Everyone watched with growing concern as the beam of light and darkness that escaped Nyarlethotep’s chest was currently piercing into the sky above them.

The resulting pillar of light and dark energy travels through the skies and continues to spread all across the planet. The entire atmosphere of Terraria became engulfed by this phenomenon, and from the perspective of space, one could see a giant globe of white and black. Each coloration dancing with one another like rapidly moving clouds.

All the while, Nyarlathotep’s roars of torment continue to echo across the landscape. And as the being thrashed their limbs, the very fabric of existence itself began to pulsate in response. The air all around Nyar’s enemies became heavy, and even gravity itself matched this phenomenon as several individuals who recovered from being blown away - following Excalibur’s impalement - started to fall onto the ground once more.

……….

“Wh-what’s going on?!” Pinkie Pie cries out, trying to stand onto her hooves. “Everything feels so heavy! Nnnngh!” She falls back to the ground and splays out on her stomach.

Nearby, and as was stated, Shadow Thunder, Tox-Dash, Starlight, Celebes, Celestia, Terraria’s Cadence, Chrysalis, Callie, Tundra, and Andriell are forcefully pinned against the ground by gravity itself. Each individual tries to resist in their own way.

“S-Starlight,” Shadow Thunder manages, leaning against the unicorn mare to protect and support her. “I have no idea what’s happening, but if we don’t make it out of this, I have something I n-need to ask you.”

“W-what is it?” She responds, grunting from her own efforts.

“W-will you, Starlight Glimmer, allow me to take you in marriage?”

The unicorn mare stares at the pegasus in silent shock.

“Seriously?!” Starlight finally exclaims. “You’re choosing now to do this?!”

“Uh, w-well, I, uhm-” Shadow Thunder’s stunted words are cut off, and his eyes widen as Starlight’s lips meet his own - the dark pegasus melting into the gesture.

The unicorn parts away with a teary-eyed expression, “Yes, Shadow Thunder. I’ll marry you!”

Many emotions fluctuate within the dark pegasus’s form, as does Starlight’s. But a sudden duo of pink forehooves wraps around the back portions of their necks.

“Eeeeeek!” Pinkie Pie exclaims happily, now positioned between the two lovers. “This calls for a- oh! Hey, gravity!” Her face is shoved into the ground once more.

During this time, the Princess observed the equines with a starry-eyed expression, although gravity reminds her of current events as her face is then buried into the ground, like Pinkie Pie.

Chrysalis, also nearby while trying to lift herself off of the ground, notices the duo’s actions and lets out a gag.

-You Tartarus damned sow!- The former changeling ruler scorns internally. -Don’t think that I’ve forgiven you for ruining my hive! I’ll get you next time, Starlight Glimmer!-

……….

Nearby, Celebes felt something strange emanating from deep within her very being. This caused her to feel momentary pain before said pain vanished afterward. All while she had been forced to the ground like the others.

“What was… t-that…?” The Dryad inquires in slight pain.

“Y-you alright, dryad?” Tundra inquires from nearby, Andriell lying beside her as they struggle against the force.

“I… I can’t explain it…” The Dryad responds, her breaths becoming heavy. “B-but It felt like a part of me is becoming… undone.”

However, before any more words can be spoken, the pillar of black and white pulsates, which causes the beam to widen in tandem. All while Nyarlathotep’s form began to sizzle away along with their continuous roars of torment.

A flash of crimson light blinds all in attendance before this phenomenon spreads across the planet and beyond the moon and stars. And soon enough, multiple galaxies, followed by the universe itself, became illuminated by this aurora.

But like an illustrious explosion, the event soon subsides as quickly as it had happened. And all of existence, seemingly, returns to normal.

……….

Starlight slowly opens her eyes, and what she sees absolutely flabbergasted the unicorn mare. The eldritch nightmare is no more, and the pillar of light and dark has ceased to exist. But this isn’t what caught the unicorn’s attention as something new, yet all too familiar, had been unleashed by this event:

The entire landscape around them began to take on a whole new coloration - in the literal sense. Blades of blue grass began to sprout all across the shattered lands, and trees of numerous colorations instantly sprouted from saplings to full-grown spires of nature.

In addition, various spherical-shaped crimson lights began to form in the sky before these anomalies floated down towards the earth. Upon making contact, these spheres began to take shape, and a multitude of both familiar and unfamiliar entities are manifested afterward. Most notably: these are those who Nyarlathotep has captured.

Equus’s Princess Cadence, Shining Armor, Luna, Tempest Shadow, Silence, Tzana, Linn, Arche, Flame Heart, Echo Silhouette, Mena, Santa Clause, and many other recognizable figures are recovering from their former capture. Both from the former Equus and Terraria itself.

Among them, Luna starts to lift herself from the ground and tries to regain her composure.

“T-that was… unpleasant,” She said, recollecting being completely surrounded by pulsating flesh inside Nyarlathotep. Her eyes suddenly shoot wide open, “Celestia! Dear sister, can thou hear-”

The alicorn’s words are cut off by a sudden warm embrace of white fur and feathers.

“I’m here, Luna,” Celestia comments as she lovingly wraps her wings around the lunar princess. “Thank you… for saving me.” A tear escapes from her eyes, draping down her cheeks. “P-please… don’t ever leave me again…”

Luna recovers from the initial shock of the gesture before melting into her sibling’s embrace. However, the dark alicorn takes notice of a figure in the distance - one that makes absolute rage fester within the alicorn’s form.

“N-no… it can not be!” She roars out before leaving Celestia’s embrace and darting off towards this individual.

“Sister!” Celestia cries out. “What are you-” Her words are caught in her throat as she notices who Luna’s rage is targeted toward. “B-Blueblood…?”

……….

Blueblood has just gotten himself onto his hooves at a short distance as he starts to assess his surroundings. The stallion is donned in gold and silver armor with a red cape going along his back. Apparel that has been crafted from the very Hallow itself: Hallowed Armor.

“I c-can’t believe it…” He said with disbelief. “W-we’re… free…”

“Wretched fiend!” The voice of Luna booms out, hurriedly approaching. “We shall see that thou draw final breath once again!”

These words cause the stallion to shoot his gaze toward her. His eyes widen in shock, but a narrowed expression soon replaces this as the stallion braces for luna’s approach.

[KTHOOM]

Luna strikes at Blueblood with her left forehoof, but the lunar princess is shocked by the sudden resistance of strength that stops her attack and holds her appendage in place.

“B-by the stars…!” She exclaims in disbelief, all while blueblood stares at her with his narrowed eyes.

“I don’t know who you are,” He starts. “But you have no right to attack me- wait,” His eyes widen, “Nightcrawler? Lady Nightcrawler?”

Luna’s eyes widen in shock before she flaps her wings and distances herself from the white unicorn.

“Do NOT speak our mother’s name so casually! Doth thou not remember us, monster?!” Luna roars out. “Thy wretched fiend conspired with The Corruption and killed hundreds of thousands of innocents!”

“Conspired with the Corruption?!” Blueblood responds with an offended expression. “Why would I ever ally myself to the very embodiment of everything I stand against?! Who do you think I am?!”

The stallion then plants his hooves into the ground before raising his head with closed eyes and determination.

“I am Sir. Blueblood of the Seven Virtues. And it is my sole purpose to stand against the seven deadly sins.” He fixates his gaze upon Luna, “So pray tell: why would I EVER ally myself with an infection that FEEDS and LIVES off of sin? If this is your idea of a joke, I’m not laughing.”

The lunar princess is taken aback by this. “S-Seven… Virtues…?”

Blueblood nods. “Yes. Prudence, justice, fortitude, temperance, faith, hope, and charity.” He shifts his stance, rises onto his forehooves… and strikes a heroic pose. “Trained by Rajah Rabbit, Daedalus, and Jesus Christ, I am he who defends all from the dark forces of Lucifer, ahahahahaha!”

A moment of stunned silence ensues. And as it so happened, Celestia had caught up to her sister as the duo stares at Blueblood with utmost shock.

“WHAAAAAAAAAAAAT?!” The sisters shout in disbelief.

A sudden chuckle makes itself known, followed by a familiar feminine voice:

“He’s not the same Blueblood you two once knew, daughters of Daybringer and Nightcrawler.”

Both Celestia and Luna’s gaze shifts toward the source of the voice, and the duo can’t believe what they are seeing. There, standing before them, was the Empress of Light herself. And yet, the Empress was also slightly different in comparison to the one they knew.

“G-grandmare…?” Luna inquires.

“But… we saw you…” Celestia comments. However, a thought came to her in terms of Harmony’s current appearance. “You look… a bit different.”

The Empress nods. “The Harmony who perished was a piece of me, although we are also two separate entities all the same. She lived her own life, and I live mine.”

The harmonious equine flaps her fae-like wings, her mane and tail waving in a similar fashion to Celestia and Luna’s - at least when the duo had their magic.

“I am the original Empress of Light. And I thank you, all of you, for freeing everyone.”

An interlude to the next chapter! It's time for the Moon Lord to make another pillar. And yes, the drops from "the boss" will be revealed in the next chapter.