The Darkness Within

Celestia stumbled as she came out of the portal. She now found herself in a dimmly lit cell. Why was she in a cell? Was she in the dungeons?

Celestia looked to see that there was no door barring her from exiting her cell. She looked back to the portal to see that it was gone. She was now trapped here. Wherever here was. Rather than wait, Celestia moved forward and poked her head out of the cell. The corridor was illuminated by the same sconces with the same designs that were found in Luna's tower. Was she under Luna's tower? Celestia shivered. She did not like this one little bit but she had to keep going regardless.

Celestia stepped out of the cell and followed the corridor, looking into the cells as she passed by.

So far the cells were empty save for a random bloodstain here and there. It was when Celestia had reached the tenth cell that her stomach turned. She looked inside to see a dismembered and partially eaten corpse. The face was unrecognizable but the cutie mark, a rose inside of a heart, was what Celestia recognized. It belonged to a missing prostitute whos name slipped Celestias mind. Celestia quickly moved on before she lost her dinner.

She kept on moving and, unlike the first few cells that were empty, most of the cells she passed were either occupied by dismembered corpses or had prisoners that were in various stages of torture. As she was about to round a corner, a mare crashed into her. Rather than stay and see if Celestia was alright, the mare just got up and continued running as if her life depended on it.

"Hey! Wait! Come back, I won't hurt you!" It didn't matter. She was gone. Either to far or to scared to care. Celestia continued on. Continuing on past the crying and the broken. The deceased and dismembered. All until she got to a metal door. Celestia pushed on it and was surprised to see that it was open. The moment she entered, the door slammed shut. Celestia tried to open it but it was no use. It was locked.

She looked around room. There was not really much. All except for a statue with an altar built into it. Celestia moved closer to it as a sense of dread started to build. The altar was covered in blood. Celestia looked up to the statue and covered her mouth. The statue was constructed, not from stone, but from a mix of body parts and bones. They were assembled in a way that looked like a macabre alicorn. Guess Celestia now knows why there were so many dismembered bodies.

As Celestia continued to stare at the statue, a shadow made its way from out of the corner.

"Do you like it Celestia?"

Celestia whipped around and was face to face, not with a monster, but with Luna.

"What trickery is this?!" Celestia demanded as she took on a defensive stance.

The creature cocked its head. "Trickery? Tis no trickery sister."

"Impossible! Luna is dead! Dead!"

The creature shook its head. "We are not dead sister. Perhaps an explanation is in order." The creature moved over and sat against the wall.

Celestia looked over this creature. It did look like Luna and acted like Luna in terms of mannerisms. But her voice. It sounds just like hers. Celestia looked up to the creature.

"Alright. If you are really Luna, prove it."

The creature smiled. "You had sex with a mare right after your ascension."

Celestia was speechless. This was Luna. Only she knew about that.

"Luna....what happened to you? You died. I saw and held your body. We buried you."

Luna smiled and Celestia saw that her teeth had gotten sharp.

"I am not sure I understand. I have always been like this. I just removed myself of all restraint. As for my body. Do you recall when Chrysalis disappeared after Thorax assumed the throne.? Well, I was not happy at the fact that a dangerous villain was loose so I hunted her down and brought her back to my tower. I then had an amazing idea. I had planned to embrace my nature anyways but this advanced my plans. So, I used my magic to make Chrysalis look like me. I then tortured her and forced her to eat the heart of one of the prisoners. Don't worry sister. I only used the criminals and dregs of society for my pleasure." Celestia looked in horror as Luna kept speaking. "I was actually surprised at how easy it was. And I am even more surprised that you did not find the portal during the investigation." Luna readjusted her position to make herself comfortable. "We were also impressed with our minion and his acting skills as he let you into the tower."

Celestia's eyes widened. "He was your minion? Why would he betray me?"

Luna smiled. "Celestia. He wanted something in exchange. In return for serving me, I promised him status, wealth and mares aplenty. A simple thing really."

Celestia looked down and her eyes widened again as a more disturbing thought passed her mind.

"Luna, have you been eating these ponies? And what was with that mare that crashed into me?"

Luna's smile got even wider and she licked her lips at the mention of "eat".

"What can I say. I like the taste. As for that mare. Think of her as sport. I will hunt her later and use her for more "intimate" purposes. And then I will eat her. She looks so sweet."

Celestia started to cry. "Luna. What have you become?" Celestia looked up and saw Luna standing over her.

"What I was always meant to be." With that said, Luna cast a spell on Celestia who then fell over and slept. Luna placed a kiss on Celestia's head. "And soon, you shall join in on this too." Luna opened a portal to her tower and cast a disguising spell on herself to look like Celestia and stepped through the portal.

The guard turned around as Celestia walked down the steps. He bowed.

"Has the Princess been taken care of Mistress?" He asked.

Celestia looked at him with a gentle smile. "Indeed. She will come around after some "convincing". But she will see things my way." The guard started to fidget a little bit.

"And my reward?"

"Don't worry minion. You will be compensated."

Celestia got about ten feet away before casting a spell. The guard, hearing the sound of something being summoned above him, looked up. He didn't have time to scream as the immense weight of fancy clothing, bars of gold, and the corpses of dead mares crushed him to death.

Celestia smiled. "Status, wealth and mares. Just as promised."