I was walking down the hallway towards the Relic Room with both the IPod and note I found on my bed. I kept on thinking about what the note said when I first read it.

Final piece is with Mercator, see you soon.

Ash

I kept thinking about why the note said that till I came to the door to the Relic Room. I then opened the door and saw everyone was gathered around Ash's body, the head was still in it's jar and the metal arm was placed beside Ash's body. Everyone had sad looks plastered on their faces. Rage was the only one who turned to look at me.

"Bones...Everything alright?" Rage asked.

"Yeah, I just figured you might want this," I said as I handed the IPod to Rage.

"Ash's IPod...Where did you get this?" Rage asked.

"It was in my possession since Baltimare, if I had known it belonged to Ash I would have turned it over sooner. I apologise for that," I said.

"Bones, there is nothing you need to apologise for. You said it yourself if you had known you would have handed it to us sooner and I believe you. All I can say now is thank you for handing it over now," Rage said before he handed it back to me. "But I think Ash wouldn't mind if you used it for a little longer."

I held the IPod carefully before I looked at Rage and nodded to him before I put it away and walked before the group.

"Listen everyone I know it hasn't even been a day since we came back but this is important," I said.

"Go ahead Bones," Faust said.

I received a note a few minutes ago, a note signed by Ash, saying the final piece is with someone named Mercator," I said.

"Final piece...piece of what though?" Rainbow asked.

"I assume he was talking about the crystal heart," I said as I tapped on my chest for empathise.

"But who is Mercator?" Twilight asked.

"Mercator is one of Diann's sons who is also one of the souls on my list," I said as I showed everyone my right forearm. "If we take the crystal piece from Mercator then we will be one more step from liberating all those under the caribou's influence."

"And one more step from killing you," Fluttershy said causing the room to go silent.

"Everyone listen, without this heart freeing everyone around the world will be a lot tougher," I said.

"So will losing you," Pinkie said as tears began to fill her eyes.

"You're our friend Bones and if it weren't for you none of us would be here now," Twilight said.

"Girls, it's better this way and that's all I'm gonna say on the matter," I said as I made my way to the door before I stopped. "As soon as we're able to we're leaving to bring down Mercator and bring back the crystal heart shard."

I then left the room without another word or looking back.

That Night

I was in a part of the castle gardens that was opposite to the large forest in front of the castle. I was I was looking down at the city below before I looked at the snowy blue mountains that rested on the horizon behind the castle. I was enjoying the evening breeze when suddenly I heard the sound of someone approaching me and when I looked I saw it was Elisa.

"Hello Elisa what can I do for you?" I asked.

"Nothing much, just needed to get some air. What about you?" Elisa asked.

"Same," I said.

"Did you have to sound so cold before?" Elisa asked after awhile.

"I thought you were out here for air not to lecture me," I said.

"Just answer the question," Elisa said sternly.

"I meant what I said about it being for the best. You of all people know the dead have no place here among the living," I said with a sigh.

"And what about the list, what happens to that?" Elisa asked.

"Most likely will be completed by another wraith," I said.

"And when the heart is put back...what will happen to you?" Elisa asked.

"Who knows I mean I should know but without my memories," I said as I looked back at the sky.

"And Nightmare?" Elisa asked after another pause.

"I don't know what you're talking about," I said.

"Don't play dumb with me or think I'm so ignorant. I've seen the way you two have been looking at each other, no doubt both Cadences have made several attempts to get you two together," Elisa said with a glare.

"She'll get over it," I said earning a slap to the back of my head but I did nothing to retaliate.

"Are you really so retarded?" Elisa asked.

"Are you...I don't know if you know this but sooner or later I'll have to leave this world, weather I choose to or not. The sooner I do this, the less memories are made and the less memories that are made the less painful it will be once I'm gone," I said.

"Can't you do anything to prevent it, y'know force yourself to stay?" Elisa asked.

"Like how?" I asked.

"I don't know change your fate I've seen a few humans do it," Elisa said.

"Well guess what Elisa I don't even know if I am human, hell I could have been a cyclops or this in my past life for all we know," I said as I gestured to my body and face.

"Why are you such an ass?" Elisa asked in annoyance.

"Well why are you such a child. The world isn't full of happy endings anymore Elisa. It's why Ash is a corpse now and why I'm stuck doing his job for him," I said.

This caused Elisa to summon and draw Shi but I also summoned Hingure and drew her. Our blades met with a shower of sparks.

"Now now you two, I doubt you want to wake everyone up with all that noise."

We looked at the source of the voice and saw the mother of the royal siblings step out of the shadow of the trees.

"Faust," Elisa greeted as we both pulled away and sheathed our swords.

"What are you doing out here?" I asked.

"Actually I was just passing by when I heard the pair of you bickering like foals," Faust said causing both Elisa and I to look at each other before looking back at Faust.

"It's nothing of great concern Faust," I said as I looked out over the edge once more.

"It's about you leaving Bones...Yes, I heard everything," Faust said when I looked back at her.

"You are correct," I said with a sigh as I looked away from her.

"Do you want to leave?" Faust asked.

"I-I don't know, my logic is telling me to go but my-here is telling me to stay. I've been going with my logic for the longest time and it's kept me alive, yet that other force is pulling me towards the other option and it feels stronger then my logic," I said as I placed a hand on my chest right over the crystal heart.

"I see your stuck between your duty and your personal feelings," Faust said.

"Yeah," I said.

"Well I'm afraid that is a task that only you can sort out for yourself," Faust said.

Suddenly I heard a loud whinny echo out from the night air so I looked out over the edge for the source and spotted movement out in the field. It wasn't heading for the city or away from it but rather appeared to be passing by. When I focused my sights on the figure I saw it was a four legged black headless horse wearing armor just walking across the field. I saw someone was riding it and as I watched the figure I began to take in details. The figure was wearing dark armor and a cape and it had an item on it's hip. it was curled up like a whip but it looked more like a spine from some poor creature. When I went to look at the head I saw it didn't have one. In it's place was black smoke poring from the stump of the neck. I saw the head of the rider being carried under it's right arm. I saw the head had long black hare and the face seemed feminine and that's when I remembered the name of the creature I was staring at.

"It's a Dullahan," I said.

"You're kidding," Elisa said.

"A Dullahan?" Faust asked.

"A headless figure that rides around on a black horse. They are commonly known as fairies of death and are native to Ireland. They are similar to wraiths but instead of taking souls to be judged by the reaper, a Dullahan informs those near death that they will die soon by tossing a basin of blood on said person. This informs wraiths to keep an eye on said person. Dullahan's are really misunderstood beings that are more alike to humans then most would think," I said.

"A headless rider on a black horse," (giggle) "Are you sure you aren't copying the Headless Horseman?" Faust asked.

"You're referring to The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, I'm surprised you know of it," I said recalling the tale.

"Ash told the story to play a prank last time we were all together for Nightmare Night," Faust said.

"Well the Headless Horseman and Dullahan's do have the headless similarities and ride on black horses but that's where the similarities end. You see the Horseman is a cursed mortal forced to ride around searching for his head till the end of time, while Dullahans are an actual people who lived as far back as the Demonic Angels," I said.

"Excuse me?" Faust asked.

"Yeah according to the castle library the Dullahans lived in a remote area of the world away from here. It said they enjoyed their solitude so the King and Queen let them be since they weren't causing any trouble. When the world spit, creating the continents we all know today, Ireland is the place where the Dullahans lived all those years ago," I said.

"Fascinating," Faust said.

Suddenly the Dullahan's horse let out another whinny before it speed off into the night.

"There she goes," I said.

"I hope it's a caribou she's going after," Elisa said as she watched the Dullahan leave.

"You may just get your wish Elisa," I said as I began to leave. "Get some rest you two we've got a long day tomorrow."

Next Morning After Breakfast

I was walking down a hallway on my way to the airship docks when suddenly I hear voices come from down a hallway. I follow the voices and come to a room that was filled with what appeared to be forging tools and machines both old and new like a standard hammer and anvil to a plasma cutter. As I looked around I saw this world's Bearers of Harmony and their coltfriends plus Spike, Gilda and Rage were here and they were all looking around.

"What are you lot doing here?" I asked causing most of the mares and some stallions to jump in fright.

"Oh Bones, it's just you," Soarin said.

"You sure spooked us," Pinkie said.

"Uh only, I wasn't scared," Rainbow said as she crossed her arms and looked away.

"Same," Gilda said mimicking Rainbow's movements.

"Uh huh sure," I said as I rolled my eyes at the obvious lies these two were spouting. "Anyway my question from before still stands."

"Oh well we actually followed Rage in here, said something about replacement weapons," Thunderlane said.

"Yeah, one of those God Hands broke my swords," Rage said as he showed me the hilts of his swords and I saw the blades had been snapped.

"I see...so what is this place cause it looks like a forge," I said.

"It is and probably Ash's personal forge," Rage said as he looked around. "But unfortunately this place seems to be bare of any weapons and I don't have time to get these two fixed."

"Well why not go to the armoury and get a new pair?" I asked.

"None of those weapons are my style and the ones that are aren't made by Ash," Rage said.

"What's the big deal on that?" I asked.

"The only weapons that can handle my hell flames have to be made by Ash otherwise the weapon will be warped and unusable," Rage said as he searched a crate.

"Hey what do you all suppose is in here?" Spike asked before he walked over to a massive black box that stood taller then the rest of us.

"It's an armor box, it's used to move armor about when it's in storage," Rage said.

"Well the thing seems to have your cutie mark on it Rage," Spike said as he gestured to a silver picture of a pair of crossed blazing swords.

Rage then closed the cupboard he was searching through before he walked over to the massive box and we followed. Rage then opened the case and we were greeted by dark blood red full on plate armor that covered the entire body. The shoulder pauldrons were made of a pair of spikes that reached outwards to the sides of the body and three spikes went along the shin and forearm armor. The knuckles also had spikes on them like Rage's armor however these spikes had small spikes spiralling around the large spike like grooves on drills or a unicorn/alicorn's horn and the fingertips might as well have been claws. The armor covering the feet were a pair of sabatons. There was even a single spike that made up the elbow armor and finally the helmet had the same horns as Rage's armor along with the spikes that ran over the top and down the back of the helm but the face of the helmet looked like some kind of skull of a monster or a demon. It had a pair of eyes that looked like it would haunt you even in the afterlife and had some kind of glass in them to protect the eyes from small projectiles or sand or something like that. The helm had a mouth full of sharp teeth with two massive ones on either end of the maw that were to big to fit in the mouth and the nose was just a pair of identical holes like something you'd find on a decomposing corpse while a small pair of horns sat on the forehead. Finally the top half of the face itself was able to open up like Rage's motorbike helmet to allow viewers to see the wearers face when the wearer wants them to.

"Whoa," Caramel said when the box opened while Fluttershy hid behind Mac.

"Dang that is some straight up creepy armor," Applejack said.

"Who do you think was supposed to wear this thing?" Twilight asked.

"Despite you being insanely smart you often ask some of the most stupid questions sometimes Twilight," I said as I tapped on Rage's cutie mark engraved on the box.

Rage then took a pair of single bladed battle axes out of the armor box, both perfectly identical. Each had a silver handle with strange runes carved into them and leather grips and a spiked pommel while the blades were shaped like a dragons head with an open maw. Suddenly Rage's hands lit up with fire for a second before the runes began to glow a bright orange and travelled up the handle. Suddenly flames spewed from the mouths of the dragon blades making it seem like they were alive and breathing fire, startling everyone.

"Whoa that is seriously cool," Gilda said.

"I thought the dragon design was cool but this is a whole new level," Spike said.

"You said it," Rainbow said.

"Well they were clearly mad by Ash if they can handle my power," Rage said before he looked back into the armor box and pulled it out. Once he did I saw there was a massive and incredibly thick sword. It was seven feet long and one and a half feet wide and had a broad fuller taking up the entirety of the blade. It might as well weigh over four hundred pounds. Where there should have been a guard was a screaming three eyed horned demon skull connecting the blade to the handle. There was also some kind of vein like pattern made entirely of glass going across the fuller and around some writing written in Demonic Angel in the center of the blade. Cloth was wrapped around the handle to provide comfort when being held and on the hilt of the handle was the same skull as the one on the blade that connected the blade to the handle.

"What the hell is that thing, a sword?" Soarin asked.

"That ain't no sword, that's a massive lump of sharpened metal. Just how the hell is anyone supposed to swing that thing let alone lift it," Comet said.

"I have to agree I mean just who was Ash thinking of wielding it when he was making it?" Caramel asked.

"Again another stupid question asked," I said as I gestured to Rage's cutie mark once more.

"Blood Ruin," Rage said as he brushed his hand across the writing on the blade.

"Huh?" Everyone asked.

"The swords name...it's Blood Ruin," Rage said before he went silent for a few seconds "You guys mind giving me the room for a moment?"

"Sure thing we'll see you on the ship," I said after a few seconds of silence

"What do yo plan to do Rage?" Rarity asked.

"I was thinking I should take this beautiful dame and her friends out for a test drive," Rage said with a devilish smirk.

Noon The Pale Horse Above Diamond Dog Kingdom

We were waiting on the Pale Horse along with the royal family, Elisa and Evan for Rage to turn up and when he did I swear the figure there was not Rage but a demon of war. The eyes of the helm had a fiery orange glow to them and the cape of smoke and embers danced on Rage's back. His new axes rested on his waist while Blood Ruin sat on his back along with a pair of blades that we didn't see before that were connected to the back of the armor with chains. The guard was made up of a skulls head with it's mouth wide open and coming out of the mouth was a wicked hooked blade. And like most of the weapons I've seen used by Rage this one lit itself on fire and I bet Rage was going to do some serious damage with those things and do it in a way of spectacular brutality. But now we were landing in front of the Diamond Dog Kingdom and I saw the place was all within a circular wall and has been divided into four districts with the palace sitting atop a massive stone pillar smack dab in the center of the city. I was casting four gateways to allow the forces of Aephoceria to enter the four districts while our group was going on it's own to take the south district while the rest appeared and scattered their forces after we arrived.

"Just remember we're going to have a whole mess of trouble on us for the first few minutes until the rest of the main force shows up," I said as I gave our group a briefing in the cargo hold.

"Fine by me, all it means is that they'll be more bodies for me to test my new equipment on," Rage said and I saw he wasn't wearing his helmet because it was by his side.

"So let me see if I've got this right, we're just going to land in the middle of the streets and become a distraction for our troops so they can become a distraction for us later on am I correct?" Celestia asked.

"Pretty much, the caribou may not see us as much of a threat since we have smaller numbers then the troops. However what they may forget is how much power we have. The caribou and also any Diamond Dogs they have will be divided on two fronts and will be overwhelmed one way or another," I said.

"Divide and conquer, brilliant thinking Bones," Faust said.

I felt the ship begin to descend before I felt a jolt meaning the ship had landed. Rage then grabbed his helmet and put it on but left the faceplate open. He stood up and walked past us till he was at the bow of the ship's cargo bay ahead of us.

"Let me out first no doubt we're going to have a lot of company once we're outside," Rage said before he closed the face plate and the eyes began to glow that unnatural and terrifying orange.

The bow opened and the ramp lowered. At first it was bright so it took our eyes a few seconds to adjust because we were down here for so long but when they did we saw a large gathering of caribou soldiers and Diamond Dogs. The first row were all mounted on War Beasts and both riders and mounts were wearing heavy plated armor. Suddenly I heard a growl come from Rage causing the soldiers to take a step back before Rage walked out and off the ship. When he stepped into the light I saw our enemies were sweating bullets. Rage then removed Blood Ruin from his back, gripped it in two hands and gave another growl to the enemy. I remembered a song that seemed to fit this scenario so I looked for it on my IPod and selected it, but instead of listening to it through the headphones I decided to let the others hear it.

Our opponents seemed to have grown some backbone because the War Beasts charged and their riders let out war cries. I then looked at the others and saw most of the group was a little concerned before I looked at Rage. I saw the vein like pattern begin to glow a fiery orange, starting at the base and travel upwards towards the tip. As the War Beasts drew closer Rage began to swing the blade before the blade cleaved through the War Beast's, the riders, their weapons and armor in one go, leaving everyone stupefied. We then saw Rage lift the massive weapon above him and slam it into the road ahead of him. This made a wave of flames erupt from the ground and sent it down the street, incinerating all in it's way and leaving nothing but chard bones, roads and buildings in it's wake. Small patches of embers where left here and there but we were all awed by the destructive capabilities of such a weapon and it's wielder. I then looked down the street and saw more soldiers, they seem shocked by the destruction.

"Hey, are we gonna let Rage have all of the fun?" Elisa asked before she flew out of the ship.

I summoned my bow and loaded an arrow before I launched it at the soldiers down the road. When I hit one I was immediately teleported before the hit caribou. My senses then slowed the world down for me as I watched the caribou begin to fall backward from the arrow and I saw blood had been spayed into the air. I then took the opportunity to place my foot on the caribou's chest and use him to launch myself into the air above the caribou. I pulled the string back on my bow and released three arrows at the same time hitting my marks before I drew Hingure and decapitated a Diamond Dog. I then locked blades with a caribou but I pushed his blade aside and I slashed him across his chest. I then ducked below an attack and severed a leg from an opponent, tossing him into the air for a few seconds while he was in mid air I decapitated him. Suddenly Elisa barrel rolled over me and used her wire gloves to split a row of enemies right down the middle. Next was Rage using his new axes to cut his enemies down like a berserker. I then focused on my opponents and slashed Hingure across a caribou's thighs making him fall to his knees before I drove Hingure upwards through the caribou's head then I ripped her out through the caribou's face. As the music went on many enemies fell till the song ended and we were sitting atop a mountain of bodies.

"Couldn't you have saved some for us," Rainbow asked as she walked up to us.

"First in best dressed Skittles," Rage said with a shrug.

"C'mon we can take a lift up to the palace. The sooner we kill Mercator the sooner we can restore the heart and take back the empire," I said as I jumped off the body pile and began to walk to the central massive pillar that was holding up the palace. "Whoever built this place must have really enjoyed looking down on their subjects."

"Flea Heart the first. He was the first king of the Diamond Dogs eons ago and not a popular king if I remember correctly," Celestia said.

We continued walking through the streets till we came to an elevator that led to the castle. I saw the place had a large fence around it and a single gate. My guess, this was for those who wished to reach the palace. They had to pass through some kind of checkpoint but now the area was abandoned, allowing us free access. We walked over to the elevator and I hit the button to take us upwards and two seconds later the doors opened. We all entered the elevator and when I pressed the button inside to activate the lift, the doors closed before I heard a slow beeping sound. When I searched for the source I saw a slot below the buttons with some kind of red screen above it that read.

PLEASE INSERT SECURITY PASS

"Damn looks like we got a problem," I said as I gestured to the screen.

"Leave this to me," Elisa said as she opened the panel and started fiddling with the wires till finally the screen turned green and there was a ding sound before we began to ascend.

"Not bad Elisa," Rage said.

"Not like I was doing nothing for two hundred years," Elisa said.

We soon reached the top and we appeared in the castle garden. I saw lush green grass and a few trees about and some vandalized statues, most likely of important figures from the past laying down in the grass on their sides. Beside them was a statue of a caribou and I recognised some as Diann's sons. Near the entrance to the palace, right in the center of the path, was a fountain with the shit eel caribou king himself on top of it. When I saw it I felt my lips curl backwards into a snarl. This statue was larger then the others but it was standing amongst broken pieces of another statue, some pieces laying at the intact statue's feet while other pieces were in the water. Now it wasn't the sight of the statue that was pissing me off, it's what it was doing. In the statue's right hand were a set of wings belonging to a Demonic Angel and in it's left hand was sword which was raised above Diann's head and on the blade of the sword was Ash's head hidden behind his helmet. I then focused my power into the statue and as my left hand's fingers curled inwards cracks began to form in the statue. When my fingers closed into a fist the statue exploded into thousands of tiny shards before I walked on the. Others soon followed me until we entered the castle.

"So what should our first stop be?" I asked.

"Personally I wish to rip the antlers out of Mercator right now," Rage said clenching a hand into a fist.

"First thing I believe we should do is ensure that if there are any females here we get them to safety," Faust said.

We all agreed on the latter but I voiced that Rage and I go looking for Mercator just so he doesn't get any ideas to escape, so we split up. Rage and I walked the corridors and when we came upon any guards we asked where Mercator was which they were 'happy' to tell us before we marched on towards our destination.

"You know Rage, and this may seem like a weird time to say this, but your attacks restored a tiny piece of my memory of me reading a passage of warriors of old. I remember it being written on...uh...brimstone I believe it was. Some kind of oath for a set of warriors so fierce that their names were wiped from history itself out of fear for what they were and what they can do and what they did," I said.

"Oh and what was this oath that was used by these so called fearsome warriors?" Rage asked.

"You will now walk eternally through the realms of shadow and darkness standing against impossible evils where all others falter. May your thirst for retribution never quench, may the blood on your sword never dry and may we never have need of you again," I said.

"Heh I think I might like those guys, where you say you found this...oath?" Rage asked.

"On a block of broken brimstone, as for where I cannot say because I don't remember where," I said.

"Oh well," Rage said with a shrug.

We then rounded a corner and we were met with a group of five caribou and a female Diamond Dog. Four of the caribou were elite guards and the last one was surrounded by the four telling me the guards were an escort. As I looked the center caribou over, I saw he was wearing a silver chest plate with a pair of wolves holding up Ash's cutie mark along with chainmail going over his arms, chest and thighs. His metal greaves were also silver along with the forearm armour. The pauldrons had the Demonic Angel symbol on them which was made of gold and silver and the pauldrons reached halfway down on the upper arm, providing better protection. Finally on the others back was a navy blue cape, the border had golden leaves and vines going around it and the underside of the cape sparkled like stars in the night sky. The caribou was also wearing a gold crown embedded with a variety of gems cut into different shapes going around it leading me to assume that this was Mercator himself. In his left hand was a leash connected to a red collar embedded with diamonds that looked like spikes and when Rage and I arrived the group froze in their tracks. We stared at each other for two or three seconds before I summoned my bow and fired four arrows at once at the guards all of them hitting their marks causing the guards to fall down dead.

"Well, well, well the Harbingers of War and Conquest themselves, I feel honoured and it's a pleasure to see you again Knight of Vengeance," the caribou said as Rage lifted the faceplate of his armor to glare at the caribou.

"The feeling isn't mutual Mercator," Rage said with venom.

"I must say I love the new armor it's very...you," Mercator said with a grin.

"And apparently your're wearing the armour my brother was both coronated and placed to rest in," Rage growled causing me to let out a growl at this prick also.

"Ah yes quite a nice piece I say but I had to make a few adjustments here and there to actually fit in it. Oh where are my manners have you met my bitch Diamond Cutter?" Mercator asked as he yanked on the leash pulling the dog forward only for her to collapse from the yank. "Worthless cur," Mercator said as he went to kick her but I fired an arrow at the bastard's feet before I growled at him.

"Don't worry your majesty we'll get you out of here right after I skin this piece of pig swill and bath him in lemon juice then cover him in salt and when I'm done with that I'm gonna grill him up and eat him piece by fucking piece," Rage said unnerving me to no end with how he said that.

"Well as fun as that would sound for you Rage I'm afraid I have more important things to do but as a parting gift here," Mercator said before he kicked Diamond Cutter towards us. Rage then ran forward and caught her and I saw Mercator was fleeing so I ran past Rage but kept my bow on hand and began the chase. Mercator ran down the hallways and whenever I drew back on my bow to shoot he would duck down a corridor forcing me to lower my bow and continue to run after the dirtbag. Finally I saw him run into some kind of hidden room with a door made out of bricks that matched the walls. I then saw the door was about to close so I ran towards it and dived through what little opening was left before the door closed. When I stood up I drew Hingure and looked around to find I was in a large room filled with treasure, cloth and all manner of little trinkets leading me to believe this place was some kind of safe room, but Mercator was nowhere to be seen. So I walked forward while keeping my guard up both hands were on Hingure and my eyes kept searching for Mercator while my ears flicked around at any sound.

*Twang*

I spun around and swung Hingure at the sound and felt something connect with the blade before I heard it hit the ground and when I looked I saw it was an arrow that I managed to cut in two.

"So the legendary Hand of The Reaper has chased me all the way to my private little area," I heard Mercator say but his voice echoed around the room making it impossible for me to know his location.

"I'd chase you all the way through the valley of death just to see you go to hell," I said as I spun around while keeping my guard up.

"Ha amusing really, thinking your some kind of hero. Well too bad that the real heroes are the ones you're trying to kill isn't it," Mercator said.

"Rape...murder...stealing souls...brainwashing...torture...a coup d'etat not to mention plundering a tomb along with the body it was safeguarding and finally cloning said body to build an army," I growled.

"All necessary sacrifices to ensure all females know their proper place beneath male's heel," Mercator said.

"You and your coward king of a father along with your brothers make me sick without end. Hell it's no wonder why your own mother calls you and your siblings monsters and the fact Bolanus didn't even put up a fight for his soul when I took it was pathetic," I said as I kept looking around but I soon heard hoofsteps from behind me so I turned around and was met with Mercator stepping out of the shadows. He was wearing a different set of armor, this one seemed to be a little bit bulkier and heavier and it also came with a helmet that covered his head minus the antlers which would make it a bit more difficult for him to move about in it. I also saw he was wielding a massive two handed double bladed battle axe.

"I shall take great joy in skinning you for a rug," Mercator said with venom as he drew the sword from his sheath and took a stance.

"Took the words right out of my mouth," I said as I also took a stance.

We both rushed forward and our weapons met in a clash but Mercator pushed me back and went for an overhead strike. I moved to the side and used Hingure to attack before I leapt backwards and held Hingure in a reverse grip. I then ran at Mercator and slashed at his waist as I passed him.

"Just as I thought, that armor is better suited for when you're on a mount. It may make an impressive defence but not so much on attack," I said.

"Ever heard the best offence is defence," Mercator said with a grin as he pounded a fist on his waist where I slashed him revealing only a scratch on his plate armor.

"Then I guess I'll just have to break that defence," I said before I rushed forward again.

Mercator used the blunt end of the weapon to hit me in the face making me dizzy for a few seconds before I saw Mercator strike at me with a diagonal attack. So I held Hingure in a position that allowed me to divert the attack over me before I gripped Hingure backwards and thrusted her into Mercator's stomach, but once again the damage was minimal which made me question the strength of Mercator's armor. I then felt something grab my right leg before I fell backwards and I saw Mercator prepared to bring his blade down upon me. I put my hand on the ground and used my legs to kick off the ground causing me to do a back flip while keeping one hand on the ground before I stood up perfectly.

"Nimble little scamp aren't you," Mercator said.

"Tch," I grunted before we locked blades once more.

Our battle went for a bit and I saw I was't leaving so much as a dent in the guy, that is until I saw a strap holding one of Mercator's shoulder pauldrons in place and another one holding the chest plate at the waist. I then saw Mercator strike again but once again I deflected the attack and swung Hingure across the straps, severing them. This caused the pauldron to fall off and hit the ground with a clatter. When Mercator looked at the fallen piece of armor, I thrusted Hingure at another strap that was hidden beneath the shoulder armor and this caused the front part of the armor to open, leaving his chest exposed. Before he could react I went with an under arm strike and watched as Hingure slashed across Mercator's chest diagonally causing him to stumble backward from the blow as blood gushed out from the wound. Mercator stumbled back into a pillar and slid down it till he was sitting. Suddenly the doorway opens and in rush the rest of the group who are on their guard but lower it when they see Mercator.

"You got him," Rage said.

"Was there any doubt?" I asked with a raised eyebrow.

"Does he now where the shard is?" Celestia asked.

"Let me ask," I said as I walked over to Mercator and tore his helmet off so I could look at him properly. "Where is the shard of the Crystal Heart and do not lie to me because I know it's here.

Mercator then looked past me and I saw his gaze on a small ornate chest before Rage grabbed it and opened it revealing a shard of crystal.

"Cheers," I said as I walked over to Rage. "Is it the real thing?"

"Only one way to find out," Rage said before he handed me the shard.

"So that's it huh...restore the heart and take back the empire and bring everyone back under your slut princesses hooves?" Mercator asked as he spat up blood.

"That's one way of putting it but when the empire is restored what do you think will happen to everyone who has been brainwashed?" I asked before I paused for Mercator to answer but he just sat there and stared at me. "Riots, protests, rebellion. Man will rise up and call for your siblings and your fathers head for what they have done."

"You won't win, you need the entire heart for that to happen," Mercator said before I plunged my hand into my chest.

I then pulled out the Crystal Heart and, like magnets, the shard flew out of my hand and connected to the rest of the relic. A bright glow came from the heart that flooded the room before it dimmed revealing the fully intact heart.

"Impossible," Mercator gasped.

"No probable is more like it," I said as I put the heart back in my chest.

"I will not let our empire die by you!" Mercator shouted before he sent a blast of magic past our group which opened into a portal to who knows where.

Suddenly I felt a pulling motion and I saw it was coming from the portal and it was quickly getting stronger.

"Grab onto something!" I shouted causing everyone to scramble to do so.

Celestia and I were the closest to the portal so we were the first ones to be dragged towards it but we both managed to get a grip on a raised stone on the ground while the others grabbed onto a pillar or something attached to the ground. While everything else was getting dragged in both Celestia and I were trying to stay as low as possible to avoid any incoming items. Suddenly the stone I was holding onto came loose from the floor and as I was being dragged towards the portal I felt something grab my leg before I came to a halt. When I looked I saw Celestia had grabbed a hold of me with one hand while still holding onto the rock with the other.

"Celestia?" I said.

"I've got you Bones," Celestia said while struggling to fight the force of the portal. I stared at Celestia for a bit before I looked at the portal before I looked back at her.

"Celestia you need to let go of me!" I shouted over the rushing wind.

"What, are you out of your mind!?" Celestia asked in shock.

"Listen I've seen these types of portals they go on until they are destroyed even if the one who crated them is dead. The only way to destroy these things is to do it from inside but until that happens that portal is gonna keep dragging stuff in. This entire kingdom could be dragged in if you don't let go of me now!" I shouted.

"No way Bones, I'm not letting go of you that easy. We need you here if we're going to liberate Equestria!" Celestia shouted.

"Just let go of me dumbass if one of us doesn't go and stop this we'll all get dragged inside this thing. Besides this is the perfect opportunity to get me out of your mane!" I shouted.

"Don't you dare give me that, can you honestly say you haven't felt anything while you were with us all these months!" Celestia shouted when suddenly I felt the rock she was grabbing come loose from our combined weight. "Crap...I'm not letting go of you!"

I looked at Celestia in amazement before I let out a sigh.

"You know you are are a real pain in the ass but you're right. I always finish what I start and my job here ain't over...Let's finish this together!" I said with a determined look.

"That's more like it," Celestia said before I gave her a kick to the bottom of her chin causing her to release me before I was sent tumbling towards the portal. Before I went in I grabbed the edge of the portal and managed to hold on. "What are you-,"

"It's time to say goodbye you lot, this is the only way to stop us all from getting sucked down here," I said.

"Hold on a second Bones you just said we'd fix this together. How can you throw your life away like that as if you were the most expendable thing in the world, do you even care!?" Nightmare shouted.

"Hahahaha Oh you all fell for it hook line and sinker you little piss ants...Of course my life is expendable I'm the only one here who's already dead...You guys still have a future ahead of you plus...The heart is complete so all that's left is to put it back in place. Things will become much easier and you have a Reaper on your side that's more then enough power to take out Diann and the rest of his sons," I said.

"But what about you!?" Fluttershy yelled.

"Fluttershy this ain't some storybook where the hero lives happily ever after and rides off into the sunset with a princess...I'm naught but a system that aids in the reaping of souls of the departed," I said.

"Your wrong Bones you're our friend and you always will be!" Twilight shouted.

"And for that I am grateful...To all of you for giving me such a honorary title...When you have friends like you guys who needs to be a king, god or whatever and for that...I can't thank you enough," I said as I began to charge magic into my hand.

"No Bones please don't do this!" Nightmare pleaded.

I then placed the Crystal Heart on the ground and tied it down with magic before I looked at the others with what may have been the warmest smile I've ever given. I could feel tears running down my eyes which seemed to shock the group.

"Later," I said as I let go of the portal.

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!

I then released all the magic that I was gathering in my hand which set off a massive explosion which tore the portal apart and caused my vision to go black. As my mind lay in the darkness all I could look back on were the faces that everyone had when I let go and I could't see an ounce of relief for what I did, just sorrow.

"Damn I could've done without those pitiful looks on my conscience *sigh* but all things considered, this sucks way more just floating about in who knows where," I thought before I remembered their faces once more. "Ah I've had enough...it may have been a short un-life and I may not have gotten my memories or Diann's head but their friendship was the best thing I could've ever gotten and for that...I'm ready for what comes next."

Suddenly I feel like I'm falling before I collide with something that makes my eyes snap open and for me to scream in pain. At first I don't register my surroundings but as the pain fades the world begins to take shape, I saw I was in The Void and I could somehow tell it was the oldest part of it.

"Dropping in I see."

I looked for the source of the voice but saw nothing there. But when I turned around to look straight ahead again I saw the Outsider floating in front of me causing me to jump back with a start.

"Geeze if I wasn't dead right now you'd have scared the life out of me," I said as I placed a hand on my chest.

"I don't normally get visitors these days unless I invite them in but what brings you here Bones?" the Outsider asks.

"Portal was about to suck everyone into oblivion so I jumped in and blew it up and well...here I am," I said.

"So I see and I must say quite the entrance," the Outsider said.

"So...where exactly in the Void are we because this place feels...different then before," I said.

"We are at the edge of the void where everything began and where I ended and lived again," the Outsider said before he vanished and a pathway opened up.

I walked down the path and walked past a floating and cracked mirror that showed the front half of my chest and face along with the front of my clothes had been burned or blown apart exposing my insides and bones to the cold and lonely wind of the Void. Soon I came across several statues of men wearing cloaks and the hoods over their heads obscuring their faces from view but all of them were facing a stone alter large and wide enough to hold an adult. At the head of the alter was another cloaked man holding a dagger out before him ready to plunge it into something. The Outsider then appeared on the alter and was looking up at the knife.

"Millennium ago I lay here thinking somehow I would escape. But no matter how I pulled against the ropes they only cut into my skin...as did the knife," the Outsider said before he vanished again but his voice echoed around me. "When I opened my eyes I was here and I had an unlimited well of power...I became...a god much like Ash."

"Wait Ash what does Ash have to do with this and how do you know him?" I asked.

"Him and me are mutual friends from when he was among the ponies of Equestria. You see unlike most gods Ash preferred to be mortal and not all powerful and that made him interesting. But when push comes to shove he will do anything to save those closest to him," the Outsider said causing me to think about what he said in silance.

"So...what do you think they were trying to do?" I asked causing the Outsider to appear on what looked like a twisted branch as he tilted his head in thought. "Think about it, men don't do stuff like that unless it was to further their own goals."

"That is an answer that is lost to time but I don't really care about that," the Outsider said but I said nothing in return "You know Bones whenever I look at you, you only grow to be more and more fascinating. The choices you've made so far are chilling to say the least. Sparing the queen and one caribou when everyone calls for their heads makes me wonder how this all will turn out. Will you grasp victory or be burned by the fiery consequences of your choices. Either way I'll be expecting quite a show."

"Wait you're sending me back...why?" I asked.

"Diann and his sons have been tapping into the realms beyond mortals, hoping to spread their power to everywhere in existence and some of that power is being pulled from me...And I don't like it, which is why I need you back in Equestria to finish what you started. Besides...this place isn't big enough for the both of us," the Outsider said before he vanished.

Suddenly the ground opened up beneath me and I was sent falling into another portal. I was spun around inside of it and my senses were dulled till the portal spat me out and I hit the ground hard and slowly my vision began to turn black. Suddenly I feel a rush of energy go through me and I sit up like I got struck by a bolt of lightning. I shook my head before I look around and saw I was back in the room I chased Mercator into. I was surrounded by everyone and Nightmare had a hand on my chest and I could see the Crystal Heart had been shoved in by Nightmare.

"Damn that black eyed bastard, he could have given me a little warning before he dropped me into that portal," I growled as I stood up, suddenly I was crushed into a hug by the mane six, Nightmare and Celestia and I could hear most of them were crying. "Hey would you lot quit with the damn water works, I don't do well with crying mares."

"You jerk...Throwing yourself around without a damn...Your such a stupid jerk do you have any idea how important you are to me?!" Nightmare shouted the last part as she punched me in the gut, knocking the wind out of me and causing me to collapse to my knees before she hugged me from behind and drenched my back in her tears.

As I listened to Nightmare's sobs and took her words into account I placed my hand on hers and patted it.

"I'm sorry I worried you but the stone Celestia was holding onto was coming loose and I couldn't see any other options from that position," I said as she began to calm down.

I then looked at the others and I saw they had looks of relief on their faces as they looked at me. Once Nightmare had calmed down and released me, we stood up when suddenly a small portal opens up and an ornate box comes flying through and hits me in the head knocking me to the floor.

"Ow what the hell was that?" I asked as Rage picked up the box and looked at a piece of paper attached to the box.

"Consider it a gift signed O," Rage said before he handed it to me.

I took the box and opened it but when I saw what was inside my eyes widened in shock before they narrowed in anger.

"Bones what is it?" Twilight asked.

I reached into the box and pulled out a heart that belonged to a living thing. However modified wires crossed the surface of the heart. There was a small circular window showing the inside of the it which was full of gears and cogs and there was also a large gear exiting out the side of the heart. When I showed everyone the mares all backed away from it in shock.

"A heart moulded by the hands of the Outsider himself," Elisa said.

"You know what this thing is?" I asked.

"I know the Outsider also made one of these before for Corvo Attano. the heart was from the woman he loved called Jessamine Kaldwin one of the empresses of Dunwall before she was murdered. The Outsider then took her heart and placed a small fraction of her spirt inside to help Corvo seek out runes or bone charms and also to learn secrets about others or the surrounding area just by giving the heart a squeeze," Rage said.

I then looked at the heart before I decided to give it a shot and when I did a ghostly whisper echoed from the heart.

"I remember this place from when the dead walked the street and blood flooded the gutters...even now the screams of the victims still haunt me." the voice said which I quickly identified was Ash.

Everyone stared at the heart in shock before I pointed it to Luna and squeezed it again.

"All the stars in the night sky could not even begin to compare to her beauty or how much joy she brought to my life," the heart said before I put it back in the box and closed the lid.

2:25 pm Aephoceria Castle

It has been two hours since we returned from the Diamond Dog Kingdom. We managed to get Ash's coronation armor and his heart and place them in the relic room along with the rest of Ash's items. Elisa was able to extract Mercator's soul for me after I destroyed the portal and now I am magically exhausted because I had to keep doorways open to migrate a lot of dogs through who needed help after what the caribou had done to them. Now Diamond Cutter, the queen of the Diamond Dogs, is also among them but is being tended to in a hospital to restore her mind after what Mercator did. Also the royals decided that it may be best if she stayed here as a safety precaution in case the caribou decide to try and take back the Diamond Dog kingdom.

"Yeah like those guys are just gonna let that happen again after what the caribou did," I thought as I walked down the corridors.

I walked to the hallway of armors that Ash gathered over his life to have a look at them. As I entered I heard voices and followed them to the room that held the armor that Pip wore that one time and also had that portrait of Apollyon. I then peeked inside and I saw the mane six looking at the crystals on the walls and chatting about them so I lightly tapped on the doorway gaining the mares attention.

"What brings you all down here?" I asked.

"Oh hey Bones we were talking about what these crystals might be for," Twilight said as she gestured to said crystals.

I walked over to a shelf of crystals close to the girls and looked at them and saw they were all diamond shaped and had a purplish sphere inside them. I then grabbed one and pulled it from the shelf and saw it was about the size of a toothpick height wise. Suddenly some strange mechanical devise with wires, mirrors and lenses materialised out of nowhere before the pedestal the armor is standing on.

"What did you do?" Twilight asked while I merely shrugged.

"Ah there you all are?"

We looked at the voice and saw it was Faust, Celestia, Luna, Rage and Nightmare.

"Oh hello your highnesses and Rage we were just trying to figure out what theses crystals are for and it appears Bones here gave us quite a big clue," Rarity said.

"Really?" Celestia asked.

"I just pulled the crystal out no biggie, but I wonder-," I said as I trailed off before I walked over to the mechanism and looked at it.

I then noticed some kind of pedestal before I looked at the crystal in my hand and saw it would fit on the pedestal. So I placed the crystal on it and the whole thing whirled to life. Beams of light shot out of the base of the machine and into the crystal before it bounced off a bunch of mirrors then more mirrors before they went through the lenses, magnifying the light to cover the room causing the surrounding area to change to a snowy forest like area that had a road. On that road was a column of soldiers holding banners and wearing armor of black and orange. The soldiers seemed to be escorting a massive battering ram. Next thing we know the armor we saw in the room walked past us carrying a different longsword then the one we saw in his left hand by the blade and was walking over to a group of soldiers. I saw the colour on the armor had been changed to black and orange as well and had a new design on it.

"Oh this place," Rage said as he looked around.

"You know where we are Rage?" Faust asked.

"Yeah this place holds an important lesson for Ash, be careful who you side with," Rage said.

I then looked at the group the knight was walking towards and I saw the woman in the portrait Apollyon was among them.

"Master, why this fortress? It looks like it's just a storehouse," the knight said with a voice that sounded almost like Ash's yet was slightly different.

"It is. And that's why we're here," Apollyon said in a deep but still feminine voice before she placed an arm around Ash and led him to a spot that gave them a view of the fortress. "These barbarians. They seem like good people. Hmm? They embrace each other, like they were all kin. But that is all a lie When night falls, they stab each other with their knives," Apollyon said before she turned to face Ash. "If there are wolves among them," Apollyon said before she placed a hand on Ash's shoulder and I could see Ash was a little unnerved by this. "Should we not set them free?"

With that Ash walked away probably to get ready for the siege that was apparently going to take place.

"Okay I'm gonna be honest here but that lady gave me chills," Rainbow said.

"And that armor isn't flattering at all in the least," Rarity scoffed.

"Rarity it's armor it's not supposed to be stylish, it's supposed to protect the one who is wearing it," Applejack said with an annoyed huff.

"I'm wondering what Apollyon meant when she said something about setting the wolves among them free," Faust said.

Suddenly we saw Ash coming back without his helmet on and we could see his face. He looked a little older then I know him as, probably in his mid thirties and he had a small bit of stubble around his cheeks and chin and his hair was fairly short but still as black as ever. Ash then donned his helmet and walked on to catch up with the ram. As he arrived catapult projectiles began to hit the ground killing some troops.

"Catapults! Keep the ram moving!" Ash shouted as he pointed towards the fortress.

We watched as Ash ran down a ledge he was standing on and was met with a viking warrior wielding a Dane Axe who was trying to attack the soldiers pushing the ram. The two warriors exchanged blows against each other but the winner was Ash when he brought his longsword down on the viking warrior's shoulder cutting through it but Ash wasn't done yet. He pulled the blade out and held it by the blade and hit the viking in the face with the pommel of the sword as if he had back handed the guy before he went off to kill some more vikings.

We all watched with fascination as Ash tore through his opponents a single swing from his blade cut through five of his opponents shields. I also saw that Ash and others like him towered over what I could guess were the foot soldiers. His movements were quick and precise despite the longsword's weight and when the ram reached the gate Ash went to operate it but after the ram hit the gate once the machine got stuck. One of the foot soldiers pointed above the machine before Ash nodded and climbed the giant ram and we saw some kind of lance or spear wedged in the machinery. Ash then began to try and pull it out and when he succeeded the ram began to operate once more. Suddenly we heard a grunt and saw a beast of a viking wielding a decorative sword and shield and was covered in wolf pelts jump down from a guard box above the gates and landed on the ram with Ash.

"Gudmundr the forts legendary Jarl, many warriors had fallen to this legend's blade but in another life he would have been a king beloved by his people. If anyone were to defeat him, they would be crowned a legend while the rest would be but another notch in his belt," Rage said as Ash and Gudmundr took a stance.

"He's that strong?" Rainbow asked.

Gudmundr charged at Ash and leapt at him so Ash held his sword horizontally above his head to block the blow but when the blades met Ash pushed the Jarl away and attacked. Gudmundr blocked with his shield and attacked again but Ash managed to dodge. When Ash went with a heavy attack Gudmundr parried the attack and hit Ash with his shield stunning him for a few seconds before Gudmundr slashed downward on Ash's chest, wounding Ash. The armor protected him so the wound wasn't serious but it did cause the group around me to wince but Ash didn't go down. He then rammed his shoulder into the warrior and knocked him back before Ash slashed at Gudmundr's waist then his chest.

The dance of death and swords went on for a few minutes before the ram broke the gate causing one of the doors to fall forward onto the ram. A piece of the ram started to tilt upward, Ash was on that piece and was sent tumbling down the gate and into the fort before he hit the ground and lay there for a few moments. Suddenly the knights pored through and I saw Apollyon rush over to Ash and stood above him as he came around.

"On your feet," Apollyon ordered as she helped Ash up before she left while Ash got his senses back together.

Ash then charged into battle cutting down more opponents till he came across a woman wielding both a spear and shield who left Ash on the defensive for a bit. Ash took her out by slamming his blade into the side of her neck and rolled across her before he pulled on the blade causing it to lop off the female warriors head.

"Whoa yeah now that's how you kill someone with style," Rainbow said as she watched the fight.

"I'm impressed if I'm being honest. I've seen Ash fight at the weather factory but this is different, he makes swinging that sword look too easy," Nightmare Moon said.

We watched as Ash then walked up a ramp and entered into what appeared to be some kind of fighting ring. It is here we saw Gudmundr fighting against two knights until Gudmundr whistled and a wolf came running and pounced on one of the soldiers and started tearing into his throat while another wolf appeared and grabbed the other knight's left arm in it's teeth, alowing Gudmundr to slash at the knight's back killing him. Once that was done Gudmundr and the wolves turned to face Ash, who stood there and watched the whole thing.

"Prepare to Die!" Gudmundr shouted as he pointed at Ash while more wolves appeared and started growling and barking at Ash.

The wolves began to circle Ash as he kept his guard up on Gudmundr when suddenly one of the wolves behind Ash lunged at him but Ash saw it coming. He spun out of the way and slashed at the poor beast killing it before Ash attacked Gudmundr. It was while the two were trading blows that another wolf pounced at Ash and tried to bite into his neck. However the chainmail managed to protect Ash. He went to throw the wolf off but Gudmundr hit Ash in the stomach with his shield. As Gudmundr went to strike Ash in the head with his sword, Ash moved and placed the wolf in the swords path, killing it and then slashed at Gudmundr's chest. He then used the pommel of the sword to hit Gudmundr in the face, stunning him for a bit while Ash dealt with the wolves before Ash turned back to Gudmundr and the two continued to fight.

"Your legend precedes you, Gudmundr," Ash said as they fought.

Gudmundr then went to slash at Ash's head but Ash blocked the attack which knocked him to his knees from the force of the blow. Ash then lunged forward and wrapped his arms around Gudmundr's waist and pushed him through a massive set of doors where three viking foot soldiers were. When Gudmundr got back up both he and Ash were ready to go at it again but then one of the soldiers stopped Gudmundr and said something. I didn't hear but Gudmundr seemed determined to finish the fight but in the end he left leaving the soldiers to face Ash...they didn't last long.

Ash then led the knights up the hill and Ash killed any that stood in his way. When they reached the top Ash found Gudmundr kneeling on the ground in front of a large burning hut. Gudmundr was just staring into the flames with the look of devastation written all over his face. Ash then began to approach Gudmundr but stopped as he looked down and saw Gudmundr's sword. Ash then looked at the hut then Gudmundr before he kneeled down and picked up the weapon and looked at it before he looked back at Gudmundr.

"He's not going to kill him like that is he?" Rarity asked as she watched.

Ash then tossed Gudmundr's blade to him and it stopped before him. Gudmundr then looked at his sword before he looked at Ash before he went and picked it up. When he did and faced Ash, Gudmundr looked determined to kill Ash. The battle was long between these two and the best way to describe it was glorious. The two were equally matched in skill and neither one was willing to back down until Ash slashed at Gudmundr's belly and that ended the fight. Gudmundr made one final attempt to strike at Ash but collapsed onto his hands and knees.

"You fought well," Ash said while trying to regain his breath.

"To Hel with you," Gudmundr said with his last breath before he collapsed and his eyes closed forever.

Ash then looked around at the burning fort until he turned around and saw an armored figure holding an Egyptian styled sword and dagger in her hands.

"Mercy...Why are we here?" Ash asked as he approached the hooded knight. He had one last look at the large burning hut before looking at the knight again. "I think you know."

"Famine," the knight said in a voice that was clearly feminine. "This place houses their seed grain. There will be no new harvest. By winter, they will be killing each other over what little food is left."

When the group heard that, most of them were shocked. But I watched Ash as he gripped his longsword in his left hand by the blade before he reached behind him with his right hand and pulled out some kind of pendent that had a ball of obsidian. Surrounding the ball was a belt of metal holding the obsidian in place and connected to the belt of metal was a chain. Etched onto the ball of obsidian was the same mark as the one on Ash's armor.

"I took an oath...To fight for peace," Ash said as he held the pendent up for Mercy to see before he threw it away. "So did you. All of you," Ash said with his voice full of disgust before he walked away.

Once that happened the world went dark and we appeared back in the room. I removed the crystal from it's pedestal and gazed at it.

"Well that was certainly intense," Celestia said.

"To think Ash was tricked into helping starve other people," Applejack said as she shook her head in shock.

"Like I said, Ash learned an important lesson that day, be careful who you side with," Rage said.

"Well I'm amazed by this machine and thanks to Bones fiddling around with it there is so much I can learn from these...memory crystals," Twilight declared.

"Be that as it may Twilight, my daughters and I came here looking for you because we need your help to organise living arrangements for our new guests," Faust said.

"Understood," Twilight replied with a disappointed frown

We then left the room but as we did I noticed something odd about one of the doorways. While everyone was doorless one of them had a heavy looking wooden door covering the doorway and the torches beside said door where extinguished.

"Bones you alright?" Rage asked.

"Yeah it's just...this doorway, it's the only one here that has a door on it," I said as I walked towards it and brushed my hand along the wooden surface of the door. "And I'm sensing there is a lot of magic protecting it as well."

"Oh, that one?" Rage said.

"You know what's inside?" I asked.

"Uh well...No. I saw Ash come out of it one time and when I asked what's inside all he said was 'Memories that don't deserve to see the light of day again' or something like that and knowing him, it means best leave it alone cause if I find the answer I'm not going to like it," Rage said.

"Fair enough," I said before we left.

Here's a rough description of Rage's new helmet just imagine it with the horns, spikes and etc.