Horde in Equestria
Chapter 3: Here Comes The Boss
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Here Comes The Boss
Zorann laughed as he used his speed to catch unsuspecting ponies, followed closely by Mangling them to death.
Meanwhile, Luxxoria was using her Water Elemental to Freeze large groups of ponies, before summoning a Blizzard to bombard them to death with huge chunks of ice.
"This is fantastic!" yelled Zorann above the screams. "I haven't had this much fun since we attacked Dolanaar on Winter Veil!" He leapt on a pony, using his claws to tear them apart.
Luxxoria cackled. "Ditto!" She yelled back, sending an Ice Lance into the face of another unlucky pony.
Suddenly, something struck her, knocking her to the ground. She groaned in pain.
Zorann saw her go down and ran to her side. "Lux! Are you alright?" he asked with a trace of panic.
Luxxoria stood up. "I'm fine." she said. Suddenly, the two of them noticed that the screaming had stopped.
"Awww, we must have killed them all."
"No, you didn't." came a stern voice. "And I will not allow you to harm any more of my subjects."
The two Horde turned to face the voice. Before them stood a pony much larger than the others. She was pure white, had wings and a horn, and her mane moved of its own free will.
"Well," said Zorann, "it looks like the boss has finally been summoned to deal with us."
"I will do more than 'deal' with you." said the pony. "I will destroy you for what you've done here."
"You tell 'em, Princess Celestia!" said one of the surviving ponies. Luxxoria sighed and hit him with an Ice Lance, much to the horror of those near him.
Celestia's eyes narrowed.
"YOU WILL SUFFER FOR THAT!" she yelled, and unleashed a barrage of pure white light at Luxxoria.
Luxxoria simply stood there as the light approached. At the last moment, she snapped her fingers and was enveloped in a shield made of pure ice.
Celestia's spell slammed into the shield. There was a flash of light, and Celestia smiled.
"And now for you, foul creature." she hissed, turning to Zorann, and charging another spell.
A sudden blast of frost knocked her on her side. She looked up to see Luxxoria, who appeared uninjured from her attack.
Zorann grinned. "I see your Ice Barrier held out."
"Yeah, but only just." replied Luxxoria, snapping her fingers. In an instant, Celestia was encased in a block of ice.
"Your turn now, Z." she smiled.
With a roar, Zorann turned into a huge brown bear and charged at the helpless Celestia. He smashed through the ice block and clamped his jaws around Celestia's neck.
Celestia screamed as Zorann's teeth bit into her skin. Blood pooled from the wound, causing tears to form.
"If this is the best you can muster," said Luxxoria, "then I feel sorry for you. Finish her off, Zorann."
Zorann grunted and bit down harder. Celestia screamed in agony. The watching crowd stared in disbelief.
Zorann released his grip and looked down at Celestia. She looked at him pleadingly.
"Please ... " she grunted, "... have mercy."
"Mercy?" Zorann laughed. "You must think I am some Alliance dog. The Horde cares not for mercy. Mercy is for the weak. LIKE YOU." And with a roar, he snapped off Celestia's horn.
Celestia tried to scream, but couldn't. Sobbing quietly, she fell onto her side and passed out from the pain.
"BLOOD AND THUNDER!" yelled Zorann triumphantly. "FOR THE HORDE!" he let out a victorious roar.
"FOR THE HORDE!" Luxxoria yelled back. She turned to the shaking crowd of ponies. "Who is next to challenge the might of the Horde?"
There was no response. Zorann snorted.
"Surely there is one among you who dares to face us?" he yelled. "Or has the defeat of your Princess put you off the idea?"
"There is not one among us who will face you!" yelled a voice from the crowd. The ponies parted to reveal six ponies walking through them towards the two Horde. Five of them were wearing necklaces, while one of them wore what looked like a crown.
Luxxoria laughed as she recognised the yellow pony she had struck with a Frostbolt earlier.
"Well, well, well." said Luxxoria, clapping sarcastically. "What do we have here? What, you think you're a queen with that thing on?"
The purple pony furrowed her brow.
"You may have defeated our Princess," she yelled, "but you will never defeat the Elements of Harmony!"
Zorann and Luxxoria looked at each other. A smile slowly crept onto their faces before they both fell over laughing.
"Elements of Harmony! That's hilarious!" Luxxoria said.
"What are they gonna do?" Zorann replied. "Hug us to death?"
The six ponies were unphased by what was happening.
"OK, girls!" yelled the purple one. "Let them taste Harmony!"
Suddenly, all six ponies floated into the air. Luxxoria and Zorann stopped laughing as they saw what was happening.
All six ponies were then enveloped in a purple shield. Luxxoria and Zorann quickly stood up.
"ICE BARRIER!" yelled Luxxoria. There was a cracking noise as the shield appeared over her body.
"BARKSKIN!" yelled Zorann. His skin changed to the same texture as that on a tree.
There was a loud humming noise as the purple unicorn's eyes glowed pure white. Out of nowhere, a rainbow appeared and hurtled towards the two Horde, striking them both.
"What the hell is this?" screamed Luxxoria. There was another crack as her shield dissipated.
"I don't know!" Zorann replied, as his skin returned to it's normal texture. He tried casting another spell, but it failed.
The rainbow continued to engulf the two Horde, as they both squirmed and groaned in pain.
"I can't cast anything!" yelled Luxxoria. "This damn rainbow is sapping all of my mana!"
"I can't use Frenzied Regeneration either!" Zorann shouted. "I can't generate any Rage!"
"We need ... to ... hold ... our-" said Luxxoria, as she let out a final groan before falling to the floor.
"Lux! I'll help ... you ... when-" Zorann said, as he too succumbed to the power of the attack.
The six ponies stopped channelling the rainbow and were lowered to the ground. The purple unicorn's eyes returned to normal as they approached the two fallen Horde.
"Did it work?" asked a white unicorn.
The purple one placed her hoof on each Horde's neck.
"Yes, it did." she said with a smile. "They're both dead."
***
The two Horde found themselves in front of a winged spirit.
"I don't believe it!" said Luxxoria. "We died!"
Zorann sighed. "Whatever. At least we're back in Orgrimmar now." he turned to the Spirit Healer. "Just resurrect me here, thanks."
"Me too." said Luxxoria, raising a hand.
There was a flash of light, and both Horde found themselves standing in front of Orgrimmar. They both breathed a sigh of relief and walked to the city gates.
"You've gotta admit though, that was fun." said Luxxoria.
"Yeah, it was." Zorann replied. "Until we died."
"So we can go back then?" Luxxoria asked happily. "Because it just so happens I have this." she pulled something out of her pocket.
Upon seeing it, Zorann's face twisted into pure anger. His chest began heaving, his breathing intensified and he developed a tic in his left eye.
Taking a deep breath, he brought his face to Luxxoria's.
"YOU LYING BITCH! YOU TOLD ME YOU DIDN'T HAVE ANY RUNES!"
And with those words, he chased Luxxoria into the city.