The Imperial arms
Chapter 26: Craziness
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I smiled as I rode on the train a tied up Blueblood tied down to the seat across from me. Along with the ropes I had around his body, I had his mouth covered with a mask to hold his mouth shut. I got sick of him screaming about how he was going to kill me, my herd, our foals, and all their families. "You know Celestia is mad as hell, right?" He screamed into the mask but laughed as I looked at him. I jabbed him with a poll of ice from my hand. 'Haha, I'm going to love watching you die.' A voice came over the sound system.
"We will be arriving at ponyville station in a few minutes. Please grab all your belongings and make sure to take a nice walk the new capital."
I blinked as I looked up, wondering what she was talking about just now. 'Did Celestia or Luna announce something while I was gone?' As we came out of the hills, I looked over at Ponyville to see what was going on. I saw a new base for a whole new castle where part of the forest, a wall of stone ten feet higher than the house. Soon the train came to a stop, and I stood up dragging on Blueblood along.
"Troy?"
I turned my head and saw Tempest Shadow in regular clothes. I smiled as I looked at her as she walked up to me. “Good to see you again Tempest Shadow.” I dragged him out of the car as I talked with Tempest. As we walked, I started to notice the town was beginning to change and the business in the city was booming. I smiled as we walked but everyone who saw Blueblood gasped. Tempest left to find a place to sleep for the then night. I walked to the town hall to see who was guarding Blueblood but stop when I hear running hoofs then three bodies slammed into me from the front as I looked back at Blueblood.
"Thank goodness you back!"
I heard the voices of Sweetie, Applebloom, and Bertha on top of me. We got up after a minute then we started to walk home as my breach of the night guards took Blueblood to a secret base near the bottom of canterlot mountain by teleportation. As we walked a started to sing a little. “Thanatos is my name, and I don’t play no games. Tonight I face my foes making sure they don’t go.”
“Sweetie is my name, being a mother is my new game.~”
I smiled as I looked down at Sweetie as she sang to my side. I smiled as I looked down at her then I turned my head back and something slammed into my face. It felt like a hoof and I got pissed as I crashed into a wall. I held my nose as I started to get up and to my surprise, I saw mac and Harvester holding Applejack back. ‘That explains the power in the kick.’ I pulled myself back up then cracked my neck. “Ok, what did I do this time?”
“Snowball attacked our pigs and cows!”
I laughed as I silently cursed that damn wolf for this. “Alright, I’ll deal with him and I’ll pay for the vet bills or new livestock if he killed any.”
“HE KILLED AND DRAGGED A COW OFF THE FARM”
‘Ya, she’s mad.’ I looked away from her then waved Applebloom over. She looked at me then I pointed to the crazed sister. She nodded with a smiled on her face then walked over. She left with them and the rest of us went home. Sweetie and Bertha pressed into my sides and I saw the other girls around town with our foals. I found Midnight and Strom Bull my son with Bertha in the arms of Daybreaker and Nightmare. As we walked we gathered everyone as we walked. I held Flare Star in my right arm and Flurry in my left arm both sleeping quietly surprising Celestia and Cadence. When I asked them about it they told me all the foals threw fits if anyone tried to hold them for more then a few seconds they’d start kicking and crying. I just laughed saying they going to be daddy’s girls. Ameerah for her part held on to Rarity’s dress as she walked with us. Rarity had made her a cute black dress with a black and pink bow in her mane matching her black plate-like casing. I smiled as I looked at her as she walked beside Rarity.
“Oh, I have something for you Troy.”
I looked over at Luna as she used her magic. Then a scarf black and blue scarf fell into her hands with the ends torn and looked burned. I looked at it then handed off the girls back to Celestia. I grabbed the scarf and looked over it looked almost like a perfect copy of the one I showed her in the dream. “I used to wear one just like this all the time. It was the only thing my mother made for me. Kind of reminds me of my homeland in the north.” Luna smiled as she wrapped it around my neck the back ends going down my to the middle of my back. I smiled behind the scarf then took the girls back. I watched as they opened their eyes they looked up at me. “Hey girls.” They both reached up to my face and I leaned down a little to let them fell my face. I heard the girls laughing as they watched me let the girls play with my face and small scuff growing on my face.
“Say can you tell us about other humans?”
I looked over at Scootaloo was she rocked Balde edge in her arms. “What would you like to know?”
I asked as Flurry pulled at the hair she could reach.
“Like your homeland, you said the scarf reminded you of it.”
I smiled as she pulled on my hair as hard as her little arms would let her. I pulled my hair free from flurry hand then looked at Scootaloo. “Well, I was born to the Dragon fang clan in the far north. My clan owned the area I grew up in was a land that only saw sunlight for three months out of the year. With savage monsters all around us with a taste for human flesh. HAHA! I remember the first time I when on a monster hunt when I was eleven. We were going after a large land dragon I think it was a class three over sixty feet tall with Massive claws and fangs.”
“You were hunting a dragon!?”
I laughed as Flare pulled on my nose. I pulled her hand off then started to explain. “Ya, land dragon scales can be made into almost unbreaking armor when mixed with steel. Plus the meat was really taste cooked with some corn and baked potatoes.” They all stopped then I stopped when I noticed the did and I turned back to look at them. They all looked at me shocked as they looked at me. “What? Other races here are nothing but animals in my world ponies included but they were more used as work animals.”
“Ok, well with about alicorns?”
I looked at Celestia but nodded my head. “Don’t exist in more world but it’s clear that the dragon thing bothers you all so why don’t I talk more about the human?” They all nodded and I laughed a little as Cadence and Celestia took the girls back. “Well let’s see where to start?” I rubbed my chin as we started to walk again. “I know I’ll start with the human body and I can use mine as a reference as most humans don’t have a body like mine.” Sweetie raised an eyebrow as she looked at me.
“Is it a rare body type?”
I laughed as we started to walk again then patted the top of as we walked. “Try breed for.” Everyone looked at me as I laughed to myself. “Ya, my clan was a war clan all of us born into it were bred for fighting monsters and other humans. So the larger bodies gave us the size and strength advantage in a fight with a monster or a battle.”
“So what about the smaller humans in the clan? What did your clan do with them?”
I kept walking in silence and but the point was clear.
“I see, they were forced out of the clan right?”
Celestia spoke and I stopped. I sighed then nodded my head as I looked back at her. “The elders killed them as kids went it was clear they're bodies would grow to the size of my clan needed to fight the battle with did.” Horror was clear on them and the few ponies who were listening from the sides. “We humans were a race build upon the flames of war and combat. It’s a nasty history but it’s my history and my home. But, as much as I hate it I miss it more than anything.” I looked to the ground as I spoke. “It like a part of who I was lost when I came to this world of peace. For over six thousand years humans had raged endless wars between each other but it’s hard to deny a whole history of a race.”
“I see that way you said that.”
I looked at Cadence as did everyone else.
“That way you said you feel like your finally home before your fight with Shining Armor. Its something that been so in gained into and your blood. You don’t crave constant combat solo for the sake of fighting and killing. It’s something your whole world was built around and what you were raised for. You never really had a choice?”
I looked at her for a few seconds then put my hands in my pockets then looked away from them. “Maybe that’s true or maybe it’s the nature of my people. Kill or be killed it a law of the universe after all.” I looked at the foals a smile on my face. “At least for them, it won’t be like that but I will teach them how to fight at least.”
“I have a question then.”
I looked over at Silver as she held Swift Arrow. “Ya?”
“Why do you even in this world fight with the other humans you meet?”
I rubbed the back of my head as I looked at them. “That’s harder to explain, as it’s more like we can’t help but fight. It’s in our blood kill or be killed.” Everyone around looked at me as I looked at the girls. I laughed as I kicked the ground a little then the silence broke as Ameerah slowly started to walk over to me. She was about to fall when she tripped over a stone but I grabbed her under her arms before she could hit the ground and get dirty. When she was level with my face she smiled.
“Daddy!”
She wrapped her little arms around my neck and I smiled as I hugged her back. While I hugged I felt a chill run up my spin. I spun to the right then grabbed the handle to murasame. Not a second later a blast of green energy flew out from and I drew murasame cutting the blast in half. The blasts were shot into the buildings to either side of me. I looked back at the girls and a Yellow dome was surrounding them. “LUNA!” I rushed then shield and a small hole formed as I threw my arm out for her to catch Ameerah who laughed as she flew through the air. Luna caught her then they took off running now knowing magic didn’t work on the kids. I turned back and saw another Changeling walk out of the alley. She was easily as tall as Celestia. She had the same black as stuff. No, her body looked more like a full set of armor under the little armor she had on. She was wearing a slim set of armor with her chest, and legs were covered with a short macs with blades on her legs. Her hair was blue with slight green in it. She had a necklace around her neck and a crown on her head.
I held murasame with the blade tip touching the ground then I covered my left in fire and lighting. “You don’t want this backoff!” She snarled then charged me.
“Give me my niece!”
I blocked a strick from the staff then got hit with a shock wave. To my shock, she was forcing me back. ‘SHIT!’ She sent me flying back and I smashed through the wall of town hall. I pushed myself back up some part of the walls falling off as I got up. Then I felt something running down the inside of my mouth. I spit and was shocked to see blood on the stone under me. ‘Holy shit she can hurt me!’ I smiled as I looked down at the ground then I smiled. Not a normal smile I would give someone. No this is the smile I had when I killed that armored man. I pushed the wall off my back and grabbed murasame as I walked back into her view. I cracked my neck then walked through the town hall. I shocked her as I walked back onto the street. The mare looked surprised that I was standing. I started to walk towards her and she ready herself as I started to run at her. I ducked under her swing of the macs. I came up then grabbed her throat then shocked her with my lighting. I stunned her then I turned fast then threw her as hard as I could. I ran after her as she flew and she started to fall to the ground not far from out new castle. I jumped on the wall then jumped off shooting myself at her. I pulled my right leg back then bent it and covered my knee in ice. When she was close I slammed my knee into her back and watched but armor layers catch and break. The force stop us ai I turn then slammed my elbow into her gut and sent her flying into the ground. I dropped down following her. She slammed into the ground and armor flew. I landed away from her as she struggled to get to her hoofs. I huffed and was about to take a step when a much weak attack hit my in the back.i turned head and saw another small child changeling with a green glow around his horn. He was in tore and holly shirt and pants.He had hair like the mare I was fighting. He held a still up as it was a sword.
"L-leave my mommy alone."
I turned all the away around to face him but something grabbed my leg. I looked down and was the mare on her knees hold onto my jeans as blood ran out of her mouth.
"You won't kill my son."
I looked down at her then grabbed her by thr back of her armor then grabbed the boy by his shirt as he kicked and screamed. I walked to the hospital and dropped the mare off telling them to mail the bill to my. Then left with the boy after calming down after seeing I wasn’t going to hurt him. I took him to sugar cube corner and let him pick out any snack he wanted. Pinkie overwhelmed him for a little but me and Miss Cake chased her off. He got a box of cupcakes and a few pieces of cake for his mother. I paid and we left heading back to the hospital. Once we got back I found him mother holding a dead guard by the horn. When she saw me with her son happily chewing on a cupcake on my shoulder she stopped. I sat her down in a dead guard free hospital room and talked with her as her son played with what toys they had here.
“Tell me why is my niece with you?”
I leaned back into the wall as a nurse wrapped her stomach with a set of magic bandages used to heal broken bones. She winced as she finished the wrap. “So, how bad is it?” The nurse looked at me with a snarl on her face.
“You cracked and nearly smashed all her ribs!”
I back off my hands raised as I looked at her. “Haha, ok I'll just sit here while you treat her wounds.” The nurse huffed then started to wrap a bandage around her head as Celestia and Luna rushing in weapons on sides. When they walked in the colt jumped and screamed before hiding behind his mother. I laughed as I looked at him then waved them over. They took the seats beside her while I leaned on the wall.
“Evening Princess, your coltfriend is a royal pain in my plot right now. He messed this mare up pretty bad nearly destroying her rib cage. He cracked part of her back and messed up some of her internal organs.”
I looked away from the five of them sweat running down the side of my face.
“YOU WERE TRYING TO KILL ME!?”
She grunted then grabbed her ribs and doubled over from the pain. I laughed then put my hands in my pockets. “Ya, I thought you’d try and hurt my herd and foals. So, I was going to go for the kill but the little guy stopped me before I was going to go well….” I trialed off as the little guy looked at me. I cleared my throat then looked away from him. “Anyways, why did you come for Ameerah after eight months?” Luna looked at her anger on her face as she looked at the changeling.
“You came for my daughter!?”
A snarled formed on the changeling face as she looked at her.
“SHE MY SISTERS DAUGHTER!”
“Ok stop!”
I yelled and everyone stopped as they looked up at me. I sighed then walk out of the room but stopped. I turned back then spoke back into the room. “No, killing each other and little man if you want some more sweets I left the cupcakes and cakes on the table in the next room over.”
“Thank you, Mr. Troy!”
I smiled as I walked down the hall then ran into Mac and Cheerilee. Cheerilee smiled as she looked up at me with both hands over her stomach.
“Nice to see you again Troy.”
I smiled then pointed to her stomach and she smiled.
“It’s a filly and she's healthy foal.”
I smiled and punched Mac shoulder and a prideful smile formed on his face.
“Say why don’t you come back to the farm with us I need some help with something.”
I looked the other way and frowned. “I won’t get kicked again will I?” They laughed and I huffed at them.
“I promise Applejack won’t kick you in the face again.”
I put my hands in my pocket then followed us out of the hospital. We walked through town and I ran into Shy. She smiled and started to walk with us. Shy wrapped her arms around mine. We talked and I told them she was part of my herd now. Mac welcomed her and Cheerilee asked a few things but I didn’t listen much. We walked onto the farm and right away I noticed something. I had a chill going up and down my spine as I walked around the farm. I made Shy let me go then I looked around.
“Troy?”
“Another someone else has been on this farm.”
I got Mac’s attention and I noticed a worried look on his face.
“How did you know?”
I looked back at him and nodded my head then started to walk into the raws of apple trees. “I know when another human is nearby or has been here.”
“HEY!”
I stopped and looked back to the farmhouse. Applejack stood on the porch her face was red.
“Your darn wolf killed another cow and only left the head!”
I looked at her then nodded my head. “I’ll deal with that later I have to hunt down whoever was here. Shy you hang back with the others while I deal with this.” I started to walk into the rows of trees. I looked around trying to find a sign of whoever was coming around this place. Soon I found what I was looking for near the edge of the farm. I followed them to an old barn at the edge of the farm. I found parts of the cows and cracked my knuckles.
Applebloom pov
I held my sleeping son as he held onto my shirt with his tiny hands as best he could. Granny sat by my side and ran a hand down his hair. Granny started to pushed in his cheeks with her fingers.
“He’s so cute Applebloom.”
I looked up at my mother as she looked over my shoulder. “Do you want to hold him?” She smiled then leaned down and pick him up and cradled him in her arms. He reached up and touched her face.
“Applejack come over here and see this little miracle.”
I looked over at my sister but she didn’t move from her spot from in front of the window. “Sis?” She looked back at me and had the look I knew. The look that said something was beyond wrong. “What’s wrong sis?”
“I got a bad feeling Bloom.”
I was going to say something then we heard crashing and screaming.
“Get him Koro!”
I jumped up then rushed out mac and our dad behind me. We watched as Troy jumped out of the apple trees and landed outside the farm. A massive white dog thing was charging out of the trees. Behind him a human women ran out in armor with long orange hair.
“Come get some!”
The dog’s arms grew to four times the size of Troy’s arms and tried to smash Troy. He jumped to the side then gunned it for the woman lightning covering his hand. The dog grabbed his leg then slammed him face first into the ground then threw him into the side of the barn. He pulled himself out of the barn then cracked his neck.
“Damn it, I hate biological arms. Guess I have to deal with you first.”
He jumped at the dog but he didn’t use his sword and covered his hands in fire and lighting. He kicked the dog in the face and sent it flying then sent a blast of fire at the dog. He burn half the dogs body but I watched as the woman jumped at him. Troy spun on his heel then kicked her in the gut. Then slammed his elbow into the side of her head. She fell blood coming from her mouth as the dog attacked troy from behind. He was thrown back breaking through hills as he went then the dog rushed over and grabbed the woman before fleeing into the forest. We stood there frozen with fear after seeing a short by fierce battle before our very eyes. Then I snapped out of it then started to run to help Troy but Mac grabbed me then pointed to the heat waves coming from where Troy had landed. We watched as fire started to travel the hills and then a blast of flame from up as a shock wave hit us. After a second a dust cloud came from the sky and Troy landed in front of us. He looked beyond mad and but calmed down after a minute. Took a deep breath then nodded as he looked at the forest.
“Sorry Applebloom everyone but…”
I smiled then walked over and grabbed his hand he smiled down at me. “Come on, their gone for now.” we went back into the house but Troy didn’t talk he didn’t didn’t look at us but smiled as he held our son. But mac spoke up as he looked at him.
“What was that dog thing?”
Troy looked at Mac then sighed as he held Axe out to my mother and asked her to take him up stairs and put him down for a nap then he’d tell us everything he knew about the weapons humans had made. When our mother was back we all sat down around him and he knocked a fist on the table.
“Best get started then, the Teigu were created on the instruction of the First Emperor, who feared that the Empire he had founded would eventually fall. To prevent this, he gathered many materials and hired many scientists throughout the world to make strong weapons and defenses. The creation of the Teigu are the result of their efforts. There were 48 Teigu in all, but almost half of them were lost during a civil war about five centuries before the start of the revelation. Several Teigu have been destroyed some by my hands some by other; I don’t known how many of the original 48 remain. But, I seven counting my swords. I plan to gather all of them that come to this world then locking them away some place they can never be used again.”
“Ok but what was that thing?”
He sighed then started to explain.
“Hekatonkheires, named as Koro for short by its owner, was a biological Teigu resembling a small white dog that stands on its back legs. When ordered, it had the ability to grow to a much larger size, increasing its strength and durability. It ferociously attacked enemies by devouring them. Koro could also grow large muscular arms and furiously unleash a volley of punches. Like other biological Teigu, it was able to regenerate if damaged, unless its core was destroyed. I have to find the core in its body to kill it. Or I can killed the girl which is why I went after her first.” We looked at him then I remembered something.
“What is a trump card you said you have one?”
Troy looked at me then looked nodded his head. “Ok, Several Teigu were shown to have a hidden ability often referred to as "Trump Card" or "Ace in the Hole". It is said that not all Teigu have those, however, certain users can develop such abilities themselves. Usually, such moves are the most powerful, last resort ones. I do have one but I don’t want to use it ever.”
“Why?” I looked at him and he didn’t met my eyes again. But I wasn’t going to have it. I was sick of his hiding him not talk about things. I got up and walked over then grabbed his face and force him to look at me. “Talk now!” He flinched then forced me to let go and his black hair fell over his eyes. After a minute he spoke.
“Murasame is a case like I talked about. It formed a trump card with a master before me. I read his part of the arms book. It can turn me into a demon for a few minutes but the curse could kill me once the effect wears off. A few minutes of power costing you more than it’s worth Last resorts suck.” We all looked at him he was quiet and it scared me. Troy always talked and smiled but I knew under that scarf he was frowning. I reached out to touch him again but he stood up then walked out of the back door. I was going to go after him but my mom grabbed my shoulder and I looked back at her. She nodded her head as she looked at me.
“Applebloom, this is something he needs to work through on his own. I know that look in his eyes. A ghost from his past is back to haunt again. I don’t know what's hurting him now but it clear whatever it is it cut him deep.”
I looked out the door and saw him sitting down on the ground. He was looking down at the ground then he stood up and started to walk again. I pulled my shoulder then ran after him wanting to help him in some way. I ran up behind him then I wrapped my arms around his chest and he stopped. He didn’t move and I grabbed a fist full of his shirt as we stood there.
“Applebloom I have to stop them.”
I looked up at him and I saw something that scared me. Hate pure hate was all I saw in his eyes and I let him go. I was shocked did he hate other humans so much that he wouldn’t let another one escape him. I could only watch as he walked away to the forest his fist so tightly cinched he already peel skin turned white around his knuckles. “Troy, what is it you can’t move passed? What pain are you holding onto after so much time?” I watched him walk away and I felt my stomach drop as I saw darkness wrapping around him.
Troy pov
I jumped through the forest and was crying out loud at how stupid I was about letting her getaway. I knew I left Applebloom behind and I knew she saw shadow wrapping around me as I walked away. I jumped after when I saw the dog then smiled as I covered my arm in a lance of ice then aimed at its head. I stabbed it through the head and punched straight through. As the head was torn apart a large red circle with a hole in the center came out. The girl slammed into the ground and I slammed the lance down on the core. It smashed into pieces as the body turned black then it fell over and turned to ash. I was about to kill her when she opened her eyes. She locked eyes with me, I stopped as I looked at her. She was scared as she looked up at me. My lance was above her head but something was wrong and I couldn’t. I swear I saw a child looking up at me. I sighed then lowered my ice lance as I looked at her.
“Y-your not going to kill me?”
I sighed as I looked at her and looked over at the core. “No, I-I can’t you look a little like my sister who died. But, I had to destroy the core I don’t want this thing to kill our children.” She slowly started to get up then looked at the core in my hand.
“Koro.”
I looked at her as she then handed her the core pieces. She took them then held them to her chest. “Come on, let’s head back to town.” She looked at me then I touched the girl's shoulder.
‘Master, I can alter her mind to fit your stories with a few years difference.’
I thought about it for a moment then gave in. ‘do it.’ in a second my shadow reached out and grabbed her. It wrapped around her in a few seconds then it was over. She looked up at me her former orange eyes turned green. She looked up an ager snarl on her face.
“You're not Troy!”
I smiled and grabbed her arm around her waist then jumped off. Soon we broke through the trees scaring my herd and the apple family as they were about to come in to look for me I guess.
“PUT ME DOWN OR I'LL KILL YOU!”
The woman punched me in the face and Mac winced as he looked at me. I threw her down and looked down at her my arms crossed. “Ok, now what the hell do you mean by I can’t be Troy Thanatos?” She looked at me a looked of fear in her eyes.
“I know from my great grandmother Mine that Troy Thanatos disappeared almost eighty years ago! And, it pisses me off that you're trying to use his name! He was a living legend who defeated the ice queen Esdeath! Slew the Demon high general and was the strongest soldier in the revolutionary army!”
I looked down at her and snapped. “For the last time that is me! Mine and I fought across the empire and I knew your grandfather!”
“No, your lying! If you were him you’d be over a hundred years old! Besides, if you were him why didn’t you kill me on the spot! My mother told me Troy Thanatos hates humanity for the crimes they committed. My great grandfather and my grandfather and a few close friends were the only one who knew where he was! I’ve been to the cabin in the far north!”
“YOU WERE ON MY MOUNTAIN!?”
“ENOUGH!”
Luna yelled and we looked at her then screamed at the same time.
“Stay out of this!”
Luna back up as if we had just hit her. I reached down and grabbed the girl by the shirt then pulled her up then got into her face. “I am Troy Thanatos, and yes I killed Esdeath and Budo in the siege of the capital. I won’t lie about the war, I can’t lie about that but I can tell you you want to know.” I threw her back down on the ground and all the girls looked at us as she glared up at me.
“Fine, what battalion did he join when he first joined the army!”
I smiled as shadow started to tell me what I needed. “First heavy combat battalion, I got my baptism of fire in the mountain fort close to my homeland.” She looked surprised for a second then fired another question.
“When did he join night raid?”
“I joined them on a mission and ended up acting as your great grandmother guards since she was a sniper.” She was even more unsure as she looked up to me.
“This will tell me if you really are Troy! Tell me what happened the night of the black night. What Shadow told me made my blood run cold. I clenched my fist as I looked at the ground then I looked at her. “I killed over ten-thousand imperial soldiers in one night by setting charges and blew up half a mountain range. There was no way with only two hundred of us defending a small mountain village.” She looked at me white as sheets as she looked at me.
“By the gods, your the real deal. Only the members of night raid knew what happened that night. Of fuck, I TRIED TO KILL YOU!”
She quickly got up then tripped as she started to run away. Nightmare grabbed her by her shirt and she reached around trying to free herself. I walked over to her then grabbed the back of her shirt and she froze. She looked back at me her face white as a sheet. “Boo!”
“AHAHAHA!”
He passed out and I laughed as I looked down at her. “Ya, she’s related to Mine.” I threw her over my shoulder and looked at the girls. They all looked confused and I rubbed the back of my head. “I guess I have to put everything in the open now. When we get home anything you want to know I’ll tell you.”
“You better.”
Applebloom’s tone was cold and a chill ran down my spine. I didn’t show but my fear as we all started to head back to the house. The Apple family close behind and as we walked the other girls family quickly jumped in the forming crowd. I heard them asking about the mare on my shoulder and what was going on. They told them what they heard and I heard some of them asking about what they were going to do. Soon enough we all walked into the house and laid the girl down in the master room. Once I had he taken care of I walked back into the living room and I sat down in my chair. “Ask away.”
“Why was she so scared of you?”
I looked at Tiara and sighed as I looked at her. “I don’t know the exact number but I know I killed more than twenty-thousand humans.”
“WHAT!?”
Luna yelled and I heard the kids start crying from their rooms. Celestia and Luna quickly ran back to stop the crying.
“What does this mean for you going forward?”
I looked at Cadence as she looked at me worried. “What do you mean?”
“I mean what is going to happen now? There is another full-blooded human in the next room over and you hate humans. What does that mean for your human foals do you hate them too?”
“God no!” I yelled a little angry at her standing up scaring them all. “I hate my kind sure but that’s do to a whole nother set of events. How could anyone want to get along with a race that killed millions of their own kind, enslave them, and use living adults and children as cheap labor or even as experiment subjects for sick science! But, our foals our kid's hands are clean of my sins and the sins of my race. They aren’t humans or ponies they are more and they’ll be better than my race. My only skill is killing and I won’t have that for them. They will know how to fight but not to kill. They don’t need to carry the weight of the sins of the human race. They don’t have to know anything about humans.” I clenched my fist as I looked at all of them then sat back down.
“What was that darkness?”
I looked at Applebloom as she looked at me. I grabbed Murasame off my side and held it up. “You're looking at it.” They looked at the sword then darkness came over the blade. ”It the curse in the blade. When my blood lust it up the sword responds more. What you saw was the darkness coming from the sword growing stronger from my blood lust.”
Shy held up her hand and I looked at her as she spoke up.
“All that aside I wanted to ask a question about the war you were in started.”
I looked at for a second and nodded my head as I leaned back in the chair. I looked up at the roof then started to talk. “There wasn’t any one thing that started the revolution but is I had to name the spark that set off the powder keg it was the murder of a young mother and her two baby girls. After being captured by angry crowd they told them what happened. The mother was forced to watch the soldiers kill her babies then they rapped her, cut her breast off then skinned her alive. From what I was told she died from shock.” I looked back over to all of them and Rarity and her mother looked like they were going to be sick. Sweetie and Diamond passed out and Cadence was covering her mouth out of horror. Most of the mares looked sick but I noticed Mac looked redder than normal. “You all good Mac?”
“I don’t understand how could your race be like that?!”
He screamed but I looked at him as calm as I could be. “A cow has eyes for hey a wolf has eyes for prey. Humans are like that in a way. The weak are eaten by the strong so they can grow stronger. I guess you could say the same for me in a way. I devoured many in the battles in my past.” Everything was quiet until Daybreaker spoke up.
“So, what is the most brutal way you’ve killed a noble.”
“Daybreaker!”
Applebloom yelled but all she did was smile as she looked at me. I scratched my chin for a second then looked at her. “I grabbed the back of a man's head then threw us both off the side of a four-story mansion and smashed his face and skull in when he landed face-first on the ground. Through I broke my own arm from the force of the fall.” Everyone awake looked at me shocked.
“You broke your to kill another stallion?”
Spoiled said as she looked at me a stunned look on her face. I rolled my eyes as I looked at her. “Please, I’ve cracked my skull headbutting a damn monster tiger to death. Broke my knee once time, after I used a knee bomb, slammed to kill an imperial captain I even smashed through his armor and destroyed his rib cage. I barely have any bones that I haven’t broken at some points in my life.” Some of the girls started to wake back up as Luna walked back in Spark and Flame in her arms.
She walked over and sat down on the arm of the chair. I smiled and took Spark from her arm. The little guy smiled up at me as I played with his stomach. “You know everyone, I may be a monster to some and maybe they're right about me. Maybe I am just an unthinking killer but I’ve never killed any who hadn’t tried to attack me first. But, this little guys and girls can open your eyes and has made me rethinking things.”
“What do you mean rethinking?”
I looked up at Luna then down to my swords and sighed as I looked at them. “I think it's time I finally laid down my swords and take up the pen.”
“WHAT!?”
Everyone yelled making Spark and Flame crying. I laughed a little then lifted my right hand. Waving it side to side slowly catching both the boys attention than in a second they fell asleep. All the girls and the parents looked at me. “No, more yelling or get knocked out.” Everyone nodded as dumbly as they looked at me. We went on like this for a few more hours until everyone calmed down about what happened and left. The girls went to their room and I laid the girl back down on the couch. I walked back into the master room and found Cadence, Luna, Applebloom, and Celestia all in a new and larger master bed. Being tired and not caring at this point I laid down. Applebloom grabbed my right arm quickly and Luna grabbed my left. Cadence and Celestia laid their heads on my chest. 'At least they're not scared of me.' This was the last thought I had before falling asleep knowing Snowball and Tracy would kill the girl if she tried anything.
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