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Truly Divine

by Onomonopia

Chapter 20: Destroyer

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"I don't know, I think that perhaps it should go there," Thorax said to the changelings that were holding Chrysalis's old throne, a monstrosity of darkness and evil that reminded the changelings of the life they had under her. "But maybe I should put it in a museum or something like that. It's an important, albeit dark, part of our history. For now just put it in the maybe pile. We'll deal with it later."

"Whatever you say Thorax," the changelings replied before they grunted and carried off the throne, leaving Thorax to let out a sigh before he turned to the rest of the things that needed to be done. He glanced out the window of the palace, which was undergoing renovations to remove the tyranny of Chrysalis and to usher in a bran new age. Since he had been one of the first changelings to defy Chrysalis, Thorax had been put in charge.

'Which leaves me to deal with all of the changes,' Thorax thought to himself as he looked down at a list he was carrying, sighing as he saw that he was nowhere close to done with his list. 'Need to get a move on, sun will be going down soon.'

Thorax spread his wings, which shined in the sun now, much to his enjoyment, and flew out of the palace down to the changelings in the streets. Along with changing the palace to fit the new style of the changelings, the area around the palace was also being renovated with new buildings and roads. Thorax was especially proud of the roads, considering how quickly they had been built under such a short amount of time.

'We also got luck that the titans that have been attacking the land of Equestria haven't come here. Actually I'm glad most of the things in Equestria haven't come here,' Thorax thought before looking up at the setting sun and letting a smile cross his face. 'I guess I should be thanking whoever is up there looking over us. It's thanks to them that-'

BOOM!

Thorax let out a yelp as an object slammed into the road not far from Thorax, shaking the ground and sending chunks of rubble flying past his head. Thorax looked through the dust kicked up by the impact to see that a crater had been created by the impact of the object, a crater that was not only massive, but would take a long time to repair.

"Oh come on, what could it be now?" Thorax asked as he walked to the edge of the crater, but the moment he peeked down to the bottom of the crater he felt his heart sink to new depths. For in the center of the crater was a large, electrified hammer, one that hummed with a power that he could feel even from the top of the crater. But it wasn't the hammer that scared him. He had heard the stories. And he knew who followed the hammer.

Swallowing his fears, Thorax slowly lifted his eyes to the sky to see that his fears had been confirmed. There, floating in the sunlight with a thunderous look on his face, was the god of thunder. Thor. All Thorax could do was watch as Thor descended right beside Thorax, before the god extended his hand and called Mjolnir back to his grasp. Thor then slowly looked around at all of the terrified changelings that were staring up at the god of thunder, all eyes filled with fear.

"Greeting, ruler of the changelings," Thor said in a deep and very angry tone to Thorax, who wished that he could turn invisible so that he could vanish on the spot. Thor looked around at all of the changelings around him, who reminded him of the colorful beetles of Earth, before he rested his eyes upon Thorax once more. "Thou has no need to fear. Thor has not come here to harm you nor your nation."

"That's...good to hear," Thorax said in a near whisper, trying not to meet Thor's eyes but found that he couldn't look away. "T-then why are you here, Lord Thor? Because we just built this road and your hammer kind of...destroyed it."

"Aye, Thor will repair your roads. After what he has done what he has come to do," Thor replied with a thundering tone before his eyes filled with lightning. "I am here to speak with your god, Toraxo. Tell me where the coward is hiding and I will leave you in peace."

"Considering I've been praying since the moment you showed up, he should be arriving any time now," Thorax replied in a nervous tone, his eyes shrinking when lightning cracked across the sky behind Thor.

"Very well. I shall wait," Thor replied before he dropped Mjolnir to the ground and sat down cross legged next to the hammer, closing his eyes and starting to breath calmly. Thorax had no idea what to do, so he was incredibly relieved when he looked up to the sky and saw the princesses of Equestria descended towards him, with another pony and her foal in tow as well.

"Princess Celestia. Princess Luna. Thank the gods that the two of you are here," Thorax said as he raced over to the two, before nodding to the mare who was cradling a foal. "The lord of Equestria just showed up and I have no idea what to do. He's here for Lord Toraxo and I'm afraid to say anything to him lest he turn that wrath of his upon us."

"That is the wise thing to do," Celestia replied before motioning her head to Summer, who was holding Autumn with fear written clearly on the mother's face. "Thor believes Toraxo to have cursed the foal with a spell, so he has come here to ask if Toraxo will remove the curse. We came along to make sure that is all that happens."

"That is terrible. How could Lord Toraxo do such a thing?" Thorax asked with a shake of his head, before he caught the underlining tone in Celestia's voice. "Wait, he's here to ask, right? Then what happens...if Lord Toraxo doesn't remove the curse from the foal?"

The dark look in Celestia's eyes told Thorax what would happen and with fear filled eyes he looked back at the god of thunder, who still had yet to move. "My sister and I also came here to ask a favor of you. We wish to ask...should complications arise, we ask, no, beg, that you do not blame Equestria for the decisions of Thor. Neither of our nations need another war, not now."

Thorax lowered his head and thought long and hard about his answer for a long time, long enough for Celestia and Luna to become nervous. "You helped us drive out Chrysalis. You helped us to reclaim what was lost to us," Thorax began, before his eyes darkened and he shook his head. "But Lord Toraxo is our god. If he asks us to fight your nation...we cannot tell him no. I am sorry."

"Thorax, please reconsider," Celestia tried to say, but at that moment Thor rose to his feet and lifted his hammer, causing lightning to flash across the sly above the changeling empire.

"TORAXO! I know that you can hear me, you coward!" Thor thundered to the heavens with enough force to shake the planet beneath him. "Do you not know it is an offense to ignore a fellow immortal?! Come and answer for what you have done, lest you make me truly angry!"

Thor's words rumbled like the thunder above, getting the changelings to take shelter under whatever they could find. Thor kept his eyes glued to the heavens with an expectant glare, but when the god of the changelings did not show himself he turned his head towards the gods temple with dangerous eyes.

"Very well then. So if my mere presence alone will not be enough to get your attentions," Thor muttered as he took aim at the temple. "Perhaps this will!"

With a swing of his arm Thor hurled Mjolnir into the temple, sending the hammer crashing through the side of the silver shrine and caving in the walls. Following the will of the god, Mjolnir flew back and forth across the temple before the might of the hammer finally brought the entire temple down, getting the changelings that were watching to cry out in fear. Thor extended his arm and Mjolnir returned to him, just in time for Thor to turn around with a dangerous smile on his face.

"Finally. I thought that he would never show."

A massive column of fire erupted from the ground, turning the air around the changelings into a heatwave. From within the fire walked a changeling that burned like hell and the expression on his face told those that looked upon him that was exactly what Thor had wrought with his actions. The only being there that wore no look of concern was Thor, whose eyes were still filled with lightning as he gazed down at the other god.

"You have made a grave error, Thor," Toraxo said in a voice that was like a bubbling volcano, just one push away from erupting and taking everything with it. "Coming to my own land and calling me out was insult enough, but to have the gall as to destroy my temple? That is an offense that I cannot-"

A right hand to the side of the face sent the god of the changelings flying through one of the buildings that had been constructed, before he skidded to a stop next to a group of changelings. The multi-colored bugs ran for their lives as Toraxo slowly rose to his feet, the fires of hell burning in his eyes.

"Offense? Thou wishes to speak of offense? Then let us speak of your unholy offenses! Such as cursing a young foal with dark magic!" Thor thundered, while lightning coursed from his hammer. He pointed that same hammer towards Toraxo while glaring the god down. "If thou has an ounce of honor in your body, you will remove what you have done to her before I force you to."

"Thor, our deal!" Luna called over to Thor, but the two gods were far to angry at that point to hear the words of the mortals.

"I will do no such thing. The foal is cursed and cursed she shall stay," Toraxo replied before spitting fire to the side, burning a hole in the ground.

"Why curse her? What does an immortal being have to gain from cursing the life of one so young?!" Thor roared in fury, a fury that summoned thunderclouds overhead.

"Simple, Thor. She is an example. And example to those who dare try to be more than anything they are. I am a god and they dared to stand to me. I wished to curse the mother as well, but I figured that it would be more...of an example if her daughter was consumed by the fire first," Toraxo explained with a smirk, only for the air to chill around the area as Thor tilted his head and hid his eyes beneath his helmet.

"Is that your answer?" Thor asked in a calm tone, one that scared the ponies and changelings far more than any amount of thunder could have. Toraxo spat in reply, getting Thor to raise his eyes to glare at the god once more. "So be it...HAVE AT THEE!"

Toraxo had just enough time to hear the cry before Thor was upon him, swinging Mjolnir down towards the skull of the god. Toraxo vanished in a ball of fire in time to avoid being hit, but when the hammer struck the ground it shattered the land under its might. Thor turned around to see Toraxo appear behind him, balls of hellfire circling around him.

"Very well Thor, the ponies will watch as another of their gods fail them!" Toraxo roared as he fired the balls towards Thor, which melted the ground as they soared towards him. A smirk crossed Thor's face as he swatted the balls out of the air with Mjolnir, getting the changeling god's eyes to go wide as his attacks were brushed away.

He then screamed with rage as he slammed his hooves into the ground, creating columns of fire that erupted towards Thor. Thor hurled his hammer forward and flew through the pillars of fire towards the god of the changelings. Toraxo eyes widened before Thor grabbed him by the throat, lifting the god of the changelings with one hand before slamming him into the ground at Thor's feet.

"Remove your curse!" Thor demanded before he drove a boot into the side of the changeling god, sending him flying through the side of a building. Thor began to slowly spin his hammer as he advanced towards Toraxo, who was struggling to get to his hooves.

"Thor, please! Cease this before it goes too far!" Celestia yelled as she ran between Thor and the changeling god. Thor placed a hand on her shoulder and gently pushed her out of the way, but even though he was restraining himself Celestia was still sent flying away. Toraxo spun his head around and spewed fire from his mouth, bathing the god of thunder in flames. Yet even with flames as hot as the sun, Thor reached through the fire and grabbed Toraxo by his throat, hoisting him once more before slamming him into the ground.

"I will ask only once more. Remove your curse," Thor demanded as he slammed a boot into the sternum of the god, getting him to cough in pain as his body cracked.

"Even if I could, do you think that I would?" Toraxo asked Thor with a smile crossing his face, getting Thor's eyes to narrow. "This right here is your greatest failing as a god, Thor. You don't command respect. Yes, the ponies like you and appreciate you, but they will never worship you like the changelings do me. You will just be another deity that Equestria will forget in time."

"What does thou mean even if you could?" Thor asked in a dangerous tone, one that got Toraxo to start laughing before he smiled up at Thor with evil in his eyes.

"The curse I put upon the foal is not one with a cure or a counter spell. It is a killing spell. One that is slow and painful. And it's power come from me, meaning that it is a divine curse. One that not even you can remove," Toraxo said with pride before he spat fire onto Thor's suit. "So you will have to watch, Thor. Watch as the filly that summoned you, who has put her faith into you, dies while you can do nothing. In fact..."

Toraxo's eyes flashed and a moment later Autumn began to scream, getting Thor to look over at Summer and Autumn. The filly was screaming in pain as she writhed in her mothers grasp, while the princesses were trying to use their magic to soothe the pain of the foal.

"Enjoy her final moments, Thor. Enjoy watching her die knowing you failed her," Toraxo spat at Thor with a smirk. "And know that no amount of words or bargaining will change my mind. This is you punishment for insulting me."

Thor then slowly turned his head to glare at the god beneath his boot, face hidden in shadows except for his eyes. Eyes that were flashing with a thunder and lightning that was beyond any that Toraxo had seen before. Thor then lifted Mjolnir over his head, taking perfect aim at the god beneath his boot. Toraxo's eyes widened as he realized what Thor was about to do and he opened his mouth to say something.

"Thor, wait-"

Faster than the rests of the gods words could come out, Thor struck down with Mjolnir with all of the power in his body. The sound of Mjolnir striking rang out with a roar of thunder, one that got all in the area to cover their ears. But their eyes remained glued open, eyes that were glued to the sight before them. For at the feet of Thor lay Toraxo, the god of the changelings...except that were his head had once been was now Mjolnir and golden, godly blood that soaked the head of the hammer.

Autumn stopped screaming a few moments later, breathing heavily as the pain died down in her. Summer held her daughter close with tears of relief running down her face, while all of the changelings and the two princesses looked at Thor with horror and disbelief in their eyes, unable to comprehend what Thor had just done. Thor cast a glance to his side to see that Autumn was fine, before he glared down at the body of Toraxo.

"Thou told me the curse was tied to your powers. To slay thee was the only way to remove the curse cast upon the child. You would not do it thyself. You left me no other choice except to slay thee," Thor said as he extended his hand and returned Mjolnir to his grasp, before he spat on what remained of Toraxo's head. "I am glad you didn't."

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