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I sit up with a gasp as I look around to find myself back on the road to Reymorah. How did I get back to Terra? Last thing I remember was getting rammed into a building... I even see those two bandits I killed... where's Celestia, Luna and Shella? Did I just imagine or dream it all up? No... I couldn't have... it felt so real.

I stand up and see I'm back in my father's armour, his old longsword by my hip and my stave in my left hand. My pack with my camping gear is on my back and I've still got everything I had before I went to Equestria... that is if I even went there. I open the spell book only to find it's blank.

I put the book in my pack and start walking towards Elysium, the Capital of Reymorah in hopes to find out what's going on. I couldn't of dreamt up a few months worth of memories in just a few hours.

It took me a few hours, which is strange as it should of taken me a few days, but I finally arrived. Though the strange part is, there's no one here. The streets are empty and I've got this feeling I'm being watched.

A fog begins to roll in limiting my vision so I draw my sword and stay on guard. I can hear something being dragged across the floor to my right. I turn to see shadows in the fog limping and then I start to hear pain filled moans and screeches.

I start hearing it all around me now. Shit, whatever they are, I'm surrounded. What the fuck is going on here? I hear something running towards me from the right and see a minotaur that looks like it should be dead. Wait, why is there an undead minotaur here?.. And it's an Equestrian one not a Terran one.

I teleport out of the way and it charges into a house where the wall caves in and the house comes down on top of it. I turn around to see others coming into view: ponies, cervine, gryphons, diamond dogs... even humans, elves, and dwarves... I'll say it again. What the fuck is going on here!?

There must be hundreds of them. I take off down an alley to another street and head towards the Castle with the horde of undead hot on my heels. I place life mines along the way and hear them detonate behind me, no doubt ripping them apart.

Strange thing is, I don't feel my mana draining from casting spells. I stop and then turn around... maybe, just maybe. I channel a single life element with four fire elements and point my stave at the approaching horde. I cast the spell and a beam eight inches wide roars down the street, melting through the oncoming Undead.

I keep the beam going for a few seconds and stop once the horde has been decimated... although I got a couple of buildings in the process as well.

I was never this strong, and my mana is barely even drained. I feel like I could cast spells for hours... I'm so confused right now.

"Adrian..." Huh? Did I just hear someone say my name?

"Adrian... wake... up." There it is again. Wait... Is that Luna?

"Luna!? Is that you!?" I shout out.

"Please, Adrian... wake up!" she tells me again and I can hear crying.

"HAAAAAHAHAHAHAAHAAAA!" a deep cruel voice behind me laughs. "So, you're the King of Equestria? I have to say, you don't look like much," I turn around and see a man cloaked with a black and red robe and hood. I can't see his face but the skin on his hands are pale, almost white. He also has two undead humans standing besides him.

"Who are you?" I demand.

"You've forgotten me already? Now that's just rude. My name is Grogar, the world’s most powerful necromancer," he tells me. He pulls out a staff with a human skull on the top of it off his back and a spell tome foci from his hip. Oh shit...

He channels five arcane elements and fires a beam at me, I counter with five life elements and our beams collide with each other. The force of the explosion knocks me back leaving me dazed for a few seconds as I try to stand up. I'm knocked back down when an arcane infused rock hits me in the chest.

I think it broke a rib or two as I cough up some blood and look towards Grogar, who's still pointing his staff at me.

"I must say, I'm not very impressed with your magic. Even a newborn can do better, haahaha," he taunts and channels five arcane elements again.

"Adrian! Wake up! Please wake up!" I hear Luna call to me again.

I try pointing my stave at him but he fires his beam at me and I scream from the pain. My skin starts to blister and bloat as I can hear him laughing like a maniac. Oh gods, this pain is worse than any hell!

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"Adrian, please wake up," I beg him. He's been unconscious for three days and his face looks pained and he's sweating profusely. He suddenly starts screaming and thrashes about. "ADRIAN!" I shout and try to hold him down.

He manages to throw me off and continues to scream and convulse violently. Where did he get this kind of strength? The door bursts open with Celestia and some Doctors running in.

"Luna! What's going on!?" Tia asks me and tries to hold Adrian down along with the Doctors.

"We don't know! We can't enter his dream. The only way that can be is if his mind is elsewhere or he is having a vision!" I tell her.

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Just as the pain became unbearable, it suddenly stops. I quickly sit up and look around, I go wide eyed as I can see the stars all around me. Okay... so now I'm in space.

"THE FUCK IS GOING ON!" I yell out in frustration.

"Certainly not the reaction I was expecting to be honest," a male voice says.

I turn to my left to see a man with white fur, a horn, wings, short hair and beard that look like flames, but his eyes, the whites of his eyes look like summer skies with suns for irises.

A woman also stands beside him, her fur is a pitch black with flowing night like hair with a galaxy gently swirling in it. Her eyes look like night skies with moons for irises. They're both wearing elegant looking clothes.

I stare at them stunned. "Who are you?" I ask.

"Oh, forgive us for our poor manners, sir Stormsword. I am Solaris, and this is my wife Galaxia," he tells me.

I stand up and stay silent for a few seconds. "Where am I?" I ask.

Galaxia then speaks up. "You are in a plane between worlds, a form of Limbo if you wish," she tells me.

"Wait... am I dead?" I ask with wide eyes.

"No, our daughters saved your life, but you're in a coma right now and we've managed to pull your mind here," Solaris tells me as he gestures to all around us.

"Daughters? You mean Celestia and Luna? And why bring me here?" I ask surprised that they're Celestia's and Luna's parents.

"Yes, they are our daughters. We have the power to see the future of Equus, but can't change what comes. We believe you've also just seen a possible outcome of the future, where Grogar wins and takes over both Equus and your world of Terra," Galaxia replies. I frown and look down. I saw the future? "But as I said, we cannot interfere with what goes on in Equus, but you're not from Equus. Thus, we can help you," she tells me.

"How?" I ask her.

"With this." She holds her hand out and an orb of white and black light swirl within it.

"What is it?" I ask as I walk over to them.

"This is a portion of our magic and essence. Should you accept this gift, you shall have near limitless magic, or mana as you call it, and you will become ageless, but not immortal nor invincible. You can still be killed like any mortal and fall ill to poison and diseases," she warns me.

She holds it out for me and I frown in thought. At least now I can stay with Tia, Luna, and Shella. "What do you mean by near limitless magic? Will my magic become stronger?" I ask.

"No, we know of your world and it's history. You'll have the power that Legendary mages of old once wielded. The ability to cast magic almost non-stop without tiring. Although you will have to still continue to learn how to use your magic yourself," Solaris tells me. "We also know you wish to stay with our daughters for as long as you can. So we added a bit of our immortality in it, we did it so our daughters stay happy with you," he says.

"How long do I have until what I saw happens?" I ask.

"Five years," Solaris replies.

"Why haven't you tried talking to me before?" I ask.

"We've only managed to bring you here due to your comatose state where your mind is much easier to reach," Galaxia tells me.

I look from them to the orb of light for a few more seconds. I meant what I said to Tia and Luna, I'd do anything to make them happy. Without hesitating any longer, I grab the orb.

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Adrian has stopped thrashing for the last hour and the pained expression he had is now gone. Luna, Shella, and I are sitting beside him. His leg and arm have been reset but are still badly broken after his thrashing about. We had to strap him down to prevent him from moving again.

"I hope he wakes up soon..." Shella says. She's been crying for the last two hours. She's taken the news of his condition the hardest of all of us.

"I'm sure he'll be fine, he just needs rest," I try to reassure her, but even I have my worries.

I then notice a dim light coming from his chest. "What's that?" Luna asks, pointing at the light.

The light is getting brighter and brighter... I can feel mother's and father's magic coming from it.

'Tia, dost thou feel that? Tis our parents magic!' Luna tells me.

'Yes, I can feel it, but what is happening? I thought they couldn't interact with Equus any more?' I reply.

'Mayhap they are helping Adrian? He technically isn't from Equus!' she says.

We continue to watch until the light dies down.

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"It is done," Solaris says.

"Now the future of Equus is up to you and our daughters, please keep them safe," Galaxia asks.

I look at them both and smile. "I'll do my damned best," I tell them.

They smile in return. "Do say hello to Tia and little Lulu for us, and that we're proud of them won't you?" Galaxia asks me. I nodded and my vision goes white.

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I slowly open my eyes and groan in pain from the light stinging them. I then hear three different gasps and feel three people hug me tightly.

"OW! OW OW OW! PAIN!" I shout out and they back off.

"We are sorry, Adrian! We art just happy thou has awoken!" I hear Luna tell me.

I look around and see I'm laying on a bed with wires hooked up to me. I guess I'm back in the Hospital I first arrived in.

"Adrian, you were very badly injured, how are you feeling?" Celestia asks.

I chuckle. "I've been better... how long was I out?" I reply and ask.

"Three days," Luna replies.

My left arm and leg are sore and I can't move them. "Why can't I move my left arm and leg?" I ask.

"They were broken when you crashed into that house. We had to strap you down when you started thrashing about in pain," Celestia tells me.

"Alright, I guess I'd better heal myself," I channel three life elements through my right hand and self cast it. I continuously keep channelling it until my arm, leg and any other wounds I have are healed. The first thing I notice is that I'm not losing almost any mana. I guess what Galaxia and Solaris said was true.

I then look at Luna and Celestia. "Oh, by the way. Solaris and Galaxia say hello and that they're proud of you both," I tell them with a smile.

They go wide eyed and start tearing up. "H-How do you know our parents names?" Celestia asks.

"They brought me to a place they called the plane between worlds and they told me of Equestria's future should it continue the way it was. Grogar is back and they gave me some of their magic and immortality so I can fight against him along with you two," I tell them.

Luna has a hand over her mouth with tears flowing down her face. Celestia also has tears flowing but shakingly reaches out a hand towards me. "I can f-feel their magic in you. D-Does that mean you're immortal now?" she asks.

"No, they said I can still be killed like a mortal, but I'm now ageless," I reply. I try to sit up but I forgot I'm strapped down. "Can you unstrap me please? I'm fine now," I ask.

Celestia's horn glows and I'm free from the straps. I sit up and stretch my limbs and back. A few pops sound out around the room, man that felt good!

Once done, I'm suddenly pounced on by all three of them. They're crying and I just hold all three of them close to me.

"Princess! Princess!" I can hear some woman shouting down the hallway, it sounds like Twilight. The door opens and a panting Twilight walks over to us. "Princess! *gasp* We have a problem! *cough* Rarity's been taken by some diamond dogs out in the quarry outside of town!" she tells us.

I'm never going to get a break am I?

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