The Warriors of Chaos (Old version)

Chapters

Chapter One
Chapter Three: Ahriman The Exiled
Chapter Four: Zhufor The Impaler
Chapter Five: The Battle For Manehattan, Part I: Planning
Chapter Six: Battle For Manehattan, Part 2: First Assault
Chapter Seven:Battle of Manehattan, Part 3: Endgame
Chapter Eight: The Scheme Revealed
Chapter Nine: The End of The War
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven: The Return
Chapter Twelve
Chapter Thirteen: The Dragon Tribe
Chapter fourteen: Crossover
Chapter Fifteen: Prisoner
Chapter Sixteen: The Scion of Prospero
Chapter Seventeen: Twilight, Master of Magic
Chapter Eighteen: Loyalty
Chapter Nineteen: Honesty
Chapter Twenty
Chapter Twenty One: First Engagements
Chapter Twenty two: Church the spartan
Chapter Twenty Three: The Shadow War
Chapter Twenty Four: Rainborg, Attack on Cloudsdale, Ascension
Chapter Twenty Five: Cyborg Experimentation and War
Chapter 25.5: In the Rainborg Factory....
Chapter Twenty Six: The Fall Of Canterlot, part I
Chapter Twenty Seven: The Fall of Canterlot, Part II: The Final Confrontation
Chapter 30.5:Craig
Chapter Thirty One: The Master of Shadows
Chapter 30.8: Another Astartes
Chapter One: Khârn (Reboot preview)
Chapter 2: Khârn The Betrayer

Chapter One

Gordon's POV

I had done it. Finally I had finished it. Just in time for the con, too. The Cosplay of Kharn the Betrayer that I made for this convention was finally done. My friends had also made their own costumes, with Joey being Ahriman The Exiled, and Jared being Zhufor the Impaler. The other two had somehow managed to finish theirs before me, but I wasn't complaining. At least, not anymore. I checked the voice modifier to make sure that it worked fine, then proceeded to equip the suit of armor. When I finished, I walked out of my room and downstairs where my friends waited for me. They looked at me in my costume, and gave the thumbs up. They then proceeded to equip their armour as well, and we then exited the building that was my house. We all got into Joey's car and drove to the convention, each happy that we were going to our first con. When we arrived, we all filed out one by one, our armour making it kinda hard to move out of the car.

After we eneed the convention center, we each split up and headed in our own directions. I decided to take a look around the stands, to see if there was anything worth buying. Let's see here.....Pony merch? No. I'm not a brony, and I don't think my friends are either. Star Wars? Nah. A Chaos Marine with a light Saber would look stupid. Then I spotted two stands that had a random assortment of items, with both merchants eyeing eachother warily. I walked up to both of their stands and examined the merchandise. Then I found one thing from both that I wanted. One had a Chainaxes similar to Kharn's, and the other had his Plasma Pistoll. Just what I needed, seeing as I wasn't able to complete the two items before the con. I picked both of them up.

"How much for these?" I looked back and forth between them. The one on the left, who looked like the merchant from Resident Evil 4, spoke first.

"The chainsword costs thirty dollars." He told me, and his voice even sounded like the merchant. I looked to the other guy. He looked like the Chaos god Loki from the Mask series.

"The Plasma Pistol is twenty." He said. I quickly put down both items and pulled out my wallet. I handed the Twenty to Loki, and Thirty to Merchant. I then picked up both weapons and walked off. That was the plan. Instead, on my first step, I fall through a strange wormhole thing that appeared in the ground. As I fell, I twisted around and gave the opening of the hole the finger.

"Fuck you wormhole! Where the hell did you come from?!" I yelled right before the top closed. Then the pain started.

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Merchant POV

As the Kharn guy fell through the floor, I glared back at my rival. He did the same. We just stood there, a silent war going on between us as a battle of death stares commenced.

"While I wasn't expecting him to buy from both of us, kindly remember that I was here first. You have no reason to be here. This is my stall area, so leave." I told him in a calm voice. He shook his head.

"Why would I do that? I love selling my artifacts to the people of the world! Also, the spot my stall is in was given to me. You have your stall, I have mine, simple as that. Now shut up, another Chaos Marine is coming." He snapped his head back to the area outside of the stall a small smile on his face. I sighed in defeat and did the same, minus the smile.

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Jared's POV

As I walked around the stand aisle, I noticed two merchants bickering about something. I saw that they both had some interesting merchandise, a random assortment of items from games and whatnot. I noticed that one of them had Zhufor's Bolter, so I walked up to the stand. I picked it up.

"How much for this?" I asked. He smiled in a creepy way and said:

"Ten bucks." So I pulled out my wallet, which I had hidden in one of the skulls on my armour, and handed him ten dollars. I somehow managed to attach the bolter to my arm, and I examined it. Quite the good craftsmanship. I started to turn around when I felt like I was falling. I looked down and saw a swirling black mass beneath me. Before I could even yell for help, I fell in, and the entrance of the hole closed behind me. Then I suddenely felt like I was being stabbed by a million Yellow Jackets over and over again. Which is not fun. I screamed in pain before blacking out, and right as my eyes closed, I saw a beautiful night sky.

Then I closed my eyes, and darkness claimed me.

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Joey's POV

I was checking over the wares of these two mysterious merchants, one looking like Loki and the other the Res. Evil 4 Merchant. I then noticed, in the back, was a replica of Ahriman's Staff. I looked to the Merchant, the Resident evil guy, and pointed to it. He looked at it, then brought it over.

"How much?" I asked, pulling out my wallet.

"Forty dollars." He replied, and I gave him the money before taking the staff and turning around to walk away with it. Unfourtunately, I fell through a hole in the ground before I could do so. And as I fell, I felt my entire body disintegrate while I was still conscious. Damn it hurt, and I blacked out from the pain.

Chapter Three: Ahriman The Exiled

Ahriman's POV

I awoke to the sound of guards talking. I sat up, and took a look around me. I was in what appeared to be an underground dungeon of sorts. I noticed my staff on the opposite side of the room. Then I noticed the Guard. A Pony with Bat wings and ears. And then brain.exe stopped working. The guard looked up at me.

"Ah, good your awake. Now I can go retrieve the Princess. He closed the book he was reading and walked out the door, stopping to look at two unseen guards.

"Don't allow him to leave." He said, then continued on his way. I grunted. Seeing as I am a prisoner for now, I chose to remain to see what happened and where he was. And who was this princess? Tzeentch divine that sounds so girly-wait. Tzeentch Divine? Since when had ever said that? I took a moment to study myself. My armor had become very much real, and I could feel my new muscles, unlike the ones I had before.

"Shit. I'm now Ahriman." I mutter. For some reason.... I'm not suprised. Or shocked. Or anything. I just felt acceptance. That this is my life now. I stopped my thoughts when I heard the sound of hooves hitting the ground. I look up to see a blue mare with wings and a horn, and with an ethereal mane that floated without air. She examined me for a bit before asking.

"What are you?" She asked. I decided to reply.

"I am Ahriman The Exiled, Member of the Adeptus Astartes Traitor Legion 'The Thousand Sons'. I am a sorcerer, and a strong one at that. I serve Lord Tzeentch, God of Change, Knowledge, and Power. Who are you?" I replied. She looked stunned for a bit before replying.

"I am Princess Luna, Bringer of Night and soon to be Ruler of Equestria. I lead the Lunar Guard in a war against my Sister, Princess Celestia. We are sorry for confining you, but we did not know what thy was, and thought thee dangerous. Please forgive us." She then nodded to one of her guards, who removed the cuffs confining me. I stand to my full height, easily out class in Luna in that category. She looked up at me.

"Would though like something to eat?" She asked. I shook my head.

" I am unable to eat." I tell her. She tilts her head.

"Why is that?" She asks.

"Because I am now nothing more than dust and a suit of armor. But we can at least move some where more... suitable for conversation." I lie, and she nods, ignoring the words about me being dust and a suit of armor. She waves her head in a motion that says 'follow', and I follow her through the winding halls and stairs. Since they are ponies, I have to wonder how they managed to build a building, let alone the armor or spears the guards have. I follow Luna into a room with a table and two chairs. The guards wait outside the room, and close the door behind me. Luna sits in one seat and motions for me to sit in the other. I oblige, and settle into the seat.

After a moment of silence, she begins the discussion.

"Where did you come from?" She asks.

"I fell through a wormhole and landed in this nation. That's all I remember."

"That's all? Everything else is a blank?"

"Yes. "

"Perhaps I can use a memory spell to return your lost memories." She then charges up a flood of warp energy in her horn, and it washes over me. I sit there for a few moments, waiting for my memory to return. It doesn't.

"Strange...." Luna says after a while.

"What is strange?"

"Your memories are there, just... corrupted. There are two set's of memories in your mind, and one is somehow suppressing the other. Try to remember your home." She tells me, and I do so.

I see great spires and Glass Pyramids filled with knowledge, a great society that was full of scholars and psykers. Then, suddenely, it changed. Fire was everywhere, and men in armor much like his own, but pale white instead of blue, with an insignia of a wolf on their shoulder pads. They mowed down anything that moved, and his home burned. He saw two giants among men dueling it out, one using the powers of the arcane, while the other used blades of steel. In the next few moments, a great battle took place, but then, the mage and his followers, soldiers in red, vanished. Then the vision ended.

I was back in the chair with Luna. She looked at me expectantly. I shuddered with rage before speaking.

"It Burns..." I say. She looks at me with a frown.

"What burns?" She asks, worry in her eyes.

"Prospero.... it burns..." I continue.

"What is Prospero?" She asks.

"My home.... destroyed by the Wolves. They burned Prospero."

"I am sorry for that, Ahriman, I truly am. What was your home like?" She asks. If I could smile, I would. I tapped into the warp, and created a vision around us. She yelped in suprise when the world around her changed suddenly. As she looked around, her jaw dropped to the floor. She saw Prospero in all its glory, the gleaming spires and pyramids practically vibrating with knowledge.

"Its.. beautiful." She said after a minute. I nodded, then showed the scene of the Wolves destroying it. She watched in horror as the tall armored giants reduced the city to rubble, killing everyone. I shut off the vision after that. We had returned to the table and chairs. She reoriented herself before looking at me with truly sad eyes.

"I am so sorry that your home was destroyed." She said, truly meaning it this time.

"Think nothing of it. It has been ten millenia since it was destroyed, and I have moved on. I seek the knowledge of the Black Library, a place of such grand knowledge that it dwarfs some of the gods themselves. A library of all existence, containing every book ever made. And it is with this knowledge will I destroy the Wolves and their Corpse Emperor." I tell her. She looks at me.

"Well, since it is without a doubt that you are a alien from another planet, as there was no city that beautiful in existence on this planet, I hereby welcome thee to our planet. But enough talk about you for now. I need help." She told me.

"Help with what?" I ask.

"The defeat of my sister. She has been the ruler of Equestria, with the ponies always loving her sun, and ignoring the beautiful night that I created. After so many years, I have decided to overthrow her, and encase the world in Eternal Night. I wish for you to help me with that." She asked. I nodded.

"But, we cannot have it be an eternal night, your majesty." I tell her.

"Oh? Why is that?" She asks, her gaze hardening slightly.

"Because, your majesty, all life needs the sun to grow. Without sunlight, the planet will freeze and everything will die. This cannot happen. I will assist you, but you must not have the night be eternal." I tell her. Her face becomes slightly pale from that.

"I see. Very well. We will, on occasion, allow the rise of the sun." She says, and I nod. I then kneel before her.

"What will you have me do, your majesty?" I ask her.

"There is a small group of mages in my army. Since you said that you were a sorcerer, I wish of you to teach them, as they are but novices. But before that happens, there is something else."

"Yes, your majesty?"

"There is a encampment to the north from here. Our spies have revealed that it will soon be attacked. We wish for you to go there and aid in the defence." She pulled out a map and pointed at a spot on the map in the north, marked with an X.

"You can teleport, right?" She asks.

"Indeed. But I need to know what the location looks like before I can go there." She smiled.

"I have a solution to that." Her horn lit up and an image of a encampment appeared in my mind. I examined the image before letting it fly into my memories.

"Very well. I shall be off then." I say, but she stops me.

"The guards need to know wether or not your an ally. So, here." She gave me two items. A scroll with the seal of the moon on it, and a pin with the logo of the Lunar Rebellion. I took both.

"Give these to the guards there and they will know to trust you." She told me. I nod, and without another word, imagine the place in my mind, before tearing a hole through the material realm. I walked through the portal, and it vanished behind me. I reappared in the middle of the encampment. Guards immediately surrounded me, spears leveled at my chest. One of the guards walks up to me.

"Creature, state your buisness!" He orders. I hand him the scroll and the pin, and his eyes widen. He opens the scroll and reads through it then looks at me.

"Very well. Warriors! This is the Head mage of the Lunar Guard, Lord Ahriman. He is the ranking commander here as of now, by order of Princess Luna. He will aid in the defence of the camp." A few cheers echoed through the camp, and the guards removed their spears from pointing at my chest. The Guard looks up at me.

"Lord Ahriman, what are your orders?" He asks.

"When is the enemy expected to arrive?"

"Four hours or less."

"Show me a map of the area." I follow the guard into the command tent, and on the table is a map of the surrounding area.

"The Solar Guards will likely attack from here." He pointed to a small mountain. " What do you suggest?" He asks.

I examine the map for a while before answering.

"I believe that this spot." I point to a spot on the map. "Will be a defendable area. So, we should set up soldiers here, with two larger squads hiding behind the mountain. When the enemy gets into combat, the other two groups will surround them, forcing them to either surrender, or die fighting." I tell him.

"But sir, if the defence position is too weak, the enemy could break through." He told me.

"I know. Which is why I shall aid the main defence line myself." I declare. He looks up at me.

"A mage would be a great boost in power, but how do you plan on getting them to surrender?" He asks.

"Simple. I get up into his face. "With fear." I leaned back. "And I'm not a mage." I tell him. He looks up.

"Then what are you?" He asks, slightly on guard.

"I am a Librarian. Not your kind of librarian, I mean the ones who use the power of the warp to fuel my power." I tell him.

"The warp? What's that?" He asks.

"I will tell you later. For now, get your men into position. Also, what is your name?" I ask.

"I am Sargeant Shadow Break, of the 23rd Company of the Lunar Guard." He answers.

"Well then, Shadow, get your soldiers ready. I will meet you at the battlefield." With that, he ran off, ready to fight.

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4 hours later

As I awaited the Solar Guard, I felt the power of the warp course through me. I could sense that they were close. Suddenely, a guard shouted out.

"They're here!"

I immediately began channeling my power into my staff, preparing to unleash a spell. As I watched, the Solar Guard slowly marched toward us, shields raised. I saw a few horns in the mix, with Earth Ponies and Pegasi as well. I waited. The Solar Guard halted.

"Leader of the Lunar Guard in this sector! You are to surrender yourself and your troops to the Solar Kingdom! We can avoid unnecessary bloodshed, but you must surrender!" I decided to play with them. I turned to my soldiers.

"Wait here." I told them, then walked out in the open. The Solar troops saw me, and immediately prepare their spears. I kept my power in the staff, ready to use at a moments notice. I calmly walked up to them.

"Who here is your commanding officer?" I ask. One of them walk up to him.

"I am Captain Breaker of the Solar Kingdom. Who are you?"

"I am Librarian Ahriman the Exiled, Avatar of Tzeentch, and commander of the Lunar Guard here." I tell him.

"We order you to surrender your troops now and avoid unnecessary bloodshed. We will not ask again." Breaker replied, a stern look across his face.

"That's the thing. I don't take orders from you. I take orders from Lord Tzeentch and Princess Luna, and I order you to surrender to avoid unnecessary bloodshed." I tell him. His face hardened. We will not surrender to a blatantly weaker army. It is the Lunar Guard who must surrender. If not, we will take you prisoner." He tells me, looking into my eyes. I sigh.

"Very well." The Captains eyes lit up at that. "You leave me no choice. Lunar Guard, ATTACK!" And with that, all hell broke loose. Crossbow bolts fired into the Solar Guard just as the attempted to stab me. I then released the spell in my staff, surrounding them in warpfire. The Solar Guard Captain looked around as he and his squad was now trapped by blue flames. I leaned next to him.

"Surrender now, or your squad burns." I tell him. He gulped, then shouted.

"All Solar Guards! Lay down your weapons! We are surrendering!" He tells his squad, who quickly put down their weapons. I cease the Warpflame, and send an order to the Lunar Guard.

"Lunar Guard! Confiscate their weapons and take them to the prison cells!" I then get in close to the captain. "But you are coming with me." I tell him, and he quickly nods before following me. As the Lunar Guard Take the Solar weapons, Shadow walks up to me.

"What are you doing with their captain? And what in Luna's name were those flames!" He asks.

"I am taking the Captain for interrogation. And the fire was the power of the warp made manifest. It's the simplest of spells for a Librarian." I then walk off with the Solar Captain into the command tent. I motion for him to sit down, when he does, so do I.

"So now then, I am going to get the information I want." I tell him.

"You won't get me to talk!" The captain snarled. I laughed.

"Who said anything about talking?" I tell him before seizing his mind with my power and scanning it. I ignore his screams while I probe his mind. When I find the information I want, I stop. The captain slumps down onto the table, unconscious. Sargeant Shadow ran in.

"Why was there screaming?" He asked, then saw the captain slumped on the table. He looked back to me.

"Did you kill him?" He asks.

"No. I simply read his mind and now have the whereabouts of the enemy camp that sent this squad to deal with us." I stood up, and calmly walked out the door. I motioned to two guards, then pointed inside.

"Restrain him and bring him to the cells." I order. They nod and walk in. Shadow continues to follow.

"They have an entire camp to deal with us? And this was just a small squad? Then we can't win! I'm calling a retreat." Shadow's say, but I stop him.

"No. I will deal with this enemy myself. And before you ask, no, I won't be alone. I have a few... friends in the area. Just hold here, and I will be back by nightfall." I then walked out of the camp and began marching towards the enemy base.

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2 hours later.

When I arrived, I turned myself invisible and examined the base. They had patrols every ten minutes and guards manning the walls. I turned back and headed into a cave. I pulled out a peice of chalk and drew a summoning circle. Then, I began to speak a language that no mouth should ever utter.

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Solar Guards POV

As I watched the area in front of me, I noticed a red glow coming from a cave a few yards away. I signaled one of the patrols to scout it out. They nodded, and went to investigate. After five minutes, they hadn't returned yet. Had they encountered something? Then, suddenely, a scream was heard, a horrendous, pained scream that echoed across the snowy tundra for miles on end. Then all was silent. All the guards had woken to the noise and we're gearing up. I started shaking, feeling a sense of dread fill up the area. Then I saw something. Strange, bipedal creatures emerged from the cave, with flaming blades. I pulled out my alarm horn and blew into it, signaling the alarm. All the guards manned the walls, with the rest guarding the gates with spears raised. The strange creatures charged toars us, screeching in a unknown language as they advanced. Then the Admiral spoke.

"Fire! Send those things back to Tartarus!" After he said that, everyone either fired a bolt from their crossbow, or fired a magic blast. The creatures continued forward, ignoring the blasts of magic and crossbow bolts as they drew closer to the base. Suddenely, a scream emenated from behind the guards. I turned around to see a group of the monstrosities tearing into the guards below. I turned back around to see one right in my face. My eyes widened right before a large blade slid deep into my chest, and everything went dark.

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Ahriman's POV

When I returned to the Lunar base, I announced that the enemy base had been dealt with. They all cheered, though some had doubts, including sargeant Shadow.

"How did you break into their base and destroy it?" He asked. I shrugged.

"I summoned the Deamons of the warp." That got Shadow's attention.

"You can summon Demons?! And control them?!" He exclaimed. I nodded. He just sighed.

"Is there anything you can't do?" He asked. I shrugged my shoulders.

"Hell if I know. But I'm returning to the Princess to tell her that the threat has been dealt with. Goodbye." With that, I opened up a portal to the Lunar Rebellion Base, and stepped through it.

Chapter Four: Zhufor The Impaler

Zhufor's POV

I woke up to the sound of people talking around me. I slowly opened my eyes, and the sight that I saw nearly made me pass out again. Ponies. Fugging ponies. I notice that they haven't seen that I'm awake yet, so I let the prattle on and absorb whatever information I can get.

".... I still can't understand why the princess wanted us to have this thing contained. It fell from the sky, sure, but that doesn't mean it's dangerous or anything, right?" One of the doctor ponies said.

"I know, but orders are orders. I wonder what Princess Celestia thinks is so bad about it. She took one look at it and was suddenely filled with rage, and then had us lock it up." A guard replied, shifting uncomfortably. Then he noticed I was awake. "Oh! It's awake! Why, hello there, alien. My name is Sword Hoof, Of the 13th Company of the Solar Guards. What is your name?" He asked. I grunted, then answered.

" Zhufor.... I think. Either that or Joey. Or was it Jared?" I asked, mostly to myself.

"Ok, I'll just call you Zhufor. Now then, where are you from?" He asked. I scanned my mind for a moment before coming up blank.

"I.... don't know." I told him. He tilted his head.

"Did you lose your memory? I'm certain we have some sort of memory spell for you--oh! Your majesty!" The guard turned around to see a white mare, with a horn and wings. Her hair was a sort of odd rainbow, and was flowing on some unknown wind. She nodded towards the guard before glaring at me. I stared at her blankly. She sighs, then looks back to the guard.

"Leave us. Both of you." She ordered, nodding towards the doctor. They both nodded, then walked out of the room. The white one closed the door behind them.

"Now then, I was hoping that I wouldn't have to deal with your filth after Discord, but it seems that Chaos knows no boundaries. So, Chaos Vermin, prepare to be turned to stone." She said, charging up her horn. In reflex, I broke through my restraints, somehow managed to dodge the death beam, given my size that should be impossible. I glared at her.

"Ok, first of all, who the hell are you? Second, who is Discord? Third, Why the frak are you so he'll bent on making me into a statue ornament? What the hell did I ever do to you?!" I asked. She ignored me, instead firing another blast. I dodged out of the way before tackling her to the ground. I then proceeded to run out the door and run like hell. I subconsciously checked my arm to see if the bolter was still there, and it was. Good. I continued to run towards the nearest exit when Celestia's voice rang out.

"Solar Guard! The creature we captured is trying to escape! Capture it, or kill it! Do not let it leave the castle alive!" She yelled. Well shit. The guards at the door brandished their spears at me. I merely raised my bolter, and fired above their heads. Two shells punched through the wall, and exited out the other end. The guards looked at the holes, and then back to me. They then proceeded to get out of my way. I barreled out the door and into the outskirts of a forest. I ran through it, knocking down whatever was in my way, be it trees, rocks, rock Crocodiles, a wierd chicken Lizard, and lastly, a star bear thing. I ran and ran until I was out of the forest, and looked around me. There was a massive mountain, and I thought that it would be a safe place to hide out while things settled down. So, I ran towards it, and when I reached the base of it, began to climb. Eventually, I found a cavery big enough for me to fit in, so I stopped there and rested. Khorne that was a crazy start. After a while I looked back out of the cave. I saw armies filtering out of the plains, probably off to a battle. I noticed a smaller group was heading towards the mountain I was in, so I hid deeper inside the cave. Soon after, voices were heard.

"Are you sure you saw the thing climb up here? One asked.

"Yes, I'm certain! It was big, red, and fast." Another exclaimed.

"I bet you the this is a ploy to go hiking." A third voice added.

"Look, there's the cave right there. Let's just head in, see if we find anything, and leave. Simple as that". They peeked inside to see a giant red monster barreling towards them, a massive spear attached to its back.

"Oh buck!" One shouted, right before him and his compatriot were skewered by the spear.

"Oh Celestia.. Private Korona.... Private Blossom...." the last one said. I looked at her, then picked her up, and threw her. Right off the cliff. Unfourtunately, she had wings. As I watched, said wings unraveled, and she began flying back towards the castle. I cursed before raising my bolter and firing at her. She tried to bob and weave, but there were just too many bullets. One hit her wing, and screaming, she fell all the way down into the plains far below. I laughed.

"That's what you get for messing with me, Sunbutt! Do you hear me? I am Zhufor The Impaler, bane of The Corpse Emperor's Space Marines! Do you honestly think a tiny pony could stop me? Hah! That's complete bullshit! Next time, find something that's actually a challenge!" I yelled out to the castle, hoping she could hear me. I then proceeded to remove the pony kabob on my back, throwing the carcasses into the cave, then ran down the opposite end of the mountain, heading north. Hopefully, I would find some place to hide out. If not, I could always scavenge for food. So I ran, for days on end, deeper into the North. Eventually I walked upon a abandoned camp. Or, at least, that's what it looked like at first. Then i saw that there were dead ponies everywhere, making this seem like a battle. Looking around, I saw a symbol I knew well. The symbol of Khorne. It was embedded into all of the Solar Kingdom's flags. I felt like I was returning home. I saw a small throne made up of skulls as well. Grinning, I sat in it.

"Ah, it's good to be home." I muttered to myself, before drifting off to sleep

Chapter Five: The Battle For Manehattan, Part I: Planning

Ahriman's POV

It had been three years since I had joined Princess Luna in her war against Celestia, three years of bloodshed. I had risen quickly in the ranks, and soon established a Librarian Faction of the Lunar Rebellion, which now called itself the Lunar Republic. As tales of me spread like wildfire throughout the Solar Kingdom, now named the Solar Empire, and now most of The Solar Guard would run at the mere sight of me. I soon became the right hand of Luna, her ultimate winning card. The novice mages I had trained grew into great Librarians, and could now cast most spells that use the warp with ease. And now, I am heading to the meeting room to discuss our next target. As I entered, most of the guards either bowed or nodded in my direction. I sat down at my seat in the war room, next to the Princess. When Luna herself entered, everyone, including myself, knelt down before her. She nodded.

"Rise, my commanders." She ordered, and everyone returned to their seats. I carefully listened to what each commander suggested, but their goals weren't big enough. After a few more minutes of discussion, I decided to intervene.

"I propose we go for a bigger target." I said, interrupting a commander speaking about engaging in a battle with a small town. Luna looked at me.

"What do you suggest, Librarian?" She asked me. I examined the map before smiling. I pointed to a spot on the map.

"Here." I said, and the commanders each looked at it before they're eyes widened.

"Are you insane?! That's one of the most fortified cities in the entire Empire, aside from the Castle! How do you expect to take this one down?!" One of them shouted. I raised my hand, silencing him.

"I know that Manehattan is a big target, and it is truly one of the most well defended places in the Empire. However." I lowered my hands onto the table, "We haven't been serious enough in our war against the Solar Empire. The most we have done is raid transports bearing weaponry or food. This city is a major trade route, sending out food and supplies to all corners of the Empire. If we take it, and hold it, we can cripple the enemy like never before, and possibly forcing Celestia to face us personally. This is the opportunity we have been waiting for. If we take this now, the enemy would take a few years to recover from this. I suggest we join all of our forces across the Lunar Republic and take Manehattan with the strongest force we have ever had. I will personally lead the assault, along with my cabal. Now then, are we in agreement?" I finished gazing at the commanders expectantly. Slowly, one by one, hoofs slowly raised in the air. I nodded.

"Wait! If we move our forces defending our borders, the enemy could use this chance to attack!" The one general who didn't raise his hand exclaimed. I thought over it for a minute before getting an idea.

"What if the major movement of our forces looked like we were preparing for a full-fledged assault? They would be more preoccupied with getting ready and trying to deduce where we will hit than attacking our borders. Plus, I have heard rumors of an armored warrior much like me with a distinct hatred for Celestia's forces. And I have seen the evidence. This rumored warrior is a Chaos Marine, like me. Except he is in service to the Blood God Khorne. Before the attack, I will locate him, and try to get him to defend our borders in case of Solar Empire assaults.

Also, I would like to meet with the 45th Company. I have also heard rumors of a strong warrior, almost like an Astartes. I dare say that we might have two super soldiers serving with us. So, is that all?" I looked to the group. They all nodded, except for the general, who fumed before stomping away. This behavior concerns me, as if he wanted me to call off the attack. As the other commander's and generals left the war room, I pulled Luna over for a quick chat.

"I want to have on of my Librarians keep an eye on the general who spoke out. He was actively trying to get us to call off the attack. I fear he may be a traitor." I whispered into her ear. Her eyes widened and her ears flattened before looking at me.

"Art though sure?" She asked. I nodded. She sighed. "General Blade Work has been a general in my army since before the uprising. I should trust him, yet... what you say does trouble me to a great degree. Very well, send one of thy Librarians to keep tabs on him. We cannot dismiss the possibility of a traitor in the inner circle. We shalt take our leave now, Ahriman." With that, she teleported to her personal quarters. I sighed, then teleported to my Librarian training center.

Over the years, a mass influx of new Psykers had risen up in the Batpony ranks. And I trained each and every one of them. I moved towards the area of one of my first students. Though they did not have the same amount of power as myself, they each had a very capable amount of power within them. I reached his room, and politely knocked on the door. I heard a grumble as he shuffled out of bed. When he opened the door, he immediately bowed.

"Lord Ahriman! What brings you here? Training sessions aren't until tomorrow night." He asked. I gestured to his room, and he understood immediately, allowing me to pass inside. I sat down on a chair and faced him.

"Elderith, my student, as one of my first students, I must go to one of you for assistance when I cannot get something done." I told him. He looked at me questioningly, before motioning for me to continue. "We believe that one of the Generals, Blade Work, is a traitor to her majesties cause. Though we do not have solid evidence. That is where you come in. I want you to observe him, probe his mind,and make sure that he truly is pure to our cause. If he is not, well..." I paused for dramatic effect. "He will be brought to Luna in chains, and I will reveal to her his mind. Then, I will execute him myself, and send his soul to the warp as an offering to Tzeentch. I trust you with this. Do you accept?" I asked him. He nodded instantly, a firm glare in his eyes.

"Very well. You begin immediately. I shall leave you to it." With that, I got up from my chair and exited the door. I then went over to a desk, and, pulling out a few sheets of paper, began to write.

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Khârn's POV

As I finished up another patrol, I decided to head to the bar. When I got in, everypony there cheered for me. In the few years that I had been with the Company, I had quickly earned their trust and friendship. Hell, I even somehow managed to get a small fanclub, as well as a cult Dedicated to Lord Khorne. So I was content. I didn't come here for drinks, however. I walked up to my good friend Captain Steel Wings, and gave him a tap on his shoulder. He looked up to see me there.

"Oh. Hi Khârn. How's it hanging?" He asked. I shrugged my shoulders.

"Been good. Felt like heading over here to tell one of my infamous stories of the Great Crusade. I believe that it's time for the grand Story." I then sat up.

"Everyone! May I have your attention please!" I asked, and everyone went quiet, knowing to never disregard Khârn, even when they were drunk. "I have come here today to tell of the Grand Tale of... The Seige of Terra!" I exclaimed, and the people in the bar cheered. I raised my hands in order to settle them down. "Now, gather round guys, this one's a good one." They all quickly gathered around my feet, and I began my tale.

(Note: You can skip this if you want. It's just a retelling of the Seige of Terra. Everyone knows this. Except for ponies.)

After The War master Horus' Fleet defeated the Imperium's fleet in orbit, we descended down upon the great cities of Holy Terra to defeat the Emperor. He had hid himself deep into his palace, which was turned into a great fortification. The first thing we did after beating the fleet was bomb the place. After that we dropped down in pods of metal, and quickly secured the closest spaceports. After we captured the space ports, the army of Horus came down to the planet en masse. The first thing we did in the true seige was push the Loyalist legionnares back into the Imperial Palace, and my Father Primarch, Angron, walked right up to the walls of the Imperial Palace and demanded their surrender, saying that they were cut off, surrounded, and defending a lord who did not deserve their loyalty. It would have worked, if it weren't for the Blood Angel Primarch Sanguinius. The two of them just stared at eachother before my father turned and headed back to the army saying the there will be no surrender. And so it began three times the Chaos Marines surged to the walls, and three times did The blood Angels and Sanguinius Push them back. Then, Horus got pretty Pissed that his seige wasn't going as quickly as he had hoped. So, he had the Titans sacrifice themselves to burst open the wall. They did, and we swarmed the place. I was the first in, actually, and scored millions of kills.

As we prepared to fight on the next day, however, the Primarch Jaghatai Khan of the White Scars did a sneaky move. He broke into one of the spaceports, took control of it, and halted our fresh supply of troops. After fifty five days of attacking the palace walls, Horus got extremely tired of this bullshit of a defence, and, seeing a fresh group of Imperial soldiers nearing, issued a challenge to the Emperor. He lowered the void shields, allowing the Emperor and his honour guard into the ship. Eventually, Horus fought the Emperor, and lost, but not before gravely hurting the Emperor and getting him stuck to the golden throne. We were pushed back into the eye of terror, and loads of shit happened after that.

As the crowd gazed on me in awe, a soldier, one of my personal squadron, burst through the door.

"Lord Khârn! We have received a message from Luna's Right Hoof!" He passed the letter to me before exiting the bar. I read it out loud

To the 45th Company,

You are hereby ordered to return to the Lunar Republic Main Base to Prepare for our latest operation. The details will be explained once everyone has arrived. Also, as The Right Hoof of Luna, I am ordered to inspect our troops personally. I request that all of your soldiers are to report to the Parade Grounds for inspection. Do not leave a single soldier behind. You are expected to arrive in two days time.

Her majesties Right and Iron Hoof,

Chief Librarian Ahriman.

After rereading the words at the bottom, I looked to the rest of the bar's customers. Steel Wings nodded, and spoke to the crowd.

"Citizens! Please be warned. There may be an attempt to reclaim the town for The Solar Empire. But fear not! If you do not resist them until we return, and play the part of helpless captured civilians, you will be spared by them. Until this operation is over, we will be forced to leave you, but don't worry. We will return. That is a promise."he spoke to them. They seemed relieved at that. Steel then turned to me.

"So, Khârn, shall we be off then? We have to gather the Company and head out immediately." He said, and I nodded, and followed him out of the bar. We walked to the middle of the encampment, where the entire Company was gathered. After a few moments, Steel spoke.

"Soldiers of the 45th Company! As I'm sure you have heard, we are to return to the capital of the Lunar Republic to prepare for some sort of operation. Sadly, we are forced to leave the kind ponies of this town for now, but when the mission is over, we will return." Most of the batponies shuffled their hoofs. "And this is also a time to rejoice! We have been contacted by Princess Luna's Personal guard and been told to return home for the first time in three years! We can finally meet up with our old relatives and family! Also, our good Friend and Superior Officer Khârn The Betrayer wishes to speak a few words." He gestured for me to speak. So I did.

"Throughout the three years I've been with you guys, you have shown me trust and friendship like no other. We have fought and died together, and I am proud to call you my Battle Brothers." I told them, showing a small hint of emotion. The Company were all beaming with pride when I looked up at them. "Now then, my battle brothers, let us head to the Capital, and finish this operation so we can share our stories of the most certain battle coming up! For Princess Luna! For the Lunar Republic! For Lord Khorne!" I shouted, and they all repeated our battle cry, which I had come up with in the heat of the moment during one of our battles. It somehow managed to stick. And with that, we marched out into the snow.

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Third person POV

Little did Khârn know, him and his company were being watched by a group of Solar Guard hiding in the treeline. One of them turned to a new recruit, a rookie named Salesworth.

"Send this news to the Princess. She must be warned." He told him, and the rookie nodded before taking off into the forest.

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Celestia's POV.

Today had been a long day. Report after report came through with basically the same message. That the Lunar Guard were leaving their fortifications. This could mean only one thing: Luna was planning something. But one report was different, for it had a report about a tall, bright red bipedal creature leading a full company out of their fort. This meant that Luna had made contact with the Impaler, and managed to recruit him, which spelled for a terrible defeat should their armies meet head on. That creature of chaos was in a league of its own, able to escape from the most defended location in the Solar Empire in mere moments. She called to her chief general.

"Send this message to all forces in the Solar Empire. I want all guards in the smaller villages to pull out and to head towards the closest city and aid in its fortification." The pony nodded before rushing off to deliver the message.

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Zhufor The Impaler's POV

As I sat in my throne of skulls, bored out of my mind, a portal opened up right in front of me. And out of it stepped a being much like me, except Blue and with different gear style.

"Zhufor The Impaler of The World Eaters Legion. I was expecting it to be you. How have you been?" The being asked. I simply shrugged.

"Fine. But, who, pray tell, are you?" I asked, to which he chuckled.

"I am Ahriman The Exiled, Right Hand of The Princess of the Night, Lord Luna. I am also pledged to Tzeentch. I come bearing a message from the Princess herself." This piqued my interest. I sat up on my throne.

"What is this message?" I ask. He pulls out a note and begins reading.

"Zhufor the Impaler, I, Princess Luna, Ruler of the Lunar Republic and soon to be Ruler of Equestria, hereby ask for your assistance in defending our border from the Soldiers of the Solar Empire, led by Princess Celestia." He stopped, putting the paper down. "She wants you to aid her in the defence of our cities. You are free to kill any Solar Guards you spot." I walked up to him.

"I bet your all going off to fight in a big battle, eh? I want in this battle. If it has anything to do with making Old Sunbutt suffer, I want in. I will not be put on guard duty. Do you understand?" Ahriman nodded. "Send one of your own groups to patrol the border. I can easily compensate for them." I then took a closer look at him.

"Do I know you? You look familiar. Granted, I can't remember anything since waking up in the Hospital and getting attacked by Sunbutt herself, but you really do look familiar." I asked him, and he shook his head.

"Unfourtunately, I don't have my original memories. They are currently being suppressed by an unknown power. Instead, I have Another set of memories. Of Ahriman before I came to this world. But I agree. You look familiar as well. Perhaps we met somewhere in the past. Anyways, we best get back to Lady Luna's Base." With that, Ahriman opened up another portal, gesturing for me to enter. I nodded, and stepped through the portal. Ahriman followed soon after. A dark blue mare with a few splotches of black on her coat entered my view. She had an ethereal mane, like Celestia's, but the inside looked like a peice of the night sky was torn and shaped into hair. She also had a horn and wings, I noticed. I then started the greetings.

"So, you are Princess Luna, yes?" I asked her. She nodded. Suddenely, I lunged forward, grabbing her by the horn.

"I will go on this mission of yours, you hear? I will NOT do Fucking border patrol. I want to make Celestia suffer for trying to turn me to stone." She gulped, and nodded, and I then released her horn. I then noticed that all had gone quiet as ever pony, as well as Ahriman, was glaring at me. I raised my arms in exaggeration.

"What? Don't you know how a World Eater Chaos Marine makes a deal? I tend not to take no for an answer." They slightly relaxed their glare, and after a few moments, returned to work. I looked back at Ahriman.

"I will not allow you to harm her majesty in any way, shape or form." He told me, then whispered into my mind.

"It's all part of Lord Tzeentch's Plan for her continued survival." I looked at him, snorted, then walked off. He grabbed my shoulder.

"Wait. There is all so another World Eater in service to Luna, or so the reports and rumors suggest." I stop in my tracks, and turn to look at him.

"Where is this World Eater? I would like to speak with him." I asked, trying to be polite.

"He will be here in two days time. Best to wait for his arrival." He answered, and I sighed in defeat before nodding. He clapped my shoulder. "Attaboy. Now, let's go discuss where you will be during the assault." I followed after him, almost hungry to fight Celestia's soldiers. I also heard a voice in my head, repeating the same words over and over:'Kill Maim burn kill maim burn.

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Two days later.

Khârn's POV

When my Company arrived, we were greeted with warn smiles and pats on the back for a good job. After all, my Company had been raiding most of the gear from the Empire and giving it to the Lunar Republic soldiers for quite some time now. I turned back to my Company.

"Alright, brothers and sisters, we have an hour or two before the inspection. That is your time to visit family, friends, and relatives. Dismissed!" I order, and they salute me before breaking off into the crowd. I sigh, then turn towards the Palace that Princess Luna and Ahriman were currently using as a base.

"Ahriman.... is it possible? Is it actually you?" I asked myself, before walking towards the main gate. The guards cross their spears, blocking my path.

"State thy buisness, Marine." They said as one. I sighed.

"I am Khârn The Betrayer, soldier of the Lunar Republic, and current commanding officer of the 35th Company." I told them. They eyed me warily, but still let me through. I walked up to a random house servant.

"Excuse me, but where is Librarian Ahriman?" I asked. She looked up at me, contained a squeak, then pointed in the direction of what appeared to be a Library. I facepalmed.

"Curse your Damn humor. Of course a Psyker Librarian would live in a library." I thanked the house servant, then walked up to the Library, the sound of said doors echoing throughout the small library.

"Ahriman? Are you there?" I called out. No answer. Just as I turned to leave, a hand grabbed my shoulderpad. I whirled around, my fist almost making contact with Ahriman's armored face. I managed to stop myself before connecting the blow, though Ahriman just stood there, unfazed.

"Khârn the Betrayer. I thought it was you. Now the three Chaos Marines of this world have united. Before we start to converse, follow me to our brother." He turned around and walked down one of the aisles. I followed him, hoping the third marine was who I thought it was. He pressed a few buttons in the wall, and it slid open to reveal a staircase.

He calmly walked down the stairs, and I followed. When we got down to the bottom of said stairs, Zhufor was waiting for us.

"Well, if it isn't Khârn the Betrayer. Haven't seen you in a long while." Zhufor told me.

"Guys, it's so good to see you again. I thought I was the only one who got sent down the wormhole and into this war. " I said to them. They stared at me blankly.

"What wormhole?" Zhufor asked. Ahriman just sat there thinking back to his time entering this world.

"Seriously guys? Don't you remember who we were before being sent to Pony land?" I asked. They both looked at me as if I had suddenely grown a third arm.

"You can remember what happened before we were sent here?" Ahriman asked. That stopped me dead in my tracks.

"You guys... don't remember? The Convention, the two merchants, none of that?" I asked.

"I don't remember a thing since I woke up in the Solar Empire Hospital." Zhufor answered.

"Technically, I do have my memories, but they are being suppressed by an unknown power. I have the body and memories of Ahriman the Exiled, and remember nothing else since I came to Equestria. I take it you have your memories intact?" Ahriman replied, gazing at me intently. I nodded, speechless. He got up. "Please review what happened right before you got sent here in your mind. I will view it." I nodded, then thought back to the day of the Convention.

After a few minutes, Ahriman moves again.

"So, that's who I was before all of this...." He muttered to himself. I nodded. Then I saw how depressing the setting was. Time to change the subject!

"So, why are me and my Company here?" I asked. He looked up at me.

"Your Company? Since when did you take control of the 35th?" Ahriman asked.

"Since the last Commander died and appointed me as his successor." I replied, shrugging.

"I see. Anyways, to answer your other question, we are gathering the Might of the Lunar Republic's army together for the first time in centuries, and are preparing to take over manehattan. Afterwards, once the Solar Empire begins to run low on supplies, we will attack the Palace itself, and defeat Celestia once and for all, installing Luna as the new ruler of Equestria." Ahriman tells me. I nod, seeing the possibilities in that Plan.

"Well, I can tell you that you won't be dissapointed by the 35th. After being installed as leader, I personally trained them, and some even began to give their services to Lord Khorne. We have hardy group of Chaos Ponies ready for combat." I tell him. Ahriman nods in approval.

"Well, let's head to the meeting room, shall we?" Ahriman asks. I nod, and all three of us March to the meeting area, me following Ahriman and Zhufor since it was my first time here.

Chapter Six: Battle For Manehattan, Part 2: First Assault

Ahriman's POV

As me and Luna watched, the entire Lunar Army slowly shuffled into the Parade Grounds. When the flow of soldiers ceased, Luna began her speech.

"My loyal servants, it is with great pleasure that I welcome you to Faal Lohiim do Vulon, Capital of the Lunar Republic. We have gathered you here today because of a proposal by my trusted ally, Chief Librarian Ahrimam!" She yelled into the crowd, and the batponies cheered. When the cheering died down, Luna motioned for me to speak. I nodded.

"Fellow soldiers of the Lunar Republic! As you may know, for the past three years we have done nothing but defend our borders and raid passing Supply carts. Well, that stops today. For I have proposed an invasion into the Solar Empire's territory, and the target of said invasion is the city of Manehattan." Most of the soldiers quieted down after that. Regardless, I continued onwards.

"I know what your thinking, that we cannot fight through The Empire's territory, but your wrong! The only Eason we haven't done so already is because we have been stretched across the border, defending from assault after assault. That is why we have gathered all 60 Companies of the Former Lunar Guard together, as this will be a Lethal Strike right at the heart of the Empire. Due to the fact that this enemy city is well defended, me and my two Brothers, Zhufor The Impaler, and Khârn the Betrayer will personally lead this Invasion. Together, we will crush any defence they have arrayed against us. Are we ready?!" I continued, and the entire Army roared their approval.

"Then we shall March tomorrow! Take the rest of the day off to see relatives and family before fighting in the greatest battle this world has ever seen! Dismissed!" I told them, and after cheering a bit more, shuffled back into the city. I turned to Luna.

"Your majesty, I will take my leave now to ready the Librarius Faction, as well as divide them into seperate parts of the assault." She nodded, and I headed towards the Library. When I arrived, I saw that Khârn and Zhufor were there, waiting for me. I nodded to them both respectfully before entering the Library. As I walked in, Khârn called out to me.

"I want the 45th Company to be on the frontlines. I'm not taking no for an answer. Even if I have to disobey orders, I want my Company to be in front." I simply nodded before heading into the basement.

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Celestia's POV

I was standing in the command post, discussing what we should do against the likely assault when two guards came in, with a familiar hooded pony walking in behind them. I nodded to the guards, and they left. The commanders had stopped talking, instead looking at the newcomer. The hooded pony knelt before me, then began to relay the news.

"Luna's Right Hoof has targeted Manehattan for a seige, hoping to take it and cut off all trade throughout the Empire. Her right hoof, Ahriman The Exiled, appears to be a extremely talented Mage, and is head of their 'Librarius' faction. From what rumors I've heard, he is able to summon Demons and command the foul beasts like dogs. Some of their own soldiers fear him after seeing his power, but won't speak about it with anyone. He is the biggest threat, along with two others of his kind, Zhufor The Impaler, and Khârn The Betrayer. They March for Manehattan at the dawn of the night." He then stopped, knelt before me again, and slipped out silently. The Commanders all looked at me.

"Who was that, your majesty?" Commander Lulamoon asked. I shook my head.

"Nopony important, I assure you. Now, let us continue." I told them, and they returned to their previous conversation.

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Ahriman's POV

After speaking to the other Librarians, I went up into my personal quarters, and meditated. I felt my Soul being pulled from my body and guided through the Warp by her tides. I felt the presence of the Deamons of the Warp trying to scratch at my enchantments, but to no avail. I continued to glide through the immaterium until I reached my destination. Walking towards the gates, I simply knocked, and closed my senses, since there is no need for eyesight or smells in the Warp. I sensed the gate open, and I walked inside. I looked up to the immeasurable power I felt in front of me.

"Lord Tzeentch, the plan goes smoothly. Soon Celestia shall fall, and Luna will rule as your messenger, spreading Chaos throughout the land." I told the God of Change, and felt his words leak into my mind.

"Good, Ahriman. The pieces are falling into place. Or not. Maybe they are all scattering throughout the Multiverse, like this item I found popping into our universe". He handed me a small item that looked like a Sword, from the reading I was getting from it. I also sensed a large Power contained within. I traced the power back to it's Signal, and saw thousands of other universes. I absorbed all the knowledge that I could from this token before exiting the memory of the token. I reactivated it's message.

" Hi my name is Craig. If ever you are in danger, are scared, frightened or even just need an ally to stand by your side in your darkest hour. Call on me and I will come and do everything in my power to aid you." The message ended after that.

"I see. So there are other universes like this one. Perhaps I should send my own Token out there. After the war, of course." I mentally looked up to Lord Tzeentch, and bowed again.

"I thank you, Lord Tzeentch. May the Great Plan be a success." I tell him, and will my souls to return to the Material realm. I open my eyes to see one of the Librarians in front of me.

"Hello, Lucky Charm. What brings you to my quarters unnanounced?" I ask her. She gulped.

"Lord Ahriman, the cry of war calls for us. The time has come." She answered, shifting from one side to the other. I nodded, then rose to my feet.

"Well then, let us lead the Army. You know where your to be assigned?" I asked. She nodded. "Good. I shall see to it that we win this battle. If the Loyalists do not kneel, then much suffering is at hand." I then walked out of my room, and she trotted in a different direction.

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Lucky Charm's POV

As soon as I turned the corner out of the Giants sight, I immediately let out a breath I didn't know I was holding. True, I had heard the rumors about Ahriman actually being able to communicate with Lord Tzeentch, but did not believe it until now. The amount of power coming from that hidden area within the Warp.... I shuddered from just the thought of it. I wonder what they were talking about though...

Shrugging it off, I proceeded to move towards the Armoury to prepare for the coming battle, not noticing the feeling of dread ominous from within Ahriman's room...

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Khârn's POV

As I approached the parade grounds, I was interrupted by a batpony.

"Lord Khârn, you have been promoted to Major General by order of Chief Librarian Ahriman. You are asked to report to the command tent at once." With that said, he quickly ran off to join the army. I snarled before redirecting my course to the command tent. When I entered, I was saluted by most of the batponies there. Ahriman just nodded. I walked up to him, then proceeded to slap him upside the head. He stared blankly at me.

"WHY THE HELL DID YOU MAKE ME A MAJOR GENERAL?! WHO IS SUPPOSED TO LEAD MY COMPANY NOW?!" I roared at him, noticing some of the guards clutching they're spears tight.

"A replacement shall be arranged. But before that, we would ask of you to select your personal guard. A Major General who fights on the front lines will need a personal guard, even if it is you." He stated calmly, waving off the guards, who immediately relaxed. It seemed that Ahriman had major sway over the guards. I noted that, then turned back to him.

"Fine. But I WILL be with my Company. You hear me?" I told him, feeling something start to drive itself into my brain. He nodded, and I immediately began listing off a select few of the 45th, which included Steel Wings, two Khornates, and five normal Batponies. Ahriman looked at the list, fetched a courier, and gave him the list.

"Bring these soldiers to me." He told the courier, who rushed off to complete his task.

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Third person POV

Three days later.

As the Batpony army marched through the Empire's terrirtory, they met little resistance in the towns that they passed through. Mostly a small regiment of Solar Guard, as well as patriotic citizens, both of which quickly fell before Gorechild. And on the Eve of the third day of travel, the vanguard of the Lunar Republic had reached the outer reaches of Manehattan.

(Quick note: the cities of this time are like Whiterun from Skyrim.)

During the night, they set up camp, and awaited the rest of the army.

Said Vanguard was the 45th Company, led by the Khornate Khârn the Betrayer, whom by many in the Solar Empire had been dubbed the God of War's Avatar, or the God himself.

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Quickfoot's POV

As I studied the Lunar Camp, I noticed a few unknown banners strung about, with a symbol that hurt my eyes to look at.

As I quickly scratched down my findings on a parchment, I quickly hid under a bush to avoid a patrol. I looked up again, and my heart stopped. Sitting in the middle of the camp, chuckling with a group of red Batponies, was the rumored war god himself. Ever since his first meeting with the Solar Guard, an attack on a convoy, rumor about him spread like wildfire. That's when the reports began to come in.

Fight after fight was lost down South, with survivors telling the tales of a armoured giant in red, with an axe that roared like thunder. After a dozen losses, Celestia herself banned any assaults to the southern frontier, not wanting to risk any more precious lives. I quickly snapped out of the memories to scribble down my findings when a deep voice called out to me.

"You there! In the bushes! Come out now, and I might not rip out your spleen to feed to the bears." I gulped, setting down my notepad before slowly stepping out. I looked up to see the face of death staring at me. Yelping, I quickly jumped back. The metal giant roared with laughter, a horrid sound like bones grinding into dust.

"This one has a Spring to her step!" To that, the red Batponies joined in his laughter. After a few minutes, he stopped, looking down on me. I gulped, slowly backing up until I backed up into the bush, accidentally knocking my notebook out and onto the floor. The metal giant grabbed the book before I could even blink, flipping through the pages.

"Hmm, pretty detailed info you got here. It would be a shame if this got into the hooves of our enemies. This won't do." He said, tossing the journal into the fire. He then looked down on me again, this time with a look that reminded me as a look of remembering something.

"How about this, little pony? I will let you live on one condition: you serve me as a personal writer." To this I raised my head, looking at him like he asked me to give him a massage.

"A... a writer?" I asked, finding my voice.

"Indeed. You will record my glorious battles, and when all of this is over, you will retell these stories for all to hear. The Glorious Tale of Khârn The Betrayer!" He boasted, getting a roar of approval from the red ponies. I gulped, then considered my options. Either I take the job and live to possibly escape another day, or die here and now to Kharn. To be honest, living and writing stories was a better deal than death. So, I nodded. There was a sick gleam in his eyes.

"Good. Now then." He turned to the ponies at the campfire. "Get over here, remove her armour and restrict her wings! Or remove them, whichever works." He ordered them. There was a sick grin on their faces as they walked towards me.

"And no raping her! If you wanted to do that, you should've signed up with Slaanesh!" Some of the grins quickly fell.

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The next day.

Khârn's POV.

As I walked outside the tent, I stretched my arms, feeling the light of the sun shining down on my armor. I looked about to see my Company soldiers also waking up and grabbing their armor. Today was the big day. The assault on Manehattan was abut to begin. I looked to a catapult, and got an idea.

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Unimportant Solar Guard POV

As I felt the radiance of the sun shined down upon me, I felt a surge of power, as if Celestia herself was giving me strength. After the news of the possible Lunar invasion, I knew I might need it. Suddenely, an unfamiliar horn blasted across the fields in front of the Manehattan walls. I quickly snapped my eyes open, searching for the source of the disturbance to this peaceful morning. I looked down and saw a batpony. I immediately raised my spear, but the foul beast spoke first.

"The Lunar Republic strongly asks for your surrender! Surrender now, and your lives will be spared. If not, then the Warp will claim many souls until you do." The batpony asked, reading from a peice of paper. I pointed my spear at him/her.

"Never! Though you may be many, Manehattan will not fall today! So tell your Traitor princess that we will never surrender!" I told the batpony. It just smiled before walking away. Remembering protocol, I quickly got out my horn and raised the alarm. As multiple guards manned the walls, silence filled the air. It was after five minutes that a gruesome scream of rage pierced the silence, along with a menacing growl. The sun was suddenely blocked by a shadow, and I looked up right before getting smashed in the face with a massive metal boot. I then prominently blacked out.

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Khârn's POV

"Hahah, yeah! I knew the Space Marine Catapult would work as a tactic!" I shouted, tearing my way through the guards at that spot. It was after I cleared the immediate area that I let out the signal to commenced the attack: a phrase that cut across the entire city, stilling the hearts of any civilians :

"BLOOD FPR THE BLOOD GOD!"

Then the 45th Company charged, their new banners flying high in the air, while also screaming the end of the phrase as one.

"SKULLS FOR THE SKULL THRONE! Arrows began firing from some other areas of the wall, and a group of guards erupted from a nearby watchtower.

They saw me, gaped at me, then ran back inside, leaving a rather large puddle behind them. I roared, tearing through the wooden door with Gorechild. I then looked through the massive crack, and referenced a certain movie.

"Heeeres Johnny!" I told the guards, right before bursting through the door, the sounds of screaming all around me before a small spear stabbed into my exposed arm. I stopped, looked down at the spear, then the guard holding the spear, then proceeded to break the spear, as well as tear off his head with my hand.

"Another slightly worthy skull to join the collection." I told myself, absent-mindedly tearing through the rest. I had recently begun to collect the skulls of any who managed to break through their fear of me and also manage to even slightly injure me, as a way of respect. After the rest were devoured by Gorechild, I added the head I ripped off to the small amount I had collected on my belt. I checked my kill counter, which showed me my amount of kills throughout the entire time I had been in service withas the Lunar Guard. 4,375. Good so far.

As I exited the tower, my personal guard popped up around me in two lines, kinda like Vader from star wars. I subconsciously hummed the tune of Vader's walking, which sounded like I was trying to cough up a entire uneaten Pizza from my throat. The guards looked at me skeptically, but said nothing. We then moved on to clearing through the rest of the walls defence until the Solar Guard leader called for a retreat. The 45th laughed as they ran, taunting their foes as they ran with their tails between their legs. When they vanished, I turned to the 45th.

"Good job, 45th! As much as I would gladly give chase, we should wait for Ahriman and the rest to arrive, as to give something for them to fight. So, let's set up camp here!" I boasted, to which they cheered and began setting up tents. I looked back to where the Solar lackeys had run off to, then headed back towards the camp, eager to retell the story of today.

Chapter Seven:Battle of Manehattan, Part 3: Endgame

Battle of Manehattan, day six.

Ahriman's POV

As the days had gone by, the Solar Empire soldiers proved more resilient than most. After four days days, with many losses, we had managed to push them back into the keep, which they then proceeded to withstand many assaults for two more days, awaiting for reinforcements. We needed to finish them now, before their allies could send aid. They had somehow even managed to create a spell that could block all forms of Warp energy, including Khârn for some reason. And believe me, he has tried getting in. Many times.

I sighed as I studied the map. The commanders of the Lunar Guard, which had been renamed to simply The Legion, had gathered for a meeting to discuss the next course of events.

"...With many assaults failing, we do not believe that we can sustain any more losses. Therefore, I request a retreat." General Forefeather finished, returning to his seat as he did.

"Denied, Forefeather." As he rose again, I raised my hand before continuing. "While I agree that we are losing far too many good soldiers, I believe we are close to cracking them. My fellow Librarians have nearly come up with a solution to the enemy barrier, to which I will send the full force of the Warp upon them. I have captured a many of the Solar Guards soldiers for just this thing." I told them, causing them to shudder.

They had all heard of, or seen, the results of my powers. When I asked for captured Solar Guard soldiers, they knew what I wanted to do with them. Some had tried to stop me, but all resulted in failure, as well as a few MIA reports being made.

"So, on the Dawn of tomorrow, when they feel their strongest, we will break their foolish barrier, and crush they're hopes flat. Each of them, except Khârn, gulped, then nodded. Khârn just nodded. "Very well." I then rose from my seat and exited the room, leaving them to dis cuss the coming day.

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Khârn's POV

As I exited the command center, I walked over to the 45th Company barracks. As I opened the door, I was greeted by a drunken party in full throttle. I stood at the door for a moment, then cleared my throat. Immediately, every movement in the area stopped, everypony barely even breathing.

"45th company! As you are aware, tomorrow will lead the possible final assault on Manehattan." There were a few cheers, but mostly everypony just listened. "Unfourtunately, you guys will not be accompanying me. The only ones who will assault will be me, Zhufor, and Ahriman, along with his band of Librarians." The mood immediately dropped at that. One of them raised their hoof.

"I though you guys weren't able to enter?" She asked. I nodded.

"That's true, but the Librarians are close to removing that barrier. Then, as quoted by Ahriman, 'We will unleash the Horrors of the Warp upon them', though not those exact words." I replied, standing straight as a flagpole as I imitated Ahriman. That gained from snickers from the crowd.

"So why can't we go in?" The soldier from before asked.

"For one thing, we are trying not to suffer any more losses. As for the other thing.... we don't want to expose inexperienced minds to the nature of the Warp. It's madness for a pony to do that." I told her, to which she just nodded. "Any more questions?" I asked. No one raised their hooves. "Good. I'll see you when the deed is done." With that, I left, leaving them to continue their party.

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Later, at Dawn.

As the three Chaos Space Marines, as well as the group of Batpony Librarians, marched forward, the Solar Guard soldiers manning the defences laughed at the puny force, expecting them to surrender. Khârn smiled.

"Alright Ahriman, do your stuff so I can bust in there." I told him, to which he nodded, and motioned for the Librarians. As they all surrounded Ahriman, Zhufor ran back for the prisoners. The Solar Guard watched on, interested in what the massive metal giants were planning. After about five minutes, the large group of POW soldiers came forth, led by Zhufor. Most of the Solar Guard troops at the walls gasped at their condition. Where some had cuts, others had bruises and other things. But upon each was the mark of Chaos, implanted where their Cutie Mark had once been. The Chaos Marks glowed with unnatural power, and it hurt for the ponies to look at. After another ten minutes, Ahriman stood.

" It is done." He said, right before a bone rattling scream echoed throughout the keep as the Unicorns tasked with keeping up the barrier died in many gruesome ways. The Librarians immediately went to work on the prisoners, and one by one, each turned into a pony shaped Bloodletter. The Solar Guards gulped as they bear witness to these horrors. I smiled.

"BLOOD FOR THE BLOOD GOD, SKULLS FOR THE SKULL THRONE!" Both I and Zhufor screamed before charging at the gates, followed closely by the pony bloodletters. As the guards took up battle positions, the strange beating in my head resounded once more. I ignored it as I charged forth, and smashed through the gate. The keep was immediately flooded with Deamons, and the poor souls close enough to hear the doors get torn to shreds by my massive bulk were immediately overwhelmed by the bloodletters, who tore through them like flies. Then guards who came down from the guard posts were next, each one torn to shreds as the bloodletters fanned out, tearing into Ponies quickly and efficiently. As the commander of the Guard stepped out, he screamed at what he saw. I promptly stepped up to him, then proceeded to headbutt him, which just so happened to crush his skull. Some of the Ponies tried to surrender, but to no avail, as the Deamons had no knowledge of the word 'mercy'.

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Solar Guard POV

As the strange abominations tore through the rest of the forces, me and a group of survivors hid in the basement. As some of the monsters passed, I used my magic to capture an image, before turning to one of the last surviving unicorns.

"Write a letter to the Princess. Tell her what has happened here." As I said this, I handed her a paper and quill, as well as some ink, then projected the image that I captured onto the paper. The Mage quickly scribbled down on it, then used magic to turn it to dust, which flew off to the Princess. I sighed in relief. Now they could at least be prepared for the Horrors they faced. Then the monsters found us, and we tried every weapon available to destroy it, but to no avail. Every spear stabbed it, but it kept coming, claws erupting from its hooves. It then proceeded to tear into us, and the last thing I saw was the Horrors face.

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Celestia's POV

While I was at the planning room, a letter popped into existence right in front of me. I smiled, hoping it was word that somehow the ponies of Manehattan had beaten back the Lunar Rebellions forces. What the letter entailed, however, was far worse than anything I could have imagined.

Dear Princess Celestia.

We of the Solar Guard ordered to protect the City of Manehattan have failed. They beseige us for days, and we even managed to cook up a spell to use to keep out thsee 'Warriors of Chaos'. However, at the final battle, they broke through the barrier, somehow killing all the Unicorns skilled in the spell. Then came the monsters. These horrundous, Pony like things, born from our own imprisoned guardsponies. They tore into us like paper, and even now I know they will find us. I pray that Faust will protect our souls from these.... demons. Below is a picture of one of the monsters. Good luck in the future, Lady Celestia. You need it.

The image of such a horrid creature caused me to yell in fear for but a moment, to which I calmed down, and slowly looked to the commanders.

"My faithful subjects." I started. "Manehattan has fallen."

Chapter Eight: The Scheme Revealed

Ahriman's POV

As I sauntered up to the stage, I knew the reaction I was going to get. It had been a month since we took Manehattan, and the Loyalist Guards had suffered dearly, both from trying to reclaim the city, or just doing nothing. Just as planned.

"Warriors of The Legion! This past month has been very rewarding! After the reinforcements arrived, as you all know, we secured the city, and beat back every attack sent by the Loyalists. Now, not only have we starved them, we have also culled their numbers! But, a recap is not what I brought you here for." I took a deep breath. "Today, we will finally march upon the Solar Empires soil, and lay seige to Celestia's castle itself!" I told them, eliciting cries of shock.

"But, Lord Ahriman! We do not have the resources available to attack the castle! We would need to recall all forces that have been raiding any extra trade routes!" A Soldier called out, to which many mumbles of agreement were heard. I raised my hands to calm them.

"I have already done this. And they have brought the Spoils of they're journey as well. We now have much food, as well as some catapults. Khârn has accepted my offer to spear point the assault, which will be led by Princess Luna herself!" I told them. Many more cries of shock were heard as Luna stepped out of the shadows in full battlegear. Most of her body was now as black as the shadows, and her eyes glowed a sickly green.

"Fear not, my Soldiers, for we can, and will, win this fight. Ahriman speaks true. Celestia's forces are weakened. Now is the time to strike!" She shouted, to which many cries of approval sang out. I smiled.

"We march today! Grab your wargear, and prepare to move out in three hours!" Luna shouted, and the crowd dispersed, leaving only me and Luna left. She looked to me.

"Ahriman, I simply must thank you for all the hard work these three years. Today, the war will be over, and Chaos will reign!" She stated, then blinked. "What? Why would I speak of something so foul as if to were a good thing?" She muttered, before I took action.

"Sorry, your majesty, but Tzeentch needs you now." With that, I forced my powers upon her, warping her very mind itself. All of her mental wards broke, and she screamed, a scream so loud and horrible, it couldn't be heard by the likes of the batponies, who subconsciously shut it out, leaving only a minor headache. After about ten minutes, the screaming stopped. Luna looked up at me with a very calm stare, devoid of any emotion. I smiled.

"So, your majesty, shall we prepare for the coming battle?" I asked. She smiled.

"Yes, of course, Lord Ahriman. Together we shall crush my horrid sister and her precious light. And then, the night shall last,FOREVER!" She cackled, her eyes slightly misty. I merely smiled again. All those years of silently sending my thoughts into her mind had paid off, as I doubt I could have defeated her mind at full strength. I walked off to prepare the final part of the plan, watching as a New Moon rose high in the sky.

Chapter Nine: The End of The War