You were much happier when the night came around. That bright flaming ball in the sky had really blinded you this entire time, and you didn't like it at all. You hadn't seen the day in so long, so it was only natural to feel out of place even more when that shining light is bestowed onto you.

The rest of Twilight's friends were asleep. You had talked to them shortly, each individually on your own time throughout the day. It wasn't exactly exciting, but you weren't worried about them being a threat. You called them mini-ludwigs, but in all reality, Ludwig was just a big, fucked up version of them. Atleast these ones are adorable, without flesh and eyes popping out from every orifice.

Twilight was still awake.

You had made the mistake of telling her the Hunter's secret. It was the one thing that had made you fall to your knee's for the first time during your life in Yharnam. It was the saddest, most despicable thing you had the chance of hearing. The poor villagers in the Fishing Hamlet. The Orphan, and even poor Maria. She wasn't ever supposed to end up the way that she did. Gehrman was to blame for a lot of it.

She was done crying though, and on to other things to question you about.

"Why do you drink blood?" She asked plainly, to which you gave a smile. The both of you were currently sitting on her bed. You were currently holding a blood cocktail in your hand, the best drink a hunter could ever ask for. You held it up, before taking a sip, saying;

"Because it's good. Gone are the days of alcohol. Blood has always been more intoxicating. Atleast, the special way they prepare it makes it that way. The whole story about how we came to be blood-producers is an odd one. Hell, the whole relation of blood to the hunt is confusing in itself. I won't bore you with it."

"I'm sure its interesting! I want to hear."

"That was my way of saying I'm too lazy to tell you." You said with a smirk, finishing the rest of your cocktail. You set it on her nightstand, to which you then stood up from her bed. You took a peek out of her window, the bright shining moon in the sky. It wasn't as yellow as the one back home. This one was more white, and blue. Pure, almost. "I'm gonna' go explore."

"But it's late. Why do you want to go out now?"

"Hunter's gotta' find something to hunt, remember? The night is the best chance for that. It'll take my mind off whats going on right now. Besides, I haven't slept in a long, long time. I'm sure another day won't hurt me." You said truthfully. It had been what seemed like years since you last slept. That might be the reason why your sense of reality was slowly depleting, or it could just be a natural deterioration of your brain from the terrible dream.

"Alright- but I'm coming with you. I can't have you hunting some poor pony, or scaring somepony off. That'd make a bad first impression. Besides, it's almost Nightmare Night, and with you looking a little intimidating, that'll send the wrong message."

"How so?"

"Well, there's always been stories that monsters roam the days before Nightmare Night."

You smirked. "And what is this 'Nightmare Night?'"

"It's.. Well, ponies dress up in costumes of scary monsters, or really whatever they want to dress up as. They also have games out all over town, and Luna comes down to play a role in all of it. It's pretty exciting."

You shrugged. "Didn't care about the costumes. Interested in the monsters. Any of it true?" You asked, already walking towards your pistol, Timmy, and your kirkhammer. You slid Timmy into his little home, also named as, your holster. Heaving the hammer onto your back and strapping it close, and with your sword in your hand, you were ready to go out.

"No, not really. It's never been proven. It's a legend more than anything. It's to get some of the kids interested in it. To get them all excited the days before Nightmare Night hits. It's not unusual to find kids running around, searching for monsters."

"Dangerous for a young one. Guess they gotta' learn young." You said with a smile, lifting your black mask over your face.

Twilight shook her head. "I just told you, none of it is real. It's all a legend."

"A lot of legends get proven to be true. Why not go search with me if you're that confident we won't find anything? If you're right, I'll give you one of these." You said, pulling out a small orange paper. Your firepaper. Twilight's eyes widened, staring at it.

"Is that the thing you used-"

"-to put my sword on fire? Yeah. Yeah, it is."

She gulped, before groaning. "Fine, let's go. But I don't want to be out all the way until morning! I still have to go be headmare of the school."

You wanted to question what she meant, but you didn't really care. You were more interested in these stories of monsters. Who cares if they weren't true, it gave you something to do. And if they were true, it'd give you something to hunt. Something you haven't done in hours now. People might say you're addicted, and honestly, they'd be completely right. You headed out the door with Twilight, slowly making your way to the entrance of the castle.

"T-Twilight?" You heard a sleepy, childlike voice call from behind you both. Both you and Twilight turned around, to find the lizard, Spike, rubbing his sleepy eyes. You smirked underneath your mask, knowing it was the perfect opportunity to scare him. When you were going to say something though, Twilight cut you off;

"Hey, Spike. I'll be back, okay? Me and... Uh.."

"Anon."

"Anon, are going to go do some things. It won't be long."

Spike, somehow didn't realize you were standing next to Twilight. That ended up in his eyes shooting wide open, his mouth slightly agape. "T-Twilight, are you sure that's a good idea? He's a-"

"Mass murderer?" You answered. "Yeah, I am, I suppose. But I don't murder horses."

Well, discounting Ludwig, that is.

"Just, please go back to sleep, Spike. I'll be okay, alright?"

Spike slowly shook his head, giving a light yawn. "Okay..." He said depressingly, before disappearing around the corner. Twilight gave a sigh, and began to walk towards the entrance. You quickly followed her path. How was she able to deal with the little shit-stain? If it were you, you'd beat him to sleep. It's easier, and way more cathartic.

Eh. She's her, and you're you.

You traveled around a town called Ponyville. It was a funny, ironic name. Something you would've come up with stupidly. The only difference is, they named the town that unironically. Which, made it that more funny. There were more ponies than usual, atleast according to Twilight, that were out and about. Preparing games up for this Nightmare Night festival thing, and kids, as Twilight said before, looking for monsters.

You were also looking for monsters. But, you were prepared.

You were running things through your head. What kind of monsters could be in this world? Perhaps a human-pony thing, with gigantic eye's and also a body that could turn anyone's head. Oh, and they're also like, a witch or something. Shit, anything could happen at this point. This was the strangest place you'd been to, so everything was fair game. You wouldn't be surprised to see anything.

"Can you atleast sheath your sword? You're scaring some of the kids.."

"That's a good thing. They'll get the fuck out of the way." You said, looking at the small ponies passing by. They looked terrified of you, some even frozen in fear. Some were okay, as they saw you with Twilight, but most weren't exactly fond of you. Sure, having your sword out wasn't exactly a display of peace. But, who the fuck cares!

Well... they do.

"Aaah~! There's a monster!" A kid screamed off in the distance, to which you responded by running towards the sound. Twilight immediately followed, but when you finally came face to face with the pony that said the words, they had a devious smile on their face. "Hahah- I got you!"

You pointed your sword at them. "The next time you do that, I'll slice your head clean off. Then, i'll drip every single drop of blood into a bottle, and drink it like its milk. You'd love that, wouldn't you? Come here-" You said, extending a hand, to which the small pony ran off in terror.

You smiled.

"Was that really necessary?" Twilight asked angrily, to which you nodded.

"Yes. Yes, it wa-"

"Aaah~! There's a monster!"

You shook your head angrily. "I told that fucking kid to not do it again!" You said, running off in the direction the other scream came from. You were ready to kick the tiny horse in the face, to teach it a lesson. Had it never heard of the story of the Boy who cried Beast?

You turned the corner, ready to tackle him before-

Well, that wasn't what you were expecting, was it?

Author's Note

Celestial Emissary. Gross.

Also, we got off the featured tab! Very sad day, indeed. Either way, I'm happy to had been up there for three consecutive days, and the traction of this has been, well.. big.

I'm sorry for the chapters not being long. I find that I update more regularly, and the chapters will end up being more funny because I'm not burning myself out on writing them. I hope you understand.