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Kane watched in dead silence as Shade's dead body was taken away. His eye twitched slightly and he seethed in anger. "Bring Kage back here...." He said blankly, although the sheer rage could be felt in his words.

Kane got the signal and nodded. "why yes, this is him alright." Blood shook Kage's hoof and gave him a sly look. "Well, good to meet you then I suppose." He said, going along with the plan.

Kane nodded to the bat pony king. "We are glad to have you with us, King Shadow." He said respectfully before sighing. "Unfortunately, in his exile my brother HAS had decades." Blood stood on the other side of Kage and raised an eyebrow at him. "Who's this guy?" He asked.

Ash stared at the acolytes menacingly, even though she wasn't trying to scare them. She wasn't even sure why she did that. "Uh, well...guess I'll see you in training!" She said with a smile, turning to leave. "Even still, Silent is probably planning accordingly. I've heard rumors that he is tapping into more powerful shadow magic." Kane said, knowing by now that Silent thrived on darkness.

Ash arrived at the door to Steel's room. "Well, this is where they put you. Welcome to the team." She said with a smile. Kane sat down at the table. "Well, the good news is the bat ponies changed their minds and joined us. They're already given Silent a thorn in his side."

Ash smirked at the two stallions doing hoofstands. "I guess you could say that. It's not the first time they've had to do that." She said as they started down the hallway. "Then again, Arial and Snow let me get away with a little more than I should, but I delivered both of their foals so I guess that's why." She said with a smirk. Kane soon arrived flanked by two guards. "Forgive me friends for running late. Queen Autumn made yet another doctor visit to see if she could ever be fertile again. Needless to say nothing's changed." He said with a sigh.

Snow waved her hoof. "No need to bow, friend. We're all the same here." She said with a smile. "Ash, be a dear and show him to his quarters." Ash smiled awkwardly trying to act normal. "Oh...sure, of course. This way."

"N-No....its fine. Really." Blood said. Maple always had a thing for him, and he usually teased her right back just for amusement, but it actually felt kinda nice having her here. He began to think maybe he liked her more than he thought. Snow and Ash entered the room after putting Snow's foal down for a nap. Ash immediately noticed the newcomer and observed his physique and many piercings. Snow smirked at her. "Well don't just stand their gawking, introduce yourself." Ash scowled and blushed at Snow's comment. Snow approached the others around the table. "We welcome you, Black Steel. I am Snow, the current Ice Element, and this is Ash, the fire Element." She said sweetly.

Silent looked long and hard at the reincarnations of the three greatest warriors in Equestria's history. As cold hearted and dark as he was, he drew the line here. "No...." He said as he turned to leave, glaring at the nine generals and pointing for them to move out. "You've given me enough...I will not enslave these tortured souls." ((Silent is reluctant to use the three now, but later on when the war gets desperate he's going to come back for them. Would that work? Plus Kill should control Killjoy, you control Trax and I control Soul.)) Blood slowly awoke in the infirmary bed. He looked down to see Maple curled up next to him and blushed. "M-Maple?" He asked awkwardly.

Silent was stunned in shock. Her couldn't understand what he was seeing before him. "Trax....Killjoy.....F-Father?" He barely said. He glared angrily at Rose. "What kind of whichcraft is this, Rose?" He growled.

Silent glared at the orb in front of him and then to the nine demons before returning his glare to Rose. "What's that?"

Silent didn't say a word for a long moment. "Everything that happened to his kingdom.....all the horror stories I heard while I was in exile....you orchestrated it all? Why?"

Silent scowled and sighed. "Sure. Why the hell not? I got nothing better to do."

Silent grit his teeth in anger, but suddenly his eyes began to tear up. "The truth isn't what I want....it's what I never wanted." ((I don't want to reveal to much yet. His story is going to unfold over time.))

"I've said it before!" Silent shouted, slamming a hoof on the ground. "I need the power to defeat Kane's allies! My armies will crush Canterlot, but I need to defeat all his lap dogs before I can have my revenge!" He sounded determined and rage filled, but somewhere inside him there was more to the story, more that he determined none would know about.

Silent followed Rose with a glare. "They're all dead. The Celestial Sisters were the last true alicorns. My mother and Cadence are artificial, they were normal ponies once."

Silent glared at Rose. "Enough talk. I was told you have knowledge of black magic. Do you not possess this power?" After a few hours, Blood slowly stirred in his bed. His eyes opened and he blinked a few times. He looked down and saw Mapleshade cuddled up to him and blushed, remaining quiet go not

Silent grit his teeth. Suddenly he felt a feeling he hadn't felt in ages. He felt sadness. He closed his eyes trying to hold back tears. "No...." He said through gritted teeth. "I never wanted this...I never meant for it to happen...." He shook his head and growled. "Stop testing me. I'm not here to waste my time." He said, returning to his arrogant self. ((Silent isn't just evil for no reason, it's going to get super deep with him soon.))

Silent looked around in the dark, no fear on his face. "I was told there was a power here. A power I require to complete my journey. My brother is the false king of Equestria and must be overthrown." He said, standing firm against whatever was near him.

After a while the medics removed all the shards from his back and healed the wounds into simple scars. He layed in an extra soft bed that wouldn't cause his back any pain as he slept. Silent looked around after they had teleported. "Where the hell are we, Uchia?"

Silent grit his teeth as he slowly stood in pain. "Our army is far too powerful. We're tearing through Equestria like scissors through paper. But Kane has powerful allies....far too powerful for me." He looked at Uchia. "Lead on." Once they were teleported away, a few medics came to further help Blood. Blood was in so much pain he barely noticed Mapleshade's kiss. "God d@mmit...." He said as he punched the ground, the massive gashes where shards of metal once were in his pain causing him to black out in agony.

Silent blasted the sphere away. "Could have fooled me." He said before dark lightning ripped through Shade's body, burning his skin and dragging him down to the ground. Silent put his back hoof on his head and pressed down hard. "You're but another minor obstacle. Why do you defend my whelp of a brother?" Before Blood could respond to the mare on his back, he caught a glimpse of a building exploding from artillery fire. In a split second Blood spun around and grabbed Mapleshade, knocking her to the ground with him on top. He could feel the searing pain as shrapnel stabbed him in the back. He gritted his teeth as he climbed off of Maple and lay on the ground, his consciousness fading.