The Great Gray Alicorn

The sound of magical artillery thundered in my ears, threatening to deafen all else. The familiar clang of steel against steel reverberated throughout the plains as chaos warrior fought alicorn golem. The golems formed a single line, brilliantly gleaming in the sun as the foul waves of chaos set in. Even amidst the chaos that was war, the brilliant machines refused to break their formation.

An ax whizzed over my head, I just barely dodged in time. “ALDRIC!!!!!!” Alfric screamed at the top of his lungs, rearing back for another swing. That is, was preparing to swing considering how I slammed the butt end of my hammer square in his jaw.

I slammed 'Righteous Fury' into the ground as Alfric barely managed to scramble away in time. A massive ball of white flame surged right across my vision at least twenty hooves in front of me. In the corner of my vision I could see Ulfric struggling to fight Celestia.

I couldn't help but smile as Alfric charged me once again.

…

Celestia grimaced, utterly repulsed by the sight of the oldest of Aldrics youngest brothers. If Aldric was a giant, then Ulfric was a mountain. His very innards spilled out of his armor and little...things....were playing in the squalor. His armor was rusted and falling apart, the massive scythe in his hooves was jagged and rusted as well. But the worst part about him was the smell. His stench burned her nose and threatened to make her gag. The swarm of flies following him didn't help at all.

Celestia prepared another inferno of a fireball, throwing right as the massive alicorn began to charge forward. Celestia remembered what Aldric had told her right before the army of chaos began to charge: 'Little Tia, you MUST be the one to fight Ulfric, only your magic, or mine, will be enough to end him. He will simply ignore physical injuries and most magic is useless as well. But he cannot stand FIRE. Burn him Celestia. Burn him with the very fires of the sun you hold so dear.

Ulfrics speed was belied by his size as he nimbly side stepped the massive inferno, galloping straight for him. Celestia stood still and waited as the slime oozing Nurgle Lord came straight for her. The moment Ulfric raised his scythe with his magic was when she struck.

Calling on the sun herself Celestia fired a wave of stored kinetic energy straight into the Nurgle Lord. Despite his weight, the sheer force of the sudden spell sent Ulfric flying in the air, before he could right himself. Celestia calmly fired three massive inferno balls one right after the other right at him.

In a brilliant cascade of white light a humongous pillar of flame engulfed where the flaming orbs struck, burning the cultists surrounding their little dueling ground. Celestia allowed a small smile of pride to grace her features. She only hoped her little sister was doing as well.

…

Luna whirled her staff around deflecting three quick jabs that before she had trained with Aldric, would have been impossible to even see. Luna stared down her opponent. There was no other words for him than: Divinely Gorgeous. Sidric had a brilliant white coat that seemed to glow, his mane flowed much like her own, but was a perfect midnight black. The armor he wore was nothing short of perfect and the elegant rapier he held in a single hoof matched the look perfectly. The Slaaneshi prince flashed a smile of perfection before sending another successions of quick jabs with that accursed rapier.

Luna could barely deflect in time, she struggled to repel the onslaught of attacks, already being driven onto the defensive. Come now, Lulu, no pony appreciates your night, not like I do. Luna grimaced, noticing Sidrics lips were barely moving.

Aldric had warned against this, and that warning rang fresh in her thoughts: Luna you must not allow Sidric to confuse you. He will...whisper...directly into your mind. He'll promise you everything you ever wanted, he'll try to seduce you. He will try ANYTHING to get you to lower your guard. The moment you lower your defense, is the moment he sticks his rapier down your throat and kisses the blood the spurts out.

Come now Luna, join me I can give you...so much. Luna grimaced, trying to block out the annoying voice in her head. Sidric stabbed again and Luna knocked the incoming strike to the side and...closed the distance.

Time seemed to slow down for the Princess as Sidric scowled and began to pull his sword towards her. Luna struck the butt of her stuff straight up at his chin, only for Sidric to pull away laughing as if it were a joke. But then Luna smiled, and a spike surged out of the staff, Sidrics eyes grew wide as he frantically dodged to the left just barely dodging a fatal hit. A little trickle of silver blood flowed down his neck where the blade had missed him.

But Aldric's training rang through her ears, and blade shot out of the staff, connected to a chain that she whirled around herself like a whip. Sidric lost his smile as he struggled to not get caught in the whirlwind of death as the bottom of the staff detached another chain with a blade.

Luna didn't smile, her eyes were locked with Sidric's...and it was obvious that he wanted to rip her head off.

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Shining Armor trotted along in front of the royal guards. The whole regiment of royal guard stood in formation and each had a spear in one hoof and a shield in the other. Each guard looked from one to the other, uncertainty in their eyes.

No pony has fought in a war for over a thousand years. And in a single day there was a massive battle going on right on Canterlots front door step! Shining Armor looked each guard in the eye as he trudged along, “I know many of you are scared, I am too. But listen...”

The guards paused to listen, praise to dark gods rang in their ears and the shouts of the mad echoed in their ears. “I listened as Lord Aldric explained a little about these... chaos... ponies. They make sacrifices out of new born foals, they rape married mares and cut out the hearts of their victims. They pillage, they burn, they kill and they are all monsters. Right now, both Celestia and Luna are out there fighting. Right now, the elements of harmony are out there fighting. Right now, an Alicorn king who was been lost to us for over six thousand years is out there fighting!”

Shining armor looked each guard dead in the eye, “I will not allow these monsters any where near my kingdom, my friends and my family! If they think they can come to Canterlot and just burn it to the ground they have another thing coming! They have to deal with us, the Royal Guard! It is our duty to our Princess', to our families, to ourselves and to all of Equestria to fight these monsters back! Now whose with me!”

The two hundred strong Royal Guard, both Solar and Lunar, shouted in unison, slamming spear butts right into the ground. “Forward.....March!”

…

I swung 'Righteous Fury' only for it to be stopped mid swing by Alfrics accursed ax. We both grunted against the others massive strength. Alfric glared into my very soul, his own red orbs filled with an undying hate...for me.

I finally managed to push Alfrics ax away and immediately followed up with another swing. Alfric barely managed to deflect and managed to jump away with a flare of his wings as I slam my hammer down on where he was merely moments ago.

“I failed you brother.” I seethe through clenched teeth. “I failed you and now I must put you down like the rabid dog you've become.” Tears threatened to pour out of my eyes as Alfric screamed out my name with utter hate lining his yell.

Faust forgive me.

….

Celestia stared at the scene in front of her in utter shock. That manic giggling... Ulfric stood there, his armor reduced to ash...GIGGLING. The stench smacked Celestias senses, forcing her to gag. The smell of putrid, rotting flesh was far too much for her to handle.

Ulfric continued giggling, slowly walking over to the sun goddess. His armor was entirely gone, burnt to nothing in Celestias sun fueled inferno. Pus and other viscous, rotting fluids dribbled onto the ground like a sickening waterfall. One of his eyes was outright gone, in its place a swarm of flies nestled in the socket, while the other appeared to be dead and utterly useless.

The mad Nurgle Lord continued his slow and steady approach to Celestia, who could do nothing in the wake of such an overwhelming stench . Celestia gagged, her eyes smarted as she struggled to contain the contents of her stomach.

Celestia opened an eye, the massive scythe was raised in the air and Ulfric was still giggling. Celestia desperately flung up a shield of magic as the filth ridden Alicorn slammed the scythe into the magic barrier. Celestia winced with every blow as the shield cracked worse and worse with each and every hit.

Everything went into slow motion as the scythe smashed through the shield, only to be raised for the killing blow. So many memories washed through the sun goddess, memories of her and Luna, memories of her and Twilight. So many memories of so many loved and dearest ones flowed through the Princess.

And these chaos monsters would dare take it all away. These chaos...freaks... would dare try to hurt HER little ponies.

You can't die yet...you and me still got a few dates left.

A familiar golden aura of magic caught the scythe blade as it descended.

….

Luna danced through the sky, sparks flew as her beaten old staff deflected stab after stab of Sidric's rapier. Luna rolled to the side and rose higher into the sky, Sidric quickly gave chase. Luna spun around quickly, her wings hiding her staff and right as Sidric began to stab Luna's staff erupted from in between her wings.

Sidric dodged his head to the side, making the movement seem slow and clumsy. That is until a scythe blade stabbed out forcing Sidric to dodge to the side again. Luna slammed the now scythe into Sidirc, who blocked it a magic enhanced rapier. The moment Luna felt the rapier touch the wood of the staff, she willed the top half to break into three parts connected by chain. The three staff bits encircled Sidric and the scythes momentum carried it right through him.

Luna grinned as...the scythe blade passed through thin air. Luna's eyes grew wide as she felt the rapier of Sidric stab straight at her. Luna briskly dodged away, only a small trickle of blood dripped down her face as she faced her opponent.

Luna's eye grew even wider, this time with fear as she looked upon Sidric. His once ice blue eyes were now solid black orbs and a long snake like tongue licked his lips. “Oh what fun we'll have together little Luna! I'm going to put my dick in your organs and skull fuck your corpse a couple of times, go home, and masturbate! I'm looking forward to it, how about you?”

Luna couldn't help but shudder, as that long tongue extended out even further and licked right above his eye. Faust help me, was all the night Princess could think of.

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“Hold the Line!” Shining shouted as he shot a magic missile from his horn, halting the cultist mid leap. “Hold this line!” The unicorn ordered, the line of golems had parted to allow the royal gaurds to squeeze in beside them.

A fresh wave of cultists galloped full speed straight at Shining and his regiment. “Hold your ground!” Shining barked, “ Do not falter! Send them back, SEND THEM BACK!” Shining slammed his front hooves into the ground, sending a wall of magic at the incoming wave.

The front line of the charging chaos was flung back as they came snout first with the purple wall of magic. Yet more of the maniacally cackling cultists swarmed around the wall, blood lust increasing their charge. “BLOOD FOR THE BLOOD GOD!”

“Stand your ground!” Shining reared on his hind legs, already preparing the magic in his horn... a handful of golems landed right in between the two. All three held their massive claymores in their teeth.

The chaos ponies seemed uninterested in the new development, instead, they opted to leap at the newcomers, brandishing jagged blades. The golems each raised their blades and swiped to the side, catching the entire group mid leap. A fountain of gore erupted from the ponies and the golems leaped back to their spots in the line.

Do you see that altar Shining Armor? Make it disappear. The voice of Lord Aldric rang through Shining's head.

Shining looked up, in the sea of chaos there was a massive stone altar with symbols painted over it in blood and the symbols seemed to be....glowing. The altar was on a palanquin being carried by four massive minotaurs.

“Royal Guard! We have new orders!”

…

Celestia reveled in the power flowing through her veins. Come on then cutie...lets burn him to ash. The all too familiar flirting of the sun echoed throughout Celestia's skull. The Princess of the sun chose not to respond, instead, she willed a massive wall of flame into existence.

The massive pillar of flame must have been a mile high and Ulfric was caught dead in the center. Giggling. There was still that incessant giggling. Ulfric popped his head out of the torrent of swirling flame, still giggling amidst the flame licking at him and the screams of dying cultists that were caught in the spell.

The flames lapped at Ulfric, but as quickly as he burnt, new flesh seemed to simply grow where he had lost some flesh. The still giggling alicorn slowly emerged from the torrent of fire, still dragging his humongous scythe, “Come little Tia, Grandfather Nurgle has told me, yes he has, told me to give you his precious gifts!” The rotting and wheezing Alicorn cackled in utter delight.

Celestia fired another massive inferno straight into the hulking Alicorn. Ulfric disappeared amidst another torrent of sun fueled fire. Celestia smiled... only for it to vanish just as quickly as Ulfric emerged from the fire, still cackling like a mad pony.

Celestia grimaced, you know, after we finish with tubby over there you owe me a back rub...maybe a kiss? The sun's thought echoed in her mind but Celestia opted to ignore her, she had a major, giggling dilemma on her hooves.

The sun pouted in her thoughts, Oh you can be so boring, just like 'Ol Aldy. Celestia's horn glowed with magic but before she cast the spell, Ulfric leaped at her. With a flare of his wings he landed right in front of her and punched her in the throat.

While Celestia gasped for breath, Ulfric let go of his scythe and took Celestia's muzzle in both of his hooves, bringing her face right in front of his. Ulfric inhaled deeply, and with a sickly, green tint of his own horn... a humongous, rank cloud of gas erupted from his mouth.

The sickening gas swarmed around Celestia, forcing her eyes to smart and her breath to come short. The stuff was foul and the sun princess almost puked. If I wasn't in here playing around with your cute flank, you'd be flank deep in who knows how many diseases. I burned all the toxins the moment they entered. Come on, Get up! The sun whispered in her ear, Celestia's horn glowed with magic and a wave of fire erupted from her horn, sending the hulking monstrosity flying from her.

Celestia gasped and sputtered, barely managing to hold down the contents of her stomach. The sun princess glanced up, Ulfric was standing up, still burning, still laughing.

Faust above, Luna I hope your alright.

…

Luna panted for breath, little cuts zig zagged her body where Sidric had managed to actually cut her with that accursed rapier. Luna grimaced at her opponent. Sidric simply smiled at her, his bulbous black orbs seemed to be staring straight into her soul.

Luna shuddered and raised her staff above her head with both hooves, she reared up onto her hing legs and positioned her staff so she could more easily and readily defend. Sidirc disappeared in a blur of motion and in less than a second was thrusting his rapier straight at her throat.

Luna nimbly dodged to the left, barely managing to dodge the stab only for Sidric to give three quick jabs right to her gut. Saliva jettisoned from Luna's mouth as the wind was knocked out her by the sudden barrage.

Sidric laughed as Luna continued to cough and wheeze, the princess struggled to even stand on her hooves. “So my dearest brother thinks he can use a foal to fight me? What an idiot!”

“Nope, wasn't my plan at all.”

Sidirc's eyes shot open, and before anything could register in his head Lord Aldric slammed the butt end of his hammer right into the back of Sidrics head. As the quicksilver alicorn began to drop, Aldric punched his brothers throat five times, rapid fire before nimbly leaping away.

The moment Aldric took to leaping, an enormous brass ax slammed into the ground, barely missing Sidric. “ALDRIC!” Alfric screamed before rearing the ax for another strike. “Luna...use it.”

Luna looked up at her opponent...and smiled. Oh Faust this was gonna be good.

…

Eldritch energies pulsed and rippled around the altar, the red vortex atop had a continuous stream of hideous creatures pouring out it.

Daemons. Aldric's voice left Shinings thoughts as quickly as it had come.

“BRING IT DOWN! BRING IT DOWN!” Shining Armors yell pierced the sounds of two armies clashing around him. Shining dodged an overhead slash from a cultist earth pony only for Shining to fire a bolt of magic right in the stallions face.

Shining raised his voice again, “BY ALL THAT YOU HOLD DEAR BRING THE ALTAR DOWN!” One of the daemons leaped at him, knocking Shining Armor sprawling in the dirt. The creature was blood red, and hideous to look upon with a pony sized blade in one of its claws.

Said demon raised the blade above its head...only a spear tip to bury into its neck from the side. A Lunar pegasus guard started pulling Shining Armor up, “Come on Captain, we've got an altar to break.”

Shining Armor shakily rose to his hooves, “Reform the line!” Royal guards, both solar and lunar quickly reformed formation, cautiously eying the continuous stream of daemons pouring out of the altar.

“How are we going to destroy it captain?” A solar guard asked to Shining Armors left.

“Faust help me because I have no idea.” Was the only reply the captain had.

…

I blocked the strike with my hammer, the mere momentum from the blow forcing my hind hooves to dig into the earth. I grunted, my brother locked eyes with me, out muzzles only a mere inch apart.

Only for me to slam with my full might knocking Alfric back. The enraged alicorn roared, brandishing his battle ax in both of his front hooves. I grimaced, now was the time.

Okay Twilight Sparkle, deploy the Elements, rid us of dear Old Sidric first.

There was only a tentative shudder in response to my mind brushing with hers. I didn't dwell on it as Alfirc leaped at me, only for my hammer to catch the ax in mid swing.

I certainly had a lot of work in my hooves right now.

…

Celestia grimaced as Ulfric advanced, his guts spilled out and a water fall of pus continued to dribble out. The sun princess narrowed her eyes, with a casual flick of her horn the spell began to weave.

Almost immediately a fire surged to life right inside Ulfrics belly. The massive alicorn looked down, still giggling at the sight of his innards burning. Celestia chose this moment to take the skies with a single flap of her powerful wings. Celestia glanced downwards still expecting to see Ulfric giggling with glee at the sight of his burning insides. Instead she saw he was quickly catching up, giggling in utter delight.

Celestia flared her wings, the magic coursing through her as she cocooned Ulfric in a swirling orb of white fire. An earsplitting roar resounded from within the prison of flame and Ulfric barreled out, his whole body still aflame. Ulfric laughed as his horn glowed with a sickly aura of magic and Celestia found herself amidst a swarm of flies.

The creatures seemed to attack her eyes, flying haphazardly into her ears, nose, mouth. Every opening they could find, the insects flew into. All Celestia could see was the black of the flies as thousands of the things engulfed her.

Celestia exploded with fury, sending a cascading shell of white fire to shoot out in all directions burning the swarm of flies in an instant. She did it just in time to see Ulfric with his massive scythe raised above his head with both hooves.

The Nurgle Lord had disturbing smile of utter glee plastered on his features as he brought the scythe down with an inpony speed. Celestia's horn flared with magic, willing a barrier of white flame into existence.

The scythe blade made contact with the shield, Ulfric laughed and laughed as the scythe finally broke the shield, sending a brilliant flame in all directions, sending both Alicorns flying. Celestia righted herself and looked up at Ulfric who simply cackled at her. “ Oh, I am so going to enjoy giving you Grand Father Nurgles gifts! I wander how...what's her name again...Twilight Sparkle will enjoy his great gifts. I think I'll have a little...fun with her first.” The sickly alicorn wheezed in between his constant giggling.

Something inside Celestia snapped. Twilight wasn't just her student, Celestia loved Twilight like a daughter, as if she were her own foal. And this monster had just threatened to... Celestia's face twisted into that of rage and she snarled, feeling something...overwhelming stirring in her.

Celestia's wings turned from brilliant white feathers, into living, dancing flames. Her teeth elongated into fangs, and her mane flickered in a writhing inferno. Celestia roared at the heavens, an unfamiliar power surging through her veins.

Ulfric whistled, impressed at the sight. “And just who might you be?” The Nurgle Lord laughed.

Celestia narrowed her eyes at him, “Call me...Nightmare Sun.”

…

Luna laughed and laughed, causing Sidric to cock an eyebrow. “What, may I ask, is so funny little bitch?” Luna continued laughing, her sides heaving as she struggled to breathe. “Oh * laugh * nothing much.”

Luna continued to giggle like a little school. “You know, Aldric figured out it was Nightmare Moon who helped you worm your way out of his vault. So he decided it'd be beneficial... if he taught me tame her rather than just lock her in my mind and throw away the key.”

Luna giggled as she opened the door in her head, like Aldric had taught her so many times before. “I've only ever sparred with Aldric when I'm like this, and I'm oh so desperate... for a new dance partner.” Nightmare Moon hissed at Sidric.

Sidric let a bemused smile cross his features, “Well okay then, why don't you make the first move then dear?” The moment Sidric said these words, Nightmare Moon disappeared in a flash, like Sidric had done so many times.

A moment later a long, blood red line appeared from Sidric's neck all the way to his cutie mark, well what was once his cutie mark.

“Your move.” Nightmare Moon flashed a brilliant smile at Sidric.

…

Ulfric slashed at Nightmare Sun with his massive scythe, only for the blade to pass harmlessly through her. The Sun Goddess laughed menacingly...as her body began to bloat and explode.

Ulfri was sent hurtling through the air, groaning as the first wisp of pain shot through his body. Wait. Pain. It...actually...hurt.... Ulfric began to panic. The alicorn hadn't felt pain since his last clash
with his older brother, Aldric.

When the mountain of an alicorn managed to right himself, he was startled to see Nightmare Sun piecing herself together, all the pieces writhing like a flame. Only her front half was pieced together when Ulfric became engulfed in flame for the umpteenth time.

Ulfric giggled, waiting for Nurgles blessed magic to begin healing him, for it to block out the pain...it didn't. Ulfric writhed in utter agony as the white flame incinerated his flesh quicker than he could regenerate.

With a heave, Ulfric desperately flung himself out of the inferno only to come snout to snout with Nightmare Sun. A maniacal smile plastered the burning alicorns features, Ulfric wasted no time, exhaling a humongous cloud of disease right in his enemies face.

Ulfric began to giggle again as he prepared the spell, and as predicted Nightmare Sun emerged from the noxious cloud completely unharmed. The moment Nightmare Sun's lips began to move, as soon as she began to taunt him, Ulfric struck.

Only twice in his entire stretch of life had Ulfric ever used this gift that Nurgle had blessed him with. The second time was this very moment. “Nurgles Blessed Rot.” Ulfric barely wheezed the name of the spell when its effects started. A bulbous cloud of gas surged out of his horn, quickly spreading everywhere.

Down below, droves of ponies fell to the ground, their flesh and skin rotting off faster than their hearts could beat. In mere moments, hundreds of ponies, mostly chaos cultists, were naught but piles of bone dust. Ulfric giggled, utterly confident that his opponent was dead.

But from the silence within the black cloud of death came a giggle.

NO!NO!NO! That's NOT possible!

From the cloud she emerged, Nightmare Sun.

The accursed mare flashed a vicious smile at him, “Is that all you got, my dear lord Ulfric?”

…

Nightmare Moon laughed, toying with her new little plaything. Sidric barely managed to dodge another blow from her staff. The mere force of the blow created a small crater in the ground. Sidric grunted as he barely managed to dodge yet another blow.

Nightmare Moon smiled at her plaything, “I can see it on your face my little plaything, you're wondering to yourself, 'How is this possible? She's but a foal compared to me!' Well the answer is simple little Sidric...”

Nightmare Moon lowered her snout to face him more directly, her eyes narrowed as she locked her gaze with his, “ I'm fighting for something besides myself you selfish little wretch.”

Nightmare Moon casually let her glance slide along the gathered elements of harmony, intent on keeping Sidric focused on her. Sidrics gaze turned into a hate filled glare, “You filthy little peasant you think you're more powerful than me! I am a living god!”

Nightmare Moon laughed. She laughed and laughed and laughed and laughed some more. Sidric roared in anger, “You think this is funny you little slut!” Nightmare Moon lazily cocked an eye open to gaze at the Slaaneshi prince, “I don't find this funny.” She paused her gaze drifting to the elements of harmony, each was in position, already floating and glowing with eldritch magic. “I find the mess you're in to be amusing.”

Sidric peeled his gaze from Nightmare Moon and looked at what she was staring at, and his eyes grew wide with fear as the elements fire at him. The magic hit Sidric square in the chest. The alicorn gaped down in horror as he began to turn to stone from the hooves, the imprisonment inching its way up his body.

“Lord Sidric, for the crimes of betraying all of Equestria, pillaging, raping, murdering and so many other crimes...I sentence you the death.” Nightmare Moon breathed into Sidrics ear. The male alicorn began to laugh...until a blood spattered spear tip emerged from his throat.

Nightmare Moon pulled the spear from the corpse, painting the ground silver with alicorn blood. The moon goddess sighed, “I am sorry you had to witness such a horror Twilight and friends...I-I am going to have trouble sleeping for a while. But enough wasting time, we must aid our sister.”

…

Shining jabbed his spear right into the face of another cultist. The cultists body immediately went limp and flopped to the ground, blood oozing from his face. “ALMOST THERE! KEEP GOING!” Shining roared over the sound of battle.

Another daemon leaped at them, only for more blasts of magic from within the royal guard to annihilate it. Cultists and various daemons literally threw themselves at the slowly advancing line of golems and guards. Those golems easily ripped whatever was assaulting them, leaving bloody chunks in the dirt.

Only a few more hooves until they reached the portal. Daemons roared and charged, only to skewered by magic and spears. Behind the portal is a stone, break it and the altar is useless.

Again, Lord Aldrics voice vanished from his thoughts as quickly as it had came. Shining furrowed his brow, the daemons were pouring out of the portal at an alarming rate, all sorts of vile creatures spilling out from the tear.

Shining broke from the line galloping straight at the altar, the stallion poured magic into his horn forming a massive wall of magic that slammed into the daemons. The unicorn heaved himself onto the altar.

Shining tiredly dragged himself around to the back of the portal, only to be jumped by a few cultists.

Pain.

It registered in the unicorns thoughts and he looked down, to see a dagger in the flesh of his chest. The unicorn blotted out the pain and threw bolt after bolt of magic straight into the small group of cultists.

The unicorn tiredly dragged himself up to the glowing stone. Shining raised his head preaparing the magic...

and fired.

The stone exploded in a brilliant cascade of light, spewing eldritch energy everywhere. The shock wave sent Shining Armor flying through the air.

The light started to fade from the unicorn, he could feel the blood pouring out of him at an increasingly alarming rate. But he didn't care, his beloved...his beloved, both his beloved wife and little sister would be safe.

Shining landed, his back on the ground with a dull thud. A cultist loomed over Shining, a wicked smile on his lips.

“Blood for the Blood God.” The cultist stallion raised a curved dagger above his head...

Shining closed his eyes, awaiting the inevitable death...yet nothing happened. The captain of the guard slowly cracked an eye open, to find a massive claymore cutting through the cultist vertically. A royal guard appeared in Shinings vision, and the golem kicked the corpse of the cultist to the side before raising its massive claymore in its golden hooves.

Shining couldn't hear a word the Solar guard was shouting in his ear. The captain of the guard blacked out with a smile on his snout.

…

Nightmare Sun laughed, the massive scythe of Lord Ulfric whizzing through her body. Ulfric slashed and hacked furiously at Nightmare Sun, his weapon of choice harmlessly slicing right through her body.

Nightmare Sun rolled her eyes, her horn erupted with light as she created yet another inferno, this time around herself. The mare darted to Ulfric, locking all four hooves around him, the mountainous alicorn attempted to break free but Nightmare Sun was simply too strong.

The flames lapped at Ulfric, actually burning him, actually causing visible pain. The Nurgle Lord howled at the sensation, he hadn't felt pain in thousands of years, not since he discovered Nurgles blessed gifts.

Nightmare Sun was cleaved in two, from the tail up to her head. Ulfric made a mad dash out of the writhing inferno. Nightmare Sun simply laughed, her two halves collapsing upon themselves reforming her.

Nightmare Sun smiled up at Ulfric, who shot her a bewildered look, when a massive spear tip emerged from his throat. Nightmare Sun laughed, “About time you showed up dear sister.”

Nightmare Moon lunged over Ulfric and flew next to her sister, giggling as the flesh in Ulfrics throat simply regrew itself. “I couldn't let you have all the fun now could I Tia?”

Ulfric had a look of sheer panic on his face, “If you're here then that means...” The Nurgle Lords voice trailed off. And Nightmare Moons smile deepened, “ Your brother, Sidric, is...gone.”

Nightmare Moon sighed, “By the way...Elements of Harmony.”

Ulfric blinked in confusion, her turned around. Right behind him were the mane six, each held in the sky by a lavender aura. The moment the Nurgle Lord turned to face them, he was blasted by a humongous beam of magic.

Ulfrics flesh...it started to wither away in chunks, leaving a regular looking coat beneath it. All the filth, all of the corruption was simply washed away by the beam of magic. Ulfric opened his mouth to speak...

Nightmare Moon whizzed by, and Nightmare Sun zipped by shortly after. “As the Ruling sovereigns of Equestria, I Princess Celestia...” Nightmare Sun began. “And I Princess Luna, judge you to be guilty of crimes uncountable and crimes to horrific to describe. As such...” The night princess trailed off. “ We sentence you to death.” Both Princess's finished as one.

Ulfric blinked, and his head slid off of his neck, coagulated blood slowly seeped out and then...a massive fire began to voraciously eat away at the corpse. In a few moments...there was naught but ash left of the Nurgle Lord.

…

I slammed 'Righteous Fury' downwards, deflecting the incoming swipe from Alfrics ax away. The raging alicorn raised his ax above his head with both hooves...

And a worn, beaten staff slams into the side of Alfrics neck.

Alfric howls in rage, swinging wildly at Nightmare Moon. The Night princess dances away, staff in hooves and Alfric turns to face the new comer. “Fine, I'll kill you both.” The blood red alicorn snarls.

A massive tornado of white fire engulfs Alfric, scorching the very earth as the swirling vortex swallows Alfric whole. Nightmare Sun lands next to me, a look of pride on her face, “How fares the fight for you my lord.”

I simply shake my head, not wanting to speak. A throwing ax pierces the swirling vortex of white flame and passes right through Nightmare Suns head, cleaving it in two. The vortex dissipates and Alfric glares right at Nightmare Sun, whose head reseals itself back together.

“MAGIC. A COWARDS WEAPON.” Alfric roars at the top of his lungs. Nightmare Moon disappears in a flash of speed and begins to hammer Alfric repeatedly with blows from her staff. The enraged alicorn howls in frustration as he tries to lop Lunas head off.

I leap over to the two, slamming my hammer downwards, forcing Alfric to leap out of the way. The moment Alfric defenses are wide open, Nightmare Moon is on him, raining blow after blow on him with her staff.

Out of the corner of my eye I see Twilight and her friends slowly creeping into position, surrounding the enraged Alicorn. I sigh, and Nightmare Moon leaps away with a great flap of her wings.

“I am so sorry little brother.” I whisper, Alfric simply snarls at me, raising his ax above his head. The elements are charging...

“I failed you. Forgive me.” I barely speak as Alfric charges right at me...

The magic from the elements of harmony hit Alfric square in the back, forcing him to collapse onto the ground in an ceremonious heap. I watch in amazement as the blood red color seeps out of
Alfric, leaving the dull gray coat he had before turning.

Nightmare Moon and Nightmare Sun both take a step forwards, ready to finish what was started but I waved them away with a single hoof.

The sisters and the elements watch silently as I trot up to Alfric, he opens his eyes slowly, “I am so sorry Aldric. Forgive me.”

Tears begin to flow freely from my own eyes, my own emotions overwhelming. “No, it should be me pleading for your forgiveness. I failed you Alfric.” I grasp my youngest brother in my hooves, a steady stream of tears flowing from my eyes.

Alfric smiles up to me, “No, you tried your hardest to stop me from falling brother. Its all my fault for allowing Sidric to poison me with that silver tongue of his.”

I look to the heavens, praying to Faust for mercy from what I was about to do. “As much as I missed you dear brother, I cannot offer clemency from what you have done.” I choke out the words.

Alfric simply closes his eyes, an expression of peace on his muzzle. “I do not blame you brother, do it. I must pay for my crimes.” Alfric lowers his head to me and I slowly lift 'Righteous Fury' above my head... tears flow in waterfalls, “As former King of Equestria I, Aldric the Great Gray Alicorn, find you guilty of innumerable and horrible crimes. I sentence you to death.”

With a sickening crunch, I smash my youngest brothers head. I wordlessly drop the hammer, I turn and slowly walk off, tears still freely flowing while the rage of battle continues to swirl around me. Faust be thanked, neither the Princess's or the Elements of Harmony follow, instead leaving me..

...To Grieve.

The End.

There will be an epilogue. Should be up by the end of tonight.