Friendship is Magic:Equestrian Heroes
Chapter 107: RoH: Chaos Spreads and an Ascension Occurs!
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Naruto x Rarity x Twilight x Fluttershy x Applejack x Pinkie Pie x Rainbow Dash x Ditzy x Luna x ? x ?
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Inner thoughts, Text read, Italics used to represent characters speaking in different language.
Demonic rage, Demonic characters, Kurama Speak
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Had it not been for his durability Naruto would have been dead from the blast of chaos magic that knocked him off his feet.
He couldn't move. Why couldn't he move? The only thing he could see was the growing balls of chaos. Willing his body to move resulted in nothing. Was he…was he going to die here?
The ball of death was launched at him and he couldn't lift a finger to stop him. It drew closer and closer when warmth washed over him.
For a second he thought he had died. This sense of weightlessness as something washed over him.
That's when he felt it. He knew instantly.
"Celestia." Her magic mending what was broken. Between him and the Draconquus stood Celestia and Luna.
"So you managed to destroy my copies." Th draconquus seemed content to chew up the scenery before his expression broke out into a malignant grin. "It matters not. It's time we bring this little game to a close."
The diarch of the sun firmly gave him an order. "There is nothing more you can do at this point. Stand back." Celestia's tone left no room for argument as Naruto complied with her. The magic aura around the royal sisters exploded, illuminating their entire body. The manes lengthened on them as there whole bodies began to illuminate like their mane. The three deities took to the sky as shock-waves began to cause the ground under them to crumble.
A succession of spells fired from Luna's horn like lightning almost too quick to see. Instantly Discord erected a barrier to block every blast as Celestia moved like light, firing a close range blast with concussive force that sent Discord flying back. Luna let out a righteous roar. "You will pay for you crimes! I will make sure of it!"
Stopping himself in midair his body twisted as multiple chaotic spheres flickered to life and was fired back. Celestia summoned a barrier of her own, pure and white as her coat before teleporting away as the last of the blasts caused the barrier to shatter.
With a snap of his fingers several of the trees of that made of the landscape were made into massive claws that reached the battleground in height as they attempted to attack the Princesses.
Maneuvering around one of the claws Luna hit Discord with an orchid and coal colored sphere. For a moment the Draconquus found himself falling to the ground. In the midst of correcting he was blindsided by Celestia who fired a point blank severing curse into his face.
Discord let out a hiss as he began the process of regenerating his eyes. Chaos erupted in the form of a barrier pushing Celestia back as the Draconquus once more gained vision.
One of the tree hands managed to grab Celestia only for her to react with her own magic, setting the transformed limb on fire and breaking her free from its grasp.
His focus honed in on the older sister would prove costly as the sky began to let loose fierce winds and a downpour of hail and snow. "Know the sensation of pain and despair that you have unleashed on our subjects!"
Discord recoiled as if splashed by scalding water. He pushed himself through the painful storm as he zeroed in on his target.
"LUNA!" Celestia cried to her sister as she gave chase after the mad god. Her attempts to slow him down proved useless as he tanked every single painful blast in his single minded pursuit of the Lunar Alicorn.
Streaming together several spells Luna summoned a barrier and a crest. The crest redirected and focuses the hail now enhanced by her magic. Discord teleported behind her and let loose a stream of Chaos that pounded at her barrier.
Almost overwhelmed Luna was being pushed back until she felt her sister's magic joined with her barrier. The sisters began to strain against the might of the Draconquus.
Harmony and Chaos fought for supremacy.
And he could do nothing but watch. 'Kurama…'
'I know. Even after all these years you're still a fool. I suppose that some things never change.'
'They're strong and they'll keep getting stronger. I have faith in them and I want to give them that chance." He began thinking of his herd and all the good they will do and the lives they will save.
"I suppose this is goodbye…Uzumaki Naruto. I suppose I can take solace that it took a God to finally do us in."
"Yeah…Kurama…see you later."
Luna and Celestia found themselves having to retreat as Discord finally overpowered them. "It looks like I have no choice." Celestias hair began to rise as the Sun itself began to glow. Flames began to flicker in and out of existence as her prism colored hair began to turn a smoldering white. The moisture in the air began to dry up as the temperature began to rise and climbing past a hundred.
At this rate Celestia was going to ascend. Discord remembered all too well what kind of power Celestia wielded as Eternal Blaze. In that form it was the closest anyone outside of Faust came to being a viable threat to him.
"No you don't monster!" Discord was about to simply blast her when he was forced to avoid a javelin of ice conjured by Luna. Celestia's magic while greater, it was Luna that had a greater mastery over Pegasi abilities allowing her to channel his hated weakness. It was than he took notice of something. Luna's magic was straining against her body, as if it was trying to bleed out.
It was then he realized what was happening. The two were beginning to harmonize. Even If the elements had passed on the two connection as sisters was not a bond so easily severed. They were the Day and Night and if this continued on he could be dealing with an awakened being that could summon ice.
This was not something he could allow. So he stopped holding back. Them having power and feeling helpless meant nothing for his enjoyment if they discover a means to truly fight back. While not as having many options them being brought to the brink of death at least meant they could not threaten him.
The blast that he unleashed ripped through Luna's barrier the force, causing tears to appear in her clothing. A silent scream tore through Luna's throat as her bones were fractured. Her control of her magic completely ripped from her because of the shock.
"No!" Celestia in midst transformation redirected the power pouring through her. With all her magical might she had hit the Draconquus with a focused Solar Flare while diverting some of that power to create a barrier to protect the planet from the effect of such a sudden attack. One wrong misstep in handling such an attack could see to it that all life for miles would be wiped out in a blink of an eye.
Once her magic cleared Discord was in plain sight, his back fur singed and his skin showing signs of burns. Even the likes of Discord would take a few minutes to recover from that attack. It was why Harmony and Chaos magic were equal yet opposites. Even the God of Chaos couldn't harmlessly shrug off the effect of Harmony magic if it was powerful enough or else the Elements wouldn't have been capable of sealing him in the first place.
Appearing above her Discord blasted her with several balls of concentrated Chaos. The blasts had sent her into the ground and forming a crater from the impact. He hovered over her. The effort of killing the royal sisters would have been a pain as Deities even half bloods were annoying to kill.
"You know Celestia. I think its time I give you an up close and personal look of what its like to be trapped in Stone."
Naruto knew while Discord was distracted he needed to strike. This time the throat. He charged forward when Discord turned in his direction and smiled a cruel smile.
Naruto suddenly felt like he was running his cement shoes. He could feel Kurama's chakra leave him.
He heard a soft pitter-patter and looked down to see his blood pooling on the stone ground below him.
That was when Discored pulled his claw out of his chest.
'Dark. Its growing so dark.'
Then there was pain. Yes, there was most definitely pain. He had been stabbed straight through, from is chest to his back.
"Did you think," Discord said quietly, "that this was a storybook?" He leaned in to whisper in his ear. "That you, the hero would show up here and do battle with I, the evil god and defeat me, winning the day for ponykind? That because I prefer breaking those beneath me over killing them that I am not capable of taking life?" Naruto was beginning to feel incredibly cold, and his legs were starting to shake. "Do you think that this is the way of the world? That a mortal can kill a god? Let me show you why those stories are just that…stories."
He felt another sharp pain in his chest from where he was stabbed a second time "I don't think you have much time left," Discord said softly. "This is where your life ends. You will die here…forgotten while I rule over the planet."
Luna mended her body as well as she could, but she could only watch helpless, unable to stand.
"Stop! No!" tears began dropping from Luna's eyes. She was helpless. Naruto needed her and she couldn't do anything. The one moment she really needed to step up to protect somepony she cared about that somepony was putting their life on the line to save her and her sister.
And with one last blast of chaos energy Naruto's body fell to the ground limp.
Discord then turned his attention to Luna. "Does it hurt Luna? To be powerless to save someone you love? Don't worry, you won't be putting up with those feelings for long. "
Her first friend in this new era. Her savior. The Captain of her guard. Her best friend. The love of her life. Her mate. He was...gone. Killed right in front of her by this monster. Discord had taken him from her forever. Power erupted from Luna as she was enshrouding in Darkness. After a few seconds the power began to subside as Luna was illuminating in the glow of the moonlight. There in her place stood the form many would have mistaken for Nightmare Moon reborn, if not for the fact that the catlike eyes of her evil embodiment was missing and that tears were flowing down her eyes.
"YOU HAVE GONE TOO FAR!" She roared as the ground below her slowly began to evaporate.
"Calling upon the power of Nightmare Moon are we? You think that'll be enough to make you my equal Princess?" The creature mocked.
The gem that Naruto had from his pocket shot out of it. The power it radiated caused the Draconequus to hiss and recoil. The gem shot towards Luna and combined with her.
A second layer of armor slowly formed. A bright silver coating slowly extended over her form, covering the rest of her form stopping short of her hooves, tail, and below her mouth. In her chest plate the gem attached itself, its color taking on a bright orange sheen. The dark aura now gave off a bright shine that resonated with the glow of the moon.
"Thou have made your last mistake Discord. You should have finished us off when thee had the chance!"
Discord hissed, displeased at this newfound occurrence.
In an instant Luna was in front of him. Such a thing should have been impossible. Even the element of Loyalty needed time to build up momentum to move at that speed.
And with a burst of magic pierced through Discord's hide drawing blood. "You shall not be walking away from this battle alive cursed wretch!"
'Where..where am I?"
'Am I…Dead?'
'Anypony? Anyone? Hello?'
He focused as he tried to remember. Izangai.
To save his life and to give him a second chance. Through Kurama's chakra, through these eyes, through the knowledge the residual chakra these eyes held. The knowledge of those two Uchiha jutsu.
Ninshuu.
The true power of chakra had saved him.
Where…where was he?
Darkness.
So much had happened, only flashes, barely comprehensible… cries and yells, hisses and screeches, the voice of everypony.
Hearing their voices sparked something.
An urge. A desire that was steadily growing stronger.
Protect his friends.
He cared about them. He held them precious. He loved them.
A faint glow. A light. In front of his immobile face.
'Tsunade's necklace?' The green of the gem faded before being born again but in the color orange.
"Naruto Uzumaki…my Bearer."
What? Was this true? But how. There were only six Elements. Wasn't there?
"Let me tell you a story my bearer. The one known as Discord in an attempt to destroy what we once were led to the creation of the form we are now. The Elements of Harmony. But we were known as something greater, as the Rainbow of Light. Faust, our creator fought a battle with the creature eons ago. The Discord you know of as today is a combination of cannibalized Draconquus and a dark force foreign to this realm much like yourself. Only with the Rainbow of Light can we not only seal the demon once more, but cleanse Discord of the evil presence on which fuels him."
"But the other Elements. The connection has been severed."
"No. While faint there is still a connection. We must Reharmonize my brethren. I am far too weak to activate on my own. Only be awakening them can I assist you."
"Alright then. Let's go reawaken Harmony."
The darkness around him began to fade as a tear in this dark dimension opened up. Naruto leaped through it and was once more in the living world.
This…this was…"Ponyville?' His home town was another a nightmarish hell with purple rivers, chocolate rain clouds, marshmellow houses and other matter of weird creatures.
As he passed by the locals he noticed that everypony had been twisted.
Big Mcintosh had been turned into the equivalent of a slobbering canine.
Bon Bon was a shrieking banshee berating children.
The Cakes were gluttons stuffing themselves. The more he continued on the more his heart began to break.
He couldn't stop, no matter how much it hurt. "Watch it asshole!"
His face went pale as he watched the pony that bumped him trail off. "Ditzy…what has he done to all of you?" He whispered as he watched several arguments and fight break out among the hostile locals.
That was when he felt it. Harmony. He trailed down the twisted and unsafe pathways until he got to it. Golden Oaks Library. Up above was a monstrous form of what could only be Spike. A two head beast spewing green fire, every so often snatching something from the town.
The Library itself seemed to be untouched. This is where they were. The Elements. Portecting the one place in town with their power.
Naruto burst through the entrance. He began looking around when he picked it up. The sound of crying. He followed it upstairs and burst into Twilight's room. On her head sat a sobbing Twilight with five lifeless Elements of Harmony, with Magic slowly beginning to dim.
"Twilight Sparkle." He called out to her. Twilight's tear stained face looked up. Her flatten ears and puffy eyes indicated she was like this for some time.
"N-Naruto?"
"Its me Twi." He smiled reassuringly at her.
"Naruto!" She cried as she teleported. She landed in his waiting arms, her face buried into his chest as he pulled her into a hug. "I-I thought you were dead. It w-was horrible. I…I couldn't do anything. H-He showed up in town and said you were dead." She sobbed into his chest.
"Its alright. I'm fine…but its not over. We can't give up. Discord hasn't won. We have to find the girls and reharmonize the elements."
Twilight began to calm down as she whipped away her tears. "How?"
"By reminding them just how important our friendship is of course." The hug ended and he grasped her hand. "You ready?"
Twilight nodded, a new look of determination filled her. She. She couldn't believe she had almost let him win. That he almost let her break him. But she couldn't fail here. Everypony was counting on them. Using her magic she summoned the chest and gathered of the Elements of Harmony. The Element of Magic regained the shine it had lost. "I am."
With that the two of them began tracking down their friends.