As Celestia was struggling to recover, the creature slowly started walking towards the Sun Princess. She tried firing a beam of magic at it, but she was so worn out that it came off as flimsy. The creature didn't even block the shots as he moved closer to the princess. Before she could crawl away, the monster grabbed Celestia's mane and slammed her head against a wall, causing her horn to nearly crack. She moved her wings to try and fly away, but it already grabbed and snapped them like twigs. She screamed and writhed in agony as she tried to escape.

"Where do you think you're going?" the creature asked.

Celestia fired a shot at the creature again, but it had little to no effect on it. The beast picked up Celestia and proceeded to beat her. Pummeling her minute after minute, she was severely beaten with bruises on most of her body with her horn coming close to being cracked.

"Did you really think I would be that easy? All you merely did was postpone your inevitable defeat."

Celestia spat blood into his face as an act of defiance, but instead of lashing out, the creature just spread it on his face like it was a badge of gratitude. Just then, he started to see Celestia slowly get up.

"No matter how many times you punish me, I will still fight you until either of us falls." Celestia said as she summoned her swords.

"We've reached an understanding." the creature said as it extended its blades.

The two clashed away, but Celestia was limping as she fought back. She already knew that she was in no condition to fight, but she didn't think that the creature would still fight her. Either it was toying with her or it already knew she was a threat. Either way, Celestia had to keep fighting, even if it meant her own demise. Every blow that she dealt to the creature was poor. Whenever she attacked, the creature would parry and attack her. But even as she kept losing, she would still not falter.

"When will you relent? You've already lost, princess. Look around you. Everything you did was of your own doing. If you cease this pointless resistance, you may live to be my pet." the creature offered, grabbing her by the mane and holding its bladed arm in her face.

"To hell with your promise! Like I said time and time again, I will still fight you until either of us falls! Equestria will-"

Just then, the creature retracted its blades and started attacking her with various different combos of claw attacks. It would not cease attacking and after she staggered as she started coughing out blood, it threw her right into another wall where she could see her crown. The creature walked towards her, breaking the crown under its foot as it moved. Broken and battered from all the fighting that has occurred, all she could do was try and limp away, but it was already too late. The monster stepped on her chest piece, breaking it, and looked at her with murderous intent.

"Who... are... you?" Celestia asked in a broken voice.

"King Bahamut..." the creature answered as it inhaled.

Suddenly, it breathed black flames into Celestia's face. She activated a force field, but barely enough to keep her face from being scarred. She was reaching her limit. She was all out of options and had no means of escape from the murderous king. After all that she did to fend off the creature, she was unable to fight back any further. She was starting to black out from the energy she exerted from using her barrier. Closing her eyes for the final time, she was ready to meet her fate...

"SISTER!!!!" a voice shouted.

Celestia opened her eyes and saw Luna flying towards them. The creature turned its head and roared as she approached. Luna fired a beam of magic at the creature, knocking it back into a building. Luna grabbed Celestia and asked,

"Are you okay, dear sister?"

Just then, she heard the creature get out and sprinted forward to kill them. But before it could get its claws on them, Luna teleported Celestia and herself away from Ponyville, having escaped the creature's grasp. The creature roared in fury at their escape as it slammed the ground. Just then, the ooze dripped away from the body, revealing it to be Spike.

"They got away..." the creature said in a low, angry voice.

"My liege!"

Spike turned around and saw that it was a hippogriff.

"Canterlot has fallen! The ponies have all but withdrawn and every single soldier in Canterlot is dead! What shall with do with the remaining ponies?"

"Kill them. We can use them as a food supply. Relay that order to the changelings. But let the evacuees run. We've already won." Spike answered.

"And Ponyville, Your Highness?"

"Burn it. I want this heap looking like a bonfire."

"Right away, Your Excellency!" the hippogriff said as it bowed.

After watching the hippogriff fly away back to Canterlot, Spike looked around Ponyville.

"These ponies will become a threat to you later on in this course of time. I would do away with them before we lose this chance." the creature advised.

"No. Like I told the hippogriff... we've already won..." Spike said as he looked towards the mountains.

***

Up in the mountains, Celestia was severely beaten and broken from her encounter with the creature. Breathing heavily and recuperating from her battle, Luna said,

"Sister, we have managed to get everypony out of Canterlot, but we were so overrun with creatures attacking us that we barely stood a chance. Are you okay?"

Celestia didn't answer.

"Sister?" Luna asked.

Instead of answering, Celestia looked towards Canterlot in tears, her former home that was considered the pride and power of Equestria. It was now riddled with flames and ruin as the creatures kept attacking. Luna looked forward as well with tears in her eyes. They streamed down their eyes as they noticed a flag of Canterlot burn, the very same flag that exemplified authority and dominance. It was now in ruin. There was nopony left to fight, nopony left to help, and nopony left to defend. Canterlot had now become a ground for the forces of evil and the burning flag had now become the very representation of the Royal Sisters' fallen kingdom.