Talion in Equestria

by Silas5399

chapter 25 battle for the crystal empire

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I had just received a letter from celestia and I was flying to canterlot on my skeletal dragon and I told my army to be on standby even the undead soldiers and when I reached canterlot celestia looked ready for a fight but when she saw me she calmed down as I landed and dismounted the dragon and she walked over to me.

“I’m glad your here we need to talk now.” She said as we walked inside.

“I need your help the crystal empire has returned I know you don’t know what that is but I will give you the short version, about a little more than a thousand years ago the empire was taken over by a evil unicorn wielding dark magic and he used his magic to create a army of crystal monsters and enslave the city it was only after Luna and I fought him the empire disappeared and now with its returned Sombra had returned as well cadence is already their protecting it and I want you to help her.” She said.

“Ok I will head their and my army is already on standby and I have been using my power to create undead and with undead manticores I have a decent calvary and don’t worry about us hunting manticore we are able to create undead without the use of bodies so their population will not decrease.” I said as she nodded and I jumped on my dragon and sent a message to my army to head north and as I flew I noticed Twilight and the others getting off the train and heading towards the castle and I continued to fly north.


1 hour later


I was flying through the icy north to get to the crystal empire it wasn't easy to find it through all the snow but I found it and started to descend into the city and I passed through some kind of shield and I landed on the outskirts of the city and dismounted and entered the city and jumped on the roof to get to the castle and entered through a balcony and saw Cadence sitting on the throne she had her hair was three different colors yellow pink and purple and she looked exhausted as she sat on the throne and I stepped inside. “Hey Cadence Celestia sent me to help you.” I said and she looked up and smiled as she looked at me and got up from the throne and came over to hug me.

“I’m glad you're here.” She said coughing.

“You ok?” I asked concerned.

“Holding the shield up is draining me.” She said and I started to funnel my magic into her and she moaned as she began to look better and more rested.

“What did you do?” She asked shocked as she looked at herself.

“I funneled some of magic into you it seems it worked.” I said as she looked at herself.

And I looked outside to see the color of the shield changed a bit it now had traces of green in it and I received a message from a scout saying that the girls and spike got off the train nearby and I rushed to my dragon and mounted it and flew off to the train station and landed near them and the dragon flew back to the city.

“Hey girls we need to move.” I said as they were about to say something then they say a large shadow moving towards us. “Get to the city now!” I yelled and they ran and they shadow chased us and I stopped at the edge of the shield and they entered and I drew frostmourne and charged it with dark magic as magic sparked off it. “Dark magic attack” I said as a slash of dark magic went hurtling towards it and when it made contact it exploded and the shadow screeched in pain as it fled and I entered the shield and they girls were already heading towards the castle and I followed them.

I arrived after the girls and spike got to the throne room and meet up with Cadence. “Hey Talion did you know Cadence was my old foal sitter.” Twilight said.

“No i didn’t.” I said as the girls were having fun and now it was time to get to business.

“Now then how do we beat Sombra?” I asked and Twilight took out a book from her bage.

“Legend say that the crystal heart can destroy him but no one knows where it is.” and as she said that I heard a noise outside and walked out to the balcony and saw the shadow was forming a body as he stood a far distance from the shield he had a black mane and grey fur and he was wearing steel armor and wielding a longsword made of darkstone and I could feel the dark magic he was channeling in his fist as he plunged it into the snow and I saw the monsters Celestia told me about emerging from the snow and pulled themselves out and they stood at about 8 feet tall as they approached the shield and started to punch it. It wasn’t causing much damaged but it would not hold forever and I heard a horn from the east and the monsters turned towards it and formed ranks as the manticore calvary lined up from on top of a hill I saw the liches my captains were riding some of them the rest were being ridden by undead spearmen and swordsmen and archers were lining up behind them both undead and the armor archers drew their bows and the monsters started to advance through the snow as the manticore riders charged and the archers fired the arrows were faster than the manticores and the arrows made contact with the monster with little effect as the manticore riders made contact and took a few of them out as the rest of my army charged over the hill and sombra was still trying to get in and Twilight and the others ran off to find the heart.

My army was at a stalemate with the monsters and sombra continued to attack the shield and he punched a hole in the shield as he rushed in and the hole closed and we and cadence were ready to fight as he reached the castle and he smiled.

“You don’t stand a chance against me.” He said as he drew his sword and charged and I blocked it with frostmourne and Cadence stayed behind since she was not experienced in combat so it was up to me to fight him as I pushed him back and I swung my sword as a wave of ice and frost was sent hurtling towards sombra and he lifted his sword over his head and swund it down as the wave was cut in half and he was unharmed and he shot a beam of dark magic towards me and I intercepted it with a magic shield and sparks of magic went overwhere destroying building and the ponies were screaming and running for their lives as we fought and I felt a hand on my back and saw Cadence giving me her magic.

“Cadence no if you give me your magic the shield will fall!” I yelled but she did not listen as she looked pale and the shield started to fade and she passed out on the ground and the shield
around the city vanished and the elder liches were quick to react as they approached the city and started to create undead to keep the crystal monsters out it was taxing on them but many of the royal guard were supplying them with magic and they took turns doing it so they can regenerate magic even if it is only a little and a few lines of death knights were formed to keep them out not only did they match them in height they had great defensive and offensive capabilities with their huge shields and swords as they formed a shield wall but the monsters were more focused on my army than the city but with the shield down it good to know there are troops protecting the city and I felt Cadences magic kick in and my shield overpowered sombras beam as it shot forward knocking him off his feet and into a building as I dropped the shield and lifted frostmourne as he stepped out of the now collapsed building.

“Not bad.” He said spitting out some black blood from his mouth. “Now the real fight begins.” He said as the battle renewed and we charged each other and meet in the middle as our blades collided and our magic lashed out at each other destroying our nearby surroundings.


Captain of royal guard POV


We were being pushed back without the liches we have been losing troops and we can’t replenish them without them and I destroyed another minster and another one took his place as I fought and I saw a few death knights running to aid us from the city.

‘The liches must have finished reinforcing the city and now are send undead that's good no we have a better chance’ I thought as I was knocked away by another monster and a death knight caught me and set me down as a few pieces of metal fell off me. ‘But were still in a tough spot’ I thought as I joined the fight.


Talion POV


Me and Sombra were still fighting it out and i noticed Cadence woke up and was watching us even thought she was exhausted and couldn’t stand and I sent another wave of ice at Sombra as she shot it with a magic beam and I teleported out of the way and It hit a building and as I was distracted by the exploding building Sombra stabbed his sword into my side and I jumped away from him and I put my hand on the place that was stabbed and I was bleeding and my vision was starting to go hazy and he approached me but he was struck behind by a beam from Cadence as he turned his attention to her as he teleported in front of her and was lifting his sword in the air and then everything seemed to be slowing down as I heard my own heart beating slower and slower but I couldn’t give up as I fought the unconscious and I forced myself to stay awake and I felt something deep inside me and it was felt amazing and it was surfacing as I felt a rush of magic gather inside me and I could feel it giving me strength.


Sombra POV


‘It’s time time finish this bitch’ I thought as I was about to swing my sword to end her but I felt a strange my gathering behind me and I looked to the wraith and I saw his magic was forming a sphere around him and I saw his armor was changing and his wound healed.

After the sphere disappeared he was wearing new armor and he had a shield he still had the same sword though and his eyes the runes on the sword the shield and his ring glowed green and his sword gave off a green aura and he held his shield up as the eyes glowed green and short beams of magic shot from them and I dodged them and fired a beam of dark magic at him only for him to lift his shield up to block it like it was nothing and his shadow started to split and move towards me and I ran in the castle.
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After I ran into the castle I could hear something behind me and I saw the shadows chasing me and I heard the wraith started to sing in a demonic voice

“Ding Dong”

“I know you can hear me”

“Open up the door”

“I only want to play a little”

“Ding Dong”

“You can’t keep me waiting”

“It’s already too late”

“For you to try and run away”

“I see you through the window”

Windows started to shatter and the shadows poured in as I ran through the hallways.

“Our eyes are locked together”

“I can sense your horror”

“Though I’d like to see it closer”

“Ding Dong”

“Here I come to find you”

I heard slow heavy footsteps behind me and I heard a sword scraping the stone tiles of the floor.

“Hurry up and run”

“Let’s play a little game and have fun”

“Ding Dong”

“Where is it you’ve gone to?”

“Do you think you’ve won?”

“Our game of hide and seek has just begun”

“I hear your footsteps”

“Thumping loudly through the hallways”

I started running faster down the halls to try to outrun the shadows chasing me

“I can hear your sharp breaths”

“You’re not very good at hiding”

“Just wait, you can’t hide from me (I’m coming)”

“Just wait, you can’t hide from me (I’m coming)”

“Just wait, you can’t hide from me (I’m coming)”

“Just wait, you can’t hide from me”

I ran into the throne rooms and blocked the dark with black crystals and I ran to the throne and stood in front of it.

“Knock Knock”

“I am at your door now”

“I am coming in”

“No need for me to ask permission”

“Knock Knock”

The door to the throne room exploded and the shadows spread throughout the room

“I’m inside your room, now”

“Where is it you’ve hid?”

“Our game of hide and seek’s about to end”

“I’m coming closer”

“Looking underneath your bed but you’re not there, I wonder”

“Could you be inside the closet?”

“Ding Dong”

“I have found you”
I tried to run but the wraith teleported in front of me and he looked like he was made of shadows and I turned around to find anothers wraith and I looked around the room to see dozen of wraiths emerging from the shadows.

“Ding Dong”

“You were hiding here”

“Now you’re it”

“Ding Dong”

“Finally found you, dear”

“Now you’re it”

“Ding Dong”

“Looks like I have won”
I started to feel the life being sucked out of me as I fell to my knees and started struggling to breath and the shadows started to engulf me as my life slipped away.

“Now you’re it”

“Ding Dong”

“Pay the consequence”


Captain of royal guard POV


We were losing badly with the liches away even though they are sending death knightes they are to much for us and we were being pushed back and many of them started to head for the city and I looked to the castle and saw green magic started to circle it and the magic filled the sky as green lighting started to strike the ground not far from the city and snow went everywhere as both the monsters and us stopped fighting to see what was going on and as the snow settled we saw a undead army appear out of nowhere and they all wore black armor

And at the front of the army stood a figure wearing armor and I looked at his magic and I know it was Talion leading them and the monsters that used to be focused on us was not charging towards him and the undead army behind him and the spear men were lining up and I saw archers drawing the bows and I saw mages preparing spells to be launched at the enemy in front of them and Talion voice was amplified but his upper body did not glow

“Fire.” He said as a barrage of arrows fireballs ice and lightning spells flew through the air to meet their targets and their front lines were desomated as their forces scattered and we join but strange monsters appeared on the undead army sides and charged the crystal monsters cutting off their heads as the spearman and the undead behind them slowly advanced keeping thier formation together and when they got close to the battle they charged to join and then were we decided to join the fight as we charged to crush them from both sides and the battle quickly ended with our victory as we finished of the last of them and the city was safe but the crystal heart has not been found yet and I sent my subordinates to find it.


Talion POV


“Anything yet?” I asked and he said no it has been two hours since the battle ended and no one has found it.
“We found something” I heard from the hall and ran their to find a long staircase and I humped down not wanting to waste time and landed at the bottom to see a door. “Everytime we get close to it changes locations” he said as I studied the door and saw a black gem on the door frame and I had a idea as I drew my sword and sgot a weak beam of dark magic and it opened revealing more stairs as I started to ascend them.


3 hour later


“How long are these FUCKING STAIRS!” I yelled as I was still walking after like 3 hours and I finally reached the top and found the crystal heart and twilight and spike followed me up for some reason panting and exhausted as I grabbed the heart and walked towards them. “Tired?” I asked and they nodded as I looked outside and saw we were above the crystal empire and I wanted to make this fast so I jumped out the window and landed on the street next to the castle and the crystal ponies were cheering as I put the heart in it rightful place. As they lowered their head and the roads began to glow and funnel power into the crystal heart as it formed a protective shield around the empire and they were all cheering and Cadence walked out of the castle and we walked back inside were we meet up with everyone in the throne room.

“You did it.” Pinkie said as she hopped up and down and everyone gave similar responses.
“Hey Talion can you came over her/” Cadence asked as I walked over. “Thanks for saving me back their and sorry we didn’t get to be properly introduced at canterlot.” she said as I nodded were weren't really introduced at that time. “So to make up for it you want to hang out sometime?” She asked.

“Sure.” I said as she smiled and we had to go Celestia sent a little tell that Cadence will run the empire and I decided to give her a little support and some of my guards stayed their to help and I gave her wand like a gave the others and I fly away on my dragon and the girls and spike took the train to canterlot to tell Celestia everything and I made it out of the frozen north of equestria and flew home and after a few hours I reached minas morgul and landed to find Luna and Aiko playing with Zoe in the gardens.

“So how is everyone today?” I asked as I dismounted and walked over and Zoe tried to tackle me but I didn’t bridge and she hugged my legs as I picked her up and gave her a hug and st her down and she giggle and ran back to Aiko and Luna and I walked to the warehouse behind the tower and walked inside the find the captain of the city guard and he greeted me as I shadow grew larger and spat out a dead Sombra on the floor.

“So this is the infamous Sombra I read about.” He said as he used his foot to turn the body over on it’s back.
“Yes I want to see what will happen if he became undead he was powerful when he was alive so it might affect the outcome.” I said as my magi washed over him and at first nothing happened but it began to shake and lievatat in the air and power surged through the body as it changed and it fell and landed on the ground and as he stood up I saw his change.

“This is strange he doesn’t look like a elder lich.” I said as the captain agreed as we observed the former Sombra and it just stood there.

“What are you?” I asked.
“I am a shadow demon my lord.” He said as he bowed. “But i am one that has physical form other shadow demons do not possess a form like this one they are made of shadow and darkness I am Phantom.” He said as he stood up. “I would like to stay by your side.”

“And how would you do that without being noticed?” I asked as he turned to shadow and merged with my shadow.

“I will be in your shadow till you have need of me.” He said as me and the captain walked outside and entered the tower and walked to the dining hall and everyone was their even Twilight and her friends and pikie tackled me knocking me to the ground as she laughed and I saw chrysalis she was looked 9 month pregnant.
“What happened?” I asked.

“Changelings queens give birth faster than other species and we lay eggs instead of a baby.” She said and I calmed down and we sat down to have dinner and I feed some of my magic to chrysalis and she moaned.

“Something wrong with my magic?” I asked.

“The opposite actually it taste amazing to where it’s addictive did you do something with it?” She asked.
“No.” I said as I took a bite of my food.

“And the spell I mentioned to get Aiko and Tempest pregnant has no side effect and they will be born a full blooded diamond dog for Aiko and pony for Tempest the spell makes them the species of the one that gave birth to them.” Twilight said and I remembered they were pregnant I forgot about that spell.

“So I’m going to be a father.” I said with a smile as I closed my eyes and imagined what they would look like and I snapped back to reality as I said. “Hey I was think of enrolling Zoe into a school what do you think.” I said.
“I think that perfect.” Luna said and the others agreed.

“I will make a portal to ponyville since we don’t have a school built here yet we will enroll her in ponyville.” I said and they nodded their head in agreement and the captain walked in.

“Sir the army we sent to the crystal empire has returned and with the new undead and we have new on their armor it is highly resistant to magic and we don’t know what it is yet and we are already making a golems out of it but we will not be able to make moving armor from it so we will equip the undead with it after we forge it into armor.” He said as he handed me a piece of paper with the damages from the battle and many who were sent were beyond repair and need to be reforged and enchanted but with the new undead that makes up for what we lost and the liches are gaining more magic from constant training and casting so we were getting more undead troops and from what were have learned from the location from Dainn kingdom it is across the ocean and was about 2 days of sailing to get there the stone golems already made the boat we needed to make it their so we will rely heavily on the undead production when we get there and we will use the dead bodies of soldiers to replenish our numbers our plan is to take the coastal towns and ports first then wake our way inland taking towns first then the forts we have learned of and any we find along the way and a letter appeared on the table in front of me.

“Dear Talion I have received word that you can bring people back to life at first i didn’t believe it but when I read this it conformed it the news reporters are going crazy and some of the new reporters are coming to minas morgul thought you would like the warning.”

It read and a new article appeared after the letter and I picked it up and read the first page and the title said.

The new king of Equestria is he a god or something else

.”

And I saw a picture below it and I saw it moving showing how I brought back Zoe and how I comforted her and it repeated it when it reached the end and it shows Zoe with her throat slit open like before she was brought back to life.
After I read the article I sighed and put it down and Luna read the article and the letter and gave a chuckle. “Look like you’ll have company tomorrow.” She said as she passed it around the room. “And from what I know they already know you use undead so you don’t have to worry about them being freaked out.” She said and I breathed a sigh of relief I was planning for the undead to help patrol the city.

“They should be here tomorrow to ask questions.” I said as I finished my food. “Well I should get ready to answer their questions when they arrive they will probably be gathered at the tower in the morning so I’m going to get some rest before that.” I said as I got up to go to bed.

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