"They learned a pony is [Insert List of Makes a Pony & Percentages Here]. The only thing they couldn't figure out was what made up a soul." He kept his gaze locked on the stallion. "But one Clover the Clever had found dark magic that she sealed inside of many tomes that were meant to be only researched by those with a strong enough will." Father Void shifted a little on his hooves with a bead of sweat forming and slipping down from his brow. "These tomes held spells and magic that were laced with either a sin or a virtue. Anyone who falls prey to a tome is as good as dead since they lose themselves, and become the flesh puppet of the tome they carry on their persons at all times."662Please respect copyright.PENANACTvbI0g31U
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Rose slowly shook her head, not believing what she was hearing or the tone coming out of Star. She turned her attention to Father Void who was looking pale. "Father Void, are you alright?" no response to her words which drew more concern. "Father Void?" she gently touched his shoulder. "Ah!" her leg hoof was grabbed and her body forced to stand uncomfortably on three legs with her one twisted around behind her back. "What are you doing?!" she squeaked as his magic hold grew tighter.662Please respect copyright.PENANAPzh0ktP6yi
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"Silvereye, I know you aren't there but you should let the mare go." He started to approach slowly towards the stallion. "Just let her go and give me the tome. I will then give you and those you revived the peace you seek from the madness that is not your own."662Please respect copyright.PENANAQxHUUgivVV
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Father Void backed up the stairs, dragging Rose with him as she winced. "Stay back and let my pet kill you!" he barked with his eyes wide and his breathing heavier than before.662Please respect copyright.PENANAAyciPJea0N
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Star looked over to see the mantecore recovering and getting to its feet. He looked at the ground before twisting his metal hoof into the soft surface. He narrowed his eyes as he focused. A wind began to swirl up around his hoof, blowing his mane around and the necklace some against his chest. He pushed his hoof into the floor just as the mantecore jumped to pounce, resulting in metal poles to shoot up in a burst of crackling magic. The beast hit these metal creations and tried to back up but was surrounded and soon trapped inside a cage. He turned his attention to Father Void and drug his hoof across the ground, drawing a line and this time emerald marble shot up. Rose gave a startled noise as the spikes shot up between her and Father Void, breaking his magic hold on her.662Please respect copyright.PENANAGxFzHas5Uv
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He fled upstairs with Star moving quickly after once he ended the magic in use from his hoof which allowed for it to lift normally again. He was stopped, however, by a quick grab and tug of his tail by Rose's mouth. "Hold on!" he looked back to her and snorted. "What in the Gods of Old's name was that?!"662Please respect copyright.PENANAtribYCZFCs
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"Old ways of magic before the Unicorns fully mastered using it without the need of a physical symbol for channeling. It is still used by some Pegasus and Earth ponies depending on their need and profession." He huffed agitated. "Now if you will let me, I'll go stop a pony who's been controlled by a magical tome that is also controlling multiple other ponies infected by its magic."662Please respect copyright.PENANAhKLoDtelVv
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"Not until you tell me who you are and why the horse apples you have a metal leg and no horn yet are able to use Unicorn magic!" she stomped her hoof, glaring him down with tension clearly showing in her stance.662Please respect copyright.PENANAiamcUJ5e8y
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Star heaved a sigh as he closed his eyes. "Mares, I swear..." he mumbled then opened his eyes. "It's as I said, I tried to bring back the dead and I lost my leg. I tried to bring back my siblings and I lost my horn." He now started to walk away from her. "I've been fascinated by the ways things were done in the olden times within and beyond the region ruled by the Princesses."662Please respect copyright.PENANAvzLbgl1k73
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She followed behind, listening before speaking up. "But what is your name? Why did you try bringing back the dead if you didn't know it would work?"662Please respect copyright.PENANA9FN4gZIQTl
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"..." He came out to the main floor of the temple. "...You'd be surprised what three young ponies will do." She was about to answer until she lost it upon seeing a very starved looking pony stumbling around, feathers falling off its legs and out of its mane. Its eyes were sunken in and looked simply sickly. "...Welcome to one vision a Tomes of Souls can cause to those affected. This is common with the sin tome of [Insert Sin Name Here]." Rose was at a loss for words and even lowered her head, covering her mouth with one leg as she tried not to lose her biscuits.662Please respect copyright.PENANAwEiO7jo1ch
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What...what in the world is this? This can't be real! It had to be a dream. She thought terrified especially in seeing the atrocity.662Please respect copyright.PENANA7VoRFG8boJ
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"You see? I've been repairing and healing them!" Father Void proclaimed to them both with his horn crackling with magic.662Please respect copyright.PENANAk3Ve2VVP7a
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He frowned at this and the fading look in the stallion's eyes. "You can't merge the body with things it is missing as it decomposes! It will fail and result in monsters being born instead of what you expected!"662Please respect copyright.PENANArpz7g0BD6W
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"Just because you failed doesn't mean I will. I have the book of the Gods! I am greater than your pitiful Princesses that refuse to use their mighty power for anything!" Father Void reared back and stomped his hooves down hard, causing the temple to shake and start to make the second floor to crumble.662Please respect copyright.PENANA37GXR8SsrY
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"Rose, get outside and keep all ponies out, understand?" his tone was quiet and he was only partially looking at her.662Please respect copyright.PENANAlqiUNxBYYt
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"I-I don't kn-know if I-I can."662Please respect copyright.PENANAU8w0XBtHrr
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[Insert Real Name Here] looked to Rose fully now. "Rose, now, move. If you stay here I don't want to see you get hurt while I get that book back." She stayed frozen for a few moments until finally he turned around pushed her towards the doors, causing her to stumble and come out of her daze. He watched her flee from the temple. He turned back towards Father Void and stomped his metal hoof into the floor, focusing and caused a stone pole to rise. He grabbed it into his mouth and charged forwards, swinging it and took down a few of the deceased ponies by throwing them into one another.662Please respect copyright.PENANAK9DWG5UHvW
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"You cannot stop one who has the Gods of Old's blessing!" Father Void shouted as he lifted the book out and flipped through its pages quickly before starting to recite a spell from its pages in an old tongue.662Please respect copyright.PENANALJdNG5f771
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"You wanna bet?" [Insert Real Name Here] said from around the blunt weapon as he made his way up the stairs towards Father Void, swinging the weapon that struck the book, causing Father Void to scream in pain as he stumbled back.662Please respect copyright.PENANAghPf0swNwM
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