I cough as I draw in a breath, “No.”
She turns around and smirks at me, “Excuse me, what was that?”
I slowly raise to my hooves, one of them trying in vain to stop the blood flow of my wound, “I... said... no.”
She raises her smirk to a smile, “Your currently about to die, what can you do?”
I nod a bit, “It’s... true. Soul... is leaving. Something... underneath.” I reach into this new source of mana I find within my system, and can feel myself slowly start to change, “Power... to stand against you.” I take a deep breath, managing to suck in all of my soul that escaped, and mixing it with this new mana. No matter how much the Beast tries to mess up the mixing, the manas go together like salt in water. My body fills with a cooling sensation that completely numbs the fire of my wound, and closes it. I feel my skin start to absorb into my bones as they stretch themselves out. I speak once more, my words coming without pain or hesitation, “You have divided your ponies, Celestia! You have brought unto them warfare against their fellow pony! And you would dare bring your severance upon the Unity I have forged with my own hooves! To bring your smug separatism against my friends!”
She looks slightly worried as I now stand on her level, “What?”
I hold my new hand out beside me, seeing thin, bony fingers on it. I’m now at least six feet tall, and I can feel that the entirety of me is made of bone. My cloak grew with me, and the hood moves over my head. I stare at her with my dead eyes, “I was once like you. Because of a selfish decision by me, an entire world ended up dead. I wanted out of my life of pain and torture, and ended up bringing the same pain and torture upon those left behind. I separated an entire world when I gave in to my death and accepted destiny. I am no longer that Necromancer that gave into destiny back in his tower.”
She gains back her smug grin, “And who are you now, then?”
I smile as I feel something materialize into my hand, “My name is Ravens Breath, Fucker of Destiny, First and Last Necromancer, the Immortal Pariah, Element of Unity!” I grab the scythe now in my hand, and swing it through the air, leaving a trail of balefire in it’s wake, “I am Death!”
She smirks, and sends her blade flying towards me near the speed of light. I calmly raise my hand, and smack it away. Her eyes widen, “You think just because you can react quicker you can win? I will still slay you and then your friends!”
I float into the air, and start to summon balls of balefire around me, “I don’t believe you heard me, whelp. You will not harm them.”
I send the balls flying at her, and she dodges all of them. I swish my hand through the air, and create multiple hands of bone. They try to swat her out of the air, or stab her with their nails, like an annoying fly. She manages to weave her way through all of them, just like an annoying fly.
She grabs her sword within her magic, and starts to swing at the hands as they go towards her. She cuts away at them, and to give her a sense of accomplishment, I let them be deconstructed as she hits them.
After all have fallen, she shoots toward me like a lighting bolt. She swings her sword around as she gets closer to me, easily intercepted by my scythe. I hold back her attack with one hand and we enter a stare off. She growls out at me, “You will die here!”
I use my free hand to pick my teeth, “Sorry, what was that? Wasn’t paying attention.”
She growls once more, “Then your friends shall fall next to you.”
I smile, “What was that? You want me to kill you? Well, you need only ask.”
I turn my free hand around, so the back of it faces towards her. I then slap her so hard she goes flying out the fancy windows of the throne room.
I calmly float after her, construction a bone version of the window behind me as I exit. I see her correct herself in mid air, and I look down. The battle seems to have died down, with my fighters standing below me, watching me in awe.
As I look down at them, Celestia’s blade finds it’s way into my body. She stabs through me with what’s apparently her full magical force. I look down at the blade inside me, and reach down with my hand. I grab the hilt, taking away Celestia’s control of the blade. I rip it out of myself, and float my scythe next to me. I grab her blade in both my hands, and bring it down upon my knee.
It breaks in half, and I can see Celestia’s spirit do the same as I toss the two halves aside. I float over to her, and grab her head in my hand. I smile, and slam my head into hers. The headbutt causes her to be knocked unconscious. She returns to her normal form, and flops down to the ground below. I float down with her, right to my friends.
We all nod, and activate our Elements. Celestia wakes up as we start to float into the air, and her face is one of pure terror. But she cannot move, the paralysis of the Elements too strong for her. They eventually connect over me, and form the red beam of death.
Celestia tries to scream, but she cannot, the red beam connecting and turning her into ash that blows away in the wind.
Luna walks up to us as we float down. She turns around, and sees everyone is there. Skeleton, Changeling, Pony, every member of both armies, and every citizen of Canterlot. She smiles, “This is a red letter day for every being, in Equestria or out. The leadership of Equestria has changed for the better, and this is the start of a new age of unity and prosperity for more than just ponies! With consent from Discord, I become Queen Luna of the Union of Equestria!” She turns to all of us, “Within my power as Queen, I proclaim thee Lord Ravens Breath of Unity! Lady Sweetie Belle of Kindness! Lord Sombra Noche of Laughter! Lady Apple Bloom of Loyalty! Lord Louis of Generosity! And Lady Scootaloo Roll of Honesty!”
The crowd cheers loudly, all except one voice. A unicorn moves up to the front of the crown, his coat a clean white with golden hair. He smiles calmly, and the crowd quiets down enough for him to speak, “And what would that mean for me, Auntie Luna?”
She turns to me, “This is my nephew, Prince Blueblood. What should we do?”
I turn to him, and smile, “Welcome to the Union, Duke Blueblood!”
He sputters a bit, “D-Duke? Surely you jest?”
I shake my head, “No power shall be removed from you, just the title. If you prove yourself trustworthy to the Union, then you can gain it back.”
He glares at me a second more, then he turns and blends back into the crowd. Luna begins a speech, and I stand there at attention.
———
I know my power is fading fast, and their is still something I have to do.
I turn back time, and create my own little void. I piece together my body off of memory, and smile at my soul as I give myself the body. I look down, see the Beast escaping, and hook him into the body, “Not so quick.”
I then open the bottom of the void elsewhere, and I lightly laugh as I look at my past self fall down, ““Don’t worry about me. We’ll find out later. Have a good time down there, I know you will. Because we already have.”
I then close the void and return to my proper time.
Loyalists have arisin, and it is time I unite my country.