The Empire Meets Equestria: Star Wars Esque

"Sir? Sir? are you all right sir?" AED-One asked his groggy master. Visage's head was pounding and  the world seemed to be spinning as his vision cleared up he managed to answer his mechanical compatriot.

"Yes One I'm fine...but what the Frak happened?"

"We were thrown by the shock wave of the ship when the engines ruptured. While you were out after hitting your head we were knocked off of our proper course and have now crashed into an unknown planet." AED-One said in his normal mechanical tone.

Visage rubbing the back of his head as he let this sink in. "I missed all the fun? If only I was immortal and invulnerable." He was talking more to himself than to his droid.

"I wouldn't call what occurred 'fun' I am programed for logical processing not humor." AED-One said.

Visage just rolled his eye's could have fooled me he thought while looking around at his new surroundings. The ship seemed to be intact the canopy looked to be half underwater if you consider the brown colored muck that was obscuring the lower half of the transpersteel windshield, water.

"So, a swamp world like Domir?" Visage said thinking aloud.

"Or just a swamp." AED-One replied.

"That's it AED-1 time to sleep." Visage told the droid just as AED-One was about to respond Visage pressed in the button at the base of the metallic skull and with that the Droid imploded becoming a baseball sized sphere. Activating the storage utility on in his gem he put the droid away while producing a black bundle a small ear piece and his two blood sabers. Visage turned off the gem and unfurled the black mass revealing the cloak of a Shadow Knight which he donned, then grabbing the hood flipped it over his head,  next he  attached the two blood sabers to his sides. The two cylinders didn't hang like most Knights had them. Instead they were situated in more of a horizontal fashion with the blade emitters facing back. Visage then placed the ear piece in in his right ear pressing on it twice fast it came to life. A creeping metal flowed out covering Visage's face. The mask activated as it finished solidifying the eye slots glowed an eerie red. Now the Dark Lord was ready to face this new planet.

Making his was to the aft of the pod he popped the hatch with a wave of his hand using the Force to pull the lever. The door swung up and out with a hiss as the gases escaped. The landscape was unfriendly the ship had landed in a bog, or swamp, Visage saw that several trees at the far end of the swamp had lost their tops and were still smoldering from the impact of the fireball of a ship. The pod apparently skipped a few times before coming to a halt in it's final resting place.

The Dark Lord using his left hand pulled up on the right sleeve of his cloak revealing the glove that held the gem. Once again activating the gem several glowing charts were presented to him.

"So it is at least it's an oxygen enriched environment." Visage said in a now more metallic voice. "I might not be needing the mask but lets see about the locals." Just as he finished the sentence as if on que an ugly beast of a head appeared apparently curious as to what had disturbed it's swampy home.

"Your ugly.... you kind of remind me of Dormir." Are you related to the Drragg's on that planet??" Visage asked the monstrous head, just as three more rose up out of the swamp.

"Oh look you brought friends." Visage sneered as he felt the intent coming from the creatures. All four heads were looking at the dark figure two of them were licking their gnarled mud caked lips as the other two let out a roar for the feast.

"I'm not your diner...you beasts. If you leave peacefully I won't have to kill you." Visage was trying to reason with the monsters but to no avail one of them lunged forward muddy maw opening wide revealing jagged misshapen teeth. Visage used his own power to fly up just as the head came crashing down where he stood. Mud splashed in every direction and the pod started to sink into it's soupy grave.

Visage was not pleased. Landing on the head of the monster that had tried to eat him he looked into it's glowing green eyes, as the slits that where it's pupils focused on him. Visage's hands disappeared into the folds of his cloak reappearing with two black balls that had pins in them, that he pulled using his thumbs.  Two more of the creatures were preparing to strike. As they opened their maws he threw the orbs into them. The two heads reared back making a strange face as they swallowed the small black things. All four heads then looked dumbfounded.

Visage jumped off the head he was standing on noticing a patch of solid ground that had a withered looking tree and a large boulder residing on it. Visage somersaulted in the air landing lightly, behind the tree. He peered out of the make shift hiding spot to notice two things. The monsters were not monsters, but monster singular and it was charging towards him.

"Two grenades, one gullet. This will not end well." Visage said as he got as low as he could behind his cover waiting for the imminent explosion.

The Monster stopped it's advance as the two Firimite Grenades went off inside the beast's belly. The monster had never felt anything like this. Racked with pain it's whole lower body caved in on itself breaking bones with a loud crack wreaking havoc with it's internals. Just as quickly as the pain came it suddenly felt nothing, for it was blown apart. Pieces of monster were sent skyward as several small shock waves charged with energy rippled out over the swamp. One of the heads fell just behind the ducking Dark Lord who was getting up as red and green goo along with mud caked scales rained down into the swamp.

"I said this wouldn't end well for you." Visage stated flatly. "Never try eating Imperials or you'll be blown to pieces." He finished.

"Are there any other beings that want to try and eat me!?" Visage yelled out into the swamp.

With no reply forthcoming he spoke in a whisper. "That's what I thought."

Now without any more immediate distractions Visage concentrated, his consciousness flowing outwards. He felt a great darkness somewhere to the far North and two beings of light to the East.

"Oh, the choices! a Dark Lord up North or White Hander's to the East." Visage said activating his gem again this time a hover bike formed in front of Visage he Jumped on the back of it just as it solidified hitting the accelerator and Speed off, heading North.

It didn't take long for the Swamp and Forest to zoom by and Visage soon found himself flying through blizzard like conditions. He didn't care because of his warm black cloak that was partially trailing behind him. Also his mask which had infrared capabilities, so despite the wall of white in front of him, Visage could still see.

King Sombra was in a foul mood. Not that he wasn't always in a foul mood, but today he was even in more of a foul mood than usual. Something was coming, he could feel it. No pony can challenge my rule. Even those sister's haven't dared to try. Though rumors of an army being raised in Canterlot were being whispered. Sombra was deep in thought when one of his Pegasus guards burst in.

"Sorry to disturb you your Majesty but we have an intruder." The crystalline Pegasus said.

Visage broke through some kind of barrier. Stopping his bike he looked at his surroundings. Putting the bike back into his gem. Visage looked up at the sky it was a red orange mix and the place was covered by black crystal. There were seemingly transparent, flying horses that were overseeing some similar looking land bound horses in the distance. Visage started walking over to where the flying horses were.

"Halt! Who...or what! are you?" A clear Grey flying hoarse with blackened mane asked.

"Oh, and here I thought I might be the only intelligent being on this planet. I'm surprised you speak the common tongue and you seem sentient, for being a hoarse." Visage Replied.

The hoarse landed a few feet away eying the dark creature. "I'm no hoarse, I'm a crystal pony Pegasus. This is the Crystal Empire, ruled by our King, Sombra. Now, speak your business creature, why are you here?" The Pegasus said.

Visage looked at this Pegasus incredulously. I'm a creature? Well I suppose that's true if I'm the first Imperial to land err..crash here, but that also means there are no humanoids on this planet? Visage wondered.

"I'm here to see the Dark Lord of the Zah I felt. Is he or she around?" Visage asked the Pegasus.

"I don't know any Dark Lords, except Sombra who isn't a Lord but a King." The crystal Pegasus replied.

King Sombra well so much for an ally on this planet. Visage reached out with the Force feeling the hate, anger, and despair all around him. There wasn't an ounce of hope to be felt  anywhere. Looking at the Pegasus, Visage realized something, it was under a spell, or Force brainwash or perhaps both. There was no light in it's eyes, in fact the eye's of this Pegasus were glowing dark green and had red irises and silted pupils just like that swamp monster.

Poor Pegasus doesn't realize it's being manipulated. Visage had a very big problem with this. Only enemies of the Empire, or in dire situations was any form of mind control allowed. If any Imperial Shadow Knight or White Hander was caught using any form mind control they were to be punished severely, and this king Sombra seems to have brainwashed an entire Kingdom. Visage tightened his left fist, putting out his right hand he concentrated on breaking the dark hold that was over this poor Pegasus.

The Pegasus started rubbing his head. He felt as though a fog was being lifted. Regaining his senses and focus he saw a creature that stood on two legs holding out one of his extremities towards him. Realizing what had happened, the only thing he could do was sink to the ground. Remembering the horrible things he had done for the unicorn, that was his king washed over him like a title wave. Feeling like vomiting he looked again at this dark creature that was his savior, of his mind at least. Trying to shake off the nightmarish memories he got back on his four hooves.

"Thank you....umm? I'm sorry what do you call yourself creature?" The Pegasus barely managed to ask.

"I'm Visage, of the Faraxian, Imperial Shadow Knights. What is your name Pegasus?" Visage asked his freed friend.

"Sky Shift, I am, or was, thanks to you, a Captain of Sombra's Army. I...am...or was in charge of watching over the slaves and punishing them for not working." Sky Shift muttered almost inaudibly.

"Well Sky Shift, Sombra's rule will shortly be at an end. What you have been doing isn't your fault. Imperial punishment is death to any who abuse mind control powers. I seem to have arrived just in time to exact Imperial justice on this soon to be, dead king." Visage said enraged.

Sky Shift looked shocked he had never heard of any such law but then again he was just freed by this Visage so it might be true.

"Come Sky, we have work to do." Visage strode off headed to where the other Pegasai were closely watching over the earth bound slaves. Sky Shift fallowed the tall figure in hopes that this being was honest and would not become a new tyrant king.

Visage and his new ally freed all of the slaves both from physical chains and chains of dark magic. It only took a Minonn for them to free all of the ponies as they were called. King Sombra and those with him in the castle were all that was left to clean up. Visage smiled wide under his mask all of the freed slaves watched after him as he stormed the castle gates by himself.

Sombra's anger had never been hotter. In the last few hours his own army as well as all of his pony slaves were freed from his control. Sombra was trying to recapture his Pegasus army putting them back into his thrall, but to no avail something powerful was blocking his magic and his influence. Sombra just waited patiently for whoever or whatever it was. At first he thought it was the two sisters, but this power was dark and they were light. So who had this kind of dark influence. Discord? Perhaps? No, he was nothing but a stone statue thanks to the pair of alicorns. Sombra was racking his brain thinking about all of the dark figures who rampaged across the continent centuries past, nothing in his memory fit this new presence though. Sombra was wrapped up in thought when his throne room doors exploded inwards his answer was looking right at him.

Visage climbed the stairs freeing the remaining Pegasus guards from Sombra's mind control as he ascended. Finally after walking down a lengthy hallway Visage came before two large ornate doors he could feel Sombra's Dark power within. Visage rage grew, not caring about anything else he extended a hand pointing it at the two doors he let loose a charged energy blast. The explosion threw one door several yards into the throne room the other was hanging by a single hinge that couldn't hold the heavy door up on it's own soon giving way under the strain making the door hit the crystal floor with a resounding thud and crack.

Visage stepped through the now open doorway. Waving a hand he used the Force to clear the air of settling debris. Visage stared at the creature that was sitting on a black crystalline throne.

Visage saw one of the biggest ponies he had thus far encountered. Looking into those green eyes with blood red irises and abyss like pupils was disconcerting this creature was so tainted with dark energy his eyes had changed and it's horn was a nasty shade of red that turned black near the base of it's skull. Walking toward the throne and the thing sitting upon it, the creature spoke to him.

"Why have you come to my domain creature? Why have you disabled my control spells? What are you?" Sombra was furious but also curious. This being before him was dark in nature that he could sense, but why attack his kingdom? Why free the enslaved? Sombra wanted answers. Many more questions he had, but this thing now stopping it's advance and seemed perplexed.

Visage shrugged at the onslaught of questions, but also barked out some of his own. "Why have you enslaved these ponies? Why have you stolen the throne from the true rulers? Who do you think you are? Visage was more sarcastic with his last question.

Sombra getting up off his throne was intrigued never before had such a creature as this existed, that he knew of. Sombra was circling this being before him like a curious cat about to pounce, but waiting patiently to strike. First Sombra needed answers, if he recast his control spell and there were more things like this one they would be freed again.

"I'm king Sombra. I rule the Crystal Empire. The ponies here are weak and helpless so they are lucky I haven't ended their miserable existence. Instead, I make them useful to me and the Empire. Now, why did you set them Free? By the look, and feel of you your just as dark hearted as I am." Sombra spoke with authority and a hint of curiosity.

Visage stood his ground standing still under the scrutiny of the Dark King. "What am I?" Visage actually directed his question more at himself than Sombra. "Good question, I am a Dark Lord one of thirteen who help our Emperor rule the Galaxy. I am a scholar, a student, a master, a believer, I am Visage."

Sombra took this in. Thirteen? Galaxy? Emperor? More beings like this one? Sombra started feeling something he hadn't felt in a long time. Sombra was afraid.

"Oh, yes I forgot." Visage continued at his now captive audience. "I'm here to kill you." Visage stated factually.

Sombra's eyes went wide then almost instantly narrowed. Sombra laughed.

"You...kill me!" Sombra said still chuckling. "For what reason do you....Visage have to kill me?" Sombra sneered at him lowering his head while his ears went back, stomping his hoof to charge this usurper.

"Do you want the full list or a summery?" Visage ignoring the Unicorns threat altogether.

Sombra's head snapped up ears perking back up. "Oh, by all means lets have the full list." Sombra said sarcastically.

Ignoring him he started the list. "Sombra by on behalf of the Marcisian Empire you are found guilty of using dark magic, murder, enslavement of a sentient race, mind manipulation, mind control, abuse of knowledge, abuse of power, conquest of a land that does not belong to you, and last but not least, just plain pissing me off. Now, most of these charges carry a death sentence so pick one, you Fraking sadistic, Skath sucking, Blort Worm! Visage emphasized the worm part at the end of his speech.

Sombra was not impressed in the least and even though he had no idea what a blort worm was he knew that it was clearly an insult. Sombra channeling his dark magics in his horn encased Visage in crystal then made two bigger pillars of dark crystal smashing them together crushing the crystal chamber and the would be usurper.

The sound of crushing crystal was deafening but Visage didn't care he had gotten out of the trap and was floating in mid air legs crossed and masked face resting in his hand his arm was resting on the knee of his left leg. Visage shook his head and sighed. The mad king was laughing his Crath off. Visage interrupted the celebration.

"Add attempted murder of an Imperial Shadow Knight and endangered species to that list." Visage stated as Sombra stopped laughing looking around for the one who said that, finally looking up his eyes betraying him he was in shock.

"But, but, I crushed you! You should be dead!" Sombra yelled at the floating Dark Lord.

"Well, first your spells are slow, and second you missed me. You know, you kinda, remind me of a Dormirian Slug you aren't related to them, are you?" Visage asked quizzically. "Na, can't be they're not as ugly as you, and I wouldn't want to insult them by thinking that your related." Visage said answering his own question.

Sombra went from surprise to shock to furious so fast his horn started to boil. Black and green bubbles formed and burst making Sombra's horn look like an overflowing pot on too hot of a stove.

"I'm going to kill you Monster!" Sombra screamed.

"You tried already...it's my turn now." Visage replied while landing on the ground.

Reaching out with the force he chocked the mad king crushing his larynx then force crushing his lungs for good measure lifting the shocking mess of a unicorn off the ground Visage strode over to the beast.

"You want to know why? Hmm? Lets see I have a code of honor that I live by. Peace is fleeting so I thirst for knowledge, through knowledge I gain power. Shadow Knights don't thirst for power, we don't embrace hatred, we don't fear, and we don't want any being to fear us. That is why we became apart of the Empire, to free people from fear, the fear of loss, oppression, of being alone. We have all lost something in our search for knowledge. For those who have felt the pain of loss, then overcome it, can overcome anything, even the power of corruption from the dark side. The Zaharaj have embraced the darkness, have calmed it, tamed it, and we are now allied with it. We no longer fear it, we need it, to become balanced. You, Sombra, are not balanced you kill, you enslave, because you are weak, you have fear and you let that fear grow into hatred. You've been consumed by your hatred, therefor your light has extinguished, and you must die for peace to return." Visage's masked face was mere inches from the grasping dark king as he spoke in a quiet reverence.

Visage released his hold on Sombra the unicorn slumped onto the hard floor gasping for air. His lungs burned and throat pained. How can someone like this exist no being can tame the dark side what Visage said was all true, he knew that. He did become corrupted, and he was proud of it. Sombra got back on four hooves though still shaky from lack of oxygen and burning lungs he couldn't allow his kingdom to fall to this being.

Sombra gathered as much dark magic as he could muster he had to kill Visage. This mockery of the dark side was an abomination you can't rule the unruly. Sombra thought as he sent crystal shards, arrows and an assortment of other sharpened looking objects at his opponent.

Visage was dodging and weaving through the hailstorm of crystals. Dagger like small ones and larger massive ones all trying to pierce or crush him. Visage weaved over to the dark unicorn and force blasted him at near point blank rage. He then jumped floating just above the still in the air king Sombra and used multiple force blasts and one energy blast for good measure on the dark king that was still in flight.

Sombra was hurtled to the floor the force blasts pounding on him making a crater in the middle of the throne room then just as he was about to stand a dark purple ball of energy hit him in the flank exploding on impact. Sombra screamed from the pain trying to use his dark magic to heal the wound that Just wouldn't stop burning. Sombra sent more crystals the Dark Lord's way using levitation magic he pulled a scythe from behind his throne bringing it to float beside him. if he couldn't use magic to kill Visage then the old fashioned way would have to suffice.

Visage was dodging the last of the crystal storm when he noticed Sombra had a pretty big Scythe levitating next to him.

"Awe, is playing with dark crystals the only thing your good at? You must have had a horrible master. Being just a one trick pony is so sad." Visage mocked.

Sombra so enraged and in pain just charged the mockery of a Dark Lord, he was stopped in his tracks once again Sombra was held up by the Dark Lords Force powers. The burning and crushing in his throat and lungs returned ten fold. Unable to concentrate on the magic to lift his Scythe Sombra heard it clang against the crystalline floor his last hope of victory was lost to him.

Visage walked towards his captive holding out his left hand force gripping and choking him. Visage's right hand went inside his cloak he then withdrew it, now holding the hilt of one of his blood sabers. Pressing the button the dark purple tinted blade came to life with a snap hiss Visage swung it at his choking captive severing the disgusting horn from his head. The horn flew several feet then landed point down imbedding itself in the broken crystal floor.  With a resounding crack  from the horn's impact, immediately the horn's former owner screamed in pain.

Visage let his howling captive free from his grip. Sombra hit the hard surface with a thud but didn't notice because he was still screaming in pain from the loss of his horn. Visage strode over straddling the fallen king blade humming in anticipation it seemed waiting for it's owner to finish off the dying animal.

Sombra ever the tactician spoke to Visage despite the pain. He needed to by time to crawl over to his horn to reattach it and then kill this mockery of a being. "So you'll finish me then take my place? Admit it your no better than I am." Sombra managed to choke out.

"I don't do this for me. I do this because It's what is right, it's what the Gods demand, it's what the Empire demands. We are Justice sent to punish the unjust, like you." Visage despised this creature that he knew must have at least once been benevolent.

Sombra laughed at the absurdity. Despite the pain he smiled up at the bringer of death that was above him. "Your a fool, the Gods don't exist here! And, if they did, they have abandoned us long ago." Sombra said as he choked, spitting up black blood.

Visage noticed the color of his blood he hated those with the cursed black blood of the fallen God and this unicorn's blood was as black as midnight.

"So your not just a lair, your also a Skath worshiper." Visage spat at the no longer unicorn.

Sombra trying to use the dark magic he'd gathered to heal his injuries both internal and external. Sombra balked at this despite the pain.

"I worship no one. I am my own master." Sombra said, as he tried to get up but failing.

"You lie your blood is black that makes you either a Fallen or a Skath worshiper." Visage stated holding his blood saber close to Sombra's neck.

"That means your blood is just as black as mine. You kill me for justice yet your also tainted. Don't deny it I have felt the darkness in you too." Sombra was getting weaker. He couldn't hold out for longer His magic reserves were nearly depleted. He had to get to his horn.

"Haa haa haa haa haa!" Visage laughed at Sombra. The absurdity was hilarious.

"My blood black, this is the color of my blood, FOOL!" Visage mocked, as he grabbed Sombra by the neck jerking the unicorn out from under him and holding the purple blade in front of Sombra's shocked face.

Visage then threw the Unicorn back down onto the floor. Visage then stood over the fallen dark king. Visage put the tip of his blood saber right over Sombra's heart. "I shall now send you to whatever God it is you worship then." Visage said as he grabbed the hilt of his blood saber with both hands bringing it up over his head then bringing it down plunging it deep into Sombra's black heart.

Sombra screamed so loud it shattered the crystal windows and shook the castle walls. The energy blade seared his flesh as it entered his chest and made contact with his heart, ripping right through it and exiting out his back, melting a hole in the crystal floor beneath him. Sombra's life came to an abrupt end by a being that didn't even belong there.

Visage watched as Sombra's body deteriorated becoming a black mist that floated up and disappeared. The only thing left of the dark king was his horn which Visage reached out with the force bringing it to his free hand. Gripping it and placing both it and his blood saber onto his belt. It was then that the final wisps of black mist vanished into nothingness that the spell went off. Waves of dark magic enveloped the entire Crystal Empire and all of the residents that it contained, including one Lord Visage.

"Oh, Frak!" Was the last thing Visage managed to say before his body was forced to the ground rather violently, darkness soon fallowed.