Soon after arriving in Cantorlot, the airship broke.

'Seriously, all that and now it breaks? At least nobody got hurt.'

*whack* "OW! Wood hurts!" A pony yelled after leaving the airship.

'...at least it's not on fire.'

A spark appeared in the blades, igniting the wood.

"Get the fire brigade!"

...ok, stop thinking about the airship.' Remorel scolded himself.

"Yeah, its not the most efficient way of travel, but it carries the largest amount of ponies." Luna said as she trotted up next to Remorel.

"Yeah, and break down halfway and use balloons as a supplement for the blades? Floating dangerously close to the mountain tops?" Remorel retorted.

"Well..." She looks down in defeat, a small blush appearing.

"Don't worry, you have magic. So its much easier than technology right?" Remorel said as he watched several small ponies play with the new bat pony arrivals.

"Yeah, we don't necessarily focus on technology that much." Luna looked ahead to the castle.

Remorel couldn't help but laugh as the young bat ponies played with the regular ponies.

"Well, I haven't seen anything that adorable in a while." Remorel commented as he watched.

Luna smirked. 'For a creature who holds the title of Death, he has some of the cutest weaknesses.'

They approached the castle entrance, the guards allowing them in without hesitation.

They walked up the white steps and entered, some bat ponies already inside and being directed to rooms by the guards. And speaking of guards, the bat pony guards were being ordered to protect and patrol the rooms that were currently being occupied by the bat newcomers.

"Mister Remorel!"

Remorel turned around and saw Platinum with Shadow, they approached him quickly and with happiness spread all over their faces.

Shadow flew up and wrapped her hooves around Remorel's neck while Platinum watched without concern.

"T-thank you Remorel! You saved me from those things! I was so scared, I thought I was going to die..." She planted her face deeper in his neck.

"There there little one... Your safe now from those evil creatures now, I promise you they can't hurt you anymore." Remorel patted her back lightly.

"T-thank you...thank you..." She sobbed with a smile on her face.

Platinum was crying tears of joy, seeing her daughter so happy to have a hero hold her. Luna was smiling, not because of the event that was happening now, but because Remorel has finally made 'Death' not so scary anymore.

But...that is to still be decided.

"Remorel, don't you think it's time for a good rest? I'm beat to Tartarus and back." Luna suggested.

"I suppose. We can hang out tomorrow if you want Shadow, by your mothers permission of course."

Shadow looked behind her from Remorel's shoulder to Platinum, who gave a smile and nodded her head.

Shadow "Eeeeee'd" with glee, and hugged Remorel one final time before waving goodbye, and exiting with her mother to the bat pony sanction.

For once, Remorel had a reason to fight. Not that protecting the afterlife wasn't bad, just...something that he can hold...and feel.

Luna tugged on one of his wings "C'mon Remorel, it's time to go."

Remorel followed Luna to the bed chambers, her going to her room, and him to his.

Sleep soon took over Remorel and he accepted it with the upmost comfort. Letting his mind drift in the universe.

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Around the middle of the night, Remorel was woken up by a slight tapping at his chamber door.

"Hmmm...If that's Lenore, I'm going to have a serious talk with Poe..." Remorel groggily walked to the door and opened it slightly.

He looked out and saw Shadow, her face filled with fear, her body slightly shaking.

"R-Remorel...I can't sleep after I had a nightmare...so I...followed your scent and was wondering...can I sleep with you for tonight?"

Sadly, Remorel's first thought was 'I have a scent?'. But after her explanation, he gave a more...appropriate answer.

"Well, does your mother know your here?"

"N-no....and I'm to scared to go back..." Shadow looked downward.

'Oh Divines...that's so adorable...' Remorel inwardly thought.

"*sigh* Fine you can sleep with me, but if I get chewed out by your mother, it's on you, deal?" Remorel picked Shadow up and looked her dead in the eye.

She smiled and "EEEEEEEEEE'D~" in the most adorable way possible. Making Remorel's heart melt and die over again.

'Is love the word for this feeling, if it is, I love it!' Remorel carried Shadow into his room and placed her on his chest as he laid down.

Shadow snuggled into his chest and feel asleep almost instantly, Remorel placed his covers over her body to keep her warm.

*SNORT*

'The fuck?'

Remorel looked down to see Shadow snoring.

If Remorel had real eyes, they would be glazed and big at how adorable Shadow's snoring is.

But soon enough, Remorel felt the need to sleep, and so he went, returning to the Dream Realm.

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Remorel had no clue how he woke up, but he had an idea who did.

Shadow was currently bouncing on his belly, waking him up from his deep slumber.

"Remorel! Wake up! You need to wake up!"

She bounced harder on his belly, making her bounce higher into the air.

Remorel surprised her by catching her mid bounce.

"Ok, ok. I'm awake."

Remorel released his grip on her as he stretched his wings, making several pops echo through the room.

Shadow just sat and watched.

"Alright little one, what do you want to do today?" Remorel said as he put on his armor.

"Weeeeellll, we need to see mommy. Then we can go hang with the princesses." Shadow suggested.

"Sounds fair, hop on my shoulder and I'll take you to your mother."

Shadow did as she was told, flying to Remorel's shoulder and planting herself comfortably there.

"Alright, lets go find Platinum." Remorel said as he folded his wings back.

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The bat ponies were conversing with the normal ponies. Occasionally, a bat pony would wave at Remorel as he passed. Remorel would wave back.

A few minutes passed as they walked in the bat pony sanction, and finally found Platinum Rise.

"Hey look, there's mommy!" Shadow pointed with her hoof.

Platinum was talking to a few guards as Remorel approached. They looked up and greeted Remorel.

"Hello Remorel, hope you had a nice rest. Wait...is this the young bat you were talking about miss?" One of the guards pointed at Shadow.

"Shadow? Where did you go last night? I thought you ran away or worse!" Platinum scolded Shadow.

"I'm sorry mommy, but I had a nightmare and I went to Remorel, it was scary getting to his room...and I thought it was scary going back so I asked Remorel to see if I could sleep with him for the night..."

Shadow looked at Platinum with some sorrow, and an apologetic look on her face.

"Well...at least you didn't wander off...but you are still being punished, so no more plums for a week."

Shadow groaned "Uuuuuugh....fine."

Platinum then looked at Remorel "I'm so sorry you had to deal with her, if she was any trouble I will make up for it."

"No need, if anything, she was actually quite fun. We did make a few guards chase a red dot that I summoned." Shadow giggled slightly.

Platinum just shook her head "For a god Remorel, you sure are silly. Still, I appreciate you took care of her."

"It was no issue Platinum."

The guards departed, but one stopped and turned to Remorel.

"What was that about 'A few guards chasing a red dot, that YOU summoned?'

Remorel just looked at the guard "Entertainment."

The guard just stared back at Remorel...
...
...
...
They both started laughing.

'Joy...that's this feeling...it feels so nice and warm...'

The guard departed as Shadow tugged on Remorel's hood. "Want to go see the princesses?"

"Yeah, I need to ask them both something anyway."

They left for the princesses, Platinum staying close behind, Remorel understandably knowing why.

That same sensation sank back into Remorel, alertness, the feeling of hostility, the constant thought of an attack.

Where the hell is that feeling coming from?

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Dunmer watched through the scope of a zombies sniper, finger off the trigger.

"We move next morning, let him have his moment with those pest..." Dunmer ordered as he walked back into the Everfree.

The zombie grunted as a response, still looking through the scope as its finger glided under the trigger.

Dunmer watched his army move supplies consisting of rifle ammo, lots of swords, and spell books.

'This is the new purification for humanity, and soon, I will be its rightful ruler.'

Dunmer spoke a sequence of words as he turns himself invisible, and walks deeper into the forest.

Author's Notes:

Well that took a while, and sorry if it seems rushed. Holidays, what can I say eh?