Chapter Three

"Please he's my brother! Don't do it!" The orange hair boy yells reaching out to stop the scythe from slashing through the other boy.

The blade goes through the brother ripping them in half and cutting through the orange hair boys arm making them scream out in pain.

Looking down at the boy with cold eyes they stand their calmly before their ear piece ringing they click it and over it a mysterious voice says "was it done?" They ask.

Looking down at the corpse they reply with a smiple "yes."

"Good your friend is waiting for you having already completed there task it's sad how slow you-"

The mysterious voice can't continue as something smashes against their head. Looking up they see red hair and a blade coming down ontop of them.

-Daliex-

'So what have you found thus far?' She asks me smugly I sigh sitting down behind a building before going over what I found out pulling off my the hood on my cloak.

Oh right did I mention I found a cloak in my storage made it easier to remain anonymous while conversing with some of the locals here.

'Well I now know what I am I'm something called a pony we didn't have anything like this where I came from no wonder I didn't know what it was.' I think to myself with a sigh.

'Second we're in a kingdom called Equestria which from what I've heard from wandering around alone and easedropping encompasses some other kingdoms. Not only that but the rulers are some kind of hybrid of the other three races of ponies or something.'

'A hybrid? What, are they flying magic shooting giants?' Ecli says with a laugh I sigh shrugging not sure if she can see that but I continue anyways.

'There are two rulers both go by the title of princess I think there names were Celstia and...Luna wait!? Why am I explaining this to you?' I growl.

She laughs 'I may have gone to sleep while you were going around investigating.' I sigh of course she'd fall asleep.

'Fine, fine here's something else apparently the princesses student forget which one, is here as she's apparently help out with some terrible crisis which happened recently.' I say thinking about the name before shaking my head.

'Not sure what that means but it might help to inquire aid from them since unlike the two who actually rule the kingdom most just call her by her name which was Twilight...something Sprinkle? No that wasn't it Shi-' I winch in pain 'no cussing of course forgot about that.'

'Name doesn't matter what does matter is that we now have information and what've you concluded from your own knowledge of the world?' Ecli ask I hum for a moment then respond.

'This isn't my world, not only is there no mention of my nation or the empire but the air is clean along with the water. There's no Faint energy freezing the water and making it a cess pool for weaker Consumed to hide in.' I say with a sigh.

'Speaking of Consumed this place has no barriers to protect from them they should all be dead and this place should had been used to form a nest many species of animals have died out because the Consumed hunted them down and slaughtered them.' I finish.

'So the time travel spell sent you to a different dimension or an entire new world? I guess I was right calling it a teleportation spell now why did the curse interfer with the spell like that though?' Ecli questions I shake my head.

'But I've learn the slang around here I'm not suppose to say someone but 'somepony' and with anyone it's 'anypony' then there's a bunch of other things like foal and filly and-' Ecli cuts me off with her laughter.

'You're really getting into this aren't you.' I laugh standing up and walking back in the open pulling on my cloaks hood.

'I'll have you know...' I begin 'I was the head of my research class if I didn't take this chance to study and entire new species-no an entire new society of sentient hor-ponies then I'd do my teacher and my reaserch partner a disservice.'

'Your focus seems to drift a lot of the Circle of Life.' Ecli says I smile looking around before remembering something.

'Right the currency here! They were called bits they're not like our credits which were just placed into our communication devices. They're coins! Can you imagine that?! Coins!'

I stand up pulling the one I picked up while gathering info to show to Ecli who hums at the coin.

'So how much is this worth?' She asks me 'If we're stuck here till I can teleport you back then I think we're going to have to find a place to stay and eat.' At this I laugh.

'I don't plan on staying in the town I'm gonna crash out in that forest I saw some herbs out there selling for a few of these bits if I collect them and sell them for cheaper then I can buy some food and maybe some stuff to make a small shack.' She sighs.

'Why are we going to rough it again?' She asks me 'I mean come on I bet you could smooth talk your way into some bits or work I mean you were a looker when you weren't a horse.'

'Pony' I correct her.

'Whatever you looks might've carried over to this form I sure as hell can't tell now.' I grin humming to myself 'what?' Ecli asks me confused.

'So when I was human you thought I was attractive?' I tease I look down at the purple gem seeing it turn red suddenly.

'Huh! I mean I don't think you're attractive. Wait no you're not ugly I mean...asshole!' At that last comment I almost burst out into laughter but hold it in since I'd look like some crazy pony if I did...Yes! I said it right! Fu-! Dam-! Ow...I need to stop trying to cuss.

'Alright now that all of that is settled back to the forest I go.' I move out from behind the building feeling myself collide with someo-pony. Almost messed that up.

I shake my head looking down to see a pony with a purple mane and a white body not like mine though hers (I'm assuming they're a she) here was more like a snow white. Which I've seen we've purified areas before and seen actual snow thank you very much.

I offer a hoof smiling "are you alright miss." She shakes her head noticing the hoof taking as I help her up "oh yes darling I'm...fine..." the last word seems to extend when she looks up at me.

'Casanova low profile remember.' I nod letting my knightly side take over as I bow to smiling remembering what I should call a female pony.

"I'm glad to here I wouldn't want to harm a beautiful mare such as yourself but I must be off things to do little time to look at beauty you know how it goes." I say with a smile before running off.

'Casanova I get you do that as a way to break the ice or try to be funny but . .Not do that anymore! Low profile! Come on we just went over this.' I laugh as I hit the woods pulling back up my cloaks hood.

"Come on Ecli if I let that get to me to much I wouldn't be able to have any fun besides Felix and Lexus told me that my way of breaking the ice made great impressions on people some more great than others this one old guy kept asking for me when my schedule was open."

"Always the busy Knight then?"She asks me I chuckle at that.

"When the title weakest knight is hanging over your head you have to train harder and do more than anyone else to keep up." I say to her as I wandered through the woods. Which I think was called the Everfree Forest.

"When you were fighting with Winters and Kai you seem to handle yourself very well." She says calmly.

"Winters was getting used to her new augmented weapon and Kai was badly injured not only that but I only took out the Screechers and help apply pressure to attacks to secure the kill." I sigh thinking about 'it'.

"There was a time when I didn't use two swords before I met my master when I carried a different title over my head but I took an oath that I would never use it again." I bite my lip before shaking my head. "There's no way I could weild it in this form anyways."

"Anyways someone like the Paladin could take an entire army of powerful Consumed and a few nest while a Captain could take out multiple nest without breaking a sweat depending on the captain since many vary in their fields." I say stopping for a moment before going on.

" Vanguards were middle ground between destructive power and normal knight and could rip through an entire squad of knights while fighting Consumed." I stop summoning a bag from my 'Overdrive' when I see the herbs.

"Hopefully these aren't poisonous." I mumble as I pick the first few up with my mouth then try with my hooves...which work better somehow? Weird.

After collecting them all I return the bag to my 'Overdrive' looking around I sigh "do you think we could rest here and not get mauled?" I ask Ecli doesn't answer but I feel as though she face palmed.

"Good point into the tree we go." I bound off one tree trunk towards the next flinging myself on top a thick branch yawning I close my eyes. "First sleep then the bitc-ow!" I groan gaining a laugh from Ecli. I chuckle "glad you didn't go mute on me night Ecli." I mutter before I feel myself whisk off into sleep.

-Ecli -

I touch the screen sighing I sit there in the purple darkness his heart beat a constant reminder that I'm not alone again "goodnight..." I mutter my eyes closed listening to his slow and steady beat.

-Song Time-

"I'm just a monster inside a cage, smashed and battered out of fright ...from those who only wanted a normal life."

Standing up she starts moving in a circle as mirrors being appearing different images of a figure sitting next to it then multiple smalls one then one small one kneeling down next to it smiling.

"Clans' laid and died with this case it took awhile..But when you're stuck and smashed when you don't work for awhile everything just moves in slow motion..not even I had the time for the comotion..."

A figure suddenly pulls the smaller figure away laughing and pointing towards the screen as they go to pick it up the small figure rams into the other one picking whatever was on the ground and running.

"Please...don't..break..from..within...Awoken from the den...I awake and see their pain... I've...seen...it every...time...Broke and worn inside...A fragment of...their pain..."

She touches the screen of the small figure hidding whatever they were holding the bigger figures grabbing them and beat them down before vanishing the small figure laying their a black ooze dripping from them towards the screen.

"I know I ran away to cry and it wakes me up and haunts me every night and this is what I get for my inconsistency."

For a moment she stand there shadowy hand wrapping around the mirrors smalls cracks appearing as she turns away moving quickly past the shattering mirrors.

"When everything went black and they begged for more I go a little crazy cause I know they'll break some more before they reach my blacken core."

She stops in the center of the purple abyss looking at a giant hole in the ground two small figures at the bottom of it seemingly talking to each others as a large shadow figures move towards it suddenly Ecli looks up into the sky reaching out.

"Can I...Change..your fate...That has been tied so far into night...Maybe...if I escape this cage... and act as if everything is okay...Maybe I can help you get out even if you don't want to escape!"

She sings other figures moving around her all staring at her before she sighs standing up and walking down the path.

"I'm just rotten to the core..." The figures growl under there breath in rows each taking turns as she passes by.

"I'm just rotten to the core..."

"I'm just rotten to the core..."

She continues up a large hill a building in the distance as places her fingers on the wall of the path and continues up.

"I'm just rotten to the core..."

Closing her eyes she reaches the top a bloody battle had just pass many shadowy figures laid on the ground slowly vanishing.

Looking up she saw a small figure looking up at a large one which was roaring to the sky a large blade in their hands another large figure stands a bit near here seeming to stare down the other large figure.

"I'm just rotten to the core..."

Walking towards the small figure who was slowly vanishing she kneels down touching their face white hair suddenly appearing on it and a pair of green eyes and pale skin. The child looks at her confused.

"Can I...Change..your fate...That has been tied so far into night...Maybe...if I escape this cage... and act as if everything is okay...Maybe I can help you get out even if you don't want to escape!"

Everything goes black and silent until a small purple glow appears then vanishes and once again appears.

-Daliex-

I wasn't dead when I woke up an it seems I manage to sleep until the next day as well I hop down from the tree walking back the way I came from towards Ponyville.

"So Ecli how'd you sleep?" I ask calmly no answer I sigh 'guess she still asleep.' I thought to myself as I continued down the path.

As I enter a clearing I noticed a cloaked figure standing their looking at some herbs I walked over towards them nodding as they took some.

"So what kind of herbs are these if you don't mind me asking?" I say having sat next to them my cloaks hood up once again, the cloaked figure jumps moving a bit away. "Oh my fright I thought you to be a creature of the night." From the voice I assumed they were female.

And...did she just ryhme at me? Two can play at that game miss cloaked lady! "Nay I be a knight and I didn't mean to cause you any fright." I say bowing. The female chuckles pulling down her hood to reveal another creature I did not know.

"I would not expect another to ryhme unless you're just copying mine." She says her mohawk like hair with black and white stripes shooting out when the hood came down.

I smile "is it a crime to be another who speaks in ryhmes?" I ask she shakes her head with a smile.

"No not a crime just something I don't see many times." I shrug keeping my hood up looking down at the herbs.

"Then I'll stop using mine and talk as I usually do is that fine?" I say picking one of the herbs up and looking at it with a bit of interest.

"That's fine and so shall I." She says "my name is Zecora it's a pleasure to meet you." She says extending out her hoof I hand her the herb smiling.

"Just a travaler but you can call me Daliex just don't spread the name around alright." She nods thinking about the name.

"Are you foreign as well friend?" She questions me I think about it for a second before nodding.

"Yes actually." I begin losing my smile laughing. "I decided to take a nap in this forest in one of the trees after I collected some herbs I plan on camping out here after selling them to the ponies in town." She nods.

"I see this place is dangerous if you do not know what you are doing Daliex if you don't know what you're doing." I nod.

"I'll take that advice to heart Zecora hopefully we see each other again I'd love to chat about some herbs over tea." I say smiling with a bow before walking pass.

"Take care Daliex a strange evil has wandered into this forest be careful that you don't fall into it's claws." She says as I move through the bushes.

"Ugh...Daliex where are we now?" Ecli groans as we get closer to the edge of the forest again.

"Oh we're getting close to that town we were in you can go back to sleep if you like I don't mind." I say to her as I hum hearing the familiar sounds of birds I decide to stop humming and whistle with them.

Once I exited the forest I saw a few birds fly towards me and a small chick that seems to be extra excited to see me. "Chirp my favorite little bird buddy how've you been?" I ask kneeling down so they could jump onto my back as I walk whistling with the brids once again.

"I'd love to sing a bit for you guys but I'm in a hurry maybe later." I say as more birds land on my back chirping and whistling to mimick the beat from when I was singing.

I laugh "Come on guys you're pulling my tail here I got to go sell these herbs." I say as I hear a sweet voice singing as I started whistling again. I look to my left seeing a yellow...pegasus yes pegasus with pink hair singing with the birds tone not saying any words but using her sweet voice to match the beat.

I stop whistling a bit to change the beat she follows seeming to walk towards where I was whistling I move behind a bush whistling once again I continue walking hearing the birds continue the beat when I go silent following the voice I hear it get closer I move whislting once again.

As I approach the next bush I realize the voice is on the other side of it I smile continue my whislting. As I walk around the bush I hear them head around as well the opposite side.

After a minute of this though I stop sitting in front of the bush whistling with the birds on my head a few other animals coming over as well as the sweet voice approaches it gasp seeing me.

I turn my head towards them smiling "so that beautiful voice was coming from you?" I ask pulling my hood down. the birds fly off for a moment but land back on stopping their whistling. "So what's your name?" I ask.

Nothing or at least I thought that till I saw her mouth move. I tilt my head in confusion "oh apologies asking one's name before giving their own is rude." I bow "I'm the wandering traveler but you can call me Daliex." I say smiling.

Once again I think she says nothing but I see her mouth moving I give her a confused look before Chirp suddenly comes out of my mane chirping.

Her head perks up as Chirp lands in front of her jumping up and down as they chirp. "You're father?" She asks.

Sitting their for a moment I remember a figure near the cottage I smile "so you were the one taking care of my little Chirp I'm assuming then."

"Apologies for leaving Chirp with you but I couldn't bring him back in that forest with me so I left him with the other birds I didn't realize they were living with you my apologies."

"Oh no it's fine is welcome to stay with me the poor thing was so tired but wouldn't stop asking about you." I smile.

"You speak chirp?" I ask confused. She shakes her head then thinks about it before nodding then thinks about it shaking her head.

Once again I was confused but I shook it off "I can't thank you enough for looking after my little Chirp if you ever need any herbs just ask me I'll go looking for them for as long as I'm here Ms...?" I stop confused.

"Oh my name is Fluttershy and thank you for looking after Chirp after what those meanies did to their family." I shake my head.

"I only wish I could've save them all but I can't change the pass I'll swing by once again to drop Chirp off before I go back into the forest and don't forget to ask for any herbs ." I say with a smile bowing before pulling back on my hood.

"Chirp lets go get you something to eat daddies about to get paid." I say the small chick chirps in excitement as I kneel back down letting Chirp craw into my hair.

"Do take care I'd hate for all my singing friends to be sad." I say with a smile "even more so if that sweet voice of yours was ruined lets sing together sometime." I say with a bow walking past towards the town.

"Be safe Chirp." I hear her call Chirps had somehow mange to get to the top of my head Chirping loud as if to say they would. I chuckle.

'Hey it's a home for the bird guess that conversation is fine but did you have to offer her herbs if selling them does work then we should keep as much as we can." Ecli says finally chipping in.

'A knight needs to repay their debts taking care of Chirp might be taxing with all those animals she seems to have with her lifting that burden a bit is the least I can do.' I say losing my smile 'and what do you mean if it works I'm going to sell them to the person selling them for a quarter of the price they're selling them for.'

'What!? Why?' Ecli asks confused.

'If I sell them all cheap to all the people who sell these herbs they can lower their prices since they not only have more but they can afford it. Of course if I sold all of them to one seller they could cash in on it but I'm planning to wander around and see who'll buy them first then go to the sellers.'

'Fine just remember to get something to eat I heard your stomach growling a while ago and take a shower or something!" Ecli says I laugh.

"I plan to once we sell all this maybe get some normal street clothes my formal attire doesn't really fit...mostly because everyone seems to go nude here.'

'Some people would call that a blessing being sent to a place with a bunch of nudist.' Ecli chips in.

'Right maybe if they were the same species as me...and by that I mean my old species then I'd probably be happy and that's a probably what if they go all crazy on me because I'm clothes?' I ask her.

"Good point...time to sell some herbs!" Ecli cheers.

-?-

"I thought that was a good place for eatting but that pony messed it up for us and made us late." The creature pleads to the the large being sittng in front of them on a throne in silence.

"I placed how many of my creatures in your command?" They asked coldly the small creature flinches.

"Three hundred" the small craeature begins "but some of them-"

The large being cuts them off "and what pray tell did I instruct you to do with them?"

"To observe the area but you see-" three blades fire around the creatures neck stoping them from talking.

"Now that could've been deadly but you see I have a problem with my anger and I make sure to let people know when talking to me to not make excuses when they fail!"

The creatures flinches "now you come back to me with hundred of them missing late and without information and you blame it on a singal pony?" They ask.

"The sun! They reach the edge of the forest and many of us fell into it's light!" The small creature says.

The large being sighs the blades firing into the small creature it gags for a moment as the blades turn inside of it making its last moments painful.

"I'll be sending my scouts I expect you to make sure no one leaves do I make myself clear?" The being asked the figure sitting in the shadow who nods.

"Good, the last thing we need is for them to realize we're right under there noses we need that pony dealt with as well from this faliures description it won't be hard to find them."

A thing of black fog flys out through the window the being sighs leaning to one sigh "whatever move they make next will just make the rope around their neck tighter so make it so I can watch the life drain from you quickly."

-Daliex-

'Wow that was easier than expected one bag full of bits and a bunch of happy sellers guess we picked the right herb to grab huh Daliex?' Ecli asks as I walk.

I think about it for a moment before shrugging 'I assumed for the worse but seeing how ponies avoid that place like the plague I'm not surprised selling herbs that grow in it would be turned away that quickly if you were already selling it.' I sigh 'if only things work smoothly like this all the time.' I thought to myself.

"Alright Chirp time to get some food I saw some cafe place nearby want to go there?" I asked calmly a cheerful Chirp was the response I got, I chukle "the cafe it is."

Once we're there I'm given a menu which to my dismay and to no surprise has no meat...I'm going to die here. I slam my head into the table but lift it pointing at a random item on the list he bows and takes the menu from me.

'Not a fan of a vegan diet?' Ecli asks I give her a dark chuckle 'note taken not bringing it up shutting up...now.'

Once the food is brought I give the waiter a few bits not sure how much was enough to tip so I just went with a hoove full he looked at it then looked at me.

Did I under tip the sudden smile on his face and the bow tells me otherwise I just hope I didn't mess up and am now gonna get spit in my drink or something.

Also what am I looking at? Is this hay in between two pieces of bread? I take a bit surprised by how much my tounge liked it and I hated it. Why does this body love this so much.

I finish almost all the sandwich before pulling off some bread placing it on the table for Chirp to pick at.

Looking at the waiter I smile handing him a few more "my compliments to the chef this meal was perfect." I say he bows once again taking the coin and the now empty plate.

"Finish up quick Chirp we got to get you back over to place before it get's...dark." I pick Chirp up placing him under my hood as rain poured down from the sky.

Leaving the cafe quickly and heading over to the Cottage owned I knocked on the door...no answer. Pulling of the cloak I wrap Chrip in it hidding him underneath me. "Just stay there Chrip you should be fine." I say with a smile.

"If you stay here you're going to catch a cold lets just head for the forest it should be more dry than here in the open." Ecli says I shake my head.

"Sorry Ecli I can't need to wait for her so Chirp can get warm he'll die out there in the cold and if anything attacks me in this form I might not be able to protect him so that's final."

It took awhile but the rain finally stopped and came back seemingly sad about something " are you okay?" I asked confused.

She looked at me and Chirp soaked and wet and surpisingly I was allowed inside so I could dry off along with Chirp she also explained why she was down. Her friend (no name) was given had extra tickets to some fancy thing called the Grang Galloping Galla (G.G.G.) and she was trying to to see the garden and skiping a bit her friend snapped at her.

I thought about it for a moment before laughing "so all your friends want to go to this G.G.G. and your friend only has one ticket sucks to be your friend then."

She looks at me confused "what do you mean no matter who she chooses she still gets to go." I smile from her answer.

"Yeah but...if I had to choose between a close few of my friends to go to something they all wanted to go to I'd hate to let any of them down I'm assuming that's how she feels. If I wanted to go I would've given her some space they're her tickets and I wouldn't want to make her feel guilty over picking someone over me."

I sigh "then again that's just my opinion I could be completely wrong but keep and open mind you could be hurting your friend more than you think from doing that."

I pick up my now dry cloak pulling it back on "I don't want to take anymore of your time as always please just ask if you need any herbs and have a pleasent night ."

A whisper stops me I give a confused look as I stand at the front door "sorry what?" I ask 'seriously we're back to the muttering thing? I thought we had something!' The dramatics in my head weren't lost on Ecli who bursted into laughter in my head.

"You can just call me Fluttershy." I finally hear her say I chuckle smiling "alright keep my Chrip safe then Fluttershy don't want them getting sick now." I say heading out through the front door.

-?-

"I've heard they've given you a new name Grim Reaper was it that's fucking hilarious tell you what when I kill you I'll take that title Drake!" The beast roars pushing forward the small cloaked figure known as Drake lands on the bridge their red eyes staring down at the beast.

"You've been given a new name as well haven't you beast? Slayer." Drake says with his monotone voice, aiming their blade at Slayer. The blade was crimson and curved the blade had jagged teeth leading up to its point then it seem to go over just a bit and vanish behind the more thick part of the blade on the blade were small green lines leading to circles each with their own small orbs inside it.

The hilt covered with black medical tape Drake gripped it tightly "I told you to vanish that day Slayer but you returned meaning you have a deah wish." They say clamly.

Slayer who's left arm was a giant blade the shape of a human male with gray hair hand brown eyes wearing a pair of brown pants laughed pointing their own leaking black bladed arm at Drake.

"My power dwarfs yours now you couldn't stop me even if you wanted to let alone get me to run away again!" Drake doesn't respond lifting their blade it begins glowing slashing downwards they send a giant blue slash of ice at Slayer who dodges laughing.

Slayer looks up to see Drake was gone looking behind him quickly he manages to deflect Drake as he was bringing down his blade. Before he can say something though the swords red gem shines and a explosion of fire sends Slayer to the ground.

"Bastard!" Slayer growl with their right arm they shoot out black tendrils that go after Drake who jumps on his sword the green gem shining he blast into the air with a gust of wind flying on his sword he dodges the tendrils not seeing Slayer use the tendrils to pull a building down.

Seeing the quickly approaching shadow Drake fires down towards Slayer who suddenly stomps the ground a pillar shooting up stabbing Drake in the side who screams from the sudden wound falling off their sword.

Laughing as the building falls ontop of Drake Slayer turns back to what he was doing. "Now then I was in the middle of slaughtering those people I-!?" Having taken his eyes off Drake the Reaper manages to kick Slayer into a building pickin up their sword they look back at the building covering their face as the dust cloud fires past.

"I told you! Grim Reaper you couldn't best me now!" Slayer roars Drake looks forward in time to see Slayer firing forward. Clashing blades once again the two arms seem to blur out as they continue unleashing strikes at each other.

Both vanish for a moment appearing on a bridge allowing the ruined city to come into sight as the two scream out there blades meeting once again. Lifting their hand Slayer goes to fire tendrils at Drake who suddenly cranks it the jagged edge firing downwards as steams shoots from the blade.

Slayer screams out in pain as Drake chainsaw blade begins ripping though his blade arm and the tendrils kicking him back Slayer begins repairing his arm but not quick enough as Drake stabs his blade into the ground a brown orb shinning as it causes the entire bridge to shake and suddenly collapse in on itself.

Jumping on the blade quickly and flipping it to the green orb Drake stands on top of it looking down at the debris waiting.

"Bastard!" Slayer roars firing out of the debris ramming into him sending the two through a building and high into the air lifting their blade up Drake goes to slash down on Slayer who shoots tendrils at the blade sending it out of his hands "no more surprises from that Grim Reaper!"

Staring down at them Drake breathes in slowly "I'll show you the reason they call me the Grim Reaper as a parting gift Slayer." Drake says the red in his eye vanishing and turning black.

-Daliex-

"This is looking good." I say nodding at my handy work I might not be use to this body but that doesn't mean I can't fend for myself look at this fortress of awesome I just. It's just a couple logs I pushed togehter.

"Lets hope it doesn't rain again speaking off which do you remember that stream we passed you might be able to wash yourself off there." Ecli says I nod.

"Alright I'll head over there but I've got to ask while I'm walking how much longer you think you'll need to gain power." I say she sighs.

"It'll take a bit of time unless you find a consumed and let me asorb it's energy we're kind of stuck with the slow but steady process." She says.

"Glad to here this new form of mine is kind of buming me out especially since I saw a flying version and a magic casting one like seriously!" I groan hearing Ecli laugh.

"Don't some Units have flying uints installed?" Ecli asks I think about it nodding 'maybe I have one in the 'Overdrive' then I might be able to fly though in this form it probably controls differently.' I think to myself.

"Yeah they're called Ravens they have their units augmented for flight we don't all get them because many knights need the extra Faint energy for certain attacks other Unit abilities and the list goes on if I wasn't worried that I'd be ripped apart by the Unit." I say reaching the river I turn my clothes over to the 'overdrive' and take out a bar of soap seriously how much did they stuff in this thing?

"And why would it rip you apart all the other sets of clothes we've seen on you changed with this form why wouldn't it?" Eclia ask I sigh as I get in the water scrubbing myself down with the soap by the way how am I holding this with my hoof?

'It might be immune to the curses effect because of the already existing Faint energy inside it that and the fact that my weapons which are used to kill Consumed didn't change with my form to make it easier to use.'

"That actually makes sense alright if we're going to die then we have to use it no pussy footing around it." Ecli says I nod.

"Of course if someone else is in danger that rule applies as well can't just ignore other people dying around us can we?" I say as I hum trying to scrub one of the more hard to reach places.

"Uh...yeah I mean I would rather you not your entire world depends on us going back in time and fixing everything you know?" Ecli says I sigh nodding.

"I know but if I let this world get destroyed or the people well ponies in this case get hurt or killed then I'm just doing what the king did and abandoning them when they need them to stand strong." I say growling.

"I know it's because you're a knight you say stuff and well do stuff like one but is that really all there is to that?" Ecli asks me.

"Hm me being a knight not cutting it for you anymore and the reasoning I gave you seems to have jumped over your head but if you must know it's a feeling I get when I think or see someone in danger something snaps inside of me and I can't help but risk my neck for them."

"Anything more than that for an explanation and it'd be like we've been friends forever I don't just pour secrets from my mouth Ecli besides I've trusted you with a lot of information don't ignore that to much alright?" I say to her finishing up I return the soap to 'overdrive' and head back towards my little up and coming camp.

"...I..." Ecli starts 'did I hurt her feelings?' I thought to myself suddenly going into a panic a bit at the thought.

"I mean we're close Ecli I'm just saying we've only known each other since I've come here before that, you were just a charm I wore around my neck and I wasn't allowed to wear you during the event so when I got the chance to put you back on I did I won't lie I'd be..." I stop for a moment thinking about it.

"I...I don't know what I'd be without your assitance back there and you're the one helping me get back not only to my home to fix everything but also to return me to my old body so thank you."

"No, no, no it's not that I wanted to say...I'm sorry I'm always prying at you for things and you've for the most part have been open with me about everything I just...I've been asleep for what feels like forever and you're the only one I can talk to." Ecli says as we get back to camp.

"I understand when we're alone like this I wouldn't mind you talking but I don't know what these ponies will do if they see my talking necklace." I say yawning.

"Looks like we're sleeping in a tree till I finish working on our little shack." I say bounding off two trees to a third and landing on a branch yawning I close my eyes.

"How do you even stay up here?" Ecli asks I wave my hoof in an over dramatic manner grinning and opening my eyes.

"Magic!" I say in a sarcastic tone.

"Ha...ha..." Ecli says "Just get some rest we got herbs to pick tomorrow and a town to sell them to." Ecli says earning herself a chuckle. "Night Daliex."

I nod "night Ecli." feeling myself be wisked off by the sweet mistress known as sleep.

-?-

"You son of a bitch!" They scream punching the boy sending him into the wall "Damien why?! What the hell did you need me to say to make you stop?!" The one who had punched the boy screams.

Damien slowly stands up looking at the corpse "he's dead now he was tainted my mission was to kill all-" Another punch shuts Damien up.

"I thought we were like brothers you bastard! We loved you like one he loved you like one and you killed him! Not everyone who's tainted turns you son of a bitch!" He screams sending another punch his way this time Damien catches it looking up at them.

"Would you stake your life on the idea your brother wouldn't turn?" Damien ask it stops them for a moment but then they suddenly grabbed Damien by his shirt and growls.

"No but if I had to bet on something it's that you're worst than any Consumed out there tainted and closer to Consumed than any other but remaining human you fucking monster."

Damien yellow eyes flash for a moment looking down at his bloody hands in confusion tears rolling down his face. "It's right to kill them...I was told constantly to kill them and from the moment I met you I was told to kill him." Damien falls to his knees his eyes still locked to his bloody hands they were shaking now.

"What stop you then monster? Huh did you want to dig under our skin? Fuck with his head make your job easier?!" They growl punching Damien once again over his head blood trickling down to his face dripping onto his hands.

"I wanted a family..." He whispers "I saying that he wouldn't turn that he wasn't tainted but during our fight he-" Another punch.

"Shut the hell up no excuses don't ever show your face in front of me again Damien..." He growls walking away from the boy who laid on the ground crying for the first time in years.

Chapter END!

CoreDevil: Why thank you. I do have plans for a story revolving around them but since the reason would be spoilers I'll leave it at that. As for the second one thank you and I'll do my best to do so.