For two weeks the pair traveled in mostly silence with Raven instructing him in the arts of dark magic until they final reach Mount Albrayon.

"Where to?" Sky asks looking as they kept riding.

"There." Raven says pointing towards a path.

"How can you tell?" Sky questioned.

"I just do." Raven says hiding the map more under her cloak.

"Very well. I trust you. After all, you are my beloved wife." Sky says opening the door of the carriage.

Raven nods and follows him out as they go up the path, leaving the attendants and guards behind.

As they made their way up the mountain, Sky could start to feel the dark magic around.

"It's heavy, is it not?" Raven suddenly asks feeling the same thing.

"Yes, but you seem unaffected." Sky notices.

"I am a master." Raven points out.

"I still have so much to learn." Sky says a little discouraged as they continued onwards. Days of hiking later, they saw a castle that gave off an aura of dark and foreboding.

"There it is. You need to go first…and give me your armor." Raven requests.

"Should we announce ourselves?" Sky asks as he dispelled the illusion magic and starts by handing her his helmet.

"Yes…you go first." Raven says taking the helmet.

"You mind helping me with the chest plate it is a pain to do by myself." Sky requests.

Raven nods and starts to help him undo the chest armor before finishing getting him undressed and seemed to store the armor in some sort of portal before Sky went forward to announce himself. Sky waited a moment after yelling who he was before the gate started to open with a creek so bad he was sure they made the gate to do it when opened.

"Well…?" Raven asks sitting down behind him.

"There doesn't appear to be anyone, but I am assuming there is because of who we are here to meet." Sky says looking to her.

"Go." Raven says waving a hoof at him.

"Aren't you coming?" Sky asks.

Raven shakes her head. "This is a meeting between you and the vampire."

"Half vampire." Sky corrects before walking in.

"Try staring at the stars." He hears as the doors suddenly close behind him and bathe the room in complete darkness before the ceiling lights up in lit up dust that resembles the sky. "I hear they're grand."

Sky looks around, focusing on trying to find anyone as he slowly makes his way forward.

"Do you have anypony?" He hears and was sure the question was directed at him as he hears the female voice.

"Define anypony." Sky says.

"Wives, sexy wives, slaves, sexy slaves, and good old fashioned servants." He hears the voice chuckling.

"Of course…you are Vinyl, correct?" Sky asks.

"Oh. Birde talked. Good. Did she explain anything?" He hears Vinyl ask.

"I suspect you mean Chrysalis before I slew her." Sky answers.

"Oh. That bug knew we were somewhere. Just couldn't find jack squat." Vinyl says laughing.

"Raven has told me you species had a pact. Changelings get the providence west of the mountain as their hunting ground and you the east side and mountain itself." Sky says.

"Oh yeah. Blood is always tasty no matter what." Vinyl says and he swears he can feel a smirk.

"And now I control them instead of exterminating them. I have no interest in fighting your species, but I find I have to either get you on my side or do that. So what should we do?" Sky asks matching her smirk.

"Fuck a bug yet?" She suddenly asks.

"Not yet, but soon the new queen and the wife she had before she was changed will soon be mine." Sky says.

"Oh. A conqueror. I love that. You going to fuck me?" Vinyl asks laughing.

"And what if I say yes?" Sky says almost challengingly making the laughter stopped abruptly.

"Are you serious?" Vinyl asks.

"Deadly. If I wasn't, then how will I conquer all the continent and unite it." Sky informs.

"Nice. Okay. You wanted a view." Vinyl says as Sky looks around before he felt a tap on his shoulder and turns to see a unicorn hanging from the wooden ceiling bars. "Hi." She says waving.

"I must admit. I expected beauty, but you exceed expectations." Sky flatters.

"Cute." Vinyl says poking his nose.

"I try. So what is your answer? I have an invading army on hold as we speak." Sky informs.

"If you invade, you lose your hot little mare." Vinyl warns pointing a hoof toward the door.

"I am willing to die and she has already known this. If I should die, her first priority is herself and she is to take back the news and tell them my final order is to remain united. That I may have failed, but you must carry on my dream of uniting the land." Sky says fully seriously, making her hesitate for a moment.

"I see. Then I guess we would have to join to make sure you don't wipe us off the map. Maybe I should be worried or maybe not. You are good looking and have a crazy dream." Vinyl points out.

"So I take that as…something is wrong. The aura of this place is dispelling." Sky says on guard.

"Ah great." Vinyl says getting off the ceiling and getting in front of him as she faces toward the front door.

"Someone is crashing our party huh?" Sky asks not sounding happy.

"Very." Vinyl says glaring at the door as it opens and Raven runs in and shuts the door behind her as she slowly backs off to them.

"How many?" Sky asks.

"One." Raven says frowning.

"Just one?" Sky asks surprised.

"Yes. He's one of the worst." Raven says getting in front of Vinyl.

"Explanation, please." Sky requests.

Vinyl hisses under her breath. "It's that young upstart vampire hunter. He has been dogging us for the past few years now. He has some artifact that can neutralize our magic to an extent."

"Oh, interesting." Sky says tapping his sword's handle in anticipation.

"Are you serious?" Vinyl balked at him.

"My first way to help you is getting rid of this annoyance. Sound good to you?" Sky asks.

Vinyl blinks. "Um…sure."

"So how many ways into here from the gate?" Sky asks.

"Two. In the back." Vinyl says curious what he's going to do.

"Raven, can you set up a spell that will alert us if he comes through one of those two?" Sky asks.

Raven nods and runs off with her horn lighting up.

"So what is he like, arrogant and brash or cautious and careful?" Sky asks.

"The first part with a dose of idiocy that is deadly." Vinyl says watching the door.

"Then through the front door there." Sky says moving off to the side, out of sight from the front door.

"At least you are not the same." Vinyl says look into the side at him before returning to watching the door.

Sky says nothing as Vinyl goes to the chair at the other end of the room.

They wait as they both watch the door before it was kicked open and slams against the walls. "All right. All vampires, line up!" They hear a young voice calls out.

"Rude, aren't you?" Vinyl asks before taking a drink.

"I just want your head so I can throw it into a river with a piece of garlic in your mouth." He calls out pointing a hoof at her.

"Could you come back another time? I was discussing politics with somepony." Vinyl informs bored.

"How about you just walk into my blade?" He asks holding up a sword.

"I leave for a few minutes to see the bathroom and this is what I return to." Sky says acting as if he walked in through a door.

"Who the fuck…are you a vampire?" He asks looking at her.

"Is this idiot for real?" Sky asks looking to Vinyl.

"Yes…unfortunately." Vinyl says facehoofing.

"I am going to say this nicely. Please go away and leave us." Sky says trying to seem like an official with no combat experience.

"Step away noble. This is a vampire and my intent to end its life." He says waving a hoof at him.

"Well I have business with her and we are about to make a deal so one last chance, leave or I will force you to." Sky warns.

"I said step aside noble." He warns before looking to Vinyl. "Now then, shall we fight or shall I cut off your head for you."

"Very well." Sky says before drawing his sword and the young stallion barely blocks it in front of his face in time and sees it is Peruro.

"You have it?!" He calls out shocked.

"Yes I do and I know how to use it." Sky says before kicking him hard in the ribs, sending him away.

The young stallion grunts as he holds his ribs. "Who the fuck are you?"

"That is the king of the north. He is here to make sure I and my kind don't hamper his march south to take Libya." Vinyl says smirking.

"Then dieeeeeeeeeee!" He yells out as was sent flying and smashes into a wall as he was held there by dark tendrils that came from Sky who held out a hoof to him. "Dark magic."

"Yes, and you not as strong as I would have thought you to be. What is he here for? Revenge or is it for fame and glory?" Sky asks.

"He just has a big mouth. I think it's for glory and fame." Vinyl says before taking a drink.

"Then let's see how he stacks up." Sky says pointing Peruro at the stallion.

"Aw. Do we have to kill him? He would make a good thrall for me." Vinyl says grinning.

"I think that bracelet of his will prevent that." Sky says.

"Well then, I guess I will just rip his throat out." Vinyl says before hissing and showing her fangs.

Sky paid it no mind as he moved to engage the stallion again.

"Come on! Leave some for me!" Vinyl calls getting off the chair.

"No. Allow me to handle this. After all, he isn't that good." Sky says before disarming him and holding Peruro to under his chin.

"If you are controlled, I can free you." He says trying to move away from the sword.

"Controlled. That is funny." Sky says chuckling before kneeing the stallion hard in the gut knocking him out.

"Aw. I wanted some fun." Vinyl says walking up.

"So how many vampires has he actually killed and what do we do with him now?" Sky asks before taking his artifact away and sheathes Peruro.

"He has tried to kill a few, but his first one was actually an accident and he's been trying to keep that title ever since." Vinyl says shaking her head.

"So what do we do with him?" Sky asks before whistling, letting Raven know to return.

"I don't know. I never thought we would have a chance to get rid of him." Vinyl says shrugging.

"I have an idea." Sky says starting to get an evil smirk.

Vinyl leans over. "What is it?"

"First, tell me, do you have any attendants?" Sky asks.

"Not really." Vinyl says shaking her head.

"Do you also like mares?" Sky asks.

Vinyl giggles as she leans in more. "I'm liking this direction."

"I know of a dark spell that can change a stallion into a mare, but I bet Raven could change him into what you want and then we can rewrite her personality to be what you want for an attendant." Sky explains.

Vinyl giggles more. "Let's do it. I want one."

"Raven, you catch all of that?" Sky asks.

"Yes, I did. What do you want Vinyl?" Raven asks looking over the stallion.

Vinyl walked over and whispered into her ear and Raven nods before chanting a spell.

Sky smiles as the stallions body lights up and then his body starts to morph and he sees the coat change into a red dark with a blue mane and golden eyes. The body shape turning into an hourglass figure with the flank becoming bigger as the chest area becomes smaller. Then leans over and sees that his flank becomes very condensed with the breasts so big, barely they are touching the thighs. "Very sexy. I wouldn't mind a piece of that flank." He says reaching out to touch the flank.

"That is mine." Vinyl says smacking his hoof away as the spell continues and the sexual organs change.

Sky pouts. "Aw. Why not? I bet you would like a show. Me and her and taking her all the way to the highest peak there is." He teases leaning to Vinyl.

"Yes, but only after she has been trained and I have her." Vinyl informs.

"I can train her." Sky offers.

"Nah. I want to do this personally." Vinyl informs.

"Make her call out for her mistress, okay?" Sky asks chuckling.

"Oh, she will when I am doNE!" Vinyl started, her voice raising after Sky slapped her flank.

"You have a nice flank as well." Sky says smirking.

"Why you!" Vinyl yells pouncing on him and try to fight him as Raven watches them a bit confused.

"Power bomb!" Sky calls jumping up and landing on Vinyl.

"Roundhouse!" Vinyl yells jumping and kicking him.

Raven raises an eyebrow as they kept fighting each other.

"That seemed to have gone well." Raven says looking to Sky dressing up back in his armor.

"Yes." Sky says leaning on her.

Raven still stares at him. "You now have support. The question is what to start with."

"Yes. What is the first target?" Vinyl asks as they ride in the carriage with the bound and gagged mare.

"Why are you coming with us?" Sky asks.

"Cause I want to." Vinyl says smirking.

"And because she wants to see this fearsome leader." Raven points out.

"So what troops do you command?" Sky asks.

"You heard about the Dark Moon Knights?" Vinyl asks.

"Yes." Sky says.

"There are ten thousand of them and they serve us." Vinyl says.

"Good. Maybe I can use them to my advantage." Sky says chuckling.

"So where first?" Vinyl repeats.

"Aavoz'bvlg is our first target. The Ereagilum Kingdom." Sky informs.

"Oh boy. A big one." Vinyl says grinning.

"They control all but one fief of the border." Sky says smirking.

"Then this will be fun." Vinyl says chuckling.

"It also helps we have secret allies." Sky says smirking.

"Thank you." Vinyl says leaning on him.

"Oh, I didn't mean you." Sky says smirking more.

"Fuck you." Vinyl says pushing him away.

"Think about that for a moment Vampire Queen." Sky instructs.

"Who are you suggesting?" Vinyl asks raising an eyebrow.

"Who is my allies in Libya besides you now?" Sky asks.

"Changelings?" Vinyl suggests rolling her eyes.

"Nope." Sky says.

"Then what is it?" Vinyl asks miffed.

"The questions is how many kingdoms." Sky says.

"You are confusing both of us." Vinyl says glaring at him as Raven just seemed lost.

"I have kingdoms already aligned to me." Sky says, his smirk dropping.

"The stupid flyers." Vinyl asks crossing her hooves.

"Yes and no one knows this so they won't fight me." Sky says smirking.

"At least you aren't a total idiot like her." Vinyl says waving a hoof to the mare still tied up behind them.

"She still out?" Sky asks.

"Nope. She's awake and wants to be free to do as she wishes now." Vinyl says before grinning. "Let her try."

"How about you start to hypnotise her as the start of it?" Sky suggests.

Vinyl waves him off. "Nah. I want her to earn it."

"To start training her." Sky informs.

"Exactly. Once she is finished, she is going to wish to be hypnotised." Vinyl says laughing.

"Where are you going to do this? You can't in my camp. We will be fighting a war." Sky informs.

"My own time. Besides, it won't take long with me." Vinyl says grinning.

"And where will you be?" Sky asks.

"Watching you fight. I can't get killed after all." Vinyl says leaning on him.

"Very well. Step on it." Sky calls, ordering the carriage driver to speed up.