The line between hope and time.

by Prince Aeon

Rating: teen
Tags: Romance, Tragedy, Gore, Princess Celestia, Sad, Original Character, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic
Length: 6418

Story of the Alicorn Aeon, Prince of Time and the little pony Emma Techwing in their relation.

Since the beginning of time, Aeon, Prince of time, watch everything and maintain peace and harmony as he can.
It was boring, he was thinking of the end of time when he saw a birth baby pegasus. His attention was inexplicable. He couldn't get what was with this little mare. He swore to be her guardian angel. But their relation will be taken far more serious when the mare is going to be adult and Aeon, reveal himself...

Later in the story may invlove death, low state of gore

Picture by me. Story and Picture copyrights belongs to me

Story partly taken from a roleplay on the minecraft server brohoof.com. Thanks to Isuno, Emmabebe0906, IOWrover101, ngorden and Smugglepie for sharing their ocs for the story.

Published 2012-06-21 05:44:01 UTC
Last updated 2012-06-21 21:00:34 UTC

Chapter 1: A breach in the heart

I loved her, I love her and will forever

What is time? What is life? What is love?
Even I, Aeon, Prince of Time, cannot answer these. What are the responsibility of being prince of time? Watching Equestria and protect it from losing time, that means to let something happen that should not. Controlling time is long, well, eternity is long, I guess, anyway I don't know anymore. Time is nothing more than a pain that keep me alive. Even if being immortal could be the best thing somepony would ever hope, it's not. When you cannot die, you cannot live your life like if today was your last day, nor the day after, nor all the others.
Stopping time is my own special spell and one of the most powerful that ever got casted in Equestria. Due to the need of enormous power quantity, I collapse each time I do it and leave everything with the risk to be lost in time, can be catastrophic so I keep this power low. I am tired of this, for over five thousand years, I watched everything and never did anything, I want something to change, I saw happiness, sadness, life and death. Death doesn't scare me, I can't die anyway. I want to be weak, I want to feel somethings that I've never felt; "fear, pain, fun... love..."

Why not stopping everything, on a simple thought, I could just destroy everything, all my desires will be gone and the ones of everypony else. Just easy, let the world collapse in pain when time is no more. I was going to do it, then I saw her...

In Ponyville, a little borned mare, seconds ago, she opened her eyes. I saw them diving deep in my soul giving my spirit love and hope. I was struck by the power caused by the pegasus, nopony else could saw me but it's like if she was looking at me. Her pale purple body and deep pale blue eyes were beautiful. Her blond mane was long and shining like diamond in the middle of a summer day. I swore on Equestria's sake that I would be her guardian. How can a simple weak thing can make fall a titan.
They named her Emma, Emma Techwing. A name that was marked forever in my life. Only after a few seconds of her life, I knew that she was special. She was overwhelming of an energy more powerful than any little pony. An alicorn power. She had this sparkle in her eyes, a sparkle scary as lovely. After the few minutes of her life, she was already under the protection of a prince. But the most strange thing about her, was that, different of anypony else, I could not see her future. She was countering my powers without even realising it. She was dangerous...

One day, she will break me, one way, or another...

I was not sure of what I was getting myself into because of the simple fact that I could not predict it. But this little innocent spirit was delving deep into my heart and I never felt that before. I wasn't sure if it was love or if I was scared. I was afraid of her, her power, how can a pegasus have that much energy, ready to explode.

Chapter 2: Crossing heart

We all have a choice but sometimes, fate take decisions

I watched her growing up. Every seconds of her life is known by my memory. She have the best learning skills I've see for centuries, she learned to walk in a single day and to speak perfectly in a week. She had the best grades in school and was friend with everypony. She is sociable, intelligent, funny and trustable. She is the kind of pony you like so much it makes you sorry. She recently had her cutiemark, it's actually a mouse, a computer mouse. She learnt in five minutes how the computer worked. Even I, was impressed.

Later, after eighteen years of waiting, I made a move. I appeared at the edge of ponyville, far from all the eyes to see, as a unicorn, pale blue like my original colors and my long pale blond mane. The last time I materialised myself was about a thousand years ago. I walked on the ground once again, I stood up like I was walking yesterday. I felt a little bit rusty but dematerialisation does not affect the shape of your body, even if I am immortal and can't getting older. I don't even remember my birth date. I remeber that my unicorn form was called Eclipse, Eclipse Nightime. I had the shape of a young pony of 18 years old, like Emma.

I started to walk toward the city. As the sun rose from the east, I remembered this old Celestia that was once my friend. We stop seeing each other because times were getting rought in Equestria. The city was welcoming with the smell of the morning bread, even if the town was still asleep, the bakers already started their business. I went at Emma's house and knocked at the door. I knew every brick that compose this city, every citizen, every moments of it's history. I remembered everything that this city lived during half a second. Suddenly, Emma opened the door, rubbing her eyes with her hoof. Then she looked at me and stopped. She stared at me like if I was somepony she didn't saw for a long time, like if she knew me. She was plunging in my eyes like the first time I saw her. We stared at each others during a good minute before she made the first move.
"Hum, can I help you?" her voice sounded like an angel. I was used to hear her voice through the... how can I call it... the invisible wall. Then I immediately answered.
"Oh, yes, hum, hello" I tried to sound a little bit shy and lost. "I just came in town and I was wondering if there was a place that I could install myself" I knew the old Ponyville hotel at the other side of the city but remembering her hospitality for newcomers, I was pretty sure she was going to say...
"Oh you don't need to go to this old place, instead, I can show you a tour of our city" I didn't saw this tour part coming but I just went with it.
"Sure, why not"
She started to walk by my side, telling me pretty much things I already know about Ponyville.
"So, new guy, what's your name"
"Eclipse, Eclipse Nightime, but you can call me only Eclipse."
"Oh I see, it's matching with your cutie mark that is a black circle in front of the moon." Then she did one of those smile that melt down your heart. We talked and walked around ponyville all day. It was late in the day when I almost gave myself away.
"Celestia's humor is really fragile." Why did I even said that. I was yelling at myself in my head
"You Know the princess?" She was overflowing with joy.
"Well, it's kind of a long story and it's getting late so I am better be moving see y..." She literally cut me and grabbed me.
"NO! I want to know. You can install yourself in my house, I have a spare room." Another melting-heart face. I couldn't refuse her hospitality and accepted her offer.

Even the smallest of things can change the way of time

Chapter 3: Blazing heart

A single sentence can change a vision, but a single word can change a life

She wanted to know everything, every details of what I knew about Celestia. Obviously, I couldn't tell everything because she would have felt that something was wrong. I lied a little bit about a false past. I told her the "magnificence" of the Princess and her little sister. I invented that I was in space research in Canterlot, I needed something to fit my name and cutiemark. I hate astronomy, space is nothing more than another problem. When I finished my big fake story, she went to bed because she was "tired". I can't tell how is it because I never sleep.

While she was asleep, I teleported to Canterlot. In front of the throne of "Miss Celestia" she immediately recognized me. Before she spoke, she asked all of the guards to leave the room
"Aeon, long time I didn't saw you"
"Same thing here Celestia" While I was speaking, I was taking my Alicorn form.
"Tell me, what brings you in Equestria now?" The expression on her face showed fear.
"For now eighteen years, I've been watching a little pony named Emma Techwing, when she was born, I found in her a big power. She have the spirit of an Alicorn."
"You can't see her future? Few unicorns had this kind of power, the last one was Twilight Sparkle." The fear on her face flew away.
"There is the problem, she is a pegasus." The fear returned in the Princess."Being so,she have no way to release this power wiuneless she is a unicorn or an..." Celestia finished the sentence
"...an Alicorn. What are you planning to do Aeon?"
"I got tied to her the moment she opened her eyes and I swore to be her guardian, I will protect her and find a way to let her release this power without hurting her."
"Then you may go, protect this pegasus with your life"
"I never asked for your approvement Celestia, I take my own decisions."
"Then I hope it's the good one"
I was walking away, taking my unicorn form again. Then the princess told me
"There is the wedding of Shining Armor and Cadence in two weeks, I hope you could assist to it with this Emma, I may want to meet her."

I went back to Emma's house, she didn't move. I materialised a fake wedding invitation involving me and a "friend" in the post office. When the morning came, I could hear the rooster waking up everypony. Emma woke up, I was "strangely" making her favourite breakfast: Hayggs (Hay and eggs). We heard knocking at the door. Emma went to the door and saw Derpy Hooves handling her a letter.
"That's weird how does Canterlot know that you are here?" I answered with the best things I had to say.
"I don't know, apparently they just know" Wow, nice job Aeon, nice job. She tore the seal and screamed in ecstasy.
"Oh my gosh! you are personnaly invited to the Royal Canterlot Wedding of Captain Shining Armor and the Princess Meamore Cadenza." Her eyes were like fireworks in a clear sky.
"You are also invited to go there with a friends *gasp* Pick me pick me pick me ooooooh please pick meeeeeeeeee!"
"If you want that much to come, of course I will go with you." She jumped on me. Hugging me as hard as she could.
"Oh thankyouthankyouthankyouthankyou..."

The worst pain is to ear somepony else cry

Chapter 4: A secret in the heart

Don't hold your tears because none of them cause pain

Emma couldn't stop to move in the train to Canterlot she was so excited about the wedding that I could feel her energy from my place. The train passed through the shield and the Great city revealed itself. Emma's eyes were sparkling. She never went to Canterlot before. This moment was a dream coming true.
"Thank you so much Eclipse for bringing me at the wedding"
"It's my pleasure Emma" I smiled and she smiled back.
As we arrived, she literally jumped out of the train, bouncing everywhere, she was the happiest pony in Equestria. We went straight to the castle where Celestia herself was waiting for us. We "bow" in front of her and I could easily feel Emma's stress. She was sweating, she was so shy to be in front of who they called "The Most Powerful Pony in Equestria".
"So you are the pony Eclipse told me about?" Celestia and I were "sending mail" to each other. For real, we were talking.
"Y...Ye...Yes Princess Celestia, It...it's...it is an honor to meet you."
"Don't need to be shy little one, may you both follow me to your room." During the long walk through the castle, Emma kept asking question to Celestia that answered each one of them slowly with her divine voice. When we arrived, i asked Emma to install herself in the room while I tell Celestia something.
"You felt it?" I asked Celestia, outside the room, where nopony could ear us.
"She is powerful and intelligent, but I don't trust her..."
"WHAT! YOU DON'T TRUST HER?!?!" I felt that somepony was watching us but I did not care. "I WOULD GIVE MY LIFE TO PROTECT HER AND MAKE HER HAPPY AND YOU DON'T EVEN TRUST HER!!!" The little curious stopped listening.
"Aeon, I..."
"No, I don't want to hear it, think anything you want but there is no way I am going to change my mind, I am going to liberate this power without hurting her, if you accept it or refuse it"
I turned around and went back into the room. I didn't even looked at Celestia before I closed the door. I saw Emma sitting on the other side of the bed, looking down.
"Emma? Are you okay?" I don't even think she listened
"Would you even give your life for me?" I didn't hesitate
"Yes of course I... oh so you are the one who listened to us, you know that this is not polite." She ignored me.
"Do you trust me?"
"Yes I..."
"Would you like me even in pain or in sadness?"
"Of course Emma I..."
"Would you marry me Eclipse?"
"Yes I, HOLD ON WHAT!!!"

Love is the best of weapon and hate is the worst excuse

She slowly turn her head towards me. Her eyes were filled with tears but none of them were falling. She was smiling.
My heart exploded. She repeated
"Would you marry me Eclipse?"
I couldn't resist her. She was amazing, the power she was creating with her love was burning my soul. I slowly walked toward her. Took her head between my hooves. I don't regret any single word.
"I will marry you Emma, I loved you since the day I saw you"
She kissed me

Chapter 5: Revealing heart

To love is to be united with someone forever

What was I thinking? I am going to marry Emma. But now I must concentrate on the instant moment, this Canterlot Wedding. I knew something was going to happen, even if Alicorns are involved and I can't see the future, something bad was incoming. Emma and I sat at our place in the church. All along during the wedding, she talked.
"Aaaaaw this is so lovely, they make so much a great couple, the Princess should really be happy. Look at the groom, he is so calm." My attention got caught by the groom, why is he so immobile, looking for no reason at the wall in front of him, I don't even think that he was there. He was lost in his head, I couldn't see in his head, an Alicorn casted a spell on him.
I said silently to Emma.
"Something is wrong with the groom" She looked at me like if I was from another planet. As the moment I said that, the little Cadence popped out. I laughed
"Oh there was something wrong" I said, but everypony around ignore me and were more interested to the main event. To skip the big deal, turn out that the false Cadence was that old Chrysalis. Then the crowd went crazy went Celestia was defeated. I turned around, I lost Emma. NONONONONONONONONO!! I went outside then I saw the army of changelings invading. I realised that all changelings are a form of alicorn, so now I couldn't predict anything. My heart was pumping more faster than I can remember. I kept shouting the name of Emma. I ran everywhere, throught the dashes of changelings, the guards spears and the blood sprays. Changelings were biting their prey to eat more easily their love and guards were piercing the enemy with their weapon. Innocent ponies were getting killed and I was still hoping that my fiancee was still alive. Then I heard one sound from all the others.
"ECLIPSE!"
I turned around

Two changelings were holding her against a wall and a third one was approaching her, mouth open.
I didn't even thought and start running towards them when suddenly a changeling rammed me. He held me on the ground, I couldn't move, it was a mare changeling and she open her mouth, showing me her shark teeth, she was literally going to tore my face off with these. But I was ignoring her, all my attention was on Emma and her attackers. The love-eater was going to consume the love that Emma had for me. I couldn't let this happened. I used my magic to throw away the weight that was on me an stood back up. The teeth of the monster pierced Emma's neck. She screamed in agony and my fury exploded.

My wings grew out immediately as my body came back to his Alicorn size, that means two time the size of a little pony. My eyes opened revealing my vertical pupil. My cutie mark came back to the original infinity symbol that it was. I did not took the time to think about the consequences and cast the forbidden spell. Everything around me stopped moving. The ponies were immobile with their facial expression filled with fear. The blood was floating around and Emma was frozen while bleeding. I started to walk slowly towards the aggressor, I took his head out of Emma's neck and I broke his. I pulled easily Emma out of the Changelings grip and put her on my back, I walked into a house and dropped Emma on a couch. I closed the windows and the door, I locked it, then I fainted.

When I woke up, Emma was sleeping on my chest, my first reflex was to look at her neck, the wound was deep but not mortal. I stood up and opened slowly the door. The vision was horrible. There were no living changelings, only dead ponies lying on the ground. I looked around and all what I saw was Dust and smoke from houses. I used my magic to line up the bodies and cover them with a materialized towel. I stacked up the dead changelings and burnt them. Emma, awoken, came by my side.
"Who are you? Where is Eclipse?" She sounded scared.
"I am Eclipse, actually, no, he never existed, he is just a part of myself, I am Prince Aeon, Prince of Time, I am your guardian, when you were borned, I swore to protect you with my life. I saw in you the spirit of an Alicorn. I took the appearance of Eclipse to find a way to make you released safely this power, but now that you know who I am, things are going to get a little."
"But... what about..." I stopped her
"I still want to marry you Emma"

Chapter 6: Friendly heart

Friendship is the best gift somepony can give you

Emma opened the door, she knew who it was. Her best friends RainFall and Bitrunner were there. RainFall was a beautiful pink pegasus mare with pale blue hairs and purple eyes her cutie mark was a raining cloud. Bitrunner, for his part was a pegasus stallion known for always smiling, a dark red coat andd black hairs. His cutie mark is a happy face. I find it quite original in it's simpleness.
"Oh my god I can't believe that you are getting married to a prince, Is he sexy? Strong? Respectable? Gentlecolt?"
I understood that she didn't knew that I was there. Emma giggled.
"Why don't you just ask him?"
RainFall didn't quite understand but realised everything once she entered the next room, followed by bitrunner. As she saw me, she froze. She couldn't believe her eyes. She looked at my mane that was disseapearing, like fading in time. Both her and Bitrunner were amazed to see me and bowed. I stopped them.
"I am not this kind of royal prince. Don't see me as a superior, see me as a friend"
I looked and saw in the corner of my eye Emma smiling.
"I... I... I am so honored to meet you Prince Ae..."
"Just call me Aeon RainFall, you too Bitrunner"
"Hang on, how do you know our names" Bitrunner talked for the first time"
"Well, not only Emma talked to me about you but there is also the fact that for about five thousand years. I've watched everything and know everything about everypony who ever composed this world"
Both of them were impressed by my "age". Then RainFall turned around to talk to Emma.
"So, how is your injury?"
"Oh, Aeon healed it, after all, he is an Alicorn"
We talked for about an hour, then, Emma clicked.
"Oh, yeah, RainFall, I want you to be my best mare" Then I turned to Bitrunner and said:
"...and I want you to be my best colt''
They both had sparkles in their eyes.
They left not late in the evening because Emma was tired. I went in her bedroom, she wasn't asleep yet.
''What are you going to do tonight Aeon?''
''I need to go see an old friend of mine''
''I hope he will remember you''
Before I teleported, I said:
''I am sure he will''

The canterlot's jail-vault is empty, there are not many dangerous criminals in canterlot. But my rival got his place there.
Paradoxus
He is the Prince of Nightmares, I don't even know why I didn't killed him yet. Maybe because I thought he could change. He is under the supervision of the pony that I trust the most. One of the only pony that know my existence, Captain SilverShield.
''It was about time you give him a visit, he is pissing me off''
''You never saw me and you know who you are talking to.'' I trust him because I can't see in his mind.
''Princess Celestia told me everything she knew about you''
''I know''
I arrived in front of my nemesis. My shield was still there.
''The little prince is getting married. So charming, I was sure that without me you were starting to feel alone.'' His deep echoed voice didn't sound like if it was coming from him, but from the hole room.
''I was just coming to see if you were still pityful, as usual''
''What do you want?'' He asked with his snake tongue.
'' I am just passing by to say hello, I expected a little change after two thousand years but I think we'll need to wait a little longer. In fact, you are not the one who I was coming to see.'' I was seeing in his red eyes that were a big contrast of his black colored skin, hate and anger, I don'tknow why but I liked to see him like this. His hairs coming out of his head like spikes were all looking like his horn. I returned to the sides of the captain.
''I am sure that a break day without you wont hurt him.''
''What do you mean sir?'' SilverShield said.
''I want you to guard my wedding with Emma.''
''That would be an honor sir.''
''Thank you captain''
I went back to Emma's home.

The right choice is not always the best

Chapter 7: Uniting heart

Death is only a way that we all have to take, but me

Aeon
This is it Aeon, today is the day that you've waited for, the day that you will be united with the mare that you protected, today is the day that will change your life.
"This is great" I turned around to see Bitrunner. "Don't be nervous, anyway, I am sure she is really more nervous than you are." he was confident, holding my suit.
"Even Prince of Time, I can't predict what will happen, so this is really more what's in my mind"
"Aeon, she love you, and this is all what is important"
"Thank you Bitrunner, you are a real good friend, and this means really much for me."
Satisfied for cheering me up, Bitrunner smiled.

Emma
This is it Emma, this moment is magic, this colt that care so much about you is going to marry you. I should not ruin everything with my manners, I have to stay calm. I took a deep breath. My heart was pumping so fast that I had to sit down.
"Are you okay Emma?" I turned around to see RainFall in her beautiful dress.
"Since when the best mare is prettier than the bride?"
she laughted
"What are you saying? You are going to be so much prettier than me"
While she was helping me putting my dress. I kept asking.
"How am I looking? Is it great like this? Should I change my mane? Am I..." She stopped me
"Everything is fine Emma, Aeon love you and there is nothing, not even the slightest detail that will change his mind"
"Thanks RainFall, you are the best friend somepony could have."
Then I hugged her.

Aeon
Therre was not many ponies from Ponyville in the church of Canterlot, more like many high-class ponies. I hate this kind of audience, they always want what is perfect. On my way, SilverShield saluted me, I saluted him back. I got up on the little stage. I saluted the reverend. Indeed for a personnal reason, I didn't want Celestia to unite me with Emma. Minutes after, she came. She was beautiful, she was walking toward me like an angel with her dress that looks like it was floating. My heart bumped. Everypony was looking at the but she was looking at me. She was at 10 meters from me and I could feel her stress, I could ear her heart beating. That is what you call a magical moment. The reverand started to talk, he said the things that everypony like but don't really listen, Emma and I just stared at each other until he said.
"Prince Aeon, will you love Emma Techwings for the rest of your life or until death separates you?"
I answered
"Now and forever"
"Emma Techwing, will you love Prince Aeon for the rest of your life or until death separates you?"
She answered the same thing.
"Now and forever"
The reverand said the sentence everypony waited for
"I declare you now, Mare and Colt."
Emma and I kissed. The moment felt like an eternity, but... her lips were burning. She suddently broke the kiss in a spasm.
"Emma? Are you okay?" At the moment I finished speaking, she twisted herself, holding her heart in pain, screaming in agony. The power was too strong. It was happening, at the worst moment. What should I do. I got only one option in my head. I took a deep breath. My horn started to glow and I approached it from Emma. She squealed:
"Aeon"

I had no choice but to give her more power, my power, her Alicorn spirit with my Alicorn... "essence" will mix together, creating an overpower that, at the moment that I will do this, will bring physical changes to her body and, release Paradoxus. I had no choice but to respect my duty to free the power without letting be in pain any more second. I touched her forehead with my horn. Everything happened so fast. First I felt on the ground for losing half of my power, than, her body enlightened during around ten seconds. Then the light went away, revealing her Alicorn body. She opened her eyes, the pain was gone. I was still on the ground.
"Aeon? Wha... What happened to me? I... I am..."
I took her head between my hooves.
"I am sorry"
"Sorry? Sorry for what?"
As she said that, a fireball crashed throught the window of the church and destroyed the wall behind us.
Paradoxus was free

"EMMA! RUN!" I shouted as hard as I could so she could understand fast.
She started to run, two other fireballs busted into the church hitting two pillars. As I stood on, Pradoxus came out of the flames and dashes in my direction. I knew I couldn't avoid him to hit me,but I would make the wound to not be an Alicorn killing spot, that are the brain or the heart. He pierced me, right into my stomach, I cought blood at the same time, then he rammed me into the wall behind the altar, witch was in flame. Emma turned around and stopped running
"AEON" She shouted before I saw a pillar falling on her
"EMMA!" I got a tear, of hate, of anger.
I hit Paradoxus so hard with my hoof that his horn broke in my chest, we both felt on the ground. Wounded, he ran away. I pulled out the black horn from my stomach. I health myself as I could, I could still feel Emma alive.

Emma
I cought in the dust. That pillar missed me, but when I turned around, she was laying on the ground crushed by the stone collumn. RainFall pushed me, sacrificing her life to save me. My best friend was dead. But Aeon parole kept resonating in my head: "RUN". I ran as fast as I could, it was hard because of the smoke the fire, the debris from the roof. I was having a hard time to find the exit I saw a light, there was a window, I ran to it, I was going to jump when something hit me and I lost consciousness.

Aeon
I could only see fire everywhere I was still feeling the presence of Emma in the church. I had no choice. Even if this will kill me, death wasn't scaring me anymore, I had to save her, I had to save Emma. I stopped time. The fire stopped moving, keeping it's wavy shape, The pain from my chest not completely health was not helping. I walk slowly, that was the hardest walk of my life. I used so much power for stopping time, even when I only had the half of my power, I was surprised I was still alive. I searched in the wreckage of the church. I hurriesd up because time was going to be back again soon. I saw her, lying on the ground the flames were slowly moving again, I was going to pass out. I started to run, took Emma and as I passed out, we broke throught the window.

Time is nothing more than a pain that keeps me alive

Chapter 8: heart tears

The smell of the body of a dead enemy is always good

Emma
I woke up outside, I was on Aeon, he wasn't dead, he stopped time once again to save me. Then I looked at the flaming church, I could hear screams and ponies burning alive inside. Where the hell was Celestia. I was not used to be an Alicorn an Alicorn so when I stood up, my new shape distabilised me. I saw him throught the brokn window, that black alicorn, well, he had no more horn, with red eyes was coming towards us. I was scared.
"Aeon, wake up, hurry, WAKE UP PLEASE!"
He was going to cross the window when a dark red hoof hit him in the face from the sides. Bitrunner.
"You are not going closer from them long as I will be alive."
Paradoxus stood back on and saw the pegasus with a face half burnt with only one wing remaining. Bitrunner was not smiling at all. The demon laughted.
"Oooh, I like this idea"
Both were crouched in fighting position and were looking at each other. Paradoxus made the first move, with his wings, he dashed towards Bitrunner. The pegasus turned around and used his back legs to knock out his attacker. The Prince of nightmares dashed once again toward the colt, but this time, he dodged the kick and rammed Bitrunner, hitting him brutally against the wall, breaking two ribs. The dark red colt let a squeal as Paradoxus took his head and pierced his eye in the glass of the broken window. The pegasus screamed I agony, I couldn't do anything, I didn't knew how to cast magic, all I did was crying, while seeing my other best friend getting killed. Paradoxus put his Right front leg around Bitrunner's neck causing him to look at me. He stared at me with his remaining eye.
"I am sorry" Paradoxus broke his neck, killing him instantly
"Hahaha, what an entertainement this little one."
He walked throught the broken window. My mind was burning the only word who came in my mind was "Help"
Suddently, SilverShield jumped throught the portal and dashed on Paradoxus, spear in front of him. The weapon penetrated the demon throught his back, pierced his heart and got out in the front of his body. The black Prince squealed a shrill scream while coughing blood. He felt on his knees, then on the ground. He was dead.

Aeon
I woke up to see Emma crying on me and SilverShield pulling out his spear of Paradoxus dead body. Emma, seeing me alive kissed me to finish what we've started. She was so happy to see me. I saw the same sparkle in her eyes like the first time I saw her. I remember what was her cutiemark, A white spot in the middle of a black zone.
"Emma, your cutiemark is the symbol of hope, you are now Princess Emma, Princess of Hope."
The water in her eyes was like pearls raining. She hugged me has hard as she could, the church wasn't burning anymore and nothing could go more wrong. That's what we thought before a biright light appeared and all went black.

When colors came back, I froze, I knew this place. Celestia was standing in front of us. We were on the mountain of judgement.
"Do you know why you are here Aeon and Emma?" She asked with her imposing stature
Neither Me or Emma answered the Princess
"Your union caused the death of aroud two thousand ponies, this union is classed as dangerous, not only this, put Aeon, your tranformed a pony into an immortal without the permission of the Alicorn council, you are now bot banned to be dematerialized for the rest of eternity."
I objected
"NO! Let Emma stay in Equestria, I will talke the wholes consequences."
"Aeon, you are both banned and there is nothing you can do"
She was wrong
"Let her in Equestria or the Time will end." Celestia was scared of this.
"Ok then, Aeon, you will be banned for eternity in the invisible zone, I will let you a little goodbye time."
Emma was crying.
"Aeon, you don't need to do this, let me come with you."
"No, Emma, in the invisible zone, there is nothing you can do, in Equestria, as the Princess of Hope, you have so much to accomplish."
I kissed her, crying, I could feel her salty tears on my lips. She held me until everything started to dissapear. It was the time.
"Emma, I want to physically see you smile one last time."
She grinned, Trying her best to smile while crying. Then I said:
"I love you Emma"
She replied
"I love you too Aeon"
We both dissapeared.

Emma
Why, why this have to happen to me. The colt that I united myself with, that sacrificed the half of his powers, the one that risk his life for me, the one that fought death death only to protect me is gone, forever. I appeared where I was outside the church.
"Princess Emma! Are you okay?"
"Yes Captain, thank you"
He helped me to get back on my hooves.
"Where is sir Aeon?"
"He is gone, forever SilverShield. My first orders as a Princess is to request you, Captain SilverShield, to be my personal guard."
"It will be my honor, Princess."
SilverShield and I flew back to Ponyville.

(Epilogue) Dreaming heart

Emma
Aeon was gone, it was the hardest night of my whole life. At one state, I had the feeling of being empty, I cried everything my body could drip. I lost my two best friends and the colt of my life. But I was never expecting what happened in the night.
I felt asleep. I saw him
"Aeon? A... Aeon? you... you..." he stopped me by putting his hoof on my lips
"I cast a spell that Celestia cannot counter, I can invade your dream and control them, it's a technic that Paradoxus used to make horrible nightmares to someponies, turning the ones who lived them into killers."
I realised:
"So that mean that each times I will be asleep, I will be with you."
Aeon waved his head saying yes.
"Oh and I have something else to show you, since I control your dreams, I can show you your biggest desires" He turned around, I looked behind him and saw Bitrunner and RainFall. My face changed to happiness and joy.
"Emma!" Bitrunner yelled
"We are so glad that you are alright! Aeon told us everything."
I turned to Aeon.
"Hum... it's really them? I mean, they got killed in front of my eyes."
"Being in the invisible wall is in fact being dead but having the power to see what's in Equestria, and for some Princes and Princesses, controls it. I have the liberty to interact with the living and the dead. What you see is a "projection" of them beyond the grave. They see you as yo see me, you can touch them, indeed, everything is possible in a dream."
I hugged Aeon to finally hug RainFall and Bitrunner. We talked all night. Aeon told me that he will learn me how to use my alicorn powers. When I woke up. I said one thing.

"I just hope this wasn't just a nice dream"

THE END