#deityofharmony

The figure gets closer and closer, and as she does, it gets brighter and brighter, and soon the figure stopped before the scared pony.

A majestic looking unicorn, with a long flowing tail, covered with flowers, and a mane with flowers, done in such a style that would eventually remind the lavender pony something familiar.

The horn, long and protruding a small one, like that of a tree branch, eyes that gazed down on Twilight, with a look of benevolence and worry. Her hooves, having patches of fur on them and the hooves being cloven, and a cutie mark that resembled Twilight’s: a white starburst withing a jagged violet starburst.

And on top of her head, a familiar crown, with the purple starburst gemstone decorated on the tip, with five colored gemstones that lined beneath it: the Elements of Harmony.

The mysterious unicorn, lowers her neck down to the battered pony, and spoke in a soft motherly tone, almost like that of Princess Celestia. The radiance and magic this pony was giving off not only was it powerful and ancient, perhaps even older than the Princesses, but it also felt… comforting.

Shhh.~

Don’t be afraid… my little pony…~

I promise I won’t hurt you… You are in a safe place, little one…

She then laid around Twilight, protectively, as she looks down at the smaller pony, smiling soft and warmly.

You are lucky to have found this place, dear. The creatures of the Everfree aren’t very forgiving at night…

But they won’t come to this cave… not while I’m here. I promise…

       | ~’✶’~

                 From fear to bedazzlement. The darkness of the forest was blinded by the           very essence of the being before her. Her own magic tingled in response, her           instincts and wills already knowing to be calmed, to obey the ancient one before           her. 

                “I... you...” she gasped out, fatigued, letting her final defenses fall away.           Twilight let her legs buckle beneath her, laid down upon the untamed floor of           the woods. “I feel like---I know you. You--you remind me of... of a sacred place...” 

                Yes, the feeling the princess had now, she had known of before. They had           gone together as friends to visit such a place, many a time. 

Trixie looked up in slight surprise as she turned around and saw the taller unicorn. She didn’t know anypony else would be in the forest. 

Of course, she refused to venture very far. Too many monsters were said to lurk in the Everfree. She was also very well aware that Ursas were on this list and they did in fact exist, and she intended to never get close to one again. She was just calmly sitting by a surprisingly calm river she had found, and was content with never stepping farther than this one spot she happened to like.

“Eep!” Fluttershy looks up, startled, as she suddenly feels somepony nuzzling her head. To her surprise, it was Harmony!

To say Twilight was starstruck to be an understatement, and also not entirely correct. To be starstruck would imply that the pony Twilight was staring at was famous, or at least someone she knew.

But Twilight had never seen this mare before. Yet, there was something familiar about her. It wasn’t just her appearance, but her very aura. Twilight knew powerful magic when she was near it, it felt like a slight tingling sensation at the base of her horn, almost like static.

This was something stronger, something that felt remarkably familiar. And it managed to throw Twilight off rather quickly.

         ✶ | 𝓉𝓌𝒾𝓁𝒾𝑔𝒽𝓉  —

                “What is it like?” 

                She stood next to Harmony, a question upon her lips that even to this day, wings           set upon her back, she hadn’t dared utter to The Sisters. Twilight knew not what           compelled her to ask the deity of Harmony such a thing rather than those she knew           longer---but perhaps it was because of that.

                “To have lived alongside the land---to watch and to live, forever. What is it like?”