Broken Harmony

Footsteps echoed coming down the hallway. Nova quickly trotted back to the bed and lay herself down. She waited, eyes on the door watching for movement. Even with the anticipation of it opening the door still scared her as it moved letting in the light from the hallway.

Grogar stood in the doorway illuminated from the light. His features were darken on this side and he simply looked like a shadow. He stood in the doorway silent, still, as if he were contemplating something or merely gloating as he took in the sight of Nova on the bed.

He suddenly shifted into movement and glided over to her bed. Standing above her he laughed causing Nova to cringe. The sound was like broken glass, sharp and crystal clear. He leered down at her and she noticed smoke coming from his nose.

“Have you had time to think on my words young one? Or, do you believe that these creatures of light and love actually care for your death magic?” He sneered and stepped back from the bed, making himself comfortable on the throne. He watched her with the same look a snake would give a mouse. Calculating but devote of any warmth at all, he would simply wait for an answer from her.

Nova knew she needed to play this exactly right or he would see through everything. She had to make sure he believed her. She needed him to, so she could save the others. She rose up from the bed and walked to him. Lowering her eyes she replied, “ I don’t believe you.”

Laughing he took her chin and pulled her face up from the floor, “oh but you are beginning to my young necromancer. Your eyes tell me a new story from the one you have been using words to weave. You know I’m right. They will use you, and then, they will drop you. It might take a few months or even a year or more but, they will search out a way to be rid of your stench of death. If they can destroy you along the way all the better. You are tainted young one. Your magic came from death.”

“No, my magic came from light. My name is because of the light that shot to the earth when I was discovered. I was born from light.”

“You were born from their souls being split apart and created as they were formed back together. You came from their reanimation into a new physical being. You are made from necromancy.” He stood up and looked down at her, “you are a powerful being but, young lady you are being stupid. Those souls inside you will take over, you will be used and destroyed by the ones inside you. Power like you have will either see you destroyed or, you can control them and you can use your necromancer powers to gain a life for yourself. You can make yourself into a Queen child. This land, you could rule here. No one would ever use you, your life would be everything you want it to be. Not what princesses want, not what the voices comment to you inside. You could silence them all. You would rule them all.”

She looked up at him, tears streaming down her face. “ I don’t want to be used anymore. Not by anyone… not anymore.”

Kneeling beside her, he looked her right in the eyes, “then what do you need to do young necromancer. What do you need to accept to become the most powerful ruler this land has ever seen?”

“You.” Nova took a deep breath feeling like her fate had changed, “I need to accept you. Teach me what I am capable of Grogar. Show me how to live free.”

Laughing he stood up and helped Nova to her feet. “Oh child I will show you more than any limit the princesses dreamed they could put on you. You are so powerful, your magic screams of death, this is your destiny. Come child, follow and I will teach you to lead.”

Nova walked with her head high and left the room beside Grogar. The guards gave a nervous glance as they watched the two head down the long hallway. Nova kept note of doors they passed and where another hallway started to the left. The hallway widened into a huge chamber with a proper stone throne situated at the end of a red tattered carpet. They were inside an underground cavern but, Nova couldn’t tell much more than that. The walls were lined with goblins standing silently on guard. She couldn’t believe that there were so many in the cavern, they made her nervous.

She followed Grogar to his throne, he stopped and turned to her. “Sit young one, sit on the throne and look out onto this room.”

Nova paused and took a breath willing herself to move forward and sit upon the throne. It felt almost ceremonious like it was part of some greater ritual. She sat and looked around the room, the throne felt warm and tingly there was magic here. The power lashed out and enveloped her she. She cried out as thousands of tiny shocks lit her body afire. Everything became hazy and the last thing she saw was Grogar laughing. Then darkness covered her vision and she knew no more.

She came back to the world cold, there was no warmth left inside her. She slowly opened her eyes and found she was back in the bedroom she had been imprisoned in. Taking in a breath of air as if she had been held underwater for too long her lungs screamed with the sudden rush of life. She felt someone move beside her and brought her head up. Grogar was sitting there on the throne he had left in the room. Smiling down at her she realized he had placed her on the floor at his feet. Something was wrong, she felt wrong.

“What did you do to me.”

Grogar lifted her chin up so that they were eye to eye, “ I have given you everything young necromancer. You have no limit to your power, can you not feel it move inside you? The darkness that the Alicorns thought they could control. I gave it back to you young Queen.”

He stood swiftly letting her head fall, “come and see for yourself. See your true form Queen Nova.” He walked away from her without a second glance. He knew she would follow, he wasn’t going far the mirror was on the other side of the room waiting for her to view.

Nova slowly stood her legs almost betraying her. The magic inside her wriggled and moved through her body almost like a serpent would feel it gave her legs power to move forward. She glided leaving a trail of shadows behind her.

Grogar’s eyes lit up at the sight. She was simply glorious and those fools thought that they could control her. She would be his greatest victory and she would be their final curtain. He simply could not wait to watch how they would cry out in pain at the end.

Nova stood at the mirror and an image looked back with fiery blue eyes. Her starlight coat was now shadows mixed with midnight blues and purples. Her silver hair faded out into black shadows, her horn shone the same blue as her eyes. Her wings looked like they had been made of the darkness that was only found on the darkest stormiest of nights. She was a nightmare brought to life. Her breath caught in her throat as she tried not to scream. She turned and looked at Grogar who never took his eyes off of her reflection. When she looked back she noticed that their eyes were the same except for the colour, they were exactly alike.

“This, is my true form?”

“ Young necromancer this is who you are destined to be. You have become a Queen. Nova, are destined to rule this land. You magic took it’s form and it courses through you even now. Tell me, how do you feel.”

She stood there staring at the reflection. Her eyes shone with inner flames, her mane turned to shadows and when she breathed through her nose a small string of smoke escaped. How did she feel, terrified, betrayed? Her new power moved through her. She let a blast of dark energy out of her horn and the mirror melted down reshaping into a onix coloured crown. She levitated it onto her head and turned to catch Grogar’s eyes.

“I feel powerful.” She started to laugh and it sounded almost like a cry being released onto the world. A cry from the Nova that was and a joyous sound from the Nova that was here now. Grogar watched and his red eyes took in the transformation. He smiled.

Slowly from the rise of excitement a bone crushing exhaustion overcame Nova she turned to Grogar and said, “ I need to sleep now. You need to leave.”

He stared at her calmly trying to decide if he needed to correct her tone with him. She walked slowly to the door and waited for him. He turned and followed her to the doorway. “Remember young necromancer you have power, great and glorious power but, I will take everything from you if you rise above your place. You will respect me. I am taking this lapse in judgement due to the swelling powers and needing to rest. I will not tolerate you speaking this way in the future. Do I make myself clear Nova.”

She watched him and slowly nodded. Stepping out he shut the door firmly and she could hear him lock her inside. Regardless of her powers she was very much still under his control, he made that clear. She shook her head and went to the bed, falling asleep as quickly as she landed on the mattress.

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Discord paced in the cavern he had found in the mountains for the Princesses to rest inside. There was an underground hot spring in the one corner of the cave that threw off enough heat that the trio didn’t freeze. It was dark outside, Luna’s moon cast an eerie glow to the stones he could see at the entrance to the cave. He turned and walked to the edge of the entrance to view the world in this night prision. He couldn’t see much without using his magic but he didn’t care. He couldn’t feel a thing, wait that was a lie he could feel too much, just not her. Nova’s magic he couldn’t feel her magic.

He growled and walked back to the Princesses. Celestia was finally sleeping, there were tears still drying on her cheeks he noted. Not that he really cared right now, he did care he really did but, he was angry. They had been waiting for another sign to follow for three days. Nothing. They simply couldn’t find where they had hidden. Nova had disappeared with Grogar and there was nothing that he, Discord could do about it. He continued to pace.

Luna suddenly snapped her head up and looked at him eyes bright. “ I’ve got her.”
He lunged through the air and landed beside her as he watched her eyes go blank. She had gone to the dreamscape and all he could do was wait for her to return with word from Nova. It was too quick her eyes gained focus and she looked at Discord and said, “ I can’t get into her dreams. They’re so much more powerful now and the emotions flowing out of them are so dark, chaotic. She is clashing with herself I can’t walk into that much chaos. I would risk losing myself …. I can’t - Discord I can’t reach her…. “

“ Luna, night is yours to control, dreams are yours to walk. Who else do you know that can dreamwalk. You are forgetting who you are talking to dear lady.”

“ Can you still do that?”
“With help from you I can. I know the risks of dreamwalking. Luna help me get to her.”

She nodded, “becareful Discord, something is wrong with her I can feel it. If anything happens to you there I can’t pull you back. You risk your life doing this.”

“Luna I know the risks. She won’t hurt me. I trust her with my immortal life.”

Luna nodded and raised her horn asking him to lay down. She placed it slowly on top of his head and used her power to place him inside an enchanted sleep. She lay down herself and drifted into the dream world so that she could help him cross into her dreamworld. She was afraid. Something didn’t feel right about Nova, something was wrong she was far too powerful. Grogar had done something with her, Luna was sure of it.

She found Discord and she had him follow her to a gate. The colour was wrong it started out in Nova’s stars and shine and then slowly faded into black shadows. Blue fire flickered at the bottom. Luna looked at him and said, “ I will not speak of it if you want to turn back.”

“Luna, you know I can’t.”

“I know but, I had to ask. I’m afraid for you. If you become trapped inside her dream I will not be able to reach you.” She touched his arm and looked him in the eyes. “Be cautious and know when to back away Discord.” With that she opened the gate and Discord walked inside.

He walked into the dreamscape and noticed they were in the clouds. The stars shone brightly all around him like he was walking far above even where space existed. There was a silver staircase weaving it’s way up into the sky. He strode towards it as a crackle of black lightning shot across the sky.

The dark light reflected and he saw her. She was at the top looking down at him. He ran to the stairs and took them two at a time he needed to reach her. She moved her hand to her mouth and waited silently. He slowed at the last few stairs and she stepped back so that he could stand in front of her.

“This isn’t real, Discord, you aren’t real. I’m alone, I’m here in my castle on the clouds alone and away from everything. No one can find me here .. no one.”

“Except me. Nova, except me.”
“Oh my god, how…. how did you find this place. I kept it a secret even from him. He doesn’t know how to find me here, Luna’s magic won’t let her walk inside here. How?”

“With this much chaos, are you honestly surprised?”

She shook her head and stood there silently. Discord took in her appearance. In the dream she was human again. He glanced down and took note that he was as well. He was dressed in a dark grey suit with a deep red dress shirt underneath. He noticed his hair had been braided and pulled out of his face.

Nova was in a gown glowing softly in the starlight. The gown was the same colour as moon light, pale, shimmery and flowing out from around her. He looked at her, she had circles under her eyes even here and her blonde hair now had streaks of black through it. Her eyes had changed colour as well the teal blue colour that had reminded him so much of Fluttershy was now midnight blue. So dark it was almost black.

“Nova?” He held out his hand to her, she gave him her hand and he pulled her into his chest holding on to her as tight as he could. She started to shake and held him fiercely. “What’s happened Nova, what has he done to you?”

She moved herself back enough that she could look up at him. “ I don’t have much time, I am not allowed to sleep forever. He’s going to come back for me. He wants me to train with him. I’m learning so much Discord, but, I’m afraid. I thought this would be easier to control. I had a plan but, I don’t know if I am strong enough now to pull it off.” Tears slid down her cheeks, Discord reached out and wiped them away.

“Please, Discord don’t hate me.” She reached up and kissed him.
He held her tighter and returned the kiss. Breaking away he looked down at her and said, “ my dear, I will find you. I will come for you and I will take you out of whatever hell he has put you in. Do you understand me? You are not alone, we are searching for you. Stay strong Nova, we are coming for you. I am coming for you. Do you understand. I am coming for you.”

She nodded quickly and placed her head back on his chest.” I know you are, I just don’t know who you are going to find when you come to me.”

He looked down and she raised herself up again to meet him, kissing him with more urgency. He opened his mouth to her as her tongue slipped inside. His breath caught as he moved his own tongue to meet hers. Slowly as heated as it was he back away. He looked at her breathing hard.

“Is this really want you want Nova?”

She moved her hand and the dream changed around them. There were still stars in the sky and the clouds were still being used as their platform but now, there was a clearly shaped bed in the center and the stairs were gone. She walked away from him and kneeled in the middle of the bed. She looked up at him with those strange eyes, hers but also not. He watched as she slowly pulled her dress off of one shoulder and then the other. It pooled at her knees she watched it fall and then brought her eyes back to him.

“ I don’t know what is going to happen when I wake Discord but,I know right now I can feel this and it’s real. You are here with me now, I will wake up and remember this.” She looked down and then back up at him. “ I need you, right now, I need to feel you with me, I want your heat inside of me. I want to feel you, I …..”

He snapped his fingers and was on the bed kneeling in front of her. He reached up grabbing her hair and kissing her. She felt his hands glide down her back reaching her bottom and slowly starting their way back to her shoulders. She pulled on his suit jacket and cursed when she found that them being so closed made it impossible to take it off without losing contact.

She smiled into his mouth and Discord felt a warm wind rise around him and then suddenly his clothes were gone. He stopped the kiss and looked down at her as she smiled up. “My dream, my rules.”

“Indeed my dear.” He pushed her down onto the cloud bed and watched as she lay down, her dress still pooled at her hips. He slowly leaned down and kissed her slipping his tongue into her mouth, licking at her own tongue. He pulled back and started to kiss her neck leaving a warm trail where his mouth had been. He went lower and left a small kiss on the tops of her breasts. Her chest was rising and falling as she anticipated what he was going to do next.

Discord gently blew a warm breath onto her breasts making her nipples stand up. He leaned down and took one into his mouth, sucking on it and holding it carefully in his teeth. He used his tongue to flick it, slowly back and forth. Her responding moan was exactly what he had hoped for.

He let go of her one nipple and began to lick circles around her other. Slowly he would draw the nipple into his mouth suck on it and then let go to start the pattern over again on the next nipple. Nova squirmed and panted. When he felt her body shudder under him Discord continued his way lower.

He kissed his way down her stomach and came to the dress. Taking it in his teeth he urged her to move her hips upward so he could pull the dress down. Nova moved slightly so he could get the dress down her legs where he pulled it off of her. He was now resting at her feet staring up her body. She stole a glance down and the heat from his gazed set her on fire. He was watching her with almost a predatory need. She wondered if she looked the same.

He held her legs and slowly pulled them apart. She squirmed as he planted kisses on the inside of her legs, ankles, calves then just above her knees. She knew what was coming next and tensed, breathing hard.

He stopped and stayed still. She could feel his breath just above, it was warm and she could hear him panting. He finally held her thighs and moved her legs to rest on his shoulders. She was open, exposed and so totally turned on by the position.

He rolled his eyes up to meet her and said, “ you want this? You truly want this, like this here in this dream?”

“I want you Discord in every way, make me feel alive, I need you!”

He leaned down and licked the inside of her thigh moving slowly over to her pussy. He took one more look at her and then lowered himself to her and started to use long strokes with his tongue on the inside of her lips. She gasped and her legs trembling. He slowly slid his tongue inside her and she felt him lick places that she never knew a tongue could reach.

He brought his attention back to her clitoris and just as he did with her nipples he licked circles around it. Bringing it slowly into his mouth to play with then letting it slip out and then repeating himself. She started to breath faster and said, “ inside me, please I need you inside me .. now.”

He brought himself up and kissed her as he lowered his body on top of hers. He waited for her to bring her hips up and met her mid motion sliding inside. He moved his hips pressing her into the bed. She reached up and wrapped her legs around his back. Kissing his jawline she urged him to move quicker. He pumped his legs and moved as quickly as she did matching the fever rhythm of urgency.

She bit his earlobe and he was undone he broke the rhythm and slammed hard inside her she moaned and whispered “are you ready because I’m going to scream for you.” He lifted his head and she caught him in a kiss as they both moaned out their pleasure.

They lay together as one breathing heavy, he looked down at her and she touched his cheek slowly moving down his body.

“I love you.”

“I love you… stay strong for me Nova, I am going to save you from all of this.”

“Discord, you can’t save me from myself. Just, know anything I do, I do for love. I really do love you.”

Then Discord was pushed out of the dream, Nova was gone. He woke up startled with Celestia and Luna coming into view. Both with looks of concern on their face.

“ Are you ok?” Luna watched him move slowly to a sitting position. He looked so serious, his cheeks flushed and his eyes wild.
“I’m fine. Celestia, Luna we need to find her, and now I know how she gave me a gift. I know what her magic feels like. I can feel her inside me. I know what to search for now I can sense her oh my dear Nova, I’m coming for you.”