Hear the voices of Samuel/HTVO: Arc 1: Samuel

Chapter 28 Grief is back from the dead?

The wind began to pick up, blowing the three pony's mane to the left. Dream and Magic were both glaring at Grief. Grief glances at Dream, looking at his sword. The zompony narrows his eyes at and says, "You still have Kaju, The Devil's Blade, how nice of you to hold on to that for me. Especially my Tso, the Cello I gave you." He chuckled and looked at Magic. "You are Magic Junk, am I correct?" He asked.

"The only of the many in the multiverse." Magic said, smiling at him.

"What?" Grief asked looking at him confused.

"Pretty much, you'll find many of me in many alternate universes." Magic said.

"Well then, there is something new that I managed to learn." Grief said. He then turns his head at Dream and smirks.

Dream had a petrified look on his face. There he was, Grief, his own brother in the rotten flesh. Dream gets into an Iaido stance and narrows his eyes at Grief. Grief notices Dream's stance and began laughing. The laugh had made Dream shiver. Grief's calm, ominous laughter wasn't a good sign. They were the death bells of the Grim Reaper. "What are you laughing about?" Dream asked, causing his brother to stop.

"Because little brother, I see that you fell asleep, just as I had once told you not to." Grief answered.

"I didn't want to stay asleep as you can tell. I wanted to get out of here and the only way I can do it, was to kill Magic." Dream said, looking at Magic.

"Never less, even if you wanted to leave this realm. You and your friend are both stuck here. But don't worry...I will put an end to the both of you." Grief said, pulling out his sword.

"Ha, I'd like to see you try." Magic said.

"I already did." Grief said, sheathing his blade next to Magic. Magic turns to him and sees a thing line of blood in the air. He feels warm substance on his skin and looks down only to gasp at the site of this warm substance. It was his blood. Magic bursts into confetti which made Grief sigh and turn around seeing Magic on another building's roof waving his hoof at him. 'Interesting, I know he's of the same level I am. If we fought, we'll both surely die. Clones won't work on ensuring our survival.' Grief thought. He turns his head to where Dream was at only to see that the rooftop was empty.

"Twisted Fang!" Dream yelled, coming down from the air towards Grief twirling ten-eighty degrees. Grief stops the impact of the blade with the hilt of his, causing a large gust of wind to be blown beneath his hooves in both directions. Dream was staring at Grief with an enraged. He began swinging his sword madly at Grief who only just blocked each swing with a calm expression. Grief wasn't even trying to block Dream's attack which irritated the musician a lot.

"Rose Pedal Orchestra!" Dream yelled, bringing down his sword for one final strike. His sword glows red and smashes down on Grief's hilt. The building they were on exploded in a bright pinkish red beam.

"DREAM!" Magic called, looking at the explosion amazed and concerned. He leaped of the building, standing on the air. He then ran straight towards the destroyed building Grief and Dream were last standing on.

Dream was in the sewers trying to get up from the ground. Grief was walking towards him, standing on a rail walkway. Dream looks up towards him and grabs his sword readying it to fight. "Gekko!" He yelled as he stabbed his sword to the ground causing a trail ice spikes to burst out the ground, heading towards Grief.

Grief stops walking and points his sword at Dream's ice spikes. "Ember…" He positioned his sword in a swinging stance. Grief then says, "Wing." He swung his sword unleashing a fire blade beam to head straight through the ice spikes while melting them in the process. Dream gasps seeing the beam head straight towards him, so he prepared himself to counter the attack by charging up an energy attack.

When the beam came towards him, Dream swung his sword unleashing a blue energy blade beam that extinguished it and headed straight towards Grief. Grief blocks the beam without even budging. The beam was split into two and continued flying past Grief destroying the walls behind him.

"Is that all little brother?" Grief asked, walking towards Dream.

Dream growls in anger and began launching multiple blade beams at Grief. Grief was smacking them away one by one while he continued walking towards Dream. "Why won't you just stay dead!?" Dream questioned and yelled, launching a strong and destructive blade beam at Grief.

Grief's eyes narrow as he swung his sword again, deflecting the beam. Dream gasps when he noticed that the beam was now heading towards him. Dream quickly slices the ceiling in multiple pieces and launches out of the sewer through the hole he made. The beam destroyed the entire area Dream was last at. Dream was now outside staring down at the smoke coming out from the hole he made to get out. He turns around seeing Grief next to him, swinging his blade.

Dream quickly blocks the blade, only to get blown back through five buildings for blocking it. Dream's body was heading straight towards the street, but Magic flew down just in time to catch him. Magic makes a strong stop by slamming his feet on the ground leaving a carved trail of road debree behind. Magic drops Dream to the ground.

"Hot, hot, hot, hot!" Magic said sitting on the ground rubbing his burning feet, due to the friction burning through his shoes.

Dream coughs out blood and looks at Magic shocked. "Why did you save me?" He asked.

"What? It's not obvious-ouch my feet! Anyway Dream, I'm not going to let you get beat and then just die." Magic said staring at Dream. He manages to smile while slowly muttering "Ow".

"Magic, I tried to kill you." Dream stopped talking when Magic gave him a hand of silence. The hand of silence only worked on Dream and it was very strong. All Magic had to do was raise his hand towards Dream and give him a serious look. Dream couldn't go against that look for it managed to put him in a submissive state.

"Boo-hoo many ponies have tried to kill me. Dream, listen, I know you tried to kill me, but that was out of insanity because, well, let's face it dude, you're insane when you sleep. Dream, all I want to do is get me, you, and Tremor out of here." Magic said.

"But how-" "I didn't put my hand down Dream." Magic interrupted him. Dream sighs and stays quiet.

"Now your brother Grief is one tough SOB." Magic said. "I had trouble fighting you, but this guy, man, he kicked your flank." Magic said. "He's also the same speed I am, even if I boost it up, this pony will actually be at the same level as me." He said in a concerned tone.

Magic looks around and notices that all the buildings look exactly the same. "We shouldn't waste time here, he'll find us, come on, we're getting out of here and don't give me that bull crap about one of us needing to die. I doubt that's even true." He said turning to Dream. "We're getting out of here you got it?" Magic asked, putting his hand down.

Dream looks at him shocked and smiles softly, saying, "I got it, let's go."

Magic smiles and says, "Good, now, I noticed that these buildings are all the same. Exactly the same, so that means there's an exit out of this city." Magic said.

"But where are we going to find the exit?" Dream asked.

"I don't know, but it has to be somewhere, wait, that's it!" Magic said excitingly.

"What is it?" Dream asked.

"You can make the exit." Magic said looking at Dream.

The two stared at each other silently as some random tumbleweed was moving past them. Dream's left eye twitched, he wished Strife came with him because this was outrageous. "Why, didn't you say that before? We never would have fought in the first place and I wouldn't have gone half mad to the point where I tried to kill you." Dream asked, staring at Magic in disbelief.

Magic chuckles and scratches the back of his head apologetically and nervously, saying, "Sorry buddy, I forgot." Magic's smiled soon vanished when he felt Grief's presence. He looks straight up and then at Dream. "Look out!" He yelled tackling Dream out the way from a fatal stabbing blow from Grief.

"Found you." Grief said looking at them with a grin on his face.

"We're out of here, hello and goodbye." Magic said, stomping his feet on the ground causing a cloud of smoke to blind Grief. Grief swings his sword causing the cloud of smoke to vanish. When it vanished, Magic and Dream were both gone. Grief scans the area to see where they had run off to and saw a trail of blood leading up to the rooftop.

Dream and Magic were leaping from rooftop to rooftop. They had to do super jumps to actually get to the other buildings' rooftops. "Dream, hurry, make a portal and get us out of here, this is your dream!" Magic yelled.

"I am trying, even if it's my dream, that won't stop Grief. He will continue to get me." Dream said.

"Well hurry it up damn it, he's behind us and I'm sure smoke bombs won't distract him." Magic said, as he looked behind him and spotted Grief leaping towards them.

"I think I got it, quick jump off the building!" Dream yelled.

"Okay, let's hope this works!" Magic said.

The two leap off the building and gasp as they saw a black hole sucking everything inside of it on the street. Magic looks at Dream and says, "A black hole, you summoned a black hole as our gateway out of here!?" Dream only smiled at him apologetically. The two soon entered into the black hole, but instead of feeling their bodies be split apart into molecular particles, they woke up back in the room they were last at when Charon had unleashed that mysterious attack.

"We're back, but how?" Dream asked looking at Magic.

Magic only shrugs his shoulders and notices their injuries were gone. He then sees a trail of blood leading outside the destroyed door, Charon had caused. "Charon got Tremor." Magic said to Dream shocked.

"If he is dead, then we would be dead also, so that means he is still alive. Come on, we have to go save him." Dream said.

"I know, I know don't order around your uncle Two Chin like that." Magic asked with a joking, smartass tone.

Dream smirks and holsters his sword into his Cello. He then straps the Cello on to his back and flicks his mane to the side. "Let's go." He said. Magic nodded his head in agreement. The two soon ran out of the room following the trail of blood which was believed to belong to Tremor.

"You sent the Essemancer into my realm you know." Grief said sitting on top of a bookshelf. He was in a deteriorated library with Charon who had an unconscious Tremor in her hand. Grief looks at Charon and asks, "So, is Azazel still trying to eliminate his brother?"

Charon glances at him and whispers, "Kikae Ouris Alotue."

"Well I am sorry, but I don't pay attention that much to whatever the others do for their living. I am a Dream Reaper. My job is long and distracting." Grief said.

Charon only growls, pointing her scythe and whispers, "Loake, Ituea Onlieair."

"Your job is just like mine except I have to do it twenty-four seven. Azazel tells you who to get and you pretty much do it." Grief said in an annoyed tone.

Charon scoffs and glances at Tremor. "Ekieve, Lalue?" She asked.

"Tremor, Samuel has an eye on him. Apparently, after eliminating a few of my targets that were Samuelnists, I studied a legend that was mentioned in the Samuel Biblium Illiad, the first son of Samuel; he is the god of sins and virtues. He is also the master of Fenrir. Illiad was capable of living amongst the mortals. He didn't believe he was to be their almighty and true god when he was living with them. He believed that it was too much to handle." Grief said.

"Ioda, Uhasha." Charon said sliding Tremor towards the bookshelf. When his back bumped it, he began to stir awake. "Olapa." She said in a growling whisper.

"Heh, why is he so important to Azazel, well you see. Tremor here, is actually…" Grief stopped talking and glanced at the door. It was blown down by Magic in his pony form who was holding Dream's Cello in his hoof.

"I don't know who this guy is but I want him and his tortillas dead!" Magic yelled in a very thick Italian-American accent only to get bopped in the head by Dream.

"Idiot, I told you not to do that!" Dream yelled, snatching his Cello away from Magic.

"Oi and I told you I was still going to do it!" Magic yelled back, gritting his teeth at Dream.

"Well, the more you continue it, the more I am going to hit you!" Dream yelled back gritting his teeth at Magic. The two collided heads with one each other while growling. Charon, Grief, and Tremor were just staring at them slightly confused.

Tremor was completely awake still staring at his saviors gritting their teeth at one another. "Umm, guys, are you going to save me?" Tremor asked.

The two stopped and glanced at Tremor. Dream got his sword ready and his Cello, while Magic engulfed his wings in metal. The metal began sparking out electricity. Grief smirked landing in front of Tremor. He unsheathes his sword and points it at them. "Kekkiatsu." He said.

"What'd he just say?" Magic asked.

"Black Wolf of the Darkness." Dream said, looking at Grief with a concerned expression.

"One word means that, wow." Magic said surprised.

"No, it is a name of a sword. That sword he has is Kekkiatsu, one of the most powerful swords in the world. There are about fifty of them and only 13 tops them all. I have Kaju, it is number six in the list. Kekkiatsu is number four." Dream said.

"Oh wait! Let me guess, the most powerful is named something crazy like "Regnum Dei" and it was forged from God's tears when he realized he lost a bet and had to spend his week off creating the multiverse, right?" Magic said, obviously not being serious. "What is this, some swordspony thing?" Magic asked.

"Yes, it is "some swordspony thing." Dream answered. "The most powerful blade is the sword of Gyromancy, or the Jade Blade. It is number one on the list and I encountered its power up close…literally."

"You have? Well, I am shocked that you are alive little brother." Grief said smiling madly at him.

"Death will not stop me from killing you." Dream said pointing his blade at him.

"Well then, we'll have to see if you can actually succeed in that again, little brother." Grief said. He glances at Charon and says, "Charon, get Tremor out of here." The Reaper nods her head and walks towards Tremor and quickly grabs his throat lifting him into the air.

Tremor yells out for Dream and Magic to help him, causing the two Paradise members to leap towards them. Grief smirks and swings a blade beam at them. Magic casted a magical shield on him and Dream, but it was not strong enough to stop the blade beam, for it knocked him and Dream back, destroying the shield in the process. Magic and Dream had both landed on the wall and leaped over the incoming beam. The beam struck the wall and blew it up instantly knocking Dream and Magic into a bookshelf.

"Is that all?" Grief asked, watching Charon taking Tremor away.

Dream and Magic both get up from the bookshelf debree. Dream looks at Grief and asks, "What are you planning to do with Tremor?"

"I don't plan on doing anything with him; I am just assisting Charon in taking him to Azazel." Grief answered.

"What would Azazel want with a doctor?" Magic asked.

"Heh, that is none of my business, neither is it yours. Raiden: Lightning Wave!" Grief yelled swinging his sword at the two. A large lightning beam came out of the sword, heading straight towards them.

"Leviathan Fang!" Dream yelled swinging his sword at the center of the electrical blade beam. The strike destroyed the beam instantly. Dream glares at Grief, gritting his teeth and says, "Magic, go on ahead of me, Grief is mine."

"Are you sure, because the last time you fought him, you got your flank beat?" Magic asked, looking at Dream, concerned for his safety.

"Yes, I am sure. Magic, don't worry about me. We have a mission, well you have a mission." He said.

"What do you mean about me? This is our mission." Magic said.

"Magic…" Dream sighed, closing his eyes. "I quit Paradise." Dream said, shocking Magic. "I only took part in it for one reason. To take out my brother and handle my fears of sleeping; I should thank you and Strife. You both helped me get through this for so long, now it is time to let go and let me handle this alone. No more coffee." Dream said calmly.

Magic couldn't say anything, he was shocked yet impressed. Dream was fighting his fears. Magic sighs and nods his head understanding Dream. He runs down the path Charon was last at. He turns his head towards Dream and yells, "You better not die!"

"I know, I won't." Dream said dashing towards Grief.

"Let's see about that!" Grief said swinging his sword at Dream.

Meanwhile, Charon collapses to to her knees clutching tight on to the side of her stomach. She was bleeding dark blood. Tremor was glaring madly at her with the blade of Sil Grim in his mouth.

'Thank Celestia that I manage to snag the knife from her cloak. She should learn better next time, never to leave knives free while strangling a victim.' Tremor thought in his head.

Charon gets up growling in anger. She grabs the side of her scythe and prepares to swing it. Tremor prepares himself to dodge the attack. When Charon swung her scythe, Tremor rolled under it and lunge his knife into her waist side again, causing her to yell in pain. Tremor pulls the knife out and twirls around slicing her arms. Charon growls and smacks him back to the wall.

"Ahh!" Tremor yelled, after he crashed into the wall. He began to get up from the ground coughing out blood. "Damn it, I have to get out of here." He muttered under his breath.

Charon gets up and swings her scythe with one arm, destroying the wall next to her. Tremor ducks from the swinging scythe and bites onto the handle of his knife again. He then leaps towards Charon, but the Reaper saw this coming and catches him by his throat. She then slams Tremor into the ground, causing him to spit out the knife and blood as well.

"Sacrifice." She growled under her breath lifting her scythe. She then brought it down towards Tremor's face. But just then, Magic came and blocked the attack with his electrified metal wings. Magic smirks and sets off an electrical discharge knocking Charon back.

"Magic!" Tremor called, glad that he was saved.

"Sup, come on, we have to leave." He said smiling at Tremor.

"Yeah, but where do we go?" Tremor asked.

"Where ever your heart leads you to." A masculine voice echoed in the air, causing the two to look around for it.

"Morgan Freepony is that you!?" Magic asked.

"Look down, Essemancer." The voice said.

Magic looks down and sees the blade of Sil Grim. "Umm, are you talking?" Magic asked, staring at the blade oddly.

"Yes, I am the Jactu Sil Grim. The only blade that is capable of killing a god. Heaven, hell, Asgard, Olympus, every deictic sanctuary fears and worships me. I am the only source capable of killing a divine being, even you Essemancer." Sil said. Magic looked at it shocked. This blade was capable of killing him. "Don't plan on trying to find some sort of way to prevent my power, it is completely impossible. Even the second Essemancer attempted to and she failed. I will at least let you know, I am no threat, but a weapon." He said.

"A weapon?" Magic wondered, grabbing the handle. He attempts to pick it up, but it was impossible. This blade wouldn't allow him to lift it.

"You are not my wielder, but he is." Sil said, referring to Tremor.

"Well, I can wield you with no trouble, but why me? Why would you pick a pony like me to wield such a dangerous weapon?" Tremor asked.

"Because, you are my creator, you are my master, Illiad." Sil said.

Tremor looks at the knife confused and says, "Illiad, the master of Fenrir. But how, how am I him. I'm just a doctor?"

"You erased your memory and changed your identity after Celestia ordered an extinctive manhunt on every Azazelists and Samuelnists. You hid me away, guarded by loyal servants of Samuel. I manage to get someponies to bring me to you. But it was hard. I first had Samuel give a mission to Dexilus and his son Strife, to retrieve me from a mare Samuelnist When they took me, I knew Azazelists will come after me, since they are aware of my power.

When they were handled on the train and Dexilus disowned his son, I was soon taken to Erebos. Erebos used me to train his servant Rainbow Dash, before she turned on him. I managed to convince her after you, Magic Junk, destroyed her contract; to take me to the Griffin Kingdom. There I met Redpen, it wasn't much, but I disguised myself as Illiad and convinced him to free Twilight after she gets arrested for attempting to kill the princess. I saw through time and when it happened, I also told Redpen to find Solar Eclipse so he can take part of this war." Sil said.

He took a deep breath and began his speech. "Throughout all of these past events I was getting closer to Tremor. Soon I felt his presence along with Faxilimis and Charon. The moon was under Skoll's control and I was there to witness it. I was close to making Tremor wield me after Doktor founded me and brought me to him, but I decided it wasn't time and I was soon stolen by a pony who was part of the Samuelnists.

That mare my wielder. She brought me to Dexilus. I successfully manage to get full mental link with you Illiad when you past out and was trapped in the realm of Charon. I knew Redpen would finally retrieve Twilight, but it would of took a little longer as I perceived." Sil said, earning completely shocked faces from the two ponies.

"…What?" Magic asked looking at the knife confusingly.

"I think what he means is, he was preparing to completely connect with my mind while starting up events of the past that involved you and your friends." Tremor said looking at Magic.

"Well, umm, okay…why didn't you say that earlier?" Magic asked.

"Because Magic, I wanted to get the viewers' attention." Sil said.

The two ponies gave off a sigh of annoyance.

"Okay, look, I am starting to believe you, but how do I… you know, become Illiad again, how do I obtain my memories?" Tremor asked.

"Give me your blood and I will unlock the cage that keeps you shut from the outside world." Sil said.

Tremor grabs the knife and takes a bit of his blood from his head. He then wipes it on the side of his blade. The blade begins to glow red shocking him. Red glowing tentacles shot out from the plate of the blade and into Tremor's eyes. Tremor felt a gush of memories storming into his mind. Tremor's blank flank soon had a cutie mark of the Samuel triangle. The knife soon changed into a large triangular blade with the Samuel triangle in the center of it. The glowing tentacles soon vanished. Tremor's eyes were different. They were red with triangle pupils.

"Uhh, Tremor?" Magic called, looking at him worryingly.

"My name is not Tremor; it is Illiad, son of Samuel and the God of Sins and Virtues." Illiad said turning to Magic with the handle to the massive blade in his mouth.

"Cool, anything else I need to know about you?" Magic asked smiling.

"Yes, stand back." He said.

Magic walked back, giving Tremor or Illiad room. Illiad stands on his hind legs and grabs the blade's handle with both of his hooves. He then lifts it to the air and brings it down. The blade literally slashed into the air, cutting a portal open.

"Magic, Dream, can anypony hear me?" Twilight's voice was heard.

"Oi, Twilight, where were you? Me and Dream have been through hell!" Magic asked swinging his hoof at the air while holding on to a cane. He had wrinkles under his eye lids and had a grey beard. Illiad looks at Magic with a straight face and facehoofs at his joking antics.

"I was here the entire time, I was calling you two, but you both never responded." Twilight answered. "What happened?" She asked.

Magic went back to normal frowning, that question was painful to answer. "We got into trouble. We found Tremor, but he is not Tremor, he is Illiad." Magic said.

"I-Illiad, is it really you?" Twilight asked.

"Yes, it is me Twilight. Sorry for making you wait for me." Illiad said, summoning a large holster for his blade. He holsters it and says, "We don't have time for questions, except one. Can you make a gateway for me and Magic?"

"I can, but I can only do it one time." She answered.

"One time?" Magic gasped out the words. "Dream…" He muttered, looking down the hall where Dream was at.

"Magic, what's wrong?" Twilight asked.

"Twilight, can you still hold out the portal, I need to get Dream?" Magic asked.

"I will try, but what's wrong? What happened to Dream?" She asked.

"I have no time, Illiad go, I will be right back!" Magic yelled while he ran down the hall, heading towards Dream.

"Magic, hurry it up! If the portal closes, you'll be stuck here forever!" Illiad yelled, running into the portal.

Magic was moving so fast it looked like he was sliding across the floor in a white blur. The hallways were longer then he could ever imagine. Almost longer than space, but he was still capable to actually get to his objective in minutes. When he got to the room that Dream was in he stopped dead in his tracks when he saw Dream pinned into the wall with a sword stuck in his stomach.

"DREAM!" Magic yelled, running to him, but he was soon stopped when a blade beam carved through his path. Magic leaps back and glares at the user of that attack. It was Grief who was walking towards him. "You, you really pissed me off!" Magic said, growling under his teeth.

"You think, I didn't notice?" Grief asked.

Magic stomps his hooves on the ground, causing the floor to turn into molten lava. Grief was unfazed by this, as he continued walking towards Magic calmly, while his hooves touched the now thirty-thousand degree floor. Magic slams his hooves down again, deep into the molten lava launching a wave at him.

Grief lifts an eyebrow and stops in his tracks. He swings his sword at the lava wave causing it to be obliterated instantly. He soon noticed Magic was gone. Gritting his teeth, Grief swings his sword behind him striking Magic's right foreleg that was now encased in metal. Magic was now in his anamorphic form. "Unantanium metal, not bad Essemancer." Grief said, smirking.

"Fuck off." Magic said plainly. But his eyes narrows and his smile soon turned into an angry expression. The metal leg began glowing red. Grief's eyes widen as he leaped back and launched four blade beams at Magic. Magic points his hoof at the beams and yells, "Hot Blooded Circles of Rapitude!" Magic fired multiple energy balls at Grief who was slashing each one away destroying the hallway.

Dream's eyes slowly open, his eyes were dim. He moved his right hoof to the handle of his sword and held tight on to it. Looking down, he spots his Cello on the ground still not scratched nor damaged. No matter how much pain he had been through and how many times he used the Cello as a weapon. The instrument was still in great condition.

Dream smiles softly and began pulling the sword. The blade was coming out with no trouble, which shocked him since swords that are stuck to the wall like this, would be difficult to pull out. Dream coughed out blood and gritted his teeth in pain as he was almost done pulling the sword out.

When it was out, Dream fell flat to the ground and glances to his right seeing Magic and Grief both fighting each other. Magic was using a Rapier on Grief however neither of them were landing blows. Yet, those two were still at it.

'Magic, why are you still here?' Dream thought. He began to crawl towards his Cello that was a few feet away from him. 'I told you to leave, but you insist on staying for me. I told you I wanted to do this alone. But you seem to find some way to disobey my request. Magic, I know we are friends, more like brothers, but there are times where you should take consideration in your friends' requests.' Dream thought, shutting his eyes. He picked himself up and grabbed his Cello. He stood on his hind legs with his Cello and Sword for support.

Magic and Grief soon stopped their sword combat and felt a large wave of dark kinetic energy coming from the other side of the hall. They both turned and gasped. Dream was standing straight not even trembling. He points his sword at Grief and his Cello as well. 'But it is alright, I understand you. Magic, you need to leave, please…understand me and leave.' Dream thought as his eyes shot open, his look was the sign of determination and sincere victory.

"You are still alive?" Grief asked, surprised.

"Constantine!" Dream yelled swinging both his weapons down unleashing a symphonic beam at Grief. Grief swings his sword striking the beam. He thought it would be possible to block the attack and deflect it, but this was no ordinary blade beam of energy.

Grief grits his teeth, pushing back the beam, but ends up being pushed back. "What, how did you obtain this strength!?" He asked, growling in anger. Dream didn't answer and swings another blade beam at Grief. It struck Grief's sword causing him to fly back. The beams went through his blade and slashed an "X" through him. Grief's eyes were widened, he was actually hit. Blood gushed out his X marked wound. His body fell to the ground.

Magic stared at Grief's body, watching a pool of blood form around his body. "Woah, that was awesome." He muttered growing back a smile.

Dream holsters his sword back into his Cello. He looks at Magic and appears next to him. "Are you okay?" He asked.

"Yeah, but what about you? That attack seems like it took a lot of energy out of you." Magic asked.

"Yes, it did, but I can still live." Dream said.

"Okay, now we have to get out of here. The portal is closing and when it closes, it can't be opened again." Magic said.

Dream looks at Magic calmly; his mood was not of the state of shock but sadness. "Magic, you have to leave, I know you want to get me out of here, but you have to leave." Dream said.

Magic looks at Dream shocked and says, "Are you kidding me!? I risked my ass trying to save yo-" Dream stops Magic from talking by hushing him. His hoof was pressed against his lips.

"I know, but please, understand…this is my opportunity to finally put an end to my brother." Dream said smiling at him.

When Dream hoof's touched the ground, Magic stared at Dream shocked. He then bites his lower lip and says, "Damn it Dream." He was shocked that Dream had chosen to stay here in the realm of nightmares.

"You fool, I had enough of this." Grief's angered voice cause shivers to run through their backs. Grief was getting up from the ground, glaring at Dream madly. "I am going to bury you all!" He yelled. "But this will be better." He said glancing at the direction the portal was at. Magic and Dream both gasp, noticing what he was thinking of "I will drowned the entire world into my realm!" He yelled dashing towards the portal.

Dream and Magic didn't waste time staring at him, as they both dashed past him and landed in front of the portal guarding it. "STAY OUT OF MY WAY! QUAQUETZAL!" Grief yelled launching a green serpent beam with his sword. The serpent went at an incredible speed shocking both Magic and Dream.

Dream readies his sword and yells, "SYOKU SLASH!" He unleashed a dark anti matter blade beam towards the serpent beam. The two blows; collided with one another unleashing a large and fierce force push to one another. Grief was knocked back to a wall while Magic and Dream held on to the ground. When the after effect of the attack vanished, Dream watches Grief getting up from the ground.

"Magic, leave." Dream said, looking at his Essemancer friend.

"Dream, we are next to the portal, come on, we can leave together. Forget about your brother!" Magic yelled.

Dream smiles and says, "It is not as easy as you think it is, Magic…forgive me." Magic looked at Dream confused; he didn't understand what Dream meant until it hit him hard in the side of his face. Dream smacked him in the face with the hilt of his blade, knocking him back into the portal that was quickly closing.

"D-Dream…" Magic muttered. Time was going slow for Magic as he was being pulled back in the portal. He looks at Dream shocked. Dream was staring at his brother with a battle ready look. Time was slowed for him also. 'Dream…' Magic's voiced was heard in his head. 'The portal is about to close. I am about to go back to the real world. When I am there, you'll be trapped here forever.' He said. Dream's eyes narrow, small thin lines of water began to form. 'Dream thank you, for being one of my best friends that I can ever have.' Magic said.

Dream's eyes began to shed tears as he still stood straight ready to fight. 'Dream, the portal is almost closed. Is about to be closed forever, I promise you. I will find a way to get you to wake up, I will find a way. I swear to you, I will.' Magic said. Dream bites his lower lip, beginning to sob as his friend was soon gone. 'Dream, I will wake you up.' Magic said, smiling at his friend. 'I Promise You, I Will.' Magic said, emphasizing on his entire sentence.

Dream turns around staring through the hole of the portal and yells through his crying voice, "MAGIC!" This caused Magic eyes to widen as he stared at the small hole. "THANK YOU! FOR EVERYTHING! STOP SAMUEL, STOP AZAZEL, STOP SKOLL! SAVE THE WORLD FROM THIS WAR! THANK YOU, FOR BEING THERE FOR ME!" Dream yelled, crying completely. Magic began to sob as tears began to stream down his face. An emotional flood of sadness swept down through his body.

"D-Dream…" He muttered his name. "DREAM!" He yelled, crying as well as the portal was soon closed. Memories of their partnership, the times where they had fun together flashed through both of their eyes. They both could see the great time they both had. The memories soon came to an end as the portal was completely closed.

Dream watches the portal vanish. He was gone now, he was trapped here. Dream closes his eyes, letting his emotions wash away. He was happy now, Magic was going to live at least in the real world and he was able to finally fight his brother. "Magic, thank you." He said, turning towards Grief.

Dream positions his sword on his Cello's strings and began to play a song. It was calm and light. "Now, it's time for me to dance in the devil's embrace." Dream said. The lights began to turn off as the hallways began to be engulfed in darkness. The darkness was close to Dream, but he was not fazed and continued playing his Cello. "For I will not wake up till he is dead." He said glaring at Grief who leaps towards him with an angry yell.

(MLP is owned by Hasbro and Lauren Faust. The Ocs mentioned and shown here are mine. Magic Junk is EpicAeromancer33. So forth. Anyway, yesterday was my birthday, I was about to upload this yesterday but I was to distracted. I am uploading this now, since I know soon when school starts, chapters will be slow.)