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A Lich Of Metal And Souls.

by ShadowsInTheDark

Chapter 4: New Enemy's And Friends.

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I was not expecting this, I can tell you that much. Once I left the tunnel I walked into a huge underground market town. There were diamond dogs everywhere and it looked like a steam punks wet dream.


"How in the hell did Celestia not find out about a place like this?" I asked Rex as our group walked past the what looked like town guards. They didn't look happy.

"The ponies aren't as smart as they think they are. As long as they live happy lives in their lands they think everything is fine. They never thought to look what could be under their hooves." Rex replied as he looked at a meat stall.


I was looking around and saw a lot of different kinds of Diamond Dogs. Some of them even had different hairstyles. Some had Mohawks, Dreadlocks and even Braided hair. It felt strange seeing them like this. I saw two Diamond Dogs trying to make some kind of trade. One had what I think was sapphire stones in its… paw? To hell with it I'm just going to call them hands.


Anyway the other dog had what looked like a large bone in his hands. I wasn't sure what to make of this place. It looked like you could get anything you want here. I then remembered, in most fan fictions the Diamond Dogs are seen taking part in slavery. As far as I can see I don't see any ponies down here. I better ask Rex just to be safe.


"Rex, do they sell pony slaves here to?" I asked as we walked past what looked like a armour shop.


"What?!, No! Why would any self respecting Diamond Dog do that?! The only Diamond Dogs who would do something like that are idiots and greed driven monsters!." Rex looked mortified and sounded furious at what I had just asked.


"Sorry Rex I just wanted to know what this place was like, and if they did sell slaves here I would have freed the slaves and killed everyone who was trying to buy one and those who were trying to sell them. I won't stand for slavery, no matter who it is." I just wanted to make myself clear if we met anyone who thought slavery was a good thing I would pull their heads off.


"Well that’s a relief. So what do you have planned when you wanted to come down here? We can meet with any clan you want, so who did you have in mind?." He asked.


"We need a blacksmith and plans to build a forge. We also need someone who knows at least something about magic and enchanting." I saw Rex was having a hard time with seeing where I'm going with this.


"We'll just stick to finding a blacksmith for now. Rex can you give me some gems so I can have a look around?" I asked as I saw something interesting.


"Sure we won't be far. I'll send the others to find the materials you needed." Said Rex as he hands over a bag of gems.

"Remember to get copper wire Rex!" I call after him. He waved at me to show he heard me.


I looked around and if I could, I would smile at myself. Well, let’s go check that out. I walk off and take look at a stall with odds and ends, looking at the random things but then moving on to the next stall. Something tells me today is my lucky day...


***Twilight’s pov***


This was the 5th time reading this book. For some reason I just couldn't focus I slam my head down onto the book! Why am I finding it so hard to focus? It couldn't because of the mare I saw walk out of the Princess's’ throne room, could it?


"Hey Twi, you okay up there?" I hear Spike call out from the kitchen.


"I'm fine!" I call back, my face in the pages. I lift my face up and rub my eyes with my hooves. Closing the book i walk into the kitchen, taking a seat at the table and rub my forehead. I see Spike making dinner and couldn't help but smile, he really was a big help.

"Thanks Spike, I really needed this." Once the food was on the table I started eating.


"Twilight are you okay?, you look stressed. Did something happen in canterlot?" He asks as he sits down at the other end of the table, eating his rubies.


"What? No, I mean yes. It’s just.." I sigh and try to explain myself. "There was this mare that saw Princess Celestia before we did. I didn't know what they were talking about but Celestia said if she didn't leave Equestria now, she would make her leave. I didn't really understand why she would say that. I tried to ask Celestia what happened. But she dismissed it, saying not to worry about it. Then she said for me and my friends to watch out for some kind of Metal Monster, whatever she meant by that." I sigh, eating slowly as I think about what happened.


"Wow sounds like they had a fight. What did this pony look like?" Asks Spike as I watch him put a gem in his mouth and eat it.


"Well the mares fur was peach in colour, with an orange mane and she wore a strange armour I have never seen before. Now that I think about it, that pony was giving off a lot of magic for a Pegasus." I say as I rub my chin, starting to think.


"Come to think of it, that armour had too many moving parts. Not only that, but it looked like she had a small steam engine on her back? Why could that be?, I need to do research on this!" I quickly walk out and started pulling out books.


"Twilight!? At least finish your dinner!" I hear Spike yell as I leave.


***Asphyxious’ pov.***

"Your joking. Two thousand gems just to buy teeth that you say are from a dragon? Now I know you're ripping me off." I said to the old Diamond Dog merchant.


I am never going to trust anyone who sells to me ever again thanks to that merchant who sent me here, I think to myself as I look at the Dog with suspicion. To top it all off these teeth look way too small to be dragon teeth. I was looking for strong teeth to use in making a Steamjack, since I'm not too sure about building a Helljack. The Idea of using someone’s soul to power it just didn't feel right to me.


"Sir I am not ripping you off, these teeth really are dragon teeth. But I can see this is not what you are looking for, so I'll show you the good stuff," Said the Dog merchant with a smile.


I see him go to the back of his stall and open a wooden box. He then pulls out something wrapped in a cloth and then sets it down on the table. He unwraps it, showing me what was inside. It was four large teeth and two smaller ones, about half the size of the larger fangs. I carefully pick one up and look it over. The large fang was as big as my hand. Or should I say claw? "How much?" I ask, still not trusting this Diamond Dog.


"I can see your a, Umm, being who knows what he wants. I've had these for over 20 years and never had someone want to buy them, so for you I'll sell them for half price." I wasn't going for it and I just stare at him.


"Heh heh heh. I see you are not impressed. How about I sell you these fine fangs for five hundred gems?" He offers hopefully. Let’s see if I can move that down a hundred or two.


"Two-hundred gems." I say back to him. I then check the bag of gems to see how many I had; it looks like a bit more than a hundred. Maybe two if I'm adding this right. That may not have been a lot but if this was anything like back home, It’s not how many gems you have, it’s what their value is.


"Oh come now sir I can't sell you these for that much, I need to make a living! How about four hundred?" If I could, I would smile right about now. I need to play this very carefully if I want those fangs.


"I'm the only one in this place that’s willing to buy those fangs off you, so there is no way I'm paying more than a hundred. Thirty." I answer, crossing my arms. I hear the merchant growl as he looks at me.


"Look I am trying to run a business here. I may not know why you want these dragon fangs but I know you want them and I want a good deal out of them. Two hundred and fifty!" He yells at me. It’s clear that he wants more then I have on me. I'm not giving up on this.


"You're killing me here. I said I'm not going any higher than a hundred if I have to. Fifty!" I yell right back at him. He looks me over, trying to see my game. It may look like we're arguing, but this is the age old art of haggling. I am by far no master, but I'm hoping I can get him to drop the price to something I can pay for. If I'm lucky.


"Now you're the one killing me. There is no way I'm selling these fangs for that low. One hundred and fifty!" I got him! I just need to push a little more.


"Make that one hundred and twenty, and you have yourself a deal." I glare at him and he glares back. We stay like that for how long I don't know. Then he laughs.


"Hahahaha! It’s been too long since I had a good haggling. Diamond Dogs these days don't even try to haggle, let alone try and get a better deal out of me.” He sighs before continuing, "I wish Diamond Dogs would use their heads more. Sadly they are all nothing but runts with a loud bark and no bite to them." Said the Dog merchant as he wraps the teeth up again.

Once I pay the Diamond Dog merchant for the teeth I get to what I'm really doing here.


"I need some information." He looks up at me once he hands over the dragon fangs and I take them.


"I see you didn't just come to me to buy my wares. What do you want to know?" He asks as I watch him clean what looks like a glass ball.


"I need a blacksmith, A good one, Who knows how to work with moving parts and to find out who the head of the clan is who lives here." I explained to him. The merchant was looking me over before looking around to make sure no one else would hear him.


"I can't tell you about the Alpha. I can however tell you about someone who can help you... For a price." He smiled at me after saying that. I didn't like it but I pay him five gems just to keep him talking.


"She the daughter of a skilled blacksmith that lives here. She may not be as good as her father but rumour has it she can build things out of metal and steel. Then make it move on its own." This was interesting. A Diamond Dog with the skills to make something like that? Either this was a lie or I was right to worry about someone using my pages.


"Where can I find her?" I asked but by the way the Diamond Dog was looking at me he wanted for me to pay more. I sigh as I place five more gems on the table. He take them with a smile.


"Just go down that path into the forge works, can't miss it just follow all the pipes going that way." He say pointing me the way.


"What of her name." I ask and put five more gems down for him to tell me.


"Her name Kat. Just listen out for the yelling and you'll find her." He say with a smile.

I give him my thanks and move on my way. The forge works were, well the only way I can say it was incredible. There was blacksmiths at each and every forge. I could see Diamond Dogs hammering red hot metal. They were working on everything you could think of.

They seem to prefer spear's to any other weapons, that didn't mean they only made spears. I saw spiked clubs and some swords but they didn't look all that good. They looked more like over sized knives to me. The armour, Oh good lord the armour looked nothing like it did in the show.



It didn't look rocky, It didn't have crystals or gems sticking out of it. It looked like a piece of artwork more than anything. I always had a fascination with old weapons. You can see a kind of art to it if one looks long enough. I would find myself stopping at every forge watching the blacksmith's work before moving on to the next. There was one thing I did note as I moved around.


It was the way the Diamond Dogs would look at me. Most stay out of my way others gave me looks. I didn't pay them any mind I was here for a reason if they didn't like it that was their problem. It didn't take me long to hear the sound of something crashing down.

"Kat!, What have I told you!" Yells a deep voice.


"Sorry pa! I just had to work out the bugs and-" Said a softer voice before it got interrupted by the deep one.


"I don't want to hear it! How many times must I tell ya to stop making them contraptions!" Yells the deep voice as I was about to make my way inside.


Something falls out onto the floor in front of me, it looked like a steam jack bird with long legs, a poorly made one at that. I slowly reach out and grab it by the head and lift it up to get a good look at it. I could see all of it working parts there was no armour on it apart from what was on its head. It was a small one at that and looked more like a toy than anything else.


"Pa. Why did ya-" I look down at a small Diamond Dog Rottweiler who was looking up at me from the open doorway. We just stand there for a minute looking at each other. Not moving or saying anything. I hold out her...toy? The small Diamond Dog slowly takes it and back away back in side. "Pa!..." I hear her call out as I stand their.


This could be bad.


I thought to myself. I just calmly stand there waiting for her dad to show up. Can you stand without any legs? In a few short moments her father steps through the door. The Diamond Dog looked like a Pit Bull. He didn't look happy, if anything a little bit fearful. I bow to them in the hoping to show I mean them no harm.


"Hallo I am Asphyxious. I heard about your daughter's skills and was wondering if she could work for me. Is that alright with you?" I wasn't really sure what was going to happen right now. I just hope he don't throw a wobbly.


"No." He said and turned back inside.


"You don't understand I need to know where she got the plans to make that... Toy." I asked as I try to follow him only to be stopped by the small Rottweiler Diamond Dog.


"What do you mean toy!. I'll have you know that is a working prototype that will put us Diamond Dogs back on the map." After she said that the small steam jack came to life and kicked her in the face before running back into the forge.


"KAT!!!" Yells the Pit Bull Diamond Dog from inside.


"Umm once I worked out all the bugs..." I reach out and put my metal hand on her shoulder to stop her from going inside after it.


"Hay! What's the big idea." She growled at me. I just lean in so my skull like face was right in her face. She didn't move when I looked into her eyes. It strange how her eyes were big enough to see my own reflection in them and boy did I look scary. Note to self; work on not being scary.


"I need to know who gave you the plans to make that steam jack. You can tell me how you made it or you can show me who gave you the plans for it." I slowly remove my hand from her shoulder.


She looked at me in a way that I couldn't read. She turn back to in side where her dad was working then looks back at me. After that she takes my hand and pulls me away from the forge. I look at the forge as we move away. There was this large pipe on top of the house like forge that went to other pipes all going to the same place. They were going up. We stopped then Kat looks at me and sighs.


"Look I... I stole the plans for that thing from a pony okay. I wasn't supposed to be up there. I didn't want pa finding out." She said rubbing the back of her head. This could be important.


"Who was this pony?" I asked as I look around my surroundings.


"I don't know. The pony was part of a group of hooded ponies. I didn't get a good look at them. They had a lot of yellow on them thou." Said Kat as he rubs her arms.


"Do you still have the plans?, I need to see them to be sure they aren't dangerous." I can tell she didn't trust me just by the way Kat was looking at me.


"Ya, I still got them. SO I just give them to you and you'll leave us alone?" I sigh once she said that. I could really use someone with her skills but if she didn't want to go with me there was nothing I could do about that.


"If that is what you want yes. I'll leave." I watch as she go back inside.

As I waited for the notes a Diamond Dog ran past me. Huh wheres he going in such a rush? I think to myself, as I waited I started to look through my book for anything interesting, and tried to find what was missing from it. As I read I found a number of Spells, Helljacks, Bonejacks and even some Mechanithralls blueprint's were missing too but my biggest fear; the blueprint's for the Deathjack were gone.


This is bad if anyone try to build a Deathjack it would just kill every living thing in Equestria. Even in the table top game the Crx never had full control over the Deathjack. Only feeding it souls so it would listen to them don't mean it would follow their orders. It was just as likely to kill them and their enemies. I think to myself I then saw Kat walk back out and closed my book.


She had rolled up papers in her hands, she handed them to me. "Here you go, the plans I stole from that pony." Kat said not looking at all happy.


Then my book came to life. The papers were taken by a blue glow, the same glow that was covering my book. The book opens as pages start to move quickly as if someone was looking for something. It stopped on a page with drawings on them starting to glow blue then changed. The ink on the paper moved to make other designs, after that the papers went into the book taking up the missing pages place, replacing them.


"That was cool..." I hear Kat say in awe. I look at the new pages and saw what they really were.


"Well it looks like someone was trying to sneak out plans for a Deathripper, Ripjaw and a Defiler." I said as I look them over. I'll have to rework their heads as I don't think I'll find the skulls they used for making them. The Diamond Dog Kat somehow climbed up my arm and looked at the book with me.


"They all look the same." She said annoyed at this. I didn't really understand why?

"Why do you think they have different names and heads." I asked her paying no mind to a group of Diamond Dogs that ran past us. Kat looked at the designs then back at me.


"They all do something different." She said then get down as more and more Diamond Dogs ran past us, some of them yelling or screaming. "Hay what going on!?" I hear her yell.

I picked her up as a large Dog almost fell on her.


"Hay watch it!." I growled at him. "Dead ponies!, Attacking!" Yelled the Diamond Dog in panic as he got up and ran away.


"What did he mean by dead ponies and who attacking?" Asked Kat who was now sitting on my arm that was still holding the bag of teeth in my hand.


"I don't know, Go tell your dad and leave from here. Don't take that steam jack with you. It'll slow you down." I say as I put her down. I watched as Kat ran off back into the forge where I last saw her dad.


I looked back the way I came and to my surprise I saw Rex with his group running up to me. I can't help but smile inside, it made me happy to see them again. I also saw a new Diamond Dog with them. He wasn't a huge dog but he was bigger then Rex. He had what looked like a smithing hammer in one hand. He looked like he had burn scars and patches of missing fur all over his arms and hands.


"Rex I need you to hold on to this for me." I call out and hand him the bag of dragon teeth as well as the bag of gems to him. He takes the gem bag and gets one of the other dogs to hold the bag of teeth.


"Asphyxious we need to leave. I heard this place is under attack!" He said as he looked around. I can tell he was worried.


"I'll deal with this Rex you just make sure these two get out safely." Just as I said that Kat and her dad walk out and look at us. I just wave at them then start to make my way to where all the Diamond Dogs were running away from.


"But Sir!" Yells Rex but I just wave him off. "I'll be fine, Now get going!" I call out as I move past the large number of Diamond Dogs who were running past me.


The forges were dead quiet with no one to work them. The I guess you can call it street was empty, there was not a soul. I did see a Diamond Dog or two staying at their forges with a hammer or other weapons in hand waiting for whatever made the others run in fear. I didn't think it was a good idea for them to stay. I even try and get them to leave with the others but they were old and stubborn.


I guess it couldn't be helped. Making my way to a T junction, looking right I didn't see anything but it looked liked it went back to the market place. I looked left and... slowly back away back around the corner. I blink and try and understand what I just saw. I turn back round the corner and saw the most sickening thing I had ever seen. There were ponies eating the diamond dogs.


Okay things are turning into something out of a horror movie on me.

I used Ghost Walk and Occultation that took a lot of magic or mana to use both at once. The upside to that was now I would not be seen by them and could move through objects and walls around the area more freely. I was being careful, making my way past the pony like thrall's noticing discarded coal and wood all over the floor. I looked at one of the pony thralls to get a better idea of what it could do.


I could see its teeth were replaced with metal fangs. The back of its head had a number of wires and tubes stuck in to the back of the skull. The front hooves were replaced with metal claws that they use to hold the already dead dog in place. To top it all off they were sickly skinny. All you could see on them were iron and bones they didn't even have any fur left; just leathery skin that was starting to split.


I felt angry and I wasn't the only one, I could feel the Timberwolves souls agreed with me. I looked at the vessels on my hip as they gave off a soft glow. I knew they wanted to help me but what I didn't know was how. As I move down the street I open my book and start looking. I found the spell I was looking for, it said here that Ghost Raiders were blazing spectres and in a way the Timberwolves were ghosts as well so all I had to do was tweak the spell a little.

However I didn't have what was called the endless flames, at least I don't think I do?


I looked the spell over again and some others tell I had something I think could work for them. I past at least thirteen of the thrall ponies before I found out where they were coming from. Ten more of the undead like ponies walking into a large hole in the wall, not only that, but I see three other ponies wearing yellow cloaks.


I see one looking at the ground with the hood up over their face who by the shape of the body looked like a mare. The other two were stallions. I saw one of the stallions was a pegasus the other stallion and mare were both unicorns. I see the two stallions talking so I wait and listen.


"Come on, can't you make these things move faster!" Yells the pegasus as he flew over to the mare. She backed away from him keeping her head down.


"I-I'm sorry but they're hard to control if I don't keep my focus on them then they will turn on us." The unicorn mare said with fear in her voice.


"Shut it the both you!" Yells the other unicorn. "I don't care how useless she is, that mare is the only thing keeping her kind in line. Unless you want her to lose control and get us killed?"


I look each of them over as they talk, the pegasus had what looked like a musket like rifle in his hooves. The unicorn mare didn't look like she had any weapons that I could see she was also a bit on the skinny side. The last unicorn looked like he had more armour and what looked like four pistols in holsters. He looked like the one who gave the orders but what about the other two?


I go into a nearby forge that didn't have its fire going as I felt my spell Ghost Walk starting to run out. Taking one of the vessels off my hip, the one with Timberwolves souls in it. Placing it on the ground i start to draw runes on the floor around it. I then start the incantation in my head carefully pouring magic into the souls. I didn't want to hurt them after all.


Shadows of the void, fires of old, hear this humble soul. I call on your aid to give these souls form. They are both old and strong. They are bound to the wild forests, old where nature is both in control and free. All I ask is for their aid, to take part in my fire and flames. I will be bound to them and they to me, only when they are ready to pass on may they be free.


I watch as the runes glow softly as a blue flame covers the vessel. I can hear soft growls from it as the flames grow around them then flicker out. No light, no sound, nothing but then a small light. I see another and another appear. I watch as the vessel slowly fills up with this blue light. I hear the Timberwolves souls inside they sounded pleased. I was just happy I didn't hurt any of them.


"Hay guys did you see that light just now?" I hear the pegasus call out to the other two in their group.


Well then I guess I should say hallo. I thought to myself as I pick up the glowing vessel and put it back on the chain that hangs around my waist. Standing up I then turn around and saw the pegasus by the forge window looking inside. I shot my hand like claw out towards his face like a snake attacking a mouse.


There was no glass in the window to get in my way, so getting a hold of his head was easy. I pulled his head inside and started to crush his head. This would of been easier if he wasn't wearing a helmet... I hear the pegasus screaming for help as well as the sound of him dropping his musket on the floor. I can hear the metal helmet groan under the pressure of my claw.


My arm pulls back quickly and I look down to see only the helmet. I let out a growl as there's only a little bit of blood inside of it. I then hear the pegasus yelling. "There’s something in there!" I smile to myself inside as I crush his helmet and then throw it out the window where the pegasus was just about to have his head taken off. The remains helmet hit the ground with a gong. The pegasus yelled


"Buck this I'm out of here!" I hear the sound of his wings as he started to fly away. I was about to walk out the door when I hear a loud bang then something hit the floor with a thud. I freeze in place as my mind tried to work out what just happened, did the other unicorn kill that pegasus?


I didn't say anything as I walk out the doorway and saw a dead pony on the floor. I looked to the mare and saw she was shaking in fear at what just happened. I looked to the other unicorn who was holding a smoking pistol with his magic and three others aimed my way.

"Well, well what do we have here? Are you some kind of steam giant that got loose or something." I hear the unicorn stallion say as he take aim at me.


I say nothing as we stare at each other. I then see him look to the unicorn mare who looked terrified of me being there. I then hear the stallion speak again. "Hay Moon Dancer! Get this thing under control, we still need to get more iron out before the mutts come back. I guess I shouldn't of killed High Way, oh well we'll just say the diamond dogs got him."


Now I know the names of the mare and the dead pegasus but who was this other unicorn? I slowly make my way over to them. Each move was careful as to not let them know that I was not something they can control. I watch as the mare who was shaking as she made her way up to me. I looked down at her as she looked up at me. I then saw her eyes they were burning with a sickly green glow. I know that glow, the flame of the Dragon Father!


"You are a Acolyte of Lord Toruk." I said to her. I saw the mare face light up with fear and her eyes widen in horror.


She started to back away from me, she knew what that name means. "S-s-s-s-steam giant's can't talk..." Said Moon Dancer as her horn started to glow. I sigh to myself, is that what they call steam jacks here?


I turn away from her and hear the sound of the pony thrall's from before running down the path I took to get here. I almost laughed at this. I turn back and saw the other unicorn, the stallion was going into the large hole in the wall. I look back to the mare and saw she was charging a spell. I showed her my own.


"Hell Fire!" I cast the spell back the way I came not really looking as the path I used to get here was full of blue fire. My spell; Hell Fire, was a one target hit spell and I was hoping I hit a lot of discarded wood and coal that was on the floor by all the forges. All of that stuff burning should last me a good ten minutes more or less. I then saw the thrall's run through the fire without a care in the world as their skin was melting off. I turn to face them I now had to see if this idea of mine would work.


"Come my Bane Wolves lay them to rest!" I yell as I slam the bottom of my staff into the ground. I watch as seven blue fireballs shoot into the air around me then hit the floor in front of me.


I watch in awe as the flames take shape, each one of them taking the form of a wolf. A wolf with fur made of fire, each one of them looked at each other then at me. I didn't move, I was only a little bit scared of them. One of the wolves turned away and howls into the air, I was getting a little bit excited, I can't wait to see what they can really do. As I watch as all seven shoot off and attack the thrall's I felt something hit me in the back. I slowly turned back to the mare.


"That was a bad idea." I said coldly and make my way up to her. I knew her body was dead but her soul was trapped inside. I knew what I had to do, it would hurt and feel painful but I think it must be done. Not for myself but for her.


"N-no stay away! You don't understand I have to do as they say or my family will die!" She said as she got ready to fire another spell.


"How do you know they're not already dead." I asked and stand before her. I watch as Moon Dancer starts to panic, muttering to herself.


"They wouldn't, t-they promised me they wouldn't hurt them... you're lying! They wouldn't do that." The mare screams at me getting ready to fire her spell. "They promised to keep them safe!"


"Then how do you know they're safe? How do you know they didn't end up like them." I hear a scream from behind me and I impale a pony zombie who was trying to attack me from a blind spot. I watch as it tried to claw at me from the end of my staff. I turned back to the undead mare and show her.


"For all you know they could've ended up just like them, an empty shell with nothing inside." I reach out and grab the thrall by it skull as it tried in vain to claw at my hand to free itself. I slowly start to crush its head. "And what about you? do you really think you can go back looking like that?. You gave up your freedom and life to that fucking Lich of a DRAGON!"


The thralls head exploded in my hand I then pull its body off my staff as I throw the limp body to one side. "Do you really think they will keep their promise? For all you know they could've said you were killed and what you are now was what did it." I said coldly.

It hurt me inside to see her face like this there was no more hope for the poor mare.


I then heard gunshots as we both look to the opening and saw the stallion was blasting away at the top of the opening. I knew what he was trying to do the unicorn was trying to start a cave in! "What are you doing!?" I hear her scream I watch as Moon Dancer ran to the other pony.



"You promise I'd see my colt and husband again." I wasn't really paying attention as I had to deal with another pony thrall who was trying to attack me. I set the thing on fire and looked to my Bane Wolves, they were doing well, better then the thrall's. I watch as two Bane Wolves pull a thrall apart. I then see a thrall try and attack one of my wolves only to pass right through one and set itself on fire. I then look back to the two ponies and saw the stallion take aim with of his pistols at the mare.


"Sorry about this but we can't have any witnesses about what we're doing here. By the way your husband and colt are dead, have been for a long time. Now you get to join them." I moved as soon as the armoured unicorn took aim at the mare. I teleported over to them as fast as I could but I should've acted sooner. I was just in time to hear the pistol go off. I watched as the bullet hit her dead in the head. I reach out to her as she fell into my hand as I caught her limp body with in my claw.


I felt rage, I felt uncontrollable rage! I turn back to the unicorn only to see him shooting at the ceiling again as large rocks start to fall around me. I take aim with my staff and cast Hellfire right where he was standing. I watched as he was surrounded by fire then the rocks blocked my line of sight. I quickly moved away with the dead mare under one arm.


"Guy's we are leaving!" I call out to the Bane Wolves as I didn't want to be trapped underground again! I saw the Bane wolves run up to my side and go back into the metal vial on my hip.


I saw the vessel give off a soft glow as I moved. I stop and slow down once the rocks stop falling I take the time to look back and see the way there was blocked off by rocks and stone. I made my way back to the others, Rex was worried, that's nothing new. I heard him say that Kat and her dad will be joining us after all?

I didn't know what Rex did to get them to agree with it but I wasn't in the mood to deal with it. I have a body to look over and a soul to free, If it was still trapped in this body I hope. I really hope I can free her, if I can't what could happen to me?

Author's Notes:

A big thanks to AlistairHage. for helping me out with this. ^^

Pre-read and edited by AlistairHage.

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