//------------------------------// // Intro: A Stallion's Return // Story: Masked Pony Kiva // by Blazewind strike //------------------------------// In the middle of nowhere... A train was moving through a grass plane with wind pushing the grass the opposite way the train was going. The train eventually stopped at small with a train station, once fully stopped it opened its door and with that a group a multicolored ponies walked out the door. Inside one of the train carts there were still ponies getting out, almost everypony was either out of the train or moved into a another train cart that was closer to the front. Except one... Exactly one pony was still sitting in the train cart, it was a young stallion. He was light brown and had a reddish brown mane and tail, and on his rear side he had a image of brown violin with a small red bat coming off of it. He wore a red scarf that had the tails coming forward so far they almost touched the tips of his hooves. He was staring down at the ground with look of depression and sadness. "Are they all gone...good" a mechanical proper voice from the only remaining bag in the cart. It was black saddle bag with only one flap that connected to the bag via a single golden ornamental treble clef pin. A golden mechanical with black wing and red eyes flew out of the bag and started to serve the area to see if anyone else was in the train before given a loud "whew" sound with his right wing swiping across his face to remove the nonexistent sweet he had. "Finally I never thought they leave" the bat said before facing the single stallion, "Hey Encore, don't look so glum, we finally have some peace now that those ponies are gone." The stallion did not reply. "Come on Encore, you still can't be sad about moving again" the bat said as he slowly flew towards the stallion, still not replying, "Encore I know how much you don't like moving, but don't you remember where we're going this time?" The stallion finally responded towards what the bat was saying by nodding his head. "Good, so I don't need to remind you of the reason of why we're going to Ponyville. Now cheer up, your going towards your hometown, your dad's home, maybe some ponies can tell use about him." The stallion raised his head, before lowering it again. The bat just stared at the stallion with a look of sadness and defeat, before finally turning around and flying away to give the stallion some alone. "Ai,ai, ai, Encore, we need to get you some more friends, your loneliness is really starting to get old." Intro: A Stallion's Return Inside a castle in the middle of the forest... The castle was old and slightly destroyed, some walls were broken, and the inside was a mess. The only part of the castle that wasn't destroyed completely was huge library, with towering bookcases filled with books that all looked very old. Inside the old castle there was a library, where a Lavender mare with both wings and a horn, she had purple mane and tail with a pink stripe that went through entire mane and tail. Along with the mare, was small purple dragon, with green fin. Both the mare and the dragon were looking rather intensely through the rows, upon rows of book sleeves, seeming to be looking for something. The mare's horn glowed purple as books moved right in front of her. She used her magic to open the book, then she skimmed through the book, close it, put it back, then she repeated the progress for hundreds of more books. "Agh, Twilight can we go home yet" the purple dragon said referring to the lavender mare, "we've been here for hours, and looked through like, what, a thousand books." "No Spike, we still haven't even a single book that has information about that weird crystal box we got from the tree of harmony." Twilight replied to the dragon, using her magic to pull out another book. "This one looks important." Twilight took the book over to a nearby table in the room and set it down so she could observe it in a more in-depth way. The book was a dark brown with a black border that was metal with the same colored screw in the four corner of the cover and back cover. But what caught the mare the most was the stylized bat-like picture on the front cover made out of multi-colored mosaic glass pieces. Twilight opened the book to it's first page, which only read its title. The title was red and extremely stylized, taking up the entire page."The Moonlit Bat, Kiva", well that's a interesting title" Twilight read, a little confused by the title. "I wonder what this is about?" "Well I don't know" Spike said giving up optimistically. "but I think it has something to do with bats." "You don't say Spike." Twilight said annoyed with her dragon friend Spike pointing out the obvious. "Let's take a closer look into the book." "Great, we're going to be here for another hour." Spike said sarcastically under his breath. "You say something Spike?" Twilight asked already looking for the first chapter of the book, oblivious to Spikes comment. "Nothing, just going to be over the there...um, looking for more books, yeah more books" Spike said in a scared tone, walking away from the purple unicorn. "Eh, whatever." Twilight replied, before beginning to read the book in her head. 'Long ago, during the conflicting times of light and darkness, thirteen hidden races of different demons existed. Each race lived side by side with creature of various shapes and sizes, each having the ability to change into a pony form for extended periods of times. While nopony could identify any of these demons, did not mean the demons would not feed of anypony to satisfy their thirst for life energy." 'Every race lived with harmony with one and other, some more peaceful than others. It all changed when one of the races, the fangire's, creatures of someponies worst nightmares, betrayed that peace for absolute power among the thirteen races. They wiped out almost all of other races, with very few survivors from each race. Every demon that imposed them died almost instantly, nothing could stop them." 'Then, a demon from within the fangire's ranks opposed the mass genocide of the race's. Not many could remember his face, but they could never forget the figure a pony shaped body, covered in armor which gleamed in the moonlight, with giant bat like wings. This warrior destroyed all who stood in his way leaving the crushed mosaic glass of the fangire's body behind him." "The warrior soon rose to the top of all fangire's, with no demon opposing him, he became know under only one title "The King Of The Fangire's, Kiva". Using his newly founded position of power, he elected three other fangire's he deemed worthy as his elite. The fangire's race prospered under it's new found king rule, sharing peace with all other living creatures.' 'But just as the warrior quickly appeared, so did he vanish, along with his mighty race. All signs of fangire's were gone, and eventually disappeared into myth. Someponies believe they still exist, hiding, waiting to return.' "Well that was um... interesting" Twilight said disgusted before closing the book. "but still didn't have any information about that chest. Oh well back to searching. Spike, have you found any more books that look important?" The train stop of Ponyville... "We have arrived at Ponyville." an announcer voice echoed through all the train carts. "Hey, Encore, looks like we're finally here." the golden mechanical bat said looking out through window right next to his stallion friend. The stallion replied by simply getting up off bench he was sitting on, and began to use his magic to start lifting some of his bag's that were above to floor. The unicorn only had a few bags, along with single long black rectangular bag with an extendable handle. Encore raised his head and with a depressed look on his face he began to walk towards open door of his train cart. "Uh, Encore, I hope you can get friends here, because I don't know what to do with you." the bat said in a disappoint tone, before flying into one of Encore's bags open pockets, then closing it once he was inside. The town of Ponyville was filled energy and life from ponies of all shapes, sizes, and colors. The town was bright with ponies everywhere Encore looked. It didn't phase him though, he continued to look depressed as he got off the train, becoming frustrated with the trouble pulling his long black bag with a handle the through the station. Encore was finally able to get through the mess that was the Ponyville train station, breathing heavily. He walked to an open area that was not yet by a mass of ponies crowding it. He then took out a crumpled piece of paper and unfolded it. He read it, then soon put it away before walking away continuing to struggle with his bags. ...But before Encore could even get few feet away, he walked straight into something, causing him to fall over on his face. That is when he heard a high pitched feminine energetic voice. "Are you hurt? I'm so sorry for crashing into you, I was kind of in a rush to get somewhere and I just didn't see you there." Encore lifted himself up, and then looked for the voice talking to him. What saw slightly confused him, a pink mare with a hot pink mane and tail that reminded him of bubblegum. Her eyes were light blue opened widely, along with a picture on her rear which looked like balloons. Before Encore could get a chance to answer the question, he was given the mare began to speak with a more excited voice. "Hey I haven't seen you here in Ponyville, wait did you just get here? Neat, that explains all the bags you have. Wow, I have to you're welcome to Ponyville party ready as soon as possible. What's your favorite color, hobby, dessert. Mines pink, parties, and cake, I like cake a lot, do you? Who Am I kidding everypony likes cake..." Encore could only stare in confusion at the pink mare in front of him ramble off. She just went on about absolutely random things. Encore began to go around the mare continuing to struggle with his bags. "...that actually reminds of this one time it was rain chocolate from sky, and-" The eccentric pink mare soon realized that new pony that was in front was beginning to walk away from her. "Hey where are you going, you look like you're struggling, do you need help?" Encore didn't answer, he just continued to walk away, struggling all the way. Eventually collapsing under pressure and the weight of all the object he was carrying with his magic. Encore got back up on his four hooves, simple shaking his head at the mare. "Ya sure, you look like your kind of struggling over there with those bags?" the pink mare asked with stallion simple nodding his head, before falling over again, "Yeah, you're going to need someponies help and that pony is me." Both Encore and the pink mare where now both sharing load of Encore's bags, with the pink mare carrying two of the bags on her back, with him dealing with long black bag and the other bag on his back. The two walked together through Ponyville plaza. Encore still depressed with frown on his face with mare been the exact opposite, happy and full of life. "So I forgot to mention my name earlier." The mare mentioned, looking at Encore to get his attention. "It's Pinkie Pie, I told you one mine so what's your name?" Encore was shocked with the question, he is rarely asked what his name is. He didn't know how to respond and his notepad was in one of the bags Pinkie was carrying. He had to speak. In his quietest voice he could muster, he answered. "Crimson Encore." "I didn't quite catch that." Pinkie replied. "Crimson Encore." Encore answered again only little bit louder. "What was that?" Pinkie replied again moving her head in closer. "Crimson Encore." He answered one time, this time in a whisper. "One more time." Pinkie asked, stressing the stallion out even more, with sweat falling down his face. "Huh." Encore breathed in and admitting his defeat to himself. "My name is Encore, Crimson Encore." "Nice to meet you, Encore." Pinkie replied, before shaking Encore's hoof violently. "Can you please stop, Ms.Pie." Encore said in a scared voice. "I really don't like being touched." "Okay." Pinkie said in nice happy way, with smile on her face. "Thank you." Encore said in a shy way. "So where are we going, Encore?" Pinkie asked. "With all those bag, you can't just be here for the day." "My dad's house. I heard he lived here." Encore answered taking out the small piece of paper from earlier. "I was just following these directions." "Okay, lead the way, my friend." Pinkie Pie replied by pointing her hoof forward. 'Friend, I have a friend.' Encore thought to himself, with a bewildered look on his face. "You okay there Encore?" Pinkie asked waving her hoof in front of Encore's face. "Yeah, I'm fine." Encore said said his head and walking forward. "Whatever." Pinkie commented, shrugging it off. "So is the place?" Pinkie Pie asked, staring at the giant house in front of her. "Yep." Encore answered, walking forward to the entrances. The house in front of the two ponies was as big all the other houses in Ponyville, but a lot wider. The house looked like more like mansion, it was a old and white, and covered in weeds and plants. The two ponies were right in front of black gate that was currently broken and open, like an entrance of a haunted house. "Ya sure?" Pinkie asked again. "This is the place." Encore answered again, as he push the gate open only for the lock to break. "Okay then." Pinkie replied cheerfully, following Encore into the house. The two ponies walked through old, slightly broken brown door that lead inside. But once the two entered the inside the house, it looked completely different. It wasn't destroyed, a perfect wooden floor, stair that lead to upper level with railing separating the two. Encore went up the stairs to see the dusty yet, completely intact square wooden table and a nice wooden cabinet with a glass window near the table. Encore couldn't help but smile as he looked around the workplace of his former father. Pinkie soon followed Encore up the steps to hopping all the way, with smile on her face. "Nice place, I always thought nopony lived here." Encore without hesitating ran toward the long black bag and then unzipped it. Encore then pulled out a reddish brown violin from the bag. Using his magic he opened the glass cabinet and put the violin inside, closing it once inside. "Ooooh." Pinkie said in awe of the violin, "Is that your violin?" "No, it's my dad's." Encore answered with a depressed tone. "It's one of last things he gave me, it's name is Bloody Rose." "Oh." Pinkie said in a more sympathetic tone, "I'm so sorry." "It's okay, I have gotten over it." Encore replied, still with an undertone of sadness. Their was a brief silent in room, neither talked. Encore stared at Bloody Rose, to examine it's beauty once again. Finally Pinkie said in more optimistic voice. "So can I hear you play?" "Um, sorry I don't really like to play in front of ponies." Encore answered in shy tone. "Plus I'm not that good." "Ah come on." Pinkie replied in more anxious to hear her new friend play. "No, you really wouldn't like my playing, it sounds very bad." Encore replied now more nervous. "Pleases." Pinkie asked once more with the cutest face she could make. "Fine." Encore admitted in defeat, "but not right now okay." "Okay." Pinkie responded with a light giggle. The two continued to talk and unpack the bags. Most of the stuff was Encore various scarves and a few jackets, with a surprising amount of tools meant to build string instruments. This caused Pinkie to ask. "So why do you have all these tools anyway, you don't really look like craftspony to me?" "I build and repair violins for ponies" Encore answered still taking things out of his bags. "and I also make them for myself." "Why, you seem to have pretty nice looking one in that cabinet over there." Pinkie replied, pointing at the Bloody Rose. "It's my dream to build a violin that one day surpass my father's Bloody Rose." Encore said with a smile on his face. "Wow, that's some dream." Pinkie said, their was brief silence before Pinkie spontaneously freaked out. "Well looks you got things under control here, I am going to get things for welcome to Ponyville party." "Oh, okay then." Encore responded blushing a little. "You don't really need to do that for me Ms.Pie." "Silly filly, of course I do. It's what friends do for each other, and we are friends right." "Yeah." Encore put his front right hoof behind his head. "See, so don't worry about it Encore." And with that Pinkie left hopping right out, with Encore being able to wave goodbye to the pink mare. Suddenly a zipper on one of Encore's bags opened up, with the golden bat flying out, giving a sigh I relief. He flew up to the upper level, a flying around the area, taking it in. "Whew, I never thought a pony could talk that much, it got annoying after awhile" The bat commented as he perched himself on a railing, to see Encore smiling, "but I can't be more grateful for her getting you to talk and not only that, but for you to smile. I'm honestly shocked." "I didn't smile." Encore retorted. "Sure you didn't." The bat said antagonizing the stallion. "You better not forget your performance now." "Shut up Kivat." Encore said turning his back on the bat, focusing back on unpacking. Ponyville plaza... "I'm so mad, we couldn't even find a single book that relates to that chest." Twilight said out loud as she walked through Ponyville plaza with Spike. "Ah, come on Twilight, it wasn't that bad." Spike said confronting the alicorn. It was still bright out and ponies flooded the streets of the town, many buying stuff at local shops, some on benches, and other just talking to each other. At that moment a familiar looking pink mare came hopping her way into the center of plaza. "Are you kidding me Spike, it was so unproductive." Twilight stopped in the center of the plaza enraged. "Well I don't know about you, but I was able to finish another issues Dhampir, Vampire vs Vampire." Spike stopped, pulling out the comic book. "Spike how many times do I have to tell you, stop reading those comic books, their a bad influence for you." "Ah, come on Twilight, it's not like anything in those comic books are real." "I know Spike, but still I don't want you trying to mimic anything in those books." "Oh, like anything can fly and float without wings, or for have super strength, seriously." "You got a point there." Twilight admitted with a smile on her face, before noticing a familiar looking pink mare, "Hey, isn't that Pinkie Pie?" "I think it is." Spike said answering Twilight question. "I wonder what's she doing?" Twilight asked as she began to walk to pink mare. "Here we go again, hey Twilight wait up." Spike said running to catch up with lavender mare that was quite a bit ahead of him. "Pinkie Pie." Twilight said walking up to her friend, "what are you doing here?" "Oh hi Twilight, you too Spike." Pinkie replied cheerfully noticing the two. "Well it all started this morning I was doing my weekly check for new ponies in Ponyville when I accidentally crashed into this one stallion with a lot of bag, he was really shy and even did Fluttershy whole quite voice thing, now that I think about it Encore would probably make great friends with Fluttershy. Oh yeah the new pony name is Encore, he just moved into the old white mansion that everyone thought was abandoned, said his father lived there, who knew right. He also like violins, he even has this really cool looking one." "Pinkie slow down, we get it." Twilight stopped her pink mare friend. "Sorry." Pinkie says with embarrassing smile. "So let me guess your getting thing ready for this stallion's 'welcome to Ponyville' party." Spike asked. "You betcha." Pinkie answered, "I was on my just on my way to get the ingredients for the cool idea for a cake for Encore, since the Cakes just ran out." "Pinkie you will never cease to amaze me." Twilight commented. "Well do you need a hoof with getting the things for this cake." "Never hurts to have extra hooves, am I right?" Pinkie answered. "Well what's the first thing we need?" Twilight asked. "I thinking getting some flour is the best place to start." Pinkie answered. "I heard about this great stall from a bunch of ponies, they said it has some killer flour." "Okay then, lead the way Pinkie." Twilight insisted. The two walked through the massive crowds that is Ponyville plaza, the place was full of many stalls selling various things anypony would need. Twilight, Pinkie, and Spike where finally able to get through it and find the stall that the excited pink mare mentioned. It was a pure white stall, with pictures of flour bags on the sign. Behind the booth was a white stallion with a black messy mane, tail and a beard. His stall has a few glass jar with creatures inside of them. "Where here." Pinkie exclaimed, as the group walked up to the stall. "Pinkie you sure this place, is um... clean" Twilight commented with some disgust. "Oh, stop worrying Twilight." Pinkie said turning to the stallion with a smile. "Hi, me and my friends are looking for some flour, I am assuming you got some." "Yeah I got some flour." the stallion answered. "5 bits for pound." "Okay, here you go." Pinkie said laying down a pile of bits. The serious stallion counted the bits with his right hoof, before putting his head under the counter pulling out bags of flour. Spike, on Twilight back was poking the jars, trying to get the little creatures' attention. Twilight sighing at the actions of her young dragon assistant. "I would suggest you stop doing that." Spike raised his head to see the towering stallion staring at him. "They are very important to me and they don't like being messed with." "Sorry dude, didn't know these were so important." Spike replied. "They are." the stallion answered setting a bag of flour in front of Spike. "Well I think that enough flour, we should be going." Twilight insisted, with a fake smile on her face. "But Twilight-" Pinkie began. "We will be going." Twilight cut off Pinkie, picking up the flour with her magic. "Ah, come on Twilight." Spike said getting off Twilight's back, "you can't leave behind your change we need those bits." Spike rushed back to the stand, determined to get the money back. He tried to jump up to grab the but failed to get a grip, trying again he leaped higher getting a hold of the ledge. When he pulled himself up, the stall shook causing the glass jars to fall off and hit the ground. The jars shattered, releasing the tiny insect creatures from them. The stallion now baring a look of sadness in his eyes, jumping over the stand to try capture what is important to him, unable to get a single one. "Sorry dude, my bad." Spike apologizing, with light smile of innocence on his face. "Spike look what you did, ugh we are going to talk about this later." Twilight scolded the young dragon, before turning back to the stallion. "I am so sorry for friend's action, is their anything I can do to help?" "They were my precious friends." the white stallion responded, before raising his head to face the alicorn, "The only thing that can help me is the life of that dragon on a plate." "Uh, Twilight..." Spike began. The white stallions eye's fill with rage, his teeth clutched and his taking the stance of a beast. Black line's climbed up his body creating patterns as they spread. Multiple colors filling the opening in the pattern, creating a pattern that now reassembled mosaic glass. What looked liked a transparent glass consumed the stallions body before breaking apart to reveal a monstrous new form that looked like a black pony but with giant claws instead of front hooves and more muscle to the entire stallions frame with armor as well. Twilight could also notice the same mosaic glass printing covering the monster body, the whole thing remind her of some beetle she has seen. "I don't thing you can help this stallion." Spike finished his sentence in fear. "Oh Spike, he just a little different he doesn't look like he can hurt a grasshopper." Pinkie commented, as the former stallion, turned around throwing his left claw into Spike face, causing the masses of ponies in plaza to runaway in fear. "Spike." Twilight screamed in concern, using her magic to move Spike out of the way and back to her side, "I agree Spike, we need to get out here." "Oh, come on Twilight." Pinkie said, still optimistic. "Pinkie, not now. We are running now." Twilight said turning around to face her pink friend. "But..." Pinkie been cut of as the monster turned around and jumping in the air over the group behind Pinkie, shaking the ground and roaring, "Yeah, I agree we need to run." The group turned around and began to run away from the monster. The creature enraged and roaring in a hoarse voice he chased them, catching up to them. The creature jumped into the air once again crashing into the ground in between them send the group flying into different directions. The monster focused it's attention on the young dragon squirming in fear, as two mosaic glass like fangs appeared in the air. "Hey, get away from him." Twilight scream, and then fired a magical blast at creature from her horn. The monster stopped, and turned around. Noticing the blast came from Twilight, it roared, and went after her instead. Twilight sighed as she, before firming her stance and eyes. "Yep, today just keeps getting better and better." Inside Encore's house... The house was nice and tranquil, Kivat flied through house to observe all the new house and all it surroundings. Encore was busy working on an almost completed shell of a violin, he was cleaning it up, being sure not to push to hard to break the shell. Encore was silently focused and quiet. 'Almost done.' Encore thought to himself. Suddenly the string on the Bloody Rose began to vibrant creating a irritating high pitched sound. The instant Encore heard the voice he it distracted him with the pain it caused his ears. He pushed to hard on stop where he was working and broke a hole into it. "No!" Encore yelled, as he felt the pain of breaking the violin "Encore, fangire attack, we need to get going." Kivat said flying into the workshop on the second floor. "I know, let's get going Kivat." Encore said depressed whipping his hoof of with a nearby cloth, before beginning to walk out the house. 'I felt like that it could've been the one.' "I'm surprised, usually they attack much earlier then this." Kivat said following Encore out the door. "Usually we don't even have time to set up the shop." Ponyville Plaza... Encore ran up one of the side paths that lead to central plaza with Kivat behind him. He saw the monsterus pony, and some of the damage it caused. But that's when he noticed Pinkie pie, a small dragon, and another mare shooting magical blast at the beast, with little to no effect. 'What is Ms.Pie doing here?' Encore thought to himself, "That pony won't last long against that Fangire, we have to hurry Kivat." "Got it, been waiting to do this again." Kivat said before flying into Encore hoof. "Kivat, Go!" Encore grabbed Kivat with his right hoof, with Kivat's mouth fully opening, revealing two sliver fangs. Encore took the bat and pressed it mouth on his left hoof. Kivat closed his mouth on the hoof biting on it. "Bite!" Kivat muttered as he bite into Encore's skin. Stylized black lines spread from the bite mark, ever party of Encore fur was covered in the same black lines. Chains then began to wrap around Encore's neck before breaking. In it's place was now a large red collar, that had two pockets storing strange looking pieces of glass on each side. In the center was bar that was little bit extended off the the collar itself. "Henshin." Encore said before placing Kivat on the bar of collar and letting him fall down into place. Sound wave's forged in front of Encore as a clear glass like armor expanded from his body and head, before breaking. In it's place was no longer Encore but a slightly bigger stallion in armor. Black body armor surrounded all of his body, and his chest now wore giant piece of chest armor that was silver on the outside side. The chest plate was a blood red and had lines covering it. He now wore shoulder pads that were also sliver and had chains dangling form them. Same with his back right leg which was complete cover in metal and chains. All the other legs had no metal parts except for the very hoof of the legs which had a red jewel decorated in them. His tail now resembled a red bat wing with a metal piece over the top. His cutie mark on his rear now looked like a red bat. On Encore's helmet, were two giant yellow eyes that look Jack-O-lanterns eyes. It had silver mouth piece and jaw that looked like mouth, with to black painted fangs on it. And finally Encore's horn was now replaced with translucent green crystal that reassembled a horn. Encore rushed forward at the fangire, jumping forward at it and punching it with his front right hoof. The lavender mare stumbled back at the sight of the new warrior. And was at a lose of words at what she saw. The fangire got up and roared at his attacker, before realizing who just attacked him and was took back. The warrior slowly walked forward, and stared at the fangire, with it's eyes that stared into his soul. The fangire stood there without knowing what to do. "I shall ask this only once." Encore began, now with a deeper voice and more serious tone, "You can run away and never attack another living thing for the rest of your life, or you can fight me? Your choice?" 'Who is this pony?' Twilight thought. The fangire without hesitation charged at the armed stallion. Screaming and preparing to fight, raising it's claws into the air, before slamming them onto the ground where Encore stood. Jumping out of the way and landing a short distance away from the fangire. Encore lowered his head and sighing before raising it again. "So be it, your judgement been passed." Encore said before charging forward. When the two reached each other, the fangire was the first one to throw the first punch, with Encore dodging it a the last second. Encore then countered by punching the beast in it's chest with his right hoof before lifting it up into a uppercut, knocking the fangire over, causing it to get angrier. He advanced forward drop kicking the creature over once more. The fangire got up once more and charged once again. Throwing a barge of punches at the masked stallion. Encore simply dodged each one with no effort, before unleash a flurry of punch onto the creature's chest. Knocking the fangire back, Encore retracted the hoof he last used to punch the beast. "Is that all you got." Encore commented walking towards the fangire. 'This pony is unreal.' Twilight admired the masked stallion from a far. "This pony is so cool." Pinkie commented with a smile on her face. "He's like a hero out of one of Spikes comic books, you go pony whose name I don't know." Encore turned his head towards the pink mare, a smile appearing on Encore face, before becoming more stern. The Fangire banged on the ground cracking it shaking it as well. Encore stunned for awhile, progressing forward now running. Encore turns around kicking the fangire down to the ground with his back hooves. Turning around to see the fangire on the ground, exhausted. "It's time to end this." Encore sighed before using his magic to lift up one of the pieces of glass with red tip from his collar and place it into Kivat's mouth. "Wake Up!" Kivat muttered before coming off the collar, and the sky turning into night with a the moon appearing as well. "What does he mean by end this." Spike asked. Encore raised up his hooves into the air except his front left hoof. Kivat flew around Encore before biting off the chains on back right leg, causing metal around it break apart with two bat like wings coming off from his leg. The inside of leg was red with three giant green jewels going down the leg, with gold trim along each one. "I don't want to know Spike" Twilight answer, worried about what was happening. Using all his strength, Encore pushed off the ground with his left hoof. He ascended into the sky flipping over so his full body could be seen with the moon behind him. He spread his front two legs to sides, and bent his back left knee forward. Then, like a speeding bullet, Encore shoot through the night sky with back right hoof point towards the fangire. A reddish glow surrounded Encore back right hoof on his horn as he got closer to the creature. The fangire tried to stop the kick by putting his front two legs in front of him. "Wait stop!" Twilight yelled as she knew what would happen. Encore hoof hit the fangire's front two legs, breaking them into a million piece of mosaic glass. The hoof continued towards his chest, knock the beast to the ground. Creating a small crater that match the image on his rear, only with cracks in the image. In Canterlot... One of the small castle that looked very old and gray glowed a dark purple. Four giant purple scaly lizard feet popped out of the sides of the castle, then short dragon tail out the back, with giant dragon head popping out the front gate to the castle. The newly made dragon castle flew away from where it was with tiny wing on the top of the castle into night sky. With someponies staring at in confusion. Others in awe, at the event that had happened, talking to each other. Back in Ponyville... The fangire began to crack as it's more mosaic glass like feature became more pronounce, with it's skin looking like it known. The three jewel on on Encore's leg, began to light up in order going down to fangire causing it to completely break. Shining star like object appeared where the fangire once was and began to fly away. When suddenly castle dragon flew in, and ate the star in one bit, before landing in the central plaza. It walked up slowly to masked stallion. "Ah, it's good to back." Kivat said before going back onto Encore's collar. Encore turned his back on his work, and began to walk away. The castle dragon began to follow it's summoner slowly. He began to relax as another one of his fights come to an end. "Wait, where are you going?" a voice called from behind him. "I'm leaving." Encore said still in character, turning around to see face he was too familiar with, the princess of friendship. "You think you can just leave this place like this?" Twilight asked enraged. "And what is that dragon castle thing and why did you have kill that creature." "Yeah, what up with that dude." Spike added on. "Don't worry about anything I do." Encore answered, "but know this, I protect this town." "Wait, protect, you call that protecting." Twilight replied. "You wrecked this ground and you didn't even try to save that pony." "You two are no longer in danger are you." Encore retorted. "No, but." Twilight stopped before beginning again. "But what about that stallion." "He made his choice, his end need to happen." Encore explained in serious tone. "But, but..." Twilight began. "Then I did my job." Encore said turning his back and continuing to walk away. "I will be leaving." "Can you at least tell me your name?" Twilight asked. "Kiva." Encore answered. "Masked Pony Kiva." "Kiva." Twilight repeated, realizing the name. "Wait..." Before Twilight could finish her sentence, the dragon castle flapped it's wings, causing a gust of wind and dust to envelop the area. When the dust clear it was daylight again, and both the dragon castle and Kiva were gone without a trace. Twilight was puzzled and looked everywhere for armored savior, but with no luck. "Kiva." Twilight repeated, "The Moonlit Bat, Kiva." "I don't know who that pony is, but I like him." Pinkie commented. "Kiva was it, I think he's cool." "So Twilight, I think my comic books were right." Spike pulled on Twilight front right leg. "Spike, huh... I need to lay down." Twilight responded. "Today been too long." To Be Continued...