Chapter 4: Inside The Pony Pleasure Palace

Lust Dust laid down on his back in his bed at the top floor of his palace. He stretched out comfortably as a mare sat between his legs, her head bobbing up and down on his mid waist section. “That’s it baby. Keep it up, just like that. Make your daddy proud” he encouraged as the mare kept up the pace. He smiled blissfully up at the ceiling. “Oh it feels so good to be me!” Outside the door, two guards with rifles stood outside, standing semi loosely as Cords walked up. He carried a large folder on his back and a stern look on his face.

“Hey guys, is Lust Dust here?” he asked calmly. They snickered back in reply.

“Yea, he is inside, getting some action, if you know what I mean” one of the explained.

“Yea, testing out the new mares who just applied here, and giving them a tour. The first stop was the bedroom, of course” the other added on. Cords sighed annoyed and shook his head.

“Well I need to see him, no”

“Sorry Cords, the boss told us no one is to disturb him, no matter what. Including business related subjects”

“Well then how about a matter of life and death subjects?!” the large muscular pony stated in annoyance, his voice becoming harsher. The two looked at him carefully, at each other, and then back to him.

“Well. . . . alright, just know that he is in the zone right now,” they warned. Cords nodded and looked forward. They gave a quick combination of knocks and opened the doors. “Boss, Cords says he needs to see you now,” they announced. Lust Dust was mounting a mare on his bed while two others watched lustfully, playing with themselves. He cocked his head to the side but kept his momentum going.

“Hey. . . Cords! Come on. . . in. I’m just. . .finishing up. . . with the. . . interview” he grunted between pants. Cords nodded and walked on in, making sure the folder stayed on his back.

“Hey listen, Lust Dust. We have a problem” he started, taking a deep breath, the air in the room smelt of sex.

“You bet we do. Been in. . . here for 48. . . . seconds and no pony is. . . . sucking your dick!” Lust Dust stated. He looked over at one of the mares watching and pointed at Cords with his tail and continued to ram the mare under him, who was moaning out in pleasure. Cords faced hoof and shook his head. When the mare approached him he held out a hoof in protest and held a firm gaze at Lust Dust.

“No, that’s not it. We have a problem, about that stallion who whacked our two small time thugs” Lust Dust chuckled as he pushed the mares face into the pillow and continued slamming into her, not missing a beat.

“Please, nothing to worry. . . . man. We put up. . . . the bounty for that punk. . . . yesterday. It won’t be long. . . . raise your plot higher. . . . before we get the bastard for. . . . . killing them. So sit back and relax. . . . . and come get some head, these mares know. . . . . what they are doing!” Cords slammed his hoof onto the wall to get his full attention.

“ENOUGH!! This is serious! Now will you get off of her and fucking listen to me already!” he yelled out in a loud, booming voice that almost shook the whole room. It startled everyone in the room and they all turned to him. Lust Dust and Cords stared at each other for a good while before he sighed and dismounted his partner.

“Very well, my friend. You want my full attention, you got it” he turned to the mare beneath him, who was panting, staring up at him lustfully. “Will you ladies excuse me and my friend for a moment? We have some business to discuss” he asked them. They nodded and slowly made their way out of a different door to the side. Lust Dust sighed and jumped back onto the bed, clapping his hooves. A different pair of mares came in with a tray of drinks, placing them on a table next to him.

“Thank you ladies. Now please give us a moment” he shooed them away and made sure the door was closed before he returned his focus on Cords. “Alright, what is the meaning of interrupting me of my fun?” he asked bluntly, pouring himself a twister glass of whiskey, sipping at it. Cords took a quick look around the room for a moment and chuckled.

“I see you did some remodeling in here. About time” he commented. Lust Dust took a gaze around the room himself.

“Yea, the old style was getting a little old for me. I like to mix it up every now and then. So I told the modeling crew to give me something smooth and hot, and I think they did their job perfectly!” he exclaimed with a pleasant smile on his face. The room was a large penthouse, master bedroom. a circular bed with a line of curtains made of a thin, see through fabric. The room was dimly lit with red lights that surrounded the room. The bed was a dark pink with silk, heart pillows on the headboard and a bar at the other end of the room lined with fine wines and hard liquors. Looking around the room made them both chuckle lightly.

“It is your touch alright” Cords commented, chuckling to himself as he looked around them dimly lit room.

“I always try to keep it that way” Lust Dust replied back with a coy smile, then returning a calm stare back at Cords. “So what’s up?”Cords sighed and returned his gaze back to Lust Dust. He picked up the folder and dropped it onto the table in front of him. The folder opened up on impact and spilled out some paper work and photos. Lust Dust looked at Cords questionably and then at the folder.

“What’s this?” he asked plainly.

“This is everything I could dig up about the pony who killed Boras and Snipper” he answered calmly. Lust Dust’s eyes opened up in surprise as he looked at the folder. His eyes darting around at the contents that has spilled out. In one of them he could see a photo of the pony they put a bounty for.

“Then why are you giving this to me? You should have given this to Four Eyes. He could have then told everypony else about this stallion”

“Already have and I made a copy so I can understand what we are up against, and I have realized that the bounty we placed for him, is far too low!” Cords explained sternly. Lust Dust picked up a small stack of papers that were stapled together and took a brief look through it. Newspaper articles and photos were also in the cluster of papers.

“So. . . why are you showing me this?” Lust Dust asked slightly confused. He read one article about how a group of ponies that were part of the mafia in Detrot were butchered into a bloody mess. A few photos were attached to the article showing the same killing style that was shown to his hired thugs. He looked up in disbelief at Cords who nodded back.

“This isn’t the first city he has paid a visit to. In fact, every city in the world has seen this pony enter, and when he leaves, someone was butchered. Most of the time he focuses on large criminal groups. The mafia in Detrot was slaughtered by this pony. The underground rebellion movement in Griffendor, wiped out. The large criminal gang “Tunnel Moles” in Manehatten, decimated. Everypony died. This stallion is taking out everyone who is in any sort of criminal activity!” Cords explained in a stern voice. Lust Dust thought about his words as he continued to look through the sickening pictures and articles of all the criminals that laid in the photos. Their facial expressions frozen in horror and shock. After a moment of looking through he pushed them away.

“We have done a lot of business with these ponies. All of them were a big part of our group. It would have taken this pony many years to have taken them all out like he has” He stated. Cords nodded at him blankly.

“Exactly. . . that is what bothers me” He pulled out some files from the folder and pulled out some drawings of their target. “He has records stating back long ago. Back before the age of industry! He has been seen throughout time. Back from the ages of legends! For the past three thousand years there has been records of him. I do not think we are dealing with a pony. . . . . this pony is an alicorn!” Cords declared. Lust Dust looked up at him with a sign of fright as he looked back at the drawings.

“That is impossible! Do you know how crazy you sound?! There is only two alicorns, and they work for us! To even think that this pony-”

“There are legends of an alicorn for everything! The alicorn of War, the alicorn of Knowledge, the alicorn of the Ocean, the alicorn of Dragons. Why not an alicorn of death? Obviously we have one here. For eons this pony pops up in news and police reports, history, and legends as ‘The Grim Reaper’. Is it really that unbelievable?” Lust Dust opened his mouth to comment against it but shut his mouth, looking away embarrassed.

“Even so, even if this stallion is an alicorn. . . . what makes you so sure that this is really him? What if it isn’t even an alcorn? What if this is just an organization that is bent sent on ‘purifying’ the world?” Cords looked at him in interest as he thought about it.

“I suppose that is possible, but every single one of these events have had the same killing methods. If it was an organization that dress exactly the same, the members would most likely choose different methods of assassination”

“I suppose you are right there. The methods are the same by the looks of this” Lust Dust agreed. He looked through the files, skimming through the articles and photos. “Each one was done by a long blade, curved, almost like a scythe. No one has ever confirmed ever spotting his blood. All blood ever gathered up has been identified as the victims. . . . if these reports here are true that is” Cords nodded his head.

“They are, and I have also looked into legend about him. The stories talk about him as a god like being” Cords reaches into his saddle and pulls out a book. Lust Dust looked at the book titled “Myths and Legends of The Grim Reaper” and then back up at him.

“And what exactly is this?” his look of interest turning into a look of concern.

“That is the book that talks about him. It says that he is a being of the darkest of magics” he opens the book and flips through a few chapters. “It explains what sort of powers he has. He has the ability to steal the souls of his victims and strengthen his own power with every soul. He can heal his physical being with them and launch devastating and destructive magical attacks. For example. . . . he can turn his form into mist and travel great distances faster than the wind. He can slash out a particle attack with his scythe that can cut through buildings and ponies alike like butter! He can also produce magical barriers that can block-” Lust Dust held out a hoof to get him to stop.

“I think I heard enough, dude. Listen to yourself speaking, you said crazy as hell! There is no way any pony can do that. You are stressed the buck out! All these murders are getting to you when they shouldn’t. Look, no pony would ever dare try anything on us directly. There is no ‘Alicorn of Death’, there is no ‘Grim Reaper’, or any ‘Pony of Death’. He is just some naive stallion who thinks he can change the world”

“Do you not see the proof I spent hours to gather up! Open your eyes and look! We are not dealing with a normal pony here, we are dealing with a god here! You need to listen-”

“No, YOU need to listen! Look, you are just stressed the hell out. You need to relax, take a deep breath and chill the buck out! Look, he is a no pony. No one is gonna miss this pony once we shoot his ass out of here. So chill the hell out, take a deep breath, and have a drink” Lust Dust picked up a bottle of whiskey and poured him some in a different glass. Cords looked up in frustration and looked at the glass, slowly reaching out to take it.

“ I guess so. . . I don’t know man, something isn’t right here” Cords explained. Lust Dust placed a hoof on his shoulder, smiling assuringly.

“Look, you have been working like crazy lately, what you need is to relax a little and get some rest. Tomorrow afternoon, we will call for a meeting to raise the bounty for you, I will pay for most of the money for it, just for you” Cords looked up and smiled brightly at him. His mood slowly changing from his friend’s assurance.

“Thanks. . . I guess you’re right. I am not thinking clearly I suppose. You’re right!” tips the glass back, downing the drink. “Once I am down with the new inventory check up and arming the guards, I will go ahead and get some sleep. Thanks Lust Dust, you really helped me out” Lust Dust nodded at him with a friendly smile.

“Anytime Cords, and if you need some tail, let me know. I got them primed and ready for a good bucking at your call” Cords shook his head as he stood up and chuckled a bit.

“That won’t be necessary. I am good”

“You never did except my offers. Too good for that, huh?” Lust Dust laughed at his own words as Cords nodded to him and started heading out the door. Lust Dust watched him for a moment as his smile faded a bit. “Hey. . . . thank you for sticking with me for so long. It’s gonna be five years in about a week, right?” Cords stopped in his tracks and turned towards him.

“About that, I sorta lost track of the time” chuckled nervously to himself. “But it has been a while, hasn’t it?”

“Indeed. You stuck with me for so long, and you were never just my bodyguard, you were like a friend to me. The only friend I have ever had. Even if you are faking it, I still appreciate it. I read up on your file before I hired you, I know you tried to become a guard many times, so you became a bodyguard for hire. I am sorry” Cords looked at him surprised, knowing he had never spoke such words before. A smile formed on his face as he shook his head.

“I regretted becoming a bodyguard for you when I first started out, but now I am happy to be your personal bodyguard and chief of security. There is nothing to be sorry about” Cords smiled cheerfully one last time and walked out, closing the door behind him. Lust Dust smiled and shook his head.

“I swear, that pony knows exactly where to hit ya every time!” he clapped his hooves once and his previous sex partners came out. “business is done ladies. It was dreadfully boring, so I think I might need a bit of. . . . . motivation to get going” they giggled and walked over to him, rubbing his shoulders, his back, and his chest slowly, caressing his body. One of the mares gently pulled the chair out a bit from the table and walked out in front of him, waving her flank at him. He smiled at her as he gave her flank a hard slap, making her quietly moan to him.

“Shouldn’t we take this to the bed, master?” one of them whispered into his ear.

“Yes master, we should go to bed” another one added. Lust Dust smiled at them as as he sighed in content.

“I suppose that would be a bit more. . . comforting. Alright ladies. . . let us go to bed, although sleep will be the last thing you naughty mares get tonight!” They giggled in delight as they rose off of him, letting him get up. They walked over to the bed, making sure to stay in front as they swayed their hips from the left and to the right as they walked, glancing over to him to make sure he could see. Lust Dust rubbed his front hooves together with a lustful smile. “Oh it is good to be me!”

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Cords walked around in one of the storage spaces. A unicorn mare with a silver mane, a smoke grey body, and bright silver eyes followed closely behind him. He glanced over at a long row of guns all lined up on gun racks. “So this is the new shipment then?” The unicorn nodded as she kept her eyes on the list.

“Yes sir. These are the guns we ordered/ Train Rail said that there was no problems smuggling them in here. They are the latest models from the Gryffin Empire” Cords looked around at the guns, inspecting a certain one ever so often.

“I see, so these will be able to replace the ones we have now?”

“Yes sir. They are better in every way, shape, and form”

“Has anyone been in here yet?”

“No sir, I made sure to keep every one out until you arrived to make sure the shipment is to your liking”

“I see, good work then!” The unicorn glanced up at him with a shy smile, her cheeks blushed a little as her eyes went back down at her check list.

“Th-thank you sir. I’m just d-doing my job. . . . sir” Cords glanced over at her for a moment before returning his gaze back at the weaponry.

“This is some good stuff, truly state of the art. Make sure to have our colts here get armed up with the new guns ASAP!”

“Yes sir, I will make sure it is done!” Cords got to the end of the line and looked around confused.

“And. . . ummm. . . where is my special order?” The unicorn looked up from her list and looked around the room.

“Right. . . . ummm. . . I think I put it in here” She scanned the room until she saw two large metal cases leaned up against the wall. “Ah yes, it is right here sir!” Cords followed her gaze and walked over to it, laying them down on the floor and opening them up. “Train Rail wanted me to give you a message when he dropped these off. His exact words were: If you ever make me grab something like this ever again, I will send my colts over to pound you a new one. End of his message” Cords smiled as he tried to get the straps off.

“Figures, sending his goons at me instead of himself” he gave a hmph at the thought of how easy it would be to punch his lights out in person.

“Well he would never came here himself. He is too lazy for that” Cords froze at her words and the unicorn herself covered her mouth as soon as she said that. “Oh my! Sir I am so sorry, I didn’t mean to say that. . please forgive me, I didn’t mean-”

“To speak the truth? Relax-” he turned to her with a cheerful smile, laughing at her” I agree one hundred percent!” he slapped his knee as he laughed, melting her worries away as she joined him in laughter. “Oh that was a good laugh. Thanks for that Checks, I really needed it” the unicorn calmed her laughter down as she looked over at Cords, he was still laughing.

“Of course sir, and if you do not mind, my name is Silver Light, not Checks. In case you forgot” she calmed himself finally and looked up at her.

“Yea I know, but Checks is just a lot easier to remember” She was about to protest but stopped when he looked into his eyes as he looked into her’s with a bright smile on his face. She stopped herself and smiled back, the redness returning to her cheeks.

“If that is what you want to call me sir, then so be it. Just don’t forget my real name sir” Cords nodded and returned his focus on the metal cases, struggling with the straps. “Do you need any help with that sir?”

“No no, I got it” She looked around quickly to make sure no one was around and her horn flashed quickly. The strap unhooked and opened without him noticing. “See, I told you I got it!” She giggled and smiled at his cluelessness.

“It appears so sir. Good job!” Cords opened up the cases and a faint silver light shined from it, his face sparkled in amazement as he stared into them.

“They are so beautiful! I can’t even believe that they even make these!” Silver looked past him and looked into the container.

“They are pretty big, are you even gonna be able to hold both of those sir?” Cords smiled and closed them shut.

“I guess I will be able to find out soon enough. The inspection is done, everything is in order here. I need you to gather the guards and arm them all up with these new guns. No pony will be able to come in here to stir up trouble” Silver nodded at him as she made a check mark on her list.

“Sounds good to me. Make sure these bad boys are delivered to my room. I need to make a small run through to make sure everything is in order and I will be going to bed. See you later Silver” He winked at her and walked out. Her face fired up in red as a shiver ran down her spine.

“Oh my! He makes my heart run wild! I am so glad that he left!”

“But I can still hear you!” Cords called out. She froze in fear as he poked his head in with a smile. Her eyes locked onto his as her face got deeper and deeper of red. “And by the way, you are cute when you are embarrassed” he chuckled to himself and waved at her good bye and left, leaving her there in the room. After a few minutes she fell to her knees, dropping the check list. She looked down highly embarrassed and disappointed in herself.

“Dame it!”

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Outside of the palace, a large earth pony with a side arm and a business suit stood outside of the front door. A pair of earth ponies stood at the door in front of the bouncer. “Do you guys have your membership IDs?” The two pulled out a red card from their pockets and showed them to the bouncer. He nodded his head and opened the door for them. “Enjoy your stay gentle colts” Grim was standing a ways back from them as he watched them enter. He smiled as he walked up to the bouncer. He see’s him coming and turns his focus to him.

“Hello there sir, I do not think that I have ever seen you around here before. Can I help you?” Grim looked around to make sure no pony was around to see him.

“Yes, I was wondering what sort of facility” The bouncer chuckled as he looked up.

“This is the place to relieve tension and stress. This is the place to express yourself openly with no worry of being judged. This is the place to find temporary love. This is. . . the Pony Pleasure Palace!” Grim chuckled at his sales pitch.

“I see, sounds quite heavenly. How would one enter such a place?” The bouncer returned his gaze to him with a friendly smile.

“Well if you have never been here before, entry is free for first timers like you. You still have to pay for. . well. . .service” the bouncer winked at him. Grim nodded to him kindly.

“I see, I would like to try this place out then” The bouncer nodded and opened the door for him.

“A wise choice good sir. I hope you enjoy-” Grim walked past him a little and shot out his blade from his sleeve, stabbing him in the chest. The bouncer stared at him in disbelief and shook as the life faded from his eyes. Grim pulled out the blade from his chest and pulled it back into his sleeve.

“Don’t worry, this will be a good night for me” The bouncer fell to his knees and slumber over, falling to the ground. Grim smiled down at him and walked in. The room was filled with ponies all around. Mares on poles while stallions watch them from booths. A few mares walked past him, smiling seductively at him as they passed. He walked up to the counter who was a pegasus wearing lingerie and wore a seductive smile.

“Hello sir, how is your evening?” Grim smiled from his hood as he faced her.

“I have a feeling it is going to be good” He kept his sleeve hidden behind the counter as his blade shot out from his sleeve. “I think it is going to be a VERY good evening!”

Author's Note

It has been a little while, but I have been busy with the crap that life has decided to throw at me. Frozen pipes that had burst, a small break in, dog ran away, reoganization, annoying friends, money being stolen, just a whole bunch of plot twists in my life. So I am very sorry for making this take so long to write out for you guys. Anyway, so a little insight has been brought onto Grim, a little background history, but it seems to be more myth and legends than facts. . . or is it? What lies in stored for the Pleasure Pony Palace? (yea. . . we can all assume every pony is screwed) What is this link between Cords and Lust Dust? Why do I ask questions that I know the answers to? Find out in the next chapter of Pony of Death! I hope you guys enjoyed this chapter as much as I enjoyed writing it. I hope to see you in the future chapters ahead. As always, have a good morning/day/evening!