Author's Note

Well it certainly has been a little while since I've uploaded two chapters in the same week. But, hey, that means I'm on a role and getting back into my writing obsession funk. YEAH!

Anyway, hope you like this chapter. But I must warn you that is sad and depressing. You might hate me for it, especially when you see the picture I used to detail the pain our Draconequus is feeling.

Stay Pony, my friends and fans.

Discord's Heartache

Discord slumped in Faust's chair as she ruffled her wings and contemplated the reason for his presence. He crossed his arms and huffed lightly expressing great dislike of being stuck in a room with the one mare that understands him, truly. "Okay, so you call me into your room, and you have yet to fully wake up. Just what is it that you want from me?"

"I did not summon you for anything that you can give me," Faust said regrettably, gazing through the window to the world she now rules without distractions. Her heart began to pound, almost leaping out of her throat. "I summoned you for a very important reason, and I did not want the others to know, not even Celestia and Luna."

Discord could tell she was serious, and he was surprised that Faust would go to the link of keeping secrets from her own daughters but not from him. "What's so important that you cannot tell your own daughters?"

Faust slipped her hoof into her mane and pulled out a crumpled envelope with his name written on the front. "I dragged you into this, because I wanted you to be part of Leo's life for her. Now that Mithra is gone, Leo is all that remains of the her bloodline, and I need you to help me keep him safe."

Discord frowned at her. His amber eyes had gone multifaceted as the alicorn turned to him, much like a dragon's, but then changed back. His eyes locked onto the envelope with a deeper, almost sane look shocking the mare. His uneasiness took her courage away.

Faust looked down at the letter, her eyes swimming with sorrow. "I know you and Mithra never got along when we were much younger. You two were completely opposite of one another, and it drove you crazy, because she would try to balance what you corrupt." she chuckled at the letter, sadly. "You never did see eye to eye."

"Well that's because I am the Spirit of Chaos, and she was the Spirit of Balance. Though we were newborns learning about ourselves and becoming a family, she would always annoy me with her constant pestering of my fun."

Faust found herself smiling at the Draconequus. Her eyes met his. "You keep trying to imply that you hated our sister, but I know you better than you think. I know in your heart you loved her, because she would pay attention to you when no one else would, not even the angels."

"I'm the Son of The Fallen Angel. I am the Chaotic Angel; what did you expect from those weaklings?" Discord said sarcastically, although the look on his face said he was defensive.

He inclined his head slowly. "Beside, Mithra never gave a damn about me. She just pitied me."

"You're wrong, Zachary." Faust approached. Discord groaned at his old name, a low warning note of how impatient he was becoming and had Faust believe he needed to know the truth. "Mithra cared about you more than any of us ever did. My feelings may be different, but she thought of you as a little brother that needs guidance."

She held out the letter and sighed, "She loved you the most, and this letter will prove that to you."

Discord cocked an eyebrow, before taking the folded parchment into his talon and unfolding it, tears dried in certain blotches of ink. "A letter, really?"

"Just read it," she demanded. And so he did. . .with a heavy heart to grow.

Dear Zachary

If you are reading this, then the worst has happened. I have passed into the afterlife and Faust has taken my son, your nephew, to your world.

I'm not sure how to start, but I'll go with what I have to say as your big sister.

These several generations have broken us apart as a family, and it has changed us for the worst. Our bond is broken, hatred lives between us for petty reasons, and I am the one at fault. I have failed our brothers and sisters, but, most importantly, I failed to be there for you when you needed me the most.

Faust told me everything that has happened to you. You lost your godly form and became a mixed creature of anger and spite. Your powers have transformed you into a beast that cannot be understood by mere mortals. For that, for failing to rescue you from your pain, I am truly sorry and hope you will forgive me. If not, then I ask that you do not inflict your hatred upon my only child.

I don't know if she has told you, but his name Leonardo Zachary Kitsune. I gave him that middle name. . .because he reminds me of you in so many ways. Your innocent smile. Your pranks. Those rare moments of you holding onto me when things took a turn for the worse. You were such a troublemaker, but you always came to me when the others picked on you.

Funny. . .To think my little brother, Little Dissy, the runt that no one expected to become great would actually grow to become a god, equaling my potential.

You really grew up, didn't you?

Zachary, as much as I wanted to strangle you at times, you have always been my favorite little brother. I know it must have been hard to have me as a sibling. Always watching over you. Acting like the mother you never wanted. There must have been many days where you were at the brink of giving me a piece of your mind, but you never did.

I. . .I never meant to abandon you during the Limbo War. I never meant to leave you in those twisted infernos your father made to torture the bad souls.

I'm sorry. I am so sorry for everything you endured.

I have always loved you, and I always will. There is nothing you can do that will make me stop loving you. I know it is too late to make things right, but at least you know the truth.

Now I must bid you farewell, because you have a new role to play. A role that needs to be filled, for the sake of my son.

Zachary, or Discord now, whichever you like the most, I have left you everything I possess. Leo's belongings are with the possessions. All you have to do is throw this letter into a fire, and the enchantment I placed on it will activate.

If you'd like, you can use my journals to find a way to change back into your old self. I highly suggest it, because Faust loved staring at your backside.

You should take her on a date, for me, please.

One more thing; there needs to be someone who can be the other half that balances reality, so I am passing my title to you. Zachary, I am claiming you as my successor, as The Master of Light and Darkness. And from this day forth, Faust, The Master of Time and Space, shall be your other half, and you two will keep Equestria and my child safe.

I love you, Zachary. May we cross paths again and be a family once more.

With eternal love, Mithra.

Faust watched with great sorrow as Discord dropped the letter onto the floor, tears brim. She could tell by his silence he had a change of heart, but to his credit, it wasn't hard to feel differently.

Discord turned away and sank back into the chair, trying not to choke on his own emotions. He had no idea how Mithra could think of him so positively , but there was no telling what that kitsune can do. He stared out the window as if dead, his eyes open and staring, yet they were not his eyes. Not him at all. Faust had touched and called to him with open wings and loving nuzzles to make him come back to her. The tears were blinding, and she had no control over it.

"Discord. . .Zachary. . .Zachary!" she yelled in his ear.

He looked at Faust's grief-stricken face and then down to his own talon and paw. Anger started to show. "That damn woman and her sympathy," he growled, sadly, as if fighting the pain. He was realized he was hiccupping. He was getting angry for the first time in thousands of years. And it was all because of her. He shot a glare at Faust, feeling confused and furious. "Damn that fox to hell. She just has to see the good in everything and bid farewell with loving words."

"Zachary," Faust sighed, "It's okay to be angry and hurt. It's okay to feel—"

"No," he arose from the chair, fuming his rage. "I do not feel such things for Mithra. I don't give a damn about her or that little brat you call her son!"

"Zachary, just—"

"Stop call me that! My name is Discord, the Spirit of Chaos!"

"You're also Zachary, the Angel of Chaos, and my friend. There is nothing you can do to change that!"

Discord choked several times, clearing his throat repeatedly, determined not to break down and cry. He wanted Faust to believe there was no part of his heart for Mithra. He wanted her to see the monster he became, after escaping Limbo. The thought of being emotional made him nervous. He had already defeated those emotions, right?

Faust's large wings wrapped around Discord so unexpectedly he nearly jumped out of his skin. She caught his paw and held it with her hoof, blood trickling into her fur. It was warm—warm enough to make her shiver with delight. She had not felt this touch for so long.

"It's okay, Zachary." she soothed, while nuzzling his back. "It's okay to hurt."

Discord went to howl at the alicorn, but his breath caught in his lungs. His strained now. Turned raspy and hoarse. Faust could feel his body shake beneath her wings as if a cold snap just bit him, yet only his breathing told her what needed to be said. Discord was not just in pain for losing Mithra, he was in agony for their goodbye being in a letter.

Then she really felt it. All the pain and suffering. Discord's heart was broken.

Discord closed his eyes and held his head low. "Was she properly buried?"

Faust shook her head. "The traitors, our fellow firstborn, cut off her tails and kept them as a trophy. Her body was torn apart and burnt afterward." Those words came off her tongue as toxins from the deadliest reptile. Her body shivered at the memory as Discord fell to his knees with both talon and paw desperately wiping away the tears.

Discord shed his own bravado and fell to his knees. He had fallen to the heartache and sobbed with Faust during the first hour of Celestia's sun. The truth was Discord did not hate the woman what happened. He was hurt and angry. Angry at himself for being so careless about his own sister. Now she was gone and never coming back.

"I'm sorry, Faust. . ." he broke off. "I should have stayed on Earth with her. I should have been there for Mithra. I've failed as god and a brother."

"We have both failed," the Alicorn Queen clarified, before taking in a deep breath. "But this is not the end of Mithra. We have her son with us, and we will keep him safe forever."

Discord snapped his talon and activated a soundproof spell of his own caliber. "Damn those traitors!" he cried angrily. Sadly. Scornfully. "Isaac. Joseph. Risa. Lesly. DAMN YOU BASTARDS TO HELL!"