As the grand galloping gala begin Luna watch as the guest mingle with her sister. Not one pony approach her to speak to her or acknowledged her moon. She sigh heading out.
"Look it's the princess!" Luna hopes was up seeing two couples walking towards her. Luna mouth open but no words were heard as the couples went past her.Luna left the gala only to enter room. She wanted to lay in bed however her legs took her to the balcony watching her precious moon only to reveal some tears dripping down her face. Luna wipe the tears until seeing a small fire down by the forest. She flew down only to see Aria and Wilhelm sitting by the fire.
"W-why are thou here? Surely thou will find more entertainment with the gala."
"I don't like big party." Aria said.
"Seems the same as the Phoenix Ball."Wilhelm said.
"Phoenix Ball?"
"Its the same as the this event but mostly Iron Claws are the ones who runs it during the war. I think galas,parties are a waste." Wilhelm said. He rose up as he begins to swing his sword around while Luna sat near Aria who had a smaller version of Charis. Luna was going to pet her but Charis growl at her.
"Sorry she has issues." Aria said to Luna. They watch Wilhelm who was finish his short sparing.
"Do you always have to fight?"
"WIthout fighting i have no idea what to do...I was born to be a soldier yet I always thought I'll die as one."Wilhelm explained.
"Is that the reason thou remained alone?"
"Yeah." Wilhelm muttered. He reached out his guitar as he begins to play it while singing.
"I hurt myself today
To see if I still feel
I focus on the pain
The only thing that's real
The needle tears a hole
The old familiar sting
Try to kill it all away
But I remember everything
What have I become
My sweetest friend
Everyone I know goes away
In the end
And you could have it all
My empire of dirt
I will let you down
I will make you hurt
I wear this crown of thorns
Upon my liar's chair
Full of broken thoughts
I cannot repair
Beneath the stains of time
The feelings disappear
You are someone else
I am still right here
What have I become
My sweetest friend
Everyone I know goes away
In the end
And you could have it all
My empire of dirt
I will let you down
I will make you hurt
If I could start again
A million miles away
I would keep myself
I would find a way."
Spike continue to run straight scared for his friends safety and angry due to the reason why they are in danger was because of him.
"Twilight don't worry! I'll save you! I'll save you all! I promise!" Spike shouted as he felt a presence in front of him." I...feel somepony...it's strong!" Spike said shaking then clinch his claws." No! I have to be brave! I was brave against Lyon so I can be brave here as well!" Spike moved his feet forward entering the spa. He walk forward seeing the spa empty.
"This doesn't feel right."Spike said until hearing a thud from the roof,this made him quickly step outside taking a huge look at the roof yet their was nothing. Spike look around every corner."Where are you! Show yourself!" Above him reveal a female heidillan. She had dark blue scales and purple hair which Spike gasp not expecting her. The only thing she wore was a unitard suit and some gauntlets.
"Hm....maybe this wont be a boring kill after all."She thought to herself in relief finding the idea of fighting five legs quit boring if not dishonorable, in truth She would normally never agree to such pathetic targets and if not for the fact these five ponies had saved their land several times, Sapphire would of just as well denied this assignment.
"So what's your story big guy?"She asks since she walked to the edge of the roof before stepping off allowing herself to fall most of the way, before digging her claws into the wall slowing her descent just before she reach the ground, pulling her claws out and crossing her arms as she waited for the stranger to answer.
Spike quickly pulled out his axe to defend himself. "Who are you!"
"I am Sapphire Eclipse, the assassin for hire."She introduce herself by taking a quick bow before reaching her arms to her back before pulling them back down reveling the triple bladed gauntlets she wielded on either claw.
"A assassin! Are you here to kill me?"
"You?...don't flatter your self, I didn't even know you were here or who you are, I'm after the six four legers those stupid elements of harmony are bonded to."She states in a matter fact tone glancing past Spike to said mares who currently resided behind him. Spike eyes widen.
"What! Why!"
"Because they are a beacon of hope for the four legs or these lands and I was hired to destroy that beacon."
"No I won't let you kill them! If you want them you have to go through me!"
"And who are you exactly?"
"My name is Spike! One of my sister is the element of harmony! If you touch her!" Spike eyes begin to glow red as his body was surrounded by a familiar red aura.
"Your sister is one of those four legs....really?" Sapphire asks raising an eye brow, seemingly ignoring the red eyes and red aura."
"Her name....is Twilight!" Spike scream powering up his magic. The power of his magic was so strong it felt like a tornado around him. Spike realize this quickly calm down to prevent damages to Ponyville. "No...not again." Spike mutter eyeing Sapphire."She is my sister and I am proud of that."
"Okay first off you cant stop with the light show I'm sure you are proud, I had no intention of offending you, but I cant help but ask are both your parents Heidillan and you look familiar?"
"I don't who my parents are nor I don't care anymore!" Spike saw Sapphires eyes widen as she burst out laughing.
"Oh..Oh my Archon! Y-your him! Your Seneshal's older brother! You get angry just like he does!" Spike got angry at her for mentioning Seneshal as the red aura surrounding him increased.
"How did you know that name!? Who are you working for! If you are an assassin then you must have took a job from?"
"I'm glad you asked that we were getting a bit off topic weren't we? but to answer you question I was hired by Iron Claws and to be honest at first I thought when they told me my targets were nothing more the a few five legs I was pissed, I mean me one of if not the best assassin hired to kill such weak creatures was basically a insult, but if they know you were around then I can see why they wouldn't want to risk some idiot strewing up the kills."She finishes with a smirk as her own normally red eyes turned solid black giving the appearance of her having no eyes at all
Spike got angry release the red aura again but this time Spike's muscle begin to grow from his arm to leg. Twilight watched as she and her friends were tied up and their mouths were ducked tape so they made a muffled sound.
"I wont let you hurt them!" Spike shouted.
Sapphire for her part simply chuckled before speaking up, with her voice now echoing
"Do you want to know why I'm the best assassin there is?" She asked the angry Spike.
"I...don't...care!" Spike said having to struggled speaking.
"Oh,....really most of the time people want to know hm...oh, well then I guess I took this for nothing." She says pulling her left arm from behind her back revealing an unconscious Rarity being held up by her mane which was within Sapphires balled up fist.
"Rarity! Arrgh!" Spike charge out her all powered up.
"Oh, I so love it when my prey acts like a dumb ass."She says in a humorous tone waiting in place for Spike to be mere inches away before activating her spell once more allowing Spike to pounce on the ground where she once was.
"What!" Spike got up looking around."Where she go? Did I crush her!?"
"Yo over here!" Sapphire shouts waving her right hand from her new location where Spike was moments ago in front of Twilight and the others all of whom seemed shocked if not startled by her sudden appearance with the unconscious Rarity still being held up her left arm."You know since I'm just going to kill you all any way you can this back."Sapphire says tossing Rarity towards the girls with Twilight quickly catching the unicorn in her lavender colored magic."You know Spike you really should of asked me why I'm the best assassin there." Twilight continue to move until her bound was release. Twilight saw it was Mira who shush her while she untie the others. Sapphire saw Spike who was gripping his head,his body was surrounded with the red aura until it revealed a new aura color. It was yellow
"No No!" Spike scream from the top of his lungs at the time the yellow aura surrounded him pierce to the sky causing the windows from the spa building and all of Ponyville to all shattered. Twilight was shocked seeing Spike still surrounded with the yellow aura. They all stare at him noticing that he is not on the air...which looked like he was flying.
"Twilight what is that!" Rainbow Dash scream.
"I don't know this is new!" Twilight shouted.
"Wow! You son of a bitch you can fly with out wings."Sapphire says in a nearly congratulating tone before she activated her spell vanishing from Spike's sight only for Twilight and the others to see her reappear in mid air just above Spike delivering a powerful kick to the back of his head turning all his forward momentum downwards to leave a small crater were his head impacted before what little forward force that was left caused him smash through the ground leaving a small trench. Sapphire herself was now back on the ground and couldn't help but chuckle having always loved doing that to her opponents.
"Spike!" Twilight yelled seeing Spike not moving. Sapphire smile seeing Spike staring at her.
"Any last words?" She said until seeing Spike twitching." What the?" Spike yelled his pain opening his mouth only to enlarge.
"Oh no! He's going Kaiju!" Mira said in fear.
"What!?" All the mares shouted hearing Spike groaning begin to deepens his voice. Soon they saw giant monster's head appear only to stand before them. The 300 ft kaiju Spike looked at Sapphire roaring at her,the roar was so intense and strong it matched a mighty hurricane.
"Oh no." Twilight gulped.