Mat shrugged, "... Maybe not fully, but... bone breaking and punctures are not really, you know... Stuff to laugh at. Truthfully, by all means, I really shouldn't be sitting here in front of you in general."
Mat shook his head, "... We have to go back to the beginning... a friend and myself were wandering the Everfree. You know, super deep inside... Long story short, we encountered a dragon. He tried to squash my friend, but I ran and shoved him out of the way, taking the brunt of the stomp instead. Was not a very enjoyable experience. My body was in immense pain, but I could still see the Dragon, going after my friend. I needed to get up. I had to get up. I had to save him, I had to stop that dragon. Something... awoke in me. I can't remember the rest of the details that clearly, but apparently I German Suplexed the dragon straight on it's head, taking it out, then everything went black."
Mat shrugged, "Yeah, sorry, dropped the e. I don't know, sounds a tiny bit something that way. But, yes." He looks over at Zeran, and gives a small wave with his hoof, "Hello." He turned back to Dusty, "So yeah, more or less that's it."
"Really good," Maya replied. "Kinda nice, having a sexy, little stallion do my work for me. Hehe.~" "So essentially, you unlocked a hidden, dangerous power," Dusty summarized.
Mat drinks the rest of his cider, staring at Dusty, "Pretty much. So... I am going to fight Az, regardless."
Mat shrugged, ".... Not the same... Plus... It's just something I need to prove to myself. Alright? Before this power, I was pretty much nothing. Just a pony who knew how to wrestle, I had nothing but slightly above average strength. How was I going to help anypony before? I wanted to protect others, but some use I was back then, I would've been the one that needed protecting... which is why I'm glad. That part of me is dead. I never want to be like that again. Wanting to protect but too weak to even protect those I care about. If I can't fight Az and at least... prove to myself that I can do this... I can do what I want to be able to do, then what reason did I *squee*ing have for continuing to live?"