The sounds of hooves clattering against brick, pants, an officer yelling orders, and the sounds of fighting outside echoed through the labyrinth of castle halls. The guards, both Lunar and Solar and both awoken by the sounds of fighting, ran as fast as they could towards the castle armory, just woken up by the frantic commands of a centurion. Running through the dimly lit castle corridors and with something hot on their heels.

They could hear it jumping along the walls, hiding in plain sight, hunting them. With a loud, monstrous shriek the creature lunged towards an unsuspecting bat Pony guard and pulled him into the darkness. His screams and the sound of flesh tearing and bone breaking was heard next. The armory doors became closer and closer. “Get inside NOW!” An officer yelled. As soon as they entered the room a larger earth-pony guard braced his massive tower shield against the door.

The armory was full of their weapons and armor, Spear and javelin racks were along the walls and sword and armor racks were in the center of the room. Both Solar and Lunar armed themselves in their Steel armor, grabbing their swords, spears, crossbows, axes, Maces, Flails, hammers, and rifles. “Where in Tartarus did they come from?” A Lunar guard asked.

“I have the slightest clue, they just... appeared and began killing without hesitation and warning.” A Solar Officer said, blood stained his golden armor. “The Princesses and their praetorian's are already in the streets fighting with us against... whatever they are.”

“They look like something from tartarus itself.” A female Lunar guard said.

“Tartarus or not we can still kill them, so quit your lollygagging and get—” A heavy banging came from the armory door, the guards, some barely in their armor drew their weapons. The banging shook the door and the guard bracing it. After a third bang a guttural and low growl was heard from behind the door. The door soon exploded, a creature flew right through it and the guard bracing it, his shield broke in half and his wrist instantly shattered as he was sent flying into another guard.

The horrifying creature stood in the center of the room, slightly slouched over and using one hand to keep it up, guards encircled the creature and raised their weapons and shields. It looked around the room with its three glowing yellow eyes, its mandible like mouth dripped with saliva and gore and its pale skin had still wet blood on it, it had long arms with four fingers that ended in massive claws that were a dark red. It looked around and hissed at them.

“KILL IT!” A Lunar officer yelled. A guard ran at it with a sword and swung. The demon moved out of the guard reach, grabbed his sword arm, and swung him across the room, ripping off the guards wrist with barely little effort. A black and purple haired lunar guard ran at him with a spear, the demon grabbed the end of the spear and yanked him forward, grabbing him by his head it pulled him down, and used its other arm to impale him, sending blood spraying from the Lunar guards chest and back.

The demon threw the lifeless corpse at another guard and leaped across the room, grabbing a Solar guard in the process and slamming his head against the hard stone wall causing it to splatter his heads contents across its white surface, it then leaped off the wall and pounced at a solar centurion, it raked its claws across the officers face sending sparks flying as its claws made contact with his helmet. Another two guards rammed their rifles bayonets into the demons back, causing the beast to scream in pain and be pulled off the officer, another guard quickly slammed her axe into the demons skull, causing it to drop dead instantly.

The centurion, bleeding claw marks across his face, was helped up by another guard. “What now sir?” A Lunar asked.

“Leave the dead, take our wounded to the main hall.” He commanded. “The rest of you with me!” He drew his two swords and walked towards the exit, followed by the rest of the now armed guards.

The Solar princess fell to her knees in exhaustion, breathing heavily and clutching her golden tonitrus in her right hands now stained red. Her golden armor and pristine alabaster coat was drenched in gore from the constant and intense fighting, she had not fought like this in centuries, not since Discords fall. She looked up and watched as Canterlot's Lunar and Solar guards fought off these demonic invaders.

The guards were being ripped apart by these savage creatures that attacked the city without little warning. She saw a guard blocking the blows from a tall, grey skinned, and twelve eyed creature. The tall demon ripped the shield from his arms and pounced on him, it then sank its jagged teeth into the guard neck and held him there and made sure he died a painful and violent death as it tore his throat out.

Loud and heavy footsteps caught her attention, she looked and saw a massive pink demon with jagged teeth, goat like hooves, and massive horns walking towards her. Before it could raise its hand to strike her several javelins pierced its back and arms, the iron shanks poked out of the beasts chest. It roared at the guards that threw them, once they saw the beast had their attention, they quickly ran from it, drawing it away from the princess.

Three guards quickly ran to her and helped her back on her hooves. Atop the demons back she saw her younger sister, clad in armor like she was but held two swords, a saber and a spatha and her armor was a much darker color, mainly a shade of blue and black. She climbed up the javelins in the beasts back, grabbed it by one of its horns and drove her sword through the back of its head causing the blade to rip right through its face. She quickly kicked herself off the dead beast and used her magic to rip the javelins from its back and send them flying into a group of demons with beam like weapons on their rock like arms.

Celestia quickly regained her strength and with the aid of her guards she made her way towards her sister. She struck a charging demon in the gut with her tonitrus, the large, seemingly eyeless brute fell to its knees, gasping and holding its gut, before it could stand back up she slammed the tonitrus on the back of its head, causing its skull to crack wide open and it then fell to the ground in a heap of blood.

In the distance she saw another one of the massive pink demons slam a guard to the ground as if he was a mere toy, the guard did not move, it then grabbed another by the leg and used him as a makeshift club against other guards. The poor guards armor dented and his limbs ripped off his now lifeless body as he was used as a club against his will to injure his fellow guardsponies, once his use was all but over the demon tossed him onto the ground.

Several pony height, bipedal creatures that resembled hairless primates shambled towards some guards. She could see what looked like the remains of clothing on them. Some had no eyes, only massive holes in their heads where their eyes would be. They took almost every strike the guards delivered to them, simply ignoring the pain and continued to shamble towards them and assault them with their combined mass.

Luna flew towards one of the pink demons at high speeds, kicking hard it in its face. The impact caused the beast to recoil to the side and send several teeth flying from its maw. She flew at it again, this time slashing across the back with her swords. She flew at it again but the demon calculated her attacks and quickly ducked from her swings and grabbed her left leg in its massive hands. She flapped her wings frantically as she tried to free herself from its grasp, it squeezed her leg, causing her greaves and leg armor to buckle, break, and pinch against her skin. The demon, threw her into a building. Her back slammed hard against the stone building, her swords fell from her hands, and her breastplate almost buckled from the impact. “Luna!” Celestia yelled as she quickly ran to her sisters side.

She tried to stand but the leg the demon had a firm grip on wasn't moving and it pained her to move it. The massive beast snorted and walked towards her. Celestia's horn and eyes glowed brightly, and soon a beam of white flew from her horn and strike the demon in the face, causing the flesh on its face to melt off. The demon still stood, holding its burned and bleeding face, howling in pain.

Celestia ripped a spear out of a fallen demon the threw it. The spear penetrated the now bare eye socket of the demon and ripped through the side of its head. The demon held onto the spear for mere seconds before falling onto its back, causing the ground to slightly rumble because of it. She and two centurions ran to the fallen princess. “Luna are you alright!?”

“Ngh... no... my leg, I think that... beast broke it.” She looked down at her sisters leg, one of the centurions was scanning it with her magic.

“Its dislocated princess, what do you want us to do.” The centurion responded.

“Get her into the castle!” Celestia ordered.

“No! Absolutely not! I will not leave you here Celestia!” Luna protested.

“This isn't the time to bicker sister! Your wounded and I need you inside now!” Celestia told her, almost using her royal voice. Luna stared at her, being hard on her for leaving her sister here but she understood her worries. She looked at her sister and nodded. The pegasus centurion picked her up bridle style and quickly flew towards the castle.

Celestia picked her tonitrus back up, her horn began to glow and soon her weapon was engulfed in flames. She raised it into the air. “To me!” She yelled as she ran towards the hordes of demons, striking a large animal like demon with bone like plates all over its body in the mouth, causing its lower jaw to unhinge and fly off. Another massive pink demon saw her, what was left of a royal guards mangled, headless, missing an arm, and bleeding body was in its hands, he threw it down and ran towards her. Celestia raised her tonitrus and stood her ground against the charging foe.

Before she could strike it hit a massive blue beam struck the ground where the demon was at, the shock wave caused her to fly back but quickly able to use her wings to balance herself from the blast. Many demons and royal guards were launched back and the one charging her was gone, turned to ash save its legs, part of its right hand, and its upper jaw. The demons halted their attack and stared at the blue beam that was illuminating the night sky, her guards, though shields still raised and weapons drawn, looked at the beam in awe.

As did her soldiers, the demons backed up, but even more so, like their afraid of the beam. The only ones that stood their ground were the larger pink ones and smaller, but still well built ones with no eyes. She saw that one of the larger pink demons was close to her, several arrows in its hide, a javelin in its back, and a lifeless guard in its grasp. It seemed to pay her no mind at all, focused on the portal. The silhouette of a large humanoid figure was in the portal, slowly walking towards them.

Several small demons with hunched backs and mandible like mouths and mantis like arms hissed, screeched, and backed away towards their larger kin, some even teleported away. A strange two headed with yellow eyes with five or six limbs and lumps all over its hunched body scurried away past her and up a building, almost running in fear.

The demons maw opened up, revealing its several saliva and gore covered teeth. From its gaping maw, he uttered three words in its demonic and deep voice.

“He is here... ” It said, it then tossed the corpse aside.

The massive figure soon emerged from the portal. He had a masculine build to him and wore green armor and a matching helmet with a blue visor with some grey inlays. His boots were stained with dirt and gore, his gauntlets were stained red over its original green, and his armor had deep claw marks and blood on it, in his arms he held a large, sword like weapon that revved quietly and on his back was an object she thought were weapons.

When the portal dissipated, he looked at the many demons and Equestrian soldiers, scanning them. One of the eyeless brutes roared and charged the being, showing no fear whatsoever or possibly showing his vigor to the smaller demons. The figure dropped the strange sword, and instantly it disappeared with a flash of blue light. The demon got closer and closer to the figure who seemed to not be fazed by the charging demon.

With a quick swing of his hand, the figure punched the demon, hitting it so hard that the sound was heard clear across Canterlot, the demons jaw flew of towards the crowd. The figure then pulled it down and grabbed its natural collar and then by the roof of its mouth and popped its head off with little to no effort. Grabbing onto its spine he used its head as a flail to hit one of the smaller, teleporting demons that had appeared behind him, sending it down to the ground. He then slammed his massive foot into its chest, causing his foot to break through its ribs and shoot gore all across his boot and the surrounding ground.

One jumped at him from behind, but he heard its screeching, he turned around and grabbed it by its neck. The little demon thrashed around and screamed, the figure tightened his grip around its throat, soon it began to wheeze, gasp, and cough up blood until the figure fully crushed its throat in his hand with a horrid crunch, spewing blood from his neck and onto bits of his armor and visor. He tossed it aside, looked at the other demons and then the Equestrians. Now focused on him, they ran past and ignored Celestia and her soldiers.

From inside his helmet he heard the voice of his now A.I. companion, Vega.

“These beings are strange, from what I'm picking up they emit and control a form of energy similar to argent energy. Perhaps harming them wouldn't be the best course of action. Maybe see if they can aid us in leaving this place.” He said, the Slayer simply rolled his eyes, he knows not to hurt the ones effected by the forces of hell, a simple beep came from his helmet. “I've quickly made a simple and yet effective guide to defeating the demons without any collateral damage to the natives.” He yet again rolled his eyes, huffed, and then drew his plasma rifle and fired volleys of hot plasma into the hordes of hell, cutting down all he saw.

Celestia and her soldiers stood in awe as this lone being faced down the overwhelming horde of demons. “Princess!” A Lunar unicorn yelled. “What are your orders m'lady?” Celestia looked at the carnage the being was causing. With his strange weapon and his bare hands he was ripping them apart, rending, tearing, burning, and clawing. Though he was obviously outnumbered, and even his strength wouldn't do much against the oncoming horde.

“Form a shield wall!” She yelled before charging into the horde once more. With her soldiers now rallied, they seemed to have a heavy impact against the dwindling forces of demons. As their forces dwindled the now rallied Equestrian guards surrounded what demons were left, an estimated four-hundred at most, and surrounded them within a circle of shields and spears.

The shield wall moved closer and closer towards the center, stabbing with swords and spear while pegasus and bat pony guards provided archer support from above. Stepping over the piling demon bodies the phalanx moved closer and closer to the strange warrior.

He looked at the incoming phalanx, holding their own even against the hell knights and pinky demons. One of the natives held the shield while another held a long spear, jabbing it into the demons leathery flesh. In a way, he thought the tactic was rather clever, but foolish against more pinky demons, knights, or even barons.

After what seemed like a brief few moments all the demons were piled among themselves, all dead from the Slayer and the native soldiers. They all sat down, exhausted from the intense fighting, some were crying, shaking, and some standing over a fallen friend. He watched as the one of these natives, the largest among them that wore golden plate armor that resembled something his knights of old would wear into battle. He could tell she was obviously female due to her slimmer features. That and Vega using his helmets scanners to study her and her companions. She seemed cautious around him, holding her hammer close to her and her guards seemed to be shaking. “Can you understand me?”

“Indeed we can.” He said, projecting himself from the Slayers helmet light and onto the ground. This caused the soldiers and their queen to jump back and raise their weapons at him.“Believe me that wont work.” The larger one cautiously walked towards Vega.

“What... are you?” She asked.

“I am an Artificial intelligence made by the U.A.C. to operate the research facility on Mars. My name is Vega. I was also known as the professor to a group of students.” She poked her hand through him and then looked at the Slayer.

“Is he dangerous?” The Slayer crossed his arms and looked at her.

“Very but only if you provoke him, but luckily for you, he has no need of harming you or your people.” A Solar pegasus flew towards Celestia and touched down next to her.

“Princess our soldiers in the lower districts are being overrun and request reinforcements.” Upon hearing this, the Slayer walked towards the gate house, putting the weapon on his back.

“Where is he going?” Celestia asked. Vega looked at her and said.

“To do what he does best. We're low on ammunition so he'll have to resort to his older ways of carnage, hand to hand.” He then disappeared, Celestia looked towards the Slayer, who was now past the gate and descending into the middle district of Canterlot.

“Send word to our allies in Griffus, Zebrica, Saddle Arabia... to everyone!” Celestia said to a Guard, “We need to know if they've been affected too.” She lifted her tonitrus and ran towards the gate, with several guards in tow.

The imp screamed in agony as the Slayer plunged his thumbs deep into its yellow eyes, he then squeezed, causing its its head in to explode like a melon. He then threw it aside next to the other six dead Imps. He looked around at the burning city, the screams of its people could be heard mixed with the sounds of the demonic howls, screams, and roars of pleasure.

Sounds he was all too familiar with.

He had gone through several demons as he walked through the streets, rarely seeing a live, let alone whole, denizen of the city. From his helmet he heard a small chime from Vega, “If I am correct, through scans I have obtained through your helmet these natives seem to be Equine and humanoid in appearance. Meaning their gender would be the same as the ones found on earth, Mares for the females and Stallions for the—” The Slayer hit the side of his helmet in order to shut Vega up and listen.

Screaming came from a nearby house, the screams were feminine in nature mixed with the screams and cries of what sounded like a child. He quickly made his way inside, past the broken door and over a mangled corpse of what could have been the homes occupant and possibly the mares mate.

He stared at the corpse for a moment, realizing the wounds were mainly around his chest and neck, arms showed defensive wounds. He growled quietly and squeezed his hand into a fist, his knuckles cracking loudly. He looked next to the body and saw the bloodstained footprints of what he identified as one of the most agile of imp breeds, the primate like Vulgar.

He could hear its grunts and hisses as the primate like demon ripped at the wooden door. Behind it he could hear the familiar screams of the 'mare' and briefly see her through the cracks in the door.

He quickly walked towards the demon. He grabbed it by the back of its head and slamming it through the door, causing the mare to scream in shock. He ripped it from the door, grabbing it by its tail he threw it into the living room. Knocking over a couch and nightstand in the process.

The Vulgar quickly stood up, only to be met with a large green fist impacting its face. The Vulgar was knocked back to the ground from the impact of the punch, the Slayer then stepped on its back, holding it in place. He then grabbed its tail with one hand and tore it off with a single pull.

The Vulgar shrieked loudly but its screams were soon silenced as the Slayer roped the severed tail around its neck and pulled. The Vulgar gasped for air and tried clawing at the Slayers arms as it was being choked to death. Hearing a roar come from outside he drew his attention away from the Vulgar, now dead and still garroted it with its own tail.

An Imp, similar to the one he killed earlier, burst through the living rooms window and onto the overturned couch. It quickly ran at him, teeth and claws barring at him. He kicked it in the chest with his right leg, causing it to fly back into an arm chair. He took the barbed end of the Vulgar's tail and stuck it into the ceiling fan above.

The sturdy fan lifted the now dead Vulgar off the ground and comically spun it around. The Imp stood back up, facing the Slayer who was now armed with a long and empty wine bottle. As the two faced each other down the Vulgar still spun.

As the Imp lurched forward it was struck by the dead Vulgar, angering it even more the Imp grabbed the dead Vulgar by its leg and pulled it down with the fan in tow. Once it was down the Slayer struck it with the hard bottle, dazing it and surprisingly not breaking the bottle. He gabbed it by its neck, lifted it up and slammed it down onto the wooden coffee table. Causing it to break into several pieces.

The Slayer rammed the neck of the bottle into the demons mouth, breaking several of its teeth in the process. He grabbed its neck and pulled it up. He hit the back of the bottle with his palm, causing it to burst through the back of the imps mouth, killing it almost instantly. He grabbed the bottle, but from behind him he heard a deep growling. Large grey hands then grabbed his shoulders and a larger Imp, the tall grey kind with several eyes, threw him through the living room wall with the bottle still in his hands.

Taking out the white picket fence and mailbox upon his exit from the house, the grey imp soon trudged out of the house with one of its smaller, copper colored cousins and a Prowler behind it. The Slayer quickly regained his footing with the bloodied bottle still in his hands. The smaller copper demon ran towards him, once one was close the Slayer rammed the neck of the bottle into its eye, not killing it though it did cause it to scream rather loud.

As the eyeless one clawed at the bottle and howled in pain, the Prowler and its grey cousin ran towards the Slayer. He quickly picked up the mailbox, grabbing it by its shaft and he used it as a makeshift hammer and slammed its metal box into the Prowlers side. He then lifted it into the air and slammed it down upon the grey imps head.

Though this action didn't kill the imp whatsoever. To his surprise and having a small chuckle from it, the mailbox became stuck on its head and the Imp soon tried to claw the metal contraption free from his head. The bottle-eyed Imp ran back at the Slayer, who then hit the bottom of the bottle, causing it to burst from the back of the imps head.

The prowler lunged at him, only to be caught by the neck. He then threw it to the road and curb stomped its head into the brick road, sending brain matter, bone, teeth and gore all over. He walked over to the Grey imp, still trying to claw its way free from the mailbox. He slammed both his hands on both sides of the mailbox, crushing the metal and the imps skull, sending blood spewing from the bottom, top, and cracks in its side.

As the creature fell onto its back the Slayer looked at the house. There he saw the mare that was trapped in there, she had a all white coat with long pink hair and a horn atop her head and a fussing infant in her arms. The Slayer turned to face her. Moving his right arm up he pointed to the castle, looked at it, and then looked back at her.

Behind his helmet he uttered to her. “Castle... Go... ” His voice deep was hard as stone and as rough as sandpaper. Taking the hint the mare quickly made her way there. He watched her as she made her way up towards the castle, once she was out of his sight he walked deeper into the city. Mainly following the sounds of the ongoing battle in the cities center.

Celestia slammed her tonitrus down on a barons face, causing it to cave in and spray her armor with red gore. Her personal guard surrounding her, facing the several smaller demons with their swords, maces, and Axes while other guards were quickly trying to clear the cities streets and buildings.

Atop the large walls of Canterlot's defensive walls she saw several demons providing fire support to their comrades below. The combination of red and blue fireballs striking the ground causing small explosions and horribly burning her guards when they were struck. Atop the wall she saw several demons of similar size, floating slightly above the ground and using forms of magic to conjure more demons upon the field.

Soon a familiar sound was heard from the wall.

Walking towards the demons mages she saw the Slayer walking towards them, a massive nine barreled machine chucking out bits of flaming metal at an incredible speed. Shredding the demons flesh and bones, some being torn in two from the firepower of this weapon. Turning them into piles of bloody mulch.

A smaller copper colored demon quickly ran towards him on all fours only to be knocked off the wall and down the mountainside by the slayers massive weapon. Another imp ran towards him but was easily subdued by the slayer by slamming the front of the weapon down on it and causing it to become stuck in it.

He began to fire it again, this time making the barrel spin and causing the trapped imp to spin and slam its head on the ground several times until it broke open and spewed its contents all over the wall, himself, and the surrounding demons. As it did before the machines contents ripped the demons apart, the only new addition was its new crosshair at the end.

He threw the gun down on the ground, like the weapons prior it dissipated with a flash of blueish white. He jumped from the wall, grabbing one of the flying demons. He climbed up its side and rammed his fist elbow deep into its eye socket, causing it to squeal then explode into a mass of gore.

When he landed on the ground the demons had already began their flee from the city, mainly the smaller ones while the greater demons remained and fought to the bitter end. Something the slayer seemed to love, the biggest seemed to put up the most fight. One of the eyeless demons ran towards him, the Slayer happily ran towards him and headbutted the demon. The impact caused it's forehead to violently cave in.

He ran towards one of the barons and jumped into its chest. The force of the impact knocked the Baron down. Once down the slayer rammed his fist through its neck and ripped out its throat and tongue. The baron died violently, gagging on its own blood as the slayer loomed over it.

The demons that did not flee were quickly massacred by the city guards in rapid success. Celestia walked towards the slayer, who was standing on the defeated baron like a hero of old. He sees her approach and walks off the corpse. When they get close Vega comes out of his helmet. “They will return, I suggest full evacuation of the city to someplace safer.”

“There is no place safer than Canterlot.” The slayer looked at the several dead guards and civilians lying among the city. “They took us by surprise, Canterlot is built upon a mountain and there is only one way into the city and its through that gate.”

“Meaning others will be coming here. Princess, we should send our airships to Ponyville to evacuate its people.” One of her Praetorian's said. The Slayer observed the large stallion donned in plate armor.

“Go... send them and make sure they have an escort.” The soldier bowed and quickly ran towards the mountain. She looked at the Slayer and then Vega. "He'll have to come with us. If he wouldn't mind. But he'll have to surrender his weapons." Vega turned to look at the Slayer. The Slayer stared back quietly, arms still crossed.

After a few moments of staring he sighed loudly under his helmet.

“He will comply and will surrender his weapons to you.”

“Good... please come with me.” She said. Vega dissipated back into the Slayers helmet. He smacked his helmet.

“That'll only effect you and not me.” Vega replied, the Slayer simply groaned under his helmet.

They soon entered the castle, wounded and dead guards were laying on its stone floor while others tended to their wounds. “Princess, we've been able to drive them out of the city, but civilian and guard casualties are high.”

“Send all the wounded to the castle. Make sure the railroads are still operable, we'll no doubt be seeing other refugees soon and get all the wounded into the castle and castle courtyard, draw up all reserves and bring out our prisoners and arm them.” She said, the guard bowed quickly and then ran out of the keep.

“Arm them m'lady?” Another asked.

“If they love their country and their families they will no doubt fight for them to the bitter end. Get all of our people into the mines, make sure the lower districts are barren.” The second guard bows and quickly runs off.

So her name is Celestia, not a queen but a princess. The slayer thought. He looked around the room, some of the guards looked at him in awe and fear, some whispered among themselves. He looked at the large chairs near the end of the room, atop the largest sat another one of the 'Alicorns' Vega told him about. Unlike the other she was a darker color, perhaps a blue or a shade of violet, her mane was blue and her clothing was near the same color. Next to her was a guard and a surgeon, they were carefully removing the crushed armor and placing it to the side, leaving her leg exposed and bare.

“Sister, have we won the day?” She asked.

“We'ave, thanks to him.” She gestured her hand at the Slayer.

“If I could stand I'd properly shake your hand, or even bow... but as you can see—”

“You have severe bruising on your femur and calve bones, and your leg is dislocated.” Vega said, projecting himself next to one of the guards.

“And who is this?” She asked, slightly jumping back.

“This is his companion Vega.” Vega smiled and did a respectful bow before returning to the Slayers helmet.

“Would you like help with that leg?” He asked.

“No I'm sure it'll be fi—” Before she could finish the Slayer bent down and placed his hands on her thigh and bruised leg. He gently slid his hands up her soft leg, causing Luna to slightly shutter and have a hint of red flush to her cheeks.

His other hand held onto her knee and he soon pushed upward with a low grunt. A loud popping was then heard following her pained and somewhat surprised shriek. He stood back up and stared. After a minute she began to move her leg, even tried standing. “A little warning would have been nice... but thank you.”

“Follow.” Celestia said, beckoning with her hand. He followed her closely.

She led him into a large room with several chairs and a microphone placed on a long table. In front of the table was a large mirror that showed another large room with a metal table in the center with two chairs and a single bed, it looked like a cell. “Set your weapons on the table please.” The Slayer stared at her, rather reluctant on leaving his weapons and ammunition alone. But he still did it.

'No' is what he really wanted to say, but he didn't want conflict with her or her people.

She seemed rather amazed at how much he was carrying, some of the weapons he had looked like the rifles her soldiers had but far more advanced. After he set it all down he walked into the small room and looked around it, Celestia shut the door behind him. Locking him in the room. He looked around the small room. “Stay here until I return.” She said to someone, her voice muffled behind the walls and glass. He heard a someone respond to her and sit in one of the chairs in the other room. He could hear another door shut from the other side.

Vega formed on the ground and walked around the room. “They don't mean to imprison you, heightened levels of adrenaline suggest they are simply afraid.” The Slayer grunted angrily and walked around the room, though he could understand their fear, he wasn't the most welcoming face in the midst of a demonic incursion. He walked over to the two way mirror, and stared.

The guard behind the glass simply tried to ignore the presence of this imposing being that was peering endlessly into his very being with his angry and non-blinking blue eyes. The guard simply walked over to the glass and pulled the shutters down, though still seeing the beings imposing figure silhouetted behind the glass and shutters. “I hope the princess gets back soon... ” The guard whined.

Celestia quickly walked towards the former room of Starswirl the Bearded, now donned in a white dress but still having a sword on her belt just in case. Luna quickly followed her, also donned in a dress but she had a slight limp. “Shouldn't you be laying down Luna?”

“Shouldn't you? You were exhausted when you came back inside and now since he has arrived you've been antsier than usual. Whats going on sister tell me!” Celestia stopped dead in her tracks and turned to her sister.

“I've known only one being that's ever fought like him sister.”

“Who?”

“Don't you remember? A large, bipedal man who was donned in plate.” Luna stood there, pondering for a moment.

“Argus... but... he died almost a millennia ago. How would this... man be the same as Argus?” Luna had long forgotten about the being Argus. Long ago, during the reign of Discord, Argus came to Equestria. He had horrid wounds when they found him, so Celestia and Luna with the help of Starswirl took him in and helped him recover.

She remembered the stories of the place he was from, it was called Argent D'Nur, a once beautiful place until the demons besieged and conquered it along with their other colony worlds, taking the power from their gods, beings called 'The Wraiths'. He was taught to destroy the demons and any who associate with them and to protect the innocent peoples of Argent D'Nur and others who were attacked by them. During the uprising against Discord he was killed by the chaos god, facing him in single combat. He was buried in the Canterlot catacombs and a statue was erected in the castle garden.

“Argus spoke of his king, his homeland and about the demons, the same exact demons that besiege us now.” Celestia said. “Starswirl wrote down the things he told us, even drew them. We need to find that book sister.”

“Alright... alright... I'll help you.” She said, Celestia tiredly smiled at her. They continued to walk towards the study. Celestia opened the door and into Starswirl's old room.

“I'll look over here.” Celestia said, her horn glew as she looked through one of the wizards old chests. The study was the most dusty area in Canterlot due to it being vacant for so long.

While looking through some old papers Luna found a picture of she and her sister with Starswirl when they were young. She was standing next to him, wearing a little white dress and Celestia stood next to him wearing a golden dress. She was about eleven when this was taken and Celestia was about seventeen, still with her natural pink mane. They all had big smiles, this caused her to smile, missing the fun they would all have together. “Luna, I found it.” Luna walked over to her sister, in her hands was a very old, and very dusty leather book. “Come, lets see if our guest can answer some questions.”

Author's Note

Figured I'd post this beings one of my main fics is coming to an end. Like before do enjoy and I'd like to hear your feedback