Torture, hate, death and a little friendship

Sigh, the morning sun coming through the window waking me up, where am I? I look around, I'm in bed, I feel a tightness in my chest and I see two blue arms wrapped around him, Miranda let me sleep in the same bed as her? That's news, "hi? Miranda? are you awake?"

"No..."

I try to let go of her, but the grip only intensifies, damn it, Miranda lets me out! "Let me go, you stink!"

It was instantaneous, she let me go and kicked me out of bed, "what? You're the one who stinks!"

I smile victorious, I get up and walk towards the window, it's not the best breeze there is, but it's enough to lift the spirits... Start over...

"No dear, I'm sure you stink!"

"Well, I haven't showered in days, and you clearly stink more!"

I laugh a little, well she's right, my clothes are rags, a battered coat with nothing in it, a shirt that has long lost its blue coloring, the pants, do not remember what color they were, but now it is gray, Miranda on the other hand has more refined clothes, she has a blue shirt coloring as well as her pants, if you do not pay attention could think that she is without clothes, Imagine? My little princess walking around naked around like these barbarians! It's better not think about it.

"Damian, you have to get you another outfit, this one stinks already."

"And yours isn't? Sorry if you didn't have to go through the Everfree but I had!"

"Why didn't you use a teleport horn?"

I feel a warmth in my cheeks, damn it! "I-I-I was too busy to think about it!"

"I know, busy or drinking?"

"How did you find out..."

"By God Damian, I've lived with you for years, I know when you were drunk, and pulling a ray of the sun is something only a drunk would do."

That's not a fight I'm proud of, but it was a great fight, I fought them all! And I put up with a lot, damn it, Miranda, if you weren't there maybe I would have won... Maybe...

"Damian... How are the burns?"

"Well, it doesn't hurt much, luckily I stopped before I didn't have a comeback." then I feel Miranda's arms enveloping me.

"Promise me you won't do that again."

"Honey, you know I---"

"Promise me!"

*sigh* "you know I'm horrible with promises, right?" her silence was my answer, "okay, I promise, now you're going to let me go or is it that difficult?"

*cof cof* "am I in the way of something?"

"Hi?" there at the entrance was Luna and... That unicorn I hadn't killed, man, I got so many questions for her.

I have so many questions! Why are you hugging each other? Is this a human habit? A mannerism? * blush * were they...

"Please, can you join us?"

"Has the interrogation started? Wrong pony, I think Cadence will do the job better."

"I need the Crystal Heart."

The heart? I think he's with Cadence... Where's Cadence? She's supposed to find us here.

"Can I know why?"

"Clothes, are my clothes inside, or do you prefer us to stink?"

Thanks to Celestia! I thinked this stench was something I was going to have to put up with, I feel a weight coming off my shoulders.

"We can see that, now please join us."

They look at each other for a while, Damian was reluctant, the look he gave Miranda said many things, one of which was that he didn't want to go with us.

"Can you give us a minute?"

"A minute, I'll be counting."

Luna closes the door and looks at the guards in the hall.

"Where is this Oak Shield? He was supposed to be here."

"Captain Oak Shield? He's on a diplomatic mission to the Federation, Princess Luna, are you okay princess?

"I... Weird, I have to talk to my sister later, now these two..."

"I know! So many things to ask! What will his world be like?" I'm already shaking with anxiety! I hardly slept at night because I was preparing the questions.

The door opens, there they were, next to each other, but Damian had a slap mark on his right cheek... What?

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We’re almost there, a few more steps to go and we’ll be starting the questions! "Princess, can I talk to... Princess Sparkle's student..."

"Hmm? The interrogation room is just around the corner, can't you wait?"

"It's personal, private so to speak."

What will it be? Hmmmm... I see no reason not to allow it, I mean, what can go wrong? She has two magic inhibitors, if I'm not mistaken Discord cast a spell on them, but I don't feel anything coming from them... Is the spell in disguise?

"Go ahead princess! Me and Miranda will already accompany you!"

Luna stares at me for a few seconds, looks at Miranda who was smiling, Damian, Damian was looking at the stained glass.

"Be quick and don't make me send guards to get you."

Smiled cheerfully! Miranda is the calmer of the two, friendly and very collaborative, when I see Luna turn and disappear in the hall, I feel a claw around my neck! I don't feel the floor and her pushes me against the wall!

"Who are you?"

"I-I- what? Mirand--"

"Shut up, I know you're using an illusion, so I won't repeat myself... Who are you ?!"

"I-I- Shi-ning Spark-kle!"

"Do not lie!"

How does she know ?! By Faust what I do! How did she find out? If she finds out I'm the princess... She can tell Damian! What do I do! She's squeezing my neck!

"I'm running out of patience..."

"T-TWILIGHT SPARKLE !!!"

I saw a little surprise in her eyes and I feel the squeeze coming off, AIR! I never thought the air would be so good! I cough a few times before looking at her... She was different, she no longer looked like the sympathetic sapphire dragon, her eyes did not sketch life or emotions, just absolute concentration, as if thinking, she looked... Like Damian in that aspect.

"Undo the spell, now!"

"I-I can't! If Damian sees it!"

"Undo and redo the spell, I want to see the truth, now!"

I wave and undo the spell, I feel my wings turning, no longer in the spell's camouflage, my color changing and my mane growing slightly and staying with my hairstyle, when I finish I look at her, she is analyzing me, and in a matter of seconds she wave, I redo the spell, I have to be quick! If Damian sees it I will ruin the whole project!

"Why?"

"I... I couldn't get close to him without this, please don't tell him!"

"Of course, I'm not going to tell, he'll have an attack if he finds out you were so close to him."

"Thanks to Celestia, thanks--"

"Just one thing, he is terrified of you, but if he finds out that you cheated him, you are a dead pony, understand?"

I nod as fast as I can, thanks Pink for teaching me that!

"Are you okay?"

A solar guard was looking at us, I think I was short of breath, the mane disheveled and sweating and the dragon looking at me with a deadly look, that was not a good view.

"Y-yes, I just ran out of air, come on Miranda?"

"Yes, let's go."

But before... "How did you find out?" she just points to her eye... What does that mean? I have to find out.

Twilight Sparkle, so it was her, I was bothered by that unicorn since I first saw him, it was clear that it was an illusion, but whose? Of Equestrian? The Federation? Maybe it could be a novice changeling trying to infiltrate, now the princess of friendship itself? It never crossed my mind, seriously, if Damian finds out, he’s going to blow up half the castle, more specifically the half she’s in, if there weren’t those damn inhibitors, I felt something when I lifted her up, it looked like a shock, but it was too weak for be it, something was activated in these necklaces, I can't say what it was, I hate chaos magic, Discord put his finger on it, my ass was only Luna who did it, Luna doesn't know how to use chaos magic, and that shock was it.

I've seen worse interrogation rooms, interrogation rooms... Is this a joke? We are in a gigantic room with a few tables, a room that I would say is a kitchen and has a pool there! A POOL! Damian shares my surprise; he actually looks more surprised than usual.

"I have to admit, this is the friendliest interrogation room I've ever seen, I don't know, it seems strange."

"What did you expect?"

"I don't know, a gray concrete room with a table and two chairs, if you were going to torture us, some chains, yeah, definitely chains. Damian is terrified of chains."

"MIRANDA!"

"I see, we can provide that."

"I'm not complaining, I actually liked it." I walk towards the pool, hmmm I can already feel, the cold water surrounding my body, I haven't had a bath in a while, I need this, they say something but I ignore it, now I want a bath.

The pool was very full, Damian is here, so I'm going to take a shower with clothes on, I throw myself in the pool, divine, nothing better to liven up the mood than a bath...

"M-Miranda! This is no time for that!"

"I don't care, ask me, I'll answer."

Ahhhhh... It's divine, you don't know what a bath is when you don't clean yourself for days and throw yourself into a pool or bathtub, it's... Incredible.

They are sitting on the chairs "Damian! I don't have any more clothes, you better bargain for some!"

"Ok, but only if you call me daddy!"

"No fucking way this gonna happen."

"Then you will be without clothes."

"Are you sure? Watch out, that I'll take off my clothes and walk around town!"

His look is incredible! "Damn, ok but don't expect very good clothes."

"I love you too! And I'm hungry too, get something to eat"

He mutters something, whatever, I smile and close my eyes, now it's time to relax.

Heavens give me patience with these two, one looks like a teenager and the other is a walking bomb, even with the magic inhibitors I have to act carefully, and just like Twilight, I have to have a private conversation with Miranda, now it's not time, but this conversation will take place, wait little dragon, your time will come.

"So? How does it work? Do I talk and you cry or something? Why am I going to shorten things already... I... I'm going to try ok? I'm going to try to start over..." Miranda has both thumbs up and with a smile towards Damian, I think this was her idea.

"Hmm hi? Is this the right room? Am I not bothering you?"

Ahh, Fluttershy, just who we needed to deal with an unknown species, "come on, I was waiting for you Fluttershy." Damian looks pale, Miranda stops slapping the water and looks in our direction... Something tells me that I... Made a mistake? Weird, let's see what this is going to do, damn my snout is hurting already.

"Hmm hi, I am, hmm Fluttershy, and are you Damian?"

"I-I... Hello, I'm Damian Spencer." he was different, he didn’t look her in the eye and kept moving his hands, I don’t really know what this gesture means, but something tells me... Nervousness.

"Well, since we're all here, we can start asking questions."

"Questions? For what questions? What is the use of? Did you not hear Cadence? The past is in the past, let's leave it behind." he kept looking at Fluttershy, stranger, I thought his phobia came from Twilight Sparkle... Hmm I have to find out that.

"Well, I believe that you can't try to fix the present and prepare for the future without dealing with the past, that's why this section of questions."

"Really? Are you going to teach me about the past? Eternal night doesn't remind you of anything?" cursed hairless monkey! I blush slightly, so he knows that? Ok Luna, let's assume he's a historian and knows more about your country than you do, let's play his game.

"That's correct Damian, I am not the best example of a pony that has dealt with the past, but I am a very good example of what can happen if you don't take this issue seriously, so please answer the questions of Shining Sparkle and Miss Flut. -- - "

"Wait... Your name is Shining Sparkle? Like, is that your name? You are a student of Sparkle, who in turn is sister of Shining Armor... Are you the result of incest or something?"

Laughed internally while I see... Shining Sparkle, blushing fiercely, I tried to warn her that he might be suspicious of the name, but no one listens to the alicorn with his head in the past right?

"N-n-no! I- my mentor would never do that! She loves her brother only as a brother! And yes that's my name!"

"This universe, sometimes I think he hates me, Shining Sparkle... Seriously... " He shakes his head in complete denial

"Hmm hi, my name is Fluttershy and I would like to ask a question, if that doesn't bother you of course." it looks like Miss Fluttershy will be the first one then, Damian... Is he smiling? Strange behaviors around Fluttershy, warning the other princesses may be necessary.

"S-say it, send the question,"

"Hmmm let me see..." he starts to fiddle with some bags and parchments that she put on the table, when she put all that there?

"What do you like to eat most?"

"Ahhhmmmm... Next."

"Diet?"

"Everything that is not mineral or poisonous."

"Omnivorous?"

"Yea."

"Average life expectancy of the species and your age."

"About ninety years old, I'm thirty-five."

Wow, Fluttershy doesn't look, shy, she actually looks very serious with the questions.

"Species fertility period?"

"My God what is that? Are you also writing a book?"

"I’m sorry, I didn’t want to hit a delicate spot!"

"I think it's your turn Shining, ask a question, ONE question."

I look at Twilight just to... Where are these mares taking so many scrolls from? The table is already full of scrolls!

"Hmmm... Is magic very strong in humans or are you a separate case?"

He laughs... He laughs very strangely, "no, humans are not able to use or create magic."

Twilight seems ready for another question but she contains herself, well, now it's my turn! I put both hooves on the table, spread my wings, Miranda doesn't seem to like it, she's ready to leave the pool and he gives me a confused look "WOULD YOU ACCEPT A REMATCH!?!?!?"

"..."

"..."

"..."

"YOU DON'T ACCEPT ?!"

Miranda starts laughing wildly in the pool and Damian repeats action on the table, even hitting it a few times, Fluttershy looks confused and Twilight is blushing? Is she sick?

"Why do you laugh at me? Do you deny my challenge?"

"N-no princess, * laughs * is that I expected more than a rematch, but if you want to lose so much again, I accepted * laughs * rematch... Jesus those ponies."

How dare he! Does he believe he can beat me in a fair fight? We will see...

"..."

"Hmm Fluttershy? It's your turn."

"Sorry! I was thinking, let me see... Hmmm natural predator?"

He laughed a little "other humans."

"For Faust! You guys eat each other!"

"What? No, we just have a bad habit of killing ourselves, you know?"

"Ahmmm... Ok..." were two questions, but I won't say anything, let's say it was a complement, she is already writing something on parchments, notes, Twilight on the other hand is writing questions instead of answers... This mare.

"Ok ... Hmmm. If humans can't do magic... How can you do it?"

Interesting question, but I don't know if I would ask this or how he learned, yes, I think that will be my question...

He... Looks serious, doesn't even seem bothered by Fluttershy's presence, once again he starts to move his hands.

"Well... I will answer your question with another question, how do you do magic? How do you manage to... You know, create magic."

"How? We shape mana, refine and create spells and enchantments, isn't that what you do?"

"Look, well... Wrong question, what allows you to do magic, you know, you don't have a body part for that? And I'm not talking about the horn or wings."

"Do you mean the mana core?"

"THAT! I had forgotten the name, so Sparkle number two, what if someone doesn't have a mana core?"

"Well... She couldn't control mana accurately, to be honest, she couldn't have mana, she would exhale mana faster than the body absorbs from the environment, in a year or two the pony wouldn't have a drop of magic in it. "

"EXACT! That is the question, everything in this world has a core, some are weak like those of earth ponies, others stronger like unicorns, and there are massive ones, which are those of alicorn, the point is that, humans do not have this mana core, don't have 'mana' in our world, so we don't need that organ. "

"But... You controlled the sun! You pulled a ray of it!"

"Man, the news is running, well, I already answered the question, next."

"No, the question was why can you create magic!"

This is escalating very fast, I take one of the pens that were on the table and start to write down some important points, a world without mana? How does this world work?

Damian... Damian sighs, it's a heavy sigh, he points to his chest, "Twil-- Sparkle, the Sparkle of my world wanted to try something, one thing led to another and now I have a core of mana, satisfied? "

Sensitive subject, I have to measure my words, making him uncomfortable is not good for conversation.

"You know I'm here too, right? You can ask me!"

Of course! A question for her would be a good way to hide this issue, but which one? Twilight seems lost in thought and is murmuring the word artificial core.

"Well, Miranda, right? Tell me, since you're Damian's daughter, tell me, how was your... Conception."

She blushes slightly, "I didn't know princesses liked these matters, well see, when dragon mom and dragon dad love each other very much--"

"You understand the question, answer it."

"Sorry, I don't remember."

"Stop straying from the question!"

"Soo ask a question correctly."

Damn it! You will see, I will stop curiosity, let's go to the key questions then.

"What are you? A sapphire dragon? I don't believe it."

"You too? Well, am I a sapphire dragon! Am I not Damian?"

"Your mother told me that, it wouldn't be the first time that a woman has lied to me, but that's what she said... HEY! What do you mean she's not a sapphire dragon! What is the big idea!"

"She undid one of my best spells, and then broke one of the magic inhibitors that are on her wrists, not to mention that the other was badly damaged as well, there is no way a seven-year-old sapphire dragon can do that."

"Well my dear, I saw her hatch, so yes, she is a sapphire dragon, next question."

"This does not e--"

"It's over, next question."

Damn that hairless monkey, I will discover this secret of you, will my sister have already noticed? I have to see it too, Faust, I have to see many things.

"Ok Damian... Fluttershy?"

She is finishing writing something, this mare is very focused on the things that matter, this is good, I hope she has written something important about this incident, something I didn’t see, because, well, Twilight is busy listening and not wrote nothing! Anything! I'm as surprised as anypony would be.

"Damian... What is the family structure like for your species? Is it in packs? Couples?"

"What is that? An animal planet show?"

"Sorry I didn't mean to offend!"

"It was nothing, don't worry, but answering the question... Usually in couples, some places in the world we live in... Packs? It's not the right word but it will do."

"Why?" one question Fluttershy! One!

"Usually by religion."

It seems that that word took Twilight out of its wake, her eyes blinked as she took a book out of her bag, WHEN SHE GOT THAT BAG!

"Is this a religious book? How many religions are there in your world?"

"Two questions, but ok, yes, this one is the holy bible, and about numbers? Several, go over a hundred Easily."

"A HUNDRED?! How do you deal with that?"

He laughs, "well, usually war and mass genocide."

Faust... What barbarity, that explains the combat proficiency he has, a worthy opponent finally!

Well, what question should I ask? Will it have already warmed up and should we start with the key questions? Maybe one more round and we start with the real questions, ok "what ---"

"How long is the gestation of a human female? * blink * princess sorry! I thought you asked before!"

"No, it's okay Fluttershy."

"Hmm nine months, sometimes it lasts longer, sometimes less, look, are you really writing a book?"

"Sorry, I will stop with questions like that."

"No problem, it's just weird to answer, that's all."

"Damian... You... It doesn't count as a question but... You said you didn't have a magic core, right?"

"Yea."

"So... How? How did you control the sun ?! How can you control all this! A being without mana was not even supposed to be possible, then you go and control the sun itself!"

He... Is thinking, thinking too much, maybe he will lie.

"I answer that." I look at the pool, Miranda is coming out of it still completely wet, Damian also looks but blushes instantly and looks away.

"Miranda! Where are your underwear!"

"Hmm?" she looks at her body "I don’t think I’m using it, that itches, and I was going to fight... Now Damian, it's bath time!"

She takes him by the shoulder and throws him in the pool... How strong is she?

"Well, princess" she faces Twilight... Wait, did she find out? "What happens when you eat a mana core?"

"W-what? What a horrible idea!"

She sighs, I think she explained this several times, I don't know, she gave that impression.

"Hypothetically, of course, what happens?"

"Well... Hypothetically, the natural magic of your body would conflict with the ingested mana, it can cause nausea and vomiting, in some cases, if the mana core is very strong, like that of an ancient dragon you may be overloaded and pass out."

"What if... Hypothetically, you don't have any natural magic in your body?"

"Well... The body would not reject mana..."

"Add an artificial mana core, one that doesn't have a clear signature and..."

"You would have a being that can ingest mana core and the body would never reject it, every core it eats makes it stronger and... BY CELESTIA IS HE THIS!?!?"

"Congratulations! You found out!"

By Faust... How is that necklace containing it? He... He is... For Faust and the four great beings... He... He is a monster! The amount of mana he has... Like ... Discord... Me and Celestia... How he hides so much mana! Maybe... Maybe he doesn't...

"You... Whose you consumed the mana core?"

He smiles, a smile that sent a chill down my spine, I'm sweating, when I let myself be shaken so easily ?! By Faust, let it be a lie.

"Everyone, after I dealt with" he look at Fluttershy "my six main targets I went after the big fish, and look, I found out because of some guards that I could consume mana core and bang! I started eating, what happened Luna? Looks pale, do you want names? Discord, Celestia, Sombra, Starswirl, Cadence, Shining Armor, Blueblood, you, Tirek, Trixie, Torch, Ember and the list goes on, do you want me to continue? "

I'm shaking, how... How a body can handle so much mana! He was supposed to be burning! It is simply impossible! There is no way to... Faust gives me strength...

"W-well, Damian... I..."

"No princess, now it's time for Fluttershy to speak." how can he be so calm! He was supposed to be screaming in pain, but he stands there, in the pool looking at us! He, heaven, I prepare a spell that Discord told me, we will need him full time here, because if he thinks about becoming violent... Faust protect us.

Fluttershy was, in shock, the look she was giving him... Many consider her a naive and silly mare, she showed the opposite before and now, she realized what he means.

"You... Who were your top six targets?"

"I-I... Another question."

"No! Answer the question! I want to know, I have a right to know!" wow, I didn't know she could raise her voice like that, especially for him and... HE LOOKS AFRAID! Why ?! He is the most powerful thing there is and he is afraid of that mare! This is something very important.

"I-I don't know if you want to know."

"Believe me I want to."

"I... Look Fluttershy I was angry, if I could change some things I would change, I wouldn't have hurt Rarity so much, I wouldn't have burned the barn... I wouldn't have touched a wire on your mane... Sorry Fluttershy... You know, six targets, six elements, do the sum there. "

"I want to hear it from you." Is this the timid and fearful mare that carries the element of kindness? Heaven.

"Y-you, I killed you! I killed all your friends! Is that what you wanted me to say? Are you happy now!?"

Her look... Hesitated, for a second, she hesitated, was that the answer she expected?

"Why?"

Damian laughs "don't fuck with me."

"WHY! WHY YOU DONE THIS ALL!"

He was shaking! He even hid in the pool, just his head exposed, heavens, I hope I never step on this mare's hoof.

"Again this? Look at Fluttershy... Do you want to know what made me do all that? What made me go crazy? What made me abandon everything? Is this? This questioning was all done for this question right? Why?! Why I killed them all! You know what, I'm going to tell. " He rises and leaves the pool, anger emanating from his eyes, please necklace work!

He takes a chair and puts it in front the table and sits on it, he breathes heavily, "Miranda, if you want to leave the time is now."

"As if I was going to leave, this is the story I have been waiting for my whole life."

"Shining, Fluttershy, if you want to leave..."

"I'm not leaving here."

"My master... She is the cause of this, right? I... I can't go out; I have to listen."

He smiles, it is not like before, it is not a smile that exudes joy, fear, nervousness or confidence, it is the smile that is used to remember sad memories. "Everything started when I ended up in a dungeon..."