“Truly, the patheticness of the native xenos knows no bounds,”
The Sorcerer has made it to Canterlot and quite frankly isn’t impressed with either the architecture or the fortifications, if there is any the Thousand Sons Marine ain’t seeing it.
“This place is dull when compared to the Great Pyramids of Prospero! Do these ponies have no sense of style!”
The Sorcerer walks inside the city and notices that none of the aliens bear his patron’s mark. Accompanied by mind-controlled Royal Guards the capitol isn’t prepared for the horrors cast upon Canterlot!
“Very good, the gifts of the Deceiver are very fickle. It was yesterday since I’ve given the Six their ‘blessings’, Time to begin the final act,” the Sorcerer walks up to the center of town
Meanwhile…
Inside the throne room, the monarch has fallen asleep upon her throne, the stressful events have strain her mind to its limits.
“Luna… what did you see. What horrors that scarred your mind, turned you into a rabid monster?”
There at Canterlot square, Celestia saw the source of the commotion.
"Come and receive the mark, it shall protect you from the Signal!" shouted the strange creature at the crowd
Hundreds of ponies crowded around the strange bipedal, many of them having marks on their foreheads. Over a dozen of them members of the Royal Guard.
"What is the meaning of this?"
"Princess! This mystic claims to have a cure for the insanity which occurred a week ago!"
"You claim to have a solution to this disease?"
The giant armored bipedal nodded yes
"Tell me what this mark does and why to all the ponies and not just the unicorns?”
“This mark prevents certain sound waves from being received by the mind. Think of it as a mental barrier…”
The mystic touches a pony’s head
“As to why I’m giving it to everyone, it is so simple. Your entire country could be affected by the ‘Signal,’ even you… and your sister,”
Shocked at this revelation, Celestia look back to the castle. Her sister, also distressed by the effect the Signal has done on the nation, tried to
“That still doesn’t give you reason to do this without my consent,”
“Oh, but you’re not the only Princesses of this land…”
Celestia was surprise at the turn of events. How could this mystic know of her plans!
“Yes, I’ve met your ‘protégé’ and she consented to my rituals. In fact she and her friends are giving out the marks as well,”
“That doesn’t explain why I haven’t been notified by Twilight?”
The Sorcerer knows the reason. The dragon’s mark has ensured that any of his messages ended up in the Sorcerer’s hands, ensuring the deception continues.
As for the pathetic purple street magician, her mark and gift are mutating her powers, especially her teleportation.
“Still…”
The monarch looked at her subjects, she could see the fear and despair streaming out of their faces. She could not imagine the chaos and destruction wrought if she refused.
“Fine, if it’s the only way… continue your ritual. Save my ponies,”
Canterlot proved to be more resistant to his advances. The xenos here proved to be less inclined to receiving the marks.
“I don’t believe in your charades! You cannot force me and my family that ugly mark!” said an alien noble called Blueblood
“Indeed I cannot force you, but you will be forced to cut your entire family’s ears…”
Only the sense of gasp could be seen from Blueblood’s face. Once the pony processes the harsh reality, the unicorn relents and allows him to bestow the mark.
The next day…
It’s 10 am in the morning. The time in which the mystic finished giving everyone the blue marks… Except for two particular alicorns.
Walking inside the throne room, the Sorcerer looks at the two Princesses.
“Hello Celestia…” the Sorcerer turns towards the other princess, unconscious and bound in chains, “THAT, must be Luna, your sister,”
“Indeed, my younger sister investigated the cause of this madness. She suffered a mental breakdown,”
“You two are the last creatures still susceptible to the illness in this country,”
“I know… do it,”
The Sorcerer approaches the two Princesses, right hand stretching out…
BAM! Only to be interrupted by the sounds of the large interior door being kicked open, revealing a new guest to the throne room.
“Princess Celestia! Princess Luna! It’s SO GOOD to see you two! HONESTLY, the teleportation spell is going wacko but it is okay since I’m FINALL-“
Twilight Sparkle, protégé and future Princess of Equestria, stopped blabbering once she figured out that everyone is looking at her like something strange has happened, which is weird because she feels perfectly fine!
However, to everybody else that is seeing her. It’s like a scene out of a horror movie.
“Twilight! What happened to YOU!!!”
Gone was the unicorn, in her stead was a mutated monster. Her eyes, in there were now three, are now blue like the avian wings that grown out of her back. On top of her forehead, the blue flame symbol glows with ethereal light.
Shock at her appearance, Celestia turned towards the stranger the fire of anger could be seen in her eyes. For now the charade is over.
“Looks like my patron’s gifts are compatible with your species,”
In a flash, a bright white light shot out of Celestia’s horn only to be deflected by the enemy, just by a swipe of his hand which at that moment glows the same blue ethereal light coming from Twilight’s mark.
Suddenly the sun monarch found herself blasted from her throne falling onto the floor. The sheer force broke many of her bones and left her with a bloody nose.
“But the direction, it could only come from… Oh no,”
The Sun Princess look up and saw her sister standing up the chains that bind it her incinerated and an all-too-familiar mark rested at her forehead.
“Truly the pathetic ‘Force’ is much more powerful than your childish tricks. Living for a thousand years must have turned your mind into dust!”
“My Xeno slaves would you so kindly… Kill her”
The sorcerer leads leaves Canterlot Castle and its monarch to Luna and Twilight. Celestia’s screams and the burst of flames ensure her demise, her soul another tribute to Tzeentch. Looking at the sky, the Sorcerer bellowed out one sentence to sky.
"Let everything burn! LET ALL TURN TO DUST!!!"
Soon Canterlot went in flames as the entire population succumbs to the whispers of Tzeentch, Chaos God of manipulation and magic. The mutated horde of monsters began developing warp and daemon based abilities.
All around Equestria ponies bearing the mark began to change to lose their minds there will and forever is slaves to the great deceiver. Those ponies unfortunate enough not to have marks were the first victims of the mutant army of terror! Warp fire and mutated limbs destroy the country and the entirety of Equestria.
As the Sorcerer witnesses the carnage, the violence, the ever-changing scenery. He shouts out one last statement before being entirely consumed by a blue fiery inferno!
"Yes! Do you hear the voices! Do you feel the Warp overtaking you! This is the fate of all! Accept it and gain all its blessings... Or be controlled by the Great Deceiver and dance to his tune like puppets!"
Warp energy bursting from his physical body, the Sorcerer began to levitate higher than the mountains Canterlot is situated in.
"Witness the greatness of the Deceiver! For Tzeentch sees all! He knows all! HE CONQUERS ALL!........................................................................................"
"Witness... MY ASCENSION!!!!-"
BOOM! The very sky exploded as reality unfolded into itself. As the very planet began to crack and waver under the strain, a dark and terrifying voice began to laugh endlessly.
(A deep, monstrous and warped voice) "MWAHAHA! HA! HAHA!"
The endless laugh keeps on going as another universe falls into the hands of the Great Deceiver