1. Marksaline the Necromorph Queen

Black Marker Necromancer cult and it's unfortunately fortune beginning 4 / 7

Celestia was absolutly livid. She accidently give herself multible humiliations, do to her being to over eager. No more, time to calm down, extinct the fire in her throne room and put Ravens mane out. Impressive burn length the sun goddess mused.

Celestia and her Spy Master meet later that day. She ask him to infiltrate the in Griffonia laying Necromancer City and learn enough of anything to be used against them.

While it might be difficult to bypass the Dragon and Guard's patrols, is it normaly rather easy to pass short term as a Merchant or a Visitor. At the very least a layout of the City should be acquired.

The Spy team of three unicorn came back waaay earlyer than expected. Also they ask for a offical audiance for some reason. Celestia knowing and trusting her agents agreed, when a runner came and ask for them to be granted a audiance post haste.

What Celestia don't predicted coming was three cloaked Ponys to come before her, inform her of them failing to fullfill their mission by her order to infiltrate a allied Nation and breaking international Law. They also confessed to have spelled every secret they ever know and every mission they ever where involved in by her Authorized will and hooved a war declaration of Griffonia via telekenasis to Celestia.

When she ask coldly for them to explain their action, did they revealed what was under their cloaks. All three of them where unmistakenly tortured and interrogated, in that order. They did their duty and died without dilvulging any secrets. Unfortunately did nopony prepared them to be bring back as Zombies and forced to spill every information they ever held before. The ones they remembered and the ones they forget over time, but got to repeat under magic support to share with anyone asking anyway.

Every Griffon or other creature assasinated, blackmailed, every Spy they know of revealed, and every weakness in Equestria Spy network revealed to Griffonia thanks to Celestias insistance to break Law she write down alongside her fellow nation rulers.

Celestia was between breaking out in rage and horror.

What moved Celestia to incinerate them on the spot was, when they told her by quote:
"We also like to let everypony know about our actions inside Canterlots Nobel class and Equestria as a hole..."

Celestia learned that day, not even in death are things out of reach for her enemys with a Necromancer offering aid.

Celestia would have loved to thank the City of Necropolis for their actions, but had simply no longer the option as so mutch to leave Canterlot.

War was coming. Griffonia would come soon to talk with spear and sword about her actions.

The Nobels of Canterlot refused to heed any of her words and her military that was controlled by Nobelpony officers in every segment of all Military organisations simply left their post.
The common soldier basicly desserted to protect their families.

This was a desaster.

Celestia than send a Scroll out to the City of Necropolis and offered a binding magical blood contract. Celestia would leave the City alone for as long she would be ruling Princess, if they keep her actions inside Equestria with the dead in their Graves.
She would also payed them reperations from her personal stash for the inconveniente situation generated to counteract lost profit from Trade.

They in turn would not send out their Dragon undead army to aid the Griffon's in return, as to keep hopefully Civilian casulties low.

To Celestias relief did a small Scroll come back reading:

"Ok, that's fine with us. Have a nice Day / Twilight / Night."

Necropolis population sure had not expected to accidently start a war, by simply offering the Griffon Empire to return the captured Pony in the City after they get questioned. When they where identified as Spys or Black Ops operatives, did they get subjected to 'intensive interigation' by the Griffon's. Unfortunately did the Pony Spys had ways to get themself killed. When Griffonia's Royal Familie ask the City Counsel for a personal favor. Namely: 'Bring back the dead and make them talk'.

The Counsel of Necropolis agreed.

The Spys had a lot to say. For days and nights on end. Apparently was one even a possible replacement Candidate for the Spy master of Equestria.

To make them talk about their work under Griffon Nobels and writers listening earholes. The result was very unexpected... Even more so after the Griffon's declared Necropolis population heros for revealing a great length of a string made out of injustice and crimes.

While the Griffon Royalty disliked their refusing to offer assistance in the coming war, was their wish to stay 'neutral as possible' accepted. They had done their duty to the Griffon Empire already. The Griffon royal familie confirmed it with a big scroll, and freed the Citizen of any Dutys to aid the Military by joining or otherwise compromise the neutral stand of Necropolis.

As neutral Trading City was their future cooperation to valuable, especially if they eventually parted willingly with their success concept. Devine Spiders aiding them, was just to silly to be true. After the War they might be needed more than ever, to make sure Equestria was able to survive as Nation and actually pay reperations for Celestias actions.

Necropolis would receive four Guarding forces after the war. One for eatch gate of the City. They would not be doing more than keep the airspace controlled trough. But it would compliment the ground bound Guard's and Soldier's forces.

Equestria was in chaos, when the Griffons pulled about anything they could affort into a mighty push right into Equestrias heart. That said, they where not to foolish, or overconfident as to give Celestia a easy target.

Her abilitys to reduce armys to ash was well known.

No individual group was bigger than 20 Soldier's.

They focused on plundering the Villages and Citys, BUT don't burn or destroyed them. Only Ponys resisting got killed.

After all, there was always a after and Celestia would remind them of anything they had done in war time. Surprisingly did that keep wars relativly controlled. Infrastructure often got away pretty mutch intact to pay of reperations after the ended war.

Celestia had her hooves full. The Griffons keep her very busy. Random Bandits don't help either...
LlWith difficultys after 6 years following of a cold war was she and her Equestria basicly under constant unfriendly visiting Griffon guests. Guest that didn't pay and did as they pleased.

To Celestias relief, did casulties almost not counted on the bigger picture. Only a bit more than 28.000 dead Ponys. Surprisingly often lead to their death by Nobelponies trying to free Equestria and prove themself worth ruling it.

Celestia had seriouse problems keeping Equestria together, but the unexpected success of the Griffons had there silver linings. Celestia could dispose of entire former Nobelpony bloodlines by bribing idle Griffon Squads. Opposition and rebellion groups alike got swept of Celestias hooves like excrement.

Subsequently returning all the Nobels owned riches and Landrights back to Equestria as a hole.

What little was left, once the Griffons left her Equestria.

Celestias prayers for Harmonys guidance was eventually rewarded, her patience well worth the wait. Only 6 years after the declaration of War was Equestria allowed a peace treaty. It would bleed Equestrias National and her own coin and Gem stash almost dry, but Equestria would stand and recover in time.

Necropolis had feared the war spilling over to their border fortress City, but it didn't. What ever the Pony Spys had archived under the Guidance of the Griffon Spymaster, had apperently keep Celestia from doing anything to their City. Matter of factly, did the Military seem to collapse before the war even started.

That or the fact that they had a small army worth of defenders and 50 Dragons to keep the City save, keep the City untouched by any harming elements or events.

The years of war almost killed all trade to their City, but that was actually a boon.

Celestia would pay later up for lost income, but more important.

Their Spider benefactors returned as predicted by the City defense force.

Griffonia had redirected a big portion of their Army back to Griffonia most important Border fortress City, as to rescue them from a hungry Spider army having appered out of nowhere.

The Nobel Griffons got collectively cold Talons, when they received a report about Spider swarming the Necromancer city.

By the time the army arrived, did they discovered fast that the Spiders are anything but a threat.

Entire units of Griffons attacking without orders given found themself captured and bound with Spidersilk or something worse. Delivered back one by one like as Gifts presented to the Army.

They needed unfortunately be plucked off their feathers to free them of the Spiders silk / gunk.

A Scout squad flying over the City see the Spiders all over the City, but the population ignored them.
The City guard on occational chance got observed greeting them.

Apparently the Spider God story was not quite that mutch of a Breezee tail as the Feline Birds expected.

After half a year did the Army returned to Equestria when the Griffon Ambassador confirmed that Necropolis simply expanded their City. The apparently giant army was basicly only a workforce waaay out of proportion.

How they got supplied with food, water and resting space was beyond everygriff. But outside the City seem to be constantly a work force to increase the overall size of the City.

10 Year after the war declaration, there for 4 years after the peace treaty. Celestia payed Necropolis debts. It would now be vital to keep the Griffons happy.

The Nation of Griffonia would patiently wait for their gold and gems.

Exacly ones more after 10 years did the Spiders left again. Not so absolute as last time, because apparently after the City of Necropolis got expanded and the new defensiv walls added, needed their ship some attention.

The Dragons seem to have done more damage than expected.

While the Spiders finished the outer wall of the new City expansion, did the Civilian population added Spider statues on city gates. Inside and outside.

Now the City looked completed.

Author's Note

That is the Storm after the calm...
Yet, the worst for Necropolis is still to come...

Stay Cuddly :pinkiesad:

Edited last time:
14.04.2024