When last we saw our Boarding Genus we saw him brutally slaughtering griffon assassins in a hospital hallway. Now in the aftermath of the battle (slaughter) gester found himself with several royal guard pointing spears at him while he calmly sat by a nurse station sipping some tea that was left out untouched, he sipped gingerly as he stared at the guards, his opinion of them was low seeing as they allowed assassins to encroach on not only they're queen but two new born children.

(Gaster POV)

‘Why were there no guards outside the room? Hell why were there no guards in the hallway at all?! You don’t need to be Einstein to figure that a queen and her new born daughters should have a security detail around at all times.’ Just as he thought that a large man or I guess stallion wearing Roman style armor that had a purple tint to it came marching up he had a large set of wings on his back and and had black main and tail his fur was ashen grey he gave me a calculating look

As he came to a stop in front of me he held out his hand, it was only then that i noticed the height difference in everyone here, i was pretty tall standing at about seven feet give or take a few inches, while everyone around me was clearly a five foot height. “My name is Captain Storm Shield. On behalf of all the royal guards here I wish to thank you stanger.`` As soon as he said this the rest of the guard seemed to relax, lowering their spears away from me.

I gave a small smile that quickly dropped. “I appreciate the thanks but in all honesty. I question your compatice as a captain if your queen and new princesses were put in danger especially seeing the fact two newborns are involved!” I said with a cold but calm expression, my voice carried weight I saw drop on all the shoulders of the guards around me.

He signed sadly before dropping his hand and nodding “unfortunately it seemed some of my men were bought off… I will see to their punishments. But that's beside the point now… the queen has requested you by her bedside again.” hearing this actually made me perk up a bit. I for some odd reason desired to be by their side.

Nodding to him I walked past him and to the room they stayed in, I noticed he and two other guards followed me. Not that it bothered me, soon enough I walked into the room seeing a pure white stallion unicorn wearing a gold breastplate and royal blue and purple trousers and a humble small crown on his head. He was holding Tia in his arms while I saw Lulu in the arms of her mother. Who also had white fur and red main and tail her legs and feet were hanging off the side of the bed looking at me with a smile. “Hello again your majesty and to you sire. If I assume correctly that you are their father, is Solar correct?”

He looked a little spooked. I knew his name so casually but Faust just giggled “Y-Yes sir, i am Sir Solar Heart. I am their father and standing King.” he said with a surprising lack of Pride. More humble then I would have thought.

“Forgive my husband, he usually handles military affairs. I wanted to thank you for protecting my daughters and me from those griffins, Mr.Gaster.” Faust said as Lulu saw me and cheered in her baby-like fashion trying to reach out for me.

“It was my privilege to serve them and you, your majesties.” i dipped slightly with my hand over where a heart would be

“As a reward for protecting them I wish to name you Sir Gaster, Duke of Equestria!” the guards behind me dropped their spears and jaws as they heard that, Though in the underground where gaster is from had royalty it never had a Duke. the title was forign to my mind

“Forgive my question King, but what would that mean exactly?” I had to ask, I can't accept anything without knowing its details.

He seemed confused by my question “Well you would be named a noble and put in charge of a set portion of land in our kingdom, to rule as you see fit so long as you are within our overall Laws. you would be an extension of our rule and help in governing the ponies and other creatures of our lands.” hearing this i knew my answer.

“No”

This seemed to shock everyone present. “NO?! How dare you! How can you outright refuse our King!?” shouted one of the guards, but before he could do anything Lulu’s horn glowed and he found himself floating off the ground and slammed into the wall behind him.

I smiled at Lulu as she gave him a grumpy pouty face. “It is because I have a desire I wish to ask in place of that as my reward.” i said walking forward to the two

“What is your wish, Gaster?” asked Faust as she looked between me and Lulu.

As I reached them I lifted a hand over both Tia and Lulu. “I wish to be by their side. As a teacher, a guardian, a Shadow and a Friend.” I smiled a small kind smile as I finished seeing the shocked looks of the King and Queen.

“W-W-WHAT?!” shouted Solar waking Tia up causing her to cry, before either could stop it. I lifted Tia out of his arms and into my hands, as I summoned a green hand above her making it do silly things like tickle her ears or belly. Her cries quickly turned to giggles.

“A father never forgets that sound, and never learns to ignore it, i wish to be there for them like I was once upon a time.” at this point, my mind and gasters had become one. He and I were one. But as my life held no real meaning to it, it only seems fair to focus on his memories. Like the ones of his sons. Faust and Solar looked shocked but soon grew soft smiles

“Very well. From this day forward they are your wards Sir Gaster.” said Faust as she held up Lulu to show me her smiling face.

“Just gaster to you Faust, Same to you Solar.'' After that declaration I stayed to talk to them more, I told them all I knew of my existence in the void. The kingdom of monsters I lived in, the many different types of monsters. And of course about my sons, i never told them their names, and they never asked. Part of having Gaster's mind, I had his emotions too. The guilt and sadness he held thinking of them.

I learned later from Storm that the griffin kingdom refused to hold any responsibility about the assassionation attempt, they hold no love of the king and queen but the idea of two new princess alicorns? I was no fool and neither were the royals. It didn't take long for security to beef up around the children and I was the new and most dangerous line of defense.

After a few days in the hospital we left the hospital, it was my first look outside on the surface in a very long time. The sun was high in the sky and I saw that a chariot was waiting for us and so was a parade of ponies cheering and throwing confetti and flowers in the air.

“Seems the princesses are more popular than I thought.” I said as I escorted them to the chariot door, many looked at me in confusion or curiosity but no one said or did anything about it.

Once we were in I saw we were being pulled by two ACTUAL horses with wings. ‘Wait wouldn’t those be pegasi?!’ as if sensing my question i heard faust giggling

“Those are horses with wings, we don't call them pegasi due to some old slurs used against pegasi in the past.” I guess that made sense but that didn't stop my mind from the headache.

After what felt like an hour of silent flying I saw the castle I would soon call Home, The Everfree Castle. It didn't take us long before we arrived in the courtyard of this massive castle, Once we were all out of the carriage, Faust asked a maid to take me to a unoccupied room close to the rooms designed for Lulu and Tia, it took a minute to get there but once i was in my room I collapsed on a chair beside a writing desk. “Well… my new life starts today… Let's hope I don't ruin this one.” tempted though i was i didn't knock on the wood of my chair just as sleep started to drift into my skull i felt something on my leg. Looking down i was surprised.

“Tia? How did you get here?” as if to answer me she smiled and giggled reaching up for me. Signing, I pick her up and cradle her in my arms ‘what am I going to do with you my dear Sunlight…’ i mently wondered as sleep took us both.

The next few years flew by for me rather quickly. Tia and Lulu grew slowly but it was all too fast for me and their mother. Unfortunately solar was killed on a inspection new the border and that left Faust heartbroken, i found out that alicorns are eternal but not immortal she tried to end her suffering but after a few words from me she knew she couldn't leave her daughters. When the girls reached the age of ten i was seen as theyre uncle and they rarely left my side with few exceptions, i was their teacher and best friend, like them i was eternal so it was nice to have someone constant in a life that leaves you behind, to many died around eternals.

When the girls came to the age of sixteen all out war was declared with the Griffins, Yaks, and even the Dragons. With the Yaks it was an easy victory after only a year due to some of their… ODD choices in war and in their traditions. Griffins on the other hand were much more difficult. They are a militant state; everyone serves at least three years in the griffin Army starting at the age of eighteen. Our only advantage was that not all griffins wanted war, a civil war was inevitable and with our help, the rebels became a force to recon with. After two long years of war the girls are now eighteen and they saw the new griffin king and queen crowned with a new friendship between the two nations.

The dragons… was less of a war and more of a Hunting session… they would torch entire villages for a few scraps of gold and meat. Most Dragons fell under the stereotypes like greedy savage, and merciless monsters. With few exceptions. The war would last five long years… and the only reason it ended was because they made a mistake. They tried to kill 💣✡ Girls! I had never wanted to do it, but at the time I didn't care. With some of my creations from within my Lab in the Royal Archives, They had the same shape as the ponies but had white carapece instead of fur and had moth like wings and each type held a color like my hands, each one specialized in that soul power, with new type of Monster and with my beasts i went to war despite faust asking me not to.

(In the Vast expansive Dragon Lands.)

Fire and brimstone was not what surrounded us all anyone could see now was Sand… lifeless colorless hot and forever expanding sand… this is all that was left of the once bustling kingdom of the Dragons. I stood atop the only remaining Ruin in this new desert. The Old Dragon lords castle in my hand was the still beating heart of the king and his daughter, both straining to look at their hearts, with wide eyes like they were looking at the end times.

“H-How are they… how are we not-”

“Because your souls belong to me now…” i interrupt the king of dragons, a seven foot drake with gold scales and a white and grey underbelly wearing solid gold armor that was battered and beaten in from my attacks.

“W-Why not just kill us?” his daughter asked if she had white scales and light yellow underbelly wearing a slightly revealing set of leather armor. She was held down by my Cyan tendrils floating above my head.

“Then you would join your people as martyrs… no now you'll live as a message to the world. What happens when you endanger my home and my girls… you both will serve the royal Equestrian family till the day I say you can die.” my voice carried anger and venom and echod around us.

“❄✋☹☹ 👎☜✌❄☟ ✌☹☹⚐🕈💧 ✡⚐🕆 ❄⚐ 💧☹☜☜🏱” with my peace said me and my creations returned home

(2218 years later)

(3rd POV)

“COME ON TWI WE’LL MISS IT!” shouted a young purple teenage drake as he ran through the trees of the ever feared and dangerous everfree forest. Running not far behind him were several girls in various outfits, some dressed as ghouls and goblins, others as zombies and vampires. For tonight was nightmare night and they currently were rushing off to the festival housed at the old Everfree castle!

“Spike, wait we have time!” shouted twilight Sparkle as she and her friends rushed off after him She was dressed in a slightly revealing Mage outfit with a cap of stars and a matching hat on her head

“Honestly Twi i don't know why we are in such a rush!” shouted Rainbow Dash who floated above her friend, this speed was nothing for her she just hated leaving so abruptly. She was currently wearing a tight foarm fighting flight suit used by the Wonderbolt Elite.

“Blame Spike! Something has him all excited! I didn't even have time to grab my goggles! Shouted Scootaloo who was wearing a similar outfit.

“Well some of us would have liked a little more warring is all we mean darling.” huffed Rarity as she and her sister wore dresses matching that of the princesses but with a bit of Rare Glamore to it.

“Yall are just upset ya couldn’t invite that one stallion you’ve been see’an!” said AppleJack, she and her sister were dressed as Western Outlaws with matching bandana around their faces.

Fluttershy silently giggled to herself as she brought up the rear with Pinkie Pie who was laughing absurdly dressed as a giant butterfly and giant gingerbread man respectively, as they got to the bridge which was replaced with a stronger more sturdy stone bridge for this event. After they all had a moment to look over their outfit Sweetie took this opportunity to ask spike about his outfit.

“Hey Spike, what are you dressed as? I don't recognize it.” he was wearing a grey dress pants and black dress shoes, hist pale shirt was only slightly visible underneath his dark grey button up tailcoat jacket with a grey scarf and in his hand was a homemade cardboard grey scythe with a skull ornomite on the top of the handel where it met the blade.

“OH! I didn't tell you? I’M THE MAN WHO SPEAKS IN HANDS! GUARDIAN OF THE PRINCESSES AND HARVESTER OF SOULS!” he proclaimed loudly most of the girls gave him looks of confusion but twilight rolled her eyes.

“Its something were read to by Princess Celestia when we were living in the castle for my studies, basically the ‘Man Who Speak In Hands’ is a phantom from the endless abyss that makes up magic, he was supposedly the guardian of the princesses and a all around master of magic, its also said he was a literal harvester of souls when he entered the battlefield with heroic figures from our past like commander Hurricane or Star Swirl.” he said with a small sigh “But like i told him there has never been any record of a Pony by that name or station in all of our history, its most likely a fairy tale.”

“Like Nightmare Moon was?” said Spike with a small frown as he glared at her, in truth Spike looked up to this legend even if fake, who wouldn’t find the whole idea awesome!

Twilight Shot him a soft glare as the rest of the girls giggled at Twilight's expense. “HELLO FRIENDS!” was suddenly shouted from across the bridge looking over the group, smiling seeing Princess Luna Dressed as Nightmare Moon and her royal guard in a Nightmare themed armor.

Walking over to her they all gave her pleasant smiles “Greetings Princess!” the group said in unison as they bowed to her

“Come come! No need for that among friends! I see you're all wearing wonderful costumes! Expect… Spike, who are you dressed as? It looked eerily familiar.” She had noticed his outfit rang a few bells and raised a few red flags, but wasn’t sure why.

“Don’t you know princess? He’s the Man Who Speaks In Hands!” exclaimed Rainbow before snickering “Honestly it does sound kinda lame… What kinda title or name is that?” she continued to giggle much to Spikes announce he was about to shout at her when he noticed something

“Princess? Why are you crying?” THAT got the whole group and the guards to look at Luna's face as tears freely fell from her shocked eyes.

“G-Gaster…” she stuttered out feeling a crack in her very soul vibrate with pain.

“Gaster? Who’s Gaster?” asked Rainbow as the rest of the group looked at each other confused.

She took a steady breath before continuing with “Gaster was… The Man Who Speaks In Hands. He was like a second father to my sister and I… he was a wonderful man. But if you want to complete his look you're missing something friend Spike.”

He perked up at that “W-What am i missing?”

She gave a kind smile and said “Makeup… Gaster was bone white with a long crack under his left eye and one above his right eye… also he never openly carried his weapons, preferred a more civilised approach to things.”

Spikes eyes Lite up as he listened to how his model looked while the others were shocked having now heard his existence confirmed “Forgive me for asking princess but how come there's no record of him being here? Or any proof of his existence?” Twilight asked her mind trying to wrap around the news.

As she tried to confront this information a dragoness walked up behind Princess Luna she wore dark purple robes and had a silver jeweled collar around her neck with bright pink heart shaped gem in the center “Luna the guests are preparing they candies for your arrival, OH hey girls! Hey Spike!”

“NOVA!” shouted spike as he ran to his life long dragoness friend and personal maid of Luna and Celestia.

“Looking great there Spike! Did you catch any filly eyes with that sweat outfit!” Nova formerly Princess Nova was Spike's first best friend (behind Twi of course) the two being the only dragons in the castle while he lived there.

“Hey Nova, did you know The Man Who Speaks In Hands?” twilight asked. But she missed Luna tring to signal her to avoid the topic with her hands till she had already asked. The group watched as Nova's smile dropped and her eyes srank to pin pricks and her tears slowly fell down her cheeks.

(meanwhile in the far south in the forgotten sands of the Badlands)

“How much further are you taking us Bug?!” shouted an angry pony in a well tailored suit as he pulled on a chain in his hand, the chain led to a collared changeling woman who was breathing heavily in the heat and the exhaustion. She wore what would barely be considered clothes that hung loosely by threads that covered her most private of areas, she was surrounded by private guards hired by this rich prick named BlueBlood in hopes of discovering treasure. She had been captured after the failed invasion of canterlot and was slowly withering away in its dungeon when the prince came to her, promising freedom in exchange for riches. Greed was all the stallion had in him, she could drown in how much he gave off to her senses.

“W-We are almost there sir… just a bit further i promise…” her soft voice stuttered out her voice had a echoed effect to it like to soft tones speaking as one her chitin was soft to the touch and a dark black and unlike some of her fellow changelings she grew out a light green and blue main and tail.As she walked this prince and his men to a tomb her Hive had discovered long ago she only had to hope he would keep his deal after starving for months in that dark Dungeon hope is what kept her alive. Hope was all she had left if she just held onto it. Maybe she can be free of him, maybe even go home!

It wasn’t long now, only after another half hour of walking they arrived at a massive casim in the sand so sudden that two of the guards nearly fell in “Whoa! Easy there Buddy! Your Highness, I believe we've found it!”

Looking down the casim, BlueBlood smiled seeing a large entrance to a tomb-like structure carved deep into the casim wall opposite of them, and a set of stairs leading down to it carved from the side of the stone wall. “Exilant find us a way across and lets see what our new friend has brought us too!”

It didn't take long for a few of the pegasi to find a stone bridge across the casim. Once the prince and his men crossed and headed down the stairs he saw strange carvings outside the door, carvings he couldn't care less for seeing as he can’t read them.

The Changeling looked at the door with interest she had never seen the door up close before and she was drawn to it for some odd reason, she looked at the part of the door and saw a set of carved out portions of stone, the shapes confused her though, one was the shape of a heart clearly but the other looked like a heart upside down. She had no idea what it meant but as she got closer to it she suddenly felt something strike her back enough to make her cry out in pain. She stumbled and pressed against the door to keep standing as she turned to look at the grinning blueblood who held a small whip in hand. “I suppose even Bugs have their uses! Men… do with her as you please while I open the door to our future!”

Fear gripped her heart as the men that had been guarding her for so long with stoic gazes suddenly filled with lust and greed, despite what anypony might tell you LOVE is not something that is physically sure Love can be expressed physically but Lust and LOVE are very different. And the idea of a group of stallions forcing her into anything made her tremble. With her back pressed to the door she felt her world grow dark just as BlueBlood put his hand on the door.

Suddenly the Sand and yellow stone around them turned grey and the door itself seemed to clean itself of the eons of weather and decay in an instant. She and the group suddenly saw a Plane Grey Door standing in its place but this time… it was wide open…

“☟☜☹☹⚐ ✌☼☜ ✡⚐🕆 ☹⚐💧❄ ☹✋❄❄☹☜ ⚐☠☜💧✍'' Inside was a pitch black abyss… Nothing was viable; it didn't even look like light could enter it. The heard a noise they couldn't describe only that it sounded like a question

“Umm Your highness i don't think we should go in there? What if this bitch is looking to trap us in the void or something?!” said one of the guards that loomed over the changeling. Before the prince could respond a floating hand with its palm missing shot out of the darkness, it had a light green light where its palm should be, it hovered over to the changeling and before anyone knew what was happening a shield appeared around her cutting the chain when it met the shield

“WHAT HOW DARE YOU! STUPID BUG YOU THING THIS LITTLE MAGIC TRICK WILL STOP ME?! I'LL HAVE YOU RETURNED TO CANTERLOT AND DISPLAYED IN MY GUARD HOUSE AS THEY’RE NEW PLAY THING!” Blueblood roared. He was pissed how dare this beast trick him?!

“☠⚐ ✋ 👎⚐☠🕯❄ ❄☟✋☠😐 💧⚐'' suddenly the noise was back but it sounded angry somehow before anyone knew what hit them a small hand held Scythe shot out of the darkness impaling one of the guards through his neck causing him the choke on his own blood. The black had a eriy purple and black glow to it.

When they turned back to the Dark void they saw a Tall man step out of it with more Scythe’s floating behind him as well as several hands of multiple colors. “I Believe she will be coming with me instead.” this tall bone-like creature said.

(Again I do not Own this Art. Link at the end.)

Author's Note

HEYO hope you all enjoy this I'm going to be working on the 3rd chapter for a little while. I can only hope you all like it! please leave a comment down below what you think and please give any feedback or inputs you'd like! also i used some of the W.D Alphabet in this as I'm sure you saw, tell me what you thought of that, if you like or dislike that, depending on views I might stop using it.
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