The Undying Soldier

'The shadows that were overcast by the trees of the Everfree were bothersome to say the least. It was almost impossible to see with all the overgrowth and yet the only thing that really guided me forward was the path I was following and the sunlight that barely slipped through the branches and leaves of these accursed trees.'

'The darkness is an old friend and yet a greater enemy as it allowed itself to hide any foes that may be lurking in the protection of the darkness. I swore that this forest had it out for me and I had no reason as to why.'

'Was this forest just a means of evil within itself? Was the forest truly alive from what I had been told? Do the creatures within the forest follow the orders OF the forest? Is the forest somehow some sort of hidden monarch of pure wrath and hate? These questions berated my mind as well as my sanity as I tried to ponder the answers.'

'Each step I took was swift and calculated just so I could maneuver my way out of the forest as quickly and as efficiently as possible, in reality I just wanted to get the fuck out of there. It felt as if dozens if not hundreds of eyes were glaring at me with the intent to kill.'

'I wasn't afraid but more of a sense paranoia really. Like I had prompted before, I'm not a coward. Fear is something that eludes me, it's something that I hardly notice nowadays as it continues to escape my grasp in which case, I am thankful for. Fear does however keep you safe, fear allows you to make decisions you hate but deep-down must just accept.'

'I could already feel the sweat on my forehead as I trotted my way down the smooth and almost well-made path or was it even a ma-pony made path? Did the forest make it to seem as if it was a way of guidance or instead a means of insecurity? I had no clue but yet I would study it later, maybe...possibly...nah...fuck that!'

'A foreboding sense of relief washed over me as the trees of the forest parted way. The more I moved forward the more I could see clearly as the greenery around me slowly dissipated as I moved further and further out of the forest.'

'Seeing everything in front of me so much more clearly was truly a relief as all the overgrown weeds and trees were truly an eyesore. It was an eyesore for many reasons, one of those reasons being the trees were EVERYWHERE! I mean I know we needed oxygen but damn were there a lot!'

'My gaze continued to sweep over the available land that I could see within my peripheral vision as the forest continued to open up, it was a HUGE sense of relief upon noticing that I was FINALLY getting out of the forest.'

'The forest itself was TRULY a maze that messed with your mind if you weren't used to such a tedious task or such a lengthy process of trekking the paths of the Everfree forest.'

'Ponies easily knew of the Everfree forest due to the wonders it held within the shadows of its unmovable wake. Some believed the forest was truly alive while others believed that an evil spirit resided within the forest, of course these speculations were just nothing more than ideas of what was going on INSIDE the forest.'

'I myself was curious to the fact of what made this forest so unique but alas I might never get the chance to know...then again, most chances are capable of bearing fruit.'

'At this point my mood had gone into quite the bitter of thoughts upon the ideas of what the ponies might say or what actions they might take to seeing such a stallion of size as myself.'

'Now, due to me being a pony I was never going to have the height of that of a human but alas I was given the blessing of luck as I was granted a height that easily passed any stallions I've met over my travels thus far.'

'Of course, if I were human now then most would consider me a short man but to ponies I would be seen as a giant, even Celestia would have to agree. I was bigger than that red colt...or stallion within Pony Ville, I believe his name was Big macintosh but from what I heard he prefers to go by big mac for short.'

'I was easily a few heads taller than him so my best guess on what ponies might think of me is pretty simple. They would most likely hold a feeling of "awe".'

'I've learned over the years that ponies are VERY xenophobic or I guess a better word would be "blunt racists" but that's mainly due to their "rulers decision".'

'Ponies are a herd species; they tend to stick to themselves BUT that depends on the pony. Outside of Equestrias borders there's a wide variety of ponies that are keener to violence and a much wider range in who they can talk to without being afraid just because their a different species. Secondly, I've realized mares are much more dominant in the female area compared to stallions, stallions seem to have switched the roles with females on who's in charge and who's the "nanny of the household".'

'For humans it was simple on who was more in charge when it came to gender, males were the bigger leading factor when it came to who did what. Females were the ones who did the more menial tasks but of course a good amount of the male populace could do the same. For ponies however...things were VERY different. For starters male stallions were considered an "Asset" which led to the creation of herds. I had no clue as to why there was hardly any ever any male stallions but I was certain something had to be at play...maybe.'

'Stallions within this world were...soft...and easily upsettable plus so many other things. I was never really upset about the roles being swapped for genders but sometimes it brought issues for me. Let's say I were to ATTEMPT in joining the royal guard or some part of the ERA (Equestrian Royal Army), do you think I would be accepted? I most likely wouldn't and that's just dumb or well in my beliefs its idiotic at best. Of course, this nations rulers do have good reasons as to why stallions shouldn't be allowed to join but they are still allowed to join but there's probably a large of sum of paperwork one must do just to even get into such a job or career if your a stallion.'

'All in all, this world had all sorts of issues are problems that needed fixing but some issues were best left alone or just preferable unsolved. Now, I think were getting offtrack....and speaking of getting off track I think I see pony ville coming up! Welp, seems like I'm FINALLY nearing the town thanks to the trees finally parting way for me......so lets see what this new encounter has in store with me, eh?'