Arche entered the castle, seeing nothing but unconscious guards around him. Behind him was the illusion of his dead friend, Zed Blaze, who just smiled at the admiral.
“Canterlot’s finest, right here…..makes you wonder where it all went run, doesn’t it?”
He tries his best to ignore him, noticing one of the guards has slowly regained consciousness.
“Oh look, seems they aren’t so worthless after all.”
“Quiet……young colt….who did this to you?”
His eyes were barely open, attempting to gain the strength to speak.
“Came…..out of…nowhere…..discord…..monster….”
“Discord? What’s he got to do with all this!?!”
“Orders…..can’t let….him…..”
“Can’t let him what!?! What has Discord done!?!”
He hears the sounds of loud hoof stomps. They were slow, getting louder and louder, until a huge shadow covered Arche.
“Well….Well…..what do we have here?”
Standing before him was a large muscular centaur, with red and black fur. He had large black horns, a glowing aura of magic surging between them.
“Mother of Celestia……”
The illusion of Zed began to laugh at him.
“Sounds like someone beat us to the punch! Haaahahahahahaaaaa.”
“What is going on!?! Where is Discord?”
Using his own magic, he levitates the admiral off his feet. He tries to resist, but it was a losing battle.
“Discord? Oh no……you’d need more than an embodiment of chaos to achieve all this. I am your rightful ruler.”
“Abomination…..do you not realize what you’ve done!?! Celestia will have your head for this.”
He laughs maniacally at the poor pony, hurling him against a wall.
“Celestia’s rule ends, today starts the beginning of the rule of Lord Tirek.”
Tirek? He’s only ever heard that name once before by Celestia. A centaur who feasts on magic, dreaming of conquering Equestria for ages. Yet last he heard, the beast was still imprisoned in Tartarus. How could he have escaped!?!
“You are either brave, or utterly foolish to come here. What did you hope to achieve? Any of you for that matter.”
He hurls Arche to the ground, using the stallion like a play thing.
“What could powerless guards do to protect somepony like Celestia? Pathetic…..you barely have any magic to devour.”
Arche slowly tries to stand, as Tirek slams his hoof on top of his head.
“So which is it? Are you brave…..or are you a fool?”
The admiral attempts to speak, as his face is pushed deeper into the stone floor, causing it to crack.
“What was that, you inferior pony? What do you wish to say to your new ruler?”
“You….are……nothing….to me…..”
Tirek seemed confused by what Arche said, pulling the back of his mane to look at him face to face. His nose began to bleed from being stomped into the floor, his crystal patch covering one of his eyes slightly cracked, yet for some reason he was smiling.
“What did you just say?”
“I said…you…are nothing…..to me! What you are….is simply a power obsessed mongrel…..who thinks he could do anything he wants just because he pretends to be a god……I’ve seen your kind…..I’ve KILLED your kind……and I never had any regrets doing so…….you think you’ve won? Heeheheheee…….please…..take away all that muscle….all that strength……and you’re as delusional as the rest of the scum I’ve endured in my life. Power corrupts the mind……especially to those who use it improperly.”
“Really? Is that so…..how would you handle things if you were in MY position, little pony?”
“I…..would bring the peace and justice to this world……that I’ve strived after for the last twenty years. I wouldn’t waste my talents…..picking on the innocent…..like the imbecile that you are.”
He can feel Tirek’s clawed hand tighten against his head. Seems he was starting to anger him.
“You’d be wise to bite your tongue, pony.”
He spits in his face, and starts laughing.
“UGH! You wretch!”
He throws Arche into the wall with great force, knocking the air out of his lungs.
“Enough of this, I have more important matters than to deal with you.”
As he makes his leave, Arche attempts to stand again, his vision blurry.
“Haaa..hahahaaaa….you…..can do…NOTHING TO ME…..that I haven’t already done to myself. You’re just……an egotistical fool…….who’ll burn out like the rest of us…..”
He looks back at Arche, and with a swift movement of his hand, slams him into another wall. This time, the admiral drops unconscious.
“I highly doubt that.”