The earth shook and cracks snaked through the ground. Then, ink black demons arose from the cracks, their claws and gnarled fangs gleamed in the sun.
Princess Celestia's stomach churned, causing her to almost loose her lunch. They were already tired from the last battle. If this kept continuing she didn't know how long they could take him on for. She could try reaching out to the skeletons, but they were still busy reforming the townsfolk....or were they?
Thinking fast, she cast a communication spell.
"Shooting Star, are your forces done?" The alicorn asked hopefully.
"Yeah, just finished actually." Her voice was rugged and came out in pants.
"Round up all the skeletons and meet us back here."
"Okay."
Celestia ended her spell and then shifted her gaze towards Prince Shadow Blade.
"Too weak that you must call upon your army?" He smirked.
"At least we didn't get oul butt kicked." Aqua Ring muttered under her breath, causing Redwood and Gust to snicker.
"Enough of this! Demons, attack!" Shadow Blade commanded.
The shadowy figures unleashed their dagger like claws and began to advance upon the ponies. Gust and Rain Top took to the sky while Sunshine and the alicorn sisters lit up their horns.
"Ready Ledwood?" Aqua Ring asked.
"Yes." The deer replied.
As the first demons attacked, Celestia unleashed a brilliant yellow beam, causing the monsters to go up in smoke. The air turning into the acidic smell of burnt flesh.
"Leave them to us!" Luna commanded before kicked a shadowy figure, causing it to shout in a high pitch wail and collapse on the floor.
The five warriors gave a quick nod before galloping towards Shadow Blade. Diving deeper and deeper into the ocean of demons. Quickly, Rain Top shot a column of flames at Shadow Blade. However, the earth pony jumped behind a demon, causing the flames to only singe his tail.
"Dammit!" Rain Top shouted.
The prince's smirked turned into a howl as an arrow sunk into his back. With his red eyes ablaze, he looked to the sky and saw hundreds of skeletons flying above him. The never ending howls of demons told him that more surrounded his army.
"You're outnumbered, Blade. Just give up." Celestia's voice rang out among the merging armies.
The earth pony gritted his teeth. Celestia was mocking him. They were all mocking him! Just like father, they wanted him to submit to their rules. Just like father they want to lock him away. Just like father, they all want to make him feel weak and undesirable.
"You give up!" He roared, tears brimming his eyes as memories of his childhood flooded his mind.
"You seem to be breaking him, sister." Luna observed.
"Soldiers, drive those demons back to where they came from! You five," she shifted her gaze at the beaten group with a smile, "I believe this is almost finished. Keep weakening him down."
"Understood." Redwood replied.
The five warriors charged towards the fallen prince. All around them ancient skeletons fought with creatures from the deep. Once they were in range, Storm flew above the prince and began to form a small tornado. As Prince Shadow Blade clawed into the earth, trying his best to not get sucked in, Aqua Ring let out a jet of water from her mouth. Allowing the ground to become muddy. As the stallion began to loose his hold, Redwood stomped on the ground, causing rocks to hit Blade.
"Gah!" He grunted before loosening his grip entirely. Once the earth pony was inside the tornado, Rain Top bellowed a column of fire inside. Screams of bloody murder could be heard from inside.
"Let him go!" Sunshine shouted.
The grey pegasus gave a little salute before dissipating the tornado. Soon, a bundle of ashes plummeted to the ground.
As the last of the demons got drove back from where they came from, everypony gathered around the charred remains of Shadow Blade.
"Soldiers...take him with you." Celestia whispered.
Two pegasus skeletons began to drag the body while the other skeletons trotted back towards their graves.
"The spell should end soon, right dear sister?" Luna asked, earning a nod from Celestia.
"So now what?" Storm asked.
Sunshine gazed at the toppled buildings and let out a sigh. "Now we clean up this mess."