Chapter 36

I began to stir awake as the morning sun peered through the window. My eyes opened and I felt two bodies pressed against my frame. When I opened my eyes, I was met with both my lovers staring at me with warm smiles.

“Morning, my love,” Moon said as she kissed my left cheek.

“Good morning, Dimitri,” Twilight said as she kissed my right cheek.

“Morning you two,” I said as I kissed them both back on the lips.

“Last night was magical, Dimitri,” Moon said as she nuzzled my neck. “I don’t believe I’ve ever felt something so sensual in my life.”

“It was magical for me too, Moon,” I said back to her as I held her close.

“You truly are a human of many talents, Dimitri, I’m so glad I chose you as my mate,” Twilight said. “It almost seems unreal that I would consider love when I used to be a loner before all this.”

“Aw come on, I’m just glad we found each other. Although I admit, I never expected to have a herd of all things.”

“Are herds not common in your world?” Twilight asked.

“Not really, we humans usually have one lover at a time. More preferably, just one.”

“I see, well we hope you know that because we are now in a herd, we don’t plan to monopolize you,” Twilight said.

“Indeed, we have seen how you make others happy and have allowed yourself to open your heart to more than just one mare,” Moon added. “This world is still full of many possibilities and we feel as though you should be able to share your heart with any who you believe deserves it.”

“Wow…talk about being considerate,” I said, a little surprised. “I appreciate the sentiment, girls, but let’s hold off on all that for now. We still have much to do in Equestria, so let’s begin by getting out of bed.”

“But I don’t wanna,” Twilight said as she buried her muzzle in my neck and licked my skin.

“Come on, Twilight, or else I’ll tell Celestia you were the one who ate her last slice of cake.”

“It was an accident!” Twilight snapped.

“Whatever,” I rolled my eyes playfully, making her pout.

We all soon got out of bed and even bathed together in the bathroom. The girls insisted they wash my body, which was an entertaining experience to say the least. Afterwards, we all got dressed in our clothes for the day. Twilight was dressed in a dark purple skirt, light lavender button up blouse, and a small pink tie tied around her neck. Moon wore a beautiful regal looking dark blue dress with a picture of her cutie mark embroidered on the side as she wore her jewelry. Meanwhile, I was dressed in my street clothes which consisted of my black hooded leather jacket, white T-shirt, jeans, and my black boots. After we were ready, we exited the room with my lovers on both sides and made for the dining hall. Along the way, we happen to run into Draco and Shadow as they walked hand in hand with wide smiles.

“Morning you two,” I greeted them.

“Morning.” The two greeted in unison. “How was your night dude?” Draco smirked.

“Eventful,” I retorted until my eyes caught sight of a mark on his neck. “Nice hickey.”

His cheeks flushed red as he moved his hand to cover it. “Shut up,” he said bitterly as Shadow giggled and leaned in to nuzzle his cheek.

“So ya finally made it to second base, huh?” I teased as we walked together.

“You better believe it, now there’s a new meaning to the name The Beast,” Shadow purred.

“SHADOW!!” Draco shrieked his face now a deep scarlet.

“Oh hush!” Shadow scolded as she flicked his nose. “We’re all adults here, ain’t that right Captain?”

“That’s right, Moon and I made love last night, and it was a wonderful experience for her first time,” I said, earning a nuzzle of affection from Moon.

“Well excuse me if I’m not used to this kind of talk after my first time,” Draco huffed while looking away embarrassed.

“You’ll get used to it now that you’re part of the inner circle of non virgins dude,” I joked, earning a glare. “All joking aside, let me ask you, was it worth giving your V-card to a mare like Shadow?”

“As if that’s a question.” Draco smiled as he pulled his mare to him and nuzzled her before kissing her lips. “I’m glad she was the one I gave my first to.”

“I love you too, babe,” Shadow smiled as she hugged and kissed him back.

I smiled at the happy couple as we entered the dining hall. My apprentices, the Princesses, the rest of the main six, and Phill were sitting at the table and enjoying a bountiful looking breakfast. Phill was feeding Merida until the little filly saw us and giggled as her wings flapped vigorously. She hovered in the air and made a beeline towards Draco.

“Heads up!” I said before she once again latched herself on his face.

“Merida! How many times do I gotta tell ya not to latch yourself in your uncle’s face?!” Phill barked.

“MMMPPPFFFF!” Draco let out a muffled scream as Merida started to flap her wings causing her to pull him around the room.

“Holy crap! She’s that strong of a flyer already?!” I said.

“The kid’s got some strong wings,” Rainbow smirked as we watched Merida pull Draco.

“Draco! Need help there dude?” Zephyr called out in a teasing manner.

“Whassastrt yoouttrhk?!” Draco called out muffled by the little filly latched to his face.

“Hang on,” Phill said as he breathed in deep. “Merida McHaggard! Come here!”

The filly’s ears perked up as she let go of Draco, making him fall face first on the floor as she flew back to her father.

“Oof, you okay man?” Flash asked.

“Why me?” He groaned. “Why not Lock?”

“Watch this,” I smirked as I turned to Merida. “Hey there Merida! Come give your Uncle Lock a hug!” The filly giggled as she flew over to me and I caught her in my arms and hugged her close. “Aw, who’s a cute little filly?” I teased as I tickled her tummy. “Guess she likes to grab your face rather than give normal hugs. It’s just her way of showing her affection for you, man.”

Draco raised his head up and was about to curse me out, but quickly remembered that there was a filly in my arms. So instead he mouthed the words fuck you Before letting his head plop down back on the ground.

After managing to calm the situation back down, we all sat at the table and ate our breakfast. While the ponies ate veggies and fruits, I had told the staff of Draco and I’s specific diet. They were wary of such information, but after giving them a few examples of what we eat, they were able to provide us with a nutritious meal that consisted of eggs, sausages, and bacon.

“Uh, boss? Is that meat you’re eating?” Zephyr asked.

“Yeah, why?”

“How can you eat meat? Draco I get, but why you?”

“It’s cause some humans, like me and Draco, are omnivores,” I said as I ate some bacon.

“Omnivores?” Cloud tilted his head.

“Pretty sure I mentioned this before,” I stated.

“Basically we can eat meat, fruits, veggies, ect.” Draco added. “The human body requires protein, and while it’s true we can get that from nuts, it’s just not enough.”

“So does that mean you get plenty of protein when you eat caribou?” Berry asked.

“Yes but it’s immediately used up when I use my power. Essentially to transform into something that’s more than my mass and density, I need to burn a lot of energy. Hence why I eat my opponents. Or why I won’t go full dino in a fight, unless necessary.”

“What about you, Lock?” Flash asked.

“My power mostly comes from the soul,” I said. “Although I do still need proper sustenance from time to time.”

“Aye, does that also include booze?” Phill smirked.

“I should be asking you that, you Irish prick,” I scoffed.

“Hey watch it, there is a filly present!” Draco glared at me while pointing to the filly in Phil’s arms.

“Whatever,” I rolled my eyes.

“You three seem very close,” Amore said with a smile. “It’s uplifting to see such noble warriors together, fighting for our country.”

“We aim to regain peace, ma’am,” I nodded.

“Aye, mum, I’ll also lend me power when necessary,” Phill said.

Draco smiled and nodded his head, but at the same time seemed a bit uneasy around the returning princess.

“Oh, Sir Draco?” Amore said to him. “I must apologize for what I said to you the other day, it was inappropriate of me.”

I noticed that Draco was now sweating bullets and gave a somewhat stiff wave of his hand. “N-no p-problem, y-your m-majesty.”

“What did she say?” Rainbow wondered.

“Best not to dwell on it, since it sounds like it’s between them,” I waved her off. “Anyway, I think it’s time we discuss moving forward. Though the Crystal Empire is free, there are still cities out there that still need to be liberated.”

“Aye, if I may throw me three pence in, I say we go for Trottingham,” Phill suggested.

“Any particular reasons you wanna start there?” Draco, who now seems calmer, asked.

“It sounds like the city me nan stayed at when I was a lad, so ya could say it’s a tad personal,” Phill said as he fed Merida. “Plus, I hear they’ve been doin’ some downright nasty stuff to kids over there.”

There was a screeching sound as Draco’s hand turned into claws and scratched against a wall. “I need no other reason to say yes.” His voice oozed with malice.

“Easy there, Draco,” I said to calm him down. “By my count, there should be approximately 5 or 6 major cities left to liberate. Once the whole kingdom is finally secure, we’ll be able to focus our sights on the Diamond Dog kingdom.”

“That being the case, maybe we should split up our forces?” Draco added as he thought out loud. “I can lead Alpha Squad to one city. While Lock and his apprentices go to another at the same time. Their forces would be divided, and if they had to radio for backup, they would have a hard time deciding where to send them first.”

“That could work, I’ve also gotten reports of a larger War Beast breeding site. So I’ll take my group to Vanhoover.”

“Just make sure to watch your back,” Draco warned with a serious look. “Now that Lust is gone they might have started sending the enemy those anti devil fruit user weapons.”

“Of course, also-”

BA-BUMP!!

I grunted as my chest felt tight all of a sudden. My senses were going haywire, as if there was an extremely powerful presence in the air but I had no idea where it was coming from.

“What…the fuck?!” I grunted as the powerful presence grew.

“Lock, you okay man?!” Draco asked, running over to me and making sure I was okay.

“You don’t sense that?!” I said to him.

“I do…” We all turned to Phill who also looked like he was stressing out. “I’ve never felt such power before.”

“What the hell is this?!” I said as I snapped my head to the window. “It’s not Satanael, but something…so much more!”

“I can’t sense what you guys are sensing, but you make it sound like something big,” Draco said.

“It’s huge!” I corrected Draco. “This is the first time I’ve felt something like this. It’s power is so great, I can’t even fathom it!”

“I can sense it from the East of here,” Phill managed to say. “Not even Saint Michael or any of the other Archangels combined gave off a presence like this. And it ain’t even close to where we are!”

“Wait, the East?” I said as my senses continued to blare as I looked back to Draco. “What’s to the East that we know of?”

“I need a map!” Draco called out and one of the guards brought him one. Opening he placed his finger on the Crystal Empire and slowly began to drag it across the map in the East direction. After a minute his finger stopped and he looked up in shock. “Starlight’s village.”

“Starlight?” Twilight said, making us turn to the confused and concerned ponies in the room. “Who’s Starlight?”

“Uh…please give us a moment, sweetie,” I said with a fake smile as Phill gave Merida to Fluttershy and he, Draco, and I left the room to speak in private. I closed the door behind me and my senses were still blaring like the loudest damn alarm and made my body feel like electricity was coursing through my veins.

“This is bad…” I said as my eyes narrowed out the window. “This is very bad, and it’s too damn soon!”

“Are ya sure it ain’t one of the Sin’s?” Phill asked, also feeling what I felt.

“Positive, Satanael would’ve warned me by now. And thanks to Lust, I would know if it’s one of them.”

“Look, we don’t have much time to discuss what’s happening. Especially since I can’t sense what you guys are feeling. But we should book it to Starlight’s village asap before it's too late.” Draco added.

“You don’t think I know that?!” I snapped. “I’ve been here half a year and this is the first time I’ve ever felt something like this! The fact that whatever it is I’m sensing is far away from here and it still feels like a fucking boulder is crushing me is almost too much to contemplate! Maybe it could be one of the Sins! And if that’s the case…then…”

“Then what, mate?!” Phill barked.

“I’m not strong enough, okay?!” I admitted.

Draco sighed before slapping me across the face. “Will you get it together?! You’re panicking worse than the caribou I’ve eaten!” He grabbed the collar of my shirt and pulled me in as he looked me dead in the eyes. “I don’t know what’s out there, but I have no intention of just letting it do what it wants to that village. Now either you get your shit together, or stay your ass here sitting on your hands while I head out!”

I stared at Draco as he glared at me with a fury in his eyes. Though the overwhelming power I was sensing was sending my mind into a frenzy, I knew I couldn’t just throw in the towel.

“You’re right,” I said as he let me go. “I’m sorry, it’s just, this is something I’ve never experienced before. Though I’ve been here for a little over half a year, this experience with the powers and war and shit are still a little new to me.” I scratched the back of my head and sighed. “I shouldn’t have panicked like that, it’s not usually like me to do so.”

“You can feel sorry for yourself later. Right now we need to mobilize our troops and address whatever it is we are dealing with.” Draco took a deep breath and went silent for a moment. “If they ask, Starlight is a pony I met once while traveling alone in Equestria, or do you plan on telling them the truth yet?”

“No,” I said firmly. “In fact, none of you will say anything about what we know.”

“Wait, neither of ya have told them about the show?” Phill asked, making me glare at him.

“Shut your trap! It’s not something that can be easily explained, especially since this whole world turned out to be real in the first place! Everyone already has enough on their plate as it is, with the death, destruction, and constant threat of the actual Seven Deadly Sins.” I shook my head. “No, the less they know the better. I’m not sure that they would even be able to acknowledge it.”

“I’m sure Twilight would,” Draco suggested. “The concept of the multiverse may have already crossed her mind. After all, she accepted an alien species as her coltfriend.”

“That’s…” I hesitated at the thought of telling Twilight. “Look, just give me time to think on it. You may be right that she’ll accept it.” I pinched the bridge if my nose as the unknown force came back. “Now’s not the time. We need to head out.”

I walked passed the two of them and we entered the dining hall again.

“Flash! Mobilize a few ships from the fleet! Alpha Squad, we’re heading out!”

I stood at the bow of my ship with Draco and Phill as a few of my other ships followed. My eyes were narrowed as we were about to pass over the mountain range that led to Starlight’s village. Since we were in a rush, I didn’t bother dawning my armor, so I just kept my street clothes, but still had my weapons strapped on.

“Ya still seem on edge,” Phill said as he examined his sword. “Ya think we can take whatever’s going at it?”

“We have to try,” I said.

“Or die trying,” Draco snickered. “At least I can say I didn't die a virgin."” He joked as he looked out in the same direction as me.

“You’re lucky you can’t sense it,” I smirked. “Otherwise we-”

All of a sudden, the overwhelming power seemed to vanish all together.

“What the?! It’s gone!”

“What?” Draco asked, looking confused. “What’s gone?”

“That power,” Phill said, also looking anxious. “It just up and disappeared!”

“Is that a good or a bad thing?”

“Soarin!” I called out to my helmspony. “Full speed, double time!”

“Yes sir!” He said as the crew made the secondary sails unfurl and the engines groaned louder.

The Prometheus sailed faster than before as we passed over the mountain range. The clouds obscured our vision as we lowered below them…only to find an unprecedented sight. Scattered around the village was a large stockade of enemy soldiers. Only the whole stockade had been completely annihilated as smoke trails rose into the sky. Death was scattered all around, yet the village seemed untouched.

“What in hellfire?” I muttered.

“Jaysus, Marry, and Joseph…” Phill said. “What the bloody hell happened?”

“I too have a catchphrase related to religion,” Draco joked and both me and Phill glared at him. “What? You guys have your own saying, I don’t.”

“Soarin, take us down,” I ordered and he nodded. We landed just outside the death and destruction and the gangplank was lowered for us. We all walked off the ship with some soldiers in tow and I instinctively gripped a hand on Surtr.

“Flash, you and others stay out and hold position. We’ll go check out the village ourselves,” I ordered.

“Are you sure, boss?” Zephyr asked.

“Positive, watch our six.”

“You better come back, Draco,” Shadow said. “This is…a little too much, even for me.”

“I will, I promise,” Draco smiled as he kissed her deeply before running ahead of us, morphing into a Raptor.

We quickly followed Draco as I put my mask on and pulled my hood over my head and Phill did the same with his hood. We ignored the bodies we ran past. I took note of the bodies, their injuries consisted of bullet wounds, slash wounds, and some even burned to death. Whatever it was that did this, they knew what they were doing, too good. As we were about to enter the village, a magic bolt shot out from nowhere, prompting us to stop in our tracks as it hit the ground in front of us.

“Stay where you are!”

We all looked up at one of the roofs of the houses to see a pony mare I didn’t expect. It was none other than Sunset Shimmer and she had her hand held out towards us with a glare in her eye.

“Don’t move! Or the next one will go for your balls!”

Draco, still in raptor form, continued his approach towards the mare.

“I said stay back!” Sunset threatened. Phill was about to intervene but I held him back with my hand on his shoulder. “I’m warning you!” Draco took another step forward, prompting Sunset to fire a powerful looking magical blast. It shot towards Draco and blasted him where he stood. “Serves your freakish pet right!” Once the dust settled, Draco was seen standing perfectly still, unfazed by the attack. “What?! But how?!”

“Miss?” I finally said. “Please do not be alarmed, we’re not a threat.”

“Yeah right! Then what’s with all those weapons you got on you! Not to mention that monster! For all I know, you’re just more of Dainn’s cronies come to finish the job! Well, look around you! Was the stranger who wiped them out not enough?!”

Suddenly Draco jumped into the air towards Sunset as she was caught off guard. We watched as he got closer and closer to the mare who was too slow to aim her magic. But just as Draco’s body was about a few feet away from the mare, his body morphed and landed in her arms as his kitten sabertooth tiger form.

“What the?! How did-”

She was cut off when Draco meowed and nuzzled into her. Although she tried to resist, her face flushed red as she ended up snuggling Draco.

“So cute!” She giggled.

“As you can see, my associate also backs my claim.”

Sunset stopped her cuddling and glared down at us. She used her magic to levitate herself off the roof and stood a few yards away from us.

“Just because you’ve got this cute little kitty, doesn’t mean you’re off the hook!” She proclaimed, still holding on to Draco with both arms.

“Well that’s because-”

“DIE YOU WHORE!”

Out from the pile of bodies came a survivor as he ran towards Sunset. Draco jumped out of her arms and his body grew to an adult saber tooth tiger and pounced on him. The caribou screamed in fright as Draco roared and proceeded to maul him in a gruesome manner. Sunset looked on in horror as Phill and I just stood there. Once he was done with his prey, he looked back at Sunset, making her flinch. He slowly approached the mare until he stood just before her for a moment, until he transformed back into his human form. Sunset was completely bewildered at the spectacle as Draco looked down at her with a smirk.

“What…are you?!”

“…well I'm half Mexican on my dad’s side, and half Japanese on my mother’s side,” Draco joked as he moved a hand to his chin. “I guess that would be Mexnese.” He said with a goofy smile.

“Wha?”

“Perhaps we should start off by introducing ourselves?” I said as I stepped forward with Phill. “My name is Dimitri, this is Phill, and that’s Draco.”

“Top o’ the mornin’,” Phill waved.

“You still haven’t answered my question!”

“Well…Phill here’s the Angel’s Saint, Draco is the Beast of Chaos and Knight of Chaos, and I’m the Devil’s Hand and Knight of Liberation.”

“Hold on, what?” Sunset said with wide eyes as she pointed at me. “You’re the Hand of the Devil?”

“Yeah, why?”

“Prove it!”

Draco and Phill looked at me and shrugged. I rolled up my sleeve and showed her my brands.

“This proof enough?”

“I don’t know! You dress so casually yet you’re armed to the teeth! How am I supposed to know if you’re the real Devil’s Hand when we tried summing you!”

“Hold up, summon me?” I asked.

“Yes! These bastards were about to storm the village but we managed to put up a shield! With no other options, my friends decided to call for help the only way we had! We heard about a warrior who went by The Devil’s Hand and was liberating Equestria! We figured it was black magic that brought him here, so we set up a ritual! Only the being that showed up looked nothing like you!”

“And just what exactly did show up?” Draco asked.

“Sunset?”

We all turned to see the mare we did expect to see, Starlight Glimmer, walk up with Sugar Belle following behind.

“Is everything okay, you need backup?”

“Get a load of this, Starlight! This guy claims to be the real Devil’s Hand!”

“The real one?” Sugar Belle said. “But…he doesn’t look anything like the one who saved us.”

“Pardon me miss.” Draco said while trying to seem polite. “But I think there may have been a mistake in identities. Whatever you summoned wasn’t my friend over there, but rather something completely different.”

“Yeah, no shit!” Sunset scoffed.

“Sunset please,” Starlight said then turned to me. “So you are the real Devil’s Hand?”

“Yes,” I nodded as I showed her my brands. “I don’t know who saved you, but it wasn’t me, nor was I the one you summoned.”

“Then show us your face,” Starlight said.

Feeling that it would be best to comply, I pulled my jacket’s hood back and took off my mask as Phill did the same and pulled off his hood. The mares stared at me for a moment until Starlight looked at her friends.

“I think he’s telling the truth.”

“Just like that?!” Sunset said.

“Why else would I lie?” I said. “We actually came here to help fight against the enemy. And besides, would we be having this conversation if we were trying to hurt you?”

“And let’s not forget I did save you from that caribou not three minutes ago,” Draco reminded her.

The mares looked at each other with uncertainty until Starlight walked up to me and looked me dead in the eye.

“So you’re the real Devil’s Hand?”

“Yes, I am,” I nodded.

“And you say your name is Dimitri?”

“Dimitri Lockdrom, yes,” I nodded again.

After about a minute of staring, Starlight managed to crack a smile and nod.

“He’s cool, girls.”

“Really?” Sunset said.

“Really, let’s show them what we tried to do.”

With their trust somewhat gained, the mares led us through the town. We noticed the residents of the town peering from their homes through the doors and windows as Starlight brought us towards the main building.

“Kinda surprising to see Sunset,” I whispered to Draco as I eyed the mare.

“I have my theories as to why she is here, but we can discuss that later,” Draco whispered back.

We soon arrived at the main building where a few other ponies were waiting for us. They gazed at us warily but my eyes were too focused on what we saw in the middle of the room. A large pentagram, drawn in red chalk, and surrounded by candles filled nearly the whole floor. Some of the candles were knocked to the floor as Starlight stood there with her friends.

“Well…this is it,” Starlight said.

“Wow…this is…just wow,” I managed to say but narrowed my eyes at them. “This was pretty damn stupid of you.”

“Aye, you dumb broads got no idea the kind of shite ya almost stepped into,” Phill huffed.

“Ignoring my companions’ rudeness, they have a point. You could have opened a whole new kind of can of worms with this.” Draco scolded.

“Well what the hay were we supposed to do?!” Sunset snapped. “We were desperate, alright?! I’d rather die than become a slave to those perverts!”

“I also agree with Sunset” Starlight frowned as she looked away. “It was our only option.”

“Whatever, so why don’t you tell us what happened?” I said, crossing my arms.

“I think it would be best if I showed you,” Starlight said as her horn glowed. The room changed until we saw apparitions of the ponies.

“What’s this?” I wondered.

“Memory spell.”

Flashback
Starlight 1st POV

There were loud explosions outside as I frantically drew the chalk on the floor. Sunset and Sugar Belle, along with a few other unicorns, desperately held the magic shield up for as long as they could.

“Starlight! The shield won’t hold anymore!” Sunset cried as her horn flared. I looked out the window to see the magic dome. Multiple cracks were seen everywhere and Sunset straining.

“I know! I know! Just give me a moment!” I snapped as I put the finishing touches on the circle. I then lit the candles after marking the last rune and flared my horn with magic. “Done! Okay, here goes!” I clapped my hands together and began to chant. “Oh Hand of the Devil himself, heed my call! I beseech thee, make your presence known and slay our attackers! Leave no quarter, I give my soul to you! Come forth! HAND OF THE DEVIL!”

At first nothing happened, despair began to fill the faces of the ponies in the room when suddenly wind began to emit from the pentagram that only grew until it snuffed out the candle flames. The pentagram began to glow an ominous purple before black and purple lightning ascended from the floor around where the candles stood. Soon, a black twister appeared in the center of the magic circle, making the winds harsher and nearly impossible to withstand.

Suddenly, the tornado burst like a balloon knocking us back. Upon recovering, we noticed the room was dark since the purple glow from before had also ceased at the same time as the tornado bursting but we could tell that we were no longer alone. Breathing was heard coming from where the pentagram was drawn. Suddenly, we heard the sound of fingers snapping and just like that, the extinguished candles were once again alight, illuminating the room with its gentle glow and also revealing a new occupant.

Standing in the centre of the pentagram was a figure of bipedal shape, dressed in fine clothes that one would not expect to see on a demon. Its legs were covered in black leather clasp boots that went halfway up to its knees and tucked into the boots were a pair of black coloured straight pants made of fine material. Moving to the torso, the figure appeared to be wearing a black button up long sleeve shirt and over the shirt was a long black coat that reached the figure’s legs and came equipped with a hood and was adorned with silver trimming and buttons. To finish the ensemble were white gloves upon the figure’s hands.

When I went to look at the figure’s face, I saw it was wearing the hood upon the coat but beneath it there was only darkness. As if there was a void where the figure’s face should be. The figure then proceeded to brush off dust that was on its shoulder before it turned to face us.

“Who summoned me?” The figure asked, leading me to deduce that the figure was definitely male and it sounded both gentle but imposing at the same time.

“W-We did…” I managed to speak with a shaky voice. The figure looked my way and tilted his head a little. “P-please…help us. We-”

“Argh!”

We both turned to see Sunset and the other unicorns grab their heads as their horns snuffed out. I gasped as I looked outside to see the shield beginning to fade away completely and the Caribou all ready to storm the village.

“Hand of the Devil!” I cried as I fell to my knees in front of him. “Please, Hand, please drive the enemy Caribou back! If nothing is done, the mares will all be turned into their personal playthings and the stallions will be killed! We heard of how you freed the Crystal Empire, and this was the only way we could think of contacting you! I beg of you, Devil’s Hand, protect our village! I’ll offer you my very soul!”

At first the figure said nothing and just stared at me before I heard it…sigh?

“I’m not the Hand of the Devil. Hell, I didn’t even realize Satanael even got a new one,” the figure said as he began to walk forward, causing the hopes on mine and everyone’s faces to shatter into despair. I then looked back at the new arrival and saw him stop beside me and place a hand on my head and give it a rub. “Also in future, don’t be so quick to gamble with your soul.”

“Wait, does that mean you’ll help us?” Sunset asked.

“I may not be the Devil’s Hand like you wanted, but I can assure you that I am not inferior to him. Stay put and watch the show. We can discuss the payment for the contract after I dispose of these vermin.”

As the figure stepped outside, the Caribou marched towards the houses as we all looked out the window to watch. The leader of the Caribou stockade was dressed in heavy armor and was riding one of those disgusting War Beasts. The figure stood in front of the group as the leader raised his hand to stop his army.

“What’s this? Either a fellow male to tell us where the fresh batch of slaves are? Or a foolish traitor who thinks he can go against Lord Dainn?” He mocked.

“Okay, I’ve decided…You’ll die last, right after I finish off the rest of you,” the figure said, causing the hoard of Caribou to laugh.

“You kill us?” The commander said with a laugh before turning back to his forces. “Seems we have someone here who thinks he’s the Devil’s Hand himself.” The commander turned back to the figure. “I don’t know who you are, but let me tell you this, fool, you’re gonna die real bad just for uttering such words to me.”

“Then what are you waiting for, an invitation? Come here and try before I die of boredom,” the figure said in a nonchalant manner that I couldn’t help but giggle at, but this just angered the caribou leader before he commanded his War Beast to charge forward.

As the beast charged forward, the figure just stood there until he moved aside a part of his coat to reveal a gun belt fully stocked with bullets. There were a couple of what looked like nails strapped to the figure’s thigh on another belt with some small knives and a dagger sat on the gun belt, a golden revolver holstered on his left hip and a silver one on his right. He then pulled out the silver weapon and aimed it at the charging monster. The gun was then surrounded in golden like flames that reminded me of sunlight. Suddenly, there was a loud bang and a trail of golden embers was ejected from the gun. The next thing I know, the commander’s mount is reduced to the same golden embers causing the rider to impact the ground and skid towards the figure who simply used one of it’s feet to stop the commander’s slide.

Everyone could only stare in shock and awe at what we saw just transpire but what shocked me most was just how casually the figure drew the weapon and aimed it before firing. It was almost as if he was in this situation many times before, shooting a charging animal dead before it could even get close. I then refocused on the scene just in time to see the figure reeled back his leg and kicked the commander back towards his troops as if he were a ball and for some reason I could feel the distinct impression that the figure was smiling beneath that hood.

“Your move boys.”

“Gah! A fortune of gold and a batch of the finest sluts to the one who puts a bucking bullet in his head! I’ll even allow you to join me in taking back Canterlot so that we may indulge ourselves with that Sun Slut and the two Moon Bitches!”

Suddenly, a sword on some kind of dorsal scabbard appeared on the figure’s back and the blade appeared to be a one handed longsword, with a silver and wooden handle and a spiral going around the wood. The hilt was shaped to be that of a silver wolf’s head and a pair of wings making up the cross guard. They were a combination of white feathers and crimson bat wings where the feathers made up the top half of the wings and the lower half consisted of the bat wings. Meanwhile, the blade itself had a strange glow to it and there seemed to be runes engraved into the blade as well.

The figure then goes to draw the blade and I gave my eyes a quick rub to make sure I’m not hallucinating, but the blade of the sword seemed to have extended while becoming thinner in width, becoming an estoc sword and yet the blade had maintained its sharp edge. If I was looking at the blade correctly. Out of nowhere, the sound of music filled the air and that seemed to be what caused the caribou to charge at the figure.

The first to face our mysterious summon was another War Beast but before we knew it, the beast was sliced down the middle by a lightning quick flick of the wrist from the hooded being. I watched as the two halves went past the warrior while the figure dashed forward and into the hoard of caribou but it seemed the figure was not worried in the slightest. As I watched, I noticed that for every swing of the blade it left a beautiful and perfect curve of crimson in the air before it dissipated and splattered onto the ground. It was almost like watching a painter working on a canvas and with this painter his sword was the brush, their blood the paint, the canvas the ground, and the picture was something my mind could not fathom.

“Starlight.” Sunset spoke.

“Yes?” I asked as I looked at my friend.

“Just what exactly have we summoned?” Sunset asked as she looked at me with a worried expression.

“I-I honestly don’t know,”I responded.

There was a loud bang coming from the battle, making our gaze return to the fight and we saw the figure had somehow managed to get back and away from the caribou. He had set aside his blade in favor of a new weapon, it looked like one of those rifle things the Caribou used. The butt and foregrip of the weapon being made of polished mahogany wood while the rest was made with blackened metal and brass. Which had also been polished, giving the tool of death an elegant appearance. Attached to it, there seemed to be a scope on the gun along with an inscription in brass upon the barrel but I couldn't make it out at this distance.

“Don’t make this too easy boys, at least attempt to fight for your lives,” the figure said simply while he loaded a new round into the chamber.

The caribou seemed to be surprised by the repeater and began to scatter to take cover but the figure just started shooting. Each shot felling the enemy with a perfect headshot until finally a click alerted everyone that the gun was empty. Giving the caribou the chance they were waiting for, they started to shoot at the figure with their own firearms. But suddenly a wall of earth appeared before the figure, creating cover for him and blocking the bullets coming at him. I watched as he calmly holstered the rifle on his back before switching to his revolvers before stepping out of cover and started shooting the foul rapists.

The figure ducked and weaved through the hail of bullets while his own revolvers were spitting out rounds at the opponents. Each kick, each bang, each slam of the hammer is like a screaming shout against the caribou and the oppression they’ve brought upon us. With each fall of a body, is a little more freedom returned to us. I spotted a caribou on the roof of one of the houses opposite us and another caribou who had somehow gotten behind the figure.

Before I could utter a warning, the hooded warrior pulled out a knife and threw it towards the earth-made cover, completely missing his target before firing his revolver at the one on the roof, eliminating the threat. I then looked back at the second guard and saw the blade the figure threw was now sticking out of the caribou’s skull.

“What?! But it never went any-,” I started.

“It ricocheted,” Sunset said.

“What?” I asked, looking towards my friend again.

“He threw the knife at the wall which then bounced off and continued on towards the caribou, striking him in the head," Sunset said with eyes wide open in amazement at the once in a lifetime shot.

I then looked back at the figure just in time for him to swing out the cylinders of his revolvers and empty them and replace the bullets before snapping the cylinder back in place with the flick of a wrist, all at a speed only a professional could achieve. One of the caribou made a mad dash at the summoned one with a war cry. Before the caribou could get within range, the figure turned his head and a torrent of flames came flowing out of the hood, making many of us including me jump back in surprise. When I moved back to the window, I watched the caribou burn alive while screaming in pain as he tried in vain to smother the flames engulfing his body.

“Is he…a dragon?” One of the villagers asked.

“No who and whatever he is, he is not of this plain of existence, that’s for sure. He uses magic but has no horn and can breath fire apparently and he seems to be well equipped and experienced with many forms of combat,” I said

“Combat, Starlight, this is easily a one sided fight, no, a massacre. Whoever that is, he knows death. I bet you anything he is well versed with it as well as if he has lived his entire existence surrounded by it,” another villager said.

“Well whoever he is, I’m just happy he’s on our side,” a third said.

I looked back at the figure and saw him put away his revolvers and draw his sword again, which had returned to its natural state, to face the charging mass of caribou. The figure then amazed me again by placing both hands on the handle and pulling the blade in two directions, producing two blades both very alike to its original shape. However, both were missing the wolf head on the hilt, one blade had feathered wings for a cross guard while the blade gave off a soothing white glow while the other had bat wings for the cross guard and had a violent angry crimson glow.

This did not seem to impress or detour the caribou as they continued their charge. The figure stayed still as if waiting for something and once both sides were within striking distance, the hooded warrior vanished and for a brief moment I thought I saw multiple faded images of him. The figure appeared again and was walking backwards with both arms outstretched at his sides and aiming at the ground and the blades still in his grasp were also aimed downward at an angle.

Suddenly, spouts of blood erupted from the caribou like geysers. Upon a closer look, the caribou were covered in fresh wounds all over their body.

“Was that rapid teleportation?” a villager asked.

“Speed,” I said.

“What?” The same villager asked.

“He used nothing but pure speed to cut them down,” Sunset said.

“Okay, I’m getting a little spooked by this guy,” a villager said.

“It looks like he got them all,” I said as I decided to step outside to look around when the music playing came to an end.

The scent of blood was thick in the air as I made my way over to the individual that single handedly cut through the caribou force that came here.

“Is it over?” I asked.

“Not quite,” the figure said as he once again drew a revolver. He moved his arm in an arcing motion while firing a bullet down an alleyway before twirling the gun on his index finger before holstering it. At first all was quiet until a caribou body fell out of another alleyway three houses down; a new bullet hole in his head.

“Town should be clear. I shall head over to the camp and deal with the stragglers, after that I’m gone,” the figure said

“I see,” I said.

I was thinking of asking the figure to stay and help protect us, but before I could utter a word he had already begun to make his way towards the camp. So I turned to the others and began to explain what we were going to do. After getting everything in order, we made our way over to the former caribou camp to give our saviour his payment. We were coming up to the gates when one slowly opened revealing a terrified caribou soldier who appeared to be trying to flee something when suddenly, what looked like a metal spine with a blade on the end, burst out of the gates and impaled itself into the caribou’s shoulder.

“Get over here!”

The caribou was then yanked back into the camp and there was a loud squelch sound from within. I went to investigate and saw the caribou had been bisected with the figure standing over him. The metal spine was now retracting into the figure’s sleeve and behind the figure were several diced up caribou corpses along with several freed slaves who had all the collars removed. The ones with the boxes over their wings had been removed and shockingly the ones with their horns sliced off have been returned. There were even some stallions who had a look of shame on their faces, probably once brainwashed males and not too far away was the commander who appeared to be shitting in his pants in fear.

“Good timing, I was just finishing up,” the figure said before he began to make his way over to the commander. He was trying to crawl away, but the figure brought a leg down on one of the commander’s own legs resulting in a loud crunching sound. Meaning the bones that were inside the commander’s leg had been shattered by that stomp and the scream coming from the commander only solidified that fact.

“Remind me what you said? You’d give a fortune of gold and a batch of your victims to the one who put a bucking bullet in my head? While even allowing them to join you in taking back Canterlot so that you may indulge yourselves with the princess, am I right?” The figure said in a tone that made the very air become cold, if the fog of my breath was any indication. An aura seemed to surround the figure while inside the aura skeletons could be seen writhing about. Finally, something in a mirror caught my eye. It was an amber glow that was coming from the darkness of the hood. It was then I realized it was an eye.

Before anyone realized it, the figure had grabbed the commander by the antlers and dragged him over towards the mirror. He proceeded to smash his face against the mirror until the entire thing was cracked. The figure then pressed the caribou’s face against the shattered mirror before dragging the commander’s face across the shattered fragments. All the while, the commander was screaming for mercy but his screams fell on deaf ears. The sight made my skin crawl and I wanted to lose my last meal once the commander had reached the bottom of the mirror. He was tossed aside before a portal opened up near the figure.

“This is where we part!” the figure shouted over the howling winds of the portal, causing my eyes to widen.

“Wait, the payment…for the contract!” I shouted.

The figure turned to me before he left through the portal, making me and Sunset cower a little.

“I-I mean…you did what we summoned you to do so…” I stepped forward, against my friend’s protest, and looked away as my cheeks burned with embarrassment. “You said my soul wouldn’t suffice, so I could instead…o-offer you my body.”

“Starlight no!” Sunset called out.

“Don’t give yourself to him! Even if he did save us!” Sugar Bell added.

“What about Sunburst?!” A stallion cried out. “You wanted to see him again, didn’t you?!”

“Well what would you give to the one who saved our necks?!” I shouted while looking back at the rest of the villagers. I then looked back at the figure to speak only to stop and saw he had raised his hand giving me the universal sign for hold on.

“What I want is for you to deliver this to Dimitri Lockdrom,” The figure said as a compass appeared in his left hand before holding it out to me.

“Huh?” We all collectively asked.

“Who’s…Dimitri Lockdrom?” I asked. All the figure did was look off to the side, as if he was looking at something but when I turned my head to see what he was looking at I saw nothing.

“You’ll find out,” the figure said, causing me to look back at him. “So will you do this or would you prefer I take your soul?”

“No, no we’ll do it!” Sunset said before snatching the compass from the figure. “What’s it for anyway?”

“It’s to help him find someone I’m sure he’s looking for,” the figure said before he began to enter the portal.

“Wait! What’s your name?!” I cried out.

“Ask Satanael!” The figure shouted back before the portal swallowed him, leaving behind a mark on the ground a mark that showed a skeletal arm grasping a scythe.

Present Time
Dimitri 1st POV

I’ve been surprised many times in my life, shocked even, but this? This is the first time when words fail me. My jaw was slack and open, my eyes were wide as dinner plates, and my body was frozen stiff as the spell ended and we were back to the present. Nothing about what I just witnessed made a lick of sense, not a fucking thing. I managed to pry my eyes from the open area of the town and slowly look at Starlight and Sunset.

“What. The. Fuck…?!” I managed to speak out.

“But he…” Phill sputtered, pointing in random directions. “You and…how did…with the words…but how?”

“........I’m not sure what to say?” Draco said, sounding dumbfounded.

“Wait…just, WAIT!” I barked before they could say anything. “He knew…my name. How the ever loving FUCK…did that…GUY, KNOW MY NAME?!”

Draco examined the pentagram on the ground as I was losing my shit. “Shot in the dark but maybe you should ask your boss. Whoever this guy is, did say to ask Satanael.”

“I already know.” As if on cue, Satanael showed up in a puff of flames. “To think, he of all beings would make an appearance.”

“Who?” I demanded.

“The Hand of the Reaper.”

“Hand…of the Reaper?”

“You what?! The Reaper’s Hand was here?!” Phill yelped.

“Wait, you know who that was, Phill?” Draco asked.

“I…I can’t say, I ain’t ever met him,” Phill shook his head. “All I heard from Saint Michael, even Saint Azrael, was that he works for the legit Grim Reaper. His job is to hunt down those who’ve escaped Death’s clutches illegally. And let me tell ya, this guy is no joke, not in the damn slightest.”

“So the Reaper doesn’t work for heaven or hell?” Draco questioned.

“No, he is what you may refer to as the Champion of Limbo. The world between life and death,” Satanael said.

“Of all the fucking guys…now there’s a Reaper’s Hand?” I grumbled.

“I don’t think so,” Draco shook his head. “Something tells me this was just a one time thing, otherwise you would be still sensing him right now.”

“I…I guess so,” I sighed.

“He did say that this was where we parted,” Starlight said.

“It sounded like this would be the only time we’d ever see him,” Sunset said.

“I suppose, still, I doubt that was him going all out,” I said. “I sensed his power, that guy’s a fucking monster. So I’m glad he’s not coming back.”

“He may have been a monster, but he was a monster with a good sense of justice. He has my respect,” Draco smiled while looking out at all the dead corpses.

“You should be wary, Dimitri,” Satanael warned. “For if the Reaper’s Hand made himself known to you, I can only imagine what shall transpire for the unforeseeable future.” With that, Satanael disappeared in a puff of flames.

“What do ya suppose he meant by that?” Phill wondered.

“I have no idea. I’d still like to know how that guy knew my name.”

“Wouldn’t everyone know your name by now?”

“If it was just Devil’s Hand, maybe, but this was my actual name. Not only that, but didn’t you guys get the distinct feeling that he was coincidentally looking right at us before he left? Even though it was a memory spell?”

“…and now I’m creeped out. Thanks for that.”

“So what was that about a compass he gave you?” I asked Sunset.

“Oh yeah.” She reached behind to pull out a small compass that was in a little black box. “He said that this would lead to someone you’re looking for.”

“Someone I’m looking for?” I arched my brow as I watched the arrow point off to the side. “Who could that be?”

“Probably some other mare to add to your growing herd?” Draco joked.

“Another comment like that, and I’ll have you be Shadow’s personal assistant for a month.”

“…so she’ll be fucking her assistant…sounds hot, sign me up!”

“Who said anything like that?” I smirked. “I might have her order you to wear a frilly pink dress? Or maybe she’ll force you to take on a Dino form so she can ride you like a mount for the duration of the month? Or…maybe have her force you to reveal your deepest, personal secret?”

For a moment Draco didn’t say anything before a smirk crossed his lips. “Okay first Lock, I get it man, you’ve got the hots for me that you’d want to see in a frilly dress, but I just don’t swing that way.”

“Why you!” I lunged and tackled him and we ended up wrestling all over the floor, making the ponies in the room and Phill jump back. “I’ll show you how I swing! With my fist in your nose!”

“Whoa hey now, I’m not into this BDSM stuff,” He joked again and he looked down. “And geez dude, you must really have the hots for me if you wanna get this touchy feely.”

“Oh yeah?” I grabbed him and swung his body down until I reached behind and yanked his underwear as hard as I could. “How’s this for touchy feely?!”

“AAAIIIYYY!!”

“Oof, that looked like it hurt,” a stallion cringed.

“And how’s this?!” I wrapped my arms around his head, putting him in a headlock, and drove my knuckle into his scalp hard. “Still think I got the hots for ya, you little shit!”

“Well considering you can't keep your hands off me, yeah.,” Draco joked and I noticed his head suddenly felt different. “Also, good luck hurting my head when it’s as strong as a Pachycephalosaurus.”

“That’s enough!” Phill barked as he grabbed us both by the backs of our collars and hoisted us up. “You two are boys! And it seems I gotta set ya straight! No more roughin’ about, ya hear?!”

“Oh come on, we were just roughhousing,” I shrugged.

“Shut it! As your big brother, I’m tellin’ ya to keep that lip of yours zipped! And you!” Phill turned to Draco. “No more of your teasin’! We ain’t got the time nor it be the place to do so! Got it?!”

“Yeah, fine bro,” Draco groaned.

I noticed Draco’s head no longer had the scales on his scalp, which Phill seemed to take advantage of and proceeded to slam our heads together.

“Ow! The fuck, dude?!” I said as I rubbed my head.

“That’s for actin’ like an immature little shite, the both of ya!” Phill scoffed.

“You could have just smacked us with your own hands, instead of using our heads,” Draco groaned while rubbing his.

“Ya want a fresh one?” Phill said, raising his fist.

“No no, I’m good!”

“Uh, are you three always like this?” Starlight asked.

“Not really, but we manage,” I said. “Anyway, you and the other ponies here should come back with us. It’s not safe here since word will spread about the enemy’s losses.”

“Tch, fat chance we’re going anywhere with you,” Sunset scoffed, turning away from us.

“You know, Celestia probably misses you,” Draco said.

Sunset snapped her head to Draco. “How do you know about that?”

“You’d be surprised by what I know. Like how you regret leaving and now you feel as though you have no right to go back home.”

“That’s not true!” She snapped. “As you can see, I’m doing quite fine as it is! With my new friends in this village! We got along just fine before the Fall!”

“Oh yes, bottling up your pain and sadness with a distraction is a real way of living,” Draco rolled his eyes as he got closer to the mare. “But let me tell you something, keeping things bottled up is no way to live. You have regrets and you shouldn’t just forget them. I get you’re scared, but you don’t need to." He clasped his hands on her shoulders and looked her in the eyes. “Do you really think that Celestia wouldn’t want to see you again? To know that you’re okay?”

“But…she rejected me!” Sunset said. “I was her top student before Twilight Sparkle! I was supposed to be an alicorn! But I was sent away! Do you have any idea what that feels like?!”

“Sunset…” Starlight frowned.

“I had no idea,” Sugar Belle said.

“You were sent away because you wanted the power so bad. And she knew that kind of power can corrupt a pony, make them be something they are not. Being sent away was just a means of protecting you. But you don’t see it that way because you were denied that power. Tell me now, do you truly believe that becoming an alicorn is what you really need?”

“If it’s to prove I’m the best, then yes!” Sunset proclaimed. “It’ll show her she was wrong!”

“That’s a pretty selfish way of thinking,” I said.

“Aye, it ain’t all about you, lass,” Phill said.

“Why not?!”

“Cause you’re only thinking about yourself,” I said. “Sounds to me you didn’t really care about Celestia or any who you dragged through the dirt. If you came out on top, then that probably was enough for you.”

“But being at the top means you’re alone, no pony to share your victories with, no pony to share your pain, no pony to count on when you need help,” Draco said solemnly.

“Sunset, were we truly your friends?” Starlight questioned.

“O-Of course we are! Why wouldn’t we be?!”

“But you didn’t tell us that Princess Celestia sent you away,” Sugar Belle said.

“I…I just didn’t want you to pity me,” Sunset looked away.

“Friends don’t pity when it comes to that, Sunset. They console you, try to make you feel better, and make you feel loved.” Draco smiled as he continued. “Honestly a title means shit, it’s just a fancy name, it doesn’t define you. You are what defines you.”

“But…what about becoming an Alicorn?”

“Meh, it’s just another fancy title. I mean, all you get is a pair of wings to go with your horn,” I shrugged.

“Besides there is a princess who isn’t an Alicorn, and she’s not phased by it.”

“Who?”

“Her name is Princess Amore.”

“Amore? Wait, where I have I heard that name?” Starlight wondered, tapping her chin.

“She’s not an Alicorn?” Sunset said.

“Nope, but that’s besides the point,” I said. “Sunset, you can’t let your insecurities get the better of you over something menial as a title. You say Celestia sent you away because she rejected you, but you’re wrong. She sent you away to discover something for yourself, and it seems like you already found it but just didn’t realize it.”

“And just what is that?”

“Friendship,” I said, gesturing to Starlight and Sugar Belle, along with the other ponies.

“It’s the power of friendship that Twilight lacked growing up and Celestia’s student, much like yourself. Because friendship is magic,” Draco said.

Sunset looked at the other ponies who were smiling back at her. She then hung her head as her ears and tail drooped.

“Was I wrong…?” She muttered.

“Not wrong, just misguided,” Phill said.

“Sunset,” Starlight, said as she approached her. “You’re still somepony I consider a great friend. If it wasn’t for you, I probably would have done something that I would very much regret. I was about to give up on friendship, but you helped me realize that it’s not all gone when I thought Sunburst abandoned me.”

“She’s right,” Sugar Belle said. “We all need to stick together, especially during these hard times.

“I feel like I don’t deserve you though,” Sunset frowned.

“No pony is perfect, Sunset, but that doesn’t change the fact that we’ll always be friends,” Starlight said with a smile.

“Yeah, I guess you’re right,” Sunset said with a halfhearted smile as she wiped her eyes. “But…what about Princess Celestia?”

Draco smiled as he placed a hand on Sunset’s shoulder. “I’m willing to bet Lock’s left testicle she is missing you too, and awaits the day you come back.”

“Ya just HAD to go there,” I facepalmed as Phill cracked his knuckles.

“You what, brat?” Phill growled.

“Try anything and I’ll turn into a prehistoric skunk, and trust me when I say no amount of tomato juice will get the stick out,” Draco said darkly.

“Okay, now it’s my turn to break it up,” I said, getting in between them before returning my attention to Sunset. “So what’s it gonna be, Shimmer? Wanna come back with us or stay here?”

Sunset glanced away for a moment until she exhaled deeply. “Fine, but only because I don’t wanna stick around all this death.”

“Fair enough,” I nodded. “And would you two quit glaring at each other?! Sheesh, you both are worse than my step-siblings!”

“…I’m sorry what?” Draco turned to me. “You have step-siblings?”

“Well yeah, after I was adopted my step-parents had two other kids.” I pulled my smartphone out and scrolled through my pictures to show him. “Meet Franklin and Nick Lockdrom, my two younger step-brothers.” It was a picture of me with my hands on both my siblings’ heads as they both smiled toothy grins at the camera. It was back when I was a freshman in college and they were each 10 years younger than me. Frank had dirty blonde hair, Nick had light blonde hair, and both of them had blue/green eyes.

“Huh…I had no idea,” Draco said while examining the picture.

“So besides that, I think we should get going now,” I said as I tucked my phone in my pocket.

The mares nodded and went to tell the other ponies the news that they were leaving. Some were hesitant to leave but knew that they couldn’t stay here any more. As everyone was getting ready, I saw a group of stallions keeping their distance from everyone else. The three of us approached them to see what was wrong but they cowered away when we got close.

“Is there something wrong, lads?” Phill asked.

“We…we can’t come with you,” a stallion muttered. It was then I recognized them as the formerly brainwashed stallions who were part of the stockade that the Reaper’s Hand dispatched.

“And why’s that?” I wondered.

“We don’t deserve to,” the stallion frowned. “We did…awful things to the mares that were freed.”

“Hang on, I fixed the Crystal Heart before that guy came here to help,” I pointed out. “How were you all still affected?”

“Oh, well we did feel our minds becoming free from their control, but I guess it took a little longer than most. That stranger who killed the Caribou used his strange magic to finish breaking the brainwashing completely.”

“But that still doesn’t excuse the amount of terrible shit we did when we were under their control. I was a total scumbag!”

“Yeah, you and half of the other stallions in Equestria, did you want a medal for it?” Draco cut in before stepping up. “What happened was beyond your control, and at least you feel remorse. There were stallions who were willing to do worse and were fully aware of what they were doing.”

“Tell that to them then!” The stallion snapped, pointing at some of the mares who flinched at his words. “They can’t even look us in the eye without getting scared!”

“Can you blame them?” Draco said calmly. “Do you expect them to suddenly get over the harsh shit they’ve seen?” He asked seriously. “It’s not as simple as casting the memory aside, what happened to everypony has left scars on their hearts and memories. This is a part of war.”

“It still stings…” the stallion said.

“Then make it not sting any longer,” I said, crossing my arms. “You know who I am, don’t you?”

“Yeah, you’re the Crimson Winged Demon,” the stallion said.

“Okay, that’s a new one,” I rolled my eyes. “Point is, I’m the leader of the resistance against the Stonehoof regime. There’s a whole fleet under my command and we’re always open to accepting new recruits to fight. You want to redeem yourselves? Then join my crew.”

“Just like that?” The stallion said.

“Just like that,” I nodded. “So what say you?”

The stallions looked at each other for a moment until the stallion who I was speaking to raised his hand to me. I smiled as I shook his hand, knowing that I have more crew members to my fleet. I ordered them to go help the ponies pack to load on the ship as Draco and Phill stood by me.

“The road to redemption is a tough one, mate,” Phill said.

“Don’t I know it,” I sighed. “Come on, we might as well help.”

It took about an hour, but we managed to help all the ponies in the town get packed up and ready to leave. I radioed the nearby ships to land outside the town so the residents can come aboard. The stern of the Prometheus had a large door that opened up and all the ponies gathered inside with us following. Once they were all set up, we noticed Sugar Belle be the last one to board as she looked back to the town.

“Phill, you go on ahead,” I said.

“Aye,” he nodded and left to help the townsfolk.

Draco and I approached the mare as she carried a couple large bags with her. She gazed at the town with a sad frown.

“I wish I could stay, as crazy as it sounds,” Sugar Belle said. “This town is where my friends and I have so many memories together.”

“I apologize for the inconvenience, Miss,” I said. “But this town is now considered a hot zone for the enemy.”

“Besides I heard that the local bakers in Ponyville need some help,” Draco smiled knowing full well that Suger Belle loves to bake. “And they have the best apples in Equestria.”

“Really?” Sugar Belle asked, but then tilted her head. “How did you know I was a baker?”

“Well it’s faint, but I can smell that you use ingredients used for baking,” Draco said calmly.

“Um…thank you?” Sugar Belle said sheepishly.

“Dude, kinda weird that you’re smelling her,” I muttered.

“I’m not smelling her specially, after that one caribou pulled a fast one on us, I’ve kept all my senses at peak conditions,” he whispered back.

“Oh, my bad.”

“What are your name’s?” Sugar Belle asked. “I apologize, I seem to have forgotten them.”

“No need to apologize,” I said with a kind smile and offered her my hand to which she accepted with her own and I shook it gently. “My name is Dimitri, I’m the leader of the resistance and the recently appointed Knight of Liberation.”

“Wow, really? You’re a knight?”

“Yep, and so am I.” Draco moved his hand to shake hers next. “I’m Draco Saurian, lieutenant and second in command. I hold the title of Knight of Chaos.”

“You’re both knights?” She asked and we nodded. “I see…well, I just hope you both succeed in this war.” She glanced over her shoulder to the town again. “Why would they want to do this to us?”

“Since when do tyrants need a valid reason to conquer all they see?” I asked under my breath.

“We don’t know why they did this, but what we do know is that they are going to pay for all the pain and suffering they’ve caused,” Draco groaned, looking out at the town full of dead caribou corpses.

“In any case, I’m glad you both came to take us to safety.” Sugar Belle set her bags down and stepped forward to give me a quick hug and did the same to Draco. It was a little surprising, but I smiled at her, seeing this was just her way of showing thanks. As she joined the others, I noticed Draco had a pitiful frown as he watched her go.

“I know what you’re thinking,” I said, placing my hand on his shoulder. “I too wish things were different.”

“…You think she’ll find somepony in town? Big Mac was meant to be with her, but now…”

“Who can say?” I said. “I guess their paths were never meant to cross in this reality.”

Then Draco had a look on his face like he remembered something. “Speaking of reality, do you think that the mirror exists in this one?”

My eyes widened at the question as I looked back to see Sunset talking with some of my crew and Phill.

“Only one way to find out.”

The trip back to the Crystal Empire was uneventful but we managed to make it home without any trouble. The Princesses and main six were standing outside to greet us and welcomed the newcomers. As we were about to step off the ship, we noticed Sunset looking nervous as she fidgeted into place.

“Nervous?” I asked.

“Wouldn’t you if you were about to meet the pony who you basically turned your back on?” Sunset asked bitterly.

A hand gently cupped her shoulder as Draco gave off a warm smile. “Just relax, I promise everything will be alright.”

“But I-”

“Sunset?”

Sunset flinched as we both turned to see Celestia looking at us from beyond the crowd. She gulped hard as she walked up to the solar Princess and rubbed her arm.

“Um…h-hello, Princess Celestia,” she said nervously.

“You look well,” Celestia said calmly.

“I’ve…managed.”

“Why won’t you look at me, Sunset?”

“Because I…I can’t,” Sunset said. “I went behind your back and said all those awful things. You sent me away, and I thought it was because I failed as your student.” Tears began to form in her eyes. “I was a troubled pony who only cared about being on top. I was a misguided mare, and…I’m so sorry for what I did.”

Celestia was silent at her words but then reached out to her. Sunset closed her eyes until Celestia cupped her chin and made her look up to her, seeing her smile her trademark motherly smile.

“I’ve missed you, Sunset Shimmer.”

Sunset held back a sob as they embraced each other. Though she did not let us see it, we could tell there were tears spilling from her eyes.

“Well, that’s a relief,” I said.

“Now that has been taken care of, let’s go see about that mirror,” Draco whispered.

“Excuse me, Sir Lock? Sir Draco?” As we walked towards the castle, Sunburst approached us with a few books in his arms.

“Sorry Sunburst, we’re in a bit of a hurry.”

“It will only take a moment, please?” Sunburst said.

“What’s up man?” Draco said.

“It’s about the Crystal Heart, whatever you did to it, it’s become much stronger than it ever was before!” Sunburst grinned. “It’s energy is off the charts! Almost as if it can self-sustain itself with that strange white flame of yours that you used to repair it. What’s more is that its new energy seems to be affecting everypony and everything! It’s all so very fascinating!”

“Well I’m glad to hear that,” I nodded.

“I don’t suppose you can use that white flame again? It could open up a whole new field of questions!”

“Oh, sorry Sunburst, but I can’t,” I shook my head.

“Why not?”

“To be honest, what happened back there was something not even I can explain,” I said. “I didn’t even know I could do something like that.”

“Basically it was a trick he shat out of his ass and didn’t know how,” Draco summarized.

“Wha?”

WHACK!

“As I was saying,” I grumbled after slapping Draco upside his head. “Though I don’t know why or how I was able to bring it forth, it’s an unknown power that I doubt I’ll be able to bring out again.”

“Maybe with some laxatives?” Draco joked.

“Hey Shadow!” I called out to her, making her turn to me. “Good news! Draco is your slave for the next month!”

“Really?! Aw yeah!” Shadow cheered and grinned maliciously at Draco. “I’ve got plans for you~.”

Draco rather than looking nervous walks over to his mare and kisses her. “I’ll be sure to fulfill your desires, my mistress,” he said in a surprisingly deep yet smooth tone.

“Ooh, now I’m definitely looking forward to it~,” she cooed.

“SUNBURST?!”

Starlight burst through the crowd as she stared at the young wizard. Sunburst adjusted his glasses before his eyes went wide.

“Starlight? Is that you?”

“SUNBURST!” Starlight cheered as she ran up to him and wrapped him in a big hug. “I never thought I’d see you again! I’m so happy you’re okay!”

“I-I’m happy to see you too!” Sunburst stammered. “I thought you were still in Sire’s Hollow?”

“A lot has happened since you left,” Starlight said. “We can catch up later, just let me hug you for now!”

“E-Em…okay,” Sunburst said as a blush spread across his face.

Draco whistled while wiggling his eyebrows. “And the Sunlight shippers rejoice!!”

“The what?” I asked as they blushed but still hugged each other.

“I’ll tell you later,” Draco joked while still hugging his mare. “But we should probably go take care of the thing we were talking about earlier.”

“Got it,” I nodded. “Phill! Come with us for a sec.”

“On me way!” Phill said as Fluttershy handed Merida to him and walked up to us.

“Where are you going, Dimitri?” Moon asked.

“Just to check on something real quick, do me a favor and help get these ponies settled.”

She nodded as we left for the castle and walked through the front gate.

“So what’re we lookin’ for?” Phill wondered.

“A magical mirror,” I said.

“Mirror? Why?”

“Because that mirror is a portal to a parallel world to this one. Where there are human versions of the ponies here,” Draco explained.

“Humans? Hold up, ya don’t think this thing…could lead to our world, could it?”

“Unlikely,” I shook my head.

“As I mentioned, it’s a parallel world to this one. Last I checked we didn’t have people with pastel colored skin walking around in our world.”

“Fair point,” Phill said as we walked along.

We walked through the halls to the best of our memory to find the room. It took a while, but we finally ended up finding the rooms that hopefully contained what we were looking for.

“So you think it’s still here?” I wondered.

“Well I have a theory or two. First, since Sunset is still here in Equestria it’s possible the mirror either A, doesn’t exist, or B that the mirror wasn’t active when she found it.” Draco said while checking other rooms.

“Well it’s a good thing it wasn’t, I’d hate to think that mirror would actually be able to lead back home,” I said as we approached the last door.

“This is the last room, think it’s inside?”

I only responded by opening the door. Inside was an object that had a large cloth draped over it. I then reached for it and pulled off the cloth. Just as we suspected, the mirror stood before as our reflections stood in the glass.

“Well I’ll be damned again, there it is.”

“Okay so we found it. Now to see if it's active.” I noticed Draco pulling out a rubber bouncy ball from his pocket. “Got this from Pinkie Pie earlier.” He gave the ball a light toss and we all watched as the ball slowly bounced it’s way towards the mirror.

We waited for it to reach its mark and pass through, only for it to bounce off the glass and back towards Draco.

“Guess that answers that question,” I sighed.

“So this thing really leads to alternate worlds and stuff?” Phill asked as Merida sucked her thumb.

“Ugh, how many times do you plan on asking the same question?” Draco groaned. “Yes, the mirror is a portal to an alternate world. And just in case you ask again, yes the mirror is a portal to an alternate world.”

“I was just makin’ sure,” Phill shrugged.

“Baba didi!” Merida squeaked.

“That’s right Merida, your uncle is a crab apple,” Phill chuckled down at the filly.

Draco scoffed before looking back to the mirror. “Now for the big question. What are we planning on doing with it?”

“Leave it,” I spoke up. “As far as anyone knows, it’s just another fancy mirror. So we’ll just leave it at that. The less they know the better, agreed?”

“Seems fair,” Phill nodded.

“I guess, let’s just hope nothing goes wrong with it.” I could sense that Draco was skeptical about the idea.

“It’s cool, let’s just leave for now.”

I draped the cloth back over the mirror and we left the room. I glanced over my shoulder and thought about if it really could lead back home but brushed the thought away.

There’s not really anything to go back to anyway.

The next day was a little slow but productive, to say the least. Starlight and Sunburst were happy to be together again and I could tell Sunburst was in a brighter mood. As for Sunset, I had heard talk that Celestia was considering letting her back in as her student again with Twilight’s help. Flash and Spitfire were out in the town on a date since they hadn’t been on a proper one since they got together, which they deserved. As for Zephyr, he had told me that he was starting to like someone from within the crew but wouldn’t tell me. I could only wish him luck in his endeavors, but worried about how he’d approach the whole thing. I was dressed in my casual clothes since Phill had invited me to grab a drink so I was on my way to grab Draco so he could join us. On the way, I passed by the castle archives and saw him sitting at a table and reading a book.

“Draco!” I called out to him. “Hey man, what’re you reading?”

“Just a book on creating artificial magic items, and Equestria’s history of technology.” He said calmly while not taking his eyes off the books.

“Really? What caused the sudden interest?” I wondered as I leaned on the table.

“Well I thought back to what Sunburst said the other day about how the Crystal Heart now had more power. Then it got me thinking about how this world is full of things that can supply power that surpasses what we have at home.” As he talked I noticed Draco started to sketch something on a piece of paper.

“What’s that you got there?” I asked as I picked it up. It looked like some kind of mech suit, like the ones my step-brothers used to watch on tv. “Looks pretty cool, what is it?”

“A mobile battle suit, or MBS for short. I’ve been drawing up schematics for a prototype all day,” Draco said while flipping through the pages of his books. I glanced back at the paper and noticed that it was just a sketch, but a detailed blueprint.

“Wow, you’ve got a pretty vivid imagination.” I was expecting a laugh from him, only there was none. “Wait, you’re serious?”

“Of course, why wouldn't I be?” He asked, gently, taking the paper back as he started adding more to it.

“Uh…okay, either you watched one too many movies back home or your ambition is through the roof. How would you even get the materials necessary to make something like this? There may be weapons from our world here now, but I doubt the Sins are smart enough to make something like this.”

“Because back in our world it was considered impossible.” He turned in his seat to look at me. “Are you aware there is a life size Gundam in Japan that can move its arms and legs?”

“No? I mean, I wasn’t exactly big on that kind of stuff. Considering I was too busy with the military.”

He signed and shook his head. “You fail to see the big picture here. What would happen if something like that actually could move and work like it does in the show?”

“Well I guess it would be pretty useful in the field?” I shrugged.

“Now imagine something like that at our disposal against the caribou.”

“Huh, yeah, I can see that being pretty useful against the enemy.” I scratched my chin in thought. “But this sounds like pretty advanced shit, you honestly think you can make something like this?”

“Of course. Granted, I’m not making anything as massive as a gundam, what you see here is a basic prototype. It’s designed to enhance one’s physical strength and movement ability through the battlefield. Basically a colt can wear one of these and take down a whole squad of caribou. The reason we didn’t have anything like this back home was particularly due to a lack of a power source. All our mobile vehicles run on either gas or electricity, and in order to move a large object like a tank, you need a large enough fuel tank.”

“And you think magic is the fuel source that trumps the rest?”

“Of course. We could literally make a magic item that can store enough power to move a tank for ten days straight. And with spells we can make the suit practically weightless, and store ammunition in a little pocket dimension.”

“Sounds like a lot of work,” I said, feeling my head begin to ache. “It’s too bad I failed engineering back in college.”

“Yeah well luckily I didn’t. I’m gonna do a bit more studying before I can worry about making this thing a reality.” He turned back to his books.

“Huh, well I’ll leave you to it,” I said, patting his back. I glanced on the back of his neck and almost busted my gut for a moment. “I see Shadow added to the collection on your neck.”

“Yeah, but I’d be more worried about yourself." He turned with a grin. “I saw Shadow giving Moon a strap on, and I think she plans to use it tonight.”

“Over my dead body, is she doing anything along those lines,” I sneered. “Anyway, you wanna grab a drink with Phill and I?” He shook his head and waved his hand at me. “Well can you at least tell me if you’ve seen Twilight? I missed her at breakfast.”

“I think Shadow mentioned that she saw Twilight walking towards the west wing or something,” Draco said while flipping through his books.

“The west wing?” I said, then paused. “Weren’t we…investigating the west wing yesterday?”

“…” Draco immediately slammed his book closed as I could see him looking a bit pale. “She wouldn’t…would she? We didn’t tell anypony.”

“Unless…oh shit! She must’ve followed us somehow!”

Both me and Draco scrambled out of the library and started booking it to the west wing. “The mirror isn’t active, so maybe she doesn’t know how to use it!”

“That’s not gonna stop her from trying something stupid!” I snapped as we sprinted towards the west wing.

Along the way, we ran past many ponies but ignored their calls out to us. We skidded around the corner and ran towards the room with the mirror. We then burst through the door and sure enough, Twilight was standing there, with Moon even, as her horn was glowing with her magic.

“Twilight! The hell are you doing?!”

“Dimitri! This is…we were just…!” Twilight said as she tried to find the words. “It’s not what it looks like!”

“Get away from that thing right now!” Draco shouted.

Both she and Moon stepped away as Draco and I examined the mirror from top to bottom.

“Any damages? Any strange runes anywhere?” I asked.

He carefully examined the mirror and let out a sigh of relief. “No, no we’re good.”

We both turned to Twilight and Moon and I gave them the stink eye.

“You mind explaining what the hell you were planning to do?”

“Um…experimenting?” Twilight shrugged.

“With what, this?” I said, pointing at the mirror.

“Why? It’s just a mirror,” Twilight tried to play it off.

“Really? Moon?” I said to my other marefriend.

“I have no comment on the matter, I was simply dragged along.”

“Listen you two, and listen well.” Draco growled, making both mares tense up. “Under no circumstances are to ever set a single hoof in the same room as this mirror.”

“But why not?” Twilight asked.

“Twilight, we know you followed us yesterday,” I said.

“Oh…well, I was curious! A-And then I heard about how this mirror could lead to parallel dimensions. How could I not be enamored with the idea that the multiverse theory was true all along?!”

“Twilight Sparkle!” Draco’s voice boomed, making the whole room shake. “You are to stay away from this mirror and not so much as lay a finger on it, do I make myself clear!?”

“But-!”

“Twilight, I love you, but I am forbidding you from going anywhere near this mirror!” I barked.

“Dimitri, don’t you think that’s a little too far?” Moon asked.

“No I don’t, she has no idea what she could’ve-!”

Suddenly, the mirror flashed a strange light. We all tensed up as the mirror soon began to slowly spin like a vortex.

“Girls…please tell me you didn’t cast any spells before we got here?” Draco said with a tinge of fear in his voice.

“I-I only used a simple portal magic on it!” Twilight yelped.

The vortex began to spin faster and we soon felt ourselves being pulled in. We all reacted by grabbing anything that was attached to the floor as the vortex pulled on us even more.

“Shit! It’s outta control!” I yelled as I clung to the frame of the door.

“We need to block the frame!!” Draco shouted as he ripped the door off and aimed it long ways at the mirror before letting go.

The vortex sucked the door towards it and got caught blocking half of it. However the vortex was getting stronger and we could see the door cracking. “Everyone get out now because it can suck you in!!”

Just as we were about to make a break out the door, Twilight lost her grip on the table she hung on to and went flying towards the mirror. I stretched my arm out and managed to grab her in time but had trouble pulling her towards me. The vortex was getting stronger, and we had no time to figure out how to stop it. Draco and Moon were holding on to dear life, and I was worried that this thing would suck up the whole castle if it wasn’t stopped. I then got an idea, a stupid idea, but it might just save everyone.

“Draco!” I called out to him. “No matter what happens, I have faith in your leadership!”

“What are you talking about?!” He called out as he turned his right hand into claws and jammed into the ground while holding onto Moon so she wouldn’t get sucked in.

I looked down at Twilight as she looked up at me. I gave her a sad smile and her eyes widened.

“I love you!” I told her with genuine truth. I then hoisted her up so she could grab on to the door frame, and at the same time releasing my grip on the door frame and letting go.

“DIMITRI!!!” Both Twilight and Moon screamed.

I was flung towards the mirror and grabbed on to the door as half my body was sucked in. I strained to hang on as the door cracked from the pressure.

“I’LL FIND A WAY BACK!!” I shouted. “TAKE CARE OF EACH OTHER!! WAIT FOR ME!!”

3rd POV

Before he could say anything else, the door cracked from the pressure of being held on to and Dimitri was sucked in and was heard screaming from within the vortex. As soon as he went in, the mirror ceased its pull and the three fell to the floor.

“DIMITRI!!” Twilight cried as she ran towards the mirror. “NO!! NO PLEASE!! BRING HIM BACK!! I’M SORRY!! DON’T TAKE HIM AWAY!!”

Draco quickly ran to intercept her and he wrapped his arms around her, pulling her back. “Don’t! We need to get away from it in case it becomes unstable again!”

“Get out of my way!” Twilight pleaded as she tried to break free. “I can fix it! Please! That’s my Dimitri that got pulled in!” Try as she might, Draco refused to let go. It wasn’t long until her struggles weakened and she fell to her knees with Draco following. “What have I done?! I…I just killed Dimitri!”

“Please let it not be so…” Moon whimpered as she bit her lip.

“He’s not dead." Draco said sternly. “He’s just been teleported.”

Leaning down to pick up a fragment of wood, Draco chucked it toward the window and watched as it bounced off the glass.

“The portal is closed.”

The sounds of frantic hoof steps were heard outside and soon all of Alpha Squad burst into the room.

“What the buck’s going on?!” Berry snapped.

“The whole castle started rumbling!” Pharynx said.

“Wait…” Shadow said as she looked at the three in the room and noticed Twilight crying her eyes out. “Draco, where’s the Captain? Where is Lock?”

For a few moments Draco didn’t say a thing. His brother was suddenly taken away to who knows where.

Standing, Draco helped both Twilight and Moon up to their hooves as they were still in tears. “We are going to have a meeting. Gather the princesses, the elements of harmony, and devil fruit users.”

Dimitri flew through the unknown void as his body spiraled out of control. He did not know where he was going, nor did he know how long he was flying for. After what seemed like an untold amount of time, Dimitri saw a light from the direction he was flying towards. But as he drew closer, a tightness was felt in his chest that only worsened. He screamed in pain as it felt like he was being split in two as he drew closer to the light. When the pain became too unbearable, he began to lose consciousness, but not before being flung through the light and hitting something hard.

Lock’s body began to stir as he regained consciousness. His chest felt tight as he coughed and began picking himself up, leaning forward on his elbow and knee.

“I…can’t breathe…” Lock wheezed as he clutched his chest.

“My chest…feels like it’ll burst…!”

“You alright pal?”

He soon heard voices as the ringing in his ears cleared up. When he looked to the source of the voice, he grit his teeth in anger as a caribou stag stood over him.

“Hey buddy you okay-ACK!”

The stag was suddenly pinned to the wall as Lock lunged at him and gripped his throat to the point of crushing it.

“What the fuck…are you doing here?!” Lock snarled venomously as his eyes flared bright amber. “I destroyed your Overlord, I slaughtered your brethren, and you have the fucking balls to walk around?! I’LL TEAR YOUR ANTLERS OFF! ALONG WITH THE REST OF THE SURVIVORS AND SEND THEM TO DAINN IN A CASKET!”

“Hey put him down!!” A unicorn guard shouted before managing to blast him down the hall with his magic.

“Use stunning magic, we need answers!”

“So the rest of you fuckers wanna play…” Lock chuckled maniacally as he wiped his mouth and stood up straight.

“Fine…I’ll tear you lot limb from bloody fucking limb!”

Lock used his power to morph the feathers on his wings into blades as flames flickered off his body. “What’s wrong?! Getting cold feet?! Don’t worry, by the time I send you all to Hell, you’ll warm up in no time!” Lock threatened as the flames along his body flickered violently and raised his fist.

“GET BACK!!” Cried out a guard as he put up a shield at the last second. While none of the other guards were hurt, the entire hall was scorched by the flames along with a few curtains.

That should’ve easily broken the shield! What happened to my powers?! Lock thought.

“Hah! Decent shield, but I-!”

His speech was cut short when he finally saw the Captain within the group. His eyes widened and his stance relaxed as the flames seemed to snuff out all at once. The feathers also returned to normal as the stranger furled his wings back as he continued to stare at the lead pony.

“What the…Shining Armor?”

Author's Note

A new journey in a new world for the Hand of the Devil. Now, the Beast of Chaos must step up in his absence.

Side Note:
I have something very special to share with you all. For over a year, I have been secretly working on a crossover with Valiant Charge, all under everyone’s noses! The world Lock has been flung to is in Valiant’s story, Game of Thrones: Equestria.

So here’s how things are going to work for both stories. In my story, the next five or so chapters will focus on Draco stepping up in Lock’s absence until his return. As for Lock, he’s already been quite busy in Valiant’s story but there’s still much to do before Lock returns. However, I must warn you all, there will be some things in Game of Thrones: Equestria that haven’t been mentioned yet in Devil of The Caribou. But I’ll be sure to cover it all accordingly so that there’s no confusion.

If you have any concerning questions, feel free to ask and I’ll try to answer them to the best of my ability without spoiling too much.

Hope you enjoyed!

~WurkyWilk has left the building…