Chapters Heaven, hell, hell, heaven, heaven, heaven.... damn this is way too tedious. If I could only stretch my legs. Why couldn't I have been turned to Stone sitting down or something. Why couldn't they have the courtesy to move me outside at the very least. But no "he has to be watched". Now instead of looking at life, I'm stuck in this dark, old castle.
Groan . No one even visits me anymore. I don't mind being alone really, but at this point I'm just dying of boredom. Before everyone left I was able to over hear gossip so that was something at least. But I really didn't appreciate it at the time. Mostly because what I heard was how all my work was being undone. I don't know if it was done instantly or if they were manually undoing it one at a time. Either way I was extremely pissed off for a long time after hearing about it.
By now they should have realized the pitfalls that comes along with imprisoning me. To be honest, I don't blame them for being a little freaked out by my work, but it is a necessary evil. But freaked out or not, they all overreacted so much it's not even forgivable. My mother and father abandoned me while teaching my sister's to hate and fear me. Everyone hated me when I was younger. They either avoided me or threw things at me during my early years. I had to teach myself, house myself, and feed myself while everyone tried to trip me up. That's not even the half of it, but who wants to remember bad memories.
Everything they did to me just kept piling up over time. I was their child, their brother, part of their family. How could they shun me like that?Who knows?!?! It's not like I can ask them now. I did kill most of them after all. All but my sister's. My darling be sister's. It was rather satisfying to kill those who shunned me, but I had a moment of hesitation when it came to my sisters. Or they were my sisters once upon a time.
I was the oldest of my siblings, but I wasn't as tall as my siblings. The second born was named Celestia. She was the deity of the sun. The youngest was named Luna. She was the deity of the Moon. I was ignored from the day I was born since my parents both wanted girls. But I found my purpose eventually.
At the end, when I fought with my sisters they were desperate to survive. They were the last Alicorns left after all. Both of them were badly injured and I had them cornered. All I had to do was finish them off but I hesitated. I thought perhaps since our parents had taught them to hate me, maybe, if given the chance, they could love me. They didn't REALLY know me! Only what are parents had taught them. So I naively thought 'maybe if I show them mercy, they would see me as less of a monster and we could be the happy family I had always wanted'. The moment I backed away and offered them mercy, a way to become a family, they saw it as weakness. They pulled out these stones that glowed brightly. I had no idea what was going on, so like an idiot I stood completely still. Then that damn rainbow shot out of the purple one and hit me directly in the chest. Next thing I know I'm stuck in stone and put in a castle as some sort of trophy.
Those bitches took my show of good will as me backing away out of fear of their "terrifying might" . Then to add insult to injury, they dropped me from all the history books. Now I was just a myth and the statue was a representation and nothing more. They even left me behind when they moved somewhere else.
All this happened because of who I was born to be. So what if I am the pale horse, death, or what ever the hell there calling me now a days? My birth name was non-existent. They didn't even bother naming me and just called me boy. So it was up to me to come up with a name and I made sure they wouldn't forget it. I am the Grim Reaper. The harvester of soul's and death incarnate.
But now with me stuck in stone all I can do is choose which way souls will go. I choose whether they'll go to heaven or hell, but on the bright side purgatory has been completely empty lately. Purgatory is just waiting room for the dead and they just wander the world as ghosts until I decide. Honestly, these temporary ghosts are the only company I ever have. So that's why at first I didn't pay them much mind.
It took me a few minutes, but since there isn't anyone in purgatory I quickly realized that the people in the castle were actually alive. There were seven girls and what looked like a baby dragon. At first I thought they were here to collect me and bring me to the new place. They would be very late, but a at least they remembered.
That wasn't the case at all. Instead of moving me they all started cleaning what's left of this castle. That worked in my favor. The only way for me to get out of this stone was if something were to die unnaturally near me. It could be murder, sickness or anything that isn't dying from old age. It doesn't have to be a sentient creature, but if it isn't there would need to be a group of them to make a difference. The smaller the life, the harder getting out of my little slice of hell will be. When creatures die unnaturally they still carry their power. But the old use up most of their energy so are not useful when the stone drains me slowly.
It took awhile but the child killed a few spiders near me with his comic book. That was very little to work with but it might be enough. I started to use the power I just gained to revert to my former self and work my way out. The child seems to be in trouble because the seven girls ran out of the room frantically in the same direction the child waddled of to. That is perfect. If I had any luck left they wouldn't come back for about a weak. I say that because the next part will be slow, loud, and painful. But I simply refuse to let a chance like this go to waste.
Chapter 1 the beginning of the end
My luck seemed to have run dry because they came back. Not only did they come back, they came back on the day I would have been free. I don't expect them to know who I am. But someone coming out of a stone statue would bring unwanted attention.
I'm on the very last stage so fuck them. I'll have to figure a way to keep them silent once I'm free. But then again this could be helpful. I've been stuck in here for so long I don't know much about the outside world. If I can get them to catch me up to speed I could get a headstart and won't be completely caught off guard. Because knowledge is power after all.
The yellow pony is cowering behind the orange farm pony. The rainbow haired one is just flying around without a care in the world. The purple one walks up to me along with the tiny dragon and start chatting.
"Come on Spike! There is so much history here!" she shouts with glee. She seems to be a fan of knowledge and the dragon is an assistant of some sort.
"Come on Twilight! We've been doing this all day. Why can't we just go." He appears to be a child and not some midget. But is he her slave or just an assistant?
"Not now Spike. If we could get these lost tomb's known who knows how far we will advance are magic studies!" This 'Twilight' seems to be a part of the magical research branch.
"Ok let's see here. This statue is the "Monster Amongst Alicorns". He betrayed his kingdom for his own personal gain. At the end of the war, weakened by the battle, he was struck down. This is the Grim Reaper. The keeper of death." She seems less enthusiastic then before and looks horrified. Well the only thing they got right was my name. They exaggerated the details so much that they are barely the truth.
"T-t-t-twilight can we leave now" the child named 'Spike' whines. He is quivering in his own scales. Why would they take him along if he frightened so easily?
"Don't be silly Spike! It's just a story." Twilight was clearly puting up a brave front and was terrible at doing so. The others seemed to have overheard everything that had been said and got closer to me. This won't take long know. Just a few more minutes then I'll finally be free again.
"He doesn't sound so bad! I could take him! I would hit him with my signature Sonic Rainboom." said the rainbow pony. That arrogant little prick. You are going to regret saying that soon enough.
"I don't know he looks rather scary Rainbow" said the shy one still cowering behind the farm girl.
"Fluttershy's right sugar cube. It said he was able to take down a kingdom all by himself." At least that is still remembered. Not exactly the best thing to highlight in my life, but it's something I guess.
So there's the cocky flyer named Rainbow. A coward named Fluttershy that is concerned about her friends. Some stereotypical farmer girl with her hat and rope. Then there is a dignified looking unicorn who was trying to keep her dress clean. Then there's Twilight and her slave/pet Spike. But there is one girl missing from the group. All I know about this one is that she is pink and has no common sense in the slightest. Why do you say that people might ask? Well it's because she's on my shoulders.
"Come now darling, get down from up there." She sounds like a noble but why would she be here?
"Don't be a sourpuss Rarity. He looked sad so I gave him a party hat! No one can be sad when they have a party hat on! I'll get down now though cause he is cold on my tushy." She jumps off me and skips towards Rarity. I'm starting to regret everything I did that landed me here with these girls.
It doesn't matter though because I am only a few seconds away from freedom. The cracks are appearing now.
"Pinkamena Dian pie look what you did!!" Rarity's scream was ear shatering to say the least. Everyone flinched at that shrill scream. I wanted to flinch as well even with the stone dulling all the sounds around me.
They all started to argue with each other about who's fault it was. The only one still looking at me was the little dragon slave. So he was the only one to notice when the stone fell away and saw me.
He stood in fear as I slowly worked my way out of the stone. There argueing grew louder now for defiling a historical artifact. I was finally free from those elements. Completely free from the stone. I see Spike inhale quickly. I realized he was about to scream so I quickly ran over and grabbed him in a fruitless quest to silence him. He got out a little squeal before I picked him up and covered his mouth. But sadly that was enough to get there attention and they all went dead silent.
Oh well, I guess it's time to put on a show. I learned how to adapt to any situation so I was good at improvising. I clutched the dragon closer to my chest. I had to make sure I kept his mouth closed to avoid him from using his pesky dragon fire.
I quickly summon one of my scythes and hold it against his throat. To make sure they stayed docile I made a sushing noise so they would stay quiet. With my size and outfit I cowed them into submission rather quickly. This wasn't the way I wanted things to go but hell I was able to continue my work.
Chapter 3 tactical retreat?
"Join now friends! There's no reason to fight."
"W- w- w- who a- a- are y- y- you!?" Not only was that a terrible poker face, that was also a terrible question! Did all this go in one ear and out the other? This might be in my favor actually.
"Join now, didn't I say I was going to bid you questions?" Emphasizing my point, I add pressure to his scales to shed some blood. That seemed to silence them rather quickly. Seven is a big number isn't it? I'll just have to lower it. Hell with Spike here I don't need any of them.
"Let him go!" That statement was even stupider then the last. Looking at them, the purple one seems extremely idiotic under pressure which is not what I need. Then there's the rainbow one who obviously is more brawn than brain which is sad considering how much brawn there is. Whoever is cowering is obviously a big "no" since she was about to pass out before I showed up. That and I'm convinced she is in a coma.
That being said, those who haven't spoken yet are worse. Right now I can't afford to take any sort of risk.
"On second thought, I desire to change my earlier statement."
"Dead silence level one!"
I cast the spell and it barely works. Everyone went silent with looks of fear plastered on their faces. Their eyes rolled back into their skulls and tears ran down their faces. No mortal can survive the full strength of my dead silence curse so I learned to dial it back. There will be some damage. With any luck nothing too lethal.
This spell works by essentially killing all sound or killing some to increase others. The lower the level the less damage it causes. Level one temporarily cuts off the noises around them and uses that energy to amplify their heartbeat.
Taking another look I admire the blood coming from their ears. One after another their bodies collapse and fall ungracefully to the floor. Shielding the young slave's ears would have been pointless. Nothing can sheild the damage so he joins them in blissful unconsciousness. Their memories and cognizant thoughts were damaged so hopefully that will be enough for them to forget about this meeting.
Taking a knee I try to catch my breath. Even though that was a low level spell, I still haven't gotten my full power back. Not only will I have to wait for my natural strength to come back I'll have to reinstate all of my work. Putting the dragon over my shoulder I get back to business.
Looking around I remember the thing they originally came for. Taking what I deemed necessary I put the rest in a pile and squeeze the dragon tightly. With that he shoots fire and the books are slowly burnt to ash. Without these tombs their research will be halted. Worst case scenario I'm a little behind. But the best case scenario is that they've stagnated and loss some knowledge.
Working my way out of the castle I ponder on what has changed. This child may hold all the knowledge I need or none of it. This may be bad taking a youngling from their elders but I still have a little pity for any with great heartache. But I must stay cold and vigilant even against him. Show no weakness is rule number one in this dangerous game I play.
Stepping out of the castle I take a deep breath enjoying my regained freedom. Picking a random direction, I start my walk through the woods. When I was a couple feet away from the castle I heard a branch snap and over exaggerated gasping. Turning quickly I see three little fillies making a mad dash from the castle. They must have been out of range of my attack. But with my magic drained there's nothing I can do but let them escape.
"Join now little one. We hast places to be."
Changing directions I pick up some speed and start to make my way in the opposite direction. After what feels like hours, I stop to catch my breath. Sitting down on a fallen tree, I grab a vine off the forest floor and begin tying him up. Those fillies would jog their memories so it's only a matter of time before there's a bounty on my head.
