2. Deadly Ties
The cold Fall air nipped at Ice and Juniper, for they were out on a mission. They walked through the ruins of what believed to be Appleloosa, they just looked at the fallen over buildings. The mission was to kill an unicorn named Rain, who had become out of hand. They walked in silence, they knew where Rain was, but it was a long walk.
"Hey Ice, do you ever think about everyone we kill? It has just gotten... easy." Juniper asked, looking at her ice eyed ally.
"Well obvious, even if those three guys were actors, I kicked there ass. All I do know is that everyone here now are probably going to hell." Ice answered, actually feeling anxious to do this and get back to the pub and get some carrot juice.
"Too bad Storm can't come, but every gang needs to make money somehow and too bad for Rain, she has to die today." Juniper sighed.
Ice just nodded for they drew closer to the building that Rain called home. He knew they had to start by acting cool, but then he heard footsteps from behind him and Juniper. Before he could turn Ice was grabbed and he couldn't tell was was going on. They were thrown out onto the cold wooden floor of the building. Ice found the cold gave his stomach a little frost bite, he winced at the stinging when he raised, but continued anyways.
He looked over to see Juniper already up and by his side, she had the same questioning look on her face as he did.
"Rain? What's going on?" Ice called, taking a step forward, and a board creaked.
"Oh I see Ice and Juniper. Do you think I am stupid, I staged this, why would I kill Bone? I still need him, I just wanted to see my two friends." Rain said, winking and in seconds a guard grabbed Juniper.
Ice whipped around, about to use his magic, but he could see a knife being held up to Juniper's throat. He growled and turned back to face rain, the forest green unicorn was looking quite pleased.
"Rain! What is the meaning of this?" Ice demanded to know, his eyes glaring.
"Ice, I know you are not stupid either, stop acting like that. I put this little charade on to battle you. Your the son of Princess Twilight Sparkle, who was corrupted by hate and that magic was used, and was believed to be more powerful. Now I want to face you." She said, with a smirk across her lips.
"What does my past have to do with this? Hatred is believed to be more powerful, I thought you knew I am stronger." Ice replied in a cocky tone.
Juniper just watched in horror as her ally was trying to pick a fight. There was something about Rain that was different, and Juniper had a feeling she was using a different magic, but she knew she couldn't just blurt it out. They would slit her neck and it would be over, and in this life a pony partly had to watch them self.
"Oh really now Ice, your better. Then lets fight, right now." She answered, she jumped down and in a matter of second a barrel was hurled at Ice at an unbelievably fast rate.
He turned to his right to dodge, but was hit by the barrel and slammed down on the ground. He soon began to work, using his own magic to hurl stones, but she used a force field and teleported behind him, using her back hooves to slam his flank. He grunted, feeling a slight pain, but not much and he knew he had to start using more spells. He used the teleportation spell to escape her clutches and was on the second floor with the roof. He shook the cracked stone roof and soon rocks fell loose.
Ice dodged them, but before he could teleport again, he was hit by two front hooves, but soon teleported to another building, Rain following.
"Don't you see Ice, hatred is always stronger." She growled.
Then shards of sharp black crystal came from the earth. Ice bolted fast away from where they were coming dodging, but he noticed Rain get tired. Well he had the chance he unleashed a rain down of rocks that pounded Rain, until she recovered. They soon were running, Rain on one part of two walls, him on the other.
At first he thought she would do nothing, but then a barrel slammed into him and he was thrown from the collusion of the large barrel. He hit the dirt, his cloak flying off he even bounced a few times. In a long time his cutie mark was hidden, not many had seen it before, but now it was revealed. It was a sparkle with three skulls. He slowly got to his feet huffing, his whole body was in pain, but he needed to win. Juniper wasn't allowed to interfere and he could see her flying, just trying to get a good view. He was happy to see she had escaped, but he hadn't doubt it, she had self-taught herself to fly at amazing speed and agility.
Soon Rain came into view and Ice only had one more trick up his sleeve. He teleported and got to a location, Rain followed.
Rain laughed, "So this is all you got Ice? You are a disgrace."
"No, I am just needed a cover." He said and a lot of broken glass from Rain's broken home shot at her.
Before she could realize, the pieces shot through her body and a lot of blood fell. It was everywhere. There was few flesh from the pony remaining, it all looked like blood. Ice smiled and Juniper landed beside him. He was breathing heavily from exhaustion and from the weakness of his injuries.
"See it wasn't-" Before Ice finished his sentence, he fell, slipping into unconsciousness.
All he heard before his senses went was, "Ice!"
When morning came, the world came back into view for Ice.
"Hey Juniper, I think he is waking up." Storm called to Juniper.
Juniper walked over and they both looked at Ice as he stirred and his eyes began to open. He could see he was in the pub, Storm's bedroom. Storm was a little older then them, but it didn't matter. He was unsure of what happened to him, all he knew was that Rain was dead.
"What happened to me?" Ice asked, sitting up even though it was very painful.
"You slipped into unconsciousness, I had to carry you and man, your heavy." Juniper complained a little.
"I guess we have to take a brake from work with you injured Ice." Storm said, sighing.
"N-no." Ice stuttered, he didn't want to hold them back.
"Ice don't be so stubborn, You have to rest, you got beaten up, just lay down and relax, at least for today. Okay?"
Ice looked down, now in a bad mood. "Fine, but what about the work, I don't wanna be useless?"
"Don't worry, Juniper and I can handle it for a day. Ice you need to rest, besides, you have certainly done enough. You injured." Storm said.
"Wait! Rain, she used, hatred, not magic, hatred." Ice said, his voice drifting off.
Storm and Juniper looked shocked, the magic of hatred was forbidden, it was believed to corrupt the user. However they nodded, already knowing that Ice had to deal with it, in the past.
"We will all talk next week, we still need a look out." Storm answered, looking toward Juniper who was already packing her saddle bag.