Within the Shadows

Chapter 3

Six months to rule, the unforgiving sands of time.

The two sisters stood next to each other; holding on to each other for support. Their faces were blank, and their eyes were empty, If Twilight and the others didn’t know that Alicorns were immortal beings; they would have thought that Celestia and Luna had died of shock.

“Sister, could this be true?” Asked Luna finally snapping out of her stupor.

“I’m afraid so; After all Discord broke out before. So it wouldn’t be inconceivable. Answered Celestia following suit. “And this time, now that he knows just how powerful friendship is. I doubt he’ll be kidding around again.

“Whoa nelly, you mean he was just joshing with us when we faced him? Asked Applejack remembering the problems they had in their own encounter with the god of chaos.

“Did you seriously think otherwise Applejack?” Snapped Celestia rounding on the orange earth pony. “You girls didn’t even see a percentage of his true power! We’re dealing with an egotistical and all powerful deity of chaos here! Do you really believe he thought it would take any of his power to defeat six young mares? No, he truly believed his to be the most powerful force in existence. After all, what rules could limit your magic, when your magic defies every rule of reality there is?” explained Celestia the memories of her and Luna’s first encounter with the embodiment of chaos at the forefront of her mind.

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“Why hello there, dear Celestia. Tell me did you come here to join me for a cup of tea?” laughed discord conjuring a cup of tea and splashing the liquid in the white Alicorn’s face. “Oh come now, you simply must learn to take a joke.” Laughed the draconequus as Celestia wiped the tea from her face scowling.

“You’ve had your fun discord, but it ends here! Did you seriously think that me and Luna would allow you to do this to Equestria! Our parents spent far too long bringing order to this land for us to let you have your way with it!” snapped Celestia rearing back, and slamming her front hooves on the checkered ground.

“But that’s just it. Celestia. You can do nothing to stop me, or did you forget. I’m the God of Chaos. As long as order exists, so too will chaos in one way or another. So basically I’m invincible; Yin and Yang. It’s impossible to destroy the darkness without destroying the light, but of course you won’t believe me.” Said discord, rising from his throne, and into the air. “So let me teach you a lesson in pain!” Roared the draconequus.

Suddenly a ring of purple fire appeared around the two Alicorns, as the embodiment of chaos dove down upon them. Celestia quickly tried to dispel the flames with a water spell but they would not extinguish; however, this was overlooked by the midnight blue Alicorn as the draconequus’s dragon clawed foot tore into her flesh drawing blood while the horse leg slammed into her side sending her flying into the flames.

“Luna!” screamed Celestia as she watched her sister’s body devoured by the purple flames

“I wonder how long she can survive?” laughed discord

“You’ll never find the answer to that one!” Roared Luna as she plunged her horn into discord’s thigh having teleported at the last second.

“Clever trick girl. Care to see one of mine?” snapped Discord teleporting away from Luna. Suddenly, cream pies began to rain from the sky but they were not as harmless as you would think each of the cream pies exploded when they hit the ground sending the sisters running for cover.

“Run little ponies run.” Laughed discord continuing to send the cream pies down upon them. He then started singing in a mocking tone similar to pop goes the weasel

“Around, around the checkered Meadow, The goddesses run from discord, should they trip they’ll be in great pain, boom go the ponies.” The draconequus continued to laugh and laugh as he watched their futile attempts to escape his exploding confections, and still stay inside the ring of enchanted fire “Oh this is just too rich. It just has to be fattening I wonder just how much longer you can keep this up. After all I can do this all day, but can you keep running? Guess we’ll find out soon enough.” Discord laughed doubling the amount of pies raining down on Celestia and Luna.

“He’s right sister; we can’t keep running forever.” Said Luna the exhaustion clear in her voice. Unfortunately for her that broke the concentration just enough that she wasn’t able to dodge the pie that hit the ground closest to her.

“No, Luna!” Screamed Celestia

“Sister, help me!” called out Luna “I, I don’t want to die!” Sobbed the midnight blue Alicorn in unimaginable pain. The blast had managed to rip the flesh from her leg, and it was bleeding profusely. The only thing that was keeping her from being blown to pieces was that her body instinctively cast a shield spell and it was deflecting the pies away from her body.

“Hold on Luna, stay with me, don’t you die on me!” Ordered Celestia rushing over to her sister noticing that the Shield spell was weakening the further and further Luna fell to consciousness.

“This is it, say goodbye to your baby sister!” Roared Discord as he stopped the pies, and focused his magic into a big enough blast to obliterate Luna.

“Luna hold on please!” ordered Celestia as she reached her sister’s side and put her horn to her’s teleporting the two away.

“Aww man, they ruined my fun.” Said discord levitating Luna’s blood into a wine glass, and drinking it.

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The sounds of Luna’s screams echoed through the hallway. The doctors were working as hard as they could to wrap the gauze around the thrashing Alicorn’s leg. “Where is Tia, I want my big sister, give me my big sister!” screamed Luna completely out of it in pain.

“I’m right here Lulu. Please try to hold still. Let the doctors help you.” Cried Celestia turning away why am I so weak, if mother or father were here, they could heal Luna’s leg in a second, but no; all she has left is me, and I haven’t mastered healing magic yet. I’m so useless! Celestia mentally berated herself.

It’s only been fifty years since they died and already my foalishness has already almost gotten Luna killed. Thought Celestia “I’ll get revenge for you Luna, I swear it.”

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“What happened Mother, What did you do next?” Asked Twilight noticing the serious looks on both Celestia and Luna’s faces.

“I confronted Discord on my own.” Answered Celestia resuming the spell

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“DISCORD!” Roared Celestia with all the power of the royal Canterlot voice and all the power in her wings she rushed the embodiment of chaos. He simply laughed.

“YOU HURT LUNA; YOU THREATEN MY PONIES, AND THE VERY WORLD I CREATED. I SWEAR ON MY MOTHER’S GRAVE I’LL DEFEAT YOU HERE AND NOW.”

“You and your sister together couldn’t even touch me, and yet you have the audacity to attack me alone. Well so be it, if you wish to die so badly I’ll gladly be your guide. “Cackled Discord

I swear Luna I’ll make this beast pay for what he’s done to you. Celestia couldn’t get the image of Luna flailing in pain out of her mind. Mother please forgive me, I am going to use that technique you taught me. Please protect me. Prayed Celestia as she charged her horn for the controller of the suns most powerful spell, and flashed back to the day her Mother had taught her the spell.

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“You’ve done so well Celestia. I’m proud of you.” Said Solar Star nuzzling her daughter.

“Thank you so much for teaching me your spell mommy. Does this mean I’m just like you now, and my mane will do the pretty solar wind thing too?" Asked Celestia trying to see if her pink mane had changed into the form that her mother’s took. Solar Star picked Celestia up in her golden aura and put her on her back for the trip back to the castle.

“Not yet hun, once you take my place as Goddess of the sun you will though, and I know you’ll do a wonderful job Celestia.” Sniffed Solar Star looking up at the sky.

“Mommy, are you crying?” Asked Celestia snuggling into her mother coat. “What’s wrong I don’t want you to cry mommy. You know it makes me feel sad.”

“Don’t worry my little sunshine; Mommy’s crying happy tears. I’m just so happy to see you doing so well, but at the same time I’m sad to see you growing up. One day you’ll take my place, and you won’t need me anymore.”

Celestia hugged her Mother tightly, and kissed her Mother’s wings.

“I’ll still always be your daughter though, and I’ll always love you.

Celestia looked at sky, and remembered something that she has wanted to ask her Mother for a long time.

“Mommy, you’ll always be here for me right. You won’t ever leave me, Will you?

“I’ll try my best, Remember while we Alicorns are immune to the passing of time once we reach adulthood we can still be killed in battle.” Explained Solar Star.

“But mommy, you and daddy are strong. There’s no one who could beat you, and even if there was Lulu and I wouldn’t let them take you.” Cried Celestia clinging to her Mother.

“Of course you and your sister would never allow any harm to befall us, but sometime there are things you cannot control. Besides your Father and I would never allow you or Luna to be harmed in our stead. Now we have reached the castle, so go on now. Off to bed hun, I’ll see you in the morning.” Said Solar Star nuzzling her daughter and sending her to bed.

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It’s time for you to see just how much your sunshine has grown up; this is for mother. “DO YOU HEAR ME YOU MONSTER. [/b]YOUR DEMISE IS NEIGH!” Roared Celestia her horn beginning to glow all the colors of the sun.

“Let us see it then. Let us see the power you think will be enough to finish me!” Snapped Discord charging a spell of his own, and unleashing it in a blast of black aura. Celestia unleashed her spell as well in a beam of hues of red orange and gold. The two spells met and the very world shook. Volcanos erupted, lighting exploded from the sky, and the ground below them burst into a sea of fire scorching the ground to its core.

“Very nice Celestia, I didn’t think you had this kind of power in you, not even your Mother put up this kind of a fight.” Taunted Discord as Celestia’s spell grew even closer to overwhelming his and ending the God of Chaos’s existence.

“DON’T YOU DARE SPEAK OF MY MOTHER YOU MURDERER!” Roared Celestia tears of rage pouring from her eyes.

“Awww does it still hurt Celestia. Knowing I took your mother and from away from you, and your sister.” Cackled Discord. “No no wait I know. Mommy, Mommy please don’t die! We can’t lose you yet!” Mocked Discord cackling. Repeating the words Celestia had cried as her mother had breath her last in her arms.

“I HATE YOU!” Screamed Celestia as she dispelled her attack and charge at Discord with everything she had. It was a mistake.

Celestia dodged Discord’s spell, but was unable to dodge the claws heading right for her stomach. Discord thrust his claw though her flash and as the blood poured from her wound, Celestia was able to make out one thing before she blacked out.

“Say Hello to Solar Star and Midnight Dusk for me, you’ll never be a thorn in my side ever again, and without you I shall burn Equestria to the ground.” Discord then threw Celestia’s half lifeless corpse into the fire.

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Author's Note

A little bit from the newest chapter of Within the Shadows, I had it saved on Gdocs for all this time trying to come up with a good song on youtube to add to the battle but I could never find one, so I gave up but since A few people have voted for within the shadows on my dA page I'm going to put this up and hopefully it can be finished once my new laptop is purchased, Enjoy this little teaser

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