Warhammer Equestria-Wrath of The Blood God

Twenty years ago the vile Stonehoof tribe lead by King Dain invaded the peaceful land of Equestria in hopes of conquering the kingdom and enslaving its people, in the name of the evil daemon prince of desire; Slaanesh and their dark quest would have succeeded if not for the brave efforts of the knight Valiant Charge who came to be later known as The Iron Wolf, the conflict lasted for almost an entire year with Sir Valiant leading the way along with Princess Twilight and the elements of harmony. The most bloodiest of all those battles took place in the Crystal Empire where King Dain had hoped to steal the Crystal Heart and corrupt it with his evil magic but his plans were thwarted when Valiant and his comrades faced him in an all out battle that would decide the fate of Equestria and during that battle Valiant was chosen as the seventh element of harmony; The element of courage.

With his new found power, Sir Valiant and his friends struck down the evil king thus ending the war and a new era of peace had begun with the kingdoms of Equestria United and stronger than ever.

"The end." Princess Twilight closed the book when she saw two foals sleeping soundly in their beds. The first was her daughter Moonlight who was a unicorn like she was and then there was her twin brother Vanguard who was a Pegasus pony like his father Prince Flash Sentry, both were children that Twilight was proud to have as she kissed them good night while waiting at the door was her husband who smiled happily at his new family.

"Mom?" Vanguard was barely awake when he surprised her.

"What is it sweetie?"

"You think I could meet him one day?"

"Of course." Twilight smiled warmly at her son while he drifted back to sleep and in his hand was a wooden sword which was carved by Valiant himself as a gift for his first birthday.

"Good night my dears." The princess whispered before dimming the lights as she and Flash headed off to bed.

Meanwhile

Valiant had chosen to live in the old castle of the two sisters and rebuilt it as the headquarters for the iron wolves. The castle had been refortified with a stone bridge and gate as the only passage in and out while the walls were given watch towers on each side and finally there was the main gate to the castle now replaced with the hardest steel forged by the griffons. The old hero started out his mornings by training a young squire he had taken on as an apprentice.

"Upper! Lower! Middle!!"

The young one in question was none other than Sir Valiants son; Maximus Cavalier who had always dreamed of being a hero like his father was and one day become leader of the iron wolves, the young colt showed great potential as a swordsman and a rider when his cutie mark appeared in the shape of a jousting lance but was nothing compared to the legend his father had become.

"HA!"

A wooden sword tapped Maxes shoulder after failing to block another of his father's swift attacks and the young squire sulked in defeat but like always his father would ruffle his mane and smile rather than pointlessly yell and lecture him for being a novice, Valiant loved his son and supported his choice to become a knight while his adopted daughter Claire chose to become a map maker and a renowned explorer who was on par with the famous Daring Do who had retired from archaeology years ago. Emelyn had invited her father; Lord Mason Stone to live with them so that she may help take care of him better and because he wanted to be close to his grandchildren.

"Ho ho! Well done my boy!" A grey elderly unicorn with a bushy moustache applauded the young squire as he walked up using a cane. Maximus smiled as he ran up to greet his grandfather while Valiant bowed his head in respect.

"My lord."

"I believe that title now falls to you my boy." The old unicorn chuckled to his son in law.

"Nonsense. I can never forget the man who took me into his home and asked for my service." Valiant responded humbly at his father in law when his wife walked in to the courtyard with a lunch tray for the four of them as the first rays of the sun began to creep over the treetops and the view that followed was breathtaking. A strong breeze flew through the trees as they began to rustle and sway, while a flock of small birds flew from the branches to gather food for their little ones while a few insects began buzzing around the nearby flowers the enjoyment was unfortunately cut short when a frantic guard came rushing towards the family.

"My lord! A letter from the princess of friendship!" He bowed presenting the scroll with the royal seal.

"Twilight?" As Valiant read the letter a look of concern creeped onto his face before nodding to Emelyn and her father who quickly returned to the fortress along with her son. The fort was soon in an uproar as troops began arming themselves while a small handful of wolf riders prepared their mounts in the stables, Valiant had returned to his private quarters to retrieve his old armor and his enchanted sword Blood Bringer. For a while, he stared into his reflection in the breastplate and began to remember the events that transpired twenty years ago; His arrival in ponyville, the battles he and his friends fought together and the many brave soldiers who gave their lives to bring peace to the kingdom.

"Guess it's time again. Eh Blood Bringer?" The knight spoke to his blade as the runes began to glow in response. Piece by piece, Valiant strapped on his armor with some minor difficulty since it had been two decades the last time he wore it yet when he looked in the mirror he barely recognized himself.

"You always did looks good in that." Emelyn was waiting at the entrance when she saw him back in his old armor and smiled happily.

"I don't recall it being so snug though."

"Well you have put on some weight." Emelyn giggled to herself when she suddenly felt a tight grip on her flank as her husband pulled her in close with a devilish smile.

"You're one to talk miss bell bottom."

She squealed as he tightened his grip before sharing a kiss as they headed out the door to find Maximus in his squires outfit. Being the doting mother she is, Emelyn fixed up his shirt and hair while he fussed out of embarrassment as a few of the servants watched and could not help but giggle.

"Mom what's going on?" He asked while she fixed up his hair.

"We're headed to see Princess Twilight so you need to look presentable."

"We're going to see the princess?" Hearing that surprised Max since he had not been to ponyville in a long time and wondered why the princess would want to summon his whole family and so urgently. A small party of wolf riders awaited at the gates with Valiants loyal wolf Fenrir at the head of the pack and despite his old age the old wolf was as imposing as he was twenty years ago and dressed in his old battle armor as he awaited his old master along with his only cubs; Sköll who had belonged to his son and Hati who belonged to his daughter.

"So dad what's this all about?"

"It seems the princess received some news that require my attention. Hopefully it's nothing and your sister Claire will be waiting for us."

"Big sis is gonna be there?!? awesome!"

When he was little, Maximus would always stick to his sister wherever they went and she would sometimes tuck him in after a story but when she left he felt a little disappointed that he could not come with her, seeing her would be the highlight of his visit. The riders were soon off to ponyville as servants bid farewell to the family until they were clear out of sight.

Ponyville

Much had changed in the town of ponyville since the war. The stone wall which had protected the town still stood with guards patrolling every section and the new militia safeguarded the citizens and helped to uphold the laws of the town, the militia was lead by their new captain; Big Macintosh who lived with his wife Fluttershy and their daughter Flower. Big Mac proposed to Fluttershy a month after the war ended, it was hilarious when she squealed yes and the red stallion fell to the ground like a ton of bricks with a goofy smile. It wasn't long until their daughter Flower was born after Princess Twilight had the twins.

Flower was a Pegasus like her mother and had her father's eyes followed by her mothers coat, her mane was orange while her coat was bright yellow and she had a cutie mark in the shape of a sunflower showing her love and knowledge of plants. The young Pegasus was working in the local flower shop when she heard the horns of the riders followed by the ringing of the town bell and pretty soon the whole town was in a frenzy as they rushed to the gate.

"SIR VALIANT!! Sir valiant the iron wolf approaches!!"

The militia formed lines as the gates fanned open and held up their weapons in salute when Valiant rode in waving to the crowd. Though the war was long over the townsfolk had not forgotten one of their great heroes who risked his life to save Equestria and began dropping flower petals from above the gate.

"Welcome back my lord!"

"Hail to you Sir Valiant!"

Among the militia were former members of the iron wolves who had retired to live a more simple life after the war ended mad at the head was Big Mac and his family coming to greet their old friends, while they were catching up Max looked around to find a large number of ponies that new his parents and was even more surprised when a filly approached him with a bouquet.

"Hello max!" She greeted him in a sweet voice but noticed he was a bit confused. The colt leaned in closer to get a better look as she began to blush then it hit him.

"Flower?" Maximus used to hang out with Flower before he moved away and had not seen her since that time but when he recognized her Flower broke out in a happy smile and gave him his present.

"These are for you."

"Honeysuckle! My favorite!" Max excitedly took the first petal and munched it down with satisfaction while his friend smiled.

"Aww how cute!" A male voice called out when Rainbow Dash and Soarin arrived along with their son Wind Slash who was another of maxes old childhood friends and would often tease him about his relationship with Flower whenever they were together.

"The two lovers reunited once again." Like his mother, Slash had a rainbow styled mane which was rough looking and trimmed short. He was also very competitive and often challenged Max to outrageous games but the time for catching up would have to wait.

"Come on kids, we're heading to the castle."

Twilights Castle

The Elements of Harmony along with Discord had gathered in the map room to discuss recent news. Twilight revealed that over the past several months there had been a series of raids going on at the northern border, countless settlements were reduced to ashes and its citizens killed yet what seemed strange was that there was no sign of looting or abducting of the villagers and to make matters worse was that the marauders did not hesitate to killing women and helpless infants. Emperor Shining Armor sent several scouting parties to hunt them down but with no success and decided to seek help from his little sister as well as his old friend.

"From what we could gather, the marauders are carving a path along the border so there next target will be here at the forest above Galloping Gorge. Valiant, we need you and your riders to intercept them before they reach that city but we don't know how many we're up against."

"You can count on me Twilight. The Iron Wolves stand ready."

"Hold on what about us?!?" Rainbow Dash sounded angry when Twilight gave the job to him instead of letting them handle it.

"Princess Celestia ordered us to do nothing until we know who or what we're up against."

"Fine..." Rainbow kicked her feet up while she pouted as the council came to a close. Valiant told his family the news and that he was assigned the task of investigating the ongoing raids which left Emelyn a little worried.

"Are you sure you want to do this?"

"It'll be fine dear, I just do some scouting, round up a few thugs and I'll be back before you know it and besides you forget there's someone here with us."

Emelyn didn't understand at first until her daughter Claire popped up right behind him with a big smile. The two gave a loud scream as they hugged while Max hid his face now turning pink. Claire had grown up to be a seasoned explorer like her father and had her mothers carefree nature, she was happy to see her parents again and even more happy to see her little brother as she pulled him in for a snuggle.

"MAXIE!!"

"Eh heh...hi sis." Max said with a blush and though every part of him was screaming for him to escape he missed his sisters hugs and snuggles ever since she left. While the rest of his family were catching up, Valiant and his riders rode out to galloping gorge as they followed the trail of destruction left by the marauders and each village seemed worse than the last and as they neared their destination they found that the forest had been burned and a strange mist blanketed the area.

"My lord this mist doesn't feel natural."

"I agree. Be ready."

The riders dismounted and proceeded into the misty forest after finding a set of footprints. They ventured deeper and deeper into the mist and could see nothing but the shadows of dead trees and the feint glow of the sun piercing the mist.

"There! Up ahead!!" A soldier pointed to a horned figure in the mist, at first they thought it was a Minotaur but upon closer inspection it was revealed to be a yak which they assumed was a traveler from the north.

"Are you alright there sir?" Valiant called out to the mysterious figure thinking he might be heard yet the stranger said nothing.

"Sir?" He called out once more and when the figure stood a small portion of the mist revealed him to be adorned in blood red armor and wielding a giant axe, soon more and more began to appear out of the mist like ghosts and before Valiant and his men knew it they realized they had walked into a trap. The men were starting to panic as the marauders drew closer when Valiant struck the first one down in one blow.

"To me sons of Sigmar! FOR THE EMPIRE!!" He cried out as he lead a charge straight through them while cutting down as many as he could but his men were easily overpowered and he soon found himself surrounded and was struck from behind by a mace. As his vision began to blur, Valiant could do nothing but helplessly watch as his men were slaughtered one by one when out of the mist came a centaur like creature covered with spikes and carrying a massive hammer.

"You....." That was the last thing Valiant spoke as everything faded to black.

End.