Domination of Equestria - T 0 days.
The Fall of The Castle of the Celestial Sisters: 14:14
“Is the chapel ready?”
“Yes my Master. All has been prepared.”
“A Judge, not a priest?
“Yes my Master. No priest could marry you Master. You are marrying one of their deity figures. Only another Princess could preside.”
“Speaking of, couldn’t you at least take me to dinner first?”
“Oh quiet Luna my dear, we can have the whirlwind romance after the wedding.”
Running. They were running through the halls of The Castle of the Celestial Sisters, the battle between the invaders and the ponies had come to the final stand and continued to rage around them in the rooms and corridors. Through one hall and another they ran. The Supreme Overlord, soon to be master of all he surveyed cut down another Royal Guard in his path, clearing the way for the party coming up behind him.
This group carried an important package, the Princess Luna herself, and a key part of his plan. Once they were married, it would give his rule the legitimacy it needed.
Well, not needed as such. The only thing he absolutely needed was the control core in his pocket, but dammit, was it so bad to want to get the Princess at the end of it all? He hardly thought so.
One last door. He kicked it down with a powered boot. On the other side the most senior Judge in all of Equestria. Behind her, several armed figures in dark armour with their blades around her throat.
“We’re here! Let’s begin shall we? I’m rather busy and needed elsewhere.”
“I protest! Why would I marry the evil creature who has torn my kingdom apart!?”
“Luna, Luna, Luna. One, because I said so. Two, you have no real choice in the matter. Three, things will be much much worse for your little ponies if you aren’t by my side being a positive influence. And four, because I promise you, once I have a little more time, you are going to love me.”
“Beast! Felon! Foul Spawn! Twisted Wretch! Demo-”
“Now now my dear. All you need to say is ‘I do.’ Please, for me?”
Overlord Rule No:8 After I kidnap the beautiful princess, we will be married immediately in a quiet civil ceremony, not a lavish spectacle in three weeks' time during which the final phase of my plan will be carried out.
Quick, efficient, and effective.
If you assume that the princess will be no threat despite being in close proximity for an indefinite amount of time.
Otherwise it is an unecessary risk.
~Leonzilla
"Mawwaige. Mawwaige is wod bwings us togeddah today."
"Skip to the end!"
"Have you the wing?"
You know I always wondered what the point of that rule was. Publicity? I mean, yeah here it's obvious, but in other works, what's the point?
Thing is if Luna chills with him she could also lessen what he does. Also think of Persephone, later on she went on to make Hades' life hell, sure Hades did really love her (thanks to a stupid, but we'll meaning Aphrodite) and Hades actually wad a pretty decent guy, just fucked up....... wait I lost my point somewhere.
6499121
More of a medieval thing. A man takes possession of a woman's property when he takes possession of her in marriage. It's why Elizabeth never married; whoever she wed would take control of her kingdom. It makes no sense anywhere else.
6499121 because why be an evil overlord if you can't have anything to gloat over or have as a prize? and a princess as a wife is decent for both.
6499121 The point is not to give the heroes time to prepare and plan on crashing the wedding. It's part of the "not gloating before the fact" trope that other villains often do.
6498253
And let's not forget, he was polite about it, and he asked LUNA to marry him, not Celetsia.
6515274 You might not like to hear this but that bastard actually had the nerve to ask Celestia to marry him as well.
~Leonzilla
Gotta admit, this Overlord not only shut Luna down with one quick, succinct explanation, but also pulled off one of the best, most trollingly hilarious one-liners.
I'm not sure this respects Rule 53 properly, though I suppose what happens over the next few minutes could correct that...
7250511To be fair, Luna never said 'never' in this chapter.
And consummate as soon as possible. Just order everyone but your guards out of the room. Sure it's embarrassing but better that than literally stabbed in the back while you're...busy.