Atonement

A/N: Sorry bout the late update guys, been real busy with a lot of stuff lately. Anyway, hope you enjoy the new chapter!

The scene changed suddenly, and we were standing a pure darkness, deep in the recesses of my mind. There was no light, but it was easy to see each other.

“What do you mean?” Twilight asked, not noticing or caring about the change of scenery.

“I mean that, after a few centuries without the princesses, not many remembered them.” I said as we . “But those who did remembered how I took Equestria from them and…. Changed it.” I said with a sigh. She gave me a questioning look. I shook my head slightly.

“What happened? How did it change?” she asked, and I shook my head.

“Don’t you get it Twilight? I was, and always will be a creature of the night. Equestria, under my rule, became a world with no sunlight. A world with no peace, and a world without order.” I said sadly. “There was no harmony in the world… I had destroyed it.” I said with a sigh.

“What do you mean you destroyed harmony?” she asked, now sounding suspicious.

“How else do you think I got this far?” I asked.

“So you destroyed the elements of harmony?”

“You could say that.” I said, still trying to hide the truth from her. She would know what her fate had been one day, but if I had anything to say about it, it wouldn’t be any day soon. “Let’s just say that the elements no longer held any power, and that without them chaos reigned supreme. There was nothing anyone could do to stop my rise to power, though that didn’t stop them from trying.” I said sadly. She looked thoughtful for a moment, probably trying to figure out just how that could happen. After a moment, she sighed.

“Alright, I give up, keep your enigma.” she said, sounding disappointed. “I guess I’ll go back to my own dreams. Try to get a good amount of sleep, alright?” she asked, sounding legitimately concerned. “We’ll need all the energy we can get to face down Discord.”

“I know, don’t worry. I’ll be fine.” I said, lying through my teeth. She nodded, then faded away. When she was completely gone I sighed and fell to my knees, knowing that in just a moment my sleep would be interrupted anyway.

“Just a few moments more…” I whispered to myself as my mind warped the world around me once again, placing me inside the cage I had inhabited for seven years. I cursed myself for such wishful thinking, knowing that the more I wanted to stay in a specific dream, the more likely it was to fade.

I watched as the door opened up, revealing six ponies standing in the torchlight.

“Well look what we got ‘ere. What do ya’ll think ‘bout this?” asked one.

“I think we’ve got a piece of trash that we need to take out.” replied another.

“Trash? Hardly, what we have here is a…. Oh, that was a metaphor wasn’t it?” said another, making me laugh. In turn, a hoof cracked against my jaw, making my head snap to the left.

“I’m the only one allowed to laugh here, silly! Especially after what YOU did!” said one. It was hard to distinguish faces in the dim light, but the voices were easily recognizable. I coughed slightly and rubbed my jaw.

“My apologies. Maybe your friends shouldn’t be so humorous next time you come to beat me.” I said sarcastically, earning me a kick to the gut, which made me cough heavily.

“Well, someone isn’t being very nice, are they?” asked one, who sounded very timid, but still very angry. “What do you think we should do about that girls?”

“Well whatever we do, we best make it clean. Do you have any idea how hard it is to get torture stains out?” asked another in reply, making me laugh again.

“What did I tell you!?”

“Pinkie, save it fer later. We don’t want ‘im to beat up just yet.”

“Oh darn it Applejack, you always spoil my fun.” they all advanced on me, and I felt multiple kicks to my ribs snuck into the fray as I struggled to get away from them. However, I was too weak to fight, and in the end, they dragged me away down the dimly lit halls of Hel. They spoke amongst themselves of my deeds and the appropriate punishments, but I ignored them as I simply waited for my waking moment.

“Get up.” I heard a voice call out. I looked around, and the world of my minds creation began to crumble and fade. “Get up!” came the call again, and I sighed with relief.
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I felt a kick at my knee and I bolted upright in bed, sweating profusely and panting slightly. I saw Twilight at the foot of my bed, looking worried. “What’s up?” I asked as I rubbed my face clear of as much sweat as I could.

“I could ask you the same thing. Bad dream after I left?” she asked. I chuckled a little bit.

“You have no idea.” I replied. She nodded in understanding as I got up, slightly sore from the days events.

“I’m sure. Anyway, he’s up. The girls and I decided that, considering you’re human, it would be best to let you deal with him.” She said before looking at what had become of my room. “Nice decorations.” she said sarcastically, making me laugh as I grabbed my mask and placed it back on my face, making the room return to normal.

“I know, right? You can thank whoever designed the psych ward in Hel. The food was great, and there were bars in every room.” I said as I walked towards the closed door, opening it and walking into the room to see the scantly clothed teen struggling against his binds. I walked up and lightly taped him on the head with my knuckle.

“What the fuck!? Where am I!? Who the hell are you!?” he yelled, trying to turn his head to look at me. I decided to help him out and walked into his line of view.

“You’re in Canterlot, Christian. As for who I am….” I paused, thinking for a moment. “You can call me Fenris.”

“Oh, how fucking original.” he said, sarcastic and angry.

“I’m not here to entertain you, boy. And that temper of yours will be your undoing, trust me.” I said, my patience already wearing thin.

“Alright, whatever, now untie me for Christ’s sake.” he said, sounding equally impatient. I almost smiled with reminiscence, but I stayed stoic and kept my angry appearance.

“I will…. Momentarily. But first….” I said, placing my hands on an empty space on the table. “You’re fucking retarded, you know that?” I asked. “You make a deal with an entity whose identity you don’t know so you, a violent, angry and depressed individual from a inherently violent species, can live in a world of peace, love, and vegetarianism?” I sighed and shook my head. “I’m disappointed.”

“Did you tie me up just so you could give me a lecture?”

“No, I tied you up so you wouldn’t wander off when you woke up. And so I could do this.” I said before slapping him across the face so hard that my hand stung and the sound reverberated throughout the rooms around us.

“Was that really necessary?” Twilight asked, walking into the room as Christian groaned slightly. I shrugged as I looked around for the others. In the end I assumed they‘d gone to get some sleep.

“No, not really, but it made me feel better. Anyway, my boy, do you understand the full scope of your mistake?”

“Ummm….. Not really, no……” he looked slightly scared, and I couldn’t blame him. “What did I do? The last thing I remember is talking to you two.”

“Well I’d tell you to sit down, but you’ve already got that covered.” I said, making him roll his eyes. I sighed. “Well, you killed the DJ for one.” his eyes went wide.

“I did?”

“ Oh yes, indeed you did, quite brutal for while you were in human form. Then you changed into a werewolf and killed Sweetie Bell.” I said nonchalantly, making his eyes go wider and his skin turn pale. I think there was a tinge of green in there too.

“I think I’m gonna be sick.” at that point I untied him, easily breaking the knots with my bare hands to allow him to roll off of the table, onto the floor, and vomit his guts out.

“Oh, you will be someday. Just not yet.”