//------------------------------// // Answers // Story: Judgement // by rikkuidol //------------------------------// Chapter 8: Answers “Do not make me repeat myself Twilight; most souls can be materialized if the owner is a combatant soul.” answered Nero as he closed his book and looked at Twilight with irritation in his face. Twilight simply gave a nod as she jotted down notes after notes while levitating the weaponized soul of Cerberus, ignoring the huge hole on the roof. While Spike has waked up from his sleep from the sound of the blast, he looked up to see a huge hole on the roof and gave a huge sigh and as if automatically; he waddled downstairs with a grunt and went down to what it seems to be like a basement of some sort, and after a while came out with a broom and some tools in hand and started to clean the mess that Twilight has caused. “I believe you’re alright now, Spike?” Asked Nero as he kept his eyes on the baby dragon as he worked on cleaning the mess that his Boss made, it was as if these kinds of things happen on a daily basis. The baby dragon only nodded in response and said that he had the weirdest and creepiest dream, to which made Twilight stop at her jotting and looked at Nero while dismissing a hoof and shaking her head, Nero knew full well not to mention what had happened as to not scar the mind of the baby dragon more. “So, Mind telling me what made that huge hole, Twilight?” asked Spike as he was sweeping some dust and books to one side of the room. “Ahaha, Well I was trying a new Spell and I miscalculated it” said Twilight Sheepishly as she hid her head on the brown parchment she was writing on. “Uh-huh, so, that thing is the one that made it?” asked Spike as he pointed on the Materialized soul of Cerberus. “Kinda looks like---“ as Spike was about to finish his sentence, the memory of what has happened at the Gates of Tartarus hit him like a truck, and right then and there he almost threw up again. Seeing this, Twilight rushed to comfort the baby dragon. Nero only watched as Twilight comforted Spike from what has mentally scarred the baby dragon. These ponies have not shed blood, that much is certain. Upon seeing the frightened look of Spike; His whole body was shaking from fear. Not from the Death of Cerberus. No, he knows full well this fear that spike is feeling right now. He walked near the two and looked down and said something simple, yet meaningful. “It’s going to be alright” ----------------------- “ Noooooooo! Mother! ” screamed a white haired blue shirted boy holding a sword in his hand as he stood next to a similar boy as him with a sword on his back and sporting a red shirt. “Run! You and your brother run!” screamed a white dressed woman holding a closed door. And as a sound of demons are heard from the other side of the door trying to open it. “ We won’t leave you! ” screamed the red shirted boy as he held the hand of the blue shirted boy. “Just Go! I’ll hold them off!” said the white dressed girl as she approached the two little boys and hugged them one last time. “I need you two to be safe, you’ve got your whole lives ahead of you!” she added as tears poured out from her eyes. “The Family of Sparda! You will All DIE TODAY!” screamed the Demonic voice from outside of the house. “There’s no more time, go to the hidden back door” Instructed the lady in white as she broke the hug and wiped her tears. “Here, one of each for you two, to remember us by” said the lady as she removed her necklace and was split in two and gave it to the two boys. The blue shirted boy was silent, tears escaping from the eyes of the red shirted boy. “Now go and don’t look back. Be safe my sons, be proud of whom you are and never let anyone tell you otherwise.” cooed the lady as he scooted the two boys to escape. And as the two boys ran for their lives and not looking back, the sound of a door breaking was heard and a demonic voice spoke. “You are POWERLESS, Death is the only thing that awaits you! And as the two neared the hidden door, in their hands they held tightly the memento of their parents. A tear finally escaped the Eyes of the Blue shirted boy, and as he looked back to see the fading image of his mother laying lifeless on the floor, he spoke. “I need more power” as he held the sword his father gave him more tightly. ----------------------- “That kind of fear, I know it too well, Spike” Added Nero as he looked onto the eyes of Spike. Hearing this, Spike’s eyes stopped crying and gave a shaking response.” Ho-how did you?” “Might. Controls. Everything” said Nero coolly as he turned his back from the two and walked to the door. And with that said, Spike wiped the tears from his eyes and broke the hug of Twilight, giving the Alicorn a confused look on her face. As Spike ran to Neros side he spoke. “How can I protect the one’s I love?” said Spike with a determined tone and expression. Nero looked down at Spike and spoke with his neutral expression: “You have to find it for yourself” and with that said, Nero disappeared in a blue blur, leaving a surprised look on Spike and Twilight. “What just happened?” asked Twilight to herself. Ghastly Gorge “Where is it?” said Nero as he looked around the Crater of the Gorge that he made when he first arrived. There was scattered white armor everywhere, and in the middle of the crater, he saw it. A white handle was protruding from the ground, as Nero approached the handle, he then knelt down and held it firmly, and with a light grunt, he pulled it from the ground to reveal a huge white sword with traces of glowing blue lines. As Nero examined the blade in his hand a popping noise was heard from behind and Twilight’s voice was heard. “Nero? I knew you’d be here” said Twilight as she trotted next to Nero. “What happened here?” “This is where I landed” answered Nero as he put the huge sword in his back and turned to face Twilight. “Landed? Oh yeah! You told me you fell from the sky, right?” said Twilight as she walked around the crater and saw the scattered white armor. “You must be pretty high up to have made this kind of crater! I mean, how are you not injured? And are these things, yours?” asked Twilight. “You have lots of questions, and you have the right to know the answers” said Nero as he closed his eyes and explained everything to Twilight. Nero explained to Twilight that he was once a powerful half-human half-demon hybrid and the son of a mighty demon who is known as Sparda the "Legendary Dark Knight”. Two thousand years ago in his world, Sparda "woke up to justice" and alone defeated the ruler of the netherworld and his legions. When sealing the netherworld, sensing his power had grown too strong, he intentionally sealed himself and his own demonic power in as well. Later, he escaped his prison and quietly lived in the human world and continued to preserve harmony. Before his death, he resurfaced in the modern day and married a human woman named Eva, who gave birth to twin sons. Twilight soaked up the information she was given as she eagerly listened to Nero talk highly about his Father’s Heritage and how her mother was a very loving woman who cared for her children more than he cared for her own well-being. “You highly regard your father, don’t you? To know so much about his history” asked Twilight with a smile on her face. “Your parents are really something aren’t they? To think, love can break these kinds of boundaries” “Even still, I embrace my demonic heritage and despise my human one.” said Nero Bluntly with his natural expression. “What do you mean?” asked Twilight with a quizzical look. “The race of humans are fragile and weak, they cannot hope to protect the ones they hold dear” answered Nero flatly. “Whilst demons have power. That is why I embrace my demonic heritage” “O--------k, wait! You told me Sparda had twin sons? Then” “Yes, you are correct Twilight I have a twin brother; who I might add, is the total opposite of me” “So if you’re calm and cool, then, he must be wild and reckless? Wow, if Pinkie and Rainbow Dash was to meet him, they would get along too well” winced Twilight as she thought of 3 pranksters. “Indeed, and at the same note he was the one that killed me” There was a long silence before Twilight shouted: “WHAT!?”