Author's Note

Hey guys, I'm going to completely redo this series as I said on the canceled version, and hopefully you all enjoy. Also as you'll notice there is some light torture (at least it's light in my mind) so if you're not comfortable with such do not read on, due in part to the fact that there will be more and it will get much much worse later on.

A rough begining

(prologue)

I sat staring blankly at my screen, not even the slightest of emotions in my light brown eyes as I regarded the show more than watched it. For me life had become a dull and meaningless experience when everything fell into a routine and didn't seem to ever want to change. With a sigh I looked away from the screen and instead stared out my window, watching as the heavy rainfall splattered against the window, giving me an idea. I quickly got dressed and threw on a jacket before exiting my room and putting on my shoes. "Be back in a bit dad, just gonna enjoy the rain," I said, already out the door before he could even hope to respond and was descending the stairs of the apartments. I moved to the middle of the open grassed area and sat down, just letting the rain fall onto me and soak every inch of my clothes.

While I very rarely felt any real emotion I still always felt what I could remember to be happiness whenever I'm in the rain like this. The way the cool water chills me down to the bone seems to remind me that I am alive, that I'm not heartless, and with that I smiled. My moment of peace did not last however for as I sat there is my own little world of peace I felt myself get picked up and thrown into a tree, making me gasp in pain as I fell back down into the wood chips below. Forcing myself up I saw something I wasn't expecting. What stood before me was a creature that one would only see in their nightmares, the creature looked to be made of solid shadows that stood slightly over 8 feet tall, its eyes were filled with blood lust and its smile was filled with such mad glee that it could make a demon run in fear.

"Hehehehehe, prepare to die," the creature said as it slowly approached me, its voice sounding both high and low, but definitely male. As the creature approached me I moved away at an even pace, hoping not to set it off and end my life. This continued until I was nearly to the parking lot, when suddenly it was gone, and I felt something grip my left arm with force. Slowly looking over I could see the creature standing to my left, its grin wider and its very sharp looking claws holding my arm at my shoulder and wrist. With an evil laugh the creature pulled with force, but just enough to slowly rip my arm off at what felt like he was going at snails pace as I screamed in agony, never having experienced such pain as this before. After what felt like hours to me I felt my arm finally pull away from my arm and let out another loud scream, my throat becoming sore from my screaming as I barely registered the increase in the creatures laugh.

After a few moments I felt the creature release my shoulder and I fell to the ground, slamming face first into the mud as I felt the rain soak my body and attempt to wash away the blood. "We're not done yet," it said as it lifted me back up by my right arm, I looked at its face, seeing drool run down from its ever increasing smile. letting out a psychotic laugh it ripped off my other arm much quicker this time, instantly letting me drop to the ground so it could watch as I writhed and screamed in agony on the muddy ground. As I screamed I felt it grab one of my legs and hold it up, it put a claw on my knee and slowly pushed until there was a sickening crack and my screams increased in volume from the bent-out-of-shape leg. Picking up the other leg it did something different, it grabbed my foot and slowly twisted until it turned a complete 270 degrees, every moment my screams increased in volume. Then when I thought it couldn't get any worse it turned me onto my back and tore off my shirt before proceeding to take a claw and carve me up. Its claw started from the middle of my upper-chest strait down to my pelvis, after which it cut a horizontal line from each side of my abdomen to the vertical cut, at just under my bottom most rib. I felt it as he slowly peeled my skin back and started slicing organs, leaving them inside so I could feel every throb from the damaged parts that sent immense pain to my mind and made me scream with more strength, strength that I lacked for any other action than to let out wails of agony as one after another my organs were cut to ribbons inside my own body, just enough left intact that the nerves could still sent signals of pain. Then, after half an hour, it suddenly stopped, I still laid there on the ground, I still felt the rain fall into my open chest, as even my ribs had not been spared, each one either cracked or broken, hell I could even feel as the raindrops fell onto my still beating heart and chilled it.

"Rest Jack Cresten, and may you rest in eternal agony AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!" the creatures maniacal laughter was the last thing I heard as suddenly I felt myself sink into the ground, too tired to fight back as I sank until my head was covered and mud covered my vision and filled my lungs. After a few moments I felt myself begin to black out, and so I let myself start drifting away, wanting nothing more than for my suffering to end. But as My body grew numb a single thought entered my head 'no', I couldn't die, I might not have felt anything but too many people who called themselves my friends helped me so that I could live, they helped me see that there was always a way to live no matter what happened, no matter how much pain you were in, and no matter how much you wanted to give up. I started struggling as I still felt myself growing numb, I fought with everything I had, though it was more spiritual since most of my body was broken, cut, or just plain missing. After a few moments I thought I was right on deaths door, but then I felt myself get filled with a power that seemed to flood me with energy, and as I started to experience hope, there was a bright light, and I blacked out.

3rd person, Equestria

Two guards stood in silence, stationed in front of the main entrance of the castle they both showed little emotion as they stood guard, not moving so much as a single muscle. Then suddenly another pair of guards walked up to the pair saying, "Shifts over, time to switch," and with a nod they changed places with a smooth sense of professionalism. Walking down the halls of the castle one of the guards let out a little sigh before saying, "man this is boring, I hate getting watch duty for the front gate,".

"Yes, but you have to remember Strait Arrow, it's our job and we just have to do what we're told," he explained to his younger partner, getting another sigh out of him.

"I know Crimson, but why do we have to get all the boring jobs?" Strait asked, taking a look out the window and stopping to look at something he could see in the sky.

"We get what we get Strait, no reason complaining about it," Crimson answered, taking a moment to notice Strait was not walking with him and was focused on something outside the window.

"Do you see that Crimson?" Strait, pointing at something with his hoof.

"See wha-WHAT THE HAY IS THAT!" Crimson shouted, seeing what looked like a ball of fire headed for them. Startled, both of them jumped out of the way just in time for something to smash through the window and a door to one of the guest rooms. Strait and Crimson looked at each other before slowly moving towards the broken doorway and inside the room, finding a strange creature in a heap where the bed once was. The creature had white skin with almost no fur, save for a brown mane and short hair on parts of its body. It wore torn up clothes that barely covered all but its arms, hands, neck, and face. lying on its stomach the two guards could see a pair of crimson red wings that hung loosely against its body.The creature looked long, and looked like if it stood it would hold a bipedal stance, appearing as though it would stand even above that of Princess Celestia herself. and Finally the two guards noticed that the creature reeked of blood, and that its clothes were stained heavily with the stuff, even its hair wasn't spared the blood that slightly dampened it, seemingly the only place that wasn't completely covered in it.

"What do you think it is Crimson?" Strait asked, looking the creature over again as he crinkled his nose at the scent.

"Whatever it is doesn't matter, it is an unknown creature that has crashed into the castle and is heavily covered in blood, I say we chain it up and bring it before the Princesses," Crimson said, taking on an air of authority as he received a 'Sir yes Sir!' from Strait as they began the process of securing it so it wouldn't escape, and then bringing it before Princess Celestia herself.