Magus dodged another blast of magic from Orange Sherbette. She was relentlessly throwing her magic around as he avoided her attack. The area was torn up from all the magic blasts she let loose. Every so often, Magus fired off a bolt of magic himself. It was never anything powerful, but it helped nudge Sherbette into position. Magus had completed his magic circle and was just maneuvering Orange Sherbette so she would be in the center.

Cold Forecast stood off on the sidelines. The battlefield had become too dangerous for her to safely navigate. Even with her speed, Orange Sherbette was acting far too reckless. She cheered on Sherbette and waited for an opportunity to strike.

The orange-haired bimbo cartwheeled out of the way of another bolt from Magus. She sneered at him and fired off magic herself. “Heheh! Is that all, old timer? Is that the best you can do?” she chuckled. Orange Sherbette flipped her hair as she strutted along the pavement.

“Tch!”

Magus fired off a few bolts of magic which Sherbette handily slapped away with her hand. She stopped walking and placed her hands on her hips. Her gem glowed as she charged up magic.

“Why don’t we see who’s really stronger?”

Without much warning, Orange Sherbette let loose a rapid-fire blast of magic. Magus calculated the rate at which the bolts were being fired and responded with a series of small barriers. They would manifest right as the bolts approached him. Every shot was blocked, but Magus breathed heavily from the magical workout he was getting.

“HAH! Not even remotely close!!” Sherbette jeered. “All you can do is dodge and block! You don’t stand a chance against the likes of Love Bunny’s forces!!”

Magus wiped sweat from his brow. “You’re right about one thing! You are technically more powerful than me in this moment!”

“Don’t flatter yourself, geezer!”

“But you lack experience and wisdom!” he continued. Magus’ gem began to glow as he talked. “Otherwise, you’d notice the trap I had set for you!” His gem flashed and the magic circle activated.

“WHAT?!!”

Orange Sherbette realized too late what was happening. The space beneath her lit up as a magic circle began to work. The times Magus had knelt down weren’t just to catch his breath. He was preparing multiple glyphs around her, and he was just moving her into the right spot. Sherbette screamed as the circle performed its task. She could feel her connection with the collar being severed and desperately gripped her neck.

“SHERBETTE!!!” Cold Forecast hollered.

The terran dashed over to her partner but was stopped by Magus. Cold Forecast faltered at first, realizing how much of a threat he truly was. But seeing Orange Sherbette writhe around was enough for her to confront him. Cold Forecast threw a punch but found her fist stopped. A glowing manacle had clasped around her wrist. She tried again only for the same thing to happen. Magus locked not only her hands but her feet in place. Forecast tried to free herself but it was no use. Magus reached up and tapped her forehead.

“Sleep,” was all he said.

Cold Forecast’s eyes fluttered for a moment and she lost consciousness. She collapsed to the ground, snoozing peacefully.

Magus walked over to Orange Sherbette, stepping through the magic circle as though it wasn’t there. Sherbette screamed as she still clawed at her neck. Magus gripped either side of the collar and pulled it off her. The golden band reverted back into two eggs.

“NOOOO!!! GIVE THOSE BACK!!” Orange Sherbette shrieked. “GIVE THOSE BAAAACK!!!!”

She tried to fire off a bolt of magic, but Magus quickly subdued her. The psion fell to the ground, clutching her head and whimpering.

Magus turned his attention to the column and analyzed it. The structure was entirely formed from magic. There was a complicated network of spells that held it together. Magus was impressed with its composition and how intricately it was made. He wished the Ouranian who forged these wasn’t siding with a maniac hellbent on world domination.

After completing his survey, Magus found the flow of magic through the column. All that was left now was disrupting that flow. Magus stepped back and charged his gem. He focused his breathing as he generated as much power as he could. The strike not only had to be precise, but also with enough force to pierce through. Once Magus had enough magic built up, he unleashed it on the column.

The white bolt of magic struck the column and drilled through the outer defenses. There was a screaming sound as the magical barrier around it was torn apart. Magus didn’t let up and kept blasting the column. Eventually, the barrier failed and the magic pierced through. For a moment it seemed as if nothing happened. Then the column began to crumble. The pieces disintegrated as their magical bonds were dissolved.

Magus turned away from the column and looked to the sky. There was still a pink glow of tantric energy, though it had faded slightly. “Let’s hope the others can finish this quickly.”

Zephyr flew around the area chasing Centurion and Flash Sentry. She taunted them by narrowly missing every time she flung wind blades at them. It was entertaining watching them flit about through the air, unable to do anything to her.

“HAHAHA!!! COME ON!!! WHY DON’T YOU SHOW ME WHAT YOU GOT?!!”

She unleashed several more wind blades, laughing as they avoided her attack.

“Alright, that’s the plan! You got it?!” Centurion said to Flash.

“Yeah, seems simple enough! Think it’ll work?” Flash said.

“Well, if it doesn’t, I don’t have any other way to stop the tornado tyrant!” Centurion said. “So, don’t mess up, soldier!”

“Sure, no pressure,” Flash muttered.

Centurion and Flash split up and Zephyr followed the older Ouranium. He flew lower as the crazed bimbo started firing air bullets at him. Meanwhile, Flash Sentry started charging up lightning. Centurion told him to generate as much as he could and wait for the signal. He felt too exposed just floating in midair, but Centurion’s prediction was correct. Zephyr wasn’t interested in him.

“HA!! What’s this?! You really think that little static shock is gonna hit me?!” Zephyr chided when she noticed what Flash was doing. She didn’t even bother with him and kept chasing Centurion. “I’m much too powerful for you! You’re just a weak old Ouranium and he’s not even awakened yet! Yeah!! That’s right! I noticed he’s got the spark! Fat lot of good it’ll do him!”

Centurion remained silent as he kept Zephyr busy. He knew she wouldn’t be too interested in small fry like his nephew. She craved a fight against an experienced warrior, one who’s seen his fair share of battles. Flash Sentry may be trained and battle-ready, but he was far from a warrior. Centurion gripped his shield, waiting for the moment.

Flash held his hands over his head as he continued to charge lightning. He had never done anything quite like this before. Even in basic training he wasn’t prepared for this kind of scenario. Flash was worried he would fry his hands from this. But he kept it up, worried what would happen if he didn’t. He had generated an orb of crackling energy that was a bit bigger than a basketball. He looked down at Centurion, wondering how much longer he had to keep it up.

Centurion glanced over his shoulder to check on Flash’s progress. He saw bolts of lightning trailing off him and figured that was enough. He flipped around and hollered to Flash.

“Alright! That should do it!!”

Flash grits his teeth as he takes aim at Zephyr and hurls the tremendous amount of lightning at her. His hand felt numb as it left his grasp.

Zephyr spun around in time to see the blue bolt of electricity crashing right for her. She was surprised by how much he had been able to accumulate, brushing him off as nothing special. But this sudden development didn’t frazzle her. She still believed there was nothing either of them could do to hurt her. That she had ascended beyond them. Zephyr smiled and pulled all the wind she could around her hand. She swung right as the bolt was about to come in contact and split it in two.

“IS THAT REALLY THE BEST YOU GOT?!!! THAT WAS PATHETIC!!! YOU NEVER STOOD A CHANCE AGAINST ME!!! YOU CAN’T TOUCH ME!!!”

“It wasn’t ‘meant’ for you!” Flash shouted.

As the lightning arced past her, Centurion was ready. He raised his shield and it absorbed the lightning. Centurion channeled his own lightning into the shield and redirected it at Zephyr. The red and blue bolt twist through the air as it collided with the now defenseless Zephyr.

The petite avian wasn’t fast enough to react and took the supercharged bolt to the back. She screamed as the lightning coursed through her body. If it weren’t for the fact that she was Ouranian and boosted by he collar she probably wouldn’t have survived. Zephyr passed out and fell to the ground. Centurion caught her and set her on the pavement. He removed the golden collar around her neck and the windstorm died down.

Several meters away, Diwata Aino realized Zephyr had been taken out. She had been engaged with the tantric wrestling with Brawly Beats, who was giving her quite the ‘pounding’. Diwata didn’t know what he was, but she liked it. The bubbly terran tried to pull away from Brawly, but he took the opportunity to grab her by the wrists and flip her around. He rammed his cock into her plump backside as he wrapped his arms around her torso.

“Oh! Zeph! I’m…mmm…sorry! But his…cock!!”

Flash looked at his partner having sex with one of the criminals and shook his head. He was going to say something but remembered that one time with Matter-Horn on the docks. Flash turned to Centurion. “So, what do we do now? I mean, about that?” he pointed to the column.

“Hmm..”

Centurion flew over to the massive structure and looked it over. After a minute he jammed his shield into the side. He waved over Flash who quickly flew to him.

“Well, I’m not like Magus and can’t just analyze everything,” he lamented. “But I figure if we just hit it with enough power, it’ll come down. So, here’s what we’re going to do: you go to the opposite side of this thing! On my signal, we’ll hit it simultaneously! With the lightning channeled through my shield, we should be able to break it!”

“Alright,” Flash said nodding.

On opposite sides of the column, both avians charged up their electricity. Flash breathed heavily as he was generating more after that large release. Centurion shouted and the two men unleashed their attack. Flash’s blue lightning and Centurion’s red struck the column. The shield absorbed the electrical output, acting like a lightning rod. The column trembled as the lightning ran through it. Its defenses kicked in attempting to thwart the danger to it. Flash and Centurion felt the magical feedback from the column. It was almost like being attacked by their own power. Centurion shouted to keep going. A continuous stream was the only option.

‘Goddess! What is this thing made of?’ Centurion thought to himself. ‘I’ll have to ask Starswirl his opinion on these things. Someone knew what they were doing.’

Flash groaned as he kept up the output and fought against the column’s defenses. He didn’t know how much longer he could keep this up. His arms were numb and it felt like he was going to pass out at any second.

Don’t give in, child. You’re almost there.

A voice called to Flash in his head.

“Huh? What do you mean?”

Embrace the magic. Don’t fight it. Let it become a part of you.

Unsure what to think or really do, Flash decided to listen to what could only be delusions brought on by exhaustion. He took a deep breath and ‘embraced the magic’. Flash Sentry felt a surge of power. He couldn’t properly explain it but it felt like someone had hooked him up to a generator. Suddenly, his output was enormous.

Centurion felt the spark in his nephew flicker a bit. He kept calm but knew Flash could awaken from this. A part of him wanted Flash to be brought into this world, to be included. But he respected the wishes of his sister and let things play out as they did.

Lightning surged through the column and it was ripped apart. There was an awful sound of metal being twisted and torn could be heard moments before the column crumbled. Electricity crackled about before dissipating.

“Good job, soldier! Couldn’t have done it without you!” Centurion said as he recovered his shield. “Soldier?” He turned to see Flash standing there breathing heavily. The detective was looking at his hands. “Son, are you alright?”

“Whew! Yeah, I’m okay,” Flash said shaking his arms. “That was…that was a rush…”

‘Yeah, the first time always is,’ Centurion though thinking back to the first time he tapped into the Goddess’ magic. He then turned to Brawly Beats who was still in the middle of his tantric wrestling with Diwata Aino. The bimbo wailed as he rammed his cock into her. Centurion shook his head, wondering if those two could be pulled apart.

Mystic Mask spun on her foot and blocked the oncoming attack from Ginger Owlseye. She kicked with her toned leg to parry the punches that the purple-haired bimbo delivered. Since taking out Alizarin Bubblegum, Mystic Mask has had an easier time dealing with Ginger. There weren’t anymore errant spells flying around she had to deal with. However, the fight had gone on for too long. She and Ginger may be on even footing, but she didn’t know how much longer she could keep it up. The younger Ourania was being empowered by that collar and could likely keep going as long as there was energy for it to draw upon. Mystic Mask needed to remove it, and she knew it wasn’t going to be easy.

“Come on! This seriously can’t be the best you’ve got?!!” Ginger taunted as she kept up her assault. “You’ve cultivated your body to this point, yet you can hardly keep up with me?!”

“Easy enough for you to say! Why don’t you take off that trinket and try fighting me?!” Mystic Mask retorted.

The bottom-heavy Ourania grabbed Ginger’s arm and threw her a few meters away. She then began shaking her large ass again, making it clap. Mystic Mask bounced on the balls of her feet as she kept the clapping going. Ginger just sneered and rushed the woman.

The two women exchanged blows, with Mystic Mask sending concussive shockwaves out periodically. Ginger dodged the shockwaves while keeping up the pressure on her adversary. She attacked more aggressively trying to show that she was a force to reckon with. Ginger began performing her own tantric dance as they fought. A style she developed that incorporated her dance into fighting techniques. Aquamarine markings glowed along her arms and legs as she moved.

Mystic Mask blocked her attacks as she kept shaking her ass. She generated stronger and stronger waves, which Ginger dodged but soon resorted to blocking. Mystic Mask unleashed them with increasing frequency that Ginger was forced to block them. Each one more intense than the last and Ginger started having a difficult time keeping up. Seeing the younger Ourania struggle, she unleashed the full force of her twerking.

CLAAAP!!!!

Ginger Owlseye was blown back by the force of Mystic Mask’s attack. She tumbled over the pavement for several meters, disoriented from receiving such a blow. Ginger untangled herself and stood up. She shook her head trying to clear the daze.

“What in the…fuck…?” she stammered.

As her vision cleared, Ginger caught sight of Mystic Mask running up to her. She tried to defend herself, but her body wasn’t moving the way she wanted.

Mystic Mask delivered a series of jabs to the dizzy Ginger. The woman’s eyes fluttered a moment as she attempted to keep standing. However, Mystic Mask’s expertise with the Tantric Fist was not something she could contend with. Ginger fell unconscious and collapsed to the ground. Mystic Mask caught her and gently lay her on the pavement. She pulled the collar off and stowed the two halves.

“Alright, now we just have this to deal with,” she said turning to the column.

Standing before the enormous golden structure, Mystic Mask began a tantric dance. It comprised mostly of hip swaying and ass shaking. Mystic Mask moved fluidly with practiced steps. A turquoise aura enveloped her as the markings began to climb up her arms and legs. They soon spread throughout her entire body like an intricate web. Mystic Mask’s ass clapped faster and faster as she continued her dance. Once the markings had covered her body completely, Mystic Mask knew it was time. With one final, mighty shake of her mighty ass, Mystic Mask unleashed her power.

CLAAAAAAAP!!!!!!

The force from her tantric twerking rippled up the column. The vibrations from her clapping shook the structure apart. The column was toppled and more of the tantric barrier had faded. Mystic Mask breathed a sigh of relief and turned to the direction of Rapacian Enterprises.

“Hope you yungins are doing alright.”

Frosty Orange stared down the form that Sphynx had assumed. She didn’t think an Ouranian was capable of such feats. At least, those who weren’t her mistress. Frosty trembled at the sight of her adversary. What was previously a sure win fight was she realized was becoming less possible.

The free-fall-fuck Sphynx performed summoned a lot of fire around her, which she promptly shaped into the shape of a sphynx. A fiery beast that enveloped the avian. The heat it gave off was intense and the snow in the immediate area melted to rain. Sphynx reared her head back and let out a roar, which was amplified by the raging fire.

Sphynx swiped at Frosty Orange, who immediately shot backwards in the air. Her paw singing the air in its wake. She moved like a cat and chased after Frosty in the sky. It was fascinating to watch a giant flaming monster flit about in the air after a big-booty woman. She lashed out, sending a slash of fire from her claws.

Panicking, Frosty tried to stop Sphynx by dropping a giant block of ice on her head. Unfortunately, the heat from the flames were too intense. The ice melted before even reaching her and evaporated on contact. Frosty then shot an ice beam at Sphynx who responded by breathing a stream of fire. The two blasts collide and at first it seemed as though they were evenly matched. But after a few seconds of maintaining the beams and it became obvious Sphynx had the upper hand. Her flames pushed Frosty’s ice back. Bit by bit Sphynx’s flame breath drew closer to Frosty.

“GAH!! What are you?! How can you be this powerful?” Frosty screamed. She tried increasing her output, but Sphynx met her intensity.

“This is what years of dedication will get you!” Sphynx responded. “No shortcuts! No hand-outs! Just hard work! Maybe you should try it sometime?!”

Unable to keep the flames back, Frosty broke the stream and flew up. “What would you know?! I worked my ASS off to get as far as I did in Love Bunny’s empire! I am a member of the elite! This is just something Mistress gave us to ensure our victory!” she said touching the collar. “Don’t talk to me about hard work! I’ve done my fair share! I’ve done-EEEP!!!”

Sphynx had grown tired of the woman’s prattling and shot a fireball at her. Frosty twirled out of the way and flew higher into the sky. She hoped to lose her in the blizzard. Sphynx gave chase.

On the ground below, Blue-Unicorn and Varsity Trim were still wrestling. Neither seemed to concerned with the cataclysmic battle that was happening overhead. Varsity was currently straddling Blue-Unicorn and pounding her pelvis against his. She channeled magic through her hips to increase the intensity with every thrust. Blue-Unicorn fought back by latching onto her breasts and sucking on them.

“You’re not so bad!” Varsity moaned. “Your cock is definitely one of the better ones I’ve fucked! Though, you’re aren’t as good as that Truncheon guy! He’s on a whole other level! AH!! What I wouldn’t give to have that thick rod tear up my pussy?!!”

“Thanks! My parents would kill me if I wasn’t top of my game!” Blue-Unicorn said pulling away from her tits. “Years of training and rigorous exercises!” He wrapped his arms around her torso and rolled on top. “And you’re pretty good yourself! Nice form and good use of the Tantric Fist! Plus…” Blue-Unicorn grabbed her tits and gave them a squeeze. “You’ve got some great tits!”

Blue-Unicorn then rammed his cock into her. He thrust with vigor as if he only just begun. Varsity Trim fixed her glasses and wrapped her legs around his waist. Pink and orange ribbons of energy trailed off them as they continued.

Up in the raging blizzard, Frosty Orange anxiously looked around for Sphynx. It shouldn’t be hard to find her now. A giant, blazing monster in the middle of a snowstorm should stick out like a lopsided dick. She couldn’t understand how this old lady was making her feeling this terrified. Frosty was one of Love Bunny’s chosen, she had the collar. So, why was Sphynx giving her such a hard time?

“COME ON!!! SHOW YOURSELF!!! YOU DON’T SCARE ME!!” she shouted into the storm. “I’M PART OF LOVE BUNNY’S EMPIRE!!! I’M THE ONE WHO’S SUPERIOR!!!”

“ARE YOU SURE ABOUT THAT?!!!” a voice came from above.

Frosty Orange looked up with pure terror on her face. Sphynx had managed to circumvent her and fly completely above the storm. She then flew straight at the prideful Ourania, barreling down on her.

“No…” Frosty whimpered. She lifted her hand in a feeble attempt to attack.

Sphynx was faster and quickly swatted Frosty with a giant, fiery paw. Frosty Orange screamed as she plummeted to the ground. She smacked against the pavement, knocking the wind out of her. Sphynx landing on top of her and pinned her to the ground. She roared in the woman’s face, breathing super-heated air on her. Frosty passed out, a combination of the impact and the intense heat. Through the fiery form, Sphynx reached out and took the collar off. With Frosty Orange subdued, the blizzard stopped.

“Huh? The blizzard!” Varsity said noticing the snowfall had stopped. She attempted to push Blue-Unicorn off her and fight Sphynx herself.

“Uh-uh. We’re not done here!” Blue-Unicorn said. He pinned her down and started thrusting harder.

“Oh? You want to play it rough? Well, keep it up. I like it rough!”

Sphynx turned to the column and pondered what to do. After a moment she had an idea. She focused all the fire surrounding her into a ball. It was a sizeable ball considering how large the sphynx was. Sphynx then concentrated it down into the size of a basketball. The orb of fire glowed brightly and looked like a mini sun. She put her hands on either side and reshaped it into a spear. Sphynx held the flaming weapon in one hand and took aim at the column. She took a deep breath, exhaled, and launched it.

The spear flew through the air with an incredible velocity. It struck the column and pierced through, leaving a large scorch mark. The column trembled and melted slightly from the spear before falling apart.

Sphynx nodded, glad that the task was done. She turned to Blue-Unicorn to tell him the news. He was now on his back with Varsity Trim riding his face and sucking his dick. Neither seemed interested in much else. She shrugged and turned to Frosty Orange. The avian was still unconscious.

Geisha continued her tantric dance as Crystal Lullaby and Garden Grove try to stop her. However, the psionic lotus pod she had surrounding her made that incredibly difficult. That was on top of the numerous lotus petals and hand fans she kept summoning.

Garden Grove powered up her physical ability to its maximum. Cerulean energy coursed off her body as she launched herself at Geisha. Every time she did, though, she was swarmed by clusters of petals and pushed back. There didn’t seem to be an end to it. No matter how hard or how much she attacked, Geisha simply brushed it aside. Garden was growing tired from constantly using her magic. She didn’t think the fight would last this long or require so much of them. Garden jumped over a wave of petals and slid under another. She managed to dodge the barrage and reach Geisha, only to find a patch beneath her feet. The buff psion was sent flying.

On the opposite end, Crystal Lullaby wasn’t faring much better. Despite having the golden collar, she was perhaps in worse shape than Garden Grove. Geisha had summoned two large fans and used them on her and the hydra. At first, Crystal could keep up with her attacks. Any time a head was sliced off she would reform it immediately. However, as time went on, she couldn’t keep up with Geisha. Each new head was cut off with increasing frequency and trying to focus to maintain the hydra grew more and more difficult. Crystal Lullaby was down to just one head on her water hydra. Her face was a mixture of anger and exhaustion.

“Alright, girls! I’d say this is a fine place to wrap things up!!” Geisha shouted. She crossed her arms over her waist then quickly spread them out wide.

The lotus pod protecting Geisha opened up and a mass of turquoise energy shot upward. It formed into the shape of a goddess, as bodacious as the Ourania that created her. Geisha was suspended in the tremendously endowed chest. She swayed from side to side, getting a feeling of controlling the giant construct. It had been a while since she last needed to do something like this.

Crystal Lullaby and Garden Grove just stare at the immense construct before them. Neither could properly wrap their minds around what they were looking at. This Ourania was powerful enough to fend off their attacks and make something like this. The water surrounding Crystal fell to the ground and Garden’s magic dissipated.

Geisha reached out and snatched up the two young Ourania. Crystal Lullaby and Garden Grove didn’t put up a fight. In their minds, there was no way to defeat her.

“Goddess!! What cute little Ourania you two are!!” Geisha said looking at them. “You’ve certainly put up a good fight!! One I will definitely remember for some time! But this is the end!! I’ll leave you with something nice, at least!!”

With a thought, Geisha channeled tantric magic through the construct’s hands. They glowed brighter as Crystal Lullaby and Garden Grove were stimulated with intense magic. the two women passed out and Geisha set them down on the ground. She took the collar from Crystal, which caused the water she was still manipulating to settle. Geisha saw the area was partially flooded and her gem flashed, clearing up the water.

“Now, then! Onto the final course!”

Geisha strutted over to the column with the construct. She placed a hand on the long, hard, shaft, thinking about various things. Including how she was going to dismantle the object. Then, inspiration struck and she wrapped an arm around the column. With fluid and practiced movement, Geisha pole danced on it. A sensual and truly erotic display worthy of an Ourania of her caliber. With twists and spins that would make even the most abstinent blush. Geisha grabbed the great golden rod with her hands and bent over backwards. The column twisted and finally snapped.

“PHEW!! That was something!” Geisha breathed. “Haven’t handled anything that large in quite some time! It was quite the…rush!!”

The experienced Ourania dissolved her psionic construct and turned towards Rapacian Enterprises. The tantric field had cleared up but was still active. Geisha turned to her unconscious adversaries, who were still trembling and moaning from the last.

Dark Horse stared at the golden column and sighed. He had analyzed it thrice and every time he came to the same conclusion: he was woefully unequipped to destroy it.

Well, that wasn’t entirely true. There was one way he could topple the immense pillar. Dark Horse wasn’t happy about it either. It was such a cruel joke for fate to play on him. Of course, things would turn out this way, it wasn’t enough that he didn’t have the power.

“Well, not like I really have any other choice,” he said sullenly. Dark Horse gripped his belt and made a sad face. “It’s been a lot of fun, but this is for the best…”

With a quick fiddling, Dark Horse activated a secret function on his utility belt. It began to glow and Dark Horse started hulking out. The secret function overclocked the enhancement spell. It was the absolute final, last-ditch effort he had. This was because doing so burnt out the belt’s function. It could be only done once, then he had to make a new one.

Dark Horse’s body swelled with muscles as the belt pumped him full of enhancement magic. He groaned as he felt his body strain against the increasing biomass. But this wasn’t what he had in mind. Dark Horse’s gem glowed and he focused the magical output into his fist and he returned to normal. An azure aura wrapped around his arm. Bright and brilliant, his fist shook as he held the magic there. It ached to restrain so much energy in one place, Dark Horse felt like his hand was being torn apart. He took aim, making sure he was on mark since he didn’t have a second chance, and slammed his fist into the golden column.

The column rang with a low, gong-like sound. It was almost as if it was screaming. The energy released from Dark Horse rippled through the column and cracks formed up to the top. The air was still as the column quivered, as though whatever spells that created it were desperately struggling to hold it together. Then, it finally crumbled. The tantric field weakened a bit more.

Dark Horse collapsed on the ground, breathing heavily from that feat. He looked down at his ruined belt and sighed. He then looked at his right hand. It was still shaking and it felt as though he fractured his arm. “Well, at least it’s done,” he breathed.

Love Bunny stood in front of her machine, her body radiating a violet aura as she looked down on the nearly defeated heroes. Matter-Horn and the others were exhausted and close to the point of passing out. They had already lost one and weren’t sure how much longer they could keep going. Love Bunny seemed like an impassable obstacle. She was too powerful, more experienced, and still had the machine going. There didn’t seem to be anyway to stop her. Even if the others managed to destroy their respective pillars, could any of them do anything about Love Bunny?

“Heh, look at you!” Love Bunny taunted. She sauntered forward, hips swaying and breasts bouncing. Radiance tried firing a blast of magic at her, but Love Bunny lazily smacked it away with her hand. “You don’t even have anything left! Beaten, battered, and all but defeated! You’re even down one fighter! What else can you possibly do?” Love Bunny started laughing heartily. “My victory is at hand! You will succumb to my will and my glorious empire shall thrive! We will usher in a new world order!! One with Ourania rightfully at the top!! No need for hiding! No need for secrecy! WE WILL RULE THIS WORLD!!!”

At that moment there was a loud bang and a wave of energy washed over the city. Love Bunny spun around and faced in the direction of that sound. The tantric field around Maretropolis lessened as the first column was destroyed. The bimbo queen had a look of utter shock. She couldn’t believe any of her elite would ever lose to anyone, and from the looks of it, Orange Sherbette no less. One of her most trusted and gifted subjects. Love Bunny tried to play it off as though she weren’t troubled by this development.

“HA!! So, what one column was destroyed?!” she said turning back to the heroes. “It won’t make a difference! With the other columns still in place, my utopia will still become a reality!! MY EMPIRE WILL STILL THR-!!!”

Right as she was saying this, the other columns were toppled. The tantric field weakened more and more with each one being felled. Soon, there was only a faint pink sheen surrounding the city. The citizens were slowly released from its effects, but still felt woozy from the prolonged exposure to concentrated Ouranian magic. Behind Love Bunny, the machine reacted to the change in stimulus. The light emanating from it started to gutter as it was trying to maintain the field.

The heroes cheered and felt a second wind from the columns going down. The four who were still conscious pulled themselves up and faced Love Bunny with renewed purpose.

“Come on, guys!! We might not be able to beat Love Bunny herself, but we should be able to put a stop to her machine at least!!” Matter-Horn shouted.

“YEAH!!!”

Love Bunny looked around and started to panic. She wasn’t sure what happened. Even if her subjects were up against those people, she had taken precautions to ensure their victory. The collars should have been more than enough to handle whatever was thrown at them. They were practically designed to take advantage of such a situation.

“No…No! This is all wrong!!” Love Bunny hollered. “How could this be happening?! All these decades of planning and hard work!! All the people I’ve trampled just to make it here!! Only to have it all ripped away from me?!!”

Matter-Horn stepped forward and struck a heroic pose. “That’s what you get for messing with the wrong people, Love Bunny!” The other three nodded and prepared to fight. “We may not be able to beat you, but with your plans foiled, we just have to turn off your infernal machine! Don’t think this fight is over!!”

Love Bunny’s face twisted into a scowl that was beyond hideous. She eyed the young Ourania with such stupendous contempt that she was no longer able to maintain her composure.

“NEEVEEEEEERRRR!!!!”

A beam of brilliant, violet energy erupted from her gem. Love Bunny unleashed a blast of raw magic with all her power. All the anger and frustration she had felt over the years pinpointed into this singular magical attack. It flew right for Matter-Horn, who reacted just in time. She met Love Bunny with her own magic. Violet and magenta collided and there was a small explosion from the impact. Trails of their magic flowed off and lashed the rooftop.

Both women maintained their beams, knowing what would happen if they let up even a bit. They were locked in a struggle of magical ability. However, it was obvious Love Bunny had the advantage. Being much older and more experienced, on top of being an apotheon, Love Bunny simply had more of a magical reservoir to draw from.

Matter-Horn found herself being pushed back. Not just her magic but physically as well. She wanted to turn up the intensity of her vibrator and hopefully gain a boost in power, but it took nearly all of her concentration just to keep the beam going. “I…can’t…” she grunted. “Huh?” Just then she felt something press against her back. Truncheon, Fili-Second and Radiance rush to her aid and held her in place.

“I don’t know how much help we can provide right now, but the least we can do is this,” Truncheon said.

“Let’s cook this super-duper-meanie into a big ol’ cake!” Fili-Second shouted.

“Don’t worry, darling. We’ve got you. Just focus on taking out this fashion don’t!” Radiance reassured her.

Tears welled in Matter-Horn’s eyes as she felt the affection her friends had for her. A smile spread across her face. “Thanks! I needed that!” she said. “Now, let’s finish this!” Matter-Horn’s magic increased and she pushed back against the bimbo queen.

Love Bunny gnashed her teeth as she felt the resistance from Matter-Horn. She couldn’t believe this insolent girl had the gall to oppose her like this. Someone who barely had the understanding of what being an Ouranian truly was. It was unthinkable.

“HOW DARE YOU DENY ME WHAT’S MINE!!! I WILL NOT HAVE ALL THIS HARDWORK GO TO WASTE!!!” she snarled. Love Bunny quivered with blinding rage as she continued to attack with extreme prejudice. “I WILL REALIZE MY DESTINY!!! I!! WILL!! BE!! QUEEEEEN!!!!”

At this, Love Bunny put everything she had and pushed Matter-Horn’s magic back at her. Matter-Horn groaned as she couldn’t resist any further. The violet beam of energy tore through her magenta one and struck her in the face. Matter-Horn and the others were thrown back by the blast.

“AAAAAAAHHH!!!!” Matter-Horn screamed as she clutched her face.

Fili-Second and Radiance rushed to Matter-Horn’s side. They pull her up and check on her. Love Bunny cackled maniacally as she cut off her magic. She felt elated to have blown off some steam like that.

“Darling, you’ll have to move your hands,” Radiance said. “We have to make sure you aren’t terribly injured.”

Matter-Horn’s hands shook as she pulled them away. Fili-Second and Radiance examined her carefully. The left half of her mask was broken and there was a cut just under her left eye. A large bruise was forming on her cheek. Matter-Horn’s face was searing. The force of that magic blast was like getting git by a sledge hammer. Her jaw ached and she was certain something was broken.

“Well, it certainly could’ve been worse,” Radiance said. “It looks as though your mask took most of the hit. You probably would’ve been looking at a broken nose or some missing teeth.”

“Ya-huh! Like for real!!” Fili-Second said loudly. “I bet Meadowbrook can patch you up no problem!”

“Okay, just…give me a moment…” Matter-Horn grunted. She winced every time she talked. “My ears are ringing and I can’t see straight.”

As Fili-Second and Radiance tended to Matter-Horn, Truncheon was silently staring at Love Bunny. His mind was racing after watching Matter-Horn take such a hash blow. Anger boiled up, he clenched his fists until they hurt, and his vision became hazy. Truncheon’s breathing became heavy as he started to blackout. A green aura seeped off his body and he shook with a burning rage.

“Stupid girl!! You’ll get much worse if you don’t yield to me!!” Love Bunny shouted. “Stop making this more difficult than it has to be! Give in and let me rule over this world!!”

“As if we’d just let you!” Matter-Horn shouted back. She held her face as she tried to stand up. “We’ll keep fighting you to the bitter end!! Wait. What are you doing?” she spotted Truncheon who was walking towards Love Bunny.

All at once, Truncheon screamed and rushed Love Bunny. A fiery, green aura streaming off him. He had dropped his omni-tool and was slamming his fists into her midsection wildly. Truncheon wasn’t even able to see what he was doing. Rage clouded his mind as he repeatedly attacked the bimbo queen. The aspect of him that normally remained asleep was abruptly awakened. Its power coursed through him like a raging fire. There wasn’t any semblance of fighting style in his movements. Truncheon was merely flailing himself at Love Bunny with all his might. He pushed her back towards the machine with each blow.

Matter-Horn, Fili-Second, and Radiance watched in stunned silence as Truncheon furiously attacked Love Bunny. They couldn’t believe that he had suddenly gone berserk. Matter-Horn and Radiance were especially shocked since this was the first time either had witnessed it. Fili-Second was less surprised, but at the same time she could tell this was different from before.

Love Bunny was caught off guard by Truncheon’s outburst. She hadn’t expected the Orm to just go critical like this. It wasn’t unthinkable for one to enter a state of rage and become a nigh unstoppable engine of destruction, but this almost seemed like an overreaction. Whatever the case may be, Love Bunny needed to quench this fire quickly. In his current state he could jeopardize her plans.

Truncheon kept slamming his fists into Love Bunny without end. The only thing that mattered to him was making her suffer. The was he made Matter-Horn, no, Twilight, suffer. He needed her to feel pain. His fists ached as he didn’t stop, but that wasn’t an issue.

“Huh?” Truncheon found himself unable to move. He looked up at Love Bunny, who gave him a bemused look.

Love Bunny had dug her heels into the rooftop and stopped herself from being pushed back. She then used her magic to hold Truncheon in place. With a slow flick of her finger, she moved Truncheon up to eye level.

“Now, now. Aren’t you quite the fighter? Not many people can actually claim to get a hit on me,” she whispered to him. Love Bunny ran a manicured finger along his cheek. “But it’s far too early for you to awaken, little Orm. Your time will come, don’t you worry. You will become an esteemed member of my court. A most valuable asset in the upcoming battle. But for now, sleep.”

Love Bunny drew him close and pressed her full lips to his. She pushed her tongue into his mouth as she channeled magic through it. Truncheon attempted to resist, but her power was too great. His green aura was absorbed by her violet one. He found himself dozing off as her magic worked its way through him. Love Bunny pulled him away and licked her lips. The taste of Orm, even just this much, was certainly something she longed for.

“Sleep, and dream of the goddess you’ll soon serve.”

She casually tossed him towards the other heroes. Matter-Horn panicked as she watched him fly through the air like a sack of potatoes. She tried to catch him with magic but was still too dazed to cast anything. Fili-Second was still supporting her and couldn’t move.

Radiance acted quickly enough and reached out with a hand construct. She caught him and gently brought him down. Radiance took him in her own arms and knelt on the rooftop. She laid him across her knees and quickly checked him. With a little nod, she assured Matter-Horn that he was alright. Radiance brushed her hand along his face. He looked serene now. It was hard to believe only a minute ago he was a rampaging beast.

Love Bunny took a deep breath and calmed herself. It had been many years since she lost her temper like that. She thought back. It had to be over fifty years ago at Crystal Pike with the man who wouldn’t let her take the chrysollium. Love Bunny brushed her hair out of her face and sauntered over to the machine.

“Well, this certainly is a less than favorable situation,” she said. “But it’s not one that I can’t recover from. The columns were only a means to keep the tantric field contained to the city. That way I can use the machine at a lower setting. All I have to do is increase the power. With that, I’ll have this wretched stain transformed into a shining utopia. Maretropolis will become the capitol of my Ouranian empire and we’ll spread our influence across the world!!”

She stepped onto the dais and approached the pedestal where the scepter was embedded. Love Bunny placed her hands on the outer ring of the pedestal and rotated it. As she did the scepter grew brighter as more power was drawn from it. The tantric field around the city began to increase in intensity. Without the columns in place to restrain the affects, it kept spreading past Maretropolis. Love Bunny twisted the ring a bit more then stopped. She looked up at the sky and smiled as the machine continued emitting its tantric energy.

“Now, with that out of the way,” she said stepping down from the dais, “all that’s left for me is to squash a few roaches.” Love Bunny strutted towards the heroes. Even with the mask, one could tell she was in control and not taking anything from anybody.

With help from Fili-Second, Matter-Horn stood up. She faced Love Bunny and pulled her hand away from her still throbbing face. With a stern and determined look, Matter-Horn stared down the bimbo queen. Even if the odds were against her, she was going to keep fighting. Matter-Horn’s gem glowed as she channeled every bit of magic she still had.

Love Bunny sneered at the young Ourania. She admired her determination to still face her but this was a battle she would ultimately lose. The titanic titwillow charged her own gem, about to unleash her righteous fury, when she stopped. With half her face exposed, Love Bunny could see who was opposing her all this time.

‘The Stellanis girl? It was her?’ Love Bunny thought to herself, recoiling. ‘I thought she tested mundane? Was she hiding her true nature? No, I’ve met with her before and she didn’t even seem aware of who she was.’ The bimbo queen took a step back. She eyed Matter-Horn with scrutiny as she tried to figure things out. ‘Then what is it? Was she unconsciously stifling her own nature? Why wouldn’t her parents inform her about this? Wait. If she’s the Stellanis girl, then that would make the Orm…’ Love Bunny turned her attention to Truncheon as pieces started to fit into place. ‘Of course, I remember the brief encounters when they all visited. The sole survivor of the Orm massacre. I had heard he was in the care of the Stellanis family. It all makes sense now. I was excited at the prospect of him falling under my tutelage, only to have it ripped away when…well, let’s not think about that. This is a rare opportunity to correct a failing from my past. An Orm is right in my grasp.’

“Well, I must say, you have been quite the thorn in my side!” she said. Love Bunny took a few steps forward, eying the young Ourania. “It’s been entertaining, I haven’t seen such an eclectic collection of Ouranians in a number of years! But sadly, this must come to an end! I can’t have pests like you running around making a mess of things!”

Love Bunny channeled tremendous amounts of power through her gem. Violet energy streamed off her as she kept charging power. The air became distorted around her and Love Bunny’s expression was made all the more manic by it.

“Alright, girls. I think this is it!” Matter-Horn said. “I’m not sure we’re making it out of this one!” She squeezed Fili-Second’s hand and put her other hand on Radiance’s shoulder. Matter-Horn gave a brief glance to Truncheon and Saddle-Rager who were both still unconscious.

Right as Love Bunny was about to unleash her power on the helpless heroes, they appeared. The six members of the old hero team warped to the rooftop of Rapacian Enterprises. They stood between Love Bunny and the heroes. Each of them was ready to fight and appeared in good shape.

“But…I thought…?” Matter-Horn sputtered, on the verge of tears.

“Yeah, we were told to stay out!” Magus said over his shoulder. “But she told us to come here and lend a hand!”

“Plus, with those pesky columns down, there wasn’t any magical interference! We could just swoop in no problem!” Geisha added.

“We should have no trouble dealing with this impetuous youngster. You children just sit tight while we clean things up!” Sphynx said over her shoulder giving them a wink.

“Haaah…I don’t think I’m up to this, right now…” Dark Horse grumbled. He leaned against his omni-tool for support.

“So, who wants to go first?!” Mystic Mask said bouncing on her feet. “That last fight was a nice workout!” She grabbed her leg and stretched it over her head.

“Let’s just finish this. No need for foreplay,” Centurion grunted.

Love Bunny shook her head as she backed away. She could believe one or even two of her elite had been defeated by these people, but all of them? The columns going down could be explained. Perhaps they had been tricked into attacking the columns while they wore the collars? The boost in power would certainly be enough to topple those golden pillars. But to then also take out her highly trained Ouranians? It was practically unthinkable. Love Bunny reached out and tried to connect with her elite group. She found all six pairs were unconscious and close to their respective columns. And that their collars had been taken.

It was becoming too much for the bimbo queen. All these decades of planning, recruiting viable members who would follow her, and collecting materials needed, only to have it all come crashing down in one day. And she was now face to face with five incredibly influential Ouranians? There was nothing she could do. The best she could hope for was a retreat.

“Give up, Love Bunny!!” Magus said loudly. The bimbo queen recoiled and gritted her teeth. “Just make this easy for everybody and peacefully surrender! I can’t guarantee any leniency for your actions, but at least don’t make it more difficult for yourself!”

Love Bunny closed her eyes and bowed her head. For a moment it seemed as if she would comply. The heroes slowly approached her in order to apprehend her. She then raised her head with her gem glowing. Love Bunny had a wild look on her face as though she was about to attack them. Magus and the others stepped back and waited for her next move.

“My dear, loyal servants!!” Love Bunny said loudly. She was using a spell to reach out and address the members of her court. All who bore the mark of Love Bunny received the message. “It pains me to say that our endeavors have sadly been foiled. These nasty individuals have toppled the columns and defeated the elite members of my court! They seek to capture us and turn us over to the authorities! I wish things could’ve been better for us! I wish my vision of the future could be realized! Unfortunately, we’ll have to retreat for now! I appreciate all the hard work everyone has done for our cause!”

Hearing her speech, the heroes attempted to stop Love Bunny. However, she was already one step ahead of them and cast a spell. Her gem flashed and everyone momentarily had their senses discombobulated. Even their tantric senses were compromised. Most of them flailed about trying to reorient themselves. Centurion remained still, having been in this situation before. Magus was the only one who took action. He attempted to charge Love Bunny and physically apprehend her. Despite his disoriented state he could remember the positioning of Love Bunny to himself. He stumbled forward a few steps before falling to his knees.

Love Bunny didn’t waste any time and immediately spun around. She stomped over to the machine and furiously yanked the scepter out of the pedestal. Instantly, the machine fell silent and the tantric field surrounding Maretropolis subsided. She stroked the magic artifact, thinking of the late grandfather she never got to meet, and how terribly upset she was that she couldn’t see his plans to fruition. Love Bunny turned back to the heroes, who were slowly recovering, and sneered. Her gem flashed and she disappeared from the rooftop, along with all of her followers.

In the Old Maretropolis Library’s subbasement, the heroes all gather in the med-bay. Meadowbrook was busy patches up the younger members while everyone was celebrating their victory over Love Bunny and her crowd. Most were exhausted, with Stygian and Spike being the most drained from their encounters with the Bimbo Queen and her kin. Even Fluttershy was in fair shape. A little woozy from going full frenzy, and hooked up to milking machines, but was feeling well.

All were discussing their fights with Love Bunny and the people who followed her.

“Well, I think congratulations are in order!” Celestia said loudly. “I am incredibly proud of how you handled yourselves against Love Bunny. There aren’t many who can claim to hold their own against an apotheon like that. Granted, not to take away from your hard fight with her, but she was probably holding back. But from what you’ve said, it sounds like she was definitely an Ourania who’s cultivated her power over many years.”

“You said that earlier,” Twilight said shifting in the bed, “What is an ‘apotheon’?”

“We can discuss it at length later,” Celestia said. “But basically, it’s a powerful and dangerous individual. They exhibit all aspects of terrans, avians, and psions. Not many exist in history, and fewer are naturally born.”

Twilight wanted to ask more on the subject but could tell Celestia wasn’t going to delve deeper into it. She vaguely recalls reading something about apotheons in a textbook, but brushed it off as nothing more than myth. Their encounter with Love Bunny proved it was more than just fantasy, which made her question what else could be reality.

“I just wanna say how proud of Party Favor I am!” Somnambula said. “Seeing one of my own show off his skills in battle was superb.”

Party Favor, who was sitting with Pinkie and checking on her hands, gave Somnambula a nod.

“What about you, Mags?” Meadowbrook said. “Didn’t you say your nephew showed up?”

“Hm, yeah…” Magnus grumbled quietly. “It was nice to have his help. Probably couldn’t have stopped that crazed avian without him. Still not sure how his partner Brawly was able to move around though?”

Stygian pulled himself into a sitting position and said, “I’ve noticed that about him. It’s faint, but he does seem to have…something about him. Perhaps he’s ‘aresian’?”

“Mmmm, aresian,” Mistmane said. She had a satisfied smile on her face as she rubbed her snatch through her clothes. “That would certainly explain how…spectacular he was at the re-opening. Can’t remember the last time I’ve been with one, but he fits the description. Big and muscular, healthy amount of stamina. Mags, you said he was an exceptional fighter?” she turned to Flash Magnus who gave her a swift nod. "Yeah, I can see that boy being aresian. Mm! Just thinking about it makes me want him again.” Mistmane became lost in her thought about fucking Brawly Beats. She was impressed with how well he kept up with her and wanted to see how much further they could go.

“We can debate the divine heredity of people later,” Starswirl said. “Right now, we have much more important matters to worry about. Love Bunny and her subjects are still at large. Their escape was incredibly swift and strangely left no traces.” He paused for a moment and stroked his beard. While any psion of merit could cover up their teleporting, there’d still be some amount of magic that cold be tracked. Love Bunny transporting so many people like that with no way of locating them was worrisome. “Plus, there’s the machine she was using.”

After the bimbo queen had disappeared, Starswirl with the help from Stygian and Mistmane moved the depowered altar to the basement. Starswirl hoped to have it dismantled and studied. Maybe it could give them some insight on who they were dealing with? Celestia had told them she knew people who could handle examining the altar. It may take some time since it would have to be shipped across the country.

“Then there are those golden eggs we took from the women guarding the columns,” Stygian said indicating a small table in the center of the room where the eggs sat. Meadowbrook handed him a bowl of steaming hot broth and he took a sip. “Six pair in total, each of them designed to absorb ambient energy and boost the wearer. With that machine of Love Bunny’s running, it would grant them limitless power. I can’t help but admire the work that went into crafting them.” He grabbed a pair with magic and brought them to himself. Stygian joined them and they formed one of the collars. It gave off a faint light. “Dangerous though. Continued use would likely result in reliance and possibly mental warping.” Stygian reverted it back into the two eggs and put them back on the table.

“Well, I will give points to the Ourania I faced,” Mistmane said. She reclined on the bed and pulled a fan out from her cleavage. “They were quite a force to face. Perfect synergy with each other, even before the one put on that collar. I wouldn’t mind waiting a decade or two and fight them again. See how much they improve.”

“Same here. The terran I fought showed splendid use of the Tantric Fist,” Meadowbrook said. She sat down next to Spike and checked on him. “I am curious though. How many are following this Love Bunny? It seems to be more than we expected. They seem to be quite talented.” Her hands glowed blue as she examined Spike. She pressed them against his body and used her knowledge of the Tantric Fist to see what his energies were like.

The others agreed with Meadowbrook on that matter. Whoever Love Bunny may be, she has amassed herself a decent army of Ouranians that are powerful and experienced enough. There were even members who are intelligent enough to create various tools that assist her. They may have won this battle but Love Bunny would undoubtedly attack again. The war was only beginning.

Rarity shifted in the bed and said, “What I want to know is what Love Bunny is even after? During our fight she kept claiming something about a ‘new world order’. But to what end? What would transforming the world like that do?”

“Some people just want control,” Somnambula said. “If I had a guess, she was probably raised to believe Ourania-kind had been oppressed over the millennia, and that it was only right for us to take control. Her saying things like ‘it’s for the greater good’ are just empty words. Possibly to justify it in her head.”

“She also said we’d be worshipped like gods,” Twilight said. “That this new world of hers would bring that. Heh, I can’t even imagine what that would be like.”

“Well, if her plans were to continue, she’d probably have all non-Ouranian made to work for us,” Starswirl said. “In all likelihood, any without the spark would become slaves to her and her people.”

Spike, who Meadowbrook was still tending to, breathed a sarcastic remark. “Well, that doesn’t sound too bad. A non-stop fuck fest? Wouldn’t that be fun?” he gave a weak smile as he tried to keep his eyes open.

“How are you feeling?” Pinkie asked him. “You better now?”

“Hm? Yeah, I’m alright. Mostly just tired,” he said. “I’m awake, well, barely. My head’s just a bit…foggy…” Spike trailed off and he stared at the floor.

“Well, if you’re still feeling groggy, then maybe you should have some of Fluttershy’s milk?” Pinkie suggested. “I know it perks me right up.”

There was a squeak from Fluttershy when Pinkie said this. She was still hooked up to the breast pump and her face turned bright red. Fluttershy desperately stretched her arm towards the curtain in a bid to close it. however, it was too far for her to reach and she feebly gave up.

Both Twilight and Rarity looked at him. It was still hard for them to wrap their heads around that Spike did that. They remembered the scary feeling from him as he repeatedly hit Love Bunny. For that brief moment, it didn’t seem as though that was Spike. That someone else had taken over his body. Twilight sighed and looked away but Rarity kept her gaze on him. She couldn’t explain it, but she had this feeling that what she saw from Spike was important to her in some way. That he was connected to her. Rarity wanted to reach out and say something to him but didn’t know what to say. So, she simply remained quiet.

Meadowbrook was finishing up her checkup of Spike. She traced her hands along his meridian lines, making a thorough examination. Nothing seemed out of the ordinary with him, other than his deep exhaustion. But that was to be expected. Momentarily tapping into his still dormant power like that was bound to completely drain anybody. Beyond that, he was perfectly fine. That part of him still slept. He wasn’t currently in danger of suddenly awakening and losing control.

“What about you, Styg? How are you feeling after your little stunt?” Meadowbrook said to Stygian across the room.

“’Stunt’ you say? As if I had any other choice?” he sighed. Meadowbrook gave him a playful smile, but he already knew she was teasing. “I’m alright. Tired mostly, and I can feel the fatigue setting in.” He looked down at the ruined utility belt next to him on the bed. “That’s what I’m more concerned about. It’ll take me time to repair. Hell, I’ll have to order a lot of the parts. So, I won’t be helping out in the field anytime soon.”

Somnambula flitted over to Stygian and sat down next to him. “Hey, don’t sweat it. You still got that big brain of yours,” she said nudging him with her shoulder. “Even if you can’t fight, you can still help us out with other things. We’ll always need you, Styg.”

“Yeah, thanks, Namby,” he sighed. “I know I’m more than just Dark Horse. It’s just, this was the culmination of my expertise. All the knowledge I had put into that belt, and my omni-tool. It feels like I’ve been set back a decade. Ah…I’m too tired to think about this. You or Meddy mind if I rest at your place until this fatigue wears off?”

“Ooh, naughty boy wants to get frisky tonight?” Somnambula teased him. “I’m sure Meddy would love to join us.”

“Mostly just that I know sharing a bed with one of you would help speed up the recovery process,” he chuckled.

As if a switch was flipped, Mistmane swiftly stood up from her bed and glided over to Stygian. She looked down at him over her cleavage with a coy look on her face. “If Styg’s sleeping with anyone tonight, it’s going to be me.” She dropped herself onto Stygian’s lap, pressing her breasts against his face and coiling a hand through his hair.

Stygian looked up at the imposing Ourania and said, “Ah, what the hell?” He pressed his face into her welcoming bosom and drifted to sleep.

Mistmane turned her head to Somnambula and gave her a satisfied look. Somnambula rolled her eyes at Mistmane and touched Stygian’s shoulder.

“Well, I suppose the only thing left now is what do we do?” Twilight asked. “Love Bunny obviously won’t stop, but we don’t have any clear way of finding her. So, what’s our plan of action?”

After a moment, Starswirl said, “Unfortunately, the only thing we can do is wait. We’ll resume your training in a few days’ time. For now, everyone rest up. Love Bunny’s a tricky one, but she’s also smart. She won’t show herself for a while. Likely her followers need time to recuperate, and time to conjure up a new scheme. So, we’ll be ready for whatever she has to throw at us.”

Love Bunny stomped through the Rabbit Hole, angrier than she had ever been. She stepped over her subjects, most of whom were passed out from their fight with the heroes. Some were still conscious, and one could be seen hooking Melon Mint up to a milking machine. Glowing, pink magic was siphoned from the woman’s breasts. Melon Mint moaned in ecstasy as she slowly pushed a large dildo into her vagina.

A few of the elite members were awake. They had recovered from their fights with the older heroes, feeling like they had a hangover. Orange Sherbette sat at one of the strip club’s tables with Cold Forecast sprawled on top. She saw Love Bunny marching through the building and was going to say something to her, but the look on her mistress’s face made her rethink. Sherbette watched the queen, concerned this mood would affect them.

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Love Bunny flung the doors to her personal room open and kicked off her heels. She peeled the mask off her face, tossed it to the floor and unlocked an old cabinet. Among the many ancient objects she had, Love Bunny grabbed the bottle of aged sweet wine. She tore the cork out and took a long drink straight from the bottle. Love Bunny sat down in her cushy armchair, custom made for her grand size. She still had the scepter in hand and looked at it. The rose-gold rod glowed innocently with a faint pink light. Love Bunny sighed and took another long drink of wine.

“Looks like things didn’t go quite as planned.”

“Hrrrk!”

Love Bunny nearly choked on wine. She looked around her room to find five people were there. They sat in the corner watching Love Bunny. There was an air about them that was different to the rest of her subjects. While Love Bunny’s elite members were certainly strong in their own right, these five individuals were on a whole different level.

“Why are you five here?” Love Bunny asked wiping wine from her mouth.

“Come now, Mistress,” the first woman answered. “We are your Kharites, after all. It wouldn’t do for your attendants to be absent for too long. You were the one who named us the Shadow Five.”

“You know what I mean,” Love Bunny said giving the woman a sour look. “So, when did you return?”

“Only recently,” the first woman answered again. “But we did see the final parts of Project Aphrodisia. It was quite the spectacle.”

“It’s a pity we were away,” a second woman spoke. “Had we been here things may have gone differently.”

“Heh, hardly,” Love Bunny rebuked. “These Ouranians are quite strong. They’re inexperienced, but they’ve been giving even the elite a run for their money. Plus, they had help from the Pillars.” She took another drink of wine and continued. “And the one known as Matter-Horn is actually Twilight Sparkle Stellanis.”

The five women murmured amongst themselves at hearing this. The news that Twilight was working against them seemed to garner a lot of curiosity.

“Are we sure it’s the Stellanis girl?” a third woman asked. “I seem to remember she tested negative as Ouranian. Having one from that family could prove…problematic.”

“Oh, goddess, I’m sure. I got a good enough look at her face earlier. But I’m not sure what’s going on.” Love Bunny paused for a moment. She was still puzzled by this new development. A girl from a prominent family, she was certain had no power, is now her biggest threat. Not to mention the Orm. “I’ll be making a surprise visit to Ms. Stellanis at sometime in the future. Assess the situation and hopefully ascertain what happened.”

The room was silent as Love Bunny took another drink of wine. She stared at the scepter in her hand. It was all so close. Love Bunny laid the scepter across her legs and massaged her temple. She wanted to bathe in the rich, hot waters of the Limnades, while eating the finest food in the land and fucking an absolute stud. She was beyond irritated and felt like she needed a vacation. But she knew she couldn’t do that when there was so much that needed to be done now.

“Mistress? What is the plan, now?” a fourth woman asked.

Love Bunny sighed and looked at the Shadow Five. “Oh, I don’t even know, now. This was supposed to be the first step towards our future. But now it’s been royally fucked!” She pitched the bottle of wine across the room and it smashed against the wall. Love Bunny pressed both hands to her temples and let out a long sigh. Calming herself down she looked up at her subjects. “So, what about you five? I take it your return means you’ve finished the task I gave you? Were you successful?”

“Like, not at all! Your bimboness!” the fifth girl said loudly. “Orms are super hard to find! We looked everywhere too!”

“She’s right,” the first said. “You weren’t kidding when you said it could be impossible to find an Orm. We had searched for nearly a year and turned up empty handed. I apologize for our failure, Mistress. We will take whatever punishment you see fit for us.”

“That won’t be necessary,” said Love Bunny. She stood up and moved to a cabinet next to her bed. Inside, she pulled out the ornate wooden case and locked the scepter in it. “I had anticipated this mission of yours to be a failure.”

“Mistress, I don’t…”

“It was more a wishful dream that we could enlist the help of any Orm tribe. But I’m not upset at this. However, that won’t be much of a problem.”

The Shadow Five gave Love Bunny confused looks.

“I’m afraid you’ve lost us.”

“Let’s just say, before long we’ll have an Orm who will fuck us silly whenever we want.”

There were excited murmurs from the Shadow Five at the prospect of sleeping with an Orm. Since Love Bunny’s the only one who’s actually been with one, and her stories about how absolutely wonderful they are, all of her subjects have been hoping for the day to come. To be with an Orm was considered one of the highest marks of respect an Ouranian could have. It was on the same level as being royalty

Love Bunny paced through the room, trying to gather her thoughts. It was hard to think with the foul mood she was in. “Right now, I’m just trying to figure out how we’re supposed to proceed? Decades of planning and preparing all washed down the drain like stale semen. My grandfather would be so disappointed in me.” She stopped and held her head. “I need a good fucking! That should help clear my head.”

“What about ‘him’? We could always try unsealing him,” the first woman suggested.

“No, it’s too risky,” Love Bunny said waving her off. “We need specific items in order to perform that ritual. Besides, the Shadow Walkers would want to know their king was being freed. I’m not sure if I want to deal with them.”

“But didn’t your grandparents work with the Shadow Walkers when they tried to use the machine?” the third woman asked. “Wouldn’t it make sense for us to do the same?”

Love Bunny shook her head and sat down on the edge of her bed. “It wasn’t that simple. My mother told me that working with them was a nightmare. It was a tenuous allegiance, one only born from the need to use the other. My grandfather had approached them out of desperation. Once the authorities arrived, the Shadow Walkers vanished.”

“So, we don’t tell them about this?” the second woman said. “From what you’ve told us, he was sealed on the moon. Or was it in? Regardless, why bother with the Shadow Walkers? We break him out of his prison and he can deal with these pests.”

“Hmm. It could work…” Love Bunny said. She rubbed her chin as she thought it over. “It would take time to prepare. Plus, the necessary items we’ll need to collect.” She leaned back on her bed and closed her eyes. “I’ll think about it. I won’t say no, just yet, but we won’t simply jump into it. For now, let’s see if we can handle the nuisance that continue to stand in our way?”

Author's Note

And here we are at the conclusion to Aphrodisia. Whew! this was a tremendous undertaking. I had actually started outlining these chapters at the start of June. And all that took me nearly three months to fully complete. It felt like running a marathon.

Well, not much to really say that wasn't in the chapter. The biggest ones are obviously Flash Sentry tapping into his own Ouranian nature during all this, Spike blacking out again, and the Shadow Five making their appearance (sort of).

So, firstly with Flash. Given that Magnus is his uncle on his mother's side, and that I teased this a bit some chapters back, it would stand to reason that he would start to awaken his power. I don't have a definitive time when it'll happen, but expect something to happen with Flash in a future chapter. Also, sidenote, Brawly Beats potentially being of divine heritage. I've been teasing something about him for a few chapters. 'Aresian' from Ares. I might change that to a different word, probably one of the god's epithets. There may also be other individuals who're decent from different gods as well. Still mulling things over.

Then of course, we have Spike unleashing his Orm power. I wanted this to be a display of what Spike is capable of as well as a reason he won't be tapping into that power anytime soon. A pure creature of raw emotion and power. Love Bunny more or less forcibly pushed the Orm back down.

And then Love Bunny discovering Matter-Horn is really Twilight Sparkle. Also that she knows who she is. She tested negative for Ouranian power, so what does this all mean? And she knew Spike was an Orm? What was ripped away from her?

And finally, I teased the Shadow Five. i was originally going to have them in the story much earlier. The foes that the heroes faced were going to be them until i decided to change that. But they're here now. For those of you wondering, 'Kharite' is the term used for Aphrodite's followers and retainers. Minor goddesses that serve the goddess of love and sex. Figured it'd be appropriate for them to be collectively called that. 'Shadow Five' is the less formal name they gave themselves. Anyway, I haven't decided on what they should look like, or what races they should be. With the exception of Indigo Zap. the show established a rivalry between her and Rainbow Dash, so she's an avian at least. the other four are not decided. If anyone wants to suggest who should be what, then please do. I would like to say that I aim to have a unicorn later added to act as a rival to Twilight, possibly Trixie. This isn't set in stone. So, that means one pegasus, one unicorn, and two earth ponies.

Oh, on a side note. Not important, but i have changed the Scepter of Ourania to be like this from Grand Blue Fantasy. I just like the design is all. https://gbf.wiki/Five-Soul_Staff

After this, I'll be taking a break from TPB for the rest of the year. I want to focus on some other projects I've got going. Write up a few more chapters of the monster girl hotspring story. Their available on my deviantar, so don't hesitate to check them out. Don't worry, next year I'll be starting this back up and with a better planned out story.

Well, that's all for now. I hope you enjoyed reading these last three chapters. This was a lot of fun and quite exhausting. As always, be sure to tell me what you liked, what you didn't like, and what you think needs improvement. There won't be any big ensemble chapters like this for a while. so, you don't have to worry there. Thanks for reading.