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With Ice and Blades

by Hattrixn

Chapter 1: Prologue - Mistakes were made

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Prologue - Mistakes were made

        In a valley scarred and burnt by war lay a small grim town of those whom have either abandoned, Lost or have been rejected by their homes. The Residents were among many species, cultures and faiths but all were the same  in being outcasts of their homeland, nestled on the edge of the small town was a tavern.

       Within the tavern were a number of armed individuals, some were wanted others insane but apart from that, it was surprisingly peaceful in the dimly light facility. The peace was broken when the door was opened roughly and dramatically to reveal two newcomers, both were hooded figures whom observed the room before moving to sit at the bar.

       "What can I get you both?" Asked the Dwarven bar keep as he cleaned an amber mug.

         "Information mostly" asked one of the individuals which caused the bar keep to chuckle softly. "What is so funny?" The individual asked.

         "You come to Witchwood for information..... Witchwood?" The Dwarf asked as the two nodded. "Oh well what kind of information do you want?" He asked as a barmaid fills up several pots of crimson brew before returning to the customers that ordered the drinks.

        "My daughter and I desire a rough definition on the ponies... I mean people in this bar" the man said as he looked at the Dwarf with his gold and red eyes.

         "Hmmm well there are King Slayer, Demon Hunters, Dragon Slayers, Murderers, Bandits and a Knight" The Tender told them.

         "Knight? Now why would a Knight be here?" Asked the hooded man's daughter.

           "Well let's see, he killed his Tyrant King for murdering his daughter" The dwarf explained.

              "But wouldn't he be under King Slayer?" The daughter asked.

                "Yes if he wasn't also under each other category also, if you want more information then go speak to him yourself, he is in the corner over there" he said pointing to a lone table that a armoured human sat at drinking.

        "Thank you," the father said placing a  few coins with a sun symbol on one side and a unicorn head on the other before the two walked over to the Knight.

      The Knight looked up towards the hooded individuals approaching him and sit at his table without introduction. "Are you here to kill me, hire me or to steal from me?" He asked them causing one to laugh softly and shake his head.

         "No, we desire you to help our homeland" the father said.

           "With what?" The Knight asked sipping his drink.

             "Well you see there is this group of evil individuals trying to take it over" the daughter explained as the knight nodded slowly.

           "And what do I get out of it?" He replied.

            "A new home, money, glory , whatever you desire" the father said causing the knight to laugh audibly.

             "And how can you grant this hmmm? What makes you think I need any of that?" He asked.

              "What would you little girl think if she could see what her father had become?" Asked the daughter causing the knight's smile to swiftly fade.

               "Pick you next words carefully" he growled towards the woman.

                "Look, if I died to some tyrant, yes I would expect my father to carry out vengeance by I wouldn't expect him to linger on my death and drive him away from his beliefs, no I expect him to continue what he was made to do. You are a Knight so we are offering you to become a Knight once more so you are not a failure" she said causing the knight to look down and think for a moment before sighing.

          "So you two are royalty then?" He asked.

            "No, i am besties with a couple though" the father said as the daughter face palmed.

              "So you're telling me to give up living in this backwater town to go off to some land where I have to save your hides on a chance that I become a Knight once more?" He asked as the two nodded. "Well it's a better excuse to the reason I married my ex wife" he said before rising from his seat "What are your names anyway?" He asked as he grabbed his rucksack next to the table and slung it onto his back.

        "My name is Discord, Lord of Chaos and this is my Daughter, Eris, Daughter of Chaos" he explained as the Knight nodded slowly before walking to the barkeeper and giving him a few gold coins.

       "I am starting to get a bad feeling about this" he said turning back to the pair just as the one named Discord click his fingers and teleported the three out of the tavern.

(Equestria, Ponyville)

           On the edge of the town Ponyville was a small cottage filled with animals ranging from birds to a large bear, the owner of the home was a young butter Pegasi mare named Fluttershy, she is the six foot three inch tall element of kindness who was so easily frightened. Currently she was feeding her animals in her home while her kettle boiled when her house mates Discord and Eris teleported into her home causing her to jump and give a quick frown to the mismatched Draconequus pair before smiling softly at them but her smile was cut short when she noticed a third person.

       "U-um Discord, Why is Princess Celestia with you? I thought you were going to get somepony to help" the timid mare said causing a visible red question mark to appear above his head before he turned to see the ten foot tall alabaster Alicorn standing behind Eris with a confused look on her face and wielding a sword.

           "Hello Discord" she said as her expression turned to an unamused one.

             "Hello Tia..... how did yo...... Eris" Discord said turning his gaze to his daughter her had a shit eating grin on her face. "Really?" He asked.

            "I couldn't help it dad" She protested.

              "Do you at least know where the Knight is?" He asked.

               "Yes I swapped him with Celestia" Eris said as the Alicorn Princess' eyes widened.

                "But I was having a fuel with Luna" Tia said.

                "Oh no" Discord and Eris said.

(Canterlot, Royal Palace)

           Within the training arena of the Palace stood the nine foot tall midnight blue Alicorn mare in a starry black gown, she was confused as she looked to the seven foot tall creature across from her that resembled a Minotaur except his hooves were replaced with a different shape, he had no horns and he was hairless save for the rusty red and grey hair on his head and around his mouth and jawline. He was wearing armour on his chest and legs over the top of a type of black leather, his muscular arms were painted in tattoos which appeared to be some sort of clan marking. Apart from his appearance, he appeared to be peaceful save for the twin blades strapped to his back under a large backpack.

         When he turned to look at Luna his eyebrow cocked as he took in her appearance before he shook his head and simply walked out the training room door and into the castle, as the door slammed shut, Luna snapped out of her thoughts and went after the creature but before she reached the door a popping sound was heard behind her making her turn to see her sister, Discord, Eris and the six mares known as the Elements of Harmony.

        "Where is the Knight?" Celestia asked as she looked around.

          "Loose in the castle" Luna said before looking at Discord and Eris.

            "Why is there a malformed Minotaur even here?" She asked.

           "He is a Human, not a Minotaur" Eris explained.

             "You mean the thing Lyra always goes on about?" Asked a cyan six foot tall pegasus mare with Rainbow hair.

              "Yes" Celestia said.

                "Oh dear, the poor dear must be so confused and scared" Fluttershy said worriedly.

(Knight POV)

                  Upon exiting the training room the Knight managed to find the exit to the palace and reach a large market place filled with a multitude of species, most barely noticed the Knight as he walked through the town curious. After five minutes, the Knight discovered a emerald Unicorn mare whom was a good foot shorter than himself asking guards for help, but they ignored her so the human approached her and tapped her on the shoulder.

        "Ahh... o-oh hello, I'm sorry you startled me" she said as her hand was held against her chest.

          "My apologies my lady it was not my intention to frighten you but I couldn't help but notice you were trying to talk to the city guards, May I inquire why?" He asked in a deep voice.

         "Oh well I have a spider in my basement and I am terrified of spiders so I was attempting to get a kind stallion to help me but no pony would help" she said sighing.

        "Well I'm not a Pony and I'm not scared of spiders" the Knight said with a chuckle.

          "Hmmm no, no your not.... so um would you help me please sir?" She asked him politely which he replied with a nod "Oh thank Celestia, follow me please" she said before she began to walk towards a small apartment complex with the human close behind.

        Once they arrived, the mare showed him to the basement, where he slipped down into the dark, damp room where he was greeted by the sound of clicking and hissing. "Hey miss, tell me about this spider" he asked as he slowly traversed the darkness.

      "Well it is bigger than a Pony and smart.... Oh and hates light" she called out to him causing him to slowly light his lantern.

        'Oh come help with a spider, would have been easier if she told me if it was a giant spider then I could of just froze the basement but nooo' he thought before hearing a loud screech and a thud from behind him, making him turn to see a massive black widow spider with two of its smaller legs covering its eyes.

       "Well hello, you smell what I am don't you? " he asked as the spider moved backwards away from him as his free hand was surrounded in an icy mist.

         "Is everything alright?" Asked the Mare causing the human to turn away just as the spider charged him and pinned him to the floor.

         "Everything is..... Fucker..... peachy" he grunted as he slammed his knee into the arachnid's abdomen before punching his icy fist through it's body causing it to tense up and screech in pain before it began to freeze solid. The man took a deep breath before ripping his hand free and shattering the spider, once he was off the ground, he moved to the exit and climbed out to come face to face with the worried mare. "It's dead, " he said as she smiled and hugged him.

       "Thank you.... um I don't know your name" she said releasing him.

        "Vadik" he said offering his hand which she took and shook it.

          "Emerald Eclipse" she replied as he cocked an eyebrow.

           "Interesting name" he commented making her smile.

            "Not as interesting as you, what are you if I may ask?" She asked.

             "I'm a human" he said smiling causing her to gasp.

               "Dammit, i own Lyra 30 bits" she grumbled making Vadik cock an eyebrow again.

               "Umm who and why?" He asked.

               "Oh well she said that Humans exist when they don't.... until now" she said as the man scratched his chin.

                "Maybe I should visit this Lyra, where does she live?" Vadik asked the mare.

                 "Ponyville, it's the town to the south of here" she said as he smiled and gave her the thumbs up.

                "Thanks, see ya" he said as he turned and left before she could stop him and made his way to the south side of the town.

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