//------------------------------// // Chapter 30 // Story: Discorded Humanity // by The Drifting Bard //------------------------------// the changeling Queen stumbled backwards as my foot connected with her face. I then landed right in front of Celestia. as I turned to look at her, she noticed the eye dripping red, "David, Your eye" she exclaimed not questioning my appearance. "no time, follow trail of bodies, should lead to an exit" "Your not coming?" she sounded worried. "nope" Sure enough, I found myself flung across the room as I was enveloped in dark changeling magic. I grunted as I looked up towards the bug. the queen simply laughed the usual evil laugh... "soon your little ponies will be nothing," she began a victory speech, she then etched forward ever so slowly towards Celestia. "but i'll grant you mercy," I could taste the malice in her voice. "I'll end you here and now, so that you won't have to watch their lives be snuffed out" it was enough to bore a man to tears, that's when I heard the strangled breathing. I willed myself to move. Not knowing what to do. I felt an old beast rise from its grave. "get away from her you BITCH!" I roared. the queen turned to look at me. but felt the blade carve a sizable chunk out of her neck. the magic around Celestia's neck dissipated. "Now sunbutt, get thy royal flank out of here!" I pulled out a detonator, seeing the back end disappear out of sight. I stood over to the seemingly dead Queen, but then I heard the garbled buzzing laugh. she stood up and gave a grin, her own blood dripping from her mouth. "well.... wasn't expecting that" I soon felt the power of the back legs once again as she bucked me away. "You cannot win" I stood back up again, then felt myself thrown into a wall. three of my ribs had cracked. she then proceeded to try and gore me with her Jagged horn. she succeeded, I collapsed to the ground for a moment. as she began to cackle in her evil way. gritting my teeth, I stood once again, pulling my hood down. the eerie blood stream leaking from my eye had stopped finally. I fixed her with an icy gaze. finally raising my finger, pointed towards her. "Saa, omae no tsumi o kazoero" I threw the blade up, in a horizontal angle, then kicked it towards her. I watched as it pinned her against a wall. I then pulled out the detonator, "I'll see you in hell" I threw the last charge at her hooves. she simply looked up in shock. I ran for the corridor and pressed the trigger mechanism. the resultant explosion shook the valley.