//------------------------------// // Clash // Story: A Raven’s Quest // by Chemtest //------------------------------// The armies crash together below me. Immediately the sound of gunfire, metal clanging, and screaming ring out. I land in the middle of their army like a green meteor. I slam my scythe down on the ground, causing a shockwave of fire to erupt from me. Then, I start my swinging. All around me fall as my blade sings, the green blaze erupting the light of death. I move through the enemy, slaughtering all that get in my way. My swings are so fast that it seems like there is a sphere of metal and fire around me. —(Luna)— I slash through a pony, and fire a sphere of magic into a group of skeletons. It expands and explodes rapidly, killing all in the area. My bow moves like a machine gun, firing speciality arrows that are enchanted to explode into many more exploding arrows. All fall before the Night as they should, pony and skeleton alike. A sword comes from my side, a lot quicker than every other. I don’t have time to block it, but a familiar blade blocks it. Well, half of a familiar blade. Sun Singer, wielded by my sister blocks the hit. I turn to face the skeleton, only to see that he is bigger than any of the others. His eyes glow a very bright red. My face falls, “Father.” I then growl, and hold up my glaive, “He would dare to use you!” Sister holds up half of Sun Singer by her side, “You’re weaker in this form, Father. Allow us to free you to your afterlife once again.” I yell, “The one who killed you shall be slain for this insult!” I stab forward with sister, both of our weapons going towards the skeleton. This Beast would dare to bring back Ordirus? He shall pay for his insolence. —(Unity Prime)— “Group at nine o’clock!” The right arm of Prime moves, and fires a barrage of crystal lasers. “Watch your fire! Friendlies at one o’clock!” “I see them! Engaging flyers!” Miniguns spin up and fire into the air. The enemy skeletons fall out of the air like flies, only fragments of bone surviving. “Damnit, they won’t stop coming!” “Set the guns to auto and get out onto the face then! They cannot reach Prime or they’ll destroy it!” Offense slams the auto button, and unclips himself from his seat. He hops out of the eye of Prime, and stands strong on its face. He allows to miniguns to come out from his armor on each side, and starts to fire wildly towards the skeletons approaching like a fly would do to a dead carcass. Officer Loo also sets his to auto, and joins Offense outside, on the head. His many laser weapons flash through the night. —(Brass)— I parry a blow heading my way from one of the Legion. I grab his leg, and toss him to the side. Hard enough to kill both him and the one’s he hit. A fist comes in for my head, which I catch. I look at the golden colored hoof, and then at it’s source. I sweep my leg’s under Saeva’s own. He falls to the ground hard, where I hit him in the face. I go for another, but he rolls out of the way. He stands on his hooves once more, and takes a second to look at me. He bows slightly, “I did not know I fought one with such knowledge. Tell me, wastrel, what art is it you practice? I myself am a master of Callidus Mortem.” I glare at him, “Only art I’m interestied in is the art of kicking your ass.” Monstra laughs, “Fiesty one, aren’t you?” He rushes towards me, and punches forward. I dodge to the side, “I love breaking them the most.” —(Beast)— I frown as I see the battle rage. It takes too long for my patience. I then smile, and command my most powerful forces out. A giant the size of their own rises. A giant made of one bone taken from every king to ever exist. Three thousand years worth of kingdom’s leaders combined into one beautiful construct. It charges forward. With another swish of my hand, I command my final and greatest trick forward. “Rise Alduin and the dragons! Consume them and enact your revenge!” The hundreds of dragons take to the air, their bones filled with all the rage of Alduin to be put upon their enemy. —(Unity Prime)— The ground shakes as the new giant enters the fight. Unity Prime immediately sees his new foe. ”Entering brawling mode. Fists-“ His normal fists are covered by the studded metal plates that emerge from his arm. Not to mention that his knuckes are covered up by long, jagged, and sharp crystal spikes. ”Upgraded. Chance of enemy victory is zero percent. The only way forward is together. The only way forward is unity!” Unity Prime draws his right fist back as the giant approaches. He hits the giant with it at full speed, sending the giant’s head spinning around. The giant responds quickly with a punch of it’s own, which barely even moves Unity Prime. However, it does knock somebody loose. Mass Offense starts to fall off Unity Prime’s head. He scrambles and grasps, but his armor is not enough to catch on. He falls to the ground, so far below. —(Luna)— Father has put us on the backfoot. Even with less power than usual, he is still much more than both of us. He blocks every attack and is so aggressive that we can’t do anything but block. His sword split in two is a terror, being able to attack us both. Then, a body falls from the sky. Then another, then another. Enclave ponies, cooked by dragon fire within their armor. The shower of power armored bodies manages to hit Celestia, and pins her down. Father smiles, and goes to execute her. “Sister, no!” —(Brass)— Monstra and I are sent flying as the foot of the giant skeleton smacks us. We fly against Unity Prime’s leg, and Monstra quickly recovers. He gets on top of me, and starts to choke me out. Unity Prime stomps all around us, shaking the ground beneath me. I try to brace myself to throw a punch, but the ground just shakes some more. Monstra looks down upon me as he kills me, his golden mask the same as ever, outlined by the fire coursing through the sky. —(Raven)— I pant as I stop my swinging. Even with the boost from my Element, my hour of relentlessly swinging takes it’s toll. All around me is clear, so I take the breather. I look up into the sky, and see dragons slaughtering the Enclave. One leads the charge towards Unity Prime. All of a sudden, I see a flash of light off of steel. An arrow imbeds itself inside the dragon’s head, causing it to die instantly. —(Beast)— I look with disbelief to the nearby hills. And at the dragon who now crashes within my forces. —(Third person)— The battle stopped as the dragon crashed. Even the skeletons stopped their fighting, and stared in disbelief to the bones that litter the ground from the dragon. Monstra climbs off of Brass, the giant and Unity Prime stop their brawl, Offense is barely caught by Officer Loo, and all the fighting stops. It is at this moment of silence that a horn sounds over the armies. A single deep, long note. Loud enough to cover the entire field and drown out any sound that may have presented itself. They all look towards the hills. A glorious sight they were met with. Ghorbash draws another arrow from on top his horse next to Dovahkin and Emperor Mede. Mede holds up his hand, “Warriors or every race, the time has come! The most glorious battle to ever be fought! Blood shall be spilt, swords shall break, shields shall split! Songs and poems shall be told about this day! For Tamriel! For the Empire! Charge!” Thousands upon thousands of warriors ride down the hills. The combined might of not only the Empire, but of Skyrim itself. Dragons fly above them, their scales reflecting the moonlight as they charge towards their undead brothers. Every race of Tamriel charges as one, uniting behind the Dragonborn and their Emperor. The sky rains fire as the Mage’s Guild wreaks havok, and the shouts of the dragons can already be heard as the horses the men ride charge. With a single, motivated, and unified shout, Raven’s forces turn back into fighting. With this Unity of not only Equestria, but of Tamriel, something strange happens. Chocolate milk starts to rain right next to the fire.