Chapter 3

-Battle for the world and new generations-

-AN: Yay, a new chapter is here. Just the battle and other stuff I planned. Mwahaha. Trifosu out-

The army of skeletons charges the fortress of harmony. The defenders try their best to fire what little arrows and magic they have left and for some time, it surprisingly works. The Minotaur skeleton soldiers fall to the arrows and the walls are too steep to climb. Gusty smiles a little and she calls out to the Empress who just sits in her chariot with Umbra.

'Hey! Evil goddess, is that what your army is made of? Bones and steel? Ha! I have seen more scary pups' calls Gusty with a smirk. The Empress rolls her demonic eyes and files her hooves with a black knife and she sights. 'Oh, witch, if only.' speaks the Empress. Umbra looks up at Gusty and frowns 'And who are you to make fun of my Mother? The Empress of all! Why don't you come down to face us, huh?' Speaks the black unicorn and the Empress pats her back with a wing 'Oh don't waste your words, Umbra. Her screams for mercy will be way worse when we get out claws on her' smirks Evil as she looks up at Gusty. She aims her horn at the wall and a black beam of dark magic fires and simply eradicates the front wall, blowing up even some of her own skeleton soldiers. Gusty's jaws fall down 'HOOOW! THAT WALL WAS MADE WITH MAGICAL STONES! YOU…YOU EVIL DEMON!' screams Gusty in shock. The collapsed wall also buried alive some of the defenders, lowering their already small numbers. The Empress just laughs and waves a hoof 'Dear mare. I am something above a mere wall of stone and dirt.' she motions to her army 'GO AND SPARE NONE! BRING GUSTY IN CHAINS BEFORE ME!' orders the monarch of unholiness. The skeletal army roars and rushes in the castle. It is simply a massacre as the monsters break any line the harmonic alliance tries to make. One changeling was caught under the marching skeletons and his body was flattened like a pancake. Other yacks were cut to pieces without remorse or mercy. Blood is on the walls. Screams fill the halls and Gusty breathes heavily. She looks at the harmonic dagger in her hoof. 'I got one chance…only one.' thinks Gusty in her mind. 'I need to save as many of my allies as possible' and she makes a white flag with her magic and waves it high.

'STOOOP! WE YIELD! YIELD!' shouts Gusty. The Empress laughs and nods 'Fine fine. Soldiers! Stop killing the rest.' Out of the 5000 defenders minus the 100 who lost their magic only 1500 are brought out of the smoking fort in chains. The skeletons kick them on their knees before the Empress and Umbra. Gusty is shoved forward also in chains and she looks down in shame. The victorious Empress steps out of the chariot and steps in front of the great wizard and she puts a hoof under her chin, forcing her head up, and glaring in her eyes 'So…Gusty the Great. The greatest wizard of her kind on her knees and in chains' speaks the alicorn in a cold tone. Umbra also shares a smirk 'She will make for a great slave, Mother. I can easily see her as a maid in our castle or a broodmare for future slaves'. Gusty naturally trembles a little at the thought of only being pregnant to make future generations of slaves.

'P-please…mercy. I beg of you!' pleads Gusty but the Empress scoffs. 'Oh no no…a broodmare it is. My broodmares have their tongues cut since I have no need for talking foal making tools. So…' she pulls Gusty forward and smirks again 'Any last words, Gusty?'. Umbra and the Empress expected Gusty to cry and beg but great pony smiles instead 'Yes…thanks for falling in my TRAP!' and in a second, Gusty raises her horn and the dagger she hid in her mane before her capture levitates and before anyone has any time to react, Gusty jabs the Dagger in the chest of the Empress. The alicorn goddess roars in pain as the friendship burns her dark skin and coat. Umbra also looks shocked as her great Mother falls on her knees and The Empress roars in pain and anger.

'HOW…HOW DARE A MORE MORTAL JAB THIS…THIS TOOL!' screams the Empress. She wanted to cast magic but failed. The dagger pierces her dark heart and the skeleton soldiers slowly turn to dust as the magic of their mistress can no longer keep them alive. The chains on Gusty and the rest of the harmonic alliance also fade…the whole word can feel the dark magic fade. The chains of millions fall and the world cheers. Gusty slowly approaches the Empress and kneels to her side

'We know you won't die…true evil will live on but your body won't be around anymore. You will live as a mere consciousness in darkness seeing the world evolve without you' speaks Gusty sternly. The Empress growls one last time as her body fades and Umbra gulps as she raises her hooves 'Em…wow so..you you defeated my Mom…heh…we all cool right?' giggles the Queen of Darkness nervously….her answer was quite simple.

A week Later, Umbra, Tyris and Eris are lined up before the council of harmony with Gusty as the chairmare. She looks down at the 3 sisters and sights 'You 3 ... .Queen Umbra of Darkness, Lady Tyris of Wrath and Lady Eris of Chaos are all found guilty of helping Evil enslave the world and commit unspeakable death and pain. You are not even gonna be given the right to speak in defense.' proclaims Gusty.

Umbra scrows angrily 'We are your rightful rulers! We are the daughters of the Empress! I am your Queen!

Tyris rolls her eyes. The red and black earth pony sights 'Umbra…shut up, big sister. Nothing will change their minds.'

Eris, the multicolored pegasus just giggles 'Maybe they won't kill us, elder sisters but just banish us.' and Tyris shoots Eris a glare to shush her 'Don't give them ideas, idiot!'

Gusty taps a hoof to silence the room and gives her final verdict 'Order! Now…Queen Umbra…you the eldest and the worst one of the sisters will be sent to the shadow prison for generations to come! Tyris, the brutal executioner of your mother will be sent to Tartarus and Eris while not directly doing any harm, you shall join your middle sister in Tartarus just so you don't ever try to rescue them'. Eris just shrugged her wings 'Eh, at least I am with my sissie' and Tyris shouts 'NOOOO! ANYTHING BUT HER! PLEASE!' but her words fall on deaf ears. The imprisonment begins as Umbra was taken to the shadow prison. The dark unicorn sadly sat down in her new home prepared to wait for the centuries to come. Eris and Tyris are taken to the cages of Tartarus and their crowns of power were confiscated and locked in a secret location and as Eris begins to sing a prison song, Tyris already bangs her head against the bars not really liking those future centuries,

After all is said and done Gusty walks to the grave of her fallen and puts a flower down 'You all laid your lives so good can prevail.' a tear rolls down her cheek 'I am sorry I could not do more…rest well knowing your sacrifice brought a new age…an age of love and harmony. As the years pass, the generations soon forget about the Empress as she was forgotten in history, After Gusty's death of old age, new generations come and go…from her prison the Empress watches…a mere conscience just looking at the world who dares forget about her 'Those fools will soon learn to feel me again. Gusty is dead…heh I wonder if new generations will come of such heroes' wonders the Empress. More centuries pass and she sniffs the perfect opportunity…a new team of heroes…the 7 pillars of Equestria just defeated the Sirens

'Tch..singing fishes..is that how evil exists in this era' scoffs the Empress unimpressed and her vision lands on a sad colt who kicks a rock…Stygian, the one who called the pillars but never got any praise and attention. The Empress grins in her mind and she focuses a great deal of magic to connect to Stygian in her state of a mere consciousness.

'Hello, my boy….' speaks the new voice to the gray colt who jumps up and looks around 'Who…who said that!?'

'Do not fear me child…I am a force of good who wants to help others in need' speaks the feminine voice. 'Your own friends did not show a hint of praise for bringing the pillars of Equestria to help deal with the fish ladies…such a shame but I will help you.'

'You…you will? How…?' asks a semi cautious Stygian but he slowly looks down 'What do I need to do?'

The voice giggles and replies 'My boy…head to the east and you will find an old temple…there lies the fountain of shadows…take a swim and when you come back…you shall be powerful enough to get revenge on those who wronged you' speaks the Empress, she used to bathe Umbra in that when she was a mere foal, and Stygian nodded to the voice in his head and headed east….

End of chapter

-AN: So our dear empress, while no longer physically in body, still can talk to a mortal person. Now that her daughters are in prison only she can make new evil in the upcoming generations. With gusty gone, how will the world deal with Stygian and his little 'good force'? We shall see in the next chapter. Chapter 4, the dreams that haunt us. Trifosu out-