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Dear Rulers of this land,

My name is Ganondorf Dragmire, and I am the King of the Gerudo, the people of my homeworld. I have only been here a scant amount of time, but your level of leadership impresses me greatly. Though I would prefer to meet with you in person, I must admit I do not know my way around as well as I would like, and must pledge myself via this message. If there is anything you wish of me, I will do all in my power to provide it.

Yours loyally, Ganondorf Dragmire

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[After his letter is away, and his first step forward is begun, Ganondorf goes to where he usually does: a patrol of the lands and shops. Any strategic value is being calculated in his twisted head as time progresses. And he's not passing anywhere up. So, you're likely to see him around, mumbling to himself at times, maybe a knowing grin on his face as he's discovered something of worth. So, stop by and say hi to the rather large pony with the big flaming mane.]

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What the --?!

[Up stomps the Overlord, looking furiously indignant. When it comes to flaming manes, Zetta's got a prize-winning one, considering his mane and tail not only appears to be fire, but fire that constantly flickers off into bats which flap a foot or two away before dissipating.]

Hey! Who gave you permission to have a flaming mane?!

I wasn't aware I needed permission to have hair.

[The impudence is just pouring off of this one.]

But, the Goddesses blessed me with this, so I shall take it.

Damn straight you need permission! I'm not going to allow just any random horse to think they can compete with me in the image department! There's only room for one badass freaking Overlord in Equestria!

Overlord? Such a title you have. Such a...ridiculous title. One would think you were trying too hard.

And as for your 'image', I could care less about competition. Image is nothing.

{Thirst is everything.]

The fact that you think the title of Overlord is ridiculous shows how much you don't know. It's the proper title for a ruler of a Netherworld!

So you are only able to rule over corpses? My knowledge is now quite expanded. Thank you.

[Wow Ganondorf, way to break the Sarcasm meter.]

[Zetta drops his head to a hoof with a groan.] ...That's the Underworld. The Netherworld's the one with demons. Source of all evil in a universe? Opposite of Celestia, the angel realm not the princess?

Where I am from there is no difference, and demons are not easily ruled over.

[Of course, he's succeeded many times himself, but no need to point that factoid out.]

Damn straight they're not, that's the point! But they're definitely not dead.

Well, maybe the Prinnies, but they're just down their for punishment before they reincarnate, so they don't count.

I'm sure the Redeads and Stalmasters would disagree on that point.

Anyway...I'm pretty certain you don't have what it takes. You're too damn loud, for one.

The undead aren't dead. [Zetta narrows his eyes slightly.] And seriously, why the hell would loudness not be a part of it? Sure, some Overlords try, and don't always succeed, to be the calm controlled type, but who wants to not enjoy life?

Well, for certain, they'd look down on a pathetic weakling who throws a childish tantrum over the subject of hair. They look for POWER; nothing more, nothing less.

...you're really hitting all the obvious points today, aren't you?

[Zetta rears back, because he's got a pony body and isn't afraid to use it.]

Hyaaa ha ha ha ha! I, Zetta, am the strongest Overlord in the freaking cosmos! There's no one higher up the chain than I am!

[Line-facing Ganondorf. Right here.]

I know of one. The King of Evil. Ganon.

Nope.

[Zetta barely even waits for the name before he responds.]

Strongest. Most badass Overlord. Highest level. Greatest mana power. You can try to argue it all you want, but numbers don't lie.

Your world must be weak to require a numerical value to assign to it's "strongest" members.

But...you wish numbers? Fine. He has an innumerable army. Thousands of years of dark magic and life up his sleeve. And...most importantly, the three pieces of the Power of the Goddesses: The Triforce.

I see you're not a fan of status screens. [Zetta shook his hands.] Okay, setting aside the fact that demons live thousands of years normally and any Overlord has an army of minions and vassals to call on... don't tell me you seriously expect me to believe some magical doodad is enough to make up for raw mana power.

[Congrats...you pressed a button.]

'Some doodad'? You dare mock an item that grants any wish? That fueled an epoch of wars? A force that would deliver the universe on a silver plate? The mark of creation itself? You are more a fool than I thought.

One backwater universe is pretty low stakes for an Overlord like me, especially if the people in it have to fight for some thingambob because they don't have the power to make their own wishes come true.

[Zetta abruptly looks stunned, as a thought occurs to him in all serious.]

Wait a minute, are you sure you're not the victim of some horrible misunderstanding? A bunch of people were wondering how to conquer the universe, and then someone suggested, 'try force', and it just went off in the entirely wrong direction?!

This mark.

[He'll refer to his not-so-cutie mark.]

THIS...is the Triforce. Three golden triangles, left by the three Goddesses upon their creation of the world. Power, Wisdom, and Courage: the three governing forces of life. Placed in the Sacred Realm by fools who thought they could keep it from hands of those who could use it properly.

It is NO misunderstanding. It is TRUE power.

Wait. [Zetta half-turns away, holding up a hoof to block out the unwelcome sight of another stallion's flank. Doesn't swing that way, thanks.] So it's divine leftovers, and that's what amounts to 'true power' where you come from?

Those 'leftovers' allow you to do ALL. To control all. It MAKES you a God.

[Okay, even Zetta can tell he's not properly communicating just how small-potatoes this is, so maybe a different tack is necessary.]

So... this 'King of Evil' guy has all three of them? What's he doing with them, then?

He would have turned the world to darkness....but then 'The Hero chosen by the Goddesses' interfered.

[Yep.]

And stopped him, right?

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