Monster ( Edited )

What is this thing?

30 minutes ago...

Twilight's POV

It's horrible, when we arrived at the source of the roar, we were shocked to see, not only a big and seemingly wise Timberwolf, but also a manticore that was as tall but emitted a bloodlust like nothing in Equestria, not even the manticores we met felt like this one.

But then, it roared at the Timberwolf, I swear I heard them talk, but the manticores body started to twitch, and bloody eyes opened all over it's body, they were looking in every direction, as if they were scanning the area, then, I made eye contact with one of them, it was terrifying, I felt like an ant, an insignificant insect that only exists to clean the trash of the world. It's deep but wide pupil could pierce through me, it turned and twisted itself like it was trying to see me in different angles. It didn't look like it was threatening me, just looking at me. It oozed bloodlust, unrelentless will to kill, but it wasn't towards me or anything, it was towards Everything.

After this overwhelming game of stares, all of the eyes focused on the Timberwolf, but unlike the general bloodthirsty stares one of them did to me, it was a pure, unstoppable hatred, all concentrated on this one Timberwolf, I bet this kind of glare would obliterate me on a cellular scale. I looked at my friends to see if they were alright.

AppleJack had her eyes widen, she was holding her hat and was using a tree's branch as a support to stand, it was like she was having a panic attack, well, it's a good reaction considering the situation.

Rainbow Dash was trying to stay stoic and unfearful, it didn't do much because her whole body was shaking and her legs looked like they didn't even know if they should start making her run or not.

Rarity was unconscious on a conveniently sofa-shaped bush, in a dramatic faint pose with horror written on her face.

Pinkie Pie was just standing there with her mane and tail straight and she didn't even look pink anymore, she just stared at the monster of a manticore with blank eyes.

Fluttershy, surprisingly didn't hide or closed her eyes, instead, she had tears threatening to fall down her innocent face, I thought she was crying because of the stares, until I heard her say 'The poor manticore...' After she said that, I was thinking she went mad or something, but quickly got that thought out of my mind. She is my friend, and I can't mistreat or judge a friends behaviour, well, unless it's extreme behaviour.

But I had the greatest emotions battle in my mind, on one side I was consumed by curiosity and will to learn everything there is to these particular species of Timberwolf and Manticore. And on the other side, I was consumed by fear and running away with my friend with hope to be as far away as possible from these otherworldly monsters.

The latter nearly prevailed when the manticore body started to twitch and shake, it's eyes started to blink rapidly as they started tearing with blood. The manticore head twisted, turned, rotated and burst open, I saw countless razor sharp teeth inside, blood spilling out of this monstrous mouth, then a big eye formed in the esophagus, blocking the way to the stomach, I could see it starting to have layers of what looked like mucus.

Then It's whole body bursted, spider legs sprouting out of its sides, wings that were now sharp and deadly, skin that was made of unknown materials, it roared an unholy roar, a roar that should only be heard in the deepest depths of Tartarus. But then, it turned to a dying manticore, who stood up even though it had mortal wounds, then for some reason, nodded. After that, we were all shocked by what we saw. The 'manticore' committed cannibalism, an act that was supposed to be a legend, the simple term was unknown to the public, unless you have studied history deeply, but even in history books and dictionaries, the word didn't exist.

After it devoured the manticore, it's heart was bigger, we could see it through the skin. Then it jumped on the Timberwolf, who threw a blue liquid on the monster, it looked like water but I knew that water didn't have green liquid flowing in it, the monster then unexpectedly roared in pain, exclaiming that this was the 'blue flowers nectar' and that he 'made sure he was immune to it', then it hit me. 'It has a weakness!!!. Ok, even though it looked invincible even without magic it had a weakness against this 'blue flower'.

My thoughts were cut short when I heard it say.

"Well are you ponies going to come out?" It said, when I looked back at him, he was back to a manticore form, now, I was seriously doubting myself because I was thinking I was hallucinating and imagining this whole battle, but then, my doubts were shattered when I saw the Timberwolves going away with the big one limping and having parts of its body ripped out of it.

"Hello?" The now looking peaceful beast, it was shocking how, minutes ago, it looked like a monster straight out of Spike's comics. Yes, his comics, not Tartarus, because no monster in Tartarus would be as terrifying as this monster, or the ones from Spike's comic book.

"I'm sorry to have made you see this." He said regretfully while coming towards us, the only one who didn't back away was Fluttershy, but while coming towards us, he flinched when he put pressure on one of his paws, that was the signal that Fluttershy needed to fly over him.

"Oh please don't move." She said while stopping him, he sat and showed his paw, it was wounded and blood was spilling out.

"Oh no, it's bad, please don't move." Fluttershy said while patting him, he just smiled.

"You are kind, no wonder my kin keeps talking about you." He said, Fluttershy blushed.

"Oh no it's nothing, but they really are talking like you and us?" She asked, I shook my head in response.

"No they don't speak, we are communicating through thoughts." I explained, she looked shocked but nodded.

"Don't worry about the wound, I will close it." He said, Fluttershy just looked worried, but then, the wound started to close while the blood returned in , it was gruesome but so fascinating, with this ability, ponies could heal wounds without even using magic! I need to study.

"Oh, oh my." Fluttershy said while looking in awe at the show, we all watched in awe, something like this was unreal, even if we have magic, it doesn't heal wounds this fast.

"H-How is that possible!" I exclaimed, it was so preposterous I needed to know.

"I reconstruct the wound on a molecular scale that's how." He explained to me, on a molecular scale? That's impossible! Not even magic can do that!

"T-T-T-Twilight? W-W-What are you doing?" Spike said, I ordered him to stay in the Library, what is he doing here?

"Spike? What are you doing here?" I asked.

"T-T-The Princess sent a letter. It's urgent." He said while lending me the letter he had in his claws.

"What could the Princess want to make you come her- WHAT??!" I exclaimed. The letter said that a new leader was founded, and it said that a mighty manticore was the master of the Everfree Forest and that Luna met him personally.

"Y-Y-Y-You a-a-are t-the m-master of the Everfree Forest?" I asked with fear, not even the Princess could control the forest and the manticore before is the master of such a place?

"You can say that." He said, I was shocked, the being in front of me not only was monstrous, but was the master of the Everfree Forest? The same forest where countless monsters resides?

"Spike, take a letter for Princess Celestia." I said, Spike immediately took a letter and a quill.

Dear Princess Celestia.

The manticore who is the Master of the Everfree Forest is currently in front of us,
What do we do? And I add that this manticore is highly intelligent from the way he speaks.

Your faithful student. Twilight Sparkle.

I said, Spike then proceeded to send the letter.

"Now we just wait for Princess Celestia to reply." I said, the manticore just tilted its head.

"Was it a way of communication that I just saw?" He asked, how observant.

"Yes, yes it was." I replied, it became awkward, because an awkward silence fell.

"Hmm, I should study this, maybe I could master this way of communication, from the molecular view I saw, it had a slight trait of magic from a foreign source, and the magic from that dragon." He mumbled, brilliant! He described just the way of how the letters are sent!

"How did you know? Nevermind that, how can you see molecules?" I asked, it wasn't possible for anything to see molecules.

"I don't know, the only thing I know is that I just see them, or more like feel them." He replied, ridiculous, absolutely preposterous.

"What? We don't care about that! More importantly, are you sure your not a spy? Because from what I saw your both a Monster AND a spy!" Rainbow exclaimed while flying straight for the manticore.

"Hol' on right 'ere, don't go assuming this fella is a spy." AJ said while biting her tail.

"Yeah but he is still a monster." she replied while pouting. Before I could say anything, Fluttershy flew straight towards her.

"Now Rainbow you apologise this instant! You don't call something a monster! And certainly not a manticore who was just protecting its family!" She exclaimed.

"Did you not see that he literally ate his own family?!" Rainbow replied, she had a point, which Fluttershy couldn't reply.

"It's not a problem, yes I was protecting those under my protection, but the one I ate was a true warrior, a pity that we had to sacrifice him." The manticore said while separating the two angry mares.

"Hmph" Rainbow pouted while going away.

Then Spike started to burp a letter.

"Twilight! it's from the Princess!" He exclaimed while waving the letter.

"Ah yes!" I exclaimed.

Dear Twilight Sparkle

I will come to personally meet this manticore,
please come to the outskirts of the Forest so that I can
do so, I will judge if he is a threat or not.

"Okay, you heard it, we need to go to the outskirts of the Forest." I said while motioning the manticore to follow me. And we all went to meet the Princess.