Chapter XVII: Trumpets of Judgment
KING BOW'S JOURNAL
12th DAY IN THE SEVENTEENTH YEAR SINCE THE ESTABLISHEMNT OF ETHERTERNIA
While Kaylia and Jason went off to face Horde Prime, I went to go round up my troops and prepare for the battle.
I was not sure how they would respond, my advisors have warned me that there are traitors in the army and to avoid any contact with the military, but I must now ignore that advice in order to free Etherternia.
First I went to the stables and prepared my own horse, Deadeye, for battle. I placed his armor on him and once he was suited up, I mounted him and took off for the barracks.
While I was riding to the barracks, I began to think about the last time Horde Prime was here and his how his spineless servant Brakk killed my beloved Glimmer.
I keep seeing her death in dreams every night and every night I am powerless to stop it. How I miss her, I wish I could feel her arms around me, look into eyes turquoise eyes and feel our lips touch one more time but I will never be able to experience that again.
I vowed this time it would not happen again and to make Brakk pay for his crimes!
I also thought about Kaylia, there was something about her that reminded me of Glimmer, maybe it was her fighting spirit or her courage but the moment I first laid on eyes on her, I felt as if she was the one to save me from my melancholy.
When I arrived at the barracks, I called my men to arms and ordered them to assemble outside for briefing.
When they were assembled and ready for battle I began to address them, "Men of Etherternia, Horde Prime has returned and the final battle for the planet has begun," I told them bravely, "Today we fight not just for our planet but for the universe, may Kalion speed us to victory!"
Many of men disserted me, they would rather live and serve Prime then side with me and die, but those that chose to side with me suited up and prepared for the battle!
KAYLIA'S DIARY
23rd DAY IN THE NINTH YEAR OF THE REIGN OF KING SIRIS
When we stepped out of the hole we saw a truly awesome sight, hundreds of millions of ships and troops as far as they eye could see.
From what I could see most of the troops were robots with only the upper echelons being living beings.
The robots wore silver armor and helmets, all that could be seen of their 'faces' were their glowing yellow eyes while the living beings wore black military uniforms with silver pinstripes. The one feature that unified them was a demonic red bat which I recognized from Adora's diary as the Bloodbat.
There were also tanks, troop carriers, planes, and other types of vehicles and like the troops they bore the Bloodbat on them.
"How on Equillia are we going to destroy them we're just two people Jason, and he is a god with an army that is legion?" I asked my brother worriedly, it was unnerving to me that we two mortals had to go up against a god as powerful as Horde Prime.
Before Jason could answer, Kalion came up to me, "You are wrong Kaylia, You are more than just two people. You two are the vessels of the greatest power in the cosmos and you especially Kaylia, being She-Ra, are protected by the magic of Light Hope himself. You need only to call upon him in your hour of need and he will come to aid you," she said in a very soothing tone of voice.
Strengthened by Kalion's words, Jason and I went out to face Horde Prime.
We had to fight our way throw throngs of troops, at first I was afraid we wouldn't be able to do it, but something allowed us to make quick work of the troops and escape with only a few scrapes and cuts.
Once his troops were taken care of we made our way to the front lines to deal with the Horde Prime.
He was truly an awesome sight, he was as tall as three buildings, he wore chain male armor and wore a chain harness that came together at the chest, and the buckle to the harness was shaped like the Horde Bloodbat. He wore a metal glove on his left hand and a hid his face with a Bloodbat mask and held a large mace like weapon in his right hand.
"Your days are numbered!" I told Horde Prime as we charged after him.
"Is this best Grayskull can throw at me, horse herders," he said as swung his mace at us sending us flying across the battlefield.
We got up again and charged after him, "You're toast!" I taunted him as we drew our swords and attacked him.
The blow sent Horde Prime sprawling back a few inches but he quickly regained his composure, "FOOLS!" he said as he transformed his mace into a spear and threw it at us.
The spear plunged into the ground inches from our feet, and released a fierce energy blast that sent us hurdling back.
I was getting worried now, even with our combined powers Horde Prime was still too much for us and I was starting to think this battle a lost cause, but then I saw hope.
Bow and his men were coming, form what I could see there was at least a thousand troops with him. They dressed in gold armor and were armed with swords, spears, and arrows.
When he arrived at the field, Bow helped me and Jason to our feet and told us to go rest for bit, I told that were staying to help him, which after a bit persuading he agreed to.
"MEN ATTACK!" Bow yelled as he drew his sword and pointed it in Horde Prime's direction.
Soon countless arrows were launched into the air and rained down on Horde Prime's forces slicing through the rows like a hot knife through butter, finally after cutting trough a good portion of Horde Prime's troops Bow readies to face against the demon deity himself.
Horde Prime then summoned his weapon to him and transformed it into an orb of pure energy and hurled it at us.
There was a great flash of light as the earth began to shake then there was darkness and silence!
THE DIVINE MUSINGS OF KALION
32nd EPOCH IN THE 50000TH EON SINCE THE CREATION OF THIS UNIVERSE
Horde Prime has knocked everyone except me and Zodak unconscious and it is up to us to stop this monster.
We summoned our weapons which for me is my Snake Staff and for Zodak his energy staff and we went out to face the god who was once called the Unknowable One!
"Horde Prime, your evil ends here!" Zodak shouted as charged his powers and blasted Horde Prime with an energy blast.
The Deity was thrown back by the force of the blast but soon recovered and was angrier than ever. "FOOL YOU DARE YOU ATTACK ME, YOU WILL PAY FOR THIS SACRILIGE!" he yelled as he summoned his weapon and transformed it into another energy orb and blasted Zodak with that.
"ZODAK!" I yelled as I rushed to where the Enforcer lay, He was wounded but his immortal nature prevented him from being hurt seriously or dying.
The Enforcer got to his feet, "Kalion, we must combine our powers if we are to defeat Horde Prime," he said as he raised his staff in the air.
I did likewise; we combine the energy blasts of our weapons to create an energy prison.
"Horde Prime, for your crimes against the universe you will be imprisoned for eternity," I declared as we imprisoned him.
At first it seemed we had been victorious but he managed to break free, "FOOLS YOU ARE NOTHING COMAPRED TO ME!" he yelled as he summoned his weapon, transformed into a mace and swung it us and sent us flying across the field.
The blast was powerful but I was able to manage to get to my feet, I looked over to Zodak who was unconscious, I used my powers to transport him away temporarily until he come to and went to face Horde Prime.
"You will be defeated for your evil is no match for the powers of Grayskull," I told him as blasted him with my staff.
"You are a pathetic goddess Kalion, you are inferior to me. I was created by Time out from the Essence: I was the first of my kind the Prime Deity. You were born a mortal and only became a deity when you married Sephros, my Avatar; therefore I am your superior," he taunted me as he transformed his weapon into a shield and blasted me across the field with my own magic.
When I regained my composure I looked up and saw Horde Prime standing in front of me, "Farwell Kalion," he said as he transformed his weapon into an energy orb and aimed it at me, I closed my eyes hoping it would be quick.
KAYLIA'S DIARY
56th DAY IN THE FOURTH YEAR OF THE REIGN OF KING SIRIS
I do not know for how long I was out, I was disoriented and my head was throbbing as a result of Horde Prime's attack.
I looked at my reflection in the sword, besides the fact my face was bruised and some of my teeth were missing I noticed that the blast had reverted me back to my original form.
I could see that Kalion and Zodak weren't fairing too well, I tried to get up to help them, but I was too weak from my injuries to do so, but I couldn't let them be killed by Prime.
I looked up to the sky and whispered "Light Hope! Save us!" after that moment I succumbed once more to unconsciousness.