Entry 6

Date: 24rd April, year 2 ALR - Saturday

I’ve decided to start putting the day in any of my further entries. Regardless, today was… well something else. I started my early morning jog/walk around the ‘town’. The ponies still gave me wide births, and some were still hostile towards me.

And so to avoid any possible confrontations, as well as the glares I get from the local populace, my walk was directed towards the Everfree Forest. A place I know of all too well, and a place I feel I can be safer.

However, my peaceful trek towards the forest was interrupted by a blue Pegasus. Said Pegasus was currently following me, and had been for nearly my entire walk. I noticed her as I left the ‘castle’. She had her face poking out of a cloud, but as soon as she saw that I noticed her, her face retreated behind the condensed water vapour.

“I know you’re there. No point hiding; come on out.” I turned to face the cloud that the blue pony was hiding behind. After a few seconds of not moving I decided to speak again. “I can see your tail you know…”

The rainbow tail that was poking out the edge of the cloud was quickly pulled back in. “How did you know I was there?” Came the reply of a pony I know all too well.

“Well aside from the obvious, I’ve known about you following me since I saw you this morning.” I could hear a faint curse come from the pony behind the cloud before she flew down to face me. “Care to explain you stalking me? I’m sure this wasn’t the only day you’ve been following me.”

The blue pony got a bit too close for my liking; hovering in the air, sticking her face a few inches from mine while looking me dead in the eye. “I can’t trust you, so I’ve been watching you and making sure you haven’t hurt anypony.”

I put her hands on her shoulders and pushed her body down to the ground, hard enough to hurt. “And tell me, are you satisfied with my behaviour? I’ve endured the insults your fellow ponies throw at me, and so far I’ve been relatively calm about it. But do not push me pony, for there is only so much I can take.”

She glared daggers at me, “Just stay away from my friends.”

I laughed at her puny attempt at being intimidating, “Oh? And why should I? So far your friends have been relatively nice to me, especially Pinkie and Fluttershy; they actually treat me with the respect any living being deserves. Unlike you and everyone else.”

“What makes you think you deserve any respect at all?”

“An interesting question.” I shifted my weight and put my hand out over the town behind us. “Before I answer, let me ask you this. If everyone around you suddenly treated you like dirt; a monster even, how would you react? Knowing you’ve done nothing wrong but exist, they just suddenly lose all respect in you. How would you feel? The people around you would disrespect you at every opportunity, calling you names and throwing things at you.”

I could see her face lose confidence; her glare loosening. “You’d feel like shit. Angry. You’d wonder what you did wrong, and when you realise that you’ve done nothing, you would just get angrier, depressed even. It continues for years to the point where it’s too much, and you just want to end it.”

She was no longer glaring; her ears were pulled down with her head hung low. “I know what that feels like, and trust me, you do not want that feeling. This is why I deserve respect, not in the form of a king or hero or something, but in the form that every living being deserves. So far only a handful of ponies have shown me any respect, and your precious princess isn’t one of them. She is just as bad as the rest of you ponies.”

“Don’t talk about the princess like that!” She suddenly gained confidence and shouted at me.

“And why not? I’m not wrong! Go on and ask her! I’m sure if she has any shred of honesty she’d tell you the EXACT SAME FUCKING THING! I shouted at the pathetic Pegasus pony that tried so hard at looking tough.

“That doesn’t give you a right to disrespect the princess! After all that talk about respect, you would then turn around and disrespect somepony? Especially a princess!” She shouted in response.

“A persons’ title does not award them respect! Respect is earned, but all creatures deserve a certain amount. Celestia does not deserve any respect from me; she is nothing but a liar, hypocrite and tyrant.” I rebutted.

“You!” She yelled in anger, “How dare you say that about the princess!” She lunged forward, and before I could react, sucker punched me in the face.

Her hoof pushed me back a bit and twisted my head to the side. I stood there stunned for a few moments, before laughing. The laugh grew deeper and louder, “If only you knew what I did. You’ve made a big mistake little pony.” I drew my fist back and twisted before throwing a punch towards her snout, using all the strength from my hips to ensure connection.

And it did.

Time felt like it slowed down as my fist collided with that blue snout of hers. First I saw the ripple effect travel through one side of her mouth to the other, then the sound of the sickening crack from my knuckles and into her cheekbones and teeth, echoing in my ears and across the forest. As Alex said after watching Jojo, time resumes again. As it did, the effects of my punch showed in the form of Rainbow Dash being sent flying from my fist and into a nearby tree. She's lucky that it wasn't a strong punch, otherwise her spine would've fractured upon collision with said tree.

"If you think speed will allow you to win this fight, you're wrong. Let me tell you now, this fight will end with you losing because of your own speed." I warned her as she struggled to her hooves.

"Don't lie to me, nopony knows the future, and especially not you. You insult the princess and called her a liar, you are so getting decked."

"Fuckin' try it then." I said, preparing for her next attack

This bitch, she's smarter than I thought... She's actually sucking my area of all its oxygen. She plans to suffocate me. I thought as I felt the air around me getting thinner and thinner by the second. Rainbow was using her speed and pegasi magic to create a whirlwind around her, effectively blocking all potential attacks.

I guess now would be a good time to use my only weapons, good thing I hid them from Celestia and her little ponies. From my little side pouch, I pulled out five caltrops; each the size of a golf ball minus their centimetre and a half long spikes. Small, and semi-deadly. Working a little of my own magic into them, I lastly tie them all together with a little strip of my sleeve.

"I said your speed would be your downfall, and now I'll prove it." I said to Rainbow Dash, as I threw makeshift bola into the whirlwind. From there I just waited patiently, scarcely using any of the remaining air in the centre. Not five seconds later, I hear a sort of ‘schlick’ noise that was immediately followed by the screams of one spectrum-maned pony. Within minutes the whirlwind died down and I was greeted with the sight of a downed Rainbow Dash pierced by the caltrops across her abdomen. I walked towards her and she looked back at me with pained hatred. As I drew closer to Rainbow, I also noticed that her wing was broken, and one of her legs. It seems the impact on the ground broke some bones. Possibly some ribs as well.

"Those caltrops were woven with a heat seeking enchantment, all that speed raised your internal body temperature from 28 degrees to around 34 degrees, hot enough for the enchantment to follow you." I bent down towards her, and with two hands, I ripped the caltrops from her body. Rainbow screamed in pain and anger, but I ignored her. Reaching into my pouch once again, I pulled out one of the few ‘health potions’ I have I wonder if these are self-replenishing? They were unlimited in the game so I’d hope so. I grabbed her jaw with my left hand and forced her mouth open. I then poured the potion down her throat and forced her to swallow. Her wounds underwent accelerated healing, and her bones began to repair themselves. However, a potion can only do so much, so her wing and leg were still broken, and the wound on her chest was not fully closed.

I looked into her eyes filled with confusion. "Two things you should never do with a human: never underestimate their resourcefulness, and never think they're weak like you ponies are." At the mention of being weak her face contorted into one of hatred once again. "Also, If I were truly a monster like you all say, I would have left those caltrops in you to tear your flesh apart and let you bleed out, and not given you that healing potion. We may be assholes a fair amount of the time, but we at least deserve the same respect you'd give to anyone else the world, because we are alive too."

I stood up and started to walk away. “I’ll let someone know you’re here. It’s best if you don’t try to move, the potion is effective, but you still run the risk of re-opening your wounds.” I looked towards the semi-closed wounds on her abdomen before walking away.

I walked back into town, my mood being ruined by a certain blue pony. I felt the need to lie down on my bed in Twilight’s castle, and so I did. As I walked through the front doors and down towards my room, I ran into Twilight.

She looked up at my face with worry; a black eye was beginning to form where Rainbow punched me. “What happened?! You weren’t assaulted were you!?” Twilight shouted in worry.

“Something like that. Which reminds me, your friend Rainbow Dash is in need of medical attention. She should be on the path that leads into the Everfree.” I pointed somewhere behind me.

“What?!” Twilight screamed and rushed out the door, looking for her friend.

I continued on my way into my room and collapsed on my bed. And so ended my extremely tiring day. As expected, there were still many ponies who didn’t trust me, and the incident with Rainbow didn’t help my case. Twilight came bursting into my room, just about ready to kill me, demanding an explanation on the situation, saying that Rainbow claimed I attacked her. I detailed what actually happened, and about how Rainbow has been stalking me for a few days.

Of course, Twilight didn’t believe me at first, but she said she’d talk to Rainbow again, and that if I was lying she’d throw me into the dungeon. I told her she’s a fucking idiot, because of course Rainbow would lie to her just to get me thrown in prison, so Twilight agreed to take Applejack with her to the hospital tomorrow to find out if Rainbow was lying or not. Twilight also took notice of how my black eye managed to heal itself in the span of a few hours. I told her it was most likely due to the ‘passive healing’ that my Nephalem powers give me, and promised that I’d tell her in detail exactly what that means at a later date.

For now, Julian signing off.

Author's Note

I apologise greatly for the slow updates. Uni started a few weeks ago and it's been pretty hectic. I'll definitely get the next chapter out soon.