The psychotic gentlegriff

Anubis and Silver were getting ready to leave for a day trip, Eclipse was going to spend the day with Celestia and her grandma.

Silverbeak was going to manage operation preen whilst Anubis and his daughter were away, his son was with his wife in Equestria.

“Hurry up Nubie!”

“Relax relax, I’m opening the portal.”

“Well open it faster!”

“Okay, there. Go on I’m right behind you.”

She grinned and jumped through, Anubis changed his outfit and followed his mate’s lead.

Once he came out of the other side, he was met with a shocked Silver.

“Well? What do you think?” Silver could have sworn that there was a hint of nervousness in her Fiancé’s voice.

“Wow…. Jernick’s been busy…. Is that the castle!?”

“Hahahah!! Well look over there, that’s the hospital, there’s the school down that hill.”

“How did he do this?”

“I gave him a few books and some rough sketches and taught him how to use creation.”

“Is that a coffee shop!! Eeeeeee!!! Oh let’s go! It’s just adorable honey!”

“Hehehehahahah lead the way, but I’m most impressed by how rapidly they have developed…. They already have business and a banking system that I helped with.”

“What is this?” Silver picked up a small copper coin with a side profile of Anubis on it, it couldn’t be any griffon else because it had his old mane style and the pattern around his eye. “Hahahahahahah!!!!!! Oh my goodness, you’re on the coin! I’m keeping this forever now.”

“Sigh* I fucking told that prick to not do that….”

“Well I think it’s appropriate, you are like their king…. No you’re more like there god, you did make them after all.”

“No I didn’t, I just altered their DNA, nothing more than an experiment formed by morbid curiosity.”

“Of course…. I figured as much, so let’s get some hot coco!”

“It’s actually hot chocolate….” Before he could finish, she had ran off and dipped into a coffee shop.

The tropical climate was perfect for growing tea and coffee beans, so it was a no brainer that the drinks became very popular. But things got better once the long-eared griffons discovered cocoa beans.

He opened the front door and walked in to find that Silver was bombarding the store owner with orders that Anubis couldn’t pay for because he didn’t have any of the local currency.

But as soon as the griff behind the counter recognised him, he walked around the counter and bowed before Anubis.

“My lord, it’s an honour to have the opportunity to show off my products. Please do take a seat.”

“Please rise, I’m grateful for your offer but I don’t have any money on me as of right now.”

“Oh but that’s fine, I’m the one who wants to show off my lord, so please enjoy my goods.”

“Very well, come honey, let’s take a seat and enjoy ourselves.”

“Eeeeee yes! Oh I can’t wait Nubie and thank you mr barista.”

“Please my lady, call me Sharp Roast and don’t thank me. Us Necrovines should thank you for taking such good care of our lord.”

“Heheheheh~ well some griffon has to love him all day.”

“Yes…. Cough* well please show us these wonderful drinks you’ve crafted Mr Roast.”

“Yes my lord.”

Silver happily hummed a cute little song whilst Anubis looked around the establishment, he noted that the place was built to a high standard.

“It’s seems that Jernick has been quite busy, he’s taking to gothic architecture rather nicely.”

“Yep. It has a similar feel to the cafes in Canterlot, but it gives more of a secretive atmosphere. Like you have to be in the know to come here.”

“why is that? And what know?”

“Like we’re spies or members of a secret society.”

“Really?”

“Yeah, this is the sort of place that if you say a secret phrase, you then get taken to a secret room.”

“Sigh* sometimes I question your reading habits my love.”

“What! How could you, you prick….”

“Come on, I’ve seen some of the things you read, they are deplorable.”

“Huff* well I reckon I’d make a brilliant spy…. So would you.”

“I stand out too much.”

“You’re bio-thingy.”

“Oh well yeah but still, it’s not my forte.”

“That’s a shame but more, I brought a little gift for you.”

“Oh really.”

“Yes handsome, I’ve got you a new full body harness and some black socks to match.” Her tail was wagging and a prideful expression on her beak.

“Really….”

“Yes, they’er back at the castle.”

“Great…. Speaking of which, how do you think Celestia is doing?”

“I’m sure her and Eclipse are keeping mum on her talons.”

“Probably…. Silver, how long do you think she’ll last without sex?”

“We know she can go without, for a month and a bit…. Why?”

“Because I really don’t think I’m ready to bed her again…. I’m worried that I’d lose control and hurt her.”

“So you’re still hung up on that.”

“Obviously I am, I’m dangerous.”

“And?”

“What do you mean and?”

“I mean that we don’t care, Anubis I love it when you bite me, it drives her wild to have your fangs in her. So stop being so frustrating and just be the griff we need honey.” She placed her talons over his claws and sneaked a kiss from the griff.

“Sigh* maybe…. Anyway, let’s forget about that for the time being let’s just have some fun Nimrod.”

“You said it hot stuff.” She picked up a mug of hot chocolate and raised it up in a toast.

“So how is it?”

“What? Have some, it’s super good. It actually tastes like melted chocolate.”

“Sigh* I can’t imagine why they’d call it hot chocolate, mhmmmmm I just don’t know.”

“Go fuck yourself.”

“I bet you’d like that.”

She took another sip of her hot chocolate and choked out a flustered response. “Cough* Cough* Cough* wha? No! I mean…. Oh shut up you and drink some.”

The blushing princess offered him her mug but Anubis declined.

“Sorry but I’m not a hot chocolate guy, but I’d rather love some tea if there’s any.”

“I’m no longer offering, drink it.”

“Fine…. Slurp*”

“So?”

“You know why you’re not supposed to give a dog chocolate right?”

“Yes….”

“Well I think we should add me to the list of things not to give chocolate, I can’t breathe.”

“Gasp* Anubis! Um ah oh fuck what do we do!”

“Hahahahahahahah!! I’m just kidding my dear, it’s not bad to be fair but I’m still not a chocolate guy sorry.”

Silverfeather just glared at him with unbridled anger.

“WHY WOULD YOU SCARE ME LIKE THAT!!!!”

“….”

“Well!” Tears were beginning to well up in her eyes and she heaved heavy breaths.

“Honey I was only joking, please come here.”

She slinked over to his claws and fell against him, still sobbing lightly.

“You’re an idiot.”

“I know I am…. But why have you gotten so worked up, you’re not normally like this.”

“Sniffle* I don’t know….”

“Oh Silver my love, talk to me. You are my hen and I can’t have you in a state of distress.”

“Sniffle* it’s just been taken a toll on my Anubis, actually having to be a princess…. It sucks.”

“Well why not give the crown to your baby brother?”

“And burden him with my responsibility?”

“Sigh* you're too sweet for your own good….”

“B-but it’s so hard Anubis, I sniffle* I kill a griffon sniffle* like bang and that’s it, gone….”

“And that’s just a part of life Silver, I’m not going to sugar coat it. Many will die on this path.”

“I know, it’s just scary. I didn’t even pay in much attention, I immediately turned my focus on the hens we were trying to help.”

“And now you are their symbol of hope, I’m not saying this to comfort you, I’m saying this to give you a scale of the situation.”

“But it’s a lot to deal with, I’m scared…. Terrified Anubis. I’m not brave or smart, I don’t have any special powers or magic?”

“I know, and yet you are brave, even though you are terrified, you refuse to abandon your duties, your subjects and those hens who you saved.”

“….”

“It’s not going to be easy but do you really want Eclipse to grow up in a world where criminals can get away with anything?”

“Of course not…. But she’s going to be strong enough to look after herself, we both know that.”

“Yes but I’ll be honest my dear, I lack a moral compass. I had that stripped from me along time ago but you didn’t, you still have that and you have the influence to make things better for your subjects.”

“But…. You’re right, I can’t be a crying mess looking to be given the answers. Thanks Anubis but promise me that you’ll stick with me until this campaign ends.”

“You silly hen, I’m with you for life.”

“Fuck I’m glad i fell for you, but you need a shower….”

“Well…. What?”

“You smell like blood, I take it you went out on night patrol?”

“Shit…. Well yeah, sorry.”

“Sigh* Ahhhhhhhh~ I wish I could kill without remorse like you, it’s not fair.”

“I…. I could help you with that…. If you want?”

Just as Silver was milling the idea over, the barista came from round back with two trays that had an assortment of different teas, coffees and other drinks that were new and exotic to the cuddling couple.

“Here you are my lord, please give honest opinions, I’m always looking for ways to improve my craft.”

“I’ll be sure to, thank you.”

“If I may my lord?” He gestured towards Silver.

“Go ahead.”

“Lady Silverfeather, as our lord’s wife to be, I can personally promise that as long as he is with you, you will find success.”

“Um t-thanks…. Mr?”

“It’s Sharp Roast, but that doesn’t matter, please help yourself.”

“I um will thanks again.” And with that he left the trays and walked away.

“Wow, you forgot his name.”

“Oh shut up…. And yes.”

“Yes you forgot his name? Or yes I’d love to be able to kill without remorse?”

“Yes to both, you over sized chicken.”

“Good, now go and enjoy some of these delicious drinks, afterwards we’ll make our way through the main trade square towards the castle….” Anubis made eye contact with her and decided to let her have this victory with her puppy dog eyes. “And we can stop to look around and see what there is for sale.”

“Smooch* thanks honey~ I love you.”

“I love me two…. But first we need to get some money, so we have to stop at the castle first anyway.”

“Huff* fine…. So how are you going to help me with…. You know?”

“Easy, first you’re going to need to just accept that you will be a murderer no matter which way you string it, even if you kill for a good cause.”

“Oh…. I can do that…. I think, but is it really that easy?”

“Nope, you’re going to struggle a lot my love.”

“Did you?”

“At first but then it became clear that if I wanted to live, I’d have to kill and i adapted.”

“So what’s the next step after i accept that I’m a killer?”

“We’ll start by actually going on a hunt together, but you’ll make the killing blow.”

“Wait but i just agree to this, we’re not gonna do it today are we?”

“Of course we are, the sooner the better.”

“Can it wait until tomorrow please?”

“Sigh* fine but we will be hunting wild boar.”

“What?! Anubis how am I supposed to hunt that with no experience?”

“With a plan and your talons, you see Silver, my claws are great at slashing but they suck at stabbing. I have to really put a lot of force in my strikes but your talons are designed for piercing flesh.”

“And that’s good why?”

“You can pierce the jugular with your talons very easily.”

“But you have those foreleg swords to stab with.”

“Yeah I do but that doesn’t mean you’re not deadly, it’s all about playing your cards right my love.”

“Why can’t you play my cards for me?” Silver wined out whilst burying her beak in his chest fluff.

“You know that’s not going to work but I’ll help you run the empire, plus you’ll have Celestia to help you too.”

“Mhmmmmmm~ the coffee is good…. And I know but she’s already running Equestria.”

“Well one Equestria and the Griffon empire become the Griffish-Equestrian empire, I’d Imagine things will be difficult at first but become easier as time goes on.”

“Cough* wha?! Well yes…. Has this been your plan from the get go Anubis?” Her tone laced with suspicion.

“Of course it has, how else am I supposed to set up my research posts and establish a monopoly on airships and weapon contracts.”

“Why?”

“Because I’m good at it, I can make medicine, I’ve advanced Equestria’s understanding of diseases, viruses and soul magic. As well as magic-tech.”

“Then why do you kill?”

“Because I’m really good at that…. I’d say I’m the best murderer this world has ever seen.”

“Mmmmmmm~ so good, um Anubis has anygriffon told you that you have quite the ego when it comes to…. Well killing.”

“I’d like you to find another who even comes close to the carnage that I’ve caused?”

“That red long-eared griffon?”

“Grrrrrrrrrrrr that fucker can hardly qualify on the same level as me.”

“Well he’s a little more bolder then you, he targets any creature to.”

“Silver, don’t complement him in front of me.”

“Eep oh sorry…. I was only trying to say that he’s worse than you….”

“I don’t care, stop it please.”

“S-sorry…. This coffee is really good, don’t you think?”

“Sigh* I’m sorry Silver, it’s just that my ego refuses to be bested by the very one who made me like this….”

“Oh no it’s okay, I mean he can’t use biomancy or blood magic and Creation, so it’s not even close.”

“Yeah….”

They spent the next hour just chatting and taste testing the assortment of hot drinks, Silver began to sort the best to worst and gave Anubis an arbitrary reason as for why.

Once they left the cafe, the mating pair made their way toward the main central focus of this settlement, the gothic style castle.

Silver noticed that even the homes were grand, but the layout was what caught her eye.

They had built enough houses to support a population of a hundred thousand but barely any of them were occupied.

Then the streets made her ponder, she couldn’t understand why they were laid out like this, so she asked.

“Anubis, why is this settlement designed like this?”

“Because in the event of an invasion, the invading forces will only have four ways to come from that provide zero cover from turreted machine guns and cannon fire my love.”

“Oh! I take it you designed it like this?”

“Yes.”

“I honestly think it’s really nice, the layout is simple to navigate and easy to remember, but I would have thought you’d make something that uses magic-tech or soul magic instead of a cannon?”

“Hah! Oh just wait until you see these cannons.”

“Sigh* yay, I can’t wait to learn everything about your precious weapons of mass destruction….” Her sarcasm was evident in her voice.

“Don’t worry, I’ll only show you them and then we’ll grab some spending money and do some shopping.”

“What about dinner?”

“I plan to cook you what ever you want, I’ve already got a spot of immense beauty where the sun turns the sky into a brilliant array of colours when it sets.”

“Oh really, mhmmmm surprise me with something yummy.”

“I will.”

“And don’t bother with dessert honey, I’ll just have you.”

She jumped up on her hind legs and kissed Anubis before flapping her wings and taking flight.

The shocked griff shook his head and flew after her, they flew above the market and through the opened castle gates.

Silver noted that there was no guards or security, the public were able to access the castle at their leisure. A stark contrast to Equestria and Griffonstone, cubs played freely and explored every corner of the place, it was shocking.

“How?”

“How? What my dear?”

“How are they so young and have no one to watch over them?”

“Because it’s safe, no creature is gonna take them, no creature is going to hurt them…. In fact it’s good for them, this allows them to develop individually with each other.”

“What about their parents?”

“What about them?”

“What if one of them gets hurt? Or a stranger takes them?”

“This might sound crazy but…. That doesn’t happen here, this is a community that look after each other and guests that respect their way of life, the only reason we’re allowed to fly is because I’m there king my love.”

“What? Um shit, should we land?”

“We don’t have to and it’s not a law, it’s more of a courtesy they believe in.”

“The culture here is so different….”

“Yes it is, and would you believe me if I said that there is only a 5% tax on income only?”

“What?!?”

“Yes and that 5% pays for the hospital and medical care as well as the living expenses of Jernick…. The castle also acts as the treasury, bank, library and school…. as well as the only entrance into the research facility that’s 6 miles underground….”

“And there it is, that’s the Anubis I know and came to love, research post here there and everywhere heheheh. So are you going to show me these big cannons of yours or was that just a fib?”

“Wow…. Of course I will, but I must say Silver, for an overly emotional hen, you’ve definitely matured into a brilliant lady. I remember the days you’d cry over being called nimrod.”

“Oh shut up…. Let’s just see these cannons and Machine thingys, the quicker you show me them, the quicker we can continue on our date.”

“Hahahahah! Okay okay I guess you still get a little tilted by that nickname, come on, let’s land.”

“Yep, landing right here.”

Silver chose to land on Anubis’s back, which the larger griffon didn’t seem to mind.

“So here is the anti-air auto turret, I had one placed on each one of the towers around the castle…. The ammo type is a timed explosive kinetic round that fires at 300 rounds a minute, so it’s not super fast fire rate but it’s enough.”

“What in the Tartarus do you mean it’s not a fast fire rate?!? That horrific!”

“Yeah I guess but it gets better, because over here is the mane defence cannon.”

“What is that?”

“It’s just one of four Magic-tech Sound Cannons, or the M.S.C MK1 anti-infantry weapon. It’s horribly brilliant, unfortunately i couldn’t make it compact enough to be claw held but I’m working on it.”

“What does it do? Makes a lot of noise so you’re enemy’s get headaches?”

“Heh heh heh…. It fires a supersonic sound wave that turns its target’s insides to liquid, killing them instantly.”

Silver fell off Anubis’s back and hit the ground which turned out to be made of a matalic stone like material.

“Ouch…. Anyway, what the actual fuck?!?! It does what Anubis?”

“Kills?”

“Yes but it turns their inside into mush!”

“Well at least it’ll make for an easier clean up….”

“You actually scare me sometimes, you have too much going on in that mind of yours.”

“Aww thanks honey, that so sweet of you.”

“So is that all?”

“Nope, see that right there.” He pointed to a rifle rack that held a few dozen rifles that had large boxes attached to their left sides.

“Yes?”

“That is the light machine guns that can lay down support or suppressive fire depending on the situation, they are called the Buzzards gen 2 because of the noise the magic-tech fire crystals make when firing.”

“Woah…. What about those ones, right there.”

“Well well well my love, those babies are the RIS 6s and they are equipped with an under barrel flamethrower for sticky situations, but they typically just fire a concentrated bolt of soul magic. The weapon takes the soul magic in the mag and turns it into a soul technique then fires it in the from of a dart that is flying at 1700 feet per second.”

“C-can I shoot it?”

“Not here but I can make a custom one for you if you so desire me to.”

“Yes please but can I only use your soul magic to fill the mags?”

“If you want but I’d rather you use Celestia’s soul magic, in terms of raw soul magic. She has way more, I’m just way more efficient but have only half the soul magic…. That’s if you don’t count Zodiacrdanals soul magic that I can tap into.”

“Mhmmmm will it result in what is essentially a Alicorn powered rifle?”

“Yes and it’s not a rifle, it’s…. Un-designated but not a rifle.”

“It looks like one?”

“Well it’s not…. Anyway what do you think of my defence?”

“Heheheheh smooch* I think you’ve got an impenetrable fortress my love, now let’s get some money for some shopping.”

“Yes I hear you, we’ll only grab a few hundred remmys.”

“Remmys? I love it.”

“Yes I bet you do, but first I’m gonna grab you a card and say hi to Jernick.”

“Me a card?”

“Yes a little thing called a bank card my love, I plan to bring the concept to Equestria so please give me your honest feedback.”

“Okay but how do I use it?”

“I’ll show you nimrod.”

“Huff* you better.”

After showing off his weapons and counter measures to Silver, Anubis walked into the castle with his hen still on his back.

Walking past the Library with a swarm of Necrovine cubs following him, he went straight towards the bank office to open Silver an account.

Silver was thinking about the layout and came to the conclusion that the ringed design of the city like settlement with only four main roads, was very well designed for countering an attacker.

And with the tall dark brick buildings that were four stories tall made it difficult for any attacker to sneak over them without getting hit by this anti-air cannons.

Even if the design was defensive oriented, she couldn’t deny that the settlement was beautiful and would attract plenty of the Griffith and Equestrian nobles for its high quality of architecture and goods.