The Darkness Within

Chapter 4: It part 2

The intense glare of the spotlights blind me momentarily so all I can do is blink until I can see.  And then I wish I was blinded permanently.  It seems as though not only all of Ponyville and the princesses had showed up, but also both of the Princesses guards had also showed up.  Celestia's guards intermixed with Luna's night guards doubled the size of the crowd!

I almost shit myself!

But as I look over to the others.  Rarity, Rainbow Dash, Applejack, Twilight, Pinkie Pie, and Fluttershy are all giving encouraging smiles.  So I gather my courage and step forward.

"Hello ponies, my name is shadow.  Any thing that you need to know I will answer."  I say with the most genuine smile I can muster despite being scared as hell.

Surprisingly one pony raises a hoof, then another pony and another.  Pretty soon almost the whole crowd seems like they have questions.

"Uuuum, ok I'll have to do all of you one at a time so just gunna start with... ah over there Twist isn't it?"

Twist looks a bit surprised that I called her by name, but she asks her question anyways.

"Yeah umm, where did you come from, and what are you?  thorry if I theem mean."

I was expecting this question.

"Well I come from a place where ponies can't talk and we humans have built civilizations all over the world.  I think it's from a completely different dimension than your own, oh and I am one of those humans, we are a lot like you ponies.  We form societies, care for our families and all that."

I see another pony raise her hoof and I recognize her as Ruby Pinch.

"Yes Ruby Pinch, your question?"

Ruby fidgets a bit with her hooves.

"I, umm herd a rumor that you were a monster, you know that this isn't how you really look like."

WHAT!  How was that leaked out so quickly!?

"Ummm, we're did you hear that?"  I manage to say without too much fear creeping into my voice.

"From Ponyville's resident reporter Feather Weight!"  She says with a smile.

That little fuck!  I'm gonna rip him to shreds!

I quietly fume for a couple seconds but regain my composure.

"So, I guess I should spill the beans eh girls?"  I look over to the mane six with a little chuckle.

Applejack looks a bit distraught, probably about somepony going behind my back.  "Well no sense in going back now sugarcube."

...

"I hate it when others are right."  I say feeling my back.

"Well I can't really just tell you, so I will have to show you.  Starting with my mark."

I look at the crowd and they seem to be very eager to see my other form.  Just sitting on the edge of there flanks like they are at a movie theater, and I am the performer.

Well then, I guess I'll give them something to look at!

I smile then I turn around and proceed to take off my shirt to reveal the mark on my back.  I've seen it in a mirror before so I already know what it looks like.  A circle with an X through it that looks like it has been carvd into my skin.  Like a cut that never heals.  And as I throw my shirt to the stage's ground, I hear the frightened gasps and even a few ooooh's and wow's.

Oooooooooooh the show hasn't even began fillies and gentlecolts.

"The symbol you see before you is the symbol of my curse, I am branded by it's evil.  And now, you shall see my other form.  So you can see all of me, and the darkness I fight every day."

I turn back around to face the crowd and to my surprise none of the gaurds haven't stormed the stage, but they sit there with the same mix of looks as the rest of the crowd.  Some are merely shocked, others look genuinely frightened, and still others look very curious.

"All right, if anypony wishes to leave do so now."  I say before closing my eyes and I begin to call, IT."

You request my appearance?  Why should I perform for these pastel colored rejects?  Maybe it would be fun to cut one open maybe... the purple unicorn?

Shut it!

Oooh temper, temper.  You like that one best don't you?  Yes I can tell, keep an eye out boy lest you see her taken from you.

Just shut it!

...Fine, but don't say I didn't warn you.

Finally I have access to the Slenderman powers deep with our shared mind.  And I begin to relese them.  As I do I can feel the dark energy beginning to pour out of my back.  I open my eyes to see it forming a puddle of black around my feet, slowly getting wider and wider like a black hole growing in size.  And as I feel that only half of it has been released I quickly shut the mental door and seal it.

"This is anypony's last chance to leave."

I look up at the crowed once more, and not a single one moves they all look so curius.  But you know what they say: Curiosity killed the cat.

"Alright then, here it is."

Quick as a flash the black puddle beneath my feet shoots up as tendrels and begin to cover my body.  first my legs which elongate as the blackness continues up my body.  It covers my torso and starts to morph into a black suit with a red tie and continues down my arms makig them longer as well and making my fingers to resemble long claws.  Then the final peice my eyes are blackend with red glowing irises and a black ink like substance leaks from my eyes.  As I look around with my new found vision I can feel the mask begining to form over my face.  It begins from the left and slowly advances to the right of my face thentning to engulf it compleatly, but I simply blast it with a mental force and hault it to keep control.

Welcome back old friend, it's been a while.

...shut up.