A Tyrant's Worries
Grogar observed his latest conquest, looking out from one of the many balconies of Canterlot Palace over the city below, his demons and the now soulless and hypnotized citizens patrolling the streets. He looked up and saw the blackened sky, a night with no stars and only the faintest light of the moon illuminating the land through the clouds. The Princesses of the Sun and Moon were his prisoners, as was the Spirit of Chaos, his armies of demons roamed the land weeding out any resistance, and all of this accomplished in only a day with one swift, decisive strike. Equestria would soon be his, and the other nations would follow. At least, that was what he hoped…
The Lord of Tambelon was nervous. Not overly so, he was still very much in control, but there had been far too much that he had to gamble, and far too many loose ends for his liking. After his defeat and retreat so long ago he kept close watch over Equestria’s development, of its two fledgling “alicorns” Celestia and Luna. He saw them bring the Crystal Empire into Equestria’s mold, and its subsequent banishment due to King Sombra. He saw the two sisters use the Elements of Harmony and seal away Discord, the defeat of Tirek with Scorpan turning against him, and the banishment of Nightmare Moon. He would’ve loved to have attacked then, when Celestia was at her frailest emotionally, but alas he didn’t have the power to defeat her then. He bided his time, watching Celestia put up her Princessly front and attempting to spread as much Harmony and… friendship as possible. After centuries of recovering his own power, healing his wounds, and gathering his forces, he was finally ready to strike, knowing exactly how to cripple both Celestia and Equestria.
And then came the ascension. Another alicorn, not born but transformed. Princess Mi Amore Cadenza, springing up seemingly out of nowhere. Her power threw off his plans, and so he waited again. And just when it seemed he’d finally been sure that the threat she posed was insignificant compared to Celestia there was that flash of rainbow magic in the sky, along with the spike of magical power coming from Canterlot, both phenomena from fillies no less. And so he bided more time, plotted again. And then there was the revival of the Elements of Harmony, and the return and purification of Princess Luna. Sure there were other threats like Discord, the Changelings, Sombra, Tirek, and even Starlight Glimmer, but each of those only served to make Equestria stronger. Twilight Sparkle’s ascension, recruiting Discord, the return of the Crystal Empire, the power unleashed by the Tree of Harmony along with the castle it created and the quests it gave, Starlight Glimmer becoming Twilight’s student, the Changelings reforming, even the birth of a new alicorn. It was too much too fast, and Grogar feared he had been too patient. And worse, they were managing to strengthen their alliances with other nations. What would happen if he did not intervene? Would they gain their own versions of the Elements of Harmony? How long would he have to wait before the world was weak and ready for the taking? Another thousand years? Five thousand? One hundred thousand? No, this would have to be settled now or he might never get a chance. So with an intricate plan, and a large gamble, he attacked. It was a plan that would easily cripple Equestria, and leave the other nations open to attack, but it hinged on so many things he had little control over going the way he wanted. But as far as he was concerned the time for waiting was over.
He first let some of his power seep in through the barrier between their realms, giving Princess Celestia a premonition of his return, just as Tirek had done before. Concerned, she called together the Element Bearers and Discord to Canterlot as he had hoped, and Twilight’s student and pet dragon had come along for the ride. As soon as they arrived he used his powers to absorb the souls of all the ponies in Canterlot and commanded them to attack the Princesses, knowing they could never truly harm their subjects. While they were distracted he entered their realm and struck Discord with the most powerful spell at his disposal, severely wounding the draconequus before casting spell to put him into a slumber. Grogar then absorbed as much of his power as he could before heading to confront Celestia and Luna, the extra power giving him enough strength to overpower them. He then commanded his demon army to cross the border into Canterlot, sending the Princesses and Discord to be imprisoned so that he could continue to absorb their powers and then casting his own spell to blot out the sky, offering his light-weak demons protection. Overall the plan had gone off without a hitch, but there were still some concerning loose ends.
For one the six Element Bearers were immune to the soul stealing spell, as he anticipated they might be, but more surprising was that Starlight Glimmer and the dragon were immune as well. Perhaps an unexpected effect of spending so much time with them? Regardless, reasons were irrelevant, the important part was that they had all escaped on the train back to Ponyville. Would they risk taking the Elements from the Tree of Harmony to use against him? Would they contact the other nations to recruit their help? He pondered what to do next as he turned back inside. Celestia, Luna, and Discord were all imprisoned, he would keep them alive as long as possible to continue absorbing their magic, both to empower himself and keep them weak, until he found a way to make the transfer of power permanent. Next he would use his necromancy to resurrect an army of the undead to do his bidding, but that presented its own problem. The deceased in Canterlot were not that great a number, and they were a stupid lot useful for little else than overwhelming the enemy with sheer numbers, with some rare exceptions.
He pondered this for moment and decided that he would use as much power as he could to increase the range of the spell to all of Mt. Canter and the surrounding area near its base. Such a large use of magic would leave him drained, but he need not fear retaliation at the moment and could rest while he sent his armies out to do his bidding. Should he send them to try and destroy the Tree of Harmony? Perhaps to Ponyville to capture the Element Bearers? Maybe he should instead cut Equestria off from its allies before going in for the final blow. Griffonstone would be the weakest, having lost their power and pride long ago.
After some thought he decided that the Element Beares were too much of a threat to ignore, so he would send them to attack Ponyville first. He made his way through the castle and outside before taking a breath to steady himself. The bell around his neck rang as he summoned his power, his body crackling with green energy as he hovered over the ground. He then slammed his hooves into the ground, sending the power down over the whole mountain, raising his army.
And unknowingly sealing his own doom…
Deep beneath Mt. Canter, in the long abandoned mines under Canterlot, there sat a tomb. A tomb that nopony ever found, that nopony ever knew was there, that existed long before there was anypony. The final resting place, and memorial of a hero revered through story and song for his brave deeds. Sealed away from the elements for countless millennia his remains lay, still dressed in the armor he wore in his long-revered moment of glory. Time had done away with his flesh and all that lay were bones. A shot of green energy struck the body, causing it to convulse like it was being electrocuted, before he went limp again. After a moment his right eye reappeared, the only one he still had left. It took him a few moments to realize that something was amiss as he raised his hand in front of his face. Then he uttered the first words spoken by him in thousands of years.
“Fak me. Nah agahn,” he mumbled as he facepalmed.
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WHAT A TIME TO BE ALIVE!
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Wouldn't know as I haven't played any of the games I do know who the got resurrected. Can't wait for more!
This started briliantly
I never played the game, yet I can see that the story will be great!
I'll be tracking this baby!
"Well, well, well... It has risen once again. Sir Daniel Fortesque, the great Hero of Gallowmere, reduced to a forgotten dusty old relic buried deep in the land of Equestria. Well, things have changed since you've been away. It's a brand new world, but with the same old problems. So find yourself a weapon and get ready for a scrap!"
I sadly never played the original, but YouTube let me watch gameplay and I loved it immensely. Sir Daniel Fortesque is a bit out of his depth here, wonder how the Mane six will react to a friendly undead?
MORE!
This is definitely going to be fun. Keep it up!
I think I'll wait until several more chapters are out before I start reading this but from the ratings it's doing well so far and I hope it continues.
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Can I use this? Or like most of it?
Poor fortesqu risen once angain to kick undead ass
Oh, this is going to be a good crossover fic, I can feel it in my bones :)
Mate, I fuckin' loved the Medievil games! They were insanely fun when I was younger, even my mam got into them
Interesting premise... And I don't mind the use of "epic-off-screen-war/battle" stuff/trope. But let's see how Dan does this... With no jaw.
I am definitely going to be watching this. I still have the medievil game from when it first came out. Don't have a console to pay it on though. I just can't seem to give the game away.
If someone out there knows how to playoldPlayStation games on PlayStation 4 let me know.Edit: I was looking for a way to play MediEvil on my PS4 and I found this. Dan is getting a remake this year!
(Announced last year)
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Of course!
fun even when evil wins it loses.
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We all know how Rainbow will react. Tackle first, regret later.
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I'd ask if I could buy it off you, but you seem attached.
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I have a PS2 so I can play my own copy of the game. Seeing this story has made me want to play it again. If only to see all the gargoyles again.
You simply can't understand how wmuch I love this game. Thank you from the bottom of my hert
Oh, this is gonna be good... Never played the game, but I've seen enough to know I'll like this.
It should prove to be fairly... humerus.
It's hard for an hero to rest in peace these days. Lol.
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i don't know about the ps4, but the ps3 can play it juuuuust fine!
I AM SCREAMING! ALL HAIL SIR DANIEL FORTESQUE!
This seems promising. But first I must know. How much fencing will there be and how realistic? Just to set my expectations and prevent a bunch of martial artists and/or historians (like me) from nagging you for "not doing it right".
Clicking through the featured box, ladeedadeeda-
DANIEL FORTESQUE OH MY GOD!!!!!!!!!!
:squee:
Heh. Now I want to see something like this
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Real One: Fortesque has done it without a jaw, the left eye, double-tasking while putting his head on a zombie head and his headless body, I can safely assure you, he'll do it.
I cannot wait to see how this plays out!
Hell its about time I see a crossover with Sir Dan
Holy walls of text, batman!
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There will be basically no expert swordplay here, just a skeleton who know how to swing a sword (and a few other weapons) and hold a shield well enough to get by.
please give Daniel his dragon armor and dragon helm
Daniel dont curse your game may be rated teen but language is not one of the reasons
Evil overlords does tend to seal their won doom while trying to prevent it don't they
Yeah sorry, we need yo to go and defeat another evil overlord with a tendancy to rasie the dead and bring about their own doom
I remember this game, though I honestly only played a demo for the Playstation 1. It was annoying that such demos reset themselves after a certain amount of time was up. In my childhood I practically rushed through the level to see and enjoy as much as possible of the game.
Is it just me, or is Dan getting better at talking without a jaw? Then again, he's been through this song and dance at least twice now. Probably more, since it appears that his Egyptian girlfriend has dumped him at some point.
nice work looking forward to the next chapter.
Fortesque is always a win.
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ENTER THE BONE-ZONE!
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Well, yes, he needed to it all the time in M2.
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Hey! Don't underestimate Sir Daniel Forteque's sword ability!
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I also played it as a demo (in store) and more recently, I bought the PSP re-release.
Sadly, the PSX version is generally expensive (typically $50 CA + $20 shipping) and you really want it, because they remade away my favourite scene.
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Judging by the PSP remake, I'd be careful about getting too hyped up about the PS4 remake. They seem interested in making the remakes different enough for PSX-era gamers to find value in owning and playing all available versions.
YES! Sir Daniel Fortesque! Love that bumbling bony brilliant boy! I’m looking forward to the rest.
Interesting. Is this a simple game crossover or a displaced fic? Either way, putting into read later category.
If you blow this, I will hate you forever.
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Dang does this bring on the nostalgia. Please don't mess this up, you lovable numbSKULL.