Ajin. Humanoid creatures that have many powers, their most notable one is being absolutely and completely immortal. What happens if an Ajin somehow does truly die and is reincarnated in poneland?
Ajin. Humanoid creatures that have many powers, their most notable one is being absolutely and completely immortal. What happens if an Ajin somehow does truly die and is reincarnated in poneland?
Just a story of a cynical and traumatised immortal who desperately tries to live his (now her) life as a completely normal pony
Holy Shit what's that!? I can… see…? I shouldn't be able to see…
Wait, why shouldn't I be able to see?
Nevermind...Okay… where am I right now?
Looking around I saw… not much, everything was exceptionally blurry
What I could see was giant things moving all around the place in a hurry
What language were they speaking? Why are they yelling?
I looked down at my body to see it was… furry? Okay, okay, don't panic. Let's see, my body has… four limbs… no fingers… and… I see a protrusion in my vision… a muzzle?
A horse? I'm a horse? Okay, cool…
I then spot something completely unexpected…
A small black dot rising up from my body
Fuck…
Let's hope they didn't see that
I heard the voices mumble something in disbelief
And it turns out they didn't, thank god
Okay, so recap, I'm a horse now, and I'm still an Ajin, and as well as that… I died… how?
Well, I was nearing… I don't know how old… but I heard Ajin can die of old age, so that's probably how I kicked the bucket…
I mentally shuddered as I tried to remember anything past a certain point in my past life
And then I did something really weird…
I started crying
My body tensed up and I started crying
I was filled with an overwhelming dread the moment I tried to remember anything
I felt someone pick me up and I was faced with a horrifying creature with giant eyes
Yet the creature looked at me with a kind of motherly love…
[4 Months Later]
“Demi…” I had heard my older brother, Ivory, mumble my name in his sleep
He was sleeping next to me on my parents bed after a long day of playing together
Well, more him playing, me laughing
I don't know why (probably because I'm a 3 year old now) but everything seems so much funnier
I cry easier, and I get angry easier
I feel emotions easier, is what I'm saying
He was 5 years older than me, and very...active, to say the least
He had a light reddish crimson coat, with piercing silver eyes and black naturally curly mane, and a pair of small wings on his back
I had learned the language of these people during my time here and… suffice to say, it's strangely complex
Due to the structure of our vocal cords, we could make a variety of noises unachievable by the human mouth, which is pretty cool, but other than that, I was able to learn it pretty fast due to the similarities to my native language
What's not cool is the fact that I can't fucking use magic
I'm in a world with goddesses that raise and lower Celestial bodies, and I don't have jack shit!
Maybe the fact that I'm an Ajin, but even that is more of a curse than anything
Yeah I have a horn and stuff, but I haven't had a single magic surge!
What's a magic surge, I hear you think
Well, basically, when a pony is really young, their body reacts to the natural magic in the atmosphere to… Well, to skip the nerd talk, baby ponies do magic
Earth Ponies can magically become stronger, Pegasus Ponies have random bursts of flight, and Unicorn Ponies perform random Magic. Sometimes even high level spells, simply by accident
But I haven't had any. Not a single magic surge my entire life, which means that I may or may not be screwed when it comes to the magic department
And another thing which I have come to realise about my reincarnation is… the fact that I'm a girl
I liked gender bender light novels when I was still… ‘alive’...alive meaning from what i can remember of my first life, and so I was quite accustomed to most things about being a gal
Just… strange that it's as a horse, or ‘pony’, as they prefer to call themselves
Apparently horse is a slur against Earth Ponies, which is something I did NOT know before I said the word (albeit very poorly due to my undeveloped vocal cords) near my Earth Pony Uncle and he started laughing his ass off
I heard the door open as a light pink young mare with beautiful multicoloured hair and both wings and a horn on her head walk in
That was Cadence, my babysitter
Not that I really need babysitting, but apparently my mom and dad think otherwise
Speaking of mom and dad, I see both of them enter the room with her
“Oh, thank you Cadence, we really are so happy for you to take this request on such short notice” said a deep voice. It was from my dad, a Unicorn with auburn red hair and light green coat, as well as piercing purple eyes
“No problem Mr Cube! But… this is gonna be a dual scheduling issue with another family I'm babysitting for… Though I'm certain that I would be able to get The Sparkles to let me bring over Demi and Ivory to have them all at once! And turns out, that their child is the same age as her and also hasn't gotten their Magic surges yet, I'm sure Demi and her could bond over that!” I heard Cadence reply… she really is working herself to the bone…
“Again, we are ever so sorry for this” I had heard my mother say. She had a silvery coat, with deep emerald eyes and desaturated greyish-blue and golden-yellow mane, and a pair of wings
Well, I guess I'm meeting someone new tomorrow…
… … …
What happened to me?
I couldn't remember much about my past life…
Maybe it was the fact that I am technically a child, with a child's brain so my memories are being locked away Denji Style
Speaking of Denji… I never got to see the end of Chainsaw Man
Nor did I ever see the end of Jujutsu Kaisen
I never finished Re;Zero or The Saga of Tanya the Evil…
Or Lookism or Baki!
There are a lot of things that I never got to finish…
It's currently the middle of the night
I have no clue why, but I always wake up at night
I have the slightest suspicion to what happened to me
There were rumours that the government of the country I was living in experimented on Ajin
So maybe that's the trauma my toddler brain is trying to protect me from…
Well, how bad could it possibly be?
I'm pretty sure my mind is just over reacting, no way it could be that bad
And why am I so sure that I'm an Ajin anyway?
Well, if I try to say that I'm not an Ajin, I get a strange pang in my chest and my eyes start to well up...
Oh, and also Maybe it's because of that…
My eyes glanced over to the side, where I saw a tall Humanoid creature made of black particles that my body was emitting
The creature had large wings on its back and halo above its head, clearly attached to the head like a costume
It had no face, or to be more specific, the face it had was completely black. Such a large density of particles that it blocked vision to it
It had 5 fingers on each hand, yet the fingers were sharp and looked more like claws
An IBM
I remember a scientific paper published by some Japanese guy who revealed that the black particles Ajin creates are able to form second bodies that only they, or things that it tries to kill are able to see
IBM stands for Invisible Black Matter. Not very scientific, but it was an accurate descriptor for it
Though… whilst the Japanese Scientist who created that paper was highly respected, most of the contents were treated as rumour
But judging by the fact that… It… is here, we can accurately say that guy was telling the truth
Well, not much else to do but sleep…
I was in an enclosed room, posters all over the place and a door in front of me
Oh! I know this place! It's from… Chainsaw Man? Did my mental Denji comment make my subconscious copy whatever he had done?
Huh…
Cool!
Does that mean that if I open the door, I'm gonna find out about what happened after the point where my memories were cut off?
I reach towards the door and try to pull the doorknob only…
“I have a hoof…” I couldn't open the door because I had a hoof, not a hand
And I couldn't even use Hoof Magic (A basic magic all three pony types know that allows them to hold things) because I haven't gotten my magic surges yet!
Wait, this is a dream, why would that matter?
“Through the power vested in me as a lucid dreamer, I will thee to open!” I say… and nothing happens
Well, that's to be expected
No way a moment of character development like that would be occurring so soon
Maybe when I'm older or something…
While I'm here, maybe I should read some manga!
I materialised a copy of Chainsaw Man Volume 1 and began reading
Of course I've read it before, but it doesn't stop it from being a good read…
And if you're wondering how I could read manga that I read over 3 years ago in my sleep… that's because I have something called an ‘Eidetic Memory’
Funny, that means I can't forget anything ever, but there's also a large chunk of my life presumably missing from said memory
I just kept reading and reading until I woke up in the morning...
Getting The Sparkles to allow for dual scheduling at such notice was surprisingly easy
Apparently, dual scheduling issues like this happened a lot…
And suspiciously, Candace and The Sparkles Oldest child, Shining Armour, kept themselves locked in the master bedroom a lot
Yeah, that ‘Dual Scheduling’ thing was most likely a ploy to spend more time with her boyfriend
They were roughly the same age, and from what I could tell, they truly DID love each other
Most of the time though, me and Twilight just laughed at the dumb shit my older brother was doing
While you might call it irresponsible, I'm pretty sure Candace used some sort of magic to bab- foalproof the room
I let them do what they want, it's not like I care that much
Okay okay, that's enough
It's the third time this week that she's had ‘Dual Scheduling Issues’ and had to stay over at The Sparkles…
Fucking hell…
Learn to control yourself! Ugh, teenagers…
Huh, I sounded like an old man just now
BAHAHAHAHA
They got caught!
It's been 3 more months, and Candace and Shining Armour were caught in the act!
Apparently The Sparkles approve of the relationship, but only if they hold on the more inappropriate activities till they become adults
God knows if that's gonna stop them…
Okay, it's been a stupidly long time…
And I've learned a very… strange piece of information…
This world doesn't share the same system of time that my old world used to
Instead of 1 year being 365 days, a year is 1000 days
And in this world, a month is still 30 days, yet the year is divided into 33 months, and a pseudo-month that only appears once every 3 years
These numbers are almost always constant, no matter what
But a pony still reaches biological maturity at 15 years of age, and legal maturity at 18
Most numbers stay the same though
A filly becomes a foal at 5 years old, so these Ponies seem to develop mentally slower than humans
But that may be a good thing, because Ponies seem to have an inherent, higher level of natural emotional maturity…
Good info to know
I reached the 1 year mark!
And holy shit was it a wild ride… My birthday was amazing! There was cake, and Twilight was there, and there was music, and Candace and Shining Armour were there, did I mention the cake?
Through this 1 year, many things happened
But it was a good year nonetheless
I had decided that it would be a good time to say my first words
And so, I decided to make it dramatic…
…
I was sitting in front of a birthday cake. A very big birthday cake
Well, average size probably, but I'm a child so it looks massive to me
I looked at the cake, before looking at my parents at my side…
“Mommy, Daddy? Thank You” I said, before blowing the candles out
My parents were utterly starstruck by the fact that I could speak so young
Even more so at how good my pronunciation was
I giggled to myself as I saw their expressions of shock, turn into that of absolute amazement, and then into pride in their “genius” child
It was now the dead of night
I always crawled my way around in the mornings, but at night, I had my friend Icarus carry me
Icarus is what I named my IBM, it's a good name I think, or maybe not
I don't know, I think he likes it though
Can he even think?
I'm not sure…
Well whatever, carrying me up, he moved towards my mother's study
Both my mother and father were breadwinners (which is the reason I spend so much time with Candace) but in wildly different fields
Whilst my Father owns a small-time bakery, my mother is a worker at the Royal Canterlot Palace. Often meeting important figures like Celestia
She was an accountant, and likes reading
From the looks of it, you would expect my stern and no-nonsense dad to be the one with the important government Job, and my kind and caring mother to be the Baker, but it's actually the complete opposite
Mom and Dad were usually asleep this late at night, so that means I can do whatever I want! (As long as I'm quiet)
Picking up a book on the history of Equestrian Magic, I use Icarus to flip through the pages for me
Page 97…
I've been studying this book for the longest time now… its so fucking hard to translate this thing without a teacher…
“Icarus, light a candle for me, and get a few more books”
I say and he head off to find a candle and lights it for me so I could have a better vision of the book, as well as bringing down a few books from the shelf, as I read deep into the night
Well… the time has finally come…
My fifth birthday had come and passed
Which means… that it's time for me to go to school
Twilight's going to Celestia's School for Gifted Ponies, and me being a “Genius”, it was fair that I would go as well
Just… I still can't do magic
Neither me nor Twilight could
I wonder how we could enter magic school without magic?
I knew almost everything about theory, like Twilight
Maybe I could use Icarus to fake magic?
I mean, no one else should be able to see him, so I should be fine
I was incredibly nervous
Even though I should be well above 20 years old mentally, I guess I haven't really grown that much
Since people grow through new experiences, simply reliving experiences you've already dealt with isn't enough to make you grow mentally
I felt a pair of wings wrap around my side as my mother and Ivory give me a sort of hug
“You nervous?” I hear my mother ask
“Was it that obvious?” I reply
“Yes… Yes it was” she says as I look down meekly, a small bit of embarrassed blush on my face
“But… mom, I haven't even had a single Magic Surge yet! I don't think I'll ever be able to use magic…” I say with my head hung low
This was really getting to me for some reason
“You'll be fine…” I hear a voice from my side, as Ivory patted my back with his wing. He was now ten years old, and enlisting into a military school (out of his own choice) in order to join the Wonderbolts… I swear, the amount of info I got stuffed into my head because of this nerd is just… “I've never met anybody as smart as you, and you're only 5! I'm sure they'll see how great you are, even if you can't use magic”
“Hehe… Thanks…” I say, nuzzling up to him and my mom, as my dad pats my head with his hoof
He doesn't speak much, but he shows his love in more physical ways, like hugs and head pats. He doesn't really like physical touch if it isn't initiated by him
Apparently it's a condition called ‘Selective Mutism’
But I love him
Next up was Twilight, as she walked into the building where the test was being held, I have her a big hearty smile as she turned to look at me
I can confidently say that me and Twilight are best friends, and I need to give my friend as much encouragement as I possibly could
Currently, Demi was reading the book of Equestrian History, cross referencing words she didn't know with the context used in other books to find out meaning
For some reason or another, her mother had decided to never add a dictionary to her collection of books
Icarus was leaning over Demi… until it realised something
Demi, being the young foal she was, fell asleep
Icarus, slowly and carefully put all the books away, before snuffing out the candle and putting it away
Icarus reached out to Demi
As Icarus’s sharp claws inched closer and closer to Demi’s head, it did something odd
It began to pat her head softly
It was quite a sight, to see a monstrous creature like Icarus doing an action so loving
It had been a few minutes until Icarus stopped, picking up Demi and Examining her
Her dual coloured grey with a single green stripe Mane, her silvery coat, and the crimson gems she calls eyes that were locked behind her eyelids
Icarus continued to pat her head as he moved towards her small bed. Placing her down gently, before disappearing
It had been a few minutes since Twilight had entered the room… and something bizarre had happened
I felt an ominous chill run down my spine as I look outside the window to see a giant rainbow burst it's way towards us at incredible speeds
A sonic boom was heard, and the glass shattered around us
I felt my body fill with a surge of fear as I feel something inside of me get filled
I saw a purple glow emit from the room Twilight had entered, as I saw my horn begin to glow with silvery light
A large burst of magic had forcefully activated my magic surges
My horn burnt hot red due to the large amount of magic forcing its way to it, trying to escape, but my lacklustre control and no knowledge on how to release magic had caused it to build up dangerously
I had no idea how to control it, causing my horn to overheat
I heard an explosion from Twilight's room as rubble fell, and my fear for her safety grew ever greater
I looked around, seeing all the Ponies looking in extreme worry
”AHHHHHHH”
I screamed out at the top of my lungs, as my voice reached a pitch I never thought possible, and all the Ponies around me froze
My head hurt so fucking much
“IT FUCKING BURNS” I shout in pain… due to the low amounts of pain receptors in the horn because of it being a focal point of magic, I never really realised how fucking hot my horn was getting until the heat travelled down my horn and onto my head
I see a flash of white light and see a white, tall Alicorn looking over to me in surprise
She quickly turns around, using Magic to open the door to the magical testing room, only to see a floating, yet unharmed, Twilight Sparkle, as well as a giant green and purple dragon
I grit my teeth in pain, yet I feel an overwhelming calm as I see her safe(ish)
Celestia then quickly faces me, and places her horn on mine, sucking out the excess magical energy (otherwise known as mana) inside of my body, and distributing it around the place thinly, causing my horn to rapidly cool down… when I say rapidly, I mean after a good few minutes of total Goddess concentration
It took a while before the glowing started to stop
My parents were still frozen, but Ivory had managed to start moving and dashed towards me in a tackle/hug
By the time that He had hugged me, Twilight had stopped glowing, and my parents had begun to move again, but everyone else was still frozen…
“There will be no more applicants for today. You may all return tomorrow” She says in a regal tone, her powerful voice being able to shock everyone out of their frozen state
“Except, for you two” she says gently with a smirk, as me and Ivory begin moving towards our parents
Currently, both me and Twilight were sat with the royal canterlot Palace doctors, who were Examining out conditions for any irregularities
We were in a pure white, hospital looking room. The Palace infirmary
To my side was Celestia
I looked over at Twilight, and admired her new cutie mark
It was a purple Shining Star…
“Its quite rare, to have a special talent in magic” I had heard Celestia say. She must have realised what I was doing, as a bit of blush filled my face in embarrassment
I turned to my own flank in a small amount of sadness. Even though Twilight had managed to get it, I was still a blank flank…
The Doctors turned to Celestia with a nod, before leaving the room
“Congratulation, Twilight Sparkle, Demi Cube, you have been accepted into Celestia’s School for Gifted Unicorns, as my direct students”
All eyes widened in shock, as our expressions betrayed our suprise…
My parents and Ivory turned to me and hugged me, and Twilight's did the same for her
