Chapter 2

“Boy, boy wake up…”

“Hmmm…”

“DIMITRI LOCKDROM WAKE THE FUCK UP!!!

“FUCK!!!”

I’m awoken by a loud fucking voice in my god damn ear and shoot up only to bash my head against something hard.

“Ouch, motherfucker…!” I groan as I rub my forehead.

“Took you long enough, boy…”

I open my eyes and see that we’re in an open grassy field of some sort. I look up to my right and see the hooded man and I see him holding something in his right hand that makes my blood run cold. It was a long, three pronged red pitchfork that had serrated spikes on the tips. I start to tremble in fear since my suspicions about who this guy is became confirmed.

“You’re…the Devil…” I mutter in fear.

“Hmph, took you long enough to realize. But if it helps I prefer my actual name, Lucifer MorningStar,” he said.

“It doesn’t…” I said as I pick myself up.

“Oh? Having second thoughts are we?” he mocks.

“What do you think?” I snap, “If I’d’ve known I was talking to the god damn Devil himself I would never have given you any thought and continued back to my home! I can’t believe I got tricked into coming straight to Hell…”

“Now, now Mr. Lockdrom there’s no need to be bitter. I told you I’d bring you to Equestria and I meant it. Speaking of which, welcome to Equestria, Dimitri Lockdrom,” Lucifer said with a slight bow.

I look around and see that even though we’re outside, the clouds are almost completely covering the sky despite it looking like it’s a little in the evening and sun was about to set. I get a very gloomy and uneasy feeling and there’s a potent musk in the air that makes me a little queasy.

“I thought you said you’d never lie,” I accuse making him tilt his head.

“I did and I haven’t,” he defends.

“Really? If we’re in Equestria then shouldn’t things be a bit more, I don’t know, brighter? And what’s that weird smell I’m sniffing? It’s making my stomach churn…” I said trying not to breath too much in.

“I see why you’re unconvinced. Very well, I will prove it but I must warn you. What you are about to see shall be quite unsettling,” Lucifer warns.

“Please, I doubt there’s anything unsettling abo-“ I’m cut off when Lucifer grabs my head with his left hand and it begins to glow a dark aura.

“Hey! What the hell are you-“

BA-BUMP

GASP

A flood of shocking images fills my mind and most of them make me instantly sick to my stomach. Anthro ponies, who look very similar to the ones from the show only they’re standing on two legs, and a bunch of other anthro creatures fill my vision such as zebras, griffins, diamond dogs, minotaurs, yaks, hippogriffs, and even dragons and centaurs were almost all in chains and disturbingly revealing attire, mostly the females. I saw them being raped, beaten, and saw how they were treated like dirt and how some of the males had a sickly green glow in the eye while oddly other males did not. I then saw creatures that resembled Caribou with most having thicker fur and large antlers. I saw how they were continuously raping females left and right and destroying almost everything in their path. As I’m seeing all this I’m screaming bloody murder since it feels like my mind is being torn apart.

Lucifer eventually lets my head go and I fall back down clutching my head still screaming as the images won’t stop. What in the ever loving fuck am I seeing?! This is nothing like it is in the show! How did this happen? How could they do this?

“What…the fuck…was that…?” I ask between breaths as look back up at Lucifer. He only stares at me as I growl and throw myself at him gripping his jacket and looking at the red glowing eyes under his hood.

“TELL ME WHAT THE FUCK THAT WAS RIGHT FUCKING NOW!!!” I scream in his face.

Lucifer puts his hand on my chest and proceeds to give me a simple nudge, only to cause me to go flying backwards tumbling across the grassy field. I groan and try to pick myself up but he appears in front of me and holds me down with the end of his pitchfork pressed on my chest.

“Not many can grab me like that and speak to me in such a way and live, so I suppose I’ll give you that,” he says mockingly, “As for what just happened I shared you some of my insight so you could briefly see the state this world is currently in.”

“What the fuck are you talking about? Is all that really happening here?” I ask.

“Indeed, now I’m about to release you so you may stand again so I’d advise you refrain from attacking me again.” he said. I hesitantly nod slowly since I can’t really do anything else to him since he’s the legit Devil and I stand back up after he lifts his pitchfork. Lucifer gestures me to follow him and I do but I hang back slightly.

“If you recall the one called Twilight Sparkle, this all happened a few months after she was named Princess of Friendship. The enemy who threatens the balance of this world are called the Caribou. They are quite literally sexist tyrants who believe the male gender is the superior sex while females should be nothing but slaves to satisfy their sexual desires.” Lucifer explains.

“Fucking sick…” I growl as more images flash in my mind.

“Indeed, the Caribou invaded from the North without warning and used their foul magic to completely overwhelm Equestria’s forces by either corrupting some of males or convincing the others to join their cause, as you’ve seen through the images. While most of the planet is under the control of the Caribou’s magic, there are some places where it has not yet reached, thankfully. For example, Equestria’s capital, Canterlot, is one of the few last known cities in Equestria not yet claimed by the Caribou. However, it’s only a matter of time before it falls as well.” Lucifer said.

“Which means the Princesses are still safe for now? How?” I ask.

“The Princesses and the Elements of Harmony. They have their former captain of the royal guard Shining Armor, also former prince of the Crystal Empire, to thank because of his strong shield spells and he managed to evacuate the town of Ponyville before the Caribou arrived. Right now, Shining Armor is desperately trying to keep up a shield around Canterlot to keep the Caribou out. From what I recall he’s using whatever energy he can spare to keep the shield up for as long as possible,” Lucifer said.

“Wait, what happened to the Crystal Empire?” I ask.

“What do you think?” He asks as he turns his head and looks at me from the corner of his eye, “It fell to the Caribou almost as quick as the rest of the lands. Shining Armor was able to get his wife, Princess Cadence, and his daughter, Princess Flurry Heart, out before they were captured. Along with a small group of crystal ponies while the rest, unfortunately, were left behind and almost all the males were imprisoned while the females were subjugated to slavery,” He said.

“Why did the Caribou attack the Crystal Empire first?” I ask in an angered tone.

“It’s because of the Crystal Heart,” he says while facing forward, “As you know, the Crystal Heart has the power to lift the Crystal Ponies and any other creatures spirits, and the light within them powers the Crystal Heart to protect the empire from evil. However the Caribou corrupted the Heart and used their magic to turn it into something foul and used it to spread their brainwashing magic further across the land. To put it bluntly, it is now called the Crystal Cock…” Lucifer said with a sneer, “But for some odd reason, the corrupted magic didn’t affect the crystal pony males as the Caribou would’ve thought so they weren’t brainwashed. Even so, they were no match and the Empire fell within a day. Now it is one of the main strongholds and future capital of the Caribou empire since it holds such an item of great importance.”

My anger was at its boiling point, these sick motherfuckers took something that was supposed to be filled with the happiness of others only to be turned into something disgusting and perverted. Lucifer notices my anger and reaches into his coat and hands me the bottle of liquor I purchased back on Earth. I arch a brow at how he had this since I just noticed I didn’t have it with me and he just shrugs.

“Figured you could use some since this is already a lot to take in. You almost dropped it and waisted this good liquor when we arrived here so be grateful I saved it for you,” he said while handing me the bottle.

I glance up at him and raise the bottle and nodded to him as thanks. I uncapped the bottle again and took a few swigs since I needed something to douse the anger in my soul. The satisfying burning sensation of the scotch travels down my throat and in my stomach and I sigh heavily since I’m now feeling a little better but I’m still very pissed. I offer the bottle to Lucifer, since I didn’t wanna be rude, but he just shakes his head and continues explaining the state of this world.

“The one who is responsible for all of this goes by the name Dainn Stonehoof, King of the Caribou, and the one who’s soul eludes me,” Lucifer said.

“What’d he do to get on your shit list?” I ask while taking another swig.

“All life, as you know, has its end. Some end by natural causes, others end abruptly without warning by accidents, and some end due to violence and war, such as the one currently happening right now and believe me there’s been a lot of lives ending because of it,” he said making me frown.

“However Dainn decided that he was too good for death and got the idea to prolong his life. He used dark forbidden magic to steal the life force of living things and add it to his own lifespan. Before this blasphemous ritual of his, his soul had already been doomed to fall to me so he could live out the rest of his existence in Hell for all the atrocities he had committed. But due to his dark magic, he has eluded death and his soul remains out of my reach. To make matters even more infuriating, he somehow was able to create some kind of barrier around himself. The last time I saw him I thought I could collect his soul myself but he anticipated my arrival and drove me away with his dark magic,” he says while gripping his pitchfork tightly. He stops walking and I do the same and he turns to me while reaching in his coat pocket for something.

“And that, Dimitri Lockdrom, is where you come in,” he says while pulling something out. In his hand was a very strange looking fruit. It was shaped like a strawberry but it was way bigger than any strawberry I’ve ever seen. What’s even stranger is that it had these swirling tribal markings all around it and it had a sort of dark aura around it making me nervous. He holds it out to me and my hand acts on its own as I take hold of it. As I’m holding the strange fruit, the aura seems to intensify making me more nervous I look back at Lucifer for answers and he raises his hand to point at me.

“I want you to become my hand.” he says.

“What…?!”

A million thoughts were going through my mind, one minute I’m on my way home wanting to drink myself to sleep and the next thing I know I’m pulled from my world from the actual Devil himself, to Equestria of all places that’s being threatened to be overrun by power hungry sickos, and now he’s asking me to be his hand.

“What do you mean become your hand?” I ask.

“Simple really, if you become my hand you gain my special abilities. This fruit is made from my own dark soul giving your soul and mine a permanent link.” Lucifer explains.

“Wait, you’re saying this is a Devil Fruit?” I ask. He nods and I look back down at the fruit in shock.

Wait a minute, where have I heard “Devil Fruit” before? I think.

“So you’re saying I’ll get your powers if I eat this?” I ask.

“Correct, but I should warn you about the price for such a gift,” Lucifer said with a dark smile, from what I could tell in the shadow of his hood. “Think of this fruit as a sort of contract between you and I. If you choose to eat it, the contract is sealed and, as I said, you shall gain powers that matches my own so you may be able to begin your conquest against the Caribou scourge. However once you do, not only does your soul become linked to mine but you will forever be damning yourself on a one way ticket to Hell once you perish.” Lucifer warns.

“What?! You’re saying if I eat this I’m going straight to Hell when I die?! That’s fucked up! I’m not eating this then!” I say while trying to give it back to him. Lucifer only stands there without even attempting to take it back and just stares at me.

“I suppose I can understand your panic, Dimitri, but you have nothing to worry about. Going to Hell once you die doesn’t sound as bad as you may think. Besides it’s not like you’re going to die as soon as you eat it,” Lucifer informs me.

“Still doesn’t change the fact I’m gonna go to Hell when I die!” I retort.

“Did I forget to mention that there’s a special perk that comes with having my abilities once you eat the fruit?” he asks while holding up a finger.

“Oh yeah? What’s that?” I deadpan.

“You’ll become ageless,” he bluntly tells me.

“Say what?!” I ask in shock, “You mean this thing will turn me immortal?”

“Not necessarily, you can still get hurt, get sick, and still die of natural causes but you just won’t age anymore. Think of this as a bit of a personal goal of yours. Once you’ve defeated the Caribou and drive them back to whence they came or whatever you choose to do with them you may choose to live the rest of your ageless days as much as you want however you please, so long as you don’t get killed that is.” Lucifer explains.

“But what does that have to do with me going to Hell anyway once, and if, I do die? Besides being ageless sounds lonely if you ask me. I wouldn’t wanna not be able to grow old as those around me age and die…” I said with a sad tone.

“Another part of this contract is you can contact me whenever you please. Think of me has a dark voice in the back of your mind ready to answer any questions you have whenever you feel the need. If, and when, in the future of your ageless life you’ve had enough of the mortal world, just say the word and I shall come to collect your soul.” Lucifer said.

“Still doesn’t sound too convincing,” I retort “It’s still Hell so I doubt there’s anything to look forward to even if I decide to leave this life behind.”

“On the contrary, being the Hand of the Devil has many perks in Hell. You’ve only been told what Hell does to evil souls and that is only for the sinners who thought they could do as they please without a second thought, much like Dainn. But as the Devil’s Hand, you’ll quite literally be seated right next to me and receive a champion’s welcome with luxuries and praise. You’ll be hailed as a dark agent of justice that punishes those who would dare defy me.” Lucifer says in a dark giddy tone.

“I-I don’t know…” I say skeptically, “You make it sound like Hell is a paradise when it’s supposed to be a place of torture and death.”

“Only to those who deserve it,” he counters, “To us higher tier beings, myself included, it can be a paradise since we deserve it. You’ll be able to earn that right too once you have done what I asked and collect Dainn’s soul for me.”

“I’m guessing when you say I collect his soul I’m supposed to kill him?” I ask he nods and I smirk a little. “Good, after what you’ve shown me death will be the least of his concerns once I’m through with him. Along with any other fucking Caribou and traitor males who turned on their own who get in my way,” I growl. Lucifer smiles under his hood and was about to speak when I raise my hand.

“Although this all seems too sudden for me. You think I can have more time to think on this?” I ask. Lucifer frowns and shakes his head.

“I wish I could tell you that you can think on it later but unfortunately you don’t seem to have as much time as you’d like,”

“What do you mean?” I ask. Lucifer simply turns around and points off in the distance. I squint my eyes and spot a city of some sort and it looks to be covered in a purple sphere of some kind.

“Is that…?”

“Yes, that is Canterlot. And the sphere surrounding it is Shining Armor’s shield. Though you cannot see from here, I can tell you that the shield is on the brink of collapsing.”

I look at Lucifer in shock as he looks over his shoulder to me. I look back at Canterlot and notice that there’s multiple smoke trails in the sky which means there’s a large stockade of Caribou ready and waiting to storm the city.

“The city will fall almost immediately if the shield breaks!” I shout in a panic, “Can’t you do something?” Lucifer shakes his head as he turns to me.

“It is as I’ve said, not only has Dainn prevented me from going after him personally but I myself cannot interact with anything or anyone in the mortal plain. I’m only able to speak and briefly interact with you like this because this is my astral projection,” he explains while briefly becoming transparent.

“So you’re saying it’s up to me and me alone?” I ask.

“It being up to you, yes. You doing this alone, it is your choice if you choose to do so. However the terms of the contract, my conditions, the title of my hand still remain true. Remember, as the Devil I refuse to tell a lie so you can guarantee that all I have told you is the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.” He said.

Damnit, of all the shitty times to make a quick decision why’d it have to be now? I think.

I look back down at the fruit and look up at Canterlot in the distance. For a moment I thought I saw the shield flicker a bit meaning Shining Armor was using whatever strength he had left to keep the shield up. I was wondering where the Princesses were but they probably too busy looking after the citizens who were most likely panicking right now. I look at Lucifer who was patiently waiting for my answer and I look back down at the fruit in my hand and grit my teeth in anger.

I wasn’t angry at the fact that I had to make a decision right now, a little disappointed but not angry, I was angry at the images continuing to appear in my mind. It’s as if I could sense the suffering and corruption all throughout this world and it’s all Dainn and his fucking Caribou’s doing. He turned this beautiful world in something filthy, and he was gonna suffer a fate worse than death by the time I’m done with him. So with my decision now made, I glance at Lucifer and nod.

“…Alright, I’ll do it,” I answer as I slowly bring the fruit up to my mouth. Lucifer smiles as he waits me to take my first bite. As I open my mouth, I start to think about what’s gonna happen to me once I eat this thing. Is it worth it? Damning my soul to the Devil for the sake of this world and it’s inhabitants? Probably not but if I leave now I’ll have this overwhelming sense of guilt looming over me like a shadow. I’ll probably still have it even after he erases my memories of ever meeting him and coming here which would drive me crazy since I wouldn’t know why I feel guilty in the first place. Besides if I’m being honest even if I didn’t come here I’d probably end up in Hell anyway after what I did during one of my tours, but that’s a story for another time. One I never enjoy telling nor do I enjoy remembering…

The fruit is now in between my jaw and so without wanting to drag it out, I quickly take a bite and chew it down expecting it to taste bad. Surprisingly, it tasted rather sweet like an actual strawberry so I chewed it normally and swallowed. I looked up at Lucifer and he was starring at me expecting me to eat all of it so I did just that, even the stem since it felt like it was necessary. Once I was done I washed it down with another swig of my scotch and prepared for something to happen.

“So, what now?” I ask.

“Now you will get to work, as soon as you wake up.” Lucifer responds.

“Wake up? What do yo-GUH!“

BA-BUMP

It’s as if my whole body pulsated and it hurt like hell. Each pulse felt like I was briefly set on fire and put out again making me fall to my knees as I started to hyperventilate and grip my chest in agony. I look up at Lucifer who just stares down at me and again has my bottle of scotch in his left hand. As the pulses get more frequent, I start to scream my fucking lungs out since I’m in indescribable pain. I look at my hands and see tribal markings, similar to the makings on the fruit, run up from my hands all the way up my arms and it feels like it’s tearing my flesh apart making me scream louder as I fall on my back. As I’m screaming Lucifer continues to watch my suffering as he glances at the bottle of scotch. Bastard had the nerve to curiously take a drink of my scotch as I feel like I’m dying in the worst way possible.

“Mmm, you know this is actually pretty good. I’ll be sure to save the rest for you once your transformation is complete and after you’ve saved Canterlot.” he says innocently.

“AAAAAAHHHH!!!”

“YOU…BASTARD!!!” I scream.

“Yes, yes, I suppose I should’ve mentioned that this wouldn’t be pleasant and I could’ve warned you about the immeasurable pain you’re now experiencing but that would only make you even more hesitant than you already were. Don’t worry though, it’ll all be over soon,” he says has he starts to fade away.

“Make sure you contact me once you’re done saving Canterlot. We have much to do in this world and as the saying goes, great things start from small beginnings,” he says with a tune in his voice.

I continue screaming until my voice starts to give out and the pain becomes too much for me to stay conscious. The last thing I see was Lucifer waving to me as he fades completely away before my vision once again becomes dark and I pass out. What awaits me once I wake up, I can only guess…