DarkSoulPony

One week later.

Darksoulpony was walking through the Everfree forest as he had become accustomed to in the days

since he awoke from his dream. Screwball would always ask to accompany him but he would always tell

her he needed some alone time to think to which she would scowl at him with a slightly worried look.

"Ever since your last nightmare brother you spend too much time alone." "Nah I'm alright I just need

to sort my thoughts." He would reply ruffling her mane tenderly.

He would always walk to the rock he had hidden the soldiers body under and contemplate Discords

words and his previous dream as he sat staring at the stark reminder of his own dark actions.

Suddenly he heard voices drawing near and darted to the thicker bushes. Two ponies entered the

clearing. One was Purple with dark red mane and tail, a husky female earth pony. The other was a

tall and slender Wisend old unicorn. She had ocean blue skin with sky blue and white hair.

"Do you think we'll find him tonight?" the earth pony asked. "I feel we'll find something, but I

fear what it is Purpleplum." The unicorn answered. "I know Silver Mane well, he once tried to court

me you know" The unicorn winked slyly at Purpleplum. Then in a saddened voice added "He would never

skip his knightly duties and  not report in, his honor was to great he would always report in even

when injured." "I'm sure he's alright" the earth pony said cheerfully. To which the unicorn only slowly

shook her head. "I fear the worst young one."

Darksoul was both saddened and scared by the unicorns words and slowly crept backwards...CRUNCH!!!

the log behind him must've been dry and rotted for as he backed up upon it it's carapace gave out and

insects scattered from it. The two ponies heads immediately shot up looking towards the loud sound

"who's there?!?" the unicorn demanded to which the only answer was the dashing of Darksouls hooves.

'BUCK it all!' he thought to himself as he ran looking up to the thick canopy over his head.

'Can't fly though that!' he knew he heard galloping closing in on him and wondered how his pursuer

could be managing the thick bushes and trees so easily as to over take him. The answer came quickly

as the thicket beside him opened up as if by magic.

Darksoul shook his head 'Of course it was magic, that Celestia damned unicorn!' The earth pony looked

at him shouting "stop right there!" Thick canopy or no he knew he couldn't out run the very fit earth

pony. Purpleplum gasped as he sprouted his wings almost instantly and took off crashing through the

branches. "Azure it's flying! Squealed Purpleplum. Almost as soon as the words came out of her mouth

Darksoul suddenly felt stuck in the air, a sky-blue glow emanated around him and he was pulled back

down through the hole in the trees he had made (with a great deal of pain!).

The earth filly sat looking at him awestruck as he slowly touched the ground. Azure slowly walked up

through the now spread bushes. "Well what have we here she crooned as she looked at his magic emanating

from his body. Darksoul tried to struggle, tried to break free or even move in anyway but her powerful

magic held him firm. As she drew close enough for her old eyes to see him clearly Azure gasped.

"But....but....this is imposable!" "What is?" Purpleplum inquired "Plum, be on guard, this pony should

not be here.....not even be alive!" to which order the filly stood up straight and eyed him warily.

"Not...be...alive?" Purpleplum asked her voice quivering. Darksoul was becoming scared desperately wanting

to escape these two. "Yes my dear, we debated it for weeks and in the end Celestia personally ordered and

over saw his....euthinization. He was judged to dangerous." Darksouls ears perked up on that last one.

He closed his eyes and asked the wind 'Did you hear that....' to which a breeze came forward as if to

acknowledge what the unicorn just said.

A grim sneer ran across his mouth "You said WE." he stated to the unicorn looking her in the eyes with

a deadly glare. Azure jumped back startled by his words. "Yes" she told him "And you can speak...so obviously

your more then someponies experiment." she glared back at him. "Well then I guess this makes this a lot easier

for me he chuckled. The earth around them began to shake as the wind now howled as if in anger.

The violent barrage from above and below them knocked them down and the unicorns magic sputtered out.

Violent intent had changed the magic that gave his hooves speed and claws emerged as he menacingly

approached the unicorn. WHACK! a sudden blow to his flank sent him into the nearest tree, his ribs cracked

with the impact. He had been so intent on the unicorn he had forgotten the earth pony, her blow

was the powerful and precise the kick of a farm mare used to hard labor. He laughed delighted at the challenge

as he stood up. The Bluish glow once again surrounded him trying to subdue him. But he simply floated as

he had seen Screwy do with ease towards the two. Purpleplum had helped the old mare up and was by her side head

low ready to charge once more. "What do we do Azure?" she shouted in fear. "Fight my child, Celestia

was right, he can't be allowed to live!" Darksoul howled with laughter "And where is your precious Tia now?

She can't help you!" Azures hooves were pressed hard into the ground skidding backward for every inch he floated

closer. Purpleplum dashed forwards spinning at last moment to buck him once more, Darksoul couldn't move in the

magic but he didn't need to, a loud splintering could be heard from above as a tree trunk fell directly into her

kick, the trunk exploded with the force of her impact but it was mid-kick and unexpected she screamed

out in pain as one of her legs broke. Darksoul giggled. "You know in the old days I hear they'd put

down a pony with a broken leg, no use in healing the fodder you sssee!" he hissed tormenting at her.

Purpleplum stood up bravely looking at him defiantly. "They would heal me, I won't let you win! she shouted

and bucked at him again with her broken leg. Even with the reduced force, and even though the pain was clearly near

unbearable she connected hard and Darksoul once again collided with anougther tree. Darksoul was stunned for just a second

and was whipped by Azures magic even harder into the third tree. Blood ran down his face black and sticky as his skull

fractured with one clear eye he saw the earth pony charge him.

It was a mistake, there was too much distance between him and Purpleplum, a powerful burst of air exploded from behind

Azure and threw her into Purpleplums path. They  fell to the ground entangled with each other. Darksoul

charged forward dashing into the air, his claws raked across Purpleplum and a cascade of crimson sprouted

from the deep wound in her neck. "Purple!" Azure screeched fear now clearly etched on her face as

she was doused in her young friends blood.

"You know that rock in the clearing?" Darksoul asked delighted in her fear. Azure stood up pushing

her now dead companions body off as it leaked blood across the forest floor. "No it seems new to me

now that I think of it." she replied readying  herself and her next attack. "Well... under that...

is where you'll find loverpony!" exclaimed Darksoul nearly gasping for breath with all his laughter.

Now Combat magic is not actively taught, at least not to anypony Celestia does not fully trust to wield

it. So it came as a surprise to Darksoul when a bolt of lightning struck at him emanating from the

unicorns horn. The flash was blinding and he felt his knees go weak. A second bolt made his body slump.

"You....you....MONSTER!" Azure screamed at him. If not for his own natural magic, if not for the black

blood and chaos coursing through his veins he would've died on the third bolt, any normal pony would have.

Instead he knew where she was standing from her raving angry words. He stood up as she called him a coward

and struck him a forth time. A sudden gurgle, then a muffled whimper, then...THUD. As his vision cleared he

saw he had struck correctly. Azures body had hit the ground at an odd angle. This was probably due to the

earthen spike that held her impaled head still just above the ground. He collapsed tired but still giggling to

himself as the warm wind carresed his damp flanks. The blackness of sleep consumed him.