Sombra´s Diary - Slipping into evil

Anno 6437 Victum Discordi, 7th of Platine

The king is dead.

This call went this morning through the streets of the Chrystal Empire like a frosty wind on a warm summer day.

The ponies of this city were well aware of his struggle in the past days. But nevertheless they were shocked by that news.

The lost a fair and just king. They lost a king they loved and who loved them. They lost a king who cared for them and gave everything for them. They lost a king they knew for decades as the one who watched over them in times of danger. They lost their king.

I lost my father.

Halos, my brother, is the only one left of my family.

He says we should go on a stroll through the city, just like we do every week since we were fillies.

He tries to bring normality back, tries to keep my spirit up.

When I say that only we are left from our family, the dynasty of Jokdal the Purifier, he says that the whole Chrystal Empire is our family.

He is right. Our father was a father to the Chrystal Ponies; he loved the city as much as his own sons.

But can I become a father to my people, too?

As the older brother, I will be coronated soon, according to the lore.

Can I be a king as fair and just as our father?

He brought us up to love the Chrystal Empire, to defend it with all we have, to give it all we have.

He brought us up with the knowledge of a good ruler, and he taught us to rule as well as him.

But did these lessons succeed? Am I really ready to take my father’s place and become King of the Chrystal Empire?

Tomorrow, my father, the Great King, will be buried.

From all over Equestria, ponies will come to his burial.

The Royal Sisters will hold a speech about this greatest stallion of his time.

I will ask the Princesses tomorrow.

Maybe they have an advice to clear my mind.

Am I really ready?

Sombra,

Son of Onha the Just