The New Line

Aeon

My foe was more powerful than anything. But there was something... something weird, I wasn't feeling fear, somehow, I knew

that there was hope... Emma...
I walked slowly toward Corr.
"You still have a chance to redeem yourself Corr, don't make me fight you."
He laughed at me.
"I can see that you don't clearly understand the situation Aeon, I am the most powerful here and soon, your souls will all

be mine and nopony will be able to stand in my way."
I looked on the ground, I knew whatwas going to happen, but I had to do it.
"I maybe don't have a chance against you Corr, but I won't let anything down."
"Too bad..."
His horn started to glow, the glow was dark as the void... Shadows was spreading under him, soon, they materialised into

some kind of shadow-ponies. Each one different, each one being a soul that Corr stole. They started to be hundreds, more

and more were spawning. I closed my eyes... concentrating to see each one of them... with my instinct
"Emma, Everything will be fine..."
Corr laughed
"Hahaha, You really said that as despair knocks to your doors."
"Indeed, but I won't answer to it."
He ordered to his shadows to attack. They all dashed towards us. My horn started to glow and a blade of light shaped itself

around it. The minions were getting closer. I spread my wings.
"Emma, whatever happens, do not help me, stay safe, it's my only desire."
"Aeon..."
I sighed...
"...I am not Aeon."
I pulled back my wing and dashed toward the dark wall with an earthquake. If I lose, all the world as we know it will be

under Corr's control, I cannot let this happen. I landed right in front of the mass, blasting away some of them. I punched

the first coming towards me, than the seconds, the third, kick, jump, kick, punch. I was defeating them one after another,

10, 20, 30... I lost the count, there was just so many of them. I looked up, there was a giant shadow-pony slowly stomping

towards me. I literally flew through it. I landed behind him... Corr was there, calm like he didn't cared.
"Stop using your minions and fight me like we should have five thousand years ago."
"I would have won five thousand years ago and it's still the same today."
I dashed towards him. He dissapeared as I was going to hit him.
"You are weaker than I expected you to be."
"Teasing me won't work Corr. Say that only when the world will be at your hooves, sadly for you, it will never happen."
That worked, he was angry, I could feel it. He rammed me before I had the time to realise that he moved. I kicked him back

and landed on my front hooves. I didn't had the time to stabilise that he kicked me in the back. The second after, he bit

me in the neck. I felt pain for the first time. His razor sharp teeth were deep in my skin. I could feel weaker each

seconds, what was going on? I had no choice but to tear him off me, Blood came out with it. I used my magic to contain him

so he couldn't escape with his shadow trick.
"You fool! This won't containt me forever!"
"That's not my goal"
I concentrated and put all my power, energy and magic inside my hoof. I took a big momentum and punched him so hard that my

hoof went through him. He yelled in pain. I took back my movement and kicked him on the ground, releasing my magic on him.
He stood back up. The pain in my neck was awful. I touched it and it just burned. I looked at my hoof, the blood was black.
"What have you done."
"I am playing with you, with this bite, I swallowed a part of Aeon from you, you don't have enough power remaining to heal

yourself, but I do."
The hole in his chest closed and he was back on his hooves.
"Oh and I almost forgot..."
Suddently he was kicking my back legs, breaking it, as I was falling in pain, a blade of darkness cut my horn off. The pain

was unreal, being a normal pony, it would have killed me.
"... no more light magic for you"
There was no more hope, I couldn't use magic, a part of Aeon was gone and I couldn't heal myself. Blood came out of my

mouth as I coughed. I said in pain.
"...Emma..."
"Oh yes I almost forgot about her, I will make you see your nightmare before I take your soul, ladies first."
He had a big smile on his face. I couldn't let this happen. In the pain, I stood back up.
"I won't let you as long as I can..."
"You are getting on my nerves."
A giant boom blasted me about two hundred meters from him. It felt like the blast broke every single of my bones, but I

could still move. How could I stop him... I look at my left, Emma was watching the scen in fright, on the ground I saw my

horn, then I realised something. I took a deep breath.
"It's the end of the line."

Emma

I looked horribly Aeon getting slaughtered. Corr blew him away at my right. When I turned back in his direction, Corr was

walking towards me. Oh dear Wit. What can I do.
"I know you are the spirit of hope but even now, I can feel that you see none. Your soul will soon be mine, and when I will

be finished with Aeon, I'll crush it because I don't need «Hope». It's a shame that you had to see him suffer, actually no,

I feel quite happy about it. Don't worry, I will try to make it the more painful possible."
I was shaking in fright. He jumped in my direction, mouth open. I had only one taught...
"Aeon, I love you."
Suddently he froze in mid-air, then he felt on the ground screaming in pain.
"AAARGH!! IT BURNSS!!!"
He was holding his chest. Then he realised something.
"Oh no... YOU DIDN'T DO IT DIDN'T YOU!!!!"
He slowly looked towards Aeon as I imitated him. Aeon was on his back knees, A smile on his face, blood coming out of his

mouth, his own horn in his chest, at the height of his heart.

My legs gave up, unable to see what I just saw. My attention was brought on Corr. Screaming in hatred and agony as spots of

red light was coming out of his skin, like if it was burning. Light balls started to come out of his body.
"NO!! NO!! NOOOOO!!"
Suddently he exploded as millions of lights flew in the airs. Two in particular went inside Pisces body. I realised that

they were the souls that were trapped inside him. Corr, the dark enemy of the Titans was defeated. I ran towards Aeon,

happy to see that I was okay.
"AEON!!! I..."

It felt like the time stopped. Everything around us was him and me, but he wasn't hurt. It's like in his story. When

Aeon... Oh no...
"Aeon, are you..."
"Yes, in some way... But let me explain, Corr was holding all these souls of him because of Paradoxus and the part of Aeon

that was in him. As he sacrificed himself, he made Paradoxus dissapear, Corr couldn't contain the power of the souls and

they all got free, also killing him in the process."
"But you are..."
"Yes, I had no choice. My dark selves were too dangerous to be. And I had to protect you."
Tears came out of my eyes.
"Don't cry Emma, Aeon is not dead. In fact, the first day I saw you. I already took my decision."
"What?"
"Emma, I trust you to be the next host."
"But I don't know what to..."
"Don't worry, Aeon will help you, you will understand when this will be over."
I couldn't hold myself, tears slowly were dripping on the white ground
"Emma..."
He pulled back up my head
"I want to see you smile, with my eyes, for the last time."
Ignoring him, I kissed him, crying, hugging him as hard as I could. This moment felt like an eternity.
"I love you"
"I am not the one that you asked to marry Emma."
I didn't understand. With a smile he touched my horn with his. A bright light came out. Soon I was back on the dirt ground.
I looked down. I had a backwards movement.

Eclipse.