Dante

Dante stepped down slowly, his hooves clacking down the marble steps. Getting to the platform he scanned the party, sure enough he saw Crimson chatting with a mare, drinks in their grasps. That option for sure was out of the window. Dante sighed; he knew what he had to do to appease his mother… Talk, ugh.

Luna was nowhere to be found and Celestia would force him to chat. Some party he thought to himself; descending the second stair case his dirty white mane and tail flowing freely as he looked around keeping to himself. He sighed figuring he should just go back to his room, there was nothing here for him. Until… Well heard his mom.

“Dante, Daaaaante over here!” Celestia called waving next to a few mares.

Oh great, just what he needed, his mother trying to make him meet girls. But.. It was his mom after all. Time to go be social. He thought to himself trotting over, nothing he could do would get him out of this, besides… The girls were pretty cute anyways… So why not.

“Dante I want you to meet Twilight Sparkle, my student! Twilight, this is my son, Dante.” Celestia smiled pushing them closer together. She looked extremely nervous.

“Uh, it’s nice to meet you prince…” She stood there shakily as she looked up at him, she was adorable making Dante smile. Blushing as she held her hoof out, he lifted it and kissed it looking up at her.

“Et c'est un plaisir de faire votre connaissance mademoiselle Sparkle.“ Said Dante as he looked up at the purple mare with his rich sapphire eyes. She blushed rapidly.

He backed away from her smiling having his fun he turned his attention to his mom whom he quickly walked beside.

“What was that all about?” Dante asked questioning his mother.

“It was nothing than a friendly introduction Dante!” She giggles givingly, showing her intentions.

“I don’t need help mom… I can find a girl on my own you know.” He sighs squinting his eyes in annoyance.

“Awwww but you two would make such a cuuuute pair!” Celestia makes a small mom squee, pictureing the two together.

“Uuugh..” Dante rolls his eyes and makes his way to the front balcony, overlooking the courtyard. He sits and makes a bottle of hard liquor phase through. He tries to take a swig and stops himself. Glaring at the bottle; he smashes it on the ground falling back to sit.

“I don’t belong here anymore… I…” Dante just sighs hanging his head low. He looks to his side and pulls his silver sword. Though having just been cleaned the sword was stained with the paint of war, he stared deeply into the blade. The screams, the cries of agony, the pain all rang through his head, a small ember burned deep in his chest and he could not stop it from hurting.

Something tore at him. Wanting out, the sword dropped against the hard cold concrete, ringing through his ears as he held against his head, he opened his eyes staring eye to eye with a bloody child, he was small, black. An alicorn just like him, White mane and all except a yellow in his eyes, his mane dripped fresh of blood as he sat there crying.

“Hey.. Kid, what are you doing… Where’s your mom?” Dante approached slowly asking, trying to calm the child.

“D-Daddy? You.. You’re alive! No… No.. You’re dead… We’re all dead… You left me alone… You left mommy alone… It’s all your fault daddy… How.. How could you…” The kid looked at him angry, as Dante’s heart filled with immense sorrow.

“I… I don’t have a child… Nor do I a love… What… What are you talking about…” Dante sat there frozen, his heart wrenching. Frozen against his will, he stood there.

“I hate you daddy! I hate you! You’re a monster! DIE DADDY!” The child grew fangs from his mouth and leaped at Dante’s throat.

With a tremendous gasp, Dante awoke on the solid concrete panting as his heart raced, he looked around and saw the party inside was still going, he broke out into a coughing fit; spitting up blood as he still panted and icy stabbing at his heart. Looking over at the sword, he sheathed it and looked over to the spot where the child was as tears of an unknown sorrow splashed down, it was just a dream… wasn’t it?