Waiting for the onslaught (Patreon)

The wind swept down from the mountain peaks causing the ruins of  Canterlot to howl and moan like some great wounded beast. This once  great and wondrous city was nothing more than an abandoned carcass. Well  almost abandoned.

   Applebloom leaned against the remains of a damaged parapet and looked west toward the setting sun.  

   She always attacked at Sunrise and Sunset. Ya could set yer clock ta it! Thought Applebloom. Don’t see what she expects get out of taking this here place cuz it’s a wreck!

    But deep down Applebloom knew that it wasn’t clear thinking that was  driving her attacks upon Applebloom’s fortifications. A sane pony  would’ve long since cut their losses.

    The  little filly shifted her grasp on the massive bone scythe that leaned  against her right shoulder. As she did her gaze drifted to valley floor.  What once was a vibrant, lush, fertile had been reduced to a smoldering  wasteland. Her caramel brown eyes could still see glowing pools of  magna from her most recent counterattack. She’d lost track of how times  she done battle to hold this position.  

    The  earth pony didn’t bother looking for her town anymore. It had long been  blasted clean off the map as result of her daily battles. Even the  foundation of her ancestral homestead was buried under great mounds of  rubble.  

    The wind picked up in intensity  causing the filly’s soiled red bow to flap in the wind like a restless  creature. Then in the distant west she felt her opponent begin gathering her forces for another assault upon Applebloom’s defenses.  

    Guess I should get ready and go meet her. No point in letting her get  the first shot. Maybe I’ll be able drive her back before my dinner done  a cooking! Sure don’t want it ta burn. Grub is starting ta get hard  find around these parts!

   Reluctantly the little filly rose into the early evening sky set forth to do battle with Celestia.  

     This is a rough, quick sketch is a scene from a very recent  Equestria dreamscape dream. I quickly drew today between projects.