-TERRARIA, OUTSKIRTS OF CAMELOT-

The battle with the Mass of Flesh ensues as both sides achieve victory.

Venomous Sting, The Mech, The Goblin Tinkerer, The Mechanic, and the alicorn Princesses, along with many others, continue to attack Nyarlathotep. Among them, Celebes the Dryad stops for a moment to observe something that has begun to bother her.

As the dryad stands on a nearby boulder that’s covered in Crimson flesh, she comments:

“Something isn’t right here… Daedalus’s enhancements gave us an incredible edge, and yet, why does it feel like that creature is keeping up with us?”

As was stated, even though Celebes’s allies dispatched Crimson monsters and demons with better ease, the Mass of Flesh only momentarily got overpowered by its’ enemies before seemingly adapting to their newfound prowess.

“No…” The dryad said. “Adapting isn’t the right word. It’s more like Legion is growing in power to match us,” She brings a hand to her chin in thought, “The question is: what is it drawing power from?”

……….

Amongst the battlefield, a collective of attributed slimes fights in unison, a dancing array of multiple elements raging against the demonic forces. The slimes fought with absolutely no fear, for they are alongside their divine figure.

A yellow pegasus surrounded by a multicolored aura leads the assault of her dome-shaped forces.

“Heal the wounded!” Fluttershy exclaims, her eyes filled with the same energy surrounding her body. In response, various slimes among the battlefield begin to wrap around her allies, healing them in the process before releasing them.

A flying demon attempts to attack Fluttershy head-on, the pegasus simply staring at them with a neutral expression. Then, a giant slime sporting a pair of wings intercepts the demon and swallows the entity into their form, and if one were to observe the process, the demon sizzles away from within the gelatinous figure.

The giant slime spreads their wings, “None shall touch the Goddess!” Exclaims Queen Slime. Formerly known as Pinkie, the Slime Princess.

……….

Both Shining Armor - now a revived utopian - and Equus's own Princess Cadence are fighting alongside an ally they had only met mere moments ago: Arche. In addition, they are also aided by an ally from their former homeworld: Flame Heart.

A series of purple energy-based tridents skewers and penetrates multiple foes, all manifested by the one who controlled them.

Arche roars out as the tridents spin and dance all around him, his eyes glowing red. A nearby entity of the Crimson, Big Crimera, attempts to strike at the earth pony by swooping down from above. But with a simple glance from Arche’s right eye, every lavender trident in his possession bombards and impales the large entity, although he kept two tridents by his side just in case.

Just behind Arche, the fiery unicorn stallion Flame Heart ignites his tail and mane, and thanks to Daedalus’s actions, the red pony’s flames became embedded by holy affinity.

The unicorn jumps towards a combined force of demons and Crimson bipedal entities, Face Monsters. He then rears up onto his hind legs and thrusts his forehooves forward, sending fire balls towards his enemies. Flame Heart then proceeds to spin around on the ground as if performing a break dancing maneuver on his back, sending a barrage of flaming spheres in multiple directions, each making contact with his chosen target.

Located near the former duo, both Shining Armor and Equus’s Princess Cadence melded together in a display of offense and defense. Cadence shielded them both from a wave of fire being spewed forth by a giant demon in a barrier of light pink coloration. Said demon resembles a smaller version of Infernon, although not directly connected to them, indicating this was a species akin to the former Demon Lord.

The demon momentarily stops its’ assault, but the royal couple takes advantage of this as Cadence’s shield dissipates seconds after, followed by the rushing form of Shining Armor. The utopian charges forth as momentum began to collect all around his body, his horn starting to glow as he lowers his head. The force of a freight train is mere moments from colliding with the demon, and Shining Armor roars out before slamming his horn into the demon’s stomach region. It would’ve skewered the beast were it not for the fact that the utopian’s actions sent the demon flying away and crashing into a distant foundation of Crimson flesh and dirt.

And just for good measure, Cadence powers up her horn and unleashes a beam of energy towards the direction of the downed demon. A painful screech is let loose by the demonic foe before it sizzles away from within the magical aggression.

Suddenly, as Arche, Flame Heart, Cadence, and Shining Armor regain their footings from their recent victories, the ground begins to shake violently. However, it wasn’t just them that felt this sensation as the entire battlefield can feel this commotion.

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The female demon general, Sheeraiah, floats above both Tzana and Tempest with a black aura surrounding her form. Her arms are spread apart as both of her blades point in separate directions. It’s revealed that she’s the one responsible for the earth-shaking event.

“You handle your blade quite well, daughter of Inigo,” Sheeraiah comments, looking down upon the mentioned mare. “I enjoy our dance, but let’s up the stakes a bit!”

The ever-present shaking stops momentarily, but then, and all across the outskirts of Camelot, giant serpentine skeletal entities erupt from the land.

“Come forth, my beautiful Bone Serpents!” The demoness shouts. “Feast to your heart's content, and fetch me their souls!”

The newly summoned entities join the fray throughout the entire battlefield. However, as Sheeraiah is about to turn back to Tzana, the earth pony rushes skyward during this time and attempts to slice at the demon general while their attention is averted, but Sheeraiah catches Tzana’s Fiery Greatsword with her right claw as it’s brought down upon her from above. Purple energy covers Tzana’s hindlegs as it’s revealed that Tempest casted a spell that grants the earth pony flight. In addition, the demoness now wielded both of her weapons within her left claw.

Tempest was about to aid her ally, but one of the summoned Bone Serpents emerges from behind her and attempts to bite down upon the reborn utopian. Tempest is forced to teleport away in evasion, but as she reappears, the serpent is locked onto her and gives chase. Due to this event, Tzana is left to deal with Sheeraiah by herself.

……….

Tzana struggles against her opponent, who still has a firm grasp onto her fiery weapon.

“Nice struggle, but how long can you keep this up, my dear?” The demon questions.

“I can do this all day,” Tzana responds.

Sheeraiah chuckles in amusement before grunting. With a sudden application of strength, the demoness yanks away Tzana’s greatsword before throwing it way. She attempts to slice at the earth pony with her left arm, but Tzana kicks off the demoness’s chest region with her hindlegs, distancing herself from the attempted strike.

The two combatants are now a short distance away from eachother, “You have no weapons now, spawn of In-”

“Tzana,” The pony interjects. “Just use my name, dammit. ‘Spawn’ or ‘Daughter of Inigo’ is way too many pointless words. And you’re right, I have no weapons,” Tzana takes a combative pose with her forelimbs, her left hoof closer to her left cheek with her right hoof further away, her stance shifting sideways in midair.

“But I do have what I was born with.”

Sheeraiah smiles devilishly, “Ah, yes! It’s so rare to find one with a warriors’ spirit nowadays!” The demoness sheathes her blades on either side, said blades secured by straps that wrap around her waist. She spreads her arms apart as if inviting the mare to ‘claw-to-hoof’ combat.

“Come to me, Tzana! I was once a viking from Terraria’s ancient history! I was born in combat, and I died in battle only to be revived in the hellish battlefields of the Und-”

“You talk too much!” Tzana interjects as she rushes forth and slams her left forehoof into Sheeraiah’s chest region, but the action has no seeming effect.

The mare floats a short distance away from Sheeraiah, and with her forehooves at the ready, Tzana bursts out into a rapid flurry of ‘punches.’ The mare’s technique is flawless, her breaths steady as her forehooves goes to work against her opponent’s stomach region. However, Sheeraiah simply rests her claws on either side of her waist during this relentless assault.

Tzana pulls back her right forelimb and thrusts it forward with a grunt, but her hoof simply rests on Sheeraiah’s abdomen. The demoness shifts her stance in the air, her wings flapping to stay aloft, as her current expression and posture translated into:

‘Wanna try again?’

Tzana conjures forth a very particular item from her inventory: a crystal. One of the very same crystals that form within the Underground Hallow Biome. She chows down in one quick motion as her body becomes empowered by the action, her body surrounded by a dark-lavender aura.

This energy surrounds Tzana’s forehooves, and she resumes her earlier actions. Her forelimbs flurry in rapid succession, targeting Sheeraiah’s stomach and chest region as sparks of lavender erupts in the process, but this time, the demoness is fidgeting as the earth pony’s attacks are having some form of effect.

Tzana backs away for a brief moment before thrusting her entire upper body forth, both of her forelimbs making contact with the demoness in tandem, which manages to push Sheeraiah back a few feet. Although the demoness recovers from the attack as she brushes her abdomen and chest region off before responding:

“Heh, I like you,” She tosses Tzana one of the two weapons that she has attached to her waist: Bladecrest Oathsword.

Tzana catches the weapon and takes a moment to admire the blade, followed by a whistle, “Nice. Very nice.”

The demon general readies her blade for combat, grasping onto its’ handle with both of her claws.

“Give me stimulation, Tzana! May our blades echo across these damned lands!”

Tzana smirks as she readies her own newly acquired weapon, holding onto it with both of her forelimbs while still being empowered by the crystal she had consumed.

“Pity that we’re enemies, Sheeraiah,” She comments, narrowing her eyes, “I would’ve liked you.”

The demoness forms a closed smile, “If you didn’t have that disgusting utopian’s blood running through your veins, I’d let you live to get stronger and fight me again,” She rushes forth with her blade at the ready, “Unfortunate, but even so… TODAY IS A-”

“-GOOD DAY TO DIE!” Tzana finishes in tandem as the two combatants crashes their blades into one another.

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-TERRARIA, HOME TOWN-

The denizens of Home Town defend their home against invasive entities as various scenarios ensue:

The small form of Shroom creates a wall of glowing mushrooms to defend the town against terrestrial demon entities, standing on the rooftop of Candy Cane Corner.

……….

Ceeman the Arms Dealer fires away at airborne demons. With incredible accuracy that even Ancients couldn’t compete with, the Pillar of Terraria dislodges their wings before allowing gravity to finish the rest.

……….

Ritsu the Zoologist is currently in her beast form, leaping around with frightening brute strength and tearing away at her enemies with her claws, biting into them with her powerful jaws before tearing off body parts.

……….

Tempest, the Bandit, defends Magius the Wizard by keeping an eye on his back region with her melee weaponry or boomerang-like projectiles. The Wizard, in turn, possessed incredible magical capabilities, zapping away many demons with a simple gesture from his hands. But what is most impressive is that he was seemingly holding back.

……….

Lucan Valerius, the Merchant, faces his foes with a rather particular choice of weaponry: a yoyo. More specifically, Cascade.

He spins the yoyo around as his index finger secures his grip via a metallic ring. As the business end of the yoyo-like weapon decapitates his enemies, one demon emerges from the ground behind him. The hell-raised entity prepares to slash away at the Merchant, who couldn’t react in time, but another yoyo weapon kills the demon before retracting nearby.

This momentarily confuses Lucan until he notices who is responsible for the saving gesture: Lamar, the Traveling Merchant.

……….

Gex the Witchdoctor narrows his reptilian eyes as several earth-based demons approaches him. Then, he closes his eyes before taking in a deep breath.

“FUS RO DAH!”

The lihzhard’s eyes open once more before a powerful wave of energy leaves his lips. This wave blows away every demon that once stood before him as they become impaled upon the fungal walls that Shroom had created. Said walls formed glowing thorns in the process.

……….

Candy the Party Girl’s appearance had changed similarly to Pinkie Pie and Mena, back when the two mares were still unified. The Pillar’s hair is deflated as her skin greyed out, accompanied by a killer expression. She holds a knife that’s unlike any other, to which she had appropriately named: Psycho Knife.

“AHAHAHAHAHAHAA! YES, BLOOD! ALL THE GLORIOUS BLOOD!”

Candymena roars out as she jumps from demon to demon, slashing and stabbing them repeatedly in maniacal fashion, even performing a moonwalk before slicing away at the demon she had ‘walked’ towards.

“Ehehehehehehehehehe!!”

……….

[KATHOOM]

[BOOM]

A series of explosions roar out as Vinny the Demolitionist’s work could be heard across Home Town.

“Now you get the boom!” Vinny shouts as he throws a stick of dynamite towards a collection of demons, killing them in the process.

“And you get the boom!” He throws yet another stick skyward and into a flock of flying demons.

[BOOM]

As their gores rains down all around him, he spins in place and shouts:

“Everyone gets the boom!”

……….

Among the many buildings within Home Town, one acted as a recent addition before all hell literally broke loose: a tavern. But what was most peculiar about this wooden structure is that every single demon actively avoided it for some unknown reason.

Within this tavern, Helena the Nurse, Livian the Stylist, and Jeremy the Angler are recovering from the outside conflict. But throughout all the madness outside, Ross Bosman, the Tavernkeeper, cleans various dishes with a white towel, keeping a collected composure. Even humming a tune while doing so. (Terraria day theme)

The inner portions of the tavern are very reminiscent of a typical bar. Ten stools are positioned at the bar, of which Ross worked diligently, as a window is present behind the barkeeper. Many tables neatly lined the establishment as private booths can be found on either side. All complete with a wooden door that has a bell connected to the entrance.

“Wow, things are really kicking up a notch or two, wouldn’t you say?” Ross inquires from behind the bar, placing a clean plate onto a tray, “Once you lot feel a bit better, will you be returning outside?”

Jeremy the Angler shoots his gaze towards him, “How are you so collected about any of this?! It’s literal hell out there!”

Ross chuckles, “I can see that, my boy. But the important thing is to keep a calm composure, and never give into panic or fear, as my uncle would often tell X and I.”

“Uncle?” The Nurse questions.

“X?” The Stylist inquires.

The Angler narrows his eyes suspiciously, “Hey, Ross… now that I think about it, we don’t really know much about you. Just who in the hell are you, really? And why is it that none of those demons ever attempted to attack this place?”

The Tavernkeeper laughs lightly as he finishes the final details to the last dish before placing it onto the tray. He places the towel onto the counter before turning back to his fellow Pillars.

“There’s a lot about me that you don’t know, but only because I won’t tell you. Sorry, friends, but you’re all just not ready for that quite yet. This tavern is a little… different. Nothing like the one Skeletron ruined all those years ago when Lunaris, that old friend of Steven’s, asked for help. It’s a gift from my uncle, Yog. As for X, well, he’s my brother.”

“You have a brother?!” The Nurse shouts in shock, both Jeremy and Livian sharing her expression.

“Who the fuck is Yog?!” Jeremy asks.

“Patience, patience, all will be revealed in time,” Ross comments before pulling back his right wrist’s sleeve, a watch being revealed seconds after, “If I’m right, that town from what used to be Equus should be dropping around these parts in three… two… one…”

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A vibrant beam of crimson light crashes down upon the outskirts of Home Town. The light begins to shift and expand before an all too familiar town is brought into being:

Ponyville.

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