The situation in White Tail Woods was bad, tragic, a hundred terrible scarlet legionaries, centaurs and snakes and three colossi created a tight cordon through which no one could escape, the mere aura of fear and dangers paralyzed the four surrounded by a pony, including two foals who in the end they realized how big a mistake they had made in leading two sitters here, and now their mistake was going to cost them all something terrible, what's worse, Cozy Glow stood at the head of the scarlet legions, vengeful on everyone and they have a chance to hit whomever it was, it was a one-in-one chance for her. many.
Cozy Glow looked at two unicorns, one earth pony, and a pegasus with satisfaction, as the two children retreated to their babysitters, the blue unicorn with the white Zax mane and the golden pegasus and the black mane Diper backed behind their babysitters looking at the scarlet monsters surrounding them with a dreadful dread. with tremors, while the earth pony mare Miss Cheerilee and the unicorn mare Sugar Belle stood defensively in front of the two children.
- Zax or us?, What the best we did. Diper said, trembling close to his friend.
- I don't even want to know why we were so stupid. Please, ma'am no!. Zax shouted as he watched Miss Cheerilee and Sugar Belle stand up for them.
- you, you little jerk, you won't get them, never while I'm standing here, as long as I'm alive. You hear, if you want to fight then come on. Miss Cheerilee said, not afraid of Cozy, but when the last words were uttered, the scarlet centaurs struck the shields and snake archers took their arrows, it immediately made the heart of the earth pony mare currant dread.
- you really want to stand in my way, ha ha, you will get on your knees anyway, like all of Ponyville, everything will be swallowed up by the new scarlet legion, then here is just a small fraction of all the power that has been assigned to me and now I want you to look at it aside. Cozy Glow said, but before she took a step she was suddenly struck down by the rapidly rushing cherry cake.
- just try to get close to them, you hear, these kids are under our protection. Sugar Belle said throwing the cake with the power of her magic horn.
Cozy Glow was suddenly overthrown by hitting the cake, none of the scarlet legionnaires reacted to what was happening, there was no reaction of aggression or laughter, scarlet centaurs and snakes stood calmly as they were designed to act and destroy machines, without emotions and feelings, this intensified the fear in the hearts of two adult ponies but refused to yield and run away. Come on, they would never really get a chance to escape.
- you gag, that was a cheap shot. Furious Cozy Glow said, getting up from the ground and dusting her head from the remains of the cake.
- and what more do you want, I can arrange more for you, just take one more step and you'll see. Sugar Belle said activating her magical powers.
- and when we run out of cakes, we still have two pairs of hard hooves. Said Miss Cheerilee as she lifted her front hooves in her distinctive boxing form.
- are you kidding me, what. Said Cozy Glow, activating her own horn power, but to Cozy Glow's surprise she found that the pair of ponies showed no fear or the slightest fear to her.
Cozy Glow looked at her soldiers who stood waiting for the order, a wayward smile appeared on the evil mare's face as she looked at her soldiers.
- ready to fight. Cozy Glow said, and the scarlet legionaries prepared to fight, the centaurs raised their maces, the snakes loaded their bows, and the three colossi hit the ground with their massive paws, ready to tear anything in their way to pieces.
The very first move of the scarlet legions was enough to terrify anyone, even those determined to be responsible for children, diva mares like Sugar Belle and Miss Cheerilee, both shuddered knowing and hearing what these monsters could do, and now they were surrounded and completely alone.
- I'm so stupid, will you forgive me. Diper asked, terrified, but he came up to his teacher. Bi did not want to hide behind the backs of others.
- of course, it's not your fault, more mine. Said Miss Cheerilee as she stroked the head of the little foal over the head.
- not Mrs. Cheerilee, had it not been for our curiosity and following new footsteps, we could have led you home, we should have led you into a trap. Zax said, standing next to his friend to, at least as a punishment, look at the scarlet and impending doom.
- don't say that, Zax, I know you brought us here and now we have problems, but maybe this way we will be able to save more, you have heard yourself, Cozy is planning an attack on my house, there would be a tragedy anyway, now or in an hour, let someone know what's going to happen here. Sugar Belle said looking at the blue unicorn, encouraging it by being close to it.
- how sweet, brave brats and their babysitters, how funny, sweet that I feel sick. Cozy Glow said.
- and I like sweets, and for a strawberry cake covered with chocolate I could even cut someone. said a voice that rang out from all directions.
Everyone looked around looking for the source of the sound, though the source was not visible, each of the gathered knew to whom the mysterious voice belonged.
- it's him!, man!, is here!. Zax said, jumping up high.
- yes, it's a man, now I will show you. Said Diper, jumping over everyone's heads using his wings.
- please, not this one!. Cozy Glow shouted looking back.
It was one moment, first a flame flashed, the ground near the legionnaires was blown up, the ground and part of the legions were melted down by everything they had hit above the flames, and the heat wave knocked down half of the legionnaires and three colossi who struck the ground causing tremors.
- over there. Look!. Shouted Diper show his hoof in the direction where a man emerged in front of the clearing.
Everyone looked at the man, the heartless legionnaires screamed, preparing their weapons and charging into the fight, while the ponies, apart from the two young men, looked at the man with fear and even fear, the greatest fear pierced the heart of Cozy Glow who had a terrible day in her memories when their victory was suddenly so close to them. taken by the imagination of man and now the same man was walking on them in his black and red armor surrounded by flames and a red aura.
The charging centaurs jumped upwards to cause lightning explosions with the power of the electro clubs, and so it did, but everything they did, all the lightning bolts that were sent to the human were easily intercepted by the thunder hammer, the entire beam was absorbed to the last ounce and when the centaurs stopped at a moment before the next charge, Alex raised his hammer high, directing the enormous beam of thunder into the sky, when the centaurs again jumped to the next charge, Alex bent the hammer to the ground and the heavens struck five powerful thunderstorms blowing everything up and devastating practically the entire unit of centaurs, cracked maces, massive shields and steel bodies scattered across the clearing scattered by the force of exclusion.
The silence did not last long, from behind the backs of the fallen centaurs appeared a squad of snake archers who started shooting ice arrows, Alex stood calmly forming his shield and raised it over his head calmly protecting himself from the ice shot, Alex forming a fiery sword in his right hand moved towards the archers but before he reached the enemy, he jumped into his own portal, avoiding the sudden and massive fire of stone projectiles of the great colossi supporting the archers with their massive cannons.
Alex jumped right in the middle of the serpent archers and, wielding a sword and shields, ran through the archers, showering the enemy with swift blows, the sword swept through the air cutting each archer like a sheet of paper and ending each charge in another transfer of the open portals to attack each time from a different place and direction , and each time the fire sword devastated everything it touched with one blow, the heat of the fire sword made even the enemy's ice bows melt before the eyes of the serpent archers who became practically useless. The sword continued after the man, cutting and destroying ten enemies per blow, and as the enemies became scattered, Alex threw his shield bouncing off the heads of the last of the archers, smashing the last of the archers and returning to the hands of the man, the blue shield bouncing off the last of the archers in With lightning speed, four ponies flew overhead, staring at it with fear and delight.
- you've seen it, buch, bam, it's amazing how he does it. Diper, fascinated, said.
- however he does it is cool, I haven't seen anything like that in my life, our hero. Zax said, jumping up and down happily as the last of the serpents crumbled to pieces and the shield returned to the man's hand.
- I would not be so delighted, he will take us on target in a moment!. Miss Cheerilee cried out, terrified.
- better, better. Sugar Belle stuttered but was unable to say anything when three giants appeared on the battlefield.
The three colossi lunged with a maddened attack, the first and the closest of the colossi was quickly surprised by the mighty chest beam of a man who easily cut him in half and threw him on two sides, the other colossus lacked a hint of fear rushing on to fight. finally fall into the opening and quickly closing portal under the feet of the scarlet monster, in one second the colossus cut off from the pelvis and legs broke into pieces and its lower part fell from the heavens right in front of it, this did not stop the third colossus, the great colossus jumped over its defeated predecessor, but he was never given to land, Alex with the power of his red aura grabbed the colossus in a mental grip and, twisting his hand, crushed the colossus into a ball of a meter size, a small object fell to the ground and scattered into hundreds of pieces, and Alex ended with the last of the legionnaires he turned his ice bow and aura over the flames of his right hand to the terrified Cozy Glow.
Terrified mare Alicorn looked in shock at the man who had so devastated a hundred of her legionnaires and did not even sweat, now he stood in front of her in all his power, but before he attacked the man released a missile over the flames which annihilated a small scarlet pedestal throwing aside the evil mare. Cozy Glow stood up hastily looking at the enormity of the destruction, the man standing and waiting for something. It looked like he wanted her to start.
Cozy had a pretty mess in her head, she had four would-be victims under her, her defeated legions behind her, and an indescribable threat to her plans and even her life ahead of her. But she wouldn't leave like a coward, not this time.
- human. Cozy Glow said through gritted teeth.
- I prefer Alex Kowalski. Alex said, leaning low with his right hand on the chest of his armor.
It was the moment that Cozy Glow interpreted as weakness, immediately without a moment of warning of evil, Alicorn shot a few quick beams at the man, but each time her attempts only hit nowhere, the portals suddenly and quickly opened, suddenly shocked Cozy looked around at twenty the open portals from which her own projectiles fired, suddenly successive series of explosions thundered in the clearing, Alex took advantage of the situation, pulled the string of his bow, releasing one arrow which, in front of the ponies, split into ten, so ten arrows with another, even stronger bang, fell into the place of the tear, causing successive series of explosions.
After all, from the falling dust, the bruised form of Alicorn emerged, Cozy looked at the man with eloquent anger and, using the power of her mature wings, threw herself at the man, starting with turns in the sky and using one powerful beam of destructive power, a powerful beam hit the place where the man stood, but instead of everything exploding something completely different happened, Cozy's power began to break down and was suddenly reflected by another wave of power, as it turned out when Cozy stopped in the sky and the man was holding a shield above his head which not only took all the power on himself but also bounced everything Cozy had in store.
- my turn. Alex said, forming wings on his back and disappearing into the next portal.
Alex appeared in front of Cozy's nose to send her with a bang to the edge of the clearing above the top of the trees with the power of his chest laser, Cozy paused for a moment and looked at her bruised and sore chest, having difficulty breathing another in, but she did not stop, did not want to and she could. Cozy screamed and took off again with another insane attack of her magic horn, shooting as many as three powerful rays.
Alex rushed straight at his opponent, the first wave of Alex was pierced with a thrown ax which pierced everything with a bang and passed the head of the surprised Cozy by a meter, the second wave was pierced by a bullet swirling above the flames causing a quick detonation of Cozy's projectile, the projectile above the flames passed Cozy about half a meter from her head and disappeared somewhere behind the forest to finally explode with a bang somewhere above the forest. The third of the waves was pierced by a beam of knowledge launched from the human's forehead, the golden beam with remarkable ease pierced the beam of Cozy Glow and hit her right in the head, throwing the evil mare back.
Cozy Glow grabbed her head at the great bump on her forehead under her magic horn, anger and fear consumed her all the more when she watched the man with steel wings charge straight at her, Cozy Glow in the last desperate attempt to fight fired a series of rapidly rushing magic missiles, This time Alex was not going to dodge or block with it, instead Alex fired three ice arrows with ease, which easily took all magic missiles out of the way and the flash and frosty aura for a moment confused Cozy Glow.
Surprised Alicorn heard a strange sound as she looked ahead, she understood what they were, they were sparkling lightning bolts of the thunder ax and the hammer, Alex hit with both tools of destruction causing a powerful beam of thunder hitting Cozy Glow throwing her far into the sky, then Alex materializing the fire sword, and with all his strength he released a powerful fire electric missile that could destroy Cozy forever, but it passed her and hit a great mountain on the horizon, causing a gigantic explosion, destroying the summit in its foundations.
Terrified Cozy Glow could only look at the full power of a man destroying a huge mountain with one blow, shaking everything that the whole world had, it was as if a man was playing with her all the time, and now he had her at his fingertips, Cozy Glow was barely catching her breath when her whole body ached and the vision of the destroyed peak shook her deeply, to make matters worse, the man stopped paying any attention to her activating the power of time, Alex directed the power of time and having fun with everything, he joined the fragments of the destroyed peak, this show shocked everyone not only Cozy Glow, but For all those who could see the full power of a human being, the question was whether this is the whole or only a small part of the entire potential that human beings had to offer.
it does not change the fact that man had a complete advantage over Cozy Glow and decided to finally end all this fun, Alex looked meaningfully at Cozy as his chest laser and the golden symbol on his forehead glowed bright light. It was a signal to everyone that the fun was over.
- I think he's planning something big. Said Diper, looking at the man in delight that two adult mares could not separate.
- something big?, it could be something bigger than what we just saw, he destroyed and rebuilt such a great peak!. Miss Cheerilee said, shivering and recoiling before the image of a man planning something big.
- well, it was amazing, everything went boom! This mountain broke, we felt the shock here it was amazing. Zax said, jumping off his hoofs to get a better look at the man in black and red armor.
- we'd better stand back. Sugar Belle said as she moved two foals away from a possible explosion or shockwave.
- no!, no!, just not what you want to do, no!. Screamed Cozy Glow trying to run but she could only try.
The red aura stopped the frightened mare Alicorn, and the human sent no terrible, large or powerful missiles of laser power and knowledge, and usually small missiles that hit the Cozy Glow and from the fire of the explosion sent her far beyond the horizon, not to hurt, but to chase away to make it clear that no one and nothing can be up to man.
There was a momentary silence, the human was still floating in the sky, hiding his armor and leaving his scarlet cloak on, watching everything from a distance Sugar Belle and Miss Cheerilee, seeing that they could be the next target of the human, quickly grabbed the two foals trying to take them out of the forest from danger, but when only the four of them moved towards the forest in front of them a portal appeared through which Alex passed calmly and in no hurry.
Sugar Belle and Miss Cheerilee stopped in front of the man, standing in his way and trembling with fear, while Zax and Diper looked at the man dressed only in a sweatshirt, white shirts and brown pants, it might sound strange but two young ponies saw a man not terrible threat a friend. It was them who took the first step, slipping out of the grip of their two babysitters, seeing this, the man smiled at everyone, wanting to play a trick on everyone, or actually to satisfy the sudden rumble in his stomach.
- I love baked ponies. Alex said shocking the two babysitters who trembled in paralyzing fears but when Alex winked at the two youngsters, the two home-grown detectives smiled at the human and took a step forward again.
- Diper, Zax!, no!. She managed to shout Miss Cheerilee. It was the last word she said as a sudden light flashed on the sides of the two foals.
- is it possible, Zax see. Screamed Diper as he ran around the man with the symbol of the path and the magnifying glass.
- we have our stamps, ha ha ha ha. Zax shouted as he collided with his friend with a clear sign of the road and traces of the tracking symbol.
- bravo boys, now you are real detectives. Alex said, seeing the inexhaustible energy and joy of the two young men.
- that's how we found them, I always knew we were flesh and blood detectives. Said Diper, flapping his golden wings enthusiastically and, together with his friend, stopping in front of the human.
- well, it's worth celebrating it somehow, isn't it, with some decent meal. Alex said, looking at the two babysitters who were still trembling with fear for themselves and their pupils.
- but how, what will we eat. Zax asked.
- baked ponies. Alex said as his left hand caught fire and he winked at them again.
In the meantime, right in front of the forest.
Leading Derpy Hooves, Mane Six, Twilight Sparkle, Rainbow Dash, Rarity, Applejack, Pinkie Pie and Fluttershy and Spike, Big Mac, Swift Max and Braeburn hearing and seeing indescribable power, facing the sight of the summit collapsed and blown up, all stopped standing still, for a moment everyone was looking at this view and the aftermath of the summit becomes itself with the power of time, practically for a few seconds there was no pony who would like to take a step forward.
- this power is a man, only he could do something so devastating. Applejack said, looking at the aftermath of human power as the mountain was re-built.
- as much power as he can still do. She said Rainbow Dash, feeling that the human seemed to have no limits.
- but why did he do it or want to scare someone because if so, he did it successfully with me. Fluttershy said, sounding panicked as ever in a situation like this.
- not only with you, perhaps for the first time my hooves have lost the urge to run. Swift Max said as he stepped back in front of an image of indescribable power.
- He normally blew up that mountain and rebuilt it, oooo. Rarity said as she passed out again in the grip of the tall dragon Spike.
- Rarity wake up, I'm here and I won't let this man hurt you. Spike said, waking up the love of his life.
- Twilight what we do. Pinkie Pie asked, sounding serious for the first time.
At the same time, a scream was heard in the sky, you can see smoke and something that flew over everyone's heads.
- wait, isn't that Cozy Glow?. Rarity asked, getting to her feet again, firmly on her feet.
- it must be she, apparently she lost the fight with our man. Pinkie Pie said as the only one showing joy in the present situation.
- if she has lost what she is now, a man can pounce on my wife. Big Mac said loudly.
- my mom!. Swift Max shouted.
- and my fianc e. Braeburn shouted, he and Big Mac looked at each other and without thinking they ran into the forest, following the source of the strange sound.
- wait, how do they know which way to go. Derpy said shaking her head to the left.
- no matter we have to help them, brother, I'm going with you. Applejack said as she ran after her brother and cousin.
- Dad wait!. Swift Max shouted ahead of the running Applejack.
- but how do you want to stop him. She asked Flutershy, who was running last, for a moment no one answered her question except Twilight.
- we won't have to, I promise you it. Twilight Sparkle said, sure of the human again.
For many it was strange that Twilight was still so sure about the human, but go deep in her heart she was afraid of what she did not know and did not see, Alex could have surprised her in the worst way, and being omnivorous, he could finally direct his appetite on one of them, soon she and all of them would experience perhaps the greatest shock of their lives.
Suddenly, Twilight Sparkle and all her friends and the dragon stopped in front of Big Mac, Swift Max and Braeburn looking at the slight smoke and the man who was standing sideways to them who was chewing something and when he finished he laughed ominously.
- ha, I love baked ponies. Alex said darkly.
The words of the man were so terrible and piercing to everyone's heart that everyone shuddered for a moment with fear, Twilight Sparkle had her own shock not believing what she had in front of her behind the thick bushes, the image of a man eating at her friends.
- no it is not possible. Twilight said softly.
- it's possible, it's a carnivore, so it was only a matter of time until a human finally took us on the grill. She said loudly to Applejack which caused Rarity's next blackout, fear in the hearts of Pinkie and Fluttershy, and shock to the face and wide open eyes of Rainbow Dash and Derpy Hoowes.
-no!, you will pay me for it, you cannibal. Big Macintosh shouted as Braeburn charged the man together.
- you carnivore. Swift Max shouted as he ran after his father and cousin, front hooves strained for boxing.
The silence that prevailed was broken by the sound of a man eating it all was broken by the scream and fury of two stallions charging into the bushes in a mad attack to avenge their loved ones, after all a slight groan was heard, when Derpy Mane Six and Spike ran to the collapsed bushes experienced another shock of their own life, as it turned out, man surprised them all again. There was a man in front of a small fire, two foals, Zax and Diper, and now felled in front of two stallions, Sugar Belle and Miss Cheerilee, and a little green pony with a red mane lying between them.
- Hey, you're mad at me, I'm not your wife, right. Miss Cheerilee said to Big Mac bouncing in shock.
- Braeburn what are you doing. She told a confused Sugar Belle to her husband's clearly surprised cousin.
- apparently they have something wrong, from what I can deduce. said Diper as he picked up a cookie stick in the form of a wandering planet and a castle.
- You're right Diper, I think they heard our friend's words and they got something wrong, but Mr. Alex is right, the roasted ponies are excellent. Zax said, raising his baked pony cookie to his lips.
- he didn't do anything to you?. Swift Max asked, snuggling up to his mother.
- this!, this!, this!, he didn't eat you?. Big Mac asked, looking shocked at the man, then he quickly hugged his wife Sugar Belle and his son in a firm embrace.
- of course not silly. He saved us. Sugar Belle said, releasing a quick kiss on her husband's right cheek.
It was the first moment Big Mac, Swift Max and Braeburn looked at the man with a telling smile.
- Thank you, you saved my wife. Big Mac said.
- my mom. Swift Max said.
- and my fianc e. Braeburn said shocking Sugar Belle who looked at him and at Miss Cheerilee blushing meaningfully.
- look how cute it is he will propose to her in a moment. Rarity said, melting again in front of her dragon friend.
- Braeburn go ahead and don't waste your time until Alex is hungry for a pony dish. Applejack said, Come on quickly, she was scolded by the stepping on her hoof and Twilight's eloquent glare.
To everyone's delight and gaze, Braeburn took a gold hoop, a hoof with a diamond eyelet, a ring according to a man from his rucksack, and perched on one hoof and handed it to Miss Cheerilee.
- will you marry me. Braeburn asked nervously.
- oh silly, of course it is. Miss Cheerilee said as she made herself wear a gold ring.
When the two ponies stopped in a joyful embrace, the three young men looked at it with a slight grimace.
- it's too sweet for me, normally my teeth hurt. Diper said.
- Me too. Zax added as he walked over to lead rescue squadron Derpy Hooves and Twilight.
- too sweet. Swift Max said.
- and you tell us how could you think that a man could eat us, it was his joke and nothing more, you can say that he was playing with you in his own way, and you what!. Zax said sounding insulted.
- we are sorry, we did not want to. Rainbow Dash said, lowering her head.
- Alex tell me what you actually eat in our world. Twilight Sparkle asked, coming up close to a slightly smaller man.
- I eat various things, vegetables, fruit, I even love chocolate, I could cut chocolate with strawberries for that. Alex said, winking at everyone, which this time did not cause any fear.
- of course, I also eat meat once in a while, but I like mainly fish, there are really good fish here and don't be afraid I don't like these strange dishes eaten by my relatives from my world, bleach, worms and so on, just at the thought of me shudders and don't be afraid for yourselves, I don't like ponies, let alone intelligent creatures of this world, so you, dragons, changelings, all of you don't have to be afraid of me because I'll never take you on the grill. Alex said, causing Twilight to chuckle softly.
- but I have to admit Big Mac, you are really lucky to have a wonderful wife like Sugar Belle. Alex said, getting up from the fire and everyone looked at him in surprise, and Big Mac stood jealously in front of Sugar Belle, seeing the man as a competitor.
- oh yes, I have the most wonderful wife in the world and I will always defend her. Big Mac said, and his jealous tone was quickly read by everyone except maybe the man who expected it and maybe even aspired to it.
- you know, I have a saying through my stomach to my heart and I see that it also applies here, I have to admit that your wife prepares amazing cakes, and if she baked a strawberry cake with chocolate for me, oh man. Alex said, winking at everyone, including Sugar Belle, who immediately saw the man's words and the truth and joke about her husband.
Of course, Big Mac was standing completely angry and jealous now, he didn't care who he was going to fight for his wife, he was ready for it, but Alex turned it all into a joke by laughing and suddenly moving not to Big Mac but to Braeburn, who as it turned out, ending the embrace of joy with Miss Cheerilee, he did what in the human world Alex had never seen.
- I thank you. Braeburn said, releasing his tears.
- your tears, can I?. Alex asked as he approached the surprised yellow-haired stallion, but Braeburn did not run away, stood still steadily and watched the man's right hand draw his tear from his face.
Alex clenched his fist and when he opened it, there was a small speck of crystal tear in his hand, showing with its orange glow gratitude.
- a tear of gratitude, sincere, genuine gratitude from the very heart, that is too much, thank you. Alex said and by opening his portal he disappeared into the unknown.
As the human disappeared suddenly, they all looked at Twilight's front hooves hitting the ground.
- Twilight what happened. Fluttershy asked.
- how stupid I am. Twilight Sparkle said, shaking her head and gritting her teeth in regret and anger at herself.
- but what happened. Miss Cheerilee and Sugar Belle asked.
- let him deduce in a moment it is about a man. He said Zax, which quickly surprised Twilight who for a moment didn't know what to say.
- You're angry with yourself for not asking a man about other more important things, right?. asked Diper stating an objective fact which gave Twilight a breath of deep relief.
- yes, I wasted my time on such an unnecessary question, I should ask him if he is our friend, will he always protect us from the scarlet, and why he keeps his distance and I don't want to go with us, after all. Twilight Sparkle said.
- Oh, don't worry about Twili there, we'll meet him again, for sure. Spike said reassuring his friend.
- and if not, I had such a great chance. She said, Come on, she was full of regret, her heart beamed with joy again when she saw Braeburn and Miss Cheerilee together. Seeing that the man saved the situation again and did more, also having in his heart the quiet hope that Alex would be their true hero who would save them all.
- but you are right not worth worrying about in advance, tomorrow is also a day. Twilight Sparkle said, along with everyone else, looking at the happiness of the two newly engaged ponies.
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this chapter was and probably is too cute but again I couldn't write it otherwise after all, this series is a Heroic series so I don't want to end it in a different way.
