Domination of Equestria - T+213 days.
Fall of the Crystal Empire - 20:11
“Shining!”
“Cadence! I’m so glad you’re ok. Why are you here? I told you to get away while you still could!”
“I couldn’t Shining, I’m sorry. Even if I was willing to leave you, the Empire is surrounded.”
“What!? What happened to the Crystal Guards on the escape route?”
“That last bolt of fire took them out. It’s only us Shining, we’re all that’s left.”
Damn you Overlord. First you turn the area around the Empire into a vision from Tartarus and here you are with your armies, surrounding the Crystal Palace itself.
Assaulted from all sides, flying enemies above, forced to take shelter under the palace by the Great Entrance Hall in the east leg.
I won’t let you have your way, never. I’ll make my last stand here if I have to!
“Shiny, why aren’t they attacking?”
“I have no idea Cady, but that suits me just fine. Crystal Guard! Front and centre!”
“Sir!”
“Shiny, please, don’t do this.”
“I’m sorry Cadence, I swore to protect Equestria and the Princesses, and I’ve failed. I’ve failed the Princess I took and Oath to serve, for all anyone knows she’s dead. I failed her sister who I promised to look after, turned into some kind of mad infantile shade of herself.
Worst of all though, I failed my own sister."
“Shiny, no. None of that is your fault, you weren't there, there was nothing you could do.”
“Maybe, but I’m here, now. And so are you. I won’t fail you too Cady, I won’t. I can’t.”
“Captain Armour, the enemy is drawing their blades, I think they’re going to rush us for hoof to hoof combat!”
“Ok, I don’t know why they’re not just blasting us from the sky like the rest, but listen to me now! Troops of the Crystal Empire! Our hearts shine strong! Our hearts shine true! Together! For The Princess! For the Crystal Heart!
For the Empire!"
Overlord Rule No:82 I will not shoot at any of my enemies if they are standing in front of the crucial support beam to a heavy, dangerous, unbalanced structure.