Fall of Equestria: For Honor
Chapter 40: Fall of The Vile King
Previous Chapter Next ChapterThe moment the gates to Canterlot fell, the rebel army poured through like an endless flood as the royal guards and mercenaries desperately tried to pus them back.
"Don't let them in!" a captain cried out before being impaled by Shining Armors halberd as he and his men made way for Princess Luna who proceeded to rally the citizens to their fight.
"Ponies of Canterlot! Now is the time!! TAKE BACK!! YOUR CITY!!!"
Fueled by the sound of their princesses voice, the citizens rose up against their masters and began to use whatever tools they could find as weapons from shovels and pitchforks to the very stones of the streets. The caribou were caught off guard by this sudden rebellion and were quickly overpowered by their former slaves as they were dragged through the streets and strung up one by one while the rest began marching their way towards the castle crying out for the kings downfall.
"Down with Dainn Stonehoof!!"
"Free Celestia!!"
At the head of this mob were Twilight Sparkle and her friends who wasted no time in leading the charge towards the castle where a small battalion of royal guards attempted to intercept them.
"Get out of our way!!" Shouted Rainbow Dash as she flew straight into their ranks like a cannonball that shattered their lines to pieces.
Applejack, Rarity and Twilight soon followed and began cutting them down with ease when the princess noticed a magic barrier surrounding the Canterlot Gardens and became suspicious.
"Princess. With your permission, I'd like to take my friends to the gardens." She requested of Princess Luna who also noticed the barrier and gave permission for Twilight and the others to leave while the rest of the army occupied the castle.
Twilight and her group made their way to the castle gardens, facing little resistance until they found what they had been looking for. The statue of their friend and the former lord of chaos; Discord.
For fear of his power, Dainn Stonehoof ordered his druids to reimprison the draconequs in stone and had a magic barrier erected around him so that he could not feed of the negative emotions of the city to free himself.
"Discord..." Twilight whispered sadly after seeing the statue covered in moss and vines. It was clear that the king had left Discord to be forgotten.
The princess then noticed several streams of magic coming from three stones surrounding the statue and without a second thought, she shattered the first stone thus weakening the barrier. Rainbow Dash and Applejack followed her lead as they shattered the two remaining stones and within moments, Discord broke free of his stony prison and began stretching as if waking from a nap.
"oh! THANK YOU!! you don't know how long I've been waiting for that!" He said while popping his back and knuckles.
"Discord, where is Celestia?" Twilight asked as he continued to stretch.
"She's being held in the dungeons. I will get her to safety, you focus on bringing that brute of a king down."
Before they could ask any questions, Discord snapped his fingers and disappeared in a flash of light.
"I hate it when he does that." Applejack said in a slightly annoyed tone before looking towards the castle.
Inside the Castle
Wulfric marched through the halls of the castle with a few of his warriors as they searched for Dainn Stonehoof yet all they seemed to fine were ransacked rooms and overturned tables, no doubt caused by the servants as they fled for their lives for fear of being charged with treason.
"Damn. Looks like they beat us to the looting." One of the soldiers joked, earning him a small chuckle from the others.
"Focus boys." Wulfric said sternly as they continued down the hall towards the throne room to see Dainn surrounded by royal guards and mercenaries.
"Hiding behind your minions again I see." The young chieftain teased while glaring at the king as he walked down from his throne and looked towards the stain glass windows depicting his conquest of Equestria.
"One year...In just one year I brought this....pathetic kingdom to its knees. I freed our male brethren from their shackles and subjugated the female populace and brought them to their rightful place. I brought liberty to this land...and now you want to take all that away."
"Save your breath Dainn. Your lies won't save you here."
"Hm hm hm. Typical Warborn trash." Dainn said in an amused tone.
"Your clan is nothing but the refuse of those who were cast out or left behind by others. You preach about fairness, justice, equality and honor but you and I know the truth. No such things exist in this world."
"In your world Dainn. Not mine."
Wulfric would waste no more words with the tyrant king as he drew his claymore from its sheath while Dainn sat back on his throne and signaled for his warriors to attack.
"Kill the others but bring the chieftain to me. I want him to be alive when I rape his bitch in front of him."
Dainn was confident that his superior numbers would overwhelm Wulfric and his warriors but as the fight began, the windows surrounding the throne room were suddenly shattered one by one and several changeling warriors carrying chain scythes began attacking the unprepared guards surrounding his throne.
"What the devil?!?"
"Impressive aren't they?" Called the voice of Crafty Dodger who came waltzing into the room with a smug grin and a bloodied katana.
"Meet our shinobi. Best spies in the whole hive. You can thank them for giving us your trade routes, supply stores and battle plans. You should really work on your security, by the way."
The king watched in disbelief as his guards were cut down one by one before making his escape through the back. Only Wulfric was able to pursue him.
"STONEHOOOF!!" He roared furiously as he gave chase while dispatching any remaining guards that stood in his way.
"FIGHT ME YOU COWARD!!"
The two ran throughout the entire castle before finally coming to Canterlot Tower where the king kept his personal favorites of his conquest of Equestria, among them were the depictions of Twilight Sparkle and her friends being raped by the king one after the other and each made Wulfrics blood boil to the breaking point.
"She put up a fight you know." Dainn said with a smirk as he readied his warhammer.
"Your little farm whore....I'll never forget how she managed to fend me off before I finally plowed her."
"Shut up..." Wulfric warned as he continued.
"And that blue pegasus....her flank was so fine that I pounded that first until she begged me to put it in her cunt like the slut she is!!"
"I SAID SHUT UP!!!"
Unable to hold back his anger any longer, Wulfric lashed out and attacked with the strength of ten men as he began to rain blow after blow with his claymore while Dainn was barely able to stand his ground. It was like he was fighting a demon brought up from the lowest depths of hell.
"RAAAAAAAGH!!!"
The chieftains eyes blazed with such anger that one could swear they were on fire and as he continued his assault, Dainns hammer finally split in two as a gaping wound was cleaved into his chest.
"AGH!!" Dainn cried out as he fell on his back.
"Wait! I...I surrender! I surrender!!" He pleaded as Wulfric hoisted him up.
"I...don't...care. RRAGH!!"
Dainn was then thrown through the stain glass window of Celestia's defeat and was instantly covered in cuts with shards of glass dug into his flesh but Wulfric was far from done.
"Get up..." the chieftain hissed angrily while circling his opponent now bleeding on the ground.
"I said-GET!! UP!!"
Dainn was hoisted up by the scruff of his neck and waist before his spine was cracked over Wulfrics knee, his screams of agony were so loud that the fighting had taken a sudden halt and all turned to see him being mercilessly beaten into the ground as his face became swollen and Wulfrics fists became bloody.
After finally calming down, Wulfric saw the kings mutilated face as he coughed and gagged on his own blood but before delivering the final blow he dragged Dainn towards the steps leading to Canterlot castle where a huge crowd had gathered.
All could see the face of the defeated king as he tried to look away in shame while Wulfric forced him to his knees and readied his claymore while saying a few final words.
"Know this Dainn: You will not die a warrior, you will not die a king. You will die as a thief, traitor and coward."
Dainn could not say anything for his throat had been crushed by Wulfrics fists and as he looked up he could see the chieftains sword raised for the final swing and became filled with fear.
"May you wander the frozen wastes of Nifleheim-FOR ETERNITY!!!"
With one mighty swing, Dainns head was cleaved off his shoulders and sent tumbling down the steps toward the feet of Princess Luna. At first their was silence and disbelief but as the rebels looked up they began to praise the one who ended the reign of The Vile King as he proclaimed his authority to the entire city.
"Warriors of the four clans hear me! By the right of combat I have defeated Dainn Stonehoof and claim my title as your lord! Let any who object step forth and challenge me now!!!"
Wulfrics challenge was met with silence as the warriors from each clan began to step forth and bend the knee to their new ruler with some even praising him.
"Hail King Wulfric!!"
"THE KING IN THE NORTH!!"
Once more the rebels began chanting Wulfrics new title and soon all of Canterlot joined in.
The reign of Dainn Stonehoof was brought to an end and the reign of King Wulfric had begun.
End.
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