The Madness of the King

by CreatureofTheNight

Rating: everyone
Tags: My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, King Sombra, Dark
Length: 1181

"What goes through the mind of the mad?"

King Sombra wanders around the Crystal Castle before Celestia and Luna arrive and begins wondering about his Empire.

(Warning: All from Sombra's POV)

Cover Art by: Oak Sabletwist

Published 2014-12-06 04:10:09 UTC
Last updated 2014-12-06 04:10:09 UTC

The Madness of the King

This is my Empire, and they dare try to take it away from me.

It won't be long now, they are coming. The Legendary Slayers of Discord, the one's who defeated Tirek casting him down to the darkest pits of Tatarus, the Sisters of the Sun and the Moon. They are on their way to take my kingdom from me, on a sense of bravado and foolish misunderstanding. They do not know, that this is my empire, and I do what I please with it. I remember the letter I received, calling me a mad pony, an evil pony, that I should just surrender my kingdom because it is the right thing for me to do, that power goes to my head. No, no, I just know the truth, I know how to rule better than they do. I know what is necessary, to have an Empire, to maintain it's control. One must use force, if only because this is the reality of the situation I offer.  This is my Empire, and my Crystal Ponies all must obey my will or they suffer the consequences. I am a fair king, if they simply obey, lie down and accept this as fate they will be rewarded when I rise to glory and I prove my superiority to those buffoons in their precious castle. I will rule all of Equestria, the way it should have always been ruled, with hatred, fear, and an iron hoof.

This is my Empire, and they dare judge me for how I rule. They claim that I am a tyrant, forcing my ponies to slave labor to toil, sweat, and do whatever I say without question. They claim me, and egotistical monster, who only does these things because it is for his own ego. I am perfection, I know what it takes to rule a kingdom, while those foolish Alicorns claim I don't. They judge me? Why? Don't ponies fear them too, begging for their mercy when they even mess up the most menial tasks? Don't they all approach their castle with trepidation as they realize that they are about to approach two Alicorns? Is that why they judge me? They are alicorns and they know all? No they know nothing about a reign, they know nothing about how their foolish way to rule is what is leading them on a path of true tyranny. Those who rule in the real way, those who rule in the real of reality that they are to blind to see because they have their heads in the clouds, and their own ego's inflated to legendary levels, those are the ponies who have the right to judge me?  They claim me an egotist, when they do not look into their own mirror. Ponies worship them like goddesses, using their name instead of those of proper worship. They claim that they know they are not goddesses, when they lie. Deep down they believe it, deep down they believe that they are goddesses, and that because they are goddesses they can do what they please to the lands, and any pony who dares to speak out against them are silenced. These are the ponies who dare judge me for method of ruling.

Hatred and fear are the only way to rule these crystal ponies. Their leaders were blind to the truth of reality, they saw themselves and perfect on in peace. No they were weak and blind not seeing the world for what it is. A world full of misery, a world full of hatred, a word full of fear, that is the reality of the world and I know better than any pony else alive how to rule this. I know better than Celestia, I know better than her moon sick sister. I know that hatred and fear is not only an effective way to rule any Empire it is the only way! I will crush those two when they arrive, just like I did those Crystal Empire leaders, when they dared to challenge me and my way of thinking. How I remember the screams of agony as I gave the Crystal Empire the king it deserved. This is my Empire, because only I know how to rule it.

I have contemplated the unlikely, what would happened if I lost, and I acted accordingly, those Crystal Ponies will never be free of me as they so claim. They think the chains are oppression, that I am some sort of mad dog that deserves any sort of  wrath I get from the Two Sisters. They are wrong, they are all wrong, they know less than I do. I know what must be done, I know because I was once like them, blind and weak. I know what must be done. I know what must be done.

How do I know? I can't remember why I know. It's all a distant memory to me now, why do I operate with Hatred and Fear, why do I use the correct method instead of the foolish notion of Love and Kindness, the foolish notion that a better Equestria is one where all ponies are equal to even the royalty. I can't remember anymore, not because I lack the memory, I just don't want to remember. I don't want to look back at my past, and saw my naive idea. My idea that I would simply learn all the magic of the world knowledge's sake. I will then use my knowledge to help ponies. No, I realize now that force is the only way that ponies will respect you, the only way that ponies will understand you. I know that is how I will rule. This is my Empire! This is my Empire! This is my Empire! This is my statement, where I show all of Equestria the reality of the world, where i show what progress we can make when ponies simply shut up and obey their leaders no matter what. I will show them, the true perfect reality of the world.

This is my Empire, it's city will do what I say or I burn it to the ground so that the survivors will know not to ever question their king again. I will burn any rebel that dares to side with the two sisters when they arrive, I will crush all resistance to me. They would suffer, a cruel fate after words as well if they survived. This my Empire, it's Crystal Heart will bend to my will or it will crumble before their eyes forcing them to realize that all hope is gone that hope is for the foolish and the weak. This is my Empire, it's ponies will do as I say, or they will die, it's future will be as I decree or it will end. I know what must be done, and nothing will stand in my way. The Empire will be greater, and it will be stronger, not matter what sacrifices I must make.

This is my Empire.

I would rather see it destroyed than surrender it.