"W...Where am I?"

Falling, Sunset was falling.

"What happened?.... It's dark here. Where am I?"

Sunset stopped falling, she landed on the pitch black nothingness that filled that place. She stood up, she watched around her but saw nothing, only darkness.

"Hello?... Somepony's there?" She called. "I'm scared."....."Hello?"

"Greetings." Spoke a deep male voice. "I'm Blacklight."

"Blacklight? Who are you? Show yourself!" She shouted in the darkness.

The voice chuckled "As you wish."

A tall bipedal beaing appeared, he was completely white, he had no face, no clothes, nothing.

"As I said, I'm Blacklight, and I'm now you." He said pointing at her.

"What are you talking about? Why am I here? What happened? I remember fighting a monster, then I saw Phil... then nothing." She said.

"You perished."He stated, Sunset's eyes widened in response."You were defeated by the monster and sustained heavy injuries. Philip tried to save you infecting you with the virus." A door, completely white appeared on the right side of Sunset.

"Pass through that door, and you will die. No more pain, no more suffering. You will encounter your family again." He then pointed to the left. "Pass that other door." A blood red door appeared. "And you will come back to life. Choose wisely Sunset Shimmer. If you want to return to the living world, you must have something to attach on. Or you will come back as a mindless beast. Now, choose."

A million thought passed through Sunset's mind. "I almost died. I have to come back but... my family... I won't get another opportunity. And Phil? I can't leave him I....I can't. I don't know what to do!" She crouched down and started sobbing. "What am'I supposed to do? Phil... Where are you?" The tears were now streaming down.

Sunset.

"huh?" She said. "What was that?"

Sunset.

"Who's speaking?" She said loud.

"Sunset! The voice shouted.

"Sunset. The voice said softly. She recognized the voice, it was a soft lovely voice. Her mother's voice.

"Mom?" Sunset said. "Is that you?"

"Yes, my dear. Come with us, abandon this world and come with me." She said softly.

"You want me to die?!" Sunset asked. "Mother are you insane?"

"My dear filly, don't worry, there's no pain in the Elysium. Come with me."

"SUNSET! SUNSET PLEASE, OPEN YOUR EYES."

"Don't listen to him dear! Come with me!"

"Sunset!"

"Sunset!"

The voices were arguing with eachother, she recognized the voice of her mom, but the other one was a mistery. Who was he? Why she was so sure that she knew him? Sunset didn't know what to do, she was starting to lean nearby the door on the right when the voice spoke up again.

"Sunset... Please... Don't leave me... Don't leave me alone, Sunset! You can't go away! I-I've know you for three days, and however, I can't imagine to live without you."

Sunset's heart was beating faster, a knot formed on it. She knew that voice... her eyes were watering now.

"You know, never before have I saw before a mare more beautiful than you, I would have told you about my feelings one day, but I was scared. Scared of your possible rejection, but now... Please Sunset... it doesn't matter if you hate me,
but please, come back... I-I-I LOVE YOU!" The voice. No, Phil said. Sunset was crying now and a happy smile was on her face.

"Sorry mom." She said. "But I have someone who's waiting for me." She turned around from the white door and walked towards the red one.

"Are you sure?" Spoke Blacklight."You won't get another chance" He warned.

"Thanks, but I'm sure" Blacklight nodded and Sunset grabbed the doorknob.

"Sunset! Reconsider your choice! Are you really willingly to come back in that dreadful world? You will be happier here with me." Her mother said.

"Sorry mom, but as I said, someone's waiting for me. I have to go, requiescati in pace, mother." And with tears streaming down of her face, Sunset opened the door.

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"Please...please...Please wake up..." I whispered softly holding her body tight, tears of sadness were streaming down of my cheek, I didn't care. At least ten minutes after the inciden, it started raining, I didn't care.

Suddenly the rain stopped, a single ray of light pierced the heavy cloud, and Sunset moved. It was a little movement, then her entire body was coated of tendrils. After that, the tendrils retired inside her body, leaving her with no more wounds. She was changed too, gone was her muzzle, at its place was now a tiny nose, her horn was gone, she now had a pink skin with no fur, on her chest a pair of big breasts sprouted forth. Her eyes became red with a black sclera, like mine, her hooves were gone too, they changed into feet, a pair of leather boots were covering them, even her tail was no more. She became a human.

"Phil...? Are you there?"She weakly said.

"Yes Sunny... I'm here now." I said looking at her in the eyes, now open, we were facing each other, she was in my arms looking at me.

Then she kissed me. I was shocked, but after a few millisecond I joined her in the kiss. We broke our kiss and she looked at me.

"Wow..." I said "Why did you-"

"I heard you" She said softly. "I heard you calling at me, and I heard your confession. Thank you..." She gave me a soft kiss again.

"I love you, Sunset" I said without even thinking.

"I love you too, Phil" She said, by now the sky was clear, the tempest and the rain gone, just like my sadness. I hugged her again and we stayed like that for minutes, glad to be there.

After ten minutes we broke the hug and she looked at her new form.

"What happened exactly? I don't remember having paws instead of hooves. Or breasts this big." She giggled.

" The 'paws' are called feet and the breasts are normal for my species, they are used to feed our babies and to attract the males." I explained

"Oooh, we ponies don't have them so big all the time, only when we are pregnant. Mmmh." She squeezed them making me blush. "Do you like them?" She asked with her eyes half closed.

"I Uhm...errr yeees?..." I stuttered out bewildered." She giggled again at my antics, so for revenge I picked her up in my arms, making her blush a little and I said smirking. "Don't try to walk yet. Sweetie.". She nodded, blushing and covering her face, then we entered the house, she sitted on a chair while I was standing.
"Ok." 'Inhale' 'exhale' "When I saw you dying I panicked and... I infected you with the virus." She gasped.
"I'm sorry, for turning you into a monster Sunny I..." I was cutted off by her hand slapping me. That hurted.

"Never... don't say that never again. You are not a monster. You are a wonderful stallion and a loving parent. And you didn't turn me into a monster neither. At least now I can defend myself. But you will teach me. Deal?" She said offering her hand.

"Thank you Sunny, and you in return will teach me magic, ok?" She nodded and I shook her hand, then she yanked my arm and kissed me again.

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"Ma'am" A guard spoke. "You airship is here."

"Very well." I responded, the guard saluted and left. I was in my rooms, waiting for the airship, it will take me to the position of Omega squad. The only way to go there is fliyng. I stood up and made my way outside, after three ramps of stairs I finally arrived to the skydock. The royal skydock was massive, it could offer landing for dozens of heavy carrier airship. My flying transport was the Crystalline, an ex scout class airship, used now by me for personal transportation. Armed with 25X15 thaumic cannons, enough to damage a little fregate but completely useless against the heavy ones. It's beautiful lavender and prismarine colours were shining against the pomeridian sun.

"Ma'am, your ship is charged and ready for the take off, we are awaiting your orders." Another guard said.

"Very well, let's go. You know where to go." I ordered. Our destination was the floating fortress 'Olympus'. An enormous fortress heavily fortified, its walls are strong enough to withstand a thaumic explosion of the 4th and 5th grade. The fortress is guarded by sixty thousands guards, all trained at the best of our abilities. Olympus is the final retreating zone if everything fail, it's also the only thing that can contain the Omega squad.

"Tower, this is the Crystalline, recognization number 57-96-97-98-90-90-92 we are requesting permission to take off, copy." Said the pilot

"Crystalline, this is the tower, permission granted, good fly, over." Responded the radio. And then we were in the air.

After twenty minutes of travel, I could see the Olympus, its sheer size always amazed me, its five sides were covered in thaumic cannons, the metallic coloured walls were divided in squares, each fifteen meters in diamater. The fortress was pentagonal shaped, with the upper region guarded by an immense number of guards and cannons, in the center was positionated the headquarters. From afar it could seem that the HQ was defenseless, but an invisible shield alimented by the engine was all around it. In the lower part of the fortress, the skydock could be seen, it was hosting twelve heavy carrier airship, the dock was put under the main fortress, the engine were also there, two hundred class Faust engines, capable of lifting the impressive fortress. Olympus was built on levels, I only knew of the 4th and 5th. They were used as barracks, prisons, and as the living quarters of Omega. Olympus floated at 2500 meters of altitude, it was 300 meters tall and with a square area of six hundred thousands meters. This humongous fortress, with its one hundred and eighty million cubic meters, weighed 811'260'000 tons. Imposing was a weak word for this fortress.

The mighty fortress, that as a filly always amazed me, now scared me.

The control room of the Olympus intercepted us and asked the recognization number. The pilot repeated again the number and we were authorized to land.

"Welcome aboard the olympus." Colonel Hawker Hurricane said greeting me while I was exiting the Crystalline, a pegasus stallion with a light brown coat, a white mane cut short and with deep purple eyes, a long scar run through his face, from above his right eye, all down to the chin. He wore the standard high officer uniform of the Neverdawn. A beige dress with tons of medals attached to it, the sleeves were decorated with golden strings. The button were made of pure gold, on his hands, he wore a pair of white gloves, his cutie mark was printed on them, a triple circle, black on the outside white in the inside with a red dot, a pair of golden wings sprouted from the circle, just as it was flying.

"It's a pleasure to encounter you again Colonel." I said. "How is you daughter? She was promoted to the rank of captain last time I checked."

He grinned with pride in his eyes and said. "Yeah, my Spitfire sure is good at her job, she is well and good, with another succesfull mission she will take the rank of major. I'm really proud of her... But you are not here to listen to me. You are here for the Omega, this way." He gestured to follow him and I did. We passed the dozens guard stationed on the roof of Olympus, then we entered the main fortress. The insides of the Olympus were completely covered of anti-gravity plate, they were there to impede gravity manipolation so that nopony coul try to make the fortress crash, without a horrible bloody fight of course. We reached the lower floors passing by several teleportation platform, they are used for fast travel inside the fortress. Anyway we arrived in front of the door labelled Omega.

"They are here, good luck." Hawker said, I nodded and he get away. I opened the door and entered. The room was completely white, with white tables and chairs. In the center of the room six pony stood there, watching me. All of them had their features covered by a hood, all except for their captain.

The captain of the Omega. An unicorn with white pristine coat and azure eyes, a shield with sparkle was visible on his backhand, he then greeted me, with a sadistic, murderous glare and smirk.

"We were wainting you, Cady."

"Shiny... what happened to you?"

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"And this is what happened" I was amazed, Sunset finished to tell me her encounter with Blacklight and her mother.

"Wow... you sacrificed the opportunity to see your mother again... for me?" I aked her.

She giggled and gave me another little kiss. "Yes, you silly. It seems that now the girls will get a motherly figure don't you think?" She said smiling.

"Yes they will, now come on it's time to start your training." I took her outside, I put her on the ground, she wobbled a bit before regaining her balance. "Well look at you! You are standing like a pro!"

She looked at me unamused.

"Ok,ok sheesh don't give me that look. Ok first lesson is shapeshifting. Look at my arm and try to copy me." I morphed my arm into a claw, she looked at it with wide eyes, then she nodded and tried.

She took half a minute before shifting her arm into a claw. "Look! I did it! I did it!" She exclaimed joyously.

"Yes, I'm very proud of you Sunny. Continue practicing, I have someone to talk to." And that being said I walked towards the cave.

"Aathurnas! Come here this instant!" I ordered. The dragon exited a pile of gold and quickly made his way towards me. He then bowed and spoked.

"Master, I-"

"WHERE THE FUCK WERE YOU!?" I shouted in his face, punching him in the gut. He covered his belly and struggled to speak.

"M-master... I-" He started but I interrupted him once again.

"I TOLD YOU, TO DEFEND MY HOUSE. WHERE.WERE.YOU?" I shouted again looking at him in the eyes.

"I was 'grumble'" He muttered.

"Speak up!" I ordered.

"I was defending my hoard, Master." He confessed.

"You...were what?... You... You were defending your HOARD!? YOU BASTARD! SUNSET WAS WOUNDED, MY DAUGHTERS WERE IN DANGER, AND YOU STAYED HERE!?" I exploded in his face, while saying this I was becoming bigger and bigger. When I reached five meters of height, I grabbed him by his throat and spoked in a cold voice.
"Give me a reason for not destroy you here and now."

"Master 'ack' please it-it will never happen 'coof' again, please give me another 'gah!' chance!"

"Now listen and listen good. You will defend my home with your life if needed, you will guard this house until I say otherwise and remember. Fail me again and I will make sure to strip you of every emotions, I will make you an empty dragon shaped husk. Understood?" I said letting him go.

He massaged his sore throat and replied. "Clear, Master."

I returned to my normal size and exited the cave. I returned to where I let Sunset, I found her with both of her arms shifted into claws while testing them cutting trees. I thought of a little prank and made myself invisible. I then approached her from her back and whispered in her ear. "They really are sharp."

"AAAAAAAAH" She shouted afraid, jumping back and slashing at me, I blocked her attack and started to laugh.

"HAHAHAHAHA oh my god! HAHAHA" Now I was on the ground rolling left and right with tears on my eyes.

She huffed and, after morphing her arms again, punched me in the arm. "Jerk." She said offended.

"Wooo ok, ok I'm good. Sorry Sunny, didn't mean to scare you so much. Ok now seriously, I see that you improved, very good, now ehm... You need to learn how to consume something."

"..."

"What?" Sunset asked.

"Ok, let me show you." I activated my thermal vison and searched the nearby area, I then individuated a small rabbit. I used a tendrils and captured it. I hold it and I continued. "Ok now, because of your new phisiology you will need meat, I know it's difficult and I understand if you are not comfortable with it but-" She took the rabbit from me and put it on her hand. Then the tendrils came out and consumed the rabbit.

"Not bad" Was her comment. I was staring at her with wide eyes imitating a goldfish. "What? We unicorns can and must eat meat to sustain our magic, I just never before ate something raw, or alive, it wasn't bad you know? You think is the virus that's making me so calm?"

I scarched my chin and then responded. "It could be, after all it transformed you into a human. Are you okay? No nausea or pain anywhere right?"

She shook her head and said. "Nope, I'm fine. I'm not even hungry." Then she tried to take a log from the ground with her telekinesis, only for the log to be crushed into a tiny ball of wood. She let the log go, frightened.

"What-what happened? I didn't use so much force, it was just a normal telekinesis. Wait a moment." She sat down with her legs crossed and closed her eyes. After ten minutes of... meditating I suppose, she opened her eyes and gave me an incredulous look. "No way. No fucking way! This is wonderfoul, Phil! The virus, the virus modified my magic core somehow, my canals too, even without my horn I can channel magic without problem. I can now produce and canalize one hundred times my normal! This is awesome! OhmygoshOhmygoshOhmygoshOhmygoshOhmygoshOhmygoshOhmygosh" She started to jump in circles repeating 'ohmygosh' before I grabbed her and planted a kiss on her. She went still for a moment but then she calmed herself.

"Calmer?" I asked, she nodded. "Ok now, from what I understand your magical ability enhanced right?" She nodded again. "Well than it really is a wonderfoul news!" I said "Now you can teach me magic?"

"I'm sorry but right now I have to calibrate myself. So much power, I'm not used to it. In a day or two ok?" She said, I just nodded, then she continued. "What kind of path you have?"

"Path?" I asked "What is it?"

"You don't know? Ok a path is in short the branch of magic in wich you are more prominent. My path is fire, for example. The path are divided in three branches, Natural, Elemental and Dark. The first contain the elements of: Metal, Electricity, Ice and Light. The second one contain: Fire, Water, Earth and air. The last one is formed of: Darkness, Fear, Necromancy and Death. The Elemental paths are the most common, the dark ones are the second and the Natural are the rarest of them all, of the four electricity is the wildest and difficult to controll but also the most powerful."

"Metal controls metals, how they act, it can even animate them. The Ice can control temperature and create weapons made of ice, it can also create golems. The Light one is a tricky one, it can bend photons creating an invisibility around the user or use them to burn through the enemies. The Electricity can control and manipulate electromagnetic fields, making it a real powerful weapon if used correctly. Fire, Water, Earth and Air are self explanatory they control that element. Darkness can bend the shadow and use them as weapons. Fear can plunge the enemies into their worst nightmare, only a strong mind can survive the assault of a trained Fear user. Necromancy can resurrect the dead, also liches are common for this path. Death, one could think that is the same as Necromancy, but it's wrong the Death path can communicate with the spirits, allowing them to pass in the afterlife, also the user of the Death path are ageless, they also can kill with a single touch." She explained.

"Hmm ok then, uh I-I think I'm an electricity user then. I killed a dozen of guards with a lightining bolt in the facility." I said.

"Wow that's awesome! Ok give me some time to prepare and we will start with your lessos ok?" She asked.

"Great, now come on let's go inside it's getting dark." We made our way inside the house and to our bedrooms. "Ehm Sunny? Just so you know, we don't need to sleep." I said to her.

"Really? Well then, we will use the night to train me." She stated.

"Oh! uhm ok then? Let's go to the basement, there we will not cause damage."

After descending into the basement I took a look to my daughters and to my surprise, they grew! They were only 35 cm tall more or less two days ago. Now they are 1 meter tall, and they were not pony anymore, as I excepted when I saw Sunset transform, they were now humans. All of them were a beautiful light pink. I approached Fluttrshy, and put a hand on her little head. Suddenly though tendrils shoot out from her head and enveloped my hand. Fluttershy opened her eyes and my entire body paralized.

"'Gasp' Oh my Faust, are you ok Phil?" Sunset asked worried.

"Yeah I'm okay don't worry. Just startled is all." I said. "What happened?" I searched through my cells and discovered that Fluttershy copied my basilisk's gene. Gaining it's paralyzing ability. "Strange though, I didn't gained that, most peculiar. Maybe they can absorb more traits when they are in the pods? Or when they are growing in general? I will do more test later, for now let's focus on Sunny's lessons." And with that thought I faced Sunset and spoked "Alright let's start!"

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"Ok" I said "Got it?"

"Yes, ok, ok 'inhale'...'exhale' I'm going ok? Three, two, one." A moltitude of tendrils covered Sunset, when they disappearead Sunset was gone, at her place was now standing Red.

"Very good Sunny!" I said clapping my hands. She leaned towards me but I blocked her. "No kisses in other forms, especially males ones" I said to her. She sheepishly nodded and changed back. Then, she kissed me.

"Thank you Phil, for everything, thanks." She said while she was hugging me, and me, her. The moment was ruined by the call of Aathurnas.

"Master!" He shouted. "We are under attack!"

I immediately broke the hug and got out with Sunset behind me. "Who's attacking Aathurnas?"

"I never saw some creature like that, sorry Master. They resemble an insect though, black chitin and green wings." Then a buzzing sound made itself notice. I put Sunset behind me and created my armor, I was ready.

The buzzing sound grew stronger and stronger, until a swarm of insect like ponies flow through the air towards us. "Changelings!" They were without clothes, but they were armed with lances and bows, most of them were just skin... chitin and bones... I think they had bones. Anyway they charged us with their lances forward, there was only forty or so of them and I wasn't a bit intimidate, those crude weapon had no chance against my skin.

"Aathurnas." I said "Scare them off, they are no threat to us."

Aathurnas nodded and grow to fifteen meters tall, then he unleashed a mighty roar that broke their formation and scattered them. After they were all grounded by the roar groaning, I approached one, a male I thought, and grabbed him by his arm.

"Who are you, Changeling?" I asked.

"My...my name is Xarx, Hunter. Please don't kill me we didn't know that the mare was yours." The changeling said.

"She's not mine, she's just my girlfriend and-" The changeling went still all of a sudden, then his eyes morphed from the normal insect like, blue colour to a green lime one, a pair of irises also apperead, they were thin like the one of a cat.

"Greetings Hunter, I'm-" I cut him off.

"Chrysalis." I stated, his eyes widened, then continued bewildered.

"How do you know my name?" She asked. I then channelled my inner Bill Cipher and responded.

"Oh I know lots of things." My voice got down of two octave. "Lots of things." I returned my voice to normal and continued. "Anyway what do you want? And how do you know me? Why you call me Hunter?"

" We know of you because one of my subject witnessed your rage, remember the manticore that attacked you?" She said.

"Oh! It was a changeling?" "Yeah I remember it. It was one of your changeling?" I asked.

"Yes, you scared him pretty bad you know? Anyway I'm not here to talk to you about that. I'm here because I need your help." She said.

"My help?" I asked, and she nodded "For what?"

"Come to my hive, we shall speak there." She replied.

"'uff' Ok, Aathurnas, guard the house. Sunny stay here I'll go alone." I said to the two.

"Are you sure Phil?" Sunset asked worried.

"Yes, don't worry they can't hurt me." I smiled to her. "Now go I'll be back asap." I said.

"Ok let's go!" I said facing Xarx/Chrysalis.

"You are not worried of this being a trap?" Chrysalis asked.

"Nah, as I said, you can't hurt me, now let's go."

We took off and started to go ovest, I knew that because it was barely dawn and we had the sun on our backs. Anyway we traveled into the forest, after a hour of walking I asked to Xarx. "Are we there yet?"

"No Hunter, we will need another three hours at this pace." He answered.

"Too slow. Mind if I get there before you?" I asked impatiently.

"But Hunter, you don't know where the hive is." He rebutted.

"Don't worry I'll find it, see ya there!" And that being said, I sprinted away from them. I used my radar and pinpointed a large amount of changelings all in the same spot. I followed the signal, until I arrived at the feet of a mountain. The mountain was filled with holes, from them a multitude of chitin like walls could be seen. I used my radar again and I noticed that the majority of the changelings were deep into the ground. I made my way to the entrance, I continued my descent into the moist and silent tunnel, there were no torches in the tunnels.

"Maybe the changelings have night vision?" I thought, I hadn't the time to think anything more because I finally arrived in the what I thought was, the main chamber. A gigantic room with the ceiling barely visible, in the room were around thirty changelings. "Strange, I thought there were more of them. With them being insect and all, no matter I can just ask Chrysalis.. I walked towards the group of changelings, they noticed me and scattered screaming and pleading to not kill them. I was ready to shout at them to shut up, but Chrysalis beated me to it.

"STAY STILL!" The voice of the queen boomed in the room. "He is not here to kill us, I asked him to come here." She said authoritatively, then added in a more motherly tone. "Don't fear him my children." Then she spoke to me.
"Come forward Hunter, I'm in the the room in front of you."

I shrugged and walked forward, the changelings were all watching me, some in fear, some in awe. I gave them no mind and continued. I reached the end of the room and found a massive black door, with some glowing green veins into it. I pushed the door opened and saw Chrysalis. She was inside a pod, her eyes closed while she was floating in the jelly like substance.

"Thank you, for coming here." She said without opening her mouth.

"Chrysalis? What happened to you?" I asked.

"Celestia happened." My wrath grew more intense at her words. "You see, she cursed me with an Astral curse. I will not sugarcoat it, I'm diyng, Hunter." My eyes widened.

"There is no way to break the curse?" I asked, pity in my voice.

"No, no there isn't. Don't pity me Hunter, I know my days are coming to an end, this is why I invited you here. You see an Astral curse is the most powerful type of curse, only an Astral being like Celestia can cast one. The curse will kill the cursed slowly, not even the immortal are immune to this." She explained.

"How can I help you if the curse is unbreakable?" I asked her.

"Simple, my children too are cursed, not with my curse, theirs is a much less powerful than mine. However their lifespan is for now around twenty years." At her statement my heart skipped a beat, twenty years...

"What was the normal lifespan before the curse?" I asked.

"Around ninety." She stated.

"Damn you Celestia! You ruined these people." I thought angrily then I asked her. "Why? Why'd she cursed you?"

"Why? You see, I wasn't always this way, my past name was Amore. I was the alicorn of the love. When Celestia started her mad plan of an utopia I volunteered to her experiment. I did it because I had faith in her. How foolish of me." Her voice was filled with sadness and rage, she continued nonetheless. "When I first started to change, I didn't think I would become a changeling. First to change were my eyes, then my wings and finally my body and mind. With each change, Celestia hated me more and more, she never showed it, but I could sense it. After ten years, after so many experiments, she deemed me unworthy of the power of the love. She stripped me of my magic, leaving me with an insatiable hunger for Love. She then cursed me and threw me out of Canterlot. After some time, my first children were born. At first I was so scared, heh, I wasn't expecting to lay eggs you know? But I loved them anyway, they lived for almost a century before dying of old age. This was five hundred years ago, after them they started to die faster and faster, until now."

"Hunter." I watched her, my heart heavy with sadness." I want you to save them, there is no salvation for me but they, they can be saved. Unleash on them your blessing. Save them like you saved your mare." She begged.

"Chrysalis, you don't know what you're talking about. Sunset was fortunate, normally my virus kill or transform people into monster! You can't expect me to use it on them! This is madness!" I replied.

"They will die anyway!" She shouted. "At least- at least there is a little hope. 'sob'" She cried.

"Chrysalis... it's really what you want?" I asked.

"Yes, 'sniff' after-a-a-after I die, consume my body, this way you would be able to talk to them freely." She stuttered out.

"Chrysalis, you know what you are asking me right?" I continued. "If I consume you, I will take your memories too. Is this really what you want, think carefully Chrysalis, I will infect your subjects, but I will also give you a propel funeral if this is what you want."

"No." She said firmly. "No take my memories, you will need them to guide my subjects, guide them towards a better future, they will help you kill Celestia too."

"I don't want them to be pawns Chrysalis! They are living creature, I will NOT use them!" I shouted.

"And that's why I asked you Philip. Please, promise me you will guide them." She begged again.

I breathed out a heavy sigh then responded "Ok, I'll do it Chrysalis, when you are ready, tell me."

"I don't have anything to do, just let me say goodbye to them a last time." She stayed silent for three or four minutes before resuming, her voice was cracked with sadness. "A-alright... I'm ready. This won't hurt... Right?"

"I approached her pod and touched it with my hand. "No, it will be painless, don't worry. Goodbye Chrysalis, I know you only for three hours, but I will be honored to be considered your friend." I said.

"Yeah, me too." She said, my tendrils now were all around her. "Goodbye, my friend." She said before passing away. I then consumed her body.

"Goodbye Chrysalis, my friend."

Author's Note

Alright guys, biggest chapter so far I'm very proud of this one.
Tell me if you find errors or just if you have tip also your opinion is highly appreciated. Tell me... I earned that romance tag?
I will do a chapter divided in two every new arc so except more.
Also stay tuned for next chapter.