Chapter 8

------------------------------------*frank pov*-------------------
"Talion I don't want to be the bearer of bad news or anything but we haven't explored this castle much. We bearly know a proper way out" frank commented as a door glowed he could feel talion burning a hole through his head as he opened it and sighed seeing how pitch black it was "great..." frank said before walking into the hall as talion spoke

'well, no shit frank I can see that I'm more worried about getting you a weapon now because of your dream you had of the ringwraiths.'

Talion said as frank walked down the hall through the seemingly endless hallway frank did reach for his phone but sadly it was out of power "shit my phone is dead so much for thinking it would last a little bit longer but talion do you mind making it so I can see? I'm kinda walking blind here."

Talion had sighed but granted the request giving frank the ability to see in the dark as he made a door glow to show where frank had to go

"The reason I'm concerned frank is that you could fall to their corruption...trust me it will break and corrupt you," Talion warned frank as he arrived at the door that glowed the sickly green was frank tried to open it the door had been stuck?

Frank kept trying to use the handle but after that falling, he backed up, and with all his might (and with some added power from the ring) he kicked the door handle which broke it after about two or three kicks but left frank with a slightly hurting foot and sore leg muscles.

As Frank leaned against the wall as the evil ring magic did its thing in healing him a pony skeleton fell onto him causing him to fall over "the hell??!"

He yelled grabbing the head thinking it was alive but releasing and pushing it to the side after realizing it had been dead for quite some time as he got to his feet and entered the room seeing multiple pony skeletons "Jesus, what the hell happened here? It looks like some kind of fight happened here"

Frank said while looking around as he checked the remains seeing some had wounds others had crossbow bolts in their heads or stuck in their sides one had a bolt in its leg 'it was their last stand from what I can gather from what I'm seeing here.'

Frank was about to speak again but talion beat him to the punch 'look there's nothing you can do for them now we can take care of this later but first let's start making you a dagger first do you know how to forge or will I have to teach you?'

Talion asked while frank got up from inspecting the dead pony remains and heading to the forge itself "no but we're gonna find out!" Frank exclaimed as he unpacked the materials he ''borrowed'' from the caste.

As talion began teaching him how to break the armors down and their old weapons. And how to melt it down and to forge it properly and not make a mess while taking a few things from the long-dead ponies nothing major just some of their armor but he left anything that was a symbol so they could be marked for whatever they were apart in.

---------------------* a few hours later*----------------------
The sun had slowly started to rise in ponyville but very few ponies were up at this time however if they would just look at the moon ever so slight they would see that the mare in the moon symbol had been flickering.

"Lief mine own dram ponies I shall free thee from thy tyrant and fusty'r sist'r Celestia! and bringeth f'rth et'rnal night and retake mine own throne f'r myself!"

Nightmare Moon shouted to nopony in particular as she was on the moon as she began to wake up her dark magics as they had been inactive for a thousand years as they picked up the strange creature's magic as she thought

"Mmmm just what art thee thy not an ape but not a monkey just what is't doing? is't f'rging something?"

She thought as she did a proper scan of it "interesting you would make a fine champion or even a general or hoofmadien and here I thought you weren't smart at all~ "nightmare moon thought before shaking her head her dark mane following.

" enough~ calling the older me a fool I must prepare and not waste my time watching this thing!' she huffed before trouting off to summon her armor and a weapon.

-----------------------------*Celestia pov*---------------
Celestia had woken up from a nightmare with tears in her eyes as she had always done on this day it was a reminder the nightmare she had was a magic-induced one she could stop it any time.

but she did not as it reminded her of the pain her sister luna felt the fear of being forgotten and the pain of not being loved and cherished by her subjects and her older sister so long ago

"sister I-I'm sorry for not helping you I should have done something instead I ignored the problem and blamed you and sent you away when it was my fault for being so blind to the truth..."Celestia said as she is gently and slowly as she had said those very words on the first-ever nightmare night all those years ago and still did to this day but this time she added to it.

" Tonight I'll make things right I promise Lulu," she said as the sun princess entered her bathroom and entered her bathtub and began to clean herself to get ready to try and reason with her sister. And to get affairs set in order beforehand

---------------------------*time skip at ponyville*-----------

Even though the main six knew of the evil creature they decided to not think about it while they celebrated nightmare night this year.

as they went around town keeping an eye out for anything off or suspicions as twilight had told them that this year nightmare moon would be freed from her moon prison twilight had sent many letters to Princess Celestia begging her to take action against this clear and ancient threat against all of Equestria but sadly she never responded leaving twilight lost and confused. Why wasn't her wise and strong leader taking action? Did she not think nightmare moon wouldn't come back?

As she walked through the town park she heard rainbow dash in the distance yelling about something as twilight moved her ears to hear her friend as she heard "pony's go-to city all for Princess Celestia she is here for this year's festival!" As twilight's eyes shot open "that's it she's here directly I can ask her what I need to do!"

Twilight yelled as she ran to the city all to see her mentor as she ran she flew by her friends Fluttershy Applejack rarity and spike as they trotted and walked to city hall to hear the princess.

As frank used the hammer slamming it down on the armor he made for himself and taking tips from talion while also making a new type of armor as it was a deep dark color naturally from what it was made off

"You'll need leather and some kind of fur for that but we can upgrade it later for winter use Frank we need to get you suited up and your weapons are almost ready."

Frank heard in his head as he worked switching the forge to his weapon as he had looked through a supply closet in the room and had found molds for weapons he could pick between a short sword or a medium or hell a long sword

There were also a few axes and mace molds as Frank picked for his second weapon a sword picking one of medium size he began pouring the repurposed molten iron into the cast to cool and harden as he move his done armor off to the side.

"This isn't the best craftsmanship I've seen but this will keep you from dying on a battlefield at least. Certainly more reliable than what the orcs used for armor and weapons mostly the grunts" tailon stated while looking out a broken window as Frank worked.

"Will I be able to find a better blacksmith for these?" frank asked while using a rusty pair of Forge Tongs to pick up the hot blade and lowered it into cooling fluids in a barrel.

As talion looked at the moon "strange wasn't there a horse on the moon? Or was it just magic that did that and yes possibly?" Talion Just then when talion finished speaking he and Frank heard evil laughter from deep within the castle as it echoed through the halls.

"Stop forging frank!" Talion yelled as he began to cast a spell Frank looked back confused as they heard it again. It stops all resistance from the young adult

Moving quickly Frank pulled the sword out of the cooling barrel to stop the bubbling and hissing while killing the forge fire to stop its sounds of popping and cracking "Look outside" talion said

Frank did so looking seeing a large dark pony with a midnight dark mane standing on an old gravel path as he looked towards talion? "C-can she senses us? Like the others ?" He asked getting nervous at fighting something that looked like a literal demon.

'No I hid the magic we were giving off we are basically ghosts to her but it won't last forever but I think she knows where here .' Talion stated as he kept focusing on keeping the spell going as a white pony with rainbow hair flew from somewhere in the sky and landed before her as they began speaking to one another.

"Talion I have a feeling we are gonna have to fight one of them let me try to finish the sword at least we are going to need it," he said as he rushed back to the forge and began quickly trying to rush the armor he had made while also finishing up the sword without the forge.

Suddenly a bright flash of white light as Frank was stunned by the light even though he wasn't directly looking it still slightly blinded him as he finished up his armor and dropped everything and stood in the corner rubbing his eyes as they weren't working. "it feels like I just stared at a star over here!" Frank said

'There gone frank recover and continue the task at hand. With much haste, that creature must be stopped' Talion spoke as Frank was recovering in the corner on the floor." why does it need to be stopped?" frank asked as tailon looked back at him.

"Because that darker pony had the same level of power as one of the nine almost but compared to the dark lord himself she's an ant, "tailon said Eventually Frank got to his feet and with guidance from Tailon got Into his newly made armor with much haste which was a cross of Nazgúl armor and law bringer amour as he grabbed his new sword and helm

"Talion any thoughts on how I look?" he asked seeing if his ghostly ally would complement him 'you look intimating, to say the least, but what made you pick such a strange design for armor I mean it fits you but your less bulky for it to be effective but let me enchant the armor but I can do that while you're on the move now go!'

talion yelled as he made Frank run out of the castle as he followed the trail of dead grass to a fairly destroyed part of the castle.

As they heard voices as they approached "thee ponies shouldn't has't gotten in mine own way anon with the elements of harmony did destroy nothing can stand ho the eternal night-."
nightmare moon was about to finish when she sensed the dark magics from the ape she watched it turn the corner and growled

"Thee all can leaveth anon! and I just might forgive thy transgressions anon colors thy princess while I meeteth a new creature," She said using her midnight dark magic to force the main six outside of the old castle and out into a pile onto one another a few yelps and gasps and yells later the two faced each other as nightmare stood there looking up and down the ape "I'd bethought thee'd beast bigg'r"

"And I thought you would be scarier, "Frank said as nightmare moon tried to degrade the armored ape " yond arm'r is pathetic~ but if 't be true thee gage loyalty and fealty I shall maketh thee mine own dark champion~," nightmare moon said straight yo the point and in a salty sultry voice trying to charm it. "'r shall a few bananas prithee thee enow to severe me?"

Frank wasn't assumed to say the least "you think offering me some food would get me on your side It's like telling you I'll leave if I can feed you some hay and what the hell are you even speaking? I can bearly understand you as it is." Frank spoke gripping his sword as nightmare moon began to belittle him "How dare thee! I am speaking the meet language of Equestria beldams is much easier to speaketh then thy peasant language!" She said pissed at frank for trying to make her change the way royalty speaked.

As talion spoke 'easy frank she's trying to get under your skin while also seeming a bit crazy 'he said calmly as Frank ignores him and went on the attack.

Pulling his sword out as dark magics glowed making the blade a sickly green and black as nightmare moon summoned a large nightmare themed scythe and used it to block a decent waiting for the blow.

"Oh? doest the talking ape wanteth to dare the princess of the night? well, cometh on alloweth me showeth thee how badly thee'll fail" She gloated as nightmare moon took a stance ready for combat her wings flared.

While frank took a more defensive stance as Tailon would teach him how to fight this new but strong threat.

Author's Note

Happy late Halloween guys!! I hope you all had a nice time this year and Thanksgiving is next on the holiday list but I'm other news the next chapter is going to be the where real battles take place so bear with me! And I was gonna post this yesterday but I fell asleep so my bad on my part!