Trouble always finds me

I looked at all the bodies that filled the room, I had a bad feeling about why someone would attack the countries allies. What would happen if a delegate of a different country died in a friendly nation, I would think that the country that lost their delegate would either ask for compensation. Though what if the Griffins wished for this to happen? It would give them an excuse to attack Equestria, the worse part is, they could justify their actions as 'Equestria attacked first' even though they didn't in reality. So a war would be started because of the actions of either a Griffin hater or someone who was ordered to kill by the Griffin King. My eyes narrowed, so this could all be going according to plan maybe they wanted to have a martyr so they could start a war with Equestria. The worse part is, it would work, how can you prove that the griffins assassinated their own delegate. It is hard to prove that, and if the king really did that it would mean that most of the government was behind the plan.

I sighed, what could I do? Find the one responsible, they would likely be halfway to the Griffin kingdom by now! 'I have some bad news BlueBlood what would happen if the Griffins ordered the death of their delegate?'

Blue looked at me with surprise, "Well they would be able to attack the country with no remorse, as they would have a cause to do so. Kill all who were responsible for the death, in this case, Equestria. So assuming that we do not find the one responsible the nation would be at war with the griffins, and considering how untrained our guards are in the section of war we would lose easily. The guards are trained to capture alive and only as a last resort to kill, also our armor is mainly meant to protect melee weapons nor ranged weapons. So we would be royally bucked, we would not be able to resist the might of a full assault from griffin at this point in time."

I groaned, of course, the guards are pathetic. Why didn't they train them properly to be able to react to any situation, we need warriors, not guards. 'Fine, I think it's time for us to do something stupid, like really stupid.'

Rainbow saw the text and tilted her head, "What are you planning boss? If it includes fighting count me in, I always wanted to see some action."

I turned and glared at her, 'What you do not to see is your friends die in front of you. Because then what would you be loyal to? Yourself? That is selfishness, what you need to be is selfless. Do things for others not fight because you love to fight.' I saw her reaction it was looked like I had slapped her and called her a fool. Which I basically just did. 'Sorry, though what I said is true I could have said it more gentleness and less rudeness.'

Dash smiled and shrugged, "It is fine, I still wanna fight alongside you."

I nodded, 'Good because I will have to train every one of you guys personally, guard training is insufficient. So expect to have the most difficult month of your life. Nonstop training, only ending so you can get 3 hours of sleep, and only feeding you one time a day!'

Eternal looked horrified, "You are joking, right?" I nodded, she let out a sigh. "Good because that would be terrible."

I shrugged, 'Yeah, yeah it would...' I saw remembered something but it was so foggy that I couldn't tell what it was showing me. 'Anyway, We have a mission to complete and that mission is!' my stomach rumbled making me blush, 'Finding the food.' Blue chuckled and Eternal rolled her eyes. 'What! I haven't eaten in days!'

Shining smiles, "That reminds me of Twilight when she was studying, I mean seriously why haven't you eaten anything?"

I looked around concerned, 'Well you see I have been feeding mostly off the energy you ponies expel, though it's not perfect. I still need actual food.'

Rainbow smacked me hard, "What you need is to learn how to fly! And I will be the one to teach you! After I am the fastest flyer in all of Equestria!"

I grunted from the smack before glaring at her, 'You didn't have to hit me! The fastest you must be joking?' From her expression, it was a no. 'Fine I will have you teach me how to fly, I cant stay grounded forever anyway.'

Dash jumped excitedly at the prospect of teaching someone how to fly, "YES, Don't worry boss I won't let you down! When I am done you be the second-fastest flyer in all of the Equestria!"

I sighed, 'Amazing' I started to walk and noticed no one was following me they all looked at my flanks in amazement, 'What?'

Shining whistled, "I didn't think bat-ponies could get cutie marks, much less whatever you are. But that cutie mark is something to admire, I doubt anyone could get one like that one."

I looked at him with a perplexed expression on my face, 'Yeah why is that?'

Shining looked into my eyes and smiled, "I haven't seen a cutie mark that changes, much less has different talents mixed together." Huh? Wait, what?!

I looked to my flank and I swore I saw it change from double swords to a pair of cards both ace's then it changed into an infinity sign, before switching to both the Mark of Angel and Demon Crosses together. It didn't even end there it kept changing, the next one was a pair of golden glasses after that was a broken silver crown. Right before it shifted back to the double swords. 'What the hell is this supposed to mean? Why is it changing!'

Eternal even looked confused, "This is impossible, A cutie mark is a reflection of the ponies soul! For one to change would require multiple souls inside one body, which only pony I knew of could do that! She is likely hiding, but this is .... Just startling. How can one change every few seconds! Do you have any idea how this happened?" I shook my head, honestly confused myself. It wasn't the mark on my ass that just suddenly appeared, it was for the fact each mark had something to with me, all except the broken Silver crown and the Golden glasses. The double cards of Ace could be excused for the fact of my name, The double swords could be my talent at fighting and the marks could be from both sides of my soul.

So what the hell! I am still hungry though, 'We can wonder later I am hungry!'

They rolled their eyes, I couldn't blame them I was just starving!

Somewhere inside the Griffin kingdom, The king of the kingdom was a black scarred griffin with dark grey feathers, the Griffin king had pink eyes. The King was looking down from his throne, where he sat with an expression of impatience, he was looking down at the griffin who he had ordered to execute his own son. He stared at the griffin waiting for him to speak about either a success or failure.

"It is done sire, The false son is now in the afterlife. I have completed my mission, may I return home now sire?"

The King's expression turned to a sneer, "No you will be executed in private! While I have ordered the death it didn't mean I wished it upon my own son! You did do me a favor, Now I will be able to attack Equestria without any public and civilian backlash. Some ponies will also likely join my side, I will finally be able to make that bitch Luna scream in pain. Celestia will just be icing on the cake, but as I have said you will be executed, Amber. You will have 3 hours before your head will be forcibly removed from your skull, now go eat sleep do whatever you wish because later today you will be a corpse." Except the Griffin didn't move, the King also noticed that the griffin was not shaking in fear or begging for their life.

The Griffin spoke, but this time it wasn't one of submissive ignorance. The hood the Griffin wore covered their face but he could tell the griffin was smug when he spoke. "I am sorry sir, but you see the only one who will have their head forcibly removed will be you. As you may know, I am an Assassin, but what you may not know is-" The Griffin's voice shifted to one of a bloodthirsty killer, they also spoke slower. "-I was actually here to kill you." The Griffin tilted his talons causing a steel metal blade to pop out from under their wrist, The king also noticed the blade was still fresh with blood. Meaning the guards outside are dead, the King sighed but it was not one of acceptance, but one of boredom.

"How many of you assassins will try until you give up? I have defeated 20 of you so far! When will you just give up?"

"You have defeated the lower Assassins but you have not battled me a Master, So do prepare to die a fool." The King was about to speak when he blinked and when he opened his eyes, The assassin was gone, all words died on his beak when he saw that. 'This Assassin is a master after all and is not all talk, this is likely how he managed to kill all the guards in the Equestrian and also my castle! he is able to move quickly and also it seems he has more stealth than those other assassins.' His thoughts were cut off when he felt a blade press to his neck, his body moved on instinct and jumped away from the assassin's blade. 'He was so close! I was trying to find him! He is silent and is skilled at killing.'

The Master Assassin spoke in an impressed tone, "Amazing you could react quicker than I could slit your throat,-" His voice shifted to a cold and heartless again. "-I will have to end you before you learn how to fight back." The master pulled out his dual swords and balanced on his back legs. The master Assassin launched forward and slashes at the king with both blades using his body for leverage. The King reacted swiftly and pulled out his sword, the 3 blades clashed together. Sparks flew from the blades, the Assassins hood flew off his head. The King got a good look at his opponent, The Griffin was Silver grey with bright yellow eyes, His feathers covered his scar nicely but The King also noticed something those eyes were blind! The King's anger boiled, He was fighting a blind Griffin and losing! The Master assassin smirked, Why was he so cocky!

The King pushed the Assassin back and slashes the sword in a vertical slash hoping to hit the Assassin in the wing before the blade impacted the same blade that nearly split his throat blocked the sword. The Assassin was not impressed, to say the least, "I can see how you defeated my brothers and sisters, you are swift with your blade and also powerful. But there is something you lack in combat."

The King snarled, "That would be?!"

"Surprise." The King wondered what he meant for a second before he saw smoke, looking where the assassin was just at was now empty air. The King turned in a circle to ensure he would not be snuck upon again. That was until he felt a stabbing in both his wings, he looked at them and saw two blades in his wings the worse part is. Even if he survived this, He would never be able to fly again, those blades basically sliced right through his wing tendons. He growled in rage, "HOW DARE YOU!"

Something landed on his back he turned his head to see a blade slamming into his right eye. He screamed in agony, he realized at that moment he would not survive, this Assassin was a master. He was stronger than him in every possible way, his speed was unmatchable by his standards, his strength while equal to His own was still enough to defeat him. The King saw the next blade pointed for his throat, He had to make a split-second choice, He would flee. The Fallen King tried to push the assassin away with all his strength, he failed. The blade sunk into his throat, he felt a warm liquid run down his neck and onto his chest.

The Assassin looked disappointed, And before the king died he spoke again. "I will see you in the afterlife, wait for me their old friend."

The Assassin sighed, "My name wasn't Amber, it is Soloheart." Soloheart looked to the entrance and saw the horrified castle guards look at him, his expression shifted from one of sadness to one of sadistic glee. "Who will be next, ah yes you there!" He pointed to a small Female griffin, "You are the one who will lead this country now. Goodbye." He threw something onto the ground that formed a cloud of smoke, When it cleared Soloheart was nowhere to be seen.

I was sitting at a table eating a salad, My muzzle was filled with lettuce and my expression was one of joy. 'I was so, so hungry!'

Rainbow looked at the pile of bowls I had previously eaten from, "I can tell what number is it?"

Eternal sighed and dropped her notebook, "Number 30...She ate 20 pounds of food, this is unbelievable, If I hadn't seen it for myself. No one will believe us, I mean who can eat 20 pounds of salad?!"

I looked at them a leaf of lettuce hanging from my mouth, 'Is it that unbelievable? I have a feeling this is normal for me.'

"Yes Ace this is odd, How are you not even full yet?!" Rainbow nearly shouted, I just shrugged.

"At this rate, she will have eaten half the castle stock of food!" Blue just groaned, "The castle food bill will be extreme!"

'Sorry!'

"Whatever just do not go to any restaurants and eat them out of business. Or do, maybe if you have the money you will make them rich."

I blushed, 'I'm sorry!'

Shining chuckled, "What's scary is she isn't even chubby yet, she seems she can eat almost anything and be fine. though we should lose focus on Miss Ace's eating habits and focus on the murder."

I coughed and nodded, 'Yeah, those injuries are from a professional killer. I saw the prince's body, his head was detached from one well-placed slash. That or multiple slashes that were always exact, I didn't see any extra cuts. Most of the bodies had their throats cut, and from the looks of the cuts, they happened so fast the ones being injured had no idea until after the cuts happened. Though what I didn't see, was one a sign of a struggle and two craters of any shape or form. This killer is not superhum.. er Superpony/griffin they are just a normal pony or griffin. They are just skilled to the extreme, I doubt they have any special powers besides skill.'

"So we are looking for someone who has such a skill at killing they could take out a room full of ponies and griffin warriors. Yeah, this will be easy." I glared at Shining Armor, oh the snark!

'Do you have any better plans, Romeo?' Nothing, 'I thought so, I never said it would be easy, in fact, this may be the most difficult job this world has seen.'

I attempted to stand only to get shoved down by Rainbow Dash, this earned her a growl, She ignored it. "No you and I are going to fly, You will fly with me understand!" I recoiled, she just barked an order at me, I nodded. "Well let's go to the courtyard. When I am done with you you will be able to fly like a pro!" I groaned, this will likely be very very painful.

I was right, It was very very fucking painful. Not knowing how to land I face planted more than once. While getting off the ground was easy, what wasn't easy was staying in the air. Counting the times I landed wrong or even flew into something/somepony would be like counting the grains of sand on a beach. It was numerous, so saying that today was painful is true. When we were done I could in fact fly better, it was just I was sore all over. Dash was proud of herself, I wanted to strangle her slowly! She put my body through hell and I was not happy!

I growled, 'Dash I swear if you do not explain to me next time what you plan to do I will personally make your life hell!' Dash just snicked, I face hooved, she didn't take me seriously. 'Whatever we have a job to do.'

"Yeah, and what job would that be?" Dash snorted out.

"Getting some sleep, because this is just too much to take for one day." Eternal snarked. She also was put through training but her's was more intense. Carrying weights while flying, to carrying a sky wagon full of whatever they could find that would make her flight miserable.

'I would prefer a nap, but sleep sounds fine.'

"Yeah sleep, that's sounds like a good idea. I mean I also worked out while I tortured you two." I snorted, at dashes comment. "What I did!"

'What you did was fly in a circle over and over again while watching me fail repeatedly. Why am I so bad at flying? I have a feeling that I was one of the best fliers in the world, so why do I suck now?'

Eternal sighed and shrugged, "Who knows,-" She hated lying to Ace but she had to do it to ensure those memories do not resurface. "-I will help you learn how to fly okay dash is for advanced fliers, not novice fliers." She gave Dash a cold glare making the opposing pegasus flinch from the look.

'Well I will see you two tomorrow I need to sleep, it feels like I haven't slept in a month!'

Eternal nodded before thinking, From what I heard from your other selfs the last time you have properly slept was 5 years ago. "Go on and sleep Ace we will need you ready for the mission ahead, after all, we have a murderer to catch" Even though I know who ordered the death of those in that room.

I nodded, Naptime is the best time! I walked into my room while Eternal went to the one opposite of my room. Before I even realized it I was on my bed. I groaned happily, my vision slowly going dark as I was drifted off into dreams.