Equestria, Canterlot

The storm lashed at the windows. The rain howled and pounded at Canterlot Castle. Through all of it, Princess Celestia watched. She sighed, and looked back at the large amount of files on her desk. They were the latest reports from the front. Ever since Sombra returned, and conquered the Crystal Empire, corrupting it and summoning an army of demons, things had never been more grim for Equestria. Troops died by the hour, and more and more territory was lost to the King of Shadows. Celestia was, suffice to say, not optimistic they could win.

"Whoever is out there…" She murmured. "Please...help us."

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Crystal Empire, Citadel of the King

King Sombra watched from his balcony at the city below him, populated with demons and his own creations, the Golems. Made of silver crystal, they were controlled by dark magic. Once unleashed on any foe, they were nigh-invincible. They featured a heavy bludgeon on one arm and a manipulator arm on the other. Sombra turned back to see a rather interesting report from one of his generals, Kazin, appear in front of him.

To my King and my lord,

We have made a discovery in the northern mountains, your highness. It is a portal of some kind, made of pure blue metal and crystal. It radiates energy at a power surpassing anything we can muster. I request that a force of three Golems be sent to investigate what lies on the other side.

Kazin

Sombra smiled as he wrote his reply in the air.

Your request is granted, Kazin. Find out where it leads, and report back. If met with resistance, crush them.

Sombra.

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At the portal site, Kazin watched a force of three Golems be prepared to enter the portal. The general had previously noticed that whatever dark magic that came near the portal was instantly dispelled, meaning that the demons could not pass through, leaving the Golems as the General's only option.

"We are ready, General." The lead Golem rumbled.

"Go." He replied. The three Golems lumbered into the portal, and soon, it closed behind them.

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Cradle, City of Haven

Main Gate

It was nighttime on Cradle, and most of the Isoran Spiral Knights were asleep in the Garrison's barracks, or out on night watch. But for the Spiral Wardens, they never slept. Two Wardens watched the main gate, and they were close to dozing off. Then, one of them tensed up and pulled out his binoculars.

"What is it?" The first Warden asked.

"Three unknown contacts." The second said. "They're like Tier 3 Silversaps, only made of...crystal, by the looks of it.."

"Silversaps made of crystal?" The first said. "Alert Lieutenant Feron that we have might have company."

"Roger that." The second replied as he activated the Comlink to the Hall of Heroes.

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Feron was perked up from his nightly work at the Main command center as a result of his comlink beeping.

"What is it?" He asked.

"Lieutenant, this is Warden Pyrhus. Three unknown constructs made of crystal are approaching the gate. I do not know if they are...Wait! Stay where you are! AGH!"

"Warden?" Feron barked as the line went dead. "PRYHUS?"

There was no reply. Feron growled and accessed the Haven alarm system, setting it to Stage Alpha, meaing a direct threat to Haven was imminent. He then tapped into the barracks PA system.

"All knights, this is Lieutenant Feron. Haven is under attack, I repeat, Haven is under attack by unknown hostiles. This is NOT a drill. Man your battle stations, Desna and the Recon Rangers, report to the Main gate IMMEDIATELY."

As the alarms began to blare, Feron drew his Leviathan Blade and headed for the gate.

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As the Knights grabbed their weapons and headed to their stations, four Knights in particular grabbed their gear and headed for the gate. This was Theta Squad, and they had been asked to reinforce the gate at Desna's request.

"Let's go, Theta." Corrus said. "Whatever they are, they took out the wardens and are running loose the the square. We've boxed them in, but they've taken out nearly ten rangers already. Lock and load."

"Sir, yessir!" Pellas, Halvir, and Revan replied. As they rushed out, they were joined by five more Spiral Wardens and Lieutenant Rhendon's Scarlet Scouts.

"Ready to kick some ass, Corrus?" Rhendon asked.

"You know it, Rhendon." Corrus replied. "Heads up!"

A Recon Ranger smashed through the wall of the Garrison and landed with a heavy groan.

"Medic!" Rhendon cried, and two Scarlet Scouts rushed forward. Corrus drew his Glacius and with a war cry, entered the square. Suffice to say, things weren't going well for the Rangers. The Defense Turrets set up by the Rangers had boxed them into a corner, but the Constructs were barely being scratched by the plasma from the Turrets.

"Corrus!" Desna cried. "Good to see you've made it!"

"Anytime, Desna!" Corrus replied as he used a Charge Attack, sending a plume of ice towards a Golem, freezing it in place.

"Sitrep!" Rhendon cried.

"Whatever they are, they're tough!" Desna cried. '"We've barely dented them!"

"Leave it to us!" Corrus cried. "Pellas, get a Callahan shot on them! See if we can at least slow them down!"

"Roger that!" Pellas replied as he dashed into the line of fire. One of the golems attempted to smash him like an ant, but Pellas saw the attack coming. Pellas shield-charged past the blow and charged up his Callahan.

"Lights out." The bulky knight replied as he fired. The shot smashed into the golem, sending it tumbling to the ground, where a combined attack from Desna and Corrus shattered it into bits.

"Two left!" Corrus yelled as Pellas braced himself as the remaining Golems bashed his Shield with repeated blows.

"Aim for the legs!" Rhendon cried as his Blitz Needle filled the lower leg of the lead Golem with needles, causing it to collapse.

"Noted!" Halvir cried as he dragged an unconscious Recon Ranger to safety. As the lead Golem was killed by Desna's Leviathan Blade, Corrus faced down the last one. He dodged a smash from the Golem's arm and slid under its legs, slicing them as he went. As it collapsed, Corrus charged up his Valiance sidearm.

"See ya." he said flatly as a massive orb of blue energy slammed into the Golem, blowing a hole in its chest. As it self-destructed, Corrus sighed and sheathed his weapons.

"Casualties?" he said after catching his breath.

"Multiple wounded, and surprisingly, no dead." Desna said. "Those things aren't in the Database. They're Constructs, that's easy, but how'd they get here?"

"I'm not sure." Revan said. "However, the fact they attacked us on sight means they're not intelligent. Probably they were brought here by someone, or something."

"Gremlins?" Pellas asked.

"Unlikely." Revan replied. "This crystal isn't something we've seen in any Gremlin tech. Furthermore, the Gremlins haven't been able to strike at Haven directly at any point in time."

"True." Rhendon said. "Well, what now?"

"We find out who brought these things here." Lieutenant Feron said, walking forward with a squad of Medics right behind him. "In the meantime, have all personnel in Haven and the Clockworks on Status Bravo. If these things come back here again, we must be ready."

The knights saluted and set themselves to their tasks, such as damage repair and gathering the wounded. Feron then noticed something strange. One of the Golems was glowing. He touched its chest, and it disintegrated, leaving a shard of black crystal.

"Whatever you are…" He murmured. "We will find you, and we will crush you."

Author's Note

My third Spiral Knights story. Hopefully this one won't be deleted or discontinued.

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