Now and Again

The sun rose very lazily as the prince rolled out of his hazy stupor. Shaking himself awake he walked down the stairs to his personal study and he sat down by his scroll. The room was dimly lit by only two candles, the wooden floors tell stories of its ages as they had been worn down over time. The shelves next to his desk were crammed with an assortment of scrolls and items that told the history of this great castle. He began to read write:

My life, as though many might assume otherwise, has never been an easy one. Since birth I was supposed to be this strong and notable leader with no weakness, no fears and no regret. Throughout most of my young life, i never got to be a regular pony. No, i was stuck inside this castle far away from the eyes of the regular ponies. I trained everyday in magic as hard as i could, and several months passed and i surpassed even my greatest teacher. People have said my weakness is my inability to trust, but how can I? Everyone i have ever loved, cared for, or even defended have betrayed me, tried to hurt me, hell even tried to kill me because of my influence on Equestria. Now that i looked back on it all, those events changed me, some say i became paranoid and delusional. I say i have grown to see someones true intentions.

In the time I ascended and claimed the throne nopony tried to even stop me. I was known to be merciless by the time i was 17. Now since then i have ruled for a steady 18 years with no true worry, that is until several moons ago. A young mare from my childhood had shown up, her name was Viden. She showed up to the palace doors and made herself known to me, she walked inside as i sat at the throne my heart sunk into my chest, she hadn't changed a bit.

Her dark orange coat still gleamed as the day i met her, her mane still the fiery red and yellow and her eyes. I felt a pain of guilt as i remembered. Her one good eye was a dark deep brown, the other one was hidden under an eye patch from where i had used my magic and sliced down her face and caused her to be blind in one eye. She noticed the guilt on my face as she approached, her voice was flowing and projected itself quite well in the palace.

"Don't tell me the great prince feels sorrow and guilt now? I thought you were above that Dusk." She grinned maliciously and continued

"Last time i checked, you loved tormenting your fellow subjects as much as the next pony did. Why are you so filled with guilt then over little old me?"

"Listen Viden it's not like tha-" His sentence was cut short by a force of magic slamming him to the ground

"It's not like what? First you told me you loved me, then you made me blind. Well i'm here to return the favor." She said smiling at the pony pulling a scroll from out of her coat she threw it next to his hoof as she turned and left.

"May Celestia have mercy on your soul Dusk." She said leaving as quickly as she came. Dusk hobbled onto his hooves and looked at the scroll the outside which simply read "The lost descendant of the sun". After several months his paranoia grew, this prophecy was that a child unbeknownst to most would rise up and take back Equestria. His fears were confirmed when the family tree proved Celestia had 2 children, the latter being his known descendant.

He looked out the window at the day as the sun rose up greeting everyone he knew somewhere out there was a relative who will in time oppose him. His worries sent him into a frenzy as in anger he slammed his hooves on the table.

"I will find you, and when i do i will make sure the prophecy never happens. I am the one true king of Equestria and nopony will take that from me!"

The morning rose to greet Dom's face as he stretched and rolled out of bed onto his hooves. His mane still a mess he went to the bathroom and cleaned himself up and sighed happily. Today was a special day for himself, he was turning 19 today and was excited to see Salia today for the part she had planned. In previously she would try to lie and say she didn't have anything planned, but would eventually spill about having it for him.

He trotted outside as he was greeted by a familiar shriek and tackle from Salia. He grinned and got up scratching his mane and smiling.

"Whats the plan for today?" He said smiling and putting his hoof down

"Come by the bakery around the evening today we have something planned you wont forget." Salia said smiling cheerfully and trotting away. He smiled knowing today was going to be a pleasant day for all.