Once Dead: Back For Vengeance

Chapter 6: Better left Alone

I was in a void. My body and spirit separated as one was a mindless animal and the other deep in thought. The thing about a body and soul is funny really, a spirit cannot do much physically but try to make itself known, unable to leave the plane of existence with burning regrets. A body is just an empty shell with no purpose, almost like a wild animal that gets confused or angry. Without each other they were only half their full potential, but both could express their sorrow and anger, even if they couldn’t remember who they even were.

Then a third being appeared. She glowed a bright purple as both beings stopped and looked over. She was frowning as they both growled. They charged as she forced them in a magic hold.

“Desmond. Does thou think so lowly of us?”

The body snapped and growled.

She then used her power to force the soul back into the body as they wailed. Despite the pleas, the body became whole as a small explosion was seen. There sitting the middle was a smaller version of Desmond. His eyes a piercing blue as he silently wept and hid from view. Luna tried to get close as it only scared him more and hide away as a dark overcast formed.

“Desmond please, don’t let this define you. Your body and spirit have been revived. We beseech thee, return to the light so that we can make amends.”

“I don’t want to leave, this is the only place for me. No longer safe outside. I’d rather stay inside (repeating nonsense)”

“Desmond, the ponies want to speak to you, they need to. You don’t have to talk, but listen!”

Desmond awoke with a start as Luna fainted from the sudden disconnection. He tried to move as his body was restricted by restraints. He then felt a sliver of pain as he looked over. His right leg was badly burnt as well as some of his right side. He couldn’t see it, but he could feel the scratching feeling on his neck.

The door suddenly opens revealing a doctor that gasps as he rushes out of the room. Desmond looked over to see a few flowers and cards. All with get well soon or other positive messages.

My hands shake and my breath heaves.

…heh…

…

This…

…This is…

Oh, you just had to take the high fuckin’ road, didn’t you?

“You fucking cunts!” I scream. “You horses! You fucking pieces of shits! You think you can take the high road here?! You think you can…”

“Nurse sedate him!”

I was then held down as a Nurse tried to inject me.

‘Never again…’

There was a bright flash as my bindings ripped off and grabbed the shot and threw it across the room. I then knocked out the Doctor and Nurse as I slowly got out of the bed. Luna slowly awoke as she gasped and stood up as a few guards came rushing in. There were bat-like, thesrals to be exact, but they didn’t do much as I just stood there.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpK6eVtFTZE(2:30-2:34, COULD NOT FIND A CLIP FOR THE VOICE!)

The voice was hoarse as he glowed and jumped out the window turning into smoke again seeing Ponyville being rebuilt. I then see THOSE 6 as I land and take one final look at them.

“Desmond?!” Twilight shouts.

“It’s Freak don’t you know?”

“Listen here you. You got resurrected by this weird Rainbow thing, next thing we knew, you were breathing.” Applejack states.

“That explains a few burns.”

“They… couldn’t fix a few things and had to *shudder* burn it around.” Fluttershy whimpered.

“So… you let me live… WHY?!”

“To show you ponies are not all bad.” Another voice says showing Celestia, and then that pink alicorn from before.

“Heh it seems I still have something left inside… my immense loathing of ponies, mixed with Sombra’s magic. I knew his magic was strong… but to be able to latch onto me is a whole new level.”

“Desmond! You must not let this magic take yo…”

“Oh, spare me the speech, I’ve just got my life back and it’s all thanks to whatever dark hole Sombra crawled out of that improved me. I’m not going to back down while you try to make me feel like I’m the villain, when your ponies never listened!”

I take another breath as I sigh.

“I have seen you ponies all over. Everyone a criminal or worse than the ones you see. The only reason they haven’t been killed or sealed away is because of YOUR dammed chances! Take Iron Hoof, a disgraced guard turned drug dealer, arrested a year later after 12 confirmed deaths. Let out only seven years later and back to doing bad and went on revenge spree of the jury and old witnesses. I destroyed his chance of walking before things got worse for you. What would ponies think of how you run things when a pony convicted of a crime isn’t properly punished if you treat them like children?!”

“Desmond…”

“Stop calling me that!!! You’re not mom and you’re definitely not my friend!”

She steps back.

“I’m leaving your land and you can kiss any chance of me returning goodbye. I know what a real monster is and how to become one. So now I leave by…”

I then take a large slash against Twilight as she screamed as a gush of blood came from her chest as blood seeped from her shirt.

“And now you will always have a reminder why I hated you. Oh, and if you decide to try and catch me… then ask Celestia for those files of those ponies I maimed… Ta-ta.”

And with a spark I was gone as Twilight was rushed into the Hospital, tears falling not only from the pain, but the guilt…