It is the first day of Summer, the colts are playing sports, as the mares are in groups talking. Everyone is having a good time, except a certain human...
"Ughh, this stinks!" He looked at his roommate, the griffon, as the griffon looked saddened at the note in his hands himself. The note was filled of words so complex, only the Principal could think of them. Hercules, being one of the most intelligent in the school, understood most of it.
"I know Hercules," The griffon said as he looked upon the note,"Why would they recall our room? Did something happen?" He looked at Hercules inquiringly. Hercules slowly ran his fingers through his beard, which is growing at a rapid rate due to his magic skills.
"Hercules, you never explained to me why beards grow upon the most gifted of magicians, so if you do not mind, I would like to know." The griffon said, trying to distract himself from the note in his hands. Hercules smiled and replied,"A beard grows long because of a weird magic pulse that emits through the mind. The wave is a special kind that tricks the brain to think it's older than it really is, making the beard just a side-effect of becoming a faster thinker." Hercules said with ease as he looked at his friend,"Sadly, once I become powerful enough, my beard will go from it's reddish brown, to a pure white. As will my other hairs. best get ready Blood, I am gonna have a beard so white, that my body will be dark." Hercules pointed at his body, his body was not something to be bragged about, but not in the least bit horrid.
Hercules was scrawny, but tall. He had blue/green eyes that seemed to be happy at all times, even when bullied. His beard was the only hair he had, for he almost always shaved his head bald. A toga created by the sowing teacher was his main clothing, for his body was not in anyway, protected from the elements. His tall,white body always seemed to exert a happy energy, but if you looked close enough, you would see the weird emotion in his heart.
His roommate, Dawn Blood, was a normal griffon, except for a black streak along his back. The streak is a curse, inflicted on him at birth, due to an insane blue mare in a magician's outfit.
Dawn Blood smiled at Hercules, and he smiled back at Dawn in return. They both started a conversation to eachother about beards, and whose would look better...
"Griffons do not get beards! Griffons get grey feathers! Do you ever study like I tell you?" Hercules said.
"Ok, so you win the beard contest, whoohoo, also don't you know I never study? I am not like you and have the attention span to-" suddenly, one of the female griffon magicians came up to Dawn, and handed him a heart-shaped note."Umm... please read it when you are alone..." and with that she ran off.
Hercules' jaw dropped ,as Dawn's lower beak dropped. They looked at each other, and Hercules smiled and walked away. Dawn was still gawking at the card, and when he read it, Hercules could FEEL the heart in Dawn's chest beating. Hercules went into their newly assigned room, happy for his friend.
...but also jealous. Hercules could not figure out why in Tartarus Dawn got love before him!.... but then the answer hit him in his brain like a hundred pound colt named Sally,'I am the only one of my species, and even though inter-species relationships are not that un-common, who would date the only human...?'. Hercules shook his head, and laid into his new bed.'I will not give up hope.....'.
Hercules wakes up in the morning, he was in a bad mood. The only way he could ever get in a good mood at times like this was competing a challenge. Hercules contemplated what could be the most challenging thing for him to do after his breakfest, and it hit him. Literally. A paper was blowing in the wind when it collided with his face. Slightly mad, Hercules looked at the paper, and smiled...
...Hercules walked into the physical training room, for even though he was scrawny, he had to exercise at some point, so why not start now? Hercules looked at the physical plans, and chose one he thought would be the most efficient for his body type. He chose free-fighting with no magic. Hercules went up the the register, bent down a little, and bought a ticket to practice training at 6:00 P.M. today.
In the meantime, Hercules went to his friend, Dawn, to see what Dawn did about the love thing.
He saw Dawn crying.
Hercules went up to Dawn quickly,"Dawn? What happened?" Hercules said instinctively. Dawn stopped sniffling when he saw his friend, and said,"That- that... THAT FILTHY BITCH LIED TO ME!" Dawn screamed with his face down, continuing to cry."What? What did she do!?" Hercules said, a little pissed at the griffon who tricked his friend,"She fucking... she pranked me by pulling off a peice of my beak..." He showed Hercules the chip in his bottom beak..... making the kind eyes of Hercules, into the eyes of an angry warlock. The beak of a griffon symbolized their whole lives.
Hercules suddenly glowed blue with tattoo like things along his body, twisting around and changing shape.
"I will be back soon my friend, but before I go... who else did this to you?" Hercules said in a tone that Dawn never thought possible for the kind soul. "Sapphire Tiara and her group of merry WHORES did this to me... I never knew that little bitch was a part of them..."
"It is ok my friend, uncle Hercules will solve it..." Hercules' eyes glowed a deathly crimson, but Dawn never saw that, for his eyes were now clouded with tears.
Dawn walked into the room, which they were in front of the whole time, and fell unto his bed. Crying to sleep.
"Noone messes with my friends, for I am Hercules...."
Sapphire Tiara and her band of 'friends' were sitting in her richly furnished room, which had a small THRONE in it. the spoiled filly only got to stay in school because of her mother's influence, for her mother was the main contributor to the school's funding.
"Come on darling, tell us more of this devilish prank you pulled on the oaf!" Shurly Mareple said.
"um.. ok.. I first gave a fake card to that shy griffon, but when he came, I was admitted to that HE loved me, so I got scared, and instead of watering him down with water balloons, I punched him... breaking his bottom beak." Lyna Strike said.
"hahahaha! That is hilarious Lyna ,dear! How did he react?" Sapphire said.
"He acted as all griffons do if their beak is destroyed... but much worse... the little worm actually started tearing up! HA, the little whelp knew nothing about what had happened! The look on his face? It was price-less!" Lyna laughed demonically.
*Crackle*
All of the lights went out, the door locked itself, and the A/C blasted on full. There was an odd blue light outside the door, as everypony gasped at the light, it spoke,"You insolent, petty, fillies. I am the prince of darkness, and you have hurt one of the most kind hearts in the world. I shall tell you what a GOOD JOB you did," Everypony's mouth/beak went agape,"you see, you all have just damaged a soul. Meaning you have made my job easier, so you will all be rewarded with a special room in Tartarus, in which you will spend eternity. You have no means of escape from it...." and then the light vanished, the lights went back on, and the A/C stopped. The door unlocked itself, but none of them noticed, for they were just mortified at what had just occured.
A tea cup shatters onto the floor, as a female griffon collapses into a bloody puddle. Everypony screamed at their new friend, Lyna's death....
Hercules collapsed onto a cliff a few miles from the school. He saw that his body was coated with blood, but not his. He saw that his arm sported a glowing RED tattoo. Hercules screamed at his body, knowing what he had done.
The memories came back like stones:
Hercules watched as he walked up to the door of the rich, snobby fillies. A wide, devilish smirk across his face, and his arms glowing blue, but slowly changing to red. He watched himself halt all light around him, over-powered an A/C, and lock a door. He saw himself slaughtering the poor griffon. He saw his smile as he did so.... he screamed in anguish as he fought the control... and teleported here.
Hercules screamed,"WATER!" and cleansed himself, removing every last bit of blood off of his body. The tattoos fading into a black, but not disappearing. Hercules was mortified at what he had just done, he was mad at himself, he was angry at everything.... but deep down inside, he knew that he liked it. He loved it. He could not love himself.
The only answer that made any sense to Hercules now, the only answer he could think of, was getting stronger. He needed to be stronger to beat his own mind. He looked at his magical clock, and saw that is was 5:50 P.M., if he enjoys battle deep down inside, then it is time to prove it. Hercules chanted a long-distance teleport spell, and disappeared into his room.
He did not expect what was in his bed.
In the realm of the Chaos Lord, the Chaos lord sits upon his throne and watches as his pawn attacks...
The Chaos Lord watches with a smirk at how Hercules handled his situation. Instead of breaking down like a mortal, he stood back up, as if he was a dark child... which he was.
The Chaos Lord rests in his chair, forever watching Hercules as he lives his life. He will watch with awe, as the human triumphs and falls, for this is his pawn. This pawn is his, and only his....
Laid down in hercules' bed was Dawn. Or what remains of Dawn. Dawn looked as if he cut his own body into pieces, for his claw marks could be seen everywhere.
Dawn had always been a little depressed, but never this much. Hercules looked in shock as a medical crew came in and took the body. Hercules' mind snapped that day, he was no longer a person who would allow himself to be weak. He could not allow himself to do these things anymore...
A few days after Dawn's funeral, at the school dorms, where Hercules has his own room.
Hercules is walking out his door, a new pass of training in his hand. This training pass is for a full year, unlike the other which was for a day. Hercules had said his goodbyes to his friend, and now had to move on. Hercules would still never be the same, but he could not let it get into his head.
He went to train, and for the next few months the only things he did were study and train.
When there was only 2 months left of Summer left, Hercules had become so skilled in his fighting, that he is now allowed in competitions across school. The next competition is going to be held in a few weeks, and Hercules can only feel the pressure as he trains again.
Hercules goes to sleep, dreaming of only one thing. The nightmare of his 'other'...
"What a nice little game you have there brother." a golden-clad human said,"Are you sure that your pawn will be able to beat Order in the future?"
"Nope" said a black-coated figure,"I have absolutely no idea of what is going to happen, but what is the point in knowing? It is more fun being chaotic in choosing."
"Fine, brother, who is your pawn anyway?"
"The pawn is Hercules, the new son of darkness."
"WHAT!? You are useing a human, who has no soul, and is owned by the Dark Lord? Are you MAD?!"
"No duh."
The golden-clad figure just shook his head,"Brother, you may be the Lord of Chaos, but this is just stupid."
"This is not stupid! This is MADNESS!" He dark-coated figure kicks his brother down a well, sending him to his own dimension.
"Well, I guess I should alert my true son of what is going on." the dark figure said as he disappeared from the dimension.