//------------------------------// // Furious Vengeance // Story: PonyHammer 40,000: Magic of War | SpiritStorm // by Dragon Heart //------------------------------// General Studds' Equestrial Guard forces overwhelmed the Dark Eldeer base with determined firepower and pious anger, destroying every heretical animal structure that stood before them. "Sinnerk, you fool!" Coeurnoir shouted angrily as his Dais skimmered through lasgun fire to their portal. "I will have your head for this! Quickly, back to Decemalin!" "Well!" said Sinnerk, "If he had died, I should have taken his place! Now, I must flee." The Archon turned and galloped through the portal as Guardponies shot at him from behind. He disappeared without a trace, leaving the remaining Dark Eldeer and stronghold to perish. _____________________________________________________________________________________ During the Pandora conflict, the Equestrial Guard were some of the hardest hit by Dark Eldeer hit-and-run tactics. These raids, often small in size, came under the cover of darkness, and at lightning speed. Often, the Guardponies on duty would not have returned a single shot before the Dark Eldeer ships were speeding away, laden down with captives and other spoils. The Dark Eldeer penchant for speed, fear, and striking from the shadows served them poorly. However, when they found the 252nd Conservator Regiment pounding on their door, no amount of running or hiding could save them. The Equestrial Guard swept over the Black Heart Kabal's compound on the moon of Scegraven, crushing everything under its mighty marshal treads. The Equestrial Guard soldiers were horrified of the tortured and mutilated comrades they saw there, and when their victory was near, this was channeled into a vindictive rage, which did not subside until the enemy's buildings and vehicles were shattered, leveled, and then crushed into dust.