Evil's Glimmerby MrAquinoChaptersEvil always finds a wayRescuing friendsHome CrashersMelvin and Red FriendsBattle Ready FillyMommy?Evil always finds a way Ah! Welcome fellow readers, please, let me introduce myself: I am Gnarl, Minion Master and devoted Servant of Darkness. This is the tale of my old master and his daughter, Starlight- GNARL!!! What are you doing!? Oh, apologies, I was just telling the tale of how the old Master took you in as his daughter, Master Glimmer. ...Are they listening right now? Of course, this device is helping me spread your word to- Bow down to me or else my brother and I will plunder & loot your village, kill your family & friends, and torture you for our pleasure!!! ...Effective, Master, but, yelling won't make them cower in fear just yet. Please, let me tell your tale, back when you were a... adorable filly. Ech! ...Fine. If you need to fine me, I'll be snacking on those annoying gnomes' magic. Such tasty things, if you ask me. Yes, yes, have your fun, Master. This is the tale of our old Master, the Overlord, and our Starlight Glimmer, back when she was... cute. Ugh, just remembering her that young makes me want to swim in dung to forget that sappiness. It took my minions and myself a while to find him, but we found our new Overlord! Truth be told, I forgot what he looked liked, what with him always wearing armor we make for him, but he was tall, muscular, and anyone who saw his glowing eyes cowered in fear. The tower we minions lived with... I won't lie, it was filthy, much filthier than usual, but it was a setback as we'd reestablish the place as the fortress of darkness. I had told the master that the first order of business was to find the source of our tower's energy, The Tower Heart. Unimaginable? Yes, but it was much better than 'Huge Glowing Orb Thing'. Anyways, we had just a bit of energy to send all of us to the Tower Heart's last location: the fields of Spree. And that is where we meet her, our Glimmer of Evil. The Overlord landed in the fields of Spree, where Gnarl was waiting for him. "Ah, you made it through the gates, Sire!" He greeted with a cackle. "This Tranquil wilderness... so rural and Idyllic. Hideous isn't it? Try not to Inhale it, my lord. You can summon minions through these gates." He gestured to the brown glowing hole net to him. "Currently, you can only summon browns. You must find the other lost Minion Tribes before you can summon them." The Overlord nodded, raising his armored left hand up as he held his Ax with the left, non armored hand. Three minions came out and followed the Overlord. The Overlord, his minions, and Gnarl went into the field, hearing and sheep bleating as they pranced around. While the sheep were prancing and eating the grass around them, one thing in particular stood out: it was about as tall as a minion, was equine looking, had a pink coat, a horn popped out of it's forehead, and it's purple with an aquamarine stripe mane looked like it had devil horns, both tied by an individual blue ribbon. The creature ate the grass with the sheep, but turned to see the Overlord and the others, unlike the sheep who ignored them. "Gah! What is that!?" Gnarl yelled in disgust. "It's small and cute... revolting! Slay it, Master! Take it's Life force away!" The Overlord pointed at the equine creature, sending one of his minions at it. The minion charged at the Equine, ready to smite it! Said Equine noticed the minion, stood up, and cheered, tackling the minion, giggling as it hugged the minion. "Yo' Funny." It spoke in a young, girl voice. Her horn glowed a turquoise, surrounding it and the minion she hugged. The minion turned a darker shade, followed by a- CRACK!!! The minion's spine broke from it's hug, killing it easily. The Equine looked surprised, but giggled. "Oopsie!" "Sire! It killed one of the minions!" Gnarl exclaimed "Quick! Slay it before it gets powerful!" The Overlord stood there for a few moments, but walked to the Equine, stopping just a few feet from it. The Equine looked up to the Overlord, ears flattened for a bit, but perked up, raising her front hooves up as if it wanted a hug! "Dada!" The Overlord stood there for a few moments. It showed no fear to him (though, he is new and unheard of), was able to talk, and killed one of his minions easily with both a spell and a hug. He Leaned down and picked the Equine up as it let out a 'whee!', followed by a giggle. He placed the Equine on his shoulder, the filly hold on, hugging the side of his helmet "I wuv you, daddy!" "Sire! You can't be serious! That thing isn't properly evil! It's-" Gnarl froze in fear as the Overlord turned to him. The Overlord's eyes burned with hellfire, and Gnarl could see the Overlord's fury just by the intense glowing pupils. Starlight giggled. "Uh-oh! You'we in twoubwe!" The Overlord stomped to Gnarl, Ax ready in his right hand. "B-b-but... We... can make... an exception... for... her." The Overlord stomped marching, stopping in his tracks. He crossed his arms. "It's your choice, master, if you want to... keep her, then you shall. All the minions will know not to harm her. Just don't let her kill anymore minions, sire." The Overlord nodded as Starlight giggled again, climbing his helmet and sitting with the horns around her. She danged in front of his face. "Aw we gonna make mowe fwiends, daddy?" He nodded. "Yay! More Fwiends!" The Overlord walked to the minion spawn point, summoning the rest of the five minions he could only summon. Without saying anything, the Overlord commanded the minions to push the pillar blocking their way to the Tower Heart. Passing the pillar, they saw a farmer tied up like a scarecrow near a pumpkin farm. "Help!" He yelled "Halflings took over my farm! They tied me up in the sun to scare the birds! Now, those pumpinks are plotting against poor Bob. They want revenge for all the pies I made... and the soup... and the jelly... and the, er... Ice Cream. I hear the pumpkins whisper in the night, but I won't leave my farm to the Halflings, oh no! They're worse than the pumpkins! Please help get Bob's farm back." "Anything fo' a fwiend!" "Gah! What is that thing!? It ain't related to a pumpkin, now is it?" "I'm Stawwight Gwimmah!" "Even both her name and the way she pronounces it is too much to handle!" Gnarl moaned, walking away "I need to sit in a dark place... and pumble something. Keep her away from me!" Of course, as she got older, her adorableness is nothing more of a weapon used against her enemies, especially when she crushed their skulls in beneath her hooves! But, let's get back to the then before the now. The Overlord pointed to the pumpkins, and the minions charged ahead, smashing away. "Smash!" Starlight yelled, jumping off her father's head and rammed towards a small pumpkin. Her horn got stuck in it, and she rammed in circles. "Hewp! A pumpkin's attacking me!" A lone minion pulled the pumpkin off, and placed it over his head. Starlight giggled, seeing how ridiculous it was for some of the minions to now wear pumpkins over their heads. She turned to her father, but cowered as her father's arms were crossed as he impatiently stomped his right foot. She walked to him, and he picked her up, placing her on his shoulder again. The minions entered the farmhouse, destroying everything inside and killing the Halflings inside. "Whoo Hoo! That showed 'im!" Bob cheered "Oh, you better get going, Sonny. Now, the path behind my house leads to the village of Spree. Oh I bet there are more of them fat little demons about, so be careful." "We wiww! What wiww you do?" "Me? Well, I think I'll stay here, fix my farm. Maybe grow some marrows instead. Yeah, marrows don't talk so much." "You'we siwwy." They traveled ahead and saw the Tower Heart in the middle of a pumpkin patch. "Ooh! Shiny! Smashy time, fwiends!" The minions bashed the pumpkins clear, then lifted the Tower Heart together. They traveled ahead, finding a shortcut leading to the stone formation tower gate, leading back to the Overlord's temple, but it was blocked by a wall. Overlord looked at his ax, and swung it at the wall, knocking it down. "You'we stwong, daddy." He nodded in response. They followed the minions to the tower gate, dropping the tower heart at the stony formation, to which it was transported back to the temple. "Where'd it go? Daddy? Where'd the gwowey thing go?" He entered the portal with Starlight, a ray of magic surrounded the two, taking them away! Starlight and her father returned to the castle. The filly looked around, seeing the place was, though huge, very dirty looking and needed some reconstrucion. Behind them, the Tower Heart was hovering above a circle of water, glowing brightly. They saw Gnarl beating up a jester looking minion in a corner, and Starlight laughed at the comical sight. Gnarl turned to the two and walked to them. "Ah! You're back, sire!" he spoke, then saw Starlight "And you brought your pet-" The Overlord peeked down, letting out a low but threatening growl. "Er, I mean... daughter... back. Well Master, the Tower Heart is back where it belongs. This is the heart of the Tower, sire; it will play a virtual role in helping re-establish your dark domain." The tower heart sank into the water slowly until it was gone from sight. "It will allow you to visit the tower whenever you wish and provide access to all of the Tower's resources. And look, it seems to bestow a gift upon you, sire!" Both Starlight and the Overlord turned around, seeing a small totem behind the throne. "You can now control 10 minions!" "Why couwdn't he do that befowe?" Starlight asked "Uh... Well... it's complicated, but the master needs these pillars to-" "But I wike my new fwiends. They wisten to me whenever I teww them what to do." "...Right. Master, it seems you've also retained one of it's spells; the Fireball!" "You mean this?" Her horn glowed and she fired a ball of fire at Gnarl. Gnarl quickly ran out of the way, barely dodging the unexpected firespell from the filly! "Hey! Only the Master should know how to use that!" The Overlord let out a deep, but loud, bellowing laugh. "Eh... If that makes you laugh, but please, use it on the Jester. Master, I urge you to find more of our missing tower objects. A crane would be particularly handy; clear the heavy debris here, open us some more rooms." "Wiww I get my own woom, Daddy!?" "Ugh! Please! Keep her away from me!" Gnarl walked away, down to the basement "I shall stay here; the heart will allow me to speak to you directly to you, sire, see & hear what you do, and not be as affected by your... daughter. Ugh... GET OVER HERE, GIBLET!" Alone, The Overlord quickly kicked the Jester out of the way, making Starlight laugh again. He took his seat on the throne, took Starlight off his shoulder, and onto his lap. Dropping his ax, he began to stroke behind Starlight's left ear, causing her to giggle again. He hated to admit, but she was too damn cute to slay, and with the spell she used to kill that lone minion, she was filled with so much evil potential. Starlight Glimmer... it sounded innocent, but he knew that, with the proper training, ruthlessness, and Carnage, her name would make children have nightmare as well as make any of the bravest men scream for their mothers. Plus, if they don't cower, and instead fall for her looks, she could easily slaughter them easily and/or make her their slave. Either way, she truly was Evil's Glimmer, and this was just the beginning of her story. After all, Evil will always find a way. Rescuing friendsBoth the Overlord and Starlight returned to the fields. "Testing, Testing, One, Two!" Gnarl's voice was heard "Is this thing working? It's a bit grubby. Can you hear me, Master?" "Woud and Cweaw." Starlight replied "Oh... it's you again. Master, call forth some minions and head to the peasant village... Spree! Such a revolting name." "Wet's some mowe fwiends!" Her father nodded, having the minions push a fallen pillar out of the way. They approached the village, but were stopped by two villagers acting as guards in a tower. "Halflings approaching!" The first one spoke "Get ready!" "Hang on!" The other replied "Those ain't halflings! Look at the one with the helmet and the cute filly." "Hi!" Starlight spoke gestering to her 'family' "I'm Stawwight Gwimmer, this is my daddy, these are my fwiends." "Aw! Ain't she a cutie! I better let them in." "Hold on," the first spoke again. "it could be two halflings holding some armor and that may just be a puppet. Yeah, I bet that's it! I don't trust those sneaky little wossnames!" "Hmm... maybe you're right. 'Ere prove you ain't halflings and free our men from the camps down the road!" "If you are, stay where you are so I can get my aim straight!" "Time to wescue some fwiends!" Stralight announced. She jumped onto her father's head "To victowy!" The Overlord walked, but stopped as he saw Halflings hiding in the fields. The minions could've been one way, but the way they hid in the dry fields, he wanted a cookout. He threw a fireball, and the Halflings burned to death with screams of pain. Starlight laughed at the scene. "That's what buwwies get!" They walked to see another field filled with Halflings. Starlight's horn lit, and she fired a much bigger firball herself, burning the field instantaniously, along with the halflings in it. The Overlord was surprised at how powerful her spell was compared to him. Hm... maybe she could be an Overlord herself. He thought. Starlight laughed harder at the scene, though it turned more devious as she rubbed her front hooves together Yep! She's Overlord Worthy! And perhaps her 'friendship' thing will help her in the long run. They passed by some villagers where were there, probably enslaved, but Starlight smiled and waved a welcoming 'hello' to them. They waved back. A Two-Faced Leader? Welcoming to those who listen and threatening with those that don't. This is a great form of evil that Gnarl will love! They arrived to the fortress, Halflings stood there, ready to attack with some on a post, holding rocks. The Overlord Sent out his minions to quickly take out the 'archers', followed by the rest of the Halflings around. He joined the Carnage,swinging his ax around, killing the halflings along with his minions, but one Halfling stomped on the Overlord's foot, making him wince in pain, bouncing on one foot as he held the other. Starlight gasped at this and, with great anger, summoned the same spell she used on the first minion she killed, making the halfling a dark dull. She lifted her father's ax with her magic. "You don't hurt Daddy!!!" She yelled, swinging and slicing the Halfling in half. The Overlord was surprised at two things; how the halfling stomped on his foot, making him act like he stubbed his toe, and Starlight's power in that rage. She smiled as she gave her father's ax back. "I think he wearned his wesson." They looked around the battle they had; all the halflings were dead, and a few of their minions died as well. "Oh weww, we have mowe fwiends waiting to join us." Hm... she claims them all to be her friends, yet she isn't afraid to lose nor sacrifice them. That is Evil! The Overlord nodded and they made their way into the camp. The camp was more of a logging place, as villagers around mined for valuable minerals and chopped down trees for their Halfling rulers. Banners were all over the place, all having a pumpkin with the word 'Obey' above it. They spotted a few halflings on patrol, keeping an eye out for trouble, whether it be their slaves trying to escape and/or trying to fight back. "Sway them, fwiends!" Starlight ordered. The Overlord pointed to the Halflings, and their minions charged, ready to slay anything in their way. The Halflings were killed, and Starlight watched in interest as her 'friends' took the weapons & armor of their fallen foes. A lone peasent approached them. "Thank you, Lord." He spoke, grateful "You should know that the camp up ahead is defended by rock throwers." "Thanks!" They charged ahead into the camp, sending the minions to attack the men while they dealt with the rock throwers. Starlight really loved seeing the 'bullies' burn to a crisp with her magic, as well as seeing her father slice them in half like someone cutting the cheese. I couldn't find a better metaphor, but it's much better than 'cutting the grass'. She hated to admit it, but seeing her friends die was pretty sad, though it was easily solved, as she knew more friends would come along and replace those that have fallen. It was nice to see new faces... even if they looked the same... and were completely useless when they first arrive... but they got better, or died easily. "Hey! Help us out!" A villager yelled in a cage filled with other villagers "There are more villagers over there, but they've got a big ol' troll guarding 'em!" "We'll help you slay the brute!" Another added. "Mowe fweinds!" Starlight exclaimed, letting out an adorable noise. Her father rolled his eyes, and the minions turned a wheel around, freeing the trapped villagers. They all ran into a large battlefiled, where a large, fat troll stood in the middle, letting out a large fart that made Starlight gag. "KILL IT!!! KILL IT WITH FIRE!!!" She fired a fireball at it. With the smell around it, the troll blew up from the fire spell, resulting it to be quite an easy fight. "Well... that was something." a villager commented. All the halflings retreated as the villagers cheered, worshiping the Overlord and his adopted daughter, Starlight Glimmer. The minions turned another wheel, releasing more villagers inside, having them praise the gods above as well as suggesting that they head back to Spree. "Our liberator!" A villager praised "Hey, we don't need this crane anymore. You take it." "Thank you!" Starlight replied. The minions picked up the crate and quickly moved it to the waypoint, where it's magic took the crane back to their castle. "Awe we going home, Daddy?" Her father nodded, stepping onto the waypoint and headed back to their castle. When they arrived, they saw the crane was put to good use, rebuilding the castle. The place was noisy, but it was necessary to make new rooms and make the castle look presentable to make villagers cower when they entered. Starlight was excited to see that the place was going to be a lot more presentable! "Ooh! Wet's make the chair huge and mighty wooking!" Starlight suggested "And we could make the pwace heaviwy wit, with chandiwiews above us! Also, wet's have a wug that cwosses fwom owa thinking chaiw to owa poo!" Some of the minions giggled at the last. "Wiww we have fwags, daddy!?" Her father nodded "Ooh! I have a suggestion fow a fwag!" She took a lone minion's axe from him. "Hey!" He yelled, but cowered from the Overlord's gaze. Starlight scratched two lines on the floor. The Overlord scratched his head, then shrugged a 'I don't know' gesture. "It's an equaw mark! Evewyone wiww see us as theiw equaws!" She... wants us to show the villagers... that we're equal? The Overlord thought But... I guess with her magic, they can be equal. Eh, more power for us! He nodded at the suggestion. Starlight gapsed and hopped around her dad. "YES-YES-YES-YES-YES!!!" She continued repeating for a while, though her father left and entered the newly build dungeon Gnarl told him about. She stopped as she saw her father was gone and the minions staring at her awkwardly. "Uh... you ok?" A lone minion asked. Starlight blushed and giggled. "Uh... yes." Home CrashersAfter the Overlord's tour in the dungeons, which was a place where he could spawn enemies to smite again, he and Starlight returned to the fields. After another summon from their minions, they went to the village, seeing the two villagers from earlier standing outside as the gate's opened. "You saved us!" The prosecutor cheered "Our boys are safely home. Oh a fine job, my lord!" "I never doubted you for a second!" The other added "We were just having a little fun with you earlier, no offense, eh?" "None taken!" Starlight replied "I'm just gwad to see mowe fwiends!" "Have your fellas move our barrier then go and have a tankard or two at 'The Happy Mule'," the first villager spoke again "It's on me!" "DRINKS!?!?!?" The minions shouted in unison. Though the Overlord didn't want his minions to have too much fun, Starlight nodded at the remark. The Overlord sighed and dismissed his minions. The minions broke through the barrier and charged ahead to the Happy Mule, taking the tankards available on the table outside and drank wildly. Starlight was ready to join, but held onto her, shaking his head, easily telling her that's for adults only. She pouted and sat down, crossing her front legs across each other as if they were arms. A large man with noticeably darker skin came out of the mule with more tankards. "Ah, it's nice to see folks enjoying themselves for a change." He commented with a cheerful smile "Quite a wild bunch, are they?" "Vewy." Starlight replied "But who awe you?" "Well missy, back home in Ruboria, I'm called Archibaldamius Methuselah Wobbleboard III." "...That's quite the mouthfuww." "Yes it is, but folks around here just call me 'Archie'." "Much bettah! But... what's wong? Why awen't ouwa fwiends happy?" "Well Missy-" "My name's Stawight Gwimmah." "...Well, Starlight, we've had some rough times; The Halflings have ransacked most of the farms and everyone's turned up in Spree... on my doorstep! They voted me mayor! I got the drinks, yeah, but no food to feed them. Look, I need some... uh... valiant knights to get us back the food that the halflings stole from us. Their village lies to the east; I bet they're keeping it there. Go on; full tummies for us equals fuller pockets for you, if you catch my drift." "Wooks wike we need to get food fow owa fwiends." Her father nodded in agreement, heading east with their minions. They quickly slaughtered the Halfings behind the make-shift barricade and found another spell stone that Starlight learned easily just from observing it: Slow. The minions did their thing, taking the stone back and made a quick shortcut to the summoning area so Starlight's father could use it, much to their annoyance. They looked over the ledge of a guarded cliff, after hearing some music playing. "Wook! A pawty!" Starlight pointed out. Their minions chuckled, thinking she said something else but 'party'. Sure enough, there were some human prisoners serving to dancing and eating Halflings. They made their way down, but saw many Halflings guarding the area and another troll below, with the gate to the party shut tight, too strong for the Overlord to knockdown. With all enemies dead again, the Overlord saw that, though the homes of the Halflings were too small for him, only big for Starlight and the minions to enter, he noticed that one door was big enough for him to enter. Guess we're taking this way then. He thought to himself. The minions opened the door for the two, and they entered. Inside the only big door, laid the major home for a majority of the Halflings. Chaos ensued, as the minions crashed everything in their path while slaughtering the Halflings inside. Starlight joined the action, levitating small objects with her magic (much to the Overlord and Minion's surprise) and smashing them on the floor, laughing like any child would. The holes that Halflings entered from were quickly sealed by the Minions, along with huge rats released to kill more halflings (followed by the minions killing the rats), was the most fun Starlight had, enjoying the evil action she and the minions were having. The Overlord himself couldn't help but let out a loud laugh, seeing how much fun Starlight was having. They saved the local villagers trapped in a room, hearing that they were going against the Halfling Hero "Melvin Underbelly". Rest assured, they were rescued, and the group headed to the next room, seeing the way into the next was locked as the wheel to it was missing two spokes. Though they could've pushed it easily, not only was it going to take the minions forever to push it, but the contraption was locked. "This wodgeck makes no sense." Starlight complained. They headed to the left, seeing the largest pumpkin in the middle that made them all want to smash it... and they did. The Halflings came out to attack, but were defeated as well as their holes were clogged. The pumpkin revealed to have another one of the minion things, and minions took it. Starlight cheered when she found out that they were going to have a party of 15 friends. "The mowe, the mewweah!" More smashing, more Halfings killed, they eventually found the two spokes needed, turned the wheel, and entered the next room. They entered what was the Halfling nesting hole, as tons of Halfling ate & drank inside. Not wanting all of their minions to die, both Overlord and Starlight figured to be sneaky: destroy the baskets filled with rats in them and let them cause the most damage to the halflings. It went off without a hitch, and the halflings were easily killed, along with any surviving rodent. The minions spinned the wheel and entered the next room; a large kitchen with multiple chefs around. The same tactic was used against the chefs. "If it ain't bwoke, don't fix it." Starlight commented. They saw the food, all bundled up like a present. The Overlord made the minions spin the last wheel inside as well as carry the food out of the now opened door. They exited, only to see three villagers waiting. "Oh, you've found it!" One of them spoke "Spree is saved! Thank you, Lord!" "Of you could place the food over here, Lord," another spoke, pointing at the middle decoration "we shall take it to Spree." "Come on, Daddy!" Starlight spoke "Wet's make owa fwiends happy! Happy fwiends equaws bettah wives!" Though she meant 'lives', this got the Overlord's interest. Hm... maybe I could get a wife? He thought to himself And Starlight's gonna need a mother. Eh, for her, I guess. His minions dropped the food on the sign. The villagers cheered! "Thank you, Lord!" One of them cheered "We'll get that gate outside open for you!" "Yeah, and you can take down Melvin!" Another added. "Get weady, Mevin," Starlight spoke "Stawight and Daddy awe coming fow you!" ...She needs practice on her villainous speeches. The Overlord thought. Melvin and Red FriendsThe group exited the place, seeing the gates to the party opening for them. They went inside, hearing violin music playing, making the minions running to it, but stopping in their tracks, dancing. Starlight nearly gagged at the sight of Melvin: a giant halfling that ate WAY too much food, looking almost like a ball, though, just for curiosity, Starlight wanted to see if he was stabbed by a sword, he'd either pop or explode. Melvin saw the Overlord, Starlight, and the dancing minions, and he ran for it... or... waddled for his life. Halflings came out and charged at them, aiming for the minions. Oh great! The Overlord thought Starlight's not gonna forgive me for this. He lifted his axe, prepared to kill the violin playing peasant, but saw Starlight next to him. "Excuse me," Starlight spoke "Can you pwease not pway while we save your wives?" The violin player stopped and nodded. He patted her head and left as the minion regained control over themselves. The Overlord turned to her with a surprised look. "Fwiendwiness wowks with evewyone." Her father slowly nodded, then quickly ordered the minions before any Halfling approached to them. They proceeded to crash every Halfling house around, slaughtering all of them, as well as getting two more pieces for the wheel outside. The wheel opened and some more Halflings came out, but were killed easily. They entered Melvin's kitchen, seeing all the food that could feed over one hundred minions and/or villagers. They heard moaning below and Starlight looked down with her father; below the iron grates was lava, and on the lava were red minions. "Mowe fwiends!?" Starlight asked, excitingly seeing more minions. Her father nodded. "We must save ouwa new fwiends! Don't wowwy fwiends, we'ww save you!!!" Their minions turned the wheel around, letting the red minions loose below. The reds held onto the grates below, burning all of the chefs on the grates and moved below. Starlight jumped from her father's shoulder and ran ahead. "Fowwy me! We'we getting new fwiends!!!" The minions followed her, stopping to destroy the ocasional thing to the side, taking a new weapon or giving something valuable to her father. She stopped and skidded across the floor when she entered a new room, seeing Melvin in the middle. The Minions and her father entered, readying their weapons. Melvin turned around and saw Starlight. "By the gods! It's tiny!" He exclaimed "Wait a minute... she looks like a baby. Come here! I'm gonna eat ya! I'm bigger than you and I'm higher on the food chain!!! GET IN MAH BELLY!!!" Starlight whinnied and ran to her father, hugging his leg while shivering wildly. Her father picked her up and gently hugged her. "You're lucky, wee horse! ... Oi! Mr. Father! Let me make you a deal: You get the red devils below, and whatever you want here. And I'll get your baby." He smacked lips. Starlight cowered greatly. Right. Her father thought, rolling his eyes "I want my baby back baby back baby back baby back baby back ribs. I want my baby back baby back baby back baby back baby back ribs." The Overlord gave him a sign that rhymed with "Buck Two" and threw his ax at Melvin's head. Melvin Exploded into gooey bits, spraying almost everything around in whatever Melvin ate last. Being the father he was, the Overlord carried Starlight over the disgusting mess left by Melvin's corpse and walked into the next room, gently placing her on the floor. The moans of the reds got her attention back. "The wed fwiends!" She spoke "I awmost fowgot!!!" Their minions turned another wheel, freeing the reds below. The reds cheered as they entered their own spawning pit. The Overlord made five browns return and summoned five reds. Starlight examined the reds: As she knew, they were red, but also had horns, pointy tails, and their hands had a small fireball. A firewall was blocking their path, and the reds charged at the fire. Starlight watched in awe as her new friends not only extinguished the flames, but absorbed it. With enough reds, and another switch, the reds carried their hive with them, up until Halflings showed up. The Overlord decided to test the reds out, seeing what they could do. Starlight watched as the Reds threw fireballs at the Halflings, burning them. Some of the halflings turned back and opened the door they had to go through. The browns did their combat, but the reds stayed back as possible, throwing fireballs at a distance. They moved ahead, seeing a room that required a strange strategy: there was a wheel guarded by chefs, though there was no way that the Overlord could go there, and more chefs were entering. The Reds had to stay in one place, throwing fireballs at the chefs and more while the browns turned the wheel. It worked, and the reds brought their hive to the waypoint. Now we have the Red minions, Thought the Overlord Now, we need to find the two other minion tribes, and we'll soon rule all of Spree! Everyone will fear us! Starlight giggled. The Overlord turned to see the red minions massaging her, using the right ammount of fire to be warm and not burn her. "Mm... I wove these new fwiends." she commented. ... How will the other tribes be like with her, though? Battle Ready FillyStarlight and her father backtracked to the village, getting a sac filled with gold coins that was engulfed in flames (how the bag wasn't burning was anyone's guess). When they made it to the village of Spree, everyone cheered for the 'heroes', giving them praise for their selflessness and wanting to be like them, or, more specifically, like the overlord. Starlight accepted the praise, but her father sensed something that was going to be useful for not just him, but for Starlight as well. He traveled to another closed gate that was on the west side and required the minions to turn a wheel to access to. "Careful!" The nearby villager spoke "This is the only bit of farmlands we saved from the Halflings." "Ooh, that's bad!" Starlight replied. "And the crops won't be ready for months!" Another villager added "We'll have starved by then!" "Well, that's why we got you youw food back!" "Halfling patrols are still out there, we've seen 'em going around the old workshop! Think they're keeping something in there." Starlight turned to her father. "We going in thewe? Something good?" Her father nodded. Something VERY good. The gates opened and they traveled inside. They followed the dirt path and followed the right path, leading to a destroyed workplace. Surrounded by fire was a smelter. Ah, a smelter! Finally! I can make the most fearsome armor that everyone will tremble in fear! He pointed to the fire. The reds absorbed the flames and the rest of the minions helped lifted the smelter. They made their way back to the village, but a halfling patrol came across. "Halflings!" A villager yelled "Close the gates!!!" The gates closed. Great! Gotta find another way! "Burning time!" Starlight yelled, her horn glowed and fired a fireball as t stack of hay. It exploded and it burned the Halflings around it. She then ran to another field of dry hay, setting it on fire, and burned more Halflings. Her father with the minions saw a blockade of Halflings at a closed gate and charged, the minions doing whatever they did while he swung around wildly. They turned the wheel, and the rest of the Halflings were rock throwers, so they were easy kills for the Overlord. The minions soon brought the smelter to the waypoint where they first arrived. Excellent, now I can have Starlight wear some proper armor of Evil! He looked down, but Starlight wasn't around. Starlight? STARLIGHT!?!?!? He ran back, following the path where he came from, and stopped, breathing in relief; Starlight was munching on some grass with the sheep around her. She looked up to her dad, chewing on some grass before swallowing. "I was hungwy." She simply spoke. "Bwood wust doesn't halp that much." Her father chuckled evilly and carried her and picked up some flowers for her. She accepted the flowers and munched away as they made their way back to their castle. In their castle, the castle gained the new room: a Forge. The Overlord and Starlight walked inside, seeing Gnarle inside. "Ah, the forge, sire!" He spoke "This place has brought forth weapons that could slay Troll Kings, and Armor that can stop a dragon's breath!" "How does it stop bad bweath?" Starlight asked. Her father chuckled as Gnarl gagged. "Giblet has been promoted to forge master, sire. He will show you around." "Hi, Giblet!" "Hey." Giblet replied in a very deep voice. "Ugh, follow Giblet to the forge chamber." Gnarl spoke "The fires are burning. You can do the rest." As soon as Gnarl left, The Overlord looked at Giblet. "Don't worry, sire, we have your size ready!" The Overlord gently laid Starlight to the floor and pointed to her. Giblet blinked underneath his mask. "Wait... for her?" He nodded. "Um... alright, but it's gonna cost ya some-" Her father dropped the Ax and cracked his knuckles. "Some time! Yeah! That's it! Time! Uh... care to stand still, miss?" "Yes, siw!" Starlight replied, standing as still as possible. Giblet measured her, but Starlight was proven to be quite ticklish. It took a while, but she was fully measured. "Alright, that'll do. So, what cha want, sir?" He pointed to Starlight again. "Oh! Gotcha! How many of us do you wanna sacrifice?" "Sacwifice?" She tilted her head in curiosity. "Yeah... see, we minions are used to help upgrade your armor and weapons, so it's-" "Alwight!" She went to the forge and looked at the number of minions they had. After some numbers chosen, just enough to let her father & her to still have minions around, the minions chosen gladly jumped into the forge, melting away and becoming a flow of lava that became Stalight's new armor and helmet. The two waited for a few hours, though Starlight had herself a nice nap. "...And, there!" Giblet announced. Starlight woke up and saw her armor: It almost looked liked her father's, but not only was it a bit smoother looking, but the helmet had a hole for her horn & mane, the armor's end had a hole for her tail, legs, and there were four boots, each for her hooves. Starlight squealed, bouncing around. "I WOVE IT!!! I WOVE IT!!! I WOVE IT!!!" She cheered. Underneath his helmet, the Overlord smiled. How adorable. When she grows up, hopefully, she'll be just as ruthless as me.. Mommy?With the help from her father, Starlight put on the armor made for her. She was comfortable in her armor, a good thing for Giblet, and, despite her trying to look fearsome, she was just adorable. The Overlord thought about giving her a weapon, but she seemed to be more in tune in magic than him, so that was passed. Starlight's horn glowed and a song played as she walked, testing the armor out. Both her father and Giblet stared in awkward silence as she seemed to go with the music, having an extra oomph in her walk, which her boots had noticeable 'clinks' with each step, hopping up the stairs. Her father followed, surprised to see many other minions being hypnotized by the music, using their weapons as props. Both the Overlord and Gnarl could do was stare and occasionally blink. Then it became awkward when, with Starlight's back was at them, she shook her flank at them, turning with a seductive look to her face. They both blushed (though the Overlord's was hidden) and looked away in embarrassment I still have no idea how she does it, but it's effective, especially when it come to torture. Glad we had that talk with her as soon as we had our first mistress. As soon as the song ended, she ended with a pose that, in her mind, she imagined herself showing her eyes while taking off something while standing on her hind legs... only to lose balance and fall on her back. "...ow." she spoke. "I'm okay." Her father awkwardly chuckled as she got back up. "I'm weady fow a new adventah!" He nodded and gestured her to follow. She followed, along with some minions practicing their dancing. Back in Spree, with some minions, more villagers d'awed at the sight of Starlight in armor, but her father made sure none of them touch her as they went to the northern gate. "Castle Spree is under seige!" A villager yelled in front of the closed gate. "It's burning! The demons... they came... they came out of the air!" "Demons?" Starlight asked, turning to her father before turning back to the villager. "The lady, she told us to run. So I ran and I didn't look back, even when the screaming started! I don't know if the others made it. I'm not going back there again!" Hm... a castle under seige, and he follows a woman? Could this mean-? "Awe we gonna investigate?" Starlight asked. The Overlord thought for a moment, but nodded, sending the minions to open the gate. It's about time you get a mother, Starlight. The gate opened and they all walked in. The peaceful village was gone, as replacing it was a castle under fire. Hm... not even a thousand Halflings could cause this much damage. The Overlord though. Starlight sniffed the air. "I smeww magic." she said. Her father looked at her, a but confused. She looked up at him. "It smewws wike cinnamon!" ...Huh... Magic smells like cinnamon? She really is more magic sensitive than me. They traveled to the burning castle, the reds easily absorbed the flaming bush in their path, making the way faster. They were stopped by a hooded figure in matching black armor. "YOU SHALL NOT PASS!!!" He yelled, but tripped, landing on his face. He got up, but sat down, holding his knee, rocking a bit while wincing in pain. "Okay... I guess you can go on. Just... give me a minute." They shrugged, turning to the castle, only to see it's gates were closed. "How do we get in?" Starlight asked. "There's a mechanism over there." The guy pointed to a hole in the castle that was on fire. "Jerry's guarding it, but just tell them that I sent you guys over there. My lunch is going to begin anyway, and I hate working for our boss." "And who's that?" "If I say it, I'm gonna die." There was an awkward silence. "Well, see ya!" He limped away. Starlight and the Overlord turned to each other, shrugged, and continued. The reds absorbed the fire, and Starlight followed the minions as they turned the wheel. A lone guard matching the other guy charged at them. "Jewwy?" He stopped. "How do you know my name?" He asked "Youw fwiend towd us. He's on his wunch wight now." "Lunch!? Oh, sweet! Today's Taco Tuesday!!!" "...Taco Tuesday?" "Best day ever!!!" He turned to the other guards below. "GUYS!!! IT'S TACO TUESDAY!!!" A loud cheer followed. The gate opened and a flood of the guards came out, cheering for tacos. The overlord blinked. Side note: Find out what Tacos are. He thought. He entered the now empty courtyard and, letting the reds do their thing, took the fire away, leading them to The Dungeons. They entered the dungeon, the reds absorbed the flaming wreckage in their path, and they entered the area. "My lady," the voice of a villager spoke "please hurry, they're coming!" "Stay back!" An elegant woman's voice spoke to something "These people are no threat to you! Put that down!" A sinister, whispering chanting that sounded like an old, dead language, spoke. "Okay...let's... just... RUN!!!" A villager came running out while engulfed in flames, falling dead as a woman dressed in fancy robes ran out with other villagers into a store room. "That was... horrible!" A villager whimpered. "Unless you want the horrible following us in, I suggest you shut the door!" The villager shut the gates as two more guards came out. Starlight ran to the two. "It's Taco Tuesday!" she spoke. The two guards looked at her. "We hate tacos!" they shouted in unison, followed by raising their swords. They were quickly decapitated by the Overlord. Both Starlight, her father, and the minions turned to the woman in the fancy dress. "Pretty lady!" A minion spoke. "Very pwetty." Starlight replied, walking to her. The woman in the dress saw Starlight and couldn't help but d'aw at the sight, leaning down and scratching behind Starlight's ear. As much as the Overlord wanted to, he had to hold back his rage, as this woman seemed important. Starlight giggled, rolling onto her back, letting the woman scratch her exposed belly. "Your little creatures are just darlings, aren't they!?" The woman asked. Starlight looked up to her. "My fwiends and I are awesome!" The woman gasped. "You can talk!?" "Yep! I'm Stawight Gwimmer!" The woman stared, but giggled. "Well, Starlight, I'm Rose. It seems you and your friends can handle yourselves. Interested in a job?" "Would I!" "Would you?" "Would I!" "Would you?" "Would I!" "Would you?" "...Would I what?" "...Care for a job?" Starlight gasped "Would I!" "Would you?" The Overlord face palmed himself. Oh please! Make it stop!!! Both stopped. "...Sorry," Rose spoke "But have you heard of the Heaven's Peak Plague?" Starlight, The Overlord, and the minions shook their heads. "It's nasty, very nasty. I came here to see if this place could shelter the poor lumps that aren't infected... yet. I need to get out of here, but I can't leave these Raiders everywhere, and I need my luggage. Could you deal with them and retrieve it for me?" "We'we on the case!" Starlight spoke with a salute. "Thank you. And you should probably know, these raiders have a strange creature with them. It's bound to be magical, it must've helped them get here." Hm... they have a magical creature? Well then, looks like we're gonna fight fire with fire! They went through the dungeon, destroying anyone and everything in their path. To keep it safe, the reds stayed behind for some posts, while the browns, the Overlord, and Starlight fought the raiders. They turned another wheel, and more raiders came, but were defeated. They passed by Rose and entered the next room, where they saw what looked liked a huge, flying eye with tentacles, ending with other eyes. Starlight screamed loudly. "KILL IT!!! KILL IT!!!" Her horn glowed, grabbing the monster, and she slammed it on the walls, floor, and ceiling. Soon, she was slamming the corpse of the monster around, screaming. She was stopped when the Overlord tapped her head. Starlight cooled herself as the minions picked up Rose's luggage. The storage room opened and the villagers came out, Though Rose walked to the Overlord. "My Luggage!" Rose cheered "You and your little Cherubs found it!" "Chewub?" Starlight asked. "Oh, don't worry. I thought you were just the usual run-of-the-mill dungeon fodder, but you surprised me. I think someone like you can use someone like me." Starlight gasped, her eyes widened as did her pupils, and she smiled widely. "M-M-Mommy?" Rose knelt down and took off Starlight's helmet. "With you, how can I say know?" Starlight squeeled happily, running around happily, small whinnies escaped her mouth, making Rose giggle, picking her up. "Come on! Let's go home!" Under his helmet, the Overlord smiled widely, followed by him moaning. Oh man... I'm gonna make Starlight a little brother.
Evil always finds a way Ah! Welcome fellow readers, please, let me introduce myself: I am Gnarl, Minion Master and devoted Servant of Darkness. This is the tale of my old master and his daughter, Starlight- GNARL!!! What are you doing!? Oh, apologies, I was just telling the tale of how the old Master took you in as his daughter, Master Glimmer. ...Are they listening right now? Of course, this device is helping me spread your word to- Bow down to me or else my brother and I will plunder & loot your village, kill your family & friends, and torture you for our pleasure!!! ...Effective, Master, but, yelling won't make them cower in fear just yet. Please, let me tell your tale, back when you were a... adorable filly. Ech! ...Fine. If you need to fine me, I'll be snacking on those annoying gnomes' magic. Such tasty things, if you ask me. Yes, yes, have your fun, Master. This is the tale of our old Master, the Overlord, and our Starlight Glimmer, back when she was... cute. Ugh, just remembering her that young makes me want to swim in dung to forget that sappiness. It took my minions and myself a while to find him, but we found our new Overlord! Truth be told, I forgot what he looked liked, what with him always wearing armor we make for him, but he was tall, muscular, and anyone who saw his glowing eyes cowered in fear. The tower we minions lived with... I won't lie, it was filthy, much filthier than usual, but it was a setback as we'd reestablish the place as the fortress of darkness. I had told the master that the first order of business was to find the source of our tower's energy, The Tower Heart. Unimaginable? Yes, but it was much better than 'Huge Glowing Orb Thing'. Anyways, we had just a bit of energy to send all of us to the Tower Heart's last location: the fields of Spree. And that is where we meet her, our Glimmer of Evil. The Overlord landed in the fields of Spree, where Gnarl was waiting for him. "Ah, you made it through the gates, Sire!" He greeted with a cackle. "This Tranquil wilderness... so rural and Idyllic. Hideous isn't it? Try not to Inhale it, my lord. You can summon minions through these gates." He gestured to the brown glowing hole net to him. "Currently, you can only summon browns. You must find the other lost Minion Tribes before you can summon them." The Overlord nodded, raising his armored left hand up as he held his Ax with the left, non armored hand. Three minions came out and followed the Overlord. The Overlord, his minions, and Gnarl went into the field, hearing and sheep bleating as they pranced around. While the sheep were prancing and eating the grass around them, one thing in particular stood out: it was about as tall as a minion, was equine looking, had a pink coat, a horn popped out of it's forehead, and it's purple with an aquamarine stripe mane looked like it had devil horns, both tied by an individual blue ribbon. The creature ate the grass with the sheep, but turned to see the Overlord and the others, unlike the sheep who ignored them. "Gah! What is that!?" Gnarl yelled in disgust. "It's small and cute... revolting! Slay it, Master! Take it's Life force away!" The Overlord pointed at the equine creature, sending one of his minions at it. The minion charged at the Equine, ready to smite it! Said Equine noticed the minion, stood up, and cheered, tackling the minion, giggling as it hugged the minion. "Yo' Funny." It spoke in a young, girl voice. Her horn glowed a turquoise, surrounding it and the minion she hugged. The minion turned a darker shade, followed by a- CRACK!!! The minion's spine broke from it's hug, killing it easily. The Equine looked surprised, but giggled. "Oopsie!" "Sire! It killed one of the minions!" Gnarl exclaimed "Quick! Slay it before it gets powerful!" The Overlord stood there for a few moments, but walked to the Equine, stopping just a few feet from it. The Equine looked up to the Overlord, ears flattened for a bit, but perked up, raising her front hooves up as if it wanted a hug! "Dada!" The Overlord stood there for a few moments. It showed no fear to him (though, he is new and unheard of), was able to talk, and killed one of his minions easily with both a spell and a hug. He Leaned down and picked the Equine up as it let out a 'whee!', followed by a giggle. He placed the Equine on his shoulder, the filly hold on, hugging the side of his helmet "I wuv you, daddy!" "Sire! You can't be serious! That thing isn't properly evil! It's-" Gnarl froze in fear as the Overlord turned to him. The Overlord's eyes burned with hellfire, and Gnarl could see the Overlord's fury just by the intense glowing pupils. Starlight giggled. "Uh-oh! You'we in twoubwe!" The Overlord stomped to Gnarl, Ax ready in his right hand. "B-b-but... We... can make... an exception... for... her." The Overlord stomped marching, stopping in his tracks. He crossed his arms. "It's your choice, master, if you want to... keep her, then you shall. All the minions will know not to harm her. Just don't let her kill anymore minions, sire." The Overlord nodded as Starlight giggled again, climbing his helmet and sitting with the horns around her. She danged in front of his face. "Aw we gonna make mowe fwiends, daddy?" He nodded. "Yay! More Fwiends!" The Overlord walked to the minion spawn point, summoning the rest of the five minions he could only summon. Without saying anything, the Overlord commanded the minions to push the pillar blocking their way to the Tower Heart. Passing the pillar, they saw a farmer tied up like a scarecrow near a pumpkin farm. "Help!" He yelled "Halflings took over my farm! They tied me up in the sun to scare the birds! Now, those pumpinks are plotting against poor Bob. They want revenge for all the pies I made... and the soup... and the jelly... and the, er... Ice Cream. I hear the pumpkins whisper in the night, but I won't leave my farm to the Halflings, oh no! They're worse than the pumpkins! Please help get Bob's farm back." "Anything fo' a fwiend!" "Gah! What is that thing!? It ain't related to a pumpkin, now is it?" "I'm Stawwight Gwimmah!" "Even both her name and the way she pronounces it is too much to handle!" Gnarl moaned, walking away "I need to sit in a dark place... and pumble something. Keep her away from me!" Of course, as she got older, her adorableness is nothing more of a weapon used against her enemies, especially when she crushed their skulls in beneath her hooves! But, let's get back to the then before the now. The Overlord pointed to the pumpkins, and the minions charged ahead, smashing away. "Smash!" Starlight yelled, jumping off her father's head and rammed towards a small pumpkin. Her horn got stuck in it, and she rammed in circles. "Hewp! A pumpkin's attacking me!" A lone minion pulled the pumpkin off, and placed it over his head. Starlight giggled, seeing how ridiculous it was for some of the minions to now wear pumpkins over their heads. She turned to her father, but cowered as her father's arms were crossed as he impatiently stomped his right foot. She walked to him, and he picked her up, placing her on his shoulder again. The minions entered the farmhouse, destroying everything inside and killing the Halflings inside. "Whoo Hoo! That showed 'im!" Bob cheered "Oh, you better get going, Sonny. Now, the path behind my house leads to the village of Spree. Oh I bet there are more of them fat little demons about, so be careful." "We wiww! What wiww you do?" "Me? Well, I think I'll stay here, fix my farm. Maybe grow some marrows instead. Yeah, marrows don't talk so much." "You'we siwwy." They traveled ahead and saw the Tower Heart in the middle of a pumpkin patch. "Ooh! Shiny! Smashy time, fwiends!" The minions bashed the pumpkins clear, then lifted the Tower Heart together. They traveled ahead, finding a shortcut leading to the stone formation tower gate, leading back to the Overlord's temple, but it was blocked by a wall. Overlord looked at his ax, and swung it at the wall, knocking it down. "You'we stwong, daddy." He nodded in response. They followed the minions to the tower gate, dropping the tower heart at the stony formation, to which it was transported back to the temple. "Where'd it go? Daddy? Where'd the gwowey thing go?" He entered the portal with Starlight, a ray of magic surrounded the two, taking them away! Starlight and her father returned to the castle. The filly looked around, seeing the place was, though huge, very dirty looking and needed some reconstrucion. Behind them, the Tower Heart was hovering above a circle of water, glowing brightly. They saw Gnarl beating up a jester looking minion in a corner, and Starlight laughed at the comical sight. Gnarl turned to the two and walked to them. "Ah! You're back, sire!" he spoke, then saw Starlight "And you brought your pet-" The Overlord peeked down, letting out a low but threatening growl. "Er, I mean... daughter... back. Well Master, the Tower Heart is back where it belongs. This is the heart of the Tower, sire; it will play a virtual role in helping re-establish your dark domain." The tower heart sank into the water slowly until it was gone from sight. "It will allow you to visit the tower whenever you wish and provide access to all of the Tower's resources. And look, it seems to bestow a gift upon you, sire!" Both Starlight and the Overlord turned around, seeing a small totem behind the throne. "You can now control 10 minions!" "Why couwdn't he do that befowe?" Starlight asked "Uh... Well... it's complicated, but the master needs these pillars to-" "But I wike my new fwiends. They wisten to me whenever I teww them what to do." "...Right. Master, it seems you've also retained one of it's spells; the Fireball!" "You mean this?" Her horn glowed and she fired a ball of fire at Gnarl. Gnarl quickly ran out of the way, barely dodging the unexpected firespell from the filly! "Hey! Only the Master should know how to use that!" The Overlord let out a deep, but loud, bellowing laugh. "Eh... If that makes you laugh, but please, use it on the Jester. Master, I urge you to find more of our missing tower objects. A crane would be particularly handy; clear the heavy debris here, open us some more rooms." "Wiww I get my own woom, Daddy!?" "Ugh! Please! Keep her away from me!" Gnarl walked away, down to the basement "I shall stay here; the heart will allow me to speak to you directly to you, sire, see & hear what you do, and not be as affected by your... daughter. Ugh... GET OVER HERE, GIBLET!" Alone, The Overlord quickly kicked the Jester out of the way, making Starlight laugh again. He took his seat on the throne, took Starlight off his shoulder, and onto his lap. Dropping his ax, he began to stroke behind Starlight's left ear, causing her to giggle again. He hated to admit, but she was too damn cute to slay, and with the spell she used to kill that lone minion, she was filled with so much evil potential. Starlight Glimmer... it sounded innocent, but he knew that, with the proper training, ruthlessness, and Carnage, her name would make children have nightmare as well as make any of the bravest men scream for their mothers. Plus, if they don't cower, and instead fall for her looks, she could easily slaughter them easily and/or make her their slave. Either way, she truly was Evil's Glimmer, and this was just the beginning of her story. After all, Evil will always find a way.
Rescuing friendsBoth the Overlord and Starlight returned to the fields. "Testing, Testing, One, Two!" Gnarl's voice was heard "Is this thing working? It's a bit grubby. Can you hear me, Master?" "Woud and Cweaw." Starlight replied "Oh... it's you again. Master, call forth some minions and head to the peasant village... Spree! Such a revolting name." "Wet's some mowe fwiends!" Her father nodded, having the minions push a fallen pillar out of the way. They approached the village, but were stopped by two villagers acting as guards in a tower. "Halflings approaching!" The first one spoke "Get ready!" "Hang on!" The other replied "Those ain't halflings! Look at the one with the helmet and the cute filly." "Hi!" Starlight spoke gestering to her 'family' "I'm Stawwight Gwimmer, this is my daddy, these are my fwiends." "Aw! Ain't she a cutie! I better let them in." "Hold on," the first spoke again. "it could be two halflings holding some armor and that may just be a puppet. Yeah, I bet that's it! I don't trust those sneaky little wossnames!" "Hmm... maybe you're right. 'Ere prove you ain't halflings and free our men from the camps down the road!" "If you are, stay where you are so I can get my aim straight!" "Time to wescue some fwiends!" Stralight announced. She jumped onto her father's head "To victowy!" The Overlord walked, but stopped as he saw Halflings hiding in the fields. The minions could've been one way, but the way they hid in the dry fields, he wanted a cookout. He threw a fireball, and the Halflings burned to death with screams of pain. Starlight laughed at the scene. "That's what buwwies get!" They walked to see another field filled with Halflings. Starlight's horn lit, and she fired a much bigger firball herself, burning the field instantaniously, along with the halflings in it. The Overlord was surprised at how powerful her spell was compared to him. Hm... maybe she could be an Overlord herself. He thought. Starlight laughed harder at the scene, though it turned more devious as she rubbed her front hooves together Yep! She's Overlord Worthy! And perhaps her 'friendship' thing will help her in the long run. They passed by some villagers where were there, probably enslaved, but Starlight smiled and waved a welcoming 'hello' to them. They waved back. A Two-Faced Leader? Welcoming to those who listen and threatening with those that don't. This is a great form of evil that Gnarl will love! They arrived to the fortress, Halflings stood there, ready to attack with some on a post, holding rocks. The Overlord Sent out his minions to quickly take out the 'archers', followed by the rest of the Halflings around. He joined the Carnage,swinging his ax around, killing the halflings along with his minions, but one Halfling stomped on the Overlord's foot, making him wince in pain, bouncing on one foot as he held the other. Starlight gasped at this and, with great anger, summoned the same spell she used on the first minion she killed, making the halfling a dark dull. She lifted her father's ax with her magic. "You don't hurt Daddy!!!" She yelled, swinging and slicing the Halfling in half. The Overlord was surprised at two things; how the halfling stomped on his foot, making him act like he stubbed his toe, and Starlight's power in that rage. She smiled as she gave her father's ax back. "I think he wearned his wesson." They looked around the battle they had; all the halflings were dead, and a few of their minions died as well. "Oh weww, we have mowe fwiends waiting to join us." Hm... she claims them all to be her friends, yet she isn't afraid to lose nor sacrifice them. That is Evil! The Overlord nodded and they made their way into the camp. The camp was more of a logging place, as villagers around mined for valuable minerals and chopped down trees for their Halfling rulers. Banners were all over the place, all having a pumpkin with the word 'Obey' above it. They spotted a few halflings on patrol, keeping an eye out for trouble, whether it be their slaves trying to escape and/or trying to fight back. "Sway them, fwiends!" Starlight ordered. The Overlord pointed to the Halflings, and their minions charged, ready to slay anything in their way. The Halflings were killed, and Starlight watched in interest as her 'friends' took the weapons & armor of their fallen foes. A lone peasent approached them. "Thank you, Lord." He spoke, grateful "You should know that the camp up ahead is defended by rock throwers." "Thanks!" They charged ahead into the camp, sending the minions to attack the men while they dealt with the rock throwers. Starlight really loved seeing the 'bullies' burn to a crisp with her magic, as well as seeing her father slice them in half like someone cutting the cheese. I couldn't find a better metaphor, but it's much better than 'cutting the grass'. She hated to admit it, but seeing her friends die was pretty sad, though it was easily solved, as she knew more friends would come along and replace those that have fallen. It was nice to see new faces... even if they looked the same... and were completely useless when they first arrive... but they got better, or died easily. "Hey! Help us out!" A villager yelled in a cage filled with other villagers "There are more villagers over there, but they've got a big ol' troll guarding 'em!" "We'll help you slay the brute!" Another added. "Mowe fweinds!" Starlight exclaimed, letting out an adorable noise. Her father rolled his eyes, and the minions turned a wheel around, freeing the trapped villagers. They all ran into a large battlefiled, where a large, fat troll stood in the middle, letting out a large fart that made Starlight gag. "KILL IT!!! KILL IT WITH FIRE!!!" She fired a fireball at it. With the smell around it, the troll blew up from the fire spell, resulting it to be quite an easy fight. "Well... that was something." a villager commented. All the halflings retreated as the villagers cheered, worshiping the Overlord and his adopted daughter, Starlight Glimmer. The minions turned another wheel, releasing more villagers inside, having them praise the gods above as well as suggesting that they head back to Spree. "Our liberator!" A villager praised "Hey, we don't need this crane anymore. You take it." "Thank you!" Starlight replied. The minions picked up the crate and quickly moved it to the waypoint, where it's magic took the crane back to their castle. "Awe we going home, Daddy?" Her father nodded, stepping onto the waypoint and headed back to their castle. When they arrived, they saw the crane was put to good use, rebuilding the castle. The place was noisy, but it was necessary to make new rooms and make the castle look presentable to make villagers cower when they entered. Starlight was excited to see that the place was going to be a lot more presentable! "Ooh! Wet's make the chair huge and mighty wooking!" Starlight suggested "And we could make the pwace heaviwy wit, with chandiwiews above us! Also, wet's have a wug that cwosses fwom owa thinking chaiw to owa poo!" Some of the minions giggled at the last. "Wiww we have fwags, daddy!?" Her father nodded "Ooh! I have a suggestion fow a fwag!" She took a lone minion's axe from him. "Hey!" He yelled, but cowered from the Overlord's gaze. Starlight scratched two lines on the floor. The Overlord scratched his head, then shrugged a 'I don't know' gesture. "It's an equaw mark! Evewyone wiww see us as theiw equaws!" She... wants us to show the villagers... that we're equal? The Overlord thought But... I guess with her magic, they can be equal. Eh, more power for us! He nodded at the suggestion. Starlight gapsed and hopped around her dad. "YES-YES-YES-YES-YES!!!" She continued repeating for a while, though her father left and entered the newly build dungeon Gnarl told him about. She stopped as she saw her father was gone and the minions staring at her awkwardly. "Uh... you ok?" A lone minion asked. Starlight blushed and giggled. "Uh... yes."
Home CrashersAfter the Overlord's tour in the dungeons, which was a place where he could spawn enemies to smite again, he and Starlight returned to the fields. After another summon from their minions, they went to the village, seeing the two villagers from earlier standing outside as the gate's opened. "You saved us!" The prosecutor cheered "Our boys are safely home. Oh a fine job, my lord!" "I never doubted you for a second!" The other added "We were just having a little fun with you earlier, no offense, eh?" "None taken!" Starlight replied "I'm just gwad to see mowe fwiends!" "Have your fellas move our barrier then go and have a tankard or two at 'The Happy Mule'," the first villager spoke again "It's on me!" "DRINKS!?!?!?" The minions shouted in unison. Though the Overlord didn't want his minions to have too much fun, Starlight nodded at the remark. The Overlord sighed and dismissed his minions. The minions broke through the barrier and charged ahead to the Happy Mule, taking the tankards available on the table outside and drank wildly. Starlight was ready to join, but held onto her, shaking his head, easily telling her that's for adults only. She pouted and sat down, crossing her front legs across each other as if they were arms. A large man with noticeably darker skin came out of the mule with more tankards. "Ah, it's nice to see folks enjoying themselves for a change." He commented with a cheerful smile "Quite a wild bunch, are they?" "Vewy." Starlight replied "But who awe you?" "Well missy, back home in Ruboria, I'm called Archibaldamius Methuselah Wobbleboard III." "...That's quite the mouthfuww." "Yes it is, but folks around here just call me 'Archie'." "Much bettah! But... what's wong? Why awen't ouwa fwiends happy?" "Well Missy-" "My name's Stawight Gwimmah." "...Well, Starlight, we've had some rough times; The Halflings have ransacked most of the farms and everyone's turned up in Spree... on my doorstep! They voted me mayor! I got the drinks, yeah, but no food to feed them. Look, I need some... uh... valiant knights to get us back the food that the halflings stole from us. Their village lies to the east; I bet they're keeping it there. Go on; full tummies for us equals fuller pockets for you, if you catch my drift." "Wooks wike we need to get food fow owa fwiends." Her father nodded in agreement, heading east with their minions. They quickly slaughtered the Halfings behind the make-shift barricade and found another spell stone that Starlight learned easily just from observing it: Slow. The minions did their thing, taking the stone back and made a quick shortcut to the summoning area so Starlight's father could use it, much to their annoyance. They looked over the ledge of a guarded cliff, after hearing some music playing. "Wook! A pawty!" Starlight pointed out. Their minions chuckled, thinking she said something else but 'party'. Sure enough, there were some human prisoners serving to dancing and eating Halflings. They made their way down, but saw many Halflings guarding the area and another troll below, with the gate to the party shut tight, too strong for the Overlord to knockdown. With all enemies dead again, the Overlord saw that, though the homes of the Halflings were too small for him, only big for Starlight and the minions to enter, he noticed that one door was big enough for him to enter. Guess we're taking this way then. He thought to himself. The minions opened the door for the two, and they entered. Inside the only big door, laid the major home for a majority of the Halflings. Chaos ensued, as the minions crashed everything in their path while slaughtering the Halflings inside. Starlight joined the action, levitating small objects with her magic (much to the Overlord and Minion's surprise) and smashing them on the floor, laughing like any child would. The holes that Halflings entered from were quickly sealed by the Minions, along with huge rats released to kill more halflings (followed by the minions killing the rats), was the most fun Starlight had, enjoying the evil action she and the minions were having. The Overlord himself couldn't help but let out a loud laugh, seeing how much fun Starlight was having. They saved the local villagers trapped in a room, hearing that they were going against the Halfling Hero "Melvin Underbelly". Rest assured, they were rescued, and the group headed to the next room, seeing the way into the next was locked as the wheel to it was missing two spokes. Though they could've pushed it easily, not only was it going to take the minions forever to push it, but the contraption was locked. "This wodgeck makes no sense." Starlight complained. They headed to the left, seeing the largest pumpkin in the middle that made them all want to smash it... and they did. The Halflings came out to attack, but were defeated as well as their holes were clogged. The pumpkin revealed to have another one of the minion things, and minions took it. Starlight cheered when she found out that they were going to have a party of 15 friends. "The mowe, the mewweah!" More smashing, more Halfings killed, they eventually found the two spokes needed, turned the wheel, and entered the next room. They entered what was the Halfling nesting hole, as tons of Halfling ate & drank inside. Not wanting all of their minions to die, both Overlord and Starlight figured to be sneaky: destroy the baskets filled with rats in them and let them cause the most damage to the halflings. It went off without a hitch, and the halflings were easily killed, along with any surviving rodent. The minions spinned the wheel and entered the next room; a large kitchen with multiple chefs around. The same tactic was used against the chefs. "If it ain't bwoke, don't fix it." Starlight commented. They saw the food, all bundled up like a present. The Overlord made the minions spin the last wheel inside as well as carry the food out of the now opened door. They exited, only to see three villagers waiting. "Oh, you've found it!" One of them spoke "Spree is saved! Thank you, Lord!" "Of you could place the food over here, Lord," another spoke, pointing at the middle decoration "we shall take it to Spree." "Come on, Daddy!" Starlight spoke "Wet's make owa fwiends happy! Happy fwiends equaws bettah wives!" Though she meant 'lives', this got the Overlord's interest. Hm... maybe I could get a wife? He thought to himself And Starlight's gonna need a mother. Eh, for her, I guess. His minions dropped the food on the sign. The villagers cheered! "Thank you, Lord!" One of them cheered "We'll get that gate outside open for you!" "Yeah, and you can take down Melvin!" Another added. "Get weady, Mevin," Starlight spoke "Stawight and Daddy awe coming fow you!" ...She needs practice on her villainous speeches. The Overlord thought.
Melvin and Red FriendsThe group exited the place, seeing the gates to the party opening for them. They went inside, hearing violin music playing, making the minions running to it, but stopping in their tracks, dancing. Starlight nearly gagged at the sight of Melvin: a giant halfling that ate WAY too much food, looking almost like a ball, though, just for curiosity, Starlight wanted to see if he was stabbed by a sword, he'd either pop or explode. Melvin saw the Overlord, Starlight, and the dancing minions, and he ran for it... or... waddled for his life. Halflings came out and charged at them, aiming for the minions. Oh great! The Overlord thought Starlight's not gonna forgive me for this. He lifted his axe, prepared to kill the violin playing peasant, but saw Starlight next to him. "Excuse me," Starlight spoke "Can you pwease not pway while we save your wives?" The violin player stopped and nodded. He patted her head and left as the minion regained control over themselves. The Overlord turned to her with a surprised look. "Fwiendwiness wowks with evewyone." Her father slowly nodded, then quickly ordered the minions before any Halfling approached to them. They proceeded to crash every Halfling house around, slaughtering all of them, as well as getting two more pieces for the wheel outside. The wheel opened and some more Halflings came out, but were killed easily. They entered Melvin's kitchen, seeing all the food that could feed over one hundred minions and/or villagers. They heard moaning below and Starlight looked down with her father; below the iron grates was lava, and on the lava were red minions. "Mowe fwiends!?" Starlight asked, excitingly seeing more minions. Her father nodded. "We must save ouwa new fwiends! Don't wowwy fwiends, we'ww save you!!!" Their minions turned the wheel around, letting the red minions loose below. The reds held onto the grates below, burning all of the chefs on the grates and moved below. Starlight jumped from her father's shoulder and ran ahead. "Fowwy me! We'we getting new fwiends!!!" The minions followed her, stopping to destroy the ocasional thing to the side, taking a new weapon or giving something valuable to her father. She stopped and skidded across the floor when she entered a new room, seeing Melvin in the middle. The Minions and her father entered, readying their weapons. Melvin turned around and saw Starlight. "By the gods! It's tiny!" He exclaimed "Wait a minute... she looks like a baby. Come here! I'm gonna eat ya! I'm bigger than you and I'm higher on the food chain!!! GET IN MAH BELLY!!!" Starlight whinnied and ran to her father, hugging his leg while shivering wildly. Her father picked her up and gently hugged her. "You're lucky, wee horse! ... Oi! Mr. Father! Let me make you a deal: You get the red devils below, and whatever you want here. And I'll get your baby." He smacked lips. Starlight cowered greatly. Right. Her father thought, rolling his eyes "I want my baby back baby back baby back baby back baby back ribs. I want my baby back baby back baby back baby back baby back ribs." The Overlord gave him a sign that rhymed with "Buck Two" and threw his ax at Melvin's head. Melvin Exploded into gooey bits, spraying almost everything around in whatever Melvin ate last. Being the father he was, the Overlord carried Starlight over the disgusting mess left by Melvin's corpse and walked into the next room, gently placing her on the floor. The moans of the reds got her attention back. "The wed fwiends!" She spoke "I awmost fowgot!!!" Their minions turned another wheel, freeing the reds below. The reds cheered as they entered their own spawning pit. The Overlord made five browns return and summoned five reds. Starlight examined the reds: As she knew, they were red, but also had horns, pointy tails, and their hands had a small fireball. A firewall was blocking their path, and the reds charged at the fire. Starlight watched in awe as her new friends not only extinguished the flames, but absorbed it. With enough reds, and another switch, the reds carried their hive with them, up until Halflings showed up. The Overlord decided to test the reds out, seeing what they could do. Starlight watched as the Reds threw fireballs at the Halflings, burning them. Some of the halflings turned back and opened the door they had to go through. The browns did their combat, but the reds stayed back as possible, throwing fireballs at a distance. They moved ahead, seeing a room that required a strange strategy: there was a wheel guarded by chefs, though there was no way that the Overlord could go there, and more chefs were entering. The Reds had to stay in one place, throwing fireballs at the chefs and more while the browns turned the wheel. It worked, and the reds brought their hive to the waypoint. Now we have the Red minions, Thought the Overlord Now, we need to find the two other minion tribes, and we'll soon rule all of Spree! Everyone will fear us! Starlight giggled. The Overlord turned to see the red minions massaging her, using the right ammount of fire to be warm and not burn her. "Mm... I wove these new fwiends." she commented. ... How will the other tribes be like with her, though?
Battle Ready FillyStarlight and her father backtracked to the village, getting a sac filled with gold coins that was engulfed in flames (how the bag wasn't burning was anyone's guess). When they made it to the village of Spree, everyone cheered for the 'heroes', giving them praise for their selflessness and wanting to be like them, or, more specifically, like the overlord. Starlight accepted the praise, but her father sensed something that was going to be useful for not just him, but for Starlight as well. He traveled to another closed gate that was on the west side and required the minions to turn a wheel to access to. "Careful!" The nearby villager spoke "This is the only bit of farmlands we saved from the Halflings." "Ooh, that's bad!" Starlight replied. "And the crops won't be ready for months!" Another villager added "We'll have starved by then!" "Well, that's why we got you youw food back!" "Halfling patrols are still out there, we've seen 'em going around the old workshop! Think they're keeping something in there." Starlight turned to her father. "We going in thewe? Something good?" Her father nodded. Something VERY good. The gates opened and they traveled inside. They followed the dirt path and followed the right path, leading to a destroyed workplace. Surrounded by fire was a smelter. Ah, a smelter! Finally! I can make the most fearsome armor that everyone will tremble in fear! He pointed to the fire. The reds absorbed the flames and the rest of the minions helped lifted the smelter. They made their way back to the village, but a halfling patrol came across. "Halflings!" A villager yelled "Close the gates!!!" The gates closed. Great! Gotta find another way! "Burning time!" Starlight yelled, her horn glowed and fired a fireball as t stack of hay. It exploded and it burned the Halflings around it. She then ran to another field of dry hay, setting it on fire, and burned more Halflings. Her father with the minions saw a blockade of Halflings at a closed gate and charged, the minions doing whatever they did while he swung around wildly. They turned the wheel, and the rest of the Halflings were rock throwers, so they were easy kills for the Overlord. The minions soon brought the smelter to the waypoint where they first arrived. Excellent, now I can have Starlight wear some proper armor of Evil! He looked down, but Starlight wasn't around. Starlight? STARLIGHT!?!?!? He ran back, following the path where he came from, and stopped, breathing in relief; Starlight was munching on some grass with the sheep around her. She looked up to her dad, chewing on some grass before swallowing. "I was hungwy." She simply spoke. "Bwood wust doesn't halp that much." Her father chuckled evilly and carried her and picked up some flowers for her. She accepted the flowers and munched away as they made their way back to their castle. In their castle, the castle gained the new room: a Forge. The Overlord and Starlight walked inside, seeing Gnarle inside. "Ah, the forge, sire!" He spoke "This place has brought forth weapons that could slay Troll Kings, and Armor that can stop a dragon's breath!" "How does it stop bad bweath?" Starlight asked. Her father chuckled as Gnarl gagged. "Giblet has been promoted to forge master, sire. He will show you around." "Hi, Giblet!" "Hey." Giblet replied in a very deep voice. "Ugh, follow Giblet to the forge chamber." Gnarl spoke "The fires are burning. You can do the rest." As soon as Gnarl left, The Overlord looked at Giblet. "Don't worry, sire, we have your size ready!" The Overlord gently laid Starlight to the floor and pointed to her. Giblet blinked underneath his mask. "Wait... for her?" He nodded. "Um... alright, but it's gonna cost ya some-" Her father dropped the Ax and cracked his knuckles. "Some time! Yeah! That's it! Time! Uh... care to stand still, miss?" "Yes, siw!" Starlight replied, standing as still as possible. Giblet measured her, but Starlight was proven to be quite ticklish. It took a while, but she was fully measured. "Alright, that'll do. So, what cha want, sir?" He pointed to Starlight again. "Oh! Gotcha! How many of us do you wanna sacrifice?" "Sacwifice?" She tilted her head in curiosity. "Yeah... see, we minions are used to help upgrade your armor and weapons, so it's-" "Alwight!" She went to the forge and looked at the number of minions they had. After some numbers chosen, just enough to let her father & her to still have minions around, the minions chosen gladly jumped into the forge, melting away and becoming a flow of lava that became Stalight's new armor and helmet. The two waited for a few hours, though Starlight had herself a nice nap. "...And, there!" Giblet announced. Starlight woke up and saw her armor: It almost looked liked her father's, but not only was it a bit smoother looking, but the helmet had a hole for her horn & mane, the armor's end had a hole for her tail, legs, and there were four boots, each for her hooves. Starlight squealed, bouncing around. "I WOVE IT!!! I WOVE IT!!! I WOVE IT!!!" She cheered. Underneath his helmet, the Overlord smiled. How adorable. When she grows up, hopefully, she'll be just as ruthless as me..
Mommy?With the help from her father, Starlight put on the armor made for her. She was comfortable in her armor, a good thing for Giblet, and, despite her trying to look fearsome, she was just adorable. The Overlord thought about giving her a weapon, but she seemed to be more in tune in magic than him, so that was passed. Starlight's horn glowed and a song played as she walked, testing the armor out. Both her father and Giblet stared in awkward silence as she seemed to go with the music, having an extra oomph in her walk, which her boots had noticeable 'clinks' with each step, hopping up the stairs. Her father followed, surprised to see many other minions being hypnotized by the music, using their weapons as props. Both the Overlord and Gnarl could do was stare and occasionally blink. Then it became awkward when, with Starlight's back was at them, she shook her flank at them, turning with a seductive look to her face. They both blushed (though the Overlord's was hidden) and looked away in embarrassment I still have no idea how she does it, but it's effective, especially when it come to torture. Glad we had that talk with her as soon as we had our first mistress. As soon as the song ended, she ended with a pose that, in her mind, she imagined herself showing her eyes while taking off something while standing on her hind legs... only to lose balance and fall on her back. "...ow." she spoke. "I'm okay." Her father awkwardly chuckled as she got back up. "I'm weady fow a new adventah!" He nodded and gestured her to follow. She followed, along with some minions practicing their dancing. Back in Spree, with some minions, more villagers d'awed at the sight of Starlight in armor, but her father made sure none of them touch her as they went to the northern gate. "Castle Spree is under seige!" A villager yelled in front of the closed gate. "It's burning! The demons... they came... they came out of the air!" "Demons?" Starlight asked, turning to her father before turning back to the villager. "The lady, she told us to run. So I ran and I didn't look back, even when the screaming started! I don't know if the others made it. I'm not going back there again!" Hm... a castle under seige, and he follows a woman? Could this mean-? "Awe we gonna investigate?" Starlight asked. The Overlord thought for a moment, but nodded, sending the minions to open the gate. It's about time you get a mother, Starlight. The gate opened and they all walked in. The peaceful village was gone, as replacing it was a castle under fire. Hm... not even a thousand Halflings could cause this much damage. The Overlord though. Starlight sniffed the air. "I smeww magic." she said. Her father looked at her, a but confused. She looked up at him. "It smewws wike cinnamon!" ...Huh... Magic smells like cinnamon? She really is more magic sensitive than me. They traveled to the burning castle, the reds easily absorbed the flaming bush in their path, making the way faster. They were stopped by a hooded figure in matching black armor. "YOU SHALL NOT PASS!!!" He yelled, but tripped, landing on his face. He got up, but sat down, holding his knee, rocking a bit while wincing in pain. "Okay... I guess you can go on. Just... give me a minute." They shrugged, turning to the castle, only to see it's gates were closed. "How do we get in?" Starlight asked. "There's a mechanism over there." The guy pointed to a hole in the castle that was on fire. "Jerry's guarding it, but just tell them that I sent you guys over there. My lunch is going to begin anyway, and I hate working for our boss." "And who's that?" "If I say it, I'm gonna die." There was an awkward silence. "Well, see ya!" He limped away. Starlight and the Overlord turned to each other, shrugged, and continued. The reds absorbed the fire, and Starlight followed the minions as they turned the wheel. A lone guard matching the other guy charged at them. "Jewwy?" He stopped. "How do you know my name?" He asked "Youw fwiend towd us. He's on his wunch wight now." "Lunch!? Oh, sweet! Today's Taco Tuesday!!!" "...Taco Tuesday?" "Best day ever!!!" He turned to the other guards below. "GUYS!!! IT'S TACO TUESDAY!!!" A loud cheer followed. The gate opened and a flood of the guards came out, cheering for tacos. The overlord blinked. Side note: Find out what Tacos are. He thought. He entered the now empty courtyard and, letting the reds do their thing, took the fire away, leading them to The Dungeons. They entered the dungeon, the reds absorbed the flaming wreckage in their path, and they entered the area. "My lady," the voice of a villager spoke "please hurry, they're coming!" "Stay back!" An elegant woman's voice spoke to something "These people are no threat to you! Put that down!" A sinister, whispering chanting that sounded like an old, dead language, spoke. "Okay...let's... just... RUN!!!" A villager came running out while engulfed in flames, falling dead as a woman dressed in fancy robes ran out with other villagers into a store room. "That was... horrible!" A villager whimpered. "Unless you want the horrible following us in, I suggest you shut the door!" The villager shut the gates as two more guards came out. Starlight ran to the two. "It's Taco Tuesday!" she spoke. The two guards looked at her. "We hate tacos!" they shouted in unison, followed by raising their swords. They were quickly decapitated by the Overlord. Both Starlight, her father, and the minions turned to the woman in the fancy dress. "Pretty lady!" A minion spoke. "Very pwetty." Starlight replied, walking to her. The woman in the dress saw Starlight and couldn't help but d'aw at the sight, leaning down and scratching behind Starlight's ear. As much as the Overlord wanted to, he had to hold back his rage, as this woman seemed important. Starlight giggled, rolling onto her back, letting the woman scratch her exposed belly. "Your little creatures are just darlings, aren't they!?" The woman asked. Starlight looked up to her. "My fwiends and I are awesome!" The woman gasped. "You can talk!?" "Yep! I'm Stawight Gwimmer!" The woman stared, but giggled. "Well, Starlight, I'm Rose. It seems you and your friends can handle yourselves. Interested in a job?" "Would I!" "Would you?" "Would I!" "Would you?" "Would I!" "Would you?" "...Would I what?" "...Care for a job?" Starlight gasped "Would I!" "Would you?" The Overlord face palmed himself. Oh please! Make it stop!!! Both stopped. "...Sorry," Rose spoke "But have you heard of the Heaven's Peak Plague?" Starlight, The Overlord, and the minions shook their heads. "It's nasty, very nasty. I came here to see if this place could shelter the poor lumps that aren't infected... yet. I need to get out of here, but I can't leave these Raiders everywhere, and I need my luggage. Could you deal with them and retrieve it for me?" "We'we on the case!" Starlight spoke with a salute. "Thank you. And you should probably know, these raiders have a strange creature with them. It's bound to be magical, it must've helped them get here." Hm... they have a magical creature? Well then, looks like we're gonna fight fire with fire! They went through the dungeon, destroying anyone and everything in their path. To keep it safe, the reds stayed behind for some posts, while the browns, the Overlord, and Starlight fought the raiders. They turned another wheel, and more raiders came, but were defeated. They passed by Rose and entered the next room, where they saw what looked liked a huge, flying eye with tentacles, ending with other eyes. Starlight screamed loudly. "KILL IT!!! KILL IT!!!" Her horn glowed, grabbing the monster, and she slammed it on the walls, floor, and ceiling. Soon, she was slamming the corpse of the monster around, screaming. She was stopped when the Overlord tapped her head. Starlight cooled herself as the minions picked up Rose's luggage. The storage room opened and the villagers came out, Though Rose walked to the Overlord. "My Luggage!" Rose cheered "You and your little Cherubs found it!" "Chewub?" Starlight asked. "Oh, don't worry. I thought you were just the usual run-of-the-mill dungeon fodder, but you surprised me. I think someone like you can use someone like me." Starlight gasped, her eyes widened as did her pupils, and she smiled widely. "M-M-Mommy?" Rose knelt down and took off Starlight's helmet. "With you, how can I say know?" Starlight squeeled happily, running around happily, small whinnies escaped her mouth, making Rose giggle, picking her up. "Come on! Let's go home!" Under his helmet, the Overlord smiled widely, followed by him moaning. Oh man... I'm gonna make Starlight a little brother.
