Discord's Last Stand
Deep in the waters underneath the hectic battleground in the sky, Discord was having the fight of his life against an enemy with which he couldn't defeat. His powers waned while the other’s grew in the time it took for their war to begin. One year of Discord's internal suffering and debilitating ailment had made him weaker than he ever was before, and with his final hour at hand Discord would make an attempt to defy the odds and win. The problem was winning wasn't an option against the likes of Pildragus.
After having crashed into the ocean and dragging Pildragus into the depths of the deep blue, he had no clue as to how to proceed besides his instinct to use his chaos magic to aid him. The perilous fight took a brief intermission as Pildragus decided to mentally communicate with Discord and question his actions.
Why do you fight when you know as well as I do that you are going to die dragonquus?
Pildragus wasn't able to comprehend the death wish of his enemy, it was causing him to grow curious with each passing second. Do you not value your life?
Discord had no reason to answer the enemy but felt like humoring him, Well who says I am going to die, you oversized lizard?
Pildragus was not amused, You think you can insult me as a means to throw me off guard? It won't work.
Discord was bored and wanted to fight with what power he had remaining, I hate to say it, but I’m bored now, so I’m going to kill you.
Pildragus chuckled and prepared to defend himself. He wasn't sure just how much of his strength he would have to use to eviscerate his foe so he just went all out. His roar had a deafening effect and it pulsated the water molecules causing the force to push Discord back and slam him into the jagged rocks behind him.
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Discord's body was beginning to fail him and it was just one attack. He knew he had to try and survive a couple of rounds to buy time for the ponies he was dying to protect. He had known Pildragus was very powerful, but this was worse even than his darkest predictions, the very idea that he could even put up a fight against such a threat was insane. Still even with this realization of his upcoming defeat he still fought on and continued to persevere for the moment.
His magical energy swirled into a vortex and combined with the water to unleash a blast that was powered by the flow of energy he was funneling. The attack was able to momentarily stun Pildragus and make him lose balance. Discord was using that as the deciding factor to rush in and go for some hits.
Unfortunately for Discord, Pildragus was expecting such tactics and moved right out of the way by strafing evasively. The dragon deity was amused at Discord's ability to mix the magical world with the physical world to be able to actually harm the deity. Pildragus lost his armor when he broke his shell and emerged with his newer body but the aura he had generated mitigated the damage from pure magical attacks.
Discord continued sending wave after wave of magical volleys and knew that his tactic would be found out if he didn't think of a plan soon. He saw a body fall into the water momentarily, capturing his attention, a fact that was not lost on his opponent. He was instantly hit with a force wave of destruction that pierced through his body leaving a hole in it as blood poured out.
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Pildragus was laughing darkly, his ire earned by the useless rival that bled out before him. Already defeated and we haven't even gotten started. I wonder if your pony friends will be as easy to kill. I will personally enjoy eating each pony one by one and will spare none. Even the meekest will be torn asunder and I will devour their souls while they scream for mercy.
He was sure the enemy was going to die soon so he had planned to just leave the fallen warrior to die a pitiful death while he swam up and breached the waters. Though as he started making his ascent to the world above he was randomly pulled down even further by the dying dragonquus. He had no idea where his opponent drew the strength to continue on but was impressed nonetheless.
He tried breaking free from the grip of Discord but couldn't even get a single nudge in the edgewise. He was being dragged deeper into the depths where the darkness was looming. He never had felt such force as he did when being pulled into the deepest reaches of the dark abyss. He wanted to fight back but couldn't see through all the blood and kept missing the limbs of the body that was pulling him down.
The blood from the body dragging him down began attracting predators, sharks began to swim closer, summoned by the scent of blood that was scattered throughout the ocean beneath the battlefield. Slowly Pildragus got wind of the dragonquus’ final attack plan.
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Discord had counted on the sharks wanting to taste the blood but it wasn't his blood he had intended to spread. With the last bit of his reserves fading Discord feared his mighty grip would soon falter and the dragon would escape. He tried thinking about Fluttershy and picturing her being devoured. The grisly image caused him to tap into his emergency reserves and draw strength from determination.
Just as he sunk them both into the abyss of the dark waters he realized the pressure was slowly crushing him. With his body being squeezed by pressure and the blood loss making him lose any hope of survival he had one final attack left in him. He was going to use the last of his power to mortally wound the dragon that sought to ravage the world high up above them.
Discord had his final thoughts, Good bye Fluttershy, and with that being said his life finally ended. His body started glowing as the frantic dragon he had in his death grip struggled in fear. The glow began to increase in brightness as his body began shedding flesh and muscles. Soon a skeletal form of Discord remained before the glow expanded rapidly, transforming things around it into chaotic entities.
As the last breath was drawn and Discord ceased to exist a small mist of chaotic essence shot out of the depths and soared into the air above. It's target would be able to use it for later, a small parting gift for a final hope against the impending devastation.
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Pildragus was finally free of Discord's grip as the bones scattered below and fell into the seemingly endless abyss of the dark ocean. When he tried swimming up, his body was blocked by the massive pack of sharks that had been transformed in Discord’s last acts. He remembered the sharks being around the time of Discord's death, it was a shock to the system to see such change had taken place without his notice..
The massive sharks started attacking Pildragus and were able to tear right through the scales with their enhanced rows of teeth. The once mighty deity was helpless against the new enigmatic entities, his power proved to be no match for the group of menacing monsters.
When he felt his body being torn apart and his blood gush out Pildragus used whatever energy he had to attempt an escape and survive the ordeal before he was destroyed by the transformed sharks. With all his might he started bashing the sharks around him with his tail and arms. The attacks were not able to greatly damage the sharks but hurt them enough to push them back for a quick minute.
With the sharks momentarily passive, Pildragus used the last of his energy to shoot up into the sky and flee the dreaded sharks. He took a quick second to look down and taunt the sharks as he felt they deserved it, looking up, he realized he wasn’t under the battle anymore, which caused him to go into a panic as he attempted to ascertain where exactly he was.
His body still in the same position of looking around in confusion, and with that lapse in judgement he was unable to predict the breaching range of the enhanced mega sharks. With their chaotic state still in tact the entities were able to shoot out of the water and easily pull down Pildragus with their combined weight. Gravity aided them in this pursuit and soon Pildragus was sinking back down into the cold dark ocean.
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The once mighty deity was being again attacked by the relentless sharks, more blood was pouring out from him and his wounds were developing to the point when they would soon become fatal. He clearly underestimated Discord and his ability to trick the enemy into a false sense of security when they had no clue just how capable the dragonquus was.
Deep in the depths of the ocean Pildragus was being maliciously torn apart by the sharks, and with each passing second hope was being taken from the deity. His last chance for survival would be if his divine abilities had returned before he was permanently incapacitated.
With an ungodly twist of fate just before the sharks could finish him off, the powers of the dragon deity returned and the chaos energy had faded forcing the sharks to return to normal. The punishment for their blatant attempt at destroying Pildragus was swift eradication of their entire group.
Pildragus was chuckling at how easy it was to eviscerate foes with his destructive powers and capabilities. He had learned a valuable lesson and unfortunately for him it would be too late to apply it. Without his knowledge Pildragus was slowly fading, blood loss quickly overcoming the oblivious dragon, and since he wasn't aware of it he decided to ascend once more into the sky and return to the battle above.
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Discord had failed in defeating Pildragus, his last stand was in failure. With his final act came no victory and yet he was the one that managed to help the war effort the most. His final attack on Pildragus had unwittingly left the dragon deity with a timer that was ticking down, no matter how powerful Pildragus was he couldn't escape death.
Just as Discord had died in the depths below, his last remaining power that wasn't used to make the sharks transform, had been sent to another living entity. The pony who gained access to Discord's chaotic energy was none other than Rainbow Dash. He had placed his hopes in the sonic rainbooming mare since he was no longer able to fight on.
Discord’s decision would prove to be the one that saves Equestria, or dooms it...