Twilight was standing on the airship standing on the balcony watching as they landed first on the Storm King’s floating island, huge black spires covered the island. Her group rushed forward tearing into the countless dark mages, soon heads, hooves and horns of Sombran Cultists flew through the air.

Tempest’s forces and Crystal’s forces soon joined the group tearing into the attacking army. Meanwhile Stature’s much smaller force of mercenaries snuck through the dark eerie castle, the silently killed a few cultists who were guarding the pitch black door, they entered to discover a well lit room full of weapons and lazy cultists, they took out the lazy cultists quickly. Stature looked at them “We have secured the area, move out.”

The mercenaries nodded as they snuck into the next room which was dark an the night, the smell of blood filled the room. They looked around in confusion before dark purple candles lit up the room in an eerie glow, they saw thousands of dead cultists with genuine smiles on their faces as well as skulls decorating the dark purple walls. They turned around to see the Storm King but his eyes were glowing green, purple trails flowing of them, the Storm King chuckled “This host is truly amazing, I gotta say if the had any actual magic in him he would be really dangerous. He fell for it too power hungry fool.”

Stature scowled brandishing his axe “Who are you?!”

Their adversary chuckled “I am King Sombra and this will be a fitting host for my power until I can escape that pitiful prison the Princesses locked me in.”

He pulled out a sword and stabbed it into one of the mercenaries chest, the mercenary then dissolved into dust, King Sombra chuckled menacingly “This weapon is perfect, whoever decided to enchant a blade with an enchantment to dissolve their enemies is a genius.”

Stature grimaced as he brandished his axe “Everyone, fight or die!”

Twilight meanwhile was tearing through the cultists outside, Twilight turned to the castle as it exploded, Stature flying out slamming into the ground in the centre of the enemies. He stood up with his axe only for King Sombra to leap down stabbing him in the chest, he turned to Twilight with a sorrowful look as his body turned to dust, his axe landed on top of the dust.

Twilight let out a horrifying wail hat brought everyone save king Sombra to their knee as the anger and sorrow hit them. Twilight’s eyes glowed with chaotic black power, she turned to Sombra and his Cultists with fury in her eyes. King Sombra chuckled unfazed “Ah I see, the one who would have been my host. I am King Sombra master of Darkness and your…”

Twilight growled in a monstrously deep voice “Begone!” Sombra didn’t even get to make a sound as the Storm King’s body and all of the cultists dissapeared from existence, Twilight then slowly trotted over tears forming in her eyes to where the dust that made up Stature’s body laid and began to wail uncontrollably as everyone stood up in shock and horror. Crystal flew over giving Twilight a hug as she cried over the remains of her love.

Tempest trotted over to Twilight and joined in on the hug, as Storm Beasts and Mercenaries alike bowed their heads in respect of the fallen warrior. After about a few hours of Twilight crying she stood up tear in her eyes, she picked up his axe her horn glowing as she kissed it, it glowed a bright purple as she enchanted it so it would never break or rust as memento of the minotaur who she gave her heart.

Twilight felt the tears in her eyes as she boarded one of the ships “W-we h-have a-a f-fun-e-er-a-al t-to h-ho-l-ld.” Everyone else solemnly board the ship as they returned to the base all of them in tears, a few left the ship gathering up the ashes and bringing them back.

Back at the base flowers were all over the base, everyone was wearing black suits and dresses, Twilight stood upon the dais as she looked at urns “H-he w-was a g-grea…”

Twilight began to cry on the dais as everyone watched, Crystal held the crying mare with a conviction on her face “Stature was a bold and brave warrior, he never gave up and cared for others deeply even as he hid it behind his tough guy persona. He stood up for many who were week and helpless.”

Crystal escorting the crying mare off the stage as many mercenaries stood up there as many Mercenaries shared tales of the brave minotaur who had lost his life that day in the final battle against the Storm King.

Later that day Twilight met with her four friends, Tempest, Crystal, Lionheart and Bladewing. Twilight spoke tears in her eyes “I lost a dear friends today and I want to be connected with you more, come closer please.”

Twilight’s horn glowed green with changeling magic as she touched their foreheads with Changeling magic. Twilight smiled weakly as they all heard a voice (Can you here me?)

They all shouted (How are you talking to us?!)

Twilight sent a message across the hive mind as she tried to dry her tears (I have incorporated you in a Changeling Hive Mind, you will not be under my control or anything as you are in the advisor position of the Hive Mind and thus I can’t give you orders, you are my friends and I want to know you are all safe.) Her four friends hugged her as she began to cry again unaware of the tasks ahead of them.

Author's Notes:

I had this planned a while back, I honestly felt bad doing this but I had too. Also note the next chapter is going to have a lot happening in it.