Darkness and Magic

The memory is so fresh in my memory. As if it was yesterday...

-10 years ago-

My father trusted me once more to attend school again. It was a local community college that my father was once a teacher at. I only attended it after a few months, but I met someone that... was my first love.

Her name was Seraphim Fire. I called her Sera, at her request. She was a trouble maker, but she was a powerful mage. Although, due to her bad behavior she was never promoted before she graduated.

"Mitchell, look at this new spell I learned. I need to know if I'm doing it right."

The spell was called Projection of Madness. It's a lethal spell that's to be used as an interrogation method, but it was slowly abandoned due to it being inhumane.

"Sera, are you sure you want to learn this spell. Any spell that's physically or mentally lethal when you're not a level 4 Mage or higher."

On Earth, magic users were separated into different levels. I was a level 7 Mage, 3 from being a level 10, the highest a human can be.

"Come on, I'm a level 3. You know I should be on your level right now."

Was this person... smart?

Well, yes and no. If anything, she kind of acted like Dashie, but we made a decision to marry after we finish college.

What stopped it from happening?

A mistake on my end... this is what I meant about a promise being broken. She used the spell successfully, much to my surprise.

"Alright Sera, don't go doing anything stupid with that spell."

Sera turned away from Mitchell, a sinister smile on her face. A smile for which Mitchell caught a glimpse of.

"I know why you learned that spell. You want revenge on Blaze."

Blaze was a girl who bullied Sera when she was in high school. She went as far as to follow her to the same college, and continue the torment. She soon found out about me, and soon developed a creepy crush on me.

Creepy? How so?

Well, she would continually attempt to seducer me, and stalk me everyday. She would openly flirt with me in front of Sera. I never liked the girl, and once she found out I was dating Sera... the tormenting got worse. So bad, that Sera was attacked on the way back to our apartment. Of course I was mad, but I didn't want to get arrested for aggravated assault. But Sera...

Took matters into her own hands...

Precisely...

"Remember, I promised that I wouldn't do anything bad to anyone with this spell. I just want to increase my arsenal to enlist."

She wanted to enlist for the Magical Vanguard. If I said this would you believe me?

What is it?

I wanted to enlist into the Magical Vanguard. After hearing about the Magical Vanguard from my friend, I wanted to kill them in order to create a peaceful universe for everyone and everypony. I'll only realized my mistake last year.

Well, what did she do?

She wanted to torture with the spell. Projection of Madness is suppose to show the victim their worst fears and nightmares. She soon took the spell too far. She tried to perform the spell inconspicuously, but she then performed the spell right in our own household. You know who she performed it on?

Afraid to ask, Twilight nodded.

Who?

Her own mother, for making her the way she was. Her mother had nothing to do with how she was. Sera never used to be how she was. She used to be a top student, and was expected to be a level 7 Mage when she graduated, but she changed during her last year. She wanted to start living her life on the edge because she wanted to release the lock on her life.

Her mother cared for her, she wasn't the reason her life want how she wanted it to be. Her father left her right before her last year. This really destroyed her mental state, and that's she started acting like a hooligan.

Did you at least stop her?

I was too late... her mother had already... last her mind. I knew what I had to do. I had to... subdue her.

In what way? Arrest her?

-Present Day-

"What do you think Twilight! I killed her! And that amulet is all that was left of her!"

"Mitchell, I didn't-."

"I know you didn't mean to, but nopony ever does! It doesn't matter what happens, nobody or pony ever means to!" Mitchell's body began to be surrounded by a black and purple aura.

"Mitchell, what's going on!"

"That's the Dark Element Rage!" Twilight turned around to see Pinkie standing on the stairs.

"Pinkie, how did you find this place?"

"Oh well, short story long: IdecidedtovisitMitchellafterthrpartybecauseIknewhehaddrunkthatwholebottleofwinesoIwasgoingtovisithim-."

"Pinkie, make the short story short!"

"Oh, I saw you two enter through that passage way. And the opening was still open."

"Oh geez, but what did you say earlier?"

"It's the Dark Element Rage. I heard the story, and now he's angry at himself for what he did. He needs somepony to calm him down. Twilight, I closed the passage way, so the Magical Vanguard won't pick this dark magic up. What I want you to do... is kiss him on the lips!"

"What!"

"Just do it!"

Twilight looked at Mitchell as a large vortex formed around him, "I'll do it!" She jumped towards him, and placed her lips on his. It was an awkward kiss, but it wasn't the kiss he needed.

"Come on Twilight! Not like that, like this!" Pinkie shoved Twilight out the way, and gave him a big, sloppy, French kiss, much to Twilight's amazement.

Mitchell soon returned back normal, and landed back on the ground. Pinkie slowly laid him on the ground, and gave him a light peck on the head.

"Pinkie... that didn't seem like you..."

"It's because he's my friend. I can't act like a fool when dealing with Mitchell. He is the Dark Mage Twilight."

"One more question, how did you know that was the Element of Rage?"

"Well, remember when Emilia told us each sign of the Elements of Darkness? Well, I remembered that he needed to remember a memory that made him angry. Once I heard him tell his story about Sera, I knew it would trigger him."

"I forgot about that..."

"Twilight, I think Mitchell has ruined your understanding of magic, and memory. Maybe somepony should refresh your memory."

"Well, Mitchell-."

"Was going to teach you more about magic? I know. I was spying on the two of you for a while."

"Oh..."

"Come on, let's take a look around while he's out. He won't be out for long."

"Ok..., but are you sure this is ok?"

"Of course it is silly. Plus, it gives us a chance to end this chapter!"

"Pinkie, this isn't a journal entry..."

"I know..."

"Then what are you-."

"Shh, don't think about it too much. I've been wanting to see his armory for a long time," Pinkie trotted towards his armory. Twilight watched on in fear.

"Don't break anything Pinkie!"

"I won't!"