Somewhere deep in the Everfree Forest, a portal, exactly like the one Kyle came out of into Equestria, appeared and a small figure came out of it. It laid there on the ground, observing its surroundings, making gurgled growling noises. None of the animals dared to go near the figure, for they were too scared. All for one. One curious squirrel decided to approach the figure. Unfortunately, you what they say. Curiosity killed the cat. When the squirrel was a few feet away, the figure suddenly leapt at it and impaled it with its razor sharp claw. The figure picked up the dead squirrel and sunk its razor sharp teeth into it. In a minute, an innocent squirrel simply being curious became nothing besides flesh and bones, mostly the latter.

"Find the Hunter. Kill anything that get in the way," a voice whispered in the the figure's head. It sniffed at the air. When it picked up the scent, it let a groggy growl before moving towards it. It was committed to finding the Hunter, and nothing was gonna get in its way.

Dear Twilight Sparkle,

I am writing to you because it is of great importance. When my sister Luna was doing her duties in the dream realm, she came across a disturbing dream. Based on her description, she was in a field with an abandoned building. She heard a scream and a creature came running out of said building bleeding. She describes him as bipedal, with no fur except a patch on his head, and wore clothing. She heard a blaring noise and saw a female who was like the male creature. The female opened a giant door and yelled at the male to hurry up. As the male was running, a third creature pounced on him and started killing him. For your sake, I won't delve into details on what the creature did, but trust me when I say, it was violent. Luna was able to see the creature's face before she got expelled from the dream. The creature was heavily disfigured, it was very pale, had razor sharp teeth and claws, and it was secreting some kind of orange substance. Unfortunately, that isn't what concerns. What concerns me is that Luna said that she can sense darkness resonating from the creature. The same darkness that you, me, and Luna felt yesterday. If this is what the dark being dreams about, then I fear of what may come to Equestria. Twilight Sparkle, it is imperative that we find this creature immediately. I also ask that you don't tell anypony else about this besides your friends, for I don't want a mass panic to occur. And please, be very careful when you encounter this creature.

You beloved mentor,
Princess Celestia

Twilight read the letter sent from the princess over and over, completely in disbelief. This was just a joke. It had to be a joke. Right? No. The princess would never joke around when it comes to fate of Equestria and the lives of ponies. She couldn't believe it. Applebloom, Sweetie Belle, and Scootaloo were telling the truth. Whatever creature they encountered had to be the same one Luna saw in the dream realm. As much as she wanted to believe it, two things just didn't add up. One, the Cutie Mark Crusaders didn't describe the creature they encountered as having razor sharp claws or teeth, nor being heavily disfigured, unless you count being very pale and secreting stuff out of your eyes and mouth as being disfigured. Two, the creature was apparently capable of taking down a group of Timberwolves, one of the greatest threats in the Everfree Forest, but it didn't attack the Crusaders. If what Luna described as the creature being completely violent and merciless, why didn't it attack the Crusaders?

She pushed those thoughts out her head. It didn't matter right now, there's still a creature out there that's resonating with darkness. And she knew where it is: the Everfree Forest. She wasn't exactly sure about how she's going to approach it when she finds it, due to the Crusaders' claim that it saved them and Luna's claim that it's completely merciless. No what, Celestia is right. It's imperative that the creature is found.

"I must get the girls and tell them about this. We must start searching the Everfree Forest immediately and find this creature," Twilight thought to herself. "Spike!"

"Yes Twilight," Spike responded.

"I think I know where this darkness is. It's important that we start searching now. Can you please get Applejack and Fluttershy while I get Rarity, Pinkie, and Rainbow?"

"Sure thing. And Twilight, be careful."

"We will Spike."

"I just hope this creature is more like what the Crusaders claim to be," Twilight thought.

"Bored. Bored. Bored. So very bored," Kyle thought to himself. He had been sitting in a tree for the past two hours staring at nothing in particular. He was not hungry in the slightest, so scavenging for food was out. He could've went out to find some more of those wooden wolves to fight, but he specifically told himself he was no longer a predator looking for a fight. So, all he could was wait for something to happen. He took the time to think about his dream, although it's more like a nightmare, from last night. Many questions came to him. Who was that pony? How did she get into his dream? What did she try to do to him? "And will this ruin my chances of having a good life here?"

All of these questions were the reason why Kyle didn't just sleep to pass the time. What if that pony comes back into his dreams? Kyle stood up and hopped off the tree. He went to tree line and just stared at the town in the distance. He used his heightened sight to see if any of the inhabitants was approaching. Not surprising to him, there wasn't. Maybe that encounter in his dreams really did ruin his chances. No. He had to stay hopeful.

"I need to clear my head. All of these questions and thoughts are giving me a headache. Maybe a walk will do. And who knows? Maybe more of those wolves will attack me. I won't be the Hunter if the wolves find me and attack me first." Kyle proceeded to walk further into the forest, just admiring the scenery and hoping to see what other creatures inhabit this world.

"Okay girls. I've gathered you all here because I got an important announcement," Twilight said. She and Spike gathered her friends and brought them to the entrance of the Everfree Forest.

"Well don't leave us hanging here Twi. What's up?" Rainbow questioned.

"Yes darling. Why are we hear near the Everfree Forest?" Rarity questioned.

"Remember yesterday, when I got this strange feeling of darkness, as well as the Applebloom, Sweetie Belle, and Scootaloo claiming they saw a creature in the Everfree. Well, this morning, Princess Celestia sent me a letter, saying Luna encountered the creature of darkness. Apparently, the girls were telling the truth," Twilight explained. The others gasped at this. Twilight took out the letter that Celestia sent her and read it out loud. The others had mixed reactions. Fluttershy had a look of fear. Applejack, Rarity, and Rainbow had a look of disbelief and worry. Pinkie was...well being Pinkie and trying her best to maintain her happy attitude. Although there was a hint of fear visible on her face.

"O-oh. Oh my. So the girls were telling the truth? And there's a scary dark creature in the Everfree?" Fluttershy asked.

"Yes. But since the girls said it saved them and Luna says it's a threat, I'm not exactly sure how to approach this," Twilight said.

"I say we find it and throw a thank-you-for-saving-the-Cutie-Mark-Crusaders-and-welcome-to-Equestria party!" Pinkie said.

"I say we confront it head on and give a good beating," Rainbow declared.

"Ah agree with Rainbow," AJ said.

"Indeed," Rarity said.

"G-girls. Didn't the Crusaders say it saved them? So shouldn't we approach it gently and kindly?" Fluttershy asked.

"Girls. Here's what I suggest we do. We find it, and approach it gently. Maybe it is friendly. And if it attacks us, then we can go with Rainbow's suggestion," Twilight stated. The others nodded in agreement, although Rainbow, Rarity, and AJ was a little hesitant, but they always had to give the benefit of the doubt to new creatures. "Now, let's go. Princess Celestia said it's imperative that we find it immediately."

Kyle was calmly walking through the forest clearing his head. He encountered a bunny here, a bird there, and even a few of those wooden wolves. Needless to say, none of wolves were victorious when they attacked Kyle. He didn't hold back on fighting them, due to them being able to come back to life. Kyle looked up at the sky and carefully studied the sun's position. He determined that is was now noonish.

"Maybe it's time to head back. I could really use some rest after walking for nearly an hour." Kyle turned around and was about to head back when he felt something. Some sort of presence. He turned back around and headed towards where the presence was. He soon found himself in a small clearing. The presence was definitely here. Specifically, at the very center of the clearing. When he got a few away from the center, the feeling became stronger. Suddenly, the ground erupted and Kyle's vision was filled with dirt. He then felt a sharp pain on his cheek as he was launched backwards.

Kyle hit the ground as he landed on his back. He felt around the area where he felt the shar pain when he felt something warm. He looked back at his hand and saw blood. He looked back at the spot where he was struck and saw a small figure in the dust. The figure let out a loud shriek which cleared the dust away. In the spot where Kyle sensed the presence was a heavily deformed woman. She looked almost like a skeleton with rotting flesh. She had completely messy hair. She had one large claw and one small claw. Her intestines were exposed and tumors were all over her body. Her mouth was wide open which revealed razor sharp teeth and what Kyle recognized as Pustula Serum secreting out.

"Lisa Sherwood, aka the Hag," Kyle thought. The Hag raised its claw to its mouth and let blood on it drip into its mouth. She growled again and charged at Kyle. He dodged every swipe she swung at him. As he was dodging, Kyle wondered how in the hell she's here. He had the book which allowed him for dimensional travel, so how is one of the killer's here? What concerned him the most was that she got a dose of Pustula Serum, so what was she now capable of? The only way he was gonna find out was to see for himself in combat.

"I must hold back. I have to hold back." Kyle managed to grab onto the Hag's claw and throw her into a tree. The tree broke in half and collapsed. The Hag got back up, looking completely fine, and started digging into the ground. She burrowed a hole and went it, disappearing from sight.

"What the fuck?!" Kyle looked around, trying to find his adversary, when suddenly the ground erupted from behind him and he felt another sharp pain, this time on his shoulder. He threw off whatever was on him and looked at his shoulder. It was completely bloody, looking like someone bit him. He turned and saw the Hag, whose mouth was completely covered in blood. She charged again. Kyle prepared himself when suddenly she scooped up some dirt and threw it at his face. In his blinded state, Kyle felt multiple claw strikes across his body.

He eventually fell to his knees and just watched as the Hag slowly approached him. He tried to move, he had to move, but he couldn't. When his opponent got close, she swiped her claw and dug it into his chest, almost near the heart area. Kyle couldn't do anything besides let out some roars of pain. He was going to die. He looked at the Hag's eyes and saw that they were turning blood red.

"Very soon Mr. Johnson, you'll come back to me. And I'll turn you into something great. Something that all will fear. You can get whatever you want," said a voice in Kyle's head. He immediately recognized the voice. It belonged to the man that does twisted experiments with the Putula Serum. The one that will bring forth the apocalypse. The one that made him like this. Talbot Grimes.

The realization dawned on him. This was why the Hag was here. It wasn't to kill people or take people for the Trials. It was to bring him back to Grimes so he can experiment on him. His blood boiled at the memories of being experimented on, trying to be turned into the perfect hunter. He couldn't go back. He wasn't gonna go back.

"MUST. KILL." Kyle thought. He grabbed onto the Hag's arm and forcefully removed it from his chest. He then swiped one of his claws at her, launching her back a bit. All Kyle could see was red, as his veins glowed even brighter, his claws grew a bit longer, his omnivourious fangs became sharper, and his eyes started to glow red. He let out a loud roar as he charged at the Hag.

"Twilight, darling. How long are we gonna keep going? As much as I want to find the creature, we mustn't exhausg ourselves," Rarity said.

"Yeah, we've searching this place for almost an hour," Rainbow said.

"A-and I don't wanna stay in this scary forest any longer," Fluttershy said.

"Don't be scared Fluttershy. Remember what I said. Giggle at the ghosties," Pinkie said.

"Y'all reckon this search is getting us nowhere?" AJ asked.

"Girls, I know it looks like this is pointless, but it has to be here. This forest was last place the Crusaders saw it," Twilight said. They've been searching the Everfree Forest for a while and so far they found nothing. No creature hopping through the trees. No creature fighting off Timberwolves. No creature letting out loud roars. Nothing.

"Ah hate to say this Twilight, but I reckon we head back to Ponyville and get some rest. It probably ran off out of the Everfree and somewhere else," AJ said.

Twilight sighed. "You're probably right. It just seemed logical for it to be here. Come on, let's head back." She didn't know what the next course of action would be. If the creature really did go out of the forest, then where is it now? Where would she even begin looking? As they were walking back, they suddenly heard a loud roar a short distance away from them. They turned towards the direction it came from.

"W-w-what was that?!" Fluttershy cried in fear.

"It must be the creature. Come on girls, let's go," Twilight said. They ran as fast as they could to where the sound originated. As they were running, Twilight started to feel it. That dark feeling she felt at Sugar Cube Corner. This worried Twilight heavily. They eventually reached a clearing. They immediately saw it. It was the creature. The creature that the Crusaders and Luna saw the day prior. But, it didn't look as disfigured as Luna described. It looked exactly like what the Crusaders described it to be. Pale skin, glowing veins, clothes, hair, short claws, and secreting an orange liquid.

And it was fighting off another creature. This one was heavily disfigured. Was this the one that Luna saw? No it couldn't be. This one had one large claw and wasn't wearing clothes, while Luna said she saw two sets of long claws and clothes. The first creature had to be the one.

"What in Equestria is that?!" Rarity whispered as they all hid behind the bushes.

"It must be the creature. As for who, or rather what, it's fighting, I have no idea," Twilight whispered.

It goes without saying that the Hag was starting to lose this fight. Kyle dodged or caught almost every swipe she threw at him. Even if she did land a hit, whether it's a claw swipe or even a bite, he just took it and continued fighting like it was nothing. Meanwhile, Kyle punched, clawed at, and even bit her whenever he saw an opening. He was no longer holding back.

In one last effort, the Hag started digging into the ground. She went into the ground and stayed there in an attempt to surprise him, and hopefully hit a vital point, like the throat or the heart. Unfortunately, Kyle was prepared for this. During the fight, he managed to get enough of her blood to be able to track her scent. So, he stood his ground, and just waited. When he noticed the scent getting stronger, he pinpointed exactly where she would pop out. He quickly jumped back and once the ground burst, he focused his tracking abilities and shot a tendril out in the dust. Once he felt his tendril wrap around something, he quickly jerked his hand back, launching the Hag towards him. He retracted the tendril and gave a hard punch to the Hag.

When the Hag fell to the ground, she tried to get back up, but the fight took so much out of her. So she just laid there. Kyle slowly walked to her grounded body. Normally, Kyle would've walked away once his opponent was down. But something prevented him from showing any mercy. After all, this was a creation by Grimes, sent to bring him back to be experimented. And all it took was one word to tell him what he should do.

"KILL."

Kyle let out a roar as he grabbed onto the Hag's claw and stomp his foot on her stomach. With all his might, he pulled the arm as hard as he can, until eventually...

SNAP

Blood spurted everywhere from the stump that once held the Hag's arm. She let out a shriek as if she was in pain. Kyle threw away the arm in his hand and picked her up by the throat. The Hag tried to pry him off with her small claw, but Kyle wasn't having it. He grabbed her other hand and, almost with no effort, tore that off as well. He dropped her and just watched as she laid on the ground, writhing in pain. He didn't feel any sort of pain or regret. He felt...satisfied. Wanting more blood, Kyle walked up to her body, and...

CRUNCH

...stopped on her head, completely crushing it. Kyle let out one last roar before he started to calm down. His rage was dissipating and he could think and see clearly. When he saw the armless body of the Hag with a crushed head, that was when the pain and regret settled in. It didn't help when he looked at his body and saw the blood all over him. Even though the Hag was a ruthless killer, killing her would make him exactly what he didn't wanna be. An apex predator. The perfect hunter. And she wasn't always like this, she was forcefully turned into a killer. She was experimented on. By him. By Grimes.

"Oh shit. SHIT! SON OF A BITCH! WHAT HAVE I DONE?!" Kyle thought as he slowly backed away from the body. He couldn't handle it. He had to get away. Eventually, Kyle calmed and jumped into the trees. "I-I think I should head towards the town. I'll reveal myself in the morning. Right now, I need to clear my head." Unfortunately, in his shocked state, he failed to notice the six ponies that just witnessed him brutally slaughter a killer.

As the creature leapt away from the carnage that just occurred, each of the ponies stood there with similar reactions, faces with shock and, most important, fear visible. Fluttershy even started crying. Even Rainbow Dash was horrified. And Pinkie didn't have a cheery attitude. Never before have they seen such violence. And murder never happens in Equestria. The punishment for murder would either be banishment or even execution.

"D-d-did t-that just happen?!" Rainbow asked.

"I-i-i-i-it j-j-just killed that other creature!" Fluttershy said.

"C-come on girls. We need to report this to the Princesses," Twilight said as they started walking back to Ponyville. As they were walking, Twilight started thinking. The creature really was a ruthless creature. So then why did it save the Crusaders when they encountered the Timberwolves? To get on the ponies' good side so he can kill them later? Maybe. Possibly. Right now, she needed to report this as soon as possible, so they can be prepared if it does decide to attack them.

Author's Note

Twilight and her friends just witnessed Kyle brutally murder the Hag, and they plan on reporting it to the Princesses. Will they accept Kyle when he reveals himself? And why did Kyle go into a bloody rage during the fight? Find out next time.