The day of the full moon was now upon Equestria. Zemrite could already feel it in his bones, quite literally in fact. He stood out on the balcony of the chambers that he had stayed in last time when he was here. The wind blew through his hair as he stared up into the sky. It was bright and sunny, not a cloud in the sky. But he knew in less than twelve hours, the sun would indeed fall and the painful transformation would begin. As much as Luna would love to help him, all she could do was raise the moon. The effects it had on him were not in her area of expertise. He would have no choice but to let it happen, and hope that the pain won’t be as intense as it was the first time.

There was a knock at his door, it slowly opened as Celestia and Luna peeked in.

“Zemrite? Are you okay?”

They both asked in unison. He lets out a sigh but nods to them as he turns to meet them.

“As alright as I will ever be I suppose. Just not really excited for the cracking and shifting of my bones later tonight is all. Everything going alright with you two? Any fun Day Court cases going on?”

Celestia giggles at his little joke and shakes her head.They both come in and stand next to him on the balcony, looking out over the whole city below. They couldn’t be more happier than they were now. They were with the one male who they had deep feelings for, but at the same time, they worried for him greatly. They wanted to be there whenever it happens to comfort him when it was done, and that was exactly what they planned to do.

“Well, we will be there for you when that happens…”

Celestia and Luna both take one of his hands and lightly squeeze it, lacing their fingers into his.

“Yes, Tia and I will stay with you as long as you need us to. The nobles will just have to do without tonight

Zemrite looked up at both of them, his amethyst eyes looking into their, a slow smile forming across his face. He squeezes their hand gently and nods.

“Thank you, both of you. You are very sweet to offer your support.”

“Well what do you expect you silly stallion? We are your marefriends after all. If we weren’t there for you, we’d be very poor marefriends. Wouldn’t you think?”

The both wrap their arms around him while his was in the middle, their breasts pressing against him firmly as they nuzzle into him.

“Besides...we know how to make it all feel better once the pain is gone…”

Celestia said in a rather sultry tone.

“Mhmm...I hope you are ready. Our sweet shadowmancing wolf. Tonight's a night that you are going to feel pain, but afterwards, pleasure…”

Only one thing was going through his mind when those words came from them both. He gulped lightly.

Shadows preserve me, I beg of you…

--Zemrite’s Chambers, Sunset--

The hour was at hand. Zemrite watched as the sun slowly disappears as Celestia lowered it from his balcony. Luna was there as well. Looking back at Zemrite with a pained and sad expression on her face, but she had to do her royal duty.

“Zemrite...please forgive me.”

“It can’t be helped, Lulu. I am ready.”

With the sun now fully set. Luna hesitantly raises the moon. Once it is fully above the land, Zemrite felt the pain slowly start to grow throughout his body. His eyes going from their beautiful amethyst to a deep blue a.nd his teeth shifting into sharper ones. Both Celestia and Luna watch on in pained horror as his body began to shift. He grabs at his head as he growls and groans in pain. He falls to his hands and knees next. The sickening cracking and shifting of his bones and muscles growing and spreading. Soon enough, his clothing and armor melt off his form and a swirling cloud of black smoke encircles him. Luna tries to run to him, but Celestia grabs her arm and shakes her head.

“I know, sister...not yet.”

As if right on cue, Nightmare Moon pops in from the balcony and smiles widely as she sees the transformation happening.

“Oh yes...there he is!”

Once the transformation was done, he was now in his true form once more. A fifteen-foot wolven monster on two legs. He lets out a mighty roar/howl as he throws his head back, but falls back to his knees and hands again, panting heavily from exhaustion of the transformation. Both Celestia and Luna ran over to him with worry on the faces, lightly wrapping their arms around him and petting along his side.

“Zemrite…”

They both said as the nuzzled in closely.

“I..I am alright. It wasn’t as bad as the first time. Just give me a few moments…”

He said as his gaze shifted between both of them, then it fell upon Nightmare who was now standing in front of him with absolute desire in her eyes. Like a mare who hadn’t seen her love in ages. She reaches up and lightly cradles his jaw in her hands.

“Oh yes...look at you. Those deep fierce eyes, those powerful pulsating muscles, that beautiful soft fur...mmmh.”

The alicorn was completely enamored with his appearance. He could tell it in the way she looked at him and the shakiness in her voice. One could say she was ‘over the moon’ for him. The author of this story is sorry for the horrible pun but felt it was necessary. Both Luna and Celestia look at Nightmare with puffed cheeks and slight glares. They really couldn’t be too angry with her, though. She may be a separate pony, but at the same time, she is part of Luna.

“Hey, he doesn’t need that right now! Besides, we already promised to tend to him later! He is ours!”

Said Celestia holding onto him in a possessive manner, as was Luna. Just as before the bickering between the three of them however, there was commotion outside the hall and down below outside. Zemrite’s ears twitch at the sound of a roar, another familiar sound that belonged to a monster he’d never truly wished he’d encounter in a real situation.

“First a dread wolf...now one of those…”

“W-what was that?”

Asked Celestia, a bit startled from the sudden noises from outside. Zemrite however quickly got to his feet and ran out onto the balcony, having to duck his head to get out in the process. Once he saw what was outside, his suspicions were correct in what he heard. There in the main courtyard was a large brute of a creature. One that had more than enough strength to break down the walls of the castle. An abyssal ogre.

“Tia, Lulu, Moony, you three stay up here. This is another creature that is super resistant to magic.”

Now that he has fully recovered from his change, he felt the power of his true form surge through his body. And it felt….intoxicating. The power of his strength and speed now significantly increased, not to mention his blood lust was off the charts now. Before they could stop him and ask him about the beast, he leaps off the balcony and slides down the wall, using his claws to slow his fall before leaping off the wall in front of the ogre. Their gazes locked, giving each other death glares.

"Sorry, there is only room for one beast here. And that beast is me..."

Zemrite said as he and the ogre began to walk in a circle, sizing each other up. The fur on his back stood on end and his claws flexed. He lets out a low ethereal growl/bark mixed with a slight hiss. Asserting his dominance and issuing a challenge. In this form, he was more beast than elf. And he was going to protect what was his. And just like that, they charge at one another, locking arms and pushing against one another. Zemrite growled and snarled at the ogre as they were in the deadlock. The soldier who were recovering from their fight with the ogre before he got there we're watching on in both fear and awe.

“W-where did this one come from?!”

“It doesn’t matter, clearly he is on our side if he is attacking the other one as well.”

“Come on big guy, tear that bastard to shreds!”

The other guards cheered on Zemrite as he and the ogre fought on. The guards didn’t know that the large garou was, in fact Zemrite however. Thw was, until both Luna and Celestia made their way down, but kept a reasonable safe distance away from the fight.

“Princesses! Thank Faust you are safe! Where is your suitor?! Shouldn’t he be down here dealing with this?!”

She shook her head and pointed to the large garou.

“He is.”

The guard let out a collective ‘Whoooooaaa’ when she reveals that it is him who is fighting the ogre. Zemrite got a hit dealt to the face that sent him flying back and rolling across the ground, he lets out a yelp of pain, but quickly rises back to his feet and leaps into the air, landing on top of the ogre and pushes him down, beginning to rake his claws through the ogre's face and neck as much as he could, the sound of flesh tearing could be heard before he was kicked off. He had blinked the ogre, having torn out its eyes. But this made him more of a danger to others than him. The beast started flailing about indiscriminately. Nearly hitting the guards before they could run away. He was quick to act. Running toward the ogre and jumping on it’s back, sinking his claws into the back of its neck and digging through the flesh again until he reached it’s spinal cord. Little did he know that throughout the fight, he had received quite a bit of damage and was bleeding quick a bit. But his blood lust and rage were masking the pain for now. He was going to be in a world of hurt afterwards. Once he finally got ahold of the spinal cord, he began pulling on it as hard as he could with his claws sunk into it, and with a sick ‘CRACK’, he ripped it free. The ogre when limp instantly and fell to the ground on its face. Zemrite lifted the spine up and gave out a loud howl of victory as he stood tall and proud. The guard couldn’t help but raise their weapons and cheer with him.

However, once the fight was over and the victory was clinched, Zemrite began to feel the pain of the battle, and holy fuck was he hurting. He falls to his hands and knees, panting heavily as blood ran down his body from his wounds. Both Celestia and Luna ran over to him in a panic. Both trying to keep him supported, getting covered in his blood.

“Get the medical ponies here now! He is going to bleed to death!”

Shouted Luna. Trying her best to stop the bleeding anywhere she could, as did Celestia. Zemritechuckle slightly, but grunts in pain.

“Gah..heheheh. That was...actually pretty fun. I haven’t had a fight like that in...a while. Uugh!”

He growls through his teeth again, trying his best to stand on his own.

“Zemrite, what were you thinking?! You just went right after the thing without explaining what in equestria it was!”

“Because you are your magic wouldn’t have been able to handle it. Just like the dread wolf back at the gala…”

He gets to his feet, only to fall back down on his knees again.

“Damnit…”

“You need to rest! You are bleeding so so much! Don’t be so stubborn!”

Scolded Luna. Both ehr and Celestia were very upset with him, but at the same time, they had no right to hold it against him. He jumped to not only their defense, but her guards as well. So also, they were very proud of him. But when he felt better, he was definitely going to get an ear full. No doubt about that.

Author's Note

Well, it was gonna happen, but I changed my mind, not tonight! :P

May the darkness grant you peace.