Nocturnal Savage

by Boxcar Racer

Chapter 19 - Second Chance

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Five years ago in Equestria, a mysterious creature known as a "human" appeared near the Everfree Forest. Immediate safety precautions were taken and he was disposed of and left to rot in a cave.

It may have not been the best way to deal with this possible hazard, but it had to be done. Who knows what could have happened if he was left to roam free.

It was for the best.

Right?

After only a few weeks, the human was completely forgotten about and everypony moved on with their lives happily. He was forgotten for a whole three years until they finally checked the cave for his corpse. They didn't find one.

Once Celestia heard about it, she put together a team of pegasus ponies to search for him. They looked for him everywhere and left no stone unturned, but he was never found.

To this day, it's feared that he might have survived and that he might come back for us...

"The earth is hungry and thirsty..." I murmured to myself.

I could hear it begging for cleansing and demanding flesh and blood. The noise is drilling into my head and it's giving me a huge headache. I couldn't walk properly anymore. For five whole years, I have been roaming the forests.

I noticed another crowd of pegasus ponies flying above the forest, most likely looking for me. It's been tough to survive for so long, and I don't think I can take it anymore.

Strange memories are forming in my head of a shed in Ponyville. The shed seems very important to me, and I can't shake off the feeling that I absolutely have to go there. For now, I'll just get up and make my way over there.

As I was walking, the noise only got louder and louder and it started to feel like my head would split, but I had to go on. I had to find that shed...

After sneaking around for a few minutes, I found the shed and I went inside. Inside the shed I found tons of objects from the real world. The ones that stuck out for me the most, was a full mine worker's outfit with a gasmask and a pickaxe. Looking at them seemed to soothe my headache for a split second, but it quickly came back.

More memories started to form in my head, including memories of brutal murder and great pain. I heard the door creak and saw that somepony had come in this shed.

"Hello?"

I could hear the unrecognizable earth pony call out to me. It seems that he saw me sneak in here. He kept calling out for me, glancing around. Everytime he repeated that damn word my headache got two times worse.

KILL HIM

That was the only thought that I could think of through my massive headache.

"HEY, WHO ARE YOU?" Before I realized it, the earthpony had come even further inside and he had noticed me. I panicked and swung my pickaxe in his direction.

The pickaxe pierced his head in an beautiful cloudburst of blood and all I could feel is bliss and pure joy. The headache was gone. I didn't feel bad for what I did, it actually felt quite enjoyable.

After a few seconds though, the headache started to slowly fade back in. I feasted upon the frozen images of molten massacre as the drilling sound grinded relentlessly and mindlessly on inside my head.

I now know what I need to do. The earth demands cleansing.

I took the miners outfit and put it on. I quickly cleaned up my pickaxe and sneaked out. Watching from further away, I could see a few other ponies go in the shed to look for their friend, only to hear their screams seconds later. Everypony went to the scene and panic got spread everywhere.

Blessed are the meek for they make easy targets.