Star Knight and the Nine-Tailed Fox

by Rakoon1

Ten-Tails' Revival

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Star advanced fiercely against the General of Chaos who noticed that he had the same form has before when he turned into his Tailed Beast Form. The young alicorn created a big energy arm that he then used to crush the General of Chaos, but he just slipped through it.

“Blue, we need to go help Star” Shining said.

“Yes, I agree” Blue replied.

And he started to activate the power over the Nothingness Realm, releasing magic beams that went against Star, saying:

“Coming all by yourself? Well, then, take this.”

But then Hawthorn tried to use his tentacles to stop the attack, but they cut through one, opening their way to Star. But he then charged his horn and Kurama’s head appeared around him and stopped the attacks.

“You’re wrong!” Star exclaimed. “I’m not by myself. Don’t forget Kurama, plus Lord Hawthor, Eight-Tails, my father and my uncle.”

Listening that, Blue filled himself with pride for having a son like him.

“Let’s go, Shining” Blue said, while Kurama’s head dissipated.

“You got it, Blue” Shining replied.

And they started to advance to go help Star. Blue had to be very careful when using the disappearance spell as it was a spell that required a lot of energy and, as he didn’t recovered his full powers yet, could only use it only a few more times.

“I do not fear a borrowed power that can’t even string together a barrage” the General of Chaos replied. “The true power of the disappearance… Now watch and learn!”

The General of Chaos took flight, going as high as possible. For him, them knowing how his ability worked changed nothing. And he started to push out something from the Nothingness Realm.

“If he materializes when he pulls things in, then he has to do it when he spits things out” Hawthorn said, while going to attack. “This is our chance!”

“If you be able to lend strike, that is” the General replied, while throwing out a lot of black rods, like the ones used on the reincarnated jinchuriki. One of pinned on one of Gyuki’s tentacles and created the same type of chains the General used before.

“What is this?!” Gyuki exclaimed.

And more fell on more tentacles and even in more parts of his body.

“Star, this things have the power to restrain tailed beasts!” Hawthorn warned. “So, whatever you do, don’t let them touch you!”

“Lord Hawthorn, could you shield for just a moment?” Star asked.

And then he created a clone and the two dodge one big rod that was coming to them. One of the Stars went to under one of Hawthorn’s hands who said:

“Don’t worry, I’ll be like an umbrella.”

The one who continued to advance created a Spiraling Sphere, while the other started to create a Tailed Beast Bomb. The one with the Spiraling Sphere took flight in direction of the General of Chaos, while noticing his father and uncle beneath, with the former preparing to use the disappearance spell. He then started to make the sphere disappear.

Seeing that, the General knew the only thing he had to do, if it was like last time, was not having Star passing through him. He then was able to hit Star with a rod, but he disappeared.

“What… a clone?!” the General asked.

Due to the sudden loss of energy in the use of the disappearance spell, Blue tripped and fell.

“Blue!” Shining called, going to his help.

“It seems my attack was quicker than yours, Prince Blue Sword” the General of Chaos bragged. “You missed making the Spiraling Sphere disappeared and waster your energy in an unsuccessful disappearing spell again.”

“Not yet!” the real Star exclaimed, involved by the image of Kurama’s head, while ending the attack. “Tailed Beast Bomb!”

And he shot it against the General of Chaos who said, while the attack passed through him:

“A bit too late. How futile.”

While the Tailed Beast Bomb caused its shock wave, his all body was transported to the Nothingness Realm. However, when he barely landed there, he turned and for his shock, he saw the clone that disappeared ready to attack him with the Spiraling Sphere.

“You’re…” he said.

“Star Knight!” the clone exclaimed, coming closer.

The General of Chaos couldn’t move, as he now realized that the disappearing spell Blue used wasn’t to teleport the Spiraling Sphere, but the clone itself.

“Who… are you?!” the young alicorn shouted, as he hit the General on the helmet, breaking it.

And the clone disappeared once his task was completed, while the General of Chaos reappeared, now with his face revealed. While that didn’t meant anything to Star and Shining, Blue recognized him.

“No… it can’t be…” Blue said.

“You know him, Blue?” Shining asked.

“Who is he, dad?” Star asked.

“He’s… Hepheus” Blue replied, still shocked by the discovery. “But… it can’t be…”

“You can call me by that name, if that’s want you want” Hepheus said. “But that doesn’t mean anything to me. The only thing that matters is my title. I’m the General of Chaos!”

“But who’s Hepheus?” Shining asked. “I don’t know that name.”

“He used to be a villain that latter betrayed the Lord of Chaos and returned the fire to ponies when it was stolen by the Lord of Chaos” Blue told. “He was hailed as a hero… until the day the Lord of Chaos captured him… Everyone thought he was dead…”

“Yes, and I would be dead, but the Lord of Chaos preferred to tortured me for centuries” Hepheus said. “And he would continue for all eternity, until the day he decided to give me another chance and helped me see the truth.”

“The truth?” Blue asked. “It seems to me that he gave you a brainwash.”

“No…” Hepheus replied. “I was brainwashed by that mare to disobey my true lord. I was such a foul for listen Celestia’s sweet words…”

“Celestia?” Star repeated. “You mean Princess Celestia? But what does she has to do with this?”

“She was the one the reason why Hepheus became a hero” Blue told. “Your mother told me that they had a love story… Who could have imagined that the General of Chaos could be a hailed hero Hepheus…”

“And I would be it again when I destroy this absurd reality” Hepheus said. “This word is condemn to disappear… and I will be the one to execute the sentence.”

“No, I won’t let that happen!” Star exclaimed. “I don’t care if you were once a hero of the Order. I will protect this word, even if for that I have to stop you!”

“I want to see you trying to stop me” Hepheus replied.

And he launched a torrent of fire from his horn against Shining and Blue, but Star put himself in the way and convoked Kurama’s nine tails whose waving put out the flames.

“Nine-Tails’ tails…” Hepheus said, smiling then. “Well, it’s a good thing that I called for back-up.”

And darkness appear beside him and Grogar appeared from there. Seeing his corrupted grandfather, Shining’s stomach made a twist.

“Grandfather…” Shining said.

“Looks like you’re having fun over here” Grogar commented. “It’s not like to ask for help like this.”

“What can I say?” Hepheus replied. “They discovered my secret.”

“Well, that’s too bad for you” Grogar said. “Let me guess, you played with your food instead of eating it? You should have taken them down and capture the jinchuriki.”

Hearing that, Star rage come up and asked:

“How can you say that about your family?”

“Star…” Blue said.

“You… know about that?” Shining asked. “Since when?”

“Since the Lord of Order helped me in rebuilding the seal at the time of Light Kingdom invasion” Star replied. “He was the one who told me.”

“He told you what?” Gyuki asked.

“That Grogar is nothing more than my great-grandfather Star Shield” Star replied.

“Oh, so you know about that” Grogar said. “Well, it doesn’t matter… After all, this world is going to end. But by all means, dear great-grandson, show us what you can do.”

“As you wish” Star replied.

And he used the tails to take off the rods that were pinning Gyuki and then threw them against Hepheus and Grogar. But, using the magic on his bell, Grogar deflected the rods.

“I can finally move!” Gyuki exclaimed. “Thanks, Star. Now it’s my turn!”

Noticing the Demonic Statue behind the barrier Hepheus created, Grogar asked:

“Don’t you think it’s a little too earlier? After all, we don’t even have the Eight-Tails and the Nine-Tails. In my opinion, you were too hasty, Hepheus. But then again, you’re the General of Chaos. You must have something in mind.”

“I’ll take the Eight and Nine-Tails” the General of Chaos declared. “You take care of the General of Balance and you’re dear grandson.”

“Very well…” Grogar said. “I guess I can do that.”

“I’ll give you the power over the Nothingness Realm” Hepheus said. “You’ll need it more than me. I can deal with the jinchuriki.”

And he channeled his magic to his horn and released a sphere of magic that went to Grogar, who took it and then absorbed it. After that, Hepheus took flight.

“Don’t even think about it!” Blue exclaimed, following him.

That left Shining facing Grogar.

“Grandfather, I know that the Lord of Chaos corrupted you against your will, but I can’t believe you’re willing to harm your own blood” the white unicorn said.

Grogar chuckled and then said:

“Oh, dear grandson… You’re so naïve. It doesn’t matter to me who gets in the way, as long that any obstacle to the Lord of Chaos is… eliminated.”

Shining couldn’t believe that he was hearing those words coming from the one that, even not knowing from birth, he looked up to.

At the other side, Hepheus launched an attack that caused a lot of dust to be risen on. When the smoke cleared and Star appeared and, looking to the General of Chaos who was hoovering on the air with a smirk, told him:

“I won’t let that happen! After all, I’m Princess Twilight’s son! There’s no way I’m going to fall for your talk!”

Hepheus landed and then said:

“I see… I was going easy on you because you’re the jinchuriki. I even gave my special ability to Grogar so our fight could be more even. But if you keep being stuborn, then I don’t have another choice but using this.”

And he made an orb of wild energy.

“That’s…” Star started.

“It’s wild energy” Kurama told him. “Be careful, Star! With that, he will be able to use wood nature, like Tirek.”

Hepheus absorbed the wild energy and then he was involved by that same energy and then exclaimed:

“Wood Dragon Spell!”

And a wooden dragon appeared from the ground and advanced against Star.

A little behind were Hawthorn and Blue, who were over the former’s head, having been thrown back by Hepheu’s last attack.

“That Hepheus is really strong…” Hawthorn said.

“Yeah, and I have a feeling that we haven’t seen everything” Blue said, still suffering from the attack.

“Even if you’re a former hero, I will not hold back, because I can’t let nothing happen to this world” Star said, while getting into the Tailed Beast Mode and advancing, along with Hepheus.

Kurama get in contact with the wooden dragon, biting it, but the dragon soon started to involve him. Meanwhile, Grogar and Shining engaged into a fighting, starting with a physical confront.

“Please, grandpa, don’t do this” Shining begged. “You’re a hero to me, to everyone who ever knew you.”

“I have nothing to say to you” Grogar replied. “Your grandfather Star Shield no longer exists. He died at that changeling nest. Now there’s only Grogar, whose only purpose is to serve the Lord of Chaos!”

And, having said, he threw blades that were at the Nothingness Realm against Shining, but he was able to conjure a barrier that allowed him to defend those attacks. But Grogar advanced and was able to pass through the barrier and then hit Shining with his horns on his hind leg and then on his stomach to hold him.

“Now, let’s put you out of the way” Grogar said.

And his eyes shone, as he started to pull Shining in, teleporting him to the Nothingness Realm. While rising up, he felt the pain on his hind leg, while his blood dropped on the floor. He was still getting used to the idea of having his grandfather as an enemy. Of course he had already faced him during Star’s eleventh birthday and when his nephew lost control over Nine-Tails’ energy. But that was the first time he faced him since he found out that Grogar was Star Shield, his grandfather.

But he needed to hold on and fight for all the ones he loved. The problem was how to get out. That was the place where everything that disappeared went, so, if anything that disappeared there, he could assume that the same thing happened the other way around. Then, he decided to risk and casted the disappearance spell on himself. Although it was a spell he wasn’t used to, Shining was able to do it and disappeared.

Star tried to get released from the wooden dragon, but he couldn’t.

“Come on!” he exclaimed, no completely immobilized.

Trees started to grow on the dragon, while Kurama’s avatar started to dissipate.

“That wooden dragon is absorbing Nine-Tails’ energy!” Blue exclaimed.

But they didn’t have time to think about a way to help him, as a part of the dragon came out from the ground and started to involved them as well.

Shining reappeared before Grogar, although that exhausted him a lot.

“I can see that you made it out” the ram observed. “Very impressive. I can see that it’s not your sister that is talented with magic.”

“Please, grandpa, it doesn’t have to be this way” Shining said.

But Grogar advanced toward him again. Shining tried to dodge, but his wound prevented him from doing it. He was it by Grogar and thrown back and then the ram use the tip of one his horns to cause a scratch on Shining chest that caused the latter to go to his knees.

“I never thought you would be so stubborn” Grogar said. “You should have stayed in the Nothingness Realm. Now you’re forcing me to kill you.”

“You… tried to protect me, didn’t you?” Shining asked. “You casted me to that empty realm because you didn’t want to harm me.”

Those words made Grogar to stop and then Shining continued:

“You can say what you want, but I know that my grandfather is still there. Just like you wanted to save me, you also helped Gleaming when she was hit by Star at that bridge. But I will continue to fight and help you become what you were before.”

There was a pause and then Grogar started to laugh and then he said:

“You are right about one thing. There’s still one part of me that is that fool that used to serve the Order. And that’s one part that feels sympathy for you. But don’t get full of hoped, because my heart is still with the Lord of Chaos.”

Star could see that his uncle was in trouble. If only he could go help him…

“I… can’t… move” Gyuki said, while involved by the wood.

Hepheus landed in front of Gyuki and then told to Star:

“They are a distraction for you too, right? This world is just about to end. In order to enjoy the little time we have left, we need to clear of this battlefield a bit first.”

And he was involved by darkness that took the form a figure, much like the Warrior of Dark Light and prepared to lend a blow with a dark blade on Gyuki and Blue, while Grogar prepared to attack Shining again.

But Star couldn’t help but say:

“You guys annoy me so much… I can’t even think straight. So, instead, let me teach you something about me.”

And then Kurama’s avatar disappeared, while Star created a clone that the two of them went to stop both attacks with energy arms.

“I’ll never give up!” one exclaimed.

“And I’ll never let you get your way either!” the other added.

“I will..

“…stop you!”

“I’ll never let my comrades die!” both clones declared. “No matter what happens!”

That caused a smile appear on Blue’s face and gave Shining the will he needed to fight. And so he raised up with a more confident look.

The figure of darkness created by Hepheus created another blade, while Grogar advanced to attack Star. But then a great blast was casted by Blue to block Hepheus, while Shining went against Grogar with a light blade.

“Grandpa, you may not accept what you once were, but that doesn’t mean your will doesn’t exist anymore” Shining said. “It was passed to your sons, to your grandchildren and also to your great-grandchildren. The great example is the one next to me. And the only thing I can do now, it’s to protect Star.”

There was a big pause and then Grogar said:

“You will protect Star?”

There was a little tremor and then Shining fell on his knees. Blue was also very exhausted from doing that blast.

“I have to say that these guys are really tuff” Hawthorn commented. “I can that stubbornness is something that runs in Star’s family.”

Having said that, Hawthorn started to released himself, being able to break the wood, while roaring.

“Lord Hawthorn!” the Star that was there exclaimed.

That caused Blue to be jumped off his head, but Hawthorn was able to catch him.

“Careful, Star!” Gyuki exclaimed. “The enemy can use the same spells that the General of Nature uses that are capable of immobilize tailed beasts and bind their power.”

“I see…” he replied.

Grogar turned to Shining and told him:

“I have to say that you light blade is very impressive. However, I have much more tricks than you.”

And Star, presuming he wouldn’t do anything good, advanced to stop him. Grogar, however, played the bell and the waves were able to paralyze him, while the ram advanced to attack Shining. But the young alicorn was able to release himself and give a headbutt to Grogar, throwing him back. But the ram was able to stand and then retreat a little.

At that moment, a crack appeared on the barrier that protected the Demonic Barrier. Noticing that, Gyuki told to the Star that was with him:

“Looks like we’ll have to start worrying about Ten-Tails. We’ll have to break that barrier and deal with him as quick as possible.”

“You know, I can see it clearly now” Star said to his great-grandfather. “All the pain that your face shows.”

“You should keep that line to the ones who are feeling pain, like the one next to you” Grogar replied.

Star looked worried to his uncle. He could see that he was exhausting. What could he do?

“Star, switch places with me” Kurama said, while holding his head. “Let me handle this.”

Although he didn’t know how the fox would do that.

“But…”

“Don’t argue! Just switch.”

And he did so, making Kurama take over, while Grogar started to advance again.

“Hey, Shining Armor, you brat, give me your hoof.”

“You’re…” Shining started.

“Look, just extend your hoof” Kurama replied.

When Grogar was too close, Shining extended his hoof to Kurama who then used Star’s to grab it and then he threw Shining against Grogar, but not before the white unicorn feeling something coming from the fox. Reacting when he saw his grandson coming against him, Grogar used the power over the Nothingness Realm to absorb Shining. Seeing what happened, Star exclaimed to Kurama:

“Kurama, what the hell did you just do?!”

“Now, you don’t have distractions” the fox replied. “I’m leaving the rest to you, Star.”

And Star had the control again. Grogar then advanced once again and Star reacted by making an energy fist and prepared to used it against the ram who started to pass through it. But while he did that, Grogar felt a pain on the stomach. The fact was that Shining had punched Grogar stomach when it appeared on the Nothingness Realm.

“Now that we know how this ability works, I can counter it” Shining said. “Here’s another!”

And he gave another punch that made Grogar kneel, making himself appear on the Nothingness Realm.

“Yeah, now that’s a face that feels pain” Shining said.

And then he punched him on the face, what threw him out, as Grogar get out of the energy arm, with blood coming out of his mouth.

“What’s going on?” Star asked, as he didn’t understand how Grogar was being hit.

“Shining Armor did that over there” Kurama replied. “You see, the difference between you and me is that I can give and take energy voluntarily. I’ll show you the trick to do it later.”

“When did you pass it to him?” Star asked.

“When I grabbed your uncle’s hoof and threw him” Kurama replied.

“So then…”

“Yes, whenever he wants, he can use the disappearance spell to come out.”

Like the fox said, Shining reappeared again.

“Uncle Shining!” Star exclaimed.

A paused and then the white unicorn said to his nephew:

“Thank the Nine-Tails for me.”

“Sure” Star replied with a smile.

The crack on the barrier continued to grow and the Star with Gyuki and Hawthorn turned into the Tailed Beast Mode and started to create a Tailed Beast Bomb, along with Gyuki, what caught Grogar’s attention. The Tailed Beast Bombs combined creating a supercharged one.

“Let’s blew up that thing into pieces before he revives!” Gyuki exclaimed. “Put in it all you have!”

“Yes!” Star exclaimed, while the. “Gyuki, it’s ready to go!”

“All right, fire!” Gyuki exclaimed.

“This is it!” Star exclaimed. “This ends now!”

And they fired it, what hit the barrier. It was then that it broke the barrier and advanced a great distance before exploding and ravaging everything around it. A great smokescreen appeared at the place where the Demonic Statue was. Everyone looked, waiting to see what happened to it.

“The statue’s energy…” the Star with Shining said.

“It’s gone…” the other completed.

“Yes!” Gyuki exclaimed.

“We did it!” Hawthorn congratulated.

“All right!” the Star with Shining exclaimed, full of joy.

“It’s over?” Shining asked.

“Yeah…” Grogar replied. “This world is over.”

Hepheus was sitting on a rock casually and then said:

“Very well, then… Shall we get started?”

And, when the smoke cleared and the light of the red moon illuminated everything, Ten-Tails appeared. He was brown in color and titanic in size with a single red eye, which took up most of his head, and spiky protrusions growing out of his back in a shape reminiscent of a conch shell. The Ten-Tails possessed a grotesque bulb-like body with long arms and clawed hands, but no visible hind legs, as well as a wide mouth with multiple rows of pointed teeth and a single spike on his chin. Dark veins similar to those of a plant ran along his body, and the endings of his tails resembled leaf buds.

As he was resurrected, the tailed beast roared with a great intensity.