//------------------------------// // Post Common Era Chapter Eighteen/War of Star Chapter Fourteen: Chaos Gods // Story: The Lunar Knight's Willow Leaf // by Moonlit Novel //------------------------------// Author's Notes: Thanks to Deadinlight for beta-reading and helping me edit Post Common Era Chapter Eighteen/War of Star Chapter Fourteen: Chaos Gods Spending the ride explaining who Khorne was, as well as who Tzeentch was, was not what Masao had in mind for for the train ride back to Canterlot, there was a lot of jeering coming from the crystal ponies as Masao held his head high as he made his way to the station, only stopping once when he was hit by an over ripened fruit, he only stopped to wipe the fruit and fruit juice from his face before continuing on, Willow Leaf felt a bloodlust come over her again as she scanned the crowd for where the offending fruit originated. “Don’t worry about it, love, let these ponies be upset at me, if that is what they need to feel better about themselves then so be it” - - - “So this veggie god—” “I͠ ̴̸͞a̡̢͠m̴͢ n̴̡o̸̕ ̶̛̀v̴҉ȩǵ͘e̕ta̧̕͝b͏l̵͡e̷͢͟!͏̧ ̴͡Yo̸u͘͜ ͡w̡í̢l͏́l̵͠ r҉e̶s̛͟p̛̛ȩ̕c͡͞͝t̛͠ ̢́͡m̵̵ę͜ ̶w҉o̴̶r̴͟m!͏” “I’ll call you what I want!” Masao looked at Willow Leaf as he wondered if this was how others felt, being on the outside not hearing the other side of the conversation. “If y̶o͜u w҉an̶t I c͠óuld͘ ͞key you ͟in̸, ̕ìf̕ ̕y̶ou w̵ant” “And what would that cost?” asked Masao and Tzeentch chuckled in his head “Y̨̡ou ̷ļ̢́i̡̨͞t́t̶̨̛le̡.̕.̶̕͘.̧͝ ͝Y̴òu ̵a͘r̷̨̧e̛͟ n͢ot́͟h͠ì̀n̶͘g ͘͞h͞ơ͟͡r̷͜s̸͞e̸!̛ ̶̷I̸ ̡͘à͝m̵ a̸̛ ͏̶g͢o͏d͠ ̛̀o͢͜͝f́͠ ̛͢C̸há̛o̴s̀͏!̷̴” “Yeah, yeah, whatever! I nearly lost it and apparently it’s your fault!” “F̸a̶̡r̸̶ ̴̢fr̷͝o̡̡m̴̴̀ ͜҉my̢ ̕fa͞u͢l̶t,͏̧ ̷I ̴j͜͞ust̵̀ ̴t͜o̶o͘͏́k ̀͠noti͟ć̸ȩ̷ ̕óf ͝͝y͜ou͏͜ ̶͏b̸͘͞e͡c̀a̢̕u͞se ̛́͡o̴̢f ́͝į́t̨͘͡.̵̧͢ Y͞o̢͘͜ư̶ ̧a͠r̢e͏ ą̛ ̀n̨a͞t̴̛u̴r҉͜al̢͢ ̴be͢r̢͞͡z̀͟e̛rk̵͝e͠r̕͠” - - - “I refuse” “Willow Leaf, you are touched by a chaotic creature, we need to make sure it isn’t corrupting you” said Luna as she walked with Willow Leaf and Masao, she fully intended on having Discord performing a quick check up on the mare who was stubbornly refusing to be checked out. “Why haven’t you done that to Masao then?” asked Willow Leaf and Masao sighed before stepping in front of her, turning around and stopping, causing the group to stop in their tracks. “As I told you when I told you about your previous lives, humans are chaotic and harmonious all at once. It isn’t likely for me to become unbalanced just by talking to a god of chaos” “While I am surprised that you have been talking to one, I shouldn’t be it would explain that voice you heard all those years ago” said Luna before she started walking down the path once more. Following after her Willow Leaf scowled. “What about what happened at the Crystal Empire? You aren’t blind, I know you’ve seen the pickets demanding we get reparations for what happened to Masao, You seriously can’t be just dumping this on Princess Twilight, are you?” “And what, pray tell do you think I should do? Twilight will be pissed enough as it is without me trying to take her job.” said Luna rounding on her herd-sister before Masao clipped them over the ears stopping their arguments cold. “There is nothing you can do, I am the head of intelligence, Luna is the head of the military, and you haven’t figured your trade. It isn’t up to us to decide how to handle this situation, and the moment it does become up to us will be a bleak day indeed. For that will mean Celestia and Twilight are either dead or likewise indisposed.” clarified Masao and for a moment it seemed like Willow didn’t care, and the truth of the matter was, she didn’t. All she cared about was the fact Masao was attacked by those that dared called themselves allies. - - - “Not going to happen” said Twilight as Willow Leaf talked to her, more like demanded that she do something. “Besides the fact that it would be abuse of centuries of friendship, I am not going to help you with a personal vendetta” “It’s beyond personal Princess Twilight, they attempted to poison Masao, my husband all because he was human” said Willow Leaf and the purple alicorn looked at her with pity, but she had to be firm. “I understand that, but I can’t punish them for being scared, why do you think Masao didn’t attack them? He certainly has enough spies to do some serious damage, but instead he has done all he could to strengthen them against attack” “Y̕o̵u̸ ͟ca̵̡ń̢ ͡se̕͝r̨͜v́͡e͜ m̀̕͟e̕͝, ̷̀͞à҉nd̢ ҉I͢҉ ṕ̛rǫ͘͡mis҉ȩ͘ ͏͟yo͞͏̛u̕ ̴̴t̢he̶͜ ̨̕p̶̀owe̵̶̸r̢̀͜ ̛҉t́͜o̧ a̛͘͟v͘̕é҉n̴̵g̵͝e҉̕ ̷ý́͝o̴͜u̵͡r͟ ̷͢h̵u̢s̛b̵aǹ҉d҉͝ ̧͢ìn ̨̢w̡a̸y҉҉ś̶͠ ͞t̨ḩ͏͡aţ̶͢ ̕͞h͞è͘ ͘i̛s͢ t͏̴̡o̷̷o̷ ̶̧̀s̶͜͡o̕f̢̀͜t̨ ̨t̀o̧͞ ͢҉҉ḑo͢ ̸͡h̨͜ì҉m̡s̸è͟͢ĺ̢f̶͜” - - - “Y̕o̵u̸ ͟ca̵̡ń̢ ͡se̕͝r̨͜v́͡e͜ m̀̕͟e̕͝, ̷̀͞à҉nd̢ ҉I͢҉ ṕ̛rǫ͘͡mis҉ȩ͘ ͏͟yo͞͏̛u̕ ̴̴t̢he̶͜ ̨̕p̶̀owe̵̶̸r̢̀͜ ̛҉t́͜o̧ a̛͘͟v͘̕é҉n̴̵g̵͝e҉̕ ̷ý́͝o̴͜u̵͡r͟ ̷͢h̵u̢s̛b̵aǹ҉d҉͝ ̧͢ìn ̨̢w̡a̸y҉҉ś̶͠ ͞t̨ḩ͏͡aţ̶͢ ̕͞h͞è͘ ͘i̛s͢ t͏̴̡o̷̷o̷ ̶̧̀s̶͜͡o̕f̢̀͜t̨ ̨t̀o̧͞ ͢҉҉ḑo͢ ̸͡h̨͜ì҉m̡s̸è͟͢ĺ̢f̶͜” - - - “S̛e̢r̀ve͟ Ch͟ao͞s̀! B͝l͘oo͘d f̡or͝ ͞t̶he͝ B̵lood̢ ͞God! ̶Sku͘l̡l͢s ͝for t̢h̶e ͠Skul̕l Thro̕ne̶!̧” “NO!” “Well now, is uncle Khorne bothering you that much?” asked a little draconequus as he floated by sipping on a tiny glass of chocolate milk. He startled Willow Leaf such that she whinnied and reared back before kicking out and catching the draconequus by surprise. Discord slammed into the wall and reverted to regular size with little Fluttershy’s flying around his head before he shook his head to clear it. “Well I haven’t been bucked like that since before AJ passed, kudos. Anyway I came here because I heard my uncle was continuously proposing to someone” “B-but I am married!” “Hmm? Oh that’s right you’re that human’s mate, glad to see your soul survived Tirek, not many of them did.” said Discord before he started to float around again. “What’re you talking about? Look you’ve got to get your uncle or what ever Khorne is to stop, I’m a married mare” “Oh! You think that he is proposing for marriage? HAHA! Sorry but Uncle Nurgle may have gotten an Eldar Goddess to stay with him, but Uncle Khorne isn’t one for love. No what he wants is your soul” “Please, I just want to be left alone. All I wanted was to marry Masao and—” “Look, Leafy, my uncle sees something in you worth preserving, something he isn’t usually big on. He’s normally the kill everything he sees type of god. So if he is offering you immortality, even without you killing someone to earn it, I’d take it” - - - “Masao tainted his soul for immortality before, maybe it’s time I did the same…”