Equestrian Devil Hunter

"I'm sorry....WHAT!?" Rainbow Dash shouted as the girls were left speechless.

"Like I said....There's a strong chance this town is going to be destroyed." Nero stated bluntly which didn't seem to change their minds.

"But WHY!? We at least deserve an explanation! This is our home after all and we need to know what's going to happen to everyone!" Rainbow Dash shouted getting dangerously close to Nero.

Twilight quickly tried to defuse the situation by separating her friends before a fight broke out. Nero looked conflicted for some reason but Twilight couldn't really figure out why.

"I see that things have gotten a little out of hand here."

Suddenly everyone turned around to see a group of 4 men walking towards them. After a brief moment, the girls instantly realized who they were.

"Arent you guys from that church that opened up in town? What are you guys doing here it's dangerous!" Twilight said forcefully while the priest stopped dead in their tracks.

"Umm we are very sorry princess but we do have business here." The middle-aged priest said with a nervous smile.

Twilight puffed out her cheeks with an annoyed look on her face. Before she could give them all a firm tongue lashing Nero walked past her towards the priests.

"My guess is that your exorcist from the order of the sword?"

"Yes, sir! It's a pleasure to meet you!" One of the older men said as the rest of them showed Nero their respect.

Once again Twilight was left stupefied at how the spotlight had been taken so easily. The rest of the girls were getting more and more aggravated by Nero's cocky behavior.

"W-Wait!? These men are from that Order thing too?" Twilight asked frantically as the men turned to her.

"Yup....Did Celestia actually explain what the Order of The Sword does?" Nero asked while Twilight felt her body jump.

That was all the answer Nero needed and without a second thought, he turned to the men who awaited his orders.

"Listen up the demon were facing here is powerful! Powerful enough to control the Everfree and a horde of ghouls without the need of emissary's."

"Do you believe it could be an archfiend demon!?" The heavy set man of the group said in a frightened tone.

"I don't know but we can't take chances. I need one of you to head to the town square and try to get in contract with one of the princesses! We might need their help with leading the guard!" Nero commanded which caused Twilight to finally speak up.

"T-There might be a problem with that...."

Now everyone's attention was focused on her. Twilight quickly regained her composure and looked sternly at everyone.

"Both Princess Celestia and Princess Luna have gone missing." She explained bluntly which caused everyone to rear back in shock.

Nero felt a bead of sweat run down his cheek as the thought of the two most powerful deities on the planet has been captured. At this point, there was no doubt....this was one of the kings.

"Change in plans...We need to rescue the princesses first!" Nero said with an eerie smile on his face.

The four priest nodded in agreement and walked towards the forest while Nero turned to face the six girls in front of him.

"I need all of you to get somewhere safe while we handle this."

"WHAT!?" They all said in unison as Nero looked at them with a blank stare.

"We can't stand back and do nothin! Were the Elements of Harmony for crying out loud!" Applejack protested as the others voiced their agreement.

"We've faced demonic deities, evil overlords, and chaos gods! I think we can handle a few weeds and some road kill!" Rainbow Dash explained in her usual cocky tone.

"Darling I know you want to play hero but we can help!" Rarity exclaimed with a twirl of her hair.

Nero slowly looked towards Twilight and saw the same determination in her eyes. It was kind of refreshing to meet people like this as compared to the stuffy attitude of the Order......But this was a different situation.

"Alright then let me ask you something.....Are you prepared to kill your enemy?" Nero asked coldly with a dark and foreboding glare.

Instantly the girls stopped as the question fell on them like a weight. It left the girls absolutely speechless. In all the time they have been fighting evil never had the idea of murder ever come to them.

"We're facing what we believe to be an Archfiend demon. One of the kings of the underworld! This is nothing like your fights with Discord or King Sombra! These demons are ruthless and the Elements would not be able to faze them in the slightest. Knowing this.....do you still wanna enter that forest? Cause after you enter that forest there is only two options......Kill or be Killed."

Nero felt bad for having to drop a harsh reality on these girls but he didn't want them to get killed. Not only that but if the elements are defeated it would cause a huge issue in power control between the nations of Equis. But worst of all is that currently, Twilight was the only princess on duty! She would be a better help to the soldiers than on the front lines.

The girls stayed silent for the longest time. The four priest watched with anticipation. Each of the girls waited for one of the others to speak up but all of them stayed quiet. For the first time, it seemed like Friendship wasn't going to fix the situation. A harsh reality seemed to set in as each of them realized the ugly truth.....This was a war.

"I don't care."

Suddenly the girls looked at Twilight as she wore a confident expression.

"Princess Celestia has been taken.....I can't wait on the sidelines! I might be a princess but.....I WILL NOT BE A CAUSAL OBSERVER AS MY FRIENDS-! NO, MY PEOPLE ARE THREATENED!" Twilight demanded as a purple aura surrounded her body.

The girls felt their spirits rise and each of them felt as if they could each speak up again.

"Like it or not.....But we the Elements of Harmony! Are meant to protect! Will do what it takes!"

Nero sighed as he walked past the girls and towards the Everfree, however, he stopped when Twilight said something that shocked him.

"But I promise that we will find a better way, Nero!" Twilight demanded with conviction.

Nero turned back to the girls. Now with a new fire in their eyes, all thanks to their friend they all were prepared for the worst. Nero realized how pointless it was to send them away.

"She hasn't changed a bit from since we were kids..." Nero thought with a chuckle as he signaled them to follow.

"Are you ready sir?"

Nero nodded as he checked Blue rose and then his sword Red Queen. After that, he and his team of four exorcists and the Elements of Harmony set out into the forest.

Deep inside the forest near the old castle of the twin sisters a soft voice could be heard. The voice belonged to a small child she seemed to be having a tea party with a few toy's and one dried out corpse.

"It seems like they have finally decided to make their move." A man said as he sat on a fallen pillar.

The girl just giggled to herself as she poured Mr. Skeleton a piping cup of tea.

"Goody! I think we should let the new master of the forest deal with them! Then I'll go get big brother!" She exclaimed with a cheery smile.

The man remained silent as the girl continued her tea party. A faint blue light shined around the room as the man stood up and prepared to leave.

"I would not underestimate him, little sister. If you think a simple demon can kill him you are mistaken." The man explained as he snapped his fingers as a black void opened up in front of him.

Once again the girl giggled as she finally stood up and looked towards the man. She was around 7 or 8 years of age. She was wearing a strange black cloak that covered all but her childlike features. She also had blond hair braided into two pigtails.

"Don't worry! Daddy wants me to bring him back alive so I'll have to go a little easy on him!" She explained with a smile as the man walked through the black void.

Now all alone she giggled to herself as she walked towards the door to the ruins.

"Now the fun begins! Tehehe!" She giggled as a faint outline of a large beast loomed over her.

TO BE CONTINUED!