Evershade Dominion

There comes a day when all must face their judgement. No one is spared from this fate as they will find it at the end of their lives or in the early afterlife. Whatever you may believe, even you are not spared from this.

~Date and Time Unknown~

~ Location Unknown~

*cough* The taste of blood, and the realization you are bound in chains. Your arms placed above your head so you may not defend yourself from the continued blows of your aggressor. The muted sound of an iron gauntlet slamming repeatedly into your own stomach as you grimace in pain.

“Come on demon is that all you can take?” my captor snarled as I kept my gaze down and my eyes closed. *CRACK* The sound of a whip resounding throughout the cell as it dug into my back, leaving several more cuts from previous cracks. I gave them no response visually but on the inside I was screaming at the top of my lungs to be put out of my misery.

“I asked ye a question demon, t’would be wise to answer me.” he growled as he gave me a hard left hook as I let my body shake freely from the blow. I didn’t bother looking at him nor did I bother responding. “Get me the brand.” he ordered to my other captor.

As I heard the sound of the cell door opening a few moments later I lifted my head just enough to find that the captor had brought in a red hot brand in the shape of a horseshoe. I glared at my captor, daring him to touch me with it while he smiled at me defiantly. He slowly brought it closer and closer to my chest before I finally spoke. “Branding me will result in your own demise.” I growled viciously through clenched teeth.

He smiled and gave a chuckle, “Empty threats will get you no where, demon.” He responded as he pressed the brand to my chest. I grimaced at the pain as I continued to growl at him before leaping forward and latching onto his neck, feeling his blood drain down and into my throat. The brand clattered to the ground as I ripped his throat open. No sooner did I let go of him did his deceased body fall to the ground as the other captor watched in horror.

“Guards! Come quick! Lieutenant Ace is dead!” they screamed at the top of their lungs as I glowered at them. The sound of armored boot resounded throughout the hallway as two guards appeared at our cell door and one of them stared at the body as the other came into the cell and knocked me out by kicking me in the temple.

~Date and Time Unknown~

~ Location Unknown~

Slowly my mind started awakening again, sadly all the pain done to my body along with it as I gave a small groan as I tried to stretch my arms. I quickly found I was still bound, when I tried stretching my legs I found they were bound now as well, but more tightly to the ground. Luckily I had no restrictions to my neck movement though so I stretched it as much as I could before my eyes fell onto a being who showed great malice and anger burning in their eyes. Every bit of it directed towards me.

“It seems you have awoken demon. This brings joy to me.” The pony said flatly as they still stared at me, the fire of hatred burning in their eyes made the moonlight pale in comparison. I didn’t respond to them.

“Ignore me as you wish demon but you cannot deny the fact that you brought this upon yourself. You are the reason Luna is dead now. I hope that you are proud of what you have done.” They growled as their footsteps echoed down the hall until they were no more.

So that’s the lie that *she** told them is it?* I thought as I allowed rest, true rest, to take hold of my mind and body.

~Date and Time Unknown~

~ Location Unknown~

“WAKE UP!” Someone yelled from right outside of my cell as I heard the iron barred door slam against the wall, followed by a chorus of footsteps advancing towards me. I slowly lifted my drowsy gaze to find that my ‘guest’ was none other than Commander Bolt of the Equestrian Royal Army.

I didn’t spare him a second glance as I let my gaze drop to the ground and I closed my eyes, trying to return to sleep as I felt a boot slam into my face. “I SAID TO WAKE UP DEMON!” Commander Bolt demanded.

“Why don’t you and your dick twiddler party fuck right off to the depths of Tartarus.” I growled in response, only to receive another kick to the face. This time causing me to laugh, resulting in another boot.

“Want to run that by me again?” Commander Bolt asked as he got down to my level as I looked up at him with a smile and spit in his face. The blood laden spiddle landed in his left eye as he reeled back and wiped his eye fervently.

“Drag this whelp by the tail to the lift!” He demanded as my shackles were removed from the wall and floor but were quickly tied together as they laid me on my back to drag me by the tail. I felt every stray rock, every crack and every piece of dust grind into my back as they dragged me along the cobble floor of the cell and down the hall. It didn’t help that my back still had fresh wounds from being whipped with a cat o’nine tails.

I glared at Commander Bolt as he walked behind me as I was dragged across the floor, gritting my teeth at the pain before he gave me a swift kick to the temple, knocking me out once more.

~Date and Time Unknown~

~ Location Unknown~

KILL THE VILE CREATURE!

CARVE HIS EYES OUT!

FEED HIM TO THE CROWS!

BURN HIM AT THE STAKE!

These were the requests thrown across the arena to and forth as my senses returned to me in full. I tried standing only to have the chains binding me to the ground rattle and tighten in protest.The sound of my rattling chains brought the colosseum above me to silence. “Ah, so the whelp awakens in time for its execution.” I heard Commander Bolt’s ring joyfully in my ear next to me.

“Says the one who watched from the shadows in cowardice as his queen was beaten within an inch of her life.” I spat harshly. His eyes scrunched into a glare that would make most cringe away from but one that I had long come to love seeing from my enemies.

“At least I never harmed my own comrade in battle.” he retorted as I tilted my head back and let out a fake laugh.

“Oh you know nothing of what I did for Luna. You claim you’ve never harmed your own comrades to save your own hide? I retain more than enough proof against that to put you in the chopping block.” I seemed to have struck a nerve as his iron plated fist slammed into my jaw, sending a tooth with some blood flying out of it. “That’s it?” I asked as he rained a series of blows down on me, sending blood flying onto the floor around me.

He stood back with sweat dripping from his forehead and blood falling from his gauntlets. I stared up at him and still managed a defiant smile through my battered and beaten face. “Commander! We’re about to start! Please take your position.” A guard relayed to Commander Bolt as he looked back at him and gave him a slight nod before standing to the left of me.

So this is where my actions have lead me? I could hear the grinding of gears and cogs coming from the floor beneath me as it started to rise. To arrive in a land with no memory, and die for the only ones I ever knew? Ever so slowly did the sun above start to grace me with its presence as I straightened up and basked in its warmth. Maybe it isn’t so bad. The gears and cogs stopped rotating below as the platform stopped at its peak, allowing me to see all of the faces gathered in the colosseum. I hope you bide your time Luna.

Every face was turned towards me, each one looking down on me. Every emotion from happiness to sadness and anger to remorse. I could feel every soul I had felled in battle staring down on me, waiting for the moment I was executed so they could rest in peace and arrive at the doors of Tartarus or to the open arms of the Gods to Elysium.

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The royal fanfare started playing as all heads shifted their gaze to an area behind me. I slowly started turning my head only for the chain present around my neck to be tugged. “You will not gaze upon her royal majesty demon!” the Commander growled. I didn’t fight further with him as I held my head down and looked at the ground.

“Presenting! Her Royal Majesty! The one who brings upon the day and night! Queen Celestia!” the announcer began. “Today, we bring to justice the criminal who was responsible in leading the rebellion against our fair Queen Celestia as well as the one who is solely responsible for the banished Princess Lunas demise! The creature kneeling before all of us today is known as Lost Solstice! He is charged with treason against the crown, manslaughter, failed assassination attempts…” I proceeded to drift off into mindless thought as we all continued to listen the many false crimes that had been laid upon my head.

This list will go on for hours if I let it continue. “, murdering the Grand Mage Starswirl the Bea-” I cut the announcer off by standing up quickly, causing the chains binding me to the ground to snap loudly as they restrained me. Everyone’s eyes were now on me again.

“Let us not stay my execution longer, Queen Celestia.” I spat as I got down on my knees again before the platform below us started to turn 180 degrees so that I was facing her now.

“How dare you even address her you demon!” a guard growled as the crack of his whip rang out through the colosseum, causing a few ponies to flinch at the sound. I barely showed any response as I kept my head low.

“Lost Solstice, do you wish to grace our ears with your final words before your departure from this world?” Celestia asked as she gazed down upon me. I slowly lifted my head and glared into her eyes as I stood as far as the chains would allow me as a guard cracked me with a whip. I didn’t flinch as he continued to rain down blows on my back trying to force me down before I grabbed the whip as it got in the range of my hand. I growled back at the guard and yanked him and it across the courtyard.

“My final words?” I growled as I glared back at Celestia. “None would care for them as they would soon be all but forgotten by the lot of you. Dust in the tides of time, never to be heard of again. You act as if you truly care your highness when in reality you could give a rats arse about what the people think. None would respect my words as I seem to only be but a rebel to the crown because I had fought for what could have been a brighter future. My life carries no weight in the hearts and minds of those in your pathetic tyranny. You blame me for the death of your beloved sister and my ally when in reality we both know the reality of what happened that day! Why don’t you tell your beloved subjects of the spell you cast upon your sister to banish her very being to the moon! You are not a queen, you are not a noble, you are nothing but scum! Luna would have gone to the ends of Equus to help you, and yet when she extended her hands you turned away from her and started to tread down the path of darkness. You chose to banish her to Utopia when she spoke against your executions of the citizens of your country that were unjust in every sense! The true reason behind the foundation of the Evershade Dominion was to bring upon a new golden age that would dethrone a paranoid tyrant! Maim my flesh, burn me at the stake, drown me, bring upon whatever fate that you wish to give me, but one day Celestia. The day when Luna returns, we shall return. Each and every one of us that has died in battle to bring you down will come back and we shall fight alongside one another again. When that day comes Celestia not only will it be your last but your citizens that have long since been oppressed will finally be free from your evil clutches.”

I was breathing hard as the final words I would ever speak left my lips and lingered in the open colosseum air. Silence settled throughout the colosseum as they echoed through the surrounding area. When the initial stun had passed a few of the citizens started clapping, soon the colosseum was filled with the roar of applause. This was not to show they believed my words or cared but as a show of honor. All who have fallen in this colosseum, good or evil, have sung the final tales of their lives in this spot.

Queen Celestia proceeded to silence the crowd before flying down to my level and meeting my gaze, standing mere inches from my snout. “Lost Solstice, murderer of Princess Luna and Grand Mage Starswirl the Bearded, you are to be executed here in the Canterlot Colosseum. Your final words have been heard and now it is time for your fate to be beheld to those in attendance.” she stated monotonously in a voice that rang through the colosseum.

“Looks like you shall be getting out of your life easily you insignificant worm. I wouldn’t have carried the same mercy in my mind as did the tyrant queen.” Commander Bolt whispered into my ears as he guided me over to the guillotine and forced me to my knees in front of it. I didn’t move as he slammed my head into the guillotine hole and locked it tight so I couldn’t escape.

Goodbye Equus... “Ladies and Gentlemen! Let this be an example to all of you.” ...I shall be back one day... “If you dare betray your benevolent Queen, this is the fate that shall await you in your future!” ...and the day I do return, you shall finally....

Time seemed to slow down as the guillotine started to fall from its peak height, slowly descending onto the prey that was my neck.

...be free

I felt as the guillotine started to cut through each individual hair on my neck before reaching my skin. The blade slowly digging into my skin before my skin started to split apart and the pain rung out through my mind. It was short lived as time returned to normal and I was finally released from this cruel world.