Author's Notes:

Chapter 17 has gone through a little rewrite with the help of sevenofeleven. Please read the Chapter fist before you read this one

There are many mysteries in the universe, but one that might surprise you most is that Mathael actually doesn't have to sleep because of his powers and the newly acquired element of Darkness and yet he did it. You ask 'why'? The answer is simple, he enjoyed being lazy. No seriously, yes he liked to be near Darkness and yes he could think about stuff, but most of the time he was simply relaxing while his mind was in the dreamscape.

Mathael normally would there too, just do nothing or might think about a thing or two, but now he was working hard on trying to learn Erebus's spells which weren't easy in the slightest which meant a lot. The Dreamscape would normally help beings in learning spells a lot which it did and Mathael was no noob in terms of magic and yet he couldn't count how many times a spell didn't work or backfire.

He tried to search in Erebus's memories, but all of his attacks appeared blur. He tried to summon a book that would help him and ta-da, Erebus's personal spells book, but the spells were all blur, the only visible thing were the beginning of the spells matrices and some feeling you have to feel to cast the spell which was to his surprise not anger or rage, but calmness and peace which was much harder than some might believe to accomplish.

After many failed attempts to cast a spell, Mathael moved on to the weapon known as ‘Eternal Justice’. He was a fan of the weapon as not only the design was epic, but also because it could fulfill its purpose without any issues like becoming dull and was being a very balanced in term of weight and speed. balance, what is that?.

Or at least it would be if the freaking blade wouldn't turn itself back into hell's vengeance after 5 seconds. He summoned the legendary scythe many times till he remembered in his frustration the words in the spell book. With new confidence, he turned the dreamscape around him into what looked like a battlefield.

He chose on one side the ponies who looked helpless and on the other side, he put... He wasn't actually sure to what put there, sure he could put some monsters there, but those things are mere animals from what Faust told him so what was the next most evil thing...

Zombies?

Vampires?

Voldemort?

The giant egg?

Skeletor?

The Beast Planet?

Mathael thought for a moment and couldn't find anything from just searching villains so he simply tried to connect things he hated and looked for that. Rape, greed, arrogance, males who think they can do whatever they can do, People who disrespect female rights, blueblood, Shining Armor...

Suddenly Mathael's eyes shot open as he remembered his old to do list and looked at it. His blood started to boil as he read one word... Caribou... With the image in mind, there now stood an army of Caribou on the other side of the field. He replaced his hatred with the will to bring justice. Suddenly a black wave of fire washed over Hell's Vengeance and now he held Eternal Justice

Calling the Scythe a masterpiece was a mere insult as it was far beyond that term as it was the stood at the top of all Scythes in terms of beauty and dangerousness. First, the Scythes handle was a thick staff made out of a purely dark material that Mathael didn't know nor could he describe what it was beside calling it, alive. Next, there was the bottom of it which was a red crystal hourglass in which ethereal, white glowing sand was endlessly falling and landing on an never growing pile of sand in the glass. Lastly, there was the most important part, the blade itself. The blade, like the handle, was made out of a purely and undescribable metal, but it's sharp ends were not only ethereal but also gave off and dark smoke, almost like if the blade was made out of pure energy. The top of the blade was decorated with a thin golden layer that almost looked like a mix between a metal and a crystal that glowed in which was engraved 'For Justice, I live. For Justice, I die. But I will never give up, not even for Justice' in an for him unknown language that he still somehow understood.

Mathael could feel how much the weapon weighed him down, but at the same time, he felt like he could destroy anything in his path. Mathael was a literal tank as he walked casually at the now advancing Caribou force. Our Protagonist ignores everything around him and saw his enemy's charge at him, he didn't feel anything, well less than usual in such situation.

Once the first Caribou came close, Mathael pulled back his scythe. In the few moments of charging his attack, he looked at his imaginary foe, he wore a sturdy armor which was a combination of iron and leather, it was far more superior than Equestrian armor. He didn't quite understand why he pictured them like this as the one from Deeralios, but from where was this memories? Suddenly he remembered one AU Which was one that he wished would finally get a happy ending. Fall of Equestria...

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Arrrghhh!!

*Shing*

Mathael's eyes suddenly burned with rage as he remembered what those monster would have done if he didn't stop them, but those Caribou are still out there in another world, he would end the reign of rape! his wish to bring justice made the blade of his Scythe glow even brighter. Our Protagonist could feel the power and slashed in front of him which not only cut the Caribou in front of him in two but also cut the entire line of these monsters.

Mathael felt good from doing this and his movements felt natural as he slammed his Scythe into the ground and screamed "Wave of spikes". Suddenly Shadow Spikes began to burst out of the ground like a wave and impaled the warriors before retreating into the ground to either impale the next enemy or skewer the same one again because the speed they would shot out of the ground.

Wave of Spikes
Slamm Eternal Justice into the ground to create a wave of shadow spikes that will impale everything in its path. This attack can be modified with Elemental Magic.

Mathel began to slaughter them as now a single one of the came closer to him as in a 30 feet radius, he would simply use "Shadow Spike: Death magic" which would cause the impaled Caribou to instantly fall to dust. He was completely soaked in blood, but he would still continue to fight.

After several hours of killing, a new weapon attack was unlocked called "Scene of Execution". Mathael used "Soru" to appear away from the army of Caribou, who had surrounded him and began to slowly pull his Scythe back. Mathael wasn't sure why he couldn't move the Scythe back faster, but then he got his answer.

*Shing*

*Thud*

*Silence*

Scene of Execution
Tag all enemies with your magic and pull your Scythe back. The more enemies you have tagged, the longer the charging time takes. Warning! Casting this attack will immobilize you as long as you are charging, also all tagged enemies must be in front of your Eternal Justice.

Mathael eyes almost bulged as he saw how with only one swing all heads of his enemies fell off their bodies. At least 10000 corpses laid in front of him. Normally this was a traumatizing view for any normal being that would scar them forever, but it only made him happy as he now was able to wield Eternal Justice.

'What's wrong with you?' thought the Narrator

Mathael would've just loved to train a little more, but he could feel that he was slowly waking up which meant that he now had to see what the next day would bring. In his last moments in his dream, Mathael thought about his visit in a certain dimension. He could already imagine the history books about the event that will be known as 'The Fall of the Fallen Equestria'...

The Real World

Mathael slowly opened his eyes while he groaned in tiredness. Even though the training was not in the physical realm, it still didn't mean that it would eat away his energy. The best example would probably Luna, not his Luna, but the cannon one that was always grumpy in the morning.

Our Protagonist fought the desire to fall asleep again with all his might. After a few minutes, he sat straight on the bed while rubbing his eyes. Mathael looked at his surroundings and realized that Darkness was not in the bed which surprised him considering that she normally would sleep an hour longer than he would.

He slowly rose from his position and left his favorite room in entire Equestria, the bedroom. Mathael then began to slowly walk through the corridors while admiring the decoration. Our Protagonist actually never looked at the paintings, he simply thought about a nice mansion he once saw and some things that rich people would hand on the walls such paintings and they looked ok, he wasn't an art critic.

After a few moments of walking and adding some of his personal opinions to some paintings that would make every art critic explode from the sheer amount of anger, Mathael heard, thanks to his "Superhuman Hearing, Darkness who talking to someone familiar.

This is what Mathael heard.

"So dear.. what was it like?" said a being with an all to familiar voice

"Mom, this is private!" said Darkness

"Ohh, so you liked it, didn't you?" said Dark Kiss

"Maybe a little?" said Darkness who was furiously blushing

"Don't be so shy, I am your mother and you can tell me everything," said Dark Kiss in a motherly voice

"That's the problem, you are my mother and we are talking about sex." said Darkness

"*Chuckling* I used to be like you till your Grandma would always try and get to know as much about my love life as she could," said Dark Kiss while having a little nostalgia moment

"Well he was... good?" said Darkness as she could, but her mother only looked at her with an 'are you serious look'."Fine! He was awesome and only cared about my needs and not his, he didn't even put it in!" Dark Kiss had her jaw on the ground as she was completely surprised. Yes, she knew that Mathael was not the average Stallion, but it still surprised her that he didn't do anything

"So what happened exactly? I doubt that that was everything."

"Well... I used the trick that you used on Blood Tooth..." Dark Kiss raised an eyebrow and awaited the interesting parts."We lied in bed for a few moments in awkwardness till he began to slowly remove my panties and liked my private parts." Darkness was now blushing while Dark Kiss was only nodding

"And...?" asked Dark Kiss who was eagerly waiting for the juicy parts of the story

"It felt so gorgeous that I almost became numb from the way he liked me and reached parts in never dreamed of reaching. He did pleasure me till I came and then we went to sleep." said Darkness who gained a little confidence

"My, my. I would say he isn't from this world. A Stallion who doesn't think about his needs, but for his Mares. You really hit the Jackpot." said Dark kiss as she was astounded by this information

"I actually am not from this world, but I think hitting the Jackpot sounds a bit much." said a male voice from the being we all know as Mathael as he walked into the living room was Darkness and Dark Kiss were having some tea and cookies

"H-hey Mathael, how long have you been listening?" asked Darkness who was completely embarrassed by this.

"Just till you began talking about that one night," said Mathael who was smiling at Darkness who was hiding her blush behind her hands.

"Don't be so shy dear Darkness, wasn't it you who said that we shouldn't be so civil about stuff that happens between the two of us?" said Mathael who was teasing her.

"Okay... how about to not make this weirder than it already is... please?" said Darkness who was regretting that she teased Mathael

*Laughing*

Mathael and Darkness looked at Dark Kiss who was laughing so loud strong and loud that she even cried a few tears. After a few moments, she took a tissue and cleaned her face from her tears and makeup that the salty water washed away.

"This is just perfect! I can't wait for the wedding," said Dark Kiss with glee and made Darkness and Mathael blush.

"Again, why does everyone want me to marry so early? We have only been together for around two weeks only," said Mathael

"Don't be so shy. I married Blood Tooth after only 8 days of knowing him," said Dark Kiss

"And are you regretting it?" said Mathael bluntly

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“...Maybe I didn't picture it the way things are now, but would you rather have a different Mare?" asked Dark Kiss

"Of course not, I would always stay with Darkness no matter what," said Mathael proudly which made Darkness smile

"See? A marriage is only a big Celebration if you are planning to stay with you special somepony till the end," said Dark Kiss

"Mom, I think marriage is a bit too early for him us." said Darkness

"And why is that so?" asked her mother

"From where I come, we marry after a few years of being together and not days." Explained Mathael

"If you say so, but don't keep me waiting for too long or I might return as a ghost to see my grandchildren." joked Dark Kiss

After everything was said and the cookies and tea were consumed, Dark Kiss left the Mansion to return to Canterlot, the home for almost all snobs in Equestria. Darkness then began to explain that she didn't invite Dark Kiss for a little talk, but that she found her mother at 6 in the living room which scared her almost to death.

Mathael simply accepted it as her answer and didn't even bother to use his Emotion Eater to check if she was lying since a little trust was needed for a healthy relationship. After the two of them were done with this interesting way of starting the day, Mathael asked Darkness to meet him in the arena as he planned two things for the day.

The Arena

Darkness had not the slightest idea what they were supposed to do in the Arena, of course, there was the thought of another round of Mathael's training which could either hurt a lot or teach her a way to survive. Either way, it would benefit her in some way since she knew that Mathael was a bit too overprotective...

The Arena was the perfect place for Mathael's plans. His plan was to teach Darkness a bit of magic, but everyone knew that you needed mana to cast spells. Darkness didn't have magic as she was a normal Thestral and the injection of mana was a death wish, and a magical battery was a bad idea too because it would either run out power or if it was destroyed when the destruction would be catastrophic.

Mathael said like a teacher would."I will be teaching you magic today, Darkness. Are you ready?"

Darkness raised an eyebrow and asked."But I am a Bat Pony, I can't learn magic"

Mathael answered."Then explain how I can do this without my horn." Mathael snapped his fingers and created a picture on which stood 'let your dreams come true'

Darkness didn't know what a naked ape had to do with this, but she simply answered."Because you are special?"

Mathael said."No, Everything has magic, but only some beings of every species can use it on a higher level. I ask again, are you ready?" Darkness raised a finger as an attempt to escape a probably painful lesson, but Mathael turned the picture around on which stood 'Just do it!'

Darkness slowly lowered her finger as she was now sure that Mathael was serious about this and said."This is not going to hurt, right?"

Mathael bluntly answered."No" *Phew*."This will hurt a lot."*gasp*"For me."*what?*

Mathael had a theory about how magic worked. There were two things that mattered in magic. First, there was mana, the power that was needed to cast spells and then there was the capacity of magic which made it possible to hold more mana. The Capacity would grow when the caster would use mana which would make the wielder able to cast more powerful spells until the Magician would reach his limit that he could reach.

Now, in Mathael's case, he reached his potential with a 100%, but since his seals would keep his power down, he had still a lot of room for improvements. His plan was to burn down a lot of mana down till he would reach the point where Darkness would hit her limit. To reach further levels of magic one has to study a lot of books of magic, acquire artifacts or kill many things as spells that are used to hurt or heal are far more rewarding than buffs and debuffs.

With this thought in mind, Mathael used Breaking of the Second Seal which raised his base power up to 35%. Our Protagonist then cupped his hands together and began to glow in an extremely bright black light as he was burning through millions of mana points.

Darkness was getting uneasy as the enormous amounts of energy that made the air around her crackle and the fact that there was a small ball of weird energy was currently growing with each passing second between Mathael's hands, not that she didn't trust him, but it looked like he was about to blow up the world.

It took Mathael several minutes to burn enough magic to create a small rainbow-colored 12-centimeter ball of pure magical capacity in all save branches of magic for Darkness that would give her the power possible for her to cast most spells. Now don't think that Mathael would just handout super tier magic, no. It only made her possible to cast it, but it didn't mean that she would be able to use them as was now just a beginner in magic with a really, really big mana pool.

Mathael then walked in front of Darkness and held the ball in front of her and said."Here's is your ticket for magic"

Darkness looked a bit uncomfortable to have the ball that looked like could explode any second, but she trusted Mathael too much to decline. She slowly grasped the ball with shaking hands and brought it close to her chest, the ball then instantly phase through her flesh and rips into the core of her very being, the magic core that every being has.

Darkness closed her eyes as she was awaiting pain, but it never happened. In reality, she was feeling stronger after each passing second. She looked at Mathael and awaited an answer.

Mathael said."I simply gave you a magical capacity core. With his, you are able to cast any spell after enough training. Try it out by saying anything, who knows, maybe you discover a new spell."

Darkness nodded and wasn't sure what to say so she said something that stood in a book she once ready."I call upon the... Thunder?." Suddenly dark clouds began to form above Mathael's head.

Mathael’s pupils shrank to the size of a pinpoint as he realized what was going to happen. Only two words came out of Mathael's mouth."Oh oh..."

*Boom*

*Zap*

*Bzzzzzzzzz*

Mathael was proud and a bit annoyed at the same time. He was proud because Darkness was able to cast Call Greater Thunder and he was annoyed that the spell hit him. He even caught a small cloud of smoke out of his lungs in response as he was completely covered in ash.

Darkness was happy that she was able to cast something so powerful, but her happiness lived only short as she looked at Mathael whose coat looked even darker than it already was. Now only a big black blob with many raised hairs and two red eyes stood in front of her.

Darkness asked with a worried tone."Are you hurt?" Mathael responded by brushing off the dust from his suit in a very cartoony way and giving a thumbs up.

He then said."I... I underestimated you. I didn't think that you would be able to cast such a powerful or should I say electrifying spell"

Darkness rolled her eyes before saying."Yes, that spell was really shocking."

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HAHAHAHA!!!

The two of them began to laugh because the joke was just so bad that it was good again! While the of them laughed Mathael only thought one thing.

'damn you Sans for you addictiveness of bad Puns!!!' thought Mathael while hating some of his most useful powers, well... power demands sacrifice...

After the two of them were finished with laughing half dead, Mathael continued to teach Darkness a bit about Magic, but he specifically told her what she should rather not say... Dear Reader, you have not the slightest idea how close she was on imitating our Protagonist edginess by saying 'I am the goal of all life, death' and giving Mathael almost a heart attack.

Our favorite couple trained in Magic for around three hours before Mathael said that it was enough as he didn't want Darkness to face a magical exhaustion, something that he experienced during one of his long training seasons. For anyone who doesn't know what a magical exhaustion is, it is when you either cast too much magic or receive too much
uncontrolled magic which can cause damage to the brain, inner organs or you simply feel like you didn’t sleep for a week.

After the training was done, Mathael gave his love a senzu bean to replenish her used strength and stamina. The result of her eating said bean was rather funny as she was literally jumping around like an excited filly. In hindsight, he should have rather given her something to eat instead of eating the stimpack of nature.

It took Darkness a few minutes till she calmed down from a kind of rush she never felt before. Mathael, who has been waiting patiently, made a fruit salad for the two of them as a treat for the good training. Why he rewarded himself? Because he was the training dummy...

The two of them ate the treat, but shortly afterward, Mathael could see that Darkness rested her head on her right hand while looking bored.

Mathael asked."Is something wrong?"

Darkness answered."There isn't anything to do today and I am bored and excited for the Gala tomorrow which is a bad combination of feelings."

Mathael nodded and thought for a few seconds before he remembered two friends that probably wouldn't mind a little visit. Mathael said."We could visit Stary Swirl and Thunder Spark, we haven't seen those two in a while." The moment he said this, Darkness eyes shot open with glee in her eyes.

She said."That's an awesome Idea, I am sure granny would like to see us again too."

Mathael opened a small portal to his inventory and pulled out the bracelet that he has given Stary Swirl and Thunder Spark and send them a psionically message.

'Stary Swirl, Thunder Spark, would you mind us coming for a visit?' this was the message he sent to his old friends. Mathael waited for an answer but didn't receive one which was a bit confusing so he used his Psionic Powers through the connection of the bracelet that was connected to the two of them.

This is what he heard:

Thunder Spark."Get off me!"

Stary Swirl."Please, let us go."

???."Why should I let my Pony and Changeling Guinea Pigs go?"

End of the transmission

Darkness looked at Mathael with a confused look and asked."Is something wrong?"

Mathael response was."Yes, we need to get going now or we might be too late for your friends. Get ready for teleportation."

Darkness nodded in agreement with determination in her eyes and said."I am ready, no one messes with my friends."

Mathael firstly prepared himself by using breaking of the Second Seal which increased his base power up to 35%. He then used Gate to quickly get to Hooferville

Hooferville

Mathael and Darkness arrived in the middle of Hooferville which caused all eyes to be pointed at them. The civilians began to cheer for the savior of their village and if the situation wasn't so dire, then Mathael would’ve probably stayed for a moment, but the situation was really bad so he used "Echolocation" which pushed everyone near them back because of the shockwave that he created because of using this ability. Our Protagonist saw this and created many cushions for them to land on as he still had a second to spare before he finds their two lost friends.

Once Mathael has found the trace, he grabbed Darknesses hand and used his Airbender Powers to improve his speed and began to speed to the Forest while evading all civilians in his path like for example Ponies, bad placed carts and a unrealistic sized windowpane? It didn't matter as he used a bit of his reality warping powers to make him and Darkness intangible.

The Forest not the game

Our Protagonist and his special Somepony raced through the Forest in which their friends were held captive.

Darkness was scared that her friends might have gotten hurt or worse! She didn't want to think of what happened, but rather what will happen to those who have attacked her friends.

Mathael, on the other hand, kept a cool head. Yes he still feared for his friends, but he had faith, also he was only thinking about a meme the whole time while they were running so that he wouldn't worry too much.'Gotta go fast'

Once the two of them reached the scene of Crime, Mathael couldn't believe what he was seeing.

First, there was a very humanoid looking being that looked halfway of being buff and was about 8 feet high. It had grey skin, two very big black eyes, and purple glowing pupils. The being also wore several plates of a very light purple crystal on its It's back, chest, abdomen, shoulder legs and feet. The creature also had several slightly darker purple and sharp looking Crystals sticking out of its fingers, elbows, and gums. He could tell that this thing was created purely out of small amount of Crystallized Darkness and Negative Emotions. He named It's kind 'Sectoid'

There was also a being that radiated HUGE amounts of Crystallized Darkness and seemed to be much smarter than the pack of Sectoids that surrounded him. The boss of the monsters in front of him looked very humanoid, but he couldn't see any of Its skin nor facial features. It was around 11 feet high, wore a long dark cloak that was decorated with many symbols and Crystals of various kinds such as the Crystalized Darkness. Under the Cloak, It wore a light dark plate armor that covered everything that wasn't hidden under the cloth. Another noticeable feature was the fact that it looked physically weak and yet didn't seem to be bothered by all the spikes that came out of his shoulder, knees, shoes, gauntlets, and fingers. The most interesting feature was that Its eyes glowed Dark Purple. He called it 'The Dark Admiral'

The Dark Admiral scanned Mathael's and Darkness' body's and probably a bit more than that before saying in a happy and yet dark and intimidating tone."Ahhh... Sindrael... I thought you were dead after you lost the Element of Darkness and our Master's demise... Good to see that you are back and already here back to make up for your failure?... good..."

Mathael narrowed his eyes at ‘the Dark Admiral’, but then suddenly his eyes glowed Purple too before an all too familiar voice spoke."Don't remind me of that time, Zegrath. I was foolish back then to underestimate the mortals, but that is long offer. I would just love to return, but I am currently a little bit stuck in this body"

Mathael suddenly changed back to their normal state before our Protagonist made them in glow in a blood red tone while he narrowed at apparently 'Zegrath'. He didn't know what was going on here, but he was sure that this was a servant of The Corruption.

Zegrath said."Ohhh... You are Mathael, the one my master spoke so lowly of. I thank you for getting rid of that dumb Horseman and his too stubborn horse as they would never do what they were supposed to, I got an offer for you, you come with us and become a servant of the Master again, what do you say?."

Mathael anger kept rising. He said."What do you mean by ‘again’?"

Mathael's eyes turned purple again. Sindrael said."Did you really think that you became that powerful because you were powerful back on that one fateful day? No. The Demons that became strong on that day took a shard of Crystallized Darkness and sold their souls to become strong like we made you powerful. Ohh how you cried as a child, luckily I was around to give you the last remains of my Crystallized Darkness to become powerful and look at yourself, a became a being whose power reached a level that not even all those self-proclaimed 'gods' could reach and who knows. Maybe you will be strong enough to oppose a real god."

Mathael's eyes turned back to red and said."You turned me into nothing, but an animal!?!?!"

Zegrath asked."Ohhh... It seems Sindrael was rather interested in your body than you as a partner, but I promise you that this time you will be able to act as you like, you simply have to heed the Master's order."

Mathael snarled."Never!"

Zegrath said."That was a bad decision, but I am still going to take at least Sindrael back." Suddenly smoke formed In Zegrath's hand that swirled for a few moments before revealing a long staff. The stick was made from an obsidian-like material. at the top of the staff was an orb of Crystallized Darkness that was between two sharp blades that looked a lot like bat wings. It looked a lot like the Bedlam staff from Warhammer40k...

Suddenly the orb began to glow and Zegrath pointed his staff at Mathael. The Corruptions follower began to absorb all energy in front of him as all plants began to die, sadly the female Bat Pony escaped before she would have been hit by the spell. He smiled as he saw how the spirit of the former Admiral of his Master was slowly being pulled out of Mathael's body.

Mathael struggled as he felt like his soul was being ripped out of his body. He felt helpless as the being that claimed to be his 'demonic side' was currently pulled out of him. He struggled as much as he could, but he was helpless to watch as the damn Thing was using his staff to get the Corruption an ally back. He also saw how Darkness shot many spells at Zegrath who shrugged it all of like it was nothing. Mathel then saw something that made him really angry, Zegrath snapped his fingers and all of the Sectoids began to charge Darkness. No. He will not let that happen.

Mathael suddenly felt a new power in him as he wanted nothing more than to protect Darkness from these fiends. His eyes began to glow black as a powerful dark aura formed around him. He bulged his muscles before swinging both of his arms away from his body which caused the spell from Zegrath to break. A wave of black flames washed over Mathael which equipped his armor. Mathael didn’t notice it at that moment, but one the forehead of his dragon skull shoulder plates appeared the mark of the god of Darkness.

Zegrath said."What!?!?! I thought you were dead!!!"

Mathael and Erebus said together."I will not let you spread the evil of your Master spread again and I will defeat you like I did with Sindrael in ancient times." Everyone heard his voice change to one with two different deep octaves that could be described as a mix between a powerful booming and royal voice that send fear up the spines of the Sectoids for a few moments.

Zegrath said."Do you want to die again? then so be it! Servants! Attack!"

Mathael used Echolocation and Hair Sensor locate and count all of his enemies.

This is what he is going to fight:

Sectoids: 12

Zegrath: 1

Mathael was surprised that there were only so few enemies, but he was not foolish enough to believe that they would go down without a fight. One Sectoid ran on all fours towards Mathael with an surprisingly fast speed. Once the enemy came close, Mathael *Bash* punched the monster in the face which sent it flying.

The Sectoid did something very surprising. Instead of blacking out or hitting anything, it slammed both of Its palms on the ground to push the Thing up into the air and did a backflip before landing on Its feet without taking any fall damage, but the Sectoid had a big dent in Its face.

Mathael was honestly shocked to see enemies that not only survived one of his attacks but also recover from one of his attacks so fast. His Shocked state only lived short as he heard the next attacker from behind. He turned around and swung his fist at the attack who didn't evade his attack. Mathael's fist *Splört* shot through the Monster abandon like a thousand degree hot knife through butter, but the Thing somehow survived and began to scratch his helmet in an attempt to cut his face which it was able to do a few times till Mathael-

*Bash*

*Thud*

-Punched the Sectoid in the Chest with so much force that it not only pushed it a few feet back but also broke the thing into two pieces. Mathael was about to turn his attention towards the next Sectoid, but suddenly the 'corpse' began to move. Our Protagonist couldn't believe his eyes as he saw that the Sectoid pulled his upper and lower body together for a few seconds before standing up again.

Zegrath said in a mocking tone."What? Did you think that they would die that easily?"

Mathael was about to say something about that arrogant bastard, but then he suddenly felt something jump on his back. The Sectoid that just didn't want to die was currently bashing on the armor on his back which made a loud and annoying *Clang* sounds.

Mathael tried to punch the little goblin on his back, but couldn't quite reach it so gave up and did it the most simple way he could... he jumped up with his super heavy armor and landed on the Monster with full force which *Splat* apparently turned Its entire body into a literal bloody pulp.

Our Protagonist was about to stand up again to face new enemies, but then he saw that the thing still didn't die! How could that be?!?! He literally destroyed all of Its limbs and body and the Sectoid is still alive! What was he forgetting? Then It hit him. The only thing that didn't regenerate was Its head. Mathael began to furiously headbutt the Monster that was still pinned to the ground with the back of his head.

*Bash*

*Bash*

*Bash*

*Bash*

*Splört*

Mathael may have just ruined his armor and probably had to clean it, but it was worth it as the first Sectoid was finally dead. Mathael grinned for a few moments till he realized that he was surrounded by the 11 other Sectoids that all jumped at him at the same time.

Luckily Mathael was fast enough to react and jumped straight up to evade being hit. In the few seconds of being airborne, He saw that Zegrath wasn't even interested in the fight, but rather spectated him. If he wanted a show, then he would get one.

*Thud*

Once he hit the ground which caused all Sectoids to be thrown away, Mathael summoned Eternal Justice and charged the nearest Sectoid. Once he came close he *Shing* cut off Its head, thus killing it. Our Protagonist then turned around to greet the remaining 10 Sectoids that charged him.

Mathael dashed in front of the first Sectoid and *Shing* slammed Eternal Justice in the skull of the beast. His weapon got stuck for a few seconds which one Section tried to exploit, but once he came close, Mathael used Shadow Spikes: wind magic that impaled the head of the Sectoid with with extreme speed and ease, but didn't quite kill It so he freed Eternal Justice from the corpse with a mighty pull and with a horizontal swing *Shing* he cut of Its head. 4 dead, 8 to go.

Zegrath wasn't interested in the fight, but rather in his experiment that he was doing with, what was his name again? Thunder Roof? Sparling saddle? It didn't matter as he was just an experiment for him. Why was he here in the first place? Simple, all creature of the Corruption was made of Crystallized Darkness thus negative emotion, but what happens if someone else comes in contact with it who isn't Mathael? This was what he was trying to find out.

*Shing*

Annnnnd another one bites the dust... Zegrath knew that these were elite creatures, but they were still the elite of lowly servants that only served as meatshields and as thralls to fight on the front line. Of course, this would be much more efficient if he would bombard Mathael while they were keeping him busy, but for Zegrath were the Sectoids more useful when they are dead at the moment. You ask why? Just keep reading...

Mathael was getting the hang out of killing these Sectoids as, even though they had good instincts and reflexes for Monsters, they were still dumb. The slightest taunt was enough for them to be provoked and killed. Currently, another one of them was charging at him because he said 'come here you grunt'. Once the Sectoid came close enough, Mathael pulled back his fist and punched It so hard in the face that Its head exploded *Boom*.

Mathael turned around and saw two Sectoids who charged him from two angles, but Mathael was better than that to be overpowered by that. A quick black flame washed over Eternal Justice as he unequipped it. Mathael then used Shadow Claws which turned Mathael's hands into two giant weapons made out of a very dark mass with razor-sharp claws.

Once the two of them came close, Mathael grabbed both of their head and *Squish* turned them to mush. 7 down, 5 to kill. Mathael was about to charge at the remaining 5 Sectoids, but then suddenly he got a devious idea. He used his Hydralisk DNA to shot the spikes on his finger at four of the five remaining Sectoids.

The Sectoids almost didn't feel the spike hitting their bodies and were about to attack Mathael again, but suddenly they felt a stinging pain from the wound that the spikes did. upon close inspection the saw that their bodies didn't regenerate, no they saw the opposite! Their bodies began to fall apart at a rapid speed!

The Sectoids began to fall apart because Mathael used his virus to enhance the spikes that he shot and now was watching how almost all of his enemies were falling apart. After only 30 seconds, the four infected Sectoids were dead. Only one remained that Mathael had to kill, but as he was about to kill the last one, it fell to the ground with a familiar sword that was impaled through Its head.

*Thud*

Behind the dead Sectoid stood Darkness in her armor who smiled at Mathael. Our Protagonist was relieved to see that Darkness didn't get wounded, but his happiness only lived short as he remembered that there was still one problem to be taken care off at the moment. Mathael turned his head towards Zegrath as he wanted nothing more than to kill that monster for kidnapping his friends.

Zegrath said."Look at that... I must congratulate you! you killed... a few worthless grunts... Now, I didn't come here to fight you, but to experiments which is exactly what I am going to do now." Zegrath pulled out a shard of Crystallized Darkness from his cloak and lifted it a bit in the air. Suddenly the Shard shot Towards Thunder Sparks chest where it phased through. His Changeling friend squirmed in pain as his body was surrounded by small purple lightning sparks.

Zegrath said."I would just love to stay here, buuuuuuuut... I have better things to do, farewell."Zegrath slashed with his claws through the air which created a rift to a place that was indescribable for Mathael as nothing was there, no, there was even less than nothing as there wasn't even the color black.

Mathael was angry that that rat just fled like a coward! Suddenly one of his eyes glowed purple while the other glowed red as Mathael and Sindrael both screamed at the same time."Come back here you coward and fight!!!" Mathael's voice had two octaves with two completely different angry voices which made him really sound like a divine being that was Pissed!

Our Protagonist was about to run after Zegrath, but then he heard the painful groans from Thunder Spark that slowly turned into a feral growl. He stopped right in his tracks and his eyes almost bulged at what he saw. Thunder Sparks carapace broke upon and from the shell crawled a completely new creature out a black goo-like substance poured out. The black mass completely covered Thunder spark and slowly formed itself into a monster.

In front of Mathael now stood a 9 feet high, humanoid being with a completely black shell that had long raptor-like legs, long and thin, yet muscular, arms with long claws on them. On his back were still wings, but they were much bigger and his horn was gone. Lastly, his head lost almost all facial features besides a giant mouth with many rows of long and sharp teeth, a tongue that was as bigs a boa constrictor and his two really big eyes with many red compound eyes.

Mathael was shocked to see what the Crystallized Darkness did with his friends, but what really scared him was when Stary Swirl ran towards her friend to see if he was okay, which he was not.

Stary Swirl said while running towards 'Thunder Spark'."Thunder! Are you okay?" Mathael’ senses were screaming that something bad was going to happen so he used Soru to appear behind Stary Swirl and grabbed her before using the ability again to evade Corrupted Thunder Spark's slash.

*Screeeeech*

Mathael screamed."Snap it out of yourself! That isn't you!" He knew how hard it was to escape the bane of the Crystalized Darkness, but it wasn't unbreakable.

Mathael labeled Corrupted Thunder Spark as 'the leaper'. The Leaper sprinted at Mathael with high speed, but our Protagonist was much faster than him and when the two of them came in contact, his enemy leaped at him, but Mathael quickly sidestepped and pushed him from behind to let the former Thunder Hoof kiss the ground.

*Thud*

Mathael said with determination."I don't want to fight you, but you are leaving me no choice."

Stary Swirl said."Please, don't hurt him too much." Mathael nodded before Darkness brought her to safety.

Our Protagonist loudly exhaled as a wave of black flames washed over Eternal Darkness and revealed Hell's Vengeance as it was the far less lethal method than Eternal Justice. The Leaper stood up and charged Mathael again, but this time our Protagonist wouldn't be so nice. When the Leaper came in a 20 feet radius, Mathael sprinted with extreme speed in front of his foe and slammed the flat side of Hell's Vengeance against his head in hope to, or at least let it fall to the ground.

*Bash*

Mathael didn't like to hurt his friend, but he had hope that there was still a bit Thunder Spark left in that abomination. His hope died as he saw how the Leaper stood up again without even struggling which was a bad sign considering that it should have broken any normal skull... of a dragon...

Our Protagonist knew that being passive wouldn't bring anything, so he went into offensive. He used Gear 2 to make him stronger. Suddenly his flesh on his arms and legs moved like a wave under his fur that made his skin steam. With Gear 2, Mathael would be able to hurt the corrupted Thunder Spark without doing too much damage. Suddenly a wave of black flames washed over him as he unequipped his armor which revealed a steaming hot Protagonist.

The leaper Charged Mathael, but he jumped up into the air and said Gum Gum Jet Pistol before shooting his fist down on the face of the Leaper which not only *Bash* slammed him to the ground, but also *Crash* formed a 10 feet wide crater.

*Thud*

Mathael landed with such force that he himself created a small crater and a small shockwave that pushed a bit of dust away. Our Hero watched as the Leaper squirmed in the hole in which it was laying. He almost felt pity as he saw It's broken limbs, but then it began to scream so loud that Darkness and Stary Swirl held their hands on their ears. Mathael wasn't bothered by it too much as he controlled sound so he would never have to deal with that kind of trouble, never will he have to listen to teachers and their damn Blackboards and chalk ever again!

*Pop*

Mathael raised an eyebrow as he heard a weird pop sound from behind. He turned around and saw that the Sectoid bodies exploded into Exp and shot towards The leaper so fast that he didn't have time to react. Our Protagonist could only watch as the Leap greedily consumed all Exp till his body began to expand and to grow!

Mathael stared in shock as all wounds from his foe began to heal and Its muscle mass became more and more with each passing second. After about 15 seconds, the Leaper grew up to 25 feet and became as buff as the hulk. Suddenly Mathael saw a new picture pop up his head.

Boss battle

Faction : Corruption

Corrupted Thunder Spark

!The strongest Muscle isn't the brain, it's the biceps!

'This is new... It's probably a perk of having the Soul of the god of Darkness.' thought Mathael

Play this song during the battle (I chose the song because it was fitting the plot)

*Raaaaaaaawwwrrr*

Mathael was thrown out his thought as he heard a powerful and intimidating scream from his enemy that he re-labeled as the Bulk. The Bulk, after screaming his lungs out, jumped up with such force that it created a big spider web on the ground. Mathael could only look in awe as he saw just how high the Hul- he meant Bulk jumped into the air. He could have sworn he hear that thing say ”Bulk Smash”

Our Protagonist knew that this was not the moment to gaze so he used Wraith Form to negate all physical damage from the, with high speed falling, Bulk. A big shadow grew and grew where Mathael stood, but this time it wasn't his edgy deeds, but the work of the best living example what steroids do with your body beside making you buff and that's becoming dumb as bread and aggressive.

*Crash*

Mathael's particles have been scattered in a 200 feet radius from the sheer shockwave of the Bulk. Our Protagonist collected all of his pieces and quickly return to his former form. Mathael smirked at the shocked Bulk, but the moment was only lived short as his foe already pulled back his fist and shot it towards Mathael who went into blocking position, by forming an X with his forearms.

*Bash*

Mathael was pushed bag by quite a big distance but remained mostly unharmed beside a bruise that his virus healed in mere moments. Mathael glared at the monster that infested his friend and said "Triple Maximized Magic Reality Slash!". Three magic slashes shot at the Bulk which created 3 big marks from which a black go seeped. Mathael's hope of an easy win was crushed as he saw that the Bulks wounds healed in just a few seconds.

'So it seems like cuts don't bother him too much, but what about raw physical strength?' Thought Mathael

Suddenly a wave of black fire washed over Mathael's upper body and revealed his muscles and his fair as his top hat disappeared too. *Thum* *Thum* *Thum* within seconds his muscles expanded to their true glory, but this was far from being buff enough for him.

Darkness was slightly used to his muscles, but Stary Swirl wasn't in the slightest as her entire face was colored beet red. She was so distracted that she also hardly noticed the piece of creatine on his head called 'horn'. The two of them feared for what would happen next to both of them.

Mathael was suddenly surrounded by a golden aura that swirled with so much force that the dust was pushed away and Peebles started to shake. Our Protagonist slowly rose into the air as he activated his ki that was slowly beginning to gather for his plan. Our protagonist then began to scream for a reason only fans about a certain anime know why.

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH

The golden aura began to swirl with such force around Mathael that the wind began to become more powerful each passing second as leaves that once hand from the trees were blown away by the sheer power of our Protagonist. Suddenly the hair on the back of his head, that began to grow with a rapid speed till he had long golden hair. Mathael's hair wasn't the only thing that grew as his muscles bulged even beyond his normal stands, from his toes to his neck, every muscle became more powerful, he even got ten pack!

*Thud*

Darknesses and Stary Swirl's jaws dropped at the sight of Mathael's demi-god like body. Darkness was already considered to be a very lucky Mare to have such a hunk of a Stallion, but now she was actually wondering just how much more ripped he could get!

Mathael could feel the power flow through his veins and new and improved body. He smirked at the Bulk and gave It a 'come at me' hand sign to provoke the beast which it did. The Bulk charged straight at him while Mathael did the same. Once the two of them came close to another, their fists bashed together.

*Boom*

The collision created a powerful shockwave, but neither of them was pushed back as the two of them were pressing their fists together to see who was stronger. After a few moments, there was a loud *Crack* noise as the Bulged fingers broke and Mathael's fist flew straight at Its chest and *Crash* smashed it on the ground while also creating a big crater.

Mathael reacted quickly and used his Earthbender Powers to create two small pillars underneath his feet to level him about 150 feet into the air, He then let two walls rise from the ground while in between was the bulk. Mathael then snapped his fingers to turn them into steel and smashed them together

*Clang*

Our Protagonist watched the steel cage with curiosity as he knew that this was by far not enough to kill It. Suddenly the Steel walls exploded *Boom* as a very angry looking Bulk stood with rage-filled eyes and exposed veins in the middle of now scattered scrap metal.

Mathael smiled and created another pair of Steel walls that *Clang* bashed together. Mathael rinsed and repeated this for about three times till the Bulk suddenly jumped straight up underneath Mathael with Its fist pointing at Mathews crown jewels.

'Hmph, these Villains have no class these days!' thought Mathael

Mathael used his Earthbender Powers to collect all scrap metal and formed it into a ball before shooting with a very fast speed towards him, even fast than the Bulk. Once the ball of Steel was close to Mathael, he jumped off the pillar and landed on it before making at 360 degrees turn with it and shooting it with his mighty leg muscles at the Bulk with tremendous speed and power.

The Bulks millions of eyes shrank even to new and smaller pinpoints the world has ever seen before It's face collided with the star actor of the movie 'Ball of Steel' *Bash* *Boom*. The power of the Projectile was so powerful that the Bulk not only hit the ground again but was also buried under it.

*Thud*

Mathael landed from the not so small fall and gazed at the monster that was buried under the probably most expensive gravestone in this world. Suddenly the Ball of Steel began to rise into the air and was followed by two, very muscular and yet with scrapes and bruises littered, arms.

*Crack*

*Crumble*

Mathael looked in confusion at the Bulk as he just applied so much pressure on the ball that it crumbled to many sharp pieces of scrap metal that It swallowed. Suddenly his senses warned him of something very bad so he used Energy Shield by concentrating ki into a shield in front of his arms that were formed into an 'X'

The Bulge, after swallowing all metal, began to inhale so many tons of air that his belly and chest began to look like a really big balloon. It then slammed both of his arms on his belly while screaming in a deep voice Spit Machine Gun

Suddenly thousands of sharp Steel bullets shot out of the monster's mouth and hit everything in its path. Every tree, boulder, and every hill that was in in the area of the Bulletstorm got demolished. Mathael was able to withstand this attack with easy, but then he saw with fear as after 10 seconds, on Darknesses Shield cracks started to appear that grew with each passing second. He was hoping that the Bulk would soon run out of metal as he already could see how Its belly shrank to It's 'normal' size.

*Shing*

*Thud*

Darkness fell to her knees as her shield broke and she was hit by the attack, but she didn't see where. She looked at her body and saw a small trail of blood slowly flowing down her face and armor. The shock and the adrenaline kept her from feeling the pain, but what she felt was dread as she saw the fear in Stary Swirl's eyes. Her friend slowly pulled out a hand mirror and revealed a long metal spike sticking through her right eyes. She was scared, not only for herself but could already fell a dark presence looming over the entire area.

Mathael's eyes widened as he saw the horrifying expression through Stary Swirl's hand mirror, but his hatred easily towered his fear as Darkness slowly turned her head towards Mathael who clenched his teeth and fist in pure malice. A dark aura replaced Mathael's golden light as his wish to save his corrupted friend vanished and the only in his thoughts was vengeance. This abomination will DIE!!!

Mathael slowly walked towards the Bulk with menacing and powerful steps as the ground began to spread across the ground due to the sheer amount of power. He ignored the pleas of Stary Swirl as he was no longer a Stallion, but a bloodthirsty monster. Mathael's speed suddenly increased as his slow walk turned into a very fast charge at the Bulk who did the same.

Once the two came close, the Bulk pulled his fist back and shot it towards Mathael who quietly and angrily said."Impact ".Instantly ducked under Its fist and turned 180 around before dashed with the speed of sound in front of the Bulk and punched It with his backfist so hard in the celiac plexus that a huge bulge could be seen for a few seconds.

Darkness looked with her one eye in shock as she just witnessed Mathael causing this much damage with just one punch!!! Maybe this is his true power that he only uses when he's angry.

Stary Swirl, on the other hand, was filled with fear as she just saw how her former friend was getting beaten to a bloody pulp. It was either Mathael killing Thunder Spark or Thunder Spark killing Mathael and possible them too...

The Bulk gasped in shock as he actually felt pain as his arm refused to move. The Monster used all of Its willpower to forcefully mobilize his fist again and shot it towards Mathael's face.

Mathael saw this and dodged by rotating anti-clockwise and moving a bit to the left while delivering three heavy punches on his hand, elbow, and shoulder which caused the beast to lose a bit of spit in shock. Mathael then said Well Done before he began to swirl around the paralyzed beast while punching the Bulks left shoulder blade, kidney, spine, right shoulder blade and It's stomach from the right side of the Bulks body while causing small yet powerful shockwaves on Its muscular body.

Impact knocking

Medium
A powerful blow to the celiac plexus, it can paralyze the target completely if the opponent is either physically weakened or badly damaged.

Well Done
A more powerful version of the Impact Knocking, it involves multiple strikes to the opponent's motor nerves that paralyze every muscle in their body

The Girls had their jaws on the ground as they saw how easily Mathael slaughtered their former friend with barely any effort. Was he never serious till now in any battle?

Stary Swirl saw what was about to happen as Mathael's right arm turned black right in front of her paralyzed former friend and ran as fast as she could to stop it from happening, but after a few moments she was surrounded by a black aura, she was caught by Mathael's magic.

Stary Swirl begged with tears in her eyes."Please! Don't do this! I don't want to lose my friend, can't you see that he has already lost!"

Mathael looked for a few seconds at Stary swirl without even turning his head away from the Bulk before returning to his attention to the extermination. Mathael turned his right arm into the Shadow Claw and *Slash* rammed it into the Bulk chest.

The struggling of the Bulk became less and less with each passing second till all movements died off. Darkness was shocked that Mathael just killed their friends while Stary Swirl broke out in tears from the sight. Mathael one the other hand didn't show any emotions at all as he slowly retreated his arm. Suddenly his arm became stuck in the chest of the Bulk which made Darkness confused.

Mathael smiled as he found what he was searching for and with a mighty pull he *Keriiip* ripped out a big chunk of the black mass of the Bulk. Slowly the muscle mass began to melt away and form into a big puddle. Mathael looked closely at the black blob in his hand and awaited a reaction. Suddenly two purple dots appeared in the black mass and a defining scream could be heard from this abomination.

*Scretch*

Mathael threw the black screaming blob on the ground and glared at it for a few seconds with a smile on his face before pointing his right palm at the monster and used his Firebender Powers to shoot a concentrated beam of fire at the abomination for several moments, thus turning it into ash.

What remained of the abomination was just a pile of ash, but only a fool would be dumb enough to not see what it hid. Mathael grasped into the pile of ash and slowly pulled out a purple glowing crystal. Crystallized Darkness. He then opened a portal for a few moments to his vault where he kept all those shards save and deposited the new Crystal there too. After the safety measurements were done, Mathael snapped his fingers and turned the big puddle in exp which he absorbed and what remained was an extremely beaten Changeling. After he confirmed that Thunder Spark was alive, Mathael released Stary Swirl from his magic and walked towards Darkness and turned back to his basic form.

He gained the following abilities through the fight

Sectoid DNA
Mathael is now able to grow crystals on his body.

summon creeps
Mathael is now able to summon a creature called 'Creep'. Creeps are basically a Sectoid who serve under Mathael's will

Dark Knight (not Batman)
Mathael is now able to summon a creature called Dark Knight. Dark Knights are creatures purely made out of shadows that have been placed in an armor. These units can be equipped and customized as much as the summoner wants to.

The Bulk

Spit Machine Gun
Mathael is able to swallow huge amounts of matter and spit it out with extreme speed and strength. Swallowed object are infused with magic upon swallowing and can pierce through 10 in steel in a matter of seconds.

Juggernaut
The Juggernaut is basically a much bigger version of the Dark Knight with much more strength, health, and armor. The Juggernaut can be equipped as much as the summoner wants to.

'Looks like I can play commander now. Awesome~.' thought Mathael

Stary Swirl watched the entire thing in front of her eyes and now leaked tears of happiness as she saw that her friend was alive, half dead, but alive! She instantly rushed towards Thunder Spark and hugged him in a bone-crushing hug, before letting go and looking for any lethal wounds.

Once Mathael reached Darkness, she was instantly greeted with a hug and shortly afterward with a glare as she said."You almost scared me to death, Mathael! How did you even know how to free Thunder Spark?"

Mathael could only look at the big spike in her eye, yes the armor granted her the ability to heal any wound like in this case, but it was still something... disturbing. he said after a few moments."At about the middle of the battle, I noticed that all my attacks did no lasting damage besides the ones on his torso from which he leaked blood, or whatever that stuff was. The monster always defended this spot all the time, so I came to the conclusion that this was his weak point."

Darkness looked at him for a moment before trying to hit him on the cheek but missed his head by a lot because of her lack of spatial perception. She chuckled in embarrassment before saying. Could you please help me with this?" she said while pointing at her right eye

Mathael said."Of course my brave Mare." Our Protagonist snapped his fingers to get rid of the steel splitter and watched as the regeneration enchantment on her armor healed her wounded eyes within a few moments. Darkness then tried to kiss him on the cheek again and succeeded. After their little celebration was done, the two of them realized that Thunder Spark was still wounded so they walked towards him.

Once the two of them reached the half-dead Changeling, Mathael could clearly see his wounds which were extreme. There were three big cuts that went across his entire chest, a big dent where his heart should be, many small dents on various places on his body and many broken bones.

Mathael pointed his palm at the wounded Changeling and Stary Swirl who was slightly wounded and used Biotic Field which made the ground glow in a golden glow in a 10 feet radius. Mathael was surprised how fast their wounds healed even though the sound of bones that pull themselves together wasn't very pleasant to hear.

All three of them looked at Thunder Spark in hope that he would say something or at least open his eye, but after a few minutes came the moment we all have been waiting for so long.

Thunder Spark whose eyes slowly opened said."Wake me when breakfast is done." before closing them again

'...You have been corrupted and almost been beaten to death by me and now you want to sleep?' thought Mathael while he raised an eyebrow.

Stary Swirl, on the other hand, wasn't satisfied with just that and kissed him on the lips which made his eyes shoot open and his face blush in a green tone. Mathael smiled at the scene while Darkness making a loud 'Awww'.This moment of cuteness was cut off as Mathael noticed that Thunder Spark was slowly turning blue from the lack of oxygen.

Mathael said."Would you be kind enough to not strangle him?" Stary Swirls eyes instantly shot open as she heard our Protagonist's words and stopped hugging Thunder Spark (to death)

Thunder Spark in instantly inhaled as much air as his lungs could hold before saying."I think I have seen the light and my life before my eyes already three times already today... and it was boring"

Mathael said."It's not as bad as you might think if you get used to it." Suddenly all eye were pointed at him as he saw three confused faces.

Stary Swirl asked."What?"

Mathael shrugged and said."I am not unkillable, it's just really hard, but keeping me dead is muuuuuuuuch harder." He said, holding his hands apart and stretching his arms and extending them with his magic till they reached a length of about 20 feet each before retreating to their normal length.

Darkness asked."What could be able to beat you?"

Mathael's expression darkened before saying."I think that is something that we will discuss another time." Everyone looked at Mathael in unease as this was a very sudden change of emotions. Mathael smiled again and said."ANYWAYS. How about we return to hooferville? It's getting late." with his words said, a black wave of fire washed over his upper body as he re-equipped his clothes and top hat again before walking to Hooferville

Darkness and Stary Swirl were unsure of what to think about this very awkward moment but decided to not question it for now and walk after. Suddenly they heard someone behind them."Ehm... Girls? Could you help me? I am a bit stuck here." The Girls turned around as saw that Thunder Hoof was still lying on the ground. The two of them rolled their eyes before carrying him with them to the village.

Once the Two Girls and the exhausted Changeling caught up with Mathael, our Protagonist used the Floating Board Spell to carry Thunder Spark behind him.

Mathael asked."How did you get captured by them." he said the last word with a bit of venom in his voice.

Stary Swirl answered."Thunder Spark invited me to a picnic, but we got caught once we were on the outskirt of the forest. Who were these beings?"

Darkness asked."Yes. Who were they? You seem to know them."

Mathael said."They mean a lot of trouble and they are not beings, they are monsters."

Darkness could tell that it was something that Mathael didn't want to talk about, but she didn't like the fact that her special somepony kept secrets from her so she asked again."Mathael, Please don't keep secrets from me. You can tell me everything."

Mathael suddenly stopped walking and turned around with a slightly sad expression and sighed before saying."Fine... I will tell you later but don't tell anyone or anything. I wanted to reveal it at the gala so that the leader of the countries and other powerful figures would prepare themselves for the end war. "

Darkness was shocked to hear something like this, she thought that those were some former friends or something embarrassing, but this is a new level of seriousness. Stary Swirl and Thunder Spark had a similar reaction from Mathael's words.

Hooferville

Once our brave heroes have mastered the challenges of the dark lord, our Protagonist finally reached the Mount Doom to... sorry wrong text. *Clearing throat* Once our the four equestrian beings reached the outskirt of the village known as Hooferville, they were greeted with many curious looks and some scared expressions.

Our Protagonist could tell that villagers reactions weren't directed at him but behind him. He turned around and realized that Thunder Spark was still too weakened to transform into his pony form and now everypony could see him as what he was, a Changeling.

Mathael loudly said."I am going to say only one time. Whoever messes with this Changeling messes with me, understood?" the answers from the villagers were many furious nods as they feared as much as they loved him. Our group walked for a bit till they reached 'granny' Midnights house and knocked on the door.

'Granny' Midnights House

Our 4 friends waited in front of the door for a few minutes for a few minutes as no one came to open the door. Mathael used his Superhuman Hearing and heard that Midnight was at home, but she walked with a pretty slow speed, probably has to yet get used to her new and younger from. During the time of waiting, Mathael began to quietly whistle.

Suddenly the door opened revealing a tired looking Midnight who said."No, I don't buy anything- Darkness? It's so nice to see you again, I thought you completely forgot me. Did you eat well? Have you drunk enough blood? When are you two going to marry?"

Darkness said out loud while blushing."Granny!"

Midnight chuckled and said."I am just joking my little Bloodsucker, so why did you decide to visit me with your friends and why is Thunder Spark not disguised?"

Thunder Sparks eyes shot open as he said."Wait! You knew this the whole time?"

Midnight answered with a bored expression."Unlike normal Ponies, we Thestrals have a far vaster knowledge about different species, but it was pretty obvious that you always were near Stary Swirl all the time and almost never eaten what I backed, no sane Pony declines my backings." Thunder hoof chuckled in embarrassment.

Mathael asked."Can we please continue talking inside?" he didn't want this situation to escalate with one of these Ponies to run to Celestia as this would only more complicated. Midnight nodded and stepped aside to let our group through the door to enter her home.

Once our group entered Midnight home, Mathael levitated Thunder Spark on the sofa so that he could rest. Once that was done, Mathael used his Healing Jutsu positioning both of his palm a few above his chest and converting a bit of his chakra to speed up the healing progress and to make him able to walk again. Suddenly Thunder Spark glowed in a green light for a few seconds.

Suddenly Thunder Spark jumped up and landed on his feet before saying."Finally, I can walk again, it was getting boring to just lay around the entire time. Thanks for the help Pal" Mathael nodded and joined the Girls.

Darkness asked."So Granny, what have you been doing since last time we met?"

Midnight Smiled and said."Not much, I have tried to do what the young kids do today and it was fun, apparently, I am still pretty good at dancing and I have heard that you pretty busy to while you were away." Midnight gave Darkness a big toothy smile which caused Mathael's Mare to blush in embarrassment

Mathael came to the rescue and said."Could we all please stop to embrace Darkness to a tomato? I think she already had enough."

Midnight said."Fine, I am stopping, but I still want to know what happened. Why was Thunder Spark carried in Mathael's magic?"

Thunder Spark said."Ohh not much... Simply, getting kidnapped, turned into a huge monster and got half beaten to death by this Stallion." he said the last part while pointing his right thumb at Mathael who stood to his right.

Midnight blinked and said after a few seconds."... Come again?..."

Mathael explained."What thunder Spark wanted to say was that a very evil being captured him and Stary swirl, but we came fast enough to prevent that from happening, sadly our opponent used a special Crystal tot turn our Changeling into a very powerful and aggressive monster. I have freed Thunder Spark with excessive force and healed him afterward before carrying him here."

Midnight nodded and said."That is probably one of the weirdest stories I have ever heard, but I will accept it. Now, what are you going to do? I doubt that Thunder will be welcome here after having all those Ponies see him like that."

Thunder Spar's smile slowly turned into a frown and said."I didn't think about that"

Stary Swirl said in a worried tone."This is bad, how is Thunder Spark going to survive out there."

Thunder Spark replied."I am not that helpless. I was one of Queen Chrysalis's best guards."

Stary Swirl answered."Not in that way. I mean that you probably will starve."

Suddenly Thunder's pride got crushed as he clenched his head in realization and said."Ooh... What am I going to do?!"

Mathael was rubbing his tempers as he heard this conversation. He said."You could just move in our house, there is enough room for the two of you."

Stary Swirl said."Us two? But I am not in danger."

Mathael smiled."I know a thing or two about love dear Stary and I know when I see the sparks between two being so I doubt that you would just let him go, right?" Stray Swirl's face was practically on fire as she heard this.

Thunder said."Thanks, buddy, but are you sure that you can handle us?"

Darkness answered."Don't worry about it, this is what friends do."

Darkness had not the slightest idea what she just caused as she got pulled into a hug from Stary that quickly expanded with Thunder who pulled Midnight in who then forcefully let him join the hug. Mathael wasn't the Stallion of such things, not that he complained, but in his eyes, it seemed just too childish... he already sounded like an old man... get off my lawn young Punks!!!

Several hours Later

Mathael was surprised that just how fun an evening under friends can be and he even learned many things like a cookie recipe from Midnight as she stated that these were Darknesses favorite. He also found out that Stary Swirl can almost talk as fast as Pinkie Pie if she eats too much sugar which was really funny.

Like any fun, it had to end sometime which was in this case when Celestia golden sun was slowly setting. Fun fact, now that Mathael has the Element of Darkness, he can see Celestia's magic surrounding the giant gas ball in the sky like our Protagonist now could see Luna's magic around the moon which was mostly only possible because his retina could heal any damage done to it.

After everything was done, Mathael used "Gate" which created a swirling vortex of colors that scared Stary Swirl as she wasn't used to Mathael's tricks... Ok, no one is used to it considering he has like 1000 tricks in his humongous sleeves, metaphorically speaking of course. After a little explaining, the friends entered the portal even though the unicorn inhaled a bit of air and closed her nose with her fingers before entering then magically transporting construct.

In front of Mathael's Mansion

Our group of friends the portal and two of their reaction was just priceless. Stary Swirl pulled off her glasses and cleaned them as she thought that she wasn't seeing right. Thunder, on the other hand, looked around like a crazy Stallion as if he was searching for something.

Mathael asked."Is something wrong?"

Thunder answered."Yeah, is this some kind of trick? If I am going to walk up the door is the huge painting of a mansion going to fall down which will reveal a tent?"

Mathael chuckled and said."No tricks there Thunder. Darkness and I live in a mansion that I build."

Stary Swirl said."Woah... This way better than what I lived in."

Mathael asked."What about your property back in Hooferville? Should I get it?"

Stary Swirl answered."No, I rented a special apartment in which already were furniture and all the other stuff, all I need I have with me-."

Thunder said with a lot of pride."I feel honored."

Stary continued."And that is my wallet."

Mathael could hear something break with his Superhuman Hearing and he could see a certain Changeling who froze in position.

Stary Swirl added."And Thunder Spark of course." Thunder spark smiled as he was freed from his stasis while Mathael heard the same sound of something break played backward... Cartoon logic...

After the little scene, Mathael and Darkness began to show them all the different rooms which mostly were empty due to the fact that no Pony needed That much space, but hey! Mathael isn't exactly a pony, but a bit of everything and a multiverse sized barrel of element OP mixed in a blended. After our favorite couple showed their friends everything and let them decided which room they choose, Darkness walked to their bedroom while Mathael created all needed furniture like a bed with pillows and a blanket. After that was done, our Protagonist walked to their bedroom.

Once he entered the bedroom, he instantly noticed Darkness who sat on the bed with a serious expression. She exhaled loudly and said."Mathael, could you please sit beside me for a moment?" she then indicated that he should sit on the bed by tapping on the bed sheet. Our Protagonist mentally gulped as he was getting worried where this was leading while slowly making his way towards Darkness.

Once he sat beside her he asked."I am all ears Darkness, what would you like to talk about?" Mathael worries grew with each passing seconds, but he knew that ignoring the problem would only make it worse

Darkness eyes were filled with sadness as he gazed at them. She asked."Why are you keeping secrets from me?"

Mathael sighed and said with sadness."There are dangerous out there that I fear I can't handle, Darkness. I don't want you to get hurt in the process I want you to be happy because I don't want to lose you, I can't lose you."

Darkness nodded weakly before saying."You are scared, right?"

Mathael's ears went to the back of his head for the first time and he lost his pose as he now no longer sat straight. He closed his eyes for a few moments before opening them again and saying."No, I am not afraid to die... I am afraid that others will die..." Darkness raised an eyebrow as she didn't expect such an answer. Her own ears practically laid on her head as she didn't understand what was happening.

Mathael continued."I have given up self-preservation a long time ago. I don't care if I die now or tomorrow... but what I fear the most is if someone will be as damned as I have been, if an innocent lose everything or in this case, the end of all things."

Darkness held her hand in front of her mouth to hide her gasp before saying."How... how can you see your life so worthless?..."

Mathael slowly inhaled and exhaled before saying."What do I have to lose besides you...? I have nothing besides Me, myself and I. Every being has something worth living, be it a family, friends or a real purpose that help the greater good. I, on the other hand, have only you and maybe luna, what purpose do I fulfill besides killing? I murder, and murder and murder that's it. It doesn't matter whose life I end, I killed a lot of everything. Monsters, animals, beast, monsters, Innocents..."

Darkness eyes opened as she realized what really was behind the smile she saw every day. It wasn't always just happiness, it was empathy of a being that tried to act happy...

Mathael continued."And now... Faust descended from the heavens and given me a purpose... She made me the new god of darkness so I could kill everything in my path till the god that is behind everything. The end of the first creation, the sacrifice of the first gods of creation, The death of everything I was and loved, my corruption, the monsters, the creatures that are attacking this world and maybe others too... I know that I can't do this, so it's either I try to kill it and win or at least banish it till someone who is able to will do it. Now here is my question to you, what will happen once this is over if I win this war? Do you really think people like me because of what I do? For who I am? No... They fear me, each and every being ist. I see their thought, souls and emotions and they are terrified of me, scared of what I can do, fearful of me. If it weren't of the monster Ponies probably would've already started to hunt me out of fear, greed or hunger for power. There is no happy ending for me in this. I never had control of anything, I always was just a pawn in the big game of life." Mathael closed his eyes after saying his thought out loud as he awaited an answer.

*Slap*

Mathael's eyes opened as he felt someone slap him. He saw Darkness who was crying, her eyes were completely red and her nose was dripping a little. She grabbed Mathael close by his suit and said in his face."Stop beating yourself up you, idiot! Your life is more worth than that! I know that you didn't have it easy, but please stop doing this to yourself! You are no monster." She pulled Mathael in a hug while saying under her sobs and tears that wetted Mathael's back."Please, we don't want you to think like this *Sob* we need you, *Sob*I need you! Please! *Sob* I don't want you to think this way! *Sob* I don't want things to be like this *Sob*, please!" Darkness cried and begged while hugging Mathael while hoping for an answer. Suddenly she felt Mathael's arms around her back.

Mathael said quietly and with a sad tone."I'll try my best." These few words alone were already enough for Darkness to have a rock fall of her heart. She ended the hug by pushing Mathael a bit away to see his face and what she saw was a big surprise for her. His eyes were watered while a single tear rolled down his cheek.

The two of them looked each other into their hurt eyes that radiated sadness and yet hope that things would end in a better way. Darkness pulled Mathael into a kiss by falling onto the bed and tacking Mathael with her. Their kiss lasted 2 minutes before the two of them drifted into the land of dreams while still hugging.

Sindraels POV

'What is so special about this, what is so special about life...' thought Sindrael who hid in the deepest and darkest corner of Mathael's very being.

Zegrath's POV
In the nameless walls of nothingness, Zegrath, a loyal servant of the Corruption, wandered through the dead halls as he made his way towards his Masters. His thought was filled with how he would be rewarded for his experiments and more importantly what his Master will say about the news that Sindrael is alive?

upon reaching his Master in a chamber that was made out of nothingness and was filled with many purple glowing eyes of lower, yet high servants of the Corruption. He said."Master!... I bring great news..." his words alone caught his Masters interest as it was rare that one of his servants would say something like this.

The Corruption said in a menacing voice Is that so? You caught my interest Zegrath, tell me what is so important to get my hopes so high."

Zegrath said."First of all, my experiment worked. The new mortals are compatible with the seeds of Corruption." this information was interesting for the Corruption, but was by far not enough to get his hopes so high up. he added."But I have even greater news! I found out that Sindrael is alive and is very close to breaking free."

The Corruption eyes widened as a smile spread across his face as It began to chuckle loudly."HAHAHA Sindrael is alive? That is perfect, I knew I shouldn't have underestimated his talent considering that as was the one who was able to steal the Soul of Darkness and trick those foolish younglings of gods in falling right into my hands. Tell me, where is he at the moment?"

Zegrath answered with slight caution."He is currently in the being known as Mathael who has acquired the Soul of Darkness."

Suddenly a pair of purple eyes jumped out of the shadows and landed right in front of Zegrath. The figure could barely be seen from Zegrath's point of view, but he would always recognize this female voice and the way she would talk.

She said."*Chuckling* So... little Fausty found someone to give him the Soul? She must be soo... desperate. Tell me Zegrath, why didn't you just take the Soul and Sindrael with you? Maybe even Mathael's head on a silver plate?"

Zegrath answered."Lysandra... If you would put half as much time in making devious plans and more time in facing facts than I wouldn't doubt that you would be our Masters admiral and first in command, but you are not because if you were then you would know that I only took weak servant with me and left most of my powers and equipment here to not make myself into the target of the world!"

Lysandra answered."And if you-!" she was cut off by the Corruption

The Corruption said."Enough!"

Zegrath was the first one to bow and was shortly afterward followed by Lysandra. both of them said at the exact same time."Sorry, my Lord."

The Corruption continued."Zegrath did well by not risking to let such valuable information to possible get lost, but I suggest you complain less about the work of my other servants and more about your own deeds to will benefit me. Do you understand?"

Lysandra knew when she had to give in and that moment was when her Master began to talk. she said."Of course my lord. I shall overview my world and see how many seeds of Corruption I can still squeeze out of it."

Zegrath commented."You won't achieve much by simply milking one world, yes this world already was filled with negative emotions, to begin with, and has a lot of worth to us, but it was less of a victory that it was taking away a child's lollipop made out of the seeds of Darkness. Work harder and maybe you are under me one day, but to achieve that you should use less lust and rape to your advantage and more fear, violence, and intimidation."

Lysandra was about to say something but was cut off by her Master who had enough of this childsplay.

The Corruption said."If nothing remains that is in dire need of my attention, I hereby close this argument to give me time to think about my plans and I hope you do the same as well.”"

With the Corruptions word spoken, all purple glowing eyes closed, leaving only three pairs left. Zegrath and Lysandra departed shortly afterward into the shadows that swallowed their light. Now only the two giant purple eyes of the Master remained as he began to loudly and darkly chuckle for a few seconds before It began to laugh for a few minutes, a laugh that could be heard throughout the nothingness, till the Corruption closed Its eyes to let only nothingness exist during his time of thinking.