A unknown voice rings through William his head "I see you aren't going to stand down are you... well I guess no other choice then use the magic we already stored but a bit of advice William this will bite you back"

William looked confused "OK now I'm hearing voices too , well guess the girls were right calling me mad stallion, Luna Celestia can you drop the disguises and maybe help teach this lizard some manners" he said irritated as he stepped towards the dragon

Sol and nightlight look at William in shock before breaking The simple transmog spell turning back into the princesses

Rd looks at them in shock "Wait! The princesses were along in disguise!"

William laughs " Yeah their names were a dead giveaway ,so I thought well maybe they wanna be treated like normal ponies" William replied only getting a stare from Celestia

"How long did thou knowest and how?" Luna asked William while she lifted up the Dragon which should be light compared the moon

"Uhm I had a hunch at the start but when Tia started attacking the baked goods well let's just say thour sister her appetite and desire for pastry is a multiversial fact" William said jokingly

"They did get thou there sister" Luna said laughing at Celestia

William stepped to Rd and scoots his hand Started glowing as he touched their wounds they started to heal but William his body hurts and cracks as it isn't used to magic

"You foul scourge fight me fair without the protection of the rulers of this land" The dragon roared

"I do not like when a wild being attack my little ponies and their new friends" Celestia said angrily looking at the dragon her horn starting to glow but William stepped in between them

"Your Highness or do I just say Celestia or Tia uhm or Sol ...sorry I'm not used to talking to royalty or if I should call you royalty since the Everfree has probably been devoid of ponies living there for so long but back to the point ,I wanna hear what my people did I'm sure this dragon has a good reason to hate my kind so could you let it go so it can explain it action's" William said looking at Tia

"They did threaten my sister , my subject life and my life. As for addressing me Celestia or Tia will do it is pleasant not being addressed as royalty for once" Celestia replied

Luna let the dragon go causing the dragon to look at William who stepped closer earning a snarl and a heavy hit which broke William his arm only for it to burst in flames and heal

"Why did you try and defend me scourge is your act of amnesia ,innocence and harming my pride not bad enough?" The dragon asked

"I honestly don't know what happened between our kind honestly i doubt it ever happened since all my kind has are folklore and legends that and my world doesn't have magic and I do believe if they had it most would be what you described and I'm sorry if that is what happened to you" William said bowing his head to the old black dragon causing her to laugh

"So you honestly do not know child and you know enough of your kind to know how monstrous they are even without magic , hmm proof to me you aren't tricking me young one" the old dragon replied

"How would I proof that , I'm literally in the dark here?" William asked confused

"Hmm let your mind open and look in my eyes, the eyes are the gateway of your kind their soul , if you mean no harm and are honest about your words you shouldn't mind me seeing your very essence" The Dragon replied

"Thou art foul soul magic falls under the dark arts like necromancy and many other thou would let the body of somepony who cannot handle magic go through such an ordeal" Luna said irritated to the dragon

William just sighed "Who labels any power or tool as bad is scared of those who would abuse it but don't see it can be used for good aswell"William replied

"Hmm clever quote child now calm down and focus on your self and meditate , Just know should you not be seen as innocent as you claim I will snuff your soul out from the inside so if you rather fight me and die like a scourge or challenge my believes and possibly survive the choice is yours" The dragon stated

"Can I talk to you when you're inside, i mean context is key and I'd rather not have you judge me for withholding information without the chance that i can explain it to you"William stated

"Hmm fine just hurry up i am starting to prefer burning you to a crisp after you current statement which makes me remember a tragedy caused by your kind"The dragon replies

William nods then focuses on himself meditating then hears a voice in his head again
"Really! I let you use magic and am trying to keep you together while we are so weak and want to let a dragon peer into us" A unkown female voice rang in irritation

It's better this way, uhm can you help i'm new to all of this and i honestly want to prevent any conflict William thought hoping the voice in his head could hear his thoughts

"I will but i still don't trust the dragon , you know they take an opportunity when they see it so i hope you can stay the course your trying to take"The unkown female voice replied then William his eyes just glow no ambient magic fluctations just his eyes glow and his body still partly healing itself with flames coming out of the small cracks caused by magic use before

"Hmm , I see the child isn't scared" the Female dragon said as it looked straight into the glowing eyes of William as it touches William his chest where his heart would be

"This is just crazy why didn't you stop him" RD shouted

"Yes Dear sister why didn't we act" Luna asked Celestia

"I think this course of action is best, if he isn't a threat to us and is kind and wasn't acting it cause he knew who we are Luna then He will be kept alive by the old dragon who might teach them more of his kind and ensure we learn more too if not he will simply be a emotionless husk and cold because of damage to the soul even if we try to safe him" Celestia replied

"That just sounds wrong and over the top" Scootaloo replied "Nopony deserves not to feel anything"

"I agree but during meeting with dragon Diplomats , I had the pleasure of talking to some old Dragons who were close to the end of their long lifespan and they tell stories of beings that chased them from their original homes which were once their allies some still were some gave their existence for the dragons to survive but the species was hardly talked about for all i learned with the few conversations, some dragons even awaited till the very end to abandon their old home but when said dragons came similar signs that your friend has the negative effects on the body because of magic were seen and they'd tell the other ones who already lived on Equis of the foul actions the species still committed" Celestia said looking at scootaloo

"So what if his people were bad , he isn't bad , he is a kind stallion even if he is odd and rough for a stallion"Scootaloo replied

"I hope the same my little pony "Celestia replied

"Wait wait wait, The soft squishy race of that William is part of Scared and killed dragons?"Rd Asked Confused

"More then just Scare them , they have become a source of anger for the old once and a source of fear for those who do not know them and who were told the tales but its better to learn more of the dragons , its at time like this i wish we had access to the old library of the crystal empire" Celestia said looking at Rd

Inside William his soul

"Echo!!! Wow its pretty dark in here except for those strange symbols and lights" William said looking at what seemed like strange symbols covering everything

"Those are seals , Hmm it seems your kinds predecessors did more then just ensure magic in your world was low"The dragon replied

"Seals like locks?" William asked

"I'm here to see what you are like and to judge you on that, not to educate you but yes like locks" The dragon replied as it looked around through William his soul as it could see William memories and thoughts without bias or method of deception as it stops looking at the memories of it playing rpgs and tabletop games then at William his young face reading myths and legends causing the dragon to look confused at William

"What i have hobbies" William replied

The dragons looks further noticing memories of William he wasn't aware of the history lessons in school the huge amount of bad and good in the everyday life of humans. The dragon noticed William did hurt people in his life like any human but also saw kindness in small places helping the elderly and friends and such but it seems to go to an end when William became tired of having it blow in his face people taking advantage of kindness causing William to prefer well a few things as friends and a close fandom to which the dragon had to laugh at first but then noticed what they were fan off and the uncanny similarities of the world he resided in and well his hobbies

"You know things of this world that are uncanny and that have happened already before you came because of that knowledge , you don't want them to know to ensure they remain the same so their futures aren't to heavily affected, that is what you were trying to hide weren't you?"The dragon asked

"Yes" William replied

"I have seen you aren't entirely a scourge but no saint either , you harm those who harm you ,you were kind to those who needed it but stopped when it was taken advantage off' The dragon replied sighing

"Yeah about the time i became a little pessimistic about my own kind but i did find joy in the show and its fandom"William replied

"I saw that , also you spoke truly about us being myth still should i tell your friends of your what your cultured deemed inappropriate sexual attraction to certain characters , though I think both Luna and Rainbow wouldn't like such information" dragon replied

"First judging my soul now trying to destroy my dignity also i could never pick , ugh i wanna die please tell me you are decided to kill me" William said in embarrassment

"While i am done judging , i do have a task for you , see it as a test if you will to prevent the harm of the past either by accident or not as for your attraction to some of the locals , I'll tell you it won't form the same problem as it would in your world though it might take time for you to accept that young one , seeing you are used to monogamy"The dragon Replied laughing a little

The dragon leaves William his soul causing them to reemerge in their physical bodies

" Well at least I'm not dead" William replied before getting hugged by the cmc , Rd and Luna which caused him to smile

"Thou art a idiot for risking thine self" Luna shouted at William in her Royal canterlot voice

"Don't do anything like that again" Rd replied

Scoots and the cmc just looked up at William crying

"Yeesh girls I'm fine still cute to see you worry" William replied laughing

"It seems you do not mean any harm or bear ill intent towards even those who your kind harmed , I'm happy to see such traits and I'd like to formally introduce you later to my subjects" Celestia said smiling in a kind motherly voice at William

"He bears no Ill will that is true but he has more things to do , I'll guide him to some history of his species that he doesnt know of in this very desert since not all of his kind were enemies of dragons some came to Equis as well now, to the point I'll keep your metal steed and friends safe and entertain the fillies while you are gone but you must partake in a journey I'm sure after the natural healing you endured and the choice you made which was a dangerous gamble and to be precise I'm not talking about letting me in your soul young one but you will understand it in due time , now deeper into the desert there is a mountain where a pony has made a observatory , the locals call it Mount Palomino there is a hidden cave leading into ruins of an old one of your kind , I'd advice you traverse it as your trail and learn from what you may find there" the dragon said pointing its claw to show the way

"Wait you first wanna kill him now you want to send him to some ruins" Rd replied

"The young one has to learn first and maybe with the aid of his pony friends he can remove the seals on his soul" the dragon replied but the mentioning of seals on ones soul made both Luna and Celestia look in shock

"Thou art sure such things are in place?" Luna asked the dragon

"Oh I'm sure your Highness but it was probably applied to all of his kind as a precaution , all punished to prevent a repeat of the past" the dragon replied

"Poor stallion punished for" Sweetie Belle got interrupted by William before she could finish her sentence

"Don't call me a poor stallion and if it's true that it's in place , I'd do the same to prevent the harm my kind can cause so don't call me poor because of it , I mean some things are required for the safety of the masses" William replied

"Well there is no way I'll let my friend go into some old ruin all by themselves" Rd said looking at William

"No your not coming Rainbow, I mean I need somepony to keep an eye on the fillies and who can work with a fridge or microwave and I don't want Celestia to eat all the pastries when I come back" William said smiling

Celestia just laughed at the comment of William since its rare for anypony to tease or joke about her like she is a normal pony

"They art right sister , thou does eat a lot of pastries in the castle and we don't knowest where thou puts it" Luna said teasing her big sister

"Well I'm off" William said as he walked looking for mount palomino and the cave the dragon told about

A few hours later

"Well I found the damn mountain but still no bloody entrance or cave" William layed down against the mountain and then fell down a hole rolling through a cave and end up hitting a door but feels pain all over seeing his tumble damaged his clothes and broke a rib or two

"I swear its already hard enough to keep you alive with the ambient magic causing so much damage , you have my powers at your disposal but you don't even use them since you threatened our safety with the dragon" the unknown female voice inside William his head said while William his wounds started to feel hot and their pain started to fade but it caused a major headache for William

Now she talks but still no explanation's William thought irritated as he gets back up and opens the door only to jump at the side seeing he triggered a trap that made metal spikes come out of the ground escaping their hits barely

"Traps ,ugh why traps" William complained as he continues walking onwards care fully

He saw a strange door that seemed to have something written on it in a strange language but it did have statue's around it of skeletons and a skull

"Well I got no fucking clue what it says, nice design of this place though the maid needs to be fired to many damn cobwebs" William said as he stepped in the door and is met by two paths one each has a statue near them one has what seems to be a human mage in a cocky stance and the other seemed a statue of what seems like a medieval peasant and some of the strange language again

"I still can't read the text , ugh ok hmm cocky mage or what seems like a medieval peasant. Hmm well I'll go the peasant path then" William walks on a strange tile triggering a trap that let's a strange green fog fill the hallway and he starts running swearing as he does so

As William runs he trips as he passes through an archway and hears the sound of metal hitting stone above him and notices axes in the archway around his neck height

"Oh shit well talk about lucky" he said laughing as he continued onwards and notices skeletons dotting the hallways some unicorn some Pegasus

"What a shitty place to die ,I hope none of you suffered" William said looking at the skeletons as he felt sadness for the loss of life but then his instincts screamed to step away from them as he did he noticed a faint glow come out of their eye sockets

"You got to destroy them" the female voice inside his head shouted

"No killing them I'd rather evade them" William said out loud

"Fine but this will hurt a lot ,modifying a body that isn't used to magic to be able to grow wings of one's Avatar normally is hard on the body if it can handle magic ,but your being held together by me and I don't want to trigger any more traps in the seals" the voice in William his head said before William fell to the ground in agony as if he was on fire and his flesh cooked from the inside causing him to faint

A unknown period later

William found himself surrounded by the skeletons but they didn't attack or do anything they just pointed at a deep pit with heavy winds gushing around it and a statue of someone with a blind fold

"Great going idiot! Leaving us at their mercy , I preferred our original world there I only could give what you call gut feelings as warnings and strength during life threatening situation's having no hope to mature to a separate physical form but no in the world I can my plan for our safety you can't even hear me clearly and you put us at risk so many times well it's at least better then some of your previous lives" the voice in William his head said before she seemed to fade out

previous lives , avatar I swear she'd just explain me what the hell she is and what all that shit means cause it's confusing William thought as he walked to the giant pit which had a door at the other side

"No way around and a blindfolded statue , ugh seriously do they have to leave the bloody hints I mean , they might as well put the phrase blind faith next to it since it's a Indiana Jones rip off with fantasy elements sprinkled in" William said as he just walked straight forward and he walks on a strange glowing blue aura making him feel more tense"

"Magic why so much freaking magic my body is already screaming in agony" William complained as he continued onwards as he enters what seems like a big hall but nopony was there only a old looking skull that floats, some strange gems and a lot of books

"Ok is this another test cause I have no idea what to do" William sat down near the skull and the gems and jokingly puts the gems in the skull its eye sockets and mouth causing it to glow heavier causing William to back down"

"Jesus Christ! it's a demi lich!" William tries to make more distance between him and the floating skull who turned to William his direction

"Of all the creature's to put my cophoreal body back in a working state after that idiotic unicorn thought to put me stuck like this centuries ago it had to be the one race I didn't want to see and it passed my skeleton guards who sniff out vile beings and probably destroyed by them" a strange echoing female voice said

"Uhm , Hi misses demi lich I didn't kill your skeletons they just showed me to the well deep pit part that seemed partly ripped out of a Indiana Jones movie" William said shaky

"Hmm no strong aura magical, soul seals in place and using the power of it's avatar to remain alive because of a unadapted body heavy discomfort and lack of direct bonds with his avatar. Ooh a forced pathway of magic through a seal caused by ambient magic forcing it's way in" the demi lich said as its skull floated closer to William causing William to crawl back

"Are you going to eat my soul?" William asked scared

"If I desired you dead I would have done so already young one , I thought I'd first let you answer me how you knew of my home and depending on the response, I will either kill you or simply continue researching the others of our kind being plucked of our world" the demi lich spoke in a neutral tone

"Uhm ... about others I... uhm... didn't see any other humans around but .. Well a black giant female dragon told me to come here" William replied nervously

"I did not expect someone who his own natural abilities are sealed in his soul to see the multiversiall transfers of others from our original home , I mean that merchant and others are pulling others from our original home and putting them in many alternative universes but it isn't just for their amusement I mean our kind even sealed generate power that is dangerous and sought after but the ones affected don't know the art of that trade, as for the dragon I hope my old friend is doing well for your sake" the demi lich replied threateningly

"Well she seems well , I honestly do not know what is seen as well for a dragon since well ... I'm not used to fantasy creatures " William got interrupted

"I'm aware my kind , magic and the rest are myth , humanity survived the lack of magic got reintroduced in the food change defeated many predators and become the dominant species again still with its many flaws" the demi lich replied in a neutral tone

"Uhm ...so do you know why the dragon send me here ? Honestly I got no clue what to do here?" William asked nervously

"I owe her a favor, a life debt so she probably wants me to aid you but a drifter doesn't learn a path they forge their own not that you know what the term drifter means, I will give you the tools to do so and damage your seals on your soul but beyond that you must still earn the right to be free of the sins of our kinds past in my eyes but seeing how your avatar is aiding you and my old friend let you here you aren't a bad person" the demi lich replied a bit more hopeful as if seeing something that warms her nonexistent heart

"Thank you , uhm... you mentioned a unicorn that left you in the state I found you in... And since you are a demi lich so a wise caster and knower of magic and you don't seem bad so you probably became one because you don't devour souls then ... Uhm was that unicorn sombra" As William spoke those words he gets levitated by magic and feels as if someone is holding his neck

"How do you know that name?" The demi lich asks angrily filled with spite and venom as if William was an enemy who had caused her a lot of grief

"I... Can't breath .." William replies causing the demi lich to lesser her grip

"Talk now" the demi lich said in a demanding tone the skull floating menacingly above William

"I thought you saw our world then you should know there is a TV show which runs parallel with this universe its events well not just TV show but also some comics too" William replied and then got dropped down by the demi lich

"I am blind to most things in our world only little scraps of information come through or major amounts when one of our kind is pulled out by a merchant or other force" The demi lich said in irritation

"Oh dear well ...uhm if it's any help you were going to help me so... If its any help you can look into my memories just don't abuse the parts about this world and keep it quite please I honestly don't like people in my head or soul it feels strange and well.. I thought your anger came from something private before so I... Won't dwell on it though I wouldn't call a lich my kind since we look so different" William replied

"And you desire nothing for it?" The demi lich asked

"Why your already helping me even if it is for your dragon friend you should get something for it too even if it is something as small as what I offer" he replied with a nervous smile

"Hmm perhaps I won't have to check if the skeletal puppets are faulty now I preferred it if you were unconscious since I'm going to use a spell to reawaken all your memories to get as much information as I can and considering your body its weakness to magic I ask you to trust me with this" the demi lich said

Auriera The Undead judge wants you to trust her with your very being (you both being drifters trusting her fully can put your entire body psychical being and soul at risk. Do you want to allow her free reign ? a mechanical voice echoed through William his head

What is this a video game , still yes let her do what she has too, if she wanted me as lunch I'd already be deadWilliam thought only to faint and awaken a hour later sadly with all his memories the good and the bad ones clear as day with the emotional weight they buried on the time they were made

"You seem to be holding up , I took what you offered but made some minor alterations to your body as I was breaking the seal, I've ensured the flow of magic as it normally should have been inside you not the force through you and carve a path technique your avatar used is in order to make you're adaption to this world will go smoother and you won't rely on ambient magic forever compared to what drifters can do it is nothing but I saw you weren't the type to desire power which is a pleasant change.
Now I have a few gifts for you on your path two books one on the art of magic using ambient magic and it's many applications, a gem that I have already bound to your magical signature so you don't use so much magical energy so its guided and finite like a unicorn its magic and last thing I gift you an answer to a question you didn't ask , a drifter or human from our world it's powers that manifest in them in reflection to the personality and interest of the drifter in question , your strange hobbies of play tales and stories and entertainment you enjoyed caused the voice you heard that sounded unnatural similar to announcements of them but now you'd better be off young one also be wary as your body was made in a place with less magic the effects of magic maybe varied to which I can't predict but seeing how the body still uses the stomach and well the rest for small predictions which your kind calls gut feelings still worked in your world even with low amounts of magic there I can expect at least high efficiency when you are adapted to magic oh and take the alchemical book too so you can maybe recreate many things that require the advanced sciences this world lacks" the demi lich said kindly

"Thank you" William said as he takes his gifts and looks around for an exit

"I'll bring you to the surface , and if you show your worth and don't fall to the sins many of our kind did I might consider being an advisor of sorts to you but for now this is where we part" the demi lich her eye gems glow as William ends up near his car in a flash

"My body still aches from all that bloody magic why couldn't I just end up normally here like with walking and no bloody pain with sore muscles or the annoying wings which are so uncomfortable to lay down on in the sand" William complained

Author's Note

Yeah I know a lot of bloody story side parts and probably
Confusing So here is the simple of it

Avatar:magic spirit that is bound to a drifter their soul as a familiar would be to a mage.
When someone reincarnates the familiar can pick to remain with the original soul that made it restarting the cycle but with their memory in tact

The demi lich her comments meaning behind other humans leaving earth: is a small nod to other fanfics and a sorta of head canon that whatever ensures the humans to leave earth also has a trade off for it mostly bigger then the person themselves realize

As for the adventure part promised in previous chapter author notes I had to move it for story reasons this chapter had major adaptations from the first draft , I hope it isn't too apparent and well if any pony wants to be a proof reader or help editing the story I'd welcome the help :p

Also sorry tia fans that William have comment on pastries but I mean which brony wouldn't even with the possible threat of the oh so old TO THE MOON

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Thanks to two wonderful people I have found an editor

Secondary edit: we got two editors I'm happy people like it enough to wanna help I can't express my gratitude enough

Third edit :sorry for inactivity I've had no response of proof readers etc and have been busy sadly though I have taken time for small corrections to the story and grammar , I'm sorry if its still lacking trying my best