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A Different Beginning

by redskin122004

Chapter 2

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The sky was filled with dark and angry clouds, an occasional flash of lighting erupted across the sky. The sky was also filled with fighting ponies, griffons, and dragons. The ground beneath his feet was soaked with tears, sweat, blood, and other bodily fluids...as well as bodies. The earth, unicorn, and free zebra ponies were giving it all against the griffons, diamond dogs, zebra and their slaves and monsters. All Discord can hear was the screams and shouting of the fighting and dying.

"Lord Discord!" he turned his head, seeing a pegasus fly down to meet him.

"How goes the air battle Colonel Storm?"

"It goes well...for now anyways..." he said tiredly. Discord scowl, not at the pony, but at the sky itself.

"Well...we should change that, shouldn't we?" he snapped his claws. Suddenly, all across the sky the clouds suddenly grew eyes and mouths. The Cloud Eaters, infamous for their ability to devour those too foolish to stay away. These were even more dangerous due to being storm clouds as well. To the ponies and their few dragon allies, they reacted quickly, almost instantly. To griffon forces, to their misfortune, were no so lucky. Screams echo out of the sky as the Cloud Eaters began to feast on their prey, scooping griffons and the dragons out of the sky, what was worse was when the bolts of lighting course through the cloud eaters bodies, they also electrocuted those that the held.

"MY LORD!" One moment Discord was looking at the sky with grim satisfaction, the next he was thrown to the ground. "Urk!" Discord looked up, seeing a large ballista arrow sticking out of the small pegasus body. A small smile played on the the pegasus face, before quietly slumping towards the ground.

"Storm!" He rushed over, picking the limp body up.

"Strange..." He coughed. "It doesn't hurt..."

"Hold Storm, i am not allowing you to leave."

"Lord Discord...this wound is beyond even you...I'm sorry..."

"Storm...No, I'm ordering you to stay here. If not for me, for Luna."

Storm laughed, blood spitting out as he did. "I'm sorry...this is...one order i cannot follow..."

"Discord...tell Luna..."

"No! You tell her! I...can't-"

"Tell Luna I'm sorry...that I did my duty...and that she finds happiness."

"You make her happy! I cannot-"

"Please...for me...as dying wish..." Storm fell silent, Discord felt his body shudder once, before stilling. Rage roared through Discord's mind.

All across the battlefield, in the sky and on the ground. Even the cloud eaters, summon by Discord himself, froze. Lighting stuck out from the center of the mosh pit of soldiers and warriors, chaos magic rushing out of Discord's body. His eyes closed, before re opening them, showing blood red eyes.

"THIS ENDS NOW!" he raised a both claw hands into the air. Snapping the left hand first, everypony, including allies and dead bodies, vanished from sight. He then snapped his right hand. A large dome of chaos magic cover the field. Few that tried to escape, to their horror, found themselves blocked in, unable to flee.

"You want to see horrors...you want to see a real slaughter...how about I show you who the best of the best..." He snapped his fingers a third time. Slowly, mist formed up behind him, a small pocket that only covered a small portion of the field. However, the horrors was just beginning.

Bodies of griffons, dimond dogs and dragons drag across the ground, ripping apart before spreading across in gore fest. Metals and clothes ripped apart from the bodies and reformed themselves into other weapons and armor. All done slowly, all to put fear into them. Forming behind them, a true masters of battle was reborn.

They stood on two legs, much like the Dimond Dogs themselves, they were cover in armor and held red cloaks over their bodies. They held large shields and spears, although swords could be made out at their sides. All the while Discord eyes narrowed once the spell was complete. He turned and nodded towards the one formed next to him.

"Do what you do best." he turned around and walked away, the beings parted ways for him. A vicious smile appear on the leader.

"SPARTANS! TO BATTLE WE RIDE ONCE MORE!"

"HA-OOH!"

"SHOW THESE MONGROLS WHO WE ARE. LET THEM KNOW WHO THEY ARE DEALING WITH!"

"HA-OOH!"

"LETS PAVED A PATH TO HELL!"

"HA-OOH!HA-OOH!HA-OOH!"

"SPARTANS! TO BATTLE! TO VICTORY!" With a roar, all 300 rushed forward, their shields raised and spear held tightly in hand. It was a slaughter...for the griffons.

Legends of battle of another world similar to their own, brought back to life to have one final battle. Discord could of summon any number of beings. He felt...heartless, however. No...these griffon's and their allies deserve no respite. He could hear the screams of horror as they soon found out that these summons would not die easily. As long as there was blood on the ground...they would keep fighting, until the very ground was voided of blood...or the enemy was dead. There was no call for an end of battle, no white flag, only absolute destruction of the opposing force.

He didn't care...he failed...he failed Luna. Looking down on the Colonel's body he carried in his arms

"I'm so sorry Luna..."

"Discord!"

He bolted awake, eyes wide, before he could stop himself he unleashed a blast of energy from his palm, destroying the wall. He froze...fear rushing through him. NO! What have I-

He suddenly felt legs wrapping around him. "Its ok...it alright, no one is hurt... its fine..."

Silence soon followed. He breathe deeply, taken in the scent of Celestia, he did not even notice the guards that appeared, only to be quietly told to go back their duties by her. All the while she spoke softly, calming him down.

"I...failed...again."

"Dis..."

"I failed Lulu...again." Tears threaten to spill from his face. "I was right there...I should of...I-" He suddenly felt something covering mouth. She gently pulled her hoof away.

"She doesn't blame you...you know that."

"I...she wanted to marry him...I was all for it. He was good for her. He cared so much. And I let her down." Discord could easily remember the distraught and crushed face of Luna when the came home, the body of Colonel Storm Shield in his arms. Luna cried for days, the moon was dark, almost everyone and everything could feel pain from Luna. To this day, even after nearly a century has past, Luna still visits. And it nearly crushed him every time he saw it.

"Just 1 more battle...that was last of the fights...just one more...I could...I could summon him! I could-"

"Discord! You can't! You know what happen last time!" The visit from Death itself was not pleasant.

"I...yes...of course..I know." He said, shaking his head.

"Are you ok?"

"I am now."

"Charmer." She giggled somewhat, before nuzzling him. "Are you sure? This is becoming a nightly thing now..."

"I'm...not sure." he looked away from Celestia's face. "Don't worry about...it pass...as long as you are here with me."

"Just me?"

"Ok, you and Lulu."

"You know she hates that name."

"All the better." As they both laid down, the only one thought that was racing through Discord's head.

What is happening to me?

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