Hello everypony, I give you another chapter of My Love is your Salvation.

How do you like it so far, does it fit your dramatic suspense of a Cadance Romance Story?

Well sit tight because Cadance is going to make a little appearance for James, but not directly. Right now it's just a little bit of mental speaking before the good stuff happens and all the drama builds.

Don't worry though, it is a Cadance X OC story. There is no Celestia and Luna romance, just bashing and deep hatred for them until you all decide it is time for them to earn his friendship.

Which will probably be never! (Evil Laugh) XD

Anyway I hope you enjoy this next chapter. Remember to leave a review or add the story to your list by favoriting and/or following it.

Enjoy.

Ponies working my castle, each doing whatever fits them best while I work on an education system for the colts and fillies, and the Everfree Forest now being my kingdom since the animals are loyal to me.

I was practically a ruler now because of Rain busting my balls about being what the ponies need in Equestria, which it to be a kind and gentle ruler that protects his subjects from danger. That is something their princesses failed to do when the Griffons attacked what is left of the town that everyone left behind to join my kingdom.

I was surprised to have everyone in Ponyville now at my castle, especially that Twilight and her other friends are the new Element Wielders. Knowing that, I had a little more respect for them since those trinkets are near impossible to wield because of how picky they are.

Anyway I was sitting at my desk in what use to be the infirmary room. It was now a classroom for the colts and fillies that now range up to one hundred in my castle. The entire population was ranging to about 300 ponies that I have to take care of now, not to mention protect them from danger whenever it shows up.

My attempts in getting Rain to change her mind were useless, especially when the kids were having fun with her. She was their new guardian and playmate whenever they went to the gardens to have some fun.

Now I was a ruler of a small town population, but whatever I was to be is on vote right now with the ponies doing a ballot. The idea came from Twilight Sparkle and she was my co-researcher right now in the darkness I removed from the filly a few days ago. The colts and fillies are supposed to learn basics, which is four days a week with a mare called Cherrilee, but today they were going to learn about darkness and I had the perfect sample in a test tube right now.

"Okay kids, what you see here is a darkness that inflicted a blade. These small tentacles are like hooks that latch onto the victims heart before spreading through the arteries and veins" I explained, while pointing at the orb in the tube with a pencil.

The kids were definitely in awe of this strange darkness, but so was I since this is a darkness that spread at a much faster rate than what the books say. Most forms of dark inflictions take months to spread before any signs of it are seen, much like rabies, but this darkness spread through the filly in a matter of days.

Whatever this darkness is made me nervous, not that it would get me but that it is extremely dangerous and probably uncontrollable at certain levels.

"Yes Applebloom, do you have a question?" Twilight asked while pointing at the filly that is the sister of The Element of Honesty.

What was her name; Applejack if I recall. I'm actually surprised that the earth pony came to the castle so willingly with her family, but I recalled that the Griffon attacked their farm first and destroyed all they had.

Of course I would not let them live in poverty, but they had to earn their keep when living in my castle.

"Yeah, is this the same darkness that created Nightmare Moon?" she asked, bringing much mesmerizing into the classroom since no one knows how she became the heartless bitch from a thousand years ago.

I could have answered, but I decided not to since Luna and Celestia are the last ponies I ever want to discuss. If you ask me, I'd say I don't care and this world would be better off without them.

"No sweetheart, nopony knows how it happened" Twilight answered, then gave the spotlight back to me since we were going to have a little fun with this darkness.

I was smiling over the fact that I was about to show these ponies real power by demonstrating on the darkness that is barely contained in the tube. Turns out that it gets stronger by feeding on the negativity of other creatures, meaning these last few days have been a buffet for it.

So far I've only sensed that it ranges in a power level of 57,000, but it is getting stronger and I need to take of it fast before something else happens.

"Anyway, lets go to the test room and see what the weaknesses are" I added, only to have another hoof raise in the air as I grabbed the tube.

"Yes Sweetiebelle?" Twilight called out and the filly rose from her seat.

"Aren't you hurting it by keeping it locked away?" she asked, obviously trying to see if there was some good in this abomination that was fighting to break free.

Good thing I enchanted the tube with my own energy, but right now I was chuckling while we exited the classroom.

"This kind of darkness is not something to be friends with little one, this darkness is a parasite that wants to feed on your body before taking control or killing you" I replied truthfully, receiving gasps from the kids while we walked to the next room that is right across the hall.

I tell you, teaching a hundred kids is a pain. But thanks to my scheduling I have them separated into classes of four, so I only teaching 25 kids an hour for four hours of the week while Cherrillee does it four days a week.

How does she put up with all the questions from these angels?

It doesn't matter, what mattered was that we entered my own little creation for the fun of research and showing the kids what darkness can do. We were in the testing room and I was heading into the other room that has a see through window for the kids to see. The glass is fives thick and has a higher density level, and is enchanted to withstand any magic, so even I would have trouble getting out if I tried breaking through the window.

Once I was inside I had Twilight seal the door and turn on the light.

Yes it has electricity and it is machinery from earth, but that's the beauty of being able to create things with your imagination. You make things like this without even trying as long as you have the proper memory of what components need to be applied, and you create a stable power supply through magic.

Trust me when I say it isn't easy, it's a big pain in my ass and a massive headache at times.

"Okay Arkham, it's all ready" Twilight said over the intercom, giving me go to start our tests for the kids to see.

With that said, I removed my new Organization 13 cloak and took off my gloves after throwing the test tube to the wall furthest from me. Yes I have a new cloak, and it's the one Xemnas has when he faced Sora and Riku for the final battle.

Hey, I liked my old cloak but was certain it would never come back since Cadance has it now.

"Okay, let's start with fire" the purple requested, which became the first immediately after the tube broke.

The orb of darkness burst from it's prison and grew to a much bigger size that I was a little impressed for, but right now the kids were in awe of the monster that was 20 times my size.

Good thing the test room is huge.

"Only a mother could love you" I chuckled while watching it screech and lash its tentacles around the place.

Obviously it was pissed off and trying to escape, but upon sensing it I felt the large energy in it begin to diminish. The power level was fading slowly, which is confusing since it just came out and grew in seconds.

I stood there confused, arms crossed and eyebrow cocked while Twilight and the students watched in worry. This was a strange reaction from it, but it only got stranger when the fury increased its size started to decrease with its power level.

"Why are having negative effects?" I asked myself, then pondered some more since it was not attacking me.

Then it hit me, the statement I gave to Applebloom about the darkness being a parasite. I remembered the word 'parasite' and rushed through my vast thoughts to reach the conclusion that was so obvious.

How I failed to see it immediately made me feel like an idiot, but I found the answer still so I had some idea of what this thing is.

"Twilight take note of this" I ordered.

"Okay, ready" she said in the intercom.

"This thing is a parasite that feeds on its host as it poisons them, meaning it believes in weakening the host so there is no fight. This parasite needs a host in order to survive or it will die, much like this thing is right now with the level of power decreasing and its size getting smaller" I explained and watched her write all that in a scroll.

I could see the awe on her face when I said that, but there was still much to learn about this thing before we destroyed it today.

"Okay, what else?" she asked.

"The rate of dying is slow, and it will be called parasitic darkness. Now for the fire test" I finished while stretching my body, readying for what could be a quick battle with the creature.

I began the tests with a snap of my fingers, igniting the creature with a blue inferno while they watched. The creature screeched even louder than before as the flames killed it off even faster, which means it can't stand heat.

Luckily Twilight was taking note of these things, but it didn't last long since the monster died off too quickly. I was very disappointed in watching it die so quickly with fire, but that just means it is extremely weak against anything that involves heat.

With little notes taken and no other parasite like it to study, I groaned in annoyance and crossed my arms while activating my Byakugan to see if there was any trace of it left that would escape.

Nothing of it was left, so I was back at square one with the BAO slipping from my grasp once more. This was more frustrating than having all these ponies in my home, what with no lead being left in finding these bastards and bringing them to justice.

Stuck with hiding my frustration, I left the test room with a smile on my face while the colts and fillies waited for my next lesson. I wasn't going to give another though, not when this study went down the drain so fast and that the castle bell rang for high noon.

With time already up, I faked an enthusiastic chuckle.

"That's all for today kids, class is dismissed" I said calmly, causing a rush of cheers and running while I watched them.

The kids left in haste, leaving me to have a moment of frustration to myself while Twilight sorted the paperwork. I went from faking happiness to yelling my heart out and punching a wall while flaring my aura, creating a fist sized hole into the brick as the alicorn jumped and yelped.

She tossed the papers into the air, but I did not care since this was my only chance of getting a lead on the BAO. With no lead now, I was stuck with waiting on one of their goons to show up and try to kill me again or kidnap me for study.

"Fuck, now I have nothing to use as a lead!" I screamed and shattered the nearest set of test tubes.

Luckily the door closed, but I was still screaming at the top of my lungs while losing control of myself. I was so angry that I wanted to change, I wanted be barbaric in my search of the BAO, I wanted to go super human 5 and combine it with every power I have in order to destroy whatever could possibly lead to them.

I couldn't though, I could only go super human in front of Twilight while my Mangekyo Sharingan and Rinnegan activated. My power slipped through the barriers of my soul and flared into the first state of power I earned so long ago.

My hair was pure silver now, and so was my aura, my body felt ten times stronger now, and I was gripping the table so hard that it cracked in my fingertips as the purple alicorn stared in a mixture of fear and awe.

It has been a long time since I went super human, and to be honest it felt really good until I looked to my left and saw her staring at me. I was not exactly proud of my accomplishments, especially when people stare at me like that because it is like I'm being judged for what I can do.

Which results in me being defensive.

"What the fuck are you looking at, you have a problem with my super human form!?" I spat angrily, breaking whatever trance she was in while reverting my normal form.

Now I was isolating myself again, throwing my cloak over myself once more and pulling the hoodie over so she didn't see me for what I am. I know I'm a freak of nature, a Scarface that can't be in society without getting awkward look, but she didn't have to stare at me like I am some sort of monster.

"I'm sorry, I was just surprised and...it was really amazing" she replied.

You could say I was shocked to hear that from her, but I kept it well hidden by getting angrier. My frustration was so much that I needed to go out and break something, or at least destroy some big object that no one would miss.

After hearing her answer, I coughed a sarcastic laugh.

"Whatever" I scoffed, then stormed out of the room with my annoyance of her now at the max.

It was already pissing me off to have her around me after the rebound attempt, but to have her as an assistant was bad enough. If I had her around for another minute I was going to lose my mind and go ape-shit on the world. So for my own benefit I got out of there and returned to my bedroom for a little peace and quiet from everything, even if it is selfish of me to do such a thing.

I didn't care though, I have alot of things on my mind and alot of anger weighing on me from the years of hell I went through. I had every right to be angry at the world that has misjudged me for being a freak with scars all over him.

"Annoying pests" I groaned while entering my bedroom.

With no one around to bother me, I slammed the door shut and threw my cloak off of me before jumping onto my bed. With a little peace in my mind, and no one bothering me, I calmed down and pondered the last few weeks that have happened to me. My mind was in a bit of rush and I wanted it to slow down from all the tension that is in there.

So I took deep breaths and stopped on the memory of Cadance seeing me after I killed those Griffons. But that only made things worse since I have a mixture of still loving her and despising her at the same time. I couldn't care less about her aunts, but at least Cadance didn't try to kill me with magic.

She still left to fend for myself because her royalty was more important, which broke my heart in more pieces that I can't possibly hope to put back together. Cadance may still have my love, but she still has my slight hatred for her and I don't plan on letting it go just because she is some pretty face now that's had a millennia to think about her actions.

Time has healed my wounds, but it's also made me a heartless bastard.

"I still love you, but I also despise you" I said to myself while laying on my heavenly mattress, arms under head and nothing but the sound of kids playing in the courtyard.

It felt good to hear those laughs echo in my home, hearing fillies and colts play so much brought me joy that I have not felt in a long time. Things were much better in my life with a few kids around to hear playing and laughing to their hearts content without parents telling them to lower their voices.

Most people would think I'm a pedophile, but in truth I just adore kids because they have the easy life. Kids are pure hearted angels that deserve nothing more than love and affection, which is why I am allowing them to stay here.

So they can be loved and cared for without the worries of the BAO attacking what's left of Ponyville again.

After a few minutes of resting, I found myself drifting into the hole that is in my heart because of Cadance. I felt the pain return as I pondered the thought of giving her a second chance, but that only made things worse.

Every time I thought of talking to her I felt more pain coursing though me, probably for the fact of her and I having some sort of connection that is her doing. We are not bonded, but our minds are connected in a way that she made with her love magic.

I wished I could cut the connection forever, but the spell is permanent and I can't risk using my imagination to sever something that has possibly deepened our minds even more. There is the possibility of our minds breaking or going into some traumatic state that can't be fixed or paused with medication, so basically I'm stuck with it until the end of my immortality.

Which is never.

"Why did you betray me Cadance...why?" I asked myself, only to hear my head rattle while the laughing of the fillies and colts continued.

Or at least that's what I thought...

"James...James"

My eyes shot open at those words, the sound of my name echoing in my mind with the familiar voice of a pony that I don't want to see. She was repeating my name, calling out to me with that fucking connection I don't want her to be using to find me.

Why can't she just give up, why can't she just leave me alone like I told her to after killing those Griffons?

"James I know you're there. Baby please talk to me"

"Stay out of my head! You're not welcome!" I yelled angrily, fighting the pressures of her magic as it pounded on my psyche in attempt to break free and search my memories.

I couldn't let her in, I couldn't let her see my memories or she would find me. I had to fight back and that's exactly what I was doing while she talked to me with tat damn mental connection.

"I said stay out! STAY OUT OF MY HEAD CADANCE!"

"James I know you're angry with me and you have every right. But I need to talk to you, I need to see you Jamie"

No, not the nickname, anything but the fucking nickname she gave me. Now I was flailing around the room, fighting the painful pressure she as putting on me so easily with that damn talent of hers.

My heart was racing, beating as her magic touched me and pulled out the love I have for her. Cadance was tearing through me, using my love for her against me to open the mental walls around my head and invite her.

It hurt so much, but I had to fight back, I was fighting back desperately with every ounce of my mental fortitude being put to the test.

"Jamie please open up, please let me in, please...my love!"

"I am not your love, I am not your friend, I am not even your acquaintance. Now get the fuck out of my head!"

"Jamie I'm sorry for everything, Jamie I can make things right. Oh baby please let me in, I love you and I want us to be together again"

"I said no! Now leave me alone!" I howled at the top of my lungs, forgetting that my window was open and possibly everything was being heard by the ponies.

Suddenly it stopped though, the mental pressuring stopped and Cadance was leaving my mind. But she left with one final sentence that made me angry, one final sentence that made me afraid for some reason.

"I'll go...but I will find you and will make things right...I love you Jamie...I will win your heart again"

Shivers slithered down my spine at those words, my lips curled in nervousness that she might have found me. She couldn't have though because of the mental walls I had up against her, and that I fought back like a madman to keep her at bay from my memories.

I was breathing heavily and holding a hand over my chest from the racing heartbeat and the pain from bitch pulling the love I have for her out of the shackles I put around it for all eternity. Cadance broke my love free of the restraints, and now I was scared of what would if she showed up or found me. If we met again I would be having a more difficult time fighting her connection with me.

No, no I won't let her win this time, I won't let her pull those stupid tricks that always softened my heart. Cadance was not going to win this time, she was not going to make me fall back into her hooves and say I forgive her.

I will slit my own throat and rip out my vocal cords before I give anyone a second chance, especially her.

"I need a drink" I panted, then made for the cupboard that has my personal collection of alcohol that dates back many generations.

This was the good shit that doesn't exist anymore, and I always had a drink at times like this to calm my nerves. I searched through it and found that I had one last good swig of Dragon's Fire, the best cider for warming up your insides and getting you drunk after four shots.

I was desperate, so I took it and readied for a good shot that would calm my nerves. I filled my shot glass and readied to drink a little while reading a book for a few hours, maybe even take a nap before having to join the castle citizens for dinner.

Unfortunately I didn't get to drink my alcohol, I only got to hearing a scream of pain echo in the gardens right before my lips touched the glass. With the scream being heard, I set the glass down and shot up from my chair to see what was going on.

"The hell?" I whispered while staring out the window, seeing that a grey filly was on the ground with one hoof holding the other.

She was crying and whimpering while a large brown Pegasus with his mane over his hair stood there. There was another Pegasus there as well, standing behind the filly that was in pain. They were identical, but one looked much older than the other and she had strangely misaligned eyes.

With no idea as to what happen, I dove from the tower and landed gracefully between the three ponies with nothing but worry for the filly that was wailing.

I ran to them, stopped and leaned down to see that her right hoof was swollen and red from what looked like the result of a blunt object hitting her. Ponies were gathered and frightened as I stared at it, already activating my Byakugan to see if there any injuries that required a doctor.

Her hoof was broken and the bones were misaligned, which means something or someone had to have hit her pretty hard to knock the bones out of place.

"What happen here?" I yelled, startling the gatherers while the brown Pegasus stood there with fear showing in his expression.

Obviously he was the cause of this, but what did he do is the question.

Thankfully I got my answer from the filly, but in doing so made the brown Pegasus just sign his own warrant of pain.

"He-he was pi-picking on my momma, so-so I told him to leave her alone and-and he hit my hoof with a rooock" the filly wailed in the end, returning to screaming her heart out as I glared at the bastard with a deep hatred for ponies like him.

He knew he was in trouble now, but the punishment was going to be a deep reminder as to why no one makes me mad or breaks my rules.

"You like picking on fillies...DO YOU, FUCKER!?" I yelled furiously, startling the entire group while he backed away.

Oh he knew he was fucked now, but the punishment he was about to receive is far worse than death. His life consisted of living in Ponyville, but now he was in a castle that is under my protection. However he just hurt a filly that is four times smaller than him and barely old enough to hover off the ground with her wings.

I was pissed off now, and everyone could see that the consequences were to be severe for such bullying. I'm a man of many things, but I do not tolerate bullying in any shape or form, and they were about to find out.

"Rain, get him out of my castle, he is banished from here!" I ordered, sending in my serpent friend to remove the pain in the ass that was now babbling in his attempt to plead for a second chance.

It is as I said before, I don't give second chances.

The gardens went quiet now, except for the filly that was in my arms now after I scooped her up gently and pecked her head. I rocked her slightly and watched as my friend constricted the Pegasus and carried him out of our home, forever to remain unwelcome from here.

The filly continued to sob, but only from the pain that became soreness while I cooed to shush her politely.

"It's okay, it's okay sweetheart, I'll get you fixed you up, Arkham will get will make the pain go away"

"It hurts" she moaned, obviously not taking the pain too well.

But she's just a kid, so I didn't expect her to be brave or strong. My only expectation is that she acts like a kid and has fun living in her new home, which is what I want for everyone.

Even the adults that are a pain in my ass.

Once that was said, and Rain left the castle to remove the Pegasus from the castle grounds, I flew up to my tower with the other Pegasus behind me while the crowd realized that such crime results in banishment.

It's my castle though, so I can make the rules up as I want.

After a minute of flying, I landed in my bedroom with the filly still crying and her mother behind me. I set the filly on my bed and made my way to the medicine cabinet while the sound of hooves clacked on the other side of my door.

I knew who it was, but for him to already know is quite impressive since I have not said a word or told anyone to fetch the stallion. It didn't matter though, what mattered was that he burst through my doors a minute later with his bags and Nurse Redheart behind him.

"Right on time, she's over here" I said and pointed to the filly.

Doctor Hooves didn't need to know what must be done, all he needed to know was what injuries she has and that the medication needed would numb her for the most painful part the day.

Re-breaking.

"What's wrong with her?" he asked immediately, hasn't even pulled out his equipment in his bag.

I had to say that I was quite flattered that he trusted me in giving a description of her injuries, but talking had to be kept to a minimum since the filly was crying her eyes out right now.

I didn't answer though, I only touched his neck and shared my eye ability through physical contact. My Byakugan was now his temporarily, giving him the perfect sight to see what was wrong with her hoof.

It didn't take him long to figure out, but now I had to let go and move aside so Nurse Redheart could do her work.

"I see the problem, thank you Lord Arkham. Nurse give her a dose of Morphine, we have to realign the bone" he ordered, which became my cue to walk to the other side of the bed and talk to the crying filly.

Her wailing became screeches at the sight of the needle, which is understandable since I have the same fear. If it was up to me, I would have all needles banned before a pony could even think about using one.

I wanted to comfort the filly, but her mother beat me to the other side of the bed and I had a pony nip my hand from behind. I wasn't sure who nipped me, but I found out in an instant with a quick turn as the filly whimpered.

Obviously she was getting the needle now, but I didn't see because of the pony that was standing in front of me. She was one of Twilight's friends, the orange earth pony that is now the farmer of my gardens.

I had to admit that she was hot for a working mare, but I didn't remain focused on that because of the panic she was radiating in her emotions. My fear went from a little bit to a skyrocket of terror as she bit my hand and tugged on me, trying to pull me somewhere that was needing to be tended to.

Something was wrong though, something bad happened because her brother was also here in the room with the same worry being sensed by me.

"What's wrong with you?" I asked and jerked my hand from her mouth, only to have the shock overtake me while Rain returned.

The orange earth pony was not at all subtle with her request, but I wouldn't either if I found out the dark truth about what has happened to my sibling.

That is if I had one in the first place.

"Please, ya have ta get mah sister back. Applebloom is gone!" Applejack screamed, only causing more drama and confusion as I stood there with a cocked brow.

"Whoa, whoa, what is wrong?" I asked, trying to act like a proper ruler when it was going to be tossed out the window after what was said.

"Applebloom wandered from the castle and we followed her to try and get her back, but a tree fell over and now she's gone" Applejack explained, making things a little tense since we now had a missing filly.

But it only got worse from here.

"Okay, well I will go find her and-"

"NO YA DON'T UNDERSTAND! APPLEBLOOM WANDERED INTO SUNNY TOWN!"

It was at that moment I felt my heart jump into my throat, my eyes went wide and the terror in my chest eroded my skin with a bad tingling. I remembered that place like it was yesterday, I remembered the day those ponies murdered that filly out of cold blood because her cutie mark formed.

Ruby was such a good filly, but that place was a nightmare that Rain and I wandered into on accident a long time ago. If Applebloom was really in there, then it was only a matter of time before those things got ahold of her.

I was afraid to go back to that place, but I had no choice in the matter. My decision was made and Rain knew I was about to do something stupid in order to save a filly, which is crazy since I never risked my neck for someone before.

Guess there is still some humanity in me.

In less than ten seconds I had my cloak on once more and Keyblades summoned, hilted on my back as I ran out the room and leaped from the inner balcony with nothing but worry for the filly.

"RAIN WE HAVE A CODE RED, A FILLY WANDERED INTO SUNNY TOWN!"

"WHAT!?" the serpent screamed, but that was all I said before running out the doors at full speed with every skill I earned about to be put to the test.

I was leaving Twilight in charge of the castle now, I was at full speed with Rain slithering right beside me. We were ready and scared out of our minds as the thought of returning to Sunny Town plagued our minds, but there was no choice in the matter because a filly's life is in danger.

"When did thisss happen!?" Rain asked, only to have the confusion be shared.

"I don't know, but Applejack said her sister wandered into Sunny Town. We have to hurry so go faster!" I ordered, then picked up the speed with a dead sprint that motivated her.

I pulled my cloak over my head and prayed to god that we were not too late, running and begging for the lord himself to give us a chance to save the filly before those things even thought of touching Applebloom.

"Hang on Applebloom, we're coming" I whispered, knowing this was about to be the biggest fight of my life with a long time enemy that is as powerful as me.

He isn't one to trifle with since that curse makes him immortal, but the frightening part is he draws power from his slaves. I fought him once and barely survived thanks to Rain saving my ass at the last second. I had my Keyblades this time, so hopefully we had a chance in defeating the pony that is more evil than the devil himself.

That pony is a monster hidden in the flesh of a pony, and right now he was the only thing that made me petrified. This was a nightmare going to repeat itself, but I was ready this time and I planned to put up a fight to get Applebloom out of there.

That stallion's name...is Grey Hoof

CHAPTER END.