The Rise of the New Sith Empire

Necriever and his army of trained soldiers trudged through the snow, the Crystal Empire in view. It was time to get his troops in place and then they would attack.

Necriever signaled separate groups to certain areas outside of the city and out of sight, making sure escape was impossible for anyone or anything. His orders were to arrest anyone who attempts the city unless it was a fellow guard or the Emperor himself. It was going to be perfect.

Necriever chuckled, walking into the Crystal Empire with a wide smile hidden behind his respirator. Time to go see someone of great importance.

Crystal Palace: Throne Room

Cadence and Shining Armor sat happily next to each other, looking down at the happy citizens who were mingling with each other. It was their first time ever hosting a party inside the palace, and hopefully they would be able to do it again.

Suddenly, there was a scream that caused the citizens to fall silent, followed by the sound of a low hum. Then it stopped, and there was a moment of silence where not a single person in the castle spoke. Cadence turned to Shining, worry in her eyes, but just as soon as Shining was about to stand, the large double doors opened and revealed a tall, pale creature. It wore a red hood and robe, which was covered by some type of armor. There was also something covering the creatures mouth and nose. Little did they know it was Necriever.

Necriever laughed aloud, frightening the ponies around him. He then slowly walked up towards the throne, putting his hands behind his back and turning to the citizens. "Why hello, citizens of the Crystal Empire, I am Darth Necriever, Emperor of the Ostril Empire." He turned to the Prince and Princess. "And you are?"

Cadence answered first, "I am Princess Cadence of the Crystal Empire and this is my husband, Prince Shining Armor." The Prince snorted, which caught Necriever's attention.

"Whatever is the matter, Prince?"

"You just barged in on a party for the citizens of the Crystal Empire unannounced!" The Prince replied angrily.

"I believe that was the point." Necriever stated, walking over to the fruit and grabbing an apple.

Cadence was curious. "What do you mean, 'that was the point'?"

Necriever turned to the Princess with stern eyes, "You are about to be attacked by my soldiers when I give the order." The crowd gasped and Shining Armor stood from his chair with his sword drawn.

"You better have a good reason for me not to kill you where you stand." Necriever laughed maniacally, turning towards the crowd.

"You don't want your citizens to die, yes? Or am I wrong when I thought that you actually cared for them like they're your kin?" Necriever reached over and grabbed a mare's jaw and brushed his thumb over her cheek.

Shining Armor lowered his sword cautiously, narrowing his eyes at Necriever. "What do you want, Necriever?"

Necriever stood straight up and turned to the Prince, "Simple; I want you to surrender your city to me and become a Prisoner of War."

Now Cadence stood up, "Never! We stopped this city from being captured by the mighty King Sombra! If we can defeat him, we can defeat you!"

Necriever chuckled, "He attempted to take my city, but I knocked him out in one swift move. Now he's a Prisoner of War that will be tortured till the end of time."

Cadence cringed, "If that's how you treat your Prisoners of War, then why would we want to surrender ourselves to you?!"

Necriever rolled his eyes, "That's just for Sombra; he murdered one of my citizens and now he's paying the price. I electrocuted him myself with just my fingertips." Necriever looked down at his hands.

"Then how will we be treated? And how will our citizens be treated?" Shining asked, glaring at Necriever.

"You will be treated like Royalty, but you will be monitored twenty-four seven no matter where you are and you will be escorted by three trained guards anywhere outside of the castle. As for your citizens, they will be treated like my soldiers; cared for, respected, and treated equally." Necriever replied, looking at them nonchalantly.

Cadence sighed, "We don't seem to have a choice, do we?" Necriever shook his head, and Cadence sighed once more, "We accept, but be sure that you stay true to your word."

Necriever nodded, "I will, now please, follow me." He used the Force to open the large throne room doors, and watched as the Prince and Princess left. As they exited, the double doors slammed shut with Necriever inside and Cadence, along with Shining Armor, were apprehended by five burly soldiers.

Necriever laughed evilly, pulling out his lightsaber and turning to the crowd. "Do you all know why I was put as Emperor of the Ostril Empire?" Nobody answered, and Necriever continued, "Because I was heartless, cruel, and ruthless." He then proceeded to slaughter all the ponies in the throne room.

The soldiers outside of the city heard the screams, and charged down the streets, burning the houses and killing the citizens. Before they got there, the Emperor said there was going to be a change of plans and that they were going to raze it instead. They understood why; they were at war, and the Emperor wanted to make sure that the Princess Sisters knew that he was back.

3 Hours Later, Outside the Crystal Empire

Necriever looked on as the city slowly burned to the ground. The only thing that stood was the Crystal Palace, and since all of his soldiers were out of the city itself, he was going to tear it down.

Necriever ordered that Cadence and Shining Armor were brought up next to him to see what was about to transpire.

"This is what happens when your Aunts don't warn you of their worst enemy, Darth Necriever." Necriever stated, stretching out his hand in the direction of the Crystal Palace. There was a loud crack followed by rubble falling off the large building. Suddenly, it was lifted up in the air at a slow speed. Cadence and Shining watched on in horror as Necriever turned his hand into a fist. As soon as he did that, the Palace started collapsing in on itself, all the way until it was a giant ball of rubble. Necriever then forcefully threw his arm down, watching as the palace slammed into the ground so fast it left a large crater and a dust cloud.

Cadence was crying by the end, and Shining Armor held onto her while Necriever turned to them and crouched down, looking Shining Armor in the eye. "You're free to go, but tell Princess Celestia that I will destroy everything she loves next time I get my hands on one of her precious ponies." Shining nodded, standing and using his magic to put Cadence on his back. He then walked off, and that's when the tears started falling from his eyes.