Previously on My Little Pony : Sangokuden - Legends of The Three Kingdoms :
After dealing with the hydra and saving the three fillies known as the Cutie Mark Crusaders, Ryubi and his sworn brothers, Chouchi and Kan-u, take them to their village where the Crusaders able to learn a bit of their culture as well as sharing theirs too about their 'village' known as Ponyville. Once morning take place, they able to return them to their relatives and by meeting with Princess Twilight Sparkle and her friends, they joined with them to meet the government of Equestria to maintain peace to their village. However.......
"Now, we come this far, my brothers! The sacred Tree of Harmony is at the peak of the reach! Once we take the tree, we will use the Gyokuji to it and then, my father's idea will be realize to all of Mirshitia and this homeland! We will bring back our homeland to it's former glory and to my father's idea to all nations!" a dark blue colt with a a golden phoenix head with a emerald jewel on the 'mouth' to it, gave a speech to a army of red clad ponies now roared and raised their weapons.
Shou
In the high grounds of Canterlot, many of the ponies (some are the high rich ups) are on their usual busy life time with expensive stuff and markets getting good business, when suddenly they all glance at this sight the princess and her friends going to the castle. But what they all never take off their eyes off is four armored clad ponies that riding on horses that are coming with them . Each of them began to whisper among themselves of this sight,
"Who are these armored ponies?"
"Is that strange that these ponies are riding horses?"
"Are they here to conquer Canterlot?"
"Where did they get so much gold?"
Chouchi slowed down to try to hear what they're saying. "What they're saying? I can hardly hear what they're saying."
"I guess they found it weird that you and your brothers are coming with us to see the princess by riding horses." Scootaloo guessed of them who they have expression of shocked, confused, and worried.
"Don't your people use horse to get to other places?" he asked her.
"Of course not!" Rainbow zoomed in pressing her snout against his. "We're not some kind of bipedal creatures that use them to go onto war!"
"Yeesh calm down, bird pony." Chouchi said in which a vein popping out of her.
"Excuse me?! Bird pony?!" she said feeling insulted. "In case of you don't know, I'm a Pegasus! You and your brothers have never seen us before?!"
"No, not the ones that has wings or horns or even both in our homeland." Chouchi said.
Just before Rainbow going to asked more, Ryubi said, got their attention "Ok that's enough you two." He turned to Rainbow. "Rainbow, in our homeland, we don't have Pegasus and what you called other ones that have horns and the last one have all three of your kind?"
"Unicorns and Alicorns." she replied with a hint of annoyance.
"Yeah, Unicorns and Alicorns." he rubbed his head in embarrassment before continue to the topic. "Our homeland, Mirshitia is only home to us what you called us Earth Pony only."
"Wait, you said your homeland is only inhabited by Earth Ponies?!" Twilight asked him in surprised. There was another place beside that was only have Earth Ponies? I got to asked him more of their cultures that's different to Equestria. she thought about it.
"Yes, but we'll explain more once we get to the castle soon." Koumei replied. Twilight mumbled a bit in disappointed but yet shook it as they continue to head to the castle. Once they got to the castle main gate, the guards on the front, were alarmed by 4 new ponies coming with the Princesses and her friends that had them stopped. Twilight then asked Ryubi to let her and her friends handle this as she and the others headed to the guards.
"Princess, it's good to see you and your friends again!" One of them saluted. "Your brother and the Princess of Love have been waited for you inside."
"At ease, me and my friends want to see Princess Celestia and Princess Luna, oh and these four ponies are also coming with us too."
"Princess?" another asked.
"Long story, but I'll filled it to my brother and he'll explained the rest. They also want to speak with the Princess too about negotiation." she answered.
"Very well; I'll inform Princess Celestia, Princess Luna, Captain Shining Armor, and Princess Cadance of your arrival and the bearers of Elements of Harmony along with your 'guests'." The guard said as he opened the gate and allowed passage through.
"This way, Princess Twilight and your friends." He pointed as Twilight gave the signal for the Shou ponies to follow them.
Now that they were inside and no other guards around, the Shou got out of their horse while giving them support for the Crusaders to go down and follow them to the main throne.
"Princess Celestia and Princess Luna must be inside. I wonder if Cadance and my brother are here too." she wonder.
"They should be. After all, the guards say that they're waiting for you." Ryubi reassure her which she gave him a soft smile.
As they enter the throne, Princess Celestia can be seen sitting on her throne, signing paperworks with Luna, and Cadence speaking with her husband.
"Twilight Sparkle and your friends!" Princess greeted them, "Such a pleasant surprise to see you all here!"
"Princess Celestia!" Twilight happily called her as Celestia and Luna set their paper works and descend from their thrones as Celestia gave her young student a hug.
"Greetings Twilight." Luna also responded gave her a hug too, "It's always a pleasure to see you and your wonderful friends."
"Thank you. I'm glad to see you again Luna." She smiled at the night princess.
"Twily!" Shining Armor called her as both of them also embrace each other.
"I'm glad to see you again, B.B.B.F.F!" Twilight nuzzle her brother as both let go of each other when Cadance also came to their side.
"Princess Cadance!" Twilight galloped to her sister in law and former foal sitter as they do their chant.
"SUNSHINE SUNSHINE LADY BUS AWAKE, CLAP YOUR HOOVES AND DO A LITTLE SHAKE!" The two mares sang while danced in unison before they embrace each other in a hug.
"I'm so glad to see you and your friends again." Cadance said as she notice the Shou ponies. "And you brought 'guests' too."
Ryubi came up and said, "I would like to speak to the government of this land in the terms of negotiations."
"That would be me and my younger sister." Celestia responded as the Shou ponies then do their holding hoof fist which gave odd looks to everypony (except the crusaders).
"Greetings, my name is Ryubi, the governor of the Shou kingdom, and these are my sworn brothers, Kan -nu," he pointed to the green armored pony which he bow, "Chouchi" next the red armored pony with waving his hoof, "and our tactician, Koumei." he pointed to the deep blue armored pony which he wave a big fan.
"It's nice to meet you Ryubi, though in a strange way that you greet us." Luna responded, "So what negotiations are here for?"
"Well to start, we the Shou ponies came from Mirishitia and we left our home in a search for a new home here in Equestria. We already settle here far from a gorge and we just want to share this land along with any medical assistance for our people that are currently sick from our journey."
"Mirishitia? But that land was thought to be a myth." Celestia widened in surprise along with Luna too.
"What do you mean?" Twilight asked.
"Twilight, you see, Mirishitia was another home to ponies in the ancient times, but it was forgotten when Equestria was discovered. Star - Swirl the Bearded explain of how there's no magic along with endless conflicts in this land that nopony ever discovered it." Celestia explained which surprise her student then Celestia turned to his attention.
"So tell me Ryubi, why did you and your people left your homeland and come here in Equestria to settle here?"
"It's because our homeland was dying." Ryubi grimed at those words which earn gasped from the Royalties, "In time, Mirishitia was home to three kingdoms : the Shou, the Gou, and the Giga. Us, the Shou, was created by me and my other three sworn brothers to make a utopia from untouched lands, the Gou were led by the Sou family and live in the nature wildlife, and the Giga, were once the Phoenix but renamed. We were blessed with the gifts from the heavens known as The Three Sovereigns, but even with those gifts, we still at struggle at each other for power and authority. One point is that all of kingdoms unite when the sacred power or what we called, the Gyokuji was in the hoof of a tyrant, name Toutaku and spread tyranny through out the land, until one of his minion, Ryofu, betrayed and destroyed him, earning peace through the land as we all disbanded but still conflict to each other. Another is when the Giga Kingdom declared unification through force led by their leader, Sou Sou who believe that his ideal will lead to peace in Mirishita but with Gou team up with us, we able to face and end his ambition. With that, we disbanded once more and find a untouched land for us to call home, however, the consequence for our past conflicts caused our homeland to die. Our foods that we grown withered, and nurtured water turn dirty as we struggle to survive. Many of our people die of sickness as knew that we couldn't no longer live here, Koumei found a scroll that has a map to another homeland as we decide to leave our homeland to go to this homeland in hope that we can find a new home for our people."
"That's terrible. To lose your homeland like that and to struggle to help your people. I can't even imagine like that." Twilight said with tears in their plight.
The other ponies agree with this. Ponies from another homeland left in a search of a new home, they can't imagine of the struggle if Equestria is dying nor of the struggles that they gone through. And Applejack's apple instinct already proven that their plight is not a lie indicated by a shedding tear that only the Princess, Twilight, and Applejack can see and the painful eyes too.
Celestia turn her attention to Ryubi, who wipe his tears already, and said, "Ryubi, you and your people are welcome to share our homeland only if you agree to follow our rules. "
"Also, we'll send our best doctors to ease of your sick ponies" Luna added
Ryubi nodded, "Thank you, Princess Celestia and Princess Luna. We're very gratitude for your negotiations and your offering for your people."
Just then, the door burst open as a white Royal Guard pony rushed to the Princess, "Princess Celestia and Princess Luna!"
"What's wrong?!" Celestia asked, feeling of bad news coming.
"Our scouts reported that an army of crimson armored ponies are approaching from Ponyville, heading straight for the gates of Canterlot!" the white Royal Guard pony explained which shocked the rest of the groups.
"A large army?!" Luna exclaimed. What kind of army would headed straight for Canterlot?
Then Celestia said to the guard with a stern expression, "I need you and the rest of the guards to get everypony to safety in Canterlot."
"Princesses, allow us to go and take care of this army for you and your people." Chouchi interrupted which Ryubi and Kan -u nodded.
"He's right. Just leave the fighting to the three of us." Ryubi added.
"But why would we risk our guests that traveled to here would do that for us?!" Luna look at them, incredulous.
"We're thankful for your hospitality for our people and we want to help protect this land too." Kan - u explained.
"He's right. Koumei stay here with the princess. Crusaders, stay put. Let's go guys!" Ryubi asked which they nodded as the three of them now headed to stop the army.
"Ryubi!" Twilight and her friends along with Shining Armor followed the three warriors, leaving the Princesses, Koumei, and the Crusaders behind.
"We never seen such gallant warrior ponies before Luna." Celestia was admired by them which she nodded too.
At the front gate of Canterlot, the Shou warriors along with Twilight and her friends and Shining Armor stepped out as they witness a army coming in close to the front gate of Canterlot but cannot seen due to them being far a bit.
"Could that be their leader?" Ryubi wonder as 4 more Royal Guards stepped out of the gate prepared their spears and swords.
"I don't get. Why would everyone wants to attack this peaceful place?" Chouchi asked but receive no answers from either of them as Twilight and her friends also prepare themselves too.
Just then, as the shadow unveil itself, Ryubi and the others were at shocked as what army is coming at them. Crimson armored ponies that they fought years ago like now Equestria face their ghost of the past as their leader's horse neigh as the light reveal a new leader.
"The Giga Kingdom?!" the three warriors exclaimed in unison as Soushi halt his army.
"So you must be Ryubi. The one that defeated the Great Sou Sou. It's a honor to meet you and your people." Soushi said.
"Who are you?!" Ryubi angrily asked "And why are you attacking this place?!"
"My name is Soushi. I'm the heir of the Giga Kingdom and the son of Sou Sou." Soushi explained which shocked the warriors.
"EH?! Since when did Sou Sou had a son?!" Chouchi exclaimed by this.
"We're not just going to attack this place. We're just simply come here in terms of negotiations of the princesses to handle over the Tree of Harmony to us." Soushi said also earning another shocked to Twilight and her friends and confuse by the three warriors.
"What?! Why would you want the Tree of Harmony?!" Twilight angrily asked, preparing her magic along with Rainbow pounding her front hooves.
"What's the Tree of Harmony?" Kan - u asked the girls to which Rarity explained to them.
"It's a magical tree that holds the Elements of Harmony, artifacts that keep harmony in balance in Equestria. Twilight and I return it to it after the Plumperseeds began to sprout and grown out of control a year ago."
"The people of this homeland relied onto the Tree of Harmony to keep harmony in balance, Soushi! If you take it away, chaos will spilled onto this peaceful homeland!" Ryubi yelled.
"Perhaps we should tell the full details. You see, Mirishitia is now a wasteland. And all of the kingdoms fled to this new homeland. But we, Giga, came here not to make a new home, but to find a way to bring Mirishitia back to life." Soushi explained "The scroll that Shiba - i discovered, the PON scroll revealed a key to saving it by bringing the Gyokuiji to the Tree of Harmony."
"The Gyokuiji?!" the three warriors were shocked by this. The holy seal, created by the Three Sovereigns can save Mirishita? But why in Equestria and what do the Three Sovereigns have a connection to the Tree of Harmony?
"But, there also a catch to it." Soushi continue to explained more which bring tense to everypony "Whoever bring the Gyokuiji to the mystical Tree of Harmony will not only save Mirishitia but to give the one who bring to it, automatic become governor of both homelands. And I use it to do what my father want, everlasting peace under the Giga banner!"
Everypony was stunned at this. The Giga wants to take the Tree of Harmony and use the Gyokuiji to not only save Mirishitia but to do what Sou Sou did years ago. Subjection under their rule.
Ryubi gritted his teeth and yelled, "No! I won't allow you to take the peace of Equestria away! Your father's ambition only lead to another war and another Toutaku!"
Soushi grunted then said in a deadly tone, "Then you lead me no choice."
He raised a familiar dark blue sword up high with the tip touch the heaven along with dark wings sprouted through his armor and shouted, "I'm Soushi! All those who oppose the Giga and Lord Sou Sou's ambition will be slaughtered without mercy!"
"Sorry, but I going to stop your ambition once and for all!" Ryubi pulled his Dragon Emperor Sword and his Dragon Claw Saber as his red wing cape raised while Soushi got out of his steed as both warriors stand on their hind legs.
"Ryubi!" Kan - u exclaimed.
"Have you lost your mind?!" Chouchi incredulous asked.
"Ryubi!" Twilight was about to reach him, but Shining Armor place his front hoof onto her shoulder, beckoning her not to interfere him. She sighed sadly as she can only hope for him to be safe.
Then both warriors now charging with their battle cry as they raised their sword as the clash each other. Then Soushi pulled another sword which is somewhat golden like Ryubi Dragon Emperor Sword as both clash it again. As both continue to clash their swords, both unleash their powerful energies attacks as explosion set off as both grunted at their feat but never kneel. It seems as both of them are a match to each other as Ryubi starting to pant from the extended battle.
"Ryubi! My father perish by your hoofs! But now", Soushi's shoulder armor detach as it combine it with his two swords, form a double bladed sword "consider this, from Sou Sou, FALL!!!!!!!"
Then a dark blue azure energies lines wrapped around him as azure flames scorching around the blades as he begin to arc and charged at him, "GREAT AZURE PEACOCK TWIN SLASH!!!!!"
With a great azure tornado flames pushed forward towards and trapped Ryubi, the girls and the warriors can only see their friend cried in agony and pain as burn marks and scratches along with cuts as Soushi downward slash him, causing Ryubi to be dragged around the floor like a drag doll and collapse on to the dirt.
"Ryubi!!!!!!" everypony cried for him as Ryubi, battered struggle to get up but his strength starting to fall.
Then Soushi start to walk towards him, still grunted at the pains, as he pointed his sword at his face, "Don't even get up. Not even when I inflicted you so much pain into you."
"Soushi.........." Ryubi tried to speak " Why are you going to risk the peace of Equestria for the sake of your father's ambition?! Can't you understand that we already found a home?!"
"I doing not only because of my father, but for the Giga Kingdom and the everlasting peace that my father's ambition envisioned. This 'new home' shall bow before our banner of one true ruler." Soushi then raised his sword as everypony about to rush in to save Ryubi, the Giga guards block their way, trapping them as they can only scream for him as everything became slow as Soushi thrust his sword at his back.
Suddenly, a bright rainbow energies shot out from the Everfree Forest as it hurled towards to Ryubi, consuming him and glare off everypony, even halting Soushi's attack.
"What the?!" Chouchi shield his eyes from the glare "Where did that come from?!"
"Ryubi!!!!" Kan - u cried for him.
"Could that rainbow energies be the Rainbow Power?!" Applejack had to shouted because of the noise of the massive energy.
As everypony about to get their answer, six marks appeared in the swirl energies that Twilight and the girls recognize as their cutie marks then suddenly, a new mark was formed on to the middle : a newly golden dragon v shaped fin design was formed as with the marks disappeared, the surge of energies was dissipate, revealing Ryubi standing up into his new armors. His helmet had been redesign along with his golden dragon shaped v fin now had the dragon head shine in gold chrome as his neck now had new forms of his regular blue armor clad as his shoulder armor had two red armored plated that shaped like shields as a new white armor with a golden dragon hands and a grey armor as his front hooves that once have the red armor onto the back now replaced with a blue armor. From his skirt armor through to his hind legs, now had newly set of white armors and red hooves guards into it as his red cape no longer here.
He open his eyes and glare at Soushi, who was shocked at his new appearance, "Soushi! I won't allow you to take the freedom, the peace, and the harmony of our new home!"
He pulled out from his seethe which now changed as now has two golden dragon swords which shaped like his dragon claw saber and pointed at him, "Together with my friends, we will defeat you!"
Soushi gritted his teeth, shouted at him, "Then come Ryubi!!!!!!! Come and show me your new power descend from the Harmony!"
He then twirl his sword as he charged at him, also charging at him as both clash their swords as they block, swing, and thrust as Soushi unleashed his deadly attack, "GREAT AZURE PEACOCK TWIN SLASH!!!!!!"
Then Ryubi's twin golden dragon sword glows as he traced a rainbow star and shouted his new attack, "DRAGON HARMONY STAR SLASH!!!!!!!!"
With both attacks clash at each other, Soushi tried to push through Ryubi but his newfound power provide too much as Ryubi pushed forward and knock him to the ground. After that Ryubi kneel down, pant from all of the stamina that was lost as Soushi got back up, but as if he going to strike back, he set his sword down along with his wings too.
Ryubi confused by this and asked, "Soushi......"
"Ryubi, I'll put my weapon away because of the Harmony have chosen you." Soushi turn back but not with him looking back at him "But known this, Ryubi, your so called 'justice' will not save Mirishitia nor of Equestria."
Ryubi grunted at this while Rainbow enraged shouted, "Hey! Take that back, you jerk!"
Shining Armor use his magic to stop her from charging at him, "No! Stop, Rainbow!"
Soushi got back to his steed and gallop away, "Farewell!"
With the rest of the Giga Troopers now follow their leader, the Giga Kingdom fled from conquering Canterlot as the girls and the warriors rushed in to help Ryubi along with the Royal Guards.
"Ryubi, are you ok?" Twilight asked him with concerned to her eyes as he nodded.
"Yeah, I'm fine. Thanks." Ryubi responded.
"That was AWESOME!!!!!!" Rainbow praised at him "The way you able to break through Soushi's attack was crazy!"
"Yeah, you were like 'boom' and like 'bang' and about you going to be beaten, the Rainbow Power save you and you got those neafty attacks!" Pinkie Pie added which earn a chuckled from him causing her to smile widely.
"Rainbow Power?" Chouchi look at them incredulous.
"It's a new power that we used to save Equestria from one of our enemy years ago. So far, only me and the girls able to use that power but once that confused us is why our cutie mark shown yours, Ryubi?" Twilight explained as she puzzled by it.
"I don't know, but we can try to reported to Princess Celestia about it." Ryubi responded which the others nodded as they all headed back into the castle.
Meanwhile, the Giga kingdom now marching away from Ponyville as Shiba - i walked in the same pace as Soushi's steed.
"Milord, did Ryubi's words reach to you?" he asked which Soushi scoffed at this.
"Not a thing of his words would get to me." Soushi responded dryly.
"But yet of your Sou Sou's idea along with yours, he's too of a hero with a ideal of peace for two homelands." Shiba - i explained.
"Hmph, but with his ideal and the Princesses', it'll only bring nothing but chaos to both homelands." Soushi said.
"Then why did you withdraw your army?" Shiba - i asked.
"Because of the Harmony that chosen Ryubi with a gifted powers, so if we continue to fight him, it'll reduce the number of our soliders and I can't afford to do it. Beside, he even got greater allies with him so it's only natural that we need to find a new home and new allies that share our ideal of peace." Soushi explained "Anyway, I want you to find a land that we can settle our troops."
"Yes, Milord." Shiba - i nodded as he pulled a scroll of a map of Equestria.
Meanwhile at the Canterlot Castle, after explaining of the Giga Kingdom attempt to handle over the Tree of Harmony to them so they can revive Mirishitia and ruled both homelands along with Ryubi gain a new armor from the Rainbow Power, the Princesses were too stunned to say the least.
"To think that the Tree of Harmony is a key to not only revive Mirishitia, but those give absolute control of those who return it with this 'Gyokuiji' and rule both ours and yours." Luna feeling outraged by this news while Princess Celestia closed her eyes, still hold her anger expression.
"Sister, we need to send guards to protect the Tree of Harmony, so that the Giga Kingdom won't take it away." Luna asked her "Also we need to make sure that this 'Gyokuiji' won't fall onto their hooves."
"That's going to be a problem, Princess Luna." Koumei calmly stated "You see, the Gyokuiji is in the deep space so, no one ever knows of where it's going to land."
"Are you saying that we do nothing while those ungrateful whelps keep coming back to take the Tree of Harmony and the Gyokuiji?!" Luna angrily asked him which he didn't flinch at her Canterlot Royal Voice.
"I'm only saying we don't know where it's going to landed and getting it would increase of the chances that the Giga would launched an assault onto your people." Koumei explained waving his fan.
"Koumei is right, Princess Luna. The Giga wants the Gyokuiji so they can use onto the Tree of Harmony. But as long as the Gyokuiji stays hidden in space, then the Giga won't able to get their hooves onto it." Ryubi added to which at first that Luna had a angry expression but calm down.
"All right, Ryubi" Celestia said open her eyes " If what your saying is true, then we need to make sure that the Gyokuiji stays in space so the Giga won't able to get it. But in the meantime, I'll have Shining Armor prepare his troops in case that the Giga comes back."
All of them nodded, then Twilight interjected, "So Princess Celestia, how come the Tree of Harmony gave Ryubi the Rainbow Power? Surely that me and my friends already use it to save Equestria from Lord Tierk, but it doesn't make sense why would it chosen Ryubi."
"The Tree of Harmony is very mysterious, not even Star - Swirl the Bearded known of its origin. But I believe that it may holds a connection to the ancient Mirishitia's past. We'll need to look more into our Equestria records for more clues to the connection of Mirishitia." Celestia stated which Twilight nodded as Celestia turn her glance to Ryubi "And any case, I thankful for saving our kingdom Ryubi. Words cannont express towards your valor to protect our home."
"It's our duty to protect the people and ease their suffering." Hearing those words, Twilight felt an admiration towards Ryubi and his brothers.
"Then let me make an announcement to our kingdom. For this, I wish to the welcoming of you and your people to all of Ponyville." Celestia descend from her throne as both shake their hooves, acknowledge of their offering.
"Thank you, Princess." Ryubi thanked.
With both kingdoms now formed together, the Shou now lived together with the people of Equestria.