Flawed Harmony

Badlands, Empire Castle

Anon walked with Lewis by his side, showing his new general around the castle. Vivi had woken up and was riding on Lewis' shoulder.

"So Anon, you've been leading this rebellion for awhile right?" Vivi asked as she looked around in curiosity.

"It isn't a rebellion, we are simply trying to gain enough support to convince others that we have the upper hand. We want to change the world, not take it for ourselves. Although you are right, I've been leading this empire for centuries." Lewis and Vivi looked to each other and shrugged.

"Anyway. You clearly aren't from this world or ours, do you know how you got here?" The blue haired girl asked.

A smile made its way onto Anons face. "I don't know how I got here, but I know who brought me here in the first place, although the memory loss was an accident."

"Who was it?" Lewis and Vivi asked in unison.

"It was-" Suddenly the ground shook and a huge source of magic could be felt in the throne room by all of the generals and magic users.

"KING ANON!!! COME OUT SO I MAY RID THIS WORLD OF YOUR FILTH!!!"

Anon growled, he knew that voice. He had never met the stallion it belonged to but he had heard enough from Luna and Celestia to know who it was. "Lewis, get Vivi to safety and then come straight to the throne room. This is gonna be a big one." The ghost nodded and sprinted down the hallway... Well he floated a few inches in the air and kinda glided down the hall with a small ring of fire beneath him but that's besides the point.

There was a huge threat to the Shadow Empire in the very castle Anon had called his home. He unsheathed his blade and shot off towards the main throne room. Running through the door Anon stopped as he saw the armoured stallion before him, twice as tall as Celestia.

"King Solaris, to what do I owe the pleasure?" Anon gripped his sword tighter.

"You! You dare to destroy what I have spent millennia to create?! You have either gone mad or have poor judgement to think I would have allowed this to continue further!" As Solaris charged his horn he was knocked to the ground by Luna.

"Father stop this foolishness!" Luna starred daggers at her father.

"Luna, my precious flower, please stand aside." Solaris ordered in a soft caring voice.

"No! You are the one that must step aside, I will not allow you to attack my husband!" Luna's horn lit up and her body was coated in armour.

Anon walked to Luna's side with a smirk. "Did I ever tell you how much I love it when you wear that?"

"Not the time sweetie."

Solaris glared at Anon. "You, you are the one that spoiled my precious flower, for that you will die!"

"Father stop this at once!"

"Now now Woona, once I destroy this foul monkey we can find you a great prince to marry." Solaris stated, thinking that he was right in what he had said.

"I don't need any prince! I already have my King!" Luna wrapped a wing around Anon. "He is no foul monkey, he is just like any pony, griffin or changeling! I love him with all of my heart, and I will not allow you to take him away from me!" The generals and Moonlight came rushing in and looked in awe at the stallion before them.

Solaris looked at each one individually before his sights fell on Moonlight and he snarled. "How dare you allow yourself to birth a filthy half-breed! It must be destroyed before it brings shame to the family!" As Solaris charged the young alicorn who shielded himself with magic, Solaris suddenly saw everything go by in slow motion as Anon charged him and swung his sword at his wing, slowly slicing it off.

Anon then grabbed Solaris by the head and threw him across the room. "No one, hurts my son, calls him a half-breed or pulls anything like what you just did when I'm around!"

Solaris shakily got to his hooves and looked to the huge white wing that was laying in the middle of the floor, a stub now in the place it used to be attached to. "You, miserable, filthy, monster! You'll pay for that!" His horn lit up and the wing disappeared, reattaching itself to his body. His horn lit up again and he started absorbing energy in the air, his body now glowing with a golden aura. "I shall kill you all!"

Everyone took fighting stances and starred daggers at the attacker.

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Anon shot towards him and swung his sword which was blocked by a magic field. Jumping back Anon held out his hand and rapidly shot blue balls of energy at the field, slowly wearing it down. The King inside desperately tried to keep it up until he charged it, causing it to expand and throw Anon against a wall.

Not letting his opponent recover Solaris charged Anon with his spear, only to be knocked away by Solid Will swinging his giant hammer. As he was flung towards a wall he was knocked upwards by Thanos. In the air he was sliced repeatidly by Sonar and Mist Hunter until he was blasted by a huge beam from Eris who then floated over to Anon and helped him up.

"Thanks Eris." Anon looked to his rapier and shook his head. "I need a different weapon." Using his magic he turned the sword into a blue liquid before it formed a blue katana. "I don't really like using this style of sword but I don't think this battle calls for a thrusting weapon." He twirled the blade in his hand before shooting towards the recovered Solaris.

Solaris swung his spear and the blades met and sparks of yellow and blue flew everywhere. The two were in a battle of strength, neither giving in. They both snarled at each other as they pushed, trying to gain an advantage. Anon saw an opportunity and flung his sword upwards, bringing the spear with it and leaving Solaris exposed to a blast of magic.

Luna charged forward and thrust her sword at her fathers chest plate causing him to stumble backwards. Anon and Luna continued a chain of attacks until Solaris flapped his mighty wings and sent them flying. Moonlight lit up his horn and five glowing gems appeared around him, each forming into orbs filled with dark magic. Opening his glowing red eyes he shot them towards Solaris, tails of blue flying behind each one.

As the orbs made contact with the King they exploded and sent him crashing through a stone pillar. He got up and charged Moonlight who just smirked. As Solaris hit him he faded into mist. "What?!"

Moonlight reappeared beside Mist Hunter and they brohoofed. "Shadow Mist spell, comes in handy when faced with opponents with incredible strength." As Solaris was about to charge an attack he was swept away in a wave of purple fire.

Anon looked over to Lewis who nodded. The two of them ran side by side and placed their fists together, creating a dark purple bubble around their joined hands. As Solaris removed he was immediately knocked back down but the compressed shockwave that the two humanoids had created as they brought their fists down on the King.

Growly Solaris grabbed the two in his magic and stabbed them both in the guts with his swords. "Anon! Lewis!" Everyone called out as the two were thrown away. Anon shakily got to his feet and held his stomach, his magic slowly healing the wound. The damage was not at all severe for Lewis as he was merely a ghost with a solid form.

Solaris summoned multiple swords and shot them towards Anon, only missing by a hair. Thanos charged the King and punched him in the face before breathing fire and slowly causing the Kings armour to become scolding hot. Solaris groaned in pain and stabbed his horn into the dragon before throwing him to the side.

Anon appeared behind him and grabbed his flowing mane. "Long live the King." With that Anon drove his sword through Solaris' back, taking advantage of an exposed area between the wings.

Solaris teleported out of Anons hold and held a hole in his chest where the blade had managed to reach from his back. "This... Isn't... Over!" As he was about to teleport away he charged a powerful beam that hit Anon square in the chest, then the King disappeared.

"Anon!" Everyone rushed over to the human and looked at the smoking patch on his chest. Anon then began to chuckle, which then turned to a full blown evil laugh.

"Why are you laughing?! He shot you with a solar ray!" Yelled Luna. Anon reached under his shirt and pulled out the element of magic that had blocked the blast, which had now turned grey and started to crumble.

"I'm laughing, because that idiot Solaris just handed me the very thing I needed to render all the Elements of Harmony forfeit of their power!" He then crushed the gem in his hand and absorbed its magic, all of his wounds healing and his eyes shining purple. "There is now nothing stopping us from taking down the Solar Empire."

Ponyville, Everfree Forest

Slendermane sat in his cave watching the chaos of the country from a magic screen. Just then he sensed Abigail running towards him, her emotions had gone haywire. He ran outside the cave and was immediately hugged by the crying girl. He placed his head on hers and wrapped his tendrils around her to hold her close. "Shhh, shhh, it's alright Abigail. It's alright."

"N-No it's not. *sniff* Equestria... It's in utter c-chaos! Celestia... She knew... She knew about that factory! *sniff* C-Carmine is... Is... Is." She couldn't continue as she broke down into tears and buried her head into Slenders chest.

"Don't worry Abigail, I'll help you get through this. We'll get through this..." He held her close and whispered. "... Together."

Abigail stopped and looked up to her friend. "W-What?"

Slender blushed slightly and shook his head. "It's nothing, never mind." As he was about to walk back into the cave he felt Abigail place a hand on his shoulder.

"Wait, Slender." He stopped and looked back at Abigail. "What did you mean, by together?"

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"I meant that we would get through this together, like friends do, they give each other support when times are tough."

"No, friends don't say it the way you did, there was something else behind that word, please, tell me."

Slender was now blushing furiously, now noticeable by the human girl.

"Wait... Do you... Like me?"

Slender sighed and put a hoof over his face. "Yes... I do." Abigail was speechless. "You've shown me compassion, kindness and offered me friendship when no one else has. You took the time out of your life to come visit me, to make me feel wanted and welcome in a world that despises my very existence. Abigail, you are the greatest and most beautiful being I have ever come across in all my life. I know this is probably creeping you out and making you feel uncomfo-" Jis sentence was cut off as Abigail placed her lips on his, well, where they were meant to be.

Abigail pulled away and wiped a tear from her eye. "S-Shut up you big dummy." She smiled and hugged him, a small blush appearing on her face. "The feeling is mutual."