Spirit of Vengeance

Robbie's cold, dead stare sent shivers down the ponies' spines. His blood-covered face, his still arms. It was like he had done this vicious act times before. Twilight shook off her initial shock upon sight of the man and glared upwards, gulping, "What are you?" she asked, hoping that the man heard her.

Ignoring her, Reyes turned around and walked away, choosing not to say anything. "Hey!" Twilight yelled, using her magic to teleport to the rooftop in front of Robbie. The man was taken aback by her sudden appearance and took a step backwards. The alicorn simply looked at the man with a glare, tears threatening to run down her eyes.

"Are y-you... the Ghost?" she asked in a somewhat shaken, yet calm tone. "Why... Why did you kill him?"

Robbie's eyes narrowed and once again ignored the purple pony's question, simply stating, "Didn't pick the name. Now get out of my way." he bumped into the alicorn, intending to move on before the cloaked ponies could endanger anyone else. The human didn't want to waste anymore time and he hopped from the surprisingly short rooftop, landing on a knee.

"Yo, Twi!" Rainbow yelled out, landing next to her alicorn friend, "Is that who we were looking for?" she asked, pointing a hoof to where she last saw him, "Um... Where did he go?"

Twilight shuddered, "He just... killed him. He killed him without any hesitation. I-I can't..." she exhaled, trying to comprehend, "He... He could've been saved like Flamewave." she muttered. Rainbow put her hooves on her friend's shoulders.

"Easy, Twi..." the pegasus tried to calm her friend, despite being a little shaken up herself, "We'll stop this guy before anypony else dies. Anyway, we had to cover the body... As dark as it sounds. Starlight had to cover it somehow. Fluttershy and Pinkie cannot see that. Now, there's still those Dark Army goons still around."

Twilight nodded, "Y-Yeah... Then, we have to stop the Ghost."

Back on the ground, Starlight had incapacitated another member of the Dark Army, "None of this adds up. Who were they talking about? And who was that?" she asked, making sure the hooded ponies were still alive, which they were.

Twilight and Rainbow lowered themselves to ground level, "We can't worry about that now." said the alicorn, facing her friends, "That may have been the Ghost that did that. What he did... was wrong. Nopony deserves to die in such a cruel manner. We have to see where he ended up before anypony else gets hurt."

"There doesn't seem to be any of those freaks in this part of the city." Applejack noticed. "Ya think the Ghost is comin' fer them?"

Twilight shook her head, "Get the innocents to safety then. I will see what the Ghost is up to."

"Wait, Twi!" Rainbow said. "You sure? You saw what he did to that unicorn right?"

A sharp exhale escaped Twilight's lips, "I know. But I have to make sure nopony else dies by his hand. From his eyes, I could tell he was used to death. These ponies could be like Flamewave. And I have to make sure they get proper justice." she ran off, intending to find the Ghost.

Robbie ran on, seeing a few more cloaked ponies trying to use the same dark spell he witnessed earlier to trap them in a dark binding. The man watched as these ponies were corrupted, slowly and seemingly very painfully, judging by the screams that rang his ears. He had to save them with any means.

Seeing the Dark Army constantly use their spells to torment the innocents, it sent rage within the man. Reyes watched the suffering of many. He would not stand back, especially since he was already being questioned for his methods, 'Damn pony. Can't she see what's happening? Asshole had it coming.' he thought. He watched as a pegasus continued to pummel a poor bystander, who was begging for their life.

Using his chain, Reyes choked a pegasus, wrapping the metal object around his neck. The sounds of gagging snapped him back to reality and he brought the cloaked pony back, seeing him struggle within its tightened grip. Robbie extended a fist and punched him in the face as hard as he could before removing the chain, kicking him in the stomach, causing him to wheeze and cough. The pony weakly attempted to fight back, but Robbie grabbed his hoof and snapped it in the other direction, breaking it instantly.

With a painful screech, the pegasus held his broken hoof and tried to buck the man with his hindlegs as fast as he could. But Robbie moved his body and punched the pony as he turned around, and he grabbed his limb, pinning him down. With a powerful shove, he broke his leg and stepped on him, kneeling down. "Jackasses like you don't deserve a second chance." he whispered. But he stood back up, seeing the scared pony, "Run." he ordered.

Nodding, the bystander ran off, unsure of what he witnessed. But he was grateful for the stranger. Once the innocent was out of sight, Robbie snapped the pegasus' neck. Robbie grunted as he turned his head, seeing a unicorn bind down a helpless mare, as the unicorn muttered, "Yes, join us. For it is your purpose." she declared, stomping a hoof as black energy consumed the mare.

Hearing enough, Robbie walked forward and held the pony up by the hood, "What are you?" she asked, unable to react as Robbie punched her in the face, causing her nose to bleed. He threw the cloaked mare aside casually.

"The one who will end this madness." Reyes declared, spinning his chain around. He grabbed a piece of debris and used his supernatural abilities to light it on fire. The unicorn attempted to hit him with a beam of dark magic, but Robbie ducked underneath the shot and threw the flaming rock directly to the unicorn's head, a loud crack being heard once it collided with her face.

The dark unicorn's horn was broken, blood dripping from the protrusion on her head as she grunted. "You..." she growled, feeling the magic leave her and thus freeing the pony she was trapping, making her flee for her life. She charged forward as fast as possible, intending to take the pony head on for payback.

But Robbie headbutted the mare, causing her to reel back and buckle down from the sudden attack. Robbie gritted his teeth, rubbing his forehead now. Getting back on track, he threw the pony down as she raised her hoof and slammed her on the ground, shattering her teeth and horn, causing her to collapse. The man decided to end it by cracking her back.

There was one more unicorn, who had managed to entrap a few innocents in the dark binding as their eyes began to glow red. He noticed that the small invasion had their numbers dwindles, noticing nothing happening beyond the immediate area, 'No doubt thanks to that purple pony and her strange friends. Did me a favor, but I gotta make sure this doesn't happen again.' he thought, marching forward in silence.

Using his chain, Robbie lit it as it burned the unicorn, causing him to lose focus. The cloaked unicorn snickered at the sight of Robbie as he turned around, "So... You must be the Ghost. I've heard of you before, and what you did to my fellow members of the Dark Army. I will end you for your transgressions." he boasted. The ponies around him he trapped fell unconscious from the shock.

The human pointed to himself, "I'm right here." he taunted.

The unicorn shot a beam of magic, but Reyes used his fire chain to deflect the beam, the Spirit of Vengeance's power no doubt blocking the effects of the dark magic. The unicorn continued to use his horn, but Robbie continued to remain unfazed, using his chain to whip the pony, burning through his cloak, creating a large scorch mark on the side of his body. Smoke appeared on his barrel as he lowered down from the burns. "Lucky shot." he muttered, stumbling back up.

Instantly, Robbie used his chain to whip the pony again, causing him to scream, the burning metal hitting his face, which once he was done holding, was burnt and beginning to scar underneath red bruises and still aflame slightly. The unicorn hissed and tried to attack Robbie, but the man uppercutted the unicorn and shattered their jaw. "You Dark Army pieces of shit are the same. Bringing chaos to those who don't deserve it. Perhaps it's time I gave you all a taste of your own medicine." Reyes spoke while he cracked his knuckles one at a time. He was finally about to end this invasion once and for all.

Twilight had finally arrived to where she saw the chaos unfold next a moment later. But she skidded to a halt from her trot, putting a hoof to her mouth in surprise. 'Am I too late?' she thought. The alicorn scowled, looking over the dead bodies, seeing burns, fatal injuries, and even brains splattered from a unicorn's head. She had to swallow her lunch from the horrific sights. But her gaze faced the man, who was standing over another body, the last body now, with his gloves covered in red.

Robbie stood over the unicorn he had beaten, a frown on his face. "You." he muttered, not wanting any more trouble now. Twilight scowled at him, her horn glowing.