I managed to forcibly roll my body over and look up to her. She looked fatigued as fuck. Doesn't she know that all of that lack of sleep will bite her in the ass when she has to do the duties for the fucking country? I guess even ponies do some dumb shit.

"You will not hurt Luna anymore than you already have! Leave!" Why the fuck is the yelling in the middle of the night.

"If you would be so kind as to get off of me," She put more weight into my chest. It was getting harder and harder to breathe now, "I can do what I came here to do."

"If you kill my sister, I will bucking torture you." I chuckled at the pony version of cursing.

"Chill your shit. I'm here to only talk to Luna." Celestia glared at me and was now staring at my eyes. Hesitantly, she got off me. Nodding to her, I turned around to Luna. During that whole display with me and Celestia, Luna was shaking, now hugging the wall behind her. I walked up to her, stopping a few inches away from the bed.

"W-W-What do you want?" If I were anyone else, I would've asked her to repeat what she said from how shaky it sounded.

"I'm here to apologize. I've never done this before, but I'm willing to make this my first." I said neutrally. Damn, hearing myself say it like that sounds like I don't mean it. Luna dared herself to come closer to me.

"Are you going to kill me?" Her voice was less shaky, but still quiet. Bitch, does it sound like I'm going to kill you? Instead of answering her question, I need some context.

"May I ask what you think of me at this moment in time?"

"I think that you're a threat to my life. During my match with you, our power levels were so different. My mind was only on the pain you could inflict, and that terrified me to no end. My only thoughts then and now were 'If my taunts ticked him off, then I'm going to be more than dead.' I tried to tell myself that it wasn't true, but the smug smile you had on your face while I agonized on the floor was menacing to no believable end." That explains why she sounds dead inside, like she pissed off god itself. I chuckled as I realized something.

"I could easily take that as a compliment. It isn't everyday that you actually scare a warmonger." We made eye contact.

"I'm going to be honest with you. When I fight, I have no sense of mercy for my enemies. It isn't anything personal, mind you, but it's just how I play. I will also like to point out that if you hadn't gave up when you did, you probably wouldn't be here right now."

"Isn't that taking things a bit too far?" Celestia asked, definitely not pleased at hearing that I almost killed her sister. Hearing the news, Luna shied away from me once more.

"Again I say, that is just how I spar, which is why I would like to ask you." I got up from the bed to look at the both of them, "What do you now think of me?" Celestia and Luna thought for a moment then looked at each other.

"Do you think we can have a moment to think on it?" Luna asked. I nodded and walked out the door, startling the fuck out of a guard.

"When did you get in here!" He pointed a spear at me. I looked at my wrist. I did it for added effect. Fuck you if you think it's stupid.

"About 10 minutes ago. Had some business to do." The guard looked a little scared, but then looked at me with an accusatory glare.

"You didn't do anything to the princesses, did you?" The tip of his spear was now touching my neck. Still didn't flinch though.

"The only thing I did was say something. Now I'm waiting out here for a response." The guard looked stuck on what to do, then sighed.

"Wait here while I speak with them." As he was about to knock on the door, it opened, and there was Celestia.

"Come back inside, if you will." Has anyone ever told her how motherly her voice has sounded? I did as she asked and went inside. Luna was still in the same spot she had sat on, but her eyes were now back to their normal shade. She smirked at me, looking a lot more jolly than when I first came in. She spoke up first.

"Me and Celestia have talked about it, and I have decided to forgive you." I kept the same neutral expression, but I put my arms into the air triumphantly. They got a chuckle out of that. "I only ask for one condition."

"What will that be?" I asked.

"Before I tell you what it is, I would like for you to answer this question." I motioned for her to go on, "How bad is your blood lust?" I put my hand to my chin to think. If you think I'm thinking of the extent of my blood lust, then that isn't what it was about. I'm more along the lines of thinking about what type of condition requires that information. It could be a test to see if I would hurt her citizens, or it could be an experimental purpose. Either way, I see no use in lying to her.

"It really is dependent. If you mean on a passive level, then not enough to matter. At that point it's just a luxury-type thing to see blood spilled or bodies agonizing. Although, certain things also trigger it." Luna thought on the answer.

"May I ask what triggers it in order of priority?"

"Well, if you want them in that order, then third place would be hatred. Seeing someone I hate being tortured satisfies me. Second place would have to go to the egotistical beings. You don't know how good it feels to watch someone who thinks they can win just utterly fail." Luna nodded while Celestia looked uncertain about me interacting with her ponies now.

"What is number one?" The solar princess asked.

"Number one is and always will be pride. Believe it or not that I have told people the same thing in the past, and they labeled me as a perfect soldier for war. That was until I slaughtered a good bit of them for trying their luck at stealing my inventions."

"Just the answer I was looking for." I looked to Luna and she beamed at me.

"Now I'm curious. What is your condition?"

"There is a country that goes by the name of the Khizia Empire. In reality, it is more of a terrorist organization that uses magic for experiments that would probably cause world wars had their experiments brought the results they looked for. We learned earlier last night that there was a spy in the castle, and now they are after you. They watched your battle with Twilight, and your battle with me as well. They already declared war against Equestria as a whole and have lined up at our borders with some deadly weapons, their aim being to capture you. If they get your magic, I doubt they would fail their next experiment, which is why I ask of you." She got up from the bed. "Will you help us take out the threat?" I took a minute to let it all sink in. Capture me? Ballsiest country I've ever heard of. I was already dangerous when I didn't have magic, and now that I do, do they really think that they can succeed?

"If it means I can use them as test dummies, then sure." They looked at me in confusion.

"Test dummies?" Celestia asked.

"Yes. Its hard testing my spells when you don't have anyone to test them on. That dehydration spell on Luna was mainly to see how dangerous it was. It is probably the second most dangerous spell I've ever came up with." I don't know what made Luna give a horrified look. The fact that I used her as an experiment or the fact that it isn't the most dangerous. Celestia, on the other hand, was glaring at me. I guess using your sister as an experiment wouldn't be the best thing to point out.

"What, pray tell, could be any worse than that spell?" Luna looked like she didn't want to hear it.

"One of my spells that I find worse than [Dehydration] by a wide wide margin is easily [Body Lock]." They both cringed at the name.

"W-What does it do?" Celestia now showed how much she was scared? I thought she was just going to shake in place all day.

"Like [Dehydration], it sets off all of the body's pain censors. What is different about the two is that [Body Lock] inflicts pain about 90 times worse than [Dehydration]. It also makes the body unable to move, so you can't run around, scream, or ask for help. That wouldn't be much difference from [Dehydration], but the main difference is that you can only die from shock from [Body Lock], and you know how long that takes." Even me thinking about it almost disturbs me. Keyword, almost. I observed their reactions carefully. Celestia didn't even think about it, she just heard the explanation and started turning green. Luna, on the other hand, was shivering at a violent rate, already experiencing a similar type of pain. I had to stop myself from looking satisfied at their looks. Don't want them thinking that I'm a sadist, because that is only halfway correct.

"I have something to ask of you." Celestia started, keeping the bile from her throat from coming out. I raised an eyebrow. "Do you mind if I ban that spell from your mission?" She smiled nervously at me.

"Before I answer that question, just know that I'm accepting orders from you, at a price." Celestia gave me an inquisitive look. "I'll explain. I am relatively new to this country and I don't have a way of making bits."

"So you want a salary in return for doing missions for the good of Equestria?" Luna asked. I nodded. "I think we can arrange that."

"I will take orders from you both, but I refuse to call you girls by honorifics."

"That's fine with me." Celestia said. I turned to Luna.

"Usually I would be wanting to punish you for not using them, but in this case, that would backfire badly. " Luna said honestly.

"I'll take what I can get." I shrugged. "So, when do I start this mission of yours?"

"Right now, no time soon. We have spies out there right now on espionage missions. When the time arises, I will call upon you." Celestia answered. "Since you don't have any bits at the moment, I will start you off with some. You can pay it back with your mission." That solves one financial problem.

"May I ask how many bits I start off with?" Not everyday that royalty offers you money.

"We will go for 1,000,000 bits as a start." Luna stared at Celestia as if she was stupid. I would be happy to receive a million of anything, but first, I have to know how much a bit is.

"How much does an apple cost in bits?" I asked her the question to compare the rates.

"I forgot you aren't from here, you would want to know the rates here. To answer your question, an average apple costs 5 bits." Since the standard apple in America is around $0.50, that would mean that a bit is worth $0.10. Doing math in my head, I realized how much money she just gave me. Celestia chuckled when she saw my dumbfounded face.

"Please tell me you didn't just offer me that much." I facepalmed. "I haven't even done any work yet."

"Trust me, when you do, you would know why I give this much. I've had ponies die because they failed missions. I doubt, however, that you have to worry about such things." I looked towards Luna, and she spoke.

"I know that salary is pretty even for doing this type of work, but he hasn't done anything yet. At least wait until he does a mission."

"I know what I'm doing, Luna." Celestia turned to her, "I guarantee you that it won't bite us too hard." I looked outside and noticed that dawn was approaching, causing the other two to look where I was. "I guess it's time to raise the sun, now isn't it." That caught me off-guard.

"What do you mean by 'raise the sun'?" I asked.

"You didn't know? I control the sun and Luna controls the moon. We do this every day and every night." She answered. I think she is trying to bullshit me, but I'm not going to speak on it.

"Well, I'm going to go. I've got other ponies I need to talk to." I summon [VTabs] and Celestia went into battle mode. "Chill, I'm not using anything offensive."

"Then why have you summoned swords?" She asked, pulling out her Twin-Solar blades.

"They are more than swords. They are multi-utility as well." I changed the 'sword' to the color white and stabbed it into the ground in the corner near the balcony. "When you need me, pull out the sword from the ground using your magic. I should be announced to come right away." Celestia gave me a questioning look. Luna was more fascinated by the idea than anything else.

"What else can that spell do?" Luna asked.

"It can be used for a multitude of things. I have made a color guide on what all the colors mean." I fast-shuffled through the colors of the swords and they both looked in fascination and wonderment. "White means custom, and it all depends on what my mind wants it to do. In this case, it does two things. If the sword is pulled, a tab alerts me to come here. If you gently put your hoof on the sword, you are able to speak with me. This can be used if I'm needed, but there is no hurry. Red is physical attack mode, and can be treated as a normal sword. Although, you can't use regular swords against it. I guarantee you that I could easily slice through it. Blue is mental attack mode, meaning if you are stabbed with it, your physical body will be untouched, but it disables any mana it comes across, preventing use of magic. I used this technique against Twilight and won the first round with that. Green is healing mode. I slash a person with this and it's like their wounds never existed. There are many more colors, but those are the main ones I use." Luna looked at me, half beaming and half curious.

"Do you know how good of a tool that would be during wartime?" She looked super excited, but then back to serious, "There is one thing I wonder about though."

"And that is?" Me and Celestia said that at the same time.

"What does black mean?" She said that in a quiet voice and Celestia turned to me, hoping that the answer wasn't something bad.

"Black is dark magic mode. It allows me to possess people, or made an undead army do my bidding. It also allows me to purge any creature of dark magic and use the magic to further strengthen my body."

"I will keep that in mind." Luna said. I wonder why she wanted to know, but didn't say as much.

"If we are done here, I've got to get to ponyville and check up on Twilight." I turned around and walked towards the balcony.

"Before you go, do you mind telling me where you live? I'm going to have some of the guards ship the bits to your house." Celestia asked.

"I live in a clearing in the Everfree forest, somewhere in timberwolf territory." I gave Celestia a piece of paper with my magical signature on it. "Have the guards your sending give this to Alpha. It should stop him from attacking them." Celestia looked toward me and nodded.

"You will have to tell me later how you managed to tame a timberwolf." Celestia commented. I waved goodbye and jumped off of the balcony.

The run to ponyville didn't take long. Who am I kidding? That shit took 3 fucking hours. It was already 9 in the morning. Anyway, I made my way through ponyville on my way to reach the library. As I walked through, I made a stop at a few stores to buy some items. I'm going to buy Twilight and Spike a surprise. Maybe I can use that to build at least a mutual relationship. I would say friendship, but Alpha will always be #1. After 3 hours of prepping and creating minerals later, I was on Twilight's doorstep and knocked on the door. A few seconds later, the drake answered it and looked up to me.

"Is there something you need?" He didn't sound happy to see me.

"Do you mind if I come in?" I asked politely. Did you think I just did shit because it's fun? I didn't fight them because I hated them, only to test spells and actually have fun challenging a strong opponent. Spike flung the door open and walked back in the house.

"It isn't like we can stop you anyway." He grumbled.

"I'm glad you're learning that." I commented, further souring the dragon's mood. As I walked in, I saw Twilight sitting at a wooden desk, writing about. What she was writing? I don't know nor do I care. "Yo, Twilight." I startled her and she fell out of her seat.

"A-A-Axel?" She said in disbelief.

"The one and only." I commented. I swear the ponies say the obvious.

"W-What are you doing here?"

"I came to give you a gift that says 'thank you for letting me test spells on you'." I handed her the gift box, "Hey Spike!?" I called out to him. As he walked through the kitchen door, I threw him the box and he fell on the ground from its weight. It seems that I don't know my own strength.

"What is it?" They asked at the same time. That was adorable to no end.

"Open it and find out." Both of them stared at the box and opened them. Spike looked inside the box and noticed it was filled to the brim with gemstones. He looked at them for a second before getting a dreamy look in his eyes. I guess he likes them.

"What is this?" In Twilight's box was a pony-scaled ring that will shrink down to the user's hoof or hand size.

"This is my homemade sparring ring. I have made a bunch of these as well. When two living beings have it on, it equalizes their magic and makes any deadly spells unusable."

"So this is used to have a fair fight. What if you used it on a creature without magic?"

"If one of the users do not have magic, it will temporarily give them it and a set of spells and can be activated with a limb of their choice."

"Were you that thorough when making this ring? I love the idea." I spent about 2 hours forging that ring. You better like it. I nodded.

"I figured if I want a good fight, this is the way to do it. I don't need everyone scared of me so bad that I can't even talk to anyone." Twilight took the answer for what it is.

"Well, thank you." Twilight said, looking a little nervous. "Does this mean we're friends now?"

"I don't take friendship lightly. For right now we are just acquaintances. The only two that I could really call friend right now are Alpha and Fluttershy."

"Why Fluttershy?" Must have been unexpected then.

"She gave me a place to sleep, despite being a creature she never knew about. Friendship is the least I could do to make up for it." Twilight actually smiled toward me.

"That's actually so sweet." Twilight's mind was infested with sappy shit.

"Well, I'm going over to Fluttershy's cottage, I kind of have to apologize to her." I turned to walk out.

"Wait!" She stopped me. I turned around, "Do you mind if you could teach me about the different kinds of magic you have?"

"Why do you want to know how to use them?" The reason better not be sketchy.

"I'm just fascinated about all of the magic you know." Twilight looked hopeful enough, so she was telling the truth. I sighed.

"Fine, but it wont be an easy road, and some will require certain experiences." Twilight nodded.

"I think I can handle that." Bitch, in this overly friendly town, when have you experienced negative emotions?

"I'll hold you to that." I wanted to laugh so hard that my ribs hurt, but refrained from hurting any feelings on that matter. On my way out, I saw Spike digging in on the gemstones I got him as a present. "How are you enjoying them?" I asked Spike. He responded with a thumbs up and then continued to chow down on them. I chuckled and finally walked out of the door. I took a moment to look back at Twilight's tree house. I just realized how lazy and impressive this must have been to build. They were lazy enough to just not cut wood down and build the entirety of the house in wood planks, but instead used the tree itself to make a house. That is probably the most genius shit I've ever seen in my life. I wonder how long it actually took to make the house in question, and I also wonder about visitors who come to see ponyville for the first time. They must look at this house in awe, because I can't be the only one who sees this shit as normal. I think that I'm thinking too much about it, but it looks so fucking cool. Wait, I have to stop myself before I start gushing over it all day. I turned out to walk off, but then I felt a negative presence near me. I knew exactly who it was that came here.

"Hey, pony watching me, tell your leader this," I felt his presence jolt. I guess me announcing out of the blue that he was there must have made him flinch, "When Celestia calls me to do my mission, you are fucked to no meaningless end. I could end your country with my bare hands alone. I know, you must think that is preposterous, but I guarantee you that it will happen." He must have took that with a grain of salt because he didn't seem to shake and I felt his presence just leave instead. That was a nice little meeting with my future enemy that I just had. I wonder how they will respond to my claims, although I can already picture what it might be. We all know how the usual goes. I tell them that I will do something to their country, they take it with a grain of salt, they look at me in disbelief that I actually did as I said I was going to do, you know, the usual. Fuck, I've been reading too much manga. I start my trip all the way to Fluttershy's house. I noticed that the market looked a lot less populated, but it wasn't my business to pry. Making it past here will still be a hassle, though.

"Do you bring news of our little friend?"

"Yes sir, he noticed me before I got close. He is now aware that we are watching him, and he said this." He read the piece of paper.

"Excellent. There is now no more need to observe him. We know he is just some egotistical nuisance. Let us see how he handles one of my old friends." He pushed a button on his desk to call him in.

"Do you have need of me?"

"Yes, I need you to crush a bug for me right quick."

"Do you have his location."

"Yes, just go to ponyville and look for a race you don't know about. He should stand out from the rest of them."

"As you say." He walked out of the room, going to perform his task.

Author's Note

The Khizia Empire was part of an old story idea that was just a theory on how King Sombra was revived. The empire is made of many beings from many races that believe that dark magic is superior to all other forms.

Also, the way Axel made gemstones was also another theory. My theory on it is that when the mana in the air from one country meets the mana from another country, they are pulled down and smashed together by gravity, filling any minerals that are in a cave. This allows anyone who can use mana for food to eat them.

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