Warhammer Equestria-Wrath of The Blood God

When news of Valiants capture had spread throughout the kingdom, there was mass panic. The princesses ordered scouts to search every part of the land hoping to find a clue but none had been successful and while the search continued more ill news came to Equestria. The minotaurs who had been bested during the war against the Stonehoof tribe were now under the command of their new warboss Gor Gutz, his campaign began when he struck the desert town of Appleoosa and proceeded to burn it to the ground proclaiming that the rest of the kingdom would meet the same end and that the heads of the four princesses would be his personal trophies yet to consider their invasion and the rising forces of chaos a coincidence was not likely.

Prince Blueblood of Canterlot who was now married and taking his duties more seriously had arranged a war council to discuss this rising threat and how they should deal with it but like always the nobles considered this a minor problem and that the Appleoosans loosing their home was just plain old misfortune. The prince didn't seem to agree.

"Have we made sure ALL the refugees were given food and shelter?"

"Yes my prince, as you instructed but the cost of this action is astronomical."

"That's not my concern."

Blueblood had changed since the first war and had grown to become a respected member of the royal family, with his influence and status as a prince he was able to change much in Canterlot and made sure things were equal for all its citizens no matter their social status and had even weeded out a few corrupted officials in the royal court. Celestia and Luna could not be prouder of their nephew and looked forward to the day when he ascended the throne. After the council was finished, the prince returned to his royal chambers where a certain blue unicorn mare was reading up on the latest illusion spells for her next performance.

"Hello Trixie."

"Oh! My prince I didn't see you."

Trixie had met Blueblood during a performance at his birthday party ten years ago and had become quite smitten with him, the prince invited her to stay at the castle as his guest where he continued to court her despite the objections of his peers and eventually he married her and had one child; his son Prince Charming. Charming was much like his father in his youth, arrogant, pigheaded and a bit of a poor mannered stallion around the ladies but had some amount of discipline when he chose to join the ranks of the royal guard yet all his fellow cadets seemed to talk about was Maximus and the personal training he received from his own father.

The prince failed to see what the big deal was since he was of royalty while this other squire was the son of a mere lord of a backwater town like ponyville and decided to talk to his father about it.

"Father?"

"I'm here son, sit." Blueblood was busy signing the daily paperwork with a warm cup of coffee next to him and from the look of things he had been at it for hours. His eyes were a little baggy and his mane was a complete mess followed by the fact that several empty sugar packs were on the floor next to his desk.

"I'm just about to take a break. What is it?"

"Can you tell me what's so special about this Iron Wolf character? He's a mere commoner who rose up the ranks is he not?"

Blueblood smiled for a short moment as he walked towards the window that overlooked the city and began staring up at the sky nostalgically.

"I thought the same thing until I saw him." Blueblood began to tell his son of the days when he and Valiant would fight side by side during the first war and how he witnessed his friend prove his valor time and again even when the odds were against them. Charming so father then walked over to his old armor still scarred from battle yet still shining brightly as if it were fresh out of the forge.

"PRINCE BLUEBLOOD!!" A royal guard came bursting into the room with a scroll held tight in his grip, it looked like he had just been through hell as the sweat began to drip from his armor.

"An urgent report! This is from Lady Emelyn!"

"Valiants wife?"

When Blueblood read the message he found the news disturbing.

Maximus and his sister were practicing their riding skills in the courtyard with a few other troops when they noticed a stranger dressed in blood red armor riding up the road. The soldiers who were posted at the bridge charged him but were cut down instantly yet the armored giant didn't give a single reaction and continued his path towards the castle as a feeling of dread began to overtake everyone.

"Hey sis...I can't move!"

"Me neither. It's this guy, just staring at him scares me."

"Children. Get behind me!" Emelyn ordered the two children as they quickly dismounted while their mother prepared for an attack but when to her surprise the warrior held up Blood Bringer; her husbands sword and spoke in a deep eerie voice.

"A message from Lord Tirek." The men were startled to hear that name since Tirek had been imprisoned for many years thanks to princess Twilight and her friends. The messenger told them that unless one of them gives up the location of Archaons sword, Valiant would be executed in three days and as the messenger left he dropped the mystic blade to the ground and stepped over it like a piece of garbage clearly attempting to aggravate one of them into attacking but the fear in them was too much to handle.

"There's more news sire."

"Of course there is. What is your report?"

"It's the minotaurs my prince!! They've crossed into our borders!!" Bluebloods face went pale after hearing this news and began to listen intently to the details.

Gor Gutz and his clan had moved passed the border guards near Appleoosa and burned down the outlying settlements while pillaging what resources they needed. The clan had stopped near the mountain pass leading into the lands of Canterlot for a feast after bringing down another scouting party.

"Da boyz are all fed up boss!!" A minotaur addressed the warboss who had been feasting on an underdone piece of meat.

"Good! Dem ponies is in for a good stompin! This'll be the best fight of der miserable lives!"

"Just make sure it's the last." Crom appeared from the shadows with his personal guards to greet Gor Gutz who was not happy in the slightest to see him.

"Aye don't take orders from you yak!"

"Now now Gor Gutz don't get so agitated. We've held up our deal, you wanted a kingdom to wage war on? Here it is, you wanted to face the four princesses and claim their heads? They're all yours."

"Ya left one part out! The one who took down dem last bunch of chaos boyz!

"Ah yes, Sir Valiant The Iron Wolf. We still have...need of him."

The warboss growled in anger after hearing another one of Croms excuses but had decided to hold off on killing him for the time being; until they were done with Canterlot.

"Well when we'z finished up dem ponies I better get a good fight out of that wolf boy!!"

"And you shall. Til next we meet." Crom gave a qui bow of the head as he departed the camp when one of Gor Gutz's lieutenants marched up looking outraged.

"Hey boss! Why is we talkin wid dem yaks instead of fighten em?!?" The lieutenant scratched his head with an axe as he followed his warboss through the camp site.

"Cuz deyz is weak! Not enough of a challenge for da boyz. If dey were strong like us then dey wouldn't need our help!! Once we're done wid these ponies we'll come back for dem and besides deyz got the REAL prize I'm after." Gor Gutz rose to the top of a small hill and as he raised his axe the troops were driven into a blood crazed frenzy and began charging up the pass with great haste.

"WAAAAAAGGGGHHHHHH!!!!"

End.