Fighting the guard

Roy pov

After I had gotten my sword and a shield plus my guns I didn’t expect blueblood to fight really. I walked to the east side of the castle. But as I walked I started to hear many voices as I got closer to the east wing. I saw the door that leads to the old training field and once I walked out I saw that luna and celestia had set up bleachers that were full for the nobles to sit in. I looked and saw my herd mares and little girl sitting on a raised platform and they were looking at me. Celestia stood the walked to the edge and put a hand to the sky. The nobles when silent and looked to her.

“My little ponies we are here to see the battle between Sir roy against prince blueblood and one-hundred of his best guards. The prince has asked this to a death battle and sir roy has agreed to this. But after this battle started I would like to say that that I favor sir roy for the victory but neither I or my sister will intervene in this fight. So with that said will prince blueblood and his guards please come to the field. “

Once celestia finished the door I come from open and blueblood walked out in a set of blue heavy armor. Behind him followed a hundred in the common armor walked out and walked to the other end of the field. One, on the other hand, looked to be skilled a larger earth pony stallion with a blue chest on his chest plate and holding a spiked mace. I looked back to blueblood and saw the same cocky smile that silver wing had before I cut his arm off. I started to laugh and this seemed to get all their attention and blueblood walked out and yelled at me.

“What’s so fun you animal?!”

I keep laughing as I looked at him and I started to calm down. “It’s that smile it’s the same one silver wing had before I cut off his arm and now I get to cut off your head.” That seemed to anger him and walked back behind his men. I grabbed my shield and drew my sword and widen my stance and put my shield over my chest and I put the back of my sword on top of the shield and waited. The guards gripped the weapons and waited for the sign it begins. A shield was put over us to keep the fighting in the field.

“If the combatants then begin!”

third person pov

The guards charge roy and he waited for them. Once they got close he lunged forward and cut one guard’s throat open and slammed his shield in another guard’s face forcing her head back a loud crack sounded out throughout the field. Some of the guards stopped their charge and looked at their now dead comrades. But as they did the guards at the rear were still tiring to attack as the front guards were being torn apart. By this roy had killed ten guards and the ones who saw this started to back off. The ones who could fly took to the air and the unicorns started to fire magic at him. Roy used his shield to block the magic attacks and when a flyer tried to attack he would stab them with his saber.

“Damnit fighting those pegues like this will take forever wait.”

Roy smirked and put his saber in its sheath and put a hand into his coat and pulled out his jackal. He looked to the twenty flyers and used his shield to keep blocking incoming attacks. Roy then took aim and shoot one of the flyers out of the air. The sound of the shot scared all that were present. Roy took advantage of their fear and shot five more flyers with the clip empty he ejected it and loaded a fresh clip. He repeated this until all the flyer were dead and he used three of the four shots to shoot three of the unicorns who had started firing at him again. But he put the jackal back in his coat with one round and redrew his saber. By now roy had killed thirty-five of the guards. The crowd who was yelling for roy's blood was now silent as they watch him kill guard after guard. Even blueblood who had a cocky smile was no lost and he looked on in shock and slit fear. But it soon returned as he looked to his side at a larger stallion with his crest on his armor.

“Steel wall you are my strongest guard so I want you to go and kill him.”

Steel wall looked to roy as he cut down five more guards.

“Yes, my prince.”

Steel wall picked up his mace and started to walk to roy. As he walked roy killed another five making his kill count was at forty-five. Once steel wall was in front of roy the other guards backed away.

Roy pov

For the past hour, I had been cutting all the guards that got in my way but once that large earth pony stallion was in front of me the completely backed off. “I’m going to take a guess you’re the strongest guard the little shit has right?”

“Yes and I’m here to fght you sir roy so prepper yourself for combat.”

I smiled and took my fighting stance. “It’s good to know that there are some that know honor in combat here.” Her frowned and looked me in the eye.

“I thank you for your words but there is no honor in this he made this fight unfair so you’d lose but you’ve cut down almost half his guards. You are the mightiest warrior I’ve ever seen wish I could have severed you instead of him. But I know I can’t beat you Sir Roy so let us fight like true warriors.”

“I give you my word that I will make it quick.” He smiled and took and fighting stance. For a second we just looked at each other waiting for the other to make the first move. He made the first move and charged me and swung his mace in a down word angel at me. I side stepped and when to slam my shield into his head but he grabbed my arms and throw me over him and into the shield. I heard the guards cheer as I got up and grabbed my saber. I looked up and saw him waiting for me to get to my feet.

“What are you doing finish him now, guards finish him!”

“Say your ground! This fight is between me and Sir Roy!”

I and steel looked at blueblood and the guards they all started to sweat with the two strongest warriors staring at them. He looked back to me and I got to a fighting stance and charged him. Again he swung his mace but this time I moved in and used my shield to take the front of the attack. Pushed the mace off and raised my saber and ran it through his armor and his heart killing him instantly. I grabbed his body and pulled my blade out of his body laid him down and closed his eyes. I looked to the side and saw his mace and I picked it up and placed it on his chest. I kneeled and looked down at him but I feel as I need to say something. “Steel Wall may your spirit move to Valhalla resting place of all great warrior and pray that the lives I’ve taken and I’m going to take meet you there and watch over those you love. I will not ask for your forgiveness but I ask that you not hold onto anger to me I will pay for taking your life and all others I have taken but only when I can be sure that those I love will be safe.” After I said my piece I stood ready to fight again but the guards were looking at me in a different way. Like a man who is only doing what he has to but blueblood still looked at me with fate.

“What are you all waiting for! Get him while he's down!”

They guards turned and looked at him and one stallion throws his spear down and more of them started to do the same but the ten closest to blueblood throw their weapons. One they stepped forward and shouted at the other guards.

“Your prince told you to get him now do it!”

A stallion that throw down his weapon walked beside me and looked down to steel wall and then looked to me.

“Did you mean what you said? That you wish for the life’s you’ve taken to find rest?”

“Yes I do, finding a warrior of his caliber is very rare and I did as I said and I made it painless. So why did you and so many others throw your weapons down I would think you’d still want to kill me.”

“We didn’t want to fight at all but blueblood said either we die fighting you or we’ll lose everything.”

The crowd was now whispering and blueblood and his personal guard were looking around at the crowd. But they looked ready to piss them when nightmare, luna, and celestia all broke through the shield and started to walk them but I put my arm up to stop them.

“Roy, why are you stopping us?”

I looked to them and luna didn’t look happy that I stopped them. “Luna he’s mine so back off,” I spoke in a cold tone and I saw her narrow.

“Are you giving us and order?”

“Yes now get these guards and get out is this shield because I’m about to kill this prince and I’m going to make him suffer.” Luna was going to fight some more but Celestia put a hand on her shoulder and pointed to rose who was looking at her.

“Luna your little girl needs you to stay with her and Roy’s right this is his fight. But the guards that throw down your weapons you are safe roy will see to that now please come with us.”

After they were outside the shield I looked to blueblood and his guards then to the ponys I’d killed. I felt remorse they were only trying to protect what was important to them and because of him, I took them from their loved ones. I put my saber in its sheath and throw my shield away and I started to channel my magic and I felt more power than before flow to my hands and right eye. All of them looked at me and backed up. I looked at them and I saw the fear in blueblood’s eyes. I put a hand in my pocket and pulled out my phone and looked through my songs and found one that will fit the beating I’m about to give them. “Ya know what I’m about to do I think we need some music don’t you?” I pressed play and the song started.

It's a truth that in love and war,
World's collide and hearts get broken,
I want to live like I know I'm dying,
Take up my cross, not be afraid

As the song started I used my magic to grab one of the guards and throw him into the shield. Two more jumped at me from behind but I whipped around and grabbed their throats and slammed them into the ground and making a crater on impact killing them.

Is it true what they say, that words are weapons?
And if it is, then everybody best stop steppin',
Cause I got ten in my pocket that'll bend ya locket,
I'm tired of all these rockers sayin' come with me,
Wait, it's just about to break, its more than I can take

The one I throw into the shield was trying to get up but before he could get up I focused a large amount of power in my right leg and swung it down. A red blade flew through the air and cut off his head.

Everything's about to change,
I feel it in my veins, its not going away,
Everything's about to change.

I turned and looked to the other seven guards and blueblood. I focused on the spot if front of the one in the far right and I blinked and I was in front of him. I pulled my fist back and slammed it into his face and through the shield and into the bleachers.

It creeps in like a thief in the night,
Without a sign, without a warning,
But we are ready and prepared to fight,
Raise up your swords, don't be afraid,

I turned and kicked another one and sent him through the other side of the shield.

Is it true what they say, that words are weapons?
And if it is, then everybody best stop steppin',
Cause I got ten in my pocket that'll bend ya locket,
I'm tired of all these rockers sayin' come with me,
Wait, it's just about to break, its more than I can take,
Everything's about to change,
I feel it in my veins, its not going away,
Everything's about to change.

One fired a blasé of magic into my chest and knocked me away. But I shook it off and stood back up. I looked down and saw a huge hole in my shirt and the wound healing and after a few seconds, it was healed. I looked around and saw all the blood that came from the guards I had killed. I raised my hands and the blood started to me and when it got to me my body absorbed it once I was done I looked back and saw the five other guards running at me. I jumped up into the air and focused all of my magic into my hands and aimed it at the guards. I thought about it and I knew what I was going to call this attack. “Big bang!” after I said that a huge blast of red energy shot out of my hands and vaporized them. After that, I just let the song play I didn’t even listen to it because I need a moment to recuperate.

Celestia pov

We all watch as roy put his sword away and started to use his magic. Once he did he started to dominate the field and was tearing them apart. He was using his magic as if he’d had it his whole life. But when he teleported we were left a speechless teleportation is an advanced form of magic only a few can do it. He seemed to also be able to use his magic to increase his physical ability. It almost like he’s turning his body into a real weapon. Well, luna nightmare and rose were cheering for him and I even yelled when he used that big bang attack.

“Oh, my he is a strong one.”

I heard somepony say behind all of us. Luna put herself in front of rose and nightmare and I looked back to see king golden beck and his son in a wheelchair. “What are you doing here king golden beak?”

“Prince blueblood sent a letter saying he was going to kill that animal that cut off my son’s arm. But it looks like he completely outmatched by him and it seems that some of the mares in the crowd have taken a liking to him.” I looked out to the crowd and saw that many noble mares and their daughters looking at roy with wanting eyes. Luna and nightmare looked as well and their faces screwed up in anger as they looked at them.

“They dare to think they can take our coltfriend I will make them pay.”

“No nightmare we all know he won’t do that but those noble mares will not take no to as an answer so we better tell them soon.” As I spoke I saw roy two fingers in his mouth and let out a loud whistle. After a few second a loud howl comes from the castle and the black hound broke through the door and through a closing hole in the shield.

Roy pov

I had finally caught my breath and I looked at knowing that now all I had to do was kill him. I thought about it for a second and I got an idea. I put two fingers in my mouth and I let out a loud whistle to call my hound. After a moment he was through the door and shield and was at my side. The hound was growling aa it looked to blueblood and I saw his eyes had turned red. I put my hand of the hound and pushed my power into the hound as I looked at him. “You know I had planned to kill you but my pet seems hungry.” He seemed to understand what I mean as he as he pulled his sword out and looked at me.

“Y-you stay away from me I won’t die here I have so many mares to play with so many life’s to destroy.”
As he talked the hound started to grow and his teeth and claws grow back to his original size. Now blueblood was against the shield trying to get out. I walked up behind him and grabbed his armor and started to pull him to the hound. As I did he would punch kick and beg for his life.

“Please, I can give you anything you want land, money, mares! Please don’t kill me!”

I looked to the platform to see if my girls were ok. But what I saw made my blood boil golden beck and silver wing were there. They were just watching for now but when my eyes made contact with silver wings I could see the want to kill me. But after a second he turned and looked to rose and I saw him smile and reach for her. My protective instances kicked in and I looked for something to throw at him. I saw bluebloods sword on his side and I grabbed and pulled it out of its sheath and through it and silver wing. The sword broke through the shield easily and parsed the wood separating my girls and the two griffins. Silver wing and his father looked to me with anger that I dare to get in their way again. “If either of you so much as touches a hair on their heads I will bring death to you both.” Silver wing showed fear at the thought of fighting me again but golden beck seemed to like the idea of getting me mad.

“I’d love the chance roy was it?”

“Yes now get away from the princess and my daughter or after I'm done with this trash I'll tear you apart like I did to these guards.” This seemed to get under his skin because he now looked pissed. After a second though his smile returned and he looked at luna and nightmare. “Hound eat this little shit I have a bigger fish to fry.” I looked to the hound and throw blueblood to him the hound caught him midair and bit his arm off and eat it. He screamed bloody murder as he was eaten alive. After he was eaten I absorbed his blood and I started to walk over to them and jumped up on the platform. Rose ran up to me as I walked on the platform. I lowered my stance and picked her up as she ran over to me. Once she was in my arms she grabbed my shirt and pushed her head into my chest. I looked to the griffins in front of me and the king was looking at me and silver wing was steering at luna’s chest. “Hey silver wing look at me and not luna’s chest you pervert.” Luna covered her chest and silver wing shoot me a death glare but his father put an arm on his shoulder and looked to me.

“Sir Roy I have a question for you if you’ll listen?”

I looked at him for a second and then to my mares and they seemed to want to know too. I looked back to him and tighten my grip on rose.

“Ok, I'll listen so what do you want to say golden beak?”

“Well you see my kingdom will be hosting a fighting tournament in two months and I want to know if you want to enter for equestria that is. The winner will have my daughter’s hand in marriage and two-hundred pounds of steel.” I couldn’t believe what I just heard I didn’t want his daughter but that steel is just what we need. I thought about it and I think that I should fight in this for two things the blood and the steel. I looked back to him and raised my hand for a handshake. “Alright I'll fight and when I do you’ll get to see my full power. But I have a question golden beak.” He smiled and shook my hand.

“What would that be sir roy?”

“How many people am I fight and I know that I’m not going to win easily.”

“There will be six other kingdoms and they will have one-hundred fighters each.”

“I knew there was a catch so your idea is to have me overwhelmed and have me killed. Well sorry to say it won’t be happening so get ready to fight.” He turned to Celestia, luna, and nightmare to say something but it looks like he noticed luna’s mark.

“Princess, what is that mark on your neck?”

She smiled and all three of them walked over to me and looked at them. Celestia pulled her glove off and showed her mark and nightmare pulled her dress down and showed her mark. I was glad the nobles couldn’t see that. The two of them were the only ones to see this and they were shocked when they saw it. Luna spoke in a low voice so that only would hear her.

“You see all three of us are in roy’s herd and this is his mark.”

Now the two of them looked at me and I saw death in both their eyes. I smiled and put my arms around Luna’s and celestia's waist and nightmare put her arms around me from behind. “What’s wrong you don’t tell me you jealous of little old me.” The king let out an angry snort and turned and walked away and his son soon followed him and left the field and they stepped into a carriage and flow away. After a moment the moved and when to see the damage that I had done.

“My roy you can fight and with two-hundred pounds of steel coming our way well be ready for father when he comes do you thin celestia?””
“True luna but now we have another problem to deal with.”

I looked to them and they said there was another problem and I wondered what it could be. I just shrugged and left the platform with rose in my arms. If there is a real problem I can handle it if I had to. As I walked to the door leading into the castle but I was stopped but a large group of mares. They looked at me like I was a prize to be won.

“Hello, sir roy that was an incredible fight and your magic is so powerful.”
“She’s right you were so strong?”

I looked down and saw that rose had started to fall asleep as I talked to the mares. “Um well, thanks but I have to go and put my little girl down for bed so if you’ll excuse me?” I tried to walk past then but they got in my way again.

“What’s the rush I’m sure one of the maids could take her to her room and we can go have some fun.”

I knew the fun these mares wanted to have and I didn’t want any port of it. “Um I’m sorry but I already have a herd and I plan on staying loyal to them. So thanks but no thanks I need to get her to bed and I have to get my mares.” Again I try to go around them but this time an older mare grabbed my coat and pulled me back to the group.

‘Come on stud I bet my girls are better than the mares in your herd.”

Before I could say anything rose started to move in my arms and I looked down to her. She was now asleep and I didn’t want these mares to wake her up. I looked to the door and I judged the distance and I knew I could make a jump and make it so I did. I took a few steps back and jumped over the mares and to the door. I opened the door and ran in and closed it and I heard a loud bang come from the other side. I looked to the hall and saw cadence walking to me and she had a look of fear but there was a hint of hope as well.
“Roy, can I talk to you about something?”

“Sure but I have to go and put rose to bed first so walk with me.” She did and we walked through the castle many maids and butlers watched as we walked down the halls. As we turned the corner that leads to roses room I saw armor standing next to my door and once he saw us he smiles at us. I pointed to roses door and he nodded and opened it and I walked in and put rose in her bed and I kissed her on her head and walked out of the room. When I walked out of the room I saw armor trying to talk to cadence but she didn’t seem interested in him I closed the door and I looked to cadence. “So cadence what can I do for you?” She completely ignored armor and smiled at me as she spoke.

“Well, I heard from my auntie that nightmare is with child and I was wondering if you knew who could do such a thing?”

I know all too well where this was going and I didn’t want anything to do with her. “Yes I do know but I’m not going to tell you Sorry.” I walked down the hall as the sun set and I heard them walking behind me and I listened to armor trying to ask why she wanted to know something like that. She ignored him and I felt sorry for armor I knew what she knew and I know that armor like her so I can’t tell him.
“Roy I just want to know who could do such a thing and now I’m sure you know who did it. I all so know that only somepony as strong or stronger than he alicorn mare. So I put two and two together and I figured out after that fight that you’re the only living pony that has that level of power.”

I stopped and turned back and saw a shocked armor and me desperate mare. “Why won’t you give up I sure there another stallion here that can to the same. Maybe armor back there can become that strong.” Armor looked at me like I was a god send and smile widely that I was trying to help him. But what she said next crushed shining armor and I felt that I stole something.

“I know how strong the captain is but he can’t give me what I want but you can.”

She walked forward and put a hand on my chest and looked into my eyes. Now that she was close I saw I was a head taller than her and I used my height to look at armor and I saw he was just looking at use.

“You see when I was a filly I told my aunt Celestia that I wanted to be a mommy. But she said that I may never get to be a mom and that broke my heart. You don’t know it but I’ve been watching you since you arrived. I saw your kindness and I could feel the love in your heart for my aunts and nightmare moon. I know we haven’t talked at all but I’d like to get to know you and maybe like my aunts I can join your herd?”
I listen to her but I keep an eye on armor I’m sure that he will be hurting after this. As she talked I saw that he was looking at me with a look of anger and jealousy but soon turned to pain and he turned and walked away. I looked down to cadence for the first time and I noticed that her face was a darker shade of pink and she was looking at me. I smiled and put a hand on the one she had on my chest and I move it off.

“Candace if you want to join I'll have to get to know you but your missing somebody that already likes you.” Armor froze before he turned and looked back to us. I moved past her and over to armor and put a hand on his shoulder and pushed him closer to her.

“Roy what are you doing!?”

I heard him hiss out through his teeth. “Helping you and I know that you love her so tell her.” As we talked cadence walked over and listened to use. “Come on I don’t need another mare in my herd right now and I know that you want to spend your life would her. Before you ask how I know you should never leave your bag in my room rose loves to go through people’s things by the way you’re a great drawer.” I gave him a sly smile and his face was now a great shade of red and he knew what I was talking about.

One week ago

Armor had come to my room to saw me some papers I had to sign saying I had started herd and who was in it. Once I was done armor took the paperwork to the princes to be signed. After he left rose came in and asked me to read to her. I told her to find and book that she wanted me to read for her and she started to look around the room. But what didn’t notice was a bag beside the chair where armor was sitting not a few minutes ago. She opened it and looked inside and found a book she’s never seen before and walked back over to me with it.

“I got one daddy.”

I took the book from her and opened it but I immediately shut it back and put it underneath myself and the seat pad. “Rose go to your room and find a book there you want me to read to you this one is for adults only.”

“But daddy!”

“No buts young lady now go.” I pointed to the door and she huffed and walked to her room. Once she was out of the room I pulled the book out from under me and opened it again. Once I opened it I saw erotic drawing of cadence and a few maids I’ve seen around the castle. But as I looked through the book and the bulk of the book was of cadence. The way he draws her it’s like he was stalking her some even look like he drew her in her sleep. I heard the door open and I looked up and saw nightmare walk into the room.

“Roy, what are you looking at?”

“Rose Pulled this out of armors bag and so of them are pretty good but now the kind of thing I’d like to draw.” She walked over and took the book and opened it and started to look through it and I saw her face flush.

“By the stars, the captain drew these?” As she looked in it rose came back and I took the book back and I pulled nightmare into my lap much to her surprise. I put a hand on her stomach and she looked to me with playful anger.

“My you seem to be in the rough mood today but not with rose in the room please.”

I looked to rose and saw she wasn’t paying attention and was starting t read the book got from her room.

Back to the present

I looked over my shoulder to see cadence listening to us but I could see she didn’t hear much. I smiled and pushed shining into her. But what I wanted to happen didn’t she used her magic and through him aside. She did not look happy that I was telling her to find somebody else to warm her bed with. I sighed and looked to armor and he saw looking at me as well I put a hand out and he grabbed it. I then turned back to cadence and I saw she still didn’t look happy. “Cadence I have to start training for the griffin king’s tournament so I need to go and get ready to start training so if you excuse me I need to go find the blacksmith and get some armor made. Shining would you show me where to find the smith?” he smiled at the chance to get out of here and stood and pointed the way.

“Sure he’s workshop is this way the night guards smith should be there right now.”

I nodded and we walked away from cadence who was now stomping to her room knowing she didn’t get what she wants. After a few minutes of walking, I looked at armor as and I thought of way that we both get what we want. “Hey, armor can I ask a favor of you?”

“Sure what do you need?”

I looked at him and he looked at me. “I want you to teach me how to use spell. I don’t know how I did it earlier and if I’m going to fight in this tournament I'll need all the power I can get. I'll even help you get stronger in return.” He seemed to be taken back that I would help make him stronger. After that, I talked to the smith we when are separate was and got ready for the next two months.