Epilogue

There is nothing to tell here, for a dark void of nothingness.

In a separate world, dimension or universe, he only exist here. All this place could offer was his eyes that could be seen from afar. Was not impossible to miss them for was the only thing any one can see in this rare realm. And what this entity was doing? He rather wanted to sleep for he was not interest in anything. But when he got the visit of an old friend with a proposal, he started to watch the project he and his friend worked on.

So beside the empty void, multiple burbles were floating around so he could observe many things at the same time. While he expect nothing, he was focus to see all of it. So the only reason he could apart his eyes from the bubbles was if something call his attention.

"Why are you here?"

His voice resonate all the space and material that was made of this realm. Yet only one thing was not affected. His eyes turned to a little ball of light that was not part of this dark void. The light freeze and then fly around while it blinking to him. He didn't need ears and the ball neither a mouth to understand that was talking to him and what is about.

"You came to see me? As is there something interest to see here or me. As for your other question." He then turn to the bubbles. "Something came to my attention and decide to check it myself. Since then, I have witness how our project have been progressing."

The ball fly around and then to the bubbles. It blinked all the time, with a sync as it was surprised, excited and curious. It blinked one more time, only for the being to understand it.

"Is not I want to keep it or take care of it. We both know that we promised not to intervene in what this universe chooses to follow, the path they choose in the end is only for them. That is why we leave our gifts to them and depart to our business."

The light blink more time, as it was questioning if he had some remorse.

"No, I don't." As he was sited with his hand on his chin. "If you are wondering, it was your children that had a superiority against my children that things ended like that. And I know that the fact we were on the first years of that world, some believed themselves.... untouchable. Until was proved wrong. I had no remorse how it started and how will ended. Neither you should."

The light blink, but with a tone that reflect seriousness on what was asking.

"Oh, are you referring about those 'children'? So you already knew it. They're not ours, so I stop worrying about them, even if I brought them into this world myself. To sum up, one ended forgetting everything, and was all I did for mercy for their cursed fate. The rest, was done by themselves, by their own merits. Beside, it was a miracle you allow it. Why didn't you stop me?"

The light blinked more times as it was flying around, confusing the eyes on the dark.

"You did it as a gift... to me?... While was a one time, I really wanted to see what my children will do with the gift I give them. By the way, in addition to the three originals, the professor created more with all types he could imagine over the centuries.... Until his time, as other, came to an end."

The eyes reflect true pity. The ball of light also felt sorrow as its light were dimmer. It blink one more time, already knowing the answer.

"Gone. His conscious is no more with us. He lasted as long he could." He close his eyes, remembering his last words. "He thanks us for giving him a chance... even he failed on his original goal... I told you that was a mistake to let him keep his ambitions. Even if you say that was the only thing that help him to keep going."

The light fly up to his eyes, in between. He had no problem to concentrate on his guest. The light blink too bright that was obvious was angry. But then calm down and dim a little, blinking a few more times.

"I know... you also pity her. Perhaps in another version, she could accomplish her dreams and... Why are you quiet now?"

The light freeze and the float away, unable to escape his stare. It was caught red-handed.

"Talk or I will reveal to you the future I have saw if-" The light fly back blinking that she accept, and confess her findings. "Another version... with those three together? I guess you are looking for that happy ending. Unfortunately, I may not help you on this, you can work on it and show yourself to take all the credit if you wish."

He didn't had to see how furious the light was fly around as he return to the bubbles. Once it calm down, the light fly to his side to see what was looking. It blink a few more times, he was not surprised of what is about.

"As I said, something happen with one of the three and I went personal to check." He turn his eyes to the light. "If you haven't guess it, it seen that the younger daughter of Solaris, Luna, fell in love with the second human child. Too much that change the course of this world... even if I didn't wanted, I fixed the error and... had Luna to enter the game, as she said."

The light shine perplex of the discovering, just to fly around and blink more happily with this surprise. Just to and stop on the bubble, flickers more as it was checking it.

He stare it, unbelieving as if anything change in that mind of his friend. "No, they are not together... Look, the jealousy that was always on all versions never happen here. I had to recognize her and let her participate so the Nightmare Moon's battle occurred as always... I very dangerous move if you ask me."

With the light, he and it wash as the bubble change the view inside to another one. A very disturb one. The light float away unable to keep seeing what could happen.

"Don't worry, is my magic that created this alternative. You can sleep with your mind that this never occur, or as the others said, is not canon." Then, the bubble return back to normal, back to another image of a purple unicorn mare. "I had to interfere again, and luckily, the course was restore. Now all the correct events will be occurring as always... is just that, I am now interest to see what will change for now on."

The light wavers and flickers as if was relieved, just to blink furious at him. It flying up and down furiously, ordering him what need to be done, for the good of the children. He just let his friend say everything was on that mind. He don't mind, yet he had to crush his friend good intentions.

"Negative. I refuse change anything at this moment. Even if we want to write the story that way, those children will never grow up to what they are destined to be." He turn to the bubble of Twilight Sparkle. "Such as the ascension of the new princess or will become an alternative where she never did." And the bubble change with his magic, to another awful version. "And this story will end badly... are you aren't trying to make me to spoil you the ending? While I already saw it can change with so many new players."

The light freeze and then float just there. She blink once said that was it. His friend was starting to fly away, just to turn around, as he could see her foolish smile, and told him the spoilers of her new project. Before he could say anything, she vanish and leave his realm.

He stare at the last place she was there for a long time. "Mercenaries... saving another universe... let see if you show yourself as your alias, Faust." He then turn to the bubbles, not surprising see her again. "And what you are here for? Are you also interest in the ending?"

Suggestion. I came here to ask my concerns. Why did you help those two mares?

He was surprised but at the same time he could see right through her. "Are you asking this since you are the system to supervise or-"

Negative. I am asking as an User.

He narrow his eyes at her. "User? Ah, did you decide to finally awake? Could it be because of him? Neverminded." He then turn to the bubbles. "As for your question. I did it because they had never performed their feats as set out for which they were designated, as well as taking new routes I had never seen before. If they fell in love... maybe is because I wanted that way. Was that what was bothering you?"

No. It only means that I have more work to do.

He knew what she meant, the bubbles show what she means. As both check them, one by one.

Luna stand in front with her new Night Guard headquarter. Luckily for her, Celestia make an addition on the Royal Guards headquarter to allow Luna's division started to run once she return. While she had only 15 guards in front of her, a few of them were transferred from her sister royal guard but the rest were members of the Children of the Night.

"This would be enough, for now." Luna, now on her full adult form, with her model hour glass body reaching Celestia's height, attractiveness and beauty, stand proudly at her guards with her new battle armor. "Hear me, my subject, my night guards, my allies, the danger of the night is nothing compared to the day. All of you already know this."

While the transferred guards had an idea, were the ex cult members that understood it perfectly. While the domain of the night was under their princess, the darkness was lurking on the edge where her authority don't reach. And they are the first line of defense against it.

"And I will say this only one time, don't dare to underestimate your role." She put her hand on her back, showing her new Blue night armor with the sign of Equestria on her right shoulder and her cutie mark on her left. "As night guards, we must protect our ponies while they sleep from bandits, night beasts and other dangerous that dare to use the cover of our night. For our reward will be the safety that our families will have a new day to wake up."

"We understood, your Highness!" Her temporal Royal Night Captain, ex cult leader Wind, Azure Breeze walk in front. "We will fulfill this mission you bestowed to us! And repay your kindness for all this years!"

"Y-y-y-y-yes!" Having the official night tunic of a magic caster, the temporal magic captain and ex member, Star Gazer raise her voice. "W-w-w-we wi-i-i-ill re-pa-paid this o-o-o-o-opor-tunity y-y-y-you have g-g-gave us!"

'Relax Star. We are not going to war... yet.' The current and only sergeant, trainer and ex member, Night Glade was standing at her side. Luna make sure all of the members, with minor crimes and still mentally stable, could live at headquarters. Glade could not ask anything else, with Star. he was fine. Just one minor issue. 'Fire disappearance was unexpected and impossible... I know there are more like Shadow, the question is... Can I keep Star safe from them?'

While his future and what is approaching is still unknown, everypony on the room was compromise to fight the forces of darkness. Luna could see their determination, their own or for all, and was happy. Even if she don't have a big corps as her sister, she decide to accept the quality rather than quantity, for she will need brave guards to fight the battles that only she could face and not her sister.

With this in thought, she declare the battles they will fight. "Thanks, my little ponies. As long we are here, I am here, Princess Luna, will keep safe our Equestria, for our families and love ones." With she finished. "You are all dispatched and rest to start your patrols tomorrow night... Ah! But for the mares... I have something to ask." But had something else pending.

Star and the only other two mares of the group, approach to Luna, they separate from the males only for them to hear Luna. Even they will fight together for all Equestria, each one had their own personal battles, and Luna had her owns. A little ashamed, Luna could not see Star and the two mares at the eyes, she was playing with her fingers looking down for her next request.

"S-s-sorry for asking this, but I don't have mares friends at this era... and I am quiet outdated... can any of you tell me... the trends and customs we have now for mares... a-a-as well, h-h-how to win a s-s-stallion heart?... ejeje"

In a mansion in Manehattan, a very concerned butler was watching, the little filly he promised to keep safe and away from danger no matter the cost, was packing to leave her home.

Unable to keep silence, the old stallion had to ask. "My lady, as your loyal servant, I want nothing else than your happiness... but are you sure in this wish you are trying to reach. Don't you think that after all you went through is better to rest and-"

"Trixie refuse." The voice of her lady could be here behind a curtain as she was preparing. "Trixie promised to Garment and Dusty that Trixie will never be weak again. For Trixie will become stronger to protect everything Trixie wish to protect."

The butler flinch with her response, but more due her new way of speak. "I know and I glad your determination, my Lady. But departing and leave everything behind just to start again from zero, is not what your maids wanted." He look at the luggage, it had her books, cloths and a few things as combs, hand mirrors yet other stuff as her magician material she had she she was a filly.

'To believe she will be back to her odd self.' The butler see her grown, including her magician obsession. "Please, reconsider your options my lady, there are many ways to honor your maids lives rather to put yours in danger."

"Trixie knows well that Trixie is weak..." For a moment the movement behind stop, just a moment. "But Trixie also believes that she will not get strong here neither behind my family legacy." She then step out of the curtain to reveal her new self. "That is why, The powerful Trixie, will embark in a journey of self discovery, character development, mastering the world of magic and become the most powerful unicorn magician!"

A light blue pony unicorn mare, with a pale blue fur and off-white mane and tail, step out of the curtain. The mare, in her 19 years, was using a scholar shirt dark blue with yellow edges around her collar and edges of the shirt, it were over a purple mini-skirt that cover minimum her legs and tights. She also had a set of a dark blue magician hat and a magician cape. All her outfit had a star design all over, including the last piece of cloth that the butler stare at her.

"My lady... I may let you go out with your magician cloth you make yourself... but why the socks?" Indeed to his words, Trixie was a dark blue thigh high stockings, also star design, that leave no imagination. Was using boots so her hoof don't destroy the sock or the floor, yet only seeing her like this, make some one uncomfortable.

"Even Trixie knows is... to much for Trixie liking." If was not for the skirt, even if was short, everypony could see her rear. A very well tone rear. "But Trixie thinks this is necessary, for it make Trixie more attractive to the ponies eyes."

"How so?..." The butler could only ask at this point.

"Trixie admits that... is not as big as Dusty." She said it as hiding her small chest. "So if Trixie want to capture his attention, and all the ponies, Trixie must look awesome, beautiful, sexy and majestic to all Terra!"

The butler narrow his eyes, for he believe she will capture the wrong attention. Only to realize the real problem. "Wait, he?... My Lady! You are not thinking to find that stranger!"

"Trixie is not planning to only find him." He breath out, only to had an heart attack with the next words. "Trixie will find him, recognize Trixie, make him Trixie's servant and make the world of Trixie wanted to create." She cross her arms on her small chest, giving him the most terrifying eyes he never saw on her.

The old stallion started to freak out and sweating for his lady safety, he make the last attempt. "My little Trixie, please, don't hold and grasp that stranger words... He kill almost 50 ponies that night and talk about nonsenses-"

"There are not nonsenses..." Trixie narrow her eyes. The old butler could only listen now. "They were words of true... if Trixie was not so weak and pathetic... Trixie's friends, Garment and Dusty, had never be gone for Trixie's impotence... including the lives of the workers on that day..."

Both close their eyes, they make a minute of silence for does were lost on that day. A day that was suppose a good and happy day for Trixie. At the same, the day that The Powerful Trixie was born, for she knew what she need.

"Trixie is not happy with the result, but Trixie saw what the true power really is on that day. What Trixie need." She walk to her table with her things, including a newspaper.

On the newspaper, there were many articles and headlines. One was about a pink mare announcing the 'Welcome to Ponyville' for a special guest. A guest with a description similar to her savior, o better said, what she need to create her world and her desires.

"On that day, Trixie saw what they can do. They had the power to take care of bad ponies. As well to save lives." Trixie at the photo of the guest. A photo that show only his side, but she could recognize those red eyes. "And now Trixie knows that there are more out there. In order to find them, Trixie will embark on this quest."

With determination, she turn to see the wall of the lobby, where the descendant of Star the Beaver was recorded. She and Stellar Spell, her old master.

"And Trixie will get her Yami Tools... And Trixie will create her own world."

"Ah... I can sense trouble coming back again." On his sit, an elder Griffon relax on his studio after reviewing his lands and the country tax collection, as well other transaction. Just in time for his lackey burst through the door of the room.

"Sir!" A soldier griffon enter exhaust, he was almost out of breath. "GASP Master! GASP We have detect intruders in our lands! GASP We think are bandits or an enemy clan coming here to kill you! GASP" He grab his chest to breath well and not collapse on the expensive carpet of his master.

"And?" Indifferently he answered, knowing that was not big deal. Unless. "That is not the real issue, isn't?" The soldier flinch, unable to fool his master for what he really fear. His master anger on him.

"I AM SO SORRY!" He at the end fall on the rag, with his wings back and muscles exposed to him. The Griffon tradition of surrounding. "WE TRY TO TAKE CARE OF THEM! BUT THE FIGHT ESCALATED TO CALL FOR BACKUP! AND YOU DAUGHTER WENT TO FIGHT THEM HERSELF! WE COULDN'T STOP HER AND-"

"I see." His voice, low and calm, stop the soldier to continue his plead.

The well trained soldier, with his body trained across years of hard working, was trembling in fear. He wanted to look up and see what his master was thinking, but went against it thanks to his experience after serving his master. With him.

THUNK

"EEPP!" The soldier cry like a little filly. He had his eyes on the floor, but on the corner of his eyes he could see two dark metal paws. With a red light over him.

"It seen we have another attempt to dethrone our clan supremacy... and my stupid daughter went to prove herself. Why I am not surprised." The elder pinch his front with his eagle claws. He stop and then stare at them. It were old and were no longer death weapons, they lost their sharp long ago. But his other weapon, behind him waiting for his words, was still deathly as he obtain it.

Tired, he lean back of his sit. "SIGH I was hopping her time on Equestria could make that hard head of hers to learn some lessons... not all can be resolve by violence... but, sometimes is the only answer. Razor." A loud metal sound of razors blades unsheathing could be heard. "Protect my daughter, Gilda, and secure her life and any important leader or griffon on the enemy team."

Then heavy steps went all the way to the door, until it stop with another command of his master. "And kill any insignificant enemy soldier. IF my daughter has been secured and leaves the battlefield, start collecting the trophies, just as usual. If you kindly comply my wish, please."

The elder smile, he always ask benevolent his twisting orders as he was asking help to cross the street. However, no matter if was only giving his arm to help him to cross the street, or take the heads and wings of his enemy to restock the scarecrows on his lands. He always was happy with the same respond with his sharp and emotionless voice of his best soldier. Resonating with the red mark on his old claw back hand.

"Order receive." Said Razor Edge, the black griffon.

When the sound of the door closing was heard, the soldier could breath out his concerns. He lift his head to his master, the landlord that unite all the clans. Swallowing his inexistent saliva, he fear this lord than the king griffon, he expected to die today.

"Sir... I am-"

"Did you allow them access to our lands?"

"EEPPP!" He jump out of fear and lower his head again. "I PROMISE THAT I HAD NOTHING TO DO! I WAS LEAVING MY SHIFT AND THEN THE ALARMS WERE-"

"Shut up. Your screams are annoying." The soldier instantly shut up his peak. If his lord wanted, he can be silenced forever. "But seeing you coming here means that you are not with them... or you came to kill me."

"NO!!!" Against his fear, the soldier rise his head. Determination and gratitude were show on his face. "I WILL NEVER BETRAY A GRIFFON AS GREAT AS YOU, MY LORD!"

"Oh? And what is that?" He lower his hand and resume to check the reports of his land. "What make you say that?"

The soldier sit up on his knees as he remember the old times. "I was orphan, my parents were killed between the clans wars. And I was alone, in the middle of the warzone between our clans. No griffon was able to put a stop to it and our ruler could not unite them all for he was a weak king." He then lift his head to the back of his master chair. "Until you show up... with him. You not only stop every fight... but also plant terror on the hearts of all griffons..." He then look up, as his master was still working. "Including me."

"Ah... I see." The elder was paying attention to him and working on the reports. "So, what you truly are afraid is him. Right? How he is capable to do every job I assign him... as well how he is just keep doing it. Even the must atrocious "

"...Yes." He lower his face, unable to show his terror. "How... how is possible for somegriffon like him to have such power? Where did he came from?" Only to return back

"The world of Terra is bigger than what you know." He put down the pen feather, and relax a little, remember how he got him. "Somethings are well hidden, others things are hidden for the safe of the innocents... and the last ones you either earn it..." During all his speech, he was checking the pen feather.

The feather from the last User. "Or take it for yourself."

"Everypony! RUN!"

In the desert, a group of nomads of many species were running out of their shelter due a incoming sandstorm. While they had contingency plans, this sandstorm had a magical reaction. A strong magical reaction that could only means one thing that alert the elders, that their shelter defenses will be useless against it. So they decide to evacuate and use the wagons to run as far as possible or reach the next town for safety.

"Come on Grandpa! We need to move!" A young female buffalo was trying to take the elder that gave the order. Her grandfather and the leader of the shelter. "You can not decide to stay for yourself while you order me to leave!"

"Little Strongheart. No one will be safe." The Old Buffalo stood on his ground with his two hoof at the entrance of canyon where the shelter was located. With his tribal armor and his battle axe, he feel the strong winds against his fur with his horn still having their sharp. His determinate eyes never leave the approaching storm. "The storm will follow us. For it hunting us. I will stop it here."

"No!" His granddaughter, the youngest buffalo of the shelter wearing a white, brown and yellow tunic of her buffalo kind, with feathers on her head was at his side with her bow and arrows on her hands. "Is not only your duty! Is my as well and to keep you with us! I am not going to let you go now!"

Both were about to dispute their reason until a thunderstroke sound call their attention. Both turn to discover that the sandstorm was closer than they imagine. The Old Buffalo, Chief Thunderhooves, clench his teeth for their decision to leave was no longer to work. Even he, neither his granddaughter, will be able to escape now. The cloud of sand were upon them, to devour them and the shelter. But all change when a different sound of wind was heard.

Blades cutting the wind across the air.

Both look up just in time to see a flying object, a circular rotating disc, going directly to the storm. When it enter, a loud CRASH could be heard later on to see a body falling to the ground. But the object did the job, the sand storm stop advancing and was settling down. Both buffalos keep waiting for the next part, but the owner of the disc didn't.

The next part both witness was about a shadow jumping from a cliff at the side of the canyon directly to dust cloud. Again they wait, only for the young buffalo express her opinion. "I think we are no longer needed here." Just in time to heard a beast roar and the shadow flying out of the cloud when was cleared.

Rolling on the dirt, the shadow bounce and roll a few meters before jumping on his paws and slide across entrance of the canyon. The two buffalo try to run to his old friend, but the screen from the culprit of the storm rise.

When the cloud was cleared the beast could rise up. Using his gigantic wings to lift his massive body on air as its head with runes lines running on his face and body were seen it clearly. Rising his ferocious eyes, the beast announce his anger against the one that make the cut on his chest. A Thunderbird, with a massive body of 5 meters high, was hunting its preys.

SCREEEEECH

Unknown to the beast, that was not the only one.

RRRROOOAAARRR

In front of the beast another one stand in front of it, challenging him.

Standing on his three metal paws, a dark metal wolf of 3 meters high, with red blazing flames running on his joints and metal plates, even his tail was armored with a red blaze light and spark surrounding it. It had deadly claws, ready to reap off the bird, however no one will ever considered it for what this last paws look like. The last paw, better say the right arm, was high enough to hold the weapon that was carrying. Was this part that every one who was seeing from afar could tell that was not a disc.

Having 4 blades attached to a circular handle, where his last paw was holding it, with razors cutting edged that shined with the blood of the beast. A Fūma shuriken, demon windmill shuriken of two meters in diameter, carry the proof the beast was not invincible.

SCREEEEECH

The Thunderbird was not afraid, but the pain in his chest make it to considered the danger of his opponent. The dark metal wolf, with red iris eyes, stare and stand in front of the beast ready for battle. For the two buffalos, they relax for they knew they can not enter in the battles of beasts. They keep quiet and prepare to witness the fight, as the granddaughter buffalo name their beast, their protector, their god.

"Death Claw... is hunting his new prey."

"Okay, so any one have a story. We have bonfire here and we only miss some marshmallow and a good story." A minotaur with his corps was settling down in the lands of the Minotaur Nation. He and his group were under a mission as bodyguards for this merchant family.

"Oh! How about the Black Axe of War!" A young infant boy minotaur scream and run to the bonfire. He and his merchant family were traveling to Equestria from the Minotaur Nation.

"Wait a moment! Are you not too young to hear that story?" He then turn to his mother, working on the good inside their wagons. "Is he allow to hear it?" He whisper to the mother, but still loud for the boy.

"Hey! I am big enough for the Legend of Battle Axe!" He then jump to his bodyguard lap. "So! Are you going to tell it or not!"

"Jajajaja! Okay you win, young master. But hope your mom doesn't get angry at me!" The minotaur mom smile for considering her son's requested. All younglings of the Minotaur Nation were fans of the Black Axe of War. Even if years had passed, all wanted to be strong as this legend.

Seeing that he had permission, the minotaur bodyguard clear his throat. "Ahem! I guess you want me to start from the beginning?" The boy nodded as there were no tomorrow. "Okay... lets start with the reason of his legend."

All begun when the three biggest clans were on the border of war due their influence was changing all the Minotaur Nation and around their neighbors nations, for the last King had died. As tradition, only the strongest son of the leader of the clan can reclaim the throne and guide the nation under their clan doctrine. Two of the clans were war clans but from the last century, the clan Axe was the only one able to reclaim their throne and keep all war declaration as unnecessary unless their people were in danger.

Commencing who was in charge, the king position was between the Hammer clan and the Halberd clan candidates, and always brought the country to war, either to an enemy nation or between themselves. The Axe clan believe that coexisting and balance of the world, a total supremacy will only done nothing to the minotaur future except to doom us. But were never able to win the battle for the throne, until Maximus III went to a secret training on afar place and returned back just in time. To beat without any effort the other two candidates.

From there on, each son of the Axe clan went the same journey and came back in time to win the throne over the years and the Minotaur Nation have prosper as never did before under the Axe clan rules. Their secret, how they win, what training they use, all of this was never reveal until everything change in the last throne battle in the history of the nation. When the next firstborn of the Axe clan was not a male but a female minotaur.

The two other clan saw this an opportunity, to avenge and restore the honor of their previous clan leaders, and to dethrone the Axe clan, decide to join forces. The King minotaur of that area knew the dangerous he was facing, yet he sent his daughter and a few bodyguard to their tradition training on the sacred place Maximus III had established for his descendant to follow, no matter what obstacle they face. The daughter comply and went years to get the power for her or for one of the chosen members that accompany her. Unknown that she will not be able to come back to her home.

With her absences and knowing that the Axe clan would not be able to provide the next candidate, they launch a full attack to the Axe clan before the throne fight came. This was done a few weeks before the day, the perfect moment when the Axe clan were more focus on the competition, and were not able to strengthen the king's security. Without him, the clan was doom to their downfall, and the daughter came to discover her clan destroy when her journey ended.

When she returned, she had to escape for the two clans wanted to discover the secret of the training for themselves, for a new generation of strong minotaur warriors. Also unknown that the other clan wanted to eliminate the other. But at the end, their warriors failed to capture the Axe clan last daughter. They never knew how she escaped for they never heard from her again, or any of their warriors. So with the last thing to do, both the Hammer clan and the Halberd clan declare war and started to-

"Blablabla..." The young boy minotaur interrupt him. "I already know all that history stuff, and I don't want to hear it! Can you-"

"Go to the part of the Black Axe of War?" The bodyguard rise his eyebrow, getting a nod as answer.

Okay. After declaring war, the Halberd clan, with Brutus IV, guide his army to the battlefield. Their army were upon from 10,000 to 50,000 warriors. So, with huge numbers will take days to reach the place against the Hammer clan with their 20,000 warriors. The Hammer clan knew was in trouble, and hoped that their numbers increase in the next days. Only they never expect not only that the Halberd clan didn't show up, until only 5 messengers arrive, but with the declaration of surrender.

Confuse, the leaders of the Hammer clan went to confirm the surrender of the Halberd clan. What they never expect was the messengers had the request for reinforcements for the Hammer clan. No one remember how was it, the tale only state that the messengers were crying by the fear, not demanding, but asking for help. Force II, candidate of the clan, took the decision to accept and went with a scout squad to investigate the report that had the condition attached. A report of a strange warrior Minotaur, wielding a black red axe, show up on the way of their army. And was killing everyone.

From a hill, Force II and his soldiers, reach the battlefield, only to find that was already over. Holding the head of Brutus IV on his left hand with his bloody axe, cover with the blood of his enemies, on his right shoulder. Stand still under the mountain of the dead warriors of the Halberd clan. With his dark black armor with red stripes, soaked in blood, he gaze his new guests with his red furious eyes.

That is when all the Minotaur Nation meet the Black Axe of War.

"YEAH!" The boy scream with excitement, as a race of war, this legend was an idol for all young minotaurs. "To be able to defeat a whole army! What is his secret! GASP Could it be that he receive the secret of the Axe clan?!"

"Hmm... I don't know." The bodyguard look up thinking about it. "It was never revealed and the last daughter of the clan never show up. Since then, the Hammer clan have been in power."

"But?..." The young minotaur ask already knowing what was asking. "They wanted war but since then the minatours haven't gone to any. Do you know why?"

"Ajajajaja! Is not that they don't want." They approach as is a high level secret. "Is that no minotaur wants to face Battle Axe face to face in war. Those who survive, or escape, warn Force II to not summon him again. For another war... he will end what he started."

"All right, is enough." The mother minotaur finish her job. "We should start preparing dinner, sweetheart, please call your father. Can you do that for me?"

"Okay!" He then jump on his hoofs and went to find his father. The mother watch happily for his son energy.

"Pretty energetic your son, madam." She turn back to her family bodyguard. "Going to Equestria will give him a new insight of the world."

"Hah... that is why we are making some business with the ponies." She grab her head, trying to ease her headache. "As any minotaur, our son is too much into fighting... and is not good he is fan of Battle Axe. We hope the pony culture can teach him some... manners and that violence is not the answer."

"I see, that is why your family will establish 10 years business on Equestria." He then focus to keep the bonfire alive. Yet he went for a question, the the two wanted to avoid. "Could be also the reason your family choose us, because your son saw our uniforms?"

The mother turn to him and didn't reply. It was true their son choose his corps, and were not against it for their uniform and set were black armor with axes as main weapons. Still some had swords, war hammers and halberd. Except for one.

She turn to the only one of the corps that was in full dark metal armor, down to his hoofs. He was wearing a heavy coat and didn't use a helmet. However, when they met wild beasts, he instantly was wearing a helmet and the family didn't notice when he put it and off after. As well see a red light on him and under his coat. And last but not unexpected, he was the only one using a black red blade edge battle axe, almost a big as him for being a minotaur of 2m high.

This minotaur was sitting at a side of the camp. The mother could take him as an ordinary solitaire mercenary. Of course, ignoring he is a normal grey fur with black mane normal minotaur. But she couldn't for he was the only one she saw, in her entire life, black horns and an unexpressive yet powerful black eyes.

The mother keep staring at him, for she was afraid her son approach him. But his buddy try assure her. "Don't worry. He is not dangerous for us. For our enemy is, but we order him to never harm our clients." The mother had a hard time to believe as she never took her eyes away.

Seeing that she was not buy it. The bodyguard shout out. "Hey! Battle Axe! Repeat your order! Are you a danger to our clients?" The mother did nothing to response, for she was not afraid to say no.

She was just afraid of his emotionless voice. "Negative." She unintentionally flinch to his voice, maybe for her blood, being descendent of the Halberd clan, she could feel the fear of her ancestors.

The black minotaur raise his face. "Battle Axe is not a danger for you. Battle Axe is not the same Battle Axe of that era. Battle Axe is a different Battle Axe. Battle Axe follow the orders of Battle Axe's friend, Iron Will."

The mother could see there were no threat, even so she pray for peace to continue on the Minotaur Nation. Somehow, she knew the Black Axe of War will be back.

"Nothing from our scout #458?" A old female voice resonate on the Changelings Empire room consulate. "Any new reports or whereabout of her?"

"We are... sorry our queen." A senior changeling with only a few years younger than her, with a diplomatic uniform answer her. "Since most of our scouts infiltrate on other nations are without their consent, we are unable to ask for assistance. Beside that we send individual and not party or pairs in group. So other scouts doesn't know the whereabout of their companions."

"Hmm... this is really troublesome." In a room with a circular table, with nine chairs, in the middle sat the current queen.

She, as a queen Changeling, was bigger and taller as a celestial alicorn, but was old enough near to her last century. Her natural Changeling shell was not hard as a healthy changeling, and was almost greyish than the natural black. Their wings were also thinner and they no longer have the ability to fly. Even the silk mane of her was no longer healthy green but almost white compared to her dark green dress and her black coat. Yet she still posses the final world of the Changeling Empire.

Taking a breath, she prepare the next agenda for her kind. "The disappearance of scout #458 is top priority now. Any available scout near her area most change to a Search agent. Send the word that their scout mission is cancelled and provide their findings and reports to their contact agent."

All the seniors nodded, understanding and obey at their queen command. Yet one, the War Counselor, refuse. The male changeling stand up and shout his response. "This is a waste of time! We all know that scout had personal reasons to abandon her mission! You are only covering up her betrayal for wanting a private life with the ponies!"

The old queen stare him emotionless, knowing what he was doing. "My dear War Counselor, I personally dispatch scout #458. And I can assure you that she didn't show any sign of betray. Rather she was loyal to her mission and find a way to make the ponies see us as a non threat species. So Changelings and ponies could live-"

BANG

"Nonsense!" The War Counselor hit the table as he stand up. "Are you asking us to live equally with inferiors lives! Us to live with our food! That is was you were asking and hoped for many years! My Queen! Isn't time to forget those foolish ideals! Our larva are not growing well do the lack of love energy! How long are you going to make our kind suffer more by trying to get acceptance from those lesser species!"

SIGH The Queen was tired of his declaration, every reunion was the same with this old changeling. "Counselor, although I recognize our food and love energy situation, I need to remind you that those 'lesser' species are more than just food stuck. If we want a long prosperity for our kind, we have to start coexist with them."

"But-" He was on the verge to explode. Only to cold down with her warning.

"No buts." Still emotionless, she showed who was the one who rule this place. "Beside, forcing it will only ruin the quality. You should know it after the practices and tests you make with your younglings."

The War Counselor shut up from that moment. And even if he didn't wanted to, the other counselor were watching his movements and response. If was not for the queen's puppet, he could show the rest of the counselors his plan and get their support against the queen ideology. Yet when his test show little to none result, he was now questioned instead of the queen. If his plan wanted to succeed, he have to accept a few more defeats, for war was not decided yet.

Not letting him escape, the still unimpressive queen give him the ultimatum. "If you want to bring this theme again, then allow me a few days to bring one of the scout that was able to succeed my way. I believe he and his partner are raising a strong larva... stronger and healthy than yours."

"...No... there's no need." He sat down, as a veteran politic and soldier, knew that was going to lose.

"Hmm? What is the problem? Didn't you want to compare your method?" She tilde her head provoking him, but when she saw the worry on the rest decide to end it. "Returning back to scout #458, I know she was able to... establish a friendly contact to the Equestria's Chief of espionage. He too disappear, with her or not, is still a mystery that the ponies haven't figure it out. This means a possible third party. So for now let leave it to our agents in Equestria to find out the whereabouts of those two. Is there anything else?"

All the seniors shaken and said no to her. The War Counselor clench his fist. But before he could think to act, he glance to a very annoying spot on his eyes. Not so far from the queen, a maid changeling was behind her. This maid was a personal maid and was allow to stay inside this room with of all them. Yet he knew the reason why she was here.

"No..." Is all he could say now. "No more objections, my Queen. We will follow your orders."

"Good... Oh, my bones hurts for being here for to long." The Queen crack her body and neck. The maid seeing this, was her call to assist her. She went and help her standing up. "I will be on my chambers, resting. I wish good night to all of you." And the maid guide her out of the room.

Soon, some counselors decide to discuss a few more others points. Others follow the example of the Queen when she leave and the rest then take their leave after them. All except for the War Counselors and another two at his side. They keep in quiet, checking some papers while he was pondering on his mind. After a good set of time had passed, he ask his lackeys.

"Have they check the information this time?" The question was low only for them, yet he knew was not necessary. She already knew. "Have our agents, discover the roles today?"

The lackey on his right was pondering if tell him or not. "We... are only 99% sure... yet we all know that... it can fail... just as all other attempts. We should just stop. We can get more problems if we keep it and-"

"Is enough for me... that witch already knows it... and is still playing on it!" His anger increase and now was clenching his fangs. He then turn to her left lackey. "Are our boys in positions?!"

The second lackey was sweating if answering him his opinion or not. At the end he choose what he wanted to hear. "Yes... they are..."

The War Counselor turn to the exit of the room, where Queen left. "Good... long live the Queen..."

"If you keep doing this, your highness you will not live long enough to see your hard work." Not far from the room, the maid was lecturing the old queen. "Pyon!~ Do you have any idea that hard work is upon me! Please keep in mind or a consideration to me! Pyon~"

"Sorry, my bad." She responds emotionlessly to her maiden imperative. "Is just that old geezer stared trying to make me look weak and my way is bad blablablabla and so on." She keep walking ignoring the puff face her maid was making. "I had to... for scout #458 dead. My Emerald."

The two stay quiet for a few steps, the maid leave behind her childish and went serious, for the queen daughter. "Emerald... if she had be born as a Queen larva, she was going to inherit the throne, for she accept to follow your steps, right?"

"I have give birth to many larvae... she was just another one." The Queen keep her eyes forward, and no emotion reflect on her eyes. "With so much hate on our species, is impossible for our race to sustain well the new generation. A there is almost none other Changelings that know all of our species traits anymore, they only know hate and to steal love from others. But I don't blame them, they are only desperate."

They turn the corner, and both walk in to the next hallway. Somehow, the lighting was low in this section, but the two never notice it and keep talking. "Desperate... Pyon! Do you mean also your current daughter, the next heir to the throne? Pyon~"

"SIGH... Yes, that impatient Chrysalis can't stop to think for herself, for her good and the others. Very impatient to get my stuffs as well. Almost, as she wish me dead now... I wonder." Both were mid halfway, until she notice how darker the hall was. And the shadows around them. "IF she want me dead now as the rest of this world."

SLASH

As fast at it could, a shadow move out of his hideout and went from the back of the two changelings. Maybe because was time. Maybe because saw the signal. Maybe because his prey notice him. It was clear what happen. Waiting in the dark hall, an assassin fall from the roof and went to the objective. With a dagger on his hand, with a black coat with a leather armor under it, went to kill the Queen. So he did his job.

And stab at the maid.

The assassin fall just behind the maid and insert the dagger to its back as he grab her from her neck. The poor maid wide open her eyes and was speechless. The assassin breath in and out for he was succeed to reach his target. Even the other shadows were speechless for his brave and how he made the job they were assign. As for the Queen, that turn just to see the attempt of assassination, give her opinion on it.

"Wrong! Incorrect target." The assassin freeze, he didn't wanted, but could not resist to turn to the Queen. The one with the red rune on her hand, and a smile on her face. "You choose wrongly, my dear. Today was not my turn to be the maid."

The assassin realize too late his situation, nor did he notice that his dagger was bent and useless, because the 'maid' was now active. Not giving him time to respond, the 'maid' grab his right arm with the same he restrain his target. Then with the free hand, the 'maid' grab his face, shutting him up. And with pure brute force, the 'maid' make a shoulder throw directly to the floor in front of them. Making the assassin to enter a world of pain.

BANG

The assassin lost his air on his lungs when he crash on the floor. He knew he was done if he didn't stand up, so he did the best to lift him, but failed with only sitting up as he cough for air. Not realizing that was the last time he will be breathing.

"End him." He open his eyes to see hands on his head.

"Pyon~" Hearing the 'maid' replying, he knew his life was over.

SNAP

The last thing he saw, was his smiling Queen and the red eyes of the 'maid'. Just to face fall to the ground and darkness consuming him. When was done, the Queen started to check his chest, not needing to turning him around. For his head was the only thing facing down.

"Hmm... no crest, no insignia and the uniform is generic... yeah we will need to interrogate one of them." The Queen look up, just in time to see a dagger stop a few inches from her forehead. "Hmm, Shard, please don't worry for me. I want to see if this assassins have an opportunity or not."

What she was referring is that she already had everything set, even if she die today, she was just tired and bored with this. So she was not amuse having a dagger on her face. Neither seeing her 'maid', having the hand with the dagger in the left hand, and the right hand through the chest of the second assassin of this day. The Queen unfazed also added. "You can stop the maid role. Is not funny anymore after see it 100 times already."

"Pyon~" The 'maid' remove her hand from the corpse, letting out the blood that the claw blades on her hand make, giving the reply that understood her order. Soon the maid was engulfed by dark red flames. The was an innocent maid changeling was substituted by a dark metal changeling. No many have seen this rare changeling, yet those who know it were doom, for he only show himself for those fated to die. The same fate was for the remaining 8 shadows as soon they see the real form and twin claw blades on both hands of this 'maid'.

The Queen's Yami Tool, False Shard, using his real voice wicked male emotionless voice resonate in the poor souls as was the last thing they heard. "Order receive. Pyon~"

With the compliment of the Queen. "'Pyon~', Je, Chrysalis, you and your suggestion."

"Huh... it seem some pieces are now moving." Lord Erebus, talk to his guest, as she was checking as well all the current Users' situations. "Are you also planning to make yours?"

I already started since the beginning. They are too late already.

"Oh~ Including from that time." He didn't need to bring the details. "I'm not surprised... but I'm excited to see your master plan in motion. You were always the crooked one."

The silhouette of a filly stand in front of the bubbles. She didn't have a body, she was like an astral red ghost. She had no trait, her image show that had a small dress with a straight mane that reach her back but other than that was not different from a normal filly. However, she was not normal from the beginning.

Affirmative~ Even If I failed before~ Jejeje~ I will succeed in this life~

Lord Erebus stare her unfazed. Including the only detail that show off from her. On her empty face, there could be see her twisted smile. Laughing at the image of one bubble with Twilight walking on the streets of Ponyville. With her Yami Tool.

Everything shall go as planned~ You will fulfill our dreams~ My dear Shadow~

Author's Note

Next, Who you promised? To her, my world