Orcusin has just arrived at the warehouse, Garren and Lacoden met the dragon outside. It was midnight.

"When will you be in the Crystal Empire?" asked Garren.

"What business do I have there?"

"You wish to have Merciless awaken don't you?"

"I have no business with any other mark bearers. I will greet my own kind during the migration."

"How will we get the two nations to assault Fallen Star?"

"You and Lacoden can do that yourselves. I have to start a fire that will burn the dragons."

Orcusin went inside the warehouse.

Lacoden asked,"How can we take down the Crystal Empire?"

"We don't have to. I know of someone who can for us."

"Who?"

"His heart is as black as night but, if we were to convince him to do our dirty work it may take longer to get the war started. He's a loose cannon."

"Some risks are worth taking."

"Wait you're my sister now?"

"Yeah, your father, well now it's our father, adopted me after my mother was killed. Knight Black Soul is planning on adopting too."

"Really?"

Soul replied,"Yes, I believe am not ready to raise one of my very own yet." she left the house.

Shadow muttered,"That's not it." and followed her outside.

He saw her overlooking the Everfree, he saw a tear coming from her.

"I haven't known you for very long but, you aren't fairly good at lying. Why are you really adopting one?"

She sighed, wiped away her tears and answered,"I am sterile."

"Sorry I asked."

"It's fine. I found out years ago."

"Must have been tragic."

"It was for the both of us."

"Who was the father supposed to be?"

"He is one of my most trusted stallions, we worked with him for awhile now."

"Storm?"

She nodded.

Shadow added,"I can't see you two together. He's really strict while you are strict as well but, you have a very kind side to you."

"He has a kind side as well but, it's hard for him to show it."

"That's hard to believe."

"He's more open once you get to know him."

"So what are you thinking about?"

"My adoption. I always wanted a colt maybe a Pegasus. How do you feel about adopting Flake?"

"I feel like she could be a good sister for Dawn."

"Graduation is in a few days."

"Hopefully with no disturbances."

Graduation came with no disturbances whatsoever. At the graduation they were give a coat with a logo on it, a wing. And an I, representing that this was the first installment of R.A.K. The coats were colored differently to show the different divisions. White for support, yellow for defense, brown for scouting/intelligence, and gray for attack. The medical division received a red coat, and since all the divisions got a bit of medical training they were all red on the inside. The hoods completed the look and were comfortable on the inside. The division leaders got coats with a blue stripe going from the front of the chest area to the back of the neck, it sort of resembled a necklace. There were holes on the side for the Pegasus coats for their wings, the ones for the unicorns and earth ponies were the same just without the holes. Sine the Pegasus coats had holes, then holes were stitched more securely to prevent rips.

They celebrated their accomplishment with a small party in the Canterlot ballroom. They filled their stomachs until it couldn't hold anymore. They relaxed for a bit and Knight Black, one of lead attack division leaders, spoke.

"We will have a few days off but, after that we will have to get to work. We will meet at the frontiers town square. How do you all like your outerwear?" they nodded and cheered to answer "yes".

Soul continued,"Good, take good care of those they represent our homes and our family. What is the name of our family?"

They all shouted,"R.A.K.!"

Soul let Randall take the spotlight, she was flirtatious,"Hey there you stallions , how do I look?" she was posing in a very intimate way. Her mane was up by it's own for a few seconds then it fell and covered her face. Randall blew her hair back up into position.

Shadow saw that his friends were all drooling over her and that they were all dumbstruck by her beauty. Mist pushed Randall over and took over,"Get down you perverts!" Shadow's friends arousal was wiped clean from their minds. They weren't standing though and Shadow wondered what Mist meant when she said,"Get down you perverts!". Mist asked Randall,"Don't you ever get tired of trying to seduce stallions?"

Then it popped in Shadow's mind, he said in his head,"Oooooohhhhh, I get it.'Get down.'" Shadow started laughing aloud, he stopped himself before he went nuts over such a immature reference.

Mist scolded,"Always remember your family." she left with a big smile on her face.

Tal took over,"We made it this far together. I want to see if R.A.K. will go even further than this. I hope it does, this is the first time I felt so welcome around strangers,no offense. We can never reach a limit, we can grow as a family and spread our love for peace. Well I kind of find that hypocritical, an army of peacekeepers? Does that sound like it makes much sense?" They all chuckled at Tal's mild joke,"I didn't think so. Well, whatever good influence we can share, share it with the world." He stepped down.

After those speeches, the princesses and pupils applauded their leaders. They were glad that they had such an amazing group of knight leading them. The division leaders, not including Shadow or Fyn Cour, went to the courtyard to talk among themselves, under the clear night sky and under the bright lights of the infinite darkness.

"Sister, I've never seen you so happy before."

"And I never seen you so stimulated before." Mist chuckled,"It just feels good to be back together in a family Randall."

"I just have special needs sis. Aren't we family?"

"Of course we are but, family is more than siblings. We have a whole family tree now. "

"I see what you mean."

"I remember when we were in training our C.O.'s would be hard on us." Storm said.

"I wondered if they were as close as we are." Tal added.

"They were, I spoke to Knight Athen before she passed away."

"Soul, why do you still refer to your mother by that name?" asked Mist.

"She was my best friend first, and my mother second."

"Back at Green Fawn we had our fun times, didn't we Soul?"

"Oh Storm, I can't believe how much trouble we got into."

The next day the dragon migration passed over the frontier but, earlier there was a dark gray dragon that flew over. Later Shadow noticed Excaelum following behind the huge pack. Excaelum and the other dragons arrived at the migrating area there was one problem, a dragon not allowing any to pass. The pawns,ambassadors, and solitaries were all forced to the ground. Excaelum was at the very back of the pack therefore he did not know what was going on, he saw the dragons on the ground and wondered why they were doing that then he saw the only standing dragon. Excaelum confronted the dragon, it said,"What are you doing here?"

Excaelum answered,"I'm here for my trial."

"Why don't you just leave?"

"I am honest and loyal."

"He said he was going to teach you to be that way." The dragon's eyes were dark blue but, the color wasn't what Excaelum noticed it was the shape of his pupil."

"Who are you talking about?"

"Pity, he still doesn't trust you." the dragon quickly went over to the nearest dragon and snapped it's neck. Excaelum had just noticed what has happened and retaliated. He tried to force the dragon down with gravity, it wasn't working. The dragon felt Excaelum's weak power trying to force him down.

"You are weak." it said.

The dragon used it's power on Excaelum, he tried to fight it but, it was too strong for him.

"Gravity?! You are one?"

"Is it not obvious. I won't be able to control you with time for you are stronger than that and the Star dragons are extinct."

"How?"

"For years I hid my presence until it was time to unravel myself."

"Who are you?"

"Orcusin."

"Orcusin?"

Orcusin walked over to the nearest dragon and again murdered it. He continued his killing spree. Chronin and Olganna arrived and saw Orcusin killing. Chronin flew down in front of Orcusin.

"Stop." she commanded.

"The golden time dragon what a pleasant surprise." there was an evil pitch to his voice, Orcusin grabbed Chronin on the neck. He flew into the air and used his powers to bring her down, he left a crater where Chronin landed. She was still alive, weak but alive. Olganna was furious,"How dare you treat her like that?"

"Olganna, the offspring of Witasen(wit-toss-in)."

"How do you know her name?"

"I killed her."

Olganna went into a state of anger and started towards Orcusin, she was no match for him.

"I am here thinking you'll be more of a challenge." he knocked her on the ground and grasped her head. Excaelum broke out of Orcusin's gravity hold and stopped him before he killed her. Excaelum threw Orcusin on the ground and tried to burn him. Orcusin was impervious to his flames.

"I would think you'll be stronger, then again I took down Chronin without a problem." Orcusin countered with a darker-blue flame and it scorched Excaelum.

Excaelum roared in pain. Orcusin set some of the other dragons on fire, they died, turned to ash. Orcusin went up to Excaelum and said,"Don't you remember me? Brother." He pushed down Excaelum leaving him to struggle on the ground. Orcusin was laughing, he stopped all of the sudden. His head jerked back and a beam of black shot of his mouth, this continued for three seconds then he went limp on the ground. He disappeared. Chronin was standing and she said,"He doesn't belong here." She had teleported Orcusin far from the migrating area. A few water dragons put Excaelum out before he burned to death.

Olganna exclaimed,"I think I know who the real perpetrator is."

"He can control gravity." Chronin sighed,"The only other gravity dragon wishes death upon his own brother. Darkness in his heart." Chronin seemed sad as if she realized something.

"Merciless." Excaelumm said weakly.

Shadow was asleep in one of the castle suites. A voice woke him up, he was in the spirit world.

Starflare was on the cliff,"The six lights have been lit."

"It's to be true then." Shadow said.

"The prophecy can't be changed. A few words before you awake."

"What is it?"

"A shroud of darkness will consume the empire of light and love."

The spirit world faded away and Shadow jolted himself up from his sleep and panted,"The.......Crystal Empire." Shadow calmed down his breathing and jumped out of his bed,"Our break has been cut short."

Author's Notes:

The R.A.K. is mostly pegasus members and created by one that's why it has the word airborne in it.

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