Grimoire of Equestria

"So your telling me, that inside your head is a creature stronger than yourself, and he wants to get out. He will also do absolutely anything to get out, aside from killing you. Did I get all the key points?" Celestia asked nonchalantly. I nodded my head, as I looked at Luna, who was staring at me. The look on her face was one of a kindred spirit. I guess I can understand, we both have something we would rather never see the light of day.

"No." Celestia replied curtly. I blinked slowly, then a frown slipped onto my face. I was about to say something, when my vision was covered in blue.

"Nay! We must help him!" Luna's retort came fast. As she also hip-checked me off the chair I was in, causing me to lay down on the floor. Looking up at Luna with a slightly agitated look on my face, I propped myself up on my hands. When my arms started to shake, I realized something. My energy, although back to what I felt was normal, was still abysmally low for some reason. I felt as if my body refused to work right.

"'W-we mean.. He could be a great help to Us!" Luna started again, albeit a little bashfully this time. When she looked at me to fuel her statement, she realized I was on the ground staring up at her flank, which had knocked me over mind you.

"O-oh, We are sorry!" Luna apologized as she lifted me up with a bit of her magic. Feeling her magic grip me was what shocked me out of whatever daze I was in and I looked up at her. Her face had genuine worry on it, and it brought a small smile on my face. A smile! Not a grin! Something was wrong with me today.. Luna must have seen the smile, since she backed of a little, and she looked less worried.

"Thank you, Princess Luna." I rose to my full height, and looked up at Celestia. "I'll help with your fight against Sombra." Came my own retort to Celestia's answer. It was two on one Celestia, will you say no to your own sister as well? I watched as she bit her lip, and looked at her sister. Luna, who was still looking at me, looked lost in thought.

"Fine.. But he will be watched carefully. If he so much as breathes without my knowing, I will personally find out if you can be petrified." She said sternly. A shiver, however slight it was, went down my spine. Being a stone ornament did not sound fun..

"Thank you, it means a lot to me knowing that you two will help me out. Where is the battle taking place, and when will it happen?" I asked. I hope I have enough time to heal up more, maybe even figure out whats wrong with my powers. I looked up and one thing struck me as weird. The usually stoic face of Celestia, now matched what her sister in terms of bashfulness earlier.

"Well, you see.."

"Your kidding, right?" I deadpanned

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"You weren't kidding.." I muttered to myself. I stood next to the sisters on a semi-large plain, on its side was a rather tall mountain. On the other side was what looked like a small outcropping or an overhang to another, smaller mountain. Both side restricted out total movement, but also stopped the enemy from using them to bring in backup. It was a tactical spot, thought up by both sisters, and had a lot of thought put into the plan surrounding them. The Pegasi would fly overhead, and act as Scouting party's. The Unicorns would act as Archers, shooting of spell into groups of enemies, or even picking of lone enemies that caused trouble. Finally, the Earth Ponies would act as walking shields and stop as many enemies from advancing as possible. The only thing left was survival, and Sombra. Sombra would be attacked by both sisters, while I would accompany the Earth Ponies into battle.

My only issue, I may have gotten used to moving as I am, but my energy levels still had not come back. I was really hating life right about now. I needed to show my worth to the Princesses, and I couldn't do more than be an annoyance to Sombra if they called for assistance. My mind was in shambles, trying to think of ways to help, and what I need to avoid doing. I didn't even notice when the sisters called out to they're army and called the charge. I moved on basic instinct now, Using my Ouroboros since it was the only thing I had that apparently didn't use energy. I sprung from enemy to enemy, Using my Balisong Knives to incapacitate and only critically wound the ones who wouldn't stay down.

----With Celestia and Luna---

They landed on the ground before Sombra's castle, and was readying the spell to blow the doors down.

"Did thou notice something wrong with Hazama?" Luna asked offhandedly. Focusing on the spell so it didn't blow up in her face.

"Yes, but we shouldn't worry about that now, Sombra is our main concern now." Celestia said, while eyeing the door. Crystal was always very finicky, it required pinpoint precision to make it shatter, or else it bounced back any spell thrown at it. It was they're plan, to have Luna focus on powering the spell, and have Celestia take aim. Giving Luna the signal, they fired the beam as it shattered the door. Crystal shards going everywhere, as the galloped inside. Wings flared for a quick take-off, they found Sombra just sitting there on his throne.

"Surrender! You've lost this battle Sombra!" Celestia said. The sounds of battle were in the background.

"So you would think." The deep voice of Sombra reverberated throughout the room. "Getting help from an outsider was very cowardly of you. However, his power comes from a dark place, I can feel it. " Sombra said as he walked slowly down the stairs leading to the throne. He stopped only twenty feet from the Princesses, only to smirk.

"Darkness looms in all things! You cannot beat the darkness!" He charged the two, making a sword appear from the shadows. Said sword was met mid-swing with a sword made of Midnight-Blue energy. Luna scowled at Sombra, attacking so suddenly wasn't part of the plan. The Sombra that they knew would never do something so dis-honorable. His eye's were different too.. Her train of though was ended abruptly as a chunk of Black crystal was shot towards her. She swung at it, and deflected it only to see her sister get dragged into a shadow. Luna charged Sombra, swinging for his neck, when an Onyx Scythe formed from a few shadows, and stopped her sword. She grit her teeth, and pushed as hard as she could. Suddenly, a burst of light came from the floor, and Celestia came from the ground, slamming into Sombra. Dark crystals erupted from the ground, letting Sombra get a platform to jump off of. Celestia soared by him, Summoning a sword made from what looked like light, she slammed it into the scythe, knocking it from Sombra's magical grasp.
Roaring in frustration, he pulsed his magic. As Luna came flying in from the left, and Celestia from the right, Sombra's magic formed two waves of crystal, that flung the Sisters back in they're respective directions, knocking over the walls in the process. The throne room was now out in the open.

"Fine! You want to fight me? Then fight me without your magic!" He screamed with a manic look in his eyes. As he said that, a red runic circle appeared around the base of his throne. It pulsed, and suddenly they heard creaming. Outside the Pegasi were falling from the sky, and the Unicorns were flailing on the ground. The Princesses themselves felt the effects as well, feeling the power in they're bodies slip away. Luna, having never dealt with anything like it before, froze up, just long enough for Sombra to make his move. He charged his horn with dark energy.

"Of course, I'm not affected by the runes! Goodbye!" He let the blast go, it launched towards Luna, who couldn't move..

----Outside: A Few Minutes Earlier----

I hated this.. Fighting I could handle, In fact I had gotten almost used to the concept in my short stay on this planet. No, it was the lack of ability I had. After two solid fight of having them, and getting used to them, not having them was torture. Knowing I could be better, Knowing that I could be helping more, and keeping more allies alive.. It sickened me. If I wasn't in the middle of a battle I would probably have walked away by now. Anyhow, I had been on the move non-stop since we started, and my arms were getting rather tired, one from pulling Ouroboros and the other from slashing. I was about to take a knee for a second when something weird happened. A wave of nausea washed over me, and whatever I felt of my power before hand, just disappeared. It seems I wasn't the only case, as everybody, enemy included, was also hunched over in some degree. I was about to start increasing moral the best I could, until my attention was drawn to the middle area, where the castle was.

Only a hundred meters away, I could hear what I needed.

"Of course, I'm not affected by the runes! Goodbye!" Time seemed to slow down, as I saw a blast of energy fly towards a very shaky Luna. For the first time since I got here, my body did what I asked with no errors or fuck-ups. I whipped my arm out, and flung an Ouroboros at Luna. Attaching to her was easy, and pulling myself to her was even easier. I had less time than it took to blink, but I had managed to get to her in time. In fact, I had just enough time, to wrap Luna in my arms the best I could, and flipped us around. The last thing I remember was the sudden pain, and rocks.

----With Celestia and Sombra----

She watched as the beam of energy flew at her sister. She didn't even have the time to cry out for her. Then it happened. If she had blinked she would have missed it. Hazama flew in from the side, and wrapped her sister in an embrace. That was all she saw, before the energy hit, and went careening into the bottom of the mountain. Ruble fell into a giant pile at the base of the mountain.

She was in shock, Sombra had just killed her sister..

"Hmm.. Two idiots in one blast, how fortunate." Sombra said, while smirking. His smile waned however, when he looked to Celestia. She was glaring at him,, and she had a snarl etched into her face. She was so angry, you could see small embers flying from her mane, which looked ready to burst into flame- Wait, what?!

"H-how!? You cant use magic!"

Celestia said nothing, as she fired a blazing red beam of energy. Said beam lit the ground aflame as it passed over it. As Sombra looked back to Celestia after watching the beam fly by, he noted the utter craziness before him. Standing in a small inferno, was the White Alicorn, Eye's glowing white and face contorted in rage.

"What?!" He yelled in outrage.

----With Luna---

Luna woke up in a slight panic. Last thing she remembered was Sombra attacking her and her freezing up like a foal! She shook her head in anger, and got up. She quickly realized two things. One, was that she was in some barely lit cave, And two, she was laying atop Hazama. When she realized what was under her, she almost hit him with all the fury she felt at the moment. However it all subsided, when she looked closer at him. It was hard to see in the dim lighting, but she could see black burn marks all over his back and shoulder. The same shoulder was cut off by a large boulder that was sitting atop his whole arm. With a gasp of fright, she suddenly remembered what happened in a flash of memories. Her realization prompted her to light up her horn to help the poor creature that had saved her. Well, she tried to. What she got was a sputter, and the sparks of a failed spell. She looked up and saw that her horn was split down the middle. The most debilitating wound a unicorn could have.. Let alone an all-powerful Alicorn. She wouldn't be able to use spells for almost a week while it heals..

Her eyes teared up slightly.

"W-we can't help! Hazama wake up!" She called in desperation. When she didn't get a response right away she laid back down, and rested her head on Hazama's chest. Tears pouring from her eye's, she would have to wait for him to wake up.