The Wheel of Suffering

by SilverPony98

Rating: mature
Tags: Gore, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, Dark, Alternate Universe, Original Character, Spike, King Sombra, Anthro, Main 6
Length: 1849

Steven teaches a unicorn tyrant a lesson.

After rescuing Twilight from King Sombra's attack, Steven is suddenly overcome by rage and uses a forbidden technique against the tyrant.

(This is an alternate version of My Little Psionic if Steven follows the Mane Six to the Crystal Empire)

Published 2015-03-07 18:30:02 UTC
Last updated 2015-03-07 18:30:02 UTC

Where Did Sombra Go?

Where Did Sombra Go?

I focused my psi energy on helping Princess Cadence and Shining Armor's shield spell stay up. I can sense the tyrant's dark aura outside, trying to slip in when there's a chance. I'm not letting that happen!

While Twilight and Spike searched for a way to get rid of Sombra, the girls tried to keep the crystal ponies oblivious to king Sombra's arrival. Leaving me to fight off his dark minions.

As I dodged a minion's sword and cleaved his head off with my kick, I reached out with my mind to Applejack.

"Applejack, is everything alright over there?" I asked with my telepathy. I shot two electric bolts at Sombra's charging minions, turning them into vapor.

"S - Steve, are ya okay over there?!" Applejack asked with worry.

"I'm alright, I'll do my best to keep Sombra's minions away." I replied, feeling Applejack sigh in relief.

"You girls keep doing what you're doing, until Twilight returns." I said, feeling the shield faltering even though I'm using my aura to help Cadence and Shining Armor.

"Okay, y'all take care now, ya hear?" Applejack said sternly as I nodded.

Putting my hands together into a sphere shape and muttering some quick words, I began focusing on all my psi energy and my aura going inside my body as the minions surrounded me.

"Om..," I focused on all my inner power, waiting for it to explode.

"Phạn mụ̄x!" I shouted, throwing my hands outward as a thousand golden beams sliced through the air.

Sombra's minions cried out as they were all turned into vapor as my aura exploded, or obliterated by my thousand hand attack.

I smirked as I sensed the tyrant's anger building up. I sat down and began meditating, holding the prayer beads my mother and father gave me before I Ieft with the girls.

"Om...." I began increasing my power to destroy Sombra -

"Aaagh!" my eyes shot open when I heard Twilight's scream in one of the towers.

"Twilight!" I exclaimed as I stood up from my spot, glaring at the tyrant as he gave me a sadistic smirk. I swiftly made my way towards the tower the scream came from and blinked into a room.

Spike was kneeling next to an unconscious Twilight as he tried to shake her awake.

"Whoa! S - Steven, you scared me. You gotta help Twilight, she's -" I cut Spike off with a soft shush and dangled the prayer beads above Twilight as I began chanting.

As I continued chanting, I can sense Sombra's pain and his power weakening. But unfortunately, I felt Cadence's power go off as she collapsed from exhaustion and Shining Armor's shock.

I looked down at Twilight as she began to stir.

"Spike, watch over Twilight. I'll handle this problem myself." I said, looking into Spike's eyes as he nodded in understanding. I nodded back before I blinked back outside.

The crystal ponies looked on in horror as Sombra approached them menacingly, his sadistic smile making the crystal ponies scream and back away in fear.

I saw Applejack and the girls looking at me nervously as they hid behind a building.

"Hey, Sombra." I called, the unicorn tyrant turned to face me in surprise before growling. The crystal ponies looked at me in surprise as I sat down on the ground.

"You'll have to kill me first, before I destroy all five of your senses." I said to Sombra as he laughed.

"And how can a colt like you do that? You're just a child, nonetheless, I will enjoy killing you." Sombra said, the crystal ponies gasping in horror and yelling for me to flee.

I just closed my eyes and began slowly breathing in and out, holding the prayer beads in my hands as my aura formed a powerful barrier around me.

"Steven!" Applejack and the girls cried out as Sombra fired a black bolt at me.

Before the bolt could make contact, my eyes shot open. The air was filled with silence as everybody looked at me in shock, the black ball of dark energy inches from my face as my eyes glowed with power.

The ball of dark energy was sent back to Sombra, but he dodged it as it collided with a house, causing it to topple over and crash on the ground as debris flew into the air.

I slowly waved the prayer beads in Sombra's direction as he approached me, with the intention to bring harm to me.

Sombra grunted as soon as he felt himself freeze up and go stiff.

"W - what is... happening to... me?!" Sombra yelled, his body contorting and convulsing as he struggled to move.

"Sombra, I can can sense every sin you've committed. And I think it's time you pay the price." I stated sternly, glaring into the tyrant's eyes.

"Hmph, stupid colt. What makes you think you can beat me?" Sombra laughed as I stared blankly at him. I flicked my finger in Sombra's direction as his laughter turned into a cry of pain.

"What... did you do to me?" Sombra asked, his body now shaking.

"I have removed your sense of smell, let's see what else can I remove shall we?" I asked, smiling mischievously at Sombra as he looked at me in shock.

I slowly walked up to Sombra and with a flick of my wrist, his armor shattered into pieces as they fell to the ground into a pile of dust, revealing his well toned body as I licked my lips.

"Mmmh, such a big stallion." I said, pressing my body against Sombra's while rubbing his muscular chest. "Sadly, I still have to punish you." I said with mock disappointment, giving his chest a playful swat. Sombra groaned as he felt his sense of touch disappear.

"You bastard." Sombra growled as I moved my finger towards his forehead.

Sombra struggled to move away from my finger, but it was futile as it touched his forehead. Sombra cried out as his head was flung back from my touch, his eyes are now blank making him sightless.

"No, stop. What are you doing to me?!" Sombra cried out, I just smiled before pressing my lips against his, making the tyrant flinch in surprise.

I can feel the crystal ponies looking at me in surprise and shock, as well as Applejack and the girls. Applejack was staring wide eyed at me as I made out with the full grown stallion.

I pulled away from the kiss, smirking as Sombra realized something is missing.

"I took away your sense of taste. Dirty stallion, did you enjoy my kiss?" I asked sultrily, making Sombra shake his head.

"I'll... kill you... you little bitch!" Sombra snarled furiously, making me frown.

I pointed my finger at his face, making him cry out as he struggled to talk. Sombra began to panic as soon as he realized his tongue is paralyzed.

"It looks like play time is over, now it's time for the grand finale." I announced, grinning as I clasped my hands together. The prayer beads layed discarded at my hooves as I began focusing on my inner power.

My hands formed a sphere shape again, but this time I'm holding it towards Sombra. A golden ball appeared and began glowing in my hands as the air around me started to blow harder as the glow intensified.

"Wheel of Sa sāra!" I said, my hands releasing the ball as it made its way to Sombra's trembling form as he whimpered. "It's the last thing you'll ever hear. Goodbye, Sombra!" I said, closing my eyes as I prepared to escort him to his punishment.

"Aaaagh!" Sombra's scream echoed as he was thrown into a dark void, unable to hear his own voice but mine in his head.

"Sombra, I have deprived you of all five of your senses." I said as I watched his soul, red as blood, descend down instead of up.

"The wheel represents the six worlds your soul goes to when you die, depending on how you lived your life." I explained, while following Sombra as he fell.

"The first world is Hell. Lakes of fire, seas of blood, the realm of Satan himself. This realm is where my own kind and the Taurus escaped from." I said happily as I calmly floated next to Sombra.

"The second world is full of hungry ghosts, they'll feed on anything, rotting meat or living beings even the ground itself!" I said, sensing Sombra's fear rising as he fell even deeper.

"The third world is filled with beasts, where the fallen people are reduced to animals, forever doomed to continue the cycle of the strong eating the weak." I said, floating next to a now trembling Sombra as he tried to beg for me to stop.

"The fourth world is called Asura, this is the realm my own kind and the Taurus originally hailed from. The most dangerous in this realm are called Humans, they are very mysterious beings." I continued explaining, ignoring Sombra's pleas for mercy.

"The fifth world is ruled by anger, joy, laughter. Emotions run rampant in this realm, fitting for beings of chaos." I smirked, a woman's scream scaring Sombra as we drifted deeper into the darkness.

"And finally, the last and most difficult realm to reach, the realm of the creator of the universe and all things... Heaven." I said dreamily as I watched Sombra drift far away from me towards the dark void.

"Sadly, few get to enter Heaven. It may look like a paradise, but you can end up being thrown into either Hell, the beasts or Asura. Heaven is actually the most dangerous of all the worlds."

With that said and done, I released my hold on Sombra. Watching as he fell faster into the endless void.

"Aaaagh!" Sombra's scream echoed in the void as his soul plummeted downwards.

I was brought back to my senses after Sombra's scream died out. I turned my attention to Sombra as his body collapsed to the ground, his heartbeat began slowing.

After a few slow heartbeats, it was gone. I can't sense his aura anymore, I felt a bit guilty for doing this to him, but he was going to hurt the crystal ponies! Justice had to be done.

Applejack and the girls cautiously approached me as I refused to make eye contact with them, while Twilight and Spike were watching me with wide eyes.

I ignored the crystal ponies as they quietly whispered about me as I watched as Sombra's body turn into ash, the wind blowing his remains away.

After a few moments of silence, I slowly approached Sombra's remains and knelted down.

"Where did you land, tyrant?"

Author's Note

Hello everypony, I just thought of trying out writing a dark themed story. (Please be gentle?) :unsuresweetie:

Now I feel horrible for doing this to Sombra. :fluttercry:

The final blow Steven used on Sombra is a bit similar to this one:

(I'm a Libra btw) I hope you all enjoy reading! :twilightsmile: