Shifting light
A familiar face
Previous ChapterNext Chapter"I'm going to take your silence as a no. Shame, I got this pudding from Neptune so you know it's gon be gud. Then again, you probably don't know who she is, so my word likely means less than a bottle of air, minus the bottle." I honestly have no clue what this guy is talking about, but i'm going to assume it's nothing important.
"Do you need anything or is this just a social call?" Might as well get this over with.
"Bit o' Both, really. Being around me tends to weird things to people, kinda like getting superpowers." I wonder if there is actually a point to all this, it's a little scary knowing that there is someone as supposedly powerful as this man in existence.
"Oh, come on. You don't live long enough to watch THE God, create the universe and not go a little mad. Oh yeah, God made angels before the universe, just sayin'." Alright, so he's really old, unfortunately he isn't one if those cryptic, yet wise old people, but the powerful, yet mad.
"Anyway, back to business my ever evolving friend/experiment." he sure does like to take his time. Then again, if he's as old as he says he is then he has nothing, but time.
"I've come to realise that you aren't anywhere near as fun enough yet. So i'm giving you more things, don't ask what they are though, it's a suprise. To find out you'll need to experiment with the knowledge you have from games, movies and other shit like that for super happy fun times." what the hell, I've killed hundreds of people in mearly two days and i'm not fun, this guys has gone full psycho.
"You try having almost no interest in sex and then being 'aggressively persuaded' to live through both Corruption of Champions and trials in tainted space. I can assure you that it's confusing as shit trying to figure out what to do. Even more confusing as to why people have sex for any reason other than reproduction. I mean seriously, what the fuck." so he's going on a rant now, that's certainly interesting. Though he does raise a good point, why do people have sex for any reason aside from reproduction.
"Speaking of sex. You have any kids?" I ask 'cause why the hell not. The guy is older than the universe and he's lived through both those games, if he doesn't have a kid i'd be surprised.
"Sure i've had children, granted none of them had immortality because they were born from a mortal, but they're still my kids." I am confused, if my science is correct then a child get the dominant traits from both their parents. Immortality seem like a dominant trait, apparently not.
"Anyway we've went off topic, basically i'm giving you cool shit and you need to unlock ro get. Also check under your bed, there are some neat lil' trinkets in a box under there." Ah sweet, this guy would make a pretty great element of generosity.
"No I wouldn't. I'm giving you these thing because i've nothing to do with them and i'd rather not become a hoarder, so i'm pretty much using you as a bin." he could have destroyed them for fun.
"I could have, but that isn't productive, now, is it?" Alright he wins. Recycling rather than wasting, go green and all that crap.
"Soooo~ you gonna tell me your name yet?" just remembered that I don't even know the guys name.
"Can I trust you?" what a stupid question, this guy has given me superpowers and he keeps giving me more stuff, i'd bomb an orphanage for the guy.
"Please don't, i'm not fond of children, but Karma and Miss fortune would have my ass if they found out I was the reason you killed a bunch of children." Well shit, those two are living creatures, who would have guessed. "Anyway, my birth name is Elerial, but these days I go by Loki since Elerial sounds too serious for my taste." so he went through a name change, neat-o
"Capital. Well, it's nice to meet you Loki." not how I usually do introductions, but meh.
"Sure bud. Real nice to meet you to." Why do I get the feeling he doesn't really care that much. "That's just just Sloth talking, ignore it." who's Sloth, well it's a sin for a start. Mabye he has a relationship with that certain sin.
"Who's Sloth?" I ask out of curiosity, heh, mabye he has a voice in his head called sloth.
"Sloth is just one of my many, many titles. Sloth the Indolent, I get power from doing nothing exerting. Grif would love my job." i'm sure a lot of people would like it. Immortality plus gaining power by doing nothing. Just go to sleep for a few thousand years and then your unbeatable.
"That all or is there anything else you want to tell me?" I ask hoping to see if I can get anything else from him.
"Not right know, but if remember anything I can just invade your dreams anytime I want." Well that's upsetting, but not unacceptable.
"Well, c'ya Loki." Wonder what I got from him. Penance stare, power of the warp, pokémon summoning. I like that last one.
"Bye, congrats on deballing Blueblood by the way. I turn him into a girl a while back for funzies, check up on... Bluebell for us would ya." and with that he's gone, wait what the fuck, he turned Blueblood into a girl, ha. That has to be some sort of karma.
With the disappearance of Loki the word me started to collapse in on itself until all that was left was a starry void with a letter floating in front of me. I open the letter and read what's inide if it. In large fancy writing the letter states You can lucid dream Now, isn't that a blast.not entirely sure how to intemperate that I just shrug and allow my thoughts to drift off until I se the world around me change and infront of me are people with various different powers like superman or thor. This is likely due to me thinking about them considering I can apparently lucid dream now. Not really sure as to what I should do I just wander the rows upon rows of superpowered beings.
The world around me starts to properly fall apart this time just as I walk past Doomsday. I take this as a sign that i'm returning to consciousness and allow the world to fall apart. Have to say watching the world crack open and shatter like glass was a quite beautiful. Certainly wouldn't mind the world ending if it looked as good as that.
As I regain my senses I feel something off about waking up, it's probably nothing, but the large amount of heat on my left side says otherwise. Opening my eyes amd turning to see the problem I am greeted by something unusual... Or should I say someone. Yep, that's right. It would appear that Swift didn't realise I was joking or she did and is turning the joke against me. On the bright side this probably means she trusts me, on the not-so-bright side it could mean something else, but i'm not going to get into that.
After thinking a few different possibilities I decide to leave it at that and get out of bed. As my feet hit the cold floor I remember that i've got a present under the bed, so looking under it, I see loads of boxes and all of them are pretty big. Grabbing the first one, I open it and the contents suprise me.
Sitting in there is a PS4 with various equipment likely meant to power the machine. Along with that are a few games that I haven't played in a while alongside games that shouldn't be out yet, then again, I suspect Loki can time travel. If I had tear ducts I would cry, but alas I can't so I shan't. Before I close the box I see a letter attached to it so being myself I opened it and it read.
Dear Chris,
Interdimensional Multiplayer included since I can.
Yours sincerely,
Loki Magnus
I think my body just generated tear ducts for the sole purpose of crying at this very moment because I can feel something wet travel down my face. It's weird, crying and smiling, like those two things shouldn't happen at the same time and yet they do.
Still grinning like a certain cat I put that box back under the bed for use later. I grab another box from under the bed and open this one which gives me another suprise.
It's... Somehow the Arkham knight armour only missing the blue helmet and instead is the Red Hood one that is supposed to be under it. My main question is how it fit inside the box, but hell, if Loki can time travel who's to say he can't Tardis-ify boxes.
I close this box, with everything inside it, and return it back under my bed. I was going to go for another box, but I was interrupted by Swift Feather stirring in her rest.
I turn around to see her slowly wake up. It would seem she hasn't noticed me yet which is pretty hard to considering i'm right in front if her, but she does look ready to die.
"Morning, Swifty." What do you know, she's instantly awake and fully alert.
"I'm so sorry, I don't know how I got in your bed, but please forgive me!" She doesn't remember, hehe, it's time for ol' fashioned prank.
"Oh, don't apologise, you were simply wonderful last night. I had no idea someone could be so submissive." This could be mean and insensitive considering what happened yesterday, but the look on her face is worth it.
"Y-you mean... We..." Huh, she seems shell shocked, I think. Okay mabye not, her smile is creeping me the fuck out.
"S-suprise, just a prank brah." I don't feel nearly as confident as I did starting this, that smile promises all kinds of hell, kinky hell. The worst kind, for me anyway can't say the same for other people. Deciding to save my ass, quite literally, I leave my room for the safety of the hallway.
Remembering the route Swift shown me yesterday, I walk towards the dining room that Celestia was in. After a few minutes of getting admiring the castle architecture I make it there in time to see a tired Luna leaving. She looks up and nods before trudging her way towards her room.
Walking into the hall I see Celestia sitting there with her ever present smile. I seems to get a little wider upon seeing me enter.
"Good morning, Chris." Is it a good morning though. Yes and no.
"Good is subjective, I have the distinct feeling that Swift may want to have a piece of my ass." I say and Celestia just raises an eyebrow with a somewhat concerned look that's bordered with amusement.
"How did you come about this information?" oh you know she smiled a creepy smile.
"Well, I played a bit of a prank on her. You see she stayed the night in my room, don't ask why, and when she woke up she didn't remember how she ended up in my bed. Thinking it would be funny I heavily insinuated that we had sex. After saying this she went quiet then started smiling with this really creepy smile." I don't think Celestia cares if her laughing at me has any indication, this isn't even a reserved giggle either, this is full blown I'm suffocating laughter' That may be taking it too far, but it's close enough to the truth.
"You hehe, you may want to clear that up." No shit sherlock, but how does one say... You know what, she's a smart girl. She'll remember what happened and realise I was joking with her so worrying is uncalled for.
"My inevitable rape aside, may I ask when this ceremony thing is going to happen?" please tell it's going to be soon, I can't stand waiting for things.
"Later today, it's set for seven in the evening." dear merciful God, kill me. That's too long. What can I do to pass the time, open boxes, hell yeah. There was a shit ton of them under my bed.
"Capital. Anyone noteworthy going to be there?" Might as well scope out the nobles who are likely to come.
"Most of Canterlot nobility are foing ti be attending. You should look out for Fancy Pants as he is one of the few Knights we currently have. I'm fairly certain my student and her friends are going to be coming as well." Another knight, would be nice to talk to someone with the title and learn about what he's done as a knight to understand more about my job.
"Anything else?" I ask, might as well cover all my bearings while i'm here.
"A lot if nobles will likely try and gain your attention if they believe you are worth it. I'm also certain some celebrities are going to come as well." getting my attention isn't that hard,it's keeping it that's the problem.
"I had no idea I was popular enough for celebrities to attend." probably just a bunch of self entitled jerkoffs anyway.
"It isn't everyday a lone man saves an entire town from destruction." so they just want to be seen with a 'hero' to boost their reputation. Who new I was such a pessimistic person.
"Fair enough. Well, i've bothered you enough. I'll just go and check up on Swift, see if she's still in my room." As I leave I can hear Celestia laughing at my misfortune.
The walk back to my room was slow and calm. With such a state if peacefulness I can't help but let my mind wander about what Loki said earlier. Looks like I have even more powers now, with the only problem being I can't use them since he wouldn't tell me what they are but I have to guess they have to do with my current theme of games and shows. It would seem like Loki wants me to become as overpowered as possible now which is weird because with my first meeting he cut it short saying I was too strong with Blacklight. I have a feeling he wants to use me for something because he's freely giving away so many things, then again it could be a few small abilities that can't di anything making this entire dialog unnecessary. I was going to think on this more but it would seem that I have arrived at my room.
Slowly opening the door, I look around and see that Swift hasn't moved from her position yet. I walk in cautiously and make my way over to the maid,tapping her ob tje shouder. The gentle tapping doesn't seem to to work so I go to do it again only for her to turn around before I can. Resting my hand at my saide again, I look down at her with a natural expression.
"You can be mean sometimes, you kniw that right?" it would appear her memory has returned and with ita sense of deja vu. Didn't Screw Ball ask the same thing.
"Yeah, sorry about that, but an opportunity for fun appeared and I took it. No harm done anyway, right? You don't seem like the type of person who would hold a grudge for something so petty." This is getting way to emotional, granted my face is still passive and my voice monotone, but I can't help but feel strange, a strange, strange, that makes even the strangest of strange seem normal.
"Well, don't do it again. I was terrified that something actually happened." I can't help but feel a little insulted at that.
"I'm Really feelin' the love right now." That sounded petty and sarcastic, I think
"That's not what I meant. It's just that i'm nowhere near ready for taking care of a child. So I I just sort have freaked out when you said what you said." That makes sense, now that I think about it. Do I even have a dick? I mean, I don't feel it at all. I'm certainly under reacting about the fact I lost my jewels.
"Alright then, no more sex pranks, for you anyway." I wonder if Celestia likes pranks
"I think i've spent more than enought time in your room, so i'll see you later." I she going to be appearing at the ceremony, cool. I wonder if Spike is going to be there.
"I'll be seein' you then." with that out of the way I walk back over to my bed and pull out a few of the boxes from under it.
I open the closest one to me and to my surprise there is a inside it.i pick it up abd stare at it for a small while, thinking about what it might be able to do. In the middle of looking at the cross guard I suddenly recognise the blade. Realising what it is I accidentally drop it.
It's Azreals' blade from Lucifer. A weapon so strong it literally erases your essence from existence, preventing you from going to heaven or hell. I decide i'm too careless to wield something like that I place it back in its box.
Looking over yhwe other boxes, I can't help but feel a little nervous. If Loki is willingly giving away Azreals blade then there is no telling just what might be in them. Going for another box, albeit with more caution than the previous one.
Opening it, i'm not even surprised. Sitting at the botton if the box is a metal sword hilt with a few ridges going along it and underneath the hilt is a robe. Picking the hilt up I look it over in more detail and notice that there is a button on tge side of it. Preesing the button a large blade erupts from the top of the hilt. The blade is as black as the void, the sword is also being highlighted by a white light. I can't help but chuckle at the weapon in my hands, it's the darksaber, the only lightsaber to have a black crystal. I'm pretty sure that's true anyway. Deactivating it I wonder where i'm going to put it as I want to keep it on my person so I can actually use it.
After thinking about wanting to put it away the saber disappears in a flash causing me to stare in confusion and a bit of disappointment. I new it was a false hope but I tried to will it back since it would have made an excellent weapon. Then to my surprise and relief it reappears it my hand.
I stop to think for a second. Then I try to will the saber away again and it works, the angular blade dissappears from my grip only to be returned after wishing it back.
"Is this one of my new abilities, a personal arsenal or inventory, like a game." thinking about it, it makes a lit of sence and it's going to be hella useful." I take the boxes that I have already opened, take everything out, being extra careful with Azreals blade, and will them all into my new inventory.
With a happy sigh I grab the next box for today and open it. To my disappointment, all that is inside the TARDIS box is a couple of fruit baskets. I pull one out and grab a fruit. The moment I pick it uo I feel something wrong with it, like the Devil himself made the fruits. Pausing for a moment, I begin to laugh.
"Haha, Devil fruits. Never would have thought of that." I stare at the fruit in my grasp and start breaking it down with biomass. After its consumption I begin to filter through all if its genetic components before finding what i'm looking for.
To my great pleasure I can announce that this Devil fruit is the Ope Ope no Mi, Laws Devil fruit. Meaning I can create spherical barriers in which I control everything inside it with some type of spacial manipulation.
I don't consume the other fruits right away as I decide that I might as well see if I can find people to give certain fruits to. Hope they don't like swimming.
After adding all of the fruits to my new inventory I decide to mess around with my new ability, after all the best way ti kearn something is to submerge yourself in it. Quickly leaving my room, I try and find some people to experiment on.
Mabye this wait isn't going to be so bad after all.
Author's Note
I don't really now why I let Chris have more power, but I don't really care. More power equals more ways to kill things, after all.
There are still a few boxes left, feel free to comment if you want Chris to have a specific item.
