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Find the Infinity Stones! Seek out for them all!
You can journey around Equis with me
Listen for the cry, of the Infinity Stones!
What great odyssey this will be

You can join my conquest because my friends won't wait
A deadly world, a terrifying journey!

For thousands of years, they've waited for me
When the Infinity Stones are together their wrath is set free
Killing, Killing, burning, unmatched destroying~

Glowing and sparkling, somewhere concealed
Mysterious and shining with their power revealed
Ageless, timeless, their destruction is surprising~

Let’s fight, fight, fight, fight all your foes
Fight the gods and the demons below
No mercy, mercy, mercy, there's no other way!
And find the Infinity Stones today~

Find the Infinity Stones! Seek out for them all!
Come and join my conquest with me
Listen for the cry, of the Infinity Stones!
What great odyssey this will be

You can join my conquest because my friends won't wait
A deadly world, a terrifying journey!

I sat in the planning room and looked at the commanders, Commander Sapphire Sword of the Blue Fleet, she controls the warships, Commander Emerald Gauntlet of the Emerald Crushers, he is usually used in head-on battles, Commander Ruby (Her name is just Ruby) of the Ruby Demons she literally has an army of monsters she is also used in head-on battles. Grievous, Lucci, Entity, and I were all in the planning room.

"Alright everyone, we need to rid Sunny of the Power Stone, Equestrians cannot, can. Not. Be trusted with that kind of power so Grievous, Lucci, and Entity will try to find it." I declared, Entity looked at me.

"Do you know where it is?" He asked, "Because I'm not risking life if I don't know where it is."

"It is most likely in the Canterlot Vault where all the treasures and artifacts are held," I said looking at the trio.

"Well, I know the three of us can easily sneak past everyone but what if we get found out? I'm not taking any chances, Sally is a no go because she... Well uh... She isn't very sneaky." Grievous was right, if things went south they would be outnumbered and perhaps even outmatched, then an idea clicked.

"You guys, stay right there I need to get something or rather someone." I run out of the room as fast as I could and reached my room, I searched the drawers and opened a secret compartment and a token appeared, a Devil Fruit token. I held it and raised it high.

"I call upon the Reaper of the Crystal Empire!" I paused for a moment, waiting for Eric to pop up like an advertisement on a website. Then suddenly a dark fiery portal appeared behind me that may look like black fire but emanated something cold, almost immediately Eric lunged at my back with a skull mask and put his scythe around my neck, I manage to glance behind me.

"You require the aid of the Reaper?" I stood there with a blank expression on my face.

"I do," I said nonchalantly immediately he dropped into his shadow and appeared in front of me, his mask now off his face.

"So what do you need Thanos?" He said with a grin resting his scythe on his shoulder.

"Well you see Celestia had two stones the Power Stone and the Mind Stone so I need you and the boys to go get it for me, and before you even ask, do I look like someone who would be able to sneak past nigh five hundred guards?" I said looking into Eric's eyes knowing full well what would happen if I went to Canterlot... In the dark... With a shining red stone.

"Do you really think I can do that? To hide in the Canterlot palace?" I said putting my hands to my chest to emphasize my size.

"Probably not, kinda hard to find a 1200 pound tub of purple-skinned lard." Eric replied jokingly, did he just body shame me again?! I slowly facepalm/rub my eyes.

"Alright follow me," I said opening the door, Eric obliged and followed me closing the door afterward, I open the door to the planning room.

"Eric, meet the boys," I said pointing to the displaced trio.

"If that's what you want to call them, considering one of them is a robot," Eric said looking directly at Grievous when he said it.

"This boy..." Grievous frowned, not that he could but he tried.

"So you're the Devil Fruit user, I'm guessing Shade-Shade Fruit?" Lucci said with an eyebrow raised.

"The one and only" Eric said as a shadow mist came from his body. "Just like Luffy was a Rubber man, I am a Shadow man"

"And just like you're a Shadow man I'm a Leopard man." Lucci smiled.

"Since you have the "Reaper of the Crystal Empire" title, I and the White Reaper." Entity said with a slight bow.

"I am known as the Dragon Slayer of the East." Grievous crossed his arms proudly.

"Well if everyone is doing their titles might as well introduce myself, I am Lucci the Leopard Assassin." Lucci put his hands on his hips.

"I have a feeling you all want to more than just talk with me," Eric said forming a black scythe.

"You would be correct Reaper, I've heard you trained the Crystal Empire guard, and well... I heard you were adept at swordsmanship, and you see... I yearn for sword duels." Grievous said unsheathing his Earth Sword.

"I also hear you have all of the Six Powers, which is rare so I would like to test you in hand to hand combat." Lucci cracked his knuckles.

"I want to see who best wields the scythe, me or you." Entity said before the planning door got kicked down and slammed into Emerald Gauntlet, implanting him into the wall.

"ENTITY!!!!! You can't escape m- oh hello Mr. Shadow." Sally smiled and waved at Eric ever so casually.

"Umm...hi...uh...Sally?" Eric said before he let out a nervous chuckle

"This is what usually happens when we're all bunched together we always do this to each other," I said turning to my gang.

"Oh we should probably get back to the point, we're doing a sneaking operation called Mission Barely Possible." Grievous pointed out.

"It's gonna be tough and there is a seventy-five percent chance that we're not going to be caught." Entity calculated in his head, Lucci had a dangerous smile on his face.

"I like those odds." Lucci laughed, Lucci was always the dangerous type.

"You've actually had more of eighty to eighty-five percent with someone who literally moves through any shadow," Eric said with great confidence.

"Okay, we have five hours until nightfall, the plan is that you, Eric use your Shade-Shade Fruit knock out a few guards, do it silently, the vault is deep underground so Grievous would have to dig-" I began, but was cut off by Grievous.

"But why me?" Grievous asked.

"Because you have the Earth Sword," I said like it was obvious, which it was.

"Entity and Lucci kill the guards in the area, and with this," I pull out a glass box." Eric will put the Power Stone in it."

"Fine, I can silence them by trapping them inside their own Shadow," Eric said putting the glass box in his shadow body. "If you want, I can get everybody and bring us to a certain spot. However it must within three hundred miles from the castle, that's as far as I can Shadow Jump with causing damage to my body"

"Alright if you want to spar with the boys then be my guest, I, however, am going to send you guys out so uh... Bye now." I say pointing to the door, Grievous, and the boys' walkout.

"Bring it," Eric says expertly spinning his scythe around his body, as Eric walks out Grievous crossed his arms.

"So, who're you going to pick? The master of the blade, the combat king, or the scythe wielder?" Grievous inquired.

"How's about Scythe against Scythe," Eric said pointing his scythe at Entity, Entity grinned.

"To the arena!" Entity grabbed Eric by the hand and leaped through the roof.

"Is he going to Brazil?" Grievous turned to Lucci.

"Probably."

Entity POV

We landed smack dab in the arena, the arena is closed today so no one was here.

"When you're ready," Eric said putting his skull mask on and gripping his weapon with both hands. I did a backflip and landed ten feet before Eric, he summoned his scythe.

"Let us begin, shall we?" Almost immediately I lunged at Eric, my blood-red scythe covered in Armament Haki, I slammed my scythe down upon him. Eric sees my scythe cut through his and immediately drops into his shadow before resurfacing behind me delivering a spin kick to the back of my head with his leg completely covered with Armament Haki, I scowled and threw my scythe at Eric. Which phases right through his body, because Armament Haki only works on Held weapons and Items, I completely forgot about that!

"Logia type, rookie mistake," Eric says firing fists of shadow from his body hitting me and knocking me back, I frown and I shot a red beam at him, then I appear behind him using the shave technique, fist covered in Armament Haki, I slam my fist into him. Using Iron Body Eric braces himself for the strike he senses with Observation Haki, I looked slightly surprised, Dropping into his Shadow, Eric appears a few feet away before reaching into his body and pulls out an ivory white poll

"Just so you know I only use this on my stronger opponents, You should feel honored," Eric said pulling the weapon completely out revealing his Murakumogiri before covering it with Armament Haki.

"Well, you should be the one who should be honored, because what I'm about to do to you... Is going to rock your world!" I laughed as a red aura enveloped me, my eyes quickly turned crimson and my scythe grew in size.

"You see this form increases my strength, speed, durability, dexterity, and constitution to levels way past normal! Now... Get ready..." I smiled as I covered my arms, my legs, and my scythe in Armament Haki. In a flashy instant, I appeared before Eric and slammed my scythe into him. Eric dropped into his shadow and resurfaced at the other end of the arena

Moving quickly Eric blocks my strike before wrapping his body in the surrounding shadows increasing his size, now matching the titan's height his eyes shifting from ocean blue to blood red with the whites of his eyes turning black with black veins forming.

"I must say it has been quite a while since someone has forced me to push this far, normally I have to hold back. But this....this is absolutely exciting and I'm not even at full strength" Eric laughed.

"I agree Von Shadow, but I think I already won." The ground started to shake as twin fire dragons erupt from the dragons looking exactly like Chinese dragons but red they twirl around each other and are now fifty feet into the air, I slam the end on my scythe on the ground.

"Infernal Drake Attack!" The two dragons dive down and opened their mouths wide and were ready to take a huge bite out of Eric

"You want a battle of Dragons than let's get it on" Eric said slamming his hand to the ground

Shadow pours from his body and into the ground creating a huge puddle of shadow. From that puddle two massive sets of bat wings emerged followed by a large dragon head, then the body, and lastly the spiked tail

"Dark Shadow Dragons!" Eric shouted jumping up and standing on top of one of the dragon's heads "How's your aerial combat boy?

Eric shadow dragons take flight, I smile.

"Better than yours!" Fire shot out of my legs and I shot up into the sky, my scythe takes form into armor, fire dragon armor with a fire dragon head on my well, head. I then summoned an infernal scythe that is a crimson as blood.

"Prepare to get wrecked pal!" I laughed.

"Bring it little man" Eric said as one of the dragons flew right at me, I smiled as the fire dragons rammed itself into the dragon coming my way, I the moonwalk in the air and I point to the shadow dragon who has not attacked yet and the other fire dragon flew at the shadow dragon. Then a gauntlet of literal fire appeared on my right hand and I pointed it at Eric a huge wave of fire shot itself at Eric.

Eric did nothing and let the flames pass harmlessly through him as the shadow repaired the hole. Smiling Eric aimed his hand at me and grabbed hold of me with a large shadow hand, grinning wider Eric Slams me to the ground with such force it left a crater, however, the shadow never left my body as it formed chains around his body pinning me to the ground. Before I had the chance to move Eric was on top of him with the tip of his blade digging into my chin

"Yield?"

"Do you?" I pointed behind him as an injured shadow dragon got sent hurling our way and the dragon who threw the shadow dragon to us did a front flip and slammed his tail on me and Eric. Eric's body exploded on contact with the tail splash shadow all over me, however instead of reforming it continued to cover my body until there was not a single trace of my body. The body began to change shape turning into Eric

"I never Yield in battle, I always win," Eric said looking towards Thanos for the verdict of his victor, Thanos stood there crossing his arms, a slight smile on his face. He clapped, slowly, very, very, slowly.

"Congratulations, you beat level one, now who do you want to face next? Grievous? Lucci? The dog that I found on the street?" There was a literal dog next to Thanos.

Eric reached into his body and pulled out me by the head, I gasped at the source of air filling my lungs. Dropping me Eric turned to his other two challengers

Thanos POV

"Well I don't want you going John Wick on me so I'll take the rustbucket," Eric said putting his Murakumogiri back into his body before forming two swords of shadow, Grievous glared down at Eric, saying no words as he dropped down to the arena, his massive form shaking the arena as a whole. He then sheds his cape and stands tall, he brings out is Water Sword and his Earth Sword. Blades all over his body show, Grievous's mechanical body hummed.

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"Think you can handle me rustbucket?" Eric grinned, Grievous said no words as he put his Earth Sword in his sheath and shuffled his Water Sword to his left hand, he lunged at Eric his right hand covered in Armament Haki, Grievous grabbed Eric by the neck, wires quickly pop out of Grievous' right hand and wrapped themselves around Eric, also covered in Armament Haki, it started to electrocute Eric. Grievous slammed Eric into the ground, Grievous raised his Water Sword high, preparing a Water Slash. Despite the electricity surging through his body Eric still managed to turn his arm into shadow before plunging it into Grievous chest and gripping his lung. Grievous stood there unfazed that his lungs were held, Grievous used the Shave technique and was on the other side of the arena. Grievous dug a hole using the Earth Sword and he was now beneath Eric's feet. Then Grievous made holes appear all over the place by jumping out of the holes and digging back down. Then things went still, Eric didn't see Grievous but he did see water burst from the holes, like giant geysers.

"Clever" Eric said before grinning "It would seem Grievous is nothing but a heartless coward" Behind Eric stood Grievous, the "geysers" begin to fade and the water-filled the arena floor all the way to knee level. Without warning a massive fist came from Eric's back and slammed into Grievous with such a force he is knocked into the wall of the arena, before Grievous could recover Eric uses the Shave Technique to appear in front and bind his arms, legs, chest, and hands in shadow. Grievous looked at Eric in the eyes before easily breaking out of the shadows, Grievous took out a mysterious sword from his leg.

"You underestimate me, Shadow man, I am not like Entity who would so easily be succumbed by shadow, so prepare things are going to get... Shocking." And with that Grievous rocketed into the air, his extra arms grabbing his Earth and Air Sword, and the extra arms spun the swords like helicopter blades Grievous raised the mysterious sword high.

"ZEUS' THUNDERBOLT!!!!" Grievous roared as a cloud formed overhead and he pointed the mysterious sword to the water. A giant lightning bolt slammed itself into the water.

Eric screamed before falling to the ground, steam curling off his body. Smiling Grievous stood proud over the shadow man until something grabbed and threw him across the arena. Looking up Grievous was met with a perfect shadow copy.

"Pitiful aren't you, you claim to be so strong and yet you still couldn't save you friends from Celestia" the shadow said drawing four shadow swords resembling his elemental sword and his mysterious sword. Grievous leaped at the shadow and quickly putting his swords back in his sheath he decided to pummel the Shadow with his fists. Armament Haki covering his fists, he starts to pummel the Shadow in rapid succession. Obviously angry, he was the strongest and he will stay the strongest. During his rage, he failed to notice Eric appeared behind him with a sword of shadow in his hand

"I win," Eric says stabbing Grievous through his chest before spreading his shadow throughout every inch of the robots inside locking his body in place. "A warrior must always keep a level head in battle, I learned that facing Cold Scale"

"Good fight, if I had my Fire Sword things might've ended differently. I would put it right there in that sheath" He pointed to a sheath with a fire symbol, "IF I HAD IT!!!!!!!!!!" Grievous practically screamed. Removing the blade from the robot I return his shadow and help him back to the group watching the fight before looking towards Lucci.

"So I'm going to take a guess you're stronger than the other two?" Asked Eric, Lucci stood there with a smile.

"Perhaps, if I and Entity fought I would come out on top, if I and Grievous had all of his swords fought me then it would be a close one. But that isn't what you're asking, is it? Yes, yes I'm stronger than both of them." Lucci crossed his arms.

"Well then Thanos can you use your Reality Stone to make turn it into a full moons night within the arena, I want to go all out with Lucci," Eric said smiling under his mask

"Wait you were holding back?" Asked Entity.

"Of course, if I went all out I'd kill both of you, but if this Lucci is anything like the one from the show then I'll need to go all out" Eric turned towards the two, I groaned, I would have to somehow convince the townspeople about this situation.

"Wait, the best I can do is this," I said before clenching my gauntlet fist and a dome loomed over the arena and it looked exactly like the night sky with a full moon. Grievous left the arena and Lucci used the Shave technique and appeared on the watery surface.

"Perfect, and with his night vision he won't be at a disadvantage," Eric said dropping both him and Lucci into the ring ten feet apart

"So no weapons? Purely hand to hand?" Asked Eric, Lucci stood firm.

"Indeed, weapons are cheap, why use weapon forged by our hands when our body is a weapon?" Lucci said cracking his neck.

"Sounds good," Eric said his eyes taking on its red and black hue through the eyes of his mask

Immediately Eric charged the leopard man using the Shave Technique before using his whole hand to use a five-pointed Finger Pistol towards his stomach, immediately Lucci hardened himself with Iron Body. The attack hits Lucci but does not faze him for he has practiced the Six Powers enough to be hit by a giant dragon and not be hurt this feat had been shown when he fought the dragon six months ago. Lucci covered his arms and legs in Armament Haki as he punched Eric in the face so hard he is sent hurling to the arena wall. Eric gets up from the wall with no trouble before looking towards Lucci

"You're holding back, I'm not your run of the mill opponent you can just one hit, indulge me and use that Devil Fruit of yours and take me on at full force," Eric said shadow forming around his body, Lucci groaned.

"No, this is not how you're supposed to play the game, you're supposed to start small then big. But fine, I'll use my Devil Fruit." Lucci shook his head as he turned into his Hybrid Form, "Prepare to get yo flank beat." Using the Shave Technique he appears before Eric, grabs his head, slams said head onto the ground, and runs across the arena and throws him into the air and uses moonwalk to follow him in the and axe kicks Eric down back to the arena. All the while Eric was laughing as blood dripping over his mask

"Finally someone who I can go all out will" Eric said getting up before disappearing from Lucci's eye

Gazing around the leopard man saw no sign of the shadow man until he looked down and saw a large fist. The fist contacted the leopard man's chin and sent him up Eric was seen spinning as he shouted Shoryuken before grabbing his ankle and slamming him into the arena floor

"C-C-C-COMBO!!" Eric yelled backing away keeping his speed using the Shave Technique. Lucci grinned ear to ear, Lucci appeared before him faster than anyone of the displaced humans Eric fought today. He then jumped up and threw an uppercut to his chin.

"SHORYUKEN!!!!!" Lucci kicked him away then appeared behind Eric and kicked him back to where he was kicked, Lucci appeared before him again and kicked him, Eric was being ping-ponged left and right and was backflip kicked into the air. Eric then formed two pair of wings and hovered in the air as he gazed at the leopard man

"Lucci I must say this is the most fun I've had in battle since before Sombra became king," Eric said as his wings flap.

"Yeah, I have one question for you," Lucci said crossing his arms.

"And what's that?" Eric asked, curious to what Lucci's question was.

"If you could go back to Earth, would you?" Lucci asked, oof, that hit hard, If I could go back home I would. I really would.

"No even if I could all my friends and family would be dead, I was banished to the shadows along with Sombra and the Crystal Empire, my earth was 1000 years ago, this is my home whether I like it or not" Eric... Oof... just oof... Entity then contemplated about life.

"That sucks, but at least you have a wi- uh... Um... This is awkward. I'm going to smash your face now." Lucci using his Kamisori technique he appeared before Eric. He did what he said he was going to do and smashed his face with his Iron Body fist. Eric plummeted to the ground kicked up a lot of dust and debris however before Lucci could even hit the ground a large skeleton and grabbed hold of his entire body from the dust a giant body began to rise. It looked just like the folklore and legends depicted. A large cloak made from darkness a scythe as dark as night a face of bone. The Grimm Reaper.

"You should have never brought her up" Eric's voice rang from the Reaper

The reaper slammed Lucci into the ground before hurling him across the arena. Another reaper form and caught the leopard before slamming him into the wall repeatedly and throwing him back to Eric's reaper. Raising a fist Eric punched Lucci into the ground with such force massive cracks formed not only on the ground but on the arena walls as well.

"Welp... It... It would seem that I would have to take this seriously." Lucci grunted, he looked at me. "Thanos hit it!"

"You got it homie." The Reality Stone lit up.

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The music came from everywhere, and Lucci grinned. Lucci appeared before Eric's Reaper he slammed his fist into the Reaper. Lucci used the Shave technique to go over the other one and did a front flip kick and kicked the other Reaper down. Though Lucci's attack did damage to Eric's Shadow Reapers, the damage they sustained was repaired instantly, slowly two more formed and surrounded Lucci

"You won't win Lucci, this is my strongest creation so long as I've got shadows to repair it they won't be put down," Eric said as the reapers began circling Lucci like the purple ghost from Ocarina of Time.

"Then all I have to do is hit them fast enough that your shadows won't repair them!" Lucci puts up his right leg and spun and spun and spun around until eventually, his Armament Haki covered leg caught on fire. He jumped at the nearest one which was the two in front of him. He kicked one in the face, he kicked off that one and onto the other and slammed his fist into the other. Then appeared back to the other on and kicked it again, he repeated the process in under two seconds. Eventually, due to him ping-ponging off of them with great speed, his attacks grew stronger and he starts tearing through the Reapers like a wild animal, he bounced off to the that was nearest to the arena wall and tore it from head to toe and went onto Eric's Reaper. He appeared next to Eric's Reaper left rib and shouted.

"ROKUOGAN!!!" After using that Rokuogan he appeared to its right shoulder and pulled off another one. Then it's back, legs, chest, and finally, it's head. With a final Rokuogan, Eric was thrown from his reaper and launched into the wall, immediately Lucci was right on top of him and put his foot close to Eric's neck

"Hey Lucci, even seen Jojo?" Eric said confusing Lucci before launching a tendril into his chest and wrapping around the leopard man's heart

Shocked, Lucci looked at the man not breaking his stance

"Draw?" Eric said removing his mask before extending a hand

"Draw," Lucci said snuffing out the fires on his leg and returning to normal as he took his hand and helped Eric to his feet. I stood tall, I watched the whole situation take place.

"All of you rest up, you still have four hours-ish to get back your stamina then it's Mission Barely Impossible time." I smiled.

"That is the dumbest name I have ever heard," Eric said with a deadpanned look on his face.

"Look at your name is that even better than "Mission Barely Possible"? I'll answer for you, no." I snapped.

"Touché'" Eric said shadow jumping next to me.

"Alright no seriously get some re-" I was interrupted by a tug in the leg area of his armor. I smiled and looked down, Golden Shield was there, she pointed to Eric.

"Dad, what is that weirdo doing here?" She asked, I immediately busted out laughing, putting my hand on my face as I laugh in hysterics.

"He's gonna stay for the night sweetheart." I look downwards and shook my head.

"Something tells me you didn't sleep with what I'm assuming is a minotaur so I take it she's your Gamora?" Eric deciphered.

"You would be correct." Thanos nodded, Grievous walked beside me, Lucci and Entity did so as well.

"If you don't mind me I'm gonna repair myself." Grievous walked off, Lucci and Entity yawned, which caused me to yawn which caused Golden Shield to yawn.

"I'm going to take a nap," Lucci announced.

"Same." Entity and Lucci walked off too.

"So what are you going to do?" I asked, raising an eyebrow.

"Probably find somewhere to rest as well," Eric said stretching feeling his bones crackling like fireworks.

"Okay then, meet me at the airship at midnight." I walked off with a grin on my face, tonight was probably going to spark a war.

Third Person POV

Thanos had just dropped them off on top of Mt. Canter it was freezing up there but the group was unaffected by the cold, Grievous walked to the edge and looked down. There was Canterlot.

"Alright, are you guys ready?" Grievous asked turning to the boys.

"So the stone is in the vault, and you will provide an escape route with everyone else provides the distraction?" Asked the shadow man before turning to General Grievous. "Are you positive Celestia won't see this strategy coming? I mean wasn't Celestia and Thanos married to one another?"

"She won't see it coming, she is having an existential crisis. Just look." He hands over a pair of enhanced binoculars and Eric sees Celestia crying in hysterics in her room.

"Jesus who died?" Eric asked removing the binoculars.

"Her hopes and dreams, now let's go, yeet!" Grievous proceeds to jump off the mountain. Lucci and Entity race to the edge with a look of horror on his face. They then look to Eric.

"What?" Eric looked a both of them.

"Did you... Did you see what he did?" Entity wore a face of worry, Lucci sighed and front flipped off the edge.

"No," Eric said blankly.

"Ride until you die!" Entity cried out as he rockets himself down to the castle with fire coming from his feet.

"I don't follow," Eric said forming a shadow bird to carry himself he caught up to Lucci who was using Geppo to boost himself to the ground, Entity was using to fire to boost him to the ground and Grievous was just falling. They landed on the room tops, at the last second Grievous used his air sword to stop himself from impacting the roof and landed gracefully the others follow in his graceful footsteps.

"Okay so let's review the plan over, I dig a hole to the vault, Lucci and Entity kill the other guards in the area, and Eric, you put the Power Stone in the glass case then I dig another hole to the south side. Got it?" Grievous said turning to all of them, Lucci, Entity, and Eric all nodded.

"Then let's get to work!" Grievous said in a loud whisper running to the edge of the rooftop, jumping off, and burrowing underground. The others land near the hole and Lucci looks to Eric.

"Stay. Do. Not. Move." Lucci put the emphasis on the move and ran off Entity vanished from sight, Eric just stood there next to the hole.

"They do realize I can get in the vault and out before anyone would know I was there," Eric said matter of factly before melting into shadow before reappearing inside the vault right as Grievous finishes his hole

"Like I said I can jump from any shadow within a 300-mile radius and a vault is filled with nothing but shadows and riches," Eric said crossing his arms.

"Ah, I see, now the stone is right over-" Grievous looked over to Celestia standing right there with the Mind Stone around her necklace and Luna with the Power Stone around her horn.

"Sup Celestia just wanted to say hi. Eric let's go." Grievous turns around but a streak of literal light hits him in the back, and Grievous was suddenly sucked into Luna's grip.

"I hate life." Grievous grumbled.

"And none of you told me she had the Mind Stone because?..." Eric said lifting his hands in the surrender fashion.

"We're idiots! I'm guessing Glint-Glint Fruit and Dark Dark Fruit" Grievous turned his head to Luna.

"You would be right Grievous," Luna answered.

"Yeah uh... Beam me up, Scotty!" Grievous cried out.

Immediately Eric dropped into his shadow before pulling Celestia into hers. Eric resurfaced where Celestia stood and glared at the lunar princess

"Let the rust bucket go, Luna, I'd rather not kill you nor your sister," Eric said Shadow mist pouring from his body

"You're of the human race, how? They were wiped out during the war!" Luna said with a shocked expression.

"Your sister is running out of air let the robot go, Luna," Eric said hoping the princess would listen, Grievous covered his elbow in Armament Haki and elbowed her gut making her drop to her knees.

"RUN ERIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Grievous said crawling up the hole he dug. Reaching into his body he pulls out the case and grabs the stone before he is pulled by Luna's Dark-Dark

"Give her back!" Luna yelled slugging Eric in the face

"Kill me and she dies with me." Eric laughed before swiping the Power Stone off her horn before she could notice, he stored the stone in his body and made his way to the hole before turning back to the princess

Reaching into his body he hastily yanks, Celestia, from his body, the princess inhaling sharply before Eric throws her at Luna

"Oh, and princess," Eric said holding a yellow stone necklace between his fingers causing Celestia to feel her chest noticing the lack of jewelry. "Thanks for the stone" Eric said turning to shadow a hastily moving through the tunnel

Forming a large blade on his elbow Eric shreds the top causing the tunnel roof to become unstable and collapse. Once out he grins and shows Grievous the mind stone

"Fortune favors the bold, my friend," Eric said smiling as he put the stone in his body.

"The bold also has someone doing this." Grievous turned to his left and saw a weird figure he looked... Robotic but not like a robot if that is the word for it before Eric could register Eric was kicked across the face by a mummified Armament Haki kick, and it wasn't from any one of the displaced. Eric sprang to his feet and immediately return to Grievous' side

"Should we rendezvous with the other after all we got what we came for." Eric said as Grievous glances at the shadow man.

"Uh, uh, uh..." The mummified robot put his fingers together and immediately Eric was thrown back as multiple fists and footmarks were shown on his body. Grievous was also thrown back also injured.

"Okay, I did not see him hit us, did you?" Grievous looked at Eric.

"No...now go," Eric says pulling the stones into his hand and shoving them into the General's chest before dropping him into his shadow and throwing him back atop the mountain

Getting up Eric looks at the robot as shadow swirls around his feet

"So mind telling me who or what. You are?" Asked Eric claws forming over his arms.

"I am Noximilien, and I serve under Celestia's rule." Nox said before suddenly appearing behind Eric, Eric getting punched multiple times in the gut and a slash mark appeared on Eric's leg putting him down to a knee.

"You see Eric I know you, I know Thanos, I've been watching all of you. And I must say I'm rather impressed, if it had not been for me you might've gotten scot-free with the Power Stone and we can't have that, can we?" Nox mused before disappearing and reappearing in front of Eric. Eric once again had been damaged, but the damage had been more intense, there was a bit of blood dropping from Eric's finger.

"You underestimate my power robot boy," Eric said as shadow spikes erupt from every inch of his body, Nox laughed, his laugh was suppressed insane laughter.

"Then by all means, as the kids say it these days, come at me, bro." Nox taunted. Eric quickly formed his Shadow Reaper around his body and made sure to use every shadow he could get his powers on, raising his scythe Eric brings it down on Nox. When he did he saw nothing underneath, instead, he faced a mysterious blast to the face which was not magic or a Devil Fruit. The blast was extremely powerful throwing him inside the palace, now in the hallway. Nox is right in front of Eric and Eric finally seeing Nox attack, gets kicked in the forehead sending him through several walls and into the Throne Room which Nox follows. Without hesitation, Eric makes a hasty withdrawal and drops into the shadow before surfacing where Lucci and Entity were.

"Guys we've got a problem," Eric said with a slight, very slight panic in his voice. Then suddenly a large clock-like sword went up to their necks.

"Oh, we certainly do... Now I want you to surrender, or else..." He inched the massive sword close to the duo's neck.

"Don't kill them" Eric said slowly forming a Shadow tendril behind Nox, Nox scoffed.

"Oh you wouldn't dare, after all, how would Thanos feel if you let his two friends die? Surrender to me and maybe we can work something out, Princess Celestia is a reasonable mare." Nox laughed again, his crazy laughter echoing across Canterlot. His laughter angered Eric to no end, reaching into his body Eric pulled out his signature Murakumogiri and covered it in Armament Haki. Then he stopped time, and while time was stopped he stabbed Entity in the back and through his ribs, pushed Lucci towards Eric, pushed Eric's Murakumogiri to Lucci's chest thus giving it motion which will stab through Lucci like a piece of butter. He then continues time, Entity gasped as he dropped to his knees and Lucci scowled in pain as he saw the blade inside of him. Nox clapped and laughed, leaning onto Entity, Entity's normal red eyes turning a darker red.

"Well, well, well, look what we have here three idiots trying to beat a genius? Tsk, tsk, tsk, you monkeys should learn why you shouldn't mess with your superior..." Nox shoved his sword deeper into Entity who let out a scream in agony, as he kept shoving it in his laughter grew more insane and louder.

"No, Stop!!!" Eric yelled a wave spreading from the shadow man causing Nox to freeze and Lucci and Entity to stagger. Nox let go of his sword and fell on his back, Entity fell on all fours, the sword stills stuck in him, Lucci stumbled back a bit, forcing himself out of the blade, and raced to Entity's side. He pulled him to his feet and put his arm over his shoulder.

"We need to get Grievous!" Lucci said looking around, they were in the streets of Canterlot, guards racing towards them but then suddenly they heard a crash behind them they turn around and they see Grievous, broken and shattered. His extra arms ripped off, his body dented greatly, his cape ripped, three of his right fingers gone and one finger on the left gone as well and a huge hole in his chest but it wasn't through his body. With a flash of light, Celestia stood tall over Grievous.

A few minutes earlier...

Grievous stood on top of Mt. Canter, stones in touch, Grievous looked at the stones curiously. He knows full well what these stones could do. He fondled with them, the Power Stone in a glass case and the Mind Stone with nothing attached to it.

"So, peculiar..." Grievous looked at the stones, there was a whisper.

Keep the stones...

"Wh-what?" Grievous looked around trying to locate where the voice was coming from.

Leave them behind, you don't need them, they don't need you.

"No! I'm loyal to my friends!" Grievous blurted but the exact instant he said that he was kicked in the face with a yellow leg. Grievous was sent hurling, Grievous stopped himself from getting thrown back further and dug his swords to stop himself. He looked up and saw Celestia, she wore a serious face and she was angry.

"Ah, Celestia... It all comes full circle." Grievous got up to his feet bringing out all of his swords including the LIghtning one.

"Stand down and surrender, I do not have time to deal with you." Celestia said while summoning a sword of light, Grievous "glared" and put the stones in a storage compartment in his chest, he got out his extra arms, his extra arms holding the Earth and Air Sword. In a flash of light, Grievous couldn't tell if it was magic or the Devil Fruit. Grievous, covering his blade in (very strong) Armament Haki. When their blades clashed the snow around them was blasted away by the impact. Grievous tried his best to keep up with Celestia's attacks, her sword of light was dangerous if he even gets hit by it even once he's done. Grievous, despite his four arms, was narrowly blocking her attacks as he was getting pushed back then Celestia had a bright idea (I have achieved comedy.) She then spun around and cut Grievous' extra arms off, his weapons dropped to the ground, Grievous scowled and rolled to put the fallen weapons back into their respective sheathes. He succeeds but gets kicked by a light kick, Grievous is sent flying into the air and behind him, Celestia teleported herself and held out all of her fingers and zing! Ten light beams pierce Grievous, some even miss and go through his cape, tearing it. Grievous falls to the ground but before he could even hit the rocky surface gets hit by a fleet of fists sent his way, each fist sent his way made dents in his armor, ever punch felt like getting hit by a cannonballs' and if you're wondering how many times he got hit... It was over one thousand in one minute. Grievous finally hit the ground, Grievous rolled to his feet and shot lightning bolts at Celestia, but is lightning faster than light?

(Yes because it is the speed of light but she is literally light and she has really good observation Haki, oh wait I should get back to the story because you probably just want the action which kinda cruel because Grievous is getting his flank beat in. Why would you want to watch that?)

Celestia shot an uppercut to Grievous's chin and Grievous was shot into the air yet again.

"Why am I always in the air? WHY DO THESE THINGS ALWAYS HAPPEN TO ME?!!??!?!?" Grievous shouted.

"Glint Glint, Rush!" A flash of light appeared and Grievous was hit, another flash, and Grievous was hit yet again. Ever flash was a hit on Grievous and Celestia went wild. Celestia then slammed her heel onto Grievous and he was sent to the mountain surface again.

"You know, I'm getting tired of your crap, anyway, unrelated question at all but do you like men or stallions?" Grievous said on all fours.

"I do not like men because they're rude, they're disgusting, and they-" Grievous cut off Celestia.

"But Princess Celestia, wouldn't that make you GAY?!?!??!?!?!?!?" Grievous accused when he said "Gay" it echoed across the land, Celestia went silent and shadows formed over her eyes. Her hair proceeds to ignite.

"Why can't I keep my mouth shut, but wait I don't have a mouth, YOHOHOHOHOHO!!!" Grievous laughed, as a fist slammed itself into Grievous' chest, Celestia rips out the Power Stone and the Mind Stone. Grievous gasped and fell limp, she then kicks him into the air and shoots a powerful beam at Grievous that launched him to Canterlot.

Taking his Murakumogiri Eric severs Nox's head and stores the body in his shadow, before turning to Celestia

"You lackey is dead Celestia and you can't beat all three of us yourself," Eric said point his weapon at the princess, she raised an eyebrow.

"Three? Myself? Are you blind?" Behind Eric loomed Luna with a mini Dark Sphere in her hand, Eric then turned to the nearly unconscious Entity and the injured Lucci. Their chances were zero to none, they couldn't beat them and even if Eric teleported away Celestia would simply find him anyway. But then a giant flaming fist collided with Celestia's head and her head was smashed against the ground, Thanos and the three commanders arrived with other troops. Warships were over their head with tons of men pouring out. Ruby and Sapphire Sword picked up Grievous and Entity and ran out of there, Emerald Gauntlet had his Battle Axe at the ready.

"Sup Sunny." Immediately Celestia roared and lunged at Thanos taking the battle elsewhere. Lucci got up and went into his Hybrid Form, Emerald Gauntlet crackling his knuckles and an emerald aura surrounded him. Eric turned to Luna shadow coming from his being

"It isn't wise to fight me Luna" Eric warned as he and Luna circled each other like a pair of wolves

Luna said nothing as she extended her hand pulling Eric towards her, seeing this coming Eric thrust his weapon and sliced her shoulder. Luna howled in agony as she clenched her bleeding shoulder

"That's the stark difference between us, you may be a logia type but you still have a physical body and take double the pain," Eric Said grabbing the princesses hair and knee her in the face, tossing her to the ground Eric plants his Haki covered boot on her back before reaching into his body pulling out a small blade. Grabbing the princess by her nape Eric plunges the dagger in between her wings causing her to scream bloody murder as she tried to use her Devil Fruit

"Sorry but the blade is made out of Sea Prism Stone, you won't be able to control your Devil Fruit," Eric said as several shadow tendrils wrap around different parts of Luna's body.

Eric lifts Luna off the ground before calling her sister's name

"Celestia!!!" And just like that, they saw Thanos sent hurling past them and Celestia using her ultimate technique on the Shade-Shade user.

"Glint Glint: Ama no Iwato!" She shot a giant yellow light blast at Eric, Emerald Gauntlet jumped in front of Eric and created an emerald barrier which shattered instantly on impact at the blast. But luckily only Eric's shoulder was hit causing a searing pain, without missing a beat Eric breaks Luna's right forearm causing her to scream even louder, Celestia stopped causing Thanos to jump out of the place he was sent flying into and he grabbed the back of her head and slammed her with Haki. Luna and Celestia were pinned, it was an all-out battlefield, Minotaurs running at Ponies... It was the beginning of a War. Thanos saw two bright stones hidden in her... Ahem... Top area.

"There comes a time where every man must do what he must. This is that time, Eric if I don't survive... tell your ponies I said buck you!" He closed his eyes, hand covered in Haki, and did the deed, only getting the Power Stone. He then got up and ran.

"BUCKING RUN ERIC!!!!!!!!!!!" Thanos cried the Minotaurs, Lucci and Emerald Gauntlet ran away to the Warships. Eric threw the lunar princess through the castle walls before following Thanos

"What about the Mind Stone? Asked Eric preparing to Shadow Jump everyone to the ship.

"Due to political and being a King, I shouldn't be allowed to have three stones, I also want to give them a chance," Thanos said as he ran, he then put the Power Stone in his gauntlet and turned around, and shot a powerful blast. Destroying one half of Canterlot causing half of it to be littered with purple fire.

"That's a lot of damage." Thanos smiled.

"Was that really necessary?" Eric turned to Thanos as he walked up the stairs he made casually like he didn't destroy half of Canterlot and didn't kill a lot of ponies.

"Yes, they aren't chasing us are they?" He says looking back to Celestia who was on her knees injured and bloodied, she glared up to Thanos but said nothing. Royal Guards were dead everywhere, Luna was gravely injured, houses were burnt and destroyed.

"Let's just get out of here," Eric said pulling everyone into their shadows and Shadow Jumping to the warship. Once Eric brought them to the ship Thanos looked down at Canterlot, Thanos did feel sorry and guilty but alas, that is hi pity speaking.

Thanos POV

We were in the throne room, Eric standing before me, I was on my throne Lucci and Sally were side by side with each other. No Minotaur was here, it was just us.

"Eric Von Shadow, you have done a great service to us, getting me the Power Stone and protecting my allies, though two of them is gravely injured you tried your best." I shrugged, "Eric, I give you the honor of calling Lucci and Sally whenever you need assistance."

Lucci and Sally tossed Eric their Tokens, Lucci threw a Vivre Card and Sally threw a snowglobe that showed Sally snuggling Entity. Eric caught the tokens and stored them in his shadows.

"And to pay the debt from last time, since you gave me the Netsu-Netsu No Mi, I shall give you... The Infinity Sword!" Sapphire Sword walks in with the Infinity Stone, it looked like the Infinity Blade but it's just a broadsword. Sapphire Sword kneeled and held up the Infinity Sword to Eric. Taking the sword in hand Eric examines the weapon before speaking

"This is a fine blade, but I have to say Obsidian Blood is more familiar to me," Eric said wrapping the blade in shadow before putting it to his waist.

"And to send you off with a zinger, we three have messages to your allies aka the ponies. Tell Rainbow Dash if I had the ability to teleport to her myself, I would beat her flank. Lucci and Sally have messages as well." I said leaning back on my throne.

"Tell Fluttershy that I said she is an adorable beast," Lucci said with a smile.

"Can you tell Rarity, I like your cut G and slap her neck for me? Thanks." Sally was grinning ear to ear and rubbed her hands together like a villain.

"I'll be sure to tell them" Eric lied, he still wasn't ready to return to the ponies after the battle with Cold Scale. I walked down my throne and walked up to Eric, I put a hand on his shoulder.

"While Grievous was fighting you, you mentioned something about someone called... Mold Dale? Gold Mail? Bah, whatever, but I know something is up. I don't see you as the angry type, did this man do something to you?" I inquired, I think of Eric as a comrade now, not only did he saved my friends he also defeated/beheaded a potential threat.

"He used the power of his Shadow-Shadow Fruit and reanimated my Wife. She was about to kill the princesses and the main 6 and I was forced to kill my own wife." Eric said gritting his teeth trying to hold back his tears. "Could you seriously not be infuriated by having to rekill your own wife"

The shadows on his body were more pronounced as well as the red in his eyes.

"I remember when I had to... When I had to kill a friend due to a misunderstanding... Platinum Dusk, the only outsider of our group. There was a changeling mind-controlling her sister and... I killed her sister because she was going to kill Sally. We kept it a secret but when she found out... I had to force my hand and blast her to smithereens. I cannot sympathize with you, you lost your wife once then had to kill her... I just had to kill my friend..." Thanos took his hand off of Eric's shoulder and shook his head. Lucci And Sally lowered their head to pay respects.

"F.," Me and my group said at the same time.

"We're all fucked up aren't we?" Asked the shadow man

"Physically and Mentally," Grievous said walking in with a limp, Entity was bandaged up and Grievous was standing but was disfigured.

"Well, we completed this mission what say we party?" Eric said reaching into his body and pulling out a black violin. "I can supply the music."

"Bet I can supply it better." Sally suddenly had a violin that appeared from nowhere.

Dear God, can she break reality?

"I can also break the fourth wall, hi Chill Author!" Sally waved to the heavens.

Why do I have a fourth wall breaker? When did I have a fourth wall breaker?

"Now," Sally responded, I stood there looking at Sally, Eric stood there blank.

"Aight, party time!"

We stood there in the lunch hall, everyone was there, the commanders, my daughter, me, and the boys (Eric is now officially a part of the boys). Sally was there too, Sally was there on the piano, Eric was manning the violin as well as three others.

"It's time, time for a banquet!" I pumped my fist into the air causing the others to cheer.

Lucci
Thanos
Grievous
Entity
Sally
Eric
Golden Shield
All of the crew

Sally tapped her foot giving the others the rhythm of the song, Sally began playing which followed, and soon so did the others

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WlWdkIFfYAs

Yohohoho Yohohoho
Yohohoho Yohohoho
Yohohoho Yohohoho
Yohohoho Yohohoho

Gather up all of the crew
It's time to ship out Bink's brew
Seawind blows
To where? Who knows?
The waves will be your guide!

O'er across the ocean's tide
Rays of sunshine far and wide
Birds they sing
Of cheerful things
In circles passing by!

Bid farewell to Weavers Town
Say so long to Port Renowned
Sing a song
It won't be long
Before we're casting off

Cross the gold and silvers seas
A salty spray puts us at ease
Day and night
To our delight
The voyage never ends.

The singing stopped and it was the music's turn to "sing" before being overlapped by our voices.

Gather up all of the crew
It's time to ship out Bink's brew
Pirates we eternally
Challenge the sea

With the waves to rest our heads
Ship beneath us as our beds

Hoisted high upon the mast

Our Jolly Roger flys!

Somewhere in the endless skies
Stormy winds are blowing by
Waves are dancing evening comes

It's time to sound the drums!

But steady men that never fear
Tomorrow's skies are always clear
So pound your feet
And clap your hands
Till sunny days return!

Yohohoho Yohohoho
Yohohoho Yohohoho
Yohohoho Yohohoho
Yohohoho Yohohoho

Gather up all of the crew
It's time to ship out Bink's brew
Wave goodbye but don't you cry
Our memories remain

Our days are but a passing dream
Everlasting though they seem
Beneath the moon, we'll meet again
The wind's our lullaby

Gather up all of the crew
It's time to ship out Bink's brew
Sing a song
And play along
For all the oceans wide!

After all is said and done

You'll end up a skeleton

So spread your tale

From dawn till dusk

Upon these foamy seas!

Yohohoho Yohohoho
Yohohoho Yohohoho
Yohohoho Yohohoho
Yohohoho Yohohoho

As the song ends Eric remembers something... Special of his life in the Crystal Empire.

Flashback

Eric POV

"Come on," Amber encouraged me. "Play something."

The instrument shop was filled with beautiful pieces for playing music. But the black violin I had found topped all of them. It looked like it had been carved from pure ebony, with strings that seemed to hum even without touching them.

"Come on, Amber," I said. "I don't really know how to play..."

She smirked. "Humble much?" she asked. "I saw the way you were looking at the piano."

I glanced at one of the ivory keyed instruments. "It just looks nice," I protested.

"And the cello?" she teased. "Or the harps? Novices don't look at them the way you do, my love." Her smile became less coy. "Come on, my mother tells me that the stronger a man is, the more beautiful his art."

I huffed. "Well, your grandparents clearly never forced your mother to perform at noble galas or parties."

"We're all blessed in our own ways," she replied, giving me that smile that I could never say no to.

Rolling my eyes, but unable to hide my own smile, I picked up the bow for the instrument and placed the violin against my chin.

With the smile of my angel encouraging me, I began to play.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFL2xGrtEm4

As I lost myself to the music, I almost didn't notice the crowd that began to form. All I needed to focus on was her. The light of awe in her beautiful eyes. The way the wind swept her mane to the side. The way her wings twitched and longed to spread when she was excited.

I played for her. I let my love flow through the instrument. And all too soon, I had to stop.

Applause broke us out of the trance we had been stuck in with each other. The crowd was cheering; stamping their feet as they brushed tears from their eyes.

"Huh," I noted, turning to her. "Why didn't you tell me you brought an audience?"

She giggled. "Oh, my beautiful musician," she teased, gazing into my eyes. "You get so lost when you play."

"That's fine," I replied as we drew closer. "I've got you to guide me back."

She kissed my cheek as we nuzzled into each other.

"As long as you play for me," she promised. "I'll always be there to guide you back."

I had my arms around Lucci and Emerald Gauntlet as we danced together, Entity and Grievous had their arms around each other and the musicians kept playing their music. We sang and laughed until we were tired and ate until we were full. This was truly a beautiful moment, as everyone kept singing and dancing I walked up to Eric.

"You know, this won't be the last time I call you. The next time I call you, you should be prepared to battle." I smiled. Eric said nothing as he continued playing music which caused several to look at him in awe, even Sally couldn't help but be enchanted by the shadow man's musical prowess. An hour in and everyone is talking and being themselves, I notice that Eric walked out of the lunch hall. I follow him outside, he was leaning on some railing that overlooked the kingdom. I walked beside him.

"Beautiful, isn't it? I have to watch over this whole kingdom but I'm sure your problems are way more serious than mine." I smiled.

"You can say that again, it's like every day some power hungry nut is trying to attack and kill the princesses with the devil fruit they acquired," Eric said before smiling. "Personally I just wish I could just end it all. All this darn evil."

"I remember one time someone had the Rumble-Rumble Fruit and was exactly like Enel but he wanted to take over the world. Me and the boys beat him no problem but really? The Rumble Rumble fruit was awesome, if he could use it properly he could've wrecked us." I chuckled.

"Ain't that the truth, people who have an understanding of how to use their Devil Fruit are extremely dangerous," Eric said before growing angry. "Cold Scale had almost nine-hundred years to completely master his devil fruit and with it, he was able to create an army of zombies most armed with Devil Fruits"

Eric then reached inside his body and pulled out a round black Devil Fruit before tossing it to Thanos

"Take it and give it to one of your friends," Eric said forcefully. "I never want to see that fruit in my world ever again." Thanos caught it and looked at it, he thought about crushing it but stopped, know who to give it to.

"I will, and hopefully, hopefully you settle everything. By the way, are you gonna tell your ponies what we said? Because I don't care what the other two have to say, the one with Rainbow Dash is important." I joked.

"No I'm not, none of them would understand," Eric said as the shadows beneath him starting to look like flames. "I will take my leave"

"Call upon me if you even require my Scythe again," Eric said returning to his Equestria. I stood there, idle.

"Wait, I should do a tournament to see who would get this fruit. Oh my god, my brain is fat!" I said turning around to go back to partying. Waiting for tomorrow to be another crazy bizarre adventure.

WAS THAT A MOTHERBUCKING JOJO'S REFERENCE!?!!???!?

Author's Notes:

That was a lot of words!

Also this was another crossover with my g, the one and only, Screwball666 and her Shadow of Equestria! Check it out

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