Phase two

Blood.

There was blood everywhere,

And bodies,

Oh, the bodies.

Berry punch threw up. Her mind is unable to handle the sight she was seeing before her. The others were munching the same stopping at Rainbow dash who at least tried to look like she wasn't sick to her stomach. Regardless the trio along with the rest of Ponyville came across what can only be described as a massacre.

Blood, limbs, and pony insides can be seen inside and outside through the windows of the post office. Mixing together like some twisted version of spaghetti. Despite this, the brutal act somehow remained unnoticed until recently. Whether it was due to a silencing spell or an illusion no pony knows for sure. All that they do know is that whoever did this wanted to send some type of message.

Like they had more than enough reasons to be scared already.

Luckily members of the royal guard showed up to contain the situation as best they could. However when they appeared the crowd couldn't help but notice dents in their armor as well as the lingering smell of smoke.

Securing the area the royal guards made sure that no pony other than the elements themselves and the princesses can enter.

Not that they wanted to go in.

At least, not all of them.

"What are you doing?!

By the time the words left Vinyl's mouth the olive-colored pegasus was already passing through the guards. The look in her eyes was full of determination however upon hearing Vinyl's voice she looked back.

"A pony villain or not doesn't always leave things up to chance. If this was the same monster or killed Big mac or something different altogether the clue is inside".

With that Sunny took a deep breath before entering the building.

Just in time for the princesses to arrive.

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Celestia was angry.

Scratch that the immortal mare was downright livid.

With every step, she took the temperature around her began to rise. With every exhale a wave of white smoke left her lungs. When she speaks her voice is filled with barely contained fury that seemed desperate to get out. Like a living creature that tries to claw its way toward the light.

Despite arriving at a bloody scene with the looks of scared ponies huddling all around only one thing echoed in her mind.

The long overdue death of a being who shouldn't have even been born.

Fortunately, Princess Luna looked to be in better spirits if only slightly.

Well, she looked a tad more approachable at least.

"What happened?!"

Before anypony could answer a blood-curdling scream broke through the air like a blade to skin.

Everypony's eyes widened.

Sunny.

They needed to get to Sunny.

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The trio of ponies burst through the room. All of them are on guard and preparing for the worse. However what they saw instead rooted them to the spot.

A shadow.

A dark massive being that towered over the princesses like a parent to a foal hovered in the air. Its teeth and eyes glowed with a mixture of red and black energy as it stared down at Sunny with a look that can only be described as pure animalistic hunger. However, beyond even that, we're the eyes of a hate-filled creature that wanted nothing more than absolute destruction.

"It can't...it can't be" Luna muttered with shocked eyes Celestia on the other hoof was speechless.

It shouldn't have been possible,

And yet.

The shadow spoke. Its voice was almost otherworldly.

"You killed them, you killed every single last one and buried them under a rock like they were nothing. As if you were better than the ground you walked upon. Do you think that you can kill Sombra? We refuse! IF YOU CAME TO MY HOME SEEKING WAR THEN WAR YOU SHALL GET!"

The shadow roared in fury before exploding in a dark mist that rapidly began to evaporate. Leaving only shocked and terrified ponies in its wake.

Silence fell.

At least until Berry punch spoke.

"W-who was. That?"

Her voice was small and scared. Sounding as if she wanted to do nothing but curl into a ball and cry herself to sleep.

The silence was her response.

Shaking her head Celestia turned to leave. Only to pause as if considering Berry's question.

After a long period of still silence, she spoke.

"A being who like me will forever linger on the past and those she lost along the way".

In a flash of magic, Celestia disappeared. Leaving those behind both shocked and confused.

Luna sighs lowering her head.

"We are not thee only ones who made a crucial mistake. Now we fear that Celestia's might lead towards a path of death and destruction".

The elements looked at one another. Each one of them feels as if things just got a whole lot more dangerous.

Now that leaves only one question.

What next?

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"There goes another one!"

Derpy giggles before pushing the now lifeless corpse of a pony off the table. The mare was young and looked suitable, alas it just wasn't meant to be.

"How many is that?

Spike looks at his clipboard.

"36".

Derpy clicks her tongue.

"You would think that we would have found the right one by now".

"Hey don't look at me! I'm just the muscle".

Derpy shrugs.

"Well in that case let's try that filly over there. I mean the ones before were all adults".

Spike nods before going over to the massive cage filled with ponies along with a few other creatures in all shapes and sizes.

"All right little one we can do this the hard way or the easy way".

The said filly in question looked on in a near-frozen state of fear.

Spike shrugs.

"Hard way it is then".