A face you'll never see

“On the girl's brown legs there were many small white scars. I was thinking, Do those scars cover the whole of you, like the stars and the moons on your dress? I thought that would be pretty too, and I ask you right here please to agree with me that a scar is never ugly. That is what the scar makers want us to think. But you and I, we must make an agreement to defy them. We must see all scars as beauty. Okay? This will be our secret. Because take it from me, a scar does not form on the dying. A scar means I survived.”

I close the book I've been reading for the past three hours waiting for my target. My target is the C.E.O of a world-renowned weapons manufacturer for multiple superpowers. He has been selling weapons in hopes of starting a fifth world war. I swear those weapons companies make a killing off of the wars.The last two world wars have left the world in a dire state by crushing what use to be known as the United States of America, and other major countries. They fell one by one until a small country finally decided to end all violence of the world. That small country was once a small war base in the pacific islands. During the fourth world war they won their independence and invaded all of the surrounding islands all the way to Japan and Korea.

Once they took over Japan, their tech skyrocketed to unbelievable levels. They developed futuristic hacking technology for their intelligence department. They also outfitted their soldiers with weapons that didn't use a explosion for the propulsion system, but used magnetic technology which worked by using superconducting electromagnets. All in all they made a handheld Gauss gun. With this technology they ruled their territory with an iron fist, but they needed more. They invaded more and more countries in till the other countries swore loyalty for their 'freedom'. With the whole world under their thumb they became the police of the world.

But none of that matters now. We are all humans, we all are greedy. The oppressed countries bribed others for their technology and weapons. With the new tech, they finally gained some backbone against their oppressors. That's when the arms war started, and guess who made a killing off of it. You guessed it, my target. Apparently when you sell weapons to an enemy country you piss people off. Those people have lots of money, and guess what that money is used for? Killing, and that's where I come in.

My name is Drake but everybody knows me only as 'Raven'. You don't need to know what my face looks like, so I'll explain my attire. I wear a black and red cloak and a hood all the time. Under my cloak I wear a black long sleeve shirt with a white under belly. On my left sleeve is a double 'V' going down my arm. On the bottom of my arms I have gauntlets made of titanium, and under my right arm's gauntlet is a custom made hidden blade with a poison dart system. I also wear a pair of black jeans with a dagger strapped to my left thigh. This all you need to know about me for the time being. Now shut up, my target is here.

I watch through my scope as my target talks to his assistant in his office. I check my watch to see the time: 7:55. They should be here any minute. I look back through the scope but I adjust downwards to see the street level. There they are. On the street were multiple executives climbing out of their vehicles. One such executive looks at his watch, then tap it as if it was broken. I mentally no. As if reading my mind, the slick man looks back up and starts towards the door. I look back up to the office to see the target transfer to the conference room and is setting up. Not two minutes later his assistant walks in and tells him something. He starts to hurry up what ever he is doing. Is that what I think it is?

"Sir, there is a bomb in the conference room! I repeat, there is a bomb in the conference room!" I yell over the earpiece. I scan the offices for my employer to find him walking to the conference room anyway.

"Sir, the target is leaving the building. Do I have a go on the shot?" I follow the target through the building waiting for my go. As I wait for the go I hear static through the earpiece, but this isn't normal static. It almost sounds like somebody is talking, but I couldn't hear whoever it was. I tear out my earpiece and zoom in on my target to find him looking directly at me and smiling.

"Oh, shit." I jump up and throw my rifle over my shoulder running from whatever the man had planed. I'm glad for my free-running lessons from that man in the white robes. He was the man who taught me how to survive in this world and how to kill. He never took off his hood, so I could never see who he was. I knew though that faces in this world have power.

As I run I can't help but look back, and what I see causes my eyes to widen. Behind me was a midnight-black attack helicopter with a minigun spinning up. I swear, adrenaline is amazing. I run so fast that the helicopter couldn't even keep up with me. That's what you get for sending unmanned aircraft to kill an assassin like me. My type of assassin isn't your everyday assassin who wants money. I am part of an order of assassins who choose a select few to train them to kill. I was recruited 12 years ago when I accidentally killed a contract of the order.

I look to ahead to see that I'm running out of building, but there was something off. As I was running I could see a glow from the edge of the building and growing. I look back to see the helicopter gaining on me and warming up the mini-gun as well. I decide to take my chances with the glow and what ever goes with it. I run full speed jumping over vents and walls without losing momentum. Soon I reach the last building, without looking back I could feel the sights burn through my skull. I needed to run faster, faster to live. I reach within a few feet when I hear the guns fire. The pain was horrible, yet I was still running. I knew that even though one got me, if I stop I am dead for certain. While getting closer to the glow I hear the static from earlier, but this time is could make out words.

"Princess Twilight! You have something that belongs to me! I hear a powerful voice but it still was mostly static. I stop just at the edge, looking down I see a portal of some sort. It was multi-hued with the colors of the rainbow. I look as if it was rotating like a vortex with a light in the center. I turn around to see the helicopter warming up to fire, so I did what any sane person would have done. I jumped into the swirling mystery portal having no idea what would happen.

I'll tell you, jumping into an unknown portal to escape certain death. It sucks to be me. I am currently being flung across space and time, for all I know I'm off to a world filled with little cute multi-colored ponies. As I pass through the portal I hear a different voice this time, this one sounds feminine .

"As princess, I believe I have the power to spread the magic of friendship across Equestria! That is the role I am meant to have in our world! The role I choose to have! But I didn't defeat Tirek on my own. It took all of us to unlock the chest!" Oh god, I'm going crazy! My thoughts were cut off when the light at the end becomes too bright for me, so I had to close my eyes. The last thing that goes through my mind is my mentor and the night that we first met.

I was just a boy when I first killed somebody. I was walking down the street heading toward the gas station for a candy bar when a drunk man stormed into the store.

"Whersh tha money?!" I heard the man yell at the cashier. I hid behind one of the refrigerators hoping to avoid notice, but before I could get there my foot hit a corner, sending me sliding across the floor. I look up to see the drunken man looking down at me. I could smell his breath from here, and it smelled horrible. It smelled as if someone left milk out in the hot sun for two days and then poured in week old scotch. His teeth were almost green with a yellow tint. I felt like I wanted to throw up. He then pointed his knife back at me.

"Whash’re you doin’ here, kid?" He said to me, getting closer to me with the knife. While I was trying to hide I failed that the man slashed the cashier, who was currently bleeding out on the floor. I was so angry that this man would attack a defenseless man in cold blood. I was so angry that while the drunken man was digging through the money of the cash register, I wrenched the knife from his hand holding it to my chest. While holding the knife the man held his hands up in a surrender.

"No, hold on now there, shonny! Don’ do anythen’ rassh!" He started to back up slowly while keeping an eye on me. While he was eyeing me, he failed to notice the body behind him. I saw that if he went any farther then he would trip. In a blind rage, I charged, watching him trip on the body, just like I thought. It felt as if time itself slowed down. I could hear every heartbeat in my ears and the man’s stench-filled breath. I tightened my grip on the knife, running at him full speed, not planning anything. When I came within a few feet of him, I cried out with something that I didn't even know I had in me. I felt the blade pierce the skin, going into something soft, and I pushed harder. I felt something give when we finally hit the ground. The man gasped in pain as we lay in his blood. After what felt like an eternity I finally stopped hearing his breathing, and blood no longer pulsed out around the knife. As I lay there breathing in the stench of death I heard the doors open. I whipped my head, expecting the police, ready to explain why I killed him, but instead there was a man in white robes with the hood pulled up. It was blocking his face.

"You, boy. Did you kill that man?" the man asked. I tried to stand, but my legs failed me halfway. Before I could fall the man ran up and grabbed me. "Take it easy, boy, you've had a rough night." I felt the man pick me up and start walking out of the store.

"Where are you taking me?" At that point it was hard to keep my eyes open. I felt the man shift my weight again.

"You’ve taken one of my contracts, so you're in my debt. Because of what you did tonight, I’m taking you back to our HQ. You can repay your debt." I finally realized what he meant by that. I was to forget my life and I repay my debt to him -- by killing.

I soon find myself in a field of flowers nearly as far as the eyes can see. If it wasn't for the 'I have no idea where I am' feeling, I would actually enjoy the view right now. I was just about to set out when screams fill the air. They sound close. It sounds like it is a bunch of girls. I run to the tree line for the shadows and cover from whoever is screaming. Not long after I climb up one of the trees I shoulder my rifle and scan the area through the scope. I scan for what seems like hours but the work pays off when three girls come running out of the tree line with what appears to be a pack of wooden wolves. Holy shit! Are those wolves made out of wood and twigs?! My mind froze for a split second trying to process that information, but I snapped out of it when the girls started screaming again. I look through my scope to line up my sights on the wolves to see that the girls are not entirely girls.

One of the girls had burnt orange skin with purple hair and- Is that a tail! Ok this world just keeps getting crazier and crazier. She is also wearing a simple black leather jacket with dark green shorts. Huh, so she's a tomboy I take it. The next girl was a bit taller but had a more muscular build. Her skin was a beautiful pale shade of olive, and her hair/tail was brilliant amaranth. She was wearing a lime green shirt with jeans rolled up to her knees, and on her head was a light crimson bow. Right behind her was the last girl, who was pretty close to being those wolves' dinner tonight. Her skin was light grey but had splotches of dirt. Her hair/tail was grayish mulberry with light grayish rose streaks. She was wearing a dark pink jacket with a light pink and white striped shirt under it. She was also wearing a butter yellow skirt with a few stains of mud on them. All in all, these girls have been playing rough all day.I line up my sights with closest wolf to the girls. They would never hear me fire.

"Ching"

I watch as the wolf's head explodes into little splinters all around the girls and the other wolves. I fire three more times, each shot taking a head with it. I look to the last three wolves looking around to try and find the one who killed their brothers. To bad I'll never give them the chance. I put my finger back on the trigger and fire two more times, watching the heads explode with each shot. I watch as the last wolf moves behind the girls, blocking my shot. I know there is no way around this, but if I can get close enough where I can use my dagger I can end this quickly. I stand up and sling my rifle back over my shoulder while I move from tree to tree barely making a sound. As I start to near them I look to find that the wolf is now advancing on the girls. Shit, I need to hurry. I start going a little faster trying to make as little to no sound.

I soon make it to the tree overlooking the girls and the wolf. I climb higher to move into a better position to kill this thing. I watch as the wolf finally letting its guard down enough to where I can kill it. Seeing my chance, I let go of the branch that was supporting me. I fall like a shadow falling from the light, without a sound. I flex my wrist to unlock my hidden blade as I feel towards the wolf. I relaxed all of my thoughts and muscles at the last second to reduce the sound I make on impact. I didn't really mean to do it but with training like mine you learn a few reflexes. I rear back my arm as soon as I come clear of the trees cover. I look down to see that the wolf was finally making his move, and a bit too late on his part though. I push forward with my blade aiming for its skull, but my blade only went half way . I plant my feet on either side of its head and push prying my blade free, yet I am getting a strange feeling that I'm missing something.

I turn back to talk to the girls when I feel an horrible amount of pain from my left calf. I look down to see the wolf's teeth embedded in my leg. Without even thinking I grab my dagger and slash repeatedly at the wolf in till it finally lets go. I pull up the pants leg to inspect the damage. My calf has been shredded from the bite itself but was opened even farther with the fighting. If I didn't get help soon I would die of blood loss. I look back towards the girls to watch them inch away in fear. Not the first time that's happened. It doesn't matter if they fear me or not, I'm about to die.

"Excuse me, could you point to me where the nearest hospital is?" All three pointed in the direction of a castle made out of crystals.

"Thank you. Now, could you help me get there? The wolf bit straight through my leg and pretty soon I'm gonna die." I ask while walking in the direction they pointed out to me.

"U-U-Uh o..k?" I look over my shoulder to see the three following me. I turn back limping to where I hope is a hospital.

"U-Uh s-sir are y-y-you ok?" I turn to my right to see the little red head with a concerned look in her eyes. I smile back at her.

"Don't worry short stack, I'll be fine once I reach a doctor." I reply with a playful smile. She glares at me before she remembers that she's afraid of me. I laugh at her attempt to be brave towards me.

"Do not fret young one. If I wished to hurt you, why did I kill the wolves." I give the most warm smile I can muster. She seemed to perk right up at my statement as did the other two because they wanted to walk with us too. I start to feel weak all of a sudden and losing my balance. Crap, I thought I had more time!

"How close are we to the hospital, short stack?" It better not be far.

"It just a little ways down the road there." I look to where she was suggesting and saw the sign. I start to limp/hop faster to the hospital hoping to make it before I pass out. I make it to the sign when all of a sudden my face meets the ground and my arm is wrenched behind me.

"Apple Bloom, Scootaloo, Sweetie Belle go call for help! I'll keep this thing pinned!" I couldn't see my attacker because my face is currently eating dirt. Ok! I've had ENOUGH! I twist my body to throw off my attacker, and I then grab their arm and twist it behind their back. I stop to realize that the person I'm holding is a beautiful woman with sky blue skin and rainbow colors in her hair.

"Oh you want to play it like that then." She then unfurls her..... Wings! WTF is going on here! I shove her away from me in hopes of a little space to hop. I hop towards the hospital calling out for help, and just my luck the blue bitch lands just shy of the door.

"You're not attacking anypony on my watch." She said while taking a stance. I don't have time for this. I un-sling my rifle from my shoulder and aim it at her in hopes of intimidating her.

"Back off! I am in need of medical attention." I hold my ground waiting for her to move.

"How do I know that you won't kill anypony once they helped you, and what can you do with that? Are you going to swing it at me?" She had a good point but my leg was throw off my judgement. I aimed my rifle up looking to see if nothing was in the way and fired. Her face went pale now knowing what this baby can do.

"Now, can I please see a doctor?! I'm about to die here!" I shout at skittles. I throw down my weapon and start walking into the building. As soon as I make it inside I fall to the floor, not being able to stand anymore. The doctors and nurses rush to help me off the floor and on to a bed. One doctor tried to remove my hood, but before he could I grabbed his arm.

"If I find out that anybody touched my hood I will feed you to Cerberus myself." With the first threat I've made on this world and it has to be a doctor trying to help me. I watch as they stick an I.V in me. The last think I saw before the darkness took me was a girl with purple hair with a dark pink stripe going through it.