-TERRARIA, ANUBIS’S PYRAMID-

The trainees look to the skies in amazement as both Athena and Bulk Djinn floated before Silence.

“This is quite exciting, I must admit,” Athena comments while flapping her silver wings, “The last time I got to train with one of my brethren was before Yharim’s attack.”

“Remember, this is training for all of them, not just us,” Silence chuckles. “Though I appreciate the enthusiasm.”

Athena chuckles, “You misunderstand, dear brother, I’m referring to them possibly running into another Ancient. Lest we repeat that whole Greed scenario,” Athena looks down towards the trainees, “They were lucky he wasn’t going full throttle… they’d have died if he did.”

“Greed is a concern… Which is why I shall give them a final test. Now, shall we begin?” Silence questions.

Athena responds with her next action as the very space all around them begins to bend and shift, “As you know, brother, for me, the term ‘space’ is more than just beyond the stars,” The very space around them begins to take on a shape similar to her domain, “It’s also a part of reality itself.”

Silence, on the other hand, seems to have his eyes closed, breathing steadily. Upon opening his eyes, the viewers below are shocked to see some form of glitching aura around him, streaks of gray passing through. Behind him, a shadow seems to grow slightly, taking on the form of an alicorn without detail.

“But of course. Yet, reality can also be twisted in its own way,” Silence looks down towards the trainees, “Now observe, students.”

Athena takes on a combat pose and gestures towards The Ancient with her right hand, which could best be described as ‘Come at me.’

“Don’t forget to summon the seraphs,” Says Silence, lifting a hoof as the alicorn shadow does the same, a ball of what appears to be glitching energy forming at the end of its limb.

“They’re already here,” Athena responds.

A series of wormholes appear behind Silence as a large flock of seraphs flies in droves through the anomaly. The air was nearly covered in seraphs, a blanket of feathers, and the flapping of wings spreading throughout the skies.

“Eventually, you will all be forced into a fight where an enemy does not care what they must do to destroy you,” Silence says. “This may involve legions of smaller entities, or perhaps even the possession of your own allies. You must be prepared. Expect to die, but do not fear it.”

Desert Djinn raises his hand as a series of sand whirlwinds surrounds the seraphs, effectively creating a damaging barrier all around them. He, in turn, floats towards Athena and seemingly transforms into two large arms which float behind her back. This scenario was reminiscent of the appendages of Skeletron, but rather than skeletal arms, Djinn’s own acted the part.

“In a case like this, the power of Summoners cannot be underestimated! They will be your control units while you face the true enemies!” Says Silence, the glitch ball seeming to burst and transform into what appears to be physical images of GrimDarks throughout the ages. These illusions rush towards the seraphs as Silence himself begins an attack of glitching rays, spreading out towards Athena and Djinn. If one were to look carefully, Silence seemed to have some form of glitching, transparent armor forming around him, with an engraved image of an eye on the chest.

Bulk Djinn was instantly taken aback by this new phenomenon as the two large arms behind Athena clench their hands into a closed fist. Athena herself takes in Silence’s form and smirks, “This is quite the surprise,” She then points towards Silence, “Go!”

The two arms of Djinn rush forth with a clenched fist as they maneuver around Athena’s body. They begin to encroach towards Silence before vanishing in a sudden anomaly. The Queen of The Seraph’s eyes was flashing as it’s revealed that she opened a wormhole for the two appendages.

“When your opponent has the ability to directly cause limbs, or any form of weapon, to disappear like this, it will almost always be in a wormhole. There will be a sound like electricity… When you hear it, you must strike!” Says Silence as he readies himself, not moving his gaze from Athena. The shadow seems to adjust itself slightly.

As was assessed, the two wormholes appear on opposite sides of Silence as Athena comments:

“Take note of how my brother keeps his eyes focused on me. It is important to keep tabs on the boss while also dealing with their summons.”

Various trainees down below nod in response.

“Minions are only a priority if you cannot strike the main body of the boss.” Silence seems to spin, his physical hoof meeting one fist of Djinn, while the shadow hits the other, causing both to rebound backward. “You will always have to be in pairs at the least when traversing in enemy territory! The shadow you see behind me is my ‘partner’ for this exercise.”

As this goes on, the seraphs and Silence’s summons could be seen fighting a near all-out war in the background, high in the skies.

“However, do not think that you alone can take on a major enemy. If one has minions, your job as a Summoner is to direct your own into battle with the others. You will solely focus on the smaller enemies, as being a Summoner does make you less enduring than most other classes thanks to the amount of magic you use,” Says Silence, blasting one of the Djinns’ fists into sand particles.

Athena’s aura pulsates as she extends her hands in opposite directions. A large barrage of magical blasts is unleashed before disappearing into a large number of anomalies.

“As you see, Athena just fired a large number of magical blasts. Most opponents you will face have some form of ranged attack. You must be prepared to dodge, or, if you are a melee user, to take the blasts,” Says Silence, looking at Pinkie and Applejack, “You two are the frontline, the ones who will take most of the attacks, and for good reason. Observe.”

Silence seems to summon four separate GrimDarks, a mage, ranger, summoner, and melee user. They place themselves around him, in a circle.

“Athena, aim towards the summons, please.”

Athena nods as her wings extend and seemingly manipulates multiple anomalies that form all around her summoned foes. All of Athena’s attacks fire from the anomalies, evenly directed towards Silence and his summons.

The Summoner GrimDark appears to completely shatter, disappearing into fragments. The mage seems to be half-disintegrated, as the ranger drips liquid glitches. The melee user, however, seems to take the blasts without flinching.

“These four show your specific classes! Note how both the mage and summoner are either dead or nearly so, while the ranger and melee user stay standing, though not without injury for the ranger,” Says Silence, waving the destroyed mage and summoner away. “Never allow other classes to stay on the frontlines, it will not end well for them.”

Athena emphasizes this as she herself warps in front of the ranger and, with a gesture from her wings, causes the glitch to rupture and be sent aloft, “Also, keep in mind that some bosses understand who to target first. In this case, the ranger would be my best counter.”

“However, in general, mages may in fact be your most powerful asset! Though they may not be very hard to destroy, their attack power makes up more than enough for it!” Silence says while looking towards the trainees down below. He then looks towards Athena, “Athena, I will ask you to take these attacks.”

..........

During this time, Pinkie Pie and Candy The Party Girl were eating from a shared bucket of popcorn. Many individuals of Home Town continued to watch their trainers high above as a sudden whirlwind of leaves conjures itself before them. Celebes soon forms afterward as she looks to the group and says:

“Sorry for being late,” She rubs the back of her neck, “Had to clear my head on a recent... Occurrence,” She looks away with an embarrassed expression while saying internally: -I can’t believe he saw that image of me.-

Applejack was currently sitting next to an absolutely enthralled Rainbow Dash while Rarity sat just beside them. The cowmare spots The Dryad and calls out:

“Celebes! Get a load of this!” She points a forehoof towards the sky, “Bulk, Athena, and Silence are up there teachin’ us all kinds of fight’n strategies,” The orange pony turns to her cyan lover and chuckles, “Rainbow Dash hasn’t been able to take her eyes off em’.”

The aforementioned cyan pegasus’s eyes were wide open as her mouth hung agape. She refused to tear her attention away from the two Ancients and Bulk Djinn above them. However, she could be heard muttering from time to time:

“They’re so awesome...”

..........

Athena nods in response to Silence’s request and closes her wings all around her form.

Silence looks down to the trainees below, “In a form such as this, Athena is capable of taking normal sword slashes or even bullets without flinching,” He looks back to his fellow Ancient, “However, when a mage directly attacks her…”

Silence summons yet another mage, which shoots a beam of glitches directly at her wings. Athena manages to take the attack for five seconds before her guard breaks and the mage’s attack makes contact with her exposed torso. This causes her to grunt in displeasure.

“A ranger, melee, or even summoner simply does not have enough power for an effect like this. However, a mage can attack with high-powered weaponry for several seconds before having to take a break.”

Athena’s wings become damaged as she holds onto her chest region, “N-nice one,” Suddenly, The Ancient could hear a series of whistling from below as Vinny The Demolitionist shouts:

“Those look nice!” He exclaims as Athena looks down at her exposed breasts.

Athena’s eyes narrow as she growls, “Fucking pervert...”

“...Feel free to attack him,” Says Silence. “Remind me to pay for a new shirt later… Can’t have you half-naked like that.”

Athena stares daggers towards The Demolitionist as a devilish smile adorns her face, “Can you excuse me for a second, dear brother?”

Bulk Djinn suddenly manifests with a facepalming gesture, “May Terra have mercy on that poor fool’s soul.”

Silence transforms back to his normal form, before nodding, “Enjoy whatever revenge you have planned. Our lesson is just about done, I simply have to explain a Ranger’s strength.”

“Oh! By the way, could you tell me the recipe for a race change potion? A temporary one will suffice.” Athena said.

“...There are no temporary potions, Athena, you will have to create two.”

“That’s disappointing,” She responds with a small pout.

“You can cast a temporary spell on him using Blinkroot however,” Silence responds with a shrug.

Athena claps her hands, “Ah! Wonderful, I think I’ll give my seraphs EXACTLY what they want.”

Silence takes on a face of realization, “Oh. I suppose Tori will appreciate it.”

Athena vanishes in a series of particles and silver feathers as Bulk Djinn comments:

“The Demolitionist is going to have a very bad time.”

..........

Vinny The Demolitionist was currently cheering at Athena’s ‘display’ before he notices her sudden disappearance. As this went on, many other male beings present turned away from the event. As for the females, they expressed their own concerns while others glared at The Demolitionist.

“I hate him,” Terralestia comments with a deadpan expression.

“He’ll soon learn his lesson, Celestia.” Sai Sahan responds.

“Awww, where’d she go?!” Vinny exclaims in disappointment.

Athena suddenly appears behind him in a series of particles and silver feathers, a devilish expression on her features. This instantly causes Ceeman The Arms Dealer to point behind Vinny and say:

“Dude, shut up, now!”

“You can’t tell me those breasts weren’t amazing!” Vinny roars at Ceeman.

“Before you start admiring and daydream about Athena’s boobs, you might want to turn around,” Jeremy The Angler says as he spins his finger around.

Vinny lifts an eyebrow and heeds to The Angler’s request, only to turn right into the enraged face of Athena who says:

“I hope you enjoyed fulfilling your fantasy,” She then spreads her wings, “Because now you get to do the same thing for my seraphs.”

Athena’s wings cover Vinny completely as a silver light escapes from within. After a few moments, Athena removes her wings, and what everyone sees next causes some mouths to drop. A newly formed kenku was now standing where Vinny once stood.

“W-what did you just d-do?” Vinny The Kenku questions.

Athena remains silent before she places a hand onto Vinny’s new form, “You’re a kenku now. You even get to go on vacation for the rest of the day.”

The kenku’s eyes open wide in a small fit of horror, “W-where?” He questions.

“Why, to Acropolis, of course,” Athena chuckles, “Home to all seraphs and my personal domain.” With her remaining hand, Athena opens a portal to her domain and spins in place before throwing the kenku into the anomaly. “Have fun, dear!”

-TERRARIA, ACROPOLIS-

Vinny the temporary kenku falls out of an anomaly and lands onto a cloud. This cloud was just mere inches away from a series of dirt and grass, in a similar fashion to a sky island, as a beautiful paved pathway was just on top of the dirt foundation. A grand structure of silver and gold was now present before the downed kenku as various other sky islands floated all around the largest of them, the same one he was currently positioned upon. A few Wyverns could be seen flying in the background and around the multitude of sky islands. This beautiful kingdom in the sky was indeed: Acropolis.

The kenku groans as he lifts himself off the ground and onto his feet.

“Urgh, that wasn’t entirely called for,” Vinny says as he rubs his head, but at the base of his orange beak, “Where in the world am-”

“Helloooo, sexy~” A female voice comments with utmost lust drenched in her tone, which causes Vinny’s brown feathers to stand in response, “I thought Tori was the only one left. Looks like we scored big time, girls!” Brynhilda exclaims in excitement.

Various other female entities, all seraphs, joins Brynhilda as they soon fly all around Vinny. The newly formed kenku swallows a lump in his throat, in a cold sweat, before saying:

“F-fuck me...”

“Oh, we intend to~” Brynhilda responds before pointing her right wing towards the kenku, “Get him!”

A loud series of screaming from Vinny echoes throughout Acropolis as a great chase took place soon after.

-TERRARIA, ANUBIS’S PYRAMID-

Most of the trainees stare on with agape mouths as Athena closes the portal with a small chuckle. She then turns towards them and waves a hand dismissively while saying:

“Don’t worry, it’s only for the rest of the day. Besides, he’s a Pillar,” She then shrugs, “If he dies to sex by the end of the day, he can reincarnate into the next Demolitionist.”

Everyone, aside from Silence and Celebes, stares at her in absolute dumbfoundedness, eyes wide open.

“It’s a win-win in the end,” Athena turns towards Silence, “Go on ahead, brother.”

Silence chuckles and turns to the trainees, “Now students, allow me to explain a ranger’s strength. A ranger is good with, as the name suggests, range. Often you will be ignored, as rangers are usually the weakest attack-wise. However, you are also able to focus on attacking in peace, instead of attempting to Sonic Rainboom everywhere because you got too close,” Silence smiles, looking at Rainbow Dash in particular.

This draws rainbow out of her shocked state, from Athena’s actions, as she hears Silence’s words and protests:

“Oh, come on! Is this about the whole Goblin Army incident?! I’m sorry, ok?!”

“Oh no, that was quite simply stupidity, unfortunately,” Silence responds with laughter, “Though I suppose the same goes for that.”

Applejack bumps Rainbow’s flank with her own and glares at the cyan pegasus, “Ah’ second that, partner.”

Silence steps back to look at all of them. He seems to have a serious look on his face, “You will be using what you learned against me in combat.”

A momentary silence overtakes the trainees as they weren’t able to process The Ancient’s words properly.

“Unlike Anubis and Athena, I will not be going easy on you,” Silence continues. “I will attempt to drive you unconscious. This will not kill you, but it will tell me if you are ready for Nyarlathotep.”

Finally comprehending his words, most in the group shout in unison:

“WHAT?!”

“This is for your own good, trainees,” Athena comments with crossed arms, “And once you’re all done with Silence, I’ll be taking you all for what I have in mind for tomorrow’s training.”

Desert Djinn suddenly conjures himself right next to Silence as he whispers into The Ancient’s ear:

-Should we be a bit harder on Pinkie Pie? She's Oblivion's daughter, after all.-

“Yes. She must be prepared. I care not if Lord Oblivion punishes me for it, in the end, she will need the training most of all. Especially after her reaction to Pinkamena,” Murmurs Silence.

Desert Djinn waves a dismissive hand, “Funny you should mention, Lord Oblivion would probably want you to do that anyway,” The Djinn cracks his knuckles, “So, where do you want me?”

“Djinn… I need you to get Anubis. This is not simply for training… Terabyte is restless. They will need to be here to stop him if I do lose control.”

The Djinn nods in response as he goes to retrieve Anubis who, incidentally, was still being ‘punished’ by Cleopatra.

Character inventory/equipment:

Fluttershy: Statigel Armor(pony, equipped), Overloaded Blaster, Eviscerator, Crimslime Staff, Corroslime Staff, Slime Staff, Finch Staff, Snow Flinx Staff, Hornet Staff, Blood Clot Staff, Deathbringer Pickaxe, Blood Lust Cluster Axe, Healing Potion, Honey Comb(equipped), Brain Of Confusion(equipped), Mana Polarizer(equipped), Honeyed Goggles, Slime Mount, Staff Of Necrosteocytes, Purified Jam.

Rainbow Dash: Necro Armor(pony, equipped), Star Cannon, Minishark, Eviscerator, Aquatic Discharge, Bloody Rupture, Deathbringer Pickaxe, Blood Lust Cluster Axe, Healing Potion, Aero Stone(equipped), Brain Of Confusion(equipped), Bone Glove(equipped), Mana Polarizer(equipped), Victory Shard, Slime Mount.

Zecora: Crimson Armor(zebra, equipped), Dune Hopper, Sausage Maker, Beenade, Tooth Ball, Aorta, Deathbringer Pickaxe, Blood Lust Cluster Axe, Various Potions, Rocket Boots(equipped), Honey Comb(equipped), Sand Cloak(equipped), Brain Of Confusion(equipped), Bloodstained Gloves(equipped), Bone Glove(equipped), Mana Polarizer(equipped), Honeyed Goggles, Skeletron Hand.

Starlight Glimmer: Meteor Armor(pony, equipped), Space Gun, Starfury, Vein Burster, Purple Phaseblade, Deathbringer Pickaxe, Blood Lust Cluster Axe, Mana Potion, Healing Potion, Victory Shard, Rocket Boots(equipped), Aero Stone(equipped), Brain Of Confusion(equipped), Mana Polarizer(equipped), Bone Glove(equipped), Slime Mount, Book Of Skulls, Skeletron Hand.

Rarity: Meteor Armor(pony, equipped), Space Gun, Hornet Staff, Snow Flinx Staff, Ice Mirror, Blood Clot Staff, Deathbringer Pickaxe, Blood Lust Cluster Axe, Mana Potion, Rocket Boots(equipped), Brain Of Confusion(equipped), Mana Polarizer(equipped), Slime Mount, Book Of Skulls, Skeletron Hand, Staff Of Necrosteocytes.

Applejack: Crimson Armor(pony, equipped), Vein Burster, Orange Phaseblade, Deathbringer Pickaxe, Blood Lust Cluster Axe, Rope, Metal Detector, Healing Potion, Rocket Boots(equipped), Honey Comb(equipped), Flurry Boots(equipped), Brain Of Confusion(equipped), Mana Polarizer(equipped), Honeyed Goggles, Slime Mount, Bone Glove, Skeletron Hand.

Twilight Sparkle: Meteorite Armor(pony, equipped), Space Gun, Book Of Skulls, Deathbringer Pickaxe, Blood Lust Cluster Axe, Mana Potion, Ichor, Victory Shards, Aero Stone(equipped), Brain Of Confusion(equipped), Mana Polarizer(equipped), Slime Mount.

Pinkie Pie: Crimson Armor(pony, equipped), Vein Burster, Blue Phaseblade, Bloody Rupture x2, Aorta, Deathbringer Pickaxe, Blood Lust Cluster Axe, Metal Detector, Rocket Boots(equipped), Honey Comb(equipped), Flurry Boots(equipped), Brain Of Confusion(equipped), Mana Polarizer(equipped), Bone Glove(equipped), Honeyed Goggles, Slime Mount, The Blood Butcherer, Skeletron Hand.