Isles of Somewhere | Sequel Rp

     "We don't have a choice but to keep going. The longer we wait the higher chance that Esmeray kills himself." Nysa said with a bit of a snap. Though she quickly realized she did and looked down letting out a tired sigh, "I don't want to be the reason he's gone..not if there's something I can do about it." she said looking at Raven. "This is all my fault. Esmeray doesn't deserve this..he didn't deserve how I treated him." she said tearing up a bit again, but she was really hurt..she didn't want to lose him.

     Though Nysa looked at Carnicus snorting a bit as she pinned her ears, "Carnicus our friend is going to get himself killed, and it's my fault. I'm the only one who can prevent it." she said not liking that he wasn't going to let them leave, "I reached my limit a long time ago. I know you mean well, but we can't stay here." she said. It was clear she had enough, but she only hoped they would get to Esmeray before it was too late.

     Nysa did relax as Carnicus decided to help them as a faint smile appeared on her face, but it disappeared just as quickly as it appeared. "Thank you.." she said ignoring the fact that her legs were sore and all. Nysa watched as everyone went down the slide one by one. At least until it was just her and Apollo like always. Apollo stayed with her making sure she was alright as he wanted to let her go before he did.

     Though Nysa looked at Carnicus again before she looked down, "I hope so too..." she said trying to be hopeful, but it was challenging for her. Nysa did let out a small quiet sigh though, "I'm afraid it's too late for that. I'm like my mother..in good and bad ways I suppose..." she said referring to Dra and Asher. Nysa did nuzzle Carnicus in return as it had been awhile since she had nuzzled anyone, but she told him to stay safe just in case.

     Apollo softly nudged Nysa after, "I'll be right behind you." he said as Nysa looked at him and nodded before she went down the slide. Apollo then looked at Carnicus, "Maybe I would if I was like my father, but I'm not. I've never really nipped someone. Besides if I were going to nip you I probably would have done it on the Isle of Mountains." he said with a small laugh, "Well I'll be off. Nysa won't bother waiting.." he said before he went down the slide as everyone else waited. Nysa was already ready to keep moving even if she was worn out, but things were going to get so much worse..

As the group watched Nysa silde down with some water to make sure that she was ready to keep going, samething for Apollo as well, though once the group was sure that Nysa was gonna run again they all did as a group and that they all ran off.

Though Raven and Lichanura already left again as Moonlight huffed before moving again, Smoke just lagged behind this time so that she culd stick with Nysa and Apollo again, this time she meant it, and that she watched everyone else go run off in the distance but they were still there, still seen even though it seems like they are all far away.. Reality is that they aren't at all..

But as Lichanura slowed down when he stopped at the new Isle's border, Raven shortly caught up with him, she felt scared for no reason, and that she looked at Lichanura, but Raven controlled as Lichanura looked down. Lichanura thought that the Isle was the next Isle over.. But he didn't as he focused.

But a familiar horse popped up from the ground, she was happy to see some faces as she was extremely happy but only one or two or some horses knew who this horse was, but I guess forgetting is always a thing around here, even to horses that know who this strange horse is..

"Welcome to Isle of Stone! Not literally of what the title says, we're not involved with anyone that is cruel and stones horses! We are simply just horses that pull, lug, and do many things with stone, since we are the makers and cobblers of stone ourselves!" the horse welcome the two, shortly the group came right on time as the horse was a mare and that she was extremely friendly.

"Though you can pass by, but be warned that the next Isle over isn't so friendly like the previous ones.. But you've been warned.." the mare said, she wasn't happy nor seems to be excited that the entire group was gonna keep on heading forward until something happened.

But the mare stepped aside, her smallness to everyone else was confusing, she had feathered legs, with heterochromia golden and amber eyes, but she had a curved horn that was smooth as well. Though she seemed to have minimal tob, sab, with a black body base, but her mane and tail were different the mare's mane went from black because of the body, to white on where the white marking was located, but the ends was gold at the front and amber at the end.

As the group began walking, heeding the mares introduction and warning to hearts, they then began to trot until they began running again.. But when the group got to the next Isle they could feel despair inside the Isle as little despair reached out and seeped out of the Isle itself..

"We have either three more Isles or a fourth one at the end, I can just feel the end nearing now.. But it also feels like we're not done either.." Lichanura spoke up, he felt it and so did everyone else, but Lichanura then began walking as Raven was about too but she felt the fear being drained out and her other emotions as well.

"This Isle isn't called Isle of Despair for nothing.. Keep your hopes up, because this Isle will try and take it." Lichanura told the group, then he told them that he'd see them on the other side, at least thoughts that were taking up the thinking process would be taken out due to the despair in it.

Raven then gulped as she began walking, the group didn't get brave until Smoke stepped forward, then one by one they all went into the Isle and were walking since Lichanura said before he disappeared; that it would take you instantly if you ran, so walking was an enforced choice.

     Being in the water seemed to help Nysa a bit. Her legs didn't seem as sore as they were before which helped. Though she looked behind her as Apollo was right behind her like he said. Though he just shook off some water off of his body, but primarily his wings. Nysa didn't mind the water on her body. She found it to be a bit refreshing as it helped her a bit. Though Nysa didn't even think twice before she started running again.

     Apollo went back to flying as he flew ahead of Nysa and Smoke, but he never went that far ahead. Instead he just flew back to Nysa and Smoke after a moment or two. Though he did watch everyone else that was ahead of them. Nysa just kept running as fast as she could for as long as she could. Even though she had never done so much running in her life let alone in a day, she kept going. With each second that passed she grew more and more worried about Esmeray.

     Apollo looked at Nysa then her wings, "Try flapping them while you run. It'll help by taking some pressure off your legs and you'll learn how to use them more." he suggested, "Or we could stop for a moment.." he suggested, but in a bit of a mumble. Nysa just gave him a look as she ran, "Alright alright sorry..forget I said anything, but at least try flapping those wings. It will help you."

     Nysa looked at him then her wings before she looked at Apollo again, "Alright..I'll try..." she said as she slowly spread them out still trying to get a feel for them and how they worked. After a moment she slowly flapped them once or twice before she started flapping them harder. He was right. It eased some tension off of her legs once she got the hang of it. She was even able to go a bit faster.

     Though it wasn't too much longer until they reached the next Isle while catching up with everyone else. Nysa looked at the mare, but she didn't pay much attention to what she said. Nysa was mainly just concerned about Esmeray. Nysa walked for a bit with everyone as they slowly picked up speed while she did the same. She lost track of all the Isles they had crossed that day, but she knew they were getting closer to whatever Isle Asher was on. She could feel it.

     Nysa did slow to a stop when they reached the Isle of Despair. Though Nysa looked at Lichanura as he spoke. "Well..I don't have much hope.." she mumbled as she was a bit out of breath, but she ignored it. "Let's just get to Esmeray alright? I just hope he's okay...Minette too..." she said before she followed everyone. Even if she wanted to keep running, she knew it was probably best to walk at least for a little bit..

After everyone went into the Isle of Despair, it seemed like they all finally got together as a group once more, well Lichanura was careful and trotted a couple times, which the group and Raven copied, like the Isle didn't mind a trot or two but it did rumble once or twice as trotting too much got to its nerves.. Like it was like a real creature and not just a horse or two controlling it.

Lichanura stopped trotting and walked, though he was hesitant but didn't show it as he walked, making sure that the Isle wasn't mad but it did seem like the other Isles were shaken up because of the main Isle everyone was on, though Lichanura did feel like something touched his back before he turned around.

Not only did the Isle try to suck up everyone's hope, but it also tried to induce fear more, trying to take away your emotions and even your happy ones, but it also induced fear as well, but Lichanura did gallop on accident which caused voices all over to start..

"Lichanura.. Becareful.." Raven muttered, she was scared of what the Isle would pull next but she knew Lichanura didn't mean to gallop, it was by accident and that the Isle did it so because of the fear it wanted, and that the longer everything went the more the Isle felt restless to it all.

"I hope we all have wings and fly over this menacing Isle, so that we don't ever walk on it again.." Moonlight spoke up, she hated the feeling on walking on the Isle's surface, everyone did but she also hated everything about it and that she couldn't find peace in it.

"Same.. Everyone can agree about that.." Raven agreed, her voice was low as the Isle couldn't be listening, only the vibrations were its noises for the Isle, but then soon shadows of horses began appearing with white eyes, and rare ones with red eyes.

"Becareful to not look at the red-eyed shaows.. They'll attack you if you look at them.." Lichanura looked behind him as he spoke the first sentence, another horse filled in the last as Lichanura went back to walking forward and looking straight ahead for anything.

"I hate it that Esmeray did this.. But I guess he was too busy being focused on one thing that we can't do it because he's the brave one.. Besides Lichanura who's literally taking risks by almost killing himself with stupid things.. And doing stupids thing." Raven said again, Moonlight added in the last part as it was true; Lichanura was gonna die by being stupid, and doing the most stupidest things ever, the group even agreed as well as Lichanura agreed to what Raven said as it was true on every point.

"But we're almost there, the Isle just wants us to think that chatting is taking forever, while in reality its not, facts beat fiction all the time!" Lichanura got giddy for a second or two, but stopped and focused again and stayed that way for awhile, until he jumped and out of the Isle he was.

"Oh wow, you were really right on that one.. I guess trotting somewhat can be a decent help!" Raven said, she got happy and then praised Lichanura somewhat, but she just walked since she wanted to be with everyone else whilst Lichanura walked up to the next Isle's border.


Lichanura gulped down and stepped back for a minute or two, now the next Isle he was looking at was filled with unbridled shadows to the brim, making sure the Isle had every shadow there was until the previous Isle was starting to gather them as well.

"Isle of Shadows.. Couldn't make it more perfect.." Lichanura sarcastically said, he was right, it couldn't have been more perfect for an Isle to be a sibling from the previous Isle, but Lichanura looked at the group as they waited for his call this time.

"All I have to say about this one.. Is run and don't fly, shadows can pull off pegasi feathers, so make sure you have them at your sides.. Some of them are extremely aggressive and that's why I said that they'd pull of pegasi feathers during midair- for reasons you can now see.." Lichanura spoke, he faced the Isle before shortly backing up due to a shadow banging onto the border and floating upwards, truly evil creatures that formed here.

Then Lichanura took a breath before running, then Raven jumped in and ran as well, shortly after the group got in and started running and catching up with Raven since she didn't seem to run fast as the shadows began getting violent, its been ages for them to steal feathers and eat them.

But Smoke began blasting the shadows as they got more aggressive, no wonder why Lichanura doesn't have a horn, its because of the shadow creatures that can break them off, or Lichanura was being dumb and accidentally broke it off when he was making sure his horn was sharp and pointed.

Though Lichanura jumped out of the Isle as the next one was very aggressive, and Lichanura could see that with all his thoughts collected together, but he was interrupted with thinking as Raven bumped into the stallion and the two fell down, Raven just got up as Lichanura continued to be stupid and start laughing..

"Your so dumb, you know that?" Raven asked the stallion, Lichanura got up and blasted off for the Isle's barrier, which Raven groaned and followed after him, the group then got out and followed Raven, Raven just made sure that everyone was together after the previous Isle.


But Lichanura was standing on the next Isle's border this time, and he was being stupid as he backed up shortly due a weird looking wolf this time, but the beast only prowled the border and it didn't look completely like a wolf, instead the mere opposite of one, whilst still having the body of one.

"Ew.." Raven whispered, Moonlight agreed as she was disgusted by what she was looking at, even going behind a rock and letting out the behaviour of throwing up all spill out behind the rock, Lichanura felt like doing the same thing but Smoke bubbled the wolf and the group continued onward as the creature was busy with being confused on how to get out.

     Nysa kept her head down as she didn't like the feeling this Isle gave off. Apollo didn't like it either. Well no one did anyway. How could Esmeray do this alone? At least this Isle forced her to slow down giving her legs a break. She did trot when everyone else did, but as soon as the Isle shook and rumbled, Nysa instantly went back to a walk. She could feel the Isle messing with her in a way, but Nysa already didn't have much hope, and had already been afraid since everything happened. 

      Though Apollo kept his head down too as he looked at Nysa then everyone else. He didn't like this Isle at all. Not one bit, but why would he? Nysa looked at Moonlight as she spoke, "Even if we could I still can't fly even if I have these wings now." she said. Nysa dreamed of being able to fly when she was a filly. She still did. She should have been happy now that she even had wings, but she wasn't. 

     It was the wrong dream come true. What she really wanted was to have her normal life back. To be home again. To be happy again, but she couldn't be. Like all of her happiness was sucked up, and not because of this Isle. Like it wasn't there anymore. Nysa just walked keeping her head down as she rarely looked up. Seemed like whatever emotion she did have, the Isle tinkered with it. Everything about her was dull.

     Apollo looked at her letting out a sigh, but he didn't say anything. Instead he just focused on getting out of there. Apollo then looked ahead noticing shadow horses. Most of them had white eyes, but some of them had red eyes. After hearing what Lichanura said, Apollo immediately looked down. It was better off not to look at any of them at that point. Nysa didn't even bother to look up.

     Nysa sighed, "Because he was too focused on me." she spoke up, "He was always worried about me, but he knows he can't do anything to stop Asher...I'm the only one that can.." she mumbled, "Imagine how I feel...I feel worse than I did before..he thinks he's helping me...but he's not..I just hope we're not too late.." she said. Apollo looked at her unsure of what to say.

     Though he said something, "He cares..we all do..just hang in there...this won't last forever alright?" he said unsure of what to say really though he just kept walking until he realized they made it to the end of the Isle. "Oh what a relief." he said, but Apollo took that back once he realized this next Isle wasn't any better then the last, "Oh come on. How many more are there?" he asked not really expecting an answer.

     Nysa gave him a look before looking at Lichanura listening to what he was going to say about this next Isle. Apollo got a bit upset when Lichanura said no flying, "Oh come on. I suck at running." he said complaining a bit, but Nysa gave him yet another look which shut him up real quick. He just looked down immediately and clenched his wings to his sides to make sure he wouldn't fly.

     "You really think you should be complaining right now Apollo? You fly and your wings will look like your father's." Nysa said as Apollo didn't want that. He didn't even dare to look at her. "Let's just get in and out shall we?" she said ready for all of this to be over, "We better be close.." she mumbled before she started galloping again like everyone else. Apollo just sighed as he did the same. Well he didn't have much of a choice.

     Though it didn't take long for them to cross that horror of an Isle, "They keep on getting worse and worse." Nysa said unhappily as she looked back at the previous Isle and then the next. There was a strange looking wolf creature, but Nysa just looked away as soon as she saw it. She was thankful that Smoke bubbled it up as they all kept going, "Someone please tell me we're getting close. We've been running ever since I woke up." she said unsure if she could keep crossing Isles like this.

"I think this Isle is the last-" Raven was about to speak until another Isle appeared before the group, "well forget what I said!" Raven shouted, she really wasn't wanting to continue further, but she as Lichanura perked up as he ran out of the Isle behind him, which Raven was behind as she stopped too.

"A bridge?! A freaking bridge?! I thought all Isles were connected?!" Raven was yelling at this point but Moonlight glared at her, Raven was wrong on calling the land mass before her an Isle, when it wasn't truly an Isle actually, that was when Lichanura summoned his book.

"It's an Island, not an Isle Raven, Islands are bigger then Isles but they don't beat the Mainland at all." Lichanura looked at Raven, the mare was corrected, then Raven realized why Moonlight glared at her- it was because Moonlght stopped her before Lichanura yelled and corrected her.

"Oh whatever.. Let's just go and save Esmeray from being a complete idiot.. And rescuing Minette as well.." Raven spoke, Lichanura smiled as he began walking on the bridge, it was weird of him but everyone was used to some thing at least, well most of the group was anyways.

Though Moonlight and Smoke let everyone go onto the bridge- including Nysa and Apollo, before they themselves went on it and walked with everyone, or well going at a single file line and waiting until everyone got onto the bridge.. Since most bridges are narrow in Isles of Nowhere really.. Or Isles of Somewhere..?

Anyways, Lichanura perked up again as he instantly began running, something got his attention as everyone zoomed off whilst Smoke and Moonlight were still on the bridge, but the two mares looked at each other before trotting and shortly running off to catch up as well.


As Lichanura stopped running but was sliding now, he used something to stop him as he got up when he stopped completely, but he also backed up as a weird looking statue was in front of him, that was also when the entire group was met with daunting statues all over the place but the main statue was the one in the middle..

"What statue of a creature is that?" Raven asked in the group, Lichanura looked at Raven before staring at it, it seemed to be familiar to everyone but no one knew why, well the silence was broke when Smoke and Moonlight caught up, but the familarity of the statue began seeping thoughts into everyone's head.

"Hey a plague is at the bottom, read it!" Moonlight pointed out, Lichanura read the plague before looking at everyone with surprise, but he then started to read it to his best since he needed to see how he recited the plague just fine before actually doing it.

"The plague says.. "To beauty, to peace, you'll be here til we yeast, your black hair with rainbow ends, you'll be frozen here til I say. -Yours truly, Asher.", yeesh.." Lichanura spoke, he was finished until the plague changed and he got confused on that part, but he did the samething with how he first recited the plague's word.

"A horse as a human but in goddess clothing, raising her hand at something, the night sky is welcoming to her, until she is seen, she's no more. But she's who she is. The daughter of guardians. -Min Min." Lichanura was confused on that part, who was Min Min and why was she turned into a human before eing stoned? Was there a deeper meaning to all of this..?

Though Raven screamed at something, that was when everyone turned their head and noticed a familiar horse, it was Esmeray but he was in stone, everyone crowded around Stoned Esmeray and looked as his statue was almost rearing up, a faint glow from his magical horn he used to summon, and that his eyes were like he was gonna cry, and that his mouth was straight and curved as a sorrowing smile.

"Es-.. No.. We thought.." Smoke whispered, she was completely daunted by what she was looking at, she couldn't comprehand what she was seeing, she didn't believe that Esmeray would just be stoned like that, with him almost crying and that he was being a foolish stallion at that.

"I don't believe this.. I don't believe that Esmeray would just be immediately stoned like this! I don't believe it at all!!" Moonlight whispered, then she spoke, then she shouted, then Lichanura ran over to her- or mainly walked over to her as he began comforting the crying mare.

Though Moonlight opened her teary eyes and looked at Min Min's statue, the same statue that reminded her of someone, but she wasn't sure how or why, but as Moonlight walked over to the mare's statue, she blinked a few times. And those few times she swore that she saw Minette in that statue.

Then Moonlight shouted as it was Minette who was turned into a human who wanted to try and stop Asher too, and that Minette was actually protecting Esmeray from being stoned, but Esmeray was moved, and that was when Moonlight had Smoke moved Esmeray's statue- after everyone hugged the stallion, to behind Minette and that was when a click sounded out.

"So.. Ready for round one..?" Asher spoke out, his voice was dull and plain, but his wings then beated as he flew up and hovered in the air, he made two friends stoned and that they were a separate species, Asher was a cruel stallion to do that to friends and that they tried protecting eachother at their best.

"You!!" Moonlight shouted, Smoke and Raven held back Moonlight as everyone looked up at the stallion, Moonlight then summoned three spears and they were launched at Asher, who dodged them with ease. And who would've thought Moonlight was gonna avenge her brother? Everyone did actually.

"Moonlight, we need to strategize before we cook ourselves like Esmeray and Minette did.." Smoke told Moonlight, the angered and crying mare didn't listen to Smoke as Raven helped her, though Lichanura helped in with trying to get Moonlight back away so that she wouldn't have ended up like Minette.

"Looking for some horses..?" Asher asked, Moonlight got confused, but then she saw that Asher rose two cages as Minette was looking down until she got up and saw everyone, that was when Moonlight cried more, Minette seemed to have been bored and never once got something to play with.

Esmeray was in the right cage as he just layed there, Asher shook the cage before looking at the Esmeray statue, that was when Asher realized something, and that everyone would be incredibly mad at Asher and want to avenge Esmeray for Asher's action..

"I forgot I had put your lead stallion's life force in his statue, I completely forgot that I ended his line of living, and that he can't do anything because his soul is trapped within a statue and he can't go to you nor go to the heavens or the underrealm either!! Hahahah!!" Asher laughed, now his true personality showed as he began laughing manically and that Moonlight grew incredibly mad as she changed into a wolf completely, well still having her voice and her normal horsiness too.

"You monster!! What did you do to Minette then?!" Smoke yelled at Asher, he just smirked as Smoke's eyes widened, Asher made Minette look like she was bored, when in reality it was something much more terrible underneath that bored and surprised face.

"You.. Disgraceful.. MONSTER!!" Smoke yelled at the end, she then flew up as fast as she had ever been, Asher was backing up until Smoke was too fast as she smacked him down onto the ground hard, his nose was bleeding as Raven had no choice but to let Moonlight go, and Lichanura did the samething.

But...

     Nysa looked up at Raven as she said this was the last only for another Isle to show up almost as soon as she said it. "Of course there's another one." she said unhappily as she came to a stop like everyone else. Though Nysa took a moment or two to catch her breath. Apollo had done the same. Even flapping his wings a bit since he didn't like being forced to run, but he didn't have a choice. 

     Though he made sure not to complain again. Nysa looked around as she saw the bridge, "Not all. Isle of Dreams and Isle of Mountains are connected by a bridge remember? Well that bridge is pretty old anyway.." she said once she caught her breath. Nysa was confused when Lichanura said this was a island and not an Isle. "An island? Never heard of one." she said confused.

     Raven was right though as Nysa was ready to keep going. If they stopped long enough for her to dislike it, she'd just start running again. Though she followed everyone and carefully walked across the bridge. Apollo was about to just fly over, but Nysa gave him a look, "Alright fine..I'll walk." he said with a small snort as he walked across the bridge behind Nysa. Apollo could hardly recognize her.

     Though once they all crossed the bridge, they all started running again, but it wasn't for long. Nysa slid to a stop when everyone else did as she saw the weird looking statue, "What is that...?" she asked knowing they probably didn't know the answer. Nysa did notice the plaque, but she let Lichanura read it. She tried figuring out what it meant, but then it changed and Lichanura read it a second time.

     "There's something about it that's familiar..." she said mainly to herself, but she couldn't figure out why it was familiar. "Never heard of a human before..." she said a tad bit curious as she looked at the creature. Well at least her normal self wasn't completely gone. Though Nysa tried figuring out what the two plaques meant. "It's a riddle, but I can't figure it out.." she said.

     Apollo looked at her, "I have." he said as Nysa looked at him confused, "My father was sent to the mainland where humans live. Once a horse from the Isles goes to the mainland, they can't return. Even mainland horses can't come here. Though our magic, horns, and wings are gone the second we step hoof onto the mainland." he said before they all looked over at another statue..this one being a horse..

     Nysa looked at the statue before she ran over immediately recognizing who it was, "Esmeray!" she said as she let out her emotions, "No no no no no no no no...we..we were too late...it's my fault..it's all my fault...he's gone...just like the others.." she said breaking down as she cried. "Why did he have to do this....? How was this supposed to help me?" she said in between her sobbing.

     Apollo looked at Esmeray before looking down. He couldn't be gone. Though he couldn't comfort Nysa or Moonlight. He didn't know how to, but then he looked at the other statue from before. "Minette...?" he said as his ears lowered as he slowly walked back over, "It's her...no.." he whispered heartbroken. Nysa looked over, but she couldn't get herself to leave Esmeray's stoned body. Esmeray was like this because of her, but she was more broken then ever now that she lost the two..now she really didn't have any family left.

     Though she looked up when Asher showed himself. She just pinned her ears as her horn glowed slightly, but she didn't do anything. No. She didn't. She couldn't bring herself to do anything at that time. She didn't have it in her. Like she gave up entirely. Even if she didn't give up, she didn't know what to do. Apollo looked at Asher and snorted pinning his ears as he stood there protectively, but he didn't even know what to do.

     They were all lost without Esmeray. Nysa looked back up at Asher as he showed two cages. Esmeray's lifeless body in one while Minette was standing in the other. After hearing what the tyrant said, Nysa broke down even more. Until realization hit. "H-he-s still alive..." she said quietly but Apollo somewhat heard her. Though Nysa got up on her hooves again as she looked at Asher.

     Nysa spread her wings out as they were a bit large, but that's besides the point. She looked up at Asher almost looking at him dead in the eyes, "What do you want from us!? Why keep us alive!? Why make them suffer!? Why make my mother suffer!?" she yelled almost at the top of her lungs. She was feeling every emotion there was. All except happiness, hope, and joy..

Lichanura hissed as Asher did not show a smile, instead his eyes focused on Nysa, the tyrant didn't do anything and then he seemed to have flown around in a circle, before long a book fell out between Esmeray's cage and Minette's cage. Then Asher flew down quickly as he caught it but used his magic to make it float to Nysa.

"This won't be a very good battle if we were to fight with these statues all around, these lifeless animals that are all around here.." Asher giggled, then he used his wings to move the leaves of every bush and tree that was shown to have a statue in between (rhymed), but he was right, no one could fight with all the creatures and horse statues all around the two' statues; Esmeray and a different horse then.

"Hm, I'll be off, I won't bother you this time. Wouldn't want to get stabbed out in the middle of the forest with these- pesky, and beautiful statues~.." Asher spoke, though he shortly looked at Minette as he spoke at the end, then he looked at Nysa as he knew that a sword wouldn't work on he is, but it would give her a thought.

"Wait!" Lichanura yelled, but Asher already began flying back, and that Minette's and Esmeray's cages followed right behind Asher. Lichanura just started running as the group watched him, then they looked at Nysa and Apollo for an idea, like they needed the two now.

"Do you have an idea Nysa? Apollo? We don't know anymore with Lichanura running off to be killed, though that's his demise and one he should deserve." the group asked in the first part, then Smoke asked the two lastly, like she was being patient on how they were.

     Apollo looked at Nysa before looking at the others. He was more worried about her than he ever was. Though he got a bit closer to her just in case Asher tried something. Nysa paid no attention to Apollo instead she watched Asher closely watching as he flew around them in a circle. Though she saw the book and got confused. Before she realized it, Asher had seemed to give it to her, but she didn't trust it. Not one bit.

     Nysa looked back up at him as he spoke before she looked around at all the statues. There were more..? There were a lot more as Asher revealed them, "No.." Nysa mumbled from under her breath. She wanted to end him right then and there, but after he revealed all the statues..she knew she couldn't. If one of them breaks...they were gone forever.. Asher had put her and everyone else in a situation where they couldn't do anything. He was smart..

     Though Nysa snorted as Asher spoke again, "This isn't over!" she yelled angrily. Now she was just driven by her grief and anger. Fear even.. The only things that were keeping her going. Before she even realized it, Asher started flying away taking Esmeray's lifeless body and Minette with him as Lichanura chased after him. Nysa looked at the book before looking in the direction Asher went.

     She didn't acknowledge the others in any way. She was silent for only a moment, "We end this..." she said looking up as she started running again. This time going after Asher. Nothing else mattered then getting to him. Even if Nysa couldn't fly. Even if she couldn't fight him. She didn't care. Asher was playing with them, and Nysa was over it. She was definitely not herself..

     Apollo didn't know what to think about what just happened, but before he realized it Nysa was gone. He looked at the others worriedly, "Well now we don't have much of a choice...we have to go after them..even if we catch up to Nysa...who knows what she'll do if we try stopping her.." he said before he flew up and started flying in the same direction Asher, Lichanura, and Nysa had went in.

     Nysa didn't stop running. Even if there was something in her path. She just jumped over fallen statues or went around them. She was going faster than she had been all day. Nysa even tried flying again, but she still couldn't which angered her more. Though if the others even caught up with her she wasn't going to let them stop her. Just like Apollo said. Though Nysa was about to get herself really hurt...if not killed..

The group looked at other as they were alone, but they then  began running as a group entirely, running fast and hard to keep up with each other, but they were following behind Apollo and somewhere Nysa was still going and going. And that she wouldn't stop for anyone..


Far up ahead Lichanura was making pace as he kept up with the stallion that he hated, even he didn't know that Nysa or Apollo were far behind, well he didn't care like Nysa, all he wanted to do was to stop Asher. Or well die trying to stop him, like everyone calls Lichanura "stupid, foolish, stallion".

But as Lichanura looked up to see Asher flying, he wasn't there, in fact Lichanura stopped running altogether as he was trying to figure out where Asher went, then a beam of magic hit him, Lichanura groaned a bit but he looked down as he began running again, he was turning into stone while running.. He was a foolish stallion after all..

As Lichanura kept chase while Lichanura shot magic every now and then at Lichanura, he then came out of the forest as Lichanura watched him, though Lichanura turned his head and saw a big giant castle coming into view, and that's where Lichanura, Nysa, and Apollo were heading.

When Lichanura watched Asher fly into a room at the castle, Lichanura just made sure that he was nearing the castle, but he then ran up the stone staircase, rounded up at the front door and bashed it open as it was an empty room with another staircase a little ahead.

Lichanura looked around as he heard the doors he bashed into close by themselves, then the lighting came on as candles all around were light up by each candle next to each other, Lichanura looked around as he backed up with fright when he saw a horse scream but was frozen in solid stone. Dang..

Though Lichanura walked around before walking up the staircase of wherever Asher was, but Lichanura wasn't thinking as Asher owned the castle, knew the passages that he made, knew how the castle worked and even knew how to operate it perfectly..

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     Nysa just kept running and running. How she still had it in her to run, she had no idea. Though it wasn't energy and strength that was keeping her going. It was full on anger and grief. The Nysa everybody knew was gone. She was solely out for revenge. What she didn't realize was that she was running into a death trap. She couldn't protect herself that well. Maybe enough for a stallion like Phoenix, but not nearly close to being able to protect herself from someone like Asher. 

     Apollo didn't want Nysa to get too far ahead where he or the others couldn't catch up to her. Though since he was flying, Apollo had to dodge random branches from the trees. Many leaves fell to the ground, but it was a good thing Apollo knew what he was doing. Flying was what he knew best. Apollo was able to see the others behind him from a distance, but it wasn't long until he spotted Nysa in the distance. 

     "How is she going that fast after we've spent all day running..?" he asked himself a bit surprised but mainly worried, "He'll get to her before she can do a thing if she keeps this up.." Apollo knew it wasn't going to be the wise choice to try and stop her, but he didn't have much of a choice. If something happened to her, then they were all dead. Apollo just sighed as he flapped his wings harder making an effort to catch up to her.

     Though Nysa felt Apollo's presence even before he got close to her. Apollo just kept trying to get close to her, "Nysa! Stop! What happened to Esmeray will happen to you if you don't stop. We have to be smart. Create a plan." he said trying not to push his luck with getting too close to her. Nysa just looked back at him snorting as she kept going. With each stride she took...the weaker she was even if she didn't realize it.

     The normal Nysa would have. She knew plenty about healing, but this Nysa didn't care. Instead of listening to Apollo, she blasted a small force field that sent Apollo back to the others before going away. Apollo tried fighting it, but he didn't have it in him. He was able to see the castle in the distance though before he was forced back to the others landing on the ground a bit hard.

     Apollo shook his head a bit as he got back up. He looked ahead before looking at the others, "Well...I was right..there was no stopping her.." he said, "But come on. I saw a castle...that must be where they are heading. Nysa will be in danger the second she steps hoof into that castle. She's already weak from all this running, but she doesn't realize it." he said concerned about Nysa as he looked at the others before he flew back up again leading the way this time.

     Though Nysa came to a stop once she saw the castle. She didn't hesitate. Oh no she just got a look around before she made her way inside. She didn't even bother to look through or even look at the title of the book Asher had given her. She didn't care about it. All she cared about was fixing her mistakes. This was all her fault wasn't it? Well it was in her eyes at least...

The group shortly stopped as they watched Nysa push Apollo back with a small force field, but he got back up in the air and continued flying, making at least a tiny breather, but the group got right back to running as well. Though some of the group members separated a little bit from each other since it was a little crowdy, which was better to be aired out instead..

Anyways as the group followed Apollo, who was following Nysa, but she was already at the castle, but Lichanura was deep in the castle as he mde sure to check everything and make sure he takes the more important stuff. But that was when a large light took the castle whole and that Lichanura and Nysa were consumed by it.

Though as the light faded, Lichanura (and maybe Nysa) were in a big white open space, Lichanura was confused as he was trotting down a large hallway, but now Lichanura was in a large, wide, open space that was just free to attack but there was nothing exactly..


After awhile a voice spoke out, "well seems like you made it! Congrats on that at least.." Asher spoke out, but it sounded a bit different, like the voice echoed differently and seemed like a mare somehow, but it was echoes and all echeos were different really.

As Asher flew down onto the whiteness that was around, but it seemed like it had gravity and a surface too, Lichanura backed up as he got defensive, mostly because there was nothing around but also because it seemed like Lichanura had a hold of this unknown place.. 

     Nysa walked around slowly in the castle. She was being cautious at least. Well sort of. She did go straight after Asher without thinking. At least she was more careful in the castle. Even creating a dim light from the tip of her horn, so she could see a little better. That and so that nothing comes out of no where and spooks her. Though everything was quiet..too quiet. Everything about this place seemed to make her uncomfortable, and the further she went, the more her senses seemed to come back to her. Either way she knew it was too late for her to turn around. 

     Apollo just kept flying looking out for any sign of Nysa. He didn't even bother looking for Lichanura. That stallion had already probably gotten himself into trouble. Though Apollo flew up higher to get a better look of the area before he flew back down to the group, "The castle is just up ahead. I don't see any sign of Nysa though...she could already be in there.." he said to the group.

     The group had gotten smaller in number, and Apollo didn't like it. Not one bit. Wasn't too much longer until they reached the castle as Apollo landed softly on the ground as he looked at everyone, "What do we do now? Who knows where they are or what's happened yet.." he said nervously, but he did his part and led them there. At least for now. Apollo never once was interested in being a leader.

     Though Nysa kept walking until a sudden bright light overtook the Isle. It was so bright she couldn't see anything. She even tried covering her eyes with her wings, but even then it was too bright as she started to get a headache. Nysa tried opening her eyes again, but she immediately had to shut them again. Everything was too bright. It was just a bright white everywhere. 

     She didn't even know Lichanura was there since he didn't say anything, but either way they were vulnerable..especially Nysa..at that moment she had no way to defend herself. She could hear the sound of Asher's wings as he flew down after he spoke, but other then that Nysa had no idea what was going on, where she was, or even what was going to happen. She only started to regret what she had done.

Lichanura looked at Nysa, then he went over to her and started using his body to shield hers, making sure that she was safe and sound, to at least make up for his past misdeeds. But that was only going to be awhile from now, and that won't likely happen if he doesn't start acting more smarter then dumber..

"Nysa you'll be fine, I'm here to keep you safe, to at least make up for some things I should've done to help a long while ago.. But at least I'm doing this for a favor and that I'm making sure your safe and sound, be brave, even when you can't be: be brave, everyone is now worried for you more then ever. But I'll be here to help you with that, with everything right now." Lichanura spoke to Nysa, he was looking at Asher and making sure that Nysa was safe next to him, though Asher took a step as Lichanura pressed against Nysa.

"Don't you dare come near her or me- u-us! Don't you dare come near us Asher!!" Lichanura yelled at Asher, the stallion only frowned in silence as he was yelled at, Lichanura then looked at the stallion nervously as Asher then raised a hoof at Lichanura.

"Bye bye.." Asher distorted his voice to sound like a filly, then as Lichanura was about to yell in fear, and that a metal clink or two happened, then the room fell into darkness before lighting up to Nysa's sight needs, or well eyesight needs, though for Lichanura- at least he protected Nysa long enough to keep her unharmed.

"N.. Nysa.." Lichanura gurgled a bit, then he groaned before falling unconscious as he was pain, but Asher only laughed as he turned his head back to Nysa, as the stallion was taking careful steps while smiling at Nysa, Lichanura opened his eyes and gasped.

Lichanura then turned his head as he was upside down, chains wrapped around him, but stains were being made on Lichanura's pretty bay coat, but the chains were seen to be coming from where Lichanura's heart was. But Asher didn't kill the stallion, no, he wanted Lichanura to watch him and what he was going to do to Nysa.

But a faint scream was heard, then it suddenly got into the white room as it became louder and louder, Asher was right next to Nysa as he was being menacing towards her, but the stallion looked up at Minette was screaming horribly at the stallion. She was beyond made as her wings and horn were pointed towards her.

"Die die die die!! DIE!! You MONSTEROUS BEAST!!" Minette screamed again, Asher had no idea Minette could get into the white aerial space, he thought that Minette was in her cage in a dungeon-like basement so that no one can hear her. But he was wrong to have thought that his plan for her was a good one.

"MINETTE!!" Lichanura yelled, he seemed excited to see her as she looked at Lichanura quickly before looking back at Asher, but when Minette looked back at Asher, he had his hoof to her as he made her flung into the air as she landed down, a little far from him, but on her side which made her cough and start hurting badly.

"What have you done?!" Lichanura yelled, he was moving around until he touched his back legs and flipped out of his cage as he turned into a creature that anyone would see dangerous, that a God or goddess would put into a vial without hesitation, but Lichanura's anger was directed at Asher as the black and white stallion got into the air but with sustaining an injury next to his dock.

"Ow.." Minette cried, she couldn't move as she was paralyzed to the bone, literally if she accidentally moved then pain would surge up and make her cry, whatever Asher did made Minette really in pain as something happened to her and that no one knew what exactly.

     Nysa seemed to have snapped from her weird state as she realized what she put herself into. There was no where for her to go. Especially since the white was too overwhelming for her. More so for her then it was for Lichanura it seemed. Probably because she was younger..well the youngest. That and it had been quite the long day, so her body, especially her legs, were sore and tired.

     Though Nysa felt it when Lichanura went over to her. At first she didn't know who it was since she knew Asher was there at least, but she flinched slightly even trying to get away until she heard Lichanura's voice. She didn't even know he was even there with her. His words seemed to calm her. At least she wasn't completely alone. Her trust towards Lichanura wasn't the best still, but she didn't have a choice but to trust him in that moment.

     Nysa then felt Lichanura press against her body protectively. That could only mean one thing, and thing only. Though she got nervous again as she was trembling on the inside. She only hoped the others were close by. Nysa knew things were about to get worse as Lichanura yelled. Then she heard what Asher said...it was all overwhelming and Nysa didn't know what to do. She knew that this time was the end...whether or not it ended good or badly..

     Nysa heard the sound of metal clinking against something, but then she could feel the room get dark before going to a normal light. Nysa hesitantly opened her eyes. She didn't even notice that they were clenched shut. Though when she opened them, she saw Lichanura gurgling before he fell unconscious. Nysa took a step back unsure of what to do as everything was too overwhelming.

     "W-what did you do to him?" she asked as she looked at Asher trying to get away from him as he inched closer. Though she looked back at Lichanura as regained consciousness, but it wasn't a good thing.. Nysa took another step back as Lichanura was upside down covered in chains. Chains that came from his heart. She wanted to help him, but she didn't know how to. What she did know was that Asher wanted him to watch...watch what he was going to do to her...

     Nysa then heard a faint scream. It caught her attention. Especially as it got louder and louder, but before she even knew it, Asher was right next to her. Nysa froze. She didn't know what to do, and she had never felt so small in her life before. Then Nysa realized who was the one screaming. Minette. In the flesh. "Minette!" she said more then happy to see her, but Nysa didn't get her hopes up. Well what hopes did she have anyway?

     How she escaped, Nysa wasn't sure, but she was glad she managed to. Though things got worse within another matter of seconds as Asher raised his hoof towards Minette. Like the horse he pointed his hoof at was doomed. She took this to note. Nysa couldn't do anything but stand and watch as Minette was flung to the air and fell to the ground, "No!" she yelled as she looked at Minette wanting to go to her side, but Nysa couldn't. Asher was still there...right by her.

     Though Nysa looked at Lichanura as he somehow escaped and turned into a creature...like Esmeray had. Nysa tried to think of something to do, but she couldn't. Too much was going on. She looked at Minette seeing her laying there without any movement, but she knew she was alive..just suffering. Nysa then turned to Asher looking at him as her horn and necklace began to glow...

     She tried doing the same spell she had tried the day before, and this time it worked. Nysa was able to blast a ball of magic right at Asher. Even able to do the same thing a couple of times, but it was nothing that would harm him. It was a weak spell...a easy spell. One that almost anyone could do. It wouldn't hurt someone like Asher...and Nysa knew she immediately made a mistake....