Savage Grimm chuckled as he continued his walk through the now deserted Ponyville. Occasionally, his rather direct path towards Alla would intersect with the blind, panicked fleeing of one of the Royals and he would pause to watch his minions at work.

"FATALITY!!!!! Good eye for the classics," he praised Toy as she pinned a royal guards hooves to the ground, with his own knives and ate his face.

Letting loose a squeal at the praise, Toy bounded of, gleeful she had pleased her master.

"Brutality!!!!! NICE!" He cackled as Golem tore another guard in twain, the larger crystal creature showered in offal and bits.

Grunting, Golem slowly lumbered off to his next victim.

Now, That's Just Not Right! He snarked as what was once Pretty Vile spun through several Guards at once at blinding speed, reducing all four to paste.

Savage laughed. "He Slices He Dices, He Cut and Julians Fries!!!!! I Give You RAZOR WIND!!!!!

Once more Savage continued on his way, the screams of those being slaughtered the happiest tune in his ears.

He paused only once more, as he beheld the work Dust had done on his sister. He observed as she walked nude, a red mist slaying all that stood before her. None were able to touch her. Savage grinned as he welcomed her.

"Welcome, Hive. I know that along with Dust you will make a fine addition to my minions. But I think You Have Something To Tell Me."

Kneeling before her new master, Hive neither spoke nor raised her head. Yet Savage chuckled,"Ah, As I suspected, the bastard did indeed break trust with me. Oh Well, the both of you continue your hunt and by all means enjoy yourselves.

Unerringly he walked towards Alla, neither turning aside nor glancing in another direction. She was his lodestone, his northstar. He would never not know where she was.

Getting to the center of town, he observed the last of the guards surrounded by all of his minions. Smiling he went forward to join them. At a command only they heard, his minions paused to allow their master through.

Savage addressed the remaining Guard jovial. "Oh if it isn't the guard that asked me to give myself up. What do you think now, hmmmmmmm?"

"I think that you should kill me and get it over with, because all you are is a monster. My only regret is I was to sentimental and weak hearted to kill you when I had the chance."

Savage stared a moment at the young guard. Then his shoulders began to shake, followed by him clutching his sides as he howled with laughter. As he calmed himself, he wheezed an order to his minions.

"From now on this is the one guard that you are never allowed to kill. If he opposes you, then by all means maim, torture, or otherwise hurt him, but none of you are allowed to kill him. You're all dismissed till I have need of you."

Each of his minions bowed their heads as they dispersed back into red dust, being reabsorbed back into their master. Turning back to the young stallion before him he queried.

What is your name, young stallion of the guard?

"I am Corporal Flash Sentry, formerly of the crystal empire."

Savage grinned nastily, It wasn't your sentimentality or your weak heart that did you in. It was your lack of skill. Yet, each of my minions bore one wound each. Wounds that you gave them. You alone tried to stop what was happening. You asked me, not to step aside, but to find another way. So I will let you live.

Flash glared back at Savage as he defiantly replied, "I will grow in skill and power until I am strong enough to oppose you and all monsters like you. I will become that which makes all those like you, those that murder, rape and use brutality to get their desires to glance over their back. If I cannot do so as a guard I will find a way. You used my mercy against me, so now I will use this one against you. Mark my words, I will be your downfall."

Savage cackled maniacally, Excellent Young stallion!!!!!! Oppose me at every turn, oppose those like me! For we need at least one honest Guard to fight us, lest we forget that we are monsters and seek to become gods."

Patting Flash on the cheek, he then shoved the pegasi onto the ground, knocking the young stallion out with a single kick, then continued on his way. Not giving a care of the actions of the surviving guardsman.

Glancing Upwards, Savage spotted the pale, green eyed mare recording his every move.

Smirking he said, "Ah! You must be his daughter, tell me how is your dad?"

Lowering her head for a moment, she then glared nastily back at Savage.

"He's Dying," she said. "All because you could not have your dream and let the other sunless have theirs too. Because you were selfish, you took my father away from me. It's so bad that not even the tools and secrets inside his box can save him, just prolong his agony, He will die and all of it started when you convinced the Sunless to set down their power."

Yes, and now my dream is ash. All that remains is that I ensure Alla's safety, then we shall see how the sunless may rise again, young one. I will not kill you, there are rules among the sunless after all.

Noting her coloration, Savage once more let loose his mad hyena's cry, "Am I right in assuming that you inherited more from your father then your mother?"

The Young Mare's silence was in and of itself his answer.

Smirking up at her, he once more began his bloody walk towards Alla, giving the young mare a snarky farewell.

Welcome to the Sunless, little girl. When this be done, let it be done. It will be best for all of us.

Smiling happily he whistled a happy tune as he continued on his way, soon everything would go as he planned. Soon Alla would be free and forever safe. Soon all things would go back to the way they should be.

Author's Note

And For christmas another chapter. Only a couple more to go. I do believe this is one of my least liked stories. By all means tell me why. I love hearing frome everyone. After all, a blade is just a hunk of metal, unless treated in the fire then cooled in the oil. Thus is it is with all things.