Starlight jumped out the way just in time to dodge a diamond that threatened to impale her.

She charged her horn up for a projectile attack that was met with a shield. Starlight enchanted her hoof with magic and teleported in front of the shield and slammed her hoof down with as much force as she could, creating a small hoof-sized hole.

She repeated the action and created another hole. And with all her strength, tried to pry the shield open. And she was succeeding, until a pillar of diamond smacked her in the stomach, pushing her far back.

Starlight got up and dodged many more pillars of diamond before teleporting on one of the pillars to be met with a giant dragon made of diamond.

The dragon appeared to swallow the Unicorn, but in the next second, it was burst open with a powerful force and Starlight was seen unscathed.

She charged a large ball of energy and threw it down on the diamond shield, shattering it to pieces.

The mare shot through the cloud of smoke and headbut Starlight square in the face.

“UNH!” Starlight grunted as she fell to the floor and caressed her broken, bleeding nose.

“HAAAAA!” The mighty battlecry sounded the sky as the Diamond Pony came down on Starlight with enough force to smash the ground beneath them.

But once the smoke cleared, Starlight was nowhere to be seen.

The Diamond Pony looked down in confusion, where could the Unicorn have gone.

The Diamond’s eyes widen once she saw the ground crack beneath her, and out came the Unicorn to meet the Diamond Pony with a rock solid uppercut, followed by a swift kick to the stomach, sending her flying.

The Diamond rebounded and slammed her hooves on the ground, making diamonds protrude from the ground in time to block an enchanted punch.

The Diamond smirked once Starlight’s attack was blocked. The smirk disappeared once two hooves grabbed her hind-legs.

The ground erupted and thousands of Starlights made some form of a ladder. The Starlight clones were twirling The Diamond with so much force, she couldn’t keep her eyes open.

“Damn’t, so this is her power.” The Diamond thought before being smashed into a large pillar of diamond.

Once she gained her eyesight back, The Diamond barely had enough time to conjure a shield to block a drill magic attack slamming into the shield with full force.

Her shield gave under the pressure of Starlight’s attack and the magical drill started to grind on The Diamond.

The Diamond struggled to bring up a force field of energy to send Starlight flying.

Both combatants landed on the floor, panting and sweating, with many scars and cuts on each other body, showering the floor in blood.

The Diamond stood up and created another diamond dragon, this one much bigger than the last.

Starlight stood and charged her horn, “Putting a lot more power into this one, aren’t you?” She questioned.

The Diamond nodded, which was followed by a smirk, “To be honest; you’re the first one to stand against me this long.” She admits.

Even though it felt like minutes since they’ve been fighting, they both knew they’ve been at it for a very long time.

Starlight smirked and charged her horn up even longer, “I could say the same to you, not even the Princess Of Friendship could stand up to me.” Starlight admitted, “I almost feel guilty, I’m actually enjoying this a lot more than I probably should.”

The Diamond smirk turned into a full on grin, “It’s only natural to feel like this…” She starts, “Ponies like us don’t usually get to show off our power.” She explained as the dragon began to grow with more diamond, eventually dwarfing most full grown dragons.

Starlight got the message and powered up even more, her horn charging so much, that not only did the ground under her give way, but her legs as well.

And as if a clock was ticking, once the hands reached 12, the two unleashed their attacks. Resulting in the largest cloud of smoke either of them had ever seen.

Once the cloud of smoke cleared, the two mares were kneeling on their knees, heavily breathing and grinning from ear to ear.

“That was fun, don’tcha think?” Starlight asked.

The Diamond nodded and chuckled, “That was fun, indeed.” She agreed, “I need to go now, we’ll battle again.” She adds before she disappears, and the Diamond Dimension started to fade.

(Back in Equastria, in the morning)

Starlight jolt awake and holds her head with her hoof that was sweating profusely with the most frightened look on her face.

Her frown soon became a full blown grin, “That was fun, I hope we can do it again.” Starlight whispered to herself.

“STARLIGHT, BREAKFAST IS READY!!” Spike called.

Starlight’s grin lessened as she jumped out of bed, “COMING!!” She responded before trotting out the room and towards the kitchen.

Author's Note

I feel like I've been making Starlight a bit too overpowered, who know's what I'll do in Nomadic Dragon Emperor.