Tartarus

Travis rose from his bed feeling refreshed. He then walked out the door to be greeted by a centaur. The centaur said, "The advisor you requested is in the throne room Lord Travis." Travis nodded and walked toward the throne room. When he got to the throne room he saw another centaur that looked slightly different. Travis couldn't really put a finger on what it was that made the centaur different from the rest but he soon decided to just talk to the centaur.

Travis sat on his throne and asked, "What might your name be if you don't mind me asking?"

The centaur looked at Travis and answered by saying, "My name is Lucifer my lord. I was to be next in line in case Tirek died but I am happy to serve you now. I bet that you will accomplish what Tirek failed to do."

Travis then decided to ask Lucifer where he was, how everything worked, and the history of this world. Lucifer talked for hours of the history of Equestria and Tartarus. He even told Travis of the neighboring nations and countries that are near Equestria. Lucifer told Travis of artifacts of immense power and one such artifact that took Travis's interest was the Alicorn Amulet. Travis knew he saw this artifact in his dream last night and if he was going to have one out of any artifact on Equestria, it would be the amulet. He also had mild interest in the Elements of Harmony but he doubted they would be of much use in his hands and since he heard of Tirek's defeat because of them, he decided if he saw them, he would destroy them as soon as possible and without mercy. Lucifer also told him of the princesses of Equestria and the one that caught Travis's attention was Luna. He figured Luna was in his dream last night because of her description and decided that if he were to conquer Canterlot, he would kill Luna first.

When Lucifer finished with his lecture, Travis asked, "If we were to start conquering Equestria, which city or kingdom do you think we should conquer first?"

"I think we should start with the Crystal Empire my lord." answered Lucifer.

"Excellent idea. I shall destroy the seal that was placed on Tartarus tomorrow. Today however, prepare the invasion force because tomorrow, we strike royalty where it hurts." said Travis.

Lucifer had a baffled look and said, "How can you break that seal? Are you also crazy, killing Tirek is one thing but invading an empire is a whole nother level!"

"I have my ways and I will show you tomorrow. I'll also reveal to you and the rest of the invasion force my plans to conquer the Crystal Empire tomorrow too. Let me give you a hint of my plan just for you, we strike tomorrow night." said Travis.

Lucifer then walked out of the throne room to inform the invasion force of Travis's plans. Travis then got bored sitting on his throne and decided to hone his skills for the upcoming invasion and what he would do before it. He went to the court yard and practiced his weapon combat, hand to hand combat, and his stealth skills. Tomorrow will be a dark night for the Crystal Empire.

Author's Note

Oh shit. The Crystal Empire is gonna get wrecked. The only question now is how will Travis conquer the Crystal Empire? Find out on the next chapter of Cold Hearted. Sorry for the low word count, I like to know what I write will be related to the title.