//------------------------------// // Chapter Three: A Rage at the Welcome // Story: Abyss of the Watch // by Mr BHunt //------------------------------// Devrok lumbers alongside Twilight, his gaze on her horn. His hand was on his crooked dagger as they walked, Devrok wasn't going to be surprised by another magical horse. Twilight cleared her throat and Devrok sighed internally as he sensed an list of questions approaching. "So where do you come from Devrok?" She asks, he internally sighs again. "I've already told you, I do not like repeating myself." Devrok says gruffly to her, she frowns at his answer. "Ok then, are you a warrior?" She asks and he simply nod. "Are you a powerful one?" She asks and Devrok hesitates. "I am a Lord of Cinder, that is all I will reveal." He says and she huffs. "Well I'll talk about who I am, due to somepony not being cooperative." Twilight says as she glares at Devrok, who tilts his head at somepony. "I am Twilig-" "Twilight Sparkle." Devrok interrupts. "Yes, I'm also student to Princess Celestia!" Twilight states proudly. "Oh, I'm also the Element of Magic!" "Element of Magic? Hmm" He hums to himself, causing Twilight to look at him. "Yeah! Along with my friends, the other Elements of Harmony, we protect Equestria from evil!" She says proudly. A group of friends against an army? I'd like to see that." He sneers at Twilight, who looks slightly hurt. "That was uncalled for!" She says, stopping. "I do not believe tales that are sprung from the mouths of little children." He growls and continues walking, but then stops as a warm feeling surrounds his body. He spins around and slams his sword down at Twilight, who managed to throw up a shield. "No more... Trickery!" Devrok roars and smashes the shield, causing Twilight to collapse onto the dirt path. She looks up as Devrok towers over her, then she notices a small glint of red under his helmet. Suddenly Devrok turns around and walks a few feat away, dragging his sword along the ground. Twilight stood back up and slowly trotted towards Devrok, who was holding something in his hand. She tried to look around him but Devrok quickly shoved the object into one of his pouches, Twilight huffed and walked up to him. But Devrok spun around and glared at her, something in his eyes were enough to make Twilight step back. "I regret what just happened but that does not mean we stop, I will follow you to this Ponyville." Devrok says and rests his sword on his shoulder. "But do not use that trickery, it will only cause pain around it." He warned, then he gestured to the path. "Fine, but try not to scare the ponies in Ponyville." Twilight says after a while, the tall warrior just grunts. As they walk Twilight thinks. Why did he attack her? What is he? Hwy did his eye glow red? She quietly hums to herself as she spots a pink shape on the road, just before Ponyville. "Oh no." She says and Devrok stops and looks at her. "That's Pinkie, she knows everypony and if she doesn't then she will throw a huge party. She is also a bit eccentric, so please don't harm her." Twilight says and Devrok hums, suddenly Pinkie disappears. Devrok stops and rolls his shoulder, Twilight holds in her breath as Pinkie grins from the tip of the warrior's sword. Devrok reaches over and pulls Pinkie from his sword and then holds her in front of his face. "Interesting little thing, aren't you?" Devrok says, Twilight hears a hint of wonder in his voice as she exhales. Pinkie just laughs and Devrok puts her down on the path. "Hiya! My name's Pinkie Pie, but you can call me Pinkie, I know everypony here but you're new!" Pinkie gasps and somehow pulls Devrok's face to hers. "That means a party!" She yells and Devrok grunts as he leans back, then Pinkie disappears in a blur. Devrok looks at Twilight, who was gaping at what had just happened. "Keep moving." He ordered gruffly, Twilight blinked and trotted ahead. "I-I thought you would attack her, why didn't you?" Twilight asks as the walk into Ponyville, which was strangely deserted. Twilight realises why when she spots Pinkie watching them, she quickly snaps her eyes forward. "I have my reasons." Devrok says simply and continues walking, Twilight leads him towards her home/library. She reaches the door and hears voices with in, she grabs the door with her magic and opens it. Devrok walks in and the lights snap on, the ponies jump out. "WELCOME!" They yell and Pinkie shoots her party cannon, Twilight hears a snarl and spins around to Devrok. He pulled out his sword and dagger, he dashed slashed down and destroyed Pinkie's cannon. The ponies fall silent as the Abyss Watcher pulls his sword from the cannon, then Twilight notices that Devrok was moving sluggishly. She trots up to him and looks at his eyes, they were red. Twilight yelled as Devrok spun around and slashed at her with his sword, fortunately she jumped back and the sword missed. The Abyss Watcher snarls and leaps at Twilight, pinning her to the floor. The unicorn throws Devrok off and out of the library, he grunts as he hits the dirt. Twilight locks the door and turns to look at the scared residents of Ponyville, then a sword slams through the door. "Sweet Celestia! What is that thing?!" One of the residents yell as the sword is pulled back, then an arm reaches in and pulls the door off it's hinges. The Abyss Watcher throws the door to the side and slowly looks back at the ponies, then he yells as a pair of orange hooves slam into his side. Devrok snarled and shook himself as he got back to his feet, then he roared at Applejack. The mare frowned and stood her ground, the Abyss Watcher leapt up into the air with his sword over his head. Devrok slammed his sword down onto a screaming man, trying to run. He looked up and around the flaming city, his brothers slaughtering those that were still standing. They had appeared over the horizon and mass panic ensued, only a few made it out before the Undead Legion of Farron torn down the gates. Devrok spun around and slashed a woman in half, in her hands was a bundle. He turned to leave but a cry caught his attention, Devrok looked at the bundle and saw the face of a baby staring at him, tears streaming down their face. Devrok felt a tear roll down his face as he slowly raised his sword above the baby, then with a yell he slammed his sword down. The Abyss Watcher turned and stabbed a man in the back, then he threw him into a pile of burning debris. Then he spun around and elbowed a soldier in his ribs, the man cried out and Devrok slashed upwards. The soldier collapsed backwards as the Abyss Watcher turned and spotted Heysel shooting Farron Bolts with another acolyte at the poor people with in the castle, he felt more tears as he kicked a man down and raised his sword above his head. Devrok suddenly screamed and dropped his sword as he landed, he started scratching at his helmet and his eyes went wild. Applejack slowly backed away from the screaming Abyss Watcher, Devrok snatched up his sword and spun it around. He held the sword at his chest and yelled, then he pushed the sword into his chest. The man let out a gut wrenching cry and fell to his knees, he tore off his pointed helmet and threw it away. Devrok fell silent, but he still pulls a locket from under his armour and looks at it. Twilight watches in awe and fear as Devrok looked at his locket, then he put it back and placed a shaky hand on the hilt of his sword. The Abyss Watcher falls forwards, just as a whirlpool of dark blue energy appears under him. Soon it dissolves, but a smaller one appears under Devrok's helm and it disappears too. Luna appeared in front of her sister in a flash of blue, Celestia looks saddened as Luna trots up the steps to her throne. "I witnessed what Devrok did, I know you did too." Luna says as she sits on her throne. "Yes." "It was for his own good, a creature like him needs to stay in his own world." Luna states. "He posed a threat to our little ponies, now he can't." She finished. Celestia just sighs and looks down, her thoughts wandering to the Abyss Watcher. A man in rags sat in the room of countless bodies, his face obscured by a faded gold helm and more rags. He sat cross legged on the steps at the back of the stone room, a faint snoring came from this man. Suddenly a pool of blue appeared on the ceiling, dropping from it a man in a crimson cloak with a large sword stabbed through him. The Man in Rags shook awake as another pool appeared and a pointed helmet dropped onto his head, he grunted and looked around then spotted the man. "Most interesting, it seems like I found the last Abyss Watcher." The Man in Rags said to himself and stood up to examine Devrok. "That's a problem, guess I got help you eh?" He asked quietly and pulled out a small knife, it's blade was wicked and curved. The Man in Rags walked closer to the fallen Abyss Watcher, slowly he squatted next to Devrok and hovered the knife over his chest. "Now this will only hurt..." He said as he lowered the knife. "...For a second, dear friend."