//------------------------------// // 5 The reveal and punishment // Story: Holy and Hellish brothers // by NinjaTurtle //------------------------------// Chapter 5 The reveal and punishment --------------------- Princess Celestia --------------------- She sat on her throne as she listened to the noble complaining about money, despite being wealthy enough already. This was sadly common amongst the nobility as they had very little to do, causing them to just want more out of border. He was interrupted by the door as a guard rushed in. "Your highness, the two creatures have engaged each other and are damaging parts of the castle. Multiple guards have been injured either trying to stop them or by stray magic. " said the guards in a professional voice but with a slight panic. "Thank you. We shall see to it that they are stopped. " said Celestia. Celestia and Luna looked at each other before getting up and heading to the balcony. They took flight from the balcony and flew to the scene. At the scene, she saw unicorn and earth pony guards protecting the side of the castle from the countless stray blasts. The Elements of harmony were also there, doing their best to help. The pegasus were helping by transporting the injured away. As the princesses landed, they were instantly surrounded by shields as unicorns used their magic and earth ponies held their shields. Not a second later, a fireball exploded on the ground near them. "Sister, we should stop these two before they cause anymore harm. " said Luna as her horn lit up. The two princesses' horns started glowing as they attempted to restrain the two creatures. As the magic headed towards them, the both looked at it before raising a barrier to stop it. Both beings looked at each other in surprise and at the damage around them. They spoke together, unhappily agreeing on something. They raised their paws at them and released their own magic. One in the form of a blinding light and one in the form of a dark flame. The magic merged and stopped in front of the countless shields already up and then formed a barrier of their own. This would stop any more damage but would stop any attempts at subduing them. --------------------- Harry --------------------- After sealing the ponies out of the fight and stopping any more collateral damage, he focused on the angel once again. It was a surprise that they did the same thing at the same time, but it did distract them from their fight. Harry charged him, using his gauntlets to block attacks as he got close. The angel threw a few spells before flapping their wings and covering to the side. Harry was this and held his arm out at him as he unleashed an inferno of hell fire. The angel gave a sharp and pained help at this before jumping back with the flames burning his arms. He charged again but was caught by surprise when a load of tiny strings wrapped around him. He could easily break them but they just reformed after. This made movement harder as he tried not to trip while moving fast enough to keep up with the Angel. During his charge, he was not with explosions, more bindings and magic blades. The Angel went to move again but was too slow as Harry grabbed him and swung his fist. The gauntlets smacked into his face and he were sent flying back. He got up slowly, holding his cheek while his nose was bleeding. "Cunt…" he said in a slow voice that dropped in anger. Harry went to engage him but was stopped by a blinding light. He closed his eyes and shook his head to get rid of the blindness. Once he regained his vision, he was then punched in the gut by the Angel and then got a bat, which had formed from an equally blinding light, to the side of the head. It was his turn to go flying as the swing knocked Harry away. He stood up and regained his balance while preparing to strike. The strings were still annoying as they kept wrapping around his body. He looked at the Angel to see him preparing more spells. He took this as an opportunity to get close before he could cast it. Harry ran at him again. As he got close, the spell the Angel was casting flew towards him. He used his shadow movement to avoid it, but was burnt by the light from the magic blast illuminating his shadow form. Once he was in the Angel's shadow, which was to the Angel's right, he sprang up and landed an uppercut to the jaw. He then formed a fire blast in his hand and crushed it in his hand as he punched the Angel. The fire engulfed his hand and added a burst of flames from the punch. The Angel got up and gave a familiar glare that could have killed back on their world without magic. Before Harry could move, the Angel sprinted towards him. This took Harry off guard as he had to change to defense quick. He created a barrier in front of him which was meant to slow him down. Instead, he used his wings and flew over it, still heading straight for him. He raised his arms to block whatever attack came his way, only to be surprised as the snarl landed behind him with a spell in each hand. He fired both into Harry's back, sending him crashing into his own barrier. He retracted the barrier and got up again. He was getting tired and his asthma was starting to play up. If he did end the fight soon, it could be game over. --------------------- Charles --------------------- Charles looked at the Demon. It was faster and could punch harder thanks to those damn gauntlets. It also had some magic blast and a teleportation of some kind. If he was going to win, he needed to be smart. With the adrenaline running through his body, that wasn't exactly easy. He saw the demon running at him. Charles raised a barrier in front of him. As the Demon saw this, Charles pushed the barrier forward like a piston and slammed it into the Demon. When he lifted the barrier, he saw him standing there with a shield of his own. Charles made another barrier above the Demon and sent it down to crush him. It hit the ground hard as it kicked up some dirt. He lifted the barrier to see if the Demon was there, but found nothing "Behind you. " said the Demon as it popped out of his own shadow and punched him. Charles stepped back from the punch as it hit. He then summoned another bat in his hand. The two stared at each other, not wanting to make the first move. The Demon moved first, quickly closing the gap. He went to punch but missed as Charles dodged it. He swung his bat as a counter and caught the Demon in the ribs. He swung again, hitting the shoulder, then got and then finally the head. The Demon staggered. Charles took advantage of this and grabbed him by the shirt. He then started punching the Demon, hoping to weaken him or to knock them unconscious. After a third punch, the veil over his face faulted. On the fifth punch, the veil dropped so he could see their face. "Let's see what...you really...look...like…" Charles' victorious smile quickly shifted to recognition. "H-Ha-Harry? No, it can't...no...Harry. " Charles froze. Everything from his heart to his lungs froze at who he was seeing, all except his brain. His brain was processing this fact at the speed of light but couldn't handle it, causing it to reboot. In a fraction of a second, he had gone from wanting to defeat a Demon to wanting to save his brother. Harry opened his eyes, one being black and swollen, and asked in a heart crushing-ly injured voice "Charles? ". Charles went to move again to pick up his brother when he noticed a dark blue glow around him and a golden glow around his brother. He looked over to the princesses to see that the barrier they had put up earlier were gone. Harry's barrier fell once he was beaten and Charles's barrier fell when he saw his brother out of shock. The glow squeezed their limbs by their sides as they were levitated over to the princesses. Harry, in his state of nearly unconsciousness, said "Are we in trouble? ". Charles, despite the force holding his limbs to his sides, could still facepalm and shake his head. They were taken back into the castle, where they gave us to the guards as we were cuffed and binded to make sure we couldn't cause anymore trouble. He could feel the power fade as the cuffs came on, although the halo still stayed above his head. They were escorted to the throne room where two angry princesses sat. Princess Luna was glaring at us while princess Celestia looked neutral but most likely dislikes us deep down. Both just sat there quietly though, as Charles and his brother stood up and sorted ourselves out. Harry had healed slightly from the battle, meaning any cuts were now scabbed over, but the bruises were now forming as well. Charles was no better as he wiped the dried blood from his face with his sleeves. The princesses sat there as well as the six Harry came here with. They waited for a second before they started. Their horns glowed as the magic tendrils reached for them and connected. "Humans, you are accused of reckless destruction of property and of bodily harm. Do you protest? " said princess Luna. "No, your highness. " we both replied. "Do you have any valid reasons for your actions? " asked princess Celestia. We looked at each other. "No, your highness. ". "Is there anything you would like to say, humans? " asked princess Luna. "No, your highness. " we repeated. "Then we shall present you a choice. You may remain here, in Equestria, under the supervision of the Elements of harmony, or be exiled from Equestria. " said Celestia. Princess Luna looked at her but said nothing. The brothers looked at each other. "May me and my brother discuss this together please? " asked Charles. The princesses nodded as the magic tendrils retracted. "I say go with the elements of whatever. If we go with them, then we get a place to stay and will be provided food and other necessities. " Harry said after a moment's thought. "But harry, if we do that, we'll be stuck in the same area. It sounds bad, but exile means we can go to all the other countries, not get trapped in a single city or something like that. " Charles argued. "What about food and supplies? If we get exiled, we have to get our own food and stuff. " Harry said. "We can ask the princesses for a way out and for supplies if we word it right. Just trust me on this. Besides, there are other races out there, not just these ponies. " Charles replied. They continued to argue back and forth before agreeing. As they turned back to the princesses, the magic tendrils touched their heads again, reconnecting communication. "Have you made your choice? " asked princess Celestia. "Yes, your highness. " we both said. "We have decided to be exiled, your highness. " Charles said calmly, getting a surprised reaction from the princesses as if they didn't expect that answer. "Are you sure of your choice? If you are exiled from Equestria, you shall never be allowed back. " asked Princess Celestia, making sure she heard us right. "Yes, your highness. " he said. "And for you? " she asked his brother. "I agree with my brother. " he said, looking over at him. "It is settled then. From this day on, you are hereby exiled from Equestria for your crimes. Is there anything you would like to say? " asked princess Luna. Charles took this as his opportunity. "Your highnesses, me and my brother would like to request transportation and supplies for our journey out of your land. Such things like food and whatever currency you have. This is because we have nothing but the stuff on our body. ". It was the princesses turn to discuss. They didn't take long, however, and answered quickly. "You shall be given a traveller's wagon and basic supplies tomorrow. Take this time to prepare as you shall get no more from us. " said princess Luna. With that sorted, we were released from our cuffs so we could return to our rooms to collect our stuff for tomorrow.