Every single pony aboard the Astra Imperator gathered themselves in the hall. Sisters of the Adepta Sororitas, tech-priests of the Adeptus Mechanicus, Navigators, Astropaths, Inquisitorial Agents, all were rallied to this chamber. Atop his Throne of Judgement, the Lord Inquisitor Sunburst was prepared to give his speech. "Brothers and sisters of the God Empress's Holy Inquisition, I have received word from a clearly heretical astropath, she told me that the planet of Lyserea, Homeworld of the Timberwolves, was under threat from the forces of Chaos... It could have been the Chaos Gods attempting to deceive us, or it could be the Empress warning us of an incoming threat. Either way that astropath wasn't to be trusted... But as untrustworthy the source is, we cannot ignore such a vision, so we are traveling to the world of Lyserea, and once there we will conduct a search of that frozen hell-hole and any trace of chaotic corruption will be purged!"

The deck erupted in applause, the tech-priests in their red and orange robes rushed to maintain the engines, void shields, and warp drives, their mechadendrites and mechanical limbs working at full throttle. Sisters of Battle ran towards their armories and personal quarters, their black armor and pink robes, lined with silver gleaming in the light of the hall, a symbol of a diamond-tipped tiara on their pauldrons. Two-horned, three-eyed mutant unicorns ran toward the bridge, attempting to find the Astronomican, and routing the fastest course to their destination. Astropaths in their robes and wielding their staffs sent word to other parts of the ship and near-by inquisitorial bases. Stormtroopers readied their Hellguns, charging their laser-packs and preparing to face Chaos Marines if need be. Fellow Inquisitors who happened to be aboard the ship at the time stared at the Lord Inquisitor with mixed expressions on their faces.

Sunburst lowered his sword, the Lexmechanic aboard his Throne of Judgement writing down his every word. The Lord Inquisitor trotted off on his four-limbed walking-chair, moving toward the bridge to inspect the predicted route himself, he didn't trust any mage... Let alone any Navigator... He truly believed that the message was merely the lies of a heretic, there was surely no actual danger, but investigating rumors is the job of the Inquisition, and that is what he intended to do.

Upon the bridge, that sliver of doubt grew in the back of the Inquisitor's mind as he stared at the report of Warp Storms around the world shown in his astropath's prophecy... "To that planet! Now! If chaos does intend to invade that world we must arrive before they do!"

"But, my lord... It's in the middle of a Warp Storm!"

"I know that you mutant scum! Go anyway! We must stop this!"

"Lord of the Moonlight, you who were part of unity, now divided into four! Awaken by the will of our master, the Lord of Shadow! Come to my side in battle so we may achieve vengeance unto those who have wronged me, the dogs of the Corpse-Empress. Awaken to the call of the Moon!" Standing in the midst of swirling energy was a pony, levitating on a magic disk, this disk resembling a living creature, and leaving a shadowy trail wherever it flew. This expansive void shimmered with an array of blues and purples, concealing the pony standing atop the shadowy disk... She had a curved horn and a pair of wings, these wings resembled those of a bat's while being covered in feathers, like a pegasi's. Her hooves were ended by bird-like claws, and a pair of fangs protruded from her mouth.

Deep in this swirling abyss appeared another alicorn, this one with two heads, both screaming in pain and sorrow. Her body was translucent, behind could be seen a field of stars and planets, shimmering and warping with each passing second, Two glowing eyes could be seen on each head, beams of arcane light flying forth into the void. The Creature's mouth moved and more incomprehensible screeching could be heard, echoing throughout the void.

In response the bat-alicorn mare said, "Your payment shall be the souls of those we slay and the destruction we bring to the Imperium, my mistress!" The ghostly two-headed alicorn replied with another burst of screeching before vanishing back into the abyss.

"Very Well..."

A lone Space Marine trotted through the astral seas and shifting plains of Latiarius, In the distance the shapes of Tantibusi could be seen on the horizon, and herds of Star-Bears wandered through the volcanic plains. Purple, blue, violet, pink... These colors formed an aurora in the sky that encompassed the entire world, the arcane waves of the Warp could be seen behind, further altering the cascade of color... Overhead a blazing white ring surrounded the world, the screams of souls echoing from above, and if one strained their eyes enough, the shape of a pitch black stallion could be made out in the odd shapes of Warp-Space.

The earth was crystalline, reflecting the lights from overhead to further confuse the mortal eye. This patch of land was rather calm compared to the rest of the world, devoid of rambling Chaos Spawns, or chaotic storms, or volcanic activity... Just a peaceful patch of crystal. Murky black fog coated the surface of the world and small specks of black dust rained down like snowflakes. This lone Marine, wearing blue power armor, trimmed in maroon, and with tan shoulders. Atop her head was a wizard's hat, blending into her silvery mane. The mare carried a staff, a five-pointed star atop its silver rod, held in red magic. Mounted to the breastplate of her armor was a red and black gem, glowing with magic that same magic energy.

The mare had several books tied to her sides, one massive tan tome, a crescent moon on its cover was the most prominent. Her right foreleg had a set of talons protruding from her hoof, mutation brought upon by the warp, and it wasn't her only mutation, her eyes were a bright red, glowing in the darkness. Over her flank was a deep black cape that reflected no light yet shimmered like the night sky.

This mare began to trot off to the north, in the distance, between crystalline spires, moving mountains, and deep fogs of shadow was a city, made from ebony towers, onyx pyramids, and a massive jet-black spire, extending far into the shifting skies, topped with a burning orb of blue magic, resembling the eye of a bat. The mare remembered when the city of Caizca was silvery white, but eons of the warp had changed it.

Flying on wings of shadow, formed from arcane energy, the unicorn mare, robed and armored flew through the skies of Latiarius and through the city Caizca. Black Phoenixes made from shadow and magic filled the air, flying alongside the unicorn. Below mortal slaves were being taken to the ebony towers, having their minds removed of their sanity and having their souls used to create new Rubricae... Skilled mages were sacrificed to the Lord of Shadow within crystal temples... Rubric Marines and their commanding Sorcerers were trotting along bridges made from enchanted shadow, forming passageways connecting the towers and pyramids.

The Tower of the Moon, the great black spire, atop which sat the burning blue eye, was the unicorn's destination. Many smaller towers, fashioned from black and purple crystal surrounded the tower itself, forming what could be mistaken from far away to be a massive cluster of gemstones. A balcony extended out from the towers, forming the only way in and out of the Tower of the Moon. The Unicorn Sorcerer came to land at the tower's balcony, only to be greeted by the Rubrics standing guard. The Rubric Marines wore night-blue armor, trimmed with a dark purplish red, and with tan pauldrons. Behind their helmets were two glowing orbs of green fire that could be mistaken for mutated eyes, from those eye sockets, wisps of purple magic waved in the wind. From every open crack in the power armor, black mutagenic mist flowed, forming a cloud at the Rubrics hooves wherever they stood.

Trixie tried to enter the tower but was greeted by Inferno Bolters, She raised her horn as red magic filled the air around it, but upon a familiar voice resonating from just behind the door, she stopped. "Trixie Lulamoon. Its been a few millennia, I thought you would never have the courage to show yourself here again after what you did."

"Somnambula... Still angry after all this time, I hope you never doubt the courage of the Great and Powerful Trixie again."

"Threatening me? I am the new Chief Librarian, appointed so by our Primarch herself," The Librarian showed herself, she wore the same armor as any other Rubric Marine, with the exception of numerous scrolls and tomes mounted to the armor, across her back was a golden sash, tied to said sash were numerous potions. She wore a gold and silver circlet over her head, a green gem implanted into said arcane crown, that gem acting like a unicorn's horn. "I have been ordered to never let you back into the tower, so I ask you to leave..."

Trixie wasn't amused... She was about to open her mouth to reply, but it seems she didn't have to. "Somnambula! Let her pass! Both of you are to meet me in the Assimularum," A loud mare's voice boomed from deep inside the tower. The two sorcerers stopped their threats.

"Rubrics... Let her pass," An angry Somnambula replied, sending the Rubricae into a more passive stance. Trixie trotted off deep into the tower, a moment later Somnambula trotted after her, keeping an eye on the exiled sorcerer.

Hundreds of sorcerers were arrayed in the tower, even a few Kirin were here, all waiting, watching, listening. In the center of the room was a massive holographic display, depicting a star, and the planets orbiting said star. Levitating on their arcane disks, two sorcerers were inspecting the hologram, planning, debating. Trixie raised her staff, shouting to the crowd, "The Lyserea system burns! The void around the Wolves' homeworld seethes with Shadowflame! We stand now on the precipice of vindication... Vengeance... Justice, at long last!"

Somnambula replied quickly, "Traitor... Do you think we have forgotten your betrayal Lulamoon? Did you believe we would forgive your sins!?"

"Enough!" A shout echoed through the halls, calling all present to its attention. A beige Bat-Alicorn had just appeared on an interior-balcony, blue light flooding in from the door behind her. Her mane was red, striped with purple and lavender. A pair of glasses rested on her face, behind them one eye was fused permanently shut, while the other glowed purple with arcane fury... Leathery bat wings, coated in pegasus feathers, lay outstretched from her body, even without the wings she stood twelve feet tall, with said wings however she would tower over any average pony. She wore an armored breastplate and spinal-plate, however no power-armor. From said spinal-plate a series of horns protruded, forming what resembled a rib-cage. In multicolored purple and red magic, coming from a curved horn atop her head, she held a massive staff, reaching roughly twice its wielder's height, at the end of this staff was a curved blade and an orb of purple magic.

"You are all my daughters, born of my blood," She outstretched a hoof, at its end the hoof turned into a bird's claw, "Some loyal and faithful through the ages... Some wayward and treacherous, walking their own paths. But the crimes of the past mean nothing, all paths have led back here... The blade of fate hangs above Lyserea, together we will drive it deep into the icy earth of that worthless world. These miserable echos of Pinkie Pie will face a legion renewed with arcane might! Conclaves of sorcerers will shatter the fang's battlements! Unending hoards of ashen dead rubricae will harvest every soul within its fallen walls!" Moondancer shouted over the room.

"The wolves my lord... They-" Somnambula cried out.

"-Will break, Lyserea will burn, its seas will boil... And the dogs of Pinkie will howl over the blackened bones of their world's funeral pyre!" The entire crowd grew tense with every word Moondancer said, meanwhile a smile began to form on Trixie's face. "At long last my daughters. We will take vengeance for Arcaero!"

Author's Note

I'll give you one guess at what the next chapter will be:

RIP space corgis :)