My eyes glanced lazily at the golden soldiers that surrounded me with weapons drawn. how I had gotten to this point you ask? Actually my day started out rather normal, before it turned into this I mean, despite my life lesson of the day which the author will get to in a bit.(Take that pinky)

"You are going where?" I asked the butter coated mare surprise in my voice, it's too early for this shit.

"To the Everfree to pick up some herbs." she stated calmly, if quietly.

"And you were going to go alone?" I asked my unseen brow twitching.

"Um yes." She replied as if we were talking about the weather.

"And you never thought for just a moment that may be a bad idea." I said bluntly getting a glance to the ground in response.

"I never thought it would be dangerous..." Insert facepalm (Vizor palm?) on my part.

"You do realize I'm coming with you right?" I mumbled resisting my urge to shake my head.

"Oh you don't have to go through the trouble, I'll be ok." she smiled, damn near stopped my heart too.

I just glanced at her and pointed towards the forest the mare quickly getting the idea and leading the way.

"Um Victor what were you doing up so early?" The girl asked.

"I don't sleep." I answered simply.

"But, I've seen you sleeping before." she countered.

"You saw me resting....." I drawled getting a half nod from the girl.

"The herbs are at the bottom of this cliff." Flutters explained as we reached our destination "But I don't think I can carry you not that you're fat or anything just-" I held up a hand causing her to blush and stop stammering as I looked over the edge.

"How far down is this?" I've a plan, it's amazing and well thought out.

"Um 50 maybe 60 meters, I've only been here twice, sorry." She looked genuinely sad at her lack of knowledge.

"Don't worry about it." I clicked my tongue " Just go ahead." getting a nod and a 'I'll be right back' as she spread her massive wings and flew off the edge. I meanwhile put my amazing and well thought out plan into action: I ran towards the edge yelling and flailing my arms around like a tool before jumping off.

I waved at my companion her shocked face showing how she felt about my current course of action before I hit my dampeners curling up slightly as I slammed into the ground. I stood dusting off my hands , before being glomped by the flying civilian.

"Woah flutters what's wrong?" I asked recognizing tears in her eyes.

"I forgot you could do that and I thought you'd get hurt, I never want to see you hurt, you're my friend." Ah, damn time to nip that in the bud.

"Fluttershy." I started using her full name this time " I'm a soldier and more importantly an immortal, I'm going to be hurt and even killed in front of you hundreds or thousands of times." I stated bluntly.

"How can I?" she asked. " You have friends who are soldiers don't you, how can you watch them die over and over?" she asked.

"I got used to it, we all did."

"You got used to it, how can you get used to that?"

"I don't know we just did, the first few times we acted in rage now we disregard it, when we would be angered by our friends deaths we felt nothing, when we would usually go save them despite impossible odds we let them die, when we would be horrified by their deaths we laughed and made jokes." I ignored the look on her face, she needed to hear this. " Do you remember that woman I told you about,Jill, she taught me how to be an immortal soldier, I knew how to be a soldier sure but not an immortal, 'We are the perfect imperfect beings.' she always said 'We can feel, see, and act better then any mortal being ever could yet we can no longer see, feel, or act as mortal beings'." I sighed leaning against a tree. " I am no longer mortal, I am no longer human, I can do so much." I chuckled. " I could have everything I desired you know, wealth, power, fame, I could rise the ranks and become a big dog in the military, defect and become a merc, join other mercenaries and make a corporation, join other corporations and make an alliance, join other alliances and rise against the Minmatar if I wished, or make a coalition and defy all four empires." I laughed at the thought knowing I was to loyal to do such a thing. " I can have and do it all but..." I drawled looking for the words.

"Vic-" I cut the mare off with a hand.

"There are three things I can never have back, my humanity, my mortality, and my sanity." I looked at my hand as if it held the answers. "What am I hmm, a monster in human flesh, the things I've done, those I've killed both mortal and not, and those who have killed me, these things haunt me, let me know of my lack of mortality." a darkened laugh echoed through the clearing from my chest.

"You're wrong." Fluttershy countered with a defiant look on her face. " A monster wouldn't have saved us when we first met in this forest, a monster wouldn't have saved Applebloom." she said almost glaring at me. " We all know you hate Gilda if you were a monster or insane you wouldn't put up with her, you wouldn't make dirty jokes to make us embarrassed, or have come with me here to protect me." she smiled up at me. "I don't know what it's like to be an immortal, and I don't know what it's like to be a human but I can honestly say you've not lost what made you a member of your race." she pulled me in for a hug, my mind processing her words.

"She is correct you know?" A new voice, angelic but a threat I pulled the pegasus behind me and drew my weapon only to place it back when I saw the form of Luna.

"Princess!" flutters shouted taking a knee to the ruler, myself nodding my unseen eyes narrowed.

" I assume you're hear to watch me." it wasn't a question but she answered anyway.

"Yes despite your previous actions you art extremely dangerous." she replied curtly.

"By that logic shouldn't your sister have sent someone to watch you?" I shot back pulling my friend to her feet and instructing her to get what we came for, turning back to Luna getting a frown and no more as a reaction.

"Regardless the youngling is correct I've seen many monsters and insane in my long life and you are neither, warrior." she replied almost making me laugh at her attempts to make me feel better, at least she was trying.

" I assume there's another reason you reveled yourself?" I asked getting a nod.

"I will be sending the mare back and bringing thou with me, our sister has a test for you." she said stone faced.

"As long as it ain't Equestian history I'm game." I quipped taking note of Fluttershy disappearing, didn't even get to say goodbye. My thoughts were halted as a blinding light engulfed me.

"MY FUCKING EYES." I admit not the best of reactions but dammit It felt like I took a sniper round to the face and lived, and yes I do know how that feels.

"My apologies I hadn't thought about your lack of contact with magic." Celestia, at least I think it was her, commented as I stupidly tried to rub my eyes through my helm.

"It's no problem." I sighed looking up to the figures of Celestia and Luna seated on royal looking thrones, they are royalty I suppose, it was only then I took notice of the mares in golden armor for a moment and despite my better judgment for half a second I was reminded of ammarr soldiers surrounding me with weapons drawn making me tense.

"I hear you defeated the night guard recruits rather soundly a week ago." A mare who had purple plates mixed with gold spoke she was a paper white unicorn with different tints of blue in her hair everything else covered by shining armor, wait recruits, that explains so much. "I'm Glimmering Blade captain of the royal guard, and I'd like to test my girls against you." Yup definitely a high ranking officer I decided going into 'soldier' mode.

"Clone number 7,674, Rank: Terrestrial officer, class scout, designation:Victor." I responded all business getting a raised brow.

"A Terrestrial officer controls the ongoing of a planet from a military perspective, deployment, command, district management and the like." I grunted getting a humm from the captain.

"It matters little for now." She replied as she trust her spear at me which i sidestepped, rolling to the side to avoid a navy blue bolt of energy. I stood quickly blocking a sword strike with the armor on my wrist the blade strangely cracking, as did the female guards ribs as I kicked her to the side I glanced at the weapon dropped by said guard as she stood up the shine faintly familiar, steel I recognized with wide eyes, why use a material like steel, so weak, melted easily, and to make weapons no less?

My thoughts were pushed aside as I sent an uppercut to another mare making sure to hold back as to not remove her head, two more came at me from the sides forcing me to crouch to avoid their pole arms before rolling forward to get away standing a moment later. These were trained and experienced soldiers which means I didn't need to totally hold back.

"What afraid?" one asked making me burst out in laughter.

"No,Getting nasty." I replied drawing my own blades.

A guard rushed forward with a downward slash which I quickly blocked, her hands quickly left her weapon as it turned red hot, even without my charging them the Nova Knives were still hot enough to melt steel if contact was maintained.My thoughts were interrupted by a guardsmen I hadn't seen coming from behind only to gasp as her spear broke against my shielded back that surprise didn't last long as I swept her feet from out under her grabbing her midair and sending her into a pegasus who had tried to divebomb me.

"Is this all the elite guard has?" I half mocked as those who were still standing shuffled nervously in fear or embarrassment I'm not sure ."I'd call your entire fore if I were you." I quipped before leaning to the side to avoid a magic bolt to the face, that pissed um off.

Dodging three more bolts I elbowed a mare that rushed me, the guard spitting blood, as two more came from the sides clicking my tongue I placed my blades at their faces the heat instantly making them flinch back, this was all I needed, sheathing my blades I grabbed one and used her as a shield for the next incoming rounds of bolts raising a brow as what seemed like electricity sparked off her making her yell out before I grabbed her by the leg and smashed her against the other mare their flimsy armor denting against one another before I threw her at her captain the higher ranked guard dodging before drawing her sword, I took note of the glowing aura around the blade frowning as I drew my own.

Glimmering Blade signaled the others to stand down my eyes almost rolling as I heard some sighs of relief before the captain rushed me, we met in a clash of blades and strength sparks flying, like I thought the blade wasn't normal the metal not heating in the slightest not only that but I could see sparks of electricity coming from it, certainly wasn't me activating my blades she would have caught fire if I had.

"Like it, it's a special blade that resist the elements and deals out the power of thunder." she said smugly.

"You equestrians are interesting, you arms so weak yet able to create things like this." I mussed pushing a bit harder chuckling as she struggled to hold her ground with no idea how strong I actually was.

"You'd do well not to underestimate us." She shot back with a grin.

"Trust me when I say I've no reason to take you seriously." With my piece said I drove a powerful knee into her midsection raising her with it the armor warping as she spit up blood and saliva her blade fallen from her grip, as her back hit the ground I moved my boot to her throat pressing down choking her as I prepared to cru-

"That's enough Victor." The solar princess ordered making me glance at her pressing down harder for a moment before removing my armored boot from her captain, the officer coughing while she grabbed at her neck.

"I assume this test is over." It wasn't a question but she nodded anyway, the ponies seem to have that habit.

"Just what the hell are you?" I hate that question.

"I have no fucking idea anymore" Because I didn't know the answer.

"I must say thy skills art indeed impressive." The ruler of the night said, an unidentifiable tone in her voice.

"Yes, after seeing that I believe we should have a talk." Her sister followed standing, her sister right behind her, as she ushered me to follow the royal guard in being told to not enter prior I'm assuming.

"We have thought about your words, young warrior." and here I was thinking we were going for drinks.

"And." Blunt and to the point for a situation like this.

"These Amarr is there no way to reason with them?" Celestia asked hopeful.

"Do you think we didn't try, the Amarr will convert, enslave, or destroy all who they encounter."Hope snuffed out.

"It's just." The white mare looked towards a window, it's almost surreal the last large war in this world was the changeling civil war, and now those from outside our world seek to come here and create carnage..." Luna was disturbingly quite through this I kept my mouth for now as well.

"While our sister hast not seen war for quite some time it is still fresh in our mind." The darker half spoke " The destruction, the death, the insanity." I think she almost sighed I can't be sure."Because of what thou are, no, because of what they will become they will experience this many times, over countless years." This time she did sigh. " If there is truly no way to stop this war, then you have my support." I almost thought she would say the opposite, i nodded at the shorter sister before looking at her counterpart.

"I have faith in my sister's decision." I sighed in relief, that was good at least they both agree and not one.

"Well that's one problem down." I slid my hand over my.....vizor? Nevermind. "Now to convince the other hundred races." I mumbled, one down many to go indeed.

"I'm sure you will succeed, warrior." Luna smiled, which may I say almost stopped my heart for the second time today, who knew she could be cute?

"I hope so, for their sakes." I have no bloody idea how I'm gonna do this, what the hell was that? I looked around for the brief shuddering sound I'd heard for but a moment continuing when the rulers urged me to speak. It's been a week already so we have around 11 weeks left until my race gets here, the ammar won't get here for three years, it takes six months to train a soldier to be an immortal and a year to train a recruit so two years are the max to get the other races to agree." I wasn't even talking to them anymore, just babbling to myself.

"In any case it's time to send you back." The elder stated her horn glowing.

"Luna, you were wrong about one thing." Had to correct this wrong.

"And what is that warrior?" She humored me.

"I'm completely insane." I couldn't help but bust out laughing at her face as white consumed me.

I grunted as I landed holding my hands out to steady my fall actually the ground felt oddly soft I took a squeeze hearing an all to familiar moan I looked down to a blushing Lyra, I'm sure you don't need me to tell you where my hand ended up, I tried to explain.

"Victor, you pervert!" But was, violently, launched up into the air via magic.

"They're really soft!" I yelled back from over 60 meters in the air, the power of a woman scorned eh?

*far, far, far away from Victor*
"Wanger have you seen Victor lately?" Jill asked siting across from me at the bar table ignoring the glares that her ammarian armor gathered.

"I was just thinking about that actually, his records shows that he's died but he's respawed somewhere I don't recognize.." I took a drink.

"Think he's defected?" She asked with a shit eating grin before we both bust out laughing.

"But seriously it's strange that he hasn't been back that little drone of his hasn't seen him either and I think it's getting pissy." It truly was damn thing would try to claw anyone who got too close's face off, "And on the other hand Victor was the kinda guy who enjoyed another immortal's company and we hadn't been deployed in a few days so he should have been here at some point." I shrugged.

"I'll look into it, can't have my boy toy away for too long."

*Back with Victor*

As gravity took a hold of me and I rocketed back towards the ground I hit my inertia dampeners for the second time that day as I dusted myself off though I had the strange desire to smack the crap out of Jillian.

Meh I must just be getting home sick, didn't matter much, I've the rest of my life to spend time with my companions. And I'm sure as hell not going anywhere anytime soon

I shrugged and started around the night cloaked village taking in the town in darkness, lit as clearly as day through my visor, I tensed as I heard the beat of wings sounding almost like a buzzing sound rather then the powerful strokes of a pegasuses wings I glanced up to see , surprisingly, Mimic. She dropped down panting heavily and I instantly took note of her disheveled appearance.

"Are you alright Mimic, you look hurt?" I asked carefully knowing full well she could just be 'hungry' again.

"Yeah, you hit hard you know that?" She replied flinching as she rubbed her midsection in pain.

"You lost me." I deadpanned before she smirked and was covered in green fire.

"Recognize me now?" Asked....Glimmering Blade?

"OK, one that's fucked up, and two you're gonna have to stop doing that." I said tiredly as she returned to her 'natural' form.

"I want you to meet my queen,If what you're saying about these Amar is-"She was stopped as I raised a hand to cut her off.

"And you got that info from where?" I asked annoyed, though I had an idea.

"Um, I was kinda in the ceiling while you were talking about it..." She had the decency to blush a light green staining her cheeks as I sighed.

"If you're the captain of the royal guard won't someone find it strange if you up an vanish?" I asked tapping the handles of my blades in idle boredom.

"Don't worry, another changeling will cover for me." One thing we'll need to tighten here is security apparently.

"So when d-"

"Now!" She cut me off.

"Now?" really?

"Now!" She urged grabbing me by the arm and dragging me away, man I hope Lyra doesn't kill me for this.

Author's Note

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p.s:Pardons for the late update college and all that,but one of my classes is done so I have more time on my hands (ala more time to write)

p.p.s:Old speaking Luna is frustrating to write

P.p.p.s: I had the feeling but it's been solidified by a comment, Victor is too soft, he comes from a place where erasing a million mortal lives is not only normal, it happens daily, there needs to be more of the gore, the backstabing, and the brutality of new Eden in this 'man' and I'll be sure to deliver.

P.p.p.ps: make sure to thank 1st Lieutenant Dave for being this chapter's beta, couldn't have done it without him!