The Imperial arms

Celestia pov

I looked at my mother as she gushing over Flare and the little dresses Rarity had made. “Mother, please give Flare back to me; she needs to be put to bed; it’s time for me to lower the sun.” She looked up from Flare as she slept on her chest.

“Celestia, it grandmother time; go find somepony else to love on for a little while.”

I frowned as I looked at her, then walked over and took a page from Troy’s book. I walked over and jabbed my fingers into her side. She grabbed, and when her arms jilted, I grabbed Flares clothes with my magic keeping her asleep as I took her. My mother rubbed her side as I smugly walked away.

“Celestia!”

I turned back, an eyebrow raised. “She needs to go to bed, mother. You've been dressing her up for the last two hours trying to find the best dress on her.”

“Come on, Celestia, she has to look good when we leave her with the Apple family. She’s royalty; she has to look the part of a regale young filly. I’ve done the same with all the others though Luna did force me out of her room when I tried to put Spark and Flame in little suits.”

I gave her a flat look then pointed to the door. “Out.” She huffed, then walked out of the room, fist balled. I sighed as I patted Flare’s back a few times as she started to walk up a little. I heard the door open and looked back to see Troy walking him and had a tired smile on his face as he walked over.

“Hey, Girls.”

He walked over and rubbed Flares head as I stood in front of her bed at the foot of my bed. I smiled as I gave her over to him. Flare groaned as Troy wrapped his arms around her and supported her head with his arm. He smiled as she ran two fingers over her mane as I fixed her bed. I looked back at him and saw he was frowning as he looked down at her, then sighed as he looked at me.

“They all got so big in the few months I’ve been gone.”

I nodded as he handed her over to me, and I set her in the little bed. I kissed her on her forehead then tucked her in. I smiled as I looked back at Troy and saw he’d crossed his arms as he looked down at her. I smiled as I grabbed his arm then pulled him over to the walk-in closet. We walked in, and I cracked the door to keep an ear out for Flare. “So, what’s bothering you?” He sighed, then leaned back into the wall.

“All the kids are growing faster than I expected. But, something is worrying me about their bodies.”

I raised an eyebrow as he started to talk again, face in hand.

“I don’t understand why their strength isn’t coming out. Babies in the tribe start showing their strength by the time they are five months old. It helps to figure out what level they should start training once they turn six. Aki also has a lot of trouble with the young colts and fillies at that new school. I’m sure he’s getting bullied, but the principal refused to allow Chrysalis into the school. I also need to finish preparing for the trail, and it's all just piling up. It’s so much earlier when I can punch the hell out of someone.”

I laughed as I looked at him, then I patted his chest. He looked at me, and I smiled as I crossed my arms under my breast. “Tell you what. I’ll deal with the trail details to give me what you have and explain how a trail like this works. While I do that, you can go deal with Aki’s school.” He smiled then nodded as he reached around and pulled some papers out of the supply bag he keeps on his belt.

“Ok, a war crime is an act that constitutes a serious violation of the laws of war that gives rise to individual criminal responsibility. According to the United Nations, a war crime created after the revolution is a serious breach of international law committed against civilians or enemy combatants during an international or domestic armed conflict. A war crime occurs when superfluous injury or unnecessary suffering is inflicted upon an enemy. So invading a nation, they're not at war with counts in this case. They are taking slaves, so it was unnecessary suffering. They put the civilians in harm's way as well, so we can take that route as well. But, as per the laws, they must have a defense.”

I nodded as I looked down at the papers, which seemed to be statements. To my surprise, Troy pulled me into a hug. I smiled as I wrapped my free arm around him and rubbed his cheek into his. He laughed then ran a hand down my wings; they ruffled out of reflex, and he laughed a little more.

“You and Scootaloo both have sensitive wings. It makes me wonder what it’s like to have some of these on my back.”

I laughed then shoved him laughing as he smiled down at me. “Go on now; I’m sure Chrysalis is ready to kill Stonewall; if he weren’t one of the high noble family members, I’d have kicked him out long ago.”

“Haha, I’ll give him a good ass-kicking. Make him a damn stone pill for upsetting one of my boys.”

I laughed into my hand as we walked out of the closet, and I saw my mother with Flare in her arms. I felt my eye twitch as I looked at her as she smirked at me. I grabbed Troy’s shirt and jerked him down. “You're going to help me get Flare away from her. If she starts crying, I’ll deal with it. Then drag her out and lock her in the magic proof room of yours.” He laughed as my mother started to use her magic.

Troy pov thirty minutes later.

“You had to keep pushing!” I glared at Faust as I pulled out two magic arrows from my thigh as Luna and Chrysalis helped clean the mother's blood from my face and upper chest. I glared at the blooded mare who was healing a broken nose and arm.

“Well, you two didn’t have to act like foals!”

I spit out some silver, red blood as I looked at the field we’d destroyed. Faust looked at the blood for a second, then back to me, only seeming to get angrier. “You're lucky all you got was a damn broken arm and nose.”

“And you're lucky all you got was a few magic arrows and a kick to the bucking head!”

I growled, then stood up, making Luna and Chrysalis back up. ”You want to go another round?!” She stood up and stomped her hoof on the ground busting the rock under her hoof.

“You want to get a bucking sword to the face.”

Chrysalis wrapped her arms around my chest, trying to hold me back as Luna stopped her mother with a magic shield.

“Stop it!”

We looked over to the right and was Urgirth looked incredibly annoyed. She crossed her arms then breathed out her nose, making some smoke coming from her nostrils. I raised a fist as I looked at her. “You want some to bring it! I’ll knock you both senseless!” Urgirth stomped over, then shoved a clawed finger into my face and yelled.

“Ok, can you stop thinking with your fist all you want but stop for a few seconds!”

She stopped me for a second, then smiled as I snapped her finger. A second later, a burst of blue flames came from about her head.

“Magma and I have made another sword, but this one we need Faust to finish.”

A sword, unlike anything I’ve seen, flew into her hand. It had a cross guard you’d see on an iron or templar sword with a two-handed handle. It looked as if she had worked blue metal sheets around the handles. The guards themselves looked like they were left as raw metal but were beautifully shined with a steel centerpiece in the guard's middle. The blade's body was a pure black shine with a glowing red edge that looked like lava or magma was on it. Then the length of the sword was something else. If I were to carry it, I would have to hold it in my hand or have it on my back. If I tried to wear it on my side, it would drag on the ground with every step.

“Damn.” I looked at the sword, then Urgirth looked to Faust.

“Faust, as you know, each kingdom as a treasure or an item that helps to show the power of the nation. Magma and all the master smiths of Equestria have worked on a sword to rival such items or treasures. But, I want to make it so only someone who is either of Troy’s bloodline or is his equal can use it.”

The fight from a few seconds ago was gone as we all looked at the sword.

“You're saying you’ve had them forge a sword meant to show the might of Equestria?"

Urgirth laughed as she looked at Faust.

“No, a sign of Troy’s might as he has become the symbol of Equestria strength. Every nation has its champions, and he has become that champion. He’s taken the role of hope for the inhabitants of this country. I believe a weapon fitting of his might was needed.”

“I have three weapons like that already. Murasame, Yatsufusa, and Leviathan.” I rested my arm on them and glared over at Faust. “And someone’s lucky I didn’t use one to take her head.” We glared at one another as Chrysalis pulled me back a little, with Luna pushing me back a little more. Urgirth laughed as she held the blade to her chest.

“Please try it. I’m begging you, human.”

“Faust, I think it best you keep your mouth shut.”

I looked at Urgirth as she and Faust glared at one another.

“Believe me, Faust, you snap at him, he’ll snap back twice as hard. I learned that lesson the hard way in our fight.”

I laughed as I grabbed the sword handle. Urgrith let me take the sword from her arms, and the first thing I noticed was the sword's weight. It was heavy but well balanced, then the next thing I noticed was how smooth the handle's metal is. But, something felt off about the sword. “What did you do to this sword, Urgrith? It feels like I’m not holding a sword but something breathing.”

“You can tell?”

I lifted the blade closer, and I saw something moving around inside the body of the blade. It seemed like I was looking into the night sky. I looked at the edge and noticed the edge seemed to be moving like a flame. I smiled as I noticed a tingling from Luna’s and Celestia’s soul. “Ah, I see; you used part of souls in this, didn’t you?” I looked at a shocked Urgrith as Luna and Chrysalis seemed to understand what I was saying. “Hm, I changed my mind. I'll be taking it off your hands. You two can have it later after Chrysalis, and I have to go deal with Stonewall and the teachers.” I turned to Chrysalis, and she smiled as she looked at me.

“Does that mean we’re going to beat them?”

I whistled for Snowball then looked at Chrysalis. “If he wants to refuse still to talk, then yes, but we'll try being nice first.”

“Fine, but if he starts talking species, his flank is mine.”

I laughed as I wrapped my arm around her shoulder then pulled her into my side. She laughed as she wrapped an arm around my waist. We started to walk, and a second later, Snowball came racing down the new stone road. I laughed as I watched the now-massive wolf running down the streets. In the last two months, Snowball had finally started to grow into his full size. He now stood fourteen feet tall at his shoulder, twice as tall as Celestia and me and over twenty feet if he was on his hind legs. He was large enough to take up almost all of the center of the street. He ran up to us, and he barked as he ran around us, wanting to play. I laughed as I reached into my bag; they pulled out a large sack from my bag. Knowing what was in this bag, Snowball ran over and sat in front of us, kicking up a little dust. He slapped his tail on the ground as I laughed and pulled my arm from Chrysalis's shoulder. I opened the bag, then reached in, then pulled up a five-pound ham. He whined as before I threw the ham up, and she grabbed it in his front teeth then quickly ate it.

“Here, give me one.”

I looked to the left and as Luna. I smiled, then pulled out a slightly bigger ham, and Snowball looked down at me as I gave it to Luna. She smiled as she covered it with her magic. A second later, she dropped it then it grew out to the size of my chest. The damn thing had to be as big as my chest. Snowball fowled then laid down, putting his paws on the ham. He reached down, then ripped it in half and chewed on it as Faust and Urgrith came over as Eva came running up. She’d grown as well and was about up to my waist at her shoulder, but she would be as tall as me on her hind legs. I laughed as I looked at the hot pink collar Sweetie Bell had put on her. I threw her a ham, and she grabbed it, then ran around for a second, then laid down and ate the ham. Once they were finished, I put the sack away then started to walk with Chrysalis and my two wolves.

“I love her black coat.”

I looked at Chrysalis as she ran a hand down Eva’s back as we walked. For his part, Snowball rubbed his nose on the side of my arm and then huffed as he nudged me. I laughed as I reached up to the side of his snout then started to rub his snout and his head when he got it down low enough. Soon enough, we got to the new school Celestia had built not too long after the castle. It was a large school ground on the far side of two away from all the farms. It looked a lot like one of those magic academies in anime with an arena behind the school. It was my idea as we could also be used for officer training and free schools for anyone who wanted to come.

“If I remember what Celestia said, his office is right under the bell tower.”

I nodded as I waved for Snowball to lay down since he couldn’t go inside anywhere besides the castle and my room. He laid down, and Eva followed us as we started to walk to the school.

“Holt!”

I looked at the front door and saw two of Celestia's guards and groaned as I looked at the green ribbons on their shoulder and chest plates. ‘Great Celestia elites?’ They walked up to us and spoke in a tone one would use on a child.

“You were warned not to come here, you damn bug…”

I threw my arm out and grabbed the stallion's throat. I looked at the shocked mare, then narrowed my eyes as she started to reach for her sword. “You two seemed to have forgotten the face of the king and one of his herd.” I threw the stallion into the wall, and you could hear the metal creak as he made an impact. I looked back and saw Chrysalis had the mare pinned with her sword arm broken. She had her unbroken arm in a twisted grip with her hoof on her back, keeping her pinned with one of her legs on Eva's jaw with some crushed armor on the ground. “I guess we should let these two go, and I’m sure I crack his spine.” I started to walk again, and Eva quickly ran up to my side, and Chrysalis quickly rushed up to the other side of Eva. We walked into the school, heading to the office.

“Mommy!”

We stopped as Aki came running around a corner with some green blood coming from his nose. He saw us and ran for us and three bigger teen colts, if I had to guess, coming around the same corner. Eva growled as she stepped around and shielded Aki with her body. I glared at the colts and saw some color fade from their coats as I glared at them. “You three over here now!” I snapped my fingers, and they did as they were told. I crossed my arms as I looked at them, eyes narrowed. “You have three have one minute to explain why I shouldn’t send you three flying into the stratosphere.” They started to sweat, and I smiled as I rested my left arm on my swords as I looked down at them. “You three will give me your family names, and I will be talking with your parents not only about this but your family standing.” They turned white as I pulled out a notepad on my phone. I took a picture of them and showed it to them. “If you write fake names, I’ll just find you three with this picture, and the punishment will be worse for you. I will also be talking with Celestia about your attendance at this school.” The leader spoke in a whimpering tone.

“Y-yes, Sir.”

I hit the button, putting the phone into sleep mode then held out the notepad. They wrote down their names as Chrysalis stood beside me, held Aki in her arms, and glaring at them. I took the notepad back, then nodded my head to the side. “Get back to your rooms or class, whatever is closer.” They did so quickly, and Eva growled as her fur stood up as she looked behind us. I turned my head and saw a tall stallion in a grey suit with light blue hair and a white fur coat. His eyes were yellow, and he looked at Chrysalis and Aki as if they were trash. I moved to the side and blocked his view of Chrysalis and Aki. He looked at me, and his face dropped as he lowered his arms from his back.

“I guess with the king forcing his way, and I will have to talk about the little…”

“If you say some along the way of a bug, commerner or anything or the like, I will see to it you lose your place here.” He seemed surprised, and he looked at me then glared as he started to walk over to us.

“King or not your dare to threaten a high noble?”

I narrowed my eyes as I looked down at him, then smiled as I reached into my bag, then pulled out the papers Celestia had given to me not long after I became king. I held out a copy of the royal powers of Equestria. I turned the paper to me and closed my throat before I started to read. “By the powers invested by Queen Faust, the royal family has the power to not only grant noble hood or if it is necessary to remove them from power if you prove they have overstepped in any form.” I looked away from the paper to see an annoyed look on his face, then I put the papers back into my bag then grabbed my sword as we looked at one another. “Or if you want to fight about, we could always have a duel to the death.” His eye twitched, then he turned and started to walk.

“Take your bugs and get out of my school.”

I growled, then slapped my hand on the wall, sent ice along the wall, and made a wall ahead of him, blocking his path. He turned back, and his horn lit up with magic. “Chrysalis, take Aki and Eva back outside, and Snowball will protect you.”

“Right.” She grabbed Eva’s collar and teleported away. I cracked my knuckles as I started to walk down the hall to him. “There are colts and fillies here, so if you start firing wildly, they may get hurt. So let's settle this like gentlemen with our fist.” I raised my fist, and it finally seemed to dawn on him. I wasn’t kidding about the death thing. He turned and blasted the ice to no effect.

“WHAT!?”

I smiled as I got right on top of him as he turned around. “Ya, both I and my elements can’t be affected by magic, so…” I smiled as he screamed like a little bitch as I pulled my fist back.

Celestia pov two hours later

I looked up from the papers seeing Luna and Cadence going over some papers with Nightmare and Daybreaker looking at the list of male lawyers we could find. As I looked around, I heard banging and screaming from the hall. We all looked at one another; then the door was kicking in. Troy dragged Stonewall and two of my elite guards; all of them had their arms frozen behind their backs. I looked at Stonewall, who seemed to have been beaten quite badly. I sighed as I took my glasses off, then looked at Troy and noticed his shirt and jeans were cut over many places. I looked back at the guards and saw swords and daggers they wore were gone. I rubbed my eyes then looked Troy in the eye. “Who did what?”

“He called Chrysalis, and Aki bugs, then told all of us to get out of his school and turned his back on us. One thing led to another, and the guards started to attack me once I got him out of the school. I didn’t kill anyone, so no worries there.”

He kicked the screaming guard in the side of the head as she yelled for me to cut his head off. I felt my eye twitch as I stood up and walked over to look at Stonewall. He was beaten up pretty good but wouldn’t be in danger from the injuries. “Well, you worked him over pretty well, and as he did start the fighting, he and his family will be held responsible.”

“That’s not all, and I found out what was going on with Aki. Some of the older noble colts were hitting on him. When we got in, Aki came running with a pretty bad bloody nose.”

I nodded as I looked down at Stonewall. “With this, we can remove him from the school and if we need to his family's statice. As for the colts, you're free to punish them as you see fit and will back you whatever you choose, maybe.” Troy laughed a little, then nodded as he turned and started walking again.

“Ok, I’ll be asking you all to come to the throne room once I have the parents here.”

“Very well.”

He walked out and talked with somepony, and from the voices, I could tell it was Claw. I smiled, glad to see he’s found a good friend. I walked back over and picked up the list of Doe’s who would come to serve as witnesses to the males' actions.

“So are we really just going to sit here while he drags around a high noble?”

We looked at Nightmare, and I smirked as I looked at her. “Do you think any of us could stop him?” She nodded her head as she leaned back into her chair.

“Tried that once and not going to do it again.”

We laughed, but our mother seemed annoyed when I looked at her. I finished laughing, then spoke. “Mother, what’s wrong?” She frowned as she looked at me.

“Nothing Celestia, just I can’t get into his head. I don’t know what he’s thinking.”

I laughed into my hand then nodded my head before Luna spoke.

“Mother Troy is unreadable. We‘ve come to trust his judgment as it has yet to fail us.”

This seemed to help relax her a little; then she nodded as she went back to reading.

“Celestia! Luna!”

I looked at the door as it flew open with Chrysalis, and Cadence rushed in. I looked at them, and they looked panicked.

“The deer king and prince have been beaten to near death!”

I stood up then looked at two of Troy’s soldiers in the corner. “Go get Troy and the captains!”

The dog bowed then ran out of the room as I looked at the Yak. “Go to our guards and lock the castle and town down.

“Yes, your highness.”

He ran out, and I saw Luna already talking into a green gem.

“I want the thestral rifleman set up at all gates around the castle. “

“Yes, Princess Luna.”

She put the gem away then we rushed around gathering everything while Mother protected the foals for us. I started to walk to the dungeon to get Troy but stopped as I heard Troy talking in an angry tone. I put my back into them and listened in.

“Knuckles! What the hell were you thinking!? They were restrained and couldn’t defend themselves!”

“So what!? My clan lived near the border, and they slaughtered us! We wouldn’t defend ourselves from them, so I call it even.”

“I told you to leave them be! Now I’m ordering you to turn in your armor and don’t come back until I send for you!”

I heard hoofs stomping away, and I Troy sigh then spoke.

“Son of a… Damn it. I need to find out who let him in there. Maybe Luna or Celestia could help. Then figure how to make this right once they’ve been fixed up.”

I smiled, hearing that, then started to walk away, not wanting him to know I was eavesdropping on them.