not blushing from the compliments. As...unexpected as they were. Okay, so she was seen as not a pushover. Though, her biggest acts were with Arcane's magical potency. She saw a flash of the mountain she'd blasted and quickly shook... View More

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Lord Somber

'Domination. Power. Your absolute devotion to his rule.' Arcana spoke in a calm voice. 'Reasoning with Lord Somber isn't difficult. It is very simple. He is a very open minded stallion in terms of his wants and desires. However it is important to know your stance with him. Even if he hasn't attacked... View More

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Aurora Sparkle

"All attributes of a cocky dictator. And the best way to speak is to grovel, I assume? Praise. Lying to him wouldnt be wrong, would it? As they say, most important part of being honest is knowing when not to." Aurora looked up at the ceiling as she approached the door currently separating her from t... View More

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Honeymoon Crescent

At least with the witch awaking from her coma was good news! The Castle certainly needed some good news that's for sure. Aurora did have visitors while she was in her coma, Honey, Diana and even the Queen when she had a spare minute. It felt odd without Aurora being around... she was part of the Cas... View More

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Honeymoon Crescent

"I'm not the only one who would catch you, I know somebody else who would do exactly the same~" Indeed she did know somebody else, but that's for Aurora to figure out~ "You never have to worry because I'll always be there to catch you when you fall." As she answered her question she started to trot ... View More

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Aurora Sparkle

"That may be true, and I just hope that I will no longer be the one falling. I'm tired of being knocked around. Or thrown through windows. Or launched off cliffs. Honestly, I'm just tired." Aurora was seemingly too tired to comment about how much she was enjoying the scents in Honey's mane. Rather, ... View More

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Honeymoon Crescent

"Perhaps I should teach you some fighting moves~ boss ya around like I did when I was captain of the Lunar guard." Technically she was still the capital of the Lunar guard because they hadn't found a suitable replacement. Ten minutes had passed and soon they both had arrived at their destination tha... View More

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Lord Somber

May 28, 2025 4:55 pm

(King's Admin here. Hope you all are having a good day. Great week. All things. Anyways, quick personal update. I'll be starting my vacation tomorrow. Going to be gone around a month. So Rps with me w... View More

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Stickman, The Normal Stickian

(Damn. Well hopefully you'll be back in time for my big bday extravaganza in July that I'm planning!)

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Leon

May 26, 2025 8:56 pm RP

Months. It had been months since the stallion had confined himself to the castle's basement and deactivated himself. Since that day, nothing had moved, everything frozen as it was as Leon had decided ... View MoreMonths. It had been months since the stallion had confined himself to the castle's basement and deactivated himself. Since that day, nothing had moved, everything frozen as it was as Leon had decided that his time had come, that he was no longer of any use to anybody, that he had completed his task and was being called from the other side. A thick layer of dust had accumulated on everything present in the workshop, the once immaculate space he had resided in falling into such a state of dust and musk would have been hard for any resident to have seen, had he not barred the door shut with a stack of tungsten rods that had been left over from the city's shield generator that Artemis had tasked him with building years ago. He hadn't told anyone he was going to deactivate, he didn't even alert Artemis, it seemed like after all of his fighting, he had finally decided that he wanted nothing more than peace, to see what, if anything, awaited him on the other side of the door he'd been denied so, so many years ago. At least, that was the plan. A soft whirring sound began to emanate from the silent Shire's body, a message on the terminal plugged into the large computer that was plugged into the port on the back of the stallion's neck reading 'DANGER, UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS DETECTED, SEQUENCE INITIALIZE: CODE BLUE'. The green letters danced across the old screen, bathing the until this point totally dark room in a faint green haze as the whirring got louder, visible dust particles being kicked up from the spinning fan of the computer and casting an eerie, faint glow upon the workshop. The whirring got louder, and louder, until finally, it happened. With a loud gasp, the stallion was snapped back into activation, choking on the dust he inevitably inhaled and spluttering as he went from sitting against the wall to falling onto his side, the pink eye he was so known for casting a glow against the cold floor he was sat on. Mercifully during his time spent deactivated, nothing had rotted away, the neon in his artificial veins helping to preserve what little organic material he still had left behind all of his cybernetics. Leon choked on more of the dust, trying his best to get his bearings as a system reboot message presented itself in his right eye, the stallion staring blankly at it as he slowly pulled himself up onto his metal arms, not having a clue what had happened to trigger an automatic reboot. Then reality set in. Someone, somewhere had found him, had tapped into his systems and awakened him. All he had wanted was a peaceful end, an end that he felt like he had simultaneously earned and didn't deserve, and he wasn't even allowed that. Leon reached back to the port on his neck, feeling that it was still connected, tears forming in his one good eye as he slammed his fist on the concrete below him, leaving a small crater where it had impacted. "Can't even have this, huh?" He asked himself quietly, his breath trembling as he pulled the connector out of the back of his neck and slowly attempted to pull himself to his feet, falling forwards and knocking over his toolbox with an almighty crash that echoed out through the basement. Anyone nearby would have heard it. What would happen next, well. That was anyone's guess. #rp

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Former Corporal Spinneret

"Huh. Never seen this place before." A petite changeling happened to have been wandering the castle aimlessly. This changeling was one Leon likely wouldn't recognize, and one who likely wouldn't recognize Leon. What she was doing in the castle was anypony's guess...well, anypony who had been out... View More

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Leon

The stallion was murmuring to himself as was levitated by the changeling, confused and debilitated by his sudden awakening from what could only reasonably described as his death sleep, although he had no intention of letting the changeling know that's what had happened to him. Too much baggage to de... View More

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Former Corporal Spinneret

Spinneret nodded, standing at attention. "I cannot speak for what happened before I arrived here, but I am Spinneret, apprentice of King Artemis. In the time since I've started livin here, we have gained a nun by the name of Sister Angelica. I am not sure what a 'code blue' is, but what I can tel... View More

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Leon

The stallion froze up as he heard that Angel had died, bowing his head forward and shaking it. "No. No, no, no, not Angel. That's too cruel." He spoke with an air of knowing in his voice, knowing all too well why his code blue warning had been tripped. The stallion took a deep breath and regained h... View More

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Ghostbit

/subb

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Ghostbit

//Didn't know Leon knew Angel ?

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Queen Lesa

April 16, 2025 4:34 pm RP

#rp A lot has happened over the last few weeks in the capital city of Canterlot. Aurora Sparkle was still in her coma... Lord Somber had taken over The King's body at least at this given stage he was ... View More

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Stickman, The Normal Stickian

*I phase into existence via T-posing nearby* Oh hi, Lesa.

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Stickman, The Normal Stickian

Need some help? I'm not busy right now and Hollvania's stable right now.

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Queen Lesa

"Thanks for the offer Stickman." The Queen smiled softly. "But I can't think of anything at this stage."

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Stickman, The Normal Stickian

Well, you always got someone to help you if you need it.

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Octavia Melody

"You know, if you sit around moping all day, you're gonna get wrinkles as you get older."

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Queen Lesa

Her ears twitched when she heard the familiar voice at first she only faintly heard her older sister's voice then it came crystal clear. "Ha....I appreciate your honesty dear sister, but wrinkles are co...-" She coughed. "Are common." As she turned to face her sister it was quite obvious to see that... View More

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Octavia Melody

"Lesa..." she'd sigh, trotting ever closer before resting a hoof on her sister's foreleg. "You need to rest. I know you're worried, but not resting after what'd happened won't make it better. I'm worried about you. Blast.."

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Queen Lesa

"If you worry about me too much dear sister I won't be the only one who gets wrinkles when they get older." At least her sense of humor was still intact, but blast! She paid for it with another cough. Feeling her sister's hoof rest on her foreleg was rather comforting... "I know I should rest, but I... View More

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Lord Somber

"It doesn't make sense....." Kirra spoke beside the Queen, having been silent in the room for who know show long. Her sleep hasn't been good either. Mainly due to Somber learning of Artemis' dream magic and using it to mess with her. Still...something else had been plaguing her mind since the King's... View More

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Queen Lesa

"You know they'll find out eventually right? I'm not the best at lying." This was true and whenever her husband lied about something he got a good scolding! "The truth always reveals itself sooner rather than later..." The Queen took a deep breath before exhaling mainly because Silas had touched a n... View More

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Lord Somber

"Making you feel better isn't the point, My Queen." Silas spoke calmly. "I'm merely trying to aid you in facing reality. Even if there is a slim chance The King can be restored back in his body? The more realistic world is that he's gone." Silas would soon look at Lilith, studying her closely. "Doe... View More

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Queen Lesa

"And I would like to hope my husband is trying to fight it. He's too stubborn to give up and don't get me started on his ego..." Indeed she should know the size of her husband's ego. The Queen sighed softly before looking down at Lilith and her ears folded back... ".....Not yet...." It should be str... View More

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Ghostbit

May 18, 2025 4:39 pm RP

Kerubi Hopped back and forth from the entrance that lead to Lord Somber 's Prison, Waiting for her chance to talk with the Bastard, Scream at him, Anything to get rid of this Pain building up inside o... View More

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Lord Somber

No pony was present in the room with Somber. No a single being. Only Somber was in there, by himself. All it would take is opening the door and stepping in. A chance to meet one on one with interference. What choice was to be made.

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Ghostbit

"If He is such a burden... Then why did He give you some of his Magick." She said about to head out, Not realizing that She had evolved once more, looking a bit taller and more and more like Ghost.

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Lord Somber

"Don't know. Don't really care." Somber spoke calmly. "Probably should ask him yourself. Oh...that's right. Not an option." He grinned.

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Ghostbit

"...And You aren't Getting out... And your nose is bleeding." She said, The pony's nose was bleeding but It obviously wasn't by her, She still didn't have any knowledge on her new powers, otherwise She'd phase through the door rather than opening it!

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Former Corporal Spinneret

May 16, 2025 11:36 pm RP

Today was the day. Spinneret sat in the library, writing in her journal, waiting for Diana to show up. Supposedly, she was to play a role in the defeat of Lord Somber, but this was something she hig... View More

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Lord Somber

"I'm here!" A panicked voice would reach out as Diana would enter the Library with haste. "Sorry, I'm late. Had to pick up some last minute books from the King's private collection. He's not here to yell at me, and this is more important." Diana would look at the Grimoire. "What's that? A Grimoire... View More

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Former Corporal Spinneret

"..." Spins nodded slowly. "Honestly...so would I. I...actually felt like I had a reason to be here...like I deserved to be here...I-I know Kirra would never forgive me if I did, but with that much power, I...I wouldn't need her, right?" She looked to Lil Sis. "A-and it's not just Somber's word... View More

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Lord Somber

Diana looked at her, her own ears seeming to lower. ".....Y'know....it's odd. You call yourself usless and second-best. But..compared to me? You fair better in life." "I've spent a thousand years on this planet. No Father as he was banished before I could even meet him. My Mother died after her obs... View More

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Former Corporal Spinneret

"...at least you have somethin to your name. What do I have? 'Friends' who are better and more powerful than me? A multiverse of different versions of me with much happier lives? The best that can be said of me is I'm the King's apprentice. "My mother is disgusted by me. Angel's dead. Kerubi ... View More

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Tiberius

May 16, 2025 10:12 pm RP

#rp What to do.... what to do. That was the question Tiberius was asking himself inside of his head. With the King currently out of commission (Lord Somber) everything was left for the Queen to rule o... View More

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Misty Brightdawn

May 2, 2025 9:16 am RP

Misty had noticed something odd was occurring in the castle. Ever since that big battle, ponies and other creatures had been going to a certain room, and Misty wanted to know why. So, the next Lunar... View More

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Former Corporal Spinneret

((Lord Somber))

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Phoenix

April 30, 2025 1:20 am

Nix had followed Sister Angelica to, well, wherever she had headed off to. She remained within range of the mare at all times. Was she...playing guardian? Or waiting for the chance to speak with the n... View More

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Ghostbit

//I See Ghost's and instantly am subbing :3

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Lord Somber

"Do you believe it to be foolish what I'm doing?" The sudden voice of Sister Angelica would enter the earshot of Phoenix as she addressed her. "Perhaps....I'm deserving of a scolding or a lecture? Perhaps an 'I told you so' in regards to the King I serve being a danger?" Angelica spoke with a sad ... View More

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Phoenix

Phoenix held out her left wing and motioned towards it. "So, it's either damnation," then she closed it and opened the other in a fluid motion, "or damnation." Her wings shut back against her sides and she'd shrug a bit. "That's the thing. Don't take this the wrong way, but ah doubt he'd expect yah... View More

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Lord Somber

To her words, Angelica gave a shrug and a sigh. "....I believe in the King. Regardless of his reasons or lack there of. So far? He hasn't given me a reason to doubt him. Whatever this whole scheme was about? This plan to trap Somber. Sadly on he knows. But...I feel he trusts us. Not just me. But eve... View More

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Phoenix

"How do we know for sure this isn't all a part of Somber's game? Pawns and pieces. But, doll, do what yah must. Just remember, yah fall, she'll try to catch yah." She'd step uncomfortably close to the nun before suddenly turning back and walking away. "Yah have heart, filly. Just don't let faith bl... View More

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