Mystogan slowly opened his eyes, his vision blurred but slowly coming into focus. He lets out a grunt of pain as it hits him again. placing a hand over his chest. He felt something wrapped around his torso, looking down it was white and thin. It was bandages, someone had actually found him and patched him up. Must have been that cloaked figure who had approached him as he was dying. He looked around the building he was in. It looked like a small hut from the looks of it. It had all sorts of bottles and decorative masks about. He tries to sit up, but the pain all over his torso began to take hold once more, causing him to drop back down onto the bed he was laying on. He heard footsteps..or rather hoofsteps click against the floor, a deep female voice speaking out.

"Ah I see that you are awake, I have just completed a potion for you to take."

Mystogan looks over at the source of the voice, seeing a...bipedal humanoid zebra...he blinks a few times.

"This...has to be a dream right? I think the aragami infected me and I am having a fever dream or something...yeah that has to be it."

"This is not a dream my dear. I am afraid you really are here. Please, drink this potion up, it will help heal those grave wounds of yours right up."

Zecora said as she placed a hand on his back to help him lean up, sitting beside him and propping his body in his arms, holding the bottle to his mouth to drink. Mystogan noticed something right away, she was...warm and soft. Like she had fur...she did have fur! He hestiantly began to sip at the potion, it...surprising tasted like apple juice to him. After he drank it down, Zecora smiled and lowered him back onto the bed softly. kneeling down beside him and examining him closely.

"How...long have I been out?"

"You have been out for two days, mumbling something in your unconscious haze."

"Can you tell me where I am?"

"Why you are in my home, You were hurt pretty bad. So I brought you here, that I had."

"Thank you...I honestly thought that I was going to lose my life...but you came along..."

"There is no need to thank me, just seeing you are recovering makes me happy> Now if you will excuse me, I need to go hunt for more potion ingredients to make my other clients happy."

Mystogan nodded and laid back down on the bed. Once she had left the hut, he waited for awhile. He then gathered his strength and slowly got out of the bed. seeing his top was fully mended and cleaned of blood most likely by her, he slides it on over his bandages and walks over to a piece of paper and to what looks like a quill. He takes it and begins writing down something.

Dear ma'am,

I want to thank you again for saving my life. I am truly grateful for that. But I cannot stay here any longer as I do not want to place a burden on you. You were kind enough to take me in and heal me back to health. That is more than anyone has ever done for me. So I will not trouble you with myself anymore. I will repay you in full someday. I give you my word. I leave you with only a name that I can give for now.

Thank you again,

Raven

With that, he leaves the note by the bed, neatly folded on the pillow, making up the bed as well before he leaves. He follows what seemed to be a path straight from the hut, which eventually lead to the outside of the forest and onto another path, as he walked out, the morning sun shone brightly in his eyes. He shielded them with his hand as his eyes adjusted. his wounds slightly twinged a bit after every few steps, but the pain was becoming more bearable as he kept going. Where exactly was he? This definitely wasn't the aragami dark deadly world he was from. It was the exact opposite..bright, colorful and apparently filled with equine humanoid creatures. As he sees two of them walking by off in the distance. A vanilla colored one with two toned hair, and a mint green one with silver whitish hair. He couldn't tell what they were saying, but moved on regardless. He soon came upon what looked like a small town. he does his best to sneak about the buildings, using the shadows and obstacles for cover. So many of the humanoid equines about. This must have been a different world..or still having that very vivid fever dream. He makes his way out of the alley way, thinking he the way was clear and began sneaking through the town, suddenly a voice shouted at him

"Oh my, what a lovely outfit you are wearing, darling! I must look at it for myself!"

The posh voice coming from a now charging unicorn wearing a light blue long sleeved open shirt with a white sleeveless shirt under it which was tight enough that her rather large bust was indeed noticeable. She wore a light blue frilly skirt that came down to mid thigh. As she approached him, Mystogan prepared himself for what could be a potential threat. he put his arms up in a guarding stance and glared at the unicorn. she saw this and quickly stopped. Tilting her head at him.

"Darling...I am not going to try and hurt you. I just want to look at your outfit-...hang on. You aren't a pony. What are you exactly?"

Mystogan lowers his arms and tilts his head.

"A..pony? No, I am a human...mostly anyways."

Rarity approached him more slowly. As she got to him, she was slightly taller than him. She walked around his form and smiled brightly,admiring his clothing.

"MY goodness....your clothing is definitely of a design I have never worked with...I really really like it. And this accessory you have on your wrist...it looks so sleek."

She said as she lifts his hand up in her and reaches to touch it. Mystogan pulls his hand away from her and hides his armlet away, Rarity giving a pouty face when he did.

"S-sorry ma'am, I tend to keep this away from strangers. If it malfunctions. It will cause great trouble for me and those around me."

"I..am not sure I understand dear. But, will you please come with me to my boutique? I would very much like to examine those sublime clothes of yours and possibly start a whole new line."

She gently takes his other hand into hers and pulls him along while her wrapping her arms around his and pressing it against her breasts, smiling to him genuinely and batting her eyelashes at him. Mystogan blushed fiercely at this, ignoring the pain that was hitting him every now and then. Was this...woman really interested in his clothing that much? He was very hesitant to follow her. he didn't have his god arc, he didn't even know where he was or what could happen!

"Sweetie? What's the matter? Are you alright?"

She asked him in concern

"Sorry..I am just a bit on edge is all. If I am really in a different world..then I have left my teammates behind to run from that Haanibal that threw me in through the portal. I really hope they made it out okay. And not to mention, I don't have my god arc with me...that weapon was apart of me."

"So you are from another world then? No wonder I haven't seen clothing like yours. And you were part of a military? You seem awfuly young, darling."

She continued to pull him along, but he was less hesitant now and kept walking with her.

"I joined this...'military' when I was sixteen ma'am. We were called Blood Unit. We took down monsters of all size called 'aragami'. Mutated wildlife that became large and ravenous monster that devoured any living thing. Including humans."

She placed a hand over her mouth and let out a slight gasp, her eyes wide as saucers

"At sixteen?! And you and your comrades had to face these monsters?! You poor thing....having to fight to survive at such a young age! What about your parents?"

"I...never had any. I was an orphan my whole life. then I was brought into Blood. They became my family. But now, I have no idea where they are."

"Such a brave and noble young stallion...you grew up without parents, and yet you are such a gentlecolt. Willing to put your life on the line for those you care about. How old are you now?"

"I just turned eighteen three months ago."

"Oh my..you are just starting out in adulthood. And you are a knight of sorts. and you are a sweet stallion. Be careful, you may not be a pony, but you are handsome non the less. and there are mares around here who seek the qualities you possess."

"Honestly ma'am...I am surprised you approached me the way you did. me being a human...and unknown creature to your kind I am guessing. I figured you would have kept your distance."

"Oh sweetie I am usually a good judge of character when I look into a pony's eyes. MY friend Applejack is better at it of course, but I can tell that you have a kind heart. Ah, we are here!"

She said as she opened the door to a large round like building with a cone rooftop. leading him in and shutting the door behind them. As he walks into the main room, he sees all sorts of clothing, mannequins that have nearly complete outfits on them. Even a lingerie section that he quickly looked away from, his heart beating a million miles an hour.

"S-so you are a fashionista? You...do your work justice. That's for sure."

"Oh thank you very much for saying so, now then, off with the shirts!"

"W-wait what?!"

"Off with the shirts sweetheart! I need to look at them closely. Or would you rather I get in close and personal?"

She asked teasingly. Mystogan instantly removed his shirts and handed them off to her. Blushing fiercely while avoiding eye contact

"Here..."

There was a another gasp, this time a more sharp one.

"Sweet Celestia! What happened to you?!"

She asked as she ran to him with a look of concern on her face once more, gently placing a hand on his shoulder, looking at all the now slightly bloody bandages around his torso.

"This..happened before I was brought here. The monster that did this tome was charging for my teammate. I got there in time to push her out of the way, but I received the blow instead. I was doing my best to distract it with these wounds..but it threw me into a bright light that swallowed me. Next thing I knew I was bleeding out in a dark forest. I really thought I was going to die. But then a very kind...zebra found me and bandaged me up, and gave me some kind of drink that would help heal my wounds quicker."

"Thank Celestia she found you...Zecora is a very talented zebra when it comes to creating potions that help others."

"Zecora is her name huh? I will have to repay her someday. I left her hut because I didn't want to be a bother to her. Having to takecare of some stranger she barely even met."

"Well, we need to get you a new set of bandages dear. Those are starting to look bad. I am not medical pony, but when it comes to bandages, I am quite precise. Please come sit over here and I will take care of you."

She said as she took his hand again and guided him over to the stand in front of the mirror and sat him there. Her horn glowed brightly and the bandages began to flown off freely, revealing those large scars that covered over his stomach, chest and right shoulder. Rarity's eyes nearly water as she saw the injuries this young man had endured.

"You poor thing..."

She gave off a soft growl

"I hope whatever did this to you gets whats coming to it! And they had you slaying these things at sixteen?! I have a mind to.."

She sighs and calms down.

"Sorry darling....I will goand gather the bandages and get you fixed up."

She leaves the room for a moment, then returns with a roll of bandages floating in mid air. Mystogan pointed to her.

"How exactly are you doing that?"

"Ah, its magic, simple really."

"Magic? Boy this world keeps getting stranger and stranger.."

Rarity giggled a bit as she began to apply the bandages to his body, kneeling in front of him as she did. her eyes dropped onto that armlet he was wearing, then back to him.

"Are you really that curious about this thing ma'am?"

"Please, call me Rarity sweetie. And yes..it's really neat looking."

"Very well then, Rarity. This device is called a god eater armlet. Which is what I am. a god eater. This device limits cells in my body what are known as 'oracle cells'. And this armlet help restrict them. For without the limiter on this. The cells would spread and develop, should I go unstable or become weak, mutations will take over I could become a full aragami. It's...not pleasant.."

She looked at him with wide eyes.

"I can see why you were so hesitant to have me touch it..that is the very thing that keeps you between being you and turning into something...terribly frightening I am sure. And yous said going full aragami...what does that mean?"

"Well Rarity...In won't lie to you. Because I have oracle cells inside me, technically I am an aragami now. But mostly human still. The cells grant us superhuman strength and speed, or senses are more keen. pretty much our bodies have been overhauled and augmented. otherwise I wouldn't have been able to use my god arc."

"And...what exactly is a 'god arc'?"

She asked as she continued to bandage him up, getting in rather close to do so.

"Well, to put it simply, it's a god eater's weapon. Without it, we couldn't fight the aragami and keep our kind safe. I would have mine with me...but it was knocked away from me back in my world by the Hannibal. And I worked so hard to make that scythe so powerful...and it was a new-type..."

He shook his head a bit.

"Sorry..this must be so boring to you...listening to me complain about my lost weapon and all. And you are being so kind to even do this for me...thank you."

"Honestly dear, its quite interesting. A new being with excited tales of his adventures. And not to mention is very handsome. Makes me glad I saw you first before anypony else."

Geez, this place was odd. instead of everyone, they say everypony? Mystogan sat there quietly as she finished bandaging him. She was right, these definitely felt better than his last ones, they held just right against his wounds, the pain now lessened. She stood up, as did he, he back away and bows to her

"Thank you again...for taking the time to patch me up."

Rarity couldn't help but grab him into a hug and nuzzle him, shoving his face into her breasts

"Oh you are just the sweetest thing ever!"

Mystogan meanwhile, was struggling between those ample D cup sized breasts. A massive blush on his face as he struggles to breathe

"Mmmph mm-mmmm mmm mmph!"

"What was that? OH! I am so so sorry!"

She lets go of him, he pulls back and falls on his rear, breathing in quickly, looking up at her with that massive blush on his face still

"Well...I won't lie...they are really nice and soft...you just took me by surprise is all."

She blushed brightly and placed her arms under them, giving him a smile and half lidded eyes

"You...really like them?"

"U-uh well that is to say..I-i...yes.."

He said as his blush grew heavier. Rarity giggling loudly.

"Oh my...you are even more cute while blushing. I know that all my friends are going to like you, and especially my little sister and her friends to."

"He stood up and looked over to her.

"Ah,you have a younger sister Rarity?"

"Mhmm, here name is Sweetie Belle. She is two years younger than you, as well as her friends."

Mystogan nodded to her.

"This is...all so new tome. This place seems so...happy-go-lucky. if I am going to be stuck here in this world. I will have a lot to get used that's for sure."

"Do not worry about it. You will make friends easily here and fit in. You already have me after all!"

"You...already consider me as a friend, Rarity?"

"Oh I sure do. Anyone with a sense of fashion like yours must be someone worth becoming friends with. That..and you are a really sweet stallion. That's definitely a plus."

Mystogan chuckles lightly, scratching the back of his head.

"Thank you for saying so Rarity. You are very kind yourself."

"You know, I never did catch your name darling.."

"Just...call me Raven for now."

This was his new world now. What would happen in the future? Would he ever get back home? So many questions to be answered.

Author's Notes:

And Mystogan now has his feet in the door. What will happen further down the road? I will have to consult my mind about that. XD

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