The Broken and Lost

The mysterious hooded figure finished his business with the castle and now knew where he was. While he was at it, he managed to pick up two silver longswords. He smiled behind his hood at how well things were going for him. The only bad thing was that he may have put a larger target on his head than he expected. Nonetheless, he was ready for his next challenge. He searched in his pockets and then pulled out what seemed to be two chains. They both had a gold star at the ends of them.

He took one of the long swords along with one of the chains and attached them together on the bottom end of the sword. The reactions of the blade was that is shined brightly with a light blue aura. The mysterious figure was pleased indeed. He then made his new upgraded sword disappear and left the other materials along with the other sword in his disposal. He then made his way back to town of Ponyville.

- 2 Hours Earlier -

This mystery man could only be described as an enigma. All we can tell is that human, given his appearance and posture. The black coat completely covering his body and face danced in the wind as he was making his way toward the castle in the mountains. He made sure to come at night so nothing would catch him in their sights. His intentions with the castle is still unknown.

After about a good 30 minutes of a trek, he had finally made it to his destination without being caught. He hid behind some bushes as he examined the entrance to the massive structure. He noticed two equine guards protecting the entrance.

"Guarded..." He simply said as contemplated his plan to get in.

Once he was ready, he slowly got out of the bushes without detection and sneaked behind one of the guards.

Press Triangle for Assassination

He covered his mouth and pulled him into the bushes to where he was brutally beaten. The other guard took notice and ran to see what was going on. The mysterious figure knew this was coming, so he quickly got out the bushes and gave a swift punch to the face of the guard, thus knocking him out cold.

He gave a nod to himself and proceeded to his next objective.

(Song)

After properly hiding the bodies, he quietly opened the castle doors and once in, he closed them to cover any trace of him appearing there.

• Information: Find 2 Longswords without detection! -

The figure noticed that the hallways within the castle were very long. On top of that, there were guards with flashlights patrolling the area. He quickly hid behind a large pillar as they were approaching his general vicinity.

Once they noticed that nothing was in their sights, the guards began walking back. This gave the mysterious man an opportunity to plan out his movement. He could only see about three of them in this hallway.

He slowly began to sneaked up behind him. He was just about to grab him when he suddenly knocked over a pot and it shattered. The pony was startled and looked down at the broken object.

Press Square to avoid!

The man swiftly made it behind a pillar to avoid detection. The pony looked around for any suspicious activity. He noticed nothing in his sights. "P-Probably just the wind." He says as he hesitantly goes back to patrol.

You wouldn't know it, but the man sighed in relief as he didn't get caught. He then went back up to the same pony and approached him slowly, waiting for the right moment to attack. Once he was away from the others...

Press Triangle for Assassination

*SNAP!*

He grabbed his head and twisted it, causing any communication with brain to stop. The loud cracking sound caused the other two guards to turn around. Thankfully, the man had evaded their sights.

The two noticed their fellow guard's head and had expressions of worry and absolute disgust. They soon realized what they had to do.

"Contact the princesses." One of them spoke, "There is a mad pony on the loose."

His friend nodded and headed toward the door. The man noticed this.

I didn't come all this way to get caught He thought as he swiftly ran toward the guard that was going to alert his superiors. He pounced on top of him, got up and stomped on his body. He cried out in pain, causing to grab the attention of the last guard. He was terrified at the man's appearance.

"Stay quiet..." The hooded figure spoke, "I'll let you live if you just stay quiet."

The guard saw that the princesses were in danger because of this new threat. His determination got the better of him. "Like that's gonna happen!" He yelled loudly. "EVERYPONY BE ON THE LOOK OUT FO- AHH"

He was cut off by the man kicking his rib-cage hard, sending him from one end of the hall, to the other. "You had your chance..." He spoke as he approached the injured pony.

"YOU WON'T...GET AWAY WITH THIS!" The pony said in pain.

The man did not care for this pony's feelings. He simply grabbed his head and *SNAP!* went his neck. "Maybe I will... It's for the greater good." He said to the pony's carcass.

(Stop Music)

Bonus Obtained! -Learned Scan!

He made his way to the next room. It was small and not a pony in sight. This relieved the man as he sighed. He noticed a table that was holding 2 silver longswords. The hooded figure smiled under his hood as he approached the blades.

Obtained! - Longswords

Two silver longswords. Perfect for any melee combat.

He took one of them and swung it around a bit. "These will work perfectly for what I have in store for me and him." He spoke as he admired his new blades. He took the other blade and placed it in his disposal.

"And just where do you think you're going?" The figure turns around to be met by a white unicorn stallion with a blue colored mane. Along side him were reinforcements. "Don't even think about running. You'll just get yourself into more trouble than you're already in."

(Song)

A smile crept across the mysterious figure's face. He then pulled out the two swords that he had just obtained and said, "Where is the fun in running without a fight?" He got into a dual-wielding fighting stance.

• Information: Escape the castle! -

The man began by charging straight forward with his two swords in front of him. The blades met the necks of many soldiers trying to stop his rampage. "I prefer single-handed melee combat, but dual-wielding is fun too." He commented. He had ended the lives of many and had enraged the white unicorn. It shot a bolt of energy at the hooded figure, causing him to stumble back a bit. He didn't like that, so he went up to him and they were soon locked in a sword fight with each other.

They clashed for a long while until they both met by the same strike and were put to a test to see who was the strongest.

"This is for the princesses, and to everypony who lost their lives here!" The stallion said as they clashed.

Press in sequence!

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Circle!

Square!

Square!

X!

Triangle!

Circle!

Failed!

The man started struggling and the unicorn took advantage as he blasted him with another bolt, causing him to go from the hallway back to the entrance. He slowly got up and noticed his position. "I'm not through with you yet...But know that I'm doing this for survival! You guys led me to do this and now I realize my mistake...I'm sorry but this needs to be done in order to save him." He then ran out of the castle.

(Stop Music)

The unicorn simply looked down at the events that had just unfolded. All the deaths...the blood...and the stolen swords. He looked back up and knew who he had to contact about this new threat. Her younger sister and the Elements of Harmony.