The Last of Equestria

19 years, 7 months, 10 days, 14 hours and counting. Equestria has been in grief for 19 years. It's hard to imagine it like this. A vicious magical virus has spread across Equestria and reducing it's population to only a couple of thousands. Animals are wild and cruel ever since the animal caretakers have died. Trust is no longer a good think. That sort of crap is good for one thing only... Getting you killed!

It truly is a sad sight to see. But then again it's the only sight to see. Tall grass, moss and trees litter the once beautiful sight known as Equestria. Celestia has died and... Well, all the rulers and high council are no longer breathing. It's dark when it's night and grim when it's day. All law is nothing but a thought. A thought that was left behind in the past and now it's over. The ponies now are not like the ponies over 20 years ago. Those who are young will never know what Equestria was like before grief has washed over. The air is dusty and polluted. Most buildings in Canterlot are leaning against each other. Many things are gone and with everything looking like the Everfree forest, it's just lonely.

It was almost dark by now. Corvo was one of the survivors left in Equestria. His daughter was killed by the royal guards 19 years ago. Ever since that virus, that fucking virus came. He lost what was precious to him. Corvo closed his eyes while leaning against an old infected building." What am I doing here. I should have been in Ponyville 4 days ago. Fucking flood slowed me down and now... Now I'm in Manehatten"." Better get moving",he thought to himself before firmly attaching his saddlebags to his dark green coat. " What do I have left", Corvo whispered to himself while checking the saddlebags which were on his back." Some cloth, a knife, a small wooden crossbow, 4 arrows and pieces of apples in a can". Corvo licked his lips. His sharp teeth brushed against his skin." Water", he thought to himself as if he were disappointed." I still have not gotten any water. But rivers are 7 miles west from here. Corvo lightly shook his head." I guess I'll move tomorrow. He scratched his dark mane and about to find shelter in one of the still standing buildings. That is until he heard footsteps. The crunchy sound of hooves carefully walking on the rubble." Shit", Corvo thought to himself." Another survivor"!

He quickly took cover behind the piles of bricks and rocks." I wonder what this son of a bitch has. The other survivor was walking throughout the partially destroyed streets of Manehatten. He was approaching Corvo who was at this point, dead silent. But so much for luck, Corvo stepped on a stick which made a very small 'snap'.

" Who the fuck is there", yelled the misfortunate survivor. With a heartbeat, Corvo yelled while going out of cover and jabbing his knife straight through the other pony's neck. The knife went straight through his throat and he landed on the floor with a small thud. The other survivor was gagging uncontrollably while hot blood leaked out of his throat. Some of which squirted on Corvo's face .

" Stay the fuck still", said Corvo to the pony's face while he was spasming out. Seconds later and the pony went silent with a knife through his throat. Corvo panted heavily from what he just did."Now lets see what you have", said Corvo as he reached into the dead pony's saddlebag."A pickaxe, bandages, medical cloth, canned vegetables and 2 magical scrolls."What's the point of magic, this virus mainly killed unicorns". Magic was rarely ever seen. He then put all of the dead pony's belongings into his saddlebag. The sun dipped below the dead hills and the moon quickly overtook the sky. Corvo quickly went into a partially destroyed building. the old paint was peeling off the walls and the floor creaked with every step. Corvo found a mattress to sleep in. It wasn't in perfect condition but it was still pretty soft. Corvo took his saddlebag and put on top of the mattress which made a very soft poof. He sighed, wondering when he would get to ponyville. He simply laid down and snuggled with the saddlebag and hoped no one would steal anything.

Corvo woke up with a grump. The blinding light from the window next to him pierced his eyes. He looked through the cracked window and witnessed the grey scene before him. If only we could all avoid this. His foggy brain scanned the room he was in."Nothing special here, time to get moving".

19 years, 7 months, 11 days and 5 hours. Travelling was never fun. Corvo's legs was tired, his shoulders ached and with the foggy air, it was a reason to stop and take a break. only 2 miles left to Ponyville. There was a big mossy field ahead of him. The dirt roads were covered in tall grass so it was difficult to tell if you were on the road. Corvo sighed and stopped for a moment. He reached in his saddlebag and pulled out the medical cloth he had gotten from his kill and wrapped it around his left forhoof. He massaged his temple in weariness."I'll rest now and start trav... he was stopped by a faint blur in the distance of the grey field."What the", Corvo said under his breath as he approached closer to the mysterious figure. But it was no used since the fog blocked his sight and in seconds, that figure was gone. Corvo rubbed his eyes."Must be going fucking crazy. Can't wait till i'm at Ponyville. But... I hope i can found something there.

The Reason he wanted to go to Ponyville is that he has heard rumors that some weapons was stashed in the public library. Not wanting to stop, Corvo kept walking towards Ponyville.

Once he got there, he passed through the demolished structures and dead trees. All the colour in Ponyville was gone, replaced with dullness and silent air. As he was walking, a group of bunnies started marching across him. Some of them gave him no attention while some started making quiet hissing noises at him. There was this one bunny who looked like a mess with many scars on it's body and covered in dirt. It jumped on Corvo's back and made an attempt to get to his saddlebag but sadly failed."Get the Fuck off of me you... you piece of shit", Corvo yelled at the bunny as he grabbed it's tail and tossed it across the air. It landed with a snap and in a few seconds it stopped moving. Corvo gave the bunny a frustrated look. The other group of bunnies showed no consideration to their fellow member and just kept walking, leaving that bunny dead.

Corvo was still for a moment before shaking his head and came back the reality."Better find that library, i hope no pony is still there". Corvo kept walking down his original path only to stop again."I...I think i'm losing it", and with a loud sigh he kept walking. He passed many familiar landmarks he once knew like: Surger Cube Corner, the Carasol Butique and the very well-known Sweet Apple Acres. But instead of Nostalgic structures, all he saw were dead buildings quickly being over taken by vines and wild animals. It... It really was the only sight to well, ever see. But nothing could change what he once felt 20 years ago. He looked up at the sky which was still a very dark grey.

Corvo once again made a loud sigh and kept moving. Giving no attention to his surroundings. After what seemed like hours of pointless walking, he found Ponyville's Public Library. Corvo walked up to the lifeless oak tree and to it's front door."I hope  what i'm looking for is here", he quietly said to himself as he reached for the door knob and started twisting it. He then pushed the old wooden door forward to open it. But..."wait, it's locked", he thought to himself with an expression of concern."Somepony must live here". He quietly pulled out his knife and with a powerful charge, he broke open the door only to find himself coughing from all the dust in the air.

He scanned the room. Many books laid on the shelves. He saw some stairs leading to a second floor and to his left was a small wooden table."Everything was so...so...so neat. There wasn't anything misplaced or garbage on the floor. While he was witnessing the tidy library, he sensed somepony was behind him.

"Aaaaaaahhhhhh", the mysterious pony made a scream as it jumped on Corvo with a knife. She tried to stab Corvo but he quickly moved his head and the knife ended up meeting the floor. With quick reflex, he rolled over with the mare on top of him and now he was on top. He pinned the mare's forhooves to the floor so that she was no longer a threat."Grrrr... let me go now or i swear you'll be sorry...Grrrr".

"Stop moving and maybe i'll let you go". after minutes of squirming, she finally stopped and he slowly got off her.

The mare panted and quickly moved away from him. He coat was lavender and she had a purple mane with a pink stripe going down her forehead. Her horn was badly cut and scratched and her wings... wait."Please...just...go", said the alicorn.

"You must be Twilight Sparkle", said Corvo as he slowly approached her."Good try with the knife but if you really want to kill me then do it silently instead of screaming like that. A small blush went across Twilight's cheeks as she cleared her throat.

"Um yeah, sorry about that. It's just, well... i'm scared of other pony's coming in my house". Corvo walked up to her but she just backed away."Please just go, i've been like this for years so please just"... a tear could be seen on Twilight's lavender eyes.

"Listen, i don't know how your still alive but that shit doesn't matter. I've heard that there are some weapons here and i kinda need them. Twilight gave Corvo a blank stare but shook her head afterwords.

"Please, Twilight started. I don't know what other pony's told you but there is nothing here". Corvo looked into her eyes and after a moment, he knew she was telling the truth.

"What do you do here"? asked Corvo with a curious tone.

"What"? Twilight was confused by the question. Corvo sighed and repeated himself.

"What do you do hear... what do you do to survive"? Twilight gave him an uncomfortable look but started speaking.

"Ever since my mentor Princess Celestia and my assistant Spike was killed, iv'e been living here by myself. I rarely get any other pony to come by but when i do, i just avoided it". Twilight had a despaired look on her face."My magic doesn't work as you see", she then pointed her eyes to her injured horn."And my wings are also in bad condition. I'm pretty much like an earth pony. Corvo gave her a cold stare but then his eyes softened.

"I'm also an earth pony and i've been crossing Equestria a couple of months after that virus killed most of the ponies. Twilight noticed that it was getting dark and when it was dark, many other ponies who had survived would check the houses to find any other survivors or loot.

"Wo...Would you like", Twilight was hesitant at first but managed to finish her sentence."Would you like to stay with me for the night". Corvo gave her a concerned glare.

"You trust me"? Corvo asked taking a step back."You know Twilight, you shouldn't trust any pony at all. That will only get you killed in most situations.

"But i trust you.. i mean, you seem like a trustable pony", said Twilight with confidence in her voice.

"Tomorrow i'll be heading to Canterlot and see if i could find anything useful there. I suppose i could stay here for a night. I promise not to rob you or kill you".

Twilight gave a slight chuckle."And i promise i won't kill you either".

Corvo looked at her for a second and then started."Thanks". It's been a very long time since he has said those words."I'll trust you, for now".

It was now morning, after a few minutes of them both getting up, they were both in front of the oak tree."I guess you'll be going to Canterlot". said Twilight while she slightly bit her lip."I'll be back", Corvo told her while giving a reassuring stare. Twilight couldn't help but smile a bit. And with that he was off to Canterlot, and hopefully wouldn't bump into anypony that would want to kill him!