Equestrian Viking

The Rise of Alpha part 2: Expansion

I was in the dream realm, in a summer green grassland with a sheet that I was laying on. It didn't take long fo me to notice Nightmare Moon, Queen Chrysalis and my entire family from the Cat Kingdom was next/around me. I got up into a sitting position and told my family about my journey so far, about my seven new mates and my plans to dethrone Celestia and Luna; through war.

Queen Chrysalis, whithout any second thoughts, offers her support to my war campaign with both espionage and infiltrations; she also would trade with me, provide weapons and supplies. Svarog and my parents-in-law were a bit hesitant about war but was convinced that if we kept all our plans in secret and things go smoothly, they would use the riches we have to recruit more warriors outside Equestria; amongs the Griffons, Minotaurs, even the Crocodiles warriors to join my cause, we would use Celestia's treat against the Cat Kingdom as an example of her tyranny over other nations to find recruiting volunteers to my horde. Since Chrysalis' hive produce the love apples, all other changeling hives flocks to her's and every changeling queens became her vassals and their warriors are at Chrysalis' command and she was even willing to give me an army of changeling warriors as support.

I was so grateful about having a supportive family I almost shed a tear, but I was stopped by Nightmare's embrace and I was soon embraced by everyone of my family before I woke up.

*Real world in Alexander's bed chamber*

I opened my eyes after my dream meeting with my family. Getting up I stretched popping my joints feeling better after that. I then looked at my bed deciding that I need to get one bigger if this is going to be a repeat occurrence. And I have no doubt that my strong sperm would make my new mates pregnant with four maybe five pups. I chuckled thinking that if I'm going to be a father of so many kids I might just have to ask Svarog and my other parents-in-law about how to be a father. Then I remembered that I now have a large territory of untapped materials the dogs only dug for gems. But there are other things found underground gold is as plentiful as gems but silver and platinum are rare so is iron, hell I might even find Titanium. I will most of all use my magic to to improve my pack and make it more stronger than before, my first plan is to turn every one of my dog warriors into 'Captain America-Vikings' (lol) then I will invite several other alphas of other packs to challenge me to a death match for our packs in order to start unite all diamond dogs together. I was brought out of my thoughts by the sounds of the girls waking up.

"Good morning my lovely Alpha it is wonderful to see you." Mania said as she was the first to rise from the bed to greet me by rubbing her cheek against mine. I put my hand under her chin and brought her up to kiss her passionately on the lips causing her to moan.

"And good morning to you my beautiful mate why don't you wake the others and go get cleaned up and meet me downstairs for breakfast meeting, we have a lot of things to talk about," I said as I started heading to the door stopping for a moment. "Ah, Mania tell me are you still feeling the effect of your heat?" Mania stood there for a moment before she spoke.

"No Alexander, why do you ask?" she wonders.

"Because that is a mystery I can never find out. But my instincts tells me that you're all with pup." I said as I watched as she took her hands a placed them on her belly. As I made my way out of the room and meet Moona I heard her wake the others and told them the news. When I was outside the door, I stopped to put my ear in the air to listen and I heard a collective 'SQUEE' from all of them only then did I continued down to the great hall in the tunnels.

Me and Moona encountered Olik on our way, he greeted me with a bow on his head. He lead me to the dining area that used to be a huge dried out gem vain. I watched as the guard dogs made twelve foot by three foot long tables out of scrap wood. They had made over a dozen of these in the dried vein that was the size of a football field. The guard dogs as they call themselves, are the protectors of the pack and had actually are so poorly armed because their late alpha tried to isolate his pack so that they would live their lives in peace. But I am going to chance all that, no longer isolationists, but warriors of the world for freedom and equality I shall make out of them. As I walk among them, they all greeted me, hug me and even a few pups would climb on me as a way to hug.

Well after that niceness, I had a big breakfast to set up and my mates joined me just in time to help out. We spent an hour helping and organizing the setup of tables. Once that was done, I had everyone attend for breakfast. My mates were sitting next with me and Olik stood as a guard behind me, when everyone was here, I gained their attention by shooting a bolt of lightning into the sealing. They instantly became dead quiet as silence filled the room.

"Now that I have all your attention, we made this breakfast here to celebrate for not just for the defeat of the slavers, but for the gift of freedom I have bestowed upon you!" I said loud enough for everyone to hear and not blowing their ear drums.

"And as pack leader, I say we feast and dine not as slaves, but free!" I finished, the guard dogs knowing the signal and bringing in the gems and other foods that these dogs ate. I learned that they didn't just eat gems, but mostly meat like normal dogs do. Gems were just more like a desert or a "treat" as they said. How Ironic. But as soon as they got their paws on the food, the room became a mad house. Dogs did not just devour the food, but destroyed everything in the process. It was a living food frenzy as the tables cracked and forks were bent and plates were cracked. Hell, the guards themselves joined in the food massacre. Though their was not that much fighting and just devouring, it was quite the sight to see. I just sat on my wooden chair with my jaw dropped the whole time.

"Nämen vad i... (What in the...)" I said in shock.

"How can so much food be eaten under five minutes." I stated, Olik and my mates now looking at the mess of destroyed tables and chairs. The room was littered with garbage and junk. Nothing was left broken, bent or eaten.

"4 minutes and 32 seconds." He corrected, showing me a old fashioned stopwatch.

"Where the hell is my breakfast?" I asked with my arms stretched out. Then I feelt a pat on my shoulder and looked at the direction, saw Mania and my other mates with their hands with other kinds of meat food as they brought it to me. That made me glad again.

*Two hours later*

After my breakfast with my mates, I fulfilled my promise to my pack and used my magic to heal every wounded and sick member I have and began to earn more and more respect among them, once I was done with the last one, I called them all for a meeting.

"I called you all here to know that from this day forth, my goal is the pack's goal." I stated and got everyone's attention.

"Of course it is." one diamond dog said as if it was obvious.

"We all are you servants, Alpha." Olik said out of respect.

"So... what is you goal?" another dog asked shyly. I was quite for a moment until.

"War." my words surprised everyone but I continued. "The world above us is under the iron hoove of a mother smiling oppression. A tyranny based on female sexism. The males up there are naturally weak and submissive and the tyranical matriarch use her power over the sun to force other nations to do her biddings. The males up there and the other nations... don't have the courage... to take a stand. They are cowards. We must be brave for them." I said in a parody version of Apollyon from 'For Honor' game. Some of the dogs seems a little unsure.

"We can't possibly go to war because of our ill-shaped weapons and armors." Olik said as I looked at him with a face that says 'are you stupid'.

"The dead slavers out side have the best weapons and armors, they have no futher use of them, we do." I said seriously and he smiled in embarrassment while he scratch his neck.

"Now all of you listen there will be new rules. First, we will no longer hide under ground forever for peace and instead we shall hunt monsters and oppressors so that we can live free in the open. Also I have taken seven bitches as my mates, including Mania; daughter of your late alpha, they all now carry my pups within them. They each have my sent you will remember it for if I am not here they are my voice. Second, we will not take any slaves like others do, for I have declare slavery, rape and all kinds of harmful acts absolutely illegal. Third, we will not dig day and night for I wish all of you with mates to spend time together to love one another. Fourth we will still dig for gems but we will also dig for other materials if you find something you do not know bring it to me. Lastly, we are no longer an isolated colony, now we are a pack of warriors. We are now a family and family helps and protect one another as I will help and protect all of you I ask that you do the same for me for together we are strong. Together as a family of warriors, we will never fall!" After my speech, the dogs stood there looking at each other before Olik's voice spoke out then another and another until the room was filled with one word being repeated over and over " Alpha Hall, Alpha Hall, Alpha Hall, Alpha Hall"

Hearing my name and title being said like that filled me with pride so much so that I raised my right arm with my axe in the air and shouted Valhalla and they all did the same thing along with howlings. After that when everything were silent again.

"My magic have the ability to make the perfect warriors out of you all. But the best news is. We have a few courageous allies to provide us everything we need to make us stronger, and to recruit the matriarch's enemies to the cause." I finished my speech and that gained everyone's interests. And the council war plan moved on.

*During 46 days*

While my pack gathered the weapons and armors of the dead slaver army I have been busy of using my magic and smithy skills to create my master work.

While I don't mind my dogs choice of armors or weapons my rule is that they all wearing these helmets. Why? Because I put a simple/cheating spell on them that I know the clever Loki would approve. The same way I used the dream realm to enter the memories of Celestia, Luna and other great fighters to 'download' their fighting skills into my brain. I created an enchantment on these helmets to 'install' Celestia and Luna's fighting skills only. With these enchanted helmets, my viking dogs are already the best warriors without years of training. I even gave them a few similar enhancements to their strength and agility that I gave myself, only second to me. I remember when I lived in Ponyville that Twilight gave me a spell book about tracking gems and jewel that I absorbed. I gave my dogs an enchantment of giving their eyes that ability so that they can find and dig gems more easily.

Also, I moved my dogs to the Castle of the Two Sisters. After they settled in, I commenced my plan. And since I only make them more stronger, my dogs were praising me to no end. With their new found strength and abilities, we all began the start of rebuilding this fort. I first ordered my guards to go hunting for game and other sources of food. While they got food and supplies, I told Olik to take command of construction of the new fort.

I, however, had other plans. I builded a personal duel arena in the forest and I send a lot of letters, duel invitations to many diamond dog pack leaders for my pack, in exchange for theirs. To my surprise and pride, over 17 pack leaders accepted my duel challenge and came to take my pack in this duel. But with my superior fighting skills and powerful magic had made those pack leaders very easily to kill. I took control over their packs and united them under my own. Things didn't start good but I was able to earn their loyalty with my charisma and brute force. Some of the pack leaders were slavers so I freed every slave that they owned (not without giving the male slaves super enhanced strength and awesome agility).

My pack grew more bigger and stronger each day. We quickly rebuilded the fallen walls. We even expanded our tunnel system big enough to cover entire Equestria, literally.

While we didn't make a new wall entirely, but fortified and built upon and used what was left. After five long hours of melting, forming, and cooling parts of the wall, we had somehow done it. I and the dogs replaced the wooden bridge with a stone bridge. By the time we finished that, the hunters returned with fresh meat of animals. They also brought tons of canned supplies and kitchen equipment to building tools. All thanks to Fluttershy loving animals, my guards had been having an easy time pillaging her home and pets.

They even looted her basement that stored a month's worth of canned food. But what I really liked what they brought me was medicine and proper kitchen equipment. While they did take a lot, I made them not take everything like family pictures or her furniture, for the sake of our honor.

While I also inspire my ever growing pack of super Viking dogs, I began to make my own version of the nine noble virtues of the vikings and renamed it the Ten Viking Virtues and then carved it into a stone Tablet.

The Ten Virtues of the Viking

1.) Courage - Courage actually applies to every part of your life. It take courage to do what you know is right, especially when those around you disagree with your point of view. In our politically correct society, courage is more important than ever. Your personal values may be challenged on a daily basis. Standing for what you believe can take a lot of courage.

You must have enough conviction in your beliefs to stand for what you believe and live your life by your own code. This does not mean that you act in rash and tactless ways. There is a difference in being courageous and in being stupid. Have the courage to live by your own code of honor, but do so with wisdom and discretion.

2.) Truth - Lying, in most cases, is an act of cowardice. Live according to what you believe in your heart to be right and you will have no reason to lie about your actions. If you do not think an action is right – don’t do it. If something is not true – don’t say it. Inevitably people will argue that no one truly knows the truth, or that the truth depends on someone’s point of view.

While it is true that different people see things differently, and thus perceive the truth in different ways, that should not affect you. You live by your truth as best you can. Respect other people’s right to believe what they want, but you live according to the truth as you perceive it in your life. The main thing to consider where truth is concerned, is to always be truthful with yourself. Do not deceive yourself anymore than you would deceive someone else.

The true warrior must make truth a part of his or her life, but as with courage, it is important to remember that you must do so in the right way. There is a right way and wrong way to do everything. Sometimes lying is the right thing to do. The Vikings permitted lying if you were being lied to. The true warrior understands that honor is not black and white. Every action must be evaluated by whether or not it is right and it originates from pure intentions.

3.) Honor - Without honor, there can be no true warrior, or true living being as far as that goes. Honor is not a black and white character trait. It is hard to define. One could define honor as your internal integrity or dignity. Many people wrongfully think that their honor simply has to do with their reputation, but that is not true. It is the warrior who determines his or her honor; your reputation is determined by other people’s thoughts, for the most part.

You determine your own honor, or lack of honor, by staying true to your own beliefs and living according to your own code of honor. Your personal honor is determined internally by your own commitment to live up to your predetermined ethics. It is your intentions and your actions which determine your honor, not what someone else thinks. The true warrior, who lives by a code of honor, will have very few regrets in life because he will know that he has done the best that he can to live a life of honor with truth and purity of intention.

4.) Fidelity - Being loyal and faithful to those that the warrior loves is non-negotiable. The Vikings knew this. If someone murdered a Viking’s family, he or she would have an obligation to seek vengeance and puts things right. This is not the same thing as seeking revenge. There is a difference in revenge and in fulfilling an obligation to your loved ones.

Only those with honor can be true friends because it takes loyalty, faithfulness and honor to be a true friend. All others are mere acquaintances. The true warrior is also a true friend once that bond has been entered into. He will take his fidelity to his friends and family seriously, as he does his spiritual relationship with his personal gods.

5.) Discipline - It takes discipline to live according to your own personal code of ethics. The true warrior lives according to his own code, rather than according to what corrupt politicians or cultural standards dictate. This means that he must exercise a great deal of self-discipline.

If the warrior is going to live by his own standards, he must be willing to control his own actions. Many things that are legal go against the warrior’s own code of honor, and many things that governments declare illegal may be permitted by the warrior’s personal standards. In order for the warrior to stay true to his own principles and virtues, he must develop self-discipline.

6.) Hospitality - Hospitality is definitely a warrior trait. The warrior is expected to treat others with respect and dignity. You must see other people as people who deserve to be treated with respect and courtesy. Whether or not gods or demons visit people in the form of strangers is irrelevant. What matters is that you treat everyone with respect and courtesy. The warrior does this because it is a part of his own code of ethics. You should treat others with hospitality not because they deserve it, but because that is how you behave towards other people. It has to do with your own principles; what others deserve has nothing to do with it.

7.) Self Reliance - Warriors are by nature independent beings. This doesn’t mean that the warrior doesn’t like other people or enjoy being around other people, but rather that he strives to ensure that he doesn’t have to depend on others for his survival. The warrior is responsible for taking care of himself and his family; this is his first and foremost duty in life. He is never comfortable if his family’s welfare depends on something outside of his own control.

Being dependent on someone else for your own needs puts you in a dangerous position. Such a position can make it very hard on the warrior as he may be put into a position to choose between his standards and principles or his job. For this reason, it is best to strive to be as independent of outside influences as possible. This is hard to do in today’s world. Being frugal and financially stable is an important part of being self-reliant. Do your best not to have to depend on other people for your welfare.

8.) Industriousness - Industriousness simply means the willingness to work hard at whatever you do. If something is worth doing, do it well. Do it with pride and do it to the best of your ability. The Vikings looked down on those who were lazy and felt that their gods looked down on those who were lazy also. The warrior has to work hard and smart to take care of his family.

This doesn’t just apply to your vocation, but to everything you do – your entire way of life. The true warrior is a person of excellence. He or she will do everything with care and detail. Mediocre acts are not acceptable. Warriors set high expectations for themselves in everything that they do, and they refuse to lower their standards in their work or their personal beliefs.

9.) Perseverance - Without perseverance you will not be successful in applying the personal code of ethics in your life. No one is perfect and you will make mistakes. In order to live the warrior lifestyle, you cannot simply give up and quit when you fall short of your mark. You must persevere. You must not give up.

The warrior’s code of honor is too important for him to give up or give in when the going gets tough. The warrior lifestyle is a lifelong way of living. Being a true warrior is not something you try; it is something you are. It is a way of living, a way of being. You don’t try to be a warrior – you either are a warrior or you are not a warrior. You either have honor and integrity or you don’t. For the true warrior, falling short doesn’t not mean failing, it means learning and being determined to do better next time. Perseverance is essential to live the warrior lifestyle.

10.) Equality - The best partnerships aren't dependent on a mere common goal but on a shared path of equality, desire, and no small amount of passion. A warrior knows that true equality means holding everyone accountable in the same way, regardless of race, gender, faith, ethnicity - or political ideology. For a Viking believes in equality for everyone, except for those who committ harm and cruelty towards himself, his family or anyone in general.

With my own code of honor for my warriors set in place, I began the feast. But unlike last time, I was making them eat their food like normal people, not like savages. And I actually got food this time! But like last time, it was still a mess in the end. One of the best thing is that Moona was now officially my war-wolf since I gave her more enchantments to make her more powerful wolf. Olik was my appointed my adviser of the newly formed Viking Dogs and I requested him to train and form a group of Viking campions to our pack to act as commanders.

While Olik was at it, I and Moona took a walk around the Everfree Forest, because I wanna try a new trick. When we two encountered a pack of timberwolves I quickly tested my new trick on them. With the combination of my manipulation and illusion magic worked their way into the brains of the timberwolves, turning them into my own pets. Once I reached their alpha, they were all bowing down to us like we're some sort of gods. We later on stumbled upon a group of four Manticores. Moona and the Timberwolves stook a stand to protect me, but I used the same trick on them and their leader just like I used it on the timberwolves. During our walk around the Everfree Forest, me and Moona, and my newly required monsters of war, I came across a hydra, five cockatrices and one ursa major. Using the same trick on them and I almost tamed the entire Everfree forest.

Once I was back to the castle, Olik stood on the bridge with a dozen behind him. He and they were staring at me with open mouths and plate wide eyes when I walked to them with Moona and the other everfree creatures next to me. I presented them our pack's new warbeasts and Olik presented to me the finest fighters of our pack that he trained. I told them that tomorrow I shall take them and an army of our Viking dogs on a great raid so that they can learn about leading army and take command over warriors. In the mean time I allow all my dogs to make acquaintances with our new beasts of war while I attended to my mates.

I make sure they are taken care of, I did as good as I could to provide them enough food and shelter so that my pups are healthy too. They all were very touched by it and always rewards me with their flirt and body pressing on me.

That reminds me, I was thinking about sending a telepathic message to Queen Chrysalis and Nightmare Moon, telling them were I am and invite them cause even though we always meet each other in the dream realm we haven't meet each other physically for many months and I would be glad if all my mates get to know each others.

One day after my dogs have learned how to handle my new monsters of war. I told Olik to gather the champions and three thousand of viking dogs, we're going to Baltimare for a raid. We used the tunnels to get there. My plan is to divide my raiding force into three groups, one attack from the forest, one from inside the city and the other attacks the docks. I told them to not harm the civilians and only kill those who takes weapons against us, our mission is to free every slave in there and take all the supplies that the city contains and if possible recruit the slaves into our pack.

Once ready, I signaled my raid groups to act and strike now. I was riding on Moona as I lead the raiding group that shall strike the harbour. The way we shall raid the city is to make near random hits on shops, grab whatever we could and then move on-- freeing any slaves we would come across. Those who would attack from the forest gave a berserker charge, those to attack from the center comes from the sewers while I with my group will burst out of our tunnels that is abit outside the docks and take them by surprise.

Once the battle started, I was excited som fan. (as hell.)

I hela mitt liv (In all of my life) I've never been this excited! Granted, I was still scared for my life, thinking that it might end by a sword in my chest. But since I fight with my warriors and riding on my most closest friend, I was still encouraged to charge to my death. Swords and axes clashing to and fro, magic thrown left and right. It almost felt like it was all a dream. Alas, it was not a dream.

My pack of viking warriors and Baltimare's defense force (both police and guards) clashed at all the three places we attack them, but since we attack them without warning we had the upper hand. The Equestrians weren't strong, the garrison that we faced was hardly a garrison at all. They did have some armor on them and some weapons, but they didn't fight as soldiers. My viking dogs are swarming them over like it was nothing. I could see all my dogs in actions, their newly gained strength and agility allow one Diamond Dog to be a match over ten. The defenders of Baltimare have only mares to fight us, they have the numbers but not only are my Diamond Dog Vikings strong and had heavy armours with stronger weapons but they are so fast and agile that heavy armor are just pajamas and huge two handed weapons are but sticks to me and my vikings.

Even though the guards (mares) of Baltimare outnumber us 20 to 1 we have the superior fighting skills and the element of surprise. Me and Moona threw us-selves into battle as we massacre the guards with no end. I swing my axe around at them like how Neo fought the Smiths with his iron pole in the Matrix as every guard-mare died by each of my swing and Moona was running around, using her claws and fangs to tear the guards to pieces and terrify them into panic.

As we press on the attack I and Moona came across the market places that have cages there, with males in there. Not just stallions but also male minotaurs, griffons, mules, and I saw a short young dragon among them. I use my axe to crush the cages and freed them. While I was at it, I asked what none-pony males were doing here. They explained that since there aren't many stallions in Equestria, the mares of Baltimare hires bandits and mercenaries to capture males from other nations as slaves, using them as extra male properties; as workers and breeders. Hanar i burar (Males in cages), no wonder this city is called Baltimare, it's a paradise for mares and a hell for every male from the world. This was extremely unacceptable, I could feel my rage burn more stronger than a million suns. While Celestia's subjects take male slaves from other nations she use the sun to prevent those nations to seek justice, but I will make her pay for such unnatural monstrosity, both with her and her subject's blood. I and my dogs freed as many males as we could find and told them to wait outside the city where it is more safe.

It was total chaos, but we had made progress. The mare guards couldn't take enough punishment from us and started to scatter and run. We went from house to house, building to building and we both freed every male slave we could find and take every valuables they had. It didn't take long for the city's defence to abandon their posts and left the city for their lives. The raid was a success, we have won.

After the Viking Dogs howling and cheering in victory, they gathered the mares who surrendered on my right side and the freed male slaves on my left. I ordered my dogs in put the mares on their knees so that they won't do anything stupid. When everything seems to be in order I heard a struggle behind me and I saw two of my Diamond Dogs dragging six more mares with them, while two stallions tried to stop them. I interfered by shouting "Halt!" while I also walked to them. They all stopped and looked at me, Olik was the first one to speak.

"Alpha, these six mares claimed to have helped a few slaves to escape and that they are against the treatment of the males. These stallions says that they are their brothers and supports these females." Olik explains to me. I looked at the mares and the stallions.

"It's true sir, they are our sisters and they have for weeks been helping males to escape slavery from this city!" One of the stallion said giving me a pleading look before I turned to the females.

"We maybe mares, but what right does we have to treat our own fathers, brothers and even our own sons like expendable toys! We hate Celestia for her cruelty and we would never harm members of our own family just because they are males!" One of the mares shouted out with tears in her eyes.

"YOU BUCKING TRAITORS, WE MARES ARE SUPERIORS TO THE STALLIONS. SINCE WE..." One of the surrendered mares yelled out until she recieve a down end of an axe on her head to silence her.

To make sure that this wasn't a trickery, I use my telepathic magic to read the minds of both the stallions and mares. I only found truth and honesty in them and that made me smile inside my helmet, I then looked at Olik.

"Can you tell the difference between truth and lie?" I asked Olik, he became a little confused and worried since he could not come with an answer to my question.

"You can't of course, unless you look deeper into them." I said to him and I indicate my dogs to release them. I looked at the mares into their eyes and they all looked a bit nervous.

"Hate Celestia, look like we have something in common." I said in a friendly tone before I approached the slavers and came infront of them.

"Do you all know what kind of creature, cause misery and despair for a living?" I asked them with dark venom in my voice. They all remained silent.

"Fiends." I said with disgust. When I turned my back and once again I said "Fiends" with a voice of malice. Then I swing my axe in a spin and sliced of five heads of those slavers. After that my Viking dogs executed the rest of the slaver-mares with their axes and swords. While it happens I looked at the mares and the stallions; but also the freed male slaves and this is what comes to my mind.

Vad ska jag göra med resten av dom?
(What shall I do with the rest of them?)