I groan as I lie on the floor, my mind racing through a foggy maze of memories. I can barely remember the last few minutes, but I do recall being very confused. I sigh and run a hand through my hair as I try to think back to- what the fuck!? I open my eyes and look at my arm, finding it to be back to normal. I sit up and look over myself and yell in joy when I see that I'm human again.

"YES! YES! FUCK YOU HOOVES I HAVE FINGERS! YES!" I yell as I jump to my feet and begin to look myself over. Everything is back the way it was. No confusing sheath, no useless wings, no giant head thingy, I'M HUMAN... AND NAKED!

"Well... that wasn't expected." I look back to see Celestia and Discord staring at me. "I thought that with the Elements of Chaos you would have turned into a Draconequus... odd." Altum says as he floats away from the machine and looks me over a bit. "Do you feel chaotic at all? Perhaps a little?"

"You could say that." I say as I flare my hands- oh sweet Barbra that feels good to do again. I smirk as Altum begins to circle around me, eyeing me curiously. I take slow, even steps to keep my back away from him. "You really think you're some lord of chaos, don't you?"

"I think my methods speak for themselves." Altum says proudly as he continues to circle around me. "My question is, what's going to push you towards chaos?"

"Enough of your games Discord!" Celestia snaps at him. "You will pay for your crimes!" Altum chuckles a bit as he comes to a stop. We stare each other down as we wait for one another to make the first move. My heart begins to pick up pace as the archaic flames in my hands lick against my forearms. The temperature in the room seems to have picked up considerably as I feel a bit of sweat build up on my forehead. This is going to be an interesting fight.

"Your move... Altum." He frowns a bit at his name being called but smiles as he comes to stop.

"So it is. Do you wish to know what I did once humanity fell to the Unfamiliar, Miles?" He asks as he steps backs, fading away. I raise my hands and move around, looking for him. I pause when I feel his breath on my ear. "I... killed... Susurrans Bellum."

"ALTUM!" I yell as I turn around and try to grab him. He fades away before I could grab him, chuckling. I yell out in anger and let my power loose, feeling the portal on my back flare and connect with my arms. I look to left arm and grab the potestatum anul and begin to pull on it.

"What are you doing Miles!" Celestia yells as she runs to my side. I ignore her and continue to pull on it. Bolts of energy start to shoot out from it as the metal begins to give away.

"Miles! Won't the power kill you!?" Pinkie yells as she joins in on the other side.

"ALTUM STANS!" I yell, putting all of my strength into removing the metal ring. The sound of metal bending fills the room as the ring begins to slowly bend further and further away until it finally snaps off of my arm. I feel a jolt of energy wash over my body as I turn my attention to the other metal band. With the added power I tear through it quickly and feel my magical ports jet with energy as the band falls from my arm. "EGO OCCIDAM TE!"

I run forward and push my hand before me, sending a deafening wave of energy that blasts a hole in the wall. Thunder and lighting fill the sky as balls of fire rain down from the black sky. The road has turned into a river of fire and is already on its way to destroying the entire town. Screams echo from every building as ponies try to escape the danger.

"NO!" Celestia yells as she runs forward and takes in the view. "I have to save them!" She yells before taking to the air. I look back at Pinkie as the rest of the Cakes join her at her side and try to think of a plan of action for them. They can't stay here, but where's safe? Where could they go that would be safe for them and everypony else?

"Pinkie, I'll clear a path to my home and escort you all and Luna to Topaz Falls." I tell them.

"Okay, what about you? Discord probably ran off by now and there's a lot of ponies trapped by the fires." Pinkie tells me as I turn back to the fires.

"Leave that to me." I begin charging my magic to max out before setting the spell in mind. Once I feel my lines grow to every part of my body I run forward and jump into the fire. I feel the heat surround me as the air dries and my vision go red. I push my hands down and wait till I hit the ground. The sound of the roaring fires suddenly dies when I pull all of the surrounding oxygen out of the air.

I hold the ball of energy before me and slowly let it loose, trying my best to not have it blow back in my face. When a ball of fire explodes behind me, I fall forward and let the ball go. I jump up and bring up a shield as the air escapes all around me. Luckily it doesn't all catch fire, but a few vortices appear around me. I look back to Pinkie and the Cakes before charging down the street.

Any form of fire I see I immediately take out as I run down the street with the others close behind me. I hear the babies crying out in fear as Cup Cake tries to comfort them, though the fear in her voice is prevalent. Carrot calls out a few fireballs falling our way, that I deal with by sending chunks of earth at them. With every explosion and quelled fire I hear the children cry out more and more, pushing me to fight harder.

As I clear a path, ponies start evacuating from their homes and join in following me. By the time we get to the park at the end of town I look back to see the crowd behind me has grown considerably. The are hundreds of ponies following me, trying to reach somewhere safe. The crowd seems to be mainly earth and unicorn ponies, though there are a few injured pegasi as well. I can see the air filled with pegasi trying to fly their way to my home as well, dodging the balls of fire as well as they can. A few unfortunate souls take hits and plummet to their death.

The fire ends at the park, but the fields are collapsing before us in reverse. Large chunks of earth crack and break before levitating up towards the sky. I look ahead and see the cracks racing towards my home. I kneel down and launch myself into the maze of crumbling earth. I leap onto one chunk before leaping to another one. The rock rolls over when I slam into it, sending me falling to one below it. I crash into the rock and get the wind knocked out of me momentarily.

I look up and see a large boulder heading right for me. I push forward and crack the rock, making it miss me. Dust flies up everywhere when as it crashes into the ground. I cough as I try to get back on my feet, but fall over as the ground continues to shake from more and more falling objects. I yell as I begin to push the large rocks away in an attempt to clear a path to my home. For every rock I shove aside, two more seem to take its place. I yell in frustration as I try to lift my hands up, levitating the field of crumbling rocks around me as well.

"MILES!" I look back and see Rarity run to my side as the rocks lift out of her way. She ignites her horn and begins to assist me lifting the rocks. The entire field begins to lift as every unicorn from the crowd runs forward and begins to assist me as well. In no time at all, we clear a path straight to my home.

"FOALS AND MARES FIRST! IF YOU CAN LEVITATE NOW'S THE TIME TO JOIN IN!" A city earth guard yells as he and a few others begin to usher the others forward. I begin to walk forward as the crowd begins to run ahead. A gust of wind catches my attention, making me look up. All of the pegasi are using the stone roof for cover as they race towards my home as well. I look behind me and see a large gold aura rise over the town and head towards me, lead by a white speck.

As Celestia comes closer, I notice her flying is a bit off. She's left wing hesitates to extend up and she seems to be training to keep her altitude. I turn my attention back to the rocks above me and begin to meld them back together, darkening the area around me. Several of the unicorns begin to create balls of light while several other ponies bring out lanterns and other tools for light. Once I finish creating the dome I drop to my knees and let go of my magic, panting and sweating from the exertion.

I look up to Celestia and see her racing towards us with all of her might. When she finally makes it to our group she drops down and crashes into the ground, rolling forward a bit until she slumps to a stop. I push myself up and run to her side as quickly as possible.

"CELESTIA!" I yell when I make it to her. I flare my hands again and begin to heal her. She's bruised and has some internal bleeding, easily due to her prior injury. "Hang in there, I've got you." I tell her as she looks around, either from shock or anxiety.

"There are still more... I have to save them." She tells me as she tries to head back towards the burning town. I hold her still and try to get her to look at me.

"You need to stay put until I fix you up." I tell her as several ponies gather around. "Go get Luna! She should be in my house, go!" I yell at them, getting them to run off.

BOOM

Something slams into my chest and sends me flying back. I hit the ground and roll a bit before coming to a stop. A searing pain takes over me as a large burn mark covers the right of my front. I look over and see Altum walking towards me, a ball of red energy in hand, ready to strike. I try to get up, but the searing pain in my chest cripples me from doing so. I try to throw my other hand at him, but he takes a shot at it, incapacitating me further. I yell out in pain as I fall back.

"It seems I can't affect you directly, but I effect what I can." He gloats as he stands over me, bringing the balls of energy back to each of his hands. "Say goodbye, Miles Eremita."

"You won't win... Altum." I growl back to him as I try to move my legs. I can't manage to get them up enough to harm him, but I try anyway. There has to be a way to get to him. I can't lose, not now.

"I believe I-"

KRA-BOOM

A massive blue beam of energy fires over head and sends Altum flying back. I sigh in relief as I drop down and look back, smirking when I see my savior.

"What are y-you doing?" I ask, wincing in pain slightly.

"Sorry to show up late, but the Great and Powerful Trixie had to gather some friends before this fight." She says as a line of friends walk up from behind and stand beside her.

"Luna, go heal Miles. Twilight, provide cover with your Med-gun. Rainbow Dash and Night Fury, keep Discord occupied. Fayte, you and your zebras help with Discord and get as many of the civilians to safety. GO!" I order to those directly around me. They all nod to me before running off to their tasks. Twilight starts by opening fire while Luna rushes to Miles' side, casting her healing spell on the way. Rainbow Dash stabs at Discord and sends an arc of electricity at him while Night Fury hastily flies up to him, swinging his axes at his exposed belly. Discord slaps the attack away as he backs away from Night Fury, trying to score a hit on him with the red energy. The troop of zebras run off all over the field, either aiding ponies or fighting Discord. I grab the Spartan necklace that I had taken from Night Fury and squeeze it to contact Regina.

"How much longer until you all get here!?" I yell at her.

"We're almost within the county limit. Should be about ten to fifteen minutes." She informs me. I nod before several explosions appear from the earthen ceiling. From above, countless Solar and Lunar guards begin to fly down and form ranks in the air around Discord. They draw their bows and arrows and take aim, letting loose a torrent of sharpened sticks.

"Looks like we got here just in time." An elderly pony says as he walks up beside me. She smiles to me and says, "Diamond Heart, adviser to Celestia and Luna. You?"

"Um... friend of Miles." I say, getting a nod from him as he walks forward, watching the fighting ahead of us unfold.

"Good, you wouldn't happen to have any more tricks under your hat, would you?" He asks with a slight chuckle. I frown at him before running up beside him.

"I've may have a few, but a true magician such as Trixie never reveals her secrets." I tell him, sticking my head up.

"Well then, tell me if you've seen this one before. TO ARMS PONYVILLE!" He yells out. Most of the civilians present pull out weapons of all kind and jump into the fight against Discord. Bows, swords, maces, they use everything at their disposal to repel the patchwork creature.

"But... if they were all guards-"

"They aren't guards." Diamond tells me. "They're just ponies tired of bad things happening to their home. When I discovered that Discord had begun to make his move, I made sure that Ponyville was ready." He tells me as the fight begins to turn in our favor. Discord simply cannot deal with all of these ponies fighting him at once.

"But... how did you know he would attack Ponyville?" I ask him, getting chuckle in response.

"Lets just say I had a hunch." He tells me as he gives me a look.

"S... Stop the attack." Miles grumbles as he tries to get up, only to be stopped by Luna.

"Miles, stay down. You're going to-"

"STOP THE ATTACK!" He yells as he forces himself up. "RUN ALREADY! GET TO TOPAZ FALLS!" He screams as he starts to walk towards the chaotic battle. "He has chaos! He feeds on anger! Stop before it's too late!"

K-K-KRA-BOOM

I blink as everything turns white. I look around and notice that I'm in a protective barrier with Diamond Heart, his horn providing the energy for our shield. He sighs before dropping the shield, revealing the chaos around us. The earthen doe has been blown completely away, showing us the black sky above. Every pony that was present for the fight is suspended in the air, seemingly unharmed by everything. A case of orange-ish red energy coats them as they hovers off of the ground.

I look over to the side and see Miles, Luna and an unconscious Twilight, she must have been the one to try and shield them off. Everything around us seems to have disappeared from existence, leaving us on a flat surface. The ground below me seems the same as it was before, but I only can see where my shadow would have been.

"Is everypony alright?" Diamond asks, getting yeses from me and Luna. "What was that? Where is Discord? Miles?"

"Chaos." Miles answers as Discord appears before all of us. "Let's end this already." Miles throws out his left arm, creating a bright light that ends with some sort of energy weapon in place of his hand. His five portals blaze to life as the lines connect all over his body, burning the ground below him slightly.

"Tsk, tsk, tsk Miles. When will you learn?" Discord says as he charges the energy around himself. "Chaos will always win-"

"You've never had a friend in your life Altum, what would you know of Harmony?" Miles asks as he begins to walk towards Discord. His walking turns to running, which in turn becomes a full body sprint as he charges right for Discord. As he begins to close the distance, Discord starts to attack him, but stops as something seems to strike his gut. I didn't see what it was, but it was enough to give Miles an opening to hit him.

When he makes contact, a blinding light forces me to close my eyes and look away.

I blink as my vision slowly comes back to me. I've somehow ended up back on the floor with my magic off. I blink a few more times as I look up at the clear blue sky, feeling the wind tickle against my exposed side. For a moment I'm peaceful. There's nothing around me, nothing to attend to, just that vast expanse of sky and the wind. Slowly, everything starts to come back to me, and I jump back onto my feet. The vast darkness is gone, revealing a large empty plains devoid of almost anything. It's literally a flat expanse of grass, nothing more, nothing less.

"So... it has come to this." I turn around at Altum's voice and see him standing before me. His long blonde hair blows in the wind as he cold red eyes stare into me. He's straightening out his grey suit as he begins to walk towards me, keeping his gaze on me.

"You're human... how?" I ask as I step back, noticing that I'm clothed as well. "Where did-"

"Some of us do have a bit of class you know." He cuts me off, eyeing my slightly. "And as for this, well, you're the creator. Enlighten us."

"... my guess is the Elements being forced against each other made them reset their hosts. They were made together, I guess they'll never turn on each other." I guess as Altum stops just before me, glaring into my eyes.

"Then you know what that means, right?" He asks, raising an eyebrow slightly. I take a breath in as I face him, ready to end this.

"Usque ad diem mortis pugnamus." I tell him, getting a crooked smile in response.

Twelve lights form around us and have an arc of electricity connect them, circling around us. Each of the lights has its own color, representing its own Element. The world around us dissipates as we back away from one another, readying to fight for our lives. I remove the jacket on my back and ignite my arms, watching Altum do the same. I'm a combat specialist, he was the dean of a school. I have Soul Fire, he's has basic human teaching. I have a cause-

"Before we begin," Altum starts as he begins to walk around, forcing me to step aside to keep our distance. "You may not have known this, but I was originally from Diamond Halls." I stop in my tracks and gawk at him.

"But... then-"

"Oh, and I knew your mother, very well." He tells me with a sly smile. "I also know about your Soul Fire, your comeuppance, why daddy never came to save you, I know everything there is to know about you. I even know who killed your mother on the day of your birth. Nubila can't-"

BOOM

I've had enough of his talking, it's time I killed this asshole. I push my magic to its max and fire again at him, causing a second explosion that turns up a bunch of smoke and dust. I run forward into the smoke-

FWUUSH

I fall back as a powerful gust of wind hits me and knocks me back. I hit the ground and slide back until I feel an electrical force push me back. I jolt out of the electrical field but slam right back into it when another powerful force pushes me back. I try to break free of its grasp, but can't because of all the electricity running through my body at the moment. I feel myself slowly pushing back through the field, so I send one last shot into the center of the area.

KROOM

BOOM

I fly back with the kind of force of water spraying out of a nozzle. At the same time, I hear an explosion and six impacts. I hit the ground, hard, and tumble over until I hit something solid. I can feel several cuts and bruises forming all over me, but ignore them for the greater danger ahead. I push myself up as quickly as possible, finding it difficult with a hazy mind, and ready myself for whatever comes next.

The puff of smoke begins to blow away in the wind as Altum walks out, unscathed. In his right hand is a saber of pure black energy. The hilt seems to be a part of his hand now and the the blade seems... familiar. I can't quite name what its make is, but I feel as if I should. As he walks towards me, he lowers his saber to be held out to the side. My eyes widen slightly as he suddenly lunges forward, using his magic to propel himself even faster.

I jump into the air magically to avoid the hit. His blade slices through the tree behind me with total, unhindered ease. I grab onto a branch and swing myself back down behind Altum. He turns back to me and slashes from a distance, sending a wave of dark energy my way. I throw my arms out and bring up a shield as I try to run for cover. My shield takes the brunt of the hit, but doesn't hold up to it in the slightest. The black energy seems to pause at it, then dissipates the energy before continuing through. No... how could he use that power... how could he use Icy Void?

"Chaos, is a wonderful, wonderful thing." He says from my right before running and slashing at me. I roll forward to a kneeling position to dodge the attack and begin hurling balls of energy at him, trying to force him away before pressing my attack. he dodges a few of the attacks before leaping back, sending a few slashes my way to provide cover.

With the distance between us, I take a moment to take in my surroundings. We're still in Ponyville, though we've ventured into the fields of the park now. There doesn't seem to be anyone near us, so I don't need to hold back. I turn my attention back to Altum and start to charge my hands with large amounts of energy. Soon navitas petram begins to form around my hand, molding to my influence. As Altum begins to run towards me, I add more power into forming my weapons, forming blades as Altum closes the distance.

I slide under his attack and try to bring back my blade to hit him in the side. He brings his swing completely around to block my attack, pinning our two weapons together, so I try to stab with my other makeshift blade. He catches my fist with his hand and holds it in place, keeping the blade centimeters from his side. I try to muscle my way to dominance with each arm, but no matter what I do his smaller form is keeping me at bay. It has to be that energy sword, it has to be giving him this power. There is no physical way he could keep me at bay like this.

"What's the matter, Miles? Cat got your tongue?" Altum asks as he begins to push back on me, forcing me to fold slightly. "Did you really believe you could defeat me without the Elements? I am the ruler of chaos, I am in my domain."

"N-no you're n-not." I struggle to say as I try to fight back, finding it impossible to do. "You're a tyrant Altum-"

"I TOLD YOU TO STOP CALLING ME THAT!" He yells as he knocks me down with a push. I hit the ground and feel the navitas petram shatter from my hands, their energy somehow being drained. I wince when I feel something jagged edge into my back, cutting me up slightly. "I AM DISCORD! LORD OF CHAOS! I WILL-"

SLAM

His shoulder is yanked back as a spray off red explodes out from him. He stands there for a moment, confused as to what just happened. At the same time, I feel something within me begin to stir. The energy sword fades away from his hand and he slowly tilts back, falling to the ground. I sit up and look around in shock for whatever just took him out. On the ground behind me I find one of the Elements of Harmony sitting there, Kindness. I grab it and focus on it, feeling its warm energy wash over me and begin to heal me. I hear several air snaps as the other Elements snap onto my arm, taking their old positions.

I stand up and throw my arm out, creating Laminis Lux on my right hand. I look over to Altum and see him slowly ebbing away from life, his blood pooling around him as he takes his last gasps of air. I step over his body and glare down at him.

"This is it, any last words?" I ask him.

"WAIT!"

I fly out of the tree line and make my way over to Miles as quickly as possible, dropping my sniper rifle along the way. He looks over to me in a daze, somewhat confused by my presence. I ignore his looks and rush to Discords side, holding his head in my hooves carefully.

"It's okay, it's alright. I'm here Discord, I'm here." I whisper to him as I stroke his cheek slightly, getting a scared look from him.

"F-fluttershy? B-but-"

"Shh, just listen, please." I beg him. He reaches up with a shaky hand and grasps my hoof by his cheek. "I know what you did Discord, and I forgive you."

THUNK

Discord bulges forward as Miles punches him right in the stomach. His hand seems to go into a bright portal in his body, but it is still affecting him.

"Miles!"

"N-no, this has t-to happen." Discord groans as he twitches in pain. "I-I fused with the Elements... if I'm going to die, he has t-to take them away."

"But, why do you have to die!" I ask as I take hold of his hand, tearing up slightly. "Isn't there anything anypony could do!? What do you need? What can I do?" I ask feverishly as I squeeze his hand. Miles is completely focused on whatever he's doing while Discord is chuckling slightly.

"B-benignus Fluttershy, usque in finem." He chuckles as he loosens his grip on my hoof. "Vale, mi amice." He says as he lets go and peacefully closes his eyes.

"No, Discord! Fight it, you can't die Discord! Why does he have to die, DISCORD!" I yell frantically as I try to shake him awake.

"AHHH!" Miles yells as he yanks back his hand, creating a blinding light. I raise a wing and a hoof to try and block it out, but it's still is blinding. After a few seconds everything turns back to normal, letting me open my eyes.

"W-where did he go?" I ask as tears begin to fall. All that's left is a circle of stained grass. No body. No ashes. Nothing. "Where did he go!" I demand from Miles as I stand. He steps back and looks to his left arm. Like his right, it is ending in an energy blade, but this one is different. It seems to be made of black energy and send shivers down my spine simply from looking at it. Miles looks at it and cracks a wry smile.

"Now... I am complete." He says in a raspy voice before falling back.

WOO! Finally, I never thought this would end. Alright my bronies, hope you've had your fill of the crazy cavalcade of chaos, because things are calming down for a while now. There still will be some fights and conflict, but for the most part the rest of arc three could be considered Slice of Life instead of Adventure. It won't be drastic, but it will happen.

In further news, have you noticed the lack of brony point thing-a-magigers? That was intentional. I had to make sure certain things turned out certain ways so I had to restrict them. Also, for those of you have been following for this long and know my blog posts, this is where I actually am restarting the counts for brony points.

For one reason: there have been multiple occasions where people comment on every chapter when they start reading. This isn't wrong and I enjoy it, but when they earn the rewards and have no clue (beyond that of the normal confusion) what's going on, they tend to decline the offer. So now it's something for up to date readers and special cases.

Brony on!