Vengeance is a Torch

by Torulf21

What the Bloody Hell!?

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Believe me the one thing I hate more than anything else is how people judge others by how they fucking look. Is appearance's more important that what a person really are!? REALLY!? Just because someone looks different people would just points their fingers at them and call them monsters, IT'S JUST FUCKING WRONG!!!!!!!

Sorry for my outburst but I'm damned serious about it since something like this happened to me and I'm not going to let it slide, I will never let my hatred of it go.

Let me explain what happened, when I returned home from work. I watched alot of youtubes and fanfiction stories and anime series, I love these things but also my favorite activity is Power Lottery. Where you can get some random powers just for the fun of it. I tried it many times until I got my three favorite powers.

It was:
Enchanted Armor - The user can create a suit of armor with enchanted magical properties and with their own special abilities, they can even be used to resist certain attacks because of the magical aura that surrounds the suits. The user can even utilize magical spells from their armor for attack or defensive purposes in any way, shape, or form.
Enhanced Hammermanship - Users are able to demonstrate brutal aptitude and great proficiency in using hammers to inflict heavy blunt force damage and/or trauma, making the user very dangerous in close quarters combat. The user can also break down structures and take out heavily armored enemies.
Indomitable Rage - The user has unnaturally strong rage that is never ending and ever growing, enabling them to be immune to all forms of pacification including Patience Manipulation, Patience Inducement, Serenity Inducement. Through their rage the user can face great physical pain and psychological trauma and will refuse to surrender, literally using their anger to fight through the pain, possibly up to the point of cheating death and pushing themselves past their own limitations. Their rage can also act as a makeshift source of power for their strength.

Imagine that, a hammer warrior with magical armor with a supernatural anger as power. Kind of like Robert Baratheon from the Game of Thrones story. I guess it would be awesome to have those powers and live in a fantasy world where you can do whatever you want.

After a while I hit the bed to go to sleep, I still need to work tomorrow. Before I closed my eyes I strongly wished that I just vanished and end up in a new world. I would say in my head 'please just take me to a fantasy world, I would give anything for it' I would say before I close my eyes and let sleep take me.

And that's when all changes, my life would never be as it once was.

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OC - POV

'What the Bloody Hell!?' was the first thing in my mind when I woke up in the middle of some forest. How did I end up here? Just look at the place, those trees does not look like ordinary ones. This is a haunted forest but how the fuck did I end up here when I was suppose to be in my house!?

When I moved to get up on my feets I felt some sort of a papper on my right hand. I looked at it and saw a note so I decided to read the note.

It says:
Good news, you have won the Power Lottery game and you are now in a new world with your three powers.
Enchanted Armor
Enhanced Hammermanship
Indomitable Rage
Your instruction of using these powers are simple. You must focus your imagination very hard so that a new armor will appear along with a warhammer. If you can picture your armor and imagine what it would look like and focuse all your willpower on it and you will wear it. And also you will also have a warhammer that suits your armor.

Good luck on your adventures!

WHAT THE HEEEEEEEEELLLL!?

Wait..... This..... Is..... WONDERFUL!

This means that my wish came true and I'm in a new world with powers. This is awesome! This is what I always wanted and now I can be the real me now!

Now first thing first is the instruction on using my armor magic. I used my imagination to picture what kind of armor and warhammer I want and I focus all my willpower on it. I felt something weird and it sound like a small and quick metal clash before it's over. I open my eyes and I felt something in my hand and I felt like my whole body was carrying something. I looked at my hands and I saw metal hands and a real warhammer. I was getting more excited and I noticed a water lake next to me. I walked to it to see my self and look at me!!!!

This is exactly what I imagined! This is the best thing that ever happened to me! An armored form of Thor from Marvel with all the powers of his Mjölner.

But before I could do anything else I heard a strange and yet intimidating growls. I looked behind me and saw what looked like a pack of wood wolves. What the Hell!? That's right just What the Hell!? Those are wood wolves, how is that even possible? But never mind, if they want a fight I'll give them one.

I took a battle stance and waited for them to make the first move. After a minute or two, one of them jumped at me and I swinged my warhammer at it's head, it shattered and died instantly. Same thing happened to another and another, I swinged my warhammer around and every hit I did was very easy for me like it was natural. I felt alive, I felt amazing feelings, which means, I was having fun! But of course all good things must come to an end. When all the wood wolves tries to attack me in a group, all at ones. I held my warhammer up in the air and then thunder from the sky hit it, sending wave of destructive energy around me and destroyed all the wooden wolves, and also destroyed many trees around me. I won the fight.

Wow. Just bloody wow. It's everything I imagined and it worked like a charm. After that fight I decided to focus my willpower to disband my armor and with the same sound and feeling it worked. I only keept my warhammer because if I run into any trouble I'm prepared. I was walking through the forest, trying to find my way out and maybe even find civilization. The journey was very long but excited, it didn't take long before I heard a noice. That's strange, perhaps someone was in the forest too.

I search to find the person here. I followed the noices which sounds like running or something. Then I heard a sound of metal clashing on each others. Could that be..... there is a fight going on?

I ran a little to find out more quicker. I then hid behind a tree and then I took a peak from behind and found some people fighting. But instead of people, I saw what looks like a..... humanoid horse and a bunch of humanoid dogs led by one who rides a wood wolf.

I am so confused as hell right now. So this is a new fantasy world with no humans at all and with humanoids species. Nevermind that now, now I noticed that armed, female humanoid is surrounded by these dogs (literally) with weapons and they all team up on her.

"Surrender now wench and you might live. As a pretty slave of ours." The one riding on wood wolf said and his fellow dogs chuckled.

Did he said... Slave!? Oh now I get it, these dogs are slavers and she is a soldiers trying to fight for her freedom. Then I know who is my enemy and ally. I must help her. I hid behind the tree again and used my powers for a new armor.

This armor, I call it 'Savage Chivalry', enhance my body beyond typical human capabilities and I also possesses instincts that allows me to become a master of evasion and an ultimate killing machine.

I then picked up a rock and throw it hard on the one riding on the wood wolf. I hit him right in the face as I came out of hiding, it also caused him to fall down from his mount. They all looked at my direction and saw me standing there with my armor and warhammer on my hand. The dogs were surprised and the mare was shocked because her eyes were wide and mouth opened. But before I could speak the dog who I threw the rock at got up with a bloodied face and he had very angry eyes.

"Ggrrr, KILL THAT FREAK NOW!!!" He screamed in pure rage.

Freak? Really? Oh, your the one to talk.

Nevermind now, now his lackies charged at me and I did the first thing that comes to my mind. I swinged my warhammer against an axe-wielding dog's head so hard I rip his head off. After that I quickly swing my warhammer against another humanoid dog who attacked me with a sword, hit him in his belly and opened a hole for his guts to literally come out. Another dog came towards me and I send him flying, then another came and recieved a swing from me so hard on his head it was smashed like a melon of flesh and blood.

What is odd about this situation is, I am killing living beings. I kill, I took lives away. And yet I felt no guilt nor any hesitation at all. I was actually feeling that it was natural, I don't know why or how. But I actually felt like this is natural and I can do it rather easily. The mare took the opportunity and charged at the dogs and help me kill them to. We fought together back-to-back and slaughtered all these dogs until the leader on his wood wolf remained.

"You bastard you'll pay for that!!" He roared and charged at us.

I quickly pushed the mare aside and quickly evaded his wolf, swinged my warhammer in his chest (probably shattered every rib he had). I quickly turned and delivered a fast strike on the wood wolf's head and the whole body shattered. I then turned my attention towards the injured dog leader.

"Wait wait..... Work for me instead..... I'll give you all my wealth and females in exchange for my life!" He beged like a coward.

AND THAT PISSED ME OFF LIKE HELL!!!!

"You teamed up on a female and you practice slavery, and worst of all you wanted me dead! AND YOU DARE BEG FOR MERCY FROM ME!" I roard in anger as I delivered the finishing blow on his head and killed him.

After a while I then turned my attention to the mare soldiers who stared at me in surprise for a moment before she snapped back into reality.

"I thank you for your help stranger. You seems to be a fine warrior. I am Ebony Sparkle, soldier in service of Queen Faust. What's your name?" She asked me in a tone mixed with polite manners and admiration. My name huh? Well since I'm in a new world I guess I should have a new name too. And I know just what kind of name I shall have.

"I am Arton Ravenheart. All I am is a common sellsword, an independent soldier for hire." I said calmly with manners as I gave a nice bow. She seems rather surprised.

"A mercenary huh? Yet you didn't joined the dead dog when he offered you payment. But it seems there is even honor among mercenaries too" She said with a smile. The she became more worried as she looked behind herself and then turned towards me again.

"Look, I promise you payment but I deeply need your help. There is a village not far from here and a pack of diamond dogs attack it to capture slaves. I came with a group of royal guards to help them but we were ambushed and I got seperated from my team. Please, I can't fight off there dogs on my own and you are a great warrior. I need your help." She said in a pleading tone and a begging face as she approached me. A village under attack by slavers she said huh? And these creatures are called diamond dogs, don't know why and I don't care. How could I say no to a face like her's.

"Lead me to that village and I will show these dogs my FURY, you have my word." I said with pride and reassuring voice. She smiled from ear to ear and hugge me strongly. For a lady she have muscles, hehehe.

"Come, we must hurry." She quickly said and took my hand to lead me to that village. All I did was just following her.

Luck must have been on my side because not ten minutes after I and Ebony Sparkle ran off did we find an exit to the forest and found the village she spoke of, and it's on fire.

More horse people lived there and they are being chained in line by more of these humanoid dogs, or diamond dogs as she called them. Ebony seems rather worried.

"Oh no. The other royal guards didn't arrived. We are only two here." She said as if it was hopless. But I disagreed.

"That won't stop me!" I said and rushed into the village. I'm sure she tried to stop me but I was WAY far ahead of her.

I quickly approached a dog who was whipping another mare trying to protect her child. I swinged my warhammer on his head so hard his head shattered and all his brain matter flew all over the place. Every other diamond dogs saw it and all charged at me. But my 'Savage Chivalry' armor and my mighty warhammer makes me an one-man army and I sure as hell gave them all I could give. In my wroth and prime I swung my warhammer like a man possessed. Swinging it left, right and centre, crushing dog after dog. Breaking them as much as I could, using my indignation at such dogs fighting me to fuel my strength. Swinging and crushing more and more dogs, breaking them into two, cracking skulls and breaking chests, on and on the fighting went and it surprisingly filled me with much joy. Don't know, don't care. I just keep swinging my warhammer and moves forward, swinging and crushing more and more dogs roaring for more of them to come out and die.

While I was bussy distracting the dogs, Ebony Sparkle sneak around and freed every horse person from their cages and chains. She no doubt told them that I was on their side and I appeared I just inspired them to fight since I have noticed them taking weapons from the dead dogs and tools such as shovels, pitch forks and hammers, and charged at the dogs until all of them fleed from town.

This village was saved and all the horse people cheered in victory while I laid on the ground because I'm fucking exhausted. After a while as I was still on the ground, I saw Ebony Sparkle looking down at me upside down with a smirk.

"I would normally say how crazy you were just charging in without thinking. But I'm gonna say this. You were great." She said. Perhaps I was careless but it worked, so I gave her a thump up.

"It's ok, I learned my lesson thank you very much." I said with a very tire tone. She seems amused by it since she giggled after my comment. I then got up on my feets just to be greeted by one of the horse villagers, a female one.

"Th...thank you sir, for saving all of us. We are grateful." She said bowing and all the other villagers stared at me. Ebony Sparkle looked at me with a smile and I decided to give her a pat on the head.

"No need for any thanks, it's been an honor." I said politely and she smiled. The other villagers surrounds me to give me their thanks and Ebony gave me a wink of approval.

After a while I heard a loud noise and saw a group of horse people in gold carrying spears come our way. I got a little worried by the villagers seems glad and Ebony Sparkle came next to me.

"Finally, reinforcement has arrived. They got our message! You don't need to worry Arton, they are here to help us." She said. Well a little too late for that don't you think.

I stood there as the 'guards' came and approached us. I have noticed that there are various of humanoid horses, like unicorns, pegasus and normal horses. But all of them carried gold armors and spears. As they came closer, one particular unicorn with a spear came towards me and Ebony.

I opened my mouth to say something, but as I did I felt an extreme tingling sensation in the back of my skull. And from that sensation came fear and I completely lost control of my body, for a good reason of course. I noticed that unicorn guard took his spear forward, trying to stab me with it and i blocked it with my warhammer and punched him very hard in the face before I regained control over my own body.

I remember that my 'Savage Chivalry' armor possess prey instinct that allows me to avoid all sorts of dangers. I quickly took a fighting stance as the horse soldier got up trying to attack me again. But by both our surprises Ebony Sparkle kicked him in the face.

"WHAT THE BUCK IS WRONG WITH YOU!? YOU JUST ATTACKED THE SAVIOUR OF THIS VILLAGE!" She yelled out loud at the guard. Jepers she was loud. His eyes widened in shock.

"Saviour!? This... thing. That cant be a-" He tried to argue but he was interupted by her again.

"He wasn't the one who attacked the villagers, on the contrary he risked his life to save them all!" She yelled again.

When the stallion realized his mistake he dropped his spear and fell on his knees at my direction.

"Oh no, I- I'm sorry, sorry, I- I- I wasn't- I-" He stuttered with regrets. And just when I was about to accept his apologies things just got worst.

"Soldiers!!" Someone yelled and when we looked at the source we saw that amongs the guards a tall armored horse lady with both wings and horn, also red hair looking at me with anger.

"Kill that monster at once!" She commanded. Oh great! JUST FUCKING GREAT!

"WHAT!?" The stallion yelled.

"No Queen Faust! He's not a monster, he saved this town." Ebony Sparkle yelled too.

"I said kill that monster, NOW!!" This 'Queen' Faust commanded with menace.

"Your majesty, he's an ally. He has done no wrong at all!" The stallion defended me.

"He's the dark presence my daughter foresaw and the one who will bring destruction to our land. He must die!" She yelled.

"NO! I won't let him die!" The stallion yelled and took a stance to defend me, and so did Ebony Sparkle.

"Private Steel Night, Private Ebony Sparkle, for this treason you will be punished with him." She yelled as her horn lit and she send a beam of magic at us.

The stallion, Steel Night, cast a magic shield and protected us from it but we were soon surrounded by the guards who charged their attack spells until his shield was down. The guards subdue them but they all try to thrust their spears at me, I fought back but I only punch, kick and use non-lethal hits with my warhammer because I don't wish to kill good soldiers who only follow orders from a fucking bitch. I decided that my best option is to escape from this village and enter the forest again so I send many guards flying out of my way as I make a run for the forest.

But not for long I felt my feets being grabbed by something and I couldn't run anymore. I looked at my feets and saw some sort of magic aura in shape of chains grabbing my feets and keep them from moving. I looked back and saw the Queen Bitch's horn glow which means she is responsible for this. The worst part is that before I could do anything else I felt pain in my belly. I looked and saw a spear sunk into my gut. The second after that more and more spears pierce through my entire body and I felt first pain and then a heavy exhaustion taking over me. When they all took their spears from my body I saw alot of rocks tossed from the villagers who scream out against the Queen and her guards. I watched as I saw the horse villages picked up their weapons and some stones and began to throw them at the Queen and fought off the guards for my rescue.

But the thing is my own body takes a pummelling, blood begins flowing down from my armor and down to the ground, and I find myself staggering. I feel alot of pain and my eyes were closing, turning my vision into black. Could this be it..... Will I die right here and now?

NO! THIS IS NOT THE END OF ME! THIS FUCKING BITCH ATTACKED ME AND TRIED TO KILL ME FOR NO GOOD REASON JUST AFTER I SAVED THIS WHOLE VILLAGE! I WILL NOT ACCEPT THIS! I WILL KILL HER, I WILL KILL THEM ALL FOR WHAT THEY HAVE DONE TO ME!!!!!!!!!!!!
(Indomitable Rage Activated)

With the combination of my armor's killer instinct ability and my neverending, ultimate hatred I have regained my strenght to get up and began swinging my warhammer again and this time I go for the kill against these guards. Here I come again, swinging my warhammer, left right and centre, again, crushing every guard who stand against me, swinging my warhammer and breaking them in half. The rush is something I will live for, for the rest of my days I know this now and I pushes on desperate to keep fighting. My goal is to kill Faust and make her pay for her crime, so I swings my warhammer and brings more and more guards down. The ground is now covered in bodies and blood, the ground leaks blood when I steps on it and I roars a challenge.

As soon as I killed enough guards to reach her so I tossed my warhammer with a mighty swing, trying to kill her. But just before my warhammer hit her, I saw her horn glow again and she just disappeared and I missed. JUST FUCKING GREAT! WHERE ARE YOU COWARD!?

I then felt a hand on my shoulder and I reacted with a hard punch and headbutt before tossing the guard right into a house wall, but just before that guard hit the wall I saw that it was Night Steel and I assaulted him! After that some of my senses came back to me.

"YOU MUST RUN NOW!" I heard Ebony Sparkle yelled from afar and I know why. I saw more and more guards comming from the sky, far too many for me to fight.

"Just go! Please, save yourself!" She yelled with a pleading face, a face which I could not say no to.

She wants me to run back towards the forest and that's exactly what I did, I ran as fast as I could just to survive.

And survival is all that matters to me now.


Author's Note

All the Anthro ponies are inspired from the artist newyorkx3.

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