Footsteps could be heard by the puddles she stepped on, the noises of the puddle being splashed completely drowned out by the screams and noises of steel colliding and roars and screams.
She was panting, the muscles in her legs screamed in agony, her adrenaline being the only thing that kept her up and running.
The Terror in her face does not come out with memories of the previous moments, blood that ran in her head not being her own.
Giving quick glances to her back, she could see the reflection of the sun hitting the blades and spearheads as they struck their blows along with the explosions of blood at the end of the alley.
Tears streamed down her cheeks as she cut to her right and down a new street where she would see a scene that would stop her immediately.
In her field of vision, she could see the city center, where massive buildings and gigantic monuments were left with only ruins, holes in many, and others were standing by what looked like a miracle, the destruction caused in one of Equestria's largest metropolises. it was something that still left her in total shock.
But she was unable to observe the wreckage of the city for a long time, a magic shot flew towards her apparently appearing from nowhere, she in quick thinking threw herself on the ground, her hands instinctively on her head to protect herself.
The shot quickly passed and hit a building on its back, blowing up a part and making many pieces fly, in response the building collapsed completely creating a huge cloud of smoke and fire, which expanded and approached it at an alarming speed.
Quickly she got up and ran towards one of the stores on her right, breaking down the door and closing behind her just before she was consumed by the wreckage.
Getting time to breathe, she leaned against the wall on her back and slid down to sit on the floor, letting out a deep breath.
She was not be able to contain the sobs, immediately crying, placing her hands on her head and squeezing and pulling her hair.
In just one day she had lost everything, her husband, her store, her home, and possibly her city.
Worse, she had no idea what was going on.
The day was like everyone else, the streets as busy as usual, and then a much bigger movement, she thought it was just a normal thing for a big and crazy metropolis like Manehattan, all she least expected was an invasion.
So much fire, so much destruction and so much loot, she couldn't even see who is invading, she just heard the screams and royal guards running towards the chaos.
Her husband went with them.
She would never see him again.
An explosion would cut her cries.
Slowly she shifted her gaze to the large glass showcase that was completely blocked by dirt and ash, but one part was broken.
She crouched over to the breach, sniffling along the way, trying to control her tears.
Immediately having to put her hands over her mouth to contain her scream, she saw two figures walking down the street in front of her, they hadn't noticed her, and she was grateful for that.
Both were coughing under their helmets.
They were human soldiers.
Their armor said it all, their white was dirty, but the silver stripes and the designs on their bellies said it all, they were human troops.
"That was close!" One of them exclaimed as he knocked the dirt off his shoulders, he immediately received a slap behind the helmet in an upright but strong manner completely surprising her.
"OW! What was that for??" He says as he rubs one of his hands on the back of his helmet.
"For almost dropping a fucking building on our heads!" He shouted as the other would cringe at his mate's anger
"Sorry...." He says as he rubs one of his hands over the other.
He then narrowed as he passed his viewfinder around, making her bend down a little so as not to be seen.
"I swear I saw a figure running around here." The one who received the slap says while he draws his musket and continues to look around.
"And you without warning decided that the best choice at the moment was to shoot the god damn artillery?! I swear that if Commander Red doesn't kill you, I will do it!" He continued to shout at his companion who looked back at him with an irritated posture while she would widen her eyes at the mention of the name 'No! Impossible!'.
"But it's true! What if it was a unicorn?? I wouldn't be responsible for any crazy witchcraft that he would use with us!" He spoke with a strange gesture.
"Ok then 'Unicorn Hunter', if there was a figure around here, where is it??" The second soldier says opening his arms and showing the surroundings.
"That I saw, the figure must have entered one of the buildings with holes!" He says with conviction, the other just threw his arms down with possibly a deadpan look behind his helmet.
An awkward silence occurred while only distant battle noises would pass over the rubble of city buildings
"WHICH FUCKING ONE??" He screamed now making hateful gestures with his arms, 'he's got a point' she tought with a deadpan look.
"HOW IN HELL WOULD I KNOW?? I WAS TOO BUSY SAVING YOUR ASS FROM FUCKING A FALLING BUILDING! YOUR-"
"ENOUGH!"
Both ceased their discussion and look at the direction of the voice, both immediately entering military stances and saluting the newcomer.
"MAJOR SIR!"
Her eyes widened, she started to shake and she couldn't stop the sweat from running down her face.
He was the most feared human Commander in recent times, the bloodiest and most cunning of all, Major Joshua 'Red'.
"I hope you are not having a juvenile squabble in the middle of a battlefield?" He says in a sarcastic tone as he stops in front of the soldiers with his hands behind his back.
"NO SIR!" Both responded quickly.
"Good, the battle is being more difficult than expected, even though you are from The Shadow Tridents legion you are now under my command, understood?" He says keeping his tone neutral but rigid.
"SIR YES SIR!" Both responded with a new salute.
"Very good, now, before we return to the front, we better deal with our spectator yes?" He would now say in a jovial tone as her pupils slowly subsided.
"Spectator... Sir?" One of the soldiers asked confused, in response, the Major immediately turned his gaze to where she was hiding, meeting her eyes.
She couldn't help it and she let out a scream of terror, making the other two soldiers immediately aware and looking at her hiding place.
"Yes, it seems that she discovered that she is not invisible." He says in a macabre tone as he lets out a low laugh, turning his attention to the soldiers.
"Get her." He orders pointing to the window.
"SIR YES SIR!" They then both drawing their muskets would run towards her direction much to her horror.
She was already pushing one of the metal chairs at the door and looking around for an escape route.
The store in which she was present had many holes but none that she could escape from, she ran to the place where the salespeople would stay and would quickly look for an exit, when entering the staff area she could already hear the sounds of loud knocking on the door, they were trying to get in and she had absolutely no time.
She quickly entered the first door she found, a 'Shit!' Pantry, the noises only increased.
Then she went deeper, and saw a bathroom door.
'Perfect!', Bathrooms generally had a window big enough for someone to squeeze in and out!
To her horror, however, upon entering she could only find a mountain of rubble, the bathroom ceiling had collapsed.
'No, no, NO!' There had to be a way out!
Then she thought, near the pantry! There was another corridor! She still had a chance to es-CRACK
'Oh no'.
'THE WINDOW!' They broke the store window! Slaves should not have known about the delicacy of a glass!
But she didn't have time to think about it anymore, hurried footsteps could be heard down the hall, she quickly cut to another door she hadn't seen, entering a kitchen, quickly hiding under one of the tables while footsteps came closer and closer.
"Shit! How these pony's run so fast!" A muffled voice came from the hall.
"Relax, the surroundings are totally destroyed, she has nowhere to run."
Her breath almost stopped when she could see dirty white boots showing up at the door, 'Shit shit shit! Why do they get into all the rooms right into this one ?! '
"Are you sure she ran over here?" she hears one of the voices speaking on the other side of the door.
"Yes, I'm sure, she is here." The pair of boots immediately started to walk and disappear from view.
She completely flinched and started to hug her own legs, her tears of despair running down her face, 'I don't want to die! I do not want to die!'.
Her eyes widened, the steps were inches from her, passing slowly beside her.
Looking across the table in the direction she could see the door, there was no one, it was her chance!
Without wasting a second and seeing both soldiers busy on the other side of the table and busy, she gave a mad dash, leaving her hiding place and heading straight for the door.
One of the guards noticed that.
"HEY! SHE'S THERE!" He exclaimed behind her, but she was no longer hearing the screams and running after her, she was not paying attention to anything else.
The only thing that really mattered was to run and run as if there was no tomorrow.
But she couldn't help herself, when she cut the hallway and was already in its halfway, she quickly looked back, they were approaching but she still had chan-BAM
She fell to the floor while dropping a yelp, it looked like she had hit a wall.
When she looked in front of her, her world looked as if it had stopped, in front of her he was, with his white guard with red stripes with the symbol of a red skull on his helmet.
Joshua.
She was paralyzed, her face in an expression of shock and terror, what could she do?
Her shock was cut when she was caught and lifted by the arms, the soldiers flanked her and watched her over their helmets.
"So... Are you the fugitive who gave you so much trouble for these parts?" A powerful voice comes out of the demon's helmet in red.
She couldn't do anything, she gritted her teeth and closed her eyes by lowering her head, she couldn't look at that horrifying helmet.
But a hand seemed to caress her chin and slowly lift it up.
"My my, how much fear, how much terror, should I deduce that you know my reputation, dear lady?" He would say in a humorous tone.
"D-don't t-t-touch m-me m-m-monster, i-i am a-aunt o-of the w-warrior A-Applejack!" She said, gathering as much confidence as she could while she stared at Joshua, who in response just let out a chuckle, then burst out in a huge laugh.
"You. Are. Such. An. Idiot." He said in pauses in a tone that brought coldness to her belly and make her shiver even more.
"You could have kept your mouth shut and just let me kill you here quickly and move on, but now?" He says laughing.
"Now you are valuable to me, and my dear, NO ONE would wish to be valuable to me.~" He spoke in a macabre tone as he put a hand through one of her pockets, pulling out a huge knife.
"Now I want to get to know you better.~" He says in a seductive tone as he grabs her cheek and slided the knife across her face.
Her screams would be completely drowned out by the sounds of battle in the city.
Supreme Major Joshua Magnus 'The Red': He is considered as one of, if not the most bloodthirsty human in history, having gained a frightening reputation in the first battle of the war when he led his company in an urban area of the city and exterminated everything and everyone in his path.
His combat skills are feared and his tactics completely unpredictable, he is a nightmare for any Equestrian who meets him, being a fanatical follower of the 'God of anger' he takes the teachings of the 'church of sith's' to the letter.
For both humans and Pony's he earned the nickname 'Red' in the Coldwick massacre after leading the forces alongside Vader, his white blood-soaked armor made him look completely red and terrifying and earned him both a dreaded and respected reputation, Inspiring him to paint his armor and that of his soldiers red to show off his 'reputation'.
The legion he commands won the nickname that was soon adopted by the members as 'Blood Venerators'; Joshua shaped his Legion to be fanatical warriors for his leader and complete monsters in combat.
His successful campaign in Manehattan made his reputation even more feared, the massacres he carried out and rescues among slaves broke absurd records among all legions, they are the most loved among humans and the most hated and feared among Equestrians.
Celestia ordered that he should be killed immediately after capture, his level of psychopathy is already too high to be saved and returned to normal manual labor with other slaves.
Threat level: Dragon