It had been a couple of days since I swore myself to Celestia, giving her my full story about being turned into a monster. Not like I had a choice in the matter anyways. I remember seeing all of Season 4 before coming here and everyone was on the Season 5 hype train, so I had already knew the events that would unfold in the next month. I had already slept through episodes 1 and 2 when I was first released, that's why Celestia and Luna were both there in the Elements room. Twilight's battle with Tirek hadn't yet happened so hopefully I could either be of use to her.
Course, after that I had proclaimed my newest job was "Keter Duty", Discord had popped in with the look of absolute rage on his face. While he was happy to see Fluttershy back to full health, he had me trapped in bubble the size of a pea. Of course, this didn't kill me, and I'll explain why in a moment, but it did give me some severe everything pains. From a migraine the size of Africa, to a foot cramp with a passion, as soon as he let me go I was still more-or-less in the shape of a ball. My back was sore enough, and this just worsened it, but oh well beggars and choosers right? I almost forgot to mention I had some memories back as well, and I remembered... things.
Anyway as for why I can't die... Well to put it bluntly, reality wont let me die, because I already did. When I put on the ring and everything went red, it's because I burned to death. And according to Alessa when I first met her, she said and I quote: "One life, one death. Anything after is just there, you can't die nor are you living. The only way for you to officially die is for myself to die and as you can see... That didn't work out too well."
Now however was the day of the Episode "Daring Don't" when Rainbow, Twilight, and the rest of them are looking A.K. Yearling. I decided to stay behind, I wanted to... clarify to Celestia that everything I did I didn't really want to do it.
"Celestia, thank you for taking time out of your amazingly... boring schedule" I said as I sipped on some fresh cows milk. Not straight from the utter mind you, I still like my milk pasteurized. Celestia nodded and took a sip of her tea.
"Yes, it was amazing that I even found a space in there for this meeting. So, care to tell me--" She was saying. I cut her off, and didn't fully realize I had 'dropped the spaghetti'
"Celestia listen, I want to be frank so I can get it off my chest. I didn't mean to do what I did. All those years ago, I'm sorry, but your guards from back then... they were planning to kill you, and I couldn't stand idly by--" Now I was cut off from a magic glow holding my lip shut. She looked at me with a serious face.
"Do you know why I gave a chance despite everything you have done?" She asked. I honestly didn't know why, whether it was out of the kindness of her heart (doubt it) or something else I wasn't sure. "Because," she continued. "I know that deep down you a caring creature that has, or rather HAD, a regard for life. If that's still in you I don't know, but I believe something might be able to bring it out again, whether that means by force, or some other magic. I believe it is inside you, and I want to cherish that fact." She said letting go of my mouth. Hmm, I didn't really think of that...
An old memory came floating back to me. "You remember when you saw Evangeline and I in the forest?" I said out of the blue. She nodded, telling me that I was singing for her before telling her to leave. "Do you know anything before that?" I said my tone dripping with curiosity. She shook her head. "Well then, hunker down the fort, because I got a story to tell..."
Approx. 1013 Years Ago
"Evangeline you come down right this instant!" I yelled with authority. I had been about 3 years since I started to be father figure to her. Granted, she told me that her parents would always let her climb the trees, but after one incident that I had just barely been able to catch her, I put a restriction on how high she could climb. She stuck her tongue out at me, and proceeded to climb higher and higher and just like last time, she fell but rather on purpose. Did a small flip, and she turned into a small white dove. She landed on the end of my helm, and even as a bird, I could still see a smile on her face. "Now, now, just because you pulled off that kinda stunt doesn't mean you get off Scot-Free. You're still in trouble young lady." I said sternly. She pouted and rested on my should and in a cloud of mist she turned back into her Fae form.
"Awww, Visk! Why? I did all of that for you and still ground me? You're no fun anymore..." She said as she pouted. It was rather cute. Now don't get me wrong, I cared for her as if she were my own (in a way she kinda was) but I was only caring for her until she came of age, would be at least 20 or so years according to her. While we were walking through my Ring shone violently, and a portal appeared in front of me. Normally, it would be to the Hill, but this... I could smell the Lust behind it. I put down Evangeline, and looked at her.
"Please stay here Eva, I'll be back in an hour or so. Be a good girl, and don't follow me." I said as I walked though the doorway.
Present Day
"Well, after I walked through the portal, I was immediately hit with the smell of sex. As soon as I realized this, I looked around and found out a tyrannical Caribou named Dainn, who turned Equestria into the sex capital of the world. I made my way to the castle in Canterlot, and to much to their charging. I wasn't hindered once, for one look at me they soon realized I was... WrONg..." I said my voice began to garble at the end, I seemed to be loosing it.
"I opened the doors to see you, Luna, Cadence, and Twilight on all fours doing... Unspeakable things. Things I dare not repeat." I said with a low growl. I looked at Celestia, she was sporting a disgusted look and I shared the sentiment. "I gave him 5 days, to stop his ways and to quash his own regime, and I would forgive him and be on my way. He never listened and to spite me, he held a "Rape Party" in the ballroom, and needless to say I lost it. I said to myself to hell with 5 days, I'll give him 5 minutes. Even then, I just snapped. The lock on the back of my helmet is meant as somewhat of a last resort. There are... panels, inside that open and releases the Fog. The Fog destroyed everything, stone turned to dust, living flesh went rotten, and the land and everything with it, died.
"All, except Dainn." I said to with a even lower growl. Celestia was shocked actually, to here such a thing. "He saw himself as God, so I turned him into that. I gave him an Immortals blessing, and gave the ability on what my master called "Nevermore". She said it would reanimate dead cells, instantly and the best part is that it fries the nerve endings making feeling pain impossible. He cannot die. He will not die. He will always be alive, and nothing with change that fact even the death of the universe, could do nothing to destroy him, being constantly destroyed and remade in a moments notice. He would go insane from the loneliness, and he would go mental at the fact he would never die.
"And you know the best part of this Celestia?" I asked and she shook her head. "The only reason I did what I did was because he spited me. Those who spite me, those who do bad my me, I will see to it that their lives are living hells." I sighed heavily and I looked at her.
"I killed the world once, and I don't want to again. So please, do not cross me." I said with a sad sigh, and not to my surprise she let out a small sound and nodded only once. The universal sign of understanding. We both heard a small sound to the side of the table. It was cat, probably 3 years old; she must've snuck in from some pet store. I picked her up and set her on my lap where she lied down and began purr. "But also remember Celestia, I can be one of great compassion, despite my brutish, destroying nature. If given the chance, I can be the destroyer of your enemies, while at the same time I can be your greatest friend and ally. However, my services aren't exactly... free willing." I said getting a raised eyebrow.
"Well," She said, putting on the diplomat act, "I'm sure a contract can be arranged for you. What sort of contract did you have in mind?"
"...You're not going to like it but... Have you ever heard of Soul Contracts?" Her cup that she just sipping from broke on the floor when her magic failed. Yeah, I had a feeling this would be the case. "Because my Master and Daughter, Alessa, holds the other Ring of The Sun, she will be forever be my Soul-Sibling, until she dies which would be rather hard considering she's like you, a god. However, I can Soul Bind myself to someone else as long as I have three things: Both parties permissions, the contract with all details, and an oath of allegiance, swearing the one making the Contract with the Binder. Of course though, you already know this."
Celestia was silent for a long time, whether thinking a way through it, or actually contemplating it, though knowing her, she would try to first reason then if she has no other choice, she'll go with it. Shouldn't get my hopes up though, she and Star Swirl banned Soul Contracts after a group necromancers made deals with the dead giving their souls in return for the Dread Drake's return. Now for a bit of history! The Dread Drake was said to be the only being capable to destroy the Life Trees. We already know two of these Trees, the Tree of Harmony, and the Crystal Heart. Now I know, the Hearts a tree? No, the entire Crystal Spire i the Tree and the Heart is well, the heart of the Tree. This one is the Tree of Love. The last Tree is actually located in the southern most part of Equis, though no one has laid mortal eyes on it. Only the dead and dying can see the giant tree, and those that have only describe it as beautiful.
This tree was known to many as the Tree of Life and Death. Like life, it was elusive to those who tried to look for it, and when you found it, like death it will welcome you with nothing but open arms... er, branches. However Celestia and Luna and even Discord, called it something else: The Tree of Souls. Like the other two trees, it's made entirely of crystals, however unlike the other two, it's overflowing with ancient Soul Magic, a form of magic that hasn't been seen in near thousands upon thousands of years. The last remaining descendant of those who were gifted in Soul Magic are the Centaurs and the Pans, though it is a very weak link. Only two have stronger links, and that was Scorpan and his tyrannical brother, Tirek who rests in Tartarus. Scorpan could give pieces of his own magic away and still retain the strength he had, while Tirek takes the magic by force, adding to his own strength and depending on the creature whose magic he stole, he would get the power plus his own. Yet, Scorpan disappeared on his pilgrimage to his home land, and Tirek, as we already know, was locked into Tartarus and striped of his own magic. Now that we know about the three trees and the background of the elusive third, now we get to the Dread Drake.
The Dread Drake was once a normal dragon, born in the Badlands, and raised to be as greedy as ever. However once this dragon, now around 1500 years old stumbled upon a relic of the Old Gods, he began to change. His scales darkened, his teeth grew sharper, and his wings fused with his arms. He was no longer a true dragon, but rather a drake, and he showed his power to those in the Dragon Badlands. Only he was shunned and treated as an outcast and the Dragon Lord at the time, Lord Drex, banished him from the Badlands for eternity. The drake swore revenge upon the Noble Dragon Houses and said he would make do on his promise. Several years later, he went to the same relic, and prayed to it. The relic spoke and gave him even greater power, enough to destroy the Life Trees. Now here's where the history gets blurry. The Drake now proclaimed as Bazzalth, was said to have eaten one Life Tree already, the Tree of the Sky. The power of the tree was supposedly enough to keep dragons flying indefinitely, but with it destruction, they can only fly for hours at a time. The only piece that kept the dragons from being completely flightless was the a crystal called a Bloodstone. The only proof of it exists is in the Badlands, but the dragons are very protective of their secrets.
Anyways, Bazzalth devoured the Sky Tree, and proceeded to lay waist on the Badlands killing the heads of the Noble Houses: Drex, Naax, Thrent, and Fregh. Bazzalth was eventually defeated by another dragon known Teminth, who was given the title of Dragon Lord and even had a nick-name, The Protector of the Weak, while Bazzalth was given the name Death Bringer. He would be later be rebranded as 'The Dread Drake' by Teminth's descendants.
History lesson over, now to see what Celestia says.
"...While I don't approve of using such a thing as Soul Binding, I can think of a better alternative." She said getting up from her seat. She walked towards me and kissed my forehead. At first I was confused, then a faint aura glowed around me, and looked at her and saw she was the same. The glowing soon stopped and she explained it. "What I gave you was a blessing, something a little stronger than a simple contract. I only save that kind of blessing for my most personal guards, of which there have been only 6 in the known history of Equestria. I wonder how she will fair with another personal guard..."
She? Out of the corner of my eye I saw pony approach and she was not so happy. She looked my up and down then let out annoyed huff, she went around to Celestia and sat down in front of her and scowled deeply. "Visk, this is my other personal guard, her name is Silent Summer, and she's served as my guard for 13 years. She was given the position after somepony attempted to take my life whilst I was teaching Twilight, and Summer rushed to the aid of not just me, but my student too. Because of her brave act, I made her my personal guard and no one has done a fine job since. Now you are a special case, and I will explain this to her sometime later. For now, make yourself at home here, and please, be nice to those around you?" Celestia said with a smile and she and Silent Summer left the room. I leaned back in my chair and looked at the ceiling. So it's finally happening now huh? I'm turning a new leaf? Or am I just saving my own hide so I can get what I want...
No I know what I'm doing, I'm going to be helping Equestria rather than destroying it. I have had enough with the unwilling deaths, to hell with the sinners, to hell with my charge, I will try to make Equestria a better place for myself and those that live in it.
And the music plays on, but I will find a way to snuff it out for good!