Equestrian Devil Hunter

"NERO! YOU JERK!DUMMY!IDIOT!LOSER!BIGDUMBSTUPIDHEAD!!!" Twilight shouted in her crying fit.

Meanwhile, Nero was trying his hardest to fight the blush on his face. It was no doubt that this was his young childhood friend Twilight Sparkle. He didn't know anybody else who could throw a tantrum, cry and insult you at the same time.

However, her friends watched Twilight with shocked expressions. Never has their friend ever acted like this! I mean sure she could be crazy and a little goofy at times but this was....

"C-Cute...." Everyone said in unison as Twilight kept crying.

Nero finally had enough of the crying now that his coat was getting wet. He lifted his left hand and chopped her on the head one good time. Twilight instantly grabbed her head and tried to ease the pain while Nero stood up and dusted himself off.

"If this is how you treat your friends I'd hate to see your enemies." Nero said playfully as he reached his hand out to help her up.

"Stupid Jerk..." Twilight whispered as she took his hand and picked herself up.

They both stared at each other for a moment letting the gradual changes over the years sink in. Nero was a lot taller and athletic looking than when he was a kid and Twilight had......Filled out in a few places.

"STOP STARING AT ME PERV!" Twilight shouted with a blush on her face.

"Sorry, but seriously you've changed a lot from the last time I saw you! Seriously it's like I'm talking to a different person!"

"Yeah well......You've changed a little too. But you're still late as usual!" Twilight said with a huff while Nero rolled his eyes.

"Umm.....Not to interrupt this melodrama you two got going but we have other things to worry about right now!" Applejack said while pointing towards the forest.

Both Nero and Twilight turned towards the forest to see something rising from the dense forest foliage. Nero felt his arm begin to burn and knew what was coming next.

"Both of you get behind me."

Slowly a group of wolfs began to emerge from the foliage, however, after a second glance, everyone noticed the rotten flesh and maggots crawling all over them. Twilight and the rest of the girls took a step back as the undead slowly stalked them.

"I'd cover your nose. The smell these guys give off is enough to make you puke." Nero instructed as he pulled out Blue Rose.

"There ghouls....Probably took some of the animal corpses as vessels. I'd get back Twilight! I can't protect you and fight these things at the same time."

"Applejack lets go!" Twilight exclaimed as she grabbed her friend's hand and ran towards the others.

Meanwhile, Nero stared down the undead horde with a scowl on his face.

"You bastards ruined a reunion with an old friend of mine. I'll put you back in the dirt where you belong!"

Suddenly three undead hounds ran ahead of the pack and circled Nero on all sides. Without warning one of the wolfs pounced aiming for his neck while another went for his leg.

"Sorry old fella!" Nero shouted as a thunderous bang rang out through the town. The first wolf was blown to pieces from the shot while the second wolf tried to bite his leg. However, before it could reach its target Nero lifted his leg up only to send it crashing down onto the wolf's skull.

Instantly the third wolf tried to take Nero out now that his back was turned. Nero didn't even turn to acknowledge the attack. Instead, he only pointed Blue rose at the beast as it leaped towards him and in one swift motion pulled the trigger.

After that, all hell broke lose as the rest of the pack attacked. Nero grabbed Red Queen and then with one swing he cut half of the enemy to pieces. However, a chimera ghoul managed to slip through his defense. Nero quickly lifted his right arm to intercept the beast rotting jaws.

"What's the matter kitty? Go on and have a good taste!" Nero shouted as he kicked the beast in the stomach with enough force to send it flying.

The undead horde noticed their numbers beginning to dwindle and quickly retreated back into the forest. Nero couldn't help but be a little suspicious of the sudden retreat.

"Why would they run? Ghouls shouldn't have the capacity for rational thought. Unless something or....Someone was giving them orders."

While Nero was deep in thought Twilight and her friends were left awe-stricken. Nero had dealt with an entire pack of beasts like they were nothing! Suddenly Twilight noticed a platoon of guards moving towards them.

"Princess Twilight! Are you and the Elements safe!?"

"Yes, commander were fine but about the rest of the town?" Twilight asked with a worried expression.

"We currently have all available forces working on keeping the invasion at bay. In contrast, we have lost over a quarter of the town to the Everfree but we have managed to keep the citizens safe in the town hall."

Twilight took a deep breath as she tried to come up with some kind of strategy. However, before she could speak Nero suddenly walked past her and started giving orders to the guard.

"I need all available guards to follow my exact instructions." Nero exclaimed as the entire platoon looked at him with annoyed expressions.

"Sir we only take orders from the princess! And we don't take orders from civilians!" The commander shouted with a scowl.

Nero sighed in frustration as he reached into his back pocket and pulled out his identification.

"T-THE ORDER OF THE SWORD!?" The commander shouted as he fumbled a little while trying to salute.

The rest of the platoon slowly and questioningly followed their commander's example and saluted Nero. However, Twilight was left dazed by the sudden shift in the spotlight.

"Psst! Twilight What's this order of the Sword?" Rainbow Dash asked with a raised brow.

"I....Honestly, I don't know myself."

"Alright, I need half of the guards to protect the town hall with a magic circle and don't forget to purify your weapons with holy water! That should keep them back for the time being. I also need the rest of the guard to focus their efforts on keeping the invasion out of the town square. Staying in a tight formation means we can help each other without breaking the line."

"Yes, sir! You heard him, men! Head to town hall and purify the area!"

"Um, sir? This seems kinda.....Weird? This isn't really the duty of royal guards. This sounds like something a priest or an exorcist would do?" One of the soldiers pointed out while the others nodded in agreement.

"YOU DARE QUESTION YOUR SUPERIOR OFFICER YOU LITTLE-" The commander shouted before Nero stopped him.

"I understand why most of you would be suspicious. But right now I don't have the luxury of an explanation. I'm gonna boil it down to its simplest form! This is war!" Nero explained in a stern tone that sent the guard on edge.

"Whoever's doing this isn't a fool! They know that the military isn't prepared to fight this type of enemy."

"SIR! Permission to speak SIR!?"

Nero turned towards one of the younger soldiers. It was pretty easy to see that he was scared out of his mind right now. Nero only nodded his head in response which set the man at ease.

"Why don't we evacuate the town? That way we don't have to worry about protecting the citizens and focus on the Everfree."

The soldiers seemed to agree with his idea but Nero could only sigh.

"Like I said the enemy isn't stupid. They want to keep us in town through any means necessary. So to put it simply the city is surrounded by ghouls. If we tried to leave......We would all be slaughtered like livestock."

Nero's explanation seemed to make the holes in everyone's stomach grow even deeper. He made it pretty clear for everyone to understand. They were trapped in this town with no chance of escape. Now with a clear idea of what the situation was the rest of the guard got to work.

"Commander this list here should tell you how to make the magic circle. I have a case with all the ingredients on this list back at the guard post. Blend them together then draw a circle around the area and after that, you should be safe until I handle the situation."

"SIR!"

After that the commander quickly got to work on the list Nero handed him. Nero, on the other hand, looked at the supplies he had currently. Twilight finally having enough of being ignored walked over and grabbed Nero by the ear.

"OWOWOWOWOW!! TWILIGHT WHAT THE HECK ARE YOU DOING!" Nero cried before Twilight let go of his ear.

"Alright, mister you're gonna explain to me what in the world is going on here! AND DON'T YOU DARE JUST SAY IT'S NT IMPORTANT!" Twilight demanded as her friends once again were left speechless from the sudden change in their friends persona.

"Twilight I don't have to the time to explain! If I were you I would focus on protecting the citizens." Nero said as he tried to walk past her.

However, Twilight snapped her fingers causing a purple box to form around Nero. He suddenly remembered how skilled Twilight was with magic and realized that he wasn't gonna get out of this without some kind of excuse.

"Why exactly are you so obsessed with knowing about this? Did something happen?"

Twilight didn't say a word which was more than enough for Nero to understand the situation. He turned his head to look at her and say the determination in her eyes.

"Alright...Alright! Let me out of this box and I'll explain the situation. However, you have to tell me what seems to be troubling you." Nero said as Twilight glared daggers at him.

".......Fine."

Suddenly the box vanished and Nero turned towards Twilight and her friends with a serious expression on his face. Twilight kept a stern look as her friends tried to keep up with the sudden change in atmosphere.

"I'm gonna make this short and sweet......Right now there's a chance that Ponyville will be destroyed."

TO BE CONTINUED!