Trial of magic and valor

Chapter 6

Chronos’s chain

A few months later….

Chronos was sitting in Sun Dancer’s room he was looking on the ground Princess Celestia came in then said “Hey Chronos.”

Chronos jumped to all fours then bowed then said “Good Morning princess Celestia.”

She then said, “You missed me raising the sun this morning.”

Chronos then said, “I slept in.”

She then said, “Hey are you doing okay? I know I’ve been pushing you, I need to know if you can do this without cracking under the pressure.”

Chronos looked up and replied “I’m ready. You know, it’s different between Shining and me. He thinks there is an out once we find your family. However, I know the truth this doesn’t end with me finding your son and granddaughter. I’m going to be bound to the other world for the rest of my life.”

Princess Celestia then said, “Chronos I was planning to have this conversation for a while. Not all cutie marks are given to us by choice like me, you were chosen for this destiny by my mother.”

Chronos then said, “Why?”

She then said, “Because some of us have hard paths with hard choices. You may not like it but in the end the effort you put does pay off in the end.”

Chronos then said, “Tell me how you deal with a difficult decision?”

Princess Celestia replied, “I know making a difficult choice is hard. However, you have too also realize that even if you’re not known for having to make that choice. The only pony who needs to know that you made the right decision is yourself.”

Chronos said, “Does that mean I will have to die?”

Princess Celestia then said, “I don’t know yet.”

Chronos got up and said “Alright then, Shining armor is here right?”

Princess Celestia nods and said, “He’s ready.”

Chronos then said, “I’m ready to do this.”

Chronos then came up to the west tower where the white circle was drawn. As the two enter Shining armor bows.

Princess Celestia said “Rise shining armor were ready.”

He nods then he smiled to Chronos then Chronos gave him small smile then he trots right next to him.

Princess Celestia said, “Alright before we go let’s go over the plan just to make sure you two stay safe.”

Chronos then said, “I open the door. I’m the only one who can.”

Shining armor replied, “I put up a shield immediately watch for shadow monsters or other traps.”

Chronos said “Then you princess Celestia will do the fighting we just stay behind and make sure nothing gets through the door.”

She nods then said, “I know you two have experience but I will not endanger your lives. If anything, I will die for any of you”

They both nod then Chronos sighs then said, “Alright let’s do this.”

They then enter the corridors. Then he enters they trot to the white center with the floating doors then the three circle the rotating doors.

Chronos came onto one door then he said “This one.”

They then saw it the door with a giant circle with a line through it. Then Chronos opens the door with his magic then they gallop inside…

Princess Celestia flies into the room and sees a single white hallway. Then they saw a mass of swirling shadows in the shape of an Alciorn with two black eyes and he has two Alicorns wrapped in chains. Sun Dancer on the left with his blue eyes and his shaggy purple and a black mane fell over his face with a cutie mark of a sword and shield with the sun and moon behind it. While on the right was princess Astra a female Alicorn with a dark grey coat and mane that fell wildly around her with blue eyes and a cutie mark of a solver spear with a  crescent moon behind it.

The Alicorn made of swirling grey shadows then said, “Welcome Chronos, princess Celestia and Shining Armor. You arrived as anticipated.”

The door closes behind them then princess Celestia fell down asleep as did Shining Armor then Chronos saw the floor moving under him he was now in front of the Alicorn made of swirling grey shadows.

He then said, “I’m going to kill Shining Armor and Celestia that’s a fact but not you. You we can still use.”

Then the evil Chronos appeared then the young Chronos gulped.

Then the Shadow Alicorn said, “You want to know a secret?”

Chronos then said, “I don’t care.”

The swirling shadows said, “He’s not real. He is just a puppet I created a being made from your DNA and with something, I call a fake soul. You see, the dimensions you’ve entered these doors this world all of it is my creation.”

Chronos then said, “Why are you telling me this? Who are you?”

the mass of swirling shadows then said, “I’m Erebus.”

Chronos then said, “What do you want?”

The shadow Alicorn then said, “You wouldn’t understand.”

Chronos then said, “You want me to turn. You want me to fail.”

Then Erebus replied, “Your failure is far from what I want.”

The evil Chronos jumped into Chronos then Chronos screamed as he fell on the ground. Then Erebus looked upon Chronos as he fell on the ground his eyes turned black.

He screamed then Erebus said, “You fear the evil within you.”

Chronos got up and shouted, “Screw you!”

Erebus then said, “You feel it the pain the loss. What you feel is my power if you let it consume you, allow it to let it in, you will become more powerful than I am, your power to unlock the corridor of magic is one that has never existed before until now. Yet I don’t understand why?”

Chronos replied, “You won’t turn me.”

Erebus chuckled “Come on Chronos you saw who’s going to get all the credit twilight she‘ll out shine everything you do.”

Chronos shouted, “I don’t care!”

He got up then said, “Like I said, before I no longer care about magic my only concern is destroying you!”

Chronos shot an energy blast at Erebus. Then a giant black shield came up and blocked the attack.

Erebus said, “I was hoping to turn you. Now I’ll have to kill all of you.”

Chronos saw the chains snap and that both princess Astra and prince Sun dancer were now on the other side of the hall. Then Shining Armor had up a shield protecting all of them.

Chronos then shouted “princess Celestia get out of here!”

She then shouted “Chronos don’t do this!”

Chronos turned back then said, “This is my destiny I know what I have to do.”

Shining armor then said “No… we can’t.”

Then Sun dancer got up and said, “I thought we killed him.”

Princess Astra got up and swore, “He’s going to stay dead this time!”

Princess Astra fired her horn into Erebus but his shield stayed up then giant black chains attacked them but shining armor put up the shield with Princess Celestia holding it up. Then Chronos wrapped in chains but he blasts through them and he jumps off the hall and then he teleports above Erebus. Erebus then flew upward and shoots a wave of shadow into Chronos who gets hit by the full blast and then falls to the floor below.

Princess Celestia with her energy back saw Chronos’s body was twisted and he has a giant hole in his stomach. Shining armor trotted back as Princess Celestia she swore then he flew at Erebus who sent a wave of energy. She blocks it then he slams her down with a giant blast on the floor.

  As the floor  collapses a giant white platform saved all of them. She saw Chronos was back on a white platform he then said “ this is my world.”

He looked up and then he fires his body into Erebus and kept teleporting and firing his horn into Erebus. Then Erebus with all of his chains wrapped around Chronos as he surged energy into Erebus.

Erebus then said, “Too bad you would have been my greatest disciple.”

Princess Celestia was trying to recover and princess Astra and Prince Sun Dancer were to tired and weak to stand, and Shining Armor is using his shield to keep them safe. Then as Chronos felt a surge of pain as if his nerves were on fire. He just screamed as princess Celestia got up then  she blasted the chains shattering them then Chronos fell she flew to meet him but he was stabbed through the gut and then Erebus threw his body aside. Then princess Celestia placed a white sphere under him then Erebus was going to summon all of his dark chains to slam into princess Celestia a giant wave of energy hit the chains shattering them.

Erebus shouted “What the hell!”

Chronos woke then his eyes were glowing as he looked up then he teleported behind Erebus and with all of this new energy he teleported every pony out of the strange dimension.

Chronos woke in prince sun dancer’s bed. Chronos then said, “What happened?”

Prince Sun Dancer had his mane combed around his ears letting flow around him.

He chuckled then said, “You saved our lives. That’s what happened.”

Princess Astra entered the room then Chronos said “princess Astra right?”

She nods and said “Thank you for saving my life and my Dad’s.”

Princess Celestia enters the room then she gallops into the room and hugs her son.

She said, “Twilight she’s the one who saved us.”

Chronos replied, “You mean that strange blast of energy she made it.”

Princess Celestia nods.

Chronos then said, “Today was her test?”

princess Celestia then said, “We were lucky. I couldn’t tell her but she did save my life and she’s amazing, she even hatched the egg... “

She sighed then said, “I’m just happy were all alive.”

Chronos the said “Does she know about… us”

Princess Celestia shakes her head then Shining Armor galloped in the said, “Chronos you heard the good news!”

Chronos chuckled then said “Yeah I did Twilight she’s going to learn magic.”

Then princess Celestia said, “Prince Sun Dancer princess Astra let’s leave these two alone. Then Shining let him rest”

Shining armor nods and then as the royalty left.

Shining Armor replied, “Hey are you doing okay?”

Chronos coughed blood then Shining armor stepped back then Chronos said, “I’m fine just a cut in my mouth.”

Shining armor then asked, “You’re going to be okay right?”

Chronos nods and rasped, “Enough about me, I’m happy for your sister. I really am, actually she’s the one who saved us not me.”

Shining Armor then said, “Both of you saved us.”

Chronos chuckled, “Shining... Thank you for coming here to see me.”

Shining Armor replied, “No problem, I’m going to be back at my place for twilight’s celebration. When you’re feeling better would you come?”

Chronos nods and said “Yeah I’ll be there just let me have a few moments.”

Shining Armor left the room then Chronos waited until he could hare the distant sound of trotting hooves then he galloped to the bathroom and started to puke blood into the toilet.