Chapters TCB: The Tamrielic/Equestrian Conflict
The Tamrielic/Equestrian Conflict
Prolouge
The Thirteenth legion was at the gate of Canterlot, waiting for what would be their finest hour. The Dovahkiin, seen the waiting impatience of his troops, had nothing more to say than this.
"Warriors, today we stand at the walls of Canterlot, the city that dares shelter the princesses, who mock our alleged "inferiority" even though it was our "inferiority that destroyed half of their army at Hammerfell, out "inferiority", that, with the help of our new allies, the dragons, we were able to break the barrier, and allow us passage into this damned land, and our "inferiority" that resulted in the complete and total destruction of what few remaining veterans they had left."
"Today is a day that will be talked about by you decendants, by your ancestors, by the Nine Divides themselves, and even the Daedra will see us as more than simple souls. Today, we are Tamriels finest, We are the Thirteenth legions, and we will END THIS WAR NOW!"
What was once a silent army was now hollering in approval, as even the dragons supporting his army were now yelling his name in their own tongue. Moments later, the gates defending Canterlot fell, a sign that the spies sent in were able to successfully complete their job.
just behind the gates were the Royal Guard, once one of the greatest forces on Equestria, was now a ramshackle division forced to levy green as grass recruits, half of which would run if given the chance to, especially if the Thirteenth legion was involved. They already knew what the outcome would be, and simply prayed that Celestia would be strong enough to save them.
Speaking of which, Celestia had truly failed to understand just why Tamriel was so willing to fight against her. She had offered them everything, safer homes, improved lifestyles, a chance to finally end all of its prejudice, but they had refused, and her sister had to pay the price at the hands of their "Dragonborn". The assistance he had been given from Odaviing had only increased her anger, as they were willing to let the barbaric creatures barely deserving of the name dragons murder her own people and then act as if it wasn't there fault.
This also incredibly soured the relations between Dragons of Equestria and Dovah's (as the Tamrielic ones called themselves in their own tounge.) bringing a brutal "Dragon war" sideshow that had killed hundreds of the creatures, or at least, it would have had it not been for the Dovah's ability to resurrect themselves, which was leading to a hopeless war for the dragons, even with pegasi assistance.
She had only two choices, continue fighting and result in the possible death of all her ponies, and hope the elements of harmony save them, or surrender, and more than likely be executed by The Empire, and her ponies under their rule. To her the choice was obvious, and she would quickly pursue it.
Spike watched from a distant hill as the gate fell in Canterlot. having abandoned the city due to his now conflicting beliefs on what to do. Was he supposed to help Celestia fight a hopeless war in which he was almost guaranteed to die, or help the Thirteenth legion, along with his new dovah friend, Lizkirrkendov, one of the few Dovah's willing to be friends with an Equestrian dragon, especially after the entire issue with the death of Princess Luna, though this friendship was obviously problematic after the war officially started, Spike still wondered about his Dovah friends whereabouts.
Just then, he quickly eyed a Dovah with a brutal scar near his right eye, brown scales that signified youth amongst Dovahs, all while carrying supplies and magically enchanted armor covering its undersides. It was Lizkirrkendov, and this only served to make Spike's decision even harder. In the end, he had chosen the simplest answer he could see and hurried to it.
The Mane six had been preparing. They knew full well that they were doomed if the Elements failed to fire, so they had all gathered, trying to focus.
"I just don't get it," uttered Twilight Sparkle "Why didn't they simply accept Celestia's rule?, We at least know we have a goddess, they have no proof of their so called Nine Divides."
"Those humans, elves, and those animal people and are just too stubborn to accept the truth" Applejack has stated. "I knew it was a bad idea to ever think we could trust them."
"Maybe we should have simply thrown a giant party for them?" said Pinkie Pie, in an attempt to add some humor to an otherwise grim situation. It was obvious it had failed though, as none of the other Elements payed any notice.
"Don't worry guys, we should be able to beat them, we have the Elements, what can they possibly do?" said Rainbow Dash, showing confidence, albeit somewhat frail confidence.
"Dash, we said the same thing about the barrier, what if this doesn't work?" asked Fluttershy, who unlike Rainbow Dash, made no secret about the fact that they were at there breaking point. This also proceeded to bring down what little bravado Dash what showing, making it obvious that even Dash had a feeling of hopelessness.
Rarity would have also made a comment, but due to her now missing vocal chords, was only able to see the rest of the Mane six fall into despair for the last few weeks.
"Girls, we need to concentrate, any second now Celestia will need us to use the Elements to defeat the Empire, and possibly save all ponykind. If we let the Thirteenth legion stop us, think of all the ponies that will die due to us not being able to use the Elements." These words uttered by Twilight had certainly helped them concentrate, and they would certainly need to, as the legion would not slow down its advance.
TCB: The Tamrielic/Equestrian Conflict
Chapter 1
4E 210
For the Emperors eyes only
(Classified) and many merchant ships, such as the (Classified) have spotted this new "barrier" forming a few hundred miles from the shore of the Summerset Isles, it appears as if the Aldmeri Dominion is completely dumbstruck about this new discovery, as it is keeping a small flotilla of frigates, mostly to observe the barrier, and to keep anyone from going close to it.
Of note should be the fact that the barrier acts like a wall, a fact one Aldmeri frigate learned when it had its port side hit the barrier, ripping the deck to pieces, and resulting in the ship being sunk, with only a few of its crew surviving. It should also be of note that said barrier seems to be slightly increasing in size, though we could not tell from the distance we observed the barrier at.
It would be in our best interests to continue observation of the barrier, as of now, the Aldmeri still have not found out of our use of (classified) to observe their territories. Until then, we will continue to spy on the barrier
Sent by (Classified),
For Emperor Titus Mede II
***
Equestria was relieved, they had just narrowly survived the end of the world, an apocalypse that would have destroyed all living beings in Gaia, had it not been for the combined power of all four Princesses, the Crystal Heart, and the Elements of Harmony.
All of Gaia had been put in a Ethereal realm, to be safely deposited onto another planet, hopefully uninhabited, and proceed as normal. However, to the Princesses, something had gone wrong, very wrong.
The Princesses had all met in a small room inside Canterlot, hidden to all, and protected by some of the best guardsponies to be currently enlisted. No one was going to listen in to their conversation, at least as far as they knew.
"How could this even be possible?" Asked Twilight Sparkle, having only been turned into an Alicorn a year before the Apocalypse."This world wasn't even on the charted list of planets."
"It appears something, or someone, has brought us here, what it was, I cannot tell what it is, but we must find someway to stop the barrier." Had uttered Princess Celestia, the oldest, and most majestic.
"It is impossible, in ten years, the barrier will have consumed this world, and all living in it will perish due to us." stated Cadence.
"Actually, there is one way for us to save the people living here, however, I don't know if it will work." had stated Luna, who had stayed silent for most of the discussion,and had just barely decided to contribute.
"What do you have in mind, sister?" asked Celestia, genuinely wondering what Luna's idea was.
"We could initiate Project Conversion?, the research shows that it's ready, we've just never had any reason to use it on anyone."
Almost Instantly, this raised the ire of Cadence. "NO, we can't have that done, we've seen what the early versions of the potion does, its, just, unnatural." This served to remind the Alicorns about the terrifying result of the original potion, which had turned a group of Griffons volunteers into nothing more than stepford smilers, incapable of feeling any emotion other than happiness. This was a very well guarded secret, and the real reason the idea behind the Conversion Bureaus was abandoned.
However, after another hour of debating, it was finally decided. Project Conversion was to be used, however, they would wait until a version that at least kept the original mind intact. Who knew what would result if they were to give the original potion without telling the species being converted.
***
Today was just another regular day for Lizkirrkendov, that was to say, a rather boring day. He was one of the few Dovah to have left the land of Skyrim, in his case he had left to High Rock, where he simply stayed in the many mountains it had to offer, only coming out to hunt when he needed to however. Because of a Dov's ability to survive on their own fat for a fairly long time, this mean't he had to hunt once a month, spending the rest of the time either flying, or, curiously enough, writing poems in the language of the Dovah.
It was obvious that Lizkirrkendov was bored, and while killing the occasional animal was amusing, it was beginning to bore him, and he knew that, due to all Dov's built in desire for power, he knew he might possibly attack one of the many towns or cities in High Rock, something that, while possibly fun, could very likely result in his death, something he rather strangely feared, considering he was a dragon, then again, he had no idea if he could even be revived after the death of Alduin, and also, as with many other Dov's, had a rather large fear of the Dovahkiin. Admittedly, it was a very paranoid fear, what were the chances that the Dovahkiin, a man who was busy in Skyrim, want to kill a random, generic dragon, that did not even possess much items, and was living all the way in High Rock.
Finally, to alleviate his boredom, Lizkirrkendov had decided to fly, hoping to see anything interesting. As luck would have it, with the help of his Dovah eyesight, which was superior to even a Bosmer archer, he would see a giant, pink ball near the Summerset Isles, the sight alone was enough to draw him to it, as he now flew towards it, not knowing he would soon discover something rather interesting about it.
TCB: The Tamrielic/Equestrian Conflict
Chapter 2
4E 210
The Pale, Skyrim
The bandit chief, Leila, waited impatiently, wondering where those damn brigands were at. They should have been back an hour ago, bringing back loot and food, something that the small bandit camp, a small cave built into the side of a mountain, desperately needed, for they had already wasted all of their food, and they were quickly going hungry. It would not be long before the bandits, a dozen Nords, would succumb to starvation.
Suddenly, Tod, one of the brigands, had appeared, running, he had horrible bruises in his shoulder, and looked slightly burnt.
"What in Oblivion happened?" asked Leila "And where is Hollen?"
Before Tod could respond, a Battleaxe had appeared from behind him, and struck down his head. His head and throat had been cut in half straight down, resulting in the insides of his throat being visible. Leila then looked at the person wielding the axe, both the axe and the armor of the person carrying it had a look of being made of the bones of some sort of animal, obviously a very big one from the looks of the armor.
Without hesitation all of the bandits had quickly grabbed their weapons and charged towards the man, hoping to be able to defeat him through strength in numbers. This would quickly prove to be the undoing of many of them, as they had only seconds before a shout came from the man.
"FUS RO DAH". And with this shout all of the bandits had been sent flying, most quickly hitting a wall, breaking many bones instantly, others had flown quite a while before hitting the floor, still with broken bones, however, Leila and another bandit had been able to get back up, fully intent on killing the intruder.
The bandit was armed with a steel mace and shield, and armored in simple studded armor. While these supplies were by no means bad, was woefully inadequate for dealing with the dragonbone armor, not that this concerned the bandit, who was too focused on crushing his opponent. He had proceeded to strike at his head, hoping to crush his head, and due to the intruder's two handed weapon, had a higher chance of not being blocked. However, a quick "FUS" had proceeded to stagger him, and the Intruder had proceeded to hit him in the neck, removing his head from his body, ending his life in an instant.
Leila, who had seen the quick battle ensue, proceeded to charge straight at the attacker. She was much more well armed than the bandit, wielding a Dwarven greatsword, and armored in steel plate armor, she had a much higher chance of defeating him. She had much more momentum than her opponent, courtesy of charging straight at him, and thus moved in to make a charging slash at him, hoping to knock him down. However, this proved to be in vain, as he had masterfully blocked it, and then proceeded to make a massive, sweeping slash at her chest. Leila had just barely blocked it with her greatsword, and then tried to hit his leg. This attack had actually hit him, which had staggered him. Leila then aimed a downward slash at his head, hoping to finally put him down for good.
"FUS RO DAH", he had yelled again, sending Leila flying into a wall, with the bones in her legs and her right arm broken.
"Who... Are... You?" she asked, now in horrible pain, bleeding profusely from her arms and legs.
"I am the Dragonborn, the last thing you will ever see." The man had stated, and had then brought his battle axe down of her head, ending her life in an instant.
***
From The Captain of the Royal Guard, Shining Armor
Princess Celestia, as Operation: Conversion goes into effect, I believe that we should put more manpower into our military. While I know it seems odd, as our diplomacy skills are genuinely able to stop even some of the most violent disputes, we should still be prepared for everything. As it stands, our militaries size is:
TOTAL EQUESTRIAN MILITARY COMPOSITION
Royal Celestial Guard-5,000 Total Combat Units
-2,500 Earth Pony Royal Cataphracts
-1,500 Pegasi Cavalry
-500 Pegasi Slingers
-500 Unicorn Class 10-8 Battle-Mages
Royal Lunar Guard-(CLASSIFIED BY ORDER OF THE ROYAL LUNAR GUARD)
Equestrian Army-50,000 Total Combat Units
-30,000 Earth Pony Men-At-Arms
-10,000 Earth Pony Cataphracts
-5,000 Earth Pony Archers
-4,500 Medics
-500 Class 7-5 Battle-Mages
Equestrian Air Force- 35,000 Total Combat and Crew Units, 30 Total Airships
-5,000 assorted Crewmen
-25,000 Pegasi Cavalry
-5,000 Medical staff
Airships of the Equestrian Airforce
-10 Airships of the Line
-20 Frigates
-30 Galleys
Equestrian Navy- 3,000 Total Crew Units, 30 Total Ships
-2,000 Crewmen
Ships of the Equestrian Navy
-5 Ships of the Line
-15 Man-O'-War Frigates
-10 Galley's
As you can see, this is an obviously well prepared and powerful military, however, I believe we should start increasing enlistment, a strange idea, yes, but if the People living in this world have a Military as strong as the Ancient Chrysalid Empire, I would rather be on the safe side.
To Her Majesty, Princess Celestia
Signed, Shining Armor
