Envy

Dim candle light contrasted among the dark canvas that shrouded the sky, a single unicorn sat between two walls each dividing the separate houses on either side. The unicorn looked down and placed both of their front legs down upon the rough surface of the back street alley the equine found himself in, placing his hooves in front of him the unicorn flickering flames of a blue aura fell upon his horn casting a spell upon the ground around where his hooves lay forming a circle upon the once smooth looking path that divided both the thatched roofed houses.

Only the crackling of excess energy was audible as the unicorn stood up raised his head, a smirk plastered on the equines face, "I enjoy this work a bit too much", he smiled looking up with piercing red eyes.

"Your becoming complacent", a high pitched voice sounded from behind him, "How will you be able to complete 'his' plans while making so much noise... Envy". The male unicorn looked over his should to see a Pegasus concealing her head with a hood.

"Ah it's you.", Envy sighed with exasperation recognizing the voice of his associate ,  "You've always been a valuable pawn for ponies to use". Envy then proceeded to use his magic to cause a gust of wind to be blown in the direction of the female equine, blowing out the candles that lit the street with light.

The Pegasus was not caught off guard by their fellow companion's spell and was able to dodge it with ease in an attempt to keep her face concealed, due to lightly built physique she athletically leaped into the air using her wings as balance and landed on one of the thatched roof that Envy was standing between, "We're becoming impatient Envy! Get it done or there wont be a place you can go back to". Following those words a sudden rush of red energy surrounded the Pegasus before vanishing completely leaving a breeze to flow through the alley narrow street.

The now darkened street returned to  its former state - hushed using the backdrop of the nights sky to create a desolate feel to it - the air grew cold and another chilling breeze swept through the street. 'CLANG'. Envy stood to attention and looked in the direction, casting a spell which  lit the dark alley with bright blue light. Two Pegasi' wearing what resembled the armor that the guards in Canterlot wore to distinguish themselves from the normal civilians that walked the streets everyday. Using the bright light causing the two guards to shield their eyes against the blinding light, Envy made the quick  decision to cover himself in magic and teleported himself to a spot closer to the two spies. "What do we have here?", Envy mocked chuckling slightly at how unprepared the guards were, "I'd expect more from Canterlot guards". To follow his words Envy tore some of the pavement of the street and using wide array of magic he tossed it at one of the guards knocking him down with ease eliciting a yelp as the ind was knocked out of the one guard.

The other guard held a spear, the one that nearly every guard possessed to help them defend themselves, instinctively the guard held the spear in front of him  and crouched in a stance designed to protect himself. Eyes wide the guard backed up slowly, seeing this Envy used another spell to raise a portion of the ground behind the guard effectively blocking off the street that left the spy whimpering as  his back pressed up against it in a failed attempt to try and escape. "Tuh- Tuh-Tuh", The Unicorn said shaking his head in a mocking stance, "No turning back now".

Envy approached the fearful guard slowly, “Now, First of all, you’re going to tell me why I’m being followed”, he finished stopping, the two now only separated between a few meters rendering the guard confined in all directions.

In defiance, the guard stood upright and threw the spear in the direction at Envy, “I’m a royal guard for princess Celestia! You’ll get nothing out of me”, the spear was flung in the direction of his attacker only for the object to be shrouded in the glow of Envy’s magic.

“Is that so?”, the Unicorn cocked his head to the left, raising an eyebrow at the guard. The spear that was floating in the air slowly started to turn one-hundred and eighty degrees so the point of the spear was now facing towards the spears owner, the now wide eyed guard started trembling again after his only defensive weapon was now in the hands of his enemy, “Then you are of no use to me”.

Envy’s words became harsh and menacing, his rounded red eyes forming slits, time seemed to slow down as the Unicorn cast another spell illuminating his horn once more. The spear was launched back in the direction of its original trajectory, its speed unwavering. The petrified guard could do nothing but watch as the weapon that only a minute previous was flying towards him. In a last minute attempt to escape, the Pegasus got into a stance ready to fly to safety and jumped. ‘SPLAT’. The sound of the impact echoed through the alley slowly fading out until and eerie silence took hold once again.

A crimson color substance started to pool on the once monotone color pavement mixing and drying on the upturned soil of the previous transmutation of the dividing wall. The spear was now lodged perpendicular into the straight wall where the limp body of the fallen guard now hung, the bloodied spear impaling the poor Pegasus.

“Ponies are such weak creatures”, Envy noted to himself, as he chuckled at his handiwork. A cough disrupted Envy’s monologue, followed by some shifting and a sudden yell of surprise, he looked around to see the other guard from earlier on his back shaking in the dust of the previous transmutations that had now settled onto the calm ground. Envy slowly walked to where the second guard lay on the staring at the his companion, staring into the eyes of his second victim. A familiar glow emitted from the tip of the Unicorns horn, "Did you know that a Pony's body is made up of seventy percent water?".

The grieving guard looked up at Envy with a mixture of Hate and guilt in his eyed, "W-What?" ,choking on his words, the guard started to shift backwards on the hard ground to put distance between him and his attacker. Not being fooled Envy dashed to a position where he was right in front of his victim staring holes into the fearful guards eyes, narrowing his eyes once more, he held out his hoof and place on the forehead of the guard. "Please!" , Begged the guard, desperately trying to find a way to escape.

Envy's final words were hisses, "Shall we see what happens if the temperature of the water is increased?". An immensely bright blue light followed the end of his sentence with a shock of powerful energy.

"NO!".