The Darkening of Equestriaby Shadow StormbladeChaptersChapter 1Chapter 5Chapter 2Chapter 3Chapter 4Chapter 1As the darkness of Luna’s night gave way to the coming of Celestia’s sun, terror gripped Ponyville, for it was raining fucking fire. Nopony knew how or why the clouds were filled with the burning terror that was being unleashed upon the sleepy village, but they were unable to stop it. At that moments, their savior appeared. From the depths of the Everfree forest, a mysteriously cloaked figure emerged, mighty wingspan launching him into the air as he bucked every terrifying cloud out the area. Once the source of the fire had been disbursed, he swept down and used his magic to help extinguish the innumerable fires that plagued the sleepy town. With everything extinguished, the entire town came over to thank the mysterious stranger. Only once everypony had gathered around, did he throwback the cavernous hood of his cloak to reveal a magnificent horn splitting the blue mane with white tips. The black stallion looked around, standing head and shoulders over even the largest pony, before declaring “Fear not, for you true Prince has saved you!” The ponies were so grateful that this mysterious Prince had saved them, they gladly offered anything he could want. It was then that the Elements themselves came forth and threw themselves at him, overwhelmed by his sheer presence. He gladly accepted their offers of companionship and lead them all back towards Twilight’s castle, which he now claimed as his own. Before they could get much farther than a few feet from the crushing mass of ponies, Mayor Mare came forth and gladly surrendered her position of mayor to the far superior pony that had saved the town with his amazing flying and magic. Graciously accepting, he lead the Elements back to his castle for a celebratory night celebrating his saving of Ponyville. Chapter 5Though peace may have taken hold, it became a very lonely time for the King. He needed companionship. A call went out to all of the mares of the land. King Shadow Stormblade was looking for the perfect mate. Every mare in Equestria responded to the summons. With so many mares, he couldn’t choose! A harem was formed for him to pick and choose at his leasure. One pony that surprised him was Princess Cadence. Beautiful though she may be, she did spurn Shining Armor for a chance to earn the love of King Shadow Stormblade. Though she was kept in the harem, it was actually Shining Armor who captured the brave King’s heart. The day after arriving in Canterlot, King Shadow Stormblade married Prince-Consort Shining Armor. And they lived a happy life together forever, getting all of the stallion kisses either pony could ever want. Fin. Chapter 2The next morning, the sun rose and this time, there was no fire threatening the quiet hamlet of Ponyville. Today, it was another monster attack. A hydra to be specific. Leaping out of bed with a mighty flap of his wings, the mysterious stallion launches himself directly from the bedroom window and takes off to save the town once again. A resounding THUD booms across the town as he lands before the menacing beast. With nary a thought, he supercharges his horn and uses a continuous beam of magic to slice through the numerous heads. Six sickening, sickly, squishy thuds accompany the heads as they impact the ground. “Fear not citizens of Ponyville! I have saved you from the menacing Hydra!” He called out, voice booming through the town. It was then that a brilliant flash of light appeared in the skies above the town. The Diarchs were there, radiant in their majestic power as they slowly descended. Landing mere feet from him, they looked at him with shocked expressions. “It’s… It’s you!” Celestia exclaimed as Luna rushed forward to wrap the stallion in a bone crushing hug. “Hello mother,” He says softly to the Princess trying to squeeze the life out of him. Chapter 3“What do we have here?!” The voice of the God of Chaos echoed around Ponyville as the Princesses took their leave and teleported back to the Canterlot Palace. “Show yourself fiend!” The midnight black stallion roared, challenging Discord then and there. “But where’s the fun in that?” Discord cooed in reply. “If I have to find you myself, there will be nothing left when I’m done!” The mysterious alicorn cried, charging his horn. “Well, you’re no fun!” Discord said as he appeared before the black and blue maned stallion. “Now, who are you?!” “I am Prince Shadow Stormblade! And I will be the one to vanquish you once and for all you fiend!” As he made his bold declaration, he released his magic and smote Discord with a power so great, if any other tried to use it, they would have been reduced to nothing more than a pile of ash. Discord quickly found his body turning back into the familiar stone statue that is known throughout Equestria. Not wasting this chance to rid Equestria of Chaos itself, Prince Shadow Stormblade cast another spell, one that tore open a rift in the fabric of time itself and sent Discord to rot within the void between worlds. “One villain defeated! Soon, all will fall before me as I restore Equestria to its purity!” Chapter 4In no time, the valiant Prince Shadow Stormblade took down Tirek, Gilda, Queen Chrysalis, Starlight Glimmer, even Nightmare Moon herself was removed from within Princess Luna. All were sent to Tartarus for their heinous crimes against Harmony. The only dastardly villain to give him pause, was Sombra. His father. But, he did not let that stop him from protecting the ponies of Equestria and single hoofedly restoring the Crystal Empire. And for his heroic actions, Princess Cadence divorced Shining Armor to throw herself upon Prince Shadow Stormblade. None could resist his charm, amazing combat skills, battlefield leadership (he fights all of his battles alone, of course), charm, and grace. Soon, all those who threatened Harmony itself found themselves on the wrong end of Shadow Stormblade. The most amazing and brave pony in all the land. Sensing that his job was nearly done, he made a brief stop in Ponyville at his castle. There, the Elements of Harmony left their current wielders and began to circle around him, acknowledging him as their new master. With no more villains left to fight, he flew to Canterlot, crashing through the palace gates. “I have come to see that I take my rightful place as the first King of Equestria! It is time for you two Princesses to retire back to your old castle in the scary Everfree Forest!” He proclaimed before the entire court. Luna and Celestia could do nothing but acquiesce to his demands. For they knew that he could easily defeat them both! The very next day, the Princesses abdicated their thrones and Prince Shadow Stormblade was crowned King Shadow Stormblade. And peace reigned throughout the land.
Chapter 1As the darkness of Luna’s night gave way to the coming of Celestia’s sun, terror gripped Ponyville, for it was raining fucking fire. Nopony knew how or why the clouds were filled with the burning terror that was being unleashed upon the sleepy village, but they were unable to stop it. At that moments, their savior appeared. From the depths of the Everfree forest, a mysteriously cloaked figure emerged, mighty wingspan launching him into the air as he bucked every terrifying cloud out the area. Once the source of the fire had been disbursed, he swept down and used his magic to help extinguish the innumerable fires that plagued the sleepy town. With everything extinguished, the entire town came over to thank the mysterious stranger. Only once everypony had gathered around, did he throwback the cavernous hood of his cloak to reveal a magnificent horn splitting the blue mane with white tips. The black stallion looked around, standing head and shoulders over even the largest pony, before declaring “Fear not, for you true Prince has saved you!” The ponies were so grateful that this mysterious Prince had saved them, they gladly offered anything he could want. It was then that the Elements themselves came forth and threw themselves at him, overwhelmed by his sheer presence. He gladly accepted their offers of companionship and lead them all back towards Twilight’s castle, which he now claimed as his own. Before they could get much farther than a few feet from the crushing mass of ponies, Mayor Mare came forth and gladly surrendered her position of mayor to the far superior pony that had saved the town with his amazing flying and magic. Graciously accepting, he lead the Elements back to his castle for a celebratory night celebrating his saving of Ponyville.
Chapter 5Though peace may have taken hold, it became a very lonely time for the King. He needed companionship. A call went out to all of the mares of the land. King Shadow Stormblade was looking for the perfect mate. Every mare in Equestria responded to the summons. With so many mares, he couldn’t choose! A harem was formed for him to pick and choose at his leasure. One pony that surprised him was Princess Cadence. Beautiful though she may be, she did spurn Shining Armor for a chance to earn the love of King Shadow Stormblade. Though she was kept in the harem, it was actually Shining Armor who captured the brave King’s heart. The day after arriving in Canterlot, King Shadow Stormblade married Prince-Consort Shining Armor. And they lived a happy life together forever, getting all of the stallion kisses either pony could ever want. Fin.
Chapter 2The next morning, the sun rose and this time, there was no fire threatening the quiet hamlet of Ponyville. Today, it was another monster attack. A hydra to be specific. Leaping out of bed with a mighty flap of his wings, the mysterious stallion launches himself directly from the bedroom window and takes off to save the town once again. A resounding THUD booms across the town as he lands before the menacing beast. With nary a thought, he supercharges his horn and uses a continuous beam of magic to slice through the numerous heads. Six sickening, sickly, squishy thuds accompany the heads as they impact the ground. “Fear not citizens of Ponyville! I have saved you from the menacing Hydra!” He called out, voice booming through the town. It was then that a brilliant flash of light appeared in the skies above the town. The Diarchs were there, radiant in their majestic power as they slowly descended. Landing mere feet from him, they looked at him with shocked expressions. “It’s… It’s you!” Celestia exclaimed as Luna rushed forward to wrap the stallion in a bone crushing hug. “Hello mother,” He says softly to the Princess trying to squeeze the life out of him.
Chapter 3“What do we have here?!” The voice of the God of Chaos echoed around Ponyville as the Princesses took their leave and teleported back to the Canterlot Palace. “Show yourself fiend!” The midnight black stallion roared, challenging Discord then and there. “But where’s the fun in that?” Discord cooed in reply. “If I have to find you myself, there will be nothing left when I’m done!” The mysterious alicorn cried, charging his horn. “Well, you’re no fun!” Discord said as he appeared before the black and blue maned stallion. “Now, who are you?!” “I am Prince Shadow Stormblade! And I will be the one to vanquish you once and for all you fiend!” As he made his bold declaration, he released his magic and smote Discord with a power so great, if any other tried to use it, they would have been reduced to nothing more than a pile of ash. Discord quickly found his body turning back into the familiar stone statue that is known throughout Equestria. Not wasting this chance to rid Equestria of Chaos itself, Prince Shadow Stormblade cast another spell, one that tore open a rift in the fabric of time itself and sent Discord to rot within the void between worlds. “One villain defeated! Soon, all will fall before me as I restore Equestria to its purity!”
Chapter 4In no time, the valiant Prince Shadow Stormblade took down Tirek, Gilda, Queen Chrysalis, Starlight Glimmer, even Nightmare Moon herself was removed from within Princess Luna. All were sent to Tartarus for their heinous crimes against Harmony. The only dastardly villain to give him pause, was Sombra. His father. But, he did not let that stop him from protecting the ponies of Equestria and single hoofedly restoring the Crystal Empire. And for his heroic actions, Princess Cadence divorced Shining Armor to throw herself upon Prince Shadow Stormblade. None could resist his charm, amazing combat skills, battlefield leadership (he fights all of his battles alone, of course), charm, and grace. Soon, all those who threatened Harmony itself found themselves on the wrong end of Shadow Stormblade. The most amazing and brave pony in all the land. Sensing that his job was nearly done, he made a brief stop in Ponyville at his castle. There, the Elements of Harmony left their current wielders and began to circle around him, acknowledging him as their new master. With no more villains left to fight, he flew to Canterlot, crashing through the palace gates. “I have come to see that I take my rightful place as the first King of Equestria! It is time for you two Princesses to retire back to your old castle in the scary Everfree Forest!” He proclaimed before the entire court. Luna and Celestia could do nothing but acquiesce to his demands. For they knew that he could easily defeat them both! The very next day, the Princesses abdicated their thrones and Prince Shadow Stormblade was crowned King Shadow Stormblade. And peace reigned throughout the land.
