Ancient evils

Finale: Regicide

The top of the tower was open to the sky, and a fall from here would be quite fatal. It was quite late at night, and void surrounded the ground around the tower for miles. At the top of the tower, the plan seemed to be going great. Discord was losing the battle, but weakening Sin. The two clashed back and forth in the skies. Sin looked down to the ground, and saw the ponies. a look of rage filled his face, and he grabbed Discord. a void opened up, Discord barely able to even keep him self in flight, was easily thrown into it.

" It's about time you received payback for what you've done." Sin said.

The void enveloped Discord, leaving him trapped inside. Sin turned his view to the ponies.

" So...you actually came here..." Sin said to nopony in particular.

"I'm taking back my kingdom" said Celestia.

" You mean the one you stole from me?" said Sin. "You've had your fun, living off of the glory I won Equestria."

"You drove the kingdom to rebellion! You murdered innocents in cold blood!" exclaimed Celestia.

"But I got what I wanted... power, wealth, fame... anything I could want. Who cares how many others get stepped on on the path to greatness? This world deserves to die, too weak to stand up for itself. Just like you." He seemed less hurt than they had hoped. Six cultists surrounded him, weak and drained. He drew power from them once more, and their bodies wasted away. His wings created loud, heavy flaps he slowly floated down to the floor. As he touched down, black flame-like void covered his hooves. It spread up his body quickly, and enveloped him. His eyes shone a bright white, the rest of him engulfed. Star lunged towards him, but to little effect. Zecora tried a buck, which did little but singe her hooves. The element bearers began to charge the Elements of Harmony, the one thing they could fall back on. Luna and Celestia fired spells, but he remained unharmed. He grabbed Celestia, forming claws from the void surrounding him. They clenched around her neck, leaving her trying in vain to fight him off. Twilight, Rarity, and Applejack had started to glow. Luna tried her best to help her sister, and managed to free her of Sin's grasp, after wrestling with his claws for a bit.

"Sister." said Luna. "We think now would be a good time to show him why we are called the Celestials."

Celestia simply nodded. Luna shot off into the sky, toward the moon. The Elements were ready and fired, the rainbow forming above Sin, and washing down on him. He let out a roar, harmed, but still in fighting. Celestia flew off as well, beckoning Sin to follow her. Sin followed, seeing as how Celestia was the one he really wanted. The two began to clash back and forth. Celestia swung with such ferocity that she could cut the air itself. Sin was not amused. The void reshaped itself once more, into many sharp tendrils on his back. Two of them shot towards Celestia, one making contact, through her leg. Luna flew ever higher to the point where she was well out of view. Celestia grabbed on to him, and held him position. He shot out another tendril, which narrowly missed her throat. Celestia released a light flash from her horn, and flew away quickly. Sin was stunned momentarily, but that was all Celestia needed. Luna had finished flying, and performed a truly spectuaular feat. She began to move the moon itself, and sent it flying toward the void Sin was above. Celestia flew up high in front of the sun, her horn gleaming.

"Your magic is useless against me. Surrender yourselves now." said Sin.

Celestia simply ignored him, concentrating on the spell. Sin bolted at her, the moon getting ever closer. Luna stopped it mere miles above him, at which point he simply looked up, appalled at the futility of this. Celestia released her energy at Sin in a narrow beam, which he easily dodged. It flew above him, toward the moon, which reflected the energy down onto him in a shower of sunlight. Being bathed under such light, the flames surrounding Sin dissipated, leaving him vulnerable and barely standing. Celestia and Luna both collapsed from the effort of such feats of strength. Sin next came for the ponies still on the tower. Their situation seemed near hopeless, the element bearers and princesses all down. Zecora swung at him once more, leaving a deep red scar down his chest. He grabbed Zecora with magic, and flung her into the ground.

"Zebrica will be next, pathetic creature." he said with a grin, and stamped on her chest. Star ran at him, tears of anger rolling down her face, swinging her hooves left and right. He levitated Star into the air, and began to drain the artificial life out of her. Topaz shook with anger. His horn shone bright once more. A bright blue aura filled the air, and Topaz's eyes shone white. His spirit mark glowed, and he levitated into the air. His body started to deteriorate, falling apart. A orb of energy shot out from his horn, and he fell to the ground. The orb flew at Sin like an arrow, making contact with him. Star dropped to the ground, landing on the tower. A pained expression shot across his face. He let out a deep roar, and his body began to crack. Pure light shone through the cracks, and Sin was destroyed, in a grand explosion of pure energy, This energy was released in light, which began to cleanse the void from the world below. Sin's now lifeless hull of a body quickly deteriorated in the light. Star ran to Topaz, holding on to his body tightly.

"Brother! Get up!" Star yelled.

Topaz's horn cracked, and with it came the last bit of magic inside. He lay on the ground, dead. Star began to cry, still holding on to him tightly. Zecora held her close, trying her best to comfort her. Everypony left the tower in near silence, this was no time for celebration.