I woke up to an interesting sight; Summer was hugging my waist with her nose nuzzling my neck, Aria was clinging to my back, Maple was sleeping on my flank and Umbra Eon was using my head as a teddy bear. I yawned, remembering the talk last night and how I was going out with three new members of the family. I couldn't help but wonder what my cultists would think of me for having a Yuri harem. I bet they would make a subsection of my religion for all mare orgies in my honor. With that in mind and with Summer waking up to join me in m-our routine this morning. I carefully got up and did my thing before school started.

I sat on the roof my dorm house in a small courtyard that was roughly the size of a basketball court, waiting for Autumn to arrive. Waiting with me was a large crowd of guards that Autumn already beat and most of the school. Prince Shining Armor and Princess Luna was also in attendance. I could see that Shining wasn't a big fan of me or Autumn as he didn't hide the fact that he was annoyed at being forced to attend with Luna.

Luna, on the other hoof, was rather excited. When she was told that there was a duel going on between her two favorite fillies, she canceled everything just to be here to see who was going to be the winner. As I waited for Autumn to show up, I decided to test my modified earring to see if they did what they should do.

I closed my eye and focused on the ebony ring in my ear and turn on my Air Sight. The effect was instantaneous. Just like how the air moved around everything in perfect harmony, so did the trillions of colors that I think was the mana flowing around us. It was like starting at every single color in existence dance around us just like the air does. I could even see, or rather, feel the unique auras emanating from the ponies around me. Hell, I could feel the gentle twilight that was Luna and the warm stone that was Shining Armor.

After gushing at the mosaic for a short while, I realized that there was one problem. I couldn't see with my eyes. Sure I could feel everything around me and watch it create a 3D shape, but being blind was not what I needed at the moment. My normal Air Sight, at least, allowed me to see! How in the hell was I supposed to fight an opponent when I can't see them? ‘I guess I will have to make do,’ I thought as I felt a tapping on the shoulder. I turned off my Mana Sight and watch my vision return to reveal Night Shade looking at me slightly scared.

“You alright cuz? Your eyes went pale as moonlight for a minute,” Night asked with a frightened look on her face. I just sighed and gave her a reassuring smile. “It's okay, just testing out a new trick I learned, which has a horrible cost while active,” I sighed at the last part.

“So, you go blind for awhile? That's a terrible cost don't you think!?” she asked even more frightened.

“Yeah, it sucks, but it will be worth it...I hope,” I gulped as I watched Autumn walk onto the roof carrying an arsenal of swords that were simple in design, except for the long sword on her back that looked like a french claymore. “So, you have something that could work as a blindfold? “ I asked Night. “S-Sure, just a sec,” she replied as she trotted off while Autumn approached me with a dark, sadistic grin. “Madame Rose, ‘ow nice of you to show up for our duel, ” she said as she shifted in her leather armor.

“Wouldn't miss it for the world,” I lied, regretting my choice of not wearing anything to protect me.

“Zats zee spirit! I take it you will be uzing zat short sword zee guards are carrying in abundance zen?” she asked pointing to the golden sword I was borrowing from Shadow Step. “Unfortunately,” I replied in general disappointment that I couldn't borrow Celestia's Solar Magnus, her prized halberd for the duel.

‘Fucking kissed it in front of me too when showed it to me at the tea party,’ I growled internally.

“Hmpf, I can respect a maiden who values a fine edge such as myself. In any case. I'll leave you be to prepare, because, in the next five minutes, you'll need it,” she said smugly before she went to her side of the court just as Night returned with a black blindfold. She handed it to me and flew off to the makeshift cloud bleachers to watch from a distance, leaving me to die in peace.

“Combatants! Take your positions!” Shouted Shining Armor, the judge of the duel. Autumn and I walked to the center of the court and stopped just two meters away from each other. I had my blindfold ready to be tied and my sword holstered comfortably to my left side. Autumn hovered all her blades in the air behind her back like a set of wings, while she stood on her back legs and wielded her claymore over her shoulder. The crowd went silent as I joined her on my hind legs and unsheathed my sword and got into a comfortable stance, just as Shining Asshat spoke again.

“The rules of the duel are as follows: The blades are dulled so not to seriously hurt some pony, and the duel will end until one can no longer fight. No dirty moves, everything else is permitted,” he said before he backed away to a safe distance, and lifted a flag. Autumn cracked her neck and rolled her shoulders before bringing the tip of her claymore down to her side with both hooves. I, on the other hand, tied the blindfold and played back the words Spitfire said to me about the wind to calm me down.

‘Don't fight the wind, move with it,’ I thought as I turned on my Mana Sight. ‘The wind is your partner, friend, caretaker and lover. Don't fight with it, but don't let it fight you,’ I thought calmly as my breathing began to slow to a smooth crawl. I could feel Autumn’s gaze look at me like I was a fool, but what she doesn't know was that I could feel everything, even her swords that moved clumsily in the air. I heard Shining give the signal, causing Autumn to send all twelve blades at me in all directions.

‘Dancer with her,’ I thought as I moved my head, dodging a blade. ‘Be romantic with her.’ I ducked and spun like a ballroom dancer, parrying blade after blade as I swung in a dirty tango. ‘Show her love and she will show her love to you in kind.’ I jumped high into the air, doing a backflip and then landed on the flat end of her last blade that was hovering just a few meters off of the ground with a smile on my face.

I could feel the utter shock in the crowd, how they couldn't believe what they just witnessed. Even Luna was frozen with her jaw dropped in amazement, while Autumn grinned from ear to ear like a maniac as her eyes narrowed to pinpricks of insanity. I pointed my blade at her with a neutral expression and said, “Witness me,” before I jumped off of my perch and bolted at her with my sword, dragging against the ground, causing sparks as I ran.

Autumn was quick to respond. The second I left her blade, she regathered them to her side and charged at me with her claymore dragging beside her as well. She sent all of her blades at me again, this time directly at me. I quickly changed directions and rolled to the right, just as her swords turned the spot I was in, into a pincushion. ‘Time to fight her, Dark Souls style,’ I though as I got back up and used my wings to clear the freshly made gap that Autumn made and made sure to study how she attacked.

I slashed at her in an uppercut as she brought back her swords from the other side of the court. She wasn't as quick to react as last time as my blade hit her jaw, sending her flying several meters away with her claymore. She got back up just as I was about to finish her off and locked blades. I could tell she was no longer happy with insanity as she pushed me back with her heavier sword in rage that I landed a hit. She kept pushing until she had her blades back in their starting position. Once they were in place, she backed off, causing me to stumble forward.

I caught myself just in time as I felt her blades fly at me again, but this time from above. I jumped back and did that cool hand back flip thing as all her blades embed themselves into the ground. With a smirk that Autumn no longer had those as a crutch, I charged at her again and jumped onto the pommels of the blades like a ninja, causing her to go en guard.

I closed the gap again and we were instantly in another sword lock. She was absolutely pissed now, but with it, was fear. I pushed her back with my little sword, causing her grip to become awkward in her hooves. With a grunt, she pushed me away, causing me to expose my chest. She swung a hard, wide sweep, hoping to land a bone-crushing blow.

I jumped into the air again into an aileron roll, just dodging the attack. I landed on all fours, just as she used her missed attack momentum and brought her claymore down upon me. I rolled to the side and stood back on all fours, just as I heard her claymore slice into the stone like butter. Using that slight moment, I kicked Autumn's hooves away from the sword.

She stumbled back, trying to regain her composure, but I didn't let her. I punched her exposed stomach followed up with an uppercut with my sword. She fell onto her back with a hard, *Thud!* As she was about to get back up, coughing up blood. I stepped on her chest, pinning her down and lifted up her claymore up with my Airkinesis and traded it with my stubby little sword.

I test the weight of the claymore for a moment before placing it to her throat, feeling her fear grow. “I-I concede,” she said as I pressed her sword harder against her throat, causing her to cough in discomfort. I simply shook my head. “The rule says until one of us can't fight anymore, so nighty-night,” I smiled as I slapped the flat of her blade against her temple, knocking her out cold.

I sighed and turned off my Mana Sight and took off the blindfold, revealing the sight of a bleeding Autumn. Blood was coming from the wound I gave her to her temple as well as her mouth from my uppercut. I dropped her claymore to her side and turned to the crowd as I went back to all fours, and saw nothing but wide eyes and missing jaws.

I quickly checked myself out as I walked back to my starting position and was utterly stunned. I wasn't scratched, my clothes were untouched, and not a drop of sweat was in sight. I looked over to Shining Armor who was staring at me in horror. I just raised a brow causing him to gulp in fear and his horn to glow.

“T-The winner of the duel is Winter Rose as Autumn Rose is unable to continue. Let the spoils go to the victor.” The crowd went wild after he said those words. I lifted my hoof triumphantly as Princess Luna flew down to me and a group of medics went to go tend to Autumn. Luna landed in front of me as the crowd began to disperse for a party in the courtyard that Maple set up earlier. I gave her a tired smile as the fight with Autumn took a fuck load out of me.

“That was the most grandstanding displays of the art of the blade that I have ever seen!” Luna shouted and hopped in place. “Never have I had the pleasure of witnessing suck beauty in the art of war. You, Miss Rose, are a master worthy of the title.” I gave her an embarrassed smile as my body began to want to sleep. “Thank you, Luna, that means a lot, but in all honesty. I thought I was going to die.” She chuckled at that before she got serious.

“So, who taught you Mana Sight?” she asked sternly and with a hint of worry. I shrunk back a bit, slightly afraid that I was still on death row. “No one, Luna. I just modified an enchanted ring to convert my Air Sight so I could see Mana instead, as well as Air.”

Her gaze softened as she let out a breath of relief. “Good, but never learn the actual Mana Sight spell as you will become permanently blind. Be glad that your fake version only has temporary blindness. I don't want Spitfire to know that her little girl delved into the dark pegasi arts.”

‘Dark pegasi arts?! Mana Sight, the real Mana Sight spell was Dark Magic that only a pegasus could do?! Thank god what I did was fake. I don't want to know what it would be like to be blind forever,’ I thought with worry. Luna gave me a reassuring smile and booped my nose.

“Don't worry Winter, nothing bad will happen to you, so go and enjoy your victory. You deserve it for beating such a formidable opponent that not even our elite could beat, and you did so without receiving a single scratch.” With that, she said goodbye and I decided that a nap was much needed.