Chapter 5: Killing Sombra

I must kill King Sombra. That's all there is to it. Just kill his ass. Discord can wait for now. I don't say anything to anypony I trot past. It's like I'm the only one in Equestria. I am sleep deprived, angry, and my parents are fucking dead.

I continue my long and arduous journey to the Crystal Empire. It'll take a while to get there though. My mood has brightened slightly knowing my parents are free from all the hurt and pain of life.

It took several hours and it is dark when I make it to the Crystal Empire. I keep moving until I cannot move on any further. I fly up onto a cloud where I sleep until morning.

The next morning, I awake to the sound of an explosion. Had to be the work of none other than Sombra. I go to investigate and see nopony in the area of this explosion. I breathe a deep sigh of relief knowing that there were no injuries or deaths from this one. It definitely pissed me off though.

I see a couple with a small colt trotting towards me. They seem upset, probably thinking that I did this, but I don't give a shit because I'm only here to kill Sombra. I know that Discord is not in Canterlot or the Crystal Empire. I wonder where he could be?

"What did you do to our house?!", asked the stallion in a calm, but firm voice.
"Would you believe me if I told you that your house exploding was my alarm clock this morning? ", I answer with a question.

"As far-fetched as that sounds, it has happened before.", says the mare who was digging through the rubble to salvage any belongings she had left.

"Has it now?", I ask expecting the answer to be 'Yes.'.

"Unfortunately.", says the Stallion.

"Well, I came from Canterlot. I'm here to help you.", I lie not trying to reveal my own self-ambition.

"Help us by saving Princess Cadence and Shining Armor from King Sombra. That will save us from these random acts of violence. I'm begging you.", the stallion pleads.

"I will. Count on it.", I say and trot away towards the castle. I owe them for not being able to save their home. But now, shit's gonna get real again.

On the way to the castle, I form a plan this time, so I know it won't fail. Kill Sombra, Save the Empire. That's my plan.

I look around at the destruction in downtown. I see that the Crystal Heart is surprisingly still there. It's probably a trap, but just in case, I'm gonna check it out anyway.

Upon reaching the Crystal Heart, I am attacked by an unseen force. I automatically guess Sombra. I fly up to get a look and my expectations were correct. There he was standing on the roof of the castle.

"You're a brave one to approach me, Pegasus.", Sombra says.

"Am I really? ", I ask.

"Brave, but stupid. What is it that you want from me? You're not from here are you?", he interrogates.

"Nope. I'm from Canterlot. And I'm here to kill you. Just like I did to Chrysalis.", I answer, reliving the moment in my mind.

"Well, then kill me.", he says mockingly.

He blasts me with his unicorn magic and it scrapes my shoulder. I dodge before it does anymore damage to me and I unsheath my sword, which hurts my shoulder a little. I fly in a zigzag and slice off his horn and he cries out in pain.

I honestly didn't expect it to be this easy, but then it's hoof-to-hoof combat. I put my sword away since I will no longer need it in the fight. I take many hits to the face and stomach, and I'm surprised I haven't been knocked out yet. I am dizzy, but pretty much unscathed, besides the bloody nose and shoulder gash.

Sombra is surprised by this.

"You're a strong one, Pegasus. A very strong one.", he laughs.

"I reckon I'll take credit where credit is due.", I retort.

"It's a shame I have to kill you, Pegasus. This is the most fun I've had in days.", he chuckles thinking I was down for the count.

Hoof-to-Hoof combat continues. We've both knocked each other senseless. We're both bleeding, and both of our egos have been knocked down a few pegs.

Y'know, I'm legitimately reconsidering killing this guy. He has a sense of humor---NAH! Let's finish him, shall we?

"I'm glad you had fun. Now, you'll die smiling. ", I say, spitting blood out of my mouth from a busted lip.

I take out my sword. I know it's wrong of me to kill somepony who's unarmed, but he definitely made himself a combatant. I take a deep breath and as Sombra attempts to tackle me, I decapitate him. Blood spurts everywhere, like somepony dropped red food coloring in a fountain.

I almost forgot my promise to rescue Princess Cadence and Prince Shining Armor. Shit!
I enter the castle and I search for Cadence and Shining Armor.

"PRINCESS CADENCE? PRINCE SHINING ARMOR?", I shout trying to find them.

"WE'RE IN THE DUNGEON! THERE'S A SPELL ON THE LOCK! I CAN'T REVERSE IT!", Cadence calls.

"I'll see what I can do.", I say.

Upon entering the dungeon, I see that this is from Sombra's magic.

"I have an idea.", I say to them and go outside to find Sombra's horn.

I found it on the roof, which is where I left it. I return to the dungeon.

"Now, I'm just spitballing here. I'm not guaranteeing that this'll work.", I warn them.

"Try it.", says Shining Armor who hasn't spoken the whole time.

"You got it.", I reply. I stick the broken horn into the keyhole and turn it to unlock the door. Lo and behold, it works. Genius Acoustic strikes again.

"Thank you. We owe you one.", Shining shakes my hoof and hugs Cadence.

"You two get this empire up and running again. I'll handle Discord.", I say as I leave the castle.

I fly to where I last saw the family. They were still there.

"I did it. The Prince and Princess are safe. Sombra is dead.", I tell them.

"You have our thanks.", the stallion replies.

"Yes, thank you.", the mare adds.

"You're welcome. Now I must go. It was nice meeting y'all. ", I wave goodbye and fly away before they could respond.

Discord is all that remains. But where the hell is he?!

END OF CHAPTER 5