The Equestrian Omni-Knight

by Azure5555


The H(a)unt: Crescendo

-Attic: Team P.T.R-

Several minutes had passed, neither Death's Head or Rainbow had shown any sign of stopping. The floor had been carved, destroyed, burned, uplifted, and outright wrenched as the two warriors fought.

Electricity and demonic light clashed as violently as those that cast them. Oblivion, mockingly laughing at the two other ponies in the room.

"Your foolish friend will die never knowing- NEVER SEEING THE LOOK UPON YOUR AGONIZED-"

A brutal slash parted the air, in her growing rage Rainbow had somersaulted her opponent's blade away from his hand with a rising bolt of lightning.

Grasping the hilt with her teeth, the spry pegasus spun downwards, her speed increasing at a ludicrous rate until finally she split her opponent in twain. The rainbow ring that formed hummed as it dissolved the dark fog that was once Death's Head. The only remainder of him ever existing was the golden blade held in Rainbow Dash's mouth; the cobalt glow of the runes having left the blade upon his death.

Rainbow, despite being worse for wear, wore the biggest brightest grin she could ever muster. Light scars exaggerating her expression as she triumphantly sheathed her new blade.

Oblivion growled in great anger as his black shadow turned into a sickly green.

"You meaningless worms! Fine! If you want something done right you-wait, what do you think your doing?!" Pinkie had snuck up behind Oblivion and had grasped his cloak. With a tug,

"NOOO!"

And with a blood curdling scream of agony, the demon came undone.

From within the folds of the demon's cloak fell the spirit orb, and as Twilight brought a hoof down upon it, the scenery before them changed.

"That's one, let's regroup in the living room and see if the others are okay." Said Twilight as the trio left the cramped space with their new bounty.

-Living room-

Upon arrival, Twilight and co. were met with both search groups. Rarity was passed out on the floor, chest rising and falling at a slow rhythmic pace. Fluttershy and Applejack had been absolutely drenched, but were unharmed. Shining's team however returned with one extra addition.

"Saaaalutatioons!!!" Said the ax ghost.

"She's just so cute when she does that!" Squealed Cadence.

"BBBFF, what is that?" Asked Twilight.

"Do we have a story to tell." Replied Shining Armor.

"Startin' to think we all do." Added Applejack.

"Ooh me! Pick me!" Cried the ax ghost. "Okay so my name is Veral! Not feral, Veral. Veh-ral. Got it? Good! so it went down like this..."

-Attic: Veral-

'Just another ordinary day, the ghosts doing absolutely nothing and those that act out I can silence pretty quick. Still, no matter how many I send packing more just pick up the slack.'

My thoughts get dashed however as the floor I keep ghost free immediately gets swarmed by five ghosts. "Okay boys, don't come all at once."

Yeah, I'm really different when in a fight. How different?

Before the screeching ghosts even move on me the small hallway is littered with at least sixty small vortexes. The ghosts get punctured by at least three hundred small spears of concentrated wind. Now normally a barrage like this is overkill, but much like me the ghosts trapped here are all wind elemental.

One escapes the barrage in an attempt to call the hoard, he succeeds and the hallway is flooded with about twenty of the things. Now I'm just a girl with an ax and a spent mana deposit, so at this point I just decide to do the smart thing and hide until they settle. So I'm in the children's room hiding when all of a sudden I here explosions and bullets and a bunch of other stuff. I poke my head out of my hiding spot for a bit and two ghosts are in the room looking like they just went through hell.

A quick swing and they go down fast, but you know still not leaving. Few more minutes and I hear even more fighting from outside the room and all of a sudden the door just swings open!

'It's okay Vi...nothing to be afraid of...'

Footsteps...no. Not footsteps...HOOFSTEPS!

"SAAAAAAALUUUUUUTATIOOONS!!!!"

-Second Floor: Team Shining Cadenza-

The ponies look upon what they can only assume to be an adorable bunny ghost in sugar induced awe at it's adorable introduction.

"Shining I want foals someday." Says Cadence with stars in her eyes.

"I'm right there with you..." Replied Shining.

"Um...you two okay? You're kinda the only living thing I've seen for centuries. Oh! Where are my manners? Veral, Moglord Ghost and partner to the great Azur...grizzlespit."

"Wait you know my little sister's teacher?" Asked Shining.

"Wait, do you two know master Azure!?" Asked Veral. The ponies nod in confirmation eliciting a happy cry and hug from the moglord ghost.

"Is he here? My master?" More nods. "HE'S FREE! Maybe now I can take on Fred!"

"Who's Fred?" Asked Cadence.

"He's the monster under the bed, he holds one of the three soulstones!"

"What are we waiting for let's go!" The trio exit the room just as Spike exits the door he entered. Upon seeing yet another living being Veral immediately rushes outwards.

"Saaaaaluuuutatiooons!"

"What is that?" Asked Spike, a bit of concern apparent on his face. Once recovered from her adorable induced stupor, Cadence explains as to what Spike missed.

"So Feral-" "VERAL!" "Right, Feral here wants us to fight a bed-bug?"

"He isn't a bug! He's some sort of imp demon. Never mind...let's just go destroy the soulstone."

-Master Bedroom-

The now group of four made their way slowly into the large room, the only decorations a set of gold lined tan curtains, an incredible royal bed, and a large mirror.

"Okay team, you did all the heavy lifting so I'll take it from here!" Veral shot forward immediately and peeked under the bed...

"Hey what gives!?" Only to find nothing. Unbeknownst to her however, Fred as she called him slowly made his way from the mirror. A bladed hand lifted, it's scythe-like edge glistening with unknown light, but he had no chance to use it.

Fire burned, magic shined, and a skull was impaled. As Veral turned her head (oblivious to the carnage) she saw the soulstone fall and shatter on the floor.

"Huh. That was easier than I thought. You three okay?" Veral asked. The trio before her whistling to themselves as if nothing had occurred.

The squadron made their way to the living room, mission completed.

-Living Room: Current Time-

"So that's our bit, what about you three uh..."

"Name's Applejack, sleeping beauty over there's Rarity, and that there is- uh Fluttershy?" Applejack, having concerned herself with answering Veral's question had lost sight of her shy friend...

"Oh my she's sooo cute." Only to find her fawning over the Moglord. Veral started scratching at her (non-existent) chin with a goofy grin on her face.

"Okay then Fluttershy, you look like you've just been through the ringer. What happened?" Asked Veral.

"Oh...it wasn't anything...really..."

-Bath House: Team A.R.F-

Applejack had immediately taken Rarity upon her back as she ran as fast as she possibly could with Fluttershy next to her. The entire world falling apart at the seems only to be replaced by a world of fog and water. The great beast submerging into the solid water began to strike from underneath the floor-like ocean, each ground strike causing geysers of water to crash around the two ponies.

"Applejack are you okay!? A-apple...jack?" Fluttershy looked in horror at her friends held within a tendril, Applejack unconscious in it's direct grasp and Rarity held aloft by rope. The beast inching them slowly to it's mouth...

-Living Room: Current time-

"Well, don't leave us hanging. What happened?" Pleaded Shining Armor.

"Fluttershy did the dog-gone impossible and talked the thing down! She took the soulstone and when Ah woke up we were here!" Squee'd Applejack.

But...this is not what happened.

-Against Sacragon-

Fear, that is what the Sacragon felt. It's very existence was a mistake, and now it made an even worse mistake in assaulting these ponies.

Fluttershy rushed in as if a being possessed. First slicing away the tendril holding her friends and laying them down while narrowly dodging a psionic blast of concentrated energy. In turn, Fluttershy consumed her ever charging mantle of light and blew a hole four meters through the beast's head, destroying the soulstone in the process.

-Living Room; Current time-

"Wait, where's Master Azure?" Asked Twilight.

-The Basement: Hero-

Ghosts everywhere and not a damn thing we could do about it. Angel doing his best to either dodge or strike at the ghosts and me biding time to build up meter. I just hope the others break those stones.