Rise Of The Nightmare

by Narukami

Rating: mature
Tags: Original Character, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, Princess Cadance, Horror, Sex, Twilight Sparkle, Princess Celestia, Dark, Sad, Princess Luna, Gore
Length: 156814

A pony who was one of the strongest magic weilders in his time. They banished him for what he was and what they feared he might become. But now he has returned and with him he brings the destruction of Equestria and the world once and for all!

After his arrival everything changed. Equestira was destroyed and i alone with the help of my friends had to find a way to stop him. I know of his powers, i know what he can do. I may fear his endless legions of Nightmares but the fear of losing those that i love and care about is even greater. It is my duty, it the right thing. Even if it pains me! I must put an end to this Nightmare.

Published 2017-04-11 01:10:01 UTC
Last updated 2019-01-01 18:03:52 UTC

Fall of Canterlot

The only thing that they could hear was Nocturne laughing in his demonic voice. Screams could be heard. Either screams of Nocturne’s victims or the screams of the people of Equestria.

Celestia was scared. Her heart was beating fast. She felt like she lost all control and she fell down and started crying. Nocturne appeared behind her and whispered in her ear slowly.

"You betrayed me Celestia. You and everypony else, but now it is you who will suffer this time!"

With that said Nocturne stood up in two hooves and was ready to kill Celestia with his blades. Out of nowhere a magic beam hit Nocturne and knocked him back into the darkness.

"Come on sister we have to get out of here!"

Celestia gazed up on her sister and said.

"I don’t know if I can."

"Don’t worry, we will find a way, together!"

Celestia felt confident. She grabbed her sister’s hoof and was dragged up.

They started running. Celestia followed Luna, she seemed to know where she was going in this mist of darkness. They got out. To their surprise Canterlot was overruned . It was filled with creatures that they never have seen before. Some of them weren’t ponies. They were straight monstrosities. Unspeakable horrors that came out of a nightmare and they were relentlessly killing every living thing.

"What has he done? We have to do something sister. We can’t let Nocturne’s minions kill the citizens!"

"Trust me tia. If WE don’t get out of here Nocturne will win. We have to evacuate and think of a plan."

Princess Celestia felt powerless that she was not able to do the best for her subjects and she agreed to leave.

They both started running towards to the gate. They were continuously stopped by Nocturne’s minions but Luna hacked and slaced her way out for both herself and her sister. They were close to an edge and more monstrosities were coming. Luna was getting tired and she was not so effective in the fight anymore. Before they could spread they wings and fly away, huge corrupted black bats appeared and blocked their way out.

"Oh not again! I can’t keep this up forever!"

Celestia the noticed the huge waterfall of the castle. She then said.

"Luna look!"
Luna turned around and saw Celestia pointing at the watefall. She then smiled and said.

"Let's do it!"

They then immediately started running towards the waterfall. One of the bats followed them and was about to snatch Luna's neck, just in time however they reached the waterfall. Luna then backflipped and hit the bat with her sword and she along with Celestia fell down the waterfall. They wasted no time, Nocturne’s minions were close. They got out of the water and made their way to the Everfree Forest, were they got away.

They were walking in the same direction for a while, when Celestia suggested to stay here for the night. And Luna agreed. They started a fire and brought some leaves to sleep on. They both sat near the campfire and started chatting.

"I hope Twilight and the others are ok." Celestia said.

"Don’t worry about it sis. I found Twilight and her friends in the dark mist and gave them......the amulet that Nocturne gave me as a birthday gift a long time ago. It works like a tracking device that will lead them to our location. The only thing that I am worried about is how they will get out of Canterlot. I mean did you see what these creatures did?

"Yes, they came out of nowhere, they were fast, strong and they were able to take Canterlot!"

"I still can’t believe he is back. We banished him a long time ago. How did he find his way back?"

"The more important thing right now is what he wants from us and what he will do with our people."

" You are right. I just hope Princess Twilight returns here as quickly as possible."

Meanwhile at Canterlot

Twilight and her friends managed to get out of the dark mist and saw what was happening outside.

"Oh my Celestia what is going on?!" Twilight said.

"Look at what these things are doing to the poor ponies...." Fluttershy said.

"I don’t care what they are but they are gonna get beaten! Let's go AJ!"

"Let's give them something that they will remember!" Aj said with a grin.

One of the nightmarish creatures got behind Rarity and attacked her. It had a pony form but and it's body was rotting, like if it was undead. It's eyes were glowing yellow and it's jaw was filled with sharp teeth. The creature then immediately attacked Rarity. If only she didn't dogded a second ago, not only her dress would be shreded.
"MY BEAUTIFUL DRESS! YOU SAVAGES!
They others quickly helped her. Applejack kicked the creature but in no good result, she only knocked it back, the creature roared and started it's counter attack. Rainbow Dash then flied under the creature and released a powerful uppercut. The jaw of the beast fell but it wasn't dead.

"But....how?" Rainbow Dash said with a surprised tone.
Twilight then immediately used her magic and shot a ball of energy that striked the creature. Instead of dying again however, it was cut in half. It's back part was destroyed and the creature started crawling on the ground towards them. They all gasped at this terrible sight.
"What!" Twilight said.
"EW THE BLOOD IS DISGUSTING!" Rarity shouted.
"Forget about it we have orders from Princess Luna! Let's move!" Twilight said.

Twilight then pulled out the amulet and they started their escape.

They made their way at the main street, it was filled with corpses, screams and a smell of stretched blood. Some nightmares got in their way. They did their best to doge them but it wasn’t enough. Applejack was grabbed by one of the corrupted bats.

"Girls Help!" She shouted.

"Don’t worry guys I got this!" Pinkie said.

She then pulled out her party cannon out of nowhere and she shot down the nightmare that grabbed Applejack. AppleJack was falling to her doom but lucky for her Rainbow dash was there to save her.

"Thanks for saving me. I didn’t know what was going to happened to me if you didn’t help."

"Yea don’t worry, we got your back."

"Me too with my awesome party cannon!" She smiled

"But I though your party cannon wasn’t filled with cannon balls Pinkie!" Applejack said.

"Oh don’t worry about that." *squee*

They then continued. They manage to leave Canterlot and make their way to the everfree forest where the amulet was leading them.

"Everypony ok?" Twilight said.

"I am ok. Damm these things really gave me the chills!" Spike said.

"For a while I thought we were done back there!" Starlight said.

"I think we handled the situation pretty well. I mean didn't you see what i did to that thing?

They then continued following the amulet into the forest. The amulet was getting brighter and brighter with every step they made to their current direction until they finally found the princess’s camp.

The two groups noticed each other, Twilight run into Celestia and hugged her.

"I am glad you are ok" Twilight said.

She cried a bit.

"Everything is ok now. All of you are safe."

Twilight then got closer to Luna, she gave her back her amulet that she was wearing in her neck and hugged her.

"Thanks for saving us Princess Luna."

Luna hugged back and said.

"I will always be with you my friends, no matter what happens."

They then sat near the campfire and started talking to each other about the situation.

"Princesses please tell us, who is this pony?" Twilight asked.

"And how did he do the whole dark mist thing? He isn’t a unicorn!" Starlight said.

"And why is he....so deformed?" Rarity said.

"Oh come on girls it wasn’t so bad. I mean we were able to go up against two of these things on our own."

"I promise you my friends your questions will be answered. But now we must go to sleep, tomorrow we will make our way to the crystal empire and there me and Luna will explain everything.

They all agreed and went to sleep on these hoofmade beds out of leaves. But Twilight was eager to know just one thing.

"He is really is your brother, isn’t he?"

Celestia wasn’t sure what to say. But she felt that she had to say the truth.

"I am afraid that he is."

It was hard for them to believe that Princess Celestia and Luna had a brother, they felt uneasy and hoped that he would be stopped. They then closed their eyes and went to sleep.

Dream Of Equestria

Celestia was ready to go to her “bed” to get some sleep. But Luna interrupted her and talked about something that will be a HUGE problem about everypony going to sleep.

"Sister, I need to talk to you away from the others."

Princess Celestia and Luna then got not so far away from the camp and started talking.

"What is it Luna?"

"We have a problem."

"What is it?"

"You know that I can enter dreams right? That I can protect our people from nightmares and bad dreams?"

"Yes Luna and you have done a pretty good job, you deserve to rest."

"Sister, have you already forgotten?"

"What do you mean?"

"What I mean is. Nocturne can enter our dreams as well and he will manipulate them in any way he wants. You and I both know what Nocturne can do when he is in somepony’s dream."

Princess Celestia was scared for her friends when she remembered Nocturne’s potential. She remembered the ponies that would wake up in the middle of the night screaming. They were saying that they had some terrible visions of her brother or the destruction of their world. That he entered their mind and completely destroyed them from the inside. Some ponies would never wake up, others would just never go to sleep again.

"I remember now sister."

"What are we going to do? Even if I try to save the elements of harmony from his grasp he will overpower me and hew will eventually get what he wants!"

"I know Luna, even if I don’t want our friends to get hurt…."

She felt pain in her heart for saying such things for her friends.

"We are going to have to stay calm and see what will happen. If Nocturne wanted us dead he would have already done it by now, you know what he can do!"

"I…..understand sister, I just hope that you are right, anyway goodnight Celestia."

Celestia got down, closed her eyes and eventually fall asleep.

Celestia opened her eyes because of something that she heard. But when she did, she wasn’t at the camp with the others. She was at a mountain that was looking straight to Canterlot. Canterlot and everything around it was destroyed, it was raining and there was no pony to be seen.

"I always loved the rain."

Nocturne creeped up on her

"Nocturne? What are you doing here? Where are we?"

"Easy sister. We are inside your mind. Your nightmare."

He then sat near her. Celestia tried to stay calm and act cool around Nocturne because she knew he had control. She took a deep breath and sat next to him.

"So this is how Equestria will be after you have killed us all?"

"Not exactly."

"Why are you doing this Nocturne? Why do you want to take over Equestria?"

"No tia I don’t want to take over Equestria, I want to destroy her."

"But why? These innocent ponies did nothing to you. Nocturne, destruction isn’t always the way, your hatred for our father has led you to do terrible things! I beg you, let go of your anger and return to us!"

She cried. But instead Nocturne got angry.

"Do you want to know why this is all happening? Why I didn’t kill you and Luna all these years ago? It’s simple, I want to see you broken and crippled, just like I was when our father took away everything from me!"

"I am sorry that this happened to you Nocturne."

"Exactly, you can only say sorry, but nothing will change! Tell me, who do you think these ponies are going to blame for the deaths of their loved ones and the destruction of their homes."

"They will of course blame you Nocturne, you will have killed their loved ones."

Nocturne laughed.

"No sister, they will blame you, Luna, the Elements of Harmony and even the Princess Of Love and her husband Shining armor! They will turn on you because YOU couldn’t protect what they loved. And everypony will die knowing that their beloved princesses have failed. That’s all that matters."

Celestia felt uneasy and scared, her heart was beating knowing that what Nocturne said might become a reality.

"Nocturne you don’t have to do this. You can put an end right now and start a new life just like other villains who where reformed.

Nocturne smashed the ground with rage, he got up frustrated and said.

"START A NEW LIFE? WHO DO YOU THINK I AM? I AM NOT LIKE ONE OF THOSE “VILLAINS” WHO WILL GIVE UP THEIR GOAL AND START A NEW LIFE LIKE NOTHING HAS HAPPENED? NO SISTER, YOUR TIME HAS COME TO AN END AND SOON EQUESTRIA WILL BURN!"

With that said. A dark mist covered her vision. When she opened her eyes she was in what appeared to be a huge room with ponies inside who were angry at Celestia.

"YOU FAILED US YOUR “MAJESTY”!"

"YOU WERE SUPPSOED TO BE STRONG!"

"I LOST EVERYTHING BECAUSE OF YOU"

Celestia fell down. She was surrounded by the ponies, that were shouting at her. She tried to close her eyes and ears, but she couldn’t resist. She cried and shouted.

"NOOOOOOOO!"

Celestia jumped out of her bed, sweating and crying. She looked around, she was back at the camp with everypony sleeping.

"Sister is everything alright?"

Luna approached her.

"Oh sister, I am so glad you are here"

Celestia hugged her.

"What happened?"

Celestia turned around, looked at the campfire and said.

"It was Nocturne, he showed up in my dream. He showed me what will happen, that we will fail and the world will hate us."

She heard something dropping behind her where Luna was. She turned around and saw that her sister had fallen to the ground dead with her neck being torn apart.

"SISTER!"

Nocturne then appeared behind Luna’s corpse and said.

"Sweet Nightmares."

Nocturne approached Celestia. Celestia screamed for help from her friends, but they wouldn’t respond. Celestia had fallen to the ground near the camp fire and could go anywhere else.

"Good bye, sister."

"NOOOOOO!!"

She closed her eyes once again, she opened them and she was at the camp once again, but this time Luna wasn’t dead and everypony was resting. She cried and said.

"Why would this Nightmare start over again?"

And she just looked at the camp fire for the rest of the hours.

Luna was dreaming that she was in her own castle surrounded by a beautiful forest, lot of rivers, wildlife and cozy atmosphere. She was having fun and was taking a bath at her pool. Her guard walked up to her while she was taking a bath and said.

"Your majesty, you have a visitor."

"A visitor?"

She wondered.

"Yes your majesty may I call him in?"

"Um, yeah sure what could go wrong? But be on your guard."

"Yes your majesty."

The guard went to get the visitor and bring him to Princess Luna. The guard returned with a clocked pony.

"Your majesty, may I introduce you to…."

Before he could finish his sentence he was stabbed at the neck by a blade that was coming out of the clocked pony.

"That won’t be necessary."

He pulled his blade out of the guard’s corpse. Luna got out of the pool grabbed her sword with her magic that was near the pool.

"Who are you? How dare you invade my dream stranger?"

The mysterious pony revealed himself. It was Nocturne once again.

"I can go where ever I want whenever I want."

"I should have known that it would be you!"

"You should have known better."

Nocturne attacked her with his blades. Luna blocked every attack she could, but Nocturne was faster, stronger and he was more experienced with magic and with weaponry. In fact Luna could only block instead of counter attack Nocturne.

"What do you want from me!?"

She said frustrated.

"Oh nothing I am just here to make sure you will have sweet dreams!"

He then lifted up his hoof in the speed of light and a blue shadowy bolt blasted her into the wall. Nocturne grabbed her sword with his magic immediately disintegrating it with the touch of his hoof. Nocturne’s hoof turned to a claw and grabbed Luna by the neck.

"*cough*You…*cough*You won’t get away with this!*cough*."

"Oh really? See for yourself."

He flied up in the sky high enough so Luna can see her whole castle. Her castle was overuned with Nocturne’s minions. Nocturne’s minions were killing every last one of her guards and destroying her castle.

"You won’t*cough*win Nocturne! We will make sure you won’t return again!*cough*."

"Oh this is just the beginning dear Luna. I am planning on destroying Equestria and finally have my revenge on the world! I will make sure that every bit of pain that you will feel will be real!"

Nocturne’s empty hoof then had a dark aura around it. The world around them had been destroyed and there was only darkness and from nowhere a giant mouth with tentacles behind it’s back appeared ride under Nocturne and Luna.

"You see sister? The poor thing hasn’t eaten for decades and it’s hungry. And I think it’s time for you to wake up."

"You wouldn’t dare*cough*"

"Is that so?"

Nocturne then blasted her wings with his magic, immediately destroying both of her wings. Luna screamed out of pain and felt that she really was going to die.

"Just one final touch!"

He said. Then he sliced her horn with his blade. Luna felt week, her horn was bleeding and she kept crying.

"Sweet dreams, sister."

When Nocturne said that, he let go of her neck. She then immediately fell to the beasts mouth, eating her alive.

Luna woke up sweating, her heart beating and she was wounded.

"Luna!"

She run to her and then hugged her.

"My goodness what happened to you, where did all these injuries come from?!"

Luna had a lot of cuts and bruises all around her body and she was bleeding.

"It was Nocturne."

She said while crying.

"He outplayed me, there was nothing I could have done to stop him. What if Nocturne actually defeat us and destroy Equestria?"

"Don’t worry sister, as long as we are together we can do anything. And I promise you, we will find a way to defeat Nocturne!"

Luna hugged her.

"I hope you are right."

Tale Of A Nightmare

Tale Of A Nightmare

The sun was risen by Celestia, the main six along with Spike and Starlight woke up. Princess Celestia didn’t want to waste time and wanted to go to the Crystal Empire at once.

"Good morning everypony." Celestia said.

The main six said good morning but not in the usual way. They were a little sad and scared.

"We don’t have time to waste, we have to get to the Crystal Empire as soon as possible and warn Princess Cadence and
Shining armor." Celestia said.

"Then let’s get going! We are gonna fly there and arrive in five minutes." Rainbow Dash said.

"It’s not that simple Rainbow Dash, we have to keep a low profile so that Nocturne’s minions won’t see us. Because if they do then all of our chances to stop him are lost." Princess Luna said.

"Luna is right. If Nocturne finds us everything will be lost."

"Then what do you suggest we do?" Twilight asked.

"We will combine our magic and we will teleport outside the Crystal Empire. This will help us avoid all the dangers to our journey." Celestia said.

The main six and spike quickly agreed.
"Starlight, come help with the spell with need all the unicorns we can have."

Starlight didn’t answer, she was just sitting and having her back turned to everypony.
"Starlight?"

Twilight got a little closer, she extended her hoof at the point where she could touch Starlight at the shoulder. When Twilight touched Starlight, Starlight started to breathe heavily and after a while she stopped.

"Are you ok Starlight?"

Starlight whispered to Twilight.

"I will tell you at the Crystal Empire."

Twilight felt uneasy but respected her decision.

"Alright, now that we are all ready, let’s begin." Luna said.

They all got into a big circle. In the middle were Spike, Rainbow Dash, Fluttershy, Pinkie, Applejack and Rarity. The four mares around them charged their horns and a blue aura surrounded the ones that were in the middle. And in the blink of an eye, they were gone. The crew found themselves outside the Empire. When they entered they were greeted by smiles and laughter. But they didn’t have time for that. Except Pinkie Pie, who was always happy to make more friends. And then some guards came to lead them to Princess Cadence and Shining armor. Along with them was Flash Sentry. Twilight noticed him.

"Your majesties, it is my honor to welcome you to the Crystal Empire! Flash Said.

"Thank you guard, lead us to Princess Cadence." Luna said.

"As you wish your majesty."

Flash Sentry along with the other guards began to leading them to Princess Cadence and her husband. They entered the throne room where Princess Cadence and Shining armor were at.

"Twilight!"

"Cadence!"

"Sunshine sunshine ladybugs awake clap your hooves and do a little shake!"

They both laughed.

"Welcome to the Crystal Empire. Enjoy your stay."

"Thank you Cadence, but where is my brother?"

"Oh, he is with Flurry Heart. He really loves her."

"How sweet."

Princess Luna wasn’t fluttered by their behavior and wanted to immediately alert them about Nocturne. Celestia noticed Luna’s reaction and put her hoof in front of her to show her to be patient. Luna agreed without saying anything.

"Please make yourselves at home."

"Thank you for your hospitality Cadence, but we have important things to discus." Celestia said with a serious tone.

Twilight remembered and felt stressed. She was also wondering what happened to Starlight. What will she tell her and is she ok? They went to a room with a big round table. Cadence went to get her husband before going to the room.

"Shining, the princesses are here along with Twilight and her friends."

Shining armor was at his daughter’s room watching her playing with her toys and he was smiling.

"Oh, they are here? Let’s greet them then!"

"It’s not a normal visit. They said that they have something important to discus."

Shining armor was confused and filled with curiosity of what could have happened. He put Flurry Heart back to her cradle and followed Cadence to the meeting room. Twilight was sitting near Starlight, she looked scared, her skin was less colorful and she looked like if somepony had drained the life from her body. Twilight whispered to her.

"Wanna talk about what happened?"

Starlight replied slowly.

"Yes Twilight. You see, yesterday when we got to sleep. I had the same dream that I had they day before we go to the gala."

"Did you see something different in your dream this time though? "

"Yes, but this time everything was crystal clear. I saw, us at the camp last night. I was at my bed of sorts. I couldn’t move my body, but I could still use my eyes. And out of nowhere Nocturne appeared. He started talking to me."

"Hello Starlight. Don’t try to telling your friends. Not that you can."

Nocturne was right. Starlight couldn’t move, her lips were at the same position and her heart was slowly beating.

"You know Starlight? Out of all those who tried to take over Equestria , you have impressed me the most. Unlike Nightmare moon or Tirek, you never wanted power, you only cared about destroying Twilight’s most sacred thing of all: Friendship!"

Nocturne then took a quick look at Twilight and her friends. And after a second he turned around and said.

"No, you are not ready yet nor your friends. But you Starlight. You are!"

Then dark tendrils came out of Nocturne's hoof and immediately they attacked her. Starlight woke up in pain and terror"
Twilight felt terrible that this happened to her friend.

"I am sorry that this happened to you Starlight. But we will find a way. Together!"

Starlight sighted.

"It’s not that simple."

"What do you mean?"

Starlight showed her hoof to Twilight. Starlight’s hoof had something like a big black pimple. And it was slowly infecting the rest of her body.

"Twilight, I am scared."

Twilight had never seen such a thing, but she knew it was something bad and it had to be removed.

"Don’t worry Starlight. Princess Celestia and Luna will know what to do about this."

Starlight still wasn’t sure about this. I mean she saw both the princesses lose a fair fight against Nocturne and he wasn’t even trying to defend himself. When they ended their conversation Princess Cadence along with her husband entered the room.

"Hello Twilight!" Shining armor said with a smile.

"Hey….."

Shining armor was worried. What had happened and made Twilight so stressed out.

"I and Princess Luna have something to say."

Everyponys’ eyes were directly staring at them as they were waiting for some answers.

"Princess Cadence and Shining armor we would like to inform you about an attack that happened on Canterlot." Celestia said.

They were both confused even more and were eager to hear more about what happened.

"Last night Canterlot was attack by a very powerful pony that I and Luna knew a very long time ago. We banished him because of his actions and his rage, his name is Nocturne."

"And now he has returned and he won’t stop until every last one of us are dead!" Luna said.

Princess Cadence was worried for her child.

"But why? What did we do to him?" Cadence asked.

Celestia took a deep breath and started talking again.

"It was a stormy night away from Equestria when I and Luna were still small. One of the servant’s found a small basket just outside of the castle, she grabbed it and inside there was a little baby pony, but he wasn’t like the others, his skin was dark, with blue glowing eyes, bat wings and no mane. The servant brought the small pony to our father and mother. And they were both surprised at what they had seen, even if Nocturne was different our mother wanted to adopted him as one of her children."

"But father didn’t like him for what he was, he said that such a thing should be destroyed. And when the other leaders of other nations found out about a son they were eager to hear about him."

"But when they found out what he was they demanded to execute that thing. And father couldn’t agree more. Mother though didn’t care what they were saying and kept the child as her own. Father didn’t like the idea but he carried on.
Nocturne was raised to be a warrior. He would be mistreated and be beaten by his elders. And when they found out that he could use magic, they couldn’t believe in their eyes!"

"Wait a minute, so you are telling us that he can use magic and he is not a unicorn?" Shining armor asked.

"But, how does he do that?" Princess Cadence asked.

"We were told that because of Nocturne’s design, he could use magic like any other Alicorn and Unicorn without any problem." Luna said.

"Nocturne was known for his….unnatural might and power. He alone managed to destroy an entire empire on his own and returne victorious." Celestia said.

"Nocturne can also do other things." Luna said.

"What type of things?" Spike asked.

"You see, Nocturne can actually enter your dreams just like me. But he won’t be in your mind just to protect you. He will manipulate you, your pain and screams will bring joy to him. And some of you may have….seen things in your sleep because of him." Luna pointed out.

Twilight and Starlight looked at each other’s eyes knowing what had happened.

"You may ask now, why Nocturne wants to kill us all. This is not an easy answer." Celestia said.

Celestia took a deep breath and continued

"Even if Nocturne was a monster to everyponies eyes, even if with every step he took somepony around would die or suffer he was loved by one mare. When our father found out about his relationship he killed her. Nocturne full of rage went on a rampage and was about to destroy everything. Celestia said.

"From the way that you described he so far i can tell that it seems love can find it's way to anypony's heart" Cadence said.
Celestia noded and continiued.

"But thanks to a very old priest Alicorn named Crossbleser we managed to stop Nocturne and he was sent away through a portal that he opened. We believed that Nocturne was gone for good. But now he is back."

"Yes, he has returned and with a path of destruction behind him." Luna said.

Everypony was scared , stressed and worried for their loved ones. There was silence in the room for a second.

"What are we going to do?" Twilight asked.

"I truly don’t know." Celestia said.

Invasion of Yakyakistan

Before anypony could say anything else, a guard rushed into the room and told them about some disturbing news.

"Your highnesses*takes a deep breath*we have a breach!"

"What is it guard?" Cadence asked.

"We have reports of multiple attacks from all around Equestria! Canterlot has fallen and all the other cities and places are
being attacked by some creatures unlike anything the world has seen before!"

"That must be Nocturne. We have to act fast!" Luna said.

"Alright. Guard, tell us where are we needed?" Celestia asked.

"There are reports of a devastating attacks at Yakyakistan."

"Then we are gonna have to go and help!" Shining armor said.

"I agree. But we are gonna have to be careful around Nocturne’s army. They are not to be underestimated!" Luna said

"Wait, are we for real going to go up against Nocturne?" Twilight said with a worrying tone.

"I am sorry Twilight and everypony but yes. Nocturne won’t back down and he will try anything and I mean anything to succeed in his goal." Celestia said.

"This Nocturne character seems very dangerous! I suggest we move on right away, i won’t allow him to kill anypony else! Guard , prepare the troops we are going to Yakyakistan." Shining armor said.

"Yes my lord!"

The guard left and went to organize the troops for combat.

"I cannot believe that this is happening." Cadence said.

"Me neither Cadence, i never thought that i would have to fight against Nocturne again....after that incident..." Celestia said.

They all got out of the room. Shining armor followed Luna and Celestia outside. Shining armor went to get his armor and weapons from the armory. As for Luna and Celestia, Both of them used their magic to create the armor of their choice. Celestia’s armor was a big golden plate that was covering almost her entire body with the exception of the eyes, the mouth and her mane was gathered by a small rope. And her weapon of choice was a glowing yellow sword with the logo of the sun at the handle. As for Luna she wore an armor that was made out of grey steel and the logo of the moon at her armor. And her weapon of choice was a crescent moon blade. They were both ready.
The troops were ready outside the castle. Shining armor was ready to instruct his troops. But he was interrupted by his wife and sister.

"Do you really have to go?" Cadence cried a little.

"Shining please don’t go. I saw what Nocturne did and I don’t want you to suffer like the others." Twilight said.

"You have so much to lose. If Nocturne kills you, how am I going to raise our child alone? She cried a lot more.

Shining armor hugged both of them.

"I am fighting to protect you both. I promise that i will return in one piece.

He kissed his wife and his sister. He lifted up his sword and went to the field to instruct his troops. Celestia looked back and saw Twilight crying. She went close to her and tried to cheer her up.

"I know how you feel Twilight."

"Princess?

"I know how it is to be afraid of losing somepony close to you. I felt for Nocturne the same back when we were younger.Don’t worry, we will return, all of us. Celestia was ready to leave. But Twilight stopped her by hugging her.

"Please don’t let anything happen to Shining. Promise me that you will bring him back!"

She cried while saying the whole thing. Celestia hugged her back and said.

"I promise you Twilight, I will bring your brother back! No matter the cost"

Shining armor was instructing his troops at the center of the Empire.

"Soldiers, we are facing a threat greater than ever before. We are heading to Yakyakistan. The enemy is stronger in numbers and their leader is a pony named Nocturne. From my source of information i have heared from the Princesses themselves that he is a force to be reckoned with and must be taken seriously. But I believe in every last one of you that you will be brave and do what’s necessary to defeat these things and take back what’s ours!" Shining armor said.
The soldiers cheered and where ready for battle.

"But we won’t be alone on this fight. On our side with have Princess Celestia and Princess Luna and with their powers we will prevail. We can do it!" He shouted.

The soldiers were more ready than ever. They got to positions and marched toward wards to Yakyakistan.

ONE HOUR LATER

They were just outside Yakyakistan. The city was burning, screams could be heard and the snow was filled with the blood of the Yaks.

"This is it everypony! GET READY!" Shining armor shouted.

The soldiers lifted their swords and spears and were moving inside the city on a defensive position. They were soon attacked by Nocturne’s soldiers. Some of them were normal ponies like them but with dark skin, dark armor and blue glowing eyes. Other Nocturnes’ minions were huge dark minotaurs with shadow armor and red glowing eyes. The fight had began!

Nocturnes’ soldiers charged at the enemy without fear. They were stronger and more powerful than a normal pony. Celestia, Luna and Shining armor charged in the fight as well. Celestia hadn’t used a sword for a long time and was a little rusty at fighting, even though if she managed to get a few blows at the enemy. Luna however was excellent at fighting. She could easily kill five to six enemies at once with a single blow. The crystal soldiers however weren’t so effective at fighting. They were constantly losing trades and were eventually killed. Celestia went to find Luna and Shining armor. When she found them she started fight by their side and said.

"We have to find Prince Rutherford!" Celestia said.

"Agreed, but we are gonna have to get through the gates of his castle." Luna replied.

"And the worst thing is that, THIS thing is guarding the gate."

He pointed at the creature that was defending the gate. It was a huge dark undead ice golem taller than the Minotaur. I was wearing a torn appart robe, it had a helmet and out of it there were two horns that were comming out. It's armor was made out of a combination of ice and darkness along with chains around it's body. It was carrying one sword in its' right arm and in the other they could see a blue aura of magic. The three heroes were ready to engage. The golem lifted it's sword to the air and then impaled the ground so hard that the sword went through. A small earthquake started and from the ground erupted undead soldiers with weapons and armors. Some of the Crystal soldiers attacked the golem only to get cut in pieces by the undead soldiers or get crushed under the golem's steps. Luna rushed at the golem immediately dodging its attacks. She charged her magic and shot the back of its head. It did little damage and it made the golem angrier. The golem punched Luna so hard that it send her straight to wall, she hit her head and was unconscious.

"Luna!" Celestia shouted.

Celestia was about to charge the golem.

"Wait, if we are going to defeat that thing we are going to need a strategy." Shining armor suggested.

"Agreed, you provide a distraction and i will finish it off!"

"You can count on me!"
"Just be careful, i don't want you to die"

He noded and he shouted.
" SLEEPY!"

Out of nowhere a stalion with green skin colour and yellow mane appeared. He had a small wrist blade, armor and his cutiemark was a small campfire. The stalion then said.
"Ready for duty sir!"

"Good, help me provide a distraction for the princess"

"Of course! Let me handle this"

The stalion then rushed at the golem while beating and slicing the undead soldiers. When he reached the golem the stalion said.

"Hey ugly!"
The golem looked at him with an angry gaze.

"I bet that you can't hit me even if i am standing still"

The golem shouted and attack the stalion with it's sword. But when the sword came in contact with the stalion it just exploded into fethers. The stalion was behind the golem laughing.

"Dude i am right here! Stop playing dumb!"

He then picked up a snowball and threw it right on the golem's face and laughed even more. The golem got super mad, it charged it's magic on it's right hand and smashed the ground in front of him in an attempt to hit the Stalion.

"Missed me!" He shouted while laughing even more.

"Now it's your chance princess!"

Celestia nodded and flew towards the golem and with a quick hit she cut the golem a little bit. The golem however quickly grabbed her in mid air and started slamming her up against the floor and walls.

"PRINCESS!" Shining armor shouted.

Celestia was getting dizzy and was bleeding heavily, she even felt her bones breaking one by one. There was nothing that the Staion nor Shining armor to do and to their surprise the sun got down and the moon had risen. Luna had woken up and was gazing at the golem in anger. She lifted her blade to the skies, it started glowing, along with her eyes and she then swinged her blade a couple of times and sent forward blue shockwaves that striked the golem and immediately destroying it. She lowered the moon and went to see her sister.

"Sister are you alright?" She gasped at the sight of Celestia. Her armor had broken along with her sword, huge and deep wounds covered Celestia's body. Luna hugged Celestia, cried and said.

"Please don't be dead!"

After a couple of seconds Celestia turned around with a smile and said.

"It's alright Luna, i am.....ok"

"Oh my god tia, i thought i lost you!"

Celestia hugged her and said.

"It's ok now my sweet little Lulu. Come on we have a job to do"

Celestia was slowly got up.

"But sister, your wounds!"

"We don’t have time for this let’s go find the Prince."

Before they could do anything they were interrupted by Shining armor.

"Princesses we have a problem, we are losing soldiers fast these monsters have already killed the seventy present of our whole battalion!"

"Listen Captain, take your troops and make your way back to the Crystal Empire, we can't aford to lose more that we can bear" Celestia said.

"But…what are you going to do?"

"It’s ok, just return to the Empire, we will find Prince Rutherford." Luna said.
Shining armor wasn’t happy about it their decision.

"Ok. EVERYPONY RETREAT. WE ARE GOING BACK TO THE EMPIRE, MOVE!"

The soldiers stopped fighting and started to retreating and the creatures had their eyes on the princesses. The creatures rushed at them with everything they got. When they were almost close, Celestia charged her horn and unleashed a beam of light that came from the sun, immediately disintegrating every creature around them.

"Come, soon more of them will appear" Celestia said.

They both got inside the castle, they opened the doors to the throne room and they saw corpses of Yaks scattered all across the room. Nocturne was at the throne grabbing Prince Rutherford with his claws. It didn’t take time for Nocturne to notice them.

"Oh, hello sisters did not except to see you here and….damm Celestia you look terrible."
Celestia ignored what Nocturne had said.

"Nocturne let go of Prince Rutherford, now."

Nocturne laughed.

"I love the sound of your tone right now. You finally realized that I am a threat."

"Does it matter right now? Look what you did outside!"

"Oh, this is only the beginning of what I am planning."

"Whatever you do Nocturne we will find a way to stop you!" Luna said.

"If I was given ten bits every time somepony predicted my doom. Well you get the point."

"Not so fast you monster!" Rutherford said.

He bite Nocturne’s claws without hurting him. Nocturne got angry.

"YOU USELESS ANIMAL!"

Nocturne dropped Prince Rutherford. Rutherford found the chance and charged at Nocturne immediately stabbing him with one of his horns. Nocturne still wasn't hurt .He then crushed Rutherford’s horn with his hoof. His horn began bleeding and Nocturne impaled Rutherford at the chest with his twin blades. He then continued cutting through his flesh until the point when he cut opened his head.

"NO!" Celestia shouted

The two princesses rushed at him with all their might.

"Not yet!"

He stomped his hooves to the ground creating the same mist they saw in Canterlot and Nocturne vanished.

"DAMM IT, we lost him again!?" Luna said.

"There was nothing we could have done and now Rutherford is dead!" Celestia said.

"You are right. The only thing that drives me paranoid is what Nocturne is planning and what will he do next."

"We will find out, let’s return to the Empire."

A cold blade

The two princesses were ready to leave the castle, they spread their wings and flew away. They didn’t talk while they were flying. They had a lot to think, both of them.

1 HOUR LATER
The princesses had landed to the Crystal Empire. They were greeted by the citizens of the empire. They weren’t laughing nor cheering. Instead they were worried and unsatisfied of the situation. But they wanted to hear every last detail of the battle. The elements of harmony, princess Cadence, Shining armor, Spike and Starlight were all at the same room they first met after the incident that happened on Canterlot. A guard walked in and announced the return of the princesses.

"Your majesties, I have news about Princess Celestia and Princess Luna."

"You have new? Tell me they are ok." Twilight said.

"They are in a perfect condition Princess Twilight, they are coming here right now."

The two princesses entered the room. They were wounded and hurt.

"Oh my, what happened to you? You look terrible!" Cadence said.

"Are you going to be ok?" Twilight asked.

"These monsters back at Yakyakistan were able to get a few hits on us, but we will recover...." Celestia said.

"Shining armor told us everything about what happened in Yakyakistan. That there was chaos and there were a lot of weird monster attacking the castle." Cadence said.

"Please, princesses tell us, what happened to Prince Rutherford." Twilight asked.

"I am afraid that, Nocturne was able to…kill him before we could react." Luna said with an unsatisfied tone.

"Wait, so you are telling us that Yakyakistan is no more?" Shining armor asked.

"It's true. Ever Yak was killed in the attack, i just wished that we could have saved them." Celestia said.

Everypony were surprised that Nocturne had managed to destroy Yakyakistan.

"So, the sacrifices of our soldiers were for nothing?!" Cadence asked.

"Yes, they weren’t prepared for Nocturne or any of his soldiers. None of us were." Celestia said.

"What are we gonna do next?" Spike asked.

"The best thing that we all should do now is get some rest, even if i fear that Nocturne may do something terrible to you in your sleep time, we are going to need to relax to regain our strength or else we won't go anywhere." Luna said.

"And how bad will these dreams be?" Fluttershy asked.

"My dear Fluttershy i am sorry to say but....you will suffer a lot." Luna said.

They didn’t object, even if they had in mind that something bad will happen to them during their sleep, they hoped that princess Luna will be there to save them. They then got up and went to their rooms. They said good night and went to sleep. Before Twilight could reach her bed, she heard a knock on her door. She walked to the door and opened it. It was Starlight.

"Oh hello Starlight, you got something to say?"

"Yes i do and it's important!"

She got into the room and shut the door.

"I hope Spike won’t hear a thing about this" Starlight said.

"Don’t worry about it, he is sleeping in the corner."

"Good."

Starlight then showed Twilight her hoof. It was getting worst. It had spread all across her shoulder. And her skin was getting darker with some small wounds at the source of the infection.

"Twilight, it’s getting worst. I don’t know what to do."

"Starlight…I don’t know what to say, I have never seen something like this. Please we are gonna have to tell the princesses about this, they might know what this is."

"I don’t like that idea Twilight, but I trust you. Ok tomorrow I will tell them about….this."

"It’s probably for the best Starlight. But don’t be afraid, we are all together in this."

"Ok, thank you Twilight."

Starlight then opened the door and went to her room.

Twilight got to her bed, closed her eyes and slept. After a minute or so she heard a noise coming from the closet. She opened her eyes. She got up slowly and approached the closet. She then used her magic and opened the closet slowly. The closet was then immediately opened by itself and Twilight was knocked back. From the closet, Nocturne appeared.

"Hello there Twilight!"

"Spike, run!"

"Don’t bother, he won’t listen."

Twilight took a deep breath and said.

"What do you want from me?"

"Oh, I just wanted to meet you personally."

Twilight blinked and Nocturne was right in front of her. He was as tall as Princess Luna and a little taller.

"You see Twilight, you and your friends may have met countless of dangers around Equestria, but i am different!

"Even if that's true, that doesnt mean that in the end we won't defeat you!"

"Are you sure about that? Do you know how many ponies i have killed to get to the point where i am now? It was a VERY long journey!"

"Yet here you are Nocturne, trying to scare me inside of this dream!"

Nocturne laughed.

"I am glad you figured that it was a dream so fast. You indead are smart! But you are wrong in only one thing!"

"And what is that?" She asked.

"It's simply, i may want to scare you, feast on your Nightmares and Affliction. But mostly....FEAR!"

Nocturne’s right hoof became a claw and grabbed Twilight from the neck and pushed her across the window of her room.

"Look Twilight, soon everything that you see won’t exist anymore! Nor your friends, Celestia and Luna, your brother and his wife and even your family. Everything that you hold dear will soon be gone! But for now enjoy the rest of your life, for now!"

Nocturne then threw her out of the window she tried to fly back up but a shadow claw came out of her widow and dragged her down to the ground with such force that killed her. Twilight woke up gasping, sweating and she was hurt. She never felt like that ,she felt like if she had died and came back. She wasn’t sure what to do now.

Rainbow Dash was at a race at Cloudsdale. She was excited and was ready to win.

"Hey"
Rainbow Dash heard somepony near her. She turned to look. It was Nocturne, it seems that he was about to race as well.

"Hello, Rainbow."

"What the! What do you want here! Leave my dream immediately or else!"

"Jeez hostile. I am just here to race you RD, that's all"

Her eyes were filled with tears and she started laughing.

"Do you really think that you can beat me in a race?!"

"I don’t think that I can beat you in a race RD, I believe it. But before we start the racer let’s get rid of the others shall we?"
Nocturne got on two hooves and tendrils came out of his front hooves immediately impaling the other racers and killing them.

"I hope you are ready. Rainbow Crash!"

The race had started and Nocturne flew away.

"Oh I will show you!"

She started flying. They were both fast. But Nocturne had the advantage thanks to him starting first. Rainbow Dash had enough.

"Time to show you my sonic rainboom!"

Nocturne was not impressed and continued flying. Rainbow Dash backed up and went up into the skies. She then came down at the speed of light. She had activated her sonic rainboom. She then passed Nocturne and was first. She looked behind and saw that Nocturne was far away. She laughed.

"Very well little dashie, if you want to play like that then you will have it!"

Nocturne then charged his demonic energies and devoured the souls of all the pegasus watching the race. Their bodies were rotten without any source of life in them, they had lost their colours, cuttie marks, manes and even their eyes. They were just empty husks that were falling from the sky and into the ground. After Nocturne started flying so fast that in a matter of seconds he reached Rainbow Dash, he then stomped on her head with such force that she started falling down as well. Nocturne passed the finish line and started flying down as well to meet Rainbow Dash. She had fallen down, she was wounded and hurt.

"Looks like I won. And you know what happens now."

Nocturne's front hooves transformed into claws, he then grabbed her wings and started ripping them appart. After a few seconds of pain and cries that felt like an eternity her wings were cut from her back. She started screaming once more and her back was bleeding heavily. Nocturne then dropped her wings in front of her and said.

"I believe that you have enjoyed these for far too long!"

Rainbow Dash was speechless and terrified.

"Sweet Nightmares."

He then impaled the back of her head with his blade, the blade then came out of her mouth and was painted with her blood, Nocturne then grabbed her neck with his claw and ripped her head as well. She was finaly dead.
Rainbow Dash woke up from the huge pain that she endured in her dream. The pain however remained and she looked at her back hoping to see her wings intact. Lucky for her, her wings were ok. But it felt so real.
Princess Cadence was at her bed with her husband Shining armor. They were both sleeping. Cadence then felt her husband hugging her.

"Why are you so cold shining?" She asked with confusion.

He didn’t reply. She felt suspicious and turned to look at him. It was Nocturne, she fell down from the bed in terror.

"What’s the matter sweetie? Isn’t your lovely Shining armor here with you?" Nocturne asked.

"Who are you! What did you do to my husband!

"Oh but you know very well who I am."

"Nocturne! Celestia and Luna told me about you!"

"Then they must have told you of what I am capable of. This gives you on more reason to be afraid of me!"

"I am not afraid of you Nocturne. I know this is just a dream and there is nothing you can do to scare me!"

"It might be a dream, but what if this dream shows you what might happen in the future?"

He then run across the room and entered Flurry Hearts room.

"Flurry!" She shouted.

Flurry Heart was crying loudly from her room.

"Don’t worry sweetie. Mommy is coming."

When she entered the room she saw her husband holding a knife and he started stabbed Flurry Heart repeatedly none stop.

"WHAT ARE YOU DOING?" She shouted.

Before she could do anything else Flurry Heart was dead and then Shining armor stabbed himself in the neck, he then continiued moving the knife accros the rest of his neck in result he decapitated himself. His corpse fell down and his head rolled in front of Cadence. She started screaming in terror and tears started falling down her cheacks. Nocturne then appeared behind her grabbing her shoulder, she then looked up.

"This is just the beggining my dear"

He said while petting her with his claw.

"YOU MONSTER!" She shouted. She was about to charge her magic and hit Nocturne but it was too late for her to do anything to defend herself in this Nightmare.

He punched her in the face immediately waking her up, she was screaming and crying. Shining armor immediately hugged her tight and said.

"It's ok, it's ok it was just a dream."

She didn't say anything, she just kept hugging back until....

"But what if you haven't woken up yet?"

Cadence quickly looked at her husband again but to her surprise it was Nocturne.

"Sweet Nightmares" He said with a demonic laughter.

She tried to run away but she was trapped in his clutches and out of fear she woke up into the hooves of her real husband who was trying to calm her down.

Luna was in a room alone she was frustrated.

"NO! I FAILED. CURSE YOU NOCTURNE! YOU WORTHLESS BEING OF DARKNESS!"

Princess Celestia then walked in to the room.

"What happened? Are you ok Luna?"

"Oh I am fine alright. BUT I WASN’T ABLE TO STOP NOCTURNE. HE ENTERED THE MINDS OF THE ELEMENTS' OF HARMONY AND CADENCE’S! I FAILED THEM!

Celestia hugged her.

"We both know that Nocturne is more powerful than us. But shouting won’t help us defeat him."

"I am sorry sister. But I can’t let our friends fall victims to Nocturne."

"I know." She replied.

Nocturne was outside of the Crystal Empire, he was watching as always and said.

"I expected you to act better Luna, hmm it seems that all this time of peace has made you weaker. Oh well, soon your will regain your powers and i will consume every bit of you! Your powers will be mine and this world will perish. And when the time comes i will returne to our home and finaly have my revenge!"

When he said that he left the Empire and was gone into the dark and cold night.

Servants Of The Dark Lord

The sun had risen and the daytime had began. Everypony woke up and were ready to start their day. Some of them however had a lot to think and consider. When Twilight had woken up she remembered her encounter with Nocturne last night, her back was still hurt and she was in pain. Rainbow dash tried to forget everything that happened and play it cool around her friends and the princesses. But even the bravest of them all still have this thought at the back of their heads. Saying to them that they will be killed and will suffer in the worst possible. Cadence could not believe what she saw last night, she saw her two most loved ponies die a horrible death, she was depressed and though that this may be a sign that they will die. She could not think anything else, except them being safe. The four princesses gathered and the throne room and were talking about the things that have happened so far.

"I can’t believe it. How can somepony be so twisted?" Cadence said with an angry tone.

"Yes, how can Nocturne be like this? Where does he find the courage to hurt other ponies and not feel bad about?"

Twilight asked.

"I am sorry that I wasn’t able to protect you last night. I am sorry that I let Nocturne fill your heads with these terrifying visions! But I was powerless." Luna said.

"We all have seen nightmares in our lives, but Nocturne is something else. He can make these dreams feel….real. That’s why you would either wake up with wounds, bruises or anything that has to do with physical pain. And now Nocturne has taken all of Equestria. It is unknown however what he has done with the citizens of each city or village." Celestia said.

"I just hope he hasn’t hurt them." Twilight said.

"I doubt that. From what I saw last night, I don’t think that Nocturne even possesses just a tiny bit of mercy in him."

Cadence said.

"Nocturne doesn’t want to just kill us all like that. He wants the whole Equestria to know that we are responsible for this destruction." Celestia said.

"And how is he gonna accomplice that? Everypony knows that he started the whole thing and he is destroying everything!" Twilight said

"Maybe, but Nocturne is smarter that you think." Luna said.

"My sister is right. If we plan on defeating Nocturne, we are gonna have to do a little research on him. There are still thinks that Crossbleser knew about Nocturne that even we didn’t" Celestia said.

"And for us to find out, we are gonna have to find out where he’s secret library is." Luna said.

"Yet however his time has passed and you still don't know where his library is?" Cadence asked.

"I am afraid so. Crossbleser was a good pony, but he didn’t want anypony to find out about what he was doing."

"So…where do we start?" Twilight asked.

"Before we head back to our home and search for the library we must first get prepared." Celestia said.

"I suggest we start at our local library, there we might find sorts of spells that can help to defeat Nocturne." Luna said.

"Let’s get going then....wait what do you mean by head back to our home?" Twilight asked with curiosity.

Celestia didn't say anything nor Luna, they just kept their heads down with a sad look. Twilight didn't say anything even if she was wondering about what they meant.

They all then left the throne room and headed to the library out of the castle. While they were heading to the library Twilight saw Starlight outside Sunburst’s house. Twilight stopped.

"You guys continue, I have to talk to Starlight." Twilight said.

"Starlight? The pony you were talking about Twilight?" Celestia said.

"Yes princess."

"Ok Twilight, but be quick we have a lot of work ahead of us." Celestia said.

Twilight then left her group and headed to Sunburst’s house. She knocked on the door and Sunburst opened it.

"Oh, hello princess Twilight, nice to see you again." He said.

"Thank you Sunburst, but please call me Twilight."

"Ok, sorry please come in."

Twilight got inside and saw Starlight sitting in a chair near the table. When Starlight saw Twilight she was surprised.

"Um, Twilight what are you doing here?"

"I saw you outside heading here so I followed you. The question is, what are you doing here?"

Starlight felt a little embarrassed.

"I felt that it would be nice to see my old friend in my time of need."

"I understand, but you still have to tell the princesses about what has happened to your…hoof."

"But what if it turns out to be something very dangerous and they decide to throw me out because of this?"

"Don’t worry Twilight. I have already began looking at Starlight’s…disease? It appears to be some sort of living organisms inside your hoof that are spreading all around your body. Of course these organisms are harming and are destroying you from inside and are replacing the original cells with theirs’ that they make." Sunburst said.

"So…can you translate all what you said in English now?" Asked Starlight.

Sunburst rolled his eyes.

"What I am saying is…that you are changing, into something else."

"What exactly?" Starlight asked.

"I don’t know. But whatever you are changing into, it can’t be good. I am worried about you Starlight. I keep hearing about somepony named Nocturne that he is trying to destroy Equestria and he has already destroyed Yakyakistan. If Nocturne will do something horrible to you i….wouldn’t know what to do!" He said.

Starlight hugged him and cried a little.

"Thank you for worring about me Sunburst. If it wasn't for you right now I wouldn't know what to do."

She said this while she was holding him tight.

"Ok, Twilight lets go talk to the princesses." She said.

They left the house and made their way to the library. While they were walking to the library, something happened. The disease had spread all across from her hoof to her left cheek. It was filled with small cuts that were slowly spreading all across her face. She felt pain and had fallen down.

"Starlight! Oh no please tell me you are ok?!" Twilight panicked.

Starlight looked at Twilight and said.

"No it’s nothing I just…."

Twilight was staring right at Starlight’s face. When Starlight noticed, she stopped talking.

"What is it? Why are you looking at me like that?"

"Starlight, it has spread even further! Your left cheek, it’s full of cuts."

Starlight was terrified.

"What?"

"We don’t have much time, come on we have to get the princesses. Hurry!"

They then started rushing all across the town to reach the library. They didn’t stop until they had reached the library. When they did they opened the door and found the princesses studying new spells that will help them at defeating Nocturne.

"Oh, Twilight you have returned and you brought your friend with you."

Starlight was hiding behind Twilight but they could see her.

"Yes, I am back and we have something important to tell you." Twilight said.

"Twilight is right. We have to tell you something."

Starlight then faced the three Alicorns and said.

"Do you know what this is?"

She showed her hoof to them, they all gasped and the terrible sight. Cadence couldn’t make anything out of it, but Celestia and Luna knew what that was. Luna stepped forward.

"When did that happened?"

Luna said in a frustrating way.

"Luna, calm down. We don’t have to react like that!"

"No sister we have to react like that! You know what will happen to her!" Luna said.

"Wait, can you please tell us as well what this is?" Twilight asked.

"It’s what we used to refer to as: Knights Of Terror" Celestia said.

"Nocturne could give this disease to anypony in their sleep or while they were awake." Luna said.

"This disease slowly goes through your body infecting it. It can change your behavior and overall your entire body."

Celestia said.

"But the worst thing of all is that when your body is fully infected you will forever serve Nocturne." Luna said.

Twilight was scared and worried for Starlight.

"So is there a cure? How can I be good again?" She asked hastly.

"There….is no cure" Celestia said with a sad tone.

"There can’t be! We can’t let Starlight become Nocturne’s servant we have to do something!" Twilight said.

"I..... am very sorry Twilight." Celestia said.

Starlight was depressed. She could not believe that she will serve Nocturne when she is fully infected. Does that mean that she will have to kill her friends because Nocturne will order her to do so or will they find a way to stop the transformation from happening?

The Survivors

Now that they know what has happened to Starlight, they now have to deal with two problems: Stop Nocturne from destroying Equestria and save Starlight and bring her back to normal. They didn’t waste time, they all sat down and started their research. There were a lot of books with spells and knowledge that will help them through their journey. While they were reading they heard the library door opening and from there came Shining armor. He rushed to them and reported what had happened.

"Oh…I am glad I found you. You won’t believe what has happened."

"Wow slow down, what has happened?" Twilight asked.

"Did somepony get hurt?" Cadence asked.

"Was it Nocturne?" Luna said.

"Slow down my friends. Shining armor, relax your mind and tell us everything from the beginning." Celestia said calmly.

"Well, I was at Flurry heart’s room and I was taking care of her when a guard came up to the room and said that a small group of ponies came here to the Crystal Empire." He said.

"Is there something special about these ponies?" Luna asked.

"Yes, they came straight from Canterlot!" He said with a high tone.

When they heard these words their minds were filled with curiosity and some questions about these ponies. How did they escape the chaos up there? Did Nocturne let them go? And if there are more survivors out there that need to be rescued.

"From Canterlot you say?" Celestia asked.

"Yes, they haven’t said a word since they arrived. They look….terrified." He said.

"We have to check on them, we have to know if they managed to escape all by themselves" Luna said.

"But why is it so important to know how they escpaed?" Twilight asked.

"Because this could very well be a trap, who knows if Nocturne already turned them into his soldier's and now they are just hidding their true form?" Luna said with an angry gaze.

"That....maybe true....but if that's the case then why Starlight isn't turned already?"

"Because the effect of this disease can be instant or the can have a time limit till they devoure the minds of the pony. It depends how Nocturne wants it to act." Luna said.

"I....guess that makes sence.....but we can't just accept that this is true before even having a look at them."
Cadence said.

"Luna is right, Nocturne decides if the disease is instant or if it progresses over time, i suggest we be careful until we come to a conclusion." Celestia said.

"Very well" Twilight said with a sad and low tone.

She didn't expect Celestia to be so paranoid, will she treat Starlight that way though? This thought was slowly devouring her sanity because she doesn't want her friends to suffer or die, especialy Starlight.
They left their books at the library and got out on the street. There were guards who were escorting the survivors inside the castle. They looked pale and some of them were badly wounded. But the thing that they all found disturbing was the look on their faces. They weren’t smiling even if they were in a friendly territory, they had their heads down with no sign of hope in their eyes.

"What happened to them?" Twilight asked.

"They look terrible." Cadence said.

"Of course they do. This is Nocturne’s doing." Luna said.

"Maybe, but don’t worry we will talk with some of them once they are rested. We need every bit of information we find." Celestia said.

"I agree, we don’t know what they have been through." Luna said.

The survivors were escorted to the castle. They were sent to the dining room to eat something to keep their strength. They could hardly pick up the spoon to eat their soup. One of the ponies got up and went to talk to the guard. It was BlueBlood. He then faced a guard with two axes up his back, he had a beard, a scar on his left eye with no mane, brown skin and a tattoo resembling a big red line across his body.

"Guard I demand to talk to the Princesses! Do you know who i am?" He said with a demanding tone.

"I am sorry my prince but I have order to keep you all here."

"Exactly, you have orders to keep THEM here, not an important pony like me!"

"I suggest returning back to your sit, the princesses will be here any minute now."

"So you are asking me to wait? Who am i to wait, if not the greatest noble of all Equestria?!" He almost shouted.

The guard then immediately looked at him with an angry gaze and said.

"If you don't return back to your sit i swear i am gonna make you regret talking to me in the first place! Now sit yo ass back to that chair with the others!"

He gasped out of disgrace.

"HOW DARE YOU! No wonder why savages like you become guards these days!"

The princesses and Shining armor got there just in time before something violent could happen.

"Calm down Ensis, i am here along with the princesses." Shining armor said.

"Oh captain glad to see you. You came right on time i was about to punch this blonde's face right in!" Ensis said.

"Who did you call a blonde!" BlueBlood said with an angry gaze.

"We will take control now Ensis, you may go." Shining armor said.

"As you wish." And he left.

"That's it? No punishment or anything?" BlueBlood said with a confused tone.

"Of course what did you expect?" Shining armor asked.

"That savage right there dared to raise his tone against me. ME!"

"BlueBlood relax for a second, we are only here to ask you questions about how you got out from Canterlot"
Celestia said.

"Hmm, It was simple! There was just a pony who freed us!"

"Who was it?" Luna asked.

"I don't know he was covering himself with a cloak. But he was as tall as you Celestia and he was a unicorn from what i saw"
He said.

"But wht about the other prisoners?" Celestia asked.

"Why would i care? The place in which we were traped was dark and gloomy anyways we didn't have time to get the others!"

"Wait a second, so you are telling me Nocturne didn't notice you?" Luna asked.

"You mean that black thing with bat wings? EWW THAT THING WAS DISGUSTING I SWEAR I WILL NEVER FORGET IT'S UGLYNESS, only thinking about it gives me the chills!"

"If Nocturne were here i am sure he would tear you appart nephew." Luna said.

"If that thing ever touched me i swear i would still be taking baths just to get it's smell out of my body and....Nocturne you said? EWWW WHAT AN UGLY NAME!" He said.

"Alright....please stop...so what happend to your rescuer?" Celestia asked.

"Well he disappeared after he got us out, but the worst part is is that he had to return here on hoof! And the fact that i was walking in the dirty nature along with all these pesants makes me super angry!" He said.

"Now that i think about it the main reason why Nocturne let you go was the fact that even he can stand your whining" Twilight said.

"WHATEVER! Now move aside a prince needs his beauty sleep!"

And he left hastly for a bedroom probably.

"So, now we have a mysterious pony helping us and we don’t even know who he is!" Cadence said.

"That’s right and when we found who he is, he is gonna be a great help to defeat Nocturne." Twilight said.

"I agree with all of you. But for now we have nowhere to start. I suggest relaxing for now." Celestia said.

Just when they were about to leave the room Shining armor came in with his sword and his armor.

"Shining what happened? Why are you all are geared up?" Cadence asked.

Shining armor sighted. He pulled out his helmet and said.

"I am going out with my team to search for any survivors!"

"WHAT" Twilight and Cadence shouted.

"Don’t worry, I will have the most elite guards at my side. Along with me will be Flash Sentry. We will be fine." He said.

Cadence run and hugged him.

"Please come back safe!"

She cried a little.

"I promise you, I will. Not only to maintain our love, but that little life you brought to me a few months ago" He was referring to Flurry Heart.

He then kissed her with passion and left the room.

The clutches of fear.

Shining armor’s squad had left the Crystal Empire. Everypony was worried that their prince and his soldiers might not return. Those that would give their lives to protect the Crystal Empire and it’s citizens. They kept walking until they could not see the Crystal Empire any more.

"What’s the plan sir?" Flash Sentry asked Shining armor.

"I will explain. Everypony stop moving."

He commanded. They had reached the Galloping Gorge. It was night and everypony were a little exhausted after all this time walking.

"Sleepy doo, get ready to make the tents. We are gonna stay here for the night!"

"Sure thing boss!" Sleepy said.

Sleepy Doo was a master a camping, exploring and basically anything that had to do with going into new places. He joined the military for both his personal enjoyment and the fact that he would get to protect his loved ones. Sleepy Doo’s skin was green, he had short yellow mane, blue eyes and his cutiemark were a pair of daggers near a sleeping bag. Sleepy Doo then grabbed his stuff and prepared tents for everypony. He then made a campfire where they would keep their bodies warm. Sleepy Doo was extremely fast and efficient at what he was doing. It took him only five to six minutes to make the tents.

"Ok, everypony near the campfire." Shining armor said.

Everypony then got near the campfire and started chatting.

"Before we say something irrelevant. I will inform you about our objective!"

They didn’t say anything. They were all ears and were ready and able to act.

"Tomorrow, we will wake up and continue our way to Canterlot. I want you to know that we are going into enemy territory so expect some minor contacts with the enemy. I chose you to come with me because I know of what you are capable of Ensis, you are one of the few soldiers whose heart belongs to battle, you will be useful in this mission.

"Thanks for having faith in me my lord! I will crush all those that stand in our way!" Ensis said.

Ensis had the heart of a warrior from the beginning of his life. With a beard, no mane, brown skin, black eye pupils, a scar and a big red tattoo all across his body, he is one of the most capable soldiers. Ensis was not born in Equestria. He was born in a small island near the North Luna Ocean. The newborns in the island had to train and be sent to join the Equestrian army. Either joins Princess Celestia’s guards, Princess Luna’s or the army of the Crystal Empire. But one day his island was attacked by pirates and eventually was destroyed. He was the only survivor. Alone on the debris he was dying, when one day a ship came to the island for a survey. They found a small filly, it was hurt, hungry and he needed a home. The ship then arrived at the Crystal Empire to bring the news about the island. Then a couple with no children decided to adopt the little filly and raise him as their own. When he grew up he joined the army of the Crystal Empire. He got up to the ranks more quickly than anypony else, but his brutality was not to be accepted and so he was not able to reach the full rank of a captain. When he grew up like the others he had earned his cutie mark due to his edurance and strength. His cutie mark were two bloody axes clashing together.

"Silver Bandage, due to your skills and bravery i want you to be on our side during this search." Shining armor said.
"I might be just a doctor my prince, but I will give it my all! He said with a smile.

Silver Bandage was a sensitive pony. When he was a filly he wanted to be a doctor and tend the wounds of those who were hurt, nothing more. When he was old enough he joined the military. His superiors saw that he was not the best in combat and that he might be expelled from the military, but his knowledge about medicine and wound treating made his superiors give him a slot at the position of a doctor. He got his cutie mark by doing his duty and that was being a doctor, his cutie mark were three medicine bottles.

"How about you Flash?" Shining armor asked.

"I am good sir." Flash said hastly.

"Good. Now the mission is simple, we search near Canterlot for any escaped prisoners/survivors. If we don’t spot anypony I am afraid that we are gonna have to turn back and return. You got all that?"

They all said with a salute: "YES SIR!"

"Good, you should probably take some sleep. See you in the morning soldiers."

They all fell asleep in their tents. The wind was blowing hard and in result: The campfire was destroyed. They were cold, their bodies couldn’t get warm even if they were under their blankets. But they managed to ignore it and fell asleep.
Shining armor was in his room, he opened his eyes and everything seemed to be normal, except the fact that he could not move his limbs but only his eyeballs. He was a little scared but nothing else seemed to have happened. After a minute or so however, dark figures appeared in his room, they were all staring at him. Shining armor could not speak even if he tried his hard. The figures were getting closer and closer with every second. He didn’t know what they were going to do to him, but he knew that I can’t be anything good. The dark figures were finally right to his face, they started whispering to his ears even if they didn’t have any mouths nor any facial features.

"Turn back now....."

"If you don't you will die....."

"Only pain and suffering awaits you in Canterlot....."

"Where the dark lord awaits.....to feast on your flesh and bone......"

The figures then immediately pulled out knives and started stabbing Shining armor in his ribs, the pain was intence and it felt real.

Shining armor begged that this nightmare would end soon and that he would finally wake up back in his tent. The door in his room was burst opened and the dark figures vanished. From the door came Cadence, she appeared to have a creepy look in her face. She then started crawling towards him, when she got near the bed she jumped up at him. Shining armor wasn’t sure about anything that was happening right. He didn’t feel happy that he was his wife and he was scared with all that had happened. He then felt his genitals slowly touching Cadence's curves, she giggled a little and soon fangs bursted out of her hooves and she immediately pierced them in his shoulder's, he screamed in pain.

"Please…Stop!"

But she didn't she just kept laughing and dark energies started forming up around her and when she felt that their bodies had become one she was ready to take it a step further and she started riding him. When Shining armor entered her he didn't feel joy or happinies but more pain. Her eyes started having a dark mist around them like Sombra's, her wings then started to wither and the only thing that remained from them were tiny pieces of black flesh and bones. From her head then small red horns bursted out and she just kept laughing while riding him even harder. He couldn't hold on anymore and he came inside her. He started breathing and grunting out of pain, tears started rolling down his eyes as Cadence slowly walked away into the darkness. He then heard a voice calling out for him, it sounded like Twilight.

"Shining? What is going on? Are you ok?"

Twilight continued asking her brother if he was ok, but he couldn’t reply. There was nothing else for him to do, he then closed his and tried to stay calm. When he did that Twilight’s voice had stopped along with the creepy at atmosphere. He opened his eyes and he was back in his tent, he then quickly got out of it and started looking around with an angry gaze. He then spotted a dark pony figure hiding behind some trees.

"WHO’S THERE?!"

He demanded an answer, but the dark figure just walked away while releasing a female laughter that felt familiar like the Cadence's back at his dream. Shining armor was both frustrated and happy. He got away from this terrible dream but he didn’t get to know who that dark figure was in the trees. Shining armor had let his guard down and let this creature enter his mind. He felt that if he can’t protect himself how is he supposed to protect his family and all those that he cares about? He then got into the tent again and tried to fall asleep. But even if he got away from this Nightmare, only one thing was kept in his mind, was this real? Will this creature actually have a child because of what he was forced to do? This thought remained in his head for the rest of the night.

The Encounter

Shining armor woke up the next day, his soldiers were ready to continue their journey in order to save as much ponies as they possible can from Nocturne’s grasps. Shining armor got out of his tent and went to check on his squad. They all seemed to be ok, they were out of their tents and had their gear ready. Shining armor was still thinking about what happened yesterday in his dream, what he saw was real? Or was this whole thing schemed just to scare him off?

"Good morning everypony, doing ok?" He asked.

"Yes, my prince!" Flash Said.

"Always!" Ensis said with a face full of pride.

"I am fine my prince, thanks for asking." Silver Bandage said.

"Oh I slept like a filly last night!" Sleepy said with a gaze full of happiness.

They all stared at him for a minute. They thought that he didn’t take this mission seriously. Sleepy Doo noticed that and tried to stay more focused to the mission.

"I mean, yes I am ok!" He said with awkward smile.

Shining armor rolled his eyes.

"Alright, then. Everypony gear up, we are moving! Sleepy Doo, take back the tents and any equipment that you used yesterday." Shining armor said.

"Yes my prince!" Sleepy said with a salute.

He then rushed at the tents and he dismantled them in a matter of seconds. He then shoved everything back to his trusty huge backpack and went back to the line and saluted at Shining armor with a smile.

"I still don’t know how you do that Sleepy." Shining armor said.

"I am just determent my prince!"

"Um…ok that’s good enough for me i guess."

He tried to say that without giving the impression that he was confused.

"Ok, everypony gear up. Where are moving!" He ordered.

Then they started wearing their armor and weapons. Shining armor wore his favorite armor. The one that he had when the changelings invaded, he put on his helmet and pulled out his trusty sword. Flash Sentry wore his classic royal guard armor and his weapon of choice was a spear. Ensis even if he was an earth pony he still wanted to carry two weapons at once, his weapons of choice were two small axes, sometimes his own hooves and his armor was made of crystal like that one of the crystal guard's but with some modifications. This armor complete covered his face and let only a two small holes that were in the eye position of the helmet and the other parts of his body were covered by spiked bracers. Even if the armor was heavy, his warrior like spirit could lift anything. Silver Bandage however wasn’t such a war enthusiasm. Instead, he wore his medical robes and armed himself with a knife and a bag of first aids. And last but not least, Sleepy Doo wore his crystal armor and his weapon of choice was a small wrist blade witch was pured with Ricin poision. They were ready.

"First column!"

He ordered. The others then followed his command and made a straight line one behind the other.

"We are moving in!"

With that said, he started following the road to Canterlot. During their journey he thought that it was only a matter of time before they would encounter some of Nocturne’s minions. Shining armor had faith in his soldiers, but after what he saw at Yakyakistan he wasn’t sure if his soldiers would survive this encounter. They had managed to reach Cloudsdale or at least had managed to go under Cloudsdale. But what they saw it was a sign that Equestria was slowly becoming Nocturne’s. The clouds were dark with lightning coming out of them and the rainbow was gone not to be seen again. They didn’t say a word, they just looked at each other and knew that this will be Equestria’s future if Nocturne was not stopped. They had reached the mountain that the Canterlot was on, they passed the waterfall and followed the train rails. When they entered the tunnel they saw what appeared to be a mare running to their direction. Ensis pulled out his axes just in case if this was a trap, but the mare seemed harmless and she was crying. When she reached them she fell to Shining armor’s hooves. Shining armor holded her and tried to calm her down. The mare cried even more. The mare’s skin was pale, her mane was red and her cutie mark was diamond.

"Please you have to help me!!" She said.

"Don’t worry, you are safe now." Shining armor said.

"No you don’t understand, it is coming!!"

Before they could ask who is coming, from end of the tunnel came what appeared to be a skeletonized wolf with a few pieces of flesh in it along with black fur and blue lightning effects running around it's body. Shining armor stayed calm and gave the order.

"Battle positions!"

His team got into position. Ensis went first and was ready to go up against the beast, Sleepy Doo was to Ensis's right and would attack the wolf when Ensis had its full attention, Flash Sentry’s objective was the same, but he would be to Ensis’s left, rush in to the wolf along with Sleepy Doo and put it down for good. And for Bleak, he would be in a fair distance between himself and the three ponies in front of him so that he could treat any wounds without having the wolf attacking him. The beast rushed in to them in frustration. Its steps would echo all across the tunnel like tiny earthquakes. They knew that this beast was not going to die so easily.

"GET READY!" Shining armor said.

The beast was close, Ensis then unleashed a powerful roar that got the beast’s attention, It then jumped straight on top of Ensis. Ensis grabbed its claws and was trying with his back hoof to kick it out of him, while dogging its bites. Sleepy Doo and Flash Sentry then rushed to the wolf immediately stabbing it to its back. The wolf didn't feel pain at all it just kept attack Ensis. Ensis was not able to keep control of the wolf and it bite his hoof and squeezed. Ensis hoof was bleeding heavily, he just ignored the pain and gazed at the beast with a grin and he reached out for his axe. He then grabbed it and then started hiting the head of the beast relentlessly. The wolf released Ensis, but it didn’t back down, it then focused on Flash Sentry and Flash started back. He could see the beast’s rage in it's eyes, Flash tried to stab the beast with his spear, but the beast grabbed it and broke it, leaving Flash defenseless, he tried to fly away from the beast to save himself, but he was dragged down and the beast started scratching his face and then it tried to imaple Flash right in the center of his face but at the last second he dogged it and the beast ended up imapling his left cheeck and ripping it appart. Flash screamed in pain as his flesh was ripped right in front of his own ones and there was nothing he could do it about it other than scream and watch as his own dry blood would slowly fall down to the cold ground. When out of nowhere Sleepy Doo came and climbed at the back of the beast, he then started stabbing it with his poisonous blade and he then grabbed it by it's ears and jumped right in front of it while hanging from it's back with a rope that he attached to it.

"Hi there!" He said with a smile and he shoved a tiny ball at it's mouth and he jumped off with a smile.

"What the...." Flash said.

"Relax all part of the plan." He said with a smile.

Soon the ball exploded and Sleepy was laughing.

"YEAH BABY, GET REKT!" He said excitedly.

The beast however quickly immerged without a problem and was about to strike again.

"Well shit!" Sleepy said.

But the wolf just stoped it raised it's head up into the sky with awareness and after a second it started running away from them, like if somepony was calling it to go back.

"What the fuck?" Sleepy said. He then looked at Flash and said.

"HOLY SHIT DUDE YOUR FACE!, SILVER COME HERE WE NEED YOU!" He shouted.

Silver bandage quickly run to them and said.

"Ok don't worry here i am......what the....Flash!"

Flash left cheek was gone, ripped appart along with some broken teeth and a tonge full of cuts.

"Docth dell me dat i vill bii ok?" He tried to say.

"Damm it! I will think of something don't worry!"

While Silver was patching up Flash's wounds Shining armor went back to talk to this mysterious mare.

"Are you hurt mam?"

"No....um thanks for saving me."

"Now, can you please me your name?"

"My name is….Diamond Rose."

"Ok, Diamond Rose. How did you got here?"

"I was back at some creepy prison, then I heard rumors that some ponies found a way to escape. I followed them outside when we were spotted by....that thing!" She was refering to the wolf.

"I am pretty sure you can guess what happened to the others...." She said.

"I understand no need to worry, you are safe now, in fact we are here to rescue you and any survivors."
She was happy.

"Thank you so much my Prince, come on I will show you the way into the prison."

But Ensis objected.

"Wait a minute, are we for real boss? Going into Canterlot itself?"

"Of course we do, we have to rescue anypony we can and Diamond Rose gave us the way to do it! That’s why we are going in."

"I am not saying that we shouldn’t but, what happens when we meet him?"

"Him?"

"Nocturne sir, the princesses said that he is more powerful that anything we have seen before and should not be underestimated."

"I know Ensis, but this is a risk that I am going to take."

He then put his hoof on Ensis's shoulder and said.

"We must be brave at the face of danger, we must save these poor ponies that are trap whoever knows where they are right now, we have to try Ensis."

"I.....understand sir! Let's do it!"

Shining armor smiled.

"I know that you will play your part better than anypony else Ensis."

"Ok i will! I will make sure that we will get everypony back!"

"Guys, we have a problem...." They heared Sleepy calling out for them.

They got closer and they saw Silver patching up Flash.

"Flash...." Shining armor said.

"Is he gonna be ok doc?" Ensis asked.

Silver's hooves were bloodied but not to much, he had used some tools in an attempt to "fix" whatever he could.

"Flash's situation is pretty bad, i cleaned the wound and treated it the best way i could, but he will live." He said.

"And what about his cheek...." Shining armor said with a sad tone, he never thought that this would happen to Flash. When he looked at him he saw a fallen solder, covered in wounds and tiny bits of his shattered armor.

"Well, i covered it and i....."cut" off the surrounding pieces."

"You did what?" Ensis said.

"Forget about it....the point is that we he is ok."

"Flash, you ok?" Shining asked, but he didn't reply. Flash was scared more than ever, the pain that he endured was beyond measure.

"I.....am ok....." He said after a minute. "Don't worry about it let's go." He said.

"Very well....." Shining armor said.

Into The Corrupted Canterlot

And so they continued walking the train rails until they reached the main gate. Canterlot wasn’t just like they remembered, the walls were not colorful and welcoming, the towers were dark with flames on top of them and dark spikes coming out of the top of each tower.

"Um…this doesn’t look like the Canterlot" Sleepy said.

"Nocturne did this?" Flash asked.

"Even if Nocturne did this, how did he change Canterlot so fast?" Silver said with a curius tone.
Ensis then stepped forward and said.

"It doesn’t matter what he has done here, but everything is going DOWN!"

Shining armor then tried to calm his squad down and put them in the right track.

"Everypony stop! We are not here to look at the reformed Canterlot, we are here to rescue the prisoners along with Diamond rose!"

He pointed at Diamond rose. Diamond rose blushed but she was happy that she was surrounded by heroes. The team quickly apologized and got serious. Flash sentry then got next to Shining armor.

"Sir! How do we do this?"

"Everypony get into defensive positions and have your eyes opened for any movements and you Diamond rose stay close to me, if we happened to enter a fight you find somewhere to hide. Got it?"
Diamond rose replied uneasy.

"Um…yes?"

"Good, everypony lets move!"

The moved in to Canterlot, they had reached the main street. To their surprise the houses were in a fine condition, but where change. They were made by dark bricks and were highly detailed. The thing that caught their attention though was the weird trees all around town. Ensis got right infront of one of these trees and started looking at it. The trees were in fact created by the mass of pony corpses with the souls trapped in antagonizing pain.

"What the fuck." He said with a face full of disgust.

"Hey Ensis what's ya looking at?" He heard Flash coming to his way.

When he noticed the disturbing details of the trees Flash backed out a little with a gasp.

"Are they...."

"Alive?" Silver Bandage said.

"Silver.....what the hell is this!" Flash asked.

"I don't know, such things only exist in fairy tails."

"Or Nightmares....." Ensis interupted Silver before he could continue.

They then noticed a small bug coming out of tree, Ensis backed up a little and said.

"I hate bugs!"

He then proceeded to stomp on it but Sleepy stoped him by getting a hold of his shoulder.
"Oh come on Ensis, it's just a bug it wouldn't hurt anypony." Sleepy said.

"Well we don't know that due to the fact that it came out of a tree created by CORPSES! And it also looked a bit strange compare to some other bugs." Silver.

"Let's just get going already!" Ensis said with an angry tone.

They continued moving when Flash noticed something. Flash looked up and saw something like a dark figure flying around the buildings.

"Wait you saw that?" Flash asked.

Nopony answered. Instead they looked at Flash with curiosity.

"Quick get to cover!" Shining armor said.

Everypony then run to the closest corner they could find. Shining armor and Flash Sentry were at the same spot. Shining armor then whispered to Flash and asked him what he saw.

"What did you saw?"

Flash then whispered back.

"I saw something like a dark figure flying around those buildings sir. I think that this might be Nocturne we have to do something."

"Wow, slow down. Show me were you last saw this figure."

They both then peaked through the corner, Flash Sentry then pointed at a house and Shining armor looked closer. To his surprise he saw a pony covered in a dark cloak with a dark mask and orange glowing eyes looking at them, the mysterious pony then pulled out a rifle, aimed at Shining armor and took a shot. Shining armor quickly then ducked and dogged the bullet at the last second.

"What the hell is going on?!" Ensis shouted.

"There is a sniper! Heads down!" Flash announced.

The dark sniper then got into his two hooves and started laughing. The pony’s voice was echoing through the street, then the dark sniper continued firing more shots at our heroes .The sounds of his weapon were able to attract more of Nocturne’s minions. Soon the road was filled with more monsters. These things were ponies with purple skin, blank eyes, with a grin on their faces and tentacles on top of their heads. And they were all running towards our heroes.

"BATTLE POSITION!" He announced.

Shining armor then used his magic and created a laser beam to kill these monstrosities. Ensis then immediately left his cover and rushed to the enemy with his axes .He then attracted his enemies’ attention with a loud battle roar.

"COME AT ME!"

The dark sniper then aimed at Ensis and was about to shoot him down, Silver tried to warn him.

"Ensis look out!"

Ensis couldn't do anything but at the last second his was covered by a purple magic buble that deflected the attack but it also cracked the shield, after some seconds immediately destroying it. The others monsters were close to Ensis and he started hacking and slashing them, decorating his weapons with their blood, however their wounds were regenarating at such a fast rate that Ensis attacks were not enought to kill some of them. Soon both Sleepy and Flash joined the battle and got Ensis's side.

"These things are almost unkillable!" Sleepy said.

"I suggest taking their heads, it might be the only way!" Flash suggested while dogging a shot from the dark sniper.

"Agreed, let's show them who we are!" Ensis said.

The three of them got into fighting, in order however for their plan to work they had to jump on a single target at once, because once it's head had fallen down it started regenerating as well. They then quickly started stabbing and slicing the beheaded creature till all that remained was a pool of blood, but still it kept regenerating and forming back to it's original form. Shining armor did his best to shield his friends to keep the shots from the dark sniper away, but it was way much of a stuggle. He kept getting dizzy over time, his heart was beating faster, his vision was getting blurry there was nothing that he could have done, he then heard a small whisper to his ear, it wasn't Diamond rose or any of his companions, it was somepony else.

"Keep fighting young one, don't leave your friends fall to the beasts' hunger, don't give up and i will aid you." The voice said.

And when that happened, Shining slammed the ground underneath him and released a roar with an aura of light surrounding him. The others gasped at that sight, his armor became golden along with his helmet and to his side he had a big golden sword with a blue hilt, on top of the hilt there was a small golden dragon head with small pieces of diamonds attached to it and the rest of the blade was made out of pure diamond. His eyes were glowing yellow and with a powerful swing he sent a shockwave infront of him immediately filling this creatures with light, they started screaming and they then exploded into oblivion with nothing of them left behind.

"Use this power well young prince, because when the time will come, you will use it to fight Nocturne." The mysterious voice said again.

He then turned back to his original state and fell down unconsious, his companions along with Diamond Rose surrunded him.

"Boss! Come on man don't be dead!" Ensis said.

"Silver, give him something quick!" Flash said.

"I....will try...don't push me..."

Before he could do anything the dark sniper jumped right in front of them immediately knocking them back. He then tried to grab Shining armor and leave, but Ensis along with the others got the jump on him and pinned him down, the rifle was knocked a few meters away while Flash and the others were holding him down.

"Diamond Rose, quick grab that thing and kill it!" Flash shouted.

Without hesitation she grabed it with her magic and pointed it right and the head of the dark sniper, she then took the shot in result the bullet went right through it's skull and it was dead. Diamond rose fell down taking deep breaths and she threw the rifle away.

"We did it! Heck yeah!" Flash said.

They all started cheering and smiling on one another, Sleepy then rushed at Diamond rose, hugged her and started spining around.

"You did it rosy!"

"Please.....stop...."

"Oh...hehe...sorry." Sleepy then put her down with an awkard smile.

Shining armor slowly got up from the ground with a smile on his face and said.

"Good work everypony, now let's get going the area is clear."

"But how did you do that?" Ensis asked.

"I...don't know Ensis, but something tells me that somepony is watching us and i am not talking about Nocturne." He said.

"Well, let's just hope that that burst of light won't cause any more attention." Silver said.

Shining armor noded then looked over to Diamond Rose and said.

"How long till we reach the prison?"

"It's just inside the castle, we should hurry." She said.

They all then started making their way up the stairs and into the castle, but Diamond Rose stoped Shining by putting her hoof on his shoulder and she said to him with a smile.

"I am glad all risked your lives coming here, if it wasn't for that explosion of light, who knows what could have happened...i thank you."

"Seeing my ponies safe is it's own reward Diamond Rose, i am just doing my duty." He said.
"I know...." She replyed.

The prison of the dammed.

The group then started moving towards the throne room entrance. The reason they were going there was that Diamond rose told them that they were brought to the throne room and from there to a secret passage that led to the prison through a dark portal. They opened the doors to the castle entrance, to their surprise the halls and the rooms had change to a more dark style, giving the impression that you should not be here. Once again they say the weird corpse trees from outside, but they were smaller and were inside of flower pots, the thing that caught their attention was the castle itself! All over it they could see some sort of black fleshy substance all around, spreading through the castle like a disease.

"Nope, don't touch these." Silver said.

He already knew that his friends' curiosity will lead to serious consequences and he feared the worst.
"Relax....i am not going to do anything!" Ensis said.

"Silver is right, we don't know what any of these are, so i am saying it again. We get the prisoners and we are out!" Shining armor said with a demanding tone.

"Sure thing boss." They said.

They continued moving until Shining armor asked Diamond rose about that mysterious prison.

"Diamond rose, can you tell us again where this prison is?"

"I already told you, it is in the throne room and from there is a secret passage that will take us to a portal and from there to the prison."

"So, this prison was there the whole time?" Shining armor asked.

"If you are talking about the prison that i recently escaped, then I don’t know. But all I know is the sooner we get these ponies out of there the better for all of us!" She said.

They had finally reached the throne room door, there was a high possibility that Nocturne could be behind that door and simply sitting on Celestia’s throne. Sleepy was then ready to open the door and proceed to the next room, but Shining armor told him not to open the door just yet.

"Sleepy wait!"

Sleepy Doo turned to look at Shining armor and said.
"But the prison is right that way, right?"

"Yes that’s true, but that’s also Celestia’s throne room, which means that now that Nocturne has turned Canterlot into his own, it makes sense for him to be sitting in the throne and what are we gonna do if he immediately rushes at us?"

Sleepy Doo pulled back his hoof from the door and apologized to Shining armor.

"I am sorry boss I didn’t think this through."

"Ok, everypony behind me. I am gonna take a quick peak and if the room is clear we will move on."

The group stayed behind him and waited for the results. Shining armor slowly opened the door, he could feel his heart beating with every little push of the door, and he then peeked his head through the door. Just like the other rooms, the throne room was changed. The red carpet that was leading straight to the throne was change to a dark and purple color, the white pillars that were holding the roof were turned into a dark color and had the same fleshy substance on them, the windows were changed as well, instead of showing the history of the two princesses and the things that Twilight and her friends had done to better Equestria, it was showing something else, something that Shining armor hasn’t seen before, he couldn’t really make out of what were on these windows. And the Throne was the final thing that had changed in the room. The throne was made out of iron with spikes on top of it and dark and blue essence was coming out of it . Shining armor saw that nopony was in the room and assumed that the place is clear.

"Ok everypony the room is clear but be on your guard, Diamond rose stay behind me."

The group then got inside the throne room, they started inspecting the walls the windows and everything around the room.

"The only thing that makes me wonder is where is Nocturne?" Silver said in a worried tone.

"Well, from what got out of his character is that he probably is lerking in the shadows right now and is waiting for one of us to make a stupid move, i also heard from the princesses is that Nocturne was very strong with magic even if isn't a unicorn. Even they don’t know how he can use magic." Flash said.

"It doesn’t matter what he can do, we will find a way take him out no matter what!" Ensis said.

"Stay focused all of you! Before we continue to that secret passage let’s explore a little. I am still curious about these windows." Shining armor said.

Shining armor then went to get a closer look at these windows. The first window was showing a colt in a basket, the basket appeared to be held by an Alicorn with dark blue skin and a crown, to his side there were a couple of other Alicorns. They appeard to be infront of a building that reminded him a Cathedral, but the creepy thing about this "painting" was the fact that the Alicorn with the crown was about to throw the colt into a water well and the other Alicorns seemed to agree with this idea.

"What the?" Shining armor said.

He then started looking at the other “paintings” He saw that little colt growing and trained to be a warrior, he then saw him making his weapons and armor: A pair of twin red wrists blades and a dark armor that covered the ponies body except his back legs. The “paintings” showed this pony trained in magic along with what appeared to be an old Alicorn with white and gold robes and with a staff even if the dark pony was not a unicorn but just a pegasus. He then saw even more of these paintings, most of them showed the Dark Pony fighting creatures of unknown origins to Shining armor's eyes.

"Magnificent, isn’t it my lord?" Said Sleepy.

"I guess so...." He said.

"Please allow me to explain sir! You see this pony."

He pointed at the dark skinned pony with the blue glowing eyes and bat wings.

"This is Nocturne...."

He then moved on to another painting.

"These are the Princesses parents...."

He then moved on to another painting.

"And here we see Nocturne.....brutally cutting that thing."

He then moved on to another painting.

"Oh and here....."

"No Sleepy, i think that is enough. I would rather hear everything from the Princesses."

"Sure thing boss!" He saluted with a smile.

"Hey everypony!"

Diamond Rose got their attention and went to see what was going on.

"Right here!"

Diamond rose then tried to push the throne but in vain.

"I could use some help!" She said.

Then Sleepy Doo and Shining armor pushed the throne along with her. Under the throne seemed to be a secret passage.
"This has to be it. If we are done here I suggest we continue!" Shining armor said.

They had nothing to do so they agreed. They then entered this dark tunnel that would hopefully lead them to the prison.
The six ponies then followed the tunnel beneath the throne, the tunnel was long, tight and dark and in the end of this tunnel there was this big dark portal with all these purple fleshy substance all over it and infront of the portal appeared to be a red demonic pentagram.

"Ok, this is the way to get to the prison." She said.

"You sure?" Flash asked.

"Of course i am, why would i lie to you?"

"Anyway, let's continue we have ponies to save." Ensis said.

"It’s not that simple…" She said with a low tone.

They then all looked at her with curiosity and awaited explanations

"What do you mean?" Shining armor asked.

"This prison isn’t something that you see everyday….it’s filled with darkness, weird symbols and magic i have never seen before." She said.

Flash felt a little suspicious about the way she kept saying things and asked.

"And how do you know of this?"

"Isn’t it obvious? I was in there like two to three hours ago."

"True but they way you said it felt a little strange, you are hidding something from us maybe?" He said.

There was silence for a moment, then Shining armor said.

"If that’s out of the way we should keep going, everypony behind me. I will go first and if this place is safe then I will tell you to come in." He said.

They agreed and kept their position. Shining armor then walking into the portal and was sent the other way. What he saw when he entered the portal was something like anything he had never seen before. The place was like Diamond rose had said, it was filled with darkness and dark magic was floating all around. There were dark lightning clouds that covered the limits of the prison and up in the sky there was nothing but pure darkness, the place was decorated with dark stones that had on them unknown symbols and more of the demonic pentagrams, along with some small blue lights on top of a dark root coming from the ground. He didn't see Nocturne nor anything that would appear to be a threat, he then turned back to the portal, returned to Canterlot and he said.

"Ok, it’s clear get moving."

They obeyed his orders and all of them went through the portal. When they reached the other end of the portal they could not believe in their eyes, how can such place even exist they, wondered.

"Now, if we continue down this way we will be able to reach the prison cells and get these ponies out of here." She said.

"Sounds like a plan, lead the way Diamond rose." Shining armor said.

They started walking down this weird place, they didn’t feel like themselves, the dark magic felt like if it was alive and it was running through our their veins. After a small time of walking Diamond rose hand an announcement.
"We are very close to the holding cells, if we can try to take more shortcuts we will get to them in no time."
When she said that right in front of them appeared a pony dressed up in a purple and dark robe with chains from his neck that were going right next to his hooves, at his shoulders were iron spikes with pony skulls on top of them, he was wearing a black plague mask with glowing yellow eyes and with a staff that had at its tip a green crystal . He didn’t say anything he was just staring. Our heroes immediately pulled out their weapons and were ready to face whoever that pony was.

"Who are you!"

He demanded an answer, but he didn’t got any. Instead the pony laughed in his demonic voice, he lifted his hooves into the air and stomp on the ground. The ground shattered, the demonic pentagram started forming up and from there appeared a fully dark skinned and aura muscular humanoid creature with purple wings, two purple horns and instead of feet he had hooves. The mysterious pony pointed at Shining armor and his group and the humanoid creature attacked, it started swinging its hands at them and small dark expositions were appearing. The mysterious pony became airborne and ascended into the air. Shining armor then shouted.

"Attack!"

They all rushed at the humanoid from different directions and they were managed to hit it a lot of times but even if they did sometimes their weapons would not penetrate it’s skin and into its flesh. The humanoid would unleash powerful magical attacks that would literally destroy his enemies without any problem. Flash used his bow and arrow and was attacking the creature from a far while maintaining a safe distance for now. The creature then unleashed a shockwave of darkness in a the shape of a cone and it hit Ensis, he felt his body weakening and he could not move very fast, Sleepy then rushed and stabbed his way on top of the back of the humanoid creature and started cutting and hitting it. Then Shining armor and Diamond Rose made their way to check on Ensis.

"You ok Ensis?" Shining armor said.

"Esaz I oz iq sunq o hiqqch xuq I lizz xa ok" He said.

Ensis covered his mouth quickly with a worried face.

"Ensis....what the fuck !" Shining armor said.

"I gaer'q trael k'aoza sahd za!" He said again in this foregin tongue.

"Oh this is bad....." Shining armor said.

Silver then immediately rushed at Shining armor and said.

"You help the others, i will see what i can do here!" He said.

"Alright!" He replyed.

They both got their separate ways, Flash along with Shining armor went to help the Sleepy finish the fight, when they got closer the humanoid creature reached out its hand to Shining armor and a green trail appeared out of its hand and went right into Shining armor. He could feel like if his life and power were taken away from him and left him in a state of pain. The creature’s wounds were healed and he knocked back Flash and Sleepy with a powerful punch. The pony up in the air seemed disappointed, he expected better from his minion and so he decided to give it a small boost. He reached out his hoof and a red trail came out of it and into the humanoid creature. The creature was empowered and was more powerful than ever and it let out a powerful roar. From within the very creature, fires started forming up surrounding it, but it wasn't hurt. Shining armor saw what that pony did and had a bright idea.

"Everypony get the creatures attention, Flash follow me!"

They obeyed and they started to attack the creature again while Flash Sentry and Shining armor were talking.

"Ok, listen you have to get to that pony up there , i will provide a distraction and you will attack him, hopefuly you can bring him back to the ground."

"I can sir, I promise you I will bring him to you."

He smiled and said.

"Good, now go but be careful."

Shining armor then used his own magic to attack the mysterious pony. Shining armor got his attention and the pony started releasing black fire balls into Shining's location. He knew that his plan had worked, the only thing he had to do now, was not get killled.

Flash then immediately flew right behind the mysterious pony and punch him at the back of his head, he fell down and dropped his staff along with his plague doctor mask. Flash quickly grabbed the staff and brought it to Shining armor.

"Thought you might need it." Flash said.

Shining armor then used his magic to lift up the staff and he pointed it at the creature, he then removed the green crystal from the staff and threw it into the dark abyss bellow them. The humanoid creature did nothing , it didn't got destroyed. It just stood there, then the mysterious pony he let out a powerful laugh. the mysterious pony appeared to be undead. He then said in a foregin tongue.

"Oyyadq esaeun moqa xakir o ral"

And when he finished the sentence Shining armor blinked and the undead pony along with his creature were gone.

"His gone?" Shining armor said.

"Who is gone?" He heard Flash's voice.

"The pony and it's creature.....what happened to you Flash?"

Flash looked at him with a weird face and said.

"What pony and what creature and why do you look surprised, i have been like this for a while."

Shining armor was confused.

"What do you mean Flash, a second ago we were fighting a Demon!"

"Um...boss i think you need to calm down, just because we haven't ate anything yet it doesnt mean that we should panic."

"Flash what are you saying, then tell me what have we been doing so long?"

"Sir we.....we have been stuck here for three years...."

"WHAT!" He shouted.

"NO.....I DON'T BELIVE YOU! WHERE ARE THE OTHERS?" He then started calling out Ensis, later Silver, Sleepy and Diamond Rose.

"I know that you feel bad....but now it's time to end your suffering....forever." When Shining armor turned to face Flash, he saw him covered in blood and dread, his eyes were glowing red with fangs in each hoof.

"I LIZZ AOQ ESAEU!"

Flash then attacked Shining armor, cutting him in pieces and slowly devouring him till there was nothing left.
Shining armor opended his eye and found himself on the floor wounded.

"This can't be happening....." He said with a low tone.

He then looked up and saw that he was alone with nopony around. He got up slowly and shouted.

"Hello?"

What happened to his companions his wonder. What happened to this mysterious pony and its demon. He knew that something was wrong.

"You guys better be ok!" He said to himself and continued to move.

After a small period of time he had reached an area in which there was a huge pit in the middle where there were all the prisoners, they were covered by the same fleshy substance. He felt like if he knew that his companions were trapped down there, but why was Nocturne keeping them alive? He knew from the Princesses that he was a ruthless killer.

"Good, now i need to…"

Before he could say anything he was interrupted by a familiar voice.

"Enough!"

It was Nocturne. Shining armor turned around and faced him, he pulled out his sword and was ready for an attack.

"You! What have you done to my companions!"

"Relax Shining, they are ok."

"You think that i would believe you? After what you did to Twilight and Cadence? Those horrible dreams that you put into them?"

"Dear Shining these Nightmares are just the begining!"

"No, we will stop you and you will pay for everything you have done!"

When he said that he felt something awakening from inside of him, just like before from his battle outside. The same glow appeared out of him and he launched a bolt of light right at Nocturne. Instead of dogging or trying to block the ability Nocturne let himself get hit, he didn't feel any pain nor suffering.

"Hmm....Light?"

He laughed.

"Familiar....could it be?"

"But....how?" Shining said.

"Enought chit chat. Listen hear Shining. I know that you came here to free them and i know that you will do anything to save them from me! Even your parents....."

When he said that Shining felt his heart beating and said.

"YOU WILL LET THEM GO AT ONCE!"

There was a pause for a second and after that Nocturne said.

"Sure!"

"Wait what?"

"I will let go of them, along with your......"friends". But you are going to have to do something for me."

"What do you want?"

"All you have to do.....is win my little game.....if you win you are free, with your companions and your people."

"How do i know that you will keep your word?"

Nocturne giggled a little.

"You are going to have to trust me Shining.

Without any other choice, Shining had to trust Nocturne, even if his companions are alive and their is indeed a smal chance for them to escape, he had to take it.

"With heavy doubts i......."

"Yes?"

"I.....I accept your challenge Nocturne! I will fight! And i will get everypony out of here! And i won't stop till i see both Cadence and Twilight again! I will return to the Crystal Empire victorious and you may try to break my soul, but you will never break my spirit!"

Nocturne laughed with his demonic voice and said.

"Then! Let the games.....BEGIN!"

He then slammed his front hooves in
to the ground and he relaesed the same dark mist and Shining's vision was clouded.

Author's Note

Sorry for not uploading for a while i have to keep track of my finals. Anyway Enjoy

The Dark Hunt.

Sleepy Doo opened his eyes, he was no longer in the dark prison. He looked around and saw that he was in the middle of a jungle during day time.

"What the?" He said.

Sleepy slowly got up and looked around. There was nothing of intrest around him, only giant trees, rocks and then sun shining on the beutiful sky. He then noticed a small bag right next to him, he opened it up and found inside his wrist blade, he grabed it and started jumping around all happy.

"Hahahah...YES!....reunited to spread pain across those that oppose us........i mean for the JUSTICE!"
He laughed a little.
"But....where am i?

Sleepy then slowly started moving into the jungle. It was quite and beutiful in some way, it wasn't gloomy or dark but there weren't any flowlers or any animals around, there wasnt anything to make it so that the forest may seem alive. As he was walking around he heared a small movement behinde him, he quickly turned around but there was nothing there.

"Who's there! Show yourself!"

He shouted. Sleepy knew that something was off, he always knew when something bad was about to happen, it's due to his instics that he is still alive, after all he got here without explanation. He then heared from behined him again something running towards him but before he could react he was pinned down, when he looked up he saw a stallion with brown skin, along with a black tail. He was also wearing a weird armor, and a mask.

"Who are you!" He mysterious pony asked.

Sleepy then tried to punch him with his wrist weapon but the mysterious pony stopped him by putting his own hoof right in front of sleepy's without touching the blade.

"I asked you something you filth! Now answer me or die!"

But before Sleepy could say anything a wierd beast jumped out of the bushes. It's skin was red, it's face was a skull in the shape of a mouth and on top of it's head, there were black tentacles.

The mysterious pony stood up quickly and pulled out a small sword. It's hilt was black and the blade was Blue.
Then the beast released a howl so powerful that out of the bushes came out more of the same beasts.

"What the fuck!" Sleepy said.

Then one of these things got the jump on Sleepy immediately knocking him down again. It tried to bite Sleepy, but he dodged it's teeth in the last seccond and punched it under it's neck. But it wasn't dead, he just made it furious and more determaned to get him and the beast kept trying to bite him. To his rescue however came the mysterious pony who pierced his sword right into the beast and helped Sleepy get up.

"I....thank you....."

"Save your praise! Fight or be eaten!"

Both of them got into battle possitions and fought these beasts off. After their were done, Sleepy cleared the blood stains on his blade and on his face with his sleeve.
"You fight well kid."

"Ha! I have been fighting my whole life....but who are you?"

The mysterious pony removed him mask. His eyes were black along with his small mane, he then smilled and said.
"My name is Jacob.....Jacob Dust Devil."

Sleepy then noticed his Cutie Mark. It was a road lit on hellfire.

"Cool.....My name's Sleepy Doo...but what were those things?"

Jacob looked at him for a seccond and said.

"Follow me....we can't stay out here in the open, he might see us."

"See us? Who?"

"I will explain later, follow me!"

Sleepy for a reason felt uneasy but he decieded to follow him due to the reason that he needed some answers.

"Alright, lead the way."

Jacob then put his mask back on and they started moving. They managed to get out of the forest and into a wasteland, the trees were burnt down with no sign of any wildlife. At the distance Sleepy noticed a giant metallic building.

"What is that thing?"

Jacob laughed and said.

"This....is home."

"Home?"

"Yes....it kept me alive for a very long time against him."

"But who is this pony that you are refering to?"

Jacob stopped and looked at Sleepy with an angry gaze.

"How much exactly do you know about Merenahr?"

"Who?"

"Let's just get inside and we will talk!"

He said with an angry tone and put his mask back on.
But who was this mysterious Merenahr? Why is Jacob so afraid of him? What does he look like?
They got inside the building and made their way into a small room with a bed. Inside the building there were a machines of unknown purpuses. They then sat down on some chairs and started talking.

"Now....Merenahr....”

"Yes please explain what is he?"

"Some call him the Demon Of The Jungle, he is a trophy hunter of sorts."

"And what does he wants from us?"
"Our heads!"

"But why? Why are we so valuable to him?"

"I already told you, trophy hunter! He hunts those who are worthy of killing."

"Oh...but i am just a soldier....and what about you?"

But Jacob didn't reply. There was an awkard silence for a seccond when Sleepy opened his mouth and said.

"So, were you always alone?"

Jacob smilled and said.

"Actually no, there were more of us. I remember that we were like.....five to eight? I dont remember very well."

"Did Merenahr got them?"

"I am afraid so.....all of us were different, some of us were criminals, soldiers like you....even murderes."

"And how did you all got here?"

"Nopony knew, we all just woke up in this place."

"Oh....so what do you do now?"

"I am trying to escape this cursed place."

"There is a way to escape? How?"

"You see Sleepy....this thing."

He pointed at building.

"Is actualy a space ship."

"A what?"

"It's basicaly a flying machine."

"Um.....ok....but if that's the case then why havent you used it to leave already?"

"Because it's still missing some gear and the only place where i can get these is to Merenahr's lair."

"Cool....when do we start?"

"You want to come to?"

"Of course i do...... i have friends of my own who need rescueing."

Jacob smilled.

"Alright, but you are going to need more than than wrist weapon of yours."

Jacob then got up and went to a small a chest, he opened it and pulled out a small pistol.

"Take this."

He threw it to Sleepy. He looked at it for a seccond and said.

"But....what is this?"

"This is called a gun.....imagine it like if it was a crossbow, but with more amunition in it and more powerful and accurate."

"And how do i use it?"

"You see the trigger under it? If you pull it, it will fire."

"I suggest we try it out then."

"Yes but not here, we better get moving if we want to get out of here."

"Alright!"

They both got ready and headed out. They reached the jungle once again. Jacob was leading the way, he knew were Merenarh's liar was but little did they know that from the trees he was watching them. He was wearing an armor covered in mud, along with a helmet with a small antena right next to it, he was also wearing a torn appart cape, a small plasma cannon to his shoulder, a wrist blade to his left hoof and to his right he had a blaster rifle.

"Are we there yet?"

Jacob then made a gesture telling him to be quite.

"Merenahr might be close you idiot! If he sees us were are done!"

"Alright...jeez...sorry."

After a couple of minutes they saw a small crater covered by some heights, the ground was decorated with wooden spikes with skulls on top of them, probably the "trophies" that Merenahr go, along with a big tent. Jacob slowly moved into the center of the crater and told to Sleepy.

"This place looks clear....for now, keep your eyes open for him while i pick up what we need."

"Of course, but make it quick!"

He noded and Jacob started searching the tent. Sleepy had his eyes opened the whole time, looking through tress and bushes but no sign of this Jungle Demon. Sleepy started patroling arounding the area but tried not to stray to far away, while he was doing that he bumped into somthing and fell down. However when he looked up to see to what he bumped into he saw.....nothing.

"What the...."

Sleepy slowly got up and extended his hoof in an attempt to find out what had happened. As he extended his hoof it touched what appeared to be a metalic object.
Before he could say anything however he heard Jacob crying out loud. Sleepy quickly rushed at the location of the sound but as he did he stepped into a bear trap. Sleepy grunted in pain while his blood was spilling out.

"JACOB!" He shouted, but without a response.

And soon out of the very trees of the jungle jumped out Merenahr.

Sleepy gazed at him with anger and said.

"If it isn't the Demon of the Jungle!"

Then after a second, Merenahr said.

"If it isn't the Demon of the Jungle."

Sleepy was taken by surprise, Merenahr sounded exactly like him.

"Imitation spell?!"

"Imitation spell?!" Merenahr said again.

Sleepy tried to free himself and face Merenahr but just as he touched the bear trap it became tighter sinking into his flesh even more.

He grunted in pain and fell down, Merenahr then slowly approached and revealed his wrist blade to Sleepy. Just when he was about to end his life, however Jacob appeared out of nowhere and got the jump on him and they started wrestling. Jacob appeared to be losing the fight due to the cuts that he endured by the wrist blade.
Sleepy wanted to help him and got to thinking, he then remembered that he had that gun that Jacob gave him, he pulled it out and aimed at Merenahr.

Jacob noticed what he Sleepy was doing and as he was fighting with Merenahr he grabbed him by his head and tried to tackle but failed and ended up getting punched in the face in result he fell down. Jacob started crawling towards Sleepy and said with a low voice.

“Run kid.”

Jacob then pulled out from his pocket a small wierd looking mace. It’s hilt was black along with the spiked ball but it radiated purple energies. And with a single strike he turned the bear trap into ash. But it was then that Merenahr pierced Jacobs back with his blade and into his flesh and organs, he then grabbed his spine and pulled. After a second Jacob’s head had sanked into his torso and came out of the hole on his back. Merenahr standed in two hooves and roared while carrying Jacob’s bloodied spine and head.

“FUCK YOU!” Sleepy shouted and shot Merenahr in the head.

The bullet pierced his helmet but didn’t manage to actualy hit his skull and Sleepy gasped.
Merenahr then seperated Jacob’s head with his spine and said with Jacob’s voice.

“Run kid.”

Sleepy quickly got up and ran away out of fear. As he was running through the jungle he started hearing voice and cries calling out for him.

“Useless!”

“You let him die!”

“You are next!”

“Please gods help me!”

Sleepy kept running, he then looked back but as soon as he did he bumped into a tree, he slowly got up heavy breathing and noticed to his right the space ship that Jacob was talking about. Sleepy rushed at it and got inside, praying that he wasn’t followed. He then quickly barricaded the door with anything he could find, from furniture to small decoration items. He then fell down and started crying. For the first time in his life he was scared, the feeling of losing someone because you were just weak enough to defend yourself is a heavy burden.

“When will this Nightmare end?” He said while crying.

Sleepy got himself together, got up and cleaned his tears with his sleeve.
Somehwere deep inside him knew he had to do something, he had to stand against Merenahr, he had to escape. He then started looking around the so called space ship. As he was looking around the whole ship he stumbled upon a strange looking door, it was decorated with more electronics and lights. He opened the door slowly and got inside, it appeared to be like a control room with panels, computers and other.

“What is all that stuff? So shiny!”

As he was looking all across the room with a face of joy he bumped into one of the machines. The machine launched out of it a small light beam that hit the wall and it started forming an image, then the image turned into a video. Sleepy looked at it with his jaw wide open, soon appeared Jacob in the screen and he started talking, it appeared to be a personal diary.

“Is this thing working?” Jacob said and smacked the machine with a low force.

“There we go, um.....my name is Jacob Dust Devil. I along with some ponies somehow got to this place, it doesnt remind me of home or anything else, the others never knew how they got here and so do i, they all said that they just woke up in the middle of the forest and from there we met each other. We the found this amazingly big structure of machinery and some other of that crazy stuff, i believe that there are actual weapons here that we can use and any other equipment, we just need to figure out how they work. However after researching this place we stumbled upon....a hunter. Thanks to that thing out there i am afraid that some of us will not make it out alive, but the only thing that i care about...is getting out of here....”

Then a female voice was heard in the backround of the video and it just stopped. Sleepy thought of this for a second and said.

“He did mention weapons and other equipment, they could sitll be in this place but i have to find them, along with a way to actual get this thing flying.”

Sleepy wanted to follow Jacob’s original plan, get the parts he needed and add them to the ship and get out of this planet. Sleepy spent the next days searching the ship for these weapons. He did find them along with a nice looking armor that would suit him in the final battle. He also found the locker room in which he saw Jacob’s locker but it was locked. After several days of getting prepared and learning on how to use these unknown equipment he was ready. He wore his heavy armor which was made out of a very strong steal capable of enduring even the mightiest of hits.

Sleepy grabbed his plasma rifle from the desk that he had managed to learn to use and started making his way out of the ship. He was passing through the lockers when something caught the attention of his eye. He turned around and checked on Jacob’s locker. Still wondering what could be inside, it wasn’t a thought of greed nor a thought of geting more loot....it just seemed strange for him, how the others weren’t locked. Sleepy then took a deep breath and moved on.

Sleepy was out in the jungle, having his gun ready to fire in case he run into Merenahr. He followed the path into his camp knowing that there he will get the items that he requires. Once he arrived he saw Jacob’s head pierced into a spike on the groud. He gasped through his helmet, sleepy then slowly removed it, paid respects and said.

“I am sorry......i wish that i was stronger......it’s because of me that you died.....i don’t even know why you wanted to save me.”

Sleepy shed a tear and said again with an angry tone.

“I will make sure that your sacrifice won’t be in vain, for i will kill Merenahr and flee from this place!”

Sleepy was about to put his helmet back on but it was blasted away by a shot that came from the shadows. Sleepy quickly barrel rolled out of his spot and got behind some debbries. He then looked carefuly around the terrain to find out where the shot came from. He then spotted Merenahr in the trees meters away and opened fire. Merenahr did the same and soon the jungle was covered with the burn marks of their weapons.

After some seconds of fighting Merenahr pulled out from his pocket a small grenade and threw it a few meters away from Sleepy, however when the bomb detonated it released smoke and Sleepy lost all sight of Merenahr. Sleepy then unleashed a barage of plasma fire into the smoke hoping that he would shoot him down. However from the smoke came out Merenahr jumping towards Sleepy. Merenahr landed right on top of him and they both started punching each other. Merenahr clearly had the upper hoof due to his superior strength and Sleepy only blocked and threw only a few punches away. He then out of anger got so close to Merenahr that their foreheads touched and shouted with an angry tone.

“COME AT ME MOTHERFUCKER!”

Sleepy then headbutted him, wrapped his hooves around his head , threw him on the ground and he started punching him with both his wrist weapon and bare hoof. He then noticed Merenahr’s flesh right under his mask and he then uppercutted him with his blade causing it to sink deep inside of his flesh with green blood running down from both his neck and blade. Merenahr then charged up his shoulder cannon and was about to shoot Sleepy but he dodged in the last second and punched the cannon with his bare hoof causing him to get hurt and loose control over Merenahr. He was then punched again with such force that he was thrown back and ended up under a tree. Merenahr then jumped ontop of one of the trees, pulled out a small heath canister, opened it up and covered his wound under his neck with the blue goo that was inside. At first he screamed out of pain but his wound was quickly healed. After that he jumped back down but he saw Sleepy nowhere.

“HEY!” Sleepy shouted at him.

Merenahr turned to him and charged right at him. Sleepy however run. Night had fallen down in the jungle, Sleepy knew that his traps had to work. After some running Sleepy led Merenahr into a cave, Merenahr used his thermal vision to see in the darkness and spot Sleepy. As he was looking around he saw Sleepy standing there in the darkness. Merenahr then laughed. But his laughter sounded exactly like Jacob’s. Sleepy only grined and pulled a small burning torch and threw it right at the very entrance of the cave. Little did Merenahr know though that the cave was rigged with explosives. Just when the fire touched them they exploded and huge rocks covered their escpape. Then the whole cave was lit on fire by Sleepy again. In result of the consuming flames they were trapped in a ring of fire.

“COME ON KILL ME!” Sleepy kept shouting.

Merenahr rushed at him but Sleepy jumped out of the ring. Merenahr couldn’t see at all due to the fire nor his helmet could help him. Sleepy was jumping back and forth, hitting and running away disturbing both Merenahr’s vision and making him weaker. Sleepy was standing out of the fires and for a second to catch his breath. Merenahr however was able to hear his heartbeat due to his helemt and armor. He then used his shoulder cannon and shot at Sleepy’s direction. The plasma bolt hit him right in the chest in result his armor shattered but kept him alive with a few wounds. Merenahr then jumped out of the fire and pinned down Sleepy and started punching. After some seconds he extended out his wrist blade and was about to claim his skull for a trophy.

But Sleepy wasnt ready to die just yet. He quickly grabbed some of the mud from right next to him threw it at his face. He laughed and slipped out of Merenahr’s grasp. Merenahr got up quickly and cleaned his face with his sleeve but it was too late for him. Sleepy was already hitting him in the face with his wrist blade. Merenahr was at a bad spot, he tried to recharge his shoulder cannon again but this time Sleepy punched it with his wrist blade and cut it off. He then stabbed Merenahr right under his neck again, but this time took it a bit forward. Just when the blade sank into his flesh Sleepy kept pushing forward his blade so far deep into Merenahr’s flesh that even his face was covered in blood. He then with his other hoof removed Merenahr’s mask and gasped at looks of his face.

His mouth was wide open with claws around it, yellow eyes and black mane. Sleepy regained his consciousness and kept punching and stabbing him in the face with roars. He then got up and dragged him in the fire. Merenahr tried to escape but that only made Sleepy angrier. He wrapped his hooves around his head once again and forced it into the fieres. Merenahr was screaming while his face was melting and Sleepy who was holding him down and watched him burn only laughed with an evil way.

After some seconds of more pain and suffering Merenahr stopped screaming. He was finaly dead. Sleepy cheered and shouted with happines.

“I DID IT! I FUCKING DID IT! Now just to make sure.”

He then approached his corpse and started stomping his burnt head till there was nothing more that a pool of flesh and blood. Sleepy backed away and got right infront of the the colapsed entrance.

“Oh well, time to dig my way out as always.”

“That wont be nessesary.” Sleepy heard a familiar voice behind him.

He turned around quickly and saw Nocturne standing there in the fires but without them hurting him.

“Remember me Sleepy?” Nocturne said as he was stepping away from the fires.

“YOU!” Sleepy rushed at him and used his wrist blade to attack him.

But Nocturne simple put his dark claw in front of him blocking the attack and the grabbing both of his hooves with his claws and got him up in his two back hooves.

“You have done well, Sleepy. You have defeated Merenahr. How do you feel?”
“I feel amazing!” He said with a smile.
“But i will feel better after i burn you to death like him!”

Nocturne then got angry, he squeezed both of Sleepy’s hooves so much that they started bleeding. He felt his bones breaking and shattering inside of his own body with tears running down his eyes.

“I AM MASTER HERE YOU USELESS FILTH. AND TRUST ME IF ONE OF YOU LOSES MY GAME YOU ALL PAY! AND YOU WILL KNOW TRUE SUFFERING, UNDERSTAND?”

“Fuck....you!”

“IDIOT!”

Nocturne then pinned him down and started cutting him with his blades. Soon there was nothing left but a pool of blood and flesh.

Warrior's Spirit

Ensis woke up and found himself in a huge structure, he looked around and saw a lot of bunk beds with sleeping ponies in each, the place reminded him of a troop barracks of sorts, he got up and instead of felling pain he could move perfectly again. He looked at this left side in a hurry and saw that his wounds were healed along with that big hole to his left side.

“HOLY SHIT, my body, the wounds they are all gone!”

He started laughing and cheering, admiring himself, the first though that came to his mind was that now that his wounds are fully healed he can fight Nocturne and save Equestria from his presence. Ensis then noticed that some of the ponies were actually waking up because of the noise he was making, he then controlled his emotions and slowly walked to the door. He opened the door slowly and got outside, it was night and there was full moon, he looked around the city closely, at first he couldn’t realize where he was even if the city looked familiar. Ensis looked closer at the houses, the streets, the decorations and basically anything that could give a clue to where he is, he then realized that he was at the Crystal Empire.

“How could I have been so stupid, I can’t even recognize my home!”

“What at are you doing outside!”

Ensis heard some sort of a voice behind him, he turned around to find out who was talking to him.

When Ensis turned around he saw what appeared to be a stallion in the Crystal Commander’s armor, the pony was old, had brown skin and white/grey mane and tail and was a unicorn. He was wearing a light blue cape and carried his helmet with his hoof.

“Excuse me?”

“What do you mean “excuse” me? Get back in the barracks! That’s an order soldier!”

“I have no idea what you are talking about. Where is Captain Shining armor i demand to speak to him!” He said with an angry.

The commander started at Ensis with a confused face and said.

“Are you playing games with me soldier?!”

“No sir, not at all sir! I just want to know where my captain is!”

Ensis Saluted in order to show respect and probably to get to the good side of the commander.

The Commander sighted.

“Listen here kid, after King Sombra invaded the Crystal Empire he captured and enslaved everypony on the empire, making them his minions and soldiers along with your captain! We managed to push back King Sombra’s forces and send him away, but tomorrow though, we will hunt down this filth and make him answer to his crimes against the royal family do you understand?”

Ensis was taken by surprise, when did King Sombra return and took over the empire? Didn’t he like got killed by Princess Cadence when he returned? Ensis decieded to play along and said.

“I understand Commander!”

He saluted.

“Then go to sleep soldier, we are going to be fighting hard tomorrow.”

“Yes sir, but may I ask you a question......off the record?”

“And what would it might be soldier?”

“If we are going against King Sombra doesn’t that mean that he will have Shining armor and our other former soldiers at his side? Are we authorized to kill our own troops sir? Kill the husband of Princess Cadence?”

“I know what you think soldier, but I am afraid there is no other way, if we don’t win this war against King Sombra, he might return and take over Equestria, not to mention that he have lost enough soldiers at the attempt to retake the Crystal Empire, we might have succeeded but the cost was too big.”

Ensis felt frustrated at the lost of his comrades, he saluted and said.

“Very well sir! I will obey and I promise you that King Sombra will die tomorrow sir!”

The commander smiled and said.

“I like your style kid, I will see you tomorrow at the briefing room. And by the way nice tattoos”

Ensis saluted with a smile and went back to the barracks. He opened the door slowly and got inside, he reached for his bed and covered himself with a blanket, before closing his eyes he started thinking about the situation, is everything real or is this just a trick? After all, Nocturne wanted them to play his game and Ensis though that this might be the game that Nocturne was referring to, Ensis was both angry and thankful to Nocturne, I mean he did trap them into this game but Ensis always wanted to fight King Sombra, even if this one is an illusion of sorts. Ensis closed his eyes and started dreaming about his childhood, he remembered when his was a filly and was grabbed by one of the sailors and was brought to the Crystal Empire, Ensis couldn’t remembered anything about the events before the destruction of his original home. He was brought to the Crystal Empire and was trained to be a soldier, he remembered being at the training grounds with a sword and fighting one of his fellow trainees, for training of course, his trainers saw that Ensis wasn’t only brutally effective in battle but he had potential, he was then recruited to a highly difficulty level of training where his might would come in handy. He was trained hard and most of the time he would get beaten by his fellow trainees but Ensis tried to avoid fighting because that would get him off the military training for his actions. Instead he focused on getting stronger and stronger to the point where we could beat all his fellow trainees. Ensis succeeded and was recruited to the elites. Ensis was also adopted by a couple with no child and they desired one. Ensis made his parents proud and continued to keep fighting and training.

Ensis woke up by the noises inside the room, he saw his fellow soldiers gearing up and heading outside, he got up quick without wasting any time, he grabbed his armor wore it and then reached for his weapons, his trusty axes that would tear anypony appart . Ensis was ready to go out, he took a deep breath and thought to himself.

“This is it! Win Nocturne’s game and get out of here!”

Ensis got out and head to the main street were the briefing was going to happen. The Commander was got up into a big box and started telling them about the mission.

“Listen here ladies! King Sombra has brought destruction to our world many times! But today, we will make him pay for his crimes!

The soldiers were cheering and battle crying.

“We will be moving to the Galloping Gorge and from there to Vanhoover, there we will have our ships ready to sail to King Sombra’s hide out, we will surround the island with our commanding ships, they will have nowhere to go! We will strike the island and today we will mark the end of this cancerous disease that “King” Sombra is and all of those sacrifices that we suffered will be repaid….in blood!”

The soldiers were cheering and their screams filled the Commander’s spirit with joy and power, he was laughing like a psycho and said.

“WE ARE MOVING! GET IN LINE! LET’S GO!”

The soldiers got into lane and follow the Commander towards Yanhoover. They had finally arrived at Yanhoover in an hour, they entered their ships and sailed outside from Equestria and into King Sombra’s hideout. Ensis had entered one of the commanding ships along with the Commander. Ensis looked at the commander and thought of him as the perfect leader, the way he spoke back at the Crystal Empire inspired Ensis and wanted to follow him. The Commander then got into the middle of the ship and started with his speeches again.

“King Sombra has invaded our home, relentlessly taking the lives of stallions, mares and fillies all around Equestira, his arrogance is only matched by the brutality of his soldiers. Our advance at the island will be swift and deadly, our infantry will first take over the first line of defense and occupy all around the island giving no chance to leave and us the opportunity to make his savage ideals and thoughts to be buried away in to this island!”

The soldiers were cheering, Ensis noticed his Commander’s power not in fight but in the power of encouragement. He felt safe and powerful near the commander and he will make sure that King Sombra’s days will come to an end. The thousand ships that sailed from Yanhoover had finally reached their destination, they started taking positions and surrounding the island and the Commander gave order to get into the smaller boats and head to the island to take over the land. The soldiers started going to the boats along with Ensis, but he was stopped by the Commander.

“Ensis!” The Commander said.

Ensis quickly turned around saluted and said.

“Sir!”

“You will go to this boat along with my personal guards, take the beach and we will send reinforcements to help you maintain it, understood?”

“Yes sir, I guarantee you that we will have the beach in an hour!”

“Good! NOW GET MOVING!”

Ensis saluted and rushed to the boat along with the Commander’s personal guards. The boat started moving towards the island. During their entrance they were taking heavy damage from the beach. Boats started getting blown up and the sea was painted with his fallen comrade’s blood. His boat had reached the beach, the Commander’s personal guard made a big shield with their magic and headed straight to take out the cannons that were destroying the boats in the sea, Ensis was behind them and joined the fight, he fell down to the trenches and started fighting his enemies with regret, he deeply knew that these were his brothers in arms, but he had no choice, his enemies blood spilled all over his face with a single blow from his mighty axes and only thing he could hear during the battle was screams and explosions he wasn’t disturbed by the sound nor the gory graphic.

After an hour or so they had taken the beach and started occupying and started making an HQ in which the Commander would be to give orders. Soon a small boat started coming from the commanding ship, when it reached the beached the Commander came out of there, he seemed proud and started to congratulate their success.

“You have done well. All of you and I promise that those that died to get us this position will be remembered as heroes! Now, resupply, get the wounded out of the battlefield along with the dead, if there is one place to be buried it’s not here but to their homes.”

“Yes Commander!” One of the soldier said.

He saluted and went away. The Commander then turned to Ensis.

“Ensis, you have done exactly as you told well done, be proud about yourself Ensis, you have carried your comrades and thanks to you they survived and it’s you the reason we will succeed!”

Ensis saluted with a smile.

“Thank you sir, I will continue my good progress!”

“Fantastic, now take a break you earned it.”

“I am sorry Commander but I don’t feel like resting any time soon.”

The Commander smiled.

“Very well then, make sure the enemy survivors are killed, i don’t want to see their sorry faces ever again!”

“Yes Commander!”

Warrior's Might

Ensis was wandering the bloodied battlefield for two hours or so in search to find both his wounded brothers in arms and his enemies. He came across a lot of dead bodies, both from his side and the enemies, he wasn’t happy anymore when he was fighting even if he knew this is just an illusion and Nocturne wants him to lose the game, he still could not do what he was ordered to, he killed a lot of the enemy survivors and helped a lot of his brothers in arms, but it didn’t feel like it was right. He then came across one of King Sombra’s wounded soldier, she was stuck under the debris of a dark fallen crystal tower, she was bleeding and was slowly dying. Ensis looked at her for a moment, even if he could not see her face through the dark helmet, he could still hear her breathing and her cries, Ensis was about to leave her alone when the Commander came.

“Ensis!”

Ensis knew that the Commander saw him leaving the enemy soldier without killing her, he didn’t reply to the Commander.

“Ensis, I thought that I ordered to you to kill all the remaining enemies on the beach, didn’t i?”

Ensis turned around, saluted and explained the situation to his Commander.

“I am sorry sir, but this….”

For once in his life Ensis was afraid to give his opinion on the matter, he felt weak and irresponsible to report to the Commander.

“I know how you feel Ensis. When you are about to deliver the final blow, you sometimes cannot do it because of that thought that remains at the back of your head, saying: Don’t do it, it’s wrong, what if it was somepony that you cared about and she or he was in the same place as your victim? I had all these thoughts when I was your age through betrayal and pain!”

“Who….betrayed you sir, If you don’t mind asking?”

“My father Ensis, I had everything when I was young, I had family, companions and a hand full of ponies that cared about me, but now I am just a Commander with a heart of stone.”

Ensis didn’t reply, he just felt sorry for his commander, even if this was an illusion he could not imagine the fact that somepony lost his or her whole legacy by just being betrayed by somepony that you looked up for.

“I am terrible sorry to hear that sir!”

“No need to be sorry Ensis, even if you knew what had happened, you wouldn’t understand, now finish off this filthy rat! We have a lot to do!”

The Commander had left and Ensis was alone with his dying enemy, he looked at her for the last time, he knew that she was crying he could hear it but tried to ignore it, this moment made Ensis feel like if he was the villain and the one you should be afraid of, he kept telling himself it’s just Nocturne, but the whole situation felt so real! He lifted his axe up in to the air, closed his eyes and with tears he said.

“I am sorry.”

He then crushed the wounded mare’s head, penetrating the helmet and into her brain, there was blood that was coming out of her head and he felt like if this was the blood of an innocent, the sun was going down and the moon had almost rised, Ensis then left and returned to the HQ. The HQ was a very big tent in which the Commander along with the other leaders of this operation were gathered to strategies an attack.

“As you can see, we have occupied around the island and have built defenses that nopony can penetrate, tomorrow we will attack through this swamp and into the enemy buildings! We also have some reports from ours scouts, they said about a huge castle in the middle of the island. This must be where he is hidding. After we take the swamps we will rally a full scale attack at the castle.

He then pointed at a certain building in the map that he had in front of him.

“Here, they have all of their food and water supplies, if we strike this building and take it, it will only be a matter of time before they start getting hungry and weak from the hydration. With that in mind, our soldiers will be more comfortable to fight these filthy rats without having a lot of problems. And the only thing that remains is King Sombra! When we take the rest of these positions across the map, the only place where King Sombra will be is his castle in the middle of the island. When we find King Sombra we will strike at him with no hesitation or fear, without his army to defend him he will eventually fall to our power and might. Now, I suggest two options on what we can do with King Sombra. One: We can either capture him alive and bring him back to the Crystal Empire, where he will be judged and punished Or, number two: We can kill him in and burn his corpse along with this cursed island!”

His fellow leaders agreed with the Commander’s suggestion, but some of them had a lot of questions on how to do all that stuff and what will be the cost if this whole plan fails. The Major then stepped in and said.

“I agree with your suggestions Commander, if given the opportunity may I execute the plan on the swamps sir?”

“Yes Major, tomorrow you will execute the plan of the swamp and attack their supply post. If you manage to complete the mission we are going to have a big advantage!”

“Excuse me Commander, but how are we going to accomplish such fit? We know of King Sombra’s viciousness, he might have traps all around the island for us to step on. Do we really want to lose more just because we charged in all blind?”

“Do you doubt our soldiers’ capabilities, Naval Leader?” The Commander said.

“I am not Commander, I am just saying our invasion at the beach costs us a lot. Are you willing to pay the same cost to destroy that supply post?”

“Sometimes sacrifices are needed, and if you can not understand that then you will surely lose any battle. I suggest you learn that now rather learning it the hard way, understand?”

“I....i am sorry sir, i will not doubt you again.”

They all then got out of the tent and went to their private tents to take some rest. The Commander then sat down at the sand and started staring at the sea, when it suddenly started raining. The Commander didn’t move from his location, instead he looked up and smiled. Ensis was about to go the barracks when he noticed the Commander sitting at the beach in the middle of the rain, he got closer to the Commander and said.

“Sir....may i ask what are you doing here in the wet sand?”

“Isn’t it obvious Ensis? I love the rain, it’s so calm and peaceful.”

“I guess....but is it really nessesary to stay out here instead under the tent? You might get cold.”

The Commander laughed a little and said.

“Dont worry about this old stallion, for tomorrow we are making history!”

He smiled in an evil way. Ensis, ignored that, he saluted and went to the barracks to sleep. He got under the blanket and started thinking about the whole thing, the Commander seemed more “alive” than anypony else, he can do whatever he wants without anypony telling him anything and is calm no matter what. Ensis closed his eyes and the sound of the rain made him fell asleep. Ensis woke up tomorrow along with the rest of his comrades, he wore his armor and got out. The Commander was giving speeches while the army was moving into the swamp towards the supply post.

“Today my friends! We will show to this “King” our true strength, we will show him our might and spirit, because unlike him we fight for a better tomorrow for our children, our families and for Eqestira herself! We will not submit to this monster! I believe in every last one of you! We will win this war and return to the Crystal Empire as heroes!”

Ensis was touched by the Commander’s words once again, he entered the swamp and followed the orders of the Major, the troops were rushing to the swamps and towards the supply post, the scouts were flying in the air and looking for enemy soldiers, when out of nowhere one of the scouts shouted.

“AMBUSH”

When he said that, King Sombra’s soldiers started coming out of every direction and started attack the Crystal Empire’s soldier, there was a blood bath, the dirty swamp water had turned red and was filled with corpse that will soon be “eaten” by the water.

Ensis started fighting as hard as he could, where ever he looked he could see Sombra’s soldiers and no way to get to the supply post, then after minutes of fighting he found a small open area where he rushed and made his way to the supply post, he entered the supply post and was greeted by his foes, Ensis started slashing his enemies in order to secure the supply post, Ensis managed to kill all his enemies and rig the post with some explosives that he found during his fight. He got out of the supply post and rigged the explosives, the sky was filled with smoke and some parts from the supply post started rolling towards the swamps where Ensis’s comrades where, lucky for them, his enemies were crushed instead of his comrades.

They continued their attack towards King Sombra’s Castle, the Crystal Soldiers had escaped from the swamps and were tearing down the dark crystal walls of the castle with their cannons, they got inside the castle and started fighting King Sombra’s soldiers, Ensis was with them, but instead of helping his allies he rushed inside the castle to find King Sombra and end this mayhem. He rushed through every floor, every enemy as tears started rolling down his eyes, he got up to the last floor, he kick opened the door and found King Sombra in his throne where he was waiting.

King Sombra was disappointed.

“What is this, a soldier? HA I expected Celestia to come and fight me herself instead of sending some mortal soldiers against me, now I truly know that she wishes to see her subjects die instead of herself, how pathetic.”

“Silence you monster, you don’t deserve to say her name!”

King Sombra was amused by Ensis’s reaction.

“Hmm, interesting and who might you be?”

“Your own demise!”

“Ha! Do you really think that YOU, can defeat me?”

“Oh I can defeat you and when I do, I will be out of this nightmare!”

“Oh, I am not going to fight you now, first you are going to have past him!”

Ensis looked at where King Sombra was pointing, he turned and saw Shining armor in this same helmet that King Sombra’s soldiers were wearing, along with his weapon. Ensis then realized that Shining armor was under his control. Ensis gathered his strength and put aside his fears and lifted his weapons and was ready to fight Shining armor. They both rushed at each other with powerful blows from each side they would hurt one another but not killing them, Ensis knew that if he would fail, the real Shining armor and his comrades will suffer for his mistake, he then outsmarted Shining armor with a fake attack move and stabbed Shining armor in the forehead with his axe. The helmet broke and Ensis could see Shining armor’s face, his eyes were glowing green like King Sombra’s and he was frustrated, Ensis looked at his comrades face while his life faded away.

“Hmmm, not as weak as you look.” King Sombra said.

“Shut up, you might still think me as weak, but i will destroy you and put an end to you!”

Ensis lifted his bloodied weapons and was ready to fight. King Sombra realesed a laughter and said.

“Very well.”

King Sombra then pulled out a huge dark crystal axe which radiated dark energies and rushed at Ensis. Their weapons clashed and Sombra said.

“You are going to need a bigger axes than these boy!”

“I AM NOT A BOY!”

Ensis then pushed Sombra away and the sliced his belly with a hateful strike, in result Sombra was bleeding, but not a lot.

“Nice cut boy, but you are going to need to do better!”

Ensis was frustrated and battle roared while rushing at King Sombra, their fight took a while, both of them were fighting grate, Sombra however had the advantage because of his magic powers, he would throw sharp dark crystals at Ensis and he would doge or get impaled, Ensis was hurt a lot and tried to ignore the pain and focus, he then rushed at Sombra and punched him in the face, Sombra lost control of his horn and Ensis grabbed him from his hooves, they both held each other and Ensis pushed him back and Sombra had fell down, Ensis got up to him and started punching mercilessly, Ensis hooves were filled with blood while he was hitting Sombra, Sombra then lifted Ensis up and pushed him to the wall, Sombra then surfed to Ensis with a path of dark crystals and was ready to kill Ensis, Ensis then noticed Sombra’s axe lying on the floor, he immediately grabbed it and when Sombra was close he lifted the heavy axe with all of his might and sliced Sombra’s head off. Sombra’s body fell to the floor and the battle sounds had stopped. He then noticed the Commander entering the room, he was smiling with that same evil face and slowly clapped for Ensis.

“Well done Ensis, you have defeated me.”

“Wait, what do you mean?”

“You still don’t get it do you?”

The Commander then was covered darkness and revealed to Ensis his true form. It was Nocturne.

“Well done! You have passed your test as well!”

Ensis could not believe in his eyes. The pony that he looked up to this entire time, the Commander was the demonic and evil Nightmare that threated to destroy the world that he loves.

“NO! IT CAN’T BE! Are you saying......that all you said to me were lies? About your family and everything?”

“No Ensis, but as I told you, you wouldn’t understand. What are you going to do now Ensis? Attack me and try to kill me like Sleepy?”

“What the fuck did you just say? What did you do to him!”

“Nothing! I said that you will pay the price together if you fail didn’t i?”

“All you said Nocturne! I was touched by your words and this is how you repay me? I looked up to you but i should have known that it was so good to be true that a pony so kind and pure existed!”

“I know you did and you make me proud, but now your trial has ended. Let’s see what Flash is doing. Goodbye Ensis!”

“NO WAIT!”

After that the world simply turned into Eternal Darkness with no sign of Nocturne, Ensis nor anything else.

Dead Ended

Flash was still going down the stairs to the catacombs of the church and to his back he had that weird weapon that was given to him by the stallion from above. It was a long metal bar with a trigger under it and to it's side it had three cartridges and at it's end it had a small tesla coil.

Flash finaly managed to reach the end of the staircase and and he saw in the end of the room a big rusty golden door with three holes carved right on to it and one of them was already filled......with a red skull.

Then the undead started rising up from the bloodied pool that was in the middle of the room! And even the ground, breaking through stone and dirt to reach Flash and devour him whole. The undead started growling and they attacked Flash!

To his panic he quickly fired the weapon he had in hoof and when he did, the weapon unleashed from the tesla's tip a lightning bolt that it hit the first zombie and it started bouncing on to the next ones. He could see the electrical energies running through their bodies and later their heads exploding and so the dead died once again.

He then put the gun down slowly and tried to catch his breath, but that proved to be his undoing, as another undead rose right next to him and it put him down. Flash was holding it with his hoof that he had placed under the undead's neck, holding it. He felt his powers abandoning him, as he gazed into the yellow glowing eyes he could see just how desperate it was to kill him.

Flash started looking around for the tesla weapon, he then spotted it a few meters away from him. It must have been knocked away when the undead attacked him. Flash tried to reach it with all of his strength but in the same time he felt his other hoof that was holding back the zombie feeling numb. But he was there! His hoof was just a few inches away from him, he then gave a little push and he was able to reach the weapon, but at the same time his other hoof was weakened enough and it allowed the undead to bite him in his hoof. Something that made him grunt in pain and then with frustration that was built in him he fired the tesla weapon at point blank range. The bolt hit the undead and it killed it but it also bounced back at Flash making him scream in pain even more.

He felt his body breaking, shattering, he then pushed away the corpse and said.

"What is....going on......?"

He said with a fearful tone, he got up and extended his hooves to wall to regain his balance but as he did and he....opened his eyes.....he couldn't see anything. And when he finaly got up his back hooves had become so numb that he almost fall again. If it wasn't for the tesla weapon that he used a walking stick to maintain his balance.

He blinked his eyes a few times hoping that he could regain his sight. After some attempts he began to see again but only a little, his vision was still blurry but he was good to go.

He then made his way to that door in the end of the room and tried to open it.

"Damm it! It won't budge! Hmm?"

He then saw the skull that was stuck on the door along with the other two holes.

"Interesting....."

Then he saw two more doors in the room, they were simply doors and they didn't seem to need any sort of key to open. He made his way to one of the doors and opened it.

In the room he saw an altar and on top of it there was a golden skull that was illuminating light. He approached the skull slowly, looking around the room with every step he took, watching for traps or more undead that may spawn. Nothing seemed out of the ordinary. But once he picked up the Golden Skull the door behind him was closed shut and the dead started rising from the ground ready to devour him.

He quickly pulled out his weapon and fired it on to them and they started dying one by one till the chain lightning stopped. The undead had fallen but only one remained, Flash rolled his eyes and was ready to take a shot, when he felt his hoof itching, he then gazed into the bite without blinking.

The blood that was running from him hoof made him feel weird, something like a primal instinct drove him into screaming, dropping his gun and he rushed at the undead. Flash pushed it to the ground and he started biting into it's head, he didn't care, he was frustrated and furious. Then he pulled back his head while his teeth were still stuck on the undead's head. And he pulled and he pulled till he removed it's head and spit it on the ground.

Flash gasped out of realization of what he just did. He felt the undead's blood running down his mouth and into the floor. Flash was hearing the sound of the blood falling down and echoing across the room, it was the only sound that he kept hearing.

"What is happening to me!?"

He quickly picked up the skull and got out of the room. Once he was out he moved into the other room and claimed the skull that was within, the undead came back however as he expected. His hearth was beating and his blood was pumping but that feeling of fear, of being surrounded with no way out. Even after he killed the undead and got out and came back to the main room, felt his mind shrouded in a dark veil of doubt.

Without wasting anymore time he got to the locked door and he placed the skulls at the empty spots. But nothing happened. He then looked at the red skull for a second and then the bloodied pool in the midle. He had an idea in mind but...was this really what needed to be done to open the door?

He then picked up both of the skulls and made his way to the pull. He then slowly put them in the pool and the light from them had vanished instanly. Once he pulled them out he saw them radiating darkness for a few seconds and it then later disappeared and the only things that remained were red bloodied skulls.

He returned to the door and placed the skulls and once he did the door opened.

When he got inside the door behind him closed shut and he was trapped in the darkness. However there was a small light coming from the middle of the room and It had an orange glow.

Once he got closer he could see it all clearly. It was the Sagarmatha relic or at least it seemed to be, it was just as Thunderstorm said it looked like, there were two rusty iron bars with markings all over them and they were spinning around in mid air and in between them there was a small keystone and it had the same unknown markings all over it.

Flash made his way to the Sagarmatha Relic without hesitation or fear and once he placed his hoof on the relic the two iron pieces got stuck together into one piece. Flash laughed a little and picked up the keystone that was no more floating around.

"Oh my gods at last! I can finaly go back! I just hope the two of them are ok up there....."

He then feared the worst for them and started running towards the exit.

"OH CURSES I FORGOT ABOUT THEM COMPLETLY!"

Once he was out of the catacombs he saw the two ponies still fighting the undead. They had blocked the windows and doors with whatever furniture they could find.

"Do you have what we came for!'

The mare asked as she stabbed one of the zombies that were trying to get in through the window.

"I do!"

"Good! Then let's get out of here before....."

He said the stallion before he was grabbed by the zombies that had broke the windows and pulled him out. He tried to fight back but it was already too late. The zombies put him down and they started feasting on the screaming stallion as Flash and the mare watched in horror unable to do anything to save him.

"No!!!" Flash shouted.

Right after that the doors of the church were opened and the undead got through.

Flash in rage shot them down with his weapon and him and the mare got out, only to find the skeleton still floating in the air and with simple gestures he kept summoning more undead.

"Join us!" He said.

The mare and Flash got into battle positions!

Wave after wave the undead kept coming, rotten bodies started hitting the floor one by one, the two ponies were getting tired, but this was a fight about survival they had to give it their all or they would be food for the undead.

Flash during the chaos tried to find a way out until he heard the mare that was with him screaming. He turned around to the way of the sound and saw her pinned down by the undead. He gasped out and aimed his weapon to the undead. A spark of hesitation ignited within him, he knew that there was no way to save her, only if he was more careful, if only he had his eyes opened and made sure she was ok, being a leader is a hard thing, he came to release with this single mistake of his that costed the mare her life, but also unimaginable pain during her last moments before leaving this cursed world once and for all.

He then took the shot and the undead fell down fried by electricity!

With the relic in hoof, Flash knew that he had to get away from here as quickly as possible, when he was about to take flight however he was pinned down by a zombie that had attacked him from behind, Flash tried to fight back back but he wasn't strong enough. He then saw the rest of the undead coming his way, he had to get out of here quickly or else he would be food like the rest of his two companions.

It was then however that the same rage started taking over him and with a demonic roar he went berserk. He punched the undead right in the jaw and cause it to fly up in the air while the undead fell down and died. He got up and started attack the others with nothing but his bare hooves.

His eyes were then stuck on the floating skeleton and with another roar he charged at him passing through the other undeads that were chasing him and when he was close enough, he leaped so high up in the air and punched the skeleton and brought him down to the ground and he then began punching the skeleton none stop.

With ever punch the head of the skeleton was slowly cracking while Flash started to grunt harder and harder with every punch. He then rose both of his hooves in the air and with another roar he slammed both of them down on the skeletons head, in result the skull was broken into a thousand pieces. Some of them even pierced Flash's hooves, but he didn't care, he was restless.

The remaining undead simply fell down to the ground dead and there was silence. Flash started taking deep breaths, he started feeling dizzy, his mind was failing him, his body could not withstand the weight of such power, he would either die or fall to madness.

He got up, took the relic, took flight and for the next few hours he had finaly made his way back home.

One he got inside of the city he started running as fast as he could while avoiding the comments of all those that he passed by. And it was then that he saw Thunderstorm.

"Oh Flash you are back!"

She said with a smile but it was then that she looked closer to see Flash's terribly condition.

"Oh my god! Flash you need help!"

But before he could say anything he fell down unconscious.

Flash reopened his eyes and found himself in a small room. He was on a bed with a lot of machinery at his side, at the end of the room Flash saw a pony standing there, at first he couldn't really understand who was looking at him but after a few secconds he knew exactly who was there.

"Nocturne!" He cried out.

"How are you doing Flash?" Nocturne said as he stepped out from the shadows.

"I will be feeling better only when my hooves are around your neck you scumbag!"

"Yes, sometimes i feel like that as well, it is satisfying to choke somepony to death, cause when you are up close and personal you can see their life snapping out of their bodies!"

Flash got angry and he tried to reach him but once he did he felt a huge pain on his back that forced him to back down.

"These machines are keeping you alive you know and if you mess it up and die your friends will pay the price!"

"Just what do you want from me!"

"I just came here to check on you, after all i have to entertain myself somehow other than just watch the undead fighting each other for a piece of meat."

"I am not gonna entertain you you scum! I am a soldier! And i will beat you in this game of yours!"

"Maybe you will, but.....i wouldn't be so sure about.....hmmm what was his name?"

He said in a mocking tone.

"Oh yes Silver Bandage!"

"What about him!"

"Everypony has secrets Flash, some of them are simple and innocent. Others are dark and malevolent, the only thing that matters is how i can manipulate those secrets to accomplish my goals and in the end kill all those that stand in my way. including you!"

"I am not afraid Nocturne, as long as i have Prince Armor and the others by my side we can do anything and we WILL bring you to justice!"

Nocturne then turned into a shadow and got right into Flash's face and said.

"It's not death you should fear, it's me!"

And he disappeared.

Right after that the door opened and Flash saw Needles and Thunderstorm coming in the room.

"Hey Flash, how are you feeling?" Asked Thunderstorm.

"I am feeling a lot better now that you are here." He said and Thunderstorm blushed a little.

"And what are doing here Needles? I didn't expect you to care at all for me and pay me a visit!"

"Flash take that back!" Thunderstorm said.

"It's ok Thunderstorm, Flash i understand how you feel, but thanks to you now we can......save this world."

"He is telling the truth Flash, now that we have all the relic pieces we can stop the undead!"

"Yes....i suppose, well if there is anything else that needs to be done i am willing to help."

Flash said knowing that his quest will be over soon.

"You don't need to worry about that Flash, leave that to me, i know what to do." Needles said as he left the room.

"I have to go too, i need to get back to work very soon."

"Thunderstorm wait!"

"What is it?"

"I....thank you....for saving me...."

"Of course, i wouldn't want anything bad to happen to you, oh and by the way, you don't have to worry about that zombie bite of yours, it has been cured."

"....Thank...you....thank you!"

Thunderstorm left and Flash then gave out a laugh of relief.

In Needles's office, a trap door had opened and he descended down there in the dark. With the three pieces of the relic and the keystone, Needles got the three pieces together and they simply got stuck together and they started glowing and weird ancient writings started getting inscripted. Needles then grabed the keystone and placed it on top of the complete relic. When that happened the relic started floating around the room while radiating a yellow energy.

"YES! Finaly!" Needles said as he grabed the relic.

In the hospital were Flash was resting he looked out of the window to find the whole city attacked by zombies.

"What the!" He said.

He tried to get up but there was no point, he would die. But he had to find out what was going on, he knew that Nocturne's game is not done yet, cause if it was then he would have left this realm.

He got up slowly, grabed the machine that he was attached through via wires, he cared it around while walking to the exit.

"You! Wait you are not supposed to leave!" Said a doctor while he was advancing towards him.

Flash didn't have time for setbacks, so he punched the doctor right in the face and he was knocked down unconscious. Flash then saw a knife beside the doctor, it must have fallen from his pockets, he picked it up and left the building.

Outside he saw the strees crawling with zombies while armored forces were fighting them, the undead seemed to be coming out of the main building where Flash first arrived in this world. Flash made his way to the building on hoof due to the fact that his wings were not available while cuting down any undead that faced him.

Once he got inside he continiued fighting the undead till he reached the top of the building where the undead seemed to come from. Once he arrived at the top he saw Needles, his flesh was rotten and burnt, his eyes were glowing yellow with the completed sagarmatha relic in hoof.

"Needles!?"

"Oh Flash you arrived!" Said Needles with his disorienting voice.

"You are behind of all this?!"

"Why yes, it was my goal from the begining!"

"But i....i don't understand, why are you doing this!?"

"Isn't it obvious? I am doing it for power! I am doing it because i want to!"

"But....you said you wanted to save this world, save it's citizens, if that's true then why did you keep all those unconscious ponies in the machines?"

"So that they can be used! To bring me! THE RELIC! And after all of the failed attempts, you came and with you, you brought to me the relic! Which i will use to make this world mine!"

"No! I won't let you!"

"Ha! I expected you to say that!" And with a simple gesture of his hoof the undead started rising from the ground and they started advancing towards Flash.

"KILL HIM!" He shouted

Flash started fighting the undead but it proved to be more difficult than before, whenever he would kill one, Needles would spawn two and the immensce pain on his back due to his injuries was beyond words. It was then however that one of the undead managed to sneak from behind and attack him, causing the machine that was keeping Flash alive to be destroyed and dettache the wires from his back that cause him a lot of pain followed by a scream.

The zombie then bite him on his shoulder and Flash pushed it from the roof of the building. He looked down and started feeling that he was about to die, his eyes were twitching once again while tears started falling, then.....this happened. Rage took over him the infection started taking action and Flash lost control.

He started punching, biting any undead that would get in his way.

"Hmmm, what is this? Oh yes the infection."

"I'LL KILL YOU YOU SON OF A BITCH! I WILL TEAR YOU LIMB FROM LIMB!!!"

Flash then started running in two hooves, something that surprised Needles. He then jumped on him and he was about to punch him when he felt pain on his chest, Flash looked down and saw Needles stabing him with an injector that cause Flash to calm down and return to his original state.

"Did you really think that i would let you kill me just like that?"

Needles got up and said while pointing on Flash and commanding the zombies to attack him, nothing happened though.

"WHAT!" Needles said.

Flash then laughed.

"WHAT ARE YOU LAUGHING AT?!"

Flash then looked at him with a grin and said.

"At this!"

He then pulled out the relic and started waving at Needles with it.

"I got it when i got close to you, i realized that if i couldn't kill you on my own then i would let your own minions kill you!

Needles was about to attack him and without a choice Flash threw the relic off the roof. Needles screamed out.

"NOOOOO!"

And out of frustration he started punching Flash, till the undead got close, dragged him down and started feasting on him.

Flash got up, he was feeling a lot better, that injector didn't only stoped him from going berserk, but it also cured him completely, something that Needles overlooked and didn't gave it much thought. He then grabed his knife and was ready to fight against the remaining undead.

In the streets of the city Nocturne picked up the relic with his magic and said.

"So...you did it Flash? Didn't you?"

He then crushed the relic under his hoof, something that cause all of the undead to explode and die off. He then took flight and met Flash on the top of the roof.

"Nocturne!" Flash said.

"Hello again Flash, it would seem that you have done as i requested?"

"Y-yes i played your game! Now let me go!"

Nocturne then simply made his way to Needles's corpse. It was already ravaged, with his guts coming out, some of them half eaten.

"Yes it would seem that you did.

It was then however that Thunderstorm reached the roof top and saw both of them.

"Flash!" She said while she hugged him.

"Thunderstorm, are you ok?"

"I....i was scared, when i saw the undead ravaging my home...i simply...."

Flash then hugged her and said.

"Don't worry it's ok.....they are all gone now."

"But...Flash who is that!" She pointed at Nocturne.

"It's only natural that you don't remember me Thunderstorm." Nocturne said.

"What?" She replied.

"Enough games Nocturne!" Flash shouted.

"Now let us go!"

"Let YOU go? Why would i do that?"

"You promised! You promised that if we were to win your games we would go!"

"Of course you will, only you however not Thunderstorm!"

"Why! Why do you have to torturer her, why would you leave her in this broken world alone?!"

"Listen Flash, this world that we currently are in is as real as the one that you come from, it's just a different universe, a world i created for you to pass your test! And you did, so stop being selfies and accept your fate! You can't save them all Flash! But i can! I can make life, i can take it away! It's all in my control!"

"Flash....what is he talking about?!" She said while crying a little.

But Flash didn't answer, if Nocturne is as powerful as he claims to be then what is the point in fighting a force beyond your powers?

"I....understand Nocturne..."

"What!!" Thunderstorm said.

"I am sorry Thunderstorm, i don't have a choice, i wish things were different, i wish that i could take you with me, but i have some friends to save from doom. I...am sorry."

And he left from Thunderstorm's side.

"FlASH PLEASE! DONT LEAVE ME HERE!"

And she started running towards him, but before she could reach him, Flash punched her right in the face and she was knocked down on the floor with blood coming out of her nose. The look she gave him was a look of pure horror. Flash dind't feel any different at all, he was scared too for what he did.

"Wow you gave her quite a punch Flash!" Nocturne said.

"Let's just go! It's becaues of you i am forced to do such things! And i can't wait till i get the opportunity to kill you!"

"I am sure you will." Nocturne said with a sarcastic tone.

He then focused some magic on his hoof and he spawned a portal right in front of him.

"You may pass."

Flash passed without hesitation and the portal behind him closed.

"Flash..." Thunderstorm said in a weak voice.

"Oh come on now! Don't be sad, after all you played your role and now the only thing that remains is...."

He then stabbed her in the chest with his wrist blade and said.

"To kill you.....again!"

She then fell down dead with her eyes gazing on Nocturne's face.

"Now....who's next? Oh yes.....Shining armor!"

He then gave an evil laugh and the world around him turned to darkness and was disappeared.

The Dark King

Shining opened his eyes and found himself in a small alleyway, he got up and looked. He heard the sound of ponies talking. He started moving towards the source of these sounds and when he did he saw that he was in a big beautiful city covered by strong giant walls. The city was nothing like he had ever seen before, the structures, the ponies and more.

In the middle of the city there was this big building, bigger than even the walls themselves, from the building came out a stallion with two guards at his side. The guard were wearing plate armor with a red cross on their along with a red cape and chainmail helmet.

The stallion however was wearing a red cloth shroud around his head, black armor with small spikes on his shoulder and front legs, most of his body however was covered by bandages that seemed to have dried blood on them, on his face he had a golden mask and finaly he had on his back an iron sword that seemed to be a little broken at it's end, it would also radiate an orange aura.

When the ponies saw him they all made their way to him along with some of the guards that were patrolling around the city, when they reached him, they all bowed and then the stallion said.

"Ponies of Trinia, i am honored to announce you that we had managed to stop the invaders once again!"

The ponies began cheering for the stallion. When he raised one of his hoof the cheering had stopped.

"Thanks to our powers and our will we have kept this kingdom saved for years! It is thanks to our soldiers' efforts that we are all safe, but no matter these invaders will keep coming and they will not stop until this city is burning! Until our children are sold to slavery and our dignity taken from us! But most importantly, our beliefs. We must NEVER abandon the who we are and what we represent! As your King it is my DUTY and RESPONSIBILITY to keep YOU safe!

The crowd started cheering again for their king.

"But now, we have on our hooves one prisoner! This prisoner however is one of the many commanders of our enemy! I present to you! Foulk Udo!

And then from inside of the building came out a stallion in chains. He skin was brown, he had dark mane, mustache and beard.

"This WASTE of oxygen has taken the lives of many of our people! He has sold your children and killed enough to make a name for himself. A name that would bring pain to the ears of our God! And now he is at our mercy! YOUR mercy! So i ask you ponies of Trinia! What do you want of him?

The crowd kept shouting one word "Death". Stallions, mares, even fillies. All of them, one word only. "Death!"

"Fuck you and your God! You may kill me but when we take this 'Holy City' of yours we will not spare ANYPONY!"

The croud started jeering at the stallion's words. Then the stallion with the mask punch him across his face and shouted.

"SILENCE! YOU WILL NOT SPEAK WITH SUCH DISRESPECT IN THE CITY OF GOD!"

The stallion then pulled from his back his sword, he stood in two hooves to everypony surprise and said.

"As the King Of Trinia, I Nocturne The Leper King, sentence you......TO DEATH!"

When he said that he swinged his sword and decapitated the stallion, something that caused the croud to star cheering again.

When Shining heard the name 'Nocturne' his heart started pounding. How can Nocturne be a king of this kingdom called 'Trinia'? Where was Shining armor anyways?

Nocturne then put his sword back on his back and got on his four legs and said.

"This! Is the fate of those who would want nothing more than to see us suffer, to see us kneel before them as slaves-no- like worms! Well, this is my responed! It will always be! And we will never surrender!"

Nocturne then noticed Shining armor amongst the croud and said.

"Guards! GET HIM!"

When Nocturne pointed at him the ponies around Shining armor backed away from him and the guards started chasing him.

Shining armor had no choice but to retreat. He was chased around the city for a minute when he heard somepony shouting.

"DUCK!"

Shining then out of reflexies ducked and he saw a mare stepping out from an alleyway. Her skin was pale blue, her eyes were glowing white, her mane was long white and it was covering her right eye, she also had two long horns on her head.

Her horns then illuminated the area around her, then a weird red symbol appeared in between those horns and from it an explosion of light emerged and the two ponies disappeared.

"Hey are you ok?"

When Shining armor opened his eyes he saw them are looking at him with a worried look.

"...Um....yeah...i am now...."

Shining armor then started looking around the room. There were multiple beds with multiple wounded and nurses taking care of them.

"What is this place? Where am i?"

"Just stay still for a moment." The mare said.

She then used her magic and the same symbol appeared in between her horns. Then light energies started surrounding Shining armor.

"Ok, you are alright now."

"What did you do?"

"I just healed your wounds, even though they weren't that serious."

"Yes....i thank you...."

"Oh silly me, i forgot to introduce myself, my name is Sessuena! And what might your name be?"

"My name is.....Shining armor."

"Alright, the nurse will come here in a minute, she will bring you food, water and anything else that you may need. When you are feeling ready come meet me outside we have a lot to talk about."

"Ok, i will...."

Sessuena then left the room and a nurse came to her place.

After Shining armor finished eating and drinking, he got permision to get up from the bed and leave the room. Once he did he saw that he was in a small city in the middle of the sewer.

"Ah there you are." Said Sessuena as she approached.

"What is this place?"

"Our Sanctuary, this is the only place that we are safe from Nocturne."

When she said 'Nocturne' Shining armor started thinking the whole situation again. How can Nocturne be a king? Where is he exactly? And why do these ponies love Nocturne for what he just did?

"Tell me however Shining, do you have any history with Nocturne?"

"I guess you can say that, me and my squad were sent on a mission to defeat Nocturne. But we only managed to fall for his games and now i am here."

"Hmm, that explains as to why the guards were after you."

"Yes, i suppose. But where are we? What is the Kingdom from above?"

"Shining armor please follow me to my Church. We will talk there."

"Ok..."

They then arrived to the Church, it was big, beautiful and with two stained glass windows. Once they got inside, they saw pony warriors and not alike gathered around praying. The walked through them and Sessuena made her way to a small stand in the middle of the Church.

"Shining armor please, have a sit with us."

"I...am of course and what are you a priestess?"

"Yes, i and those that decided to leave the city came down here in hope of a new start."

"Yes i can see that. Your people seem nice, but you still haven't told me about as to how you got here."

Sessuena sighted and said.

"Long ago, i, Nocturne and some other ponies from all around the world came here to claim the throne of Trinia. We were tasked by the Council Of Leprosy to complete some quests in order to prove ourselves to the cause and claim the Kingdom. I and Nocturne worked together to make sure that i would win, he believed in me that i would make a good ruler and thanks to him we got close to our goal, to bring peace to the Kingdom of Trinia and it's citizens."

"Wait, you worked with Nocturne?"

"We were friends actually long ago, we would study in the church together along with our mentor Crossbleser."

"But....how can you be friends with Nocturne?!" He said in an angry tone.

Even though him and the rest of the citizens of the Crystal Empire managed to make friends with Thorax, this was different!

"He is a criminal! He has brought pain to my wife and my sister's friends! Who knows who will he target next! My child maybe?"

"I understand your frustration Shining armor but please listen to the rest of my story."

Shining then calmed down and kept hearing Sessuena.

"After our quests were done, i got the approval of the Council and it was time for me to wear The Crown Of The Leper King and become Trinia's Queen. The Crown or should i say the mask, rejected me."

"It rejected you? How? How can a Crown has a will of it's own?"

"The Crown Of The Leper King is no simple crown. They say that the soul of the very first King of Trinia is inside of that Crown and IT choosies as to who is going to rule the kingdom."

"But why did it chose Nocturne? Why?"

"The Leper King told me that, I would make a perfect Queen for Trinia and so would Nocturne, but because of the fact that war was a common thing back then the Crown chose Nocturne, not because it knew that if the Kingdom or it's citizens would ever be threatened Nocturne would be there to protect them. No, Nocturne always was more aggressive and he would never show mercy or remorse to his enemies, something that the little is against."

"I am aware that Nocturne is merciless, i know it from his sisters. But i can't imagine Nocturne trying to protect or care for anypony only for himself, so why would i believe that he would want to save ponies instead of carying for himself only?

"Because just like me, Nocturne and i spend most of our lives in a church, guided by Crossbleser and the Light! We knew that it was our duty to protect the Light and the weak. Even if his path was a dark one, he tried to maintaine a conection with the Light."

"I see, but how did you end up here with all these ponies?"

"When Nocturne became the Leper King his ruled with an iron hoof most of the time, even if he was kind. He would execute those that would go up against the Light. I and some others believed that it is our right to believe in whatever God or Godess we want. We were given Free Will after all. Then when things became more hostile between those that took Nocturne's side and those that took mine, i decided to abandon the city along with my followers and hide here in the sewers."

"And yet i see that you managed to make your own community, i can't imagine how it feels to start again from scratch."

"I know Shining armor, that is why i must do my best for my....people. If i am to retake the Kingdom of Trinia."

"You are planning on fighting Nocturne?"

"I have no other choice, i can't just hide here in the shadows while there is a war happening out there and milions of soldiers are dying to fight for no reason at all! They think that they are protecting their Beliefs, but they are not! They are doing the exact opposite! They are promoting hatred, grief ,violence, something that the Light has no connections to! And that is why i must show them the right path, the true path, through love and understanding of one another even if we are different, even if we don't believe in the same Gods."

Sessuena's face was full of sadness. He could see it in her eyes. She wants to lead this Kingdom the right way, the way of love and not hate, the way of mercy and cruelty and the way of Peace and not War.

"I...want to help you Sessuena..."

"What?"

Shining armor got up and said.

"I know what you are feeling and i too have been ruling in my kingdom the same way and i know the satisfaction of my work, of my actions and the love that i get from my people."

"Shining armor that's....i don't know what to say...i, thank you. Even though i want to take back Trinia i can't just simply send these poor souls to their deaths, i don't want them to die! Nor anypony else."

"Neither do i, but if we are to take back Trinia then....some sacrifices need to be made."

He said, even though he regreted it right away.

"And one last thing." Sessuena said.

"You may already know but we are at war with another nation and they are planning on invading the city tonight."

"That sounds like the perfect moment for us to sneak into the castle and defeat Nocturne!"

"Yes, it sounds perfect."

"Let's just hope that we won't need that many soldiers for such a mission, but when it comes to Nocturne i am sure that it will take more than just the two of us to defeat him."

"Yes, you are right, but the Light will guard us i am counting on it!"

"Alright whatever you say. Let's just wait till it gets dark and the sounds of war will drive us out from hiding."

Sessuena nodded and then said.

"Well, i suggest you go relax before our battle begins, we are gonna need all the strength we can get to sneak into the castle and fight if we have to."

Shining armor then left the Church and went to the room that the nurses have given him where he could spend the night till he could afford a house.

The news spread quickly amongs the common foalk. It is said that during the tonight attack Sessueana along with her new companion Shining armor would take over the Kingdom Of Trinia and dethrone the false king, or so they called him that.

Night had fallen and billions of enemy soldiers stood out from Trinia, they had catapults, cannons, magic anything that would be needed to take such a Kingdom on the top of a mountain. The soldiers started marching towards the Kingdom and the battle had began. Soldiers from inside the castle took battle potions on the walls, using their own weaponry to kill those that would get close.

And it was the perfect moment for Sessuena, Shining armor and the rest of their soldiers to infiltrate the castle.

Once they got out of the sewers they started making their way across the city through alleyways and dark corners to avoid to be seen from some of the guards that were still making their way to the walls or were trying to doge the bolders that were thrown at them by the catapults.

They then had managed to reach the main entrance of the castle, Shining armor took a qucik peak into the castle and saw nopony not even a single guard. They then got inside the castle and they along with some warriors they made their way to the throne room.

"There!"

Sessuena said as she was pointing to a big door.

They opened the door and they saw a giant beautiful room. There was a big red carptet that was leading to another giant door. From both sides of the door there were three sits and a table, this is were the Leprocy Council would have their meetings and behind them was the door to the throne room where, Nocturne awaits!

"This is it, just behind this doors is the throne room!" Sessuena said.

"My lady you really think that he is in there?" One of the soldier asked.

"I am sure of it! The Leprocy has made him....weaker, but at the same time stronger. We must be careful, we don't know if there are any guards here."

"But there always are!"

They all then saw a unicorn stallion coming from the shadows, he had golden mane, blue eyes and light purple skin. He was also wearing the same armor as the other guards, had his sword next to him along with his helmet.

"Lionheart?! What are you...."

"Allow to explain my lady, after Lord Nocturne took over and i saw just how of a great leader he is i decided to join him instead of running away."

"But....i don't understand! You hated Nocturne! You said that he would bring only doom to our Kingdom! And now you side with him?!"

"I was blind! I was blinded by his light! I was jealus! But now he has given me a place as Captain of the Crusaders and we have been keeping the city and it's citizens alive for all these years while you all are hidding in the shadows!"

His then gazed to Shining armor and said.

"And who is this stallion that you brought with you Sessueana? A mercenary perhaps?"

"I am no mercenary! I am Prince Shining Armor Of The Crystal Empire! And i order you to surrender or else me and my warriors will have something to say about it!"

The warriors then cheered for Shining armor and readied their weapons. But Lionheart just laughed and said.

"Fools! You would think that i will let you pass and attack my master?"

Then more guards came into the room and cornered them.

"Once i have killed you i will take your heads to Nocturne and then we will fight against these Invaders and finally destroy them once and for all! Guards! ATTACK!"

He said as he raised his sword with his horn.

They started fighting in the room, swords clashing and spells unleashed! Lionheart went straight for Sessuena but Shining armor got in the way blocking Lionheart's attack with his own sword.

"If you want to hurt her you are gonna have to go through me!"

"It's settled then!" Replied Lionheart with a grin.

The two started fighting with their swords. Both of them trained well it was difficult to see who would come out as victor, or so it seemed.

Lionheart then focused on his magic and unleashed an explosion of light that blinded Shining armor, something that forced him to close his and scream out in pain.

Lionheart then got behind him and hit him in the head with the butt of his sword, in result Shining armor was bleeding but he didn't fall down, not yet.

"Is that all you got, Prince armor?"

With rage in his heart Shining attacked Lionheart and the two continued their fighting. Shining armor was afflicted with fear, he knew that of Nocturne's game and the consequences of failure, that caused him to lose control over his body. Noticing the weakness in his eyes and heavy breathing Lionheart quickly punching him in the face and sliced his chest a little.

Shining armor grunted, he then looked at his chest and he saw that the blade had pierced his armor and he was bleeding, the same was going with his nose, he was bleeding there as well.

"You really are pathetic are you? And i thought that you would prove a challenge Prince of the Crystal Empire!"

With tears running down his eyes Shining armor charged at him with a roar but Lionheart tackled him down. He then raised his sword up in the air and said.

"Good bye!"

But before he could land the killing blow, Shining focused his magic and shot Lionheart in the face with a magical bolt. Lionheart backed up with closed eyes.

Shining armor got up, picked up his fallen sword and went for the kill. He swinged his sword while aiming for Lionheart's front legs and with a single swipe he cut them off.

Lionheart screamed out in pain while blood was purring down on the red carpet from his cut hooves.

"YOU BASTARD!" Lionheart shouted.

"You thought yourself better than anypony else, i outplayed you because of your pride! Farewell!"

And with a swing of his sword he stabed Lionheart right in the heart killing him instantly.

Once he was done he saw that the room was empty with nothing but corpses, both from his soldiers and the others. Even Sessuena's.

"What in the!"

He then heard an evil laugh and the doors to the throne room opened and Nocturne showed himself.

Shining armor rose up his sword and said.

"You!"

"Yes you finally reached me, not that it was hard or anything."

"What do you want from me! I have defeated your lap dog! No return me back to Equestria at once!"

"Yes you did kill Lionheart, poor thing. But that wasn't your reall challenge! Your reall challenge is, yep you guessed it, to face me in combat! If you defeat me then it's all over, i will surrender myself and i will give up on my goal to get revenge on my sisters!"

"I expected this from you Nocturne! But i will fight you and I WILL DEFEAT YOU!"

Shining armor picked up his sword and charged at Nocturne.

But Nocturne just stood there and when Shining was close enough, Nocturne stood up in too hooves, turned his right hoof into a claw, grabbed his sword sliced Shining's head off.

Shining's lifeless corpse fell to the ground and Nocturne seemed, disappointed.

"So...um...that's it?"

He then slightly kicked Shining's corpse and said.

"Oh well i forgot, you aint an Eldritch being to survive such an assault, oh well, still didn't enjoy that, i mean i would if i had time to torture you...."

Then a wicked smile appeared on his, he then grabbed Shining's head from the ground that it expressed horror and he said.

"Actually.....that can be arranged only if Silver Bandage fails his job....like you!"

He said to head and he threw it away.

"As for you Sessuena.....I am sorry....but you know that i couldn't have done anything else. I just hope that up there in the Heavens you find the strength to forgive me! And i to forgive myself!

And with a simple gesture the world around him disappeared.

Sins Of The Flesh

The ground beneath Silver's bandage hooves was soft but cold, he rose up and he saw nothing but Void around him.

"Where...am i? Hello?!"

He shouted.

"Welcome Silver Bandage."

Nocturne said as he flew to Silver's location.

"You!"

"Yes, it's me and as you know it's your turn to complete my game."

"Your...game? Oh, yes i remember....so....what must i do?"

"Hmmm, accepting your fate that easily huh?"

"What else do you want me to do? It's not that i have a chance on beating you...."

Silver was always a weak minded character, his emotions-mostly of fear and hopelessness- would always get the best of him, after some.....tragic events that made him do....terrible things that only Nocturne knew and now that he has him to play his game he would take advantage on those feelings of Silver's and he would make sure to drive him insane once again.

"Well, there IS always hope for some, but not for all Silver. As for you.....haha well, only you can decide if you can bare your true feelings from your brothers in arms, or fail and give in to the madness that is running in your veins!"

Silver gasped and said.

"What do you know about me!?"

"Oh i know EVERYTHING about you! When you sleep! I get to see all the things that are going on inside your mind, let them be just dreams or.....past events....you know what i am referring to don't you?"

Images started flashing through Silver's head, along with the screams of a mare and the shouts of a stallion, then he would hear the sound of the mare being in pain and the stallion laughing. Silver fell to the ground, closed his eyes and covered his ears and he shouted with tears running down his eyes.

"PLEASE MAKE IT STOP!"

And with a simple gesture of Nocturne's hoof the images, the laughter and the screams had stopped.

Silver still remained to the soft cold ground, slowly breathing and crying.

"I know what you have seen and done Silver! I know all about your past and i.....i am here to give a second chance."

"S-second chance?"

"I decided instead of letting you fight your way out like most of your other comrades, the only thing that you have to do to complete my game is.....to save your sister!"

Then Nocturne took flight towards Silver, grabbed him with his claw and they both flew above and when Silver looked down, he saw something that caused him to scream out of agony. The ground that he was stepping, that soft and cold ground was the giant corpse of his sister. It had a huge rapture all across her body from her neck to her mare hood.

"T-this is...my.....SISTER!"

"Indeed."

"But...she is dead! What do you mean save her?!"

"What i mean is that you can bring her back to life! If you just....heal that big rapture all across her body, oh and don't forget her organs, some of them are damaged too."

"You are asking the impossible! My sister is dead for years! And there is no way to bring back those that have died....a terrible death....like....her."

"Oh but there is! You see, all these years of research and studying, i managed to unlock secrets and other powers through out my journeys and one of them is to revive the dead and bring them back to life. However, they DO require a vesal, to store their souls back into and your job is to treat the corpse and IF you succede, i will bring her back to you."

"I....i cant!"

"Hmm? Oh so you give up? Ok then i change my plans, you will all be tortured till you die and then i will send your corpse back to the Crystal Empire for all to see!"

Nocturne was about to cast the spell but Silver stopped him with a cry.

"OK OK! I will do it....i just....need the right tools......"

"You don't have to worry about that, i will give you all the things that you need in order to complete your quest, but that doesn't mean that it will be easier!"

Nocturne then dropped him down onto the corpse and he landed beside Silver who was in pain due to the fall.

"Come on now don't tell me that hurt you!"

But Silver did not respond, he still was in pain.

"You are worthless.....oh well here you go! NOW GET TO WORK, CAUSE THIS CHALENGE IS GONNA GET MORE AND MORE DIFFICULT!

He then used his magic and a very long thread appeared along with needles, bandages and other medical supplies.

Silver slowly got up, picked up these tools and he started working. He jumped into the rupture of the body and from there he started clearing shards of broken glass that had pierced his sister's organs, he pulled them out slowly, some of them were even larger than him most of the times, and once he did he had to patch up the huge wounds were the pierced items were and then remove them from inside of her and bring them up to the surface.

At first this quest was done with the thought in mind that he would get his sister back. Save her from the terrible life she had when they were both little. It had become personal, his friends, he had forgotten about them and he focused on the task in hand. To save his sister.

A lot of years ago.

Silver Bandage had a wonderful family. A loving and carrying father as well as a mother, but it was his sister that he loved most. As a big brother it was his duty to protect and care for her at all costs. The two ponies started growing up and it was then that they reached their teen years that the incident had happened, their parents had taken a divorce and things were going very bad for the two teen age ponies. The couple couldn't bare to watch one another any more, but both of them wanted to keep the children for themselves. It was decided that Silver would go with his mother and his sister with her father.

At first Silver had gone crazy, this whole experience of pain and agony is something that nopony and no one has to feel.

Silver even though disturbed by this he kept going to school and still hang out with the few ponies that he had befriended. One day however he decided to visit his father's house and she his sister for the first time in a very long time. When the two saw one another they run towards each other and hugged. They started talking about how life has been treating them ever since they were separated. Things have been going good for both of them but there was something, something dark that has been going on in Silver Bandage's father.

His sister told him that after they broke up with their mother, he started drinking and going out with his friends and every mare he would see. Most of the times he would come home late and drunk, he would shout and her and sometimes he would even beat her for hours.

Silver could not believe in his ears, for how long has his little sister suffered because of his father? And the worst part was that she never told anypony, nor her friends at school, a teacher, no she didn't tell anypony and would later prove to be her undoing.

Silver begged her to come with him back to mother, to sneak away from this house and come with him were she would be safe. She said to him that father was a good stallion, that he needed some time to understand his mistake and come back to being the loving father that he once was. Silver kept thinking on that for a moment, even if he had happy memories of his father the chances of him returning again tonight drunk and hurt her were very high. Even if he couldn't convince her to come with him, he had to make sure that she would be alright.

And so all night he hid outside of the house and he waited for his father to return to see if he would do anything to his sister.

Hours passed, it was three and then he saw him. His father along with two of his friends with bottle in hooves were singing, laughing and they were advancing towards the house. Silver remained hidden in the bushes and once the three stallions got inside, he peaked through the window of his sister's room and waited for something to happen, cause it were for something to happen (and it will) then he would tell his mother and take away his sister from his father's clutches.

Then the three stallions broke open the door and grabbed the teen aged mare. Silver's heart was beating faster and faster with every cry that his sister would release. The three of them started raping and beating the poor little mare while she was crying as they were laughing.

Silver bandage had frozen in place, the sight was too terrifying, it was like if chains were holding him to his ground and his eyes were peeled at the unimaginable sight and he stood there with tears running down his cheeks with nothing that he can do to end her suffering.

After they were done, his father said.

"That was amazing! But....we can't have her telling the world what has happened here!"

"What do you suggest?" One of the stallions asked.

"We kill her of course!" The father replied.

After when he said that Silver gasped and he started running towards the door, he kicked it and he rushed to her room, but it was already too late. His father had already pierced her chest with a knife and he sliced her belly open.

The three stallions gasped when they saw the little colt and there was silence. Silver's gaze was on his dead sister and then something happened. Silver jumped on top of his father and with a roar he bit him on the neck. His father tried to push him away while screaming, but he couldn't, even the other two stallions tried to pull him away but Silver's rage was uncontrollable and then he pulled back his head with a piece of his father's neck on his mouth which he quickly put in his mouth and swallowed the piece whole.

When the other two stallions saw what just happened they run away in terror.

Silver then picked up the knife and he looked at his dying father.

"I HATE YOU! I HATE YOU! I HATE YOU! I HATE YOU! I HATE YOU! I HATE YOU! I HATE YOU! I HATE YOU! I HATE YOU!"

He said as he kept stabbing and slicing this father none stop and when he was done, his face and body were covered in blood and tears but he didn't care. He then kicked his dead father's body to the ground and hugged his sister's corpse and slept there near her till morning came.

His mother was devastated at the sight and so were the police officers. They had never seen anything like before, the whole scenario and the story behind it was like a Nightmare that became reality.

After this event, Silver Bandage and his mother moved on to the Crystal Empire were they hoped that they could start a new life from zero.

Silver however couldn't care at all where they were. In school his grade were getting worse and worse, his social life was gone and there was nothing that would make him feel happy anymore.

Then one day the students of the school were taken on a trip to the local hospital. At first Silver couldn't care at all, he just wanted it to be over with so that he may return home back under his blankets and remain alone with his thoughts.

When they arrived at the hospital he saw how kindly the dorctors and nurses were taking care of the patients. In that moment he felt a little happy inside of him, in one of the patient rooms he saw a little colt who was crying. The little colt was staring at a little filly who was unconscious on her bed.

Silver approached the colt and asked.

"Hey.....is everything alright?"

"It-it's my....sister....sir....."

"But....what is wrong with her?"

"She is in a coma, the doctors told my parents and she has been like that for a whole month."

"That....is terrible....."

"Yes.....and i love her so much and i am afraid that.....she won't wake up......"

Silver Bandage at that moment when he looked into the little colt's eyes he saw himself in their reflections and he felt an ever growing fire burning within him, he then smilled and said to the little colt.

"Don't worry, i am sure your sister will be ok!"

"You....you think so?"

"Of course, you think your sister is the first pony to ever experience what a coma is? A lot of ponies have been in a coma but they recovered, it might have been a very long time but they all made it back!"

The tears from the colt's cheeks disappeared and he hugged Silver Bandage.

"Thank you so much sir! You are very kind!"

And from that point forward Silver Bandage dedicated his whole carrier into studying to become a doctor. He wanted to save ponies, he wanted to abandon his past of violence and he did. After he graduated from the meddical school it was time for him to take action. He had a job to sew a big cut on a stallion's right hoof. When he went to pick up the needle though, he saw by it's side a knife.

He stared at it for hourse, remembering all the terrible things that he saw the night of his sister's death. He snapped out of it quickly though and patched up the stallion and when that happened he saw a light emitting from his flank, when that happened, his cutie mark appeared, three medical bottles.

He was later forced to join the military, but he was tasked to be a doctor instead, because of his skills.

Present Day

Silver Bandage kept on cleaning her body and removing anything sharp from her organs. Only God knows for how long he was in that rupture, he made sure that everything that he was doing was done with precision and that he would leave nothing unchecked.

Once he was done with clearing the insides, he got out and he started sewing that whole rupture. He had to pierce the needle from one side and then pierce it to the other along with the thread following.

This whole task proved difficult, almost impossible. But he had to get it done, not only because he would get to get back his sister, but he would forgive himself for not acting earlier that night.

Hours and hours passed ever since Silver started sewing the rupture, maybe even days, he couldn't tell for there was nothing around him but darkness. He would even some times rest and sleep only to wake up in the same place that he was the day before and then continue his work.

And so, at last he had done it! He sewd his sister's body, he even cleaned the blood that was puring out, he made sure everything was perfect.

"Oh...you did it?"

Nocturne said as he appeared.

"HAHAHAH YES! I DID IT!"

Silver Bandage said with a smile.

"Actually.....you are not done yet!" Nocturne said.

"Are you kidding me!? What else do you want from me!"

He said with an angry tone as he approached Nocturne, he then gazed into his blue glowing eyes with no fear nor blinking either and they both stayed like that for a second.

But then a smile appeared on Nocturne's face and he said.

"Truth to be told nopony has dared to get that close to me with the intentions of hurting me."

"I say that your dark magics are overrated! NOW GIVE ME BACK MY SISTER!"

Then with a simple gesture oh Nocturne's hoof, Silver felt his neck being presured and he couldn't breath.

Nocturne then punched him on his belly, something that caused him to breath out and release all of the air inside of him. Nocturne then threw him down and said.

"Nopony shouts at me like that! Remember that i have the power here! And i remember that i will not hesitate to kill you if you anger me! But now hehehe, let your final test begin!"

Silver Bandage then found himself in a floating big rock surrounded by Void once again.

"Silver!"

Silver Bandage recognized that voice and once he turned around he run and hugged his sister.

"SISTER! I....OH I CANT BELEIVE YOU IT! YOU ARE ALIVE!" He said as tears started running down his cheeks.

"Yes.....i....am....but where are we?"

Then dark summoning circles appeared all across the floating rocky island and from them appeared Silver Bandage's father along with clones.

Before he could say anything Nocturne's voice was heard in the air.

"THIS IS YOUR FINAL TASK SILVER BANDAGE! PROTECT THE SISTER THAT YOU HAVE MISSED FOR SO LONG AND UNLEASH THE BLOODTHIRSTY BEAST THAT IS CHAINED WITHIN YOU!"

And then a sword appeared above Silver Bandage, he grabbed it and without a choice he prepared himself for battle.

The clones started advancing, he would cut them all to bits and push some off the edges while protecting his little sister. The momories of the past however were restless, images started flashing on his mind along with sounds. He was enraged, he let out a scream that paralyzed the clones and he began slaughtering them.

"Frustration and fury, more destructive than a hundred cannons!" Nocturne thought.

However in his blinded rage one of the clones managed to slip by and attack Silver's sister. She cried out for him, but more clones arrived and soon they all fell off the edge into the abyss.

"NOOOOOOOOOOOO!"

He then fell down and he started crying and breathing heavily.

"For a moment there i thought you were gonna win....."

Nocturne said as he appeared.

"I....can't believe i lost her....again...."

"You lost her because you let your rage take control of you! If you only you were not a savage that is hiding behind a veil of 'kindness'"

When he said that Silver roared and charged at Nocturne, he threw him down and he started punching him. Nocturne didn't even try to defend himself, he wanted to see! He wanted to see what Silver Bandage truly is capable of, but after a minute, Nocturne threw him away without much effort and started laughing.

"AHHAHAHA....oh poor thing you didn't even managed to make me bleed. HA! LAUGHABLE!"

"YOU MASOCHIST PIECE OF SHIT!"

"I agree about the first part, but.....you have failed your task and that means......PUNISHMENT!"

He then stomped his hooves on the ground and the world ceased to exist.

Unhappy Reunion

Shining armor opened his eyes and found himself in the dark prison that they were before. He was covered in a fleshy substance and he was unable to move, he strugled a little though, only to give up after a few seconds. He then looked around and saw his companions in the same state as he was.

"Flash! Flash wake up!"

"B-boss?"

Flash said as he was waking up from his slumber.

"What is going on?"

"I don't know. But i am glad you are safe. We have to wake up the others before...."

"Before what?"

Nocturne interrupted him while he appeared.

"You!" Shining armor said.

"Yes, it's me and i see that you and your companions have awoken."

It was true, Silver Bandage, Ensis and Sleepy Doo had awakend as well.

"Now that you all awoken it is time to.....pay the price of defeat!"

"Defeat? We all completed your stupid challenges! Now let us go!" Said Ensis.

"Yeah! We managed to do what you asked and now you are changing the deal? I should have known that you wouldn't keep your promise."

Nocturne then simply laughed and said.

"About that, not all of you won my games. Your captain for example! He was decapitated by me to be honest."

"WHAT!" The others shouted.

"Captain tell me that's not true! Don't tell me that because of you we will all die now!" Flash asked him.

"I...it-it is true, i wanted to get us all out of here! I wanted for this to be over quickly so that we may return home and bring Nocturne to justice!"

"Oh come on now, don't feel bad about yourself! It wasn't only your fault." Nocturne said.

"What do you mean!" Asked Sleepy Doo.

Nocturne then got close to Silver Bandage, turned his hoof into a claw, grabbed his head and forced Silver to face the others.

"Tell them Silver, tell them how you failed to save them! Tell them just how careless and selfish you were!"

"LEAVE ME ALONE!" Silver Bandage shouted.

"YES! I FAILED BECAUSE I WAS WEAK! I ALWAYS WAS WEAK! AND YOU KNOW WHAT? WHEN I WAS GIVEN MY OBJECTIVE I COULD CARE LESS ABOUT YOU ALL!"

All the others were shocked to hear such words from Silver Bandage. Then Shining armor asked him.

"But....Silver i don't get it, what happened, what were you told to do?"

"I...i was told to....save my....sister." He said as he looked away.

"Your....sister?"

"It doesn't matter she is dead now! If only i was stronger, if only i didn't give into the hate! A hate for my father and that fucking slime behind me!"

Nocturne then smacked him at the back of his head with so much force that it exploded. Bits and pieces of flesh and bones fell down to the ground as blood started coming down from Silver's corpse like a fountain.

The others gasped and then Ensis shouted.

"YOU MONSTER! I'LL KILL YOU! YOU HEAR ME YOU WILL PAY FOR THIS!"

Nocturne then picked up one of Silvers' eyeballs that were rolling on the ground, got close to Ensis and he took a bite from it.

"Want some?" Nocturne taunted Ensis.

"You.....YOU ARE SICK, YOU ARE FUCKING SICK!" Shining armor shouted, as he could not believe what he just saw.

"Life feeds on life Shining armor. In order to keep on living you have to consume all those that get in your way."

"This isn't happening! THIS CAN'T BE HAPPENING!" Sleepy Doo shouted.

"Oh it does and.....hey speaking of consuming, i have the perfect punishment for you guys!"

"I WOULD RATHER DIE THAN PLAY YOUR GAMES ANY LONGER!" Flash shouted.

"Death....will not come quickly, not yet at least. First i am going to have some fun with you mortals. It has been a while since i have....played the with the flesh of my victims."

"No...STAY AWAY!" Sleepy Doo shouted in fear.

And for the next hours that felt like years, Nocturne would force feed our heroes Silver Bandage's rottening flesh. He would slap them, scratch them, bite off their limbs and then use his dark powers to make them whole again. And their screams would echo across this world and beyond. To the point were the Gods themselves would hear and shiver in the unimaginable pain of their subjects.

After it was done, the fleshy substance that had covered them all was destroyed and they all fell to the ground unable to move and they just stood their with their eyes open wide and their low pitched breaths that would break the silence.

Nocturne then appeared behind Shining armor and said as he stretched.

"I enjoyed that a little more than i should have, but still. That felt good!"

The others didn't say a word, they just couldn't. Some of their bones were broken -along with Shining armor's horn which was bleeding- and they were covered in wounds and scars that Nocturne never bothered to heal.

He then apprached Shining armor and said.

"Here, if you are still hungry."

When Shining armor looked up he saw Nocturne carrying one of his hooves that he had cut a while ago and then used his magic to replace it. Nocturne then took a bite and asked in a mocking tone.

"Come on now, don't tell me that you haven't gotten used to the taste of flesh Shining armor."

"Just....please.....no more.....we have.....seen so.....much....."

"Yes i suppose your fragile minds can not handle the things that i have seen and done. But come on just take one bite."

He asked again as a grin formed up around his face. Shining armor could see Nocturne's teeth, they were pointy sharp like fangs that were covered in blood and he saw one tiny drop falling down from his teeth right in front of him. Shining armor couldn't take it any longer. He just sat there and he started crying.

"Ok then, if you don't want it i can have it." He then took a bite from Shining's armor hoof.

"But.....now i have to return you back to the Crystal Empire. I wonder.....how will the others react when they see you in such shape? The prince of the Crystal Empire, defeated, crying and dying right before his people, his wife and....his child. HA! It's almost poetic!"

Once again Nocturne proved just how fragile flesh and bones truly are. He had managed to break these stallions, soldiers they said they were, but when their senses are shaken and madness takes over, nopony and no one can stand against the darkness alone and it is then that the survival instinct kicks in and you think only about yourself and how you can survive the horros that you have endured.

In the Crystal Empire Princess Cadence was in her room watching over Flurry Heart. She was watching her sleeping, it was the only thing that would calm her down after Shining armor left for Canterlot. Then there was a knock on the door and Cadence said.

"You may enter."

When the door opened a guard came into the room and said in a fearful tone.

"Your....your majesty! We....we have....news about your husband...."

"What news! Tell me what has happened to him!"

"He...he has returned....but.....he is not alone. He is with......"

Before he could finish his sentece Cadence left the room in a hurry. As she kept running down the stairs to the exit of the palace tears started running down her cheeks, her mind was bombarded with visions of pain and suffering that her husband have endured and when she finaly got out of the building she saw it all.

"Greetings!"

Nocturne was standing on top of a huge fleshy substance. And right in front of him on their knees were Shining armor and his crew. All of them beaten and broken, unable to fight back or to even stand.

Soon after that Celestia, Luna , Twilight and the others joined and gazed at the horrors.

"SHINING ARMOR!" Cadence shouted and was about to take flight when Celestia and Luna holded her down.

"PLEASE DON'T DO THIS TO ME LET ME SAVE HIM!"

"We can't let you! He will kill you!" Luna said.

"I DON'T CARE! I DON'T WANT TO LOSE HIM!"

Nocturne then put his blade right under Shining's neck and said.

"Stand down! Or this one will go and meat his creator!"

"PLEASE NO! I BEG OF YOU DON'T HURT HIM!"

Rainbow Dash was about to take flight too but she was stopped by Twilight.

"Don't do anything reckless Rainbow Dash you are putting the life of my brother in danger!"

"I....want to save him Twilight!"

"Well you can't!"

The others did not expect such answer from Twilight. She was stressed and wanted to attack Nocturne so badly and save Shining armor, but she wasn't going to risk Nocturne killing him if she were to fail.

Luna was holding Cadence who was crying while Celestia stepped up, looked at Nocturne and said.

"What is it that you want this time Nocturne? Let these stallions free!"

"And why would i do that? It was their fault they thought that they could challenge me! I mean out of all these mortal fools only you and Luna trully know that i can't be brought down that easily!"

Shining armor then shouted.

"JUST SHOOT HIM ALREADY! PIERCE AN ARROW THROUGH HIS SKULL AND END IT ALL! SOMEPONY!"

Nocturne then pulled back and shot a dark bolt on the back of Ensis's head. Ensis fell down from the fleshy substance with his head blown to bits. The others gasped at the sight.

"NOW LISTEN HERE! I HAVE ONE AND ONLY REQUEST! IF YOU AGREE TO MY TERMS THEN I WILL LET THESE PITIFUL DOGS WALK AWAY! BUT IF NOT! NOT ONLY WILL I KILL THEM RIGHT HERE RIGHT NOW! BUT I WILL KILL EVERY LAST PONY ON THIS EMPIRE YOU HEAR ME!"

Celestia and the others backed away a little, Nocturne sighted and said.

"Sorry about that....but....i get a little crazy when things aren't going my way.Now, care to listen to what i have to say?"

"...Yes...." Said Celestia.

"Now as you can see i hold in my hooves your prince and his companions, well two of them aren't here, but you don't have to worry about them, they are dead."

"Yet you are still mocking us! Just get to the point and begone already!" Luna said.

"Alright, you see.....i need the Crystal Heart and i will let them go."

"The Crystal Heart? But why?" Asked Twilight.

"Because it contains large amounts of energies! The emotions that the Crystal Ponies have stored in there and as a being of Nightmares myself, i feed on such energies! So give them to me and i will walk away."

"No! You are lying, even if we were to give you the heart you will later slaughter us right after!" Said Celestia.

Nocturne then pointed his hoof above Sleepy's head and blasted it, causing his body to fall of the fleshy substance dead. The crowd gasped once more and soon guards started advancing to the substance. Nocturne then put his hoof above Shining's head and said.

"Order them to stand down Cadence! Unless you want your child to grow up without a father!"

"DO AS HE SAYS! DROP YOUR WEAPONS AND STAND DOWN!" She shouted as tears kept running down her cheeks.

"Now that's better, so what do you say? The crystal heart for their lives, fair exchange. It's not that you have a choice to be honest."

"Nocturne! I beg of you, it is not too late to redeem yourself brother! Come back to us, all this senseless bloodlust of yours will bring nothing good!"

But Nocturne only laughed and said.

"Senseless? No! You are wrong! You stood in my way, the path of revenge that i chose to take and now all these ponies are paying the price for your betrayal! YOU HEAR ME PONIES OF THE CRYSTAL EMPIRE?! THE SOURCE OF ALL YOUR AGONIES ARE ARE STANDING RIGHT IN FRONT OF YOU!

Nocturne then put his hoof above Flash Sentry and blasted him too and his souless body fell to the ground right next to the others. Nocturne then stood on boof hooves and put his blades around Shining armor's neck and shouted.

"LAST CHANCE CELESTIA! SURRENDER THE CRYSTAL HEART OR HE DIES!"

"PLEASE JUST DO AS HE SAYS!" Celestia heard Cadence shouting from behind her.

And just out of nowhere Flurry Heart came out flying from a window and attacked Nocturne. She was about to charge her horn and finish him off, but Nocturne was quicker, grabbed her by her horn with his claw, kicked Shining armor off the substance and said.

"Or perhaps you would desire to see your lovely Flurry Heart's intestance instead!"

"NOOOOOOOOOO!"

Then out of the shadows a tall stallion in a cloack appeared. Before Nocturne could say anything a beam of light came from the cloacked stallion and it hit Nocturne, forcing him to drop Flurry Heart where she then started flying back to her mother's hooves.

"Stand down Nocturne! I won't let you hurt them anymore!"

Nocturne took a closer look and said.

"Crossbleser? Can it be?"

The stallion then through down his cloack and revealed himself. He was a white Alicorn with golden white robes, white skin , blue eyes and a long white beard.

Celestia and Luna were shocked to see Crossbleser. Their eyes were stuck on him and Nocturne then said.

"Back from dead are we? Tell me how do you feel now that you have seen what's on the other side?"

"I am not here to chat with you Nocturne, leave the Crystal Empire and return from once you came!"

"I would but....i have a heart to collect! STARLIGHT GLIMMER YOUR MASTER CALLS!"

In Sunbursts house Starlight was resting but when she heard Nocturne calling for her dark energies surrounded her, she got up on two hooves and she started screaming out in pain. From her hooves claws started to emerge and her skin was become darker and her eyes turned red.

She rushed outside of the house and when she reached the main street she jumped over the giant fleshy substance and attacked Crossbleser.

Twilight couldn't believe the changes in her friend, she wanted to help her but now it was way too late.

Crossbleser focused his magic and a light beam hit her knocking her back, then golden chains surrounded her.

"Hmm, not bad old stallion, you still have some powers within you after all."

"And i will use them to fix the wrongs of the past unlike you Nocturne, you think you know all about the Old Ones and their plans but you still don't know anything about the Beast that hides within you."

Nocturne stood there for a second and later said.

"You are wrong i have defeated Phobetor a long time ago! I am in control now! Not him!"

Crossbleser sighted and said with a sad look on his face.

"My child, if only there was a way to show you the truth....."

"Because the only truth that there is is this! I AM IN CONTROL! NOT HIM! NOT ANYPONY!"

He then stomped his hooves on the ground and he disappeared.

Crossbleser sighted.

"Crossbleser...." Said Celestia.

She then run to him and hugged him.

"I...don't believe it! You....are alive? But how?"

"I will tell you about that later, but now i have some others things that i need to tell , your sister and the Elements of Harmony."

Artifacts Of Holy Power

After Nocturne left, Crossbleser made his way to Starlight Glimmer who was still chained to the ground. When she saw him coming towards her, she started growling.

"Don't worry my child. The Light will heal your corrupted heart, it always does."

Crossbleser extended his hoof to her head, she tried to bite him but she wasn't fast enough and once his hoof touched her forehead , a wave of light surrounded her and Shining armor. When the light disappeared, Starlight Glimmer and Shining armor were both unconscious on the ground with their wounds healed along with Shining armor's broken horn.

Crossbleser then said.

"Both of them will be alright, thank the Light i still have such healing powers."

"T-thank you so much!" Cadence said.

"Yes, thank you for saving Starlight and my brother."

"I was just doing my duty." Crossbleser said with a smile.

"Take my husband to our room and leave him there, he deserves the rest after.....that terrible mission."

"Yes your majesty!" One of the guard's saluted.

"And take Starlight with you as well!" Twilight continued.

Crossbleser then looked on the corpses of Shining armor's companions and he sighted.

"Crossbleser...." Celestia tried to comfort him.

"There is no need....i should have acted earlier than to wait in the shadows for them to be slaughtered.....Now, we need to talk."

"We should get inside then, to the trone room and....i am glad that you are with us again Crossbleser." Luna then hugged him as well.

Crossbleser hugged her back and said.

"I am most grateful that i am back to you both even under such circumstances"

Then, Celestia, Luna, Cadence and the Elements of Harmony got inside to the throne room where they started talking.

"So..um who are you exactly?" Asked Twilight.

"My name is Crossbleser, i was a priest and a teacher to Celestia and Luna when they were little."

"But i thought that Starswirl was the one who took care of them." Rarity said.

"Yes....yes he did....after i was killed."

"But...how are you...alive?" Rainbow Dash asked.

"There are....somethings that you don't need to know, i am sorry if it sounds harsh but...i can't talk about it."

"Oh and one more thing, back outside i heard the name 'Phobetor', who is Phobetor?" Asked Spike.

There was silence in the room for a moment and then he said.

"In the beginning of existance, the Creator began creating life. Many worlds WAY beyond our reach. He then made other Gods, which we mortals would worship, one of those Gods was Icelos The God Of Nightmares, at first his intentions were not wicked and like all the other Gods he had a role to play in the many different worlds and plane of existance. However a war began between them and The Old Gods."

"The Old Gods?" Twilight asked.

"Yes, at first there was only one, his name was Azathoth, also known as 'The Blind Idiot God'. It was him who created the rest of the Old Gods and some other worlds, all through his dreams."

"What happened next?" Applejack asked.

"The Old Gods were evil from the moment they were created and they had to be stopped. And in that Cosmic War countless worlds fell under their influence and as result they were destroyed. In the end they were defeated and were locked away in an endless loop out of Creation, however in that war one of the Gods was corrupted."

"Was it Icelos?" Asked Spike.

"Yes, their magics drove the Nightmare God insane and forced him to become hateful for the Creator and all of his creations and like the Old Gods he was stopped and locked in the loop as well. After that, he was known by the name of Phobetor."

"But what does this have to do with Nocturne?" Asked Rarity.

"It has everything to do with him! After everything returned to normal, our world came to be and later Nocturne."

"But, why our world of all places? I mean i know our world is awesome but we don't need creeps like Nocturne here." Rainbow Dash said.

"I...do not know, the reason why Phobetor chose Nocturne to be created here is as mysterious as he is."

"But...you also said that Phobetor was 'in control'?" Asked Fluttershy.

"Even when they were looked away, they still had some powers left, the Old Gods used their powers to Corrupt the minds of many and forced them to their side, these cultists made many horrible sacrifice to strengthen their Dark Gods but Phobetor, he had other plans. He deceided to create a Living Nightmare and have somepony carry this curse, this power. That somepony was Nocturne. But with every kill that Nocturne made, every Nightmare that he placed in somepony's head, only gave power to The Fallen God."

And just like that they knew everything. That they are not alone in this world, that there are Gods out there and Eldritch beings who hunger for their deaths.

"So you are saying.....all this time.....everything that Nocturne did was.....because of Phobetor....?" Asked Celestia with her head down.

"Yes my dear.....everything, until Nocturne found out about this and he travelled to the loop to kill Phobetor and be in control of his own fate. Phobetor however was not easy to beat and Gods cannot die even when their bodies are destroyed, if that;s even possible. But when Nocturne somehow did kill him, the Dark God found his way......into your father's soul."

"WHAT!!!" Celestia and Luna both shouted.

"If that's the case then.....our father did all he did.....because he was being controlled by Phobetor?" Luna asked.

"And the destruction of our home! The death of our mother and our sibilings! Your death and our father's! Because of him?!" Celestia asked almost shouting.

"I...am sorry, but this is the truth."

And again there was silence in the room, all of them had a lot to think, Twilight especially. Who would knew that the princesses had other sibilings as well? And how many? What did they look like? As for Celestia and Luna, they now knew why their family fell appart, why their home, the land in which they grew up was destroyed. All that took to take away their happyness was but one corrupted being locked outside of existance.

"I have a question to ask you Crossbleser." Said Cadence who was on her throne and with a serious, almost angry, look on her face.

"Tell me, for how long have been watching us?"

"What do you mean Pricness Cadence?"

"What i am saying is, you came out to help us in our time of need, just a few moments ago when Nocturne was about to take the life of my husband. So, why didn't you help earlier, did those other stallions need to die?"

She said with an angry face as she started walking towards him.

"I didn't want to give away my position, there are things that Nocturne will do, now that he knows i am alive."

"What could be more important than the lives of the innocent? Why did you let them die!?" She shouted a little."

"Cadence...."

"No!" Cadence interrupted Twilight.

"Because....listen all of you. Now that you brought that up princess. After i banished Nocturne years ago, i locked away the weapons and artifacts that he found during his adventures. These weapons posses IMMENSE amounts of power but now that he is back, he will want them back and if he consumes me he will get all the answers as to where i have hidden them."

"Consume you.....? You mean like when you eat a cake?" Asked Pinkie Pie with a smile.

"No, he won't 'eat' me, but we have given that ability the name 'Consume' because when it is cast, it looks like his target gets eaten."

"Oh.....wow!"Pinkie said.

"But when you are 'eaten' what exactly happens?" Applejack asked.

"You have seen it before, back at Canterlot when he first appeared, do you remember when he attacked those night guards? That they melted and then his body sucked them in?"

They all noded.

"That is his consuming ability, but when he does consume something, he can take their form."

"Like a changeling!" Rainbow Dash said.

"Yes like a changeling, but there is more. When he consumes somepony, he can inhert their abilities and the targert's mastery over them, he can also get their memories and overal become them, it's a perfect reflection with no flaws what so ever."

"Wow...." Rainbow Dash said.

"Anyway, now that this is out of the way i would like to tell you this. With Nocturne's return i began making weapons that can subdue him, because just like me, he has been watching you all for a very long time. With these weapons the world will be saved and we need to go to my library to get them."

"Weapons that can actually hurt him? Is that even possible?" Luna asked.

"Yes, yes there is. But only with them, he can truly be defeated. Now, Celestia, Luna, Cadence and Twilight, you will need to come with me to my library."

"I understand that Celestia and Luna would come with you but why me and Cadence?"

"Because you two need to be armed with these weapons as well. As for the rest of you, you must stay here and guard the Crystal Empire with this!"

He then used his magic to conjur a golden glowing crystal.

"Use this on the Crystal Heart, it will empower it with the light and keep the Unholy and the Corrupted out of the Empire."

"OH MY GOSH ITS SO BEAUTIFUL!" Rarity shouted as she picked up the crystal.

"And please, don't allow yourselves to get distracted by....other insignificant things."

"B-but of course." Rarity started laughing while blushing a little.

"Don't worry boss we got this!" Rainbow Dash said with a salute.

"Of course we do! And don't be late! I will have surprise party for when you get back to celebrate your success! Oh wait, it won't be a surprise now that you know about it! DAMM IT!" Pinkie Pie said while jumping around Crossbleser only to then lower her head and walk away due to the fact that she spoiled the surprise.

"And i....am glad to put my faith in you all. Now then let's go!"

Once they got outside of the borders of the Empire a light shield was created around it.

"Ok, the Empire is secure, i am glad that you have friends like these Twilight Sparkle." Crossbleser said.

"Yes, i wouldn't know what to do without them."

"Of course and friends like these keep the light in your heart strong."

Then out of nowhere a golden train appeared on glowing light tracks.

"What the!" Cadence said.

"Get inside we are going to Manehattan."

Once they got inside they were greeted by White Armor wearing Alicorns who were almost as tall as Celestia. The guards bowed before them.

The forth mares gasped at the sight. Especially Twilight and Cadence because they thought that there were no other Alicorns. They then sat down on the chairs of the train and there they started talking while an Alicorn guard would bring them some refreshments.

"More Alicorns! But how?" Twilight asked.

"I know right? If only Shining armor was here with me to see this...."

"Don't worry Cadence, he is safe now, along with your friend Twilight." Celestia said and the three of them traded smiles.

"Crossbleser why are we going to Manehattan?" Luna asked.

"Because from there we will get a ship and sail for my library and when we arive, we will have a fighting chance against Nocturne."

In the Throne room of Canterlot, Nocturne was resting on the throne, still thinking about what Crossbleser had told him and it was then that he felt something. He rose up from the throne and said.

"So, you have left the Empire have you?" He said referring to Crossbleser and the others.

"You think that you can make it to your library don't you? Shrez'rik, reveal yourself."

And from the shadows a giant eyeball appeared with tentacles under it.

"How may i serve you my lord?"

"Crossbleser and my sisters along with the other Alicorn princesses are making their way to Manehattan as we speak, i want you to intimidate them and prepare them for my arival!"

"Thy will be done!" And he disappeared.

"Now that i know you are alive my dear Crossbleser, i will make sure to get back what you have taken from me."

Meanwhile in the train.

"Nocturne always was aggressive , demanding, power hungry, at first i was blaming myself for not raising him right."

"It's not your fault Crossbleser, i too wanted the best for him and i wished that things had turned out differently." Celestia said.

Then a black fog covered the train and they couldn't see anything from outside of the windows.

"Everypony keep your eyes open!" One of the guards said.

"What is going on?" Cadence asked.

"He is here!" Luna said.

And from the other end of the train a big stallion burst open the door and came through. He was wearing a black suit of armor, he was standing in two and he was carrying a big sword with his claws. Around him he also appeared to be radiating purple energies.

"Knight Terror!" Crossbleser shouted.

The Knight Terror then began swinging his massive blade cutting down some chairs along with the walls of the train while moving forward.

"We have to get out of here!" Twilight said.

"Everypony back! Me and the guards will handle this!" Crossbleser said.

"No way, i am not letting you die again!" Celestia said.

"Listen to me Celestia! Only you four can defeat Nocturne! The weapons that you will acquire are for you and you alone! If you die then we are all doomed!"

He then charged his horn and a light barrier appeared before him and it started pushing back Celestia and the others right to the next room of the train.

Two of the guards then advanced towards the Knight Terror and they started fighting.

"Feel the wrath of the Light you unholy fiend!" One of the guards shouted as he swinged his sword.

The Knight Terror then blocked his attack with his sword, grabbed the guard by his head with his other claw and crushed his skull, causing his dead body to fall from his claw and out of the train.

The other guard was about to attack too but from the tips of the Knight Terror's claws appeared tentacles that when they came in contact with the guard, it caused him to be consumed.

In the room only the Knight Terror and Crossbleser remained. Crossbleser sat down, closed his eyes and started saying The Sacred Words. When that happened a halo appeared around his head, he opened his eyes and from his horn a beam of light struck the Knight Terror, causing him to go back and shatter his helmet, revealing that his flesh was rotten along with two pairs of glowing blue eyes.

Crossbleser then used his magic again and this time he conjured a golden simple sword.

The two then engaged in combat and after a few minutes of dodging and parrying each others attacks, they ended up coming face to face with their blades against each other.

"Ya hiksq yor raeq dnaeqayq esaeu! zaeaer zes haeng lizz gaednaees yaza maeun alicorns oth sa lizz finaly sowa siz okoired esaeu!" The Night Terorr said.

"Nocturne lizz trael ya qnuy! Phobetor iz edizz ohiwa oth rael oz la zdaot sa iz okoired uz! naqunr qae esaeun zoedabbi oth qazz siz yoq!" Crossbleser replied.

The Knight Terror then laughed and said in the common language.

"You have been outplayed!"

From the other side of the train, Shrez'rik pierced the top of the train with his tentacles and saw the four Alicorns along with some guards.

One of the guards threw his spear against Shrez'rik and hit him on his eye. That caused him to scream, pull out the spear and throw it back at the guard, pinning him down on the ground.

"GET BACK, GET BACK!" One of the guards shouted.

Shrez'rik then grabbed him with his tentacles and devoured him whole.

This scenario almost made Cadence cry who was trying to calm down only to fail.

"We are done for!" She shouted.

"No! I won't let you!" Twilight shouted as she used her magic to attack Shrez'rik. Her attack however did nothing, Shrez'rik then jumped into the train and from his eye a beam of darkness appeared, the four mares quickly dodged and then Celestia pulled out the spear from the dead guard's chest and pierced it with all her might right through Shrez'rik's eye.

"Now Luna!" Celestia shouted.

Luna then jumped above Celestia and pierced Shrez'rik with a fallen sword in his eye.

In the other room, Crossbleser looked behind him and saw Shrez'rik fighting Celestia, Luna, Cadence and Twilight. He then pushed the Knight Terror back with a light bolt and he tried to open the door but it was jammed.

From the Knight Terror's chest tentacles appeared and attacked Crossbleser, it was then that he dodged them and they pierced the door and ended up coming out of Shrez'rik's eye.

From the other side Celestia and Luna both charged their magics and they knocked Shrez'rik back with such power that he fell off the train along with the Knight Terror.

"We....we did it!" Twilight said.

"I can't believe it! We survived." Cadence said.

Then Crossbleser came through the wreckage and said.

"Is everypony ok?"

"Yes, we barely made it!" Luna said.

"But at the cost of more lives...." Celestia said with her head down.

"Yes i know, that is why you must get these weapons and face Nocturne."

"And after that what? What do we do after he is defeated." Twilight asked.

"Phobetor nor the Old Gods can come here without being summoned through their dark rituals, however there are still out there cultists that practise such rituals."

"But that's impossible! We cleared them all out in the crusades!" Luna said.

"Yes, yes we did and we saved a lot of poor souls, but when our Kingdom fell, the cultists started rallying again and if they perform these rituals then the Old Gods will come and the end will be upon us."

Meanwhile in the forrest.

The Knight Terror rose up from his fleshy coffin. He saw Shrez'rik dead on the floor with his eye completely smashed in and a pool of blood around. He then noticed that his right hoof was missing. He then charged his demonic energies and a new hoof appeared. He picked up his sword and said.

"Time to report to the master." And he dissapeared.

Now that the dark fog cleared out the could see Manehattan. Just like all the other places of Equestria Manehattan was destroyed, the city was covered in the same fleshy substance that was in Canterlot, with buildings burning and one Giant Beutiful Ship in the docks.

They got out of the train and made their way to the ship where more Alicorn Guards waited for them.

"More Alicorns....." Twilight said.

"You have to get used to this Twilight Sparkle, this is how things used to be in our home." Luna said.

"What do you mean?" Cadence asked.

"From where we come, all of us are destined to become an Alicorn, it's just how it works. It doesn't matter how we start, either with wings, horns or nothing. The end is still the same, think of it as a cutie mark." Luna said.

Twilight and Cadence were complete speechless, both of them would have to meditate on such information. And what of the land that Luna told them about. The place that she and Celestia call home? Where is it?

They then got inside the ship and sailed.

In Canterlot

The Knight Terror walked into the throne room and he saw Nocturne on the throne sharing a kiss with a pink skined mare, with two on her head horns, blue glowing eyes, bat wings, black hooves, a small black chest plate and with flamed tattoos across her back legs.

The Knight Terror bowed and said.

"It is done my lord!"

Nocturne stopped the kiss and said.

"Good, good. But tell me what has happened to Shrez'rik?"

"He is dead."

"Oh well, he served his purpose at least. There are after all a lot more Watchers in the Void. Isn't that right Lynthea?"

"Of course darling, all you need to do is tell me and i will bring here as many as you want."

"That won't be necessary. But do tell me, what about Shining's child?"

"You mean the one that you send me 'seduce'?"

"Yes, that one."

Lynthea then laughed and said.

"Oh, but he is ready! Should we sent him out?"

"Not yet, not until i have taken back my weapons, when that happens, we will lunch a full attack on the Crystal Empire and my revenge will be complete."

"Naughty....but aren't you worried about what that vermin Crossbleser said?"

"What, about Phobetor? He is just trying to convince me to give up on trying to kill my sisters. But he is wrong, i killed Phobetor, i consumed him! There was no way for him to survive....but....there is something that still bothers me though."

"And what would that be?"

"N-nothing....forget about it, i am just being paranoid."

Lynthea then laughed again and said.

"You? Paranoid? Since when? They day you met me in Hell?"

"It doesn't matter, the only thing that does now my little succubus is this."

He then grabbed her by her chin with his claw and the two started kissing once again.

Into Unknown Seas

In the seas far away from Equestria, Celestia and the others were heading to Crossbleser's library to find the only weapons that can defeat Nocturne.

"So Crossbleser..."Twilight asked.

"What is it Princess Twilight? Something on your mind?"

"Yes actually, when i heard you talking about the Old Gods, well....it kinda intrigued me, can you please tell me more?"

"In my library i have many ancient books, there you will find all the information you need, but do be careful. Forbidden knowledge is something that mortals must stay away from, so read at your own risk and DO NOT attempt any of the rituals. Understand?"

"Yes, yes i do and i shall do as much."

Twilight then got to her room downstairs. As she started walking however, she saw Cadence curved up in the corner of the room crying and whispering.

"Cadence?"

"STAY AWAY!"

Twilight backed up scared, then Cadence shocked her head a little and said.

"Oh my god i am sorry Twilight,i didn't realise it was you...."

"Cadence, what is going on? Has something happened?"

"It's just that....i am worried Twilight....about Shining, Flurry Heart and......about me."

"Cadence...."

"Listen Twilight, just a moment ago we almost became food for that....thing! We almost died! In the end it wasn't us who suffered such a fate. But those guards, those Alicorn guards! They died a terrible way, we could be next if we are not careful! But....i am afraid, a lot and he.....is eating at me."

"He? Wait Nocturne?! Has he been here?!"

"W-what...no no it's just that, i....can hear his voice, talking to me! And every time he does that i feel my head hurt! I am in pain!"

"Cadence my god that's terrible! You should go to Crossbleser he might have something for you."

"Y-yes, yes i suppose and Twilight....thanks for the walk, sometimes i feel like i am all alone in times like these."

And she walked away.

Twilight then walked into her room, she sat on her desk and started taking notes.

In Luna's room.

"So, sister....how do you feel?" Luna asked.

"I feel terrible."

"Why is that?"

"Do you remember then night when our father died? And Crossbleser sent Nocturne away?"

"Yes....yes i do....every second of that horrible scene....." Luna said with her head down."

"If what Crossbleser said was true however, you know about this Phobetor controling Nocturne, do you think that we may end up facing him too? Or even if we can convince Nocturne that Phobetor is alive and turn him good again?"

"I do not know sister, it's hard. Nocturne was always stuborn and you know that, i don't think that he can be changed that easily if not at all."

"And now that we are away from the Crystal Empire, do you think that he will make a move?"

"I don't think so, he is after us right now. I mean why would he send that Knight Terror and the other thing to attack us?"

"True....Luna it's almost time for me to lower the sun, you know what the means right?"

"I know and don't worry i will protect your minds durring your sleep!"

"It's not that......Luna i want you to be safe too! And....i am afraid that.....something bad will happend to you."

"Sister....there is nothing that Nocturne can do to hurt me, only slow me down."

"I don't think so.....just.....be careful.....please...."

"I-i will."

Celestia then left the room along with Luna and they both went upstairs. Celestia then used her powers and lowered the Sun, Luna the used her magic and the Moon started slowly rising.

After that all of them went to sleep. Luna got back to her room and started meditating, she then used her powers and when she opened her eyes she was in the dream realm. There she all the ponies dreaming. However, something was wrong. She could only see the dreams of Celestia, Twilight, Cadence, Shining armor, Flurry Heart and the Citizens of the Crystal Empire.

"This confirms my suspicions....they are all dead." Luna said.

Then the whole world around her was destroyed and only darkness remained.

Luna was little surprised cause something like that would happened.

"I know you are there Nocturne! Show yourself! I am not afraid to face you!" Luna shouted.

"Are you now?"

She then turned around and saw a big stallion with white pink skin, bat wings, two giant horns on his head along with a chest plate, blue glowing eyes and a dark shield as his cutie mark. Before she could react however, the stallion punched her and threw her on the ground.

Later from behind the stallion Nocturne and Lynthea appeared.

"How are you doing Luna?" Nocturne asked.

"It would have been better if you weren't here! And i see that you have brought your lap dogs as well!"

"Naughty girl! Careufl with that tongue of yours, or else my son right here might tear it off."

"You see Luna, we got bored in Canterlot and we deceided to come and.....have a little fun with you."

"To hell with the three of you! I will not entertain you! Only fight you!"

"We will see, oh well you two can begin, i may join you later." Nocturne said while walking away.

"Of course my dear, whatever you want."

Nocturne then used his magic and spawned a chair out of the ground, he then sat down and said.

"But please, do make her suffer."

"Tedaxur, my dear? It's your time now." Lynthea said to the stallion.

He then charged at Luna. Seeing this, Luna focused on her magics and started to cast a spell. Tedaxur however threw at her six blue collars, with red runes on them. The collars instantly wraped themselves around Luna's hooves, neck and horn. Luna gasped when she looked at the collars.

"What! T-these are!?!"

"Yes, yes they are. Tell me however Luna? How much do you remember of that night of yours?"

"YOU! YOU BASTARD!"

"Why so angry? It seems that you don't like being reminded of past tragedies is that right?"

Nocturne then got closer to her, his hoof then turned into a claw, grabbed her amulet around her neck, looked at it for a while and then said.

"And you still have this......the present that i gave you for your birthday.....ment to keep you safe. It was so that i may know where you are, yet after what happened all these years you still kept it, but tell me Luna, why?"

"I...i don't know, it was hard for me and Celestia to overcome what had happened, after all you have done! You vowed to protect our family! Our world! But after your betrayal.....i wanted to still beleive that there was.....still good in you, just like Celestia told me, everything happens for a reason."

"Indeed, everything happens for a reason, even this! Tedaxur, enjoy yourself, i want nothing to do with this worthless mare."

He immediately pulled back the amulet, he then bite it and it was consumed. Tedaxur then put her down and penetrated her mare hood. He kept on pounding down her flesh, hurting her while Lynthea kissing, biting and licking Luna's ears, chicks even her eyes.

While Nocturne was just sitting there watching.

"And the irony, is that when this first happened to you i was the one who saved you, but now.....nothing can save you from them!"

"WHY! WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS TO ME!" She said while tears started running down her chicks.

"SILENCE!" Lynthea said as she slapped her.

"Because dear Luna, this is every mare's greatest Nightmare, to be weak and unable to defend your body! To have all those around you to manipulate you in any shape or form they want! It is your Nightmare.

Then however something happened. Nocturne was watching the horrific sight without expressing any joy or sadness, but there was a tiny voice on his head , telling him.

"Come on! Kill her already! You are wasting time!"

Nocturne tried to ignore the dark familiar voice by shocking his head a little, but the voice just kept going.

"You fool! I didn't prepare you for this! You are better than that! No! YOU ARE WORSE!"

The voice was booming around his head so much that he stood on two legs with both of his hooves turned into claws and he started violently scratching himself to the point where his own flesh would fall to the ground along with tiny pools of blood.

"Master! You are alright?" Lynthea said as she run towards him.

"DON'T TOUCH HIM DEMON!" Nocturne said.

He then threw her to the ground with a punch and then rushed at Luna. He grabbed her head and shoved the tips of his claws right in her eyes. Luna opened her mouth and started screaming even more.

"I HATE YOU LUNA! WHY WON'T YOU SHUT UP! IT'S ONLY DEATH!"

He then bit her tongue and started pulling out while at the same time chewing on it. And after a powerful pull, her tongue got out with blood falling to the floor. Nocturne swallowed her tongue whole and Luna fell down dead. Her eyes were no more and so was her tongue.

"Master.....is everything alright?"

"Don't worry about it.....Let's get out of here, but first i have to fix something."

He then extended his hoof on her face and he started using his dark magics. Soon, her broken body started to regenerate, her eyes remade along with her tongue. Then from above her forehead a red small crystal appeared.

"That's enough Tedaxur! Lynthea, return to Canterlot with Tedaxur, i have....other things to do."

"A-as you wish master.....just......be carefull."

Then she and Tedaxur disappeared.

Luna woke up from her slumber and found herself on the ground. She then crawled over to the wall and started recalling on her memories of the past.

"Why? Oh my God, why?!" She cried.

Then Celestia walked into the room, seeing her sister like that, Celestia rushed to her, hugged her and said.

"Luna, don't worry i am here now, everything is going to be ok. Please tell me what happened?"

"It was horrible! Please just....."

"Don't worry Luna, your secret will remain safe with me, tell me did Nocturne do anything?"

"Y-yes yes he did! Him and his succubus 'marefriend'! Along with another stallion! They....attacked me in my dreams and they.....r-ra....ped......"

"Luna...."

Celestia hugged her even more.

"I....can not imagine how painful it was....."

"Celestia....."

Celestia then looked at her and noticed then crystall.

"Luna! That....crystal on your forehead...."

"IT DOESN'T MATTER! I WANT NOCTURNE DEAD DO YOU HEAR ME! I WANT HIM OUT OF OUR LIVES! FOREVER!"

Celestia then used her magic and the Sun rose up, she then took Luna from her hoof and told her.

"I...know you do, but....i don't want that thing on your forehead, you remember what this does, don't you?"

"Yes.....yes i do, let's just go......"

Then Celestia and Luna got upstairs to meet with Crossbleser who was sitting next to the captain of the ship.

"Crossbleser we need your help. It's Luna, she has been attacked!"

"Let me see."

He then got closer to Luna, extended his hoof and looked on her forehead. The red crystal was radiating and Luna was heavily breathing.

"Do you think that you can remove it?" Celestia asked.

"It won't be that simple, this seed is more powerful than the rest. There is......a very high chance that we might loose you....."

"What!" Luna said.

"Well, as long as Nocturne won't activate it that is, right now it's just a small crystal, but it is still powerful. Celestia go wake up Princess Twilight Sparkle and Princess Cadence. The time has come to Ascend."

"Ok....."

"As for you Luna try to stay calm, i promise you i will find a way to remove that crystal from you."

"T-thank you...."

Crossbleser then made his way to the middle of the ship. He sat down and started whispering.

"Show me the plan, guide and cherish us, show me once again the power of the Light!"

Then a Halo appeared above his head, he charged his horn with the Light and threw out a bolt of Light that got far away from the ship and into the sea. There the bolt revealed a floating giant golden door.

Then Celestia, Twilight and Cadence appeared gazing into the beautiful gate.

"This is it, when we enter the gate we will enter the Library. Captain you have done your job well, go to the Crystal Empire and keep it guarded we will meet with you later. And may the Light protect you."

"Thank you sir." The captain said.

"Now gather around!" Crossbleser addressed the four princesses.

Luna then put her hoof on her head and grunted out in pain.

"Luna?" Celestia asked.

"He is here......"

And right from infront of the ship a giant humanoid skeleton appeared. He was covered in chains, his head was covered with a small piece of cloth with red eyes radiating. On his chest they could also see a beating heart and last on his back he was carrying a small building that looked like a church.

The skeleton was a giant compare to the ponies and on his right shoulder he was there watching them. Nocturne.

Nocturne then slided down across the skeleton's arm and once he reached his palm he extended his wings and landed on the ship.

"Hello there!" Nocturne said.

The guards then took battle positions and surrounded Nocturne.

"Stand aside Nocturne! We want nothing to do with you!" Crossbleser exclaimed.

"Well, too bad, cause there is nothing you can do about it! And i can see that you finaly opened the gate! Fantastic now i can get back those weapons that you stole from me."

"I didn't steal anything from you! You know how dangerous these weapons are and yet you still want to use them?"

"Yes! Yes i do, after all the path to revenge is a dark one and i am willing to use everything in my disposal to get what i want."

"Nocturne listen to me! Phobetor is still alive! You have to trust Crossbleser!"

"You too Celestia? Do you really believe that?"

"Of course she does! We believe it as well!" Twilight said.

"You all disgust me! Stop putting fake berriers in front of you to stop me! Get it through your damm heads! Phobetor is dead! I killed him! When i traveled out of Creation! And now, i am going to kill you!"

Nocturne then advanced in two hooves with both of his blades out and ready to slaughter them.

The guards however got through and instead it was them that were cut into pieces and later consumed.

Crossbleser and the four princesses backed away from the fight and then he said.

"We have to go now! While he is distracted!"

"What! You are willing to leave them behind to die?" Cadence asked.

"I am...sorry Princess Cadence but it is the best chance that we have right now!" Luna said.

"Celestia.....princess please don't tell me that you approve of this." Twilight said with her head down.

"I-i am sorry Twilight but....we have no other choice." Celestia said with regret.

"Just go! We will hold him off! It is our duty!" The captain of the ship said and he joined the battle against Nocturne who was still cutting them down or consuming them.

"Please all of you, gather around me!" Crossbleser said.

He then used his magic and a light bauble appeared around them. The bauble then started flying right in the golden gate.

"YES RUN! YOU ARE ONLY DELAYING THE INEVITABLE!" Nocturne shouted.

The giant skeleton then lifted both of his hands in the air and then smashed the ship, causing everyone to get killed.

Seeing that Cadence gasped.

And then from the broken debris Nocturne took flight.

"YOU AREN'T GOING ANYWHERE!"

His blades then penetrated the bauble and he pried it open, only to get shot in the face with a light bolt from Crossbleser that caused Nocturne to look away for a second. Then he returned his gaze to them revealing his right eye had been destroyed and it started regenerating in a mater of seconds.

However the bauble had already reached the gate and they all were sucked in.

"Let the terrible truth worm it's way into your mind!"

When they pased the gate the five ponies found themselves in a beutiful place, almost like a palace. It was bright, with white columns a lot of plants and waterfalls. The bauble then disappeared and they all started talking.

"We did it!" Cadence laughed. "We did it again!"

"Yes! I can't believe it! He almost had us there!" Twlight said with a laugh.

"But, what happened to Nocturne?" Celestia asked.

"The Light denied him, as i expected." Crossbleser said.

"What do you mean Crossbleser?" Twilight asked.

"This place is protected. The Light alone can recognise what is Good and Pure from Evil and Malevolent, thus granting passage to those who fit these qualities."

"I see." Twilight said.

"Then now that we are here we have no more time to waste! We better get these weapons and face Nocturne before he can hurt anypony else." Luna exclaimed.

"Yes, all in good time. But first i want you to meet somepony." Crossbleser said with a smile.

The two royal sisters looked at each other and then back to Crossbleser.

"Who exactly?" Celestia asked.

Crossbleser then let out a laugh and said.

"Trust me, you will be very surprised when you see them, oh and that goes for you two Princesses." He said as he pointed to Twilight and Cadence.

The group then started walking across the library, all of them still gazing at it's beautiful features and sensing it's calming aura. Soon after they followed some stairs that appeared to led them to a giant slab supported by columns. It was then however that as they kept climing the stairs they started hearing voices coming from up top. Celestia payed close attention to the voices and it was then that she felt her heart beating real fast.

She then immediately started running up the stairs.

"Celestia wait!" Luna said.

When Celestia walked on the final stair her gaze was stuck on them.

"Celestia what is it?" Luna asked.

And it was then that she too saw what Celestia was looking at.

Soon Crossbleser and the others made their way next to them and they all saw them.

"Mother?" Celestia asked.

She just smiled at her and then Celestia started running towards her tears of joy.

"MOTHER!"

Celestia then hugged tightly her mother not wanting to let go.

"Don't worry, it's alright now."

Then from the corner of her eye she saw her father along with Starswhirl.

"FATHER!" Luna shouted and she too started running towards him and hugged him too.

"I am glad you are safe Luna, i was so worried! I thought that you too were going to die!" He said.

"Father i......" And she hugged him even more.

Starswhirl then made his way to Crossbleser. The two hugged each other and said.

"It's good to finaly see that you are back."

"Yes and i have brought them all here as planned."

"I see."

Twilight and Cadence then surrounded Starswirl.

"Oh my God! Starswirl the Beared! IN THE FLESH!" Twilight said.

"We are your biggest fans! I can't believe that you finaly got the chance to see you!"

Starswirl then smiled and said.

"I know you do, we have been watching you all for a very long time."

Then King Cosmos said.

"Alright everypony listen up, first of all i am glad that you all made your way here safe and sound."

King Cosmos appeared to be taller than a grown stallion, his eyes were very dark desaturated blue, his coat was very dark blue with stars, his mane was very dark violet and his cutie mark was a dark grayish blue star.

"My name is King Cosmos i am very happy to meet you." He said as he made his way to Twilight and Cadence.

"Wow" The two mares said.

"So...you are Celestia's and Luna's father?" Twilight

He let out a smile and said.

"But of course and just like Starswirl said, we have been watching you all for a very long time."

Then Queen Galaxia joined them and said.

"Yes, we have never seen such capable Alicorns perform such trials."

"W-we are honored your highness." Twilight said and appeared to be a little shocked.

"Please, you can calm me.....Galaxia."

Queen Galaxia was taller than a grown stallion, her eyes were slightly desaturated red, her coat was light grayish yellow with darker tones on the wings, tip of the horn and the hooves, her mane was dark moderate blue with stars and her cutie mark was a milky way.

"It's amazing! All of you here alive! But....how?" Celestia asked.

"I brought them with me after i.....was revived. We set up a base here and we started watching over you."

"But....why didn't you return? What was the hold up?" Luna asked.

"Nocturne....." Queen Galaxia said.

"Just like us he has been watching, at first i wanted to go there face my son and tell him the truth, but he wouldn't believe me." King Cosmos said.

"Yes, after Princess Celestia and Luna got here, i resumed their training in magic ever since Crossbleser was not present. Then one day i was visited by him, he told me that i had to disappear to come with him and watch you from above and be ready to face Nocturne."

"So that's the reason why you were gone. You never abandoned us." Luna said.

"No, i didn't. Even though that was the hardest deceison of my life, i had to leave you both and create weapons that can hurt Nocturne. That was the plan."

"And what about Phobetor? Crossbleser told us somethings about him." Cadence said.

"Phobetor....he is the source, he is the reason why Nocturne is fighting us." Queen Galaxia said.

"When Nocturne 'consumed' Phobetor he didn't die. Only his body and when Nocturne returned back home Phobetor was able to get closer to me and gain control over time. After he was in complete control he did everything he could do anger Nocturne, so that he may turn on us."

"In result, i was killed along with the rest us." Queen Galaxia said.

"But! Can't you show Nocturne the truth? Convince him that Phobetor is alive? And that he still is plotting against us?" Twilight asked.

"That doesn't change the fact that he has killed who knows how many! And he almost killed my husband and my child! And not just my family he was almost able to kill, countless families have died beacuse of him! Even if he returns on our side he can not be forgiven!" Cadence exclaimed.

"We....know, that is why these weapons were created and......as for showing him the truth......there is a way." Queen Galaxia said.

"What do you have in mind mother?" Luna asked.

Then Queen Galaxia, Crossbleser, Starswirl and King Cosmos started looking at each other, appearing to be worried.

"You....you don't have to worry about that, we.....we have a plan." Starswirl said.

"Y-yes we do um.....oh yes! The weapons, now that you are here we have to give them you, you are going to need them just in case he won't turn good again." King Cosmos said.

Then Starswirl approached Twilight and gave her a small golden hilt of a sword.

"Princess Twilight, with this in hoof you must go to the Tree Of Harmony along with your friends. There your weapon will be complete."

"But i thought the weapons were ready."

"They are, they just need something more than magic and steel to work. These weapons must be made with the emotions that surround you. The bonds that you have created with your friends, they must be fordged, into this sword. You must take them with you to the Tree Of Harmony, only there the sword will be made." Starswirl said and he backed away.

Crossbleser then approached Cadence and told her.

"Princess Cadence, you amongst all others represent the element that units the ponies of this world together. Love. And so with the love of your Husband and Child...."

He then gave her a long beutiful string.

"You must complete this bow."

"A bow?"

"Yes, love on each own is nothing, love is only at it's finest when a bond is created amongst two ponies. A love that will guide them through Good and Evil, through Happyness and Hardships, it is your love for your family that will make a bow so powerful that it can pierce and cut through all the Hate like papper."

"But, what do you mean with the Love of my husband and child?"

"They both are very special to you, if the bow is to be completed, then you must take both of them with you to a journey to defeat Nocturne and you must never give up on them."

King Cosmos then approached his daughter Luna, he smiled at her and then said.

"You Luna, every night you fight to protect the inhabitants of our world from their Nightmares. The task was growing harder and harder and when Nocturne came and in the end it became immposible to control such corruption and now, i am giving you this!"

King Cosmos then charged his powers and a long Dark Blue Scythe with a small light blue moon on it's side appeared.

All of them gazed into the beutiful scythe.

"Wow...." Twilight said.

"Take this power Luna, take it and use it to cleanse the world of terror!" Cosmos said as he gaze his daughter the scythe.

"Father this....i don't know what to say i....i am not sure that i can do it. This is too much and with that curse on me i don't believe that i have what it takes."

"My dear Luna, this weapon has been used in generations by our blood, your blood! Our ancestors kept the dream world in peace with this, if you deny it, then the world that you want to protect will be no more. So please, reconsider, after all it was meant that you would take up this scythe one day."

"I understand father, i will do everything i can to protect you! I promise!"

Then as soon as Luna picked up the scythe the red crystal on her forehead started glowing and she started grunting in pain.

"Luna!" Celestia exclaimed.

"Don't worry Celestia, we know what we are doing."

Then after a few more seconds of pain the red crystal poped out of her forehead and fell down on the ground.

King Cosmos then smashed the crystal with his hoof and he destroyed it.

"The Scythe has cured you Luna! And i know that you can do it! You are my daughter after all."

Luna then awkwardly smiled and said.

"Thank you father, i will not disappoint you."

"As for you Celestia, we have something different." Galaxia said.

"What is it mother?"

"You Celestia unlike the others will have to take your weapon from there!"

Queen Galaxia then pointed her hoof to a huge metal gate.

"Don't let the appearence of the gate deceive you princess, this gate is sealed with our magics, our powers and the Light's." Starswirl said.

"But what's in there?" Celestia asked.

"In there you will find every artifact, every weapon that Nocturne had collected in his journeys, but be wared. You will be tested Celestia and if you fail the Light will abandon you." Queen Galaxia said.

"I will not fail this task and i will not be tempted by these weapons, i will go in and return with the weapon that will.....destroy Nocturne." Celestia said with a determent look.

"Good, then be prepared we will open the gate." Galaxia said.

Then King Cosmos, Queen Galaxia, Crossbleser and Starswirl all stood in front of the door. They charged their horns and four beams struck the door, one was dark blue, the other light red, white and gold.

The gate then opened and revealed only darkness.

The four ponies walked away and Celestia asked.

"And how exactly will i recognize it?"

"You will." Crossbleser said.

"And when you do you must never give up on it." King Cosmos said.

"Go now Celestia and be careful. Some of the weapons are.....more alive thank you think."

Celestia then walked towards the gate and when she entered it, it closed by itself.

"Here i go." She said and she started walking across the dark room.

The room itself seemed endless. With no sign of light or something to guide her towards the weapon that she needed and it was then that she heard a voice.

"Greetings Princess...."

"Whos there!?" She said as she turned in all directions to meet the one who called out for her.

"No need to worry princess, i won't hurt you....well Nocturne will when he gets me back."

"Get you back?"

And from behind her a giant green scythe appeared with a big red eye next to it's blade.

"What the! What are you!"

"My name is not important, but do tell me what are you doing here daughter of Galaxia and Cosmos?"

"My businesses are my own 'scythe'!"

And she began walking away.

"Are they now?"

And it appeared right before her.

"Come on now, why won't you tell me? After all you must have a VERY good reason to come here after what happened back in the castle, don't you think?"

Celestia stopped and asked.

"Just what is it that you want?"

Then a laughter was heard from the scythe and it replied.

"Tell me Celestia, what has happened to Nocturne? What has happened to that puppet of Phobetor?"

"I guess i have no choice now do i? Oh well long story short he thinks that he has killed Phobetor but in reality he is still alive and he still controls Nocturne."

"Is that so? To think that he can kill an Eldritch God just like that....ha! I mean Dagon wasn't that hard to beat, but really? Did he try to kill Phobetor?"

"Apperantly yes."

The scythe then laughed again and said.

"And i assume that he is after you now for 'betraying' him?"

"Yes, you got that right."

"And now here you are looking for a weapon am i right?"

Celestia slightly nodded.

"Well you are looking at a powerful weapon right now my dear. Take me outside of this vault and i will help you deal with Nocturne."

"What? No way! I am not going to let you out of here, i may not know who or what you are but i do know that Nocturne used you to bring terror and destruction! I am not siding with you!"

"True, Nocturne did use my powers to bring terror and destruction but think about it like this.....i am a powerful being Celestia! I am more powerful than you can imagine! But not in this form! Not when i am stuck in this scythe! HEARING THE VOICES OF ALL THOSE THAT IT HAS REAPED! But you can change that, lend me your body! Lend me your power and together we will crush Nocturne!"

"NEVER! I WILL NEVER BE TEMPTED BY YOUR DARK POWERS!"

Then a light shinned from behind her.

"What the...." She asked as she turned around to see a beautfiul golden long sword stuck on a stone.

Celestia then started slowly walking towards the sword, she felt something calling out for her.

"Where do you think you are going!" The scythe asked at it followed her around floating.

"I am stronger than the sword that stands before you Celestia! I AM THE ONE WHO CAN TRULY DEFEAT NOCTURNE!" The scythe exclaimed.

Celestia just ignored it's words and made her way to the sword and when she finaly reached she charged her horn and the white hilt of the sword was covered in Celestia's magic.

She then began pulling the sword slowly. And she grunted, she hissed but then from above the sword a beam of Light struck her and she then began hearing a voice.

"For He rescued us from the domain of darkness, and transferred us to the kingdom of His beloved Son. And now you will be the one who will free this world and finaly wake up from your slumber."

After Celestia heard those words, she immediately pulled the sword from the stone and It then started radiating light. The sword on top of it's hilt had a sun crest and it's blade was golden at first and from the middle to the tip the blade was white along with some weird texts from the hilt to the tip of the sword.

She wasted no time, she then run straight back to the exit and the door opened.

When she got out the others gazed at the beauty of the sword and Queen Galaxia said.

"Celestia...you did it!" And she hugged her.

"Yes mother i did it!" And she hugged her back.

"Good, now you four must get out of here before he arrives." Starswirl said.

"You are coming with us, we are not leaving you behind!" Luna exclaimed.

Then however they all heard and a laughter and from the stairs Nocturne rose and faced them.

"Going somewhere?" Nocturne asked.

"NOCTURNE?!" They all shouted.

"Immposible! How were you able to pass the gates?! How did the Light grant you passage?"

"A good question Crossbleser." Nocturne said and then he lifted his hoof for all to see that it was an aura of Light around it.

"The Light never abandoned me Crossbleser. There IS still good in me! Even though the Light does hurt a bit right now. But after all, the Blood Of The Old Gods is running in my veins."

He then gazed over to the four princesses and said.

"And....these are the weapons that will 'kill' me?"

"They are capable of doing so! And also those that weild them!" Starswirl said.

"We shall see!" Nocturne said and then prepared to get up on two hooves.

Seeing that Cosmos shouted.

"Nocturne wait!"

"Don't tell me, you are going to say that Phobetor is alive correct?"

"Yes, yes he is Nocturne! It was him who took control of me that day! And even now as we speak he plots against us to destroy all Creation!"

"Nocturne please, he is telling the truth! We all are!" Galaxia said.

Nocturne then slowly got back on four hooves and said.

"There is only one way to know for sure."

"Yes....you are right..." Crossbleser said.

"Then Consume the four of us Nocturne! Consume us and let the terrible truth worm it's way into your mind!" Starswirl said.

But then Celestia got in front of them and said.

"Nocturne no! I won't let you kill them!"

"Can't you just accept that we are telling you the truth?!" Luna asked.

"No, no i can't! I need to know for myself! Because when i put my faith in those around me, well i always end up with a knife stuck in my back. NOW STAND ASIDE!"

Then with a gesture Nocturne pushed back Celestia. Crossbleser then used his magic to creat a light shield around them.

"You four now need to return to the Crystal Empire and prepare yourselves!" Starswirl said as he opened up a portal behind them.

"Please no! Don't do this! Nocturne stop this madness i beg you!" Celestia said as she was hiting the shield

Then her mother approached her and said with a smile.

"Don't worry my sweet, after this is done you, the others AND Nocturne must combine yours powers and defeat Phobetor, it's the only choice we have."

"Mother....."

"Now go!"

Galaxia's horn the got darker and two black tentacles pushed the four alicorn princesses into the portal and they returned to the Crystal Empire.

Sword Of Harmony

"How did you do that?" Nocturne asked "Only the Eldric Beings can cast such spells without losing their minds!"

"That is beacuse we are no longer what we used to be." Galaxia said.

"Now we are but shadows of our former selves and you Nocturne are going to change that." Cosmos said.

"After you 'defeated' Phobetor he hid and waited for the right moment to strike. After he took control of your father and you turned on us all was over, you were banished away and your sisters had to leave for Equestria to save it from Discord." Crossbleser said.

"But it wasn't enough for him! He knew that you returned to our world and thus he broughts us back to watch you and when it was time that you would attack we would be there to stop you." Starswirl said.

"S-stop me? I don't understand.....No! You are all lying to me! I know it!"

"We are not, my son it is the truth! But you can change everything! Consume us Nocturne! Free us from him! Take your weapons and combine your powers with your Sisters and the Princesses! Only then you will be able to truly defeat Phobetor!" Cosmos said.

Nocturne stood there in silence for a few seconds. Looking down he started remembering moments of him and all of his sibilings working together, having fun and living together as a true family. And then he remembered when he first learned about Phobetor. But it was him that defeated him, it was him that accomplished so much and it was him who had grown so powerful, nopony else had achieved what he had done.

"If what you all are saying is true......then i WILL hunt him down.....i will kill Phobetor and I alone will bring peace."

"Thank you for understanding Nocturne, but now you must consume us, we have no place in this world as....this." Galaxia said.

"I know, now the four of you close your eyes. It will only hurt for a second."

The four ponies then closed their eyes, Nocturne stood in two hooves, tendrils came out from his hooves and stuck them all.

They all released a grunt as the tendrils pierced their flesh and then he pulled, what caused them all to melt and their bodies were magnetized to Nocturne.

When that happened Nocturne fell down on the ground grunting in pain. He could see all their memories and he saw Phobetor there laughing. He then finaly knew that he was alive.

"It is....true then......" Nocturne said as he stood up.

Then with a gesture the gate that was blocking the entrance to his weapons was crushed. He slowly made his way into the room, used his magic to Bound the weapons to him and then he disappeared along with them, leaving behind him the library.

In the Crystal Empire.

The four princesses were at the throne room talking about what just happened and what they must do next, then the door opened and from there Starlight Glimmer and Shining armor showed up.

"Shining! Oh my gods i am glad you are ok." Cadence said as she hugged him.

"Yeah, i am ok, don't worry about a thing."

"I am glad that you are safe too brother." Twilight said as she hugged him too.

Twilight then run to Starlight and with a hug she said.

"Starlight, i am sorry this happened to you. It was my fault, if we had worked something earlier you wouldn't...."

"No need to apologize Twilight, i know you did your best. And it never was your fault so please, don't blame yourself for something that you never knew was gonna happen."

The two ended their hug and they continued talking

"So, where have you all been?" Shining armor asked.

"Well, after you too were taken to the hospital for treatment, we followed Crossbleser to his library to get our weapons, however Nocturne caught up to us, if it wasn't for Crossbleser's sacrifice along with Starswirl and Queen Galaxia and Cosmos then we wouldn't be alive right now." Cadence said.

"Wait, you met Starswirl?" Starlight asked.

"And who are Queen Galaxia and King Cosmos?" Shining armor asked.

"They are-were, Celestia and Luna's parents. They somehow were brought back to life and they helped us to get the weapons that we now hold." Twilight asked.

"I...i see and what about the two of them right now?" Shining asked referring to Celestia and Luna.

"They are both devastated, losing their parents again must be very hard." Cadence said.

"No surprise there, i can't imagne how i would feel if a family member of mine died." Twilight said.

It was true Celestia and Luna were both sitting idle looking out the window and watching their reflections on their blades.

"Mother....how will i continue, how can i get back on my hooves after what just happened, the burden of loosing you all again. And to later kill my only remaining brother , if he deceids to go against us again." Celestia said in her mind.

"Father, i can not believe that something like this has happened again. When i saw you and mother alive again i thought that we were going to be together again. To combat evil and bring peace to our world, but now you have left me and Celestia alone again." Luna said in her mind.

"We better not disturb them then." Starlight said.

"Yes, it's probably for the best and the only thing we can do right now." Princess Cadence said.

Twilight then looked on the hilt that Starswirl gave her. She then remembered what he said to her.

"The bonds that you have created with your friends, they must be fordged, into this sword. You must take them with you to the Tree Of Harmony, only there the sword will be made."

With this in mind Twilight said.

"I better get going then."

"Twilly were are you going? You just got here." Shining armor said.

"I know, but this sword won't be made on it's own." She said as she left the room.

Outside of the throne room Twilights' friends were waiting along with spike.

"Twilight!" They all exclaimed and hugged her.

Twilight laughed and said.

"Hey guys."

"We are so glad you are back sugar cube." Applejack said.

"Twilight! Oh i am so glad you are safe. I thought that you would be lost forever!" Spike said as he hugged her leg.

"Um...yes we feared the worst." Fluttershy said.

"But it looks like our Twilight returned victorious once again!" Rainbow Dash said.

"Yes it would seem so but i haven't seen Crossbleser anywhere. Twilight do you know what happened to him?" Rarity asked.

"Yes come on! Tell us Twilight! I want to know where he is so that i may give him his surprise cake!" Pinkie Pie said with a smile.

"Girls....listen things did not go as planned. When we reached the library and got our weapons....Nocturne show up and he....he killed him along with the others."

The others gasped at the news and later Applejack asked.

"Wait what 'others'?"

"When we reached the library, we learnt that along with Crossbleser was Starswirl."

"Starswirl? Like our Starswirl? The beared?" Pinkie pie asked.

"Yes, him."

"Wow" Rainbow Dash said.

"Surprisingly enough however, we found Queen Galaxia and King Cosmos. The parents of Celestia and Luna!"

"WHAT!" The others shouted.

"That...oh my." Rarity said.

"That is so cool!" Rainbow Dash.

"But it was thanks to them that we escaped this time, Starswirl opened up a portal that led back here and....he threw us in leaving them behind with Nocturne....you can guess what happened next...." Twilight said with her head down.

"That is terrible!" Fluttershy said.

"But what about those weapons that you got?" Rainbow Dash asked.

"Well, here is what i got."

Twilight said and revealed to them the hilt.

"Um...what is that?" Rarity asked.

"Yeah, this isn't some legendary weapon that you were promised." Rainbow Dash said.

"Rainbow Dash is right what are you gonna do with that, smack Nocturne in the head and hope that he surrenders?" Applejack asked.

Pinkie Pie then appeared from above Twilight, took the hilt from her hooves and started looking at it closely.

"Maybe if we throw it at the Tree of Harmony something might happen!" Pinkie pie said with a serious tone.

Twilight then simple took it back with her magic and said.

"Funny you mentioned that Pinkie, Starswirl told me that we have to go to the Tree Of Harmony in order to complete the sword."

"So it's a sword now?" Rainbow Dash asked sarcastically.

"Oh it will be. And when it does we can put it's powers to the test." Twilight said.

"Then what are we waiting for, let's get going!" Applejack said.

"Alright, just give me a second to get ready!" Spike said.

"I am sorry Spike, but you can't come with us." Twilight said.

"What? Why not?" He asked.

"There is a very high chance that Nocturne will be after us, now that he knows about these weapons i doubt that he will back down the next time he sees us. And i don't want you to get hurt, or worse to die. Please try to understand."

"Ok...." Spike said with his head down and returned to his room.

The mane six then without hesitation marched to the Everfree Forest, passing through the lands that they once knew but now they are twisted and corrupted. Even though they traveled a lot, they never really encountered any Knight Terrors or any other Nightmare in their path. However from Canterlot, Nocturne was watching them. Their every move, the every thought that run through their minds. He knew exactly where they were going.

He stood up from his throne and looked outside the window. And just like Celestia and Luna he too was thinking, thinking about what he must do. Must he join forces with his sisters? Or must him remain on his own.

"Nocturne......" A voice was heard into the air.

"Phobetor......" Nocturne replied.

Then from the corner a humanoid shadow appeared with no features at all.

"You finaly realized that you are still not in control. Truth to be told i expected you to find out sooner and on your own." Phobetor said.

"I care not about what you think, but know this, this time i WILL kill you! And that you will pay for all the things that you have done! Corrupting the family that took care of me and because of you, i was the one that destroyed it!"

"So you do care about them. Don't you Nocturne? Tell me however what happened to all those emotions of hatered and rage towards them, what caused you to change your mind about them?"

"I....i do not know.....it just that i feel a small flame in my heart, but it is not hurting me, it is warming me and it keeps me sane."

"Does it now? And what about the Old Gods Nocturne? The powers that you got through all your journeys? Do they all mean nothing to you?"

"They mean everything to me! And when Yog-Sothoth told me about you, i knew just how i could use my powers for a good cause this time! And when i killed you, it was the happiest moment of my life! To finaly be free! But no....you just had to survive and keep toying with me! So how about you and i return to the Absolute Nothingness? Fight me there so we can end it all! Show me your true form!"

Phobetor then just laughed.

"This form that i have right now is one of the few that won't cause the one to gaze upon me to go insane....but you, you are different than all of them! Your flesh, your bones! The who you are, you were always stronger than them! You do not need them to defeat me!"

"I WILL BE THE JUDGE OF THAT! These weapons that they got are strong enough to truly kill the both of us! I don't see why i shouldn't join them and finaly end you!"

"Just like the old times when you and your sibilings were fighting evil? To protect your world?"

"Yes, but this time, it will be the end game! And when you finaly die Phobetor, only then i will truly feel joy again! And my family will be one again!"

"We shall see." Phobetor said and he disappeared.

Nocturne then in rage hit the ground causing it to crack.

"Yes! We shall."

The mane six after hours of walking through out Equestria, had finaly made it to the Everfree Forest. Time however was not on their side, the night was coming and they had to get to the Cave of Harmony and complete the sword.

"Come on everypony we are close!" Twilight said.

"I just hope that we won't meet Nocturne here." Fluttershy said.

"Well, not to sound negative but now that we are here all alone, it will be the perfect time for him to attack." Applejack said.

"But we will be ready for him! And when we complete your blade Twilight nothing will stand in our way." Rainbow Dash said.

"Speaking of Nocturne, tell me girls did he....happened to visit your dreams the night we stayed in canterlot?" Rarity asked.

"N-no...but if he were too then i would surley kick him out..." Rainbow Dash said with an awkward smile.

"Well, he did visit me! But he immediately left without saying a word. I don't know, maybe he didn't like the cake i gave him?" Pinkie Pie said with a sad tone.

While the others were talking about their Nightmares, Twilight kept thinking about her own encounter with Nocturne. In the end of her Nightmare she left like really dying. She feared that if something like that were to happen to her or her friends, that she would lose her mind.

From the shadows unseen there was Nocturne looking at them closely, listening to what they were saying and listening to their thoughts.

The mane six had finaly arrived to the Cave Of Harmony. They got inside and they saw the Tree Of Harmony.

"Finaly, we are here." Rainbow Dash said.

"It was a long and dirty road, i hope that it was worth it." Rarity said.

"Don't get carried away everypony, we are here for only one thing. The completion of this blade." Twilight said.

She then pulled out the hilt and presented it before the Tree Of Harmony.

"So....is there anything gonna happen now?" Applejack said.

"Well....the Tree isn't responding at all.....maybe we can try......"

"NOPE!" Pinkie Pie then grabbed the hilt and threw it at the Tree with all her force.

The others gasped and then looked at Pinkie Pie with their angry faces.

"Pinkamena Diane Pie! That wasn't necessary!" Rarity said.

But Pinkie's gaze was locked on the Tree Of Harmony that appeared to be glowing.

"Wow, EVERYPONY LOOK!" Pinkie Pie shouted.

They all turned around to see the Tree glowing white light. Then from the Tree magical runes appeared to the ground that led to each one of the mane six. All of them with their signature colors.

"Everypony something is happening. Be prepared!" Twilight said.

Twilight then found the hilt of the sword right in front of the Tree and just like it, it was glowing white light. Twilight picked it up with her magic and pointed it at the center of the Tree, that caused the hilt to release a magic beam that when it hit the Tree the runes took shape, wrapped around Twilights' friends and pulled them towards the Tree, something that caused them to disappear.

"GIRLS!" Twilight shouted.

She tried to move but she couldn't, soon the Light got stronger and in the blink of an eye the Tree Of Harmony was gone.

"THE TREE! MY FRIENDS!" Oh no oh no oh no! But! What?HOW?"

Twilight then looked over to the hilt to find only a beutiful golden sword. It's guard sides were decorated with tiny gems. On the right side of the guard the gems were Purple, Pink and Red. On the other side of the guard the gems were Orange, Blue and Fuchsia. The blade itself however, from the bottom to all the way up had the gems of the elements of harmony. Twilight's gem was first, it was inbetween the guards, next one was Fluttershy's, Applejack's, Rarity's, Pinkie Pie's and finaly Rainbow's.

"Wow....." She said.

"Well done Twillight!" Twilight immediately recognized the voice and turned around to face Nocturne.

"You....." She backed away as she said that.

"That's not fear i smell is it?"

"Stay back!" She said as she pointed her sword at him.

"A beautiful sword you got there. But at the cost of your friends that is."

Twilight didn't reply. Just a moment ago she lost her friends, she needed to get focused and deal with Nocturne.

"Listen Twilight, i didn't come here to kill you."

When he said that, she lowerd her sword and released a sight of relief.

"Then....what are you here for? Have you changed your mind after you found out the truth?"

"Yes, yes i did. When i Consumed my parents along with Crossbleser and Starswirl....i learnt some very intresting things about Phobetor after i had 'killed' him."

"What did you find out then?"

"I....no this is the burden i must carry with me Twilight, but know this. Phobetor is coming and i need your sword."

"What? What do you mean he is coming? Won't you join us?"

"No......I am sorry but i can't. The only thing that matters right now is for you to give me your sword. I need it's energies, they are more powerful than you think. Powerful enough to destroy Phobetor. Especially that sword that Celestia carries around."

Twilight then lifted her sword and said.

"Nocturne i wanted to help you. When Crossbleser told us that you were under Phobetor's control i thought that i could bring back to our side. So why! Why do you still want to destroy us?"

"Becuase of your powers! You are strong yes! But your Bones! Your Flesh! Your Minds! They are weak and Fragile! None of you can withstand the horrors that i have seen! So i am giving you one last chance Twilight. Tell the others to surrender and that i will be the one to save our world from total destruction!"

When he said that he dissapeared.

Now Twilight on the other hand had a lot to think. What did Nocturne mean by Phobetor is coming? When will he come and what is he going to do when he arrives?

Abandon Hope

Twilight left the Cave of Harmony and started making her way back to the Crystal Empire and without her friends or anypony else to slow her down, she extended her wings and took flight.

Now however with a powerful sword on her side she knew that she would have to take down Nocturne. So that her friends' sacrifice were not in vein, that they didn't die for nothing.....or did they die?

Night had fallen to Equestria. Luna had just finished raising the moon and got inside of the castle and into the throne room where Celestia was still looking out of the window, thinking.

"Celestia, the Elements of Harmony have still not returned from their quest, do you think they were....."

"I hope not. But If i know Nocturne, he is now just as skeptical as i am right now. Thinking as to what to do....right after he got the information he needed....from our parents......And to tell you the truth i thought that he would not have the guts to do it again....but he did. He killed our beloved once again....."

"We will avenge their deaths Celestia! I promise you! Such actions will not go unpunished!"

"But what about Phobetor Luna? Crossbleser said that he was alive. What if he IS ploting something against us? Think about it. He has been manipulating Nocturne through out his life and that gives us every reason to believe that he is using us too."

"But how will he do that? The truth is everywhere around us! We know about Phobetor and so does Nocturne. There is no reason for him NOT to join us....right?"

In Flurry Heart's room the two parents were talking to each other.

"Cadence my love please you must go to sleep. After such a danjerous journey you deserve the rest."

"I am sorry Shining but i don't want to sleep....i have to watch over our little Flurry Heart and......nothing just forget about the last part."

"Cadence what is troubling you?"

"Nothing.....really, it's nothing."

"You can not make a fool out of me my dear. But i want to know, i need to know so that i may protect you."

"Shining.....i am afraid. The last time i layed down and slept i was assaulted by these terrible Nightmares. I don't want to endure such pain again. I don't want to see his horrific face again!"

"Yes....these Nightmares are indeed......horrible...."

He then started recaling his night first camping night with his former companions. That dream he had, the pain he felt and that demon that visited him in his sleep and crushed his heart. The pain was beyond imagination.

"And also, i must find out how to make that bow that Crossbleser told me about before he.....was killed along with the others....."

"I am sure that you will succed in doing so dear love. But don't push yourself so hard, i don't want anything bad happening to you."

Cadence then smiled and they both shared a kiss. They then made their way to Flurry Heart's cradle.

When the little infant saw her two parents, she started laughing and extending her hooves towards them to hug them.

"I just hope that....after Nocturne is defeated we can go back to our normal lives. I want to see Flurry Heart grow up, make friends and become a capable ruler....like me. I want our citizens to love her and in return she will love them. That is why i must find a way to make this bow as fast as i can. And when it is completed, use it and strike him down."

"And i will be there by your side my dear. Always, i made a terrible mistake by going out with Flash and the others. And now because of me they are dead. But i won't make the same mistake again, i will focus on protecting you and Flurry Heart. And if Nocturne does make a move and appeare then i will not back down. I promise you! I will not yealed!"

The two then shared a passionate kiss, they then together with their hooves placed a blanked above Flurry Heart, kissed her on her forehead and made their way to the throne room.

Twilight had reached the Crystal Empire after some time of flying, she entered the castle and made started making her way to the throne room. She then met Starlight Glimmer and Spike outisde of the throne room. When Spike noticed Twilight he run towards her and gave her a big hug.

"Oh thank god you are ok! I was worried sick when i heard that you and the girls went out."

"Yes....we....i made it back safe."

"What do you mean? Where are they.....and where did you get that sword?" Starlight asked.

"Starlight, Spike....... the others......my friends.....the tree! They are gone. All of them."

"They are gone?!" Spike asked.

"But Twilight how?"

"When we reached the Tree Of Harmony, pinkie threw the hilt of the sword that you now see and.....they were.....grabbed by the tree! The next thing i knew was that they had disappeared along with the Tree and then....i found this in my hooves." Twilight said.

"This! This would have never happened if it weren't for him!" Spike said with anger in his voice.

"I know Spike.....but Phobetor......it's his fault that we all are suffering. Now....come with me i have more information that i am willing to share."

The three then entered the throne room and they met the two Alicorn Sisters, Pricness Cadence and Shining armor.

"Twilight!" Shining armor and Cadence said.

"You made it back. We are so glad nothing has happened to you." Cadence said.

"But.....where are your friends? Aren't they with you?" Shining armor asked.

Celestia then noticed the blade that Twilight was holding and said.

"Is this the weapon that you got Twilight?"

"Yes princess, it is......but at the sacrifice of my friends."

"Then we must strike now! We have wasted enough time already. Now that your weapon is complete we should take the fight to Nocturne." Luna exclaimed.

"Luna wait, we still don't know of Nocturne's decision. Maybe he has made up his mind and he wants to join us." Celestia said.

"Even if that were true we can't just forgive him. He has terrorised my Kingdom and my wife long enough and he must be punished. Not to mention that he killed my squad and that he put us through UNIMAGINABLE pain!" Shining armor said.

"I...have to agree too. We can't trust him, after all he did to us and to you Twilight. If it weren't for him returning then your friends would have never died in the first place to create the sword that you right now hold." Cadence said.

"Um.....about that.....i met Nocturne inside the cave of harmony."

They all then gasped at the news.

"Did he hurt you?! What happend!?" Shining armor exclaimed.

"He said that....he wants our weapons, their powers. He said to me that Phobetor IS coming and that he alone has the power to defeat him."

Luna sighted and said with an angry tone.

"Of course! OF COURSE! Even now that he knows that Phobetor IS alive he still wants to kill us!"

"Then.....what do we do now?" Spike asked.

Celestia meditated on this information and later said.

"Then....i am afraid we truly have no other choice." Celestia said.

"What do you have in mind sister?"

"Wait wait wait, are we really doing this?" Cadence asked.

"Yes, yes we are. It was about time for us to go on the offensive." Luna said.

"But...how are we going to do that?" Starlight asked.

Then an explosion of light happened across the room and Discord appeared with both of his hands in the air along with confetti flying around him.

"Ta da! Surprise!"

"Discord!" They all said.

"What are you doing here Discord?!" Luna asked.

"Well! I just happened to pash through here and i MIGHT have overheared what you guys were saying."

"So you are telling me you knew nothing of what was going on in Equestria?!" Twilight asked.

Discord laughed and said.

"No, i have no idea whatsoever."

He then laughed again and with a snap of his fingers popcorn appeared out of the air. He caughted them and he started eating.

"Discord, please listen to me. Something serious has happened." Celestia said.

"Oh come on now. It can't be that bad."

He then gazed upon the weapons that Celestia, Luna and Twilight were holding.

He then appeared behind Celestia grabbed her sword and started swinging it around while saying.

"And i see that you have some new toys as well."

Luna then pointed her Scythe at him and said.

"Give her back that sword or else!"

Discord then threw it back at Celestia with a disappointed face and said.

"You are no fun!"

"Discord, i want you to listen to me very carefully." Celestia said.

He then teleported in front of her and said while he was holding her chin.

"I am all ears my dear."

Then ears started poping out of his whole body.

"You see....there is this pony.....his name is Nocturne and....you must stop him."

"WHAT!" The others shouted.

"Why him?!" Luna asked.

"Because we have lost enough already. Discord however, he is different. He is powerful and i believe in him."

Discord then started laughing and said.

"Yes! Of course i am! No one can defeat ME! Discord! Now, point me the way to this 'Nocturne' character and i will be back with him in chains!"

"He has taken over Canterlot. You will meet him there and please.....be careful and DO NOT, underestimate him."

"Don't worry. I will be back before you know it. Now, BYE!"

He then snapped his fingers and he dissapeared.

"Celestia what was that!" Luna asked.

"If i know Discord, his....odd powers and behavior will surprise Nocturne. And when that happens, he will capture him and bring him here."

"And then what?" Cadence asked.

She then looked at her sword and said.

"If Nocturne doesn't join us and see the erros in his ways then.....i will do what must be done....."

Meanwhile in Canterlot.

Nocturne was sitting on his throne with Lynthea to his side. Before him were Tedaxur and three other Knight Terrors. All of them covered in their black armor.

"So....tell me, what are you planning to do now that you know the truth dear?" Lynthea asked.

Nocturne rose up from the throne and said.

"With Phobetor's return i have but only one choice. I have to get these weapons that my sister's posses along with the other two. Their power will be enough for me to use them against my ultimate enemy and finaly bring peace to the Creation. But this can only happen when He and the Old Gods are defeated. But to do that.....my sisters need to die."

"And after you have taken their powers, what happens next?"

"I am planning on using their powers to create a......"

Nocturne then started looking around the room, moving his head fast in all directions. He then later shocked his head and said.

"I know you are there....Spirit Of Chaos."

Then from the shadows Discord appeared with confetti flying around him.

"Greetings villains! It is me! Discord, Spirit of Chaos and Disharmony!"

The Knight Terrors along with Tedaxur stood up and prepared themselves to face Discord.

"No...." Nocturne said.

"I will handle this."

He then started making his way to Discord while saying.

"I assume that my sisters sent you?"

"Yes they did.....wait what...sisters?"

"They didn't tell you didn't they? Well, my name is Nocturne and yes i am their sibiling."

Discord then laughed while slamming the floor with his hands.

"So...they have a brother?! HAHAHA."

"And not just one."

"Oh tell me though what other secrets are they keeping from me?"

"There is only one thing you need to know and it is not a secret. They sent you here to die."

He then said with a laughter.

"Nope! They sent me to bring you to justice! And that is exactly what i am going to do."

Discord then snapped his fingers and the whole building was teleported into the air and it started falling down.

Discord however maintained his balance. He was floating in the around the room watching Nocturne getting crushed on the walls.

"Oh i am sorry, was that too hard for you?"

However Nocturne regained his balance and used one of the walls to boost himself into the air. He extended his hooves with his blades ready to strike.

Discord then simply melted away from the attack and laughed at Nocturne.

"Come on now, i expected better from Celestia's brother!"

"Hahahahah...oh you have no idea of what is going on right now do you?"

Discord then snapped his fingers and chains appeared. They grabbed Nocturne and squeezed tightly.

"Celestia told me that you were powerful. I guess she was wrong."

Nocturne struggled and he tried to break the chains but without any success. Discord however kept laughin at him.

"Good luck trying to break these chains little Nocturne. Oh and we are just in time to see you fall!"

The building had finaly reached the ground causing it to breaking appart.

Nocturne rose up from the debris, he stood in two hooves and he broke free from the chains.

He then saw Discord flying around the castle. He was using his magic and the dark towers had become alive and fire breathing. His own Nightmares, Creations and Knight Terrors had turned on him.

Discord then snapped his fingers and a floating throne appeared along with popcorn.

"As you can see my 'so dangerous foe' i have enslaved your pitiful servants without much effort. NOW GET HIM!"

When he said that every last one of the Nightmares attacked Nocturne. From all across the city swarms of creatures rushed at Discord's command.

"Such immagination. Such power. Yet wasted in this dream." Nocturned muttered.

Then with a simple gesture the swarms of the Nightmares creatures was gone along with the towers, they had all turned to dust.

Discorded spitted out his soda that he was drinking and started coughing.

"Was that the best you could do Discord? Was that your big idea? To turn my own creations against me?"

Discord feeling offended he said.

"N-no! I am...i am just getting started!"

Then from above Discord a giant plushy hammer appeared. It had also written on it the word "Ban".

"I believe that i have wasted enough time with you Discord.....good bye!"

Discord however then charged at Nocturne with a tidal wave of chocolate. He prepared his hammer and Nocturne stood his ground waiting. And just when he was about to strike, everything stopped.

"W-what is happening?!"

"Nothing really, you just happened to lose the battle that is all."

"No! I won't let you defeat me! I can't be defeated!"

"Yes, yes you can. And in a second from now you will feel your eyes being gouged out and sharp teeth piercing your neck....in about......now."

Discord looked at him with confusion but after a second everything that Nocturne told him turned out to be true. In reallity however, Discord was captured by Nocturne and was put into a nightmare.

In the real world Discord was laying on the ground with two tendrils piercing his head. Nocturne then turned his hooves into claws, stood in two hooves and gouged Discord's eyes out, he then revealed his mouth that was filled with sharp teeth and bite him in the neck, causing Discord to melt and be Consumed.

Lynthea then approached Nocturne and said.

"They thought that he would be enough to defeat you? Ha! Fools....."

"Yes....yes that was a big mistake of theirs, anyway. Lynthea i am going to the Crystal Empire. You stay here and prepare the Ritual Of Creation."

"The Ritual Of Creation?! But....we do not have the magic needed for such a ritual!"

"Don't worry you will have them soon. And then....Phobetor will be next along with the Old Gods!"

Meanwhile in the Crystal Empire.

"You know i am starting to think that it was a bad...no wait the WORST idea to send Discord!" Luna said.

"I know sister.....but we don't have many options. I couldn't just send all of you, after all you Cadence still don't have your weapon."

"If only we knew just how to get it! Crossbleser gave me this string only...."

"Don't worry my love we will find a way together."

Then the door to the throne room was opened violently and Discord showed up.

"DISCORD!?" They all said.

He then put on a smile and said.

"I have returned! With....our prisoner."

He then snapped his finger and from above Nocturne fell down. He was covered in chains and all across his body along with his mouth.

"Ta Da!"

They didn't say anything, they just looked at Nocturne who was on the floor struggling to break the chains.

"I....don't believe it......" Starlight said.

"Wow....you actually captured him Discord?!" Spike asked.

"Pff, Of course i did! I am Discord! This brute was no much for me!"

He then snapped his fingers and a small dark cloud appeared above Nocturne's head and it started raining down chocolate.

Discord then started laughing.

"Discord that is enough!" Celestia shouted.

"What do you mean? Don't you hate him? Isn't that why you sent me to capture him?"

"I sent you to bring him here without humiliating him. He has endured much. Now stop the chocolate rain!"

"Fine......"

He then snapped his fingers again and the cloud disappeared.

"And the mouth cover...."

"But he bite me! IN THE NECK! I ALMOST DIED!"

"Remove.The.Cover." She demanded.

".....Alright....is he however DOES break these chains and bites you too not my fault."

He then snapped his fingers and the mouth cover disappeared.

"There! You have me! What do you want!" Nocturne demanded.

Celestia was about to say something but was interputed by Luna who violently pulled Nocturne closer to her with her Scythe.

"Shut your mouth! You bastard! Discrod, attache a chain on the ceiling. This is how ponies like him deserve to be treated!"

"Okie." Discord said with a smile and snapped his fingers. When he did that one of the chains around Nocturne extended to the ceiling and attaching itself causing Nocturne to be upside down.

".....and one more thing....."

"Luna i think that would be...." Celestia started but Luna ignored her.

Luna made her way to Nocturne with an angry look on her face.

"Come on now! You wouldn't your brother would you?"

"She has every right to treat you the way you treated us! You on the other hand have no right to speak!" Shining armor said with a harsh tone on his voice.

Luna then placed her Scythe in front of Nocturne's neck and she said.

"I can't wait till i cut you open! And the best part.....is that you will finaly die!"

"Luna wait!" Celestia said.

"What is it this time....."

"We brought him in hoping that he will change his mind! Not to torture him."

"Let her do her thing Tia! I can take it!" Nocturne shouted.

"Auntie Celestia....i have to agree with you too."

"What?!" Shining armor said.

"After all he did to you Cadence?" Twilight asked.

"Listen...i know but....we know who truly is behind all this."

"Phobetor...." Starlight said.

"Exactly. That is why i am against any form of harm on him."

"But Cadence! He invaded your dreams! He has hurt you and me in a lot of ways! The only thing that we can do right now is finish him off and focus on taking down Phobetor right after."

When he finished his sentence Discord started laughing and he started hitting his head against the wall causing him to bleed and break his small horns.

The others watched stood there and watched in shock.

"Ok ok....enough games."

He then snapped his fingers and Nocturne revealed himself.

They all gasped when they saw him and Luna raised her Scythe and prepared for combat.

"You thought that Discord was going to like.....capture me that easily?"

"A clone!" Shining armor said.

"More like a.....perfect reflection." Said the chained Nocturne as he broke the chains.

"Yes, a perfect reflection indeed." Said the other Nocturne as he punched the Reflection in the face causing it to be Consumed.

"So.....Discord did fail after all....." Twilight said.

"Oh yes he did! I knew we should never have sent him!" Luna shouted.

"Now now everypony. Don't take this personally but....Discord disgusts me and i did what any other sane stallion would do. But enough chitchat, i came here to retrieve your weapons, now hand them over or i will be forced to do.....something reckless."

"Nocturne! Don't you see! We need each other to defeat Phobetor. You can not do it alone!"

"You are wrong Celestia! All these years i was the one who opposed every challenge! Every threat either pony or otherwise! I fought Gods! The Deep Ones and heck, even the Devil himself! I have the power to end this world as you know it! But to defeat Phobetor.....one must lose his mind if he decides to fights such evil. And your minds can not comprehend the truth behind Creation like me! You can not comprehend the fact that we are TINY and INSIGNIFICANT compare to the Old Gods!"

Then Ice erupted from below Nocturne and he charged out of the room in a trail of thick ice.

"Follow him!" Luna shouted.

They all got out of the room and follow the trail of ice that Nocturne rode. In their way they found the corpses of the guards, all of them pierced by ice sickles.

Cadence then paid close attention to where the trail led to them and she said in a shock.

"FLURRY HEARTH!" She said as she took flight.

"No no no no! I WONT LET YOU!" Shining armor said.

Then then finaly reached the bed room and they saw Nocturne holding in his claws a sleeping Flurry Heart.

"Isn't she beautiful.....so peaceful when she sleeps....."

"PUT HER DOWN!" Celestia shouted.

"NO! PLEASE DON'T HURT HER I BEG YOU!" Cadence shouted as well.

There was nothing that they could do now. No spell to cast or attack him, they might hurt Flurry Heart or....he would hurt her.

"Crossbleser isn't here to save your child Cadence.....now surrender your weapons and i promise you, your deaths will be quick and without pain."

"You would dare kill a filly! What kind of monster can do that!" Starlight asked.

"It won't be the first time i have done something like this truth to be told."

"WHAT!" Twilight said.

"Y-you! You monster!" Shining armor said.

Then Flurry Heart started opening her eyes slowly and when she saw Nocturne she started crying.

"FLURRY HEART!" They all shouted.

Nocturne then revealed to them his hideous looking mouth that was covered in sharp teeth and said.

"I wonder....will she die from the first bite?"

"NOOOOO!" Cadence shouted as she run into Nocturne.

When she was close enough though, an explosion of Light happened and the Crystal Tower was destroyed leaving only it's legs and a small platform left.

They all rose up from the debri to find Nocturne standing in two hooves with Flurry Heart still grabbed and crying.

"I am getting tired of this!" And when he said that he sinkied his teeth on her face causing Flurry Heart to be consumed.

They all gasped when they saw what just happened.

"FLURRY HEART!" Cadence shouted as tears covered her eyes.

"I WILL KILL YOU! YOU HEAR ME!" Shining armor said and just like his wife, his face was covered in tears as well.

"COME AND GET ME THEN! I WILL NOT WASTE ANY MORE TIME!" He said as he extended his blades and took a battle stance.

They all then charged at him and started fighting. Starlight and Cadence used their magic to attack Nocturne with spells, while Shining armor, Celestia and Twilight used their swords to attack him. Even little spike picked up a small piece of broken crystal and attack Nocturne as well.

Luna however, she stayed behind looking down on the ground with tears covering her eyes and said.

"We.....have.....tolerated you......FOR LONG ENOUGH!"

Then a veil of Darkness covered her and when it disappeared, only Nightmare moon remained.

She lifted up her Scythe and said.

"I AM THE ONE YOU SHOULD BE AFRAID OF NOCTURNE! I WILL TEAR YOU LIMB FROM LIMB!"

When Celestia saw her little sister turning into Nightmare moon she was in shock just like the rest of them.

Nightmare moon then extened her wings and charged at Nocturne.

"No! Not this time!" Nocturne then slammed her skull on the ground just before the impact.

And just like Flurry Heart, he sank his teeth into her skull causing Nightmare moon to be consumed and leaving behind Luna with her Scythe.

Twilight shocked by all this didn't know what to do. She had to think of something, anything that would help them escape.

And she then saw the Crystal Mirror that led to the human world, however it was shattered.

Without any other choice however. Twilight charged her magic and shot the shattered the mirror causing it to open the portal to the human world.

"LET'S GO! NOW!"

"Twilight...." Celestia said.

"WE HAVE NO OTHER CHOCIE! I DONT WANT TO LOSE YOU TOO!"

"Go! I will cover your escape!" Shining armor said.

"NO! I AM NOT LEAVING YOU HERE WITH HIM! I WILL NOT ABANDON YOU! I WILL NOT LET HIM KILL YOU LIKE HE KILL FLURRY HEART!" Cadence shouted with tears running arcoss her cheeks.

"....I am sorry....my love. But if we all die here....nothing will mater."

He then used his magic and pushed through the portal every last one of them.

"No!" Nocturne said as he grabbed Shining armor's horn causing him to break his spell and dropping down Starlight and Spike who didn't manage to get through the portal.

He then used his magic and lifted the three of them up in the air and with a simple gesture their heads started spining around causing their necks to break and fall on the floor dead.

Lynthea then appeared behind Nocturne and said.

"I see you made quite the mess."

"Silence! I...am sorry about that.....is the ritual ready?"

"Yes, only the magic power remains and we can begin."

"Good. Finish up with every last citizen of the Empire. I am going after them."

"As you wish, master."

She then bowed before him and Nocturne passed through the portal as well.

And from all across the fields outside of the Empire, hungry swarms of Nightmares and undead rushes down into the Empire, eating and killing every last Stalion, Mare, fillies and colts alike.

Into the Human World

When the four mares passed through the portal it took them only a single blink to reach the other side.

Twilight started getting up slowly, trying to get the hand of walking in two again.

"Twilight?" Celestia asked when she saw her in her human form.

Celestia then looked at her hoof to only find a hand.

"Twilight...what has happened to me?"

"Don't worry about it Princess." Twilight said as she lifted Celestia up in two.

"This is how the inhabitants of this world look like."

Celestia tried to gain her balance because it proved difficult for her to stay up in two.

Twilight grabbed her quickly to prevent her from falling down.

"Now Princess....."

Before Twilight could say anything else Luna started waking up.

"Sister?" She said in a low voice.

Celestia got on her knees and hugged Luna.

"I am so sorry Luna!" She said as tears started running down her cheecks.

"If only i had acted quicker. I could have saved you from all this pain." Celestia said as she was reffering to her other half being consumed by Nocturne.

"Don't worry about me....sister.....You did all you could. But now, we have other problems."

Cadence was also awake. With her back on the Canterlot High Statue. Looking down on the floor with her eyes wide open.

Celestia helped Luna up and helped her gain her balance as well.

The two Princesses then picked up their weapons from the ground and said.

"Twilight check on Cadence.....i am sure she must be in shock now." Celestia said.

Twilight noded and then sat next to Cadence.

"Hey.....Cadence...i wanted to talk to you."

"Leave me alone Twilight....please....."

"Cadence i know it must be hard for you but....."

"NO TWILIGHT! MY HUSBAND! YOUR BROTHER AND MY CHILD! THEY ARE BOTH DEAD! THAT FUCKING BASTARD KILLED THEM BOTH ALONG WITH YOUR FRIENDS!"

Cadence then grabbed the edge of the statue and got up while still holding it in order not to fall down.

"AND SOON HE WILL COME AFTER US! YOU THREE ALREADY HAVE YOUR WEAPONS BUT HOW CAN I FIGHT HIM WHEN ALL I HAVE IS THIS USELESS STRING?! LETS JUST GIVE UP! I DO NOT FEEL LIKE LIVING ANYMORE!"

Cadence was right. Nocturne did kill them all. Twilight soon then started crying and hugged Cadence.

"I just! I can't give up! My friends are gone! And this sword will help me-no it will help us defeat Nocturne!"

"But what's the point, even if we defeat we have nothing to return to. Everypony is dead! EQUESTIRA IS DEAD!"

They then heard a ring from the building in front of them. From the main doors of the building, children and kids alike came out and taking their separate ways. The humans gave the four women strange looks, because of their weaponry and armor that Celestia and Luna were wearing.

Twilight then started hearing familiar voices coming from inside the building and then the Human world's Twilight appeared along with the other human counterparts.

When the two groups faced each other the Twilight from this world was left with her jaw open up. However Pinkie Pie pushed it up and said.

"Don't leave it open for too long, a fly might....fly in there."

"Um...girls are ya seein what i am seein?" Applejack asked.

"Um Twilight....i get it that this is our Twilight from the pony world but.....why are the Principals wearing armor?" Rainbow Dash asked.

"Because they are not from here." The pony Twilight now transformed into a human said.

Before she could say anything else her friends' counterparts hugged her tightly.

"We missed you so much sugar cube!"

"Yeah! Totaly! I am so glad our pony egg head is back!"

"Rainbow....um that wasn't very nice....." Fluttershy said.

"I am going to have to throw a welcome party for all of you!"

Pinkie pie then extened her hand and it started wrapping itself around The Three other princesses and brought them up close to join in the hugg.

"This is.....suffocating!" Luna said.

"Then....haha you must be Twilight's friends from this world?" Celestia asked with a nervous laughter.

And then from the main doors three more figures appeared.

Twilight then looked at them and said as she broke the hugg.

"Sunset!"

Twilight then run at her hugging her instantly.

"Twilight! What are you doing here?"

"It's a long story, but right now....i am glad that we escaped."

"Escaped? From who?"

Celestia, Luna and Cadence then also broke the hugg and they saw next to Sunset their human counterparts.

Twilight seeing the both of the groups confused she got in the way with a nervous smile and said.

"Princess Celestia, Princess Luna and Princess Cadence......this is Principal Celestia and Vice Principal Luna.....they are in charge of Canterlot High....this school is called....that...."

"Sunset Shimmer? Is that really you?" Celestia asked.

Sunset Shimmer was surprise to see her old teacher, she looked down and said.

"I...um....."

Before she could continue, Celestia who had already gotten used to walking hugged Sunset and said.

"I am so happy to finaly be able to see you again."

Sunset then hugged her back and said.

"I...feel the same way."

"Twilight has been telling me a lot of great things about you Sunset and....i am proud of you."

"T-thank you Princess Celestia! Thank you so very much!"

Luna then approached from behind her and said.

"Sister as much i would hate to ruin the moment but.....we have to leave now."

"Wait...you are leaving?" Said the Human Celestia.

"Even if it's a shock that we are seeing ourselves from another reality.....there is no need for you to leave. I mean if you got here with all these weapons and armor that you carry....there must be a very good reason for you to come here." The Human Luna said.

"Please, stay with us. Your Twilight has done so much for us, we only ask that we do the same for you now." The Human Celestia said.

"That doesn't sound half bad......and now that i think about it we need every help with can get right now." Princess Celestia said.

"I....agree too. I suddenly....don't feel so well......" Luna said as she put her head on her forehead.

"Then let's go to our house and we will talk there where we will be more comfortable." The Human Celestia said.

"And excellent idea sister, let's get going."

They then got in two different cars.

In Celestia's car there were Princess Celestia, Princess Luna, Princess Twilight and Cadence.

"So....how do you like our world so far?" Human Celestia asked.

"It's.....strange.....but we will adapt." Princess Celestia said.

"I too have to get used to talking to my other self from the other world. Saying it outloud makes it even more weird....."

"And if i may ask.......Cadence....you don't look very good, is everything ok?" The Human Celestia asked again.

"Just leave me alone....please....leave me to my thoughts....."

"Ok....i am sorry...."

Cadence was not feeling alright. Just a moment ago she lost her husband and child. Now she is on a whole different world, stuck in a form she deeply hated and with one thing in mind......Revenge.

Twilight was having the same thoughts as well. She lost her student, her number one assistant and her brother. She wanted to cry, to scream! To shout! But she had to keep her mind in check and not lose focus.

In Luna's car. There were the human version's of the mane six along with Sunset Shimmer what caused all of them to be cramped in the car.

"I am so sorry that we have to drag you all with us. This is a serious matter and you kids would be in grave danger."

"It's ok Vice Principal......we owe Princess Twilight." Sunset Shimmer said.

"Yes, after all she did for us." Fluttershy said.

"She is our friend after all!" Applejack said.

"And she was the one who broughts us back together!" Rainbow Dash said.

"Yes, yes she is the most wonderful person....or pony i have ever met,i wouldn't mind risking it all for her!" Rarity said.

Luna smiled and said.

"Princess Twilight is blessed to have friends like you."

The other Twilight was happy to know that these people were so close with the Pony Twilight. Something that made her to want to try her hardest to reach the same status as her counter part.

After some time they had finaly reached Celestia's and Luna's House. They got inside, they all sat down on the living room and started talking.

"Now then.....has something important happened to your world that forced you to come here?" Celestia asked.

"Yes....something very terrible....." Twilight said.

"What is it then?" Rainbow Dash asked.

"You see there is a.....pony our.....brother Nocturne.....it's a big misunderstanding.....i just....." Celestia couldn't find any more words to continue.

The two human sisters looked at each other with a shocked face when they heard the word Nocturne.

"And....." The human Luna said.

"Basically we are the only survivors......Equestira has fallen!" Luna said.

"WHAT!" They all shouted.

"But! That's impossible!" Sunset Shimmer said as she got up.

"What happened to the Elements of harmony!? Why didn't you use them to defeat this......Nocturne Character! And.....you also have a brother Princess?"

"Yes....i wasn't honest with you my dear Sunset....i wasn't honest with any of my subjects and now....they paid the price...."

"That is horrible!" Fluttershy said.

"But.....why is this happening? What does he want from you?" The Human Twilight asked.

"Our Magic." Luna said.

"In our world there are Gods and a lot of Cosmic Entities. Nocturne wants to get his revenge on one of them."

"So you are telling me.....Nocturne plans to battle a God?!" Sunset Shimmer asked.

"Yes....but this sword that i carry....it possess immense amount of power. A power that Nocturne needs along with all the other weapons of ours to defeat Phobetor."

"Phobetor? Who in the hey is that?" Applejack asked.

"The God that Nocturne wasn't to kill.....but as we said before, our powers are needed to fight him."

"And in the process we lost.....everything." Luna said.

Cadence then slowly started crying and after a second it turned into a full out burst of tears.

Rarity then got up, gently grabbed her by her arm and said.

"Let's wash these tears away darling, the bathroom is this way.....i think."

And they both left.

"She....lost her husband and child.....it was very devastating to watch......" Celestia said.

"And what are you gonna do now Princess? This Nocturne wants you dead, how do you fight back?" Sunset Shimmer said.

"I don't know.....i don't think that there is anything we can do.....he is powerful and we are......."

Luna however interrupted her and said.

"Sister wait.....if in this world there are other versions of ourselves.....doesn't that mean that.....there is another Nocturne?"

There was silence in the room for a moment, then everyones gazes were set upon the two Human Sisters.

"About that.....um....." Celestia said.

"Nope! Forget it! You are not gonna get close to that madman!" Luna said.

"So there is a Nocturne in this world! We should get his help then." Princess Luna said.

"Sister wait!"

"No Celestia! This is the opportunity we need! Cause with this world's Nocturne on our side we will have a fighting chance!"

"Listen to me......our Nocturne is......"

"Just say it sister."

"He......is insane."

"Insane? How insane?" Twilight asked.

"What if i told you that my brother has a School Island." The Human Celestia said.

"A school?" Princess Celestia asked.

"Yes.....yes a school........which is also an ASYLUM!" The Human Luna said.

"But we have no other choice......we can at least....try to convince him to help us.....right?" Twilight asked.

"As we told you before he is insane and i doubt that he would want to help you anyways." Luna said.

"Please just.....let us see him. He may be the only one who can save us. Save Equestira! Please....you have to take us to him." Celestia said.

The two Human sisters got up and started whispering near a corner.

"This is wrong.....i knew i had a bad feeling when i first saw them coming from that portal!"

"Luna calm down......they are just scared, they would do anything to survive."

"But showing them where Nocturne is?! Have you gone mad?! You know what he will do if he loses his temper!"

"I....know but.....they need our help! They are desperate! And remember Luna, they just lost everything....i mean their Cadence lost her family! Imagine something like that happening to us! Or anyone! You have to understand Luna....we have to help."

Luna growled a little and said.

"Fine....but if this backfires....."

"It will not! Nocturne is a smart man....he....he will see reason."

Luna then sighted and said.

"Alright.....alright...."

They returned back to the others and Celestia said.

"Ok....we will take you to him."

"Take us to who?" Asked Cadence who was coming from the bathroom along with Rarity.

"To the human version of Nocturne. He is going to help us."

"There is another thing like him here too?! I am sorry but....i just cant! Not after what happened!"

"Cadence listen to me, this Nocturne may be the only one who can save us right now. I wouldn't want to force anyone in this world to fight for us.....but there is no other choice." Celestia said.

"But who can guarentee that he isn't as crazy as OUR Nocturne! This whole thing is confusing!"

"Hey....perhaps we can help you guys out too!" Rainbow Dash said.

"Yes!! And after we defeat that meany Nocturne we can have a huge celebration party! With cake! And balloons! And...!"

"I am sorry girls but....i do not want you to get involed it is too dangerous." The Human Celestia said.

"My sister is right, you all need to go to your homes now, you have no reason to visit our brother." The Human Luna said.

"I guess it makes sence....ok we will go." Sunset Shimmer said.

"Yes it is probably for the best......i hope that you will be safe Sunset....all of you." Celestia said.

Sunset gaze her a hug and said.

"I hope that you will be safe too.....it has just been so long......"

"I know....it was hard for me too. But when it is all over i am letting you know that you can returne to Equestria whenever you want. It will make me happy to see my old student again."

They exchanged a smile and Sunset left along with everyone else.

"Ok....i am gonna make a phone call i will be right back."

Celestia said and she left the room.

She pulled out of her pocket her phone and started calling. After a few seconds someone answered the phone.

"Hey....brother it's me......yes i...i am doing fine......listen....some....people need your help. No, not at all, it is very important and....it has also something to do with you. Hmm? Ok i will bring them over."

She closed the phone and rejoined the others.

"Ok we are leaving now."

"So he agreed?" Cadence asked.

"He didn't tell me, but he wants to meet you."

"And how will we get there?" Luna asked.

"There is a port just a few miles away from here, there we will get a boat and make our way to the island." The Human Luna said.

"And one more thing before we go.....what do you mean by....'phone call'. What is that if you don't mind me asking." Celestia asked.

"It's....like the letters we send each other Priness but....it allows those who use it to ingage into a directly conversation." Twilight said.

"Intresting....." She replied.

"Let's just get going....we don't have time to waste, Nocturne might be close" Luna said.

They all then got out of the house and made their way to Celestia's car. They got inside and after some time they reached the port.

"Damm it!" Celestia said.

"What happened sister?" Asked Luna.

"How do we...even hide our weapons and armor? Or the fact that we look exactly the same as the others? There is no magic in this world correct?"

"Don't worry....i have an idea." The Human Celestia said.

In front of the giant metal ship there was a man. He was well buffed, his skin was black with short brown hair and he was wearing a black uniform with black glasses. He then saw Celestia, Luna, Cadence and Twilight approaching. To their side however there were two figures covered by a big cloak each.

"We are here to see my brother." Celestia said.

"Oh....oh yes i remember you! You are his sisters...that he hates." The man said.

"Listen we aren't here to start no trouble. We just want to talk to him." Twilight said.

"Yeah right!" He then gazed upon the two cloaked figures.

"And who are you two? Remove these cloaks and show me your faces!"

"Wait! Um....my little brother called us...he is expecting them." Luna said.

"Well i didn't get a phone call from him. You think you can just lie and...."

Before he could continue a beep was heard from his left pocket.

"Give me a sec!" The man said as he picked up his phone.

"Yeah boss? Hmm? Hahahah yeah....ok sir i will grant them passage. They just arrived. Ok"

He closed his phone and put it back on his pocket.

"You are lucky that my boss just called right now. He said that he is expecting you."

"That will teach you a lesson brute!" Luna said.

"Just get in the boat before i change my mind!"

Luna just smiled and said.

"But of course! We wouldn't want to get fired anyways!"

And they all got inside the giant boat.

On top of the ship, the two figures removed their cloaks revealing to be Celestia and Luna. Celestia appraoched Twilight. gave her sword and said.

"Here Twilight, this belongs to you."

"Thanks Princess, i am just glad that we are making progress."

"Yes i know what you mean. But let's just hope that this other Nocturne will help us. He is the only hope we have."

"I hope so too. Without an army or a plan we can not hope to defeat our Nocturne....but even if we do.....what will we do next?"

"What do you mean Twilight?"

"It's just that......everypony is dead." She said as she started crying remembering everything that just happened.

"When Nocturne is defeated...there won't be anything left for us to go back too! What's the point of....even fighting if not for surviving being hunted?"

"Twilight.....listen to me. When we.....manage to.....kill Nocturne.....i will take you to my home."

"What?"

"To the place where I and Luna were born. There you will be able to start your life again, both you and Cadence if Equestira is no longer restorable."

"Really? Princess i....i am so happy!"

Twilight then hugged her tightly.

"I know you are.....but until then i promise to keep you safe."

And she hugged her too.

Some time passed while they were on the ship. They were the only ones on board along with some teenagers who were giving them strange looks due to the fact that they were looking exactly like their human counterparts. Luna however was sitting into a corner looking at her Scythe.

Something weird has happened ever since Nocturne had killed her other part Nightmare Moon. She could feel a strange contection to her Scythe. It calmed her down and it's iron grip was no longer feeling cold, but rather warm and rather light than heavy. She could also feel the Scythe's powers, it's energies reminded her of the Dream Realm, not the Nightmares though, just the Dreams. And only these Dreams will give her the power she needs to Defeat Nocturne.

As for Twilight, she too was at a corner looking at her sword. The sword that was created through the sacrifice of her friends. "They are lost forever." She thought.....however.

"If only there was another way....you didn't have to die...." Twilight said as she was looking at the sword.

"Twilight!" She heard a voice.

It was low, like a whisper. She started looking around to find out who called out for her.

"Hello?"

"Twilight! We are here!"

"What? Where?"

This voice felt familiar to Twilight. Something that made her more focused and she kept on looking around to find the source of the voice.

"We are here!"

Twilight then looked on her sword and she saw her friends inside of their jewels. Twilight shocked threw the blade away from her and backed away.

"Ouch!"

"What the!"

"Twilight! It's us!"

"It....it can't be!"

She got closer to the blade, she then extended her hand and grabbed it.

She then looked again on the sword and she saw them. Her friends.

"Girls! Oh my gosh! How?!?!"

"We are just as confused as you are Twilight!" Rainbow Dash said.

"The last thing i remember was being hugged by the tree of harmony! And i woke up here!" Pinkie Pie said.

"Twilight! What the hey is goin on!" Applejack asked.

"Yeah and......darling....what happened to you! You look different!" Rarity said.

"Guys just listen! First i know that i am not a pony anymore. We opened up the portal to the human world so that we could escape. We had no other choice."

"Then....does that mean that? Fluttershy started."

"Yes.....The Crystal Empire is gone. Along with everypony in it.....even my brother, Starlight.....Spike and even Flurry Heart..."

They all gasped at the terrible news.

"No....not my Spikey Wikey!" Rarity said with tears running down her cheecks.

"Twilight tell me this isn't true!" Pinkie Pie said.

"If only we had been there! We could have helped you! Damm that bastard Nocturne!" Rainbow Dash said.

"Calm down Rainbow Dash....there was nothin we could have done." Applejack said.

"This is terrible! Why poor Flurry Heart?!" Fluttershy said.

"I know.....i know this is a lot to take in....but it is true. Equestria is lost...." Twilight said.

They didn't say anything. They didn't even know what to say. Their home was lost, their families and they were now stuck in Twilight's Sword with no way out.

"No! I won't allow this!" Rainbow Dash said.

"We can't just sit here crying! Nocturne is still out there! Hey Twilight! Tell me you have a plan to make him pay!"

"Well....actually....Now that we are in the human world, we decided to look for.....Nocturne's human counterpart...."

"WHAT?!" They all said.

"I know....it's crazy. But....he may be our only hope. And if we manage to bring him to our side, we might have a chance to defeat our Nocturne!"

"But.....isn't this world's Nocturne....evil as well?" Fluttershy asked.

"From what i have heard i have to say that......well it is complicated.....this world's Celestia and Luna don't seem to get along with him...."

"That gives ya all one more reason to stay away from him!" Applejack said.

"But we have to try! We have no other choice....and i doubt that we alone can stand against who knows how many monsters and Nocturne! We need all the help we can get....even if it's.....from this world's Nocturne."

She then saw at the distance a small island. On it there was this huge building almost like a mansion.

"Wow...."

"What is it Twilight?" Pinkie Pie asked.

"Nothing....you guys just stay put."

She then met up with the Three Princesses and Their Human Counterparts.

"We are here.....wear your cloaks again. We don't want to look suspicious." Celestia said.

The two royal sisters wore their cloaks again and they got out of the ship.

They then started walking to the main building. In the yard they were a lot of students. Most of them were fighting and were insulting one another. There were also some middle aged men all around the school who were wearing black outfits just like the first man they saw before they got in the ship. These men appeared to be getting in the way of all the fighting and stopping the children from hurting one another.

"This looks terrible....who would send their kids to this school?" Cadence said.

"I know right.....all the kids are.....fighting....." Twilight said.

"Don't hold it against them.....most of these kids are either orphans or were thrown away by their parents....this school is the only thing that they can call home.....and my brother has dedicated himself on creating....this." Celestia said.

"Maybe....but that doesn't change the fact that he is insane!" Luna said.

"But...why do you have to talk so bad about your own brother? I understand that our situation is far worse but he hasn't tried to kill you has he?" Twilight asked.

"Just......shut up!" Luna almosted shouted.

The others didn't say anything. They were just shocked, what could the Human Nocturne have done that was so bad to the Human versions of Celestia and Luna?

They then got inside of the school and just like outside, the kids in the school were fighting, shouting and insulting one another. They did their best to stay out of their way and make their way to the Principal's Office were the human Nocturne would wait.

"This is it.....we are here." Celestia said.

"It was about time, i'd hate to spend more time down there with these kids...." Luna said.

"Ok...we are ready. Let's get insie...." Twilight said.

Celestia then knocked on the door and then a voice was heard from the inside.

"You may come in!"

They all then got in, closed the door behind them and saw a beutiful young man sitting in front of a big desk.

His eyes were blue, he had short black hair and he was wearing a black outfit wiht blue lines all over it and on the back of the outfit there was A Big Red Scar With A Dark Aura Radiating out of it.

"Greetings....sisters..." He said.

"Brother...." Celestia said.

"I suppose these are the people that wanted to talk to me? Is that correct?"

"Yes...yes they are." Luna said.

"Good...now if you please.....remove those cloaks. Don't you know that it is not polite to talk to someone when your face is covered?"

Celestia and Luna did as he said. They removed their cloaks and revealed to him their faces along with their weapons and armors.

"Well...that's not something you see everyday..."He said.

"Wait....that's Nocturne?" Luna asked.

"Apparently....yes.." Twilight said.

"You don't seem suprised at all to see us." Celestia said.

And he just laughed.

"To tell you the truth i have seen some serious shit in my life, so that wouldn't suprise me at all. But....that's not why you came here, right?"

"It's true....we have need of you....." Celestia said.

"Really now?"

He then got up, he made his way to a corner with some empty boxes. He picked one up, turned it around and started moving it up and down in an attempt to make something fall out of the empty box.

"Um....what are you doing?" Luna asked.

"Can't you see? I am trying to find any fucks to give to help you....and i am out. Sorry." He said and he went back to his chair.

"Now if that is all......BEGONE THOTS!"

"Just....brother please....hear them out! This is far more important that you can imagine!" The Human Celestia said.

"Bullshit! Why would i listen to them? When all in my life now are perfect?!"

Luna then stepped in. She smashed her hands on his desk and said.

"Listen here you bastard! Just an hour ago we escaped the total destruction of our home! And we came here to ask for your help to fight with us your pony counterpart!"

"Luna wait!" Celestia said.

"Wait what?" He asked.

Celestia sighted and said.

"Yes....it is true. We come from another world, a pony world....there we fought against somepony.....and he seeks to destroy us....."

"Listen i know it's hard to believe but it is true!" Twilight said.

"Brother just look at them! Their weapons! Their armors! Even the fact that they look beaten up!" Celestia said.

Before he could say anything a beep was heard from his left pocket.

"Give me second...."

He then got up from his chair and picked up his Phone.

"Hey Nocturne wasap?"

The others froze when they heard what he just said.

From a cafeteria in the city. There was a man siting in a chair. And his eyes were blue, he had short black hair and he was wearing a black outfit wiht blue lines all over it and on the back of the outfit there was A Big Red Scar With A Dark Aura Radiating out of it.

"Yeah hi....listen here my friend. If i am correct my sisters are there right?" He asked.

"Your sisters? Oh yeah they are here!"

"Good...give me Celestia.....The one that is wearing the golden armor."

"Of course i aint stupid.....fucker."

He then said to Celestia.

"It's your bro."

He then threw at her the phone. Celestia caught it in mid and she slowly pulled it closer to her ear.

"Hello?"

"Greetings sister."

Clinic Of Evil

"Nocturne!" She said.

"Yes...it's me....tell me though what do you think of this world? Your new you? Isn't it all beutifull?"

"Just....what do you want?"

"You know what i want...i even got tired of asking and keep saying the same thing over and over again."

"i know what you mean....but you will never have what we possess!"

"Tia, tia tia tia! Why do you have to make this more difficult for yourself? Can't you understand what i am doing? With your powers i will be able to fight against Phobetor and the Old Gods! Don't you see? I am trying to save Creation from total destruction!"

"By sacrificing us?! By destroying the world that we lived in?"

"As you said sister....sacrifices must be made. If sacrificing one Universe just to save all of Creation...then i am willing to pay that price. But all of your running and whining....it made me sick and to tell you the truth i too have grown tired....but i am willing to give chances to my sisters.....so how about this......surrender your weapons OR! Or.....the blood of this world's innocents will be on your hooves...or should i say hands?"

And he laughed.

"Anyway right now i am just enjoying this world's luxuries while my minions descend upon you.....and i do hope that......Twilight and Cadence are ready to see what a Dark Resurrection Spell can do......See you in hell Celestia."

And he closed the phone.

"What was that about? What did he say?!" Luna asked.

"He....he is here. In this world with us and....he is coming for us....."

They gasped at the terrible news.

"Yeah yeah....now give me back my phone! I have some images in there that are not for your eyes to see so......give it here!"

He then extended his hand and took his phone faster than the blink of an eye.

"Now then......get out."

"What?! Are you serious?!" Luna asked.

"Brother they need help! What do you not understand!?" Celestia said.

He then got up from his chair and said.

"Listen....i am gonna make it as simple as i can......first! I have twenty amazing children! Second my wife has giant badongas and third! I don't give a single shit about any of you! So i am going to go and take one!"

He then left from his office and slammed the door behind him.

"What was that about?" Twilight asked.

"I don't know but.....twenty children.....is he serious?" Celestia asked.

"Please just.....don't bring up the children....it's just that.....oh poor Flurry Heart!" Cadence said.

"That's it then....we came here for nothing!" Luna said.

"Well.....i did warn you.....our brother is the worst!" The Human Luna said.

"Even so he has made his decision......listen i am sorry everyone but there is nothing else that we can do for you....." The Human Celestia said.

Back at the cafeteria Nocturne just finished his drink. He raised his hand up and then the barwoman came towards him.

"Is there something you want sir?" She asked with a smile.

"Yes....i would like to pay for this hot chocolate milk."

"Alright!" She said again with a smile.

Nocturne then reached down on his pockets and gave her the money.

"Thanks and have a nice day." The woman said before leaving.

Before leaving though, Nocturne stayed in the cafeteria a little longer, looking at the Television Screen, trying to find something to entertain himself while he waited. He then stumbled across a documentary about Dreams in the TV, he put down the remote and gazed on the screen. However something was off, the longer he kept looking at the screen the more he started to feel chills on his back. They didn't bother him so much, in fact he enjoyed it. This cold feeling, it has been years since he had felt like that. He then reached for his pocket and pulled out his phone along with a pair of small headphones. He then put the headphones on and he started listening to music.

His eyes were surplisingly getting tired. Without his true form he was just a simple man. No powers, no magic, no resistance to pain or physical damage. And in the end, his mind! He closed his eyes for a second and when he reopened them he found himself in front of a big church in the middle of a city while it was rainying heavy.

"What the......"

He then laughed and said.

"I slept in the chair didn't i?"

And he laughed again.

"This church however.....oh.....it's this church. The one in which Sessuena lived....where i and her were taught by Crossbleser the ways of the Light....."

Then from out of nowhere people appeared all around him. Massive crouds of faceless people staring at him in the cold rain outside of the church.

He however did nothing, something prevented him from acting, from chaning to his true form and face these humans.

He then felt something on both of his hands. From the touch he could feel like if there was a small baby on his arms. But when he looked down he saw exactly that, a small Unicorn Colt was resting on his hands.

"What is this? A colt?"

He inspected the little colt closely when out of a sudden he pulled back and threw down the little colt, something that caused it to start crying.

"No! You! This can not be!" Nocturne said.

Then, the ground in front of him was sucked in and revealed a tetacled monster stuck on the ground with a giant mouth and vines around it.

When Nocturne saw the creature, he recognized it immediately.

"I...not this again....." He said.

He then looked over to the crying colt again and he knew what he had to do. Dream or not.

He grabbed the colt and made his way to the tetacled monster. He extended his arm in which he was holding the colt and he was about to let go before.....

"STOP!"

Nocturne turned around to see Crossbleser coming from the Church.

"Crossbleser....this....."

"I know what this is Nocturne....and we both know what you did!"

"Damm it! Yes i told you when i Confessed! It was incest! But.....the Light! I was forgiven!"

"Yes you were Nocturne. The Light did forgive you.....but not Phobetor."

"What does he have to do with this?"

"He has everything to do with this! About everything! And now....you are still trying to murder your sisters!"

"I am only doing this so that i may get their powers! I need them! Only i can defeat Phobetor and you know it!"

"No....you are not capable! You want to know why? Because unlike you, your sisters are fighting for the future of this world not you! You may think that you are saving Creation but in reality! You only strengthen the Beast with every kill."

"You are wrong!"

"It is you who is wrong Nocturne! And in the end when you face him! He will remind you of that as well!"

Anger took over Nocturne. Seeing that however Crossbleser said.

"You may lie to yourself Nocturne! And you may claim that you haven't a qualm! But you may never run! Nor hide what you have done! From the eyes!"

He then pointed at the Church's statues. All of them were looking at him intensly.

"From the eyes of God!"

Nocturne then blinked and he found himself back at the cafeteria.

"Damm it....without my real form i am just a normal human.....or am i? Even so.....i have wasted enough time....."

And he then snapped his fingers with a grin.

Back at the School Island, in the Principal's Office.

"Then....i suppose there is nothing let for us to do here.....i thank you at least for trying to convicne him to help us." Celestia said.

"Yes.....even thought it is sad knowing that you are being hunted by....your Nocturne......i wished that we could help you more...." The Human Celestia said.

They then blinked and the whole room around them had changed, it was destroyed and there was a huge opening on the wall and they could see outisde what was going on.

"What in the!?!" Luna said.

They could see from the destroyed wall, the whole school was in the same state. Some parts of the buildings were burning heavyliy, the stone walls had cracks all over them, along with broken furniture all around the building. However the thing that was more creepy than that....was the fact that everyone had disappeared. The Kids, the School Guards...everyone.

"What just happened?!" Twilight asked.

"This is wrong! THIS IS WRONG!" Cadence said.

".....Nocturne...." Celestia said.

"You think it was him sister?"

"Of course it was him....who else could....do such a horrible thing?!"

"Then we have to get out of here as soon as possible!" The Human Luna said.

They all then got out of the room and found themselves in the School's halways.

"Wait! We have to go check on our own brother! His fate may not have been the same as all the others that disappeared!" The Human Celestia said.

"Ok...who knows maybe he will help us now that his School is on fire!" Luna said.

As they turned around the corner Luna bumped into something and fell down. She then looked up and saw a skinned humanoid creatures with tentacles for legs.

"GET BACK!" She shouted.

She then tried to grab her fallen Scythe that was next to her but she failed. The monster's tentacles wrapped around her, it then lowered it's head in front of her and roared, revealing a hideous mouth with misshapen teeth.

Celestia then quickly stabbed the creature with her sword, but that only caused it to hold Luna even more tight and making her scream out in pain.

It then lifted her up in the air, roared once again before it's head was blown to bits. Luna escaped it's tentacles and made her way to Celestia.

"Sister....i thought that you..." Celestia started.

She then looked up and saw the Human Nocturne holding a weapon in his right hand. It was a long gun with a wooden stock, four iron barrels and chains around it.

"Motherfucker! Caught me while i was taking a shit!"

"Nocturne?!" They all said.

"Brother you are alright!" We feared the worst. The Human Celestia said.

"Yes...yes but it seems that you are alright." The Human Luna said.

He then dropped a laugh and said.

"Who cares?...oh wait a second.....Whookers?! HAHAH get it!? Who? Hookers?!"

But instead of laughing at his joke they all just looked at him with their unimpressed gazes.

"Oh come on now! It was my best joke!"

"You can forget about your jokes right now! We have to get out of here!" The Human Luna said.

"Don't be like that sis! I mean how would you react if i started telling my....darker jokes again?"

"Don't do that.....i am sure that....some people will get offended!" The Human Celestia said.

"Hmmmm....Fine! Butt....yes with two t's, know this.....um.....i forgot what i was gonna say. Nevermind! Let's just go! To the port!"

They then started running towards the exit of the building. It was then that they saw the exit doors.

"There! This our way out!" Twilight said.

Then, the door broke open and revealed a dark fog that entered the building. They then holded their ground and prepared themselves for who or whatever may come from that fog......and to their surprise.....

"Shining armor!?!" Cadence asked when she saw her husband coming from the fog.

He was different however. His skin was full dark, with red eyes and wavy grey haird, on top of that, he was also wearing a dark armor with spikes on his shoulder and kneepads. And to his side was a giant sword, the sword had a pointy edge black edge, it's hilt was brown and it had a giant skull on top of it. The blade however was shadowy with red particles around it.

"Greetings.....Cadence...." He said slowly in his deformed voice.

"Brother! No....you live?! I thought you were!"

"Dead? Hahaha....well, i DID die! But you see....Nocturne brought me back....as a Knight Terror!"

The Four Pricnesses gasped when they heard what he said.

"No.....it...just....IT CANT BE!" Cadence said.

"You may not believe it my love but it is true! I am back! And i am more powerful than you can imagine!"

"Brother...so now you serve Nocturne!?"

"Yes....it was him that brought me back! And you know what's the best part? Not only do i get more power because of my transformation....but....he gave me a chance to prove myself to the cause and bring your weapons back to him!"

"You are crazy if you think that we will just give up!" Celestia said.

"Even if you are the Shining armor that we knew, right now you are nothing more than a servant to a confused and spoiled stallion!" Luna said.

"But....Shining armor....i just....i can't!" Cadence said.

"CADENCE! LISTEN TO ME!" He shouted.

He then looked down with a sad face and said.

"I am sorry for that but.....Nocturne said that.....if you surrender....he will bring back Flurry Heart as well! And we will be a family again! I am doing this for you my love! For us! Twilight you too must belive me! And....i will try to convince him to try and find a way to free your friends from that sword!"

"How do you know?!" Twilight asked.

"Nocturne told me....he told me so many things....and i listened! You know what's the worst parth though? Everything he said! About the Old Gods! Phobetor! They are all real! He shared with me, all of his knowledge! All of his memories about these Cosmic Beings! And let me tell you, you are all far too weak to face them!"

He then looked over to the Human Nocturne and said.

"Ahh. Nocturne told me about you.You told me that you are his human counterpart, is that correct?"

"Yep, that's me!"

"Oh.....well then my master sends his apologies for destroing your school. We needed a way to get their attention."

"Dude fuck my school alright? I am rich as fuck and i can repair my school or even build a new one but......why my students?! I know most of them are mentaly unstable but.....their were just kids!"

"As i said.....it was all done to get their attention. Nocturne had no intention of killing your students. Anyway the point is, he told me to spare you and your sisters. So if you so kindly could....move out of the way?"

"You want them........Sure, no problem!" He said with a smile.

"WHAT!" They all shouted.

"You are just gonna hand them over?!" The Human Celestia asked.

"Um...yeah i mean....they killed my students so...."

"It wasn't us! It was Nocturne!" Twilight said.

"It doesn't matter, he has made his deceison and now i will do as i was instructed."

He then did a gesture and then screams were heard from outisde of the school.

From the yard, zombies and many other monsters rose up from the dirt and started making their way into the school.

"Run! RUN!" Luna shouted.

The monsters started chasing down the four Princesses and their two human counterparts than instead of joining their brother.

"Follow me! I know a way out!" The Human Celestia shouted.

"NO! Come back! It's not worth it come on!" The Human Nocturne shouted to his sisters as they were leaving with the others.

He then lowered his head and sighted.

"Damm it! Can you at least tell your monsters not to kill them?!"

"I am sorry but if they resist there is no guarente that they will be spared."

"Shit.....so um....how's my other self doing?"

"Oh...well he is...ok."

Meanwhile in the other group.

The Nightmares were following them all through out the School.

"To the rooftops! This way!" The Human Celestia said.

"To the rooftops?! How are we gonna escape from there!?" Cadence asked.

"I remember that there is a crane there! If we hurry we might be able to catch it and it will bring us down to the docks! There we will take a boat and make our way back to the city!" The Human Luna said.

"I have a bad feeling about this....." Twilight said.

As they were running however, dark boned skeletons with veils of darkness around them appeared. They came from inside of the walls and attack them. Luna, Celestia and Twilight pulled out their weapons and prepared for combat.

"What are these things!" Twilight asked.

"It doesn't matter! We will cut them down...or else." Luna said as she was refering to the upcoming horde of Nightmares that was charging towards them.

Celestia, Luna and Twilight started cuting down the Skeletons. However their bodies would not break so easily. Their blades would sometimes get stuck in between the skeletons' ribs something made them vulnerable to any attacks.

This whole scenario for Twilight though caused her to stress out. Her hands were shaking at the sight of these creatures and her blows were even worst.

The two human sisters then blocked the hallway with whatever furniture they could find to slow down the monsters. But that only caused the Human Luna to get grabbed by one of the skeletons.

"LUNA!" The Human Celestia shouted.

Celestia then kicked the skeleton out of her sword and decapitated the one that was holding the Human Luna.

"Are you ok?"

"Yeah...thanks."

"Um everyone! The barrier is not gonna hold!" Cadence said.

"We have to move on! We can't stay like this!" Twilight said.

While the others kept repairing and fighting the skeletons. Luna was just standing there, shocked. She was looking around the room without saying anything and then her Scythe started glowing.

"What is going on?" The Human Celestia asked.

"I...i don't know....i feel....weird." Luna said.

She then extended her hand forward. From the foreheads of everyone else, dark strings appeared and then were attached to Luna's forehead.

For a brief moment she could see how they were all feeling. Their minds were taken over my Fear and self doubt. It was these emotions that holded them back and Luna did what she had to do.

Her eyes started glowing and the dark strings became yellow, she lifted up her charged Scythe and swinged it with a roar that caused the Skeletons and some of the horde to be cut down in an instant. Then dark marks started appearing around Luna's eyes.

"What just....." The Human Celestia started.

"I don't know either! But we better get moving now that i have thined out the horde!"

And they started moving again.

"Sister....your eyes! What happened?"

"I don't know! I just! Damm it! This is all too confusing!"

They then started going up some stairs, they saw a door in front of them. Luna kicked it opened and closed it again after everyone had gotten to the roof.

"What do we do now?" Cadence asked.

"You better berricade this door too while i take a look at the crane and see if it can get us out of here." The Human Celestia said.

The others then quickly started berricading the door with whatever items they could find, from tall boxes to heavy bricks.

"And one more thing....thank you....for saving my sister." The Human Celestia said to Luna.

Luna just smilled at her and continued helping the others in the fortification.

Twilight then noticed a small bad made plane just standing there on top of a platform.

"Um...what is that?" She asked.

"What?" The Human Luna asked.

She then too saw the plane.

"Oh you got to be kiding me! He still has this piece of junk?!" She asked.

"Why? What is that exactly?" Twilight asked.

"It's a plane....kinda...left unfinished."

"A plane?"

"Think about it as a way to move via air like a......"

"An air balloon?"

"Yes! Like an air balloon but WAY faster."

"And....what's a plane doing out here on the roof of the building?"

"Well....remember when i mentioned that this place used to be an Asylum? Well, years ago when it was still active there were four men locked in here and they wanted to escape. One of them had this crazy idea of making a plane and flying out of the Asylum. The others were so desperate to escape and they agreed. Funny enough however is that.....they made the plane and they flew out of the Asylum!"

"Wow....What happened to them afterwards?"

"They were just....lost in a fog and they were never seen again. And based on these historical events Nocturne wanted to make a replica out of the plane."

The Human Luna then left and went back to barricading.

This story got Twilight thinking and after a few seconds she said.

"I have an idea!"

"And i have bad news." The Human Celestia said.

They all then gathered around and started talking.

"You finished with that door?" The Human Celestia asked.

"Yes, it wasn't easy but it will hold them out for a while." Cadence said.

"What about you? Is there a way out?" Celestia asked.

"I am afraid not....the crane isn't working."

"Damm it! So we are trapped?" Luna asked.

"No....not really!" Twilight said.

"You have something in your mind Twilight?"

"Yes! Yes i do! And it is based around this plane!" She said as she pointed her finger to the plane.

"A...what?" Cadence asked.

"It's like an air balloon! We can use it and get out of here."

"Are you serious? This will never work." The Human Luna said.

"Hold a moment sister....maybe it will work. I mean it's not like we have another way to get out of here do we?"

"But a plane?! Do you even know how to fly that thing?!"

"I am sure that we will figure it out."

"Oh really? First of all it's not even complete yet! And guess what sister, we can not repair it!"

"Actually.....Nocturne can." Celestia said.

"WHAT?!" They all said.

"Sister, a while ago he betrayed us and you still think that he will help us?"

"I am not saying that exactly.....but maybe we can trick him into coming up here and...."

"Beat it out of him?" The Human Luna asked.

".....I wasn't going to put it that way but if it comes to this....then yes. We beat it out of him."

"But....how are we gonna even make him get up here?"

They then heard gun shots coming from behind the door along with someone cursing.

The door was then kicked open and the Human Nocturne appeared.

"Hello there!"

Celestia and Luna prepared their weapons and took a combat position.

"Brother!" The Human Celestia said.

"Yes yes yes, it's me."

"I assume that you didn't come here with a changed mind?" Luna asked.

"Nah...i still want to kill you...well not really but it's the other me's deceison to make."

"Damm it! Don't you understand?! It's not us who you should be fighting! It's Nocturne! I mean why do you obey him?!" Cadence asked with an angry tone.

"BECAUSE! Sorry....caps. Now, if it wasn't for him.....ahahahhah....i would be nothing!"

"No brother you are wrong! You would still have us!" The Human Celestia said.

"That's not enough! I was a failure! I couldn't live in all this misery! But thanks to Nocturne i became what i am today!"

"What do you mean? What did he offer you?" Twilight asked.

"What did he offer me?! AHAHAHHAHAHA"

He then started beating his own head into a wall. During this shocking moment Luna started slowly going around him under the cover of the larg boxes that were on the roof top.

When he finished beating his head against the wall he turned around to face them. Just like Discord, his forehead was bleeding along with his nose but he didn't seem to care.

"You see?! He gave me a small portion of his power! And like him! I too can heal as fast! I too can hit so fucking hard as he does! AND I TOO CAN CHANGE INTO A NIGHTM--"

Before he could finish his sentance Luna had already gotted behind him and hit him at the top of his head with a wooden plank that caused him to fall down.

"Fuck...you."

He said before becoming unconscious.

"I can't believe you did that!" The Human Celestia said.

"I am sorry but it had to be done! He would have attacked us."

"Whatever just.....take the gun away from him." The Human Celestia said.

"And i suggest we tie him up in some of the chains that i found in the corner." The Human Luna said.

"Luna!" The Human Celestia said.

"Sister.....i know it's our brother and i know what we are doing is wrong but....right now we need to focus on escaping!"

And they then tied him in the corner.

Ten minutes earlier.

The Human Nocturne was still down talking with Shining armor.

"So......who's Flurry Heart? If you don't mind asking."

But he just laughed and said.

"Flurry Heart is my daughter and my pride and joy....or rather mine and Cadence's pride and joy......and she is also dead."

"Wow....that's one way to talk about your dead daughter...."

"Maybe....but when my quest is complete, Nocturne will bring her back to me."

"Dude i know exactly how you feel!"

"Do you now?"

"Yeah! I mean....i too have children."

"Really? How many?"

"Twenty."

".....What...."

"Yes my nigg.......nevermind forget i said that word. I mean....yeah!"

"But....how is that even posssble? How can you keep up?!"

"It's not that difficult when you are rich."

"And now you are telling me that because you are rich you are able to raise twenty children?"

"Hey! First of all my children are aMEIzing! I keep them in line and i make sure that when they won't become fuck bois or sluts! Also! Did i mention that my wife has giant boo--"

They then saw from the hallway limbs flying towards them.

"SHIT!"

The Human Nocturne crouched and covered his head while Shining armor with a swing of his sword was able to completly clear out the flying limbs. Nocturne got up all amazed and said.

"Holy shit you looked like Kylo Ren on steroids! Oh and by the way do you know which part of Star wars eight was my favourite?"

"What?"

"My favourite moment was when Kylo Ren found out he had aids!"

"Um....ok...."

"Anyway your monsters are taking way too long to catch them so.....i will do it myself."

"Ok.....go ahead."

"Yes i will go. And you will stay here like the edgy villain you are and wait till the ceiling falls on top of you ok?"

"That's not gonna happen...."

"Trust me it will! BYE!"

And he started following the trail of the corpses all the way to the roof top door where he started shooting the monsters so that they may get out of his way. He then kicked open the door and said.

"Hello there!"

Bow Of Love

Nocturne slowly opened his eyes and said.

"Ouch that hurt....why am i still alive?!"

The others then noticed that he woke up. They gathered around him and they started talking.

"So....you are gonna kill me or what?"

"It was never our intention to kill you brother." The Human Celestia said.

"Yes, but it doesn't mean that we won't take some extreme measuresto stop you from killing us." The Human Luna said.

"Well....it does explain as to why i am in chains.....so...is there a reason why you need me as a hostage?"

"We only need your help in making that.....plane of yours." Celestia said.

"What? This thing over there? I am sorry but no! I am not gonna waste such a work of art on the likes of you!"

Luna then pulled out her Scythe and said.

"Well....i am sure that there is a way to make you cooperate."

"Wait! We never said we were going to hurt him! He doesn't deserve this." The Human Celestia said.

But Nocturne just laughed and said.

"You think you scare me? HA! Right now it is you who should be scared! Cause when i break these chains i am gonna cut you all in half! But if you do intend to kill me then by all means!"

He then exposed his neck and said.

"Slice my neck open! Make sure that it is going to be a deep cut so that i may die! Oh and also you will leave twenty children without a father! Let's see how you will feel about that!"

Luna then lowered her Scythe and said.

"No...i won't kill you, even if it's so tempting it is not my deceison to make nor do i want to leave your kids without a father.....i know how that feels and i do not wish for your kids to feel the same."

"Luna...." Celestia started.

"It's ok sister....i can handle myself......in fact. I think i know how to get the information i need from you."

"What are you gonna do to him?" The Human Celestia asked.

"Don't worry, i won't hurt him, i promise you."

She then closed her eyes and extended her hand forward. When that happened, golden strings came out from the tips of her fingers and were attached to his forehead. But when the strings touched his forehead they were pulled back and Luna gasped out.

"Princess Luna you alright?" Twilight asked.

"It was nothing....it's jus that....it's so dark in there."

"Ha! Was that all? Can't you handle all the things that i have done?"

"You think that everyone can just commit such crimes and live with them?" Luna asked.

"Yes.....me and.....the other me? That sounded weird....anyway. Now will you keep looking at my memories your pervert?"

"Pervert?" Twilight asked.

"Yes.....i mean it's not nice to see how babies are made from a guys point of you don't you think? Or should i say a stallion? So that you may relate? If you ever had such.....interactions...."

"Quit it!" The Human Luna said.

"Calm down sis! I haven't done anything wrong! I am just defending myself!"

"Let's just get this over with." Luna said.

"Yes! Come on! Do it pussy! There is no way that you can handle such darkness again!"

"Shut up! We have had enough of you! First, you treated us like garbage when we came here! Second! You sided with my....husband and you also want to kill us! You have no right to speak! Let's just get it over with and get out of here!" Cadence said.

She then extended her hand again and the golden strings came out from the tips of her fingers and attached themselves to his forehead again.

For a brief moment Luna could see everything. What he had done and what he knew. Somewhere however deep inside his mind she could she how the plane supposed to look like and work, she knew exactly what the plane needed to work.

The strings dettached from his forehead and Luna said.

"I.....i know what we need....just....give me a second."

"Luna you alright?" Celestia asked.

"I am fine but....his mind is...."

"Fucked?" He completed.

"I was gonna say twisted....but that word can work....especially if it's you."

"Whatever!" He said and he looked away.

"Hey wait a second....where's my gun?"

"We hid it away so that you may not grab it....cause if you do well.....you know." The Human Luna said.

"Just....don't break it please....it's a collectable!"

"You may have it after we finish fixing that plane of yours, but even so...." Celestia said.

"Let's just get going, we have wasted enough time already." The Human Luna said.

Then from the strairs a zombie came. It's legs were cut off and it was crawling on it's way to them.

"Ewww....." Cadence said.

"Oh and that smell!" Twilight said.

"I will put it down don't worry." Celestia said and pulled out her sword.

She then lifted her sword up in the air and plunged it down on the zombie's skull causing it to die.

Then more demonic screams were heard and more Nightmares came from the school yard.

"What just happened!" The Human Celestia asked.

"You idiots!" Nocturne shouted.

"We did that?" Twilight asked.

"Of course you did! Don't you know the mechanics?"

"What mechanics? What are you talking about?!" Cadence asked.

"Allow me to explain....you see. Every wave of creatures coming towards you has a certain amount of....well creatures. If they are all defeated then a new wave starts with more and stronger enemies. I let one live so that the new wave may not start but you.....well."

"Then we have little time! Follow me i know where to get the items we need!" Luna said.

And they all run down the stairs.

"Hey! WAIT! DON'T LEAVE ME HERE!" Nocturne shouted.

As they got down more monsters appeared all of them charging at them from different directions.

"Sister...i think i can....." Luna started.

Luna then started feeling strange. An aura of Blue Magic covered her up and from that veil of magic Luna reappeared but this time.

"Luna! I can't believe what i am seeing!" Celestia said.

"Wow...." The others said.

Luna then stood up from the ground and said.

"What! What is it? I feel like....the old me again! Back in our world."

"That's because......that's because you have your horns and wings right now!" Twilight said.

Luna then started looking at herself, soon noticing the horn on her forehead and the wings on her back.

Luna smiled and said.

"Now the fun has been doubled!"

She then charged into the fray cutting down any Nightmare in any shape or form down, drowing her Scythe into her enemies' blood. She could also use magic. And just like the Pony world she only had to focus and her horn would glow.

She lifted a tentacled monster that was coming towards her and threw it out of the window and then cutting down a wall and causing it to fall on the hallway crushing down every Nightmare.

When it was done, her face and blade were both covered in blood. Some of it fell on her lips but she cleaned it with her finger and said.

"Disgusting......"

"Not to ruin the moment but more are coming!" The Human Celestia said.

Luna the turned around to face the creatures that were coming. She charged her Scythe and with a single swing, Warriors
made out of Lunar essence appeared. They were armed with swords and shields and stood as a wall, blocking the Nightmares from advancing.

"That will hold them! Now. GET THE PARTS!" Luna shouted.

They started running through out the whole building, in search for the parts they needed. Some Nightmares got in the way but with Luna's Awakened Power they were no match. Even Twilight was helping along with Celestia with their own swords, but in the end it was Luna who was doing most of the work. As for the human counterparts, they were carrying the parts for the plane. A small engine, rigging, a control valve and two tanks, though these objects were heavy, their will to survive made them ignore the weight and move on.

"Ok! That's all we need." Luna said.

"Then we better get back on the plane and let's hope that our brother hasn't been....eaten."

"Luna that was cruel!" The Human Celestia said.

"Fine....let's just go!"

But as they were making their way back to the roof tops, Shining armor appeared in front of the stairs and blocked their path. He then lifted up his sword and said.

"Did you forget about me?"

Luna then stepped forward and said.

"Everyone get upstairs, i will handle this!"

"No! You can't! You can't kill him!" Cadence started.

"Princess please! He is under Nocturne's influence! He doesn't deserve to die!"

"FOOLS! I AM NOT UNDER HIS INFLUENCE! I DIED AND HE BROUGHT ME BACK! THE SHINING ARMOR THAT YOU KNEW IS NO MORE!" He shouted.

Cadence then said while crying.

"No....that's not true.....I know you are still there! The Shining armor i knew loved his wife and his sister to the very end and he would never hurt anypony! If it really is not you, then we would be dead by now!"

"SILENCE!"

Cadence gasped and back away.

"I HAVE A JOB TO DO! AND NO ONE WILL STOP ME!"

"I will!" Celestai said and stepped forward.

"What?!" Luna started.

"Luna....get on the roof tops and prepare the plane. Only you know how to fix it!"

"No! I am not letting you fight him alone! He will kill you!"

"No...he won't....Cadence is right. The Shining armor i remember was a noble stallion! He would always sacrifice himself to make sure that Equestria was safe! That we! Were safe and now....it is my duty to do the same."

"No Celestia! I forbid it!" Luna said.

"I am sorry sister....there is no other way. Make the plane and escape if i don't return!"

"I am not leaving you!"

"YES YOU ARE! NOW GET OUT OF HERE!" She said and then slapped her sister.

"IF WE ALL DIE HERE THEN NOTHING WILL MATTER ANYMORE! YOU UNDERSTAND ME!?"

Celestia said while holding Luna by her shoulders. Luna looked in terror in her sister's eyes and without any choice she said.

"Ok....ok...."

And she along with the counter parts left.

Cadence and Twilight who were still by Celestia said.

"Princess....i am counting on you." Twilight said.

"Me too auntie.....please....come back to us...."

"I will, now go!"

And the two left.

The two Sword users looked at each other intensly and waited for one of them to make a move. Then out of a sudden Shining armor run towards Celestia so fast that her mind couldn't comprehend what just happened.

Shining armor punched her right in the nose with his spiked fist causing her to back away with both her hands covering her nose in an attempt to stop the bleeding.

"You are weak!"

He then prepared his sword for another swing but he cut her only on her cheek a little due to the fact that she slightly dodged that attack.

Celestia then prepared for a counter attack but it was blocked and the two were looking at eachother while their blades were clashing.

"It's no use Princess! I am stronger than you!"

"No....i....won't let you win!"

"But i have already won! And you know why? Cause even if they fix the plane...they won't leave without you! You see? You are very important to them!"

".....i..."

He then pulled and his sword was lit on fire causing Celestia to back out shocked.

In her panic she swinged her sword as fast as she could hopping to at least hit him. But instead Shining armor punched her blade out of the way causing it to get dropped from her hands. His hand then turned into a claw, he grabbed her by her head and started slamming her on the wall. With every slamm Celestia felt herself growing weaker and weaker as her skull was being smashed into the cold concrete. He then threw her down and said.

"I told you i was better than you! But if you had joined Nocturne from the first place, this would have never happened!"

He then lifted up his sword and prepared for the final blow.

However when he observed her face more closely he could see the terror in her eyes. All the wounds, her dirty hair all the cuts....everything.

She then coughed blood and let out a heavy breath.

Shining armor felt uneasy for a moment. His other self fighting to stop himself from killing her, but in the end the Darkness prevailed.

He lifted up his sword and lunged his blade forward.

"NOOOO WAIT!"

Cadence said as she got in the way. As result it was she who suffered the attack.

"CADENCE! NO!"

"Cadence....." Celestia said with her low voice.

Shining armor put her down while holding her hand.

"No....CADENCE!!!"

"Shining....my love....."

"Don't worry Cadence! I....will find a way to save you!"

"No...you can't..."

"You are wrong! I can get Nocturne to save you! To turn you into a Knight Terror! You can live again!"

"No one can save me now Shining....not even Nocturne....just you."

"What...?"

"Shining armor......remember the day when you asked me to marry you?"

"How....how could i forget...? How could i forget the day i asked the mare that i loved to marry me?" He said as tears run through his dark cheeks.

She smiled and said.

"That....was the happiest day of my life....and then...."

"And then you gave me another gift.....Flurry Heart....."

"Yes.....remember how you had freaked out when i was giving birth?"

"I...i truly thought that you were going to die!"

"Yes.....i too thought that i was going to die....but now...here i am....in your.....hands."

"Cadence....i....i never wanted this! I wanted to save you! Please forgive me!"

He said and then placed his head on her chest.

"I AM SORRY!" And he bursted into tears.

"Sshh....don't cry.....our.....love is stronger than you think.....and it is the only thing that can save me now....."

She then let out a final gasp and she died right there in his hands.

"Cadence.....Cadence.....Noo...Please don't leave me....not like this........CADENCE!!! NO!! PLEASE! COME BACK! I AM SORRY! PLEASE! RETURN TO ME! I DONT WANT TO LOSE YOU! CADENCE!!!"

He then let out a scream and started punching himself to the point where his jaw flew from his head. But even still the pain of losing the one he loved was greater than any physical damage.

"CADENCE!!!!!"

Celestia observed the whole scene, unable to do anything due to her injuries. She too wanted to cry, to scream but she couldn't....the damages were far too great.

It was then that Shining armor noticed a small glowing string wrapped in her hand.

"Is this what i think it is?" He said.

He then extended his hand to pick it up and when he did something amazing happened.

A golden Light surrounded Cadence, lifting her up into the air and right before their eyes her outfite changed. It was replaced by a golden armor with a beutiful Golden Armor, a long pink transparent veil on her hips and....a bow.

A long beutiful bow made out of gold and crystal with pink arrows.

Cadence opened her eyes, she looked across the room and then to her heavily injured aunt.

She then placed her hand gently on Celestia's forehead. When she did that, Celestia felt a warm feeling, the feeling of Love. Love for everyone, for those that Cadence carryed about, her Love for her family and most importantly....her love for Shining armor and Flurry Heart. These feelings healed Celestia instantly and she was back on her feet again.

"Cadence how did you..."

"No need to worry auntie....i feel....better now."

Shining armor fell on his kneens, speechless he stood there looking at his wife.

He could not speak though, he had no jaw. He had broken it in his rage but that didn't stop him. He quickly crawled to her and hugged her legs, holding her tight and he started crying.

"My love? What have you become?" She said as she stroked his hair.

She then picked up his fallen jaw, she leaned down and placed it where it belonged. And with only a single touch the jaw was reattached to Shining armor's skull.

However from the shores of the city there was Nocturne. Looking over to the island from far away. He knew that Shining armor betrayed him and he said.

"Very well then. You chose Love over saving Creation. This will be your undoing!"

He then lifted his hand up in the air. Soon, the sky above started changing, the beutiful blue sky had now turned dark with purple thunderstorms raging over the city, setting buildings on fire and obliterating those that were unlucky enough to get hit by them. It was chaos. But he didn't stop there, his then started glowing blue and the see in front of him had bowed to his will.

"BY THE POWER OF THE OLD GODS! Iä ! Iä ! Cthulhu fhtagn ! Iä ! Iä ! Cthulhu fhtagn ! Iä ! Iä ! Cthulhu fhtagn ! IA ! IA ! CTHULHU FHTAGN !"

As he chanted the Shadow Words the ground underneath him started craking and his voice was booming all across the city. From beneath the Seas however a beast appeared, it's skin was dark purple with tentacles and multiple mouths of all sizes across it's body and it got under the School Island. It then opened it's giant mouth and started slowly pulling down the whole Island into it's mouth.

From inside the building.

Shining armor was still shocked at the sight of his wife coming back from the dead.

She just smiled at him and said.

"My love....don't be sad. I promise you that i will fix things...but with my way."

She then aimed her bow at him and shot him right through the neck.

Instead of feeling any pain or bleeding at all, Shining armor felt the dark energies that had reconstructed him into a Knight Terror fade away. Shining armor was slowly changing back to his normal self again, but without any real tissue or flesh to sustain him when the Dark Energies had disappeared, so did he.

"Rest in peace my Love.....I will never forget you."

"Cadence....what you did was....very brave."

"I know....it was the least i could. Now let's go back to the others i am sure they are worried sick."

It was then that they felt a tremor and the whole building slowly started collapsing.

"What is going on?" Celestia asked.

"We better get up to the roof and see for ourselves!" Cadence said.

And they both run up only to see giant purple tentacles coming out from the sea and hiting the building in an attempt to make it collapse.

Twilight then noticed Cadence and Celestia.

"Princess Celestia! Cadence.....Cadence? What has..."

"No time to explaine Twilight! It seems that we have bigger problems on our....haha hands."

"But....what is that thing!" Luna asked.

"Oh! You are finaly back! Good, the plane is fixed and we are ready to go!" The Human Celestia said.

"Yes! Come on we don't have any more time!" The Human Luna said as she got on top of the small plane.

"Hey! And what about me?" The Human Nocturne asked.

And without any hestitation Cadence said.

"You are coming with us!"

"Wow.....Cadence what has happened to you? I thought you were gonna let him stay here."

"No Twilight, no one deserves such fate. Even him, now untie him!"

"Stay back i got this." Luna said.

She then pulled out her Scythe and cut the chains that her holding down his hands.

"YOU CRAZY BITCH YOU ALMOST CUT MY HANDS OFF!"

"Be thank full brother!" The Human Celestia said.

"But i!"

"No excuses! Now let's get going!" The Human Luna said.

Then from the ground a tentacle appeared grabbing The Human Celestia and then squized her to the point where she was mutilated.

"CELESTIA!" The Human Luna and Nocturne shouted.

The Human Nocturne then let out a demonic scream, shocking the others around him.

"I'LL KILL YOU! YOU UNDERSTAND ME! I WILL KILL YOU YOU SON OF A BITCH!"

Before he could say anything else, another tentacle came out from the sea and it reached for The Human Luna. It grabbed her head and pulled her down into the sea where she met her end.

"NOOO! LUNA!"

The Human Nocturne let out antother demonic scream but this time something strange happened. His eyes started glowing Blue and it looked like if something was trying to burst out of his back. He started screaming and crying out in pain.

Cadence then without fear grabbed him by his shoulder and pulled him into the plane.

"You know how to fly this thing?!" Cadence asked.

"I go the instructions from his mind but controling it will be much difficult!" Luna said.

She then started up the engines and the small plane surprisingly took flight.

Once they were away from the Island they all started cheering and laughing.

"I DON'T BELIEVE THIS! WE MADE IT!" Luna said.

"HAHAH YES! YES WE DID!" Twilight replied.

Celestia however then stopped laughing and said.

"But....at the cost of two more innocent lives....."

The others dropped their smiles and lowerd their heads.

"You....did this to me!" They heard the Human Nocturne saying.

They then turned to face him, only to see him deformed.

Most of his skin got dark, his eyes were glowing blue and his outfit was all torn appart leaving him naked without his genitals showing.

"I WILL KILL YOU ALL FOR THIS!"

His right hand then turned into a claw and prepared an attack.

Cadence however stood up quickly and blocked his attack with her bow.

"I'LL KILL YOU I'LL KILL YOU I'LL KILL YOU I'LL KILL YOU!"

"No...i won't let you! We have gotten this far! I won't back down now! Even if it means fighting you!"

"YOU DARE TALK TO ME LIKE THAT! AFTER WHAT YOU DID TO MY SISTERS?!"

"It was Nocturne! Blame it on him for getting your sisters killed."

"NOOO.....HE....HE CARES ABOUT MY FAMILY!"

"If he did care then please tell me! Why didn't he use his magic to teleport them away from this place? I mea he did summon a sea monster to swallow us whole! So tell me why didn't he do it? Do you want me to tell you? IT'S BECAUSE HE NEVER CARRED ABOUT YOU! NOR YOUR FAMILY!"

The Human Nocturne screamed even louder this time and shouted.

"YOU BITCH!!!"

He then prepared another attack but before he could execute it, Celestia got up and swinged her sword across his neck. In result he was decapitated and his body fell into the ocean.

There was a moment of silence. Nobody expected Celestia to do such a thing.

She then sat down and said.

"I....i just....killed him...."

"Princess..." Twilight started.

"No Twilight......that was....the most terrible thing i have done.....killing a man....a manipulated man....he....he had a family! Twenty kids! Oh my Gods! He just! He......damm it."

And she slowly started crying.

"At least....we are out of that crazy Island...." Luna said.

"I....i suppose." Twilight said.

Cadence then looked over to the distant and saw the city.

"Everyone....look!"

She then pointed her finger towards the city and what they saw made them all gasp out in terror.

The city was being destroyed by a Giant Dark Dragon with three Heads and Giant Wings with Red Eyes on them. And at the top of it's head there was a small human figure.

Upon closer inspection Twilight backed away and said in terror.

"Spike...."

The Reckoning Of Man

"What are you saying Twilight? This....this monster can't be Spike." Cadence said.

"I know it's him! Just like Shining armor....Spike was brought back too....."

"This is terrible...." Luna said.

From the shores of the city, Nocturne saw them coming into the city with a plane. He let out a laugh and said.

"What the hell is wrong with them? A plane? Hahaha!"

His hands then were lit on purple flames and he said.

"Time to bring you down!"

He then extended his hand forward and he tightened his fist causing the plane to start getting crushed slowly.

"What is going on!" Celestia asked.

"I don't know! The plane is getting destroyed!" Luna shouted.

Cadence then saw Nocturne on the shore and she said.

"Guys! I see him! Down there!"

"Who do you see?" Twilight asked.

She took a closer look and she too saw Nocturne at the shore.

"It's Nocturne! He is using some kind of spell to destroy the plane!"

"Then we better get off this thing! Luna can you land it?" Celestia asked.

"I don't think so.....but i think that i can buy us some time...."

"What do you mean?"

Luna sighted and later said.

"Take charge!"

She then got out of the pilot's sit and jumped off the plane.

"LUNA!" Celestia shouted.

"Quickly take the wheel! She has her wings remember?" Cadence said.

Celestia without any choice, she grabbed the wheel and did her best to pilot the plane.

They then came face to face with Spike who swinged his giant tail and brought them down into a building.

Meanwhile Luna was still falling through the sky, she pulled out her Scythe, charged her horn and readied her wings for her encounter with Nocturne.

"Oh? How did you get your wings and horn? Magic wasn't supposed to be a thing in this world.....unless.....ah i get it now...."

He then started throwing out punches in the air, but whith each punch a bolt of Purple Fire would be thrown at Luna's direction.

"I got his attention, good!" She said as she dodged a fire bolt.

Nocturne then started laughing and shouted loud enough for Luna to hear him.

"YES! COME ON THEN!"

Luna had managed to surprisingly dodge all these fire bolts and when she was close enough to Nocturne she attacked but Nocturne had disappeared.

"Show yourself coward!"

"You dare call me a coward?"

And he then appeared few feet on top of her, charging down with a kick.

Luna taken by surprise suffereded the damage and she was knocked back into a car.

"You are a fool Luna, charging at my like that. I mean what did you think that was going to happen?"

"Unlike you though...."

She said as she started getting up.

"I would never take the lives of the innocent!"

"Shut up! My actions are justified! And now, this realm will die because of you!"

"I won't allow it!"

She then charged at him with her Scythe and the two began fighting, with Luna using her powerful Scythe and Nocturne nothing more than just his hands to block her attacks in his own Human form.

At some point Luna managed to pierce Nocturne's arm with her Scythe. Showing no pain however Nocturne charged at her and grabbed one of her hands, causing the both of them to hold each other.

"You may have gotten your wings and horn back sister, but you will NEVER unlock the true powers of the Scythe!"

"No! I will! And i will use them to finaly end you and avenge all those that have fallen to your blades!"

"You do know that most of them deserved it. They were evil and malevolent! I did what i did in the name of our Kingdom! But that doesn't matter anymore. The only thing that does is me saving Creation! And i won't let anyone stand in my way!"

He then pulled back his stabbed arm and dragged with him Luna, he then hit her on her head with his own and in result her Scythe was removed from his arm.

"Pay attention Luna, for these powers that i have are capable of healing even the greatest of injuries."

He then extended his arm and in a matter of seconds the large gaping hole caused by Luna's Scythe was healed.

Meanwhile

The plane had crushed into a big building, there the three Princesses slowly rose up.

"Damm it....what was Luna thinking?" Celestia said.

"We are safe none the less." Cadence said.

"Ouch!" Twilight grunted.

They then turned to face Twilight.

"This hurts!"

Twilight was standing next to the destroyed plane, her knee was pierced by one big glass shard.

"Twilight are you ok?" Cadence worried.

"I....i...i can't! It hurst so much!"

"Lay down Twilight, let me handle this." Cadence said.

Twilight layed down next to the plane and extended her leg slowly.

"AHH!"

"Stay still Twilight...i know this hurts but i can fix it, i am sure of it."

"Ok...i trust you Cadence."

Cadence then placed her hand around shard and slowly pulled.

"AHHH!"

Twilight pushed Cadence back a little out of shock.

"Twilight!" Celestia started.

"No...i...i can do this, it will be over Twilight...soon."

Cadence then placed her both of her hands around shard, she holded it tight and she pulled it out in an instant.

"AHHHHHAHAHHHHHHH! FUU-----"

"TWILIGHT!" Celestia shouted got close to Twilight.

From the wound, blood started coming rapidly and with the bone broken it was impossible for her to get up.

"Let me try my bow!"

"Are you sure this is gonna work Cadence?"

"Yes, i mean it worked for my husband, why won't it work for her?"

"Maybe you are right......do it."

Cadence aimed her bow at Twilight's knee and took the shot.

To their surprise, a small light started coming out from the wound and it started slowly healing the wound.

They all sighted in relief.

"Twilight how do you feel?" Cadence asked.

"It...it feels strange but...i think i will be ok, thank you so much."

Celestia then extended her hand and helped Twilight up.

"Alright then let's go and help Luna out."

The others noded and they started following Celestia downstairs.

However a dark forcefield appeared in front of Twilight seperating her from Celestia and Cadence.

"Twilight!" Cadence said.

"What happened?! Who did this?" Celestia asked.

"I...i don't know!"

"Damm it! If only we had our magic....i am sure that we would be able to break this force field!" Celestia said.

Then a laughter was heard that got their attention.

"Who's there?" Twilight asked.

They then saw a shadow flying across the room in which Twilight was stuck in. The shadow then touched the ground and it took a human form.

"Hello....Twilight."

Twilight gasped when she saw who was in front of her. It was none other than....

"Starlight....."

Starlight was wearing a dark purple robe with golden gauntlets with small spikes at the end of the fingers along with golden and purple boots. Her hair was dark long purple, she surprisingly had her horn on her head and she was carrying a long golden staff with two extensions coming out of the tip of the staff.

"It....it can't be! You....you live?!"

Starlight just laughed and said.

"I live? In a way.....yes."

"Starlight....what has Nocturne done to you?!"

"He helped me Twilight, more than you ever did! He shared with me his power, his knowledge and let me tell you.....he is right...about everything! About us! The Old Gods....Creation....He wants to save us Twilight!"

"Starlight...that...."

Twilight then started remembering her brother. He too was brought back as a Knight Terror and now her student and friend.

"But i am not here to chat with you. I am here to kill you!"

"No! We won't let you!"

Celestia said and she started throwing punches at the force field.

"Fool.....You are nothing in this form Celestia, none of you are...well until you get back your wings and horns that is. But you will be dead before that happens."

Twilight then looked down and closed her eyes. Starlight was right, she was weak, without any powers or her friends what hope did she had against a Knight Terror?

"Twilight!"

It was then that she heard a voice calling to her.

That sound came from her sword, it was her friends.

"Hey Twilight! Don't give up yet! We are here with you!" Rainbow Dash said.

"That's right! We never left your side darling!" Rarity said.

"We will never abandon you!" Fluttershy said.

"Yes! Come on Twilight let's so these meanies what happens when you mess with us.....and then throw a party later to celebrate our victory!"

"Come on Twilight! We believe in ya!" Applejack said.

Their words filled Twilight with hope she lifted her head from the ground and she said.

"Go...."

"What?" Cadence asked.

"Twilight you can't be serious! You think that i will leave you alone with her!?" Celestia asked.

"I know it's hard but you must go, she is my friend and it is my responsibility to make things right for her. Now go!"

"Twilight....alright i trust you." Celestia said.

"No...no no! Twilight! You saw how easy it is for these monsters to kill us! If i lose you too!"

"You won't......i promise you i will returne. Now go!"

Cadence backed away from the force field and said with her head down.

"Alright....alright...."

And walked away with Celestia.

Twilight then lifted up her sword and said.

"Starlight....i am gonna free you from his evil, just watch."

Starlight just laughed and said.

"You think that i didn't hear what you all were saying? Do you really think that you can defeat me?"

"Yes...yes i do! And i will bring you back!"

Twilight then saw Spike from outside of the building, he released a roar and swiped his claw across the building causing the ceiling to be destroyed. He then grabbed the sides of the building with his claws and he roared again.

"You too Spike....i will bring you back too!"

"Come on then! Show me what you got!" Starlight said and she charged her powers.

She then swinged staff and a green energy beam came out of it.

Twilight wasn't able to fully dodge that attack. Her arm was struck by it but it didn't appear to cause any damage to her, but she started feeling weaker.

"Remember this staff Twilight? It is the same old staff that i used to take the cutie marks of the ponies from my village! And now it has been upgraded! And now i will use it, to it's full potential!"

And she swinged her staff again.

"Run all you want Twilight! The more this beam hits you the faster your powers will be drained into me!"

She then pointed her staff at Twilight and fired the same beam again.

Twilight put her sword in front of her and deflected the attack causing it to return to Starlight and when it came in contact with her it created a small explosion with smoke.

When the smoke cleared out Starlight saw Twilight charging towards her. Starlight then turned her hand into a claw and protected herself from the attack.

"Was that all? WAS THAT ALL!? YOU SAID YOU WANTED TO DEFEAT ME! YET I CAN FEEL THAT YOU ARE HOLDING BACK!"

Starlight was right, Twilight's grip was weak. She just didn't have it in her to kill. Her fingers were slowly getting numb, death was close for her, very close.

She then kicked Twilight right on her injured knee and she fell down in pain.

Starlight then got on top of her and pierced Twilight's injured knee with her staff causing it to break the bone and appear from the other side.

Twilight started crying and hit the floor with her fist. Starligh then wrapped her claw around Twilight's neck and started chocking her.

"What's the matter Twilight? Can't fight back?"

Twilight tried to talk back but the pain was too much and only grunts could be heard coming from her.

"What's that? I can't hear a thing you are saying Twilight!"

Starlight chocked her harded.

"You have no idea for how long i waited for this moment! To take away your life and see you dead on the floor! Nocturne shared with me all the power! All the magic i could ever want! And you......you were only holding me back!"

Then everything just froze. Everyone in the city stopped moving along with the fires and the collapsing debris. Everything had stopped.

Twilight then heard a small but calm voice in her head.

"Twilight, my beloved Twilight. Your courage is unremarkable, but charing in like that isn't gonna do anything other than hasten your demise. But i won't allow that! I will help you get the strength you need in order to defeat your fallen friend. Twilight, i will allow you to tap into my full power."

Twilight then found herself floating in space as small Light Blue energies started gathering around her to the point that they had covered her up. Then an explosion of Blue Light happened and Twilight appeared to be wearing a beutiful blue glowing crystal armor with the cutie marks of her friends and the two royal princesses on them. On top of that Twilight also got her wings and her horn.

Everything then returned to normal. Starlight's grin had slowly dissapeared and she said with an angry face.

"How did you! What did you do!"

Twilight surprised by this change too said with a smile.

"Well....i am not sure. But now....i feel ready!"

She then punched her off of her and got up.

"It doesn't matter! I can still defeat you!"

Starlight then jumped off the building and Spike extended his gaint claw and grabbed her.

Twilight soon followed and the two started fighting on top of Spike's claw

"No! This....this setback will not be the end of me!"

"Know this Starlight, i never wanted to hurt you in any way, shape or form but Nocturne forced my hand!"

She then charged at her and swinged her sword. Starlight however put her claw up to block the attack but to her surprise her claw was cut off and Starlight backed away while blood was coming out of her.

"Even so! I will still kill you!"

Her cut claw then immediately regenerated back into her hand. She then stabbed her staff into the Spike's giant claw and from around it humanoid monsters made out of Dragon Scales appeared.

"KILL HER!'

The monsters roared and rushed towards Twilight. Twilight started cutting down the monsters, her strikes were accurate and strong. The scaled monsters were nothing compare to her and after one last attack the scaled monsters were no more.

Starlight however just laughed and swinged her staff across the fallen scaled pieces. When she did that the scales gathered together and creatred a big scaled monster. Big enough for Spike to hold it in his claw.

Twilight without fear or hesitation charged her horn. She was then covered by an aura of Blue and Golden energies.

"I will not fail!"

And before the monster could even react Twilight passed through and cut it in half.

Starlight then released a demonic scream while looking at the air. Then from her back black wings emerged, she lifted herself a few meters from the ground and charged at Twilight, grabbing her and dragging her across the walls of the building.

"HOW DO YOU LIKE ME NOW YOU BITCH!? AND HERE I THOUGHT THAT SHINING ARMOR WAS GONNA BE THE ONE TO KILL YOU! HA! WHAT AN IDIOT! I SHALL FIX HIS MISTAKE!"

When she heard what Starlight had said about her brother she got mad. She charged her horn and created a shield around causing to stop. She then put force up against the building and dispensed herself on Starlight. While in mid air Twilight started punching her to the point were one of Starlight's eye fell out of it's socket. She then grabbed her by her neck and dived with her right on top of Spike's head, causing the Dragon to scream and the ground underneath him cracking a lot.

Starlight crawled away from Twilight in anger, she needed to retreat and heal. Starlight turned around to face Twilight, she pointed her staff at her and prepared to attack. But Twilight was quicker than her, she took the staff from her hands and used her knee to break it in half, she then threw the two pieces off.

Starlight then started saying in a scared voice.

"Twilight wait! It's me! It's me Starlight! I am in control now! I swear i can....i can no longer feel his powers around me!"

Twilight sighted and said.

"I am sorry Starlight, i am in no position to believe you.....but know this.....right now....i feel as much pain as you. The only difference is that soon. You won't feel anything...."

She then lifted up her sword and said with tears running down her cheeks.

"Good bye Starlight....."

Starlight then in rage got up and turned both of her hands into claws but before she could attack Twilight had already pierced her blade through her chest.

"Twilight....."

Starlight then slowly started turning into a stone. At that moment Twilight just kept looking at her and crying until she had fully turned into a stone.

Twilight pulled back. Her sword was stuck on Starlight's statue.

Twilight extended her hand, grabbed the hilt of the sword and pulled it. In result the statue had lost it's balance and it too fell from Spike's head and into the ground where it was smashed.

Twilight took flight on the roof of a nearby building and layed down while looking at the sky.

Meanwhile Celestia and Cadence got out of the building and started fighting the hordes of monsters that were ravaging the city and it's citizens.

"Damm it......Cadence protect the citizens at all costs! I will go find Luna."

"On it!"

And Cadence run off.

She used her bow to cut throw the monsters but there was nothing that she could do to heal those that were in pain.

As for Celestia, she took another path and started looking for her sister while cuting down more of the monsters that were ravaging the city.

She then saw her sister fighting against Nocturne who was still in his human form.

Celestia started running towards their direction. What she did not expect however was that she was struck on her back and was sent forth right next to Luna.

"Sister!"

Luna said and kneeled next to her.

"Uh...what was that?"

Nocturne just laughed as he saw his sisters and he said.

"I see you are here my friend. Do you need any more proof now?"

They both then looked to the direction Nocturne was looking and to their surprise they saw.....

"You? Impossible! I....i killed you!"

Celestia said as she stood up to gaze up the Human Nocturne who his skin was still dark and his eyes were glowing blue. Naked, bald with a lot of muscle and big red wings on his back. And the dark, corrupting energies that were surrounding him.

"You thought that i was just going to die? Just like that? After what you did to me!?!?"

"What nonsense are you speaking? We didn't do anything to you." Luna said.

"Oh really? REALLY?! DON'T YOU DARE PLAY DUMB ON ME! FIRST YOU COME HERE! YOU GET MY SISTERS KILLED AND NOW YOU KILLED MY FAMILY?! I WILL MAKE YOU PAY FOR THIS! FOR ALL OF THIS!"

"What....no! We didn't!" Celestia started.

"Who told you such madness? We would never do something like that and fall so low!"

The Human Nocturne laughed and started scratching his face with his claws to the point were his skin on his face was ripped appart and blood started coming out.

"HE DID!" He said as he pointed to Nocturne.

"And you believed him?!" Luna asked.

"He would never lie to me! All these years of luxury! Of Family! OF HAPPINESS! IT WAS BECAUSE OF HIM! HE GAVE ME THESE POWERS BECAUSE HE CARES ABOUT ME! AND I WILL NOW REPAY HIM WITH YOUR DEATHS!"

Nocturne then started laughing and said.

"You have grown strong my friend! Even though you haven't reached the heights of your powers, you are more than capable of taking these two out. Do it and i will reward you with the revival of your family! But please.....don't destroy their weapons ok?"

And with the snap of his fingers he disappeared.

"I won't fail you! I WON'T! I SWEAR THAT I WILL KILL THEM! I WILL KILL THEM ALL! AND THEIR WEAPONS WILL BE YOURS! And in the end.....i will be with my family....."

"No! It's not true! Nocturne has lied to you! Please listen!" Celestia said.

"Shut your mouth! I don't want to hear the sound of your voice anymore, even if it's the same as my sister's!"

And he rushed at them with a boost from his wings.

He then started rapidly punching Celestia to the face and with each punch blood would come out from her mouth, nose and eye socket. He then pulled his right hand back, took a battle position and the fist was set ablaze in a dark fire. He then released the fist and when it came in contact with Celestia's face, she was sent back into a building.

"SISTER NO!"

Luna then with furry charged at Nocturne and started swinging her Scythe around. Her strikes were hard, fulled by her rage but they were not true nor accurate.

And instead of dodging the attack, the Human Nocturne slamed his head right at the tip of the Scythe's blade, causing it to pass through his forehead and appear at the back of his head.

Luna gasped at the sight but didn't let go of her Scythe, instead she pushed it forward in an attempt to throw him down on the floor. She however did not have the brute strength Nocturne had. He then wrapped his whole claw around her head and started spinning around her around and after a few seconds he sent her flying up into the air.

Nocturne then pulled out the Scythe from his forehead. dropped it down and started flying towards Luna's direction and when he did he hit her back with his knee causing her to gasp out in pain. But he didn't stop there, he grabbed her from her neck and legs and started falling towards the ground with her.

The ground cracked and smoke was created when the two reached the ground. Nocturne then prepared a punch but his fist was stopped by a golden sword. Nocturne looked over to see who dared to stop him and he saw.

"CELESTIA!" He shouted.

She however was different. Her left eye was covered by a white cloth and most of her hair was no more, that flaming punch Nocturne released did that to her.

"I won't let you hurt anyone else!"

She then punched him in the face with furry continued attacking him.

Meanwhile Cadence was still fighting Nocturne's forces and defended the weak. However something was off, when she would save someone she would feel something going on inside her. It was like a small burning fire, wild but warm.

She then saw Spike coming towards her. The dragon once loyal to Twilight has now turned to darkness and is now unrecognizable. Cadence looked at him with fear, she wanted to run away. But that warm feeling of those that she would save, the last moments of her husband and child it would all mean nothing if she would run now.

She closed her eyes and cleared her head of all doubts. Soon even the sounds around her could not reach her ears. She was prepared. And it was then that this warm feeling in her heart started becoming stronger and stronger. Soon a pink aura gathered around her and around her. She aimed towards Spike, opened her eyes and then she felt her magic coming back to her. Her horn appeared along with her wings, Cadence smilled and pulled back the bow. Then a golden arrow was formed and she shot released it.

The arrow started flying aross the city, through the debris, the monsters, the people. The arrow was not meant for any of them, but for Spike.

When the arrow came in contact with Spike's chest the darkness that had swallowed his heart was destoryed and the giant dragon roared one last time before falling down into a building.

Nocturne and Celestia were still fighting till they saw a building falling down towards them. Celestia immediately stopped fighting and run towards her sister. She tried to move her but without succeding, she then closed her eyes, hugged her and waited for the building to crush them both.

When she opend her eyes however she saw a blue light that was coming for Luna's horn. She had created a barrier around them and protected them both.

"Luna!"

Celestia said and hugged her tightly.

"I thought i lost you!"

"Yeah....i was thinking the same thing about you when that bastard punched you into a building....."

She then saw her sister's burned hair and missing eye. She gasped and said.

"Sister oh my God! What in the? Did he?"

"Yes i know. But i managed to save you and that is all that matters! Can you get up?"

"Yes."

Luna got up and they both started moving in order to find an exit out of the debri. After some time they had found a way out and they were seeing the day light again.

Luna then saw her Fallen Scythe under a brick. She dropped the shield that was protecting her and Celestia and went over to grab her Scythe. She put her hands under brick and pushed up. And after some attempts, Luna was able to grab the Sycthe and let go of the brick.

"There is just one thing that bothers me sister."

"What is it Luna?'

"Who brought down Spike...."

A good question indeed and the most terrifying thing was that the body of the fallen dragon stood before them slowly evaporation away.

Then, from the debri Nocturne appeared and he charged at Celestia.

"Celestia watch out!"

Luna said and she put her Scythe in front of her sister, protecting her from the attack. Luna then used all her might and swinged her blade across Nocturne's chest. Even if she had missed her attack, she was able to cut him a little with the tip of her blade. She then saw that, the tip was covered in darkness coming right out of Nocturne's chest.

"What is going?!" Celestia asked and prepared for battle.

"I....i don't know! But i know i we can defeat him now!"

Luna said while pulling the darkness away from him with her Scythe.

Meanwhile, Nocturne was in pain. He felt his only powers abandoning him and that soon he will return to his human form again.

Luna grunted a little more and then pulled with so much power that all of the darkness around the man's body was sucked by the Scythe.

And later what laid before them was a naked man, down on all fours and the two sisters back away.

"You did this to me....."

He then slowly started getting up.

"YOU DID THIS TO ME!"

"Nocturne.....we never...."

"SILENCE!"

He then walked over to a wall and sat down while still looking at them.

From the sky Cadence and Twilight were both flying, until they saw the Princesses. They got down and they too saw the man standing there.

"I was nothing before he found me! I was no one and i had never accomplished anything! But that fateful night, he found me! And he gave me purpose in this life! With these powers i was able to remake my life! I became rich! I got a beutiful wife and later....she blessed me with the children that i loved so much!"

He then covered his face with his hands and started crying.

"But now.....just like my powers they are gone.....and i have no reason to live without them."

"Nocturne....." Celestia started.

"Please! Just.....just kill me! Pierce your blade through my heart! I don't care anymore........I don't want to live anymore....."

Celestia gasped and back away.

"Princess..... your eye.....what has happened?"

But Luna put her hand in front of Twilight, telling her not to speak.

As for Celestia, she was consumed by her thoughts. The man that stood before her had just lost everything. His wife, his children, his sisters and he couldn't take any more of this. He was begging to die.

Celestia kneeled before him and readied her sword. She then hugged him and whispered to his ear.

"I am sorry."

She then thrusted her blade into the man's heart causing him to die after leting out his final gasp. Celestia hugged the man tightly and she started crying too.

"You-you are with your family now."

She then slowly got up and removed her blade from the man's chest. Her blade was filled with his blood and in this blood that her sword was drown in, Celestia saw her reflection. She knew that Nocturne needed to be stopped or else more and more will die.

"What do we do now sister?" Luna asked.

"We return to Equestria and then we go after Nocturne."

"But.....auntie your eye your hair......aren't you in pain?

"The pain is only temporary. The only thing that matters now is getting back to Equestira.....we have nothing else to do here. Twilight, any ideas?"

"Um....i think that maybe if we use the portal from here we might be able to return to Equestira!"

"But isn't the mirror broken? How can we back if our portal is destroyed?" Luna asked.

"Maybe....oh that's it!"

"What is it Twilight?" Cadence asked.

"When Nocturne first attack at the Crystal Empire, i used a spell on the shattered mirror causing it to open the portal."

"How is that even possible?" Luna asked.

"Well, just like every artifact or enchanted item, i assumed that the mirror was one of them and i was able to take the magic from the mirror itself and use it as my own."

"Does that mean that you will be able to conect the two worlds and that we can return home?" Cadence asked.

"Yes, i believe so!"

"Alright everyone. Let's return back to Canterlot High and get back to our home and stop Nocturne once and for all!"

They all noded in agreement and made their way back to Canterlot High. And when they arrived, Twilight charged her magic from her horn and was able to open the portal.

"Just one more thing that i would like to add."

"What is it Twilight?" Celestia asked.

"I am not very sure about this but we may not return to our EXACT location, being the Crystal Empire."

"Why is that?" Cadence asked.

"Well with the mirror shattered, the portal may open up....anywhere!"

"Anywhere?" Luna asked.

"Yes......"

"Even so, we mustn't stop here, we must take this risk if it means returning to Equestria and defeating Nocturne!"

Celestia then stepped forward and said.

"Everyone follow me! We are going home."

Then one after the other they all passed through the portal and returned back to Equestira.

Rebellion

When they reached the other side of the portal the four women who had turned back to their original forms fell into a snowy ground and were bombarded by a heavy storm.

"Damm it....Everypony follow me!" Celestia shouted.

"We have to find a way to get away from this storm!" Luna shouted.

"I think i've got it!"

Twilight said and then used her magic to create a magical shield around them.

"Now what do we do? We don't even know where we are!" Cadence said.

"Or we do!" Twilight said.

"What do you mean Twilight? You know where we are?" Celestia asked.

"Well...if my caulculations are correct-which they always are.....some times-then i would say that we are at the Crystal Empire."

"Hmmm, you may be right Twilight Sparkle but....wouldn't that mean that the Crystal Heart is......"

"Destroyed......" Cadence finished.

They all put their heads down, knowing that this beutiful Empire will never see the light of day ever again.

"So....what do we do now?" Cadence asked.

"We first need to get out of this storm and then face Nocturne! That is all that remains to do." Luna said.

"But....Nocturne has on his back who knows how many monsters and.....other unspeakable horros to his side. Don't we need like....an army of our own to even have a fighting chance against him?" Twilight asked.

Luna then surprisingly laughed and said.

"Oh....i have a few ideas......"

She as she was looking at the tip of her Scythe with a rather mischievous smile.

"But in all seriousness without an army we are doomed." She said.

"Well....maybe there are survivors.....maybe we can convince them to help us?" Twilight said.

"Survivors? Nocturne never leaves survivors! Trust me on this Twilight." Luna said.

"I mean.....we are alive after all this time. Maybe there are others too." Cadence said.

Then from outside of the shield, three big ice made dragons with blue glowing eyes surrounded them.

"What are these things!" Cadence asked.

"Oh no....Nightmares! Everypony be ready!" Celestia shouted.

The three dragons then started breathing ice towards them and around the shield. The shield was slowly getting weaker and Twilight felt her connection to the shield vanishing.

"I can't! Control it! The shield is gonna break!"

While Twilight was doing her best to keep up the shield the other three prepared for combat with their respective weapons.

Then one of the dragons was knocked down by two other dragons that came out of nowhere. That caught the attention of the other two who were trying to break the shield and they joined the fight as well.

"Now is our chance to take out these dragons! Let's go!" Luna said.

"Twilight, drop the shield we need to figure out who these are and help them!"

Twilight did as her former teacher commanded and dropped the shield.

When she did that the four mares charged into battle.

"Twilight help me with this one!"

Cadence said while shooting one of the dragons with her bow who appeared to be taking more than just one shot to die.

"I have an idea!" Twilight said.

She then charged her magic and created a shield around the dragon, causing it to get trapped.

"Twilight what are you doing?"

"Trust me!"

Twilight then with her magic opened a small window on the shield and the dragon tried to get out.

"Now Cadence!"

Cadence then took the shot and the dragon fell back in pain.

Twilight then dropped the shield, made her way to the dying dragon and stabbed it with her sword causing it to petrify. And when she pulled it out of the dragon's chest, the statue that was created was destroyed.

"We are doing a very good job you and I." Cadence said with a smile.

Twilight laughed and said.

"Yes, of course we are!"

Meanwhile Celestia and Luna were handling their own dragon.

The dragon breathed ice right on top of Celestia's direction but she managed to dodge just in time. Luna then with that opportunity, landed an aerial strike on the dragon, piercing it's skull with her Scythe and then started pulling it's head towards her direction.

Dragon however did not back down. Instead of struggling to survive, it started breathing ice and without giving Luna a chance to escape she started freezing.

"Luna!" Celestia said and decapitated the dragon causing it to shatter and die instantly.

"No....i won't! I WON'T GIVE IN!"

Her Scythe then started glowing and the ice that was slowly covering her started melting and after a few seconds she was back to her normal self again.

"Luna are you alright?" Celestia said as she rushed to her sister's aid.

"Yes.....i am fine."

As for the other two mysterious dragons. One of them had managed to put down the last remaining ice dragon and the other unleashed a wave of flames on it and it died a fiery death.

With the three dragons dead, Twilight raised her shield up again and they were all covered by the storm.

"Thank you for your help strangers but who are-" Celestia immediately stopped when she saw who these two dragons were.

"Princess Ember!" Twilight said.

"Princess Twilight? What are you doing here?"

"We could ask you all the same and who is your companion?" Cadence asked.

Then the dragon next to Ember was covered by a green aura and revealed to be.

"King Thorax?" Princess Luna said.

"Yes it's me, no need to be alarmed."

"But...why are you both here? What happened?" Twilight asked.

"Princess Twilight.....the news about Canterlot's fall had spread all across Equestria and we have been doing everything we can to sustain ourselves from these monsters." Ember said.

"However things have been going pretty bad. City after city, village after village. Everything has died. We thought that if we teamed up Changelings and Dragons we might have a chance to fight back and save everypony but....things didn't work out as planned."

"Then we heard that the Crystal Empire had fallen. We thought that you......that you had all died."

"We almost did, if it weren't for Twilight. We managed to escape but.....only we made it....." Celestia said.

Ember and Thorax then took a look at Celestia's face and saw the burned mane and the bandage around her eye.

"Princess Celestia....your eye! What happened?" Ember asked.

"Don't worry about it Princess Ember, even if it's shocking.....i have to endure it."

"And.....what about Spike? Tell me that he made it too!" Thorax started.

"I....i am sorry Thorax....." Twilight said with her head looking down.

"No....it! It can't be!" Ember said in frustration.

"Spike....my best friend......you didn't deserve this!" Thorax also said in frustration and put his head down and started crying a little.

"No! This won't go unpunished!" Thorax said and wiped the tears from his eyes.

"I agree! Whoever started all this is gonna get what's coming to him!" Ember said.

Then an idea came in Luna's mind and approached her sister and started whispering.

"Sister this is it!"

"What do you mean?" Celestia whispered back.

"If we can get them to rally together, we can all invade Canterlot and kill Nocturne. This is the opportunity that we have been looking for!"

"Luna, what are you saying? We can't send them to their deaths! We are the ones who must defeat Nocturne alone!"

"No....Princess Luna is right. We will join you." Ember said.

"But no! You can't, if you join us you will end up dead." Celestia said.

"Don't worry about us. We owe our friendship to Spike, he was the one who brought us together and now this is our chance to make him proud!" Thorax said.

"We will fight for you! All of us will!" Ember continued.

Seeing the determination in their eyes Celestia knew that their minds can't be changed and said.

"Alright....we thank you for joining us." Celestia said.

"No need to worry about us Princess. This is for the best." Thorax said.

"Now that this is all cleared out with better get back home. There we will prepare for battle, follow me." Ember said.

Twilight dropped the shield and they all took flight. They flew away from the Crystal Empire and from the storm. Ember and Thorax led them beyond the Celestial Sea where the Griffons and the Dragons were living. Their journey through the skies was long and tiring, but even this would not stop them from achieving their goal and stop Nocturne once and for all. And after some time, they had finaly reached the Dragon's lair, they landed just outside of it and they started walking inside the giant cave that all the survivors were gathered.

"So, who is behind all this?" Ember started.

"Yeah, who is this the monster that kill my friend Spike?" Thorax said.

"His name is Nocturne, at first he wanted to kill only the two of us for revenge. But after some other events his quest for revenge ended but......." Celestia sighted and later said.

"It's complicated, he thinks that with our powers and the powers of our weapons he will manage to achieve his goal."

"Oh really?" Thorax said.

"He sounds just like another bloodthirsty criminal in my opinion, he must be put down for all that he has done." Ember said.

Inside of the cave they saw every kind of species. Ponies, Changelings Dragons and Griffons, all of them working together, trying to survive in these dark times.

Ember then along with Thorax flew over to a big stone in the middle of the room and they started saying.

"Everyone! Gather around!" Ember said.

With her words, all the residens made their way around her and Thorax.

"We have returned! And with us we bring those that will help us get our revenge on these monsters that have taken away everything we love! I present to you. The Princesses of Equestira!" Ember said and pointed at the four Princesses.

Surprisingly however, the Ponies and even the Dragons and Griffons started cheering.

"It would seem that our weapons and armor are inspiring.....loyalty....." Luna said.

Thorax then stepped forward and said.

"With them on our side we will charge towards and retake Canterlot! But we will not stop there! When Canterlot is taken we will move on all over Equestria and retake our home once and for all!"

The croud started cheering even more. After all this time, all of them alone and scared, hiding in a cave. It was their time to rise up and retake what belongs to them.

"This is.....new....." Twilight said.

"If only they knew what their were truly going up against....." Cadence said with her head down.

And she was right. The appearence of the four Princesses might have rissen their morale but in the end when each and every one of them comes face to face with death, they will yield. No matter how strong or powerful they are, in the end we all submit.

Then Thorax and Ember made flew towards the four Princess and they started talking.

"Alright, our warriors will prepare and we will march towards Canterlot, is there maybe anything else we should know before going in?" Ember asked.

"I agree, it would be best if we knew what we were dealing with." Thorax said.

There was a moment of silence. They knew that if they revelaed that the enemy they are fighting is not gonna go down as easy as the expect,then the whole plan will be cancelled and they would be left without an army.

Celestia sighted and said.

"I am not gonna lie....this battle will cost you your lives, i am sorry that you had to hear that, but Nocturne is very dangerous and his minions reek of darkness and savagery....you will not be spared. But it is very vital that we four reach Nocturne, if we can do that then we will win!"

The two leaders looked at each other for a second and later said.

"We understand.....but we will not back down!" Ember said.

"What? Are you seriously gonna come with us? After what we just told you?" Cadence asked.

Thorax just laughed and said.

"It would be my honor to fight beside you and after all Equestria is our home too, we won't give it up so easily!"

"He is right! No matter how strong the enemy is! I am prepared to do my part!" Ember said.

"Do not worry yourselves, you will not be alone!" Luna said.

"What do you mean sister?"

"I told you i had a plan Tia, you see....i have a surprise for Nocturne. He will not expect me to release.....it."

"Release what Princess?" Twilight asked.

"You will see, i don't want to spoil anything but know this. We will have the upper hoof no matter what with what i am going to do."

Meanwhile in the throne room of Canterlot.

Nocturne was sitting on his throne meditating on his dark thoughts, when from the door Lynthea appeared.

"Master, it's been a while." She said with a seductive tone.

"I am not in the mood for games Lynthea....is the ritual ready?"

"It is, the only thing that remains is to get the weapons that you need and we can start."

"Good....."

"Is something troubling you my love?"

She said and she started moving towards him.

"It's just that.....i feel like we are running out of time. I feel him getting closer and closer."

"You talk about the Phobetor?"

"Who else would i be talking about? I know that he has gained the power he needs to get out of the Absolute Nothingness and come here but for some reason, he hasn't done anything yet."

Lynthea then placed her hooves around his shoulders and closed in next to him.

"Maybe he is waiting for something, he might be waiting for you to get the ritual done?"

"Why would he do that?"

"Trust me dear, you remember my mistress don't you?"

"How can i forget? All that mystery that surrounded her...."

"And you still remember what she will do to you if you find yourself back in Hell yes?"

"Of course i do.....and it won't be pleasant."

"That's not fear i smell is it?" Lynthea said with a smile.

Nocturne then turned to face her and said.

"That's my line!"

She then laughed and the two prepared a kiss but suddenly.

"Wait.....something isn't right." Nocturne said as he got up from the throne.

He then looked out the window and saw them in the distance. Dragons, Griffons, Changelings and Ponies all of them marching towards the castle. Nocturne then looked closer and he saw the four Princesses standing on top of a big rock looking over Canterlot.

"Lynthea! Take the ritual back to my castle i will handle things here!"

"Yes master!" And she left the room.

Nocturne kept looking at them and their army and said.

"So....you returned huh? That saves me the trouble from coming back to the human world, oh well......Chrysalis!"

The from behind him a green pentagram appeared on the ground in the middle of the room and Chrysalis appeared on it.

Chrysalis was taller, her wings were bigger, she had green glowing eyes with dark tentacles under her body and green spores around them.

"You called me master?"

She said and she bowed before him.

"Yes i did! Gather my troops and engage the enemy but.....leave my little Princesses alone."

"The Princesses are here?! Then you must send me to-"

But before she could finish she felt her entire body being crushed.

Nocturne had extended his hoof towards her and was the one who was causing her pain.

"I said! Let them come to me! You can take care of Thorax! Don't you want that?!"

"My lord please! Yes! Yes i do! Just....please stop!"

Nocturne then stopped and left Chrysalis go.

"After i get my weapons you can get your revenge on these pitifully Princesses. But for now! Let them come! LET MY ARMY FEED ON THEIR FLESH AND GROW STRONGER! Cause when the time comes! I will kill Phobetor! AND THE OLD GODS! I WILL SAVE CREATION!"

From outside of the castle, the four Princesses were talking along with Thorax and Ember.

"Alright, the assault has begin." Ember said.

"We will attack the enemy and we will make sure to give you enough time to head to the castle, you just make sure that Nocturne is defeated!" Thorax said.

"We will, you just now need to stay safe." Princess Celestia said.

"We have told you Princess, our minds are set. Even if it means dying, i will die fighting to avenge those that have fallen, even my dearest friend, Spike." Ember said.

"Alright, oh and one more thing, when i give you the signal, tell your troops to fall back." Princess Luna said.

"How will we know when you give the signal Princess?" Thorax asked.

"You will see, it will be very obvious."

"Ok, good luck to all of you. Let's hope that this goes well." Thorax said and then left along with Ember.

"This is it everypony, the end is near, are you ready?" Princess Celestia asked.

"Nocturne will get what's coming to him sister, that's a promise."

"All this bloodshed must come to an end, a lot of good ponies died because of him." Cadence said.

"This is our chance, we can't lose now! Not when we are so close." Twilight said.

Celestia smiled at them and said.

"Then, let's go!"

The four mares then took flight. The flew around the battlefield in which was happening in both air and ground. The Dragons and the Griffons were fighting in the air while the Ponies and the Changelings were fighting land. Celestia knew that they had little time before their army would be overrun, the discipline training of the resistance fighters did little to nothing to the brutality of these monsters and they were being massacred.

The four Princesses managed to make their way around the castle without being spotted, they got inside the castle and they didn't encounter any resistance, only this dark fleshy substance that was all over the castle.

"What is all this stuff?" Twilight asked.

"I don't know but it looks dangerous, we better stay away from it." Cadence said.

As they were walking down the long halways and corridors of Canterlot, the sounds of battle from outside could be heard. Screams and agony was reeking from outside and those outside were facing horrors beyonded their imaginations.

"I hope that plan of your's works Princess Luna....." Twilight said.

"It will Twilight Sparkle, trust me. If we had joined the others in combat then Nocturne could have escaped or even worse prepare a trap for us. But right now he expects us to be in the middle of battle with the others and when we reach the throne room we will take him by surprise."

After some more walking they had finaly reached the big doors that led to the throne room.

"This is it everypony, be ready." Princess Celestia said.

But before they could open the doors, the window next to them broke and from it Chrysalis came forth, with Ember's neck pierced by her hoof turned into a claw.

"Princess Ember!" Twilight said.

"Well well well, what do we have here?" Chrysalis said and dropped Ember's corpse to the floor.

"Chrysalis? Is that you?" Cadence asked.

"Of course it is me! Who did you expect to rush to you and take your life because of revenge?"

"What has happened to you Chrysalis? You look terrible!" Twilight said.

"Isn't it obvious? Nocturne did this to me!"

"And now you serve him as one of his Knight Terrors?" Princess Celestia said.

"You think that i was given a choice? After my defeat! When you took my children away from me, he found me. He turned me into one of these things but it wasn't so bad as i expected."

Then from the broken window Thorax came in.

"Chrysalis!" Thorax said and landed next Celestia.

"You will pay for this you hear me!"

Chrysalis just laughed and said.

"Oh will i? That's where you are wrong you brat, it is you who will pay! You and that Starlight Glimmer for taking away my children. Even if she did join us for a moment i still hate her!"

"What? Starlight is....."

"Yes, she was Thorax but no more. I tried my best to free her but there was no other way....i am sorry." Twilight said.

Thorax lowerd his head and said.

"Another friend lost.....just like that.....why is this happening?"

Chrysalis laughed again and said.

"You really did care about her didn't you? Ha! Well then if you want, i can send you to her right now.....ALL OF YOU!"

She then opened her mouth spat out acid on the ground in front of her.

The others managed to dodge the attack just in time.

"Run all you want! You will never escape me!"

Cadence then started shooting at her with her bow, to her surprise however Chrysalis moved her head side ways and grabbed the light arrow with her mouth something that caused all of them to moving in shock.

Chrysalis then chewed on it and the arrow was gone.

Then the tentacles under her body pierced Ember's and from her whole body, the spores that were driven into her flesh were turned into changelings with fungus and tentacles on them and they bursted out of her body at once causing it to be destroyed.

"Kill them all!" Chrysalis shouted.

And the changelings rushed forward to them.

Celestia and Luna also charged towards them and thanks to their blades, the curropted bodies of these changelings were cut to pieces one after the other, covering both of them with their blood.

As for Twilight and Cadence, they prepared to face Chrysalis.

"No! I will handle this!" Thorax said and put his hoof in front of them causing them to stop.

Then green energies surrounded him and when they disappeared it revealed Shining armor.

"I got this." Thorax said in Shining armor's voice.

He then raised the sword that he had with him with his horn and said.

"You and me Chrysalis! You are going to pay for all that you have done!"

Chrysalis just laughed and said.

"I can't wait to see you try!"

Chrysalis then charged her own magic and created a green sword. The blade of the sword was cresent with green energies radiating out of it. It had a pony skull on it's hilt with small green tentacles coming out of its side with green goo running down from it.

The two looked at each other for a while and then suddenly, with the boost of her wings Chrysalis charged forward.

Thorax wa able to block her attack with his sword and the two kept adding presure as their swords were pushing one another.

"You really think that you can beat me? Fool! I won this fight the moment you raised your sword against me!"

Chrysalis then spat on his face acid and pierced his chest with her tentacles and lifted him up into the air.

"Thorax!" Twilight shouted.

Chrysalis then with her tentacles split open Thorax in half. The remaining parts of his body fell to the ground in front of them while they also changed back to his original form.

Twilight then in rage flew towards Chrysalis.

"Twilight no!" Celestia shouted.

"Foolish girl! Didn't you see what i just did a second ago?"

Chrysalis then prepared her tentacles to pierce Twilight, but just before the impact, Twilight charged her horn and teleported herself above Chrysalis and thrusted her blade on Chrysali's neck causing it to slowly start petrifying.

Seeing this opportunity Celestia and Luna charged towards Chyrsalis.

Luna then used her Scythe to cut Chrysali's horn and front hooves causing her to drop her sword and fall before them.

Cadence then saw her tentacles getting ready to attack. She flew above Chrysali's and launched a golden arrow that when it touched Chrysali's body it created a tiny explosion strong enough to destory her tentacles and her back legs.

Twilight seeing that pulled her blade out of her throat and jumped away.

Then Celestia with all her might pierced Chrysalis with her sword and holded her up against the door. She then charged her sword with magic that caused an explosion throwing Chrysali's forward and causing the door to burst open.

Chrysali's body was dragged by the explosion a few meters away from the throne were Nocturne once sat. The ground from the door until her body was covered in her blood along with most of her organs that had survived the devastating assaults.

The others then slowly walked into the throne room and saw Nocturne looking at the window.

"It's over Nocturne, we have you surrounded." Celestia said.

"Intresting choice of words sister, but when i see your soldiers getting massacred like if they were nothing i don't think that you can call that surrounded."

And he turned around to face them.

Nocturne's eye fell on top Cadence and Twilight. They armor that they were wearing proved to him that they had mastered some of the weapons' powers, however when he looked over to Celestia and saw her burned mane and covered eye he said with a sight.

"Tia, this........"

Feeling sympathy for his sister Nocturne charged his magic and said.

"Let me fix this."

"Don't you dare use your foul magic on me!"

"But sister! You must be in pain!"

"Yes, yes i am in pain! But i can live with it! I can still live on no matter what happens, as long as i have my family on my side nothing can stop me.....unlike you!"

Nocturne then growled and said.

"You think that i am doing this for myself? I am doing this so that Creation may live on! If Phobetor and the Old Gods escape their prison-which i am sure that Phobetor already has- then we are doomed! The only thing that is required to stop them is this world's energies! And who knows? Maybe the Creator will have mercy on us and Pony Kind may be recreated! But in the meantime, i can't allow a second Cosmic War!"

"You overestimate yourself Nocturne! To think that you can defeat an evil that existend from the very begining of Creation!"

Nocturne then released a demonic laugh that caused the four princesses to feel chills running down their spines.

"I have proven myself worthy of such a mission, lot and lots of times in the past! You were there! You were the moment of my many triumphs! Yet you still doubt my powers!"

"We do not doubt you Nocturne! We have seen what you can do and what you are willing to do to achieve your goals! You killed my husband and brought him back as your servant! You devoured my child right in front of me! And you brought destruction not only to Equestira but to the Human world as well! Cadence said and readied her bow.

"If you think that you have seen everything, then you are wrong! The powers of the Old Gods are beyond understanding! Those that would dare to study them would fall insane! All of them except me! And you know why? Cause i was made to be able to weild such powers! I was made to wreck havoc and destruction both in the real and the Dream World! But now thinks have changed, i for once in my life will do something good! Something that will save Creation and all of its inhabitants! And when it is finished i will surrender myself to the will of the Gods and i will be rewarded! I will have my place back upon the Heavens as the God Of Nightmares as i did many years ago! And i am so close! All i want is your weapons, give them. To. Me!"

Celestia looked on her three companions and they all gave her an acknowledge full smile and she said.

"What you are doing Nocturne maybe be pure, but the way you are going about it is wrong! Many have died because of your twisted ideas and strategies, i won't let anypony else die! Even if it means finaly killing you!"

Nocturne hearing then slowly stood in two hooves, he extended his hoof forward and released a tendril that pierced the remain's of Chrysali's body. He then pulled it and when it was close to him he punched it and it melt into his body.

"Then you will all die right here! Right now!"

"We will see about that!"

When Luna said that she stabbed her Scythe to the ground. The Scythe was then covered by a blue aura and then pierced the roof with an illuminating light so strong that it pierced a small portion of the roof and the light was extended towards the skys.

"I don't believe you Luna, you would dare release it in the real world?"

"Luna what did you do?" Celestia asked.

Luna however just lowered her head, grinned and said.

"This is what i was talking about sister...."

The from outside of the throne room windows a giant dark energy being in the shape of a unicorn pony appeared without any facial features at all appeared.

Twilight was able to recongnize the dark being and said.

"The Tantabus!"

From outside, the Tantabus roared and charged it's magic and the whole roof along with the walls of the throme room had disappeared.

"The Tantabus? What is that?" Cadence asked.

Celestia then looked over to her siste and asked.

"Luna what is the Tantabus?"

"I created it, it was so that i was punished for my actions as Nightmare moon but after it was able to spread to the minds of the Elements of Harmony and infect them with Nightmares. Soon after, everypony in Ponyville was being tormented by it, but i was along with Princess Twilight's help and her friends i was able to defeat it and seal it away. But now, thanks to this Scythe i was able to remake the Tantabus into a Dream Guardian like myself. And now i brought it forth and it will help us defeat Nocturne!"

The Tantabus then unleashed a wave of darkness all around Canterlot, weakening or destroying the lesser Nightmares.

"My Scythe has the power to destroy Nightmares and now the Tantabus is one with the Scythe and it shares it's powers!"

Luna was right, when the wave of darkness hit Nocturne it made him bow down for a few seconds before getting back up. He grunted a little and said.

"Yes, you are right Luna! Your Scythe can kill me! But it won't matter once i have Consumed it along with your Tantabus!"

Nocturne then started running towards them but was stopped by a wall of darkness that appeared before him, from the wall came out pony warriors made out of light blue energies stepped forth who were also equipted with lances and heavy armor.

The warriors attacked Nocturne, all of them constantly charging towards them without stopping.

Nocturne stood in two hooves and started cutting them down with his twin blades, the problem however was that they weren't as durable as normal ponies made out of flesh and blood and their combined attacks from all directions some times caused Nocturne to get hit by them and surprisingly, bleed.

"This is our chance! Luna i believe in your Tantabus, let's end this Nightmare once and for all!"

Luna and the others noded in agreement and joined the battle against Nocturne.

Celestia was the first to come in contact with Nocturne, she swinged her blade across his neck but Nocturne was able to guard the attack with his own left blade.

Cadence was in mid air behind him, she aimed her bow and started taking shots after shots.

Nocturne noticing that ducked down and the arrows headed straight for Celestia, she tried to move out of the way but she felt her front hooves being stuck to the ground. Whe she looked down to see what was holding her, she was that Nocturne had wrapped her hooves around with his tendrils and was holding her there.

The Dream warriors however jumped right at the arrows taking the hits for Celestia and when they were touched by them. They and the arrows disappeared.

Nocturne flew towards her and kicked her out of the way knocking her back with blood coming from her mouth.

Then from both of his sides he was attack by Luna and Twilight, he rose up both of his blades and blocked both of their attacks. He then noticed Cadence behind him again, but this time he wouldn't let het attack him. From his back a tentacle appeared and slapped Cadence to the ground causing her to gasp out in pain.

Then, tendrils came out of his hooves again and wrapped Twilight's and Luna's blades. He then started spinning around while the two were still attached to him. Twilight started feeling dizzy and after some struggle she let go of her weapon and was thrown into the ground, the same also happened to Princess Luna, she too was getting dizzy from all the spinning and was forced to let go.

Nocturne the charged his magic and teleported the four Princesses right in front of him, however they were trapped by his some strong tentacles that erupted from the ground.

"Now i know what you are gonna say..."I have seen enough hentai to know where this is going".....Oh wait forget about that, that wasn't me speaking."

He then charged his powers and the tentacles slowly started crushing them.

However the Dream Warriors were still coming in. Nocturne unleashed an explosion of darkness and the Dream Warriors disappeared for the time being.

He then turned his attention to the Tantabus. He extended his hoof forward and unleashed a tendril that was attached to the Tantabus, Nocturne jumped off from the cliff and started flying around the Tantabus, slowly wrapping it too with his tendrlis.

"Your time has come little Tantabus, cause when i consume you! Nothing will be able to protect them from me!"

Nocturne then flew right towards the Tantabus's head and thrusted his blade forward into its forehead.

"Tantabus, NO!" Luna shouted cause she knew that it was about to be Consumed.

But something else happened. Instead of melting, the Tantabus started getting smaller and smaller to the point where it had reached the average size of a normal pony.

Nocturne then landed next to the trapped Princesses.

"What is the Tantabus doing?" Celestia asked.

"I...i don't know....." Luna said with her head down.

The Tantabus was then wrapped around by a blue aura. The aura started getting stronger and stronger to the point were they had to cover their eyes from the blue light. And when it disappeared, they all gasped at it's new form.

"Impossible!" Luna said.

"But...how?" Twilight asked.

"Should we be alarmed right now or not?" Cadence asked.

Celestia gazed at the transformed Tantabus and said.

"It can't be...."

The Tantabus was standing before them, but it wasn't in it's original form no, it had take the form of Nocturne with only some differences. Instead of having dark skin, red wings and blades. Its skin was light blue much like the Dream Warriors, along with its blades and wings.

"It has taken Nocturne's form! That's amazing!" Luna exclaimed.

The Tantabus started moving forward and it surprisingly started talking.

"You have lost your way dark one. But i have come to correct your course." The Tantabus said in Nocturne's voice.

"I am the embodiment of your greatest potential. I am what you once were before you embraced the dark and walked in the path of Light."

"But i am still one with the Light and this path that i walk is the right one."

"You are wrong, by embracing the dark you are already ruining yourself. And this path that you have taken has been consumed by paranoia and fear. Betrayal was waiting around every corner, you never knew whom to trust."

"I like it that way."

"But you might like the alternative better."

He then stompped his hoof on the ground and released all around Canterlot a blue claming aura that removed all the corruption and freeded the four Princesses who stood there watching in amazment the blue aura. Then Celestia started feeling better, she felt like if she was reconstructed. The bandage that was wrapped around her eye had fallen down and revealed it anew.

"Auntie, your eye! It's healed."

"This is amazing, i am glad!" Twilight said.

"Yes....it would seem this blue aura has healed you sister."

"And all thanks to your Tantabus sister." Celestia said with a smile.

"You see, Phobetor was using you from the beginning so that you may wreak havoc all across the pony world. He chose this plane of existence because its inhabitants can use and manipulate magic. And with every dream that you have corrupted, or life that you have taken has only been empowering Phobetor. But if you choose to give up on your powers, just like you did all these years ago, then Phobetor won't be able to sustain himself and he will be brought back to the Absolute Nothingness. And then and only then true clarity and peace can be achieved."

"I won't fall for your manipulations Tantabus."

"If you refuse the Light, you must strike me down. Do you have it in you to kill a part of yourself?"

"Let's just get this over with."

The four Princesses then prepared to help in the fight but the Tantabus raised his hoof in front of them and said.

"You four have suffered enough, i will handle this."

He then faced Nocturne and said.

"Come on then, take me on. You will discover the Light inside you cannot be vanquished."

Then two then began attacking each other, using their twin blades.

Nocturne then jumped over the Tantabus and released his tendrils that were then wrapped around its neck. Nocturne then started pulling but the Tantabus resisted, but not for long.

The tendrils were then set in flames but it didn't do anything to the Tantabus.

"You cannot destroy me, i have become you and i have gained all of your powers and resistances."

"We will see about that!"

"Yes, yes we shall."

The Tantabus then extended its wings and flew towards Nocturne but instead of bumbing against him he went right through him. He then turned around and pierced him with his blades and wrapped his wings around with his own tendrils. He then started spinning around and then dispensed Nocturne into the air. The Tantabus then violently pulled him down and smashed him against the floor cuasing it to crack. It then teleported behind him and cut off his wings wit his blades causing Nocturne to start bleeding.

"I don't believe this! Nocturne is actually loosing!" Luna said.

The Tantabus then backed away, it charged it's magic and a blue circle appeared around Nocturne.

"What is it doing now?" Twilight asked.

Then, copies of the Tantabus appeared around the circle and one after another started dashing forward and striking at Nocturne with their blades. The real Tantabus then flew high above Nocturne, charged it's powers again and was covered in a blue flame.

"I welcome you. To the pure world i will forge!"

The Tantabus extended it's wings and started flying straight down to where Nocturne was as the flame around it grew ever bigger and stronger.

The others watched in excitment and waited to see what would happen. Would this truly be Nocturne's end? Or not?

The moment of truth was near, the Tantabus was very close to reaching it's target.

"Enough!" Nocturne said.

He then pierced both of his blades into the ground and created a black hole that covered him up. The clones of the Tantabus were all sucked up and the real one was struggling in the air.

"Oh no! Something is happening!" Cadence said.

Nocturne then roared and the black hole around him exploded releasing dark energies all around him. With hatred in his heart he flew towards then Tantabus and wrapped it around his tendrils, he then smashed it to the ground pierced it's back with his own blades.

The Tantabus however used his magic and was able to rotate itself and face Nocturne while still being stabbed by his blades.

"This is the end."

When the Tantabus said that it exploded into a blue aura of energy and knocked Nocturne back near the cliff.

The others covered their eyes because of the explosion and when it cleared out Luna said.

"Tantabus! Where are you?"

"Luna...i think it's gone...." Celestia said.

"No that can't be! The Tantabus can't be defeated!"

"Everypony, look!" Twilight said and she pointed at Nocturne.

Nocturne slowly started getting up, he however was in bad shape. His wings were destroyed and he was bleeding badly. His armor and twin blades however were surprisingly intact without even a scratch on them.

Luna and Twilight then immediately picked up their weapons and prepared themselves for combat.

"You think you have won? Oh it's far from over!"

Celestia then raised her sword and said.

"Quickly get him before he gets a chance to recover!"

Hearing that, Nocturne jumped off the cliff and started descending.

"What is he doing? Has he lost his mind?" Cadence asked.

"Just keep following him!" Luna shouted.

And just when they were about to reach the cliff, a giant dark dragon appeared and started flying up on the sky.

"What in the!" Twilight said.

"Is that Nocturne?" Cadence asked.

The four mares stood there in shock, but the dragon retreated, then a magic portal appeared before it and when the dragon crossed it, the portal was closed.

"What just happened?" Celestia asked.

Nocturne's Dream.

The four princesses were still shocked at what happened. Even after Nocturne's battle with the Tantabus he was still able to escape. However something else caught their attention, the surrounding area, Canterlot itself was in ruins and without any signs of life it was clear to them that they were all that left.

"So...what do we do now? How do we follow Nocturne?"

"Twilight is right, we have no idea were we went." Cadence said.

"I don't know...Nocturne could be anywhere right now." Princesses Celestia said.

As for Luna however, she placed her head upon the blade of her Scythe and started thinking. The magic of the Scythe filled Luna's mind, she could feel and see things, she knew where Nocturne was hiding, she the raised her head, saw her reflection on the blade and said with a smile.

"I think i know how we can follow Nocturne."

The three mares then turned to face Luna.

"Really? Can you really get us to him princess?" Twilight asked.

"Yes i can, but i am gonna need some time to to do this. For starters i know that Nocturne is hiding in the Dream Realm."

"Wait, if that's the case then...shouldn't we like....fall asleep to get there?" Cadence asked.

"Not nesseseraly, but with this Scythe i can open up a portal to the Dream Realm and even to the exact location were Nocturne went."

"Luna that's amazing!" Princess Celestia said.

Luna smiled and said.

"Thank you for your praise sister, i appreciate it."

Luna then used her magic and lifted the Scythe into the air and said.

"Stay back everypony!"

The Scythe then started glowing blue along with Luna's eyes, she then swinged her Scythe in the air and to their surprise a portal appeared before them.

"Wow...." Twilight said.

Luna then fell to the ground but wrapped her hooves around her Scythe and stood there.

"Luna are you alright?" Princess Celestia said as she run towards Luna.

"I...i am fine, it was just very hard to concentrate."

"Can you walk?"

"Yes i can. We are very close to ending this, i will give it my all sister, i promise!"

Celestia then hugged her and said.

"I know you will sister and i hope too hope that we end this."

Celestia then extended her hoof and helped Luna get up. They all then gathered around the portal and Cadence asked.

"But...what will we find on the other side?"

"That i do not know so we must be extra careful. Nocturne may be weak right now but that won't stop him from setting up a trap." Luna said.

"I will go first then, you guys will follow after." Princess Celestia said.

"Alright" They all said.

Princesses Celestia took a deep breath and stepped into the portal and prepared herself to face whatever was on the other side.

When Celestia arrived to her destination see saw nothing but darkness.

"Huh?"

Then from the portal the three mares arrived and they took were shocked at the complete void.

"What is this? Are we in the right place?" Twilight asked.

"Yes we are! I am sure of it." Luna said.

The four mares then used their magic and lit their horns, creating some small lights around, but they weren't strong enough to reveal everything around them. After a few seconds however, their magic just stopped. They tried to use it again and again but after all these tries their horns would just return back to normal.

"Why isn't our magic working......wait a second i think i..." Cadence said.

"Cadence what is it?" Twilight asked and looked at the direction of Cadence's voice.

"I...i think i sense something....it's very weak but i can feel that it's close by!"

"I can feel it too! It reeks of evil." Princess Luna said.

"Nocturne....." Princess Celestia said.

Cadence then aimed her bow up in the sky and quickly fired a golden arrow that lit the area for a short time and revealing the surrounding area. The four princesses were on a giant rock surrounded by dark purple waters, the sky on top of them was dark and empty without any star and infront of them a giant stone staircase that led to a giant dark castle up on a mountain.

After a few seconds, the light arrow just vanished into the dark skies and darkess took over once again.

"Alright, we now know where he went." Twilight said.

"You are right Twilight, i can sence his dark energies from here, it must be him!" Cadence said.

"You are right Princesses Cadence, that can only be Nocturne without a doubt!"

"Alright everypony, let's get going but be careful, this darkness is suffocating and don't use your wings, i don't want any of you to get lost." Princess Celestia said.

"Got it!" They all said and started making their way on the castle by using the staircase.

Some time passed and they still haven't reached the castle, at first they ignored it due to the fact that this was a huge staircase but as they kept going on and on they felt that something was off.

"How much more? How big is this staircase?" Cadence said and stopped to catch her breath.

"I don't know Cadence, but we have to keep going....." Twilight said in a low voice and right after fell down and started breathing heavily.

"Twilight!" Princess Celestia said and rushed to her.

"Princess....i just need some time to rest.....i can't keep going."

"Don't worry Twilight, take your time, you could use the rest."

"Thank you....Princess."

Princess Celestia then looked over to her sister and saw her standing still and murmuring.

"Something is defetently wrong with this staircase...."

"Luna...."

"Oh sister, how are the others doing?"

Princess Celestia sighted and said.

"Not good and it's because of this staircase, sister i have a feeling something is wrong."

"Yeah me too....wait let's me check something out."

Princess Luna then made her way to Princess Cadence and asked.

"Princess Cadence, are you alright?"

"Yes, thanks for your concer....."

"Good but....can you shoot your light arrows in the air one more time? I want to see something."

"Yes, of course!" Cadence said and got.

She then used her magic and aimed the bow at the dark sky. She then took the shot that lit the whole area around them but revealed that they are.....

"Impossible!" Luna exclaimed as she looked over to the castle.

To everyponys' surprise they were still close to the start of the staircase and were still far away from the dark castle.

"Oh Gods no...." Princess Celestia said.

"How can such thing happen?" Cadence asked.

"I...i don't know....." Twilight said.

Soon, the darkess took over again and the light vanished.

"Alright, we are gonna try flying this time. It could work!" Princess Luna said.

"Ok...ok just....one second." Twilight said and started breathing fast.

"Good, but we will also need these." Luna then used her magic and from her horn glowing strings appeared and were wrapped around the mares' hooves.

"We won't get lost now, good thinking Luna." Princess Celestia said.

"Yes, thank you. Let's go now everypony, Nocturne awaits!"

And they all started flying towards the castle under the cover of darkness.

Some time passed again and the four mares were slowly getting tired. They stopped flying and landed on the staircase, Cadence then used her bow again and it revealed that they were still at the bottom of the staircase.

"This is frustrating!" Princess Luna grunted.

"I know....why is this happening?" Cadence asked.

"No...there must be something that we are missing...maybe it's some sort of spell that prevents us from getting any closer to the castle." Twilight said.

"Twilight is right, there is something that we are missing and we have to find out now." Princess Celestia said.

After that they started trying new ways to reach the castle. They tried teleportation, they tried flying to the castle while the arrow lit the world around the world, even flying around the castle in order to find another entrance into it. But it was all in vain, they couldn't find a way to get in.

"Oh come on! What are we doing wrong?" Twilight asked in frustration.

"I don't know, but i am sure that you are right about this castle being protected by a spell." Cadence said.

"Princess Cadence is right Twilight, don't lose faith!" Princess Celestia said.

"You are right! I am not just gonna give up. Now...."

Twilight said and placed her hoof under her chin and started thinking.

"First we must understand what type of magic this is and find a way to counter it hmmm.....Oh i think i have an idea!"

She then said.

"Princess Luna, this is the Dream Realm right?"

Twilight said in the darkness. Her voice was able to reach Luna's ears and she replied.

"Yes kinda.....i guess you can say that this is Nocturne's dream world that he created."

"Such thing can happen? I mean, he is not sleeping isn't he?" Cadence asked.

"No he isn't, he just created this place in his dreams...well back when he used to sleep. And now thanks to his powers i assume that he was able to open a portal to here...."

"A very intresting theory Princess, in fact i think that i know how to get to the castle!"

"Tell us what you have in mind Twilight." Princess Celestia said.

"Alright, first. Luna, we all know that you can enter the dreams of others but....can you change them?"

"Um...yes but, it's not nessesary unless of course they are having a Nightmare then i am forced to step in."

"Good, do you think you can do that in this dream?" Twilight asked.

"That...um that would be very hard, almost impossible....we are talking about Nocturne's mind here!"

"But if there is a possibility are you at least willing to try?"

"Twilight....Nocturne's mind is twisted....it will not be that simple. As for you Luna, as much as i want you to try. I am also afraid that something bad may happen to you, we better think of something-"

"I know the dangers sister, but it is a risk that i am going to take. Even if it means lossing my mind."

"Luna...."

"This is the only way out of this darkness Tia! And this Scythe right here, has been a big help at cutting down Nightmares and i am sure that it can help us in this Nightmare that we are stuck in as well."

Luna then lifted her Scythe up into the air with her magic, she grunted and struggled to make sure not to lose connection to her powers. The Scythe then started glowing, she then slammed the blade of the Scythe to the ground and the world around her changed. It was still an empty void but this time, she could see closed doors levitating around.

"What the...."

Princess Luna then flew towards the closest door and opened it.

From the door, tentacles appeared, they pushed back Luna and they were then followed by a monstrous roar.

Luna screamed out in pain and covered her ears and eyes. The scream that she kept hearing started driving her mad, she then puked down and the floor and screamed more.

"Luna! LUNA!" Princess Celestia shouted.

Luna had returned back to the others and was down on the ground screaming in pain.

"What can we do to stop this?!" Cadence asked.

"I...i don't know!"

The screaming then suddenly stopped and Luna struggled no more.

"Luna...." Celestia started.

Luna then opened her eyes and immediately rose up and addapted a grin on her face.

"Yes! YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES! THAT'S IT!" Luna shouted and started maniacally laughing.

"Luna calm down! What happened?!" Princess Celestia asked.

"Sister....Madness, it's the key! MADNESS IS THE KEY OUT OF HERE!"

"Princess Luna what do you mean?" Twilight asked.

Luna then just laughed again but this time her voice was disoriented.

"This! This staircase! It's not as simple as it looks! But i! I can take you inside of the castle! AND THEN MAKE THESE VOICES STOP!"

Luna said and covered her ears with her hooves while she breathed heavily.

"Princess Luna tell us what can we do to help you! Please" Twilight said.

"There! There is no time for me! We have to get through!"

Luna then smashed her Scythe into the ground but this time, golden strings came out from the ground and pierced the three foreheads of the three alicorns. When that happened, the world around them changed back to the void that Luna was in with the closed doors.

"Where are we?" Princess Cadence asked.

"This! This is the place, this is what the staircase truly looks like!" Princess Luna said.

"And i assume that one of them is the right one?" Twilight asked.

"Yes! But! HAHAHAHAH! Be careful! If we open the wrong door we are doomed!"

"Sister please, you need to calm down, you can't go on like this!" Princess Celestia said.

"I am sorry Celestia! But when i first got here! HAHAHHA, AH MY MIND!"

Then out of a sudden, the Golden Sword that Celestia was carrying started glowing and later created a shield around them.

"What is going on?" Princess Cadence asked.

The doors then suddenly opened and from there big muscular humanoid creatures with dark purple skin, green glowing eyes, along with big tumors and tentacles around their bodies appeared and they rushed towards them and started throwing punches at the shield.

"What are these things?! More Nightmares?" Twilight asked.

"No! These are different and much worse!" Princess Luna shouted.

"And my sword, it protected us!" Princess Celestia said.

The monsters kept throwing punches at the shield and then a small cracked appeared on it.

"This isn't good! If the shield falls! HAHAHHAHHA! THEN WE ARE ALL GONNA DIE!" Princes Luna shouted and then laughed some more.

"We have to do something! We can't just stay here!" Princess Cadence said and prepared her bow.

"And we have to do it fast!" Twilight continued and prepared her sword.

Princess Celestia then turned to face her sister who had fallen to ground and kept on whispering some unknown words and phrases.

"Hrl dmgcjlii ni seanjv! nh nbb dmaa pi mbb!"

Princess Celestia then grabbed her sister with her hoof and said.

"Luna! Get up! I won't leave you, you hear me? We will escape from here, i promise!" Princess Celestia said.

Her sword then started glowing again and after a second released a powerful light that made the monsters from outside of the shield to back away while covering their eyes. As for Luna it seemed that she got back to her senses, her started glowing and she got up with Scythe in hoof and said with a smile.

"Follow me and keep the shield going sister! I know the way out!"

Princess Luna then started running and the others followed, soon from the empty sky blood drops started falling all around them and once they touched the ground the blood turned into rats that started crawling around the shield. Soon more doors started opening revealing more monsters and tentacles. Then a demonic scream was heard and Luna quickly said.

"Cover your ears! QUICKLY!"

The four mares stopped and put their hooves around their ears but it prooved difficult due to the fact that they had to cover both of them and at the same time stay at the up by their back hooves. And most of the sound wasn't coverable, it just pierced through their ears that caused all of them to scream in pain.

"AHHHH, IT HURTS!" Cadence said.

"I FEEL LIKE MY EARS ARE GONNA BLOW!" Twilight said.

"WE ARE CLOSE TO THE DOOR! DONT GIVE UP!" Princess Luna said.

Princesses Celestia was slowly going to let go of the shield. The demonic scream, it was somehow disconnecting her from her magic.

"I...I CAN'T KEEP THIS UP! LUNA WE NEED THE EXIT NOW!"

Luna then used her magic and created a small flying platform under them, she then lifted it up and they kept on flying forward. However it didn't last for long, her concentration was also interupted and was forced to give up and the platform was destroyed and they fell to the ground.

When Luna lifted her head she saw a door unlike any other. It was dark with blue energies coming out of it. She, let go of her ears and said.

"THIS IS IT! COME ON!"

The scream however, with just a few seconds was able to take over Luna again and she started laughing and speaking the unknow language again.

"N nbb cnbb oep! mbb ez oep!"

The monsters and rats had once again gathered around them and all seemed lost until.....

"No....i will not give in, never!" Princess Celestia said with a determined look.

She then used her magic and picked up her sword.

"I will never surrender to evil! I WILL GET US OUT OF HERE!"

And just when she said that, the shield collapsed and the four mares were covered up by the rats and the monsters. Even though they all struggled and screamed, in the end it was all in vain.

"NEVER!"

Celestia's voice was booming all around the darkness and with a swing of her sword the monsters and the rats were all sliced and the four alicorns were covered in blood.

"Luna that's the right door over there isn't it?!"

Celestia said and pointed at the dark door.

"Yes that's it! Let's go!"

Celestia then used her magic and levitated her companions. She then aimed at the door and threw them at it and as a result, the door burst opened and they reached the other side.

"My turn!" Celestia said and took flight.

And just when she was about to reach the exit her back hoof was grabbed. She grunted and turned around to see what had got her. Then the whole room was simply rotated, creating a pit of darkness with opened doors and right at the bottom a giant mouth appeared, with spikes around it, along with moving eye balls and tentacles.

"What in God's name is!"

And just by looking at the creature Celestia was geting sick, she felt her head spinning and she was about to puke just when a hoof appeared from the exit along with a Scythe that cut the tentacle and Celestia was dragged up and when she reached the other side the door behind her had disappeared.

Celestia just kept looking at the dark sky and she kept on breathing heavily.

"Princess Celestia!" Twilight said and hugged her tightly.

"I thought i lost you! I thought that you were going to die!"

Celestia then hugged her back and said.

"I know, i thought the same about you, all of you and i know that i could never forgive myself if something bad happened to you."

"Sister!" Luna said and hugged her too.

"I am glad you are safe!" Celestia saw a small drop of tear coming out of her sister's eye and then immediately she started remembering a moment from the past.

Far far from Equestria there was a great Kingdom, filled with every type of pony. Earth, Unicorn, Pegasus and Alicorn. This Kingdom was ruled by a loving pair by the name of Cosmos and Galaxia. In one of the rooms of the giant castle, there was a younger Celestia with pink mane and to her side a younger Luna with light blue mane. Luna was close to Celestia under a small pink blanket. Then a thunderstorm was heard from outside and the little filly started crying.

"Don't worry Luna, you don't have to be afraid, i am here for you."

The little Luna pulled her head out of the blanket and asked.

"You promise?"

Celestia just smiled and said while hugging her.

"Of course, no matter what happens, i will always be there for you."

Celestia then snapped out of that memory and got up. She then looked at Cadence and asked.

"Cadence are you feeling ok?"

"I....no....that was terrifying! I....i just need a moment to clear my head....."

Celestia noded and looked around. The area was still dark but infront of them they saw a giant opened door with two small torches next to it.

"Everypony, this is it. We have finaly reached the castle!" Celestia said.

She then turned to Cadence and asked.

"Cadence you think that you can use your bow to lit the area? I can't see anything in there."

"I....yes i will do it!"

Cadence then used her magic that worked surprisingly well up here and aimed her bow inside of the castle. Cadence however was still shacking from their previous encounter and started breathing and sweating.

"I can do it! I swear! I just....."

"Don't stress yourself about it. I know how you feel." Luna said.

She then picked up one of the torches and said.

"Let's go inside with this for a while."

The others nodded and got inside of the castle.

As they kept walking inside of the dark castle, they came across many statues of hideous creatures but something that caught their attention was the fact that the very walls of the castle had a very intresting design, it was like if they could see faces carved on the walls. And as they continiued Twilight was grabbed by something, she then screamed and stepped away.

"Twilight!" Cadence said.

Luna then used the torch to look at the direction of the thing that caught Twilight and when they saw who it was both Cadence and Twilight gasped.

"MOTHER!" Twilight said.

"Twilight wait!" Celestia tried to warn her.

But Twilight just rushed to her mother who's torso was coming out of the wall.

"Twilight...." Twilight Velvet said.

"Yes mother, it's me! What has happened to you?" Twilight asked.

"I...and your father, after these monsters attacked....they took us away to some dark place, it was horrible! These things....fed....on us!"

"Mother that....." Twilight began crying.

"I am sorry sweetie.....but your father....."

"No...PLEASE DONT SAY THAT! YOU CANT DO THIS TO ME!"

"We thought we lost you and your brother and we just.....gave up, but now that you....ended up here...i don't know what to say....."

Twilight then hugged her mother and started crying even more.

As for the other three alicorns, they did nothing but watch as one of their own was suffering.

"MOTHER! WHY! WHY! WHY! WHY! If only i had realised how dangerous it was for you to be out there all alone! MOTHER I AM SORRY!"

Surprisingly however Twilight Velve started forming up a grin and said.

"You don't have to worry about that my dear, your father found peace and you too can!"

She then opened up her mouth revealing sharp teeth and she prepared to attack Twilight.

"TWILIGHT NO!" Celestia shouted.

But before they could do anything, from above Lynthea appeared and sliced Twilight Velve's head off with her hoof turned calw.

Twilight backed away and fell down on the floor crying at the image of her decapitated mother.

"Who are you?" Celestia said and prepared her sword.

"Isn't it obvious? A demon serving Nocturne of course!" Luna said.

But before Lynthea could say anything she was attacked by Twilight who charged at her with her sword. But Lynthea pulled out her whip and struck Twilight down.

"Twilight!" Cadence said and made her way to her.

"I didn't expect the princess of friendship to attack me in such a cruel way...."

"SHUT UP! I WILL KILL YOU FOR WHAT YOU DID! YOU HEAR ME!"

"Please...i only saved you from her teeth."

"Well let's see who will save you from my sword!"

Twilight tried to get up but she was being held by Cadence.

Celestia took a deep breath and asked.

"What do you want?"

"Well, my master ordered me to wait for you in the entrance, to see if you made it."

"Here we are, now get out of our way unless you want to die!" Luna said.

Lynthea just laughed and said.

"How about no. Nocturne ordered me to bring you four to him as i tried to say before and then you may....talk."

"Talk? Nocturne wants to talk now?" Cadence asked.

"Do not question my master, he has his reasons."

"And how do we know that you are not leading us to a trap?" Celestia asked.

"I am not, i will just take you to the throne room where he is waiting that is all But...i have to say that when i saw him all bleeding i was very impressed...."

"Save your praise demon, we don't need you to find the throne room!" Luna said.

"Oh really? And risk getting attacked by....more monsters?"

"MY MOTHER IS NOT A MONSTER!"

"Well, technically she was. But that doesn't matter now. The only thing that matters is that you have a meeting with Nocturne."

"And if we refuse?" Celestia asked.

"Then you will just....end up dying by the monsters that are roaming around the castle."

"We can defeat anything, especially with these weapons!"

"No, no you can't and you know why? Cause this is Nocturne's world and you should know better than all of them Luna."

"Don't call me-"

"Sister wait, i hate to say this but, she maybe right."

"WHAT!" Twilight freaked out.

"Listen to me everypony, we have gotten so far, if we die by whatever is in the castle then it will all be for nothing, let's just give Nocturne this...talk he wants."

"Excellent! Now follow me."

And without any other choice they followed Lynthea around the castle.

The castle proved to be more gigantic than it seemed from the outside. They kept taking the stairs down and down till they reached a giant dark room.

"We are here." Lynthea said.

"You sure? Well i don't see anything!" Luna said.

And just before anything else could happen the room was slowly started getting lit up by blue fires that were getting lit one by one and in the end of the big room, he was there.

Sitting on a big dark throne, Nocturne watched them coming down from the staircase. And once they were close enough to the throne he said.

"Welcome to my castle, princesses."

Our Final Battle.

Nocturne then looked over to Lynthea and said.

"Lynthea, you may return to my chambers and stay there, no matter what happens, you understand me?"

Lynthea bowed before him and said with a seductive smile.

"Of course my lord, i will be waiting for you...."

And she left.

Nocturne then looked over to the four mares that stood before him, armed with their weapons that he desired.

"At last, you made it. At first i thought that you were going to die on the staircase but you proved me wrong. But do tell me, now that you are here.....why do you keep fighting? I mean, Equestria is destroyed along with all of her citizens, except you two."

He said referring to Twilight and Cadence.

"We....we are fighting to stop you! To stop you from....destroying...." Celestia started.

"You see? You have no reason to fight, but that's not why i asked Lynthea to bring you here."

Nocturne said and stood up from his throne and started making his way towards them. He then picked up a small red gem from the center of his dark armor and said.

"This that you see is what i call, Gem Of Creation. This is the only one that exists, it allows the user just like the Creator to create his own Universe, his own reality, his own world. The Gods gave me this as a sign of their appreciation for defeating Phobetor and i plan on using it."

"But what does this has to do with your obsession about our weapons? I just don't get it!" Twilight said.

"I have told you before that your weapons possess immense amounts of powers and i know how to unlock them, but that's not all."

"What do you mean? What else is so special about our weapons?" Cadence asked.

"You still don't get it do you? Oh well, i suppose i do owe you all some explanations. Let's start from the beggining then!"

Nocturne then stood and swinged his hoof in the air, when he did that the whole world around them changed and they found themselves on an edge of a mountain and there far away from it was a Kingdom.

"This...this is!" Celestia started.

"What is it Princess?" Twilight asked.

"Twilight this is....this is our-"

She was however interrupted by Nocturne.

"Long ago, there used to be a Kingdom , we grew up there in the worst possible conditions ever. Mother tried to soften things out for me, she wouldn't give up on me and i loved her for that. As i grew up i became more and more capable and more dangerous missions were available to me, i was this world's protector. Years later after the 'defeat' of Phobetor, the world was finaly in peace and i felt almost useless, i had learnd all the dark secrets about Creation from my fallen foes, i had achieved power but in the end they just didn't matter."

Then, dark clouds covered the sky and soon rain started falling down.

Twilight then used her magic and created a giant umber above her and the three other mares, while Nocturne stayed there in the rain looking at them and continued his story his story.

"Then after some time.....i too fell in love with her.....at first i was excited to tell everypony, especially mother and i knew that she was going to proud for me, i knew that when i would see that smile on her face i would feel happy! But when i arrived at the dinner table and told them.....Cosmos he....."

"Nocturne....we now know that it wasn't him who said those things to you. It wasn't our father's fault!"

Nocturne sighted and said.

"Does it really matter now sister? Tell me does it? No? I thought so.....Anyway, after he said all those things to me, i left in rage and headed to the Church were Crossbleser always was. I remember barging in there and disturbing the whole place, even those that were there praying. I then talked to Crossbleser and told him what had happened. After that i just gave up, i didn't know what to do, but Crossbleser gave me an idea and he help me find what i have always been searching for and with his Holy Ritual he removed the darkness that you see before and instead of dying....something amazing happened, i had my own normal stallion body! No dark voice, skin, batwings or anything at all, i was a normal pony unicorn."

"Then....what happened next?" Cadence surprisingly asked him.

"I and my beloved.....we run away to her family. There we married and together we lived happily in their village but then.....something else happened. At first i couldn't believe it! But i was a father! Oh i still remember my little filly.....oh Noir i am so sorry!"

Nocturne said and looked down at the edge of the mountain. Nocturne then suddenly rose up again and said.

"Anyway.....things didn't turn out as i hoped. Five years later the village that i lived peacefully with my family was raided and i rushed to fight even if i had lost all of my powers. But when i saw who was the invader.....i remember freezing. It was Cosmos and in his hooves he was holding my child! Just like.....just like i did when i....."

Nocturne stopped talking but this time the clouds above them started getting darker and darker as more rain came down along with thunder.

"He took them from me!" Nocturne said and stomped his hooves to the ground causing the world around them to change.

And they found themselves in a very small island in the sea. On the island there was some sort of an altar with unknown symbols carved on the ground and around the edges of the altar were big stone pillars.

"And he brought me here to kill me....."

Right in the middle of the altar, they saw a unicorn with short dark mane, blue eyes, white skin and his cutie mark was still the same old red scar with the dark aura radiating out of it. The unicorn was chained to it and in front of him was King Cosmos and he said to him.

"You thought that you could escape just like that?! After all you have done?!"

He then smacked him across his face with a flail cuasing him to moan in pain and create multiple cuts on his face.

"All i ever wanted.....was a peacefull life.....and you took it all away from me!"

But Cosmos just hit him again two times on both of his cheeks and created more cuts and more blood started coming out.

"NO! YOU WANTED TO DESTROY ME! YOU WANTED TO DESTROY US ALL! Do not think that you can fool me that easily boy."

Cosmos then used his magic and from the chains that were holding down the Unicorn, appeared strong pointy spikes.

"You have no idea for how long i have waited for this! " Cosmos said and grabbed the chains with his magic.

He then wrapped them around the Unicorn's neck and he started pulling inwards and going up and down.

The four mares gasped at the horrific sight, as the male Unicorn struggled and struggled but it was all in vain. His neck was getting torn appart right in front of their eyes as he tried to breath out. And after some seconds, the spikes had finaly pierced the Unicorns neck and were drowned into his flesh. The Unicorn let out a small scream that slowly faded away and Cosmos laughed.

"You never were my son! You are an abomination who has no place in this world! And i will kill you for the good of all!"

Cosmos then used his magic and he picked up a stone from the ground. He then got in front of the Unicorn who was still alive and started mercilessly hitting him with the stone and the others just stood there watching in terror as their hearts started beating faster every time the stone would come in contact with the stallion's face.

Cosmos's attention was then turned on the Unicorn's legs, he let out a grin and said.

"You won't be needing these anymore you worthless beast!"

And then smacked the stone on both of his legs repeatedly until the sound of bones breaking could be heard in the air. After both of legs were broken Cosmos started laughing and said as he picked both of them up with his magic.

"What's the matter Nocturne? Can't feel your legs?"

He however didn't say anything, he couldn't after all.

Cosmos then picked up two lances that were near altar and stabbed Nocturne's legs to the ground. And it was then that the Unicorn let out a painfull scream and surprisngly tears started running from his eyes.

"You think i am done? HARDLY!"

Cosmos said and then used his magic and picked up both of the lanceses that were still stuck on Nocturne's legs and he pulled towards him.

"No i can't watch this!" Cadence looked away knowing what will happen.

And after one hard pull, both of his legs were removed and blood started running down.

Cosmos dropped both of them, he sat down and started taking some breaths as sweat kept running down from him, but no matter how tired he was, he never dropped that grin of his face. He then made his way right to Nocturne's face and asked.

"Do you hate me, Nocturne?"

The Unicorn didn't answer, he was still shocked from what just happened and stood there for a second looking at Cosmos's eyes and then said.

"Why.....why did you do all this to me? I left our Kingdom, why did you chase me down? PLEASE TELL ME!"

"Why?"

Cosmos then spat on him and continiued.

"Because you! You too took away a lot of things from me!"

"What do you mean? I never did take anything from you!"

"Oh but you did! Tell me Nocturne? Who was our Kingdom's hero? Who was the one who defeated every foe and returned home always victorious? Who was praised by our citizens?"

"I.....they never praised me! They hated me for what i was! The only praise that i ever got was from Mother and Celestia!"

Cosmos then slapped him across his face and said.

"Galaxia is not your mother! She never was and she never deserved to have a son such as you! And now thanks to you and all of your 'heroic deeds' you got her on your side and now she thinks that i am the one being bad."

"I was just following orders! For the good of our Kingdom! Nothing more!"

Cosmos then in anger picked up a stone again and started hitting him rapidly and said with each strike.

"I WAS THE ONE WHO WAS SUPPOSED TO BE OUR KINGDOMS SAVIOR! THE WORLD WAS SUPPOSED TO LOVE ME NOT YOU! YOU HEAR ME NOCTURNE? YOU ARE NOTHING! NOTHING AT ALL! YOU ARE JUST A USELESS UNICORN NOW! AND AFTER I KILL YOU! I WILL BRING YOUR CORPSE BACK HOME AND INFORM THE WHOLE KINGDOM THAT YOU TRIED TO KILL ME AND TAKE THE THRONE FOR YOURSELF!"

Cosmos then gave one last strike and Nocturne's horn was shattered to bits and soon blood started coming out as well.

Cosmos then prepared another stirke right on Nocturne's face but he had managed to grab it with his mouth but that prooved fatal because the stone was crushed with his teeth causing them to break and more blood to spill out. Cosmos then kept shoving the stone all the way up to the point were Nocturne accidentally swallowed some of his own teeth and blood.

"How do you like that you piece of shit? Had enough? Ready to accept your fate and finaly die?!"

But Nocturne didn't answer, he didn't even move, he was just slightly breathing.

Cosmos then dropped the stone and asked.

"Why do you resist? You have lost and i have won! Just give up and die already!"

Meanwhile the four mares were shocked at the sight. They didn't believe that Cosmos would do such a thing. Then they heard Nocturne who was trying to say.

"I.....ha.....te you....."

"Do you?" Cosmos asked.

"I hate you.....more than anything.....else right now....."

"And what are you gonna do about it huh?"

"I will....."

As Nocturne started his phrase, small dark energies started covering up his wounds and was slowly healed.

"KILL YOU!" Nocturne said and broke the chains and attacked Cosmos.

The four mares watched in shock as Nocturne was slowly turning back to his dark self and later his twin blades and armor appeard on his body.

"I WILL KILL YOU COSMOS YOU! I HAVE HAD ENOUGH OF YOU!"

Cosmos then used his magic and a blue sword was created. He took battle stance and said.

"It is i who will kill you monster! For Peace and Justice!"

"I WILL TEACH YOU PEACE!"

And the two engaged on one another.

Nocturne stood in two an punched forward both of his blades towards Cosmos who then dodged the attack and prepared to counter but Nocturne grabbed Cosmos and threw him on the altar causing it to break. Nocturne the used his own magic and used the fallen spiked chains to wrap around Cosmos's neck. He then pulled him towards and hit him with his head and causing him to fly backwards, Nocturne then turned his hooves into claws and grabbed the fallen chains while Cosmos was still flying backwards and he started spining around with and dragging Cosmos along with him.

"I WILL MAKE YOU PAY FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU DID TO ME!"

Nocturne said and he then started slamming Cosmos to the ground with the chains.

"NOT IF I KILL YOU FIRST!" Cosmos said and used his magic and teleported behind Nocturne and tried stab him, but his sword just bounced off of his armor.

Nocturne quickly turned around and hit Cosmos on his hoof with the back of his hoof causing him to drop his sword and fall down to the ground. Nocturne then charged towards Cosmos and prepared to stab him with both of his blades but right before he did so Queen Galaxia got in the way.

"Nocturne no!"

But it was too late, Queen Galaxia had taken the hit and she fell down on the ground. Seeing that Cosmos without a second thought flew away from the island.

Celestia and Luna gasped when they saw her mother getting stabbed by Nocturne.

"MOTHER!" Nocturne shouted and pulled out both of his blades.

He then gently put her down and said.

"Mother.....why.....why did you got in the way?!"

"To.....maintain peace in our world."

"What are you talking about? Peace won't cease to exist if Cosmos dies!"

"But it will.....and the world will fall into chaos."

"No it won't! As long as Celestia and Luna-"

"They are not ready Nocturne.....they won't be able to rule a Kingdom after my death."

"No mother! You won't die.....i.....i never meant to!"

"It's too late for me my son, but please let me tell you this as i draw my last breath. Run away Nocturne! Run away and never come back! As long as our Kingdom stands Peace will reign, set aside your hatred for your father and run!"

Nocturne looked to the ground and started thinking.

"No.....i have no father."

Galaxia then placed her hoof next to Nocturne's cheek and said.

"Pony after pony will deny you Nocturne, they will defeand Cosmos so that peace may prevail.....son, please.....run away"

Galaxia's hoof then fell to the ground and she stopped breathing. Then her body slowly started glowing and Nocturne said as he stood up.

"If everypony will deny me my vengence! Then everypony will die! I have lived in the shadow of this Kingdom for far too long! I will kill Cosmos and all those that stand in my way and i alone will make sure that peace will last!"

When he said that, Galaxia's body was fully covered by light and then released an explosion of light around the island. When the light cleared out Nocturne and the four mares found themselves in a big throne room that was filled with corpses and Nocturne was there standing in two trying not to get sucked by the big portal that was behind him.

"No! It can't end like this! I WON'T LET IT!"

Nocturne then felt himself loosing control and said.

"I will return! You hear me sisters? I WILL HAVE MY REVENGE! YOU WILL NEVER ESCAPE ME!"

And Nocturne was sucked by the portal.

The five ponies then found themselves back at the throne room.

"What.Was.That." Twilight asked.

"The past! A past that takes places millions of years ago but, there is more to it than you think." Nocturne said.

"What do you mean? What is there left for us to know?" Cadence asked.

Nocturne then turned around fast, faced Cadence and said.

"A lot more! And i am gonna say everything!"

"There is no need for that Nocturne! They know enough!" Celestia asked.

"No sister, it is not enough. They need to know the truth! About you! Luna! Me! All of it!"

Nocturne then sat on his throne and said.

"After my banishment, my sisters were left to control whatever was left of our Kingdom. After some years they managed to rebuild it, but not to it's former glory. They then heard about a situation, an evil rising from the far away land of.....Equestira."

"But who are you talking about? The windigos?" Cadence asked.

"No, i am talking about Discord."

"Discord?" Twilight asked.

"Yes, as you may know he invaded Equestria thousands of years ago and turned it into his very own amusment park if you want to call it that way. My sisters knew that they had to defeat Discord and bring harmony back to Equestira because if Discord was left unchecked then he would eventually turn his sight towards their Kingdom later on. Then with the Elements of Harmony they were able to overpower him and thus turning him to stone."

"Everypony knows that story Nocturne, why do you bring it up?" Twilight asked.

"Because! Equestria's population was depended on my sisters, they were depended on them to keep them safe and bring harmony to their lands. The tree pony races were still at each other's throats but with them around things calmed down, but it wasn't enough. You see, my sisters' plan was to return back hom once Discord was defeated but if they were to leave right now without anypony guiding them, then chaos would fall upon Equestria once again."

"Where do you want to end up Nocturne?" Cadence asked.

"It's actually very simply my dear. Tell me, have you ever wondered why my dear sister here turned you into an Alicorn?"

Twilight gasped and looked and Cadence.

"Cadence what is he saying? Princess?"

"He is telling the truth Twilight.....he does." Celestia said.

"Well i will tell you why!" Nocturne said.

"Because Equestria needed more than just a capable leader. They needed an Alicorn, because an Alicorn leader would make them more trustworthy than a regular unicorn leader that's why. And then you Twilight came along."

"Me?"

"Yes, my sister also wanted somepony talented, somepony capable. Even though Equestria had the worst magic users, there were some VERY powerful ponies like let's say, Starswirl. So, she created her little magic school to find that one special pony. At first it was going to be Sunset Shimmer but you know how that turned out and then it was you. But you were special, you know why? Because you and your friends were able to bring back Luna! A feat none other could have succeeded except you and your friends. And as time went on, you and your friends because more and more needed than my sisters and soon, they would finaly be able to return home."

Cadence and Twilight then looked over to Celestia and Luna.

"Princess......is everything, that he is saying.....true?" Twilight asked with a sad face.

"Were you really going to abandon us after we were ready?" Twilight continued with some tears running down her cheeks.

"Twilight.....it's not that simply.....i would never have abandoned you!"

"She is right, we would never do such a thing to you!" Luna said.

"LIES!" Nocturne shouted and got up from his throne and advanced towards them.

"YOU WERE GOING TO ABANDOM THEM AND RETURN BACK TO THAT CURSED PLACE YOU CALL A HOME!"

He then turned to Cadence and Twilight and said.

"YOU SEE? I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO TELL YOU FROM THE BEGINNING! BUT I AM ALWAYS INTERUPTED! EITHER BY THAT WRITER OR YOUR MAGIC PORTAL TRAVELING!"

Nocturne then calmed down and said.

"As you can see, everything you needed to know there! Just now, i told you! Are there any more explanations you would like?"

But nopony said anything, they just kept their heads down, looking at the ground.

"I thought so, now that everything is crealed out-"

"No! Not yet, i want to hear it from them too! I want to hear the truth!" Twilight exclaimed.

"Twilight?" Celestia asked.

Twilight then turned to face her and asked.

"Please just tell me! I have been your faithfull student for all these years, please just tell me!" Twilight said and hugged her tightly.

"Twilight....." Celestia said.

She then wrapped her around with her wings and said with a smile as tears came running down from her eyes.

"No matter what Nocturne says, i would never abandon you or anypony else like that! You, your friends, Equestria, all of it truly mattered, when we first arrived here we never planned on staying for so long but we did, because we carred, because we loved you all! Because we wanted the best for you! I swear it to you Twilight."

"Princess....."

"Yes Twilight! This is the truth! I am gonna say it again, i and Luna loved you all and we wanted the best for all of you and-"

"No.....i know that." Twilight said with a smile.

"I am glad you talked princess and i thank you! For everything that you have offered me and given me the chance to do!"

Celestia then looked over to Nocturne and said.

"You may try all you want Nocturne but you will never break us!"

"We all have a reason to be here and we will stop you!" Luna said.

"No matter what happens, no matter what comes in our way!" Cadence continued.

"We will stop you! For the good of all!" Twilight finished.

Nocturne sighted and said.

"Very well, i am through talking with you four! It's time! Yes this is it! Our final battle! You four versus me but spoiler alert: I win!"

The four mares took battle positions and Celestia said.

"We shall see!"

Nocturne smiled and said.

"YES! YES WE SHALL!"

Nocturne then extended his wings and flew up in the air and charged down on the floor causing it to crack and knock back the four mares in different directions.

"Let's end this then! Once and for all!" Nocturne shouted.

Celestia and Luna both rushed at Nocturne executing multipule attacks on his direction but was able to dodge or their weapons would just bounce off of his armor.

"Aim for his neck and back hooves! He is not protected there!" Twilight said.

"I am on it!" Cadence said, took flight and prepared her bow.

She aimed at Nocturne but it was hard for her to hit him when Celestia and Luna were still fighting him.

Celestia then noticed Cadence on the sky with her bow and had an idea.

"Luna keep him occupied!"

Luna noded and swinged her Scythe towards Nocturne but he was able to block it with one of blades. She then moved the Scythe down on Nocturne's shoulder and rotated it to face the back of his neck, she then used her magic and blue chains appeared from the ground and were wrapped around him causing him to stay stuck in two hooves.

"Now sister!"

Celestia then prepared to attack Nocturne from behind but just when she was about to strike him down, he fully turned his head around and when he faced Celestia, he let out a demonic roar that made Celestia fall on the floor cowering in fear.

Seeing her opportunity , Cadence unleashed a volley of golden arrows at the back of Nocturne's head and neck causing him to slightly moan in pain but he was still standing without bleeding. Nocturne then simply turned into a shadow and escaped Luna's trap and appeared behind her.

"Resistance...."

He said and grabbed Luna's mane with his claw and threw her on Cadence while saying.

"Is death!"

The two mares were knocked out of the sky and landed down on the cold concret.

Meanwhile Twilight rushed to Celestia's aid.

"Princess Celestia! You ok?"

But Celestia didn't answer, she was just moaning in pain with her hooves wrapped around her head.

"Don't worry i will help you! I will find a way!"

Twilight's sword was then covered by a pink light and in her head she heard Pinkie Pie's laughter.

"You can do it Twilight! I believe in you!" Pinkie Pie shouted.

The pink light then started spreading towards Celestia and covered her face. After a few seconds her screaming stopped and Celestia started slowly laughing.

"Princess.....are you arlight?"

"Yes i....i am fine" Celestia said and laughed more.

Celestia then took a deep breath and the pink aura around her disappeared.

"Alright, let's go Twilight!" Celestia said with a serious face.

And they both started making their way towards the fight.

"Cadence no!"

Twilight shouted. In the distance she saw Cadenced pinned down on the floor with Nocturne on top of her ready to strike her down with his blades.

Then a blue light came out from her sword and was wrapped around Twilight.

"I will give you the boost you need Twilight!" Rainbow Dash's voice was heard in her head.

Twilight then extended her wings and just before she could blink, she had reached Nocturne and put her blade in front of Cadence and protected her from his attack. She then charged her horn and released a powerfull purple energy beam that sent him right on the ceiling.

"Cadence you ok?"

"Yeah, thanks Twilight." Cadence said and got up.

But before they could do anything else Nocturne came straight down from the ceiling, grabbed Twilight and kept pushing her to the next room. Twilight tried her hardest to escape his grasp but she wasn't strong enough.

"I got ya sugar cube!" Applejack's voice was heard in her head.

Her sword the released an orange light and Twilight felt her strength growing. She then pushed her hoof down and Nocturne suddenly stopped.

"Take this!"

Twilight pulled back and prepared a powerfull punch that when it struck Nocturne it sent him right through a pillar and back to the throne room.

While in mid air, Luna flew towards him and pierced his back leg with her Scythe, she then threw him up and from behind him Celestia appeared. She prepared her sword and aimed directly on his neck, she then lunged forward and put Nocturne back down on the floor while her sword was still attached to his neck. She then lifted him up with her sword and said with eyes closed.

"I am sorry brother."

She then threw him backwards.

"My turn!" Cadence shouted and prepared her bow.

She then concentrated on her feelings, on her love for those around her, but mostly her family, her husband Shining armor and Flurry Heart. Then a big pink arrow was created on her bow, she pulled back the string with her magic and released it.Nocturne was hit by the arrow and was sent right on his throne and causing it to break.

Nocturne rose up from the debri and was about to prepare another attack but something stopped him, it was something that happened to him years ago. He placed his hoof on his neck and he felt it, he felt blood running down from his neck, some of it fell down on the ground while other fell directly in his armor and covered his chest.

"Is.....that.....mine?" Nocturne asked.

"You don't stand a chance Nocturne!" Luna said.

"You are vulnerable! Stay down Nocturne!" Celestia said.

"You think that i am going to die just like that? WHO DO YOU THINK I AM?"

He then smashed both of his hooves into the ground and the world around them started slowly changing. Every part of the castle, every furniture ever item, every wall. They all started floating and the world around them was purple with multiple stars above them and also one big purple orb in the middle of the sky.

"BEHOLD THE INFINITE MALIGNITY OF THE STARS" Nocturne shouted.

Nocturne then started chaning, his flesh moved rapibly and changed colour from black to purple. His whole body just became a big piece of flesh with tentacles and claws, he also had four eyes across each cheek with a long abhorrent mouth and small spikes on his back.

The others looked in horror at the hideous monster that stood before them.

"This doesn't look so good....." Cadence said.

The ground underneeth them started cracking and before they could do anything they were seperated from one another, each of them floating in their own seperate platforms.

"Don't worry we can still fly back to each other!" Luna shouted.

"Then come to me quickly! We don't know what he will do now!" Celestia shouted.

But just when they were about to take flight their horns and wings disappeared. When that happened, their weapons fell to the ground due to the fact that they could no longer use their magic to carry them.

"What the! What happened?" Luna asked.

But before they could say anything, Nocturne who had now turned into a monster could be heard laughing.

"Damm it! It's his doing!" Celestia shouted.

Nocturne then revealed his belly and from there they could see four big green bumps. The bumps then opened up like mouths and released in the air green goo that was raining down on each platform.

"Dodge! Quickly!" Celestia shouted.

They were able to dodge the green goo as it came down on the platforms. However then green goos started chaning shape and taking the form of monsters. They were small with big tentacles around their mouths with red eyes around them and on some areas of their bodies mouths with sharp fangs appeared.

Celestia tried to pick up her fallen weapon but it was no use, with her horn gone it was impossible. The monster that was created from the good then swinged two of it's tentacles towards her but she was able to dodged just in time, she then without much choice picked up her sword with her mouth and lunged herself towards the monster stabbing it on it's main mouth but at the same time coming face to face with it and it's blood stained Celestia's face. Celestia backed away and took a look around her.

In the other three flying platforms each mare was fighting these monsters, but without their weapons it prooved difficult. They even tried using their mouths as well but it was no use, Luna's Scythe was too heavy, Twilight couldn't aim and as for Cadence......well let's forget about her.

Soon more goo was coming from the sky and they all kept fighting but in the end they all failed. Each of them knocked down near the edge, with bruises and cuts all over their bodies.

Twilight crawled away from three of these monsters, she was near the edge and without her wings or horn she was doomed. She then picked up her fallen sword with her mouth and pointed it at the monsters as sweat run all over her face and her heart beating fast. It all seemed lost but Twilight heard a familiar voice in her head that said.

"I won't allow this!"

Twilight closed her eyes and found herself in a white room.

"What? Where am i?"

"Don't be alarmed."

The voiced sounded from behind her and when she turned around to see who it was she saw a very tall alicorn mare with white skin, purple hooves, mane and tail that were both covered with small white flowers. But what caught her attention was the fact that she was wearing a golden crown on her head. The same one that Twilight wears when her and her friends use the Elements Of Harmony. However this crown had on it all of the other coloured gems on it and her cutie mark was a white star covered by a purple aura.

"Who.....who are you?"

The mare smilled and told her.

"I am what you call.....Tree Of Harmony."

Twilight was speechless. She couldn't believe such a thing but the way that mare looked, the fact that she was wearing her crown along with the gems of her friends made her realise that she was telling the truth.

"But.....you had a pony form from the beggining?"

"Not really Twilight, but i existed in a way."

"Wow...and my friends where are they?"

The Tree Of Harmony then said with a sad face.

"They.....don't live exactly.....they became a part of me, what you have been hearing all this time was me, i was just using their voices."

Twilight looked down sad and started slowly crying. The Tree Of Harmony then put her hoof on her chin and said with a smile.

"No need to worry Twilight, as long as you carry me in battle you will not be defeated and that's why i brought you here."

"But.....it's hopeless, Nocturne has taken away our horns and wings, we can't do anything without them."

"Not all power comes from wings and horns Twilight, some comes from your heart and your will to fight.'

"I can't do this alone, if my friends were here-"

"Your friends are here Twilight! They always were and even in the state that they are now, they still want to help you. It was thanks to them that i was able to transfer their powers to you and now it is my time to do my part and help you escape Nocturne's death trap."

"How will you do that?"

"You will see Twilight."

The world around her then started getting destroyed.

"And when it happens you will escape and you will defeat Nocturne! I guarantee it!"

Twilight then returned back to where she was before and just when she was about to get struck by the tentacles a white light stronger than the others came out of her head and created her a white glowing horn.

The other three mares along with Nocturne looked at her from a distance in amazment and the monsters that attacked Twilight were turned into stone. Twilight got up and said to Nocturne.

"You may think that you have won! But you are wrong, as long as my friends are with me you will never defeat any of us!"

She then charged her new horn and attacked Nocturne with a white beam so powerful that completely covered him in the form that he was currently using. Then from him four four different coloured beams came out and hit the four mares. Twilight was hit by a purple beam, Cadence by a pink, Luna by a dark blue and Celestia by a golden one. The beams then disappeared and they all got back their horns and wings.

"Now is our chance everypony! Attack!" Twilight shouted.

The others then with a smile quickly used their magic, picked up their weapons and cleared out their platforms.

Nocturne then prepared another good attack but this time Luna used her magic and golden strings came out of her horn and flew towards Nocturne's bumps, grabbing them and stoping them from releasing more of the goo.

"Assist me!" Luna shouted.

The others then used their magic and grabbed one each of the strings.

"Pull!" Celestia shouted.

The four mares began pulling the strings that were attached to the bumps while Nocturne tried to resist and not end up falling in the void.

"Don't give in! We can do it!" Cadence shouted.

And with their combined strength the bumps were removed from Nocturne's belly and he started bleeding.

"Hit him with them!" Luna shouted.

With that idea in their minds, they used the strings and lunched the bumps towards his direction. Cadence then quickly used her bow and shot the bumps with a special golden arrow. And when the bumps hit Nocturne they released a powerful explosion of Light that forced Nocturne to return to his original form along with the world around them. That explosion of light also made Nocturne's armor and weapons disappear into thin air, he was vulnerable.

"Don't give him another chance! Attack!" Celestia shouted.

Cadence then flew up in the air and shot a golden arrow towards Nocturne's head causing it to get him in two hooves and also destroy the left side of his head. Luna then flew towards him and with pierced his neck with her Scythe and holded him there. Twilight then teleported behind Nocturne and stabed him in the back causing her sword to come out of his chest and it also caused the area around the wound to start petrifying.

"Your turn Celestia! Finish him!" Luna shouted.

Celestia then lifted her sword up in the air and used her wings to lunged herself towards Nocturne, causing her blade to pierce through his unprotected chest.

Nocturne didn't let out a single moan or grunt of pain. He just stood there completly still as blood started coming out from it's wound.

"Is he...dead?" Cadence asked.

"It looks like it....there is no way that he could have survived our combined attack!" Luna said.

"If that's the case then, what must we do now?" Twilight asked.

Celestia was about to pull her weapon out of Nocturne's chest when suddenly his face was healed and he looked at her right in her eyes and she on his.

"You thought that i was going to die just like that?"

When he said that the three princess along with Cadence who prepared her bow, pulled out their weapons from Nocturne's body and prepared another attack.

"No."

Then from Nocturne's body tendrils came and started attacking everything that was around them, causing the three mares to back away.

"I have grown weary of all of you!"

Nocturne then flew towards Twilight. Seeing that Twilight prepared to counter attack with her magic but it was already too late.

Nocturne turned his hoof into a claw and knocked Twilight up in the air causing her to drop her weapon and lose focus of everything around her. Nocturne then followed her up in the air and just as they were coming down, Nocturne cut her in half with his claw and Twilight along with her sword were consumed.

"TWILIGHT!" Cadence shouted.

Then in rage she started flying around the room while unleashing her golden arrows.

"Twilight.....no...this it can't!" Celestia said.

"Nocturne will pay for this! Let's go sister, we can mourn our dead later."

Without any other choice, Celestia followed Luna to Nocturne who was still getting attack by Cadence.

"YOU WILL PAY FOR ALL THAT YOU HAVE TAKEN FROM ME! FIRST MY KINGDOM, THEN MY HUSBAND, LATER MY CHILD AND NOW YOU HAVE TAKEN TWILIGHT! I WILL KILL YOU!"

"No you won't! You will join Twilight instead!"

When he said that Cadenced realesed a scream and kept firing her arrows but this time faster.

However each shot was less and less accurate, her emotions blinded her, she couldn't hit him.

"Cadence stay back!" Celestia shouted as she approached from behind Nocturne with Luna.

Then from Nocturne's back tendrils came and pushed Celestia and Luna back into the next room through the walls. He then stood in two hooves and released another tendril from his hoof and grabbed Cadence in mid air. He then slaped her down into the ground and flew on top of her.

At that moment Cadence felt that this was going to be her end. And without any other reason to scream or struggle, she had calmed down.

Nocturne then gently placed his claw around her horn and squized. The horn that was covered by his claw was slowly cracking and blood started coming out. Nocturne then lifted her up in two hooves and Cadence looked at him in fear.

"I will make sure that you will feel, every detail and all the pain that i plan on causing you." He said calmly.

He then placed his other hoof right on her belly and pushed into slowly. His hoof then started turning into a claw and when it fully turned it had pierced her belly and got inside of her.

Cadence let out a gasp of pain along with a lot of grunts.

Nocturne then wrapped her intenstance around his claw and pulled out slowly and with every tiny pull Cadence could be heard moaning a lot more.

"Do you feel it? But do not worry, i won't let you die like that, i plan on keeping you alive for some time!"

Then from the tips of his claws tendrils came out and started running inside of Cadence's body and she just screaming and crying.

Meanwhile Celestia and Luna were stuck in the next room. It was very cold and was filled with pigs and cows that were being holded by hooks upside down or in other words. They were in a meat locker.

"Celestia! We have to get out of here! Cadence needs us!"

"I am trying but i can't! I can't break free!"

Celestia then started looking back at Twilight's death, that horrible scene awakened something from within her and she could feel it trying to get out.

"Celestia are you alright?"

"What? I mean.....yes i am fine."

They then noticed their weapons on the floor, they then used their magic and picked them up.

"Let's cut our way out!" Celestia said.

Then when they were about to start cutting they heard a scream coming from the throne room.

"Celestia we have to hurry!" Luna said.

In the other room, Nocturne was holding up in the air Cadence with the hoof that had pierced her skin and entered her body. The tendrils had also managed to come out of her own hooves and then reenter by piercing other parts of her body.

Nocturne then felt pain on his back, he turned around and saw that Celestia and Luna were flying towards him with their weapons ready but just when they were about to attack him they were pushed back by an invisible shield.

"Fools!"

Nocturne then dragged Cadence to the ground and turned his other hoof into a claw.

"Nocturne NO!" Celestia shouted.

Nocturne then sliced Cadence's neck and the tendrils came out from there, they then lunged themselves into her eyes and Nocturne moved his claw that was inside of her all the way up and cut her head off. She then melted and was Consumed by Nocturne along with her bow.

The two remaining mares were left speechless, looking at Nocturne with their eyes wide open.

Then, Celestia felt the same thing that she felt when she saw Twilight die. She felt rage taking over her, that rage however felt very familiar, it was like a small fire inside of her growing bigger and bigger.

Nocturne then jumped into the air and prepared an attack with his blades on Celestia, but just before the impact, Luna pushed Celestia away and she suffered the pain. Both of the blades had pierced her left wing along with her armor and entered her body.

"LUNA!"

Celestia then in rage swinged her sword on top of Nocturne, but he pulled out one of his blades and blocked her attack.

"Don't you see sisters? The time for games has ended and soon you will be next!"

"No! It is you who is going to die! For all that you have done!" Celestia said.

"Sister....." Luna said in a low voice.

Nocturne then released a shadow bolt from the blade that was holding Celestia's attack and pushed her back to the stairs.

"Your turn!"

Nocturne then grabbed Luna's head with his two hooves that turned to claws and said.

"I know what you are most afraid of Luna! And i am gonna let that fear consume you and the best part is that that pain will never! But never end!"

Luna looked in terror as she gazed into his blue glowing eyes. She was then attacked but the memories of her as Nightmare Moon. All the pain that she caused, all the terror that she spread. It all began assaulting her mind and she could even feel the pain of all those that suffered because of her. All of these voices and screams made Luna stand in two and shout.

"MAKE IT STOP PLEASE! I CANT STAND IT ANYMORE! MY HEAD IS GONNA BLOW!"

Celestia got up and flew towards her sister. Nocturne however saw that and with a simple gesture, tentacles came out from the ground and pulled her to the ground. Celestia struggled but it was all in vain. The tentacles holded her down so hard that she had lost focus and as a result she let go of her sword then without any other choice she closed her eyes and looked away. Fear had darkened her thoughts.

"You are missing all the fun Tia!"

When Nocturne said that he teleported next to her and placed his hooves around her. Then small tendrils came out of them and forcefully opened Celestia's eyes and made her look at ther sister Luna who was screaming in pain.

"NO MORE! I BEG OF YOU! IT WASNT MY FAULT! PLEASE!!!"

Celestia then started crying.

"SISTER!"

Luna then let out a final scream and then her head exploded and fell down on the ground dead.

Celestia gasped and kept her eyes on the body of her dead sister.

"Luna.....no.....no it can't be. LUNA!!!"

Celestia then started crying even louder.

Nocturne rolled his eyes, got up and made his way towards Luna's corpse.

Seeing that Celestia said in rage.

"Don't you dare get close to her!"

"Does it really matter anymore sister?'

Nocturne then turned his hoof into a claw and picked up Luna's Scythe, he then crushed it in his claw and the Scythe melted and was Consumed. He then apprached Luna's corpse and prepared to Consume it.

"For the Love Of God, Nocturne don't do it!"

Nocturne then looked to Celestia and said as he drove his blade into Luna's body.

"No."

And her body was then consumed.

"NO!"

When that happened, Celestia put her head down and started whispering.

"No....Luna....Twilight....Cadence....i failed you...please forgive me!"

"I can hear you Celestia and you don't have to be sorry about anything."

Nocturne then made his way to her fallen sword that was a little far away from him.

Celestia looked at him and then that same burning rage took over but this time it was much worse. Her skin felt like if it was burning and her powers were increasing.

Nocturne sensed her rage and turned around to face his sister but when he did he was punched in the face and was thrown back into the debris of his throne and when he got up from the debris, he saw Celestia covered in flames.

"Do you feel it sister? That rage, that burning desire! Daybreaker is close, isn't she?"

"SHUT UP! I WILL KILL YOU BEFORE SHE TAKES OVER!"

"We will see about-"

But before he could continue, Celestia launched herself into the air, then on top of Nocturne and attacked him with nothing but her bare burning hooves. Nocturne did everything he could to block her attacks but he wasn't so successful. Her punches broke through his blocks and she started punching him on his face relentlessly and with each strike blood would come out and stain both her face and her hooves. All of this brute force that was inflicted on him forced Nocturne to lean his back and then dispense his head forwad causing Celestia to be thrown away.

"Yes! Come! He told me that you will be the final pony to stand against me! He was right! LET'S END THIS!"

Nocturne then stood and with simple gestures, dark portals would open up around the throne room and from them big purple rocks would come crashing down on Celestia.

Celestia got up and but dodged the rocks one by one as she made her way towards Nocturne. Then from Nocturne's hoof, a tentacle came out and grabed the giant lamp on the ceiling of the room and threw it on Celestia. She then with a roar took flight right on top of it and with a simple punch was able to break through and reach Nocturne.

She then grabed him with her teeth, spinned around and threw him into the dark portals. Nocturne however used his tentacle and he dragged Celestia along with him.

The two ponies were floating in a dark place with stars all around them. Celestia used her wings, reached Nocturne and they continued to fight until Nocturne opened up another portal and the two were teleported back to the throne room.

There Celestia released a roar so powerful that her voice was echoed all through out the dark castle. She then flew towards Nocturne, grabed him and she kept flying towards the wall. She and him passed through a lot of walls and rooms until they were finaly outside.

Celestia then slammed him to the wall and started dragging him up while his face was still in contact with the wall.

"DO YOU LIKE THAT YOU BASTARD? HUH? TELL ME HOW DOES PAIN FEEL LIKE?"

Nocturne then pulled back his head only to reveal that half of it was destroyed, it however regenerated quickly and he said.

"It feels good!"

He then pushed his head back with so much force right on Celestia's face and he was freed. He then took flight and kept going up. Celestia followed him and after some seconds they had reached the top of the castle which was very big and very spacious and in the darkness outside only Celestia was visible and Nocturne was nowhere to be found.

"SHOW YOURSELF COWARD! COME OUT AND FACE ME!"

"Your rage blinds you sister! You will never be able to defeat me. He said so."

"I DONT CARE ABOUT ANYTHING THAT YOU SAY! I DONT CARE ABOUT PHOBETOR I DONT ABOUT YOUR OLD GODS! I CARE ABOUT KILLING YOU AND THAT'S WHAT I AM GOING TO DO!"

She then let out a scream and the fires around her started gathering above her head until nothin remained on her. After some seconds the flames had taken the form of a giant sphere that revealed the whole area along with Nocturne. The sphere then was split into six smaller fire orbs that circlued around the giant tower that they were standing on.

"YOU.WILL.BURN!"

She then flew up in the sky and the orbs followed. Then when she was high enough she and the orbs that now were circling around her charged down to Nocturne's location. Nocturne then stood in two hooves, opened up his hooves and looked up in the sky were his sister was charging down on him.

"My moment at last! MAKE ME FEEL PAIN!"

Celestia heard him and those words only fulled her rage and with a roar she smashed Nocturne to the ground and the six fire orbs exploded but the giant tower was still standing strong.

When the smoke cleared out. Nocturne was on the ground and the ground bellow him cracked and ready to break, while Celestia was on top of him and was giving him punches. But Nocturne didn't show any sign of pain, he was only laughing. That didn't please Celestia at all. The fact that he was laughing at her, the fact that she was laughing at her for trying to avenge those that she carred about the most.

"YOU WONT BE LAUGHING WHEN I DO THIS!"

She then let out a fire breath and burned down Nocturne's wings. But he was still laughing.

"DONT LAUGH AT ME!"

She then bit his hoof along with some iron from his wrist blade and pulled back with all her might. Soon, blood came out along with the whole tendril, she then used her magic and wrapped the tendril around his neck. She then used both of her hooves and started bringer down her hooves which were in flames again down of him with full force. After some seconds the ground bellow them broke and the two of them fell down the into the hollow tower.

After some time falling, fatigue had finaly caught up with Celestia, she let go and she fell down to the ground, as for Nocturne, as he was falling down the other end of the tendril was pierced by a sharp edge and as a result, Nocturne was hanged from the ceiling.

Celestia then lifted her head up and saw her brother there, hanged but the most horrific thing was the fact that his head was no longer part of his body, his very spine was holding both his body and head from the tips of the bones. She let out a signt of releaf and closed her eyes.

"Now it's my turn!" Celestia heard Daybreaker speaking in her head.

Celestia opened her eyes and said.

"No! I won't let you!"

But it was too late. Celestia was wrapped in flames and she was no more, only daybreaker.

Daybreaker let out an evil laugh but it was cut short because she felt something on her back and before she could turn around to see who touched her it was too late, Daybreaker melted and Celestia fell on the ground.

Celestia let out heavy breaths and asked.

"What happened?"

She then turned around and saw Nocturne standing behind her in two hooves. She saw his spine returning back to his back and his head to it's original place. She then quickly picked up her sword, pointed it at him and said.

"No.....no please no.....i.....i killed you!"

"No you didn't."

Nocturne then used his magic and a dark portal appeared behind Celestia, he then punched her into it and Celetia was back at the top of the tower. Nocturne came out of the hole that Celestia created and was rebuilded once he crossed it.

"Celestia!"

She turned around while still being on the ground and she said.

"What! What do you want!"

"What do i want? I want you to give up! Stop resisting! Don't you see? You are the only pony left and you cannot defeat me!"

Celestia looked down for a while, "Nocturne was right!" She thought. Only she remained to fight Nocturne. Then Celestia heard a voice in her head and it said.

"This is it my dear, your final battle! But don't worry i will make sure to give you the hope you need to defeat Nocturne! Now bare witness to my powers!"

Then from Celestia's head, a glowing halo appeared. Celestia was not hopeless anymore, she wasn't afraid anymore. As if that halo just took all these dreadfull emotions away. She then stood up with a smile and said.

"I may be the only pony remaining to fight against you Nocturne! But our world is still filled with lives! Lives that i am willing to protect from your evil schemes! I won't let you defeat me! Never!"

The halo then was absorbed by her sword. She then lifted it up in the air and the sword released an explosion of light that permanently illuminated Nocturne's world.

"Yes Eternal Light, i know of that. When i Consumed Crossbleser i got ever piece of information on your sword! There is nothing that you can do to surprise me sister!"

But Celestia just smiled and said.

"Watch this....."

Then from around the tower, four platforms made out of pure Light appeared and on top of them there were ponies.

Nocturne looked around the platforms, he then said in a surprised tone.

"I.....i know these ponies.....they are....."

"Celestia!" A voice was heard.

Celestia turned around and saw Crossbleser flying down from one of the platforms.

"Crossbleser!" She said and hugged him.

"I am glad you are safe Celestia."

"Me too! But...what happened?"

"Appartently you brought us back."

"What do you mean by us?"

She then saw King Cosmos and Queen Galaxia flying down to her.

"Father! Mother!" She said and hugged them both.

"But...i don't understand.....does that mean that....."

"Yes my dear, we are all here." King Cosmos said.

"He is telling the truth, it's us, your siblings, your faithful student we are all here!" Queen Galaxia said.

"HEY!" They heard Nocturne shouting.

They then turned to face him.

"How did you do it old fool?"

"What are you talking about Nocturne? I didn't do anything."

"Oh really? Then tell me why didn't i know about that Sword's ability to bring back the dead?!" Nocturne demanded.

"That sword was created to kill you Nocturne nothing else, even i am as surprised as you are!"

"But.....that's impossible! So you are telling me that you were brought back to life along with all those that i have killed?"

"That is correct Nocturne, all the good ponies that you have murdered now stand before you!"

Celestia then started moving towards Nocturne.

"Celestia! What are you doing?" Queen Galaxia asked.

"I have come to the realisation.....i must defeat Nocturne!"

"Wait! Let us help you my dear! He won't stand a chance!" King Cosmos said.

"Our father is right you now!" Princess Luna said as she came down from one of the platforms.

"Luna....."

"You can't defeat Nocturne on your own, he is too powerful but now that we are gathered here together! We can defeat him!"

However, Celestia's mind was set and she then said with a smile.

"No, don't worry about me sister. Because with this holy sword in my hooves i will kill Nocturne once and for all. I saw you die all die and it was horrible, i don't want something like this to happen again and it is my duty as a Princess to protect those that i care about! And that's what i am going to do!"

She then faced Nocturne and said.

"This is it Nocturne! Our final battle! Let's end this! Once and for all!"

Nocturne then stood in two hooves, he let out a demonic laughter that shocked everypony on the platforms and said.

"Very well! Then let this be our final battle!"

"Then make sure not to hold back this time! Because right now i plan on killing you for real!"

"Trust me, i won't hold back! INSTEAD! I WILL UNLEASH EVERY BIT OF MY POWERS!"

Nocturne then took battle stance and said.

"Prepare yourself! Sister!"

Nocturne Part 2: Warrior Of The Unholy Light

Nocturne then stabbed his sword to the ground and released a massive shockwave that pushed away a little everypony around him.

"Do you see me now? Do you see how strong i am? The Mask of the Leper King has granted me the stregnth to overcome every physical attack that is thrown at me!"

Celestia couldn't help herself but cower in fear before him, her instincs told her to just run away and be done with it. But she couldn't, it was like if someone had chained her hooves to the ground.

"I may have sacrificed my magic and flying but as i said before! I am willing to give up EVERYTHING! AND I MEAN EVERYTHING! EVEN MY FAMILY IF IT MEANS THAT CREATION WILL PREVAIL! DO YOU SEE IT SISTER? THIS IS THE POWER OF MY RESOLVE! THIS IS THE POWER THAT ALLOWS ME TO DEFIE THE PAIN THAT IS INFLICTED UPON MY BODY AND MIND! AND THIS IS THE POWER THAT YOU WILL NEVER GET TO HAVE!"

And from his right hoof, fleshy claws came out and pierced through the bandages that were covering his hoof. He then grabbed the sword, dropped it's broken blade to the ground and started advancing towards Celestia.

"I...i can't do this...he...he is stronger than me now...there is no way i am going to suffer again! I have to run...i can't keep up with him..." Celestia thought to herself as memories of the past started invading her mind.

She remembered that day when she was fighting Nocturne at Trinia. She lost the battle that day and suffered a lot of pain and if it wasn't for Crossbleser who got there just in time to help her out, she would have died years ago to the same stallion that she fights today.

"Do not despair!"

Celestia heard the same dark voice in her head.

"Tell me Princess are you going to let Nocturne win like that? Are you going to let him! Wear the very symbol of Trinia? The City Of God? Or are you going to fight and put a stop to his blasphemous actions against the Light?"

Celestia thought for a while as Nocturne grew closer to her.

The dark voice was right. The Light is a beacon of hope for all across Creation not just the faithful and Nocturne was curropting everything he touched with his fell hooves, turning even the greatest of Lights into darkness and now he wears the mask of the King Of Trinia the City Of God.

She bravely pointed her sword at him and said.

"You dare wear that mask?"

"Who are you to ask such a thing? The King chose me to lead his Kingdom and i will do as the King Of Light commands! To bring peace to the followers of the Light! And death to those that would defie its greatness!"

"Nocturne....i will rip that mask right off your face for claiming that you do good! For threatening innocent ponies to follow a religion that they do not believe in! For inspiring fear and making wars to promote hatered instead of peace as the Book Of Revelations mentioned!"

Then in rage, Nocturne rushed at her despite the fact that his whole body had succumed to plague of the Leprosy and prepared his massive sword to crush her down.

But just when the blade started falling down on her, she dashed to the left, she aimed for Nocturne's neck and swinged her sword across it only to stop because Nocturne put the tip of his hoof up to protect himself. The sword was able to pass through the dirty bandages and into Nocturne's plagued flesh but he didn't show any signs of pain or suffering.

"WHY DO YOU EVEN CARE ABOUT THOSE HERETICS? THEY ALL HAVE OPPOSED THE WAYS OF LIGHT IN MANY WAYS!"

And he used his head to attack her's. But things didn't go as he expected, Celestia was able to hold her head high even after such a powerful attack instead of being knocked back.

"And so have you Nocturne.....even i! Everypony has done so, we were created this way not to be wise and right about everything we do but as ponies with free will!"

"Free will is a myth! It's a joke! If you do not cast aside your vulgar and licentious ways then you are not worthy of living under the Light!"

Nocturne then pulled his blade back and once it reached the ground he spinned around along with it in an effort catch Celestia off guard and cut her down right there!

But she was able to see through him and just as the blade came flying towards her she simply put her own blade next to her and stopped her brother's sword on its tracks. She then spinned her sword around so fast that Nocturne's claw was cut and his broken blade fell on the ground.

"I won't let your tyranny go on any further! I will cut you down where you stand!"

And she started relentlessly attacking and slicing Nocturne. Ecach strike that she would unleash against the mad stallion caused the red shroud to be cut into pieces and fall down on the ground along with tiny shards of his black steel armor.

That however did not bother him at all, Nocturne just smilled under his mask and said.

"Big mistake for cutting my claw off!"

And just when he said that he pushed his way through her blade and lunged his cut off bleeding hoof right into her mouth and he just kept forcing it further down into her throat.

"Do you like that? Soon you too will have Leprosy!"

And he kicked her back into the ground.

The others around couldn't believe what they just heard. Was Celestia now infected with Leprosy? Was she going to suffer the same way that Nocturne is right now? Or not?

"This is bad! She can't have the plague! Not now!" Sessuena said in fear.

Nocturne then walked away from Celestia who was still on the ground and said as he bandaged his cut off claw and picked up the sword with his other.

"You may think that you were in pain all these years ago when you first fought me like this! But now what you are about to expirience is beyond painful! But you won't get to live a tortured life as i did! But let me tell you! All these years of me carrying the plague of the Leprosy has allowed me to draw out so much power! Even if my body is falling appart because of it! I have reached levels of strength that other stallions only dream of!"

Celestia slowly got up in shock of what just happened. She spit out some of the blood that was in and around her mouth and picked up her sword while questions invaded her head.

"Am i really? Am i really infected as well? Oh my God....why me...." Celestia thought to herself.

"Don't worry....Celestia, you can still beat him!" The dark voice was heard again in her head.

"But how! He is stronger than i am! And now he infected me with Leprosy! I don't think that i can withstand its effects as him."

"You will have to only for a sort period of time and when i will be ready, i will heal your corrupted body."

"You.....you can?"

"Yes but you only need to trust me.....because in the end Nocturne will die and you will emerge victorious!"

Celestia believed in the words of the mysterious voice and once again she prepared herself for combat.

"I expected you to be in shock now that you too harbor the plague of Leprosy, tell me sister? Why am i wrong?"

"I have already told you brother, this is our final battle! The end of all! I am not gonna cower in fear in this moment! I am going to beat you and make sure that you won't hurt anypony again for good!"

Nocturne however sighted and said.

"You dissapoint me sister, even after all those years of war you still can't see the bigger picture! And this is the reason why you are going to lose!"

He then stood up in two hooves and smashed the sword to the ground. When he did that, an orange aura emitted from the sword and later from Nocturne's rotten body started coming out flys. The flys were so many that the sound of their wings flapping could be heard in the air and they all were flying around Nocturne as he made his way towards Celestia.

"Those flys around me will make the Leprosy from inside you grow faster. I suggest you stay away or by all means come closer so that i may cleave you in two!"

Then an idea came to Celestia's mind and said with a smile.

"Taste this!"

She then used her magic and tried to levitate Nocturne up in the air but it proved more difficult than it seemed no matter how much Celestia tried it almost seemed impossible.

"Try all you want Celestia! My resolve will never be shaken! I will not give in!"

"Then i will just have to keep trying until i succeed!"

She then started unleashing from her horn spears made out of light towards Nocturne, who took the hits without moving away a muscle. But with each strike into Nocturne's body, it only made him weaker and his flesh along with his armor started slowly falling appart.

"Hmm! Even if my body is slowly being destroyed! I still feel no pain!"

"Just shut up!"

And with a powerful roar she was able to lift Nocturne up in the sky and she started moving him up and down into the cold ground. The flys around him started dying each time she would smash Nocturne into the ground and the sword lost its orange aura. She later grabbed the sword from Nocturne's claw with her magic and dropped him down on the ground.

"Nocturne! You said that because you put the mask on that means that you have lost all access to magic am i correct?"

But he didn't reply and that gave Celestia the courage she needed to move on in the next phase of her attack. But just then, the effect of the Leprosy started taking appearing and Celestia fell down in pain.

"W-what is happening to her?" Fluttershy asked.

"Oh no, i think that...." Twilight started.

Then, from Celestia's body small holes started appearing and from there her blood started leaking out.

"The plague of the Leprosy is taking effect!" Twilight finished.

Celestia stood there on the ground in pain but to her aid came the mysterious voice again.

"This is the moment Celestia, let me take away your suffering!"

And when he said that the many holes that were created on her body simply disappeared and Celestia was back to normal again.

"Just.....how did that happen!" Sessuena asked.

"A lot of unexplained things have happend thus far but we can only question them later." King Cosmos said.

"I just hope that the two of them would stop fighting, that is my only wish right now. I can't bear to watch as two of my children slaughter one another, if only i could do something!" Queen Galaxia thought to herself as she watched in agony what was happening right before her eyes.

"T-that's impossible! Nopony can get cured of Leprosy!" Nocturne shouted.

Celestia however didn't say anything, instead she started running towards Nocturne with the both of her blades.

"Even without my sword i can still fight on! No matter how much i suffer I CAN STILL KEEP ON FIGHTING ON!"

And when he said that, he stood up in two hooves and started running towards Celestia.

"I will not be defeated! I will never be!"

And when the two met, Nocturne unleashed his hoof forward and was about to punch Celestia but she was able to dodge his attack and pierce both of her swords right into his chest and destroy whatever armor was left covering him.

"And now! Without any magic to heal you brother!"

She then roared and lifted him up in the air with her swords.

"I WILL SMASH YOU TO BITS!"

And she slammed Nocturne into the ground and caused his body parts to be seperated from one another with blood and organs decorating the ground below his massively mutilated corpse.

Celestia was taking heavy breaths after what she just did and the others let out a gasp when Nocturne's body blew up into this.....

"Is it over?" Rarity asked.

"Ah sure hope so....." Applejack said.

"Hahaha! Oh yeah! It's definitely over! I mean look at him!" Rainbow Dash said with a smile.

But just like before, his seperated body parts, organs and blood started dragging themselves together and as Nocturne's flesh started taking the shape and form of a pony again the others were drowned in fear once again.

"Now....that was something....."

Nocturne said as he stood there. His armor, bandages and the red cloth around his head were destroyed but his mask was still there, without a scratch on it. His body however was as they expected it to be, all around it there were these huge bumps with torn up skin that some of them even reached his bones with blood coming out of each and every one of them.

"Alright Celestia i am gonna be honest with you.....that was painful, yes it was but as i said before i have to time to suffer.....i don't have it! And i am going to show you what i mean by suffer!"

He then stood up in two hooves and turned his front hooves into claws.

"Now watch closely everypony.....you are about to witness what a stallion is willing to do to follow his ambitions!"

He then placed his claws around his mask and he started violently pulling it out.

"YOU ARE ABOUT TO SEE JUST HOW MUCH GREATER I AM THAN YOU ALL!"

And after a few tries, he was able to remove the mask of his face but his skin was still attached to it and as he pulled back the mask, he also pulled out the very skin on his face.

He then dropped the mask down, he stomped on it and the mask melted into his body.

Celestia and the others gasped when they saw what was hiding under that mask.

"By all that is holy! This....this can't be! How can you live like this!" Celestia asked and the others around couldn't agree more.

Nocturne's face was more disoriented than they had expected. His one eye was covered by a gaint bump that was leaking so much blood that it would drip down on the ground like a waterfall. His other eye had multiple bumps around it and from them too, blood was dripping down.

Nocturne laughed at their weakness and disgust and said.

"This is nothing! Even though i have lost my sight! I can still go on!"

"You....you are blind?"

"Of course i am! And in this current condition, not even the sun can pierce through these masses of plagued flesh! But as you can hehe....SEE! I can go on no matter what!"

Just then however, his body started emitting.....Light.

"Because i have but one thing in mind! Defeat Phobetor along with the Eldritch Gods and bring peace to Creation! Once and for all!"

There was then an explosion of Light that blinded everypony around and when it cleared out they saw him again and the Broken Sword that Celestia had taken from Nocturne was gone.

"Nocturne.....is that....." Sessuena started.

"It can't be...." Crossbleser also said.

Nocturne was not a creature of darkness anymore! His dark skin had now changed into white like Celestia's. His red batwings had become golden, his dark armor had also become golden and was decorated with a blue shourd around his shoulder and waist. On top of that Nocturne also had a long white horn on his head and his twin blades were now replaced with two twin long golden swords with blue hilts.

"I am once again casting away the darkness within me and i become one with the Light! But this time i plan on surrendering myself to it, rather than return to my past self!"

He then without hesitation, flew with so much speed towards Celestia and started unleashing blow after blow with his twin golden swords and Celestia did her best to block his quick attacks but it proved impossible, his speed was greater than hers, she couldn't keep up with him. His swords would pass through her defenses and as a result, small multiple cuts would appear around her body.

"There! There is still Light within you?" Celestia asked as she backed away from his attacks.

"There always was! Because i chose to defend Creation! Because i chose to put my faith above all else! That is why i am like this!"

Nocturne then prepared another attack but just his sword was about to come in contact with Celestia, he used his magic and teleported behind her. Realising what Nocturne just did, Celestia quickly turned around to face him but just when she did, she saw Nocturne coming towards her with a golden lantern in hoof that its flame was pure blue.

"Taste the power of the Lantern Of Revelations! This Holy Artifact will allow me to see the weakness in your body! In your armor! Every little detail about everything!"

And then with a swift strike, he swinged his twin blades across Celestia's shoulder armor and it instantly broke and blood was blown out of it.

"I can see it all sister! Every tiny little crack in your armor and even where your body is weakened the most! I know where to strike! And i know that i will kill you!"

Nocturne then dashed next to her and sliced off another piece of her armor that was protecting the left side of her chest and along with it blood started coming out as well.

"It is only a matter of time until you die Celestia! But if you stay still i can make it painless!"

Nocturne then prepared another attack but it was cut short because this time Celestia attacked him first but Nocturne was able to dodge the attack and he flew up in the air.

"Celestia....." She heard the same dark voice in her head again.

"What is it?"

"I am here to tell you that there is a way to defeat Nocturne."

"But how? He is so fast and strong! I can't keep up with him or even land a single blow."

"Well, lucky for you with a sword as powerful as yours you will only need one hit!"

"What? What are you saying? Why would i need one hit now when the previous times he would just take the hit and still stand?"

"Because Nocturne gave up on the Darkness that hides within him."

"How does that help me?"

"It's simply. Nocturne's invulnerability and unnatural might come from his dark magics but now that he has gave them up, his flesh is as weak as yours and you will be able to make him bleed!"

"I see, so then i will just have to find the perfect opportunity and then strike?"

"Yes that's it and that opportunity is really close to you so i suggest you make a move!"

Celestia then looked up in the sky and she saw Nocturne coming straight down on her.

"This is your end!"

When he said that, Nocturne started spinning around in mid air as he was coming down with so much speed that he had turned into a tornado of blades.

"Find the opening Celestia! Cut him down!"

Celestia paid close attention to Nocturne as he was coming down and she found what she was looking for!

"That's it! Now it is my perfect chance to attack! If he stays still and attacks me like this i will get that one hit kill that the....Voice told me about!"

Celestia took a deep breath and waited for Nocturne to get in range and just when he was, she swinged her blade right in front of her downwards and later kept her head down just in case she would miss the attack.

But she didn't miss, instead her hit was accurate and Nocturne fell down on the groud with some of his armor destroyed.

"Yes! I did it! But i musn't let my guard down! I must push on!"

Celestia then rushed to him with her sword and was about to begin her attack when Nocturne pulled the Lantern Of Revelations. The fire within the lantern started growing stronger and stronger to the point where Celestia couldn't look at him anymore and turned her back to him however, she had a plan prepared.

"Now! DIE!"

Nocturne said and lunged himself with both is blades ready.

Celestia then slimed and said as she charged her horn.

"No you...."

She then used her magic and teleported on top of Nocturne with her blade's edge ready to strike him down. Seeing that, Nocturne pulled out the Lantern Of Revelations and tried to use its powers to force Celestia away but the Holy Light that was being radiated did not have an effect on her and as a result, her sword pierced through the lantern and the sword stuck in between the lantern's broken form.

When the Lantern broke right before their eyes, the two ponies gasped.

"What the! What did you just do you whor----"

Nocturne stopped before he could finish the sentence.

"You! You put it in the way! It's your fault that this Holy Relic has been shattered!"

"YOU DARE ACCUSE ME OF SUCH A THING? I WHO ONCE AGAIN HAVE RISED ABOVE SIN! I WHO HAVE PUNISHED ALL THOSE THAT WANTED TO ERADICATE THE LIGHT AND KILL US ALL?! YOU TALK NONSENSE! AND FOR THAT I WILL PUNISH YOU TOO!"

Nocturne then kicked her away, put his away his twin golden swords and then pulled out a flail. The flail was made out of iron rod, at the end of the rod three long chains were visible and at their end there were small iron spiked balls on each chain. The spiked iron balls were dripping blood from them as if they were recently used.

"I WILL TEACH YOU UNIMAGINABLE PAIN CELESTIA! YOU HEAR ME! I WILL RIP OUT YOUR SKIN AND LEAVE YOU DOWN ON THE GROUND TILL YOU DIE! NO! I WILL JUST KEEP SMACKING YOU! AND SMACKING YOU TILL YOU CRY AND BEG FOR YOUR MISERABLE AND VULGAR LIFE!"

Fear quickly took control of Celestia's mind, seeing Nocturne closing in on her with a flail ready to annihilate her made her cowerd in fear.

"No...stay back!" Celestia said and aimed her sword at her.

She then flew back away from him and just when she landed on the ground, she used her magic and picked up a big stone piece from the edge of the tower and threw it at him. But just when she did, Nocturne punched the stone and it immediately was split in two.

"TRY ALL YOU WANT SINNER! BUT YOU WON'T ESCAPE MY JUDGMENT!"

Celestia who was still devoured by doubt and fear quickly took another piece from the edge of the tower but this time bigger and used her magic to throw it towards Nocturne.

"You won't get close to me! I won't let you! I WONT!"

He however just lunged his head forward and the stone piece was shattered into six pieces.

"THROW ME ANOTHER ONE YOU MISCREANT! IT WILL ONLY MAKE IT MORE EXCITING FOR ME!"

This time though, Celestia charged her horn and released a never ending beam of light that kept on hiting Nocturne. He however didn't seem to be affected by it all, he just kept on walking straight to her from where the beam was coming.

Celestia didn't back down either, not out of courage or virtue no, out of fear! She knew that if she were to stop now Nocturne would get the jump on her. She had to give it her all to keep him away from her but it was all in vain.

When Nocturne got close to her, he swinged his mighty flail across her face and Celestia was thrown back a little and the beam light was stopped. When she lifted her head however, it was covered in giant cuts that forced her to scream out of pain and drop her sword to the ground.

"Yes! Cry out in pain! Let me hear every sound you make no matter how small or insignificant may be! I want to hear it all! I WANT TO HEAR YOU BEGGING FOR YOUR LIFE AS I TAKE IT AWAY!"

He then quickly swinged his flail across her leg and she fell down on the ground in pain and Nocturne kept on laughing. But it was then that he noticed that one of the chained balls that he had struck Celestia was still stuck to her leg. He formed a grin on his face and pulled with so much force that a giant piece of her skin was stuck into the spiked ball and she just kept on screaming out of the unimaginable pain to the point where she started to cry as well.

Celestia couldn't take it anymore, she wanted to escape and she was about to do just that. She extended her wings and began flying away but she didn't got far. One of the chains from Nocturne's flail was thrown, it wrapped around her neck and he began pulling her down to the ground.

"YOU ARE NOT GOING ANYWHERE!"

And just when she was close to him, Nocturne punched her to the ground, he stood up in two and placed his left back hoof on her.

"You will die! PAINFULLY!"

Then, the other chains from the flail were wrapped around her front hooves and Nocturne pushed her head down while pullling back the flail that was wrapped around her neck and front hooves.

"AND NOW! YOU WILL ALL WATCH AS I COMPLETLY DESTROY HER!"

Nocturne then started pulling the flail back harder and Celestia would cry out in pain as her neck and front hooves were slowly torn appart.

Celestia just kept screaming and screaming out in pain with tears running down, her life was slowly dripping away and only one thing could save her. That Dark Voice in her head, she was sure that it was thanks to it that she was able to survive thus far and she wanted it to help her again and again till she would win the fight against Nocturne something that on its own proved difficult beyond comprehension.

But just then, she heard the Dark Voice in her head.

"I told you Celestia, i won't let you die! I will never abandon you!"

When she heard those words, a surge of power started coursing through her veins. Her eyes started gloing gold and with a powerful roar, she got up and pulled the chains with so much force that they shattered into tiny pieces. She quickly picked up her fallen sword with her magic and flew towards Nocturne.

"By the Light!" Nocturne said and tried to pull out his twin blades.

He failed however and Celestia came charging down on him with her gigantic blade across his chest. When she did that, a loud crack was heard and Nocturne was sent flying back as his golden armor was destroyed and pieces were scattered on the ground.

"It's not over yet! It never will be! As long as i draw breath, Creation will be safe and i intended to keep it that way!"

Before he could say anything else however Celestia flew towards him and prepared another attack but just when she was about to hit him, he pulled out a long spear. The blade of the spear was golden and it's hilt was made out of wood and when it came in contact with Celestia's sword a very loud ding was heard and everypony around along with Celestia were forced to cover their ears.

"What just happened! What is that!" Twilight shouted.

"Oh no.....it can't be!" Starswirl said as he looked at Nocturne.

"Starswirl! What is it? What is that spear?"

"It's not just any spear Twilight Sparkle." Crossbleser said and caught her attention.

Nocturne then stomped the spear to the ground and the lound ding was heard again.

"Behold! The Spear that i hold is none other than the Spear Of Destiny itself! The same spear that was used to stab the Messiah himself years ago!"

He then picked it up from the ground and pointed it at Celestia.

"It will be a shame to shed your disgusting corrupted blood on top of his!"

"You are even willing to use the Spear Of Destiny too? Do you even have any dignity left in you Nocturne? Or are you just blindly following your ambitions and casting aside anything else irrelevant?"

"I am just doing what must be done! Because only i have what it takes, only i have the resolve and the will to sacrifice anything to achieve ultimate victory! You should know that better than anypony sister!"

"B-but i...."

"SILENCE!"

He then immediately jumped high up into the sky and prepared a powerful strike with the Spear. Celestia however mananged to dodge the attack but Nocturne wasn't done yet. The moment he landed to the ground he spined around with his Spear and he managed to injure Celestia's left cheek.

"Dear sister, i truly expected you to surrender the moment i pulled out the Spear, i mean you do know what they say, he who holds the Holy Lance holds their Destiny in their hooves! And right now i am about to futhfill my Destiny and bring Peace to Creation!"

She however just swinged her sword across his neck but he put the edge of the spear in front of him and pushed her sword down on the ground.

"You sly dog! You got me monologuing! Now get a load of this!"

And to her surprise. Nocturne lunged his horn forward towards her direction and tried to stab her with it, something that he succeeded but not entirely.

His horn was able to get inside her mouth and come out from her left cheek something that left Celestia and those around her paralyzed. He then pulled his horn out which was covered in dripping blood and punched her right in her mouth, something that caused her to cry out in pain as one of her tooth came out from the hole on her cheek that Nocturne's horn created.

"NOW DIE! CELESTIA!"

Nocturne shouted with his voice boming across the tower and drove the Holy Lance into Celestia's chest.

"SISTER!" A tall Alicorn Stallion shouted from the platform.

The Holy Lance had pierced Celestia's chest and her remaining armor started slowly fall appart to the point where only a few chunks of iron were left to protect her fragile body from The Nightmare Stallion's vicious attacks.

She started taking deep breaths, her eyes started tearing up and blood was coming out of her chest wound where the spear was and in front of her was the pony that she once thought was a part of her family, her brother, her friend.

"The Spear Of Destiny huh? Hahahaha, at last he used it." The dark Voice was once again heard in her mind.

"But don't worry, with my powers any item made by mortal tools can be shattered! Even one which was bathed in Holy Power! Now! Let me take away your pain Celestia! Show him the power of YOUR resolve!"

Hearing those words, Celestia felt the pain that was tormenting her disappearing and looked directly at Nocturne's eyes with determination. She charged her horn with magic and unleashed it against Nocturne.

"USELESS!" He shouted.

For a moment, Nocturne was distracted by Celestia's magical attack. That moment was all it took, Celestia was able to swing her sword and cut in half the Holy Lance that Nocturne was carrying and send it flying.

"YOU! CELESTIA!"

He shouted, pulled out his twin swords and attacked Celestia with them.

"I'll never again...." Celestia said and swinged her sword across his and made the two of them to blow up into in a tiny explosion of light.

"HOW IN CREATOR'S NAME!" Nocturne stepped back in surprise at the destruction of his swords.

"SHOW MERCY TO YOU NOCTURNE!"

And just like that, she unleashed several powerful sword attacks against Nocturne and causing whatever was left from his armor to shatter and along with that, she managed to creat big wounds on the naked parts of his body and he started bleeding.

"The Light! How?!" Nocturne thought to himself.

He then turned his head around and saw it there in the middle of the tower. It was the pointy edge of the spear, stuck in the ground and pointed up in the air and that.....gave him a sinister idea.

Celestia lifted up her sword and and started dropping its masive blade towards Nocturne and just when the blade was about to touch him, strong golden strings came out of his wrists and were wrapped around Celestia's hooves and wings, he then dashed behind her and kicked her above the pointy blade and to the other side.

Celestia look up and realised what Nocturne was planning.

"Oh no!" She said that and tryied to take flight but she was stopped by the golden strings who were now attached to the ground bellow her.

"Now sister, prepare to pay for all of your sins!"

And he started pulling Celestia towards the edge of the Spear that was on the ground pointed at the sky.

"Give me power O Creator! So that i may punish those that seek only the destruction of your Holy Creations!"

His horn then started glowing and with each swing of it, small cuts would appear on Celestia's body. With each strike that Celestia would suffer, she was forced closer and closer into the edge of the Spear, Nocturne just needed one last powerful pull and she would fall down face to face with the edge of the Spear and it would mean her true end.

Celestia was panicked, she tried to pull back but her strength was not enough and fear took over her once again.

"To your left...." The Dark Voice said.

She suddenly looked to her left and there it was, her sword was on the ground, waiting to be used again, waiting for the moment Celestia would pick it up and kill Nocturne, if that was even possible.

Celestia focused on her horn and later the sword, she used her magic to pick it up and the moment she did, she threw it towards Nocturne. The sword then spinned around him and cut out his wings along with his horn.

When that happened, Nocturne let out a powerful scream as blood started coming out from his shattered horn and his cut out wings.

And with that, Celestia was able to overpower Nocturne and pull him towards the edge of the Holy Lance and as a result, the Spear pierced his mouth, came out from the back side of his head and silenced his screams.

There was no more sound after that, just silence from everypony around the tower.

"Is it done? Please tell me it is,i don't want to see my children fight anymore...." Queen Galaxia thought to herself.

But that wasn't the case. Nocturne let out an even more powerful scream that echoed in the air. He placed both of his hooves next to him and pulled himself back to the ground with the Spear still stuck into his mouth.

And once again the ponies around cowered in fear and doubt after seeing Nocturne coming back again and again.

He placed both of his hooves next to the Spear and tried to pull it out from his mouth and after some attempts and blood running from his mouth, he was able to pull it out and hold it on to one of his hooves.

He took a good look at the broken Spear and after that, the edge of the Spear along with what remained from it started glowing and it disappeared.

"My dear sister Celestia....i have realised something...."

"If you are thinking of surrendering, which i HIGHLY doubt then i am gonna say no! You have done so much evil! You have caused so much pain and suffering! You have even reached the point of no redemption!"

Nocturne let out a small laugh and later said.

"Once again sister, it is you who is wrong! And i am going to prove it! As i was saying, i realised something about your sword and that whole resurrection...."

"Just how many more lies will you spout Nocturne? I don't want to listen to you anymore!"

"I understand you Celestia, indeed i have told so many lies and deceived so many! But right now i am telling you the absolute truth! So listen closely!"

Celestia still hadn't changed her mind about this, she knew that whatever Nocturne was gonna say will be a lie.

"I can't trust him! He is at the worst possible position right now, i cut off his wings, horn....his body is a mess, he would say anything to get my attention and later strike me when my guard is down! No doubt about it!" She thought to herself.

"Or maybe he is telling the truth...." The voice said to her.

"And why would he? What is he hoping to achieve?"

"I don't know....but he is probably going to attack you after that big truth is revealed, even so you must hear what he has to say."

"You....you may be right, even if there is a one percent chance of it to be the truth then i will take it!"

Celestia first looked at those around her. When they first came back from her sword she didn't have enough time to comprehend what just happened, she just immediately jumped into the fight against Nocturne but now that she has a moment of clarity she understood that what just happened is not normal.

"Alright Nocturne, i will listen to you!"

"Now that took some time for you to answer! Were you chatting with him maybe?" Nocturne thought to himself.

Nocturne droped a laugh and said.

"Then listen closely! Tell me Celestia, didn't you find it unnatural that they all returned?"

"Why would it be weird? With enough magic anything can happen! Right Twilight?" Rainbow Dash asked.

"Well....yes but this is something completly different! I mean, heck i was cut in half if i remember correctly..."

"Yes you were and later Consumed like the rest."

Celestia then answered her brother's question.

"Yes Nocturne, it was very unnatural that they all came back, i didn't expect it to happen....it's not that i am ungrateful but....how? Is it because it is infused with Holy Power? Is this why you are weak against this sword?"

"Wrong again! Both of your statements! There is no such thing as a Ressurection Spell! No matter how powerful one may be! The only one who truly is capable of bringing back the dead is none other than the Creator himself!"

"Then what about your Knight Terrors? Aren't they the ones you killed and brought back to life?"

"No...it doesn't work like that! They are just demonic versions of their past selves that i created through out the Nightmares in my head! I later infuse their Consumed bodies from within me with those Nightmares and i give them form! That's how i create them and they are all bound to my will! But if somehow one of them is brought back to life....well my Knight Terror is gone! I mean why do you think i haven't called them to my aid? You brought them all back remember?"

"Alright....but what about my sword? What's so special about it?"

"Celestia....every time that i would feel the edge of the blade piercing my skin and enter my body, i could tell that what you are carrying is not a Holy Weapon, rather something Darker and sinister! And i dare to say that i....feel something familiar about it.....if only i could touch its hilt....and see for myself just what is sleeping underneath those iron blankets!"

And he started to advance towards her. Seeing that however, Celestia placed her sword in front of him in a threatening way.

"But i see that this is not the case...."

And he backed away.

"Anyway....that is all that i wanted to say....."

Celestia started thinking for a while as she looked at her sword. Maybe he was telling the truth, maybe the sword is not what she thinks it is and what he said previously about Ressurection is as well real, after all she does remember Crossbleser talking about it as well back when she was way younger at home. Or maybe it was all a big lie, architected in Nocturne's twisted mind.

"Just remember this sister.....the dead! Do not! Return! Once you die it is all over! Yet here now we both stand with those that died in the past! So....do you believe me now Celestia?"

It was a lot to take in, Nocturne didn't appear to be lying. However, Celestia knew he was a master manipulator and a great deceiver. At that moment, her mind was having a battle of its own. On one hand, she wanted to believe his tale but on the other she just wanted to strike him down there were he stood and end it all for good!

"What difference does it make though? Let's say that i do believe you! What happens next?" Celestia demanded.

"Nothing at all really, i will just continue fighting until you die and i get the sword! Because right now! The fact that i can't tell if he is helping you or not is proving just how weak i am! But....let's say that i have other plans that will increase my powers after you are all out of the way."

Celestia for a moment started thinking what that Dark Voice in her head was. Was it Phobetor all this time that has kept her alive from Nocturne's savage assaults? How else could she have survived everything that was thrown at her? How could she have survived his frozen time, his powerful punches that can easily turn the bodies of his enemies into a blood of blood surrounded by broken bones and organs?

"Then why did you bother telling me all this?"

"I.....just wanted you to understand one thing sister that is all...."

"What do you mean? Enough with your riddles damm it! Just spit it out!"

And with hatred in his heart, Nocturne replied.

"DON'T YOU GET IT? WE ARE ALL PAWNS OF POWERS WE DON'T UNDERSTAND! AND RIGHT NOW HE HAS FORCED ME TO KILL YOU ALL! TO ACHIEVE POWER ENOUGH TO DESTROY HIM AND ALL THE OTHERS! IF I DON'T KILL YOU! THEN CREATION IS DOOMED!"

His broken bleeding horn then started slowly emitting a small light.

"I WILL NOW USE WHATEVER HOLY POWER IS LEFT WITHIN MY BODY TO DESTROY YOU CELESTIA ONCE AND FOR ALL!"

Then from behind him three small fire pits appeared. And from there three burning pyres with one pony on each one emerged from the ground.

The three ponies were stuck on the burning pyres, wrapped around by spiked chains with all their visible characteristics gone. They were all just there burning eternaly to the point were they were unrecognisable by anypony. And they were just crying and screaming out for help.

"WE ARE INNOCENT! HELP US!"

"PLEASE NO MORE! GET ME OUT OF HERE!"

"AAAAHHHH. MY GOD HELP ME! SAVE ME FROM THIS MAD STALLION! PLEASE!"

The ponies around were shocked, if not terrified by what was in front of them. They didn't expect to see something like that and even the boldest among them cowered in fear as they saw their fellow ponies being burned alive in the pyres.

Nocturne then, focused on whatever little powers he had left and moved the two platforms from behind him and placed them on top of the other two along with all the ponies that were on top of them.

"YOU CRAZY BASTARD! WHAT HAVE YOU DONE!?" Celestia shouted.

"Oh this? They are all just sinners who commited crimes againt the Light! And i gave them the punishment they deserve! To eternaly burn in these pyres that you see before you! But you don't have to worry about that....i have one for you as well!"

Then from behind the three pyres, a big wooden spiked cross emerged from the ground. Nocturne looked at Celestia with murderous intent, as the flames of the smoldering pyres were dancing behind him.

He then placed his hoof upon one of the smaller pyres that had a pony on it and said.

"Before i place you on the cross i will judge you for all the sins that you have committed! Against the Light and Creation as a whole! You won't escape!"

His hoof was then wrapped around by a small dark cloud and when it disappeared, she saw a dark claw. Nocturne grabbed the burning pyre with his claw and with his strength he lifted it from the ground and placed the burning pyre on his shoulder.

Seeing that horrific sight before her, Celestia was enraged and charged at Nocturne with all she got.

"Even now you still torment those around you! How can you live without regret!"

"Regret is a sin! And i have moved beyond it! The only thing that remains is to think about the greater good!"

"To hell with your delusions! You are not right! And you are NOT above sin!"

Hearing that Nocturne swinged in rage the burning pyre that he was holding towards Celestia but she was able to dodge the attack and get behind him.

She then prepared to lunged her sword forward and stab Nocturne but something grabbed her back hoof and she was forced to stop her attack to see what had grabbed her. She then saw that from the other two pyres, chains came out from the flames and were wrapped around her.

"Don't you see sister? Even the burning pyres desire your death! And i intend to satisfy their needs!"

He then prepared another attack with the pyre but just like before she was able to fly up and dodge due to her superior speed and lighter weapon, unlike Nocturne.

She then wrapped his burning pyre with the chains that were wrapped around her back hoof and forced Nocturne to hold the pyre down on the ground. She then charged her magic and fire a powerful bolt of light towards his face and he let out a small grunt.

"I just hoped that i could do something to save those that are on the pyres, if there was a way....." She thought to herself as she prepared for another attack.

"Sadly, there is no way to save them. They were stuck on the pyres for years, burning and suffering an agonizing pain.....the only thing that you can do for them now is grant them the sweet release of death Celestia, i am sorry...." The dark voice told her in her head.

Celestia then aimed her attacked towards the burning pyre and with a single swing, the pyre was cut in half with its burning pieces flying in the air and as for the pony stuck on the pyre, he let out a final scream before the impact and he later turned into ash.

"No matter!" Nocturne said as he walked next to the next pyre.

"I still have two more chances! Of killing you! And i won't fail!"

He said and picked up the next burning pyre. He also noticed that the pyre's chain was still attached to Celestia's back hoof but when she realised it, it was already too late. Nocturne pulled the burning pyre back and as a result he pulled her towards him and she fell into the ground in front of him.

He lifted up the burning pyre and was ready to drop it down on Celestia's head and crush her completely but she was able to roll out of the way. She then swinged her sword across his leg, cuting it off and she brough Nocturne down on the ground.

She then lunged herself forward with her sword but Nocturne put his pyre in front of him. But that didn't stop Celestia's attack and the sword went through the pony that was stuck on the pyre, it passed through the burning wood and it reached the other side and Celestia was able to gouge out Nocturne's eye with that attack.

He then dropped the pyre out in pain but that didn't stop him, he went to pick it up again but Celestia swinged her sword across the pyre and it was cut in half.

"Just one more!"

He said as he picked up the final pyre.

"I will not die! I will not let Creation die! But if i fail! Everything that i have done! All of it, will be for nothing!" He thought to hinself.

As he had the pyre on the ground, he quickly cut off a few pieces from it and threw the burning pieces right on Celestia's face and that forced her to grunt in pain and blink her eyes several times.

"Now is my chance!" He thought to himself and began swinging the pyre.

He then struck Celestia's side with the burning pyre and the pony that was stuck on it let out even louder cries.

"PLEASE! DO SOMETHING! SAVE ME PLEASE! OH GOD!" And he kept crying.

"You deserve no mercy for what you have done! Not from me! Not from her! Or the Creator!" Nocturne told the helpless stalion.

Celestia watched as her brother talked down on that pony and she said as she got up.

"And you are in no position to judge us either! Do you even remember what we were taught Nocturne?! The weapons of the Light are the Prayer, Confession, Peace, Acceptance and Tolerance! Yet you do the exact opposite! You forced thousands of ponies into our Religion and slaughtered those that denied you! I said it before Nocturne and i will say it again! You are not right! And you are NOT above sin!"

In rage Nocturne shouted and swinged his pyre.

"WHY YOU!"

Celestia however cut it in half as it came falling down on her and grabbed the chains that were wrapped around the decaying corpse of the stallion.

"And thus!"

She said and flew above Nocturne. As she was above him she wrapped the chains that she was holding with her magic, landed behind him.

"I send you to your eternal resting place!"

And threw him to the big wooden Spiked Cross and when he reached it, the spike had pierced his back, blood started coming out and the chains wrapped around his body on the cross. And he just stood there, with both hooves on each side of the cross, looking at Celestia. The crowd let out a gasp at that sight, Nocturne was crucified but he was still alive, even at that moment.

Her sword then immediately started emitting powerful flames around it, as if it was giving her a sign on what to do next.

"I can't believe it.....why must i fail! How is it possible for me to fail! The Light was with me! Why! WHY!" He shouted.

"It is over Nocturne! Even the Light abandoned you and to tell you the truth. I expected it to! You have done so much evil but you were always hiding behind pitiful exuses just to save your skin!"

"That's not true! I-i was only!"

"No Nocturne! You were not! You were and you always will be evil! Carrying only for yourself and what benefits you the most! And right now it benefits you a lot to take my power, doesn't it?"

Just when she said that, Nocturne started screaming out in pain and his slowly started transforming. His golden skin was slowly turning back to its original colour along with his wings. Then, a big sphere of Light appeared above him and later disappeared.

"Don't you see? You are back to being what you always were! A being made out of darkness and nothing more! Not even one of us! A pony!"

Those words really touched Nocturne, all these years of praise and a good relationship with her, all of now gone.

"Celestia...." He said calmly and a tiny tear fell from his eye.

Then, rage took over him, he wanted to kill her for what she just said. She just couldn't understand anything, anything at all.

"Don't pretend like you know me! You don't know me at all!"

He then started struggling and he started pulling himself forward but it was in vein, he couldn't move.

"BECAUSE DEEP INSIDE I HOLD HORRORS NONE OF YOU COULD UNDERSTAND! AND I HAVE HOLDED THEM FOR SO LONG BUT THEY WON'T SHUT UP! THEY JUST KEEP SCREAMING! THEY WANT TO COME OUT SO BADLY BUT I HOLDED THEM WITHIN ME TO PROTECT MY FAMILY! TO PROTECT YOU!"

"Liar!" She said hastly.

Nocturne gasped at her reaction. That feeling of not being believed, it was so hard on him, it always was. Being rejected without a second chance, that was what he hated the most.

"I SWEAR TO GOD I AM TELLING THE TRUTH! AND I HAVE BEEN FIGHTING TO KEEP THEM LOCKED! BUT NOPONY UNDERSTOOD WHAT I WAS GOING THROUGH! THE FACT THAT I HAD TO HEAR THEM CRYING OUT EVERY NIGHT! AND SOMETIMES DURING THE DAY! IT WAS HORRIBLE! IT WAS PAINFUL! I EVEN HEAR THEM NOW! SCREAMING NON STOP! AND THEY WANT TO COME OUT! BUT I WILL NOT GRANT THEM THAT OPPORTUNITY! NEVER!"

"I don't believe you! I will never again believe in any of your lies! You hear me Nocturne? Never!"

She then lifted up her flaming sword in the air and said.

"It's just as you said Nocturne, there is no other way! And now, nothing will stop me from doing this!"

Nocturne lowerd his head down and said.

"Do what you must then, i have no regrets, i just wanted to save Creation, i wanted to save those that live outside of our world, because unlike us, they are weaker yet they too have friends, family, loved ones.....i knew that if i could save them, i would redem myself for all of my failures.....because i have failed to save....so many....because i was weak but now.....i have failed again....."

Celestia was slightly touched by his words, she looked back and started searching the platforms for her mother, she wanted to see her and after some scanning, she found her.

Queen Galaxia was looking at her daughter crying, all this violence between her children was too much to bare. Celestia could see it in her face, she wanted her not to do it, to drop her sword down and not kill Nocturne. And at that moment she thought of doing just that.

"What's the matter Celestia? You won't do it?" The dark voice spoke once again.

"Just who are you anyways?" She asked him.

"Why are you asking that? I told you, i am someone who wants to help you...."

"I can hardly believe that...."

"Oh really? Then tell me Celestia who was it that allowed you to move during his stopped time? To survive those savage attacks that can turn your body into a pool of blood? It was i Celestia and i will keep protecting you!"

"If that's the case then tell me, why do you want me to light Nocturne on fire? Isn't defeated?"

"No, he is not. What he said about harboring those horrors within was true and if he remains alive, they will too!"

"But if he dies, doesn't that mean that they will be released?"

"Yes they will, if i don't intervene that is."

"I see...."

"Do what you must Celestia, i beg you. It is the only way....."

Celestia started thinking again. The voice was indeed helping her, she could see it now. There was no doubt about it and if what Nocturne said was true, then she had to kill him and let the voice within her head to do the rest.

Celestia looked at Nocturne with a determined face and said as she lifted her sword up in the air.

"Any last words Nocturne?"

Nocturne looked at her with dissapointment and said.

"We are all pawns Celestia.....the dead, do not return and i will not accept them as the ones that died years ago, those that i cared about are dead and will remain that way...."

With those words of his, Celestia started hesitating her decision even more.

"Don't let him take control of you again Celestia! As he always did all these years! Strike him down now! And let Peace be restored!" The voice said.

With tears running down her eyes, Celestia swinged her sword and the cross started burning slowly along with Nocturne.

Nocturne at first didn't react at all, he just kept his head down and waited. But after a few seconds, he started breathing heavily as if he was trying to withstand the pain. Then those heavy breaths turned into grunts and later screams.

"IT HURTS! IT HURTS SO MUCH!" He said as tears started running down his eyes.

"CELESTIA! PLEASE! STOP IT! I CAN'T TAKE IT!"

But she just looked away and just kept hearing his screams of pain.

"CELESTIA! DON'T ABANDON ME! I BEG YOU!"

She then dropped the sword on the ground and covered her eyes while crying.

"RELEASE ME FROM THIS INFERNAL PUNISHMENT! MY GOD PLEASE!"

He then started chanting some sacred words as he kept crying and burning.

"SO DO NOT FEAR, FOR I AM WITH YOU! DO NOT BE DISMAYED FOR I AM YOUR GOD! I WILL STRENGTHEN YOU AND HELP YOU! I WILL UPHOLD YOU WITH MY RIGHTEOUS RIGHT HAND! DO NOT FORSAKE WISDOM AND SHE WILL PROTECT YOU! LOVE HER AND SHE WILL WATCH OVER YOU! HAVE MERCY ON ME MY GOD! HAVE MERCY ON ME FOR IN YOU I TAKE REFUGE! I WILL TAKE REFUGE IN THE SHADOW OF YOUR WINGS UNTIL THE DISASTER HAS PASSED AND FOREVER BE MY FORTRESS O GOD AGAINST THOSE WHO ATTACK ME!"

The cross then started burning ever greater and Nocturne kept screaming in agony as the others were left in shock as they watched his flesh burning and his eyes slowly melting.

The cross was burned so much that it couldn't hold Nocturne's weight and it crumbled down on the firey ground along with him.

Queen Galaxia, turned her head away and started crying on her husbands shoulder. And Celestia fell down on the ground crying too.

"What have i done? MY GOD WHAT HAVE I DONE! BROTHER!" She shouted.

Nothing was heard after that, what just happened was so shocking that everypony were left speechless and most even trembling in fear.

That wasn't the end however, from the fires they saw a pony rising up and he started walking towards Celestia.

"Oh my God....." Queen Galaxia said as she looked at the pony who was closing in.

Then, the pony revealed to himself to those around him!

It was Nocturne! But he had changed. His whole body was now a mix between orange and dark, he was covered in flames with red eyes and chains wrapped around his hooves and neck. On top of that, he was completly naked and from his chained hooves, twin black crescent blades appeared similar to his red ones but different colour.

"Nocturne! You....you are alive! AGAIN!" Celestia asked surprised.

"My death will never come again Celestia! I swear it! But now.....the Light has forsaken me and i know why....."

"Brother......"

"I still harbor many powers within me! I have used both the Light and the Magic of this world! But now.....i will use the Powers Of The Old Gods and the very flames that burn eternaly down in the pits of Hell! And through these fires my sins will be purged!"

"Why the change of heart! I thought that you had given up!"

"I will NEVER give up Celestia! It is my Destiny to face them! Because i have expirienced the Madness! The Cosmic Horrors that hide in the Abosolute Nothingness! You however have not! And none of you can withstand their Madness! Only i can harbor such powers and i will use them for the greater good!"

He then assumed a battle position and said to Celestia.

"And now without any more delay! You will experience the Powers of Hell itself!"

Nocturne part 3: Powers Of Corruption.

Then from bellow Nocturne, a demonic red circle appeared. He channeled his dark powers and the sky above them started changing. The sky turned crimson red and from around the castle big fires were created, so big and strong that they had almost reached the platforms that the ponies were on.

"What i am about to show you is nothing more than just a tiny piece of what Hell looks like! Cause when i arrived there....even i was trully horrified! The eternal tortures and screams! The demons running around killing anything that would get in their way! But i escaped! I survived even that!"

Celestia's heart started beating fast, the hot temperature made her sweat and her eyes were flickering but she had to fight and win the battle against him with whatever courage and will power she had at the moment.

"I am prepared to fight you even like this Nocturne!"

"You may say that now but when i drag you on pointy thorns and have you hanged from your tongue you will immediately give up hope and surrender to your fate!"

Those words of his created images inside of Celestia's mind. She imagined herself living though those two things and the ponies around were worried too when they heard what he just said.

"Now burn!"

When he said that, black smoldering wings appeared on his back, he took flight and from his hooves he started throwing fire bolts down on Celestia. Seeing that, she tried to dodge his attacks but it proved to be difficult, they were moving so fast and burning a lot! She then dodged another one by moving her head to the left but the powerful flames were so strong that they managed to burn her cheek a lot even if they didn't touch her skin, it was then that she realised just how powerful these flaming spheres were.

However, once the spheres landed on the ground they created fountains of hot lava that started spilling all over the ground and she had to avoid them at any cost! She tried to fly but there was no opening, she just found a tiny spot in which the lava couldn't reach her and she said there.

She grunted in pain, looked down on the ground and tried to calm herself of the pain. But when she looked up, she saw demonic circles appeared from the edges of the tower and from there demons appeared.

The demons all looked identical. They were just a head of a lion with five hooves coming out of it, with long sharp teeth and their mane were on fire.

The demons roared and they charged toward Celestia from all sides! Seeing that she panicked and tried to defend herself from the first demon that close to her, she swinged her sword and was able to cut out two of the hooves that were on top of the demon's head. But that didn't stop it and it jumped on top of her.

Celestia struggled to get it off of her but she failed, later the other demons that had reached her got on top of her as well and they started bitting to the point where they put her down on the ground due to pain.

"Oh no! SISTER!" Luna shouted.

"ENOUGH NOCTURNE! STOP THIS NONSENSE YOU HAVE WON!LET HER GO!" Crossbleser shouted.

"Enough? There is no such a word in Hell you old stallion! There is only torture! Agony and Fear! And i will put these three things right into her skull!"

He then extended his hoof in the air, he turned it into a claw and said.

"Just one final touch!"

Then demons around her were immediately sucked and when they reached his claw, they turned into a massive black fleshy ball that shadowed over Nocturne.

"Let pain be upon you!"

He then threw the massive ball at her and it released an explosion of the body parts of the demons that were sucked by Nocturne. The body parts were then sucked into the ground and they turned into giant black claws that started attacking and scratching Celestia without end.

Her body was being torn apart and she was in unimaginable pain. She couldn't die however, she felt like if death itself was rejecting her peace.

"My God, please end my pain! I can't fight anymore! Somepony please!" She thought to herself as the giant claws kept attacking her.

She then heard it again, that Dark Voice in her head that claimed to be helping her.

"I am always here, don't worry about a thing!"

When she heard the voice again, doubt clouded her mind. "Maybe it is Phobetor" She thought. "I shouldn't trust him!" She thought again. After all Nocturne did say that Phobetor was forcing them to fight. After that, Celestia was covered by a shield of light and when the claws touched it, they were immediately burnt away into nothingness.

Celestia then started taking deep breaths and prepare herself for the next encounter.

"Alright good enough! But you won't win!"

He then landed and said as he stomped his hoof to the ground.

"Lynthea! Tedaxur! To my side!"

After that, two demonic circles appeared, one on each side and from there, Lynthea and Tedaxur appeared.

"Master, i was worried......thank you for calling us..." Lynthea said in a worrying tone.

And Tedaxur noded in agreement.

"I appreciate your concern but now we have bigger problems in our hooves!" He said.

"I see, alright! I am with you till the end my love!"

"Just like old times Lynthea but be careful! The both of you! I doubt that your flesh can withstand her attacks! You got that?"

Lynthea and Tedaxur smiled and she later said.

"It truly is just like old times! Now then, lets see how strong your pretty sister is!"

Celestia rolled her eyes and asked.

"Still hidding behind Demons Nocturne? I thought that you were better than that!" She said in an attempt to provoke him.

"I am not hidding behind anypony sister i am just using whatever i have in my disposal to achieve my goals! That is all!"

When he finished his sentance, Lynthea and Tedaxur rushed towards Celestia. Lynthea took flight while Tedaxur charged head on with her.

She then meat with the giant half demon, thrusted her blade forward, pierced his belly and came out from the other side. He however didn't show any signs of pain, he just looked down on her with that dead look in his eyes and she cowered in fear.

"My turn!" Lynthea said as she landed from behind Celestia, cracked her whip and wrapped it around Celestia's neck.

"We do this together!" Nocturne said and channeled his powers.

Then from bellow Celestia, a layer of tiny burning thorns appeared on the ground and it was then that she remembered what Nocturne said at the beginning.

"Oh no!" She thought to herself but it was too late to react.

Lynthea pulled her whip back and Tedaxur punched her in the face and as a result, Celestia fell down on the tiny but burning and painful layer of thorns.

"Make her suffer Lynthea!" Nocturne demanded.

"Anything for you...." She said in a seductive tone and started taking flight while dragging Celestia on the thorny ground.

The ponies around looked away in terror but those that stood their ground and kept watching couldn't help but feel anxiety taking over them. Seeing their Princess tormented like that was something that they never thought would see.

And as for Celestia herself, she was forced to drop her sword and suffer the punishment that Nocturne was forcing her to go through. She knew that she would pass out any moment now from the intenss pain and that it would all be over, she closed her eyes in attempt to protect her eyes, that however couldn't be said for the rest of her body. Some of the throns that she passed through were even stuck on her weakened flesh and even wings. That alone caused her even more pain, more agony and that will to live was slowly drifting away.

"Hmm, Tedaxur, rip out her tongue will you?" Nocturne asked.

The stallion nodded with an evil smile, waved towards his mother and she waved back.

Lynthea dragged Celestia towards Tedaxur and when she was close enough, the demon pony jumped on top of her and started mercilessly punching her to the point where she stopped moving.

"Do it now!" Nocturne shouted.

Then from Tedaxur's hoof, small tendrils came out and reached for her tongue. The demon nodded at Nocturne, showing him that he was ready.

"Good!"

Nocturne then opened up two portals, one opened up behind Celestia and the other above her. Tedaxur then punched her through the portal and she came hanging down from her tongue in front of everypony.

Most of Celestia's family along with close friends started crying in that horrific sight. Seeing their Celestia hanging by her tongue that was slowly being torn apart.

"NOCTURNE PLEASE! I BEG YOU STOP! I CANT TAKE THIS ANYMORE!" Queen Galaxia shouted at her son.

Those words had some effect on Nocturne, he knew that what he was doing was not right, he knew that maybe she didn't deserve this but his ambitions took over him again and he ignored his mother's cries.

After a few more seconds, Celestia's tongue was cut off and she fell down on the ground bellow. She didn't make a sound nor did she move. She just stood there dead.

"Alright, good job the both of you. I will now do what i must and claim her memories and powers as my own."

"Go for it my darling and after you finish up maybe we can....do something else you and i?" She said in a seductive tone.

"Yeah....i will have to relax before i start with....the other part of the plan."

And he started approaching her body.

The ponies around didn't make a sound nor did they try to stop him because they too were struck by and paralyzed fear.

Nocturne noticed that and asked.

"What's the matter everypony? Won't you try to stop me from Consuming your beloved Celestia?" He asked and waited eagerly for an answer.

He then let out a small laugh and said.

"Hmm, in the end fear claims all, even the boldest and the strongest!"

However the dark Voice in Celestia's mind had other plans.

When Nocturne reached Celestia, he turned his hoof into a claw and prepared to grab her head.

"Finaly, it's over." Nocturne said.

But just when he touched her head. Nocturne went back in two hooves and started screaming out in pain.

The ponies around along with Lynthea and Tedaxur were confused but at the same time horrified of what just happened.

Nocturne's screams were different, they were more powerful and demonic. His appearence then started changing along with the world around them. Nocturne had turned back to his dark form and the skies along with the fires were cleared out.

As for Nocturne however, his blue glowing eyes started losing their glow and revealed under them two normal eye balls that were then immediately thrown out of their sockets and Nocturne stepped on them by mistake.

"AAAAAHHHHHHHHH! SO IT IS TRUE! HE IS HELPING YOU! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" He said and shouted more.

Everypony's eyes were then fixed on Celestia, they saw her rising up with all of her inuries healed and her armor fully repaired to what it was.

"C-celestia! You! You are alive!" Luna said.

When Celestia turned to face her however she looked sad and doubtful. It was clear to her that Phobetor was helping her kill her own brother. She didn't know why but she knew that if she didn't kill him, then those that were brought back would soon along with her return back to their graves.

Celestia started advancing towards the defensless Nocturne who was still trying to get a hold of himself.

"No you don't! Tedaxur stop her!" Lynthea said and she run towards Nocturne.

Tedaxur run towards Celestia but she didn't show any fear this time. The moment the demon was close to her she swinged her sword with unnatural speed and power, cuting off his right hoof and head.

Lynthea saw what just happened to her son but she had to find a way to bring Nocturne back to his senses.

"Nocturne! Please come back! You have to break free! You have to resist him! This is what we have been striving for ever since we met! Please come back! We can still f--"

But before she could continue, she felt her back being in pain. She looked down and saw that the pointy edge of Celestia's sword coming out of her chest.

When that happened, Nocturne stopped screaming and was paralyzed by what he saw.

"Nocturne....." She whispered.

Celestia then pulled out her sword and Lynthea was forced to the ground.

"I...am sorry...my love...please forgive me..."

"Be silent demon!" Celestia said and pierced her sword through her skull and died on the spot right before Nocturne who also had fallen on the ground.

"L-lynthea..." He said as tears started coming out from his eyes.

He wiped them from his face and started reaching for her body. But his hoof was pierced by Celestia's sword and pinned down on the ground. He looked up and saw Celestia looking at him with a serious face and said.

"You? Mourn for a demon?"

"She...she wasn't any demon...she was-"

But before he could say anything else Celestia punched him in the face and started slowly twisting the sword that was still stuck inside Nocturne's hoof.

"YOU MOURN FOR HER! Yet you! AAAHHHH! Yet you never mourned for those innocent's that you have killed! From the moment you returned you have been killing and killing! Nothing else! And now you dare mourn for your fuck toy in front of me?!"

"It's not like that! It never-"

"Yes it was Nocturne! From the very beginning! Everything that you have been doing, all for your own sake! All the killing that you were doing, it satisfied you! All those that you humiliated and used! You were satisfied by that too! No wonder why Phobetor wants you dead! Even he can't believe what monster he created!"

When she said that, Nocturne adapted an aggressive look and said.

"Don't talk like if you know him you bitch!

He then attacked her with his head and forced the blade out of his hoof.

"He was ploting this from the very start of my birth! AND HE HAS BEEN LAUGHING AT US FOR NOT BEING ABLE TO DEFEAT HIM! AND LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING! YES I AM WEAK COMPARE TO THEM! EVEN IF I WERE TO FULLY COMPLETE MY PLAN AND EMPOWER MY SELF! MY CHANCES ARE PRETTY SLIM ANYWAYS! BUT I STILL CARRY ON! BECAUSE I WANT TO BELIEVE IN THAT ONE PERCENT CHANCE OF VICTORY! I WANT TO FREE MYSELF FROM THEIR MADNESS! FREE US! FREE CREATION! SO WHY. CANT. YOU. GET. IT. THROUGH. YOUR. FUCKING. SKULL! WHAT ELSE MUST I DO HUH?"

"YOU MUST STOP!"

When she said that tears started rapidly running from her eyes.

"YOU WERE ONCE A GENTEL SOUL! YOU RISKED EVERYTHING TO PUT SMILES ON OUR FACES! YOU WANTED TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING WAS PERFECT FOR US! FOR OUR FAMILY AND COUNTRY! AND NOW YOU HAVE THROWN IT ALL AWAY! IF YOU ASKED FOR HELP IN THE FIRST PLACE! PREPARE US TO FACE THOSE ELDRITCH HORROS TOGETHER! THINGS WOULD HAVE BEEN DIFFERENT!"

"FUCKING STOP! ENOUGH WITH YOUR GARBAGE! IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO FIGHT SOMETHING THAT YOU DONT UNDERSTAND! NONE OF YOU CAN! NO MATTER HOW STRONG OR POWERFUL YOU MAY THINK YOU ARE! YOUR FEEBLE AND MORTAL MINDS CANNOT WITHSTAND WHAT MINE HAS! I WAS MADE THIS WAY! HE MADE ME THIS WAY!

And he started taking deep breaths.

There was silence in the tower and only his breathing could be heard.

"I have tried what you said Celestia, i tried to teach what i learnt but my students would go mad! They had to die! I even tried to put my knowledge of the Old Gods to ponies through their dreams! But that didn't work either! They would instantly die in their sleep! Never to wake up again! And failure after failure, i realised that only i was capable of such power! That it was my destiny to defeat them! To kill you! That's what Yog-Sothoth told me anyways....."

Hearing those words Celestia started calming down.

"You...you truly did try?"

"Yes i did, for our family and for all of Creation! But mostly... for the mare that i cherish and call....'sister'."

"Nocturne..."

Celestia tried to hug him but he backed away and said in a serious tone as he wiped away his tears.

"My carrying heart has died Celestia. I can no longer care for those that would oppose me and my grand plan!"

When he said that, he pulled out a black book with a disoriented face carved on the cover of the book.

"What you see before is the book known as Necronomicon."

He said and lifted it up in the air.

"Within it lies mostly everything that there is to know about the Old Gods and i dare to say, these ancient texts are indeed evil and menacing!"

"What are you gonna do with it?" Celestia asked.

"Use it, to utterly destroy your mind! For you see, the writer of this book went insane after his dark discovery and he wrote down everything in this very book that i hold and you know what's the weirdest part? They say that he was eaten alive by an invisible monster or beast while he was walking down the streets of his town....."

"It is just a book Nocturne! How will you even use it?" Celestia.

Then on his face an evil smiled appeared and he said as he started to slowly open the dark Grimoire.

"It's very words are enough to put your mind into a state of fear! Distrust and doubt! And you are about to see it all! Just like me!"

He then opened the book and showed its contains to Celestia. She looked at some of the words that were caught by her eyes but she couldn't understand them all of them, some of the words were written in a language she didn't understand. She then took her eyes off the book and said as she raised her head to face Nocturne.

"Eh, i am sorry to say but nothing-" She immediately stoped talking when she saw that the world around her was no more, without anypony or Nocturne, just pitch black.

"What in the!"

Celestia then started feeling fear taking over. Did that happen because she looked at the book? And if so what was gonna come next?

Celestia then heard a male voice in this Void. He was chanting something in a language she never heard before. The chanting then became more and more intenss and the mysterious voice became more evil and more disoriented.

She then heard a loud roar that forced her to let out a scream and cover her eyes in complete terror. She then felt a malevolant presence behind her. An aura so evil and powerfull! She didn't want to look at it, but curious always gets the best of anypony or even anyone.

She slowly started moving her head towards that evil aura but when she saw what was behind her, she wished that she had never turned her head. Celestia fell down on the ground before it's mighty sight, she let out a powerfull none stop scream as tears started running down her eyes uncontrollably.

"NOCTURNE! PLEASE GET ME OUT!"

She begged him but there was no response.

The monster that stood before was giant beyond measure! So much that she felt like an ant before it but she knew that this was the case. It had an avaguely anthropoid outline but with an octopus-like head whose face was a mass of feelers, a scaly, rubbery-looking body, prodigious claws on hind and fore feet, and long, narrow wings behind.

The monster was coming out of a see and let out another roar so intense that Celestia started truly losing it. Even though she had her eyes closed, she could still see what was going on! She saw the monster walking slowly towards a big city with tiny fish creatures moving next to it.

The world then changed again. She was surrounded by giant masses of cursed flesh with eyes looking at her intensly along with giant mouths with pointy teeth and goretest tentacles.

Each mouth was letting out its own grunt, its own moan and these sounds were piercing Celestia's mind and started slowly crushing it.

"MY GOD! PLEASE! I CANT! NO MORE!"

She said and tried to cover up her eyes but without any success. Even if she closed them and put her hooves in front of them, she could still see through!

And it was then that she heard another voice in the air.

"Yog-Sothoth knows the gate. Yog-Sothoth is the gate. Yog-Sothoth is the key and guardian of the gate. Past, present, future, all are one in Yog-Sothoth. He knows where the Old Ones broke through of old, and where they shall break through again. He knows where they have trod earth's fields, and where they still tread them and why no one can behold them as they tread!"

The fleshy walls around her then started closing in and she panicked at the idea of her getting close to the unspeakable walls that were around her. She picked up her sword and deceided to attack one of the tentacles but it was in vain, the tentacle wasn't scratched or damaged at all. She kept trying however, that will to survive! That fear of not knowing what's on the other side once this life ends. Drove her to fight on!

"I don't want to stay here! I-i won't!" She said in fear.

Celestia kept swinging her sword to cut her way out of this cage! She believed that there was a way out, how wrong she was.

The fleshy was finaly closed enough to the point where the tentacles grabbed a hold of her from each hoof and head. The tentacles then started pulling her hooves and the mouths started biting into her flesh.

Celestia let out screams of pain and suffering. Her body was at the verge of being destroyed but it wasn't prepared for such an amount of damage.

"OH GOD! AAAAAHHHHHHHHHH"

And just when she finished, her hooves along with head were seperated and those scattered pieces were instantly eaten by the mouths.

That wasn't the end of her however, Celestia found herself out in space and in front of her was Earth. She tried to express her surprise but she couldn't speak, she was just stuck in one place in the middle of space until something bad happened.

Next to the Earth, a giant portal that shadowed over the Earth appeared and from there came out six giant tentacles bigger than the Earth itself! The two tentacles wrapped themselves around the Globe while the others went right through it and some of them started hitting themselevs on the Earth's surface.

"No....this can't be real! I was....i was fighting him! There is no way that just because i looked at that book i was sent here! That's impossible!" Celestia thought to herself as she saw her half destryed world being sucked into the portal that those tentacles came through.

And after a few secconds, the Earth was sucked into the portal never to be seen again.

Celestia closed her eyes and started crying, she believed that her family along with everypony else on the planet gone, dead again. However, it wasn't her Destiny to spend the rest of her life into space!

The portal that sucked Earth reappeared under Celestia and it started sucking her in. She tried to resist it but it was no use, she wasn't strong enough both physically and mentally. And after some struggling, she came to the realisation that, if her world is dead, if everypony on that world is dead, then why bother fighting? What was she going to accomplish if she managed to escape besides saving her life?

After all, who would want to keep on living knowing that they are the last person or pony in existnce? When all those that you once knew, loved and cared about are gone? What's the point of it if you are all alone?

Celestia closed her eyes and said with smile and tears running down her cheeks.

"It was a long journey but it seems that you were right brother, you were Destined to win....i only hope that....you will manage to defeat them too."

She accepted her inevitable end that was a few seconds away and she started being sucked into the portal.

But then she felt something grabbing a hold of her hoof. She opened her eyes and saw a humanoid shadow, holding her with his hand. But it only took for her just a glance to realise who that was.

"You! There's no way.....are you Phobetor?"

"And what if i am? Won't you say a 'thank you' before asking any questions?"

"I would rather die than be manipulated by you!" She said after she realised that she can finaly speak in space.

"Die? When there is work to be done?"

"Work? Well i am sorry i don't follow you Fallen God!"

"It's simple really, you just have to kill Nocturne! But it appears that you can't do it alone. And as a result of your weakness you ended up getting access to Necronomicon's knowledge. You may think that you are fine now but you are not, back in your reality you are now crying and screaming your lungs out down on the floor while Nocturne keeps projecting more and more dark knowledge into you."

"Play whatever game you want but i won't be manipulated and forced to do your bidding like my brother! I will not hear your words!"

"I never forced him to do anything i just gave him the ideas. It was his fault for giving in to the temptations!"

"Don't try to justify your evil deeds! It won't work!"

"I am not trying to justify anything Celestia, i am just here to.....give you one final gift!"

"Keep your magics to yourself! I don't need you!"

"That's where you are wrong. It is because of me that you have survived thus far, i was the one giving you those slight unnoticeable boosts. Your immense strength? Durability? Constantly saved from certain death? Doesn't all these thing ring a bell?"

".....I, yes you were the one who saved me! But if it weren't for the personal gain that you earn i would be dead way before!"

"That is true as well."

He said, lifted her up and they both came face to face.

"Your fight with Nocturne is almost at an end! If you win then there is no way for me to come back."

"If that's the case then why are you helping me? Don't you want to return?"

"Oh i do! Very much! But watching you two fight like that brings me a massive amount of joy. But now that Nocturne deceided to start using Their powers, i wanted to give you another slight boost so that you may keep things intresting!"

Phobetor then placed his hand on Celestia's forehead and said as he started transfering a tiny portion of his power.

"Take this power Celestia! Take it, for this is the last gift that i offer you! It will make your immune to any type of mind manipulation magic, even if he destroyes your brain you will still be able to think, this also means that the Cosmic Horros will have no effect on you! On top of that, i also grant you the power to greatly surpass his physical might and as for your wounds and armor, you don't have to worry about that too, you will regenerate like Nocturne but that doesn't mean you are invincible, remember that."

Celestia heard Phobetor's voice and later found herself back to the big tower. She was on the ground and on top of her was Nocturne with the Necronomicon who had turned his hoof into a claw and was ready to cut her down but she was prepared. She lifted up her sword, cut his claw quickly before he could begin swinging it and later cut in half the Demonic Grimore and as a result, Nocturne fell back with the Necronomicon cut in half on top of his chest.

"No, no no no no! Impossible! That didn't happen just now!" Nocturne said outloud and slowly got up.

He then looked at Celestia and said in anger.

"He helped you again didn't he? TELL ME CELESTIA!"

The Alicorn Princess replied with her head down.

"Yes he did but he won't be helping me anymore. Just now he gave me the power to resist the madness that you will throw at me and that is all. From now on whatever i achieve in our battle will be by my own strength alone! Not his!"

Enraged by this, Nocturne let out his tendrils and they Consumed the remains of the Necronomicon. When he did that, his cut claw regenerated and turned back into a hoof. He then stood in two hooves and started running towards Celestia with both of his blades out and thirsty for blood.

"I am going to show just how wrong you are! Just because you got a little bit of his power, doesn't mean that it can compare to the amount that i have!" He shouted and leaped towards Celestia.

Seeing his movements, Celestia moved forward and swinged her sword towards Nocturne and cut him in half as he was coming down. His torso was seperated from his waist and he remained on the ground without moving and as for Celestia, she was covered in some of her brother's blood because he was cut in half the moment he was above her and as a result, Celestia was bathed in his blood.

"Get up Nocturne! I know you are not dead! It will take a lot more to kill you than just a cut like that!"

"Yes you are right!" Nocturne said as he looked at her.

His torso then started healing and his legs repappeared. The others ponies around then suddenly let out a gasp and Nocturne said to Celestia.

"Turn around...."

When she did that she saw that the pair of back hooves started healing up and creating a torso. After a second, the body was completed and before her stood two Nocturnes.

"Perfect Reflections Celestia! Don't you remember?" The two of them asked at the same time.

"What in the....just like when you invaded the Crystal Empire! Isn't that right? I remember when you assumed the form of Discord but the one who was captured was one of those Perfect Reflections, correct?"

"Yes! And now i am gonna keep multiplying and multiplying until you are overwhelmed! But you know what's the best part? There are no limitations to my Perfect Reflections! What i do, they can do!" The two Nocturnes said together.

After that, the two Nocturnes then started brutaly punching and cutting each other while the others looked at the horrible sight in disgust and fear of what was going to happen next.

"My cut flesh, my broken bones even the tiniest pool of blood can allow me to create a Perfect Reflection! And thus making me supreme to all!" Two Nocturne said along with the new Nocturnes that were massively reproduced and in a matter of seconds, the top of the tower was fully covered by his Perfect Reflections.

Celestia prepared her sword and started looking around to see which one of them will strike first, she tried to focus but that overwhelming feeling took over, that feeling of fear, fear of the unknown, for she now fights more than one Nocturne and she knew that one was hard enough to kill but what about one hundred? A thousand maybe? Never the less, they were there and they were looking at her intesly, like wolves at a piece of meat and only one of them was gonna claim that prize.

Celestia then started flying upwards in an attempt to escape what was about to come. The Nocturnes then all roared and started taking flight as well, stopping her five seconds after she left from the ground. The Nocturnes then started bitting into her flesh, punch her and abuse her in any way possible both physical and phycological. On top of that, some of the Nocturnes were even trying to sexualy abuse her, it would seem that a rather darker more sexualy active part of Nocturne was slowly coming to the surface.

But Celestia wasn't gonna let that happen, with her new strength she was able to push them all back and started swinging her sword like a maniac, cutting through waves and waves of dark and curropted flesh with blood flying everwhere along with grunts, moans and heavy breaths that were coming from Celestia.

Even though fear had taken over her, she had to find the real Nocturne, if she were to kill him, the other Reflections might disappear, or at least this is what she thought might happen.

"WHERE ARE YOU!" She shouted.

"We are all one and the same, there is no such thing as a real one." The Nocturnes said and later they all let out a demonic laugh so powerful that Celestia and the other ponies were forced to shut their ears.

"Then i will just have to keep cutting you all to pieces, without creating more of you!"

When she said that, her sword was charged with Holy Power (or so it seemed) and with a single blow she was able to incinerate twenty Nocturnes around her and make a breathing room for herself.

"If nothing remains from those Reflections of yours, then you won't regenerate!"

"I will kill you before you can destroy all of my Perfect Reflections!" They all said together.

"We will see about that!"

And she started incinerating the Reflections again. She was doing great and she knew that sooner or later only one will remain and that one will be the real Nocturne. However, she was being constantly attacked on the back and was forced to stop and calm down, something that allowed the Reflections to charge at her and they began bitting, punching and cutting her again.

"No....i won't lose! I didn't come here to die! I came here to put an end to your madness!"

"Well i am not the one fighting Nocturne now am i Celestia? And you dare call me mad!" The Nocturnes said together.

"Shut up!" She shouted and continiued cutting them down.

All the Nocturnes then began taking flight together up into the sky.

"What's this? Running away Nocturne?" She asked.

"I never was running away! This is just the perfect opportunity to do this!"

The Nocturnes then pointed their hooves towards Celestia, they were all charged with big Shadowbolts that were keep getting bigger and bigger.

"CELESTIA GET OUT OF THERE NOW!" King Cosmos shouted.

But she didn't have enough time, the Nocturnes released their Shadowbolts and the top of the tower became a shooting range and as they kept firing more and more smoke was created.

After that, the original Nocturne started decending and he landed on top of the tower. As he expected, the floor was covered in big cracks and it seemed like if it was ready to be destroyed any second now.

"Not yet....." He said, made a gesture with his hoof and the tower was fully rebuilt.

After that the smoke slowly cleared out and he saw Celestia sitting their covered in cuts, bruises and with blood leaking out from even the tiniest wound.

"You are still alive? Just what did Phobetor do to you?"

Celestia let out some breaths before spitting out some blood and said.

"He said that, he enjoys seeing the two of us fight and he said that he wanted to keep things intresting."

"See Celestia? I told you! He wants us to fight but if you give up, we will ruin his plan!"

"Nocturne enough, i won't hear anything more about this. Right now i am fighting to keep those that i brought back from dead alive, none of them deserved to have die to you! But if you really want to kill me then i am going to tell you this!"

She then pierced her sword on the ground and said.

"He has given me the power to be immune to the Cosmic Horrors, therefore you can no longer mess with my mind! Second, he granted me the same physical might such as yourself and even greater! And for his last gift, he allowed my wounds to rapidly heal like yours! So if you want to kill me then you will have to incinerate me like i incinerated your Reflections and then! And only then will i allow you to hurt them!"

Nocturne took some time to process this and said as he lifted his hoof up in the air.

"I see....." Then from his hoof, ten black tendrils started coming out.

"Then i will glady do so Celestia! I will use the powers of the Heart Of The World and remove you from existance!"

The tendrils then started going all the way up to the other remaining Nocturnes. The tendrils pierced their bodies and in a few seconds, they were all conected to the original. He then slightly pulled the conected tendrils and the Reflections instantly melted into Nocturne and they were Consumed.

"But do tell me, all of you."

He said as pounds of flesh started melting into his body.

"Do you still foolishly consider yourselves entities separate from the whole?"

"What do you mean by that?" Celestia asked.

Nocturne laughed and said.

"I expected an answer such as this but i always knew better than all of you! And now....I.WILL.SHOW YOU.

The dark stallion then started growing in size rapidly. He remained mostly the same except the fact that he was this time taller than Celestia herself and his shadow covered her up completely.

"Your flesh! I can change it, reshape it, remake it!"

He then made a gesture with his hoof and immediately after, Celestia's skin, flesh and organs were all ripped from her body instantly.

Everypony let out a gasp of fear and some averted their gazes from her. But Celestia was alive, thanks to His gift. If it weren't for that, she would have died. All that remained of her was her skeleton, her horn and her bone wings without the feathers but she was still able to hold her sword with her magic but she couldn't speak.

"My God.....CELESTIA!" Luna said.

"Are you alright Auntie?" Cadence asked.

She turned her heard towards them and simply noded.

Without a doubt right now Celestia was in shock, she lost her flight and her speaking.

"Come at me! With whatever strength you have left!" Nocturne taunted.

Celestia rushed at Nocturne and when she was close, she swinged her sword but without any success. It was enough for him to put his bare hoof in front of the blade to stop it, without hurting him.

"Try harder!" He said as he kept blocking her attacks.

The undead Alicorn kept on fighting but she couldn't touch him, no matter how fast she moved, his hooves would always get in the way of her attacks.

Nocturne then punched her back into the ground with some of his might and as a result, her bone wings along with her back hooves were dismantled and broken.

"No, this won't do at all. Let me fix that for you!"

He then made another gesture and her bones started repairing. But he made it so that her back hooves along with her bone wings were merged together into her right hoof and as a result she was left down on the ground crawling with a massive and extremely pointy right hoof blade.

"Oh, didn't you say a moment ago that you can regenerate? Well? What are you waiting for? Let me see you fully recover from that!"

"You will pay for this Nocturne!" Starswirl said.

"Many said that to me Starswirl, they all ended up dead, later turned into Knight Terrors and now they....hahaha, are among you!"

He said as he intensely looked at him.

"That's my moment!" Celestia thought to herself.

"Oh you will never see this coming!"

Celestia then charged her horn and immediately teleported behind Nocturne.

"Huh!"

But before Nocturne could do anything, Celestia stabbed him in his back with her tiny but powerful sword and later swinged her giant hoof blade and cut him in half.

"WHAT!" Nocturne said as he was slowly returning to his original size.

After that Celestia too started rapidly changing. Her flesh, organs and skin all returned back to her. She was complete again.

"But how!"

"I told you Nocturne, i can regenerate like you! I just had to make it seem like i can't after your....unworldly attack! Then i waited for you to drop down your guard, that happened when you took your eyes off me and started to Starswirl!"

The ponies around then started cheering for her but the battle only began because now Nocturne was going to release something none would expect.

"I see....."

He then looked down on the ground and started slowly laughing as his blades and armor disappeared.

"Don't tell me that this humiliation turned you on you masochistic freak!"

"I-it kinda did but i am not laughing about that...."

He later stood up in two hooves and did the unthinkable.

Nocturne then punched himself in his chest so brutally that he managed to open up a hole in his naked body. He later placed his hoof within and pulled out what appeared to be a black heart with tiny eyes and tentacles around it. He then lifted it up in the air and the ponies cowerd in fear.

"What did you! What did you just do to yourself!" Sessuena asked.

"This heart, it's not his is it?" Rainbow dash asked in fear.

"Ah don't know...." Applejack tried to continue.

"Alighrt fine i can't do that Nocturne you win! Or maybe i will be able to do it in season nine! Ha!" Pinkie Pie shouted and later dadbed on him.

Nocturne tried his hardest to ignored Pinkie's words but he couldn't help himself but crack a small smile.

"Well then...ok, i didn't expect that." He thought to himself.

He then cleared his throat, adapted a serious look and said.

"What i hold in my hooves is the Black Heart! And it used to be part of our world."

"Our world? What do you mean?" Celestia asked him.

"Years ago, i was sent on a mission to investegate a strange village near the shore. I was told that strange and goretest creatures were raviging the land and its inhabitants. The mission was pretty simple, search and destroy but, things turned out differently."

His words captivated the crowd, what could have possibly gone so horribly wrong that Nocturne ended up with two hearts?

"I later found out that the very Heart Of Our Planet was corrupted by Cultists and others that wished to see us destroyed. The heart was then set to explode and take with it us! I tried to destroy it, oh i did. But every time i would destroy it, the heart would just later come back! And it wouldn't stop until it exploded along with our planet!"

He then placed the Dark Heart on his forehead and said.

"And it was then that i made a difficult deceison....."

"What....what did you do?" Celestia asked.

"I had two options in that situation. I could either come back to destroy it again and again, or i could even just let it explode and kill us all! But deep down in me i knew that these two options were not good enough for me! I had to think of something else, i had to think of something better! And you know what i did? I grabbed the corrupted Heart and placed it within my chest!"

After hearing that, the ponies then started whispering among themselves.

"Nocturne....did you...really do that? For us?" Queen Galaxia thought to herself.

"How has this affected you though? I assume that you have been suffering?" Celestia asked.

"Oh i have! It was impossible for me to carry this heart! It would ravage my insides and turn my own body and organs against me! It wanted to come out so badly! But in time i was able to withstand it's corrupted energies, after all, my body was made to contain large amounts of power and the Magic of the Corrupted Heart was no different!"

He then threw the heart behind him and it started slowly expanding at the edge of the tower, it started growing bigger and it later covered itself by a fleshy cocoon.

"Even though the Heart lost most of it's power the moment i placed it within in, it still has some left! and i am going to use it to defeat you and later Consume the Heart for myself!"

The cocoon was then split open and the Black Heart revealed itself to them. At a simple glance everypony cowered in fear before its goretest form.

It was a giant dark purple fleshy beating heart with a pony coming out of it. The heart was covered by red eyes and tentacles.The pony had the same color scheme of dark purple and it had six long tentacles coming out of its head with mouths at the end of each tentacle, also the pony had three red eyes placed on top of each other right at the center of the pony's face, with very long hooves and sharp claws at the end.

The heart then started letting out powerful screams and the world underneeth them started shaking. Nocturne then started laughing as he stood up in two hooves in front of the heart.

"OPEN YOUR EYES AND WITHNESS THE HEART OF OUR WORLD! PROGENITOR OF LIFE! FATHER AND MOTHER! ALPHA AND OMEGA! OUR CREATOR! AND OUR DESTROYER!"

However, the moment he finished his words, the chest of the pony opened up like a mouth and a giant tentacle with came out, piercing his back and later coming out of his chest. Nocturne let out a small gasp but before he could do anything, he was pulled back and later devoured into the chest of the pony that was coming out of the Heart.

"Nocturne!" Celestia shouted.

The Heart let out a scream and then three tentacles came out and attacked her. She however was able to dodge them just in time and fly away into safety.

"Celestia listen to me! You have to destroy the Heart! Who knows what it's capable of!" King Cosmos shouted.

"I will father! I won't let this thing hurt any of you!"

When she said that Celestia charged into the fray with her sword ready to cut down the Heart of Darkness.

However, the moment she was close to, six small mouths immerged from its fleshy body and started breathing out a toxic gas. When she came in contact with the gas, her skin started to slowly rot away and her eyes were rapidly tearing up but thanks to her regenerative powers that she was gifted, the gas was not able to completely destroy her body and leave her in a state of pain.

After that, a long tentacle came out of the Heart and pierced her chest, destoying some of her armor in the proccess. The Heart then lifted her up and later started slamming her onto the ground mercilessly and as a result of this brutal assault, something unexpected happened, her left hoof was cut off and later her back leg was also severed from her torso.

The Heart then let go of her and released a powerful roar into the air.

The eyes of the ponies around were fixed on Celestia, they gazed in terror at their last hope, fearing that if she were defeated, it would mean the end for them as well. She was not going to die however, her self healing powers kicked in and her dismembered parts returned back to their original places.

"Princess Celestia! Are you ok?" Twilight asked.

"I....i am fine Twilight, i just.....i didn't expect that...." Celestia said and slowly got up.

"That was horrible! Yet her body is back to how it was!" Rarity said in a surprised tone.

The Heart then prepared another attack but it was stopped and it let out a scream of pain.

"What's going on now!" Celestia said as she had her sword ready to defend herself.

And then, they saw Nocturne's head slowly coming out of the Heart's chest. He pushed more and more to the point where he came face to face with the Heart. He placed his hooves on its face, tendrils then came out and wrapped themselves around the Heart's head, he later jumped down and said as he looked at himself who was covered in blood.

"I never thought that i would swim inside a heart and especially this one! Oh but it was so warm in there truth to be told. I felt like a baby, still in my mother's womb..."

The Heart let out a scream and began attacking Nocturne with its claw. He however used his magic and blasted the claw before it could touch him. He then began pulling the tendrils that were still stuck on the Heart and Crossbleser quickly shouted knowing what's gonna happen next.

"CELESTIA STOP HIM BEFORE HE CONSUMES THE HEART! QUICKLY!"

Realising what is going on, Celestia took flight and prepared to cut the tendrils that were attached to the Heart but just like before, Nocturne used his magic, created dark chains that came from the ground and holded her there.

"I should have done this the moment i defeated you! But at that time, i didn't know if i could handle all this power! But now i am sure that i can!" He said addressing the Heart.

"Nocturne stop! You don't know what will happen if you Consume it!" Celestia tried to stop him.

"Oh we will find out, in a second or two!"

The ponies around were terrified by the idea of him Consuming such a powerful being. Nopony knew what horror awaited them or what will Celestia have to fight next.

He then pulled the tendrils with so much force that the Heart split in two and it started melting into Nocturne. In just a few seconds, he was covered by the giant mass of melting flesh and after that he just like the Heart was covered by a giant fleshy cocoon.

"This is so bad!" Fluttershy said.

"Keep it tagether everypony!" Applejack said.

"Applejack is right! We have to stay calm and try to find a way to help the Princess!" Twilight announced.

"I am sorry Twilight Sparkle but we can't help her, the spell that binds us to the ground can not be broken nor can we use any of our magic. It's just her versus him...." Starswirl said.

The coccon was then opened up and they saw Nocturne in his new goretest form. Nocturne was now a very tall black creature with tentacles for legs and on his back, he also had very long dark claws and on his chest they saw a beating Heart in the middle. On top of that, the Heart was covered by mouths, blue glowing eyes like his and there was a big grin carved on his face with pointy yellow black teeth.

Nocturne started looking at himself and later on he let out a laugh as he was set on fire. He then made a gesture with this claw and it started raining, he later made the gesture again and it stopped raining.

"Hmmm....interesting!" The Unholy Creature said.

He was then covered by a purple aura, he made a gesture and the world around them was covered by light. When the light cleared out they found themselves in a very familiar location.

"Is that....Canterlot?" Luna asked.

"What did you say?" Celestia asked.

"She is telling the truth Celestia, we are back at Equestria!" Nocturne said.

"We are back?"

"Yes, i deceided that it would be a perfect place to end it all in the place where everything started! Canterlot!"

It was true, his whole castle had teleported on top of Celestia's completely crushing it under its mighty dark stones.

"And thanks to my new powers i can now do even this!"

Then with another gesture, the sun that was in the air immediately disappeared and was replaced by the moon. He then made the same gesture again and the moon was replaced by the sun. After that, it started snowing something that caught everypony off guard.

"Snow?" Rainbow Dash asked.

"But how?" Starlight continued.

"You did that too right?" Celestia asked him.

"Yes i did. Thanks to the Heart i can do anything! I now hold dominion over the Sun and the Moon! The very weather itself! And i can also do this....."

He channeled his dark powers and the ground bellow them started shaking. After that, a mountain in the distance was split in half and raging lava started emerging on the surface, burning everything it touched.

"No way!" Cadence said.

"What just happened!" Luna asked.

"I can also create Earthquakes! But most importantly, for me at least, i can make it rain! And you do know how much i love rain don't you?"

Celestia pointed her sword at him and said with a face full of anger.

"You don't intimidate me Nocturne! No matter what you do! I will defeat you!"

"Come at me then! I am going to prove you just how powerless you trully are! For now i possess the power of every creature on our planet! Nothing can kill me! I have no weaknesses. I AM THE PERFECT BEING!"

Still not convinced by his words, Celestia took flight towards Nocturne with her sword ready to cut him down. Seeing her advance, Nocturne said as his eyes started glowing intensely.

"Have a taste of this!"

Then from his eyes two blue lazer beams came out towards Celestia. She was able to dodge both of them and continue her attack. She then used her own magic and casted her own lazer beam to provide a distraction but the moment Nocturne was hit, he was gone.

"What!"

He later appeared behind her and said as he grabbed her head with his giant claw.

"Your puny magics won't save you sister! The magics that you were taught can not compare to what i have become!"

He then started slapping her on the ground as he laughed maniacally and with each slap, blood would come out and wounds would appear on her body. However, thanks to her Dark Gift, she was able to regenerate back to her normal state, that didn't stop him though. He placed Celestia right in front of his face and she looked into his blue glowing eyes.

"Have a taste of the Truth!"

Then from his eyes again, blue lazer beams came out but this time they were more powerful and they passed through Celestia's armor, bare chest and came from the other side. When the lazers touched the ground they released an explosion of darkness and Celestia was knocked back on the ground.

She felt immense pain but she couldn't breath, the lazer beams struck her lungs and rendered them useless, for the time being at least. She channeled her energies and tried to make her body regenerate faster.

"I won't let you live any longer!"

Nocturne then made a gesture and it started raining wildly with the skies turning black and him disappearing. Celestia then got up as her wounds along with armor fully regenerated.

"Where are you!" She asked as she looked around with her sword ready.

"Here!"

He then appeared from behind her and released his lazer beams. The lazer beams blew a giant hole in her chest, immediately destroying all her vital organs but just like him, she regenerated and turned around to face him but he was gone.

Even though Celestia was keeping up with him, the other ponies around were not comfortable with the idea that she was able to fully regenerate. It was not normal for them, such things can't happen! And the fact that it was Phobetor's gift that allowed her to sustain herself made it even worse for the ponies that cared for her.

"Stop hiding and face me coward!"

"I am not hiding!"

He then immediately appeared right in front of her and attacked her with his claw. His attacke proved successful and Celestia's face was torn appart. Her eyeballs jumped out of their sockets and her jaw fell down on the ground along with her cut tongue. That made the Sun Princess to panic and she dropped her sword out of fear.

She tried to pick up her sword but before she could do so, one of the rain drops that fell before her immediately turned into Nocturne's new form. He grabbed her by her head and placed her right in front of his eyes.

"I will destroy you! From the inside!"

The tentacles on his back then pierced and entered her body from multiple spots. The tentacles then started moving rapidly inside of her, destroying every organ, every wall of flesh and bones. The pain was unimaginable but she had to do something. An idea then poped into her head, she charged her horn and her eyes started glowing.

"What are you doing now Celestia?!

"This!" She shouted as her jaw, eyeballs and basicaly her whole face regenerated.

The very sun then pierced the dark clouds and a beam of Light was shot on Nocturne's face, completely destroying it.

"Now's my chance!" She thought to herself.

She used her sword and cut Nocturne's tentacles, thus setting her free. She later aimed for the Heart in the middle of his chest and lunged herself forward.

Nocturne's face then fully regenerated but before he could stop her, her blade pierced his heart and he let out a demonic scream before melting into a pool of sticky flesh. After some seconds however, Nocturne came out of the pool back into his original form and in front of him was the Corrupted Heart, still beating strong. He then started breathing heavily and thought to himself.

"My body! It's in so much pain! I have to get the Heart back or else this might be the end!"

He then started slowly crawling towards the Heart.

"But how did she beat me? I was supposed to be immune to anything related to this world's magic! Oh wait! That's it, the sword itself is not made out of regular steel and it's not just magical either! It's something far worse! That is why she was able to cut me down!" He thought to himself again.

But before he could reach the Heart, he saw Celestia charging towards him with her sword ready to finaly kill him.

"This is the end Nocturne!" Celestia shouted.

Her sword however came in contact with another. It was holded by a tall Allicorn stallion with dark skin, yellow eyes and a long white mane. On top of that he was wearing a red chestplate with spikes on his shoulder and the sword that he was carrying was a long orange blade with tiny razor sharp edges around the blade of the sword. His cutie mark however at first seemed strange to Celestia, it was a big Black Sun.

"Who are you?" Celestia asked in a surprised tone but the stallion did not reply.

Then from his horn an orange aura appeared and that glow turned into three fires balls that were sent towards her and that attack forced her to back away.

"You need to pull back until you recover from the Heart's corruption. I will handle this until then." The mysterious stallion said.

Nocturne slowly got up and asked the stallion.

"You do know who that is don't you Black Sun? Are you sure you want to fight her?"

"It's because of who she is that i must fight her! It's my duty!"

Nocturne took a few seconds to think about it and later said.

"Alright, she is all yours but you will leave the killing blow to me, i need to Consume both her and her sword."

"Your wish is my command."

The ponies around were curious about the identity of the stallion that stood before them. He didn't appear to be Corrupted like Nocturne or anything like that. He seemed like a normal stallion.

"Just for how long will you keep hiding behind others Nocturne? Your fight is with me yet you send others to fight for you! Or do you maybe want the same thing that happened to Lynthea to happen to him as well?" Celestia shouted.

Nocturne however let out an evil laugh something that surprised her.

"What happend to Lynthea will not happen to him! And as for what you said about fighting behind others i only say this dear Celestia. In the end, only Victory matters, the how you achieve it is another thing."

Her attention then turned towards the unknown stallion.

"And who are you anyways? Why do you risk your life for him? From the looks of it i can say that you are not one of his Knight Terrors!"

"You are right Celestia, i am not like them. I am....something more. You should also know that you and i share a lot more things than you would expect."

"What are you talking about? Just who are you?"

Nocturne then let out an evil laugh as a big throne of flesh was created at the edge of the tower behind him. He placed his hoof on the stallion's shoulder and said with an evil smile.

"I expect great things from you....my son!"

The words that came out of Nocturne's mouth were not something that anypony would even consider but he said them. Before them was none other than Nocturne's first son.

"N-no way! That's impossible! You are a father?! But you said your children had died! All of them! Was that also a lie?" Celestia asked him.

"It was not a lie Celestia. They did die but i was able to recreat them using fragments from my very soul. You see, thanks to my Consuming powers i can access any memory i want. This includes my memories! The memories of my children when they were still foals for example and thanks to these images i was able to bring them all back exactly the way i remember them, the only downside to that is that i had to raise them as fillies and colts. Well, i wouldn't consider that a downside, it was rather satisfying actually."

He later reached for the beating Heart that was on the ground, picked it up and after that his chest opened up like a box and placed the Heart within. He then made his way to the fleshy throne, sat down and said.

"The one that you see before you right now is my first descendant. Though it wouldn't matter to you much, only Celestia, isn't that right?" He asked her with an evil smile.

Celestia was confused by his words. But after a few seconds, she realised what he meant.

"No....this is unreal! You don't mean that this stallion is!"

"Oh but he is! Isn't that right Black Sun?"

Black Sun then looked over to Celestia and said.

"He is right....mother!"

That last word took everypony by even bigger surprise. Not only did Nocturne had a secret son but the very mother of that child was none other than Celestia herself.

"Liar! This can't be true! Sister please tell me this isn't true!" Luna asked.

"Princess Celestia, he is lying isn't he? It can't be true right? H-he is your brother after all, right?!" Twilight asked in a terrified tone.

"Well, technically no. I was adopted so no it was not Incest."

"Even so! All of our siblings lived under the illusion that you were related to us! At that time when we did it, we were both terrified, don't you remember?"

"Celestia...." Queen Galaxia started as well.

From the beginning of her life, nothing as embarrassing as this have ever happened to her. But now that everypony knows that she had a child with Nocturne, her own brother, was something to be ashamed of. She couldn't deny them the truth though, not anymore.

"Yes, it is true everypony....i am sorry...."

When she finished her sentance, she could almost feel the disgrace and the disgust of the ponies around her. How could she have done such a terrible thing? How?

"Oh come don't be like that. It's not her fault really." Nocturne said.

"You are the one to talk!" Celestia immediately answered.

"We were both young at that time, we had needs, desires and there is also this thing called Hormones. Even so, this is the product of our relationship Celestia. Our son! Black Sun! And just like you, he too has power over the sun and just like me he too can enter your dreams and fill them with Nightmares!"

Black Sun's horn then started glowing. The dark clouds and later the rain dissapeared and the only thing that remained was the Sun, shining down on Celestia's and Nocturne's heir.

"But unlike you mother, i plan on using the heat of the Sun to leave my foes in utter agony! In other words, leave YOU in utter agony!" Black Sun said and pointed his sword at her.

"You wouldn't dare! Even though it's possible, it is aslo very dangerous! If you do that there is no doubt that all of us will turn into ash!" Celestia said.

"Relax, this was never my intention. I will just make it so that only you suffer and when you are beaten, father will Consume you and your blade! But before that, i want to see your skills with a sword, mother!"

He then immediately took flight and reached Celestia with his blade ready to attack.

"What the!" She said and tried to block his attack but failed and ended up getting scratched on her cheek.

Black Sun the followed up with a punch and knocked Celestia back on the ground. He then flew up in the air and came charging down on her. She however rolled out of the way of his deadly attack, she then immediately got up and charged her horn.

"Dull!" He said and prepared himself for her attack.

She then released from her horn a bream of Light towards Black Sun but the only thing that he did was simply place his hoof in front of the attack and the beam was deflected back to her but before she could do anything, the beam of Light hit her and she let out a grunt of pain.

"You need to try harder if you want to best me!"

Black Sun then charged his own horn and started throwing big fire balls at Celestia, this time however she was able to dodge a few of them and the rest burned her naked flesh a little, causing her to grunt and slightly tear up.

"But if you want more, i will gladly spice things up a bit!" When he said that, the tiny razor sharp edges around the blade started rotating and later were covered up by flames, creating a flaming chainsword!

Celestia along with everypony were terrified by the sight of the flaming chainsword rotating at such a high speed and on top of that, it was also burning and without any warning, Black Sun charged again towards his mother.

Just in the nick of time Celestia was able to put her blade up and defend herself but his strength was greater than hers and her blade fell down on the ground. His hoof was then set on fire and punched her with so much force that she was thrown a few meters away from him. Celestia was left down on the ground with some of her mane burnt and she was in pain, so much that she started to sob and tremble in fear.

Black Sun later picked up the fallen sword with his magic. He inspected it and later said.

"I have it father, it is yours now!"

"No...." Celestia slowly said and got up.

She then however, felt something wet running on her cheek, she quickly turned around and saw Nocturne with his massive monstrous tongue out, laughing a little.

"You have done well Black Sun, i am proud of you. But we still have something to take care of don't we?"

Celestia heard a mechanical noise from behind her that was generated by her son's chainsword. She tried to turn around to face him knowing that if she didn't, she would die by his sword. She wasn't fast enough however and she felt massive pain on her back followed by a hoof on her shoulder and before she knew it, she was pulled up and stayed there on two hooves.

"NOW DIE CELESTIA!" Black Sun shouted and pushed his sword on her back and came out of her chest.

This caused Celestia to scream out in pain, followed by more crying and blood spilling all over the ground. He then started moving the chainsword up and down causing her even more pain and suffering that terrified both her and the others around. The pain on its own though, was so intense that she felt like if she was about to faint and die of blood lose, she would if it weren't for the Dark God's Gift. She tried to concentrate on her regenerating powers but it was futile. She was under so much pressure that it was almost impossible to do anything.

"Does it hurt mother? Tell me does it? Do you feel your life slipping away from your grasp?!"

She couldn't reply however, she couldn't even form a single expression but that of fear and the fact that she couldn't die as easily as before made it even worse. Even though she could regenerate like Nocturne, that only ment that she would stay alive long enough to feel every detail of pain that she was offered.

"This belongs to you father." Black Sun and gave his father the sword that Celestia had been using the entire time.

Nocturne's hoof turned into a claw and grabbed the blade, he inspected it slowly from hilt to tip and later said.

"As i suspected, it is not a holy weapon indeed."

"Then what is it father?"

"Hmmm, it's something very familiar, i just can't put my hoof on it. These....dark energies that come from the sword....."

"Don't you dare!" Celestia started and later let out a grunt of pain.

"Still strugling? What did i tell you Celestia, it was my destiny to defeat you, you couldn't do anything to stop it.

"I don't! Ahh! Believe you or any of this so called destiny that you speak off! Nghh!"

"Be silent!" Black Sun said and started moving the blade around her body again, causing her to cry more in pain.

"Father knows what he is doing! He is trying to save Creation from Their evil! A goal more righteous than anything else and i am willing to sacrifice anything so that my father may achieve his dreams! Even you, mother."

Hearing that, Nocturne let out a laugh and said as he proudly looked at Black Sun.

"I knew you had it in you. You trully are my son!" The Dark Stallion said.

"I appreciate your kind words father," He said and bowed his head. "But please, Consume the blade now and finish her off, we have to prepare for the ritual of Creation."

"Yes you are right....that ritual...." Nocturne said and lowered his head appearing to be sad.

Tendrils then came out of Nocturne's claw, they were then wrapped around the blade and they started squeezing it in an attempt to Consume it but nothing happened, the blade did not melt.

"Father is something wrong?"

"Yes! The blade was supposed to be Consumed! Why doesn't it work?!" Nocturne said and squeezed harder but nothing happened again.

Nocturne then fell down on the ground in pain. He placed his hoof and claw on his head and started screaming.

"FATHER!"

With that opportuniy, Celestia pushed her head back and strack Black Sun with it. She then pushed herself forward and as a result, she was able to escape from the grasp of the chainsword and her wounds along with her broken armor fully regenerated. She later used her magic, picked up her sword and started rushing towards Nocturne.

"You think that i will just stay idle?!" He said and charged his horn.

"HAVE SOME SUN!" Then from the very Sun itself, a big beam of burning energy came charging down on the tower. The beam did not stop and it followed Celestia.

"Oh n, oh no!" She said and started moving away from the beam.

Even if she was far away from it however, she could still feel the burning heat that the beam would radiate and it would slowly burn her skin.

"Run all you want! This very beam that i created is as hot as the Sun, well not fully but it's still strong enough to burn you even if you are far away from it!"

"You are crazy! If this beams gets any closer to the others!"

"I couldn't care less! My father's dream will be fulfilled no matter the cost!"

He then fixed his gaze towards Nocturne and asked.

"Father what's happening?!" He asked but there was no reply, only intense screams of agony.

As for Nocturne, he was hearing in his head a dark voice talking to him.

"A futile attempt Nocturne! You will never Consume that sword nor will you win the war against me and the rest of the Old Gods!"

"OH I WILL! I WILL BRING PEACE TO CREATION! YOU WONT STOP ME! NOTHING WILL!"

"You talk about Peace yet you have sinned and waged war only to increase your own powers! And now, not even the ritual of Creation can help you! No matter what you create! In the end, the sacrifice of the world that you create along with this will be for nothing! THE CHILDREN THAT YOU BROUGHT BACK WILL DIE AGAIN FOR NOTHING DO YOU HEAR ME NOCTURNE!"

"STOOOOOOOOOOOP!" He shouted and slammed the ground.

When he did that the tower started shaking a little and Celestia and Black Sun were thrown off balance. The sun beam however kept chasing Celestia and she could feel the heat growing stronger, even if the beam was away from her, if she didn't move, she was gonna fry.

"Oh no!" She said quickly and stopped the beam with her magic.

"You fell for it!" Black Sun shouted and summoned two more Sun beams that came from behind her.

Seeing the other two close in, she charged her magic and stopped them too. This whole proccess however was becoming more and more difficult and she would soon lose control over the beams.

Meanwhile, Nocturne seemed to be getting back to his senses. He got up and looked with pride at his son for what he was about to do.

"Father! Are you alright!"

"Don't worry about me, i am fine. You now only have to focus on what you are doing now!"

"Very well father! Watch as i destroy her!" He said with a smile and started pushing the sun beams harder with his magic.

As for Celestia, she struggled and struggled but she would eventually succumb to fatigue and burn.

"I have to do something! I have to find a- that's it!" She thought to herself.

"NOW DIE!" Black Sun shouted and pushed with all his might the Sun Beams towards that location in which Celestia was in.

When she heard those words, she knew that Black Sun was giving it his all and she executed her plan.

"It is now you who fell for my trap....."

"What?!" Nocturne and Black Sun said.

She then immediately casted a spell and after a blink of an eye, the two ponies switched places. Black Sun was teleported to the loaction of where the beams were gonna hit and Celestia right in front of Nocturne.

"GET OUT OF THERE!" Nocturne shouted when he realised what happened.

He then charged some of his power into his claw but Celestia used her own horn and pierced his claw with it, stopping him from casting a spell.

"YOU CRAZY BITCH! YOU WOULD LET YOUR OWN SON DIE!?"

"He is not my son!" When she said that, she charged her own horn with powerfull magic, released it and as a result, Nocturne's whole hoof was blown out of his shoulder.

"FATHER!" But before the young stallion could extend his wings and fly away from the death trap, it was already too late.

When the beams hit him, his whole torso, hooves, head, wings and horn were all completely incenerated, leaving behind only his back legs and nothing more.

Celestia turned her head around and looked at the remaining of her son. Nocturne then punched her out of the way and run towards the remains while his other hoof was still on the ground.

He fell down on the ground, grabbed both of his son's legs, squeezed them hard and said.

"Black Sun.....why? My son...i am sorry!" He squeezed even more and tears started falling from his cheeks.

Celestia and the others didn't say anything, a lot of things were crossing their minds at that moment and especially Celestia. Even though that wasn't her true son, she still felt a little sad for what she did.

The dark stallion then crushed the two legs on the ground and caused them to be Consumed and he later stood up with his back towards all of them.

"Say Celestia....i have a question for you...." He said calmly.

"W-what is it?" She asked in fear of what was gonna happen next. From what she could tell, Nocturne loved his son a lot and now that he is dead, who knows what he is gonna do next?

"I ask you why.....why must everything that i love, die in the end?" He said with his back still to them.

Celestia didn't have any answer however, even though she thought of saying "i don't know" the only thing that would come from saying that is a very angry Nocturne coming towards her with the intent to kill.

"I asked you something Celestia....if you don't answer i am gonna be! VERY MAD! VERY FUCKING MDA" He said with his back still to them.

"I don't know Nocturne!" She answered quickly out of fear.

"I am not the one who decides who lives and who dies! There are some things that happen, things that we cannot change or stop." She finished.

When she said that, his head immediately turned 360 degrees around. This caused her and the others to gasp in fear.

"LIES!" He shouted and the rest of his body turned around.

"YOU COULD HAVE STOPPED WHAT YOU DID! YOU COULD HAVE SURRENDER! YOU COULD HAVE SPARED MY SON'S LIFE! FOR THAT I WILL KILL YOU CELESTIA! YOU HEAR ME? I WILL FUCKING CRUSH YOU!"

Instead of rushing towards her however, something else happened. His body started growing bigger and bigger, his voice turned into growls, his right hoof turned into a massive claw with tentacles around it while from his blown out hoof a massive red blade came out similar to the ones that he has and his wings were sucked into his back and as for his face, his blue glowing eyes were sucked into his flesh and were replaced by two big mouths with sharp pointy teeth.

"What monstrosity is this?! How can such a beast exist?!" Luna asked.

"Oh my God....just how much powers does he still have?!" Twilight asked.

"I don't know Twilight but this is getting worse by the second...i don't think that Celestia will be able to defeat him." Cadence said.

Nocturne who had now turned into a horrific beast, he let out a roar and charged toward Celestia. His big shadow was slowly gonna cover her up and she would definitely die. But she wasn't gonna let him kill her like that and now that his wings were gone, she decided to use her own and fly up in the air away from him. She later used her magic and started throwing bolts of Light at him.

That attack only angered him and he let out an even louder scream. After that, he stomped the ground and from it, spiked chains came out. The chains then lunched themselves towards her, wrapped around her hooves and started pulling her down. She struggled and tried to release herself but not only did it prove futile but it also angered the mindless beast bellow her.

Celestia gasped and tried to cut the chain with her sword but when the edge of the blade touched the chain, she felt electricity running through her body, hurting her and the spiked chain was squeezed more around her back hooves. Nocturne then violently pulled her down so hard, that she immediately reached the floor. He then hit her with his claw right on her face and pierced his giant blade right through her chest and later threw her away.

Celestia started to get used to the pain that was inflicted on her. She has suffered so much from the start of their fight but she was able to survive and now with this new "gift" she might have a chance to win.

The monster that stood before her let out a powerful roar as it started scratching its face with its giant claw, causing a lot of blood to come out rapidly. He then went on all fours and from his back, big thick worms started coming out, trully a disgusting sight that forced most of the ponies around to look away.

The worms started crawling towards her very fast and when the first one was close, it jumped on her but she was able to cut it in mid air but just when she did that, a green liquid was released from the worm, that fell on top of Celestia right hoof and she started screaming in pain.

It would seem that the green liquid was some sort of acid, so powerful that pierced right through her skin, into her flesh and revealed her bone a little. She started slowly regenerating but there wasn't enough time, the worms kept coming out of Nocturne's back and she had to stop them before reaching her. She focus all of her magic into those worms and threw them hard right on Nocturne's back! And as a result, the acid burnt away most of his back along with the worms that kept coming out.

"She got him!" Rarity said.

"Keep going Princess! You can do it!" Pinkie Pie shouted.

The beast fell down in pain but he wasn't done yet. He smashed the ground with his claw and then immediately from bellow Celestia pointy bloodied blades came out and she let out a gasp when one of these blades pierced right through her right already injured hoof and lifted it up, she tried to break free, she pulled her hoof out but without any success. And with that, Nocturne had the opportunity to cut her down and he did just that! He got up from the ground and started running towards her.

Seeing that terrible sight, the ponies around were sacred to find out what is gonna happen next but as for Celestia, she was the most scared of all because a very angry and mindless Nocturne was running towards her and his knew form made him even more intimidating to her eyes.

"Shit, shit, shit, shit! What do i do?! Why can't i regenerate faster?!" She thought to herself.

She started focusing on her powers more in order to boost the regeneration rate but that still wasn't enough, she was under too much pressure and fear to be able to fully concentrate. She then noticed that Nocturne was getting closer by the second and she had to act fast and find a way to escape or she would be done for.

She then looked at her injured hoof, the acid had done a lot of damage to it and on top of that it was pierced by a blade that came out of the ground, she had a few options and one of them was the most painful and disturbing to her. She closed her eyes, took a deep breath and waited.

"What is she doing? Can't she see that he is getting close?!" Rainbow Dash asked.

"Oh no, i can't look." Fluttershy said and covered her eyes.

"Celestia get out of there quick!" Queen Galaxia shouted in terror of what was going to happen to her child.

She didn't move however, she ignored their voices and waited for Nocturne to get close.

The dark beast lifted its giant blade up in the air and started swinging it down and with that happening, Celestia made her unexpected move. The moment the blade came down, Celestia pulled herself away and exposed to his attack her injured hoof and as a result of that, her hoof was cut off and she was free.

The crowd gasped at this sight and as for Celestia, she was both in pain and fear. But she didn't lose focus of what she planned to do next. She swinged her sword with that remaining willpower along with rage and cut the blades that were stuck on the ground, she then immediately used her magic and threw them on Nocturne, piercing his flesh and throwing him off balance.

"I've got you now!" Celestia shouted and drove her blade right on Nocturne's massive chest.

She then started forcefully moving the blade upwards to the point where his head was split in half along with his torso.

"I am puting an end to you right now! DIE!" She then charged her magic again and started firing bolts of Light at him mixed with fire bolts, ensuring that this time he will die.

All this magic that was thrown at Nocturne started to weaken him and put him in a calm state, all of his rage was slowly disappearing, he later fell back on the ground due to the massive amount of force and later, he returned back to his normal self but that giant cut that Celestia inflected on him remained. His torso and head were both split in half, revealing his organs along with the two hearts that he possessed. The Heart Of Darkness and his original one.

"Did i do it? Please God tell me i did....." Celestia thought to herself.

The ponies around look with disgust at the Nocturne's corpse but something that caught their attention was the fact that, both of his hearts were still beating strong, even at the state that he was in. Was he alive however? Or was he truly dead?

"Celestia are you alright?!" King Cosmos asked still worried about her cut off hoof.

"Yeah, i am now....." After she finished her sentance, her hoof started slowly regenerating and after some seconds it was fully healed.

Some ponies however, even greatful, were still troubled about all this regenerating. Healing with magic is one thing but regenerating limbs organs and being able to still live after all your skin, flesh and organs were gone was unnatural beyond words.

"Keep your guard up Celestia, it's not over yet!" Crossbleser said.

"But, why would you say that? Nocturne is defeated, there is no way that he can come back from this.....right?" Twilight asked.

"That's right, how can he come back, he is definitely done! I mean look at him." Applejack said.

Crossbleser let out a sight and said.

"It's not that simple! He is so much more than you think."

"Crossbleser is right, he is not dead yet! Just look at his hearts, they still beat! And now look at us!The powers that bind us haven't been dispelled yet, which means only one thing...." Starswirl said as he pointed at Nocturne.

Celestia started processing all this information before quickly turning around to see that Nocturne was slowly getting back on the ground in two hooves. His great wound wasn't healed, he just stood there in two hooves with his torso and head split in two.

"By the Creator....." Sessuena started. Still surprised by what happened to her old friend.

"Such hideousness.....it can't be!" Rarity said.

"I shouldn't be surprised realy.....even after your spine was pulled from your back along with your head, you were still able to live, so why is this any different?!" Celestia thought to herself.

After that, he started to slowly walk towards Celestia while still being in two hooves. This time however, Celestia did not wait for him to make another move, instead, she used her magic and threw at him Fire balls to cut him down in his tracks. But what happened afterwards was not something that they expected.

From the start of his wound, a giant tongue that was covered by pointy and abhorrent teeth came out. The tongue simple touched the fire balls and immediately disappeared as if the tongue had Consumed the spell itself. Celestia tried the same tactic again and charged her spell but just like before, the moment the tongue touched the flaming spheres, they simple disappeared.

Nocturne then started to slowly move forward and just like his form, his movements were also abhorent and disturbing.

"No room for hesitation.....i must face this head on!" Celestia thought to herself and rushed towards the horror that stood before her.

Celestia flew up in the air and charged down on him, with the edge of her sword forward ready to strike him down. Lucky for her however, the blade was able to pass through his flesh and tear it appart but she wasn't quick enough to escape when that giant tongue started wrapping itself around her.

Nocturne tightened the grip of his tongue around her and started squeezing her, something that forced her to cry out in pain and regret her choice of attack. She tried to fight back but she felt her grip over magic to weaken each second she was trapped. That wasn't gonna stop her however, she was gonna give it her all and she would defeat Nocturne, even at the cost of her own life, all that matters is Nocturne dying.

She let out a powerful cry and with her strength of Will she was able to use her magic, swing her sword and cut Nocturne's tongue in half, releasing herself and put Nocturne in a state of pain. And with that opportunity right before her, she started swinging her sword and completely cutting Nocturne into multiple pieces, with blood and broken ribs flying everywhere along with corrupted organs.

Then from the pool of blood, the organs, the broken ribs and the blood itself started all merging together and after a second, Nocturne stood before them again but this time, something was different.

"Oh Celestia you have no idea! NO FUCKING. IDEA! HOW MAD I AM RIGHT NOW!"

She, along with everypony else noticed that his tail had changed, instead of being a dark mist in the shape of a tail, it was a dark fully fleshed scaled dragon tail. After that, his face and body started chaning too, his dark armor disappeared, along with his twin red blades and his whole body from head to hoof was covered by scales along with his wings! The moment he opened his mouth, Celestia saw fire slowly coming out and by instic, she flew away from him quickly and it was a good thing that she did. Nocturne then started breathing fire all the way to the other side of the tower and he stopped the moment he saw Celestia up in the air.

"HAVE A TASTE OF THIS!" The dark stallion said and later flew up into the clouds, lost from their sight.

Celestia landed on the ground and started looking around.

"You are not running away now are you? Come back and fight me! So that we may finaly reach a conclusion!"

There was no reply but she knew that he was close, somewhere among the clouds. However! That silence was cut short right after, because from the skies, a giant black dragon came crushing down on the tower, completely destroying it and knocking back the platforms away a little.

As a result of that action, the crowd lost its balance but didn't fell down, they were still held by the dark magics of Nocturne.

"He can turn into a dragon?!" King Cosmos exlaimed with a surprised tone in his voice.

"Oh no! This is bad! He is nothing like the dragons that i have seen nor read before!" Spike said in fear.

"That is the least of our concerns! We have to find a Celestia!" Galaxia quickly said and tried to move. But no mater how much she struggled, she couldn't move nor use any of her magic.

The destroyed tower then immediately started rebuilding itself and on top of some debris they saw Celestia who was unconscious on the ground.

"Look, she is over there!" Sessuena said and pointed at her direction.

"She doesn't have a single scratch on her....oh Creator, give me a sign, is it true that she was granted power by The Fallen God?" Crossbleser thought to himself.

When the tower fully rebuilt itself, Celestia slowly got up and was greated with the most horrific sight. Before her stood a black dragon, so big and massive that its wings surpased the clounds, it had blue glowing eyes and one bigger one in his mouth, completely covering it up, he also had those massive dark claws that could easily shred to pieces anything they touched.

"That dragon....oh i remember, you turned into that thing after your fight with the Tantabus." Celestia said and pointed her sword at him without fear.

The massive dragon let out a roar and swinged his claw at her, seeing that, Celestia charged her magic from her horn, thus creating a beam of light that stopped the attack, but Nocturne was persistant, he would let her overcome him. He then used his other claw and attacked her from the other side only to have it blocked as well. Even though she had blocked both of his attacks, the claws were still coming for her and he was forced to keep on using her magic to push them back.

Nocturne then charged his own magic and from the giant eye in his mouth a laser beam came out and was heading towards Celestia, she managed to put her sword in front of her and it proved effective and exhausting at the same time. The blast from the beam destroyed the tower once again.

"Not again...." Twilight said.

After some seconds, the tower was back to normal but Celestia was nowhere to be found.

"What the hey is goin on? She was there a minute ago." Applejack said.

And Nocturne was sharing the same confusion with everypony else.

Celestia was fine however, the moment the tower was blown to bits she used the smoke that was created and slowly flew behind Nocturne and landed on his back. She tried her best to keep her breathing down and not make any sudden moves despite the fact that her heart was pounding very fast and her legs were trembling.

"Where is she? She is gone." Crossbleser said worrying.

Celestia was slowly walking on Nocturne's back with her sword ready to attack a vital point, if there was one that is, the only thing that she could think of was that one giant eye inside Nocturne's mouth, if she could somehow blow it up, let's say she forces him to use that beam again and deflect it back, that could work. She thought to herself.

Celestia kept on slowly walking until she reached his long neck, she slowly opened her wings and flew quickly upwards.

The dark dragon felt the movement on the back of his head and when he looked up to see what was happening, he saw Celestia driving her sword into his eye and latter move it all the way down on his nose. Nocturne felt immense pain because of that and was consumed by rage and that's what Celestia wanted exactly.

"Come and get me Nocturne, give it your all!" She taunted him and pulled her sword out of his flesh and flew in front of him.

The dragon let out a roar and released the laser beam only to be deflected back right on giant eye.

"YES!" Celestia exclaimed as she landed down and saw the dark dragon slowly deteriorate into nothingness.

However, a tiny little piece of flesh fell down on the tower, that tiny piece of flesh started slowly taking the form of a pony and just like before, Nocturne stood before them fully healed and equipped with his weapons and armor. The dark stalion let out a tiny awkward laughter that slowly turned into raging screams. He later bit down on his flesh to shut himself up and when he pulled back, he pulled with him his own flesh.

"You are driving me insane Celestia, i want to kill you so fucking bad right now, i want to cut you open and force feed you your own entrail, i want to slaughter you, i want to make you suffer!"

He said and stomped his hooves on the ground and an earthquake began. That earthquake shaked the entire castle, along with Canterlot bellow it but Nocturne stoped it and instead made it rain slowly, something that calmed him down.

"But i now realise that i can't simple defeat you like that....so i am gonna do this." He said and made a gesture with his hoof.

Then the unimaginable happened.

Celestia started feeling pain in her chest and later her entire body. She dropped her sword and later looked at her hoof which was changing, she saw five fleshy structures coming out of it and her hoof slowly became smaller, the same thing was happening to her other hoof, she also felt her wings and horn being sinking into her and later disappeared.

"What are you doing to me?!" She asked in pain as tears kept running down her checks with everypony around speechless.

He didn't say anything but what was certain was that he was also going through the same process as her but for some reason, he still had his wings.

Celestia then felt huge pain on her back and was forced on to rise up on two hooves but for some strange reason, she didn't fell down, instead, she was feeling perfectly balanced. When she looked down, she saw that her legs had also changed and her armor had adapted to her new form. After some second she realised what had happened.

"You now have no power! No magic! All that is left for you! IS DEATH!" Nocturne shouted.

Celestia looked up only to see Nocturne in his human form coming towards her, she tried to pick up her fallen sword but the moment she looked down on the ground, she saw his fist coming all the way up from the bottom and right on her face.

Celestia felt immense and was later knocked back ten meters away from Nocturne. While she was on the ground she covered her broken and bleeding nose while crying.

"You see? In your human form you are nothing, you don't have his gift, nor your own powers but i, i still have all that power, all this corruption that is coursing through my veins!"

He then grabbed her by her hair and hit her belly with his knee, creating some cracks on the armor. Celestia gasped out in pain while Nocturne still had her hair in his grasp.

"I am not done yet! You are going to suffer just i have suffered when you took my Son away!"

He then pulled her hair with so much might that he lifted her up in the air and slammed her down on the ground. He then did it again and after that again, until his hatred for Celestia was quenched, if that was even possible at the moment.

As for Celestia, her broken nose along with her skull were damaged beyond repair, her nose was not visible anymore from all that beating and she was bleeding from the inside of her skull.

"DO YOU LIKE THE PAIN CELESTIA? I CERTAINLY DO!" Nocturne shouted and slammed her on the ground.

But the moment he did, Celestia's hair was immediately cut off, something that cause her massive amount of pain too but at the same time, set her free for some seconds.

The ponies around couldn't believe what their eyes were proctecting, at one moment Celestia and Nocturne fight as ponies and in the next in some unknown forms, well unknown to most of them except Twilight and Starlight. Even so, that sudden change took everypony by surprise but none of them could be more worried for Celestia's condition.

Celestia was on the ground, not moving at all, she had endured so much and she knew that it wasn't gonna end quickly for her, not after what she did to Nocturne's son, she managed to come to this simply conclusion, even when her brain was in that condition that it was right now, with tiny bits of her skull that slightly touched the surface of her brain and made their way inside.

She moved her eyes up and was able to clearly see Nocturne for a split second. He was fully naked, without his armor or blades or his genitalia showing. She just saw this well built dark humanoid with no fasial features and wings red batwings coming towards her and she couldn't anything to stop his slow advance , she just looked, saw him and later back tothe ground.

"You know what else really pisses me off?" Nocturne said and kicked her in the face.

That kick however proved to be more powerful than he calculated because when he looked at Celestia, he saw that most of her teeth were knocked out of their places and his foot nail was stuck on her check.

The dark man kneeled down, grabbed the nail and strated to slowly move it all across her check and slowly into her eye.

"Not only did you ruin my Son's life but you also ruined the life of the Other Me. Do you remember him Celestia? That human version of me had a rougher life than i did, he did have the full support of his parents but....he was physically and mentally weak but despite that he kept on trying to prove himself to the world and become someone when he grew up.

During his speech Nocturne didn't stop moving that broken nail that was stuck on Celestia, instead he lowered it down next to her lips and then all the way up to her ear.

"He however failed and he let down all those that he loved and cared about, i felt pity for him. I wanted him to make his own path and be allowed to follow his dreams, even if he failed at passing some big exam or failing at an interview for a job. And when i finaly gave him these powers and told him what he could do with them....he smiled.

He later then moved the broken nail above her forehead and to her other lip and after that, he moved it all the way up to her ear, thus creating an ear to ear smile on both sides.

"All this time of him crying and calling himself a failure were gone and guess what Celestia, i wanted it to stay that way, it was never my plan to return one day, kill him and steal his magic or destroy his world. His world never had any magic to begin with, it was gonna be a waste and a down right evil deed to kill all these innocents for nothing."

When he finished his sentance, he violently pulled the nail out of her flesh and immediately used it to puncture her eye, something that forced her to cry out in pain and slam the ground with her fist, something that also proved painful.

"DO YOU SEE WHAT YOU HAVE DONE? HE HAD A HAPPY LIFE UNTIL YOU RUINED! BUT YOU DON'T CARE ABOUT HOW THE OTHERS FEEL! YOU JUST WANTED TO TAKE ME DOWN. YOU JUST WANTED TO FUCKING KILL ME. BUT YOU FAILED AND ALL YOU HAVE DONE. WAS FOR NOTHING!"

Nocturne then lifted the nail up in the air and prepared to use it to cut Celestia's throat but he was stopped by the cries of his mother.

"NOCTURNE ENOUGH PLEASE! NO MORE! ALRIGHT YOU WIN! Just....don't hurt her anymore....." She said and lowered her head.

Nocturne placed his hand on his chin and said.

"Better idea...." And with a gesture, Queen Galaxia was freed from the spell and was pulled right next to Nocturne by his tentacles.

"GALAXIA!" Kosmos shouted but couldn't do anything to save her.

"MOTHER!" Luna along with some other alicorns shouted.

Queen Galaxia was brought in front of Nocturne but she was still trapped in his tentacles. He placed his hand around her neck and holded her in two hooves.

"I will start executing everypony here! All of them will die right before your eyes and you won't be able to do anything!" Nocturne procalimed and placed his other hand right on Galaxia's belly. Then from his wrist, his red sharp blade appeared, he was ready to cut her open and let her organs fall down on the ground and later Consuming the body, thus doubling the powers that he already has.

Queen Galaxia started crying even louder and was horrified of what was going to happen next.

"You would kill.....your own mother....again?" She asked as tears kept running down her check.

But Nocturne simply whispered in her ear.

"You are not my Mother, my real Mother died a lot of years ago, by my own hoof, you are nothing more than a fake, created by that cursed sword. I failed to understand that fast enough. But no matter what anypony says, i know one thing. There is no such thing as a resurrection spell and the dead, do not return. Only the Almighty Creator has the power to bring back those that have passed away and when Judgment Day comes, my real mother along with all those innocents that i have killed, will return."

Celestia, even though she couldn't respond, tried to reach out her hand in order to stop him but she couldn't, it was then that she heard the voice of the Fallen God in her head.

"And so, this chapter of the story ends and a new Era of Darkness can begin."

When she heard those words she knew that it was all bound to end, there was no other explanation but for some reason, the whole world around her had turned black and white and everypony stopped moving along with Nocturne.

"Celestia." A voice echoed in the air.

She was confused about the nature of that voice. It felt unearthly yet somehow very calm and welcoming.

Then, a humanoid figure appeared before her, that figure was covered by a glowing aura and Celestia couldn't tell who was in front of her and nor could she speak to figure.

"You have overcome many trials Princess but to fight your own brother? You never thought that he would return in the first place correct?"

Celestia slightly nodded.

"But don't worry, all the things that you have endured in this journey were not for nothing, you are strong and capable. But Nocturne, he has been blinded by his own sence of justise, by his own arrogance and hatered for the Old Gods and he will destroy this and abosrb its power."

Celestia coughed out in pain and managed to speak a few words.

"I want to stop him but i can't."

"That is why i am here Celestia, i know what the Fallen God has done to you, i will take it away and replace it with something greater, the Light Of The Creator."

The figure then placed his hand on Celestia's head, she then felt a massive surge of Holy Power coursing through her veins, her armor was repaired, her hair had regrown and her wounds along with her broken bones were no more. After that, white wings came out of her back along with her horn while also radiating a golden glow.

A smile formed up on her face and she quickly got up, inspecting herself to see what had happened.

"I don't beleive it, i feel better now wait no, i feel amazing!"

"I am glad that you do and one more thing Celestia." The figure said and later made a gesture.

That gesture seemed to have affected her sword that was on the ground. The sword then started moving on its own and its holy form started chaning. It turned into a dark sword made out of dark flesh, multiple horrific eyes, tentacles and one big jaw at the tip of the blade.

"What in the Creator's name is that?" She asked.

"Nocturne was right about your sword Celestia, it is not a holy weapon but it is the only one that can kill him for good."

"I don't understand, why is it that way? I thought the Light could destroy all those that were touched by Corruption, so why can't you give me the power to kill him?"

"Celestia....your body, it isn't ready nor will it ever be to receive such tremendous power. I have given you all i could."

"I see...then i will use your gift to put an end to Nocturne but....i have some questions i would like answered."

"I am listening Celestia."

"You...wouldn't happen to be....uh."

"The Creator? No but i am one of his servants and i was sent here to help you. Know this Celestia, no matter what happens, never lose faith, the Creator has a plan."

She nodded and prepared her next question.

"About the sword....why is it like that? I know it's corrupted but....where did it come from?"

"That sword when it wasn't Corrupted, used to belong to Icelos, the God Of Nightmares. But when he was captured by Them, he lost all sense of sanity and was driven mad. He was no longer Icelos but Phobetor."

"Oh....i see but, what about Nocturne? What's his purpuse? Did Phobetor really create him?"

"What Crossbleser told you was the truth. Phobetor created Nocturne so that he may ravage the world and give him power, that was his plan and that is Nocturne only purpose."

"Ah, i see....but, a lot of years have passed, isn't Phobetor strong enough already?"

"No, he is not but he is that close to escaping, so i am telling you this Celestia. You must Kill Nocturne right here and now, don't let him use any more of that Corrupting magic, or else Phobetor and the Old Gods will return and they WILL bring the end of days." The figure then made another gesture and the dark sword returned back to its innocent looking form.

"Weild that sword for one more time Celestia, drive its blade into his heart and save your world from his madness!" When the figure said that, it simply disappeared and Celestia was left alone.

She took a deep breath, picked up the unholy sword in its disguise, took a combat stance and thought to herself.

"I will give it my all! I won't let him win, i won't!"

The world then started moving again and without hesitation, Celestia drove her sword right on Nocturne's face.

"WHAT THE HELL!" He shouted and failed to dodge the attack.

She then placed her hand on his shoulder and dragged him away from her mother. And now that Queen Galaxia was out of the way, Celestia kicked Nocturne on his chest and pulled her sword away but she didn't stop there. She furiously swinged her sword and was able to wound Nocturne's naked body in multiple locations, making him bleed and grunt in pain.

"ENOUGH!" He shouted and he was immediately geared with a dark aura surrounding him.

"What happened? She was literaly on the ground one second ago!" Twilight asked.

"Mother get out of here, i will deal with him."

"No! I can help you, i am free from his spell, i won't let you do it alone."

But before she could do anything else, Nocturne launched a dark chain at her that forced her back to the platform next to the others.

"Galaxia no!" King Cosmos said and checked on his wife.

"I am fine, it's alright. We need to help Celestia now!"

"But what exactly happened? How did it happen?" Spike asked.

"What happened here was a miracle, a miracle happened right before our eyes. Have faith everypony, the Creator is with us." Crossbleser said.

Nocturne laughed and started moving left and right.

"Now that's an odd change, tell me Celestia how did it happen?"

"You are going to have to Consume me to find out who gave me this power. Because i am not planning on telling you anything! Let's finish this Nocturne!"

"I wouldn't have it any other way."

The two now humans charged at each other again and with each strike of their blades, their auras would grow stronger.

"Who strike with such zealous! You mean it this time,i can feel it! You want to spill my blood and make me beg for my life!"

"You are right, i want to kill you, i must kill you to save Creation from your madness!"

He let out an evil laugh as dark tentacles, eyes and moaning mouths appeared around his body.

"LETS SEE IF YOU CAN KILL ME SCUM!"

He then charged towards her with both his blades out and ready to cut her to shreds. She was able to dodge his attack however and she fell right on top of him and they both fell on the ground with Celestia on top of him with the clear advantage. She moved her blade up in the air and brought it down with all of her strength.

The dark man moved his head aside and dodged the blade. He then used his feet and push Celestia behind him while also following her on the way there. On top of that, the two started returning back to theirpony forms.

"Ever since you can use magic in your human form now, for reasons that i will discover later, i deceided to return us both back to the form in which i have the advantage!"

"You always think so highly of yourself Nocturne, that is why you will lose today!"

She then charged her horn and prepared and attack.

"This again? I told you it's useless, your magic can't hurt me!"

But when she released all that power that she was focusing on, Nocturne was sent into the air by the massive amounts of Holy Power. Celestia immediately got up and as Nocturne was coming down from the sky, she swinged her sword towards his direction and knocked him back on the edge of the tower.

The dark stallion let out a monstrous scream and the darkness around him started fading, his monstrous screams then turn into normal screams of pain and to everypony's surprise, Nocturne was gone and all that remained was a normal looking stallion in front of them.

Nocturne started looking at himself, panicking at what had happened.

"What have you done to me? WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO ME?!"

Ending 1: To Hell Once More.

None of the ponies believed that Nocturne was nothing more but a normal unicorn under all that mysterious darkness, that this thing that covered his body had turned him into a living nightmare capabel of unnatural power and destruction.

"Celestia, it worked! But....is that really...." Luna said.

"I think so, there is no other explanation, he is the one who i must kill...." She said with a little hessitation in her voice.

The unicorn let out a small laugh and later placed his right hoof on his head.

"To think that i have failed, again! I guess i shouldn't be surprised, i was like that my entire life, no matter how powerful i was becoming, i had to sacrifice something! Somepony dear to me, to think that my every step into the future was made out of corpses! All of them pilled up together, all of them so warm and later cold."

All that burst of emotions was too much for the nameless unicorn burst into tears.

"It's because of my failures that i wanted to keep going! I wanted to find a way to be somepony! Even a hero but without sacrificing those around me or see others sacrifices themselves for me! But i should have known that such a path is not achievable nor does it exist."

He then looked at Celestia and said as he cleaned his tears.

"The only thing that i regret right now is the choice that i made all these years ago....back at our home..."

"Armonia....." Celestia said as memories from her hom kept on appearing in her head.

"If i had killed both you and Luna in that faithful night, none of this would have happened! I would still have my power! But even then, i was still to weak, i still had feelings of love for both of you! I just....couldn't do it....nor do i think that i can do it now...." He said and lowerd his head.

After that, the massive spell that held down the ponies around was dispeled and they were set free, able to use magic and fly once again.

"We, we are free! Princess Celestia we are free!" Twilight shouted.

The ponies around started cheering and talking amongst themselves. Celestia smiled and thought to herself.

"I don't know if i should kill him now....i mean, he won't return to being Him again, will he?"

She then looked over to the Unholy Sword that was in disguise, took a deep breath and thought to herself again.

"I will use it if i have too, i want to see what he will do. Oh i know!"

She looked over to Nocturne and said with a smile.

"Nocturne.....i have an idea, how about you-"

"No, i know what you will ask of me Celestia and the answer is no, i will not join you nor will i stop my grand plan to defeat the old Gods. I won't stop, not when so many have died!"

"But.....they are all alive now, they are back!"

The unicorn hit the ground with his hoof in anger and as a result, he started bleeding.

"Get it through your skull Celestia! There is no such thing as a resurrection spell! Only the Creator has the power to bring the dead back! And we both know that your sword is nothing more than an Unholy Artifact of Unknown Origin."

"Yeah but...."

"No, just stop. And what do you mean that they are all back? You think that i have forgoten about my Son? Linthea? You think that i don't care about them?" He said as his voice started to echo louder and louder.

"You think that i will throw away their sacrifice? So that you may live with these.....abominations?!" He said as he was referring to those who returned.

His hoof was then covered by a dark aura and later, a dark long sword appeared. When that happened, the ponies around stoped their idle chat and had their eyes locked on Nocturne.

"I will not stand for this Celestia! I will not stand for a lie! Instead, i plan to fix the mistake i made and do what i should have done....ALL THESE YEARS AGO!"

Then from his hoof, a dark tentacle came out and wrapped itself around Celestia neck but when it did, Celestia's wings and horn disappeared. He then pulled her with all his might towards the edge and let go of her neck but as the tentacle was returning to him, it got wrapped around Celestia's hoof and pulled Nocturne down with her.

"CELESTIA!" Luna shouted and started flying towards the edge where both of them fell from.

"Oh my God." Luna said when she saw her sister hanging from a small edge, while also having Nocturne just bellow her who was attached to Celestia and just like her, was ready to fall down.

"Hold on Celestia, i will save you!" Luna said and charged horn.

She then aimed at Nocturne and shot him right on his read but it proved futile because it threw both of the ponies off balance and Celestia's hoof started slipping.

"Celestia no!" Luna said and quickly grabbed her sister's hoof with her own.

"I won't leave you! I won't let him take you!" She said and tried to pull her up but she was unable because she wasn't strong enough to carry all that weight.

As for Nocturne, the darkness in his hoof started spreading into his eye wich immediately started glowing blue. He then saw a small demon statue near Celestia. He then started slowly swinging back and forth, until he finaly released the tentacle that was around Celestia's hoof and dispensed himself upwards near the demon statue, which he grabbed with his other hoof that turned into a dark claw.

Luna was doing all she could to keep Celestia who's wings and horn didn't return from falling down to her death. But she was unable to defend herself from Nocturne who was slowly rising up in two hooves on top of the demon statue.

"Quickly! Stop him!" King Cosmos shouted and all the ponies from the platforms started charging towards Nocturne.

"I WON'T ALLOW ANY OF YOU TO RUIN MY PLANS!" He shouted and pointed his hoof towards them and just like before, they were stopped in their tracks, some even in the sky without being able to use their magic.

He then let out an evil laugh as the darkness fully Consumed him and he returned back to what he used to be. He lifted his sword up as a sadistic smile formed up on his face.

"And he shall smite the wicked and plunge them into the fiery pit!" He and prepared to drop down the sword of Luna's head.

But before he could, the statue underneath him began to crack and Nocturne was thrown of balance and hanged onto the head of the demon statue. However, something unexpected happened. The head of the demon statue came to life and roared at Nocturne, who screamed in fear. The demon statue then broke off, sending Nocturne falling to his death.

Celestia all this had her head locked on her brother as he was falling down, she knew just how scared he was and she knew that more torment awaited him there where he was headed.

Luna used her magic and pulled Celestia up without worrying about Nocturne.

"Come on!" Luna said and pulled her up.

The two sisters looked at each other as they were breathing and later let out an innocent laugh.

"Luna, we did it! We freaking did it!"

"I don't believe it either! I mean, back when he killed Twilight and Cadence and then....me, Celestia i was so scared."

"But you managed to defeat him in the end, all of you." Crossbleser said.

Then from the crowd arround them, the Elements of Harmony, King Cosmos, Queen Galaxia and Cadence all charged towards the two sisters and gave them a big hug that almost suffocated them both.

"Please stop, i almost died a lot of times already!"

The others let out a laugh and broke the hug.

"I am very proud of you Celestia you, you saved us all." King Cosmos said.

"And you brought everypony back, oh Princess i am glad that we were able to survive this." Twilight said and her friends who where behind her noded.

Queen Galaxia then stepped forward with a sad expression on her face.

"Mother, is everything alright?" Luna asked.

"It's about Nocturne isn't it?" Celestia asked.

Queen Galaxia noded.

"I feel terrible for what happened to him, through out his entire life he wanted to become a worthy son of Cosmos but he was manipulated by The Fallen God, everything bad that he did, he didn't do it out of hatred, he didn't want power because he lusted for it, he wanted to impress you Cosmos but after he found out that he was manipulated, he wanted to fight them back, he wanted to save the other worlds at the sacrifice of ours, i just wished that there was another way." She said and lowered his head.

For a moment there was silence in the tower, without anypony saying anything but rather, they were concentrating on these few memories that they had of Nocturne of the past. A kind soul who wanted to prove himself to his father and be recognized as a hero not a monster by the world.

"But, what exactly happened to him?" Cadence asked.

Crossbleser sighted and said.

"I wish i could give you a simple answer but i can't, i just hope that he will endure the torment that awaits him...."

"Me too.....if only things were different....." Sessuena said.

Nocturne found himself falling from the sky and he was surrounded by clouds and bellow him was a giant mouth big enough as the sky. The mouth had monstrous teeth and along with Nocturne, others were falling in it too.

"Oh no, no! I am not going back!" He said and tried to fly but failed.

He then looked at himself and realized that he had returned to his unicorn form.

"Oh Creator, no! PLEASE DONT LEAVE ME!" He cried out before falling into the giant mouth and losing sight of the blue sky above him.

Knowing what's gonna come next, Nocturne shielded his eyes with his hooves.

"This isn't happening, please, i don't want to go back, i don't deserve to go back!"

It was then that he reached the ground, he let out a loud scream as he felt his back hooves break. But he wasn't distracted by his broken legs, in fact, he was staring blankly at the Hellish landscape that stood before him, the same Hellish landscape that he visited years ago.

He lowered his head and started crying.

"Creator why? Creator please.....don't leave me."

"Nocturne....."

The moment he heard that voice he lifted his head up in fear, he started shaking and looking around paranoid. It was then that he heard it, that loud breathing, that dark voice that echoed all across Hell. It was Him.

"OH GOD NO! STAY AWAY!" The stallion screamed and tried to run away only to be brought down by demons, later beaten, stabbed, mutilated and repeat.

He had returned to Hell Once More.

Meanwhile in the Absolute Nothingness.

The Fallen God Phobetor was siting on his throne and laughed a little.

He had the body of a minotaur, the beard and the ears of a goat, claws for feet, arms with chains around his wirst and three fingers in each, his hair consisted of dark long sticks pointing upwards, along with two horns on his head and fungus growing on his shoulder. He was naked and the only thing that he was wearing was a long dark and ragged dress with chains around his waist.

"Finaly, i have all the power i need." He said and got up from the throne.

He then made a gesture and the image of the Earth appeared before.

"It is thanks to you Nocturne, that i can do this." He said and clenched his fist.

When he did that, the Earth strated slowly cracking open and multiple portals appeared around the planets, from which Eldritch Horrors came through, they landed on the surface and ravaged the planet from within, rendering it ash.

"Creation will fall in our wake! Beware all those who oppose us and glory to their Unending Darkness!"

Even though it took countless years, the forces of the Old Gods won the second Cosmic War and Creation was brought to its knees. And the world ended....just like that, in the end nothing remained. Every world was destroyed, the Gods were killed and Corruption reined supreme.

The End.

Ending 2: The Death of the Nightmare.

None of the ponies believed that Nocturne was nothing more but a normal unicorn under all that mysterious darkness, that this thing that covered his body had turned him into a living nightmare capabel of unnatural power and destruction.

"Celestia, it worked! But....is that really...." Luna said.

"I think so, there is no other explanation, he is the one who i must kill...." She said with a little hessitation in her voice.

The unicorn let out a small laugh and later placed his right hoof on his head.

"To think that i have failed, again! I guess i shouldn't be surprised, i was like that my entire life, no matter how powerful i was becoming, i had to sacrifice something! Somepony dear to me, to think that my every step into the future was made out of corpses! All of them pilled up together, all of them so warm and later cold."

All that burst of emotions was too much for the nameless unicorn burst into tears.

"It's because of my failures that i wanted to keep going! I wanted to find a way to be somepony! Even a hero but without sacrificing those around me or see others sacrifices themselves for me! But i should have known that such a path is not achievable nor does it exist."

"You are wrong Nocturne! Such choices and paths truly exist but you never tried to put aside your past mistakes, instead you kept them all inside your head and you let those thoughts feed on you, you never tried to forgive yourself for what you have done." Celestia said.

"You are wrong! I did try to forget everything, to forgive myself and move on with my life but that wasn't the case. It was painful! It was hard.....impossbile! How would you feel Celestia if you had the power to steal somepony's identity? Become them and experience from their perspective everything that they have done in their lives! Every thought that crossed their minds, their desires! I know what it's like but the only reason why i couldn't forgive myself was this.....i felt how terrified they all were seconds before i take their lives, i felt it all! Like if i was the one being killed! That is why i couldn't forgive myself! Never!"

"Even so you never tried to stop yourself from commiting such crimes again, you just kept going, kept killing. You are nothing more than a mindless beast whose lust for power and pleasure is unending! You are and will forever be a monster, no matter the form you take!"

Nocturne was taken by surprise by her words and he wasn't the only one. As for Celestia however her deceison was final, she had this gut feeling that Nocturne will attack again when his powers returned. She had to kill him now, she had to put aside those few memories of a Nocturne who cared for his family, a Nocturne whose only desire was to be recognized and respected, a kind and gentle soul who never wanted to hurt anypony.

Nocturne lowered his head and asked Celestia.

"I assume that you want to kill me now don't you?"

"Correct, you are too dangerous to be left alive, who knows what you will do once i lower my guard. Stab me in the back maybe? Use a spell to take away my eye sight and strike me down while i am defenseless? That's your way of doing things is it not?"

The unicorn stallion started growing more and more angry.

"How! How dare you! HOW DARE YOU MOCK ME?" Nocturne thought to himself almost screaming out his words.

Then, tiny but invisible to the eye tentacles erupted from the ground and pushed their way inside Nocturne's hoof. He felt his powers slowly increasing and soon, he had a whole plan conjured in his head. He let out a sadistic laugh and said.

"It would seem that spending a lot of time with these mortals have altered your way of thinking Celestia! You have truly lost sight of what maters and what doesn't!"

Then, a dark aura started forming around his front hooves and said with a smile.

"You have come with far and i applaud you for that but in the end you are still a simple minded little princess who fails to see the bigger picture!"

He then let out a small laugh as he looked at the dozens of dryed out blood pools .

"That is where you and i differ! I have but one simple goal in mind, to defeat the Old Gods and bring peace to Creation!"

Then from the dryed pool, a dark head started coming out.

"The how i do this or any other things....DOESN'T MATTER IN THE SLIGHTEST!"

When he shouted that, a Perfect Reflection of Nocturne jumped out of the blood pool and aimed for Celestia's eyes. She was on her guard however and pulled back, dodging the attack. Or so she thought. The wrist blades managed to scratch her eyes and forced them shut.

"THERE! How do you like that?!" The unicorn shouted.

Then him and the Perfect Reflection made their way to each other and when they came in range, Nocturne jumped above his perfect reflection as tentacles came out of his chest. He grabbed the Perfect Reflection and Consumed it completely, thus returning to his dark form.

"I'VE WON! DIE!" He shouted and extended his blade towards her.

But Celestia didn't back down. This was her chance put an end to him, even if she was half blind, she had to take that small chance and she did.

She took a deep breath and with her eyes closed his lunged herself forward towards Nocturne's direction and when the two met, a loud ding was heard in the air as the two passed each other and made their way to the opposite side.

The ponies around saw them both kneeling on the ground but they didn't know who received a deathblow.

Nocturne felt nothing, no pain at all, he smiled, stood up in two hooves with his front hooves pointing at the sky and said.

"What? You thought you could beat me? Open your eyes to the truth Celestia! ALL HAVE TRIED BUT ALL HAVE FAILED! I AM UNBEATABLE! I even destroyed that so called sword of yours that can kill me! Where's your hope now?!"

She didn't say anything, she was just there on the ground with her blade nowhere to be found. She slowly turned turned around and Nocturne saw something that surprised him.

"I never lost my sword Nocturne."

Celestia's armor was pierced by multiple pointy red shards of all sizes, that meant only one thing.

The ponies around intimidated by the atmosphere didn't say anything, they just watched as.....

"It's just stuck on your chest!"

He didn't believe her words but the facial expressions of everypony around confirmed his suspicions.

Nocturne lowerd his front hooves down and saw Celestia's sword passing through his chest, slowly shattering his armor and as for his twin red blades, they too were shattered and their remains were stuck on Celestia's armor.

"WHAT THE HELL!"

The dark stallion shouted as the wound on his chest began growing bigger and expanding around his body, thus creating more and more cracks on his body.

"Thats! That's impossible! They were never meant to break, i made them so that no other steel is as strong or durable as them! HOW?! HOW?!"

Blood then started furiously coming out of his large wounds as he screams got louder and louder.

"I can't be dying! I am not supposed to die! I who's strength is that of a billion stallions! I WHO'S INTELECT MATCHES THAT OF THE GODS! I WHO'S FORCE OF WILL IS UNBREAKABLE!"

The ponies around looked in horror as his body started falling appart without saying a word.

"THIS IS YOUR END NOCTURNE! NOW REFLECT ON YOUR SINS AND THE PAIN THAT YOU CAUSED TO THE PONIES AROUND US! FROM START TO FINISH! EACH AND EVERYONE OF THEM! KNOW THEIR PAIN AND REPENT FOR ALL YOU HAVE DONE!"

When Celestia said those words, hundreds of images and voices started crossing Nocturne's mind. He remembered their faces separately, he remembered everything that he had done to each of them, he felt their pain as if it was his own.

"NO! I! I AM NOCTURNE! I AM THE WEAPON OF THE FALLEN GOD! I CAN NOT DIE! I AM NOCTURNE!"

When he finished his sentance, he was lifted into the air and the Darkness around him disappeared thus returning to his normal form. He then let out one final scream before his whole body was blown to bits by the huge amounts of magic that were released from his body.

And the only thing that remained after that was a big pool of blood decorated by the unicorn's lifeless head and as for the sword, it was nowhere to be found after the explosion.

After a few seconds, the spell that binded them was dispelled and they were set free. They looked around and after a few seconds they started cheering for Celestia.

"I did it.....oh God yes i did." Celestia said before falling down unconscious.

When she woke up, she found herself surounded by her family, Crossbleser, Twilight and her own friends.

"Celestia!" Cosmos quickly said and hugged his daughter.

"We feared the worst! Don't ever do that again!"

After that, Queen Galaxia hugged her too and said.

"Oh Celestia, thank God you are ok, don't ever leave our side again!"

Twilight later joined in, hugged her and said.

"I thought i lost you Princess! I was so scared." She said as tears started running down her cheeks.

"Don't worry everypony, i promise, don't worry." She said with a smile and hugged him back.

Luna then hugged her too and started crying as well.

"What's the matter little sister?" She asked.

"What's the matter? He almost killed you! You think that i wouldn't be paralyzed if i saw him killing you?!"

"That's not what i meant." She said and kept her smile while hugging her.

"It is over now, he is dead and he is not coming back. You can all count on that."

Crossbleser then appeared and next to him was Sessuena and Princess Cadence.

"Aunt Celestia! Are you ok? I am so happy that you survived!" She said and hugged her.

"And i am glad that you are all safe."

She then looked over to Crossbleser who had a proud smile on his face.

"I did it Crossbleser, i saved us all."

"I know you did and we are all proud of you. The only thing that remains now is to rebuild everything that he destroyed."

"Yeah, you are right. We have to fix his past mistakes on our own and secure a better future for us and the next generations."

"Cadence!" A voice was heard in the air.

Cadence turned around and saw her husband Shining armor who was rushing towards her.

"Shining! SHINING ARMOR!" She shouted and run towards him as well.

The two of them kissed and held each other tightly.

"I never got the chance to search for you when we returned, i thought that you....didn't make it."

"I am sorry i scared you Cadence but know this, i won't leave you alone ever again! You got that?"

She wipped her tears and said with a smile.

"Yes! I know you won't."

They both then heard a baby laughter and before they knew it, Flurry Heart was above them.

"FLURRY HEART!" The two lovers shouted and hugged the flying alicorn.

As for the Twilight's friend, they started to slowly tear up at the happy sight before Pinkie Pie completely lost it and burst into tears. She then pulled out of her mane a box of tissues and slapped her friends across their faces with one tissue each.

"I FEEL SO HAPPY RIGHT NOW! I CAN'T CONTAIN MYSELF! I AM SORRY GUYS!" She cried as a pool of tears covered the ground three meters in each side of her.

After an hour, the ponies around organized themselves and started moving Nocturne's giant castle which was still on top of Canterlot. It took them a lot of hours to move it out of the way and a teleportation spell was not an option, such a massive structure could be teleported anywhere without the proper concentration and the use of magic.

It all seemed well for them but deep in the Abosolute Nothingness, Phobetor was resting in his throne and said as he played around with a powerful looking essence in his right hand.

"What can i say Nocturne? You had potential, limitless to be honest but you let your overconfidence get the best of you. Oh well not a problem, i still have the power i need to escape and...."

He then took a closer look into that essence and saw two blue glowing eyes staring back at him.

"I will find another Host for my gift, not that i need him or her but, it's nice to see mortals get excited over power."

When he did that, the Earth strated slowly cracking open and multiple portals appeared around the planets, from which Eldritch Horrors came through, they landed on the surface and ravaged the planet from within, rendering it ash.

"Creation will fall in our wake! Beware all those who oppose us and glory to their Unending Darkness!"

Even though it took countless years, the forces of the Old Gods won the second Cosmic War and Creation was brought to its knees. And the world ended....just like that, in the end nothing remained. Every world was destroyed, the Gods were killed and Corruption reined supreme.

The End.

Ending 3: The New Host.

None of the ponies believed that Nocturne was nothing more but a normal unicorn under all that mysterious darkness, that this thing that covered his body had turned him into a living nightmare capabel of unnatural power and destruction.

"Celestia, it worked! But....is that really...." Luna said.

"I think so, there is no other explanation, he is the one who i must kill...." She said with a little hessitation in her voice.

The unicorn let out a small laugh and later placed his right hoof on his head.

"To think that i have failed, again! I guess i shouldn't be surprised, i was like that my entire life, no matter how powerful i was becoming, i had to sacrifice something! Somepony dear to me, to think that my every step into the future was made out of corpses! All of them pilled up together, all of them so warm and later cold."

All that burst of emotions was too much for the nameless unicorn burst into tears.

"It's because of my failures that i wanted to keep going! I wanted to find a way to be somepony! Even a hero but without sacrificing those around me or see others sacrifices themselves for me! But i should have known that such a path is not achievable nor does it exist."

Celestia tried to reply to him but for some strange reason, she felt pain in her head. She grunted heavily and looked down on the ground.

"Celestia what's wrong? Are you ok?" Luna asked worryingly.

"I am fine, i am sure that it's nothing more than fatige, we have been fighting for some time after all, it is only nature that i would be exhausted."

The ponies around gasped in fear and Nocturne was worried as well because of the sight before him. Celestia was confused by this, what could be so terrifying at this moment? She then looked over to her sword that appeared to be radiating a dark glow.

"What the!"

The sword was then immediately stripped of its holy form and returned to its original form. It turned into a dark sword made out of dark flesh, multiple horrific eyes, tentacles and one big jaw at the tip of the blade.

"I knew it! I FUCKING KNEW IT! This was nothing more than a disguise was it?"

The dark glow of the sword then started growing bigger until it covered Celestia up. Inside the darkness Celestia was screaming out in pain as her body started changing. Her skin changed into dark purple with bones pocking out of her flesh, with multiple eyes around her body along with tentacles, her eyes were glowing blue like Nocturne's, her horn was split into two and one larger one irrupted and was placed in between them. Her mane was turned into a dark shadow in the shape of her original mane, then, another pair of wings immerged from her back, these wings were made out of dark flesh with tentacles and bones pocking out of them, her original wings were also affected by this and suffered the same effect.

Celestia found herself losing all hope, all sanity and it was too late for, she was consumed by their madness, like Nocturne before her. She was now one with the Nightmare God.

It was then that the dark cloud was cleared out, she let out a demonic laughter that immobilized everypony around. She started swinging her demonic sword while laughing, she then got on top of two hooves and started falling down but before she could touch the ground, a tentacle came out of the ground and grabbed her before she could fall and as for everypony else, they were left speechless. And especially Nocturne.

She then pointed her sword at him and said.

"This, this is amazing! My head hurts! But at the same time, i feel so much joy, so much happiness! SO MUCH POWER!"

It was clear to them now, somehow she too was corrupted by Phobetor's influence. Nocturne's heart was beating super fast at such a sight, he then gathered all the courage he could and spoke up.

"Celestia how did that happen?"

But instead of getting an answer, Celestia appeared in front of him faster than the blink of an eye and he stepped back in fear. Her hoof then immediately turned into a claw, she grabbed her demonic sword and placed it right on Nocturne's neck.

"Isn't it obvious? His Dark Will changed me, just like he changed you! And i feel so strong! I feel unstoppable! I am not as fragile as i used to be now! But you, you see to oppose him don't you?"

"O-of course! H-he is the source of all evil! He was the one who forced us into this, he forced me to destroy our home! This is all his doing Celestia, snap out of it!"

She then grabbed him with her other claw, lifted him up in the air and said.

"Snap out of it? I don't know what you are talking about 'brother' i am perfectly sane!" And she let out an evil laugh so powerful and demonic that the skies above started changing.

"What is going on? What happened to Celestia!?" Twilight asked.

"Oh Creator why? Why did this happen?" Crossbleser asked.

"CELESTIA LISTEN TO ME!" King Cosmos shouted from the platform.

But that proved to be his undoing. The moment he shouted, Celestia moved her claw up in the air and his neck was cut open and he fell down on the tower dead.

"COSMOS!" Queen Galaxia cried out for her dead husband.

A grin was formed into Celestia's face.

"Time to see what it feels like to Consume something!" And when she said that, a tentacle came out of her back.

The tentacle flew towards Cosmos's body, pierced right through it and was pulled right into Celestia's body and when it touched her skin, the corpse melted into her, thus Consuming him. Celestia felt pain inside her head, she could see all his memories, every thought he ever had and she saw everything from his perspective all the way to this moment of his death, it was glorious!

"Oh God! Yes! That felt amazing! Oh thank you for choosing me to be your instrument of destruction o great one!" She said referring to Phobetor.

"What are you saying Celestia!? You dare join him after all he did?!"

Celestia immediately strengthen her grasp of Nocturne's neck with her claw and slightly pierced his skin with the pointy edges' of her claw.

"Yes i am and i will bring death to those who oppose him and the Old Gods! And unlike you i won't fail! I mean, this was the reason behind your creation, wasn't it? To bring chaos and ruin? To feed him your powers? Well, you have done a very good job at it but the Old Gods still have enemies and i will be the one who will lead their dark campaign and destroy creation....for ever!"

Tentacles then came out of her claw and pierced Nocturne's skin.

"NOOO!" He shouted knowing what's gonna happen next.

His body immediately melted into her own and he was Consumed.

The ground bellow them then started cracking open along with every mountain in view, the dark skies were filled with Eldritch Horrors that were coming down to spread chaos and ruin to this world. The Old Gods were here.

Celestia let out a dark laugh and tentacles came out of her body. These tentacles pierced right through everypony around the platform and when she pulled them all back to her, all these massive amounts of flesh towards her, they all melted one after the other, she Consumed them all and none remained.

She let out a playful laugh, like if she was still a filly and just had received a piece of candy and she wanted more.

Then right in front of her, the imagine of the Fallen God appeared and she kneeled before him.

"Thank you for giving me all this power my lord! Please unleash me! Let me slaughter them all in your name! Let me bathe in their blood and take away their lives only to strength you and Them! Please! PLEASE!" She begged.

The Dark God smiled as he placed his hand on her head and said.

"Good, i am glad to hear you say that but do tell me, did you enjoy yourself? Did you love that feeling of pure hatered running through your veins? Did you enjoy the deaths of your family?"

"Family? What family? The only family i know about is you my lord! You and the Old Gods, you whose powers are unmatched! You are one and only family!"

The Dark God let out an evil laugh and said to her new host.

"Then follow my every command Celestia and victory will be ours and Creation will be destroyed!"

Even though it took countless years, the forces of the Old Gods won the second Cosmic War and Creation was brought to its knees. And the world ended....just like that, in the end nothing remained. Every world was destroyed, the Gods were killed and Corruption reined supreme.

And as for Celestia, she remained loyal to the Dark God till the end of their unholy campaign. She never questioned him nor his actions, she just did as she was ordered and in the end, she was rewarded with unlimited power.

The End.

True Ending: "We will change Destiny!"

None of the ponies believed that Nocturne was nothing more but a normal unicorn under all that mysterious darkness, that this thing that covered his body had turned him into a living nightmare capabel of unnatural power and destruction.

"Celestia, it worked! But....is that really...." Luna said.

"I think so, there is no other explanation, he is the one who i must kill...." She said with a little hessitation in her voice.

The unicorn let out a small laugh and later placed his right hoof on his head.

"To think that i have failed, again! I guess i shouldn't be surprised, i was like that my entire life, no matter how powerful i was becoming, i had to sacrifice something! Somepony dear to me, to think that my every step into the future was made out of corpses! All of them pilled up together, all of them so warm and later cold."

All that burst of emotions was too much for the nameless unicorn burst into tears.

"It's because of my failures that i wanted to keep going! I wanted to find a way to be somepony! Even a hero but without sacrificing those around me or see others sacrifices themselves for me! But i should have known that such a path is not achievable nor does it exist."

"There was always such a path for you to take Nocturne. You just didn't try hard enough, instead all you did was simply look yourself in your room, drown in your sorrows and cry yourself to sleep. After that you would just come out of there two or three days later and pretend that those bad things didn't happen. You never apologised and you cannot change what you have done!"

The unicorn gasp and his body started trembling.

"It's not true! I wanted to change, i just.....i couldn't!"

"Yes you could! And don't you dare blame the powers of the Corruption that course through your veins. You always said that you were the master of your own power and you didn't let it control you. Or was that a lie as well?"

"Listen to me carefuly Celestia! It's not easy being me! IT'S NOT EASY KEEPING IT TOGETHER WHEN YOU HAVE SINED SO MUCH AS ME! WHEN YOU HAVE SLAUGHTERED AND RAPED SO MANY! I AM NOT A MINDLESS KILLING MACHINE CELESTIA! I HAVE FEELINGS, I CAN UNDERSTAND THE PAIN THAT I CAUSED!"

"THEN WHY DID YOU CONTINUE!?"

"I DON'T KNOW ALRIGHT?! I DON'T! I DON'T FUCKING KNOW WHY!" He said and lowered his head.

"I just....thought that, if i were to give up now, all the sacrifices i made, all the time that i spent in my room studying magic, all that magic and power that i stole from others would be for nothing! I would have killed them all for nothing! And if i had stopped then and there, i wouldn't be able to live with the guilt."

"You are a hypocrite Nocturne. Your lust for power blinded you and removed the word 'guilt' from your head. You can not feel such a thing, the only thing that you live for is power, to steal it from others and take their lives to satisfy your unholy desires and nothing can change all that you have done! Nothing!"

The stallion let out a small laughter that started growing louder and louder. Then from around his body a dark aura started forming up.

"I will make you eat those words Celestia! I will kill you right here! RIGHT FUCKING NOW!"

Nocturne's shadow then started changing and it jumped out of his body and appeared above him. His shadow was that of his Nightmare form but this time it had red glowing eyes.

He lifted his hoof up and said.

"I SACRIFICE MY BODY AND MIND TO THE DARK GODS! TO RETURN ME TO MY FORMER GLORY AND BRING CHAOS AND DESTRUCTION TO MY ENEMIES! TAKE IT ALL DARK ONES!"

He shouted and bite his own hoof with all his might causing blood to splatter on the ground and when he did, the shadow above him swinged its blades and cut Nocturne's body into pieces, the shadow then melted into the blood pool that was created and from it Nocturne appeared again but this time, his powers and form were restored.

"Y' YMG' AH ZHRO" He shouted in an unknown language and started running towards her.

Celestia stood her ground without fear and she waited for her enemy to close the gap between them.

"COME ON NOCTURNE!" She shouted and Nocturne got even angrier.

And as he was running, he stood up on two hooves and jumped high up in the sky, covering up the Sun and later coming down on Celestia full force. She lunged her sword forward to stop him in his tracks but that didn't happen. Thinking that her brother was consumed by rage and recklessness, he would defenetly not dodge her attack but he did.

He moved asside the blade's edge and fell on top of Celestia. He stabbed her through her with both her blade and bite her on her head before passing through her horn which was also into his mouth. He then shut his jaw with so much force that he face and horn were ripped out of her head. Her remaining body then started melting into him and she was Consumed.

And with that final attack Celestia was killed and Consumed. Her powers along with her form and memories were his. The sword that she carried however was affected by this and it remained unscratched.

The ponies around started panicking and cowered in fear for they knew that they were next and nothing could save them now.

Nocturne stood up in two hooves and massive long tentacles came out of his body, piercing through everypony on the platforms. He then let out a powerful scream and pulled them into him, melting and Consumed the moment their skin touched his body.

"POWER!" He shouted and looked up in the dark skies.

"I HAVE DONE IT! NOW NOTHING CAN STOP ME NOW! I WILL DESTROY THE OLD GODS! I WILL BRING PEACE AND JUSTICE TO THOSE OTHER WORLDS UNAFFECTED BY THEIR FOUL TOUCH! WITNESS ME CREATOR! WITNESS ME O GREAT ONE!"

He then grabbed the Gem of Creation from his chest armor and said.

"I demand the Creation of a world which is created by the most powerful of magics out there! A world which i will Consume along with this one and become an Ethereal Being of pure power! So much power and wisdom that even the Unkillable Dark Gods will fall before me! Now....CREATE!"

The moment he said that, the red gem was destroyed and near the Earth another planet was created. That planet was blue with purple powerful energies around it. This planet was made out of magic just like Nocturne wished it, it contained immense amount of power and he was gonna Consume that planet and gain immeasurable power.

He looked up and saw the planet in all its glory and he couldn't be more happy.

"Yes! That's it! All that power within my grasp!"

He then placed his hoof on the ground and another tentacle came out, piercing the surface of his castle, then the ground and it kept on moving down until it reached the Center of the planet. There, it pierced through the New Heart Of The World that the Gods placed after Nocturne removed the previous one and placed it within his chest.

"And now the other....." He said and placed his hoof up in the sky.

And just like before, a tentacle came out and started making its way to the other planet. The tentacle pierced the skies, it reached the cold and dark space but it didn't stop. It pierced the planet's atmoshpere and later its ground and just like the other planet, it too reached the Heart Of The Other World.

Nocturne was finaly connect with the two planets via his tentacles and the only thing that he had to do now, was violently pull out his tentacles and let the two planets melt into him and Consume them along with all their power.

"And now....the moment of truth!" He said as his heart started beating fast.

He then violently pulled out both of his tentacles at the same time and the two planets started to slowly melt and Nocturne found himself floating in the middle of space as the process of Consumption was still continuing but rather slowly compare to ther times he Consumed something.

"It will take some time it seems, no wonder why to be honest, these planets are big and carry more power than the others, not a problem for me though, i can wait! And i will wait."

With each passing moment, Nocturne gained more and more power and the giant planets around him started to slowly disappear.

"It's amazing! Oh i feel so good, all this power! All this magic! It will become mine! Ah!" He gasped in pleasure.

And after a lot of hours the two planets were Consumed and were no more.

As for Nocturne however, his mass had changed. He was no longer a dark pony with bat wings and glowing eyes no. He kept his pony form but it was different. His body was decorated by Dark Stars and his skin was purple, on top of that three giant glowing orbs of power circled around him, his eyes were pure darkness along with his twin blades which were now made out of Ethereal power. And on top of that, he was carrying in both of his hooves two black planets.

He had now reached the true limits of his power.

And thus, he marched to the Absolute Nothingness where the Old Gods were sealed. The battle couldn't be measured in time or anything else like that. It was a battle between one New God versus the unmeasurable Powers of Evil.

But in the end, Nocturne lost. He lost the battle against them and the only thing that remained was him completely naked with his armor and blades broken. He was stuck in the darkness of the Absolute Nothingness.

He then heard a laughter but didn't bother to look up to see Him. He was Consumed by his sorrow and his guilt for what he had done. because he failed.

"To tell you the truth Nocturne i am impressed. I never thought that you would go this far to achieve power, you make me proud." The Fallen God said.

"Just get this over with, i have nothing left to lose in my life. "

"Oh? Why is that?"

"Because....i killed them, i killed them for their power, all of them but....i still failed...why?" He asked himself.

The Fallen God closed in on him and said.

"Nocturne, no matter what you have done, no matter the power you collected. It was never your destiny to defeat me alone."

"Alone?" He asked.

"Yes, for you see you only did it for revenge, you did it to have more power!"

"That's not true!" He shouted and faced the Dark God.

"I did it to save those that you haven't touched yet! To save Creation, to save us all!"

Phobetor then slapped him on his face and said as Nocturne fell down on the ground.

"You still don't get it do you? After all we have been through? I made you! I made you so that you are power hungry, i made you so that you may only care about yourself and nothing more. I made you to be my Harbinger of Doom on the world! To feed me a small portion of the power that you steal! And that's it, that is why i created and why you act all Power Hungry and nothing can change that, just like Celestia said."

Nocturne started processing all this information and he came into a conclusion but at the same time, he found a way to change things, to win the battle.

But Phobetor got wind of his idea.

"And what are you thinking Nocturne? Do you really think that you can do it?"

Nocturne started laughing and said.

"I may not be able to defeat you Phobetor but i know somepony who can! And with the help of his sisters, i am sure that he can destroy you!"

"Then by all means, try what you have in mind but don't forget that if you do try that, you will unleash Him."

"I don't care! It is a risk i am going to take, i didn't lose the war against you Phobetor, this is just a minor setback!"

When Nocturne said that, he charged his powers and a portal appeared behind. He then immediately crossed it and it closed behind him.

The Fallen God let out a laugh and said.

"And another Circle begins...."

Meanwhile, in the Kingdom of Armonia, a colt Nocturne was in his room studying a book on his desk. That Nocturne had no armor or blades yet, his wings were dark yellow, his skin was a little grey and his eyes weren't glowing as much.

He then heard a knock from his door and said.

"Come in."

But there was no response.

The little colt moved next to the door and opened it but what he saw from the other side was something that he did not expect.

"What the..." The little colt said.

In front of him was the adult version of himself and before the little colt could process what was in front of him, he was pushed into the room and the door was closed.

"What is happening, who are you? Where did you come from!" The colt asked in fear.

Nocturne placed his hoof on top of his younger self's shoulder and said.

"When you grow up, you will become great and powerful. You will achieve your dreams and you will make friends and find love but know this."

He later placed his other hoof on his other shoulder and said.

"In your journey you will murder and rape thousands of innocent ponies to get what you want, to satisfy your needs and desires but we can change that. A great evil is coming and it is up to you and your sisters to stop it."

"What...." The young Nocturne was still speechless.

"I can't stop it but i have faith in you to do so, i will grant you my powers, my memories, so that you may learn from my mistakes and change destiny for the better. But be warned, a shadow will be following you. A being who i sealed in the debts of time itself, know that he is the second worst threat that you will ever face. Take care Nocturne."

When he said that, tentacles came out of his hooves and pierced right through the young colt's shoulders.

The young colt screamed and cried out in pain but at the same time, he felt great power coursing through his veins and after a second or so, the adult Nocturne melted into the young colt and all his powers were now his.

The little colt stayed there for a second and in just a second, all of Nocturne's memories flashed right through his eyes, he saw all the evil that he had done, all the suffering that he caused and he could also hear the screams of those that his future self killed, he couldn't take it anymore.

The little colt started crying and screaming as the powers that he received were released left and right due to him losing control over his sanity.

"What the Hell! AH GOD! This isn't real! This can't be real! HELP ME! SOMEPONY!"

When he finished shouting, he released from around him a massive amount of dark energies that swallowed up the whole Kingdom of Armonia and destroying the land around it leaving nothing more than just a desert.

The little colt in fear started looking around but he saw nopony, not a single soul.

"Please...somepony, don't leave me alone! SOMEPONY PLEASE!"

For a moment there all hope was lost for the little colt. Until he heard a voice in the air.

"Do not despair young one Hope is not yet lost."

Nocturne turned around and saw in the air a glowing humanoid figure. That figure had next to it a golden bauble that in it had the younger versions of Celestia and Luna.

The figure then placed the bauble down and the two princesses were set free.

"Nocturne! What happened, where is everypony?" Celestia asked.

"Yeah didn't you see what happened? Are they ok? What about mom and dad?" Luna asked.

"I....i don't know." Nocturne gathered most of his sanity to say those words.

The three ponies then looked to the figure that said.

"An ancient evil has awakened from its deep slumber and you three must rise up to the occasion and defeat them once and for all, only you three can do it, It is your destiny but you will not be alone. I will guide you on your way to the final battle and you will defeat the Old Gods."

The three ponies didn't say anything, they couldn't gather up the courage to say anything they just looked at the figure speechless.

"Now come, before i sent you out on the field you must be trained and reach the limits of your bodies, there is no other way."

The three ponies still intimidated by this didn't move a single muscle, until Nocturne stepped forward.

"Where are you going?" Celestia asked.

"He is right, we have a lot of work ahead of us." The young Nocturne said with a serious tone.

"But, we don't even know him! We have to find out who caused all this destruction! We have to find our family!" Luna argued.

"This doesn't matter at all, the only thing that does is this. We have to train, we have to avenge those that died here today! We have to make a stand and change everything because if we don't, then who will?"

The two sisters started thinking about it and part of them wanted to join him and the figure but they were just fillies, they were young and they had no idea what they were getting into unlike Nocturne who got the memories from his previous self.

"But...i don't think that we can do it...." Celestia said.

"That is why i am here, i will prepare you and i will teach you how to fight the Old Gods and their minions."

The tree ponies looked at each other, nodded and said.

"Very well, if there is nopony left to do it, then we will." Celestia said.

"We will get revenge on those that died! We will get revenge for the deaths of our family!" Luna said.

"We will change destiny!" Nocturne said.

The figure smiled and with the snap of his fingers the three ponies were teleported away.

Embracing their destiny, the three ponies trained and studied under the mysterious figure. And the more they grew up the more they were haunted by the day that their parents were killed in that explosion, that their whole kingdom was blown to bits but unlike them Nocturne was suffering the most, because for the rest of his life, he is going to live with the memories of his previous self, a self that he hated for what he had done but he swore to himself that he will become better, he will do the right thing and he along with his sisters will put things right.

The End.

Preparing for the Galla

It was just a normal day in Equestria. The birds were singing, the citizens of ponyville were cheerful and full of happiness.

Twilight just woke up in her castle after a long hour of sleeping.

"What a beautiful morning!"

She said with a smile. She then went downstairs to the kitchen to get some breakfast. There she was greeted by Spike and Starlight Glimmer.

"Good morning Twilight, how did you sleep?"

"Fine Spike thanks for asking, hello to you as well Starlight"

"it’s nice to be acknowledged thanks!"

Then the three of them had breakfast and went off doing their daily activities.

"Oh I almost forgot."
Spike said.

"What is it spike?"
Twilight asked.

Spike then pulled out a letter and gave it to Twilight

"It’s a letter from the princess."

"Ok then, thank you spike."

Twilight grabbed the letter with her magic and went to the cutie map.

She opened the letter and red it. She then said with excitement.

"Hey guys!"

"What is it Twilight?" They asked.

"It says here that we are invited along with our friends to the Grand Galloping Gala tonight. But here’s a twist, this Gala is gonna be different."

"Different how?"
Starlight asked.

"Well, it says here that tonight’s Gala is gonna include stories in high detail about Equestria’s heroes and beyond. Who knows they might even talk about Starswhril."

"Sounds awesome! I would love to go there." Starlight said
"I know right!"

She said hastily.

"It will also be a good time to meet the Princess, Starlight. She would like to see how your friendship lessons are progressing."

"Yes, she does, I can’t wait for her to see how good I have become!" She said and Twilight smiled.

"To tell you the truth Starlight you are doing very well, all these lessons that you have learnt. I am sure that Princess Celestia will be proud."

"I hope so, I don’t want to disappoint her…"

"Don’t worry Starlight, I tell her every day on high detail about our friendship lessons."

"In high detail you said?"

"Yes."

She smiled.

"Well in that case, I am kinda done."

Twilight laughed.

"Relax Starlight, it was a harmless prank nothing else."

Starlight raised an eyebrow and said with a grin.

"So making pranks to your friends is obviously a good thing now right?"

"Only when these pranks are harmless and most importantly, you must laugh with your “victim”. Not laugh at!"

"Yeah I get it."

"Anyway, spike can you go inform our friends about the party tonight?"

"Sure Twilight! Happy to help!"

And he left off.

The Night had fallen. The ponies that were invited to the Gala were at the train station ready to leave. And so was Twilight, Spike and Starlight.

"*sigh* Where are they?"
Said Spike.

"Don’t you worry Spike I am sure they will be here soon." Twilight said.

"Oh look there they are." Starlight pointed at them.

Spike and Twilight looked at the placed were Starlight was pointing and they saw their friends. All of them wearing their dresses and outfits.

"Hello darlings! You look extra beautiful today!" Rarity said with a smile.

"Hi. Thanks again for telling us to come with you Twilight." Fluttershy said with her low pithced voice.

"But of course, I wouldn’t want to go anywhere without the company of my best friends"

They both smiled.

"Wasap." Said Rainbowdash

"Well hi there RD." Applejack said.

"Hi GIRLZZZZSSS *squee*" Excited as well Pinkie pie.

"Good to see you guys are ok. Anyway let’s get inside the train and make our way to the Galla." Twilight said.

They quickly agreed and went inside the train. They got to their sits and started talking. At the middle of the discussion however Twilight noticed that Starlight was not looking so good.

"Um starlight, is there something wrong?"

Starlight then looked at Twilight and said.

"It’s just that......"

Starlight hesitated to continue.

"It’s ok Starlight you can tell me. That’s what friends do."

Starlight looked at Twilight and said with a sad tone.

"Well I had a nightmare the day before and it was pretty terrifying, I felt that I couldn’t do anything either to control my magic or my surrounding. I saw….a dark bat pony looking at me….

Twilight hugged Starlight.

"It’s ok Starlight it was a dream you are here with us now."

Starlight smiled.
"Thanks Twilight. I am glad you are here with me."

Before they could say anything else Pinkie fell from the ceiling and said.

"Whoops, sorry about that."

"Pinkie how did you….never mind not gonna ask." Starlight said with a confused tone.

"Okie dokie."

She smiled and started bouncing her way back to her sit. Starlight then gazed upon Twilight with a confused face and said.

"I still don’t know how she does that."

"To tell you the truth Starlight sometimes I don’t know either. I even once tried to figure out some things about Pinkie, but it seemed that either science wasn’t with my side or because the rules of physics don’t apply on her"

"Yes…I can image."

"You sure about that?"

"Of course I mean what did you have to do in order to finally admit Pinkie’s immuness to….everything?"

"Well, she and her Pinkie sense saved us from a Hydra at the swamps."

Starlight was surprised.

"Really?! But how did you escape from the Hydra?"

"Let’s just say that we just kept running and at some point I bursted into flames."

"But…..what do you mean you bursted into flames?!"

"I just did somehow, anyway this incident happened way before I became an Alicorn."

"Wow that long ago?"

"Yep, that long ago."

In the middle of their conversation the captain of the train could be heard shouting through the microphone.
"We have arrived at our destination, have a wonderful evening"

After that happened all of them got out of the train and went inside the Canterlot Castle .

Author's Note

Hi there....
I hope you enjoyed the story. I started this Fanfic on another website called
Fanfiction.com
I am sure you are familiar with it. Anyway, the story as you have seen from the description is about a pony named Nocturne. He is....well you will see in the next chapter. Please don't hesitate, if you find any mistake or something that is out of place please tell me. I have a lot of fantasy and i want to improve, but i can't do it alone. Anyway thanks for reading and have a nice day/night

Good bye....

The Nightmare Revealed

When they entered Canterlot they were greeted by smiles and laughter.

Pinkie would go and meet everypony in the party and make new friends,

Rainbow Dash went to meet Soarin and Spitfire.

"Oh hello Rainbow." Said Soarin with a smile on his face.

"Hey Soarin, Spitfire how are you doing guys?"

"Oh you know, flying from one place to another, make some impressions."

"Cool!"

Twilight was with Starlight and Spike. They went to the nearest table and sat down.

"So, Twilight."

"What is it? Is something bothering you?"

"I was wondering, are these Galas scheduled or are they just random parties that are happening?

"I think I know the answer to that."

Twilight and Starlight looked both at Spike and were eager to hear from him.

"You see. This Gala as you may know is actually a party towards the old heroes and protectors of Equestria and beyond."

"Yes I believe that we do know of it." Twilight said.

"Yes I know. Anyway, where was i? Oh yes these parties sometimes are organized only for special occasions like this one for example and sometimes they are not. Oh by the way have you noticed some of the guards? They wear special armors for the party."

Twilight and Starlight then scouted the room for a royal guard. And they found one.

Indeed his armor was different. It was made out of gold and it covered the guard from head to hoof. On the guard’s shoulder was a shoulderpad with the logo of the Sun. And some weapons attached to his armor. He sure looked deadly.

"Wow, they used to wear these? I mean they look so heavy." Starlight said.

"Attention everypony!"

A voice was heard. It was a royal guard announcing something. But it was a little difficult for some ponies to understand what he was saying because his helmet was covering his whole face and his voice was deformed.

"I am here today to present to you: Princess Celestia!"

All the ponies were cheering and greeting Celestia while she was getting up on the stage. All of the ponies gathered around the stage along with Twilight and her friends.

"Welcome Everypony. I am most thankful that you all managed to come to the Gala and I hope your day is going pretty well. I would like to tell you that this isn’t just a normal Gala."

Then spike whispered to Twilight.

"See I told you Twilight."

Twilight then rolled her eyes with a smile and whispered back.

"I didn’t say that I didn’t believe you Spike."

And they both continued hearing what the princess was saying.

"Today is a very special day. We are all gathered here today to honor some of the old heroes of Equestria and beyond!"

The crowd was amused. The never hard heard of any other heroes of Equestria except Starswirl the bearded. And they were all excited to hear something different for once.

"At this Gala you will be presented some of the armors and weapons that were used by these heroes. And I promise you that if you have any questions about who they are or what they did I will happily answer them."

After that a small caravan appeared carrying some weapons and armors.

The armors were nothing like they have ever seen before. They were filed with different symbols and attachments.

Some of the ponies then started asking questions about these old heroes.

"Princess Celestia I have a question."

"And what would it be my friend?"

She said with a smile and in a friendly tone.

"Were all of these old heroes ponies or were they from different species as well?"

Princess Celestia was surprised.

"Yes. Some of them were either griffons, minotaurs and more. But they all had one thing in common. They were brave and ready to do anything for their beloved ones."

Then another random pony asked

"Can you tell us how did they become heroes?"

"It was simply, they were under the right guidance and training."

Another pony asked quickly.

"And the world didn’t care about who they used to be or what they were?"

"Remember my friends. Anypony can become a hero no matter who they are, if they are willing to do what’s right that’s good enough for me."

And more questions were asked.

"Wow guys did you saw these armors?" Rainbow dash said.

"They sure look impressive!" Said Aj.

"And look at their colors and design they are so fabulous!"

"Um…I think they look heavy and sharp…"

Fluttershy said with a worried tone.

"Oh come on Fluttershy its ok."
Fluttershy smiled and said.

"Thanks Twilight."

Fluttershy looked pleased.

"And can you tell us about…."

The pony was immediately interrupted by what appeared to be a hooded pony with a deep voice.

"I have a question for you!"

The ponies eyes’ were all turned to him.

"Excuse me sir but you are going to have take your turn." Celestia said.

The hooded pony just kept talking and ignored what Princess Celestia had said.

"You said that everypony no matter who they are can become heroes right?"

"With the right guidance, yes."

The hooded pony got a little angry.

"What was my deal then?"

Celestia was confused along with everypony else.

"I simply didn’t try hard enough?"

With that said he removed his hood and dropped his cloak on the floor.

When the ponies encountered the pony under the cloak and hood, they gasped.

And Celestia’s heart was beating a lot harder than ever.

The pony’s body color was pure darkness, surprisingly the only facial features he had was his eyes that were glowing blue, he had red batwings, he had no mane and his tale was a dark mist in the shape of a tail, he had a gray and dark armor that covered his body and last he had red twin crescent blades attached to his wrists. His cutie mark was a red scar with a dark aura radiating out of it.

"Hello, sister!"

The ponies could not believe what they heard. Princess Celestia could not believe in her eyes either, the pony that she and her sister banished a very long time ago. Has returned!

"Nocturne you are alive?!"

"Don’t pretend that you didn’t know."

"But....it’s not possible! We banished you!”

She said in a threatening voice.

Nocturne grinned.

"True, you did but i came back and now i will finally put an end to this debate that you started a long time ago!"

"We were forced to send you away Nocturne. YOU forced us to act that way!"

"Oh really?"

Rainbow Dash then immediately said.

"Hey! nopony talks to the princess like that!"

Nocturne turned to look at Rainbow Dash.

"Oh Rainbow Dash, you were always the stubborn one. Sister I think you should put a lease on the element of loyalty. It’s pretty annoying."

Celestia didn’t answer. Nocturne then turned to the ponies that were in the room and said.

"Listen here citizens of Equestria. My dear sister here has fooled you all!"

He pointed at Celestia.

"She promised you safety and what did she do?Instead on going up against the threat herself she sends her lackeys do her dirty work!"

He pointed at the Elements Of Harmony.

Celestia whispered to the guard near her.

"Get Princess Luna, quickly."

The guard immediately went to find Princess Luna. While Nocturne was still talking to the crowd.

He went outside of the Castle and found Luna staring at the moon at the edge of a cliff. The guard rushed at her and explained the situation.

"Princess Luna we have an emergency!"

He said in a worried voice.

"What is it guard?"

The guard first hesitated to say but he broke.
"Princess Celestia has a problem, about somepony by the name…Nocturne is at the stage and he claims to be your sibling!"

Princess Luna’s heart started beating and flashing images appeared on her mind showing what Nocturne had done a long time ago. She felt angry and was ready to strike down Nocturne once and for all. Luna then immediately called her own guards, the moon shined like a beacon at certain locations near the cliff and pony bodies started shaping, they were wearing their armors and were carrying their weapons and Luna didn’t have time to waste, so one of the guards gave Luna her old Crescent Moon Blade, it was grey and sharp, they grouped up and they all rushed into the room.

"Nocturne!"

She shouted. She then flew towards the stage along with her guards. The crowd was scared.

"That’s how you greet your brother Luna?"

"I will greet you however i want! You now have two choices, surrender now or I will be forced to use violence."

"You know very well that even the slightest move that you will do against me will end up badly for you."

"I am not scared of you Nocturne! We defeated you once, we can do it again!"

He smiled and asked.

"And how big is the cost that are you willing to pay to defeat me? Your life?, your subjects’ lives. Even the lives of your friends?”

Luna then immediately rushed at Nocturne with anger.

Their blades clashed and their fight had begun. The ponies started running away in terror. But the elements of harmony stayed and watched.

"We have to do something otherwise they are gonna get themselves killed!" Twilight said.

"Let the princesses handle this I am sure they will defeat this monstrosity." Rarity said.

Nocturne was fighting Luna at the stage along with her guards. Nocturne wasn’t even trying to fight back, in fact it was so easy for him to doge or parry all of their attacks without any problem. He then said.

"This time my dear sisters I will prevail!"

With that said Nocturne teleported behind Luna’s guards, he lifted his hoof towards them and five tendrils came out of Nocturne’s hoof and impaled her guards right through their heads, the guards were then liquefied and were sucked right into Nocturne’s body like a magnet.

"The reign of the Sun and The Moon are over!"

And he then shouted with his demonic voice!

"DARKNESS!"

When he said that a huge fog came out of Nocturne destroying every light source. And the Canterlot Castle was filled with Darkness.

Undead Infestation and the Sagarmatha Relic.

It was cold, he felt himself being stuck but not dead just......asleep.
This feeling was broken due to a mechanical sound. He opened his eyes and saw a mare looking at him. Her skin was dark blue, her eyes blue, her mane was grey with a little bit of blue and her cutie mark was two thunderbolts clashing.
Flash noticed that he was laying down inside of some weird machine, he then looked at the mare and said with an unsure tone.

"Who....are....you?"

The mare however released a sigh of relief and later said.

"Oh i am so glad you are ok, i thought you were going to die like the others."

She then laughed a little.

"Yes i am fine.....wait what did you say about the others?"

"Nothing to worry about friend, the thing that matters is that you are ok, now come on we have a lot to do."

"I....do not understand...."

"Oh come now everything will be explained. Now step out of the machine and follow me."

Flash slowly got out of the machine carefuly and inspected the room. It was a big dark room in which there were more of the same machines that Flash was in. As they kept moving towards the exit, Flash was looking at the machines and saw through the glasses ponies. All of them in the same state as he was before. Some of them even dead, rotting in their steel coffins.

"So.....what's your name?" The mare asked.

"Flash Sentry, Royal Guard of the Crystal Empire."

"Cool, oh and by the way my name is Thunderstorm, nice to meet you."

She shaked his hoof with a smile.

"Um.....yeah nice to meet you too, Thunderstorm...."

She then giggled a little.

When they reached the door, Thunderstorm placed her hoof on a small machine.

"Access Granted." It sounded from the machine and the door opened.

"Ok what was that?" Flash asked full of curiosity.

"It's called technology or tech for sorts i will explain later."

When the door opened they were greeted with more machinery, ponies in doctor uniforms and beutiful lights. Flash looking left and right trying to figure out what was happening when one of the doctors approached them. It was a middle aged stallion with grey skin, white mane and tail, a small pointy beard, yellow eyes and his cutie mark was an injector with green liquid in it.

"Thunderstorm i see you came back with a guest." The stallion said.

"Sure i did and he is in a perfect shape as well."

Thunderstorm then started touching Flash's face and she kept saying.

"See? No scars or injuries or anything."

The stallion laughed a little and said.

"Ok ok you have done well Thunderstorm, now take your hooves away from our guest i am sure that he doesn't like to be touched all the time."

"Oh....sure!"

Thunderstorm then let go of Flash's face with an awkward yet cute smile.

"Haha sorry"

"And....what would your name be newcomer?" The stallion asked with an almost serious tone.

"Name's Flash Sentry, Royal Guard of the Crystal Empire."

"Hmmm, arlight."

After than another doctor came in and said.

"Doctor Needles, your assistance is required." Said the doctor.

"Very well, i will be there in a second."

He then faced Thunderstorm and said.

"Since i have things to do i want you Thunderstorm to take our guest to a tour around the city, show him around till i am done with my work, ok?"

Thunderstorm then saluted with a smile and said.

"Sure thing boss! Come on Flashy we have things to do."

She then grabbed him from his hoof and strated dragging him to the exit of the building.

Once they got out of the building Flash looked at the city with his jaw down. It was a big, beautiful city with a lot of machinary and trees all around. Thunderstorm and Flash were hanging out in the city, visiting almost everything.

Time had passed and Flash was indead impressed by all this. But he was more worried about that doctor from before, it was like if he had an aura of darkness around him and Flash wanted to know more.

"So....Thunderstorm. Who was that doctor again?"

"Oh you mean Needles?"

"Yes.....him."

"Well he is the lead Scientist on mostly everything that has to do with care and health."

"Is that so?"

"Of course silly!" She said with a smile.

"But....what about the others who were in the same room as i was?"

Thunderstorm stoped from a second, took a deep breath and said.

"Listen i know this might be hard for you to hear but.....you and all these ponies back there were survivors and that includes you!"

"Survivors? What were they trying to survive exactly?" He asked.

"The infection."

"What? But i do not understand what infection?"

"Let's go to my home we will talk about it there, were nopony will hear us."

Flash followed Thunderstorm to her house. After a minute they had reached the house and Thunderstorm opened the door. They sat on the kitchen table and they started talking.

"Long ago, before the rise of technology more wars occurred in between the nations of the world. One of these nations managed to raise the dead and control them!

Flash was intrigued but also surprised!

"Raise the daed? How is that possible?"

"Well, during some excavations and search for long lost legends. The found the so called Sagarmatha relic. This relic allowed the weilder to rise the dead and control them! However during the end of the war this HEAVILY backfired and.....you can guess what happened....."

"So......what happened to the relic?"

"Nopony knows....the relic was gone but not the infection! You see, the powers that the Sagarmatha relic possed started spreading and they....changed. From a simple spell it became an infection that all those that had risen from the dead had it running through their veins!"

"And what about the others with me in that chamber? What was the deal with them?"

"Some of them were infected and some of them were simply poor souls that needed rescue. We are trying our best every day to save as many as we can, but it's not enough...."

"I....understand."

After that Thunderstorm returned to her cheerful state and said.

"Oh well, look at the time, we have to go to sleep it's night time soon."

"Ok but where will i stay?"

"Don't worry about it, you can stay here with me, after all you need some rest! And tommorow who knows what the daylight will bring!"

She then dragged him again to a door. She opened it and she threw him into the bed that was inside.

"Sleep well Flashy!"

She said with a smile and was about to close the door.

"Wait" Said Flash.

"What is it?"

"Isn't this your bed? Where will you sleep?"

She then rolled her eyes with a smile and said.

"Dont worry about it! I am going to the couch"

"But...."

"I SAID DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT!"

Flash then quickly got out of the blankets and tried to hide his expresion of fear. Thunderstorm then simply laughed and said.

"Good night!"

She then closed the door and soon after that Flash fell asleep.

However this whole new world and it's people kept Flash thinking. What was going on in this world? Is this a part of Nocturne's game? If so then, how will he escape and reunite with the rest of his squad mates and friends? All these questions needed to be answered!

Flash woke up the next day due to some snorting that he kept hearing.

"What time is it?"

He said with whatever strength he had as he turned to the right only to face Thunderstorm facing him with her eyes half opened.

"Seven and thirty!"

She said with a snort. Flash quickly backed away and fell from the bed.

"OUCH!"

"Oh my gods! Flash are you ok?"

"Uhhh....i am fine but....how did you? when? did we do anything?!"

She just laughed and said.

"Of course not silly! You can't be that lucky to go with me! Ha! Now get up! I am sure Needles will have some work for you!"

And she left the room with her usual smile carved on her face.

Flash rubbed his eyes and took deep breaths. He got up and made his way to the bathroom. After he was done, he went to the kitchen to receive breakfast. And to his surprise Thunderstorm was already at it. She had already prepared pancakes with chocolate and two glasses of milk next to them.

"Here you go!"

Said Thunderstorm as she lunched a dish with a pancake on it. The dish however simply slided across the table and right in front of Flash, soon later followed the glass of milk.

"Wow! that was amazing! For a moment there i thought it was all over!"

"I know right! I thought that i almost hit you and killed you with that dish!"

She said with a laugh.

Flash then quickly finished his breakfast and him and Thunderstorm made their way to the lab from yesterday.

"Ok, listen i have to go back to doing my job and keeping an eye out on the subjects! I suggest you find Needles, he will probably have a job for you!"

"Ok then i suppose i have to work in order to fit it, right?"

"But of course! Anyway see ya later!"

She said while walking away and waving.

Flash then made his way to Needles's office. When he reached the door he noticed that it was slightly opened and that he could see through.

"So you are telling me that you found the entrance to the hidden chambers and you left?!"

He saw Needles shouting at what appeared to be a heavily armed stallion with two other ponies to his side.

"Sir we couldn't go any further to retrive your artifact, the undead crawled out of every corner and i have lost five of my soldiers already!"

Needles then reached for his desk and pulled out of the drawer a weird shaped object and started slowly moving over to the armored stallion. He then placed his hoof over the stallions shoulder and said while looking at the object.

"You know what's the worst part, Captain?"

"Um....what?"

He said with an uncomfortable and scared tone. Needles then looked at him with a grin and said.

"You return here......UNHARMED!"

Once he shouted he started beating the stallion's face with the iron object. The two other ponies backed away with a gasp as Needles continued beating the stallion's face till he was dead. After that Needles threw the object on top of his desk and said.

"LET THIS BE A LESSON TO YOU! IF YOU FAIL ME AGAIN YOU WILL SHARE THE SAME FATE WITH HIM! OR EVEN BETTER I WILL FEED YOU TO THE UNDEAD MYSELF!"

The ponies then quickly left the room in panic. Flash quickly got out of their way and then got inside of the room to talk to Needles.

"Oh...Flash Sentry! Oh i am SO glad you are here!"

Once Flash gazed into Needles face with anger, he could see it filled with blood along with that object on his desk.

"What's the matter Flashy?"

He said with a grin.

"What the hell is wrong with you?! How can you kill somepony like that in cold blood!"

"And why do you care? They failled to do their job and they paid the price. After all this is how i run things here! This is how the Furrier runs things here! But now that i think about it, how about you go and retrieve that artifact for me? After all the captain did fail me, so how about you, Flashy!?"

Flash felt his blood boiling! He wanted so much to punch Needles in the face and make him pay for what he did! This isn't how a leader treats his troops! And Flash knew that very well.

"I will help you in the recovery of that artifact of yours! But know this, i am not doing this for you! I am doing it for the people and the hope that whatever you seek will help you in your battle against the undead!"

Needles then laughed.

"Good, good.....now get going and gather the remaining troops. Make your way to the chambers. And. Get. Me. That. Artifact!"

Flash then left the room and made his way out of the facility. Once he was outisde he saw Thunderstorm waving at him.

"Hey Flash, what happened? Did Needles gave you a job?"

"Oh he did alright!"

"Flash, why are you like that?"

"Needles! He.....he has done something terrible!"

"He....did? What did he do?"

When I entered the room I saw him talking with some others ponies. He was shouting at them, then the captain said to him that they failed to retrieve some artifact and Needles got mad! He then grabbed the captain and beat him to death with some iron object of some kind!"

"But....i don't understand!"

She said in shock.

"He has been so good to us! It's because of him that we have survived."

"I don't know Thunderstorm. But he did gave me a mission....he said to gather with the rest of the scouts and head out of the city in search for this artifact."

"Hmm...intresting......Wait, does that mean that..........have they found the Sagarmatha relic?"

She said with a gasp.

"I don't know....."

He then remembered the scene back into Needles's office when he was carrying that iron object.

"Thunderstorm do you know how the Sagarmatha relic looks like?"

"Well....i have heard that the relic is actualy three seperate stones and once they get close to each other they will glue together and only then the relic will be complete.....but why do you ask?"

Flash took note on her words and came to a conclusion.

"Alright then."

He said.

"I will take the scouts and i will go to this mission and i will return with that relic."

"Oh....ok, well be carefull! The undead are dangerous."

Flash then left and met up with the other two ponies that were left aside from their....former captain.

"Alright you two, my name is Flash Sentry and i will be your new Captain till we find that relic, if you two don't have anything else to say then pack your things and lead me back to the hidden chamber we have no time to waste!"

The two ponies didn't react, they just simply stared at him. Flash knew that the sooner his mission was done the faster he would escape from this reality. Deep within him he knew! Nocturne told him so!

-Flash's Mind-

"Where am i?"

Flash found himself in a place surrounded by only darkness and the only source of light was a small lamp above him.

"Hi there"

Flash didn't recognize that demonic voice but he knew it had to be Nocturne, he then turned around and faced him with a punch. But Nocturne grabbed his punch in mid air with his formed claw and said.

"Feeling like killing me already?"

"Oh i will and i will stop you from hurting others!"

He then was about to punch him with his other hoof but Nocturne grabbed it too.

"Oh you will get....well you WILL try to kill me, but first! I want to play a game!"

"Screw you and your games!"

And he spat in his face only to get headbutted by him.

"LISTEN YOU USELESS SACK OF FLESH! IF YOU WIN MY GAME YOU CAN GO! BUT WITH THAT ATTITUDE I MIGHT AS WELL KILL YOU ALL RIGHT HERE RIGHT NOW!"

He said as he pinned Flash down with his shadow claw.

"Now.....that i am calm.....LISTEN!"

He said as he squeezed a little more Flash's neck.

"You will complete your given objectives and your job will be done! But if you, or any of your squad mates fail theirs! You will face.....pain beyonded your wildest imaginations! Am i clear?"

But Flash only tried to struggle and escape Nocturne's grasp. Nocture then rolled his eyes and said.

"Such a naive little soldier you are! Oh well at least make this intresting for me!"

He then punched him in the face and Flash passed out.

-Back into reality-

"I SAID GET YOUR THINGS READY AND LET'S GO! DON'T MAKE ME REPEAT MYSELF!"

The ponies scared quickly got ready with their things and were ready to go out. Even if Flash hated himself for shouting, he had no other choice, cause if he is to get out of this "reality" he had to do things quick and efficient.

The three of them then left the city and made their way to the hidden chambers. The outside of the city was nothing like it, the plants, the building even the air that they breathed was different. Soon night had fallen and the fog started getting stronger and stronger. It was then however that while they were moving through some destroyed buildings. Flash saw them through the window. The Undead.

With just a simple look he could see the same ponies, but upon closer inspection....he came to realise as to how nightmaris these creatures looked like. Torn appart flesh, some missing limbs, souless yellow glowing eyes. Three of the undead ponies were all gathered up around a corpse and they began devouring it. A sight that made Flash sick and to turn his gaze away from the horrors.

"How far away are we from the place?" He asked the stallion soldier.

"Not....to far away....."

He said with his weak and scared voice.

The group then moved on passing through the undead. They then reached a small church just outisde of the town, they then moved through the graveyard slowly, but little did they know that something was about to happen, something that will cost them their lives.

They opened the doors to the church and got inside, it wasnt any different from what they had seen outisde, the place was in ruin and broken furniture.

"This way!" Said the stallion.

He then moved on to a golden table with a red lever next to it. The stallion pulled it and the golden table rose up revealing some stairs.

"Is this were the relic is?" Flash asked.

"Yes, yes it is. We tried getting it but the undead rose up and attacked us, we barely got away!"

"Well this time we are gonna take what we came for and no undead are gonna stop us!"

As he finished talking however they heard a demonic laugh in the air.

"Um...guys!" Said the mare that was with them.

"Look outside!"

Once the group got outisde they saw a skeleton stallion floating in the air above the graves with his hooves extended and he was looking straight at them with his green glowing eyes.

"What in the!" Flash said.

"Oh no no no no no!" The mare said as she backed away in fear.

"Tremble before me mortals! Either you join us in death! Or you die!"

Then with a grunt he lifted up his front hooves and the undead rose from their graves and they started advancing to the church. The group quickly got inside and sealed the doors with whatever they could find.

"DAMM IT!" Shouted Flash!

He then looked over to his right and saw an undead stallion trying to pull him out of the church from a window. He struggled but he was no match for the unholy creature and was almost pulled out until the zombie was shot in the head by an arrow and fell down dead.

"Captain are you ok?" Said the stallion.

"I am fine! Listen hold them here i am going to make a run for it!"

"What! No, captain you won't make it down there!"

"I HAVE TO MAKE IT! MY FRIENDS DEPEND ON ME!"

He shouted. Then the stallion reached for his backpack and pulled a weird looking weapon.

"Take this!"

He said as he threw it at him.

"What is this?"

"Use it well captain! It will fry the undead! No go we will cover you!"

Flash then smiled and made his way down the stairs.

"COME ON YOU UNDEAD FREAKS! WE ARE NOT GOING DOWN WITHOUT A FIGHT!"

A moment of clarity in the eye of the storm! He was focused and he was ready to fight the undead to his last breath!

Nocturne Part 1: Powers Of The Earth

Then from around Nocturne, four glowing orbs appeared, all of them harboring different colours, one of them was red, one was blue, one was green and the last one was brown.

He then used his magic and his twin blades disappeared.

"Do you reall think that you can stand against the Guardians? How amusing! For now i control the very fires that keep you all warm! The very ground that you walk! The very waters that you drink! And the air that you all breath!"

Nocturne then extended his hoof and picked up the red orb. When that happened, a giant red fox with orange glowing eyes and wings made out of fire appeared above him, it then let out a roar and the fox turned into a sword with a red hilt, an iron blade with a pointy edge and on the blade there were symbols carved on it.

Nocturne then stood in two hooves, turned his hoof into a claw and picked up his sword, he then extended his wings and took flight towards Celestia. Seeing that, Celestia blocked his incoming attack and pushed him back with the beam from her horn and followed up with an attack from her sword which Nocturne was able to parry. Then from the tip of his sword, fire started coming out, something that forced Celestia to back away from him.

"Come any closer! And die!"

Celestia just ignored him and continued attacking him. She then sliced his left hoof something that made him groan a little, but when Nocturne suffered the damage he kicked her face in with the same hoof that Celestia attack, causing her to get knocked back a little.

"Celestia!" Queen Galaxia shouted in fear of something happening to her daughter.

"You may shout all you want! But none of you is going to help her!"

Nocturne shouted and then invisible binds stopped everypony on the giant platforms to stop moving.

"Don't hurt them Nocturne! This is between you and me!"

"I haven't done anything to them yet! But rest assured that their turn will come after i am done with you!"

"I won't allow that!"

"It not for you to decide!"

Nocturne then flew up in the air and said.

" FLAMBERGE! BE UNLEASHED!"

Nocturne then came charging down with his sword that was now covered in flames. Celestia was able to dodge his attack but the ground beneath them was covered in flames. Celestia quickly took flight and Nocturne stood there in the ground but instead of getting hurt he just started laughing.

"No more running away sister! You said it yourself!"

He then stomped on the ground and her wings disappeared. As a result Celestia fell down on the ground and was covered by flames.

"CELESTIA!" King Cosmos shouted.

But little did he know that Celestia was able to create a shield of light around her that protected her from the neverending flames. The barrier however wasn't as effective against these flames. It slowly started cracking and Celestia felt the world around her heating up.

"Tell me sister? Are you ready to feel like how it is to be in flames that can actually hurt you?"

She then saw Nocturne jumping on her barrier and slicing it with his sword and then disappear into the flames and with each strike that Nocturne would cause on Celestia's shield the faster it would crack.

"Your end is near!"

Celestia however just smiled and said.

"No, it is not!"

She then spinned around with her blade and she released a light that cleared out the flames.

"What the!" Nocturne said.

Celestia then jumped out of her shield and prepared to attack Nocturne, but before she reached him she used her horn and teleported behind and swinged her sword across his neck but Nocturne was still able to block it with his sword. But when the two swords came in contact, the flaming sword was shattered to pieces and released in the air a red aura. Nocturne's neck was then cut a little and blood started running down and as for Celestia, her wings have been returned to her.

"Impossible! Flameberge!"

When the ponies from the platforms saw Nocturne bleeding, they all let out a sight of relief and Nocturne felt that.

"FOOLS! If you think that i will die with one hit then you are wrong! I still have a lot of tricks under my sleeve!"

Then the blue orb appeared in front of Nocturne and when he touched it a giant blue squid appeared, it let out a roar and it then turned into a big sickle. The handle of the sickle was long and was made out of iron and it had something carved on it. Also, at the end of it's iron blade there was an even bigger blade made out of water.

Nocturne then swinged the sickle around him and then something bad happened.

"Celestia watch out!" Crossbleser shouted.

Then from bellow, Celestia saw the dark waters rising all the way up to the tower that she and Nocturne were. The castle was now under the sea and Nocturne then used his magic and lifted the four platforms high up in the sky so that they won't get in the way.

"I will drown you into the cold black waters!"

They both then rushed at each other and their blades clashed causing water to come out of Nocturne's sickle. He then swinged it in front of her and water came down on Celestia's face and forced her to close her eyes.

Seeing his opportunity, Nocturne swinged his sickle and it's iron blade was wrapped around Celestia's neck. Nocturne the pulled her towards him and kicked her right on her chest and caused her golden armor to crack a little. He then jumped above her while the sickle was still wrapped around her neck and threw her into the air.

Celestia tried to regain her balance and fly while she was falling down but with just a gesture from Nocturne's hoof, the very waters around them charged at Celestia and covered her up, Celestia accidentally drunk some of the salty water and all of her air was cut off.

"Now to finish you off!"

Nocturne then lifted his sickle up into the air and the waters behind gathered together and created a massive tsunami that covered Nocturne with it's shadow.

"SQUIDMOTH! BE UNLEASHED!"

The giant wave then charged towards Celestia and both her and Nocturne along with the tower were swallowed by the sea.

"Oh my God no! CELESTIA!" Luna shouted from above.

And after some seconds the water cleared out and revealed Celestia who was down on the ground not moving and Nocturne making his way towards her slowly.

Celestia then slowly opened her eyes and started vomiting out water.

"What's the matter? Can't keep your head above water?" Nocturne asked sarcastically.

Celestia didn't reply to him, she just kept on vomiting water until her insides were clear once again. She then sat down and kept on breathing. What she experienced a second ago was traumatizing, she felt like if she would never be able to breath ever again and her heart was racing.

She then slowly looked up and saw Nocturne coming towards her.

"I have to do something! I will get up and i-" Celestia thought but then she realised that she had lost her sword.

"Oh no! The waters probably took it away....damm it.....is it all truly lost? How can i defeat him?" Celestia kept thinking.

"There is no point in trying to hide your thoughts from me Celestia, i can still hear you." Nocturne said.

Celestia then felt something strange, it was a small light somewhere in the depts of the waters bellow.

"Is that....." Celestia asked.

Celestia had a clear image in her head, it was her holy sword trapped underwater.

"Thanks for the information sister, i mean i was going to search for it later myself but thanks to your visions i know where it is....."

Celestia then saw her sword wrapped around by tentacles that were slowly pulling the sword back into the surface. Seeing this image in her head, Celestia focused on her powers and her horn started glowing.

"Do you really think that you can grab it when it's that far away from you?"

But Celestia didn't give up, instead she tried harder.

"And even if you were to grab it, how will it escape from my grasp?"

Celestia then looked at him and said with a smile.

"Here's how!"

The glow from her horn then became so powerful that blinded and Nocturne and forced him to go on two hooves, cover his eyes while droping his sickle and scream in pain.

Meanwhile in the waters, the sword was covered by Celestia's magical aura, the sword was then dispensed through the tentacles and right back into the surface. The sword passed through the walls of the castle, shattering them until it reached the tower. The sword the pierced the floor that was a few meters away from Nocturne and was about to pass through him too but Nocturne recovered from the blinding effect and put his sickle in front of him to protect himself.

But things didn't go as he expected and the sword passed through his sickle, destroying it completly and a blue aura was released in the air. The holy sword then pierced his cheek, completly removing it and immediately later flew right next to Celestia and Nocturne then fell down on the ground, he grunted a few times before his wound was healed.

"Squidmoth.....curses.....calm down, calm down you can still kill her....." Nocturne thought to himself.

He then slowly got up and the green orb appeared before him. Nocturne then touched it and then a giant green hawk appeared above him, the hawk roared and was then turned into a green bow with that had something carved on it and it's string was made out of pure air.

"You may have defeated fire and water sister but now i control the very air that you all breath! And now i am going to take it away!"

Nocturne then stood in two hooves, his hoof turned into a claw and he then pulled the air string. Surprisingly for Celestia, an arrow made out of pure air was shot out of the bow and headed straight for her direction. However this wasn't any normal arrow, it flew towards her so fast that she didn't have time to react and dodge the attack. The arrow then hit her on her chest and caused her to go back a bit and let out a big gasp, she then put her head down in exhaustion and kept breathing heavily.

"You may think that my arrows won't do much to you Celestia, but each time i hit you with Windweaver, your lungs will abosrd less and less air till the point where you will die of asthma! And the powerful winds will destroy your body before you could know what hit you!"

Nocturne then flew up in the air and started shooting down on Celestia with the air arrows. This time however Celestia was able to dodge them, this time being prepared for them but they still proved to be fast. Celestia then tried to flight towards Nocturne but just when she was about to stab him with her sword, Nocturne put his claw over her head and jumped above her. He then while being upside down in mid air released two shots of air arrows, one that caused her to let out another big gasp and the next was powerful enough to knock her back to the ground and cause it to crack.

Celestia tried to breath more but it proved harder and harder just like Nocturne said. Then as she slowly got up, small shards from her armor started falling down on the ground and she felt her right wing being in pain.

"Tell me sister, how does it feel to take away your breath? Does it hurt? Do you feel faint?"

Nocturne then shot three arrows down on the ground bellow him.

"WINDWEAVER! BE UNLEASHED!"

The arrows then turned into small tornadoes, the tornadoes then merged into one big typhon that then charged towards Celestia, wrapping her up and then releasing her into the air above.

While in mid air, Celestia tried to extend her wings and fly but it proved futile. With each tiny inch of movement from her wings would only cause her pain. Nocturne then with a simple gesture pulled Celestia towards him and when she had reached him, he punched her right in the face and caused blood to come out of her nose. Celestia let out a smaller gasp and felt her mind breaking.

Nocturne then said in a disappointed tone.

"This is our final battle Celestia! You said to give it my all yet you are doing nothing more than just accept my hits! Hmm maybe you need a little.....motivation?"

When Nocturne said that, he waved his claw across the four platforms and something horrific happened.

"CELESTIA!" Twilight shouted.

Recognizing her student's voice, Celestia turned to the direction of the sound and saw Twilight along with her friends that were all next to her along with Spike and Starlight Glimmer. She saw everypony in the platforms trying to breath, all of them struggling and with that horrible image, Celestia hit her hoof into the ground, let out a small roar and charged towards Nocturne.

"Yes! Yes! That's better! But let's see how fast you can kill me before you and everypony else run out of breath!"

Nocturne then got in two hooves and started shooting Celestia with his wind bow while taking steps back increase the distance between him and her.

But this time Celestia was determined, she didn't want anypony else to be in pain and she was going to stop Nocturne and just when the arrow reached her, Celestia just moved her head aside and dodged the attack, she then swinged her sword on the next arrow and caused it to dissapear. She then used her magic and teleported right in front of Nocturne and lunged her sword towards him.

But Nocturne quickly took flight and dodged the attack, unfortunate for him though Celestia was not gonna back down this time, she used her magic and pulled him to the ground. Then from her sword the same blinding light was released and Nocturne was weakened, Celestia then bit his claw with such ferocity that she was able to cut them off and make Nocturne drop his bow. Celestia then used her magic and threw the bow right on Nocturne's neck causing to be wrapped around it and then lifted her sword up in the air and drove her blade through his mouth and into the bow causing it to shatter and release a green aura in the air.

Celestia then felt her lungs returning back to how they were and when she looked around she saw that nopony was suffering anymore. Celestia let out a smile but it was cut short, Nocturne puched her off of him and she was thrown back and when she saw Nocturne she was horrified.

Her sword had manage to pierce through his mouth that was now even more messed than it was before. Most of his sharp teeth were removed or broken and some parts of his long tongue that had been torn appart were stuck on some of them. But after some seconds these wounds were healed just like any other.

"I am not done yet! I still have one Guardian left!"

The brown orb then appeared before him, he then extended his hoof and grabbed it. The brown orb then turned into a giant stone goldem that was covered in vines above Nocturne. The golem let out a roar and it then turned into a brown shield that was made out of wood, it was cover by some vines and it had something carved on it. After Nocturne equiped his shield, both of his twin blades disappeared and his right hoof was bare.

"Come on!" Nocturne shouted.

Nocturne then leaped into the air, landed next to Celestia and unleashed a volley of punches. Celestia tried the best she could to block his attacks but she couldn't. Nocturne's attacks were strong and her lips along with her nose slowly started bleeding. Nocturne then pulled his head back and with a roar lunged it forward and as a result, Celestia was thrown all the way back near the edge of the tower by the tremendous amount of power that Nocturne's attack had.

Celestia however didn't move after that, she didn't let out a single word. She just lied down there on the ground.

"Oh no.....please don't tell me!" Twilight asked.

Nocturne then slowly approached her and shouted.

"GET UP! I KNOW YOU ARE NOT DEAD!"

Celestia then slowly opened her eyes and looked around.

The ponies around then let out a sight of relief when they saw that she was still alive.

Nocturne however just punched the ground and from beneath Celestia a big boulder came out and knocked her up in the air. He then flew up in the air next to her, he then put both of his hooves above her and then smashed her back to the ground. While she was falling down, blood came out of her mouth and she let out a gasp once she reached the ground.

Nocturne then landed next to her, he stood in two hooves and with a simple gesture, Celestia was forced into two hooves as well. She felt her very own body fighting against her will and she could not return back to four hooves. Nocturne then jumped in front of her and unleashed more punches while saying.

"It's useless to resist me! It's useless, useless, useless, useless, USELESS!"

He then unleashed a powerful punch that pushed her back but at the same time a wall made out of stone appeared behind her and stopped her from moving. Nocturne then released an uppercut and Celestia was dazed, he then placed his right hoof in between her legs and wrapped the other around her neck, he then lifted her up and started slamming her up against the stone wall mercilessly. He then pulled her back and with a roar Nocturne rushed to the wall while still holding Celestia and he went through the wall. After some seconds of running he spinned around, threw Celestia away and she fell to the ground in pain.

"Hmm.....something is wrong here....." Nocturne thought to himself.

Celestia slowly got up and picked up her sword. She felt her head hurting a bit and surprisingly there were no wounds on her body and her armor was still standing even though it was damaged.

Nocturne then flew up in the air and shouted.

"GRANIUS! BE UNLEASHED!"

He then came down and smashed the ground beneath him. When he did that an earthquake so powerful occurred that caused Celestia to lose your balance and once again fall to the ground while the other ponies were still stuck because of Nocturne's spell.

"Everypony! Look!" Crossbleser shouted and showed the surrounding area with his hoof.

They all gasped when they what had happened. From the four corners of the castle, giant raging volcanoes that pierced the sky came out of the ground. Then from these volcanoes, big flaming boulders came out and started raining down on top of the tower.

"You are crazy! You are gonna kill us all!" Celestia shouted.

"I don't see anything wrong with that, i can die but i will come back, always! No matter how brutally i am killed!"

"You idiot!" Celestia exclaimed.

She then charged up her magic and created a giant golden shield around the whole tower, covering everypony around.

"You are ruining all the fun!"

Nocturne then smashed both of his hooves on the ground and right in front of Celestia, spiked vines appeared that wrapped themselves around her neck. The vines were squeezing her harder with each passing second to the point where Celestia couldn't take it anymore. She then screamed out in pain and just after her scream was done, she lost control over the shield.

The boulders just kept raining down on them, Celestia took flight and used her magic beam to destroy those that were gonna fall down on the other ponies. But it proved more difficult than it seemed and one of the boulders was close on falling down on one of the platforms.

"Oh no!" Celestia said.

And when the boulder was about to hit, it stopped. Celestia then looked down and saw her brother using his magic, she saw that it was him who stopped the boulder.

"What are you...."

"I told you sister, their end will come after your death, that is a promise that i won't break."

He then got in two hooves and with his right hoof he used his magic and pulled Celestia out of the sky and right back into the ground. Then, tentacles came out of the ground and wrapped her body around.

Nocturne then flew up in the air and dragged the boulder along with him. He then placed it above Celestia and let go of it.

"And just to make sure....."

Nocturne then got on top of the falling boulder and started punching it down.

"Celestia! You have to get out of the way!" Queen Galaxia shouted.

Celestia struggled but she couldn't escape and the boulder was close. Then, her holy sword that was right in front of her started flying around the tentacles that were holding Celestia down and she was freed.

"How in the!"

Her horn was then lit on it's own and the sword was wrapped by her aura. The sword then dragged her up in the air right bellow the boulder.

"Oh no no no!" Celestia started.

She then closed her eyes but to her and Nocturne's surprise, the boulder turned into dust when the sword touched it. Seeing that, Nocturne put his shield in front of him to deflect the long pointy sword that was coming his way. The sword however was able to pierce the shield and went right into Nocturne's mouth.

The two ponies then stood in the air completly shooked about what just happened and blood was coming out of Nocturne's mouth.

"Imk-poh-ssible...." Nocturne tried to say.

The shield then disappeared and a brown aura was released into the air.

"Granius....."

Celestia then snapped out of the shock and pulled her sword out of her brother's mouth and when she did that Nocturne started falling down on the ground and after some seconds, he reached the ground and caused it to crack.

As for the ponies all around, their eyes were all stuck on Nocturne, they were all eager to see if he would rise up again.

Celestia then landed a few meters away from Nocturne and prepared herself from the worse.

"Is he.....truly dead?" One of the stallions in a red outfit asked.

"Nocturne.....?" A mare in a blue outfit asked.

And then, under his corpse, a green pentagram appeared. The pentagram then started glowing rapibly and Nocturne let out a deep breath as he was levitated back on his two hooves.

"What did she just do? How was she able to defeat the Guardians? Is she? No.....i am imagining things.....i hope....." Nocturne thought to himself.

Nocturne then got on four hooves and said with a laugh.

"Alright a good start! But let's see how you will fair against this!"

He then slammed his hoof into the ground and then a fire by the colour of green started blazing next to him. He then placed his hoof that he turned into a claw into the fire. And from there, he pulled out a green scythe with a big red eye next to it's blade. Then from the scythe a green aura came out and it wrapped around Nocturne's right hoof.

"Your life essence.....it will be mine!"

He then put the blade of the Scythe on the ground and started running towards Celestia while the blade of the Scythe was sliding down on the ground.

"That Scythe....i remember it....." Celestia thought to herself.

Nocturne then grabbed it with both of his claws and was about to attack Celestia but she put her sword and stopped his attack.

"You should have accepted this Scythe when you had the chance sister! Now you will die in agony because of your mistake!"

"I would never accept such an unholy weapon! My job is to protect those that i care about, not take the lives of the innocent like you!"

Nocturne got angry and said.

"You call me weak? We will see who is the weak one after i crush your skull with my claw!"

Nocturne then kicked her back and prepared another attack with his Scythe but this time the hit was successful and the Scythe pierced Celestia's shoulder.

"Ahhh!"

The from her wound, green energies started coming out and straight into Nocturne's mouth. He then moaned in pleasure and said.

"Delicious! I can't wait to feel my teeth sink into the rest of your body! The sweet sweet taste of your flesh!"

Celestia intimidated by his words tried to back away but when she did, the green energies that were coming out her wound started getting stronger and she felt her very own life leaving from her body and after some seconds of immense pain and screaming the green energies stopped coming out of her body and she stopped moving.

"CELESTIA! MY GOD! CELESTIA!" King Cosmos cried out for his duaghter but she didn't responed.

Celestia's body had now decayed, it got old and her beautiful mane had now turned grey and she just stayed there, in Nocturne's hooves dead.

The ponies around the platforms were left still as statues because of the horror that stood before them and they couldn't do anything else.

"Princess....Princess Celestia......" Twilight said and started crying.

"CELESTIA!" Twilight shouted.

"YOU MONSTER! YOU WILL PAY FOR THIS!" Starlight shouted.

"Oh just be patient.....your final seconds are close and you are gonna waste them on insulting me? If so then by all means! CURSE ME ALL YOU LIKE! WHY WOULD I CARE?" He shouted.

But then something unbelievable happened.

Celestia rose her head up and bite in Nocturne's neck causing him to drop her and pull out his Scythe. Celestia however as she fell down took with her a small piece of his flesh.

And as Nocturne was going back he started grunted and he put both of his hooves on his injury and thought to himself.

"How in Heaven's name! Normaly my skin is tough of iron but how did she pierce through it? And.....it hurts?"

Celestia then stood up and picked up her sword with her magic.

"Everypony! Look!" Crossbleser shouted.

They all then looked at Celestia. To their surprise her body was radiating a dark blue energy out of it and after a flash of that light, her body was brought back to it's original state.

"Impossible! These energies.....oh no, don't tell me!" Nocturne thought to himself.

Celestia then pointed her sword at Nocturne and said.

"For a pony without many facial features i would say that you look frightened am i right Nocturne?"

"Me?Frightened? You would wish that i was scared of you....but how did that happen? I devoured your very own life! How are you still alive?!" Nocturne demanded an answer.

Celestia then lowerd her sword and said.

"I do not have the answers that you seek Nocturne, right now i am just happy that who or whatever was that helped me did so and it has given me the opportunity to fix this mistake!"

Celestia then boosted herself with her wings and flew towards Nocturne and started attacking him with her holy sword.

"Oh shi-!"

Nocturne was cut short and put his Scythe to protect himself but her attacks were this time stronger. She was attacking him from all directions without hesitation or fear. She felt the hilt of her sword lighter and the way that she was swinging the holy blade it seemed like if it had become second nature to her.

"Now take this!" Celestia then prepared a powerful strike but Nocturne stomped his hoof to the ground and said.

"No! I defie the magics that empower you Celestia! I will crush you!"

Nocturne then pierced the ground with his Scythe and cracks appeared all around the ground. Then from these cracks came out green beams and they attacked Celestia but she backed away and put her sword in front of her to block the glowing beams.

The beams however were able to pass through and once again Celestia felt her own life leaving her body.

"No....i....i won't allow this!"

This then started spinning her sword and the green energies were wraped around it until nothing remained.

"Here! I am giving it back!"

And then with a powerful swing of her sword the green beams were thrown back to Nocturne and when he was hit his Scythe was thrown into the air and started falling on Celestia and without any choice she picked up the Scythe as well.

Nocturne then slowly got up and stated laughing.

"Why are you laughing!" Celestia asked.

Nocturne stoped and said.

"You fell for it you idiot!"

Then from the Scythe a green string appeared and it wrapped around Celestia's horn and after a second the string disappeared.

"What! What just happened?" Celestia asked.

"Allow me to explain! The Scythe that you now hold is able to devour the souls of those that the wielder kills but if the wielder is near the brink of death the Scythe with turn on him and devour him instead!"

The others around gasped out when they heard these words.

"So now the only thing that remains for me to do is..."

He then stood in two hooves and crossed his hooves.

"TO WEAKEN YOU!"

And then from his hooves his blades appeared and flew towards Celestia while extending his blades forward.

In that moment of shock and fear, Celestia pulled her head down in an attempt to dodge his attack but she wasn't fast enough and his blade was able to slightly cut her cheek and blood started coming out but what scared her the most was the fact that the blade of Scythe was split in two and opened up like a mouth and the blood that kept running from her cheek was sucked into it.

Nocturne then prepared another attack but this time, Celestia put both her sword and scythe in front of her and blocked his other attack. She then used her magic and released a light beam that launched Nocturne a few meters into the sky and as Nocturne was coming down, she extended her sword and as a result Nocturne was hanged by her sword that had pierced his neck and after that she used the Scythe and pierced Nocturne in between his legs and Nocturne let out a weak gasp.

"I won't let you win!"

She then spinned him around and with the swing of both of her weapons she let Nocturne and the Scythe go and he was thrown into the ground with the Scythe still stuck in between his legs.

Nocturne then felt a familiar darkness surrounding his body. His very own body was being destroyed from the inside, his bones started breaking and his lungs were squeezed to the point were they popped. When that happened Nocturne started trembling in pain as the darkness kept destroying his darkness. He was struggling to survive like a fish out of water.

"You! I knew it! You are helping......" But his words were cut short and Scythe was in between his legs was pulled out on each own and it flew above him.

"The Scythe! Is it?" King Cosmos asked.

"It's....after Nocturne now." Queen Galaxia said.

Then Scythe's blade was the once again split in two and it lunged itself towards Nocturne.

"Yes! It's over!" Celestia said.

But right before the Scythe could stab Nocturne, his hooves turned into claws and he grabed the Scythe from it's two blades.

"No...." He said as he was getting up slowly descpite the unimaginable pain that he was feeling.

"I won't allow anypony to stop me from achieving my abitions! MY WILL IS ABOSLUTE!"

When he said that, he broke both of the blades of the Scythe and as a result, the Scythe itself was melted and absorbed by Nocturne's body.

"He.....he consumed it!" Twilight said.

"Impossible! He isn't supposed to be able to do such a thing!" Starlight said.

Nocturne however just laughed and his body was then wraped by a green aura.

"Fools! My consuming ability HAS no limits! I can Consume anything i want! A living being, an object! Nothing is safe from me!"

When he said that Nocturne got in two hooves and laughed even more but this time his body started chaning. His dark flesh was slowly changing into green and his eyes turned yellow. Nocturne's wings had turned dark green and his body along with his wings had grown in size and from his head two black pointy horns grew out violently. His armor and twin blades also changed, his armor from grey had now become dark with green symbols all around it and his red twin blades turned dark and they were also split in two like the Scythe.

The ponies all around gazed up Nocturne's new form in terror but the one who was afraid more than anypony else, was Celestia. She was naturaly taller than him but now this new form intimidated her more than ever.

Nocturne stood there in two hooves admiring himself for the new powers that he just got. He turned his hoof into a claw and said.

"No force of will can overcome a failing body. Remember that when i will devour your life!"

He then extended his hoof towards her and a green powerful beam came out and just in time Celestia was able to dodge it.

"You won't be able to dodge my attacks for long!"

Nocturne then snaped his claw and Celestia fell to the ground in pain.

"Celestia!" Luna shouted.

"But what just happened?! Why did she fall?" Cadence asked.

Celestia was looking down on the ground and grunted in pain, she felt her head spinning and her vision was blurred.

"Don't try to resist it! It's a small curse that i placed within you, but don't worry it's full power is build up over time, so you still have some time to kill me before that curse reache's it's full potential!"

Celestia then in rage got up and prepared her sword for an attack and with Nocturne seeing that, he couldn't resist the challenge.

The two then rushed to each other and used their weapons to attack each other.

Nocturne lunged both of his blades forward but they were quickly stoped Celestia's sword.

"Do you realy think that you can much my strength? How naive!"

And with a quick move of his claws, Nocturne grabed the sword and put it down while with his other claw he grabed Celestia by her horn, he then turned his left hoof into a hoof and punched Celestia right in her belly.

When that happened, Celestia let out a gasp and in the same time she puked out some blood. Nocturne then wraped his claw around her face, spinned her around a few times and then threw her near the edge of the tower.

"Princess Celestia!" Starlight Glimmer shouted.

However to their surprise she got up slowly but just as she did, the golden armor that was protecting her from further damage was now slowly shattering with each move of her muscles.

"I...am fine, i just need a....."

Celestia then felt the curse that was growing inside her becoming stronger and she fell on the ground again in pain. She let out stronger grunts and she crunched her teeth in pain as tears started coming out of her eyes as well.

"I, i can't! It hurts so much!"

And just when she finished her sentance she puked out more blood.

"As i expected!"

Nocturne said as he was walking towards her and when he was close to her he grabbed her by her neck, lifted her in the air and said.

"I suppose i was wrong, he isn't protecting you at all."

"What...are you talking....about?"

"Oh nothing really, it doesn't matter now, your end is here."

Nocturne then placed his giant claw on top of her head and started slowly squeezing her and Celestia let out a scream of agony.

"Yes! Your pain brings me joy!"

However, the fallen sword that was in the middle of the tower started twitching on its own and suddenly, it was lunged towards Nocturne.

The sword pierced his back and came out from the other side, destroying his armor. Nocturne then let out a scream and dropped Celestia to the ground and it was then that she heard a small voice in her head.

"I won't let you die Celestia, not yet!"

The sword then removed itself from Nocturne's back and cut one of his horns. Celestia then out of instinct, grabbed Nocturne's horn and watched as he was fighting with the floating sword. The sword then dodged Nocturne's blade and got under him, there the sword was swinged across the both of his legs and cut them off, causing the ground beneath him to flood in blood.

"Now is my chance! I feel it!"

Celestia then flew up in the air while still holding her brother's horn and as she landed, she stabbed Nocturne in his neck with his own horn. When that happened, Nocturne screamed in pain and struggled to get up but it was all in vain. After that, the sword appeared next to Celestia, floating and waiting for its mistress to pick it up. Celestia smiled when she saw the sword and she said as she picked it up.

"I don't know who you are, but thank you, thank you for everything."

She then lifted the sword up in the air and from the skies a giant light beam covered the sword while she was still holding it. And when she looked down she saw her brother Nocturne who was at the brink of death. She closed her eyes and said before landing the final blow.

"This pains me as much as you do brother, i am sorry...."

She then pierced the sword that was covered in Holy Magic through Nocturne's chest, piercing his armor and entering his body. And as the sword pierced his chest, Nocturne let out a scream of agony and the two ponies were covered by the Holy Light Beam.

"You! Have no idea what you are doing, if i die then Creation has no chance!"

"You really think that the Gods will just stay idle when the Old Gods come back? Do you think that they will let us die?"

Nocturne then let out a sinister laugh and said.

"You are fool! You think that Phobetor doesn't have a plan about this?"

"What? What do you mean Phobetor has a plan?! Answer me!"

"He plans on traping every God into a Dream, a Nightmare to be exact."

"But.....that's impossible! There is no way that he can do that!"

"Oh but he can! And when he does Creation will be left defensless and the Old Gods will scatter across it like a plauge! And no one can stop this terrible thing from happening except......"

Nocturne stoped and started breathing out in pain.

"Except me....."

Then, the Light Beam around them released an explosion and the whole tower was covered in Light.

"Oh no.....what just happened?! Celestia can you hear me!" King Cosmos shouted.

After a second or so, the Light was cleared out and in the middle of the tower was Celestia who was looking down on the ground. She then pulled her sword out of the ground and turned around to face her father.

"I...i am ok, i think.....i think i did it, i don't sence him anymore."

The ponies all around the platforms felt joy and happiness as if a giant weight was dropped from their shoulders and they all started laughing and hugging each other.

However from the middle of the tower a tiny drop of blood was on the ground, the drop started getting bigger and bigger to the point where it became a small pool.

Celestia the noticed the small blood pool in the middle of the tower and shouted.

"Everypony wait! It's not over yet!" She said and pointed her sword at the pool.

As for everypony else, their gazes were fixed upon the pool as well and they all witnessed the horror.

"By the Holy Light! What are we seeing?" Crossbleser said.

"It.....it can't be real! This can't be happening!" Sessuena said who was next to him.

The pool of blood was slowly transforming and taking the shape of the skeleton of a stallion with long sharp teeth. When the skeleton was complete, other organs such as the lungs and stomach started taking shape along with two hearts on the skeleton's chest. One dark with small tentacles coming out and one normal heart. After that, the skeleton was covered by dark flesh and dark skin. Then, red bat wings came out of the stallion's back along with a long red tongue that was still forming. The stallion then closed his mouth and from his eye sockets two blue glowing eyes appeared.

"No.....that's! That's not possible!" Queen Galaxia said in fear of what she just saw.

And once again, Nocturne stood before them fully healed from nothing.

"He is still alive? But how!" Twilight asked.

"I.....i don't know, such things shouldn't be possible!" Luna said.

"Nothing is impossible for me, you should have known that a lot of years ago!" Nocturne answered to Luna even if she was not within the range of his hearing.

He then looked at Celestia and said.

"You know what sister? I believe that i have found the perfect way to kill you."

"It doesn't matter what you try Nocturne! I will always find a way to prevail."

The skies were then covered by dark clouds and the temperature started dropping.

"You won't be saying that when i freeze you on the spot and then shatter your body to bits!"

Then, the ground bellow Nocturne started freezing and he was covered by a pillar made out of ice.

"What is he doing now?" Celestia thought to herself.

And suddenly, the ice pillar shattered and ice missiles where launched into the air and three towards Celestia's location but she cut down the three of them with just one swing of her sword.

Then, from the shattered ice pillar Nocturne appeared. His dark skin was now light blue as if it was made by ice. His grey armor turned into white with blue runes all over it along with his twin red blades who were too white with blue runes on them. His eyes also changed colour from blue to white along with a visible mouth.

"Your limbs will fail you when you need them the most Celestia but here's the good thing, when i seperate them from the rest of your body, there won't be any pain! No pain at all!"

Then from around Nocturne, six big pointy icicles appeared and with just the swings of his hooves the icecles were dispensed forward but were quickly replaced by other and Nocturne was ready to shoot Celestia again.

Celestia quickly placed the sword in front of her and prepared for Nocturne's attacks which she blocked perfectly and not leting even one passing her and going towards those that where around her.

"DEFEAT IS INEVITABLE!"

When he said that, the icecles disappeared and both of his hooves were now turned into big ice claws. He then pierced the ground with them and Celestia felt something coming from bellow her. She quickly flew upwards and as she did, spikes made out of ice appeared from bellow her and were able to scratch her back as she was flying up.

"You won't get away!"

Then from Nocturne's claw a chained mace appeared.

The handle of the mace was made out of black steel and at the end of it there was this long powerful chain that was covered by small icicles. As for the head of the mace, it was made out of ice that had the shape of a shpere with pointy spikes around it.

Nocturne then swinged his mace up in the air and chain was wrapped around Celestia's neck.

"What the!"

And before she could do anything, the head of the mace started spinning around her neck, tightening it and after a second the head of the mace came full force right on Celestia's face and caused her to start falling down.

Nocturne then hit the ground with his other claw and ice spikes appeared to the loaction that Celestia would fall.

Seeing that Celestia extended her wings and tried to fly away from certain death.

"IT'S TOO LATE! YOU CAN NOT ESCAPE!"

Nocturne then extended his other claw towards Celestia and from it, tendrils appeared that made their way to Celestia and when they reached her, they pierced both of her shoulders and entered inside her.

"I will freeze you Celestia! I WILL FREEZE AND THEN I AM GO TO SMASH YOU DOWN ON THESE SPIKES!"

Celestia however just kept strugling, she wouldn't give in, she didn't want to.

However, the chain around her neck along with the tendrils started freezing and that cold effect started spreding to Celestia's body as well.

Celestia felt her body being in pain. The ice was spreading around her so fast, freezing the very blood that was flowing in her veins. She felt her head dizzy and her eyes were blinking fast, even at that moment she couldn't surrender to her brother's icy grasp. But it wasn't enough.

Celestia then completly froze in mid air and started falling down to the trap bellow her.

"She is completely frozen! This is bad!" Rainbow dash said.

"If only we could do somethin!" Applejack said.

"I-i can't look!" Rarity said and turned her gaze away.

"Oh no....." Twilight said and prepared herself for what to come.

But just when Celestia was about to touch the icy spikes, she was mysteriously lit on fire that melt the icy spikes in but an instant.

Nocturne stepped back in surprise and pulled away both his mace and tendrils.

"Who did this? Was it you Phobetor? Are you helping her defeat me?" Nocturne thought to himself.

The flames that covered Celestia were now extinguised and she rose up from the ground unharmed.

"Look everypony! She is ok!" Sessuena said.

As Nocturne saw his sister rising up, he felt his blood boiling knowing that she was assisted by Phobetor himself and still proving that Nocturne was powerless against him.

"Damm it, if he truly is helping her survive my attacks then.....do i even stand a chance against him? No! I mustn't doubt myself! I have done so many things! I fought monsters that i didn't even know existed in our world! I can not fail! I will not!" Nocturne thought to himself and contained his anger.

"If you can break out of ice, then i suppose that i will just have to keep freezing you!" Nocturne said and prepared another attack.

He then used his magic and he teleported in the middle of the tower and smashed Celestia in her face and knocking her back. He then smashed his mace into the ground and cold winds covered Nocturne and it's radius started becoming bigger.

"I WILL FREEZE YOU FROM WITHIN UNTIL ALL THAT REMAINS! IS AN ICY HUSK!"

He shouted and the cold winds around him started spreading and creating icy that covered the ground fast.

"If you think that i will run away from this you are wrong!"

Celestia said and prepared her sword.

The icy was coming towards her direction but she faced it without fear, for a mysterious reason she felt unstoppable and her will was unshakable.

She then extended her wings and flew towards Nocturne without hesitation while the ice started freezing her slowly.

"YOU ARE A FOOL! DO YOU THINK THAT YOU CAN JUST RUSH LIKE THAT WITHOUT FREEZING AGAIN? DO YOU THINK THAT YOU CAN STAND AGAINST MY REMORSELESS WINTER!"

Celestia however just smiled and said.

"Yes i can!"

And then she lunged herself forward with blade in hoof and prepared to strike but Nocturne put infront of him his mace to protect himself from her attack but when he did that, Celestia had an idea.

She aimed for Nocturne's claws and cut them both, causing him to drop his mace and back away in pain.

She then picked up the mace and started relentlessly smashing him with it something that proved disturbing to those around.

Blood started flying everywhere with each strike as Nocturne moaned out in pain as he tried to catch his breath and maybe fight back.

"Do you feel that Nocturne! Do you!" She said in an angry tone.

"How....how can somepony like her resist my Remorseless Winter..." Nocturne thought to himself.

"NOCTURNE!"

Celestia shouted in anger something that caught everypony around by surprise.

"I AM GOING TO BEAT YOU TILL YOU CRY LIKE A BABY NOCTURNE!"

She shouted and started hitting him again.

She then let out a wicked smile and prepared her next move. She rotated the mace and shoved the handle right in Nocturne's mouth and it was stuck down his throat. She then grabbed the head of the mace with her magic and pulled back, revealing the chain that was holding together the head of the mace and it's handle. She then wrapped it around Nocturne's neck and said.

"I promise you Nocturne! You won't enjoy this!"

She then flew towards Nocturne with incredibly speed and smashed his face in with the head of the mace. The icy mace then pierced Nocturne's skull and his whole head was blown out of his torso and it went flying while still having the mace stuck in his mouth and it landed a few meters away from his body that had fallen to the ground as well and Nocturne stopped moving.

The sight that bestowed before all of them was shocking. Not only did Celestia completely lost it but what she just did was cruel and they all around knew that, even if it was Nocturne who received the punishment.

But that feeling of dread and guilt hit Queen Galaxia harder than anypony else. Even if he was different, even if his form was abhorent, she gave her heart and soul to raise the child as her own and now it stood before her dead or was he?

"I.....i can't believe this.....did i....do that?" Celestia thought to herself.

But before they could do anything else, the jaw of the head suddenly closed with a loud bang and the mace melted into it.

"You!" They heard Nocturne calling.

His head then rolled over to the other side and faced Celestia.

"No.....no impossible!" Celestia gasped and said after she saw that Nocturne was still alive.

And just like her, the others around let out a gasp after they saw what happened.

His headless body then stood up in two hooves and it made it's way to the fallen head.

"Hi....his body! It's moving on its own!" A stallion in a dark purple armor said.

Nocturne's body then picked up his head with his hooves and placed it back on top. He then adjusted it a little and it started healing to the point where Nocturne was back to normal.

"Oh cool i can do that too! Look!" Pinkie Pie shouted from across the platform.

And she then proceeded to remove her head.

"Pinkie no!" Flutershy said and stopped her.

"Ok ok....." Pinkie pie said dissapointed.

Nocturne's gaze was then fixed upon Celestia and he said.

"I-I WILL MAKE YOU REGRET THAT YOU FILTHY CUR!"

Nocturne then rose his hoof into the air and revealed to them a clock. The clock was made out steel and was covered by a blue aura.

"Oh no..." A stallion from the platforms thought to himself.

Celestia looked at the clock but she didn't recognise it at all.

"Princess Celestia!" The stallion shouted.

Celestia turned to the direction of the sound and tried to find the stallion who was calling to her.

"Princess Celestia! Listen to me! Whatever you do not let him complete the sentance 'Creation, time stop'!"

"What?Why? I am not sure i understand you!"

"It's the clock! Nocturne can use it to stop ti-"

But before he could say anything else.....

"CREATION! TIME STOP!" Nocturne floated in the air and shouted.

And once he, did the sound of a clock stopping was heard in the air and everypony in the area except for him had stopped moving.

"At last....a time to relax for a sec....." Nocturne said and sat down.

He then took some deep breaths and started thinking about his next move.

"Hmm....." He said as his body started healing the rest of his wounds.

He then got up and said with a wicked smile.

"A good simple way to start will be this...."

Nocturne then used his dark magics and created a portal above Celestia. From that portal a boulder started falling down but stopped just before it was about to crush Celestia.

"Or maybe i could....no i will leave that for later yes. If she survives that is but i have a feeling that she will for....a bizzare reason...."

Then from his hoof three claws appeared and Nocturne said.

"Time flows again in three...."

And he lowerd one of his claws.

"Two...."

He said and lowerd the next one.

"One...."

Only one seccond remained for Celestia and he knew that well. He just hoped that it would work.

"Zero!"

And once he lowerd his other claw time started again and the boulder above Celestia fell down, completely crushing her.

The crowd released a powerful gasp when they what just happened. Was Nocturne really able to bend time to his will? Or was this some sort of super speed? They all thought to themselves.

"You warned her too late old friend. She is dead now!"

"No....this...this can't be happening! You! You did it!" The stallion said.

"So....he really DID stop time? But that's impossible! Such thing.....can't happen!" Luna said.

"I TOLD YOU BEFORE LUNA! NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE FOR ME! AS LONG AS I HAVE THE RESOLVE! ANYTHING AND ANYPONY CAN BEND TO MY WILL!"

Nocturne shouted.

"And now that dear Tia is done for! I will Consume whatever remains and then my plans will finally come to fruition!"

Nocturne then extended his hoof forward and from it tendrils came out that started making their way towards the boulder and when they reached it they squeezed themselves under.

"Yes, soon you will be mine!" Nocturne thought to himself.

But little did Nocturne know that right when the boulder fell on her, the inside of it just disappeared and it made room for Celestia to sit tight in her stone shell.

"How did that happen? Did he stop time? Where did this come from?" Celestia thought to herself as well.

And just when she picked up her sword, dark tendrils came in squeezing themselves from outside.

"No no no, something is wrong. Why do i feel like that there is empty space. The boulder crushed her right?"

He then immediately felt pain in his tendrils and he pulled them back, only to see that one of them was cut and he was bleeding.

As for Celestia, she charged up her magic and threw the boulder back at Nocturne.

"CREATION! TIME STOP!"

When he said that, time stopped and Nocturne moved out of the way of the boulder.

"Time flows again...." Nocturne said and the boulder was thrown out of the tower.

He then looked at Celestia who appeared to be ok and said.

"Alright Celestia, you want it the hard way? So be it!"

The two then rushed at each other with their weapons and engaged in combat and as they were clashing their blades, Nocturne used his superior speed and scratched Celestia's front hoof and broke down the armor plate that was protecting her.

"Come on! Try harder i am not even using my time stopping powers to defeat you!"

"Just....how can you do that? Where did you even get such an artifact!"

"Oh this?" He asked sarcastically while referring to the clock.

"Hmm, well. A lot of things happened back when i was researching things about magic and i ended up with this! Though it's not just a tool that can be used that easily. At first i was able to pause time for like....hmm seven seconds? Maybe ten. But as i kept using! As i kept understanding what i created i became stronger! And only the Gods can surpass my genius!"

Nocturne then prepared a kick but Celestia was able to dodge it and get behind him. She then lunged herself forward along with her sword towards Nocturne but when her sword touched his armor, it bounced off of it and she fell down near him.

As Celestia looked up she saw Nocturne looking at her intensely, his glowing blue eyes piercing hers and trapping her in fear.

"Tia, Tia, Tia....how many times do i have to say this? My armor is made out the strongest material out there! Not even this sword can break it! But now that i think about it, it's better to just finish you off right now don't you think?"

And without a second thought, Celestia took flight and prepared an aerial attack but Nocturne just stood there on the ground and laughed.

"Creation! Time Stop!"

And just like that, time stopped again.

Celestia couldn't see anything. But she did hear a voice in her head, guiding her.

"Celestia.....i am here to save you. I can't allow Nocturne to hurt you any further....so i am going to give you this.....the ability to move in his stopped time for a few seconds. But know this, if i was stronger.....if only i was! I would have granted you full control over this. So, use thus that i have granted you and put an end to this Nightmare!" The mysterious dark voice said.

Nocturne started flying towards her while laughing.

"So this is the end dear sister. Don't take this the wrong way, we had many fun memories together.....as a family, some of them were unpleasant but....you and mother where always there to help me.....Luna too sometimes along with our other sibilings...."

Nocturne looked down for a moment sorrow but he didn't regret what he did, deep down in him he knew that he was the only who could stop Phobetor but without that sword, without that somewhat familiar sword, he stood no chance.

He then prepared his right blade and lunged towards Celestia's chest but just when he was about to push his blade through her chest and kill her, Celestia blinked her eyes and Nocturne quickly backed away.

"WHAT!"

The dark stallion said.

"Did she just.....move?"

And right after he said that her eyes blinked again.

"No.....this can't be happening....."

Nocturne then decided to get close to her to see for himself what was really going on but just when he was in range, Celestia quickly swinged her sword and managed to cut Nocturne's hoof off before returning back to her stopped phase.

He then let out a gasp the moment his hoof fell down on the ground bellow him but he didn't look elsewhere. He wanted to know how much control she had over his stopped time but more importantly, how was she able to get that control?

"....I.....hmmm.....Creation.....time continue..."

And just when he said that time returned back to normal and the two ponies stared violently at each other.

"So.....you were able to see me there? And on top of that attack me as well?" He said refering to his cut off hoof that was still on the ground.

"Yes i was and i am gonna do more than that!"

"But....how?"

"Why would i tell you brother? Wouldn't it be better if you Consume me and find out yourself? Isn't that what you always have been doing? You know during school and stuff?"

Nocturne sighted and said.

".....Point taken, let me get my hoof back and i will see what else you can do....."

He then flew downwards back to the ground and Celestia followed him. He then picked up his hoof but instead of putting it back in its place he quickly turned around and threw his bladed hoof at her and forced her to dodge the attack.

"What the!"

But before Celestia could continue, Nocturne was already in front of her and he had his other blade ready to cut her down and she was forced to defend herself.

"You know what sister? I had an idea.....a very good one....."

"Whatever it is Nocturne it won't work! I am more determined to defeat you!"

"Well determination won't be enough to kill the likes of me! If there are any....."

But little did Celestia know that his thrown hoof started coming back like a boomerang and it was aimed at her back hooves. Lucky for her however, the ponies around her noticed so and warned her.

"Celestia get out of the way! His hoof is coming back!" King Cosmos shouted.

Hearing that, Celestia dashed to her left in order to avoid certain death but as she did Nocturne appeared floating behind her, laughing.

"Tia....."

When Celestia turned around to face him she saw that Nocturne was carrying on both of his claws pointy knives made out of darkness. They didn't look like much but knowing her brother's mind she knew exactly what he was going to do with them.

"What's the matter sister? You have gone pale. I assume that you already know how i am going to use these knives right?"

"Oh my God.....just how do you always come up with such things! You truly are dangerous...."

"To be honest Tia, you deserve what is about to come. You are puting the lives of a single world before Creation, you truly are terrible!"

"You are calling me terrible? Tell me Nocturne! Who was willing to butcher his own kind! His own family and friends! Huh? Was it me? No, i don't think so! You are the one who is truly abhorent not me!"

Those words however did have a small effect upon the pony of Nightmares.

"S-silence!"

"No Nocturne, no matter what you say, i will never again change my mind about you!"

And Celestia flew up into the sky and prepared a powerful blow. But Nocturne wouldn't have any of it.

"CREATION! TIME STOP!"

Nocturne then flew close to her and said.

"Let's see you move now!"

And as he was flying around her, he was unleashing those shadow knives that stopped in their tracks a second before impact, trapping Celestia.

"I dare you to move now sister! Do it and i will let time flow again!"

But there was no reply.

"Hmm....stubborn little girl! Creation! Time Continue!"

And just when he said that, the knives started penetrating the naked parts of her body that were not covered by armor and the others would just get stuck on it and as Celestia started falling down into the ground due to pain Nocturne said.

"And just one more to be sure...."

He then threw another knife but just when it was about to hit Celestia, she deflected it with her sword and returned it to Nocturne faster than he threw it at her.

"Crea-"

But it was too late, Nocturne was hit in the head with his own knife and he struggled for a second to get it out.

"You crazy bi-"

Nocturne then flew down and he saw the corpse of his fallen sister there on the ground, pierced by the knives.

"Oh no.....This....i pray that this is not the end but....." Crossbleser started but ended up looking away in sadness.

"Celestia!" Queen Galaxia said in fear.

Nocturne then started making his way towards the body.

"Don't you dare get near her!" Luna shouted with tears in her eyes.

"Why? So that she may magicaly come back to life? No.....i am not risking it again!"

And he then used his magics and created an axe made of shadow and said.

"With this i can guarantee my victory!"

But just then Nocturne couldn't move.

"What i! I can't move."

And the worst part was the fact that, he couldn't hear himself saying those words. His lips just stayed sealed. He then looked over to Celestia's corpse only to find out that it was not there.

"What the! First i can't move nor can i hear myself! Now this?!"

"I have a question to ask you Nocturne." He heard Celestia's voice coming from behind him.

He so desperately tried to turn around and face her but he couldn't he was stopped.

"Tell me Nocturne, how does it feel to have somepony coming from behind you while you can't move a muscle? It's terrifying isn't it? It's like being dragged down into the ocean and just when you come out to take a breath...."

She then placed her hoof on his shoulder and said.

"You feel something dragging you right back into the cold waters, isn't that right Nocturne?"

She then walked in front of him and said.

"Remember when you threw that last knife at me? And i was able to deflect it back to you? Well, when that happened, you dropped this!"

And she showed him the clock that he was carrying.

"But...that's impossible! How did that happen? I don't just drop things! There is no logical explanation to this!"

"After i saw the clock falling down from the sky, i picked it up with my magic and when i reached the ground i played dead and waited for you to come back. And it was then that i stopped time and got up! But as you can see i only managed to stop your time and not time of the others. Oh and one more thing if it weren't for my armor, i am sure that i would be dead right now but you had your chance to shatter it and now....i can freely do this...."

And she pointed her sword at him.

"Tell me Nocturne? How long will it take for your whole body to regenerate? Two seconds? Three? Or maybe one? We shall find out either way!"

"Go get him Celestia! End it!" Luna shouted.

Celestia then started swinged her sword around Nocturne from every possible angle where his skin was exposed, to his front and back hooves, to his head, to his neck! Her blade was unbending!

She then released her final attack and started taking deep breaths and everypony around was eager to see the results of her work. She then stood up and said.

"Time flows again!"

And just when she said that, Nocturne was able to move. He took a close look around his body and he found no scratches nor did he feel any pain at all. With those two things in mind Nocturne couldn't help himself but he laughed maniacally and he later said.

"I am sorry Celestia......BUT YOU MISSED! HAHAHAHAHA!"

"Think again Nocturne!"

"Hmm!"

And just when Nocturne took a step, both his front and back hooves were seperated and cut into pieces along with some parts of his cheeks.

"WHAT! NO! SO YOU DID MANAGE TO LAND YOUR HITS!"

"Of course i was! Do you think that i would miss in point blank range? And the fact that you keep underestimating me will be your downfall!"

And when she said, she used her magic and threw the magical clock off the tower for good.

But something unexpected happened. Nocturne started laughing even more now.

"What's so funny Nocturne?"

"You! HAHAHA! You really think a few broken bones and cut flesh is enough to stop me! I am willing to harbor any type of pain if it means safety for Creation!"

His flesh and bones then quickly healed and he was back to normal. With that now done, Nocturne got up and said.

"BEHOLD! THE CROWN OF THE LEPER KING!"

Nocturne then pulled out a golden mask and said.

"THIS IS THE MASK THAT I WAS GIFTED BY THE VERY FIRST KING OF TRINIA. HE CHOSE ME TO LEAD HIS KINGDOM! AND HE CHOSE ME CONTAIN ITS POWER! AND NOW I AM GONNA USE IT FOR THE GREATER GOOD! FOR ALL OF CREATION! FOR THE GLORY OF THE LIGHT!"

"PRINCESS CELESTIA STOP HIM! DONT LET HIM PUT ON THE MASK!" Sessuena shouted from across the platform.

Celestia then flew with all her might towards Nocturne but it was too late. Just when Nocturne put on the mask, an orange aura surrounded him and pushed Celestia back.When she looked back at her brother, the orange aura that exploded from him was gone but he had changed.

Nocturne wore a black armor with small spikes on his shoulder and front legs, his head was covered by a red cloth shroud and at the tips of his front and back hooves were bandages with what appeared to be dried up blood. However what inspired fear on all around along with Celestia was the golden mask that Nocturne had put on along with the giant broken sword that he was carrying to his side.

"Oh no.....it's too late.....there.....there is no hope left now." Sessuena said.