//------------------------------// // Illusions // Story: Hail to the king, Hail to his Horde // by Emo Rainbow //------------------------------// "Never mind my flying Kindle we need to get the guards." He said calmly. In his mind however he was freaking out over the fact he could fly. He could never fly before. Kick glanced behind them into the woods and he didn't see the thing following them. "Kick it's not following us we can stop right?" Kick didn't stop flying until he saw the guards. "Guards, guards! There's something following us it's in the woods." The guard looked behind them. "I don't see anything Kick. If there is I'm sure you can handle it mister science!" He said as he walked away with a smirk. "For real there is believe us!" Shouted Kindle but the guard ignored them and walked off. With a gulp Kindle looked up at Kick and said "Now what do we do?" Kick thought and with a look of determination he replied "We prepare for a fight." He smiled. ".....We're not fighting the Aliens are we?" He asked with a frightened look. "Kindle of course we're going to fight them." He said calmly. "Now lets prepare my dear assistant." He dragged Kindle as he tried to squirm away. "I didn't sign up for this!" Same time The woods. "You have to get up or else we're screwed you overgrown octopus!" Yelled Verus at the reaver. It groaned in response a pained grown. "Don't talk to him like that. He's hurting!" Said Krogg as he started cooing at the reaver trying to make it feel better. "Krogg this is no time to be reaver whispering when we are about to have a mob up our asses! Just shout this thing better!" He yelled nervously. "I've forced healing all I can. We need to let it rest." He responded while tending to the reaver. Verus sat down and kept thinking up a plan for them to do. After a short period of drawing up blanks he checked to see if there was anything hiding in the woods. With no signs of trouble he went to the reaver and took his weapons in his hands and prepared them for combat. He loaded his gnasher and gorgons with paralysis rounds his special creation. He left his torque bow out of the equation due to it not having alternate rounds. After him and Krogg did preparations for a battle with ponies night came around. Verus was first to rest as Krogg kept watch in his armored suit. He lied there in the camp completely still until he heard a noise. More like a set of noises coming slowly for camp. One of the hoof steps stopped outside of camp while the other continued in. A cloaked figure appeared in his vision. Immediately he lunged a it only for it to disappear into the ground. A yell coming from behind prompted him to turn and receive a kick to the mouth. With a hard blow to one of his only unarmored areas he staggered backwards. He was hit in the gut by something fairly hard but it didn't faze him. He looked down a the colt from earlier who looked surprised that the attack didn't work and grabbed out a different contraption. He went to grab him but was electrocuted and backed up. The Pegasus from before rammed into his back and made Krogg topple over. He looked up and kicked the airborne pony to the left. The pony lost control and was tackled to the ground by Verus and his almost fully healed leg didn't slow him down. "You can't stop me I have fricken poets man!" Yelled the pony. "Kindle! Paralyzer! Now!" He yelled as he braced. The colt activated the small contraption from before and Verus was electrocuted as well as Krogg. They fell to the ground still conscious but paralyzed on everywhere. "You two are tough but you can't Kill us!" Yelled the colt named Kindle. "That's right you dangerous beasts are now in custody. Now I will ask questions that you will answer. Question number one how is it like being aliens?" Verus and Krogg gave a puzzled look before answering. "What in the hell kind of question is that?" He yelled. "We're not aliens. You idiot!" Kick looked at him and squinted his eyes. "Well I guess that's a touchy subject next question. What planet do you come/hail from? Oh wait that has to do with aliens huh?" If the two locust sitting paralyzed there could facepalm they would. "Okay question seventy-two then wait no." Kick continued before Kindle jumped in and asked a question of his own. "Do you eat brains with a straw?" He asked with curiosity and a hint of fear. "No." They groaned at the ridiculous question. Kick had unfortunately not come up with non offensive questions and he was having a quiet discussion with Kindle. Verus thought of something to help them the communicator the princess gave him. "Hey! You two listen up you need to let me get something to clear this all up." "What are you doing?" Whispered a recovering kantus to his right. "Getting the princess." He said as he looked back at the ponies. "Come on let me get it." He may not have needed to ask anymore as his arms were moving slightly more. "Should we trust him? It could be a trick you know those crafty aliens." They whispered back and forth. "I can hear you. That is very loud whispering." He was able to move his limbs more freely. He felt the strength to stand up but something completely unexpected happened. Kicks' eyes turned white as he lifted his hoof and pinned Verus and Krogg up against a couple of trees. Just then the mirror started ringing and Verus barely had enough strength to answer it. "Verus I need you to do something for me." Said the princess calmly. Could she not see the pain in his face she kept looking at him even though the force kept him from responding. "What's this? Princess? Oh right Verus told us about this don't worry everything's under control." He said with a warm smile his eyes had changed from white to green and red. She replied with a shaky "OK." And hung up. Was she that oblivious. Kick proceeded to smash the mirror in his hooves and his eyes returned to a ghostly white. Kindle stood there still not able to comprehend what was happening. That wasn't Kick it couldn't be. "Kick! What are you doing? How are you doing what you're doing?" He yelled baffled. Kick screamed in pain and that caused the grip on the locust to loosen then tighten back up. He choked them but he started talking frantically. "No No please stop I can't control my body. What am I doing?! Stop it! Stop!" He yelled and the grip ceased letting the locust fall to the ground gasping for air. Kicks eyes were green he looked up at them as one turned red and he ran off into the forest. Kindle ran to their side as they were gagging due to lack of air. "Aliens are you okay?" He asked concerned. "We're not aliens gahh!" He said before going back into a coughing fit. "Jeez sorry for trying to help." He said. Krogg stood up and trudged forward as his armor made clink noises along the way. Verus followed suit. "Where are you two going?" Said Kindle. "We have to stop him everyone at the town is in danger." He said as he checked his weapons. Kindle whispered "Oh no." As he ran towards the town with two locust in tow. They ran until they reached an observatory of some sort. Kindle ran inside and frantically looked for something. "Looking for this?" Said Kick but it sounded more demonic and evil. He wasn't Kick right now he was something else entirely. Verus and Krogg aimed their sights on him. He was holding a staff that looked weird. It seemed to set Kindle on edge. How old was he again? Thought Krogg. Kindle looked to them and mouthed the words don't attack. "Kick think about this put the staff down. That thing turns ponies into something their not." He said hoping he'd listen. Of course he didn't and he kept talking in his two tone demonic voice. "I need this Kindle. I need it. Need it. Need it. Need it." He repeated that over and over until Kindle interrupted him. "Please think about what would happen if you let It corrupt you please-." He was going to finish until That thing gave him a look that made him stop. "I tire of hearing your voice." He swung the staff and a gust of wind carried Kindle into the wall knocking him out and possibly breaking some bones. Demonic Kick looked at his handy work and smiled then turned his head at an ungodly speed to look at the locust. His smile grew even bigger and Verus opened fire while Krogg ran right and did the same. It didn't help the bullets just stopped there in mid air. They turned around and went flying back at them extremely fast. A few bit Krogg which he brushed off as well as Verus. Kick let out a blinding light that caught them by surprise. When they could see once more Kick was gone. Krogg went to Kindle and checked his pulse it was very faint he couldn't live much longer. Krogg looked at him then shouted as loud as he could Kindle woke up and his gashes and wounds were healed. "Wha? What happened? Did Kick escape?" He asked confusedly. "He got away but I came here to check on you looks like your ok. He's unstoppable when he has that staff. Do you know how we can stop it?" Verus finished as he looked out of the window. He looked at Kindle who was in deep thought. "We need to destroy the staff. It's not going to be easy but that thing has corruptive powers far stranger than anything I've seen." He said. He got up and looked around for weapons. He was scared he just wanted to make sure everypony in town got to safety. Especially his parents. "How old are you?" Asked Krogg. "What? Oh umm nine years old." He replied while looking for the magic enhancer. "This is an awful lot of responsibility your taking onto yourself. You should make sure all of the citizens are safe from harm. Then you get out too we'll take care of Kick." He said in a friendly yet commanding way. "I guess your right I should." He said as he put a weird metal cover on his horn that was taller than it. "Now that I have my magic enhancer we can go." "Does that actually work?" Verus asked. "Well heh heh no, But he doesn't know that he thinks I'm as powerful as the princesses. So he won't mess with me. Now lets go!" He ran out the door and started gathering citizens. Verus and Krogg started trying to bring him to them. "C'mon move it ponies get out of here take necessities and get out!" He yelled and the ponies listens due to them being so scared. "Come here and fight coward! Do you not wish to fall to us? Don't want to kneel to your new King well then keep hiding Kick!" He was going to say more until Krogg told him to look out behind him. It was too late as he was thrown forward like a ragdoll. "I don't know what's more pathetic. You being a king at all, Or you actually believing I'd bow to you." Verus recovered quickly and shit an arrow at him. Kick stopped it while saying fool until it exploded sending him to the ground. Krogg jumped and fired a volley of bullets at him he rolled to the right avoiding most of he bullets but getting bit in his legs, torso, and staff. Kick jumped up and landed upright and laughed. "This battle has been the most challenging in millennia for me. I'm joking of course you two are so weak. If I was at full power you wouldn't even stand a chance." He laughed even harder as Krogg got more furious. "Uh oh I hurt your feelings ha ha ha ha. Do you need a blanket?" He laughed even harder until an arrow entered his mouth and exploded sending him back. He hit a wall and looked up to meet Kroggs fist as it bashed into him. After his left fist hit him his right pulled the trigger and it fired into his gut. He Kicked him and grabbed the staff. He looked down the pony as he groaned in pain. "Pathetic I thought defeating a powerful spirit such as yourself would be difficult." He leaned towards the staff. "Silly me your too weak." He finished with a chuckle. He snapped the staff on his knee, And went to help the pony up. He was whispering something to himself. "Mend the wound. Mend the wound. Mend the wound." He wasn't all right Krogg new it. Verus came up and looked at him then the staff and he started thinking. The words it won't be easy resurfaces in his head. This seemed pretty easy to him. He had an Idea of what happened the staff wasn't where it was it it. "It's still inside of him move back." It was a no brainer any common idiot could have found that out. It was too late though as Kick screamed in pain and sent Krogg flying far away and Verus couldn't tell where. "So you figured it out. So late a monkey would have beaten you to it." He laughed. Verus pulled out his torque bow but it flew from his hand. Kick was already in front of him he punched him up into the air then knocked him down again. He hit the ground so hard it broke the stone. "I realize now that holding back was a mistake. I will kill you at my full power and it's not going to be quick." Verus just tackled him before he ended. He took out his knife and started slashing him. Kick threw him off violently and jumped at him slashing with invisible claws that followed wherever he went. Verus felt as though he was getting weaker the more he dodged not just tired. Verus was dodging until he ducked turned around and shot him in the face with the gnasher. He Jumped on his head and took out his kryll grenades. He was getting angry and his primal locust rage surfaced. "RISE!" He yelled as it echoed for an unknown reason. He threw his grenades down and the kryll surfaced ripping away at the poor victim. Kick yelled out in pain until Verus screeched like a mindless Theron for them to return. He took a look at him and it was hideous. A lot of his skin was missing and he was bleeding profusely. He was shaking either out of pain or fear Verus Couldn't tell. His body regenerated until he was fully healed. "Oh god this hurts. This hurts this hurts this hurts. This hurts? Ha ha ha ha ha." To Verus' expectation he started laughing. "You are something else. I never thought you could drain my magic this quickly. By the time I'm done here I'll need more sacrifices to stay alive in this worthless body." Verus just looked at him in disgust while the kryll circled his vision. "I would have liked for you and your friend to be my first but this will have to do." He pulled a mare from the ground. Verus ran forward but was stopped by an invisible shield. He tried sending his kryll but they couldn't get through all he could do was watch. The creature pulled out a sword and was about to stab her but something stopped him. He was being held back by an unknown magic source. Kindle stepped out in front of him with his horn blazing out magic. "You will not hurt my mom!" He said as he flung him back and his sword fell. Kindle grabbed the sword and went to finish him. That was what should have happened. But nothing ever goes according to plan. Verus would have wished for anything else to have happened. But what he saw was real and he didn't like it one bit. Poor Kindle.