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History and Today

Tonight was the night, the night that Princess Celestia would fall and bow. With an army made of the darkest and most foul magic, the night would be long and sorrowful. Tonight, the demons would come out to play and to feed. Tonight, the night would last eternally and Nightmare Moon would be the head princess, there would be nopony else, only her subjects. She stood overlooking the Everfree forest, it was a beautiful night to overtake the throne. It was a beautiful night for the pony's to enjoy, as they should. At least that is what Nightmare Moon thought, but regardless she had to act now or face being surprised by her sister. She escaped before, she had no intention to run this time. She had all she needed. She had an army while Celestia had nothing. Who could stand in their way, other than the few guards, but they were nothing compared to the darkness that was coming.

Nightmare moon looked back with a smile at the army behind her, a couple hundred red eyes stared back at her. Her smile turned to a sickened but cruel grin, they would paint the streets in blood. The paths would be littered in corpses, and not one pony could stop them. The thought itself excited her, if ponies couldn't enjoy her night, she would make them need it. Soon, a pony stepped up the Nightmare Moon and bowed their head. They wore a dark and heavy looking armor with blood red accents, their muzzles well hidden behind their helmets. "Your highness, we are ready for your command. I have gathered all of our forces, she won't even see it coming. And your prodigy is la-" The pony couldn't even finish their sentence before a rock collided with their head, cracking their helmet. A pony stepped out from Nightmare Moon's side with a sick grin, she wore all black and all that could be seen with her red eyes and sharp, glistening fangs. Which she kept on display.

She stepped toward the pony and hissed, making them back down and cower. She was taller and well built, but it was the feeling around her that scared the pony. Nothing could explain it other than a mix of pure hatred, lost innocence and death. A wonderful mix that most of the ponies knew well. But this pony had her attention, she couldn't see their eyes like the others. She hissed again and ripped his helmet away. "You think I'm late huh? Not only are you an imbecile, but you're not one of us either, are you?" She asked as she starred down at the pony. It was a stallion with a red mane and red fur, as well as green eyes that oddly fit the pony. He cowered under the mare as the army behind them began to laugh. He reeked of fear and a bit of hate too. Nightmare Moon soon joined in on the laugh. The pony was helplessly dead, he couldn't escape, he was already surrounded.

He looked at the mare and then the evilness that was the cause of all of this, Nightmare Moon. He huffed and let out a shaky breath. "O-Okay, you caught me. I-I'm not one of you." He admitted while looking into the red eye of the mare who snorted and shook her head. She hissed in his face showing her fangs well. He gulped in response and tried to back away only to bump into another pony. He jumped away and right back to where he started. A whimper escaped him as he realized just how hopeless it was to try and run. The mare trotted toward him and licked her lips, as well as her fangs. He knew what was coming, but what could he do. Beg? No, that wouldn't solve or help him. Or beg to join them, which would defeat his entire purpose.

Without any warning, the mare tackled him. Her horn lit up, originally hidden in the dark. It illuminated het muzzle just enough for him to see her black colored fur. Her magic then grasped his limbs and restricted any movement. He gasped as he looked up at the mare, expecting no less than death now. But instead, she kissed the stallion and pulled away before he even had a chance to understand. "Poor thing, must be terrible being mortal.'' She whispered softly and looked down at him. "Lets fix that." She whispered in sultry tone.

He raised an eyebrow and went to say something, 'Wa-." Is all he got out before she bit down suddenly into his neck. He tried all he could to fight her off. But to no avail, her magic was too strong for a meek earthpony. All he could do was whimper as he felt her sucking on the wound she had made, drinking his life away rapidly. She gulped it down without a second thought. He soon closed his eyes as his breathing slowed, it was a quick and mostly painless death at least. Not how he thought he would go, but ultimately it was how he would end. By this unnamed mare with a pure black coat, she was his killer. He took a final breath before she had just about drained the poor and helpless stallion dry. She pulled off with a final gulp and wiped her muzzle with a hoof. Her magic soon subsided and released his now limp corpse. Feeling satisfied, she then stood up and turned to face Nightmare Moon. Who was smiling under the moonlight at her prodigy.

The mare bowed her head as her horn lit up, setting flame to the stallion's corpse. The scent filled the air, but didn't bother the ponies at all. "That was a bit merciful, what a waste." Nightmare Moon mumbled.

"I know, but he was too weak to join us, he would ha-" The mare started to explain before Nightmare Moon simply raised a hood to silence her. She nodded and went silent after the unheard but well understood order. With the hidden phony in the midst now taken care of, the army resumed their original stance and remained ready for their command. Nightmare Moon looked back at her army, mares and stallions, but as well as demons as one would call it. Some of the ponies were once innocent subjects, who shamed the night. They doomed themselves and as others simply fell victim to the hungry demons, rightfully known as vamponies. This was the perfect army, all under Nightmare Moon's dark control. It was time, it was time for that wretched Princess Celestia, the thorn in Nightmare Moon's side, to be destroyed and to ensure that the sun would never rise again.

Time passed slowly as Nightmare Moon began to plan where to send her army, how to destroy Celestia and how to handle her situation perfectly and without error. "I want all of forces separated into three. I want those who are starving to go and feed as much as they wish, but spare thy subjects who love my night. And to those who dare to despise it, blend them into our army! Show them why they should appreciate my beautiful night!" She commanded as ponies split off in every direction, some flying and others teleporting or running. Many remained still, including the prodigy of the dark alicorn. Nightmare Moon laid her head back and let out a sick and evil laugh, it echoed through the night. Just as screams soon followed, all around ponies were being hunted down and slaughtered left and right, or worse. Those who didn't die on this dark night fell victim to an even worse fate than death. Celestia knew exactly what was happening too, she knew she had to face her sister, there was no question about it now. The best about it to Nightmare Moon was that she thought she could win no matter what, she would end her sister or imprison her. Where she could fully rule the night with no intervention. No sunlight to win the gratitude of her would be subjects. "To all the rest, we shall march through my night and take the foul mare of a sister by force!" She shouted, sending an echo. Blood filled the air as her wings spread out, her armor shined even better than it had before. Her prodigy looked ready as well as she put up her hood, covering her muzzle. And thus began the march, all in an almost unorderly line. Yet, it held a fierce look to it, a reckless army with nothing to lose. Red eyes lit their way through the darkness. Tonight would be the night that the sun died, this would be the beginning of a new era, of eternal night.

Nightmare Moon watched as a mare in all black ran past them and headed to the castle. She would start the attack and distract all opposition while Nightmare Moon could take her prize in full glory. The poor mare had no idea she was just a tool, and little else than that to the dark alicorn. Who was sick with a case of darkness no mere light could shine through. Her soul may as well have been pure black, but deep down there was some good left behind. Trying to fight for dominance over Luna. But it had no chance against her clouded judgment. It was far too late to turn back now. She could not fail, everything hung on to this attack. To fail would be to fail her children of the night, her subjects and the very stars she was accustomed to. With her army right behind her, she knew she had the upper hoof this fight. If she were to fail, she truly would sleep with the stars tonight.

The prodigy, the mare Nightmare Moon had put a great trust in, even as just a tool, soon arrived at the castle. Much before all the others. This was her moment, her moment to prove herself worthy of the gift she had received from the dark princess. She kept her head low as she saw guards emerge with their spears ready. But she began to limp. "Please help me!" She cried out and fell on the ground as she began to shake horribly. The guards entirely dropped their guard and rushed to her side. They didn't expect an injured pony to walk up to their doorstep, and in fact she wasn't. As soon as they were close enough, they sealed their fate. She sprung up with her horn glowing dangerously bright. A painful shock and a powerful blast sent the guards flying. Whilst they were in the air, she levitated their spears up into place, each guard fell on their own spears, a tool meant for their defense and offence. Each one was impaled and nearly died instantly upon being impaled. Blood ran down the spikes and onto the ground, forming bloody pools soon after. They didn't even have a chance to scream as those who didn't die on impact bled to death slowly. The mare shook her head in disbelief and let the spears drop. "Such a waste." She spat and stormed over to the closest one, she could hear the guard's heart racing madly. And as she looked down at the guard, she saw a mare. The mare had blood dripping from her muzzle, the spear hadn't impaled a particularly vital spot and that angered the unnamed prodigy. She bit into the guard's neck, making her shriek in pain. After the first drop, she tugged on the mare's neck as hard as she could, ripping it open and spraying the unnamed mare in blood. She panted and smiled in a satisfied way. "Too easy." She mumbled as more guards soon emerged, only two however. But she felt the other eyes on her, she was being flanked and she knew it. "Just come out, flanking me will not work in your favor." She said as a matter of fact. And much to the guards despise to her, they emerged. they didn't have the best armor, it was very basic. But there was a lot of them. She was outnumbered easily, their was at least a hundred ponies emerging from the dark and from the castle, the number quickly grew. She raised an eyebrow and put her hood down as she revealed her black coat and muzzle. She looked to be a pitch black mare with red eyes. Something that would scare most ponies without question. "Well it appears I'm outnumbered, that isn't very nice." She said with pouting and shaking her head. She then clapped her hooves.

They looked at her curiously and looked to each other as they all nodded. They had to eliminate this threat. She had to go down, and so, they readied their spears and their magic. She still and waited for their inevitable attack. "Kill her and burn the body!" A deep voice of a stallion yelled as the unicorns released their spells at the mare. She took a deep breath as spears soon followed. But, everything soon hit a barrier, a new pony was now by the mare's side. A blue bubble was around them as a stallion stood ready and strong. He turned to the mare and smiled. He wasn't like her though, but she knew fully well as to why. He was the inside pony and her savior.

"Sorry I'm late." He said as his smile turned to a smirk. She bared her fangs at him, making him gulp nervously. Great, he was in a closed space with the most dangerous predator in Equestria, great thinking. But she soon kissed his cheek in an affectionate way. He scratched his head as she looked toward the tree lines. She grinned at all the enemies before her, oh how she would love to be the one pony to kill them all. But she knew better than to break free from the bubble and risk being attacked by every single pony. Instead she waited quietly as the army of red eyes began to emerge into the crow. The stallion who had saved her watched in disgust as the field became a bloody slaughter. Blood was shed, heads were lost and limbs were more than broken. Each pony was fighting, all to the death of one another. But the vamponies were winning, they had the upper hoof in every way. They couldn't be held off, they tore right through Celestia's guards, or well hired hooves. They left a bloody mess in their wake, leaving dismembered corpses about the ground with fresh blood staining the grass and ground. Soon, the ponies who once threatened the prodigy's life were either no more than a bag of bones and blood, or running for their life. Their deaths would fall on Princess Celestia, they had no idea of what they were up against. The stallion meanwhile tried to keep his stomach down. He had to look away and look at his hooves. He was not prepared for what he had seen, even if it was quick. But more would likely come, adding to the fun of the army.

Seeing that he had not enjoyed the blood bath, she pushed him down on to the ground, ending his shield as he hit the ground. They were vulnerable now, but that didn't matter. "For your service, I can only offer you two things." She said slyly as she laid on him, she was light, she was a fit unicorn after all. She was well built too, not as great as an earth pony however. He gulped as she sniffed his neck, mainly inhaling his scent. The plan she had ready for him wasn't what he expected either.

He took a deep breath and worked up the nerve to look at her. "W-What are the choices?" He asked, his voice barely hid his fear of the mare. Mainly, the sharp fangs that she had, how close she was to his neck. More importantly, how he didn't feel anything except her breath and her weight over him.

She looked into his eyes and licked her lips. "I can grant you immortality, or I can give you a quick death. You may chose, but either way I'll try to make it painless in honor of your help to our goal." She said, meaning every word as his eyes widened. He realized how foolish he was to make the deal he had now. But he didn't want to die, not yet. He had so much planned still, he hadn't even married yet.

He nodded his head in utter submission. He didn't want to try and run, or she just might kill him then. Instead he stared her dead in the eyes and tossed away all of his pride and fear. "I'll do it, just please make it painless. I'll join all of you on your quest-For eternal night." He managed to say with a straight face. His attempt to throw away his fear was mildly successful. It was still there and plenty strong. But he had little other choice than to accept his fate and join her. Unlike many others most likely.
She smiled simply at him and kissed his muzzle before she kissed down to his neck. He shivered at the cold feeling of her lips gently trailing down to his neck. He knew what she was looking for, the perfect place to bite and she soon hovered over a spot. He took in a deep breath. One that could very well be his last. She gave no warning and said nothing as she bit down. He gasped and squirmed as her fangs both effortlessly and deeply sank into his neck. But where he expected pain, he found very little. Instead, it was as if the world around him had stopped. His eyes focused on her and only her, as if nothing else mattered anymore. He could hear her quiet gulps and muffled moans. She was clearly enjoying his blood at least. Perhaps that's why she was being gentle, she was savoring it. But regardless to that, she was undoubtedly draining his life away. Every gulp weakened him as he struggled to keep his eyes open. He was just about to try and beg her to stop, but she pulled away after as he tried to say something. But her withdraw from him made him whimper instead. He was enjoying the feeling, he was at almost perfect peace, except for not knowing if she was going to stop. But he managed to smile at her as she wiped her muzzle off. He was on the verge of passing out, he closed his eyes for just a second and then felt her lips meet his yet again. They were cold and he felt her fangs, causing him to open his mouth as if to complain or to say something. But she held the kiss and as he had opened his mouth, he tasted an awful metallic taste. He accidently swallowed and tried to pull away. But the taste soon became sweet, even if he wouldn't admit to it, his body craved more. And so, he moaned into the kiss that the two shared. However bloody, what he had swallowed was none other than her blood and his own poison. He had doomed himself. She soon broke their kiss and panted as she looked down at him. She had never had such an intimate moment with anypony like that before. But she watched as his body began to shut down. Her blood was an unbeatable poison, spreading through his system like a wildfire. He struggled to breath as it took over. His heart raced in an attempt to increase the oxygen flow, but he received nothing. Nothing but a slow death as if his lungs didn't work. She watched as his life faded from his eyes and let out a heavy sigh. She would have loved a moment like that again. But she had a job to do and as if on queue, the reinforcements arrived to try and end the nightmare, the vamponies that had killed all the others. She didn't look back as she charged into battle. This was still her time, the time to prove her worth.

Elsewhere, Princess Celestia was in the royal chambers. Trying to get a grip on both the reality of everything and her own fate. She had no choice anymore. There was no reasoning with her sister now. But she had one trick left, to avoid more death, or at least unneeded death. Her sister would pay, but the other things had no right to murder innocent ponies. She stormed the hall as her horn lit up, opening a set of grand doors. Well partially anyway before the doors were blown off of their hinges. Before her stood Nightmare Moon with a sick grin. Behind her with eight dead guards, personal guards of Celestia that she knew very well. And to top it off, a vampony was feasting on one of the ponies. Tears formed in her eyes as she shook her head. She looked to the snake like eyes of her former sister. She took a deep breath and faced her, much sooner than she had planned. "Please sister, end this madness at once! You're killing innocent ponies and calling an army of the dark forces to your side. This isn't who you are, where is my caring sister who stood by my side through every battle?" She cried out and demanded. But Nightmare Moon only laughed in response. Celstia understood now, this thing before her was not her sister at all. She was somewhere inside, but she couldn't reach out to her and or risk her own life, that would put every single pony she had ever cared for at risk. Too great of a risk for her to handle herself. Her horn soon lit up as her wings spread out in all of their glory. "Fine if I can't get through to you, than I guess there is no other choice." She stated and Nightmare Moon's horn lit up as well.

A single tear fell from Celestia's eyes, this was her own sister, Flesh and blood, and now there were going to battle it out. "Look at you, you're pathetic. Trying to take me back after everything. I know you won't and now you're just in my way. Tonight I take your head and bring eternal night for the rest of time!" She shouted and sent a strong magic attack toward Celestia, which she easily dodged by jumping back. But it left quite the impact, cracking the ground with ease. Cleary, Nightmare Moon meant to cause harm. Celestia soon returned fire, she had hoped to avoid this. But Nightmare Moon had made it very clear that it wasn't going to happen. Spell after spell was casted back and forth, each one grew in power. Colliding with walls and making them crumble as they flew around the halls trying to take one another down. Each attack became dangerously closer to the intended target. But the castle itself couldn't stand anymore. It was beginning to all crumble down now. It was coming down, Celestia felt the small bits of rock fall onto her, just as did her opponent. But regardless, they raced for the nearest exit while casting their deadly spells. All it would take was one and this nightmare could either be over, or never ending. All of the world was counting on Celestia to beat the darkness of her sister and raise the sun again. To end the nightmare. And as they made it out, Celestia made a deadly mistake, a large piece of rubble had fallen from the ceiling as she flew through and crashed onto her wing. It sent her spiraling down into the already bloody ground. Where two great forces thought. The light and the dark clashed on and on, all to the death. She groaned as the vamponies could smell her sweet alicorn blood. She had taken an in jury on her wing, a bad one. But Nightnare Moon didn't attack. She simply watched and then cackled evilly. She had won, or so she had thought. Celestia charged up a powerful spell, one she would use incase of times like this. Nightmare Moon fell to the ground with a loud thud, her chest smoking with the aftermath of the attack.

Nightmare Moon groaned and held her chest with a hoof. She took the full power of that spell and she took it hard. Tears fell from her eyes as she looked at Celestia, who was climbing to her hooves. Nightmare Moon knew she had lost, she had failed the stars, her army and all of her would be subjects. But her tears were nothing compared to that of Celestia's, who had to fight her own sister to survive and save the world. The very mare she had saved the world beside many times. Now, she had to save Luna from her very self. "I'm so sorry my dear sister, I didn't want to any of this. But you left me no choice." Celestia said, barely maintaining her composure. Little did any other know, but she had the elements on her side tonight. Nightmare Moon was to blind to see or realize, she was too caught up in her evil wickedness to see. Shakily, Celestia took a deep breath as her horn lit up, bringing out the elements. Nightmare Moon gasped as fear over took her. But she was powerless to move, her pain was far too great to concentrate. "I hope that you one day forgive me and understand all of your wrongs my dear sister. I do not want to do this, but I have no choice now. I am dreadfully sorry that I must do this to you. But you brought this on yourself and I know, even after all of this, I won't forgive myself. And I don't expect you to either." Celestia whispered softly. Even after all her dark sister had done, Celestia still showed sisterly love and compassion the two shared for one another. This was truly her hardest challenge she had to face. This was her own sister, the very mare who had stood beside her and saved the world. Not as two but as one. Now Celestia had to save the world from her sister, a mare who fell into grip of darkness. But even with that, it made it no easier for what she had to do.

"No! Y-you can't!' Nightmare Moon stuttered and tried to move, to ready a spell-Anything that could save her. But her fate was sealed. Celestia had all that she needed. She channeled the elements magic all at once into a powerful attack. One the threaded the dark side of good. A rainbow fell toward NightMare Moon as her heart raced. She had no idea what to expect. "Nooooo!" She screamed before she was gone. Banished to the very thing she held power over. Celestia then brought up the sun with what power she had. The vamponies caught fire soon after and burned in agony. The ponies who fought them watched and sighed in relief. All over, the vamponies took for shelter, only to be hunted down as the nightmare ended. And Celestia collapsed in a heap as she began to weep for her sister. For what she had done, she could not forgive herself. But it was for the greater good. That's what mattered. She had saved countless lives and exhausted her power to its limit. Once again peace fell over the land. And a bright sunny day left the ponies to repair and prepare to handle to great loss of life. While many ponies took to hunting down the abominations Princess Luna had controlled.

Years turned to decades as decades turned to centuries. Over that time, ponies built and came together. They were far more civilized now than they once were. They had put those dreadful nights long behind them in forbidden history. History that only the princesses could view. For the dangers that history held a great evil and a reminder that nopony is perfect. It was a reminder that even the best ponies could turn evil over simple things, like jealousy. But if a pony was to search the darkness that Luna had found long ago, it could spell out the end for ponies. Thankfully with the addition of Princess Twilight Sparkle, the history was more safe than it had ever been. But even she was kept in the dark. She had much to learn yet, even with her friends by her side through every battle. With Princess Luna back at her sister's side, Equestria was finally at an equilibrium. But nothing never lasts forever, nothing never stays in the past either. Ever since her return, more evil has appeared and tried to endanger the lives of ponies. Only for the new princess to save the world alongside her faithful friends. But an ancient evil laid deeply hidden behind lies and false promises. A debt was owed, and it would be met.