Pharynx slashed his sword and easily put down an armored changeling. He smiled and jumps back out of the way of a slash from a second changeling. Pharynx smiled as he firmly stabbed his blade into the changeling's chest and then pulled it out and jumped away.
Pharynx then turned to the rest of the group with satisfaction.
Luna had currently obliterated a dozen or so squads of Changelings who had attacked the group, and was currently aiding the warriors, Prince Rutherford and Ember who were fighting with immense abhorrence towards their enemies. None of the enemy Changelings could even hope to pierce the protective circle they had established around themselves, and the leaders who couldn't fight, and the elements of harmony.
The group was currently speeding towards the battlefield where the Overlord was currently locked in a life or death struggle with his alternate self, Celestia, and the other Celestia from this universe. The Overlord was currently being pushed back by the rapid fire strikes and attacks, although it was clear that Thorax was contributing a lot less than the two princesses.
Then a large series of booms that echoed throughout the city. Pharynx turned his head to the area where the sound had happened.
The Princesses and Thorax had created a shield which was destroyed by a metal ball and the three were propelled away by the force of said explosion.
The Overlord who had risen into the air above them then spread a new cape.
Pharynx was confused at this even but then he suddenly felt something in his chest. A distinct warmness. He placed his hoof to his chest and looked around. The other creatures, and even crimson changelings similarly had placed their hands to their chest in discomfort, although the crimson Changelings were smiling like madmen, but they pretty much always did that.
Pharynx looked around in confusion. What was happening?
The alternate Celestia growled in pure rage as she pulled herself out of the rubble of a tower she had crashed into. She pushed the rubble out of the way. She hardly noticed the disconcerting feeling in her chest.
"How dare he?" Celestia screamed in rage as she looked out at the city, barely noticing the cities overall confusion and discomfort, many ponies placing their hooves to their chests, or something similar.
"How dare you!" She screamed towards the Overlord and rushing forwards in a rage towards the Overlord's position. "I'll kill you!"
"Wait stop!" The real Celestia shouted to her as she was left behind.
The raging Celestia rushed forwards but was suddenly kicked in the face by an unknown assailant flinging her into the ground once again.
A crimson changeling with dark grey armor and two flaming red wings flew in between the Overlord and the Celestia.
"I am really not in the mood for this kind of thing," Morion said as he flapped his flaming wings. "and I would really like to spend the next few minutes on the ground if you don't mind."
Pharynx's breathing became labored as the warmth in his chest suddenly turned into what could basically be described as as a heartburn. Once again he looked around at the others who were grabbing their chests as well. Fluttershy had collapsed to the ground already, and as time went on several of the Changelings collapsed as well.
Despite the fact that it was basically a heartburn he was having trouble breathing, and the feeling only got worse and worse.
"Wh... what is happening?" He grunted as he stood his ground. The pain then flared suddenly and he collapsed as well, alongside everyone else he saw. He couldn't help but throw his head back and scream in pain. It felt like his very soul was on fire.
He could only helplessly claw at his chest and shout in pain. The pain flared once more, until it was completely unbearable, then it finally stopped, after a single ember of light red fire flew out of his sternum. The fire then, inexplicably shot upwards into the air. He grunted and gasped for breath as he slowly pulled his head up to look at the others.
Ember and most of the other warriors had also, similarly had small sparks of flame emerge from their chests, while Luna, Rainbow Dash, Gallant and Shining armor had the equivalent of small torches burst forth from them. All the others had varying sizes of flames emerge from their bodies but perhaps the worst offenders were Fluttershy and Grandpa Gruff.
Vortexes of Flame shot out of their chest, in huge waves which didn't show any signs of stopping, the flames flew upwards into the air.
Pharynx turned his eyes skywards to follow the flames. His eyes involuntarily widened as he saw where they were going. The flames the group had produced was joined by flames which emerged from not only the changelings around them, but form ponies all through the city.
It seemed that everyone within the city walls had had fired ripped from their bodies and they were all being funneled to a swirling sphere of fire which had formed around the location the Overlord once was. Pharynx could vaguely make out the shadowy form of the Mad Changeling King within, his eyes closed, and the fire flowing into his opened maw.
"It's the Overlord!" Pharynx shouted to the others as they tried to help Gruff and Fluttershy. "He is feeding on the entire city!"
"That can't be good." Flare muttered as he looked up. "What does this entail?"
"If he could stand his own again two Celestia's before, he will be literally unstoppable when he is done!" He shouted in a panic. "Someone needs to get to my brother and the Princesses and tell them to stop trying to fight the Overlord now! If they keep trying they are going to be annihilated!"
"On it!" Rainbow Dash said as she rocketed off. Pharynx felt sick to his stomach.
"We need to use the elements on him asap. If we don't he is going to kill us all." Twilight shouted. Pharynx couldn't agree more. He was cut off from his train of thought as the crimson Changelings pulled themselves up and prepared to continue the battle. His fears would have to wait for now.