Fallen Empire: Blood Tears

Previously on Fallen Empire: Blood Tears

"Yes, I am Princess."

"Okay, but, perhaps I may recommend one thing?"

"Of course Princess, what may it be?"

"Take your family, you shall learn why when the time comes Song Comet."

"Where do I have to go?"

"You must go to the Forest of Misery,"

"We used the Forest of Misery to hide the Elemental Swords: Wind, Fire, Earth, Water, and Air, the five swords together create an ultimate weapon, one that NightFall was weakened by. So go now go to the Forest of Misery!"

"Ah Tia, I missed you sis, how's my little sister doing?" he asked. "You know how I feel? I feel excellent, I'm back!"

"Remember how I can posse ponies?"

"You can do that?!"

"I can now."

"Oh, and by the way, there's something you should know, there's a little . . . gift, for that Song Comet stallion of yours."

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Song Comet sighed as he kept a close eye on his younger sister. His Mom looking as scared as Song is inside. It felt like a sword going through his fur - and skin - and was forced to lick the sword as he slowly died of a painful death.

Song jumped as he heard a branch snap. He knew that different things were living in the Forest. He looked left to right as he kept walking along side his mother and sister. He rolled his eyes as he saw his sister scared over her normal standard.

He saw as his Mom shifted her eyes left and right. After a while of walking both of the ponies saw Sweet Song was dragging behind. "C'mon Sweetie!" Wisp Wake yelled over her shoulder.

"I would if I wasn't so tired," she used up most of her energy lifting her bag she decided to bring with her.

Song Comet facehoofed at the mention. "C'mon Sweet, just a little further!" Song Comet brushed his hoof along his scar.

Sweet Song got up slowly as she did fall to the ground due to her exhaustion and drama. "Fine," she dragged on along side her brother who was gently lifting her off the ground as she needed it with his gray aura. His scar along his eye was fading nicely. It still gave a painful feeling as he kept his sister in the air.

As they pressed on his magic growing dimer and dimer as he walked slowly through the Forest of Misery only approximately a quarter away from the entrance of the forest. He from prolonged magic use with the pain he fell to the ground for a mere moment.

Song Comet saw as his sister picked up a note it read a few words: "Help . . . me, he's coming," that's all it was, it was written in blood it looks like. A loud scream heard from a distance coming from Sweet Song.  His eyes widened as he rushed to the filly's side catching a glimpse of something, something faceless, something pale white, something taller than Princess Celestia herself. Song Comet looked to Sweet Song who looked horrified, it grew even worse as he realized something - something important - his mother. Another loud scream emitting through the rainy forest. Rushing to the source the two foals saw to their horror - a decapitated, mutilated Wisp Wake, on a tree her back being pierced by an oddly sharp tree, her mouth blood covered. The two saw a note in their mother's hoofwriting: "Run. Run now Song Comet and Sweet Song, but don't turn around . . . or he'll find you." That's all she wrote, a white imperfect 'X' surrounded by a circle. The letter as well written in blood.

  ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

"Who's 'he'?" Sweet tilted her head quizzically finally breaking the silence.

Song Comet looked away unsure, making sure he didn't turn his head totally around he rushed away from the spot. He looked to his hooves. Not watching where he was going he slammed into a tree a loud crash as he looked up seeing an odd sight, one that'll haunt his dreams forever a pony. One in the trees he looked like well, he didn't know how to describe him. His coat pale white, a black suit with a red tie, and worst of all, no face. Both ponies looked away from him as they started a full on gallop. Blindly running through the forest seeing a few notes, they counted them all, in all they had six. Suddenly when getting up they saw him, a gasp from both ponies as they rushed away from their current location. But where ever they seem to be, he's there. As Song Comet expects that NightFall pony is watching as they are running away from a fight. Soon, Song Comet stopped, which gained the attention of his sister. "What are you doing Comet!?" she asked her voice still slightly squeaky from age.

Song didn't respond only took out a blade he snatched from his saddlebag. He looked left to right looking for that cursed pony. After a while he sighed as no sight of the slender stallion. He soon heard a snap of a twig and rose his sword to the air. It was nothing however.

Song Comet bit his lip as he began to get antsy his bloodlust raising as moments passed. "Where is he?" Comet wondered as he kept his sword firmly in his gray aura his headache that subsided coming back. Then, suddenly as the blade lowered it was encased in a gray and red aura.

"I'm with you brother," his sister smiled at him warming his heart. Soon a figure appeared in front of them, they heard stories of this pony. Slender Mane, a slender figure with no face, he's able to kill you if you are to stare into where his eyes should be. The two remembered it all too well, as well as some other stories. They lowered their heads as they made the sword go straight through the stallion's chest. The figure disappeared into thin air. They sighed and kept walking to the edge of the Forest of Misery where the castle is. This will become one hell of an adventure.

Meanwhile

Celestia finally stopped struggling in her shadow she was at the point if it was to go tighter she will die a horrible death. She slowly looked at her big brother. "Beautiful is it not sis?" he chuckled lightly as he turned to face the sun goddess.

"Buck you Fall," she stated. "You will be stopped!" she hissed not moving at all.

With a roll of his eyes NightFall brought his hoof along his sister's chin. "Oh, Tia, he might've beaten the first level but, can he beat level two?" he smirked Celestia scared at the thought of level two came to mind though she knows not what it is, she does know this: it isn't good.

"What happens now Comet?" Song asked her voice squeaking a tad.

Comet sighed, he can't fight it forever. "We find shelter and sleep," he stated a bit of anger in his voice. He doesn't want to sleep.