"The city has so much darkness. And not only around, but also within us. We all have a little bit of darkness inside. And this darkness forever hungry. He wants to eat you from the inside, and the more you let him, the more he becomes fierce . " (C) Jean Dupre. City of Ember. Escape
Ringing in the ears, shaking in the tired hooves ... I can not believe that everything is over. The floor is covered with cracks curves, exactly like the walls and ceiling. On the floor lay the fragments of the roof, they were perfectly visible in the moonlight, freely look into the room through the abundance of ceiling holes. Uneven underfoot felt - due to damage floor became uneven and sometimes threatened to fall to the ground floor, maybe even taking over a surviving castle walls, thus finally razed it to the ground, which has not made Celestia. Dust continued to settle slowly, as if an invisible veil covers, taking the form of all, how could touch. In the midst of the dust of the moon at night took the form of rays, beautiful volume, that's just the beauty of them was false and pain in the hearts of Celestia.
Rumble in the ears gradually develops into a squeak. Princess was glad that the headache was retreating, but at the same time did not want to lose her, because she knew the pain that one goes, the other is sure to take its place, and this time, it will be much worse.
Underfoot were fossilized elements of harmony. Or rather what was left of them. Enormous release of magical energy seriously damaged ancient artifacts to bring them into complete disrepair. At least because of the lost harmony Celestia was no longer able to use the stones.
Silence. How many events are taking place in this room, as happy and sad. But today entirely changed the order of things and the past will not return. Celestia knew it was the only way to save at the same time as "it" and stop forever. The only thing for which she blamed herself, so for that ... did not find any other way. It just was not.
Coming so rickety loggia, princess turned and looked into the blackness, the rest behind her. The same darkness as the empty place in her soul. She will never be able to fill it as emptiness of the throne room, the magnificent palace - Celestia just never in it will not come back. Not be able to return, because it is so unbearable to see the place where everything reminds only of her. A happy childhood and adult pore conducted side by side with the tight creature.
- It's my fault ... I had to protect you, - Celestia lifted her head up and looked at the moon that made the familiar image of the night Princess.
The princess knew that her sister out there somewhere, far away. Equestria as safe as she was. But only if you can call security presence alone in the cold world locked up with a mad demon?
Cold. Long night long beginning of a negative impact on all living things. Plants withered from lack of light, cold threatened to bring eternal winter, and her predictable extinction of all life. Pony and so suffered, because the demon of the night never listened to them, did not try in any way to help, thereby facilitating the lives of innocent mortal beings. But the pony just do not give up. If they could not resist the demon, the strength to fight against hunger and cold, they have enough, but they have long exhausted their own.
Pegasus tried as best they could, catching up on the earth warm wind. In the end, they have taken away the wings and each time all flights operate less time, until there are only a few of the strongest groups, risking their lives for the sake of native society. It is time to return to their seats, evil spells no more. Nothing else in the way. No One.
Wings spread and making three heavy stroke, Celestia quickly rushed into the sky. Cold headwind, enveloping her body, with small spines tingled skin alicorn. But that was nothing compared with what was going on in the soul of the princess.
In minutes, she overcame a long way just at an incredible speed, what can only be alicorn. High mountain with stone shine met his mistress, and if I could, it would make a counter-bow. Princess landed on a small ledge, with more green grass. With incredible heights were visible all the land of Equestria, from which even the hardened ruler slightly turn the head.
Pony asleep. They have forgotten when you need to get up and when to go to bed. All mixed up, their lives become chaotic, messy. Discord would have been pleased, suited to those in a quiet, subtle chaos fell the whole country, the whole world is dominant on the planet, a chain of plunging into the abyss of darkness of other civilizations are doomed to live next door to a dying country. Some of the pipes of homes went smoke, saying that they warm fire, warming frozen pony. From the pipes of other houses ceased to go warm, and their windows are unlikely to ever light up ...
Celestia slowly accumulated on the tip of the horn magical charge and exert all their force, repeatedly strengthened his power. Cascade bright rays illuminated the whole mountainside Kantrerlot. The light was so bright that he noticed the inhabitants of a small village. They went out of their cozy homes, in order to enjoy that rare, which has long been seen - light. What was their surprise when the lighting was so much more. In the shadow of the houses appeared, as far to the east seemed familiar edge of the solar disk - the fiery giant that lives far away in the vastness of space. Its glow grew and pony skins felt the pleasant warmth. They just did not know what more beautiful - the rising sun or a bright point of light on the mountainside. In any case, they began to remember what it means to be happy.
Eternal night ended. Further, the sun rise commit without alicorn. Celestia also stared at the moon disappearing, fading into the developing blue sky.
- I do not say goodbye to my sister ... I'll see you all in a thousand years, just hold on ... You're important, because I believe that somewhere behind the mask of the demon you're still there. Little light of life. Part of me - trembling lips Celestia said, realizing that chance again to see her sister ... that his sister, not an entity to take it over the body, was negligible. There's always hope.
On the slope of a high mountain all day was a lone figure light princess look that was always confined to a serene sky. And in an abandoned castle, among the fallen columns and mosaics of broken windows, lay dark princess necklace night, fallen from her neck during a horrific ritual. It remained buried in the darkness of the throne room, recalling that once lived in the Millennial castle blue filly, not wishing eternal night and rampant revenge and love ponies what she so badly lacked.