//------------------------------// // Years of Lies // Story: PonyHammer 40,000: Magic of War II | Redemption // by Dragon Heart //------------------------------// It was now crystal clear to those who did not know, including Helios himself: Traytus is, without question, the source of the corruption occurring amongst the sub-sector. "So. I trust you have your answer, Philosophies." Pinkie said. Helios looked down and shook his head with great shame of himself. "All these centuries... These years of lies..." He looked back up, a flame of angry determination blazing in his eyes. "TRAYTUS." "Traytus' signal originated from Salika." said Spike. "Before we act, we should contact Inquisitor Rarity and combine our forces." "No." said Helios, "She will want more proof before she acts. We go to Salika alone. I will confront Traytus myself." Before they could leave Galantius, they had to remove a xenos threat that was stirring up in Spire Gargantua. "Captain, this vox suggests stolen Equestrial archeotech." said Spike. "Recovering it would benefit our cause." Spike played the intercepted vox. *We found dem powah stations, boss.* a Hog said. *Should give us da juice wez need to finish 'er up.* *And why's you 'ere tellin' me about it?* another Hog asked rhetorically. *I tolds ya ta find 'em and ta guard 'em! Even if da poniez don't come ta take 'em back, someone else might come nick 'em!* *We's supposed to just sit on dem powah nodes an' hope a scrap comes ta us?* the first Hog complained. "Where's da fun in dat?* *We only needs dem nodes long enough ta finish buildin' "Betsy".* the other Hog stated. *DAT is when da fun begins.*