• Published 31st Aug 2020
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A Noble Death - LSTS Connor



Spartans never die, they go missing in action. Now armed with a new body the 'Hyper-lethal Vector's' journey hasn't ended yet

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It was meant to be an easy fight, to be an easy war, an easy victory against the Ponies. The planning was perfect, the logistics were perfect, the implanted spies were perfect. Everything would be just as the Queen planned, and the land of Equestria would be ripe for the Great Swarm of the Empress.

This was the mentality among all the warriors under Kommandant Mobius. This would be their great Masterwork. It would be Mobius‘s ticket to the Warmaster of the entire Changeling Military. A single infantry battalion was charged with the occupation and elimination of the entire pony garrison within the region of Las Pegasus.

It was supposed to be his Masterpiece… now it has become his greatest failure. Because of that thing, that… Demon of a Pony. And now there he stood, in front of his Queen's Throne room to answer for his failure.

He checked over his uniform, once, twice, thrice. It still did him no good when it came to calming his nerves. Even after a lifetime of war, nothing would ever compare to the fear he felt whenever he came before his Queen. He could hear the commotion inside, the sound of buzzing wings and hooves against walls as most probably every square meter of wall and ceiling was occupied by curious and no doubt furious drones.

It didn't take a genius to figure out that this was a trial in all but name to Mobius. This was the biggest loss of changeling life since the massacre of the Onris Hive during the waning hours of the Civil War three years ago.

‘At least those changelings died with honor in their Hives, protecting their Queen.‘ Thought Mobius grimly. He had met the Queen of the Onris Hives on several occasions before the war. She may have even considered him a friend at one point in time. He sighed.

‘If only I could have granted them the same honor’

The commotion inside the throne room began to die down signaling to the Kommandant he was about to be called upon. His two hearts began to race as his wings buzzed against his uniform. He needed to calm down so he closed his eyes and took a deep breath.

‘Rein und raus… Rein und raus…‘ he thought to himself in his native tongue as he slowed his breathing and brought his nerves under control. The door began to open and he opened his eyes once again. He steeled his gaze, put his officer’s cap upon his head, and entered the throne room.

The room was deathly silent as the Kommandant made his way before the Obsidian throne. Thousands of pairs of eyes tracked his movements as every possible surface of wall and ceiling was occupied by spectators. Then there was the throne itself. A void black marvel of changeling beauty and power. Dark green accents framed the obsidian throne as a banner of the Great Swarm hung above it. Its decal of an almost pulsing pink heart being enveloped by the Red Empress taking center stage as the two white and blue flags of the Chrysalis Hive flanked it upon the throne.

Following the dark green carpet laid out on the floor to its completion leaving Mobius to stand several meters before the obsidian Throne. Whispered chitters of drones talking among themselves soon fell silent as the presence of the Queen made itself known. Everyling could feel its presence, its pressure upon their minds as a nearby door was opened allowing her majesty to enter her throne room.

The green scars of a cracked exoskeleton illuminating her frame did nothing to settle the Kommandants nerves. Her face was curled up in a barely contained snarl as the jagged edge of a cracked fang. Then there were her eyes. One of them was covered by a black patch whilst the other was locked onto Mobius himself. It took every ounce of mental fortitude Mobius had to remain still as the pure unrepressed aura of the queen brushed up against his very soul.

The room bowed respectfully as the Queen took her throne as the banner of the Great Swarm was rolled back symbolizing that Queen Chrysalis now held the highest authority within this room. This was her court now.

‘Rise’ Commanded the Queen without making a sound.

And rise they did. Then she spoke and the Kommandant’s blood ran cold.

“Kommandant Mobius.”

He swallowed uncontrollably at the utterance of his name.

“Do you know why you are here?”

“To answer for my failure in upholding the Great Swarms Code during my attack on Las Pegasus.” Answered Mobius, straight and to the point.

“Enlighten us. What is the Great Swarms Code.”

“To Serve the Swarm, protect the Swarm and feed the Swarm.” Repeated Mobius like he had a hundred times before.

“Now tell me Kommandant… did you Serve the Swarm?”

“Yes, my Queen. Las Pegasus was captured”

“Good…Did you Feed the Swarm?”

“Yes, my Queen. The majority of the population was captured for extraction”

“Good, now…Did you Protect the Swarm?” And Mobius’s gaze fell to the floor.

“…No, my Queen.”

“That’s right. You didn’t!”

Mobius flinched back at her tone.

“There was only one Pony…“

“One!?” Yelled the Queen in rage, forcing Mobius to take a step back or be burned from the sheer power his Queens Aura now radiated.

“They call them ‘Six‘“

“Why were they not Captured with the rest of the garrison?!“ The power of her aura grew as it began to press against his own.

“They hid, as we finished driving the Ponies back. They came to us and I surrounded them with all the available warriors I had.“ Answered Mobius, trying to appease his Queen before her aura burned his mind anymore. It seemed to have worked as her aura began to recede giving him some room to breathe as he gulped deep breaths of air into his burning lungs. Queen Chrysalis did the same, albeit to a much smaller extent as she closed her eye for a moment.

“…Tell me, when you saw this Pony in their strange armor walk up to your troops were you Dumbstruck?“ Asked Queen Crysalis her voice and aura devoid of the previous anger.

“Dumbstruck?“ Questioned the panting Mobius.

“Paralyzed, shocked?“

“No, my Queen“ Answered Mobius as he got his breathing back under control.

“And yet they were able to avoid capture and kill hundreds of your Brothers, of my Children! You allowed Changeling blood to be desecrated upon Pony Ground!“ Exploded the Queen once again forcing the air from Mobius’s lungs once again as her aura magnified tenfold.

“My Queen, surely you must understand that this Pony…“ Answered Mobius frantically as his mind began to burn under her power. The court broke out in outrage at his answer. Their combined mental anger pushed against Mobius’s mind even more as he steeled his hooves to remain standing under the mental barrage.

“There will be order in this court!“ Shouted a Praetorian

“You were right to be worried about this pony this…’Six‘…but why were you not cautious when it came wandering up to your forces? Surely their emotions must have tipped you off to their intentions?!“ Questioned the Queen again.

“My Queen, by the time I realized the danger this Pony posed… There was nothing I could do...“ Responded Mobius, his eyes downturned and voice tainted with failure.

The Queen closed her eye and her aura began to weaken and take on a red hue. Its pressure against Mobius’s mind lessened once again as he got his breathing under control once again.

“You are one of my most treasured Kommandants, long have you lead your forces with honor and distinction. Without you, I doubt we would have survived the unification wars. But your inability to safeguard your warrior’s lives and uphold the Swarms core tenants is an unacceptable failure.“ Judged the Queen her demeanor much calmer now as her Aura took on a much more reddish hue.

An outroar erupts among the gathered changeling spectators.

“No! It was Treason!“ Came a shout from the walls, further increasing the anger of the gathered Changelings.

“…I will continue my efforts against the Ponies.“ Responded Mobius as his gaze moved to the two Praetorians now flanking him.

“No, you will not. Soon the Great Swarm will wake, and when it does, the weight of your treachery will bury you beneath it. But until that time arrives... you can still serve the Empress” She looked to a pair of her praetorian guard. “Take him to the hall of Vendratis. I will join you there shortly.”

Mobius’s hearts stopped at the decision of his fate. He didn’t resist as the praetorians pushed him back the way he came, the heckling of the spectating drones was but a buzz in his ears as he left the throne room. For everyling knew the fate that awaited those appointed as Venators among the Great Swarm.

Author's Note:

I am going to have so much fun with my Mobius.