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// Show of the void 
// Story: Dishonored magic 
// by Blacklight Brony 
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A week of non stop parkour training with Apple bloom. She is at the point where she can stay with the same pace as me. 

The first day we worked on endurance. I forced her to run for three hours straight. Next that day she worked on balance. She still needs work on that. The next day we worked on vaulting. She started with the basic vault. And advanced till then and soon getting to rolls. The third day, we worked on climbing. She needed to work on upper strength. The forth day, we ran through the town. The fifth day, while we were working on her balance she asked me if I could train her during reassess to help work on her balance a little more. I agreed and that brings me up to today.

“What do you want to work on?” I ask her. She had a smile that let me know she was up to something.

“Ah just remembered that we where supposed to bring in an important pony in today, sooo.” She answered. 

“By the void, Apple bloom. All you had to do was ask. Plus we can still work on the parkour.” I gave a reassuring smile.

“It was my turn this week and I wanted to bring in somepony new. Y’all have been a huge help Mr.John, plus you help Nightmare moon become good and solved the problem of the overseers without violence. You did what you had to do then because you suspected them to harm us if they thought unicorn magic was that magic you did.” I smiled sheepishly at her compliments.

We walked the rest of the way in relative silence. The only sound was our foot steps. When we got there I saw fillies and colts waiting by the door of the school house and playing in the play ground. I saw the same pink filly give me an awed expression. Most likely because of the five foot, semi auto, fifty caliber sniper rifle on my back. I smile as we practiced her balance on the play ground. She almost had it down until an apple hit her in the head. I used far reach to bring her to me.

“You okay?” I asked with a little worry.

“Yes sir.” She said giving a mock solute. I chuckled at her antics.

The bell rings and the children fall into the class room. I see the same teacher walk up to me.

“Hello there mister...” she trailed off.

“John Mavericks. You are?” I ask.

“Cheerilee, nice to meet you.” We shake hand and we walk in. “Hello class.” They responded with a unison ‘good morning Mis.Cheerilee’ that surprised me. “Today class we have apple blooms important person, John Mavericks.” They turned their attention to me. “Rais your hand and he’ll pick on you to ask.” I picked on a grey unicorn. I think his name was snips.

“What is your cutie mark?” Snips asked. I smile in response.

“My species don't get cutie marks. We find our talents with what we like and gain more over time. My special talents are stealth and non lethal assassinations.” I explain. They all look surprised I don’t get cutie marks. I pick on the pink filly with the tiara.

“What is that on your back?” She asked.

“This is a Barrett fifty caliber sniper rifle. This addition is a semi automatic sniper. That means I don’t have to reload it after every shot. Instead of a metal ball it shoots a bullet that is meant to penetrate armor.” I pull out a dollar bill. “This is the currency of my country.” I place my pistol bullet down in front of it. “This is how tall my pistol bullet is.” I pull the action back and a cambered bullet pops out. I then extracted the magazine and place the fifty BMG round by the pistol round. “This is a fifty BMG. What my sniper fires.” I put everything back to where it goes. I pick on another gray pony with glasses.

“Are you from another world?” She asked.

“Yes, if I wasn’t sent here I would have most likely burned to death.” She lowers her head. I pick Rarity’s sister next.

“If you went back to your world what would you do?” She asked.

“I would become personal military contractor, or in other words, a mercenary. I want to keep my fighting up to par with others.” She was shocked that I would be come a mercenary so willingly. The last one I picked was a white colt with brown dots covering his chest.

“Have you fought well known criminals?” He asked. I chuckle at his enthusiasm.

“Yes I did, but I never killed them. Only knocked them out. That’s all for to day. Thank you for having me.” With that I walked out and into the town. I use blink to get up on the rooftops. I do so and take a nap.

I’m A woken by a fire work going off near my face. I look down to see all six girls with an angry look and one smug looking mare.

“Hay, bitch, you almost hit me with a fire work!” I yelled my anger flaring in my voice. She didn’t listen, but went on with boasting about herself. I pick her up with pull and turn her around to face me. She got a look of shock when I did this. “What is the meaning of this?!” I demanded.

“Trixie was just dazzling everypony whith her amazing magic.” She looks at me quizzically. “You have no horn, so how can you preform magic.” I show her my mark. I drop her and look more closely at applejack. I see rope marks on her.

“Why does she have rope marks on her fur?” I ask calmly. I look up to see clockwork in front of the crowd. I use blink to get over to him and wave. He does the same, but with the blades. 

“How did you do that?” I pointed to my mark again. “Come to challenge Trixie I presume?” I give a questioning look. I turn to Rainbow and she had a face like she was going to laugh.

“What?” I asked in witch she answered with ‘nothing’ before bursting out laughing. I look over to clockwork and see he was pink all over. “What. The. FUCK! He’s two hundred years old. Why did you do that. He looked cool. Now I can’t take him seriously.” I use wind blast one him and the pink disappeared.

“Trixie will not be beaten by a lowly earth pony!” She exclaimed.

“I’m not a pony. I’m a human.” I smirk which turned into an evil smile. “I’m an assassin, so don’t try best me. Unless you want to try your luck in hand to hand combat.” She looked like she’s seen a ghost. No... she wasn’t scared, she was terrified. My evil smirk faltered into sorrow for the mare. “I shouldn’t have taken it that far. Sorry.” 

“H-have you k-k-killed somepony?” She asked. I sighed and nodded and told her everything. She was stunned for a long while.

“I don’t want you to think of me as a monster. I only did it because you were hurting ponies. Hopefully you can for give me.” I gave a light bow. I smile and look at her. “Why dont you dazzle us Trixie without insulting ponies.” I looked at Twilight who was giving me an approving look. With that she walked over to and clasped my hand in her’s, intertwining our fingers together. I gave her a peck on the lips. 

Trixie grasps, “Are you infatuated with this mare? If I would have known I would have not stress her out.” I understood her. Twilight had a face that said ‘you have no idea’ I picked on it quickly.

“I understand I was badly injured, but you didn’t have to worry. I can take care of myself, my love.” I said proudly. She was taken aback by my wording. Trixie started on her tricks and I just watched twilight watch the tricks. I lie down and  pull down Twilight. “I love you.” I hug Twilight and gave her a passionate kiss. She melted into it.

“I love you, too.” With that we finished the show in each others embrace. I stay there until it’s time to leave. 

She asked me about my powers when we got home. I agree. I then look around to see I’m in that place. The room where I was kidnaped. I watched as I saw the person covered in blood. He began torturing the others. When it was my turn, I screamed. And with one quick motion I sit up and scream. Twilight came in with a knife, a small one, but noticed I was in a cold sweat. I walk out ready to start the new day... in fear.