Loyalty in Brass

by Mr BHunt


Chapter 6 - Judgement Dealt

Brass Knight POV

I noticed those pests, the first ones, staring at me. I didn't care, my objective is to eliminate that palace's pests. The Storm Praetorian was making a low laughing growl beside me, I mentally grinned. We made our way towards the mountain and the palace, we knew what to do when we get there. The Storm Praetorian is to cause chaos amongst the lower class pests, while I destroy the palace from within.

"Brass Knight." The S.P says in it's low voice and I turn to look at him, but we didn't stop walking. "This new objective looks easy to take, and the last was easier to destroy. Where is the resistance?" It asks and I tilt my head, think on that question.

"That is a good question, shouldn't there be guards or something?" I question the S.P and it looks forwards, more than likely think of an answer or another question. "But these pests can barely protect themselves, why would they bother with a guard?" I ponder aloud.

"Because they need a public image of military might." The S.P says and I nod in agreement, that was a good point. But suddenly the Storm Praetorian stops, I immediately scan the surrounding trees along the path. "Three pests there, two there, another four there." The S.P pointed out and stood just staring at the locations. "These pests are bipedal. Not like those normal ones." It states as one of the bushes rustle and a strange pest walks out. It walked on two legs, but it used it's arms to support itself and it had a mutt's face. Hilariously it was garbed in rusty scraps that it must of thought was armour and it held it it's right paw a crooked sword. It was soon accompanied but other mutts that held similar weapons, all tried to look intimidating. I could tell that all of these mutts were terrified by me and S.P, but they still advanced slowly. The first mutt stood forward from the rest and had a stupid and disgusting grin on it's face.

"Yer trespassin' on me land, I think dat yer armour will be gud compensatin' for yer crime. Now ha-" The lead mutt was saying but was interrupted by the S.P making it dissolve, it's stupid face turning to pain as it melted. I turned and swung my glaive and three of the mutts and watched them be torn into two pieces, their blood gushing out in a waterfall. I grab another mutt as the S.P incinerated a group of four. I loom over the last mutt and watched as it tried to hit my fist, trying to free itself. I soon raised my other fist and slammed it down on the mutt, silencing it's attempts to yell out. I look at the S.P and nod towards the palace, it nods and we start to sprint at breakneck speeds at the mountainous palace.

Lt. Swift Quiz POV

I smack down my cards and grin with triumph as my squad mates groan, but still have grins on their faces. "Well that's the third game, I must say you guys need to practice!" I say and hoofbumb the guard on my right, I stand up and sweep the bits into my money pouch. I grab my helmet, it's blue creast perfectly straight and put it on. I grab my spear as I exit the guardhouse and begin to patrol Canterlot. "Still as beautiful as ever." I say cheerfully as I nod to mare guard. She shakes her head and walks off with a wink, causing my grin to grow. I reach the entrance to Canterlot and just stop and look out at the surrounding lands, the trees, Ponyville, the two dust cloud coming up the path... wait, my eyes widen and I stumble back. "ALARM! Raise the alarm! Attackers! Arm the guard!" I bellow to a squad of nearby guards, they salute and sprint off into different directions, I look up as a unicorn sends out the alarm flare. I look back at the two clouds and throw myself out of the way as they thunder past, narrowly missing my flying body. I turn and spot one of the clouds move towards the castle, but the other skids to a stop. My eys widen as it turns and looks at me, it's cracked face terrifying within itself. It looks up and makes a horrible laughing noise and I scramble to stand up, I look at it then at a nearby alley. I shake my head and sprint down the alley as a pillar of blazing hot lightning appears behind me, I continue down it and slam into another pony. I start to apologise but I notice the pony was a guard, and it's skull was staring up at me. It's helmet slipping off as I stare in horror at the skeleton of the guard, I look in the direction it came and see the laughing demon walking away. I move away from the gap and wrap my hooves around my body, just waiting for this horrible nightmare to be over.

Pvt. Trojan POV

I yell as the demon burns down another line of homes, I look at my squad with tearful eyes. "M-my.. my pa was i-in there." I say quietly as the captain of the squad run over and put a hoof over my shoulder. He looks behind me and his eyes widen, he grabs the scruff of my neck with his magic and tosses me towards the other guards. I look up and see the captain smirk, just as he turns into a pile of smouldering bones. His armour clatters on the pavement and I see the demon look around the house we were hiding behind, it spots us and begins to turn the corner. My squad grab me and start to run, or fly as one was doing. But I knew it was too late, it took aim with it's weapon and a flash of light filled my dying sight.

Cpt. Open Fire POV

I look at the guard on my right, a mare, and she looks back. "Do you ever wonder why we're here?" I ask and she tears up, I put a hoof to her face and make her look at me. "Listen, we have to be strong. We are outmatched and with that demon outside, we will fall. But we must stay strong." I tell her and ready to hold the castle entrance with my last dying breath, the main door shuddering as the demon hits it again.

"We can't hold it for much longer!" A unicorn guard yells in pain.

"We gotta protect the princesses until they can finish the plan!" I yell and spin my sword in my telekinetic grip.

"We won't last a second against that power!" Another guard yells just as three pegasi guards swoop around a corner, and just as the door blew inwards. It slammed the pegasi into the far wall, the smoking hinges creating a erie smoke that covered the doorway. The demon suddenly appeared by leaping through the smoke and slamming it's weapon right into a guard, tearing the poor mare apart. A number of guards rush the still demon, but are cut down by it's mighty weapon. I let my sword drop and fire a burst of fireballs at the demon, another guard was crushed under it's boot as the fireballs hit... doing nothing.

"What!?" I gasp as the demon looks at me and starts to charge, I merely close my eyes as my arrival in Elysiam is awaited. I feel the demo thrust it's weapon into me and lift me up, but I kept my closed as I feel the world around me fades.

Minutes after the slaughtering of the Royal Guard
Brass Knight POV

I wander though the marble halls, slaughtering any pests that I saw, until I found another set of large doors. I kicked them open and thrusted my glaive forwards, slamming it into a white pest with purple armour. I saw another guard and send the body of the white guard flying at it, it screams and is knocked down by the body. Not bothering to walk over to the two pests, I send a bolt of lightning at them. I look around and notice two thrones on an raised platform, one with yellow cloth and one with blue. I mentally grin as I walk up the stair leading to the thrones, I walk over to them and place a hand on the orange one. I turn as the two Powers entered, talking to each other and not noticing me. I sit down in the orange throne and lean my glaive on the blue, watching the pair. Then they looked up and saw me, I stood up and grabbed my glaive and leapt off the throne, aiming to crush the dark blue one. Then two pillars of light fill my vision and I quickly stop time as my vision zooms out.

Inside the mind of the Brass Knight

I bolt upwards as the two Powers send bolts of energy at me, I dodge most of them yet some hit me. I groan as the red land shook, I looked at the two Powers. But when I see only the blue one, I roar as the white one dashes and stabs it's sword into the shoulder. I shove the Power off and scratched at the sword, eventually I look up and see the Power fly forwards and stab a sword into my chest. I roar and step back, the red land slowly falling apart. I look up at the two Powers and collapse to my knees, the two Powers walked forwards. I spot that they both had the white Power's swords in their magical grip.

"I... I have fallen... How did... did you know?" I gasp as the two Powers stop in front of me. "My... honour is gone... my orders are failed... my life done..." I cough and open my arms out wide. "So end it... END IT YOU FILTHY PESTS! DO IT, END IT!" I roar and the two Powers nod, both stab the swords into my neck and I grin as the red land, and the powers disappear.

In the real world
3rd Person of Brass Knight armour

The Brass Knight falls to it's knees and it grabs it's head, the Powers summon their weapons and charge the Brass Knight. It looks down and reaches for it's glaive, but the white Power cuts it's arm off and the blue slices it's neck. It roars and swings a slow haymaker at the two Powers, they easily fly out of the way and both slam into the Brass Knight's chestplate. It falls back and looks at the two Powers on it's chest, it reaches a last time for it's glaive but fails to reach it. The two Powers then stab the Brass Knight through it's visor, ending it's rampage after a hundred years. The Powers fly up and hover over the Brass Knight, they watch as it's armour and glaive fade to dust. They were about to dissend but stopped as a flash of orange light appeared over the dust, a brass pole was sticking out of the dust with a white flag with the Brass Inquisitors emblem on it. The blue Power fell into tears while the white Power just looked down with closed eyes.

In an underground stronghold

"So one of my Brass Knights have fallen, so be it. You are only delaying the inevitable, time to execute the order. The order for the mass extermination of all pests in Equis, time to give the pests something else to fear. Are you ready Brass Centurion?"

"Affirmative, it is time to snuff out some pests."

"Good, because I'm giving you permission to order most of the army. Do not let me down.

"Affirmative, I will move to the Brass Onslaught's fortress and begin there."

"Unleash hell, Brass Centurion!"