Chapters I could feel the rain hit my helmet and soaking my cape. The sky was dark as the clouds covered the moon and the stars. Our captain was screaming for us to keep up with the oars as we fought with the rage of the ocean. My bones were chilling and I could feel my shoulders in pain as I put all my strength in each movement. Our only sources of light were the thunders. Our ears were filled with the roar of the wind. The small northern boat was thrown in the huge waves. So much for my first travel to that British island, full of treasures and adventures.
I never saw it coming, neither my companions. A huge wave made our boat turn upside down. I felt the ice cold water embracing my body and I cursed that I was wearing my armor. My round shield was in my back and it only added more weight to pull me down. I knew it, I was going to die. A shameful death, dragged by the ocean. I would never see the Valkyries come to take me to Valhalla and I would never be able to fight in Odin's army when the Ragnarok arrived. My lungs started to hurt and burn, I need air. The pressure of the water started to crush the inside of my ears. It was the end, I knew it. My body relaxed and my conscience slipped away into the darkness of what I thought was death.
I don't know how much time has passed, but I started to feel my senses coming back. First I could feel that I was in firm ground. Sand. Then I could hear the noises of the waves crashing in the shore and washing my legs. I forced myself to open my eyes and I felt the sun burning them a little. I close them shut and forced myself to stand up. My clothes were soaked, and my armor, shield, my sword and my axe, it all made the effort even harder. Under my eyelids I felt the light changing again, so I opened my eyes and I could see it was... night?
First I thought that I had lost my mind, but on second thought, I should have passed out again. But in the next second I saw the sun rising again, and I concluded that I indeed had lost my mind. As o looked around me I saw a dense forest right in front of me, and beyond that I saw... pink clouds?
I took off my helmet to see better. My hair was at my shoulders, and had a dirty blond color. My eyes were light brown. It was indeed pink clouds floating around. I was in deep confusion to understand what had happen. I start to gather my toughs as the moon raised again.
I reached for my water bottle, attached to my belt, and drank one time, I did not know when I was going to find drinkable water so I was going to save it for latter. Took off my clothes and armor, laid them on a rock, near the forest so it could dry. Without them I did not felt as cold as I was before, even if I had not a piece of hair in my well trained body, well, except for one part but that does not matter. In one of the small bags of my belt I reached for a simple fire kit. Made a bonfire with some dry branches of the border of the forest and said near it to dry my skin. In the whole process the sun and the moon raised at least five times. It was annoying to my vision to adapt so fast in those changes of light.
But then I heard a huge blast from beyond the forest as a huge half sphere of multicolored light started to rise and rise, coming fast in my direction. My eyes widened and I reached for my shield, crouching behind it and embracing for impact. The impact never came. The light only passed through me and when I looked around I saw that there was no more pink clouds around, only white. My clothes were dry and clean. I didn't know what exactly happen, but I was grateful that I could wear my clothes again.
I dressed my line clothes, my leather boots, and then started to get inside my armor. It was made with hard leather with plates of metal attached to it. The shoulders were protected with stripes of hard leather and small plates of metal. Chain mail covered my armpits to protect that area from cuts. Braces made of leather and metal and thick leather gloves with metal knuckles. My helmet covered the top of my head and the back of my neck was protected with chain-mail attached to my helmet. A piece of metal covered the front of my nose and two pieces covered my eyes leaving narrow spaces so I could see trough it. My mouth was totally exposed. A piece of hard leather covered the front of my neck to protect it. Under my knee I warped a piece of armor made in the same way of my bracers, hard leather with metal.
My belt had several small bags with essential herbs, my fire kit, salt and a sharpening stone. 3M of rope warped in loops, attached to the back of my belt. In my back I had my round shield, on my right side my sheathed straight Viking sword and on my left side my trustful axe. I breathed deep, feeling the weight of my full equipment and started to go inside the forest, going straight in the direction of the explosion. I knew that I was a crazy thing to do, but if I had any hopes of understand what was happening I needed to go to the source of all this mess.
Three days had passed since Discord was defeated. The world of Equestria was enjoying the end of chaos. Of course, not everypony was happy with that. Pink Pie missed the candy cotton clouds and the rains of chocolate milk, but despite that everypony was enjoying the normal and ordinary life they had, especially Fluttershy. She was the shyest pony around Equestria, with a kind heart and the memories of her mean self haunted her. She often caught herself thinking about how mean she was with her friends and, even if it was not her fault, she still blamed herself.
Right now, the yellow pegasus was finishing her chores with the small critters that lived around her cottage. A soft smiled crossed her lips as she nuzzled the forehead of a squirrel that was eating a piece of nut that she gave him. A fresh breeze came and waved her pink mane, it was the perfect image of a peaceful world. But that peace broke when a loud roar startled her, birds started to fly away from the top of the trees in Everfree forest. She watched that with unease thoughts of what was that. Usually the wild animals that lived there did not roared in vain, something bad must have happen.
Without second thoughts she flew towards Ponyvile, where most of her friends lived. She wanted to talk with her most intelligent friend, Twilight Sparkle. As she approached the city she could see the tallest building in the center come into view first. Right after a few smallest buildings and the house that was carved in a tree. There was where her purple friend lived and was also the library of the city. She landed near the door and when she was going to knock the door suddenly opened and almost hit the yellow pegasus. From the inside a pink pony came shaking violently. It was Pink Pie having a strong attack of her 'pink sense'. Right after the pink pony was a purple one, Twilight.
That made the yellow pegasus thinks. “Well, maybe it has something to do with what I heard today coming from Everfree forest.” Fluttershy said and made Twilight look at her with a confusion expression. “I heard a really loud roar coming from the forest today” Fluttershy explained. “But that is not normal. I never heard anything like that before. It was like the animal was... asking for help.” The yellow pegasus said widening her eyes. “Twilight! We have to go there; something terrible must be happening with the animals of Everfree forest!” The usually shy and calm pegasus had grabbed her purple friend on the shoulders and were shaking her.
Fluttershy let her friend go. “It doesn't matter! If it needs our help then we got to help it!” The yellow pegasus's voice was urgent.
Twilight knew that it would be more than just dangerous for her yellow friend to go alone, and that would happened if she did not agreed to go with her. “Ok, ok. But first lets grab all the others first.” Twilight said starting to walk. “Come ‘on Pink Pie, We got to discover what is making your pink sense to go crazy!” The purple unicorn stated.
Soon all the six were at Fluttershy's cottage. Twilight Sparkle, Pink Pie, Applejack, Rainbow Dash, Rarity and Fluttershy herself. They stared at the forest in silence for a couple of minutes.
The creature approached the six ponies as it step into the light and were full visible, the six equines could see it and their jaw dropped into the ground. Right in front of them was a biped creature. All covered in blood, hurt and had the same stare of a dragon ready to attack.
|I went deep in the forest. Day and night were normal again, not switching every five minutes. That was a good thing, since I now could count the time I was wandering there and could have a nice night of sleep. The bad part was that I oversleep and woke up with a huge monster trying to devour me. It had bat wings, a lion head and body, a scorpion's tail and a pair of horns. I was running at my top speed, my chest going up and down fast as I breathe. The weight of my equipment making myself tired before I would normally be. The monster was going to catch me sooner or later.
I jumped on the ground, rolling to escape a sweep of it claws. It missed my head for a few inches. I stood my ground as fast as I could, right in time to see the monster charging into me again. I turned my back to it, showing my shield attached to my back. The claws hit the edge of my shield and I spun in place, deflecting the hit and delivering a whirlwind attack. Two cuts on the side of the manticore's body. Luckily I had recently sharpened both my weapons.
The blood started to pour from the monster's body and it looked furious. The manticore charged at me again and I turned to show my shield to it, but the damn beast was smart and did not fall for it again. The monster stopped before passing through me and sweeps his claws at my side, sending me flying to a tree. I hit it hard. My side hurt like hell, I must have some broken ribs. The monster did not flinch; it came straight to me and gave me another sweep with its claws. I felt the sharp claws bending the metal plates attached to my hard leather armor. The air left my lungs with violence and I flew again.
I hit the ground. My vision started to blur. That was it, I was dead. My chest was burning with pain and I felt a chill down my spine. Fear took control of my heart as the manticore started to come slowly, to deliver the final blow. Suddenly I did not feel any pain. On the contrary, I felt my body filled with a gush of energy and my chest started to burn with pure rage and will to live. I stood up fast. My equipment did not weight anymore. The entire world was moving in slow motion and I could see every movement of the manticore that charged at me when saw me standing. I charged at it too, howling like a wild beast, running as fast as I could. The next images were a mess of claws, slashes, hits, cuts, blood and screams. The monster tore my armor and cut deep into my flesh, but I felt nothing. I keep striking it as hard and fast as I could.
Soon I was covered in blood, mine blood and the monster's blood. It started to try and run away but now I was chasing it. I was not letting it escape. My arm raised my axe high. I took aim and threw. The weapon spun into the air and landed head first on the maticore's back, burring itself on it. The manticore roared in pain and fell. I approached and finally delivered the last hit, ending it life. But I needed more. More blood, more fight, more kill. I started to wander in a random direction and the time did not existed for me. I heard something coming towards me and started to walk on that direction.
My head were filled with rage again when I saw that unnatural sight. Six horses with big eyes. Their bodies and manes were vivid with happy colors; I needed to taint them red. A wild growl came out of my throat and I raised both my weapons. They were not going to escape!
My legs started to move, leading my body into a wild charge. From the group, the cyan pegasus charged against me, flapping her small wings frenetically as she screamed against my roar. “NO YOU ARE NOT!” She screamed at me hitting her forehoofs in my chest, sending me flying to the ground. She smirked victorious, but I stood up as if nothing had happened. She frown her eyebrows and charged at me again. But this time she missed as I stepped aside and hit her back and wings with the back of my axe, sending the cyan pegasus to the ground. She cried in pain and her eyes started to pour tears. My sword rose above my head and I swung it down to finish her.
The other five ponies that were watching screamed for her wounded friend about to be killed. Rainbow Dash closed her eyes, embracing for the strike. But the final strike never came. A light glow warped my whole body and I could not move at all, no matter how much as struggled. It was hard to breath. That rage cloud started to lift from my mind and with that, an unbearable pain came to me.
I felt all the strength leaving my body and I fell into my knees when the glow disappeared. My ribs were all broken. I had deep cuts in my legs, arms and chest. My mouth tasted like blood. I looked in the direction of the five ponies and saw a sixth. It was the most beautiful sight I had ever seen. A tall horse, with pure white fur. Her mane and tail were from light colors and moved in an ethereal way. She had a sharp horn coming from her forehead and a pair of gracious wings from her back. The same eyes full of intelligence and wisdom, piercing my own eyes in anger. I looked back at the ground, watching that cyan pegasus squirm in pain, crying in fear.
My chest ached in pain, not only the physical but something more deep. I felt the air leaving my lungs and fell on the ground. Cold and darkness embracing my mind and I did not fight it. I thank for the peaceful of what o though, was death. But I had yet to learn that one does not simply die after the crime of hurting an innocent pony, especially one special as the cyan pegasus.
The first thing that I felt was the pain. Pain in my head, in my limbs in my chest, in my back. Every inch of my body hurt. But as my old grandfather once told me: 'pain is good, it means you are alive'. But I was not sure if I was still alive. The second thing that came to me was my memories of the days past and the crazy events, also the realization that maybe I was in deep trouble.
My senses started to come back, I could hear water dripping and the sound echoing in whatever place I was. I could feel dry hay under me to serve as bed. When I opened my eyes I could see that I was in a dark room made of stone. A heavy wooden door was the only exit. Next to me there was a wall and at the top f the wall was a small window with bars. I was probably in some kind of cell in a dungeon.
Slowly I forced myself to move, feeling the bandages covering most part of my body. It hurt like hell, but I wanted to go to the source of the dripping water. My mouth was completely dry. The water was dripping from the ceiling and I put my head under the drops. One every twenty seconds or so, but each of them were more sweet than any other thing I have ever drank in my old homeland. After waiting patiently for my mouth to be filled of water, I swallowed it all with tremendous pleasure to make my throat fresh again.
The heavy door opened suddenly and startled me. Two white pegasi with golden armor entered and came towards me. One of them grabbed my sore limbs and pulled my body over the other pegasus. That made me groan in agony and more pain came to torment me as they started to walk me out of the cell. The cold and hard armor pressing in my chest wounds making my head spin. They took me along a dark corridor with torches. In the end of the corridor they entered another room, a big one, and shoved me in there. I howled in pain as my wounds hit the hard stone floor. My eyes started to shed some tears and I felt ashamed for not be able to hold back them.
I thought for a second before starting to speak. Without any satisfactory answer for the question i started to tell her my tale. Of how I was raised in a village of warriors. How I ended up falling from my boat during a storm and what happen after I woke up in the shore. About the weird pink clouds, the explosion and also the monster.
Celestia looked deep into my eyes, it send me shivers. Her eyes could pierce into my soul, she sure was the most terrify being I had ever encountered. But then, she said that she WAS the Goddess of the sun. How can a God not be terrifying? I wondered if she knew Odin and the other gods, maybe if she knew them, this mare could send me to Valhalla.
Two unicorns entered the room and warped their magic on my body carrying me away. I sighted in relief. I could not know where I was, but I knew that I should play along to avoid getting killed or worst. Both ponies carried me along more tunnels and stairs, going up until we reached a large corridor with various rooms. They took me inside one of the rooms and laid me in one bed. I was surprised how soft it was. I never ever have laid in anything as comfortable as that. My head rested in a pillow and I looked around. It has another door in there, a small table on the side of my bed, a window with curtains and a sofa. Soon I was embraced by darkness again, stepping in the dreams realm to get some rest.
"Do you think he's dangerous?" A female voice said in a worried tone.
"But… I heard that when he first came in he was almost dead. Nopony knew why he was still able to breathe!" Female again
"Ohh... you are so brave" The female voice said in a mellow tone. "mhhm and you look strong too" The female voice giggle.
Right next to my bed was a royal guard, wearing his golden armor and a female unicorn that I had never seen before around. Probably a new nurse. The male royal guard just stabbed me with his eyes, and the female, a light pink unicorn with a blue mane and tail, blushed heavily, starting to trot away from me and the guard.
"Thank you very much!" He snorted at me. "I was this close to take her and you HAD to blew it didn't you!" He said in an angry tone that made me laugh a little.
"Sorry pal, but I did not want to repeat the last time experience. I still have some nightmares of you and that other unicorn nurse. By Odin's name! Waking up to see you mating her was NOT a pretty sight right in the morning!" I said with a soft grin.
My wounds were not totally healed but I was able to walk on my own and eat without any problems. Well, almost without any problems. It took some time for them to understand that hay and flowers were not a good thing for me to eat. Almost a month had passed already. I had several scars all over my body from the already closed wounds. My body was torn apart by that manticore and only the Gods knew why I did not died. From one of the 'doctors' I heard that I had a cut so deep in my belly that my guts could have fallen any second. All my ribs were all broken. I had a pierced lunge and my limbs had cuts so deep that he said it was another miracle that no vital artery or tendon was cut. Or whatever that means. They look like to know a lot about the body structure, much more than any other healer in my village.
The royal guard beside me was there to watch me and his name was Steel Head. He was a white stallion with a light blue mane and tail. His cute mark was a helmet and he had the typical knight behavior when on duty. At first he was always with an angry face, but after days of me trying to talk to him he finally started to answer without cursing my name or threatening me. Actually he was a really nice guy... or pony. And despite he was a royal guard he admitted to me one day that he was never in the front lines or anything. Apparently this world had never faced a war and the guards were there only to deal with trouble makers. Any other serious threat was taken care by the royal sisters, or the 'Elements of Harmony'. Also I discovered that he was good when the topic was females. As we got close to each other, he started to relax more and more. To the point that he didn't care to use me, the big bad monster, to show off how brave he was. He was sharing the room with me, so he could watch me day and night, what means he had no other place to go when he wanted to be with a female. Usually he just went in that weird bathroom.
From where I was, the 'bathroom' was a deep pit that we usually covered with sawdust. But here, they had this weird ceramic pit that washed itself with water once you pressed a button. Also they had some magic metal objects that could produce cold or hot water to wash my body. The first time I saw that working was when I caught Steel Head under hot water, mating with a nurse. I can't explain with words how weird that sight was. The stallion slept next to me, in a small improvised bed made out of blankets and pillows and, despite all the bad points he had as mare hunter, he was a nice guy to talk and had turned to be a good friend of mine.
"Well, is not my fault that you don't like to see some good action" He said grinning back at me. I just rolled my eyes, sitting on the bed to see him better.
"Good action? You were pounding her so hard that I could swear that you wanted to throw her in the wall!" I arched an eyebrow.
"What can I say? She likes it rough hehe" He chuckled.
"And may I ask you WHO likes 'it' rough?" A well know voice asked. Celestia had just entered the room to hear the last phrase of her royal guard who broke a sweat. He tensed his body as he saw the white alicorn approaching and made a sign of respect. I could not contain my laugh at the situation. "Relax. You may leave for now, I need to speak with Eravel alone." She giggled softly watching the nervous white royal guard blushing. Steel Head bowed softly and leaved.
"Your majesty..." I bowed my head in respect. She just smiled at me.
"How are your wounds healing?" She asked approached a little more.
"Good, I can already walk on my own and the bandages need to be changed only once a day. Thank you for your concern." I said smiling back at her. She had show me only kindness since our first conversation at the dungeons and I was grateful for that.
"It's good to hear that. Soon I'll be sending you to the village near here and you will need your full strength to face what lies ahead of you." She said in a more serious tone. I knew what she meant with that. This village was where those six ponies that I almost killed lived and I needed to face them.
"Is that rainbow mane pegasus alright?" I asked with concern.
"Yes, it took her two weeks to recover completely from the incident, but now she's alright." The princess said and I breathed in relief.
"I'm a bit nervous to face them. My father was a warrior, and had taught me the ways of the battlefield and war. But he also taught me about the honor to fight a worthy opponent and I feel ashamed to have raise my sword towards her. I had nothing to gain from attacking her and still I did it. I hope she can forgive me." I said looking down at my hands.
I woke up in the next day after a whole day of intense healing magic over me, feeling my body much better. The healing team really was amazing. Near my bed I could see Steel Head, the royal guard that were taking care of me. He was sleeping so peacefully that I could not hold myself back. He was without his armor and lay in his improvised bed made out of blankets. He liked to sleep there since there was no captain to wake him up screaming if he was late.
Silently I step out of my bed, approaching the stallion in the improvised bed. I crouched near him and got my face near his ear, starting to whisper in a soft voice.
"he~ey... time to wake up sleepy head." I bit my lower lip to hold back my laugh. He mumbled something and smiled. Using my fingers I nibbled the tip of his ear. He chuckled and opened his eyes to end up face to face with me. His expression froze for two whole seconds and then he let out a scream and jumped. His fur standing up as he panted heavily.
"WHAT THE HAY ARE YOU DOING!" He shouted towards me but I simply laughed standing up
"You had to see your face now!" I said while laughing hard at him My ribs hurt a little from the spasms, but that was not enough to stop me.
"I don't care who started! But behave! In Celestia's name, you guys are not foals anymore!" She stomped out of my room snorting in anger. The nurses and the doctors around were already used to me, except maybe, that pink one. She was definitely new around here.
I sighed in relief as I saw the nurse going away and then I sat on my bed. Steel Head did the same, only sitting on his own bed. We looked at each other and laugh softly at the situation. Never in my life I tough that I could have so much fun. It was all a little surreal for me.
"I can see that the healing team made a really good job on you Eravel." A known voice said from the room's door. Both me and the royal guard stop the laugh, looking at the door and then we bowed at the presence of the white royal alicorn. Celestia seems to like these stealthy entries.
"Maybe." I said a little nervous.
"Your majesty, I know is not my place to contest your orders but, are you sure about this? Letting a royal guard out of the castle? What about my duties around here?" He said in concern.
His wings shoot up and he got a straight posture at the complement.
"You can count me on, your majesty!" He said in a firm tone, grinning with pride. I just bit my lower lip to not chuckle at his attitude. Celestia giggled at him, making the white stallion blush a little. She had that talent to make everyone around her act like a child, eager to get their parent's approval.
"Well, not that all is set, I'll provide the transport for both of you. Get ready to go by the late afternoon" The princess said walking out of the room.
"Y-yes your majesty. I... I humble thank you for that." I slowly kneel in front of her. I was really grateful to have my equipment with me. After all, a warrior without his sword was useless. She bowed lightly acknowledging my thanks. I lifted my head to look at her and she just smiled at me, turned around and then leaved the room. I followed her with my eyes until she had disappeared.
"I think she likes you..." Steel said when the white alicorn left the room.
The hours went by and soon a unicorn nurse brought me my stuff, levitating it with magic. I thanked her and started to prepare the rest of my cloths and my equipment. At first I had so many bandages around my body that I did not need clothes at all. But after I had gotten good enough to walk I asked at least my pants back. It seems that clothes were not something for everyday use here and, horses or not, I didn't felt comfortable all naked.
First I put my brown line shirt and then my leather boots. Steel just watched in silence as I got dressed. My armor was torn open in some parts and had two pieces of metal missing. Several others were bend. I sighed and started to put it on. I would need to fix it latter. My bracers and my leg armor were completely covered with scratches. The hard leather piece that protected my throat was completely destroyed and I did not bother putting it on. My leather gloves with metal knuckles were intact and I was impressed as I saw my helmet with only a few scratches.
I put on my belt after checking the small essential bags. Then I attached my sword in my left side and my axe in my right side. I only missed my shield but I could remember that he has been completely destroyed in my fight with the manticore. Aside from that I felt complete again with the weight of my weapons and armor. I felt safe again.
"They sure look... dangerous..." He said analyzing the head of my axe closely. I just chuckled.
After a Steel Head guided me through the corridors we finally arrived at the exit of the palace. We were in full armor, his light blue mane covered by his helmet. My head and part of my face covered by my own helmet. The two guards on the carriage tensed up as they saw me approaching dressed that way but eased a little as Celestia approached me with a smile. I bowed lightly and so did my companion, Steel Head.
"You don't look very nice dressed that way Eravel." She said looking at my outfit.
The wind started to blow in my face, or what was exposed of it. At first I was terrify with the flight, but soon I started to enjoy the view. Steel Head looked like he was really excited to arrive at the village and I well knew why.
We passed by a farm of apple trees, and then we could see the mayor building, at the center of the city. I stared in awe. The city was so colorful and the buildings were so weird from what I had back in my own village. Everyone looked happy down there, taking care of their own lives, without a trace of worry in their faces. Passing through the city I soon could see the Everfree forest. Steel Head told me about that place and the dangerous that lurked in there. I also had a horrible experience involving that place.
"Ahh! Home Sweet Home..." He said walking in. Our ride had just left.
I entered my room taking my helmet off to look around better. It was a rather big room with a locker and a shelf carved in the wall, but no bed. The first thing I did was open the glass door to the balcony to see it better. I had a nice view of part of the forest. This house was a fifteen maybe twenty minutes on foot from the city. It was good to have some privacy, especially if most of the people... or ponies around tough you were some kind of a monster.
After a while I just took off my armor and weapons, staying only with my line cloths, belt and my axe. I walked outside, and went for a near tree climbing it and chopping a long stick and some branches, making an improvised broom. If I was going to live in that house I needed to clean it all at least. Clean that big house was a hard job and Steel kept complaining about it. It took us the rest of the day to just clean the living room, so we could sleep there. The sun started to go behind the forest as the night approached. I was tired and my body ached from the hard work of cleaning.
"Damn and we only cleaned the living room!" Steel complained as we sat outside resting.
I left the house wearing my whole armor, including my helmet and my sword. I had no plans in using it against anyone, but I still did not felt safe without it. Steel Head was right next to me using only half of his armor. He had his head and mane free. The walk was short, fifteen minutes later and we arrived at the borders of the city and kept going further. My hand rested at the hilt of my straight sword. I could feel the stares around me and that made me unease.
"Calm down Erval... They are not going to hurt you... They are just curious..." Steel whispered to me.
"Don't you guys get closer or I'll kill her!" I bluffed. I had no intention to harm them but I had also no intention to die there. I started to walk slowly backwards, in the direction of the city's exit. I slowly walked away from them, my hand holding my sword very tight.
"YEAH! Go away! And don't you dare come back near the town! You got it? NEVER!" The cyan pegasus shouted at top of her lungs. I took the chance to start running away from the scene. I had promised Celestia that I would never raise my sword against any subjects of her, and there I was, pointing the tip straight at the pegasus that I had almost killed once. I ran straight to my new home, praying to Odin that the Princess would have mercy on me, or at least give me a quick end.
"Rainbow Dash!" An angry Twilight called out. "Why you did that! What in Celestia's name were you thinking!" Twilight said approaching her pegasus friend. Rainbow Dash just snorted and hit the floor with a hoof.
"I was doing what that good for nothing royal guard over there should have done already! Chasing the monster from our city!" She said pointing a hoof towards Steel Head. The angry royal guard walked towards her.
"Princess Celestia asked me to bring him here to live among us. He's not bad at heart, trust me, I know him. He's just scared at this whole situation." Steel said looking at the five ponies in front of him. Aside from them, a crowd of ponies were watching the whole episode. It would make things more difficult for him to adjust there.
"If the Princess let him stay around, I guess he's not that dangerous after all." Twilight said with her hoof on her chin, thinking.
"Are'ya kidding? You saw wha'that creature can do!" Apple Jack said looking at her purple friend and when twilight was going to say something Steel Head interrupted.
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I saw my house getting close. Running fast, I entered my house to grab my axe and then went outside, heading to Everfree forest again. Maybe there I could meet my end in a fight instead of being just executed. If I could just find another monster, so I could have what my people called a 'good death', to be able to enter Valhalla,
The sun had already gone by the time I reached the forest. The moon was high in the sky and that helped me to see the path. I did not went too far since it would be not nice to meet a monster with so little light. I wanted to die in a fight, not being taken by surprise in the dark. When I decided that I was far enough to not be followed I just sit near a tree and made a bonfire to warm me up during the night. I watched as the fire burned the branches and danced in place. It brought me memories of my father, his words, his training... and his love. He could be a warrior, one of the finest and most efficient in the art of killing, but he was also a wonderful father that was always there for me and my mother.
Lost in the memories of my past I did not see a shadow flying above my head. A dark figure landed in front of me, on the other side of the bonfire. Acting on instinct I pulled both my weapons getting ready to fight.
"If I was you, I would think twice in pointing those weapons towards the royalty." The shadow spoke. It came near and, in the fire's light, I could see a horn and wings. It was a little taller than the average pony. An alicorn, without a doubt, but, it was not Celestia.
"You are not Celestia. I can assume the Princess did not see me worthy enough to be executed by her hands then." I said with a firm voice but my insides were cold with fear.
"If you were going to be executed I would not even bothered to show up." The dark alicorn said and stepped closer. I could see that she had a dark blue fur all over her body. Her tail and mane were ethereal and remembered a night sky full of stars. "My name is Luna, I'm the younger sister of Celestia. I'm the second ruler of Equestria, the Princess of the night." She announced. I lowered my weapons but not sheathed them.
"Then, if you are not here to execute me, what you came for? You must know that I just broke my promise with your sister. I pointed my sword at one of her subjects and not only that, but I did it to the very pony that I almost killed once." I said still standing, looking her in the eyes. I would not deny that I was guilty.
"I know that, and believe me, my sister was really... disappointed at you." She said coming closer.
"I know...when Celestia told me what had happen and why she was so angry I knew that you did not have the intention to harm anypony." Luna said smiling softly to me. "You know, in a way you are just like me."
"And what about you?" I asked and she gave me a sad smile.
"You... you are right. I can't let fear take my heart. My father would feel ashamed if he saw me drown in self pity!" I stood up straight. "I'll go back, and try again. Thanks Princess, and say to Princess Celestia that I'm sorry for brake the promise I made to her."
I took both my weapons and then started to run back home. I felt ashamed now and, at the same time, a fire was burning in my chest. A fire that was giving me determination to do things right, and in Odin's name, I would not fail!
WARNING :This chapter contains explicitly pornography! (not with human)
I open my eyes and then I could see... nothing. Also I could feel nothing around me nor below or above me. I felt weightless and incredibly calm. The first tough that came to my head was that I had died. That the cyan pegasus had beaten me to death. But that was really improbable. This was not what the druids told me about death so I pushed that away. The second thing that came to me was that I was dreaming.
"Who's there!" I shouted.
"What in Odin's name...?" I looked in awe at the creature in front of me.
"Erm... my pleasure... I think..." I said a little nervous. That made him chuckle.
"My, my... what an extraordinary thing you are. And what great potential of chaos you have too." He said coming closer to me. "I can see in your eyes boy... All this chaos that lies inside your soul. It will be fun to watch you live around here." He laugh.
Suddenly I could see that I was near the clouds and then, I started to fall. The same voice repeating 'wake up' while I screamed in panic. My body was going faster and faster, spinning as I waved my limbs in despair. That high peach voice and the sound of the wind attacking my ears. I was done for, I was going to die! I was going to...
"See? I told you girls that we just needed to call him back loud enough!" She said smiling at everyone, one eye closed as she was still feeling a little pain. The orange pony sighed and then came closer to me.
"Oh, please! Stop that!" The white unicorn said scowling the guard. "Tell me dear what happen to you? Why are you so injured? We asked Rainbow Dash, but she said that it would be better for you to explain to us." She said with worry in her tone.
"Ah, these... well... uh... erm... I... I fell..." I said in a nervous tone. They just looked at me in confusion. "Yeah! I... I fell from... from a tree! I climb up on a tree while trying to speak with Rainbow Dash and fell!"
I closed my eyes and chuckled at the memory of Rainbow Dash blushing. She was kind of cute when blushing. My mind then wondered to my weird dream. Discord was the name of that weird dragon and he said that he was not popular among other ponies. Was that just a dream or maybe that was something else? I could not answer that… and before I could think about it any further I fell asleep again, without any dream this time.
I felt something wet and cold on my face. That made me wake up to see a cyan blur at first. My sight slowly gained focus and I could see Rainbow Dash beside me with a wet towel, cleaning my face with some kind of herb mixture with a soft smell.
"Hey… how are you feeling?" She asked when saw that I had wake up.
"Fine, fine. I just wanted to have my helmet on when I fell from that tree." I chuckled.
"About that… look, I don't think..." She started but I gently put my hand on her mouth, interrupting her.
"I fell from a tree while talking to you. That's what happened, ok? No 'buts' and no more discussion about that." I said smiling.
"Thanks." She said and blushed a little. "But I still don't understand why you did that..."
"You are weaker than me because you don't know how to fight, and if I decided to do so, you would have no chance to win." I said trying to show facts, not aware of how much that pony was competitive.
"Now look here!" she said in a firm tone "I can beat you any time I wanted! Maybe not in a fight, because I never did it, but in any other requisite I could win easily!" She said full of herself.
I arched an eyebrow and grinned at her. My own competitive side showing up.
"Oh really? So to you know, I was the best swimmer back in my village. I bet you can't swim at all." I said teasing her. She snorted and then replied.
"Ahem... I got no wings, so that does not count" My competitive side speaking now.
"Well, then... I bet I'm faster at running than you are!" She said and stomped, challenging me.
"Oh really? I bet I could win against you any time you wanted... AND wearing my full equipment too." I smirked at her, confident in my skills.
"Fine! We will settle this with a race!" She said confident too.
"Choose the day and the path we will run. I'll be there in my full equipment." I said and spit in my had to seal the challenge. She spit in her hoof and we shook hand-hoof. The challenge was on and I had no intention to lose.
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Eravel was hold in Fluttershy's cottage during his recover. Since the human's house didn't even have a bed for him, the yellow pegasus and Head Steel made him stay on the cottage. Now, without Eravel around, the royal guard was free to do whatever he wanted and that mean one thing: Chase after mares. He wore his full armor while walking around Ponyvile. A lot of ponies watched him as he passed, especially the mares. He smirked to himself, feeling to be the most handsome stallion around. He walked past the market place and went in Sugarcube Corner. There he found that energetic pink pony in the balcony, attending some customers. He waved at her and she answered waving with both hoofs, almost hitting the customer in front of her. He just chuckle and looked around, searching for a target. He didn't take much longer to find the perfect one.
Sitting in a table all alone was a light gray mare with black mane and tail. Her cute mark was a treble clef. He approached her table, smiling softly.
"I could not let to notice that you are all alone here, are you expecting somepony?" He asked in a soft tone. The mare looked at him, surprise to see a royal guard wandering there.
"No, I'm not. I usually come here by myself." She answered in a polite way. It was clear that she was used to talk with high class ponies by her tone.
"And don't you feel a little lonely?" Steel Head tilted his head and she smiled softly.
"It would be my pleasure to accompany such a fine mare." He said in a seductive tone, sitting right in front of her, the table between both of them. She blushed lightly and he thought 'First step done.'
"Well, I have to confess that I knew who you were." Steel Head said after long minutes of conversation. She arched an eyebrow. "You see, I saw you in some galas and other parties at the palace. I always tough that you were beautiful, but I'm just a simple guard, what chances I had? I think that this was fate that we meet here." He said smiling at her. She blushed heavily with that. 'Step two done'. He though with himself.
"Why don't we meet again another day? Like... tomorrow night?" He asked her.
"Ahm... I think that's fine. Where do we meet?" She asked. 'I knew that I had fans, but for a royal guard come to search me here? He must really like me!' She thought.
"Tell me where you live and I'll go get you at noon." The stallion smiled at her.
The guard went back to the house to strip from his armor. He flew as fast as he could back to Canterlot to grab a gala suit that he had. The next day came and he hurried himself to let his room ready for the after date. A big bed for two ponies and other details, like candles and flowers. He finally finished it all by the sun set. A quick shower and he slip in his gala suit. The suit was an armor made of light metal. It had several drawings at the edges made of silver and he wore a blue cape, matching his mane and tail. Locking the cape in the right shoulder was a medallion made of gold and silver with the royal sign. He really wanted to impress her. The only part he did not wear was the helmet.
The sun was almost completely hidden when he arrived at Octavia's place. The knock at the door and waited. The door opened to reveal the gray pony wearing a very simple dress. She looked at the royal guard. He looked like a prince that came out of some kind of fairy tale.
"You are beautiful Octavia." He praised the gray mare, and, indeed, he thought that the simple dress made her natural beauty to show up.
"Oh, stop this." She said blushing heavily.
The mare almost fainted. Her face was burning hot and really red as she started to walk next to him. No pony ever told her things so sweets. All the attention was always on her music and never at her. She always tough that the others only saw her as some kind of music machine, but his words... he saw her as herself, not Octavia the musician, but Octavia the pony. He, on the other side, just tough: 'Third step done... only need one more and she's mine.'
Soon they arrived at the restaurant. He had already made the reservations, using his status as a royal guard to get a fine table for two there. He ordered the food and drinks and started to seduce the gray mare. Sweet words embraced her the whole night. To her, he was like a charming prince coming from some kind of fairytale. The hours passed and soon he invited her to leave, for a night walk. She, of course, agreed. They walked really close to one another in the perfect night for a romance. They stopped under a tree, watching the moon and the stars.
"I wonder how the moon can keep herself white like that..." He said watching the full moon.
"S-stop that..." She said embarrassed.
He brought her to his house. She could not say no after that amazing night she just had with him, afraid of losing that stallion of her dreams. Both entered the house carved in a tree, near the Everfree forest, and went upstairs. The couple went in the guard's room and, once there, he started to kiss her pulling her dress out, uncovering her body. She lay on the bed and watched him strip of his armor. Soon he was on the bed too, right next to her. Their snouts attached in another brief kiss. 'Objective complete' he thought to himself, looking in her eyes and smiling.
Octavia's face was red and she could not look him in the eyes for too long. He approached his snout and she felt him start to kiss her neck. That sends a shiver in her spine and her fur stood up. He kept kissing her, going down, making the mare squirm a little. Before she could say anything, he was really close to her most private place. He turned her with her hoofs up, spread her hind legs and then got his mouth really close to her most private parts. She felt his breath really close and then his tongue caressing her pearl. That made a jolt of pleasure hit her and she moaned. Her slit started to produce a lot of juices and he licked it all, savoring the female that moaned in pleasure.
His shaft was hanging from his hind legs. He looked at her and licked his lips smiling at the gray mare.
"Not only you are beautiful, but also, sweet" He teased her. She blushed more and closed her eyes
She warped her hind legs around his hips as he started to pound faster and faster. Her tongue out of her mouth while she moaned in pure pleasure. He was going faster and faster, thrusting hard in her. He could feel her inner contractions, milking his shaft.
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If someone would ask me, without any doubt I would say that Fluttershy should be in charge of training the others nurses in the hospital at the royal castle. I never saw anyone so gently and tender in my whole life. Ok, nineteen years is not much, but not even my own mother could make me feel so cared and... Powerless. Yes, I think that's the word. The yellow pegasus was so concern about me that didn't allowed me to do a thing in the first day there. At first I tried to convince her that I was fine, but when I started to be too much insistent she gave me a stare that could be compared to the one that Princess Celestia used when we first meet at the borders of the Everfree forest. After that, I never tried to disobey her again.
Beside that small incident, I didn't have a thing to complain about how I was being treated. She didn't allow anyone to come visit me, so I would not be disturbed. Also, she always asked what I wanted to eat, and would keep asking until I gave her an answer with full details. The second day started with some more turbulence. What can I say? My head is hard as rock, and so is my temper some times.
"...but Eravel! You can't stay like this!" She said beside the bed I was using, with a pleading voice.
"But everypony here already did it today... I can't let you go without it!" She insisted.
"No! You are still hurt and you need help to to it properly." She said still pleading.
"Eravel!" She said in a serious tone. I felt a chill on my spine. She was using the 'stare', I could feel it freezing my back. "Look at me while I'm talking to you!" She stomped her hoof. I only remembered my mother talking to me like that. I didn't like her tone at all. Who was she to talk to me like that? I turned to face her, ready to unleash my anger towards the yellow pegasus but my eye meet her stare.
I simply felt my words and my anger running away in fear. I shrank facing her eyes. How could the most kind and shy pony around her be so terrifying at the same time!
I didn't know what was happening to me and I could bet that, if the warriors in Valhalla could see me here, they would laugh so hard that Raganork would happen earlier! Me, a warrior, trained from birth by the harsh weather of the north lands and the unstoppable lessons from my father, reduced to a simply baby in front of a stare from a small pegasus with a damn pink mane!
I simply nodded at her.
"Good!" she said and started to walk to the bathroom, looking back to make sure that I was following her. And what choice did I have there?
I dragged my feet, following her. She entered and looked at me with a more soft expression, smiling. I went inside too, and took of my shirt, sitting next to the shower.
"Why not?" She asked in confusion. Always the same question.
I looked away, crossing my arms. She looked down, still with those damn cute eyes. It was like she was going to cry any second now. I sighed in defeat. She was the most timid creature that I have ever meet, and at the same time, the most convincing when she wanted something from someone. I didn't know if that was some kind of passive skill, or active talent, but it was efficient!
Far as I knew, she was the element of kindness, so it was in her nature to help anyone that she sees in need. To her, I was just some creature, some animal, hurt, lost and in need of help. All she did was for my sake but still... it was more than awkward to be naked in front of her.
"FINE!" I finally said starting to take off my pants and then stepping in the shower. She smiled widely at me and pulled the leavers. Warm water started to pour on my body, soaking me. She grabbed a soft sponge and called me outside the water so she could rub my body. I could feel my face burn as I was in the most embarrassing moment of my whole life. Luckily, my face was still full of purple marks, so she could not see me blushing. She, on the other hand, was very happy that I was cooperating now, she even started to hum a song while bathing me. I sighed. I was just another kind of pet in her hands.
"Don't worry... I don't mind to see them..." She said bringing me out of my thoughts.
"What...?" I asked in confusion. Was she talking about my...
"Well, no. I once meet a manticore and helped it. But the one that you... fought... was not that one." She said a little lost in her thoughts, rubbing my back. We stood in silence for some time and she taped my shoulder, indicating that I could go under the water to wash the soap away. I did as told and she made me sat on the floor, starting to gently clean my face, with a soft sponge. I waited her to finish, in silence. When I washed the soap of my face, Fluttershy grabbed a dry towel so I could dry my body. She looked away from me and then started to talk.
I just smiled at her. Cute, caring, shy, scary, persuasive AND very perceptive... Was something that this pegasus couldn't do?
"I just hope your fur grow back.." She said walking out of the bathroom, changing subject.
"My... my fur?" I asked in confusion
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Four days had passed since that day. Rainbow Dash was and the others were gathered under her home made of clouds. She was stretching and preparing for the race that we had agreed to do when I was fully healed. Eravel had no chance to win, she knew that. Soon the six girls and a purple dragon could see him and his companion, the royal guard approaching.
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I was wearing my full equipment again, armor and weapons. Fluttershy covered her face a little more with her mane when she saw me. Once, while she was taking care of me, she told me that she hated to see me in that outfit.
"So, this is the new guy?" Spike, the young purple dragon said. "He sure is weird."
"So, ready to eat dust?" Rainbow Dash said confident, approaching me.
"Sorry, but I think that you are the one that will eat dust." I said grinning at her.
"What's the matter Eravel? Too fast for you?" She teased. I only stared at her and pushed my body further, gaining a little more speed but the cyan pegasus just laughed again and ran faster. She was going to win, that was for sure, but at least I would try and finish the race. I realized now how stupid this race was. She was at her top form and was a horse. I, on the other hand, was locked in a bed for a month after several injuries that almost took my life. I had only two legs and was wearing my full equipment. What in Odin's name was my good sense when I challenged her?
I slowed down a little, my legs burning from the huge effort. We had just passed Fluttershy's cottage and we were approaching my house. The house was in the same model of Twilight's, except that my 'tree house' was dead and without a leaf on the branches. I forced myself to keep running but then one of my legs failed to obey my command and I fell on the ground, exhausted. Rainbow Dash stopped running and approached me with concern in her look.
She chuckled and extended a roof. I grabbed and she helped me to sit up.
"Heh, guess you were right, I can't beat you in a race. Even without all this stuff I would have lost to you." I said.
"Of course you can't beat me! I AM the most awesome pony around!" She said full of herself. I just chuckled at her and took a deep breath, to regain my strength.
"I'm such a shame for my people. I totally lost to a girl and not only lost, but I couldn't even finish the race." I said starting to walk back to where the other would be waiting us.
"Aw, don't be like that. After all, it's been just a few days since you came here. You told us that you were at the hospital in Canterlot palace. Also, I remember how wounded you were." She said trying to cheer me up. I smiled at her, she was right but still I felt the weight of defeat on my shoulders... and the weight of my armor to make things worse.
"Back at my home, no one would try to cheer me up like this. They would only point at me and laugh at my weakness." I said while walking with her. We walked slowly, since I had not the energy to go any faster.
"That's not a nice thing to do. I mean, where is the sportive spirit?" She said arching an eyebrow.
"There is no such thing from where I come from. We all fought to survive back then, to be the best warrior, to be stronger and faster than anyone else." I explained to her.
"Must be hard to grow up in a place like that." She said with her ears low, in a sad expression.
"Yeah… But you get used to it. Not that you have any other choice than to get used to it" I chuckled.
We both walked in silence to Rainbow Dash house. I was lost in my toughs about this weird place. Not only for the talking horses, dragons and monsters, but the fact that everyone seems to be nice to each other. Back in my homeland, people were kind to each other but we all knew that most of the time it was all fake smiles and sugar top words. No one really cared for each other. We all fought to survive the harsh weather and the short food. Among us, mans, there was a constant fight to see who was the best, and was not a friendly competition. No one wanted to see his companion stronger than yourself, so you had to train harder and harder to improve.
"Didn't you have any friend in your homeland?" She asked after a few minutes.
"Valhalla?" She asked curious.
"Yes, it's where all the brave warriors go when they die in battle. Those who are worth are taken there to live with Odin and the other gods, and to fight when the time come. It is the greatest honor any warrior can achieve." I explained.
"But then, you have to die in a fight. That does not seems to be a good way to die… well die is a bad thing no matter what." She said
"It all depends. If you are fighting for something you believe, for someone you care about or even for the pure reason to survive. That is a good death that will send you to Valhalla. If I had killed you back then, for example, you probably would end in Valhalla. That would be a warrior's death; you fought for your friends, risking your own life." She laid her ears flat in her head while thinking. We didn't spoke anymore after that. In the middle of our path we meet our friends. They all had worried faces. Apparently we took more time to get there than we realized.
"Finally! We found'ya!" Applejack came running toward us "Wha'happen? Why yer guys took so long?"
"My body gave up on the race" I said shrugging.
"You didn't even finish the race? Haha! You sure are out of shape!" Spike teased me. "But I already knew you had no chance against our Rainbow Dash!"
"Stop this!" Twilight said to the purple dragon and approached me. "I knew it was a bad idea, you are still weak after all you have passed. You need to rest!" She said in a firm tone and I had no strength or the will to counter argue with her.
"Ok… ok… I'll just need to go back to my house to rest… By the way, where are Steel Head and Rarity?"
"Look, there they are!" Rarity said watching Eravel and Rainbow Dash walking in the direction of where their friends were.
"Let them go. They seem to have a nice conversation and, after all that both have been through, I think they need some space to be alone." The royal guard said watching his friend walking next to Rainbow Dash… 'Get her boy!' He thought to himself with a smirk and then looked at Rarity.
"Yes, I think you are right" Rarity said watching them go away.
"So, back to our subject. I think it is possible for me to arrange with my superiors to let you design our gala suits." He said smiling at her.
"Really? You think you could do that for me? That would do WONDERS for my career as a fashion design!" She said excited with the idea.
"Yes ma'am! You can count on me for that" The stallion said proudly. He had the intention to talk to his superiors about that BUT, he also had several other intentions with the white pony.
"Oh darling, don't call me 'ma'am'" She said smiling at him.
"Please don't say such things out of the blue" She said waving her hoof softly at him, regaining her posture. For her surprise, he took her hoof in the air, looking at her with a seductive look.
"And there is a way to stop the urge to say how much you are beautiful? He said looking her in the eyes.
"Only temporary, but I think this will be enough." She said and then moved her snout forward. Her lips meeting his in a soft kiss. Both with their eyes closed. Steel Head was the one caught in surprise now.
The kiss was a quick one. She looked him in the eyes. She was blushing a little, and so was he. 'I guess she made the second step for me' He tough.
"Why don't we go to your place? I think of a more effective way to make you stop all this sweet talk." She said in a seductive way. He arched an eyebrow and smirked. 'It's just me or SHE have turned the table now?'
He started to walk toward the house that he shared with his human friend. Not far from the Everfree forest. The only places with furniture in the house were the rooms and the kitchen. The guard had already ordered some more but it had not yet arrived, so, the house was almost completely empty. He opened the door to let her walk inside first. She went in looking around, walking in a provocative way.
"This house reminds me of the library." She commented "only with far less books and furniture"
It was quite some time since she had a stallion to share her bed with, and this royal guard was not disappointing her. She approached her snout to his shaft and started to lick it, teasing him. Steel Head usually was in control, but now, for the first time, he was not. He moaned softly when Rarity took the tip of his length on her mouth and rolled her tongue on it. Slowly, she moved her head down, letting his shaft going deeper. Steel Head arched his back in pleasure, feeling her soft mouth suck him hard. Her head starting to go up and down in a slow motion, her lips pressing hard against his length.
She felt a salty flavor when a little of precum hit her tongue and then she moved her head up, sucking hard, until finally letting his shaft out of her mouth. He moaned and almost came with that.
"D-damn..." Steel Head said panting. "You are making me feel like... a young foal!" He chuckled. She smiled to him and then turned his rear towards him. Her tail up and her hindlegs spread, exposing her marehood soaked from her own arousal.
"Come… and show me that you are a big colt then" She teased him
Steel head didn't waste time, standing up and mounting the white mare in front of him. She shivered in anticipation. The tip of his shaft touched her especial cave and then he pushed all the way in with one single thrust. Rarity Moaned loud with the intrusion and squeezed him with her inner walls.
"S-such a b-big boy!" She moaned, feeling him all the way inside, spreading her insides.
He snorted and then started to move his hips, taking half of his lenght out to shove inside again, repeating the movement in a constant rhythm. Their voices and moans echoed through the room. Jolts of pleasure hit the mare and the royal guard. His fore legs warped thigh around the mare's chest to give him more stability. The stallion started to speed up, going in and out like a piston. Rarity had her tongue loling out, her legs shaking as the jolts of pleasure hit her.
Steel head felt her inner wall squeeze his shaft hard, milking him. Rarity let out a loud cry of pleasure when she hit an orgasm. The stallion bit the back of her neck to muffle his moan as he let himself cum. The white and gooey milk started to pour inside the white mare, an enormous amount of cum, filling her especial cave until its limit. Rarity felt the strength abandon her legs and she fell on the bed with him on top. Both equines panting hard.
He rolled to his side, bringing Rarity with him. She lay right next to him, his shaft buried deep in her especial cave. She felt that he was kissing her neck and giggled.
"You were awesome Rarity..." He said panting. She just smiled and snuggled on his hoofs, warping her chest in a tight hug.
"Is that so? Then, if I had said nothing about you making some designs for the new gala suit for the royal guards I would have been turned down?" He said teasing her.
"As I said, it has been ages since I had a stallion. Let's just say that it's fun to be with another mare… but I missed the 'real thing' if you know what I mean" she teased him again and he bit her neck several times, playing and teasing her, making her squeal and laugh in his hoofs. He held her close and stopped.
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After the race I came back to my house. Next to me was Applejack helping me carry my equipment. But as I was going to open the door Steel Head opened first from the inside, behind him was Rarity. I looked at them and it was not hard to know what had happen, the month I spend with him was enough to know Steel Head and some of his behaviors. I gave him a significant look, but he ignored me.
"Oh, there you are Eravel, me and Rarity came to the house to look for you!" He said smiling at me and Applejack.
"uhum..." I looked at him. What a cynic bastard...
"Hey Rarity. We'r looking fer'ya too." Applejack said, apparently unaware of what I knew that had happen between the two white ponies.
"I can't believe you did that to her!" I said scowling with him. The royal guard just chuckled.
"Me? I did nothing; SHE is the one who did me!" He said and walked inside. I closed the door and followed him.
"Yeah, that was my reaction too! But hey, you got no right to judge me. I saw you and that cyan pegasus chatting. The way she was looking at you... If she is like Rarity, soon enough you will be under her sharing a bed!" He laughed. I rolled my eyes and started to strip my shirt.
"Stop saying nonsense! She's a pony, and I'm a human! This is wrong in so many different ways that I can't even start pointing them!" I said going upstairs, where our bathroom was, taking all my stuff with me. He followed me with a smirk.
I sighted and went to my own room that was still completely empty. I left all my stuff in a corner and then went downstairs again. My clothes had been almost destroyed in my fight with the manticore, but I manage to sew it all together again. But since I arrived here, I did not wash them even once.
I filled a bucket with water and something that Steel Head told to be 'powder soap'. I put some in the water and went to my room. I had no spare clothes with me so, I had to be naked while washing it. The clothes were so dirty that I had to change the water that turned black and then restart the whole process of laundry. After long minutes in that boring job I stretched them in my balcony to dry. Now I could wash my own body. I walked into the bathroom and then turned the shower just as Steel Head taught me to do.
One leaver was cold water and the other was hot water. You had to lower them to regulate the amount that would come out. My first time using it I had the help of the royal guard and it was back at the hospital. The second was at Fluttershy… Now it would be my third time using it and I wanted to try on my own. I pushed the leaver for hot water first, but I over did it and a torrent of almost boiling water came all over me.
"DAMN LOKI!" I yelled as the hot water hit my skin, leaving light red marks on it. I hurried and pulled the leaver up to stop the water. The bathroom door slammed open. Steel Head had come to 'rescue' me when I yelled.
"Almost..." I said partially wet, mu pale skin with some light red marks from the almost boiling water that hit me. It did not even hurt anymore. I only got the marks because my skin was too pale. Steel Head understood what happen right away and chuckled.
"Back in my home land, we had to warm the water in the fire before taking a bath. And we need to do it quickly because the weather was always very cold." I Started to rub my body.
I took my time letting the water pour down my body. It felt good on my sore muscles, it helped me to relax. My thoughts wondered about how peaceful this place was. I just could not understand how these ponies could live so... carefree. Steel Head used the time I was in the palace's hospital to teach me a little about this world and the forces that ruled it. Clestia and Luna were really goddess of the sun and the moon. The pegasi around had almost total control over the weather. The crops grew a lot faster than the place where I was from and they never, EVER, had a war.
This... excess of peace made me uneasy. My whole life was a struggle to survive, to be the best, to always be able to defeat my enemy and, the whole world WAS my enemy. But suddenly I had no such purpose anymore. All the dangerous creatures lived in Everfree forest and they had no enemies to fight. Even Steel Head had never killed before. What kind of guard had never killed at least once? This was very, very strange to me.
I turned the shower off and took a towel, drying my skin. Once I was dry, I walked to my room, went to the balcony to watch the sky. The moon was high and beautiful. I could feel the fresh nigh breeze on my skin and then closed my eyes, letting my mind dance with the sound and feelings around me. No one would come closer to this house, so I didn't care that I was naked. My father always told me that was important to sometimes, relax and let you blend in the nature. I heard the sound of the leaves in the trees... And the flaps of the wings of some bird that was passing by... and then I heard a thud right next to me of something landing... and then... 'wait a second'.
I open my eyes and looked to my side. There was Princess Luna smiling over me.
"Good evening Eravel." She said in a soft tone. I jumped back, startled by her presence AND the fact that I was naked. Using my hand I covered my shames.
"P-P-Princess! What are YOU doing here!" I said panting and she frowned.
"I saw you enjoying the night so much that I didn't want to pull you out of this nice spot." She said smiling and walking near to the balcony's edge. I walked behind her. "Tell me, did the element of loyalty, Rainbow Dash, forgive you?" She asked looking at the night sky.
"Yes... we had... a friendly talk. And then she accepted my apologies." I said to her. The princess giggled a little.
"I'm glad that your sister is not angry at me anymore." I said a little more relaxed but still covering myself with the helmet. "I mean, having a Goddess angry with you is NOT a good thing" I completed and she giggled with that statement.
"Yes, indeed. Also, I came here at her request to ask you about something." She said looking right in my eyes. "She wanted to know more about that 'other Eravel', the one that had to be stopped by her." I froze. The princess never asked even once about the incident after I was taken to the hospital room. Why now?
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I could not sleep… The words of Princess Luna spinning in my head, driving me crazy! Celestia knew that I had lied to her, but STILL trusted me. That made me feel a little guilty, but it was suppose to be a white lie and, I though, there was no way she would find out. But now she knew and I had no idea what I would tell her. Those toughs kept tormenting me. I was laid on my bed, staring at the roof. My clothes were still drying out in the balcony.
"But you at least have a week to think about this, right?" A male voice echoed through the room. It sounded a little joyful and came from all directions.
"Again with those questions... you mortals really have no imagination at all do you?" The voice came from behind me andIi turned to face the intruder. There I saw that creature made out of other creatures: Discord.
"What are you doing here? I thought that you could come only in my thoughts." I said lowering my sword.
"What? Can't I come to visit a friend?" He said looking at me. He acted as my words had hurt him. My expression changed to soften a little.
"You saying those things again... can't you be a little more specific?" That thing about 'chaotic energy' was getting in my nerves.
"Yes I can, but I don't know if I want to..." He said teasing me again. "You see, the chaotic energy is something everypony has, and you have a lot of it. Of course, it has other names, but if I tell them to you it will be no fun." I just rolled my eyes and looked at him angry. "But! I can provide you with some clues about what is the chaotic energy that you have." He snapped his fingers and the whole scenario changed.
I could see myself in a really familiar place. The weather was cold, very cold. No sun in the sky. The smell of grass and soaked earth... also the smell of farm animals and food. I looked around and saw myself in my home land. I was back in my village! The houses had a good space between each other and were really similar, since they were all built the same way. Dry hay and clay for the roofs, wood for the walls and structure. The only stone part was the fireplace structure that could be seen from the outside.
Farm animals walked around, the sound of people talking and working. Not far from there I could see the old blacksmith working on his forge, he worked hard to make farming tools and weapons. I looked behind me and could see the ocean, just a few miles away. A few ships standing at the port but we were too far away for me to see how many of them were there.
"In... Odin's name... you... you..." I started but he cut me off.
"Can they see us?" I asked.
The younger me walked for some minutes until he reached his house... my house, where I used to live with my father and mother. As the Young me was reaching the door to open, someone yelled at him.
"Defend yourself!" I looked to some bushes nearby and saw a tall man, with a long braided hair. His face had only a small amount of bear and it was all on the tip of his chin. He had deep blue eyes and the expression of a mad man.
The young me quickly 'unsheathed' the stick and parried a strike coming from above. The man was also using a stick to fight. The boy stepped to the side, letting the stick of the older man slide down. He delivered a quick counter attack to the man's head. The older men hold the strike coming for his head with his forearm and smiled at the boy.
"Good technique son! You are getting better and better by the days!" The older man praised the young Eravel.
I felt my eyes sting a little. Hot tears marked my face I watched that scene. The older man was my father, the man that inspired me to be who I was... The man who taught me how to live and how I was suppose to die one day. My chest ached in pain. It was like someone was grabbing my heart and squeezing it.
"Why... why you brought me here? Why to this day... WHY IN THE NAME OF THOR'S HAMMER YOU BROUGHT ME TO SEE THIS DAY YOU WRETCHED MONSTER!" I snapped and before I knew I was pointing my sword toward Discord. He didn't even blink. I could feel the rage, the anger... the blood lust was crawling under my skin, pinching my muscles andI fought to keep myself in control.
"Because is here where you will understand what your chaotic power is..." he said calmly "Your father had it too, and I need you to watch it to understand." He said looking me in the eyes. My sword kept pointing at him. My grip was tight enough to hurt my own hand.
The sound of a horn blowing in the distance took my attention from the draconian creature. I saw in the horizon a line of mans. They were all armed with spear, shields, swords, axes and hammers. My father saw that too and hurried to go inside home. He took me with him. I didn't need to go with them to know what happen inside the house. My mother was there. She had a pale skin with golden hair... Her eyes were light green and she was the most beautiful woman I have ever seen. Not to mention she was the strongest too. Despite the role of woman in our village, she had trained to use the bow like no one else.
My father and mother got dressed for the battle. My mother with her bow and arrows and my father with his full armor, sword and axe. They told me to get ready to run for the hills, where I would be safe. I argued with him that I wanted to fight and he slapped me across the face. He said that I had to survive and if I was there in danger he could not fight properly. I could remember his heavy hand on my face and the fear on his voice. We were outnumbered, he knew it, and that was why he forced me to leave.
I stood outside the house, next to the Discord. I saw my father and mother coming out and joining the others that would stay to fight. Then I saw my younger self going out and joining the rest of those who could not fight. Reluctant I approached the small contingent that formed a line at the borders of our village to defend it against the invaders. I wanted to be there, next to those two that I loved most but I knew that was impossible... and that was what hurt most.
The two lines were ready to fight. Horns started to blow as they were getting ready to engage each other. Both sides roared challenges and curses. Caught in the emotion of the moment I joined the voices. It was tradition to make those verbal competition until one side decided to fight for real. My mother was the one who started. She pulled an arrow, aimed in a high angle and shoot. The deadly projectile flew fast and, making an arch in the air and landed in the eye of one of the invaders who were not wearing any helmet.
The soldier with an arrow in the eye fell limp and his side charged. My side charged too to stop their advance. The sound of swords clashing and shields striking each other echoed though the field. My mother was a fast shooter, and had an excellent aim. Men after man fell with her arrows. All our warriors were fighting for their families and their homes, but, even though they say numbers don't win a battle they surly help.
I saw as the warriors from the village started to fall, one after the other. The enemy was pushing forward, tainting the earth with blood, the blood with those who once I knew, the blood from my people. It was a horrific sight even for Discord. I saw that in his eyes. My attention was caught by a woman's scream. I saw my mother hit on the shoulder by a spear that was thrown at her. She fell on the ground, crying in pain. My father saw that too and then, all around me started to move in slow motion.
I could see my father's eyes. I saw fear. Fear of losing his wife, fear of losing his love and then, that fear ignited like a pool of oil hit by a sparkle. I almost saw my father's eyes shine with rage. He went in frenzy state that my people called 'Berserker'. Our people had legends about that. It was said that we had dragons blood in us, and in the time of need the blood would awaken and make us as powerful as a raging dragon. But with a high cost. Our mortal bodies were not prepared to deal with such a power and as a result, we simply lost our minds.
I feral howl came from my father's throat. He dashed towards the enemy, forgetting his companions, his life, his surroundings. He was taken with a blood lust and there was nothing that could stop him. He broke through the enemy's lines, slashing and killing one after the other. Shields were broken under the power of his axe… Limbs were separated from the bodies under the sharp edge of his sword. But I felt a hot tear rolling down my face as I watched my father being hit and cut several times. But he didn't felt it. He didn't care. I saw him slowly running toward his own death in a killing frenzy. It was thank to that that the enemy started to retreat. My father alone killed enough of them to set panic and turning the tables.
I saw him standing victorious on the battle field, surrounded by the dead. His body covered with blood and wounds. He looked back to where my mother was. She was hurt but alive. It was the first time I saw her crying. Around us, cries of joy and victory from those who were unaware of the true hero that saved the day. I watched my father fall on his knees; he smiled at the sight of her love, still alive. He held both weapon as hard as he could... and then his life escaped his lungs. The last thing I heard was my mother scream for her loss and then all my surrounding changed again. I was in a place without any kind of light. It was all darkness around me.
Standing in front of me was Discord. He was not smiling, or making jokes. He just stood there silently for some time, to let me recover from what I had just seen.
"I hope you understand what chaos is boy... and what is the chaos that lies inside you." He said in a serious tone. I only nodded in response. "Good." Were his last words before finally wakeup. I gasped for air. The tears marking my face and I was covered in sweat. I looked around me, grasping the reality. I didn't fully understand what Discord talked about what was the chaos, but I knew that it was just a matter of time.
I stood up and went straight to the shower. The dream I had was still fresh in my mind and I needed to relax. I stepped in the warm water, a little more hot than I'm used to but that helped to relax my tense muscles. I felt like I had not rest during the night at all.
I quick turned it off and went to my room to get dressed. My line clothes were still no completely dry but I would not show myself naked. I shivered at the touch of the cold fabric. It was still too early for the sun to be able to get the weather more warm. I got downstairs and found myself face to face with rarity, she was looking in disgust to my clothes.
"Yes darling... I came to pick you up to get some new clothes!" She said opening the house door with her magic.
"What, now?" I asked looking at the open door.
She dragged me all the way to her Boutique. On the positive side it was a good chance to actually see around the city. I still hadn't the chance to do so. As I passed through the streets I got all kinds of stares from the ponies that were not used to my presence. This time I tried to look friendly to them, smiling a little and waving occasionally.
"Think they remember the last time I was here?" I whispered to Rarity.
We walked across the city for a few minutes until I was able to see her boutique. It was a cylindrical building with many big windows showing all sorts of dresses in fake pony bodies. The walls were all white full of pink, purple and blue details and, for me, was as weird as any building around that town. She walked inside holding the door open for me. The inside was well decorated and had more dresses in display. A small platform surrounded by big mirrors and some chests open with various types of gems.
"Ok dear, take off those 'potato bags' and step here." She indicated the small platform. "I want to take your measures. I think I have an old model that I made for Spike, but the measures are completely different."
"Ahm, does I REALLY have to take the clothes off?" I said not liking the idea of being naked in that place where anyone could come inside OR see me through the huge windows.
"But of course! Why would you not take them off? I don't even know why you keep wearing them anyway..." She said and her horn started to glow. My clothes got warped in that glow and started to come off my body but I held them.
"H-hey! Don't do that!" I said trying to hold them but soon I heard them ripping and coming off. I was completely naked there, blushing hard. What was wrong with her! One does not come and simply take your clothes off like that!
My head passes through the hole and the rest of the fabric covered my body. A black belt, made out of thick fabric wires came and warped around my waist. More needles came and started to sew the sides of the fabric, closing it like some kind of robe. Soon more fabric came to warp my arms. I was amazed in her ability to make a robe in a few seconds. Four needles moving at once. In less than a minute I was wearing a nice blue robe that covered my whole body. It was very large for me, but at least I was not naked.
"Ahm... thank you..." I said looking at my new outfit.
"Sorry about your clothes... I didn't know that you had so... so many scars to hide." she said looking sad.
"Don't worry, I mean, in the end only you saw" I said feeling a little guilty. The scars didn't bothered me at all, I actually was proud of them. It was proof that I had survived a hard fight. "Besides, it's not the scars that I want to hide..." I said softly.
"Ahm..." How can you explain the concept of 'decency' to a pony that only uses cloth as an accessory? "From where I come from is very cold. So we started using clothes, and that was something so normal that now no one walks around without clothes... and if they do, they are punished for it." I tried t explain to her. "The only way you can see someone naked is if you are very intimate of that person... or if you are a healer." I tried my best to explain, without going into further details of what we wanted to hide under the clothes.
She stopped for a second before talk.
"So... if that's the case... don't you feel awkward to see everypony naked around you? I mean... I don't use clothes unless I have something important to attend to." She said looking at me.
"...to see...?" She looked at me with an eyebrow arched.
"NO! Of course not! It's just... erm... it's just..." I was searching for words to explain myself.
"Oh damn..." I whispered to myself.
"STOP!" I yelled at her and she looked at me a little surprise. "I DON'T think you or any other pony is unworthy ok! The fact that I don't feel awkward of seeing you all naked is only because of a cultural reason, because you guys look too much like the farm animals that I have back in my home. And THAT'S IT, no other reason at all! Besides, I would never be embarrassed of being naked in front of horse in my old home land as I'm here." I said a little too loud. Rarity looked at me and stood up. She keep looking at me for a few seconds, analyzing what I had just said.
"Ok then, let's get upstairs so I can take your measures were nopony can see you" She smiled at me and started to walk towards the stairs as if nothing had happen. I arched an eyebrow. How can she just change the mood so fast like that!
I followed her to the second floor and we went in her studio. It had several rolls of fabric and other sewing tools. It also had more of those fake pony bodies but they had no clothes on them. I realized that her studio was also her bedroom. It has a large bed with columns and curtains.
"OK, no one will be able to see us here." She said and her horn started to glow. A measure tape started to fluctuate near me. She just looked at me, waiting for me to take out my new robe. I sighed and started to remove it. My face getting a little red again. I never did this in front of a woman before and, as I said to her, these ponies were just like people for me now. They could talk, could think and could make weird buildings… They were people. Even if they were not humans.
I stood there just as I came to this world, not a piece of cloth covering me. I used one of my hands to cover my crotch again and lifted my other arm. She started to take my measures, using the measure tape in every inch of my body. I felt really exposed there. The way she looked at me, taking notes and analyzing the shapes of my limbs, it was really weird.
"Finished!" She said walking away from me after a few minutes. "I'll start making your clothes right away! And I have some nice ideas for it, you will look lovely!" She said happily and I rushed to cover my body with my robe. "You can come to see if it will fit tomorrow ok?" She said starting to pull some fabrics to start her work.
"Just don't do something to… colorful… ok?" I asked her.
We said our goodbyes and I started to go downstairs. As I arrived at the end of the stairs I saw a young stallion walking in. He had a brown fur and dark brown mane and tail. He looked at me, with a little surprise.
"Hey…" I waved at him. He hesitated for a second before answer.
"Hi. Erm… Miss Rarity is here?" He asked.
I was near the door when I heard a scream coming from the second floor. I turned around, my eyes widened. Did I just imagine that or… I cursed myself. That stallion just went upstairs and he was attacking Rarity! My legs started to move fast inside the large robe. I dashed upstairs and slammed the door open. I saw Rarity on the floor covered in a long piece of fabric. It looked like she was all tangled on it, totally defenseless. On top of her was the stallion. That sight… it made my blood boil. I felt the rage crawling under my skin.
The brown stallion lifted his head to see me with a shocked expression. I dashed inside with my hand closed in a fist and landed a blow right on his snout. He closed his eyes in pain and stumbled back. I heard Rarity calling me, but I ignored her. This bastard was going to feel a little of the north's rage! I struck another blow on his snout and another and another, coming from different directions. I was not going to give him the time to fight back. After the forth blow he fell on the floor, moaning in pain… his snout bleeding and swollen. I took my belt off and mounted on his body. The thick belt made of cloth warped around his neck and I started to strangulate him. I could feel my gust screaming to kill him, and I had no will to fight that scream. Who the hell was him to come and attack Rarity!
The stallion started to gag and choke, struggling to escape, but he was in a bad position and was not able to fight back. I saw his eyes rolling up, his mouth opening and closing. He started to cry. Large tears coming out from his eyes that had turned red from the bad flow of oxygen and blood… he was losing conscience. I grinned. He was going to die! He was going to… I felt a hard blow on the side of my body and I fell on the floor, releasing the stallion neck. I heard him choking and gasping for air. I looked up and saw that Rarity had hit me. I looked at her with a confused expression. She was panting a little. How did she break free from her bounds so easily?
She helped the stallion to stand up… he looked terrify and standing up was proving to be a challenge for his trembling legs... I saw that and could not understand what was happening. Why was she helping her aggressor? Her horn started to glow and she cleaned his snout with the very piece of cloth that has binding her just a moment ago…
"Can you walk dear?" She asked with a soft tone… he nodded and she kissed him on the cheek. "Go downstairs, grab some ice and put in our snout, I'll be right there…" She said and he walked away. I stood up to chase him but Rarity blocked my way.
"NO! Leave him alone!" She said a serious tone.
"But Rarity!" I said controlling my anger. "He was going to rape you!" I said almost in a shout.
"What! Are you out of your mind!" She said in shock. "He just came to help me with some work!" She shouted.
"Look, don't feel so bad about it. I'll talk to him and explain everything, OK?" She said putting a hoof on my leg. "I doubt he will hold any grudge against you after I talk to him. After all, you only acted that way to protect me." I looked at her and nodded. Of all the crazy stuff that could happen...
"Say to him that I'm sorry for almost killing him" I said getting up and warping the belt around my waist again. She nodded and escorted me to the exit of her room and then to the street. From the corner of my eye I saw the brown stallion half hiding behind a curtain that covered the door to the kitchen.
I walked outside the boutique thinking about the poor stallion that I had attacked. I hoped that he could forgive me. 'If it wasn't for Rarity to escape her bindings...' In my mind the image of the colt with his eyes rolled up, gasping for air and crying... I shivered at the thought. What made all worst was the fact that he didn't looked like the kind of guy who would actually rape anyone like that. I don't know why I assumed something so absurd like that… Maybe I was losing sanity?
Lost in my toughs I didn't saw the incoming danger until it was too late. A cyan blur hit me in the chest, sending me to the floor. We both rolled a few times until we finally stopped. I was lying on the hard floor, my new robe got all dirty. I could feel something heavy in my chest. It was Rainbow Dash and she was looking all dizzy too.
"Don't mention..." I said raising my upper body. The cyan filly rolled and ended up in my lap with her hoofs up. I put my arm around her neck to avoid her falling with her head first. She was just like a baby in my lap.
"You need to stop hitting me like that you know?" I said looking at her and smiling. She Chuckled and stood up.
"Yeah you're right... want to hang out? Maybe we could eat something; it's almost time for lunch." She said looking at the sun in the sky. She wanted to have lunch with me? And to think that a few days back she swore to beat me up if she ever sees me near Ponyvile.
"Sure, why not? But I don't have money, so... I guess you will have to pay mine too." I grinned at her. She rolled her eyes.
"Now, what with those weird clothes you are wearing?" She said scanning my blue robe.
"Rarity ripped my old clothes off..." I said and shrugged. Rainbow Dash looked at me and blushed lightly.
We walked near each other talking about some other random stuff. And by 'random' I mean a group called 'Wonderbolts'. She was obsessed with them and could not stop talking about the flying team. After just fifteen minutes of walking we stopped at a restaurant with some tables in the open air. She approached one of them and I pulled a nearby rock to sit too. A light gray pony wearing a suit came near us holding two menus. He scanned me for quite some time. I just ignored his stare... and the other dozens around me.
Looking at the menu I soon realized a thing that didn't came to me until now. I didn't know how to read. I kept staring at those weird symbols and pictures of food. I could not read a thing there... I knew the basics of the runic write that the druid at my village taught me, but this symbols they used to write were totally unknown for me. I kept staring at the menu with a confuse expression for some time, until Rainbow Dash realized that something was wrong.
"What's the matter Evarel? Can't decide what to pick?" She asked lowering her menu to looked better at me. The attendant was looking at me too. I blushed a little before answer.
"Sorry..." I said. I didn't know why I was sorry for, I just felt the urge to apologize. Maybe for not telling her this before?
"Including paying for our next lunch again?" I chuckled and she smirked at me.
The purple baby dragon watched as her unicorn friend walked from one side to another in the library. She had her eyebrows frowned and didn't looked happy at all. She was like that for quite some time, well, not like THAT, but she was acting a little strange since the arrival of the human boy. Something was bothering Twilight Sparkle but Spike could not figure out what it was. His green eyes followed the purple filly, his patience growing shorter and shorter... until he snapped.
"Twilight Stop!" He said standing on her ways and pressing his hands against her shoulders. "If you keep walking like this you will make a trench in the middle of the library!"
"What's to be worry about? He proved that he is not going to do any harm to anypony..." Spike said looking at his friend.
"It's Princess Celestia..." She sighed.
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Me and Rainbow Dash left the restaurant with our stomachs full and my mood had improved wonders. We had a nice conversation during our lunch together, talking about everything. Well, actually she was the one that made the most part of the talk. Rainbow Dash was telling me her adventure with her friends when they fought Nightmare Moon. I never really got the thing about the Elements of Harmony until now and I was impressed with the power they had together.
"Rainbow, do you think you could help me with something?" I said as we just walked without any direction. It was good to be with her, even when we didn't talk at all.
"Sure! What you need?" She said flying at the same level of my face. Not that I was much taller than her, but the filly just could not stay in the ground.
"I want to learn how to read..." I said.
"Well, I could, but that would be too boring for me..." She said thinking. "I know! We can ask Twilight Sparkle! She's an egg head from birth. I know that she'll love to help you with that! C'mon! Let's go to her house!" She said and started to fly fast. I ran after her, trying to keep up. But it was more than hard to run inside the long robe I was using. Soon I started to grow tired but luckily I could see our destination. A house carved in a tree, just like mine, but this was full of leaves and looked very alive. It was there where the purple filly lived.
Raibow Dash was there already, waiting for me.
"You are so slow!" She teased.
"HEY Twilight!" Rainbow dash waved at her startled friend.
"Hello there..." I said walking inside too.
"I want to learn how to read..." I said a little embarrassed. I saw twilight looking at me in confusion and then I started to explain. "From where I come from, there are some symbols that we use to write, but your symbols are totally different from those that I know."
I don't have a clue about what the dragon said to her, but I'm sure it was about me... And I got a little worried with that.
"This is great! I'll leave you two alone then." Rainbow Dash said, starting to walk towards the exit. "I have to fix a few details in my stunts and, no offence, this place tends to be super boring for me." The cyan filly said ignoring the look on Twilight's face.
"Sure!" She said and her horn started to glow. Some books started to levitate from the shelves.
"Ahm, what happen to your clothes? Why are you using this...?" Spike asked coming close to me, examining my blue robe.
"It was... only that?" Twilight asked, biting her lower lip, a little apprehensive.
"Yeah, only that... are you alright Twilight?" I asked arching an eyebrow. I saw she sighing and relaxing.
I sat next her using a trunk as a bench and we started the lesson. At first it was a little hard for me, since I never ever had any kind of contact with those symbols. But for my luck, she was a good teacher. I felt a little embarrassed; it reminded me of when I was a child learning how to read the basics with the druid. But of course, this time no one would hit me with a staff if I made some kind of mistake.
The hours went on. Soon I saw the sun set through the window. I let out a yawn and stretched my arms.
"Tired already?" Twilight asked chuckling
"We can stop for today..." she said standing up and stretching too. "Stay here tonight, I wanted to dine with you. We can talk a little." She smiled at me.
"No... Not at all... is just..." She started. "The princess didn't tell me a thing about you actually... And, it's been quite some time since I spoke to her." She said looking very depressive. I felt a little bad for her since I knew that it was my fault, or I tough it was.
"Well, she's a princess after all. I think that she's busy, that's all. Nothing to worry about" I smiled at her. She looked at me and smiled softly.
"Look, what do you think about me passing the night here? I mean… the whole nigh… I only need to look at you to know that you like to learn and let's just say that I'm a perfect 'thing' to study… I can stay here and answer all your questions." Her eyes shined and now smiled for real... And I started to regret my proposal.
"That will be perfect! I want to know everything about you and the place where you come from!" She said very excited.
Twilight filled me with question after question... As promised I answer them all. The hardest question of all was that damn one about 'why I do always wear clothes'. She saw through my lie about the scars so I had to explain her the 'why's about wearing clothes and covering the body. As predicted she got the concept... but it was clear that it was ridiculous, in her opinion. But then, it was my turn to ask her some questions.
"Ok... I think that is fair that you ask too" She said.
We were laid in some pillows and blankets that Spike brought to us.
"First... You said that you lived in the palace right? How was the guards there?" I asked curious. I wanted to know if all of them were like Steel Head.
"Fine I think..." she started. "Some of them were annoying... always coming with sweet talks towards me, as if I was dumb enough to fall for it." She chuckled. So... it appeared that the other guards were like Steel Head too. Or at least some of them.
"But you never got lonely?" I was a bit curious about how relationships started here.
"Well, a little, sometimes. But I had Spike with me and also, I was always with Princess Celestia." She explained. "And now, I have my friends too."
"Almost. Once we faced an enemy called Discord." She said and my eyebrows closed in a frown. "He made my friends change in a way that it was unbearable to be near them. Applejack started to lie. Fluttershy turned into a cruel pony. Rainbow Dash abandoned us. Rarity turned into a greedy person and Pink Pie was angry at us for no reason at all. I almost gave up on them…" She said with a sigh.
"I… see… Can you tell me more about this Discord?" I asked.
"Sure. He's the incarnation of the chaos. His body is made of different part of creatures and he is as powerful as Princess Celestia." She explained
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"So, he found out who you really are?" A feminine voice echoed in the Darkness.
"Focus! You know we have a job to do here... We need to fix what that mistake first... then you can do whatever you want." The female voice said again.
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I could not believe how stupid I was. Discord was in fact a monster defeated by the elements of harmony not too long ago and now he was in my mind! I did not understand much about magic, but the druids back in my village told me a little about the spiritual world and how, sometimes, the spirit of the dead warriors could help us in time of need. But this was completely different. Discord was turned into stone, so, how was possible for him to come into my mind? And more important, what did he wanted with me? He metioned something about the chaos inside me... was he trying to use me in some kind of way to come back or maybe...
I was totally lost in my thoughts, walking fast in the middle of the night. The moon was not that bright this time, so, I guess that it was not a surprise when I tripped in something and fell. The last thing I saw was a stone on the floor coming closer and then... darkness.
I opened my eyes and saw my body floating in the void. I knew where I was and shouted.
"DISCORD YOU DAMN SON OF LOKI, SHOW UP!" I was more than angry because, first, he was probably just using me or playing with my emotions and, second, because I tripped and fell with my head in a rock. I knew that when I wake up I would fell a lot of pain.
I felt my weight back and a solid floor under my feet. The scenario started to change until I saw myself in some kind of dark forest. Right in front of me was the ruins of an ancient castle. Behind me was an old bridge over a deep cliff. The main gate was open, inviting me to go inside. I didn't flinch. With firm steps I went inside the ruins but, when I crossed the main gate the whole scenario changed again. It was the same castle, but now it was daytime.
I was not in the entrance anymore. I could see a corridor on what looked like the third floor. On my left I could see some tapestries with the royal symbol of Sun and Moon and some wooden doors. On my left I saw columns that held the roof and no wall to cover my sight. I could see the central yard with a fountain and some plants. All around me there were ponies chatting or walking. Some royal guards but they wore different types of armor. Some of them wore golden armor with the sign of the sun on them. But I also saw some others wearing a dark gray armor with the moon sign. This place was not even close to be like the palace in Canterlot.
A stallion walked towards me and stopped, blocking my way. He was an earth pony with no mane or tail. His fur was pure white and his eyes where pitch black.
"Follow me." He said in an ethereal voice.
We reached some stairs and started to climb down. They were very large and ended in what I though, was the entry hall for those who came from the main gate. There I saw two alicorns running past us and laughing. One was a little taller than an average pony, with pure white fur and light pink mane and tail. The other was smaller, the same size of any other pony. Her fur was dark blue and she had a light blue mane and tail. Neither of them had a cute marks.
"Wait Tia!" The smaller one called between giggles as she ran after the older mare.
"Come on Luna! We don't want get late to the Sugar Cloud party!" The older mare called, smiling at the smaller one.
I looked at them and arched an eye brow.
We kept walking until we reached the end of the stairs. We passed through the main door, ending in the front garden, full of trees and flowers. The sun was high in the sky, bathing the whole place in its golden light. My mysterious guide lead me through a small path until we ended in a a small fountain. There I could see Discord, laying in some kind of long chair, taking a sun bath.
"Welcome... Welcome Eravel." He said standing up. "Hope you enjoyed this little memory of mine" He chuckled. But I kept serious.
"So, why do you come to me in dreams? Why you said I had a 'good potential in chaos'? And why do you want me to learn what 'chaos' truly is?" I said angry.
"Look at them. So young and innocent." Discord chuckled.
"Ok, they are weaker than you. But so what? You were defeated anyway." I said not understanding where that conversation would go.
"Though my body was finally trapped in stone and my powers were contained, the scars where everywhere now. It took some centuries for the three tribes of ponies to finally reunite under a single nation again. Not only was that, but the whole area surrounding the castle contaminated with pure chaos. Celestia and Luna, not wanting to move the castle, used their powers to control the area. But it was another mistake. Luna was younger than Celestia and very vulnerable, little by little, the chaos started to contaminate her. When Celestia realized what was happening, it was too late. Her beloved sister had turned into Nightmare Moon. Both fought over the control of Equestria. I watched the whole thing and saw when Celestia used the Elements of Harmony to banish her own sister. The intention of Princess Celestia was not to banish her sister, she only wanted to clean her from the chaos but... the contamination was too strong. So, without any other option, she banished Luna to the moon, to be far away from my contamination. Well... It was not exactly to the moon... Luna was banished to the void. A place where chaos didn't exist and the chaos inside her would grow weaker and weaker. Celestia moved the capital to Canterlot, abandoning this castle. It took only five decades to Everfree forest born around it." The scenario changed. Now we were at the ruins of the castle. "Celestia was so sad at the time that even the Elements abandoned her. She was not considered worthy enough to bear all the six elements anymore... So, we agreed that, if my body would ever turn into flesh and bones again I would act as villain. If the new bearers of the Elements of Harmony knew the truth, they would hesitate in trapping my body again and the events of thousands years ago would repeat. Chaos dominating the land, little by little, until it was out of control." The scenario changed one more time. We were floating in the void again. "Now you know what I'm, and one of the sides of chaos. But there is more than that, as I first say, don't see Order and Chaos as 'good' and 'evil'. You have a great amount of chaos inside you, but I can see that you have a good nature. You are just contaminated by a world that is moving in a spiral towards its own destruction." He started to fade away... I could feel my conscience returning slowly. "Remember... soon you will need to face the chaos that contaminated your heart." His voice faded away and I felt the real world again.
I felt a bed under me. My head was in pain on the spot that hit the rock. My eyes slowly opened and I could see only blurs and shadows at first. Slowly my vision recovered the focus so I could be aware of my surrounds again. The first thing I saw was lizard. A small creature that was in my chest, staring at me. I stared at it thinking about my options. I could just lay back e go back to sleep… or I could scream and throw that thing away. In normal conditions I would go for the second, but thinking back of all that had happen to me so far, I just laid back and caressed the back of the lizard.
Just now I started to look around me. I was not in a normal room. The walls, the floor and the roof were made of stone. The light came from several torches around me. The bed I was laying was a big round bed, with red sheets and some red pillows in the shape of hearts. A big wooden wardrobe made out of wood and with fine details was placed in a corner.
"Hey Pink Pie..." I said a little weak. "ahm... this... lizard... Is it yours?" I said looking at the green creature lying in my chest, staring at me.
"Where am I?" I asked looking around. "Is this your bedroom? It is not what I expected..."
"Well... Thank you for rescuing me... Last thing I remember was that I tripped in something and fell with my head on a rock..." I said still feeling my head hurt.
"And why did he come to you?" Discord mentioned that he wanted to have the image o 'Villain', to make it easy for the new element's bearers to imprison his body.
"Why you took me here? Was it not better for you to just take me to my home?" I asked.
"Well, good thing you did that. I hate seeing everyone worried about me." I started to get up. "Better I get going... I want to go home soon. There are a few things that I still need to do." I chuckled.
"Are you not hungry?" She asked looking as I stood up.
"In that case, why don't you stay and eat here? I have some bakeries that I wanted you to try out before the breakfast party to Princess Celestia and the dinner party for Princess Luna." she said standing up, walking upstairs with her crocodile laid in her head.
I followed the pink pony, and we ended up in a storage room, very dark. She opened a door revealing the kitchen. The counter was full of cupcakes and muffins… Cakes and pies. I never saw that much variety of food in my life. They were so colorful that it was almost surreal.
"Ok, now I'm impressed... You did all this by yourself?" I asked incredulous. It was not quantity; it was the variety that impressed me.
"Yes! I did them all alone" She bounced in place. "Go on, enjoy and tell me what you think!"
"So... how was all that?" Pink Pie said joyful after watching me devour the entire bakery.
The kitchen's door opened suddenly and I saw the Rainbow Dash with a worried face.
"Pink Pie, Where is..." She looked at me. "There you are! I need your help! NOW!" She said and flew behind me, pushing me through the door.
"BIG MACINTOSH!" Apple jack cried out. The big red stallion was flying, his eyes closed in pain. His body hit the barn's wall and the wood broke under the impact... He was out of sight among the scrubs of wood.
The orange pony looked at the creature that made that to her brother. It was a huge hydra. Four strong legs holding a long body, three longs necks ending in draconian heads and one strong tail. The hydra had fifteen meters high and was at least thirty meters long from the tip of the center head to the end of the tail. It got big scales covering it's body and the colors went from a dark brown to a light cream. The eyes were a dark red, resembling the color of blood.
Steel Head was fully armored and flying around the creature, trying to catch his attention and confusing the three heads. Twilight Sparkle was using her magic to levitate some farm tools and big branches, hitting the hydra's body from all directions. Applejack started to run near the legs of the monster, bucking whenever she got the chance. The three ponies were trying their best to make the hydra go away and leave Sweet Apple acres, but the monster was only getting annoyed by them and growing anger and anger.
Head steel flew too close from one of the heads. The monster tried to bite him but he dove to the ground avoiding it. When he tried to recover from the dive a strong leg hit the side of his body, sending him flying away. Twilight Sparkle used her magic to hold the royal guard in the air, preventing him to land in the ground.
"T-thanks!" He said to the purple unicorn. His sides were hurting a little and he thanked the armor, who protected him from any serious injuries. Twilight was landing the royal guard on the floor when she was hit by Applejack. The orange pony was hit by the monster's tail and landed on her friend. Both fillies rolled a few times on the ground and now both were out of combat, moaning in pain.
"Why damn you!" Steel Head charged towards the monster and, like a missile, hit one of the heads with his forehoofs. The head that received the strike went dizzy, and the other two roared so loud that Head Steel almost lost his balance in flight.
Suddenly he saw, Not too far away, something approaching fast. It was a rather comic sight. It was Rainbow Dash, flying at her top speed. On her back, holding in her mane was Eravel, fully armored and with an axe on his hand. It was weird to see him mounted on the cyan filly because he was taller than the ponies around, at least 60 to 70cm taller. It was just out of the normal proportion expected of a man riding a horse. But the cyan filly was strong, and she didn't seem to have any problem carrying the human in full armor.
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I took the clothes and the armor floating in the air. I was so worried about what was happening that I just took my blue robe off in the middle of the street. Quickly I put the new clothes on; it was probably the ones that Rarity made for me. Black pants and a cream shirt with some green details. They were really nice clothes and very comfortable, the cloth used was soft and very light, different from the rough line clothes that I had before.
I put my armor over the clothes and felt that familiar weight. It was really nice to feel it again. I put my sword on my left side and the axe on the right side. It's been a long time since I last sharpen both, so they were a little dull, but still sharp enough to be dangerous.
"OK, I'm ready… let's go!" I said and was going to start walking but I saw the cyan filly in my way.
Her speed was astonishing... Soon we started to fly over a large area full of apple trees. At distance I could see some constructions… A simple house with two floors and a barn. As we approached more I saw that the barn was damaged. On the floor I saw Applejack and Twilight, one on top of the other, recovering from some kind of hit. Steel head was flying around the reason I was here. A damn huge hydra!
We had some stories about the Hydras and other kind of dragons, but this was the first time I saw one and I felt my insides grow cold. It was huge and had nasty claws and teeth. I gripped Rainbow Dash's sides with my legs and pulled my sword… This was going to get messy.
Thy Hydra roared in pain as the cold metal cut in its flesh and made the blood gush out. The cuts were not deep as I intended… The weapons were not sharp enough. Rainbow Dash spun in the air to avoid being hit by the Hydra's tail. Without my hands to hold on her I fell on the back of the monster, rolled and hit the floor, losing the air in my lungs.
"ERAVEL!" I heard Rainbow Dash yell and saw one of the heads of the monster coming to me. I rolled to my side, right in time to avoid being caught between those mighty jaws and jumped on my feet.
I opened my eyes and saw the already familiar void surrounding me. I knew I was unconscious and I knew I needed to wake up! My friends were in danger there!
"Discord! Where the hell are you! Make me wake up! I need to keep fighting!" I shouted to the void but no answer… "Discord damn you! I need to wake up!" I was yelling, almost begging… My chest was hurting. The feeling of being powerless was crushing my soul.
"Why you need to wake up?" An ethereal voice echoed around me… and it was not Discord. "Why keep risking your life for them? They are just animals, not worth the effort…" The voice came again.
I looked to the scene down there… and saw Rainbow Dash looking at the Hydra… The cyan filly was terrified, her eyes full of tears and her body shaking from fear. Completely freeze. Watching her like that was the final spark for me.
I felt the real world around me again. My body was light and the mist of rage was on my mind again... In front of me was the enemy and I was about to engage it... I felt happy... The air passed through my throat, making a guttural howl echoes through the farm, grasping the Hydra's attention, like it was a challenge from another wild beast. My eyes meet the monster's eyes and I charged in, running at my top speed, my weapons lifted ready to strike. One of the heads came to bite me but I jumped in the last second, landing on it and started to run on its neck. When I was near the base of it, I jumped again, to my side, with my axe ready. I landed a strike in the neck next to me. The blade carved its way deep in the flesh, getting stuck. All the heads roared in pain and that was music for my ears. I pulled myself up as hard as I could, lifting my body and giving more power to my sword arm. My sword pierced the base of that head. The tip went through the skull and reached the brain.
That neck fell limp on the ground and I fell with it. I was able to land on my feet and with a strong pull my axe was free again. But right after that the middle head came and bite my sword arm. I felt its teeth carving my flesh, tearing it apart. In a split of second I answered that with a strong swing of my axe. The weapon landed on the head crushed the Hydra's skull… I felt the bite loosen its grip, enough so I could pull my arm out. With two of the three head dead, the last one was using her strength to try and run, but it tripped on the other two necks that were hanging lifeless.
The Hydra fell hard on the floor and I jumped on it, landing on the side of her body. I charged, going for the last head. In her last desperate move she came to me with her mouth full open. I jumped to avoid it but the monster move faster and caught me in the air. The huge jaws clenched around my body and I felt the teeth crushing my armor and piercing my flesh. My sword arm was free and I pierced the Hydras nose right before it could crush my body. The monster roared in pain and let go of me. I fell on her body, rolling to the side and ending on the floor. I soon stood up and aimed for the nearest target: The exposed belly.
My arms started to move in fast and strong strikes, cutting and tearing the monster belly apart. I tore it open... The internal organs came out, and I kept striking, digging in, and covering myself in all the blood that was pouring out. I could hear the screams of pain as I tore monster inside out, but that didn't last much... the last neck soon fell limp on the ground. The creature was dead and I wanted more... I could taste a bit of the blood that came to my mouth... it was delicious... I wanted more blood... MORE!
When she was in my reach I lifted my axe, aiming for her head. She just looked at me with her teary eyes... I stare deep in them, my arm tensed to deliver the final blow...
I felt something soft rub against my face and hear a soft whisper near my ear.
"I'm sorry..." I said in a weak voice... my chest hurt each time I breathed. I felt she coming closer to me, leaning her head in my shoulder and then puling me closer in some kind of hug.
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Rainbow Dash held the human's body as he fell limp over her. He had nasty wounds and was completely covered in blood. Her cyan fur got stained with all the red liquid he was covered with and she felt her stomach sick from the stench of death he had. From the crumbles on the barn, Big Macintosh came; he had a hurt leg and was having difficult to walk. He went straight for Applejack and Twilight, both still on the floor. Twilight had strained a leg and Applejack had a serious pain expression.
"You a'right apple jack?" Big Macintosh asked nuzzling her head softly, worried about her sister.
At that point, Fluttershy, Rarity and Pink Pie arrived at the scene. The three stopped in shock at the sight of the mutilated Hydra, lying dead.
"Thank Celestia you three arrived!" Twilight said in hurry. "Why you guys took so long!"
She barely finished her phrase and various ponies started to arrive at the scene. Pegasi, earth ponies and unicorns, all coming to help. They didn't waste any time, rushing to help the fallen human and the other ponies there. Rainbow Dash personally helped to carry the human to the hospital, to receive emergency treatment. A letter was sent to Canterlot summoning the medics there that had taken care of him before. Octavia was among those who came to help and she was the one that found Steel Head. He was conscious and trapped in his armor. The armor had several holes from the teeth of the Hydra and the sharp metal had bend in a way that had entered his flesh, causing a great amount of pain and making him stuck.
The day was saved by those who fought the Hydra, but there was still some questions that everypony had in mind. Why a Hydra, an inhabitant of Everfreeforest, was doing there? They usually lived in the swamp part of the forest, but never in Ponyvile history one had come to attack. The whole picture of a monster coming out of the forest and rampaging near the city was something totally new to them, and fear started to lurk on their hearts.
"Am I dead…?" The thought passed through the white stallion head. "Of course not, idiot, If you were dead you would not be able to think… or would I?"
Steel Head slowly opened his eyes. He could feel a soft bed under him and the typical smell of a hospital... something that reminded him a rubber glove… He looked around to find himself in a room; his body was covered by a light sheet. His light blue mane was a mess over the soft pillow where his head rested. He tried to move but stopped when he felt his body hurt and that was the trigger for the memories of the fight against the hydra.
A shiver came down his spine when he remembered the sensation of those sharp teeth piercing his armor and carving his flesh. That was a pain that he never ever felt before... And the impact of the hard ground when he was tossed like a ragged doll... He didn't lost conscience right away… no… he was awake for just a minute, but that was the longest minute he will ever remember. The blood coming out of his wounds, the cold crawling under his skin… He really though that he was going to die there.
The door opened and interrupted his thoughts. Steel Head looked to see who it was and he was really surprise. A light gray mare with black mane and tail walked inside. He stopped for a second, trying to remember her name... 'Something with O …. It was… ahm… aw buck!' He smiled nervous to her, still trying to figure out what was her name.
"Hey" She smiled at him "Feeling better?" She approached the bed, standing right next to him.
"Ahm… sure, sure... a little sore but I'll live" Steel Head smiled softly at her 'DAMN IT! What was here name!' He started to panic.
"Good to hear" She smiled widely and approached her face to his, kissing him on the lips softly and he widened his eyes. "I was really worried about you… You slept for three day straight."
"Three days!" He looked at her in shock.
"Yes… You were really hurt… you were stuck in your armor and it took a long time for the medics to take that out of you…" She explained. He started to feel a little guilty now. She was worried sick about him… and he didn't even remember her name.
"You… stayed with me the whole time?" He asked trying to keep his posture.
Steel Head's mind just blew. This little mare was in love with him, and he knew that that was a huge problem. He never wanted to hurt anyone, so, he always avoided contact with the mares he slept with for a few days. After that no mare would come after him, unless she had the same ideas of 'fun' as him. The little gray mare was the first one that was, maybe, too innocent to realize what Steel Head had done, and so, she came after him. And to make things worse, she stayed with him in the hospital for three days.
"Ahm... thank you… not many would do that for me" He said being honest and smiling at her. She blushed and approached her snout to his again, starting to kiss the white stallion… he simply kissed her back and, like some kind of magic, in that moment he remembered her name… 'Octavia…'
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Rarity was trotting down the hallway, going to the room where Steel Head was. But as she approached the door, the white unicorn heard a bass sound, very fluid... A calm music played by some kind of expert. She got near the door and opened just a small crack to peep. There she saw Steel head laying on the bed, and right next to him was the gray mare, Octavia, playing her cello. Both ponies had their eyes closed... The music was simply divine, even Rarity felt a shiver down her spine.
Rarity knew that gray mare only by her fame among the high class ponies and a few exchange words a few days ago. She was the best cello player in all Equestria, and the white unicorn could see that her fame was not exaggerated. Every single note carried a world of strong emotions, something that only those who were able to feel the music and play with their hearts were able to do. The cellist finished her piece of music and Steel Head started to clap (or should I say clop?) with a wide smile.
"Wow... that was awesome! I knew you were the best, but hearing you play like this... is just surreal" The white royal guard said…. Octavia put her cello against the wall and approached Head Steel.
It was the second day since Steel Head was awakened. At first he almost panicked to see that the gray mare had fallen in love with him. But now... he was not so sure that that was a bad idea. The closest person he had back at the palace was his brothers in arms. Other stallions that were royal guards too. But they were nothing more than just comrades.
Then he meets Eravel, the monster. In less than a month, both created a strong bound of friendship. He knew he could count on the human for almost anything. But now, he had a mare that was more than just 'another mare he banged'... Octavia was showing to be much more and, in a way, that scared the white pegasus.
Rarity saw that too...she could see that the gray mare was in love with Steel Head. But Rarity knew that the royal guard was NOT a stallion to be with a single mare. She knew that Octavia was in danger of having her heart shattered in one of the worst kind of way. She breathed deep and then opened the door fully, smiling widely to cover her true intentions. Octavia and Steel Head were a few inches to kiss each other when the white unicorn entered the room.
"Hello darlings!" She said interrupting the romantic moment of both ponies, but pretending innocence. Octavia stepped away from the royal guard, blushing deeply. Steel Head just arched an eyebrow. "You are the mare that was playing the cello right?" Rarity said approaching the cellist.
"Ahm, y-yes... yes it was..." Octavia said a little frustrated by the interruption. She didn't really know the white unicorn. Never talked to her long enough… just a few exchanges of words a few days ago.
"I knew it! That song was simply divine!" rarity praised the gray mare and put a hoof over her shoulder, pulling her lightly... to increase the distance between her and the white royal guard. "I'll tell you what my dear... why don't we go to the next room? You simply MUST play that song again to the poor old lady over there... she looked so sad all alone..." Rarity was acting in a very dramatic way.
"Ahm... Rarity… is that it?" Octavia was not sure about the white unicorns name. "I... I don't think that it is a good idea... I..." She started to say but got cut by Rarity pouting.
"Ok... I'll go there..." Octavia said in a sigh. She got her cello and got out of the room, heading to the next one to play.
Rarity was smiling at the gray mare, but the smile only lasted until the door was closed. The white unicorn turned to glare at the royal guard... he shivered at that look.
"YOU JERK!" She said almost screaming. "Do you have ANY idea of how a mare feels at all! How can you just go and seduce them and then throw away like garbage?" She was livid. He looked her in shock.
"Yes... Don't worry about that... I'll try handle this." Rarity said with a more soft tone. "And please dear... be careful with those that you approach like that. We are not in Canterlot. Here the mares are not very used with those things..." The white unicorn said before leaving the room. Head Steel just laid there, lost in his thoughts and with a strange feeling of emptiness...
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I looked around and saw the sky clean of clouds and with multiple colors… From the dark blue to light orange, passing through purple and red…. The sun was hiding beyond the horizon and I could see a vast landscape with threes and green grass... Not too distant was a small city very colorful too. Under me I felt something really soft... I looked to see where I was laying on and could see that it was a cloud. Normally I would freak out, but I felt really calm.
"Hey... it was already time for you to wake up..." A female voice, really joyful said coming from behind me. I saw Rainbow Dash there, lying with a sweet smile. I never saw her so... beautiful. "Nice view huh?" She said looking at the sun set.
"You little jerk..." She said coming closer to me, looking me in the eyes. I just smiled at her. "You know... In a way I think I'm lucky... but I never thought that I would date a dragon..." she said and kissed me in the cheek.
I open my eyes, grasping the real world around me again. I felt something soft under me and there was a blanket covering my body... I was in a bed. Looking around I saw that I was in a hospital room. From the corner of my eye, I saw something lying in a couch near my bed. When I turned my head I saw Rainbow Dash sleeping peacefully there.
I moved my arms, and felt my right one immobilized, so I just slipped my left one from under the blanket to see my pale skin and fingers... I breathed in relief. I was still human after all... I pulled the blanked out of my body to see my state. My memory was full of missing events, but I could remember most of my fight with the Hydra. I was full of new bandages and my right arm was completely warped in some weird blue bandages full of runes that emitted a faint light. At least I still had my arm attached to my body, which was a good thing. But then again, I was totally naked...
I used the blanket to cover my lower body, warping it around my waist. My body was very weak, and it took me some time to finally be able to sit and then start the process to stand up. I breathed and then moved a leg forward, giving a step. Good, they still worked... Step by step I walked from my bed to the couch where Rainbow Dash slept. She was beautiful in a way that I had never seen before. It was just like my dream.
Her rainbow mane covering part of her face and neck… her body moving softly, following the rhythm of her breath. So peaceful… I sat right next to her and used my left hand to caress her neck… She was warm… I just smiled while looking at her. She opened her eyes after a while of my hand passing on her mane and neck and yawned, looking at me still little sleepy.
"Eravel?" She said in a mumbling voice…
The cyan pegasus was laying over me in the couch. I used my left arm to hug her body and rested my face against her neck.
"I'm happy to see you too…" I chuckled. She looked at me, smiling widely.
"I thought you wouldn't wake up again… They… They said you were too weak… you had loose too much blood…" She started to say but I cut her.
"So, what happen to my arm?" I asked looking at my right arm all warped in those runic bandages…
"They said that it was because you already had passed through an intensive treatment before… and also you had a great amount of blood loss." She said sitting on the floor. Thinking back, the last time I had Celestia there to help me out faster than this one. It didn't take more than a few minutes for her to appear and… and she probably healed part of my body during the trip to Canterlot.
"I see… Well, I know that I'm hungry, what you think of us having a little breakfast now?" I smiled at her.
"Hehe, you read my mind on this one" She chuckled. "Rarity fix some new clothes for you... look under the bed." She told me. I crouched, fighting to keep my balance, and found my leather boots, a pair of pants and a shirt. The pants were dark brown, made of a more resistant fabric than the ones she gave me before I fight the Hydra. The shirt was white and a little loose but very comfortable, made of a light fabric.
"Speaking of breakfast..." I started to say after I was fully dressed. "...What about that little morning party with Princess Celestia?"
"It was canceled." She said walking through the door. I walked right next to her. "The ponies that came to help us after the Hydra was defeated were too worried about you and Steel Head... So the Princess thought that it would be better to cancel the morning party... and make a festival in honor of those who defended Ponivile" She said smiling happily.
"Oh no... I won't go to something like this." Eravel said seriously.
"What? Why not!" Rainbow stopped walking.
"But you did not..." She said beating her wings lightly, lifting her body so her head was in the same level as mine. "You stopped yourself before striking me... You regain your control." She smiled.
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In another part of the hospital, a light gray mare was with her ears down, looking really sad.
"But... But why he didn't say that to me... personally?" Octavia asked to a white Unicorn next to her.
"He told me so many sweet things... is hard to believe what your are saying..." She looked at the white pony
"Ok... I... I promise..." Octavia said, feeling her heart being pierced. Rarity saw that, and felt bad too for lying like this... but in the end, that was for the best. Octavia deserved a stallion that would have eyes only for her, something that Steel Head was not able to be.
"I think that they will be really disappointed with that..." Celestia said with her sister.
Luna came closer to her sister and presser her head against her in a soft gesture.
Celestia breathed deep for a second and caressed her younger sister head with her snout.
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Pink Pie was usually a very happy pony, always smiling and bouncing around... But on that morning she was so excited that her friends feared that she would blow up any second. The reason for her burst of joy? A letter from Princess Luna saying that the festival in honor of those who fought the Hydra was going to happen in Ponyvile and she was the responsible for organizing it all.
Twilight Sparkle was busy helping Pink Pie on the organization, Applejack was with the Cakes making the food. Rarity was locked in her boutique making some gala clothes for Big Mackintosh, Eravel and Steel Head. The six bearers of the elements already had their dresses from the Grand Galloping Gala. Fluttershy was working in a small choral of birds that would perform with the musicians on the festival and Rainbow Dash was with the other pegasi taking care of the weather. They wanted a perfect and clean sky. The whole party was going to happen tomorrow so, all the six ponies were working their hardest to make it all possible. The only ones that were left out of it was Eravel and Steel Head. The first on because of his right arm that was not completely healed yet, and Twilight forbid him of moving to help at the preparations and the royal guard was long gone to the capital. Nine days had passed since Eravel woke up, and he was finding it hard to not be able to help anyone.
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Looking around, watching all those ponies working so hard to make the event on the next day made me feel bad for not help at all. But after a few threats of being locked in a room at the hospital I gave up my attempts of offering any help. Also, my sword, axe and all my armor were taken from me by Rarity. She was working to fix them with the help of some other unicorn that made the armors for the royal guards. A blacksmith probably. And it was funny to think that a delicate pony like Rarity was helping someone so ruthless like a blacksmith.
Steel Head was back in Canterlot too. From what I've been told, he left to the capital as soon as he got good enough to fly, and, since I woke up at least two days after him, I still hadn't see the royal guard yet. I had no doubt of the reasons that made that perverted white pegasus travel to the capital, but the 'official story' was that he was called back by his superiors to give a full report of the incident, what was possible too. Either way, I was all alone now, without a soul to make me company and without my sword. For that reason I was now just wandering around Ponivile, watching everyone work and dying of boredom.
"LOOK OUT!" I hear someone shouting. As I looked back I saw a huge wooden barrel rolling towards Applejack. The orange pony was pulling a cart full of bakeries from the Cakes and couldn't run... I didn't hesitated and ran as fast as possible, jumping in front of the barrel. The barrel was something like 1,5M high and 1M wide and was coming really fast. I braced myself for impact, locking my legs on the ground and exposing my left side. I felt all the weight of the barrel on my shoulder. Luckily for me, the wood was not too strong and it broke on the impact, covering all my body with some kind of apple cider. Immediately after the impact my shoulder started to hurt a lot, along with my chest and other sore parts of my body. Damn it... If this was hurting now, I didn't even wanted to think of the next morning and the a nice purple mark that would appear.
"Well, thanks a lot then partner." She said in a relieved tone. "Yer just saved all this food here... But ah suggest yer go an' take'a shower… All this apple cider will dry an' you'll got all sticky…"
"Rainbow!" I shouted at her, in a fake angry tone. I wasn't really angry at all, my lips were arched in a soft grin. She just laughed harder landing right next to me.
"You have to see your face!" She said lying on her back, embracing her stomach and laughing.
"Oh you little…" I jumped on her, warping my arms around her neck, pressing my body against her. My soaked clothes started to soak her fur and wings.
"NO! Argh! Let me go!" She started to squirm in my hands but I grabbed her more firmly. Soon we were both rolling on the ground, over the water from the rain, cider and mud. Both our bodies started to get really messy. "Aww! Look what you did to me!" Rainbow dash said when I finally let her go. We both were completely covered in mud. Apple jack just sighed.
"Not even mah lil'sister do this kinda'of foalish thing..." She said with her eyes closed in a disapproval tone.
I looked at her... and then looked at Rainbow Dash. The cyan pegasus looked back at me and we both grinned to each other. Me and Rainbow jumped on Applejack, hugging the defenseless pony and messing her fur and mane. Without wasting any time, we both started to run from the danger zone... We could hear Applejack screaming at us, her voice echoing through Ponyvile while we both laughed.
We run for some time until we reached a safe distance.
"Did you saw the look on her face!" Rainbow Dash said laughing again.
"Sure... why not? I don't think I ever went to your house anyway" She said starting to walk next to me. "So... Nervous for tomorrow?" She asked to me."
"Ok, Ok... I won't..." I chuckled
It didn't take long for us to finally reach my house. I open the door and waited for her to go in first.
"The shower is upstairs, go ahead and make yourself at home" I said to her
I waited until I heard the shower sound. Then, I went upstairs, taking my clothes of and dressing my blue robe. While Rainbow Dash was cleaning herself I was outside, cleaning my clothes and then putting them to dry in the sun.
Once I was finished, I used a towel to dry my body and went to my room. But when I went there, Rainbow Dash was in the balcony looking outside. I quickly got dressed in what was left of the previous clothes that Rarity had made to me. They got all ripped after the fight with the Hydra. The shirt was beyond my capacity to repair, but the pants were fine.
I stepped outside the room, in the balcony. I was wearing just the pants. My chest completely exposed, full of scars. I got close to Rainbow and she smiled at me.
"Heh… weirdo." She chuckled and turned her head to watch the sunset. "When you were at the hospital, I had the weirdest dream about you..." She started and I looked at her.
"Well, I dreamed that we were on a cloud, watching the sunset..." She looked at me. "...but you were a dragon! And then I said something that I couldn't remember... and you stood up and fell from the cloud. I jumped after you, but I was not fast enough and... well.." She looked away.
"Do you... remember what I said to you in the dream...?" She asked and I saw a light blush on her face. I got a little closer and she approached too.
I couldn't control my body... I started to get closer and closer to her. I saw her moving too. Our faces getting closer by the second. She closed her eyes almost at the same time I closed mines. I felt her breath near my own. My heart was beating so hard that I feared that it would blow out of my chest. I could feel... just an inch from her snout... and then...
"RAINBOOOOOWWWW" A female voice echoed. We both looked to the sky to see a gray blur coming fast. The gray figure hit Rainbow Dash before she could even think of dodge and both rolled on the floor a few times. I jumped on my feet to see if they were alright.
Rainbow Dash was laying on her back and a gray mare with blonde mane was on top of her, smiling like nothing had happen. I saw her eyes and got a little shocked for a second. They were completely crossed. Each one looking in a different direction.
"Derpy! What the hay!" Rainbow Dash shouted at the gray mare.
"I found you!" She said smiling widely. "Rarity told me to find you so you could help me look for... what was his name again...?" She stopped for a second thinking.
"Ahm... now? I mean..." I looked to Rainbow Dash but then I felt Darpy passing her forehoofs under my arms and lifting me in the air. "H-hey!"
"Derpy! Look out! Careful please!" I screamed at her while dodging the obstacles. I saw a huge metal shaft o the top of a building approaching fast and a swung my body hard to the side, making the gray pegasus change her course by force. "By Odin! You are going to kill me!"
"Oh there you are!" I heard Rarity voice calling me. I looked at the boutique's door and there she was. "Come in! Hurry! I need to see if everything is perfect!"
I Stood up and went inside... she started to push me with her head near that little pedestal surrounded by mirrors. She closed the curtains to give me some privacy.
"Ok, strip of... and put this on..." She said opening a chest nearby... I simply started to dress as told and then got near one of the mirrors to have a better view at myself.
It was a light green shirt with long sleeves and it was a little thigh, but still comfortable. The pants were black and very simple too. She had made new boots with some material that was really close to what good quality leather would be, but didn't had that smell that leather always had. Everything fit perfectly but was too plain for the taste of someone like Rarity. I just looked at her e nodded my head, making a sign that everything was ok.
The chest piece was long enough to almost reach my knees. Past the waist, it had a frontal opening to not hold my legs when walking or running. It was made of the same material of my boots but looked more resistant and was covered with several pieces of metal arranged like small scales with 5cm each. In regular intervals, you could see some golden scales to decorate it all. In the center of the chest was a round piece of metal with the Moon and Sun emblem, made out of silver and gold. The shoulders were made of three metal plates, decorated with gold and silver in several delicate drawings on the edges. Under the arms was a piece of a well made chain mail.
The bracers were made of only two pieces of metal, full of drawings and details. It had also two pieces to protect my shin and knees with drawings that matched my braces. Around the armor was a fine belt made of the same material that imitated leather and also had the Moon and Sun emblem. I could see also a pair of gloves, same material as the boots. A piece of metal to protect the back of my hand and several small pieces for each finger. It was not enough to hold a full blow, but was still good against weaker ones.
One of the parts that really called my attention was the helmet. It was nothing like my previous one. The design resembled a dragon with the mouth open. The jaw covered my own jaw. The yes of the dragon had opening so I could see through it and the nose of the dragon covered my own nose... Only my mouth was a little exposed for me to breathe without problems. It was like the helmet was made to replace my own head with one of a dragon. Several green feathers, matching my shirt, were placed in between a pair of horns, on the top of the helmet.
"Go ahead, put it on, see if it suits you" Rarity said after some time I just stared at the armor.
"This it amazing…." I said looking at myself in the mirror. "But… how… why?" I looked at Rarity through the holes in the helmet.
"It was Princess Luna's idea…" She started to say "nothing suits better a warrior than a nice and new armor."
"The helmet was Princess Celestia's idea... I don't know from where she took the inspiration to think of something like this, but I have to say that this suits you very well." She smiled at me.
I looked at her and noticed that she was tired... but at the same time, really excited with her work. Not wanting to bother her more than necessary I quickly stripped off the clothes and put my ragged pants to go home. We said our 'goodbyes' and I left her boutique. It was already night, Luna had just rise her moon and I used it's light to find my way home again.
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A white stallion was looking at the moon that night. He never really stopped to admire the night, unless he was in the company of a mare. Technically he was in the company of a mare... but she was sleeping on the bed, right next to her was some kinky toys and she had some red bruises on her body. She had a cream fur and black mane and tail and was resting peacefully.
Steel head knew this little kinky filly from some time, and she came looking for him from time to time. Some weird fetish for royal guards arresting her and then punishing her form some imaginary crime she did. At first he thought that was weird, but he got used to it and started to like it a little too. But this time... No... This time he was feeling empty and far from satisfied. He never felt this way before...
It started after his chat with Rarity back in the hospital. He came back to Canterlot to find a cure for that emptiness in his chest. It was his third day there, and this was his third mare... but still the feeling was haunting him... He was starting to get really desperate and depressive now, and he didn't even know why!
Steel Head let a sight escape his mouth and the grabbed a pen and a paper. He wrote a simple note to the sleeping mare, something about him needing to attend to some royal duties and then he left her room, going back to his own room in a hotel. He didn't wanted to show at the palace, didn't want anyone to bother him.
WARNING!
This chapter contains explicit pornographic scenes, violence, bondage and S&M play between two ponies!
(This is just a pure clop-fic that I made for fun. The story goes on the next chapter, so you can skip this one if you don't want to read some twist and juicy scenes.)
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Almost all apartments in the lower circles of Canterlot were the same and this one was not an exception. It had a small kitchen, a bathroom with a tub, a small living room with a sofa and a couch and a bedroom with a large bed for at least two ponies. The whole place was very well decorated with plants and flowers. A cream mare was singing a happy song to herself while taking care of a vase of purple flowers. She had a black mane and tail, and her cute mark was brown vase with four flowers on it, each one with a different color.
The sun was almost out of sight over the horizon when she heard hard knocks on her door. She jumped a little startled by the violence of the knocks and went to see who it was. When the cream mare opened just a crack of her door, the pony on the other side kicked it hard, making the door open with violence and sending her to the ground.
She screamed and fell on the ground again. He approached her an stepped on her shoulder to hold her down.
Steel Head grabbed a rope and then grabbed her mane, pulling towards the bed.
She started to sob... two tears rolled her face as she lifted her black tail, exposing her most private parts in that humiliating position.
"Let me see... fifteen swats for the robbery... and five more for you being so naughty" He said in an evil tone.
"P-please... no... I... I'm begging you" She sobbed in a pleading voice.
Flore gulped… her lower lip trembling a bit as she hesitated for a second.
"twe...t-twenty o-one..." she counted between sobs and moans. Steel head cracked in her rump gain making the abused mare scream and contract her body in pain, pulling the ropes that were binding her in place.
Steel Head pulled the dildo out slowly, making Flora moan in pure pleasure now... She looked over her shoulder trying to so what he was doing... It was impossible in her angle but she felt a shiver down her spine when the tip of the rubber dildo touched her anus. She tensed her muscles and started to shake her head violently. "N-no... please... please... d-don't don't do it... don't do it... I'm be-" Her phrase was cut again when he shoved the dildo in her ass with the same violence he did in her nether. Her thigh entrance was forced open and a sharp wave of pain hit her brain. Steel head pushed the dildo all the way in her bowels, making the tip of the toy hit her deepest areas. She screamed again, but this time she couldn't hold her climax... her nether and legs got all covered in her juices and she was having all kind of spasms from the intense pleasure and pain.
"You really are such a dirty whore... You just came didn't you? HA! Such a low mare as you doesn't deserve any kind of mercy!" Steel head said and hit her labia with a forehoof, with low force. She just whimpered, lost in the after climax.
The royal guard lifted his body and put her forehoofs on the bed... his length was really hard now and he didn't want to wait anymore. He touched her vaginal entrance with the tip of his shaft and then forced all the way inside her nether with a really strong thrust. Flora let out a loud moan in pleasure of having a stallion inside her while she was in such humiliating and vulnerable position.
Without any warning, Steel Head started to thrust with full force and really fast, almost as if he didn't cared about her... And she was going crazy with that. He could feel her insides clenching his shaft as he moved in and out, hitting her sensitive and abused cheeks and pressing the dildo in her anus, making it move a little too.
He lowered his upper body and bit her neck, in a dominating position and started t thrust faster and faster... She didn't hold back her moans of pleasure and a new orgasm started to build up inside her. All that pleasure of having a stallion fucking her like she was just some kind of toy... that's what she really liked.
The royal guard let a few ropes of precum inside her... He was almost at his limits now, going in and out as fast as he could, in short thrusts. She felt him biting her neck harder and then a muffled moan coming from him as he hit his orgasm. A huge load of cum started to pour out of his stallionhood, filling the mare with all that white hot milk... She hit the climax almost at the same time as him, contracting her insides and squeezing his length with all her might for a second and then relaxing... her conscience fading away...
Steel head was panting hard on top of the mare and it took him a few seconds to realize that she had passed out. He pulled himself from her and then undid the ties, gently putting her on the bed. He slowly took the dildo off her and took it to the bathroom to be cleaned later. He was feeling exhausted too and just climbed on the bed to rest next to the mare… But he only got a quick nap. Soon he woke up with that emptiness feeling again. He just sighed and stood up, looking at the moon from the window.
When I arrived at home, Rainbow Dash had already left. For the whole time I was walking to my house my thoughts were spinning around the fact that I almost kissed her... I almost kissed a pony! But, she was not a normal pony. She was what I could call 'people'. She had feelings, thoughts... she could fell fear and joy. She had her own dreams and... She was beautiful. I didn't know how to explain that, but I was feeling attracted to her... more and more I was falling for that cyan pegasus… I went to my bed to sleep, but it took me a very long time to be able to rest. Her image and the moment our lips almost connected were still too fresh in my mind.
I woke up with the feeling of something climbing on my bed. I open my eyes... it was still dark and I could see just shadows. I rubbed my eyes to see it clearly...
"Steel Head?" I asked when I could see the silhouette of a pegasus.
"I came because... I couldn't stop thinking of this afternoon... how... incomplete it was…" She said looking away, embarrassed. "You know... before Derpy came... we..." She said an incomplete phrase, maybe too embarrassed to finish it. I simply felt my face burn.
Suddenly her head started to inflate, like a balloon and exploded with a loud 'pop'. I jumped out of the bed, startled by that. Then I saw one of the most bizarre views: Rainbow Dash with Discord's head. It took me a few seconds to assimilate things.
"heh, I just wanted to see how you were doing..." He said lying with his arms crossed behind his head. "Did you like your new armor? I gave the inspiration to Rarity and that old blacksmith to do it that way." He smirked at me.
"Hmm... no. How can a human possibly have the blood of a different creature like that?" He said chuckling. "No... that loss of control you have is because you have to much chaos in your heart. When that chaos take control over your minds, the shape of your soul change to match your new nature..." He explained to me.
"Yes, but you didn't, you moved your body to the side so you would miss her. Imagine that a dragon have always two personalities fighting each other... usually one is always a lot stronger than the other, but on your case, both had the same strength. The factor to decide who would take control in the end was your love for the element of Loyalty, Rainbow Dash." He said smirking at me and I blushed lightly. He chuckled.
"Ok... but what the real reason that made you come here?" I asked changing the subject.
"What the..." I looked at that thing a little shocked. Discord snapped his fingers again, and my body got covered in my new armor. My sword in one hand a brand new shield in the other. "What's going on!" I asked totally lost.
"This is the representation of your chaos... you two will have a little chat to each other." He smiled.
I looked at that version of myself. He was wearing only a pair of pants. He stared at me and in his hands a huge sword appeared. He came charging at me and I used the shield to hold his charge by punching him with the metallic part of the round shield, acting on impulse. He lost his balance and I used that chance to run to the balcony of my room and then jumped to the ground below. I knew this was just a dream so I was not going to hurt myself... but of course I was wrong.
I fell on the floor and hurt my leg when I hit the ground. Nothing bad enough to do some big damage, but that still hurt. I saw my twisted version jumping after me. He was with his sword over his head coming for a monstrous blow. I rolled to my side right before the deadly blade hit me. I stood on my feet staring at him. My twisted version came charging again in a sequence of strikes that I knew well.
Since he was me, I knew every kind of movement he knew, we both were trained by the same person. I started to dodge at first, waiting for the opportunity... it came when he rose the sword. I charged at him to punch with my shield. But he didn't execute the blow. He only lifted the sword as a decoy and I fell for it.
When I charged he stepped to the side, spinning his body, and I felt a hard blow at my back that threw me at the ground. If it was not for the armor, I would have been cut in half with the power of the blow. I rolled again to face my twisted version and saw when his sword was falling to hit me. I used both hands on the shield to hold that blow. I felt my arms going numb with the impact.
"You attacked Rainbow Dash! You betrayed Princess Celestia! You let your father die!"
He kicked my shield to the side. My arms were already swore and tired from blocking so many blows. I had no strength to hold my shield and it escaped from my grasp. Right after I saw the pointy blade of his sword coming at me, piercing my armor and my flesh, right in my stomach. I gasped and felt the taste of blood. The pain was overwhelming.
"You don't deserve to live... you don't deserve to be in control and you don't deserve your friends!" My twister version said between teeth, in his eyes I could pure hatred. He pulled the sword out of my body and lowered with a full force blow at my head, I just closed my eyes...
I didn't felt any pain. Even my stomach was fine now. Opening my eyes I could see myself in the void. My armor was gone too and I could see discord in a relaxed position, floating around.
"Had a nice conversation?" He chuckled.
"He told me all the bad things that I have done... The things that I did and I regret most..." I said breathing deep to try calm myself.
"Yes... And how did you felt?" He asked again.
"I think it is pretty obvious how I felt..." I said angrily at him. "I felt horrible..."
"YESSS! FINALLY!" He said and hugged me thigh for a moment. "Now! Tell me! Chaos is...?" He looked at me smiling widely, waiting for my answer.
"You finally got the first step to understand what chaos is boy... it took you long enough... But, I guess not everypony is smart as Celestia" He chuckled.
"Wait a second..." I said looking at him "You mean... that chaos is made of emotions?"
"But I still don't understand what you mean about the chaos in me..." I said a little impatient with all that weird talk.
"Calm down boy, we will get there." Discord laughed a little. "Now... pay close attention... chaos are emotions, good emotions and bad too. Your world is full of bad emotions... Fear and anger runs loose in the hearts of your race. Some humans are more vulnerable to that than others. You, for example, are very vulnerable to that. You have a pool of fear and anger in your heart and this 'pool' is so big, that it turned into a different being. Something like your 'evil twin'" He concluded.
That made sense... I remembered someone talking to me when I was fighting the Hydra. Saying to give in to my fear and anger.
"I... I understand..." I said staring at my own feet. "So... what I need to do now? How do I get rid of this 'evil twin' I have inside me?" I looked at him.
"Heh, this, my little human, is something that you need to discover by yourself. But I can give you a little direction: 'If your cup is filled with poison, what you need to do to fill it with pure water?'" He said starting to fade away. "Think about it, and, when you understand my words, you will discover the first step to get purified ... But be warned: like any other thinking being, your 'evil twin' will fight back if he is threatened." Was his last words and then I felt the real world surrounding me.
I opened my eyes and saw my room again... It was already morning and some birds were singing outside. The sunlight was passing through the big glass door that leaded to the balcony. I sighed lightly... I always felt a little awkward after my encounters with Discord. And as always, he left me with more questions then I first started.
I stood up and stretched my body before walking towards the balcony. I open the glass door to let the morning air come inside. It was really good to actually feel the real world after my encounters with Discord. I walked outside, feeling the warms sun rays on my naked chest. I was only wearing my pants.
Not far away I could see a yellow pegasus flying followed by a strange pink cloud. I narrowed my eyes, trying to see better, and realize that the pink cloud was in fact hundreds of pink butterflies, following her leader, Fluttershy. I was amazed at how she was leading the insects like that towards the city. I kept looking at that scene until I saw a golden spot coming closer. It was flying fast, and didn't took long to me recognize the spot as the missing royal guard.
As he approached I saw that he was wearing something different from the usual golden armor. This one was very shiny and much more elegant. He soon landed on the balcony smirking at me and I could see the armor better. It has a golden one and each plate had different drawings on the edges, made of silver. Gems were carved where the pins held the plates together. His wing bones where covered by thin golden plates with elegant designs. His helmet was not much different than the normal, but it had an opening in the back where his blue mane came out.
"Hey! What do you think?" He asked standing in a heroic posture.
"Hmm… something happen there?" I asked a little concerned.
"Sorry…" I said scratching the back of my head. "Hey! I got a new armor too!" I said to him smiling, wanting to change to atmosphere.
"Really? Can I see it?" He said smiling.
"Mr. Eravel...?" I heard a male voice calling me and looked behind. There was a brown pegasus wearing a weird blue hat and carrying a large saddlebag.
I opened the bag and Steel Head approached to see it better. I started to pull out pieces of my armor.
He took his armor off too and we went downstairs to eat something. The festival would start right after mid day and I didn't wanted to be late.
I rushed towards the bathroom and started to shower. I was tempted to stay for a long time under that warm water... That was really relaxing... But Steel Head was really insistent that we hurried, so I took a quick shower and soon I was encased on my armor. My cape attached on the Sun and Mon sign in the middle of my chest and my draconian helmet covering my face. The only thing that I missed was my sword. For some reason Rarity did not send it to me.
Soon the carriage arrived and we were taken to the city. Ponyvile was full of different decorations... The central part had several tables with all kinds of food around the fountain and the frontal part of the major building had turned into a stage. Several ponies were there already... All of them dressed in their best dresses and costumes. They opened space for the carriage land and I jumped off.
I saw some ponies staring at me a little chocked and others a little scared. I looked around to see if it was just me or... nop... most of them were really staring at me and I knew why. I took my helmet off, showing my face and their expressions eased a little. I smiled to them and waved lightly... It was a really awkward moment there. Lucky for me it didn't take long for me to spot a purple unicorn coming closer, dressed in a really pretty dark blue and purple dress with some silver stars.
I looked to the sky and saw the moon moving towards the sun. My jaw dropped, I never saw the moon moving so fast. It usually takes hours for it to move on the sky, but now we could see as she approached the sun very fast, as if it would collide. The moon stood in front of the sun and a huge dark circle was in the sky... around the dark circle I still could see the sun rays and some stars started to appear around it… this was the most impressive thing that I have ever seen... not in my wildest dreams I would imagine such a scene.
All the ponies around opened space for the carriages to land and then bowed. I dropped in one knee and lowered my head too.
I hear every single pony around me hitting the floor with their forehoofs, praising Celestia's words. The princess waited until everyone to stop and then started to speak again.
"And now it's time for us all to enjoy what those brave ones fought to defend! Let the festival began!"She said louder than before and we saw many birds flying over our heads. They started to sing a joyful song in choral. I never thought that birds could sing like that... It was simply amazing. The birds landed on the stage, where the musicians were. Soon the sound of a small orchestra started to echo... The same song that the birds were singing. The festival had started for real now.
"Mr. Eravel!" I heard a strong male voice calling me. When I looked the author of that voice I saw a white pegasus with a black mustache approaching. Steel Head, that was right next to me, straightened his posture suddenly.
"Well, thank you. But I just did what I had to do... If you want to praise someone, do it to this guy here..." I pointed the white royal guard next to me "Even though he had no real experience in fighting and had little chances to win, he charged that Hydra to defend me when I was thrown away." I smiled to Steel Head.
After that, some other ponies started to come chat with us… most of them wanting more details of what happen that day… I was not very comfortable in being the center of the attention…
"Eravel?" I heard Twilight's voice calling me after just a few minutes, and turned to see her.
I followed Twilight Sparkle to the major's building. The princesses were probably inside... She opened the door and went in. I sighed and got inside too.
Eravel was with his full armor, a shield and his sword... He was in the middle of a destroyed Ponyvlile, facin a huge black dragon. Some houses were burning and others were completely on the ground. Bodies of dead ponies lying all around and among them, he could see Twilight, Fluttershy, Pink Pie, Rarity, Applejack and Rainbow Dash. He gritted his teeth in anger and then charged at the huge lizard but the dragon simply swung his tail and hit the human right in the middle of the chest, sending him flying away. The viking hit the side of a house wall and fell on the floor. All his body was in pain and he couldn't breathe right.
A thunder voice echoed through the air when the dragon started to laugh.
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I jumped out of my bed with my eyes wide open. The day light hit them and I felt both burning, so I quickly closed and covered both with my hand. The reality was grasping my senses now and I slowly I sarted opened my eyes, breathing in relief... I was in my room and my armor was arranged in a pile at the corner.. I was wearing only a pair of pants and my body was all covered in sweat. My head was pounding a little and my eyes were still a bit sensitive against light. The memories of the day before started to gradually come to me as I walked to the bathroom to take a shower.
I took a long shower, washing my body and mind. The previous nightmare was now a faint memory at the back of my head and there were a lot of blank spaces in my memories of the festival after I started drinking. I just hope I hadn't done anything stupid.
After my shower I dressed with a clean set of clothes and went outside... Steel Head was not at home and I didn't really wanted to know where he went after the party so I just walked to the city, going to Sugar Cube Corner to see how was Pink Pie. What I noticed during my walk is that every pony that crossed my path waved at me and smiled. One olive colt approached me smiling widely.
"Hey, when are we going to do that again!" He said really excited.
"Hm... 'that'...?" I asked... what was he talking about?
Right after him, a gray mare approached me grinning.
"Hey! You there!" She said coming closer "Yesterday you really had the luck on your side... just don't think you will have this again! Next time I'll be ready for you!" She said and trotted away with her snout high before I could even ask something. My confusion grew by the second now and I started to get really worried... I needed someone to explain me what happen yesterday and fast!
"Rarity!" I called her and got closer.
"Spa? What is this?" I asked arching and eyebrow.
"Is a place where ponies go to relax and improve their look... not that I need an improvement, I only go there to maintain my natural beauty." She said with her snout high, her lips arched in a smile.
The whole concept of a place like that was weird to me, so, I just followed her with my curiosity leading me... This 'spa' was a few blocks from Rarity's Boutique and had a simpler look... Well, simple if you compare with the Carrousel Boutique or Sugar Cube Corner. As we entered a pair of mares that looked almost equal to each other, except for the colors, came to receive us. One was light blue and the other was light pink, both used the manes the same way and had the same expression on their faces.
"Welcome miss Rarity" The pink one said.
"Yes, the usual for me and for my friend here too..." Rarity said e and then started to walk inside next to the pink one. The blue one came near me to speak.
I probed the temperature of the water with my hand and then got inside, with the towel still warped on my waist. The warmth of the water embraced my body and sends me a light shiver down my spine. That sensation was really good and relaxing... We stood there in silence for some time. All I know is that at some point I slept because in a moment I was closing my eyes... and then I felt a pair of hoofs on my chest and someone calling me.
"Yes... yes I'm..." I said smiling a little "I don't know what happen... heh" I chuckled a little embarrassed.
I wanted to go after rainbow Dash, but if Rarity was paying I coudn't just walk away, so, I followed the white unicorn. From there we went to some tables where I received a massage from the blue mare... and she was REALLY good at it. But after that, we started to do some really weird things... not bad... but weird. Like cover our faces in some greenish mud and cover our eyes with cucumbers, having our bodies warped in sea weed and they did something with my nails that made them shine like a well polished blade. But in the end I felt like a fresh new person.
I sighed and started to walk without any real destination. What had happen the day before? Probably something good but I couldn't remember what it was. This was honestly getting annoying...
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Rainbow Dash only stopped flying after she was out of the city. Her heart was beating fast and the image of Everal and Rarity was still fresh on her mind. She knew her friend... and knew how Rarity enjoyed to have several partners but to go for Eravel? That was a little too much! Rainbow landed on a near cloud e lowered her head.
'Calm down Rainbow! Probably nothing happen at all!" She thought 'Yes... Rarity wouldn't go as far as that... She was probably... ahm... looking his face better! Yes! That's it! She probably saw something that was out of fashion!' She said lifting her head and then took off again to find the human.
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I walked out of the city and took the road that leads to Sweet Apple Acres. It took me only a few minutes of walking until I could see that vast ocean of apple trees, the rebuild barn and the house. I passed through the main entrance of the farm and went straight to the house, knocking a few times. As the door open I saw a light pale green mare, very old.
I walked in the direction he indicated and soon I saw the orange pony... She was pulling a really heavy cart, filled with rocks... That was a really weird sight... Why would she pull a cart full of rocks?
"A help here...?" I asked at the cyan filly as I started to stand up but the rainbow maned filly just took off, leaving me behind.
"Wha' bit her flank?" Applejack said standing up too and I just shrugged.
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Rainbow Dash was lying on a cloud, near her home... her chest going up and down fast as she was panting. That scene she witness... their faces were so close, almost as if he was going to kiss Applejack! The imagination of the cyan filly had completed the image, making Eravel kiss Applejack. She tried to push that image away but it kept coming back again and again... and every time it did she felt like a spike was poking her heart. She could not let this like this... she knew she had to do something!
It took some time, but she finally found Eravel. Rainbow Dash was using a cloud as a disguise as she followed the human from above. He was going out of the city, towards Fluttershy's cottage... she waited until he was out of sight from other ponies and the dove from the sky, caring the cloud with her.
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I was thinking about how nice Fluttershy had been in taking me back to my home and even taking my armor off, so I could sleep better. She was truly the element of Kindness after all. I smiled to myself thinking about the yellow pegasus but then I saw something from the corner of my eye. When I turned to see what it was I saw a cloud approaching fast. I didn't even had the time to thing and the cloud hit me.
I felt something grabbing me under my arms and lifting me from the ground, taking me to the sky really fast. The cloud that was blinding me fade away as I got higher and I could see a cyan fur really close to my face.
It was a dark room with stone floor and walls. The light came from some torches on metal supports.
"It worked! Yes!" I heard a familiar female voice cheering behind me. I turned my head to see who it was and saw Twilight Sparkle. She was holding an old book with her magic and looked extremely happy.
"We are at the library's basement... I just found this new spell book here and HAD to try this new teleportation spell! And, well, I was thinking of spike... but in the last second I thought about you and here you are!" She said smiling widely in a weird manner. I just sighed and lowered my head... And for some reason I could swear that this whole mistake was Discord's fault.
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Rainbow Dash started to shake the human body, really worried. He had suddenly passed out and fell limp in the floor.
He started to open his eyes slowly. A faint purple sparkle appeared in his eyes for just a second, too fast for Rainbow to notice, and then he looked at the cyan filly next to him, blinking a few times. The human stood up and looked around, looking a bit confused... Rainbow Dash looked at him very worried.
"Yes... Yes I'm fine... actually, I'm more than fine" He said and chuckled, starting to walk inside his room, going for where his armor rested. Dash followed him inside, confused by his weird behavior.
"You sure you are fine? You just fainted over there!" She said following him.
I stood up and looked around to see it better. The floor and walls where made of stone blocks. Coming from the roof, one could see some parts of the roots from the huge tree above us and the light came from some torches on the walls. Scattered all around me was some old pillows and several books. There was also a small wooden table, all stained with ink and some brownish substance that looked like... dry blood? no... probably some ink with a different color. But what was really weird was that the whole place was a completely mess! And I knew that Twilight was the most organized pony around.
"Well, I need to get going... I was talking to Rainbow Dash when-" I started to say but Twilight cut me.
"You were talking to Rainbow Dash? Really?" She said giggling "right... sure you were" Her giggle transformed into a maniacal laugh.
When I stepped in the library my jaw dropped at what I saw. A thick layer of dust was covering every single piece of furniture around. Some windows were broken and several books were missing from the shelves. The whole place looked completely abandoned. I could see that the door had several pieces of wood nailed on it, sealing the entrance. I just sighted and went for a near window... I had to get out of there.
Using a piece of wood I smashed what was left from one of the window and slipped outside. It would be impossible for a pony to slip through a window so small, but I was very slim compared to them, so I had no problem on that. What really gave me problems was to understand what was happening all around me. Bunnies with deer legs running around, pink clouds, buildings floating upside down... I walked on the city, looking around with my jaw dropped. It has to be a dream... well, more like some kind of nightmare!
Not far from where I was, I saw the familiar image of an orange pony with blond hair...
"APPLEJACK!" I yelled while running towards the orange farm pony but stopped at the moment she looked back at me. Her eyes were a little red, just like her face. She didn't seem capable of walking straight and I could see an empty green bottle at her forehoof. "Applejack? is... is everything alright?" I said a little hesitant.
"Applejack... are you... are you drunk!" I asked in shock, approaching her.
"Drunk? Don' be silly... Ah am perfectly fine!" She glared at me "And Ah dare you say tha' Ah am not!"
"Well, sorry to say it then, but your are NOT alright!" I said glaring back at her. "You are drunk and worse than tha-" I was almost finishing my phrase when she turned around and lifted her hind legs. I barley had the time to put my arms in front if my chest when she bucked with all her might. I flew high in the air for a few seconds before landing hard on the floor.
My arms and my back were hurting a lot and I had some difficult to stand up. What the hell was wrong here! Applejack just bucked me without any real good reason and also, she was drunk.
"You... what!" Did I just got threatened by Fluttershy? The most gentle and caring pony around? My head started to spin... what was happening! Why the town was like that! Why my friends were acting like they were someone else! This was not right... not right at all!
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Eravel ripped his sheets in long strips and used it to tie and gag the unconscious Rainbow Dash. He put her in his wardrobe and locked her in. After securing his victim, the human went for his armor and started to dress up. He looked all over the house but couldn't find his sword or axe anywhere, so he just went to the kitchen and grabbed the bigger knife he found, slipping it on his belt and then going outside to get his next target... Fluttershy.
The yellow pegasus was feeding the critters that lived inside her house while humming a soft song. When she finally finished a yawn escaped her mouth and she looked at the window. The sun was almost completely gone now. The sight was really peaceful and she let out a sigh, smiling at herself. It has been a long day taking care of her friends but it was always worth it.
Her peaceful moment was broken by hard knocks on her door. Fluttershy yelped and jumped behind the couch in surprise. The hard knocks came again followed by someone calling her.
"Fluttershy! Fluttershy, is me, Eravel! Hurry up!" He said.
"Ok... just four more..."
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I had already forgotten how hard a pony hoof was, and I guess nothing was more awkward than taking a beat of Fluttershy. Damn, she knew how to punch! I had a purple eye and few bruises all over my body from the hits I took before I could run away from her. Never knew she could be THAT dangerous. Anyway, I needed to find someone to explain me why the whole town went crazy like that.
"Hey Eravel!" I heard a high pitch voice calling me. I could see Pink Pie coming to me with a wide smile, but there was something weird about her. Her mane and tail was straight and her eyes... they were really strange. Not physically, but the way she looked at me... "Want a cupcake? It's a new recipe that I made... I call it 'Sweet Rainbow'" She said offering me a cupcake with a rainbow frosting and starting to giggle, like it was some kind of joke.
"I knew you had a hand... or claw... in all this mess!" I said crossing my arms and glaring at him.
"Let just say that yes... and... no... both at the same time." He said landing in front of me. I just arched an eyebrow, waiting for a better explanation. "Well... remember when I made you fight with your inner chaos?" He said and I just nodded "You see, it looks like that when I did that your 'twin' got strong enough to get free..."
"And you are making him stronger..." He said unaffected by my aggression. His lack of emotion broke my rage state... I let go of his beard so he could stand straight again.
"So, all I need to do is calm down, right? And then what?" I said very impatience
"Then, you will have to have faith on your friends out there. Right now you are trapped and there is nothing you can do about it." He said still caressing his beard.
"This will take some time…" Discord said in a sight, putting a paw on his face. "Ok… let's began… I'll teach you how to counter this chaos, but you need to trust your friends, or else you won't be able to focus."
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A whole night has passed with the two pegasus trapped inside the wardrobe. They were both awake now and Fluttershy had some tears in her eyes... Eravel had betrayed them. But more hurt than the yellow pegasus was Rainbow Dash. She was the element of Loyalty, and treason was the WORST thing of all. The cyan filly had so many emotions on her chest that was hard to simply choose one. She was sad, anger, frustrated and afraid of what would happen next. Sad for her friend Fluttershy... anger at Eravel for his betrayal, frustrated with her lack of power to do something and afraid that the others would be hurt or worst.
Both pegasus closed their eyes when the door of the wardrobe open. Eravel grabbed both fillies by their mane and dragged them out. Flutthershy whimpered in pain and Rainbowdash started to squirm. Eravel put both near a white unicorn, all tied up and blindfolded too. It was Rarity and she had a small cut on her head... she was unconscious.
"You girls are really easy to be fooled..." The human said in a grin while ting all three together, making it impossible for them to move on their own. Fluttershy looked at Eravel with pleading eyes and whimpered. "Oh? You want to know why I'm doing this?" He chuckled "This is simple... Once I have captured the other three, I'm going to kill you all."
"I'll kill the bearers of the Elements of Harmony and make this world defenseless!" He said and started to laugh. Fluttershy started to glare at Eravel, using her stare, but the human smacked her across the face. Fluttershy whimpered in pain and started to cry softly. "Damn you and that stare of yours!" He cursed and then stood up. "You three behave... or else I'll have to break your legs." He threatened and left the room.
When Eravel arrived at the bottom of the stairs, someone knocked at his door, but he simply ignored it. The human didn't want anyone to come inside his house.
"Pinkie here will be makin sum apple pies and she need fresh apples... so we wer' thinking that you could com' and help me fetch the apples that she choose. Since she doesn't need that much apples… Ah don't wanna waste'em" Applejack explained. That whole situation gave him an idea to take both earth ponies at the same time.
"You can count on me Applejack!" He said and stepped out of his house, closing the door behind him and grinning softly.
Steel Head was hiding at the top of the tree house... watching the human and the two earth ponies leaving. When both were out of sight he flew out of his hiding spot, landing on the balcony. From there he waved and Twilight appeared right next to him, using a teleportation spell. Without any waste of time, she used her magic to unlock the glass door and both entered the room.
"Yes, we need to calm down and get help" Steel Head said "Going after him like that is dangerous!"
"Here, write a letter!" She shoved a roll of paper and a quill on his face. The baby dragon didn't waste any time and got ready to take note.
"What did the Princess said Twi?" Spiked asked, now really worried with the whole situation.
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"Hey Eravel, why don't you take off that heavy armor?" Pink Pie said bouncing right next to the human. Eravel, Pink Pie and Applejack had just arrived at Sweet Apple Acres and were heading to the trees.
"Yeah, it mus'be really uncomfortable in ther'" Apple jack said looking at him.
"If ya say so..." Apple jack said getting near one of the trees. "Ok everypony! Time ta get yer hoofs working" She said stretching her hind legs before rising them for a buck.
"Oh... that's right... hehe... force of habit" She said stepping aside
Eravel got near the tree and started to climb up. Even wearing his armor, he had no trouble to get at the top of the tree, disappearing between the leaves. Soon few apples started to fall on the baskets below. He was choosing only the best apples to be used.
Suddenly Pink Pie had few different spasms all over her body and that didn't go unnoticed to Applejack.
A loud crack was heard coming from the tree. Applejack and Pink Pie turned to look at it.
Both ponies turned their back to the tree fast, trying to see what the danger was. Right in that moment, the human jumped out of the tree with a club like branch and one fist closed. He fell fast and when the human was going to deliver the strikes to knock out his victims a purple light engulfed his body, holding him on the air.
"Applejack! Pink! Get out of there!" Twilight's voice echoed and the mentioned mares jumped away from the human. They had a shocked expression on their faces when they saw that the human almost succeed in attacking them.
"What in tarnation!" Was the only thing that Applejack could say at the situation. Pink pie was speechless.
"Tsk... Nice timing Twilight..." Eravel said still trapped on Twilight's spell. "But this all is useless!" He said and stretched his body, using all his might, and broke free from Twilight's magic. The purple unicorn stepped back and clenched her teeth when her binding spell broke.
Eravel charged against her, raising the heavy branch he had in hand to strike. She widened her eyes and used her magic to make a bubble around her right before he delivered the strike. The impact made the purple bubble shake a little. Frustrated, the human started to hit the bubble again and again, trying to break it using only his strength. Unfortunately for him, Twilight was no ordinary unicorn, and the shield stood firm against his blows.
Eravel stood up and then charged against Applejack. She turned to buck him again, but when she did, the human dodged to the side. Quick as lighting, he grabbed Applejack's leg in the air and then kicked her hard, right in the stomach. Applejack fell on the floor, her eyes full of tears from the pain. She could hardly breathe. The human still held her leg and raised the heavy branch to hit her. A purple beam hit the human on the chest, making him step back and fell letting go of the orange mare.
"Enough of this!" He shouted "I already have three elements in my possession, and if you don't want to see your friends hurt I advise you to come quiet with me." Eravel said panting a little.
"Give up Eravel! You have no chance to fight us now!" Steel head Said stomping his hoof hard on the floor. "We don't want to hurt you! So please, come quiet!"
"Derpy! What are you doing here!" Rainbow Dash yelled at the mail pegasus.
The human jumped forward and grabbed the weapon by the scabbard, grinning victorious. Now that he had a weapon, he had a chance to fight against them all.
The gray mare looked at the cyan pegasus, confused.
"The blacksmith in Canterlot is really talented, I have to admit..." Eravel said looking at his blade "And look, there something written here..." He said looking at the base of the blade. It was written in equestrian and, thanks to Twilight, he knew how to read it. "May this blade be used to defend the spirit of friendship" Eravel read it out loud and then chuckled. "Oh the irony..." He said and lift his arm, aiming for the gray pegasus in front of him.
His face suddenly changed... the grin on his face disappeared and he widened his eyes. The human simply stood there... it was like something was holding him.
"What... What have you done...!" Eravel said in a choking voice, looking at the ponies around.
"I'm only taking my body back!" A voice echoed on Eravel's head.
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All the eight ponies were really confused of what had just happen. Derpy took off saying something about that that game didn't had anything funny. Steel Head approached the human body and poked him with a hoof.
Applejack was standing up a little shaky after the massive blow she had in her stomach. Rarity was at her side to help. Rainbow Dash landed next to the human body to look at him closer too. She simply looked at him for a while with a blank face... Her emotions were still a whirlwind on her chest after all that. Something then caught the attention of everypony around. A white carriage pulled by two royal guards was landing near. Princess Celestia had arrived. Head Steel immediately bowed and dropped to his knees, showing his respect to the royal alicorn. The other six mares simple bowed their head.
"I can see that the spell I put on his sword worked just fine." She said approaching the human.
"Maybe..." She said in a sigh. "He will wake up when the real Eravel or that other Eravel, the one who attacked you girls take control over the body. Right now, they must be fighting."
"And there is nothing we can do to help him?" Steel Head was the one who asked. He was a really good friend of the human, and aside Rainbow Dash, he was the one that was really concerned about his safety.
"You? No. You can't do anything to help him..." Celestia said looking at the royal guard "but the Elements of Harmony can." She said ad an adorned box come flying from the carriage, engulfed by Celestias magic. The box opened and she put each jewel on the right pony. "When I give the order, I need you girls to shoot the elements on him."
"Princess, this is too dangerous!" Twilight said really worried. "What if he is turned into stone or.. or.. Send to the moon!"
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"It is time... are you ready Eravel?" Discord said to me. We were in a large green plain near Everfree forest. I had my full armor and my sword in hand.
"... Yes..." I said after a few minutes of silence.
Right in front of me another human appeared, wearing the same armor as me with an axe on his hand. At first this other human looked around a bit confused, but soon his face fill with comprehension of what was going on.
"Looks like you managed to break from the prison I've send you to." he said to me with a grin. "But that don't matter. I'll simply crush you here and now and then take over your body permanently. I'll kill the bearers of the Elements of Harmony and then free Discord! All Equestria will dive in a chaos of war and death!" His voice was of someone completely out of his mind. But, on second thought, that's what he was. He was me, my emotions, my chaos... My curse and my blessing at the same time.
"I think you are wrong..." I said and lifted my sword in a defensive stance.
"Really? Hehahahah! We will see that!" He said and entered in an offensive stance with the axe. "I already beat you once and I'll do it again!" With that said he charged at me swinging his weapon.
I started to dodge and deflect his blows with my sword, trying to take him off his balance. The problem here was that we were the same person, with the same level of skill and no matter how much I tried, he kept striking and swinging the axe against me. When I deflect one of his blows, I used more force than necessary and that made an opening for him. I felt his fist colliding against my helmet and I stumbled back.
"I knew it... you are weak! I'll end this now... show me your fear... your frustration! Feed me with your... what!" He glared at me. "What happen? Why can't I feed of your emotions!"
"Because what is giving me the will to fight is not some low emotion that you can feed on" I said simply going for a defensive stance again.
"But HOW!" He looked really frustrated. "I'm your chaos, I feed of your emotions! How can be an emotion that I cannot feed!"
"There are some emotions that can only be achieved through balance between chaos and order. In this case, what I'm feeling, what is giving me strength to fight is love. Not the possessive love, but the true Selfless Love. The emotion that can free one from any other lower emotion such as anger or fear." I said and breathed deeply, feeling the warmth in my chest again. "What is giving me strength to fight you, to fight myself, is the knowledge that if I don't defeat you, many will suffer!"
"So, you are willing to simply get rid of a part of yourself? Don't be ridiculous!" He growled at me.
"Do you know what will happen to you if you kill me here?" he said glaring at me.
"This... will... not… END LIKE THIS!" Re roared and his body started to change... He grw in size and the armor was ripped of his body. He turned into a black dragon with wings, sharp teeth and claws, just like my dream. "Let's see how you can handle this now!" He said and opened his mouth, sending a cone of fire in my direction.
"W-What! How did you do that!" The black dragon, my evil self said stepping back.
The black dragon started to use his fire breath against me, and every time I simply hit the flames with my sword, making it disappear. Along the way I grabbed the axe that was on the ground and rolled to escape a hit from the dragon's tail. I ended up under him and trusted my sword on his belly, drawing a large and deep cut. He roared in pain... I rushed to his front legs and made two deep cuts on it. He fell in the ground... I had to jump to avoid being crushed by his massive body.
I stood up and face the black dragon that couldn't stood up thanks to the cuts on his front legs.
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The six bearers were standing in a circle around the human... Celestia shout the order and they shoot against the human's body. Eravel was lifted in the air, surrounded by a whirlwind rainbow and his eyes started to glow.
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I had lost... my evil self was going to kill me and I couldn't do a thing to stop him. I felt a wave of pain when he started to crush my bones but he suddenly stopped. His whole body started to shine and soon I was engulfed by that same light. I closed my eyes shut do protect them.
When I opened them again I was floating in a sea of light... I couldn't see anything around me but light. I started to look around, totally confused. My armor was also gone and I had not a single wound in my chest.
"What... What happen? Am I dead?" I asked
"If you had killed you 'evil self' you would turn into an emotionless person. So, you were suppose to be defeated, so that when the Elements of Harmony were used it would affect him more than you and make you two one again."
"So... you were expecting me to loose... " I sighed a little hurt by that statement. "Anyway... at least now my Chaos don't have a self conscience, right?"
"But there is more than that isn't it?" I asked.
Despite everything I still believed in the halls of Valhalla and that my father was there.
"This is an answer I cannot give you Eravel... I'm sorry." She said simply.
"Well, I guess I'll have to figure it out when I die then." I shrugged. She chuckled and then our bodies were engulfed by a warm light.
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Epilogue
It was a warm afternoon in Ponyile. Most of the ponies didn't knew what had happen at all... how close they got to dive in a chaos that would last for centuries. The mane six had returned to their normal activities but they were not really happy. After the episode in Applejack's farm, Princess Celestia took Eravel away, without saying where she would take him. Twilight knew what was happening but the Princess asked that she didn't tell to her friend the whole situation yet.
The one that was more affected was Rainbow Dash. She told her friends about her feeling towards the human after the incident. Applejack and Rarity were the only ones that were not surprised. They both saw the signs and when R-D revealed the truth it was a mere confirmation.
Day after day came, and no word were heard from the Princess until finally Twilight called all her friends to the library, talking about a surprise. Rainbow Dash was the first to arrive there but she had to wait until everyone to arrive too before Twilight let her inside.
"It's about Eravel... I have something to show you girls" Twilight said with a smile.
"Oh it is..." Twilight trotted to the stair that leads to her room "Spike! You can bring it!" She called the bay dragon.
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A/N:
!THIS IS NOT THE END!
So, finally finished posting it all here ^^
So, I hope you guys enjoyed the story so far and we'll see each other next week /)*(\
The cyan pegasus was almost dying from boredom in the hospital bed. It was a real challenge for the doctors and the nurses to keep the filly in the bed to rest. She only had quiet down when the doctor threatened her to not give her any more painkillers if she did not behave and that made Rainbow Dash to give up her attempts to escape the hospital, after all, a broken rib and a damaged wing did hurt a lot after the painkillers lost the effect. After two weeks of nothing to do but to look at the ceiling and have long talks to her friends the cyan pegasus was finally good enough to leave the hospital. But the doctor had warned her to not fly too fast or try any kind of stunt for at least one week, to avoid further problems.
Rainbow Dash was walking out the hospital next to her friend Apple Jack, waving goodbye to the nurse behind them.
"GOSH! That took forever to get better. If I put my hoofs on that weird creature that did that to me…" RD started in an angry voice while walking next to her friend, going down one of Ponyvile streets.
"Hold yer horses sugar cube." The orange earth pony said. "You must know better than anypony how tha'creature is dangerous! If princess Celestia didn't have come in to save yer tail, tha'thing would have killed you!"
Rainbow Dash lowered her ears and her head a little.
"I… I know that. But he was going to attack us, all of us! I HAD to do something" She was a little frustrated that in the end she could not do a thing and, instead of protecting her friends, she had to be protected.
"Hush now sugar cube. That thing came from Everfree forest, is not like you could do something about that." The orange pony said striking her friend's shoulders in a gentle way. "Ah still have some apple cider at home, why don't we go there to drink some and forget all this mess?" The cyan pony just nodded and started to walk beside her friend toward sweet apple acres. It was hard to accept but she was beaten.
Meanwhile, Twilight was at Fluttershy's cottage. The yellow pegasus was more than just scared right after the incident. What made it all worse was that at the next day she found the mutilated corpse of the manticore lying in the forest. It was not a pretty sight and Fluttershy had some problemswith nightmares after that. But it was all on the first week after the attack. Now the yellow Pegasus was better. It was just the chock after having witnessed so much violence, something that never happens in Equestria.
On that afternoon Rarity and Pink Pie were there too. They wanted to go to the hospital do see Rainbow Dash but Applejack knew how her friend was a proud pony and the presence of her friends there would only hurt the already damaged pride of the cyan pegasus, since she failed to defend them.
The cottage was like a part of the landscape. There was grass and other plants growing in the walls and at the roof, almost as if the nature were trying to claim the house. Inside the cottage, there were small shelters for other critters to live. In the center of the room were a big couch and a center table with some teapots, cookies and cupcakes. The four ponies where sitting around the table with a little concern on their looks, except for Pink Pie.
"Twilight, dear, have you received any words from the Princess yet?" Rarity asked with a concern voice. Twilight simply shake her head in a negative motion.
"Not yet. Last thing she wrote me was for me not to worry, that she had handle it all but... I don't know, I'm a little worried. I mean, what happen to that creature?"
"I... I hope nothing bad happen to him..." Fluttershy said taking her friends in surprise. All the looks were turned towards her. "I mean, you all saw him right? He was hurt so bad..."
"And what that has to do with the fact that he almost killed OUR Rainbow Dash?" Rarity said with indignation in her voice, but Fluttershy just answer in her usual low tone.
"Well... we could have run from him... I know, Dash just wanted to protect us, but it was not nice of her to just... charge on him like she did..." Fluttershy was almost hiding into her pink mane as the words left her mouth and before Rarity could protest Pink Pie stepped in.
"Yeah, but it was not nice that he tried to kill us in first place. How would I be able to make parties if I was dead? Huh?" Twilight and Rarity just looked at her pink friend and sighted, not wanting to keep up the topic.
They had already discussed it many times. Twilight was uncertain about what to think. Rarity didn't look like she liked the creature and so was Pink Pie. The pink pony was one of the most dependable ponies around. She was nothing without her friends and the very tough of losing one of them drove her mad. Both, the earth pink pony and the white unicorn held a deep dislike of the creature. The only thing preventing that they hate him was the good nature of them, since they were the elements of harmony.
Fluttershy, on the other hand, was used to deal with wild creatures and she knew that, sometimes, they could be very violent and act without thinking at all, to defend themselves.
"Well, I know that the Princess won't let him harm anypony else." Twilight said and took a sip of her tea. The ambient fell in an awkward silence. None of the ponies there knew exactly what to say next. All they could hope was the right judgment of their ruler.
The days passed. Almost two weeks since Rainbow Dash left the hospital. The incident was almost completely forgotten now as the mane six returned to their usual activities. The happiest of them all was Dash. She was finally back to her training and stunts after what seemed to be like forever. The good mood of the athletic pony touched the heart of the other five. Life was good again and the incident was left in the past to be forgotten.
After hours of training some old tricks and trying some new ones she was exhausted. The cyan filly laid in a near cloud to rest, her chest going up and down in a fast pace, a smile crossing her face. This was life for her. She was just enjoying the peace of the sky, the warmth of the sun on her chest when a big carriage passed fast over her head. She could see two royal guards pulling it and assumed it was Princess Celestia. She flew fast after the carriage to greet the royal alicorn but as she approached the carriage from the side her eyes widened and her jaw dropped. There was no royal alicorn on the carriage. Instead she could see the same creature that had attacked her. The difference was that now the creature was not covered in blood but it still had those weird clothes and the metal piece on the head, covering his face.
She stopped the flight, almost falling, totally in chock.. A chill went down in her spine. The memories of that day a month ago came vivid to her mind. The dark forest, the creature coming out of it covered in blood. The eyes of a beast ready to attack. The fear she felt, the same fear that gave her strength to charge at him. But then she got hit. The pain was excruciating. She could remember it all, and the deep despair as she, from the ground, saw he rise that long piece of metal to deliver the final blow. Her body was shaking lightly and she landed in a near cloud, hugging herself.
The monster was going towards the Ponyvile! Not only that, but he was riding a royal carriage! She had to warn her friends as fast as she could. Gritting her teeth, rainbow Dash took off to fly as fast as she could towards the small city. Her target was soon at sight, the library, where Twilight Sparkle lived. The library was actually a tree, a huge hollow tree. It was still alive, but it has several windows around and a big balcony.
The purple unicorn was humming a song while placing one book on the shelf. She never saw it coming until it was too late. A cyan blur broke through the window, sending glass all over the place. Rainbow Dash grabbed her friend by the shoulder, pinning her down shouting at her.
Rainbow Dash was in her home laid in the roof. The entire house was made of clouds so, it doesn't matter if it was the roof or her bed, it had the same feeling of softness. She watched as the sun went down and then the moon rose. She could swear that the moon was more bright that night than the other but maybe she was just imagining thing. The cyan filly was being tormented by the knowledge that the creature from Everfree forest was on the loose, and worst, had the protection of the Royal Guards, in other words, the protection of Celestia herself! How could the Princess shelter a monster like him! Her body shivered as she remembered the feeling of having her life in the line. If Celestia had come a second later... Rainbow Dash stood up to push that though away.
She felt tired, mentaly tired. She was not in condition to think anymore and decided to just go sleep. Tomorrow was another day and she was sure that the monster would not dare come back. Not after the beating she gave him and also, she knew that Celestia would do something against him since he threatened the filly. Yes, this was for sure. No way he couldn't escape that unharmed.
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I could see my house getting close. I thanked Luna mentally for the bright moon; it made things a lot easy. But as I approached my home, carved in a tree, a blur came charging at me. It was too fast to react and I felt the strike in my stomach and sending me to the ground.
"DAMN YOU! IF YOU EVER MAKE ME WORRY LIKE THAT AGAIN I'M GOING TO BEAT YOU SO BAD THAT YOU WILL WISH TO FIGHT ANOTHER MANTICORE!"An angry Steel Head shouted at me.
"Really, what were you thinking! Running into Everfree forest like that!" He stomped at the ground, angry. I could not held a chuckle.
Since we made a scene the day before I asked for Steel Head to go to the city to buy us our breakfast. I was starving and probably would eat even flowers if he brought some. Gladly for me he remembered about my diet and got some sandwiches of carrot bread and a cup of hot milk with cocoa.. It was not much but as my mother once told me: 'Hungry is the best spice for any food'
Shorter after that I went outside wearing only my boots and my pants. I brought my sword with me to do some exercises as my father taught me to do. It became a habit of mine and I didn't feel good if I skip them. Also, that would make me stay away from home until the clean team had finished the work. I spend the rest of the morning near the woods, training some moves against imaginary enemies. At lunch time, my companion came carrying two saddlebags with our food. He said that the team had finished the cleaning and now we just needed to go to the city to get our furniture. I took the chance to tell him a plan of mine. Something that came to me while training.
"I think that something fell on your head too hard." He said looking at me with an eyebrow arched. "Do you have any idea of the consequences of this 'plan' of yours?" He asked in a serious tone.
"Yes and I'm ready to take the consequences, no matter what." I said confident. "If I don't do it I'll never be able to look at myself again. I have to take this weight of my heart, once and for all!"
"You are going to get yourself killed" He sighed but he knew that nothing could stop me. I had made my mind and no matter what I would make that plan work!
I was wearing my full armor and both my weapons, I needed the comfort that my equipment weight gave me to gather courage. Firm steps towards my final destination...
"Excuse me!" I hear a soft voice calling me and turned to see who was. I saw a yellow filly pegasus approaching, coming from a near cottage that looked like a farm of small critters. When she saw that I was armed, she stopped her advance a few feet away. I just smiled at her an took of my helmet, exposing my face. She looked curious at me.
"Ahm, where... where are you going?" She asked avoiding eye contact with me..
"I'm going to see Rainbow Dash." I said in a calm voice. But that information made the young pegasus wide her eyes.
"Fluttershy..." She said.
"Thanks... So, Fluttershy... I just wanna talk to her; you have my word that I'll not harm her." She looked at me, not sure of what to say.
"do you... do you really promise?" She said approaching a little more. I nodded at her and then, kneed in front of her, bowing my head a little, enough to look at the ground. I grabbed my axe's head, pressing my palm at the edge. I gritted my teeth and closed my eyes in pain as the sharp edge cut into my flesh and then showed Fluttershy the bloody cut.
"I swear for the blood that runs in my veins." I let the blood drip in the earth, sealing a pact with the nature. It was a tradition to seal a promise with blood. It bound you to your promise even after you died. When I looked back at the Fluttershy she was pale and I saw she faint. Probably at the sight of myself inflicted wound. I sighed and then took her back near her cottage, leaning her at the door. The animals around me just watched. I could swear that they had a human level of intelligence because, as soon as I stepped away from the young pegasus all the animals gathered around her to help.
I could see the cyan pegasus house floating in the sky. That was quite a sight. A house made of clouds, floating around. I took a deep breath drawing both my weapons and then shouted.
"What do you want monster!" She shouted back at me, not daring to come closer.
"Come! You said you would beat me up if I showed myself again!" I dared her.
Her head touched my stomach first. I felt the air being pushed out from my lunges. Luckily my lunch was no longer on my stomach or else I would have puked. I flew a few feets behind and landed hard on the floor. She was staring me, panting a little. I forced myself to get up and grinned at her.
"Still not enough... still too weak!" I provoked her again. This time she lost control. Rainbow Dash jumped on me, sending me to the ground. Sitting in my chest, she started to hit my head and face in a frenetic rhythm, not even aiming. Blow after blow coming merciless at me. Her voice echoing through the field as she screamed in a blind rage.
I could take some punches but her hoofs where hard as wood. I feared that my skull would be smashed at any second now. She stopped punching me and finished with a headbutt right in my forehead. I saw all the constellations spinning around me.
My nose and my mouth were bleeding and my face was completely deformed, full of purple marks. I looked at her with only one eye, the other was badly swollen and I couldn't see a thing. I saw that she was crying, her face marked with tears and with an angry expression. She was panting heavily and looked tired. Not tired at beating me. Oh no, it was the opposite. Rainbow Dash was tired from holding back. She had the strength to rip a tooth with a single punch. If she didn't held back, my head would be probably something like… porridge. I think that's the best definition.
We kept staring to each other for a few seconds as I focus my strength in my arms. I lift both of them and warped around her neck, pulling her softly for a hug. She came without any kind of resistance. Maybe too shocked at the sight of what she had done? I knew that they had a pacific nature, so this lost of self control must have been something terrible to her... but it was necessary.
"'I'm sorry... I'm... truly sorry for what I did..." I said. My voice was weak, almost a whisper. It was hard to speak or even to think straight after that beating.
We stood that way for long minutes until she finally stopped. My arms were still around her body, in a soft hug.
"Why...? Why you did not fought back? Why you let me hit you so badly without defending yourself?" Rainbow Dash asked looking at my face. "You... you just kept provoking me... you made me do this!" She had a sobbing voice.
"You held a strong hatred towards me… And hate can lead to a path of self destruction." I started saying. "I had… to prove to you that I was not... that dangerous. That... I regretted the fact that I almost took your life..." Each word made my jaw hurt like hell.
"But you should have stopped me!" She said holding back more tears.
"I couldn't... because... you were just... acting out of fear..." I said smiling at her... or at least I hoped that a smile came out of my lips. "And I hope you can forgive me... because...me too... what... what I did that day... and what I did yesterday... was out of fear... fear is a terrible feeling... that develop in anger and rage... and turn you into a monster..." She let out two tears that fell on my face... I rubbed her back softly and saw a smile crossing her lips. I knew that she had finally forgiven me, and she only had to beat me up. Yeah, I think it was worth it. I relaxed, closing my eye, and then I felt the world diving into darkness.
Steel Head was surrounded by many mares and some colts too. They all were amazed by his tale of how he fought against the Hydra and almost died. He has lost his account on how many times he repeated the story and every time it was slightly different... Some versions he even knocked out one of the Hydra's head, others he saved Eravel from being caught by the Hydra's fire breath... And even one that he was the one who actually defeated the monster. He thanked Rarity in his mind for the amazing design of his armor since good part of his success in attracting so much attention was because of it. The feeling of emptiness was gone by now, with all those ponies around, smiling and making him feel the most awesome being in Equestria.
"Enjoying the party dear?" He heard a well known voice.
"Yeah yeah… don't worry… I won't get close to Octavia again." He said and drank a sip of his drink, trying to swallow that cursed feeling of emptiness that started to crawl on his throat at the thought of the mentioned mare. Rarity felt an annoyed tone on his voice and got a little worried.
"Is everything alright dear?" She asked, afraid of having said something wrong.
"Hm? Sure… Nothing to worry about…" He said. But it was an obvious lie. Rarity looked at him and saw Steel Head wandering with his eyes through the crowd of ponies, probably lost in thoughts… But he was not.
The white royal guard wandered with his eyes until he found the stage where the musicians were playing. Among them he saw the gray cellist, Octavia. She was on her hind legs and her eyes closed, focused on the music she was playing. Next to her were Lyra and also Vinyl Scratch. The three mares playing a mix of electronic music and classic. It was a really fluid and nice song they were playing, making almost everypony near the stage dance. But Steel Head didn't care. He had eyes only for the gray mare, the only mare who ever did something as nice as stay with him every single day in the hospital, even when he was sleeping.
That feeling of emptiness came with full force now. His chest started to hurt… as if somepony had grabbed his heart and squeezed it. He shut his eyes and turned to the other side… Was Octavia the reason that he was feeling this bad? No… it couldn't be… He was not a stallion of a single mare, he never was. Love, after all, was only an illusion… it could only lead to a path of pain and frustrations. No… all he needed was some new mare to feel alright again. With that in mind, Steel Head took a deep breath and looked around.
Not far away from the table, he saw a cute filly with pink mane and white fur. He drank the rest of his drink in a single gulp.
"Hi there…" Steel Head said approaching the white filly. She looked at him and smiled.
"Hi… You must be Steel Head… It's a pleasure to meet a hero." The filly said.
"Am I that important for a hero to ask my name?" She asked giggling.
Not far from them, Rarity just watched as both started to walk away. She saw Steel Head looking back one last time, towards the stage where the musicians were, and then blending in the crowd of ponies on the festival. She frowned her eyebrows... there was something wrong here... something very wrong...
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First thing I saw in there was that the entrance hall was very simple and was not decorated. Probably no one knew that the princess would use that space. In the middle of the room, Celestia and Luna were side by side, watching me as I walked closer. Both had a neutral expression on their faces. It was impossible to know what they were thinking. Twilight walked near Celestia and turned to look at me too... Those three mares looking at me in that way... it was really intimidating.
"What do you think of your new armor Eravel?" Luna asked and smiled, finally showing some kind of emotion.
"Putting that aside... I hope you have some answers now..." The white alicorn started to say "Discord didn't say much about the conversations you had with him, and he said that he won't reveal anything either... so, we are here to ask direct to you. We want to know what are you... and what happen when you arrived here, and also, what happen when you fought the Hydra."
I looked them and scratched the back of my head. What they wanted to know... even I didn't have the answers! But at least I had a better view of the situation.
"Well, as you may know, I'm a human and I'm not from this world..." I started... from the obvious, yes, but I had to star from some point. "Where I'm from, there is a legend about my people that says we have dragon blood in our veins... and when we face great peril, some of us can awake this power. But as we do so, our mind suffers because our bodies can't hold so much power... My father he... He died like this..." I made pause... to think of what to say next... About what I discovered of the alicorn sisters... and about myself.
"But you said yourself that dragons don't exist in your world... how can you possibly have dragon blood in you?" Luna asked now.
"And what makes you think that the Hydra's attack was your fault?" Luna asked.
"Discord said that the monsters started to appear thanks to his influence in this world... And you changed because of him too… so probably the Hydra was lured out of the forest because it felt the same energy coming from me..." That was a conclusion that came to me after I realized that I was also contaminated.
"That's probably true…" Celestia spoke stepping forward. "…but that don't change the fact that you are here now. You are living among us, and created strong bounds that cannot be ignored. The simple solution is to simply banish you to the forest or someplace else, far from us…" I gulped, hearing that…I didn't wanted to be far away from my new find friends… specially Rainbow Dash. "But I'll not do that…" Celestia said in a sigh. "Is not fair with you and it's not fair with your friends too. So we'll need to think of something else…"
"Good… now if you excuse me and my sister, we need to go back to the festival…" Celestia said and walked out, followed by her sister.
I looked at Twilight sparkle and she stared back at me with a serious expression… an awkward silence surrounding us... When that situation started to get almost unbearable she spoke.
"So… Is there anything else that you and the princesses were hiding from me?"
I looked at her, waiting for an answer... She looked in my eyes and just smiled
The door suddenly slammed open with a loud noise making me and Twilight look back fast. I saw Rainbow Dash coming inside, standing a few inches from the ground while flying.
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Sweet was pressed against her home's door by Steel Head. Their snouts were pressed against each other in a passionate kiss. His tongue inside her mouth, dancing with her's. She reached to the door's knob and opened it. Quickly she stepped back to avoid the fall and got inside, walking to her living room. The room had a single big couch and a center table with some flowers. The rest of the room was well decorated but still had a touch of modesty.
Sweet got her dress of and jumped on the couch, laying on her side, looking at the royal guard in a seductive way. Steel head stripped his armor and approached her... She moved her head to approach her snout and both started to kiss again. He put one hoof on her belly and she lifted one of her hind legs. He slowly rubbed her belly, moving his hoof down until he had reached her special place and started to rub slowly, just teasing her... Sweet let out a muffled moan.
He started to move his hoof over her clitoris in a circular motion. She gasped and broke the kiss. Her nether starting to get all soaked from the arousal. Steel Head grinned and moved his snout over her body, kissing every inch of her chest... stomach, belly... slowly approaching her private parts. His hoof moved away and then he approached her soaked nether...
She bit her lip in anticipation and closed her eyes. A soft moan escaped her when the royal guard pressed his tongue against her clitoris, moving in a circular motion... his tongue went a little down and then pressed against her entrance and slowly going inside. She gasped as she felt the wet member moving in her cave and his lips pressing against her labia... Steel Head was devouring her private parts, drinking of her love juice and enjoying the sound of her moans. Soon his shaft was hanging under his body, full grown and very hard.
He kept his tongue in her, using his upper lip to press her clitoris. Her moans started to grow louder and louder as she was losing herself in lust and pleasure.
"w-wait...! a-ahn!... D-don't... don't go so fast!" She said between moans as he was moving his tongue in a circular motion in her cave, driving her insane. She let out a cry of pleasure and arched her back when she hit a climax. Steel Head's mouth was filled with all her love juices and he drank it all, savoring all her sweetness... 'Now I understand why ponies call her sweet'... He thought.
The royal guard pulled his head away from her, licking his lips and looked at the panting mare on the couch. He loved to do that... make the mare hit a climax and THEN start the 'main event'. He jumped on the couch and she rolled on her back, with her hind legs spread for him. She looked down, watching as his length approached her soaked nether. She bit her lip and closed her eyes again. She felt a soft touch of the tip of his stallionhood on her entrance... and then he shoved all the way inside her cave.
She screamed in pleasure and arched her back again. Steel Head bit her neck softly and started to move his hips, almost taking his length out of her and then shoving back inside. Every thrust he made she could see stars and felt jolts of pleasure. Her forehoof warped around his neck and she started to pant heavily.
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Rainbow Dash flew as fast as she could... The sun has starting to approach the horizon now, and the moon was high in the sky... She didn't know what was happening. Her chest hurt a lot, her vision was all blurred by hot tears. She never felt so sad before and by something so... stupid! She just saw Eravel hugging Twilight, both were her friends, it was normal that they had a hug sometimes wasn't? So why did she felt so horrible by just watching them like that? The cyan filly simply flew faster and faster... Her dress ripped by her speed and fell, but she didn't cared. Rainbow Dash just wanted to fly until her wings could not move anymore.
She landed in a cloud, after long minutes of flight without direction, just going forward. Ponyvile was really far now and she noticed that she almost reached Canterlot. Her eyes stung a little after flying for so long while crying. Rainbow crossed her forelegs and just laid there, thinking. Her mind wandered at that scene... She and Eravel in the balcony, watching the sunset... their faces coming closer and closer... then the image of him hugging Twilight appeared and she felt angry at her friend. How dare Twilight hug her... mate...?
She took a deep breath and closed her eyes... As she thought in Eravel again her heart raced... and then, she imagined him hugging Twilight and felt her chest hurting a little with anger to see him with another mare. She opened her eyes suddenly breathing fast. She liked Eravel... not like a friend... more than that! She looked at the horizon and saw the sun starting to disappear... the scenario was just like her dream where Eravel was a dragon... and she said that both were dating... With that memory in mind, she slowly started to fly to her home... she didn't wanted to see anyone right now, just wanted to be alone with her thoughts.
