Master of the Monster

A deep silence reigned at the Castle, where by Celestia’s request; they all reunited after what happened that morning.  Discord was hiding behind Fluttershy in a corner, while Celestia and the rest of the Mane 6 were staring at the large coffin in the middle of the room.

“Sister, is almost time for my royal duty.  Shall us start the questioning?” asked Luna.

Celestia nodded making Fluttershy to gulp.  Twilight approached gently to her and smiled. Fluttershy smiled in return and one by one her friends approached to encourage her to speak; a Celestia’s suggestion.

“Now, Bearer of the Element of Kindness, explain to us how you ended sharing a bond with such creature”  said Luna pointing to the coffin.

Fluttershy stared at the ground for a while, but at the end she sighed.

“I don’t really know what happened.  It all started two months ago, when I accidentally ended at the Diamond Dogs’ territory and before I knew it, I was being chased”

The girls gasped at this revelation, but they knew it was only starting…

“I reached the Everfree forest and ran to hide into a cave I found, but there I noticed I was bleeding; it was just a small cut but I realized I left a blood trail allowing the dogs to track me to my hiding place.  I went into panic”

“And then what happened?”  asked Celestia.

“I… I… I ran deeper into the cave and found what I supposed it was a large wooden box.  I opened it hoping to find a place to hide, but I found Seras instead.  At the beginning I thought it was a mummy or some kind of dry corpse; but I didn’t have time to find it out because the dogs reached and cornered me”

Fluttershy had to take a deep breath to continue.

“I don’t know and don’t want know what happened next; the only thing I can say for sure is that the Diamond Dogs stopped chasing me”

The girls shivered; Celestia and Luna just frowned.

“Then, instead of do to me whatever she did to the Diamond Dogs… Seras bowed to me and started to refer to me as her new master; assuring that she only exist to serve me”

“Were you still bleeding when you opened the coffin?”  asked Celestia.

Fluttershy nodded weakly.  The two Princesses shared a concern look. Fluttershy just stared at the ground while the rest of their friends were looking carefully to the coffin.  Was that monster as loyal as she assured to be?  And how the Princesses couldn’t notice the existence of something as powerful and dangerous as that vampire thing?  There was a lot of questions, but in order to get the answers, they had to wake Seras.  After shiver, Luna went to raise the moon.

But then, a dark crystal appeared blocking her way.

“WHAT?” She screamed surprised.

A creepy laugh resounded all over the room and more and more dark crystals appear. The ponies gasped.

“Sombra?”  asked Celestia.

More crystals appeared forming a small tower; and on the top of it, was the dark unicorn.  The ethereal villain did a small respectfully bow to the Princesses.

“Afternoon, my former co-ruler.  How was the morning? Busy?”

Discord flew to him.

“It was you. You were the one who made me do such horrible things…”

Sombra rolled his eyes.  “Of course, you idiot. It’s a shame you failed in turning those nuisances into stone; but still, it worth it.  Thanks to you I found another much more powerful servant.  Tell me Princess of the Sun, are you still weakened and exhausted for last night’s confrontation?”

More  crystals appeared capturing Celestia.  Luna and the girls screamed and ran to stop Sombra, but a powerful attack from the dark unicorn’s horn held them back.  He smiled to Celestia.

“Now, shall we start?”

“No you don’t”  mumbled Fluttershy.  “SERAS, SAVE THE PRINCESS!”

The coffin suddenly opened.  Sombra turned to Fluttershy, who was staring firmly at him.  Then, a dark shadow grabbed the Princess and pulled her away from the dark unicorn.  When Sombra turned back to his prey, instead of it he saw a red pegasus with red eyes standing before him.

Sombra grinned.

“Ah, the one I truly wanted to see.  How are you, strange monster?”

Seras didn’t answer.  The dark unicorn seemed to be amused.

“Ah, you marvelous creature.  I saw you through Discord’s eyes… and also I felt his fear, his pain… your powers are beyond imagination; but somehow tied to this weak little pony’s will”  he pointed Fluttershy.  “You see, my dear, if you have to serve somepony, why not me?”

Seras still didn’t answer.

“How about this?”  said Sombra looking directly to Seras’ eyes.

The vampire smiled softly, it wasn’t the first time someone tried to scan her mind.  She remembered the night when she turned into a true vampire after that fight with Zorin.

Sombra increased his power; he had to make it work.  Then Seras screamed when he finally got his way into her mind.

It was the first time Sombra saw a mind like that, a total mess. No matter where he tried, the only thing he saw was a mess of memories of two different people.  A young female with a soft hearth and someone else.  He used more magic, much more.

The female was the dominant personality; the other one seemed to be a kind of parasite.  More magic, more magic…

“GET OUT” Screamed Seras attacking Sombra with her shadow.

Sombra almost didn’t have the time to dodge the horrid attack; but still, he managed to teleport away.  Seras screamed showing his fangs and launched to Sombra’s neck.  He laughed in excitement when the monster just passed through.  Seras couldn’t believe it.

“I’m ethereal; my dear. I don’t have any blood you can suck… Police Girl”

Seras’ rage turned into surprise.  He laughed grabbing her by the neck using his crystals.

“Now is time to choose, Police Girl: join me or die”

“My only master is called Fluttershy”  said Seras summoning her demon servants to attack Sombra.  He grinned and pulled them away with the power of his horn.

“As you wish, Police Girl”

A sharp crystal ripped Seras’ head.  Sombra threw the deheaded corpse to the surprised ponies.

“I exposed myself only to make her join me; well, is guess you’re lucky”

“No… no…”  said Fluttershy terrified.

Sombra smiled.  “Is the true: LOOK I HAVE HER HEAD!”

He showed the head to the ponies.  Fluttershy screamed recognizing one of the Diamond Dogs who were chasing her.  Sombra’s surprise was more than evident.

“What?”

A dark shadow appeared behind him and slowly took the form of Seras.  Two red eyes and a smile full of fangs appeared on it.

“You can’t kill me. I’m already dead”

Again, she attacked him with her demonic servants; who were ethereal as Sombra. The dark unicorn used his magic again but he was tired after get into Seras’ mind.  The vampire smirked.

“Now… what should I do with you? WHAT ARE MY ORDERS FLUTTERSHY?”

The shy pony looked at her friends and then back to Seras.  She knew she had to do something, but didn’t know what.  Sombra took his chance and used the last of his strength to teleport to the window.

“I don’t know who is more pathetic, you or the pony you chose to serve”

“Leave her alone”  commanded Seras.  “I’m not able to kill anypony; but I’ll disobey my master if you dare to touch her”

“You know? I saw deep into your soul, this is not the real you”

“This is the form Fluttershy chose for me, so is the real me now”

Sombra made his crystals to show what he found on Seras’ head.  All the ponies could see a blond human girl screaming in fear, surrounded by both ghouls and vampires. More and more images of the girl refusing to drink human blood; failing miserably to keep eating normal food; being teased by the vampire who created her:  “You are a Police Girl; Police Girl will do”

The girl being stabbed by blessed bayonets; the same girl being mutilated by another more powerful vampire, who ripped off her arm and eyes to finally stab her on the spine.   The girl losing the man she loved.

“You pretend to be the terrifying Seras Victoria,  a powerful being of the night; when in the bottom you’re still the pathetic and weak Police Girl.  You failed to protect the man you loved from death; you didn’t know what you were getting into when you allowed Alucard to turn you in what you are now”

More images appeared: the same girl, before she turned into a vampire. A police officer, a shy and kind police officer who were ready to help everyone in need.

“You see your old self on the shy pony. Don’t deny it!”

Seras let scape a small tear of blood amusing Sombra even more.  Still, he carefully watched the shadow if she tried to attack again.

“Pathetic. Pathetic but you already became a problem for me”

Seras looked at Sombra’s eyes with determination.

“So you figured it out, the reason I chose her as my master.  Well, congratulations.  One day, when my first master asked me why I kept refusing to drink blood, I said because if I did such thing, it would meant the end of something important inside me.  And I was right.  The day I drank Mr. Bernadotte’s blood, was the day my kindness died”

A new memory appeared on the crystals.

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“That’s why I’ll fight for Fluttershy. Her heart is so pure; that is in constant danger to be corrupted.  I’ll fight for her, carrying the guilt and all for her; because I’m a slave. Anything to prevent her to lose what I lost that day”

Sombra dodged the new attack just in time.

“I had enough of this.  We’ll meet again Seras Victoria. And you better be prepared when the time comes!”

Said that, the dark unicorn disappeared with all his crystals.

Sombra stayed where she was looking at the ponies who were looking at her sadly.

“So that’s what happened to you”  said Celestia.

Seras sighed and sat.

Again, the a deep silence reigned at the room.