My Little Reaper

The rain bounced loudly off of my black fedora as i walked down the dark alleyway thankfully the hat was bigger than most it provided a lot of protection from the cold rain the hat itself resembled the hat that Alucard wore in the anime show Hellsing. I had it custom made to look like his but instead of the hat being red, I had it dyed black.

"Goddamn rain" I groaned as I continued my walk. Shivering I shoved my hands in to the pockets of my black trench coat trying to provided them with some much needed warmth.

It was about one in the morning every, one was either at home, sleeping or working the night shift at there jobs, and where was I? stuck outside in a dark ally in the rain in forty three degree weather.

I wrapped my coat tighter around me trying to hold in what little bit of heat I could. After turning the corner I heard a sound above me, like metal hitting metal. I slowly raised my head up to see what had made the sound. I quickly regret it. The water that had been puddling on my fedora drained from the hat and down the back of my coat. I jumped shivering at the feeling of the cold liquid running down my back.

"Shit" I grumbled as I shifted my coat around hugging it tight around my neck.

I went back to walking not caring about what that sound was or what had made it. I just wanted to get out of this rain. I rounded another corner and found myself beside the old laundry mat.

"Good" I said to myself, "Only three blocks to go." Gripping my coat tighter, I picked up my pace trying to get to my apartment as fast as I could.

Turning another corner , I saw the end of the ally and the opening that lead to the main street. I started jogging to the end. When I heard a loud scream, I stopped dead in my tracks as I turned toward one of the alleyways that branched off from this one. looking close, I saw a man in a black hoodie who was holding a woman at gun point.

"This is the third time this week" I sighed. I lived in a bad neighborhood and people getting mugged was a common occurrence. I just tried my best to avoid getting caught up in them.

"Please someone help!" she screamed only to be silenced by the mugger. "look lady, just give me the bag and this will all be over real fast!" growled the mugger.

"just give him the bag" I thought to myself as I turned to walk away.

"No!" the woman screamed, jerking the bag back. That just seemed to piss the guy off even more. He responded by pulling out a pistol and whipping her in the side of the head with it. crying out in pain, she fell to the ground clutching her head in her hands. the guy reached down and picked up the bag but instead of leaving, he pulled the hammer back on the gun and pointed it at her head.

Wait this guy was going to kill her? Why didn't he just leave? He got what he wanted. He doesn't need to kill her. Thinking fast, I looked around for a weapon. My eyes landed on an old rusted water pipe. Picking it up, I slowly made my way toward the mugger.

The women raised her head her eyes spotting me. I lifted my finger to my lips motioning for her to be quite the mugger noticing where she was looking before quickly turning around.

"Fuck" I thought. "well well well" the mugger said raising his gun toward me. "looks like we got a hero". Thinking fast, I quickly flung the pipe at the mugger rolling out of the way at the same time the pipe struck his face. With a loud crunch, the man dropped the gun which went off with a loud bang before lifting his hands to his now broken nose.

Taking advantage of the moment, I charged him but my victory was cut short. he had recovered faster than I thought he would. Bringing his foot up he kicked me right square in the balls. Falling down to my knees, I gripped my crouch, crying in pain, but he wasn't done deciding that kicking me in the jewels wasn't enough, he then gave me one good kick to the face. My vision went blurry. I felt a warm liquid in my mouth followed by the taste of copper.

The mugger was still standing over the top of me with a big smile over his face. "you should have stayed out of this, hero" he chuckled "cause now it’s going to cost you your life."

slowly a smile spread across my face. I lifted my hand and flipped him the bird. "see you in hell" I chuckled and closed my eyes.

I heard the hammer being pulled back, then the sound of the gun as it went off. I felt the pain as the bullet went through my skull. then a voice, a low whisper at first but then it grew to a loud deep booming voice it sounded like a lot of people talking.

I couldn't make out what was being said. I opened my eyes to see a tall dark figure in a long black cloak, his face covered by a dark hood and his cloak tattered and ripped. in his hand he held a long scythe in which the end seemed to drip with blood.

"Times up" the figure said its voice low and raspy

"what?" I asked with a confused look on my face. Without answering, the figure raised the scythe high above its head only to bring it down as fast as a bullet. reacting quickly I rolled out of the way, jumping to my feet I began to run not knowing where I was going but any where was better than here. then I realized I wasn't in in the alley any more.

I was in a field covered in fog. I froze trying to figure out where I was then suddenly I felt a sharp pain shoot through my back. the dark entity had slashed me across the lower part of my back.

Looking behind me, I saw it bring up the scythe for another slash. "shit" I screamed as I began to run again "Shit! Shit! Shit! Shit! Shit!' was all I could say running as fast as I could. I decided to look over my shoulder. bad idea, the entity had no trouble at all keeping up with me "shit, shit, shit!" I repeated trying my best to run faster.

I ran for what felt like hours. not slowing down, not looking back, I kept running but I didn't know how much longer I would last. the figure seemed to be getting annoyed he began swinging his scythe wildly. then I saw something that gave me hope a door. Why there was a door out in the middle of a field I don't know and I didn't. care please be somewhere safe, be somewhere peaceful.

I conjured up the last of my energy and forced my legs to run faster. "I'm going to make it" I thought to myself. I was 10 feet from the door "shit" I realized something. when I stop to open it, he will get me. there is no way I could open it in time. he will catch me before I could even turn the knob. "Open!" I screamed from the top of my lungs.

I don't know why I said it. I guess I was just trying to find a way to comfort myself , but the door responded. it swung open and a bright light blasted through it. "NO!!" the entity screamed.

I leaped through the air as I turned my body and flipped off the entity "NO!!!" it screamed again raising the scythe. it flung the weapon straight at me. I don't know if I'm just really unlucky or god just flat out hates me but the scythe flew through the air and stuck my left collar bone. The blade went clean through to the other side.

I fell through the door, the light engulfed my body but it wasn't a pleasant feeling. I felt like I was being torn apart. My limbs stretched to odd lengths. I felt the blade of the scythe cut farther down my chest. If it keeps this up it could cut through my heart. but as fast as the sensation came it was gone.

the light disappeared, then I felt myself falling. 'THUD' the door had some how dropped me out of thin air I fell about 4 feet. The fall had left me winded. I slowly rose to a sitting position my eyes still closed from the blinding light. Then I heard someone.

"hey, are you okay?" the voice sounded like a small child. slowly opening my eyes my sight fell upon a small white filly. confused I looked for the person who had been speaking. wincing in pain as I felt the scythe dig deeper the wound had stopped bleeding but from the looks of it my skin had somehow healed around the weapon. turning my attention back to the filly I noticed something.
it had a small horn sticking out of the base of its forehead. "what the hell?" I said as my eyebrows raised in confusion. lifting my hand I made a grab for the small horn. "hey, watch it!" the small unicorn shouted.

I froze. did it just talk... no that's impossible. my eye began to twitch. "did....did you just talk?" I asked "yeah! and you better learn to keep your hooves to yourself!"

my jaw dropped open slowly a mixture of drool and blood spilled out over my lips and down my chin. her big pale green eyes gave me a confused look. "hello, are you ok?" the little unicorn asked again waving a hoof in front of my face. 'I'm talking to a unicorn' I thought to myself.

this...this is amazing, how could this be happening. "hello?" she repeated while tapping her hoof on my head "are you ok?" before I could respond the blinding light returned. closing my eyes to shield the light, the dark figure landed on my chest with a heavy thud knocking the breath out of my lungs

"NO ONE ESCAPES ME!!!!" he yelled "NO ONE CAN ESCAPE DEATH!!!!" the dark entity yelled again its voice like nails on a chalk board. The cloaked figure ripped the scythe from my shoulder "AHHHH" I screamed as blood squirt from the wound that had now been reopened.

The blood slowly started to pool around my body. I began to black out but the figure wouldn't allow that to happen "oh no you don't" it spoke again "its more fun when your awake" he placed his hand on the wound and the bleeding stopped.

"TWILIGHT!!! RARITY!!!!!" I heard the little unicorn screamed as she ran to get help running as fast as her little legs could carry her. In a few seconds she was gone leaving a cloud of dust behind her. Slowly the cloaked figure raised a bony hand. His hand had no skin, no nothing.

It was just bone. "Marcus Creed, your time is up." the entity repeated its voice just above a whisper. Reaching up slowly, his skeletal hand gripped my face his touch was as cold as ice. My vision growing darker until there was nothing but darkness.

Then I heard it the whispers started again but this time I knew what they were saying."
......Dark skies are falling.......
.the reaper is calling....
he sees the tears that are forming....
he hears your cries from afar…
he'll be by your side before morning…
.he wants to comfort you before people start mourn you..
..he's just like you he's got a job to do...
so live your life before he come for you"

'Meanwhile in Ponyvile' ......Twilight.........
"Look Rarity, all I'm asking is give Spike a chance. He really likes you. how could you not see that?" the lavender alicorn said a hint of annoyance in her voice, "I'm sorry twilight but I just have no interest in dating a dragon" replied the white purple maned unicorn .

“ Fluttershy help me out here” I groaned flopping back on to Fluttershy's couch.

The yellow Pegasus just whimpered and hid behind her pink mane

"look rarity I just don't see the problem just let him take you out on one date what's the worse that could happen?."

"I'm sorry twilight but no means no."

" I give up!" I yell throwing a pillow over my face I didn't care if spike was going to be disappointed, there was just no way of talking rarity into accepting the date.

Sighing I used my magic to lift my book that had been thrown across the room by an angered rarity I placed the book in my hooves gasping as I saw the tear in the upper right corner of the cover reaching out with my magic.

I mended the ripped page then returned to my reading then suddenly the front door of Fluttershy's cottage burst open nearly causing me to drop my book, Rarity to drop her mirror and Fluttershy almost having a heart attack.

"TWILIGHT, RARITY! come quick!" shouted a tired sweetie bell. "Why what's wrong?" I ask a confused look on my face, "there's somepony being attacked by some creature out by the edge of the Everfree"

"What kind of creature?" I asked "no time to explain come on!" she yelled before turning and running back toward the Everfree Forest. I jumped up and followed her, shortly joined by Rarity who was then followed by a worried Fluttershy.

We followed Sweetie Bell for about half a mile running as fast as we could trying to get there in time. "there!" she yelled pointing off in the distance right on the outside of the forest were two figures. One, from the looks of it laid pinned to the ground while the other sat on top of the other. "Come on girls!" I yelled and charged toward the creature. I hope we’re not too late...

...............Marcus......................
"Give in to me!" the raspy voice of the reaper growled "don't fight it it’s easier if you don't struggle." I just stood there in the dark alone hanging on to what little bit of life I had left.

"If I get out of here," I growled "I'm going to kick your skeleton ass!" he chuckled at this "I'm a lord of death mortal your threats mean nothing to me soon I will take what little life you have left and then you will be mine for all eternity!"

his grip on my face tightened "so stop fighting and give me your soul!" he screamed.

Suddenly there was a loud zap and the reaper was flung off my chest as soon. The second his hand left my face, my eyes shot opened. the death god had been hit by some unknown force and he laid about twenty feet away smashed into a tree.

I quickly jumped to my feet ignoring the pain that shot through my shoulder. I was losing a lot of blood. I was surprised that I could stand I slowly turned to look at my savor. I was surprised to find two more unicorns had shown up the lavender one shot another burst of purple energy at the fallen reaper, but he had already recovered from the last blast and caught this one before it could do any damage.

"you dare challenge me!" He yelled.
he raised his arm like he was going to swing his scythe but stopped when he realized he was no longer holding it looking around his eyes landed on me.

while he was busy making threats I had walked over and picked up the reapers weapon "give me!" that he yelled

"no" I replied while smiling. This just caused him to roar in anger. he charged me screaming a scream that could make ears bleed I brought the scythe back pivoting on my right foot I swung the scythe around putting all my weight and strength into the swing the reaper, not able to slow down fast enough, took the long blade right where his heart should be.

Roaring in pain he fell to the ground clutching his chest when something fell out that caught my eye.

A pocket watch, a silver pocket watch had fallen out of his chest he went to make a grab for it. When suddenly a lavender color aura lifted him away before he could grab it.

The lavender unicorn had some sort of glow coming off her horn it connected to the cloud that held the reaper in place walking over I picked up pocket watch. it was an ordinary pocket watch. there seemed to be nothing special about it but when I went to open it the reaper freaked out

"don't you dare open that watch!" he growled "it holds power you could never hope to understand"

I ignored him and started to open it when another voice spoke up "don't" looking up I saw the lavender unicorn staring at me "what?" I ask "don't open it." she replied "he just said it was full of dark power!"

"fine." I replied. I walked over to a nearby rock. I placed the watch on the rock. then quickly brought the scythe down on it the reaper cried out in pain. shocked the unicorn let the reaper go from the lavender cloud he fell to the ground with a thump I raised the scythe again and brought down on the watch. it caused it to crack and burst. the reaper cried out in pain again "please stop mortal you know not what you are about to do!" "if it involves killing your bony ass then I don't care!"

I brought the scythe down on the watch again it cracked even more causing more screams of pain from the death god’s mouth. "Stop!" the lavender unicorn yelled. "your hurting him, can’t you see that?" "yes I can" I replied "and I don't care"

I brought the scythe down again "please help me!" the reaper screamed "did you care about my cries for help" I replied "did you care about my pleas for mercy? and what about all the souls you have locked away in this watch? did you care about them?" the reaper gave me a surprised gasp.

"yes I know about them" I replied "earlier when you tried to drain my life away I heard them, there cries of pain and misery. did you care for them? you are supposed to guide souls to the afterlife not keep them to fuel your own power." the reaper suddenly reacted to this.

He jumped up and grabbed the lavender unicorn "give me the scythe or she dies." "Twilight!" sweetie belle screamed, frowning I turned back to the watch. "stop!" he demanded I raised the scythe over my head and brought it down with one final blow.
It broke... the reaper screamed an ear piercing scream. black smoke flooded out of the watch "damn you mortal, damn you!" the reaper still had Twilight in his hands.

"If I die I take her with me!" he screamed. the smoke shrouded around me. before the reaper could make a move, I jumped over the smoke. He looked up at me in surprise. "times up!" I yelled and brought the scythe down on his head. The blade went clean through him. Twilight fell from his arms. I caught her before she hit the ground. then everything froze, like time had stopped.

"you have beaten me mortal but your victory was for nothing. you have released the souls of the damned upon this world, if not stopped they will destroy everything and you are to blame. I curse you Marcus Creed. you will take my place, you will feel my pain!" suddenly a hand shot in to my chest and gripped my heart, tearing it from my chest only to be replaced by a silver pocket watch.

"you will feel my hatred" the voice spoke again then a dark form rose from the reapers body only to dive into mine. it felt like my soul was burning. "you are now... Death. "you will forever be alone. may god have mercy on your soul!" with that the cloud dispersed and everything moved again. Twilight looked up at me in surprise. I looked down and smiled at her "I got ya" I said while trying to catch my breath.

Then suddenly everything started spinning and going black "are you ok?" Twilight asked shaking my head. I leaned up against a nearby tree trying to gain my balance. The yellow pegasus flew over to help me stand. I slowly raised my hand to my eye only to feel a warm liquid running from it.

looking down I saw a black puddle of stuff in the palm of my hand then a stirring pain shot through my eyes. screaming, I fell to the ground, clutching my eyes. Twilight ran over to find out what was wrong. "what's happening to him?!" sweetie belle cried.

"I don't know" replied a concerned Twilight. "Fluttershy, Sweetie Bell" "yes?" they replied. "you two go get help, me and Rarity will stay here and try to stop whatever is happening." Everything was going black until I was in nothing but darkness. all I heard was faint chuckling in the distance, like someone laughing in the back of my mind, then there was nothing...