The Master of a Rotten Vale
Chapter 17: Presentations
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Rise my subject! I always wanted to say that...
Jhon's POV
Rotten Vale...
An army huh? After the incident, I isolated myself in the Rotten Vale for a whole week, and what do I do just after my depression crisis? I wake three Elder Dragons. Why? I don't even know, maybe I was bored so why did I make up this highly philosophical thing like 'battles are destined to rise' or something like that, why couldn't I just say I was bored? I really should organise my head on of these days, I'm getting to old for this, literally I mean right now I'm over a millenia's old and I don't even remember most of the things that happened before that.
Anyways, there's no point in burying me in the past, right now I need to deal with the mess I made because I was bored, and because of that I'm pretty sure the MLP villains are making a move now, I really need to do something about them, it's not like I need to worry with my OP skills and abilities but still, if I end up doing nothing before season 4 finale is up, I might be killed by Tirek.
"Say Amatsu, what do we do after their visit?" I asked Amatsu, my good one day old companion, who is a cliché Sebastian butler, and I don't mind at all because it fits him well the aristocratic manners.
"It is your choice to choose the fate of our lives." He replied wisely. Throwing me all the responsibilities? Smart move, I'm glad I'm mature enough to not refuse such responsibilities. Well, at least I'm 'mature'.
Still, the way that all of the beings I 'revive' treats me is beyond me, and the fact that even Elder Dragons are affected is confusing me more. I mean, we are supposed to be the same level in strength so why do they treat me as their Masters? The other monsters I understand because they're not Elder Dragons but Elder Dragon respecting other Elder Dragon? There's only one kind of monster who deserves such treatment. 'The Fatalis'
The Fatalis is known to destroy entire Kingdoms by themselves alone, even if you manage to kill one and wear their armors, you will eventually be killed by your own armor made of Fatalis parts, that's not all, you will end up reviving the Fatalis itself. This thing is so OP and Immortal that I don't even compare to it.
In the Monster Hunter series, there's a whole classement of monsters, and the highest class is Elder Dragon, which I am. But even amongst the Elder Dragons lies another class worthy of the title of 'Legendary' or 'Mythical'. It's called the 'Black Dragons'. It consists of five Elder Dragons and their sub-species which are so powerful it is said that they could bring world destruction.
And what am I? A mere little Elder Dragon who's not even remembered after the first encounter while the Black Dragons are remembered through every generations. So yeah, I don't understand why they respect me which is why I will ask them right now.
"Say, why do you respect me so much? Don't you remember your past life?" I asked to Amatsu. He looked up at the rotten ceiling with a thoughtful expression.
"It's because you gave me another chance to live which I shouldn't have, you even gave me something that would drive me out of instinct, sentience. Because I am not supposed to live anymore and that I already fulfilled my life, I now only serve you Master." He replied while looking straight in my eyes, eyes that showed no hatred, no regret, only respect.
It still didn't make much sense because if you've fulfilled your life and that nothing is left for you to do in the world, then wouldn't you aim for eternal rest? Why doesn't he hate me for stripping him of his eternal rest? Did he really have nothing left he wanted in the living world to the point that he would meaninglessly follow the first being he sees to his second death? I was having so many questions going through my head but they were all fading away as soon as I saw the eyes of Amatsu again. These were not the eyes of a regretful or hateful soul, it was a complete soul that only had one last task before going away.
"Thank you." I said to him.
This little exchange made it so that we were already at the Acidic lake with Cea relaxing on the 'beach'. When she saw us, she quickly got back in the lake. I still can't shake the fact that she is four times my size and still manages not to take all of the space in the Rotten Vale. Zorah on the other hand seems to be sleeping as I saw his big head resting on the 'Beach'. When were side by side, Zorah's whole head is the entire length of my body, so I have a Zorah's head sized body. It's so ridiculous. Oh right, I still got guest here with me.
"Well, here we are, the one in the Lake is Cea and the big one here is Zorah, I hope you can get along well." I said to the ponies behind me while pointing at Cea who was for some reason... shy? Then at Zorah who slowly opened one eye to look at us, he was merely able to keep it for five seconds before it closed again while he did a little grunt, well a 'little' grunt that shook the Rotten Vale for a moment.
When I looked back at the ponies, I saw them with their jaws dropped and eyes wide. I must admit that it was quite amusing to see their shocked reaction. It's to be expected I mean, imagine going to your friend's house and seeing a big whale in his pool and a big flaming dinosaur on his garden both chillin like everything's normal. Then I saw Celestia coming first at me.
"Are they really under your command?" She said while looking straight in my blue eyes. I never really noticed before but her magenta eyes really suits her but back to the point, I can't say yes like that, I need a proof.
"Zorah, hotspring now." I ordered to Zorah while still staring at these beautiful eyes like a boss/tyrant. Zorah just slammed his claw at the ground wich made a powerful earthquake, then, hot water started to come out of the ground flowing directly at a pool size hole completely filling it up without a millimeter higher than the pool height.
"Nice work Zorah." I said to him which only got a grunt in response. The whole time I was staring at Celestia and saw every last bit of her reaction towards this little demonstration.
"Here you go, a five stars worth hotspring for you ladies, the earthquake must be tensing your muscles so come and relax." I said while showing them the steaming pool, it was made by Ana so it didn't have flesh lingering in, well I mean, this whole room was made by Ana so it didn't have any dead bodies besides me.
I led them to the relaxing, literally hand made hot spring and quickly got moans from each and everyone of them just from tipping one hoof in the water. If this was really this relaxing to the point of moaning, too bad I can't feel it because for me, normal baths is acid bath over there, maybe I could make a chlorine trifluoride based bath, it's like the most acidic liquid that I can remember but I don't even know how to make it. Maybe Twilight can help me with that, I'm gonna ask.
"Hey Twilight?" I said to the seemingly drugged mare, she literally had her head waving left and right.
"Hmm?" She replied still looking like she's higher than high.
"Do you know how to make chlorine trifluoride?" I asked, this got a powerful reaction because she immediately stopped, not just her but Celestia too, the others were too high to even hear anything so I just let them relax.
"How do you know this?" Celestia asked with such venom even I'm hurted.
"I just remembered that this is the most acidic substance existing, and because acid liquid is my bath, maybe the most acidic liquid is like what you're having right now." I said to her which didn't change her reaction.
"You didn't answer her question." Twilight said which surprised me. Now this wasn't supposed to happen, what was suppose to happen is that they would happily help me with a great smile on their muzzles but what I get right now is a venom so poisonous I feel bad for snakes or spiders.
"Hey, that's just knowledge I had even before I became sentient, even if you are driven by instinct you can learn things." I replied hoping that this would calm them, I couldn't just tell them that I was normally from a species from another world.
"Chlorine Trifluoride, it's a substance that was used in the assassination of the late Duke of Prance that was here for diplomatic affairs, because of his death, we're in bad relations with Prance and it's bad for us because Prance has the same or even surpasses the military forces of Equestria. The tension's been on for two centuries already." Celestia explained. This made sense as to why they were acting so serious but seriously? Chlorine Trifluoride? As an assassination? What the hell?
"The substance known as Chlorine Trifluoride is highly acidic, we don't know how it was made but the liquid itself could melt even the most durable metal we know wich is titanium, we don't even know what else it can do as we can't even take a sample of it as it would melt the recipient, there were even observation of it melting the ground before evaporating." Twilight continued. That's what I said, the most acidic liquid ever, which is what I need for my baths.
"Because of this, every information concerning this substance were erased." Celestia finished. I guess they couldn't really understand it's composition with their current technology that depends highly on magic, and the acid is not magic so too bad.
"At least we know who's our possible enemy of war." I stated wich made their eyes widen. While we were talking, I noticed that the others were already socialising with Zorah, Cea and Amatsu. It was really nice to see that but now it's starting to get late.
"Welp, I guess that's it for your little presentations." I said. When we said our goodbyes, for some reason, Fluttershy looked at me from afar, I didn't understand the reason behind that but I didn't mind because I sensed no fear nor hatred towards me. Fluttershy is after all best pony so I can't be mad or even have any negative thoughts towards her, and I learned that acid bath makes your flesh fall down so I ended up looking like a bloody skeletal dragon now, good thing that my flesh grows back after sometime. Now I just need to wait and plan things for the upcoming events.
But before that, I need to fix my habit to quickly be bored I mean I couldn't even resist a week before reviving more things. Which reminds me, where's Jho?
Meanwhile, Unknown location...
Third Person's POV
"Damn! What is this thing! The Queen didn't say that it would be this tough!" Something said throught the shadows of the night.
"It was even able to beat TWO whole battalions alone!" It continued.
"Quit whinning around! If the Queen wants something then we bring it to her!" Another being said with authority.
"Yeah but, why would she need something this dangerous?" The whinning being asked the obviously annoyed soldier. But then they both stopped in their paths when they sensed something coming towards them.
"Isn't it obvious? To crush these ponies of course!" The Queen said while grinning and laughing at the green monster in front of her. But unknown to them, a little bird saw what happened here and quickly ran past the trees towards it's master.
'I need to tell Master of this!' It thought while cutting throught the night sky...
Author's Notes:
Okay, up until now I've been writting with my own english knowledge even if it isn't my native language, not only that but I was hasty enought to not re read to be able to spot the "obvious" grammar errors. After that I got myself an Editor with this seriously useful group where I found Crimson Arrow.
And just yesterday I learned that Google Docs didn't have "Google" in it for nothing, because I didn't even realise that it spotted automatically grammar errors, not only that but before that, I didn't even know that Google Docs existed.
But now I finally found the Light when I was seriously pointed out and started to character growth myself and started to proofread AND edit all alone for the first time in my whole life ( which is not how authors are supposed to work anyway, but because I have so much free time, why not use Google Docs as an Editor AND Proofreader? ).
Also, if it's not how it's supposed to work, then I'll keep Crimson Arrow because now I seriously intend to fire him ( I will never forget you my friend.). So please inform me if I can do that because FimFic. laws is confusing me hardcore right now.