All That Flickers is Not Hope

More time had passed and Sapphire slowly woke up, her entire body felt like she had gone through the most rigorous of training, one that exerted most of her physical strength, like a pretty intense sword training exercise.

She could see the nice white marbled floor of Canterlot Castle, though it was quite clean. Sapphire never had the time to refurbish and restore the ancient castle, always too busy leading missions to reclaim and recover parts of Equestria from the two empresses to do that. She also didn’t remember there being a brazier and the bed to her side looked all wrong too, way too white. The covers had the Solar Empire’s sigil, that was also wrong, wait… oh.

Sapphire’s face reddened to a disproportionate degree, realizing this was not Canterlot. She was in castle Aurora. Daybreaker’s castle. The sudden revelation caused her to remember everything that had transpired before.

Her defeat, b-being f-fucked f-for what would seem like eons and what she had said to the Solar Empress, words that should have never been uttered even in her previous state of lustfulness, all came back to her. Sapphire’s face reddened even more from being fully conscious of what had transpired and it fully woke her up. She immediately tried to run away, away from Daybreaker’s room!

Sapphire really didn’t go far, recoiling backwards from running, she had failed to spot the chain bound between the pretty solid bed and her neck, or specifically, her collar. The collar Daybreaker had put on her, the one that marked her as property.

She looked up to find her horn still had the inhibitor ring attached to it, much to her fear but then, her worries kept increasing, as another deeply concerning thought raced in her mind.

“Where is my sword?” She asked herself in a panic. The weapon was very dear to her, an artifact that had been constantly improved by both her hooves and other people’s that she had met whilst rising to contest the Solar and Lunar Empire’s authority. Many memories had been forged with that great sword. To the alicorn’s instant relief, she had found the weapon, it was intact. “Thank the stars.”

It did make her feel humiliated, as the runic weapon stood attached to a wall above Daybreaker’s bed, on a trophy rack, like a memento of a beaten foe. Sapphire tried calling out to the sword, as the blade was soul bound to her and would teleport back to her, but nothing happened. Upon closer inspection, the alicorn noticed the struts holding her blade in place glowed with magic, a spell that probably prevented her from channelling the sword. At least the weapon was intact, that was the most important part.

She reluctantly decided to leave the weapon there for now, since she couldn’t really reach it. The chain allowed her to move on top of the bed but it quickly nudged her back when she tried jumping to get it, the same happened when she tried flying.

“Can I?” The alicorn wondered, trying to bring her hoof to the inhibitor in an attempt to dislodge it but to her further dismay, the ring was stuck fast and her hoof simply bounced off the device, leaving it unmoved. “H-Heck, m-maybe there is anoth-” Sapphire stopped her brainstorming as her ears perked up. She heard distant sounds of hooves hitting marble, gradually becoming more and more pronounced as the alicorn speculated someone was coming her way.

“Ohnonono” Sapphire whispered to herself in distress as she quickly hopped off the bed and went back to her original spot, since being found in that previous state; On top of Daybreaker’s bed, would have obviously given away what Sapphire had been up to.

The sounds became louder and louder, confirming that somepony was definitely heading towards the room. As a last measure of stealth, she laid on the ground and pretended to sleep right as the door swung open.

The bed-bound mare heard very close hoof steps, almost one to two meters away from her, followed by a short silence, before hearing the same hooves moving towards her side slowly and then near her back as then-“Up! Whore!” Sapphire quickly heard but had no time to decipher the voice as-

“Gah!” She let out a pained gasp along with a tiny hidden blush as her right flank was struck by a hoof. It broke her fake sleep, making her recoil from the impact and get up to find out which horrible being had done this to her.

Of course, it should have been obvious. It was her room after all. Sapphire saw Daybreaker looking back at her with the wickedest of grins, before grabbing the chain binding her and pulling it so that they were both almost touching muzzles, greatly accentuating that evil smile.

“You have work to do but hmm…” Daybreaker stopped and pretended to think, already knowing what she was going to say, “considering yesterday, I am sure you will enjoy it,” she cackled, the Solar Empress’ cock twitching slightly in anticipation for something while Sapphire responded with a new shade of on her countenance, that she tried hiding under a facade of defiance.

“I will never do any work for y-you, so you can forget about it!” Sapphire retorted whilst the Sun Empress was busy removing the chain from the bedpost, before the grand alicorn laughed again.

“You naïve slave,” Daybreaker grabbed the detached end and pulled Sapphire towards a balcony connected to the bedroom. The princess of Harmony struggled against the pull but it was quite apparent that her strength was no match to the Sun Goddess’ raw physical power, before she spoke again, “you have no choice, I decide what you shall do!”

As they both reached the balcony, the small alicorn’s struggle reduced, her mind now filled with confusion and intrigue.

Wh-Why is she bringing me here? What is the point of this? Sapphire wondered, looking at Daybreaker’s expression to figure out the meaning of just… going to a balcony? The Sun Goddess noticed her confused slave and responded with a devious smirk, as she then looked toward her empire.

“Ahhhh, what a great sight isn’t it? Order, Devotion, Security. A working country, not like the stagnant mess that was old Equestria,” The Sun Empress said, her chest filling with pride.

“A cursed place where everypony slaves for your ever-mmph!” Sapphire tried replying but was stopped mid-sentence by Daybreaker putting a hoof to her mouth, muffling her words.

“But there’s this corruption!” The Goddess of Flame and Fury snarled, looking at the partially restored Capital of Canterlot, the bastion of Harmony that tarnished her bright Empire, gathering new followers to contest both Eternal Day and Night every day. She wanted to burn this taint away but knew that if she tried, Nightmare Moon would take the opportunity to break through her lines while the troops moved and Canterlot was the most fortified place in Equestria. It would take too much effort, even the aggressive Sun alicorn knew this.

“The rot of Harmony spreads and tries to fracture my rightful reign. I know you have spies and informants, little Harmonists pestering me,” Daybreaker glanced at her chained toy, who shook her head in denial. “Oh please, I built the Inquisition to hunt down Lunar spies, don’t even think your amateurish little informants stand a chance. We already know most of them but have better things to deal with than your pathetic resistance, but,” The Solar Empress’ disposition changed, her fury became that devious smirk again, looking at Sapphire with ill intent.

“Might as well rupture your pathetic rebellion whilst you’re here,” Daybreaker cooed, whispering into Sapphire’s ears.

“Now, be a good whore and moan!” The Solar Empress said as she positioned herself to break her toy some more, freeing her slave’s mouth.

Sapphire’s face turned a shade of bright red again, responding with a very loud : “What?!”

She tried to struggle away from the Sun Goddess, but was pinned under her weight. Sapphire waited and closed her eyes in preparation for what Daybreaker was about to do… but it did not happen. Instead, something much worse ended up happening.

“Glorious citizens of the Empire!” Daybreaker exclaimed in the old Canterlot voice, greatly increasing the reach her voice had, grabbing everypony’s attention. Sapphire looked down below, hoping to only see just a few ponies looking back but, to her immense dismay and extreme blush, every plaza in the city was packed completely full of ponies.

No, No, No! Sh-She planned this! Sapphire panicked in her mind. She was right. The Glorious and Benevolent Empress of the Solar Empire had planned a mandatory announcement since yesterday, to celebrate a sudden great victory.

“This good-for-nothing whore below me is known as Sapphire Spark! The Harmonic Resistance Leader!”

Daybreaker’s eyes shone with pride and her words struck the pinned mare, making her feel much smaller, the massive crowds enhancing that feeling tenfold.

“She has been a constant torn on our side! Converting you. Devoted citizens, to her failed cause while disrupting all our goals! Ruining your place in the Sun!” Daybreaker exclaimed louder, the crowds erupting in boos targeted at the captive princess, causing her to turn her head away from the populace. Unfortunately for her, the only direction without looking back at them was up, and she failed to realize somepony else was up above her. The small alicorn’s muzzle rubbed against Daybreaker’s s-soft chest, causing Sapphire to flinch with a massive blush and for the grand alicorn standing above her to tease.

“What’s that, suddenly in the mood? I didn’t know you had broken already~”
“Look to the crowd.”

Daybreaker whispered into Sapphire’s left ear, ordering the good-for-nothing Harmonic ruler to look forwards and used her magic to make sure that happened, before her loud voice returned.

“But she will threaten us no more! We have her now and we will show the world what she has become!”

Sapphire’s head rang in alarm as she felt the weight around her shift backwards. She knew what this meant but she could only stare at the many ponies… The many ponies who would see her get rutted! Sapphire’s mind quickly picked up what would happen, causing her face to redden to newfound levels, as her feeling of smallness worsened, smaller than a Breezy’s size; as immense shame and guilt struck her. Everypony was about to see this, including the Harmonists! What would they think of her now? Oh by the stars n-no, p-please no.

“Please, I-I-Aaaaaah!” Before Sapphire could beg, she felt the weight shift forwards as Daybreaker’s rod entered her marehood with massive force, causing her to lose her words and instead emit a loud moan, one that the many ponies heard as they cheered their Empress on.

Daybreaker’s thrusts were merciless, sending excessive amounts of blissful desire throughout the squirming little pony below her, who moaned constantly. Sapphire tried her best to appear in control and to hide the immense bliss she was being given but she was very bad at it and besides, Daybreaker was not one for going slow in the slightest, especially against her opponent. So the pony kept moaning louder and louder, succumbing to lust.

“Aaaaaaah!”

To Sapphire’s even greater humiliation, she climaxed from the fast and strong pushes into her tight cunt. Her insides tightened as they gripped around her captor’s cock whilst sending a great splash of her fluids all around it, and even outside, from the sheer power of her orgasm.

It was a bit too difficult for the crowd to see. Considering the both of them were quite a few ways away, overlooking the people of Solar Point. But the much more intense moan along with Sapphire’s sudden change in expression were way easier to notice, causing the crowd to further encourage their ruler by seeing that their Goddess was successful at ruining the evil, heretical mare.

Daybreaker increased her pace as she felt her slave’s body giving up to the constant rutting. She wanted the entire Empire to see how broken she would become, and to hear her beg in front of the crowds for more. Sapphire’s struggle broke, her focus shattered by the climax and the enhanced vigor of each thrust. The quivering mare’s burning need rose quite fast once again, as her mind began fracturing, reminding her of the previous rutting she had, only making things worse.

Daybreaker then got a perfect idea to send her little toy over. With her magic, she grabbed the chain and pulled it up, forcing the small alicorn‘s head to rub against her royal chest fur, both events eliciting a strong moan and even greater blush from Sapphire. To give even more bliss, she rammed deeper into the mare’s burning epicenter of pleasure.

“N-N-Aaaaaaah!” That was way too much for Sapphire, once again showing the many ponies attending that she was losing to the shaft’s might, as another howl of joy could be heard from her. But that wasn’t all. Daybreaker had gotten what she had wanted. As the horny alicorn began drooling, making a face of extreme satisfaction to all watching.

“Let this be a message for you Harmonists! Your leader is nothing but a toy to me! Reduced to nothing and made to worship the Brilliant Sun! What a failure!” The Empress said, knowing full well resistance spies were watching, and that their morale would shatter from seeing their beacon of hope crumble into a quivering, horny mess as the message got passed on to the rest of the defiant ponies.

“And to make this extra clear!” Daybreaker spoke while her imperious cock began shoving itself even deeper into the drooling princess’ cunt. The speed of each strike increased to feel the full wrath of the vengeful Solar Empress, driving Sapphire’s mind crazy as her entire body shook, threatening to give in instantly once more.

Sapphire’s backside felt a massive jolt of bliss before exploding with passion, making her drool a lot from the insane lust.

“I have claimed your pathetic ruler!” Daybreaker said with the biggest evil glee ever, emanating pride from her new conquest as she filled the broken princess’ marehood with her warm cum.

She had already conquered Sapphire before but this time it was quite official, and best of all for the Solar Empress. Sapphire’s ruptured state showed the world how much she wanted this, as her face only described happiness from all the ecstasy, whilst the crowd rallied and praised Daybreaker for fully defeating one of the Empire’s greatest enemies.

“Ahhh, perfect,” Daybreaker whispered to herself, immensely satisfied with her endeavours. She then looked down at her pitiful opponent and greatly enjoyed what she saw but she was not done yet.

Daybreaker wanted her little cocksleeve to break. To feel such shame she would permanently give up her pitiful resistance and fully take her role as nothing but a slave whose only purpose is to service her lustful desires. With another impish smile directed at Sapphire, the grand alicorn unveiled her plan, to the whole world.

“But I am a generous Goddess! It would only be fair to show all of you, my devoted ponies, a closer look at this weed! I shall depart to all corners of my Empire to bring the good news!” The Solar Empress announced to the crowds as they exploded in ‘Thank yous’ and ‘Our benevolent Empress’. Sapphire gulped nervously in anticipation, guilt starting to overcome that visage of bliss before she heard Daybreaker’s wings unfold.

Sapphire saw the balcony getting farther and farther away, each meter increasing her embarrassment as she knew full well where she was going. She started longing for the bedroom’s more private feel, even if she had been chained there.

Alas, Daybreaker had finally arrived at one of Solar Point’s public squares and Sapphire tried to close her eyes to avoid the many ponies’ gazes, her mind attempting to vehemently deny what was happening. But it was not to be, as Daybreaker gave the bound mare another thrust whilst landing, stopping Sapphire’s attempt at denial by giving her more pleasure, opening her eyes to all who watched.

There could not have been a face redder than the one she made. She tried to renew her struggle but Daybreaker had sapped her energy away with the previous constant thrusts she had made back on the balcony.

The bringer of Harmony, guardian of peace and defender of the weak had been relegated to being nothing more than a moving cocksleeve for the tyrant to use as she wished, a thought Sapphire disagreed with entirely, as she struggled once more against her binds. Though there was little use in the mare’s squirming as the binds were too much for the alicorn’s strength and as the Solar Empress began to march through the city, it made it harder for her to concentrate on escaping.

She could only feel more desire as she felt the cock lodged deep inside her rock backwards and forwards with every grand step Daybreaker took. Slowly but surely, the small alicorn was headed towards a climax and she felt it.

She felt the dread of her cumming so close to all these ponies watching, it would be impossible for them not to notice and worst of all, she recognized some of the townspeople as her informants, driving her more into despair.

Th-They are seeing me like this, I-I can’t. If I come back they would just-I can’t come back. I-I ruined our reputation, our whole cause.

Her confidence greatly wavered as she thought of the consequences of coming back to Canterlot, of escaping. The cheering, mocking and rude words from the many ponies around her made it harder to decide, shattering her will as Daybreaker stopped in the middle of another city square to expose her little toy some more.

Sapphire had wanted nothing more than to show her defiance out loud. To state how the Solar Empress disregarded their safety and stifled war. But the intense shame she was feeling, enhanced by the cock penetrating her depths in front of all, shut her mouth and made her whimper as she drifted deeper and deeper into how disgraced she was and how perhaps she didn’t deserve to come back and lead the resistance, all while Daybreaker continued on to another plaza.

Solar Point had quite the population, being the seat of power for the Solar Empire and its temporary capital until they would take Canterlot back, so she kept at it.

That is until she stopped. Feeling the broken mare quiver, the Sun Empress knew what was about to happen and she wanted everyone to have the best look at it, displaying her toy to all whilst her wings unfurled to show her own radiance, and climax Sapphire did.

The mare’s body couldn’t handle more of the Sun’s dick. The amount of fucking she passively got as they walked was too much to bear for one weak to such things. She tried to stifle her moan but it was too strong and it broke through her futile attempt at resisting, as her inner walls shook, splashing out her love juice all over the spear that kept thrusting.

The orgasm continued as a lot of nectar burst out of Sapphire’s flower and dripped all over her legs until it reached the ground, giving the crowd plenty to see and the rude words to double, a verbal confirmation that they saw this display of submission to the quivering, moaning mare.

Meanwhile, Daybreaker felt pretty content from this scenario, as she kept her proud smile and moved onwards when Sapphire’s quivering ended. She knew it wouldn’t be too long now until Sapphire Spark would shatter from her constant humility, and she still had to visit other places. The Solar Empress’s smile was widening. This has been a perfect plan!

“Thank you my faithful subjects! I shall now depart for Brightshine and bring them light of our victory!” Daybreaker exclaimed triumphantly before taking flight with a swift motion, a motion which caused another moan to emanate from the pony below her. She took the leisure to do a flyover so her subjects could have a final look and to further destroy Sapphire’s reputation, before heading to the other town.

The city soon found itself looking smaller, the landscape now filled with trees and coastline. Sapphire wanted to breathe a sigh of relief from leaving the many ponies looking at her, but she couldn’t, she could only moan more as the alicorn she was attached to kept thrusting while in flight.

“That was exhilarating wasn’t it, Sapphire?” The Solar Empress said with a mocking tone, knowing full well how much the little mare below felt, making her beam with pride more.

“All of this could have been avoided if you didn’t make that pathetic rebellion. Ah! Or perhaps I should thank you,” Daybreaker laughed, “I haven’t felt this satisfied in ages!”

“Y-You w-won’t,” Sapphire exhaled out, unable to finish her words as the thrusts kept her state of high pleasure, her immense humiliation had sapped out her energy

“I won’t what? Win? I already won, you whore!” Daybreaker laughed once more “Besides, we still have more places to go to~”

And thus the cycle started, they arrived at Brightshine, a pretty sizeable city in the Solar Empire but still nothing compared to the capital in terms of size, though that didn’t stop the events from unfolding.

The Solar Empress delivered the news and showed said news to the public, giving ample time for the citizens to enjoy what they saw and to cheer their Goddess on. To the Harmonic Princess’ greater heat and higher shame. After Daybreaker deemed the news were properly spread. She set out to another town with her captive, repeating her act again, and again, until the day was almost over.

As Daybreaker’s fun parade ended, the Solar Empress looked at her captured little toy, inspecting her and noticing that her plan had fully worked. Sapphire’s feistiness was rendered essentially null. Instead, she couldn’t help herself, as her tongue lolled out, dripping drool, her expression showing enjoyment.

“Well now! It seems you’ve finally decided to enjoy this completely!” Daybreaker exclaimed with pure, evil glee, very much satisfied that her toy’s humiliation had been so grand she gave in to lustful desires.

Hehe, glad to see the last part of my name always holds true, you truly are the best, Daybreaker!

Now, how do I turn this bitch to my side? I can make her mindlessly starve for my cock but I want to turn her into my servant too!

Daybreaker pondered about that last part. A spell could certainly work, or subtle suggestions that would seep into the deep recesses of her prisoner’s broken mind. But she didn’t know how to do either of those!

Her magic was mostly offensive, matching her brazen and forceful attitude. Sure she had a spell to break a pony’s mind, but she already did that to Sapphire in a more satisfying way and subtlety was certainly not something she could do. Daybreaker then came to a realization, she knew somepony who could do both of those things. Oh, no! Not! Her! You said that as a joke!

But Sapphire serving me both ways would be too good to pass up! Betraying her Harmonists while pleasing me, oh that would be such a dream!

Ugh! I will figure something out when we get back

Her focus turned back to the crowd, thanking them for their obedience and eternal worship as she then flew away, heading back to her castle at Solar Point with greater haste. Her mind still sought an alternative path to what she had planned, but without any other options, she wanted to get the matter dealt with as fast as possible, the fire in her blood raging more as she kept thinking.

Upon arriving, she quickly freed Sapphire from her belly and dumped the small alicorn onto her bed, who then immediately passed out. Daybreaker stormed out of the room in anger, not amused by what she had to do.