Rise of the Angel of Death

In a flash, the group appeared outside the Crystal Empire. Malthael looked up. "I sense them, they’re here somewhere." He said. The others looked up as well suddenly two glowing orbs moved around. "It’s them!" He screamed The two souls looked and disappeared. Mal paused. "They found something....." He said. In the deep north slowly a black sludge gave way as two alicorns slowly formed.

"Oh come on!" Mal boomed. "Come on everyone, we've gotta make sure that those two don't find a body." Mal and the others flew up and tried to track the souls again. They continued to fly until they made it to the deep north, where the two alicorns were finally fully formed.

"Well hello there creature. It has been a long time." The male alicorn stated.

"Yes and this time, we won't just imprison you, this time you'll suffer as we have." The female alicorn declared.

(G) Discord appeared in front of them. "Mal I'll handle this." He said the two alicorns looked at him. They felt his power and flinched. They were more powerful than their daughters but Discord was still more powerful than them.

"What are you?" The male one asked.

"The last draconequus.... God of Chaos, I am Discord Disarray Chaotic!" He then glared at both of them. "Oh hell no you were planning to kill Luna!" He screamed his eyes becoming fire. Suddenly, Mal understood the implications. Luna dying meant Moon would’ve never come to be. His blades were brought up with some fire.

"Discord, save me some!" The two alicorns then teleported away from the whole suicidal situation.

"Son of a bitch!" Mal roared.

"I have to agree." (G) Discord said. "Those two could be anywhere."

"Well, what are we supposed to do now?" Aria asked.

"I don't know." Mal sighed. "Now that they have new bodies I don't know if I'll be able to track them down."

"Mal we can't just stop looking for them. They're a menace. There's no telling what they'll do." Solar said.

"I never said we'd stop looking for them." Mal corrected. "We just need to rethink how we're going to look for them. We'll need to lay low and keep an eye out. Sparky and her friends from this world are probably out for our heads."

"You probably didn't help, when you drew all over their faces." Adagio pointed out.

"We could've gone without pointing fingers, but you're right. Now, we need to get a move on." Mal said.

In a flash the two alicorns appeared in the Everfree Forest. The two waited for a moment. "We do not have the strength to take those two on." The female one pointed out.

"Then we will get the power." The male said simply, his eyes glowing with dark magic. "I know a way to syphon that tree’s power to slowly build us up enough power to end this world."

"Excellent idea, my dear." The female alicorn said with a dark grin.

"That Malthael beast and that Discord shall tremble once we've gained our strength."

"I know, though we really should've done something about those draconequui a long time ago. I seem to remember something about a forest full of them while we were ruling." The male one stated.

"Oh well dear, we shall not make the same mistake again. This world and soon all others will be ours to do with as we wish." The female said with a grim chuckle." And with that the two alicorns delved into the forest, searching for the tree.

The sun rose on the Kingdom of Friendship. (R) Twilight had been helping as reconstruction finally began for the town of Ponyville. The rainbow chest however was starting to glow with a strange light. "What’s going on?" Twilight asked. In the cave the Tree of Harmony started to get darker and darker as in the center two beings slowly consumed power from it. While they couldn't absorb it all they gained enough to exceed the Draconequui from their universe in power.

"Yes, I can feel it, now we are unstoppable!" The female said.

"Well then dear, shall we go show the public their new rulers?" The male asked

"That sounds lovely." The female replied. "I believe there was a village not too far from this forest. That should be the perfect place to proclaim our rule."

"And hopefully our actions will draw out that bothersome Malthael and Discord. Once we kill them that should secure our rule here." The male stated. The two alicorns flew out of the forest until they reached the edge of Ponyville. The crowd was confused by the arrival of the new alicorns. Most bowed just to be safe, while others just stared. Once the two were in the center of town, their wings shot up. "Attention citizens! I am Queen Gaia, and this is my husband King Chronos!" Gaia proclaimed with the Royal Canterlot voice.

The group of Mal, the sirens, Pinkie Pie, Solar Flare and Discord walked through a forest. "There you are." They saw a Twilight running at them. "I was looking everywhere for you three, I almost thought you three did something." This Twilight was their Twilight, causing them to pause.

"Twilight you would not believe who the souls are? They are Celestia and Luna’s parents." Pinkie Pie said.

"Not only that, but they are omnicidial monsters." Mal added.

"They were planning to kill Luna Twilight, a filly they were planning to kill a filly." Discord said. "Their own child." He added.

"They are past redemption." Solar Flare finished.

"That, that's awful." Twilight said.

"Yup and now they have bodies again, so we have no idea where to find them." All of a sudden Pinkie started to shudder violently. "What's wrong with her?" Mal asked.

"It looks like her Pinkie sense is acting up." Twilight explained.

"So Pinkie Pie gets psychic warnings that take the forms of various physical ticks?" Mal asked. "Yup, and I'm getting one heck of a doozy. I think it's coming from Ponyville." Pinkie stated.

"Oh great, that's where the other Sparky and girls are waiting to blast me with rainbow magic." Mal groaned.

"Actually, I ran into myself when I first came here. I told her all about you Malthael. I think the other me is willing to give you the benefit of the doubt." Twilight explained.

"Alright, then let's head out to Ponyville." Mal said

In a flash they headed out. Queen Gaia and king Chronos looked over the ponies. "Take us to your leader!" Chronos said. (R) Twilight walked out to see two alicorns. Twilight herself was a bit confused. Gaia and Chronos almost laughed at the alicorn in front of them. They glared at her. Before anyone could speak (G) Discord, Malthael, (D) Pinkie Pie, the sirens and Solar Flare appeared they were not the only ones. (S) Discord appeared with the princesses.

"I knew I felt a disruption in the magic of the planet." The two groups looked at the alicorns who glared at Malthael.

"Alright you two, this ends now." Malthael growled, pulling out his two sickles.

"Oh, and what do you think you're going to do to us?" Chronos sneered.

"The same thing I did all those years ago." Malthael replied.

"Do you hear that dear Celestia, sweet Luna?" Gaia cooed at the two celestial princesses. "This beast wishes to kill us again. Us, your dear parents." Celestia and Luna were taken aback by the alicorn's claim.

"Don't believe anything they say!" (G) Discord yelled. "They're nothing but monsters!" He continued.

"And why should we believe you?" (S) Discord retorted. "You imprisoned me in stone!"

(M) Twilight spoke up in (G) Discord's defense. "Please you have to believe us. These two alicorns are nothing but trouble."

(G) Discord sighed at his counterpart. 'Read their minds.' He sent via telepathy. (S) Discord did for a bit. He looked horrified.

"Celestia Luna, don't believe anything they say." He said pointing to the two older alicorns. "I read their minds..... There's a line a limited to where you can be redeemed.... They passed it." (S) Discord said. Luna looked at him to elaborate on his meaning. "Oh they were planning to kill every non alicorn on the planet and even their own Luna because they didn't like her." Everyone form this universe looked at them.

"You... you monsters." Celestia spat, glaring at the other two alicorns.

"Ok, now that we're all on the same page does anyone object to me ripping off their limbs and shoving them in creative places?" Malthael growled. Nobody said anything and Malthael took that as a good sign. "Alright, Discord, let's kill these assholes slowly."

"You don't have to tell me twice." (G) Discord said, cracking his talons against his paw. The two alicorns chuckled at the declarations and their horns lit up.

"I don't think it'll be as easy as last time." Chronos said. The two alicorns blasted (G) Discord and Malthael, sending them through the wall of a nearby home.

The two slowly got up. "That’s impossible you two were never that strong." Malthael said. G) Discord gasped.

"You absorbed power straight form the Tree of Harmony using dark magic....." (G) Discord said.

"Yes we did... now we are more powerful than you, abomination!" Gaia said to Discord. (G) Discord looked at (S) Discord.

'I have an idea.' (G) Discord told him telepathically. Before Gaia could attack (S) Discord turned into energy and (G) Discord ate him. His power shot up "One good thing about Chaos magic..... it’s almost always the same no matter which universe." Before Gaia could react the air rippled and out came flaming asteroids!

The asteroids slammed into the two alicorns, causing them to collapse. Malthael barely reacted to what he was seeing and formed his hood. Malthael spread his wings and launched himself at the two prone alicorns. Just as he was on top of them, the two alicorns teleported away. Malthael and Discord looked up and saw that the two alicorns were now in the air above the town. "You two beasts will not get the best of us no matter what powers you give yourselves!" Gaia screamed. Chronos and Gaia touched their horns pooling their energies together. Their horns shone with dark magic, and corrupted energy from the Tree of Harmony.

"Now you and this paltry village shall burn!" Chronos thundered. The two launched a massive beam of energy at the collected crowd.

Before even Discord could react, Malthael shot up and caught the magic with his sickles. Malthael tried to throw the magic back, straining with all his might, but it was too much for him. Malthael was pushed back, and crashed into the ground with a massive explosion.

Everyone looked to see Malthael in the middle of a crater. His outfit ruined. His wings down. He started to get up slowly, a bit of blood falling from his cut face. A tiny bird flew by, the poor thing collapsed and was dying. Malthael grabbed it in his hands.

"What’s the matter, Death? Not living up to your name?!" Gaia said. Malthael placed one of his hands on the bird. A glow later the bird got right back up at full heath.

"I am not just death...." He stood up as the bird flew. He glared right at them. "I am Malthael! I am both the aspect of Death and the aspect of Wisdom!" His wings of bone like light gave way to a wave of light. "And you’re going down!" In his hand an orb formed into a soul. "Because I just found a way to end you." He slammed the orb into his chest as the energy gave way.

The astral image of Tirek was seen. His eyes glowed as did his aura as it lit up with new powers.

Malthael flew up to Gaia but was stopped by a barrier. Malthael continuously slashed at the barrier, causing cracks to form. Before Malthael could destroy the barrier Gaia and Chronos teleported right behind him, their horns lit up and just as they were about to fire at the angel a voice called out.

"I hope you haven't forgotten about me." Discord said summoning more meteors to crash into the two alicorns. Gaia and Chronos slammed into the ground, their bodies slightly battered. Just as they were about to pick themselves up Malthael flew right into them, stabbing them with his sickles. The two alicorns groaned in pain as a blue glow surrounded the sickles.

They both managed to power it back with their magic, however Malthael had a dark smile. Before anyone could act, he opened his mouth and his eyes glowed, in that simple moment of weakness the two alicorn started to have energy beams from their horns drained as Malthael absorbed their magic like Tirek could! Soon the transfer was finally complete. As the two Alicorn fell down, powerless.

"What just happened? Gaia asked.

"I used Tirek’s soul to access his powers, you were right, we couldn't defeat you, not while you held the tree’s magic." His eyes glowed and in a flash the magic he stole was returned to the tree itself. With no glow he gave them each a smile. Before they could do anything he slashed at their horns the feedback from an attempted spell exploding in their faces.

"Well now nowhere to run." He said glaring at them. They attempted to take flight only to slam into the ground. Discord looked at them they were tossed into the air hitting each other, then slamming into the ground buildings and finally each other again.

"It's over you two. You're monsters who deserve to be punished. Not just for what you've done to me, but to your own children, and your people. You're actions and beliefs spread hatred among your subjects and caused the near extinction of many races." Malthael declared, approaching the two alicorns. "On the behalf of all those you've wronged, I will take your lives. This is the end for you. Do you have any last words?"

"Die!" The two alicorns cried, uselessly charging at the approaching angel. Malthael easily dodged their attack and hit the back of their necks with the hilts of his sickles, causing them to collapse on the ground.

"Very well, it's time you two returned to your proper resting place." Malthael said, stabbing their necks with his sickles again.

They bled for a bit as Malthael removed their souls fully absorbing them. Discord then vomited out his counterpart. "Sorry I think this is yours." (S) Discord handed him the rainbow power key. "Thanks." (G) Discord swallowed it. The bodies of the alicorns soon became goo.

After that bit was over, Malthael sighed. "That was awesome, do it again!" (D) Pinkie said. Malthael shock his head.

"Can't, I used up Tirek’s soul’s energy, it’s going to take it time to recharge.... possibly weeks or maybe even years." He finished. (G) Discord did nothing until the rip opened up and a rock hit him in the head. He grabbed it.

"Oh yeah the rip.... Well, we got to run everyone." He held his hand out and from a single point a portal opened up.

"Wait, before you go I wanted to say I'm sorry for attacking you when I saw you." (R) Twilight said.

"Don't worry about it, other Sparky. Sparky here said hello to me by blasting me with the Elements of Harmony." Mal said with a chuckle.

"Okay," (R) Twilight said.

"Malthael and Discord, thank you for saving Equestria. Everypony of this world is in your debt." Celestia said with a nod.

"Don't mention it." Mal shrugged. "I was just cleaning up my mess. Well, I gotta get going. Come on girls, Discord, Sparky, and Pinkie, we better leave before we cause any universal mumbo-jumbo. But before I go," Mal said turning to the crowd. "Please stop saying things like 'everypony' you sound ridiculous." Mal shouted before stepping through the portal.

The others followed suit as (G) Discord closed the portal. In the dimension the eyeball cried out the travelers. Discord shook his head. "What a rush." He said soon coming down was Victor the princesses, Twilight’s friends and the others.

"So you got them?" Celestia asked.

"Yeah you’re not going to believe who they were." Mal started.

"They were our parents." Solar Flare said. Causing the other sisters to go wide eyed. "Before you get all sentimental know this, they are monsters." Solar Flare said.

"I read their minds and they are evil... And omnicidal, they were planning mass genocide of everything, even their ponies and.... They were willing to kill Luna for no reason other than they didn't like her." Discord finished.

Luna's and Celestia's faces fell, trying to comprehend what they had heard. "I know you told us they were racists, but this... it's all so hard to believe." Celestia faltered.

"Really, you of all people should understand." Solar spat out. "You should know just how awful our parents were!" Celestia was confused by this.

"What do you mean? I was too young to really remember them." Solar snorted derisively at the princess.

"Yeah, keep telling yourself that, Princess. Mal, I'm tired, can you throw down the house? I need to get some sleep." Solar finished crossing her arms. Mal complied with Solar's wishes and she stomped into the home, slamming the door behind her.

"What just happened?" Applejack asked.

"This is a sore spot for her." Mal stated, "I'll tell you all what happened later. Right now, I need to have a talk with Solar." Mal finished, following her into the home.

Everyone turned to the travelers. "Yeah it’s something about Celestia’s memories being blocked because of abuse and neglect from her parents." Adagio said summing it up to everyone present.

"That wasn't all, they managed to remove some of the Tree of Harmony’s powers you should have seen what happened Discord absorbed his other and Mal seemed down for the count, but he used a new power and absorbed the powers of a soul and then he removed their magic and took them back into him." Pinkie Pie said trying to relieve the sadness.

Mal walked up to Solar's room and knocked on the door. "What?" She barked from within the room.

"Solar, it's Mal. I want to talk with you. Can I come in?" Solar was quiet for a long time and Mal just stood outside, waiting. Eventually the door opened and Mal found Solar sitting on her bed, her knees pressed against her chest, and her arms around her knees.

"What do you want to talk about?" Solar asked.

"I think you know." Mal replied taking a seat on the bed. "I think I understand why you hate Celestia so much, at least a little."

"Really, why don't you enlighten me?" Solar spat.

"You hate that she forgot everything your parents did to you and made you remember. You hate that she could just forget what they were and leave you to remember everything about them. And you hate she forgot what they wanted to do to Luna. You care about her just like you do Moon, don't you?" Mal finished, tilting Solar's head up to look her in her eyes.

A few tears could be seen in her eyes. "Mal can you promise me something?" She asked. Mal had a smile and nodded.

"What is it?" He asked.

"Never let them get out again." She said as she hugged him he returned the hug.

“Solar, I promise that I’ll never let them out again. Though, I hate them too, so you didn’t really have to make me promise that.” Mal said with a grin.

Solar managed to smile too. “It never hurts to ask.”

“You look really good when you smile.” Mal told her.

“Shut up.” Solar playfully snapped. Then the two closed the short distance between them and they shared a tender kiss.

Outside everything had been finished up about the trip to the other universe. "So I know this may sound a bit stupid but are there other universes? Like how many are we talking about?" Rainbow Dash asked. Discord had to laugh at this.

"Sorry it’s just it’s a multiverse last I even attempted to count was 23 million and that was but a grain of sand, a drop of water in a world-wide desert or a planet of water when compared to the whole of the multiverse.... and If Mal’s anything to go by it’s possible there are even more Multiverses each just as big maybe even bigger than our own." Discord finished.

Just as Discord said this Mal and Solar walked out of the home, holding hands. "Hey everybody, sorry we took so long so, what'd we miss?"

"Discord was just explaining the concept of the multiverse to all of us." Luna said. "And Pinkie explained that you removed our parent’s magic from them. How did you accomplish this?" She asked.

"I realized partway through the fight that I could utilize the energy from the souls within me to gain their abilities. So, I used Tirek's to use his magic absorption, they didn't last much longer after that. Now, they're back with the rest of the souls, and if I have anything to say about it, they're never getting out again." Mal stated, squeezing Solar’s hand as he said that just for good measure.

"You all should've been there!" Sonata exclaimed. "He was so cool."

"So you can use the souls’ powers whenever you want?" Luna asked. Mal shook his head.

"No, not really, the soul energy can be lost the more I use it if it’s drained like Tirek’s soul then I'll have to wait for it to recharge itself, souls are completely indestructible but even they have limits." Mal finished. Pinkie pie shot up a hoof.

"Ooooh you should use those two’s powers to help others, it would be a fitting punishment." Mal had a smile.

"Good Idea let’s put it to a vote." He summoned the two parents’ souls in his hands. "All those in favor Of me using their powers to help others say I." He said.

No one hesitated to say I and Mal pushed the two souls into his chest. Just like before an astral projection of the two alicorns appeared and his eyes and aura glowed with the energy from his new powers. Mal shuddered for a second before speaking. "Uhh, that feels really weird."

"Did it work?" Celestia asked.

"Yup, as long as I don't do anything too strenuous with their powers, or abuse them, I should be able to use their magic for a while." Mal stated. "Does anyone have a suggestion for what they want me to do first?" He asked, looking around the assembled group.

A day of using the evil former rulers’ powers for good soon took a lot out of Mal. However, it took the most out of their souls, using up the energy by the end. With them all returning to their kingdoms and homes, minus Discord who was fixing up his dimension, things seemed almost peaceful. However, few knew that peace is fragile peace is also not to last.