The Soul Reaver

A/N: Okay folks, here's where some more interesting things happen! On another note, we finally have someone who's participating in The Soul Reaver Universe! Here's the link to his story!

(Jay's team - Marketplace)

Jay's team walked in silence, well mostly. Jay whistled a tune while Pinkie hummed, leaving fluttershy in silence. She often wondered how the two can be so calm when there are so many statues surrounding them. The statues continued to hold that scared look and sadness, it really took a lot for her to fight back tears.

Fluttershy felt Pinkie near her. "Cheer up Fluttershy! Maybe the spell can be reversed!" Pinkie exclaimed. Fluttershy nodded and smiled lightly, though she still felt sad. She immediately noticed Jay chuckling quietly. What did he find funny? Maybe he was thinking of a private joke.

"Hate to break to ya', but this is one thing that won't be reversed." That brought both ponies' hopes down. "The humans here have already passed on. They accepted paradise. Or in some cases, damnation." He told them. He kept that smirk on his face, it really was quite creepy. Almost immediately after saying that though, Jay stopped. His smirk grew wider and he looked upwards.

"Well it's about time you showed yourself! I was wondering if this was just going to be the most boring section!" The ponies looked at him with confusion, then they followed his line of sight. They spotted a lone man standing on the roofs of the biggest store in the area. He held a look of extreme hatred, and what scared the ponies the most, was that it was directed towards them. He wore an elegant black suit with a purple tie. His long brown hair was tied into a ponytail by a black ribbon, and his eyes were a deep purple. In his hand was a very wicked looking knife. the blade was at least a foot and a half long, and it had symbols similar to what was on the others weapons.

The man leaped off of the building and landed without a word. Jay laughed outright this time.

"Oh come on! I thought you would be more talkative then this! I mean after all..." A dark glint came to Jays eyes as his smirk became more malevolent. "Dean's here just waiting to see you." That got a reaction out of the figure. His head snapped to Jay in a quick motion and his eyes narrowed dangerously.

"Now I know who you are..." The man growled out. "Jayden Jolek. I never would have thought Death would send a lieutenant after me." He remarked. The ponies stared at Jay with confusion.

"U-um... Jay, I thought you were new to being a wraith... If you don't mind me saying." Fluttershy quietly speaked. Jay turned to her and pinkie with a bit of an embarrassed grin.

"Yeah... I may have lied about that." he laughed as he rubbed the back of his head. "I've been a wraith for sixty years actually," he then pointed towards the other wraith. "Keeping tabs on this guy. He's not easy to fool, I can tell you that." He chuckled. The man saw no humor in it. Jayden then turned serious and looked back at the butler. "So tell me, Xenon, What made you decide that now was the time to strike? I thought that since your master was a lawn ornament you'd have taken a hint and offed yourself to save me some time!" Jay taunted viciously. Xenon's knuckles tightened around as he glared at the supposed stoner.

"Show respect you worm. My name is no longer Xenon, It's Nex. The reason I didn't sink into obscurity was because I kept myself busy with my travels." Nex replied. "You should know, you were the one spying on me for sixteen years. You were always hounding Dean and I, I had to make sure your blind servitude didn't corrupt the boy." The ponies stared in awe. This man knew dean since said wraith was a child! Nex's eyes took on a sad shadow. "But now that he's dead... you indoctrinated him into Deaths Tool! I'm sure once I see him again, I can get him to join me!" just as soon as the sadness came, it was quickly replaced with a look of determination and hope.

Jay simply laughed. "Well normally, I would be worried." Jay reached for his weapon and it did something the ponies never saw it do before. The handle then extended to represent a pole, and two heavy blades popped out from the sides.

It was an ax, not a staff.

"But you see, I can't really do that when Dean doesn't even remember who you are anymore." Jay grinned. Nex's eyes widened in shock, and slowly he became more and more angry.

"You... You didn't..." Nex growled out almost feraly. Jay's grin widened.

"Yup. I took enough of his soul to wipe those memories clean, and replaced them with something else." He twirled his ax and carried it in two hands. "Pretty neat, huh?" He taunted. He turned to the ponies. "You two might want to run. this is about to get ugly." He turned towards the ponies with a smirk. almost immediatly, Jay quickly turned around and caught Nex's attempt to blind-side him. "Now would be nice!" He shouted at them as he held Nex back.

Pinke and Fluttershy shook their heads and took off. They felt horrible leaving him there, but he basically told them he can take care of it. All they could do is trust him, despite his lies.

But there was still some doubt.

(Jayden V. Nex)

Rebel 1, ACTION!"

(Jayden V. Nex Theme)

You know, there's a time where I've got to learn to keep my mouth shut. This should have been one of them! I swear, I let my mouth run before I think and it leads me to nothing but trouble! I mean, look at the Vietnam war protests! All because I couldn't keep my freaking mouth SHUT!

I pushed back Nex with some difficulty, and swung with more speed then a normal person would expect.

Thankfully, I'm anything but a normal person. Nex parried the blow with a slash, and lashed out a kick which struck me in the chest. I was pushed back, but it didn't really hurt when you're built like a tank. I channeled a bit of my soul into my feet and stomped the ground. A boulder rose and was floating slightly off the ground.

"Batter up!" I shouted as I struck the boulder with the flat side of my axe. The boulder went flying and smacked into Nex, dragging him along for the ride. The boulder was cut in half as Nex emerged from the middle of the clean cut.

"Tch, I've forgotten your element was earth." Nex grumbled. I couldn't help but laugh.

"Geez, is your age gettin' to ya' old man?" I joke. His eyes narrowed and he vanished from my vision. Okay, let's see if this will work. I jumped into the air and stomped on the ground, sending shockwaves all around me.

"Tetonic shaker!" I saw Nex appear, this time he was trying to get a proper footing. I slammed the flat end of my axe against him and sent him flying. I jumped after him and was able to grab him while he was in the air. I used some wavelength to propel us higher into the higher, and I prepared one of my more favorite moves. "Emerald Driver!" I slammed him into the ground with a satisfied smirk. He won't be getting up from that anytime soon!

"Well, you certainly have gotten stronger than when we last met." To my shock, he was still concious. He used my shock as an opening and grabbed my leg. He lifted me without so much as grunting in effort and threw me into a building after a couple of spins.

Underneath the rubble, I could hear the sounds of wind picking up. Oh crap, he's prepping an attack!

"Chaos Peeler!" When I got out of the rubble, I saw a purple wave coming at me and it struck me before I could move in time. Well, once again, this is an example on why I should keep my mouth shut.

I got out of the rubble once more with axe in hand. I propped the weapon against my shoulder and clapped.

"Well, you certainly haven't lost any of your bite Nex!" I grin. Nex once again glared at me. He shook his head.

"I've no time for this. I need to prepare for Dean's arrival." He must still be holding onto some hope that Dean will remember. Well, thankfully, I assured that he wouldn't. Nex disappeared, but not without dropping something. It was another hilt like deans, except this one was much bigger, almost like a two handed sword. I made my way towards the sword handle and picked it up. I think I have an Idea on who's this'll be.

I guess I should make my way back to Pinkie and Flutters.

Still, I have a bad feeling about this...

(Elsewhere...)

Nex was hopping from roof to roof, making his way towards the castle. 'Damn... I should have know Jayden would be here. If... if what he said is true, then Dean doesn't remember me...' Nex felt a dark cloud hang over him. He shook his head. He wouldn't give up that easily. He sent out a sort of feeler for any other souls in the area. However, close by was another wraith he's never seen until now, along with a fairly powerful glow next to it.

A god was here. Judging by the similar energy, it held some power over life and death.

Time to investigate. With knife in hand, he made his way over to the signature of power. He felt himself get closer and closer, until finally, he spotted two males. One had a mild limp, while the other stood tall.

The limping man wore a rather destroyed coat, and when Nex looked closer, he could see sores all over his blue skin. He had short brown hair

'he must have had the plague...' Nex shuddered at the memory of that disgusting sickness.

"Ho' friend!" Nex heard the limping man call to him.

'So he saw me. Not bad.' Nex mentally complimented, he made his way closer to the men, remaining wary.

He got closer, and he was able to get a better look at the two. The one that radiated power had black hair and red eyes, he also wore all black, as if in mourning. He was extreamly pale, tall, and slim while appearing to be in his mid-twenties. He had a sort of soft smile that put you on edge.

"Greetings. I can tell you're a wraith. You wouldn't happen to know a dean, would you?" The slender man asked. Nex's eyes widened a fraction, but it wasn't noticeable. Nex nodded.

"Oi... he really packs a punch! Just fought the bastard," The limping man said with exasperation, catching Nex's interest. "and I knocked him out." The injured male finished with a curious look at Nex. Nex felt relieved. That meant that Dean was alive. "If it wasn't for a Ms. twilight sparkle though, I would have finished the job! Those two must be close if she's willing to save his life." he exclaimed. Nex almost showed emotion that time. An element of harmony was getting close to Dean. he had to stop her from corrupting him too much.

'It would appear that I have to move my plan a little faster... Nex mentally grimaced. This just complicates things too much.

"Excuse me, good sir." the tall male interrupted Nex's thoughts. "But I would like to inquire about your name." He smiled gently. He placed a hand on his chest to motion himself. "I am Mot. The Semitic god of death, At your service." Mot held his hand out for Nex to shake it. Nex stared at the hand for a little bit before he took it. Mot then waved a hand towards the limping wraith. "And this is Zachary Rivers, my assistant." Zachary waved his hand in greeting.

"Nex. I would like to know what you're doing here." That brought a chuckle from the two.

"You see Nex, we want to overthrow Death." This time, Nex did show emotion. His eyes widened at the seemingly impossible goal. "And in order to do that, we wish to turn his wraiths against him." Mot explained. Nex felt a strange sense of wonder. A life without that tyrant... Yes, it's a worthy goal.

"You see though, that Dean fellow does catch my interest. If he had more experiance, he would have more than likely defeated you Zachary." Mot teased.

"OI! I handled him just fine! It was that Element bitch that interfered!" Zachary shouted indignantly. Mot laughed lightly at his companions outrage as Zachary pouted grumpily.

"Sorry, but I'm trying to get him on my side." Nex glared at the two. Mot held his hands up in defense.

"Calm yourself Nex. That is why I have a proposal for you." Mot placated him. Nex stared at him through narrowed eyes.

"I wish to propose an alliance. You seem to have a resounding hatred for Death, as we do, and you want to turn Dean to your side." It was at that moment that Zachary pitched it.

"One less Wraith on Deaths side makes us just as happy as them dying. It works for us either way." He said with a smirk.

Nex thought it over, and he couldn't really see any cons about this. after a minute of thought, Nex nodded.

The duo looked extremely pleased. "Excellent! That makes us one step closer to our goal." Mot calpped his hands and rubbed them together. Zachary took that moment to look at Nex with a confused stare.

"You know, I seem to be surrounding myself with people with strange names. Tell me friend, why do you have such a unique name?" He asked with curiosity practically laced into his voice.

Nex thought back to when he was alive. Something he hasn't done in a long time. "My name used to be Xenon. But, like dying, I began a new chapter of my un-life. I shedded my old name to replace it for my new life. Nex is just much more straight forward." He explained. Zachary nodded in satisfaction, and the trio made their way to the castle.

Now, all that was left was to wait for Dean and his team to arrive.

To be Continued...

A/N: And there we have chapter 12! well, this was certainly a pain in the ass to get out, especially since I uploaded yesterday! I spoil y'all way too much! Kidding, but hope you enjoyed a look at some of the other character's past!