In the world of darkness, the light blue Unicorn had white and dark blue messy mane, short tail, and his Cutie Mark is cowboy hat, walking slowly. His name is Starlight. A young brother of Twilight Sparkle, who was killed and murdered by Spike's corrupted brother, Lorcan, but resurrected as merciless and cruel assassin and mercenary, Equestrian Eliminator. But after long years passed, he was reunited and freed by she and her friends, after the dealt of Changelings.

Starlight looked around. Worrying, fearing and concerning, he was scared and lonely in his mind and heart. No one... not even his former comrades from Grimmore's Army would help him... Not even his own family...

Deep within his mind, Starlight sighed of upset, struggled to overcome something that disturbed him lately and never stops.

Ever since he returned from being Equestrian Eliminator, his memories... His memories continued hunting him like the cockroaches...

Starlight groaned in anger and pain, held his head tight, like he's having a big headache. His mind... filled with the voices of Pain... Suffering... Anger... Hatred... Despair...

Voices of thousands ponies cried in anger and despair: "How could you do this to us?! We would never harm you! You took his life! You took his life! He must be killed! Murderer! Monster! Demon! Traitor! Evil! Devil!"

Starlight groaned in anger, he struggled to get over the voices.

"Starlight... Starlight... Starlight..." said the familiar cruel, dark, ruthless yet cunning, and it echoed across the world.

Starlight gasped. His eyes widened in fear and shock, knew whose voice belong to, very well.

"Stay away from me, Grimmore!" Starlight angrily snapped, "I'm not your servant anymore! I'm freed!"

Intrigued by Starlight's voice, Grimmore chuckled lightly, like what he had heard was a joke. "Are you certain? The way you said... is most certainly not happy. And I truly hate ruin your moment, my dear boy, I am still here... in your head. If you are freed, wouldn't I ceased to exist?"

Starlight groaned in anger, "Shut up! I won't murder anyone again!"

Grimmore chuckled out loud, giving the shivers to Starlight's spine. He said, "We shall see... Trust me... Be prepare for the worst... boy..."

Grimmore chuckled out loud darkly and cruelly, felt both proud and evil. His laughing continued echoed across the world of darkness. Starlight panted like a mad dog, becoming scared and worried of what happen next, as well as what Grimmore was going to do next.

Starlight shivered in fear and concern, struggling to overcome Grimmore's dark and cruel voice.

Crack!

The ground shaken, making Starlight looked worry and scared. He looked around, to make sure that he wasn't caught or attacked. The ground cracked into pieces, unleashing the large purple tentacles. He gasped in fear. They grabbed on his neck, then his legs and body tight. He screamed in pain and fear, struggling to escape from the grasps of tentacles.

Starlight gasped, seeing his body are slowly dragging him to the ground. It has shifted into liquid form, bubbling and mumbling like bubbles. He gasped more of fear and worry. He tried and struggled in shaking the tentacles off, and escaping from the attack. It... was useless...

Starlight drowned to the dark purple pond-like...

The tied large tentacles emerged from the ground. They then untied themselves, allowing Starlight to come out. He panted in shock yet frightened in concern. He looked around of his surroundings. All he saw was dark and cold place, and nothing.

His mind was filling with fears, concerns and worries, and his heart was pounding and beating hard, he panted and breathed out loud. His eyes were in widened of shock, fear and scared. He gulped, knowing that it was pointless of doing nothing. He walked out, to find the answer. An escape....

Starlight continued walking out across the large dark world, while looking around. He stopped at once. He gasped in shock, seeing blood flowing on the ground. Limbs and heads were separated and placed on different areas. He shivered and shaken in fear and worry on his body.

'No.' Starlight thought in fear and scared, continued staring at the sights of dead bodies, 'IT CAN'T BE!'

Starlight not only saw the dead bodies, but ponies he knows of: Princess Celestia, Princess Luna, Princess Cadance, Discord, Ben, Nyx, Spike, Lorcan, Mane Five and Cutie Mark Crusaders. They were killed...

"No... NO!" Starlight yelled and protested in fear and scared, fell to the ground.

"Starlight..." The familiar gentle mare voice said.

Starlight gasped, he recognize the familiar gentle voice. He smiled gently in both joy and glad. He turned and was about to say, but he did not...

His eyes were widened... of fear, worry and scared, Starlight's mouth was wide open as well. He saw the dead ponies again... It was his family... Night Light and Twilight Velvet laid on the floor, letting their bloods flowing down. He turned, and found his older siblings were dead as well. Shining Armor laid dead as well, with his eyes were in shock.

Starlight gasped, seeing a familiar lavender unicorn. Twilight Sparkle, struggled to move, with her body covered in blood and injuries, along with her legs and head. She struggled to move while moaned painfully. The young Alicorn showed her feared and scared expression, took a glance at her brother. Twilight sobbed in sadness and depression.

Starlight shook his head in feared and scared.

"Starlight... How could you..." Twilight said in pain, struggled to move. "How could you..."

With her last breathe to speak, Twilight closed her eyes. Her head fell to the ground. Starlight gasped in fear, watched his sister, Twilight, made no move or sound, like her spirit had left her.

"No... No! NO! No! No! Noooooooooooooooo!" Starlight protested angrily yet depressingly. He had lost his sister, family and friends. Because of him, he was the murderer. He screamed in depress, "Twiiiiiiiillllllliiiiiiigggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhttttt!"

"Judgment..." The dark yet calmed feminine voice spoke, "is upon yo... Equestrian Eliminator..."

Starlight gasped in fear. He stood up quickly. He turned. Feeling his spine and body in fear and concern, he encountered an enemy in black hooded suit mixed with long sleeves Cheong Sam's dress and pants and combined with her shoulder plates. She raised her left hoof raised up. The blade came off from the gauntlet-like.

His eyes were widened in shock, Starlight gasped, he quickly protested: "No! Wait! Don't! I didn't mean it! Honest! Please! WAIT!"

The black hooded pony charged at Starlight, screaming in anger and determination. She jumped up, with Starlight's in petrified state looking at her, black hooded pony pounced and thrusted her blade at his throat. Starlight screamed in fear.

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His nightmares frightened him hard. Starlight screamed in fear and scared loudly. He woke up from his sleep. He panted in fear and scared, feeling his heart beating hard. His mind are swirling and wrapping up with more concern and wondrous, creating a tension for him to question... Will he become Equestrian Eliminator?

Starlight was surrounded by his travelling items and supplies, within the dark and wet cave, He breathed in and out. He stood up at once. He headed out of the cave's entrance. He stood before the cliff's edge. He looked at the night. It was filled with clear and beauty of herself, along with its thousands of bright light stars.

"Hey, Starlight!" The rude yet calm voice called out. Starlight turned and saw the ring blinked in red from the ground. "I'd say you had me worry big time, you know?"

Starlight sighed, "Sorry, Eins."

Eins huffed, "No worries, mate. I'm glad to see you fine. I'd never thought that we, Seven Guardians, would continued serving of that monster for who knows how long! But that's over coz we all are free."

Starlight sighed in upset, "No. I'm not."

"What are you talking about? Twilight saved you! She got you back! Yeah, you died twice before. But you're back to the living! To your sister!"

"But I couldn't leave the bad ones behind..."

"Wait! Don't tell me that -!"

Starlight nodded his head. He headed back inside the cave. He looked at the rings. He explained, "The nightmare... The memories... The missions... Those were terrible. Those were my curse. I could never be freed from them. Grimmore's right. I would never be free."

Eins huffed, "Look, who's talking?!"

"Huh?" Answered by Starlight's confusion.

Eins' ring jumped up and hit on Starlight's head hard.

"Ow! Hey," Starlight protested.

"Is this the same pony, who make demands on me and my pals to make sure that we follow your orders, no matter what," Eins argued, "Why you're nothing but a baby! What a joke! That's our department, mate! Shame on you! What happen to him?!"

Starlight groaned angrily, glaring at his Guardian's ring for insulting him.

"Hey, watch it! Don't forget who's the one rescue you from slavery?!" Starlight cried. He thought for the moment, before he sighed, "Who am I kidding? I'm not strong or powerful. I'm not Equestrian Eliminator."

"Then, stop acting like him! Be yourself! Isn't what everyone been learning about?!"

"But... but I-!"

"No buts, mister! Look, you may not like what I'm about to say but you-" Eins groaned, embarrassingly, "we are buddies. Buddies gotta stick together. If you got problem, you can always talk with us. We owe our lives to you, mate, and especially to old hermit. Demon's beard, that guy is uptight yet best mentor we ever had to make us more independent and intelligent each time you come and get us take place."

Listening to what Eins had said, Starlight could not help but smiled and chuckled lightly, "Yeah... You're right, Eins. Thanks"

Eins scoffed, "Ha! You can count on me and my buddies! Well, there's something I can't help but wonder? Where in netherworld are we going again?!"

Starlight sighed. He turned to his saddlebag. He took the old map and cloth-like out from the bag. He unravel cloth up. It revealed the black symbol of A-shaped with four small curve shaped on A's below, and with falcon's wings on each sides.

"I was wondering the same thing," Starlight admitted in concern, "Ever since I returned to my true self, I can't help but to feel guilty of the things I had done in my life. I'm... ashamed of myself. But someone... He gave me this."

"About the organization?"

"I don't know. But something tells me that this symbol is my chance. My hope. My salvation to find out of who I really am. If I find this place... I can find my answer"

"I'd sure hope you know whacha you doing. Coz the place we're going... not gonna be pleasant."

Starlight nodded his head, "Yeah, I know. But let's get to sleep."

"Aye." Eins sighed.

Eins' ring blinked off the light. Starlight laid down on the ground. He made himself cozy and properly to get a good sleep.

Far from the cave, trees blown by the powerful force and current by its nature. On top of the tree, the mysterious black hooded pony, staring and glaring at the cave, with great concern and anger yet curious. Continuing watch on Starlight, the black hooded pony remained still on the tree.

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'Twilight... my sister...

We've been talking since the day I left you, Shining Armor and father and mother behind. I'm sorry. It's not because of what I hate or like, but what I had done in the past. Unlike my niece Nyx, I had a long way to go to redeem myself because of the past.'

On the next day, Starlight packed up of his items and supplies in his saddlebag before he put them on his back. He headed out of the cave, and climbed down to the ground. He walked out... journeying across the land of greens for the first six days.

Another six days, Starlight came across the land of golden and whitish sands, in both journey for his purpose and water for drink. The next 8 days, he came across the long and large river in the shaped of serpent. Using the boat, he cross the river. Upon reaching the shore, Starlight came down from the boat and continued his journey.

'In order to redeem myself from my mistakes, these map and symbol are my chance. A symbol mean something. I don't know what. But I'm gonna find out. I also believe that could be my ticket to fix everything. To become a better pony.'

At night, Starlight made the camp. He magically used his quill writing down on the scroll. His eyes looked tired and exhausted. He yawned for journeying of long journey.

'I'm heading to Saddle Arabia. Whatever lies there... might be my answer. Don't worry, Twilight, I'll be fine. Promise me something important: Don't stop fighting until our enemies pay the price, especially Grimmore, Dark Curse and Superior.'

After 20 days had passed, Starlight had arrived on Saddle Arabia, home of Arabian Ponies. He entered its city: Persia. He looked around of his surroundings. Their markets and business were very much the same as his former hometown. He questioned the ponies one-by-one as Starlight hoped to find the answer he sought for. One-by-one, they answered of either:

Arabian Ponies answered his question: 'I apologize. Nope, I'd never seen it before. I think it goes east. Yes, I do know.'

Starlight sighed, finding out that it wasn't the answer he's looking for. He continued his journey, leaving Saddle Arabia and he cross the grassland, continuing his search on the place.

'I know of Grimmore and Superior's connections very well but for Dark Curse... It's another story. I can't shake the feeling that he's up to something, no matter how scary Grimmore given to him. Superior doesn't even take it serious. It's like... both of him and Dark Curse had worked together. I know this because both Grimmore and Dark Curse were not exactly great friends, yet they work together. I didn't tell Grimmore because I have no proof because of Dark Curse's strange ways in blocking my way in. I don't really like it. But I entrusted you to handle it and find out.

Twilight... Should anything happen to me, don't take revenge. No matter what happen, don't do it for me. It's not what I want. Promise me.

Your brother,
Starlight'

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On his 30th Day, Starlight climbed on the rocky mountain for 10 meters away. Reaching to the top and edge of the mountain, he got up of it. He panted in exhausted and tired. He looked up and saw the three rectangle shaped building on top of the mountain, in front of him. He gasped. Starlight sighed of relief, feeling proud and glad that he had found the location.

Before Starlight could do anything, something struck on his right shoulder. Starlight yelled in pain. Starlight looked on his right shoulder as he found an arrow, on his right shoulder.

"What the-?" Starlight questioned in concern. Wondering how an arrow on his right shoulder. He took it out. He then looked up as he was about to expect the company.

A few of English Western Knights, with their covered helmets, robes and armors, armed with swords, spears, axes, shields, bows and arrows, aiming at Starlight.

Starlight gulped, "Oh crud!"

"Get him!" The mysterious knight ordered.

The Knights climbed and jumped off from the small cliff. They charged at Starlight. He gasped in shock. He shook his head, knowing it's not the time to think or worry. Showing the eye of determination and bravery, Starlight armed himself, preparing to fight against the mysterious enemies. Starlight started charging at his enemies.

The knights charged right at Starlight. He hopped on the first knight, and kicking him on the ground hard. Starlight landed on the ground. Second and third knights pierced their spears in front of him, Starlight dodged down and rolled over back of two knights. He grabbed two swords out from his enemies' sheath. From the knights' back, Starlight stroke his enemies down from behind. Fourth knight swung his sword from his back. He dodged down while using his back leg in kicking his enemy back hard.

The Knights swung, stroke and thrust their swords and spears at Starlight. He dodged them down. He charged right at them. He punched and kicked on his enemies one-by-one. He sometimes grabbed and took their swords and spears away from them, striking theirs against them hard, and such as thrusting the spears on the Demon Knights' bellies and chests, and swinging their swords in against, slicing and cutting them down.

Starlight headed to the middle. He gathered his energies up on his horn, and fired his Unicorn Burst as three or four Knights. From his back, the first Knight swung his sword on Starlight. He dodged down, and punched on the Knight. Second Knight thrust his spear on Starlight. He quickly grabbed it, and swung on them one-by-one for few times. He then thew the spears at three Knights in one straight line.

Starlight panted in tired and exhausted, watching more Knights charging and attacking him. He groaned in anger, knowing that he is completely outnumbered. But he has not lost yet... He took two swords from the ground, and charged at his enemies. He swung them against the Knights hard and quick.

Distracted in fighting and battling against his enemies, from his behind, three Knights jumped on Starlight hard. Starlight groaned in anger, struggled to get his enemies off. Another three came in and punched on his face. His horn glowed in black, attempting to fight back. His face had been punched by his enemies, losing focus in activating his magic, Starlight continuously been punched and kicked by his enemies hard.

Far away from Starlight's battle, the mysterious black hooded watched the event. Grew in curious and wonder yet concern, the stranger wondered of why and how he came to the castle.

Captured, Starlight restrained tight by the mysterious Knights, of both left and right hoof. Starlight groaned in anger. Starlight looked up and encountered the black demonic armor Earth Pony without any mane, smirked evilly, staring and glancing at him.

"Well, well, well. What do we have here, mates?" The black demonic Knight asked,

"An intruder," answered First Knight.

"Spy," snapped Second.

Starlight groaned, "No! I'm not! I'm here for the answer! I'm here to find my true self!"

"True self?" The black demonic knight asked, before he scoffed, " Ha! For what purpose, boy? This place... had been abandoned for a long time."

"What?!" Starlight asked in shock. He looked down, "It... it can't be..."

A Knight searched on Starlight's saddle bag quickly. Took the cloth out, he approached to his leader. The black Knight took it, opened the cloth out and revealing the 'A' shaped symbol. He gasped. Snarling and growling in anger, the black knight turned and glared at Starlight.

"So... Assassin..." The black knight said calmly, "You have come to assassinate me, have you?!"

Starlight gasped in shock, quickly shaking his head hard, "WHAT?! No! I'm not the Assassin! I don't even know that symbol!"

"I do not know who you are. But I know one thing I can do with the Assassin. Death."

The black knight took his long sword out from his sheath. Starlight gasped in fear, looking at his enemy approaching. Determinedly yet struggled to move his body out from the clutches and grips of his enemies, Starlight hissed in upset, knowing his time of end had come again...

Upon approaching to his target, the black knight raised his sword high up, preparing to kill his prey. As the death approaches, Starlight hissed as he looked down. The piercing blade through the flesh sounded, as well as yelling in pain.

Starlight gasped. He looked up and saw his enemy had landed on the ground hard. The black Knight's neck had been pierced by the black hooded pony came up.

"You will not harm him, Knight," The black hooded pony snapped in feminine .

Pulling her blade out, the black knight gasped in pain. Feared and scared by sudden attack, the mysterious Knights screamed in fear, and ran away in both panic and fear. Letting Starlight go, he fell to the ground hard. He groaned in pain. He slowly got up, shaking his head gently. He looked up and saw the mysterious black hooded pony. In very silent, she turned away from Starlight, walking. He was in shock in seeing the same pony from his dream.

"Hey!" Starlight called out. The mysterious hooded pony ignored his calling, giving annoyance on his face, he followed her, "Hey! Wait up! I just want to say thank you."

Starlight touched on her left shoulder. She gasped. The black hooded pony grabbed his hoof hard from her. She pulled it up high, she went underneath him and went to his back. She pushed him down hard, making him screamed in pain.

Starlight cringed and yelped in pain, shouted, "OW! Ow! Ow! Hey! That hurt! Easy with that, girly!"

"You!" The black hooded pony snarled angrily, "You dare to come and defied the sacred grounds of my ancestors?! How dishonorable you are!"

"Hey! Watch it! I didn't know, okay?! And FYI, I was told that this land was long gone."

"Yes... It is true."

"Besides, you're too sensitive, you know?"

"Sensitive?" The black hooded pony demanded, "This is not sensitive, fool. This is being cautious, respective and humble, while you... you are nothing but a fool."

Rolling his eyes in annoyance, Starlight sighed, "What's with the 'fool'? I haven't said that after kicking Tech's flank."

The black hooded pony gasped in shock, "Tech? Do you mean the mad Dark Mystic scientist?"

"Yeah," Starlight nodded his head, "So, what's with it?"

The black hooded pony sighed, letting go of Starlight's hoof tight on his back. Starlight cringed in pain, massaging his hoof and neck gently. He then turned to her. The black hooded pony removed her hood, revealing the white Pegasus with short and gentle black mane.

Starlight whistled, "Wow."

The white Pegasus sighed in annoyance, "As for Dark Mystic, my ancestors and ancestors of my comrades had fought against them before, as well as Grimmore's minions."

"Really?"

"Yes. We had been protecting and defending the Equestria from harm, at any cost, at any price and even our lives to pay. Freedom. Liberty. Peace. Harmony. They are our priority to defend and fight for what we believed in. Without them, Equestria will live in fear and despair."

"Wow, poetic. Hadn't read a poem when I was a kid."

"Do you always not taking serious when it comes saving lives?"

"As matter of the fact," Starlight confidently said, "I do. So, who were they? And more importantly, who are you?"

The white Pegasus showed her concern and worry look, asked, "Why do you seek of that? Do you even had any idea of what you are asking?! I think it's best that you do not know. Go home, now."

Giving annoyance in his mind and heart, Starlight groaned, "Look! I just had bad times of losing my life twice! Doing something bad in my entire life! And then just got this 'A' symbol and map from a stranger I'd never met, saying that I can find someone here to help me. I journeyed and wasted my time for nothing in my life! I came here for a reason. To redeem the mistakes! Finding my true self! Finding of what I really am! And I am not going back until I complete it!"

The white Pegasus was in shock, hearing of what Starlight had said. She sighed in defeat, feeling the way he had in his time. "Very well, sir. If you truly want to know of this, you must make a vow."

"Like Pinkie Promise?" Starlight asked in amusement. White Pegasus looked confuse. He made a Pinkie Promise movement. "Cross my heart, hope to fly, stick a cupcake in my eye. It's kinda like a vow."

Hearing of what Starlight had said, white Pegasus giggled, "You are very funny. But very well, at least you made the vow. Come with me. You shall learn of what is happening, my dear stranger."

Starlight chuckled lightly, "Great. Can't wait to start. By the way, my name is Starlight."

The white Pegasus smiled, "June. Xiao Fa June."

"Can I at least call you 'June'?" Starlight asked in amusement.

June giggled, "Yes, you can. Now follow me, my friend. We journeyed to my home. Home of where my family and friends lived, Starlight. Home of Wind Assassins."

"Wind Assassins?"

"Yes, Starlight. The symbol you are looking for from your home to Saddle Arabia. That is its name. Symbol of Wind Assassins. Symbol of the Wind. A Symbol of Freedom."

"Sounds interesting."

"It will be, my friend. Trust me, you will be intrigued."

"Great... To another place," Starlight grumbled gently before he chuckled gently, "Hopefully, the committee treat me well than these knights."

June smiled, "I assure you that they will, as long you do not show your disrespectful to the creed."

"Respecting is my middle name, June," joked Starlight. "Who would have thought you actually joke."

June giggled while shaking her head, "Not always, Starlight. When it comes the duty, I take it serious. As for fun, I often trained myself."

"Wow... Who wouldn't enjoy some hardworking training? Where's the fun?"

"You are one funny pony. You're quite amusement too for a lazy pony."

"Hey!"

Starlight and June smiled, laughing together in happiness. Both June and Starlight headed on the road to another land, walking away from the mysterious ruins and buildings of unknown group. The journey of not only one, but two in seeking of what their capabilities and origins of two mysterious groups. A story of mysterious 'Wind Assassins' is about to begin...

To Be Continued....

Author's Notes:

1) Starlight's journey across the land to Saddle Arabia is inspired by the opening intro of 'Assassin's Creed: Revelation'.

2) Xiao Fa June is based on both Shao Jun (Assassin's Creed) and Julie Yamamoto (Ben 10: Alien Force).