Chapter 74

The white magical orbs rocketed across the sky, like rain they pounded into the dense fog that inched towards the gate. The unicorns kept up their attack even as exhaustion began to seep into their minds and body

Dave had to sidestep occasionally to avoid some of the blasts, he smirked as he knew it was Shining that was aiming for him

“Well so far everything is going alright” Dave chuckled “But oh no what a shame… they locked the door” He smiled as he talked sarcastically. The bolts continued to rain into Odio’s fog as Dave watched the valiant attempts to destroy the black abomination

“Don’t worry Dave” Odio whispered as the fog engulfed Dave “I have a key” the fog shrank, the fog flooded around Dave and the magical bolts focused in on the small swirling orb

Shining Armour held up his head “Cease fire!” He called and the guards gladly allowed themselves time to rest. The captain of the guard looked over the edge, staring down at Dave’s position

The black fog pulsed as a large bolt of red lightning struck the city’s gate, the wall shook violently causing the guards to stumble. The orb fired itself at the cracked door and burst through, sending small pieces of the once grand wood everywhere

As the fog thinned and settled as a mist on the floor, Dave pushed himself up of the city’s cobblestone floor “Please don’t use me as a battering ram again” he groaned before turning around. He winked up at Shining Armour before firing two blasts into the wall supports, shaking it further until it began to tip

“GET OFF THE WALL!” Shining yelled as he leapt from his position and crashed onto the roof of one of the buildings below, the pegasi guards flew off, carrying a unicorn guard if they could whilst the others followed their captain by jumping onto taller buildings

The captain of the guard began to slide down the roof, he fell into the back street below and landed on his chest, his armour did not help as he looked up and saw Dave stroll past, the fog close behind. He pushed himself to his hooves as he slowly chased Dave down

“Stop Dave!” Shining yelled as he stumbled, he looked at his rear hoof and saw his armour had crumpled, preventing his leg from moving. He looked back to Dave regardless

Dave turned with a slight smirk, his eyes narrowed at the guard “well it is good to know somepony remembers my name” Dave allowed the fog to continue spreading through the streets, it reached Shining Armour’s hooves and he shivered. He felt the fog was analyzing him, watching, he shook the feeling off as he looked back to Dave

“If you stop this now I’m sure the princesses will sort everything out” Shining shuddered again as the fog around him rubbed painfully against his hooves “What is this?”

“Sorry that’s me” Odio’s eyes appeared beside Dave “I was just making sure that if you tried anything then I could tear you in half” Odio’s eyes shook as if he was shaking his head at Shining’s shocked face

“Dave… wait” Shining thought “I was told you were a being called Odio”

“That’s him” Dave indicated with his thumb “he was living inside of me to hide from the princesses because they want him destroyed, when I used his energy they assumed I was him”

Shining gasped “Well this changes everything… we can tell the princesses and they can…” The unicorn was cut off at the fog wrapped around his body and shut his mouth

Dave shook his head “Odio has been the only one looking out for me, I am going to make Celestia see that I loved her and then I am gone, with Odio” He snarled as Shining’s eyes stared at him “Celestia betrayed me… she will get what she deserves”

“That was exactly what I was going to say” Odio chuckled as threw Shining through a window, the fog returned around Dave’s body as he continued through the street. Shining passed out as he watched Dave walk away

The human/fog combo seemed to slide as he moved from one side of the street avoiding blasts from the five unicorns ahead. The fog turned into three separate balls that floated towards the small cluster of guards. They attempted to move away but the balls easy closed the gap between them

Dave appeared from one ball to elbow drop the unicorn in the face before the ball reclaimed him, he shot out of another to drop kick two more in the horns, his magical resistance to the unicorns powered horns sent them flying into a third

The final unicorn attempted to fire at each of the black, swirling fogs. He froze as he felt something tap his shoulder, he turned slowly to see Dave shaking his head

“Bad move dude” the human sighed as he walked away “don’t be too hard on him now” he waved over his shoulder as the fog followed him. The unicorn looked back to a pair of burning eyes before gulping

Dave turned onto the large road that took him to the large castle gate, a long row of unicorns stood between him and the courtyard. He held his arms out and the fog shot out and raced along the city streets, leaving him alone

“I shall give you another chance… stand aside!” Dave called as he walked slowly towards them. The unicorns responded by flaring their horns “alright then” Dave muttered as he brought his arms to face the guards.

The guards smirked but were quickly engulfed by the fog that swept from their sides and dropped them onto their heads. They all passed out as Dave walked past and Odio smashed the door open for him, the fog returned around his body as he strode across the courtyard

“The castle looks less welcoming… considering the situation” Dave sighed, a shadow appeared over head. As Dave looked up, he groaned as a group of pegasi bombarded him with rubble from the outer wall

As the guards pounded the ground where Dave stood, they grinned as everything was buried and the rubble continued to shake the ground. Their smiles faded as the larges piece of rock was thrown back at them, most quickly avoided but looked down to see the fog pick up the other pieces

“Now that was not very nice” Odio chuckled “let’s see if Celestia’s guards can handle a bit of old school magic” His smile turned to a snarl as the rocks cracked and began to bleed lava. Odio spun and fired the rocks rapidly, the rocks that missed scorched the pegasi and their wings

Dave clambered out of the rocks and brushed himself down “Well that is a welcome back gift and a half” he cleared his throat as he reached the castle gate “Hello? Anypony home?” He knocked and heard the shuffling and clanking of armour on the other side

Dave shrugged before he kicked the door open, the flashes of magic from the guards were repelled by Odio’s fog and he retaliated with red bolts of lightning, the guards were blasted against the roof and walls

Dave walked in, weaving between the earth ponies, applying punches and kicks wherever he could. Odio roared as he sent a pulse of energy down the corridor, the air turned red and the ponies began to float off the ground, the pegasi used their wings to navigate whilst Dave used the helpless guards to bounce around the room

“Nice touch” Dave complimented as he elbowed a pegasi to the floor, only to kick him as he bounced back up. The redness suddenly ceased and Dave landed on his feet whilst the remainder of the guards landed awkwardly and groaned as they failed to get up again

The resistance throughout the rest of the castle was relatively weak as Dave reached the throne room. He sighed as he stared at the door “Alright Odio, this is it” He closed his eyes as the fog disappeared and he stepped forwards

The door swung open, Celestia and Luna stood either side of the elements. The six mares floated into the air, the powerful jewellery they wore glowed brightly. The princesses also levitated as glows surrounded them, Celestia’s eyes held a mixture of hate and regret

Dave sighed as he looked at Celestia, he mouthed, “I’m sorry” before the room was adorned in shadows. Luna turned her head to see the massive fog float outside. The fog smashed the large windows behind the golden throne and flooded into the room, the ponies were caught in the wave of black fog and they were separated from each other

Dave marched calmly through the room as the fog avoided him, the ponies attempted to swim but red tendrils grasped them and dragged them in. Rainbow Dash managed to fly to the roof but a large blast smashed her against the roof before yanking her down. The princesses fired blasts that separated the fog, their power bought them time before Dave held his arms up and exposed his palms

Odio cut his palms and drew out some blood, the fog merged with the blood and formed dark, red bonds that whizzed around the room and latched onto horns, wings, hooves and restricted any other form of movement before the fog thinned and turned back into the humanized Odio that resided in Dave’s mind

As Dave reached the top of the stairs where the throne was he sat down on the top step and looked at the sight. The elements of harmony were resting on the bottom of the steps whilst bright red bonds restrained their users, their movement held back by the mixture of blood and hate

Celestia and Luna were held either side as they struggled to move, a ring of red wrapped tightly around their horns. As they attempted to use magic, a large shock was sent through their bodies. As the prisoners settled into their restraints and glared at Dave

Dave cleaned his fingernails before realizing the muttering had stopped “Oh so sorry, forgot I was winning” He sighed as he bounced the steps “Right now that I have everyponies attention I want to sort out a few things”

“Don’t waste your breath Odio” Celestia spat “We don’t care what you want to say” She turned her head as far away as she could. Dave looked at Odio with a shrug

Odio whirled around the room, inspecting the throne and the various painted windows “I told you she wouldn’t listen” he sighed

Dave walked over to Celestia and used a finger to bring her face back to his, she pulled away but she slowly looked back when she noticed Dave’s sad face

“Celestia… you have met Odio right?” Dave looked over his shoulder at the waving fog “I am going to say what I tried to say before… I am Dave and Odio has been inside of me”

Odio floated over “Not in a gay way, just spiritually” he smiled at the ponies before turning to enjoy the view of the broken city “I think I did more damage than intended… no deaths though”

“That’s good” Dave responded before he looked back to Celestia “Odio… doesn’t like you or Luna” He scratched the back of his head “I love you… strangely” He stood and turned away “But I came here to tell you I am going”

Celestia looked between Dave and Odio as the penny dropped in her mind “Oh… oh no, Dave I’m sorry I…” Her mouth was temporarily closed by Odio’s fog as he allowed Dave to continue talking

“I am leaving because I can’t be with somepony who only wants to use me” He dropped his head “Well that’s me done” he walked over to the window and rested his head against the glass “How long before we can go?”

“Anytime” Odio looked back at the princesses “But I would quite like to hear their excuses” He looked back to Dave who nodded in acceptance as he walked back to the stairs to sit down