Three days had passed. Audius had believed he had left his sister's family behind and returned to his infinite wars against countless threats to his people. Luna had ordered his chambers to be constructed at a lightning pace and quickly eased the Dreadnought into slumber.

Now she stared at the lifeless machine watching for the subtle signs of movement that organic beings showed as they slept. There was nothing, and that was both unnerving and relieving.

"...are you sure this is all we can do?" Luna suppressed her shock. She hadn't realized her sister had entered the chamber.

She shook herself to unruffle her feathers. "Yes sister, you did not see the horrors that have shaped his worldview. This creature's ancestors were betrayed by all that were not of their own race, and then his Chapter was betrayed by the Imperium they served. He would never trust us, he would die before allowing us to help him."

Celestia could hardly fathom such a thing, but knew that her sister would never fabricate such a story. "...Very well, I trust your judgment. Hopefully this 'Audius' will be able to find peace."

Years passed, and only Princess Luna continued to interact with the dormant Dreadnought. Twilight Sparkle and her friends continued their adventures and faced new dangers, but not even the invasion of the Storm King was great enough for Luna to consider stirring Audius from his slumber.

And so, his story ended.

Author's Note

Yeah, I'm sure you can guess this wasn't meant to be the ending. The original plan was for King Sombra to turn up and enslave Audius through his fear, only for Luna to break the spell by repairing his mind(seeing a pissed off Dreadnought as less dangerous than a brainwashed one)

Sombra would use an OC power to transform into Tyberos, Audius would get centuries worth of therapy out of beating his ass, and then he would sleep forever.

The reason I'm scrapping that(for the time being) is because work threw me a curveball and transferred me to a new plant with less than a quarter of the workforce I was in, so instead of having to put the same parts over and over, I have to learn how to do three other jobs on top of it.

Add this to the fact that I'm moving four states in September, and I just need writing anything on hold for a hot minute...It might be several months, or even 2023, before I put a pen to paper again.

When I do, it's either going to Grimdark 6 Vol. 3, or the Lion's Heresy...or something entirely different.

My mother recently bought a drawing tablet(that's waiting for me in Alabama) and I'm planning to learn how to do fanart. While I will be doing drawings of my OCs and such for free. I've decided to try and escape the work force by taking a page out of Majorkill's book and drawing hentai for a patreon page.

So, that's where my head's at right now. Just gotta grind for two more months, then I can move out of Employee Housing back down and buy a car(I'm up north because Alabama doesn't believe in Ubers) and then I can get a local job until I don't need it anymore(if I'm lucky)

Welp, here's hoping I see you all sooner rather than later...hope you all enjoyed the fic.