[You have woken up in your bed and gained the 'Well Rested' Perk]
Currently waking up to this green tinted game screen is a young man known as Anon. Anon has dark brown skin with silver spiky hair on his head along with green eyes and an average build as he is just in his sleep clothes of black boxer shorts.
Anon let out a sigh as he mentally swiped the screen away since he has already become accustomed to this change as his life has suddenly transformed into that of a videogame and this change happened about two weeks ago and it was seemingly out of nowhere.
"This is my life now. But at least this perk gives me a ten percent bonus to all experience gains." Anon said to himself before he got up and out of bed as he looked around his slightly messy room before his kiwi brand phone started buzzing which signaled the alarm clock app. "And I woke up before my alarm." Anon said as he shut the alarm off before grabbing some clothes and making his way into the nearby bathroom where he cleaned himself up a bit before getting dressed.
Anon is wearing a simple green hoodie with blue jeans and black sneakers and over his eyes are his square rimmed glasses that he needs for his poor eyesight and soon enough he grabbed his black backpack and started making his way to school from his house.
Daily Quest Alert!
Name: Make it to School
Objective: Make it to school on time!
Rewards: 50 EXP
Failure: Lowered REP with the school faculty, student council and your mother!
This is a 'Daily Quest' which can or cannot be ignored!
Anon rolled his eyes and accepted the quest as he started running towards the school of Canterlot High. He didn't want to be late for his first day of school after all and soon enough he developed an all-new skill.
Skill Alert!
[Sprint, Active Level: 1 (15.66%)
You don't run places you sprint and thanks to that you gained a 21% bonus to movement speed while this skill is active!
Cost: 10 MP per second]
"How does running effect my mana?" Anon asked as he ran to school and by some miracle, he made it to the school gates and saw a few other students making it to school on time as well.
Daily Quest Completed!
Quest will reset after a proper amount of time!
Rewards: 50 EXP!
Due to draining your MP you are suffering from the [Mana Exhaustion I] Debuff and your MP will not regenerate for a full 30 minutes!
Anon bent over with his hands on his knees and was a little bit sweaty and out of breath from his run and he felt the effects of this new debuff as his mind felt exhausted and he simply wanted to go back to bed but he pushed the thoughts aside and reached into his school bag as he took out his class schedule and headed towards his new class while wiping some sweat off his face.
Soon enough Anon was placed in the back of class near a open window as his homeroom class started and the person teaching this class is a woman named Cheerilee who is dressed in a pale blue business style suit and skirt.
"Alright class we have a few new students joining us this year. So, to the new students I will start things off by saying welcome to your Junior year of High School." Cheerilee said before a few classmates started asking some questions and the class more or less started off with group assignments as a way for new students to adjust and make new friends.
Anon was paired up with the girls known as Scootaloo, Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle. Scootaloo is sporting a black hoodie of her own with green baggy shorts and blue sneakers while Apple Bloom is wearing a red T-shirt underneath blue overalls with brown boots on her feet and in her red hair is a large pink bow and lastly is Sweetie Belle who is wearing a yellow and frilly looking blouse underneath a light purple jacket with a tri-colored skirt of pink, purple and yellow colors with pin shoes.
"Alright this assignment will be a piece of cake." Scootaloo said with a cocky attitude.
"You say that now but in five minutes you're going to ask to look over our notes." Sweetie Belle said back which made Apple Bloom and Anon chuckle a bit.
"Come on Belle. Don't embarrass me in front of the new guy." Scootaloo said back before they started their math assignment and just like Sweetie Belle had said. Scootaloo asked for her teammates notes but, in all fairness, Anon asked to look over a few notes as well so he could fix some mistakes he might have accidentally made.
"Miss Cheerilee certainly doesn't hold back with the math lessons." Anon said after he and the girls left the classroom and walked the halls towards their next class which they happen to share.
"Yeah, but she's pretty nice and sometimes she'll bring snacks for the class and stuff." Scootaloo said as she walked with her hands behind the back of her head and wild purple hair.
"That does sound pretty nice." Anon said before he stumbled onto a scene of bullying as the students named Button Mash and Rumble are currently being harassed by two students named Snips and Snails
Button Mash is a bit tall at six feet but his is pretty skinny and is wearing a simple blue T-shirt with blue jeans and brown sneakers as he also has his backpack on the ground near his feet.
Rumble on the other hand is a bit short at five foot four but he has a bit of toned muscle to his frame as he is wearing a black long-sleeved shirt with blue jean shorts and black sneakers on his feet.
Snips is a bit on the heavy side and is dressed in a blue sweater with tan khakis and tan boots and lastly is Snails who is just as tall as Button Mash and is wearing a yellow T-shirt with black pants and grey sneakers on his feet.
"You bumped into us so you should say your sorry." Snails said with clear arrogance and annoyance in his voice.
"You're the one's who walked into us you jerk." Rumble said back defiantly.
"Snips and Snails are at it again." Sweetie Belle said with a sigh.
"You know them?" Anon asked as the girl nodded her head.
"They weren't always bad but after turning into Sunset Shimmer's personal lap dogs they turned into grade A turds." Sweetie Belle said as Anon wanted to do something and luckily a quest appeared in front of him.
Side Quest Alert!
Name: Interfere or Assist
Interfere Option: Come to the aid of Button Mash and Rumble!
Assist Option: Assist Snips and Snails in there bullying!
Rewards: Depends on which option you take!
Failure: Depends on which option you take!
Do you accept this quest? Y/N?
"Well, I'm not going to stand by and do nothing." Anon said before he mentally hit the accept button and headed towards the scene. "Sorry but don't you guys think it's a bit rude to be harassing people over getting bumped into them on accident?" Anon asked as he made himself know to the four teens as each of them look at him.
"And who the hell are you?" Snails asked as he gave Anon a glare.
"The name is Anon and I am just a normal junior trying to get to class and make new friends." Anon said politely as Snails scoffed.
"These two idiots bumped into us and refuse to pay us the proper respect. So, why don't you butt out while we handle this?" Snails asked as he made it clear that he wanted Anon to leave as several eyes started looking at the scene.
"I would if I could, but my father always taught me to help others in need and it seems like these two fellows need my help. So, I am asking you and your friend to just move it along and forget this ever happened." Anon said as he remained calm and relax since he wasn't really intimidated by Snips and Snails.
"And what are you going to do if we don't leave?" Snips asked.
"Well, I guess I'll have to speak to your boss Sunset Shimmer and explain to her why her two 'helpers' decided to cause a scene and get in trouble while also telling her how you told everyone that she isn't anything more some random girl that you two clearly want to hookup with." Anon said causally as some kids started gossiping while Snips and Snails looked around with new worried looks on their faces.
"This ain't over scumbag." Snails said as he and Snips quickly walked away form the scene and pushed through the crowd.
"Thanks for the help but we could have handled them." Rumble said as he walked up to Anon. "The names Rumble, and this is my friend Button Mash." Rumble said as he held out his hand towards Anon who took it and shook.
Side Quest Completed!
Rewards: 150 EXP and new Allies in the form of Apple Bloom, Button Mash, Rumble, Scootaloo and Sweetie Belle!
You've gained the title of [Student]! This title grants you a 25% increase to information retention as well as possible stat and skill gains that comes from studying!
"It's nice to meet you to." Anon said as he ignored the messages but made note that he had just earned the title of student and while it sounded good it also made him question why he didn't get the title as soon as he came to this school in the first place.
"Where going to be late to class if we don't start moving." Button Mash pointed out as the three girls came up to them.
"Yeah, we should probably get a move on but let's all meet together at lunch so we can chill and talk for a while." Anon suggested and the group agreed and soon enough after a few classes the group was all sitting together at a lunch table with food on their trays.
"Wait. You guys all have a group chat?" Anon asked.
"Yup we text and stuff on a discord server that Button Mash set up, but we also got each other's numbers. So, why don't you join us on the server and give us your number?" Scootaloo asked as Anon nodded before taking out his phone.
"Sure." Anon said before they exchanged contact information.
"I'll send you an invite to the discord server through a text but you'll have to download the discord app if you don't already have it." Button Mash said as Anon looked on the app store and soon started downloading the app.
"What's with them?" Anon asked as he looked over his shoulder and saw a table of people who just screamed rich kid vibes and they have been giving Anon and his new friends the stink eyes for a while.
"Those are the preppy rich kids but the ones that made them into jerks would be Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon. Just ignore them." Rumble said as he went back to eating his food and pretending that the rich kid table didn't exist.
"Ok." Anon said with a bit of confusion but went along with the idea and resumed the lunch period with his friends.
Soon after lunch came the gym class as the boys and girls were separated in exercises as the girls were working hard thanks to the coach Iron Will, but the boys more or less just relaxed the whole time until class was over.
So, the trio of Anon, Rumble and Button Mash all sat on the large grass hill in their gym clothes of white T-shirts and blue shorts while being near the track field that was outside the gym as the girls ran laps and the rest of the guys just played basketball inside the build.
"Is this a normal thing you guys do?" Anon asked Rumble and Button Mash as they both shrugged.
"More or less. Iron Will is kind of…Weird. He works the girls half to death, but he just lets us guys chill and whatever which was great at first but now it is kind of creepy." Rumble said as Anon did find that a bit strange.
"That doesn't sound right." Anon said back.
"It is really weird, and some people have tried talking about it but the other teachers either say that Iron Will is a good guy who isn't a creep or that we are just making stuff up." Button Mash said before Anon sat up and looked over at the track field and saw the girls running and saw Iron Will shouting at them to keep up the speed and not slow down and quite a few girls looked like they where about to drop onto the ground.
"I understand the whole 'forged in fire' thing but this just looks like physical abuse to me." Anon said before he laid back down on the grass with an upset look on his face. "Standing up to bullies is one thing but how the hell can I stand up against a teacher?" Anon asked himself.
"The simple answer is that you can't. None of us can." Rumble said in a sad tone of voice.
"There has to be something we can do." Anon said before a new quest appeared in front of his eyes.
Main Quest Alert!
Name: Justice for Students
Objective 1: Get evidence of Iron Will's abuse or assault on female students!
Objective 2: Bring the evidence to the principals and authorities!
Objective 3: N/A
Rewards: 500 EXP, New Allies, Increased REP with several students, unlocking more of your potential.
Failure: Possible Death!
This is a Main Quest which means that it cannot be denied!
"Button Mash your good with tech stuff, right?" Anon asked his friend.
"Yeah. Why do you ask?" Button Mash asked.
"Because we are going to get evidence about Iron Will and prove that he is a total creep." Anon said with determination in his voice.
"You're seriously going to try and take down Iron Will?" Rumble asked in disbelief.
"Yup." Anon said before they all heard a girl scream which made the three guys get up and look towards the field where they saw a girl holding her ankle and they couldn't hear what was being heard but they did see Iron Will come up to the girl and pick her up princess style before telling the girls something as they all either sat down on the ground with exhaustion or where holding there knees trying to catch there breath and a few girls where basically just laying down on the ground as Iron Will made his way to the nurses office with the girl in his hands and as they passed Iron Will paid no notice to the boys but the girl did and she gave them a sad look as they saw Iron Will holding the girl in a way where he was basically cupping her ass and feeling the back of her bra.
They waited until he was in the building before speaking up.
"Screw waiting. Let's take this prick down now." Rumble said before the boys decided to follow Iron Will at a distance and they decided to use their phones to record or capture pictures of Iron Will. The fact that he didn't even bother telling the boys to leave their phones in their gym lockers ended up being a part of Iron Will's downfall as the three boys soon caught up to Iron Will and the girl thanks to a few shortcuts that Rumble knew about.
"The nurses office is on the other side of the school." Rumble whispered as they hid behind a few lockers as Iron Will stopped in front of the door to the teachers longue.
"This isn't the nurses office." The girl said in a sad and scared voice.
"That ankle is pretty bad and as your teacher I need to make sure that it isn't broken so I can make sure that you aren't wasting the nurses time with nothing but a bruised ankle." Iron Will said as he put the girl down on the ground which made her struggle to stand on a single foot while he still hand his hand firmly on her shoulder before he opened the door and practically dragged her into the room.
"We've got the pictures so let's go in and bust him." Rumble said with haste as the three of them had gotten the pictures.
"Rumble these pictures prove that he isn't going to the nurse's office with the girl but it also doesn't prove that he is assaulting her. We need more evidence." Anon said before stuffing his phone in his pocket.
"So, what? Are we really going to just stand here while he assaults that girl?" Rumble asked with agitation in his voice as Button Mash looked down at the ground as Anon took a sharp breath.
"Hell no. Button Mash you stay here and hold my phone and make sure that nobody sees you. Where going in." Anon said before Rumble tossed his phone to Button Mash who thankfully grabbed it as Rumble and Anon made their way to the room and heard the girl saying no and practically crying.
In one quick movement Rumble kicked down the door to the teachers lounge and they saw the girl on a couch with her pants at her ankles and Iron Will on top of her as she was crying while he also has one hand on her neck and the other up her shirt.
"Get off of her you bastard!" Rumble shouted as he rushed Iron Will before Anon could say or do anything and in one movement that couldn't be seen Iron Will had not only removed himself from the girl, but he also backhanded Rumble with enough force to send him skidding on the ground towards Anon's feet.
"You damn brats. Coming here and ruining my fun." Iron Will said as he cracked his neck and Anon could swear that Iron Will looked different now. He is wearing a black tank top and blue jean shorts but somehow, they started to struggle to contain his muscles.
"Fun? You're abusing and assaulting the girls of our class for your own selfish desires. Your nothing but a pedo." Anon said back as he steadied his breathing to focus on trying to buy time so that maybe someone could come here and see what was going on.
"Well that maybe true but girls at this age are just so sweet." Iron Will said with a sick grin on his face. "The smell of their perfumes and the way they look and wear such scandalous clothes. How can a man like me not want to take a taste of that ripe fruit just waiting to be plucked?"
"You're a sick man." Anon said as he helped Rumble get up as Rumble now has a large and visible bruise on his face.
"Again, you might be right, but the better question is what do you think your going to do about it? Your nothing more then a weak pathetic human." Iron Will said as those words gave Anon pause for a moment.
"What do you mean by that?" Anon asked with confusion in his voice before Iron Will snapped his fingers and the world around them suddenly changed.
You have entered a 'Illusion Barrier'
"What the hell?" Anon asked before he realized that the world around him had suddenly gotten quieter. It was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop and that level of silence isn't something that could happen in a normal school.
Then suddenly Iron Will grabbed the girl he was assaulting by her throat and tossed her at Anon who couldn't get out of the way without dropping Rumble and the three of them where now a heap of bodies on the floor.
-33 HP
"Ow." Both Anon and the girl said as Rumble finally started to come to.
"Behold humans as I show you a power that will make sure I live a carefree life of endless pleasures." Iron Will said before his physical appearance had started to change as his body changed to become bigger and stronger looking as he took on more of a minotaur appearance with a set of goat legs while his upper body became that of a bull with a set of nasty looking horns.
"What the fuck?" Rumble asked in shock as the three teens each slowly started backing away out of fear.
"Don't move." Iron Will said with sternness in his voice before an ice-cold sensation started washing over them and this sensation was so intense that if forced all three of them onto their knees as the girl lurched forward and threw up on the floor.
Gamers Mind Activated!
Skill Alert!
[Sense Malice, Active/Passive Level: 4 (67.77%)
Malice is concentrated hatred or negative energy that is focused on a single person or various people and sadly you are now able to sense it and hopefully react to it!
Range: 18 Feet]
"This…Is…Malice?" Anon asked himself with fear before another alert appeared.
Gamers Mind Activated!
This perk was activating itself left and right trying to mitigate the effects of this malice as Anon was slowly able to move his fingers and then his hands and soon his arms as this sensation basically had him frozen and when he looked at Rumble and the girl, he saw they were worse off than he was.
"This is the power that let's me do whatever I want because pathetic humans like you can't even stand up against me letting out the tiniest bit of malice." Iron Will said with a cocky tone of voice before he took a few steps towards them and the closer he got the more intense the malice felt and soon enough when he was in front of the teens Anon felt himself unable to move once again.
"You know I should feel sorry about this but if I'm being honest. Killing people feels just as good as fucking them as far as I'm concerned." Iron Will said with a sick smile as he raised his clenched fist as Anon couldn't find the strength to get up or move despite his perk trying its hardest to control this fear.
The only thing Anon thought about in this moment was his mother worrying about her son and how sad she would be when she found out that he died but somehow death didn't come. Instead, he looked on at Iron Will and saw that instead of bringing down his fist he was looking around.
"What the hell is that?" Iron Will asked and suddenly out of nowhere Anon saw a beam come out of nowhere and hit Iron Will in the chest which not only knocked him into the back wall, but it knocked him clear through it.
"Are you three alright?" A voice asked as Anon slowly turned around and saw three people who were known around the school as pretty popular and decent folks.
These three Seniors are known as Twilight Sparkle, Rarity Belle and Applejack.
Twilight is dressed in a simple blue buttoned up short sleeved shirt underneath a velvet vest with a purple knee length skirt and boots as she is also sporting glasses over her eyes.
Rarity is wearing a white short sleeved shirt with a dark purple skirt and black boots as she also seems to have light makeup on her face and earrings.
Lastly is Applejack who is wearing a red flannel shirt with blue jeans and tan cowboy boots on along with a Stetson hat on her head.
"He…He's." Anon tried to speak but the words just couldn't come out.
"It's alright darling. He won't be hurting you anymore." Rarity said as she helped Anon up while Applejack helped up the girl and Rumble.
"That minotaur is going to pay for trying to assault Twist and her classmates. But right now, we just need to get ya'll out of here." Applejack said as Anon looked at the girl he now had a name for.
"Let's go." Twilight said as she raised her hand into the air and suddenly all of them were transported out of the teachers longue and into a different classroom all together that was far enough away for Twist and Rumble to get themselves together as Twist managed to come to her senses and not only pull up her shorts to cover herself but also to ask a bunch of questions about what happened.
"Twist I know you have a lot of questions but those can wait for the moment." Applejack said as she put a shoulder on the girls arm to try and help her calm down.
"Well first thing is first. I want to apologize to each of you for not dealing with Iron Will sooner. We didn't realize what he has been doing to students until it was too late and when we went to speak with him, we discovered that you all were trapped in a barrier and well…You all can about what his intentions were." Twilight said as she looked down at the ground.
"Iron Will wasn't human. He wasn't even close to being one." Anon said as he clenched his fists in anger at how he was too afraid to even try and stop his death from happening.
"That is true, but you won't have to worry about that." Twilight said without looking up as Anon had a bad feeling about that.
"What is that supposed to mean?" Rumble asked.
"It means that by tomorrow none of you will remember any of this." Twilight said as she looked up and raised both her hands at Rumble, Twist and Anon before a magical gas emerged from her hands and hit the three of them and one by one they all fell to the ground and where out cold.
Gamers Mind Activated!
Gamers Mind has nullified 'Alter Memory' spell!
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Currently waking up in his bed is Anon and a lot of things are running through his head. Most of which is the fact that he had looked death in the face and the popular girls at school tried to make him forget about that experience.
"Something weird is going on at this school and I need to get to the bottom of it." Anon said to himself with a heavy breath. Soon enough he got dressed and headed off for school and asked his friends about the Iron Will situation and was shocked by what he heard.
"What are you talking about? Whose Iron Will?" Rumble asked as they where in gym class with a new teacher named Shining Armor and unlike Iron Will he trained the boys and girls equally.
"You really don't remember?" Anon asked and as soon as the class ended, he checked his phone that he had gotten back from Button Mash and saw that the pics he had taken of Iron Will had vanished.
"They really made everyone forget everything." Anon said to himself and when the class ended Anon decided to make his way to the student council office to have a word with the girls of the student council who decided to mess with the minds of all the students at the school.
"What do you think your doing?" A new voice said from behind Anon as he turned around and saw another popular girl as this girl is known as Fluttershy and she is dressed in a simple green sweater with a blue jeans and green sneakers with her yellow backpack on her back as she is rather popular with the boys thanks to her…Bountiful gifts like Rarity.
"I'm heading towards the student council office to talk to them about something important." Anon said back as he didn't want to come off as rude or anything, but he was in a bit of a sour mood.
"Was getting your but kicked in an illusion barrier once not enough for you?" Fluttershy asked as she crossed her arms as Anon was shocked at what she had just said.
"What?" Anon asked in shock.
"Did you think Iron Will and the girls are the only ones here that know about the supernatural world?" Fluttershy asked as Anon actually was at a loss at what he should do or say.
"They made everyone forget about what Iron Will had been doing for the longest time. I need to talk with them and make sure that Iron Will gets what's coming to him." Anon said back as Fluttershy looked Anon over for a moment before letting out a sigh.
"Iron Will bolted before the girls could go after them since they had to protect you and your friends." Fluttershy said before a question came into Anon's mind.
"How do you know all of this?" Anon asked.
"I have my ways and I'm going to tell you that you're wasting your time. Now I don't know how your mind wasn't wiped by Twilight's magic but if you try to talk with them, they will just wipe your memory again." Fluttershy said as she looked away with narrow eyes that gave off a mean looking glare.
"Well, I can't just let this go." Anon said defiantly.
"Fine. Do whatever you. It's not like I care anyway." Fluttershy said before she turned around to leave.
"Wait." Anon said as he took a few steps towards her as she turned around to look at him.
"What?" Fluttershy asked.
"You know a lot of stuff so can you…I don't know…Teach me about some of this supernatural stuff?" Anon asked a bit nervously as that actually caught Fluttershy off guard.
"What?" Fluttershy asked again but this time she had a blank expression on her face.
"I need to talk to the girls, but I have to make sure that they can't wipe my memory again so can you teach me how to avoid that and hopefully protect myself if things turn violent?" Anon asked as Fluttershy's face changed from a blank expression to one of confusion now.
"Why should I teach you anything?" Fluttershy asked bluntly.
"Well…I would become your friend I guess." Anon said as Fluttershy and Anon just looked at each other for a moment of time before Fluttershy looked down and let out another sigh.
"If I teach you than you'll owe me a favor and I'll call in that favor whenever I need it and you can't refuse it. Got it?" Fluttershy asked.
"I understand." Anon said as he was a bit concerned about what the favor could be, but Fluttershy didn't strike him as the type to do drugs or anything and if worse came to worse he could handle doing something embarrassing or something.
"Good…Follow me." Fluttershy said as the two of them headed out of the school and a few lingering eyes had caught them leaving together as Anon and Fluttershy had been walking the streets of Canterlot for a long while before they came up to the nearby forest and despite a bit of hesitation Anon followed Fluttershy into the forest and soon enough they came to a clearing.
"So, how is this going to work?" Anon asked.
"Well first we should go over the basics. Do you know how to create an illusion barrier?" Fluttershy asked as Anon shook his head. "Well, we can start with that."
"First, I'll explain what an illusion barrier is. An illusion barrier in essence is a alternate dimension of reality that can also be called the mirror dimension as the illusion barrier offers magic users a place where they can practice magic and supernatural abilities without fear of creating collateral damage or having unwanted eyes watching them. All magic users can access this alternate dimension, but nobody knows how long it has been around or who created it. The only thing that is known is that there is no life in that space. No animals, insects or people of any kind." Fluttershy explained as Anon took in all the information he heard.
"Okay that is a bit confusing, but I think I got it." Anon said back.
"Good. Now let's start with creating a barrier. However, that can only work if I know that you have access to your mana reserves. So, do you know about any supernatural abilities that you might have?" Fluttershy asked as Anon thought about it for a moment.
"Well, I do have an ability, but it is rather…Unorthodox to say the least." Anon said before he explained what his ability was and how it affected his life.
"Your ability…Turned your life into a videogame?" Fluttershy asked in disbelief.
"That about sums it up." Anon said back as Fluttershy looked on at Anon for a moment.
"Okay…That certainly is weird, but it could explain why you still have your memory since you apparently have a perk that protects your mind from intrusions or possible trauma but since it hardly worked against Iron Will you can't exactly rely on it to keep you safe." Fluttershy said as she had her hand on her chin as she thought about what she could possibly do now with the information that Anon had one of the weirdest supernatural powers on the planet.
"True enough. That's why I really want to learn more about all this magic stuff. Knowledge is power after all." Anon said before Fluttershy removed her hand from her chin and cleared her throat.
"We'll let's just press onward. You said that you have a skill that let's you sprint but it uses mana so you can use that as a basis on what to do. So, I want you to focus on the sensation you felt when spirting with mana and then focus that power into your hand and after focusing that power I want you to expand it outwards as if reality is a blanket that you are trying to take off your body." Fluttershy explained as Anon closed his eyes and focused.
He focused on how it felt to use his mana and for a long moment of time he wasn't feeling that energy but after a while he felt something deep within his chest and on that sensation, he focused on getting it to move to his hand and slowly but surely the energy responded to his will and went into his hand as he visualized what he wanted to do.
He wanted to enter an illusion barrier. He wanted to remove the blanket of reality like Fluttershy had said and after thrusting his hand straight into the air he was amazed by the fact that he had just cast the spell on his first try as he felt the world around them change.
Skill Alert!
[Illusion Barrier, Active Level: 1 (23.44%)
You have gained access to the mirror dimension which is a alternate dimension of space and time that all magic users can use to preform feats of magic in a localized space.
Available Enemies: N/A
Cost: 20 MP]
"Good job. Now we can work on how to purposefully bring in people or keep them out later but right now you should try and shatter this barrier as well. So, just do what you did before but imagine breaking the barrier like it is made from glass." Fluttershy explained as Anon focused once more and sure enough he broke out of the barrier as he and Fluttershy were now back in the real world and Anon developed another skill which told him that he now had a skill to escape barriers.
"This is awesome." Anon said as he balled up his fists with excitement.
"Take it easy. You just now how to access and leave barriers. It doesn't mean that you can defend yourself yet. That takes time and study." Fluttershy said as if she was pointing out the obvious.
"Right. Sorry." Anon said back as he calmed himself down in order to resume his training.
"Now in order to actually get stronger you've got to train your body and your mind. Some people are a exception to this rule though but you don't have to worry about that right now and instead worry about the training that you are about to undertake." Fluttershy said before she removed her backpack and let it hit the ground.
"Alright so what are we going to do now?" Anon said as he removed his own backpack.
"Well, the first thing we are going to do is teach you how to properly defend yourself. So, I am going to teach you some karate." Fluttershy said as she got into a ready stance.
"You know karate?" Anon asked in mild shock.
"My friend Rainbow Dash and I took Karate classes for a long time before we both got our black belts. Anyway, I am going to teach you strikes and stances so pay attention." Fluttershy said as they started the lessons on karate and Anon honestly shocked Fluttershy with how quickly he was able to learn but then again she had to remember that he had a ability that let him learn things at a insanely fast speed.
Soon enough though the first lesson ended and the two of them sat on the ground and started meditating while listening to the sounds of nature as Anon honestly took a liking to meditation and found it both relaxing and enjoyable since it helped him to clear his mind and unwind from the usual stress of school life and what not.
Fluttershy even taught him a breathing exercise for the meditation as the exercise was simple. Breath in for seven seconds through your nose and then breath out of your mouth for eleven seconds.
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Several days went by as Fluttershy and Anon are once again training in the forest but this time they are in exercise clothes as Anon is wearing a green track suit and pants with grey sneakers while Fluttershy is wearing a black tank top underneath a brown jacket and is also sporting black basketball shorts and black sneakers.
It is early in the morning and a weekend day so they didn't have school and are just training in karate while doing several exercises to help increase Anon's physical fitness but after a few days he mind couldn't help but think about things involving the girls and Iron Will.
"Fluttershy I've thought about this for a while but what if Iron Will snuck out of town or something." Anon said to Fluttershy as they practiced there strikes.
"That won't happen. Minotaur's like him are too prideful to run away and hide. He's just laying low until the girls let their guards down and is waiting to attack." Fluttershy explained.
"How do you know that for sure though?" Anon asked her.
"I know it because Iron Will is too proud to take a defeat and not try to get revenge. His pride wouldn't take the concept of him losing so for his own sanity he will try and kill Twilight and her friends." Fluttershy said as Anon was still having doubts.
"Ok. I'll try not to think about it for now, but we still have to do something soon." Anon said as he was honestly starting to get impatient.
"And we will but we need to make sure that you are ready. Now let's move on to more advanced training." Fluttershy said before she cast an illusion barrier before reaching into her backpack and pulled out some weights that wrapped around a person's ankles or wrists.
"What are these for?" Anon asked.
"They are for you. Four wrap around weights and each one weighs twenty pounds. So, you are going to wear them until you aren't physically able to wear them anymore." Fluttershy said as Anon wrapped the weights around his ankles and wrists as he felt the heft they had before Fluttershy got into a ready stance.
"Your job is to dodge, parry and counterattack me with those weights on." Fluttershy said before she charged at Anon who could barely block her fist before he was brought to the ground with a hard kick.
-11 HP
"Ow." Anon said as that hit actually took away some of his health points.
"Keep in mind I am holding back a lot of my power. If I wanted to I could break you in half or just outright kill you." Fluttershy said coldly as Anon slowly got back up. "This is why training is important because people like Iron Will aren't going to go easy on you just because you lack experience or have a good heart or whatever. In this world power is what matters and you're going to need a lot of power if you want to make Iron Will pay for what he has done."
Fluttershy's harsh words rang in Anon's ears as he knew that she spoke the truth and that he was a fool for being so stubborn and hardheaded. Just because he could make a barrier and fight a little bit didn't mean shit compared to the power that Iron Will has and now Anon knows what it is he has to do. He needs to get strong enough to not only defend himself from Iron Will but he also needs to surpass his strength in order to make up for his clear lack of experience when it comes to magic and the supernatural.
"I don't know how I'm going to do it but I swear I will make Iron Will pay for what he has done. So, stop going easy on me and give me some real training!" Anon shouted as he got in his own ready stance with clear defiance written on his face.
"That's good resolve. So, the real training can finally start." Fluttershy said before the sparring match properly started between the two and soon enough Anon discovered that Fluttershy wasn't bluffing about her abilities.
It wasn't the painful hits that got to him, but it was her speed as she is inhumanly fast. It was like she was a shadow flying through the wind but Anon didn't let it bother him and despite being outclassed he still put his all into this training.
END
A/N: Okay so a new story is going up and I felt like writing this because I honestly like MLP and the antro versions of the characters are pretty nice looking and since I like my waifu's and anime plot I decided that I should blend these things together into a story.
I hope you all enjoy it and please Fav, Follow and Review.