Sitting at her kitchen table with a mug of steaming coffee resting in between her hands. The mind of Twilight Sparkle was a mess of confusion instead of its usual organized self. The events that transpired in her dream played back over and over in her head.

Lifting up the hand that touched both the stone chair and the Doom Slayers sarcophagus. Rubbing her thumb across the tips of each of her fingertips in a slow circular motion, feeling the nerves interact with each other at contact.

Letting out a small 'sigh' of frustration Twilight put up her coffee for another sip as she thought when up to the ending of her dream. Of when she changed into her rage shifted without even feeling like she usually did.

From what she knew about rage shifts when a unicorn or alicorn enters a rage shift is usually a part of ponies flight or fight response. For Pegasus and Earth ponies it's different.

Pegasus and Earth ponies magic is more internal, particularly in their blood and muscles called a 'Blood Rage.' From what she read about blood rages and from some of the multitudes of medical texts in the past when she was reading up on healing spells to perform for when Dash ends up in the hospital again for the five hundredth time. The inert magic in a blood rage on a Pegasi body is like an adrenaline shot on top of another adrenaline shot, on crystal meth inserted directly into the heart... Or Pinkie Pie when she tricks someone to give her coffee.

The heart beats so fast that it causes the body overheat to the point that steam could actually be seen leaving the body. The blood in their body can be worked so quickly that the vines of their bodies can be almost seen through the fur in a soft red glow. It also causes the blood in the eyes to glow a ruby red color, showing off the pegasus magic running rapidly. Its effects are it gives them an incredible speed boost and durability that of the most hardened Earth ponies. Their speed is usually factored by how fast they typically fly times four and that's what you get. It can turn the average flying Pegasus into becoming as quick as Rainbow Dash is normally.

The wind they generate in their wings can become sharp, so sharp in fact that according to records from the royal archive, the pegasi warriors of old would use their winds to slice their opponents limps off clean. An image that Twilight doesn't want to think about.

But... The downside can be fatal. If pegasi fouls were to somehow enter a blood rage, then they must be hospitalized quickly or risk them having their heart stressed out to the point it gives out and die. For adults, the risk of heart failure isn't as high, but their body would be significantly drained, and their magic would be destabilized for a time. Leaving them in a weakened state.

Earth ponies blood rages work in a very similar way but have a different outcome. Their blood hits their muscles hard, while Earth ponies were durable before, now their skin and muscles bulge out making them look twice as big as before and became as dense as steel plating. They are also given an enormous strength boost. Making them able to lift massive amounts of weight like they were pillows one would have on a bed. The downside is also just as bad as Pegasi, Only this time it's tough on the individual's muscles and if their not careful can cause permanent damage or disfigurement.

Out of all the Pegasus and Earth ponies, she knows, their probably a dozen in the royal guard and Wonder bolts that Twilight knew about that can perform a blood rage and not be vitally affected by it. Also, her friends Applejack and Rainbow Dash could potentially do them if the right training can be done. She dought Fluttershy could be capable of doing it.

...Then again when they were all trapped in Spikes comic book, and they all became super hero's Fluttershy did become a mass of unstoppable force and destroyed everything she touched because a fly got hurt on her watch. So maybe with the right motivation?

Now Pinkie on the other hand...

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... Yea... Never mind, she wasn't going to think about that possibility of a blood rage Pinkie. It is like setting off a massive bomb from the parallel word Sunset Shimmer lives.

Shaking her head of that thought, she set her mug back on the table and recalled all the times she ever raged shift. Which wasn't much at all given it only happened three times in her life, the first time it was kind of funny too her now that she looked back at the way she acted again then. It happened when she was trying to do practice a new spell that she developed. Her horn wasn't casting the magic like it was supposed too and after hours of trying and trying, her brother Shining Armor pops up with a little Spike on his back all of the sudden and casing her spell to flare up and disrupts the spell. The young Twilight was so frustrated that her spell failed again that she rage shifted for the first time. Freaking out her older brother that his little sister was bursting into flames. Along with a giggling Spike, clapping his claws at the sight of the show. It took a bunch of cookies that day to satisfier her in the aftermath of all the scorch marks she made with her fire. Good times.

But the side effects of a rage shift include giving out a considerable boost of power nearly tenfold to the individuals own power. The downside of it is the individual's magic will be used up extremely quickly and can leave that particular pony in a state of exhaustion for a period of time depending on whatever the amount of magic was used.

Twilight then thought about when she rage shifted before finally excepted Pinkie sense. She remembered using a lot of magic to fight that hydra to get herself and everyone away. When she rage shifted at Pinkie for the hydra not being the 'duwzzy,' it only lasted a few seconds. It would have been longer if she wasn't so exhausted from the constant use of magic.

Looking back up Twilight's head rear back in surprise at the sight of her student, dragon assistant and haft her friends eating breakfast with smiles of amusement plastered on their faces.

"There she is!" Shouted the pink party planer.

"Told ya it be funnier for her to come out herself, he he," Spike said with a small giggle making the others doing the same.

This just made Twilight more confused, "When did you all get here?" she asked.

"What are you talking about we been sitting here for the last twenty minutes waiting for you to come out of the egghead zone." Rainbow Dash explained in her usual brash manner. "I mean we've all been talking around you for that long thinking that would get your attention. Guess not," She finished before stuffing her face with a spoon full of cereal.

"Honestly Dash," said the purple hair fashionista. "Couldn't you have worded that better? And for Luna's sake close your mouth when you chew!"

Rainbow replies by giving Rarity an unamused look as she chews her food, irritating the purple maned pony to no extent. Starlight was the next to speak. "It was kinda interesting to see how long it took to notice all of us, a whole battle could have gone off in front of you and you wouldn;'t even see it."

Twilight looked at the wall that held the kitchen clock. "What, eight o'clock? I can't have been thinking that long?"

"When did you start?" Asked her dragon assistant.

"I brewed this coffee after I work up from a strange I had. A little after five this morning when I woke up in the library."

That got a look from Spike, "You fell asleep from studying? That's never happened to you in a really long time."

"Big whoop," said Rainbow Dash. "Twilight studying till she passes out doesn't sound out of the ordering. Lots of people do that ."

"Rainbow, she hasn't done that since she just started to become Princess Celestia's student years ago. She'll be up until the next day and the day after studying." Spike said making it sound like a matter of fact rather than opinion.

Ignoring the growing argument, Rarity looked to her friend and asked her what was on her mind. "Excuse me, darling, if I am being so bold. What has gotten you so up tight-lipped that put you in such?"

Twilight looked up at her and her friends wondering if she should tell them about her dream. As soon as her mouth was open, she was cut off by her remaining friends announcing through her kitchen door. "Howdy ya'll, sorry we're late." Announced Applejack, followed by Fluttershy. "Big Mac and Fluttershy's critters kept the pair of us from getting here. What we miss?" She asked before the farmer and animal caretaker sat down at the table.

"Hey, girls Twilight was about to tell us something really really important to help get the story a move on so the story can get to the twenty thousand word mark and getting our story featured again. Why don't you get started while I make some waffles for all of us? Don't bother recapping for me I already read ahead." Explained Pinkie before she left the table to do so while she started humming and la la lawing unfamiliar beat.

The other could only stare at the pink hair impossible as their friend left to make waffles. Shaking her head from the questions that ran through her head hat the speed of light. Twilight went back to what she was going say before the last of her friends showed up," As I was saying earlier it was my dream I had last night is whats bothering me Rarity, and it was about the tomb in my basement."

"What happened in there, dear?" Rarity asked while everyone else stayed quiet and listened.

"Well I didn't even know I was asleep in the first place is what was bothering me. I thought I was still awake and felt everything around me. You know dreams that make you think that your not asleep but awake and you don't know it, you know?" Getting a nod from everyone from the table. "Well in the dream I got up and headed to bed, but instead I wandered down the hall leading to the doorway to the tomb." She told them getting an uneasy feeling from the group but continued. "In there at the entrance of the tomb was a shadowy figure, And it looked like him the Doom Slayer." She said getting everyone's full attention if she didn't have it before.

"He disappeared down the stairs just after I look at him in the, and I chased down the stairwell. From there I took my time looking around the tomb for anything that could give me a hint as to who it was. Thinking it was just my imagination, I decided to look around closely at the wrighting on the walls. Trying to get a hint of what of just who he is."

When I got to the thrown that sat up those stairs and statues to the coffin behind him I... talked to him." She said getting around of gasps from everyone there. Waving her hands in front of her do be stop them from asking her anything. "I mean I was talking to casket like as in one would talk to someone in a funeral." Getting a round of 'Oh' from her audience. Spike was the first ask a question. "What you say to him?" Getting a round of curious glances from the rest of her friends. Wonder what she would say to a dead demon slayer.

Twilight sunk into her chair a bit at the growing attention she was getting, "Well I was confessing." She told them. The group looked around in confusion at each other wondering what she meant. They didn't wait long as Twilight continued her story.

"I told him how I felt about him, how much pain he had to go through. Seeing his family being killed in front of him by demons and with his friends falling around while all he can do is watch. I said I was blessed to live in such a peaceful time. To be loved every day and would be broken if I lost all of you." Everyone watched as they saw tears breaking from her eyes. While they themselves tried not as well as Twilight continued.

"That I would have fallen into darkness, broken, beaten and lost. Waiting for my end in the hope that you are there at whatever there is another side of life."

If the dam hadn't burst before it did now. Twilight was pulled into a fierce hug by Fluttershy. Soon one by one everyone at the table got up and formed around the alicorn in a protective group hug. All seven mares plus one dragon all had different volumes of tears running down their cheeks. Some gave small words of comfort to the sadden princess before they slowly untangle each and got back to their seats, only they scoot closer to their friend to help comfort her more. Showing that they care. "Thanks, girls."

"And dragon," said the lone male drake. Making Twilight giggle at her brother.

"Yes, and dragon," Twilight smiled.

"So what happened next?" Asked Rainbow Dash.

"After I got done saying my peace, I turned around and saw that there was an army of ghosts standing in front of me." Fluttershy let go of an "eep" and hid behind her hair.

"And they looked like the statues of those kights that decorated the stairs. Armor, weapons and all." She told them. Applejack asked the next question. "What'd you do?"

"Three of them walked up to me, and I panicked and back up. I felt so scared that I didn't know what was it going to do." If one were to look at the princesses eye's they would see that they slowly glassed over slightly. Those with a military background or was good reading others would recognize it as the 'thousand yeard stair.,' a familiar preceptive look among those who are shell shock. In which haft the girls see while the rest are too engrossed in Twilights story to look at the signs. As such Twilight continued on with her story.

"I then the next thing is just a blur, I backed myself in a corner unable to get away. Couldn't concentrate on teleporting, and the spot I backed up to was too narrow to spread my wings to fly. That's when I looked into the middle one's eyes. Those powerful green glowing eyes feeling me up with a coldness like I was stuck in the frozen north. There I don't know how long I stared but felt like hours maybe day's and saw my whole life flash before me in exact detail. Everything I did in life up to now and I... I felt... angry!" Twilight said in a voice that was filling up with rage. Making all those around her to lean back at the unfamiliar tone from their friend.

"I felt so angry at myself after all I've been through in life, all the sacrifice, pain and commitment I did throughout my life and was about to just lay down and die without even putting up a fight!" The rest were now trying to get their friends attention, but it was too late. Twilight was going into a relapse of her dreams events and could be broken out of it.

The unicorns in the group felt their horns pulse with magic that was heating the air. If one were to look, they would see a vibrant heat radiating off Twilight. The pegasi felt the current in the room shift as the temperature had risen a good fifteen degrees. They were all slowly backing up in fear as their friend looked like she was about to burst.

But as quickly as it came it vanished, "And then... I wasn't... angry anymore. I suddenly felt something different from the ghosts, pride I believe. The change was so sudden, and I felt... I don't center? At peace with myself, I don't know how to describe it. But it wasn't till I saw my hand was that I had accidentally 'Rage shifted,' but not feeling drained or weakened by its effects. Then the two on the sides stepped back and cave some sort of salute just before the middle one did something to me, and I woke up." She finished. It was then that Twilight saw that all of her friends were on the other side of the table looking at her with wide eyes filled with a weird mixture of fear, excitement, and awe. With Pinkie eating waffles with the only one of excitement as she munched away a the sight before them. Blinking in confusion, she felt a familiar heat on her head, with a raised hand her eye's flashed with curiosity. The fur on her hand was not it's usual lavender color; instead, it took on a broader rich color. Like when she and her friends gained the rainbow power to defeat Terik.

She looked behind her and saw that both her tail and mane was on fire like when she rage shifts. But different, instead of the red and orange flame that one would have when it happened, it was instead a soft yellow flame with its tips having a lavender hue wisps at the end. Looking back at her friends her eyes changed color as well, making them into a robust red.

No words were used to describe the situation that the group was in. Only the sound of waffles being devoured was heard.

Later the group was back in the cutie mark room, and the aftermath of Twilights unequal new rage shift form that she was still stuck in said new form all gathered around the inactive map in their respected chairs except Starlight, who stood close next to her mentor as she closely examines Twilight's new look. Everyone was taking it in their own way, Rainbow and Spike after the shock quickly liked the new awesome look she was sprouting. Rarity had her sketch pad out drawing up new ideas on dresses based on Twilights new look. Fluttershy felt little more nerves from the new look but tried not to show it. Pinkie Pie looked the least affected by the changes.

For the last few minutes, Starlight had been asking her mentor questions about her health and wellness. Like is she feeling any increase of power or stress with her magic, to which she replied that she didn't feel her magic was being used and felt slightly better then she did before, "So," began Spike,"You think this new look is permanent?"

"I hope not, Spike. I rather not have to explain why I'm a living bonfire all of the sudden to the general public along with the rest of my family and the princesses." Twilight could hear the wild rumors that the town folks would say about the new look . From being possessed by Nightmare Moon to experimenting with some ancient dark magic.

"Do you think that the ghosties in your dream are trying to tell us something and this is the only way for them to communicate with us?" Asked Pinkie.

"Well this whole rodeo did start with that book right there," Applejack pointed at the book that's still stuck to the table. "Its brought nothing but trouble and has only caused us misery. Making our families worried about us and whatnot and making us watch all that death." Starlight decided to answer her.

"Well, I may have an idea on how to get it off the map, some of you girls are not going to like it." She proclaimed. Gaining the others attention. "From what I can tell from the other day, we can't physically lift it, and our magic just slides off it like its covered in oil or butter. From what we can see each page we turn is a chapter in this guy's story."

"What are you proposing, girl? We keep turning the pages till we finish off the book in the hopes that the book comes off it."

"Precisely. I think that if by looking at the rest of the chapters and see how it ends the book will dislodge itself from the table." Starlight walked over the to the side where the book held. "From the two 'chapters' we have witnessed, and how many they are, we only have five more chapters to look forward to by the count of the pages."

From hearing that explanation, the group did not like the sound of what they had learned. They were still shaken up from the last "chapter," having to do this five more times was not going to be fun nor pleasant. After a minute of silence, Fluttershy was the one to break it, "Um, do we have to? I don't think I could continue watching that stallions story."

"I'm sorry Fluttershy, but we have to. Somehow his tomb ended up in the castle, and I want to know why. Even if you didn't want to watch it with us. From the accounts of the last chapter, most of us were on opposite sides of town doing things. If this wasn't the case, then the rest of us would be more then glad to let you go. With the book being somehow connected with the map and the map linked to our cutie marks then I don't know how we can avoid it. I don't think that even if we had all of us separated across Equestria, we still get sucked into it via our connection."

"Oh okay..."

"Chill out Fluttershy, think about all the monster fighting we get to see. This is as exciting when we met Daring Do and helped her out on her next book." Rainbow Dash said like it was a no biggy, "So who wants to turn the page?"

Before anyone could voice there opinion. Spike lifted the metal page and turned it to the next chapter. It wasn't long before the crimson sparks of demonic energy crackled over the map table. The girls could bearly let out a word before the table abrupt in a brought pillar of red light with a deafening roar occurred.

The vertigo feeling they felt lick the first time they went through this thing was ever present but getting slightly the group stood up to look at their surroundings.

Their new surrounding was similar to before to last time they were here. Like before the sky was filled with different hues like before. Looking around they stood at the entrance of a massive stone archway that could fit the barn on Applejacks farm. A set of steps led up to them, the brownstone that seems to make up hell decorative the arch with a second story balcony of sorts.

But the thing that got everyone's attention was the dead body's of demons that littered the ground around them and steps leading up. Each dead in different way's, some having their limbs torn off. Few missing heads and one looked like it exploded from the inside out leaving only its legs, lower torso, spine, and head that were still connected.

The smell of death and fresh blood filled the air as the girls huddled closer to each other. The sound of a fight drew visitors away from the dead and towards a large demon fighting a familiar figure.

They saw the Doom Slayer duck under the massive hand as the demon tried to punch him. The Slayer had a different weapon then the last time in his hand. It was smaller in his hand as he fired single shots into the demon's torso but did little to bother the beast as he roared in anger. The Slayer, seeing he wasn't doing much to the demon he, quickly changed tactics to shoot its head having a better impact. It roared in rage before charging at him with arms held out, as if it was going to bring him in a bear hug. Seeing what it was his chainsaw and in a quick motion, he pulled a string on the device, and it let out a mechanical rawr as the blades spin faster then the eye could see. He swiftly brought it to the demon's knee. There it shredded the thick muscle and didn't take long before a stump replaced it.

With its loss of its leg, the demon could only shout out in pain as it fell on its backside. With the demon weakened The Slayer raised the chainsaw up, and in a stabbing motion thrust between the second and third rib of the monster's chest destroying its internal organs inside. With a swift jerk of the chainsaw, causing it to twist letting blood and pieces of guts to fly out of its wound.

The demon gave out a few coughs of blood from its mouth before the life faded from its eyes.

And in his conquest against the blackened souls of the doomed, his prowess was shown.

The deep voice said in the air. Snapping everyone out of the stupor of what they saw. The Doom Slayer removed the chainsaw from the fresh corpse and took a moment for himself and admire his work that he did all around him. The girls did the same, seeing that there were actually more dead bodies of the demon hoard that laid everywhere. When he was done looking around, he turned to the direction of were the Spike, and the girls were making them freeze on the spot.

'Does he sees me/us?!!' was the collective thought that the eight equestrians thought.

It was also there they saw they he was more banged up then last time. Twilight noted that he still wore the ceramic plating like the last time they were here, but was missing most of his left shoulder pad. Like it was melted off, and his chest place also bared its scars as well like it was melted off. He still wore the face mask the covered most of his face, but they could again see the dominant eyes that still held rage within them.

Spike and Starlight were the first to realize that he wasn't looking at them but behind them. Looking behind the others, they saw a new figure standing up at the archway. Their eye's widened at what they saw and quickly motioned the group.

There stood a being in spotless cloaked white and gray robes. A gray hood covered the unknown figures head and face in such a way that they couldn't make out any facial features. The robe looked huge on the person as they stretch to the floor from what.

In his crusade, the Seraphim bestowed upon him terrible power and speed,

A soft male voice echoed everywhere yet know where somehow met their ears. None of them could make the language. It was unlike anything they ever heard before, it sounded like a someone was singing but had white noise and monotone notes. It must have been from the Robed man, the Seraphim.

The viewers heard walking from behind them as the Doom Slayer made his way through the group as they split apart to get out of his way. He rose up the steps leading to the Seraphim in a manner readily seen that he did not trust him. As he ascended so did the group of onlookers, wonder what gift could give him such feats.

When he got close, the robed man reached into his cloak making the Slayer pause at what he was going to pull out. It was some kind of hollowed orb made of glass, inside was some kind of blue and red mist swirling around but not mixing into wone color somehow. When the Doom Slayer was just a few feet from him, the glass orb shattered in the robed man's hand, releasing the missed inside into the air.

The Slayer first response was rasing one of his weapons up at the Seraphim letting loose a stream of bullets from one of his larger weapons. I rotating machine that that shot out a stream of fire out of its multiple barrels. But his rounds all that did seem fruitless as they passed through the gas and bend around the Seraphim. As if he was untouchable.

The red and blue gases floated around the Slayer before they entered into his body. Causing it to stiffen and twitch as the new power slowly took hold in hits body. The Slayer let out grunts of pain and growls of anger. When, the last of the mist, settled into the demon slayer's body he was brought down to one knee, and his fist hit the ground, making a slight creator on the stone floor. Seeing the spider web of cracks spread out around the impact caused the watching group to take a step back. The Slayer panted heavily before he stood back on his to feet. The Seraphim then stepped aside and motioned towards the hall leading inwards.

and with his might he crushed the obsidian pillars of the Blood Temples.

The slayer had no objections as he walked past everyone and into the structure. The area was then changed around them. What lay before them must have been the blood temples that the voice mentioned, and they were in ruin. The walls looked like they would collapse just by blowing on them, the roof had holes everywhere. Tapestries burned and furniture lay broken with dead demons that were unlike any they've seen before lay all over.

They were skinny like twigs and wore some kind of headdress that covered their eyes. They all died in a familiar brutal pattern that only the Doom Slayer can do.

Leading out of the doorway they could see the very demon slayer living up to his namesake. All around the court yeard that he was fighting in, demons were trying to gang up on him into killing him in close combat. Instead of waiting for their attacks he just seems to be all around the battlefield avoiding them while he dished out himself. He'd see an attack coming, run around it and rush up to the one that sent the attack and beat it in a brutal fashion.

The group was in awe at the sight of Doom's speed and strength. He moved with the speed that made Rainbow dash look on in awe. Applejack was both scared and impressed at the power he brought down on his enemy.

The group watched as more and more demons appeared before them to attack the lone warrior and fell before him one after the other till he stood alone.

Surrounded by dead demons of all shapes and sizes, covered from head to toe in blood. The amount of carnage that was displayed was inconceivable to the Equestion viewers. For what felt like hours they watched as wave after wave of demons getting killed in too many ways to count. It wasn't long till the deep narrative voice spoke out to the group for the last time. During so the Doom Slyer walked away from piles of dead bodies.

He set forth without pity upon the beasts of the nine circles. Unbreakable, incorruptible, unyielding, the Doom Slayer sought to end the dominion of the dark realm.

Then everything went black for the group of viewers as they returned home.

Deep underground in the dark of the slayer's tomb. The Night Sentinels stand guard of their champions resting place.

Ever silent...

Always vigilant...

Waiting...