Burning Darkness

Flare was floating somewhere, some dark abyss. But he didn't care where he was at the moment, all he was thinking about, was how he failed.

" This is it huh, Ozore won, I lost, and now I'm dying. Dammit why am I such a idiot, my urge to make him suffer was what kept him alive, Ozore was right, I am a fool like my father", Flare said to himself. He then heard a mysterious voice behind him.

" That's not true Flare", said the mysterious voice. Flare turned around and saw a weird creature behind him.

" Who are you", Flare asked

" I'm Discord, you know Lord of Chaos and Disharmony", Discord said with a smirk.

" I don't understand, what's going on", Flare asked.

" We're here to show you why you can't give up", Discord said.

" What do you mean by we", Flare asked. Discord pointed at something behind Flare, Flare looked behind him, what he saw shocked him. He saw spirits, spirits of the ponies who died trying to stand up against Ozore, there were hundreds of them. One of the spirits came out of the crowd, it was Twilight's brother Shining Armor.

" Flare, your father wasn't a fool, he along with all of us didn't fight Ozore because we wanted to be a hero, we fought him because it was the right thing to do, to show him that we won't submit to any villain, to show that we won't give up, and you can't give up either", Shining Armor said.

" But what am I supposed to do, he's more powerful then ever, I couldn't do any damage, it's pointless now, giving up is the most reasonable thing to do at this point", Flare said.

" Did your father give up when he fought Ozore, no he didn't, even if he knew the inevitable, he still fought for his life as well as yours. Now you have to fight for your life, as well as the ones all over Equestria, Flare you are the last hope Equestria has left", Shining Armor said.

" I'm the only one left", Flare said.

" Flare I know this is a lot of weight on your shoulders but you can't stop now, you're only a fool if you quit", Discord said.

" But what am I going to do to beat him", Flare asked.

" Your power comes from when you're angry, well unleash all that anger, think about what Ozore did, think about all the lives he's hurt, and put that bastard in his place", Discord said.

" Do you guys really think I can pull this off", Flare asked.

" We all know you can do this", Shining Armor said.

" WE BEALIVE IN YOU", everyone shouted. Flare felt a knew confidence grow inside him.

" Alright guys, wish me luck", Flare said.

" You got more then luck on your side Flare", Discord said. Flare nodded, he then closed his eyes, when he opened them, he found himself back in the real world. Ozore was still in the air laughing maliciously.

" You know, I really grew attached to that boy, almost like putting down a puppy, oh well what's done is done", Ozore said. He was about to leave until he heard a familiar voice.

" Hey asshole, this fight isn't over yet", Flare said. Ozore turned around and saw Flare standing up, covered in of scars, especially the scar in the chest where he was stabbed, Flare also possessed a dead eye. Ozore looked furious.

" How...how are you still alive, that blast should have instantly killed you", Ozore said.

" Well what can I say, I'm very stubborn", Flare said with a smirk.

" Indeed you are, but finishing you off won't be an issue, I mean look at you, you're blind in one eye, and that stab wound won't help your case either", Ozore said.

" Oh you underestimate my power Ozore", Flare said. Ozore was about to respond until he saw Flare starting to scream. Flare was manifesting the memories of all the pain Ozore put him through, from hurting his father, to hurting him, to the realization of what will happen if he fails. The ground began to break apart, the pebbles began to rise into the air, and the familiar fire aura formed around Flare. " I WON'T LET YOU WIN", Flare yelled. Then the aura exploded into a bright light. When the light faded, Ozore saw a new pony in front of him, and Ozore was left in shock. It was Flare but different, he looked like the form he took on during the start of the fight, but this time Flare's fur was blue, his mane and tail were still that plain white, but with the exception of small blue streaks, his hooves and eyes erupted in blue fire.

" A blue fire form this time", Ozore said, Ozore then began to chuckle. " If you honestly think that a new color change is going to beat me then you're surly mis-", Ozore said before getting interrupted by a punch to the gut, and then the hoof went through the stomach and out the back. Ozore let out a loud scream of pain and teleported further back, he coughed up blood, but began to laugh again. " Did you forget that I can heal from any injury, no matter how intense...why am I not healing, WHY AM I NOT HEALING", Ozore said. The hole in his stomach wasn't regenerating no matter how hard he tried, Ozore looked at Flare in fear and said, " What are you". Flare gave a chuckle almost as psychotic as Ozore's.

" Your worst nightmare", Flare said. Flare then dashed towards Ozore and dealt out a barrage of punches and kicks. Flare then launched a big blue fire ball point blank at Ozore, causing a huge explosion. When the smoke cleared, Ozore look like he was going to pop a blood vessel he was so angry. He was burned, bloodied, and beaten. But Ozore wasn't done, he flew up into the air and started charging up his magic.

" NO NO NO NO NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO, I WON'T LOSE, NOT HERE, NOT NOW, AND ESPESICALY NOT FROM STUPID, AROGENT, TEENAGE BRAT", Ozore yelled.

" Oh are you having a temper tantrum Ozore, looks like someone needs a nap", Flare said with a smirk.

" SHUT YOUR MOUTH, AND BURN IN TARTURAS", Ozore yelled. He then finished charging his magic, and right above him was a giant ball of dark magic, and he launched it at Flare.

" YOUR THE ONE GOING TO TARTURAS YOU BASTARD", Flare yelled, Flare then fired a large beam of blue fire. The magic ball and beam clashed. It started to look into Flare's favor until Ozore added more power.

" DIE YOU MAGGOT", Ozore yelled, The magic ball grew even bigger and started to overwhelm the fire beam.

" THIS ENDS NOW", Flare yelled, Flare then added more power to his beam, the beam then overwhelmed the magic ball and destroyed it. The beam then engulfed Ozore, Ozore screamed in pain as he was burning alive.

" CURSE YOU FLARE", Ozore screamed, Ozore's body burned off him, reaveling a grey skeleton, the skeleton then burned apart and disintegrated. Then there was a huge explosion, and Ozore was no where in sight. Flare returned to his original form and was catching his breath.

" I...I...I did, I won, thank you, everyone", Flare said, he then saw someone he recognized appear out of no where, Flare let out a gasp as he saw the spirit of Blazer standing before Flare. " Dad...is that you", Flare asked. Blazer nodded.

" It's me son, and I just want to say that I am so proud of you, now I can finally rest in peace, as well as the other ponies and one draconequus", Blazer said with a smile. Flare then walked up to Blazer and gave him a hug.

" I...I miss you Dad", Flare said, Flare began to cry, Blazer then hugged Flare back.

" I miss you too Flare, but I'm afraid what's done is done, just promise me one thing before I part", Blazer said.

" What is it", Flare asked.

" Never stop fighting for what's right", Blazer said, Flare nodded.

" I promise", Flare said. Blazer nodded, and then he faded away. " Dad...DAD", Flare screamed, Flare teared up some more before he wiped up the tears. Flare just sat there in the field, thinking about everything that has happened this day, then he siged. " I'll keep fighting for what's right, you'll see Dad. Now I think it's time to tell every pony the good news", Flare said. Flare was about to teleport but using up all that magic during the fight left him a little too weak to use any more, so he just siged. " I guess it's walking then", Flare said with a chuckle, and with that Flare walked, straight for Canterlot Castle.