Rise of the Angel of Death

Malthael let go of Sunset and drew his sickles once more. "Looks like we're gonna have to hold off on the celebration girls. Get in the airship, we're headed to Prance to shove that asshole's head up his own asshole." Malthael said, and the girls fell in behind him. Malthael went into the charm home and grabbed Solar before returning the charm to his bag. Just as Malthael and the girls were about to take off someone called out to them.

"Where do you think you're going?" Rainbow Dash asked, getting up in Malthael's face.

He arched an eyebrow at the mare in front of him before saying, "Like I said, the girls and I are going to Prance to take care of the Lord General and this Sombra."

"Not without us you aren't." Rainbow Dash declared, with the mane six and the princesses falling in behind her.

"Are you sure you want to do this? Celestia looks like she's about to collapse, and I can't promise that I'll be able to protect all of you."

"I'll be fine, Malthael." Celestia answered, standing a little taller than before. "The Lord General has used dark magics and has threatened my country as well as my life. I will do my best to help you stop him."

"Yeah, and he has our Elements, there's no way we can just do nothing." Pinkie added. "Also he's a big meanie." She concluded. Malthael let out a sigh but had a smile on his face.

"Looks like I can't argue with any of you. Fine, you all can come too, but I'm driving." Malthael finished, turning and leading everyone to his airship.

The airship being a captured Prench airship was able to about. They decided to leave Solar Flare in the Crystal Empire with Cadence and Shining Armor, all of them hoping that between the two of them they’d be able to put up a barrier that would keep her from getting out if she decided to wake up. All around, they saw Prench forces march in the shared lands and partly beyond. The airship managed to trick its way into Prance by blending in as one of their ships.

"Look." Moon pointed out. The capital of Prance was now a citadel filled to the brim with unknown things. Suddenly, rising up was an unknown object. A long rope shot them down.

"We're going down everyone!" Malthael screamed. He managed to steer them into the wall. Everyone jump off as the guards ran at them. Malthael readied his blade cutting into the ponies’ necks and stabbing them through their hearts. The next three were given a soul sweep for their stupidity, burning them as Malthael rushed in to end their lives. The mane six were horrified at this but Celestia and Luna merely flinched at it. They were more acclimated than most to this sort of thing.

“Why are you standing there?" Malthael asked/demanded.

"Sorry, we just weren't expecting there to be so much killing." Twilight admitted, getting out of her stupor.

Malthael rolled his eyes and continued on. Malthael continued down the streets and slashed, burned, and used his Death Fog on anything that approached him. Twilight and the others focused on everything that was behind them. Twilight, Rarity, Luna and Celestia fired beams of magic, Rainbow Dash flew at high speeds and slammed into the Prench forces, Applejack used her lasso, and brought soldiers in for a buck to the face, Pinkie Pie used her party cannon on anyone that got too close, and Fluttershy stuck close to Twilight and avoided getting in anyone's way. Sunset, Moon, and Chrysalis helped out in the air along with Trixie, who confused everyone with various illusions. Suddenly, the ground started to shake as something walked towards them, metal monsters. Inside them however, they could feel Discord’s magic powering them, and giving them life.

"I'm guessing he got a few cultists of discord to help him." Celestia said. Malthael flew at them but was grabbed and tossed against the wall. The things pulled out swords form nowhere. It gave a roar soulless and powered by magic. Malthael in his weakened state looked at the three beings before getting up.

'Ok then they need to be distracted the more time we waste the more time Demise has to get ready." He held up his blades as the fog circled it. "Arise!" He commanded and the dead bodies around started to get up. The two soul beings from before were also summoned. "Attack!" With that the risen dead and the beings attacked and slowly overwhelmed the golems of metal and magic.

"Wait, you can use necromancy?" Twilight screamed.

"Angel of Death, remember?"

Twilight stole a glance at Malthael before continuing to fire her magic at the Prench forces, relieved that the angel was on their side. Meanwhile, the soul beings and risen dead took an interesting approach fighting the metallic golems. They focused their attention on one, surrounding it and employing hit and run tactics on the behemoth. Their ploy worked and eventually they were able to cut a vital part of the being's legs and caused the metallic body to collapse. Unfortunately, the other two metal golems learned from their comrade's failure and split their forces apart and kept them from falling into formation.The group moved past them while they were preoccupied. Slowly the group fought there way to the newly formed and fortified castle. They blasted their way through to see Demise looking at them all with no one else. "Well you’re late." he said blankly. and yawned as if he were bored. Malthael launched himself at Demise, digging his sickles into his sides.

"Any last words before I remove your soul?" Malthael asked. At this point he was starting to act a bit rash. The started the glow only for it to suddenly blast him back.

"Hahahahahaha, you think we wouldn't have protected ourselves against that?" Sombra had control over his soul, and the Lord General Sambri had strong will power." Malthael cursed. The others rushed him. "Now!" the Alicorn Princesses, Sunset, Nightmare Moon, Chrysalis, and Trixie felt pain shoot through them; they suddenly felt drained.
"What just happened?" Sunset asked. Demise’s horn lit up with magic glowing in his eyes.

"It worked, I actually did it! I now have the princess’ powers, and Malthael’s little group as well, my spell worked." He let his glow expand as the ground shook, and the building rose. Malthael jumped up in an attempt to cut down Demise, only to be stopped by a magic field. "Good bye." With that he slammed against the walls without Demise even moving. Finally Malthael cried out as Demise let crystals slowly cover him. "Amazing with this kind of power, I can rule the world." He said to himself. The Angel of Death’s head was the only thing not covered in crystal.

The newly empowered being waved his head as storm clouds gathered across Equestria, the griffin’s lands, the Zebra Empire, and the minotaur homes. He let loose a teleportation spell appearing by Cadence and Solar Flare’s unconscious form. "Sombra is that you.... ahhhhh!" She barely got to speak as she and Solar Flare, who was still unconscious, were shocked. The crystal heart turned black as the Crystal Empire ponies cried out as their emotions, mostly fear empowered him.

"At last! I. Am. A. God!" Demise said. He crystalized everyone there up to their heads. In another teleport he looked over the castle as it started to morph to his whims. "No one can stop me now!" He gave a cry.

"Want to bet?” Came a voice behind him. Demise saw Discord the God of Chaos. "You know Demise, I feel like I live in a world made out of cardboard, every time I use my powers I force myself to hold back not to hurt something, someone." He looked at Demise. "However after your little stunt you can now take it. Discord took a step, the crystals started to break and the floating buildings started to fall back into place. "What we have here is a rare opportunity for me to really cut loose and show everyone just how powerful I... Truly... Am!" Demise fired a blast which Discord dodged but moving his body in a near impossible way. He blasted Demise who slammed into a tower, the energy shattering the crystal. Demise shot up flying. At moment Discord appeared right in the air.

Discord brought both of his forelimbs down on Demise, causing the alicorn to crash into the ground in a large explosion of soil and crystal. Demise stood himself up at the bottom of the crater and glared at Discord. Discord simply had a grin on his face as he floated down to the alicorn and lounged on his stomach in the air. "You really should give up you know. There's no way you can win." Demise's glare intensified as he sparked his dark magic.

"I will never give up! I'm more of a god than Malthael and even you, Discord! Demise fired a concentrated beam at the draconequus. Discord held out his lion's paw and caught the attack. He then collected it into an orb, and with a flash of light changed it into rose petals that he blew in Demise's face. Demise roared in anger at Discord. Discord reappeared in the air his arms cross behind him the air basically was rippling like the air. a lot of rubble. Suddenly, from behind him asteroids literally moved through space itself and flew at Demise. The Alicorn attempted to shield himself but the massive barrage of them shattered the barrier and soon crashed into him with impressive explosions on impact. Malthael stood close by with the others with pain in his ribs.

"Whoa, I'm pretty sure Discord moved those asteroids through space itself." He said to no one in particular.

Discord landed on the ground as Demise reformed with Luna and Nightmare’s swords at hand he attempted to slash at Discord. As Discord simply phased into the earth as soon as he passed by, and Discord returned from the ground. He held his hand out. Demise couldn't move. He was being slammed against the walls and towers pinball noises were heard as he was doing this. A buzzer was heard as Demise was sent into the ground.

"Oh a tilt, really?" Discord asked. Demise got up with blades at the ready. Time seemed to slow for Discord who smiled. Time was literally being slowed per Discords. He slammed his leg into his chest and slammed his tail into his head. Time returned to normal for him. Everyone else simply saw Discord move as a blur.

"Was that Super speed?" Rainbow Dash asked.

"No I think he sped up time around him." Malthael said.

"How can you tell?" Dash asked.

"It's what I'd do if I wanted to show off and was a god of chaos." Malthael answered with a shrug.

Back at the fight Discord whistled a tune as he picked up Demise by the scruff of his neck. Discord then removed one of Demise's forelegs and started hitting him in the face with it constantly repeating "Why are you hitting yourself?" Eventually, Demise had enough of this and gathered energy into his horn.

"Enough!" he boomed, firing a powerful beam of dark energy into Discord's chest and sending the Draconequus flying back several feet. Demise then used his magic to reattach his foreleg. Discord placed his paw over his chest and rubbed the singed fur.

He let out a chuckle and said, "You know something? That actually kinda hurt."

Discord stood up. "You’re laughing because I hurt you!" Demise screamed. Discord had a smile.

"Well yes that’s the trouble when you can heal yourself near instantly and can resist a lot of magical attacks."

Demise screamed, "Enough of this." In a flash of darkness, tentacles of shadow started lashing out at everyone and everything. Discord was amazingly dodging everything, the buildings were starting to fall and lightning struck across the land. After the whole episode of anger ooze was thick in the air. Discord floated there he had a few cut across his body. They rapidly healed. The shadows gave way to show Demise with the suitcase holding the elements. "I have had enough of you." The magic seal was lifted, the Elements flew and headed for Demise, four attached themselves onto his legs, one on his neck and the crown on his head. He felt their powers rage into him. He managed to connect them with him. "Now then with the connection I borrowed form princess Twilight.... I have only one thing to say." The Elements started to power up. Discord stood his ground, hands in front of him.

"Discord, get out of the way!" Luna screamed.

"Turn to stone." Demise finished. Everyone looked away as the rainbow beam was fired. Discord disappeared from everyone's view behind the blast of the Elements. "Yes yes yes yes.... hahahahahahahahahaahahaahha!" Demise laughed like a madman at his supposed victory.

"Look!" Malthael said. Everyone watching even Demise eyes were wide. Another blast was holding back the rainbow of the Elements, coming straight from Discord himself.

"Impossible! You were defeated twice by these, they are more powerful than you!" Demise bellowed. Discord gave a chuckle.

"Actually no we are the same level of power, Celestia, and Twilight and her friends took me by surprise so I was unable to gather the energy I needed, you on the other hand just stood there and literally showed me what you were doing no surprises." The point where the two blasts met was starting to form a ball of energy. It started to give off arcs of lighting and was very quickly destabilizing.

Finally, the ball exploded causing everyone there even the group to be sent back. Where the two powers met was a crater with an unknown energy arcing through it.
Discord picked himself up, his entire body covered in black ash. He shook off the offending matter and looked over at Demise who was picking himself up as well.

"You know, I actually thought that you stealing all the alicorn magic in the world would make for a better fight, but you're really starting to bore me." Discord stated with a yawn.

"I will not be insulted by an abomination like you!" Demise roared. "If the Elements themselves are not enough then I will simply add their power to mine! Then I will mount your head above my throne!" Demise boomed, having the Elements orbit around him.

"I wouldn't do that if I were you." Discord simply said. Demise ignored him and in an instant the Elements were gone, replaced with multicolored orbs of light.
As the orbs entered into him his appearance changed, he was now rainbow maned and fur though it was darker. Discord raised an eyebrow. "I see, now you wish to impose a darker version of harmony on the world, good old tyranny, the old fashioned way to rule." Demise was gathering energy however he failed to see something in the ground move. "Too bad, I had a feeling you would do this." Vines launched onto Demise.

"What’s going on?' He was started to feel weak.

"Oh these? Well back when I was insane from my rebirth I planted these vines to take out the Elements' source of power, however it seems that the soil was kinda damaged where i planted them a bit dead." The vines made him immoblie. Tiny portals opened up as five keys came through.

"Also, before I fought you i sent word to five ponies asking a little favor, what you see before you are five keys to a special kind of power." The keys floated up to him. "The rainbowfied power, an ancient but somewhat uncontrollable force of harmony imprisoned long ago because of its nature. Six keys form its seal." Demise started to laugh after a few moments.

"There are only five keys, you can't count?" He laughed.

"You honestly don't get it do you?" Discord said rolling his keys. He reached inside his stomach and pulled out.... the sixth key. Demise eyes widened. "I had the key all along, my race kept the last key because of how dangerous the power was." The key flew to Demise as the six keys touched him. Demise fanilly realized his mistake.

"No." The keys hit him. Suddenly a massive explosion of rainbows was seen spreading out from him across the land, undoing his magic. Everyone felt their power returning.

Finally, it was done reviling the stone statue of demise. The black horn of Sombra fell off as the statue became dust. Discord levitated the horn to him. "I win!" He looked at everyone. "Who’s the hero!" he asked being silly.

"Yeah good for you, Discord." Mal said pouting a little. “

What's wrong with you Mal, I thought you'd be happy about Demise being defeated and your girlfriends' powers returning." Discord said putting an arm around Mal's shoulder.

"I wanted to kill him."