Chapters Author's Note
My thanks goes to ElementalBrigade for giving me the idea and giving me the confidence to write the story
The Awakening
Darkness.This is all I see.But not all of my senses are useless,I can hear the sound of what i think is a battle but its hard to tell.After what feels like forever the sounds die down but not before I am hit with an energy wave of some kind.I feel that this is my chance and absorb the energy, I think there are thunder bugs on me.
several hours later...
"finally!" I say as I get up and stretch feeling my joints pop is music to my ears.I can't wait to get something to eat.If I'm lucky, a herd of aptonoth are grazing nearby. when I see that the entrance to my cave is blocked. decide to reopen it . Using my giant claws I break through the stone easily and walk down the trail leading out of my lair but then stop.The scent of other creatures is filling my scent glands.I follow the sent to a breach in the ceiling and once again claw my way out to find myself in some strange building that wasn't here when I began hibernation.
"Who has defiled my mountain with this building!" I roar in anger. I don't have to wait too long for a response.
"HALT IN THE NAME OF PRINCESS CELESTIA!"
I turn around to see a... horse? Where is its rider?
"YOU ARE UNDER ARREST!"
And the horse talks too.Great, I think all times I decided to hunt Duramboros' has caught up to me
then 40 more wearing the same armor join him and form what I think is a spear wall.At this show of aggression,I release a howl/roar that could be heard for miles and then I give my warning to them
"YOUR WEAPONS WILL NOT HARM ME! AND I WILL NOT BE THREATENED IN MY TERRITORY!"
At this I charge them as they firm themselves to take the charge only to look in fear when the spears break upon contact with my skin,which as tough as dragon scales. They don't call us wyverns for nothing. The speed at which I charge them is enough to send us all flying out a window into what I think is what those humans call a garden.I stand tall and after looking around, become filled with rage to see my territory has become the foundation for these filth to build a city. At the sight of this i release a thunderous wave of lightning to signal a challenge.
"WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DESECRATION OF MY TERRITORY! STEP OUT AND FACE ME FOR YOU HAVE TRESPASSED AND WILL SUFFER!"
At this,more of these guards come pouring out of this palace and surround me. Followed by a voice loud enough to challenge my roar.
"YOU WILL NOT HARM ANY OF MY LITTLE PONIES!"
A horse with the whitest coat that i have ever seen appears before me with both wings and a horn.It was a she telling by the voice and the oddest thing about her was that her hair flowed in the air without any wind while showing multiple colors at the same time.I am about 10x her size and she wants to challenge me.I can't help but let out a laugh that chills them to the bone.
"YOU THINK YOU CAN DEFEAT ME! YOUR OUT OF YOU LEAGUE----um who am I talking to?"
"I am Princess Celestia, ruler of Equestria and if you are here to harm my subjects then you will face me first. At this she starts collecting energy around the tip of her horn as a show of power to try to intimidate me.
"that is a impressive amount of power. but, YOU ARE FOOLISH TO CHALLENGE ME ALONE!"
And to make my statement I begin to release all my stored up energy which is strong enough to force her and her guards back a couple of yards
Then more voices yell out at the same time.
"SHE IS NOT ALONE!"
Then two more of these winged-horned horses appear before me along with 3 horses who only have horns, one having a white coat wearing purple armor, another one with the same color fur but with purple hair that has the twist in it. And a purple one with black colored hair and some pink streaks. There were 2 that only have wings. The first one that pink hair and a yellow body. The next one is blue with hair that is multiple colors as celestia's, but not as long and didn't flow freely. There were also 2 regular horses...well, as regular as they can get here. The first one being orange with the blond hair on top of its head braided and tied with a red ribbon with a matching ribbon tied to its tail. The next one was pink with its hair all balled up like it had been shocked. But what is this a little drake with purple scales and green spine is with them too? Why isn't he trying to kill and eat them?
"IF YOU WANT TO GET TO THE PRINCES' YOU'LL HAVE TO GO THROUGH US!" they all say
I can see the determination in their eyes and see I will not win this fight as I am not at full strength. After a few moments I then respond.
"This is my mountain,this city is on my mountain. You are all trespassers and will give you one warning only."
YOU HAVE ONE DAY TO LEAVE OR FIND OUT WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE INSIDE OF MY INTESTINES!"
At this I jump on to an ledge hanging overhead and then proceed to make my way to the summit. upon reaching the peak i let out my howl once more. The world will know that the emperor of hell has risen once again. And equestria will see a monster that is to put dragons to shame.
no one is safe when the Stygian Zigore is on the hunt.
CANTERLOT P.O.V
After the beast had gone. The entire city was placed under lock down to ensure that it wouldn't get back into the city. In the thrown room, the princesses are speaking to the elements of harmony about this new threat and plan their next course of action.
"What are we going to due?" Twilight asked in a frenzied manner.
"First it was Queen Chrysalis, and now we have a 10 meter long, giant pitch black dog of some sort, now roaming free across the mountain side!"
"Calm down twi' don't ya get yer tail in a knot just yet,I'm sure the princesses have a plan." Applejack says to calm her down.
"yeah,that overgrown fuzzball doesn't look so tough." Rainbow dash says boastfully
"It's not everyday you meet an animal that can talk equestrian, but that brute of a hound could use a bath." Rarity stated
"well to me it looked like it was part dragon, after all, the reports from the guards said that their spears broke on impact. And the only thing hard enough to break them were those dogs scales." Spike added factually.
"My little ponies." Celestia called out to them.
"I have come to a conclusion on the next step to this threat." She stated with pride.
"I wish for all of you and spike to try and track down this creature and bring it back to Canterlot so we may speak to it."
"How do you suppose we do that?" Rainbow Dash asked.
Celestia then turns to look at Fluttershy.
"Fluttershy." Celestia responded.
"She is able to gain the trust of most animals she encounters. I believe that this creature is no different." She adds
"As we speak, I have my pegasi guards sweeping the mountain in search of it. If the creature is on the mountain, we will find it."
just then Captain Shining Armour come in to report on the search.
"Report captain, what is the result of the search?" Celestia ask.
"The search is inconclusive almost all of the pegasi we sent out have returned and reported no unusual activity."
"Almost all?" Celestia ask.
"we have 4 guards that are late to report in and are still awaiting their arrival." The captain stated.
just then a guard comes rushing into the room
"your highness." the guard states ant bows
"what is it?" Celestia ask.
"One of the missing guards has just returned and is in route to the hospital." the solider says and everyone makes a b line for the hospital.
Canterlot Royal Hospital
The site before all is one no one should have to see.
In the bed lies the guard that was late with 3 others to report in. His left wing was hanging on by only a few muscles, his sides covered in claw marks while his back legs have bite marks that show where the bones have been broken.
"Solider, can you hear me?" Celestia ask.
The solider weakly nods.
"Can you tell us what happened to the other missing guards?" Celestia adds.
"The black demon!"
Zigore P.O.V
"I should have taken one of those guards before I left." The Zigore thought as its stomach growled at him."I could of at least taken one of those tall ones.They would be a good meal to hold me over until I can find bigger prey to fill me up."
As this is going through his mind, he hears the distinct sound of wings flapping and metal scraping against metal. He knew then and there that he was being hunted. And he wasn't going to pass up some free meals when the terrain was in his favor. As the guard got closer, the zigore leaves a false trail behind for the guard to see and investigate. While he flies down the rocky terrain will blend with my fur. By the time he realizes I'm here, the trap will of been already sprung. As I prepare to strike, 3 others come in to see what my prey has found. This is too perfect. 4 guards that don't know I'm here. Refocusing back to the prey in front of me, I strike not a few seconds later and get all but one of the guards who manages to run away before I can finnish the strike. Why am I caring if one guard got away, I got 3 dead ones to fill my stomach.
At this, I grab them by their tails and begin the long trek back to my lair with dinner.
This is going to be a good routine if they are stupid enough to keep sending their guards out to get me. This is the start of a good one-sided relationship.
Author's Note
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Author's Note
FROM HERE ON OUT, I now own the story.... Flyingtigers60 gets all the credit for the story.
Sorry guys that this took so long to upload, this story really isn't on my priority list right now and im kinda focused into my MCJROTC at the time being. This is my attempt to get back into FIMFiction. So it might not be that good.
Chapter 3: 106th
"Aggggghhhh!!!!" The Soldier screams as the nurse applies his antibiotics. He hasn't really explained anything since the princesses arrived. Just... mumbling about a black demon.
"Hold....Still!!!!" The nurse screams as the soldier begins to struggle, three of the four royal guards that came with the six friends and the princesses begin to hold down the dying soldier, his screams and struggling begins to end as the meds begin to kick in. He sighs a sigh relief as if he wasn't that he had only one wing... As the other one has now fallen off. Rarity leaves the room and hurling sounds are heard from another room.
"Is this "Black Demon" the creature that assaulted the castle Corporal...." Shining Armor asks.
"Starlight...... Corporal Starlight sir..... And I cant say for sure if..... if it is..... Everything just happened so fast, one minute I was in the air with my squad leader, next thing I know im limping away, bleeding, crying, hoping the pain would just go away..... Hoping death would be warm and..... and comfortable.... More comfortable than the tartarus I was going through. But I did get a glimpse at it, and that's all I could say for sure that it black, like an Alpha Timber Wolf, but it had a brain, and it was waiting in ambush for us and was big.... Bigger than the boulder I hid behind.... I was a coward.... And im sorry sir......" Starlight said as he began to cry. Shining Armor turned away from him after hearing this. The word "Coward" was a stain on the Royal Guard.
"You did good soldier." Is all the captain could say, and he turned away in anger. Luna saw this anger, but said nothing.
"Please. your highness, he needs his sleep. Please come back later when he is rested." The nurse said, she looked at Starlight with sad eyes. As if she didn't believe he would survive.
"We were leaving anyway." Shining Armor said with spite before walking out the door. This worried the princesses, but they said nothing as they walked out. Princess Celestia understood that the soldier needed his rest, but she didn't get the answers she wanted. And despite what her thoughts told her, she already have one final plan before deciding what to do about this threat. Celestia took one more glance at the wounded before walking out with half the royal escort.
Twilight looked at the wounds the soldier had.... Deep claw marks, black blood, bony wings, pure terror was in his eyes, he was in shock. Pure shock. Her friends seemed to have left the room by the time she finished examining the wounds... The doc walked in and ushered her out. The soldier needs his rest, and she understood this. Verily, she knew he would not survive... She left, without saying a word.
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"Really? Only one survivor?" Lance Corporal Jitters asked.
"I just bucking said that, pay attention. So apparently he crawled here for 5 straight hours, being circled by vultures and maggots in his wounds. The sentry on the eastern wall reported this and a medical team, with an armed escort, was sent out there to retrieve him. Brought him in on a stretcher, in fact I was there on patrol when I saw him on the stretcher. That was the last thing I thought I'd ever see, how a pony could survive the wounds he had, well I would never meet a pony like that. It was bucked up." Private Hoofson said. Jitters and Hoofson are two earth pony guards, 106th Platoon, they are basically reserves.
"Damn... I feel bad for him, what was his name?" Jitters asked.
"Starlight, one rank above you."
"Huh."
Jitters put her helmet on, it was almost time for the night shift to relieve day shift on the western wall, which was now in ruins from the vibrations caused by the demons roar. Jitters still has her armor to put on, and her comrade, Hoofson, still hasn't gotten out of his bunk, he has been reading a book since lunch. She spied the title. "The Last Kingdom "
"Hey, you gonna get your armor on? We got a long shift ahead of us." Jitters said.
"Yeah, just let me get a shower. Chapter sucks anyway." He said, laying the book under his pillow, jumping out of the bunk, and starting towards the showers. Jitters smirks as she watches him go. 'Now back to the task on hoof.' She thought, grabbing her armor and it on easy... While doing this she cant help but feel like she is forgetting something, something important... She glances at the clock as she clocks on the last plate... The time is 7:45 P.M. still plenty of time before the night shift begins.... Guards begin to walk past her as she stands up. She stops one.
"Hey soldier, where are you ponies going?" She asked the stallion.
"Courier arrived, 106th is to report to the briefing room, apparently we are getting deployed to hunt this "demon". Hey guys wait up!" He said before trotting after his friends. 'Shit!' Her thoughts screamed. She ran to the shower and poked her head inside.
"Hoofson, hurry up and get to the briefing room! We are getting deployed!"
"Damn! Ill meet you there!" He yelled back. She started after the others... Getting deployed was her nightmare... And now its come true.
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Luna watched as the Starlight shivers and sweats, screams and bleeds... She is in his dreamworld... He is dreaming of pain... Horror..... A nightmare... For her and him... He dreams of the horror he experienced, the pain the demon gave him.... She can only watch in pity and horror as the creature gives him a new beating.... She has tried, and tried, and tried to end the dream.... But something is overpowering her attempts... Maybe its fear.
And then nothing.... Just Darkness.
Chapter 4: The Calm Before The Storm
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