PreCommon Era Chapter Two/PreLunar Rebellion: Chapter Two: The First Few Years
WARNING THIS CHAPTER INCLUDES SOME MATURE SITUATIONS AND MENTIONS BIBLE VERSES; READ AT YOUR OWN RISK
As Masao awoke the next evening in an unbelievably soft bed he started to think it had all just been a bad dream, but when he rolled over he noticed that the room was definitely not made for a human, the typewriter for example had two keys and a few levers that changed what letter would be typed with those two buttons. His hopes dashed Masao climbed out of bed and stretched, he sighed, but remembered that at least this meant that he would be able to spend time with the princess from the series he had grown infatuated with. As he stretched there was a knock on the door, which drew his attention as an obviously younger, albeit still adult, bat pony mare entered the room, she was not unattractive, with her grey coat and dark blue and slightly lighter blue mane, and tail. Her eyes were a soft pale green. However, as it was he merely smiled at her.
“Good evening miss” he said politely as he lowered his arms to his sides, and the mare blushed lightly
“Um… The princesses said I was to inform thee that anything thou needed whilst staying in the castle, I am to provide” said the mare and she blushed harder as she continued, “Anything at all, even” she mumbled something that Masao didn’t quite hear, but could guess from the look on her face, which brought a blush to his own.
“Um… What was that?” he asked only to make sure about what she had meant, and she looked at him with dismay, she honestly did not wish to repeat herself, but none the less did so.
“I am to help thee with anything thou may needest, even sexual release” she managed to say and Masao sighed shaking his head.
“Please inform the princesses, that while yes, my species is a very sexual species, I do believe that without anything to arouse me, I doubt I will be needing that aspect of your job description” he said putting extra emphasis in the word ‘that’ hoping to get the point across but the mare shook her head earnestly, a look of fear on her face.
“Nay! I must help thee with everything thou needest! Am I not to thy liking? Is it the way I—” Masao sighed which interrupted her rant, “Did I upset thee?” she asked fearfully.
“What? No! No!” said Masao earnestly, he suspected that either this was a test, or he assumed that the princesses knew next to nothing about him, or his species, either way, “Let’s start over, I’m Masao, and who are you?” he asked the mare who blinked her green eyes at him before replying.
“I am Evening Star” she said and Masao nearly groaned at her name.
“Can I ask what your special talent is?” he asked cautiously and Evening Star smiled softly for a moment before she spoke up.
“I don’t know, I have yet to find mine.” She said as she used her wings to shift her dress so that she could show him her lack of cutie mark.
“So why offer yourself to me?” he asked and the pony shook her head.
“I was ordered to tell you that” she replied but Masao didn’t know if she was saying that because it was the truth, or not…
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“Dear sister, did thou send the servant girl like I requested?” asked Luna as she walked over to her older sister and Celestia nodded before speaking up.
“Yes I did, however I do believe that thou forgot to add more to her orders so I added more myself.” At that Luna looked at her curiously but pushed the matter from her mind as a highly annoyed Masao walked into the throne room, followed by Evening Star who was apologizing profusely both to the human and to the princesses.
“I said I don’t need someone who is the equivalent of a slave!” he said, this time in anger and Luna glanced at her sister who looked surprised at Masao’s choice of words
“Please forgive me sir! I didn’t mean to offend!” she said urgently, but Masao ignored her as he walked up to Celestia, the look on his face informing the two princesses of his annoyment.
“Princesses, I do not remember asking for the equivalent of a slave to take care of my needs” he said in a carefully even voice surprising Luna and Celestia both.
“We do not have slaves here in Equestria” said Celestia offended but Masao glared at her before gesturing to Evening Star whom now was cowering as the older of the two Diarch glanced at her.
“What did she say? I assure thee, we did not mean to offend.” Said Celestia as her glance changed into a slight glare at the bat pony mare.
“Now none of that” said Masao as he shifted his position to place himself between Celestia and Evening Star. “As for what she said, it was that you sent her to take care of all of my needs, and while I am thankful for the thought, I do not need a warm body to lay with when the mood strikes me!” Masao exclaimed in, not a loud, but strong, voice.
“Sister didst thou—?” started Luna surprised at Masao’s exclamation, for if it were true it meant that she had pretty much ordered Evening Star to give herself to this human should he wish it.
“Thou sayest that now, but what of later, when thee art truly is in need of release?” countered Celestia and Masao went wide-eyed at her remark; he had expected her to deny the charge, not to defend it. “Wouldst thou rather ravage some mare that wants nothing to do with thee, or lay with a mare that is more than willing?” That was where he had her and with a smirk he spoke up.
“But Princess, I doubt that Miss Star here would be willing had you not ordered her” and at that Luna glanced at her sister, the servant mare, and her guest and bit her lip before speaking up.
“Evening Star” she said and the young mare look at the princess of the night with worry, “If our guest did so choose to lay with thee, wouldest thou have any concerns with that arrangement?” and the young mare looked at the darker princess in awe for a moment before shaking her head.
“Nay, princess. When thy sister named the possible requirements of the job, I spoke up, asking to be assigned to the position, I did not know that the guest in question was a carnivore however” at that Luna’s jaw clenched, mostly at the brazen attitude of the mare in front of her but she nodded.
“As thou can see, she was more than willing to begin with” said Celestia a small manipulative smile on her face and Masao frowned but was unable to argue against her point.
“I see. That does not mean I like it any more than before, but I will say nothing more against it.”
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Years later, Masao was now part of the daily life of the two princesses, and that of Evening Star who seemed just as… Eager… as when he first met her: nervous, but still willing, to be precise. Masao had grown into a strong young man, for when he had first arrived on Equis, he was only seventeen, and now he was twenty-one years of age, if he had bothered to keep track of the days he would have known this. He spent his early evenings, before the guardsponies changed for the night watch, learning how to wield a sword and shield. When Celestia asked how he could not have known how to use a sword, which was a necessity even in the peaceful principality of Equestria. He had chuckled and explained to them that for his species, warfare had advanced far beyond that of the sword and shield, and that of the bow and arrow. Not believing him Celestia just scoffed, until the morning after when her sister mentioned seeing the human’s dream of war and death, and weapons far more powerful than any that in Equis had in existence. When asked about it, he attempted dodge the question only to explain regardless, and for a while Celestia and Luna were wary of him. They were unsure on how to deal with him, but during a small incident that nearly got Evening Star and a few other ponies killed, Masao ended up needing to be hospitalized for several weeks. For even with their healing spells they were leery about using them on a species they knew less than they liked to admit—trying to save them, both Celestia and Luna agreed that they could trust the human. He learned swordsmanship as he called it, and soon was an equal to any of the guards. Soon he was helping teach the newer guards that were still learning. And yet every night he stayed awake with Luna talking with her about his home, and the great inventions that were made, the great and the terrible. When she wished to tell him of things, he sat and listened to her, a smile on his face when appropriate and a frown or a look of sadness when they were needed.
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“Masao! Thou must slow down!” said Evening Star as she ran after him, he had surprised her and had ran past her in his rush to get some more practice in, “What is so important that thou must talk to the princesses at this late hour?” she asked sternly, “If thou wants someone to warm—” she started and Masao glared at her, even as she just batted her eyes at him. Over the years she had grown more accustomed to him, and loved to tease him, but was more than willing to back up that teasing should he ever wish it. This only happened once, after he had a very late night with the guard and managed to nearly out-drink the guard captain—something that the captain had yet to live down at the time—and practically begged the mare for some help keeping himself under control after she had teased him far too much. He did not assault her, but by the end of it, he may as well have as when they emerged they both had bruises on various parts of their bodies, along with a promise that what happened that night was never to leave the pair of them.
“That is far from what I had in mind, Evening Star; I need to talk to them about a matter of great importance, one that may change a great many things I know” he said and Evening just sighed. She was one of the very few ponies to wanted a relationship with someone outside of her species, and the one person that she felt an attraction to didn’t seem to feel the same way…
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“Sister, I must—” started Celestia as she was about to head to bed as there was a knock at the door to the dining hall, which was highly unusual. “Come in?” she said and in walked Masao with the now slightly older Evening Star, it had been a few years since she had seen the duo, but from what she heard the pair had been nearly inseparable, if mostly in a platonic relationship. “What do we owe this visit at this hour, Masao?” she asked and Masao took a deep breath before looking the princesses squarely in the eyes
“I must ask a favor, one that is as likely to kill me as it is to help me” he said and Luna looked at him with interest and Celestia’s exhaustion disappeared.
“What is it that thou needest to ask? If it is in our power perhaps we may be able to grant it” said Luna and Celestia nodded in agreement.
“I agree sister, what is it that we can do for thou?” she added and Masao closed his eyes
“Luna, I…” he took a deep breath as Evening Star looked at him curiously. “I need you to push the darkness of night into me, if—”
“NAY! If I do that there is no way thou shall live to see the next day!” she interrupted and Masao gave a sad smile.
“Luna, I know the risks—”
“Nay! Thou does not! If I do this thy soul will never make it to Elysium!” she said and then Evening Star smacked Masao on his side with her forehoof as she chastised him, as Celestia was wide-eyed at the request, and was stunned into silence. Masao rubbed his arm as if to try to will away the bruise that was beginning to form where Evening had hit him.
“Technically, I would never go to Elysium, as I am human, not a pony. I have another afterlife to look forwards to. Provided it covers death here on Equis” said Masao only to be smacked once again, this time by Celestia.
“How dare thee! How canst thou taketh death so lightly!?” said Celestia angrily and Masao groaned as he was hunched over, trying to get a breath.
“And does thine afterlife allow for a soul tainted by darkness?” retorted Luna and Masao seemed to cringe from that more than the hit, “Ha! I thought not!”
“Thou shalt have no other gods before me; Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth; Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain; Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy; Honour thy father and thy mother; Thou shalt not kill; Thou shalt not commit adultery; and Thou shalt not steal; Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor. Those are the commandments of the Lord God of Israel, the god of the Christians. Not one of these commandments forbids the use of darkness” said Masao his teeth gritted and Luna seemed to lose some steam.
“Why then? Why doest thou wish to contaminate thy body with the dark magicks that my sister has kept contained?” asked Celestia and Masao had a look of dread on his face.
“Cause I don’t want to die” said the human and the three ponies shared a look
“Dost thou really fear death, Masao?” asked Evening Star and Masao looked away from the mare who moved herself into his view purposely, “Answer me, Masao, I need to hear thy answer, please…” said the mare, the princesses watched him the whole time and finally Masao relented.
“I don’t fear death, I fear retribution for my actions, “He who layth with an animal as he would a woman shall be stoned to death; Old Testament of the Bible… I… I don’t even feel regret about what I have done with you, Evening Star, but… But I fear for my soul” he said and when he mentioned being stoned, the three mares gasped and looked at him with pity. “I… Forget it… I must be going” he said and he started to leave, when Evening Star started after him. “Evening, I… Please I may need to have someone with me tonight, I do not think I can stay awake tonight Princess…” Luna just nodded as her friend left and headed to his room followed by Evening Star whom was silent…