Dark Fire, Burn Bright

Fire. Dark fire.

It was all Inferno could see. Everywhere he looked, smoke and fire invaded homes, destroyed the farmlands and forests, and killed everypony in sight. Soon, the whole kingdom would be completely covered in flames, and the dark fire king, Black Flame, would prevail and rule the kingdom in his image. Inferno tried to stop him, but as the old saying goes, "You can't fight fire with fire." The only choice for him now was to escape.

As he ran away, he looked back to see the castle consumed in fire, but more importantly, he saw his little sister, Kindle, trying to keep up with him. Since he was much stronger and bigger than her, it was hard for the filly to run, breathe, and keep up with her big brother at the same time. By using his magic, he picked her up and set her on his back and continued to run. She was almost out of breath and was coughing uncontrollably from the smoke. The smoke didn't effect Inferno though. Living a life using magic and creating his own fire for protection, he was used to the smoke.

He ran for what seemed like hours, barely reaching the outside of the kingdom's boundaries, but as soon as he was approaching the border, a large flame stopped him in his tracks, preventing him from escaping. He got back on his hooves and started running the other direction, but more flames blocked his path. He kept running and dodging the flames around him, until he was finally cornered. He tried to take the fire away from his path by absorbing it with his magic, but it was too strong for him. They were trapped.

Then, a black figure emerged from the flames, and a voice was heard.

"Where do you think you're going?" it said. Inferno could tell it was Black Flame. He stood his ground, protecting Kindle. "Did you honestly think you could escape me?"

"What do you want, Flame?" Inferno growled.

"Isn't it obvious? Look around you, Inferno. You're kingdom is falling into my hooves, and there is nothing you can do to stop me. However, I can sense you have an extraordinary talent. It would only be wise to join me as we take over Equestria and become the most powerful kings that ever lived."

"We'll never join you!" Kindle responded as she came out from behind Inferno.

"Oh, is that so?" He bent down to her level. "You could be great, you know. I can teach you everything you need to know about magic, and give you everything you've always wanted." He grinned.

"Back off!" Inferno exclaimed as he stepped in between the filly unicorn and the evil king. "What makes you believe that we're ignorant enough to fall under your rule?"

Flame laughed. "If you refuse my offer, I'll kill you right here. No one will ever know you ever existed."

Suddenly, a blue light came from Kindle. Her horn was starting to glow rapidly, blinding both Inferno and Black flame. Then Inferno heard a voice inside his head.

"Please, Inferno. Do it for me. Give other ponies a chance to live good lives. Help those in need, become stronger, learn the magic of friendship." The glow grew brighter, blinding the evil king. Inferno started to feel something envelope him. It was a glow of light, similar to Kindle's. Then, Inferno realized what was happening. He saw Kindle walk up to Black Flames as he heard her voice again. "I know you will defeat evil and save everypony. I believe in you."

         "KINDLE!" Inferno tried to break free of the glow, but, somehow, he couldn't move. But he didn't stop trying. Using all his strength, he tried to break free of the glowing bond, but it was no use. He looked at his sister. She looked back at him with a slight smile on her face. A tear rolling down her cheek as her blue eyes glimmered. Inferno felt like he was going to cry.

         "Goodbye, brother." And with those last words, she leaped toward Black Flames unleashing tremendous power within her. The power consumed everything, including both the fire king and the filly, who then started to vanish and die.

         Meanwhile, Inferno, who was painfully witnessing everything, shed a tear as he tried to break free again. He couldn't let this happen to her, not when she meant so much to him. Then he felt something lift him off the ground, and he found himself inside a green shield enveloping him. As he heard the dieing scream of Black Flames, as he saw his sister start to disappear and die, he was lifted higher into the air, sending him flying to someplace far from the kingdom. There was nothing he could do to save his kingdom, nothing he could do to save his sister. She sacrificed herself to save him against his own will. He closed his eyes, grieving over his sister, and hearing those last words she said to him.

          He was sent to a forest where he was locked away, safe from the world around him. Because he couldn't break free, he slept and stayed hidden for all eternity.

          That is, until now.