Chapter 10 The fall of an Empire

Raziekiel summoned 8 balls of magic around himself before unleashing his volley of magic at Pyron, Pyron dodged them but he failed to notice them come back around, hitting him in the back, sending him to the ground, causing him to lose focus on holding his great sword; a metallic ring could be heard as the sword skidded away. He didn’t have enough time to recover his weapon before Raziekiel released a torrent of purple flames. Pyron teleported out of the way as the flames scorched the earth in front of him.

Pyron lost track of his foe when suddenly he was shot in the back by more purple flames, scorching his coat, and burning him. Pyron kicked Raziekiel after he recovered from the intense pain he endured. Raziekiel received the kick, blocking it with a green shield, shocking Pyron and causing him to fall to the ground once more.

Before Pyron could recover; lightning bolts rained down on him from the heavens. Pyron was hit by the first couple of lightning bolts, before he managed to shield him self from the remainder. He then teleported behind Raziekiel, releasing a powerful beam of magic. Raziekiel was caught off guard and was sent slamming into the ground, cracking it.

Pyron was too fatigued to maintain his awoken form, he returned to his former state, teleporting his Sword to himself, wielding it again, while Raziekiel was recovering, or so he thought. Pyron was suddenly kicked towards the ground, and a bolt of Lightning soon followed as he hit the ground.

“YOU DARE LAY A FINGER ON THE MIGHTY RAZIEKIEL, I’LL SHOW YOU THE MEANING OF POWER! YOU WRETCHED HORSE!” Raziekiel stated sharply. As Raziekiel finished his speech, the sky turned crimson, thunder cracked, and the smell of sulphur filled the land.

Meanwhile inside Dragonside Village, Nova had been concentrating on keeping her shield up but in the shadows watching from the distance, was Luna and Celestias’ Private tutor, and Novas’ closest friend.

Her name was Chrysalis, she was the most desired mare in the capitol. She had a brilliant velvety pitch black coat, with beautiful emerald Green Eyes, a silky turquoise mane and Tail; with the symbol of a golden heart, with a crown above the heart, on her flank.

She approached the throne room, and opened the door. Luna, and Celestia ran up to the mare, embracing her.

“Miss Chrysalis,” Luna said excitedly.

Luna had been more fond of Chrysalis then what Celestia was. Celestia had been the best student compared to her sister. She was always in the library studying constantly, she never went outside, unless she had learnt something new, and wanted to show her father and mother.

“Hello Luna, thine dearest student, are thee alright?” Chrysalis smiled.

“Thy is a little scared. So many noises, and scary sounds are coming from outside, thy hope daddy is alright.” Lunas’ eyes began to water with tears.

“Hush little one, it’s alright, it will all be over soon.” Chrysalis said in a motherly tone, stroking Lunas mane gently.

Soon after she had comforted her student, she made it to the weakening Nova, who was gradually losing her stamina to the massive drain of the shield. Once she made it to Nova she suddenly released a point blank blast of magic, hitting Nova, blasting her into the wall behind her throne, shattering the throne in the same process.

Nova coughed up a small amount of blood as she impacted the wall. She was caught off guard by her best friends attack and she lost focus on maintaining the shield, and the shield shattered. The sky was no longer midnight blue, but now red, with streaks of green lightning.

“Chrysalis… Chrysalis why… why is thee doing this.” Nova Stated, shocked at the recent revelation.

“Oh come on Nova, you married Pyron, how could he taketh thee over thy? The most beautiful mare in the history of Equin, thy loved him first. Thee would of never met him, were it not for thy.” Chrysalis stated spitefully, before continuing. “Don’t worry, I'll take good care of him when thee is gone. He will not have a choice in the matter, he will accept the love thy haveth for him.”

Soon after Chrysalis finished speaking, she released another bolt of magic at Nova, launching her through a wall of the castle. Luna started to cry, failing to understand what was going on

“Chrysalis why is thee hurting mummy?” Luna stated with tears pouring from her eyes.

Chrysalis turned her head towards Luna and simply said “sleep,” and Luna fell asleep instantly.

Celestia saw this and felt upset, she had been witnessing something that didn’t seem right. She sprinted out of the room, charging to the front line, where she knew her father was; with tears streaming down her face crying out “Daddy, mummies hurt.”

Pyron watched as Raziekiel started to glow with a red aura. Raziekiel started to laugh maniacally as he felt his power start to grow. Two leathery black wings sprouted from his back, his clothes ripped apart, leaving only strands of clothing remaining; his eyes turned crimson, and his maniacal laugh changed into demonic laughter. Raziekiels’ skin became red and scaly. He grew massive claws, and a bright red tail sprouted from his rear; horns appeared on his head.

“Yes Pyron, witness my true form. feel my power!” Raziekiel stated with malice, before picking up Pyron with a telekinetic field, pulling Pyron towards him, before round housing him into the castle gates, shattering them, leaving a gaping gash from his razor sharp claws.

Pyron struggled to maintain his focus from the searing pain he was feeling. He managed to get up and draw his sword into a defensive position. As he did, Raziekiel laughed, Releasing two red bolts of magic. Pyron caught the first one with his sword, but it shattered his sword and the second bolt met its mark, hitting him in the chest, sending him into one of the buildings behind him.

Celestia Made it to the front gates, as she witnessed her father being slammed through it. She stopped dead in her tracks; she then saw two bolts of red magic hit her father, sending him through a building.

“DADDY!” She screamed.

Pyron heard his daughters scream. He teleported in front of her.

“Celestia... What… What is thee doing here… tis not safe!” Pyron Stated through laboured breaths.

“Mummy is being attacked, I came to get thine help.” Celestia stated through her tears.

“How quaint; the father will have a chance to say goodbye to his daughter, before he dies.” Raziekiel announced, as he entered through the shattered gates.

Before Pyron could reply, Raziekiel was already upon him. He struck him with his claws, knocking him into the same building again.

“Who would of thought, that I’d be so lucky to eat two immortals today, I’ll start with a snack. Be sure to watch Pyron, as I devour your daughter.” Raziekiel stated, as a predatory smile appeared on his maw.

“Like hell!” Pyron stated, kicking Raziekiel after teleporting and knocking him back. While his opponent was knocked back, he charged his horn again, and released a powerful beam of magic at him. Raziekiel raised his hand, and caught the beam absorbing it.

“Yes! Give me more, I want more.” Raziekiel Laughed

“THEE WANTITH MORE, THEN I’LL GIVE THEE MORE!” Pyron stated, enraged at Raziekiel for attacking his daughter. He got his second wind, Pyron started to glow again, the ground cracked and started to levitate; a giant beam of white light shot into the sky, from Pyrons sheer power. He let out a vicious war cry, as his power took over him.

Soon after the bright white light ended, it started raining white magic bolts upon Raziekiel. Raziekiel attempted to block them with a shield, but it soon failed, and the bolts met there mark. After they did, the onslaught of magic ceased.

Raziekiel coughed up some blood, he started to recover but he was unable to recover fully before Pyron kicked him into the air, following up with three bolts of magic, knocking him further into the air, he teleported, round housing Raziekiel to the floor; slamming him into the ground. The earth shook as Raziekiel made impact, he coughed up more blood as his sternum cracked, he opened his eyes just in time to notice a barrage of bolts. He blocked them just in time and retaliated with a blast of red magic. Pyron saw it coming, and side stepped it, before teleporting over the prone Raziekiel, releasing a beam of magic at point blank range, creating a crater in its wake.

As the vicious battle continued between Pyron and Raziekiel. Chrysalis and Nova had been in a battle to the death, Nova had finally given up trying to reason with her best friend that had become a traitor. She was weakened due to her shield consuming most of her magical essence.

She couldn’t fight forever, she could feel her strength waning, yet Chrysalis seemed to be fine with her reserves of magic in tact.

Chrysalis released a bolt of green magic at Nova, Nova shielded herself and retaliated by firing a bolt of magic of her own. Chrysalis dodged the bolt, and teleported behind Nova, releasing a shock wave sending her back into the castle.

Luna awoke again, but this time she saw her mother cough up blood, and her old mentor slowly walk into the castle. Luna saw her mother get back up, only to be knocked down again, as Chrysalis teleported, kicking Nova to the floor, sending her sprawling over the bloody marble floor.

Chrysalis teleported a glowing knife to her, and started approaching Nova slowly. Nova attempted with the last amount of her strength to release a blast of magic, but it fizzled out.

“Nova, Nova, Nova… I expected more of a fight from thee. But I guess you are not all powerful after all, this tis thine end for thee, friend.” Chrysalis stated nonchalantly.

“Please… stop this madness… we… we were good friends… why… why does it have to come to this. Why betray thine kin, over thine envy?” Nova struggled to say, as she was fading in and out of consciousness.

“tis all thees’ doing, thine has no one to blame, but thine self. I have not betrayed anyone, but thee has betrayed me.” Chrysalis stated with resolve.

After she finished speaking, Chrysalis was finally upon the weakened nova, her dagger glowing ethereally. Chrysalis suddenly plunged it into Novas side; as she did the dagger turned to ash.

Nova yowled as the dagger entered her side. The pain was excruciating, however knowing she was going to die soon, she cast one last spell on Chrysalis.

“Thy curse thine name and thine beauty, may thee turn into thine true self. May no one ever find love with thee, and may thee never receive it, so long as you live. Be this thines punishment absolute.”

Soon after the words were recited, and Nova finally died. Chrysalis was engulfed with a midnight blue aura; her pelt changed into a hard shell, her mane started to fall out, her wings changed into bug like wings, her horn started to rot into a miss shapen bow, her hooves started developing holes, and after the transformation was complete, Chrysalis saw her reflection in the polished marble, and was horrified by what she saw. She sprinted out of the castle, tears streaming down the side of her face.

Meanwhile the battle still raged on with Pyron and Raziekiel. Raziekiel had been losing with Pyrons' new found strength, but a scheme entered his mind, he would attack and aim to kill Pyrons' daughter, knowing that his fatherly instincts would compel him to take the blow instead of letting his daughter receive it. He managed to get enough breathing space to make an attack against Celestia, he vanished and reappeared, starting to swing his giant claw at Celestia.

Celestia Screamed, as she noticed the claw coming down at her. It had been bigger then her, and would either crush her, or cut her in half, by the large razor like claws.

Pyron heard his daughter scream and saw what was happening in slow motion, he teleported in front of the large claw, taking the blow instead. He was sent flying, sprawling over the bloody mud. Pyron howled in pain. He was no longer able to move, he was amazed that he was still alive.

After the blow he knew he would not live much longer, he was too fatigued, and in too much pain, his legs were shot and his heart was slowing, his vision started to blur, as he saw Raziekiel slowly approaching him.

Eventually Raziekiel had made it to where he was, and Pyron was picked up by the throat. Raziekiel started to raise Pyron to his eye level. Pyron was now looking directly into his cold red eyes.

“You pathetic horse, you had to protect your little daughter, she was your undoing in the end. Once I absorb your power, I’ll be unstoppable.” Raziekiel stated, revelling in the excitement of gaining enough power, to even rival gods.

Pyron spat a globule of blood at the face of his executioner.

“Defiant even till the end. You were a worthy opponent.” Raziekiel stated, as he opened up his mouth and started to absorb Pyrons magical essence.

Celestia came out of her horrified state, and saw her father being absorbed completely; he writhed and struggled from pain, from the drain of his very magical essence.

“DADDY!” Celestia screamed, as she saw her father being killed. She started to cry, and then she started to glow. The ground began to shake, and waves of yellow Magic pulsed, her eyes started to glow white.

Raziekiel was halted from his feast of power, as he heard a scream and felt the air around him begin to buzz with energy. He noticed that the ground and giant pieces of castle wall started to levitate. He saw where it was coming from. He winced at the sheer magical energy, dropping Pyrons' limp body on the verge of death.

He recovered from the bright blinding light, and noticed that it was Pyrons daughter that had been generating such a magnitude of power, he charged at her attempting to stop her from doing whatever she was doing, but as he made it close to her, he was sent flying into a wall, pinning him to the wall. He then witnessed a ball of magic above Pyrons daughter which suddenly exploded vaporising everything around her.

“NO!” he shouted, as the blast hit him, turning him into ash. As he turned to ash, he released three dark purple wisps, that scattered around Equin.

Luna had been weeping by her mothers corpse, when she was suddenly distracted by a bright light coming from the battlefield, soon after it dimmed, she was suddenly hit by a purple wisp knocking her unconscious.

Meanwhile in another part of Equin, the bright light created by Celestias’ burst of magic, could be seen. A young Minotaur was walking with his brother. He looked up into the sky and winced slightly, as he saw the bright flash.

After his eyes adjusted to the phenomenon, he was suddenly hit by a dark purple wisp, knocking him over. He got back up, and noticed another wisp flying through the sky, suddenly plummeting into the Everfree, a plume of purple light could be scene as it made impact.

“Tirek, are you coming, we need to make it to the next town to comfort the citizens living there, in this trying time.” Tireks’ brother stated, urgently.

“Yeah, Scorpan; I’ll be right there.” Tirek replied, rubbing his head before catching up to his brother.

Back in the remains of Dragonside village, it was quiet now, and Pyron managed to make it to where Celestia started to lower herself to the ground, where he barely caught her in his hooves. He stayed like that for some time, spending his last moments watching his daughter sleep, before he would pass, he knew he would be dead soon.

“She seems so peaceful, when she sleeps.” Pyron thought to himself, as he smiled inwardly, his eyes finally closed, he was happy.

“I’m sorry, my little girl.” he said as he finally passed peacefully, with a smile across his face, and a tear in his eye.

Celestia woke up in her fathers embrace, and she said.

“Daddy,” but when he didn't reply she became worried, “Daddy… Daddy please wake up.” she repeated, as she tried to wake him up. “Daddy, this isn’t funny, thee is scaring me!” She yelled, but there was no reply, she carried on like that for hours, until her voice gradually faded, and tears replaced her words.

Author's Note

This is what Chrysalis looks like as an alicorn, sorry i'm not the best drawer