Showing His Place: Sacrifice - The Bad Ending

The Bad Ending

Just outside the Crystal Castle, two familiar ponies could be seen on the vacant balcony overlooking the city. While most of the Crystal Empire and their guests enjoyed themselves inside the ballroom, Shining Armor was standing before Sombra with a heavy blush, and his muzzle tightly shut. The two had just shared a deep, albeit sadomasochistic exchange of confessions to one another. Even though the moment was nothing short of gratifying for both stallions, especially since it solidified their feelings to each other, it didn’t make Shining feel any less flustered with the reality of things sinking in.

Sombra huffed with an amused smirk, taking notice of his slave’s sheepish blush. He tapped the outside of his jacket with a hoof, feeling his gelding device safely nestled inside of his inner-pocket. While it may have been crazy to have explained his plans in full to the Crystal Empire’s “Prince,” especially just outside the open doors of the ballroom, Sombra was fortunate that nopony tried to sneak a peek outside to see what was going on. Of course, considering all the things Shining was able to say and do without shame just minutes prior, it wasn’t like either of them were being subtle at that moment.

“So, Shining,” he asked after clearing his throat, “before I bring up anything else, do I need to clarify any details about the ceremony? I’d rather you ask me now to avoid any confusion.”

“Ummm… N-No…” Shining shook his head with his eyes closed, trying his hardest not to feel distracted by his hot blush. With the way he was looking, it was hard to believe that he had just been informed of how his public gelding would go. If anything, Shining looked as flustered and overwhelmed as a teenager about to lose his virginity on Prom Night. But regardless of his shaky breaths or rosy cheeks, the “Prince” was able to keep his composure well enough to respond accordingly. “I, uhh… I think I got the gist of what you have planned for me inside…”

Shining bit his lip pensively, and tried not to shudder from the realization of how real this was all going to become. Unfortunately, Sombra took notice of how worried his slave was looking, and decided to exassivate that feeling. He leaned in close to Shining’s face, exposing his fanged grin. “Oh, is that so, Shining Armor? Perhaps you should tell me the plan yourself, so I can fill in any blanks~”

The slave winced with a more flustered look, knowing that his Owner was just trying to make him squirm before his big moment. But as he took a second to breathe out calmly, Shining had to remind himself that this was what he wanted. Sombra was giving him all the sadistic torment he was seeking, which made his heart race in a mixture of excitement and dread. After letting out a soft exhale, Shining nodded in understanding before reciting Sombra’s plans.

“Okay, ummm… Shining couldn’t help blushing as he looked down at Sombra’s hooves, and spoke bashfully, “I… I’m supposed to give a speech while you’re behind me… Twilight and Cadance will be standing Guard while you use that tool, and…” His eyes veered at the slight bulge in Sombra’s jacket while he paused briefly. He gulped a little in trepidation, and said with a shiver, “... a-and then you’ll… tie the gelding band around my balls…”

“Correct!~” Sombra reached in and rubbed the top of Shining’s mane, messing it up like a parent teasing their child. “And to think, most stallions would run away from the mere thought of such a thing! But not you~”

That remark got Shining to hang his head more bashfully, not that it hid his embarrassed look by any means. Sombra didn’t let up, and leaned in to whisper with a teasing hiss, “Oh, nooooo… You just keep standing right in place like a good Private. Anticipating it like a stallion who truly wants everything to be taken from him~”

Shining’s eyes clenched shut even tighter, and a soft groan escaped his grimacing muzzle. Part of him knew that he should’ve tried to deny such a claim, and show some semblance of dignity before his Superior. But as his lips remained tightly shut, and his member kept throbbing inside of his tiny chastity cage, it was obvious to both stallions that he couldn’t dare lie in that moment. And even if he did try to claim he didn’t want everything taken from him, it wasn’t like that point could carry much weight after Sombra took his rank, his money, and even his own Mother over the past couple days.

“Hmph~’ Sombra waited only a couple seconds before pulling back, and standing confidently over the hunched stallion. “That’s what I thought~”

Shining kept his head low while looking up at him timidly. Despite how lowly and defeated he may have looked, Shining couldn’t help smiling nervously beneath his heavy blush. For a moment, Sombra’s eyes narrowed on him with his muzzle skewed in thought. It was almost as if Shining’s sheepish stance sparked a thought in Sombra’s mind; a rather harsh… unreformed thought, if Sombra were to put it lightly. But alas… It didn’t take long before Sombra tilted his head with a piqued stare, his muzzle growing wide in inspiration. “Hmmmmmm…”

Shining Armor wasn’t sure what to expect, but his smile quickly dropped when he heard the deep, sinister tone in Sombra’s intrigued-sounding hum. For some strange, dreadfully foreboding reason, Shining had a bad feeling that his Owner was thinking of something even worse than his current plans. The slave wasn’t sure what could be worse than being publicly gelded, unless Sombra was fully intent on doing something worthy of starting a riot in the middle of the Crystal Empire. He didn’t want to think that Sombra would do something so insanely stupid, especially without his wife’s approval or knowledge beforehoof. But as Sombra’s grin grew to expose more of his glistening fangs, all that Shining could do was gulp audibly in response.

“You know, I wonder…” Sombra may have not had any magic through his prosthetic, but it didn’t seem like he needed it to keep Shining frozen in place before him. While the “Prince” stood with a fearful look in his eyes, Sombra reached into another inner pocket of his suit jacket. “Hypothetically speaking,” he began with an intrigued tone that matched his coy-looking smirk, “what would you say your actual limits would be for tonight? Because considering what you were able to tell me earlier, it almost sounds like you don’t have any limits for what I might do~”

Shining’s ears slumped to the sides of his head, while his blush dissipated to reveal a more paled expression. His muzzle tried its hardest to open up and give a response, but nothing could escape from between his quivering lips. Instead, his pupils started to shrink when he recalled just how passionately he proclaimed his own inferiority towards his Superior. And from the way Sombra was grinning down at him more evilly, it seemed that he was taking Shining’s words to heart.

“You said it yourself, remember? You told me that I was a better stallion stallion than you. In Every. Single. Way~”

That was when Sombra took a couple steps forward, getting in closer to Shining while his free hoof was still inside of his jacket. “Does that mean what I think it means, Shining? Is there any reason for me to think there aren’t any exceptions to your passionate proclamation?~”

“Uhhh!!” Shining tried to step back from Sombra’s lecherous gaze, but all he could do was stumble on his own hooves and fall on his flank. He tried to scoot back as best as he could, but Sombra continued to walk towards him like a predator stalking its wounded prey. Shining’s eyes darted back and forth, desperately looking for anything that could help him from Sombra’s venomous gaze. But alas, the stallion found himself completely alone while stammering out, “I-I-I was just… I just wanted to express myself to you, Sombra…”

“Oh, and you have…” Sombra may have said that part with the same sincere respect he carried earlier, but his smile looked much more obscene and worrying to Shining than before. “But that doesn’t mean you weren’t being disingenuous, were you? And you did say that I was better than you in every way, correct? Are you trying to tell me now that there may have been some exceptions to that claim?~”

“W-Well, I mean…” Shining was looking more worried about his well-being, but he couldn’t scoot back any further before his back pressed against the crystal crailing of the balcony. The two were far away from the open doors of the ballroom, leaving the poor “Prince” helplessly alone with the sadistic Tyrant looming over him. Sombra’s smile didn’t dissipate in the slightest, and his eyes continued to narrow on Shining with razor-sharp focus. Shining tried to tug on the side of his collar to help him breathe, and he said with a nervous chuckle, “Heh heh heh… I-I don’t know what you… y-you’re trying to make me say…”

“I think you know exactly what I mean~” Sombra spoke more intensely, and leaned in while his hoof was still nestled in the inner pocket of his jacket. His smile had widened to Cheshire levels, leaving Shining to feel utterly petrified below his venomous gaze. Just as Shining’s nervous smile vanished to reveal a paling look of fear, Sombra said with a lustful hiss, “If I’m truly better than you in every way, that would mean you see me as a more suitable Ruler for the Crystal Empire, right?~”

Shining gasped with his eyes shooting wide-open. His pupils shrank immensely, while Sombra continued to stare him down with their snouts less than an inch apart. Shining tried his hardest to speak against such a claim, and even gave the feeblest shake of his head. But alas, even as his quivering muzzle opened up to speak otherwise, all that could come out were a couple of faint, sputtering noises. “W… W-Wai… S-Somb… I-I didn’t… N-Not lik…”

“Ah, ah, aaaahhhhh~ There’s no need to explain your true desires to me, Shining…” It was at that moment that Sombra finally pulled back from his sputtering bitch, and revealed what was nestled inside of his jacket. He pulled out a small walkie-talkie, which he clicked on so he could speak into the microphone. “Oh, Cadance?” Sombra kept his cocky grin pinned down at Shining while messaging his wife. “May you please come out to the balcony for a moment? I believe Shining has something he needs to tell you himself~”

Shining’s face dropped, but he remained stunned speechless before hearing Cadance’s voice through the walkie-talkie. “Don’t worry, honey. I’m right here already~”

Much to both of the stallions’ surprise, Cadance floated up on her fluttering wings right behind Shining. The two turned to see the Princess, who had apparently been hovering just out of sight during their “private” discussion earlier. Shining gasped with a shocked look on his face, his left eye twitching fearfully. Meanwhile, Cadance’s husband raised his brows with a more intrigued smirk of his own. “My goodness, Cadance…” Sombra looked pleasantly surprised as he tucked his walkie-talkie back inside of his jacket. “Have you been listening in on us that whole time?~”

That revelation caused Shining’s ears to slump down to the sides of his head, and every ounce of color to completely drain from his face. Much to his horror, Cadance nodded with an embarrassed shrug before landing back on the balcony. “Well, I certainly didn’t want anypony else to be around to hear all that, so I decided to hang around as a Guard for the two of you. Considering what happened this morning with Luna, I’m surprised neither of you thought of taking precautions while getting intimate on a balcony again~”

Shining wanted to be embarrassed by that oversight, but he could barely even blush while feeling the weight of her presence bearing down. His muzzle was still limply agape, but it wasn’t like he could say much in that moment. If Cadance was really present the whole time, that meant she heard every passionate word from her Ex as he proclaimed Sombra’s superiority, as well as him openly begging for his Owner to commence with the ceremony. Shining wanted to hope that he was wrong, and that she wasn’t completely in the know of what was going on. Unfortunately, not only did the Princess shoot Shining a knowing smirk, but from the way her gaze remained unchanged towards Sombra, she didn’t seem the least-bit perturbed by her husband’s plans.

“Well, thank you very much for ensuring our talk was private for the most part.” Sombra waited until his wife landed on the balcony before giving her a thankful peck on the cheek. As the Princess went to stand beside her husband, with a purple wing draping over Sombra’s back, the two looked back at Shining while he was still lying against the balcony railing. “So, honey,” he asked Cadance while eyeing Shining with a hungry grin, “does that mean you already know what our slave told me with confidence?~”

Shining winced painfully, and bit his lip with a petrified stare up at Cadance. The Princess might’ve been able to see how fearful he was getting; however, she could also see how much Shining’s legs were squirming against the floor. Even though his pants were still on, Cadance didn’t need an X-Ray spell to know Shining was straining hard inside of his cage. Because of that, she showed no sympathy for her bitch of an Ex as she smiled back at her husband. “As a matter of fact, I did~”

To emphasize her feelings on the matter, she leaned in to give Sombra a loving kiss on the cheek. Shining’s muzzle dropped down a little lower, as his eyes widened in a mixture of realization and dread. Part of him would’ve expected Cadance to be upset about all the things he said earlier, or that she’d at least be worried about him pushing things too far with Sombra. But when he saw how comfortably she was standing beside her husband, Shining was feeling even more worried about her seemingly accepting his admission without question.

“Well, that’ll certainly make things easier for us~” Sombra chuckled to himself devilishly, and continued to stare down at Shining with a lecherous grin. “And to think, I was only expecting for our slave to just beg for his gelding! I certainly wouldn’t have thought he’d confess how inferior he was to us~”

Cadance actually giggled alongside her husband, which made Shining hang his head even lower in worry. “Well, if I were to be completely honest…” The Princess looked between both stallions with a contemplative hum, and eventually shrugged her shoulders. “Hmmm… I can’t say I’m that surprised he would say all of that.”

“What?!” blurted Shining and Sombra at the same time, both of them looking rather surprised by her answer; however, Shining looked much more stunned by her response as her grinning husband. Cadance looked back down at Shining to point out, “I mean, considering the details of that dream he had the other night, that confession he gave almost feels like him wanting to relive that feeling~”

Shining gasped in shock, gawking up at his Ex like she just signed his death warrant. The Princess shot him a sly wink, indicating that she knew exactly what she was doing with that remark. She then looked back at her husband, whose brows were rightfully raised with intrigue. “Think about it,” she said with a coy-looking smirk. “Not only did he tell you his dream in full detail, but he was willing to wait until tonight to confess how he felt in comparison to you. In a way, it almost seems like he wants to go all the way with this~”

Cadance then returned her sultry stare back to Shining, who was frozen in absolute terror when he saw her telling grin. “Isn’t that right, Shining?~”

The slave instantly pulled himself back up to his hooves, and tried his hardest to shake his head in opposition. “W-W-Wait, wait!” He helplessly scurried back against the railing, but it didn’t add any distance between himself and his legal Owners. Sombra had his eyes wide-open in revelation, which also made his smile much more worrying. Shining struggled not to look over at him, and kept his sights on Cadance to dismiss her claim. “C-Cadance, I wasn’t… I wasn’t thinking about… a-about…”

Shining’s eyes veered away from his Ex, and his words began to falter as his thoughts became blank. For some reason, Shining wasn’t able to think of an adequate response that could dissuade Cadance from what she was already thinking. Because of that, the Princess pulled away from her husband’s side, and pressed her hoof softly against Shining’s babbling lips. “Ssssshhhhh… It’s okay, Shining Armor. You don’t need to tell me otherwise.”

Her calm, reassuring voice only made Shining more worried, since it made him feel like there was no way out of this. But before he could try to regain his ability to speak, Cadance kept her calming voice to ask him, “Shining, honey… I want you to be honest with me, okay? Did you… Did you mean it when you said you loved him?”

Shining’s tried not to grimace while Cadance’s hoof was pressed against his muzzle, and his cheeks began to blush hotly. He knew that he couldn’t lie to her about that point, especially since she was the one who wanted him to tell Sombra about his feelings in the first place. The last thing he wanted to do was give her any reason to continue with the twisted mindset she was already carrying. But alas, all that Shining could do was sigh to himself softly, and nod his head.

“Hmph~” Sombra was smirking at the two while standing behind his wife. “I already figured that part was true.”

“Sombra, please…” Cadance’s voice remained calm, but she gave that statement firmly enough to silence her spouse. She then refocused her attention back to Shining and ask, “And all those things you said about Sombra being better than you… Did you really mean all of that?”

Shining winced painfully in front of her, unsure of how she would actually feel about him considering Sombra to be better on all accounts. Heck, he even said that his Superior was a better husband for Cadance than himself, which was a rather telling thing to say with his Ex listening in. However, despite how self-demeaning and wrong that speech may have been, Shining didn’t see anything in her expression to indicate she was upset or concerned. Instead, the Princess kept a warm smile on the stallion, which prompted him to close his eyes and answer truthfully.

“I… I, uhhhh…” Shining breathed out shakily before hanging his head. “... I did…”

Cadance merely nodded in response, her expression unchanged following that stunning admission. Meanwhile, Sombra tried not to huff as he grinned at the two from behind. “And I take it he still can’t list any exceptions to that claim, correct?~”

Shining clenched his eyes even tighter shut, although he still heard that jeering remark well enough to cringe internally. And to make matters worse, Cadance merely tilted her head while staring at her Ex. “... Well, Shining? Can you list any exceptions?~”

His eyes bulged out once more, as he stared back at Cadance in absolute shock. The Princess kept her calming smile, not showing any concern for whatever answer he tried to give. His muzzle hung agape for a moment, mostly due to how stunned he felt about her clarifying Sombra’s question. Fortunately, the stallion was able to answer her honestly enough. “I-I mean… I’m a better father for Flurry Heart?”

Shining gave a nervous smile after that point, which made Cadance shrug in agreement. Unfortunately, Sombra was quick to point out with a widening grin, “Oh, is that so, Shining? Then why did you dream about signing away custody of her to me? Or better yet, why did you try to do it for real a couple days ago when the opportunity came up?~”

Shining’s smile instantly dropped, and his terrified look returned when he saw Cadance give another pert shrug. “He has a point there, Shining~”

“B-But! But I…” Shining started to breathe in faint, rapid pants like he was about to hyperventilate. His eyes darted between Sombra and Cadance with a horrified look on his face. He tried to bite his lip in an attempt to process his thoughts, but Sombra’s question threw a massive curveball. He eventually had to look away from both of them while blushing hard, and tried to ask, “Wh… Why are you guys doing this to me…”

“The same reason you told Sombra how you really felt about him.” Cadance wasn’t showing any of the malicious sadism Sombra was carrying, and placed a hoof on her Ex’s shoulder to quell his nerves. “Shining, you don’t have to hide how you feel anymore. I can see it just as much as Sombra can, and believe me when I say… I completely understand what you want~”

Shining closed his eyes to let out a shivering breath, and eventually looked back up at her to ask feebly, “A-And… And what is it that you think I want?”

Cadance paused long enough to turn her head, and look past Sombra to see the still-open doorway leading to the ballroom. Despite what she may have been thinking about, she didn’t look the least-bit worried about the ramifications. In fact, the Princess’ smile became even more assuring as she looked back at Shining, and kept a hoof on his shoulder. “You know what? I don’t think we need to dance around the topic any longer~”

Shining tilted his head in a mixture of confusion and fear, but wasn’t given any answer before Cadance pulled away from him. The Princess seemed a little contemplative at first, even as she walked back to her husband and gave a light shrug of her shoulders. “Sombra?” she began while smirking more suggestively. “I know we’ve talked about it in private before, but I think I reached a decision on both of our behalfs.”

Shining’s eyes widened, and his head darted between Cadance and Sombra more puzzledly. Meanwhile, Sombra’s brows raised up, and he grew a more elated smile from the way she worded that statement. “Oh, really now?” Sombra walked up to his wife with a lecherous grin, and narrowed his eyes on her to ask, “Are you saying what I think you’re saying~”

Cadance rolled her eyes with a brief sigh, almost as if the decision itself was something conflicting enough to make the Princess take her time. But alas, she still showed a content smile to her husband as she nodded her head affirmatively. “I know it’s a bit sudden… Especially tonight of all nights, but… Yeah, I can’t really argue with the facts after Shining’s little speech~”

“W-W-Wait, wait!” Shining tried to intervene in an attempt to learn what was going on. “C-Cadance, what are you talking abou--MMPHHH!!”

Much to his shock, Cadance used her magic to close his muzzle shut, and keep his hooves pinned in place against the floor. Sombra was grinning at him much more evilly, not seeming to mind that his imposing presence could be seen by Cadance right beside him. But more alarming than that was the fact that Cadance had an equally firm stare on her former husband. “This doesn’t have anything to do with you, Slave. You already signed away your freedoms, and proclaimed my husband as being a better stallion than you in every way. If that’s how you’re willing to act while posing as the Crystal Empire’s ‘Prince,’ I can’t defend you to Sombra any further~”

Shining was left frozen with his eyes bulging open, and he desperately tried to shout through Cadance’s aura. Unfortunately, all that could come out with a muffled groan while his Ex smirked back at him without any sympathy. With the way her eyes were narrowing on him, as well as the sultry lick of her lips, it almost seemed like she had been replaced with a completely different mare while he and Sombra were outside. But much to Shining’s horror, he could tell that it was still Cadance holding him in place, even as she turned her attention back to Sombra with her horn brightly lit.

“I have to admit, you certainly proved yourself in ways none of the Princess would’ve expected~” Now it was Cadance’s turn to sing her praises to Sombra, while Shining was forced to watch without any means of escape. Her blue magic also wrapped around the base of her Ex’s horn, ensuring that he couldn’t break free while hearing her speak towards Sombra. “Even without your horn or dark magic, you were able to completely undo my marriage to Shining Armor, drain all his expenses, demote his rank officially, lay with multiple members of his family, and even geld his Father. And even after all that, and making him your Slave, you still managed to break him enough to basically accept his defeat to you. I would’ve never expected such a feat to be done without brainwashing at least~”

“I know, right?” Sombra couldn’t help chuckling with a shrug of his head, smirking in delight at how accurately his wife was praising his work. “He even told me he loved me, which was ungodly stupid on his part! I mean, it’s like he didn’t even think I could be lying when I said I didn’t want to reclaim the Crystal Empire~”

“HRMPH?!?” Shining began to thrash in his Ex’s magic, but it was fruitless while his screams were muffled by her impenetrable aura. Cadance didn’t even look back at him, and kept her sights on Sombra with a lustful giggle of her own.

“And to think, he totally believed how serious I sounded about not wanting you to do anything. And yet, he never once tried to talk with me in private about how suspicious you were acting. If it was me, I would’ve gone all-out to make sure you didn’t do anything too extreme.”

“Well, you always did have a stronger composure than that Slave over there~” Even as he motioned his head towards the magic-bound stallion, he still kept an eager grin pointed at his wife. “Of course, you knew all along what my true intentions were, so you’re not much better for never telling Shining about my plans of conquest~”

“Oh, stop it!~” Cadance gave her husband a teasing smack on the chest with her hoof, and giggled like he had just told her a dirty joke. By that point, Shining was left stunned speechless as he gawked at the two, and his hooves continued to squirm against her aura. In response, the Princess’ magic intensified around the slave’s body, which allowed her to speak more freely on the matter. “Well, in my defense, I was hoping that the stallion who vowed to defend Equestria would have the foresight to take action himself. But after everything that happened this week, it’s pretty obvious that you broke him. I mean, what kind of Guard would proclaim superiority to a former villain who kept me and my daughter hostage?”

Sombra and Cadance chuckled at the same time, leaving Shining in a more distressed state than before. He wasn’t sure which part of that statement was more disturbing for him to hear from Cadance’s muzzle: That she didn’t seem to show any respect for Shining Armor any longer, or the fact that she referred to Flurry Heart as her daughter. Not theirs. Hers.

“Yeah, and he didn’t even hesitate to sign any of those documents, remember?” Sombra kept a coy-looking smirk as he perked his brows from that additional detail. “Even if he did try to defend himself, we have enough legal litigation to keep him on a tight leash anyway. By this point, having him neutered should’ve been the least of his worries~”

He and Cadance both shared another taunting laugh, leaving Shining hanging with an even more distressed look on his face. By that point, he was already starting to regret what he told Sombra earlier on the balcony, as well as complying with all the sick orders under his rule over the past few days. After the couple finished snickering to one another so devilishly, Sombra was the first to turn his attention back to their slave. “Oh, are you seriously surprised, Shining? Considering how you’ve been acting the past week, I would’ve figured you would be the one pony to realize how badly things were going to go.”

“Honestly, I have to side with my husband here~” Cadance walked back towards her Ex, keeping her horn lit so Shining couldn’t move or speak out of term. She kept her sultry grin as she got right up in his face, and said with a shrug, “I mean, you were willing to be gelded by him tonight, remember? You even begged for it. And after all that, you’re surprised that he had bigger intentions? Honestly, the only reason I haven’t said anything was because I wanted to see if you figured it out yourself~”

She leaned in to give Shining a quick peck on the cheek, while he continued to groan out muffledly through her magic. He squirmed hard against her restraints, but he was just as constrained as his measly erection within his chastity cage. When she pulled back, Cadance narrowed her eyes on him to add in an especially harsh tone, “And to think… if you had actually showed some concern about how things were going, I would’ve contemplated helping you instead of him~”

Shining’s pupils shrunk in absolute dread, and he tried his best to look back at the still-open doorway of the balcony. Unfortunately, the three were still left isolated, so Shining was completely helpless as he watched his Ex return her focus back to Sombra. The Prince was eyeing her with a piqued grin, and asked, “So, you’re really going to help me now? I would’ve figured you wanted to wait until after the big ceremony tonight~”

“Well, after hearing Shining’s little speech,” noted Cadance with another shrug, “I feel like now is as good of a time as ever to show my agreement with him~”

Before she could say anything else, she looked back at her Ex to point out clearly, “Oh, and by the way… Since you already stated that he was better than you, I feel like I should tell you the same thing. Sombra is a superior stallion than you, Shining Armor. In Every. Single. Way~”

Cadance made sure to emphasize each word with as much inflection and sincerity as she could, making sure they pierced into him like arrows pointed straight at his heart. Even while left frozen in her magic, Shining whimpered painfully from hearing his Ex speak something so brutally honest to his face. While he may have proclaimed the same things himself, he wouldn’t have fathomed her going so far to return the favor alongside her husband. Although, given how closely she was acting alongside him, Shining could only guess that she truly saw herself as Sombra’s wife from now on.

“Furthermore…” That was when Cadance turned back towards her husband, and faced him with a confident grin that matched her spouse’s. After taking a deep breath, Cadance shocked her Ex as she closed her eyes, and bowed her head to Sombra’s fetlocked hooves. Shining tried his hardest to thrash against her magic, but the Princess’ horn remained brightly lit as she spoke with conviction to her mate. “Sombra, since you’re legally married to me by all accounts, and my previous husband had been demoted by both of us individually, I see no reason not to give you a legal pardon of your previous crimes under Equestrian law.”

Sombra didn’t look nearly as surprised as their slave, and nodded with a grin before Cadance pulled herself back up. She stood equal with her husband while keeping her smile, and made sure to add, “And with that, I’m very pleased to say that you’re hereby eligible to be reinstated as Ruler of Crystal Empire alongside myself. Do you wish to accept such a generous offer?~”

Cadance’s tone sounded a bit cheekier near the end of that question, and she even giggled like an excited schoolfilly at the atrocities she was willing to enact. Shining squirmed with his muffled groans becoming louder; unfortunately, they weren’t loud enough to reach the open doors leading into the balcony. Because of that, all that he could do was watch as Sombra nodded with a wide and evil grin. “Oh, of course I would accept such an offer, your Highness. Ever since I was unfrozen and sent to ‘rehabilitation’ in this castle, all that I wanted was to be King once more…”

That was when both of them shot equally snide and jeering grins back at Shining Armor himself. Sombra narrowed his eyes on him with especially cruel intent. “... and to think, that would’ve never happened without you~”

“HHRRRNNNNGGG!!” Shining tried his hardest to fight against the magic binding him, but it was to no avail. Cadance made sure to give another kiss to her husband, while giving a side-glance back to Shining to make sure he was watching. She then walked back towards him, not seeming to care about his distressed look in the slightest. In fact, she almost looked amused by the sight as she giggled a little. But before Shining could try to give her any sympathetic looks, Cadance placed a hoof on his cheek to help console him.

“Oh, don’t worry, Shining… You know I love you just as much as you love me and Sombra. I’m merely giving you what you want, remember? Sombra told me about that dream you had which made you break your cage…”

Shining froze in terror, but he wasn’t able to shake his head while his Ex was keeping him tightly bound in her aura. Because of that, Cadance kept a sickly-sweet smile as she caressed him some more.

“Just try not to worry about it, alright? You’re still going to have that big ceremony you begged Sombra for. The only difference now is that you get to relive that dream for real. With Every. Single. Detail~”

Shining looked even more mortified, being able to see from her sincere smile that she wasn’t bulshitting him by any means. His heart thundered in his chest as he recalled all the atrocious things he ended up dreaming about a couple nights ago. He didn’t want to think that they would actually comply with something that cruel, especially since he couldn’t think of any means for them to do it without sparking a riot. But from the way she was looking at him, it seemed that Cadance already had everything planned out. In fact, after giving her Ex one final kiss on the lips for good luck, Cadance looked him right in the eyes and said with a smirk, “Private Shining Armor? I’m very pleased to say that as of now, you are hereby stripped of your Royal Duties as Prince~”

Then without turning off her horn, Cadance used her magic to bend Shining down to a hunched stance by force. Shining tried to thrash against the bindings, but it was a useless effort. The stallion soon found himself facing Sombra once more, with the Superior turning himself around and flagging up his tail. Since the soon-to-be-King wasn’t wearing any trousers like Shining, his sweaty balls and pucker were completely exposed with the ebony flesh glistening under the moonlight. Cadance only pulled her magic away from Shining’s nostrils, forcing him to suck in deep, heavy breaths of his Owner’s musk when he was pushed closer to Sombra’s backside. Shining tried his best to resist, but his eyes quickly started to grow half-lidded as more of that thick, heady scent began to fill his lungs with every breath he was forced to take.

“Nnnnnnnghhhh… That’s right, Slave~” Sombra pushed himself back against Shining’s face, pushing the tip of the slave’s snout into the small crook between his plump and musky balls. Shining groaned with his eyes clenching shut, but he couldn’t stop breathing in more of that intoxicating musk right at the source. Cadance giggled while holding her Ex in place, keeping her hooves on both of his shoulders and watching from above. Sombra was already starting to grow erect, with his semi-flaccid member slipping from his sheath. Even Cadance’s muzzle wrinkled from the intensity of his unwashed musk, and she could only guess how badly Shining was dealing with it through his nostrils alone. Meanwhile, Sombra kept his eyes pinned on Shining while his head was turned to face him. “Keep breathing it in, you future Gelding. By the time this night is over, I want that musk to plaster your face more than your shame will~”

To help assist in that part, Cadance pushed her Ex’s face in harder against her husband’s heavy balls. The low-hanging orbs were absolutely drenched in sweat, which dragged across the fur of Shining’s face to leave it matted and reeking of musk. Shining’s muzzle quivered with a muffled groan, but he couldn’t move any part of his body but his flaring nostrils. His breaths began as shaky and hesitant; but with time, it didn’t take long before his body started acting on its own, and he started to take heavier breaths of his Owner’s rich and overpowering testosterone. In fact, his groans of distress started to sound more like strained moans by the time his lips were able to part within Cadance’s magic. “Mmmmmm… Mmmmmfffffff~”

“It’s alright, honey~” cooed Cadance sweetly into Shining’s ear, while she continued to smear his muzzle across the girth of those sweaty balls. “Just let yourself relax and give in, okay? You already signed your freedoms away to us, so just trust our intentions right now. By the time this is all over, you’ll get to do this all the time~”

Shining may have known that he would be dealing with much worse things than face-musk after this night was through; but alas, all he could think about was the mouth-watering scent of Sombra’s musk as it flooded more of his senses. Even though his muzzle was still mostly-closed, he could practically taste that sweaty musk with every strong breath he took through his snout. His hooves were twitching within the aura of Cadance’s magic, but it was mostly due to how badly that scent was going through his system and fraying his nerves.

“Thaaaaaaat’s right, Shining Armor,” purred Sombra from up above. “Just give up like you should’ve done in the first place. I waited over a year to reclaim my place on the throne once more, but I couldn’t be happier to have done it like this. Now instead of bloodshed or tyranny, I’ll be able to take my rightful place with Cadance as my wife, and Flurry Heart as my legal daughter~”

“HRMPH!?!” Shining’s eyes shot wide-open, but it was followed by Cadance pushing his face in even tighter against her husband’s balls. The Princess shot Sombra a light chuckle, not minding that last threat by any means. Shining tried to resist, but his continued breaths of his Owner’s musk left him increasingly light-headed and complacent. Even after hearing what Sombra just said, Shining’s hips were trying their hardest to thrust weakly, while a small wet-spot could be seen growing from the crotch of his trousers. “Nnnnnnfffff...Mmmmmmmm~”

“Ooh, I think he’s leaking!~” Cadance giggled from the sight of her Ex’s pathetic response to all that heady musk, and used a hoof to reach back and pull down his pants. His straining chastity cage was bulging out from all ends, and a thick string of precum was dangling from the tip like a loogie between his legs. “Wow, you weren’t kidding, Sombra! He really does like your musk~”

“Hmph~ So much that he’ll give up his Kingdom for it…” Sombra shot him a sneering grin as he kept pushing back against Shining’s face. By that point, Cadance’s magic was only a light precaution as Shining could be heard moaning deeply, and trickles of drool were starting to seep from the corners of his muzzle. Cadance cautiously lessened the luminosity of her horn, releasing Shining’s face and muzzle from her magical grip. However, even though he now had the full ability to use his horn or call out for help, Shining didn’t seem to notice while pushing his flaring snout against the crook of his Owner’s balls. In fact, as the former Prince’s eyes started to close on their own, his mouth opened wide to let out a hungry moan, and allow his drooling tongue to finally come into play.

“Aaaaaahhhhh!!~” Shining’s moan sounded just as strained as it did sensual, most likely from the mental anguish he was struggling to ignore in his lust-addled state. Even though anypony in the ballroom could come out right now and witness this depravity, Sombra and Cadance didn’t mind one bit while watching Shining getting a proper taste of his Master’s balls. Thick smears of his saliva trailed across the wrinkled, sweaty sac covering both of Sombra’s balls, making them glisten even more than they already were. The strong, bitter saltiness of his sweat caused Shining to shudder in Cadance’s grasp, and his moans faltered just enough to make him go in for more. “Mmmmghhhhh…”

“Theerrrrrreeee we go…” Sombra closed his eyes with a pleased shudder, and felt the welcoming embrace of Shining’s lips wrapping around one his balls sensually. The slave was careful as he slipped one of his Owner’s thick, heavy balls into his muzzle, and began to suckle it without any shred of hesitence. Cadance eventually let go of his body completely with her magic, freeing the slave as he performed without any obligations. Much to the Princess’ surprise, Shining wasn’t trying to back away from his fate anymore. Instead, his hooves mindlessly lunged up to grope Sombra’s sweaty flanks, and hold him tightly in place while slathering his face all over that musky backside. Sombra shivered in perverted delight, and continued to speak down at him demeaningly. “That’s right, Shining… Just give in some more, and I promise I’ll make that dream of yours come true~”

The only response Shining could give was a brief, hungry moan after pulling away from Sombra’s left ball with a wet pop. He immediately lunged back in, dragging his tongue and lips over the other ball with just as much earnestness. Cadance wasn’t sure if she should be more concerned with how easily her Ex was giving in, or impressed by Sombra’s effectiveness through musk alone. Regardless, she still nodded when Sombra motioned towards her, silently signaling for the Princess to continue as planned.

“Nnnffffff~ You… You better hold still for this, Shining…” Even though the slave wasn’t going anywhere, Sombra didn’t want him to squirm too badly while suckling on his plump balls without any shame. Behind the musk-matted slave, Cadance lit up her horn to conjure up an item with a poof of her magic. In her aura hovered a small, metallic ring with a dark red crystal embedded in the middle. She waited until her Ex’s lips slipped away from her husband’s sac, before floating the ring down to place over his horn. The magic-inhibiting device was safely nestled around the base of Shining’s horn, before glowing a bright red to activate itself.

“NNNGHHH!!” Shining froze with a pained groan, gritting his teeth from the sharp stinging burst he felt in his horn. Fortunately, Cadance quickly pushed him back into Sombra’s backside, smearing his snout all over that smooth and sweaty taint. The slave’s eyes remained clenched for a moment, but he was quick to moan out faintly while dragging his cheeks across the fleshy surface. He soon began to give long, heavy drags of his tongue up and down his Master’s taint, prompting Sombra to shiver in elation above him.

“MmmmMMMmmmghhh!!~ T-That’s right, Shining,” purred Sombra, his lecherous grin twitching a bit from how hard that tongue was dragging against his more sensitive region. “Ooh, that’s nice… J-Just keep going like a good slave, and clear all those naty thoughts of being a ‘Prince’ from your head~”

Shining could barely even process his Owner’s threatening words, since his mind had become clouded in an unsettling fog of lust and escapism. Even though his conscience was screaming out at him to get himself together, it was basically a voiceless void in comparison to the rapid, sharp pulsations from his strained and caged cock. Shining’s muzzle continued to drool between the hefty licks of his tongue, and the rumbling moans that came out with every passing breath. By the time his cheeks and muzzle were completely matted in his Owner’s sweat, marking him with the musk badly enough to ensure everypony would smell him in the ballroom later, his tongue trailed up to begin servicing Sombra’s hole for last.

“Nnnnghhhh… T-There you go, Shining. Get some practice for that ass-kissing on stage~” Sombra shot a jeering grin back at Cadance, who was temporarily stunned with a strong blush as she watched her Ex indulging with that backside so freely. Shining had his eyes closed as he moaned out, and dragged his tongue over the fat, puckering tailhole of his Owner. He slathered the meaty ring with his saliva, replacing the thick coat of his sweaty musk with Shining’s drool. While the slave was left lost in pleasure, Sombra called down to him dominantly. “Shining! Show Cadance how you’re going to kiss me on stage~”

Shining shuddered, his eyes opening half-lidded before he pulled himself back. He paused briefly enough to look at that fat pucker, and licked his lips in preparation. After breathing out shakily, Shining mindlessly moaned out before leaning back in. He planted a hard, passionate kiss right over that tailhole, letting it linger for a few seconds before pulling away with a wet pop. “M’uah!~”

“Very good~” purred Sombra with an approving nod. “Now get back to servicing my balls, slave!”

Shining immediately complied, and let out a brief moan as he moved his open maw back down to his Master’s sac. He immediately started to drag his tongue across both of Sombra’s balls, making his Owner shudder with a wide grin. Fortunately, his slave’s tongue-work wasn’t enough to keep Sombra from looking back at his wife. “A-Alright, honey… I want you to fly out to the Crystal Heart, and use that spell I taught you the other day. When it starts glowing a bright green, you can come right back so we can proceed with my plans.”

Cadance sighed with a content smile, and nodded while blushing profusely. She didn’t pay any heed to her Ex’s ball-worship as she bowed her head once more, and shamelessly said, “Absolutely, my King~”

Cadance then gave her husband a tender kiss on the lips, not that Shining was able to notice much while devouring his Master’s musk like nothing was amiss. The Princess giggled at how easily she was able to say that, as well as how little her Ex seemed to care. She then unfurled her wings with a smile, and left her former husband to do as her current husband asked. Meanwhile, Shining continued to drag those sweaty balls all over his blushing face, while licking the loose skin between his heavy moans. Each time his tongue ran its way across his Master’s wrinkly and sweat-coated skin, it clung to the former Prince’s tastebuds while stinging it with Sombra’s musk. The overpowering scent wasn’t nearly as strong as the flavor, as it caused Shining’s fur to stand on end with every titillating flick he gave to those heavy orbs. Without being told by Sombra himself, Shining soon started to wrap his lips around them once more, while nestling his flaring snout right back in that musky crook in between them.

“Aaaahhhh, that’s nice. Mmmmmmmm~” Sombra reeled his head back with his eyelids fluttering, and his grin remaining wide and fully-fanged. His cock was at full-mast underneath his muscular form, with the crowned head repeatedly smacking the underside of his barrel. Precum was starting to seep out and stain his tuxedo suit, not that he seemed to mind while enjoying the tenacity of his slave’s musk-addicted tongue. In fact, as he felt Shining’s hooves squeezing his flanks tightly between his vigorous tongue-lashings, Sombra eventually said down to him, “Shining, put one of those hooves to use and jerk me off! That’s an order!”

Shining barely paid any heed to the open doorway nearby, let alone the fact that he was wearing a magic inhibiting ring on his head. He immediately reached around his Master, and got a good grasp of that thick shaft with a single hoof. While he opened his muzzle even wider, allowing the girth of those balls to cram tightly inside and stretch out his cheeks, his moans of pleasure became muffled while vigorously jerking Sombra’s cock. Sombra moaned out with his eyes rolled back, and shivered in place while thick globs of his precum started to trickle down the underside of his shaft.

“Mmmmphhhh…” Shining’s eyes remained tightly closed, but he could soon feel the warm, gooey strands of Sombra’s pre coating the fetlocks of his jerking hoof. Drool was also trickling from the corners of his muzzle, which he couldn’t stop while his mouth was stuffed with Sombra’s balls. Every hungry suckle allowed him to swallow large amounts of his drool, which had become soaked with enough of Sombra’s musk to leave his senses mindlessly clouded. Even the painful throbs of his cage weren’t enough to distract him from his duties, nor could it help remind him of how badly things were going for his own fate.

Off in the distance, Cadance had seemingly taken full advantage of Sombra’s trust, as she was able to dismiss all the Guards from the Crystal Heart for tonight’s formal. The Princess was left completely alone, so nopony was able to stop her from pointing her horn right at the massive gem holding the Crystal Empire’s magic. A thick, heavy surge of her magic expelled from her horn, shooting a dark red beam of magic right in the middle of the heart. The crystal didn’t crack or budge in the slightest; however, its glowing pink hue slowly morphed to a more garish dark tone, while Cadance herself groaned from the magical strain of her spell. “Nnnnnnghhhhh!!!”

Back on the balcony, Shining’s ears twitched as he sensed something was off; unfortunately, he wasn’t able to keep himself from jerking Sombra’s fat cock, or dragging his tongue more fervently across his Superior’s plump balls. Even though the strain made it feel like his lips and cheeks were about to tear apart, the intense flavor of Sombra’s musk made him continue to suckle on those thick orbs as best as he could. His body was continuously shivering with every breath through his nostrils, which by that point were practically numb from how strongly that musk was stinging his sinuses. His little cock was straining bad within the confines of his chastity cage, but all that he could do was soldier through the pain while measly globs were dribbling from the tip of his grated device. Meanwhile, Sombra’s cock was free to grow as hard as it could, and throbbed pleasurably while Shining kept milking out more precum.

“NNNNNGHHHH!!!~” Sombra clenched his eyes shut, and groaned through gritted fangs as he felt his arousal reaching its peak. He thrusted his hips forward in a single motion, pulling both of his balls out of Shining’s mouth with a harsh pop. Shining nearly collapsed to the ground, and panted for air while coughing repeatedly; even while his muzzle was freed, every breath was strongly lingering of Sombra’s sweaty musk that coated his tongue. While the Prince-turned-Slave was hunched over on the ground, desperately trying to regain his breath, Sombra turned himself around so his fat, pre-coated cock was facing him. Shining eventually looked up from his pathetic stance, and went wide-eyed when he saw that meaty cockhead less than an inch from his face.

“I order you to open that mouth of yours, Slave~” Sombra stood over him with an imposing grin, and reached down with a hoof to grasp his throbbing shaft. “NOW.”

Shining instantly opened his muzzle wide, and even stuck out his tongue while hunched beneath his Owner. Sombra stepped forward, soon standing over the former Prince while keeping a tight grip on his cock. He looked down at himself with a satisfied groan, and started to jerk himself off with Shining’s face right in front of his member. Shining knew what he was likely to do, and stayed firmly in place with his mouth wide-open. He moved himself in closer, ensuring that Sombra’s leaking head was aimed right at his hungry gullet. As the slave whimpered with a weak shudder, Sombra grinned down at him with anticipation.

“Thaaaaaat’s right, Shining… I’m going to take everything from you tonight. Everything… And you’re not even going to stop me from doing that, are you?~”

Even if he wasn’t wearing a magic-inhibiting ring over his horn, it was doubtful that Shining would say anything against that brutal claim. Instead, all he could do was give a sheepish shake of his head, while moaning weakly in his lust-addled state. Every breath he took was still ripe with his Owner’s musk, and being in such close proximity to Sombra’s fat cock wasn’t helping by any means. Because of how helpless Shining was acting, Sombra continued to mock him while jerking himself off.

“Nnnnnnffffff… I’m not just going to take those balls of yours, Shining Armor… I’m going to leave you with absolutely nothing. As soon as you told me about that dream, I told Cadance that I wanted nothing more than to make it a reality. I wanted to take my throne back from you, and I wanted to ruin you like how you imagined. And guess what? After all the months I spent gaining Cadance’s trust, she didn’t even hesitate to agree with my plans~”

Sombra shuddered as he felt himself getting closer, and he used a free hoof to grasp the back of Shining’s head. The slave’s meager moan was cut off as he was pushed forward, and his open muzzle was plugged up by the sheer girth of Sombra’s crowned cockhead. Heavy globs of precum spurted right inside of his muzzle, coating Shining’s tongue with more of that musky flavor that made his eyes roll back mindlessly. And while the slave was squirming in elation around his Master’s cock, he wasn’t able to notice the ominout green glow that was permeating over at the Crystal Heart.

“Nnnnnghhhh… It… I-It looks like my wife is just about finished with that spell…” Sombra grinned wide while pushing his cock further past Shining’s lips, before his cockhead prodded the back of his throat. He let go of his shaft, and grabbed Shining’s mane with both hooves before growling out, “As soon as I’m finished with your muzzle, Cadance and I will begin our proceedings with you as the star of the show~”

After taking a deep breath, Sombra let out a heavy groan, and pushed his hips in with a single thrust to shove his cock down Shining’s throat. The slave’s eyes rolled back intensely, and he spasmed hard while a thick bulge could be seen protruding from his neck. Just at that moment, an explosion of green light emanated from the Crystal Heart, which spread out across the Crystal Empire like a nuclear blast. Even though nothing looked to be damaged, the sight of all the crystal buildings shiming with an emerald hue caused a very wide grin to spread across Sombra’s face. And after looking down at Shining one last time, he closed his eyes before thrusting in as hard as he could. “I… just… WON!!!”

Sombra pulled his head back, and belted out a primal roar while erupting down Shining’s throat. He didn’t seem to care one bit that ponies inside the ballroom could hear him, and he bursted into a bout of deep, villainous laughter while deep-throating the Empire’s former Prince. Shining’s eyes were rolled back far enough to only show the whites, and his body twitched hard from every strong pulsation of that thick shaft in his throat. He was completely suffocated and unable to breathe, which meant he was forced to swallow every drop of Sombra’s cum as it shot right down his gullet to fill his stomach.

The bottom of Shining’s throat could be seen convulsing, as he was forced to take the entirety of Sombra’s cumshot before he could breathe again. Sombra continued to laugh maniacally, absolutely reveling in victory with Shining’s muzzle serving as his personal fleshlight. He gave several hard thrusts into the slave’s face, smacking his heavy balls lewdly against Shining’s chin and throat. By the time Princess Cadance could be seen flying back into view, Sombra finally let go of his slave as he pried him off his cock. “Nnnnnghhhh!!”

Shining collapsed on the ground, and coughed between sputtering breaths while his muzzle was coated in cum. He could barely think, let alone breathe as his stomach was bulging with the sheer volume of cum sloshing around inside. Every harsh breath he took was lingering with Sombra’s musk, which was marked onto his fur to indicate himself as the soon-to-be-King’s official property. Even when Cadance landed back on the balcony with a smile, Shining could barely process her voice while gasping for air between his weak moans. “Haaaahhhh… Uuuughhhh…”

“Okay, the spell is complete, my King~” Cadance gave her husband a congratulatory kiss, completely ignoring Shining as she stood over his half-conscious body. “The castle has an incubating feature when it comes to dark magic, so hopefully everypony inside was affected instantly.”

“Ooh, excellent work!” Sombra kissed her back just as sweetly, and pulled back to ask, “Did you encounter any Guards on the way back?”

“Nope! I did as you ordered, and made sure all the Guards were inside the castle as well. Trust me, nopony is going to stop you tonight~”

“Wh… W-Whuh?” Shining groggily lifted his head up from the floor, his muzzle still matted in sweat and Sombra’s cum. He blinked slowly as he peered up at the couple, who were standing side-by-side with victorious grins.

“Congratulations, Shining!” Sombra’s proclamation was accompanied by the stallion puffing his chest out with pride. “With the aid of my wife, I managed to indoctrinate the whole castle in a temporary coercement spell. All the occupants will blindly accept whatever is told to them, and they’ll still accept it as truth even after the spell wears off. It was what I used to dethrone the Empire’s previous Princess, and take the throne in the first place.”

“So, basically…” Cadance walked towards the fallen stallion, and smiled down at him to clarify, “As soon as we tell all those ponies inside the truth about everything, and have you step down to gift my husband the throne, they’ll all accept it without question. Just like how you dreamed it would be~”

Shining may have still been lost in a lust-addled high, but his eyes shot wide-open in sobering realization. His muzzle went agape, but nothing could come out while he blinked repeatedly. “W… W-Wait, you… Y-You two are actually gon… g-gonna…”

Before he could finish his fearful plea, Shining was interrupted when a familiar pony finally stepped through the open doorway. It was Princess Twilight Sparkle, who was wearing her regal gown that covered the BDSM marks she received from Sombra earlier. However, what made Shining go wide-eyed in fear was the fact that her eyes were glowing a bright, ominous shade of green. But alas, Twilight didn’t seem to notice anything was wrong while looking back at the three. “So, ummm… are we going to go ahead with that ceremony then? We’re running a little behind schedule right now.”

“Actually…” Sombra pulled in Cadance close to his side, with the two smiling proudly back at their compromised sister-in-law. “The three of us were talking a bit, and we decided to make things truly official for tonight~”

Shining’s jaw dropped, but he wasn’t able to say a word while still lying on the floor. Twilight looked equally as surprised, with her green eyes widening to ask, “Wait, you… Are you talking about… coming out?”

Cadance let out a giddy exhale, and nodded with a smile before nuzzling Sombra. “That’s… that’s true, Twily. We already talked it over as a group, and we decided to let the castle know about my divorce with Shining, and our remarriage being official. We also have plans for a proper exchange of power, which will include the gelding being fully public~”

Shining couldn’t have looked any less prepared for that bombshell, as he left lying on the ground with a mortified look on his face. Twilight had to do a double-take, and blinked repeatedly with a stunned expression of her own. She looked back at the ballroom for a moment, seemingly perplexed that the couple had made such a decision. “W-Wow, really!? I mean… I-I wouldn’t have expected you to go with something like that…”

Cadance walked up to her sister-in-law, with Shining watching as she gave her an intensely piercing stare. “It’s perfectly fine, Twilight Sparkle… I promise you, this ceremony will be a good thing. Everypony will accept Sombra as their King again, and they’ll love every second of it~”

Twilight was looking back at the Princess’ unblinking stare, and slowly nodded her head in understanding. That was when Sombra went up to Twilight as well, and added, “In fact… You should go inside the ballroom right now, and tell all your friends about the good news~”

Twilight nodded her head once more, and slowly grew a smile that indicated she was already accepting this horrifying idea. “You… Y-You’re right, guys! It… It is a good thing, isn’t it?”

“Absolutely~” Cadance’s smile wasn’t nearly as malicious as Sombra’s fanged grin, but she still looked rather villainous before her brainwashed sister-in-law. Before Twilight could go back inside the castle, Cadance lit up her horn to pick up Shining Armor. He let out a gasped yelp before being floated over beside them, and placed back on his hooves. The slave was left trembling with a paled look on his face, and his shuddering breaths reeking of Sombra’s cum. Twilight tilted her head curiously at how her brother was looking, but kept an excited smile on her face. “Oh, hey there, Shining! Did they tell you about their plans tonight?”

Shining hung his head with a dreadful look, and glanced back at Sombra and Cadance standing side-by-side. The two nodded back at him with evil grins, which made Shining shudder in remorse. Unfortunately, a small string of precum could be seen dangling from between his hind-legs, as he was still throbbing hard inside of his chastity cage. Cadance leaned in close to him after noticing that sign of arousal, and whispered threateningly into his ear:

“Tell her to go ahead with our plans, or it won’t just be your balls I publicly remove during the ceremony~”

Shining gasped silently, and nodded his head with a fearful gulp. Even though he was shivering with a petrified look on his face, Twilight didn’t seem to notice anything amiss when Cadance pulled back with a satisfied smirk. With Sombra and his wife watching him intently, Shining closed his eyes to take a shaky breath. Even though he knew this was signaling the very end of his current life, he breathed out before looking back at his brainwashed sister with a forced smile.

“Th… They already told me,” he said with a whimpering voice, “A-And I… I want them to do it…”

Instead of showing any concern for her brother’s obviously distressed state, Twilight smiled with an excited nod of her head. “That’s great to hear, B.B.B.F.F!” She gave Shining a strong hug, as well as a kiss on the cheek, before making her way back into the ballroom with her eyes still glowing. “Alright, guys! If that’s the plan, I’ll just make a public announcement about it!”

“Actually!” Cadance was quick to stop her sister, and clarified with another insistent stare, “I want you to simply announce that something new and exciting is going to happen. Everybody should be really happy about the good news. Got it?”

Twilight gave another nod while keeping a disturbingly coy smile. “Got it! There’s exciting news coming, and everypony should be happy about the surprise!”

“That’s it~” Sombra nodded with a smile, and sent her off with a wave of his hoof. “Have fun, Princess!”

“You too, Sombra!” Twilight was just about to turn around, but quickly shook her head with a forgetful smile. “Oh! Sorry about that… You too, King Sombra~”

Shining’s face dropped, and he was left standing in pure agony as his sister disappeared back into the ballroom. From where he was standing, he could see that all of the ponies close to the doorway were sporting glowing green eyes as well. He breathed out in a sputtered huff, which almost sounded like a sob while he hung his head low. He eventually heard a microphone turning on inside the ballroom, and Twilight’s muffled voice speaking out for everypony to hear. But instead of paying attention to what she was saying, his attention was brought back to Cadance and Sombra when his Ex tapped his shoulder.

“Well, Shining…” Cadance looked down at him with a wide, confident grin that matched her husband’s to a T. “I hope you’re ready for your big speech. Because it’s the last one you’ll ever give for the Crystal Empire again~”

Sombra leaned in close to his wife to add in Shining’s direction, “Or as a Prince~”

Shining’s had a strong look of defeat on his face, and his pained scowl was accompanied with a worrisome gulp. Inside the ballroom, all three of them could overhear sheers of applause, indicating that Twilight had already given them the directions needed to accept tonight’s shocking event. Shining closed his eyes with a pained exhale, but couldn’t say anything to try and oppose his incoming fate. After all, considering all the things he already did, this was probably something he could only blame himself for.

So instead of trying to beg for mercy, or even running away like a coward, all that Shining did was sheepishly look up at his owners, and ask in a weak voice, “S-So… How… How do you want me to do this?”

Sombra grew a wickedly wide grin, and said with narrowing eyes, “Oh, don’t worry about that… We already have your introduction fully planned out~”