//------------------------------// // The Begining // Story: Corvo's Fate // by They Call Me Infidel //------------------------------// This is my first story that I've posted on FIMFiction so, as the typical routine goes, I'm open to anything you, the readers, say, comment, and point out. Thanks for your time and enjoy! After shaking everyones hand you finally make it to your room on the top floor of the Hound Pit's Pub. 'Why did they put your room on the top floor?' you though to yourself. Oh yeah, you're an assassin. First you were a bodyguard to the Empress then, after she was assassinated, you got thrown in the Coldridge Prison for six months and here you are. Killing the people who set you up for her murder. But, these people no, these friends helped you escape and seek your vengance upon those men. Your friends risked everything to help you escape and help with their cause. Thinking back on those memories made your head pulse with pain. With each step the pulse in your head progressively worsens. Once you make it to your room your head feels like Piero's drill is going through your skull. With what strength you have left you trudge your way to your bed. Unfortionately you only make it to the threshold of your room. With your bed within your sight you muster the slightest strength, again, and head towards your bed. It was a futile attempt, once you got within a foot of your bed you land on the worn wooden floor, hard. Trying to figure out what's happening you see out of the corners of your eyes is darkness slowly crawling its way over your vision. You can't fight anymore. You're tired and weakened so, you just let the darkness swallow you up. "Is he dead?" Huh? Is someone there? "Yeah he's dead, the fool drank all of the poisoned liquor we gave him. Isn't that right, Sam." Wait! Sam did this to me!? "Yes sir, I poured the poison into his drink before handing it to him." Sam the Boatman, I venge that once I recover from this I will find you and ring out your scrawny, wrinkled, old neck. "Thankyou Sam now, I want you to take his corspe and dump it in the Flooded Districts. So that noone will find his body." You hear them all say 'agreed' in unison. Trying to listen in on more of the conversation you creep back into unconsciousness, again. You awake, not fully but you are able to see albiet everything being fuzzy. Over your unresponsive body you see a shadowed figure crouched over your body. "I'm terribly sorry about poisoning you Corvo." Oh, look who it is! It's Sam the Hagfish! "They... They forced me to do it! But, luckily for you I only put in half of the poison. You're a tough man Corvo, you won't let poison take you over without a fight. I'm still going to drop you off in the Flooded Districts though. If I didn't Havelock would have my hide. I'm going to put you in a tiny boat and send you down the river. The current should take you there. Please, please Corvo forgive my actions." Ok Sam, you're forgiven alittle but, you're still a Hagfish. But he was forced to do it Corvo. Yeah, and you were a real heart. I was real at one point Corvo. You were going to argue with the Tell-Tale Heart but, the poison soon gains dominice over your body and forces you to blackout. In the river there is a tiny raft floating lazily with the current, heading in no general direction. Little waves here and there rock the raft in sleep enducing motions. In the raft is it's only passanger, a man that has been used by his most trusted friends. He now is traveling down the river saved by one of his closest friends. This is the thought that keeps this mans sanity. The rivers current is slowly speeding up while the rocking is becoming more violent. Ahead of the unwary man there is a raging, billowing whirlpool. The only audience of this mans death is a mysterious being floating overhead. "My, my. Nature wants to end your life Corvo. Death is calling your name but, I have another use for you. A different world is in need of your assistance, this world is unlike here. I will place some of my offerings over this world Corvo, these will either help or hurt you. It just depends on how you use them."The dark being slowly retreats into a dark purplish void. "I am the Outsider and this is my gift to you Corvo, use them well." In another world two mares are walking with eachother enjoying the day that Celestia gave them. "Celestia always knows how to make a day bright. Don't you think Fluttershy?" asks Twilight to her timid friend. Fluttershy just nods while admiring all of the woodland creatures surrounding both Twilight and her. Twilight decides to stop in her tracks making Fluttershy accidentally bump into her friend. Scared at what she did Fluttershy hides behind her mane and starts to back away slowly. "Umm, Fluttershy?". Fluttershy's ears lift up as she hears her name being called. "Y-yes Twilight?". "Are you seeing this?". Not knowing what Twilight is seeing Fluttershy decides to take a peep around her friends torso. Right before her very eyes she sees this creature that seems to be hurt. "Oh my!" are the words she says in a concerned tone of voice. Before Twilight can ask what it is Fluttershy is already at the creatures side, checking to see if it's ok. "Fluttershy!" yells Twilight while running towards her friend. "You don't know if it's dangerous or not. What were you thinking?" "I-I thought that h-he was hurt". Fluttershy prepares herself for Twilight's speech for not going up to random creatures but, soon realizes that her friend is baffled. "How can you tell that it's a he?" "Oh! Umm... Well he looks l-like a monkey and, in monkeys the males are normally broad shouldered compaired to the females." "Well... Is he hurt?" asks Twilight. "It looks like somepony poisoned the poor thing." Fluttershy's head forms an idea. "Twilight. C-can you help me move him to my cottage? If t-that's ok..." Twilight thinks for a second and simply nods. "Sure, as long as I can ask him questions later. And if he can talk to us." Fluttershy clops her hooves together in delight to know that she'll be helping a strange yet interesting creature. "Alright Twilight, can you lift him up in the air?" "Sure thing Fluttershy.". Twilight focuses enough energy in her horn so that she can lift the creature. A loud and pain filled moan escapes the creature's maw. "Oh my! He must be hurt more than I thought! Twilight come on we need to hurry." Through the shroud of darkness there is a glimmer of hope. Not now Heart. And why not? It hurts, it hurts so bad. You're the lucky one Corvo, all I feel is pain. If I'm going to die please, let me die in peace. But you're not dead Corvo, wake up. Slowly, but surely, the darkness that enveloped your sight slowly recedes back into your skull. You slowly sit up from where you were laying down. Then you notice something. Someone decided to drag your body into their house and wrap you up in a soft and fuzzy blanket. Sadly it only covered your chest and hip. Peeling the blanket away you stand up so that you can strech your body. Well... Lets say that the ceiling is about a foot short of you being able to stand up properly. And you found that out the hard way by smashing your head off of it. "Damnit!" you mutter while rubbing the spot you hurt. In the next room you hear the crashing noise of pots and pans hitting the floor. You get startled but, you soon regain your composure and ready yourself for what made that noise. You go and grab for your sword.... Sword? You look for your sword on your hip but it's not there. Neither are your clothes. Thank the Outsider that they left on my undergarments on atleast. Ok so, you don't have your sword and you're almost naked. Yeah you feel real intimidating right now. A light sounding squeek draws your attention from your thoughts. You look at the offender and you jaw just drops. Right in front of you is a yellow colored equine creature. Huh?" is the first word that comes to mind. It squeeks again and hides behind the doorway. Standing there dumbstruck it pokes its head from the doorway, cocking its head in curiosity. "Umm... D-did you j-just t-talk?" mumbles the equine. "Yeah, and so did you." you comment with a finger pointing at the equine. With your brain trying to figure out what's going on you take a seat on the floor. From the corner of your eyes you see the equine slowly approach you with a face that's filled with curiosity. It stops about halfway and opens its mouth. "A-are you o-ok?" Letting out a sigh you answer it. "Yes, I'm fine. Did you heal me?" It shakes its head. "Oh yes! When I found you I-I didn't know what you were. When I walked closer to your body I seen that you were hurt. So I had my one friend help me bring you here so I could heal you." Wow, in the Isles noone would even stop to see if you'd be ok, or even breathing. "Well then, I must owe you and your friend thanks... Umm, I didn't catch your name." Upon hearing this its ears perk up. "My name is F-Fluttershy. What's yours?" You extend your hand towards her (atleast from the voice) and introdeuce yourself. "My name is Corvo Attano. Ex-bodyguard of the late Empress Jessamine." Your tone went soft at the mention of the Empress. Fluttershy takes notice of this walks closer to you. `"This Empress was special to you wasn't she?" You nod in slience while trying to calm yourself. After some time you make small talk with Fluttershy. Apparently she's a Pegasus and cares for many animals. She has six best friends in town. The one called Twilight helped Fluttershy carry you to her home. You make a mental note to thank this, Twilight. Once the conversation died down you decide to ask the obvious question. "Umm, Fluttershy?" She turns her head to see you. "Hmm?" "Where are my clothes?" Upon realising this her face becomes overwhelm with the color red. "Oh! U-umm.... I-I decided t-to wash them f-for you. They looked k-kinda dirty" she said while turning away. "I'll go and get t-them for you Corvo." And once she finishes that sentance she swiftly flies out of the room. You just sit there dumbfounded of what just happened right infront of you. You give up on even trying to think why and just wrap yourself in the blanket from earlier. The warmth envelopes your body which, in turn, causes you to learn back onto the pillow and fall asleep.