Rulers of Earthius: Fall of Equestria

Chapter 3

Derisk 27th, 145 VE

Canterlot Equestria

It was midday in Equestria and the large clocktower at the center of Canterlot chimed loudly as the citizens milled about with their trades, selling things in the market, foods, produce, even tools. Mothers watched over their children as they played and students were being taught at the college located in Canterlot Castle by the great scholars there. But outside the city's walls, it was the opposite. Outside were the soldiers of the recent battle, very few were uninjured and those who weren't stood on guard.

Twilight walked out of the city through a passageway meant to move her from the city without anyone's knowledge. She wore a long purple dress with no decorations purple moccasins. She saw the large encampment that the soldiers had set up. It was horrific, tents dotted the area and the moans and cries of wounded soldiers could be heard across the camp as Twilight stood there.

"We need to go into the camp," said a black-haired soldier who had his helmet removed.

They continued into the camp seeing even closer the horrific sight, seeing soldiers missing limbs, some with wounds all over their bodies, some were even blinded, and many of them had gone insane from trauma, mumbling to themselves in fetal positions on their cots. Some of the cots had up to three soldiers in them, the rest lying on the ground. But it got even worse when they reached the center, instead of wounded soldiers it was the corpses of soldier resting on the cots covered with blood-stained sheets.

"Many of their missing limbs were amputated, gunshots that shattered their bones," said the soldier next to her

Twilight was lead past them to one that was outside of a tent with a familiar bronze helmet with a crest made of blue fur on top. A man walked out of the tent, he was red with black hair, wore round glasses and a leather apron holding several surgical tools.

"Queen Twilight, I am delighted to see you," said the man not showing any glee on his aged face

He walked over to the cot and removed the sheet revealing Rainbow Dash still in her bronze plate armor that had a noticeable hole in the chest plate. Her face was pale and still had the look of fear she had when she died. A tear left Twilights eye and she said:

"Cover it up"

She began to sob silently as the man placed the sheet back on Rainbow Dash's corpse

"We should discuss peace" suggested the soldier she was with.

His name was Commander Errick Sileras, he was from Callamar, a distant land that once held the largest empire on Earthius that controlled much of the continent of Stelai (The one Equestria and Niln are on) and Keel (The one across from them). He was tanned, with short black hair, a mustache and soul patch, and had a fit figure. He was clad in the same bronze armor as the Equin soldiers but with a sun emblazoned on his chest plate, and a horsehair crest on his helmet that was red.

"Okay, We will send a message to King Rignar and travel by ship to Vailstar," said Twilight wiping her eyes.

It was two days later when the Solaire, a Junk type ship modeled after those of the Pang Li Empire and the flagship of the Equin Navy arrived outside the coastal city of Vailstar. While they approached they went through an opening between two massive groups of Nilnish Trireme ships with five cannons on each side, on two of the three decks of the ship, the bottom was reserved for oars. The ships were guarding the harbor as well as the mouth of a massive river just outside Vailstar, the River Jord.

Twilight felt a sense of unease as she passed through the groups for she could barely see the men on the ships watching her through their binoculars. They reached the large dock below the massive stone brick walls with cannons lining them. Men stood on the dock as the shipped slowed to a step and lowered its boarding ramp allowing Twilight to walk off with three soldiers at each side. She was followed by Rarity, Fluttershy, Pinkie Pie, Applejack, and ten more soldiers including Errick.

They were met with a group of eight marksmen and eight-foot soldiers who were watching them as they passed and walked up a staircase into the city. The streets were lined with buildings, some had wooden rooves. The streets were lined with foot soldiers facing the inside of the street while civilians practically rioted around them attempting to get to Twilight and her advisors, screaming obscenities at them in Nilnish.

They reached a large wooden and stone building with stain glass windows depicting the old kings of Niln at the top with two large wooden doors, and blue banners emblazoned with a wolf and crossed swords on them in gray. The Nilnish soldier stopped and the doors creaked as they were pulled open revealing a long wooden table with a fire pit with a throne at each end and chairs on all sides.

the floor surrounding the tables was a dark oak while the floor inside of it was normal oak with giant spruce logs for torches at all corners of the middle area that had Nilnish flags hanging from them. Before Twilight sat in the throne she looked behind her seeing a giant elk head on the wall above the door. Her four advisors and General Errick sat in the chairs on either side of her.

Rignar had a lot more people with him, he had the four High Commanders of Nilns army, one was wearing blue(Infantry), one green(Marksmen), one red(Cavalry), and one black(Artillery). He also had the Jarls of all ten holds in Niln sitting with him and the commanders of every navy branch (Artillery, Marksmen, and boarding).

"I speak Nilnish if you need translation" whispered Fluttershy into Twilight's ear.

After everyone settled in Rignar began to speak, saying "I see you wish to discuss peace, so let's make a deal" with this he smiled.

"Okay, well we wish for you to reopen the Kai Passage to us"

"Excuse me?" Asked Rignar "But I don't operate the passage, the soldiers at the passage gate will turn around anyone they believe shouldn't pass unless I say otherwise, the most I do is look at trade records,"

"Yes but eight of our ships were denied access over the course four weeks," said Twilight.

"And your response is to attack our people," said Jarl Johan, an older man with a fit figure like most Northerners, long white hair, and a large scar that went from his forehead and across his eye. He was wearing a red and green nobles tunic, black pants, and black boots.

"I didn't even order the attack, the attack was ordered by the commander of Fort Strelas near the border," said Twilight.

"So it's been said, you did not order the attack on Nelcreed, and I didn't block your ship, so I think we can agree on a treaty," said Rignar looking Twilight in the eyes.

But Errick was looking at something else, he was looking at the Cavalry commander, he was dawning the same armor of every Nilnish Soldier, only his cloak was red and his helmet that was placed on the table had a gold horses head emblem on his helmet that sat on the table, he had a red beard and long red hair and carried a curved sword in a scabbard. Errick saw him placing his hand on the swords curved hilt and noticed he was closest to Twilight.

He thought to himself that he had to cause a distraction. So he walked over to a large torch left of the main doors and began to push it over. And with a loud crash, it fell over and the fire began to spread across the floor like a large burning snake, slithering towards the wall, and up the logs that were holding the stone walls up.

"WHAT IN AKAMIR'S NAME" screamed Rignar as he shot up from his throne.

He and all the Jarls, soldiers, and commanders rushed to the door and began to try and kick the locked doors open. After their force hit the door all at once the chains holding them shut snapped and the doors violently swung open sending gray smoke out of the building and into the streets, everyone inside running from inside. Twilight Followed by Pinkie Pie, Fluttershy, Applejack, Rarity, Errick, and her soldiers all ran to the exit leading to the dock and their ship.

RIgnar noticed this and ordered two of his marksmen to go up onto the wall with him. As Twilight's ship sailed off into the large blockade of Triremes. Rignar stood on top of the wall watching in the night as the ship sailed slowly off, his two soldiers had torches in their hands and they stood over two large bowls full of oil. He knew the code well, one torch to attack, two torches to hold fire.

He knew the damage those ships could do, all of them could obliterate that ship to nothing but splinters of wood.

"DROP THEM BOTH" Rignar ordered his soldiers

As he did this, the soldiers dropped their torches and the bowls of oil lit up and were visible for miles. Rignar stood in the light of the flames and watched as his ships moved out of the way, allowing Twilight's ship to pass on unscathed.

"This is the last of my mercy" muttered Rignar quietly as the ship slowly sailed off.

This indeed would be his last mercy, for he would not show any more mercy towards the Equin Government and he would be even more brutal than he was before, and any king before him was towards them.