26 Days.

He didn't know how he managed to keep track of time here, but he was sure that its been 26 days since being Sombra's prisoner. Twenty-six long hard days, each filled with grueling torment and heinous acts. Equinox had proven to be a cunning and crafty tactician. Each visit from her included a new tool to brutalize or maim him. Sometimes, the devices would look something not too far off from a BDSM dungeon, like a cage over his sheath or nipple pierces to satisfy her infatuation. Most times, it was medieval-looking, modified not to inflict grievous damage to him.

Today's torture device was what she called the 'Pony Stool.' And it was the worse one thus far.

Smack!

Smack!

"Look at me!" She barked while straddling his hips roughly. "Don't go passing out on me now. I'm not finished with you yet~!"

Shining Armor only mustered grunts and painful whimpers while she rocked around on top while he sat down on the torture stool; weights around his ankles to keep him tied down while pressing his hefty loins into the flat wood for immense pressure. Having the bat mare bouncing around on top of him only added to the pain. With every grind or wiggle, she pressed into his balls to the point that any more force could bust them open. And thanks to the aphrodisiac, his cock was always stone-hard against her bare marehood. With each rub along his length, the heat of her femcum drips down his erected shaft. Often, he found himself wondering how he hadn't been overdosed by now.

"Aaargh!! Guh, fuck!" He shouted, feeling as if a hammer just smashed into his ballsack.

"Yes! Yes yes yes yes YES~! Keep screaming for me. I wanna cherish your suffering~!" Equinox exclaimed, drunk off the ecstasy, increasing the frequency and roughness of her. By now, his body was battered and bruised from her demonic desires. Red lines traced down his back and arms, some having scarred already. He thought that with enough endurance, the crazy bat mare would run out of new ways to inflict pain on him. Or that he would have become numb. Yet every time she steps in, the deranged bat mare would force something different in his mouth: something new and dangerous-looking, threatening the dismemberment of his genitals. And the ideas and methods just kept coming.

Suddenly, an ear-piercing screech was the signal that she had gotten off from him. A rush of more hot liquid was splattered against his lap and abused stallionhood as she clung onto him to stabilize herself, almost like a lover would.

"A-Ahhh~ Ohh... You held out this time! Gooood, good boy~" She panted heavily, a satisfied smile adding to the sadistic glee in her eyes. Finally lifting off of him, she put back on her armor and cloth while leaving him to rest after this grueling torture. Relaxation was never an option given his position on the stool, but he had gotten used to that at least. The drug never wore off until an hour, which was fourteen minutes from now. Just enough time to leave him restless, sore, and backed up. He was never allowed to cum. It was a rule laid out from Sombra, to empathize how worthless Shining Armor was as a stallion.

A bright side was that Equinox was never allowed to fully engage with her sexual deviancy, much to his begrudging and relentlessness. It gave Shining some edge over her, knowing no matter what sick or vile game she wanted to play, she had to keep within boundaries or face the tyrant's wrath.

"A pity that this will be our last time together for a while..." She scoffed, not directly speaking with him even though her glare locked on the white unicorn prince. Almost as if she imagined someone else in his place. "Tomorrow's a bit of a break for you. Sombra's allowing you to move around the castle if only to witness his marriage to your little sister. Pah! I can think of better ways to ruin your life than just take whatever family member and put a foal into them. At this point, I wouldn't be surprised if he used necromancy to bring back your grandmother just to fuck her."

A mutual agreement for once. Shining had grown to expect nothing but the worse from Sombra, meaning nothing he threw at him could wound him any less. Once he was free, the prince was going to make that monster regret everything. All this hardship and misery had only hardened his resolve and sharpen his anger. He would avenge the lives lost to Sombra and rescue his wife, mother, sister, daughter, and anyone so much as touched by the lecherous monarch.

"G-Gah!" he yelped as the stool was pulled out from him, landing hard on his ass before seeing the cage door lock once more. Equinox gave one last bittersweet look before departing, not offering another word of departure or even mockery. As the harrowing day of the wedding grew closer, Shining noticed that Equinox had become less enthusiastic about abusing him. No doubt the limitations made her upset, and the fact that this was Sombra's show, not hers, might be brewing some rebellious intentions. Today marked the closest she could get in having his dick anywhere near her cunt, the bravest she was to try and lean over the fence. Sombra's dark chasity over him drove her mad and made him baffle in confusion.

What purpose could this service to the cruel tyrant of the Crystal Empire? Perhaps tomorrow, he would find out.

Through the dark crystal halls, the sound of flesh meeting flesh echoed through the walls. If one were to tempt fate and peak into the private chambers of his majesty, they would find him laying flat in the bed with the busty grey mare bouncing over his lap; exhaustion clear on her face. Sweat bounced off the jiggling flesh of her tits while her mound collided over and over with the base of his shaft until Velvet toke every last throbbing inch into her thoroughly used cavern. Not too far off was the former princess of love, kneeling between his spread thighs while lapping at any cum or liquid leaked down to his hefty balls.

Sombra grunted here and there but was mostly relaxed in posture, relishing the feeling of Velvet's tight muff massaging and milking his dick of its vital juices while Cadance traced and worshipped his testicles with hungry vigor. Simple-minded stallions would believe this to be the ideal dream. Having mares to fuck and impregnate, take care of your cock like a prime stud to their herd. But the dark unicorn cared not for this kind of worship. All should be imploring him, wishing for his mercy less they be wiped off the map or sent to the minds to farm for crystals for the rest of their lives. Having his mortal enemy's mother and wife whore themselves to him was simply icy to the cake. Sombra would add Twilight to his harem tomorrow. And once the cruel unicorn subjected Flurry Heart to his dominance, the utter destruction and humiliation brought upon Shining Armor's lineage would be complete.

Oh, the thought of being so close helped bring him to a glorious climax. Shifting up and grabbing ahold of Velvet's round udders, he responds to her bouncing with hard and desperate thrusts. The mother of two gasped and shuddered in forced pleasure, letting the king have his way with her round and fertile form. Since her arrival, Velvet embraced her new life as Sombra's sow, if only to help her forget about the horrible mistake she made and the feelings along with it. To trust in Sombra to keep his word without deception was like a toad helping a scorpion across a river without expecting it to prick you.

A low growl and moan was her only sign as his cock fired off ropes of thick white cum in her more than likely pregnant womb. But no matter how many times he stuffed or claimed her cunt, she would respond, all the same, moaning like a harlot and squirting out like a leaky faucet. Her daughter-in-law lapped up anything her pink tongue could catch, whimpering over the taste of both her king and Velvet. Her mind was long gone, where only a dick happy lap dog walked in the body of the former princess.

Panting, Velvet rolled off Sombra to rest up, feeling soreness in her nethers while his cum dripped out of her puffy petals. Her weary gaze turned to see the tyrant rise with a heave, cracking his neck to the side and rubbing it gently. He paid the pink alicorn no mind while she licked and sucked off the leftover cum from his softening cock.

"Satisfied, my lord?" she asked in an unflattering tone.

"For the time being," he coughed, moving Cadance aside to put on his dress shirt and pants. "It won't be long until I have both your daughters~."

"Bastard," she spat while reaching for a napkin to clean up the drooling mess in her pussy before looking for her nightgown. "And what then after you place a foal in all our bellies?! Will you finally be stated in your lust for blood and flesh?"

"Oh, come, my dear. When ruling Equestria, there is more to it then misogyny and subjugation. The former of which, I might add, only applies to you and your wretched family of heroes. If only your son and his wife stayed out of my way. Nor your daughter, not foil my near conquest of all pony kind. Had your offspring not ruin my quest to obtain power, you and your family would not be suffering as you are. No, Velvet..." he growled, turning back to leer at her with fierce crimson eyes. "I do this purely for my gain... because of how much I loath your children. Make no mistake of that."

"Duly noted," She huffed, sliding the straps back over her shoulder and adjusting the top to keep her bosom comfortably concealed, or as much as possible given how revealing and erotic the gown was. Velvet then reached for her pad and pencil to continue writing for him. Yes, despite being his personal property and no longer being allowed to leave, Sombra's ego insisted on completing his novella. It was even harder to concentrate on writing the damn thing with Cadance whimpering and moaning like a bitch in heat while she played with herself. Her breasts had swollen considerably, a sure sign she fulfilled her role as his prize breeder. She felt so sorry for her, how Sombra took once a proud and compassionate princess and broke her beyond recognition. Inevitably, death would have been a more merciful fate.

"Ahem," Sombra cleared her throat as he paced around the front of the bedroom. "Where were we?"

She sighed before scanning over the last thing she wrote before she had to maintain her 'duties' to her king. "... You were about to go into details about the services of the 'rice lords' again."

"Vice Lords," he corrected with a scrawl. "Not just any demons, but the very incarnations of sin itself! They have existed long before Grogar's reign. They are ancient, vast in knowledge, and unfathomably powerful."

"I'm still baffled someone as fearsome as Grogar would do the bidding of demons. Doesn't it strike you as odd?"

"There is no following or leadership here," he explained. "The Vice Lords nearly whipped out the Shepards for trying to seal them in their decaying dimension. Still, they were able to spawn life in the form of monsters like the Minotaur, Siren, or even Changelings if you look into it. They are a presence not to take lightly, and It's better for us to strive with them then die against them."

"... You never cease to sound less maddening and crazed."

"You dare insult me?" he sneered.

"Have you listened to yourself?! You've been on about the demons without any realization or proof!" Velvet exclaimed, nearly throwing away her pencil. "Your majesty, when people read this, they're going to believe their king is a deranged catholic lunatic, let alone a horrible and abusive tyrant!"

"A lion does not care for the opinions of sheep!"

"Liar! That's all you do!" she rebuffed, no longer concerned with what happens to her. She was a writer through and through, and she would not write complete nonsense. "Otherwise, you wouldn't be arguing with me over this. You are nothing but vanity and pride in a brooding package of megalomania! You crave the attention and thoughts of others. And not just from people, you crave it and the suffering of those you wish to see under you. Me, my daughters and most certainly my so--"

"HOLD YOUR TONGUE, COW!" He shouted, causing Cadance to quiver in fear as if she had done something wrong. Clutching his fists, it took him a few seconds to regain composer while seething at the busty mare in his bed, sporting a smug grin on her face. "The only reason I am allowing you the curtsy of speaking to me is that you'll have my child and my book. The moment you are no longer important, do not think I won't dispose of you."

Ironically timed, there was a knock on the door.

"What is it?" Sombra demanded, not tearing his gaze away from the motherly unicorn.

"Your highness... Grogar has arrived."

Slowly, a sinister-looking smile spread his muzzle before turning his attention to the guard at the door. "Well, don't just stand there, let him in! Bring him to my courters at once!"

"Y-Yes, sir!" whimpered the voice before they were off to let in their newest guest. A low chuckle left the tyrant's throat. "Well, my dear Velvet... It looks like you'll be getting the 'proof' you so desire~."

Velvet arched an eyebrow, though she had a more cautioned expression at the implications. The door opened, and a near ancient-looking ram entered the bedroom, covered in a thick black coat. Around his thick neck was a rust-red neckbrace, holding many golden medallions. Fix in the center was the infamous bell, swaying slightly with every movement. Grogar closed the door behind him. He shot a hot glare at the unicorn, who ignored it in favor of offering an embrace.

"Welcome, Grogar~!" he greeted. "I hope you had a safe journey from Canterlot. I know it's quite the walk."

"Hmph," the old ram grunted at the unicorn dismissively as he took a look around the room to take in the sight of the barely clad unicorn who trembled under his gaze before looking to the equally trembling naked alicorn trying to hide behind the bedpost. He looks back to Sombra, unimpressed. "I see you're time was spent inflating your overgrown ego than making preparations."

"I have not wasted any time! I made Preparations long before I demonstrated my power and authority."

"It matters not what you do with power, but how much of it you lose because of selfish intuitions. It's the reason you and your former comrades lost so many times before! Have you learned nothing?"

"I am far stronger than those idiots could ever dream!" Sombra barked back. "I assure you, my grudge against Twilight, her brother, and their family will not interfere with bringing the Lord of Desires here."

Grogar snorted in doubt. "It had better... I have half a mind of bringing forth those two fools just to humor you."

"Ahhh, just as I requested! Excellent~" Sombra snickered while giving a dirty look back to Velvet, who returned a look of skepticism.

"I was hoping the young drake and their father would come!"

Immediately, Velvet gasped. "S-Spike? A-And Night Light? They're here?!"

Horror struck her face as she shot back to the smug unicorn. "N-No! You leave them out of this. They have nothing to do with this!"

"Oh, hush. As if you cared about your treacherous husband anyway. Otherwise, you wouldn't have betrayed loyalty to him for me~."

"You TRICKED me, you BASTARD!"

"QUIET!" Bellowed Grogar, already sick of this development the moment he laid eyes on it. The two unicorns flinched before looking back to the blue ram, Sombra being pulled by the collar back towards him. "I don't care whatever fetish or glory you seek with these ponies. You will fulfill your end of the bargain and see to it that Countess Alma reigns in Equestria tomorrow!"

"Yes, of course," the dark unicorn huffed before yanking free from his grip and dusting off his shirt. "I imagine we shall be speaking with the countess soon?"

"We will be speaking with her now, preferably..."

As the two villains bickered while beginning to set up something with the mirror, Velvet could only stare helplessly at the transaction. So it seemed Sombra's claims about demonic manifestations held some truth if the old ram knew of their existence. But what frightened her most was what awaited her husband and adopted son at the hands of these evil beings. Was he going to torture them like Shining by having them watch him defile Twilight?

Clearing the dresser that held the mirror, Grogar placed down various items, including an old bowl holding grass, a couple of bones that belonged to a small animal, a dimly lit candle, and what looked to be a unicorn horn sliced off. Velvet almost wrenched upon seeing the items. She felt fingers intertwined hers as Cadance clung tightly to her side of the bed, shaking like a leaf.

Grogar was muttering under his breath before pulling out red salt and sprinkling it over the bones. Pulling out what looked to be a stick, he muttered some more before the tip before waving it around in front of the mirror. The pale light emanated a symbol into the mirror. It looked like a pyramid with an eye shining light from above. Clapping his hands together, he spoke an incantation;

"𝔻𝕝𝕠 𝕗𝕠 𝕤𝕟𝕚𝕤 𝕥𝕟𝕖𝕚𝕔𝕟𝕒 𝕖𝕙𝕥 𝕟𝕠𝕡𝕦 𝕝𝕝𝕒𝕔 𝕀.
𝕊𝕤𝕟𝕜𝕣𝕒𝕕 𝕖𝕙𝕥 𝕠𝕥𝕟𝕚 𝕤𝕦 𝕖𝕕𝕦𝕚𝕘 𝕕𝕟𝕒 𝕤𝕖𝕪𝕖 𝕝𝕚𝕧𝕖 𝕣𝕚𝕖𝕙𝕥 𝕟𝕖𝕡𝕠 𝕠𝕥.
𝕊𝕕𝕖𝕖𝕕 𝕕𝕖𝕜𝕔𝕚𝕨 𝕣𝕦𝕠 𝕙𝕘𝕦𝕠𝕣𝕥𝕙 𝕤𝕦 𝕣𝕖𝕨𝕤𝕟𝕒 𝕕𝕟𝕒 𝕖𝕞𝕠𝕔❕"

The bell around his neck would chime as all light from the room suddenly vanished. The candlelight glowed brighter than before as the fire burned a hot red flame. A crimson mist fumed from the candle before spiraling around the symbols glowing in the mirror. Velvet's eyes could not tear away from the mystical event.

Suddenly, something came soring out from the mist, causing the motherly unicorn to yelp.

A large dark bird, looking like some sort of raven, hovered near the ceiling of the room, croaking softly. Its feathers were almost black, but looking closer would reveal it closer to a reddish color.

It's head turned in short jerks from the cowering mares back to the imposing villains before it roosted onto Sombra's left shoulder. The mist around the mirror began to swirl before a small portal was open. And within, a shadowy figure loomed within. It was hard to make out any features, except for the little red eyes that shimmered in the rippling reflection.

The bird shifted closer to the dark unicorn's head; it's wing unfurling to hide its head while it's beak parted near his ear. Velvet leaned in slightly, almost sure that the Corvus animal was speaking to him.

"Yes," Sombra responded with a softer voice before bowing his head towards the shadow in the mirror. "I hear you, Countess Alma."

The large bird perked its head to look towards Grogar, who lowered his head as well. As he looked up, Velvet noticed that for once, Sombra wasn't sporting arrogance or confidence in his eyes. The look on his face was one of anxiousness. The bird whispered more to him.

"It is as you foretold. The Crystal Empire is mine to command again, and the royal alicorn sisters no longer a problem. Twilight Sparkle, her friends, and family, are under my watch."

The blood raven cooed affectionately before resuming to converse with the cruel tyrant. An uneasy chuckle left his throat as he gazed up to the demon peering at them.

"Oh, rest assured! You can relax, knowing you'll walk among the mortals of Equestria soon. I will not fail you, my Countess!"

Once more, the bird made a delighted sound before it flew off to talk to the old ram. Grogar stroked his beard while listening to words no one else could hear.

"Ahh, I see," Grogar replied with a sly grin to his mug. "Yes, this will be useful to the ritual. Thank you, Countess Alma." He would then pluck off one feather from the bird, earning a squawk before it flew back to roosting on Sombra. The old ram presented it to his fellow overlord.

"We now have the final ingredient to tie the Lord of Desires over to our world," he proclaimed. "The ritual is now guaranteed to succeed!"

"Oh, splendid," Sombra sighed with what sounded like relief. "I'm sure the other Vice Lords will be pleased."

"It'll take time to help summon all of them here. But rest assured, Equestria's days of peace and prosperity will be coming to an end very soon," the goat chuckled cruelly.

With their meeting concluded, the light and mist dissolved from the mirror, with the image of the one known as Alma disappearing. The lights flickered back on while everyone within the room remained silent. The motherly unicorn didn't know how to describe what she saw.

She always knew that supernatural beings and creatures existed all around Equestria. But never in her life did she feel more afraid than of that figure in the mirror. Her trance broke as Grogar let out a tired yawn while returning his items into the sack underneath his cloak.

"I'll be turning in then. Tomorrow, I prepare the vessels while you prepare Twilight."

Sombra kept staring at the raven still roosting on his shoulder, the bird grooming its dark red feathers. "But what about the bird? Do we keep it or..."

"If you want. Otherwise, set it free. I have no patience for pets," Grogar grumbled before taking his leave from the room. Sombra quivered before opening a window, the blood raven flapping its wings before taking off into the night sky.

Sombra muttered to himself, turning to Cadance and briefly brushing her head, much like an owner would for comfort from his pet. Given her state of mind, it oddly worked as the mare quit her trembling and just buried and brushed herself into his arms. Velvet couldn't tear her hollowed expression from the mirror until a hand pulled her out of her trance. She turned to look at Sombra, smiling triumphantly while taking the other side of the bed.

"I trust that should be enough 'proof' to you. I'd even go as far as to say that there's enough material for multiple novels~" Sombra yawn as he tucked himself more into the comforters. All the unicorn mare could do was stare back towards the mirror, the image of the shadowy demon looking out from the other side.

With powerful allies like that backing him, what real use had enemies?

The sound of cawing awoke Shining to the morning. His eye struggled to open before his form. Lazily, he stood up from the bench he used as a bed. When his eyes could focus, they turned to the avian perched outside the barred window. Its head tossed from side to side as if to better examine him. The worn unicorn simply glared at it as he rose to stretch his aching limbs. The raven croaked before fluttering along. And as if on cue, the door slammed open and out came his tormentor.

"Oh good, you're awake," Equinox spat while glaring moodily over the unicorn. "Saves me the trouble of tossing your useless ass out of here. Get up, we gotta clean you up properly."

Those words did not sound like her own. Her tone gave away how much the bat mare dispised this turn in operations. With a short nod, the alabaster stallion rose to shake the sleep still lingering in Shining's legs as the cell doors opened. The guard made sure to guide him out the dungeon from the rear, should the former Prince try to make a run for it.

Though really, she was silently hoping he'd do it jus tot provide her a reason to add more bruises to his beaten body. Yet Shining complied without uttering a single word to her, going over his plan over and over. Once the wedding began, the pale unicorn would survey the placement of each guard and where Sombra, Twilight, his mother, and wife were. From there, he would ambush the tyrant where he stood, no doubt planning to skewer his sister once the vows were complete.

From there, he and his family would rush and blast through any resistance to find Flurry Heart and leave the Crystal Empire. It wasn't a good plan, as so many ways things could go wrong. Plus, he still didn't know what more there was to Sombra outside of ridiculing the unicorn and his family. But having hope and determination was what made him Captain of the Royal Guard. He just needed to find that small window of opportunity and exploit it long enough to rescue his family.

The silence hung between the unicorn and bat mare while she washed his body and groomed his mane. The only form of conversation taking place was Equinox muttering to herself. He was half paying attention to her anyway. Something about cleaning up all these beautiful bruises she gave him. But it didn't matter. Shining would make her pay for betraying the royal family.

Once he dried his wet fur with a towel, Equinox gave him his chosen attire for the day. Tight leather pants and a pale dress shirt with a stylish black vest to wear over the top. On each shoulder were woven pauldrons, golden as the buttons sewed. And as the pale unicorn put everything on, he found it an almost perfect fit. It was a size too big for Shining as if chosen to empathize further how little he meant.

"Damn," sighed Equinox after dusting him off. "Suffice to say; you look good, Shining! Though if you ask me, you look better naked, broken, and bloody up~!"

Shining rolled his eyes, being so used to the bat mare's deranged mania over hurting him. "Let's just get this over with."

"Not so fast, Romeo," she hissed. "We have one more stop to go. I need to make sure the bride's ready. And under orders from the king, you're to walk the princess down the aisle."

His brows rose with this news before he nodded, allowing the guard to escort him to here the cruel tyrant had been keeping his sister.

Down the seemingly long corridor, the pair arrived at their destination. Equinox unlocked the door before pulling open for Shining to walk through. "I'll give you five minutes to catch up on things with the blushing bride to be. So enjoy! It'll be the last time you get to speak with your virgin sister~" she snickered cruelly before shoving the door shut. Shining grunted upon feeling the wooden frame slamming behind his back.

"Brother?!"

At the sound of her soft voice, Shining Armor felt his righteous fury fade as his eyes gazed up to Twilight Sparkle. She rose with uncertainty on her face, suspecting another illusion cast by Sombra.

"I-Is that you?"

"T-Twily! I-It's me!" The former prince exclaimed before rushing forward to wrap his arms around the small alicorn. Once she realized that her flesh and blood brother was here to hold her, she let out a cry of relief while clutching him tightly. The siblings pulled away to better look at each other, Twilight tracing a hand over his blackened eye.

"Oh, Shining, what have they been doing to you?!"

"I think the better question to ask is 'what haven't they've done to me,'" he joked dryly.

"Heh. Glad Sombra hasn't stripped you of your sense of humor. Celestia helps us all when that happens," the lavender mare giggled.

"Yeah, I don't think Celestia's coming to help us."

"To be fair, I'm usually the one saving the day. And now I'm being betrothed to a deranged psychopath."

"At least you'll look great, though," the older brother complimented cheekily before fully taking in her wedding gown. Unlike the traditional white dress, Twilight's was red. Silk sowed into sleeves while velvet made up for the bottom half of the dress. And much to his surprise, it was modestly made with only Twilight's bosom slightly elevated.

The younger sibling sighed before taking her seat back on the bed. "With all that aside, I'm not even sure anyone can stop Sombra."

"C'mon, Twily," her brother insisted, sitting beside her. "You always manage to pull through in the end when everything's at its bleakest! You and I've beaten Sombra before; we'll do it again."

"Not this time, Shining," the alicorn puffed, putting at the inhibitor ring locked around her horn. Similar to the ring enclosed around his horn.

"Okay, so we don't have magic! You've still got our brains. The moment Sombra is distracted, I've hit him where it--"

"It's not about us, brother! It's about everything around us! Have you seen the outside?" Twilight exclaimed, pointing out the window to the moody weather. "It's hideous out there. Without Celestia or Luna, there's no one to govern the safety and consideration of everypony! You think Sombra cares about the livelihood of his people?!"

"No, of course not! All that bastard cares for is power and using it to torment the weak and defenseless! He is not a true king!"

"Like it or not, Sombra is a king! And he's got us under his thumb!" The former element of magic groaned in annoyance before clutching her brother's broad shoulders. "And as long as he's in control, Equestria is doomed for another era of darkness! That's why people need someone to look out for them. That's why I. I-I..."

Realization dawned across Shining Armor's face at what Twilight was getting at. He felt his blood run cold and betrayal was evident on his features.

"... No," He uttered in disbelief. "Y-You didn't! Twily, please tell me you didn't!!"

Tears streamed down her cheeks as she lowered her head in shame. "I had to do what's right, brother."

"N-NO YOU DO NOT!" he shouted, his own hands clutching at her shoulders as fury rewoken within his soul. "I-I lost my wife to his madness. Our mother got tricked into thinking she could reason to him! I'm not going to lose you too!"

"S-Shining--"

"NO, TWILIGHT! I'm not going to let you throw your life away to this monster! You're damn wrong in thinking there isn't another way out of this!"

"YOU THINK I DON'T KNOW THAT?!" She bellowed, pushing him away to hide her face into her hands. "I considered every solution that would rescue everyone! But by accepting his proposal, I can at least try and guarantee the safety of my people. It was my duty as a ruler!"

"You don't know that!" he argued. "That bastard could hypnotize you, manipulate you, turn you against your better judgment!"

"I have to try, Brother! If I can't rescue even a single life from dwindling prosperity, then I'm no better off dead!" The gravity of her situation altogether weighed the princess down as she let out sobs into her palms. Shining's anger faded into concern over his sister's mental health. She had spent a fair amount of time considering her options. And even though she was scared of her fate, the young princess held onto determination, hoping she could do something for the tormented souls of Equestria.

All he could do was pull his distraught sister into his arms and hold her tightly, providing as much comfort to her as possible. Shining was far from okay with this decision. Part of him wanted to try and fight with her to look to his solution. But as she looked up to him with watery purples eyes, the alabaster unicorn knew there was no persuading her.

"Just promise you won't leave me alone?" she requested. Twilight knew that it was a stupid thing to ask, as who knows what Sombra planned for her brother. Still, the thought that this was the last time Shining Armor would be with her was too much.

"I-I promise, Twily," he nodded, nuzzling his muzzle into her mane as the young alicorn clung to him for dear life.

The door opened behind him as the malicious bat mare came in to soil the tender embrace. "Time's up, Shining~! Have to make sure the princess is good and ready in a few minutes. Now move!"

With a heavy sigh, Shining reluctantly removed himself from Twilight, sharing one more look at each other before he left Equinox to finish touching up his sister. With fists clutched tightly, the former prince walked through the corridor, renewed vigor pulsing through his veins.

"Ahh~! Shining Armor," The tyrant's voice rang upon seeing his prisoner step down from the long staircase. Cold sapphire eyes meet with heated rubies as Sombra stood proud and tall, with a condescending smirk present on his mug. "I hope you're enjoying this newfound freedom I've given you! Remain docile, and this can be a reoccurring privilage~!"

The king of the crystal empire wore a traditional dress uniform under his royal cloak. Pitch black as the stallion's soul, the only color standing out was the red boutonnière pinned to his breast.

"This isn't freedom, Sombra," Shining Armor spat. "Freedom doesn't include chaining down my family and raping them into submission, just for the sake of destroying my mentality."

"And even with this brave front, I can feel you are squirming under my presence," the dark king retorted as his eyes fell to get a better look at Shining in his wardrobe. With a shake of his head, he continued. "If only you'd stop resisting and just submit to my will. Then life for you would be better! in service of me, of course,"

"I will never give allegiance to someone as vile and ruthless as you!"

"Oh, you will," Sombra sighed while cupping the smaller unicorn's chin to tilt his head up to him. "One way or another, I'm going to break every fiber of your being until the only thing you recognize is me as your master~!"

The urge to spit into Sombra's face was intense. After all, what more punishment could he receive? But he held himself back, simply yanking his head away while glaring at the dark unicorn.

"Come along then," he ordered, leading the pair of stallions down towards the main hallway. Looming at the end stood a large door. And inside, the room where the wedding would take place. He was curious who else was partaking in this godforsaken wedding.

"Now, just wait here for your sister and walk her down the aisle when the music plays," Sombra instructed, opening the door to let himself in before pausing to look back at his prisoner. "And for your sake, don't do anything stupid. Wouldn't want to embarrass your sister on her big day~."

Shining offered no response. Only glaring at the smug stallion as the door closed before him. The dark unicorn's grin only grew at the sight of the decore work before him. The entire room looked like the interior of a gothic cathedral. His minions were finishing up the final touches with the large red carpet leading up to the short podium. At the very back, under the paint-stained window, a large stone table stood with an ancient-looking chalice placed on top near the center.

Before the podium were only two chairs, each holding Spike and Night Light bond in chains. The little dragon was muzzled so not to infuriate him while the father of his enemies just kept his head down. Mostly likely avoiding direct eye contact with his wife, who stood a few feet away in her maiden dress, looking equally as guilty and miserable. The tension of betrayal between the two unicorns was delicious as Sombra let out a hardy laugh.

"Magnificent! The room looks almost exactly as I envisioned! Good work, my loyal servants. A reward will be yours for the taking after the ritual has concluded." Sombra phrased, motioning towards Cadance, who stood next to her mother-in-law. The pretty alicorn flirtatiously smiled eyes at the workers, adding a flutter of her eyelids while pressing her arms close together to plump out her cleavage from the top of her dress.

"I fail to understand the necessity of a wedding," grumbled Grogar, finishing his preparations on the other end of the stone table. He drew more unearthly-looking symbols in blood-like paint around the chalice. "As long as we draw Twilight's blood before you defile her, the ritual will succeed. These accessories in your maddening mission to undignify Shining Armor is just pompously tacky."

"Ha! Where you see a vulgar display in power, I see an opportunity to make a statement. Their family belongs to me, and I will make do with them as I wish," Sombra retorted. "No one will deny my rule a third time. Besides, what better blood to offer than the once pure blood of a powerful alicorn mage~?"

The old ram shook in disgust. "I'm not sure what I regret more, resurrecting you a second time or agreeing to participate in your ludicrous ideas."

A croaking sound turned their heads as the blood raven flew through a small window to roost on the tyrant's shoulders. Sombra gave the bird a couple of scratches under its chin before it tucked its beak close to his ear to whisper something.

"The time is upon us!" Sombra announced before looking over to his comrade and captive audience. "Let the ceremony begin!" A firm nod was Grogar's only response as he placed the last ingredient (the raven's feather) into the summoning circle while taking the chalice in hand. The blood-colored bird would leave the dark stallion's shoulders and walk onto the table, its head snapping about to look over each ingredient.

Velvet and Cadance shuffled to the right end of the table while a few servants stood by Spike and Night Light, one smacking the sorrowful father to sit up straight. The dark unicorn gave the nod to one servant who took a set by a pipe organ. With a crack of his knuckles, he began to play a somber sounding rendition of Mendelssohn's Wedding March.

After a couple of seconds, the massive doors slowly opened to reveal the twin unicorns armed together in a slow walk down the red carpet. Twilight hide her expression with the wedding veil over her face while Shining Armor did his best to look neutral. Everyone in the room understood one thing clearly; they had no power or enjoyment in the ordeal—no one but Sombra.

As Twilight stood before the taller unicorn, the servant ended the song while Sombra flipped the veil over to see her eyes look up at him. Eyes full of hatred and fear. "Smile," he encouraged in a mocking tone, stroking her cheek as she jerked her face away. "Today, we mark a historical event for Equestria~!" Shining Armor took to the opposite side of Sombra, where his eyes widened at the audience. 'Spike and Dad are here?!' He got a better look around to take in the symbolic looking scriptures behind him. The white unicorn then saw the circle of blood with bones, a feather, and a severed unicorn horn placed at the center. Shining's glare returned to the dark stallion eying his sister. 'Just what are you planning, Sombra?!'

"Ahem," Grogar coughed as he stood between the bride and groom. He had the troubling task of acting as a wedding pastor to officiate their union. "I welcome everyone gathered here to this ceremonial ritual, where the union of King Sombra and Princess Twilight Sparkle will take place. Through this wedding, you will all bear witness to the coming of a new era of evil. For today, we celebrate the binding and becoming of blood!"

Brandishing a knife from within his tattered robes, Grogar sliced into his palm to draw blood, oozing it into the chalice. Velvet winched while Spike struggled within his bonds, muffling a bunch of curses while staring deathly at Sombra. Squeezing out a few more, Grogar fixed a bandage around his hand to soak up the bleeding. He gave Sombra the chalice and the knife. "You may speak your vows."

"Thank you~" he purred before looking back to his repulsed bride. "With your hand in marriage, I promise that you will rule safely by my side. Together, you and I will welcome our subjects to a new age without fear and hardships! By becoming my queen, I will see to it that all your needs, emotions, and wishes become fulfilled~!"

No one present believed a single word he said. The king of lies knew how to sweet talk his way to favorable positions through his silver tongue and cunning. It's what made manipulation easy for him. With a sharp hiss, he sliced his palm with the blade to add his blood into the mix. Twilight turned to her brother, terror growing on her face over what she was about to accept. Shining Armor desperately wanted to step in, tell her no, try and stop this whole wedding from continuing.

But one wrong move could result in a disastrous outcome. And Shining wasn't going to let his suffering and emotions bring more hardship to Twilight or their family.

"Now your vows, Princess," Grogar urged, wanting to get this thing over and done with so the actual ritual could commence. Twilight hesitated, her eyes darting to the bloodied blade and her bare palm.

"Relax, darling," Sombra stated, wrapping a bandage over his cut hand before returning the knife to the old ram. "You won't be spilling blood that way~." Twilight swallowed down the vomit rising from her stomach before she got a hold of her nerves. 'For Equestria. You're doing this for Equestria,' she told herself over and over.

"And I promise, as the future Queen, to fulfill the needs and wishes of my husband and my people. May this new dawn to Equestria welcome change and prosperity under my new rule," She replied, her tone sounding bleak contrary to the hopeful words she spoke.

"Twilight, No..." Shining muttered. Sniffling caught his attention towards his mother, who wept quietly. Regardless of her actions and her disregard for him, Velvet was still a mother, trying to do the right thing for her daughter. He held no anger towards her—only pity.

"Seeing as any proposal for objections will be worthless, let us conclude this matrimony. By the powers invested in me, I now pronounce you King and Queen, Husband and Wife! You may kiss the bride."

And before Twilight could react, Sombra pulled her into him with a hungry kiss pressed onto her lips. The lavender alicorn squirmed and muffled with protest, pushing her palms against his chest to try and pry him off. But he only pressed harder, determined to do more than just kiss his new queen.

Anger burned through the alabaster unicorn's body as Sombra got grabby, his large hands grasping Twilight's rump to pull her pelvis into his own, a bulge already forming within his dress pants. The lavender pony managed to tear away from his lips to breathe, her body growing uncontrollably hot from the tyrant's wild gestures. This euphoria got worse with Sombra spinning her around to tug down the top portion of her dress with a harsh yank, exposing her modest breasts for all to see. While nowhere near the size or weight as Cadance's hefty bosom, Twilight's ascension as an alicorn did wonders for her curves and assets. And Sombra planned to exploit all of her while cupping each mound to squeeze and tease her erecting nipples. Twilight mustered as much resistance as she could to not give the bastard the satisfaction of hearing her moan. Yet the cruel stallion worked out small whimpers with his fingers pinching and twisting her hard buds.

"You can't resist me, Twilight," Sombra whispered huskily. "You belong to me now~! Give in to me, and I'll take good care of you."

"N-No! N-Ne--vah~! Never!"

"You don't have a choice~!"

His horn lit up with a shadowy aura, using magic to pull and tear off the flow of her dress, revealing her long slender legs and bare, untouched pussy. Velvet covered her face with her hands, refusing to watch her daughter be undignified. Twilight gave sharp gasps and hisses as she struggled to pull her hips away from his. But the grip Sombra had was iron, keeping her still while his massive bulge pushed up and between her round asscheeks.

The evil unicorn bent her forward, one hand keeping her arms pinned to her back while the other reached down to remove his belt and tug his semi erected stallionhood from the confine of his pants. Twilight arched and quivered upon feeling such a hulking warm flesh pulsate against her rump. Her mind calculated that at full mass, his penis would be far too big to fit inside her virgin slit. Fear rose along with the ecstasy, knowing full well Sombra would mercilessly cram her cooch full of his hard cock.

"F-For Equestria..." She shakenly whimpered, tears pouring down her face as she tried desperately to hold onto the last of her resolve.

"Forget about Equestria," Sombra snarled, his hips swaying back and forth to harden his spear between her well-toned cheeks. "You should be more worried about yourself once I make use of your womb~."

With a full display of strength, Sombra hoists the small alicorn up into his chest, his arms hooking under her legs to keep her spread while his fat dick pillared below her pussy lips. Twilight's eyes widen and let out almost hysterical pants. 'This was it,' she thought. A ruthless dictator would take her first time away in front of her family. And she was powerless to stop him.

"NO!" Shining would not stand for this. He burst from his position to try and strike Sombra down but immediately found weight slams him onto the stone floor. He glared up at Equinox, the bat mare hiding within the shadows to make sure the former prince did not interfere. "You're too predictable, Shiny Whiny~" She sneered, her grip on his throat tightening as she pressed her body hard into his to fully pin him to the ground. "Now, be a good bitch and watch your master claim his prize!"

"G-GRAAUGH! GET! OFF! SOMBRA! SOMBRAAA!!"

Sombra leered back at the struggling unicorn, a smile too broad for his face spreading wide. "Now watch my subjects! AND BEHOLD! THE FUTURE OF EQUESTRIA~!!" He crackled with gusto and slammed the lavender mare violently into his lap, his penis penetrating deep into her marehood. Twilight belted out in immense agony, her virginal barrier snapping upon impact as fresh blood oozed out from her loins. Grogar quickly placed the chalice underneath to catch the droplets of blood dripping down their genitals. Vaginal blood splattered into the cup as Twilight thrashes about in Sombra's hold, trying everything to escape the sheering pain in her deflowered pussy. Sombra, meanwhile, groaned with satisfaction upon feeling her tight walls try to force his intruding member out.

"Aaagh~! O-Oh yes! Much tighter than your mother or sister combine! Fuck, this is too good~!" He crowed before he started pulling Twilight almost off his cock before pushing her back down, trying to envelop his dick into her depths until fully hilted.

"N-NO PLEASE! STOP! PULL IT OUT! I-I'M NOT READY!" She screamed.

"Oh, hush! You'll get used to the pain in a moment," Sombra grunted as he rhythmically bounced his queen along his flesh pole. Shining bellowed in a fury, doing all his power to push Equinox off. The room echoed with sobs as the rest of their family watched hopelessly as the tyrant of the Crystal Empire raped away every last light from Equestria.

With the final ingredient collected, Grogar began his preparations, muttering a dark chant while drawing a new line of red using the blood in the chalice. Grogar then splattered the rest of the blood over the bones, feather, and horn inside before raising the chalice up into the sky and calling out,

"𝔻𝕖𝕣 𝕖𝕣𝕒 𝕤𝕖𝕚𝕜𝕤 𝕕𝕟𝕒 𝕖𝕟𝕠𝕘 𝕖𝕣𝕒 𝕤𝕪𝕒𝕕 𝕟𝕖𝕙𝕨
ℍ𝕥𝕖𝕒𝕕 𝕕𝕟𝕒 𝕖𝕧𝕠𝕝 𝕣𝕖𝕥𝕤𝕒𝕞 𝕖𝕙𝕥 𝕙𝕥𝕣𝕠𝕗 𝕝𝕝𝕒𝕔 𝕀
𝕃𝕝𝕦𝕗 𝕝𝕚𝕥𝕟𝕦 𝕖𝕞𝕦𝕤𝕟𝕠𝕔, 𝕕𝕖𝕥𝕒𝕤 𝕝𝕚𝕪𝕟𝕦 𝕖𝕔𝕦𝕕𝕖𝕤
𝔼𝕝𝕠𝕙𝕨 𝕖𝕞𝕠𝕔𝕖𝕓 𝕦𝕠𝕪 𝕪𝕒𝕞, 𝕕𝕠𝕠𝕝𝕓 𝕣𝕦𝕠 𝕙𝕘𝕦𝕠𝕣𝕙𝕥 𝕕𝕟𝕒❕"

The old ram repeated the phrase as the symbols began to glow eerily. Shining's attention turned towards the raven cawing out, flapping its wings to take off and flew out the high window. Daylight began to fade with dark forboding clouds covering the skies. Suspicion and tension overcame his anger as he stopped his futile struggle in Equinox's grip. A few guards also looked concerned over the ritual happening behind Sombra, who was more concerned with hammering Twilight on his shaft. Her pained cries and unwanted moans fueled his delight, lifting his arms higher to lock the former princess in a full nelson while his sack swung up to slap her overstretched cunt.

The glowing red energy summoned smoked from the circle, the essence swirling up to form an ethereal orb, light pulsating within. The blood on the runes slithered up like worms to shape around the ominous sphere.

Sombra and Twilight continued to bellow and curse through the halls before the dark unicorn's thrusts grew more relentless and unrhythmic. Letting out a loud moan, he pushed up into Twilight with all his might before flooding her birthing chambers in his spunk.

"NOOOOOOOOoooooo~!!" She sobbed, the force of his climax drawing out her own, their fertile juices mixing within her bloating womb. A bloody mixture of cum leaked out from her puffy pussy before Sombra dropped her onto the floor. The ruined alicorn laid there panting, hoping for the pain in her lower body to stop while she clutched up.

Sombra heavily panted before realizing the ceremony was almost complete, turning back to gaze up at the amount of dark magic summoned. A rhythm of booming sound seminated from the sphere as muscle and tissue began to materialize from the blood. Within seconds, the tissue enclosed the dark energy to form a beating heart, with arteries and veins stemming from either side.

Everyone watched in horror as bones, tendons, and flesh began to take shape around the developing circulatory system. The other ingredients disintegrated into dust. A skeletal hand clasped the stone edge of the table to hold up its growing body. A skull came next, letting out an otherworldly shriek that caused the whole room to cover their ears.

Twilight weakly turned over with watery eyes over the abomination called forth by this dark ritual. Bones snapped into place while the creature cried out, muscle and skin encasing over its rigid form. Then, dark brown fur sprouted out all over and a thick layer of membranes formed from between its fingers and arms. Hungry hellish pupils gleamed out from the darkness of its eyes.

Sombra's dark smile spread triumphantly. "It worked!"

The demon looked like a monstrous hybrid of a bat and pig; a flat, fleshy nose pointed upright to show off its incisors and canines. Feather similar to the raven also grew from its arms and back. Saliva dripped from its maw, each breath it took inflating and deflating the cavity of its chest. It looked so frail, its skin clinging tightly to its bones. Never before had Shining Armor seen such a ferocious beast.

"N-No! That isn't real! I-It's just a trick!" One guard shouted, pointing at the stallion responsible. The demon's head and eyes snapped towards the fool, lowering its form while digging its talons into the stone. Sombra shook his head before stepping out of the demon's way, leaving nothing in its path to pounce the guard with unordinary speed.

Despite how weak-looking the monster was, it quickly tore through the panicking knight's armor, tearing into his torso to snap open his rib cage and tear out his beating heart. The creature's jaws snapped over the muscular organ and gulped it down its throat. Velvet and Cadance clung to each other while Spike frantically tried to break out of his bonds. Night Light only stared with heavy breath before the creature took out another guard to seize his neck and tear out the jugular.

Not even Equinox was immune to the horror, wearily looking over to her ruler with astonishment. Shining took the chance to finally bump the bat mare off of him and scramble to his sister's side, arms holding her protectively. Yet all eyes remained on the demon as it feasted on the freshly made corpses of Sombra's men.

A faint aura glowed off the fur of the bat-pig atrocity as its form began to sit upright. As it ate, its beastly grunts and snarls began to take a higher pitch, and its body grew fuller. The membrane acting as wings disappeared, and the fur took on a light shade of brown. It's animal-like features morphed into the familiar shape of a mare, a mane of midnight blue flowing out from its skull. Red streaks faded out from the ends.

"... Hurrgh... Aaaurrh~" the creature moaned, rising from her hunched position.

Dark red feathered wings formed from her back. An extended tail matching in color and style as her mane. Her eyes opened to show glowing red pupils as she examined her hands and features. Her gaze drew out to look over her surroundings before resting on the onlookers beholding her metamorphosis from wretched beast to beautiful woman.

"Astonishing," Sombra complimented in a low tone before he and Grogar approached the otherworldly mare. Shining noted that her face still held traces of her previous form, her nose turned up and small fangs digging into her plump lips. Her eyes lowered in a sultry gaze before she felt up her ample bust down to the curve of her full hips. The display of touching would be alluring if not for the blood dripping down her chin.

The enigmatic creature watched as Sombra and Grogar kneeled before her, a slight curl raising her lips.

"Welcome, Countess Alma, to the land of Equestria," Grogar greeted with a bow to his head.

"It's an honor for us to have such divinity and beauty grace this plane with her presence!" Sombra added in.

A light chuckle left her throat as her arms crossed under her impressive chest. "Hard to take such praise seriously with your cock hanging between your legs," she mused, her voice thick with an unfamiliar accent. Her statement made Sombra lower his head while chuckling awkwardly.

"Nonetheless, It pleases me that the ritual was a success. And..." Alma gazed back to her bloodies fingers before clutching them into a fist. "... to have life flow through my veins. You ponies certainly have a delectable taste!"

"Twily," he softly murmured while stroking her head. The worn mare could only whimper in response while clutching onto her brother for support. His gaze turns to Sombra, and before Equinox could apprehend Shining once more, he broke off to fling himself at the tyrant.

"SOMBRA!" He bellowed in rage.

But before Shining could make contact with the smug stallion's face, Twilight suddenly lunged forward to block his path.

"W-What are you doing, Twily!? Get out of th--"

"I-I'm not, I-I didn't--Gah!?" She yelped, her form twisting to an almost unnatural position. The two male unicorns stared back towards Alma; her hand held up while bending her fingers down. She leered at the alabaster unicorn.

"If you wish for your sister to remain unharmed, you'll stand down and behave, mutt," she warned calmly, flexing her fingers that caused Twilight's left arm to twist behind her back, almost to the point of snapping off.

"N-No Stop! DON'T--Gagh!" Shining growled before kneeling back down in surrender. Satisfied with this response, the Vice Lord released her hold on Twilight's body as the lavender mare rested onto her knees while favoring her nearly torn arm.

Sombra laughed with amusement. "Impressive! Not even I can mangle the princess around like a puppet!"

Alma whipped the residue of blood from her chin and lips before licking off her fingers. "As long as blood flows through me, there won't be a soul alive that can oppose me. Nor resist me~."

"Ravishing," the dark unicorn admired before glaring down at his disobedient prisoner. "I warned you of the consequences should you continue to stand against m--aaughh! Gah!?"

The confused tyrant clutched at his throat before turning towards the red mistress, flexing her fingers like before.

"You talk too much," she said, annoyance clear in her voice before releasing her hold on him. For once, power was not entirely within Sombra's grasp as he breathed heavily. Grogar cleared his throat.

"Perhaps it would interest you in leaving this fool to his desires while we go over the next step?" he offered, to which Alma replied, "And waste such a fantastic opportunity? You never were one for fun, Grogar. I've waited so long to have a body to roam the physical world. There are so many souls calling for me! Just aching to have their deepest, darkest desires realized~." Her scarlet pupils shifted from Shining and Twilight to their chained up father. "This one, for example,"

She approached him with a sway in her steps, mindfully avoiding Shining and Twilight. The vampiric demoness stood in front of the weak unicorn, forcing his head up to look at her. "This one has a taste for younger mares. And even though he loves his poor wife dearly, the thrill of being with younger, slimmer women ignites a fire he hasn't felt since youth~."

Night Light's eyes darted to Velvet, silently mouthing the words 'Please. I'm so sorry' to her. The motherly unicorn looked away, disgust clear on her face despite her crimes against him.

"Oh, don't look so sad, old chap," Sombra added in, placing a hand over his shoulder. "You burnt that bridge a long time ago. But I know of a way for you to redeem yourself! With your help, of course, Countess~."

Shining's head snapped towards the dark unicorn, a sense of dread forming in the pit of his stomach. "What are you plotting, Sombra?!"

"Indeed," Alma asked with a raised brow. "Tell me what you desire of me."

A sinister smile spreads his muzzle, his eyes widening with excitement. "Countess Alma, I offer you my blood as an offering! I understand a portion was used to summon you here, but I believe you'll find my taste empowering! All that I ask is that you aid me in reducing this once valiant steed to the miserable maggot as I turn his family into concubines. All of his family~!"

Confusion hung in the air at what he meant, but Night Light looked mortified at the implications. "N-No! No, you can't! Please, anything but--"

"Enough with this nonsense!" Grogar bellowed, storming up to Sombra to grab him by the collar and hoist him up. "I did not come all this way to resurrect a dangerous eldritch goddess being just for you to squirm in a request to fuel your megalomania! Do you honestly expect Countess Alma to indulge with such a pompous, depraved.."

But the old goat found his argument lost under the sound of laughter. The vampiric beauty was clutching her sides while laughing loudly over the two evil overlords. With a sigh, she took a few breaths to control herself.

"Such a diluted plan indeed," she agreed with a wide smirk. "And yet, I can't help wanting to see in action~!"

"You WHAT?!" Grogar exclaimed. Sombra meanwhile pulled himself out of his grasp while sporting his signature smug smirk.

"I admit, his obsession with this stallion, to see him wriggle and grovel under his hooves, is beyond me. But the taste of his blood, laced with his utter devotion to see his desire's fruition? For all his heinousness and egoism, Sombra is undeniably irresistible. It's the reason I sought him out during his second death. So much potential to aspire in ruining the lives of many~!"

Grogar stood in utter shock at this development. So much so, he didn't notice his partner stand proud to the demoness while removing his cloak and sliding his suit down to expose his neck. Alma's eyes lowered, almost like she was mesmerized before approaching him.

"N-No! Don't do it!" Shining pleaded, about to rush forward before his capture knocked him down with a swift punch. Struggling to get back up, Equinox neutralized the prisoner with locking a full nelson onto the staggered prince. Still, he continued to fight.

"Let my family go! It's me he wants, not them! Just let them go and I--"

"CALLA PERRO!" The countess hissed, using her otherworldly powers to resume his sister's descent into agony. Twilight wriggled like a worm, her veins bulging out her skin and face. She cried for the pain to stop while Shining struggled to wrestle free.

"Honestly, for someone who wants to protect their family, you're only making things worse! It's hard to believe you were once a noble and righteous leader to this kingdom," Alma mockingly stated before turning back to the cunning tyrant.

"Very well, Sombra. I accept your blood oath to me. And in return, all of Shining Armor's relatives and loved ones will be yours to twist and corrupt. Consider this a token of gratitude for guaranteeing my arrival."

With all that said, she bent his neck to the side. Her face morphed between beautiful mare and feral beast before sinking her teeth into his shoulder, slurping up the blood oozing from his wound. Sombra writhed and hissed in pain while gripping the countess.

After a few seconds of feeding off Sombra's flesh, Alma pulled her face back with a hot moan, panting lewdly. "Maravilloso," she purred. "Such a rich, raw taste! The passion, the anger, the determination to win! Aahh~ Let us celebrate this flavor with new life." Her glowing scarlet eyes fell back to Night Light, looking all the more fearful at what she would do.

"Worry not, old man. I will give you the thing you've wanted for so long. To feel young and beautiful~!" She whispered sweetly, trailing her long nails down his cheek to comfort him. Night Light's amber eyes became lost within her pupils, almost failing to notice bloody lips taking his in a long kiss.

"DAD, NO!" Shining called out, earning another smack in the face by the irritated bat mare. "Give it a rest already!" she hissed.

The alluring red aura enveloped over the older male unicorn, gripping his seat tightly before the demoness pulled away, a thread of saliva webbing out from their lips. His eyes glowed brilliantly before his back arched, pain shooting up through his spine. "G-GRAAGH!" he wailed as his form took a different shape.

"N-NIGHT LIGHT!" Velvet suddenly cried, lost to watch her weak-willed husband succumb to cruel fate. Even though she despised his actions and who he had become over their marriage, she loved him too much to see him hurt.

Once the magical powers of the countess faded, Night Light completed transformed. No longer was there an old dark blue stallion chained to the chair, but a younger, lighter azure mare. The pain subsided as she looked over herself, gasping in fright at what happened.

"N-No! M-My body! My voice! W-Why!?" She whimpered in her new tone. Her panic grew tenfold as Sombra pulled her face up to examine his newly formed slave better.

"Oh, yeeeees! You look much more preferable this way. Maybe you and your 'wife' can reconcile over your new-found servitude to me~" he snickered with glee before cramming his lips over the former stallions. Her muffled cries only made the sadistic king more eager to play with his new toy, groping the bountiful chest confine in her dress shirt. Night Light's body was sensitive thanks to the transformation, causing her nipples to poke against the fabric.

Night Light's children stared at their 'father,' unable to comprehend what they were watching. Defeat sunk back into Shining Armor's psyche as he got a good look at the despair caused today. His sister, lying in a fetal position after being betrothed and raped before all the people she loved. His mother on her knees, sobbing over the loss of her husband. His wife was groping herself and grinding her thighs together over watching her king molest his latest victim. Only Spike continued to struggle, smoke steaming out of his nostrils.

But for himself? All that anger and perseverance faded away into sadness.

Today was the closest he could get to fighting off this fiend and his perverse ideals in pulling his family apart. And it was all for nothing: nothing but pain and misery with the arrival of a blood demon in tow.

After what felt like hours, Sombra pulled away from his lustful kiss, leaving the bewildered mare flustered and dazed from the confusing emotions overwhelming her mind. "Oh yes, I will enjoy having this one tend to my cock. Along with you, little dragon~" He said, leering back at the small dragon, who muffled with rage in trying to break the chains that bond him.

"I... I don't believe it," Grogar muttered while Alma while licking away any remaining blood from her dark, plump lips. "I spent so much time and effort trying to arrange this meeting. And your first action is to rile up that tyrant's deranged fantasies?"

"Todos los hombres son cerdos," the vampiric demoness shrugged. "There can be no motive without desire. Everyone wants something and will do just about anything to claim it. For some, fortune or fame will suffice. Others like Sombra, it's an endless pit of power and lust! But as long as there are souls to corrupt and blood to offer, I see no problems. You too have many desires you wish fulfilled~."

"Hmph," the old ram grumbled. "My desires are easily fulfilled once the other Vice Lord's have passage to Equestria."

"Oh, I wouldn't worry about summoning all of them. Some have already found a way at different times, different places. For now, I wish to discuss some ways to make sure a distant relative of yours doesn't interfere with my plans."

Grogar rose a large eyebrow as the two walked away from the room, just as a few guards came in to analyze the horrifying mess of bodies and blood staining the floor.

"Ah, good timing!" Sombra said, pleased with their arrival. "Clean up this mess and escort my guests to their rooms. I have a big celebration planned for tomorrow~!" Each solder nodded before hooking the arms of Velvet and Cadance. Other guards hoisted the chairs carrying Spike and the mare-ified Night Light away. Twilight rose last with the help of the stallions, looking back to her brother one last time before she vanished passed the doors.

Shining kept staring down to the floor with Equinox loosening her grip, tears pouring down his bruised cheeks. No matter how many times the former prince thought he had gone over, Sombra found new ways to twist the knife deeper. The poor alabaster unicorn didn't even notice his nemesis kneeling to lift his chin, their eyes once more locked with each other.

"You brought this humiliation upon yourself, Shining. You kept resisting, even when it was futile! A decent level of determination, but foolishly wasted. Look at the harm you've caused your sister, your mother! Not even your father! Don't you think its time to put down your shield and finally join the winning side?"

The dark unicorn offered his hand to the near broken stallion, a gentle smile to his lips. "Come with me. Become my knight!"

The idea was tempting. What more did Shining Armor have to lose? Sombra sounded sincere. Almost as if he was pleading for Shining to join him. And even if he was lying through her teeth, the idea was more comforting than rotting away in that dungeon. It would also mean being away from the sadistic bat mare who spent every night tormenting and torturing him. He noticed her grip tightening around his arms, a sign she was firmly against this notion. But wither Equinox's face showed her rejection, he couldn't' tell. Shining's eyes remain locked with Sombra. At this moment, Alma's claim rang true. The tyrant was, in many ways, irresistible.

And that's why he must continue to deny him, even if he could no longer save his family from damnation and ridicule. Shining Armor refused to let Sombra relish in the glory of conquering the whole family that opposed him. And no matter the punishment, no matter what torture awaited him, he would hold on tightly to the voice in his head that demanded he keeps fighting this monster.

His blue eyes fixed a glare before spiting a thick glob of saliva at the tyrant's face. Sombra jerked back a bit, slowly registering the defiance thrown at him still. And in a flash of anger, he smacked the alabaster unicorn hard in the gut, the beaten pony hunching over as he coughed out spit.

"STUBBORN MULL!" he cursed, raising while whipping away the spit on his cheek before kicking the resilient prisoner down to the ground. "If this is the path you want, so be it! Cling on to whatever hope you have left, Shining Armor! BECAUSE I WILL TEAR IT OUT OF YOU ONE WAY OR ANOTHER!!" His glare turned to the snickering bat mare, whose grin disappeared the moment she felt his piercing red eyes on her.

"And you. I expected better from you to keep a firm lease on this hound! Your methods have become obsolete, Equinox. Therefore, you are relieved of your task."

"W-WHAT!?" She shouted in alarm. "B-But Sire, You can't! I-I--"

"YOU DARE QUESTION ME?!" His voice bellowed through the room before blasting her with a shot of pitch-black magic. "I will not tolerate defiance anymore in MY kingdom! Return him to his cell and resume your post at the gates! THAT'S AN ORDER! Unless prostitution to my soldiers would better suit you."

"NO! I-I understand," She groveled, bowing her head low to the ground. "I'll do as commanded of me, my lord."

"Good," he scoffed, angrily marching out of the room, leaving the prisoner with his former warden. Shining weakly looked over Equinox, who was seething with harsh breaths as she stood back up. Her yellow eyes glared daggers into the ground before leering back at him. "Get up!" she ordered, her voice trying to constrain her fury through grounded teeth. The alabaster unicorn struggled to his feet before she yanked him by the arms and walked him out of the filthy wedding room. A raven's cawing caught his attention as Shining looked back to see the dark red bird lurking out the window, just as the massive wooden doors slammed behind.

A symbol that his dream of freeing himself and his family had ended. And that the nightmare was only beginning.

Author's Note

After many delays and conflicting emotions and schedules, another chapter arrives.

Sorry, this took so long, but I thank any of you who are still with this story and find in entertaining. This chapter is a lot more plot-heavy, so I hope you don't mind. The next chapter will be a lot shorter and much more smutty~

Until then!

Next Chapter: A Daughter's Defiance