As Onyx was finishing the last page of the fourth volume, he was surprised that he could get it done quicker than he was initially planning, but he had entered into a fugue for a while there. As he was laying down the last words, he heard a door smash open into his home. Pinkie was quickly calling out to Onyx. "Onyx, I need to talk to you."
Onyx let out a low sigh because it looks like he will need to stop for a few hours. "Coming, Pinkie darling."
Onyx quickly packed up his lab things so he did not lose them or misplace them. As he exited his lab, he was surprised to see Pinkie packing what looked like a duffel bag. "What are you doing, Pinkie?"
"The girls and I are going up to Cloudsdale to cheer on Rainbow Dash for her race." Pinkie replied quickly, packing a bunch of clothing.
Onyx blinked before he realized that he had missed Pinkie Keen, and it was the Rainboom episode. 'How the hell did I miss it?'
Pinkie pulled Onyx into a kiss before running out of the house with her packed bag. Onyx watched her run off and counted her clothing and saw that she would be gone for a total of three days. "Well, then that was weird. I cannot believe that I missed Pinkie Keen."
Onyx moved upstairs and quickly finished the Fourth Volume. As he was packing it into the box to send to Princess Celestia, he could not help but smile. "Finally making progress on my Runic Language. The jealous runes appeared, and I tried really hard not to let that happen."
"I am just lucky that I am not allowing the Rule Of Pride to infect my work. Simultaneously, I had to add the Rule of three to my work because the runes were getting too intense. The Rule of Form is not currently infecting my work, but it is getting close to the point that I might have to make it a Rule. " Onyx complained out loud to himself about the various changes that he had to make to his language to make it work like it was supposed to.
As Onyx wrote out the last words of the fourth volume, he felt a slight tugging on his magic, tying him to the runes himself. His body twitched, almost as if he was going through a change before it stopped. "The closer I get to completion, the closer my magic gets to being ready for Alicorn hood, but I do not have a deed yet."
Onyx thought back to the stories that he was able to find about Luna and Celestia. "They did not become Alicorns until they rose the Moon and Sun on their own, at least that is how the story goes, the only people that know for sure are those two."
Onyx nodded his head, looking down at the volume in thought, and quickly Packed it up. "I cannot keep it safe yet. Most likely, Celestia is keeping them safe."
---Ethereal Realm---
Harmony looked at the newest book while listing to Rune God in the making and sighed. 'Not yet ready, but I have all the time in the world.'
'His new rules are interesting, it is causing a structure that I have never seen before.' Harmony hummed before she noticed Discord looking at the runes in disgust.
'He is taking the wild magic into a chain down order, Harmony.' Discord complained in annoyance. 'This is your newest agent.'
Harmony snorted at Discords reaction and nodded her head. 'He is truly the best to get the position of Alicorn of Runes.'
Discord grimaced and teleported away. Harmony looked at the space Discord was standing in. 'I have never seen him run away that fast.'
---Canterlot Luna and Celestia---
It was currently breakfast time, so Luna and Celestia were eating their everyday meals, dinner for Luna, and Celestia's breakfast. As they were eating and enjoying the silence with each other. Rose Petal quickly walked up behind her Princess and handed her a note. As Celestia was reading the letter, Luna spoke up. "What is on the message, sister?"
"Onyx has sent in the fourth volume of his language Luna." Celestia answered while she smiled. "Will you be joining me, Luna?"
Luna looked at Celestia and hummed before declining her sister and informing her that she would look at it tonight. Celestia smiled at Luna. "Understood, Luna, I will leave it out for tonight."
As Celestia got up after finishing her food, she waved good morning to Luna, who only waved and grunted back. "Sleep well, Luna."
As Celestia entered her private laboratory, she saw that Rose was able to get the three volumes that she already had and the box containing the fourth volume. "Well, then let us get this done."
As she brought out the fourth volume, the other three's magic gathered together and mingled before solidifying into a cohesive whole. "Now that is interesting."
Celestia was surprised when the most potent Runes were sitting magically far apart while the two lesser levels roamed around in the magic. "The strongest do not stand each other. I wonder what will happen when I place two onto a subject piece."
As Celestia got a piece of metal and started marking the runes, the metal piece started cracking apart. Celestia quickly threw it into an area she had set up for explosions. "So the strongest Runes do not like each other good to know."
As Celestia started testing the weaker Runes, she noticed that they were giving off a lot less power. She was quickly able to decern how many runes at each level were allowed. "One heirloom rune two grandmaster runes is the most potent combination allowed by the runes themself, and five grandmaster runes at the next level and finally fifteen master runes."
She quickly wrote down her finding before noticing that the runes themselves were better at things than others. "They are looking more and more like artwork."
Celestia started laughing at her absurd words.
---Rune society---
Master shine looked at the various Rune Warriors going through their training when he heard someone walk up behind him. A Rune Master walked up behind him and bowed deeply. "We succeed, Master Shine."
Master Shine blinked in, surprised that using Harmony Magic allowed them to capture a piece of Filth. "I see. Are they all ready for the tests?"
The Rune Master nodded his head. "Yes, everyone is gathered and ready to begin the first round of test."
The Rune Master started fidgeting, almost as if he wanted to say something. Master Shine sighed and looked at him. "Speak if you have something to say, boy."
"Should we really be sending this information to Rune Maker Onyx?" The Rune Master was extremely curious why top-tier information was being sent to a neophyte in the society.
Master Shine looked at the Rune Master in thought. Before giving him a white lie. "We are not sending all the information to him. Only the things that pertain to the magic of Harmony itself."
The Rune Master thought about the grandmaster's words before realizing that with Onyx's close proximity to the awakened elements. That he might be able to glean more from the information than they would be able to do. "I was just worried that we would be giving secrets that he was not ready for Master Shine."
"As you should be." Master Shine complimented the Rune Master while informing him. "But we would never give him things he was not ready for."
"Are you alright, Master Shine?" The Rune Master was worried because Master Shine burst into coughing.
"I am an old pony, boy. I probably do not have much longer left." Master Shine let out a worried sigh before looking at the ceiling in melancholy. Before realizing that he cannot tell the whole truth. "I am hoping that I can see the seventh great language be born soon."
The Rune Master was highly confused as he did not know a language was being put up for the right of one of the great pony runic languages. "I am sure you will outlive all of us, Master Shine."
The Rune Master bowed before scurrying off. Master Shine waited till he was alone. "That is what I am afraid of."
Master Shine thought about his age of 289 years of life. "I am ancient by Unicorn standards."
As Master Shine walked off to see the Filth experiments, he felt the Harmony magic dance around him and over his tired body. "I know, I should rest, my lady, but I cannot set down my mantel until your new prince is crowned, and then I have to train him."
---Ethereal Realm---
Harmony smiled at the ancient Unicorn that has kept the Rune Society from falling apart for the last 250 years. 'He is coming, and Luna could keep it together until he gets there old one.'
Harmony watched as the magic solidified the Unicorn giving easily another ten years of lifespan. 'That is it, old one you can take no more.'
Discord looked at the ancient Unicorn and could not help but shiver. 'He looks like he could break me over his knee Harmony.'
'He has done more than anyone will ever know to keep our world safe, Discord.' Harmony said with sadness. 'I will most likely never forget him.'
Discord nodded his head in agreement.