The Balance In Equestria

Book One - New Winds

Prologue

There are two sides in this world, one is bad and one is good...

On the good side, there are the heroes, Saints, brave, kind and, caring people.

On the bad side, the evil, the traitor, tyrants and, criminals.

So overall, good and bad. We can't do anything against it, since we are not the same. One is good, one is bad, end of story.

That is what you think as a Mortal…

This is not the life, the world... the universe! For you, it might be, but not for me. And there are many other souls who can confirm this for me!

You see, this whole 'good' and 'bad' topic is nothing for me. Back then, when I was a Mortal too, I looked at these things just like you! But that way of thinking quickly shattered to pieces when my whole life changed…

But enough about me... the universe…

Now, the two sides are the Light and Hell. None of them are good and none of them are bad.

Let me talk about Hell first…

Hell is where every 'bad' soul goes when they die. These souls are called Sinners. They lived their lives inappropriately, impure,and always chose the wrong path, bringing misery everywhere. Their faith for eternity is... suffering their own punishment…

Murderers, psychopaths, torturers, and the like will be drowning in The Sinners' Lake, which is filled with the blood of those who died by these sadistic souls. They get thrown into The Blood River's intensely flowing liquid. After an exhausting fight for breath, they reach the end of the river, as the blood falls down from the high cliff of Hell's middle area. The fall takes for years to end, while the sinner relives those terrible acts, feeling the pain of their victims. And when the sinner accepts their fate, The Sinners' Lake takes their future and forces them to survive for eternity…

In the depths of Hell, The Scaly Mountains brings regret to their already cold hearts after they betrayed, spread lies, and cowardly let others die for their pity. These Sinners will be impaled through their hearts by icy spears, spikes and other sharp objects. The coldness in their hearts will be shared with their whole beings as the frostbite from the frozen environment makes them shiver and unable to move. They will never die and will never stop feeling this coldness, bringing the same feeling to them like those who got betrayed by them felt.

Revenge, Rage and Anger... this is how they felt, this is how they lived and acted in life. These souls will burn at one of the highest points of Hell, the Hellfire. Many vulcans serve as a punishing place for those souls who found amusement, solution, and relief by taking out their anger. The innocents suffered and now the sinners do too. The high temperature, the yellow colors of the bubbling lava, and the many eruptions of the magma chambers will reach everyone, bringing searing pain to these wrong-doing souls. Raining fire, burning stone and dust, and the smell of burnt flesh is what greets each and every soul up there. And the Sinners gets to know how it feels, when THEY get to be dominated by a free soul and using violence on them for entertainment.

The Black Woods; where the weak and careless hang. Those who commit suicide will spend their future their while a rope carves marks into their neck. They will watch as their family and loved ones weep and mourn for them, suffering from the loss. Meanwhile, the trees will consume their bodies, turning them into 'lifeless' beings and giving more space for the next suicidal mind. The memories and the opportunity to live will slowly slip away and only an empty tree will grow bigger and bigger, bringing more branches to hang up the Sinners.

Greedy, well-to-do, selfish souls and those who stole through their whole life, they earn what they lived for. Just what they wanted in their entire life... treasure, jewelry, gold, diamonds, and even more expensive and shining objects. They get it all at the Avarice, when the servants of Hell will torture them with these valuable tools. Diamond spears, golden arrows, silver swords and the rest. They wanted this from life and fate gave them more, along with the price of pain…

Lust is dangerous. It's a drug that controls you and clouds your mind. Some can control it and some give themselves into it. The latter ones will be in for a big treat from the servants of Hell, where these souls get to fulfill their desires at the Extasis. Tall towers, filled with these sex crazed Sinners, and they won't enjoy any second of this treat. They will want that dirty pastime, begging for more. But it's a false call, since there is no satisfaction in that and they will feel worse and worse after each time…

Many environments, many dangers and more dangerous ways. The Limbo, where the souls fight for their 'lives'. These Sinners did not commit suicide, did not kill anyone or choose the wrong path, no. They were just wrong, wrong inside and outside. That's why they have this opportunity, to find a way back to the living world. They task is simple... find a way out of the Limbo and get to the Purgatory.

Back then, the Purgatory was nothing but a ruined memory and the souls in the Limbo never had the chance to return to life. That is all thanks to me who let them have this chance, but that’s a story for another time.

Fear will take over their minds and the insanity will keep them going in this never ending cycle. If they fail to reach their goal, they have to start over. Once a soul reaches the Purgatory, that fire grants them a new life amongst the Mortals.

Of course, they will never get to start over their old life! Maybe they will reborn as a plant or as a star. Maybe they will reborn as a horse or other kind of animal... or as a magical creature...

And the Throne... where the Ruler of the Hell has his place, his seat... where he watch over this domain. The current leader is the Grim Reaper and the previous one was Lucifer. What happened to the previous leader? Well... hehhehheee... I obliterated his existence and took away all of his powers. And why is the Grim Reaper the ruler, not me? It was my choice to give Lucifer's powers to him since I found this wise being capable of controlling Hell. But before that, we discussed some things about the Purgatory and we agreed that it would be a positive change to that place.

I never wanted that much power... I was already responsible for many urgent things. One of them was the leaderless Light. Luceta' , who used me to get Lucifer's powers and get full control over Hell too, had to die. Yes, I killed him too, right after destroying Lucifer and getting his powers... and I did not regret anything…

After I killed him and possessed both the Light's and Hell's power, they invaded my mind. Dhanthas wasn't happy about it... you will see him too, very soon, just let me fill you in with this information.

So, they tried to talk me into something... something terrible. They nearly succeeded, when I was really close to killing my best friend- no... my brother... I consider him a brother. Both him and my first love, who broke my heart to pieces. Their words filled my mind and my weapon was above my head to finish their lives... but they ordered me... and I didn't like that…

I had no choice, but to deliver that finishing blow to myself. I knew what will happen to those two if they die inside me and I was willing to do anything, to wipe them out from existence and not just from the living world. My world faded away, as I watched my two friends, running through the portal to Hell. The Throne collapsed and I was left all alone... in peace…

That was the second time, when I killed myself and got saved by the Light. The previous leader was Thelestial, but due to his old and weakened soul, he passed away, letting Luceta' to be the leader. It's a mystery how he got to be the leader, since Thelestial's son, Theilesathe' is far better than that tyrant Luceta'. That kind boy greeted me, when I found myself in The Light, surrounded by the more important Pure Souls. They needed a new leader... and they wanted me…

I refused and declared Theilesathe'  as the new leader. He was just like his father, Thelestial... wise, a rational thinker, and he can always give you advice. I made him as the leader, but I had to finish some important things in the Light's system...

The Light... where the clean souls ends up after death. They call them Pure Souls and they were the 'light' in the darkness. They were kind and caring, when others needed help, they were brave, when no one dared to stop a disaster and most importantly... they were right, when false words corrupted the Mortals' minds…

There are different kind of Pure Souls, of course…

Angels are protectors, healers and, simple Angels…

Guardian Angels are those who protect something or someone. No, the Mortals don’t have a Guardian Angel like they used to call luck or miracle! These Angels are doing patrol around Earth and other worlds. They report every magical disturbance in their area and solve the problem before a Mortal notices ANY kind of unnatural happening. They eliminate those magical creatures, who stumbled into a Mortal area, or they take care of the powerful beings who are making a disaster for the humans. They are also stationed in The City of Light, where they guard the Light and defend it.

But I doubt they will need to defend it from anything, since the Grim Reaper and Theilesathe' know better than to start another war between Light and Dark. But another world can always try and ruin one of the most powerful parts of the universe…

Holy Angels... another name which the Mortals use in the wrong way. These Angels are healers and advanced in additional skills. The healers appeared when the war between Light and Hell broke out, and the mages already existed. But their numbers decreased, since the war left critical damages on the Guardian Angels and the healers required more helping hands. Thus, the mages barely had any Holy Angels and they had to make healers from most of these Angels, leaving behind the other mages and decreasing their numbers even more.

The war ended a few years ago and thankfully, Holy Angels started to become mages again. Nowadays, healers are all females, due to their careful attitude and tender treatment. The females are the clever ones, but many male has the right mind, to become a mage...

And the rest of the males continued being the protectors, along with a few females, who showed great skills in combat and patrol duties.

Guide Angels are those who helps the new Pure Souls, fitting into their new lives amongst the other Pure Souls. They're often called simply Angels or 'simple' Angels, since every Angel has to be something. If these Angels are not capable to be protectors, healers or mages, then they'll remain simply Angels. If these 'simple' Angels turns out to be outstanding in helping the Pure Souls, then they will become Guide Angels.

Guide Angels have to take care of the new Pure Souls. When a Mortal dies and ends up in the Light, then these Angels will greet them first. They have to show the system, the history, the duties as a Pure Soul and of course, how ,the new Pure Soul died. They have to show the events after the death, the loved ones of the new Pure Souls and allow them to leave a small sign, as a goodbye…

Every Pure Soul has to do this, that's why they're called Angels. And Guide Angels have to take care of even more new Pure Souls, since they're better in this job than the simple Angels.

And the Elders, who were just mightier Angels than the others. But today, they're in charge and control The Light. They get the reports from the Mortal world and their words are saint and unquestionable. They take care of issues concerning the Mortal world.

A troubling report from the Mortal world? They organize the Guardian teams, who will have to get rid of the disturbance amongst the Mortals.

A new Pure Soul? They choose a free Guide Angel or a free Angel to welcome the new soul.

New world discovery is a really serious event, that's why they have to check out the new place. Back then, they used to block it away from the naked eye, so Hell won't corrupt the new world. But now, they're trying to become allies with the unknown world and leave a few Guardian Angel, so they can protect that area too. Maybe a rogue shadow or demon or other magical creature might decide to go on a rampage…

The peace in the City of Light must be present, so they have to keep up the laws. The Pure Souls are all aware of these laws and they know better than wishing for a bad afterlife...

Diplomacy, security, organization, lore, research, expanding and peace. These words can perfectly describe The Light already, but something is missing... leadership...

The Leader of the Light, whose words are the most sacred and absolutely unquestionable. Hmm... it is just a sad memory now...

Theilesathe' and I changed the rules. It is true, that the words of the Leader of the Light are sacred and unquestionable, but! The leader must listen to the Elders' suggestions, as they are the council too! These advices and ideas for the future can be denied and accepted from the leader. What the leader finds right, he allows it and if the Elders finds the leader's choices maleficent, then they have the rights to vote down the leader's plan and the leader itself...

Even if Hell sounds dark and The Light looks bright, they have their own good and bad. As an example, if Hell wouldn't be a nightmare for the Mortals, then they wouldn't try to clear themselves from their sins. If The Light wouldn't be like a perfectionist, then the Mortals wouldn't try to be pure souls. One is easy to reach, while the other one needs a long and hard life. The Mortals choose, which path they want to take...

Back then, Hell purposely dragged good Mortals down to Hell, to increase the number of Lucifer's army. The Mortals were forced to get used to their new path. The clear Mortals got thrown down to Hell and Lucifer freed himself from his already broken chains. I should have know, that my soul wasn't enough pure, to enslave him onto his throne. I committed suicide and that marked myself with a sin. That, and Lucifer was far stronger than my young powers. And so, he broke out from his chains and started regathering Hell's army.

The Gatekeeper, the empty soul by the The Gates of Hell and Road to Light. He was forever chained to the two portal, which lead to Hell and Light. He was a martyr and voiced out his sins, even if The Light would have accepted him. But he sticked to his words and since no one managed to decide where he belonged, they left him as an empty soul. His destiny was to look into the Mortals' souls and decide which one of them is worth to be sent to The Light and which one deserved to rot in Hell. His judgement came from what he saw and what he didn't. The Observers Eye of the Sinner... the most horrifying sight and the the most effective things you can obsess... and they're mine...

The Gatekeeper changed, when Lucifer offered him forgiveness from all of his 'sins' and promised him freedom. He refused and Hell's ruler made him accept his offer by force, bringing unbearable pain upon him. And as one would expect, The Gatekeeper started sending every soul to Hell, no matter what they were... Pure Souls or Sinners...

To stop Lucifer, I had no choice, but kill The Gatekeeper. With the help of The Traveling Horseman, I was able to find the portals, kill The Gatekeeper and acquire his eyes. Meanwhile, definitely creating the worst first impression on me, in the great Spirit's eyes. I treated him in the wrong way, harmed him and left him on his own, while I searched for answers at The Bridge of Memories.

And who's guarding the portals now? It was my suggestion to Theilesathe'... a fair solution, which showed him why I was the Balance. The homeless dogs around the world, suffering from starvation were involved in this idea and the outcome was both wrong and right...

Cerberus appeared before us, with three heads on a dog's body. It was huge and had many sort of dogs in it. Different legs, strange tail and three kind of heads. It looked odd, but Light and Dark magic choose this outcome. And so, every dog on Earth, which was lost and weak, merged together in one, gate protecting Spirit. Strangely, Theilesathe' found the outcome good and agreed to use Cerberus, as the new Gatekeeper. The Grim Reaper actually found the dog beautiful!

Looks like the Ruler of the Hell is a true artist. Finding the beauty and essence in a creature like that... I'm certain in my thought...

When I committed suicide, an Angel saved me... Celestia. I can't quiet remember what happened on that day, but I'm certain in one fact... she saved me.... She told me to always stay strong, listen to my heart and she gave me a relic, which I never used. She told me to only use it, when I find no escape from this world. Not only I forgot about her gift, but I ignored her words after a year...

I was a good soul and fought against Hell. I risked my own life, to save the innocent and never asked for any reward. I was calm, polite and caring... and I never received these from the others...

Due to my Dark powers, I soon learned, that I can change the world around me. I found no harm in using a small bit of those Dark powers and started to have fun. I never hurt others though and used the power of the words, to 'win' a fight. My magical attacks were merely a disarming level and no blood fouled my hands.

I put a dot on the end of Lucifer's sentence, when I locked him away from the living world. And I was proud to say... I did it...

Soon after Lucifer's defeat, Thelestial passed away. The old soul created The Light and the news hit us all.

The city I was living in turned upside down, when the new president secretly planned on creating a dictator system. My family already had problems with money, but that bastard's new laws completely ruined us, creating arguments between my parents and brother.

The criminals went overboard since living life fairly became too hard for them and the once rich people had to steal and go into illegal businesses. Those who couldn't get any money left the country or killed themselves, immediately sending their souls to Hell.

My grandmother passed away as well, adding to the tragedy list...

And the final blow was by someone completely else... my first love...

I let out my well-built-up anger on her boyfriend, and I regretted nothing. That was the first time I hurt a soul or any kind of living being, and I committed this sin again and again.

Soon, I became a beast who only cared about himself, who had enough from others who used him. It was a miracle how I managed to keep up the Balance with that attitude...

That's when Dhanthas came into the picture. One day, he started talking to me in my mind, telling me hurtfully true facts about the world's situation. He wanted me to let out my frustration and anger on others who were bad and not just call the Angels or knock them out with a few kicks and punches... no... he wanted me to kill... to commit one of the most serious sins...

I found no other choice and picked up the name Headhunter, and I hid my identity and eliminated the criminals on the streets. After that, I had to take care of the gangs and mafia, which I wasn't able to do alone...

I created my own team of assassins and we all expanded our territory around the city, the side of the country, then over the whole country. The president made our job harder and ruined my personal life, while he was trying to get true evidence about my work. He knew who I was, but no one believed him, since I was still a teenager.

A teenager, who was an adult from the inside and looked worn out from the outside...

We continued our work, while I jumped from identity from identity. I was the Headhunter, Dhuradhan... and Adam...

Sorry, I just barely hear my own name... everyone calls me Dhuradhan or Balance... or simply Avatar... Only Ben, who remained faithful and loyal to me when he found out what I was. I considered him as a brother and he was the only one who congratulated me for locking Lucifer... but no one else, not even The Light!

Personal life ruined, Headhunter being the most wanted 'criminal' and Dhuradhan the 'corrupted' Avatar... my three lives and world were in danger or got taken away from me. No wonder how I got tricked by a vampire... that whore turned me into a monster! My Dark powers turned vampirism into cannibalism and put an end to my overly asked question... ''Did I lose my humanity?'' I just lost my virginity with a vampire and what I get in return? A beast side?

The answer was yes and what happened to me confirmed this...

Due to my change of personality, Luceta' sent the Guardian Angels after me and took away my cross, my powers, and title. But the virus from the vampire remained and there was no magical power inside me to lock away my hunger for blood and meat. I suffered for months, forcing back the beast inside me and I looked like a dead person. I was close to death ,my skin paling every day and repeatedly felt the pain inside me.

Dhanthas' words took a hold of me and I left to the wild life in forests and mountains. I drank deer blood and ate wolf meat... raw and sour...

I soon learned to use my beast self and acquired new abilities. I became a better hunter and tracking down targets became too easy. My nails got stronger and longer, along with my hand size. I had claws! My senses improved for my Mortal form and my eyes were like a predators’. The darkness wasn't a dangerous territory for me, but an advantage, a hiding place... a home... My vision changed and started to notice the movement in the darkness. Then the details of the trees, grass and bushes. And soon, my eyes were made for the night life, allowing me to see in the darkness...

I moved in the shadows and darker areas, hiding myself from Mortal eyes. This changed my lifestyle and way of thinking and I left behind my crazy, loud teenager self. I returned to my assassin work and instead of killing my targets, I ate them...

After drinking blood and eating flesh, I realized the difference between each 'meal'. Blood was tasty, meat was delicious and lived my life like this...

But letting out my beast self was hard, especially when the security were looking for me. I was suffering again and needed a way to leave the city, the area ,and the country...

The plan was made and the Headhunter died by a Mortal girl's hands... she who broke my heart once came back to me for forgiveness and I used her, just like she used me! Dhanthas' mind games probably got onto me too, when I convinced her to kill me...

After my 'death', I left the country, but not before I spent my time at a camp. The programs and games were a great distraction and I was left unseen... except for one Angel...

Captain Martin, Guardian Angel team leader... he had MY cross and was attending at the camp's entertainment too! He knew I was there, but never spotted me... well, only after I murdered a small group of terrorist. They tried to take over the camp and use us as trade tools... my most hated treatment... slavery...

His attack went through me and impaled several organs inside me. My death was close... literally...

The Grim Reaper emerged from Hell and came for me. He claimed that I should be dead already, since my Angel... my savior... Celestia pulled me back to life...

I wanted to live, I HAD to live! I was the Balance and faith gave me a chance to continue protecting the world! And... well, I took that chance...

My unbelievable way of defeating Death itself can be described with a few words: Madness, stupidity, self harm, near suicide and gruesome...

I took away The Reaper's Scythe and the power from it. Dhanthas recovered and helped me defeat the Captain, who stood no chance against me and my new weapon. And how coincidental! My cross was inside his back!

The Traveling Horseman did that to him and I can only thank him and for faith, for being so kind and helping me to get my cross back... I regret treating him disrespectfully…

To put it in simple, I murdered Captain Martin, took away HIS powers too and locked his soul inside the scythe. Sending him to Hell wouldn't be a clever move, since Lucifer would have made him useful on his side...

At that camp, The Grim Reaper became a free soul, who got freed by the Balance. It wasn't supposed to happen, but I made the right choice! That old soul never wanted his destiny to be all about sending the souls to Hell. He was wise and felt horrible for his acts. One would say I'm wrong for saying that, but The Grim Reaper is one of the nicest beings in the world! He knows what is right and what isn't. His wise opinion and well flowing thoughts are gold worthy! He is more like a Pure Soul than a Spirit, whose mind is dark...

That is why I chose him as the Ruler of the Hell...

I returned and with a new personality! My powers were back and I was stronger than before! My mind could come up with plans for the future and my steps were careful. I was new... I was better...

The claws from my beast self became highly dangerous and more effective. And my eyes were able to see the world clearer than a Mortal. Captain Martin's powers returned the Balance inside me being helpful to voice my opinion against Dhanthas. My cross contained additional abilities, which I used to expand my capacity of energy, allowing me to gain insane amounts of power. From where my cross obtained those abilities and energy, I'll never know. But it did help me to allow myself a days long, non-stop energy wasting...

The world, Hell and the Light, still knew nothing about my return. The Traveling Horseman was probably honored to hear the news first, but to meet with the Avatar firstly?! His opinion about me most definitely changed after our adventure...

But without his help, I wouldn't be able to acquire The Gatekeeper's powers and eyes. The portals to Hell and Light were destroyed and my new ability helped me on my road.

The world was surprised to hear my return and I used this as my advantage...

Lucifer's army stopped increasing, nearly ruining his plan. The Light and Luceta' begged for my help, which I refused expectedly. The president was simply burning from anger, when I left him a message. My 'friends' and Ben were happy to see me... though, I only saw that on Ben...

And who got the worst of it?

Viki... the girl who broke my heart and stabbed me literally. She 'met' with me after a celebration and froze in place, when she realized who I was. I told her what will happen, about her future...

Back then, I kept a close eye on her... but that night, I told her how much I hate her and I will ignore her completely. Lucifer and The Light, as a punishment for 'killing me', made her life miserable and refused to protect her. I was the last one who refused to protect her... it hit her hard... Poor girl, the whole world was against her... and her crush too!

Yes, after she broke my heart, a few months later, she had a small crush on me. When I faked my forgiveness and acted like a friend, she confessed me her love and I used this opportunity to drink from her.

It never happened though... interruptions came and I was left hungry...

Ugh... these memories are getting on my nerves! I can't even talk and have to force myself to not curse at some point!

Let's just keep going...

So, life was good for me and I managed to place a collar on Dhanthas. His words were ignored from my part and he always tried to get me into something bad. Not literally bad, of course, but to let out my frustration on someone so he can enjoy the brutality from me...

He was and still is,, a good friend of mine and one of the best teammate in my life... you can't hear it, but he's fake crying in my head right now...

The city started to become a better place and many people started to approve of my actions. This placed The President into a bad position and sent more cops after me... useless soul...

Lucifer recovered from his surprise and I already knew what was his plan...

... releasing Hell's army to the Mortal world...

Shadows, disguised as average Mortals, completed a ritual in four temples in the city. The four temples were around an ancient graveyard, which they used to revive the dead and open the portal for Hell's army... right in the middle of the busy city!

And where was I? Why did I let this happen? Or how did I let this happen?

I was captured...

The President tried to bring me into the station while I was trying to live my life as a normal teenager... that meant, I had to sit in school and listen quietly. It was planned perfectly!

The officers only found a teenager who got eliminated by the Headhunter in the middle of a lesson! I never thought they would believe that fake blood on my neck...

But that trick was short lived because they wanted to bring Ben into the station since they found evidence about his connection with the Headhunter!

My escape plan left him too shocked to speak for a long time...

I gathered my team and shared my plan with them. And after sending them to the four temple, I was left alone in the last mafia building, where I 'let' the cops catch me. In the courthouse, I wasted time and waited for the Moon to rise up. Why, you may ask. Lucifer's plan was obvious and he wasn't the only one who saw that special day! The moonlight shone upon Earth in an unique degree, thus giving out Dark energy for every Shadow, Demon and Dark Angel.

And since I possessed Dark powers, it highly increased my already high level of energy capacity…

Shadows; simple servants from Hell. They can remain unseen in the shadows, but the sunlight hurts them or, for that matter, and kind of light source. When they're silhouettes, they can be easily destroyed by small light sources or physical damage. Even a Mortal can face down a few of them...

But when they surface form reveals itself and when you hit them and feel their skin and scales, you soon find yourself on the edge of the knife. No Mortal can kill them in this form, since their physical form and hard surface is unbreakable for a Mortal's hand. Only a being like me or a Spirit or a God can kill them. The light is only a nightmare for them, but creating lethal wounds on them is possible.

Demons are the most noticeable creatures. They can't hide in the shadows, they are not the tactical type and neither can they speak. Animals or beasts, you choose. They're the same in my eyes; monsters.

Most of the time, they have wings and horns, covered with scales and spikes, have dark appearances, and they're big. The Guardian Angels always had the most problem with them, since these monsters are always roaming around the Mortal world, risking to be seen by one of them.

These two, most of the time, are humanoids. Humanoids are really similar to humans, only slight differences can be seen on them. They are bipedal creatures, no matter how oddly they lean forward with their unique skeletal structure. I, myself have this unique body structure too, but it is because of my lifestyle. Scoliosis is bad for your back, but pretty useful, for a lifestyle like mine. This issue is helpful in many ways! It’s increased flexibility comes handy at sneaking and you can sleep pretty much everywhere, while still feeling comfortable. It doesn't make you look attractive amongst the Mortals, but surviving is the first priority in this dangerous world. I am glad, that I only have scoliosis at the higher side of my spine which still makes me look 'normal' amongst the humans...

Humanoids have hands or claws. It doesn't matter how it looks like or what kind of material those limbs made from, the important part is the five fingers/talon and the thumb like appendage. In short, they have to be able to grab objects!

Homo-sapiens-sapiens features are really important details on a humanoid. If a creature has snout or muzzle, it doesn't matter if it has claws or a bipedal one. A dragon can walk on two and four limbs, has claws, but that snout of theirs throws them out of the humanoids' race. Even if they were humanoids back then, creatures like dragons, griffons, Ents and such, are all different from each other, just like from the humanoids. They are hybrids from the humanoid kind and their own differences from the humanoids made them too different, thus making them into completely new races.

And most importantly, they have to be sentient. The ability to think and create tools to survive, or make life easier. To dream and hope for a better future and fulfill their goal in life. Being able to communicate with each other or show direction for others. To feel their kind next to them, to make family and look after their children...

... to love them and their pair... to feel...

I apologize again... the words are there, but I just can't feel that way anymore. My emotions are merely forced and showing them is only acting from me. I have to lock away these feelings, or I will be an unfair Avatar, who doesn't make the two sided choices... only my anger can push me out from this Balance and make me choose the right or wrong solution...

The most dangerous and impressive Dark beings are the Dark Angels. They can appear in many different ways...

One of this way, is getting a second chance to live, after spending some time in Hell. They will be marked with Dark energy, which emits negative aura. Mortals will be rude towards them and the magical beings like me, Pure Souls, Spirits and gods can see what are they actually. It's a curse, but some of them can manage to live life peacefully. Some Dark Angel changed to the point, when they were the clearer souls and not the Pure Souls. But most of them continues life by choosing the wrong path and so, the Guardian Angels have to take care of them. It is like the police against the hooligans...

Dark Angels can be born, in a Mortal's body, if a shadow manage to create a connection with the pregnant woman... and I'm talking about sexuality...

Or, as Lucifer created most of the Dark Angels, a Demon takes over a Mortals body, or a Shadow devours a Demon, or create them from pure, Dark energy. These ways' outcome is always an evil soul, no matter how pure was that Mortal or how kind that Demon was...

The Dark Angels can walk amongst the Mortals unnoticed, since Mortals can't see their energy. But Pure Souls... they can see their black wings and vice versa. Pure Souls and Dark Angels can see each others power, while the Mortals can only see regular people. Nearly all of the street fights are between Light and Dark, due to the hatred between the two sides.

The provocative ones never hides their energy from the other side, purposely searching for trouble. But there are the ones, who remains incognito and avoids fighting and resumes hiding and living life in peace... and not only the Pure Souls are like that! I met many Dark Angels, who use the power of the words and remains tolerant!

The Moon gave ME power as well. On that night, I wasn't just creating chaos in the city, but felt downright POWERFUL! I ran, fought, hid, sneaked, fought even more, ran some more and created absolute destruction the whole night! And I wasn't even out of energy! It was so reliving, revealing my three identity and seeing the humans' faces, when they realized who was their tormenter and hero at the same time...

I miss that Moon's power...

My team was able to eliminate those disguised Shadows, while I was having my own fun, terrorizing the city and killing the last criminals, while letting every single Mortal know, who I was and am right now...

But Lucifer had a 'B' plan, which I half expected and half took it by surprise. I sealed the ritual portals down and did the same thing like last time...

... create a one way crack into Hell...

But Lucifer's army broke through the seal and started killing the humans and destroying my home town. The police and human army tried its best, to keep back the Dark beings, but each time they killed a Shadow, two Demon took its place by crawling out from the ground. The ancient grave yard below the town was already too much and when some Dark Angels went to use the other ancient grave yards outside the city, everything was lost...

At least, that's what The Light thought, since I never told them what was my plan...

After telling Berni, a friend from The Light, to keep the monsters back and ordering my team to evacuate the city, with the help of the human army, I jumped inside the portal...

I was falling for a really long time, chaos all around me. I landed at the Purgatory's ruins, where an old person sat in defeat. He managed to get out of the Limbo, but the Purgatory was destroyed! He told me to leave behind every hope if I enter Hell. I impatiently retorted which caused him to explain everything about Hell. He showed me the way to The Throne, where Lucifer was waiting for me.

I literally went through Hell and vanquished those nightmares, monsters, and sent away those souls who weren't supposed to be there. Those who were Sinners and deserved to be there, I punished them.

And after fighting my way through the many dangers of Hell, I reached The Throne...

Lucifer... he was surprisingly different. He was just a bit taller than me, probably 3-4 meters high and he wasn't wearing his armor like last time. His muscles showed great strength and Hell's full support was in his possession.

My longest and hardest fight was that one. And Ben and Viki came after me, just to make sure if I was safe. Fools, they nearly killed themselves and not because of Lucifer, but because of me!

My Dark powers ran out and my Light powers were weak! He defeated me and was about to kill my friends. That was all my good side needed and I was able to defeat Lucifer, thanks to that newly found strength inside my Light powers.

I locked away Lucifer's soul inside my cross and consumed his powers and soul inside me. That was that moment when Luceta' demanded Lucifer's powers and I was able to put the pieces together. He used me.

Hell's full power in my possession and my anger increasing this Dark energy, I defeated Luceta' as well. This time, I used brute force, not magical spells...

As I said before, they tried to convince me on killing my 'brother' and my first love. And The Light saved me again and Theilesathe' greeted me first. That was my life's most heart-aching moments...

He was the one who showed me what is happening in the outside world. I saw the Dark beings in the city, vanishing from existence since I destroyed The Throne, Lucifer and there was no one who controlled them.

I saw Ben and Viki, getting out from the temple where the portal was. Viki cried... for me... and Ben cursed me for committing suicide while he fought back his tears. Berni soon joined them, not forcing back her tears and soon the whole city got to know what happened... as I expected, no one else felt sad for my death...

Later, I saw my family, my few friends, the poor people who I helped as the Headhunter, many Pure Souls, Dark Angels. The police officers, who knew about my good intentions and helped me fight against the monsters. My team, who loyally showed respect towards me, even after what I have done.

My tombstone... right in front of my eyes... and there were a lot of people who appreciated me...

I will never forget the message on my tombstone, the looks on the others' faces and the speech from the priest...

But the world knew about the magical world and the Mortals JUST started recording their findings. And since I was the Leader of the Light, I declared Theilesathe' as the leader. We worked together to create a better system for the Light and make the Light more stable.

I declared the Grim Reaper as the Ruler of the Hell and we three together solved the problem on Earth. We sent Dark Angels and Pure Souls, to destroy every evidence about the existence of this magical world and organized an ultimate, memory spell. It required a lot of energy from all of us and many Dark and Light souls to make the Mortals forget about the whole catastrophe.

I was about to suggest rebuilding the Purgatory, but the Grim Reaper was ahead of me and already started the reconstruction.

This left only one last problem... the question about The Gatekeeper. We all agreed with the idea of Cerberus and with that final move, we finished getting back the Balance for the world.

And me? How am I alive now?

Apparently, my actions proved me to be worthy to resume life and get back to the mortal world. But not before I had to wait for my 'rebirth' and had to watch my loved ones. When my being was ready, I came up with another plan...

I sent messages to my loved ones, to gather around my 'Personal Tomb' , which was a request from me: ''When I die, I want my tombstone to face towards the settling sun. On top of a hill, under an old tree, overlooking the great field. Far away from the world... in peace...''

Thankfully, the messages were obvious enough for them, considering how mysteriously I let them know about my return...

And so, my family, my 'brother' Ben, my once loved Viki, the recently promoted Angel, Berni... were all sat around my memorial, waiting for me...

And by sun set, I revealed myself... The wind was blowing and their happiness was radiant...

After so many fights, so many danger and suffering...

I felt happy…

While we were having our touching moment... I heard Dhuradhan's voice for the very first time. He was the thoughtful and careful one, spoke respectfully and looked at the tasks at first hands. He reminded me of a servant, but we quickly warmed up to each other. Dhanthas actually found the man 'cool'.

Seeing that the name, Dhuradhan, doesn't fit me well, I passed it to the new self inside my mind. It fit him well and much better than me... Hehhehhe, he actually thanked me for my compliment now... Hehhe, great man he is.

Those people became the most important souls for me, along with Theilesathe' and The Grim Reaper. Everything went better than I expected. Yes, I had to deal with my family, since they got to know about me a lot... I mean... a LOT!

But eventually, they got used to their... 'unique' son and my brother... well, he already know what I was...

I went to school and from time to time, I just left the country traveling in the wide world. Only minor disasters occurred  and I dealt with them easily. But soon, my education had to be cut short as more and more Spirit or other beings started visiting Earth. And me, being the official Balance, The Avatar... well, had to take care of them. Arrest them, warn them, scare them away or in most occasions... kill them... kill them and take away their powers...

On my journeys, I found small societies of magical creatures, hidden away from the Mortals. They often had 'get-togethers' which were pretty much celebrations. Hehhehe... they sure know how to have fun. Drinking all night, dancing and singing... they were really enjoying themselves. Me? Well... I got to know about relationships and how the females attracts big players...

Dating is nothing like that 'courting' in the Mortals lives. There ARE couples and I have to say... bestiary does not exist in these creatures' lives. Let it be a Centaur or any other creature which is not a humanoid you find their attractivity and beauty. I myself sticked with the more humanoid races like Elves. But I have to say... some feather coated or fur wearing female can look simply amazing!

And they can finish you off sooner than a Mortal female when it comes to bed games…

While I found a somewhat peaceful life, Earth's Mortals, again, showed how foolish they are. I was merely away for a few months and the Third World War was already starting. As I heard, a company got his hands on TOO MUCH money and they were able to step into the politicians' way. They were clearly a bad influence for Earth, but when the poor citizens got a chance to restart their life, everyone voted for the company and washed away the 'more sane' politicians.

They secretly took over control the governments and placed their members inside the security systems of many countries. When more than the half of the planet was under their control... they struck.

Firefights, starvation and increasingly dying nature... the war was destroying the planet. The forests which once acted as a cover for the magical creatures... they simply disappeared. Pollution and worse weather made Africa a dry wasteland and the mountains reduced in size after bombs ruined many country's borders.

And many more disasters happened, creating even more problems and soon the planet was in Hell again...

Since the magical creatures were the primary cases to take care of, I was forced to let my home country on its own. When I came back, I saw the citizens fighting back and putting a stop to the company's army. I was glad to see my team leading a resistance and encouraging the people to fight against this dictator system.

We slowly forced them out of the capital city and the planning started. Small, hidden fights were still present in the ruined city and people were still hiding.

But we had a stable start and we weren't about to let them take back what we rightly fought back for...

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Edited by: The Grim Reaper