Princess Luna shifted her wings slightly as she descended towards Ponyville. She would have a serious word with the necromancer... and then she would ask him to make her some hands. Luna shook her head, what was she thinking? She refocused on her anger. She would put a stop to his constant shenanigans once and for all.
As she approached Ponyville though, she was surprised to see Twilight Sparkle head towards the tower in a mad dash.
"Twilight Sparkle." Luna landed next to Twilight, "What brings you here at this time of night?"
Twilight cringed and a guilty look spread over her features as she looked around herself nervously, "I... I may have done something not so good..."
Luna raised an eyebrow, but before she could ask any further a scream shook the tower.
"WHAT. THE. FUCK?!"
The upper portion of the necromancer's tower exploded into a fireball, blasting the roof clear off of the tower as the shock wave shook the very ground they were standing upon.
As Twilight Sparkle and princess Luna watched in horror beneath, more blasts of fire and thunder started to shoot forth from the windows and walls of the tower, blowing out pieces and chunks of the stone walls as more explosions rocked the ground.
To the side, the door of the little house was thrown open and the paladin stormed outside with her shield and sword at the ready, "What in the light is going on? I heard an explosion!" she ran towards Luna and Twilight with frantic steps.
While Calindria was running towards the tower, the explosions from inside continued and slowly spiraled their way down the tower as more pieces of the outside wall were turned into rubble. At the base, the large doors were thrown open and countless imps could be seen dashing outside with terrified expressions, "Go for cover!" one of them shouted.
From the inside of the tower, the necromancer's voice could be heard thundering over the countless explosions of fire and lightning, "COME BACK HERE YOU LITTLE FUCK! I'LL TEAR YOUR FUCKING EYES OUT AND FEED THEM TO YOU!"
The sounds of explosions accompanied by the necromancer's screaming quickly drew nearer to the entrance, and as both Luna and the paladin readied themselves for an onslaught an additional high-pitched voice could be heard screaming in terror.
All of those present outside the tower found themselves at a complete loss for what happened next.
As a huge missile of black fire shot outside the doors and over their heads, a tiny demon came running outside with huge eyes and screaming wildly as its little legs struggled to keep pace. Behind the small demon, the necromancer could be heard shouting like a mad man, "Stop that demon before he gets a chance to teleport!"
Acting out of instinct, the paladin whirled about and brought her shield down with a practiced motion, the demon crashing into it like a fly into a wall and giving off a loud smack as it collided with the wall of steel. Before it could get back to its feet, princess Luna enveloped it within a magical field and held it tightly in place.
While two of them were observing the little demon with curiosity as it groaned and held its tiny head, one of them was watching it with a growing feeling of horror in her guts. All of their eyes turned away from the demon though... as the necromancer stepped outside the tower. None of them believed what they were seeing.
He was burning.
His whole form was covered in blue flames that danced over his robes as his eyes glowed with a sinister red. Each step he took made sparks fly and the air shudder with his anger. As he watched the little demon struggle furiously, a grin appeared on his lips so sinister that it made all of those present shiver, "Well... well. Look what the cat dragged in..." he chuckled deeply, "Sticks and stones will break your bones, and words will never heal you... Loved that shield bash, by the way." he gave the paladin a wink.
A mad laugh escaped his lips as he bent over the trembling demon and spoke with a grim voice, "I am going to forcefully shove so many burning-hot things up your ass it's going to stop being funny." his grin widened, "I may even have to expand my torture chamber just for you... My imps will have to work overtime but it's going to be so worth it! I have a full book with little surprises waiting for you..." the demon started to cry in terror.
"Who is this?" Luna managed to stammer as she eyed his burning form.
"That, my dear princess, is the Lord of Pain himself. Ruler of sixty demon legions, keeper of the third plane and torturer of dreamless sleepers..." a chuckle escaped his lips as he brought two fingers together, "I have been waiting so long for a chance like this... I don't know what made you think you could appear in a form like that without getting your ass grilled..." he pulled the fingers apart, a line of cracking electricity forming between them, "But I am going to enjoy this..."
The Lord of Pain looked around himself desperately... and spotted the symbol on the paladin's shield.
"Asylum!" he wailed in horror, "You, paladin of the Order of Light! I beg you for sanctuary!"
The paladin raised an eyebrow, "What makes you think I would grant a demon asylum? As far as I am concerned, if you came here to cause trouble, your butt is his." she nodded to the grinning necromancer.
"No! Please! I did not come here by myself! I was called for!" he turned to princess Luna with tears in his little eyes, "You! Deity of this dimension! By all that is right, protect me from him! I'll do anything! I'll even suck your..."
"Wait!" the necromancer's flames died in an instant, "What was that?!" he ignored Luna's startled look, "Let me get this straight... Somebody called you?" his voice was nothing more but a malevolent whisper at this point, "Who called you?"
As Twilight watched frozen in terror, the Lord of Pain pointed a trembling finger towards her, "She did..."
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Half way through Ponyville, a screaming Twilight Sparkle was surprised at how fast she was capable of running... and horrified at how well the necromancer was matching her pace.
"Come back here!" he thundered behind her, "Stealing my books?! Summoning a demon lord?! The fucking Lord of Pain himself?! FUCKING UNICORNS!" he snarled, "I'll turn you into a cricket and swallow you whole you blasted idiot! Then I'll spit you out and do it again! Come here!"
As he continued to chase after her, all the while throwing more angered shouts and the occasional spell after her, the necromancer couldn't help but wonder... How had she even managed to perform a summon like that?! He'd have to make her tell him how she did that once he had finished turning her into a selection of household accessories... he'd start with a lavatory brush first, then a box of matches... and then the Lord of Pain would be next in line.
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Back at the tower, while the imps already went about repairing the damages, the paladin and princess Luna watched over Ponyville with unbelieving faces. Occasionally, a flash of light could be seen coming from the streets as the necromancer continued his angered chase.
"Shouldn't you... you know, help her or something?" the paladin asked.
"I would..." Luna commented with a quiet voice, "But I'd rather not let go of the Lord of Pain here..." she gave the little demon trapped inside her magical field a doubting look, "The presence of a demon lord, no matter in what form, does pose a threat."
The paladin shrugged, "I say let the necromancer deal with him..." in the distance, a small explosion could be heard coming from Ponyville... the demon started to grow pale. "I'd rather worry about what he's going to do once he catches up with her..."
Luna shook her head with a sigh, "I'd better stop him before he blows up Ponyville..." a small glow escaped her horn, and a collar with a leash attached itself around the demon lord's neck. She handed the leash to Calindria, "This is an anti-magic collar... keep a good hold of him while I go and find those two." with those words, she set off into the air and flew towards Ponyville.
As the paladin and the Lord of Pain watched princess Luna leave, the demon spoke up with a trembling voice, "Please don't give me to Aergad..."
"Shut it... or I'll stomp on you." the paladin gave the leash a yank before giving the Lord of Pain a surprised look, "Aergad?"