Gods of a Different Kind

Back from the Dead

I gasped in pain as I awoke, I was in a hospital bed. Upon the attempt of moving my arms the pain returned ten fold.

        "AGHHHHH" I screamed in agony, it felt like my muscles were oxygen starved, for reason I did not know.

        I saw a unicorn nurse appear in the doorway, she gasped in shock. "HELP ME" I screamed at her as she did nothing, Every time I tried to move or speak the pain came, worse each time. She seemed to run down the hall out of my view, she did not respond to my pitiful calls of help. My lungs burnt like fire, my head was boiling, my skin was cracking, my eyes were pleading for help. I had  never in all my life felt this. Despite the pain I looked out upon my body. I almost gasped upon what I saw, my flesh was rotten in certain places, pieces seemed to have fallen off. I suppose I looked a lot like the undead. Oh my... please tell I'm not undead.

        But undead do not have possession of any coherent thought... perhaps me being a god changes that? I worked through the pain as I put my hand over my heart...

        I released the breath I had been unknowingly holding, it was beating, faintly. But still.

        The nurse soon returned with a syringe held in the air, she had brought the help of several strong looking royal guards. "What is going on?" I was able to get out before she plunged the needle into my heart. ":You crazy bi-" I was unable to finish the sentence as I was incased in darkness.

        ***

        I awoke again to pain, I restrained myself from gasping in pain, but barely. It seemed to not hurt quite as bad as before. I can only assume I have gone into Rigor Mortis,  stiffness of death. It comes from my muscles being oxygen starved for many hours but... that would mean I have been dead for a long time. How am I alive now? I must have been dead for at least four to six hours for my whole body to be in pain. In fact thinking about it was making my head feel like it was breaking in two. Wait, shouldn't I be brain dead for my head going that long without oxygen? This is not natural, my only guess is that whatever disease those things gave me turn me artificially dead. But that still doesn't make sense. AHH MY HEAD. I tried desperately to stop think but failed as I screamed in pain.

"DOLOR EST INTOLERABILIS" the pain is unbearable...

        This time instead of that crazy nurse Luna appeared... "Brother?"

        "Yes," I grunted through clenched teeth "It is me"

        "But... your dead"

        "Not... anymore... although dead long enough for... Rigor... Mortis..." I gasped for breath from the pain that came from attempting to talk.

        "You should not be alive, not that I am upset but..."

        "I know... can I have some pain medicine?" I begged, hopping Luna would grant me the sweet feeling of painlessness.

        "Ok, just stand still..." I did as she complied, I soon felt somewhat better. Although it did not stop the continual burning of my lungs, heart, or head.

        "Thank you" I was at least able to say something without stopping from the pain.

        "Anything brother, would you lik-" she was interrupted as I began choking, I could feel something coming up. I coughed painfully. Luna seemed concerned, as she should be. I tasted blood and puss come up from my stomach. I tried my best to get it out but couldn't, I slowly began drowning in my own blood.

        "Doctor get in here quick" Luna yelled down the hall as she lifted my head, allowing more of the foul liquid to get out. I nearly passed out from the pain I was going through. But I am a fighter, and I refuse to die to a pitiful infection.

        I felt it go down my face, I finally got a look at the horrible blood and pus concoction. It was disgusting to say the least, if I had anything left to throw up I would. Luna appeared to nearly barf all over my already infected wounds but was able to stop herself at the last second.

        A team of nurses and doctors poured into the room at the order of Princess Luna, they shoved something down my throat, it burned my already inflamed throat. I gagged on it but they continued pushing it down, I quickly began falling asleep as I notice another syringe coming out of my heart... are they not concerned they might, I don't know, cause serious harm? That was my last thought before the comforting darkness surrounded me.

        ***

        "This is unnatural sister"

        "I know Luna, but like you said. He is alive, despite him being dead for many hours. I had the doctors run tests on his blood and skin"

        "What of it?"

        "He has a wide array of infections, many seem to increase the speed of rotting. For only being dead less then seven hours should not have flesh falling off... it seems even we have underestimated his willpower to survive such trauma."

        "What if he is one of those things the elements found?"

        "Then we will have to... put him down. Although with him being a god it seems his body has unnatural defenses against the diseases. I would say even if we had not given him any antibiotics he would be alive. Although just barely"

        "pain..."

        "Brother, are you ok?"

        "Pain. It hurts. So cold" this is all I could comprehend saying. My body no longer burned, but to replace it was an unnatural cold. It felt like I was submerged in three feet of near frozen water. I was so cold it burned my very skin.

        "Brother, are you sure you are cold? Your temperature reads ninety-seven degrees"

        "I think I am going crazy..." I said through chattering teeth "I am seeing things, unnatural things. Monstrous things."

        "Brother it is going to be ok..."

        "Bring the Elements, and Iron Anvil. We have business to discuses" it was at this point darkness began surrounding me, I had used the last of my strength to revile that message.

        ***

        "I am glad you have all come"

        "Why have you brought us here darling? We all know you're going to get better"

        "Well I suppose we can do a question and answer thing, I will ask one of you a question and if you answer it I will answer the question you ask no matter what it is."

        "Well why do I avt' to be here"

        "Have you finished my weapons and armor?"

        "Yes, they are even heavier then I had once thought. Now why did you act so strange around the metal?"

        "I am unsure, it seems to have some power in it. I believe if you are able to bring some of it here my healing will quicken rapidly"

        "Dash... are umm... Tank and Flamingo done?"

        "I don't know what your talking about" she said evilly "Could you be more specific?"

        I will not delve into her childish game, but I will teach her what happens if she trys it again... I focused my power onto a piece of metal I had spied on a counter above her head, with a tiny push I went it over to land right on her head.

        "OWWW... Don't lie I know you did that..."

        "Whatever are you talking about?" I said innocently "Although I suppose if your inflated head wasn't so large I doubt you would have been hit..." Her face flushed with the attempt to comeback my pure epicness. It was at this moment she decided to embarrass me in the most inhumane way possible. She whispered into Pinkies ear, Pinkie smiled widely, likely at the horrible prank they are to do.

        "Who want to know what Tank and Flamingo did?"

        "They had a super awesome party!" Pinkie exclaimed, bending over... oh no... they wouldn't?

        They were reenacting what had taken place...

        "Oh yeah tank harder..." WHY UNIVERSE WHY!

        "Oh yeah, your a dirty girl..."

        Fluttershy Epped from the show of... stuff. Everyone besides Iron Anvil turned their head from such a show bedroom actions. I would rather not say why he did not turn away... Although I don't blame him.

        "GET OUT ALL OF YOU" I screamed angrily, I will not allow them to view such... ugh.

        "DOCTOR," I yelled down the hall "GIVE ME SOMETHING TO KNOCK ME OUT AND GET THESE PONYS OUT OF HERE"

        The doctor quickly came in, I doubt he expected to see this because he stopped in the doorway, his jaw nearly touching the floor. "NOW DOC"

        He leaped into action, rushing everyone out of the room within seconds. He was definitely good at what he does. Due to his speedy action I was under within the minute. I smiled widely in thanks as the think less darkness encased me.