My Little Pony x God of War: Ascension

Many years ago...In Ancient Greece...

In his chains, Kratos could only look at the floor. What he had done...No - what he was tricked into doing...

His blood boiled, in what he could only describe as sheer fury.

The fact that he had killed his own wife, and his own daughter...

All because some God deemed that he could be his pawn. His slave.

And the only way this vile God could try and persuade him, was with torture. The disgusting being would whip and strike him, beating at his crestfallen, and defeated body. Pain overtook him, but this didn't stop him. Pain did not matter, not when he lost everything, anyhow.

The vile voice spoke, the words reaching into his ears, like poison.

One of the creatures that tormented him so harshly, for taking one of her limbs.

The Fury, Megaera.

"Hello, Kratos..." She skittered around him, as well as did the insects. "What's wrong? You seem confused, Kratos. Having trouble remembering our special time together?" Asked the Fury. She was a sickly creature, surrounded by green insects that flew around her...and inside her. Her skin was akin to a mosquito hive, a fleshy mass of holes, that allowed her children to fester within.

She raised one of her massive hands, and struck it against his face, with enough ferocity and power to cause blood to spill from his nose and mouth, causing him to cough and grunt in pain.

"...But then again, we were rudely interrupted by my sister. Alecto was never one for manners!" Scowled the Fury, before striking him once more.

"Not to worry. I am quite skilled at teaching respect! For what you have taken, I owe you that." Grinned the wicked creature. Kratos could only look up for a mere moment, as the large claws of the Fury attempted to pierce into his body. He had only barely been able to swerve his body in an attempt to avoid the large insect limbs. Though, Kratos wouldn't allow the abuse to go unanswered. Not when his weapon was right here.

The moment he had a chance, he swayed his body to the side, so that her claw was lunged forward. Swiftly, he wrapped the chain around the claw, and with his muscular arms, began to pull. He let out a scream of pain, and kept pulling...Pulling at the chain that had his arms suspended into the air.

It was then that the construction surrendered. The chain was pulled into his hand, and there, he held it. A terrifying weapon.

One of the Blades of Chaos. Immediately, Kratos swung the blade against her flesh. She screamed, barely able to fight back, as with his fury, the strikes and smashes had pushed her back. Desperate, she attempted to lunge at him, but by then, Kratos had freed his other arm...And dashing at her, they were sent into the freefall, barrelling down the many bridges below.

Crashing down onto the brick road, Kratos had barely any time to recoup himself as the beast attempted to strike him, attempting to use her insectoid limbs to pierce his body apart.

As she screamed and prepared to attack however...

A large arrow had struck her in the chest, sending her flying back. The arrow smashed into her ribs, causing blood and insects to spill all over. She released an awful shriek, and could not afford to fight any longer as she began to run.

Kratos turned around...Who could it have been?

"Kratos!" Exclaimed Twilight, as she held her spear and shield. "You're okay...! Thank--..." She would have thanked a God...But would she? At this time, when a God was the reason he was in this situation?

"You? Why are you here?" Asked the booming voice of the Spartan.

"Well..." The speaker was Rarity, who stood behind Twilight with her bow. "A "thank-you" would be nice. We're here because we heard our friend was in need...and worse, that something terrible had happened."

"..." Kratos looked at the ground, releasing a sigh of anger.

"What happened, Kratos?" Frowned Twilight. "We are your friends. So if you had done something to offend Ares, it doesn't matter. But I need to know why this is happening..."

"He wants me to serve him, but I will not." He said. "I do not need help, Sparkle. I will do this myself. I have a score to settle."

"Then we'll help you!" Twilight cried out, stepping forward. "We know you, Kratos. You would never raise your blade against someone that didn't deserve it!"

Twilight felt her heart skip beats when Kratos' gaze appeared more...intense at her words.

"...I was tricked." The Spartan said. "And now, I will show them all that I shall not allow myself to be fooled any longer." He turned to the way, where Megaera had fled. "Starting with them."

"...Let's go, darling." Rarity prepared another arrow. "The other girls are around, and are planning on regrouping."

"You called for all of them?" Frowned Kratos, as he began running with the two other women. They would begin to run after the Fury, who taunted and insulted Kratos as she ran.

"Can't fight without your wenches, mortal!?" She screamed. "You will die together!" She cried out, as she continued slipping away, leaving behind hordes of insects, that attempted to cut their way.

"We work as a team..." Twilight told Kratos, as she used her shield to protect her body, and held her spear pointed towards their enemies. "You should know that! And that's why we won't leave you behind."

"You'll be going on a suicide mission, Sparkle..." Sighed Kratos. Raising his blades, he would swing and throw them at the bugs, reducing them into mush. Rarity used her bow to fire off at those that attempted to flank them from the sides, while Twilight had kept her safe - her enchanted spear making quick work for them.

"We'll be going on one together." She said. They would run deeper into the prison to follow Megaera, stabbing and shooting through the many insects that dared to step onto their path. Though they believed they had cornered the Fury in the narrow tunnel, Megaera smashed the floor beneath, and opened a large hole, through which Kratos and the other two fell.

"How uncouth!" Yelled Rarity. "How many bugs does this thing have!?" She asked, for they were now surrounded by insects...Which began to run into the ajacent cells. Twilight watched in horror as the bug-like creatures would enter the cells, alerting the prisoners within, who screamed. They attempted to fight the insects back, but it was too late...They would latch onto their spines, and insert their stingers into them, before they would overwhelm them...And like a parasite, they take control. With newfound strength, the infected prisoner would break out of the gate...and so many others with him.

"Just our luck!" Twilight cried out. "What's taking the others so--"

With intense speed, a flash of Rainbow had caught all off-guard. A rainbow-haired woman slid past the infected prisoners, and used a Kopis sword to slash, and cut through the wave of foes, slicing at their tendons, and their wrists to make them harmless. She moved at such speeds that few could follow her, her agility unmatchable.

As a bug-ridden prisoner attempted to attack Twilight from behind, he was instantly crushed to death. Standing, was a blonde woman, muscular and with a frame that indicated power and utter strength. Her hands were adored with a pair of cestus - gloves designed to allow for harder and safer punches.

"Sorry to make you wait!" Cried out Applejack. "Dash decided to take the scenic route!"

"We'd look stupid if we decided to use the front door!" Said Rainbow Dash, following close with her short sword. "Pinkie and Fluttershy aren't far away!"

"I still suggest you four back out while you can." Exclaimed Kratos. "I didn't ask for help!"

"'Ah' can smell foul play here, Kratos!" Applejack exclaimed. "I know these things! Someone must've played you! You wouldn't be the type to anger the Furies if you don't have a good reason, and "ah just know that!"

"Besides, I never liked them!" Cried out Rainbow Dash. "These Furies get on my nerves! I always thought someone should've shut Megaera up!"

"What if you all die!?" Kratos barked, swinging his blades to cut, and slice through the infected prisoners.

"One thing at a time! We need to get to Pinkie and Fluttershy!" Exclaimed Twilight, as she sweeped several prisoners with her spear, allowing Rarity to take controlled shots to kill them. However, Rarity was unable to detect the threat, as one of the bug-like creatures attempted to jump onto her from behind...

It exploded into a flurry of blood, jumpscaring Rarity, as she turned around.

"You rang!?" Exclaimed the excited voice of Pinkie Pie, who pummeled through a line of infected prisoners, viscera flying all over them. Her hands held a large mallet, swinging side to side through the horde of enemies, as she cleared the way for them all.

Rarity gasped, as she saw the rather chubby woman with pink curly hair, standing with a wide smile, as she held a large mallet in her hands. "Hi Rarity! You should really keep an eye on your back! I'd say you should grow an eye on your back, but these Furies would probably take that idea literally!"

"Thank you for the save, darling...Where is--"

"Right here..." Said a soft voice. All turned their heads to see Fluttershy, who was already surrounded by corpses of the infected prisoners, and the infecting-insects. In her hands were a pair of daggers, and several animals that all circled her, attacking the foes that would attempt to hurt her.

"The gang's all here, then!" Rainbow Dash happily exclaimed. "Kratos, we're either proving that you're innocent, or we're kicking that Fury's teeth in! I think either way is good, don'tcha think?"

"...Hmph." The ashen-skinned man sighed. "Don't put yourselves into harm's way. I am going to get my vengeance, and me alone..."

"Don't be silly - silly!" Pinkie Pie grinned, eagerly holding her mallet. "You know how fun it is to hang around with you? I'm not gonna pass up on another journey! And, besides, you're gonna need someone to watch your back! It's pretty treacherous out there!"

"Let's get you 'mah honest opinion, Kratos..." Sighed Applejack. "If you wanna get your vengeance, let's just get you to Megaera in one piece. Ain't much point thirstin' for revenge when you're on the brink of death, ain't that true?"

"...Fine, but we're not sticking like this all the way." He said. "You know exactly what I intend to do after I'm done with Megaera and her sisters - don't you?"

"We'll cross that bridge when we get to it, darling." Rarity prepared another arrow. "Let's make way before that uncouth bird gets away from us - shall we?"

"...Hm." Kratos nodded.

They would make their way deeper out of the prison, into fresh air. The pursuit wasn't difficult to follow, they were able to easily observe Megaera's path, as the bugs skittered anxiously along the way. As they made their way forward, an eagle would land on Fluttershy's shoulder, and she intently to it, before turning to the others. "Megaera is close. She's by Aegaeon..."

"That's not good!" Twilight exclaimed. "If she influences him...We must get there, and fast!"

"..." Kratos grit his teeth, and ran forward to their goal. Up a flight of stairs, they would reach the very giant shape of the imprisoned Hekatonkheires, dormant...

Before them was the wicked, sickly shape of Megaera. She skittered around the shape of one of Aegaeon's hands, studying and observing Kratos, and the women beside him. "Come to die, mortals? How unfortunate that you couldn't just let yourself die like a dog, Kratos. It would have been quiet and peaceful. Now, you're going to suffer, worm! You and the whores beside you!" She shouted fiercely. "Now, you will face the power of Hekatonkheires!"

"Megaera, don't!" Twilight shrieked at her. "You don't have the right!"

"Silence!" Laughed the Fury. Her insects began to erupt from her skin, before swarming around the arm of the giant figure. It began to rot, acquiring the same sickly and porous skin. Rarity felt herself take a step back, almost gagging for a moment at the sheer sight. The arm would move on its own, twisting and misshaping, the hand cracking, and the fingers beginning to twist and snap into broken positions.

"Stop, Megaera!" Applejack yelled, raising one of her fists at the Fury. "Your duty was to punish Kratos! You're killing other prisoners, and you're corrupting Aegaeon! This is not within your jurisdiction! The Gods WILL have your head for this!"

"Well, blondie - you should simmer down! You'll find that I have all the authority in the world to stop our little traitor here!" She barked. As the hand began to maliform and become infested with the insectoid corruption, she flew above them with a boastful grin. "Do you six not understand that the bastard has killed his own wife and child!?"

The women around him gasped. They could not accuse him - he said it himself that he was tricked...But was it by his hand? Did he do it? While the hand continued shaping itself into a monster, they were unable to ask...

"...You...what?" Twilight slowly turned to him. "...I...No!" She turned back to Megaera. "You...You're lying! Kratos would never do it! He...He would never raise his blades upon someone he loved!"

"Is that so!?" Megaera screeched with mad laughter. "Have you not noticed? His skin...It's all grey. Ashen. Why do you think that is!? Kratos slaughtered an entire village of Athena's followers. You know how they punish those who murdered their loved ones, don't you!? Indeed, as punishment for his acts, his skin has been caked with the ashes of his wife and daughter! You can see clearly, you're standing shoulder to shoulder with a filthy monster!" She exclaimed loudly. "So, are you still going to fight by his side, or let him suffer for--"

Megaera let out a scared scream, as an arrow whizzed by her ear, barely hitting her.

"She sure moves a lot..." Rarity muttered.

"...Kratos, you'll have to tell us everything that happened, after this is done!" Twilight exclaimed, turning to the large hand that continued misshaping itself, and turning into the monster it appeared to become - a humanoid figure emerging from within the hand itself.

Megaera attempted to fly off, but a Rainbow-light began to give chase.

"I got her!" Rainbow exclaimed. "Focus on the big guy! Fluttershy, you're with me!"

"R-Right!" The yellow pegasus flew after the blue one. It left Kratos and the four women to face the mutated hand, as it developed into an insectoid shape. It screeched, and descended down upon them with its claws.

Rarity gasped, and pulled an arrow back. She aimed carefully at one of its claws, before shooting right at it. The arrow was filled with magic, and an explosive force pushed the large monster away.

Kratos took the opportunity, launching one of his chain-connected blades, and lodging it into the beast. He would throw the other blade at it, but not into it, making the chain wrap itself around his neck. He began pulling it, bringing the monster close, and in range.

Pinkie Pie grinned, and leapt forward at the large beast, before swinging her hammer right into it. The strike was strong enough to tear chunks off of the creature, hurting it immensely, and making it recoil from pain as chunks began to fly off of it.

Twilight saw her opportunity, running right towards the beast, and driving her spear right into its chitinous stomach. It screeched in pain once more, and it began to pour corrupted liquids out of the wound. While it was distracted with this heavy pain, Kratos pulled it in as close as he could, bringing its wicked face close. Applejack ran over close, and pulled her arm back, before smashing her knuckles right into its face. The creature let out a roar, the mutated hand would recoil, injured from several parts. It swung its claws wildly, hoping to destroy its foes. It ended up instead ruining their environment, the platform upon which they were starting to break apart, and crumble. The five would all have to re-adjust to their changing position, as the section of the building upon which they stood, had tilted. Now, they stood on the wall of the building, forced to continue fighting the giant hand , as it began to circle them, and climb over the section of the wall.

"What a stubborn thing!" Rarity cried out as she continued to fire her arrows at it, attempting to back away from the upcoming enemy - the mutated limb, making its way towards them.

Applejack attempted to block it off, punching away at it - but doing little damage as the hulking beast continued to advance towards her. Rarity continued firing her arrows, but she had to immediately run - for one of the beast's insectoid claws swiped right at her position, forcing her and Applejack both to jump away from harm's way.

Twilight immediately tried to run in to salvage the situation, chucking the spear right into the face of the beast. Although it wasn't able to pierce its face, the spear had caused a lot of blunt trauma. Holding her hand out, Twilight had pulled the weapon back into her hand with magic. As the beast screeched from the pain, and attempted to attack her, it felt its hip in terrible pain, as Pinkie jumped like a springboard, swinging her mallet, and smashing it right in the side. The corrupted creature screamed as it continued its onslaught, but was now forced to bend to the sight, completely engulfed in pain as it tried to fight - but barely stood on its legs.

With that, Kratos let out a cry of rage, as he threw his blades at the creature. The blades and the chains wrapped around its neck as he started to pull and suffocate it, making it roar and screech in fury. Kratos started to cut it by the neck, the chains starting to dig deep in and squeeze hard. He began to pull the head right off, but the others were not going to let him do all the work.

Applejack ran up to the beast, and round up a punch, before releasing it in one powerful strike. Her knuckle-borne weapon struck it with intense energy, ripping the head clean off the creature's shoulders. The body would contort, and begin to twist and violently jerk, the insect-like features meaning it was dying, just like one.

"Good work!" Twilight exclaimed. "Now we need to catch Meg--"

"Way ahead of ya!" Rainbow Dash exclaimed in the distance, swooping in, and striking the Fury with her sword. The swipe of the sword was shallow - only slightly injuring her. She screamed and flapped her wings at Rainbow Dash, forcing the blue pegasus to flap her wings in an attempt to stabalize herself in the air.

"Raaagh!" Screamed the Fury. "You think you and your friends hav the slightest chance of making it out of here, let alone felling me!? Surrender, and I'll get this over with quickly!" She would have shouted - until a shot from Rarity's arrow forced her to scream and keep flying.

"Get back here!" Applejack shouted, shaking her fists at her.

"We can still catch her!" Said Rainbow Dash, yelling at her. However, as they kept running after her, the floor beneath them started to tilt, and send them rolling downwards, with Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash flying close behind. Kratos let out a grunt as he started to slide along the floor that was tilted, keeping them spiraling down into the depths beneath. They would find themselves falling deep into a dark hole, forced to avoid various debris that kept falling. A large boulder was about to fall right atop of Twilight as they fell, much heavier and faster, threatening to crash into her.

With a mighty punch and swing, both Applejack and Pinkie Pie struck the boulder with their respective weapons, shattering it and protecting her from the harm. As they continued sliding down along the wall, water began to run down along the walls, connecting several pipes that were surrounding the walls.

"Oh no!" Rarity gasped as they continued to descend. "Anything but the sewers! The last thing I'd ever want to do is spend time in the sewers! I'd much rather be in the prison with all those nasty insect things! Anything but not the--"

But by then, it was too late. They had landed in the water and filth of the sewers - with Kratos being the first to land, and the others falling down by his side. They looked around to see where they were - in the darkest depths of the sewers.

"...Great." Rainbow Dash sighed. "So, what did you get yourself into, Kratos...?"

"..." The man sighed at her, shaking his head. "It's not important."

"Kratos..." Twilight frowned, approaching him. "...Is it true what happened? Did you...Actually..."

The Spartan grit his teeth, balling his fists with intense roughness - too full of anger to think about what had happened. However, as he attempted to move forward, Twilight stopped - standing in-front of him.

Kratos swore to remove all in his way...

But never a friend like her. Not like them.

He sighed softly, looking at his own reflection in the filthy water. "...I was tricked." He said. "...I couldn't see anything. I had no idea they were there. No idea it would lead to all that...Ares thought that if he had me remove all from my life who I treaured, then..."

Applejack immediately rose a brow, putting a hand on her hip as she approached him. "Sayin' he was hopin' to get us next? Or you think he doesn't consider you as someone who treasures us..."

Kratos shook his head at her. "No. At least I assume if he is aware - he wouldn't dare involve you. He cannot hope for me to kill you - and he cannot hope to withstand the wrath of you six combined."

"Which means..." Rainbow Dash grinned. "It's gonna be great when all seven of us combined are gonna come together. Ares ain't gonna know what hit him!"

"Well..." Fluttershy squeaked softly, her animals surrounding and flying around her, coming close to her. "The first thing we should do is find Megaera...Even if she isn't responsible for what happened back then, we need to stop her! Those poor prisoners are going to get infected by her corruption!"

"Poor prisoners...?" Rainbow Dash rose a brow. "What do you mean poor prisoners, Fluttershy? Thers's killers, thieves, and worse here..."

Fluttershy frowned at her friend's comment, looking to the side. "Well, they come to this prison to get punished - so it's justice. But if they're getting punished on top of the punishment they're already doing, that's not very fair..."

"Let's just catch Megaera, please?" Twilight frowned, walking forward. "Kratos, we got your back!"

"You bet!" Pinkie excitedly said. "Come on! We got a Fury to mess up! And her sisters! Oh, and if we're lucky, we might even reach the brothel! Why not have a good time while we're at the whole prison-breaking business, right?" She excitedly said as she ran along, prompting the women to look at one another unsurely.

"Her sisters are sure to join, like she said..." Muttered Rarity. "Are you certain we have what it takes?"

"With Kratos on our side?" Twilight smirked. "I'm a bit more confident." She said, walking through the water. Kratos hesitantly looked at Twilight, not wanting them to be involved. He didn't want anyone to get in the way of his bloodshed, and the last thing he wanted was to have an ally get in the crossfire...But he knew that their help would guide him to the Furies, to Ares, and maybe even Olympus itself.

"...Got your back, Kratos." Smiled Applejack, giving him a pat on the back. Would anyone else do that, he would've struck. But no - he felt at ease with these six. With a soft sigh, he walked on forward with the others.

***

On their way forward, they would be faced with various obstacles - more foes as Megaera's litter-like corruption continued planting the seeds of evil throughout the prison complex. Many corrupted prisoners ran into them, and many were removed promptly by the team. It was a bloody trail, but the team took care of one another, able to protect the other from threats. After a while of fighting however, they approached an ornate door.

"...Oh." Twilight blushed as she stood in-front of the door with the others beside her. "I...Think I have an idea as to what this place is." She muttered. The others looked at her, and nodded - while Kratos' eyes were fixed to it. He sighed, and walked forward.

"Oh! So we're going in?" Pinkie Pie gasped. "But I haven't even brought my fun gown! You know, doing steamy stuff isn't so good in my combat outfit!'

"...Oh boy." Applejack tipped her hat to hide her face, and shamefully walked in, even though it wasn't exactly something she was proud of doing.

Entering inside, it was clear why Twilight was blushing as hard as she was. All around them were pllows, the smell of wine, and smoke. Several barely-clothed women laid around the room, eyeing the newcomers. They had stepped into a brothel.

"O-Oh, my..." Fluttershy squeaked, her blush more red than the rest. "W...What is a place like this doing here?"

Kratos humphed. He wasn't one to speak his thoughts, but around the six, he felt himself doing it more often. "For the prison guard. So it seems, at-least." He said. "Keep going. This brothel is a shortcut to the direction where Megaera fled."

They were slowed down - as Rainbow Dash stepped forward, she felt arms wrapping around hers. With surprise, Rainbow Dash looked to her sides, and saw the courtesans as they started to surround her, cooing and inviting her to spend the time. The rainbow-haired girl smirked, no longer intent on going so fast. "Hey, I dunno about you, but I think this isn't too bad. We could afford to slow down ya' know, get some rest."

"Now's not the time!" Twilight barked.

"I think the same, Rainbow Dash. This is not the time to fool around." Kratos growled.

"Y'sure?" Pinkie Pie gasped as a woman stepped behind her, and wrapped her arms around her stomach and chest. "'Cause I think this place could use a party!"

"I'm scared!" Fluttershy exclaimed, hiding her eyes behind her hands as she saw the naked form of a courtesan.

Applejack snatched her hat out of the hands of a courtesan that tried to grab her hat. "Rainbow Dash! Pinkie! Quit making fools of yourselves and move it!"

"..." Rarity looked with wonder at the courtesans. "...I suppose that - albeit I may not swing the other way, I...am curious to discuss where these girls get their dresses from. Their style is quite dashing!"

"But..." Twilight murmured. "Guys, we need to go now, something's--"

"Is that Kratos?" Gasped a courtesan that approached the man. "The Gods have rewarded us!"

"And is that Twilight Sparkle?" Gasped another courtesan as she approached her, wrapping an arm around her waist. "I may not have been educated much, but I always wanted to spend time with a philosopher such as you, miss~."

"W-Wait..." Twilight blushed wildly. "Y-You heard of my teachings?" She giggled nervously. She wasn't enthralled by the attention or lust, but rather the fact that someone took an interest in her work and science.

"Glory to Eros..." Said the whore as she approached Kratos, caressing his abdomen. "He has blessed us with a champion! He's mine!"

"No, mine!" Another courtesan cried out.

"Oh, Applejack..." A courtesan kneeled by her side, stroking her muscular thighs. "So blessed are we today to be blessed by the strongest woman in all of Greece!"

"And the cutest..." Said a courtesan that fondled Fluttershy's breasts, nipping her neck with her lips and forcing her to squeak, rubbing her legs together as she blushed, covering her mouth.

Another courtesan approached Kratos. "They are nothing! Come with me, and experience the greatest of pleasures!" She said, taking his hands into hers.

...

Then, Twilight's gaze caught Kratos'.

Both of them noticed it.

The omega-shaped ring on one of the courtesans.

They nodded.

Immediately, Kratos swung his blade at the courtesan. All the other prostitutes cried out in fear and shock...except for three of them. Immediately, the courtesans who did not respond with fear would transform, their forms changing into the wicked and ugly forms of the Furies.

"I knew it!" Said Rainbow Dash, who in-fact did not know it. She pulled out her sword, and immediately deflected one of the three sisters.

Kratos and Applejack worked together to tackle the ring-wearing Fury, both of them punching her in the face at the same time and sending her reeling forward. They straddled her, Applejack putting one knee on one of her arms and pinning her, while Kratos himself sat on top of her and raised his fists. However, she slipped away - immediately fading away and appearing beside them.

As Applejack and Kratos prepared to fight however, they heard Megaera's voice behind them. Kratos wasn't able to turn around in time as the arachnid-like Fury rushed him right through the wall of the brothel.

"Kratos!" Cried out Twilight. She turned to the other Furies, who stood there with smiles. They wanted them to fight her. They wanted them to focus on them, so that Kratos was without backup...But they wouldn't leave their friends. Immediately, the six jumped through the wall that was broken through, and chased after Megaera, where Kratos was already facing her, blades at the ready.

The six ran over to him to stand by his side, holding their weapons as they faced Megaera. The Fury looked at them and let out a shriek of anger.

"Coward! Face me yourself!" She yelled at Kratos. Kratos looked to his side at the women. He supposed there was some truth to it. Maybe that it was his own path, and no other had the right to intervene in his road to vengeance. But even then, despite that, he saw their eyes. They wanted to fight as much as he did.

Pinkie Pie humphed as she held the mallet. "Hey, you mean ugly fly-thing, we're not going to let Kratos be alone! We also want you to pay for what you and Ares did. So why don't we get this party started!?" She exclaimed. She launched herself forward, swinging her hammer right at the Fury. Megaera yelped, and was immediately struck - Pinkie was too fast, and the damage done was immense.

Megaera screamed as she rolled across the ground - immediately starting to fly the moment she regained her footing. The others tried to run after her, but they were stopped immediately by the underlings of the Fury. They would have to fight through, and the Fury kept trying to escape...Flying right to the massive statue-like shape that loomed above the platform.

Twilight fought back the corrupted prisoners that tried to rush her. She sweeped with her spear, clearing the way, she could see the Fury as she stood right on the eye of Aegaeon. Twilight's eyes opened wide with horror as she reached a hand out, yelling. "Megaera! Stop! You have no right to do this!"

"Silence, you wench!" Megaera exclaimed as her flies began to sit on Aegaeon's eyelid. "You have caused me pain for the last time, Spartans!" She barked. The flies began to settle into the eye, inserting their corruption.

"No!" Fluttershy cried out, attempting to send one of her falcons to stop the flies. However, once the bird tried to swoop in to claw at the flies, it screeched in fear as one of the eyes - which was supposed to be static in the form of a statue...Began moving. In fear, the avian flew back...As the face of Aegaeon began to twist and contort, changing its shape and appearing, becoming wicked, twisted, and corrupt. The face began to grow insect-like limbs, shaping all around the sides of its face as it appeared more spider-like. The massive legs began to envelope the platform upon which they all stood, and Aegaeon was coming to life with evil, malicious intent.

"We got this!" Rainbow Dash exclaimed. "I'll try to get Megae--" She yelped the moment she had to dodge, for Aegaeon's large mandibles swiped at her, forcing her to fly away as they destroyed the ground underneath - each fang as large as a tower that crushed and reduced the platform to rubble, whenever it hit.

The girls yelped as the footing became unstable. Aegaeon loomed right above them now, and threatened with his mutated visage. Fluttershy frowned, preparing her daggers. 'I can't believe that we must kill Aegaeon...This isn't right!"

"Focus not on what's right!" Kratos Barked. "That is no longer Aegaeon! This is just another one of Megaera's wicked creations, and we'll dispose of it all the same!" He shouted. He launched his blades at the face, causing it to let out a terrifying scream of pain. Its legs embedded themselves into the platform, presenting an opportunity.

"Let's get to work then!" Exclaimed Rarity. She fired her arrows at Aegaeon, causing it to try and move its face away from the upcoming arrows. Rarity loved to blind her opponents, and this played in her favor. Distracted, it gave Applejack and Pinkie the right opportunity to team up, mixing punches and hammer swings at the legs that were stuck to the ground. The corrupted Aegaeon screamed, bringing his mandibles to crush the two - But Rainbow Dash swooped in with her sword, clashing with another stone-hard mandible. Despite the relatively smaller size of the sword, it was able to cleave straight through, cutting off a piece. The creature screamed and recoiled, immediately thrashing. The ground beneath them began to crack and crumble, the platform was falling. Kratos wrapped the chains of his blade around one of the mandibles, and used it to swing himself over to another platform - the others following him as they jumped or flew over. Now, they were on a smaller and tighter platform, faced with the mutated face.

"Good!" Applejack smirked, cracking her knuckles. "He's closer now! Means I ain't gotta run too far to land my knuckles on 'im!"

"...I'm not sure this is as good as you think it is." Squeaked Fluttershy...All turned around to see behind them that yet, another mutated hand was crawling up to the platform on which they stood. Now, the seven were sandwiched between Aegaeon's face and hand, which came closer in an attempt to shut them down and crush them.

"Oh bother! What's the plan!?" Cried out Rarity, rapid-firing her bow at the mutated face, hoping to get something into the eye - but the mandibles prevented any arrows from making their way in, completely blocked off.

"I'm thinking!" Exclaimed Twilight, using her long spear to try and force back the hand as it screeched at them and tried to swipe at them with its insectoid legs. "If we can take out Megaera, then...Then surely whoever is infested will fall?"

"Great plan!" Giggled Pinkie, swinging her mallet with all her power as she fought back several infected prisoners who attempted to crawl after them. Due to there being seven of them, Megaera was throwing everything she had at them, not just Aegaeon himself. "But uh...How are we gonna do that?"

"...Leave it to me." Growled Kratos, seeing the annoying buzzing thing that was Megaera. Immediately, he threw his blade around a mandible, before jumping off the platform as it started to swing him over to its face.

"We gotta take care of this hand thing!" Twilight exclaimed. Her spear was about to poke it right in the throat, making it screech. Rarity swooped in with her bow promptly, firing two arrows at the same time that splintered and hit the beast into both eyes at the same time. Followed by Pinkie, she struck her hammer hard enough to destroy every bone inside of Aegaeon's hand, making it writhe and scream from pain as it began to fall downwards.

Meanwhile, Megaera recoiled as she saw Kratos land on the face's cheek, starting to make his way towards her. She swiped at him with her claws, but her hand was immediately struck. Fluttershy's falcon flew past and pecked at her, forcing her index and middle finger to fly off as the eagle snatched them out. She let out a bloody scream, turning to Fluttershy - only to be met with a sword. Rainbow Dash flew in to stab her right in the stomach, and Kratos had the opportunity.

He ran up to Megaera and wrapped one of his blades around her neck, starting to choke her with the chain. She screamed with all her might, resisted as strongly as she could...But it was too late - as Kratos raised his blade high in an icepick grip, and ran it right through the Fury's chest, resulting in an explosion of bone and blood. As Aegaeon shook however, both Kratos and Rainbow Dash lost balance, forced to step away from Megaera, who started to fall downwards. Kratos would not leave the job unfinished.

He plunged right at her, and when they both hit the ground, the blade was already torn right through her heart. The Fury was split in the middle, and her insectoid limbs began to wilt and curl up, as the beast sighed her final breath. Behind them, Aegaeon started to collapse, and slowly died as he writhed in pain, the death of Megaera ending his life as well.

As Kratos sat on top of Megaera with his blade plunged in her, he sighed. Finally, he stood up. The others approached him.

"Oh Kratos..." Whispered Rarity. "Whatever have you gotten yourself into...?"

Rainbow Dash looked down at the dead Fury and scoffed. "I didn't like her anyway. Let's go guys. We're gonna have to pay Ares a visit."

With a soft grunt, Kratos stood up...and walked forward.