The New Era

by MLPGrimdarkUniverse

Rating: teen
Tags: Main 6, Other, Princess Luna, Princess Cadance, Horror, Princess Celestia, Gore, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, Dark
Length: 1278

All of Equestria will be put into eternal darkness and suffering.

Equestria has too much happiness and joy to say nothing bad happens, it's too bright!
Grab a seat and I'll take you on a journey through a much darker part of Equestria.
Famine, Pestilence, and Death shall rule over the land I know.
A land known as Equinox.
Darkness and despair shall reign.

Published 2016-06-01 21:50:01 UTC
Last updated 2016-06-01 21:50:01 UTC

Chapter 1: Fall of Friendship

Equestria, the land of harmony and peace. Ponies minding their own business seemingly happy, or so they thought, in the morning at 6 AM a scream escaped a mare' muzzle. Others heard the shriek and hurried to the location of the sound, forming a circle around her; they noticed a dead corpse. A unicorn had been killed, this unicorn had a pale light grayish mulberry coat and a mane of moderate sapphire blue with moderate violet and brilliant rose streaks. Ponies around this unicorn took a glance at any other evidence of who this was, one eye is missing; the other is pulled out of the socket followed by a red optical nerve leading back into head. The one eye looked of violet. But what of the cutie mark? Surely it can explain who this unicorn is, unfortunately; no cutie mark is there to examine. It looked to be ripped off.

"Check the other side of the body!" One stallion in the back yelled out, paranoid and terrified hints were in his voice as it left his muzzle. The mare in the front immediately flipped over the body using her hooves. Looking once more at the thigh where cutie marks are located at naturally, the cutie mark was intact. Taking a closer examination at the mark: a dark pink star was present surrounded by five smaller stars. Nopony else had this kind of cutie mark other than Twi - !

Sudden realization emerged in the minds of those who stood enclosed around the body. Tears spread all across the weak, foals and adults mourned, the land of Ponyville mourned the loss of Princess Twilight. Word began to spread from Ponyville to different towns scattered across till reaching Canterlot. Newspapers headlining, "Princess Twilight Found Dead," burial would be set for noon tomorrow. An undertaker with a made casket pushed through the circle, setting down the specialized coffin near the body. A glow of light surrounded his horn, he levitated the corpse into the coffin closing the lid and bringing back it to a nearby cemetery.

Saturday: 12 Noon, everypony is there dressed in black attire. Some sat in chairs, most stood. The weak wail and mourn, the strong give a salute and allow a tear to drag along their cheeks to their chins. Sounds of thunder scattered across Ponyville; no storm schedule from the pegasi who worked the weather. It seemed natural for this once. Instead of calling it the Mane Six; now called Mane Five for the loss. The five joined in chairs mourning Twilight. Spike was to busy crying in Fluttershy' shoulder to take his gaze at the coffin going down into the rectangular shaped hole. Piles of dirt were being shoveled in to fill the hole with the coffin in place.

With the funeral halfway done ponies began saying their prayers, bowing their heads down slightly in respect. Prayers lasted for thirty minutes, others began asking questions afterwards. "Who could've done this, what could've done this?" Pinkie asked, tears escaping her eyes and dropping down her chin to the ground below. Breaks in her voice could be heard. Nopony had the answer. Perhaps one did: the sun goddess herself, Princess Celestia. She mostly has an knack for inspecting fatalities and causes of death at times, so they went by train to Canterlot. Reaching the station, the five and Spike got off and made their way to the Castle. No lights were on; castle is completely deserted. No guards, no maids, no servants. Carefully they moved passed castle doors into the throne room, lightning brought some limits of vision to perspective. All they could see after the lightning faded away is a shadow. A shadow with an ethereal mane extended to the floor, multi colored of Cyan, Spring green, Violet, and Pink striped.

They took one more step closer the figure, CRUNCH, before stopping in mid tracks. What are they eating? It didn't sound anything like hay. Nor did a princess favor Hay Burgers or fries. Taking more cautiously steps forwards, lighting struck once more; giving a flash of the Celestial goddess eating what it appears to be an eye. Before taking another step a body rolled down the steps towards them, giving a glance it appeared to have purple coat and mane similar to Celestia's. But this ethereal mane had the color of Carolina Blue. Eyes widen at the sight of Princess Luna or the remains of her: hind legs reveal skin was chewed off, bones stuck out of various places, and her ribs exposed. More importantly her eye is missing, this occurrence had the same deal with Twilight.

"...P- P- Princess C - Celestia?" Fluttershy called out from behind of Applejack, the figure took a moment to stop and raise it's head to have their name being called. The shadow stood on all fours standing tall and dominant. It took a leap from the throne where it sat and landed on the middle platform of the stairway. Now it was seen more clearly; Celestia is the culprit of both cannibal acts, not to mention murder of her one and only sister. Chewing her own sister's eye and swallowing it down her throat, the goddess turned her attention toward the ponies in her way, plus one baby dragon. Eyes of hunger stared at the ponies, her gaze never ending. Sparks of yellow electricity escaped her horn; closing both castle doors and closing the curtains to block light.

Screams and bursts of bright lights showed through castle windows, nopony outside is able to see them that quickly to notice. Afterwards, the screams ended. The bursts of light stopped flashing, Celestia is still alive. But the remaining members of Harmony are dead. Even with all of their bests efforts to stop her it wasn't enough. Now they lay dead on the carpet, a pile of bodies ready to be devoured one by one. Spike managed to escape the horrors with a half eaten tail and claw. He sat down on the platform of the train station that brought him here, he bends his knees to his chest and wrapped both arms around them while sinking his head into crack between them. He's all alone, his cries meant nothing.

Finally, he couldn't take this anymore; either take his own life or allow leisure to the cannibal killing him. Making his choice he stood up, looking around for a highest building in the area. Climbing a ladder at the side of a workshop he made his way to the top of the roof. Looking down at the edge to see his last glance of life; he inhaled and exhaled, "My friends, I miss you dearly. I couldn't do anything to prevent this of happening. Twilight, Rarity, Pinkie, Rainbow, Applejack, Fluttershy: I'm on my way to be with you all. Together, we can eat hay fries and other goodies like we used too." Making his statement to the heavens above, he kept his head high and closed his eyes; moving one step forward he walked off the tall building.

SPLAT

Spike landed on his stomach with his limbs out stretched, blood seeped out of his open stomach and spread across the body. His spirit is with his friends.

The cannibal princess watched from her balcony telescope, a bloody grin stretching across her face.

This world is changing and the protectors are dead with it. Nopony is left to save themselves from an epidemic to happen; most prepared for the worst to come, others left home and moved to different towns.

Who will stop this cannibal and bring peace back to the land?

We shall see