((((((((GRAYMAYNE))))))))

He rolled to the right just as I was upon him. I looked back at him, giving a death glare to see him quickly stammer up to his hooves and take a fighting pose. I lifted my hoof from where I had punched to reveal a hoof-sized crater.

His stance took a hit from that as I looked at it. I looked back at him and grinned slightly.

I dashed at him and he moved his hooves to block his already broken muzzle. I went for his stomach and landed a blow, along with a satisfying crack. He quickly moved his hoof to his stomach revealing an opening to his face. I went for the uppercut, but he pulled
back at the last second, barely avoiding it.

He jumped back and took up another fighting stance. His horn lit up and his body was illuminated in a faint light blue aura. I saw the strain on his face fade slightly, but he was still in pain.

“Healing magic is always useful,” he said with a growl.

I simply smiled at this. ‘The more you heal… the more fun I get to have,’ I thought as I dashed up to him again.

He threw a right hook and I dived left, going underneath it. I wrapped my right hoof around his right hoof and my left hoof onto his shoulder. He yelped at the sudden crunch of his shoulder blade. He broke my hold and, with luck, landed a blow against my face.
I fell back, landing on my haunches. I hadn’t expected such a heavy hit from him. I simply smiled softly at this. “You know… I forgot to say. You’re big… fought bigger.”

(Author's Note: Hope you all got that reference!)

He just growled at that and charged at me. I got to my hooves and prepared to counter his hit. He swung a left hook and I brought up my right and deflected it. I swung a left and hit his muzzle straight on with another satisfying crunch.

He jumped back with a yelp and I could see blood slowly leaking down his nose and out of his mouth. He held his muzzle with his left hoof while trying to swing at me with his right. I dodged left and right and snickered at his pathetic fighting skills. He left too many openings and was way too blunt with his maneuverability.

I was running circles around this stallion.

“Stay still!” he shouted through a cough up of blood.

I delivered a quick jab to his right hind leg which he returned with a loud yelp. He turned and swung, luckily getting a hit on my shoulder. I ignored the pain and dodged a right hook that came flying at me. I ducked under the swing and delivered a fast and precise uppercut to his chin, which sent him flying into a stack of barrels.

He crashed through and I trotted to the now collapsing pile of barrels. I saw his hoof and grabbed it, pulling his splintered and slightly bloody body out of the broken wood. I dragged him out and tossed him a couple feet away from me. He groaned and staggered to his hooves, still holding his broken muzzle.

“Are we done here? I would really like to go about my own business now,” I said as my anger started to die down.

He huffed in and out and struggled to breath. I just looked at him as he started to slowly gain the strength to breathe again. “You’re still a monster,” he replied.

“Whatever…” I said, making my way away from the beaten stallion. The crowd of ponies had grown tremendously since the fight began and I was actually happy that they saw that. Now… they knew not to screw with me.

“I bet your parents are ashamed to have a son like you,” he said through a gurgle. I stopped at the mentioning of my parents.

“Heck… I would hate to be the father of you.”

“Why don’t you just shut up before I shut you up for good,” I replied sourly.

“So does that mean that you’re going to kill me? Your parents must be so disappointed in you for turning into the monster you are,” he said. “I’m surprised that your sister is even trying to change such a fucked up stallion like you. It really must be a hassle to help such a lost soul.” He chuckled and I said nothing in return.

Don’t let him talk you down Graymayne! Kill Him! Make him suffer for treating you like nothing more than a putrid animal! Kill Him! KILL Him! KILL HIM!!! the voice in my head screamed. Craving the slightest bloodshed. That was what he was. All he ever wants is bloodshed and more bloodshed. I mean… that’s what I get for having this monster in my mind.

“Well what’s it going to be Assassin!? Are you going to kill me or not?” Neon yelled with a chuckle. It had already been clear as to what he was trying to do.

“You sound like you want to die,” I replied, un-amused.

Graymayne, he deserves to die! The cravings want blood! Give me Blood! the voice screamed in my head. He was laughing
hysterically as he said this. Please! I need more Blood!

‘Shut up!’ I yelled back at him in my mind.

It’s been to long! I need to feed off sins! Your sins! he growled in anger and desperation.

“I’m done beating the crap out of you Neon! I’ve already broken my promise to Twilight about controlling my anger and I’m not about to make it worse,” I said, making my way towards an opening in the large crowd of ponies.

“Do you honestly think we all believe that your trying. Sure… you saved the town's fashionista and her little sister. That doesn’t change anything that Ponyville or Canterlot have seen,” he said, getting angry. “Do you want to know what I think is going to happen?”

“I have a feeling that your hiding things that your too scared to talk about. I have a feeling that in the end of all of this… you’ll turn your back on your own kind. What bugs me the most is the fact that you just don’t care. I can see you turning on your own family and running back to your so-called master. You disgust me!” Neon yelled.

I simply took it in. I bottled it up like I did everything. I was holding back tears. I didn’t want them seeing me like this. He had struck a point where I was broken.

“The funny thing is… I don’t give a fuck what you all think about me…” I replied turning around and staring daggers at him. “Hell… if I had my horn right now, this town would be nothing but a crater on the face of Equestria. You have no clue what I can do to this place when it’s all over. You’ll all be lucky if I’m merciful,” I said turning back around and made my way toward the exit when I felt something smack against the back of my head.

I stopped and reached my hoof around to touch what turned out to be a tomato. “Really… now you want to throw food. Fine… I broke your shoulder, I broke your muzzle, and I broke a couple ribs, now… I’m going to crush your skull!” I yelled as I charged at him. It was now that he turned and ran.

The crowd split apart and allowed him to move through but immediately closed back up when I was on the chase. I saw this and bounded my way toward a building wall that was conveniently placed. I leaped to the wall and when I felt its flat surface on my hind legs; I recoiled and leaped off it. While in the air, I did a front flip and landed on my hooves just behind the wall of mares and stallions.

I looked back at them giving my best smug smile and quickly dashed off in the direction that Neon Lights had gone.
I was galloping with the thought of blood on my mind. It seems that he would get what he wanted in the end of it all. If there was one thing you never did… it was piss me off.

Happy Days! Blood for me and you! I can’t wait to see what you have planned for this pathetic stallion! He chuckled madly. Oh great Gods! Can we make that marshmallow pony watch as we tear this stallion limb from limb! Pleeeease!

I simply ignored him and kept dashing after Neon. I followed the hoof prints through the alley ways and back out onto the streets where I saw him banging his hoof on a nearby door. My blood boiled as he turned to see me with fearful eyes and then back at the door; banging on it with even more anxiety.

‘Stupid fuck thought you could get away now didn’t you!’ I thought as I picked up a 4’x4’ piece of wood that was lying on the ground in my mouth and gave a quick mad chuckle.

I trotted up to him and the door finally opened to reveal a silver fur mare with a glistening black mane. She had pink bowtie around her neck and beautiful light purple eyes.

“Neon, what do-” she said but stopped when she saw all the blood. “What in the name of Celestia happened to you?!”

He quickly moved on her but she held firm and blocked his path. “Tell me what’s going on?! How did you end up like- AHH” she tried to finish before she saw me and slammed the door in Neon’s face.

Neon turned to run. Just as he turned though, the piece of wood was sent swinging and connected with his face. I heard the satisfying crunch and the wood had broken in two due to the devastating blow.

He hit the ground with a smack and started to cradle the side of his head. He whimpered and cried out in pain as the blood slowly seeped from the side of his head. I dropped what wood remained in my mouth and trotted up to meet him face to face.

“I actually enjoyed this! It’s been a while since I had a good hoof to hoof fight. Yet, you are one of the worst fighters I’ve ever gone against. I mean really! I’ve fought mares stronger than you!” I said, standing over him. He tried desperately to crawl away but I wouldn’t allow that.

I grabbed a nearby flower pot off a window sill that was filled with thorny roses.

‘My favorite!’ I thought as I brought the pot down on top of his head. It shattered as it hit his head. It surprises me how much this stallion can take. He screamed out in agony as I placed him on his back and sat down on his stomach holding his head in one of my hooves.

“I- I- I’m S- s- sorry!” Neon spat out trying to catch his breath. “I- I shouldn’t have d- done that! P- Please don’t kill me!” he begged and I smiled.

“Didn’t I already warn you? I’m pretty sure I did,” I chuckled crazily as I prepped my hoof for more fun.

I didn’t wait any longer. I delivered hoof after hoof to his face. I noticed how covered in blood my hooves were now and I wanted to stop now… but… it felt good to have such a bloodlust.

I stopped finally after dozens of hits to look at his tear, fear, and pain filled eyes. He was now groping his broken muzzle like he was about to lose it. If I wanted him to lose it, I would have torn it off myself. I had done something like that before.

“Oh s- s- sweet Celestia have m- mercy…” Neon whimpered as he stared me square in the eyes.

“Celestia isn’t here right now; would you like to leave a message?” I growled as I raised my hoof for the final blow.

My mind was racing with how much he deserved this beating, how much I had bottled up my emotions and thoughts since I had even arrived here in this little hell hole, how much I just wanted to see all these pathetic idiots burn.

I loved the fear in his eyes. It’s what I always saw in the eyes of my victims. It even scares me sometimes… just thinking what they would see.

I wasted no more time with petty thoughts and quickly brought down the final blow, only for it to feel… restrained.

I averted eye contact with Neon and looked at my right hoof. It had a shimmering dark purple aura surrounding it and that’s when realization hit me.

I quickly looked behind me to see a terrified looking Twilight and Fluttershy. They were staring at me, mouths agape and Fluttershy shaking slightly.

My eyes slightly widened at the realization that they must have been there for some time and seen what I had just done. Just at the sight of Twilight, my bloodlust and rage dispersed into nothing.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING!!! Finish off this pathetic little shit! the voice in my head yelled, trying to gain my attention.

“Twilight… I can-” I was interrupted as a bright flash overtook my sight and everything went black.

Song for this Chapter-- "The Way of the Fist" By Five Finger Death Punch

Author's Note

Hello again everyone! I apologize for such a long wait on this chapter. The original plan was to make this one and the next into one and call it "Name of the Beast". That's right! Time to figure out who HE is! Get ready! There is a hint in this chapter of who he is...I won't say. I made it pretty obvious. I got the violent ideas after watching Death Race. The unrated version. Yes...expect even more violence. I was going to post it yesterday but with Rock Fest, I had no time. I can officially say that I am now one of the millions of people to have seen FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH LIVE! If they ever go to a location close to you, without a doubt GO...it is worth it! Anyway, back on track. Surprise guest next chapter! Can you guess who it is? What will happen to Graymayne? Who shot him with the magic blast? Hint: It wasn't Twilight or Celestia! Will Graymayne's bloodlust gain control of him again? Prepare for HIM!!!