Return of Nightmare Moon

Wind now stood in the clearing of the twisted forest, facing the assassin.

'Very good. You are now worthy to wield me. Speak my name and claim your power.' The sword spoke in her mind.

She heard a name whispered in her mind. She held the sword in front of her.

"Masamune." Wind said.

The sword flashed with a searing light. Once the light cleared, Wind looked down at herself. She now wore silver armor with a black crescent moon emblazoned on the chest. The sword had a slight glow to it.

"How did you escape from your fears?" The assassin asked.

"Simple. Fears are just a concept. If you know the truth and reasoning behind them, they have no power over you." Wind said.

"Isn't that nice. Oh well, it's always more fun to kill my targets myself." The assassin taunted.

"We'll just see who kills who." Wind said as she ran towards the assassin and slashed at her.

The sword caught her in the arm, actually dealing damage this time.

"Gah! How did you... no matter, you still have no chance of beating me." The assassin said as she laughed and split into five replicas of herself.

"You're only delaying the inevitable." Wind said.

She ran at one of the copies and slashed through it. It burst into white powder and vanished. Wind attacked another one and the same thing happened. She continued to do this until there was only one left.

"Got you now." Wind said as she sliced through the last one. It burst just like the others.

"What the hell?!" Wind said as she felt a sharp pain in her back.

She turned to see the assassin with a dagger in her hand.

"Now, die." She said as Wind began to kneel.

"You cheap bitch." Wind choked.

"You should have chosen to let Darkshadow end your life. It would have been so much quicker." She said.

Wind staggered to her feet.

"You will not make it out of this alive." Wind said as she raised her sword.

"Why do you insist on carrying on? Just fall already. There's no shame in falling to someone better than you." She said.

"If I am to die, it will be on my feet. Fighting to my last breath. Just like those who came before me." Wind said as she charged the assassin.

She side stepped. Before she could react, Wind drove her sword through the assassin's back, piercing her heart.

"How are you so fast?" The assassin sputtered as she choked on blood.

"My mother was the fastest flyer in all Equestria." Wind said as she withdrew her sword.

The assassin collapsed and her body disappeared. Wind felt woozy and fell too.