Viventis Anathema - Story of a Cursed Mare

"Rarity! Why you are doing this... to me?- ARGH!"

"Relax, Fluttershy. One bit of pain and it's all over."

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGH!"

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"Rise from your supposed rest my dear. I also need your help. You will see both life and death into a new light. Soon Equestria will become a giant sepulcrum."

Grimwood remained still and looked at the battered corpse of the monster who used to be Fluttershy. There was no other reaction than confusion. She had witnessed multiple visions, just like that time when she was in the dungeon. Although she has no basis regarding about what she saw, there's one thing that traversed her mind.

"What the hell was that?" Grimwood asked

"A vision," Said someone entering the scene, being the stranger.

Grimwood glared at him as she recognized him. "You again."

"A vision of something that happened for real... You should know this," He said.

"Or maybe you were the one who injected this bullshit in my head!" Grimwood accused.

"You know it's true." The stranger remarked.

Grimwood was about to attack him, but then halted to reflect upon what he said. The visions seemed too absurd but were also too vivid to not be believed. She heard the voices and felt the tension of what was transpiring. Multiple question traversed her mind.

"Allow me to respond one thing," The stranger said. "You know why Fluttershy was living in the form of a monster despite her being dead prior the curse?"

"What are you implying?" Grimwood asked.

"It's because there's no curse." The stranger said.

Grimwood flinched. "What!?"

"Think about that. The monsters you had slaughtered are nothing more than dead ponies who were returned back to life as monsters and then disguised in their original form to confuse themselves. Resurrected ponies through the Necro Alchemy. Their name is Homunghoul."

"Homunghoul?"

"Dead ponies who were twisted, transmuted and resurrected through this methods, resurrected as monsters. Do you remember when your power was unleashed? Your power unmasked them!"

Grimwood pointed her chainsaw at him. "Ok, enough bull. Even if this is true, what is not clear to me is that you didn't told me your name or what your intentions are toward me, or even if what you said is true."

"Frost Bite is my name," The stranger said. "And for your information, I have my own agenda that doesn't involve you...yet."

"Huh?"

"Now if you excuse me, I will take my leave."

"No, you bastard! YOU-"

But before Grimwood could do something, Frost disappeared into a white mist without leaving any trace. Now she was alone with the remains of the twisted Fluttershy. The violet mare looked at the monster with a melancholic look. What she had fought tried to kill her, but it has still what represents the Elements of Kindness.

"Just for this time," Grimwood said as she closed Fluttershy's eyes and put her body at the center of the house.

Grimwood then stepped far away from the house, pulled out a large red amulet and tossed it toward the house, causing it to burst in a fiery explosion that destroyed everything and start to burn the wooden house and Fluttershy's body. That would be her own cremation.

"At least whoever bastard is running around resurrecting ponies as monster wouldn't do that on her anymore." Grimwood said as she turned toward a new path and leaved the place. "I will assure of one thing. I will make him take responsibility for his crimes."

Canterlot Castle Plaza, one day later...

As the rest of Canterlot was wrecked and devastated, multiple Royal Guards were gathered in front of the castle. One of them posed itself in front the whole ranks and start speaking, introducing another pony that was standing in front of them. A pony wearing a full black armor veiling his face, with rectangular features. The guards murmured at each other about him for a moment until he start speaking.

"Yesterday we had the tragedy that struck not just Canterlot but other part of Equestria." The black armored pony said. "Something that has no precedents. Somepony has invoked a horrible curse that turned our beloved ones into bloodthirsty and twisted monsters. What's worse, Twilight was turned into a monster as well and fled the castle."

The guards shivered upon hearing that new.

"But who is responsible for this mess that has caused the destruction of Canterlot and the death of innocent ponies? I will tell you. It's somepony that had caused the curse as a excuse to execute them for fun."

"Who?" Blitz lane asked.

"It's name is none other than Grimwood Vileberry. She's cursed on her own and is a danger for what Equestria stands for. Celestia wants her dead. No matter the cost."