//------------------------------// // Dreams & NIghtmares // Story: Kind hearted Demon // by Hydreigon_Omega //------------------------------// The small group of friends have been flying for nearly an hour.  There was snow for the next hundred or so miles. It was getting close to night time, and Meliodas saw an abandoned cabin. Looked very old and rundown. “Stella,” Melliodas said, as he lowered the three of them to the ground, “I think we are to stay here until the morning.” “Hmm?” Stella inquired, still groggy from flying, “Oh okay,” She said with a yawn, “But we need to clean it up and get a fire going.” “I’ll try to go get some wood while you two try your best to clean up the place.” Meliodas said as he dropped them off inside. Stella and Hawk looked around in the cabin, it looked a whole lot worse on the inside. It had 2 windows both broken, a broken bed frame with a mattress on top, and the fireplace was just about the only thing that was completely destroyed from age. “Hey Stella,” Hawk said, “Look, over there.” Hawk pointed to a corner of the cabin. There stood a broom and a dust pan, which was perfect for cleaning up the broken glass and dust. The two friends took turns sweeping and holding the dust pan. Despite Hawk not having any magic, He (or she depending on the translation) was able to mimic how a human would hold a broom. Meanwhile, at Celestia’s and Luna’s throne room “Celestia,” Twilight said, “When we used the Elements of Harmony on the demon.” Twilight started to avert her gaze, “He redirected the magic back to us, and cracked the elements.” “The elements will heal themselves with time.” Celestia said, “I am just glad you are all okay. In the meantime, I think it would be best if the six of you would try and find anything out about him.”  “But there was one thing off about him.” Twilight said getting Celestia’s attention, “He didn’t seem like the demons from stories. The stories talk about them being ruthless killers that eat the souls of the fallen.”  Twilight gazed change from one of respect for Celestia to curiosity about Meliodas, “He actually showed compassion and understanding. Even after our brash decisions, his demeanor didn’t change much.” “I see.” Celestia said, “thank you my little ponies.” After the Main Six left the castle, Celestia went to find her sister Luna. Celestia wanted to know If Luna had any knowledge of the demon.  “Sister?” Celestia asked, “During your dream walking did you see any new doors recently?” “Two doors appeared only about 10 days ago.”  Luna said, “One of them had 7 locks and enchanted chains blocking it. Whatever is inside doesn’t want to be seen,”  Luna’s face contorted into one of confusion, “But there have been times where I’ve seen some of the locks been damaged, or even broken.” Celestia's face also gained a look of confusion, “You mean at times it is not as well guarded?” “That is exactly what I’m saying.” Luna said, “I’ve been tracking the amount over the past days, and the amount of locks on the door is unpredictable.” “I see.” Celestia said, “I’m not sure what to do other than watch it and wait for the locks to fall off.” Back to Meliodas, Hawk, and Stella. Meliodas just got back with a small pile of twigs. While Hawk and Stella finally managed to extract the slightly torn mattress from the bed frame. Now the time was just a little after the sunset. “Wow,” Meliodas said as he put the kindling on the fireplace, “You two really clean up the place real well. I am impressed.” “Thanks for the compliments Meliodas,” Stella smiled as she blushed a bit. “How many girlfriends do you have Meliodas?” Hawk said, “You already have Elizabeth back home, how many more do you need?” Meliodas struck a thinking pose. “Um. That is a good question.” Meliodas said, “How about all of them.” “That was Rhetorical, you pervert.” Hawk said, “anyways how are we going to start the fire?” “There is a spell for that,” Stella said, getting Meliodas’s and Hawks hopes up, “But, I am very out of practice with magic.” That immediately crushed their hope. “I didn’t want to use this, because it is very risky.” Meliodas said as he drew his sword lostvayne, “Hell Blaze.” A spark of black fire was summoned at the tip of his sword, and he used that spark to light the kindling. Soon there was a black fire giving warmth to the entire cabin. “Meliodas,” Hawk said, “What about the broken windows, they’ll just let the heat out.” “Actually I had an Idea, while I was out getting wood.” Meliodas said as he generated a small sphere of darkness. “I think this should do well enough,” He split the orb into 2 equal pieces then shaped them into large rectangular panels to be placed over the broken window. “Wow,” Hawk said, “I didn’t know you could do that.” “Actually I replicated it from my battle with King.” Meliodas said, “I never thought I would use it for a practical purpose.” “King?” Stella asked, “Which king?” “Fairy king Harlequin, bear sin of sloth.” Meliodas said, “We call him king for short. He is one of my close friends,” “Sin of sloth?” “He is part of the seven deadly sins,” Meliodas said, “They are an elite group of Holy knights, which I was their leader until I was pulled from my world.” “Seven Deadly Sins?” Stella said, “They don’t sound very nice.” “Well, we spent our time defeating evils,” Meliodas said, “In fact, we were made to defeat the ten commandments, when they returned.” “Can you tell me more about them,” Stella said, being as inquisitive as ever. “In the morning,” Meliodas said, “I feel exhausted after today, do you mind if I sleep on the bed?” “Not at all,” Stella said, “You deserve it after today.” Meanwhile, in the dream-space, where Luna was dream-walking. She noticed that the door that had locks and chains on it was free from its binding. Upon closer inspection, it was colored a dark purple, almost black, and the “cutie-mark” was a winged red serpent-like creature eating its tail.  Luna felt like she shouldn’t look in there, but she let curiosity get the better of her. There were four figures, Meliodas, Estarossa, Zeldris, and Elizabeth. Luna didn’t know their names, not that it mattered.  Estarossa had Meliodas in a headlock. Elizabeth was at the feet of Zeldris, very wounded. “WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS BROTHER.” Meliodas yelled with tears running down his face. “Don’t you know, brother,” Zeldris said, “Love is for the weak and pitiful.” He raised his sword and prepared to kill Elizabeth, when Luna intervened. “BEGONE NIGHTMARE” Luna commandant as the nightmare the plagued Meliodas vanished. “What just happened.” Meliodas looked around to see an empty meadow that was covered in the night sky, he turned to see princess Luna flying down from the moon, “Who are you, and why are you in my dreams?” “I am princess Luna,” She said, “Princess of the night, and caretaker of the dream world, I saw you were having a nightmare and came to help you.” “Well it is nice to meet you princess Luna.” Meliodas extended a hand for a hand shake, “I am Meliodas,” Luna extended her hoof and they engaged in a hoof-handshake. “Likewise,” Luna said, “Are you the demon that was summoned here?” “Yup, you're not going to attack me are you?” Meliodas asked “No of course not,” Luna said, “I came here to ask some questions about you and your world.” “Then lets play a game,” Meliodas said “A game?” Luna asked, “What kind of game?” “The rules are simple,” Meliodas said, “You ask me a question, then I have to ask a question. Simple right.” “Why do I feel like I am going  to regret this.” Luna said, “I will play this game,” “Alright,” Meliodas said, “I’ll let you go first.” “Why did you run away when you cracked the elements of harmony?” Luna asked “The bearer's prejudice left a bad taste in my mouth, metaphorically speaking.” Meliodas said, “So I wanted to go somewhere where the ponies didn’t know me.  So I could start a clean slate, and live life as normally as possible. Since the elements were directly connected to the land,  they would be able to heal themselves over time.” Now Meliodas stopped to think of his question, “Are there any evils I should be aware about?” “As of the moment, no,” Luna said, “But there have been several in the past: Tirek, King Sombra, and NIghtmare moon. Now then, How did you manage to crack the elements?” “Full counter.” Meliodas said, “It is one of my abilities, I can redirect any magic based attack back towards the user at double the power. Now it's my turn, do you have any family?” “I have an elder sister, her name is Celestia, and I have many adoptive nieces and nephews,” Luna said, “Now what is your family like?” “I am the oldest of my brothers, Estarossa and Zeldris.” Meliodas said, “While my father is the demon king. Now then, what is there anything else you think I should know?“ “If you're planning on heading to the crystal empire,” Luna said, “You should know that the princess is rather kind and forgiving, while her husband is the captain of the royal guard. What are your present goals while you're here in Equestria.” “I am hoping to find a way home, and possibly bring Stella with me.” Meliodas said, “I think the sins will be happy to have another friend to adventure with.” “What do you mean, ‘the sins’?” Luna asked “I am captain of a group of elite holy knights known as the seven deadly sins.” Meliodas said, “I am known as the Dragon sin of wrath.” “You must be very strong to be known as ‘the dragon sin,’ but I am afraid I have been here much longer than I thought I’d be,”  Luna apologized, “There are other dreams I must attend to, so I will be leaving now.” “Goodbye Luna,” Meliodas said. The next morning, Meliodas awakened to find Stella snuggled up next to him. She was shivering, it wasn’t that cold, the house managed to keep most of its internal heat. Could she be having a nightmare? Meliodas put a hand on her to try and comfort her. “Eep” Stella squealed as she jumped awake. “Everything alright Stella?” Meliodas asked, “I think I had a prophecy dream.” Stella said, “There were Ten figures, one of them was noticeably bigger than the others.” Meliodas’s face got serious. “I just hope it isn’t them,” Meliodas said, “The ten commandments.” “Could there be another group of ten?” Hawk asked, as they moved outside “last time you checked, you managed to kick their butts.” “That's what I was hoping for, but on a side note, we need to get going. The more we wait the last time we have to get there.” Meliodas said as he picked up Hawk, “Get on Stella.” With that command, Stella hopped onto Meliodas’s back with her hooves wrapped around his neck. Soon after Meliodas sprouted his wings and they resumed their flight to the Crystal empire.