Embrace the Darkness

Night had settled over Ponyville covering the small town in its darkness, and the only source of light was from a purple magical glow shining through a window of the local library. The Alicorn responsible for the magic was holding a long scroll in her magical grasp, intently studying the formula she had written down with a critical eye. Twilight once again dipped her quill into the ever dwindling supply of ink, and after a few more jots here, and some scribbles there, she was finally satisfied with her results.

For the past five days and nights she had been working on deciphering Star Swirl the Bearded’s book on creating the Lost Rune, and her diet had been nothing more than noodles and coffee. But now almost finishing her assignment she just needed another boost of energy to see her through to the end.

Twilight went to take a sip of coffee, only to realize the cup was empty as was the coffee pot. Muttering obscenities under her breath unbecoming of s princess, Twilight made her way into the kitchen and put a pot on the stove to boil, so she could make more of her much needed liquid energy.

As she waited for the water to boil, Twilight pulled a photograph off the fridge which showed Rainbow Dash grabbing an annoyed looking  purple Alicorn and giving her a noogie. Twilight smiled fondly and placed the photograph carefully back on the fridge. She missed Rainbow Dash, especially her marefirend’s smile, and continuous attention. But it was for those reasons Twilight had asked Rainbow to move out while she completed the assignment Princess Celestia had given her. She was just too distracting, especially those athletically toned flanks, and silky soft feathers perfect for stroking her... Twilight shook her head to get rid of those thoughts, as she realized her pegasus was too distracting even when she wasn’t there.

A few minutes later Twilight pulled the boiling pot off the stove and finished making her coffee, before going back into the lounge room and once again studying the formula hanging from the walls with a critical eye. It was imperative she had every formula and measurement perfect, or the tiniest mistake could lead to disastrous and potentially fatal consequences. Once again her findings led her to conclude that everything was as it should be and there was nothing stopping her from moving to the second phase, which was creating the actual rune. Twilight placed her cup where it wouldn’t spill over everything, and stepped into the area of the lounge room she had cleared of all furniture.

Creating the rune wasn’t going to be easy, it involved cutting a pattern of different runes into her body each one with a specific meaning and purpose. If done right, the pattern of runes will create one entire rune with the ability to increase a pony’s magic tenfold, that was the theory anyway, and a lot of things could go wrong with potentially disastrous consequences should she be off by even a tiny fraction. But Twilight was confident even in her fatigued, and coffee fulled state she would be able to pull it off perfectly. Just as Twilight was about to get everything ready for creating the rune, a knock sounded at the door putting her experiments on hold for a moment.

“Hey Twi,” Rainbow greeted when she answered the door.

“Rainbow, what are...MMPH” Twilight was cut off as rainbow pulled her into a tight hug and kissed her fiercely on the lips, their tongues danced together for a moment before Twilight pulled back. “What are you doing here Rainbow! You weren’t supposed to be back until tomorrow.”

Rainbow rolled her eyes. “It’s not my fault I’ve been missing you so bad. Seriously, sleeping alone sucks, no matter how many pillows you snuggle with.”

“I’m sure you can survive another couple of hours, Dashie.”

Rainbow frowned at her lover. “What’s the matter Twi? It’s almost like you don’t want me around...”

“No, it’s that Rainbow,” Twilight assured her pegasus, “it’s just, I’m in the final stages of a really huge magical break through, and I can’t afford to have any really sexy distractions around at the moment.”

“How ‘bout if I just go straight to bed and wait for you?” Without waiting for an answer Rainbow walked past Twilight into the library.

“Rainbow wait!” Twilight called out, but it was too late and Rainbow came to a dead stop when she stepped into the lounge room.

The lounge room’s walls were hidden behind a thick layer of parchment and scrolls, each one showing a detailed closeup of a pony’s anatomy with a complicated pattern of what looked like runes cut into its skin. Rainbow stared in shock and horror at the detailed formula hanging on the walls before her, words dying on her tongue even as she tried to speak them.

“Rainbow, I really need you to leave,” Twilight pleaded, “we’ll talk in the morning, okay?”

“Is this why you wanted me to leave?” Rainbow asked finally able to form a complete sentence. “So you could cut yourself up like this?”

“That’s only half the reason I wanted you to leave. The other half is because you are too distracting.”

“There’s no way I’m going to let you do this Twilight,” Rainbow said, attempting to pull the parchment off the walls, but Twilight used her magic to pull Rainbow away from her months of hard work and study.

“I’m going to do this Rainbow, whether you like it or not Dashie. I’ve already taken into account and prepared for every risk involved with this procedure. I’ve study for months on this, and I’m not going to let that go to waste.”

Rainbow struggled against the aura of violet magic restraining her but to no avail. “You could die Twilight! I’m not going to let that happen!”

“I won’t die Rainbow, I promise. Like I said before, I’ve prepared everything for this procedure, so there’s no chance of anything going wrong.” Rainbow still struggled desperately to get free, until Twilight kissed her reassuringly on the lips, and only pulled back when Rainbow was calmed down. “If it makes you feel any better I’ll let you stay with me so you can get help right away if something does go wrong, or I’ll have to lock you outside.”

“I’ll, stay with you Twi...”

“Very well,” Twilight said, interrupting her lover, “but only on the condition you do not under any circumstances mess with my work, doing so could kill both of us. So I need you to promise me you’ll do nothing unless I tell you to.”

Rainbow hesitated before nodding. “I promise Twi.”

“Okay, I’m going to let you go now, remember no interruptions unless I say so.” Rainbow nodded her understanding once more, and Twilight released her magical hold on the pegasus. “I promise you Dashie, everything is going to be completely fine.” Twilight levitated a quill from her desk, but unlike the rest of her quills, this one was cyan blue with a razor sharp metal point on it that she had designed for this exact purpose. Next, she levitated three full blood bags from the kitchen’s freezer and attached them a tall stand. Each blood bag was connected together by blood transfusion pipes leading to one syringe needle.

“What in Celestia’s name is that for?” Rainbow asked looking at the bags in shock.

“This is so I don’t bleed out during the procedure, once I started creating the runes this blood will replace the blood I lose as I lose it. I’ve also got a pint of saline solution I’ll be using to make sure I don’t passout. And a syringe of adrenaline in the unlikely event something should go wrong. I told you Dashie, everything is going to be fine.”

Twilight connected the saline solution to the same syringe needle the blood bags were connected to and hung it up on the stand, and gave the shot of adrenaline to Rainbow. “Remember Rainbow, not unless I tell you to.”

“I know Twi...what are you doing?”

Twilight smirked and threw the shirt she had just taken off over Rainbow’s face. “I can’t very well create the rune with my clothes on now can I?”

“I was wandering where my panties went to,” Rainbow muttered, when Twilight removed her jeans.

“Not my fault they look so damn cute on me.” Twilight said, removing the cyan colored fabric, “besides, you still haven’t returned my bra. Now no more talking please, I need complete concentration for what I have to do next.” Twilight wrapped a belt around her upper arm, and used her magic to stick the syringe connected to the blood and saline into one of her veins. The tubes soon become red as the extra blood began began flowing into the Alicorn’s body.

Taking a deep breath to calm herself for what she was about to do, Twilight placed the quill’s tip on her left temple wincing as a drop of blood ran down her face. With a small whimper, Twilight stabbed the quill further into her temple and fell to her hands and knees as blinding pain flashed through her mind.

“Twilight!”

“Stay back Rainbow! I can’t be interrupted now!”

Rainbow paled, and she fought the urge to throw up as the quill began cutting deeply into Twilight’s face leaving a complicated pattern of deep incisions in its wake. Blood and tears mixed together forming crimson rivulets that began flowing to the ground as the quill began its work on the rest of Twilight face. With each whimper and tear that came from her lover, Rainbow had to resist the urge to pull the quill away and take Twilight to the nearest psych ward.

Each rune Twilight cut into her body took ten to fifteen minutes, and by the time Celestia began raising the sun, her entire body was aching and covered in warm blood.

But now she had to do the one rune she dreaded above all others, the Rune of Pleasure. Wincing in pain, Twilight stood on shaky legs feeling extremely faint despite the blood bags being almost empty.

“Is it over?” Rainbow asked looking through the feathers of her wings that she had used to shield herself from the nightmarish and bloody image in front of her.

“I’m almost done Dashie,” Twilight assured her lover. “I’ve only got one more to go. But I’m going to need your help.”

Trying her best not to passout from what she had seen Twilight do to herself, Rainbow walked over to t he Alicorn. “What do you need babe?”

Twilight laid on her back and spread her legs apart, revealing the only place that wasn’t covered in crimson liquid. “In order for this rune to work, I need a drop of my love’s blood.”

“W-what?”

“Just hold out finger Dashie.” Twilight instructed. The pegasus held out a finger, and Twilight pressed the quill’s sharp tip into the soft flesh until a single crimson drop formed. Being careful not to waste it, Twilight placed the quill on her marehood and shoved a hand in her mouth as both pleasure and pain shot through her body.

Rainbow looked on in great discomfort as she watched her lover’s moist fold’s being delicately branded with a complicated pattern of lines that slowly took the shape of a rune. As soon as the last line was completed, the purple aura holding the quill disappeared and the feather fell gracefully to the ground.

Twilight smiled up at her pegasus. “Now it’s over, Dashie. Can you help me up?”

Rainbow took a delicate hold of Twilight’s blood covered hand, and helped the Alicorn to her feet. “You should probably go to the hospital,” Rainbow suggested, “some of these cuts are pretty bad.”

“Don’t worry Rainbow, they’ll heal themselves shortly. I just have to...” Before Twilight could finish her sentence she passed out and dropped the floor.

“Twilight!” Rainbow placed a finger on Twilight’s neck and gave a sigh of relief when she felt a steady pulse. “What the hay...” Rainbow muttered as she saw dark electric blue light flow from a rune over Twilight’s heart and spreading through the rest of the runes like a river. The dark blue light slowly began glowing brighter, and Rainbow began shivering as the temperature in the room suddenly dropped several degrees.

Twilight screamed, and her whole body began convulsing violently as though she was being electrocuted, and Rainbow took several steps back as the light began glowing brighter illuminating the entire library brighter than the candles.

“Twilight, what’s happening?”

Twilight’s only response was to scream louder as the blue light began pouring out of her eyes and mouth in a steady stream blinding light. Ice began forming along the floor where Twilight was thrashing violently, and the temperature suddenly dropped below freezing causing Rainbow to shiver violently and use her wings as a blanket.

Twilight’s screams reached new heights, and blue lighting began crackling from Twilight’s finger tips causing Rainbow to yelp and dive for cover behind the couch. The blue lightning, and streams of blue light reached their peak, and Twilight’s body convulsed one final time before the blue light disappeared as suddenly as it had appeared.

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Alex screamed and fell to his hands and knees as dark blue flames erupted from his mouth and eyes and began spreading along the floor in a thick wave. “Get out quickly!” Angel yelled, shoving Celestia and Luna towards the front door, before picking up one of the fallen guns and shooting her brother repeatedly.

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