Blood, Guts and Redemption

Sleep. Sleep was what I yearned for. Despite my best efforts my body and mind refused to rest. I had tried and failed to get comfortable with sheet I still had, well now it was less of a sheet and more of a torn up rag now. I had tossed and turned but nothing worked, even eating the remains of one of the guards didn't work. I let out a sigh and looked to the mouth of the cave, before getting up. I grabbed the sheet and threw it around myself like a cloak and walked out of the cave.

I decided to to stroll through the forest I had become so familiar with. I knew every good hiding spot and how strong each branch in the trees where. In a way I would say I was truly one with nature. Despite my loss of humanity and my violent tendency, I would say my life has improved in a way. Sure no one here wants to converse with a monster, but I was fine with that.

I continued to walk getting closer and closer to the edge of the forest and towards Ponyville. I let out a sigh and got ready to turn back. That was until something caught my ear. It sounded like an animal eating. I slowly followed the sound and saw a pair of antlers peaking over a bush. Very oddly shaped antlers. They were massive and looked to have grown in a violent manner.

I pushed from the shrubbery and my eyes locked on to something I thought I would never see. A large thin creature with a skull like head, with antlers protruding out of it. It looked practically identical to me. The main differences that it had to me was that instead of feet it had two very large hooves and its hands only had three fingers, including the thumbs. Its waist was incredibly thin, so thin that I could probably count each of it vertebrae individually.

I didn't dare to get closer. I was in absolute shock. Another creature like me? How was this possible? I took a step back, and the crunch of leaves was heard. The creature in front of me stooped and slowly turned its head towards me. Its skull like head was slightly crooked and its jaw had been warped so it curved down a little and those eyes, oh those eyes scared me. Unlike my empty sockets, this one had a crimson glow coming from them and it stared at me like a predator watching it's prey.

I mentally gulped and watched the creature and dared not take my eyes of it. It looked at me for a few moments before going back to eating. I looked down to see it was eating the remains of a gold and silver mare. Her face was nothing but a mangled mess now. I felt my heart twist in my chest. I couldn't understand why, I had killed ponies before and I had eaten them. After my revival I had only killed those who threatened me or had done wrong.

I slowly got closer to my doppelganger and it let out a huff. I walked around it and sat at the opposite side of the carcass. It looked up at me before going back to it's meal. I was at a loss of words. This thing didn't seem bothered by my presence, it just seemed at peace.

I decided to take a risk and reached out to the carcass and ripped a chunk off. It paused for a moment and I inhaled sharply. My worries were put at ease when it continued to eat. I took a bite out of the chunk of flesh and studied the creature.

It was so off putting to see something so familiar yet so... twisted. It was similar to looking in to a broken mirror. I took another chunk of flesh and ate it. I wondered if it could speak and decided to talk to it.

"Umm, hello?"

It's head shot up to look at me and it let out gurgling growl. I let out a nervous chuckle and slowly got up

"I'll just be going now."

The creature lunged at me and I felt it bite in to my shoulder. I yelled and pushed it off of me. I felt my shoulder and felt blood gushing out of my wound. I looked at my attacker and saw it pacing back and fourth on all fours. I stepped back and it made another lunge for me. I stepped out the way and it tubled in to the bushes. I heard it screech and it run in the opposite direction of me.

I stood there in shock. The pain of my shoulder brought me back to the situation. I grasped my wound and winced. I slowly went back in the direction of my cave. On my way back I passed a small stream and I came up with an idea. I removed my make shift cloak and cleaned it in the water. After that was done I tided it around my shoulder and tightened it.

I let out a sharp hiss of pain and got a move on back to the cave.

The journey back to the cave took longer than I would have liked. Upon my arrival back to the cave I collapsed on the cave floor. My shoulder felt as if it was on fire. I stifled a scream as my shoulder connected to the ground. I felt the blood seep through the sheet. I grasped at my injury, trying to stop the flow of blood, but in return all I felt was a sharp pain.

I finally let out a scream and rolled on to my back. My body twitched and shook. After a few moments I could feel the pain start to subside and I could feel sleep trying to take hold.

In a matter of moments my vision began to fade until everything went black.