I woke up feeling rather groggy. I lazily opened my eyes to see Nightmare was waking up herself. I sat up and cracked my limbs and got out of bed. I went to grab my coat and some clothing before I went to go have a wash.

"You know there is a much nicer place to bathe."

I looked at Nightmare who was sitting up on the bed.

"What do you mean?" I asked.

"Luna told me about this amazing bathroom that's in the castle," Nightmare said.

"It's just a bathroom. I don't really care where I get washed as long as I get washed," I said before I entered the bathroom.

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I was walking down the hallway heading for the dining room. When I walked in I saw everyone, except Luna, was at the table eating breakfast. So I sat down beside Nightmare Moon and listened to everyone's conversations. Eventually I heard the doors open and saw Evan enter with a white wolf with red tribal markings on it and horns on the side of it's head in a cage and multiple magic restraints placed on it. I overheard from Rage during one of the morning conversations that Elisa had been turned into a wolf but how it happened I was unaware.

"What's going on with Elisa?" I asked.

"She almost turned into a hollow." Evan said as he put the cage down next to the table before sitting down.

"She gonna be alright?" Rainbow asked.

"Yes, she will. There will be changes to her form from this accident but she'll revert back to normal." he said before cupping his hands together and leaned onto the table with his elbows as he looked at everyone with a serious expression. "Now for the reason I came. Faust and Rage already know but I want to know if you want everyone else to know."

"I think I speak for everyone when I say go ahead," I said.

"Well, as you know, we are from a demision where people are displaced. Hundreds of people have been sent to different versions of equestria that corresponds to what they were displaced as. Elisa's little sister decided to come after us in an attempt to be with her brother again and was sent to an equestria that was related to the anime Bleach. Elisa or Ethan, as he was known at the time, spent around six months there before shit hit the fan." He said before he paused. "Now what I'm about to say is very serious and doesn't leave here. All the soul reapers were turned into hollows and Ethan was forced to kill his own sister."

"That's a lie and you know it Evo," Rage said as he slammed a fist on the table.

"What do you mean?" Evo asked in confusion before his expression turned serious once again. "What happened during the memory you saw?"

"Some dude named Aizen killed Elisa's sister, Samantha, right in front of him because she stepped in the way of Aizen's sword to protect Elisa," Rage said.

"I get it, he blame's himself because he was in the wrong place at the wrong time and because of that it cost her sister her life," I said.

Evo had paused for a second before speaking again."Hm, well still. The memory was enough to trigger her hollow within. I have no idea how the lich eye is involved with this, but in order for her to revert back to normal she needs to stay calm. Which hopefully will be easy."

Suddenly Luna appears on my lap and grabs me by the front of my coat, forcing me to stare into her eyes.

WHERE DID YOU FIND THAT BOX! Luna roared in my face.

Now, for most, they would be screaming their heads off in my position. But since I was dead, I had very little to fear. So I just grabbed Luna by her shoulders and pushed her away till she was at a comfortable distance.

"One, do you have any idea how awkward this is. Two, don't shout in my face again. Three, *sniff* *sniff* whew, get a mint gir,l morning breath ewww," I said fanning a hand in front of my face. Luna sniffed her breath before she blushed in embarrassment and got off of me. "Now what did I do to you which led to this?"

"I wish to know how you came by this," Luna said as she summoned the box I dug up yesterday.

"What's inside?" Soarin asked.

Luna used her magic to open the box and out floated the items that were inside. The blanket floated over to Rage, the book to Twilight, the bracelet to Faust, while the strange key and other device floated next to Luna.

"Ash's baby blanket," Rage said.

"This is the arm band I gave Ash on our last Heart's Warming together," Faust said.

"And this is definitely Ash's book," Twilight said as she started to look through the book.

"I'd like my question answered Bones. Where did you find this box?" Luna asked.

"Buried in the forest just east of here," I said.

"Why would someone do that and how did you find it if it was buried?" Gilda asked.

"That's the weird part. A grey wolf with bone white marking on it's sides and olive green eyes showed me," I said causing everyone to stare at me in shock. "What?"

"That description matches Ash's wolf form perfectly," Rarity said.

"Wait, hold up, are you all saying that Ash is haunting me?" I asked.

"I highly doubt it, seeing how he never knew you." Evo said.

"Perhaps, but if so why did a wolf that matchs Ash's wolf description lead me to this and, here's the part that's really bugging me, all of Ash's items were buried with him in his tomb right, including these items?" I asked.

"Naturally," Celestia said.

"If that wolf was Ash, why would he bury these objects after he's confirmed being dead and why involve me?" I asked causing everyone to look at each other.

"That seems to be the question isn't it," Rage said.

"One that deserves to be investigated at a later time. For now lets discuss what we do now since you now have your weapon Bones." he said motioning me to take the floor.

"*sigh* Well I believe the most obvious one would be morale. Most of everyone here saw what I saw in the Woods of Suicide down in the Inferno," I said causing everyone who went with me to suddenly turn sad. "Right now the mares of Equestria are slowly losing hope and are desperately looking for some sort of sign, telling them this is almost over. Right now we have the sign we just need to get everyone to see it."

"And how do we do that? Most of the mares that we have with us are no match for Diann and his sons." Rage said before looking at the others. "No offence."

"I was thinking we do it over television, down in Apple Wood," I said.

"That's a start, but you do realize if we go and do that the caribou will be on our asses as soon as we go live," Evo said.

"True but thats why I need to have you, Elisa and Rage come along. I also have a quick get away planned in case things do go south, so no sweat," I said.

"Also we have a camera crew here that would be more then happy to help and we have our top two unit's willing to come along as well," Rage said.

"Well I see everything's in place except for Elisa," Evo said gesturing to the white wolf in the cage. "who is still out of it. Seeing how she's acting on animal instincts, there's no way to talk to her in this state."

"Any way we can help?" I asked.

"Well the only way i can see is if Fluttershy could take care of Elisa when she wakes up." He paused just as I heard a growl. I looked and saw that Elisa was now awake and glaring daggers at Evo. "Well speak of the devil." he said to which Elisa barked twice at him.

I suddenly heard a gasp escape Fluttershy's mouth.

"Such language," Fluttershy said.

"What's up?" I asked.

"Elisa said...fuck you," Fluttershy said nervously.

"Heh got a smart mouth for a lady hey lass," Rage said with a Scottish accent.

Elisa growled back at him before laying down and glaring at Evo again. He looked at her for a few seconds before looking back at us.

"Now, before we try and have Fluttershy talk to Elisa, is there any other questions or information you all would like to know about us?" he asked with open arms.

"Not so much to you Evo but rather Bones cause you see, Ash appeared to be studding Wraith's if these notes are anything to go by and I'm curious to know if they are accurate," Twilight said as she gestured to the book in her hands.

"Ash was studying Wraith's," Luna asked.

"Hmm the more we know." Evo muttered.

"So what does it say?" Rainbow asked.

"Well so far I've read what we already know and that Reapers have their wraith's organized into three fractions like the army back on Earth. There's the land faction, the sea faction, and the air faction," Twilight said.

"Pretty accurate," I said.

"So that's true?" Rainbow asked.

"Mm hm, since the world is so large it has to be divided into small sections and then even smaller sections. The Wraith's that work on land, we call those Undertakers. The Wraith's that tend to the dead at sea are called Ferrymen. Finally those that die in planes, we call them Wings of Death," I said.

"Oh, here's something I didn't know, during the ages Wraith's have been given two different name's. One is called 'The Crow'. It says here that when one dies a crow carries said soul to the 'Land of the Dead'. But sometimes, when something so bad happens, it leaves a haunting sadness and the soul is unable to rest and sometimes said crow can bring that soul back to put the wrong things right. Ash has added some really old newspaper clips about mysterious murders and reports about people presumed dead walking around wearing...mime face paint with a crow by their side," Twilight said.

"Hm, appears Ash is an educated one, gotta give him that," I said.

"Is this true also?" Luna asked.

"Somewhat. You see, Wraith's aren't allowed to bring souls back like that and if they do, they have to stay in their crow form to keep the soul attached to the body. But staying like that also makes us extremely vulnerable. Now Wraith's don't do that unless the Wraith has pity on the soul for what happened to them," I said.

"And I assume you didn't do any of this?" Celestia asked.

"Wrong...Twilight, is there a newspaper clip mentioning a guy called Eric Draven?" I asked.

"Uh...yes, it mentions an Eric Draven and Shelly Webster. Eric was in a rock band called Hangman Joe's and was a lead guitarist while Shelly was a well respected civilian. Says here that these two were getting married on the 31st of October," Twilight said causing Cadence to sigh.

"Who get's married on Halloween?" Rage asked.

"No one," I said causing everyone but Twilight to look at me.

"He's right, says here both of them died on October 30th. Eric was found in the street surrounded by glass with a stab wound in his chest and two bullet shot's in his back. When authority's arrived they determined that Eric received these wounds while in his apartment before he was tossed through the top window of his building which was six stories high. As for Shelly Webster, she was found by paramedics in the apartment and she showed signs of being beaten and raped. Died in the hospital 20 hours later, killers were never found," Twilight said sadly causing many to share her expression.

"What about suspects or witnesses?" Rarity asked.

"No one talked Rarity. Local gang's had a firm grip on that neighborhood. Anyone who talked would share in the same punishment and eventual the case was forgotten along with so many others," I said.

"So what does this Eric have to do with anything?" Soarin asked.

"You brought him back," Rage said causing everyone to stare at me. "Didn't you?"

"I have a soft spot for young lovers," I said as I showed them a picture of a mime mask and a calendar marked October 30th which was etched into my left shoulder's fur.

"So how'd it go. Eric get back at them?" Rainbow asked.

"Sure did. Gotta say, kid had style when it came to killing his target's," I said.

"So what was the other name Twilight?" Comet asked.

"Huh?" Twilight asked.

"Another name for Wraith's, you said there was two," Comet said.

"Oh right the other name, ahem...another name Wraith's are known by is Angels of Darkness," Twilight said causing Celestia to snort in laughter.

"Something amusing?" I asked with a growl to which Elisa growled as well.

"I just can't see Wraith's being called Angels when all you do is bring death," Celestia said.

"I'm going to take a walk," I said before I left.

"Is it okay if I come with you?" Evo asked.

"If you don't mind killing caribou then sure," I said.

"Sure, haven't killed anything in a while." Evo said before looking at the others. "Please try and get her to help us while in that state." he said before getting up and following me.

I led Evo down the corridors, heading for an empty balcony when I hear footsteps coming from behind me. When I look, I see Rage running towards us.

Hey, hold up guys," Rage calls out when he reaches us. "Got room for one more?"

"Your funeral," I said with a shrug as I spun around and resumed walking. After a few seconds I heard the two catch up.

"Where do you plan on attacking?" Evo asked

"I was thinking Vanhoover I would have gone for Apple Wood but we kinda need Elisa for that. Also if I have to hang around Celestia for any longer I swear I'll rip her throat out with my teeth and leave her remains for blood flies," I said.

"Blood flies?" Rage asked.

"Nasty insect's that like to make hives in corpses," I said.

"Charming," Rage said.

"I'd have to agree with Bones, and I would be lying if I said that Celestia was pissing me off as well." Evo said as he put his hands behind his head. "Now I do believe that if we go with what Bones said this will hurt the economy of Diann's."

"Indeed. Rage, would you like to tell?" I asked.

"Sure, now I don't know what it was like in your world but here it's a massive airship port. Plenty of cargo was exchanged back then but now enslaved mares seems to be the top seller. Granted there are few ships now but there are still those that sell mares. In fact many royal ships stop there to resurply and sell off or pick up some mares before heading to the main reeducation center, formally known as the Crystal Empire, which is now under the control of Blueblood," Rage said.

"So simply if we attack here then one massive load avoids the Crystal Empire," I said.

"That would be good, but not good enough," Evo said.

Something you wish to add?" I asked.

"We need to make sure they can't bounce back from our attack. We need to burn the town to ashes. Yes it would hurt us after defeating Diann, but it's better that it hurts him rather than us," Evo said.

"And what about civilians?" Rage asked.

"Don't tell Elisa this but I'm more proficient in magic than she gives me credit for. I've delved in elemental magic and with this magic, it allows me to destroy whatever I want. The least thing we have to worry about is getting everyone out of buildings and the people I may mentally scar." Evo said.

"An Ultimate Judgment Spell, that's nuts," I said.

"An Ultimate what?" Rage asked.

"Ultimate Judgement Spells are spells that are able to annihilate those who are an enemy of the spell caster while leaving all others and everything else untouched, but the drawback is it takes an overwhelming amount of magic to use," I said.

"Yes well that is the price of choosing what you want to destroy. But luckily I have a very large mana pool." Evo said with a smirk.

"I don't like it but I understand this needs to be done. But now we just need to get there," Rage said.

"I suggest we teleport. If we combine our magic it will take less of a strain on all of us, and we'll still have sufficient amounts of mana left for when shit gets crazy." Evo paused. "But before we go we should get what ever supplies are needed, plus I need to go back to my ship and change. I'll meet you back in the royal gardens." he said before disappearing.

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Castle Gardens 10 minutes later

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Rage and I sat around in the gardens waiting for Evo to return. Rage was dressed in his armour and I was armed with both Hingure and my Shadow Blade. Neither of us said a word to each other as we waited when suddenly Evo appears out of midair. I saw he changed his appearance to a pair of black pants, a black vest with gold trim and a pair of black and gold gym shoes. Plus he has a black hooded trench coat in his left hand and a brown hooded trench coat in his right hand.

"There you are," Rage said.

"Yea here I am, and I brought the both of you something." Evo said before throwing the coats that were in his hands at us. I got the black one and Rage got the brown. "It's to keep your identities secret."

"Suppose it will do," Rage said as his armour disappeared and put the coat on while I put mine on.

"Alright, let's do this," I said.

"I need you to charge up your magic and then place your hand on top of mine." Evo said as he held a hand out in front of us before closing his eyes.

Rage and I did as he instructed and began charging up our magic. Once it was done, our surroundings changed and I saw we were on a hill looking over a seaside town with large towers for airships to port.

"Well we're not here to admire the sights, let's get down there," I said as I pulled the hood of my coat over my head.

"Alright." Evo said as we made our way into town.

And with that we made our way down the hill towards the city

"Now remember, we don't cause any trouble until need be." Evo said as we came up to the walls that surrounded Vanhoover.

"Noted," Rage and I said in sync.

Evo nodded as we reached the gates before being stopped by a caribou in silver armor. He looked over the three of us for a second before pointing to the right.

"I'm going to need you to step over for a search." he said. I looked over to Evo and saw him nod his head once before doing as the guard said. I went along with it and followed them to the side where the guy instructed us to remove our coats. "I'm going to need you to remove the damn coat now."

"Sir I don't think you know but my friends are albinos, so the sun hurts them." Evo said as he leaned forward and clapped his hands together with a smile.

"I don't give a shit. They will take the hoods off or else we'll send them to prison for disobeying orders." the caribou said as he rested his right hand on the hilt of his sword on his waist.

"Fine but they can't be in the sun for more than a few minutes." Evo said with a sigh as he leaned back and closed his eyes. Rage and I did as the caribou said and pulled our hoods down. I saw that he was looking at us as if trying to tell if there was any fault. He looked us over for a minute or two before turning around and throwing a hand back at us.

"You can go through." he said as he walked away. I looked to Rage and he gave a shrug before putting his hood back on and when I did I saw that Evo opened his eyes once more.

"Now that that's over, let's go and size up the town." he said as he walked ahead and through the gate. I just went with it and followed him into the town.

The inside of the town had a long street that ends at town square where the town hall is located. Along the street are a few bars, shops of various types, a smithy a few hundred feet down on the right, a few hotels here and there and a few side streets that led who knows where. But like in each town I've visited, mares were treated like animals and males held the leashes.

"Hey Evo, I've noticed this earlier but why are you so ticked at Celestia? I can understand Elisa being ticked since she's a god of death but why you?" I asked.

"She's starting to piss me off because she's getting onto you just because your a wrath. She has no real evidence not to trust you and she's only basing you on some past experience." Evo said.

"Well as thankful as I am, it's really my problem to deal with but I am glad for you sticking up for me," I said.

"I'm glad you think that way." He said before we walked in silence. That silence was broken when he spoke once again. "Evan."

"Sorry," I asked.

"My name. It's Evan." he said before looking at me. "I usually don't tell people my name because I have trouble trusting others, but I trust you."

"Thanks," I said with a smirk.

"Mares For Sale! Mares For Sale!"

All three of us snapped our heads to the sound of the voice before we rushed off towards it. We came across a wooden platform with different mares on it and a caribou shouting at the top of his lungs to get everyone's attention.

"Gentalstallions and male caribou, feast your eyes on these sluts from across Equestria! All of them healthy and ready to be fucked and bred!" the caribou shouted.

"Okay, he's dead!" Rage said as his left hand began to smoke.

"Whoa hold on, I've got a better idea. Evan, we need to take out any and all anti aircraft weaponry to get out of here. Can you take care of that while we keep these guys busy here?" I asked.

"Sure sounds fun. While I'm gone though try and bid on the mares, when they ask you who's gonna pay tell them I will. Just say I'll be here soon. Be back in a few," he said with a thumbs up as he disappeared in a whirl wind.

Rage and I stood among the crowd and the caribou continued to shout to get customers. As the minutes passed a fairly large crowd had gathered and I had to quell Rage's temper before he blew our cover.

"Males from all over, today is your lucky day! I have brought you all beauties from the farthest reaches of our planet! Each one is guaranteed to leave you satisfied and-," the caribou said.

"Get on with it!" a stallion in the crowd shouted.

"Ahem anyway please welcome our first slut," the announcing caribou said as he gestured to the side of the stage.

I then saw a unicorn stallion drag a unicorn mare on stage. Her coat colour matched Rainbow Dash's and her mane was a two toned orange. Her cutie mark was of three different coloured pins. She was slender and attractive but the one thing that through off her beauty was that she was covered in seamen, like she had just been raped. She also looked absolutely tired, like she hadn't slept in awhile.

"Sassy," Rage said.

"Know her?" I asked.

"Aye, she used to work for Rarity before the fall. She was in charge of one of Rarity's boutique in Canterlot. We talked a few times and became friends," Rage said.

"Shall we start the bidding at 500 bits?" the announcer caribou said.

Several hands raised in the air but the quickest was Rage's.

"Alright the male in the brown duster has stared off at 500 bit's, shall we raise it to 600 hundred?" the announcer asked.

"600," a caribou said.

"600, do I hear a higher bid sir?" the announcer asked.

"1000," Rage said earning muttering from the crowd.

"1100," the opposing caribou said.

"1500," I said startling the crowd and the bidding caribou.

"Do any of you wish to bid higher?" the announcer asked gesturing to Rage and the caribou.

"He's with me," Rage said while the caribou shook his head.

"Sold to the two in trench coats, come up and collect your new slut," the announcer said causing Rage to growl at the word slut.

Rage and I made our way through the crowd till we arrived at the stage and as Rage went to grab the leash attached to Sassy, the stallion moved it away from him.

"I'd like to see some payment first," the announcer said.

"Oh right a friend of ours called Evo has the money and he'll be along in a bit," Rage said.

"No bits no slut," the announcer said as he began to turn away.

"Hold up, I'm back." I heard Evan say and I turned and saw him walking up to us. "You having trouble?"

"We were just telling this guy on how we were gonna pay," I said.

"Okay, you got her?" he asked.

"Not yet but allow me, this one's on me," I said as I placed a hand on the stallion holding Sassy's leash

Suddenly my hand gives off a silver glow for a brief second. Then suddenly the stallion starts to scream in pain as his flesh begins to rot and disintegrate, leaving behind only his bones.

"What!?" the caribou asked in shock as he watched the stallion die horribly.

"Guess I should come clean, we never intended to pay for the mares," Rage said as he walked over to the caribou announcer, grabbed him by the throat and lifted him into the air. "We're here to liberate them from you sacks of shit."

Suddenly the caribou is engulfed with hellish flames causing him to scream in pain before he was tossed into the staring crowd.

"Ah, I love the smell of chard caribou in the morning," Rage said as he inhaled the scent of burning flesh.

I then looked at the crowd before us and I saw they were still staring at us in fear.

"Boo!" I said as I jerked forward suddenly, causing the males to scramble in panic. Many mares took this as a chance and started fighting back against their soon to be dead masters. "The fires of revolution have been fanned."

"And let them burn brightly." Evan said as several explosions could be heard around the city.

"I take it that was your doing?" I asked.

"Yes it was. I had explosive runes placed on all AA guns and ammunition stockpiles in the city. As well as two ships in the harbor." Evan said.

"Great, now Evan, I need you to round up all the mares and any brainwashed stallions. The ones who are brainwashed have glowing green eyes, it's not their fault that they're like this. Rage, can I leave burning this place down to you?" I asked.

"Sure but we best do it before anyone leaves," Rage said.

"No problamo I already took care of it," I said.

"How," Rage asked.

"If I even try to explain it I would most likely break your brain," I said.

"Rage, don't worry about it. Let's get this done as quickly as possible." Evan said as he got up onto the stage and went backstage.

"Rage, you know what to do," I said.

Rage just rubbed his hands together before he jumped off the stage. Suddenly flames shot off his hands like a flame thrower and began to burn down buildings. While he did that I selected a song to play on my IPod.

As I watched Rage begin to burn the town down, I saw caribou guards come running into the square.

"Oh goody, more caribou for the slaughter," I said to myself before I drew my shadow blade and lunged at the new arrivals.

I slashed, cut and butchered my way through the caribou's forces and when I was done with them I saw more down the street, only they were civilians but it didn't matter to me. So I let a feral grin spread across my face before I charged down the street and killed all them too. I kept on hacking and slashing every caribou and traitor stallion in sight till there was no one about. I saw Rage was enjoying himself with more of his burning victims. I saw, when we were done, the ground and anything that wasn't burning was coloured red with blood and a few civilians ranging from mares to foals had gathered. The mares were doing there best to shield the foals eyes. I then saw a lot more mares had ran out from behind the stage and joined the group. I then saw Evan had appeared from behind the curtain after the mares.

"Are all the females that were back there here and safe?" Evan asked as he walked towards us.

"Over there with the mares and foals that came to watch. How about the brainwashed stallions, also we need a transport," I said.

"All the brainwashed stallions in the city have been taken care of and are unconscious. I could teleport them to us at any time, so no worries there. As for transport." Evan said as he reached us. "Can you guys fly helicopters?"

"I can operate airships, not choppers," Rage said.

"I don't use helicopters so no point in me learning how to use one," I said.

"Well there goes one of my ideas." he said with a sigh. "Then I guess we can use the pelicans to get us out of here. I'll have to have them on auto pilot since no one knows how to fly one."

"Why don't we just take one of the airships in one one of the docks? Not like anyone is gonna use them after today if we blow them up," I suggested.

"He makes a good point, besides we're gonna need a lot of pelicans if we're gonna transport this lot. An airship can do that with only one," Rage said.

"We could but it will be tremendously slower than the pelicans and we have no idea what aircrafts they have in their arsenal. I mean they did have a battleship in the harbor that resembled one form world war two." He paused as he brought a hand to his chin. "How about this, I fly a Harrier to protect you guys and you get everyone with the airships."

"You know, not that that's not a good idea, but you make it sound like you didn't take out the AA guns," I said.

"That's not what I'm saying. They could have had someone send a distress signal before you burnt the place, and they could be on their way here now with reinforcements. But if you think it's a bad idea then I'll take your word for it."

"Airships that are built for battle are slow because of all of their armour and weapons and since there aren't any settlements near here it will take hours for them to get here. It will take them even longer to figure out where we went," Rage said.

"Let's get everyone going then. I'd rather not be here when they come to investigate why this place isn't responding," Evan said.

"Agreed," I said.

"You guys address the crowd on the situation. I'm not very good with groups of people." Evan said.

"Oh right, best leave this to me," Rage said as he turned to the staring crowd. "Hello, many of you know who I am, some maybe not, but none of that matters cause now I'm here to tell you all one thing; the nightmare is coming to an end. The caribou are about to learn a very important lesson, Don't Fuck With Equestria cause after today a message will be sent. A message displaying our power and our hatred to them. The caribou say they have won when, in truth, those words are false. Me and my allies haven't given up. The royal family is safe along with whoever is ready to fight to take back what is theirs from these vermin," Rage said as he picked up a severed caribou head and tossed it into a fire. "So tell me, are you ready to join us? Are you ready to take back what's ours and drive these cowardly, disgusting, disrespectful bastards from our shores and in the name of our fallen king and my brother Ash Blade, bring freedom to those who are still trapped under Diann's hoof?" Rage asked as he raised an arm in the air.

At first no one did or said anything but after a few seconds a mare raised an arm in the air.

"My husband was turned into a monster. He was a good stallion before this happened. He would never harm a soul and now these caribou have done the worst to him. It's time I pay them back with blood," the mare said.

Soon, one by one, others raised their arms in the air. I gave a nod to Evan, who had us and every pony in the city we came to save, transported into a hanger that had a couple of ships in it.

"Now everyone will be going onto this ship here!" Evan yelled as he pointed to the largest ship in the hanger, and on the bow it had the words 'Valiant' engraved into the sides. "If there are any wounded, find and take them to the medical bay."

I went to help out where I could and soon enough everyone was on board. I closed the door behind me when I got aboard and when I reached the bridge I saw Evan and Rage where there.

"Everyone's on board," I said as I stepped onto the bridge.

"Alright let's get outta here," Rage said before he pulled a leaver and the engines spun up. After a few seconds the ship lifted into the air and flew out of the hanger but stopped a safe distance from Vanhoover. "This should be good enough distance."

"For what?" Evan asked.

"Uh destroying the city remember? I had an idea in mind but since you are the god of destruction, would you care to do the honors?" Rage asked.

"Oh yea, forgot about that and sure." Evan said with a smirk before shooting his arms into the air and closing his eyes. He stood there for a second, I didn't think he was doing anything until his hands started to glow red. "By the powers of the gods, angered by mans nature and greed. Let my foes feel your wrath and destruction." he said as a giant fiery rune started to grow above the city until it was as large as the city was wide.

"Destruction Rain!" he yelled before a beam half the size of the rune came down and destroyed everything in it's path. Whatever wasn't vaporized by the beam was destroyed by the debris that was moved.

"Whoa," Rage and I said in sync.

"Yea," Evan said with a huff as his arms went limp and fell to his sides. "that's half of the extent of my power." He paused as he took a few deep breaths. "But I rarely us it since most of my strength lies in brute strength." he said before suddenly spinning around opposite to the city and looked out into the distance with a scrutinizing gaze. He seemed to be looking at something off in the distance but when I looked to where he was looking, I saw nothing.

"Something wrong?" I asked.

"It's.... nothing. Thought I felt something." Evan said uncertainty. "But we need to go, now."

Rage gave a nod before he pulled a leaver and I felt the ship move forward and flew towards the forgotten kingdom of the Demonic Angels.

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Little While Later

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I sat on the bridge with Rage and Evan and was looking out at the endless horizon. We were over the forest that separates Aephoceria from Equestria and as I saw the faint outline of the kingdom come into shape I remembered if I went back I'd have to deal with Celestia. I wasn't in the mood to talk to her yet so I stood up and began to walk to the door.

"Going somewhere?" Rage asked noticing me about to make my departure.

"I need be alone for a bit cause I'm still a little miffed from this morning. Also I don't wanna be there to explain how we saved this lot," I said.

"Just don't let her get to you Bones. If need be I'll back you up." Evan said with a smile as I walked away.

I walked through the corridors and looked at the mares, stallions and foals as I passed till I walked onto the deck and over to the side. I then stepped on the rail and jumped off the ship. I plummeted downward and crouched onto my knees when I made contact with the ground to cushion the fall. Once I was on the ground and I had recovered from falling, I looked up and saw the ship leaving the area. I then stood up and began to walk down through the trees towards the kingdom and as I did music filled the air.

As the music played, I felt I had became lost in a dream. The very air swirled around me showing strange shapes. I couldn't tell where I was going and once the music ended so too did my conscious.

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"So this is it?"

"Fraid so but all have to understand why I'm doing this,"

"We know, we just wish it didn't"

"C'mon as much as it pains me I'm not going there forever. Once I'm finished I'll be right back,"

"We know you will kid just make sure you kick plenty of ass and try not to die alright...King of The Starry Heavens

"Don't call me that you old bastard,"

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I woke up and saw the night sky hanging above me. I was confused about why I could see the sky when I was in the forest, so when I sat up I looked around. I saw I was on the boarder and ahead of me was the kingdom. I didn't bother asking how I got here when I knew the forest was alive. The question here is why did it bring me out. I then shrugged off the question and walked towards the kingdom. By the time I reached the gates it was 11:00 pm and I saw many buildings were closing for the night.

Suddenly I heard a scream come from behind me so I spun around and saw a mare run out of an alley but tripped on a slightly raised stone and fall onto the ground. Almost immediately a large twisted monster made of both flesh and metal stumbled out of the alley. As soon as I saw the abomination and felt the waves of darkness pulsing from it, I remembered that this thing was something that wraiths were designed to destroy. I then summoned Hingure to my back and glared at the beast.

"Souls...must have...more...souls...more...power," the creature muttered as it raised an impossibly large arm that was twisted and distorted and had massive claws on it's fingers ready to carve into the paralyzed mare's flesh.

"Oi," I said, stopping the creature from harming the mare and causing the both of them to turn towards me. "Miss, I suggest you leave while I take care of this."

The mare nodded frantically before she got up and ran. I then took the time to study my new opponent and saw fresh blood running down one of his arms. Since that mare didn't appear to be injured I assume this thing had killed someone else and that mare just happened to be passing by when it happened.

"You, soul who has dared defile the path of life. You have taken an innocent life and consumed their soul," I said as I drew Hingure, twirled it around and pointed the point at the monster. "Brace yourself...your soul is mine."

At those words, the creature roared and charged at surprising speed. The thing was so big and had so much metal on it I didn't think it would be this fast. The monster jumped above me and attacked so I used Hingure to deflect the attack and I saw another attack incoming but I deflected that one too. I watched as it sailed over me. I then ran after the thing and tried to impale it but the thing dodged to the side and ran up the side of a building before it leapt at me, forcing me to jump backwards while the creature slashed at the road. It attacked again while I was in mid-air from the jump but I blocked it, however I was backed against a wall.

The creature readied itself for another attack so I ducked below it as the beast's claws tore off a chunk of the wall before I rolled behind the thing and saw it charge at me. I then tossed Hingure into the air, sending it into a spin and when the monster's face came in contact with it, Hingure sliced off a piece of it's face and knocked it off course before I caught Hingure. It was only a second but the abomination recovered an attack. But when it did I just dodged and blocked the attacks. If an one was watching, it would look like I knew where he was gonna attack before it did and I was dancing to it.

I finally decided to end this. So as the beast made a swipe with it's claws for my feet, I leapt into the air and placed my feet on the back of the metal abomination's head and leapt high into the air. While the moon silhouetted me I then placed a hand on Hingure's blade and rubbed my hand along it. As I did a black aura appeared around it and both the handle and the blade extended, becoming an nodachi. I fell back down to the ground and I saw the creature leap at me. I watched as time slowed down but I angled my body so that my head was facing the creature. I crouched my legs close to my body and made a rune appear behind me before I leapt off it and at the creature. The pair of us slashed at each other as we passed and when it was done I landed on the ground while the creature's arm that it used to attack me with turned to bloodied ribbons and the body was cut in two before it hit the ground. Suddenly a red orb with a black orb inside of it and small hexagons covering the sides like a shell rose from the body. I knew this orb as a damaged soul.

I walked towards the soul and as I did, Hingure transformed back into a katana. I then held Hingure out to the soul and Hingure suddenly glowed white before it leapt out of my hand. As it did Hingure began to change before it landed behind the soul. Once the glow died down instead of a katana I saw a figure in a dark coat and the body suggested it was feminine. She wore a midnight blue shirt underneath and dark grey pants with black spiked combat boots. I saw the coat had spikes on the shoulders and the lunar phases were going along the bottom of the coat. The woman had a modest bust size and her face showed she was young yet pretty and wore black lipstick and midnight blue eyeliner. She looked at the soul with a neutral expression before she grabbed it and began eating it like an apple. Once she was on the last bit she tossed it into the air and it landed in her mouth before she began to chew on it.

"Good meal Hingure?" I asked.

"Indeed, thanks Bones," Hingure said.

Suddenly I felt we weren't alone anymore so I looked at a rooftop and saw the royals, the mane 6, Elisa, Evan and Rage were there staring at me and Elisa now looked like an anthro wolf. She was wearing a pink bra and some pink panties but her hands still looked like paws.

"Shit, I'm out," Hingure said before she turned herself into a katana and sheathed herself on my back before I looked at the spectators.

"Sup," I said.

"Nothing much, just arguing." Evan said as he jumped off the roof and into the street.

"And that was before we got word of a wolf causing trouble." Rage said as he also jumped down.

"Yeah not much I could do about that. My new friend here was about to kill a mare if I hadn't stepped in," I said.

"What is that?" Applejack asked as she inspected the dead monster.

"Not sure what it was before but now it's a dead Kishin Egg," I said as I walked over to said Kishin egg.

"What's a Kishin Egg?" Twilight asked.

"Once an ordinary mortal who consumed the soul from another mortal which turned them into what you see before you," I said before I placed my fingers into the puddle of blood and rubbed it between my fingers. I then licked it only to spit the blood out again. "And from what I can tell this guy was once a unicorn stallion before this, name was Cobalt Steel."

"He was one of my subject's and you killed him?" Celestia asked in an angered tone.

"He died the moment he did this to himself," I responded.

"He didn't need to die you maybe could have saved him but no. I bet you just killed him because it was easier and you enjoy killing," Celestia said.

"Ok That's It!" I yelled.

I then teleported in front of Celestia and grabbed her by the mane and began to pull her into the alley where the monster came from. I saw most of Celestia's family and Twilight went to stop me however Faust, Rage and Elisa intervened.

"Bones unhand me at once!" Celestia demanded while trying to loosen my grip and find some solid footing.

I ignored Celestia and continued to follow the blood trail left by the Kishin Egg till I arrived at the source. I then released Celestia and forced her to look at the scene before us which was of another mare, however there was very little of her left. Blood coated the walls and ground and her body looked like it was being eaten.

"This is what one of your subjects has done Celestia, it butchered this poor mare and ate both her body and her soul. It is very possible that it has done this to others also so tell me who's the real monster here, the one who did this?" I asked as I pointed to the corpse. "Or me, the one who kills them to prevent things like this from happening."

With that I stormed off and as I did I saw everyone was staring at the scene in horror. Rarity and Fluttershy had fainted and Pinkie looked like she was gonna be sick.

I arrived back at the main road and saw the corpse of the Kishin Egg so I walked over to it, summoned a black rose and dropped it onto the Kishin. I watched as the body turned to dust leaving nothing, not even blood behind, before I teleported into my room and went to sleep.

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