Aku sat in a prison cell underneath Canterlot Castle after having been transported from the guardhouse in Ponyville. The dimly lit cells and hallway casting a complete shadow on his face as he looked down at the ground and his wrists which were still in irons. The stillness and absolute silence except for the light rattling of the chains was all that filled the whole area. He sat there on the bed with many thoughts running through his head. How did he get himself into this mess and How and will he ever get out? Will he ever get to go back home? Will they kill him for what he has done or because he may be a risk to just about anyone here? They were at least smart enough to let him leave the shroud on, as that was the only thing keeping him from feeding on whatever magic the guards possessed both on his way to the cells and at the guardhouse.

He thinks back to what the voice had told him before he came here about using him to bring havoc to this world. He reaches up and grabs at the part of the shroud covering his mouth. He lets out a growl of annoyance as he realized that this was his life now. He was stuck here, and that there was no way to return to his home, his family, his life.

“I don’t want to be here..I don’t want to cause anyone trouble here. I want to go home!”

He yelled out before standing up and kicking at the bars in anger. He was pissed now. All because of someone’s petty revenge, he is the one stuck here now. He continued to kick at the bars for a while until he felt a little better before sitting back down on the bed and burying his face in his hands. Before long, a couple of guards came down with another who was wearing more decorative armor. A white stallion with a horn and a two tone colored blue mane and tail. He looks down at Aku with a serious gaze and bangs on the cell to get his attention.

“You there, creature. You are coming with me to the interrogation room. I am giving you the benefit of the doubt since you did not resist arrest or cause my guards any trouble on the way here. But try anything or give me any reason to think you’d even try, I will throw you down and you will end up right back here…”

Aku lifted his head up and his hands as well as a sign of understanding. The captain nodded before one of the guards opened up the cell and motioned for Aku to come with them. They walked down the hallway with the two guards at the back and the captain up front. The captain would look back at Aku every now and then and noticed the defeated look on his face, like he didn’t have the will to even try and fight even if he had a chance to run.

Once they were in the room, Aku sat in the car with his hands clasped on the table as the light shined down upon him. The captain sat in front of him on the other side and started calmly with Aku. With the way he was acting, it seemed like he wouldn’t give him the run around.

“Alright. First off, tell me your name. I didn’t mean to come off so rudely by calling you a ‘creature’. But what happened is very serious.”

“I am Aku Musaboru. I'm from Kyoto, Japan and I am a simple restaurant chef.”

“Aku Masuboru? Quite an exotic name you have. And I have never heard of this place called...Kyoto. I am assume that place is your town and Japan is your country?”

“Yes, that’s correct. And yes, there are no such places here, I know that. And yes, I am not of your world, just so we have all those questions answered already.”

The stallion blinked a few times as Aku did indeed answer a few of the questions he was going to ask. He became more relaxed as he spoke with Aku. Just like humans, he wanted everything over quickly and sorted out.

“Alright. Now then, explain what you did to those two ponies back in Ponyville earlier. From what the guard could tell, you drained them of some of their magic as if you were feasting upon it. However, the mare you took magic from said you seemed to be struggling against the flow, as if you weren’t trying to feast on her magic. I take it you didn’t have this ability before you were brought here? What happened before hand?”

“Wel, I got home, went to sleep. Next thing I know I am floating in what appeared to be outer space and a strange voice spoke to me. They said something about choosing me to bring havoc upon this world because of something that would wake inside of me once I came to this world. As if this world’s energy or magic, whatever you want to call it would trigger it. The thing is though, I was brought here against my will by this voice. I don’t know their name, but they said something about being..the master of chaos or something.”

The stallion’s ears perk at the mention of ‘master of chaos’. All he could do was bury his face into his hands and groan in annoyance as not only were the two ponies a victim, but Aku was as well.

“So since he is trapped physically in stone, he has reached out to you somehow and forced you into this world with a rather concerning ability. And from what you said, this ability awakened once you came to our world. I...am sorry that this was forced upon you, Aku. I truly am. Had you done what you did of your own will, you’d be in much deeper trouble. But when you mentioned ‘master of chaos’, I am sorry to say that you have been made into his proxy. And knowing him, he knew exactly what would happen if he brought you here.”

Aku simply buried his hands into his face again and was at the point of breaking down. The stallion took notice of this and frowned a bit as he watched the human struggle with the realization of what he was now going to have to deal with.

“I didn’t want this. I want to go home. I want to forget any of this happened. I was happy running the restaurant with my folks and living a nice quiet life. And just because of some fucking ’ ‘master of chaos’, I am stuck here with this god damned power I didn’t even want!!!”

He shouted the last part before slamming his fists on the table and standing up before kicking the chair into the wall, pacing back and forth before slamming his fists into the wall. The guards were about to restrain him before the captain puts his hand up to stop them. There wasn’t much he could destroy in the room after all. Once he tired himself out, his slides down into the floor against the brick wall and breathes heavily for a few moments before burying his face in his hands again. The captain stood up and walked over to Aku, crouching down in front of him and lightly placing a hand on his shoulder.

“Hey..you gonna be alright? I know this is a lot to take in and I understand your frustrations. You have been torn away from everything you know. And I am only going to say this now because I don’t want you to get your hopes up. But you will never ever return home. I am afraid that your trip here is one way only. We are not sure why that is, but it’s how it works. I am sorry…”

The captain looks back at one of the guards.

“One of you, get this stallion some fresh water, double time.”

The guard closest to the door salutes the captain and runs out, quickly returning with a cup of cool clean water and offering it to Aku. He simply takes the cup and nods his head in thanks. He looks back towards the captain and nodded.

“I..had a feeling that I wouldn’t be returning home ever again anyway. Also..could you step back? I want to drink this water, but if I lower this shroud when I am near you, you may be in the same predicament as the other two from earlier…”

“Ah..right. Thanks for telling me.’

He said before making his way to the other side of the room. Once there, Aku lowered the shroud and started sipping on the water, finally starting to calm down as well from his fit of anger before. He lifts the shroud back up and stands up before placing the empty glass upon the table. The captain walks over and takes Aku’s chains off his wrists and places them on his belt.

“So...are those two okay..? And what will happen to me now?”

“They are not seriously harmed, it seems to be along the lines of exhaustion and weakness in the limbs from what they described to our medic. I have also heard that their marks are starting to return to their normal state, so their magic loss from you isn’t permanent, which is a relief.”

Aku lets out a sigh of relief and looks down at his now freed hands and then back up to the captain.

“By the way, my name is Shining Armor. I am captain of the royal guard of Canterlot. As for what happens to you. Since you are a victim rather than a criminal. We are going to set you free. But we will keep round the clock watch on you and find you temporary living for now. Until we sort all this out. Would you mind waiting back in your cell until then? I will inform the guards to come and see you should you need anything and let them know you are just in holding and not a prisoner anymore.”

That’s fine with me. I just want to go and sleep..and hope against hope this is all a dream I can wake up from.”

Shining places a hand on Aku’s shoulder in a comforting manner and nodded in understanding. He leads Aku back to the cell he was kept in and locks it back. But not before leaving a guard to stand at his cell.

“If he needs anything, make sure he gets it. Understood?”

“Yes, Sir.”

Shining then returns his attention back to Aku who had made himself as comfortable as he could be on the bed.

“I will get this taken care of as soon as possible. Just sit tight for me for now. Alright, Aku?”

Aku simply nodded and slowly began to drift off into sleep. After a few hours, early evening came around. Aku was awakened by a light tapping on his cell’s bars. He sits up and opens his eyes to see Shining unlocking his cell and motioning him to follow. Aku simply nodded and followed him out of the prison and up to the castle grounds. He kept his gaze on the ground, but felt eyes upon him to the point where it burned.

“The princesses have decided to let you stay in one of the guest rooms on the lower floor under guard watch. It’s not like the suites on the upper floors, but it’s a hundred times better than staying in a cell.”

“That’s fine with me. I won’t complain. And ‘princesses’ huh? No king or queen? Emperor or Empress? Prime Minister? President?”

“I assume that those are the being of higher authoritative power in your world?”

“Yeah, princes and princesses are a step below kings and queens and such. Only in certain countries though. Back home, our leader was called the prime minister. And many other less authoritative figures worked under them. It was all one big tree with many branches.”

Eventually, Aku was brought to his room with two guards already posted outside of his door. Shining opened up the door and allowed Aku in. Aku looked around the room. It had a comfy bed, a bathroom with a shower and a window. It certainly was better than a cell.

“Thanks for speaking with your leaders about this when you certainly didn’t have to, Shining. I really do appreciate this.”

“Get some rest, Aku. Tomorrow is going to be quite a day. We are going to start finding you a place to stay as soon as possible. Sleep well.”

With that, Shining closes the door and Aku hits the bed and curls up under the covers after removing the shroud from his form. He falls into slumber pretty quickly after closing his eyes, hoping that he’d wake up once more in his condo and resume his life once more. He was a magic eater in a magic world. He’d rather be back home rather than having to worry about draining others of their magic or life energy.

The next morning came. Aku opened up his eyes and sat up and looked around. He lets out a sad sigh as his fears were confirmed. This was indeed not a dream. He gets up from the bed and walks into the bathroom, turns on the sink and begins to wash his face. Once that was done, he came right back into the room in time to hear a knock at the door and a familiar voice call out to him.

“Aku? Are you awake? It’s Shining. Can I come in?”

“Yeah, give me a minute to get my shroud back on.”

He said before running back to the side of the bed and wrapping it around his shoulders and face once more. Shining came in after Aku gave the all clear and smiled lightly to the human. He had some good news for him it seemed.

“Well, it turns out we have found somepony who have taken in interest in letting you live with them for a while. And it is none other than my own sister. I had advised her against it, but both her and one of the princesses had encouraged the plan. And I can’t go against her highness’ orders. All I ask is that you don’t betray my trust, and be kind to my sister.”

Aku blinks a few times at the news. It wasn’t what he had expected, but agreed to it nonetheless. He gave a nod and bowed his head in thanks for going through all the trouble of arranging this.

“I will do my best to get along with her and anyone else I can. But I am sure what I have done has spread to the community there. I know for certain I will be looked upon as some kind of criminal.”

”Naaah, you’ll be fine. They know you didn’t do it on purpose. You should go over back to the farm and talk to them, I am sure they will tell you all is well. Just...make sure to keep that thing with you at all times when around other ponies. It seems to be working pretty well. Almost like a nullifying effect. Anyway, I have two guards escorting you to her residence back in Ponyville. Good luck and I will check on you again within a few days to see how you are assimilating into your new life here. Just don’t let it get you down. You don’t have to be what Discord sent you here to be. Remember that.”

Little did both of them know that in the future, Aku would struggle with the other half of his new appetite. The consumption of sin. And how it may drive the risk of becoming someone sinister. Because all that evil has to go somewhere...just as the magic does.

Author's Note

There we go, a couple of chapters to get it started. :3

may the darkness grant you peace.