Chapter 3: Three Decades of War

1,470 Years Ago

Equus

I let a laugh escape my lips as I watched my armies tear through the ranks of Griffins, Dragons, Minotaurs, and Ponies. Smoke filled the air from the many fires started by the bombardments from the multiple TNT cannons on the battlefield. Skeletons shot volleys of arrows into the fray, killing a dozen fliers and ground units at a time. Withers tore through the ranks, blasting away all resistance. Zombie Pigmen overwhelmed the enemy with their sheer numbers, dogpiling on dragons and the like. Wither skeletons tore through dragon scales and heavy armor alike, all of it withering away at their touch. Zombies infected those with light armor, turning more to our side. Endermen silenced the generals and commanders, leaving the armies without direction. And Creepers did what they do best, blowing everything to smithereens.

It was surprising that this war had lasted three decades, I had figured that it would only last a few weeks. It would seem that I had underestimated the power of this alliance. The Minotaurs held their ground as their brethren manned the siege engines. Griffins swooped in and tore through the ranks one by one. Dragons lit the battlefield ablaze with their fiery breath, turning their enemies to a fine crisp. Pegasi bombed their enemies with volatile concoctions. Unicorns fired bolt after bolt of magic at the oncoming storm of Zombie Pigmen. Earth ponies held back the tide of Pigmen, Zombies, and Creepers with nothing but their swords and armor. All in all, it was a beautiful sight.

"HEROBRINE!" yelled a familiar voice.

I turned to see Celestia and Luna in full battle armor flying towards me. I landed on a large, barren plateau nearby, and they landed just in front of me. Celestia wielded a gold gilded greathammer with a design that made it look like it was made of flames and Luna held a scythe that was laced with some kind of blue metal. Celestia wore gold plating that also looked like it was made of flames, whilst Luna wore plating of some kind of blue metal that looked it was made up of icicles.

They glared at me, which proved to be ineffective, so they brandished their weapons at me.

"Thy reign of terror ends here, cur!" Luna spat.

"We shall smite thee where thee stand!" Celestia declared.

I chuckled and summoned two diamond swords, and got into a defensive stance. We circled each other for a moment or two, before they charged. I dodged a swipe from Luna and deflected a strike from Celestia. This went on for what felt like hours, simply deflecting and blocking strike after strike yet none of us were showing any strain. Finally, the pattern was broken when Celestia headbutted me making me a little dizzy and allowing Luna to slice me. However, I wasn't cut in half, nor did I bleed. Her blade was stuck in my side, and I began to twitch madly. Then, I heard voices. They were screaming, shrieking at me to kill, to demolish, to desolate.

And I complied.

I gathered energy inside myself and smiled as I watched their faces change from smugness to shock before I released the energy and knocked them on their backs. I threw one sword at Luna, cutting straight through her armor and pinning her to the ground. Then, I teleported in front of Celestia and thrust my sword downwards, only for her to roll out of the way just before my blade sunk into her.

I growled as she stood up and tried to flatten me with her greathammer, but I teleported behind her and stabbed her in the kidney, the armor offerring little resistance to my sword. She cried out in pain before immediatly rounding on me and trying to hit me again with her hammer. I teleported once more and stabbed her in the other kidney. She gasped in pain and backstepped to get some distance between myself and her, clutching her side all the while and panting heavily.

Just before I could laugh my other sword pierced my stomach, courtesy of Luna. I twitched and jerked, the voices filling me with bloodlust. I continued to twitch as Luna joined her sisters side, and their horns glowed brightly with power. Just as soon as I finished pulling the blade out of my stomach, I launched myself at the two sisters, only to be blasted back by powerful beams of blue and yellow magic.

I staggered, giving them just enough time to attack me. Luna sliced my neck, trying to decaptitate me, whilst Celestia slammed her hammer into the side of my head.  I jerked and spasmed, and once again the voices came. Only this time, they were louder. Loud enough for the sisters to hear them and hold their ears in an attempt to block the voices out.

With a blast of white energy that launched their weapons out of their reach, I stood up. And I was pissed. The sisters were flat on their backs, but far from out of the fight. Seeing my chance, I summoned two dozen diamond swords to my side and launched them at the two. I watched with wicked glee as they soared through the air to their targets only for them to hit something else. A large white dragon with gold spines, larger than most of his kin, had used his body to shield the diarchs.

The blades pierced his hide, and he fell to the ground, roaring in pain. He seemed...regal, even though he was bleeding out and probably dying. Yeah, having two dozen swords sticking out of you kinda does that. Then it hit me, this was the King of the Dragons I had heard about from my spies! Well, I guess he isn't so high and mighty after all. I laughed long and hard at his imminent demise. After all, he shouldn't have gotten in my way.

Wait, what's that glow coming from? I turned around to see the sisters with six gems swirling around them and glowing with power. Their eyes were white and radiating with magic, and they looked pissed. They were charging an attack! Alright then, time to dodge! But, try as I might, I couldn't move. Why can't I move? I looked down to see the dying Dragon monarch holding my legs in place. Cheating son of a whore! I tried to kick him off and move, but he held firm.

I looked back up just in time to see a large, rainbow beam of magic heading straight for me! I continued to struggle agaisnt my constraints, to no effect. Then, the beam hit me and pain flared through my body as I felt my internal organs turn to stone. I glanced around helplessly, watching as my body slowly turned to stone. Eventually, it reached my eyes, and then it was over.

I had lost.

Present Day

Equus

My eyes shot open, revealing to me that I was in my throne room still. I sighed in relief. Ever since I got free it's been the same nightmare over and over again, reminding me of my failure. No matter, for soon I will have my revenge. Well, sort of. I still had several weeks until we could move out and begin the siege, and nothing was going to make it go any faster. So, with nothing else to do, I decided to spy on my fellow Displaced. With a little of my special magic, I opened a one-way portal in front of me, allowing me to see into other worlds.

First on the list was the female feline with the soul of a dragon, currently walking down the streets of Canterlot with a filly Twilight Sparkle.

Second, was a sleeping, silver haired woman that was technically an inanimate object.

Third, the Shadow of his Equestria, the masked creature of steel and antidermis, now prepping for war. I chuckled a little as I watched him prepare. Can't wait to see how that plays out.

And last, but most certainly not least, the world of the heroic man clad in green, just waiting to be destroyed.

I smiled widely as I thought of how wonderful it would feel to lay waste to that world. And seeing as I had little to do around here for the moment, I might as well entertain myself. I smirked as I widened the portal and stepped through into the world of the heroic man with a signature green tunic. This was going to be fun.

I appeared in front of Prince Blueblood's bed, watching him as he slept. His white fur shone slightly in the morning light that was coming through the windows. His usually stylized blonde mane was a mess, and grew even messier as he tossed and turned restlessly in his sleep. Finally, he opened his cyan blue eyes and looked around the room before finally stopping at me. He immediately sat up, before screaming like a girl and jumping out of bed. He ran towards the door and swiftly opened it with his magic, not even bothering to clean himself up. I smirked as I watched him run out of the room and slam the door behind him in an attempt to shut me in.

To combat this, I simply teleported out of the room to the hallway he was running down, appearing right in front of him. He screamed and slid to a halt just a few feet in front of me before turning and running the opposite direction. This time, I let him go and decided to wait in the hallway. There wasn't a doubt in my mind that he would tell his Aunts, Celestia and Luna, and they would come after me.

Then, I could ask them where that hero is, and promptly mess with him. But man, this was fun! I've had to have done this dozens upon dozens of times by now with different ponies, and no matter what it was still fun as could be! Of course, I had killed all the others after driving them insane with paranoia and fear, but I still had Blueblood. Surprisingly enough, he hadn't cracked yet even though it had been a few days.

I was brought out of my musings by the sound of hooves clopping against the floor along with...was that jingling? What in the world could be making that sound? Then, I saw them open the doors at the opposite end of the hallway and boy was I shocked! He was here! I was mentally jumping with excitement, but made sure to keep the stoic look on my face and remain still.

He was wearing his signature green tunic and windsock like hat along with a gauntlet with a jewel set in it and the symbol of the Triforce engraved in gold on the back of it. On his back was the Master Sword along with the Hylian Shield and a few other items of which I barely recognized. On either side of him were Celestia and Luna, which was a little weird to see since they were in pony form and not anthro form like I was used to. They stopped about ten feet in front of me and glared. Well, aside from Link, he looked a bit shocked.

"Are you the one behind all of the recent murders?" Celestia asked.

I remained silent and unmoving, simply staring at them.

"Speak!" Luna demanded.

I ignored the other two, and kept my gaze on the man inbetween them. He seemed to be trying his best to not shake with fear, though I could still see the slightest of tremors.

He finally spoke, "You're him. You're Herobrine."

Celestia and Luna turned to him and said in unison, "You know him?"

"I know of him, but I don't know him personally." Link replied.

I decided to finally speak up. "My reputation precedes me, it seems."

"Who are you? Why are you here?" Celestia queried.

"That is none of your concern. I have come for Link, that is all."

"What do you want from me, jerk!?" Link demanded.

"Simple. I want to destroy this pretty little world of yours. But for now, I must take my leave. Ta-ta!"

I opened a portal back to my throne room and stepped in. An arrow whizzed by my head, courtesy of Link. I ignored his warning shot and waved as the portal closed behind me. Then, I sat down in my throne and laughed. Oh, the things I have in store for him! My laughs echoed throughout the room. I was right, this is fun!