> Fiery steps > by Anon01 > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > huh? > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- You are Anon, it's 11A.M. and right now, you are pretty damn hangry. Man, what an awful day today it was, you have just finished working a 12-hour shitty night shift and you haven’t eaten anything since dinner. A hungry Anon, was an angry Anon, and by God, people got the message that you were damn hangry. Both starved and pissed off by the low-life trash you call customers that you had to attend to while working. You headed back to you house where you knew that the cold delicious pizza from yesterday awaited. You could already taste it... damn, so good. Now, you might be wondering, what makes this pizza so damn special? The truth is, this pizza wasn't like any other pizza. This particular pizza was from Papa Bless pizzeria Literally, the greatest pizzas ever made You parked your car on an empty spot near your apartment and headed inside. Taking the elevator up to the 7th floor, you were famished and looked like a walking corpse, who would've known that long night shifts in a shit job and a trash-food based diet could fuck you up so hard? Certainly not you. On the 3rd floor, an old decrepit woman in a red dress stepped inside. Her nails were long and painted in a blood red color, as if she just killed someone with them. Her dress was provocative and showed lots of skin; skin that looked incredibly young on a body so old like hers. The sound of jewelry jiggling following her every step. Fuck your life… it was Martha, the old God-forsaken lady that refused to die You didn't have anything against elderly people, in fact, you found the company of your nanny and her old friends very pleasant whenever you visited her But this fossil.... this eternal walking husk of a person was, by far, one of the worst nightmares to ever blight your existence. You were pretty sure that her soul died, and a demon took over "Oh! My goodness, Anonymous! Look at you! You look downright dead right now; you somehow manage to look even more pathetic than usual." God, you wanted to strangle her "Yeah, well. Some of us don't get the joy of bathing in the blood of virgins in the afternoon" "Pah! Again with the sass. You never change, do you? You still struggle with that horrible and monotonous job that sucks your soul everyday instead of listening to reason." She kept looking at you while pushing the 30th floor button "I'd rather lose it in a job than sell it to the devil, you filthy demonette" you said with a snarl "HA! Oh Anon, my dear and ever-loving Anon..." She grabbed your cheeks with both of her old, jeweled, and wrinkly hands and pulled you closer with a strength that no old woman should have, a damned demon indeed "Mark my words my love, you WILL be mine..." The door opened in your floor, and you decided to end this "Trust me you old hag, the ever-burning flames of hell will have to freeze over for me to ever accept to be your pet" With a grace of a squirming worm, you slipped from her grasp and walked out of the elevator, but not before turning around and pressing all the buttons from the elevator board "Have a good day Martha, hope today is the day you choke on dick and die" She widened her old, wrinkled eyes and tried to reach for you but the door closed before she got to you "COME BACK HERE YOU LITTLE-" Her voice cut off by the moving elevator... she might take a while to get to her floor. You chuckled... 'Well, today is getting better!' You thought while fiddling with your keys trying to get inside your apartment It was pretty small, with a main room where both the kitchen and the living room were the one and the same, a small room where you had your bed, and a bathroom. It was no Queen of England’s palace, but it was yours Of course, you could get some place nicer, you had the income to afford it, but then again, why would you? You had to deal with a few nuisances like the old hag, and maybe some annoying neighbors, but all in all, you were comfortable with what you had You finally got inside and threw your keys in a little glass bowl and made your way to your refrigerator to finally meet your destiny The doors of heaven opened with a cold breeze, and you were basked in a pale white light, You looked into the center of it all, and there it was… So perfect, so beautiful, the ever-delicious mighty morphin power cold pizza from yesterday You mouth watered just by looking at it But time was of the essence, you could feel your carbohydrates reserves diminishing each second. So without further ado, you extended your right hand to reach perfection You grabbed the plate it was on, and tried to get it out of its cold prison Keyword in “tried” Because the plate was stuck in place “What the-“ You were now getting serious and angrier by the minute, you pulled and used even more strength, but try as you may, the plate wouldn’t budge … With a heavy sigh, you decided it was not worth the trouble. Guess it is time to clean the fridge again… You were about to leave the plate alone and go for the goodie on top of it, but suddenly, the porcelain disk came off and began to levitate. You were certain that it wasn’t you. In fact, your hand was just merely resting on it You were dumbstruck, watching as the plate was just flying on its own, as if it was ascending to a higher realm of existence… was this a sign of God? Has this slice of pizza reached godhood? The next moment, you felt a pull that threatened to rip the plate off your hand You managed to get a strong hold onto it, but the pull was now getting even stronger, because the next time you felt it, your arm was devoured into the fridge, and you hit your head with the top door “AGH- MOTHERFUCKER” You finally decided that 50% of your strength wasn’t enough, and used both hands to pull your food. One hand below the plate, and the other one on top of the pizza, just in case this thieving force decided to be smart and grab the real treasure You managed to get a few steps back before it pulled again, this time, even stronger. To the point of getting back where you started; With your head hitting the top door “AUGH! YOU PIECE OF..." You felt the plate getting sucked even harder "AW HELL NAH- YOU AIN’T TAKING SHIT, YOU CUNT” Summoning the strength of 10 autists, you managed to pull back and put your feet to the side of the fridge, now using both your arms and your legs to pull. Veins throbbing through them as your face got even redder by the second “COME ON, YOU…. GHHNYAAAAAA” With a guttural scream coming from the depths of a desperate man, you finally pulled the plate out But you see, weaponized autism is a very dangerous thing, for if it is wrongly used, it can lead to serious consequences. You must take a look at your surroundings first to deem it safe to use But a desperate anon didn’t have time to do so. Thus, he ended up flying across the room and hitting the pantry with a mighty force that shattered the wooden boards … You were dazed. Dazed, hurt, and full of splinters. But the pain was only temporary, the pizza was forever. You weakly lifted one of the pizza slices and smirked “I win, bitch.” You aimed the slice with your mouth, and the moment of truth was at hand. But when you tried to move it towards your mouth, you couldn’t move your hand “…huh?” Applying more strength, your muscles bulged but to no avail. Your -1000iq brain tried to process what was going on, nothing made sense from the moment you opened your fridge. Pretty sure it was cursed or something, but think later, focus on pizza now Okay, not maybe that slice now, but you still have more on the plate! You moved your left hand to grab the other slices of pizza but even that arm was unable to move, stuck to the ground as if it was glued “FUCK!” What could you do? Maybe try your legs or some- THAT’S IT! Just open your mouth and drop the pizza! A pro gamer move! But not even your fingers were responding With everything to lose and nothing you could do about it, you decided to do the only logical thing a man could do in this kind of situation… Curse. “YOU PICE OF SHIIIIII-“ ‘Wtf?’ “YOU CUUUUUU-“ ‘huh’? “I SAID, YOU ARE A PIECE OF FUUUU-“ You couldn’t get the words out. What was going on? You couldn’t curse! Every time you tried to insult this invisible force, you couldn’t get the damned word out! You struggled with different kinds of words, you used all your knowledge to conjure up all the swear words that existed, and swears that could never occur to a human being. A desperate man can come up with some really incredible and fascinating ideas You were sweating right now. You couldn’t move or curse, that’s literally everything you ever had. You were on the edge of defeat right now You tried one last time, but before the words got out, your body began to move. Actually, it is more accurate to say that your body was being pulled towards the fridge. Golden circles glowing around your wrists “wowowow, nononono, wait wait wait wait” You weren’t stopping, you were getting even more speed now. Looking inside of your fridge, you saw a black vortex. The lights were flickering on and off and everything began to shake, as if a mini earthquake was happening in your apartment Man, that was not good at all. “WAIWAIWAIWAIWAI” You tried to use your feet to stop your movement, but not even those could move “SONOVA BIIIIIIIIi-“ In an instant, you were sucked into the black vortex and the door of the fridge closed with such strength, that it reared back a bit. Once it was closed, everything went back to normal. > What? > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- You woke up with a groan... God, everything hurts. What just happened? Did you drink too much alcohol last night? Can you recall last night? Was it even night? Hmmm... you can’t remember honestly You moved and tried to sit up "Oooh nonono, no, that is a really bad idea..." You quickly found out that even moving an inch flared immense amounts of pain everywhere. Better stay where you are for now ... You noticed that you were not in your room... or your house for the matter. Damn, passed out in the middle of a park or something A park with really strange colorful trees Some kind of new tree? And the sky was ... red? Right... just how many drugs did you do last night? Oh wait... you don't do drugs... Drink must have been spiked or something Probably best to just let it pass... you tried closing your eyes again... but your growling stomach just wouldn't let you sleep God, you are starving! ... wait... ... starving? Food? Pizza? OH GOD, YOUR PIZZA! You quickly got up despite your pain, and looked everywhere for your pizza, it doesn't matter whatever happened to you, where the hay is the pizza?! You looked at your sides and you found it, laying a few meters away from you... God bless... they are still intact... You crawled your way to them, but before you could reach it, you heard a Growl behind you You turned around and found that there were about 7 ... dogs made of tree? ... You scrunched your face and tried to take a good look at them, thinking that perhaps it was your mind playing tricks on you, but alas, they were still made of wood... Yup, you're totally tripping balls But that was not everything, you heard another Growl. This time, coming from your pizza's side You turned around once again to see another dog sniffing your pizza "Oooh, don't you bucking dare fiddo..." The wooden construct tilted its head to the right when it smelled the god-sent triangle, and gave it a lick "OI, IM TELLING YOU TO STOP RIGHT NOW! BAD DOG, BAD DOG!" You tried to stand up, but your legs were still wobbly, you had to hit its snout or something, it was about to eat what was rightfully yours! The dog tossed the pizza up in the air and opened its mouth to catch it, but just a millisecond before it made contact with its mouth, a fist came to the side of its head in slow motion and sent the canine flying a few meters back You grabbed the pizza from the ground and looked back at the creature trying to stand up "My pizza, beach." You were about to take a bite, when a swift blur snatched it from your hands, making you bite the air *CLAK! * "Wha-!" You looked to your right and another smaller dog had it in its mouth now "OH, YOU PIECE OF FLIP, I'M GONNA KILL YOU!" The dog tilted its head and made its escape getting further away from you. You tried to chase it, but suddenly, 3 wooden dogs tried to block your path. Emphasis in 'tried', because right now, you were an unstoppable force fueled by rage and hunger You took speed, and with a decided mindset, you set out to break that barrier. Taking up speed, you high kneed the dog that was standing in the middle of the formation and broke through the makeshift defense line with a loud crack coming from the wooden creature's head Again, another dog went flying. This time, it fell to the floor with its head full of cracks, dripping black ooze from them. Yet, it's glowing yellow eyes never stopped shining It began reconstructing itself, but you were way too far ahead chasing the pizza thief already, your sole body focused on one thing. Get your pizza back. You stirred up from your slumber... the reddish sun annoying you to no end. It seems that no matter what kind of position you take, that annoying red fire ball just keeps hitting you in the eyes You lit up your horn trying to move it, almost as if it was second nature by now.... but you couldn't... That's right... you lost that power a long time ago... With a sigh, you decided to give up and start your day. Nothing like starting the day with a depressing morning to make you remember what you once lost Typical Monday to be honest... You stood up and decided to start this annoying day. You are Daybreaker, Empress of the Sun. ... or you were... once... Nowadays, you are just as good as a normal pony, and that means completely useless Your once ever-burning mane, symbol of your raw power, now was a normal fiery red colored mane... your once impeccable pristine white fur, was now a dull white. You remember your strength as if it was yesterday, how could one forget? After all, you were THE paragon of might and power, matched by none... Gone was the strength to shatter mountains with your very own hooves, gone was your all-powerful magic that would level cities in one breath, gone were your days of soaring the skies with your powerful wings... Now... you were just a simple pony with big body, big wings and a long horn "Another Monday, another depressing morning in this hellish maze…" With another sigh, you walked to the small pond near you, it was a natural formed pond inside the cave you call home. The cave somehow worked as a natural filter and would keep the water fresh all the time You found this place by mere chance. A source of clean water and a nice place to escape the nasty elements that reigned in this realm… But how long have you been here? How long have you been trapped in- “Stop.” You ordered yourself in a small whisper You knew exactly how this train of thought ended up. You were still Daybreaker, EMPRESS of the SUN. No matter the circumstances, you would NEVER lower your head in shame. No empress should ever act like that. You took a quick dip to clean yourself up in the pond, it was quite chilly, but it worked wonders for waking you up. Thus, after having your morning routine, you decided to head out for the day… Walking out of the cave, a few shouts caught your attention. They came from the East... and it was not alone, judging from the howling and the barking, a pack of Timberwolves were also present You turned your body and decided to carefully thread towards its location, curiosity picking your interest… These kinds of stuff never happened too often. It was quite a delightful sight to see some idiot who didn’t know how to travel through this place and ended up as food for the wildlife… Timberwolves most of the times. You remember that one time when a band of Blood Hawks attacked a minotaur. It was quite funny to see such a big creature getting surrounded and killed by other smaller creatures… You never heard a minotaur scream and shout like a little filly after they got his eyes. Blinded and without being able to defend himself… good times… You didn’t notice it, but a small smile creeped on your face at the fond memory… “OH YOU PIECE OF-“ *TWACK* Your ears perked up at the sound. You were getting closer… I wonder how this show will turn out today; Will the contender beat the savage and mighty pack? Or will the Timberwolves have a good feast for the day? From the sounds of it, its an interesting fight to see… After walking for a few more meters, you reached a cliff that gave the perfect resting position to witness the battle. It made you reminisce on the good old days, when you walked on Equs and everyone bowed to you. When your little ponies would fight to death only for the amusement of their Empress. Ah… such simpler times… You looked towards the battle and, as you guessed before, it was a pack of Timberwolves against… “… What?” You slowly whispered to yourself, dragging the A because you honestly didn’t even know what the other creature fending the wolves was. It was a tall bipedal creature; it had a short tuft of hair on top of its head, and it seems that it was quite well dressed… or… was well dressed. The pack made sure to show where they landed their attacks, because the clothes he was wearing were now in tatters… Judging by its appearance, you were pretty sure it was some kind of deformed monkey… or was evolution at play? Hm… You decided to pay close attention to the battle The hairless monkey managed to punt another wolf in the mount before it chomped her… his? You are convinced you did not see any kind of mammary glands that would catalogue it as a female… so maybe it was a male? His physique is quite similar to that of a minotaur now that you look at it. You tried to remember what a female minotaur looked like from a very long ago, but it seems that he is, in fact, a male, from your perspective… maybe after the Timberwolves finished him you could perhaps study the body… That would be interesting He is inefficiently fighting the battle and swiveling his head looking for something, if he doesn’t put his mind into it, he WILL die… just what is this idiot doi- oh, he is chasing one; a smaller little wolf. Usually, those were smaller and faster for a sole purpose, the pack might be a bunch of savage animals, but they were not completely dumb; The smaller ones were used as scouts that would warn the rest of them of any potential prey or danger lurking around. Being smaller means faster, and faster means that they could escape or chase any target without being in serious danger Poor thing, he will never be able to catch it… those things could run way too fast for- … he got it… The monkey might not have been faster, but he was indeed clever. He grabbed a branch that was lying around and tossed it at the feet of the scout wolf, making it trip… interesting… But no matter what he might do, he is still doomed to fail. Timberwolves had a core in their body… should it not be destroyed; they can reconstruct themselves again. That was what made them so annoying, and if one didn’t know of this, the pack would win the battle of attrition in the end Now, if he is smart enough to-… what is he doing? Why is he putting his hand trough its mouth? Is he searching for the core? How amusing… But if he doesn’t pay attention, the other wolves will get him from behind…. Ah… just in time… now turn around and fight the other one … Pay attention to your surroundings, you stinky monkey, you have a Timberwolf right behind you… … YOU FOOL, TURN AROUND OR- UUUGH… whatever… this is why you hated watching these fights… they had no idea of what was going around them, even that foolish minotaur against the Blood Ravens could have won if he just paid enough attention to the battle… so frustrating With a heavy sigh, you laid down on the grass again, you just jumped up when watching these fights without realizing… The sneaky wolf jumped at its prey from the back but couldn’t bite him, instead, the monkey managed to turn around just in time to stop it mid-air. It did leave some gashes with its paws though… But again, it all would be for naught if he doesn’t destroy their cores… With a guttural scream, the monkey body slammed the wolf on the ground, got on top of it and began screaming again “WHY. *TWACK* CANT. *TWACK* I. *TWACK* MOTHER. *TWACK* BUCKING. *TWACK* CUUURSEEEE!!!” You couldn’t believe it, the creature had good strength, enough to turn the Timberwolf into a pulp… huh, who would have thought, he also destroyed the core while at it…. He also got up and did the same with the scout Timberwolf now… all the while screaming the same thing It seems that the rest of the pack decided to stay away from him… they deemed him dangerous…. My, what an interesting turn out of events! It is the first time in a long time that you see that the winner is not the wildlife. Well, that was fun, almost as good as the old days. But all fun must come to an end, and you had a long day ahead of you. Maybe you would meet him aga-… What is he doing now? Is he looking for the cores? … what is that thing that… why is he eating it? Doesn’t he know that the interior of Timberwolves is as toxic as they come?! AND WHY IS HE CRYING RIGHT NOW!? … He just fell into the grass…. Was he dead? Did he succumb to his wounds?... you… you just couldn’t believe what happened in the last 30 seconds… Now you are intrigued! You got up from your make-up throne and glided down to where the biped was. You could see him now; he was not completely dead… yet. He might have fainted from the battle… how pathetic… But… now that you get a good look at him, he is indeed an unknown creature to you… Oh well, whatever… it was all good and fun… You turned around to walk away, but something kept nagging you at the back of your head… but what was it? He was completely unknown to you, maybe-… that’s it! After wandering this endless hellhole for such a long time, you knew every creature that resided in it… meaning that, if he was new… just as he got it, maybe you can get out! THAT’S IT! DAYBREAKER YOU AMAZINGLY BRILLIANT TYRANT!! You turned around with a malicious and diabolic look at the creature resting on the ground, your eyes reigniting in a fire that you thought lost a long time ago and a full smile that showed your perfectly white shark-like teeth. “Indeed, I WILL get out, no prison is forever, just as I said to Celly oh so long ago… and you, my little deformed minotaur, YOU will be my ticket out of here…” It started with a low chuckle, then it got louder and louder, until you were fully laughing, but evilly. An evil laugh! Oooh how much you longed for a good evil laugh! Things were looking up it seems…