“Graast sennu besin thriel!” the first of several Xonan warriors shouted as he stood upon the muddy crest of a hill. Breathless, he turned and motioned wildly towards the early morning sky. “Haveraan! Haveraan! Zenkor messu thielen!”
Several more tattooed equines climbed out of the trenches along the eastern battlements, gawking at the blazing airbattle sending thunder and flame rippling across the western sky. They stammered in awe, their jaws dropping as they leaned on their crossbows and scimitars.
“Lavanna kiel messul…”
“Rekkunem thrielen hastana cleem?”
“Dreit. Ledomulien zenkorra drenna denden thiul trenna!”
“Ledomulien?! Hayt-hayt!” A sharp-eyed Xonan pointed up high. “Veranna clast!”
Several stallions gasped as bright lights flickered around the Lightning Bearer in the shape of chaos serpents. The monstrous summons soared towards the Steel Wing, engulfing the vessel from bow to stern.
Amidst the rising commotion, an aged Xonan with scarred features and a gray mane trotted up. He took one squinting glare at the sight and hissed venomously. “Hayt. Haydenzien Ledomul. Lasairfion Xon-Malekken rekka thiulen siel…”
Several of his comrades grimaced in disgust while the aged warrior spat on the ground, his eyes locked on the dazzling phenomenon that had taken over the battle.
“Denden!” Arcshod shouted as the air whistled with the zipping scales of ethereal serpents all around. “Rekkeen drenna drenden thiulen Ledomulien!”
Xonan mages lined the partially demolished deck of the Lightning Bearer, summoning more and more portals from which the reptilian abominations slithered. With dripping fangs, they shot westward, flocking towards the Steel Wing and beyond.
“Heesul thrasta kenzen thiul!” Arcshod, breathless, spun and gestured towards a pair of ponies struggling to operate a pivoting port side gun turret which had been damaged from cannonfire. “Jeesuul masseniul drendeneen!”
The Xonans nodded, giving the base of the cannon a zap of telekinesis. At last, the weapon swiveled free, pivoting towards the Steel Wing that was being engulfed in demonic serpents. As they prepared to fire the Lightning Bearer’s first return volley, a blue streak zoomed by, bucking the weapon barrels hard. The Xonans gasped in surprise as their cannons fired off-target, impacting a mountain far behind the Steel Wing.
Arcshod jerked, looking up with a snarling expression. A hovering blue pegasus reflected off his cold, angry eyes.
“Hey! You gotta stop this! It’s over, don’t you see?!” Rainbow’s voice cracked. A serpent or two streaked by, lashing at her mane. She ducked down, dodged the rifle blast of a Xonan defender, kicked him into a line of gasping guards, and came to a skidding stop in front of Arcshod. “I’m not kidding! Pull this attack off! All you’re gonna do is kill and get killed!”
Arcshod carefully backtrotted from her, slowly approaching an overturned pile of smoldering metal crates. The deck wobbled beneath the two as more of the Steel Wing’s flak cannons impacted the air around them. Hissing serpents and shrieking pony voices added to the turbulent bedlam.
“Don’t pretend like you can’t understand me!” Rainbow frowned, dodging another guard and bucking him up the muzzle just in time to blurt, “Nevlamas is down!” She rolled her eyes, growled, and shouted, “Nagu’n is defeated! She’s down for the count! Tell Lasairfion she no longer has backup! Her plan has failed! This is only going to end in tons of ponies’ death!”
“Dreit…” Arcshod slowly nodded, his muzzle warping into a crooked grin. He reached behind himself, stealthily pulling a scimitar out of the metal crates with the crook of his hoof. “Dreit, Oss Tray Oh.” He sneered. “Trentte rekka drenden siulen!” Jerking forward, he slashed high at her skull.
Rainbow Dash jerked back, flapping her wings forward. The sword sliced just above her ears, lopping off a few multi-colored strands.
Air burst between them, causing Arcshod to fall back hard on his rear. As he collapsed, a line of valiant guardponies had formed, and they charged Rainbow Dash viciously with blades and bayonets swinging.
"For crying out loud, knock it off!" Rainbow Dash backflipped in mid-air, dodged three serpents, landed with her hooves against a metal mast, and kicked off before a thick line of manabullets could render her to ribbons. "What's the friggin' point of this--Gaah!" Bullets grazed her wingfeathers. She clamped her mouth shut as her body bravely twirled off the damaged port-side, plunging just in time to avoid the exchange of cannonfire between the two dreadnaughts.
Her flight turned into a plummet. She gazed straight up, and her breath left her.
While the Steel Wing was being punished with bright bursting shells, several dark shapes detached from the bottom of the Lightning Bearer. In tight formation, six large managliders flew loose, and half of them dove down towards Rainbow Dash with manacannons blazing.
Gritting her teeth, Rainbow Dash took the only course of action that could keep the energy blasts from frying her alive. She soared low, twirled about, and skimmed the sundered landscape of the battlefront below. The three managliders fell close behind, screaming after her tail, leaving no single patch of air unheated from their punishing weaponry.
I'd really like to see someone draw one of those managliders.
Damn, Rainbow.....you do know that they really don't care about what you say, they're kind of straight up evil.
The leader doesnt believe his god is dead, and is going to what he wants to take what is his?
At least Dash has a definite advantage in this ariel combat.
She aint no Will Smith.
Welcome To Equestria
I can't help but wonder how you came up with that language, and is it all meaningful, or are parts of it random gibberish?
Yeah, those managliders are all but dead. In every single instance managliders have been quickly destroyed.
Yes, get into an aerial battle with the winged pony of prophecy who totally hasn't fought tons of managliders before nope.
And I have a really hard time believing that Nevlamas is down for the count, regardless of the nature of her comeback.
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The gang's all here!
Everyone I know has a fight or flight response.
Rainbow has both fight and flight, simultaneously.
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Oh hey, you're here. Welcome aboard. Unless you've been here already.
Me and a few others made a thread in the forum, where we try to figure out what the words translate to. We got a few down, like Xon-nahun = the blessed and Driet = Shit/Crap/Fuck
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Find a chapter with decent descriptions and I can make you one, like the one I made for Roarke's Armor. I forgot most of it already, and half the time I just imagine a fighter jet with blue flames,
We think the madmen are the ones who invade, but those truly mad are those who will stop at nothing to hold onto what they keep most dear.
*COUGH*SHELL*COUGH*
I didn't see her check Nevlamas' pulse, therefore she is still alive
Here's to hoping she shows up later but starts to turn nice again somehow...
Also, when is the next full moon? Cuz luna, and stuff.
3718930 I'll have a go at it myself before checking out any ideas in the group
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I also really want to see some scenes drawn out. If you find anything... I guess... do something to share it? I can't think of how, but please do share if you get any art from the story.
Man, that's a throwback. RD running from managliders.
Woop! Shell to the rescue! Kinda...
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Guess I'll be spending the weekend sifting through the stories and looking for descriptions of managliders, then.
Lasairfion Xon-Malekken? That's new. Who is Malekken? The fake Nagu'n?
~Basso
I keep waiting for when Rainbow Dash is gonna use her sonic rainboom.
Isn't it right? That always happens when you try to talk to Arc! You're being nice and all and all of the sudden WHAM! he's trying to kill you with a blade!
3718082 I have the feeling that Arc doesn't give a damn if Nev is dead or not... he never loved me in the first place!
3719037 Her head didn't explode either. There is thus no way she's dead.
3722061 ...Will Smith as Rainbow Dash...
Alright, It might be worth it to turn Rainbow into a male JUST so Will Smith could be cast as her.
Or Robert Downey junior.
IIIIIt's Dashie's Second Get-Backing Adventure!!
These Xonans, man...they're way too dedicated to this insane cause. All they're doing is causing suffering at this point and they STILL won't stop. These are my thoughts so far.
-MASH
P.S. ONEJOWKDFHWOLSKD
3718005 I second this.
3721165 download the whole thing as an HTML document, then CRTL+F!
Here we go. The final battle.
I suspect it'll last for another 50 chapters.
-SPirit
I guess the diplomatic relations didn't go so well.
Can't forget that Seclorum was fighting the side of the Xonan civil war that's against Lasofairian. They may come in handy...
Sadly, I don't think the Lasofairian Xonans will listen to Dash. Too much invested already...
5527156 this calls for aggressive negotiations.
So, am I the only one who wishes right now that they could have put Searo's Hold under new leadership, not six feet under? Cause I do believe, that a squadron of Searonese manaships coud probably tear apart that entire army.
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I'd be all for that.
I have to respect Rainbow for trying to end this without bloodshed. An impossible goal maybe, but one worth pursuing nonetheless.
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R.I.P Probably-half-of-Rainbow's mane.
I cri everytime. ;(
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I aleays envisioned Dash as an extremely athletic young woman like a world class gymnist. Mary Lou Reton type. Mousy, but tough, not a bombshell looker but an actual bomb. Or maybe a swimmer.