A Wolf Among Ponies
Chapter 51: Chapter 51 Returning to Dream Valley and Saying Farewell
Previous Chapter Next ChapterI got to my feet but I was still fairly weak I looked at the barren clearing that once had Sunny Town in it but the only remnants that it actually existed was the fence that went around the town.
"Ash I need to know was there anything else you can do with your power?" Faust asked.
"Uh I'm gonna need to get back to you on that I've pretty much used up all of my magic," I said.
"It's alright mother I can fill you in," Celestia said.
"And you wouldn't believe what Ash did he had those Blood Hooves running scared," Rainbow said.
"Hey uh guys Faust I need to ask you something," I said.
"Oh course Ash," Faust said.
"I'm going to be having a private training lesson with both Ethen and Evo and Rage and I are going to need to borrow the world between worlds," I said.
"Why Ash?" Faust asked.
"So we can learn off each other and get stronger think about it both Ethen and Evo learn some new tricks from both me and Rage to defend their Equestria. And we also learn some new skills to defend our Equestria if Ethen is up to it," I said as I looked at Ethen.
"Yea I'm game though you won't have much luck with Evo," Ethan said.
"There's only one way to find out also there's a certain move I'd like to learn from him," Rage said.
"And that would be?" Ethen asked.
"Remember those scorpions he simply leapt into the air and when landed they exploded I want him to teach me that," Rage said.
"Oh Yea I guess I could get him, just hang on one second," she said as she pulled her phone out and I watched as she dialled on it before bringing it up to her ear. "Hey what are you doing right now?" Ethan paused, "Well I don't care if it's important, get your ass down here now!" Ethen yelled before she went quite for a few seconds before speaking again. "Good. Get here quick," she said as she hung up her phone and placed in back in her pocket. "Sorry about that he can be an asshole sometimes."
"It's cool so how long should he be?" I asked.
"A few minutes give or take." Ethan said as she started to twirl her hair.
Suddenly Evo appears with a pissed off look on his face.
"Well speak of the devil," Rage said.
"I was this close to finishing the game," he said as he had his thumb and index finger almost centimetres apart while he looked at Ethan. "Now why am I out here?"
"Because we're going to be doing some training to prepare you for when we get you home," I said.
"Oh well that's fine where are we doing it at?" Evo asked.
"I'll show you and as for the rest of you we'll see you all in about a week and Amalthea I'm going to need to know the location of the Dwarf Kingdom back on earth cause we're going on a little trip when we get there," I said.
"Hang on Ash why do you want to go there?" Amalthea asked in confusion.
"I'll explain it once we get back from training anyway gotta go," I said before I teleported Rage, Evo, Ethen and myself to the den and led them to Faust's library through the orb. "Alright those of you who are new welcome to Faust's tower inside the world between worlds and if you’re feeling a strange buzzing in your body don't worry it's just your body being filled with massive amounts of energy and it's trying to burn it off quickly."
"Sweet place now where are we headed in here?" Ethan asked.
"Oh this room is just Faust's library and you should see the outside it's practically got a room for everything you can think of but this room is the largest haven't even reached the top of the bookshelf yet," I said as I looked up at the black void that lead to the top of the library.
"Wow." Ethan said as she looked above for a few seconds before looking back at me. "So are we in the world between worlds?"
"Oh you been here before have you?" I asked.
"I think more or less I can somewhat remember it but when I try to get a clear picture I get this sharp pain in my head," Ethan said as she rubbed the side of her head.
"Well I hope you figure it out and it's a good memory however were here because I'm gonna help you avoid these," I said as I tossed Ethen a bullet we pulled out his chest made of a strange metal and gestured for them to follow me. "Tell me what type of metal is that?"
"It's Orichalcum in our world it’s extremely rare to find." Ethan said with a grim look.
"I see it's like Alicorn stone has the same effects only that's metal ours is rock but it's equally as rare," I said as I led everyone outside and let them take in the sights. "Now the reason why you two are here is because you two were basically Swiss cheese with these Orichalcum bullets in you. I'm gonna teach you how to avoid that Epsilon has already given Evangeline a run down on how to detect when someone is about to fire. Ethen my job will be to teach you how to both block and return the bullets to their sender along with magic attacks both by using your magic and your swords Shi and Thousand Cherry Blossoms. But first I need to make sure they're up for this so may I?"
"Sure just be careful." she said as she handed me the swords.
I gave a nod and drew the two weapons from their scabbards and inspected them.
"They're both beautiful blades but Thousand Cherry Blossoms edge is a bit dull and Shi's edge has been chipped. if you like I can fix em up for you I know my way around katana and there's a forge in the tower and in just a few minutes I'll have back in perfect condition. But till then you'll need to use practice blades," I said.
"Sorry ash, but those aren't ordinary blades." Ethen said with a shake of her head.
"I'm aware that they have living entities in them but you gotta understand that these two are damaged," I said.
"No Ash that's not what I mean what I mean is they are a part of me part of my soul," Ethen said.
"Then start taking better care of your soul if you allow them to become in this condition you must not care for either yourself or your swords," I said in an irritated tone as I handed back Shi and Thousand Cherry Blossoms.
"Okay I will. I never really noticed, being stoned for a thousand years and what not." she said as she grabbed swords creating a bright light. When the light died down the katanas looked as if they were just made. "Thank you for reminding me about it."
"Make sure you check them every day but I need to tell you this your swordsmanship has been getting sloppy I think you two spend a bit more time using magic and guns then your swords correct?" I asked.
"He uses guns more than I do. I only use them when necessary." Evo said.
"The point is you're both sloppy with your swordplay correct," I said.
"Yes" Ethan and Evo said in unison.
Oh come on Ash you're acting like some big shot master swordsman," Rage said.
Ash simply cast a glance at Rage before he summoned a sawtooth cutlass causing Rage to tense up at the sight of the blade.
"Rage, what's wrong?" Ethan asked with a confused expression.
"That blade belonged to the alicorn of war he was a blood thirsty monster that almost brought Equestria to war with itself till Ash showed up and duelled him. Ash then banished War Sword to the void realm but his blade remained behind but it feels different somehow," Rage said.
"That's right Rage I discovered this feeling also when I caught Lightning Dust fiddling with it in the trophy room but before I go into detail what do you guys know of the Masamune swords?" Ash asked.
"Nothing really. All I know is that there was a character that went by that name in bleach." Ethan said.
"Well I'm talking about reality here take a look at the blade and notice the pattern going along the temper line," I said as I pointed to the pattern going along the blade's temper line like those on a katana. "Tell me what you see if you can or can't see it I wouldn't be surprised."
"Hmm...." Ethan hummed as she looked at the blade. "I have no idea what I'm looking at."
"If you look at Thousand Cherry Blossom's temper line and compare it to this you'll notice this one has a fiery angry pattern while yours is calmer and is in waves like many other katana. However, a temper line pattern like this one are rare some are even cursed expert swordsman would be able to sense this immediately like Rage and I can and this curse is similar to the Masamune swords. Legend has it Masamune was one of the greatest swordsmiths in Japan but his swords had a terrible curse on them that if they are drawn they must spill the blood of someone before they can be sheathed. If that doesn't happen the sword will take control and cause the wielder to commit mass murder or suicide," I said.
"Well that's a thought not to be rude but can we get to the training I really excited to see what you guys can do," Ethan said.
"Oh right sorry about that but anyway let's get started," I said as I rubbed my hands together.
One Week/Three Months Later in the World between Worlds
"Alright Ethen let's try this again," I said as I gestured to the armoured dummy armed with a gatling gun and could cast orbs of blast magic.
The dummy created an orb of yellow magic and launched it at Ethen but Ethen deflected it with Shi before the dummy fired at Ethen with the gatling gun. But Ethen used both his swords to deflect all the bullets at lightning speed I then summoned another pair of training dummies behind Ethen and got them ready to attack. But Ethen saw this and he cut one of the bullets in half and continued to block the rest while both cut half's of the bullet sailed through the air and embedded themselves in the dummies causing them to collapse. Ethen then held his hand out in front of him and all the bullets stopped in front of him and once the dummy ran out of bullets Ethen sent them back causing the first dummy to collapse.
"Well done Ethen I believe that is all I can teach you and if there's anything else you can teach me let's hear it otherwise it's time we head back to Equestria," Ash said.
"Alright." Ethan said with a nod.
"I wonder how everyone is doing," Evo asked himself.
"Probably the same as ever otherwise Faust would have sent us an emergency message so I think we're cool," Rage said.
"Do you want me to teach you how to walk on air?" she asked.
"Nah if I learned that what would be the point on my wings or parkour," I said.
"True that," Ethen said as she whipped the sweat from her forehead while Rage and Evo agreed. "Okay so let’s get back I need to go and stop those bastards before they get too far."
"Agreed but first we need to get to Canterlot and learn the location of the Dwarf Kingdom from Amalthea," I said.
"Okay let’s go." Ethen said.
I teleported everyone out of the world between worlds before I teleported everyone to Canterlot where I saw the entire royal family there along with Cadence, Shining Armour and Flurry Heart. When we appeared both Eris and Luna teleported in front of us and both hugged and kissed me and Rage.
"It's good to see you all again," Luna said as she nuzzled me under my chin.
"Sorry about that guys but it was necessary but anyway our work isn't done yet I'm going to try and get Ethen and Evo home now and I need to get to the Dwarf Kingdom to do that," I said.
"I know where it is Ash but if I may ask what makes you think we'll find anything to help you?" Amalthea asked.
"Well this is why," I said as I pulled out the ball map and showed them causing Faust, Celestia and Amalthea to gasp.
"That's Compass Arrow's," Celestia said.
"Actually Celestia that's a seeker map it can find anything in the world and beyond as long as you have a piece of the object with you," Faust said.
"Exactly I figured if I either scan the bullet that came with Ethen and Evo then it will lead us back to their Equestria I just need the combination to open it and I'll handle the rest," I said.
The royals all looked at me in silence till Faust smiled.
"Very well Ash but I am coming with you," Faust said as she stood up from her throne.
"Huh?" everyone in the room asked.
"You all heard I want to see what became of the kingdom after we all left," Faust said.
"You know Ash I did place a tracking device in our castle." Evo said.
"Wait, when did you do that?" Ethan asked with a shocked expression.
"Eh, a day or two after the wedding invasion." Evo said with a shrug.
"Whatever let’s get going to that kingdom." Ethan said.
"Hang on you're not going anywhere without us."
I turned around and saw all my friends from Ponyville were here.
"What are you guys doing here?" I asked.
"Well before you guys left you said you'd be back in a week and you normally come back here first to see Luna when you get back from somewhere," Twilight said.
"Yeah dude this place is like a magnet to ya," Pierce said.
"Eeyup," Mac said.
"Ok I get it but guys I think it wold be best if you all stayed here Faust, Amalthea, Evo, Ethen, Rage and I all have good reasons to go and we won't have to worry about walking into our doubles," I said.
"Actually I think it might be a nice idea if they did come along they'll get to see their ancestral home Ash maybe even rediscover some ancient techniques," Faust said.
"Whoa hang on...," I started.
"And consider that an order Ash you may be the child of my friends who I did serve under. But, you don't have the title to order me around yet and you still have the title of Knight of Equestria so I can still boss you around still," Faust said.
"*sigh* alright does anyone want to bring anyone else while we're at it?" I asked.
Later Twilight's Castle
"I'm actually surprised you're here Daring Do I thought you'd be exploring tombs or what not," I said as I looked at the tanned explorer.
"Pfft are you kidding a chance to go to another universe and discover ancient secrets I'd be as crazy as Discord if I passed this up. But what have you been up to since the knights tomb I heard about the Diamond Dog kingdom," Daring said.
"Yeah that was messed up but I want to introduce you to a couple of friends of mine Ethen Goddess of Death and Evo God of Destruction both from an alternate Equestria and we're trying to get them home now," I said as I gestured to the two human gods.
"Wow the plot thickens but nice to meet ya name's Daring Do," Daring said holding out her hand to the pair.
"Nice to meet you Daring I'm Ethan Smith aka The Lone Wanderer or That Crazy son of bitch take you pick," Ethen said as she shook Daring's hand before she it let go.
"And I'm the Courier." Evo said as he also shook her hand.
"There are plenty of introductions to be had but might I suggest we do it on the way over to the Dwarf Kingdom?" I asked causing everyone to nod before I lead everyone through the mirror. Once I made it through I tripped over something and everyone piled on top of me. "Gee why am I always the fall guy here?"
"Hey whose hoof is in my face?"
"Ouch stop pulling on my tail,"
"Hey that's my wing you’re on,"
"Hey careful of my glasses,"
"Okay Everyone Get Off!" I yelled before I my wings open throwing everyone off my back.
I stood up and I saw Luna walk through the portal with Midnight in her arms and Pip holding her hand and they all looked around in wonder. They all also had human forms which made things a little easier to walk about.
"So this is what it's like in a human body?" Luna asked.
"Wow look at me!" Pip exclaimed as he examined his new body.
"Everyone alright?" I asked causing everyone to let out a week groan.
"Well we're fine how about you?" Ethan asked.
"Yeah I guess so but anyway can eith_," I started.
"Akachi!" Pip shouted.
I looked at where Pip was waving and saw Rose, Jabir and this world’s mane 6 come walking over to us.
"Hey guys," I said only for Jabir to bear hug me.
"Oh Ash I'm glad to see your back to your old self," Jabir said before he set me down.
"But why are you here along with your friends?" Rose asked.
"Uh were actually trying to get these two home by taking them to the Dwarf Kingdom," I said as I gestured to both Ethen and Evo who gave a simple wave.
"Wait Dwarfs as in the little midgets with the long beards and pickaxes," Rainbow asked trying to contain her laughter.
"That'd be them," I said.
"They don't look like dwarves to me," Jabir said gesturing to Ethen and Evo.
"Are you calling me short!?" Ethan yelled.
"Anyway the point is we believe that the Dwarves could help them find a way home because these guys live on an alternate Equestria," I said.
"You mean the multiverse exists?" glasses Twilight asked.
"Yea they do and don't get her started about it." Evo said causing Ethan to huff.
So right now we need to leave because I don't know how far it is till we get there," I said.
"Well why not some extra company Rebecca and Eli could also come along," Jabir suggested.
"Jabir!" Rosa screamed
"Yay we can go on an adventure!" Akachi said.
"Whoa what about everything here don't have jobs?" I asked.
"Uh no work has been slow for all of us so Eli and Rebecca came to spend a week with us and the school is on break starting today so why not join you guys," Jabir said.
"Jabir we just can't impose on them like this," Rosa said.
"No Rosa in fact it would be a delight to have you along it seems our son and yours seem to have gotten along quite well," Luna said as she gestured to the two playing. "And I don't think Ash has a problem with it."
I was looking at Pip and that smile of his made my answer clear as crystal.
"Alright what's a few more people going to hurt," I said.
"Great I'll call Eli and Rebecca," Jabir said as he pulled out his phone and called the two and after a few minutes the pair arrived and I gave the introductions
"Well if there's no one else coming I can teleport us as close as I can to Dream Valley," Amalthea said.
Amalthea bowed her head and her horn lit up with powerful bright light and once she unleashed her magic we were surrounded by a bright light and once it dispersed we were surrounded by a dead forest. Amalthea almost collapsed if not for some of my friends who helped support her I looked around and saw the tree's bark, the ground even the sky was grey. I kneeled to the ground and scooped some dirt into my hand and lifted it up only to see ashes in my hand.
"What happened here?" I asked after I stood and emptied my hand.
"The fallen angels and demons happened they killed this place and anything in it after your kingdom fell Ash," Amalthea said.
I looked around at the deathly silent landscape and sighed suddenly I heard a tweet and looked up to see a bluebird sitting on one of the trees branches. The bird then gave us a few more tweets before it flew off while Dust who was resting on my shoulder gave a squawk to the bird.
"It appears that life will soon return to this place," Ethen said as she looked at the bluebird fly away.
"I guess you're right," I said as I continued to stare at the bluebird’s direction.
"We'd best be going," Faust said.
The group followed Amalthea while making sure she didn't collapse again but I saw Chrysalis kneel on the ground and placed a hand on the ground and mumbled something but nothing happened. Chrysalis tapped the side of her head remembering she couldn't use magic the way she was at the moment and walked off after the others. I then kneeled in the same position as Chrysalis and placed my hand in the same spot and closed my eyes and breathed slowly. When I opened my eyes I saw Life Fire flickering beneath my hand and grass and flowers had grown in a patch around me. And if that wasn't enough a ray of sunlight had broken through the clouds warming me and the patch of green I then stood up and ran to catch up with the others.
"It appears that you're more angel in your blood Ash," Rosa said.
"What makes you say that?" I asked.
Rosa then pointed behind me and I saw patches of grass behind me in the pattern of my footprints. I then looked down to see if I had Life Fire on my feet but instead I saw grass growing out of the ground before my feet touched it making it seem like the forest wouldn't allow me to touch the ashes again.
"Maybe this forest isn't as dead as one would think," I said.
Our group walked for about an hour and we entered a greener terrain filled with both flora and fauna. Everyone seemed to be in a bright mood as we kept walking. I then saw Rage wander off to the right both Ethen, Evo who also saw this and we all silently agreed on deciding to follow him. We then walked into the trees and saw Rage looking around in a small clearing with branches hanging overhead.
"Oh hey guys," Rage said when he notices us.
"Rage what are you doing here?" I asked.
"Sorry I got the strange feeling of being watched," Rage said.
I stayed silent and I noticed it was too quiet.
"It's quiet... a little too quiet." Ethan said as she looked back and forth.
"Stay close everyone this probably a_," I was interrupted when something grabbed my legs and pulled my upside down in the air while the others wound up in a net. "Trap,"
"Well this just plain embarrassing," Rage said.
"Tell me about it." Evo said with a huff.
"Hang on it's a simple tree snare I'll just cut myself down and get to you guys," I said.
"Oh I wouldn't recommend doing that boyo."
I looked at the source of the voice but couldn't see anything and when I looked all around I still couldn't see anyone.
"Down here."
I looked up/down and saw about seven men all about four to five feet tall each one wore thick fur clothing with armour on it and most of them had a hell of a beard. Some had beards that went around their mouths and some of them had long hair. But they all carried weapons made for their size so to basically put it everything about these guys just screamed we're dwarves.
"Uh hi there," I said.
"Hey you call us little fellers you're gonna have one nasty problem with your windpipe laddie," a dwarf said holding a spear to my face.
"Oi what's all that the seven deadly midgets," Rage laughed only to be hit in the stomach with the blunt end of the halberd.
"You've got a smart mouth on ya boy would cutting of your giblets shut ya trap," the dwarf with the halberd asked.
"Why you cocky little-," Rage started.
"Rage please don't antagonize these guys we came here to talk to them not insult them," I said before looked back at the dwarves. "Sorry about my brother he tends to open his mouth when he's not supposed too."
"Oh if that's a problem I can easily cut his tongue out," a dwarf said as he drew a dagger.
"Knock it off Raggor you, you said you came here to talk but what if we dwarves are not up for talking," another dwarf said which looked like the leader of the group.
"Well maybe you'll change your mind when I show you this," I said as I pulled out the map and showed them.
The leader then held his hand out to me for me to hand him the map which I did the dwarf then looked over the object before he glared at me.
"Thief you stole this from King Ronsihr and Quean Alga you'll all pay with your blood," the dwarf said causing the other dwarves to shout in agreement before he prepared to impale me with his spear.
"Lokdrom!"
The dwarf halted before he impaled me and we all turned to the source of the voice to see Amalthea step through the trees.
"Amalthea we thought you were dead," the dwarf named Lokdrom said.
"Well that claim is false but I was captured for quite a long time now would you kindly put down my friends and our prince," Amalthea asked.
"Prince we only have one prince here Amalthea and that's prince Lokdrom not these smelly humans," the dwarf named Raggor said.
"Actually Raggor these four are anything but ordinary those two over there are a goddess of death and a god of destruction," Amalthea said pointing to Ethen and Evo who waved at the dwarves. “The other one in the net is Burning Rage a subconscious that obtained enough power to escape it's host and finally the one you have hanging upside down is Ash Blade."
The dwarves gasped in shock at the mention of my name and Lokdrom gestured for a dwarf to stand in front of him and Lokdrom stood on his shoulders and stared at my face at equal height. Lokdrom then gripped my face and began to inspect me from my eyes and teeth I then had enough and spread my wings causing Lokdrom to fall of the dwarf he was standing on. I then flicked a feather at the net causing it to fall while I used a blast of magic to sever the rope holding me up and I landed on my hands before I pushed of the ground and landed on my feet. I then removed the rope around my ankles before I looked at the dwarves shocked faces.
"By my father's beard it is him!" Lokdrom exclaimed causing all the dwarves to kneel.
"Please all of you don't need to kneel to me I just came here your aid for something," I said.
"Anything your highness please come we'll escort you to Dream Valley," Lokdrom said.
Amalthea led us to the others and the dwarves then escorted us to a valley hidden in the mountains the entrance wasn't anything fancy. But, when we entered something crashed in front of us and when we recovered we saw a massive magenta and green spiked dragon with green webbed wings and by the glare he was sending us he did not seem happy to see us.
"Spike?"
I looked at the source of the voice and saw it was Faust and she was looking up at the massive dragon.
"Spike is that you?" Faust asked again.
"Yeah but what's it to you?" the large dragon asked.
"Spike don't you recognize me," Faust asked.
"The only human friends I've ever had are dead," the dragon said.
Faust looked herself over before she slapped herself in the side of the head and turned herself and the others from Equestria besides Sunset Shimmer back into their pony forms.
"She can use magic here note to self find out how different Equestria and Earth Magic is," I thought.
The dragon's eyes widened before a smile then worked its way onto his face before he lowered his head to meet Faust at eye level. Faust then instantly hopped onto the bridge of the dragon's nose and grinned towards him.
"I have to say Faust, you're certainly looking pretty good for an old nag," the dragon noted playfully while Faust frowned and narrowed her eyes on the enormous drake.
"You too although I think your ego is getting too large for your head," Faust responded with a smug smirk.
"Oh you cut me to the quick Faust," the massive dragon mocked dramatically as he brought a claw to his chest however the wide grin on its face did little to show any kind of hurt.
"Not this again." Ethan said with a groan.
"Oh everyone may I present to you all my old assistant, Majesty's assistant dragon, Spike!" Faust declared while motioning to the massive magenta mountain of a dragon.
"Any friend of Faust is a friend of mine," magenta Spike said.
"Oh great that makes three of them," Rage said folding his arms over his chest.
"Care to elaborate on those words," the massive Spike said with a growl.
"What my brother is saying is that we know three Spikes now first there's Equestria Spike then Dog Spike and now you giant Spike," I said.
"Have we met you seem...familiar," the massive Spike said.
"I'm not sure but maybe when I was a baby cause you see my name is_," I never got to finish when something slammed into my right at amazing speeds.
When I recovered I noticed I was hurtling through the trees at rapid speeds. I looked down at my midsection and saw a figure in black armour and black feathered wings and the figure was the one pushing me. I curled my fingers around both my hands and brought hands down on the figure and my knee into the figures stomach at the same time causing the figure to let out a pain filled sound. I then grabbed the figure and threw him over me and back flipped and skidded backwards on my feet till I came to a halt. I then stood up straight and turned around and looked to where I threw the figure and waited for their next move.
The figure walked out of the trees and when he placed his hand on one he pushed aside as if it were nothing I then got a good look at him and saw he was wearing black and gold roman centurion armour and tunic. His wings were large black and feathers were falling off with every movement of his wings indicating this guy was a Fallen Angel. I then heard a quiet laugh before the figure raised his head revealing a familiar face that scars my memory.
"Lucifer," I seethed in hatred.
"Oh so you know who I am," Lucifer said.
"I know you tried to kill me when we first met but what are you doing here?" I asked.
"Humph well if you must know I have a loose end to tie up and that loose end is you," Lucifer said as he drew a mace.
"Are you here to fight me Lucifer cause if that's the case remember I'm not the same child you met all those millennium ago," I said.
"Oh I'm not here to fight you I'm here to kill you and your brat that you had with that alicorn," Lucifer said.
"You'd better be extremely careful on what you say next Lucifer cause when a threat is made against my family I don't show mercy," I said.
"Family like this one?"
I looked at the source of the voice and saw a woman with yellow cat like eyes and a pair of brownish red horns on her forehead and black hair going down to her back. Her skin was pale grey like the dead while she wore a leather corset that left very little to the imagination and she had a pair of brownish red leather webbed wings on her back. And in her arms to my shock and anger was Midnight sleeping peacefully.
"Lilith I presume?" I asked with malice in my voice.
"Now, now that's no tone of voice to use on a lady didn't you're parents teach you better oh wait *giggle* they died before you could even speak," Lilith laughed.
"Lilith I swear if you harm my son the void realm will be paradise as to what I'll do to you," I said.
"Oh I'm so scared but allow me to offer you a deal you surrender peacefully and without any funny business I kill your brat quickly and painlessly as possible. While you have a slow and horrible death," Lilith said.
"Why attack my son he is pure and innocent he has nothing to do with this," I said.
"Quite the contrary Ash he possesses your blood and that is something we can't allow. When I have a mission I always carry it out right to the end and this mission was the extermination of the Demonic Angels and to ensure heaven and hell would never accept peace. Both Satan despite being the devil isn't that bad as he's lead to believe but still pretty bad and God have been trying to make peace between each other and you were it. But, however there are those that wanted to keep the fighting going and you and the rest of your ilk were in the way of that," Lucifer said.
"You sick twisted evil freaks peace would have been a better way then what you've done who knows what could have happened if you didn't interfere. But, instead you spilled our blood just so you can what? Entertain Yourself!" I shouted the last part.
"Shh the baby is still sleeping but I'm afraid we can't wait around here forever those pests seem to be handling all those Nuckelavee and berserker demons I placed to slow them down rather well. So what will it be will you surrender or not?" Lilith asked.
"My answer is this," I said before I let out a whistle.
Dust then swooped in from the trees and began scratching and pecking Lilith while Epsilon possessed my shadow and grabbed Midnight. Lucifer was about to attack but I summoned my armour and weapons before I drew Whispering Wind and held it in both hands. I then teleported in-between Epsilon and Lucifer and blocked his attack much to his surprise before I gave him a side kick to his chest forcing him back and punched Lilith in the face causing her to stumble backwards.
"You two get Midnight out of here and back to his mother I'll handle these two," I said before the two took off and I turned back to Lucifer and Lilith.
"Filthy bird look what it's done to my face!" Lilith screamed gesturing to the scratches and pecks on her face.
"You look pretty good for a two dollar she demon whore," I said causing Lilith to snarl at me.
"We've wasted enough time let's just kill this one and get the child later," Lucifer said.
"You want him then it will be over my dead body," I said as I held Whispering Wind beside my head while the point of the blade pointed upwards.
Lucifer stuck first but I blocked his attack easily but Lilith was quick and used her long sharp nails to get past my armour and stab me in the back. This pattern continued whether one of them would attack the other would attack me in an un-protected area despite me using a shield. However, I managed to hit them every once in a while also I am able to heal myself with blood manipulation and also burned any poisons Lilith had on her nails. But the problem was that I couldn't keep it up forever after a few minutes of fighting I was getting exhausted while the two in front of my looked like they hadn't broken a sweat.
"C'mon now I thought you were surpassed to be powerful," Lucifer taunted.
"Could it be that's he's not all that powerful as we were led to believe?" Lilith said.
"I can still take you down," I said as I stood up straight.
"Pfft if you’re pathetic parents couldn't beat us then how could you," Lucifer said
"What...?" I asked.
"Hm oh yes you're parents begged on both their hands and knees to live it was truly pathetic sight to see them sobbing like that," Lilith said.
"You're lying they were proud rulers they would never beg to the likes of you," I said as I kept my head down.
"It's tragic really those two were clinging to each other desperate to live and find their long lost babe," Lucifer said.
"Shut up," I whispered as my left hand became demonic.
"Oh the look on their faces when I gave your whore mother to my minions to ravish her to their hearts contents. All the while she had a slit throat and yet she was moaning like a bitch in heat," Lilith said with and evil laugh at the end.
"Shut up," I said louder as the power in my left arm intensified.
"And the fact that you're father had the pleasure to watch the entire thing while I rapidity stabbed him over and over again was an absolute joy for me," Lucifer said.
"I SAID SHUT UP!" I roared in the loudest voice I could muster.
My left arm became infused with fifty times the normal power I've ever had in my body in one go. The power was so intense trees and rocks or whatever surrounded me was ripped from the ground and the clouds above cleared leaving behind a perfect circle. All the while a flaming tornado swirled around me made up of the purest hatred imaginable but both Lilith and Lucifer hadn't been blown away instead they dug into the ground with whatever they could think of. When I slowed my power down to just show me in my armour but my left arm was still giving off more power than anyone can handle. A powerful flaming aura surrounded me like my fathers before I began walking forward towards the pair.
"He wasn't supposed to have this much power!" Lilith shouted in fear.
"It doesn't matter we just need to kill him," Lucifer said trying to sound brave but his voice held fear.
Lilith summoned about ten Nuckelavee and all of them charged at me but a simple wave of my left had caused the alicorn slayers to slowly disintegrate into nothing all of them screaming pain while doing so. I continued to walk forward Lilith then summoned two abominations like the ones that attacked my home and the one under the temple of the Radiant Dawn group which were known as berserker demons. But, I held out my hand and picked up one of the demons with my magic and crushed him into a ball so small the creature was crushed to death and once I finished I shot him through his partner like a cannon. The last demon then collapsed to the ground dead all the while I still kept walking.
"What in creation are you!?" Lucifer asked causing me to stop.
The area around us was heavy with silence suddenly white and red orbs began to fade into existence. I looked at a couple that floated in front of my face and as I looked I heard wailing and screams I came to realize these were souls but just ordinary souls there were the souls of Demonic Angels and they each told me how they died while both Lucifer and Lilith never left my sight. I was enraged and yet when I saw all the souls around me howling like lost souls being tormented over and over again when they told me they were all killed by Lucifer and Lilith.
"I...I am the one designed to keep the world in balance," I said as objects began to float in mid-air and my body began to change getting bigger and my armour warped itself to look different and the armour turned red while parts of it had black and my skin began to grow black scales. "I am the child who was forced from its home built for peace," I said in an extremely deep voice as my helmet disappeared while my head changed into one of a dragon with a sharp pointed muzzle and four singular straight horns grew out of the back of my head giving me the sleek appearance. My wing's feathers had also disappeared leaving nothing but black and silver webbed wings. "I am the one whose blood was demanded by both Fallen Angels and Demons," I said as my hands changed to claws and a pair of red spikes one shorter than the other grew out of my arms just above the elbows while more spikes grew out of my forearms in a wave like pattern for ripping and slashing. Then a long tail with silver like spines grew out of my back between my wings and a flaming pattern spine rested on the end of the tail. "My power was also known to match both the great devil and God himself," I said as I finished my growth which was much bigger than Tirek when he absorbed all the magic in Equestria. "And for those that will incur my wrath shall be drowned into the blackest depths of purgatory JUGGERNAUT DRAGON!,"
My body then let out a roar that shook the very sky itself and when my flaming red eyes zeroed in on both Lilith and Lucifer I let out an angered snort of hatred and smoke while the pair then summoned berserker demons regular Demons and Fallen Angels. The Fallen Angels and Demons we nothing but pests that buzzed around me however unlike Tirek I am still just as fast when I normally move. So with both size, speed and strength as my ally I was able to swat the Fallen Angels and Demons out of the air with great ease. But, every few I got rid of more took their place the Fallen Angels and the Demons then held out a hand and runes appeared on them and one massive rune appeared under me before a bright green light burst upwards stinging me. But, a single swipe of my hand dispersed the light and I then flapped my monstrous wings resulting in a miniature hurricane blowing all the pests away. I then looked ahead of me and saw the berserker demons had transformed into a massive monster almost my height.
I decided to see what my body could really do I then planted my hands on the ground and began to summon more energy into my body from both the ground and sky. My eyes also saw all that magic flowing into me this went on for a few minutes and parts of my body beneath my scales gave off a powerful red glow. I aimed my head at the abomination before me and all the Demonic Angel souls gathered around my head but stayed out of my line of fire while I opened my mouth slightly. A large ball of pure magic formed in the back of my mouth and when I was ready I looked at the massive berserker demon and once I was ready all the souls flew around my head but stayed away from my mouth and they must have read my mind cause they spoke what I was thinking.
"Hell Gate Smasher!"
After that I unleashed the blast of power and a beam shot out of my mouth and through the berserker demon and kept going. But, the beam began to thin out and once it did it the path the beam took exploded like a chain reaction but once the smoke cleared there wasn't much of the giant berserker demon or the mountains on the horizon behind it. There was a massive trail of ruin leading all the way here I then felt weak my body began to shrink. Once I was back to my popper size the dragon shattered leaving me in my normal self and armour before I collapsed into the dirt on my stomach while my helmet fell next to me in a clatter. I stared into the empty helmet for a bit before I began to move. I sat up and retrieved my helmet before I put it on I was about to stand up when suddenly my right leg was impaled by a bright glowing spear which burned like crazy causing me to scream in pain. But as I went to pull it out a trident made of darkness impaled itself into my right shoulder but unlike the spear this one didn't hurt as much. When I looked at my attacker I saw both Lucifer and Lilith were there holding either a spear or trident.
"Spears of Light and Tridents of Darkness some of the most important tools to an angel or demon," Lucifer said as the two stepped towards me.
"The pair of you are like roaches hard to get rid of unless someone steps on you," I said.
"You know that was quite impressive a power such as that would have been put to good use for hell but it appears this is where it ends," Lilith said as both she and Lucifer prepared to impale me with both their weapons.
"I don't think so!"
Lucifer suddenly took a mace to the face and was sent flying into a tree while Lilith was hit in both the face and stomach by both Rainbow Dash's and Rebecca and was sent flying but not as far. I looked at who had hit Lucifer in the face and saw Jabir standing there with Lucifer's mace.
"Oh I am so keeping this!" Jabir said as he looked the mace.
"Hey admire that thing later help us with Ash first,” Rebecca said as she came to my side.
"Oh right hang on Ash let's just yank this out quickly," Jabir said as he went for the spear but before I could warn him he burned himself and shook his hand rapidly to try and cool it off.
"That's a Spear of Light and a Trident of Darkness," Faust said as she came into my field of vision. "Ash tell me which one hurts most or are they about the same."
"What kind of question is that they both would hurt if you’re skewered by them," Earth Rainbow said.
"It's the spear," I said weakly.
"Ok Ash you need to centre yourself again clear you're head and breath," Faust said.
I gave Faust a slow nod before I closed my eyes and followed her words and a few seconds later the pain from the weapons disappeared. I opened my eyes and saw I was still impaled so I stood up and grabbed the weapons and ripped them from my body. I then healed my wounds before I dropped the spear and trident.
"They don't hurt anymore," I said.
"It's because you're body was off centre when that happens those types of weapons will hurt you depending on which side you give yourself over too. And since you gave into you're demonic side the Spear of Light hurt you more," Faust said.
"Holy shit dude that's some power you got there." Ethen said with a smirk.
Suddenly we heard a crash of trees and I turned to see Lucifer emerge from them and Lilith got up as well.
"How dare you strike me you pathetic creature!" Lucifer yelled.
"And yet he's the one that sent you flying a good 30ft so that makes you much more pathetic," I said.
"Enough of this!" Lucifer shouted before he and Lilith charged.
Suddenly something hit the ground between us and them leaving a small creator and when I looked at where the blast came from I saw four figures descending from the sky. Also beams of sunlight shone behind them.
"I thought you said you put a barrier up!" Lucifer shouted.
"The damn Halfling prince destroyed it in his last attack and even if it didn't that attack would still be very hard to miss!" Lilith shouted.
"We need to leave!" Lucifer shouted.
But the pair never got the chance because a cage of bones appeared around them and a purple ethereal lock and chain surrounded the cage.
"What's the hurry the fun hasn't even started?"
I looked at the source of the voice and saw a figure in black heavy armour and a black war tattered cape on his back his helmet had two massive horns and left his face exposed. But, the only thing I could see was black and a pair of eyes staring at me and in the figures left hand was a two pronged pitchfork.
I saw the other figures land and one wore a toga made of scales that reached just below his knees. He had long brown hair that just touched his back and he had a fairly long beard and in the figures hand was a golden trident. Another figure wore a white toga that reached his feet and he had long white hair and beard and the figure carried a spear sparking with electricity.
I then looked at the last two and saw one dressed in purple, gold and silver armour and robes and he had a strange spear in his grip.
The figure had short white hair and a long beard with parts of it tied into three braids while the rest hung loosely and an eye patch covered his left eye.
Finally the last figure had a red and white robes and a yellowish gold wings but when he touched the ground the wings disappeared and turned into a golden cape that went around his body almost like a cloak. I could see a white piece of fabric hanging from the figures belt that had a brown border and a yellow holy cross on it the figure also carried a shield with the same design and a golden sword on his hip in the shape of a cross. And the last features of the figure was the long blonde hair and halo above his head.
"Still causing problems here Lucifer and you Lilith I thought you both would have learned your lesson by now," the angel said.
"Fuck you Michael I don't need to listen to your crap and I'm actually surprised the big shots of both Olympus, the Underworld and Asgard are here," Lucifer said.
Lucifer's words told me everything I needed to know about the new arrivals all of which we're big deals in mythology. The three big gods of Greek Mythology Zeus god of the sky and thunder also king and father of the gods alongside his brothers Poseidon god of the sea and Hades god of the Underworld. The figure with the eye patch was the Allfather Odin king of the gods in Norse mythology and finally Archangel Michael.
"I can see your mouth has not improved at all either Lucifer," Michael said calmly.
"Let me out already I have a pair of Demonic Angels to kill!" Lucifer demanded.
Luna gripped Midnight tightly for protection but I used my magic to get a grip on Lucifer's neck and lift him into the air strangling him. Lucifer tried to flap his wings in hopes of stopping the choking but failed.
"I suggest you remain quiet Lucifer otherwise I'll tear your tongue out and stick it right were the sun don't shine," I said before I threw him to the back of the cage.
"I can see the temper runs in the family," Hades said before I shot him a death glare.
"Please brother we're here to meet this one not antagonize him further," Zeus said.
"I agree this meeting has been postponed long enough," Michal said before he walked over to me. "It's a pleasure to meet you your highness."
I remained silent and gave a glare at Michal but my helmet prevented him from seeing it.
"Hello you five it's been awhile," Faust said in a casual tone and small bow.
"Faust it has been a long time still as beautiful as when we met," Odin said.
"Lord Odin as hail and hardy as ever how is Freya these days?" Faust asked.
"Lively as ever she'll be sorry she missed you," Odin said stroking his beard.
"I'll have to catch up with her sometime after my current problem is dealt with," Faust said.
"So this the last Demonic Angel and the prince at that," Odin said as he looked at me.
"It's Ash Blade and don't introduce yourselves I know who all of you are Archangel Michal, Zeus farther of many of the Greek gods and his brothers Hades god of the Underworld and Poseidon god of the sea. And finally then there is you the Allfather of the Norse gods Odin," I said emotionlessly.
"Well this is a bit embarrassing for us he knows our names but we didn't know his," Poseidon said.
"None the less it's a pleasure to meet you your highness," Zeus said.
"Forgive me but the feeling isn't exactly mutual," I said causing everyone to give me a surprised look.
"Forgive me you're highness but have we done something to offend you?" Michal asked.
"More so at you Michal it was because of you and the other angels that Lucifer was set loose on my home and this place. My entire life here has been destroyed along with many species of creatures like the Flutterponies and my people. All of them have been wiped out because you all didn't pay attention," I said in a cold tone that made the very wind icy.
"I understand what you’re saying but please understand we are not warriors we were peacekeepers and also we wer_," Michal started.
"Don't give me that crap if you lot were peacekeepers you all wouldn't have let Lucifer and his angels along with Lilith's demons run rampant in this place. If you aren't warriors then why the hell are you carrying a sword around and what were my people killed with kitchen knives? And are you telling me that after Lucifer reported back to heaven about me he didn't even voice his own opinion against us to the lord almighty!?" I shouted.
Michal stared at me in silence for a few minutes before he bowed his head to me.
"You are right your highness on all accounts and the lord has asked me to extend his apology," Michal said.
"Apology not accepted because if he was sorry he would have come down and said it to me personally and also Michal sorry isn't going to bring back my family," I said with a growl. But, I felt a hand on my shoulder and saw it was Luna and Faust both looking at me with worried looks causing me to sigh before I looked back at Michal. "However it's not okay for me to take my anger out on you because you didn't make Lucifer go rouge like that."
"Please your highness we deserve your scorn and hatred for our mistakes I understand you've been through too much over the years and no apology is good enough for that," Michal said.
"Let's just forget it you saved me the trouble of getting into a scrap with those two and my energy hasn't fully replenished yet. But, I hope they will be punished for what they almost did to my son," I said.
"There is no reason to be concerned about that you're highness I'll see to it personally that these two will be punished and greatly," Hades said.
"How badly are you going to punish them?" Evo asked
"I think it’s best not to ask," Hades said.
"Hey you lot I'm not exactly a ruler as of yet so just call me Ash Blade or Ash," I said
"Very well Ash Blade and Lord Hades before Lucifer and Lilith are handed over to you I think it would be wise if we take them to see the lord so he knows about this," Michal said.
"Ash Blade was it," Odin said gaining my attention. "That was quite a show you put on a while ago so whenever you’re in Asgard stop by the hall well hold a feast in your honour."
I gave a silent nod to the Allfather before the gods Archangel left with Lucifer and Lilith still in their cage and once I looked at the others I saw this worlds group was staring at the place where the others left with gapping mouths. My guess they were probably overwhelmed by the fact that they just saw a group of legends come down from the sky. I shook my head with a smile and Luna gave me a hug which I returned.
"Dude you just stood up to Archangel Michal that was just insane," Rage said.
"I just spoke my mind but anyway I think we wasted enough time here," I said.
We were inside the dwarf kingdom which was hollowed out beneath a mountain and on the way here we were flown by giant Spike and we got an amazing view of Dream Valley. I even saw a castle with magenta walls and blue roofs and ponies that stood on four legs play around it. When I looked at Faust I saw her shed a few tears at the sight I figured it was important to her so I decided not to say anything. I then put on my assassin robes and hide my wings just so I didn't draw any attention when we landed I hoped down off Spike and looked at the towering walls that were the entrance to the Dwarf Kingdom that led into the mountain. I pulled on my hood and put on my mask and took a single step forward.
"Excuse us coming through."
"Coming through."
"Coming through."
"Coming through."
"Coming through."
I nearly fell backwards when multi coloured balls of fur rolled past me.
"Tell me if I'm crazy but did those balls of fur just say something?" I asked.
"What... are they?" Evo asked.
"They're Bushwoolies," Faust said with a giggle as she joined us.
The so called Bushwoolies then stopped in their tracks and stood up and turned around to reveal a pair of eyes and a mouth and a pair of arms. And I saw both Fluttershy's were cooing the little creatures.
"Queen Faust Lady Amalthea!" one of the Bushwoolies exclaimed causing the others to say the same thing.
"Hello everyone it's good to see you again but I've been meaning to ask how have you all survived for so long?" Faust asked.
"Well after you left Faust the magical impact made everyone here immortal but sadly none of us can reproduce and before you ask about the solar storm that whipped out most of humanity in every civilization the machine the Demonic Angels and Dwarves made together protected us," giant Spike said.
"I see but I must look into this later Bushwoolies I'd like you to meet someone this is Ash Blade prince of the Demonic Angels," Faust said.
The Bushwoolies then looked at me and I revealed one of my wings before I made it disappear causing the Bushwoolies to jump up and down in excitement.
"You’re the prince of the Demonic Angels. Your highness I am so sorry I wasn't there to help you against Lucifer before," giant Spike said.
"Don't sweat it big guy I never got the chance to introduce myself or it's doubtful you would have recognized me," I said.
"Hey I hate to break up the love fest here but don't we have a job to do as in get these two home?" Rage asked gesturing to both Ethen and Evo.
"Whoops sorry guys let's get this over with so we'll see you guys around," I said as I waved at Bushwoolies and giant Spike before Lokdrom led us all inside.
When I saw the interior of the mountain it was almost identical to the one in the movie the Hobbit only this one was still inhabited by the dwarves. When we made it to the throne room I saw it was exactly the same minus the gem and symbol on the throne. And behind the throne was a statue of my parents and me as a baby in their arms and the statues of dwarves that went along the walls were of old dwarven kings. On our way here I did my best not to draw attention to myself but Faust and the other alicorns were hard to miss. Once we made it to the throne I saw a Dwarf sitting on a throne with a golden and obsidian crown on his head and the obsidian was shaped like a pair of crows with a circular emerald balanced on both their beaks. The dwarf’s beard and hair was dark brown and his robes screamed royalty and both Rarity's were dazzled by it and his face was aged but strong as well.
"King Jaghoki we bring guests," Lokdrom said.
The king then looked at us and his eyes lit up with surprise when he saw us he then got up and walked over to us and hugged Faust who had kneeled down and hugged the dwarf back.
"Ah Faust I knew you would return one day I just knew it," Jaghoki said.
"Hello Jaghoki I'm so happy to see you again as well and I would have come sooner if I knew everyone was alive," Faust said.
"Yes we must talk how about we have a feast I'll have my best cooks fix something up," Jaghoki said as he let her go.
"Actually we came here because my friend here needs your help with something," Faust said as she stood up and backed up next to me and gestured for me to reveal myself.
I removed my hood and mask and revealed all ten of my wings causing Jaghoki to stumble back in surprise and many gasps filled the room. the king then kneeled and bowed causing everyone to do the same and the room was filled with silence.
"Please Jaghoki you don't need to bow I'm not royalty yet but I can see you knew my parents," I said as I gestured to the statue behind the throne.
"Aye Ash Blade they were by far the most dependable people I knew of but enough of the past what can the mighty dwarves do for you if it's in our power it'll be done," Jaghoki said as I kneeled down to him so we were eye to eye.
"This should be in your power your majesty you see I need to know the combination for this," I said as I showed them the map but the look on his face showed worry.
"I'm not sure how to tell you this you're highness but most of the combinations we had for these were destroyed when the Fallen Angels and Demons attacked," Jaghoki said.
"Most but not all please your highness I'm just trying to get these two home and this can help but I need the combination for this," I said as I gestured to both Ethen and Evo.
"I'm sorry Ash Blade but I can't work miracles like you’re asking me too," Jaghoki said as he began to turn away.
"There's also another reason," I said causing the king and everyone to look at me.
I summoned the casket I found on The Fortune Seeker and brushed my hand over the lid wiping off any dust.
"Ash is that the same casket you found on The Fortune Seeker?" Faust asked.
"Wait THEE Fortune Seeker the same one captained by Compass Arrow?" Daring asked in shock.
"Yeah but the case isn't important what's inside is," I said as I summoned the key and inserted it into the lock and turned it the case let out a click and I opened the lid revealing my parents crowns and the other two crowns inside. This caused Faust and some of my friends to gasp in shock before I showed it to the Jaghoki causing his eyes to widen. "Your Highness two of these were my parent’s crowns and they were in the world I am currently living in and I believe this map somehow showed the ones on that ship where to find it. And if that's the case this map should have in its history data where the location of these crowns were before they were on The Fortune Seeker. And maybe just maybe I'll find out what happened to my parents even if I just find their bodies I...I just need to know."
I sat in silence and felt a few tears in my eyes I rarely cried but that didn't mean that I couldn't but I felt a hand wipe my eyes. When I looked I saw Jaghoki pick up the map and smile at me before he turned to everyone by the throne.
"I want the combination for this map found you hear I don't care if you have to work through the night or have to think of new combinations to do it. But no one stops till this combination is found!" Jaghoki yelled.
The dwarves nodded and the king handed it to a guard who took the map and ran off the king then helped me stand up and handed me he closed casket.
"You know it's not right to see a future king cry but come we let us go and eat and show you around," Jaghoki said as I dried my eyes with a smile and followed him.
We were sitting at a table completely filed with both food and drinks the dwarves were stuffing themselves with food and they were considerate about the ponies and served up some vegetables with food. But, all the guys were also stuffing themselves except me I just had a single serve of food on my plate and watched as the dwarves had a merry time. Some were even tossing food into others mouths from long distances even I caught a couple but I could see both Rarity's and Octavia were a little repulsed by the sight. But I found it fun and Lokdrom asked me about my adventures in Equestria and my latest fight.
"And then Jabir hit's Lucifer in the face with his own mace sending him flying into the trees," I said causing the dwarves to let out cheers and raise their mugs to Jabir.
"Betcha glad he came along hey your highness," Raggor said.
"I'm glad everyone has come along if I'm being honest with myself," I said.
"Excuse me your highness but what should I do with my plate?" Pip asked Jaghoki.
"Here laddie I'll take care of it?" Lokdrom said as he took his plate and tossed it to a dwarf at the far end of the room.
The dwarf managed to catch the dish and began to bounce it on parts of his body like a soccer ball and the dish was delicate as well. I was impressed by the dwarf’s skills and I watched as the dish was tossed to another dwarf and it continued till they went out the door. I then noticed some dwarves were banging their utensils against each other and their feet on the floor to get a rhythm going.
"Uh excuse me but won't you blunt the knives like that?" Rarity asked in an almost scolding tone.
"Oh you hear that lads she says we'll blunt the knives," a dwarf said.
"Blunt the knives bend the forks," a dwarf began to sing.
"Smash the bottles and burn the corks," another sang.
"Chip the glasses and crack the plaaaaates that's what Miss Rarity Belle hates," the rest of the dwarfs sang.
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I got up and joined in the plate tossing and both Rainbow Dashes, Ethen, Evo and Rage had joined in and even Pip tossed me a few plates. This went on and in a matter of seconds the table was spotless and everyone gave an applause to the performance while I gave a bow.
"Keep that up and you'll be teaching our son's bad manners," Luna said giving me a raised eyebrow and I noticed Midnight smiling and clapping his tiny little hands and Pip was laughing.
"Easy fix," I whispered before I walked over to Pip and rested a hand on his head and gave it a quick rub. "Hey Pip I need you to promise me that you won't do what I just did," I said causing Pip to give me a sad face and the dwarfs cheers to become silent. "Unless it's here when we visit again understood."
"Yes sir," Pip said with a smile causing the dwarfs to cheer again.
I looked at Luna and saw her roll her eyes with a smile and shake her head. But I gave her a kiss on top of her head and rubbed her arm before I looked at the others who were enjoying themselves. I then looked at Jaghoki he gestured me to follow him and so I did I followed the dwarf king down some hallways and we came to a stop on a walkway high above the city. The view was spectacular and I saw rivers made of melted gold and dwarves hard at work going places.
"Quite a sight isn't it," Jaghoki said.
"I'd have never imagined a place such as this existed," I said as I leaned against a support pillar that held the walkway to the roof.
"Heh believe it or not this place only took fifty years to start and finish," Jaghoki said
"Fifty you say and on your own I find that hard to believe," I said with a smirk aimed at the king.
"Oh alright we had some help from the Demonic Angels and Cyclopes they were a good bunch those one's. Best stone masons you could find anywhere and a lot of your kin's magic into helping make the machinery for this place along with the metal we mine," Jaghoki said.
"I can believe that heh...Your highness why did you ask me to follow you I can tell it's not for my opinion on the view," I said.
"Indeed I have something I think you should have and please call me Jaghoki it feels weird if your calling me you're highness and I have to call you by name," Jaghoki said before he led me down the walkway and down a few more corridors
We entered what looked like a gallery I looked at the many portraits till we stopped at one that had a golden gilded frame and a red background and me and my parents were in it. I then placed a hand on the picture and felt tears threatening to spill from my eyes.
"You have your mother eyes and your father’s looks you know," Jaghoki said.
"Guess that explains why everyone says I'm devilishly handsome," I said causing the pair of us to laugh.
"And his sense of humour too," Jaghoki said as he began to calm down. "Oh how I miss his jokes he often did the same thing you did back there with the plates when he dropped by. Alga often told him off saying you'd better not do that in front of the baby. Must have been trying to teach you how to be an angel."
"Did they always bicker about things like that,” I asked.
“Aye but when it came to deciding what crown you would wear oh that was the worst but then Faust suggested that when you were old enough and too young to be bribed they would let you pick. The one with all the gems was your dad's idea while your mom's was the silver band but turns out making those crowns was a waste since they're a bit small now," Jaghoki said with a sigh.
"Maybe not," I said.
"Got an idea Ash?" Jaghoki asked.
"Yeah is alright if I leave it here and come back for it?" I asked.
"Of course Ash," Jaghoki said.
C'mon let's head back to the dining room," I said as I led him back to the dining room and I saw the others were talking. "Luna can I hold Midnight for a bit?"
Luna then handed me Midnight and I sat at the table next to Pip I then summoned the casket holding the crowns and opened the lid revealing them.
"Ok Midnight since you're the youngest you get to pick," I said to my Midnight as I held him.
Midnight looked at the crowns and reached an arm out to the silver crown which caused me to smile. I asked Pip to hold Midnight before I took the jewelled crown out with both hands and placed it on Pip's head before I picked up the silver crown and placed it on Midnight’s head. But Midnight let out a cute little sneeze causing the crown to fall forward onto his face causing a few to chuckle and the mares to coo at him.
"May be a little big but these crowns are yours now you two and your grandparents would have wanted you to have them," I said as I fixed up Midnight's crown.
"Thank you dad," Pip said with an innocent smile.
"Da...Da," Midnight said causing the entire room to go silent.
"Ash did Midnight just say...?" Rage asked
"Dada," Midnight said again.
My entire world just froze at what had just happened Luna was crying with joy before she scooped up Midnight and hugged him while Pip just cheered causing everyone else to cheer alongside him. But both Pinkies went ballistic creeping out a lot of dwarfs I stood up and embraced Luna and Midnight and Pip joined in on the hug so I placed hand on Pip's back and pulled him closer.
"Milord!"
I looked at the source of the voice which was a dwarf guard and everyone calmed down.
"Milord we found the combination!" the dwarf said.
We were in a large hexagon shaped room and in the centre was a small pillar with a purple cushion on it and on the cushion was the map. A dwarf handed me a scroll of parchment and when I opened it I saw the combination was for the symbols on the map. So I picked it up and pushed the buttons when suddenly the top opened displaying a blue glowing crystal. I placed the map down on the cushion and backed away when suddenly bright lights like a swarm of fireflies flew out of the crystal and swirled around till they formed spears. There were thousands if not millions of tiny spears all over the place and they looked like planets gaining many oohs and aahs from the others. I then reached out and touched one and saw the word Earth appear above it and some numbers and letters after it. I then touched another orb and saw it was labelled Earth as well but with different numbers and letters. I then touched another and received the same thing I was confused at first till it hit me like a brick.
"It's a map of the multiverse," I said before I looked at the Jaghoki and Faust. "Are you saying that Demonic Angels were able to map out the multiverse?"
"Your parents had a life before they became rulers Ash they explored the multiverse mapping it as they went," Jaghoki said.
I was beyond words at the moment and I needed to get my head together and saw a small flat surface on the map. I pulled out the bullet that was in Ethen and made sure to clean of any blood before I placed it on the surface. The surface then lit up and the planets changed and then began to disappear only leaving one behind I walked over to the spear and tapped it and saw words appear over it.
Equestria - X32
"Looks like this is the one you two," I said calling over Ethen and Evo.
"Are you sure?" Ethen asked.
"Most definitely and I think I have an idea on how to get you home. But first I need to ask can you still get in contact with the merchant that sent you to that Equestria?" I asked only for Ethen to shake his head.
"No once you are sent to an Equestria he doesn't communicate with you anymore. If he did he'd be dead," Ethen said.
"Then it's time I asked a certain someone for a favour however I'm not going to like this," I said as I pulled out one of The Outsider's bone runes.
"Ash no making a deal with him would be like shaking hands with the devil," Faust said.
"You have a better idea?" I asked receiving silence from Faust. "Don't worry I'll make sure I know what I'm getting myself into.
I then used my magic on the rune causing the room to dim and become colder and The Outsider materialized before me.
"Hello again Ash I can see you have been busy as of late challenging you’re would have been murderers and then handing them to the fates of the gods. Also losing your temper at them is quite interesting I doubt there are many who would even dare such a thing," The Outsider said.
"You were always the guy to be rude in an indirect way." Ethan said as she pointed her index finger at the Outsider.
The Outsider then looked at Ethen and then Evo but his face remained emotionless.
"This is quite a surprise Ethen," The Outsider said.
"Wait a second Ethen are you another one on the Outsiders interest list?" I asked.
"Yea, pretty much. He came to me about one thousand and five years ago telling me that he was interested in me because he couldn't see all of my future." she said with a shrug. "Wait... why is he interested in you?"
"Same reason he also told me I had a prophesy but I need to know what the hell it is," I said with a growl.
"You'll find out soon enough but why have you summoned me my time is precious and I have others to see," The Outsider said.
"Me, Rage, Ethen and Evo want to travel to Equestria universe X32 and we need your help to get there and once we've finished Rage and I wish to return here no strings attached," I said.
"And before you say anything Outsider, you owe me one." Ethan said.
"Wait he does?" I asked.
"I remember Ethen so I'll grant this request," The Outsider said before he snapped his fingers and disappeared and a portal opened.
"Wait you guys can't go what about the party for Midnight?" Pinkie asked.
"Pinks I need to help these guys home now they are greatly missed by their loved ones. But, Pinks do me a favour and prep for it that will drive me to come back quicker cause a party for my son's first words is a definite no for me alright," I said.
"Just come back safe," Luna said before she gave me a quick kiss on the lips.
"I will I promise," I said before I summoned my armour and weapons and walked through the portal with Ethen, Evo and Rage who had also summoned his armour and weapons.
We exited the portal to see we were at the train station but I could see holes in the roof and bullet holes in walls and broken glass everywhere. I saw Caribou and Zebra's fighting each other and Tiger and Posh Tiger tanks rolling down the streets either shooting or running over Zebras and some buildings were burning. But, to put it simply this place reminded me of Operation Market Garden in World War 2 and that was a bloodbath from hell.
"My God," Rage said in shock.
"Was it like this when you left?" I asked.
"No they didn't. They still had eighteenth century tech Evo check the security cameras in the garage," Ethen ordered
Evo pulled his hand up and then swiped down creating a holographic screen that showed the security system. He then tapped on the word 'cameras' and a new screen popped up and showed Caribou scientists in a lab working on different weapons.
"Shit they got into our weapons room and our blueprints," Evo said as he moved his arm to the side causing the screen to shatter like glass and Ethan had looked back to the chaos once more.
"How long were we gone?" Ethan asked.
"I don't know but let's find your wife first and you can ask later but from what I can obviously see. The Caribou and Zebra are fighting and the Caribou are the bad guys we kill the king everything can go back to normal," I said.
"Alright let’s do this!" Ethan said before she turned to us. "Now how do you what do go about this? Go in guns blazing or a stealthy approach?"
Rage and I looked at each other and we began to laugh our heads of.
"What's so funny?" Ethan asked clearly not getting the picture.
"Sorry but stealth isn't exactly an option anymore and besides we all know we want to go in hard," I said.
"Well okay fine I was meaning to have an excuse to use this," Ethen said as she snapped her fingers and summoning an armoured truck.
"Shotgun," Rage said quickly.
"Fine I've got the gunner seat," I said.
"I'll drive then." Ethan said with a sigh. "Where are you going to go Evo?"
"I'll sit in the back." he answered.
We mounted the truck and I checked the ammo to see it was empty so I snapped my fingers turning the gun into a magic destruction crystal loaded weapon. I gave a nod and banged on the roof of the truck twice and Ethen put the pedal to the metal. The truck took off running over any Caribou in our way while I used the gun to put some holes in the tanks and both Rage and Evo weren't out of the picture either. Each of them summoned a long range weapon and shot any Caribou that came in sight. We seemed to be becoming more popular by the second at how many Caribou we were seeing but Ethen kept on making sharp turns causing me to almost hit my face on the gun.
"Hey careful on the turns Ethen this isn't a rally car race!" I called out.
"I know that, but would you rather get blown up?" Ethen asked as she jerked the wheel as we avoided a shell from a tank that was ahead of us.
I fired at the tank causing it to explode in a shower of metal and we turned the corner and saw the castle was dead ahead. I felt the car pick up speed and I fixed myself on the gun and shot the several barricades that stood in our path causing the Caribou to scatter. I was preoccupied in shooting the Caribou before they could hit us with bazookas I didn't notice the Tiger tank roll up behind us. We were almost too the front gates when I felt the heat of an explosion on the back of the truck and we were blown into the air and at the gates. I managed to duck just in time before we crashed through it and we were sent into a barrel roll and the truck stopped on its side.
"Woo, thank god this thing can withstand several explosions." Ethan said as she turned the truck off. "Is everybody alright?"
"I'm alright but in my opinion we have to be the luckiest and craziest sons of bitches to ever exist," Rage said.
"Head hurts but I'll live." Evo said as he rubbed his head.
"I twisted my ankle pretty bad but I'll fix it up," I said as I looked at my ankle that was twisted 180 degrees around before I used blood manipulation to twist it back around with a sicking crunch. I then repaired the damage done to my leg and didn’t even grimace in pain. "If I ever meet the guy who invented blood manipulation remind me to thank him big time."
"Okay so we have made ourselves known what do you want to do next blow in the front door in or search your call." Ethan said as she opened her door and popped her head out and sat there in silence for a bit. "Or maybe they take us in."
When I looked through my window I saw that the truck had been surrounded by dozens of Caribou.
"Not necessarily," I said before I teleported everyone onto a roof with a view of all the Caribou and the car. "Forgive me Ethen but I left a gift in the car for them," I said before I pushed a button causing the car to explode killing all the Caribou that stood around it. "Do you think I overdid it?"
A simple look at the others confirmed my answer.
"Nah," we all said in sync.
"Trust me I did the same thing when we were at the griffin empire before this all began do you think Diann knows we're here?" Ethan asked.
"Don't forget it was a 2.2 million dollar car," Evo mumbled.
"Let's just prey these guys are total morons and didn't think on it but with the battle going on down there it's unlikely they'll keep bothering the king requesting orders. And if he has such a wall built around himself then he may think he's very safe and he can keep doing what he wants," Rage said.
"True but he hasn't met us I suggest we split up and find the prick and if we do find him we contact each other mentally. But leave him for Ethen but go nuts on any Caribou who are with him," I said.
All of us gave a nod before we teleported off to different sections of the castle I teleported upside down on the ceiling of a hallway and ran along it but put on my assassin robes and mask to attract less noise. When I came to a hallway filled with doors I cut the gravity spell and fell to the floor but I spread my wings silencing my land before I hugged the wall and checked inside each room. At first I found nothing but when I opened the door I saw a Caribou raping a maid who was tied to the bed her uniform was in ruins and she had words drawn onto her body but I was too far away to read them. The mare was gaged and she had tears of sadness and pain streaming down her face and around her neck was a black collar and I saw a stump of a horn on her forehead.
I had enough of what I was seeing I pulled out Damnation and flicked a switch on it silencing the weapon when I fired it. I opened the door and walked inside I saw the mare look at me but I raised a finger to my mouth for silence.
"Look at me you dumb whore!" the Caribou shouted before he grabbed the mare's face and forced her to look at him.
I stood to the side of the Caribou pulled the hammer on the gun back causing the gun to let out a loud click that got the Caribou's attention he slowly looked at me and I glared at him.
"Who the Tartarus are you!?" The Caribou asked.
"Just a guy that's also your worst nightmare," I said causing the Caribou to laugh.
"Do you honestly think I'm afraid of you I bet you don't have the balls to do it," The Caribou said.
"Try me," I said before I pulled the trigger putting a hole in the caribou's head.
I saw the body fall before I looked at the mare and saw she was absolutely terrified of me I extended a hidden blade to cut the bonds holding her. But the mare began to panic and looked away from me but I walked over to her bonds and cut the rope that held her down. When the mare noticed her arm was free she stopped panicking and looked at me while I severed the remaining bonds. Once I was done I sheathed my hidden blade and helped the mare sit up she then tried to find the latch for the ball gag in her mouth. But I placed a hand on hers to stop her before I took care of it and once I was done I removed her collar and tossed it away.
"Are you alright miss?" I asked.
"Y-yes thank you I thought there weren't any nice males left in the world," the mare said softly.
"Well I'm actually from another universe really I came here with a friend to help fix you're world," I said.
"Really!" the mare exclaimed.
"I would never lie about something like this," I said.
The mare's tears burst forth and she grabbed the front of my robes and cried into my chest I placed a hand on her back and rubbed it coxing her to let it all out.
"It's ending this nightmare is truly ending," the mare sobbed.
I just gave a smile before I remembered her horn I gave a look at it and saw it was cut off I became angry at this but decided to help this mare with her horn before I got the Caribou. I gently pushed the mare backwards before I placed a finger in front of her as a one moment gesture before my right hand had Life Fire on the palm. The mare was spellbound and when I brought it close to her she didn't shy away but just gazed at it before I touched the stump of her horn with my palm. And when I pulled my hand away a new horn grew in its place.
The mare looked at her new horn in shock and tested it out. She levitating a glass and pitcher on the side of the room and pored some water into the glass before setting them down again.
"By Celestia thank you I don't know if I'll ever be able to repay you," the mare said.
"None of that is necessary I just need to know where the princesses and the Caribou king are," I said.
"The throne room that is where they are most of the time do you want me to show you?" the mare asked.
"No need you just get somewhere safe," I said as I got off the bed and made my way over to the door.
"Wait," the mare said causing me to stop and look back at her. "You look like a human like Ethen Smith. But, you're wings say otherwise could you tell me who and what you are before you leave?"
"My name is Ash Blade and I am the last Demonic Angel," I said with a hidden smile while the mare stared at me in shock at the word angel.
I left the room and made my way down the corridors till I arrived at the throne room and I saw it was guarded by four Caribou which I couldn't help but smile at how easy this would be. I grabbed a springrazor and created a shield and silencing spell on the door before I tossed the springrazor at the guards which landed in-between them. The guards looked at the springrazor curiously before they were shredded I then casually walked over to the door and removed the enchantments I placed on it. I then turned myself into smoke and slipped through the cracks and saw the entire room was filled with Caribou. I then flew up to the rafters and looked around and saw all of the mane 6 were here along with Cadence, Celestia, Gleaming Shield, a mare that looked like the female version of Blueblood, Luna and finally to my shock Nightmare Moon was also here. I saw all the mares had severed horns like the other mare I helped and the ones with wings had brown boxes on their back and all had a coaler around their necks. Some of them had red coalers instead of black ones I then looked around I saw the bastard tyrant of a king wearing a smug smile on his face as he looked at the mares getting raped.
"It's hard to imagine both Ethen and Evo lost to this creep but if they did it means I shouldn't underestimate him," I said mentally before I contacted the others. "Guys I found our target he's in the throne room with the princesses and element bearers. Make your entrance as stealthily as you can I'm in the rafters waiting for you Ethen and you'd better hurry cause if I have to look at what is happening in here for any longer I'm going to spill blood."
'Read you loud and clear Ash' Ethan thought as she blinked right next to me in the rafters.
"Okay I've got an idea but I need to ask can you see in the dark any way is fine just as long as you can see clearly," I said.
"Yea I can see in the dark what's the plan of action?" Ethen asked.
"Okay I was thinking I'd cut off all light in the room and take down as many Caribou while I play a song while you go down and do whatever you want to the Caribou that are raping you're friends. Hell chop their dicks off for all I care but once the song ends I'm gonna turn the lights back on and once that happens they're gonna wish they stayed off," I said with a devious smirk hidden behind my mask.
"I love the plan let’s get cracking," Ethen said with a sadistic smile as wires came from her gloves and circled around her.
"Ok just stay here till you see an opening I'm gonna grab their attention and remember you get the easy part I get the fun part," I said as I summoned my armour.
I then used my magic to make thick sheets of shadows cover the windows leaving only the lit torches. But, none of the Caribou seemed to notice the windows so I used my magic to make shadowy bony hands reach down and try and grab the flames snuffing them out one by one. Anyone who saw the lights disappear began to freak out slightly till there was only the chandelier left. I then gave a little puff of wind and the room went dark and I heard a commotion of Caribou trying to figure out what was going on. I then used a night vision spell on my eyes and selected a song on my IPod but made sure to dim the light so we weren't discovered.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQ0lE7e3yfk
I then pulled out a rope dart and leapt from rafter to rafter while the music echoed around the room. I then threw a rope dart downward while I was in mid-air before I landed on the rafter in front of me I then jumped off the rafter and pulled the Caribou up. I swung down and kicked a Caribou in the chest sending him flying before I then planted the rope into the ground and drew Damnation and fired it at two Caribou. This caused the Caribou to start panicking and looking for weapons to defend themselves with while I then drew Whispering Wind and began slashing Caribou.
I then used the blood of the Caribou to make some spikes stick up from the ground and I grabbed the closest Caribou and threw him on them causing some Caribou to shoot whatever made the noise. I was having fun with the Caribou I then used Damnation to shoot several more Caribou. But, that caused the all to turn my way and start shooting me the movement was sudden I took many bullets but fortunately my armour caused the bullets to bounce off me.
I then stopped all the bullets with my magic before I sent them back to the Caribou who shot them I then made my right hand become angelic and summoned my chakram or Halo Blade as I like to call it. I tossed it at the Caribou slashing them before I caught it and made it disappear again before I rushed forward and stopped right in front of a Caribou. I then made my left hand become demonic and tapped the Caribou causing the Caribou to become engulfed in fire that revealed part of me for a few seconds before I fled back into the darkness. I then saw Ethen was taking care of the mares and was brutally tending to the Caribou. But, their screams reached the others and they were about to investigate the screams.
But I then made the chainsaws for my wrists and legs before I raced at the Caribou using all my limbs to shred them apart with great ease. I then twirled around as I went forward cutting apart Caribou like a tornado rips through a forest. Once I was done I kneeled on the ground with my back facing the throne and hid my wings and made the blood saws vanish just as the song ended and I made the shadows on the windows disappear allowing light to return to the room. All eyes then turned to me before I slowly stood up and turned to look at the ruin I brought.
"Well what do we have here two humans interrupting our session I can see you've been busy in a short amount of time," Diann said.
"I was the one who was doing most the slaughtering here I was struggling to come up with new methods to kill," I said calmly.
"Well I will admit you and you're tramp have done well...For a pair of lowly humans," Diann said.
"Oh and who said we were humans," I said causing the Caribou and the mares to give us confused looks.
"I'm gonna have your guts."
I looked to my right and saw a Caribou with a slash in his side from my Halo Blade.
"Brave words from a dead Caribou," I said.
"I'm not dead yet!" the Caribou exclaimed with rage.
"Hm you're right it appears my watch is a few seconds fast," I said as I looked at an imaginary watch.
The Caribou then charged at me in rage but he didn't make it very far because a spike made blood impaled him through his stomach and out the other side. I could see the Caribou was still alive so I made long thin spikes appear on the other side of the spike where it had gone through. I then allowed a dark smile to curve upward on my lips before I made the spike pull itself out of the Caribou along with a lot of his organs before he was dumped to the floor. The spike turned back into liquid dropping the organs with a wet splat.
"Now then I can see this playing field is a little uneven and I am a gentleman at heart I'm going to remove my armour and won't use my blood manipulation on you that way you don't have to worry about being impaled by your deceased comrades blood," I said as I used my magic to make my armour fall of my body and hit the floor causing it to form a spider web of cracks under it's massive weight.
As my armour fell off my body I summoned my robes to cover myself with and as I removed my helmet I pulled my hood over my head and placed my mask over my face. I then saw a Caribou crawling along the floor split in two I then walked passed the Caribou and dropped my helmet on his head crushing it as if it were a cockroach. I walked into the centre of the room and stared at the Diann in silence for a few seconds.
"Now then how bought you surren-," I was cut off when the Caribou used their M4's on me which were loaded with Orichalcum bullets while Diann just smiled.
I was forced into a kneeling position while I tried to slow down the blood and I saw Ethen give me a worried look.
"Clean this up and bring that human bitch to me she'll make a nice new addition to my harem," Diann said.
I could tell Ethen was about ready to attack but I decided to end the facade and made all the blood I lost crawl back into my wounds while about 30 Caribou surrounded me. I then charged up a lot of energy into a compressed ball and leapt into the air and unleashed it at the same time as revealing all ten of my wings while the energy turned all the Caribou that surrounded me into ashes. I then flapped all of my wings keeping me mid-air before I used my blood manipulation to push the bullets out of my body and heal the wounds shocking everyone before I gracefully landed on the floor.
"Now that was just plain rude and didn't I say I'm not exactly human," I said.
A gunshot went off and the bullet whizzed past my head I then saw where the bullet came from before I drew Damnation and shot the Caribou's gun right down the barrel causing the gun to explode killing the Caribou. And while I was busy with that a pair of Caribou snuck up behind me but I noticed them before they could use their swords the pair ran after me while I dodged backwards. I then got an idea I ran at a pillar in the room and the Caribou followed me but I ran a few steps up the pillar avoiding a strike form one of the Caribou's swords. I then flipped over one of the Caribou and landed with a roll and kicked a Caribou in the head with my left foot making go airborne. I then spun around clockwise while drawing Whispering Wind and hacked the Caribou in two before I spun around and made Whispering Wind cut along the second Caribou's neck. I then rested Whispering Wind on my shoulders and looked at the Caribou.
At first it looked like I missed the second Caribou cause his eyes were still looking around. I then reached out and flicked the Caribou's forehead and the head came rolling off before the body slumped to the floor and I looked back at the king.
"Last chance surrender," I said but Diann just scowled at me before he made a gesture with his hands ordering his men to finish me off while I just sighed and looked at Ethen. "Tried to warn them."
I then snapped my fingers and a metal ball appeared next to me.
"Raps...sick em," I said.
The R.A.P.S obeyed and charged at the charging Caribou and sliced them on contact while the Caribou tried to shoot it. But, the spiked ball of death had reinforced armour making hard for them and when the Caribou were on ten the R.A.P.S exploded impaling its spikes into the remaining Caribou. But I placed a shield around myself and helped Ethen with a shield for the mares so we were out of danger from being hit. Once it was over I looked over to Ethen who was sitting on top of the throne.
"Not bad huh," I said as I summoned my armour back onto my body but I grabbed my helmet and began cleaning off all the blood and brain matter on it.
"Yea it was good now Diann I'm going to ask you a few questions and I want you to answer them," Ethan said as she hopped down next to me.
Diann just gave a cocky grin before he teleported behind us and started to run out of the room I looked to Ethan and saw she was wearing hunting gear and had a sniper rifle in her hand.
"If you excuse me I have some Caribou tags to fill in before they expire," Ethen said as she walked out the room and left me with the mares.
"Why that cocky little shit *sigh* oh well," I said with a shrug as I replaced my mask and hood with my helmet.
"Uh excuse me?"
I turned to look at the noise and saw the mane 6 and the princesses and Nightmare Moon were staring at me. I also saw they were all nude I felt my cheeks begin to feel warm before I looked away and summoned some clothes for them.
"You'd best put some clothes on," I said while keeping my back turned.
I then saw the mess I created while I was here so I used my magic to pick up the bodies along with smashed bits and blood and made a pile for it in the corner of the room leaving the room spotless except for a few bullet holes in the walls. I then made a small flame of Death Fire on the tips of my index and middle finger before I flicked it at the pile of Caribou igniting it before I looked back at the others and saw they had gotten changed. When I saw Nightmare Moon I saw she was breathtakingly beautiful without her helmet causing me to swallow some air before I shook my head regaining my senses before I noticed the state both Fluttershy and the female Blueblood were in.
"Are those two alright?" I asked as I stepped towards them only for Applejack and Rainbow Dash to block the way.
"Not another step closer ya hear," Applejack demanded.
"Yeah how do we know we can trust you?" Rainbow Dash asked.
"Let's recap first off I take down an entire room filled with Caribou I'm also with the person that help stopped those bastards from continually raping you. And if she saw me as an enemy or an unknown guy she wouldn't have left me all alone with you guys and lastly you all saw what I did to those Caribou so if I wanted to try something I would have done it. Instead of giving you clothing and cleaning up the mess of bodies I left behind and also explaining this to you," I said.
My words seemed to hit the two hard they gave each other a look before they let me pass I then kneeled down in front of Fluttershy and looked to see the blank emotionless look on her face.
"Epsilon break this down for me," I said.
"At once Ash," Epsilon said in a 5 inch tall version of himself causing the others to look in curiosity. "Ash it appears that this version of Miss Fluttershy has had her mind broken by severe sexual torture and activity."
"Damn Caribou if I could I'd wipe out their entire species," I growled.
"Actually Ash that is possible your magic levels have increased exponentially today with a trigger you'll be able to activate Juggernaut Dragon once again today," Epsilon said.
"Don't tempt me Epsilon I still have an event to get back to remember so focus on this how do we help her," I said.
"The answer is simple but it will be painful," Epsilon said as a screen appeared in front of me.
"Epsilon aren't there any other options?" I asked before getting rid of the screen.
"None that will work as well as this I'm afraid Epsilon said.
"Great *sigh* let's get this over with," I said.
"Whoa, whoa, whoa if you're going to be hurting my friend I'm going to give you a permanent reminder or me," Rainbow said getting in my face.
"Fluttershy isn't going to be the one that's in pain Rainbow Dash the only one who will feel the pain is the caster," I said.
"Uh what?" Rainbow asked.
"Oh for the love of Faust all the mental trauma Fluttershy has felt and gone through will be transferred to someone else mainly me because I'm casting the spell," I said.
"But won't you put you in the same position as her?" Nightmare Moon asked.
"Not unless you've had a similar experience and woke up from it," I said as I placed a hand on Fluttershy's forehead and whispered the spell in Demonic Angel.
Suddenly pain flowed right into my head causing me to let out small cries of pain and walk backwards threatening to fall over before I collapsed onto my knees. I coughed up a little blood behind my helmet which I quickly cleaned up with my blood manipulation before I looked at Fluttershy who looked like she was waking up from a peaceful dream. When she looked at us and saw she wasn't wearing anything she let out her world famous eep and tried to cover herself while blushing like crazy before I summoned some clothes for her.
"Fluttershy you're back!" Rainbow cried before hugging the mare.
"Um yes but where did I go again if you don't mind me asking?" Fluttershy asked.
"You were blank when the Caribou did something to break your brain," Pinkie said.
"My brain is broken!?" Fluttershy exclaimed.
"No," Pinkie said.
"So my mind wasn't broken?" Fluttershy asked.
I decided to tune out of that cause I knew where it was headed and saw the female Blueblood was still in her state. So I picked myself up and stumbled over to her I then placed my hand on her forehead yielding the same results only a little stronger. I clutched my head screaming in pain again and felt the urge to throw up more blood again this time spat out two handfuls of blood and land on the floor causing the others to panic. Celestia checked on the mare while everyone else minus Nightmare Moon asked me I was alright but my only response was me shakily rising to my feet and beginning my walk to the door.
"Hang on partner just where do you think you're going?" Applejack asked blocking my path.
"To go and help some more mares," I said as I began to walk around her only for her to block my path again.
"In that condition are you mad," Rarity asked.
"This isn't the worst condition I've been in and still have the energy to keep going," I said.
"Well I'm going to ask you to sit now and recover you're strength," Celestia said as she gestured to a table and a set of chairs around it.
"I don't recommend sitting on those chairs while I'm wearing this," I said gesturing to my armour.
"Why is that?" Luna asked.
"See for yourself," I said as I pulled off my right gauntlet and held it out to her.
Luna placed her hands under the gauntlet and once I placed it in her hands and let go she almost buckled under the weight if she didn't drop the piece of armour. The ground beneath the armour cracked causing everyone but me to stare wide eyed at the armour.
"My point proven so I think I'll stand," I said as I snatched my gauntlet off the ground and put it on.
"How can you be moving with all that weight on you?" Twilight asked.
"Same way Ethen can we're just strong enough to lift it," I said.
"Ethen did thou say Ethen?" Luna asked in shock.
"Ethen the Wanderer or the crazy son of a bitch Ethen ya I know him," I said.
"Where is he?" Luna asked.
"He was just in the room with us ran after Diann," I said.
"Wait are you saying that woman who was also here was Ethen?" Rainbow asked before she started laughing.
"Do not play with us we hath asked thou where Ethen is not a woman," Luna growled.
"Look all I know is when we met he died and yet somehow I don't know how he resurrected himself and was turned into a chick," I said.
"He's telling the truth you’re Highness," Applejack said.
"Very well," Luna said.
"Hang on a second how did you know all of our names?" Twilight asked.
"I know of you guys from another universe entirely to put it simply I'm from a similar universe only we have a different problem than yours," I said.
"Another universe this is amazing," Twilight said scribbling my words down in a note pad.
"And what was your position in this Equestria?" Celestia asked.
"Basically the same as Ethen's I am it's protector along with my brother Burning Rage who is also here," I said.
"Well we thank you for coming to our aid Mr...," Rarity started.
"Oh forgive my lack of manners my name is Ash Blade," I said as I removed my helmet and fixed up my hair so my fringe slightly covered my right eye and when I looked at the others. I saw some were staring at me in awe others had that dreamy look in their eyes and Rarity, Celestia and Cadence were fanning themselves with burning cheeks. "What I doubt I'm that good looking."
"You're right...you're absolutely gorgeous," Rarity purred.
"I'm flattered," I said with a nervous laugh as I backed away slowly.
"I can imagine this handsome stud is a real hit with the mares," Celestia said biting her lip.
"Well not at first but latter on the began to warm up to me," I said still backing away.
"Have you found someone?" Cadence asked.
"Yeah and it's a really big coincidence," I said causing the mares to stop their advance and look at me curiously.
"Who?" the mare's asked in sync.
"Princess Luna," I said causing everyone to stare at me in shock but more so from Luna.
“Details now!” Cadence demanded as she grabbed the front of my armour and began to shake me.
I then extended my wings and launched myself backwards managing to grip the pillar with an iron grip.
“Would you calm down sheesh it’s not like I don’t deal with this home,” I said.
“Apologise but would you be kind enough to tell us something about your relationship?” Cadence asked in a nicer tone.
“I’ll answer from up here till I’m ready to come down,” I said.
“Fine what is your relationship with your Luna is she your wife or marefriend?” Cadence asked.
“Marefriend but she lives with me in Ponyville because she can’t stand Canterlot,” I said.
“Well that’s something I wouldn’t expect but tell me why do you love Luna?” Celestia asked.
“Well her smile for one whenever I wake up I always see her smiling and that seems to give me enough energy to get through anything and her personality is amazing when she’s doing whatever. We both have a love for drawing as well we even made our own constellation together,” I said causing Cadence to squee like a little filly and Celestia to smirk while Luna and Nightmare Moon both blushed.
“So you weren’t interested in being in bed with royalty,” Rainbow asked.
“What’s that supposed to mean?” I asked with a small growl.
“I’m just saying most stallions would take the fame and ditch the mare,” Rainbow said.
I leapt off the pillar and began to walk towards the cyan flyer while she stepped back.
“Let me get something straight with you skittles I love Luna with all my heart and soul she is beautiful but I don’t give a damn about that even if she is a princess. To me she’s just a mare that seeks love like so many others and in case you haven’t taken a good look yet I’m No Stallion,” I said empathizing the last part by poking her chest.
“Noted,” Rainbow gulped.
“Besides whenever the position was offered up to me I flat out refused to take it,” I said as I walked back to the pillar and leaned on it.
“Position meaning you were offered a position on the throne?” Celestia asked.
“Many times and each time I refused,” I said causing everyone’s mouths to drop.
“Ok I have to call bullcrap on that,” Rainbow said.
“But he ain’t lying Rainbow he’s been telling us the honest truth the entire time he’s been here,” Applejack said.
“The only time I’ll lie to anyone is when it’s absolutely necessary or to protect someone nothing more nothing less,” I said as I folded my arms over my chest.
“Truth again,” Applejack said.
“Well then Ash Blade you once again have our gratitude for coming to help us in our time of need,” Celestia said as she was about to bow.
“Don’t bow Celestia it’s not necessary,” I said causing Celestia to let out a giggle.
“It appears you do have more humility then I thought you did,” Celestia said.
“Excuse me Ash Blade but this going to sound dumb but are you a human…I only ask because of the wings on your back,” Twilight said.
I gave a smile and extended all ten of my wings to show the mares who were awed at the sight before I hid eight of them again leaving a single pair of wings.
“Holy buck that’s cool but why do you have ten wings and only show two?” Rainbow asked.
“Showing others that I have ten wings is normally used for formal meetings or combat to make myself look more intimidating it also displays my rank among others,” I said.
“But why are they like that?” Rarity asked.
“They basically display my parents my mother was an angel,” I said as I pointed to the feathers on my wings before I pointed to the webbed half below them. “And my father was a demon.”
The mares stared at me in shock when they heard what my parents where the looks on their faces was absolutely priceless I was having a hard time trying to contain my laughter.
“If I may ask why do you have ten wings?” Rainbow asked.
“Well that’s a bit of a long story but I should tell that my species are what’s called Demonic Angels and the reason why I have ten wings is because I was born into the family that ruled over the Demonic Angels,” I said.
“Wait a second you were born into royalty then why the hell did you say you rejected it?” Rainbow asked.
“Just let me finish I’m not done with my story okay,” I said causing everyone to go silent and listen. “I did reject being given the title but I didn’t know I was of a royal bloodline at the time cause you see when a Demonic Angel is born they are normally born in a lab that is used to fuse holy and unholy magic together. But I’m a special case because I’m the first and only naturally born Demonic Angel and because of that my body was infused with enough power to go toe to toe against gods and devils. I was meant to be a symbol of peace between heaven and hell.”
“That’s a quite extraordinary,” Celestia said.
“Yeah but were not done with this story yet cause you see not all of the angels and demons believed in peace and preferred the fighting I was almost assassinated twice once by an angel called Lucifer and a she demon by the name of Lilith,” I said earning several shocked looks from the mares. “The two obviously failed in their attempt but it didn’t stop them they declared war on my home and burned it to the ground killing anyone who stood against them. But, in a last ditch effort to save me my parents entrusted me to the husband of Faust to hide me away.”
“Hold on did you say Faust?” Rarity asked.
“Yeah the same Faust who created Equestria to be exact she’s living among us we speak because of me,” I said causing the mares to stare at me in a mix of emotions.
“Such a tragic backstory it’s reminds me of one of my favourite novels,” Rarity said.
“Oh it gets better centaury after centaury of me living on my planet I’m born into an era of conflict and war the only thing I’ve ever been known to do is fight and survive and all that time I believed I was a regular human. But when I came to Equestria everything was revealed to me turned my world on its head,” I said.
“I can never imagine having to go through all of that,” Luna said.
“Yeah hard life but not like I can complain,” I said.
“Hey you said you’ve been in worst conditions before when you helped out Fluttershy and princess Bluebell would you mind telling us,” Rainbow asked.
“That will take too long but I can show you all if you like,” I suggested earning a nod from the mare.
I then used my magic to unlatch all my torso armour and placed it down next to me before I began removing the top part of my robes.
“What are you doing?” Twilight asked in a bit of shock while her cheeks glowed scarlet.
“Hush Twilight don’t spoil the mood,” Cadence said.
I removed the last article of clothing on my torso leaving it bare and most of the mares to blush like crazy and some of the mares with wings became stiff. Some even had surprise when they saw my left arm but one thing was clear they were all staring at my torso.
“Hey my eyes are up here,” I said as I clicked my fingers twice getting their attention.
“Apologise we just weren’t expecting…well that,” Rarity said her cheeks still burning.
“Hey I thought you said there was damage and yet the only thing out of place is you’re left arm,” Rainbow said.
“Oh I actually gave that up to save a life but anyway the reason you can’t see any damage is because my body has healed from it,” I said.
“Then how can you show us?” Rainbow asked.
I just smiled before I used my magic and showed them my right hand the mares watched as the skin and muscle began to burn and peel itself apart leaving burnt flesh muscle and bone and it went up to my elbow. Scars appeared on my arm and over my right eye my torso also fared no better from bullet wounds and stab wounds also more skin peeling off my right arms. Veins then began to turn black all the way up to my head and the tooth mark appeared again from the zombie. Also the hole in my chest from Tirek appeared again and this included the damage in my wings and when I looked at the mares they were horrified at the damage.
“How in the hay can you still be standing after all this done to you let alone still be alive?” Applejack asked in shock.
“Well all of this didn’t happen to me in one go all this damage happened when I first entered Equestria till today,” I said.
“You my friend are something else,” Rainbow said.
“If I may ask but what did this to you,” Celestia asked as she placed a hand on the edge of the hole where my heart was.
“Tirek did guy decided to piss me off after that put me in a coma for five months,” I said shocking everyone.
“What about those veins why are they black?” Twilight asked.
“Infection from this,” I said pointing at the zombie tooth mark. “Some idiot unleashed the damned zombie apocalypse on the Diamond Dog kingdom and me and a team were sent in as a strike team to rescue survivors. I got this from a zombie while trying to save my worlds Rainbow and Gilda but before I could turn my world’s Twilight made a cure for me just in the nick of time.”
“Wait hang on you got bitten by a zombie dog just what the hell are you?” Rainbow asked.
“I’m just me plain and simple,” I said as all the scars and damage disappeared and I put on my robes again
I made my armour disappear I then noticed the mares still had missing horns and was about to help. When suddenly, I hear screaming and I look to see Ethen with the Diann entangled in some wire coming from Ethen’s gloves.
“Nice catch,” I said.
“Little bugger kept on running and he didn't really put up much of a fight." Ethen said with a pout. "Oh well question time."
Ethen then flung her arm forward causing Diann to skid across the floor.
“I’d do as she says there’s no telling what either she or I will do,” I said.
"True, now Diann I’m going to say this once you better tell me what I want to know or else I’m going to skin you you've already pissed me off don't infuriate me." Ethan said as she summoned a chair and sat in it.
"Why should I tell a whore like you?!" he screamed.
Ethen sat there in silence trying to intimidate Diann just by looking at him.
"You will tell me or yo-" Ethen didn't get to finish the sentence because she took a blast of magic to the face but she slowly turned her head back to him with a straight face but a moment later I saw a trail of blood coming from the top of her head. "Bad move do you know how hard it is to get blood out of white hair?" Ethen asked as she licked some of the blood that was going down her cheek I then saw her eyes glow which terrified Diann. "Now I’m going to say this one more time say what I want to hear or you'll lose a limb tell me how long have you been in rule?"
"F-five y-years." he answered while beginning to sweat.
"There was that hard enough now why are you fighting the Zebra's?" Ethen asked.
"W-we tried to take their females but we failed now they're trying to take the ponies while killing us off fat chance they'll get," Diann said the answer causing me to growl
"I'm going to ask you one more question and you be free too now when I was in the hallways I overheard some of your guards take about the Zebras firing their weapon what is this weapon?" Ethen asked.
"I don't know what you’re talking about." Diann said Ethen moved her hand forward and used her magic to make the wires wrap around his horns Diann seemed to catch on pretty fast as he started to thrash and shake. "Wait, wait I'll tell you just please don't!"
"Sorry but it's a little too late." Ethen said as the wire cut his right horn off causing him to scream in pain. "Now tell me what their weapon is or the same will happen to the other."
"Th-they sa-aid that their weapon was something t-that you had a b-blueprint f-for." he said as he huffed.
This caught my attention as I tightened the wires on his other horn causing him to flinch.
"What blueprints were they?" Ethen asked.
"You used up your questions." Diann said but Ethen tightened the wires even more causing them to cut into the bone of his horn causing him to scream as she sat there with a ticked expression.
"Tell me or you lose this horn." Ethen threatened causing Diann to nod weakly.
"They said that it was some sort of powerful missile that could wipe out half the nation." Diann said as causing Ethen to freeze in fear.
"Ethen is he talking about a nuke?" I asked earning a small nod from Ethen.
Suddenly I noticed both Rage and Evo walk in happily chatting and I saw that Rage was covered in a blood which was almost invisible against his armour.
"Rage what the hell have you been up too?" I asked.
"Bunch of Caribou thought they could take me on bunch of wimps didn't even last a minute I can see you lot have cleaned up in here," Rage said before he walked around and crouched down right next to Diann. "So this is the sleezebag of king you've told me so much about...He's uglier then I would've thought possible and I'm surprised you haven't dropped a scarab down his throat and see what happens Ash."
"Believe me Rage I'm really tempted to do just that," I said. “Shit I forgot Ethen you fill in Rage and Evo I’m gonna help the mares out with their wings and horns.”
"Got it." Ethan said as she walked over to Rage and Evo.
I then walked over to the mares and used my demonic hand to shatter the boxes containing the mare’s wings allowing them to stretch them out. I then used Life Fire to restore the mare's horns the mares were overjoyed in having their horns back and I felt a presence on my left and saw Rage.
“Ash did Ethen tell you about the nukes the Zebras have?” Rage asked.
“I’m aware but why nuke Equestria when just one is enough to level a mountain and more they’ll kill everyone,” I said.
“I suppose that is the idea,” Celestia said.
“Celestia what do you mean?” I asked.
“I’m sure you’ve both seen the Zebra’s and the Caribou fighting in the streets correct?” Celestia asked.
“Yeah,” Rage and I said in sync.
“They aren’t here to help us they had the same goals as these foul excuse for creatures,” Nightmare Moon sneered.
“Okay why is Nightmare Moon alive if Luna is here because I thought the Elements would have gotten rid of her and I don’t know if anyone has noticed. But, she looks breathtakingly gorgeous,” Rage said causing Nightmare’s cheeks to turn pink.
“Careful Rage you start complementing her magnificent beauty then she might not want let us leave,” I chuckled.
“No one has ever complemented me like that before,” Nightmare Moon said while her cheeks got redder.
“Well I think you earned it,” I said with a smile.
“Tell me Ash Blade what is your opinion on the night sky?” Nightmare Moon asked causing me to chuckle a bit.
“The night sky has to be my favourite time of the day the silence the stars the calm warm air the full silver moon that I serenade to by howling to. There’s nothing I don’t love about it I stay up as long as I can when I can and locate as many constellations as I can. And when I feel creative I make up new ones out of the stars that already exist I even confessed my love to our worlds Luna after we made our constellation together,” I said causing Cadence and Rarity to faint.
“And you said I need to be careful with what I say,” Rage said causing me to give him a nudge.
“Anyway were getting off topic let’s go talk to Ethen and Evo about what to do next about these nukes,” I said.
“Wait thee hath helped us enough thou both should go back to thy own universe,” Luna said.
At this Rage stopped and leaned into my ear.
“Ash she’s right don’t forget you still have your son’s first word party to get too,” Rage said.
“I’m aware Rage but don’t forget our timelines our different one week here could mean thirty seconds over there we can still do this,” I said before I led Rage over to Ethen and Evo. “Okay you two what’s the plan for these Zebra’s and their nukes.”
"We wait and see if they fire, and when they do we retaliate." Ethan said as she looked at another one of Evo's holographic screens.
“So what’s the plan if they do?” I asked before I saw Diann trying to get away. “Rage.”
“On it,” Rage said before a flaming chain extended from his arm and wrapped itself around Diann’s wounded leg and hoisted him into the air. Diann started to scream in pain while Rage glared at him from behind his helmet. “And just where do you think yooou are going?”
"I think he's trying to get away do you want to take care of him or me?" Ethan asked.
“Gladly,” Rage said.
The chains then slithered up further around Diann before they began to glow white with heat but Diann didn’t scream. Diann only stared into Rage’s top visor in fear I then saw flames appear from where Rage’s eyes were and I could tell his mouth was open because I saw a flaming mouth with the silhouettes of sharp teeth inside the lower visor. Rage then let out a shriek that sounded like the Blood Hooves before flames shot out of Rage’s helmet and into Diann’s eyes and once the flames stopped Rage tossed Diann away like trash. When I looked at him his eyes looked like they were filed with obsidian and fire which had a bright glow and I saw he saw still breathing.
“I’ve heard of the pennant stare but yikes,” I said.
“Did you kill him,” Rainbow asked.
“It wouldn’t have been a punishment if I did that would have been mercy,” Rage said.
“Then what did you do,” Celestia asked.
“He’s basically feeling all the pain and suffering all of Equestria had endured because of his decision to come here and turn all the mares into sex slaves. One of the benefits of wielding hell fire is I can see all the sins everyone has committed in their lifetime. I can even make them feel the pain of others because of their action or decision even make it nice and slow if I wanted too,” Rage said.
"Nice that’s better than what I would have done I would have just consumed his soul though it that wouldn't taste good," Ethan said just as Evo's screen turned red and started to flash gaining Ethan's attention before she turned back around. "Evo the hell is going on?"
"The Zebras seemed to have launched two of the nukes," Evo said as he zoomed in on the missiles. "And judging by the trajectory they seem to be heading for the east coast of Equestria."
“Okay let’s…,” I began but suddenly a white portal appeared in the centre of the room.
"Is that the portal?" Evo asked.
"That has to be it but it can wait first we solve this problem," I said.
"No Ash you need to go," Ethan said in a stern tone before more warning sirens went off. "I can handle this and if not here," she said as she tossed me a phone. "That phone is like the other one I gave you but it can call between universes now go."
"Ethen there is no way I'm leaving you like this when you've got nukes on the way?" I said
"You two need to get back," she said as she paused and snapped her fingers and heard the sound of teleportation. "There they'll be safe in the vault now go Ash go to your son's party I got this."
Ethen gave me a forced smile before she then used her magic and pushed Rage and I into the portal.
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