Scales of Harmony
Chapter 19: Chapter 15 Taming Power and Rampaging Robot
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I woke up to find myself in a city as the sun soar slowly to the air when I noticed my body was more sensitive than usual. That must mean I'm right now human and this must be my mindscape or something since the area lacked people and vehicle. I tried to call Simba as he didn't appear by my side which proves to be a inner mind world where I kept my most deepest secrets even from Harmony. At least this time I have some clothes as I wore a brown shirt jacket with a blue T-shirt underneath, with a beige pants, and blue sneakers. I noticed my real face as I have my black hair and brown eyes with a oval face structure, yet my facial faces seems similar to a teen without acne. My ego must be very arrogant if it left me without any facial flaws especially with smooth short hair. I disregard the changes and continue on.
I explore the place as I found only empty rows of city blocks until I heard a can moved which I found strange unless something inside of me wants out. I put the thought aside thinking I'm just paranoid and must have literally imagine the sound as I continued walking. During my walk I notice my surroundings had some stores when I was little kid especially some hamburger joint I enjoyed my first fries in. I was having great nostalgia when I came across a old playground I use to play on as flashback when I moved through the dazzling obstacles, the wild merry-go-rounds, and the swings when my dad was alive. It a tear down before a noise ruin the moment as I could guess something else was here with me. Before I could turn I felt a harsh kick as I felt my body flipped through the painful ass ground which I think part of my left arm snapped. When I was about to mourn over the pain I noticed a sphere of heat energy coming at me as I dodged it. It crashed into a random house as I turn my attention to the shooter who had a slight shocking appearance.
He seemed like me except he had a younger appearance approximately my early teen years as he had alicorn wings and horn boosted by the maddening white aura of power. I noticed more of his appearance are a bit inverted similar to a inner hollow except his eyes seemed to have a red swirling madness for power. He was wearing a gray shirt jacket with a red T-shirt underneath, black pants and red mix with gray sneakers. The fact that I'm trying to call my powers and failing is giving me freight about the younger me as he shows off by using mental telekineses to pick up a random tree as it came at me. I was barely able to dodge it, but I didn't notice a hand grab my neck as he looked at me with a pity looks and sadistic grinning while I tried to get free.
“Why are you so weak?” He asked in a distorted young voice.
“What are you talking about?” I questioned with fear.
“Why didn't you beat your opponents by yourself?”
“Well I didn't want to take all the action and glory from others.” I joked as I asked. “What's the point of going full strength if it would be to easy at the end?” He gave a growl as he punch my face.
“The point is to prove we aren't weak against anyone who challenge us.”
“Well what good is that shit if we become what people feared?” He gave a laugh at the comment as he let me go. I grasp my throat and back off a bit as the asshole continued to laugh before returning back to whatever he was talking about.
“Mwaahahahaha good! Good! Fool! There is no good! There is no evil! There is only power! ” He released a beam of pure energy as I rolled away from it. When I stare at the amount of destruction it made me chuckle. This was ridicules as I gave a full blown laugh on that as he stare at me with confusion.
“You think having tremendous power makes you strong?” It makes my laugh hysterically that dumbasses like this wants to prove they are big shit. “Buddy all you're proving is that you are crying as you throw your so call power at people.”
He punched me again except his fist contained a flaming tornado as it burned and twirled me into a building. I felt wood enter my body as my broken arm is close to being torn off, I have wood pierced through my legs, and could feel most of my bones breaking as the pain almost made me faint. That was until the asshole partially healed me and force me to stand while my legs still have wood in them and my left arm still feels detached. I gritted the excruciating pain of my glass legs cracking under the pressure of my weight as the bastard continued chatting.
“Oh I'm crying! What about you? You let people like Amy and her slut walk all over your fragile ass.” He sneered with a obvious grudged. Damn I feel like the dude represents my grudge or stupid side if I wasn't injured in the legs I would so punch this fool. “Honestly you could have petrified her or tormented Selena to teach her a lesson. I doubt nightbit-” I was quickly annoyed by his bragging as I spat at his face. His rage was priceless, yet I don't know if it's worth it. He quickly steeled his arm and made a quick slash through my crippled legs as I felt my body fall on my butt as my empty lower body part bleeds which I scream in agonizing pain. He only found pleasure from my torment as the bastard laugh from my screams and seems to be licking his lips. I prayed for a miracle to survive as he stomped on my stomach and got close to my face.
“Tell you what I've enjoyed a bit of your misery, so I will spare you if you call me your god right now.” The younger trash dare to ask me that as I looked dead at the grinning psychopath. Gave a blood spit to the face and declared “You must not know me that well if you think I will bow to a faker like you!!” He took the insult with a smile as he said. “Well you are finally grown a backbone! Too bad you'll forget it the moment I'm release and cause some justified revenge.” I was about to question until I felt a stomp through my chest as my vision fade.
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I woke up to an empty space as I float without a care in the world. I suppose this is what happens if I relied on my powers for too long, yet I wonder what did he meant revenge since this was the first time we've met. I saw a glowing light from a far distance as I tried to head towards it by pretending to swim despite my common sense yelling not to go. I figure anything is better than wasting my time as I reach the light it grew brighter at a close range until a broken sword was revealed in it's place. I was about to grab it before a hollow voice echoed in my mind.
“Greetings wielder, how may I help you?” I was shocked that the sword still has sentients. “Maybe you should notice the matter at hand wielder?” It I mean He is right I should focus on the matter at hand.
“Where am I Excalibur or is it Caliburn?” I was nervous since he had a lively attitude in the game, yet he feels like broken beyond recognition. I wonder if this was how talking with a dead zanpakuto feel.
“It has been a while since I was called either name, but you can refer to me as any name you would like since I'm a shadow of myself.” I kinda feel bad if I wasn't in a similar situation myself. “Oh yes I forgot, we are currently in the deeper reaches of the unconscious which can lead us to oblivion if we aren't careful.” I could be shock to where I am if I wasn't focus on getting out.
“Well is it alright to call you Caliburn since you are still sentient, yet how did you reach to this condition?” I asked since last time I absorbed him while being complete with everything to being a sword.
“During my rebellion against the sorceress Merlina she broke my blade and placed a curse upon me.” I was still butthurt from my last battle as the sword continues his explanation. “If it wasn't the fact I didn't have a host during that time I would have ended her. When I was first made-” I tune him out when he talks about his past during his creation. Wow he must have been close to annoying as the soul eater version if Merlina had to curse him to silence him. I try to remember some important words from my past as the sword keeps blabbing about his past.
Flashback 1:
“If not hurt then annoy like a bitch. Besides I was made to be a weapon so give me some break if I feel arrogant.” I said trying to sound prideful.
“Arrogant will lead to a person’s downfall, don’t ever be arrogant or else it’ll kill you.” Amy warned
“Hard to kill a guy stuck inside an immortal body and soul bond so if one dies the other grows back. In fact I question my morals sometimes since I can not die unless by seals or release support 9.”
“Best keep your morals in check tin man. Also don’t think just because you can copy some of other displaced powers doesn’t mean you’ll win with them.”
Flashback 2:
"What do you mean by actions of the past? " Luna asked
"This being is everything from your buried past given a form. How else do you beat something born from your buried past? You reveal the truth and show who you are as you accept the past and use it to make a grand future. However, that future could only go if we focus on the present and waste this bitch to Tartarus." I declares
"How do you know if we or ponykind deserves a good leader?" Celestia asked releasing a bit of the shell
"Simple you take a chance with the good that remains and try to expand on it. Besides my race have done worse, yet we still believe in some good." I answered as the sisters grew confuse on my race, yet decide to help this me out.
Flashback 3 :
“Son you will grow to have a family of your own who you'll cherish for the remaining of your life. If life haven't taught me is always cherish the good times as they grow like we have with you and your brother. One more thing whatever path you choose always know your family will love you no matter what and use the knowledge you learn to further your journey. Never forget practice to what you have and you will reach a good living.” my father said
Flashback ends
So letting go of the restricts and enhancing my true nature is the only way I can help myself, well I feel like a damn cheap corny anime character. Now, let see I need to get out. “Alright Caliburn, skip with your past and give me a way out. So I can kick my own corrupted ass for trying to take my throne.” Caliburn let out a sigh as he responds. “Now you are being rude to your guest, but I'm happy to see your confidence have returned.” I gave a serious expression at the sword as I respond. “I notice something I should have done in most parts of my adventure. Now is there a way out or do I need to do something stupid to do it.” Caliburn stared as he said , “There is a way, but it requires sacrifice on you-” I interrupted by saying. “I'll do it just get us out before the asshole begins a bloody massacre.”
Hey Alan. Wait Emerl where have you and Gizoid been when I needed you. Geez you dumb bastard have you not notice your corrupted counterpart had to sacrifice us for more power. Well nice chatting with you to Gizoid. So you two have a plan of getting out. Well it involves some sacrifice from us, but we're basically fusing with the dead sword thing. “What do you mean thing you fragmented piece of dung?” Okay the sword can hear our conversation so you two are going to fuse with the most annoying blade to somewhat existed. “Why I've never. Now the only way to properly wield me is by fulfilling the 1000 provisions.” I kick the blade when I asked the two. “ Will you two rewrite his behavior?” Oh yeah/Oh yeah Thank god just do it and please enter Excalibur form so we can quickly end this shit. “You people can go to the underworld.” Bitchen. A large light engulfed us as I felt myself embracing what I lost.
3rd pov
Back to the Reality
Harmony and the celestial sisters were facing a berserk Emerl as he destroyed parts of the castle during his rampage. The attack happened when Emerl woke up in his room within the two sister's castle and randomly opened fired at a maid who barely lived with bleeding wounds. The guards attempted to stop the crazy robot, yet it was a massacre as he took out each member in seconds with a single hit. Celestia and Luna arrived to see the carnage as the robot was about to make his first kill by thrusting his arm through the guards head only to be interrupted from a hoof-kick in the face by Harmony. She commanded the sisters to get the elements while she distract the robot as his eyes went crimson red and his third eye opened.
The next following seconds any nearby ponies would only notice collisions and explosions as the two are fighting at intense speed. Harmony had dodging most of Emerl's explosive melee hits as she counterstrike with a powerful hoof-kick that knocked the robot outside the castle. He got up to dodge the lavender pony's magic cannon blast as he release an eclipse cannon shot back to the mare who held the shot with her front hoofs before sending it up in the air and landed on the moon as it destroyed 25% of it. She left her guard opened when the robot grabbed her face and rammed it through the ground as he chain it with some explosive punches before he picked her and gave her a powerful uppercut sending her to the air. Emerl laughed as he blasted the mare with a more powerful eclipse cannon shot which Harmony attempted to shield block the blast only for it to be penetrated and inflicting tremendous damage on the mare. The robot stare at his charges damaged state as she fall from the sky and stood up with a swollen eye and bruises across her body.
“Well Emmy I have to admit you're doing better than last time you went berserk.” She stated before her injuries healed in an instant. “But I took harsher beatings from my grandma than this crap.”
“Cocky aren't ya, you stupid bitch. Well, let's see how confident you are having a your heart pulled from your carcass.” Emerl stated in a warp voice.
“Oh! You're that berserk spirit.” Harmony exclaimed as she commented. “Tell me how many centuries did it took for you to learn how to talk because last time you only roared like a crybaby wanting his mom's nipple.” The possessed Emerl growled as he snapped his finger to cause a tremendous 75 meter sized combustion on the mare. The combustion eliminated every thing on the spot as the robot only laugh by the chaos he caused until he heard a voice.
“Tell me do you need momma to nipple you or does she have to wound your salty wounds?” Harmony taunted as she emerged from a random tree smiling which irritated the spirit. The spirit quickly charge at the harmonic pony as she ducked and blasted the being up to the sky. 'Well I can't separate the thing since it's technically Emerl so I will pound it until he is reduce to scrap or back to normal.' She teleport behind the robot and pulled out a energy saber as she slash the robot to pieces before she could finish the remains she noticed the head was missing. She immediately moved away from her spot as the head almost penetrated her stomach which she ripped a miniature black hole for the head to enter when it tried to attempted a second time.
Harmony almost relax until the remains grew to miniature version of Emerl as she would make a remark if this wasn't attempting to kill her. The tiny clones charge at the mare who smirked as she trapped all of them in a bubble when they were close to her face and crushed them before dying by the bubbles turning into a lightning bomb as it fired their circuits. 'I got 5 mins to knock him down before he comes back. I wonder if I should call Andy, Amy, or James to help? Nah, they're probably busy with something.' She sense Emerl's presence as a dimensional hole opened from a burning world that had ponies bones in the background especially a pinkie pie in a weird cutie mark suit. He jump through the hole as an injured remaining pony tried to escape with the portal only to close on his face. Harmony could see the amount of blood and power screaming from the aura of kills he made.
“So how many have you murdered to get here?” Harmony asked as she glared at the blood crazed wrath spirit.
“Well I meet two royal idiots and decapitated them with some space blades before they could say anything.” The spirit gloated. “ You know the funny faces the ponies made when I controlled the solar body to go near the planet as it made a nice barbecue of the place. Especially the time, I enjoyed tenderizing 6 lasts meats before coming here.” Harmony could feel the glee from the voice as she mentally commanded the Harmony on that planet to end their misery. “Now I'm in the mood to destroy this planet a second time with your head on a spike as a appetizer.” Before he could make a move, a sword came out of his body as a human burst through and landed beside Harmony was surprised by the Human appearance. He had a shiny gray armor around his body as he was holding a two handed blade which radiated void energy through it. The spirit was confuse by the human's appearance.
“How in the bloody satanic gods did you do that?”
“Fuck you that's how.” The human said in Emerl's voice as he said. “Oi Harmony been a while since I've seen ya.” Harmony instantly hugged the human.
“Emmy, how are you separated from your body like that and is that Excalibur?” Harmony questioned while Emerl chuckled by the mares confusion.
“Well I'll give you the full story after I get my body back and this was Excalibur, but lets call it Sukai for now.” Emerl stated when the princesses came flying from a far distance.
“Don't worry Sync Heart we are coming to help you.” Celestia yelled as the spirit looked at the pair alicorn.
“Is that your sibs?” The spirit said.
“Yeah.” Emerl said as he thought 'I'm not liking where this is going.'
“I'mma kill it.”
“Don't you do it.”
“I'mma do it.”
“Don't you do it.”
The spirit aimed and shot a red sphere at the celestial sisters as Emerl said “dang it.” when he quickly disappeared and intercepted the attack as it exploded upon impact. The possessed gizoid smirked until he felt a blade pierce his stomach and a voice taunting him. “You know for a powerful guy you're getting weaker by the second.” The spirit tried to move, yet his body is feeling heavier as time pass. The princesses landed as Harmony clued them on whats going on.
“What the hell is wrong with me?” The spirit declared as the human explained.
“Well it seemed my body doesn't like you and it's trying to fuse us back.”
“We are the same being.” the spirit groaned as he asked. “I thought the body wouldn't give a damn so why?”
“That's cute, your an excess remains of my chaos and harmonic powers which is just a fraction of who I am.” Emerl stated as he elaborated. “Even if you are exactly me this body was made to use my exact void essence core alone.” He pulled the sword causing the gizoid body to being immobilized as Emerl explained to the confused ponies. “I'm about to do a final battle with him so I need you three to prepare in case the prick somehow wins.” The three ponies nodded as Emerl disappeared into the body.
Inner world
Emerl returned to the empty city as he stand on top of a tall building with his corrupted counterpart flying above him. The counterpart had an angry expression on his face as he commanded a a stream of electricity on to the building which Emerl moved his sword upward as the stream of electricity was channeled into the blade and swung back at the false copy. The corrupted copy dodged as the sword beam pierced and destroyed countless buildings when he suddenly noticed his original have appeared in font of him. Emerl performed 30 rapid slashes toward his insanity follow by creating a giant astral blade which hit the double downward to the street as each hit left a gray mark which inflicted pain towards the wounds. The corrupted Emerl stood up as he used his harmonic energy to break through the void burns when he looked up the original tried to sword dive on him. He dodged the sword dive as he fired a large beam of energy which Emerl redirected to random building and began walking to the clone.
The clone quickly teleport to the sky as dark red clouds began to form. “I won't become a memory!” the clone shouted when water spears were raining from the sky. Emerl quickly took his sword and swiftly hack any incoming projectiles as he swung he noticed red orbs in the aqua spear which made his eyes widen. The moment Emerl realized the trap the spears exploded with intense energy that created an inferno that covered the whole landscape. The clone glared at the flaming city as he thought. 'I know you survive the blast.' It took a moment, yet his instinct warn him an incoming attack from behind as he dodged a sword beam that almost decapitated his head. The original was in the air which his armor showed that it was burned by the inferno, yet it did not cause any lasting damage as his knight low sword stance didn't display weakness.
“I didn't know I can create a magic combo like that?” The original asked in interests
“I'm glad for the compliment, yet a monkey can think of combining moves simple like this.” The clone stated.
“I have some creativity. I made a teleport version of a rainboom technique.” The original stated only earning a laugh from the clone.
“hahaaha come on, an RD with teleporting ability or Alicorn body can use that and even be better at it.” The clone stated as he asked. “You sir lack humanity's creativity or spending time with the bitch made you forget that?”
“Hey you, do not mock my friends and I got some originality. Besides who are you to judge?” The original asked as he took a base stance.
“I'm just someone from your past just coming to give you a final wake up call. If you want a name then call me big daddy since momma told me to knock you out.” The clone stated as the original gave a groan before charge at him. The clone blocked the attack with a energy sword. “You know it has been a while I have used a sword, unlike those asshole friends of yours who used their abilities based on someone they pretend to be.” The clone blocked another attack as the original attempted a side strike.
“You do know how to piss people off by mocking their hardships?” Emerl asked while retreating back from a upper slash by the clone. “We're a mimicking robot and you are complaining about cosplayer's being knockoffs. Pot meet Kettle you are a retard idiot for calling it black. ” Emerl charged at the clone with a high speed as they both began moving at mach 1 speed clashing their blades and creating tremors around the inner world. The collisions destroyed countless building when they stood at a single spot where their blades clash with no chance off movement.
“Give it up fool! I know everything about you and your upcoming moves.” The copy declared only to find his target's will growing as Emerl pushed him back.
“You might know everything I'm going to do but that's not going to help you since I know everything you're going to do. Strange, isn't it?” The clone groaned from the joke as he sidestepped away from the original's winning attack and release a blazing sphere at behind.
Emerl blocked the hit as he saw his clone disappear behind him. Emerl felt his body covered in ice as the clone used a sub-zero spell on him. Emerl with little thought focus his energy to blast the clone and ice off of him as he used a technique to immobilized the impostor by focusing a field to stop time. The clone was shock that he broke through the restriction. The original suddenly was behind him as he released 100 slashes before ending the fight by cutting off the horn and wings from the impostor. He screamed as all his powers began to destabilized when he attempted to heal he felt a empty feeling around his wounds as the void energy had negated his abilities and moves to use magic.
“How is this happening? We are the same being we cannot be affected by time in this world. Even if this is your world time moves has little meaning especially since I have equal control as you do.” The clone wondered as the original only respond.
“will.”
“Bullshit! I doubt your so call will can pierce it unless that void shit had to do with it.” The corrupt copy said.
“I can explain what I did, but I'm not a anime character so prepare to die.” Emerl said.
“Hey, I thought you were more into heroism.” The clone declare before he made a truce sign making the original pause while keeping his guard up. “Wait I know I said some things that pissed you off, but you have to admit you feel powerful when you have the advantage over me right?” Emerl didn't care as he began walking to his corrupted double. “Alright you're not in the mood of sparing people so at least let me tell you why you don't remember your friends and family before killing my ass.” Emerl paused as he waited for the clone to continue.
“Ah I hit a nerve.” Emerl quickly grabbed the clone and slam his body to a wall and said. “I do not have time for your shit just tell me before I decide to use you as my eternal training dummy.” The threat scared the copy 'Okay if I want to avoid this jackass giving me endless pain I just need to tell him the truth and see if betrayal doesn't break his mind.'
“It happened when Harmony wanted to see if you could withstand more of her powers.” The corrupted double ganger said. Emerl seem to be a mist, yet he only recalled his experience.
“Yeah she said it was too much for me and decided to let me progress it by myself.” Emerl said which made the clone smirk.
“Alright what she didn't tell you by enhancing your humanity it upgraded the sins with harmonic energy which gave birth to me.” Emerl gave a widen eyes by the fact, but he gestured the copy or rather sin to continue. “During my time of birth I went on a rampage and trash the dream home which wouldn't matter until one attack created a wormhole. This hole would have lead us to our version of Earth if she didn't interrupted it so she beat us down and sealed our memories to prevent us from thinking about our family and friends.”
“Okay we rampage and tried to go home so what?” Emerl asked as he added. “It wouldn't have worked anyway since my new life would have been hell.” He raised his blade to charge a finishing strike “If Harmony erasing my memory because of some stupid fear is all you got then I'm ending you right now.” The sin of the Alan smile as he added. “During our rampage we blew up your earth to smithereens which was the reason Harmony sealed your memories and was lucky to find an alternative version where you died the same day you disappeared.” That stopped Emerl as the blade almost reach the sin's heart when he thought. ' Wait what.' He gave his sin a glare before asking.
“How do I know if this isn't a freaken lie?”
“It's simple your new blade should be able to break Harmony's seal so do it and see if it's true or not.” The sin replied with devil smile.
“Well I would do it if I didn't trust you so I will use this.” Emerl casted a bind seal on the sin copy's stomach as he fell to the ground in shock that this guy knew sealing aka his weakness. “There didn't expect that did ya?”
“Alright if you lied I'm going to cut your heart out and shove it through your ass.” Emerl stated as he slice the seal mark on the back side of his head as he slowly gained memory of everything he felt complete especially the memory of their deaths as a huge flash of rainbow light ended their lives. His rational part of his mind thought, 'Bastard was telling the truth so I killed everyone from my version of earth and Harmony tried to cover it. Let out your emotions then focus toward what to do.' Alan screamed as he felt the emotional pains of the truth busting out as he punch the ground in front of him until cracks were forming and tears flowed through his eyes and landed on the ground. Even the sin clone had to show pity on that, but he wouldn't admit it.
After a good moment, he got up and looked at the sin copy with a dead face which scared the clone as he said, “So Emerl or rather Alan you know the truth so what happens now?” his response was silence as Alan picked up the blade and charge it with void energy as the sin copy thought, 'Well that fucked me over. I wonder if I'll come back with new powers or repeat this cycle again?' The sin clone tighten his eyes as the blade came down then felt pain before blacking out. The original stare at his clone as he was conflicted between his time with Harmony and the deep betrayal of the hidden secret.
Next Chapter: chapter 16 A Never Forgeting Return and a Species Revival. Estimated time remaining: 7 Hours, 22 MinutesAuthor's Notes:
Plenty to say and some to answer. Yes Emerl blew up his version of Earth, yet I can guarantee he will not become evil. Any reaction that he face against his own displace powers by learning and training his void powers from an ancient fused sword. By the way Harmony was suppose to send him to the void, yet the gizoid adapted by changing coordinates to a random creepypasta mlp which isn't connected by any fic in the sites. However, he did kill the whole planet with a combo of Harmonic and Chaos magic/ energy. Reason I say energy it's just the body is able to adapt if magic is nulled, yet they forgot to null ki, spirit energy, and etc. Now, Emerl mention will to overcome his opponent as he time freeze his corrupted side. Well I am saying this Emerl's void energy is consider somewhat the stroongest, yet the most unstable to use. He could apply to force, yet he can not use it for anyone or thing without consequences of say exploding, killing, and eradicating the person or ally's existence.
Harmony: Hello
Me:Hey I'm doing a A.N our here.
Harmony: I know and don't care. I need you to test something. *Brought out a ray gun*
Me:What does that do? *I back away slowly*
Harmony: Amelia told me it's suppose to reverse fat to strength.
Me: How the hell did you get that from her and ElementBrigade owns her please do not kill me bro.
Harmony: Don't worry she doesn't know yet for the next following minutes. *Aiming the gun* Say cheese.
Me: Wait Harmony don't *Got shoot and suddenly feels all body parts unable to move as mind deteriorates*
Harmony: Hey, this is the boost ray. Holy crud it's the cripple ray gun and I mean no offense to any reading this. I'm going to leave before she notice. *Amelia arrived after Harmony left*
Amelia: I've missed her. *Notice my body* Well at least the day wasn't wasted *She teleported herself and my body to her lab as I screamed 'Harmony!!!'.*
By the way the Excalibur(Sukai) looks like this:
The handle from this sword
+ The blade from this blade