The Price of Power

by kingrulerword

Chapter 1

Come on! Sing with me!

Do you want to know the thing I hate most about being a statue? I couldn't escape the voices in my head. This particular voice belonged to Discord, spirit of chaos and the only other being I could communicate with. In exchange for his help, I taught him a few songs. It seemed harmless enough at first. It got really old, really fast. A thousand years is a long time to hear the same five songs over and over again. I thought back to the life I had left behind.

It had started innocently enough. In a reversal of a popular theme, my brother and I dressed as Itachi and Sasuke Uchiha respectively. We thought it would be funny. Anyway, while we were there I saw this stand run by the shadiest looking guy I've ever seen. I start browsing through his wares and he just stares at me. My eyes stop on a book with the Uchiha clan symbol on it. I open it up to find a list of every technique preformed or mentioned by any character in the series. Suddenly, I was consumed by the need to own this book.

"How much for this," I asked the guy.

"You have a good eye. For a gentleman with exquisite taste, such as yourself, it's only $150," he said giving me the most twisted smile I'd ever seen in my life.

"Please tell me you're not really going to pay that much money for something you can find on the internet for free," my brother said, looking at me as if I had grown a second head.

"You heard the man," I replied, handing the vendor the cash, "I have exquisite taste."

"When you get hungry, Mr. Exquisite Taste, you're on your own."

"Yeah, fine, whatever. Hold my wallet, I need to make room for the book."

My brother held my wallet while stuffed the book into the purple rope around my waist. Once I was sure it was in place. I took a moment to admire my work and we walked away from the stand. I couldn't have taken more than five steps before the room started spinning. What the hell? I thought as I crashed into the ground. I could hear my brother calling me, his voice getting distant. As I blacked out, I heard the voice of the shady vendor,"Hang on to that book. You're going to need it."

I awoke in a grassy field, just outside of a forest. "Where the hell am I," I wondered aloud, hoping someone would hear me. Wherever I was, this place was unnatural. The grass was such a bright green that it looked almost like a cartoon. The clouds looked as if a twelve year old had shaped them. Trying to remain calm I checked my person. I found the book I had just bought and my cell phone. I checked my phone. No service and no internet but the numbers looked right and made sense. That was good. Now I knew I wasn't dreaming.

"I don't remember doing any drugs, and I seem pretty lucid." I discounted the possibility of drug-induced hallucination or coma. I kept searching myself for clues and found something I wasn't expecting. I had a sword. I had a real sword and it was an exact replica of Sasuke's sword. At that moment I heard a scream coming from the forest. Being the type of person I am, I walked in the opposite direction. "Well," I thought to myself, "I should probably find civilization."

Discord had stopped singing. That meant one of two things either he had forgotten the words and was going to start another song or there was a tour group and he was trying to identify them. I hoped desperately it was the latter. Luck, it seemed, was on my side today.

"This statue represents discord, which is a lack of harmony between ponies," I heard. That voice had to be Cheerilee! I was finally caught up to the show.

"Discord, it's them! Get ready!" I heard the cutie mark crusaders arguing and I felt myself grow excited. I would finally be free! I was about to listen in when I heard something else that caught my attention.

"Ms. Cheeriee, what's this one," a squeaky little voice asked. Another reason to be excited. Nopony ever asked about me. Only two statues in this area and people only want to know about the draconequus. I'm a strange looking creature too.

"This is the statue of a horrible monster. The legend says that over a thousand years ago this creature wandered through equestrian burning down everything in its path. It had an unquenchable thirst for destruction and rage. It ran rampant across Equestria leaving trails of carnage in its wake until it was stopped by Princess Celestia and Princess Luna," Cheerilee explained.

"That's so scary," the little voice barely managed to say.

"And wrong," I thought. "It was one village, one castle, and one forest."

"Dont be afraid," Cheerilee comforted her student, "This creature never actually existed. It's just an old story."

So now in their eyes, I was both a terrifying monster and fictional. I guess all the good I did would be forever lost to history. When I got free, I was going to start a new legend. One nopony would ever forget. Now if Discord could just set me free, I could put my new grand master plan in action. The class's voices grew distant but I waited until I couldn't hear them anymore.

"Discord? Did you get enough?"

I was answered with the sound of cracking stone and yawning.

"I sure did," he exclaimed, "I've got to say, you were right on the money."

"Now it's time for you to hold up your end." A snap of fingers later, I felt myself fall to the ground. All of my senses were returning to me and I could move my limbs for the first time in ages.

"Well I've got a lot of things to do, places to go, ponies to see. I'll be going now," Discord said.

"Wait! There's still one more part to this deal. I expect to be paid in full."

"About that," Discord said nervously, "This seems like a terrible idea."

I stood up,"Doesnt matter. Just do it."

"Now you may feel a slight pinch."

Discord snapped his fingers and I felt my face smack into the soft dirt. I was in the worst physical pain I had ever known. It was a burning, stabbing sensation coming from the empty sockets where my eyes used to be.

"Anaesthesia, you idiot!" I yelled in between my screams of pain.

"What's anaesthesia? Anyway as requested, here is your new pair of eyes. Almost genetically identical to the ones you previously owned as specified." With another snap of his fingers, the pain subsided.

"I've also sped up the healing process," Discord said. "Think of it as a 'gift'. It's been a pleasure doing business with you and best of luck with your endeavours, Mr. Uchiha."

I was alone. I rolled over onto my back and tried opening my new eyes. The light was intense but I quickly adjusted. I looked around.I'd forgotten how bright the colors of this world were. I tried activating my Sharingan. It worked and now came the real test. I tried activating my mangekyou sharingan. It worked and there was no pain while using it. Now it was eternal. Now I could put my plan in motion.

First, I needed to retrieve the things the princesses took when they defeated me. I felt outwards with my chakra and felt all of my flying raijin marks react. They were all where I left them. That was an unexpected blessing , now I could teleport instead of walk. I focused on the mark on a lower level of the castle and in a flash of yellow light, I was gone.