“I can’t believe it.”
After the incident with the Kratos is wedding party, Twilight looked at Rainbow dash and the rest of her friends angrily.
“What? Something wrong?” Dash asked Twilight, she didn’t quite understand what Twilight talk about. Then Twilight became more furious, she could contain herself no longer and burst out. Her face turned almost red.
“Wrong? WRONG?!” she screamed, it made Rainbow dash, Applejack and Rarity take a step backward, Fluttershy made a small ‘Eeep’ squeak and hide behind rainbow dash, watching Twilight with worried looks.
“My brother almost killed by half naked creature, and you just pissed off because it fall a sleep?!”
“Ah calm down, twilight, ya brother is safe now, isn’t it?”
“Yes, you are right applejack, it’s over, yes, it’s over…”
Applejack tried to calm her down, so approached to Twilight and patted her shoulder a bite, it made Twilight abled to relax a bite…
“BUT IT’S STILL DANGEROUS!!!” …… Maybe not.
“YEAH! Even author think Kratos is to dangerous to Equestria!” Pinkie pie suddenly popped out right front of Twilight and agreed with her opinion.
SHUT UP AGAIN, PINKIE.
“What the Buck is author anyway… never mind, I don’t want to know.” Twilight facehooved herself.
With a moment of silence echoed the members of element of Harmony, Rarity broke out the silence.
“Twilight is right, we can’t just leave that creature, you girls saw what he tried to do at the wedding! Also, he have a real worst passion!!”
“Ah think cloth is not the big problem in here…” Applejack objected Rarity’s opinion.
“Ummm… so what are you going to do now…?”
“Princess Celestia told us she will interrogate the creature, so what we all going to do right now is wait for princess.” Twilight spoke but still worried about the situation. She hoped everything going to be fine just like the other days.
“I hope nopony going to hurt.”
“…. Uhh….”
Inside the dark dungeon, Kratos was imprisoned in the steel barrage cage. He slowly opened his eye, he couldn’t see anything but a pitch black. Last thing he remember was he faced the white horse with horn and wing. But fall into sleep by the ambush. It felt really strange, he never faced the magic like it before. And besides, when he fall asleep. He never faced the nightmare and pain he suffered. He had a nice sleep… Kratos didn’t know how long he missed a peaceful sleep. Perhaps before he became a servant of Ares? But how…? Even god of Olympus didn’t stopped his pain…
He tried to walk, but he could not move. When his sense returned from the sleep, he realized his both arm were tied with some kind of magic chains, and his blades were chained on the celling, but chain of blades were tied to his arms.
Of course, after he gained the blades from god, The Blades have been on his flesh for years, his blade is part of his body now, even Kratos cannot remove it, how could anyone can? Kratos tried to drag chain to his hand, but it was waste of time. Until he heard the voice from the empty jail.
“Looks like you are in a trouble know, Kratos.”
That voice… can’t be…?
A light green orb appeared at front of him, and with a small burst of green flame, it formed into a women, with half invisible shape. Kratos know who she was.
“Athena…?”
“I have missed you, Spartan.”
“I… I don’t…” Kratos remembered he killed Athena, how could this possibly happen?
“My sacrifice to save Zeus has brought me to a higher existence”
“You still appear to be an Olympian.”
“Appearances can be deceiving, Kratos.” Athena simply answered his answer, and that made him groaned a bit.
“So can the children of Olympus.”
“Perhaps, but remember, my death came by your blade.”
“My blade was meant for Zeus. And why are you here?” he almost yelled at her, forget he is being watched by loyal guards. But gladly, it looked nobody heard his yelling or talking between him and Athena.
“Do not speak to loud, Kratos, or I might lose time to talk with you if they hear out.”
Athena looked around the dungeon, nobody was in the pitch black but she and Kratos.
“I’m here because you need my help to escape from this world.”
“So this is not Olympus, and either my world.”
“You are the only one who can stop the rage of the gods. As we speak, the war for Olympus rages on and mankind suffers.”
“Let them suffer. The death of Zeus is all that matters.” Kratos spoke with cold hearted expression.
“Zeus will not fall as easily as Ares. To destroy the King of the Gods, you must seek the source of his strength: the Flame of Olympus.”
Kratos struggled his arms a bite, chains made a sound by bumping against each other, showed Athena a tardy response.
“Huh, look at me, Athena, I’m powerless. Weakened by the souls in the river, I’m nothing now... What are you expect from me.”
“You are the only one who can kill the Zeus, Kratos, you are the son of Zeus. Only you can kill Zeus just like Zeus defeated his father- Kronos.”
“You once sacrificed yourself to save Zeus, and now you seek to destroy him!? What has brought about this change?”
“I see truths where I did not before. Perhaps these will earn back your trust.”
Athena goes through Kratos and grabbed the ruined Blades of Athena, used her powers to transformed them into the Blades of Exile.
“These are the Blades of Exile. These will help guide you on your journey to the Flame. But unfortunately I can’t abled to transform it into a complete form. Looks like the powers in the world weaken my powers.”
Kratos couldn’t expected Athena said next.
“And way to complete your weapon… is kill those ponies.”
“What?”
“For bring the true power of the Blade, you must gather the red orbs, and you know the best way to gathering it.”
Kratos thought carefully, Athena was right. The only best way to gathering the orbs in here was slaughter. Just like he did every time when he lost his power every time.
When he was the servant of Ares, he slayed the enemy,
When he received his duty to kill Ares, he slaughtered the enemy,
When he lost his power because of Zeus, he butchered the enemy,
All were for gain the power to fight against gods.
“Remember what did they done to you, Ghost of Sparta, they disturbed your revenge. And once you break out this dungeon, they will block your path again.”
“……”
“Kill them, Kratos, and blade of Exile will help guide you on your journey to the Flame”
“……”
“Remember, as long as Zeus reigns, there is no hope for mankind. Destroy the Flame, Kratos, and the very foundations of Olympus will crumble.”
He maintained keeping quiet all the while.
“I will be waiting for your answer.”
And Athena faded away, leaving a green dusty lights, Kratos closed his eyes and relaxed his entire muscles, for regain his strength. But few minutes later, he heard someone approaching to his way.
……
Princess Celestia and Luna walked to the gate of dungeon. They were planned to communicate with the creature. Celestia thought if this creature is friendly, maybe nothing will happen. But if not……
“Celly, you looks uncomfortable.”
“… Oh, nothing, Luna, I was worried about the prisoner.”
“Everything will be fine, sister, beside, if it going to hurt us, I can use the sleeping spell again!” Luna gave Celestia a smile.
“I hope so.” Celestia giggled a bite.
Both princess approached to the gate, Celestia gave gate keepers a sign, and the gate opened slowly. And two princess stepped in to the dungeon.
………
Chamber went bright, Kratos winced his eye when the bright light dazzled his face. He saw two shadow at his front. When the light slowly reduced its power, he was able to recognize who they are. White horse and light blue horse… two ‘Princess’ he faced before when he arrive to this world.
“……” he stared both princess, and so did Celestia.
“We know you can speak, creature, do not try to fool us.”
“What do you want from me, Horse.”
“Before we talk, we are not a Horse, We are the race call “Pony”.”
“Pony? What a pathetic creatures from a children’s imagination.”
“We do not know where you from are, but in Equestria, pony are the sentient being and not an imaginary creature.” Celestia spoke.
“If you say so, ‘Ponies’, but that does not change anything that you are the weakest being.”
Screw this, he is not a nice one, he is completely a brute!!! Celestia yelled in her mind.
Celestia and Kratos stared each other again, more furious in this time. Both of them gnashed their teeth. Gladly, Luna changed the mood.
“Did you sleep well?” Luna ignored his insult, tried to change the subject. She smiled to him fleeringly and that made Kratos frown.
“So you are the one put me in to sleep.”
“Yes I am. Sorry for the spell. It was the only way to settled down the mess. Anyway, I am Princess Luna, Co-ruler of Equestria. Umm… can you introduce yourself? We don’t even know your name.”
He stared Luna. Strange, he never faced the one who tried to nice to him, it made his feeling… comfortable. If she is the one who gave him a good sleep without any nightmare he always suffered, should he need to thanks to her? Kratos thought.
“… Kratos.”
“Then could you tell me why you are here?” Celestia asked him. But Kratos didn’t answered her question. He only gave him a furious look, his face looked like it telling ‘If I break out this stupid dungeon I will break your horn and stab in to your eye.’
“… So you are not going to tell us anything?” Luna asked in this time. And this time, Kratos answered her question.
“Yes.”
These made Celestia angry. She reared her voice.
“Why are you only speaking to Luna?!”
“Because I do not like your altitude, pony ‘Princess’!” he growled.
“Oh, How Ironic, I hate your altitude too, hairless ape!” she yelled.
“Celestia…? Kratos…? Please do not fight each other right now, please-?”
But both of them ignored Luna, started yelling each other.
“Let me tell you something, princess, if I break out this chains, I will tear you in to parts!!”
“If you willing to, then I will send you in to the Sun!!!”
“Oh, please send me to the SUN then, so I can kill Helios and kill you next!!!!”
“No, I changed my mind. I’m going to use element of harmony and turn you in to the STATU….”
“ENOUGH, BOTH OF YOU!!!”
They gave Luna no choice. She used the loyal Canterlot voice loud as she can. It made the dungeon… no, the entire Canterlot trembled. Celestia and Kratos both stared Luna nervously. They had no idea what Luna just did. Pitiful to tell, both of them didn’t had any chance to cover their ears. Luna’s voice were still echoed in their ears.
“………”
“………”
“if you two doing that again, I swear to you, Sister, I’m going to use Loyal voice again!!”
“Uh… Guh… Umm….” Kratos murmured. He never expected the voice attack. Her voice was much louder than any other gigantic monsters, include Siren he faced before. Maybe he should train his ears in next time.
“Kratos, Listen to me.” Luna pleased Kratos.
“We will help you. I don’t want any trouble between you and our citizens. Please trust us. I don’t know what kind of life you had, and why you are not trust anyone, but please remember this. I will help you.”
“……” he didn’t know what he had to say.
“Please…?”
“…… I… I…”
Kratos finally spoke.
“Give me some time… I will think about it.”
“I hope you will have a wise choice.”
“Why did you said that?”
In the throne room, Celestia asked Luna. She had no idea why she talked to Kratos like that. And moreover, why that creatures did answered her?
"And Luna, why did you tried to friendly with him? everytime you spoke, it was like you was tried to be friendly with him. we cannot trust him right now, you know."
“I don’t know, Celly. I just… I feel that he is… similar to me.”
“What?” she surprised Luna said that. That brute is similar to Luna? In which way?!
“I don’t get it.”
“I saw his eye, sister. His eyes were full with rage, but I saw a deep sorrow and pain through his eyes. Just like when I became a nightmare moon. I think we need to give him… a chance… ”
“If you said so…” Celestia sighted. And ordered to guards to bring prisoner to her.
“……I hope you are right… Luna…”