Flying away in the night sky, Rainbow Dash needed to inform her friends of what she had seen and of how out of control it might get, should Hunter should be able to fail to kill the demon he was facing. Not believing her eyes at what the Ursa looked like, ponies would've thought it was designed by a horror design gone mad. What even happened to the Ursa? Nothing like this had ever happened to their kind so there was nothing known about what this Ursa was capable of.

Getting to Ponyville, the first stop was Golden Oaks library but instead of using the door like anypony would normally do, Rainbow Dash flew in through the window in a panic and rush. Groaning from crashing through the window, Rainbow Dash shakily got up on her hooves and shook her head to gather her bearings. Looking around the dark room she was in Rainbow Dash could swear she saw if not heard something moving around, and she would figure out what it was when she was being held in a purple magical aura and not being able to move.

"I don't know why you thought it was a good idea to break into my home, but you did." A female said in a disappointed tone. "What's the big idea?"

"Twilight it's me, Rainbow Dash." Rainbow Dash said as she struggled in the magical grasp.

Using her magic to light up a few nearby candles in the room, Twilight saw she was indeed holding her friend Rainbow Dash in a magical grip with no mercy. Putting a hoof to her face and groaning in irritation, Twilight took a look at the floor to see that books were scattered across the room as well as the window shattered and blood was on the floor. Letting Rainbow Dash go of her magic, Twilight looked at the pegasus with an unamused look.

"This better be important, I have so much to study in the following days," Twilight stated.

"Twilight there's an Ursa on the train tracks towards Canterlot!" Rainbow Dash said in a panic. "We gotta inform somepony because it's bigger, has no pupils, and weird tentacles coming out of its back and it looks like a zombie bear!"

"Zombie bear? Zombies of any kind aren't real Rainbow Dash, they're as real as you being like Rarity," Twilight said unamused as she used a small bit of her magic to numb the pain from the few cuts and bruises she noticed on Rainbow Dash.

"So, you're willing to believe demons from the experience in the forest but not a zombie bear?" Rainbow Dash questioned.

"Exactly! From what Princess Celestia knows about these demons, I'm pretty sure she must've encountered some at one point but nothing about zombies!" Twilight stated as a matter-of-factly.

Rainbow Dash gawked at her friend, before facehoofing at Twilight and her ways of trying to find a logical solution to anything resembling the unlogical. Turning towards the window she had crashed through, Dash was about to take off but not before giving Twilight one last message.

"You don't wanna help that Hunter guy who's currently fighting a massive Ursa because it sounds like bogus to you? Fine, I'll go help him alone then instead of relying on your help!" Rainbow Dash said and flew out the window.

She was stopped before she got out of the window as she was grabbed by her rainbow tail by Twilight who had a not so pleased look on her face.

"'Hunter'? You, mean that stallion that fought off the demons? The same stallion who was stabbed multiple times yet survived? The same one who took the sword before I could study it?" Twilight asked so calmly that her words probably would freeze Rainbow Dash's blood.

Feeling fear creep back into her body, Rainbow Dash nodded, barely breathing from the sudden change in her friend's tone. Letting go of the rainbow tail Twilight was holding with magic, she took a deep breath and gave a single command to Rainbow Dash consisting of 4 words.

"Lead me to him."

Out past the outskirts of Ponyville along the train tracks, Hunter was having a great time if he had to say so himself.

"You should've stayed in the forest making sure no one was starting forest fires, you'd be better off doing that than playing with me!" Hunter called out as he blocked a paw that would've sent him flying if it hadn't been for his royal-guard ability.

Aiming his forelegs at the Ursa, Hunter let loose a storm of bullets and energy towards the Ursa who blocked its head with a foreleg. Taking the opportunity, Hunter sprinted forward to cut at the Ursa but one of its tentacle on its back smacked Hunter to the side, away from the Ursa. Rubbing his head as he got up on his hind legs again, Hunter glanced at the tentacles who seemed to be having a mind of their own, living in the Ursa feeding it demonic power. Taking note of what to focus on first, Hunter ran at the Ursa again, this time taking note of the tentacles' movement as well as the Ursa's. Seeing one of the tentacles slowly start to light up, Hunter went wide eye and jumped back, just in time as a laser of demonic energy hit where Hunter had just been running.

Letting out a roar, the Ursa leapt at Hunter who rolled to the side barely dodging the Ursa's claw that almost cut him. Quickly aiming at the tentacles, Hunter started his hail of energy and bullets again only for a dimly light forcefield light up every time a bullet got too close to the tentacles. Gritting his teeth in anger, Hunter smacked Rudra and Agni against each other letting their elements come to life.

"Alright, so it's gonna be one of those types, is it? Wrath and Sorrow, I'm sorry ladies but looks like you two beauties can't damage this Ursa," Hunter told his guns hidden in his sleeves. "Next time ladies, you have my word."

Snarling at Hunter, the Ursa ever so slowly opened its mouth and revealed its ability to talk.

"Pony! How dare you stand against Irgaan let alone still live!" The Ursa said.

"Another talking animal, huh? This time a bear. You know any tricks Smokey? Going to teach me how to prevent forest fires?" Hunter asked in a cocky manner.

"How dare you mock Irgaan as some sort of bear!? Irgaan will kill you and devour you!"

"Easy there Smokey, there's not been a single forest fire around here for a long time."

Roaring at the final taunt from Hunter, the Ursa swiped at Hunter who sidestepped and slashed at the Ursa's entire leg which connected and left a long laceration on its leg. Smirking at the cut, Hunter ran underneath the Ursa, narrowly dodging one of the tentacles swiping at him, Hunter slashed at the Ursa's stomach leaving a long line of a cut on the Ursa, while blood from the new wound fell on Hunter. Getting out from underneath the Ursa, Hunter jumped onto the Ursa's leg and left another cut in the Ursa this time going for a deep cut. Roaring in both pain and anger, the Ursa flailed with the pony on his leg and had its tentacles swipe at the hanging pony who was currently leaving a deep wound in its leg. This was exactly what Hunter had planned. Pulling his swords out from the wound in the leg he was making, Hunter dodged another tentacle and cut it off then grabbed onto one of the others that were swiping at him.

"Just as planned," Hunter thought and was ready to cut another tentacle off.

As he was about to slash at another tentacle, Hunter was hit by a demonic energy beam and got launched aways from the Ursa.

Groaning a bit and shaking the dirt out of his mane, Hunter looked at the Ursa in the distance with an annoyed expression as he got up onto his hind legs.

"Hold it right there mister!" A voice called from behind him.

"You gotta be fucking kidding me," Hunter muttered and turned around to see a purple alicorn and a rainbow-maned pegasus.

"You have a lot of nerve doing what you did in that forest, taking the magical artifact with power to possibly destroy Equestria!" Twilight called out in frustration. "What do you have to say in your defense?!"

"Look, now is not the time nor the place, so get out of here I have a demon to kill"

"No! Killing is not the right answer!"

"Well then, go tell the demon that then mother Teresa!"

"My name is not Mother Teresa!"

"Just shut up and get to safety!"

Getting really annoyed, Hunter advanced towards the Ursa ignoring all of the words that Twilight kept throwing at Hunter, telling him how in the wrong he was about his actions.

"Guess who's getting their ass kicked!" Hunter called out and sprinted towards the Ursa, taking care to keep an eye on the tentacles.

Twilight had not noticed the Ursa Minor before now because of her mind being so focused on teaching Hunter about what he did wrong and how he or others could get hurt from his actions. Taking a look at the Ursa from the distance Twilight and Rainbow Dash were at, she could clearly see that it wasn't a normal Ursa as the pegasus mare had told her. It had some sort of tentacles coming out from its back and was way bigger than a normal Ursa Minor, so big in fact it almost could've been bigger than an Ursa Major.

Jumping high up in the air, Hunter dodged a tentacle that tried to smack him only for the appendage to get cut off with a fast downwards slash from Hunter. Seeing the Ursa roar in pain and a new tentacle sprout from the ursa, Hunter had to do something to kill it fast so it couldn't regenerate tentacles. A horrible and crazy idea to end the ursa fast popped into Hunter's head but it would be a one time plan he'd never use again. Hunter used his agility and started to run up the ursa's leg while avoiding the beams that the tentacles kept shooting at him. Nearing the head of the ursa Hunter had a single thought go through his head about this plan.

"This is probably the worst and craziest plan I've ever had but it must work!" Hunter mentally told himself and jumped from the leg into the Ursa's mouth and slid down its throat.

Totally flabbergasted as to what Twilight and Rainbow Dash had just witnessed, both mares still couldn't believe it. Hunter had run over and climbed the Ursa, to let it swallow him whole. Why he would do such a thing, let alone consider it an option? Snapping out of their little trance, both mares noticed the Ursa making its way over to them and they saw a tentacle charging up a beam that was aiming at them. Twilight made a barrier around herself and Rainbow Dash, hoping it would hold enough for them to live to tell the princesses about this massive problem. Giving off a roar, the Ursa had its tentacle shot at the barrier and Twilight and Rainbow Dash closed their eyes whilst they braced for the impact. But it never came.

"Cease thy havoc beast!" A voice yelled from above.

Opening their eyes Twilight and Rainbow Dash looked up to see a mare wielding a sword sparking with electricity coming to their aid. Noticing the pony flying above it, the Ursa snarled at the newcomer whilst bearing its teeth. Taking note of the blue translucent mane flowing through the night sky, it was easy to tell that it was Princess Luna that had arrived in the nick of time to save Twilight and Rainbow Dash.

"So, the princess of the night has arrived before the mighty Irgaan, big mistake," Irgaan said while staring at the pony.

"The only mistake we have made is of not finding you ourselves beast," Luna replied with venom in her voice.

Cackling, the ursa had one of its tentacles charge an attack but was rudely interrupted by a sword poking out of the ursa's back. Roaring in pain as the sword sliced through the back and tentacles of the ursa, the beast rolled onto its back trying to get the pain to stop but it just wouldn't stop. Twilight, Rainbow Dash, and Luna stared at the ursa cautious and confused at what they were seeing. At one point the beast stopped rolling and just laid down on its side grunting and bleeding, with barely any strength left. Landing and moving over to the beast's head, Luna was prepared to deliver the final blow and lifted her sword and was about the stab it.

"We art sorry for the twisted fate which caused thou to be change into a demon, ursa." Luna said.

Still holding the blade in her magic, Luna thrust the sword downward and stabbed the beast's head, only for a sword to stick out of the head and block the sword the lunar princess was wielding. Seeing the beast ripple and rumble Luna took a few steps back as the beast slowly disintegrated, leaving behind a pool of blood and a blood-covered stallion where the beast just was.

"Absolutely the worst FUCKING plan you've ever had Hunter! 'Since I can't hurt it from outside how about the inside?' At least you weren't dumb enough to try and climb out through its ass you fucking dumbass!" The blood-covered stallion ranted as he tried to get the blood out of his trenchcoat, mane, tail, and fur.

Shaking himself clean of as much blood as possible, Hunter looked around and saw the three mares staring at him. Hunter being the guy he is looked at them for a bit before taking note of the sword the lunar princess was wielding and became cautious. Having sheathed his swords Hunter kept staring at the lunar princess as she stared back, none of them saying a word. Twilight and Rainbow Dash stared nervously at both the stallion and the princess waiting for anything to happen. Chuckling and giving off a smirk Hunter broke the silence.

"So the lunar princess got a hold of Alastor I see" Hunter commented in his usual cocky demeanor.

"Hmph, and thou must that stallion we've been hearing about from our sister, though she forgot to tell us that thou was a bounty hunter," Luna replied with a small hint of venom.

"A bounty hunter? A bounty hunter doesn't ask questions when it comes to contracts and is on the side of whoever pays more. I have dignity and morale, unlike those bastards."

Turning his head to the side, Hunter saw what he was waiting for, a small glowing white orb heading towards him. Pointing her sword at Hunter, Luna prepared for him to jump at her, Twilight, and Rainbow Dash. Embracing the white glow, Hunter felt it invigorating him and gave him a stupid grin on his face. The glow moved to his back and expanded in two lines down, parallel his body and started to materialize some sort of quiver on Hunter's back with two insect wing-shaped sheaths. Once the glow started to dim down Hunter looked over his shoulders to see a familiar devil arm.

"Ahh Lucifer, been a while ol' pal," Hunter said and looked over to the one thing no one else seemed to have paid attention to.

A stone monolith with a small pedestal in front of it was standing right in front of them. To anyone, it would just be a massive old stone turned into a monolith but to Hunter, said monolith had to be destroyed. Giving a quick glance at the mares that were present, Hunter gave them a smirk and jumped high in the air.

"First I whip it out!" Hunter said as he grabbed some blades from his quivers and threw them at the monolith. "And then I thrust it with great force!"

Gasping at the sight of what Twilight was seeing, she yelled at him to stop but it fell on deaf ears.

"Every angle it penetrates, until with great strength I ram it in!" Hunter said as he kept throwing the blades.

Luna took notice that it wasn't normal blades but blades surrounded in red demon energy that Hunter was throwing into the monolith, which only caused Luna to be even more cautious. Hunter threw the last blade into the monolith and landed on the ground on his hindlegs with a rose in his mouth -where it came from non of the mares knew-. Giving off a few claps of his front hooves the blades that were embedded in the monolith exploded, leaving the monolith in the shape of a heart with a lone blade in the middle of the heart.

"And in the end, we are all satisfied," Hunter said before throwing the rose at the last blade. "And you are set free."

As the rose connected to the blade the blade exploded leaving the heart-shaped monolith broken. Turning back towards the mares Hunter gave off another of his smirks and gave a quick bow. Hunter saw Twilight advancing up to him looking like she's gonna rip off his dick off and show it up where the sun doesn't shine.

"You just broke an Equestrian artifact! What the Tartarus is wrong with you?! We still had secrets to uncover from it!" Twilight shrieked in Hunter's face.

Still standing on his hindlegs, Hunter gave Twilight a few pats on her head with a front hoof which earned him a glare from the purple alicorn.

"Well, you see smarty, that there wasn't an Equestrian artifact, it's more like a portal to your worst nightmares," Hunter replied not really giving a damn what Twilight was gonna say.

"That doesn't change the fact about what you have done, and my name is Twilight!"

"Tell me smarty, when was that monolith discovered? When was it built? What were its purposes?"

"The monolith it was-" Twilight started but was interrupted.

"It was built during our banishment to the moon. Why do any of these questions matter demon?" Luna said.

Chuckling, Hunter just smirked at Luna who kept her sword pointed at Hunter.

"Believe in what you want princess I don't really give a crap what you say about considering me a demon, all I know is opinion and beliefs are a thing ponies like to have," Hunter said and turned to leave but was stopped when the princess blocked him, by getting in front of him.

"And where do thou think thou ist going?"

"I'm going to Tartarus..." Hunter sarcastically. "I'm going back to Ponyville I've had enough for one night."

Walking past Luna, Hunter waited for her to stop him again but to Hunter's surprise, she didn't. Not wanting to take it for granted, Hunter headed towards Ponyville to get his bounty on the ursa and then home for some rest. But one thing that Hunter noticed was his demon senses picking up that he was being watched by someone or something from afar. Thinking he'd deal with it some other time Hunter kept his current plan and headed on home to his office.

In the distance hidden away on top of a hill, a shadowy figure had been looking at the group of four ponies, observing them and especially observing Hunter from his distance.

"Found you, Hunter, you've got something that belongs to me and I will have it."

Author's Note

This one took me a while to write because of the simple fact that some things either didn't make sense to me or it contradicted with things I wrote in the chapter.

Anyway, I hope you enjoyed and send me a message in case there's typos, grammar issues etc.