//------------------------------// // Ch.3 Use a Sharp Spear to often an it will turn dull // Story: The Cyberdog // by Emerald Shield //------------------------------// twenty four years later Uriah had been staying with Celestia and Luna in castle Everfree for the past two dozen years now, and he had matured a lot in that time, in his 'normal' Cyberdog form he had grown his lips back, and his disguise was made so that it would follow his mental maturity, so his human 'form' was now truly massive! His muscles had bulged and he had grown a bit of a beard, in his opinion he looked like a badass, he still wore the blue jeans, golden shirt, dark blue raincoat and black boots though, they had dulled a lot over the years. In the last two dozen years of magic lessons he had mastered all forms of magic, yes that means he's also a master dark magician. He proved to be especially gifted at fire magic, to the point that if he's angered his body temperature, out of reflex, rises tremendously. They had also found out that in his Cyberdog form he can easily lift a dozen tons over his head, as a human he can lift about two tons. So yeah he was pretty hard to defeat, it was proven as he only barely lost a sparring match with Luna. (Beginning flash back) "Are you sure you want to do this?" Luna asked Uriah as they walked into the arena in the guard barracks where they would have their sparring match. "Yes, I want to test my limits" Uriah said with a look of fierce determination on his human face. "Very well then" She said again as they walked into the arena, shockingly the outer spectator ring was packed with guards, and most of all, Celestia. "Sister what is the meaning if this!?" Luna asked sternly. "Oh I thought it would be fun to see how strong Uriah has gotten in all those years of magic lessons" Celestia said in the most innocent tone she could muster. "Why you!-" "Calm down Lulu, I want them to see" Uriah said as Luna calmed down a bit. "Very well then, you should stand at the east end, and I will stand at the west, you can make the first move" Luna said as she nodded to Celestia, who then stood up and made a shield appear around the arena, which was about eighty feet across. When she sat down again she nodded, signaling that the match has started. Luna and Uriah just stood opposite from each other, Uriah had his eyes closed in concentration. A couple seconds later Luna turned around and high kicked a cloaked Uriah in the side of the head, sending him flying. "Good use of the decoy and cloaking spells! But you should remember that I can still hear you!" Luna yelled as the decoy on the east end of the field flickered out of existence. As Uriah was flying through the air, cool blue flames sparked into existence under his boots, thus keeping him aloft. He didn't say anything as he hover-strafed to the right, all the while flames where send flying to Luna from his hands. Luna turned into a cloud of purple smoke and flew into the air where she solidified and started throwing magical ice bolts at Uriah's boots causing the flames to be extinguished, making him fall to the ground where he only barely landed on his feet. He then grabbed his twin revolvers out of the holsters on his hips, and started rapidly firing at the still flying Luna, who just in time put up a shield around herself, the bullets simply bounced right of. Seeing that normal fire won't get him anywhere, Uriah holstered his guns and materialized an assault rifle type of thing in his hands, only difference it had what looked like rails instead of a barrel. In the back of the rails a soft blue glow appeared, he shouldered the rifle, and fired, the blowback of the rail gun was enough to make cracks appear in the ground. The pellet it fired moved at Luna at mach seven, went straight through the shield and into Luna's leg, who led out a scream of shock and pain at the unexpected velocity of the pellet, she then fell to the ground holding her leg as her hands glowed a faint green, showing that she was using healing magic. When she reached the ground she looked a little tired at the unexpected turn of events. Celestia had to use mass levitation to make sure none of the guards that were watching went in and attacked Uriah for hurting the princess. "I see you put a lot of trust in that fancy technology of yours" Luna said. "I'll teach you differently" She continued with a creepy grin. She then stood up tall and held her hands up in front of her, not a split second later a massive silver beam shot out of them. Uriah was only barely capable of putting up a shield around himself, it didn't last long as it broke after five seconds of continues punishment, when the beam hit Uriah it sent him flying against the shield that was only barely holding up with the magical power emanating from the field. When Uriah fell to the ground he stayed there, simply lying there. After about a minute his body stirred a bit, when he stood up again everybody saw purple smoke seeping from his eyes. "Luna, don't tell me you learned him dark magic as well?" Celestia asked. "I trusted he could control himself, so yes, I did" Luna said with a smile. "This can't end well" Celestia said again. Uriah then flashed a toothy smile before he held his hands up and pointed them to the ground. He then began chanting in an ancient language, after about five seconds of this he made a grabbing motion with his hands towards the ground, he then, whilst looking like he was pulling something, lifted his hands up, in that moment the ground began cracking, and then three skeletons with old, rusted swords burst out of the ground. They stood there for a couple seconds before Uriah said something for the first time this match. "Weaken her, but don't kill her" When those words left his lips the three undead charged at Luna with their swords raised. Luna, who was surprised that Uriah could summon three skeletons at once, summoned her own weapon, a black bow, she then grabbed the roped of the bow and pulled it back, just then three silver arrows appeared. She fired the arrows, each of them hit one of a skeleton, which then exploded. Creating a massive dust cloud. A second or so later Uriah, now in his Cyberdog form, jumped through the smoke and pounced on Luna, pinning her to the ground. "Looks like I win" Uriah said in his raspy voice that he always had when he's a Cyberdog. "It sure looks like it" Luna said as she flickered out of existence. "But looks can deceive" A voice came from behind Uriah as Luna came from the smoke and kicked him in the back, right between the two containers. She then began punching him in the back. Two jet engines then materialized on Uriah's sides, blasting him forward and keeping him aloft just above the ground. "That's enough for today, I am officially stopping this match for the wellbeing of everybody here!" Celestia said. "But!" Uriah tried to protest. "No! Uriah I suggest you swallow any words you were going to say" She said again with a stern expression. Uriah grumbled as a silver, golden and blue haze covered his body, when it dissipated Uriah was standing there in his human form, still grumbling. (End flash back) 'Good times, good times' Uriah thought as he lay under a tree somewhere in the forest, he had just come back from a run, so he was just relaxing right now. Just admiring the view, listening to the sounds of nature: birds chirping, wind rustling the leaves of trees, the accessional roar of the more dangerous wildlife, human screams... Wait what? "Help!" Could be faintly heard in the distance. "That sounded like... Sharp Spear!" Uriah said as he jumped up and ran in the direction he heard the voice come from. After about thirty seconds of running he saw Sharp Spear lying against a tree with a manticore standing over him, Spear wasn't moving. "Hey ugly! Over here!" Uriah yelled at the manticore. It turned to him with a furious expression, before it pounced on him, Uriah walked away under it and then grabbed it by it's tail, he then began twisting and twisting and twisting, until finally he let the manticore go, sending it flying through the air. "And now that that's over with" Uriah said as he walked to where Sharp Spear, what he saw brought tears to his eyes, Spear was alive but only barely, he had a gaping wound in his side and he breathed short and raspy breaths. "Hey Uriah, looks like I'm pretty banged up aren't I?" Spear was barely capable of saying. "Just, just hold on okay! I'll get you to a doctor!" Uriah said as he turned into his human form and picked up Sharp Spear and began walking away, as his wounds were to severe for regular healing magic. "No don't, I've already given up anyways" Spear protested. "No I won't let you go!" Uriah cried. "Goodbye Uriah, see you in hell" and with that his body went limp. "Spear... Spear!" Uriah yelled as he fell to his knees, and began openly crying out his nonexistent heart (no really he has no heart, his Cyberdog body is like 95% metal). two day later Uriah, Celestia, Luna and a lot of the guards came to Sharp Spear's funeral, all of them wearing black clothing, Uriah wasn't though all he did was clean his usual clothes. "Uriah would you like to say anything?" Celestia asked from the podium where the chest with Spear's body was standing. Uriah nodded as he stood up and walked to the stage. "Well where to begin?" He said as he reached the stage. "Spear and I didn't see eye to eye most of the time, both literally and figuratively, but I can say, that I looked up to him. He, among other reasons, was the reason I became who I am now." He said. "He- I'm sorry I can't do this" Uriah said as he teleported away. "Uriah!" Luna yelled.