Battle Spirit: Pony Soul
Chapter 4 - Fight of Fright (Alt. When the Night Strikes)
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3rd POV
When applejack said those words, "Oh crud, your right! The others got to be in danger," Raindow Dash said in a panic. She tried to charge though but it was Kirikage that blocked her path by putting its hand out and blocking the doorway.
"Thank you Kirikage, now Rainbow Dash, I know we must go to your friends but I must know what my comrades are about to face first. The reason you must know is that their lives are on the line just like as much as your friends are." Maou said in a serious tone, but keeping it in a calm tone. He walked to them as he wanted to hear what those wooden wolfs were.
Fluttershy was able to speak after calming down a little, "W-w-well, they are called Timberwolfs. They can recreate themselves after breaking, no one has ever scene one ever d-died until now. Usually when you ever see on, you usually run or....,"
She was saying as she was about to cry. Applejack took her into a hug trying to calm her down where Applejack finished what she was saying, "Ponies lost their love ones out here, that is why we stay out,"
When Applejack said those words, Rainbow yelled out while trying to get passed Kirikage, "Yeah, so get this lug out of my way!!" As soon as she said this, Kirikage moved his hand out of her way and she fell onto the floor face first when she tripped.
Maou started to move to the doorway in a haste, "Let us move quickly before anything happen. Dramaru, Kirikage, I need you two to watch over these girls." Dramaru was resting nearby until he heard his name, it shown his species are heavy sleepers but great fighters.
"Yes commander, I shall protect them with my life," Dramaru said with a bow, showing his loyalty and honesty. This still surprises Applejack, but no more then Rainbow Dash when the next order was said by Maou.
"Kirikage, The Timberwolfs, my orders are simple. If they are pups, capture them, if they are adults, slay them unless the pups are too young and needs their mother. They have invaded this castle and threated those under my protection, search and DESTROY!!!" Maou said with anger in his voice, a stern voice that scared the girls. Kirikage only bowed as he disappeared in wind and the leafs from the floor. The next sounds were heard, were howls before crunching sounds or even sounds of cutting.
Everyone, except for Dramaru, realized something. He is making sure the life that is lost, never happened again, in the worst way. They were walking with him to the main hall where they see the main doors open where the others are with the Kacchumushi's and the Homuragdoll. At the front door, they see bodies of many of the Timberwolfs lay dead. The sticks that made their forms broken, crushed, or even cut up that they lay there, gone. Maou stepped close to the others who are standing there in shock of what happened with a flat haired Pinkie Pie, "What happened here Princess Twilight? Or you wish to wait until the morning?"
Twilight was only able to nod as she started to what happened.
Twilight POV - moment earlier
She awoken from a scream that sounded familiar, "Spike?" But when she was about to get out of the door, she saw Homuragdoll fighting two Timberwolfs. This was frightening as it is, but seeing Homuragdoll holding her own against two of them is now showing how frightening they can be.
"AAHHH!!," Rarity screamed while running out of her doorway, followed by spike who ran out of his own. Turned out being followed by another Timber Wolf, making the number to four. They were surrounded, two on one side one on the other while another is keeping Homuragdoll distracted.
I felt like it would be the end of us when Pinkie came out with her Part Cannon, "Stay away from them you MEANIES." She then fired her cannon that shout out cupcakes and sprinkles, blinding the one that was covering our escape. We had to run, Homuragdoll following from behind kicking their heads but the numbers kept increasing until we got to the main hall.
"Oh no," Was all I could say when Rarity when on her knees crying, pinkies hair went flat, and spike just stood in front of us when we saw it. counting the ones that followed us, there were twenty all together that we saw, and the two Kacchumushi's helping out didn't do anything. We were surrounded, all seven of us and even if we survived, we would be scarred for life from the injuries. A few began to pounce when some wind appeared.
The next moment happened so quickly, but the only thing I saw that made sense were that the ones that were pouncing us were crushed by the impact from a green and black creature. Figured he was summoned by Maou due to the situation but never saw something so large and fast before as the others three said "Captain!!," It tells me what Dramaru was right about, he has stronger ones on him and they don't play around as we all watch him crush to dust, smack into the walls until splinters, and even cut with a large windmill blade of sort until none of them were left. This moment, I had to do something, I had to tell Luna about him and his 'Comrads.'
Maou POV
Maou was not happy, in fact he is a little scared now, "Wait, there is another princess?! And you haven't told me!!" At this moment, a loud crash came from the main door where soldiers wearing dark armor and having bat-like wings came through where a woman with a tiara wearing similar armor but with a full moon pattern at the joints and chest plate. Her body is nice, but it wasn't like Applejack's, more like Pinkie Pies where the shapes are in the right places and having a good tone.
She was walking up to me, pulling out her sword, "Enguard invader and face my wrath," She then charged at me, where I had to dodge. Her strikes were fast, with her wings flapping it wasn't hard to tell which way she was going it seems.
3rd POV
Twilight can't believe it, why is Luna attacking Maou? A small group of guards went to her and her friends and did a salute, "MA'AM, it's good that your alright. When Luna got your letter, we hurried here as soon as possible, but it seemed those creatures over there are what exactly as you said in your report." Twilight got a lot of stares from her friends and from what the soldier said 'creatures' too.
"Twi', what did 'a write?," Applejack said with both a wonder and bit irritation. This concerned everyone because the one thing you don't want to do is piss off a apple, and this is getting close to it.
Twilight can only gulp as one of the soldiers handed her the scroll that had the words written down as followed,
Luna, were in trouble.
A visitor from another world has summoned creatures to help us right now, but against the Timberwolfs, I don't know for how long. Please bring aid to help their leader, Maou Dairokuten.
Twilight Sparkle
After seeing this, all Applejack did was pass the scroll over to the others to see and Rarity was the one to speak up about it. "Darling, you needed to add that Maou doesn't look like the rest of us. Did you forget that he said to add people or person when its not mentioning our own species? This is what he must be trying to keep from happening," Rarity said with a worried look as she turn to watch Maou's and Luna's fight. The fight was one sided, due to only the three knew he used all of his Core Crystals just to protect them.
Pinkie just started to shout, "YOU CAN DO IT MAOU, KEEP DODGEING HER STRIKES!"
While Dramaru tossed his weapon to his commander, "CATCH!!!"
At the moment of another dodge, Maou was able to grab the weapon as all of his comrades started to cheer for his victory against Luna. Where as Luna's troops started to cheer for her to win against him.
Luna POV
The creature that this stallion or whatever it is, tossed him a weapon "It seems this match may be more interesting then I first though stallion. But know this, the end result will be the same." When I said those words, it seems we both have smiled, but then I noticed something about him as he goes into a stance with that interesting spear as he spoke.
"I am not a stallion, if Twilight made the message with less haste it would have been more proper to put in that I am a Human named Maou Dairokuten. However, by accusing me of an act of violence to them without cause means I must prove that I have not by your methods of combat. So prepare Princess Luna, for lets hope we don't regret tonight's fight." Then he charged at me, picking up the blade to swing down. I was about to block when he changed it to the other end of the pole-arm and hit me across the face. This surprised me as he tried to used the bladed end against my body where then I had to dodge with only a cut on my arm. Seeing he is showing his abilities without magic, I better obliged with respect.
When I made my move, making a sweeping action to his legs, he jumped liked I hoped so I was able to do a trust. But I wasn't expecting him to block it and taking a strike to the forearm that opened me up to be countered from a kick. When he landed, he started his charge, this is getting more and more interesting........
3rd POV
The fight went from being one sided to where it can go either way. Sparks were flying, blood was being thrown into the air and ground, the sound of shouting can be heard all across the forest. The soldiers who were watching the fight, are watching in amazement that someone is keeping pace to their princess, the same is being thought from the comrades of Maou about the princess keeping pace to Maou. The girls however were only able to watch in awe, that the two fighting what seemed to be in mortal combat.
The cheers of everyone did not stop as the night turned to dawn, the two still stood with injuries all over their bodies. Maou has injuries over his arms and legs, avoiding vital spots to keep on fighting. The thing was that no one knew except the princess he was fighting he was a novice to the style he was using. However, the princess who was more bruised then cut up, was a little impressed on his adaption to the weapon, "Impressive, for a novice. I see why they follow you so loyally. I take back what I said before, you are no invader but I have to wonder though, how did you get here?," She said as she fell to her knees.
Maou went to lay on his back and told everything that led up to the present point as Dramaru went to pick him up as a soldier did for Luna. ".....And that Luna, is how things led up to now. I was trying to set up a strong defense before visiting your castle with a convoy, but it seems it turned around on me. I apologize for not seeing you or the other princess sooner, but I figured to be prepared for something to go wrong." When he said this, he got a chuckle from Luna, and the soldiers as well as the elements got a confused look.
"You are truly no invader, being cautious in another's land is wise. Waiting to meet foreign leaders until you were more prepared was the right course of action," Luna said with a smile, recognizing his steps to a better understanding. She then turn to a certain purple alicorn, "Princess Twilight, next time, even in a emergency, be more pacific so no mistake like what has been done this night happens again." Her voice was stern as Twilight could only nod quickly. Luna gave an order, "Men, fall back to Canterlot. Our mission is finish."
Applejack POV
I am dumbstruck, he survived an attack from Princess Luna, and not only that, lasted against her until dawn and get recognized. How, how is he still alive from all of that?! It seemed I wasn't the only one thinking this when Spike went to him, "WOW, your as tough as one of the princesses!? Man, no wonder those guys you can call up follow you. Your like a hero from a comic book," He said with a cheerful voice. I couldn't help but agree.
"He's right sugar cube, how 'a did that?," When I asked this, everyone was looking at Maou with interest, where then we realized he fell asleep, being up all morning and night and doing all of that fighting would tire anyone out. Fluttershy just hushed us as Dramaru and Kirikage took him to a bed where the rest of us are going. I noticed his book lighten up again after it became dawn, "I better tell him when he wakes up, I'm tired as well," I was thinking before making a large yawn, hitting the hay like the others.
Author's Note
Hello everyone, you may have noticed the time it took to make this chapter. RL issues came up so I wasn't completely there in the mind set to make a chapter, but I still try to put my creative foot forward.
Anyway, like before, let me know of errors and hope you enjoy it. ![]()
Colors of creatures:
Red - 2 (+ 1 to cards with "Samurai-Dragon" or "Souldragon" in the name from Dramaru)
Green - 3 (+ 1 to green cards from Homuragdoll)
Core Crystals available:
5/5 Blue Core Crystals
1 Soul Core Crystal
Creatures:
Dramaru - lvl1
Kacchumushi - lvl1
Kacchumushi - lvl1
Homuragdoll - lvl1
The WhirlwindNinja Kirikage - lvl2
