Author's Note

I tried to make it look like a diary, but I don't know does the outlook fit. But hey I think it looks okay.
If you don't get the names of the two dragons and know where I borrowed them you really didn't play with PS1 and 2 XD

Sombra's Words

3rd of July Year 1103 of Crystal's Dawn

"Dear Diary, Hi it's Sombra. Prince of the Crystal Empire and its future king. I really don't know how to write in a diary my first one, but the doctor ordered me to do so. This should help me deal with the stress. I start my last year at Crystal Tower's Magic Academy next month. Dad is pressuring me to pick a bride soon, but I really don't like to focus on any relationship yet ruins the mood in the library and studying in my opinion, but I promised I would at least attend to next royal dances in a month to see any potential wives." The first entry finished and was followed by some basic day-to-day happenings at the academy.

"Well this actually gives more credit to it that you are related to him honey. He is like Twilight back in her days at school." Cadance said giving Shining and Twilight a playful smirk.
"No need to rub into me Caddy. So he is my and Twilys ancestor, but I do hope there is some info on how he went so wrong." Shining said and Twilight gave an angry glare towards the two.
"Hey shush now we still have much more to read." Twilight commented little angry at the interruption. Twilight continues her reading.

30th of July Year 1103 of Crystal's Dawn

"The dance was oddly good. I did meet some foreign princesses as my possible wive, but all of them were so boring. My sister practically stole the spotlight with her new dress that she and mom made and I managed to meet one of my sister chambermaids who was more interesting than any of the princesses. Her name is Radiant Hope and she is a very interesting unicorn. She was one of the few ponies who has made me laugh multiple times in a short time. I asked her for a dance, but she couldn't accept without any dress on her. It's a good thing mom happens to be a Princess of Love and somehow managed to get a dress for her from my sister's wardrobe. Dad wasn't happy that I showed so much interest towards a commoner, but mom managed to cool him down. I even had enough courage to ask if she would meet me again someday and she agreed." Twilight continued reading, multiple pages after this were about school, studying, and a couple of dates with this Radiant Hope.

"This really doesn't sound like a mad tyrant at all. He sounds like a normal unicorn teen with no ill feelings towards anyone." Celestia said interrupting Twilight.
"Indeed sister, I'm really interested to learn what happened to him." Luna said to her sister.
"Am I the only one who finds it fascinating that Sombra has a sister? There could be another branch of our family somewhere" Twilight said. When no one really showed interest in Twilight's question although Shining was thinking deeply she continued to read the diary.

15th of January Year 1104 of Crystal's Dawn

"Dear diary it's a hectic time in here right now. I have been courting Radiant for a good half-year now and we both wanted to take the next step. Radiant came to get me to meet dad and some important visitors who turned out to be divine dragons, prince Spyro and her mate Cynder. Dad wanted me to take part in this diplomatic meeting to practice for the future, with the future king of divine dragons. I need to build good relationships with him which is important and all I guess. After the meeting was over I wanted to talk with him about my future with Radiant Hope. He... He didn't take the news well. I have never seen him so angry, he blamed Radiant for abusing her position and trying to corrupt me and attacked her with his wing-blade. I was so angry that dad accused Radiant like that so I attacked dad. I did what any stallion would for his mare I defended Radiant, but it went all wrong. After a short fight with dad, I managed to restrain him so he could cool down. After that, I released him from the arcane lock and he started to yell at me and told me he would disown me and make my sister Umbra the heir. I told him to just do it then I don't care about the title. If I must cast away being the prince to stay with my one true love then so be it. I'm currently packing the necessities to survive, it seems soon I'll be just a regular citizen, but as long as I and Radiant stay together that's all I care about."

"We dragons value family above all else and the way he is acting isn't something a father should do when he hears his son has found someone. It sounds like Sombra's father Darkwing was it? Didn't care about his son and just wanted to increase his power with a royal marriage." Ember commented on Twilight's reading. Getting interrupted made her head swole a little and turn into a dark shade of red.
"And he's a romantic like my dear Shining." Cadance said while rubbing Shinings hair who was turning little red.
"Twilight please continue." Celestia said and Twilight just ignored and continued. The next part was written shortly after what happened between Sombra and his father.

19th of January Year 1104 of Crystal's Dawn

"Dear diary I'm still a prince and we are engaged with Radiant. Mom did it again she managed to cool dad off from his rampage. I did have a long talk with them and Radiant was there too. After that dad did accept my decision, but he still acts cold towards Radiant. Mom and Radiant work pretty well together and Radiant loves to learn whatever she has to teach her. Mom caught me and Radiant in "the act" so to say after that she and Radiant have been having lots of private conversations and neither of them tells me what they talked about, Radiant just says I'll see that soon. We have been hearing worrying news about some sort of cult that worships the god of chaos. Normally mom and dad believe in freedom of religion, but when that religion has living pony sacrifices in it... We are supposed to have a meeting with law enforcement in the next week or two about this and how we are going to deal with the cult and ponies who are in it. I just hope we can deal with this cult peacefully."

Twilight stopped her reading. "God of Chaos? Did this cult worship Exitium?" She asked and looked towards Celestia.
Celestia just shook her head. "I really can't say for sure. Amore rarely talked about her kingdom's problems when she and her husband visited us." Celestia answered.
"I do hope this cult didn't do anything bad." Spike commented.
"Please, Twilight could thou continue the reading." Luna asked.
"Oh, of course, princess." Twilight answered while Luna rolled her eyes, she hated to be called by her title in private by her friends.

13th of June Year 1104 of Crystal's Dawn

"Dear diary, I'm going to be a father! The thing mom and Radiant were talking about was her pregnancy. I thought Radiant was getting a little heavier and pointed it out during one of our dates, my cheek is still red and hurts she sure packs a punch. I'm overjoyed and at the same time terrified. I know nothing about being a father yet can't wait to be one. sister and dad were both happy for me too, it seems dad has started to warm towards Radiant. We received an invitation to prince Spyro's coronation today. It seems sickness won against his father. King Remar had been sick for a long time and there have even been whispers that he was poisoned. Mom visited him at one point to see if he really was poisoned, but couldn't find anything wrong except his high fever. We have made some progress on our investigation into the cult. They have a pretty simple name "Cult of Chaos". Short and straight to the point I suppose. I think I write next time once we get back from the coronation I need to go get pickles and ice cream for Radiant."

Twilight stopped her reading again. "Celestia, you said that Sombra's armies slaughtered all the divine dragons? But reading this diary it seems if it's true that this King Remar was poisoned then there must be a third party at play right?" Twilight questioned her mentor.
Celestia was rubbing her chin and thinking. "If the rumor is true then It is highly likely that there was a third unknown party at play, but it happened so long ago and we have no ways of confirming it unless there is something in the diary." Celestia answered.
"Dragons rarely get sick even when we reach our twilight years. But the way Sombra wrote that he only had a high fever and nothing else it could point towards a certain poison named "Dragons Tears". It's extremely hard poison to craft because it requires a flower called Dragons Bane which only grows high near the peaks of volcanos, some other regular herbs, and of course, it also requires the blood of a dragon and I highly doubt any dragon would just let some random person take his or hers blood. The poison's effect starts slowly, and worst-case scenario it could take months before the dragon finally succumbs" Ember said.
"Perhaps we learn more from the diary? Could you continue Twily?" Spike asked.
Twilight just gave a nod and continued to read.

2nd of August Year 1104 of Crystal's Dawn

So Spyro became king and his mate Cynder his queen. After the grand coronation, we had a meeting with him. We learned that this cult of chaos as they call themselves worship a figure named Exitium a deity of pure chaos according to Spyro. We learned that this cult has been causing trouble in his kingdom too and we agreed to share any information about them. This cult gives me the creeps how far does their influence reach? I fear that armed conflict with these people is inevitable. Radiant has been getting bigger we are currently having playful arguments about the name of our foal I was thinking about something with Dawn, but we haven't decided yet. Dad appointed me to command the force that works to solve this cult problem so having foal coming soon here and having to lead a force of soldiers on the search of this cult I'm going to have my hands full.

Twilight finished reading and was thinking again.
"I know what your thinking Twilight. But there is no evidence yet that this cult poisoned King Remar even though they sound dangerous." Celestia said to Twilight.
"Well I was thinking that too, but if this cult of chaos was making trouble at both kingdoms making them sound skilled on whatever they were doing, so they might even be still active and be the ones behind the stolen body of Sombra."
"It's a possibility although a pretty far-reaching one. Cults normally don't last for a thousand-year unless..." Celestia began to think.
"You seem to forget that Crystal Empire, was frozen in time Celly. So it is possible that some cultists were frozen in time and once they returned they re-started the faith." Luna said to Celestia who just nodded to her little sister.
"So what does he write next Twily?" Shining said showing a real interest in the diary.
"Oh, sorry I'll continue right away." Twilight said and once again flipping through the pages until he reached something else than some normal daily activities.

17th of October Year 1104 of Crystal's Dawn

Dear diary I and Radiant are finally parents. It's been one hectic ride of ups and downs during her pregnancy. My hand still hurts, Radiant almost crushed it while giving birth. I was guided to the room where Radiant was and told to hold her hand. If I had known she tries to crush my hand I would have given her something else. Radiant and our little baby girl are home from the hospital finally. Mom, Dad, and Umbra are going to spoil her rotten I just know it. We have learned that this cult of chaos holds its base somewhere near Crystal Mountains. We are planning to send some envoys and guards to negotiate with its leaders for a peaceful surrender of those who have murdered other ponies and make it so that they ban any sacrifice rituals. I don't know why, but I have a bad feeling about this. It seems Radiant and my little bundle of joy has awakened I'll write again soon.

10th of November Year 1104 of Crystal's Dawn

The worst has happened the guards and negotiators we send to search and talk the cult members to surrender have returned in pieces. The mad pony who delivered their bodies back to us has been arrested, but didn't talk to any of the guards always repeating the same mantra "Omnes et in chao et sanguis". Our scholars couldn't find out what those words meant so I decided to visit him myself as the commanding officer maybe I could get him to talk. And talk he did when he first saw me he just said "you are the one" and answered all of my questions which seemed odd. After all, was done dad and mom had called for an emergency meeting of ruling nobles it seems that the cultists have attacked the smaller villages at the outskirts of our kingdom converting the people and killing those that didn't convert. I was given the order to lead a brigade of soldiers and take these crazy cultists down. I am leaving tomorrow and I have given explicit orders of lethal force only as last resort. I'm sure that there is just some mastermind behind this who is bending the mind of weaker ponies to his will. The next few pages were about him leading his troops in search of the cultists around the outskirts of the empire and cutting down a large number of them.

"I have to give him that he sounds like me a little. I too don't want to use lethal force unless it's absolutely necessary." Shining said while listening to his ancestor's words.
"He sounds so caring and loving. What went wrong with him." Cadance asked.
"Perhaps there is something ahead there are still lots of pages left" Twilight answered and continued to browse through pages further until something special hits her eyes.

21st of December Year 1104 of Crystal's Dawn

"Dear diary it's finally over thanks to the divine dragon troops King Spyro send to help us we managed to search the Crystal Mountains for their headquarters and found it. When we marched there they were already waiting for us. Their High Priest who was a dark dragon, imagine the opposite of divine dragon fully black scaled, four curved horns coming from his head and large dark red wings mixed with black stripes on them. High Priest agreed to surrender, but only if I beat him in a duel to the death. I agreed, I didn't want to throw my men's lives away if I could end this with one duel. The soldiers and cultists made a circle around as and we began our fight. For a mad cultist, he surely knew his way around the sword and knew some high-level magic. The battle was exhausting and he had the upper hand. He managed to pierce my left shoulder with his sword and left it there while I fall to my knees and started to walk around the circle gathering roars from his followers. My vision started to blur when I was down on my knees. I couldn't believe that I wouldn't see my foal grow up, then I heard an odd and dark voice which promised me strength to win if I just agree and let it in. I agreed and felt my strength return to my body. I pull the priest's sword out from my shoulder and dash forward towards him. I don't know why but I just saw red at that moment. I don't remember much what happened after that, but I find myself next to the corpse of the priest which has been cut into pieces by my sword. I felt sick at that moment my soldiers looked at me, fear in their eyes, and the cultists were bowing down their heads like worshipping me. After that, we arrested each cultist member there. Spyro's soldiers agreed to take the dragon members with them and question them for any possible info. I and my troops took the ponies in. Upon my return, I didn't tell my family anything that happened to me during the battle. The voice sounded so cold, distant, and dangerous. Did I just imagine it all in my head? I need to get ready for Hearth's warming eve and the festivals it brings to our empire."

"I can't imagine the stress he must have felt during his fight all eyes watching him." Shining commented.
"I'm not an expert, but it sounds like something possessed him." Celestia said.
"Yeah sounds like grandpa that's sure" a voice said behind all of them which was coming from a vase?
"Very funny Eris. Is there something you know and we don't yet again?" Luna said having a little smile on her face.
the vase transformed into Eris who gave a bow.
"You are a wonderful crowd you liked my little transformation trick? Anyways, that description it sounds like grandpa and there is a big chance that he managed to slip some of his power through the "cracks" of his prison." Eris said
"Eris, you know something about Sombra?" Twilight asked with the hope of learning more about what happened to his ancestor.

"I'm sorry to disappoint you Twilight, but no I don't know much about Sombra, but the way he has written in your book sounds like part of grandpa managed to enter into Sombra imagine him as a host to a divine spirit." Eris answered.
"So he possessed him? Made him do what he did in the past." Celestia asked.
"Wooow, for a pony who has lived so long you sure aren't smart. Possession is something that dark spirits and other entities do. They force themselves into your body and take control. Grandpa even if he is a pretty nasty guy isn't counted as an "evil" entity. He is a divine being and needs to get permission from mortals to enter into their bodies. Just like Sombra wrote in his book." Eris explained and pointed at the diary.

Eris snapped her fingers and a chair appeared with some popcorn.
"Now don't keep us waiting Twily. I'm sure there is some info about what happens next in there I'm dying to find out. Oh, and your dad says hi Ember and he is delivering that message of yours." Eris said and waved to Ember.
Celestia lets out a sigh "Thank you for your insight Eris. Could you continue Twilight?" Celestia asks.
Twilight gives a nod and starts to browse the diary again the pages are filled with normal day-to-day activities for a fresh father until something hits her eyes.

2nd of March Year 1105 of Crystal's Dawn

"Dear diary the voice has returned and it's ordering me to do horrible things. It wants me to take my crown and conquer all of Equestria. I don't know what's happening to me I thought I just imagined all of it during my fight. I won't do what it says I can't it is wrong what it says. I'm scared and starting to think I need help. Am I losing it and going mad? I and Radiant are going with Dawn Blaze to the park today. I might just need some fresh air."

1st of April Year 1105 of Crystal's Dawn

"The voice in my head has been annoying me to death lately. It said I could find some help to protect the empire from a forbidden section in the Crystal Library where only royals can enter. At first, I didn't want to go, but it agreed to leave me alone for a while if I did it so here I am at the forbidden section searching for something. Necromancy books and other dark magic are sealed in here. Perhaps I should just leave I have no idea why did I even listen to the voice."

"Yeah that's grandpa first he makes you doubt yourself and your abilities making small fractures in your armor so he can take full control of the body." Eris commented.
"So Sombra didn't do anything wrong. He just wanted to protect his empire?" Twilight asked.
"It starts to seem so. I really can't fault anyone wanting to protect their loved ones." Celestia said
"So what did he write next?" Ember asked. Twilight starts to read from the next entry in the diary.

16th of May Year 1105 of Crystal's Dawn

"The voice keeps telling me I'm too weak to defend my empire and I need to learn all there is in the forbidden section to make my empire save. Sometimes I wake in the library's forbidden section with no idea how I got there and with new memories of the dark book's contents. I'm starting to lose it I need to search for help, but the voice in me tells me I don't need any help and it did help me during that fight so it can't be so bad can it? Upon returning home Radiant looks scared asks what's wrong with my eyes I rush to the bathroom and see I have a dark red iris and my eyeballs are bright green. The voice in me tells me that power comes with some changes and I get angry smashing the sink with some dark purple magic. Radiant has become more worried about my sudden change in persona she tells me I have been distant sometimes, but I have no memory of anything like that."

1st of June Year 1105 of Crystal's Dawn

"My memory is foggy I can't remember much about last day's events. Radiant tells me I have been like a different person for the past two weeks. I just apologize to her and leave. I need to see my parents in private I'm sure mom has some idea what's wrong with me I can't go on like this I need to get this thing out from my head. But the voice was right on one thing I am weaker than mom and dad. And I have much to learn so I can protect the empire. Once the day when I am to rule over Crystal Empire comes I hope I'm strong enough to lead my people in the right direction. I need to start thinking about some nice presents for my little girl."

"Look at the day sister isn't that the day when... You know." Luna said to her sister who just nodded.
"What is it, Celestia? What's special about that day?" Twilight asked.
Celestia let out a long sigh "It's the day according to our intel during that day that King Darkwing and Queen Amore passed away. And what makes it worse now it seems they were killed by their own son who didn't have control over his own body." Celestia answered the question.
The room fell silent. After a moment Spike was first to speak up
"So... Sombra killed his own father and mother that day?" Spike asked
Celestia and Luna just gave a silent nod to him.
"What did he write next?" Shining asked
Twilight turned to the next page and looked at the text. "This handwriting looks more feminine there's no way Sombra has written this." Twilight said.

"Why didn't my Sombra ask for help. It felt like I was invading his personal space, but I had to know what has happened to my Sombra. After reading his diary I rushed after him leaving Dawn with his aunt, but what I found out when I entered the throne room made me sick. King Darkwing was dead and bloodied along with some dead guards on the ground and Queen Amore was holding what little was left of her life on the ground talking something to Sombra who was crying and sobbing loudly while trying to heal his mother. I couldn't hear what she was talking about, but after she left this world Sombra was crying and laughing at the same time. He turned towards me and yelled at me while tears were coming from his eyes to leave with Umbra and our daughter for the safety of Canterlot and that he couldn't hold it back for much longer. I left in a rush away to get our foal and Umbra to safety. Once I told her what happened to her parents and who probably did it Umbra was mad and cried her heart out while cursing his big brother's name. We made plans to leave for Canterlot with Umbra's personal guard as our protectors we were ready to leave at night, but first, there was something I had to do. I'm going to hide his diary in the throne room and leave it behind a bloodline lock so once some of our descends find the book they will know some truths about my Sombra. He was a kind and caring stallion that thing in him made him do what he did. I just hope that one day whoever of our descends finds this will know that Sombra wasn't evil the thing in him is."

Radiant Hope

A tear passed of from Twilights eye "That's the last page. So Sombra's sister Umbra was the one to give you the info about Queen Amore and King Darkwings death?" Twilight asked.
Celestia shook her head "No it was one of our guards who got it from some crystal guard according to his report." Celestia answered.
"It seems like the same kind of thing happened to Sombra what happened to me. He lost his battle against this Exitium's power." Luna said.
"But why is the question. Why would grandpa take over the body of a unicorn so far away here?" Eris said while rubbing her chin.
Luna was about to say something when the doors to the throne room were opened.

"Princesses we have some important info Lady Rarity and Lady Applejack have managed to apprehend a suspect." A guard said.
"Well what are you waiting for lead them in." Shining said and the guard gave him a nod and yelled for them to enter.
Rarity and Applejack entered the throne room with a tied-up robed pony following them.
"Howdy Twilight we had an interesting day at the town" Applejack said.
"We found one of those ruffians who took Sombras's body." Rarity said.
All looked towards the robed pony. It seems that this day just got better and more interesting.