//------------------------------// // Be curious, not judgemental. // Story: KOA: A Pony's Fate // by The Joeker //------------------------------// As the gates to Canterlot opened with the Princesses magic all eyes turned to the newcomer, who in turn looked over the ponies before him in disdain. "Ignorance." he mumbled as he looked over the snobby nobles, by his guessing most of them were bastards, unaware of the toils of the hardworking, Corvus had to fight to get where he was, and he had to fight hard, these nobles know nothing of life's true grit, the simplicity of working on a farm, to the complexity of ruling a kingdom. "What was that?" asked Celestia. As they walked he explained. "Most of the nobles here have no idea what war, death or hard work, these are all things that define a person, I assume these nobles have less personality than a cardboard box at the best of times?" he said. "War? these hasn't been war in Equestria for over 1000 years..." said Twilight and Luna slightly hung her head at that. "Well, war has come to you, it won't be a large scale war, not whilst I'm here, but if left unattended the NIskaru will spread and destroy everything." said Corvus. "Should we mobilise our troops?" asked Luna. "No, I need a few, but they would have to be Sworn to War." I said. "What?" asked Luna. "Warsworn, the faction I am a part of, an oath to protect the innocent, and punish the wicked, this is how we started in our world, to combat the growing Niskaru menace, I don't need soldiers, I need hardened, trained warriors, the best of the best." he explained and suddenly a rainbow flash was seen and RD was saluting in front of me. "Captain Rainbow Dash of the Weather Team reporting sir!" she said and he circled her, looking her up and down. "Rainbow, were you following us?" asked Twilight. "To make sure nothing happened." she said as he stopped in front of her after the third circle. "Strong wings, good biceps, strong figure, being Captain doesn't mean shit in the Warsworn, Hireling, prove your worth and you may yet become a Pledgeshield if you survive." he said and they kept walking until they reached the castle and pushed open the doors. The guards all tensed upon seeing the heavily armed newcomer but relaxed as the Princesses also entered with Twilight. Suddenly a group of unicorns appeared in a flash of light. "We have moved the structure and it's inhabitants as you requested your highness..." came a rather sinister voice... "Good, I sent the order with magic to the royal unicorns when you weren't looking." she smiled. "Thank you Celestia." said Corvus. "You are dismissed." said Celestia to the group. Suddenly Corvus noticed the shroud surrounding the lead unicorn... "It's a traaaaap." he mumbled as the doors slammed shut as did the windows and Niskaru jumped from behind the pillars, engaging the guards and Rainbow Dash in combat, who were obviously not going to kill them. The lead unicorn revealed himself to be a human Farlanghi and he simply raised his hand at the group of unicorns behind him, pushing them away and knocking them out. Corvus meanwhile had changed into his House of Sorrow robes, and donned a Mastercrafted Ebony lightning staff and put two Prismere chakrams on his belt. He held the staff in two hands and the Farlanghi charged. Corvus bided his time, and when the enemy was close enough, raised his staff above head level, sending a shockwave, sending the warrior flying over the throne and hitting the wall. Corvus summoned a Faer Gorta and ordered it to help the guards. As the mage recovered and ran at him again, Corvus sent a Storm Bolt, which hit him full on, sending him across the marble floor steaming and killing him. Suddenly the NIskaru, as one was about to rip a guard's heart out, dropped said guard and they all moved toward Corvus, Twilight and the Princesses circling them, suddenly a shield enveloped the three mares by Corvus and he was floating, holding his also floating staff in front of him, building up electricity. As the Niskaru charged he threw the staff into the floor with magic, sending out a huge shockwave, killing three of the five Niskaru that were not close enough and leaving a scorch mark on the floor. The remaining two had chakrams sent their way individually merely keeping them at bay rather than actually hitting them, each time they returned to their master they attempted to advance only to be hit again. Suddenly the chakrams stopped coming and they saw their opportunity and charged, as they got within range of Corvus he suddenly jumped back backwards into the air, throwing his chakrams into the floor in front of him, killing the two Niskaru. "Now that I've leveled up from that, I'm too powerful for them, damned Gray Names." he mumbled to himself as he took bits from the corpses. "That was awesome!" exclaimed Rainbow Dash with a cheer. "You need to learn to kill Niskaru to be Sworn to War, even if you show mercy, they won't." he said, suddenly the Farlanghi stood up again and had yellow glowing eyes. "Your time is up Fateless One, you could have become a Niskaru champion, instead you declined, and now you and your new friends will pay." said the corpse as Corvus approached it. "Fuck you." he simply said with his staff in his hands and flicked the bottom of his staff, hitting the corpses stomach, sending an electrical shockwave and sending it flying again and almost reducing it to ash. "Any other Niskaru want to talk?!" he yelled to the throne room, when no reply was evident he took a breath...