Sleep. A moment of freedom and peacefulness for every kind of living being, from critters in the forests to elder dragons from the edge of the unknown world. Such moment was currently being enjoyed by Princess Celestia, co-ruler of Equestria and Goddess of the Sun. After a long day dealing with the nobility of Canterlot and leading the business of the country, sleep was the deliverance the white alicorn truly needed. It's no surprise when Celestia say sleep is the thing she loves the most, after ~~cakes~~ her sister of course.

So when a knock on her bedroom's doors took her away from a slumber and her dreams of ~~glorious cakes~~ her little ponies, she was pondering if she should blast the door and the criminal who dared interrupted her with magic forbidden by Starwils the Bearded himself or if she should listen to what her subject had to say. And only then she should would blast him.
Opening her eyes and mouth with an audible groan, she said with a regal voice only she could use after thousands of years "Wazzat ...?". Taking a moment to completely get up and fighting her sleepiness, she tried once again to talk "What is it my little pony ?"

"Your Highness" the theastral guard behind the doors said "It is to inform you about an intruder breaking into Princess Luna's bedroom..." As soon those last words left his mouth, the door exploded and a half-awake but fully-burning Celestia was in the hallway.

"WHO ?! WHO DARED HARM MY DEAR LITTLE SISTER ?! IF THEY HAVE EVER ONLY TOUCHED HER MANE, I SHALL FIND THEM AND BELIEVE ME WHEN I SAID THAT TARTARUS WILL BE A PARADISE IN FRONT OF WHAT AWAITS THEM ! I SHALL RIP THEIR LIMBS APART AND SKIN THEM, THEIR BLOOD SHALL BOIL, THEIR BONES SHALL CRACK, THEIR FLESH SHALL BURN AND THEN I SHALL SEND THEM TO THE SUN BUT NOT BEFORE SHOVING HALF OF THE ARMORY RIGHT INTO THEIR THROATS AND THEN THE OTHER HALF UP INTO THEIR PLOTHOLES !" Looking around and seeing nopony, she stopped in her tracks and lowered her eyes to find the guard from before shaking like a leaf with watering eyes. Seeing what her state of mind caused, Celestia quickly calmed herself, her mane and tail losing their fiery aspect to find once again the rainbow hue. "My sincere apologies my little pony, it seems that I'm a bit over reacting." She let escape a little chuckle of embarassment "What is that... intruder you speak about ?"

"PrincessLunafoundanintruderinherbedchamberbutthiscreatureisharmlesswedon'tknowwhatitissoshesentmetoinformyou." With that being said the night guard ran down the corridor with a speed a certain cyan mare with a prismatic mane would be jealous of.

Taking time to reflect of what the guard just said, the princess couldn't help but grow curious 'An unknown creature ? If even my sister is unaware of what it is, it may truly be interesting...' Smiling, she went to walk to her sister's bedroom where she could hear the faint sound of laughter but stopped when she looked at the spot where the guard was. "Can somepony call a maid and tell her to bring a lot of towels ?"

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Sleep. A moment of freedom and peacefulness for every kind of living being, from critters in the forests to elder dragons from the edge of the unknown world. Such moment was currently not being enjoyed by Guts, as he walked through the forest he finds himself in when he arrived here. This forest was for a lot both dangerous and beautiful in the way ponies didn't need to be present, as the nature took care of itself. For Guts however, it was like home. 'Am I really in a different realm ?'He wondered 'Those woods are not much different from the ones in Midland, I can breathe so the air is the same and I saw animals like a squirrel...'

Before losing himself in his thoughts, he noticed that the forest in front of him seemed to be less dense than before, allowing light to shine between the trees. Soon, Guts arrived in a large clearing bathed in the moonlight, with a small river and beautiful white flowers across the place. Spotting the flow of water, Guts licked his lips, realizing how dry they were and how thirsty he was. Walking to the stream, he kneeled and put his hands in the river, allowing it to wash his arms covered in Kushan's blood, he then lowered his head and drank the crystal clear liquid.

After a minute or so of uninterrupted drinking, he got his head out of the water and sat on the ground, putting his sword on his side. Sighing and looking at the starry sky, he then began to think about what was awaiting him in this new place 'Where to begin ? I do not know this place and I have no idea where Casca may be right now. I need to get information from someone... eh, is there any human in this place ?'. Lowering his gaze, he tooks for the first time since he arrived a clear view of his surroundings, admiring the forest, the field of flower and the stream in front of him, reflecting the moonlight. He then closed his eye and listened the world surrounding him, the clear sound of the water running next to him, the wind rustling the trees' leaves at the edge of the clearing.

'When was the last time I found myself in such a calm place ?' Opening his eye, Guts looked down at his right arm, noticing the scars running almost everywhere, his hand was worst, skin damaged, broken nails from fighting all these years. He then glanced at his left arm, or rather the mechanical arm he got from Gotto the blacksmith and Pippin, now covered in scratches with traces of blood and dirt in the mechanisms, still present even after washing it countless times. Not bothering checking the rest of his body, as he already knew it was the same as his arms, he looked once again at the stream of water. 'Will it ever end ?' He wondered 'What will happen once I found Casca ? Will we ever have the chance to go back to Midland ?'.

Sighing once again, he heard a stick snapping from behind him in the direction of the forest, followed by a growl. Quickly reaching for the DragonSlayer, Guts bolted upright with his sword in hands and turned around, right in time to look at something he had never see before. It was... something, like a mix of different species, the body of a lion, the wings of a bat and the tail... the tail was a scorpion's tail. 'Great... Seriously, where the hell am I ?'

More growls could be heard behind the beast, as more of them left the cover of the trees "Hey little kitties..." Guts started talking "Any chances we could avoid to fight ?" The only answer was a roar and the first beast charging at him. "Thought so..." Getting ready, his arms above his head and sword behind his back vertically, he waited for the monster to be within range for him to bring his sword down. As soon the beast was close enough, he brought his arms down in front of him, blade following shortly. As fast as the action was, the sound of the bones in the skull could clearly being heard breaking and the flesh being cut through under the blunt strenght of his strike. Finally, the sword came to a halt when it hit the ground, leaving a manticore open in half from its head to the middle of the barrel, blood and organs falling on the earth.

Not bothering looking down at the mess he just created, Guts got his sword free from the ground and took a few steps forward in direction of the others, which after witnessing what happened to their kin and not being discouraged, were slowly surrounding him. Now being encercled by the four last beasts, Guts held his sword horizontally by his side, planting firmly his feet into the ground and taking a deep breath through his gritted teeth. After several seconds spent with no one moving, the monsters at the left and right of Guts both started to run to him at full speed. Expecting this, the swordman used his right heel to spin around like a windmill and held his sword high enough to cut through the first one's head, spraying the remains of its brain on the ground, and then slashing the throat of the other one, separating the head from the body.

The third manticore jumped at Guts, paws extended, only to meet the air as the human sidestepped, avoiding the attack and thrusting the blade into the barrel of the beast, which let a long and loud cry of pain before collapsing on the earth as it tooks its last breath. Trying to get his sword free from the dead body, Guts' eye widened as soon he realized the blade was stuck into the corpse. The last manticore, realizing the same thing, took this as an opportunity and went to attack the human but failed when Guts turned around, quickly throwing a pair of knives into its eyes, blinding it. Stopping itself and consummed with rage, the manticore decided to use its tail to attack randomly around it, getting dangerously close to the human.

Seeing as he couldn't get his sword free in time, Guts considered his options and decided to drop his weapon, he then walked slowly closer to the beast, readying his arms, waiting. A few seconds later, as the tail was about to srike him, he grabbed the appendage and protected himself from the poisonous part with his left hand, before pulling the tail of the mandicore. The beast, understanding what his ennemy was about to do, let a cry of wimper escaped its throat soon replaced by a cry of pain as the skin was slowly tearing apart. As Guts grunted, flexing his muscles and putting all his strength into what he was doing, the manticore was now on the ground, screaming at the top of its lungs, the sound reverberating across the Everfree. Letting out a cry loud enough to cover the one from the monster, Guts pulled once again stronger than before, eyeing as he was now tearing the very flesh of the manticore. The bones were now visible, as the skin and flesh were now separeted from the body. But he didn't stop, he kept going, again and again. With one final pull and ending his cry, he had now not only the tail of the manticore in his hand, but also its spin.

Breathing heavly and looking at the corpse, organs leaking from the new fresh hole, Guts let the tail fall from his hand and took the time to regain control of his breath. After a few moments, he walked to his sword, leaving his footprints in the blood of his deafeted foes. Putting his foot on the corpse where his blade was stuck, he pulled once again, this time finally freeing the DragonSlayer. Cleaning quickly his sword and strapping it to his back, he then put his black cloak around him and walked away. As he was on the edge of the clearing, Guts couldn't help but stopped and casted a last glance to the slaughter he was responsable for. 'Not so peaceful after all...' followed by a small chuckle, he then leaved the now tainted red flower field.

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As the first rays of light coming from Celestia's sun broke through the windows in the library, Twilight Sparkle, the fourth princess of Equestria awoke from her sleep. Getting out of her bed and streching her still sleepy limbs, she made sure to going through her mental schedule of the day. She didn't plan a lot, just reorganising the shelves of the library downstairs and maybe join the others at Sugarcube Corner for a little brunch. 'Well, I should get Spike up; I'm sure is still asleep that baby...' Preparing to get her assistant ready for the day, she was surprised when she heard the young drake knocking three times on the door of her bedroom.

"Spike ? Come on in." she answered, surprised and at the same time quite proud of the apparent eagerness from the little dragon to help her.

"Hi Twilight..." Spike said, followed by a yawn, "It's just to tell you that you received a letter from princess Celestia." he finished while fighting with all his will to keep his eyes open, he clearly had some problem to stay sharp when he is jolted awake by the reception of a message.

"A message ? At this hour ?" Twilight asked "It's quite strange from the princess to send a letter this early, it must be very important...". Getting the scroll in her magical aura, she started to read but stopped and asked Spike to prepare breakfast, which he answered by grumbling. Returning to the letter, Twilight started reading.

''Dear Princess Twilight Sparkle,

I'm writing today about a peculiar event which just took place in the Canterlot's castle and precisely in my dear sister's bedroom involving her bed, Luna and a strange pony.''

Twilight gasped and stopped reading at this point, the way it was written causing her to blush and let hundreds of possible scenarios rushing through her mind. Calming herself, she took a slow breath 'I really should stop borrowing those special romance novels from Rarity, what was their names again ? Ah right, "Fifty shades of Hay"...' and begun reading once again.

''Or rather something else, as the stranger was no pony, or zebra, or minotaur, or anything else known to my sister or I. Fortunately, this creature seems quite pacific and means no harm, my scientists, zoologists and even cryptozoologist are currently observing this specimen while I'm writing this letter. As I know your thirst for knowledge for the unknown, you are welcome to come anytime to participate in the research about this creature and of course your friends are indeed welcome to follow you.

Best regards my fellow princess,
Celestia''

Reading the letter once again to make sure she didn't miss anything, Twilight's eyes became wider after every word and a maniac grin slowly spread across her face. As soon she finished reading, she heard Spike opening the door, filling the room with the smell of fresh baked breakfast.

"Hey Twi', breakfast is rea-" Spike stoped talking once he saw her, as she was turning her head gradually like a clock towards him, he saw her bloodshot eyes filled with excitement and her devious smile. He knew this expression very well, the last time she had it was when she got to study the Crystal Empire's library for six days straight without resting more than two hours each break. "Oh oh..." Was all he could say.

"Spike... " Twilight said with a cold and slow voice, still grinning madly. Poor Spike couldn't help but gulped. "Prepare my special equipment for cryptozoology research in the storage room number 14... " Turning around and running without losing time to avoid the wrath of Twilight in mode 'Mad Scientist', he hurried to the storage room. Fortunately for him, it wasn't long before he arrived to his destination, bursting through the door as his life depended on it. As he stopped running in the centre of the dark room filled with dozens of different boxes containing scientific equipment, he looked around him to check what he needed to take, still unsure what to choose, as cryptozoology wasn't something Twilight studied often.

"Er... Twilight, which box should I take ?" Spike turned around to face her adoptive sister and witnessed something that even after many years of therapy, he wouldn't forget in his long life.

Getting her head through the remains of the door destroyed by Spike, her body being at the border between the light of the hallway and the darkness from the room without windows. She looked at Spike, her only feature visible being her eyes, red and shiny as the flames of Tartarus. She answered in a hushed but powerful tone.

"Everything..."

Author's Note

Updaaaaaaate !

No you don't dream, one of the only existing crossover with berserk is not dead ! The truth is , I'm sorry for taking so much time between each chapter but I'm never happy with what I write so sometimes I let the story untouched for weeks before I decide to write once again.

So as always, tell me in the comments what you think about the chapter, was it too fast, too slow, what I could use to improve, tell me your ideas, I'm listening... to everything...