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((ooc: Baking cookies today. I won’t be on till later.))
emperorofmankind-deactivated201 asked: I am the closest thing to a "Divine" humanity has to offer, also I can't really turn off the halo, it just happens. I will not take sides in your war though, as it really does not matter to me in any way shape or form. If you are worried I'll make things more "complex" then, well, you shouldn't. I can only really do two things in this war of yours. Stay out of it, as I plan to, or pretty much assure victory for whomever I sided with, which would most likely be myself.
We admit you’re closer to a divine than the other God-Emperor, but you are still a mortal like the rest. We are unimpressed.
We suppose We will have to trust you to stay out of Our little ‘war of assassins’ with Our sister, with the warning that, as an outsider, We will be able to apply the full extent of Our powers against you without fear of repercussion.
(Arcel)
Well then, *clears his throat* Now bare with me, I am not as good a story teller as Typewryter, who I learned the tail from. *he begins, his words not as strong, but he supplements them with his illusions to add a bit of imagery to the tale*
Light and Darkness are a delicate balance, and when either grows too powerful, it can cause terrible things. If ever the Darkness grows too strong; the light will be snuffed out, no green thing will grow, the world will freeze, and ponies will wither and die. But, if the Darkness should grow too weak, then the Light will burn away all colling shadow, the world will burn, the sun will raze the land and boil the seas, and all shall perish in fire. So, when The darkness grows too strong, the light will choose six champions to wield the Light’s greatest tools, the Element’s of Harmony. This is what happened during the now famous Summer Sun Incident. But, when the Light grows too powerful, the Darkness selects a single champion to battle the light with its most powerful weapons. The Cloak of Dreams, made from the pleasant dreams of ponykind. The Lunar Scepter, bearing the power of the moon itself. And the Crown of Shadows, forged from the primal darkness that existed before the light of creation.Thousands of years ago, before the births of Celestia and Luna, the world was ruled by the Romane empire, an empire dedicated to the values of Light; Order, Unity, and Law. They reviled the ancient principles of Darkness: Freedom, Creativity, and Compassion; and so they renamed them: Anarchy, Chaos, and Weakness. They grew more powerful than any knigdom had a right to, and the world suffered beneath a Sun that would not set for twenty years.
Eventually, the Darkness Chose its Champion, a pony whose name means Blade of Darkness; Ensis Umbra; though he is now known as Umbral Blade. He left his home, and everything he knew to quest for the three Relics of Darkness. The Cloak of Dreams was guarded by a fould dragon called Glimmerdark. This dragon had once been a Creature of darkness, noble and kind, but the imbalance of Light corrupted him, and made him greedy and cruel. The Lunar Scepter was guarded by a Powerful Ursa Major, her gentle nature upset by the endless Day. And the Crown of Shadows was protected by an Oroboros, a collosal serpent of Darkness. With each challenge, many ponies had fallen trying to slay these creatures, but Umbral Blade knew better. These were creatures of Darkness, and so he approached with the Virtues of Darkness; The Dragon Glimmerdark saw the error of his ways when Umbral Blade showed him the plight of the Romane slaves, The Ursa Major was calmed when shown Compassion for her sleepless pain; and the Oroboros marveled that the Creative wonders that Umbral created with his magic.
Together with the three Relics of Darkness; and the aid of the three guardians, Umbral slew the wicked Roman emperor, and restored the balance of Light and Darkness to Equestria. For thirty years he ruled the world as a fair, and noble king. His final act was to dissolve the empire among many leaders with many beliefs, keeping either side from growing too great in power.
And that is the Tale of Umbral Blade.
(( Copy and Pasted from: http://awesomeponies.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=prof&action=display&thread=155#ixzz1hKkAj6tr ))*he smiles a bit more, horn glowing as a box hovers from around the corner, long and slender* The power it once held has been eclipsed by Luna… but still, if I am not mistaken. *he smiles* This is the original Lunar Scepter from the story.
emperorofmankind-deactivated201 asked: No, I really just came to talk a kid out of hating me. Tankred is not really my problem, he is only one of trillions in my service. Though I may vacation here for awhile, this world seems nice.
…We’d advise you to make your vacation brief. There is a war on, and We do not appreciate foreigners coming in and making things more complex than they need to be.
Also, We’d appreciate it if you could tone down the ‘halo-and-flaming-sword’ business around the townsfolk. You are not a divine, and there is no need to act like one while you’re on vacation.
emperorofmankind-deactivated201 asked: *He brings his sword down.* Tankred has bothered you too? Damn that Dreadnought gets around. I am actually on this world because of him. A young, foal I guess I should call him, named Al lost faith in me After Tankred, who I believe may not actually be Tankred at the moment, went on a rampage.
We haven’t seen Tankred for some time. The last We heard, it had declared Us and Our sister to be servants of your ‘chaos gods’, and was attempting to rally Our subjects in rebellion against Us. At the time it seemed little more than talk to Us, which is why We did not… 'remove’ it.
Are you here to reign it in?
emperorofmankind-deactivated201 asked: *A large human clad in golden armor appears out of seemingly nowhere. A Halo of light surrounds his head and his glorious hair shines like the most glorious super model's. He is truly a sight to behold. The Emperor points his flaming sword at Nightmare Moon and speaks.* You are larger then the other ponies, and your presence in the warp greater. This interests me.
Ah. The ‘God Emperor of Mankind’, We presume. Given all the other humans who somehow find their way to Our queendom, We suppose it was only a matter of time until you showed up.
What is it you want? Here to accuse Us of being in league with your 'chaos gods’, like that foal Tankred?
asiem-of-guilt-deactivated20160 asked: Happy birthday. Rawr~
Thank you.
We hope Luna’s enjoying it. We gave her a hotel for her birthday.
lullabyeandrhapsody-blog asked: the two foals run in and pass nightmare moon a big bag of candy before rhapsody runs out. lullabye paps nightmare moon and smiles before following her brother. (we are askbutterscotch and quiethoof's foals btw)
*Nightmare Moon looks at the foals with confusion for a moment, then calls after them.* Thank you!
puddingfuzz-deactivated20130305 asked: *A whirring noise increases in pitch and volume, and a luminous green sphere surrounded by arcs of electricity materializes near the ceiling. There is a bright flash, and a large brown object materializes and hits the floor. It is a package, containing a large amethyst geode, cut into two pieces.*
*Nightmare Moon takes the package and opens it, then studies the geode for a moment.*
Thank you! We’ll give half to Luna.