September (I think) 24th, year...I don’t know.
What do beings from other worlds with different religions sees in a demon? Do they see a being that has committed a sin and wished to continues carrying out his or her cruel nature spreading darkness and corruption? Or do they see a being that can be reformed from the sins he or she has committed to becoming an angel? Such questions I have asked myself when I first became a demon, I wanted to be an angel for all the lives I have saved back then before I became...this. Zeal it’s just a name I took after killing the general’s pet, a reward I didn’t want. You know, it’s funny when you think that there is just one hell and heaven in the world you’re living you never thought that there might be only one but there are many of them. The “hell” that I lived in belong to Genest (a weird name I know, but every name is pulled out of someone’s ass or has the purpose for that name) the “earth” I found Justin on when he accidentally finished a ritual. A child like that could have been easy to corrupt or possess, but I saw potential in him that he could be the one his soul matches his.

The kid didn’t know what he was just like those children books of heroes never knowing who they are. I was fortunate to be the first to meet him in person, well behind a glass mirror, he was scared when he first saw me. His reaction was funny I must admit saying not every day you see a human see a demon for the first time just turn around and march like a soldier before exiting the room, it left me confused and amazed. Normally when a being that summons a demon would either be excited or scared but this, this was interesting as he just behaved normally and walked out the room leaving me stuck in a mirror for three whole days. Little bastard.

On the fourth day he came back, I was still stuck in the mirror, with a KitKat in his hand. Back then he still had his emotions; therefore, he felt bad that he just walked away without asking what or who I am. Justin had opened the wrapper and handed me one chocolate bar saying, “I’m sorry that I walked off, I p-panicked.” I didn’t know what to do at that moment I stayed silent and nodded then reached out my hand to take the bar of chocolate in his hand. The mirror that separated us rippled when my hand phased through the glass. It was shocking to say that there was no barrier between us, but I didn’t want to scare him off so I stayed in the mirror with my hand on the other side.

Justin wasn’t scared when he handed the chocolate, he didn’t even have an aura of fear radiating from him. The kid was only twelve if memory serves me right when I met him. Heartless may or may not remember since wiping out a soul’s memory would require some parts of it being removed, which might cause the soul to get another piece to fill in that empty space from another soul. It’s a rare sight to see a mortal that knows about heaven and hell not afraid of a demon that could possess his body.

On that day when Justin touched my hands, after running out of chocolate, he says that he finds it soothing from how my scale covered hand felt so smooth and warm like a snake’s skin. To find a demon blushing from a child’s worlds is embarrassing and worth to blackmail. I can’t remember a day when he wasn’t massaging my hand as we spoke…

The third dot was bigger than the rest after Zeal pressed down a bit harder on the paper, he didn’t care that the third dot was bigger than the rest but the memories of a young mortal boy and an old demon talking made Zeal smile at that. Softly laughing Zeal shook his head and wiped away the blood tears he felt burning the corners of his eyes before setting down the quill. With quick hands, the demon closed his journal and took out another with a symbol of a shield and sword on the cover. Papers on the desk he sat behind crumbled as he pushed some aside to make more room for the bigger book.

“Heh, what happened between us, Justin? We were best friends I know you better than your very own mother, yet I feel as if you’re not really the child I saved.” Zeal shook his head slightly getting rid of the emotional thoughts of the boy before going back to work on a documentary of weaponry in Equestria. Opening the book Zeal turned to a half-finished page with the weapon design for his new ‘collection’ from the hunters. The ‘Heavy Duty Lightning Gun,’ HDLG for short, was drawn on the right page looking like a pipe connecting to other pipes with various parts that had arrows pointing to the spots where they’re supposed to go. On the left page had two different paragraphs that nearly explains what the HDLG does and how it operates.

The Heavy Duty Lightning Gun (HDLG)
I came across this weaponry when out looking for a pet for Justin. The weapon type was a Tesla rifle, but the material is used to craft such unique and advance like weaponry makes me wonder if the minotaur crafts heavy weapons for stronger warriors then that would mean every weapon they create would always be a heavy weapon, which is the reason why I called it the HDLG. The HDLG doesn’t need ammunition from the many tests I have done as the crystal inside recharges at a slow state that would take about a full minute for it to recharge a quarter of a way which will take the HDLG a full four minutes for it to recharge completely. Copper is obviously the important metal for making one of these guns as it channels electricity through easier because how it contains free electrons for the electricity inside the crystal to flow through the metal, but I also believe that copper is common to find and easier to bend than iron and steel. Rubber and few other components that are common on earth were also used to help make this weapon. The crystal is something I figured out that it was made by someone with magic than being natural as I can see some carvings on the crystal, can’t read what they say because how I’m not used to reading the symbols on the crystals. If I were to craft this weapon it would be easy since I have taken it apart and rebuilt it to see which goes with and what the mental and material were they had used to craft this weapon. And if I had to give the HDLG to Justin, I could only say that he’ll shock himself a few time before understanding how the gun works.

The design of the gun could use some modification so that it could store more power and be less of a burden to always carry it with your hands. Who or whatever had thought of this must not have thought of other beings that do not have the same strength as the minotaurs, but I believe that someone might be working on that as I am writing this. The weight of the gun feels like carrying three-foot steel pole, for human strength. My thoughts on this weapon would be having it weigh less and easier to carry.

“The crystal could be another modification add-on for any type of weaponry if assembled correctly.” Zeal tapped his chin as he glanced around his forge/armory, his lips twitched up as he smiled like a madman. “I could think of many ways to enchant the weapons around me with elements! No more hiding the monster now is the time for blood to fill the land.”

Author's Note

Another chapter out for this story and I was starting to realize that the relationship between Heartless and Zeal wasn't fully clear. So I began to make side chapters of Zeal's past and friendship with Heartless. Hope you all enjoy this small idea of mine, but I won't get back to the story right away.