Somewhere in the Multiverse
"Sir, your body is exceeding its limits, i suggest you rest." Said a female voice. "Damn it will you shut up. i know what i am doing, but i can not rest i need to get to the Transport chamber and Get off this dead planet!" A male voice said in return. A cloaked and armored figure dashed at break-neck speeds down a dark and dimly lit hallway. His breathing was fast, but controlled. Steel glinted in the lights as these dark and dismal creatures took chase behind him. These things... unnatural and unforgiving ran after him, they did not breath, they did not stop. They just continued to come. Lights went out as they got closer. "Damn it to hell, they are fast" He growled in anger, but the chamber was right ahead, if he could make it to the door, he would be able to get out of here. *snap* Something tore at his back, his smaller blades fell with a clank to the metal floor as he jumped forward and slammed the door behind him, Large pounding noises slammed into it as he held it shut. His back had three gaping claw marks that shred through his armor as if it was paper.
The female voice spoke. "Sir, something has infected your body, entering through the back, it is spreading quickly, and if nothing is done, you may not be in good health for long." He knew something had pierced him, his back stung with fire, like millions of tiny daggers stabbed every nerve and fiber of his being. The adrenaline was wearing off, and pain seeped into the cracks of his body. He knelt down falling to his knee with a semi-loud bang. "Damn it. Those creatures are relentless." A battle inside his body now took place. This darkness... this shadow tried to take over, take what he was and become him. But his spirit had other plans.
Inside, the Battleground stood.
A Large man, covered in a Bright leather outfit stood alone on a dark empty ground, a sword in his hand, and magic swirling in his other. This armor held a large red cross across it, and he held a face with so much anger that something would try to take his body. What he saw was blackness. The very essence of Death itself. It held its self high and cocky. Large fangs adorned its teeth and its claws swirled with pure evil. This monster paced before him, its battle stance was feral and untrained, only told to kill, attack till it could no longer move. The man stood ready, his sword glinted in the creatures eyes as he stood ready. "You will not take me today, nor any day. Come, Come meet the very hand of Justice and Redemption. Meet that which will cleanse you from this mortal body." He watched as the creature took charge. Time slowed down as it ran, its foot steps echoed like rolling thunder across the sky, its Piercing silver eyes that just wanted to devour everything gazed at him. He stood his ground, waiting for the moment to strike. It continued to get closer, his breathing was slow and steady... He waited... his heart beat slowly as it came closer, step after step, the distance closed, it let out a Spine crackling roar, that did nothing but further his resolve to destroy this thing. It came within range, and he leaped, his sword pierced its body, light shined with a brightness that filled the area around him, but those eyes... Before he could finish the creature off, it pierced his soul, with one final and desperate act, it pierced his soul.
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Back on Equestria
Twilight had met back up with Rainbow Dash, to see how she was doing the next day. Rainbow smiled and flew around with eagerness. "I feel great! That friend of your did a great job. I have never felt better!" Twilight forced a smile and nodded. "Of course. i am glad to hear that." Rainbow could not help herself and she sat next to Twilight and asked. "What is going on? you look like a wreck, and you are so out of it lately. Did something happen?" Twilight tried, tried and tried to hold herself back, but just cried as she spilled out everything she thought about last night. All the emotions the, memories she shared with Nathan, everything. Rainbow was shocked to hear it and see it! Nothing ever got Twilight this emotional. She sat there and listened to the story she spoke to her.
In the castle, the Princesses were hard as work inside Nathan's mind. They found themselves on a desolate planet, void of any life, ruins and death everywhere around them. The sky was black and pillars of smoke rose to the sky. "sister where are we?" Luna asked, staying close to Celestia. "I say we are, in the place before, where he was nearly killed and brought to me." Luna cringed at all the death that lay before her. "I see now." Luna spoke, as her and Celestia Walked carefully through the streets. Bodies lay riddled around the ground, some mutilated, others seemed ripped open and something was eating it. Sights no man nor pony should have ever been witness to.
They heard a sound, like running, when they spotted young Nathan charging at his full speed for them. But what they saw chasing him, was.. indescribable. These.. Twisted beings of flesh and bone, hobbled at immense speed after him, some looked like dogs, others humans. These things groaned as they made chase, a huffing boy ran for his dear life, fear was in his body, and a look of pure terror. Celestia quickly spoke. "Luna quick, we must be sure to catch him before he is taken, if he does not escape this world, we may never unlock that which he lost." Luna nodded, and they both took off at full speed. There was more then a mile of distance between the Alicorns and Nathan, and those four legged monsters were making progress. He huffed as he tried to catch his breath. His legs were on fire, running and running. He could not stop. he had to go on! No matter what, keep running, do not stop!
The Alicorns flew as fast as they could, but not even at their fastest did it look like they would make it to him. When suddenly one of the beasts lunged and striking his back with their claws, sending Nathan flying into the ground with a cloud of dust. He laid face down, as the monster paced around him, it drooled a thick concoction of blood and saliva. Its soulless eyes watched as he tried to get up, but his body was out for the count. More beasts arrived, striking at him in a teasing manner, as it playing with their food. He screamed in pain, the claws piercing his skin with no effort at all. Celestia, she had tears in her eyes, seeing this even unfold, she could not believe it. Who she knew, and what she saw was beyond words to describe. What he had done for her, right after experiencing something like this, Something that nearly killed him in the process... She had to save him. Her horn glowed, Luna looked at her sister, and saw a fire that engulfed her soul with a purpose that scared Luna. She knew Celestia could get kinda mad, but what she saw... And then their was a light.
Suddenly, Luna stood in the crystal Halls of the Canterlot castle, seeing Nathan lying on the ground, Soldiers closed in on him with swiftness before they were stopped by Celestia. "Stop! Leave him be and go. I wish to speak to him alone." The Captain spoke up. "but princess, we have no idea what he is doing here, if he is not here to harm you or not." She looked to the captain and he immediately nodded, taking his soldiers and himself out of the throne room. All seemed like Celestia had told her but something, loomed in the edge... Something dark, and she saw it before it suddenly disappeared.
She watched the story play out, how He spoke to her sister, hugged her, and then thanked her. She followed behind them as Celestia took him to meet Twilight. There in the library he spoke with Twilight, the happy smile he held as if nothing had just happened moments before. She was amazed he showed nothing. HE acted like he just got up and was having a good day. All day he spent with her, and what surprised Luna was the fact he magically transformed into a Pony! "That's neat." she said to herself. still curious where Celestia was. "It was indeed very interesting when I came back to see him as such." Luna jumped and saw her sister, but now with a soft smile, that fire no longer engulfed her like it did moments ago. "Yes, its very interesting how he was capable of such a feet. I never knew magic like that existed. " Celestia chuckled. "He taught Twilight and I that magic was more then just something we could use. He taught us magic comes from the heart, and emotions we hold inside us, and the no matter what you think, you will always be able to accomplish any task you set your mind to." She spoke softly. "I had read in books that date back to when the first Alicorns came here to start anew, they watched the Race of Humans. They watched as they devolved, invented, discovered, and created. They watch them bud from a primitive and lost race, into a glorious and inspired people. But, something happened. Over time, their hearts began to be poisoned, with Lust, want, greed hatred, and desire. Men, and women, Fought over everything. They killed each other without remorse, and stole from the world without repayment. They sucked the very life from the planet they lived on, and never once looked back. Those few who tried to stop them, were stomped out and forgotten. Those who tried to stand up for a defenseless planet, and world were killed. I had read this story in horror, and sadness. They had something so wonderful and marvelous, but never took the time to stop and realize it. When the Alicorns watched the humans destroy themselves fighting over who controlled what, they wept silent tears. They watched the Soul of the world die in front of them. But something happened that day. The soul of that planet Appeared before them.
Her Beauty was unfathomable. She was the essence of the world. and she came before the Alicorns that watched from afar, and spoke. "Greetings, young creatures. I have studied you from afar, and have watched you watch my children." They replied. "Children? Those Children killed you. They heartlessly Murdered you. What kind of children are they to do such a thing?!" They spoke with anger. But her face, un-wavered from the smile it held. "Because, I created these children with the hopes i may have watched them become great. Yes they destroyed me now, But i will not hold what they did against them. They were only children, they did not know better." The Alicorns could not believe their ears. "I have come to ask you a favor, Please take what is left of me. Take it and go make anew, what they destroyed, so one day they can make right the mistake they did." They Alicorns looked to each other, unsure if they should after witnessing the destruction before them. But the Spirit was sincere, and the nodded. "We shall take it and do as you request." She smiled happily. "One day, you shall watch, one day the soul of human, will redeem themselves before you, and you will see that there is still hope." She spoke, handing them a seed. "Farewell." And with that, she vanished before their eyes. They looked upon this seed, and set off. They made a promise and set to keep it, but how they kept that promise was not spoken. So in a new place, they created Equestria from this single seed. Starting anew, The Soul of man would one day be tested here, and when that happened, they would be watching.