Deadman Ponyland

I was wondering through my local convention center. There were a few nicknacks here and there but nothing that really caught my eye. That was until I found something interesting. One of the booths was selling a Deadman Wonderland collar. I wandered over to the stand.

"You lookin' to buy?" I looked up from the collar. I man was dressed up as the merchant from Resident Evil 4.

"Yeah, How much is it for the dog collar?" I could hear him hum.

"Why would you want that?"

I chuckled lightly, "It only feels right if a Deadman has collar. Don't you?" He nodded his head.

"I suppose so. It'll be $20." I handed him the money. I didn't put it on but I put it in my backpack. I was about to thank him when I vision was flooded by a rainbow. It started to get really hot. The rainbow was swirling around me. The...The pain, my blood was boiling inside my veins. I took off my shirt to no avail the heat kept raising even further. The colors started to blend together forming the world around me.

Marble lined the walls, floor, and ceiling. My vision was a little blurry but I could see someone standing in front of a throne. They were completely black with moss green hair and eyes. On her head is what looked like a crooked horn. I felt so cold all of the sudden. I could feel the sweat all over my body. My vision started to clear and I could see her. She looked like some weird bug person hybrid.

"What is this thing? How is he going to stop me?!" She started to cackle. "Drones cut him down." Out of nowhere another bug thing ran up to me. In its hand was a sword. Before I could react it slashed me across the chest. I was sent flying backwards.

'Shit! The wound is too deep. I need to stop the bleeding or I'll die in a matter of moments. Keep the blood in!' I landed on my back. Around me was a group of pony human hybrid people. Five of them had a golden necklace with a gem carved into different symbols. A purple one with a horn had a tiara with a gem cut into a six pointed star. A white one with both wings and a horn was injured on the ground next to me.

"Hold on," The bug woman said, "How come you aren't bleeding?" I, along with everyone else, looked down at my wound. It was a large and deep gash across my chest and stomach but, not a single drop of blood was spilled.

'Wait a second. The collar, my blood boiling, my blood staying in my body with my will power alone. Could I be? Maybe, but at least it'll be a good way to intimidate her.'

"Why would I be?" I started to stand up. Pain shot through my body but I powered through it. I looked up at her, "I am a Deadman afterall." Everyone's eyes went wide.

"T-The Elements of Harmony summoned an undead!?" She all but yelled.

I chuckled, "No I'm not an undead. I should have been more specific. The term Deadman is the name given to those with a Branch of Sin."

"B-Branch of S-Sin?" Her voice held fear inside it.

'I really hope this works.'

"The Branch of Sin is a special power." Bits of blood started to come out my wound. They weren't completely detached, they were connected to the wound by small strands. "Those with a Branch of Sin have to power to control and freely move our own blood." She was clearly shaking. It wasn't just her, the ones near me were as well. I brought my arms up. The blood rushed and swirled around my hands and forearms. It quickly hardened into gauntlet like armor. A hexagon like pattern was carved into them. I bashed my knuckles together like I was playing the symbols. This caused a loud metallic sound to ring out and sent a few sparks to fly. "My branch is known as 'Steel Armor Blood.'"

She was frozen in fear. While all the focus was on me a pink pony a horn and wings snuck up to a pony with a horn. She talked to him for a few moments before they started glowing. The bug queen looked over to them but it was too late. A wave of pink energy washed over us. The bug people were sent flying out the room. When it washed over me I doubled over in pain. My gauntlets liquefied and exploded. It was hard to tell since I went deaf from the pain but I was pretty sure I was screaming. I could feel my blood pooling into my back. My back was splitting open. My blood was whipping around everywhere. I could see pieces of ruble fall around me. The last thing I remember is me screaming a piece is ruble being lifted off the ground.

***

I woke with a start. Above me was a concrete ceiling. I sat up and rubbed the back of my head. I heard a clinking noise when I moved my hands. I looked down at my hands to see shackles around my wrists. My chest was wrapped in bandages. I looked around the room. The walls were made of stone, almost as if they were curved rather than made. My shackles were attached to the back wall. The front wall was nothing but cell bars and door. Next to my cell was four guards in armor. Two on each side of my cell and two across from them. I looked down at the floor, trying to remember what happened.

'What the hell happened?' I could hear someone walking down the hallway. 'I was summoned or something then I was cut by some bug thing. Next I was using my Deadman powers to intimidate the queen, then...' I sighed, 'Damn, it only gets fuzzy from there.' I heard something slide on the floor. Looking over I saw a metal tray with some bread and three glasses of water. I looked at the fifth guard that slid it in.

"You lost a lot of blood after your rampage and we don't know your diet yet. Twilight Sparkle will be here sometime later to ask you some questions." I simply nodded and started eating. I could already tell that it's going to be a long day.