Origin of a Hero

Chapter 8

Her head was pounding like a whole herd of devil ponies were running across the planes. She was not unfamiliar with the sleeping gas called dream smoke, which was used minutes ago. All devil ponies had to grow an immunity against it at an early age. It's the same kind of gas used to escape from dangerous creatures, which was often used in close range. It was a tool that only devil ponies and those that serve them knew about.

The gas had no smell and it looked like a mist or a fog creeping along the ground, so that the intended victim wouldn't notice its approach. Its affects were almost instant, but only lasted a few minutes. The pain in her head started to subside just as she heard some voices outside the tent.

"I know I told Princess Luna that I'd stay hidden till she said otherwise, but I have a bad feeling." she thought to herself as she crawled out from her hiding place and made her way to the entrance, only to stop suddenly. Her reason was hearing his voice, the voice of the devil pony that spoke to Heavy Shield in the forest. She stepped closer, cautiously, to the entrance to hear him more clearly.

"Princess Celestia and Princess Luna, I am honored to finally meet you two. Though I'm sure you'd like to be untied and gag less to welcome me properly. But I can't have you casting any spells, now can I." spoke Sinister. "I'm also sure that you have many questions to ask me, but I’m afraid that won’t be possible. You see I'm mostly here to kill you and seize control of the Kingdom of Equestria and make us devil ponies the ruling force forever.

"Now the question should be asked is who is to die first, the wise elder sister or the kind younger sister?" he asked with a chuckle

As he started towards the princesses a dark blur appeared before him in an attack like stance. "Stay away from them." Lilly said with venom in her voice

"Oh little sister, it's good to see you after all of this time. It's been what, almost a year now?"

"Just about." she growled

During the talk that Sinister and Lilly were having, Luna was able to get her gag off and cried, "Run Lilly, you need to get away from here fast."

"Lilly? That's the name you chosen for yourself?" Sinister asked with a laugh

"No, that's what my new friends decided to call me till I find my own name."

"Your 'friends', these ponies who rule over a kingdom that has shown no kindness to us. They mock and ridicule us, shown nothing but contentment towards us. They've develop a wide prejudice toward all devil ponies, and you wish to be their pet."

"I'm not their pet!" Lilly said, stomping her hoof and continued, "They took me in, despite my differences and my heritage. They saved my life."

"Is that why you are protecting them? They are the ones that caused your banishment! They not only rein over a kingdom that abhors our kind, but stole you from your family."

"My family considered me to be weak, just because I have not received my mark. I was cast out of the herd by my own brother!" Lilly shouted

"What?" gasped Luna

"Oh, so you didn't tell your new 'friends' about me, did you little sister?" Sinister said as he emphasized the last two words

"Shut up Sinister!" Lilly growled

"I don't think so; no instead I have a simple proposal for you, little sister. Stand aside and I will pardon you and permit you to return to the herd as my heir. In fact I'll do one better, instead of killing the princesses I'll allow them to live. Why you may ask, simple you're the only devil pony that can succeed me as Alpha Prime. Stand down and when the time comes you will lead the herds in my place."

Shocked at her brother’s words, she could hardly move and couldn't speak. The position of alpha prime was new but widely coveted. With that position she knew what she could do with its power.

"I refuse, dear brother. What you offer may lead to my own destruction. I will not let you use the princesses, my friends, as a means to control me. Before this night ends one of us will be dead."

Then without warning Sinisters right hoof struck his sisters head knocking her to the ground. "I will make you regret your choice, dear sister."

Sinister showed little mercy in his assault against his sibling, slamming down on the filly and throws her onto the ground. She did not simply lie down and gave up, she valiantly struggled and fought back to the best that she could, however the difference between them was too great and her attempts proved futile.

During their battle Celestia was able to free herself from her own gag and cried, "Stop it, you'll kill her."

Placing a hoof on his sister, Sinister replied, "I'm not looking to kill her, she and I are blood." He placed his horns under her and casted her off to the side and stepped towards the princesses and leaned in close continuing, "You two are the only ones I'm planning on killing tonight."

He reared up and prepared to slam his hooves down upon the helpless princesses, thus claimming his victory. The two sisters looked up and saw a shadow fly across the sky, spearing itself into Sinisters side, causing him to roar out in the unexpected pain.

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The fighting that had erupted across the camp halted at the sound of a powerful roar that seemed to echo. Gaining the attention of Heavy Shield and Clover, who looked at each other with shock in their eyes and both exclaimed, "The princesses!"

They rushed towards the center of the camp, fear coursing through their veins. Within moments they arrived, both friend and foe, to a sight that left them all frozen in awe.

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Right after stabbing her unicorn horn into the side of her brother, Sinister turned his head and bit down onto one of her wings and yanked her from his side. The force that he used was great enough to cause her horn to break and felt like her wing was going to be torn off. And she crashed hard onto the ground before the princesses.

"Big mistake little sister. I was just going to let you live, but now you are going to die along with your precious princesses. You will lie there and watch helpless while they die before your eyes." Sinister growled

"No you won’t, I won’t let you kill any more." She said standing on shaking legs

"Oh does the little Lilly flower still think she can stand against me?"

"My name is not 'Lilly'," as she spoke her flanks began to shine, "It's Moon Shadow!"

A light exploded around both parts of her broken horn, and Sinister was engulfed in a black candle like flame.

"Wha-what is this magic?" Sinister exclaimed just as everyone had started to arrive

"It's your end, big brother."

And the black flame began to turn white from the base and moved upwards, burning Sinister into nothing.

And as it did so Sinister, instead of crying out in pain, started to laugh and said, "Now I know this power, only a true devil pony could make such magic. And I cannot think of a better name for you, little sister, than that of Moon Shadow."

As the flame finished consuming him and turning white all that could be heard was the fading sound of Sinisters laugh. And in the spot where both he and the flame shared was nothing but scorched earth and an eye sized obsidian ball.

End chapter 8