Crimson woke up with a headache and knew I was not in the palace. He felt the sand under him because he wore no clothes. He got up slowly and walked over to the bars through which the visible sun shone through. He was alone but decided to look outside to escape, but he muffled the sudden cheer of the crowds of ponies. He knew where he was in the arena of the elarid cult. The most mad and dangerous one who had a desire to destroy the world with everything they could. From items, curses to powerful creatures and unimaginable cruelty. He knew one thing that even if they invaded hell itself, he would give the ruler of hell the best help he could. It sounded strange to him, but he knew the truth. They all exterminated them from the empire's inquisition to the demonic followers of chaos and evil. They were made of such a threat by everyone, but their fanaticism never overwhelmed them.
"By listening, brothers of destruction today, our destiny will be fulfilled. We will destroy the whole world." he shouted out to the crowd in the stands of the arena where all the followers had golden masks to hide their identity.
"We have a prince who has a creature capable of destroying the world. And a filly that will pull out of it." Pointing to Twilight who was in shackles and grew upset about what had happened.
"Bring him to me," said he wearing a black robe that was richly decorated like the golden mask. Crimson felt the ponies suddenly pull on the shackles that were drawn to them on the great altar.
"Would you like to take him out with me? But I will surprise you I've tried everything."
"That's true, but only your beloved friend can read this text to get Ashkael out of you." the leader told him.
"And will I fast for us when Ashkael leaves Crimson's body?"
"Yes," he replied, but Twilight sensed I was lying but did not show it.
"Please read this princess, let's see how much you love him. Because if you love him, you would gladly release him from this curse." he argued, but suddenly like Twilight I take the grimoire to free Ashkael. Crimson was nervous but he could see in her eyes how cunning she was because instead of reading where she was told, they started to read the entire grimoire. Which only she could read because for others a cluster of mixed letters without order and composition. This irritated him, but he knew he had to be patient with her. Because he had no other choice.
"Or maybe we will play it differently. We will fight in a classic duel. Full of any magic and weapons. We are fighting to free Ashkael, so the winner of the duel decides what to do next."
"I agree with that because an arena without a fight is worth nothing. Only you and me to death and reap. I'll make him angry and bring us weapons. I don't want to wait for that stupid filly to stop reading this."
"I'm not stupid but curious." he answered angry but he knew they played on time as soon as they could. The rest in the hooves of others.
<Meanwhile in the imperial palace>
Empress Blazing Star was upset by their disappearance as much as Emperor Comet. They sent the best soldiers and generals to find them.
"Darling, don't worry, we'll find them," the Emperor said to his wife, but that only made her angry.
"How can I be calm? My son and future daughter-in-law have been kidnapped by the most dangerous ponies. In addition, in our house, a place where we would always be safe."
"I know, but I will not let it happen again. We will find the guilty and I will not miss them severe punishment. I will try here." he said hugging his weeping wife to her chest. Which only calmed her down. Suddenly a soldier arrived with news.
"My lady, we captured one of the kidnappers." he said, kneeling before the rulers. He was one of the holy avengers of ponies who overcame death in the field of battles to choose the faith and the homeland. Their greatest desire was to destroy everything bad.
"How did you find out?" asked the emperor, who was expressly interested in the news.
"The great inquisitor interrogated him and we found out many things. He pointed out many possible places where I can be priests with a lover. But most of all I indicate the place where the prince was kidnapped for the first time and the other place where all the followers were to meet. We do not know for what purpose."
"Very good. Let General Blade and Lord Leradal come, presumably, come immediately. Tell them that they will be given a special task for them."
Crimson clashed with a sword cult leader. Crimson summoned a sword that burned with a scarlet flame when the opponent used swords filled with diseases such as sepsis and plague. Twilight did not know that the Crimson had such a sea, but he knew that he had mastered this mysterious power better and better since they met. She helped him master the best she could. It gave him an advantage, but the duel was tough.
"You're good, but I thought you were better as a priest."
"And I thought they taught you the same as I was taught by the best martial arts, fencing and magic teachers possible." Crimson said, sending him a magic beam that restrained his opponent.
"Break five minutes or we'll be down soon. Chairs for us and I'll bring the best drinking moms." Even though they were resting on two different parts, he saw as he barely opened the mask to make drinking easier. It seemed to him that there was something like this familiar jagba came from his family. But they had to go on and Twilight could no longer play. because she was at the end of the grimoire. But she had to do it sooner or later anyway. But when she was at the clover she saw the flash in Crimson's eyes that she had always seen when Crimson had something amazing for her. Before they started fighting, they felt the ground move.
"Whoa was that weird?" he said to worship.
But the real earthquake has changed from a lukewarm earthquake. It was just like the great army of the empire was going gray on the battlefield. But when I suddenly came out of the magical crevice, the demonic beast and creatures that seemed to be ponies but spilled with the magic of chaos and destruction emerged from the ground. The first monster that came out and remained behind, began to attack everything in the arena. The distressed leader failed to block or dodge when Crimson cut him with his sword so that he knocked his mask off his face. As soon as he saw him, the pony's face made him surprised and regretted. It was his half-eldest brother who looked after him when he was little. But one day he left the palace and it was claimed that they would perish somewhere in the Alatar Mountains.
"Why brother why did you do this?" asked Crimson, filled with sorrow
"Because I had such a whim, I kidnapped you that day. Ashkael's soul was supposed to be mine. But if you weren't small then and you would hide in my bag, I wouldn't have a problem with you today." he said furiously and insanely, attacking him.
"So you betrayed the ideals of our family, our empire, our inhabitants and what we had in common with pure anger, jealousy and greed." he replied with spite.
"Yeah, because you and your mother were born. The filly who took my mother away from me and today did not work with it."
"You know well how it was. If it weren't for my mother, none of our siblings would die. What I will tell everyone. We had to suffer through them not enough. When dad didn't kill her, the inquisition would do it. they were just defending me from her. And whoever you blame is only her. "
"Shut up. These demons are going to kill us all." he told him but was quickly surprised at what they were doing. The demons attacked everyone and destroyed them all but freed Twilight and defended her.
"What but who rules them? How do you ..." he refused to do as he received a strong blow from the Crimson that the blade burned half his face.
"We'll do our duel another day, but if you threaten me, her or the empire again, you won't be so lucky."
"I will overcome and you will not hold me back. Neither you nor anyone!" he shouted at him.
"See you in the ridge. Iron Heart. My Brother." he said as he entered the crack as Twilight passed through it.
"And the demons have one goal. They'll burn it all down." Demons only roared full of joy because death for a demon is not a clover because they always return to the abyss and are reborn. Więck punishing death is a lesson for the future.
<Fallen Throne, city of demons in Altrien volcano>
Twilight felt hot in the bastion, and most uncomfortable with the creatures and ponies that did not resemble those she knew. Ponies full of mutations or even resembling demons and beasts. But the most enigmatic was Crimson himself. His coat turned blue and the spines began to come out. the wings moved to the dragon which, just like the hooves to the body, began to burn with fire. It was more interesting how the runes were floating around him and they were burning with fire. After a while, horns grew on his head and the runes transformed into a coronet that burns above him. Zemby teeth sharpened like in the case of predatory animals. He had seen her suffer from the transformation, but it felt so natural. It ended when his armor full of face grew up, which turned his natural tail into a dragon's tail, and chains encircled his body so strange.
"Sorry, Twilight. You must have seen this. I'm always transforming here. But I feel like you are afraid of something here?"
"I'm afraid because these demons are looking at me so hostile. What's more, I've never been so close to such chaotic creatures."
"Yes, this place is full of chaos and evil. I cause you to disturb you, but I know how to help you." The Crimson then pulled the strange cloak and ornaments out of the slit and dressed her in it.
"I feel so happy now. And I don't feel at peace because of my stay, this outfit protects me somehow." she asked curiously, but the answer surprised her.
"These are not the attributes of chaos. Made of seven fragments of evil. Whoever wears it allows you to protect against dangers here."
"So how long are you going to stay here?"
"As soon as possible from this palace we will go to the capital of the empire."
"But how?"
"When we pass the Demonic Gate, we will stand in front of the capital of the empire." "So drive Crimson and the sea rather Ashkeal." he said with behavior unusual for her, but she led her to where he spoke.
<Meanwhile in the arena>
"But someone made them a roller coaster ride! I've never seen a place like this in my life." "Something was literally destroying everything around. Coto could be general."
"Knowing the traces of the demons."
"Burn It All Down"
"That's true. The young paladins scream that when they fight. But I haven't known anyone who could summon so many demons at once."
"So what are we to report to the Emperor?"
"True. But at least we know there is no prince here. So he ran away but where. I don't know."
"But how did she get away?"
"You see the destruction. There are no bodies, so the demons have eaten the soul or have taken it. So the priest must already be in the capital if he used the gate. We return to the emperor to report back."