Born From Blood

You bolted into the upright position, your eyes wide, burning from the light. You didn't care. You looked all around you, scanning the environment quickly. You were in an almost all-white room, with white and black checkered tiles on the floor, and another bed opposite from you. It looked like some sort of medical wing. Your Kirkhammer was nowhere to be found, same with your pistol.

You also then realized that you were naked, except for a loose piece of clothing that covered your entire chest and some of your waist. Some sort of hospital gown, you figured. You stood up, looking around once more before making your way right for the door. As soon as you made your first step, a pony walked in.

She stared at you, slowly closing the door behind herself. She opened her mouth to speak, but you cut her off.

"Where is it."

"W-where is what?" She asked, caught off guard from the question.

"The darkbeast. Where is it."

"Oh, that." The nurse said, clearing her throat and using a hoof to push her hat in its proper place. She was a pure-white pony with a pink mane, her 'tattoo' that of a red cross. Typical nurse, you figured. "After they recovered you from the site, they took the creature to a secure location. It doesn't seem like it's going to wake up anytime soon, but it is recovering."

That instantly alarmed you. You took a few steps towards the door before she blocked your path. "Where are you going?"

"To finish the job."

The nurse shook her head. "I can't let you do that. You were severely injured- it's almost a miracle that your body has recovered so quickly. You're still not in the best shape to be going anywhere right now, let alone to fight anything." You made another step, to which she stepped towards you. "Plus, both the Princess' wouldn't be happy with that."

"Fuck the Princess'. They aren't Hunters, now are they? It's my job. It's my kill. It's my fucking duty."

The nurse shook her head. "This place is crawling with guards, and in your shape, you're not getting anywhere. Especially without any tools to help you. You're stuck here with me."

You looked down at yourself. It was true. All you had was this hospital gown. You had no weapons, no armaments and no way in hell to fight anything. You sighed defeatedly, turning around towards your bed before sitting down on it, letting your feet dangle from the side. "Where am I?"

"Canterlot. Ponyville was evacuated after the incident. And as to why I'm here, every other nurse was terrified of treating you. After the news broke out to what you and that creature did, I can't blame them."

"And you aren't scared?" You asked.

"No, not really. I've seen crazier, and a lot worse. Nurse Redheart, by the way."

"Anon." You said, before shaking your head. "Just... call me Hunter, or something along those lines. I'm not used to people using my real name. Weirds me out."

"Alright." Nurse Redheart said with a nod, slowly walking over to you. She stood in front of you, before taking a seat on the bed opposite of you. "I didn't know how to treat you that well since you're not a pony, nor any creature we have records of. When Princess Celestia informed me of who you were, I'm not surprised. But, I'd like to know more about your health so I could help treat you better."

You waved a hand in the air dismissively. "You won't need to do any of that. With my weapons back in my hands and a couple of beasts to hunt, I'll be as good as new."

"What do you mean?"

"Blood vials." You said. "They're vials, filled with blood, as the name would suggest. Plenty of beasts in Yharnam carried them or had blood that could be used to make one. They heal Hunters like me. A couple of those and I'd be as good as new."

"These blood vials... Can they heal anything? Any injury? Can they heal anypony?"

You shrugged. "The anyone part, no idea. Anyone that's not a hunter hasn't really tried the ones we carry, so I'm not sure. And as for the healing part, it can heal you as long as you're not dead. You could have all your limbs missing, and as long as you're still breathing and you take a sip, you'll be as good as new. Might take more than one but it'll still work."

"Amazing. If we could find out a way to use that-"

"NO!" You yelled instinctively, causing Nurse Redheart's ears to flatten and for herself to tense up, backing away from you slightly. You shook your head, raising a hand. "Sorry, sorry, that's not the reaction I meant to give, but I can't let you do that. Blood is the entire reason the beasts in Yharnam were created. Widespread use of the stuff might just turn your world into what mine is. For me that wouldn't be so bad but for you?" You sighed. "You'd be long gone."

"How can you use it then?" She asked, her ears back to their normal position.

"Hunters have contracts written in blood- it's all very complicated. Point is, normal people can't use it without some sort of terrible effect. Humans, atleast. Yet all it took was one human to get infected with the stuff and the entire world was screwed. Hunters have a saying for this: Fear the Old Blood."

Nurse Redheart nodded. "I understand. If I knew more about it, I wouldn't have made such an idea up."

"I know- and that 'aint your fault. I'm just not used to people not knowing these things. You all know nothing about Yharnam or the blood or- hell even the Vicar's. It's terrifying because the people in my world knew about these things and were hurt badly from it. Your world is being infiltrated by these things and you all know nothing about it. Nothing to keep yourselves safe." You then put a hand to your heart. "Except me."

"That beast- i'm not supposed to ask but... what happened?" Redheart asked, her voice lowering.

"That thing is the Darkbeast Paarl or, atleast was. It's almost cat-like in it's nature from what I've seen, but it's a monstrosity hell bent on killing. It'll rip anything it see's to shreds just because it thinks its fun. Yet if you piss it off, it'll send you flying with electric shocks up your ass. It has to die."

Redheart's ears flattened slightly from those last words. You shrugged. "It's true. I know you ponies aren't familiar with the concept but I am, and so is that thing. You can't hope to use your philosophy on a creature that is from my world. It won't work and it'll only get you all killed. If I wasn't there, that Ponyville town would be a mess, and mostly everyone in it dead. I'd rather me be hurt than anyone else."

"Sounds... noble."

"Yeah well, it 'aint. I get something out of it myself."

"Like what?"

You sighed, knowing this wasn't a topic to get into with a nurse. Or, anyone from this world. The knowledge of Blood Echo's was sacred to the Hunter's themselves, and it was supposed to stay that way. Whether he was in a different world or not, he couldn't tell them.

To think, that he was profiting off of killing things. That'd only make his outlook worse.

While he was lost in thought, a coughing noise came from where the doorway was. You turned to look, only to see Luna and Celestia standing in the doorway, looking at you both awkwardly. You chuckled, looking up to the ceiling. "Oh great- I hope you don't end up sucking my brain out for real this time."

Luna looked to Celestia worriedly.

Uh oh.