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Kane removed his helmet as he saw order restored to the Empire. "Send a message back to Canterlot...Princess Cadence and Prince Shining Armor can return." He ran his hoof through his name as he finally had a moment to breath. "I never though we could actually do this....we're not on the losing side anymore."

Ash stomped the head of a dying horde soldier as she rejoined the other Elementals. "Snow would be proud of us if she was here...." She said as she sat down to catch her breath.

Soul struggled to breath and flailed his arms, trying to move her off of him. A nearby screen showed Silent and the Horde retreating.

Soul closed his eyes and sighed as Rose harassed him. "I don't know, Rose. You're just lacking so much of what Twily has. For example, you have the flank of a teenage filly. Nothing to hold on to I'm afriad." He replied with another smirk. He couldn't do anything to resist her, so he might as well insult her appearance.

Ash ignited the area, burning the shadows away and causing light to return to the city. "Hurry, replace it!" Silent glared at Shadow, Blood and Kane around him before blasting them all away and disappearing as his army retreated out of the city.

"Let me amend my previous statement...decades of chaos and war at the hands of some slutty, poor-mans Discord trying to get some." Soul scoffed. "I would normally accept the compliment, sweetheart, but based on the very, VERY unwanted activities you've put us through, I can tell you with 100% certainty that Twilight would put you to shame when the lights are down." He said with a smirk.

Blood landed with Kane, Ash and Oakly. "On three." He whispered. "1....2......3!" He shouted as he and Blood zoomed ahead and clotheslined Silent as Ash burned away the shadows. "Get the heart!" Ash called to Oakly.

Soul rolled his eyes. "Decades of chaos and war at the hands of some slutty demon trying to get some. Truly amazing."

Suddenly the entire city went dark as a shadowy beam shot up from the Crystal Palace. Any crystal pony in the battle fell to the ground in agony. Kane saw Silent just ahead sinking shadowy tendrils into the Crystal Heart. "Take your armies and leave now, or I will destroy this entire city and everyone in it." He said coldly to Kane and Ash. He grit his teeth as his magical grip tightened, causing some buildings to collapse.

Canterlot's army broke through and began to enter the Empire, fighting their way through the massive city. Blood landed in the middle of a crowd of horde and began to cut them down.

Kane entered the city with his forces as Ash landed next to him. "Let's go find him. He's going to pay for killing Snow." She said angrily.

Eventually the Empire came into view and more Horde poured from the city to join the retreating forces. They charged back towards the Canterlot armies and artillery from the city rained down on them. A shadowy vine burst from the ground and struck Arial, dragging her down to the ground. Silent stood over her angrily. "I took it easy on your weak little snow princess, I won't be so kind to you." He said coldly.

Silent grit his teeth in anger as his plans had been foiled at every turn. A horde general blew a horn for retreat.

"They're falling back, my king." A soldier said to Kane. Kane didn't look at him, and just kept his gaze on Silent. "Follow them." He said. "What do you mean sir?" Kane looked at the soldier. "They're falling back to the Crystal Empire to the north. We're taking it back. This will be the turning point of the war. Either we gain the upper hand here or die trying."

The giant wooden box suddenly became incased with ice and shattered sending ice shards everywhere. Ash blasted them with an advanced fire spell, managing to kill one of them before the rest became large earthen creatures. "Where the hell did he find these things?"

The horde began to get pushed back by Canterlot and the others. Silent smirked at Kane evilly. "Catch me if you can." He said as he teleported and the horde retreated over a hill. Canterlot's army charged after them, but Kane stood confused for a moment. Finally he realized what was going on. "Wait! It's a trap!" He tried to call to him men, but it was too late. As soon as Canterlot's forces got over the hill, they were met with a whole new army numbering in the hundreds of thousands. Arrows and artillery rained down on Canterlot's unsuspecting forces, butchering them.

((Fixed it))

Silent ignored Rose again and glared at Kane. "I see you got some new equipment. At you'll look like a king when you die." He said coldly. Kane said nothing as he unleashed a storm of strikes on Silent that he wasn't prepared for. "...and I see you've trained since we last met."

As Laxus absorbed the lightning beast, they suddenly turned into water which caused an electrical surge to pass through Laxus causing him immense pain. "They're shapeshifters, they adapt to your weaknesses!" Ash called out.

Silent grit his teeth and ignored Rose, lighting his horn and sending shockwaves of darkness at Shadow and Oakly sending them flying back before wrapping their throats in vines. He prepared to finish them off with his sword but it was suddenly blocked. "Not today brother." Kane said as he violently punched Silent in the face.

Suddenly lightning began to strike the ground as massive lightning creatures rose and glared at each elemental unicorn. One of them shot a furious bolt of lightning at the Ursa Radz was on causing it to feel immense pain.

Kane slashed through several Horde soldiers when he looked in the distance and saw Shadow and Oakly engaging Silent. "Hold him there for me." Kane said under his breath as he pushed forward through the horde.

Silent got up and blasted them both to the ground with a powerful shadow bolt before drawing his two blades and slashing at Shadow violently.

Ash flew by the approaching mammoths, setting one of them aflame sending it stumbling into another, burning both of them.

A troll climbed to the head of the Ursa and swatted Radz off the top, sending her falling to the ground. The troll then began to stab the Ursa.

Blood cut down another horde soldier before looking at Maple. "Have I ever told you that you look sexy as hell doing that?" He teased before stabbing another barbarian.

The giant trolls growled and all charged the Ursa. They were only half the size but there were more of them. Several mammoths entered the scene as well.

Blood tore through the horde as he flew into the middle of a large group, cutting them down easily. He stabbed one of them trough the throat before kicking another towards Maple and Shade.

Silent lit his horn and disappeared before landing on top of Shadow, stepping on his throat. "You won't quit, will you bat?"

"Well, let's not let a kid show us up. Cmon!" Blood said, charging in after Oakly.

Ash changed into her half dragon form and immediately descended upon the horde, burning through them.

The Canterlot and Crystal armies clashed with the Horde, with Kane immediately tearing through the horde soldiers.

Kane turned to a soldier at his side and nodded. The soldier blew a loud war horn and the troops began to move forward. "Show no mercy. You will get none."

Blood opened his wings and gripped his swords. He cracked his neck to both sides.

Ash lit her horn and her body glowed in flames. "For Snow."

((Alright, let's go))

The horde marched over a hill with an army of unbelievable size. Silent glared at the forces of Canterlot with an evil stare. He smirked to himself knowing his sabotage had weaken their army. Amongst the horde were giant troll-like creatures who growled loudly as they carried large stones and makeshift weapons. On the other side Kane stood with his large army and his Pheonix Armor. "Round two, brother."

Ash stood with the other Elemental unicorns, her face painted with white markings and wearing a white fur cloak in memory of Snow. Her horn lit as she couldn't wait to get payback.

Blood stood with his brother and the other few bat ponies remaining. "I have to admit, the guy can pull an army out of his ass." He commented on Silent's new tidal wave of soldiers.

Kane placed the helmet on his head and drew the swords, turning to them with a determined look on his face. "We have a battle to fight."

((Timeskip to the next battle?))

Kane was in shock by the gift. It seemed to be a long process to prepare for this moment by all those who came before him. He slowly approached and took hold of the helmet, looking at its face. "The Pheonix King...."

"Before I was even king they put a plan in motion for me? Why?" Kane asked as Azure approached a strange lever.

Kane followed them through the new door along with Oakly, wondering what was next in this process.

Kane grit his teeth until the burn went away. "Understood, but you know I've always considered you equal to me anyway." He said returning the smile. "I'm lucky to have you all."

"Aye." Kane said along with Oakly.

Kane knelt and did the same. The position was unfamiliar to him, he hadn't had to kneel before anybody in a long time. But it didn't matter to him. He held his left hoof out along with Oakly.

Ash sadly turned to Steel. "Thank you Steel. It means a lot. And again, I'm sorry if I seem weird around you. I just..." She trailed off before she finished and just turned away.

"So its because of you that I've been kept alive? I'm...I'm honored, friends." Kane said with a smile. "I'll take this oath."

Normally Ash would have butterflies in her stomach from Steel's affection, but Snow's loss was too much for her. She leaned her head against his chest as tears streamed down her face. Finally she stood up and lit her horn. The pyre Snow was on caught fire and began to burn. After burning for a few moments, a cold, snowy wind blew over the pyre extinguishing the flames. All that was left was a pile of a mixture of ash and snow, with a white rose growing from it.

"Azure? Dawn? Stryker? You're part of this?" Kane asked in surprise. "So this is an order my father started with the others? For what purpose?"