Title:           A'Nown (Part 3)
Author:          Pony_Azathoth
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First Edit:      Sunday 13th of May 2012 02:29:36 PM CDT
Last Edit:       Sunday 13th of May 2012 02:29:36 PM CDT

>A'Nown stretched out his cosmic form
>The statue was his anchor, and his power was strongest there
>The farther away he went, the weaker he became
>Regardless, he could still influence some things
>He saw a pair of lovers walking through the words near his statue
>He nudged them in his direction
 
>The lovers walked down the path until the female one spoke up
"Hey, let's go check out what's over there; off the path."
"What? Why?"
"I don't know, I just have a hunch."
>The male lover shrugs and they both walk off the path in the proper direction
>Jackpot
 
>The lovers walk in the forest for a minute, keeping in mind where they came from as to not get lost, and find that statue
>They look over it with a mix of disgust and awe, and wonder at how it got here and what it is for.
>The male one walks up and pokes it, shrinking away at the nasty sensation if gives off
>The female one speaks
"...I don't like this, let's go."
>They turn to leave
>They are lost
>They look around, everything around them has changed.
>They start to panic, trying to figure out what happened
>The male immediately blames the statue
>Suddenly, a voice rings out, silencing the two.
"One of you may return home, but the other must stay. Make your choice."
>They freeze, and look at each other.
>They were scared, frightened
>The two, who were madly in love, immediately stepped back from each other
>They watched each other all day, not trusting
>They had to force themselves to stay awake
>They slowly began to wither away in hunger
>Until one day, the male made up his mind
 
>He strut up to the female
>He was bigger and stronger then her, even though they were both weak
>He also managed to find some food, where as she didn't, and there was no way she could fight him off
>She shrank back in fear
>He spoke
"Please, go. I'll stay here. I don't want to see you suffer; I love you. Please enjoy life without me..."
>The female smiled and felt tears coming from her eyes
"No! I can't leave you! I will stay with you, forever!"
>The two embrace, tears running down their faces
>They both curled up together for a passionate night, and the next morning they were both dead, still holding each other.
>The statue watched them the whole time
>It glared at them
>How disgusting.
 
>The Statue looked down at the bodies of the two lover p0nies
>Their dedication was a bit sickening to him.
>They didn't create nearly as much fun as he wanted.
>You know what? Fine. He would have his fun.
 
>The air whispered across the backs of the skin-and-bones lover p0nies
>They could feel their lungs being refilled with precious air, heat returning to their cold limbs
>They were alive once again.
>They opened their eyes and they looked into each others eyes
>They smiled, their love rekindled
>Suddenly, with a powerful pull, the male p0ny was pushed away from the female one
"No!" She cried out, clawing her way to her feet even though her limbs cried out in agony
>The male disappeared through the fog
>She turned to the statue with a hateful gaze
"What have you done with him?!" She asked, stomping a hoof
>The statue did not respond
"Why did you bring us back? To torture us!? We were together on the other side! We were happier!"
>The statute did not respond
>She screamed
 
>The girl p0ny ran forward and struck the statue with her hoof
>Again and again she attacked it
>But she got nothing from it except a sore hoof
>The statue seemed indestructible and hateful in it's tyrannical gaze
>She shivered and backed off
>She looked around, and saw a shadow in the fog
"Is it you!? My lover!"
>She called but the shadow moved away
"Come back!"
>She ran after the shadow
>Right underneath her the real male p0ny got up and saw her running
"No! Stop! I'm here!"
>She didn't hear him
>She couldn't hear him
>He ran after her, and she ran after nothing
>The goose chase would go on, forever and ever.
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>Many years have passed
>The local legends of the two lovers have passed around
>Eventually, a group of 5 young colts leave their town to explore the woods to find the strange statue
>They walk down the road in the woods of a few hours
>They see somep0ny walking down the path a ways ahead of them
>It looks like a he
>He seems to be wearing a ratty cloak and hood, and suddenly turns and walks straight into the woods
>The boys run and look around but he is gone
"Should we follow him...?"
>The other boys nod and follow the strange stallion, perhaps he was looking for the statue as well.
 
>They go deeper and deeper into the woods
>It gets darker
>the boys start to get scared, they start seeing a few strange animals
>They swear the animals seemed deformed or acting insane, but they can't really tell as they all seem to disappear a second after they've been spotted
>One boy keeps complaining and wants to go back
"...Come on guys, our mothers are going to kill us if we don't-"
"Come on, don't be such a chicken-shit!"
>He gulps and keeps on going with them
 
>They soon see something strange
>It looks like a fire, actually two fires
>It is very dark, unnaturally dark
>They go forward
>They enter the famous clearing
 
>They see the strange stallion from before standing before a thing with a large piece of cloth covering it completely
>There are two fires on the sides
>They hear a very, very strange noise
>The stallion turns around
>the sounds are coming from him
>They notice he is missing his tongue
 
>He motions, and divides up the boys
>He takes four of the five boys, who sit in a small circle with no complaint
>He puts a sheet over all of them
>The last boy, the leader of the bunch, sits alone a few feet away
>The tongue-less stallion walks over to the covered thing
>And he slides the covering off
>The single colt freezes as he sees that statue
>It seems to stare right at him, filled with authority and dark secrets and rebellion
>The tongue-less stallion seems to gargle out a command
"Bow."
>The young colt hesitates and bows down before the statue
>He hears a voice in his head
"Do you wish to have power, young colt?"
"...Yes."
"Then follow my commands, and get your friends to do so as well. You will be richly rewarded if you do as I say."
>The colt seems to like this idea
"Alright!"
"From now on, you will refer to me as lord."
"Oka- I mean, yes my lord."
"Good. Now, speak to your friends."
>The young colt walks over to his friends and removes their covering.
 
>The young mares all look up in amazement at the statue
>They seem like they are torn between screaming and getting closer to inspect it
>Suddenly, their eyes seem to flicker and they all gain blank expression
>They all sit upright and begin to chant soflty
"A'Nown... A'Nown... A'Nown..."
>The boys are confused
>The statue speaks out again
"You have brought these young virgins before me. I will enjoy watching you deflower them."
>The young mares suddenly all get up and present their hindquarters, their faces down on the ground, butts high up
>The boys all shudder with the sudden display, but their young hormones make them not hate this
"Enjoy it, boys. You'll gain all of this and much, much more if you just follow me."
>Without any more resistance, the boys approach and mount the receptive mares
>They sang on high the glory of A'Nown
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End of Part 3
