Kill the five

“Only one left.” Apple Bloom said to herself as she meticulously pressed her the edge of her katana against the grind stone. Slowly, she turned pressed the blade up and down. Yellow sparks flew of as the metal scraped against the black stone. After every swipe she whipped the blade with a white piece of cloth.

Apple Bloom looked at it. The clean, reflective surfaces that was once on either side of the blade were almost gone. It was scratched and grimy, only a few spots of clean metal remained.

Carefully, she lifted the tip of the sword into the sheath before pushing it into the scabbard. When the blade was fully into the sheath and both of Apple Bloom´s hooves meet, she sighed. She put the sword on her left side and pressed out the cylinder on her revolver. All of the barrels were empty and Apple Bloom started loading. One bullet at the time, until six primers were facing her. She gave the cylinder a spin and flipped it back into the frame. The metals clicked together. Apple Bloom put the revolver on her right side.

“Only one left.” Apple Bloom leaned back until the back of her head was on the floor. She stared at the roof. It was a creaky wooden roof with dark brown wooden planks lying next to each other. Rain began to smattering down outside, a wind shrieked as it pulled on the houses walls. Apple Bloom adjusted herself as a cold string of air crawled in under her back.

“Nightglade was wrong.” She smiled and her eyes closed.

***

The early spring sun hung over beach as Heartbreaker trotted slowly across it. She watched the waves breaching on the shore. The foamed rushed up to meet her hooves, just stopping short of reaching her and slipping back down again. The salty smell of the sea filled her muzzle. It tickled and Heartbreaker snorted. She gazed out over the black salty sea.

One of the waves managed to reach the base of her hoof. The water was still bitingly cold.

Heartbreaker took a step towards the edge of the water and let a second wave splashed against her hooves. The cold stung in her legs and sent hard shills over her body. Yet she could feel her heart staying calm. It kept a steady rhythm, gently beating inside her barrel. For a few moments, she stood there. Staring down at the wet sand beneath her hooves. The waves splashed against her hooves and the wind pulled her crimson mane. She closed her eyes and her horn started glowing. She listened to the sounds.

“Took you long enough, Apple Bloom.” Heartbreaker said without turning.

The vengeful mare behind her froze.

Heartbreaker smirked and turned on her back hoof to face Apple Bloom. A beam shoot from her horn.
Apple Bloom only barely managed to jump out of the way. The sand behind her exploded in a brilliant white flash.

Her heart punched the inside of Heartbreakers barrel. She took a though breath and threw a knife towards Apple Bloom.

Apple Bloom drew her sword and blocked the knife with ease.

“You´re fast, cunt.” Heartbreaker said. Her horn started glowing again.

Apple Bloom´s eyes narrowed. “You´re ugly, bitch.”

Heartbreaker laughed and shoot a second time. And once again her heart beat the inside of her ribcage. A jolt of pain shot through her chest.

Apple Bloom jumped out of the way. A spray of black, burned sand drummed on her hat. The grip on her sword tightened. “What´s so funny?” Her free hoof hovered over the holster to her gun.

“Your insult.” Heartbreaker answered. Her horn glowed. “It was so damn weak.” Her blue eyes narrowed and a furnace burned in her chest.

“Just being honest.” Apple Bloom bit her lip.

Look away. Just for a moment, bitch. Just blink. And It´ll be over.

“So am I.” She blinked.

The moment Apple Bloom saw Heartbreaker´s eyes closed she immediately moved for the revolver. But when it was only halfway out of the holster a beam shot strait for her hoof. And it hit.

The beam burned like a fire on her hoof and the gun slipped out of her grip. The coat on her leg turned black and started smoking.

“It´s just that I´m faster.” Heartbreaker smiled. The scar over her lips made it look downright hideous and uncomfortable for Apple Bloom too look at.

Apple Bloom took a few breaths through her teeth. She put a hoof on her leg. It was warm and crisp. Despite her hoof almost being numb except for heat she kept her eyes focused sharply on Heartbreaker and her horn.

“This is starting to remind me of when I killed your sister. She was just as stubborn as you are right now. Even as I pushed the knife into her neck, she tried to keep you safe. Almost more stubborn then you.” Every breath she took felt like a rush of fire passing down her throat.

Apple Bloom bit down on her lip until it broke. She took a breath and charged. A storm of sand formed behind her as she galloped forward.

Heartbreaker´s horn glowed and a bright beam shot from it.

Apple Bloom didn´t quite manage to get out of the way. The beam hit her in the left shoulder. She didn´t feel any pain from it. It just knocked her to the side and threw her to the ground. She saw the sky spinning above her and felt the katana in her hoof. Her limbs still moved as she told them to. All except her left hoof. Apple Bloom got up and saw Heartbreaker standing exactly where she stood before. A hoof was on her chest and her face was twisted with pain.

The blood in Heartbreaker´s veins burned like boiling water. Apple Bloom was a good few feet away from her, struggling to get on her hooves.

She leaned on her sword. Her left hoof was practically useless. Burned and charred, mostly black crisp flesh remained. She glared at heartbreaker. “Hammerhead cried when I killed him.” She said with contemptuous tone.

Heartbreaker´s eyes widened.

“He cried like a little bitch, begging me to not do it.”

Heartbreaker upper lip twitched. “Shut up.” Her horn started glowing again and everything beneath her skin started boiling.

“He was the easiest one. Didn´t even need my sword, just a rock.”

Heartbreaker shot with her horn. The beam was small and dim. Nowhere near the length and brilliance of the previous attacks.
Apple Bloom dodged it with ease and charged. Her left leg was black and burned to a crisp. Every time a muscle on the hoof flexed it sent numb waves of pain through her body. It was practically useless, dead meat hanging of her side. But she lived with it.

The katana´s curved blade came rushing down towards Heartbreaker. She saw Apple Bloom golden brown eyes, filled with rage and hate. And Apple Bloom saw her blue ones, hollow, empty and cool.

The edge made a shallow cut across Heartbreaker´s chest. A trace of sparkling, crimson rubies rained across the sand. Heartbreaker went down and Apple Bloom´s knee rushed up to meet her face. With the back end of her sword, Apple Bloom struck the unicorn´s horn so hard that I broke both her handle and the horn.

Heartbreaker was flung backwards. Blood and broken bits of horn came from her head. She landed on her back with a heavy thud.
Apple Bloom walked up to her and placed a hoof on her chest, pinning her to the ground. The tip of her blade pointed towards Heartbreaker´s head.

Heartbreaker looked up at her. The blue eyes narrowed. “What are you waiting for?” She said with blood running from her mouth.

“Do you remember how you killed my sister?”

“Yes, you dumb cunt.” The tip of the sword pressed down against her lip, slowly cutting her scar open.

“Get on your fucking back.” Apple Bloom lifted her hoof.

Heartbreaker turned herself over and immediately felt Apple Bloom´s hoof pressing down on her back. A cold piece of sharp steel pressed against her neck. It turned slowly, breaking the skin and drawing blood. The furnace inside her chest turned into a raging inferno.

Apple Bloom pressed the sword through her back.