***Asphyxious Pov.***

“Okay, so is there anything else you need before we start talking?” I asked, as we sat in the bar in my den ran by diamond dogs. One of the Living Dead had made her hot cocoa, as well as a diamond dog got her a blanket. Sunset looked a little riled up, I guess being moved to one place to another without warning will do that to you.

“T-thank you. I don’t understand what happened, one moment I was talking to Twilight as she was explaining where I was then… I just showed up here.” Sunset explained as she drank the cocoa.

“So you died and was revived, you’ll understand if I find that hard to believe.” I said as a diamond dog got me a drink of water. I waited till she was ready to continue to explain.

“I understand, I feel the same way. I remember this strange human in red with some kind of helmet on and a sword kill me. Then I wake up with Twilight looking down at me, she said welcome to the realm of revived. Where are we anyway? In my equestria the diamond dogs were not this friendly.” I nod at this as I start to explain about my equestria. We was at this for a least two hours.

“So here what you can do, you can stay in the den if you want or you can stay in Twilight Castle if you want up to you.” I asked. I let sunset think it over as I go off to do my own work. I headed for the other diamond dogs Lab. I had both Skull’s of hate here and a slayer ready to in plant them on to.

“Hello my friends, remember me?” I asked, as the eyes to both skulls glowed green. I could feel them pushing and prodding for a weakness to use on me. But I had other ideas as I drawed on my blight. I placed my hands on both skulls and pushed my blight into them. I’d like to say it was easy and it was done and over with, I’d like to say everything went to plan without any trouble. But that's not what happened.

I was drawn into that place again, the same place where I saved Moon Dancer soul. Only this time, I was in the skulls of hate. “Okay… This could be bad.” I said to myself as the waste land of death that was all around me.

“You dare!” Said a deep voice I heard before… I turned around and saw the deathjack. Only to me it looked bigger. And from the smoke behind it I saw Lord Toruk face. “You dare try and take from me, WORM!”

“Well, I thought someone else should play with your toys. Seeing as you don’t need them any more.” I replied but if I had to be honest with myself, I was seared shitless! But I wasn’t fighting Toruk, I was claiming Deathjack as my own. Therefore, I had nothing to fear here… At least I hope so. I released more blight and tried to keep in mind what I was blighting. What I was taking.

“And you believe I’ll let you take my servant!” Lord Toruk replied. I then heard a deafening roar from the dragon, as the Deathjack springs into attack. It punch sent me flying, into a town of stone that stood as a gravestone. Fuck this, I didn’t care if this was a dream. That still hurts!

I get up and felt like I busted a rib. I get up and ran as I try and work out a plan. I just needed to outlast the Deathjack until my blight take hold of it. “You can not hide from me Asphyxious! I will calm your soul for myself!”

Yeah, yeah. Keep talking blow hard. I thought as I ran into a street, this place was so strange. It wasn’t real but I could smell the scent of death in the air. There got to be away out of this but how? I think as I run up to a door and go inside. After closing the door behind me, I was in for a shock... I was staring at a if I remembered my book right. It was a Scrap Thrall.

It just stared at me as I slowly went past it. “Umm, don’t mind me. Just passing through… Oh and someone wanted to talk to you?” I really hope this things as dumb as it looks. The Scrap Thrall looked at the door before walking up to it and opening it. Next thing I saw was Deathjack CLAW! Time to leave! I panicked as the Deathjack grabbed the scrap thrall.

I made my way out of a back door as I could hear the Deathjack following me by tearing it way through the stone house. “Fuck off ugly!” I yelled as I ran as fast as my legs could take me. This was all kind of crazy even for me!

This way.

I stopped at the sound of the voice, as I looked down a thin alleyway. Well, it’ll slow it down. I thought as I ran into the alleyway. Once I reach the end I hide behind a wall, I looked back and saw the Deathjack show up. I could hear it macneil growl as it walked on. I take a breath as I lean on the wall, that just reminded me of the pain in my ribcage.

“Okay, think… Right now i’m linked to the Skulls. I’m using my blight to corrupt Toruk’s hold over the Skulls of hate. SO how long do I need to wait before the Skulls are under my control?” I asked myself as i think.

“Why do you fight so hard, Asphyxious.” Oh good Mr sunshine back. I thought as I rolled my eye, as I start walking again. “Why must we fight when we can work together, I may even spare you. Just hand over the arcane stones. I do not know how you got a living body again but I’ll let you live if you do this.”

“Fuck off. And it a bit late to be making deals. Also haven’t you noticed something off about me yet?” I asked. As I saw something interesting, a large Tower of stone with magic runes all over it. “I mean come on, you know I have the arcane stones but I’m not carrying them in a bag… Take a guess where they are?”

“Impossible, a mere human can not control my power!” I felt this place rumble from the dragon rage alone.

“You’ll find you're a bit off. I stopped being human a long time ago thanks to you. Besides, I’m not the devour of Everblight for nothing.” I said looking the tower over.

“A lofty title Asphyxious, nothing more.” As I looked the tower of stone over I noticed a skull like drawing on it, as well as a second tower of stone with the same markings…

“Oh, I think you're about to find out. It more than a lofty title… Dad.” I said the word with spite as I slammed both hands into the stone tower and forced my magic and blight into it. I heard a dragon like roar as the tower started to change.

“Asphyxious! What have you done!” I heard Toruk roar as I felt my own power fill the tower. The ground around it base was starting to crack and shift, the ground itself started to glow blue.

“I’m taking your Deathjack asshole! And I’m not going to stop there!” I yelled as I made my way to the other tower. That when a wall gave way as the Deathjack stood in my way. “Oh crap, I almost forgot about you.”

“Deathjack, my most loyal of servants. Kill Asphyxious. Take his soul and bring me MY ARCANE STONES!” I couldn't help but smark as the Deathjack gave a roar as I legged it. Well looks like I’ve really pissed that dragon off this time! I thought as I saw a chain holding up a some kind of large cage.

I ran up to the chain with my cutlass out and with one swing cut the chain. Sending me shooting up as the Deathjack was about to crush me between it claws. I let go at the last second as I land on top of a stone wall. I didn’t stop to rest as i heard the deathjack roar, and see it starting to climb up the wall after me.

“This is not my day.” I said as I kept running.

I sighed as I catched my breath, okay I know what to go after now. Bad news is Deathjack will most likely be waiting for me if I go back. So what will I do? I think to myself as I felt my rib slowly fix itself. Must have something to do with my dragonblight.

I heard a sound and get ready to ever fight or run. What I saw shocked me. It was a unicorn… A unicorn wearing a cloak. “Hurry this way.” He said and ran into an alley… Fuck it. I got nothing to loss right now. So I follow him, he lead me into narrow alleys and a sewer… Grate…

He lead me to this hole in the wall, after removing a board of wood and waved for me to go in. He follows after me and put the board back into place. We walk for a bit and to my shock, We’re in a underground room. The thing that shocked me was there was not just ponies in here. But the races to the Iron Kingdoms to.

Trollkin, Humans, Nyss, Iosan, Dwarf. You name it there here, not in large numbers mind you but they’re here. “What the fuck?” I asked looking at them all.

“I know they look strange but they helped us. Saved us from being eaten by that metal monster.” Said The unicorn as he pulls back his hood. “I’m Tip Top. And you’re one of them?” He asked pointing to my surprise a Cygnarain and a Khadorain.

“Something like that…” I replied, looking at them all… Hell, let see what happens. “My name Asphyxious.” That alone made the room go dead quiet as evey inhabitants of the iron Kingdoms looked at me. “Asphyxious Hellbringer. Well not thee Asphyxious hellbringer but, I guess you can call me his fake.”

I saw everyone who not a pony pull out their weapons. “Really? You souls are trapped here and you want to try and kill the one guy who can try and get you out?” I asked as they looked at me. Then one of them shot me! “Fuck! That hurt you asshole!”

“Don’t make jokes about the monster that killed my friends.” Said the cygnarian with his rifle pointing at my skull. I sighed as I sat on the floor looking at them.

“You know you already died right?” I asked, as the ponies looked confused at me. But the others, Hell I even saw some griffons and diamond dogs here and they knew what I was talking a about.

“What are you talking about?” Asked Tip top. I looked at my leg as the led ball was slowly being pushed out by my own flesh.

“I’m saying, do you remember how you got here?” I asked, the look on his face said it all. I even looked to the families that were huddled together in this place. They was already dead, and they knew it.

“I’ll go, I still have to try and take the Skulls of hate. But I’ll never get to it on my own. So here the choice… Stay here in fear, until the Deathjack come to eat your soul. Or help me bring this thing to heel and I’ll let you all rest in peace. What do you say?” I asked as my leg healed up. They all looked at me, until one of them spoke. A Dwarf I think, can’t tell with all that armour.

“You want to get your soul eaten by that monster that up to you. Don’t get us involved.” I sighed at this as I get up and go to leave. “Wait!”

I stopped and saw Tip top pick up a short sword with his magic and followed me. “Anything better then living in this nightmare.” He said and I smiled at him.

“So that it?” He asked as we sat on a roof looking over the towers. One of them was still glowing blue from my blight the other was still glowing green.

“Yeah… I need to get to that stone tower and put my magic into it. I should be able to control the Deathjack after that. Then I’ll let you guys go free.” I replied as I saw the pillar of smoke from the Deathjack as it portaled the towers.

“So… I’m really dead?” Asked tip top as he looked at me. I sighed as I nod my head, he gave a little laugh at that. “I always knew… I just didn’t want to think about it. I found it strange how we never get hungry, yet we had the fear of that monster coming for us. It attacked us before, we lost a lot of good friends to it.”

“I understand, if you want to back out I’ll find another way-” I was cut off as the Tip Top looked at me.

“No! It time I faced this monster, besides whiled it busy chasing me. You Can take that tower.” He explained. I really didn’t like this but what other plan did we have…

“Okay, just stay alive.” I said as I started to make my way down. Tip Top laughed as he followed me down.

“A bit too late for that Mr Hellbringer.” I just shook my head. I was becoming fast friends with this guy… And yet, I was sending him off to meet his doom… Could I go through with this? “Hey, no second thoughts. I want this… It not your fault.”

“Okay, let go.” I said as we made our way to the where Deathjack was waiting. We hide behind a stone pillar as we saw the helljack passing from one tower to the other. “Ready?” I asked looking to the Pony as he shook his head yes. I take a breath and get ready to give the signal… I didn’t want to do this, there had to be another way out of this.

“But there isn’t Asphyxious. You know you will have to sacrifice his soul for your plan to work. You don’t have the stomach for it!”

“Shut up.” I said quietly to myself with gritted teeth. I have to do this there no other way! But I can’t do it! I thought about it as my mind was conflicted about what I was going to do. Tip Top then ran out.

“Hey you monster! Yeah I’m talking to you! Come and get it, free pony that gives no bucks! Come on you lump of scrap!” Tip Top yelled, as the Deathjack replied with a scream like roar. I saw tip Top smile at me before running off. With the large helljack of death chasing after him…

“So sad, his struggles will be pointless soon.” I growled at that as I head over to the other tower and as soon as I place my hands on the stone-SON OF A BITCH! I pulled my hands away as they were burned. “Did you really think it would be that easy Asphyxious. Your struggles are useless give up!”

“Over my dead body!” I growled as I put my hands back on the stone. I grit my teeth as I pushed through the pain. This may take longer than I thought, I then hear an explosion of stone as a pillar of dust went into the air past some buildings. Hurry up! I thought as my hands burned with pain. “God this hurts like hell!”

“Hurry up!” Yelled Tip Top as his running and teleporting away. From the Deathjack, easy for him, to say my arms feels like they're on fire! That when the Deathjack bursts out of a wall and then saw me… Fuck… I wasn’t even halfway done! Tip top noticed this when the Deathjack stop chasing him and was slowly walking up to me.

“This is the end.” I heard Toruk voice as the Deathjack was getting closer. This was it, I was going to die… That was until an explosion went off at the Deathjack back. I was a little shocked by this, the Deathjack look back and I saw past it was. A man of war and a trencher infantry man fired their weapons at the Deathjack.

The Deathjack gave a growl and walked over to deal with the two soldiers. I didn’t think they would help me, I then saw a Trollkin jump off a wall with a axe in hand. It gave a battle cry as it landed on top of the Helljack and held on as the Deathjack tried to get the Troll off it back.

I didn’t have time to understand why they're doing this. As the Troll swings his axe into the Deathjack head. I just had to blight this tower faster! I thought as the pain kept crawling up my arms. “It is pointless, I will devour you all!” I looked back just in time to see the Deathjack slam it back into a wall. Once it moved away the trollkin fell off, The Deathjack turned around and picked him up.

I didn’t understand what the trollkin was saying. But his body glowed in light before it was all sucked into the Deathjack… No… The trencher infantry man give a battle cry after throwing a grenade at the helljack. After the explosion the Deathjack turned around and ran at him picking him up in one of it claws.

I watched in horror as the man was spitting blood and still firing his rifle at the metal monster. He was crushed in one claw, as his body was turned into light and sucked into the Deathjack.

“Damnit!” I growled, only half the tower was corrupted. I saw both tower start cracking I turned back to see the Man of War swing his Axe cannon into the Deathjack leg. It gave a roar before swing it arm at him and missed.

“How much longer do you need!?” Yelled Tip Top. I didn’t know… With the way Deathajck cutting everyone down one after the next… I’m not even sure I can do this.

“I don’t know.” Was all I could say. I just needed more time! I looked back and saw the Deathjack had pulled the man of war arm clean off. Before he was consumed like the others. I looked back up at the tower, I just needed a little more time! The Deathjack slowly walks up to me. Fuck I needed more TIME!!!

“Hey! You want him you’ll have to kill me first!” Yelled Tip Top standing in the helljack way. Moron! Get out of here! I thought as the pain was sinking into my shoulders! God why did this hurt so much!

“I’m not scared of you! Your nothing but a lump of scrap! Your a monster and no one will miss you when you're gone!” He yelled the Deathjack gave a roar in anger. “That right come and get me, I’m right here!”

“Stop you idiot and run!” I yelled, I couldn’t stop what I was doing to save him. If I stopped now who knows what could happen.

“It okay, I already died to this thing once keeping my friends safe. The fact there not here means there still alive. I know you wanted to help us, it okay.” Said Tip Top as the Deathjack was now standing over the unicorn. Stop talking and RUN!

“I’m happy we meet, I get to help one more friend before the end.” I looked on in horror, Deathjack raised it large fist high into the air over it head.

“STOP!” I shouted, as it metal fist came down crashing Tip Top in one swing… I then heard Lord Toruk laughing…

“Now do you see just how pointless your struggles are. Death comes to all and I bring death! I will be whole again and walk the realm of the living once more!”

“Shut up…” I growled as my fingers dug into the stone. I felt my rage building inside of my body as stone began to brake. “I’m taking Deathjack… Then I’m killing you. UNDERSTAND ME! I WILL TAKE YOU ARCANE STONES AND EAT THEM!!”

The Stone chartered under my fingers, I let my arms fall to my side as I looked at the Deathjack. It screamed in pain as it body started to fall apart and reassemble in between both broken towers.

“NOOOOO!”

I saw the world falling apart around me, I just closed my eye and let the end come. I felt like shit as I slowly opened my eye.

“Oh thank mouther you're alright!” It was Sonay, she has some kind of scanning stuff over me as she held me in her arms. I was still in the lab, I looked at the Skulls of Hate and saw the eyes were glowing blue now… I started to laugh, I done it… I really did… But there was one last thing I needed to do.

“Release all the souls you’ve taken… Now.” I ordered the skulls eyes glowed. A blue fog is released from them, and I can feel the souls. They were beyond count, all I knew was they were free and I needed to sleep.

Just to let everyone know I moved some chapters around.