The Sulreif Demigod

2 days later, most of the castle was still being repaired, and the word of Pinkie’s defeat and the dead of Princess Celestia and Luna had been passed through Equestria. Twilight was standing alone on the throne, preserving the power she had, but of course, this was just another step in her plan.

“Guards!” Twilight said out loud.

A few seconds later, 2 guards stepped inside the throne room, lifting up their chins. “Yes Princess” They both said, lifting their heads up high. One of the guards was a white stallion that often was the one to take orders and pass them on. The other was a brown stallion that she had never seen before. It was no mystery that the amount of dead guards meant that they had to fill in different roles every now and then.

Twilight looked down on the guards before her.
“How are Rainbow Dash and Pinkie Pie’s recovering going?” Twilight asked, looking at the white guard.

He was the one who then stepped forward. “Rainbow Dash is in a stable condition, though she’s still unconscious. She should be out of the hospital in a week. Pinkie’s wounds are healing as well, but she has been awake for the last 10 hours without uttering a word. The Sulreif must have done more damage to her mind than we thought at first.”

“I see” Twilight looked up. Several strokes of sunlight passed through the room.
“Listen closely now” She said, getting ready to tell them something important.

Both the guards paid their attention to Twilight.
“Our forces have suffered great damage. We are no longer the strong land we used to be. That is why I plan to recruit new guards from other lands” Twilight said, with a serious tone and a look that didn’t tolerate misbehavior.

The guards thought for a while. “But Princess” The white guard then said.
“We can’t recruit guards from other lands as they have their own army. I doubt that they will simply hand over recruits. In order to build up the army, we will have to recruit ponies from Equestria, not from other lands.”

Twilight looked down at them again. “The recent happenings in Equestria will without a doubt have scared everpony, making them nervous about joining the army. If we’re lucky, we may get around 50 recruits from Equestria, and that is simply not enough. We all need to be aware that there is no peaceful solution to this. Equestria is nearly in ruins, and we have no chance of rebuilding without taking some risks. So we will have to use force in order to become the great land we ones were” Twilight stopped and lifted her chin up.

“Princess?” The white guard let out.

“We need to control other lands, in order to restore Equestria. We need to go to war” Twilight said cold.

The white guard looked back at the other guard, who looked just as confused. “B- But, I hardly think that such a solution will-“

Twilight quickly interrupted. “We have no choice. I am the only princess now, and I give the orders. Gather the guards, and let them know that tomorrow we strike for Appleloosa. That is an order!” Twilight commanded strictly.

The guards looked at each other, before bowing down. “Understood” they said simultaneously, just before exiting the room.

Twilight looked out the window to her right, looking at the sun, rising from above the trees.
“It’s a new era” she said to herself as the purple mist began circling around her, and her eyes began glowing. She showed a small smile feeling like the most powerful being in the world.

“It won’t be long before I control the world!” She laughed as a warm wind passed through the open window next to her, making her mane flowing gently to the side.

“Nothing can stop me now” She smiled, with the mist creating a sphere around her.