Alright next chapter. No new news except that I will most likely be updating on the weekends thanks to my new work schedule that has me working from four to midnight. Other than that let the story continue.

I was probably the happiest guy on the planet right now as Celestia and I watched my children play with some of the MANY toys they had received from our friends and family. I swear we put a few toy stores out of business with all of the toys we bought.

But my kids weren't alone as Night and Luna's daughter was also there and had already developed a strong bond with the twins. Her name was Starlight and she was the perfect picture of what I expected her to look like. her coat was the same color as her mothers and she also had stars in her mane but had the appearance of black fire. She also had demon horns like her father and wings to match. Her cutie mark was a star with two katanas behind it which meant she would have control over the stars and would probably great with a blade once me and Night trained her. I mean we have learned every sword style there is to know as well as some that others don't know about. Hell we even invented a few!

Yet even with all this happiness around me I knew I would have to leave in the next few hours. War had to be put down before anything else and Pestilence was going to lead me right to him.

I gave Celestia a kiss before whispering in her ear, "it's time."

She gave me a sad look but said nothing since she knew this had to be done.

I walked up to the twins as they saw me coming and began to crawl towards me while giggling happily. I picked them up with my magic to bring them both in for a hug while adding my wings. I am not a softy by any means but holding my kids made me never want to let go.

I then placed them back near Starlight and they continued to play as I headed towards the throne room where Pestilence was supposed to meet me. I stopped by Night on the way and said without looking at him, "take care of them Night."

He only gave a small nod in response as I headed to see Pestilence.

It wasn't long before I reached the throne room to find a waiting Pestilence looking as serious as ever.

"You ready Dark?"

I only nodded in response as I got ready for the tough fight I knew was coming.

Pestilence said nothing else as he teleported me to War who was somewhere in Saddle Arabia.

I appeared not a second later in the middle of a desert in front of a very surprised looking War. He was a humanoid like Pestilence but was way different. For one he looked completely covered in scars from the bits of flesh I could see of his overly muscled body that weren't covered in his crimson armor. Another thing is that his armor seemed to bleed even though I knew there was no wounds on him... yet. His eyes were the only thing showing from his helm and they were the same red as his armor but had a look in them that screamed for endless bloodshed and slaughter. On his back was a claymore nearly as big as he was which was saying something since he stood nearly eight feet tall.

I knew he was deceptively fast given his stature but not anywhere faster than me. I still kept my guard up though as War began to laugh in his deep and gravely voice.

"Dark how nice to see you again after all this time! I haven't seen you since the old Pony Griffon Wars. How have you been old friend?"

I only glared at him as I said in a tone filled with venom, "don't you dare call me your friend! I am disgusted that I even know you. But thankfully I won't have to put up with you much longer since I was given permission to end your sorry ass here and now. I hope you don't have any people you regret killing War because you'll be seeing them soon as they torture you in hell!"

War then gave a loud cry of rage as he charged at me with his claymore drawn. I didn't hesitate in going to my stage three aura soul and drawing my scythe to block his strike.

The impact created a shockwave so large that all the sand within fifty feet of us kicked up in a small sandstorm. We stood there glaring at each-other hatefully as we both struggled to overpower the other. I used War's strength to my advantage as I pulled back and twisted to the side letting him lose his balance and go forward as I slashed him across his back mid-turn. He retaliated though by performing a quick turn and swinging his blade which I just managed to jump back from but not before getting a long gash across my chest.

War didn't waste anytime as he came at me again preparing a swipe to cleave me in half. I front flipped over him while giving him another slash across his back that made him yell in pain. His back now had a cross on his back from where I had cut him both times.

I didn't have any time to react though as he came at me quicker than I could have imagined and Spartan kicked me so hard I felt a few of my ribs break and I flew back a good hundred feet.

The pain barely registered before I felt him plunge his sword through my gut and into the ground. I coughed up some blood as the bastard leaned down to look me in the eyes and said tauntingly, "well Dark looks like I won't be going to hell after all. But don't worry I will be sure to take good care of your wife. Celestia I think her name was? And lets not forget about your little brats."

I felt rage overcome me as I started to see red. I didn't feel any pain as every fiber of my being screamed to make this bastard suffer for threatening Tia and my children. I unleashed a roar of fury that blew War back about fifty feet and with enough power to make him let go of his blade.

Reaching up I pulled the blade out of myself and stood breathing heavily not with exhaustion, but with anticipation of killing the one that dared threaten my family.

I don't know what War was seeing but the look on his face portrayed the one thing that has probably never been there since he was first brought into this world, fear.

He didn't have time to say a single syllable as I rushed at him at speeds that made Dash's Sonic Rainboom look like she was going in slow motion.

It wasn't even half a second before I reappeared behind War in with the sword in a position that looked as if I had just finished a swing.

There was a second of silence before War's body spewed blood from thousands of cuts and he fell to the ground on his face.

I slowly walked over to him still carrying his claymore as if it was a toy. When I reached him I kicked him so he flipped onto his back. He looked at me fearfully as his blood began to form a pool around him.

"Me-me-mercy," he begged pitifully.

I only looked at him coldly before saying in an emotionless tone that grew with anger after each word, "you threaten my family and friends with death, you cause the deaths of thousands of innocents, and yOU BRING ENTIRE KINGDOMS TO DESTRUCTION WITHOUT ANY REMORSE! I HAVE NO MERCY!"

With that said I drove his blade into his gut and into the ground until the hilt hit his flesh. I didn't stop there though as I pumped my magic into his body through the blade making his body bloat and expand as he screamed in agony. It was only a couple of minutes later when he finally exploded in a shower of blood and gore as his blood and innards spread everywhere and covered me completely.

I felt his power flow into me as I gain all of his memories and powers. I was enveloped in a flash of energy and when it went away I felt so strong it was like I could crush the world in the blink of an eye.

I wanted a look at my new appearance so I summoned a full body mirror to get a look. I was pleasantly surprised by what I saw. My body was now humanoid like Pestilence and War, my armor was as black as my coat and had the same bleeding effect War used to have. My skin though was a deathly white where it showed through the joints of my armor.

My armor was more angular than War's was and had skull designs on certain sections. My horn and wings were still present though my horn looked to be a part of my helm that looked like a dragon skull that only showed my eyes which still remained the same and even my wings were fitted with armor that was lined with blades that looked like they could cut someone in half they were so sharp.

My scythe was strapped to my back in between my wings and glowed with newfound power as it emitted a red aura.

Taking one last look at myself and said, "well world say hello to the new War and new Horsemen of the Apocalypse."

Longest chapter and most brutal death yet. Just when I think I can't top myself on how to kill someone I somehow manage to do it. Pm and/or review and wait for the next chapter. Until then, Nicranger out.