When shadow's fall

Nightmare Moon's forces had taken position on the out skirt's of the woods near Canterlot.

In a clearing far from the camp sat a lone soldier Sharpening his blade.

Clad in purple armor, a pair of black wings across a white moon donned his chest plate, his black chain mail tinkerer's softly as he gracefully slide his arm up and down the blade's length with a piece of metal, ignoring the sparks that dance off his blade.

Commander Lucifer Night may of appeared similar to his kin in numerous ways, His skin was pale, revealing the faint light purple veins across his flesh. His Ear's were long and pointed, and his canines were long and sharp. But when he opened his lilac eyelids his eyes Iris's  shone with an Electric blue, instead of his kin's common yellow, and his hair was a deep crimson. Such trait's were only found in his clan. He laughed darkly at the thought. Or what was left of them. He was still yet to find another like him that had survived king Sombra's genocidal campaign that had threatened to annihilate all Dearg-due, Drakes, and other "undesirables", or all who had opposed them. If it was not for Princess Lun... He corrected himself. Empress Nightmare moon, The Un-dead creature's known as Windigo's would of torn him apart, thus ending his semi-immortal life, and allowed him to join his'brother's,sister, parent's and other's in the afterlife. He grind-ed his teeth together as painful memories threatened to envelope him.

No.

Not tonight. Not tonight at least. He had a duty to fulfill to the one he swore his loyalty to. The one he swore to protect and serve. The one he... "Shut up brain" he muttered darkly to himself.

"Is't thou talking to thy self?" A soft voice purred behind him. "It seem's thou might suffering the same madness that plagued Discord... Thou must wonder if he is fit to serve thy empress much longer"

Lucifer rose and saluted. "Empress! I uh...did not expect you to be..."

Nightmare moon stood in front of him, Her purplish blue catlike eyes  gleamed with amusement.

"Yes thy loyal soldier?" her voice quickly grew cold and stern.

"I...I didn't expect you to grace us with your presence."

Nightmare moon threw back her head and laughed loudly with a voice of thunder. Her enchanted black hair brightened with hue's of purple and blue tones.

"Thou might find thine self as a jester if thine continue to jokes. Her eyes narrowed at him as she growled "Or find thy self receiving thy blade across thine throat for thy comrade's to feed of of thine precious fluids"

Lucifer dropped to one knee his eye's never leaving the ground. "If that is what the empress wishes, then so it shall be."

Nightmare moon snickered. "Arise Commander Lucifer Night. You have proven your loyalty to me and my former..." she spat on the ground in disgust. "Weaker self many time's before, You were the first one to rise to our cause, you were there by our side when other's had abandoned us." She slid her white finger's under his chin and brought his eye's to her own.

"And we swear to reward thy deed's of loyalty when This nation is under our rule"

Lucifer could feel his empress's eye's staring deep into him.

"My Empress, to serve you is all I wish...."

"Thou forget's we see's one's dreams. Is't that all thy most faithful wish to do?"

Lucifer's white skin paled  as his mind screamed a single word.

Nightmare moon smiled "Thou need not worry. Thine has served us well, and in time, thy may find thy self's deepest desire's granted" she pulled his face closer to her's. Lucifer's mind went blank at the flawless face, dark lips, and long eyelashes. Her breath was hot as she spoke ever so softly

"But tis a long way till one will find thy self fit to be in thy bedchamber's with us. Till then thy must be content with thy kiss."

Her lips were soft and hot against his, Lucifer's mind went blank as he was lost in his Empress's kiss. The first one he's received since Princess Luna's kiss long ago.

It was after an assassination attempt from the drake empire, a blade meant for Luna's heart pierced his chest instead. What was worse is that the blade was poisoned, a Powerful toxin not meant to kill out right, but instead gave the victim death very slowly and very painfully wasting them away. He did not deny he screamed for most of the healing process; due to the thousand tiny blades burning under his flesh, the toxin causing him to vomit blood, and the nightmare's that came when his body shut it's self down. It was many agonizing moon's and many antidote's before the pain had finally ended, but Princess Luna did not leave his side, as she cleaned the blood with her tear's and her own pain, as he drifted in and out of consciousness. She had named him her champion after that, and the commander of her personal guard. However, not many were pleased with this. Especially her sister, Princess Celestia.

As their lips parted Nightmare moon looked at him with a stern face once more.

"Thou shan't be use to our affection's anymore until thy battle is over. If thou survives..."

She smiled slyly

"we shall see. NOW GO LEAD OUR ARMY TO VICTORY SLAY ALL WHO STAND IN THINE EMPRESS'S WAY!"

Lucifer bowed and rose to his feat. As he marched toward's the main camp a burning fire filled his eyes.

Whether Nightmare moon or princess Luna, Empress, Queen or Princess. Whether she loved him or not.

He gritted his teeth. He loved her, and he'd do anything for her.

Even die.