10am Aephoceria Castle Lobby Ash's P.O.V

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"Oh damn it's good to be home," I said as stretched my arms out above my head as soon as we appeared back in the palace.

"I concur," Luna muttered from my left.

"That was super duper awesariffic," Pinkie said as she cartwheels around the room.

"Indeed who would have thought we would get the chance to visit both parts of the afterlife while being alive," Rarity said.

"Well you guys saw only one part of hell mind you the residential plains for demons is much nicer then the inferno," I said.

"Interesting sounds like a place we should visit," Spitfire said as she rested her head over my right shoulder from behind while she leaned into my back

"Well I'm certainly glad I agreed to go with all of you but please excuse me I have a certain stallion to greet," Cadence said before she vanished in a flash of pink.

"Am I the only one here who thinks Cadence had a little too much fun being Aphrodite's plaything?" Rage asked.

"Trust me it ain't just you," I said trying to remove the question of if I should fear or be aroused by the plans cooking up in Cadence's brain.

"Ash you're not thinking naughty thoughts are you?" Spitfire asked as she started poking my cheek.

"More like trying to avoid it," I said.

"So this is the place you were born in?"

Looking to face the voice I saw it was Medusa and both she and Arachne were looking around but their gaze always seemed to come back to look at the statue of my parents and me in in their arms.

"Yep this is the place," I said.

"Would you both care for a tour before we find a place for you to stay till you can find you're own place," Luna offered causing the two humans to spin around and look at Luna in surprise.

"Stay as in live here in the palace with you?" Arachne asked.

"That a problem?" I asked.

"No no it's just...we're just not used to such treatment," Medusa said.

"I understand but you shouldn't expect me to just bring you all the way here just to kick you out of my home and into the world with little to no knowledge on how things work here," I said.

"I...Thank you we gratefully accept your invitation," Medusa said.

And so with that my wives began to lead the two away while the Mane 6 to go let their lovers know they had returned and return to their businesses.

"So what now with you Ash?" Rage asked.

"Hm probably go visit the gardens check in on Dusk," I said.

"Ah and how are they coming along anyway?" Rage asked.

"Flutters says they were all healthy should be due any time now," I said.

"I see well I'll leave you too it," Rage said as he left.

With that I spun around and began to leave but teleported into the gardens I then began looking around at all the flora when suddenly I saw a yellow flutterpony with a pink mane fly over me and started tending to one of the plants here.

"Hello Posy," I greeted causing the flutterpony to shriek loudly in fright before she calmed down when she saw me.

"Sire please don't sneak up on me like that," Posy pleaded as she fluttered down before me.

As Posy came down I couldn't help but remember when I first met the flutterpony when she volunteered to be a gardener here her colour scheme mane and tail style and eye colour made me believe I was talking to Fluttershy the only reason I didn't make that mistake is because of butterfly like wings upon her back much like when Rarity had her own pair along with the antenna growing out of her forehead and finally the fact she was a few feet shorter then Fluttershy who has the height of a supermodel so that would put Posy at the same size as Rainbow Dash who is the smallest of the Mane 6 at 5ft.

"Sorry Posy it wasn't my intention to scare you like that," I said with a smile.

*sigh* "It's fine so what can I do for you today sire?" Posy asked.

"Nothing really I just came to check on Dusk," I said.

"Ah well you needn't worry about where to look then," Posy said causing me to chuckle as I turned to leave.

"Don't work yourself too hard Posy," I said with a wave over my shoulder.

Walking through the gardens I soon came to the place where I took my nap when I was Bones a small patch of grass in a sunny clearing surrounded by several trees and flowers and in one of the trees was my objective a nest and sitting in that nest was a female raven along with Dusk sitting on a branch that was supporting the nest walking up to the nest the two birds then took notice of me and the female crow lifted herself off the nest and onto a branch leaving bare what lay inside the nest and when I finally reached the nest I peered in and saw 6 eggs all snuggled together which caused me to smile and brought me back to when Dusk started disappearing for days to weeks to even a full month he was searching for a mate and it's been some time since these two met and a little less time since I found out once I had a look at the eggs I pulled away stroked both birds along their necks.

"You're both going to be great parents I know it," I said before I pulled my arms away and left the two be.

I soon went back inside and came across both Rawlin and Giff just sitting down on the ground with their backs to the wall doing nothing and looking...gloomy.

"Hey you two what's up?" I asked.

"We're bored," Giff said.

"Bored?" I asked

"Big guy said it Ash back before...that happened we were constantly working just to survive but...this," Rawlin said as he gestured to everything around us. "We're just not used to this peacefulness not that it's a bad thing."

"I see," I said.

"How do you do it Ash?" Rawlin asked.

"Well," I began as I took a seat beside them. "You shouldn't be looking to me for that answer cause in truth I don't really know whenever my life was in conflict I never returned home to try and live a normal life and the one time that I did well...things were difficult," I said causing the two to sigh. "Hey if you're looking for something to do I know just the place wanna come along?"

"Anything to be rid of this boredom," Rawlin said as he stood up soon followed by Giff.

"Kay hold on," I said before I teleported us to Paradise Acres and when we appeared in front of the farmhouse both Rawlin and Giff collapsed and looked like they were gonna be sick. "Ah whoops forgot first timers can get sick from that."

"Thanks asshole," Rawlin grumbled.

"Ash."

Spinning around I came to see Pear Butter in the doorway.

"Hey Pear Butter is Bright Mac in?" I asked.

"Ash how many times must ah get ya to call me Buttercup ya don't see me calling ya Yer Highness or nothing," Pear Butter exclaimed.

"Sorry Buttercup," I said as I rubbed the back of my head.

"Well anyway as for you're second question Bright Mac should be out somewhere in the Eastern Field," Buttercup said.

"Okay thanks Buttercup c'mon you two," I said as I gestured for the two humans to follow me into the orchid.

"There are a lot of apple trees here," Rawlin said after awhile of walking.

"Yep the Apples bread and butter so to speak but they have a few other things they grow round here like corn and other veggies we even have a few wheat fields somewhere," I said.

"So what are we doing here?" Rawlin asked.

"We as in you two are going to offer up some good old fashioned manual labor and before you complain you both said you were bored," I said as I strode onward till we could hear the thumping sound of hooves against wood after we passed a few more trees I saw both Bright Mac and Big Mac were kicking at the trees which shook the apples from the branches sending them tumbling into the buckets below. "Working hard as ever I see."

"Oh hello Ash good to see ya," Bright Mac said.

"Eeyup," Big Mac agreed.

"You two as well," I said.

"So what brings you by?" Bright Mac asked.

"Came to offer you some help," I said.

"Oh that's very kind of ya we could use all the help we could get right about now what with most of the family tending to our special crop," Bright Mac said.

"Special crop?" I asked.

"Yep the Timberwolves were howling last night and so I assume you know what that means," Bright Mac said.

"Timberwolves?" I asked in confusion before I lifted a hand to my chin in thought when suddenly it clicked before I looked at the two stallions in excitement. "Wait you mean it's time!?"

"Eeyup," Big Mac said.

"Uh hello wanna fill us in on what's going on here?" Rawlin asked.

"Oh right well to be blunt about it a very special type of apple is going to be growing soon an apple called Zap Apples," I said.

"What's so special about these apples?" Rawlin asked.

"Well these apples don't grow from regular means like everything else that grows here cause these apples are grown from magic and just magically zap into existence when they're ready for harvest and that only happens under certain conditions but let me tell you all the hard work you put in to get those apples to grow pays off for once they are ripe they are like nothing you've ever tasted before," I said.

"That tasty?" Giff asked.

"You know it," I said.

"Well since you're family is doing that where does that leave us?" Rawlin asked.

And so it was the teachers both Big and Bright Mac went on to train their students Giff and Rawlin the secrets of Apple Bucking while I decided to return to the castle now I was walking through the halls to spend time with my family.

"Ash!"

And speaking of family I turn around and am greeted by Rage running over to me.

"What up Rage?" I asked with a curious tilt of my head.

"Hey just got back from Elisa and Evan and they told me the griffons made a song about us.

"Oh," I asked.

"Yeah but when I heard it there was something very familiar about it here," Rage said as he pulled out his own personal P-Pod and hit the play button.

*Song based off this sorry if I offend anyone*

*sounds of armoured marching legs*

Into the mortherland the caribou army marched

*Instrmental*

In the second summer of a fallen king
strangers marched in thousands as far the eye can see
offering peace and friendship made us drop our guard
waiting for their moment our enemy sprung their trap

Undercover darkness in the middle of the night
Loved ones raped and murdered a brutal haunting sight
Imminent invasion now we counterattack
once our battle started there's no going back

Chorus
The end of the caribou march is here
It's time has come to an end
the end of the Diann draws near
it's time to attack.

Into the motherland the caribou army marched
comrades stood by our side to stop the enemy charge
Guardians on Griffora soil eternal fire from the east
one million souls at war the Harbingers wrath unleashed

The Fields of Talonorka where the heat of battle burned
We suffered many losses and the tides of war were turned
driven back by traitors losing on all four fronts
hope for our proud Griffora
was running out and fast

Equestrians on the front lines
forced the bastards to retreat
we sent in all the reserves securing their defeat

Harbingers of Devastation
broke the citadel
leaving ruins of an army
Razor rest in hell

Chorus

Onward Comrades soldiers of the united world army
charge!

Oh mother Griffora
union between lands
will of our people
strong in command

Oh King Ash Blade
union between lands
we shall be victorious
as our god king stands

*instrumental*

Chorus

Song ends.

"That was Panzerkampf by Sabaton at least the music was and God King they make me sound I'm the king of gods," I said once the music finished and brought a hand to my face.

"Yeah but if nothing else I enjoyed it," Rage said.

"No doubt since you took the time to download the song onto your P-Pod," I said.

"Hey how else was I gonna show the song to you?" Rage asked.

"Yeah you got me there," I said.

"Well anyway what are you going to be doing now?" Rage asked.

"I was planing on spending family time for awhile and before I forget the Zap Apple harvest is coming," I said.

"Seriously you know where I'll be then later," Rage said before he teleported out of the castle in a flourish of flame and smoke.

All I did was smile before I went on my way I asked a few of the staff if they knew where my family was and I learned that the youngest foals were being looked after by this world's Celestia in the gardens and so I returned to the gardens and saw Celestia sitting on her knees on a blanket on the grass playing with Flurry Heart, Loki and Midnight Star I couldn't help smile as I watched the laughing foals and the smile on Celestia's face I then began to approach when suddenly a gust of wind swept in out of nowhere sending Celestia's mane fluttering and beams of sunlight were shining down on her pristine white coat making it sparkle and shine brightly the sight of left me stupefied and if one were to take a portrait right now of the scene it would look like a mother playing with her foals quickly I shook myself out of my stupor and smiled again before I made my way over to the group.

"Hi kids" I said when I reached the foals and kneeled down for them.

"Dada!" Star shouted before he launched himself into my chest for a hug.

"Hey buddy," I said as I hugged my youngest son but suddenly I was tackled by the other two foals.

"Uncle Ash it's so good to see you," Flurry Heart cheered.

"Hello sweetheart you're getting bigger," I said as I patted Flurry Heart on her fluffy mane.

"As soon as you show up they forget all about me I'm actually a little jealous," Celestia said as she watched me.

"Sorry for stealing you're thunder Celestia how are they treating you?" I asked.

"Just fine like little angels...well most of the time anyway," Celestia said as she looked down at a certain Draconequus who was now noming on his own tail.

"Loki you haven't been giving your Aunt Celly any trouble now have you mister?" I asked in a fun accusing tone causing him and the other foals to laugh while I just shook my head. "So why are you babysitting these three where their parents?"

"Cadence and Eris are having a spa day a little rest from their kids Luna is busy with Moon with court duties Shining Armour is busy cooking up additional security measures for the kingdom with Spitfire, Apollyon and Tempest and finally Discord is working with Cosmos on reformation," Celestia said.

"I see...," I said.

"What's wrong?" Celestia asked.

"I'm still unsure about her Cosmos I mean the only reason why she's sucking down air still is because Discord, Eris and Loki begged me to spare her when I would have killed her in a heartbeat," I said.

"Any why is that?" Celestia asked.

*sigh* Celestia you know I have the ability to see another's sins correct," I said.

"Yes but what does that have to do with this?" Celestia asked.

"Well this...sight of mine it is both a asset but it is also a terrible curse with this sight I could see everyone of Cosmos's victims and I saw how she took delight in their suffering it was like...me when I wear Red the blatant disregard for another's life and the joy I experience in another's suffering it was almost like looking into a mirror a very scary mirror only Cosmos chose to do those things of her own free will while I was forced and when I look at Cosmos my gut tells me to end her before she becomes a threat that is too powerful to deal with and that's when I ask myself do I deserve the same," I said and suddenly Celestia wrapped both her arms and wings around me in a hug and pulled me close to her but made sure the foals weren't in any discomfort.

"Ash you of all people should know that what was once past is always past and that change is possible you proved it with Nightmare Moon and Twilight has with Starlight Glimmer and Trixie and Fluttershy Discord and you Ash how can you be such a bad person when you have a loving family and friends surrounding you," Celestia said.

"Thanks Celestia...I needed that," I said as I patted her on the back.

"Just remember Ash everyone has a choice to change their future they just have to make it," Celestia said as she released me.

We then stayed there for hours just playing in the sunlight with the foals till the midday sun shined down on us I was making my way to my library for a little reading when I passed by a window overlooking the training yard and I saw Pipsqueak was down there standing before a training dummy.

"What are you up too?" I asked myself before I teleported down behind Pipsqueak.

"C'mon work...," Pip grunted the frustration clear in his voice before he looked like he eased up on tensing his body before he got onto his knees and looked at an open book that was on the ground beside him which I didn't notice before. "Dang it how do I use this horn.

I couldn't help but smile in understanding on what had my son so worked up so I walked over to him till I was beside him.

"Whatcha up to Pip?" I asked causing Pip to jump in fright and try and hide the book behind his back.

"Dad...w-what are you doing here?" Pip asked.

"I was on my way to the library to do some reading when I saw you...so practising magic hm?" I asked.

"What no why would I need to practise magic?" Pip asked nervously causing me to raise an eyebrow at my son but the smile never left my face. "Yes I was."

"May I see the book you're poorly trying to hide from me?" I asked as I held my hand out for the book.

Pip then brought the book out and handed it to me and it was a book I recognised immediately because it was in my personal library.

"Huh this is some pretty advanced stuff you're trying Pip dangerous too if used incorrectly even went to take this from my personal library did ya?" I asked.

"I know and I'm sorry I just wanted to impress you with some powerful magic," Pip said.

"Now why is that?" I asked.

"Well...you're gone a lot of the time and...I thought if I could do something impressive you wouldn't go away so much," Pip said.

"Oh Pip you don't need to master powerful magic in order to get me to stay and I'm sorry we haven't spent as much time with each other," I said as I got down and hugged my son. "Tell ya what I'm free for the rest of the day why don't we work on that magic of yours but not like this cause this is a little too advanced for you're age son."

"Ok," Pip said with a massive smile.

And so I led Pip back to my library and began to teach him starting with basically channelling magic into his horn and levitation it was slow at first but after ten tries Pip took to it like a fish in water now we were reading through elemental magic.

"Wow...y'know I'm beginning to understand why Aunt Twilight likes this," Pip said.

"Heh you apply yourself to it like her too," I laughed before rubbing Pip's mane.

"Um Dad I just remembered but when you were showing me fire magic before I noticed the flame you summoned was black with a white centre and silver outline and yet the books here say that the flame should be an orange and yellow colour," Pip said.

"Huh may I see that?" I asked as I gestured to the book Pip was looking at which he handed over and after looking through it I went into thought about it when I remembered what was going on. "Ah right I wasn't using magicules in the air when I produced that flame."

"Magicules Dad?" Pip asked.

"Well Pip let me explain something there is a type of particle in the air we call magicules and these magicules are part of the building blocks for all magical creature pegasi, earth ponies, unicorns, and alicorns along with every other species on the planet even non sentient creatures like hydras, chimeras, bug bears and cockatrice and magicules are what allow you and any other alicorn and unicorn to use magic but when you use magic you use the magicules in the air to form the spell so for example if I wished to perform a really powerful spell I would need time in order to gather up a large amount of the magicules around me to form that spell but what I was doing was using the magicules that reside in what we call a mana pool," I said.

"And what is a mana pool?" Pip asked.

"Think of it as an invisible weightless untouchable battery you carry around with you that recharges every time you don't use magic and depending on how big the mana pool is the stronger the spells you can cast and the more times you use the mana pool the bigger it becomes allowing you to increase the power of spells," I said.

"Wow cool but I don't understand one thing what's the difference between using your mana pool and not using it?" Pip asked.

"Well Pip when using the magicules in the surrounding area you are limited to the number of magicules there are so if there were a large group of unicorns in one place casting powerful spells the magicules would begin to quickly run out and their spells would get weaker and weaker till there no magicules left and once that happens it will take time for the magicules to return to the area so the unicorns can cast magic in that area again but when using you're mana pool you may be able to cast the spell over and over for a longer period of time because you're mana pool recharges itself a little bit quicker then the magicules in the surrounding area," I said.

"I see...but what about Tirek when he was around couldn't he have just sucked up all the magicules in Equestria so he could make himself all big and stuff but instead he was stealing something in us what was it?" Pip asked.

"An excellent question Pip and simply put is that Tirek was taking you're connections to you're magicules," I said.

"Our connection?" Pip asked.

"Yep you see Tirek couldn't have relied on the magicules in the air to keep himself big and powerful because eventually he and every other magic user in the world would have used up all the magicules and he would then be reduced to his normal size in no time but by stealing the connection to a ponies magicules he would have access to not only the magicules in the air but the magicules in every single pony he stole the connection from," I said.

"Whoa," Pip said.

"Mm-hm and now we get to the first question Pip why was the colour of the flame I conjured using my mana pool different to the colour of a standard flame conjured by the surrounding magicules well basically it's like when you're horn lights up with an aura the colour is unique to you for you see when you use levitation the magicules in the air will run through you're horn and connect to the magicules in the air surrounding the object you wish to levitate this will create an aura around the object meaning the connection was successful and it will then allow you to pick up the object of you're desire the same goes for when you're using you're mana pool but elemental magic is a bit different for you see when using elemental magic the magicules don't have anything to form an aura around so they decide to go with the natural order of what the element should look like but when using you're mana pool the magicules inside you will have a magical fingerprint if you would of you and that will give you the change of colour for you're fire," I said.

"Wow can you teach me how to use my mana pool please?" Pip begged.

"Heh I thought you'd ask me that alright but I warn you it's going to be tough," I said.

"I'm ready," Pip said.

"Ok but first we still gotta go through the basics like everyone this is important Pip," I said.

"Understood!" Pip shouted with enthusiasm.

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10am Aephoceria Castle Dining Room

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I was calmly eating breakfast in the dining room with only Celestia this morning seems everyone had plans that would involve them getting an early start.

"Sure is quiet this morning," I said to sun alicorn before I took a bite of my breakfast in an attempt to make some conversation.

"Indeed I almost miss Rainbow Dash's obnoxious behaviour and Pinkie Pie's attempt to make everyone laugh," Celestia agreed before she took a sip of tea causing me to chuckle slightly.

"I know Tempest is training troops with Apollyon and Spitfire is rebuilding the Wonderbolts Luna is on royal duty today and I believe Moon is getting a check up at the docs for the baby," I said.

"And how is that going anyway Moon still having her mood swings?" Celestia asked giving me a knowing smirk.

"Yeah something like that," I said as I gave my shoulder a rub from getting slugged from Moon's more violet side. "But the mare loves her belly rubbed at times and it turns out to be just the thing to calm her down."

"I see," Celestia said.

"Y'know I know we went clothes shopping for the baby awhile ago but now that I think about it we didn't get many nor a lot of toys for the child," I said as I paused from eating and held a hand to my chin.

"Why don't I go with you then I have yet to pick out a gift for the little one myself since I've been so busy," Celestia said.

"Alright how about we go after we eat," I said with a smile.

"I'd like that," Celestia said returning my smile.

And so we did I was in the market square wearing my favourite jeans, shirt, jacket and boots and when Celestia arrived she was wearing a set of bright tan jeans that hugged her legs and a purple shirt that showed off her stomach but hugged her arms and chest.

"Wow were in you're closet was that hiding?" I asked gesturing to Celestia's outfit.

"I normally wear this when I wish to go...incognito and it's been awhile since I did that...so do you like it?" Celestia asked suddenly looking bashful.

"You don't need me to tell you look amazing," I said causing the princess to smile. "Anyway shall we?"

"Let's," Celestia said before we walked off into the market.

We spent some time looking through the many clothing stores around gazing through the windows and going inside some.

"Here what do you think of this?" Celestia asked showing me a midnight blue jumpsuit with little constellations on it.

"Perfect," I said with a smile before we began to leave several bags floating behind us in our magic.

"I know we said we were going shopping for the child but I'm really happy you suggested I get some more casual clothes for myself these are so cute," Celestia said with a small jump of happiness.

"Well if you're going to be doing more casual stuff in future you're going to need something more then those regal dresses you're always wearing," I said.

"And what's wrong with my dresses?" Celestia asked with a serious and annoyed tone making me panic.

"Nothing I just meant that...," I began only to stop when I heard Celestia's musical laughter. "Aw why you...I thought I went and offended you."

"I'm sorry Ash but I just couldn't resist but tell me why didn't we go to Rarity for these clothes?" Celestia asked.

"If we went to Rarity for the kid's clothing wouldn't those e a gift from her rather then from you or I?" I asked.

"Yeah you make a good point there *gasp* pfft," Celestia said before she began to stifle a laugh.

"What?" I asked.

"Look," Celestia said as she pointed behind me.

Turning around I saw what Celestia was giggling about and I couldn't help but laugh too because hanging on a wall at the back were several black T-shirts all of them having a familiar set of cutie marks and a word beneath them but at the moment only two stuck out one was of Celestia's cutie mark but the lower half looked like it was dipped in blood and in blood red writing was the word 'tyrant' written in capital letters and not too far away was a shirt with my cutie mark with the sword, wings and shield splattered in blood as if it was flicked across the image and below my cutie mark was the word 'murder' also in capital letters but the words were made from weapons.

"Oh gods the things others think of," I said after I calmed down from my laughter as we approached the shirts to examine them.

"I must say I doubt these won't be flying off the shelves but this is quite amusing," Celestia said as she examined the shirt with her cutie mark on it.

"Hey what say we buy these and wear them for the day?" I asked and the look Celestia wore on her face told me all we need to know and so we purchased everything before making our way to the changing rooms before we left the store and once we were out we made our way through the streets not particularly going anywhere just showing off our new shirts before we sat down on a bench to rest after 2 hours of walking it was then we started talking about the different reactions we got from everyone.

"Oh my stars did you see the cashier's face the poor mare looked like she was about to have a heart attack!" I shouted as I laughed.

"Oh what about that noble couple the ones that feinted!" Celestia said as she continued to laugh herself.

"Oh gods how could I forget," I said.

After awhile of laughing we both calmed down and just sat there relaxing enjoying each other's company till Celestia's stomach began to growl causing the alicorn to blush.

"Didn't eat enough breakfast?" I teased.

"Leave me alone you meanie," Celestia said with a cute pout.

"Aw calm down...lets see," I said before I looked around before I spied a stand selling some crepes. "Wait here," I said as I got up and teleported over to the stand and ordered two mixed berry crepes before returning to Celestia. "Here we are dig in," I said as I handed the treat to the mare.

"Thank you," Celestia said as she took one.

I then sat down beside her and then heard a moan of happiness come from beside me and when I looked I had to stifle a laugh at the sight because Celestia looked to be in near bliss after taking a bite out of her crepe and her ears were wiggling cutely.

"I take it it tastes good huh?" I asked.

"Indeed," Celestia said while her ears still wiggled.

It was at that moment I couldn't help myself I reached out and gave Celestia one of my famous ear scratches causing her to coo adorably and she began to lean into me.

"Damn this mare is so cute sometimes," I thought when suddenly I felt movement in my left hand and when I looked I saw Celestia was munching on my own crepe. "Oi ya pest that's mine!"

"Well you didn't look like you were going to eat that," Celestia teased as she stuck her tongue out at me.

Suddenly I heard crying and when both Celestia and I looked we saw a foal had tripped over and before I could move Celestia was already there and tending to the child.

"That mare certainly has a big heart...then again she did wield the element of kindness once upon a time," I thought as I saw Celestia work.

"Sire!"

Turning my head I saw Kamau running up to me.

"Kamau how are you?" I asked when the caribou arrived.

"I'm well sire but I bring news caribou archaeologists have been working around the clock on a dig sight just south of the Crystal Mountains," Kamau said.

"Why would we be concerned by a dig?" I asked.

"Sire this dig has unearthed an ancient temple that has been hidden by very powerful magic and there are traps inside that have claimed the lives of dozens of caribou and when they reached the main room the guard force around the site...erratic they were really excited about something," Kamau said.

"Interesting do you know what they found?" I asked.

"No sir," Kamau said.

"Alright where is the site?" I asked as I stood up.

"It's not to far west of a wreck a large airship known as the S.S. Stormbreaker do you know it sire?" Kamau asked causing me to frown.

"Yes...I know it...good work Kamau take a few days off you've earned it I'll see to this personally," I said shaking off my feelings.

"As you wish sire," Kamau said before he left.

"What's wrong Ash?" Celestia asked who had returned from tending to the foal.

"I just got word that the caribou are up to something I'm going to check it out," I said.

"I see," Celestia said with a bit of disappointment.

"Listen let me help you get these bags back to the castle before I head off unless you wish to hang around amongst your subjects some more?" I asked with a smile trying to cheer the mare up.

"An escort would be lovely Ash," Celestia said before we left.

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4pm Crystal Mountains

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I was standing on a ridge over looking the dig site while the frigid cold wind blow snow around me I was still dressed in my regular clothing but I switched my newest shirt for the one I was originally wearing the white deep v neck long sleeve shirt with black laces crossing over the v neck anyway back to the situation I had decided to forgo my weapons and armour this time because of the low security since they must of thought this was still a secret op they were running I then looked around the snowy landscape before I closed my eyes so I could focus on the temperature.

"Huh it's cold for sure but it's got nothing on Hel, Jotunheim or Lake Cocytus to me this might as well be a breeze," I said to no one in particular.

"Yeah, yeah you're immune to thermal fluctuations," Red said.

"Why Red is that jealousy I detect how unlike you," I said causing Red to scoff at me. "Well anyway I'd best go introduce myself."

With that I then crouched low before I leapt high into the air before I began to plummet to the ground right into a large crowd of caribou and created a massive crater when I landed accompanied with a massive boom while blowing all the the caribou in the general area away.

"Y'know a sound like that is practically begging to set off an avalanche," Epsilon said.

"Oh you need to relax even from up there I could tell the caribou have been using dynamite to blast their way in here and quite recently too so there's no danger of getting buried by snow," I said.

I began to stand up straight when I heard hoofsteps fast approaching me and I saw I was soon completely surrounded by caribou soldiers but they couldn't see me directly because of the cloud of snow I kicked up from my landing but I bet they could see the outline of my body just as I could see theirs.

"You what do think you're doing and who are you!" one of the bucks demanded.

"Me well for you're first question I'm here to kill you all and as for who I am...well I'm pretty sure you all know the answer to that," I said as I had already began weaving a spell.

"Get him!" one of the bucks shouted causing the others to cheer in acknowledgement but not a one of them moved.

"What the!?"

"I-I can't move!"

"What's happening!?"

"Like it? It's amazing who would have though thread magic would be so handy I really should thank Elisa and Arachne for this idea," I said as the cloud of smoke finally began to dissipate revealing my face to my opponents.

"Wait a second it's you!"

"The sixth knight of Equestria and it's first king,"

"God Ash Blade!"

"Are we done yet cause I really need to wrap this up and get on with it the mares you're keeping here have had to put up with you for long enough," I said as I reached upward with my right hand to something before my face and wrapped my index finger around something and when I grasped it I felt it was some kind and because of me moving the thread light began to reflect off the thread as if said thread was made of steel which it was but the tread itself was thin enough it is difficult to see much like a spider's.

"Now then Monta's Crimson Thread," I said as I began to gently pull on the thread.

I then heard the bucks groan and cry out in pain as the threat they were bound and immobilised by became unbearably tight when suddenly the dissipating snow cloud shifted to become thin bony hands that looked to still have skin on them but it looked fragile and papery and finally the bucks bodies couldn't take it any more and were soon ripped apart by the treads splattering blood everywhere while the hands looked like they were reaching out for something before grabbing it and vanished in a sudden gust of wind leaving only the wind and silence.

"Now then," I said as I walked forward over the blood and body parts before entering the ancient ruins.

I could tell right away that this place was made by ponies and as for when there were traces of architecture from before Luna's banishment but also after so maybe not too long after Luna was banished but as for what purpose this place served was beyond me for now I spent a while just wandering the tunnels looking for any more caribou or female prisoners and when I found them I killed the former and helped the latter out of the ruins before I teleported them back to Aephoceria as for why I had to lead them out is because of the teleportation barrier around the ruins anyway during my treck I came across where one of the traps Kamau mentioned before was located and the poor sap that triggered it was still here as well.

*clicks tongue* "Pressurised salt acid tough break for you buddy," I said as I crouched before the skin melted body of the late buck before I stood up and looked ahead. "Alright traps lets see just what exactly it is you're guarding."

I then made my way deeper into the ruins using the marks the caribou used to find their way through the labyrinth of halls.

"Strange layout and each corridor is the exact same as the last in order to confuse anyone who might enter wow whatever is here they did not want anyone to have it," I said as I continued to examine the halls when suddenly I felt my left foot sink a little into the ground followed by the sound of turning ancient gears and rope gong taunt and after a few seconds it stopped causing me to let out a sigh of relief. "Phew guess this trap stopped functioning someti-."

My words were cut short when I heard the sound of stone scraping against stone come from behind me and when I looked I saw large spike protruding from both the ground and ceiling like a giant set of teeth.

"Whoa now that could have been ugly good thing they got this trap backwards," Red said.

"Maybe," I said as I watched the spikes retract.

"Something up?" Red asked.

"The spikes those were made from alicorn stone a material that kills alicorns if turned into a weapon which means whoever designed this place was probably worried that either Celestia and Luna might come here and didn't want them too either that or it was intended for Moon when she returned," I said.

"Ash I recommend caution going forward Epsilon said.

"No flippin duh even I know can get injured from alicorn stone," I said as I continued to walk forward now with my guard up

After awhile of walking and a few other traps that I managed to avoid I made it to a massive round room that was stiffing hot there were pillars that formed a circle that around the room and held up the ceiling and in the centre of the ceiling was a large dome that took up half of the ceiling and extended higher then the ceiling that was being held up by the pillars and going around the walls of the room were sculptures of dragons with molten lava pouring from their maws before falling into channels that went around the room providing the room with light and the heat I then looked to the centre of the room and saw a massive crystal that was at least 10 ft and was just sitting there on the ground and the damn thing wasn't transparent like other crystals this one looked like it was clouded over and was an amber colour.

"Now what the heck is that thing?" Red asked.

"Beats me," I said.

Walking into the room I began to look around at the room before I then noticed that carved into each pillar was a statue of a alicorn and each statue was facing towards the giant crystal.

"Interesting it seems alicorns held some significance to whoever built this place but I don't understand why build traps to kill alicorns if they were important to the builders?" I asked as I rubbed the back of my neck while I looked at the statue.

"Hey forget that right now I feel something coming from that crystal," Red said.

Turning away from the statues I made my way over to the crystal before I crossed my arms over my torso before lifting my right hand to my chin in thought before I gave the crystal three taps to try and gauge a reaction out of it.

"Well?" Red asked.

"Don't rush me this isn't easy but you are right there is something weird about this thing...maybe it was an item of worship?" I suggested.

"Well if it were what do you suppose it's supposed to do besides glow ominously?" Red asked.

"I don't know we may need to check the research noted the ca...wait did you say glow?" I asked as I looked at the crystal and saw that it was indeed glowing but faintly the light kept dimming before it got brighter before dimming again in a pulsing fashion.

"Ok that's a little creepy," I said.

"What now?" Red asked.

"Well now...," I started when suddenly a piece of the crystal before me exploded kicking pieces of crystal into my face forcing me to back away.

When I managed to recover I frantically spun around in search of my attacker but I saw no one was there suddenly I saw a light come from one of the pillars and when I looked I saw the horn on the statue's head was encased in a golden aura before a bolt of magic came rushing at me forcing me to dodge the blast I then noticed all the other statue's horn were soon encased in the same golden aura.

"Shit" Red, Epsilon and I all said at the same time before I dived out of the way to avoid becoming Swiss Cheese before ducking behind one of the pillars.

"Now what this pillar won't last forever!" Red cried out.

"Relax!" I shouted before I started launching my own blasts of magic at the magic shooting death trap that were the alicorn statues.

Upon impact the statue exploded I then ran out of cover and sent blast after blast at the statues till none remained or were too damaged to fire at me before taking a breath of relief and when I looked at the crystal the damn thing had been blasted by so much magic I was amazed it was holding together I then looked down to sigh when I noticed some words had been carved into the floor and the letters were in old ponish.

"Can you read that?" Red asked.

"Nah old ponish ain't my forte I'm afraid even if it was the writing is almost unreadable some magma spilled over this some time in the past and filled in and burnt the carvings not to mention the stone is weathered and decaying I can only make out two words here 'break' and 'her' the rest is lost to history," I said.

Suddenly I heard a cracking sound and looked towards the crystal and saw several cracks crawling all over it suddenly the magma in the channels began to float in the air in small droplets before they began to rush into the cracks covering the crystal I then took the initiative to get low behind one of the pillars and watch the crystal as it began to glow brighter with more intensity with each pulse till finally the crystal shattered scattering pieces of itself across the room forcing me to duck behind the pillar again so I wasn't hit and when I looked again where the crystal once stood was a massive flame before the flames were dispersed leaving a single figure on all fours.

The figure then began to stand up and immediately I saw it was a mare she was dressed in orange plate armour that covered her legs and arms but the rest the mare was wearing might as well be an armoured bikini which made little to no sense on providing protection unless of course there was some trade off here that I'm missing I noticed the mare's fur was ivory white but here mane and tail were made of fire yeah I said fire and said mane and tail were obscuring her face and cutie mark I could also see this mare was an alicorn thanks to the white feathered wings on her back and the white horn jutting out above the mare's mane I also noticed this mare took care of herself real well if the toned stomach and flawlessly white fur were any indication I finally noticed that her hips, ass and breasts were enormous like just bigger then Celestia's enormous.

*wolf whistles* "Damn what cup size is she defiantly larger then triple Z like your princess lovers and that ass," Red said before growling like a predator on the hunt for a mate.

"Dude focus here," I mentally growled.

"Oh come now Ash look at that bod and tell me you wouldn't bang it," Red said.

"In case you have forgotten Red we don't know just what it is we have unleashed we could be in some serious trouble!" I mentally screamed at Red.

"Finally...free again at long last."

Looking towards where the voice came from I saw it was the mare and saw she was stretching out her body with her arms above her head.

"Foolish thinking I could be trapped here forever," the mare said in a voice that seemed familiar sort of motherly but there was something demonic in her voice as well like there was an intense rage

The mare then looked around but her mane continued to get in the way refusing to show too much of her face the mare began to walk around the room before going over to one of the statues I destroyed and seemed to scan it.

"But I see you went all out dear Celestia," the mare said.

"Welp that answers the question she's some bad guy who was sealed away by Celestia before the current elements showed up," Red said.

"So who is it that I owe my gratitude to for freeing me?" the mare asked as she began to look around the room.

"Crap we gotta move," I thought as I moved back in cover behind the pillar.

"What!" Red shouted making me wince in pain.

"Come now don't be shy step into the light little one I promise I won't bite not too hard anyway," the mare cooed seductively.

"Listen we don't know what we're dealing with here nor how strong she is," I thought.

"She's a mere alicorn I'm certain a god of you're caliber and myself are more then a match for her," Red said.

I was about to offer a retort when suddenly I felt myself be grabbed and then sent flying through the pillar I was hiding behind before coming to a sudden halt before being dropped to the ground and when I regained my senses I saw I was looking up at the mare whose face was a dead ringer for Celestia except for three things the first is the helmet/crown she wore on her head that reminded me of Moon's but this one was coloured a flaming orange with flame like fins placed on the sides of her helm and there was a crown that rested just before her horn with a bright red jewel in the centre the mare also had a mouth full of fangs like Moons and finally her eyes her sclera reminded me of cooled magma while her pupils and iris's reminded me of my nether lord eye and I also saw the mare was wearing orange eye shadow.

"Found you," the mare said with a smile that reminded me of a cat who caught a canary and if I'm being honest seeing that smile on this mare spooked me a bit. "Hm interesting if I'm not mistaken you are human...the sixth knight of Equestria perhaps?"

Using my legs and arms I pushed myself off the floor so I was forming a handstand but continued the momentum till I managed to put my feet on the ground and with my arms I pushed myself upwards so I was standing upright.

"Oh my you are quite flexible for a male tell me little knight are you here to kill me perhaps," the mare asked but I answered her question with silence. "Oh come now there's no fun to this if you're just going to say silent I haven't had a conversation with someone in years."

It was then I decided to humour the mare so I took a breath before I refocused on her.

"Not quite you see I had no idea you existed until you busted out of that crystal," I said.

"Ah after years of silence I must say it is quite refreshing to hear another speak I wonder if she will or had felt the same way when she returned but humour me if you're not here for me then why are you?" the mare asked.

"I had some business with some now dead scum," I said.

"So I was just an accident...no matter tell me what do I call you?" the mare asked but I tensed myself and remained silent. "Oh why the sudden silence?"

"If we're going to be introducing each other it's only proper manners to give me your name first," I said causing the mare to chuckle as if I had just told a joke.

"It seems Celestia has removed me from the history books much like you're predecessors very well I am Daybreaker the rightful ruler of Equestria," the mare now known as Daybreaker said.

"So another one of you who wants to sit on the throne very well I am Ash Blade sixth knight of Equestria as you predicted...I can't help but notice before you mentioned a she and returning," I said.

"My baby sister you see the last time I saw her my weaker self banished her to the moon," Daybreaker said.

"So...you are the dark personality that was once attached to Celestia," I said.

"Indeed I am and how is she these days?" Daybreaker asked.

"Surrounded by family and loved ones and pretty much forgotten all about you," I said causing Daybreaker's smile to become a frown.

"I see well I believe it's about time I go introduce myself to my little sister and then I will kill her and reduce everything Celestia loves to ashes before I end her," Daybreaker growled causing me to growl and take a stance.

"And you think I'm just gonna let that happen do you?" I asked.

"Oh my did I strike a nerve...judging by that ring on you're finger I'd say it's quite possible maybe one of the ones I plan to destroy is you're lover...tell me is it my little sister?" Daybreaker asked causing me to twitch. "Oh this is delicious I was planing on sparing you as a thank you but the temptation of telling my sister that I killed her husband in cold blood is just too tempting."

"You can try but just so you know you aren't the first and neither will yo be the last," I growled causing Daybreaker to laugh.

"Oh please I'm an alicorn and you are simply human you must realise the folly in such an effort," Daybreaker said tauntingly.

"You may be an alicorn but I'm not human Daybreaker," I said as I revealed my wings and changed my left arm to become demonic while my left one was covered in my god armour much to Daybreaker's surprise.

"Well, well this is most interesting," Daybreaker said right before she licked her lips.

Suddenly I felt something clamp on both my ankles before they were pulled forward out from under me and I was now being dragged forward when suddenly something clamped down on my wrists and then my limbs were pulled in four different directions with me being suspended in the air by whatever had grabbed me and when I looked I saw a set of shackles closed around my arms and legs and connected to those shackles were chains that trailed off somewhere while all i did was scoff.

"Chains? You're funny," I said as I went to melt these off with my demonic power however the shackles didn't turn to molten slag like I predicted.

"If I was using ordinary chains I imagine it would be an amusing joke to you however these are special The Chains of Tartarus," Daybreaker said causing my eyes to widen. "You see I was planing on using these on Celestia but thanks to that little display of yours I can see you are easily the biggest threat."

"This won't hold forever you know," I said.

"Oh I know but they will hold long enough for me to cut off you're head," Daybreaker said with sadistic glee before she summoned a knife. "Any last words?"

"Do your worst," I declared.

Daybreaker only smiled and brought the knife the knife to my neck when suddenly she froze causing me to raise an eyebrow Daybreaker's grip on the blade then loosened before it dropped to the floor with a clatter while she started clutching her stomach as if she was in pain.

"What...what did you do to me?" Daybreaker demanded while she sounded as if she was in pain.

"What?" I asked.

"WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO ME!" Daybreaker roared her voice full of fury as she grabbed me by the shirt.

"I have done nothing!" I shouted.

Daybreaker then released me as she backed away and continued to hold her stomach and lean forward in pain it was then I noticed that she was blushing and that a thick spicy scent was filling the air it was then I connected the dots.

"Dammit...what is...happening to me?" Daybreaker asked no one.

"Wait don't tell me you're in heat," I said.

"What did you say!?" Daybreaker growled.

"Heat...y'know you're mating cycle?" I said.

"I know what heat means you imbecile?" Daybreaker growled.

Really cause if you did I wouldn't have had to guess what was happening to you," I shot back.

"Dammit how did this happen?" Daybreaker said.

"You must have been placed in a sort of suspended animation when you were in that crystal and now that you're body has been released all you're past heat's are now catching up to you," I said.

"Urgh...Of all times this could have happened...then again," Daybreaker said as she looked at me.

"Oh hell no don't even think about it!" I growled.

"Too late," Daybreaker said with a seductive coo and with a flash my clothes were on the floor not to far away leaving me bare causing me to struggle about in an effort to try and free myself. "Don't even bother you might as well sit back and enjoy this *chuckles* now that I think of it telling your dear Luna that I decided to do this before I killed you will be much more fun."

"Screw you!" I shouted.

"Oh please do," Daybreaker giggled before her own clothes vanished leaving her naked also.

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WARNING FEMALE ON MALE BDSM (I guess?) RAPE SCENE! If this isn't you're thing skip to Clop End

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"Now then," Daybreaker said as she straddled me before leaning forward till her breasts were pressed against my bare chest and her butt began to wiggle against my crotch shamefully causing my member to harden. "What to do what to do what to do with a cutie like...you," Daybreaker said as she twirled her right index finger around in front of my face.

It was then I decided to show Daybreaker I had teeth by trying to bite Daybreaker's finger but instead of her finger I ended up having some kind of bar gag placed in my mouth causing Daybreaker to giggle some more and to make matters worse I could feel the damn thing was shaped like a fucking bone.

"Now now I can't have my new pet biting me now can I it would seem you're going to need to learn some discipline," Daybreaker said as she secured the gag around my head I then tried to shake the psychotic mare off me even went to use my wings and magic but the chains holding my four main limbs were blocking the latter and Daybreaker had already grabbed my wings in her magic and was binding them to my back with restraint straps.

"Where the hell is this mare getting these things!?" I screamed in my head.

"Now that you have no way to shake me off what's say we look at the goods down here," Daybreaker said as she tightened the last strap before she spun herself around and went and put her ass in my face forcing me to breath in the scent of her scalding hot juices that were leaking from her inflamed pussy it was then I saw Daybreaker had a similar cutie mark to Celestia however Daybreaker's had a orange background splotch like Luna and Moon only with the edge of the splotch it looked like flames. "Oooh so big and it's only semi hard my what a little trooper you are trying to stay loyal to you're precious wife it's adorable however I know how to get you to cooperate."

I then felt Daybreaker then wrap my dick in something incredibly soft and warm making me realise she was giving me a titty fuck before I felt her mouth kiss my head causing me to grunt and my member to became hard I sorely wanted to inflict some kind of pain upon myself just so it would take my mind off what Daybreaker was doing but with my arms and legs bound and this gag in my mouth that wasn't going to be happening soon and after a few more licks Daybreaker then began to take my member into her mouth and Daybreaker seemed to be enjoying my torment if her moaning was any indication and while she was doing that she took things a step further by trying to grind her damp neathers in my face but I kept moving my head to avoid that and after a minute of moving my head to keep Daybreaker's pussy out of my face a pair of straps appeared on either side of my head and connected to the gag in my mouth almost like a set of reigns I then felt Daybreaker remove her mouth from my cock and sit up so she can look at me over her shoulder.

"It will be easier for the both of us if you just obey but I do find your playing hard to get quite alluring," Daybreaker said as she grabbed the makeshift reigns and pulled my head forward so now I had no choice but to keep still despite me trying to pull away from her.

Daybreaker then set herself back to work by giving me a blowjob/titty fuck all the while keeping a firm grip on the reigns before she began grinding her lower lips against my face leaving me drenched in her juices while I tried to scream in protest but the gag in my mouth proved to be a problem and all I could do was grunt as her juices leaked into my mouth the flavour was spicy and wasn't unpleasant but I would never admit it suddenly to my great dread I could feel Daybreaker's climax approaching and I could feel my own approach as I felt Daybreaker continue to stroke my shaft with her massive chest pillows and I bet she knew it as well.

Daybreaker then suddenly sprayed my face with my juices while I continued to try and hold mine in but it was a losing fight and just when I felt I was gonna blow Daybreaker brought a hand to my dick and began to squeeze it halting my climax before it could release causing me to cry out in pain from the force of her grip and the fact that my orgasm was denied like that.

"Hm you did well to hold off on releasing for me pet normal stallions would't be able to last this long but there is only one place where you're gonna be able to release you're load big boy," Daybreaker said while keeping a grip on my shaft most likely to ensure she had my attention or just to make sure I don't cum.

Suddenly Daybreaker began to drag and grind her lower lips across my face before going down my chin, neck and torso all the way to my spire where she spun around so that she was facing me I remember that this was an old way of a mare claiming a stallion by the mare covering her partner in her fem cum so they smell like her to alert other mares that the stallion is taken and off limits.

"There now your lover will know what transpired here," Daybreaker teased causing me to growl and glare at her with enough venom to kill a hydra instantly. "Oh scary but don't worry you'll soon be begging for more."

Daybreaker then raised her hips up before she used her magic to align my member with her marehood before she smirked and slammed her hips down upon me engulfing the entirety of my prick with her moist, tight and burning hot marehood and causing my entire body to shake since I was still suspended in midair I mean seriously imagine having sex in a hammock but in this situation I am the hammock so this was was seriously uncomfortable.

"Uhgh so big an excellent specimen for my first time," Daybreaker said causing me to raise an eyebrow at her. "Surprised ugh...when Celestia was young and rebellious she would often sneak guards into her room for a night of...Mmm...ecstasy and passion...Aah so good...Meanwhile I had a front row seat to all of it so I guess you could say she was a teacher to me in the ways of pleasure but enough history lessons brace yourself little knight because I'm going to make you mine."

Daybreaker then began to bounce on my member and every time she came down it felt like my limbs were gonna be ripped off causing me to try and cry out in pain when suddenly Daybreaker pulled my head between her soft bosom and began to stroke my head lovingly muffling my cries of pain while the sounds of rattling chains, wet slaps of flesh meeting flesh and Daybreaker moaning whorish dominated the room.

"Oooohh!...YES!...YES!...My sister seems to have...Oh yes...Obtained a real alpha of a stud...y'know I've changed my mind about...Ugh...Killing you you're far to good to be wasted on my...Fuck yes...Little sister and whoever else you're banging," Daybreaker said causing my eyes to widen in shock again. "Oh yes I could...smell the others who had whored themselves out for you...ngh...but don't you worry handsome I'll get rid of them soon and then I'll be all you'll think about."

Now I was really getting pissed off I just couldn't show it because of these damn chains I was even trying to pull the damn things out from whatever was keeping them in place but no luck and it didn't help that Daybreaker kept bouncing on me at all nor that my head was currently nestled between her giant boobs and yet she continued to stroke the back of my head lovingly suddenly I was bought out of my thoughts by Daybreaker howling in ecstasy and I could hear what sounded like droplets of water hitting the stone floor which means she just came but that didn't stop her from bouncing on me and soon I felt my own climax approaching and like before I held out for as long as I could but like before it was a losing battle.

As I finally climaxed Daybreaker then pulled away from me exposing my face to the fresh air and I saw her eyelids flutter as her cunt greedily accepted my load before she leaned forward a bit so that she was looking into my eyes and her breasts were pressed against my chest then the fucking bitch started purring as if she was a cat.

"My that was good and you held out for longer that time," Daybreaker cooed when she suddenly had a look of confusion on her face before looking over her shoulder and then gave her pelvic region a wiggle before she looked at me with that damn smile of hers. "Are you still hard for me?" Daybreaker asked but all I answered with was a cold hate filled glare. "Tell me just how many rounds can you go for?" Daybreaker asked but I continued to simply glare. "Your right it's too boring if you just tell me so why don't we find out the fun way."

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Clop End Hours Later

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The first thing I registered as I awoke was that I was on some kind of stone floor then there was something rubbery in my mouth then the memories of what happened before I blacked out causing my eyes to snap open and try to sit up however my arms were still tightly bound by those damn chains I also noticed that I Daybreaker was soundly sleeping on my chest and I have to admit she looked kinda adorable all comfortable like that but I shook that off when I then remembered Daybreaker had lowed me onto the floor before she passed out from exhaustion with me not following to far after her.

"Ash!" Epsilon shouted startling me.

"Took ya long enough," Red said.

"Red Epsilon where have you been?" I asked in thought.

"Trying to figure out how to get you out of here turns out that the Chains of Tartarus aren't as strong as previously thought," Red said.

"Ash we believe alchemy can be used undo the shackles," Epsilon said.

Hearing this I began to look around and noticed there was a lot of soot on the ground so with my left hand I began to rub the shackle against the ground and managed to get a large coating of soot on it.

"Allow me," Red said as one of his claws appeared on my index finger. "Better hurry these shackles are making it difficult for me to keep my claws here."

"Right," I thought before I got to work.

The claw made my job easier of making the transmutation circle I needed and once I was done I used the claw to activate it causing the shackle to bust open freeing my arm and the first thing I did was rip off the damn gag.

"Thanks guys," I said.

I then went to work on freeing my other arm and my legs being careful not to wake Daybreaker yet before I turned myself into Ash and slipped out from under her before reforming near my clothes and began to put them on.

"What are we going to do with the voluptuous alicorn bitch?" Red asked causing me to freeze as I began to put my shirt on.

I then looked at Daybreaker who was still sleeping peacefully.

"Why not just tie her up and turn her into a cum slut after all it seemed she couldn't get enough of you," Red said.

"The fuck! I expected that from a caribou Red but you jeez besides in this case two wrongs don't make a right!" I shouted as I went back to putting on my clothes.

"Sure you want to be any louder so you can wake her up?" Red said causing me to freeze before I shook my head but I didn't argue because I knew he was right. "Ok so if not the first option why not just kill her and be done with it?"

"We'll take her to Canterlot and figure it out there," I thought.

"Wait, what am I the only one who seems to remember that she raped you and threatened to kill not only you but you're loved ones?" Red asked.

"I haven't forgotten Red but this is Celestia's dark half it should be up to her on what she wants done here," I thought.

"Oh sure leave it up to the mare who imprisoned this bitch the first time round who might I add could have destroyed her when she had the chance but instead left her to rot here till she broke free," Red said.

"Y'know Red you're beginning to sound more and more like a good person every day," I said.

"Oh shut up," Red said.

Once I was dressed I then saw to dressing Daybreaker having to be careful to avoid waking her before I took a magic suppression ring out of pocket dimension that I had in one of my inner jacket pockets.

"You had one of those this whole time?" Red asked.

"Mum always said come prepared for anything even in the least likely of cases," I said as I placed the ring on Daybreaker's horn.

"Smart woman," Red said.

"Glad you agree," I said.

I then pulled out some rope that I had in my pocket dimension before I began to tie up Daybreaker but I left her legs so the mare could walk around.

"I gotta say you did a real number on her without even meaning to if she hasn't woken up from all the poking and prodding and do you really think that puny rope is gonna hold her?"

"Trust me this rope is a lot stronger then it looks," I said.

"If you say so," Red said.

Once I was done tying up Daybreaker I grabbed a large piece of the crystal and sat on it and watched her but while I waited I took out a knife and a piece of wood and began whittling away at it and began to whistle a small tune while doing so and after five minutes the mare slowly began to come around.

"W-what the? What's happening?" Daybreaker asked as she noticed she was currently tied and bound even when to check her magic but the aura around her horn fizzled out.

"I see you're up," I said calmly announcing my presence to Daybreaker.

"You-How did you get free!?" Daybreaker demanded.

"I have my ways," I said before I put away my knife and the piece of wood before I stood up only to be greeted by a torrent of flames coming from Daybreaker's mouth but that didn't bother me so I just let her get it over with and once the flames subsided I just brushed the flames off much to Daybreaker's horror and before she could ask I raised my finger and gave it a wave while making a clicking sound my tongue. "Fireproof bitch."

This angered Daybreaker but she did nothing while I walked around her and pulled her up so she she was standing on her hooves.

"Now then I've been gracious enough to not gag you for earlier but I would advise you not to do something like that again in an effort to waste my time so what's say we get out of here hm?" I asked as I pushed Daybreaker towards the exit.

"So now what what gonna turn me in to Celestia so that she can have me sealed away again?" Daybreaker growled as she began to walk.

"...We'll see," I said after a moments silence of me just staring at her.

I began to escort Daybreaker out of the ancient building we were in thankfully I remembered where the traps were and we soon made it outside where I saw the sky was dark meaning that night had fallen.

"Seems someone had a little too much fun here," Daybreaker said when she noticed the shredded caribou corpses laying in the snow.

"Guess I did but then again I wasn't really paying attention to what I felt when I killed them," I said and I could tell Daybreaker was staring at me when I said that.

"Now what don't tell me we have to walk through this?" Daybreaker said as she looked around.

"What's the matter not enjoying the fresh air after spending...what a thousand years in crystal?" I teased.

"Don't patronise me!" Daybreaker snapped.

"Wow someone woke up on the wrong side of the floor but if you ask me I'm the one who should be pissed her considering what you did," I growled out causing Daybreaker to return it.

While we were glaring at each other I opened a portal to the Aephoceria palace gardens before I shoved Daybreaker through it before walking in myself and once through I was greeted by an intense heat all around what should have been a lush and beautiful garden was now a burning inferno.

"Where in gods world have you taken us!" Daybreaker shouted over the roaring fire surrounding us.

I then heard a boom from behind me somewhere a fair way off but all I saw was the garden railing so I ran towards it and looked over and saw a fleet of tall ships sitting just off the beach and firing cannons while an army was landing on the beach in small boats before attacking the city I then looked back at the ships and I saw they had the caribou mark upon them causing me to growl and crush the railing with my fingers.

"C'mon!" I shouted as I grabbed Daybreaker and led her through the garden.

Luckily fire was no problem for us as we moved through the garden but I stopped once I saw something it was Posy she was pinned beneath a fallen and burning tree I rushed over to the fallen flutterpony to help her but when I arrived the flames had already eaten most of her body leaving her upper torso unburned her eyes were lifeless and streaks of liquid were tears flowed from her eyes were still visible on her face I then levitated the tree off Posy's body before snuffing out what flames that lingered before I summoned a blanket and placed it over her body I then looked around and saw a familiar nest and female crow nearby the crow dead and the nest toppled and it's contents scattered along the grass I felt my fingers clench and my breath quickened I then stood up and grabbed Daybreaker and began to led her out of the gardens and into the castle at a brisk pace while I sent out a pulse of magic to find Faust and her daughters and I saw they were all in the main foyer so I teleported both Daybreaker and myself there where I saw guards ushering civilians inside along with Faust and her daughters.

"Ash!"

Looking over I saw it was Shining Armour running over to me.

"Shining what's going on and where's Elisa, Evan and Rage," I asked as he reached me.

"There was no warning these guys just came out of nowhere using the same invisibility trick as Azur's army there was no radio signal for them to attack so these guys figured out we have one of their radios or they're here without orders to attack as for the others they're out there now trying to push the caribou back," Shining said.

"Alright," I said as made my way towards the door.

"Wait who the heck is this!?" Shining shouted after me defiantly referring to Daybreaker.

"Watch her and don't let her out of those bindings!" I shouted back. before I pushed my way through the crowd to get outside.

Ponies scared for their lives kept rushing into the castle while I tried to get out it was almost like I was fighting a raging river suddenly I felt someone grab my hand and when I looked I saw it was Granny Smith and tears were falling from her eyes.

"Ash...they got em...they got Buttercup and Applejack maybe Bloom," the old mare cried.

Now before with Daybreaker having her way with me I was plenty pissed like I wanted to kill her pissed and would do so if given the choice now the fate of Posy and Dust's family was the moment I snapped but now...now I was beyond all words involving anger.

"Get inside I'll get them back," I said causing Granny Smith to let go before going inside. "Red."

"Yeah?" Red asked.

"I need all your power," I said.

"Ash you can't control all of it yet remember both it and my armour don't listen to you," Red said.

"I don't want control Red...I want blood," I growled as I felt a darkness come over me a familiar darkness one I haven't felt in a long time and it wasn't Red's power...no this...feeling was all me.

"...Alright but I expect a good show," Red said.

I then felt Reds power begin to flow through my body and boost it I used my nether lord eye as well and also my demonic power while the dark feelings the one I fought hard to suppress was let loose at last and boosted all the dark power at my disposal.

"Rage, Elisa, Evan," I called out through my thoughts.

"Ash!" Rage asked.

"Where the fuck have you been!" Evan cried out.

"Yeah we thought we were gonna have to deal with this all by ourselves," Elisa said.

"I'll explain what happened later but for now I need you four to gather up as many civilians as you can and fall back to the castle," I thought.

"Are you crazy that means we'll be giving up the city!" Evan shouted.

"Trust me guys we won't loose the city but you need to gather as many civilians as you can and get to the castle cause once I'm loose I can't guarantee you're safety," I thought.

There was silence from the others for a bit before they all agreed and after 5 minutes the harbingers had gathered up everyone they could before retreating to the castle and the doors were barred.

"Now then...Let to go hunting," I growled as the moon above turned red.

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Third Person P.O.V.

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Caribou soldiers charged through the streets dragging ponies, griffons, diamond dogs, zebra, buffalo and other caribou from their beds before dragging them into the streets and setting their homes alight.

"Is this block cleared!" a commander shouted.

"Yes sir!" a soldier replied with a sharp salute.

"Burn it," the commander said causing the soldier to turn and go relay his commanding officer's orders.

As the commander watched as torches were thrown in through the windows he suddenly noticed the area around him began to turn red and upon looking towards what the source of the red light was he saw the moon's colour went from pale white to blood red.

"What has happened to the moon?" a soldier asked.

"I fear it is a bad omen," another said fearfully.

"Stow that crap! It is merely a pathetic attempt to scare us!" the commander barked furiously.

"But sir not even the moon qu...," the same caribou began.

"Address the moon whore by that title I shall rip you're tongue out!" the commander shouted.

Suddenly the commander heard the sounds of struggle coming from close by and when he looked he saw a pair of troops a stallion and a male griffon struggling to get a hold of a zebra mare with a mohawk mane wearing a bikini as if made from a manticore hide the bikini was also leaving her hips exposed showing off her cutie mark which was of a spiral shaped sun.

"What's going on here!" the commander shouted as he made his way over to the two soldiers.

"Sorry sir just having a little trouble with this slut here she was attempting to flee for the castle," the stallion said.

"That must be where all the others are heading," the commander said before he looked at the zebra mare and took in her beauty and lovely figure before perverted thoughts entered his mind with a sadistic grin. "Take her to the cage where the rest of the sluts for my harem wait this one shall make a fine broodmare," the commander said as he grabbed the mare by the chin and turned her head in different directions to examine her.

However the mare known simply as Zecora by her friends glared furiously and with disgust at the caribou in front of her eyeing her up as if she were a piece of meat before she yanked her head from his grip and bit down hard on the caribou's hand hard enough to cut off a few fingers causing the commander to pull his hand back in agony Zecora then took the chance while the two traitors were holding her were distracted she spat both the blood and fingers in her mouth at the face of the griffon on her left causing him to release her to try and wipe his face before she shoved her body into the stallion knocking him over and releasing Zecora causing her to take off on a run but before she could get too far away she felt something grab the back of her head forcing her forward and onto the ground.

"Damn bitch you're going to suffer for that!" the commander roared with fury.

Zecora was about to offer a retort but before she could utter a word a shadow fell over her and the commander atop her causing both of them to look up and when they did they both saw a figure standing atop of a building with the blood moon and part of the silhouetted castle behind him casting an eerie sight upon those that gazed at him at the right angle the figure was dressed in black pants with a brown leather belt and silver buckle along with a white shirt with a deep v neckline with cords crossing too and fro across the gap lastly the figure was wearing a coat with the lower half blowing in the breeze allowing anyone to see the inside of the coat was scarlet while the outside of the coat was black with silver trim but as for the figure's features Zecora noticed one of his hands one was like that of a human covered in a slight tanned skin with nails at the end of each finger while the other looked like it was made from a shining metal with 2ft long claws for each finger Zecora also noticed that one of the figure's legs ended in some kind of X shaped foot covered in red plates and each part ended with a claw Zecora then looked up towards the figure's face but could only see darkness as the figure's head was covered by a hood and shadows seemed to drift from within the hood like a mist and finally the aura that surrounded the figure it was powerful and it told her to run and hide somewhere very very far away from whatever this thing was and it was at this moment that the figure smiled a smile that showed it's teeth but not the same smile that would be encouraged by Pinkie Pie this smile was impossibly large and seemed to reach the edges of the hood and the teeth seemed to generate their own light within the darkness of that hood and each tooth was sharp and pointed and instead of generating a feeling of happiness this smile only generated the feelings of dread and fear.

"What the hell is that thing...is this one of you're tricks zebra!" the commander shouted as he grabbed Zecora by the mohawk causing her to look at him.

Suddenly the caribou vanished and in his place was red mist and when Zecora looked around she saw blood scattered around her as if the caribou had exploded she also heard the sound of something colliding with something else and when Zecora looked she saw it was the figure from before and he was beating the griffon from before to death with the leg of the stallion who was lying on the ground as if he had been ripped open and then apart once the griffon's head had caved in the figure continued to hit the body till the leg snapped from the abuse the figure then threw the foot away before the sound of it sniffing the air before it turned it's head so it was looking over it's shoulder at Zecora.

Now Zecora has spent a long time living among the wilds of both her native homeland and the dangerous Everfree Forest however during all those times when she had encountered a dangerous predator she always kept her distance stayed calm and silent but now she desperately wanted to get away from the thing that had saved her and after silently staring at each other for what felt like a year the figure merely grunted before it began to leave dragging's it's blade like claws against the stone road leaving claw marks as it went.

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The figure was enjoying the sweet carnage and bloodshed around it. The screaming was like music and the fires made it seem like a massive festival was going on a festival of death if you asked the figure to be specific on what kind it was it's gaze turned towards the remains of a large group of the army that was currently invading the place the other guy lives.

After mopping up inside the city the figure now stood atop the gates gazing at the army before him he could hear the breathing and each heartbeat as it pumped blood through the body suddenly someone called out to charge causing a flood of troops to advance towards him this caused the grin the figure had on his face to grow just a but larger before he jumped down from the 60ft gate and onto the ground and began to walk forward as if his feat was the most simple thing in the world and as the figure walked forward a song filled the air from out of nowhere.

As the army approached the figure's walk became a jog and as army continued it's charge the figure began to run towards them it's massive bladed hand trailing behind it as the figure let out a roar and when the army and the figure collided the figure used it's shoulder to throw the first soldiers back into the hoard then it went to use it's claws to cut down all within it's path and swung it's hand to shatter bones with a punch ripping heads from shoulders or just casually tossing a few others into the air and aside before it reached forward and wrapped it's left hand around a minotaur's throat and slammed it face first into the ground but it wasn't done yet the figure grabbed the minotaur by the back of the head and began to run forward all the while the minotaur's head was still planted firmly against the ground leaving a trench of upturned road and blood behind.

The figure had had enough with grating the dead minotaur's face against the road before it pulled him up and threw him into a group of soldiers the figure then turned and impaled a griffon who made an attempt to dive bomb it and impale it on a sword before the figure used it's left hand to grab the griffon by the leg and rip him from the figure's claws before it used the griffon like a club and swing it at the surrounding troops before the griffon was tossed aside like a rag doll a stallion wielding a halberd made a thrust for the figure but it grabbed the weapon before the figure used it's foot to kick the stallion back forcing him to release the weapon before the figure twirled it around and impaled the stallion with his own weapon but the figure wasn't done with an effortless pull it hoisted the halberd upright with the stallion still impaled on it before it planted the hilt into the ground as if it was planting a banner or flag with the stallion still squirming atop it.

The figure then dodged a sword intended for it before he kicked it out of his new opponent's hand watching it become impaled into another soldier before the figure grabbed the one brave and foolish enough to strike it by the head and used it's massive claws to cleave the soldier in two with a single blow before it grabbed an axe from a fallen victim and slammed the blade into an opponent's face before it used it's claw to cut down more and more and more at an incredible speed moving from one opponent to the next

Suddenly a buck charged at the figure from behind but the figure simply leapt and back flipped over the buck before it used it's right leg to kick the buck in the back of it's right leg causing it fall to it's knees but the figure then grabbed the caribou by the shoulder and pulled him close before it bit into the buck's shoulder and neck and ripped out a large chunk of it before continuing on the teeth tearing through flesh and bone with ease much to the troops horror and disgust till finally the corpse was devoured the figure then looked at the remaining troops with a blood stained smile before it let out a roar that echoed across the field the figure then picked up a blade in it's left hand before charging back into the fray piling up corpses by the second.

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Caribou Flagship Bridge

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Pear Butter was holding both her daughters closely trying to comfort her youngest as she and her first born daughter Applejack glared at the stallion unicorn general who was leading this attack he was sitting in a chair overlooking the bridge plucking grapes from a small bowl next to him before dropping them into his mouth.

"Ya honestly think you'll get away with this?" Applejack asked.

"Quite the contrary my dear I believe I already have you see with the city walls breached it's only a matter of time before we take the castle and round up the rest of you're group of friends then we shall bring you bearers the ex-princesses too heel while the harbingers shall be executed along with every single male that has dared to turn against the crown," the general said.

"Ha ya'd know all 'bout that now don't ya betraying your country and fellow ponies you poisonous snake," Applejack seethed but the stallion just used his magic to slap Applejack across the face before he got up and walked towards the mare.

"You have the nerve to declare I'm the traitor in this story for too long I've been blinded by the superior power that lays in the power of you mares for too long I have sat in the shadows while the mare reap all the glory and the day when Diann rose up to show us our true place in this world I was liberated from my chains of weakness an-," the general began as he got off from his seat to walk towards the mares and filly brandishing a whip as he did when suddenly there was a great crash and the ship shook violently and stopped one it was on a tilt. "What the Tartarus was that!"

"We're not sure sir we can't get into contact with anyone on the beach or on the ship," a buck said.

Suddenly the sound of screams of terror and pain could be heard from beyond the doors that were the entrance and exit to the bridge and the screams were getting louder as whoever was causing them was getting closer and closer and closer suddenly there was a loud banging sound upon the door.

"Open the door please it's gonna kill me please open the door!" came a terrified voice from beyond the door.

However not one moved to open the door and the banging and screaming only became more frantic till finally they both fell silent and a few seconds later blood started leaking onto the bridge from beneath the door the general then motioned to his troops and they all lined up in front of the door each one aiming a rifle at it and waiting for something to happen and at first nothing did happen till suddenly the doors exploded inwards throwing the line of caribou back thanks to both the shockwave of the blast and the doors being ripped from their hinges which killed a few of the firing squad and causing smoke to engulf the room the disoriented troops began to stand up and collect their bearings which was difficult to do thanks to the thick smoke the troops would then hear a scream before it was cut short and focus on that only to hear another only a second later.

One by one each of the troops stranded in the smoke began to vanish leaving a crimson mist behind and as the smoke began to clear only one thing was left within the dispersing smoke the figure who single handily cut, slice, pummelled, impaled and ripped through an entire army just to get to here and now he stood facing the general responsible for this invasion it's teeth had trails of blood upon them and an ever present smile stretched over the darkness the figure considered a face and it wasn't just the teeth that were strained with blood either the metal claws had trails of blood upon them along with the figure's left hand and clothes it was then the general began to stand up and drew a sword that was on his hip before the general and the figure began to circle each other.

"Who are you?" the general asked but the figure remained silent. "One of the Harbingers...Is it War...Famine...Death...Conquest?" the general asked but with each name the figure remained silent didn't even twitch it merely stared at him with that creepy smile as they continued to circle each other. "It makes no difference I suppose you'll die here all the same."

It was then that everyone present noticed movement upon the general's back and the movement on his back turned out to be a pair of wings that were very familiar to the trio of apple farmers.

"You bastard those are Ash's wings!" Applejack screamed.

"Indeed they are a wonderful gift they are bestowed upon me by my king and also my god truly I am one of the chosen ones and with the power of a god running through me I am invincible now then my mysterious advisory do you see the folly of your-," the general boasted to the trio before he turned to face the figure only to discover that something was dreadfully wrong the figure's smile had become a frown of rage the left hand had been curled into a fist and the claws seemed to twitch with anticipation and thin red and black tendrils seemed to be growing out of the figure's back and an aura of pure bloodlust seemed to cover the entire room an aura that seemed to choke out the air suddenly the mouth of the figure opened and released an ungodly roar with the volume of a hurricane and in the mouth it was like an endless tunnel full of rows of sharp teeth.

Out of fear of what he was witnessing the general's horn lit up to launch a devastating attack upon the figure but the figure only used it's clawed hand to deflect the magic causing the wall behind the figure to explode the general then fired again but the figure just deflected the blast once again then general tried firing multiple blasts at once but the figure simply vanished before the blasts could hit suddenly pain surged from the generals's back in tremendous agony causing him to scream and collapse onto his hands and knees and when he looked at the source of his pain he saw the wings he had been gifted were now no more then fleshy blood splattered feathered ribbons courtesy of the figure's claws suddenly the tendrils growing from the figure's back began to wrap around the general tie his legs together and holding his arms at his sides before he was lifted off the ground and brought face to face with the figure.

The tendrils then lifted the general over head with the generals head still facing the figure's before the figure opened it's mouth once more only this time it opened it wider revealing the endless rows of teeth within suddenly three pinkish like tendrils covered in barbs rose up and out of the mouth and began to replace the tendrils by wrapping around the general before they began to bring the general towards it's mouth and upon realising what was about to happen the general began to try and thrash and squirm in an attempt to escape even going as far as to plead his once captors for help.

However Pear Butter held Apple Bloom's head' gently but firmly towards her breast and tried to cover her daughter's ears while Applejack could only stare in horror as the general was slowly lowered into his fate and when he was inside the teeth of the figure's smile snapped closed and blood began to gush out from behind the figure's teeth till it finally subsided the figure began to release a clicking sound much like the predator from the movie Ash played for her and the rest of her friends and lover suddenly the sound of sniffing filled the air before the figure turned to the trio with a snap of it's head and before the trio could do anything the figure was already in front of Applejack who was now cowering before the figure before her the figure then moved it's head closer before it began to sniff Applejack before it let out a growl before it raised it's clawed fingers with the intention to slash Applejack to ribbons and as the figure began to swing it's claws Pear Butter screamed and Applejack could only close her eyes and felt her life flash before her eyes the friends she made the days she spent working on the farm with her family and meeting Caramel.

Applejack then felt a new weight upon her after a few seconds of utter silence and no pain to speak of Applejack opened her eyes and looked and saw the claws of the figure before her inches away from impaling her through her eye she also saw her mother attempting to shield her daughter from the blow that never came while Apple Bloom could only watch in shock with tears in her eyes and finally the figure stood there frozen and silent no one moved no one breathed and no one uttered a sound until the figure began to tremble as if it were cold before it stumbled back two steps and brought both it's hand and claw to it's head and began to grunt before it fell to it's knees.

The figure stayed like that for awhile till finally the faint sound of screaming could be heard coming from the figure and as the seconds went by the screaming got louder and the figure began to thrash and writhe around on the floor and it was then that the figure used it's left hand and reached for it's face and looked as though it grabbed something and began to pull the hand away and in the hand's grip was the figure's smile and part of the darkness within the hood the darkness and smile then began to stretch out as if it was made from taffy till finally the hand ripped the darkness and smile away from the hood causing the screaming to increase in volume and become familiar towards the trio of apple farmers who could only stare and watch as the darkness and smile in the left hand began to vanish beneath the skin and the claw began to disintegrate revealing a hand identical to the one on the left beneath it all the while the screaming stopped and the one before the three was now left on it's hands and knees and panting for air.

After a full minute of silence from the three family members and the being panting for breath the latter then reached for the hood that still covered it's had before pulling it back causing Apple Bloom, Pear Butter and Applejack to gasp in shock at seeing the face of their friend/family member and king there and greater shock entered their hearts and minds when they all realised that the figure that brutally slaughtered their captors was actually Ash their attention returned to reality as they watched Ash begin to get onto his feet and when he looked towards him there was only one emotion that the three could recognize in his eyes.

Shame

Without a word Ash then snapped his fingers and the trio appeared in the castle throne room where everyone else was and all of them were gazing at a screen that had been conjured up by Evan and as soon as the new arrivals appeared everyone noticed and most of them rushed to check on them leaving a few to stare at the monitor.

"Did anyone know Ash was capable of...that?" Rawlin asked.

"No," Rage said.

"Am I the only one turned on by that display of violence and brutality," Daybreaker said with a lustful smile while she cupped her face with her right hand causing everyone in the room to stare at her with various looks of shock, rage, discomfort, disbelief and dislike.

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