Guts Vs Nightmare
Author's Notes:
here's the new chapter! also injoy are special quest ShinigamiSparda!!
Again we find ourselves in the void of space where today only Harmony, Alpha, and Deadman were present for today's episode.
"So you're having Trepp do that?" questioned the goddess of Harmony.
Giving her a nod Deadman answered. "Ya i thought it was for the best."
"Though now it feels weird without a fourth member," muttered Alpha, and that moment a portal opens, spitting out today's guest star.
"Huh... Well, I didn't expect to be here." Gilgamesh said. "So... I'm guessing this is another crossover?"
"Oh look, a wild cameo has appeared," joked the chaos god, while the other two gods walked towards the new quest.
"Hey, so... usually I'm on a different Equestria by now. This isn't a displaced crossover is it?" Gilgamesh asked.
"Ok? This fellow looks like the legendary warrior Gilgamesh but he feels different," question Harmony, every deity knew of the warrior and weapons collector and while this being had the looks and even the energy of the legendary Gilgamesh, his soul wasn't the same.
Gilgamesh turned to look at Harmony and froze for a moment before bowing. "Um, hello ma'am. Uh, yes, I'm just a human who took on the mighty one's name form and mantle."
"Wait... are you one of the victims of the merchant?" question Alpha.
"Uh, well 'victim' is a bit subjective, honestly it's the best thing that ever happened to me, but yes, I am one of the Displaced."
"HA!" laughed Deadman, causing a few stars to explode in the distance. " you mean Merch is still doing that!?"
"You think he'd learn his lesson the first time..." muttered Harmony.
"... Should I be concerned about the exploding stars and the possible trillions of potential deaths?" Gilgamesh asked.
"Don't worry... Deadman only does that for dead areas in space, in fact he just help create life their." answered the male god of order with a shrug.
"Oh, good. Wait, Deadman? Oh I've heard of you! So my author must be working on that Death Battle fic then."
"Oh us, are we dealing with a self aware mortal?" groaned the goddess of equestria.
"Uh, sort of. Found I was a fanfic character, honestly explains a lot about my life, and I got an iPhone with access to the internet that the writers use, so it helps me check out some other potential universes."
"Neat! Gimme!" laughed the mad god as he... somehow snagged the iPhone from the Mortal.
"Be careful with that thing, ok? It was made by Umbra before he downgraded himself to Aaron, I have no idea how to fix it if it breaks."
"Don't worry kid you amongst gods. If dumbass breaks it we can fix it," Alpha said.
"Alright then. So, uh, which episode are they watching today?"
"Guts vs Nightmare," answered Dedman as he got bored of fanfics and was playing Fate grand order on Gilgamesh's Phone.
"Oh, my favorite episode! Sweet! So who's showing up?"
"Well, read on and see." Deadman said, looking to the audience and activating a wobbly scene transition.
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It was a new day for Twilight and her friends as they started to walk into the viewing room. They were excited to see this new episode that Pinkie and Rainbow were already in their seating, already grabbing a few snacks. "Guess you girls are excited?" Twilight guessed while taking a seat herself.
"Are you kidding me, egghead? That preview showed some awesome scenes," Rainbow explained, taking a bite out of a cupcake. "Also with all that blood, there's bound to be good fight."
"Can we not talk about the blood? I'm not comfortable talking about it," Fluttershy muttered, taking a seat next to Dash. She turned to the opposite side and placed her Doomguy plushie next to her while holding a chaingun within his grasp.
"Oh don't worry about it, Shy. This episode can't be that bad," Pinkie cheered, looking at all the snacks.
Out of nowhere a somewhat familiar voice laughed.
Pinkie and everyone looked around, expecting Deadman to pop up and spout some kind of gibberish nonsense. Instead, a large piling of bags showed up with a note that read "You'll need these."
Before anyone could question the bags, a flash of light blinded the seven ponies in the room. When the light died down, everyone saw that they had a few unexpected guests looking confused. Standing in the middle of the room was none other than Princess Celestia, Princess Luna, Sunset Shimmer, the Dazzlings, Tirek and Queen Chrysalis.
The princesses and former student didn't question it while the two villains took a moment to get their bearings in order. "Oh, we're back. That must mean this is another villain episode." Chrysalis snarked.
"Better than my cell. I'll take being here than in that cramped space," Tirek growled, already walking to the spare couch.
The Sirens all took one of the couches, leaving room for only one more. "Come on, Shimmer, we saved you some room." Adagio purred, patting the space next to her.
"Uh... what?" Twilight asked, looking to Sunset for clarification.
"This might not be to say that I've slept with them," Sunset confessed, looking away from her friend. "......Multiple times."
"ExCUSE me!?" Celestia asked, her eye's starting to glow as she glared the three of them angrily. "YOU have been with MY baby!?"
"... You're what?" Aria asked, confused.
"So girls, um... meet my mom..." Sunset said awkwardly.
"... So does this make us related to royalty now?" Sonata asked, seemingly oblivious to the more grand, and dangerous, implications. Unlike her sisters, who looked with a mixture of shock and fear.
"We can talk about this after the episode," Sunset suggested, trying to by herself some time. Maybe she can think of something during the episode that can save her shapely plot.
Celestia huffed and moved to her seat, but not before giving the Sirens the "I'm watching you" sign. She noticed something was off and asked, "Twilight, where's Spike? He's never late for this."
"He's at a carnival actually with the Crusaders," Twilight answered, leaning back into the couch.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~At the Carnival~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"Let's go on the roller coaster," Scootaloo yelled, pulling a blue stallion's leg.
"Let's go to a game stall," Sweetie begged, giving the stallion sad eyes.
"The Slide first," Applebloom begged, hopping up and down.
"I'm good with whichever," Spike said, shrugging his shoulders.
The stallion looked at the fillies and dragon while sighing. "We'll do all that but first we get me some deep fried oreos and my face painted," the stallion compromised, walking towards the food stalls.
"Ok, Mr Trepp," the fillies and dragon said, following him.
~~~~~~~~~~~~Back with the gang~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"Let's start the episode then," Sunset and Luna said, wanting to save themselves and watch the episode respectively. Sunset grabbed the remote and pressed play before anyone could do anything.
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Interlude
(*Cues: Invader - Jim Johnston*)
Wiz: For untold decades, scientists have searched for a legitimate method of measuring a person's level of badassness... completely missing the obvious answer.
"Which is?" Twilight asked, wanting to know the answer. It could help Shining with his army in the crystal Empire.
Boomstick: Just check out the size of his sword.
"Of course it is," Rarity groaned, knowing that was an innuendo.
Boomstick: Like Guts, the brutal black swordsman from Berserk.
Adagio was about to make a joke about "black sword sizes", but the occasional glare from Celestia kept her quiet.
Wiz: And Nightmare, the demonic scourge from Soul Calibur.
"Oh great another pony who has the name Nightmare," muttered the princess of the night.
Patting her sister on the back Celestia gave her a smile. "Now, now, you've moved past this remember?"
"Yeah auntie!" said Sunset with a cheere while giving her aunt a smile.
Boomstick: He's Wiz and I'm Boomstick.
Wiz: And it's our job to analyze their weapons, armor, and skills to find out who would win a Death Battle.
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Guts
(*Cues: Berserk - Et Voici Guts*)
Wiz: In the realm of Midland, rumors run rampant of a man wielding a humongous blade slaying any that get in his way, but before his legend grew, this black swordsman was known simply as Guts.
"Now that's a name," commented Aria with a grin, getting a hoof bump fro Rainbow Dash.
Boomstick: Oh ho, man, I'm so excited. Guts is one of the most badass and hardcore characters ever.
Guts shouts and swings a smaller sword, which shatters a ball and chain's ball.
"... Not bad." Chrysalis muttered, watching the carnage with caculating eyes.
(*Cues: Berserk - Boscorn 2*)
Wiz: But the story of Guts is not for the faint of heart.
Boomstick: Yeah, it's... kind of dark. You've been warned.
"Oh please, how bad could it be?" Tirek snarked, crossing his arms over his chest.
"Well, so far we've had a child who had both his parents murdered in front of him, at least two who are some of the last survivors of destroyed planets, being tricked into killing your own family, having cancer and depression only to be experimented, just to name a few." Twilight said. Tirek was genuinely surprised.
Wiz: After a brutal massacre, Guts was born from the corpse of his mother, who had been hanged from a tree.
This left the group stunned, yes even Tirek was stunned at this.
"Oh no." Fluttershy muttered, holding Doomguy plushie in front of her. Said plushie seemed to glow an ominus crimson color, scaring a few of the room's occupants.
"Oh sweet, Celestia..." muttered Rarity while green faced, and to tell the truth everyone else weren't too far behind.
"Adagio... i'm scared to watch," whimpered Sonata. Hugging her eldest sister for support.
"Me too Sonata... me too," muttered the leader of the sirens while stroking her sister's hair to calm her down.
Boomstick: And we're just getting started. Baby Guts was discovered by a traveling band of mercenaries and was adopted by the camp whore.
"Well at least he has a mother figure now," said Pinkie Pie with a smile.
"Give it a second," muttered both Sunset and Tirek.
Wiz: Who... died of the plague three years later.
"...Oh." Pinkie muttered, her smile immediately gone.
Wiz: With no one left to turn to, Guts was mentored by the mercenary leader Gambino, who began training him in swordsmanship when he was just six years old.
"That's way too early to train somepony!" yelled Applejack, appaled by that little tibit.
"I disagree. My changelings are trained from birth to be infiltrators... Or at least they were." Chrysalis growled at Starlight, showing off her fangs. Starlight gulped in response.
"And my father trained me to lead and fight for my people," Tirek added, crossing his arm over his chest.
"And look how that turned out," Luna snarked getting a growl from the centaur in return.
???: Hey Guts! Why don't you use a smaller sword? One right for your size?
Guts tries to attack Gambino, who then knees him.
Gambino: We don't carry any baby-sized swords for kids here anyway.
"Oh sure, kick the six year old. Real tough guy." Rainbow snarked, also angry at the mistreatment of young Guts.
"Makes me look like a saint when I controlled the village," Starlight growled, knowing even she wouldn't cross that line.
Background
Height: 6'3"/190.5 cm
Weight: 230 lbs/104.3 kg
AKA The Black Swordsman
Occupation: Mercenary
Mentors: Gambino, Griffith, Godo
Branded sacrifice to Femto
Former Hawk's Raiders commander
Trained to fight since the age of 6
Hates the weak
(*Cues: Unknown Theme*)
Wiz: An extremely determined student of war, Guts was soon brought onto the battlefield and killed his first man at the age of nine.
"Oh god," muttered Sunset and the sirens.
Boomstick: Despite his skill, life wasn't all murder sunshine and rainbows. Young Guts was constantly abused in many ways that I don't really want to go into. But these awful things he had to endure kickstarted the long and excruciating process of grooming Guts into the scariest man in the world.
"Did... did that guy...?" Applejack asked, not wanting to finish the sentence when she saw one particular picture.
"Yes and I fear it has happened many times," Luna said, looking ready to blow up the TV. Even Sunset and Starlight looked ready to join in on the destruction.
"Even I find what this Gambito did disgusting." Tirek said.
(*Cues: Berserk - More Death and Silence 2*)
Wiz : After killing his crazed adopted father in self-defense, Guts became a lone mercenary and a damn good one. Recognized for his skill, he was recruited by a mercenary group called the Band of the Hawk. Lead by an ambitious man named Griffith.
(*Cues: Unknown Theme*)
"That's a dude?" Aria asked, blinking in confusion. "He looks like a chick."
"Oh my, he's... gorgeous." Rarity said, practically swooning. Even Adagio was slightly jealous of his looks.
Tirek and Chrysalis exchanged smirks, seeing the coldness in his eyes.
Wiz: The Hawk's raiders would be Guts's first taste of comradery and friendship.
Boomstick : Over the next three years, they single-handedly ended a one-hundred year war. Things were looking up for Guts,
"I'm so happy for him~!" cheered Fluttershy, while everyone, yes even Tirek felt happy for him.
Boomstick: aaaand then Griffith summoned a horde of demons, transformed into a bat monster, and murdered all of Guts' friends, and claimed ownership of Guts' soul by branding his neck. If that wasn't dramatic enough, Griffith then raped Guts' girlfriend in the pool of his friends' blood as he watched, pinned down with his eye gouged out and forced to cut of his own arm.
Everyone just stared for a moment before immediately grabbing one of the bags, opening them up, and hurling into them for a good minute.
"OH GOOD GRACIOUS!" Rarity shouted when she finally stopped losing her lunch.
"I mean, I knew I was right about him being evil, but I didn't think he was THAT evil!" Chrysalis added.
"For fucks sakes man!" yelled Tirek, that was going too far even for him.
The sirens were just stunned speechless, while Fluttershy and Pinkie Pie where left a crying mess.
(*Cues: Berserk - Monster*)
Wiz : Definitely not his best day. After all that, Guts dedicated his entire life to murdering Griffith as painfully and brutally as possible... while fighting demons on a daily basis as they are drawn to his brand like moths to a flame.
"OH COME ON, GIVE HIM A BREAK!" Rainbow and Aria shouted.
"I usually try not to encourage revenge, but in this case-" Celestia started.
"TAKE HIS HEAD AND MOUNT IT AS A TROPHY, GUTS!" Luna interrupted.
"Yes that," agreed the princess of the sun.
"Sounds like a fitting punishment to me," Sunset muttered, thinking of using her rifle on the guy if she ever met him.
(*Cues: Berserk - Blood and Guts (Passionate)*)
Boomstick: But to do this, he needs the right tools for the job. He carries a belt of throwing knifes and a pouch of mini bombs even demons can't take.
Wiz: He also received a new mechanical hand, which houses a flamethrower, repeater crossbow, and a hidden single shot cannon... perfect for blasting a demon's face off.
Boomstick: Surprise, bitch!
Rainbow and Aria laughed, while Pinkie thought about the possibilities of hoof-mounted party cannons.
Arsenal
Mechanical Hand
Cannon Arm
Repeater Crossbow
Flame Gun
Magnetized to better grip sword
Miniature Bombs
Explosive radius: 15 ft/4.6 m
Approx. the size of a golf ball
Spiked for sticking to foes
Throwing Knives [5]
Short Dagger
Berserker Armor
Wiz: But none of that compares to Guts' primary tool of destruction, the giant blade known as Dragonslayer.
Everyone in the room felt a shiver go down their spine from the name alone.
(*Cues: Berserk - Forces (God Hand Mix)*)
After a single slash, a table is covered in blood and half of a man screams as he falls to the ground.
"... Awesome." Sunset, Rainbow, and the Sirens all said, finally getting control over their stomachs.
Boomstick: Massive, thick, heavy, and far too rough, it's too big to be called a sword. More like a heap of raw iron. And it might just be the most beautiful thing I've ever seen.
"Even I've never handled a sword THAT big." Adagio joked, hoping to get a reaction out of the others.
"Really? You had to go there?" Starlight asked, glaring at the siren who smiled happily.
Sunset merely bumped hoofs with Adagio, approving of the joke.
Wiz: Forged by the legendary hermit Godo, Dragonslayer was made to... well... slay a dragon. Unfortunately, it was laughed off as impossible to use by anyone.
Boomstick: ...except for Guts.
"Damn straight," cheered the younger members of the audience. Gut's was quickly becoming their favorite character so far.
Wiz: Standing six and a half feet long and weighing over 400 pounds, the Dragonslayer is enormous. Though not unfeasible. In real life, the largest sword ever used in battle belonged to a Frisian freedom fighter and stood seven feet tall. Though it wasn't nearly as heavy: only 14 pounds.
"Yeah, that's not exactly an suitable comparison." Twilight said rolling her eyes.
Boomstick: With a single swing of Dragonslayer, Guts can cleave through a man wearing heavy armor... along with his weapon, his horse, and any other people, animals, or demons that happen to be in the wrong place at the wrong time.
"Think i'm going to be sick..." muttered Fluttershy, feeling the bile build up once more.
"You're not the only one," Starlight admitted, feeling a little queasy.
Wiz: And after killing over a thousand demons... no, I did not stutter... Dragonslayer has bathed in so much demonic blood that it now resides in both the physical and astral planes of existence... somehow. Meaning it is capable of harming any supernatural beings.
Boomstick: Even ghoooooosts.
"... Want. Want so much." Chrysalis practically drooled.
"I'm with you there," agreed Sunset.
Dragonslayer
Length: 6'6"/198 cm
Weight: Approx. 400 lbs/180 kg
Forged by Godo
Made of steel, yet somehow stronger than steel
Resides in both the physical & astral planes of existence simultaneously
(*Cues: Unknown Theme*)
Wiz: Guts is an absolute monster in combat. He can move faster than the eye can track, killed one hundred soldiers on his own in a single night, and once jumped into the mouth of a giant sea god, cut his way through it, and killed it within.
"I have never been so impressed, or scared of a mere mortal." Tirek muttered, completely shocked at Guts killing a "god."
"This man has truly had the odds stacked against him,' muttered Celestia in admiration. Guts was someone she was sure her beloved would love to meet in either battle or at a pub.
Guts places his sword behind him.
Zodd: You intent to gamble your life on a single strike?
(*Cues: Berserk - Des Cambrioleurs!*)
Boomstick: Guts will do ANYTHING to defeat his foes, including jumping into fire or allowing himself to be impaled just to gain an advantage. And... somehow he always survives. He's fallen hundreds of feet, gotten stabbed through the face, taken one thousand supernatural punches at once, and even been run over by an... elf, fairy Mothra going supersonic speeds.
"And he's still breathing!?" yelled Starlight, while Twilight was torn from being stunned from the inhuman feats or even more impressed by Guts willpower.
Wiz: But his disregard for his own safety can be costly. Honestly, the only reason he's still alive is sheer dumb luck and unstoppable willpower.
"Do NOT underestimate willpower. You can pull off some crazy shit when you're determined." Sunset said.
"Noted," Tirek, the sirens and Chrysalis said, burning that bit of info into their minds.
Boomstick: And if Guts isn't tough enough on his own, he wears the Berserker Armor, the most insane battlegear you've ever seen.
"It certainly looks impressive." Luna said, both intimidated and intrigued by the armor.
"Though the name berserker armor is setting off a few alarms," stated Chrysalis, getting an uneasy feeling about the armor.
Wiz: Activating the Berserker Armor seals off the wearer's nervous system, making him immune to pain and its natural inhibitions. This allows Guts to fight at his fullest potential, boosting his power and speed at the risk of damaging his own body.
"What madman would wear something like that!?" gasped out Rarity, why would someone even make that thing.
Boomstick: With this armor, Guts' sword swing is more powerful than a cannonball, so the force can break his own arm. But don't worry: the cursed berserker armor will literally rip and pierce his body to pin the bones and muscles back in place.
"Oh god..." muttered Sunset, that wasn't a healthy way to keep yourself fighting. The rest of the group grabbed their bags after seeing the gory scene.
Wiz: Now don't get the wrong idea. The armor does not actually heal Guts; it just holds him together. This is dangerous because, well, even though Guts won't feel pain, that doesn't make him invincible.
Everyone winced at the idea of what was basically ramming nails into your own body to keep all the bones in place.
"Fun fact, pain exists for a reason." Starlight said, still wincing at the Berserk Armor's abilities.
Boomstick: Plus, the berserker armor also kinda forces Guts to give in to his inner demons and lose all sense of morality and restraint... making him the most violent demon-killer ever.
Wiz: Violent and completely uncontrollable.
"Just like me after had had all the alicorn magic," muttered Tirek.
"There's always a price for power," muttered Luna, while Sunset gave a nod of agreement.
Feats
Slew 100 men by himself in 1 night
Survived combat with Nosferatu Zodd
Shattered Grunbeld's shield
Caught Grunbeld's dragon tail swing
Has killed well over 1,000 enemies
Survived countless wounds
Killed the "Sea God" from within
Once killed a demon disguised as a woman while banging her... no joke
Boomstick: Guts is the embodiment of rage and the epitome of badassery. Believe me, the last thing you wanna do is get in this guy's way.
Guts approaches knights, who panic at his mere presence.
Guts: My sword has gotten very dull. However, it's three times as thick and does three times the damage of a normal sword. You'd better pray you die quickly or this could be painful.
"... I think I'm in love. He's so... BRUTAL." Chrysalis smiled.
"Welp I'm a Guts fangirl now," Sunset admitted, liking just about everything about him. Well except for the graphic childhood.
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Nightmare
(*Cues: Soul Calibur V - Legends Unveiled*)
Wiz: Long, long ago, transcending history and the world, an enormous sword was forged, designed to be the deadliest weapon on the battlefield.
Boomstick: It was called Soul Edge and it was a beast! Gigantic, powerful... sexy.
Twilight sighed. "Alright. Which one of you was about the make the large, throbbing weapon joke?" Twilight asked. Sunset, Adagio, Aria, and Rainbow all raised their hooves.
"Of course," muttered Starlight, rolling her eyes.
Wiz: At a daunting six feet, one inch in length, no ordinary soldier could wield it... but those who could proved unstoppable.
Boomstick: It left no survivors in its wake, just like my ex-wife at an all-you-can-eat buffet.
The same group that was going to make the penis joke burst out laughing.
Wiz: However, a great evil dwelled within the sword. After claiming victory upon victory and being bathed in the blood and hatred of countless foes,
"Ok... why did the people making the sword even let the be a possibility of even happening when they made that thing?" asked Aria, scratching her head in wonder.
"If human history has taught me anything it's things both good and bad can be made completely by accident." Sunset answered.
(*Cues: Soul Calibur II - Hellfire*)
Wiz: A fire was born inside of Soul Edge.
Boomtick: Literally, it's a demon made of freaking fire.
"...... neat," muttered Sunset, seeing her element is being used for evil... again.
Wiz: The demon Inferno had one purpose: to infect the world with evil and chaos, but in order to do this, he needed a warrior capable of wielding the true power of Soul Edge. He planned to possess this warrior and transform them into the azure-clad knight of darkness, Nightmare.
"Ooh, creative naming." Luna snarked, rolling her eyes.
"Look who's talking." Chrysalis smirked back.
Soul Edge
Length: 6'1"/185 cm
Vessel of Inferno
Fractured
Can take various forms based on the wielder
Malfestation Curse: Turns victims into mindless slaves of bloodlust
(*Cues: Soul Calibur II - Eternal Struggle (Theme of Cervantes)*)
Wiz: Inferno's first victim came in the late 16th century when a pirate named Cervantes de León raided an English galleon and discovered the intriguing blade aboard, claiming it as his own.
"Wait a minute, isn't that Ivy's father?" Sonata asked, seeing Cervantes on screen.
"Well now I guess we know how he became a zombie," stated Adagio, feeling confused yet weird at the same time.
Boomstick: But as we know, this was no ordinary, flesh-covered sword with an eyeball. Inferno seized this opportunity and possessed the pirate,
(*Cues: Soul Calibur II - Hubris*)
Boomstick: testing his body by slaughtering the entire population of a Spanish port town. Talk about a test drive!
"Ah, classic evil. I've got this new power, let's see what I can destroy with it." Tirek said.
Wiz: Unfortunately, while powerful, Cervantes was not the ideal vessel Inferno had sought.
"Too old and salty i guess," joked Rainbow Dash.
Boomstick: So he made him sit in that town until two chicks showed up, killed his ass, and somebody more powerful picked up the sword.
"Well that's one way to get rid of an old host," muttered Twilight. Leave it to evil to use some unexpecting victim and leave them for dead once they were done with them.
"Though those two girls look nice," stated Sunset with a lustful tone, getting a round of laughter from the sirens.
Wiz: That someone was a knight named Siegfried and this was the body Inferno was looking for. Once Siegfried's hand touched Soul Edge, Inferno began eating away at his soul, torturing him endlessly and feeding on his fear and anger, transforming him into Nightmare.
"Oh god that's worse than my transformation into Nightmare Moon," gasped out Luna. for her it was quick and it felt like a cold blanket was draped over her.
"Even though mine was painful, it was at least quick and not drawn out like this guy's," stated Sunset, feeling real bad for Siegfried.
Background
Height: 5'10"/178 cm
Weight: 336 lbs/152 kg
AKA the Azure Knight
The personification of Soul Edge and Inferno
Weapon style: Zweihander
Known hosts: Arcturus, Zasalamel, Cervantes, Siegfried, Pyrrha
Remembers the fighting style of all previous Nightmares
(*Cues: Soul Calibur V - Chaos and Cosmos*)
Wiz: Nightmare was strong enough to threaten all of Europe, conquering whole armies and devouring thousands of innocent souls.
The main six and princesses gave Tirek harsh glare.
"Hey at least i left my victims alive," defended Tirek. What was the point of having power if he didn't have anyone to rule over?
"Wow. Threatening the world, stealing a host body, eating souls. This is CLASSIC evil. Really ticking off all the boxes." Adagio said with an eye roll.
"Dagi is letting her snarky side show," giggled Sonata while covering her mouth.
Boomstick: If you haven't figured it out by now, Soul Edge is kind of like the Ring from Lord of the Rings... if it can cut people and hungered for souls.
"Sounds like an upgrade to having a dumb piece of jewelry," muttered Sunset. Good thing Sci-twi wasn't here, she would accuse her of blasphemy against one of her favorite movies.
Wiz: However, Soul Edge's power was incomplete. At some point, it had been broken and shards of the demon sword had been scattered across the world. To unlock Soul Edge's true power, Nightmare set off to find the lost pieces of his sword and repair it.
Boomstick: As Nightmare discovered each shard, the power of Soul Edge grew, and so did Nightmare's.
"Getting uglier and uglier with each power increase." Sonata noted, wrinkling her muzzle in disgust.
"Which means the final form actually looks normal. Total bishonen line." Pinkie added.
(*Cues: Soul Calibur V - Lord Of Terror*)
Boomstick: He can fight with numerous stances, channel fire and lightning through Soul Edge, and devour the souls of hundreds at once with Soul Wave.
Nightmare lifts his sword into the air.
Nightmare: Watch this!
He channels Soul Wave as knights nearby are ensnared by the shockwave. From above, the devastation is massive.
"... Wish I could've stolen magic like that." Tirek muttered, feeling it would have been so easy if he had that move.
Signature Moves
Grim Stride
Soul Wave
Dark Reconquista
Death Lord's Vengeance
Death Lord's Annihilation
Bloody Lord's Invasion
Ether Lord's Carnage
Grim Lord's Auto-da-fé
(*Cues: Soul Calibur IV - Destiny Will Tell*)
Wiz: Despite Nightmare's ever growing power, Siegfried constantly battled to free himself from Soul Edge's curse and eventually he succeeded. The two did battle atop of Ostrheinsburg Castle, but Nightmare's power was so great the entire structure was obliterated by a single swing of his vile blade.
Boomstick: Just like a crazy ex-girlfriend, he figured if he couldn't have that body, no one can.
"Gotta go for the ex-girlfriend jokes, huh?" Aria scoffed, looking away pissed.
"Heh, classic," laughed Sunset and Tirek.
"Please don't get along with him," said Celestia with a deadpanned tone. He was the last person she wanted her daughter to befriend.
Wiz: Soul Edge cannot be defeated by an ordinary blade. In fact, only one weapon has ever been able to harm it: a supposedly holy blade called Soul Calibur. Unknown to most, Soul Calibur is actually the final shard of Soul Edge, reforged into a second sword made specifically to combat its demonic counterpart.
"Wait, seriously? How do you do that? And how do you make a whole sword out of a shard?" Chrysalis asked.
"...... magic?" answered Pinkie Pie with a shrug.
"Cop Out!" Adagio coughed under her breath.
Boomstick: Poor guy. How would you feel if some asshole decided to make a weapon specifically designed to murder you?
"Pretty salty to be truthful," admitted Rainbow Dash, shrugging her shoulders before eating a cupcake.
Feats
Defeated entire armies single handedly
Obliterated Ostrheinsburg Castle in a single blow
As Dumas, thrust Europe into a continent-wide war
Killed Tira, his most loyal servant
Ripped a hole between dimensions with Soul Edge
Has devoured thousands of souls
(*Cues: Soul Calibur IV - Regin of Doom*)
Boomstick: And it kept showing up everywhere.
Wiz: Nightmare has come close to conquering the world on numerous occasions, yet a warrior wielding Soul Calibur always seems to show up and hold him at bay. While Soul Edge seems indestructible...
Boomstick: ...apart from that pesky holy sword...
Wiz: Inferno does require a mortal body to create Nightmare. Should Nightmare fall, Inferno can risk his own life by manifesting himself to protect Soul Edge, as his very existence is tied to the sword.
"A true finale option." stated Celestia. she had a feeling that was the last thing Inferno wanted to risk doing.
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Boomstick: But if Nightmare manages to absorb that final shard, Soul Edge and Nightmare will merge into their final form.
(*Cues: Unknown Theme*)
Boomstick: Night Terror, a larger, deadlier, fly-ier Nightmare.
Wiz/Twilight/Starlight/Sunset/Adagio/Aria: Fly-ier?
Boomstick: Yeah, when one gains the power of flying-ness? Duh.
"Ugh..." Twilight and Starlight groaned at the stupidity of that thought process.
"Make sense to me!" said Sonata and Pinkie Pie with huge grins.
"Figures," muttered Aria. she was surrounded by idiots.
Wiz: No matter the time, place, or vessel, few can match the vile trio of Soul Edge, Inferno, and Nightmare.
Nightmare: Blood! Darkness! I shall drown the world in both!
"Yup. Total classic." Chrysalis said. This guy was getting kind of cheesey.
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It was no question who the group was rooting for. Even Tirek was going to give Guts his support.
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Death Battle
(*Cues: Tales of Souls And Swords - Soul Calibur II*)
Nightmare is seen in a dark, bleak, lifeless forest and has gathered the pieces of Soul Edge.
"Hey! Isn't that the Chuck and Sagata constellation?" asked Applejack. Noticing the star constellation in the sky.
Twilight immediately began convulsing and foaming at the mouth.
"... What the buck?" Chrysalis asked, seeing her nemesis's state.
(*Cues: Slave of Desire - Soul Calibur II*)
Nightmare raises his sword and the pieces fly onto it, transforming the blade into its true form.
Nightmare: At last! At last the time has come!
"Wow he's even gloating like a super villain," muttered Rarity. For a centuries old monster, it was quite hammy.
He is interrupted by a tree falling down towards him. The person who had cut down the tree was Guts.
"Heh entering the scene like a boss," said Sunset with a smirk.
(*Cues: Berserk - Et Voici Guts*)
Guts: You're in my way, stand aside.
Nightmare: Fool! Tremble in my darkness!
"Nice. Cut right to the fighting." Aria said.
FIGHT!
(*Cues: Berserk - The Wrath of God (Part II)*)
Guts rushes towards Nightmare and the swords clash. After four clashes, Guts manages to corners Nightmare into a large rock. Nightmare blocks another blow from Guts' sword before leaping out of the way as Guts cuts the rock. Shortly afterward, Guts is kicked back by Nightmare.
"Ok I know Guts is a strong guy but it's still crazy he can cut a freaking BOULDER like it was butter," said Starlight.
"Plenty of practice. That's why you get 'em while they're young." Chrysalis noted.
Nightmare: Pathetic!
Guts reels from the blows as Nightmare punches him, charges up his swing, and launches him high into the air. Nightmare proceeds to raise his sword and charges its power before releasing a large shockwave that knocks the descending Guts far back, eventually slamming into a tree. Guts sees Nightmare charging towards him and jumps to avoid Nightmare's swing, which cuts down the tree. The two clash and find themselves in a standstill.
"Man vs Demon in a show of strength, so awesome," whispered Rainbow Dash with a tear going down her eye.
Nightmare: What's wrong? Weakling!
"And now here comes the taunting," Terik. Man did he act this hammy when he was rampaging around equestria?
Nightmare takes a few steps forward, pushing Guts back.
Nightmare: Fear my wrath. Tremble in fe-
Guts headbutts Nightmare mid-taunt, knocking him backward.
"DAMN! He just headbutted METAL!" Rainbow exclaimed.
"Like a MAN!" laughed Sunset and the sirens.
Shortly afterward, Nightmare lifts Soul Edge in the air and charges it with fire.
Nightmare: Soul Calibur!
"Wait!" screamed Fluttershy of all ponies. "Why is one of his attacks named after the sword made to kill him?"
"That's... huh." Was all Starlight could say.
"That's... a good question," muttered Twilight. Why did he named an attack after something that kills him.
He brings the fiery blade down as time slows. Guts raises his mechanical arm as he remains in place, receiving a small cut on his face by the sword, allowing him to aim his mechanical arm in Nightmare's face. He then prepares his arm cannon, to Nightmare's surprise.
"Oh Celestia-"
"Yes, I'm Celestia."
"-he actually let himself get cut by a Flaming demon sword just to get a hit in." gasped out Rarity.
"Yeeeeeeees." Chrysalis shivered in delight. "Be more brutal and badass."
"Either put a towel on the cushion or get off of the couch, I don't think Twilight wants to clean that." Sunset joked. Adagio and Rainbow both gave her a hoof bump.
Guts: Die!
The arm cannon fires in Nightmare's face, leaving a cloud of smoke in front of his head. Guts places his arm back, then is started to see that with the smoke settling, Nightmare still had his head.
Nightmare: Impressive...
Nightmare surrounds himself in a bright fire-light energy as Guts braces himself. Nightmare is lifted into the air and his armor turns blood red and he grows fiery wings, becoming Night Terror.
"Oh shit." Sunset said. This was giving her some PTSD flashback of her demon form.
"ROUND 2. FIGHT!" Pinkie announced in Shao Khan's voice.
After stopping a blow from Guts' sword, he charges and fires a large beam that knocks Guts far through the forest, eventually crashing into a tree. Night Terror hovers toward him and fires two more beams at the reeling Guts before stabbing Guts into the tree.
Night Terror: Burn!
He ignites his sword and then unleashes a large flaming attack that sends Guts straight through the tree. Guts shouts in pain as this occurs, afterward tumbling across the ground and crashing into a large rock.
"Dang! He is getting bucked around harder than the trees down at the farm!" Applejack commented.
Night Terror points Soul Edge at Guts as he charges it up with fire.
Night Terror: Burn in darkness.
"Ok we get it! You have a fire fetish!" yelled Aria, geez how many times was he going to say something involving burning.
"Farnese and him would get along," said Pinkie Pie out of nowhere, confusing the rest of the group. Who the heck was Farnese? (look it up on google you'll get it.)
Guts fires arrows at his opponent with his mechanical arm, to which Night Terror summons a pillar of fire to block them. Guts then jumps through the fire toward Night Terror, managing to cut off Night Terror's arm with Soul Edge in hand, sending them to the ground. The injured Night Terror stumbles back and falls into a crouched position as Guts shouts before swinging his sword once more, cleaving Night Terror's head in half. Guts removes his bloodied sword from the fallen Night Terror and starts walking away.
"So cool." Rainbow whispered in awe.
"Jumping through fire and getting the killing blow like a real warrior!" cheered Luna this was getting her blood pumping.
Guts: I told you to stay out of my way.
(*Cues: Berserk - Griffith's Dream*)
All of Night Terror's body except for his sliced off arm disappears into a shadowy smoke, to which Guts stops in his tracks. Soul Edge floats upward into the air as Inferno emerges in a fiery blaze.
"Oh yeah... forgot about that." Celestia commented.
Inferno: Darkness will consume everything...
Inferno covers the battlefield in fire, severely injuring Guts. Guts then activates his Berserker Armor and he charges at Inferno before leaping towards him.
"And you're fucked." Sunset said simply.
"Language... but yes he is fucked," agreed Celestia. With that armor and sword, Gut's had everything he needed to finish the fire demon for good.
He strikes Inferno directly, resulting in Inferno and Soul Edge being cut in half. At its apex, Inferno ceases to be and all of the demonic energy has left Soul Edge. The fully-armored Guts lands as the two halves of Soul Edge and a few shards fall to the ground as well.
KO!
Guts repeatedly fires arrows from his mechanical arm at the powerless remains of Soul Edge.
Results
(*Cues: Berserk - Sign-2*)
Boomstick: Hell yeah! Now that's what I call a swordfight! While Nightmare wields more power than Guts, this is what Guts does EVERY SINGLE DAY. He gets the shit kicked out of him trying to defeat gods and demons leagues above his abilities and still prevails.
"The guy embodies determination," praised Tirek. Credit where credit was do, the mortal had earned his respect.
"I have to agree with you there," Twilight admitted. She was willing to put aside her dislike for the centaur demon and agree the Guts was one of the greatest humans she's ever seen.
Wiz: It's true. All of his...
Boomstick: I mean this guy lives in a world where giant monsters are trying to kill you, eat you, rape you, or all three at the same time... and that's just Monday.
"... I don't want to go to the Berserk universe." Fluttershy whimpered. No matter how brave she might get, there was no way she was going to that world and seeing or experiencing anything that would had to offer.
Wiz: ...it's true. All his life, Guts has had the odds stacked against him and yet he's still kicking while everything else is dead.
Boomstick: Ugh, but Wizard, I thought only Soul Calibur could destroy Soul Edge. Ergh...
"True, but..." Twilight began before letting Wiz explain.
Wiz: That's also true... in the Soulcalibur world. However, Inferno exists on an astral plane. If you recall, Guts' sword Dragonslayer also exists on such a plane, leaving no question that it could destroy Soul Edge. Plus, his Berserker Armor bought him plenty of time to land the killing blow.
Boomstick: Yeah, because it will literally let you fight on until all of your bones are shattered and the last drop of your blood is spilled.
"YEP! Don't want anything to do with that armour!" shouted Applejack. Fuck the power boost. Nothing was worth going through that.
"Speak for yourself." Chrysalis muttered. She wanted that armor and she didn't care about the downsides.
Wiz: And it's not like Soul Edge was gonna have any luck tempting Guts into picking it up and turning into another Nightmare. Not only has Guts dealt with enough demonic shit to know that's a bad idea, he REALLY loves that Dragonslayer. He's not giving that up for anything.
Neither would we," agreed Sunset and Chrysalis.
Boomstick: Guts was just a whole nother caliber.
"... Ok, that one was actually good." Rarity admitted. She would at least give boomstick that one.
"I give a good 8 out of 10," Sunset said, holding out a score card along with Pinkie Pie and Sonata.
Wiz: The winner is Guts.
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Boomstick:NEXT TIME ON DEATH BATTLE!
They see a man falling down while an advanced set of red and gold armor was covering him. He soon gets completely armored up and quickly stops falling beneath some civilians and flies away in the sky .
?: It's like the old saying: "If you want someone killed right, you have to kill him yourself."
The group then sees a bald man putting on a large bulky green battle suit as he prepares for battle before the screen fades to black.
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As the group got up (or in Tireks case, sucked back into Tartarus) they made their way towards the magic box.
"So what is it this time?" asked Rainbow Dash.
"Well first off everyone get's their own Berserk manga," stated Twilight. Handing everyone their copies of Berserk. "Next on the list is a Guts Plushie for Flutter."
"Yay!" she squealed and took the plushie, holding it close. "Don't worry, I'm not going to let anypony hurt you anymore." she whispered, rocking it back and forth.
"And for Rainbow Dash a Guts action figure," the purple alicorn said, handing her rainbow friend her gift.
"Ah ya~!" cheered the speedster.
"Let's see... ah! Some noble attire for Rarity," Twilight handed the the fashion designer the outfits.
"Some Guts and Nightmare poster,"
"Ah ain't complaining," said Applejack as the rest of the group each got two posters.
"And finally-!!!" said Twilight before balls of light flew out of the box and flew towards Twilight, Sunset, Starlight, and Chrysalis. Each one was coated in light before it died down, revealing them in new attire.
"What the!?" gasped out Twilight as she noticed she was wearing a purple cloak and witch hat, she also noticed a long wooden staff and a book which after looking through it contained spells that must of been from Guts' world. With the evidence showing this was that one of the spell involved making a charm to suppress the brand sacrifice. There was also a red glowing dagger resting at the on the floor in front of her, with a note saying it was for Spike.
"Well this is different," commented Starlight as she looked at the her attire. A green hooded cloak with four tassels adorning the bottom edges, and a feather duster, composed of very large feathers tied to a carved branch, and to look like a sword.
"Well this is just plain awesome," said Sunset as she looked at her new straight sword with a hilt that looked like a crown of thorns, a shield with a rose and thorn vine emblem on it, and finally a tattered cap now rested on her back.
"Oh... that's hot." Adagio said, looking over her marefriend.
Chrysalis just look herself over, seeing she was wearing a modified version of Gut's Black Swordsman armor, and even had the Dragonslayer or at least a replica of it strapped to her side. She was about to give a toothy grin before a letter floated in front of her.
"Hey Chryssi. Not to take the wind out of your sails, but that sword can't kill an innocent. Think of it as probation. Anyone else, go nuts. Signed - A friend with high hopes."
Scowling and letting out a huff, and letting the portal take her away, she gave the group a cold stare and said. "We'll meet again i'm sure of it." giving one last glare at the group, more to Starlight then anything, then finally disappearing from everyone's view.
"You three, with me." Celestia ordered, picking up the three Sirens and teleporting away before anyone could get a word in.
"Well they're bucked," Pinkie said while Rainbow Dash let out a laugh.
"Well I guess I need to save them before heading home," muttered Sunset as she teleported away as well. Luna just rolled her eyes at her family antics and headed off as well.
"So I guess this calls it a day huh?" asked Rainbow Dash.
Twilight stayed silent for a second before giving her friends a smile, a determined look in her eye. "Actually girls I have an idea," she said as she let the group in on her plan, and as she told them more and more of it they all couldn't help but smile at what they were hearing.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~(in the berserk world)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
We find ourselves in the lands of midland. Well more like the oceans of midlands, and more specifically a boat. This boat was heading to a place called Elfland. A place that the passengers hoped contained the means to cure the ailment of one of their friends.
'Another cold night' thought Guts, A.K.A the Black Swordsman, the 100 Man Slayer, the Branded Warrior, and the only hope we have left. Just recently him and his group had to deal with a Apostle that was given the title Sea God, and let's just say, it EARNED that title.
Then again, titles weren't something that Guts ever had respect for, as the so called "God" learned when he plunged his blade into its heart.
"Oi Guts!! What are doing out there!?" yelled one of the younger members of his group. Isidro gave Guts an odd look while waiting for his answer.
"Just... getting some time to myself." he answered. Deciding to head back inside he started to make his way back inside, but before he could even take a few step a blinding light flashed in front of him, causing him to cover his eyes and for Isidro to let out a monkey like yelp.
'An Apostle!?' thought Guts, cursing that he didn't have his sword or prosthetic with him, both items were currently in his cabin. The only thing he could do is prepare for the eventual attack and hoped that the rest heard him and Isidro fighting on deck.
Unexpectedly what appeared after the light faded was not a new enemy, but a supply of medical supplies, food, and even clothes, among other things. Guts was of course immediately suspicious. Even his closest friends never came to him easily.
"W-woah! Look at all of this!" cried out Isidro, stars in his eyes as he looked at all the stuff the literally appeared out of nowhere. There was even some sweets that put the noble's stuff to shame! The young thief was about to help himself but a glare from guts told him otherwise though he did notice something.
There was a note in front of all the supplies, and he cautiously reached for it. After taking a peek at what was written he could only raise a brow before handing it to Guts. taking the note Guts read through the letter and raising a brow at what was written.
"Dear Guts, I know this might be hard to believe, but we have heard of your struggle. If we told you where and how, I doubt you'd believe us. All we can say is that the things that you struggle to gain and keep, things like friendship and kindness, are in abundance here, so we felt it only fitting to pass some of that onto you. We hope for the best in all of your future goals, even in the case of your revenge against Griffith, though that concept is a bit new to us.
Best of luck,
Friends from another world"
Reading through the letter a few more times, Guts honestly wondered who would actually care so much about him and his group, but before he could ponder any further he saw Schierke the other young member of his group walk out with the rest of his group, each one of the minus Casca giving him and the pile of supplies next to him a curious look.
"Guts? Where did you get all this stuff?" asked the young witch. While the rest of the group looked through the gifts. Or in Casca's cast try to eat anything while Farnese tried to stop her from eating any of the medicine.
"If this is to be believed, I've got some secret admirers." he snarked. "Can you sense anything wrong with them?"
"Hmmmm," replied the young sorcerer, trying to sense any dark presence from the supplies. Instead, she got the opposite, a feeling of warmth she hadn't felt since back when she was still living with Flora. "No Guts, in fact I sense nothing but love and kindness from these object's,"
"Do you want us to still get rid of them just in case?" asked Serpico, as he helped Farnese pry Casca away.
"... No. I think we should take advantage when an opportunity presents itself." Guts said
"Mmm! Good fing too! Thish ish delishous!" Isidro proclaims, eating a small pastry with pink frosting on top.
"Ugg, you gross monkey!" gagged Schierke.
"Casca no! You can't eat that many sweets you'll get sick," cried Farnese as the former noblewoman tried to keep Casca from eating herself sick.
Seeing the group's antics, Guts couldn't help but smile. 'I guess someone is looking out for us, at least just this once.'
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~(at Canterlot Castle)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The four of them appeared in Celestia's bedroom and she threw all three of them onto one of the pillows. "So, how long has THIS been going on?"
"Well we met Sunny a few months ago when we tried to take over the world~ also during the time we were trying to bring her confidence down and we all agreed she had a nice as-!!!" rambled the blue siren before her sisters covered her mouth.
Celestia scowled, snorting fire out of her nostrils. "Normally I would assume you must have lied and manipulated her in some way, but she's too strong for that. So what exactly happened to get to this point?"
"Well to be fair she's an expert on doing those things," muttered Aria before shutting up when she saw the Sun princess's glare.
"I'm going to ask you one question, and you better have a damn good answer. What is she to you?"
The three sister looked at each other as if having a silent conversation before Adagio gave Celestia a determined look.
"She's.... our girlfriend." Aria answered
"Also our friend," answered Sonata with a smile.
"She helped us. And we... we love her." Adagio finished.
Celestia just stared for a moment and then backed off. "Ok." she said simply.
"... really? Asked a dumbfounded Aria.
"Not even gonna make a stink about the whole 'four mares at once' thing?" Adagio.
"Four? What about the Twilight-omph!!!!" Sonata was about to asked before her sister's covered her mouth again but was sadly to late.
"WHAT!?"
"IT'S TWILIGHT! IT'S OUR VERSION OF TWILIGHT!" Adagio added.
Celestia sighed. "I guess I shouldn't be surprised, consider what species her father is." she muttered.
At that moment Sunset burst in, her new sword and shield ready.
"Quick girls! We got to get to the portal!" screamed Sunset as she held out her shield.
"It's fine, Sunset." Celestia said before turning around and putting a hoof on her shoulder. "It's fine." Celestia hugged her daughter. "Keep a short leash on them." she said. "... And i'm not talking about the actual leashes that I'm sure you have in your closet for them."
"Mom~!" groaned out a blushing Sunset.
"She's not wrong though," Adagio whispered under her breath.
"Well glad to see the castle is still standing," commented Luna as she appeared via teleporting spell.
Celestia turned to the Sirens. "I expect grand foals."
"Um... sure i guess?" said Adagio while the other sirens nodded along with her.
"Hey, with my magic, I'm sure we'll figure something out. Now let's go." Sunset said.
"This is so freaking weird," muttered Aria.
"You'll get use to it in this family," Luna said with an amused smile.
"Come visit more often, sweetie!" Celestia called.
"So we should tell her about Sunset's friends with benefits?" whispered Sonata.
"Not until Celestia' willing to invite us out to drink with her." Adagio replied.
"Bye mom!" said Sunset then teleporting away before her girlfriends got them even more trouble.
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Chrysalis appeared back in the Badlands with a flash of light, the cloak wrapped around her body protecting her from the winds. Also, the hood being pulled up along with the brim of her M. Bison hat kept the sun out of her eyes without blocking her sight. Her knew armor felt heavy, but not overly so, and she was sure she'd get used to it. Even more was the weight of the Dragonslayer clipped to her side was also something she'd have to adjust to, but something she'd be more than happy to, even if she wasn't exactly pleased with its limitation.
'Cannot slay anyone who isn't an innocent, huh? What does he expect me to be another one of those reformed fools like Discord?'
Immediately she heard a scream of terror off in the distance. A grin formed on her face. 'Then again, I shouldn't ignore an opportunity when it presents itself.' she thought as she galloped off in the direction of the screams. She soon arrived on a group of minotaur bandits stealing from a pony family's caravan, the stallion father bloodied on the ground. He and his wife and daughter were bound and being held down by some of them.
Chrysalis smiled and practically skipped over to them. "Hello, you plotholes!" she waved as she approached, catching their attention.
"What in Tar-?" one of them began only for Chrysalis to cut him off.
"Let me guess, this is just some family making a long journey, maybe trying to sell their wares in a small town, that you plan to steal from and then sell them off as slaves, right?" she asked.
All the minotaurs just stared for a moment. "Um... yes."
"Perfect!" She said, before drawing Dragonslayer, causing all their jaws to drop. "You're EXACTLY what I need!" and with one dash and quick swing killed all of the minotaurs holding down the ponies, their torsos flying far away from the rest of their bodies as blood and guts spewed everywhere.
'Oh, that feels so GOOD!' she thought, practically shivering with pleasure as she felt the sensation of the impact travel up her arm. 'More.' she looked the minotaurs who were robbing the caravan, who drew their weapons. 'I need to kill MORE!' She hefted the blade onto her shoulder and ran at the first one. She swung down and she tried to block, only for her weapon to easily smash through and slice him in half. The next one tried to slash her with his sword, but she deflected it and then ran him through, impaled on the sword like a shish-kabob. As another one readied a crossbow she lifted up her sword and swung it him, causing the dead minotaur to go flying and slam into him with enough force to crack his ribs. The last one decided to nope out of there and ran.
Chrysalis saw him flee and her smile grew maniacally wide. She giggled as she charged, then jumped high into the air, using her wings for thrust, before spinning forwards and killing him with one massive blow, sending his body parts everywhere.
As the last minotaur groaned in pain, trying to get up and run away, Chrysalis happily skipped over, raising Dragonslayer up to strike the final blow. "No! Wait! Please! I'll give you whatever you want!" he begged.
"I want your blood!" she said happily before swinging the blade down and cracking his skull in half.
'Oh, that felt AMAZING.' she thought, lost in ecstasy.
"Um... miss?" a small meek voice said. Chrysalis looked and saw that the little filly had approached her, she and the rest having untied themselves. "Um... thank you."
Chrysalis just stood there and stared for a moment. She's never been told "thank you" from anypony, at least nopony that knew it was her. Certainly she didn't expect somepony to actually mean it. And yet, here was this little filly thanking her for killing her tormentors, something she did purely for her own enjoyment. She almost felt guilty, but the feeling of thanks also made her feel good...
... She didn't like it. It was alien to her.
Chrysalis got up and clipped her sword to her side, covering it and her head with her cloak. She then walked over to the caravan and saw a decently sized bag of bits before picking it up and tying it to her hip.
"Wh-What are you-?" the mare of the family began to ask.
"Payment for services rendered." she said simply. She then turned to the filly. "Remember this, kid: Out here, if anyone is offering you something for free, they're getting ready to stab you in the back. Sometimes literally." She then turned to walk away. "Now get moving before another group of bandits comes and I'm not here to deal with them." she said before walking away without another word.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~(back in space)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"Well, that's that, I suppose. It'll be slow going, but hopefully she'll start to develop a similar view to the one my Chrysalis has." Gilgamesh said.
"We can only hope young one," Harmony said in a soothing voice.
"Well, it's been fun and all, but I really need to get back to ruling my planet. Still trying to get things ready for my interdimensional coalition." Gilgamesh sighed. "Really not looking forwards to deal with all the egos that the Displaced have. Though I suppose I'm not one to talk."
"Hahahaha! Don't be to hard on yourself," laughed Alpha. "You're the most interesting mortal we've seen in awhile, let alone a Displaced one."
"Speaking of which, as far as I know I can't die unless I'm killed. I personally wouldn't call that mortal. What would you call it?"
"A long lasting monkey?" joked Deadman before getting smack in the back of the head by Harmony.
"Deadman's comments aside, the answer you're looking for are long living, to put in simple terms," answered Alpha as he ignored his two companions.
"Trust us child, you might feel like you've lived a long time but to us, you're still mortal," said Harmony.
"See, that's exactly the kind of ego I'm afraid of dealing with. There's so many of us out there that have gotten too used to being top dog. I myself am very grateful for the few ass whuppings I've been handed. Keeps things in perspective." Gilgamesh said.
Well if you want you can have Deadman see your future and the future of you fellow Displace if you want," offered Alpha. "Being a chaos god allows him to see into the insanity of time itself.
"Absolutely not, no spoilers."
"Then at least take this," the mad god of flames said as he handed the worrier a suit of armor. But not just any suit but replica of the Berserk Armor itself! "Trust me... you're going to need it~!"
"Are you crazy!? There's no way I can trust myself with this! Hell, I specifically implemented laws and failsafes in my new government to have me removed from power if I let the power get to my head! Not to mention if I went kill crazy, I'm not sure anyone on my planet could stop me!"
"I hear ya... but who says it's for you?" laughed the mad god, and before Gilgamesh could ask him what he meant he was shoved by said god through a portal leading back to his world.
As soon as the portal closed, another opened up to which Trepp walked out from. The blue chaos god looked at his two friends, showing his face painted like a tiger with oreo crumbles around his mouth. "So what'd I miss?" Trepp asked, not bothering to lean his face.
"Meh~! Just some random hobo that's all," said Deadman said dismissively.
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Chapter END! Hope ya'll had fun and a round of applause for our guest ShinigamiSparda!
next time, Iron man vs Lex Luthor.