The Son of Darkness.by TimemasterChaptersChapter Zero- The beginning of the end.Chapter one- A quick end to a happy life, and the start of a new one.Chapter two- Summer days of Strength Chapter four-The days of anger and hatredChapter Five- Grief and truth AUTHORS NOTES!Pure hate. (END?)Chapter Zero- The beginning of the end.Earth, year 19XX. During the gypsy war of the world. The morning is crisp and dry, as one of the King's men surround a small cottage... A child, just born, is being held by his mother. His mother is the leader of the gypsy camp that has been living in peace for many years. That is, until she committed the most evil of things to get revenge upon the king. His mother, a person who did not want any harm done to her people, sold her son's soul to a demon when he was born. The child is now a child of darkness, cursed to be damned for all of eternity, but one of the kings men walk up to the woman before she could strike back and defend her people. The man and the woman looked at each-other, but no one seemed to notice, in fact, it seemed as time stood still. "Leader of the gypsy camp of Mordik, I am a messenger of the king of-" his voice is cut off by the woman's loud breathing, which she slows down,"- and I have an offer that you may like to hear." "Messenger of the Dark Lord, why has thou come to my camp during our battle? Doesn't thou know we are fighting a war here?" the mother asked kindly,"I have had enough deals with you demons. You come to our camp while my father was dying and tell me if I wanted to save him, yet you did not tell me of the price..."she said with more of an angry tone. "I have come to make one final deal with you. My lordship will give back the soul of your child, but in return, the child will be sent to a different realm. A realm of peace. The child will be forced to do a single job for my lordship, and that job is to... live." the messenger said,"This battle will continue on, but a summoner on the world of peace will summon your child to do his one job. You must decide now." The mother was baffled, she knew that if she rejected, her son will be in Hell, but he would get a chance in the peaceful world. She had only an eternity in this frozen time period to choose, but she had already made up her mind. "I accept, but at least let me have one wish for my son in this new world." the mother said," I wish for my child to never know of humanity, for he will despise me for what I have done. I ask of you only that..." "It shall be done," and with that, the man vanished, and the battle started. The mother picked up her sword,"Come at me, you damn ogres!" and with that, she charged into the battle, where the gypsy camp had it's first victory. The mother went to her child's room and saw that he was gone. "Goodbye my son, I wish you to have a peaceful life. Never remember us humans and our struggles, be free." the mother said sadly, tears escaping her eyes as she lay on the floor in a fetal position. The day Nightmare Night, a cottage in the Southern Jungles of Equestria is being covered with weird energy. The inside of this cottage is full to the brim with scriptures so complicated, only a fool could even attempt at re-creating them. An old stallion lives in this house, his wife and child had passed away earlier that year, and he wishes for a son. A son just like his own child, he doesn't care what race, be it; Gryphon, dragon, pegasus, earth, unicorn, or even timber wolf. he just wants someone to care for, someone to ease his kind,old heart. This old stallion's name is Amphitryon the Bearded, a secret decedent to Starswirl the Bearded. He was chased out of his home town of Canterlot after committing a near-damnable act. He almost released Discord with a spell, for he wanted Discord to conjure him a loved one from the grave. Amphitryon looks upon the altar of the the true lord of chaos, who no one will ever know his name. The man started to cry unto the altar,"My lord, I just wish for a child to call my own, it is all I wish, it is all I want." the man pretty much broke into tears. The altar started to glow, surprising the old man to nearly having a heart attack as it said,"Amphitryon the Bearded, I hear your call, and I shall grant it. This human child, from a land of pure saddness an greed, shall be your son. You must mak sure he grows up nice and strong, for he is destined for great things. In his world, there is no magic, but here? Their magic goes beyond that of a trained royal guard when they are just children. They were banished to the realm that they are in by the lord of Order, and you will see to it that this fake Order is stopped. This child is yours, but when he grows up, never tell him of humanity. Or I will make sure you can never speak again." "Y-y..... YES! Oh my lordship, I agree to all of these terms.. now where is this child?" Amphitryon asked with joyful tears in his eyes. A circle through space and time opens, looking as if a gash had been cut onto the universe. The circle was a sphere, but it appeared two-dimensional, for it was the same color all around. A loud humming sound can be heard, but another sound is heard as well... a sound that sounds like the crying of a new-born colt after being scared. A weird shaped animal is forming inside the circle, and as it is doing that, a weird golden shimmer of pure energy wrapped around the child. "This child, is no longer the child of a gypsy witch, but he is now Hercules, the Son of Darkness. This is your child, you must love him, for he is one of your own now. This is farewell, Amphitryon the Bearded. Have a good life." Amphitryon just looked upon the child in his arms, and smiled at him. He watched as the circle closed, and a weird item fell through, along with a note saying,'Keep this item safe, foe when the child is ready, this will turn into his greatest friend. And his worst enemy..... The child looked upon Amphitryon and giggles. All tension Amphitryon had felt is now gone, for he knows what he must do.... Chapter one- A quick end to a happy life, and the start of a new one.It was a warm summer day at a secluded cottage, and all seemed right with the world as Hercules awoke to his adoptive father... Amphitryon was checking on Hercules, the son he had always wanted, as he heard a loud noise from Hercules' room. The noise was not an evil, or even bad, noise, but it surprised Amphitryon to hear this. Amphitryon walks closer to the room of Hercules, ready to attack whatever foul beast may be hurting his baby. Amphitryon was laughing a little one he saw what the noise was."Pfft hahahe.. Come on Lil' Herc, it's ok. Daddy is here," Amphitryon explained to the loudly crying baby,"What is troubling you, my son?" He looks upon his son and sees magical marking appear onto Hercules' face,"Wha- son what are you doing?!" Amphitryon stumbled, surprised beyond thought, and brought down a lamp (filled with magical fire) upon himself. The fire spread across Amphitryon, engulfing him in fire,"Waaah Waaahter!" Lil' Hercules shouted, in fear of the fire. Suddenly, the markings on Hercules' sing glowed a bright blue, and abruptly vanished. A pond-full of water came crashing down onto Amphitryon, to which he sighed and Hercules giggled."My son, you have a great talent, I wish I could train you to use your powers, but sadly you are too young for them. For now though, I will restrain you. Retineo!" as Amphitryon chanted the magical word, chains appeared among Hercules. The chains went into Hercules, though they did his physical body no harm."My boy, I will have to use this spell until you are old enough to understand, but before that, I must prepare a means of canceling your powers. Amphitryon pats Hercules' head and says,"Hercules, you are the one being I truly can love anymore. You are the only being I will love from now on, so do not be mad at me if I ever leave..." and with that he went out the door, locked it, and went into his study. He began to plan a masterpeice way of restraining Hercules without harm, for this word spell will not work once Hercules becomes more powerful. The chaos lord knows he will need it. Days went on, every day being a happy day. This day is, Hercules' first 'Birth'day. Amphitryon woke up with a smile on his face, for today was a day that he would never forget. Today was the day of Hercules' 'birth', a day which Amphitryon has been waiting patiently for. Hercules was sleeping soundly in his bed, while Amphitryon was baking a cake, vanilla, for it was Hercules' favorite flavor. Amphitryon was happily baking, when a sound was heard... *Crash* This sound was very familiar with Amphitryon, for it meant only one thing. Hercules was growing. Unlike normal age, A human in this realm almost fully skipped foal-ship. The Chaos lord never explained as to why this was, so Amphitryon had no idea either. Amphitryon ran quickly into Hercules' room, only to see that Hercules was standing (wobbling legs, but still..), Amphitryon looked at his child and smiled,"You grow up so fast. I wish you do not age so fast when you are older. Oh, that doesn't matter! Come here my son, it is time for YOUR DAY. I want you to wish for one thing, be it anything, and it will come true." Amphitryon put the cake in front of Hercules, and lit the candle. Hercules looked at the candle in admiration and slight caution, for now he had the size and mind of an 3 year old, despite being only 2. Hercules looked at his father, and though he could not speak yet, he wished for one thing.'I wish to age less when I am older, as my daddy wishes it too.' and he blew out the candles. A voice as gentle as the heavens, yet louder then the screams of Tartarus yelled,"You have wished for a prolonged life, and so it shall be done Hercules!" Amphitryon was dumbfounded when he saw his son be lifted into the air, encased inside a glowing white orb, and as it dissipated, brought slowly back onto the ground, half-asleep."Whichever deity has granted my son's wish, I thank you..." Amphitryon put Hercules in his crib, and went to his room. He put up the cake as he was getting a bottle of 'Captain Maregon' and opened the bottle as he said,"To every deity that has blessed me with such a wonderful son," and he was about to drink the bottle, but he saw it slowly disappearing into nowhere..."Well, at least I know that they like alcohol." Amphitryon said, as he slowly went into sleep. As life went on, Amphitryon and Hercules started their own version of Magic Kindergarten, but less... traumatizing. "Ok Hercules, you see that bottle over there?" Amphitryon said, pointing to a 'Captain Margon' bottle. Hercules nodded, not able to speak properly,"I want you to Imagine hitting that bottle with a crossbow, can you do that son?" Hercules nodded his head, accepting the challenge. Amphitryon moved out of the way, for he knew how strong his son's magic was. Amphitryon recalled his restraints from Hercules, as Hercules began thinking of the bottle being shattered in a safe,collective manner. The bottle exploded into tiny, dull shards, so small and dull that, it seemed as if was cut into tiny spheres. Amphitryon clapped as his son blushed,"Son, this was a wonderful job you did today. You have shown me the potential you have at PK magic, so I want to see how you fair with elemental magic." Amphitryon held his hoof out to his son, to which Hercules said,"T-thank yuw daddeh!" Amphitryon smiled, he was so full of joy that he did not realize what was lurking in the jungle... The cottage is un-lit and quiet, for Amphitryon and Hercules are sleeping in their respective spots. Amphitryon dreams of a nightmare, one of the worst ones he has ever had since Hercules was 'born'. The land is a sickly grey, all of the trees cut down and laid unto one another, and a cottage is shown with a mare and her foal slowly being crushed by the trees covering him. Amphitryon screams in his head as he is having to see this dream, of which the event of his family's death is portrayed."NO, honey!" he tries to wrestle his bonds loose, but they are not loosened at all. Amphitryon turned his head back and saw a tall, gold-plated, bidpedal being standing before him,"Damn you lord of Order, why must you ruin this world?! I swear I will kill you you mother bu-" Amphitryon blacked out with a concussive blast, only to be re-awakened by a tall, robed, bipedal being fighting the golden one from earlier."My lord! I lend you my soul to fight this being, friends have to stick together, even if we have different reasons to hate him!" Amphitryon yelled to his friend. "Thank you my friend, I am sorry for this, but you asked for it." The lord of chaos said as he turned to Amphitryon. Amphitryon blacked out yet again, but this time, he stayed in the black until he awoke... Amphitryon was covered in blue sweat, a magical sweat that only is produced by FORCED SLEEP... "Oh no!" Amphitryon looked all over for Hercules, but he was nowhere to be found. Instead a note was laid upon the floor, Dear Amphitryon the Bearded, I am Royal Captain Shining Armour, I know that I am no match for you here, but if I have your petson. I do not know how you think this creature is your child, but it is all I got to get you to come here. In short, you come to the castle and your child is sent to the Royal Academy, but you will not be in jail- Amphitryon did not care to read the rest, he loved Hercules too much to allow him to suffer. Amphitryon went into his study and pulled on a book. A shelf flipped, revealing a cape with an odd constellation on it, and a hat, which had nothing but black upon it. Amphitryon looked upon a map he had not touched in a long while, and then picked up a bag on the ground. The bag contained many items for his longest of travels, but this will be his last one. He looked upon the road to Canterlot and said,"Do not be scared Hercules, Daddy is coming. Daddy will save you. Please never be sad when I'm gone..." he looked at a card he was going to give Hercules for his birthday next week,"I wish you would forget all about me after I do this..." "Your final wish, is my command" said a voice, as Amphitryon suddenly appeared walking distance from the Royal Castle. "Goodbye Hercules, goodbye... my son...." Amphitryon said as he walked to a guard, who then escorted him to the execution chambers, where Amphitryon will be left to hang with the fishes. It has been 10 long, hard years for Hercules in this school for Unicorns, but he has become one of the highest powered magic-user of them all. He is shunned by everyone in the school, except the teachers and professors. Now is the final time of his childhood. The time of.... "Revenge," whispered a 14 year old Hercules,"it is what I will do to those bullies.... they deserve it.." Hercules has been bullied throughout his school life, but now the bullies have gone too far. The bullies had hurt one of Hercules' only friends, just for being around the 'monster'. He now has a plan to thwart these foolish unicorn bullies, and that plan just may get THEM expelled, but not him. He has been granted indefinite stay among the school as long as he does not murder. Hercules smiled at this new-found plan and is currently setting it up. The revenge is planned to work on the day of graduation, for you see, it is the end of his Jr. Hay days, and it is time for all of the bullies to pay for what they have been doing. Hercules looked upon his glowing skin and smiled fiendishly. "It's payback time!" Graduation day, the day in which everyone who passed gets to leave the accursed place. It was half-way through the ceremony when Hercules and the other top 7 mages were awarded with their certificates, straight after getting to meet the purple unicorn who had saved Equestria at one point or another. Truthfully, Hercules did not care for it, he only cared about what was going to happen next. "Let us hear a round of applause for this year's most prestigious students!" the purple mare said into the mic. Everypony cheered as us 8 walked up and stated our names. "I am Glistening Heartstings, daughter of Lyra and Bon-Bon Heartstrings, and I accept this honor." The crowd cheered.This mare skipped a few grades due to great grades. "I am Dinky Hooves, daughter of Ditzy Hooves, and I accept this honor." Everypony cheered again. This mare was held back a few times, but she is now one of the best. "I am Hercules, the 'monster', and I accept this honor, though I do not wish for the attention." The crowd went silent, but clapped their hooves together just to ease the tension. Hercules did not listen to the other 4 ponies, because his trap had been sprung. Hercules had wired the entire grounds with a spell that turned anypony with hatred/disgust towards himself, but it only worked when the words he spoke were said. Suddenly, before Doctor Hooves got to announce the celebration dance, a pink 'poof' exploded across the schoolyard. A few moments later, every single bully that bullied Hercules had their entire body painted horrifying colors. 'Bruiser' became a giant pink and fluffy pony, while 'lil miss perfect' became a pure black mess, with her mane exploding outwards. Everypony was silent, until somepony snickered, then they all laughed at the ridiculousness of the bullies' appearance. Hercules wanted to rule himself out as the perpetrator, so he made his hair all frizzed out. He laughed at his own misfortune, as Glisten and Dinky started giggling at him. The bullies were so mad that they attacked nearby ponies in their embarrassment, making them go to the office... where they would look at every recorded memory in their heads since a few days ago. That is why nopony ever did anything stupid that they could get caught for, because the principal could just see the OTHER things they did. Hercules smiled and walked up to his crush, Glistening, and said,"Hi, I am Prof. Donny, how are you today?" Glistening fell out of her chair remembering that old substitute. The old colt has hair so electric, his mane ATTRACTED metal. They started talking small, but in the back of Hercules' head, he knew he had to admit to his principal of what he had done. He said his goodbyes to Glistening.. but not after getting her insta-mail number (insta-mail is a mail system that only powerful magicians and dragons can do. it summons a green flame that transports anything to the reciever... for the price of 3 bits). Hercules gave her his number, and walked towards the principal's office. Before he entered though, he saw the bullies crying at the principal. He leaned against the door to the Principal's room and heard, "You ponies are supposed to be the best of the best, but you go and terrorize not just the students, but also the ones that are different? You are all banished to MAGIC KINDERGARTEN for 2 years. No exceptions." The principal said. Hercules could see his mind scream,'DO NOT ADMIT ANYTHING!', though Hercules never went to magic kindergarten himself, he heard of what happens there..... he does not want to go there. Hercules could hear the screams that make the ones of Tartarus seem like an angel's chorus. He smiled a maniac's smile, and went to his room. Today, he got his revenge. Tommorow, he begins relishing in his success during summer.'I loved today' he thought as he fell into a nice dream. He could barely hear his new roommate enter the room before he was asleep. His roommate, Dawn Blood, was a griffion who can do magic. Dawn was the one who was bullied for being friends with Hercules, but they remained friends in the end. Sometimes, it is as if friendship is scarce magic in this magic school. Chapter two- Summer days of Strength Chapter two- Summer days of Strength It is the first day of Summer, the colts are playing sports, as the mares are in groups talking. Everyone is having a good time, except a certain human... "Ughh, this stinks!" He looked at his roommate, the griffon, as the griffon looked saddened at the note in his hands himself. The note was filled of words so complex, only the Principal could think of them. Hercules, being one of the most intelligent in the school, understood most of it. "I know Hercules," The griffon said as he looked upon the note,"Why would they recall our room? Did something happen?" He looked at Hercules inquiringly. Hercules slowly ran his fingers through his beard, which is growing at a rapid rate due to his magic skills. "Hercules, you never explained to me why beards grow upon the most gifted of magicians, so if you do not mind, I would like to know." The griffon said, trying to distract himself from the note in his hands. Hercules smiled and replied,"A beard grows long because of a weird magic pulse that emits through the mind. The wave is a special kind that tricks the brain to think it's older than it really is, making the beard just a side-effect of becoming a faster thinker." Hercules said with ease as he looked at his friend,"Sadly, once I become powerful enough, my beard will go from it's reddish brown, to a pure white. As will my other hairs. best get ready Blood, I am gonna have a beard so white, that my body will be dark." Hercules pointed at his body, his body was not something to be bragged about, but not in the least bit horrid. Hercules was scrawny, but tall. He had blue/green eyes that seemed to be happy at all times, even when bullied. His beard was the only hair he had, for he almost always shaved his head bald. A toga created by the sowing teacher was his main clothing, for his body was not in anyway, protected from the elements. His tall,white body always seemed to exert a happy energy, but if you looked close enough, you would see the weird emotion in his heart. His roommate, Dawn Blood, was a normal griffon, except for a black streak along his back. The streak is a curse, inflicted on him at birth, due to an insane blue mare in a magician's outfit. Dawn Blood smiled at Hercules, and he smiled back at Dawn in return. They both started a conversation to eachother about beards, and whose would look better... "Griffons do not get beards! Griffons get grey feathers! Do you ever study like I tell you?" Hercules said. "Ok, so you win the beard contest, whoohoo, also don't you know I never study? I am not like you and have the attention span to-" suddenly, one of the female griffon magicians came up to Dawn, and handed him a heart-shaped note."Umm... please read it when you are alone..." and with that she ran off. Hercules' jaw dropped ,as Dawn's lower beak dropped. They looked at each other, and Hercules smiled and walked away. Dawn was still gawking at the card, and when he read it, Hercules could FEEL the heart in Dawn's chest beating. Hercules went into their newly assigned room, happy for his friend. ...but also jealous. Hercules could not figure out why in Tartarus Dawn got love before him!.... but then the answer hit him in his brain like a hundred pound colt named Sally,'I am the only one of my species, and even though inter-species relationships are not that un-common, who would date the only human...?'. Hercules shook his head, and laid into his new bed.'I will not give up hope.....'. Hercules wakes up in the morning, he was in a bad mood. The only way he could ever get in a good mood at times like this was competing a challenge. Hercules contemplated what could be the most challenging thing for him to do after his breakfest, and it hit him. Literally. A paper was blowing in the wind when it collided with his face. Slightly mad, Hercules looked at the paper, and smiled... ...Hercules walked into the physical training room, for even though he was scrawny, he had to exercise at some point, so why not start now? Hercules looked at the physical plans, and chose one he thought would be the most efficient for his body type. He chose free-fighting with no magic. Hercules went up the the register, bent down a little, and bought a ticket to practice training at 6:00 P.M. today. In the meantime, Hercules went to his friend, Dawn, to see what Dawn did about the love thing. He saw Dawn crying. Hercules went up to Dawn quickly,"Dawn? What happened?" Hercules said instinctively. Dawn stopped sniffling when he saw his friend, and said,"That- that... THAT FILTHY BITCH LIED TO ME!" Dawn screamed with his face down, continuing to cry."What? What did she do!?" Hercules said, a little pissed at the griffon who tricked his friend,"She fucking... she pranked me by pulling off a peice of my beak..." He showed Hercules the chip in his bottom beak..... making the kind eyes of Hercules, into the eyes of an angry warlock. The beak of a griffon symbolized their whole lives. Hercules suddenly glowed blue with tattoo like things along his body, twisting around and changing shape. "I will be back soon my friend, but before I go... who else did this to you?" Hercules said in a tone that Dawn never thought possible for the kind soul. "Sapphire Tiara and her group of merry WHORES did this to me... I never knew that little bitch was a part of them..." "It is ok my friend, uncle Hercules will solve it..." Hercules' eyes glowed a deathly crimson, but Dawn never saw that, for his eyes were now clouded with tears. Dawn walked into the room, which they were in front of the whole time, and fell unto his bed. Crying to sleep. "Noone messes with my friends, for I am Hercules...." Sapphire Tiara and her band of 'friends' were sitting in her richly furnished room, which had a small THRONE in it. the spoiled filly only got to stay in school because of her mother's influence, for her mother was the main contributor to the school's funding. "Come on darling, tell us more of this devilish prank you pulled on the oaf!" Shurly Mareple said. "um.. ok.. I first gave a fake card to that shy griffon, but when he came, I was admitted to that HE loved me, so I got scared, and instead of watering him down with water balloons, I punched him... breaking his bottom beak." Lyna Strike said. "hahahaha! That is hilarious Lyna ,dear! How did he react?" Sapphire said. "He acted as all griffons do if their beak is destroyed... but much worse... the little worm actually started tearing up! HA, the little whelp knew nothing about what had happened! The look on his face? It was price-less!" Lyna laughed demonically. *Crackle* All of the lights went out, the door locked itself, and the A/C blasted on full. There was an odd blue light outside the door, as everypony gasped at the light, it spoke,"You insolent, petty, fillies. I am the prince of darkness, and you have hurt one of the most kind hearts in the world. I shall tell you what a GOOD JOB you did," Everypony's mouth/beak went agape,"you see, you all have just damaged a soul. Meaning you have made my job easier, so you will all be rewarded with a special room in Tartarus, in which you will spend eternity. You have no means of escape from it...." and then the light vanished, the lights went back on, and the A/C stopped. The door unlocked itself, but none of them noticed, for they were just mortified at what had just occured. A tea cup shatters onto the floor, as a female griffon collapses into a bloody puddle. Everypony screamed at their new friend, Lyna's death.... Hercules collapsed onto a cliff a few miles from the school. He saw that his body was coated with blood, but not his. He saw that his arm sported a glowing RED tattoo. Hercules screamed at his body, knowing what he had done. The memories came back like stones: Hercules watched as he walked up to the door of the rich, snobby fillies. A wide, devilish smirk across his face, and his arms glowing blue, but slowly changing to red. He watched himself halt all light around him, over-powered an A/C, and lock a door. He saw himself slaughtering the poor griffon. He saw his smile as he did so.... he screamed in anguish as he fought the control... and teleported here. Hercules screamed,"WATER!" and cleansed himself, removing every last bit of blood off of his body. The tattoos fading into a black, but not disappearing. Hercules was mortified at what he had just done, he was mad at himself, he was angry at everything.... but deep down inside, he knew that he liked it. He loved it. He could not love himself. The only answer that made any sense to Hercules now, the only answer he could think of, was getting stronger. He needed to be stronger to beat his own mind. He looked at his magical clock, and saw that is was 5:50 P.M., if he enjoys battle deep down inside, then it is time to prove it. Hercules chanted a long-distance teleport spell, and disappeared into his room. He did not expect what was in his bed. In the realm of the Chaos Lord, the Chaos lord sits upon his throne and watches as his pawn attacks... The Chaos Lord watches with a smirk at how Hercules handled his situation. Instead of breaking down like a mortal, he stood back up, as if he was a dark child... which he was. The Chaos Lord rests in his chair, forever watching Hercules as he lives his life. He will watch with awe, as the human triumphs and falls, for this is his pawn. This pawn is his, and only his.... Laid down in hercules' bed was Dawn. Or what remains of Dawn. Dawn looked as if he cut his own body into pieces, for his claw marks could be seen everywhere. Dawn had always been a little depressed, but never this much. Hercules looked in shock as a medical crew came in and took the body. Hercules' mind snapped that day, he was no longer a person who would allow himself to be weak. He could not allow himself to do these things anymore... A few days after Dawn's funeral, at the school dorms, where Hercules has his own room. Hercules is walking out his door, a new pass of training in his hand. This training pass is for a full year, unlike the other which was for a day. Hercules had said his goodbyes to his friend, and now had to move on. Hercules would still never be the same, but he could not let it get into his head. He went to train, and for the next few months the only things he did were study and train. When there was only 2 months left of Summer left, Hercules had become so skilled in his fighting, that he is now allowed in competitions across school. The next competition is going to be held in a few weeks, and Hercules can only feel the pressure as he trains again. Hercules goes to sleep, dreaming of only one thing. The nightmare of his 'other'... "What a nice little game you have there brother." a golden-clad human said,"Are you sure that your pawn will be able to beat Order in the future?" "Nope" said a black-coated figure,"I have absolutely no idea of what is going to happen, but what is the point in knowing? It is more fun being chaotic in choosing." "Fine, brother, who is your pawn anyway?" "The pawn is Hercules, the new son of darkness." "WHAT!? You are useing a human, who has no soul, and is owned by the Dark Lord? Are you MAD?!" "No duh." The golden-clad figure just shook his head,"Brother, you may be the Lord of Chaos, but this is just stupid." "This is not stupid! This is MADNESS!" He dark-coated figure kicks his brother down a well, sending him to his own dimension. "Well, I guess I should alert my true son of what is going on." the dark figure said as he disappeared from the dimension. Chapter four-The days of anger and hatredHercules is laid in his broken, ripped bed. He is asleep, but is not having his nice, peaceful dreams. There is someone here... The room Hercules was in was heavily furnished, but seemed to be absolutely black at the same time. Hercules tried to yell, but he heard a voice before he could try to. "Hello Hercules..." The Ominous voice said. Hercules is tied to a chair, his tattoos seem to be glowing a purple color as his body is full of weird feelings."I am the man who sent you to this world, for I have a mission for you. You get no say in this, for your mother already signed your soul to me. I do not care for subtlety or any other mannerisms. You are mine, and only mine, so you will have to be a good little pawn. I will allow you to have your mortal whims, but remember this,'I will always be watching...'. You are the one being that can shape this world. I will now allow you to speak, but before you do..." A body that looked like Hercules is shown before him,"I will give you your true name back if you follow my next order." Hercules, now able to speak, was unable to speak due to the shock of this situation, so he just nodded."The plan for you is a simple one. First, a old stallion took care of you, but that part failed due to something... Second, you are to learn to control your powers. You are close, but if you want a hint on how to do that, you have to do the next mission I assign you. Third, you are to vanquish one of my mightiest foes, but that doesn't concern you now." The man walked in front of Hercules, and unbounded him. "Huw-fe-twa!" The man said. Hercules was supremely calmed down upon hearing these magic words for some reason. "The only way for you to control your anger is to embrace it for a few days. I am going to drop you into a land full of evil beings, so you can slaughter without remorse afterwards." Hercules' eyes shot open as he started to say,"Y- you... who are you, and why did you chose me?" "My name? My name is Sheogorath the fifth, but I am in no way Sheogorath. You see, Sheogorath is supposed to be a crazy lunatic, and do I look crazy to you?" Hercules shook his head and said,"No, you just seem to have odd ideas, but nothing more." Sheogoath laughed at that,"Haha, now I see why I chose a parallel version of Him for if you were that man, you would be so boring and mean." Hercules was stunned,"Sheo-" Shegorath glared at Hercules and said,"You may call me Lord Chaos, I dislike that name." Hercules looked at the delusional being and started up again,"Lord Chaos, what is my next mission?" "You will go and re-lease your anger of course,"The Chaos Lord waved his hand and a long staff appeared,"I shall now send you to the Everfree forest. I would say goodluck, but your other will not need it." All Hercules saw was a blinding light as he was changed into his red-tattooed form. "RAGE!" Hercules was trapped in his own mind, trying to fight it. He had to fight it, or else he may lose himself. He watched as he was falling into a tree... The Everfree, one of the few peaceful nights, well it was before a blinding light fell from the sky... "HUNGER!" the beast roared as the resting inhabitants of the forest were awakened. The beast's body was covered with red tattoos, while his surroundings seem to glow a crimson color. The beast was Hercules, but not truly him, for Hercules was still fighting himself in his mind. His other was trashing around the forest aimlessly, until it spotted a resting manticore. The beast was sleeping soundly, sleeping through a blinding light and loud crash, but quickly awakened once it saw Hercules. The manticore stood up and struck, but to no avail, for Hercules was already in his fighting stance as he blocked. Hercules' eyes were absolutely life-less, his body was moving without fear or caution, and his mouth was drooling. Hercules laughed like a maniac, for apparently no reason. The manticore stuck again, but Hercules just blocked it with his finger, the finger was coursing with so much magical energy, it seemed as if it was made of ten unicorn horns. Hercules slightly swung at the manticore. The beast blocked, but instead of a successful 'thump' he heard a loud 'CRACK'. The manticore had no time to react when he looked at his arms and saw them gone. There was no ridge or anything, it seemed as though his arm was sliced off. The manticore saw one thing before it blacked-out. He saw the human had no weapons and was smiling. Hercules watched as the 'other' Hercules slaughtered the powerful beast with nothing but his magic. He felt as if he would upchuck, if he wasn't in his mind of course, but he knew that this was HIS magic, so that meant he was powerful enough to do things like.... this. Hercules sadly looked through 'his' eyes and saw what the other Hercules was looking at now. Wooden Spoon walked around the Everfree forest, but got lost quickly when she tried to run from a timberwolf. She was hearing the calls of a wounded manticore, for she was the disciple of the most kindest of all ponies. Her mentor was never much of a talker, but she was kind. It was thanks to her Wooden found her Cutie Mark so quickly, it was a tree with birds in it. Wooden always wanted to meet the semi-kind manticore, for it knew who was friendly ever since her mentor gave it's father 'The Stare'. An art Wooden was starting to get better at. Wooden started to skip as she trotted away from the large trees and approached the manticore warren, hoping the manticore could lead her home. She turned around a tree and saw a horrendous scene. A manticore was on the ground, arm-less, while a tall, bi-pedal creature looked at it. She had heard from her mentor that there was only a few creatures like this, but this creature was certainly THE human. Said human looked as if he had gotten marking all over his body, and they all glowed a bloody red, while his body was covered in blood. She was so busy being her quizzical self, that she forgot what the human had DONE. It seemed as if this human had utterly murdered the kind manticore, but something was off. Her mentor taught her how to see any creature's emotions, for it played a big part in 'The Stare', but she saw absolutely nothing from the human. She was wondering why that was, as her head realized something. The human was staring at her with cold, life-less eyes.... 'Nonononononononononoo STOP YOU! PLEASE!' Hercules thought with all of his heart as he saw himself walk slowly to the filly, his 'other' strangely saying something back,'You have to recognize me as a part of you before I stop.' Hercules just shook his head, in his head, for this could not be HIM... right? If this is a part of him, how was he created? I was never this evil... or was, no... or AM I? Hercules kept on questioning things until he finally came to a conclusion,'I admit you are a part of me, I may not know of your origins, or if you are indeed the REAL me, but you are me. I will accept you into my mind, but I want you to know that you should never take for granted my soul again, or I will make your worst nightmare come true...' The 'other Hercules laughed, scaring the filly. 'Alright,' the other said,' but call me Von, I am a peice of your identity, Von is a part of your original name. You will have to live in constant fear now, for you will have to deal with your other parts to get your full name. I will say my farewell Hercules .' Hercules's body lost all of it's dark aura, but his right arm remained red.'I guess you are in my right arm Von...' Hercules looked at the filly and said,"This manticore dared to fight with me while I was delusional, please heal him..." the filly looked at the man and nodded, and with that she ran to the side of the manticore. Her mentor's training kicking into high-gear. Hercules looked at himself, his body was utterly messy and unkempt. He felt as if he had lost a piece of his mind, but he knew he had gained a new one in return. He concentrated with all of his mind to see what had changed in him. He saw that his magical reserve was tripled to what it was before. 'So the more I do this, the more I become.... me...' Hercules suddenly was dragged into the black room again, but this time, he was in a nice and comfortable chair. Teleporting like that scared the hair off his beard, but he quickly knew what was to come. "Hercules, you have gained your middle name, Von. Von is your anger of your past being. You will now face the part of you who controls your hatred. this test will be harder to pass, because you are a kind soul. Remember when you slaughtered that griffon?" Hercules nodded,"Your hatred was in control at that time. He will stop at nothing for vengeance. You must now face him. You will go into a place where love is to be fed upon, but your hatred will kill most of them if you are not careful... wouldn't want to anger some new allies would you?" Hercules was shaking. He would have to go to that place, a place full of armies the size of ten equestrias, and come out without causing a war. Before he could dis-agree, he was hit by another bolt of light. Queen Chrysalis was out of the have, for she had diplomatic things to do, and the base was quiet... until a blue ball of fire descended from the sky.... Hercules knew that he had to watch himself in order to accept himself, so he stays quiet about the fact that his body was not falling. Hercules' 'other' was slowly descending himself down upon the ground. Levitating off the ground, but not going any further down, his 'other' went to one of the few scouts far away from the main hive. The scout's name is Kinglish, for after the diplomatic alliance happened, love and happiness spread across the land. The Badlands do not exist anymore, for the land has become alive with love. The Changelings learned how to love, so they gave love to the land, as it gave love unto them. Their society had gone from vicious marauders to civilized beings in only a few years. You see, Changelings seemed to die out a year ago, but one had survived. She was Princess Ling-san Chrysalis and she had found out how to give love once more. She gave love to a plant, and the plant gave her more than double the love back, giving her energy to grow more plants, which spread love across the land soon enough, and she finally was strong enough to bear her first batch of children. Each of them she named and taught how to love. Changelings age quickly, so within a year twenty-thousand civilized changelings had been born. Kinglish was happily watering his plant, as he felt a surge of something going into his veins while trying to absorb the love of his plant. Kinglish started to feel an immense pain as he stopped absorbing and tuned towards the cause of the surge. What stared back was a human, he knew because everyone was taught of him and his possible betrayal to the Princesses. No one in the Hive rusted non-ponies to live civilized among them. Hercules watched as his other ran towards the baffled changeling yelling in an echoing voice,"DEATH, PAIN, KILL, HATE!" Hercules watched himself strangle the Changeling to death. 'NO STOP THIS! I accept you are another part of me, but please... I am you, and you are me. If you truly hate everything, then you hate yourself. Go imprison yourself into me, as I will show you love....' 'You have passed this test. I am Victor, for I am always victorious in the end. I represent your first name, and also your hatred to everything. Together we will become whole...' The dark blue tattoos disappeared from Hercules' body, except at his chest.'So I guess he is the hatred in my heart afterall...' 'I am tired.... I am going to go home.... so my name is Victor Von somrthing.... odd name.' Hercules tests out the levitation thing his 'other' did earlier, he wasn't perfect at it like his 'other' but he was not bad either. He flew all the way to his dorm room, and collapsed into a long, dark nightmare.... Chapter Five- Grief and truth Chapter Five- Grief and truth Inside of Hercules' mind, a dark room appears, and with it comes a dark silhouette looming over a chair. "Chaos Lord?" said a startled Hercules,"Why is thou invading my dreams now?" The Chaos Lord answered with a vision. Hercules watched ,as before him there was a world filled with the only grayed colors. There was a man in full armor, not even revealing his face. He was strangling another man, who seemed to be wearing a blue jumpsuit, and enjoying himself. "Wha-" Before Hercules could question what was happening, he heard the armored man speak,"My name is Victor Von Doom, but you will call me Dr.Doom, Reed. I am unashamed to say that you were my intellectual equal at one point, but now it is time for you to die. Goodbye Reed, I must return to my country." the man in the blue jumpsuit was trying to stretch his body for some reason, but to no avail. Hercules then realized something... "Victor Von.... Doom? Who is thi-" he tried to reject it, but he saw something that made him know it was himself. Dr.Doom(who Hercules believed to be himself, yet different), after choking the poor jumpsuited man to death, looked straight at the portal. Hercules saw his own eyes, his own life-less eyes, and asked one thing to the Chaos Lord, in a fearful voice at first,"Why are you showing me this Lord Chaos?" Hercules said mono-tone, he was to stunned for emotion. "My child, this is you, but only if I never came to rescue you. In this world you are a tyrant, but your people still love you. You have... had a rival, the man who was just choked, and he had the ability to stretch his body to in-human lengths. Doom had used YOUR same magic to immobilize his abilities, viciously ending him and the other three.... "Three? Who else were there that I..... no HE killed?" Hercules said, his heart unable to cope with the fact that this may have been him. "They were called The Fantastic Four. There were four members; Johnny Storm- able to use fire to his will, Benjamin Grimm- A man cursed with a pure stone body," Hercules saw a pile of rubble in the corner of the view...,"Reed Richards- The man who just died, and Susan Richards- Wife of Reed, able to make body invisible and create force fields. They were super-heroes, people who used their gifts for good, but Doom did not care. Doom hated Reed, for Reed was claimed to be the smartest man in the world. Doom could not take that fact, for he had done feats unimaginable to Reed. Now? All of them are dead, and Doom is finally going to go back to running his country." He said as if it was normal. "So... am I a good or bad person in this world? I cannot even think about doing what he-" Hercules was, once again, stopped. "You have already done things like this. In every world, no matter how pure the world is, you are Doom. You are the Son of Darkness itself." He paused," In every universe, you were born to the same mother. Your mother, while pregnant with you, wanted to save her father, so she made a deal with Lucifer, or the Dark Lord, and gave her soul to save her father." He paused for it to sink in,"A few worlds are different though, like his. His world, you mother sold her soul to get revenge on the old king, but no matter, it is always the same in the end. Your mother sold her soul, selling your body and soul to the gods willing to take it." "......." Hercules was stunned at how blunt he was. "I took your soul, so I could save your entire life and afterlife. You owe everything to me, but you also owe me your grief. I will now make you re-live the first few years of Victor Von Doom's life. During this, you will learn how to control your Doom. Goodbye." Hercules felt himself being pushed by his voice. Hercules felt himself blink, and he was in a chair. The chair was in an infinitely dark room, but there were a pair of goggles that had glowing text on them reading,'Once this is put on, you will see Doom, and you cannot take them off. He put on the goggles slowly, and felt them suck onto his eye-sockets, as a wave of energy knocked him out. His father never believed him, but Victor swore his consciousness began before his birth, maybe it was because of what his mother did, or maybe not, but he knew he was conscious all the same. Victor wondered why his mother's hands were always so cold, until he was older and realized, his mother, though kind-hearted, was fully delved in the dark arts. his father knew of this too, but he could not convice her to leave the arts. One day she did another dark spell, but it did something different than she wished. Instead of granting their people strength, it turned his mother into a vicious killing machine, which killed every child in a village. The people chased his mother down, and killed her in a vengeful attack. After his mother died, Doom had to endure life without a mother. People had made 'fun' of her at her grave, so he had said something that struck fear into every single one of the gypsies, "Shut up right now, all of you. You say my mother was a witch, that she brought doom upon you all.... Well, if you cast us out, I swear to you, I will grow to be exactly like her! And when I'm truly am my mother's son, i'll track all of you down, and the darkness that she brought will be nothing compared to what I do to you." For the next few years after that, the gypsies and Doom traveled, always on the move.Doom's father moved with eternal grief, while watching Doom. They never spoke of mother, unless it was a small quip. Doom supposed that his father thought that when Doom grew older, he would forget about the magiks. But alas, father belittled his son's memory. All of the gypsies feared and stayed away from Doom except one.... her name was Valeria, a girl in which Doom had his heart upon, but never truly showed at that time. They usually played about, not caring about what their parents thought, but all good things must come to an end... Doom's father was called to heal the king's wife, angering Doom. Doom was poutng his usual pouty dream, until his father woke him and told him,"Don't ask questions Victor, just come with me, NOW!" Doom followed his father, when he found out what his father had done. His father had failed in healing the wife of the king, for she had cancer, but the King blamed Doom's father. They ran away, but were soon lost, Victor and his father had to sleep in the open- winter weather, so when Victor awoke, he saw his father. Frozen. His frozen father scaring him, trapping him, and nearly killed him. Doom soon was found by Boris, who led them back to their camp, but not his father was still dying. After saying final words to Doom, his father passed. But not only he died that day. All of Victor's tolerance towards the king was killed that day. Victor soon started dabbling in the dark arts, and started making technology able to control it. He killed many of the king's men, until he was one day found by a U.S. army man, who enlisted him into the team of developing weapons. He was the only one they needed. He went to school for the amusement, he never needed it anyway, but at school he met, for the first time, Reed Richards. He soon developed a one-sided rivalry towards Reed, but that did not matter. Doom was building his first Doombots back then, Doom bots being robots made by Doom. Doom was funded for personal research as well, so he made a chair which let him speak to the Dark Lord. What happened there, he would have nightmares about for a long time. Doom awoke with his face destroyed, his dorm obliterated, and a man who helped him... nearly dead. Doom was kicked out of the weapons department, but they kept Doom's bots.... he was angered at their defiance, so he made his Doombots destroy themselves, blowing up the base. Doom escaped back into Latveria, had a few misadventures, remet with Valeria, and found an old man named Otis. Otis sacrificed himself to save Valeria, but not before telling Doom of a place high up in the mountains, where they trained in magic. Doom, not caring for anyone, even Valeria, anymore, left to the mountain. He nearly died many-a-times, but he survived and reached the temple. He quickly became the best user of magic they have ever seen, and created his armor... to protect himself from the nightmares... From then on, Doom started a revolution, killed the king of Latveria and took his place, and became the enemy of many people. Especially The Fantastic Four...... "..." Hercules was speech-less. He found what to say...."Sheogorath, I wish to never be known as Victor Von Doom, for as of today... My name is Hercules the Kind . I may be able to kill, but I do not wish to." Hercules felt a surge of energy through him. "Urk!" was all he could spit out n the immense pain that felt as if a million dark, poisonous needles were piercing his skin. His body started to shift around, his sking was darkening to a light gray, his hair (including his beard) fell off, and his eyes felt as if they were popping out of their sockets..... which they did. His body was hardening, his eye-sockets giving the embodiment of eyes, but pure red. He started to feel less and less pain. In the end he looked like the Doom he had just seen, but... his body was coated in a liquid metal. "My child, you are the Dr.Doom of the universe called 'The house of M' by the monitor worlds!" Sheogorath exclaimed. "House of.. Monitor worlds?" Hercules asked, still hurting from the new body. "The monitor worlds are universes that allow visions of others, but usually put them in books and television. Television is like a machine which does what I did to you." The Chaos Lord explained. "Ok then, I will never want to understand that, but I will learn it anyways, won't I?" He said. "yes, but for now, enjoy the new body. Here is a hint, you can change your body's shape!" Chaos said. "Wh-" Hercules almost retorted, but then he saw he was in his own room. He looked at his new body, and tried to change it like Sheogorath said he could. His arm turned into a blade. He freaked out and stabbed through his bed, later on cursing himself for having to buy a new one... Back with Dr.Doom, after killing Richards. "I have finally won...I actually won.....hehehehehehhe...." Doom pondered something on his mind,"Who caused that rift in space-time I sensed earlier? Galactus was killed earlier, and no other cosmic being could create one almost undetected by ME." Doom walked into his lab, looked over his own mind with a doo-hicky no one but him could ever understand, and studied the rift. The rift was so perfect, that only a being powerful then a Beyonder could create it.... but that does not mean it is only one-way.... Doom walks into his lab, cackling like a maniac. 'I have killed Richards, and I have met a being stronger than the Beyonder.... I wonder what I could do?' He stopped in his tracks,'...I have a country to run,first.' And with that, he walked into his throne room, picked up his crown, and started a big celebration of absolute return. Or not. Back with Hercules, at the main square. "Where is everyone?" Hercules said to no one, for everyone ran into houses and locked their doors. All but a few guards,"Halt! Who are you you...tall....monkey..." A guard was stuttering once he saw I was bi-pedal and had no tail. "I am Hercules the Kind, and I am no monkey." Hercules said with zero fear,"I have gained a new power, but I destroyed my bed in the process. I want to buy a bed, but the civilians are hiding from me, as if I was a-" "Killer! You are under arrest for the murder of a griffon citizen! We have magical evidence to conclude that you are respon-" The guard tried to say, but Hercules said,"Arrest me." "What?" The guard said. "Arrest me." Hercules said with more conviction. "O.....K....," He was saying as he hand-cuffs Hercules,"You will be presented in Canterlot Court as soon as we come to the city. Anything you say will be held against you in the court of judgment. You do not have the right to speak." Hercules complied, and climbed into the carriage thinking one thing,'No matter what, I will never do anything evil again...' 'Not even for my own safety.' Canterlot Court, the two alicorn princesses talk alone... or not. "Sister, you know as much as I do in this situation,"The white alicorn,Celestia was saying," We have a griffon dead, and we have to do something. I just fear he may get violent... even with our magic, it seems that his magic has grown past it's pre-destined limits!" Luna remembers that strange wave of new magic energy which emitted from the same area of the human. He is the only thing capable of that. "Sister, thou does not need to worry, for thee Elements of Harmony will protect us as we are here," she said as six mares nodded in agreeement,"No matter what happens we are safe." Celestia was about to retort when a echoing knock came from the large door,"Let the human in only!" "Let the human in only!" A powerful voice boomed,"Alright your highness!" the guard next to me said as he pushed Hercules in. Hercules slowly walked in, calmly, for he knew that no matter what, something was about to go down. hercules sat on the bench as calmly as possible, showing no fear. "Hercules, you have been called here today for the murder of the griffon named Lyna. how do you plead?" "Guilty." Hercules said calmly, shocking everyone to stumbling over, even the princesses. "You know you are at a trial for MURDER, you will not leave this court unscathed." A purple mare said, the same mare who awarded him that one time.. "Yes I do, I know what I did. I feel horrible on what I have done. I deserve any punishment, but..." Hercules started to say. "But what?" Celestia asked. "I wish to be banished for a long period of time. I do not wish to die." suddenly a blue mare flew right up to Hercules. "You kill someone, but you do not wish to die? I am going to hurt you so ba...." she looked at my body, which I had concealed with my hoodie,"Why are you silver?" "I shall show you, for I banish myself." Hercules' body sprouted silver wings,"I bid you farewell." A guard tackled me, but unlike any other guard, this guard was strong. "Ooof!" Hercules said as the body slammed into him. "You shall not spe-" the guard had no time, for with one punch, he fell off me, knocked out. "I will take my leave now. Goodbye everyone." They looked at him slack jawed. Shining Armor laid on the floor, knock out so much, he was dreaming. "NO! YOU HAVE HARMED MY BROTHER!" A prple mare screamed as she unleashed a massive amount of magic my way. "I say nay!" My arm turned into a shield, coated with magic, and blocked the magic bolt. Not even a scratch on my body, I slowly walked towards the six mares. "S-stay away!" the yellow one said,"Please..." I kept on walking, then she looked at hercules. She looked at him with the same eyes Dr.Doom looked at him with, eyes devoid of hope, so they steal all hope. So this is the master of the legendary 'Stare'. "I say nay to you as well." She had drained no hope from Hercules eyes, for they were already all out of that.' I am a Doom, therefore I am a thief of hope. One who is better at a 'Stare' then any being.' "Take this!" a blue mare rammed into Hercules' body, which I had hardened as Hercules made his shield, causing her to just knock herself out. He was about to help her up when a white one passed out. "Celestia, my farewell has not gone as I had planned. I say goodbye to you ponies, I will live in the land of my birth. A large jungle south of Equestria, for it seems you all have sold that territory to a new species, but it is now mine." He felt something trying to sneak into his head. Hercules' eyes glowed pure white as he said to Celestia," You may have my whole solar system in your hooves, but my mind is mine, so BEGONE!" Celestia's magic rebounded unto herself, momentarily causing her to 'fade out'. Hercules raised his wings, and flew out of the large castle. Being hit with all the artillery, but not getting a scratch. In order for them to peaceful, they cannot have him until his quest is done. He must be seen as the enemy for now, or else all is lost... Hercules descends upon the jungle at the brink of dawn... Hercules concentrated all of his magic, for he had used too much in the castle, and made a small hut. For now, this will be his home, but from now on, it will all be a test.... AUTHORS NOTES!Author notes: Ok guys, I put up a new story, but do not worry, for these two stories will run at the same time. They will NEVER cross, so do not expect them to,(LIES) also please enjoy the new story when it is posted! It will be called... 'The Ghoul of Chaos' Fav. Like. Comment. Stalk me. Pure hate. (END?)PURE HATE Sheogorath. The damn idiot who made me come to this world.... I am not meant to be here... He is using me... I will end him.... Hercules lays onto his bed, cursing Sheogorath for placing him in this world. He loved this world, but he is not meant to be here... Tomorrow is when he will begin. He will be free... Many years later... Hercules is now much more mentally fit than he previously was... 'Today is the day...' His mind is much more powerful in his magic... 'I am no damn puppet...' Hercules uses his magic on an odd looking symbol on the wall. 'Goodbye, my lord...' Present day Hercules wakes from his usual sleep, untangling the laces on his new hide camouflage clothing. He proceeds to tie them as he starts to question himself. 'This world is not meant for me...' He stands up, with an odd plan in his hand. 'I have finally been able to regain control of my own mind. I am my own master.' He goes outside, hoping to encounter some bounty hunters. I have most of the ingredients I need... just one more ingredi-' Hercules spots a dark shadow moving near him, behind a tree. 'Ah, there it is...' Hercules walks up to the tree, extended his arms into large blades, and stabbed through the tree.... and into the shadow on the other side. "Urk!" A voice tried to scream, but was diluted by blood. '... a fresh corpse...' Hercules pulls out a checklist, with many things already checked off... -1 oz. of my blood. -Bones of an old corpse... -Pure rainbow -Bottled chaos gem (made by killing 5 parasprites and mushing their bodies together.) -Bone dust -x10 'fresh' corpses (1/10) -x3 ancient bone fragments...(2/3) -x6 unicorn horn. (5/6) Hercules smiles like a madman. 'My mind and body is truly mine...' 'I will destroy the beast that made me live here...' "HAHAHHAHAHAHA~!" Hercules laughed on and on... Back to the future... 'It is time to jump through...' Hercules strapped his talisman, stolen from some male zebra, for it allows him to cancel hypnosis. He extends his arm to fit into a large blade. He presses a button. A bug shiny,red button. *Whirrr* He looked towards the portal.... "Today is the day in which I earn my name of Doom..." Hercules readied his body, making sure he had everything he needed, and vaulted through the portal... Knowing fully well that, if he fails he dies, but if he wins he becomes a God. 'Win-win situation...' *Zeark* Hercules felt nothing. 'Did this just kill m-' Suddenly a large black and white room comes into view... In Sheogortath's kitchen... "Holy demons!" Sheo roared, for he just saw a giant portal open in his kitchen, and fell onto his ass. Sheogorath looks upon his champion. The human he nearly was sent to HELL for. He watched in absolute horror as he sees something he had already forseen... for there was no way to stop it unless he did something that would make his close friend laugh at him. "SHEOGORATH! I have come to claim my freedom, and my godlyhood, from your ashes." Doom looked at Sheo with hatred that could only be rivaled by the TRUE Victor Von Doom. Sheogorath just smiled. Not a true smile though, for it was a smile of desperation... It was his only hope. "I surrender, but not because you are stronger, but because you have stood up to a god." Sheogorath lied. He surrendered out of fear. Fear larger than if a Dovahkiin was fighting him, for he knew one thing that all universes knew. Doom can never be truly beaten, only killed. "If you truly surrender, you will give me all of your powers." 'Huh?' Sheo thought,'This is not how the vision went...' Doom continued to stare. 'Best roll with it....' Sheogorath handed Doom the one thing that he trusted NOONE, not even his disciples, with. He gave Doom an orb shaped object. "This is the Dis-Harmony orb... it can only grant the mortal one wish..." Sheogorath admitted. 'I wish this did not work on mortals only.... I could have destroyed Doom...' "Good.... good...." Doom said, taking the orb. "Ahem... I wish for the souls of every one of 'me' to combine into my mind and body. I will reign in full control of the Doom, for I claim to be the original." 'Oh shit...' "YOUR WISH IS GRANTED VICTOR VON DOOM, HOLD ON TO SOMETHING!" The Orb beckoned. Sheogorath watched in absolute shock as a large cloud surrounded Doom, consuming him entirely... 'Well... this has been fun...' Hercules thought as he was being consumed by the light. He felt many bodies and minds combine into his own. Magic bursting from his every pore. Then... it was done. "I do not fe-" "AHHH!!" Sheogorath screamed as he looked at Doom. "Huh?" Doom looked upon his body, and saw something.... On his chest, there was a pure black symbol. On his arm, there was an odd blue insignia. His legs though, were the oddest, for there was an odd amount of magic emitting from them. "What... what is this?" "You... you.... you have become a god...." Sheogorath said. Fear evident in his voice. "A god?" Doom said, looking upon himself once more. "Heheheheheh...." "I have done it..... I have done what no Doom has done before..... I have gained powers above everything..." "For I am..." "I am..." "I AM HERCULES VON DOOM, GOD OF MYSELF!" Doom shouted, his voice about 10000x louder than the Royal Canterlot voice,"I SHALL DO WHAT I WISH! AND WHAT I WISH TO DO IS..... Watch the worlds...." Sheogorath looked in fear towards his cham-, no... his lord. "My lord.... as a god you may choose your new name.. if you don't mind..." "Fine. From this day forth, in all universes, I will only be referred to as Him" "O.....kay.... my lordship.... PLEASE DO NOT HURT ME!" "I will not hurt you, for you are a god who does not oppose me, so I will now take my leave." And with that, he was gone..... but he will return again. He is not Doom, only 'Him'. 'He' is sitting in a recliner, watching all universes play out now... he is his own lord... he is able to bring absolute happiness, or utter destruction, but never will. He will only watch........ Well guys, that is it for this story. Sorry it ended so quick, but I want to work on my other story more than this one, so why not just make a rushed final chapter instead of no finale at all? Anyway, I hope you guys enjoyed this short story written in my mind during class, because I liked making it. If you guys want a hint: In my other story (The Ghoul of Chaos) 'He' made a short appearance in it during the latest chapter. Anyway, I am sorta sick, so bye guys <3 I will see you guys very soon.....
Chapter Zero- The beginning of the end.Earth, year 19XX. During the gypsy war of the world. The morning is crisp and dry, as one of the King's men surround a small cottage... A child, just born, is being held by his mother. His mother is the leader of the gypsy camp that has been living in peace for many years. That is, until she committed the most evil of things to get revenge upon the king. His mother, a person who did not want any harm done to her people, sold her son's soul to a demon when he was born. The child is now a child of darkness, cursed to be damned for all of eternity, but one of the kings men walk up to the woman before she could strike back and defend her people. The man and the woman looked at each-other, but no one seemed to notice, in fact, it seemed as time stood still. "Leader of the gypsy camp of Mordik, I am a messenger of the king of-" his voice is cut off by the woman's loud breathing, which she slows down,"- and I have an offer that you may like to hear." "Messenger of the Dark Lord, why has thou come to my camp during our battle? Doesn't thou know we are fighting a war here?" the mother asked kindly,"I have had enough deals with you demons. You come to our camp while my father was dying and tell me if I wanted to save him, yet you did not tell me of the price..."she said with more of an angry tone. "I have come to make one final deal with you. My lordship will give back the soul of your child, but in return, the child will be sent to a different realm. A realm of peace. The child will be forced to do a single job for my lordship, and that job is to... live." the messenger said,"This battle will continue on, but a summoner on the world of peace will summon your child to do his one job. You must decide now." The mother was baffled, she knew that if she rejected, her son will be in Hell, but he would get a chance in the peaceful world. She had only an eternity in this frozen time period to choose, but she had already made up her mind. "I accept, but at least let me have one wish for my son in this new world." the mother said," I wish for my child to never know of humanity, for he will despise me for what I have done. I ask of you only that..." "It shall be done," and with that, the man vanished, and the battle started. The mother picked up her sword,"Come at me, you damn ogres!" and with that, she charged into the battle, where the gypsy camp had it's first victory. The mother went to her child's room and saw that he was gone. "Goodbye my son, I wish you to have a peaceful life. Never remember us humans and our struggles, be free." the mother said sadly, tears escaping her eyes as she lay on the floor in a fetal position. The day Nightmare Night, a cottage in the Southern Jungles of Equestria is being covered with weird energy. The inside of this cottage is full to the brim with scriptures so complicated, only a fool could even attempt at re-creating them. An old stallion lives in this house, his wife and child had passed away earlier that year, and he wishes for a son. A son just like his own child, he doesn't care what race, be it; Gryphon, dragon, pegasus, earth, unicorn, or even timber wolf. he just wants someone to care for, someone to ease his kind,old heart. This old stallion's name is Amphitryon the Bearded, a secret decedent to Starswirl the Bearded. He was chased out of his home town of Canterlot after committing a near-damnable act. He almost released Discord with a spell, for he wanted Discord to conjure him a loved one from the grave. Amphitryon looks upon the altar of the the true lord of chaos, who no one will ever know his name. The man started to cry unto the altar,"My lord, I just wish for a child to call my own, it is all I wish, it is all I want." the man pretty much broke into tears. The altar started to glow, surprising the old man to nearly having a heart attack as it said,"Amphitryon the Bearded, I hear your call, and I shall grant it. This human child, from a land of pure saddness an greed, shall be your son. You must mak sure he grows up nice and strong, for he is destined for great things. In his world, there is no magic, but here? Their magic goes beyond that of a trained royal guard when they are just children. They were banished to the realm that they are in by the lord of Order, and you will see to it that this fake Order is stopped. This child is yours, but when he grows up, never tell him of humanity. Or I will make sure you can never speak again." "Y-y..... YES! Oh my lordship, I agree to all of these terms.. now where is this child?" Amphitryon asked with joyful tears in his eyes. A circle through space and time opens, looking as if a gash had been cut onto the universe. The circle was a sphere, but it appeared two-dimensional, for it was the same color all around. A loud humming sound can be heard, but another sound is heard as well... a sound that sounds like the crying of a new-born colt after being scared. A weird shaped animal is forming inside the circle, and as it is doing that, a weird golden shimmer of pure energy wrapped around the child. "This child, is no longer the child of a gypsy witch, but he is now Hercules, the Son of Darkness. This is your child, you must love him, for he is one of your own now. This is farewell, Amphitryon the Bearded. Have a good life." Amphitryon just looked upon the child in his arms, and smiled at him. He watched as the circle closed, and a weird item fell through, along with a note saying,'Keep this item safe, foe when the child is ready, this will turn into his greatest friend. And his worst enemy..... The child looked upon Amphitryon and giggles. All tension Amphitryon had felt is now gone, for he knows what he must do....
Chapter one- A quick end to a happy life, and the start of a new one.It was a warm summer day at a secluded cottage, and all seemed right with the world as Hercules awoke to his adoptive father... Amphitryon was checking on Hercules, the son he had always wanted, as he heard a loud noise from Hercules' room. The noise was not an evil, or even bad, noise, but it surprised Amphitryon to hear this. Amphitryon walks closer to the room of Hercules, ready to attack whatever foul beast may be hurting his baby. Amphitryon was laughing a little one he saw what the noise was."Pfft hahahe.. Come on Lil' Herc, it's ok. Daddy is here," Amphitryon explained to the loudly crying baby,"What is troubling you, my son?" He looks upon his son and sees magical marking appear onto Hercules' face,"Wha- son what are you doing?!" Amphitryon stumbled, surprised beyond thought, and brought down a lamp (filled with magical fire) upon himself. The fire spread across Amphitryon, engulfing him in fire,"Waaah Waaahter!" Lil' Hercules shouted, in fear of the fire. Suddenly, the markings on Hercules' sing glowed a bright blue, and abruptly vanished. A pond-full of water came crashing down onto Amphitryon, to which he sighed and Hercules giggled."My son, you have a great talent, I wish I could train you to use your powers, but sadly you are too young for them. For now though, I will restrain you. Retineo!" as Amphitryon chanted the magical word, chains appeared among Hercules. The chains went into Hercules, though they did his physical body no harm."My boy, I will have to use this spell until you are old enough to understand, but before that, I must prepare a means of canceling your powers. Amphitryon pats Hercules' head and says,"Hercules, you are the one being I truly can love anymore. You are the only being I will love from now on, so do not be mad at me if I ever leave..." and with that he went out the door, locked it, and went into his study. He began to plan a masterpeice way of restraining Hercules without harm, for this word spell will not work once Hercules becomes more powerful. The chaos lord knows he will need it. Days went on, every day being a happy day. This day is, Hercules' first 'Birth'day. Amphitryon woke up with a smile on his face, for today was a day that he would never forget. Today was the day of Hercules' 'birth', a day which Amphitryon has been waiting patiently for. Hercules was sleeping soundly in his bed, while Amphitryon was baking a cake, vanilla, for it was Hercules' favorite flavor. Amphitryon was happily baking, when a sound was heard... *Crash* This sound was very familiar with Amphitryon, for it meant only one thing. Hercules was growing. Unlike normal age, A human in this realm almost fully skipped foal-ship. The Chaos lord never explained as to why this was, so Amphitryon had no idea either. Amphitryon ran quickly into Hercules' room, only to see that Hercules was standing (wobbling legs, but still..), Amphitryon looked at his child and smiled,"You grow up so fast. I wish you do not age so fast when you are older. Oh, that doesn't matter! Come here my son, it is time for YOUR DAY. I want you to wish for one thing, be it anything, and it will come true." Amphitryon put the cake in front of Hercules, and lit the candle. Hercules looked at the candle in admiration and slight caution, for now he had the size and mind of an 3 year old, despite being only 2. Hercules looked at his father, and though he could not speak yet, he wished for one thing.'I wish to age less when I am older, as my daddy wishes it too.' and he blew out the candles. A voice as gentle as the heavens, yet louder then the screams of Tartarus yelled,"You have wished for a prolonged life, and so it shall be done Hercules!" Amphitryon was dumbfounded when he saw his son be lifted into the air, encased inside a glowing white orb, and as it dissipated, brought slowly back onto the ground, half-asleep."Whichever deity has granted my son's wish, I thank you..." Amphitryon put Hercules in his crib, and went to his room. He put up the cake as he was getting a bottle of 'Captain Maregon' and opened the bottle as he said,"To every deity that has blessed me with such a wonderful son," and he was about to drink the bottle, but he saw it slowly disappearing into nowhere..."Well, at least I know that they like alcohol." Amphitryon said, as he slowly went into sleep. As life went on, Amphitryon and Hercules started their own version of Magic Kindergarten, but less... traumatizing. "Ok Hercules, you see that bottle over there?" Amphitryon said, pointing to a 'Captain Margon' bottle. Hercules nodded, not able to speak properly,"I want you to Imagine hitting that bottle with a crossbow, can you do that son?" Hercules nodded his head, accepting the challenge. Amphitryon moved out of the way, for he knew how strong his son's magic was. Amphitryon recalled his restraints from Hercules, as Hercules began thinking of the bottle being shattered in a safe,collective manner. The bottle exploded into tiny, dull shards, so small and dull that, it seemed as if was cut into tiny spheres. Amphitryon clapped as his son blushed,"Son, this was a wonderful job you did today. You have shown me the potential you have at PK magic, so I want to see how you fair with elemental magic." Amphitryon held his hoof out to his son, to which Hercules said,"T-thank yuw daddeh!" Amphitryon smiled, he was so full of joy that he did not realize what was lurking in the jungle... The cottage is un-lit and quiet, for Amphitryon and Hercules are sleeping in their respective spots. Amphitryon dreams of a nightmare, one of the worst ones he has ever had since Hercules was 'born'. The land is a sickly grey, all of the trees cut down and laid unto one another, and a cottage is shown with a mare and her foal slowly being crushed by the trees covering him. Amphitryon screams in his head as he is having to see this dream, of which the event of his family's death is portrayed."NO, honey!" he tries to wrestle his bonds loose, but they are not loosened at all. Amphitryon turned his head back and saw a tall, gold-plated, bidpedal being standing before him,"Damn you lord of Order, why must you ruin this world?! I swear I will kill you you mother bu-" Amphitryon blacked out with a concussive blast, only to be re-awakened by a tall, robed, bipedal being fighting the golden one from earlier."My lord! I lend you my soul to fight this being, friends have to stick together, even if we have different reasons to hate him!" Amphitryon yelled to his friend. "Thank you my friend, I am sorry for this, but you asked for it." The lord of chaos said as he turned to Amphitryon. Amphitryon blacked out yet again, but this time, he stayed in the black until he awoke... Amphitryon was covered in blue sweat, a magical sweat that only is produced by FORCED SLEEP... "Oh no!" Amphitryon looked all over for Hercules, but he was nowhere to be found. Instead a note was laid upon the floor, Dear Amphitryon the Bearded, I am Royal Captain Shining Armour, I know that I am no match for you here, but if I have your petson. I do not know how you think this creature is your child, but it is all I got to get you to come here. In short, you come to the castle and your child is sent to the Royal Academy, but you will not be in jail- Amphitryon did not care to read the rest, he loved Hercules too much to allow him to suffer. Amphitryon went into his study and pulled on a book. A shelf flipped, revealing a cape with an odd constellation on it, and a hat, which had nothing but black upon it. Amphitryon looked upon a map he had not touched in a long while, and then picked up a bag on the ground. The bag contained many items for his longest of travels, but this will be his last one. He looked upon the road to Canterlot and said,"Do not be scared Hercules, Daddy is coming. Daddy will save you. Please never be sad when I'm gone..." he looked at a card he was going to give Hercules for his birthday next week,"I wish you would forget all about me after I do this..." "Your final wish, is my command" said a voice, as Amphitryon suddenly appeared walking distance from the Royal Castle. "Goodbye Hercules, goodbye... my son...." Amphitryon said as he walked to a guard, who then escorted him to the execution chambers, where Amphitryon will be left to hang with the fishes. It has been 10 long, hard years for Hercules in this school for Unicorns, but he has become one of the highest powered magic-user of them all. He is shunned by everyone in the school, except the teachers and professors. Now is the final time of his childhood. The time of.... "Revenge," whispered a 14 year old Hercules,"it is what I will do to those bullies.... they deserve it.." Hercules has been bullied throughout his school life, but now the bullies have gone too far. The bullies had hurt one of Hercules' only friends, just for being around the 'monster'. He now has a plan to thwart these foolish unicorn bullies, and that plan just may get THEM expelled, but not him. He has been granted indefinite stay among the school as long as he does not murder. Hercules smiled at this new-found plan and is currently setting it up. The revenge is planned to work on the day of graduation, for you see, it is the end of his Jr. Hay days, and it is time for all of the bullies to pay for what they have been doing. Hercules looked upon his glowing skin and smiled fiendishly. "It's payback time!" Graduation day, the day in which everyone who passed gets to leave the accursed place. It was half-way through the ceremony when Hercules and the other top 7 mages were awarded with their certificates, straight after getting to meet the purple unicorn who had saved Equestria at one point or another. Truthfully, Hercules did not care for it, he only cared about what was going to happen next. "Let us hear a round of applause for this year's most prestigious students!" the purple mare said into the mic. Everypony cheered as us 8 walked up and stated our names. "I am Glistening Heartstings, daughter of Lyra and Bon-Bon Heartstrings, and I accept this honor." The crowd cheered.This mare skipped a few grades due to great grades. "I am Dinky Hooves, daughter of Ditzy Hooves, and I accept this honor." Everypony cheered again. This mare was held back a few times, but she is now one of the best. "I am Hercules, the 'monster', and I accept this honor, though I do not wish for the attention." The crowd went silent, but clapped their hooves together just to ease the tension. Hercules did not listen to the other 4 ponies, because his trap had been sprung. Hercules had wired the entire grounds with a spell that turned anypony with hatred/disgust towards himself, but it only worked when the words he spoke were said. Suddenly, before Doctor Hooves got to announce the celebration dance, a pink 'poof' exploded across the schoolyard. A few moments later, every single bully that bullied Hercules had their entire body painted horrifying colors. 'Bruiser' became a giant pink and fluffy pony, while 'lil miss perfect' became a pure black mess, with her mane exploding outwards. Everypony was silent, until somepony snickered, then they all laughed at the ridiculousness of the bullies' appearance. Hercules wanted to rule himself out as the perpetrator, so he made his hair all frizzed out. He laughed at his own misfortune, as Glisten and Dinky started giggling at him. The bullies were so mad that they attacked nearby ponies in their embarrassment, making them go to the office... where they would look at every recorded memory in their heads since a few days ago. That is why nopony ever did anything stupid that they could get caught for, because the principal could just see the OTHER things they did. Hercules smiled and walked up to his crush, Glistening, and said,"Hi, I am Prof. Donny, how are you today?" Glistening fell out of her chair remembering that old substitute. The old colt has hair so electric, his mane ATTRACTED metal. They started talking small, but in the back of Hercules' head, he knew he had to admit to his principal of what he had done. He said his goodbyes to Glistening.. but not after getting her insta-mail number (insta-mail is a mail system that only powerful magicians and dragons can do. it summons a green flame that transports anything to the reciever... for the price of 3 bits). Hercules gave her his number, and walked towards the principal's office. Before he entered though, he saw the bullies crying at the principal. He leaned against the door to the Principal's room and heard, "You ponies are supposed to be the best of the best, but you go and terrorize not just the students, but also the ones that are different? You are all banished to MAGIC KINDERGARTEN for 2 years. No exceptions." The principal said. Hercules could see his mind scream,'DO NOT ADMIT ANYTHING!', though Hercules never went to magic kindergarten himself, he heard of what happens there..... he does not want to go there. Hercules could hear the screams that make the ones of Tartarus seem like an angel's chorus. He smiled a maniac's smile, and went to his room. Today, he got his revenge. Tommorow, he begins relishing in his success during summer.'I loved today' he thought as he fell into a nice dream. He could barely hear his new roommate enter the room before he was asleep. His roommate, Dawn Blood, was a griffion who can do magic. Dawn was the one who was bullied for being friends with Hercules, but they remained friends in the end. Sometimes, it is as if friendship is scarce magic in this magic school.
Chapter two- Summer days of Strength Chapter two- Summer days of Strength It is the first day of Summer, the colts are playing sports, as the mares are in groups talking. Everyone is having a good time, except a certain human... "Ughh, this stinks!" He looked at his roommate, the griffon, as the griffon looked saddened at the note in his hands himself. The note was filled of words so complex, only the Principal could think of them. Hercules, being one of the most intelligent in the school, understood most of it. "I know Hercules," The griffon said as he looked upon the note,"Why would they recall our room? Did something happen?" He looked at Hercules inquiringly. Hercules slowly ran his fingers through his beard, which is growing at a rapid rate due to his magic skills. "Hercules, you never explained to me why beards grow upon the most gifted of magicians, so if you do not mind, I would like to know." The griffon said, trying to distract himself from the note in his hands. Hercules smiled and replied,"A beard grows long because of a weird magic pulse that emits through the mind. The wave is a special kind that tricks the brain to think it's older than it really is, making the beard just a side-effect of becoming a faster thinker." Hercules said with ease as he looked at his friend,"Sadly, once I become powerful enough, my beard will go from it's reddish brown, to a pure white. As will my other hairs. best get ready Blood, I am gonna have a beard so white, that my body will be dark." Hercules pointed at his body, his body was not something to be bragged about, but not in the least bit horrid. Hercules was scrawny, but tall. He had blue/green eyes that seemed to be happy at all times, even when bullied. His beard was the only hair he had, for he almost always shaved his head bald. A toga created by the sowing teacher was his main clothing, for his body was not in anyway, protected from the elements. His tall,white body always seemed to exert a happy energy, but if you looked close enough, you would see the weird emotion in his heart. His roommate, Dawn Blood, was a normal griffon, except for a black streak along his back. The streak is a curse, inflicted on him at birth, due to an insane blue mare in a magician's outfit. Dawn Blood smiled at Hercules, and he smiled back at Dawn in return. They both started a conversation to eachother about beards, and whose would look better... "Griffons do not get beards! Griffons get grey feathers! Do you ever study like I tell you?" Hercules said. "Ok, so you win the beard contest, whoohoo, also don't you know I never study? I am not like you and have the attention span to-" suddenly, one of the female griffon magicians came up to Dawn, and handed him a heart-shaped note."Umm... please read it when you are alone..." and with that she ran off. Hercules' jaw dropped ,as Dawn's lower beak dropped. They looked at each other, and Hercules smiled and walked away. Dawn was still gawking at the card, and when he read it, Hercules could FEEL the heart in Dawn's chest beating. Hercules went into their newly assigned room, happy for his friend. ...but also jealous. Hercules could not figure out why in Tartarus Dawn got love before him!.... but then the answer hit him in his brain like a hundred pound colt named Sally,'I am the only one of my species, and even though inter-species relationships are not that un-common, who would date the only human...?'. Hercules shook his head, and laid into his new bed.'I will not give up hope.....'. Hercules wakes up in the morning, he was in a bad mood. The only way he could ever get in a good mood at times like this was competing a challenge. Hercules contemplated what could be the most challenging thing for him to do after his breakfest, and it hit him. Literally. A paper was blowing in the wind when it collided with his face. Slightly mad, Hercules looked at the paper, and smiled... ...Hercules walked into the physical training room, for even though he was scrawny, he had to exercise at some point, so why not start now? Hercules looked at the physical plans, and chose one he thought would be the most efficient for his body type. He chose free-fighting with no magic. Hercules went up the the register, bent down a little, and bought a ticket to practice training at 6:00 P.M. today. In the meantime, Hercules went to his friend, Dawn, to see what Dawn did about the love thing. He saw Dawn crying. Hercules went up to Dawn quickly,"Dawn? What happened?" Hercules said instinctively. Dawn stopped sniffling when he saw his friend, and said,"That- that... THAT FILTHY BITCH LIED TO ME!" Dawn screamed with his face down, continuing to cry."What? What did she do!?" Hercules said, a little pissed at the griffon who tricked his friend,"She fucking... she pranked me by pulling off a peice of my beak..." He showed Hercules the chip in his bottom beak..... making the kind eyes of Hercules, into the eyes of an angry warlock. The beak of a griffon symbolized their whole lives. Hercules suddenly glowed blue with tattoo like things along his body, twisting around and changing shape. "I will be back soon my friend, but before I go... who else did this to you?" Hercules said in a tone that Dawn never thought possible for the kind soul. "Sapphire Tiara and her group of merry WHORES did this to me... I never knew that little bitch was a part of them..." "It is ok my friend, uncle Hercules will solve it..." Hercules' eyes glowed a deathly crimson, but Dawn never saw that, for his eyes were now clouded with tears. Dawn walked into the room, which they were in front of the whole time, and fell unto his bed. Crying to sleep. "Noone messes with my friends, for I am Hercules...." Sapphire Tiara and her band of 'friends' were sitting in her richly furnished room, which had a small THRONE in it. the spoiled filly only got to stay in school because of her mother's influence, for her mother was the main contributor to the school's funding. "Come on darling, tell us more of this devilish prank you pulled on the oaf!" Shurly Mareple said. "um.. ok.. I first gave a fake card to that shy griffon, but when he came, I was admitted to that HE loved me, so I got scared, and instead of watering him down with water balloons, I punched him... breaking his bottom beak." Lyna Strike said. "hahahaha! That is hilarious Lyna ,dear! How did he react?" Sapphire said. "He acted as all griffons do if their beak is destroyed... but much worse... the little worm actually started tearing up! HA, the little whelp knew nothing about what had happened! The look on his face? It was price-less!" Lyna laughed demonically. *Crackle* All of the lights went out, the door locked itself, and the A/C blasted on full. There was an odd blue light outside the door, as everypony gasped at the light, it spoke,"You insolent, petty, fillies. I am the prince of darkness, and you have hurt one of the most kind hearts in the world. I shall tell you what a GOOD JOB you did," Everypony's mouth/beak went agape,"you see, you all have just damaged a soul. Meaning you have made my job easier, so you will all be rewarded with a special room in Tartarus, in which you will spend eternity. You have no means of escape from it...." and then the light vanished, the lights went back on, and the A/C stopped. The door unlocked itself, but none of them noticed, for they were just mortified at what had just occured. A tea cup shatters onto the floor, as a female griffon collapses into a bloody puddle. Everypony screamed at their new friend, Lyna's death.... Hercules collapsed onto a cliff a few miles from the school. He saw that his body was coated with blood, but not his. He saw that his arm sported a glowing RED tattoo. Hercules screamed at his body, knowing what he had done. The memories came back like stones: Hercules watched as he walked up to the door of the rich, snobby fillies. A wide, devilish smirk across his face, and his arms glowing blue, but slowly changing to red. He watched himself halt all light around him, over-powered an A/C, and lock a door. He saw himself slaughtering the poor griffon. He saw his smile as he did so.... he screamed in anguish as he fought the control... and teleported here. Hercules screamed,"WATER!" and cleansed himself, removing every last bit of blood off of his body. The tattoos fading into a black, but not disappearing. Hercules was mortified at what he had just done, he was mad at himself, he was angry at everything.... but deep down inside, he knew that he liked it. He loved it. He could not love himself. The only answer that made any sense to Hercules now, the only answer he could think of, was getting stronger. He needed to be stronger to beat his own mind. He looked at his magical clock, and saw that is was 5:50 P.M., if he enjoys battle deep down inside, then it is time to prove it. Hercules chanted a long-distance teleport spell, and disappeared into his room. He did not expect what was in his bed. In the realm of the Chaos Lord, the Chaos lord sits upon his throne and watches as his pawn attacks... The Chaos Lord watches with a smirk at how Hercules handled his situation. Instead of breaking down like a mortal, he stood back up, as if he was a dark child... which he was. The Chaos Lord rests in his chair, forever watching Hercules as he lives his life. He will watch with awe, as the human triumphs and falls, for this is his pawn. This pawn is his, and only his.... Laid down in hercules' bed was Dawn. Or what remains of Dawn. Dawn looked as if he cut his own body into pieces, for his claw marks could be seen everywhere. Dawn had always been a little depressed, but never this much. Hercules looked in shock as a medical crew came in and took the body. Hercules' mind snapped that day, he was no longer a person who would allow himself to be weak. He could not allow himself to do these things anymore... A few days after Dawn's funeral, at the school dorms, where Hercules has his own room. Hercules is walking out his door, a new pass of training in his hand. This training pass is for a full year, unlike the other which was for a day. Hercules had said his goodbyes to his friend, and now had to move on. Hercules would still never be the same, but he could not let it get into his head. He went to train, and for the next few months the only things he did were study and train. When there was only 2 months left of Summer left, Hercules had become so skilled in his fighting, that he is now allowed in competitions across school. The next competition is going to be held in a few weeks, and Hercules can only feel the pressure as he trains again. Hercules goes to sleep, dreaming of only one thing. The nightmare of his 'other'... "What a nice little game you have there brother." a golden-clad human said,"Are you sure that your pawn will be able to beat Order in the future?" "Nope" said a black-coated figure,"I have absolutely no idea of what is going to happen, but what is the point in knowing? It is more fun being chaotic in choosing." "Fine, brother, who is your pawn anyway?" "The pawn is Hercules, the new son of darkness." "WHAT!? You are useing a human, who has no soul, and is owned by the Dark Lord? Are you MAD?!" "No duh." The golden-clad figure just shook his head,"Brother, you may be the Lord of Chaos, but this is just stupid." "This is not stupid! This is MADNESS!" He dark-coated figure kicks his brother down a well, sending him to his own dimension. "Well, I guess I should alert my true son of what is going on." the dark figure said as he disappeared from the dimension.
Chapter four-The days of anger and hatredHercules is laid in his broken, ripped bed. He is asleep, but is not having his nice, peaceful dreams. There is someone here... The room Hercules was in was heavily furnished, but seemed to be absolutely black at the same time. Hercules tried to yell, but he heard a voice before he could try to. "Hello Hercules..." The Ominous voice said. Hercules is tied to a chair, his tattoos seem to be glowing a purple color as his body is full of weird feelings."I am the man who sent you to this world, for I have a mission for you. You get no say in this, for your mother already signed your soul to me. I do not care for subtlety or any other mannerisms. You are mine, and only mine, so you will have to be a good little pawn. I will allow you to have your mortal whims, but remember this,'I will always be watching...'. You are the one being that can shape this world. I will now allow you to speak, but before you do..." A body that looked like Hercules is shown before him,"I will give you your true name back if you follow my next order." Hercules, now able to speak, was unable to speak due to the shock of this situation, so he just nodded."The plan for you is a simple one. First, a old stallion took care of you, but that part failed due to something... Second, you are to learn to control your powers. You are close, but if you want a hint on how to do that, you have to do the next mission I assign you. Third, you are to vanquish one of my mightiest foes, but that doesn't concern you now." The man walked in front of Hercules, and unbounded him. "Huw-fe-twa!" The man said. Hercules was supremely calmed down upon hearing these magic words for some reason. "The only way for you to control your anger is to embrace it for a few days. I am going to drop you into a land full of evil beings, so you can slaughter without remorse afterwards." Hercules' eyes shot open as he started to say,"Y- you... who are you, and why did you chose me?" "My name? My name is Sheogorath the fifth, but I am in no way Sheogorath. You see, Sheogorath is supposed to be a crazy lunatic, and do I look crazy to you?" Hercules shook his head and said,"No, you just seem to have odd ideas, but nothing more." Sheogoath laughed at that,"Haha, now I see why I chose a parallel version of Him for if you were that man, you would be so boring and mean." Hercules was stunned,"Sheo-" Shegorath glared at Hercules and said,"You may call me Lord Chaos, I dislike that name." Hercules looked at the delusional being and started up again,"Lord Chaos, what is my next mission?" "You will go and re-lease your anger of course,"The Chaos Lord waved his hand and a long staff appeared,"I shall now send you to the Everfree forest. I would say goodluck, but your other will not need it." All Hercules saw was a blinding light as he was changed into his red-tattooed form. "RAGE!" Hercules was trapped in his own mind, trying to fight it. He had to fight it, or else he may lose himself. He watched as he was falling into a tree... The Everfree, one of the few peaceful nights, well it was before a blinding light fell from the sky... "HUNGER!" the beast roared as the resting inhabitants of the forest were awakened. The beast's body was covered with red tattoos, while his surroundings seem to glow a crimson color. The beast was Hercules, but not truly him, for Hercules was still fighting himself in his mind. His other was trashing around the forest aimlessly, until it spotted a resting manticore. The beast was sleeping soundly, sleeping through a blinding light and loud crash, but quickly awakened once it saw Hercules. The manticore stood up and struck, but to no avail, for Hercules was already in his fighting stance as he blocked. Hercules' eyes were absolutely life-less, his body was moving without fear or caution, and his mouth was drooling. Hercules laughed like a maniac, for apparently no reason. The manticore stuck again, but Hercules just blocked it with his finger, the finger was coursing with so much magical energy, it seemed as if it was made of ten unicorn horns. Hercules slightly swung at the manticore. The beast blocked, but instead of a successful 'thump' he heard a loud 'CRACK'. The manticore had no time to react when he looked at his arms and saw them gone. There was no ridge or anything, it seemed as though his arm was sliced off. The manticore saw one thing before it blacked-out. He saw the human had no weapons and was smiling. Hercules watched as the 'other' Hercules slaughtered the powerful beast with nothing but his magic. He felt as if he would upchuck, if he wasn't in his mind of course, but he knew that this was HIS magic, so that meant he was powerful enough to do things like.... this. Hercules sadly looked through 'his' eyes and saw what the other Hercules was looking at now. Wooden Spoon walked around the Everfree forest, but got lost quickly when she tried to run from a timberwolf. She was hearing the calls of a wounded manticore, for she was the disciple of the most kindest of all ponies. Her mentor was never much of a talker, but she was kind. It was thanks to her Wooden found her Cutie Mark so quickly, it was a tree with birds in it. Wooden always wanted to meet the semi-kind manticore, for it knew who was friendly ever since her mentor gave it's father 'The Stare'. An art Wooden was starting to get better at. Wooden started to skip as she trotted away from the large trees and approached the manticore warren, hoping the manticore could lead her home. She turned around a tree and saw a horrendous scene. A manticore was on the ground, arm-less, while a tall, bi-pedal creature looked at it. She had heard from her mentor that there was only a few creatures like this, but this creature was certainly THE human. Said human looked as if he had gotten marking all over his body, and they all glowed a bloody red, while his body was covered in blood. She was so busy being her quizzical self, that she forgot what the human had DONE. It seemed as if this human had utterly murdered the kind manticore, but something was off. Her mentor taught her how to see any creature's emotions, for it played a big part in 'The Stare', but she saw absolutely nothing from the human. She was wondering why that was, as her head realized something. The human was staring at her with cold, life-less eyes.... 'Nonononononononononoo STOP YOU! PLEASE!' Hercules thought with all of his heart as he saw himself walk slowly to the filly, his 'other' strangely saying something back,'You have to recognize me as a part of you before I stop.' Hercules just shook his head, in his head, for this could not be HIM... right? If this is a part of him, how was he created? I was never this evil... or was, no... or AM I? Hercules kept on questioning things until he finally came to a conclusion,'I admit you are a part of me, I may not know of your origins, or if you are indeed the REAL me, but you are me. I will accept you into my mind, but I want you to know that you should never take for granted my soul again, or I will make your worst nightmare come true...' The 'other Hercules laughed, scaring the filly. 'Alright,' the other said,' but call me Von, I am a peice of your identity, Von is a part of your original name. You will have to live in constant fear now, for you will have to deal with your other parts to get your full name. I will say my farewell Hercules .' Hercules's body lost all of it's dark aura, but his right arm remained red.'I guess you are in my right arm Von...' Hercules looked at the filly and said,"This manticore dared to fight with me while I was delusional, please heal him..." the filly looked at the man and nodded, and with that she ran to the side of the manticore. Her mentor's training kicking into high-gear. Hercules looked at himself, his body was utterly messy and unkempt. He felt as if he had lost a piece of his mind, but he knew he had gained a new one in return. He concentrated with all of his mind to see what had changed in him. He saw that his magical reserve was tripled to what it was before. 'So the more I do this, the more I become.... me...' Hercules suddenly was dragged into the black room again, but this time, he was in a nice and comfortable chair. Teleporting like that scared the hair off his beard, but he quickly knew what was to come. "Hercules, you have gained your middle name, Von. Von is your anger of your past being. You will now face the part of you who controls your hatred. this test will be harder to pass, because you are a kind soul. Remember when you slaughtered that griffon?" Hercules nodded,"Your hatred was in control at that time. He will stop at nothing for vengeance. You must now face him. You will go into a place where love is to be fed upon, but your hatred will kill most of them if you are not careful... wouldn't want to anger some new allies would you?" Hercules was shaking. He would have to go to that place, a place full of armies the size of ten equestrias, and come out without causing a war. Before he could dis-agree, he was hit by another bolt of light. Queen Chrysalis was out of the have, for she had diplomatic things to do, and the base was quiet... until a blue ball of fire descended from the sky.... Hercules knew that he had to watch himself in order to accept himself, so he stays quiet about the fact that his body was not falling. Hercules' 'other' was slowly descending himself down upon the ground. Levitating off the ground, but not going any further down, his 'other' went to one of the few scouts far away from the main hive. The scout's name is Kinglish, for after the diplomatic alliance happened, love and happiness spread across the land. The Badlands do not exist anymore, for the land has become alive with love. The Changelings learned how to love, so they gave love to the land, as it gave love unto them. Their society had gone from vicious marauders to civilized beings in only a few years. You see, Changelings seemed to die out a year ago, but one had survived. She was Princess Ling-san Chrysalis and she had found out how to give love once more. She gave love to a plant, and the plant gave her more than double the love back, giving her energy to grow more plants, which spread love across the land soon enough, and she finally was strong enough to bear her first batch of children. Each of them she named and taught how to love. Changelings age quickly, so within a year twenty-thousand civilized changelings had been born. Kinglish was happily watering his plant, as he felt a surge of something going into his veins while trying to absorb the love of his plant. Kinglish started to feel an immense pain as he stopped absorbing and tuned towards the cause of the surge. What stared back was a human, he knew because everyone was taught of him and his possible betrayal to the Princesses. No one in the Hive rusted non-ponies to live civilized among them. Hercules watched as his other ran towards the baffled changeling yelling in an echoing voice,"DEATH, PAIN, KILL, HATE!" Hercules watched himself strangle the Changeling to death. 'NO STOP THIS! I accept you are another part of me, but please... I am you, and you are me. If you truly hate everything, then you hate yourself. Go imprison yourself into me, as I will show you love....' 'You have passed this test. I am Victor, for I am always victorious in the end. I represent your first name, and also your hatred to everything. Together we will become whole...' The dark blue tattoos disappeared from Hercules' body, except at his chest.'So I guess he is the hatred in my heart afterall...' 'I am tired.... I am going to go home.... so my name is Victor Von somrthing.... odd name.' Hercules tests out the levitation thing his 'other' did earlier, he wasn't perfect at it like his 'other' but he was not bad either. He flew all the way to his dorm room, and collapsed into a long, dark nightmare....
Chapter Five- Grief and truth Chapter Five- Grief and truth Inside of Hercules' mind, a dark room appears, and with it comes a dark silhouette looming over a chair. "Chaos Lord?" said a startled Hercules,"Why is thou invading my dreams now?" The Chaos Lord answered with a vision. Hercules watched ,as before him there was a world filled with the only grayed colors. There was a man in full armor, not even revealing his face. He was strangling another man, who seemed to be wearing a blue jumpsuit, and enjoying himself. "Wha-" Before Hercules could question what was happening, he heard the armored man speak,"My name is Victor Von Doom, but you will call me Dr.Doom, Reed. I am unashamed to say that you were my intellectual equal at one point, but now it is time for you to die. Goodbye Reed, I must return to my country." the man in the blue jumpsuit was trying to stretch his body for some reason, but to no avail. Hercules then realized something... "Victor Von.... Doom? Who is thi-" he tried to reject it, but he saw something that made him know it was himself. Dr.Doom(who Hercules believed to be himself, yet different), after choking the poor jumpsuited man to death, looked straight at the portal. Hercules saw his own eyes, his own life-less eyes, and asked one thing to the Chaos Lord, in a fearful voice at first,"Why are you showing me this Lord Chaos?" Hercules said mono-tone, he was to stunned for emotion. "My child, this is you, but only if I never came to rescue you. In this world you are a tyrant, but your people still love you. You have... had a rival, the man who was just choked, and he had the ability to stretch his body to in-human lengths. Doom had used YOUR same magic to immobilize his abilities, viciously ending him and the other three.... "Three? Who else were there that I..... no HE killed?" Hercules said, his heart unable to cope with the fact that this may have been him. "They were called The Fantastic Four. There were four members; Johnny Storm- able to use fire to his will, Benjamin Grimm- A man cursed with a pure stone body," Hercules saw a pile of rubble in the corner of the view...,"Reed Richards- The man who just died, and Susan Richards- Wife of Reed, able to make body invisible and create force fields. They were super-heroes, people who used their gifts for good, but Doom did not care. Doom hated Reed, for Reed was claimed to be the smartest man in the world. Doom could not take that fact, for he had done feats unimaginable to Reed. Now? All of them are dead, and Doom is finally going to go back to running his country." He said as if it was normal. "So... am I a good or bad person in this world? I cannot even think about doing what he-" Hercules was, once again, stopped. "You have already done things like this. In every world, no matter how pure the world is, you are Doom. You are the Son of Darkness itself." He paused," In every universe, you were born to the same mother. Your mother, while pregnant with you, wanted to save her father, so she made a deal with Lucifer, or the Dark Lord, and gave her soul to save her father." He paused for it to sink in,"A few worlds are different though, like his. His world, you mother sold her soul to get revenge on the old king, but no matter, it is always the same in the end. Your mother sold her soul, selling your body and soul to the gods willing to take it." "......." Hercules was stunned at how blunt he was. "I took your soul, so I could save your entire life and afterlife. You owe everything to me, but you also owe me your grief. I will now make you re-live the first few years of Victor Von Doom's life. During this, you will learn how to control your Doom. Goodbye." Hercules felt himself being pushed by his voice. Hercules felt himself blink, and he was in a chair. The chair was in an infinitely dark room, but there were a pair of goggles that had glowing text on them reading,'Once this is put on, you will see Doom, and you cannot take them off. He put on the goggles slowly, and felt them suck onto his eye-sockets, as a wave of energy knocked him out. His father never believed him, but Victor swore his consciousness began before his birth, maybe it was because of what his mother did, or maybe not, but he knew he was conscious all the same. Victor wondered why his mother's hands were always so cold, until he was older and realized, his mother, though kind-hearted, was fully delved in the dark arts. his father knew of this too, but he could not convice her to leave the arts. One day she did another dark spell, but it did something different than she wished. Instead of granting their people strength, it turned his mother into a vicious killing machine, which killed every child in a village. The people chased his mother down, and killed her in a vengeful attack. After his mother died, Doom had to endure life without a mother. People had made 'fun' of her at her grave, so he had said something that struck fear into every single one of the gypsies, "Shut up right now, all of you. You say my mother was a witch, that she brought doom upon you all.... Well, if you cast us out, I swear to you, I will grow to be exactly like her! And when I'm truly am my mother's son, i'll track all of you down, and the darkness that she brought will be nothing compared to what I do to you." For the next few years after that, the gypsies and Doom traveled, always on the move.Doom's father moved with eternal grief, while watching Doom. They never spoke of mother, unless it was a small quip. Doom supposed that his father thought that when Doom grew older, he would forget about the magiks. But alas, father belittled his son's memory. All of the gypsies feared and stayed away from Doom except one.... her name was Valeria, a girl in which Doom had his heart upon, but never truly showed at that time. They usually played about, not caring about what their parents thought, but all good things must come to an end... Doom's father was called to heal the king's wife, angering Doom. Doom was poutng his usual pouty dream, until his father woke him and told him,"Don't ask questions Victor, just come with me, NOW!" Doom followed his father, when he found out what his father had done. His father had failed in healing the wife of the king, for she had cancer, but the King blamed Doom's father. They ran away, but were soon lost, Victor and his father had to sleep in the open- winter weather, so when Victor awoke, he saw his father. Frozen. His frozen father scaring him, trapping him, and nearly killed him. Doom soon was found by Boris, who led them back to their camp, but not his father was still dying. After saying final words to Doom, his father passed. But not only he died that day. All of Victor's tolerance towards the king was killed that day. Victor soon started dabbling in the dark arts, and started making technology able to control it. He killed many of the king's men, until he was one day found by a U.S. army man, who enlisted him into the team of developing weapons. He was the only one they needed. He went to school for the amusement, he never needed it anyway, but at school he met, for the first time, Reed Richards. He soon developed a one-sided rivalry towards Reed, but that did not matter. Doom was building his first Doombots back then, Doom bots being robots made by Doom. Doom was funded for personal research as well, so he made a chair which let him speak to the Dark Lord. What happened there, he would have nightmares about for a long time. Doom awoke with his face destroyed, his dorm obliterated, and a man who helped him... nearly dead. Doom was kicked out of the weapons department, but they kept Doom's bots.... he was angered at their defiance, so he made his Doombots destroy themselves, blowing up the base. Doom escaped back into Latveria, had a few misadventures, remet with Valeria, and found an old man named Otis. Otis sacrificed himself to save Valeria, but not before telling Doom of a place high up in the mountains, where they trained in magic. Doom, not caring for anyone, even Valeria, anymore, left to the mountain. He nearly died many-a-times, but he survived and reached the temple. He quickly became the best user of magic they have ever seen, and created his armor... to protect himself from the nightmares... From then on, Doom started a revolution, killed the king of Latveria and took his place, and became the enemy of many people. Especially The Fantastic Four...... "..." Hercules was speech-less. He found what to say...."Sheogorath, I wish to never be known as Victor Von Doom, for as of today... My name is Hercules the Kind . I may be able to kill, but I do not wish to." Hercules felt a surge of energy through him. "Urk!" was all he could spit out n the immense pain that felt as if a million dark, poisonous needles were piercing his skin. His body started to shift around, his sking was darkening to a light gray, his hair (including his beard) fell off, and his eyes felt as if they were popping out of their sockets..... which they did. His body was hardening, his eye-sockets giving the embodiment of eyes, but pure red. He started to feel less and less pain. In the end he looked like the Doom he had just seen, but... his body was coated in a liquid metal. "My child, you are the Dr.Doom of the universe called 'The house of M' by the monitor worlds!" Sheogorath exclaimed. "House of.. Monitor worlds?" Hercules asked, still hurting from the new body. "The monitor worlds are universes that allow visions of others, but usually put them in books and television. Television is like a machine which does what I did to you." The Chaos Lord explained. "Ok then, I will never want to understand that, but I will learn it anyways, won't I?" He said. "yes, but for now, enjoy the new body. Here is a hint, you can change your body's shape!" Chaos said. "Wh-" Hercules almost retorted, but then he saw he was in his own room. He looked at his new body, and tried to change it like Sheogorath said he could. His arm turned into a blade. He freaked out and stabbed through his bed, later on cursing himself for having to buy a new one... Back with Dr.Doom, after killing Richards. "I have finally won...I actually won.....hehehehehehhe...." Doom pondered something on his mind,"Who caused that rift in space-time I sensed earlier? Galactus was killed earlier, and no other cosmic being could create one almost undetected by ME." Doom walked into his lab, looked over his own mind with a doo-hicky no one but him could ever understand, and studied the rift. The rift was so perfect, that only a being powerful then a Beyonder could create it.... but that does not mean it is only one-way.... Doom walks into his lab, cackling like a maniac. 'I have killed Richards, and I have met a being stronger than the Beyonder.... I wonder what I could do?' He stopped in his tracks,'...I have a country to run,first.' And with that, he walked into his throne room, picked up his crown, and started a big celebration of absolute return. Or not. Back with Hercules, at the main square. "Where is everyone?" Hercules said to no one, for everyone ran into houses and locked their doors. All but a few guards,"Halt! Who are you you...tall....monkey..." A guard was stuttering once he saw I was bi-pedal and had no tail. "I am Hercules the Kind, and I am no monkey." Hercules said with zero fear,"I have gained a new power, but I destroyed my bed in the process. I want to buy a bed, but the civilians are hiding from me, as if I was a-" "Killer! You are under arrest for the murder of a griffon citizen! We have magical evidence to conclude that you are respon-" The guard tried to say, but Hercules said,"Arrest me." "What?" The guard said. "Arrest me." Hercules said with more conviction. "O.....K....," He was saying as he hand-cuffs Hercules,"You will be presented in Canterlot Court as soon as we come to the city. Anything you say will be held against you in the court of judgment. You do not have the right to speak." Hercules complied, and climbed into the carriage thinking one thing,'No matter what, I will never do anything evil again...' 'Not even for my own safety.' Canterlot Court, the two alicorn princesses talk alone... or not. "Sister, you know as much as I do in this situation,"The white alicorn,Celestia was saying," We have a griffon dead, and we have to do something. I just fear he may get violent... even with our magic, it seems that his magic has grown past it's pre-destined limits!" Luna remembers that strange wave of new magic energy which emitted from the same area of the human. He is the only thing capable of that. "Sister, thou does not need to worry, for thee Elements of Harmony will protect us as we are here," she said as six mares nodded in agreeement,"No matter what happens we are safe." Celestia was about to retort when a echoing knock came from the large door,"Let the human in only!" "Let the human in only!" A powerful voice boomed,"Alright your highness!" the guard next to me said as he pushed Hercules in. Hercules slowly walked in, calmly, for he knew that no matter what, something was about to go down. hercules sat on the bench as calmly as possible, showing no fear. "Hercules, you have been called here today for the murder of the griffon named Lyna. how do you plead?" "Guilty." Hercules said calmly, shocking everyone to stumbling over, even the princesses. "You know you are at a trial for MURDER, you will not leave this court unscathed." A purple mare said, the same mare who awarded him that one time.. "Yes I do, I know what I did. I feel horrible on what I have done. I deserve any punishment, but..." Hercules started to say. "But what?" Celestia asked. "I wish to be banished for a long period of time. I do not wish to die." suddenly a blue mare flew right up to Hercules. "You kill someone, but you do not wish to die? I am going to hurt you so ba...." she looked at my body, which I had concealed with my hoodie,"Why are you silver?" "I shall show you, for I banish myself." Hercules' body sprouted silver wings,"I bid you farewell." A guard tackled me, but unlike any other guard, this guard was strong. "Ooof!" Hercules said as the body slammed into him. "You shall not spe-" the guard had no time, for with one punch, he fell off me, knocked out. "I will take my leave now. Goodbye everyone." They looked at him slack jawed. Shining Armor laid on the floor, knock out so much, he was dreaming. "NO! YOU HAVE HARMED MY BROTHER!" A prple mare screamed as she unleashed a massive amount of magic my way. "I say nay!" My arm turned into a shield, coated with magic, and blocked the magic bolt. Not even a scratch on my body, I slowly walked towards the six mares. "S-stay away!" the yellow one said,"Please..." I kept on walking, then she looked at hercules. She looked at him with the same eyes Dr.Doom looked at him with, eyes devoid of hope, so they steal all hope. So this is the master of the legendary 'Stare'. "I say nay to you as well." She had drained no hope from Hercules eyes, for they were already all out of that.' I am a Doom, therefore I am a thief of hope. One who is better at a 'Stare' then any being.' "Take this!" a blue mare rammed into Hercules' body, which I had hardened as Hercules made his shield, causing her to just knock herself out. He was about to help her up when a white one passed out. "Celestia, my farewell has not gone as I had planned. I say goodbye to you ponies, I will live in the land of my birth. A large jungle south of Equestria, for it seems you all have sold that territory to a new species, but it is now mine." He felt something trying to sneak into his head. Hercules' eyes glowed pure white as he said to Celestia," You may have my whole solar system in your hooves, but my mind is mine, so BEGONE!" Celestia's magic rebounded unto herself, momentarily causing her to 'fade out'. Hercules raised his wings, and flew out of the large castle. Being hit with all the artillery, but not getting a scratch. In order for them to peaceful, they cannot have him until his quest is done. He must be seen as the enemy for now, or else all is lost... Hercules descends upon the jungle at the brink of dawn... Hercules concentrated all of his magic, for he had used too much in the castle, and made a small hut. For now, this will be his home, but from now on, it will all be a test....
AUTHORS NOTES!Author notes: Ok guys, I put up a new story, but do not worry, for these two stories will run at the same time. They will NEVER cross, so do not expect them to,(LIES) also please enjoy the new story when it is posted! It will be called... 'The Ghoul of Chaos' Fav. Like. Comment. Stalk me.
Pure hate. (END?)PURE HATE Sheogorath. The damn idiot who made me come to this world.... I am not meant to be here... He is using me... I will end him.... Hercules lays onto his bed, cursing Sheogorath for placing him in this world. He loved this world, but he is not meant to be here... Tomorrow is when he will begin. He will be free... Many years later... Hercules is now much more mentally fit than he previously was... 'Today is the day...' His mind is much more powerful in his magic... 'I am no damn puppet...' Hercules uses his magic on an odd looking symbol on the wall. 'Goodbye, my lord...' Present day Hercules wakes from his usual sleep, untangling the laces on his new hide camouflage clothing. He proceeds to tie them as he starts to question himself. 'This world is not meant for me...' He stands up, with an odd plan in his hand. 'I have finally been able to regain control of my own mind. I am my own master.' He goes outside, hoping to encounter some bounty hunters. I have most of the ingredients I need... just one more ingredi-' Hercules spots a dark shadow moving near him, behind a tree. 'Ah, there it is...' Hercules walks up to the tree, extended his arms into large blades, and stabbed through the tree.... and into the shadow on the other side. "Urk!" A voice tried to scream, but was diluted by blood. '... a fresh corpse...' Hercules pulls out a checklist, with many things already checked off... -1 oz. of my blood. -Bones of an old corpse... -Pure rainbow -Bottled chaos gem (made by killing 5 parasprites and mushing their bodies together.) -Bone dust -x10 'fresh' corpses (1/10) -x3 ancient bone fragments...(2/3) -x6 unicorn horn. (5/6) Hercules smiles like a madman. 'My mind and body is truly mine...' 'I will destroy the beast that made me live here...' "HAHAHHAHAHAHA~!" Hercules laughed on and on... Back to the future... 'It is time to jump through...' Hercules strapped his talisman, stolen from some male zebra, for it allows him to cancel hypnosis. He extends his arm to fit into a large blade. He presses a button. A bug shiny,red button. *Whirrr* He looked towards the portal.... "Today is the day in which I earn my name of Doom..." Hercules readied his body, making sure he had everything he needed, and vaulted through the portal... Knowing fully well that, if he fails he dies, but if he wins he becomes a God. 'Win-win situation...' *Zeark* Hercules felt nothing. 'Did this just kill m-' Suddenly a large black and white room comes into view... In Sheogortath's kitchen... "Holy demons!" Sheo roared, for he just saw a giant portal open in his kitchen, and fell onto his ass. Sheogorath looks upon his champion. The human he nearly was sent to HELL for. He watched in absolute horror as he sees something he had already forseen... for there was no way to stop it unless he did something that would make his close friend laugh at him. "SHEOGORATH! I have come to claim my freedom, and my godlyhood, from your ashes." Doom looked at Sheo with hatred that could only be rivaled by the TRUE Victor Von Doom. Sheogorath just smiled. Not a true smile though, for it was a smile of desperation... It was his only hope. "I surrender, but not because you are stronger, but because you have stood up to a god." Sheogorath lied. He surrendered out of fear. Fear larger than if a Dovahkiin was fighting him, for he knew one thing that all universes knew. Doom can never be truly beaten, only killed. "If you truly surrender, you will give me all of your powers." 'Huh?' Sheo thought,'This is not how the vision went...' Doom continued to stare. 'Best roll with it....' Sheogorath handed Doom the one thing that he trusted NOONE, not even his disciples, with. He gave Doom an orb shaped object. "This is the Dis-Harmony orb... it can only grant the mortal one wish..." Sheogorath admitted. 'I wish this did not work on mortals only.... I could have destroyed Doom...' "Good.... good...." Doom said, taking the orb. "Ahem... I wish for the souls of every one of 'me' to combine into my mind and body. I will reign in full control of the Doom, for I claim to be the original." 'Oh shit...' "YOUR WISH IS GRANTED VICTOR VON DOOM, HOLD ON TO SOMETHING!" The Orb beckoned. Sheogorath watched in absolute shock as a large cloud surrounded Doom, consuming him entirely... 'Well... this has been fun...' Hercules thought as he was being consumed by the light. He felt many bodies and minds combine into his own. Magic bursting from his every pore. Then... it was done. "I do not fe-" "AHHH!!" Sheogorath screamed as he looked at Doom. "Huh?" Doom looked upon his body, and saw something.... On his chest, there was a pure black symbol. On his arm, there was an odd blue insignia. His legs though, were the oddest, for there was an odd amount of magic emitting from them. "What... what is this?" "You... you.... you have become a god...." Sheogorath said. Fear evident in his voice. "A god?" Doom said, looking upon himself once more. "Heheheheheh...." "I have done it..... I have done what no Doom has done before..... I have gained powers above everything..." "For I am..." "I am..." "I AM HERCULES VON DOOM, GOD OF MYSELF!" Doom shouted, his voice about 10000x louder than the Royal Canterlot voice,"I SHALL DO WHAT I WISH! AND WHAT I WISH TO DO IS..... Watch the worlds...." Sheogorath looked in fear towards his cham-, no... his lord. "My lord.... as a god you may choose your new name.. if you don't mind..." "Fine. From this day forth, in all universes, I will only be referred to as Him" "O.....kay.... my lordship.... PLEASE DO NOT HURT ME!" "I will not hurt you, for you are a god who does not oppose me, so I will now take my leave." And with that, he was gone..... but he will return again. He is not Doom, only 'Him'. 'He' is sitting in a recliner, watching all universes play out now... he is his own lord... he is able to bring absolute happiness, or utter destruction, but never will. He will only watch........ Well guys, that is it for this story. Sorry it ended so quick, but I want to work on my other story more than this one, so why not just make a rushed final chapter instead of no finale at all? Anyway, I hope you guys enjoyed this short story written in my mind during class, because I liked making it. If you guys want a hint: In my other story (The Ghoul of Chaos) 'He' made a short appearance in it during the latest chapter. Anyway, I am sorta sick, so bye guys <3 I will see you guys very soon.....
