Warning: The next chapter contains violent scenes or explicit sexual content, so discretion of the reader is advised.

Moonbeam

Chapter 27 – The one who stole my heart.

Years ago, in the Ever Free Forest:

The creature approached cautiously sliding into the bushes as she watched the indigo alicorn in the garden that night.

She looked around to make sure none of the royal guards were nearby before leaving her hide spot.

-Oh!it's you, I'm glad you finally arrived, I need a second opinion-, said the deity of the night turning her head to look the changeling princess eye to eye

Chrysalis approached cautiously as she watches the alicorn placing stars in the night sky.

-I think it looks good, but I was considering of placing some nebulae on that side-, commented the alicorn pointing a section of the night sky.

-A… nebulae?- asked the changeling looking at the alicorn with strangeness.

-Yes, they are like an amount of stardust resembling clouds in the sky, just… unlike ordinary clouds, they glow in the night thanks to their sparkling material.

The young Changeling looked up at the sky as if trying to imagine what a cloud covered in tiny sparks would look like.

-Yes, I think... It’d look... fine- said the changeling without turning her gaze away from the sky.

The deity of the night nodded and after lighting its horn, made a small cloud of bright stardust appear in the sky, before spreading it as if she was brushing the sky with every movement of her horn.

Chrysalis sat there, watching as the magic of the night princess adorned the night sky.

-Do you like it?- asked the alicorn once she had finished her work.

-It's beautiful!-,the changeling said without taking her eyes away from the canvas above them.

-I'm glad to hear that-, remarked the alicorn, deflecting her gaze from the creature to look at the result of her hard work.

-Princess!-, the voice of the guard alerted the creature, who without wasting time used her magic and after a green glow, transformed her body into that of another royal guard. It wasn't very hard for Chrysalis to imagine one, after all, they all looked the same.

The princess looked at the changeling surprised by her ability to imitate the image of another pony, it was the first time Luna had witnessed something like that and could not help but wonder if the armor would be real, or if that part of the disguise was just an illusion.

-What's going on?- The ruler of the night asked the soldier approaching all galloping.

-Your Majesty, it is... you won't believe it but... something came to the castle and began to attack the guards... And… well they... they're beating us so... -, said the stallion grievingly.

The princess of the night merely raised an eyebrow, it was not as if her sister's guard were... "incompetent, incapable, clumsy..." the deity started to massage her own temples... "lack of experience" Yes!, that was it... that was the word she was looking for.

-Take me with them. I'll take care of this personally-, the deity felt before looking at the second soldier next to her. -Wait here-.

Chrysalis nodded once before the princess left. She could have chosen to retreat to the safety of the forest or wait there as requested by the dark-blue coat alicorn, but he was curious, curious to know more about that pony of the night. So, without thinking about it Chrysalis followed her.

-Fucking demon!-,Luna heard the growl of one of the guards.

-Try again and I swear the next one will rip your head off!-, the voice of a female replied defiantly, though it was not a voice Luna had heard before.

Arriving at the front of the castle, Luna was surprised to see several of the guards lying on the ground, most with dislocated hooves or wings, although they all seemed to be alive and none were at risk of death, then she looked at the remaining guards, who were forming a circle around five creatures, four of them trying to protect the fifth.

-We've got them, make sure they don't escape. I'll keep the wings of these demons as trophies- one of the guards was mocking, before striking at the group with his spear.

-I warned you!-, sentenced the female by firmly planting her hooves on the ground to receive the lunge.

-Epsilon don’t!-,screamed another of the creatures with concern.

SLASH

The creature, whose name apparently was Epsilon, used one of her fore hooves to stop the blade of the weapon, causing it to penetrate her limb. Using her other foreleg, the female hit the weapon. As a result of the physics’ principle of a lever, the female managed to break the joint of the spear, effectively detaching the blade from the handle and surprising the soldier, who seconds later was greeted bya sudden kick on the side of his face.

The deity of the night was sure to have heard the creaking of the soldier's bones from the impact, while the stallion fell to the ground. Judging by the way he brings both front legs to his jaw, the Princess was fully aware that the kick had broken his jaw.

As fast as the second creature had materialized to the side of the guard, it suddenly disappeared once more, before re-appearing next to his companions. All while the Female removed the blade from the spear from her leg using her teeth.

-Kill them!-, shouted another of the guards.

The soldiers instantly pounced on the group, that once again prepared to receive the attack.

-ENOUGH!-, The sound of the princess's loud voice stopped them in their tracks. Although… perhaps the lightning that thundered in the sky also helped a lot to get the attention of the guards.

-Princess you don't understand, they…!-, protested one of the pony-guards before the princess puts her hoof down, with such force that the rest of them could feel the vibration been dispersing across the earth, creating several cracks in the stone floor.

-I SAID ENOUGH!-, spoke again the deity of the night raising her voice as she looked contemptuously at the scene.

-You don't understand, they attacked first-.

-That's not true! All we did was take a little…-, reproached the smallest stallion of the foreign group.

GRRRRRUUUURRRG

-I-I'm sorry-, said the second female of the small group of newcomers while holding her stomach. The deity of the night noticed then that, it was the same mare that the other four had been protecting.

The dark blue alicorn looked at the five "creatures"… Luna wasn't sure if she could call them ponies so she chose not to. They all looked extremely thin, and she was sure that all of them were starving; Specially due to the fact that their ribs could be seen on their sides. Luna also noticed the sharp fangs and teeth of the creatures, so she assumed that their diet was probably based on meat and hopefully, also fruits, because she did not plan to offer them the first kind of food.

It was more than obvious that the intruders were hungry and considering that they were quite ill-fed, Luna could assume that starting a fight was a pretty incautious behavior, especially if the female they had been protecting with their bodies was unable to fight on her own.

After a moment of silence, the princess spoke again.

-Come with me, I'll take care of curing that hoof and if you like, I can offer you some fruit to satisfy your appetite-.

-Princess Luna,with all due respect, these things could try to attack you and Princess Celestia, we cannot…-

GRRRRRUUUURRRG

Epsilon's face blushed considerably.

-You know what I see here soldier?-, spoke the princess harshly.

Receiving no response from the soldier, who had only merely swallowed, she continued.

-What I see is a group of hungry creatures who, despite their current state, have done their best not to kill any of you-, added the princess hardening her gaze. -While, on the other hoof, you have attacked them with the sole purpose of murdering them without mercy-, the monarch said.

-How can you think that these demons deserve any compassion after hurting our comrades in this way?-, protested another one of the soldiers.

Before Luna could answer, the castle gates were opened wide, leaving in sight the Deity of the Sun, who at the time did not wear her royal accessories and instead of her characteristic crown was wearing a sleeping beanie. Celestia’s tired eyes and frown made it clear that she did not feel in the mood at the time.

-Let me answer that question Luna-, the deity of the Sun said, advancing a couple of hoof-steps.

The soldiers bowed while staying with their heads down.

-My sister and I believe that every creature that owns a beating heart is able to feel empathy, show kindness, mercy and love for others-, she said. -If these five creatures were able to contain themselves to avoid an unnecessarily bloodbath, it seems to me right to give them the benefit of the doubt-, the sun's deity said after observing the multiple soldiers who, although beaten by the intruders, were not mortally wounded. -I understand your desire to protect us and keep the castle safe. But to be honest, there had been worst situations and none of you had acted so aggressively- Pointed the ruler of the day while looking at the female's hoof that somehow have stopped dripping blood.

The soldiers looked sorry at the princess.

-However, I would like to hear your version and if it makes you feel more comfortable, I hope you can accompany my sister, me and our new guests to take a small snack inside-, commented the deity-, Next to her stood the newly appointed Captain Caramel, who seemed to have been close to the deity without being noticed until that moment.

The guards remained silent, while the five creatures looked at both princesses not only surprised that neither of them had decided to attack them as the soldiers had done, but by the fact that it seemed no big deal to them that they were not even of the same race as the rest of the ponies and were inviting them to eat along with.

-Come on Luna, I'll help you prepare something for them before you cook them something that ends up killing them-, half joked the eldest of the rulers by placing a hoof over her own lips to hide her smirk.

-Oh!please Celestia! it was only ONCE!. You don't need to remind me that all the time-, protested the dark blue coated alicorn.

-Once? And what about the pancakes you made the other night?-.

-In my defense,those wax apples you made looked too real and I couldn’t count on my sense of smell due to that flue-.

The changeling watched the group disappear inside the castle followed by several of the guards, it was the first time Chrysalis had observed something like that. Now her desire to meet that pony princess had increased exponentially.

-It's an amazing pony, she had already helped me in the past, but you can't imagine how awesome she looked when she protected those creatures-, Chrysalis told with a huge smile.

-So that pony is able to put the lives of others, including our race, before their own. That’s pretty kind of her. Don't you think so, my daughter?-, said the dark queen as she watched her ecstatic daughter wander around the nest.

Cocoon looked much dingier; Her wings were murky because of the magical exhaustion she had. The Queen rarely left the nest because of how hard was for her to even move. After all, it was no easy task to bring so many changelings to life, however, if she wanted to achieve her goal, she had to make sure her legions were numerous.

-It’s just her nature mother. I'm sure of it, I could feel a great amount of love magic coming from her the instant I met her, and I was able to feel it again when she protected those creatures-, Chrysalis replied still smiling.

-I understand-, the queen continued before standing up with some difficulty. -Maybe she's what I need to be able to regain my strength-, Cocoon added approaching her daughter with an unsteady pace.

-What do you mean, Mother?- The princess asked unsure.

-If you manage to get close enough to that pony, she may decide to give you love voluntarily, then you can give it to me, so that I can recover with ease-.

-Yes… I suppose you're right mother, but... You said a pony can only voluntarily give love to a changeling when there is a strong relationship between the two-, said the changeling princess.

-That's right, normally to achieve this, we need to take the form of the pony’s beloved one, so the love we receive will be more effective for us, but it seems that this particular pony has no problem with been with you, even in your real form-, the queen replied, looking at her daughter with serene expression.

-Do you want her to fall in love with me?-, asked the princess, taken aback by her mother's request.

-The energy you collect will be more effective, if you manage to do so-, the queen said.

-O-Okay, if that's how I can help you feel better… I promise I'll get her to fall in love with me-.

-So those creatures decided to stay by your side?- asked the changeling while helping the princess of the night to take care of the castle's back garden.

-Yes, but to tell you the truth, it’s a bit strange, especially Siegfried; I am sure he doesn’t miss an opportunity to look at my flanks. Although, I must say that it is funny every time Epsilon catches him doing it so-, laughed the princess with a hoof on her lips.

-Aren't you worried about having them around?-, asked Chrysalis.

-To be honest No. They are a pretty nice group, especially Megrez and Merak, both have pure hearts-, the princess replied as she shaped a bush using a pair of gardening scissors.

-I understand-,the changeling replied, her tone had greatly diminished her level of joy.

-Is something wrong?- asked the princess of the night.

-It is only that, I am not like them or like you. My race born without a heart of our own, that is why we are forced to consume…-, the changeling covered her mouth with a fore hoof looking in fear at the deity of the night.

-Chrysalis?- asked Luna.

-Its… Nothing… Just forget what I said-, said Chrysalis, looking away to continue with her gardening work.

-Chrysalis, you know that I am not particularly against the diet of predators, that is, Siegfried and the others are omnivores; Even if they can survive eating some vegetables and fruit; I can understand their need for meat from time to time, it is not as if they could go against their nature and judging them by being born with the need to eat meat is not right or fair.

-You don't understand Luna, their situation is different from mine… You wouldn't understand- replied the changeling.

-Then explain it to me, so I can understand you-, added the monarch approaching the changeling.

The deity of the night placed a comforting hoof under the changeling’s chin to meet Chrysalis’ gaze. Green emerald met blue sapphire.

-Please Chrysalis, I want to be able to understand you. From the very first time I saw you, you've come back every night. Yes, I admit that the first nights it was hard to concentrate knowing that you were there looking at me from under the bushes. I guess the guards didn't give you a very good first impression that night, but I'm glad we can talk now and spend some time together, I like to make new friends-, said the princess of the night.

The Changeling felt vulnerable for the first time, never before, a pony she had fed on, had really tried to understand her. None had wished to know her, usually they were more interested in sexual desire, but now, that princess wanted to know her, not only on her exterior but on the inside. How could Chrysalis let her into her soul, after all, the changelings were born without a heart, which made them incapable of love some other creature, right?

-No, believe me… you don't really want to know me, I'm not what I look like… none of us are. We are as empty and false as our transformations-, said the Changeling Princess before changing into a blackened-coated unicorn with emerald mane to prove her point as she pulled her face away from Luna's hoof.

-You're right, I don't know anything about your race-, the indigo alicorn replied.

For some weird reason, those words brought a strange sense of pain that swept through Chrysalis' entire chest.

-But that doesn't mean I can't try to understand it-, the ruler of the night added; She then took Chrysalis' chin again. -After all, we are friends and as your friend I want to be able to help you when you need me-, added Luna touching the forehead of the changeling with her own, their horns forming a perfect cross.

"Her fur is so soft. Oh! my queen! Is that her natural scent? I've never been so close to her. I can't believe it… it feels so good" the changeling princess thought, closing her eyes as she enjoyed the contact with the deity of the night. She had never wanted so much to consume the love of another creature, like she wanted to consume Luna’s Love now. She could clearly feel Luna's loving feelings emanating from her body, almost to the point of being able to taste them.

-L-Luna, I…-, said the changeling before the princess turned away. She nearly stretched her neck to regain the feeling of the princess's soft fur pressed on her forehead, when suddenly the night princess hugged her with her forelegs.

Chrysalis felt an electric shock ran through her whole body to her most intimate parts, she could not understand why, but somehow knew that the intentions of that alicorn were sincere. Luna just wanted to know her true self and would not judge her for being what she was, no matter how dark or terrible her race could be.

-She's wonderful, her body smells like mint… Oh and her fur is sooooo soft, it seems she comes from another world-, said the changeling princess as she strolled around the nest’s incubation chamber.

-I suppose you managed to get some energy then-, said Cocoon, looking at her daughter with an eyebrow raised.

Being honest, Cocoon didn't care the least what was Chrysalis babbling about or who that other pony was, but… If somehow that helped her regain some energy, she wouldn't complain either… or at least until she has consumed enough energy.

-Oh yes of course! Here, you can have it mother-, said Chrysalis extracting the energy stored in her chest.

It was a glimmering sphere made of pure energy, although considerably small, the sphere contained a much greater amount of love than Cocoon would have expected. The queen extended a hoof to her daughter to take the sphere, shortly before being astonished by the purity feelings that constituted that among of energy.

-I know It’s not much, We haven't been intimate yet, but I figured it would help you a little-, the princess said with a nervous hoof on the back of her neck.

The queen noticed the enormous potential of what she held between her hooves. Perhaps with that power she would be able to achieve her goal and finally release the darkness in the land of Equestria, she would soon plunge the kingdom into the deepest darkness and despair, the same one she had felt. She had sworn it that night, the same night she was detached from her own heart, that all of Equestria would suffer with her. Now that she could gain access to this power, Cocoon knew she could achieve her goal more easily.

-You have done well daughter of mine-, replied the queen gulping down the sphere in one bite.

Cocoon felt her body began to recover from her ailments quickly.

-I'm really proud of you Chrysalis, but I still need more energy like this to be able to fully recover-, she added.

-Of course mother-, replied the young changeling princess before leaving the incubation chamber.

The two princesses lay on the cold grass, it was not as if they were concerned, after all the freshness of the lawn beneath them helped them keep their bodies temperature in check on those summer nights.

Both princesses looked at the infinite sky, pointing out the constellations that the deity of the night had created. They were lying side by side, enjoying the beautiful view just the two of them.

Chrysalis had made sure to arrive the same night Siegfried and the rest of Luna's friends went out hunting animals to feed themselves. That didn't happen often, in fact, it was pretty rare. However, it was necessary to keep their bodies in shape.

The problem was that, because the night princess wasn't fascinated by that kind of diet, she used to stay alone in the garden until the hunters returned, so Chrysalis had suggested to use those nights just for them, so they could do all sorts of things without the changeling having to use her costume to hide her true form in case any of Luna's friends suddenly showed up.

Luna had tried several times to reason with her companion, arguing that none of her friends would judge her for being suchan "exotic" creature. Yet she understood the fear of the changeling for being discovered and somehow ending up being despised or attacked by others. The deity of the night still thought it was an unjustified fear given that Epsilon and her siblings were also not accepted by most ponies, because they weren’t earth ponies, unicorns or pegasai. However, Luna also did not want to make Chrysalis feels uncomfortable. So, the ruler of the night chose to wait for Chrysalis to feel much more comfortable with herself and her figure, before asking Chrysalis to show her real form to the others.

-I still don't understand how you get the stars to be in the same position every night-.

-They're not-,the deity replied, looking at the starry sky. -All the stars in the sky move a little every night. I give life to each one of them, so that they are able to move freely around, as well as emit a unique glow since each one has a different shape, each one is unique-, said the deity of the night placing a hoof on their chest proudly.

-Don't you think it's more work than necessary? You could just make one and replicate it a thousand times, it would save you work hours-, pointed out the changeling before looking at the princess of the night. That turned to be a huge mistake, as her gaze got completely fixed on the face of the monarch, who was bathed by the light of the moon and stars. Chrysalis was Astonished, completely lost in the beauty of the dark blue alicorn at her side. Right there, Luna looks more radiant than ever before.

-Yes, it's true that it would be a lot easier, but I like to think that my stars are like musical notes in the night sky. I discovered that, if I gave them a different shape they emit a different sound every time they twinkle. If you close your eyes, you can hear their sweet song, it's really a delight-, the princess said turning her head to look at her companion.

Emerald Green met Blue Sapphire. Chrysalis felt the urgency to taste the alicorn princess's lips.

-Are you all right, Chrisi? -, asked the indigo alicorn with genuine concern, the changeling looked more absent-minded than usual.

Upon receiving no response from the changeling, the princess of the night turned on her side taking Chrysalis' face with one of her hooves.

-I…-, said the changeling, her voice trembling.

Worried, Luna leaned in, posing her posterior on the lawn as she looked at Chrysalis from above.

-Are you all right?-, asked the alicorn touching the forehead of the changeling, Chrysalis' eyes following her at all times.

The changeling princess slowly blinked, shaking off the bewitched in which she seemed to be. She then looked away from her friend.

"Friend, that really don't sound like the right word when I think of her. Friend… I don't like that word, not for Luna." thought the changeling.

-Chrisi…-, said the princess of the night fondly.

-Tell me Luna… -, her friend interrupted her avoiding eye contact with the alicorn. -What do you think of those who live feeding on the happiness of others?- The dark princess said.

-Well, if you ask me… I have always thought that those who enjoys playing with the feelings of others are despicable creatures, although there are those who learn to give love in the same intensity. The truth is that the vast majority,only cares about receiving those displays of affection from others without giving anything in return-, answered the deity of the night thinking that the Changeling’s question was figurative, perhaps her friend was in love with some male Changeling and was unable to confess her love.

-And what would you think, if this creature had not been born with the ability to bring the same love that they give it?-, Chrysalis asked.

Luna looked up at the sky as if waiting for the stars to whisper the answer to her, then she answered.

-I don't think any being is born incapable of love, neither I think any creature is born incapable of being loved-, she said, looking again at the creature that continued to lay on the lawn beneath her.

-We are not able to feel love Luna. We feed on the love of others to survive, but we are unable to bring love to others. We're not like you, or like the ponies you rule. Damn it, even Epsilon and the rest are able to do it… However, we… -, said Chrysalis before a hoof shushed her lips.

-Come on Chrisi, that's ridiculous. You are not incapable of love, no one is, even the cruelest heart has ever been able to love once-, commented the deity.

-That's the problem Luna, I don't have a heart, none of us have one-.

-You may say so, but I know you have one Chrisi. You are a creature capable of feel like any other, you just need another creature to teach you how to do it-, said the deity of the night lowering her head to kiss her on the cheek; She wanted to show her friend how much she means to her, Luna wanted to give her a sample of how she herself felt inside.

-Luna… you're not under…-, said the changeling princess turning her head to look at her friend once more.

Chrysalis was interrupted by Luna's lips, which lay on her own. The kiss was short, extremely short, lasting only a couple of seconds, however, for the changeling princess that moment seemed to last an eternity. In that precious moment she could felt Luna's energy transfer from the alicorn’s mouth to her own, invading every fiber of her body with a sense of rejoicing and happiness that she had not experienced before.

Noticing Chrysalis' lips pressing on her own, Luna took a step back. Her intention had been to kiss one of Chrisi’s cheeks, but she did not expect the changeling to turn her head at the last moment, which ended up placing them in a rather… Embarrassing situation.

-Well, I certainly wouldn't mind if you give me those lessons-, the changeling said rascally. Partly because she hoped to diminish her own blush and secondly because she knew the princess would not accept such an offer, perhaps she would make some kind of joke like the ones she used to make every time they both played inside the castle, which was full of booby traps that the princess of the night adored to use to scare the poor changeling.

-I wouldn't mind teaching you either-, mentioned the embarrassed deity. At least it was now clear that her "Friend" problem was not caused by a changeling male.

“Or maybe Luna would accept… Wait, what?!" thought the changeling.

Chrysalis lifted half her body to be at the same height as Luna.

-Are you serious?-, she asked, still incapable of understanding the other princess's words.

The deity of the night raised her gaze, knocking down all of the Changeling’s defense. Her cheeks were blushing intensely, even with her dark blue fur it was clear the change of color. Her sapphire eyes looked so big and beautiful in the glare of the moonlight, that Chrysalis felt as if they had melted her own heart. Well they could have done it, if she had a heart.

-I-I don't usually know many ponies and most of them are… You know… gold-diggers. They don't really care about anything aside from earning a better social status by conquering Celestia or myself…-, The deity of the night remained silent when a pair of hooves grabbed her face gently.

-I cannot promise you to be able to give back the love you give me, but I promise, I'll do everything I can to earn it-, the changeling said, looking at those fascinating, huge blue eyes.

-Chrisi…-

-But you must understand that my race feeds on the love of others, giving me love will only end up hurting you and that is the last thing I want-, added the changeling princess.

-You won't hurt me, I know you won't-, said the princess of the night stroking the side of Chrysalis' face with her fore hoof.

-Luna…-

-Chrisi…-

Both approached each other, closing the distance between them. Chrysalis could feel Luna’s breathing scratching her nose. She was having a hard time avoiding throwing herself at the alicorn and devouring all Luna’s love.

-We should… Stop-, said the princess unable to control her own impulse as they continued to close the distance.

Without saying anything else, both lips made contact. Once again Chrysalis felt that energy go through her body, the love given to her by the princess of the night gave her a feeling of incomparable pleasure. Slowly, the changeling deepened the kiss, she wanted to get more… and more… and more of that.

The deity of the night was surprised when she felt something poking her lips, as if Chrysalis was begging her for access to her interior.

The alicorn separated her lips as the strange object began to explore inside her mouth, it began exploring her lips, then her teeth, quickly passing to her tongue, even her upper palate was caressed by that thin, damp thing.

Luna remained motionless allowing the changeling’s tongue to explore at will, she was afraid of making an improper movement. After all, Luna had never been in a similar relationship, let alone kissed someone.

Chrysalis' hooves hold Luna’s face as if she never wanted to let her go. Luna’s hooves began to caress Chrysalis's face softly, as the deity took more confidence, she extended her own tongue inside the changeling’s mouth. Luna stopped her advance as soon as she felt Chrysalis’ sharp fangs before resuming her path with some doubt, all while Chrysalis' tongue continued to caress hers.

Without warning the changeling’s tongue grasped Luna’s one, pulling hard. The alicorn felt a powerful suction force coming from the changeling the instant Chrysalis began to consume her love. She must have let go an involuntary groan because the changeling immediately loses her grip on her, before taking several steps back.

-Chrisi…-, tried to say the deity of the night.

Chrysalis covered her mouth with her hoof, an expression of complete shock on her face. Luna wasn't sure what was going through Chrysalis’ mind.

-I-I'm sorry I shouldn't have… I’m sorry Lulu-, said the changeling before turning around, with a Flash of green light, the Changeling transformed into a falcon before leaving the garden at full speed.

Chrysalis could not remove the image from her head, that image of Luna… her expression… If she'd just controlled her impulses, she wouldn't have hurt her.

"Can't I kiss her without having to feed on her?" The changeling princessmeditated as she returned to her room inside the hive.

She looked at the drawings on her desk, had made dozens of them all with the same mare, in the same garden, illuminated by the same moon.

Chrysalis could not understand how she felt at the time, she could not understand what was going on with her body, or with her mind. Consuming Luna's love felt fabulous, it was by far the best feeling She had ever experienced. But she knew well the golden rule of a changeling, her mother doesn't get tire of repeating it day and night since she was a larva.

"You must never feel empathy for your victim, never think of them as anything but your livelihood and food my dear."

Chrysalis had been told to the point of exhaustion, that a changeling was unable to love. It was out of their nature, but… what if Luna was right? Could she be able to feel love? Chrysalis was sure that something had happened to her the instant she consumed Luna's love, something that was not supposed to happen.

-Feelings…-,whispered. -I could felt her feelings invading me-, she added as she looked at those drawings that she had made of her precious alicorn.

-You came back sooner than expected-, the voice outside her room surprised the young changeling princess.

-Mo-mother-

-I suppose you could get some energy tonight-, the queen added, her scales looked a bright black, her mane had a more vivid emerald color just like her eyes.

The princess placed her hoof on her chest extracting a small portion of the energy she had received, despite being a small portion Cocoon could feel an enormous power emanating from it.

-Sorry is all I could get-, said Chrysalis extending her hoof offering the sphere of energy to her mother.

Cocoon looked at her daughter, her hunting eyes fixed on Chrysalis’. The Changeling princes felt that gaze pass through her flesh reaching her vulnerable soul, her body began to sweat more with every step the queen took towards her.

-I understand. I suppose I can let you have the mayor of it this time-, the queen said, taking the sphere offered to her by the princess before fully devouring it in one bite.

Then she looked again at her daughter rising Chrysalis’ chin with her hoof.

-But next time you'll have to give it all to me, Do you understand?-, she whispered in her daughter’s ear, causing the ears of the changeling princess to press against her skull.

-Yes, mother-,answered Chrysalis embarrassed by been discovered.

-I hope so-,the queen replied, looking at her daughter over her shoulders.

Whether or not her mother noticed the multiple drawings on the desk, she didn't seem to matter. Chrysalis had just broken a rule before, and now she had broken a direct order from her mother by having kept most of the energy inside, but for some reason she felt not right to give that first portion of Luna's pure love to her mother, it was something very precious to her.

Chrysalis' would remember that night all her life.

The Changeling princess arrived at the castle at night as she usually did, however, when she arrived at the garden, she noticed that her princess was not nearby, something quite strange considering it was the place Luna used to visit to be inspired to create her precious night.

That night,however, the stars in the sky seemed to have been put in place in a hurry and without the usual care.

Chrysalis took the form of a bat and searched the inside and outside of the castle, peeking out of every window she could in order to find her beloved alicorn.

The sound of a hot conversation caught her attention when she finally arrived at the throne room. In it were Celestia, Luna, Caramel and Clover. To the right of the Princess of the Sun, there was a group of hooded ponies that remained at the foot of the throne. From her current position, Chrysalis could only distinguish their legs, which sported a white and black striped pattern. On the opposite side of that group, the changeling princess distinguished Lunas’s friends Siegfried and his siblings, who were on the left of Luna’s throne. In front of them was Clover and the leaders of the main noble houses of Equestria.

Chrysalis had not seen them before, but she recognized Pudding Head thanks to her signature hat, which Luna had told her about. Considering that, she could imagine that the mare with a princess-like attire was Platinum, while the pegasai accompanied by several soldiers must have been Hurricane.

-If king Sombra has come this far, we don't have time to waste-, Luna said, speaking directly to her sister.

-We can't just go to the battlefield Luna-, the older of the monarchs replied.

-Wait… battlefield? -, murmured the changeling.

-I'm the most qualified to do it right now. Please Tia, trust me-, said the princess of the night rising from her throne.

-I trust in you Luna, but we're talking about letting you go to the front line in war time. I would never forgive myself if anything happened to you while I moved to Canterlot to prepare the new capital and reorganize the attack forces. I prefer to be the one to stop the advance of the empire’s army in the north-.

-The nobles have already gathered in Canterlot, their support will be crucial in repelling the invading forces that have besieged southern cities-, said Hurricane.

-Come on Tia,you're better than me treating the nobles. I'm sure it'll be easier for you to convince them-.

-I know, but…-

Celestia let out a long sigh, did not like the idea of Luna putting herself in such danger, but she was right, Luna was much better strategic than her and Luna wasn’t good in diplomatic relations. The most logical option was to let her sister take care of the counterattack while she made sure to regain control of the southern cities; first, to prevent them from being attacked in both directions and, secondly, to be able to recover the trading lines that had been blocked by Sombra’s army. Not to mention that the financial support of noble houses would be of great importance to maintain the expenses that war would bring.

-All right Luna,you will go north with the main force. Hurricane will stay in Canterlot; The new capital will serve as an operations center, so we can maintain greater control of the situation and reduce the response time in case something happens on one of the combat fronts- Hurricane nodded.

-It is decided then, I will prepare to leave tonight-, the dark blue alicorn remarked, retreating from the throne room followed by her friends.

-I'm sorry to ask you this Zephora, but if possible, do you think you can support us in this war?-

The zebra approached the princess removing the hood from her head, uncovering her long mane.

-Friendship is not something that can be bought and as friends of your majesty we will always answer your call-, the zebra announced, bowing followed by her companions.

-If you go, we'll go too, that's not up to the question-, Siegfried said.

-Yes, it is!I don't want any of you to suffer in this war, if I were to lose you…-

The deity of the night felt a soft hoof touching her cheek. She opened her eyes to look at the mare in front of her.

-You don't understand Luna, you saved our lives, you have given us a home and above all, you gave us something that we never thought we could receive from someone outside of us. You gave us your friendship without asking us for anything in return-,Megrez said, her gaze moistened due to the idea of losing her precious princess.

-We swore to follow you-, Alcor added.

-We swore to protect you-, Epsilon said.

-We swore you'd never be alone-, Siegfried mentioned.

-We swore we would always support you-, Merak commented.

-Because you are a member of our family… and in our family we take care of each other-,Megrez added hugging the alicorn.

-All right…-, The princess of the night replied returning the hug. -In that case, you will be my personal soldiers, so at least I can make sure to protect you-.

Chrysalis waited for the rest of the group to leave the room before showing up to her beloved princess.

-I guess you won't listen to me either if I told you to stay here, right?- for some reason the changeling was not surprised that the princess knew that she was there long before speaking to her.

-You know I'll also stay by your side wherever you go-.

-Chrisi, you know I really appreciate it, but…-, the changeling placed her fore hoof on the lips of the princess of the night to silence her.

-If you couldn't convince them to stay, what makes you think you're going to convince me?-pointed out the black creature.

-All right then Chrisi… but, I have a condition-, replied the princess of the night looking at those beautiful emerald eyes.

-What kind of condition?- Chrysalis answered skeptically.

-You must obey me at all times, we will be in the middle of a battlefield and the smallest mistake can cost us our lives-,Chrysalis nodded. It was all the answer the deity of the night needed.

Current time

The bedroom’s door opened wide, the two mares entered the darkness of the chamber before one of them lit her horn with a light blue aura closing the huge wooden door without any difficulty.

-That was… one of my best nights ever-, said the alicorn walking unsteady, her companion wasn’t sure if it was tiredness or the inevitable side effect of the strong cider contest in which Luna had participated.

By the end of the party, very few ponies remained in the large hall. Celestia had retired several hours before Luna, to lay down little Cadence. Once she had retired, the castle workers gradually began to pick up the large hall, announcing the end of the celebration. One by one, the ponies began to leave the castle’s hall, until the only ones left inside were the night guards, the night princess, Chrysalis and some cookers and members of the castle's night shift servitude.

Naturally, Alcor and Siegfried ended up challenging the princess of the night to a hard cider drinking contest, which had ended up leaving Luna in such a state.

-I know Lulu, believe me. I had a great time too-.

“Most of it anyways”, Chrysalis added mentally.

-But you know what was the besht part?- The princess asked, trying to make a sensual expression, failing miserably and producing a strange grimace on her face.

The changeling, still in her black unicorn form, laughed at her beloved covering her own lips with a hoof.

-No Lulu, I really don't know-, said Chrysalis guiding the princess to bed, then helped Luna sit on the mattress, before proceeding remove Lunas’s Hoof-Shoes.

-You silly, of course-, said the princess hugging the unicorn that accompanied her.

It was really amazing that despite the enormous amount of alcohol in her system, the princess still had that characteristic fresh mint aroma.

-Oh Lulu. I too am very glad that I was able to spend this night by your side-,the changeling remarked placing a smile on her face despite her worries.

-Oh come ooon Chrisi, we're just the two of us now, you don't have to pretend been another creature anymore-, said the alicorn throwing herself over the soft bed.

-I'm sorry Lulu, it's just that I have too many things on my mind right now-, the other princess replied.

Because it certainly was a thing that occupied Chrysalis’ mind at the time and it was not a pleasant memory.

-You Know?...you can help me remove this-, said the alicorn by pulling the neckline of her dress.

-Your wishes are my commands princess-, said the changeling beginning to remove the dress from the alicorn’s body.

As soon as she finished removing her beloved's clothes, she turned around to place the dress on one of the mannequins in the room. Unfortunately, her plans were interrupted by a pair of hooves that took her from behind forcing her to lie on the bed.

-Come on, dear…-, the unicorn looked at that pair of sapphires eyes looking at her sweetly drunken.

-Now let me, it's my turn to help you-, the deity of the night said playfully as she began to release Chrysalis' body from her clothes.

-Lulu I don't think…-, began the changeling before feeling the alicorn kissing her exposed belly.

-I want to be with the real Chrisi, not the fake one-, said the deity of the night with those eyes that Chrysalis loved so much.

Without saying anything the changeling princess returned to her real form in a glow of green fire that illuminated the room momentarily.

-Much better-, said the princess continuing her work.

Luna’s movements were clumsy, but extremely careful, stroking every corner of Chrysalis' body with absolute care, quickly igniting the flame the changeling tried desperately to keep under control.

Chrysalis had to do something before the alicorn make her go nuts with pleasure, she couldn't take any chances, not this time. So, the changeling lit her horn lifting the alicorn to positioned her again with her back on the bed.

-Let me take care of you tonight Lulu-, said chrysalis in Luna’s ear, making the deity's ear wiggling up and down. Chrysalis had to admit that was really adorable.

Chrysalis began intentionally kissing the neck of the alicorn to avoid kissing her on the lips, then started caressing her undulating mane as she bit Luna’s ear and neck.

The night princess closed her lusty eyes giving up her body to her beloved changeling, as she let out moans of pure pleasure every time the changeling touched a particularly sensitive spot on her body.

Chrysalis began to massage the princess's clitoris making circular movements with a hoof, she could feel the princess's desire increase with every breath she gave, the hormones of the dark blue alicorn drive her crazy, but she could not risk do more than necessary.

“Perhaps”, thought Chrysalis. “Maybe I can do it without feeding on her”, she mused.

If there was a slight chance of standing by Luna’s side without endangering her, wasn't it worth a try?

Renewed by hope, the changeling began to kiss and caress the body of her princess more fervently.

Chrysalis delighted in savoring the alicorn beneath her, making her turn upside down while she placed herself on top of the deity of the night. The changeling continued to massage Luna’s flanks, slowly reaching the alicorn’s butt cheeks, while occasionally kissing or licking the princess' back.

The involuntary spasms of the deity of the night indicated that she greatly enjoyed every second of it, as was indicated by her feathered wings, which were now completely extended due to her excitement. An occasional moan or involuntary movement escaped the princess who lay on her stomach.

The changeling decided to caress the tail of her beloved causing the back of the alicorn to arch with pleasure. She lowered her blackened hooves and began to caress the princess' sex with rhythmic movements rubbing her pussy’s lips from top to bottom.

-Chrisi, please keep going! Don’t stop!-, moaned the alicorn wiping her hips to the same rhythm that the changeling moved her hoof.

-Do you enjoy this princess?- Chrysalis asked in Luna’s ear, her voice only a whisper.

-It's fabulous-,replied Luna with difficulty as she bit her lip.

-Do you know the advantage of having me, my dear?- the changeling Princess asked as she rubbed her hoof against the princess' damped cavity. -That you can ask me to be whatever you want, so you could fulfill any fantasy you can think of-, Chrysalis answered herself before biting the ear of the alicorn.

-All I want is to have you-, said the princess among moans of pleasure, rubbing her flanks against the changeling’s hoof with fervor.

Chrysalis smiled satisfied, it was incredible that being able to ask her to take any possible form imaginable, the alicorn wished to have her, as she truly was.

Unable to bear for any longer, the changeling separated the alicorn’s hind legs exposing Luna’s Sex, then the changeling positioned herself between Lunas hind quarters separating her own’s as if two scissors were intertwined with each other. Both of them proceed to wag their own flanks against the other. Their vulvas rubbing against each other intensifying the pace of the movements, until it become a battle of resistance.

Their clitoris rose to each other hardening more and more until they finally exploded between moans of pleasure that filled the room.

That night was just beginning.

The sounds of the two mares moaning were pretty audible from the other side of the wooden door, it was fortunate that at that time of night there was no pony awake nearby, well, nopony except for a certain night guard who had chosen to take a break while the princess ended her "Night activities".

Being the guard in turn, Siegfried chose to move to a place that was not too far away and also not so close to give him ideas. All in order to cool off her racing mind.

The metallic blue fur pony and slightly darker blue mane entered the bathroom, he was still concerned about Alcor’s state, who had barely managed to return to his rooms thanks to his younger brother’s help. Merak had decided to take his completely drunk older brother to his room to make sure he did not get hurt along the way. The youngest of the brothers had not participated in the competition but, taking care of Alcor would certainly be a titanic labor, specially cause the younger of the guards had to practically carry Alcor on his back.

-I feel sorry for the boy-, said the night guard taking off his armor, some cold water would do him good and help him regain his energies, and besides that, Siegfried was sure that if he stayed outside that door for more longer, it would be really hard for him to avoid seeing the princess's flanks more than usual.

-Well, no one can blame me anyway, I mean, I consider Luna part of my family, and like her as much as my other sisters, but I can't deny that she has a very tempting body shape, nice curves in the right places and a really soft fur-, said Siegfried entering the bathtub.

-Yes, I suppose Princess Luna really has very good attributes in the right places-,said a female voice behind him.

-Of course she had them! for all ponies sake, that mare is really ho…-, The stallion stopped mid-sentence before slowly turning his gaze.

Behind him was standing on its four hooves a mare wearing a soaked blood black armor, on her face Siegfried could see a grim that tried to hide the female’s rage.

-Oh!Hi Epsi…-

PLOP

-WHAT THE HELL! you almost made me bite my tongue-, answered the stallion as he held his head away from the mare.

-You deserved no less, you pervert-, said Epsilon, removing her bloody helmet from her head, allowing her mane to fall free at one side of her face.

-What happened? Where were you all this time?- Siegfried asked as he watched the mare strip off her armor, and then start cleaning the metal pieces.

-I had to take care of a group of traitors in the kingdom borders-, the mare said without giving it much importance to the topic. Although Siegfried could see something odd about his sister’s behavior, like if she was hiding something.

-You could let us know so we would be able to help you-, Siegfried said still a bit intrigued by Epsilon’s oddity.

-It wasn’t a big deal, just a bunch of hoity toity, pompous nobles-, the mare remarked taking a brush to clean her armor.

-So Luna sent you personally to complete that mission?-

-Yes, she sent me there, but I decided to act on my own and take care of them as I considered was the best option. It seems that Celestia approved her initiative to get rid of the traitors in that area-, the mare said.

-Yes, I remember Merak and Alcor commenting on something about it-, the stallion said as the mare placed her now clean armor a side, before proceeding to clean the blood on the floor.

Siegfried looked attentive to the young mare as she cleaned her fur.

-Don't you think it would have been better to do that somewhere else… I mean, I don't think the princesses will be very comfortable if they see the bathroom full of blood, Don’t you think so?-

-This is faster. And I also wanted to talk to you-, the mare said while brushing her fur to remove the blood.

Siegfried turned around, looking away from the mare. -And you couldn't just wait for me to finish my bath. Don't you have any sense of decorum Epsilon?-

-I didn't know how long would it take you to finish and I don't like to be cover in blood either, it makes my fur feel strangely sticky, so this was the fastest solution for both things-, said the mare entering the bathtub placing herself in a sitting position right next to Siegfried. -Besides, I don't know what the problem is, the five of us have bathed together since we escaped from that place, so not a big deal-.

-Yes but…-, The stallion let out a long sigh, he had no longer the energy to continue with that discussion at the time and didn’t think that the mare understood it anyway. After all, Epsilon was a very practical mare in many ways, putting efficiency before personal space. -Forget it, what did you want to talk to me about?--

-I wanted to know if anything had happened, I wanted to know the recent news-.

-Well… If you really want to know… Chrisi and Luna kissed in the middle of the dance floor tonight, so it's very likely that the news will start spreading tomorrow, although I don’t think the princess will care much about it. After all, Luna has really fallen in love with Chrisi, something like yesterday… well, it was only a matter of time and if that unicorn makes Luna happy then, I have no reason why we shouldn't support their relationship- the mare nodded at his statement.

-I think it’s nice that Princess Luna managed to find someone who can make her really happy-,the mare said. -Anything else I should know?-.

-I beat them all in the cider competition-, said Siegfried with proud.

-No wonder, you spent most of your time inviting the mares from each squadron to drink every time we got back from the battlefield-.

-Hey!you never know when our last day could be. So I just decided to live my life at full-.

Siegfried regretted his words the moment he noticed Epsilon's gaze fixed on the water surface, her expression sorrowfully for a second.

-I'm sorry, Epsilon, I know it's still hard for you to accept what happened to Meg-.

-It's not just her. If something like that had happened to any of you… I love you, you all are my family, my brothers. You are an essential part of me. I may have been unable to save Megrez, but while I was holding her hoof, I promised her to never make that mistake again-, She said sincerely.

“That was another reason I didn’t wanna bring any of you to that mission either” she thought.

-Listen to me! I know you are the only one of us who can heal your own wounds without any help, but you cannot always protect us and act as our shield… Epsilon, remember that even you can die, you are not immortal-, the stallion lectured her.

-I know…Believe me, I know it better than you could ever imagine…-, suddenly, the mare bent down, her eyes wide open as if she was about to puke.

COFF, COFF, COFF.

The attack suddenly shook her hole body, drawing the full attention of Siegfried who quickly approached her to help her recover.

ZAP

-What is matter with you?! Don't you see I only wanted to help you?!-, grumbled Siegfried after being hit by the mare's wing right on the nose.

-I'm sorry… I didn't mean to hurt you, but… didn't want you to get too close-, replied Epsilon uncovering her mouth. Her hooves were stained with blood, as were her lips. The mare's blood quickly began to make a hissing sound the instant her fur began to burn under her acid blood.

-Why?-, was all the stallion could muster.

-Sorry, I didn't want you to see this-, Epsilon said before splashing her hooves and face with water to counteract the effect of corrosion. As soon as she got rid of the blood, her fur began to regenerate quickly, as if nothing had happened.

-I’m not a doctor, but I’m pretty sure that coughing blood is not a good sign Epsilon. Since when are you in that state?-, Siegfried asked with an accusatory tone.

-Since the manticore attacked us in the Ever Free forest-, Epsilon replied sincerely, avoiding eye contact.

-Wait a second! that happened years ago!-, Siegfried exclaimed.

The mare only smiled guilty at him.

-Why didn't you say something?-, he asked, this time watching his sister with extreme concern.

-Because it hadn't been a problem, not until the night we lost Megrez-, the mareanswered looking at the bathtub.

-The heraldic spear-, mumbled the stallion more to himself.

-Luna told usthat the heraldic has the property of nullify magic-, the mare explained while coming out of the tub before shaking off the excess of water.

Siegfried looked at the lock of mane that covered Epsilon’s wounded eye. Apparently, that mineral not only left wounds unable to heal with magic, but at the same time, the wound was able to weaken the pony’s magic.

-I'll take the morning watch-, the mare added, picking up her armor from the ground as she made her way out of the bathroom.

Siegfried looked at the bathtub, observing the small drops of blood that had reached the bottom, despite the difference between the concentrations of those liquids, that blood seemed to be so strong as to melt metal if it was left long enough on the material. Just imagining that Epsilon's blood was constantly damaging her body, and that somehow her healing ability could barely regenerate it quickly enough to prevent her from melting from inside out, was something he could not believe.

-Oh Megrez, please tell me what should I do?-

Somewhere In the deepest catacombs of Hollow Shades:

The deformed body of a pony stood up in front of a mural placed on the temple. Its bowels and pieces of meat hanging from the putrid body.

-So, she is trapped in that manor. I think I could take care of that- . said the creature. Inside its body was burning a black and purple flame, which was constantly consuming the flesh of its body.

HAHAHAHAHA

The laughter of another creature sounded behind, where a second creature made of black and crimson flames was using two crossed bars and strings to manipulate the corpses of two other ponies like a puppet master.

-What?-, said the first creature as if it was talking with a third one. -You don’t need to worry about, as long as she had her toys she won’t be a problem-, said the putrid pony looking at the puppet master. -The others are already doing their tasks… It’s just a matter of time, and time is something we get in abundance- smiled the Putrid pony looking at the wall’s mural.

-NOW BURN!- cried at loud the puppet master, laughing maniacally as the corpses began to burn in a black and crimson fire.

-On second thoughts, I should find some new toys for the little one before I go to that manor-, added the putrid creature rising and eyebrow while looking at its crazy comrade. -Although, I think I can convince her to take one of the ponies outside as a recipient- added the creature her smile increasing.

Canterlot Castle:

The creature rose up from the bed, the alicorn sleeping next to her sported a notoriously darker fur, the previous night, both ended up exhausted. Chrysalis was not sure how many times they had done it, but despite having tried not to feed on her beloved alicorn princess, Chrysalis could not prevent that from happening, with each kiss, with every explosion of pleasure followed by a climax and with every moan emitted by the alicorn, a part of her love ended up transferred to the changeling’s body. Now, the alicorn princess lay there on bed, her blackened fur and her mane slightly lighter, just like that previous night.

There was no doubt, no matter how much this will hurt her, her mother's words turned out to be real. Despite not having consumed much, Chrysalis could notice the change in Luna, her love reserves were lower than yesterday.

The changeling princess came out of bed with extreme care so as not to wake up her beloved alicorn, who now looked even higher than before. She looked at her own hooves, the energy of the alicorn had strengthened her, but at what cost?

"If only, I hadn't fed on her that night in the garden", thought Chrysalis.

She placed a fore hoof on her chest feeling that strange beat that produced her heart. She remembered that night when she first kissed her princess of the night. Now she knew what her mother meant, that night Chrysalis had broken an important rule, and she was destined to pay a price for it.

-You should never feel empathy for your victim, never think of them as more than your livelihood and food-, she recited quietly.

That night she did not think of Luna as a simple source of food, that night she had thought of Luna as her equal, as some creature for which she wanted to feel something special. Chrysalis’ wish had been fulfilled that night, that part of love she received from the princess of the night, had given her a heart. A heart that had been strengthened with every little moment she spent at Luna’s side. A heart that had grown with every share of love the changeling had received from her beloved alicorn.

"Every minute you pass by her side you corrupt her more and more. And when you've drained her love completely… She will die and her heart will be yours… Literally", the weight of Cocoon’s words squeezed her soul.

If she thought about it carefully, the whole situation could even be funny in a dark and cruel way, her kind was born without the ability to love, they were born without a heart that harbored those feelings and with a hunger for love that pushed them to consume the happiness of others to survive. However, if they were able to love some other creature with the same intensity, while feeding on said creature, they condemned them to death, taking themselves into a life full of suffering.

Chrysalis recalled her mother's words the night she locked her in the dungeons.

"Love is only fuel for us, nothing but a source of energy that strengthens us, but if you forget that and store it inside you, it becomes your weakness, a weakness that will lead you to death" The princess sneered at the irony of the situation in which she was.

-It seems that from the beginning, our relation was impossible Lulu-, said Chrysalis, looking at the alicorn that was sleeping peacefully on the bed.

If she wanted to protect her beloved alicorn, she had no other choice. Chrysalis knew she could not say goodbye to Luna because she already knew that the alicorn would not let her go, and the changeling could no longer remain by her side. Even if she did her best not to feed directly on her, the changeling’s body would continue to drain the alicorn’s love until Luna’s heart was completely corrupted. Chrysalis’ best option was to force Luna to forget about her, after all the changelings were not born to love, neither be loved.

The changeling princess walked to the balcony, the sunlight was beginning to illuminate the kingdom, which meant the deity of the Sun was already awake.

Chrysalis could not risk opening the windows, the cold of winter breeze would end up alerting her beloved princess, not to mention the sudden change of light in the room. So, she chose to take the only other path she could take. Chrysalis took the scarf that Luna kept in her closet and wrapped it around her neck. The Changeling Princess took her time to enjoy the scent impregnated on the fabric, the same scent that belonged to the deity of the night.

-Well mother, I think I've already kept you waiting long enough-, she said as her face darkened.

The changeling opened the door of the bedroom giving one last look at the alicorn that slept peacefully inside. For a moment she felt a strong desire to stay by her side, probably caused by that new heart that beats inside her chest. But she could not risk further damaging the alicorn, so she set aside that thought and collecting all her willpower to come out of the room closing the door behind her with extreme care so as not to make any noise. Once outside Luna’s chambers, Chrysalis used her magic to take her false form, while Luna's scarf waved around her neck.

Avoiding any second thought, she starts walking. Her mission was clear, she had to get rid of the only threat that could harm her beloved Luna and the only way to do so was to become the hive’s queen to prevent any other changeling from daring to harm Luna again, and as new queen she could be able to get her mother to tell her how to break the curse.

The creature remained in the shadows as Chrysalis left, a blind eye with a long scar and an amber one with an elongated pupil like a reptile, were watching the creature closely.

"A black, elongated creature that possessed long fangs, a pair of wings and a long horn on its forehead" thought thefemale guard clenching her teeth.

-How dare you deceive Luna like that?-, the mare's words were full of rage. -She trusted you Chrisi… We trusted you-, she added with venom in her voice.

But how could Epsilon destroy the creature Luna had fallen so deeply in love with, she knows that she couldn't tell the princess of the night about it. Her only option was to notify princess Celestia as soon as possible and take care of disappearing the creature without the night's deity knowing.

Maybe Luna would hate her for all eternity, but if it meant making sure the deity of the night kept her well-being, she was willing to take the risk.

Epsilon would risk everything for her princess, Luna would probably banish her, most likely She'd hate her, and at worst, Epsilon was pretty certain that Luna would be able to sentence her to death. But the night guard preferred to face that fate rather than allow that threatened creature to do Luna more harm.

Author's Note

I guess life's spins once and again, hahahahaha.

Here I am dear readers and here it is the first chapter of this year, I had to say it was difficult to translate all the chapter, but it worth it.

I wanted to make a chapter with a full flashback of the relationship between Luna and Chrysalis.

I hope you've enjoyed it.

The idea of the stars not having the same shape, was in order to make sense to Snowdrop’s story, cause I thought that if the Pegasai was able to create the Winter stars by hearing their sounds, it would also make sense that Luna’s stars were different from each other, so the winter stars will be different to.

The next chapter will be the beginning of the second arch and will start some of the conflict between our characters and will introduce some special characters, two of them had made their appearance in this chapter.

Happy Valentine’s Day. Until next time… ALLONS-Y!

In memory of Victor Fidel Beloved grandfather and mentor.

March/1938 - October/2018

In memory of Carolina López Beloved aunt and life's example.

May/1947 - February/2020