Edited by vs.dubstep
Rainbow Dash was helping Fluttershy gather rabbits that lived at the edge of the Everfree Forest. It had been a while since she last had nightmares of that bizarre world of darkness and the ruler who inhabited it. At first the fear of seeing that twisted smile caused her to carry days on end without a wink of sleep, but she would eventually pass out from fatigue, unable to awaken. The last dream she had it was just an odd dream.
In Rainbow’s dreams, that being was always present, most times as the embodiment of all her fears. It would create a scenario for her to witness as it was visible in the corner of the room with that horrible grin. It first started with her being mutilated by Pinkie and made into sweets. The dream had been bloody and she refused to see Pinkie for several weeks but she had fought the fears and continued on with her life.
The second dream was that of Rarity skinning her alive, asking her, as the flesh was ripped from her body, if the color matched the deranged unicorn’s eyes. At times she thought it was real. She knew her eyes only needed to search the room behind Rarity for that tell-tale smile and glowing red eyes. Yet sometimes, she could not bring herself to do so.
It presented horror after horror to her like a film festival of madness and depravity until the nightmares stopped for no reason. She had become immune to its games and whether or not it was a good thing or bad had yet to be seen.
She knew that the shadow meant something, but as to what she was unsure. Every time she would get closer to its form, it would giggle and move forward, beckoning her to give chase, luring her deeper and deeper into the darkness until in her last dream she had made her way back to that distorted world.
'Welcome home'
It would coo to her as the shadow reached its body, the being approaching from the darkness.
"Rainbow Dash?"
Fluttershy's soft words made the cyan mare jump and lose her train of thought. She had been so close to recalling its image again. She needed to find out what it was, that being that serenaded her with a symphony of chaos and despair.
She turned to Fluttershy with an exhausted smile.
"Sorry Fluttershy, I kinda spaced out."
The yellow mare sighed and walked over to her side. She was worried about Dash.
"One of the bunnies ran inside the forest. Could you go get her please?"
Fluttershy was too afraid to go in this close to sunset and she knew Rainbow Dash was a fearless pony and the forest would be no problem for her to traverse.
Rainbow somehow felt as if fate had conspired against her as the sun began to set. It was like a scene from a horror movie and she would be damned if she was going to become the damsel in distress. Never again did she want to face the same feelings of helplessness. She put on her goggles and took off into the forest. Above the forest canopy a blood red moon rose.
The forest was cold and dark. The cyan mare felt as if she was being watched as she made her way among the dark trees.
There were many faceless beings watching her make her way. She was special. She had been forged by the one who lurks behind the wall. Her scent to them was that of a superior being. It was this very odor that prevented them from lunging upon her to feed on the supple flesh.
She took a deep breath as she began reciting Pinkie’s song under her breath as the beasts within the branches began to stir in the soft red moonlight. The only thing missing from this nightmare was the cannibal blank flanks and sure enough, at the end of her path stood the white stallion, his yellow eyes glistening in the darkness as did all nocturnal beings.
He was waiting for her to come close enough, the red light of the blood moon shimmering upon his white fur as his smile widened.
She moved forward and then saw him, her eyes dilating as the memories clawed their way to the surface of her psyche. The sweat rolled down her face as she took two steps back from that stallion before her, those glowing yellow eyes staring her down as she quivered in fear and anticipation.
"Why so frightened Dashie dearest? You look as if you've seen a ghost," the stallion mocked with his smooth voice as he began to move forward, encroaching upon the frightened mare.
The memories flooded in and the last image of him made her skin crawl, that deformed monster of a pony. Then the question called to mind. How did he get here. Was she dreaming again?
'No, Its not a dream this time Dashie. I'm really here.'
That voice entered her head. It had indeed come back, but for what reason behind its madness she could not find. It was fixated on her, the being’s eyes looking down upon her as if she was his final reward.
"H-how did..." the cyan mare stuttered out, her voice trembling, afraid of the answers she would receive.
The white stallion’s smile creepily moved and curled into that dubious smile. The very sight sent chills up Rainbow's spine.
The last encounter
He stood in silence as the mares vanished one by one and were taken gracefully back into their own world as if the horrors that befell them never took place. Death was sighing in relief that he had done the right thing. Such an odd feeling affection it was and it was a wonder that all who fell to its whims did not end up as the dreamer had.
Broken
Alone
Insidious
The broken being’s eyes continued to create the black ooze as the pink mare began to laugh. This proved to be a grave mistake.
"Good boy. Now get back in your hole and stay there this time or else Rainbow will fall again. I assure you this time she will not come back."
He hated many things about the world and even more about the mediator that was somehow allowed to rule it and not him. They had many similarities after all.
One, they both were corrupt and by no means fair in any sense of the word. Two, they both had the same ability to ignore existence without any sign of remorse or sympathy. But the one thing he found to be the most alike was the ever growing desire to obliterate the existence of the other.
He would not be treated as this contemptible sow's bitch lapdog. The being’s attention turned from its own world to the moderator and for the first time in more than an eon, a very honest smile crossed his face.
The being lunged upon the pink mare, her screams ringing through the sky as he began to rip the feathers from her wings with horrific delight. She called to Death for aid who only shook his head, backing away in fear from the sight before him.
Her cries rang out as Death flew down to the world, her blood falling from the clouds like a crimson rain. Reminiscent of what had taken place before. He felt like a coward for running but he did not want to meet the same fate as his now previous overseer. The thought that his new lord and master was none other than that being of terror made him want to take his own life for fear of what he would do for his constant betrayal.
He looked down at Rainbow Dash, a free pony in his own world. Free to come and go as she pleased, no longer a prisoner of fate.
"The details are not important anymore, only the results are. Things are about to change for the better in my world and unlike that sow, I can say truthfully that it is my world," he said with a pleased smile.
Things were going his way for once. The world was his to rule as its King. Now all he needed was his beloved Queen.
His smiling face looked upon Rainbow Dash who had appeared to have realized what he had done without him saying. Oh yes, they were indeed made for each other. They were a matching set.
She knew then that he had done the unthinkable. The world was now in the hooves of this monster. They were all screwed.
Under the light of the blood moon, the reign of the damned began.
