Chapter 9 first off i'll try to start making the chapters longer
Second a war in coming and Harmony will fight

As the ball of dark energy in Discords hands began to pulsate the 8 mares were slowly growing more terrified. Discord soon allowed the ball to travel away from his hands and it went forward about two feet before stopping but then Discord's hands shot out and the ball turned into a giant energy beam headed straight for the eight mares but then Spike's lance landed in front of them splitting the attack and sending the two halves in different directions.

"You really like to hear yourself talk don't you?" Said Spike as he finally began to rise to his feet while Discord turned to face him. "Impossible your dead!" Shouted Discord "The terms of my death were greatly exaggerated." Answered Spike calmly. Utilizing his speed once again Spike moved behind Discord putting himself between the eight mares and Discord as he quickly pulled the jousting lance from the ground.

"So we fighting or what?" Asked Spike coyly. Soon Discord swallowed his shock and turned to face Spike before immediately firing an even bigger energy blast at Spike only for him to stab it with the tip of his lance and blast it back at Discord who was forced to dodge as the blast rocketed back at him even faster then he'd sent it.

"How bout this!" Discord shouted as he began launching an ever increasing number of energy volleys at Spike first it was dozens then hundreds then thousands then millions but Spike didn't seem to break a sweat as he defected them into to sky while smirking to himself. However this wasn't a smirk of arrogance no this was the smirk of someone with a plan.

As the energy volleys soared into the sky past the cloud bank once they reached a certain altitude they stopped and began to glow green. Spike had learned many things from Harmony in a very short time and one of those many things was how to turn energy attacks against their maker thats how he sent back the beam that Discord fired at him that was a technique that sent the blast in the opposite direction of where it was going. It was called the return to sender.

But that was only level one of the technique this was level two where unbeknownst to Discord as he deflected his attacks away Spike had mixed a little of his energy into the energy balls slowly taking the attacks over and making them his own. Soon he would pretend to be losing strength and would let himself get hit more and more until falling down and failing to get up then he would make the attack rain down on Discord like the wrath of a god, which is exactly what it was.

Spike had to thank Harmony for teaching this to him but Spike was not stupid and had a few back up strategies in case this didn't work but he knew it would Spike knew for a fact no one had ever done anything like this ever before he had used his powers to make sure of that.

Spike soon put his plan into motion letting one or two of the blast just barely graze him every now and again and then with more frequency attacks connected and Spike failed to block or dodge them and soon Spikes lance was knocked away as the energy volleys smashed into him.

Spike soon fell and attacks hit him relentlessly as he screamed in pain, the screaming wasnt an act however Spike's flesh had been deeply damaged by Twilights attack after all and it hurt like as Spike imagined having the skin ripped on your body while someone rubbed crushed glass into the muscle underneath. Spike nearly passed out, nearly however he stayed focused and was able to endure.

Discord finally stopped his attack as he had run out of energy and began to pant heavily and as wobbly on his feet he knew he would have to flee he knew he had used all his energy and wouldn't be a match for a regular pony let alone Celestia and Luna but first he decided to gloat. That was his first mistake. "You were a fool to challenge me you know that you hadn't a snowballs chance in Tartarus against me" Discord shouted as he got closer to Spike.

He started to monologue. That was his second mistake. "And as soon as i finish you off i'll start by beating your friends to death i think i'll start with the pink one it'll be great fun to break her with my own two hands!" He started threatening Spike's family and friends. That was the last mistake Discord ever made.

Spike with but a thought called down all the orbs he had sent sky high and faster than he knew it Discord was pelted with volley after volley of energy bullets that destroyed his body as he screamed in pain. Soon all the screaming stopped as Spike once again rose to his feet ignoring how his body protested to the action. Spike then went to pick up his jousting lance walking over the patch of earth were he had slain Discord and soon hefted the beautiful weapon onto his shoulder. Spike stood there while slowly accessing the damage that his rather brief fight with Discord.

Surprisingly it wasn't nearly as bad as he thought it would be except for where the energy blast his lance had split smashed though the buildings in its path but Spike without missing a beat released a shockwave that fixed the landscape. "Hm usually i need a gesture or to gather my power before i do that but i just did that effortlessly i must be getting stronger!" While normal people would be ecstatic about getting getting stronger Spike had a feeling of apprehension at the thought of how rapidly his power was increasing.

What if this power drives a rift between him and his friends? Spike couldn't bear the thought of that so he closed his eyes and quickly shook his head back and forth in order to rid himself of these thoughts and as he opened his eyes he was met with the guilt ridden gaze of Celestia herself. Spike began to feel a little guilty himself and quickly turned away, but even without seeing it he could tell Celestia had a hurt expression on her face.

However when Spike finally noticed Rainbow Dash in front of him he began to pay more attention to his surroundings and realized he was in the middle of a circle with Celestia behind him Rainbow Dash in front of him Pinkie pie, Rarity, and Luna to his left while Applejack, Fluttershy ,and Twilight were on his right. Twilight decided to try to talk to him."Listen Spike I" "Shut it " Said Spike in a deadpanned manner.

As Spike decided he needed some space he turned away from Rainbow Dash and began to make his way past Celestia his instincts screamed to him like an opera house through a megaphone and in an instant he tackled Celestia to the side just as dozens of arrows zoomed past them.

However Rainbow Dash wasn't so lucky while the arrows were fired to hit someone as tall as Spike or Celestia a stray arrow flew lower than the rest and hit her right in the forehead and easily pierced her skull and brain matter, she was dead before she even hit the ground.

"NOOOOOOOOO" roared Spike as he watched Rainbow Dash's body fall out of his peripheral vision. Spike soon turned his head and caught sight of the ponies that had just murdered his friend, as he caught sight of them Spike used his powers to read the minds of his soon to be victims and saw that they were here because a unicorn pony had sent them a letter saying that there was a dragon in ponyville and seeing how Spike got rid of all them yesterday that means they were here for him.

Seeing through their minds Spike saw into their souls and saw no single shred remorse or sorrow over the fact they had just killed a fellow pony not even a sliver and that made Spike angry. Angrier then he had ever been. Spike shook violently as he remembered every injustice that ever happened to his friends and he began to lose it. If saw into Spikes eyes you'd see a change in them instead of the iris glowing red the whole eye became red. "Take the arrow out of her skull and get Rainbow Dash and yourselves some place away from here and throw up a barrier this is not gonna be pretty" Said Spike to the now 7 mares.

Spike's orders left no room for argument as soon Celestia picked up Rainbow Dash's body used her power to teleport the 7 mares away from the scene. Spike could feel the anger in his veins pumping through him like it was blood and he was still holding it in.

SPIKE'S MIND

In a chair sat Spike staring at a small bottle filled with red liquid and capped on tightly. This bottle contained all his draconic rage. Contrary to popular belief Spike even as a baby dragon knew how dangerous it was to lose his temper he knew from experience, once he snuck out of the library in canterlot in order to go sight seeing. Then some kids started to pick on him because he was a dragon after handling the insults with grace Spike had played it cool and began to walk away then the kid got physical.
He pushed Spike down and began to hit him and then and there he gave into his dragon rage. He had blacked out after that but when he came to half a city block had been leveled by him. As the memories came back he had tried to turn himself in for the destruction only to get laughed at and turned away saying it was impossible for him to cause all that destruction.

However he knew he'd done it and he'd resolved to make sure it never happened again. He created the bottle to hold his rage all of it in and keep it contained, however given it was so small you would think this wasn't a well thought out plan but thats where your wrong after the first time it happened Spike noticed that every little thing made him full of rage and hatred and he began to lose it he needed a solution so what did he do he went into his mind and turned his rage into liquid and put it into a bottle.

That wasn't the end however more rage would flow into the bottle and every time it threatened to overflow Spike made the bottle bigger to contain it all soon the bottle was half empty and the size of the treehouse library he and twilight lived in and peering into the bottle he saw that Twilight was the cause of most of his rage all those times he fetched her something, rearranged the library by himself, or listen to her disregard him had added up over the years and was responsible for about 75% of the bottles contents. As you can imagine Spike always felt conflicted because of this on one hand he liked helping Twilight as well as other people but on the other hand for some reason he hated the thought of having to help others.

Only recently was when the trouble really began. After Harmony had resurrected him move than just his body mind and power grew his rage not only grew but it began to flow faster in larger quantities and with greater potency soon Spike desperately enlarged the bottle holding his rage at bay several times over until he knew for a fact that the rage had stopped flowing but by then it was filled to the brim and the bottle was easily several times larger than all of Equestria.

Spike then put a lid on the bottle and sealed it nice and tight making sure it would never get out then he shrunk the bottle down to its current meager size compressing all that rage with it but now as he stared at the bottle he saw cracks in it slowly forming on the bottle.

Spike knew what these cracks were from they were from watching the mare he loved die. Spike knew for a fact that his crush on Rarity was the worst kept secret he ever had given how obvious it was but Spike had another secret that was more well kept he was in love with Rainbow Dash. Unlike with Rarity it wasn't love at first sight but a gradual increase in feelings for the Rainbow maned mare made themselves known to Spike several times when he was alone or some times when he wasn't.

Spike would often find himself stealing glances at her when ever she was near Rarity in order to better disguise his infatuation. However when Spike saw her die he knew he could bring her back but what was the point if he couldn't save her in the first place? That set him off his rage growing ever more potent. Spike soon realized that if he didn't do something soon the bottle would shatter so he opened it up and let a few drops fall into his mouth before putting the lid back on as Spike looked down at the tiny bottle he could tell that about a third of it was gone not that it mattered Spike could easily control tat much of his rage thanks to Harmony but as he left his mind scape he knew for a fact that Rainbow dash's murderers were going to be anything but thankful.

BACK OUTSIDE SPIKE'S MIND

Spike soon returned to reality to find himself surrounded on all sides by ponies dressed just like the one who killed the mare he loved and he couldn't be happier about it they saved him the trouble of hunting them down. As they readied their weapons Spike opened his mouth and let the smoke rise out as he prepared for the battle, no the slaughter that was about to take place. As the ponies charged him Spike charged towards them and the slaughter began.

He started off by clawing his way through the first wave of enemies making sure that they wouldn't die from their wounds no he wanted them to live to suffer after all. The second wave Spike decided to break bones at least 15 each. The third wave got off easy as Spike only resorted to physical blows but they were in no way less damaging. This pattern continued for a while but Spike became bored and began to mix it up by mix-matching injuries against them.

Soon found all his enemies lying around him silently screaming in pain but very much alive, conscious, and giving him their undivided attention. "If you ever come near ponyville come in contact with anyone from ponyville or even think about coming back here i'll know i'll hunt you down and i'll finish what you started today." Declared Spike. With that threat well established Spike snapped his fingers and the dozens of ponies vanished from view and they were teleported back to where they came from.
Once again repairing the damage made to the town Spike then teleported the residents of ponyville back into their homes just like he said he would when he was done with his search and began to make his way towards where he could sense Celestia's barrier.
Soon Spike was right back where this whole mess had started sweet apple acres. As Spike made his way into the field he saw that Celestia had removed the arrow from Rainbow Dash's head and was waiting for him to work his magic. Spike let out a small humorless chuckle at the irony of this situation but soon walked next to Rainbow Dash and used his flames to revive her.

As Rainbow Dash opened her eyes she locked gazes with Spike's now back to normal emerald green eyes before being pulled into his arms in a happy affectionate embrace like he had with Zecora but this one was much longer and Spike was shaking as a number of different emotions rippled through him however once again this moment was again interrupted by a certain Alicorn clearing his throat.

Seeing Harmony's arrival Spike awkwardly and reluctantly let go of Rainbow dash in order to better greet his friend. Spike soon wolf whistled getting a new look at Harmony as he had changed when he got back to full power now he was just as tall as Spike and Celestia and his mane and tail was still there usual color however it had a new black color stripe running through it.

"Your look good but are you back to full power?" Stated then asked Spike. Harmony just smirked and let his power rise to full strength as a tornado of different colors surrounded his body shot into the sky. Spike smirked as he got his answer and soon a tornado of emerald flame surrounded him. "So what do ya say, one for old times sake?" "Sure."
With that Spike and Harmony launched into the sky Harmony soaring overhead while Spike stood on a cloud and the sky shook with force as they exchanged blow after blow with the winning hit apparently sending Harmony smashing into the ground. "Good one spike but you'll need to try harder to beat me" yelled Harmony as he rose completely unharmed, not even a stray strand on hair or any dirt on his never mind the fact that the crater he made on impact with the ground was easily at least 40 feet deep.

WITH CELESTIA AND THE OTHERS

Everyone watched in awe as the two gods fought displaying power that put Celestia and Luna to shame made them seem weak by comparison like a tiny filly before a full grown dragon. You may ask yourself how can they see this without getting closer well its simple the four mares that could use magic whipped up a special little portal allowing the 8 mares present to watch from afar but they weren't the only ones watching every pony in ponyville had stopped what they were doing after seeing the two tornados appear out of nowhere.

WITHIN AN UNKNOW CHAMBER

"Is he the one its really him?" Spoke an unknown voice "Yes he is" Spoke a voice hastily. "Then bring him to me"

WITH SPIKE AND HARMONY

As dragon and alicorn fought they couldn't shake the chill that ran up their respective spines as they clashed again and wordlessly communicated once more and their eyes said many different things enough to have a five hour long talk in nothing but a series of quick glances of eye contact. However they soon got tired of being so silent and even in the midst of what one could say was mortal kombat they were still pleasantly chatting.

WITH CELESTIA AND THE OTHERS

"What are they saying i see their lips moving but i cant hear them!" Shouted Rainbow Dash in exasperation "wait i know!" Twilight suddenly spoke wordlessly she cast a spell "There now we can hear them!" "So its a deal then?" Said Spike "Yeah it is but only if you beat me. Anyway on another note when are you going to confess to that mare you love?" Said Harmony as the 8 mares listened on in peaked interest. Spike for his part only face faulted for a second before resuming the fight while harmony kept talking.
"How'd i know? Spike I'm the grim reaper in my line of work people have bared their souls before me so many times i can easily tell what lies in a persons soul with ease and seeing into yours i see how much you love her and looking into her soul i can tell she feels the same way."

As Harmony paused to dodge one of Spike's fiercer attacks everyone looked over to Rarity who for her part wore confusion on her face like a second skin but then everyone heard Spike finally talk so they whirled back around to hear hear him. "You really think she feels the same way?"

As Harmony nodded Spike's smile grew so large it threatened to split his face. "Alright then i'll tell her how i feel right when were done with this and sense i don't want to wait i think we should finish this ALL IN ONE GO! Then I confess i bet she'll be so surprised." As Spike and Harmony prepared their final attacks Luna could hear Rainbow Dash mutter a barely audibly "don't bet on it" and Luna knew the tone in her voice was something she recognized all to well, bitter jealousy.

She was soon snapped out of her musing as the two attacks met and the mares created a barrier to shield themselves from the shockwave that ripped through the area lest they be sent flying by it. As the shockwave ended the 8 mares locked to the viewing portal only for an image of Spike and Harmony standing behind them with goofy smiles planted on their faces.

The 8 mares embarrassingly turned around to see the duo's smiles had turned into smirks of equal goofiness. "You know its not nice to spy on people." Mockingly scolded Harmony. Then spike decided to add his two bits. "Also could you turn back around the view was nice the way it was." The mare soon all blushed red at the boldness of Spike's statement as Spike began to walk towards Rarity everyone that was ready to hear Spike confession was shocked when he just walked past her and straight up to Rainbow Dash and kneeled so that they were at eye level and staring directly at each other.

"Listen i-i finally worked up to courage to say this to you even though i should have said this a long time ago." Rainbow Dash for her part just rolled her eyes and thought Spike was going to say she was cool or something of that nature but she payed attention anyway and then she heard what Spike had said and her eyes widened as only three words registered to her mind. "I LOVE YOU"

And thats that chapter i hope to start making them longer but that means i'll update less frequently but i figure if you get more band for you buck then i'd like to make that sacrifice.
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