All That Flickers is Not Hope

As dawn pierced the night sky, Sapphire was chained and leashed, forced to follow the retinue of Solar guards tasked with bringing her to Nightmare Moon’s castle of Noxtela, the epicenter of Nightmare’s empire.

A couple of days had passed on the treacherous roads. With the general lack of country-wide stability the guards had their work cut out for them, as greedy brigands and territorial monsters attacked them regularly. Though the soldiers escorting her were definitely among Daybreaker’s elite, as they vanquished all who dared block them from fulfilling the task entrusted upon them.

Yet as they walked, Sapphire could see them constantly sharing looks, glancing at her body and then more at her backside. They weren’t subtle about it, they definitely wanted to enjoy her.

Unfortunately for them and to Sapphire’s relief, they weren’t allowed to touch her since their Empress had ordained so, as this was a rather personal matter between the two empresses. It seemed Nightmare Moon agreed as well, noted by the significant lack of Night guard ambushes which were normally quite common.

Finally, after trekking through somewhat safer lands for a day, Sapphire saw a tall and massive building, adorned with the many flags and banners of the Lunar Empire. The placement of such an edifice always felt weird, especially compared to Daybreaker’s, as one was in an eerily calm forested area, almost devoid of civilization, and the other was in the middle of a massive city. The darkness of night certainly made the former more ominous.

It was not a welcome sight though, as it meant she was soon going to be at the mercy of her other nemesis, her other threat she had sworn to defeat until overconfidence shattered her plans beyond recovery. Sapphire looked back towards the path they had taken, noticing how no Harmonist tried rescuing her, they were already crumbling under lack of leadership and figurehead since, if the one the Elements had blessed into alicornhood had fallen, then there was no hope.

“We’re here,” the leading Solar guard said as they pulled on the leash, yanking Sapphire’s head back to look in front while rupturing her state of ponder, making her see the soldiers of the Night standing guard at the gate approach.

One of them spoke up, “we have been made aware as to the reason for your arrival here,” a smug look on their face, “though you should already be aware of that, considering you passed through our lands without seeing us.”

“Yeah, yeah, we know,” the Solar guard said with annoyance and disdain. “Just take this hot bitch and we’ll be on our way.”

Sapphire’s face reddened from the blatant comment and the Night guard easily noticed the newest addition to the mare’s expression as they grabbed the leash, before looking back to the one addressing them.

“They really don’t teach you about subtlety in the Solar Empire huh?” they said, frustrating the Solarist even more, “nevertheless, I do agree with you, she is… very enticing. It would be very nice to do… things to her, alas-”

“Yeah I get it would be fun to fuck her, and you probably have the same order as us, can’t touch her,” the Solar guard replied hastily, interrupting them from speaking before glancing at Sapphire, causing the annoyed look on the Solar guard’s face to worsen. “At least you didn’t have to be around her for a week, consider yourself lucky.”

The soldiers that had ensured Sapphire’s safety turned around, walking back down the path they had taken. A small curious glance from the alicorn quickly revealed how pent-up they were.

“W-Wait!” the Lunar guard yelled, “we need to mention that you will still be unharmed on your way back! Nightmare Mo-”

“Yeah sure, thanks!” One of the members of the other group yelled back, lacking care in their voice as they cut off the Lunar guard from finishing, who grumbled and gave up on their words before looking at the alicorn in their possession.

“Follow, slave. Not that you have a choice,” they smirked as they spoke those last words whilst pulling the leash, convincing Sapphire to follow them deeper into the castle rather easily.

What is she going to do to me? Wh-Why did Daybreaker give me to her? I-I don’t understand, th-they hate each other, r-right? Sapphire’s thoughts of puzzlement and dread simmered inside her mind. She didn’t really believe that it had happened up until she noticed the castle, though she should have known Daybreaker wasn’t the lying type.

Sapphire kept pondering some more as she walked behind the guard while paying less attention. She never liked a puzzle unsolved and her attempt at figuring out an answer was slightly distracting her from the encroaching fear that is Nightmare Moon.

Her thought pattern then stopped as she bumped into the guard’s rear, ending her almost unconscious movement and making her look at the guard with confusion, and then to follow their gaze as they looked very… static.

Sapphire quickly found out why that was the case, as a throne could be seen right where the guard was staring at. An occupied throne. By the other being she feared and had sworn to fight.

“Nightmare Moon…” She whispered, dread and worry in her voice as her mind raced with hypotheses and ideas of what the Night Empress had planned for her, though Sapphire was very certain nothing good would happen to her.

There was one thing however, Sapphire’s gaze had focused on Nightmare Moon’s large and enticing shaft, reminding her that despite her humiliation at Daybreaker’s hooves, she had enjoyed being rutted and fucked to no end, a hidden desire that she always felt, unlocked.

As her gaze broke off and looked upward, towards the Night Empress’ face, Sapphire blushed as she realized Nightmare Moon was staring back at her with a smug expression she had grown used to seeing. Whether or not Nightmare had seen her staring was uncertain.

“Well, if it isn’t Sapphire Spark, fabled Guardian princess of Harmony and resistance leader!” Nightmare announced with a growing devilish smile as she analyzed the state of her nemesis. She looked like a mess. Her mane was ruffled, her coat uneven and most importantly, her gigantic flame of defiance had been fanned out on account of the fact she was mute. Nightmare’s reports had mentioned the small alicorn usually sported a confident demeanour and the snark to match but, what she saw told another story.

“Or should I say, ex-Resistance leader?” Nightmare teased with that ever-smug expression. Though, she focused her gaze on Sapphire, searching for something. Sapphire stirred from the Night Empress’ words, like a flicker of resistance made manifest, though not one strong enough to light a fire.

Hmm, that must be what sister, I mean, what Daybreaker meant. She still harbours opposition no matter how defeated she is, Nightmare Moon pondered about it. She wanted to find what caused such behaviour, but cut herself short, not wanting to look aloof in front of her ‘guest’.

“I have to say, I did not expect you to be given to me in such a way. In chains and looking like a total mess yes, but by Daybreaker? My rival, of all ponies? I did not.” she stated, certainly surprised that Daybreaker had held true to her word, even if her spies confirmed multiple times that Sapphire was on her way.

“Still, I am… grateful for the gift,” Nightmare paused, a weird feeling overcoming her for but a moment before a frown appeared on her face, “know this Sapphire, you have caused unrest in my Empire, spread false ideals, stole my rightful land and more things I can’t begin to count!”

A wicked grin spread across Nightmare’s countenance as she continued, “but don’t worry, I have many things prepared for you, both from before your capture happened and after hearing the joyful news, perfect ways of making you atone for your foolish behavior.”

Sapphire gulped, her worries growing as she slowly moved backwards in fear, but was quickly stopped in her tracks by the leash connecting her to the still-fixed guard. Nightmare enjoyed the sight.

“Speaking of. Bring her to me,” She ordered the guard, who quickly obeyed, bringing Sapphire close to the throne and giving Nightmare the leash, “you may now return to your previous duty.”

The guard nodded and did as told, leaving Sapphire with Nightmare Moon, and with the plethora of other guards protecting the throne room.

The Night Empress lifted Sapphire’s head with her hoof, inspecting her prize, a hungry look on her face. She quickly got reminded of something she needed to do, as she then removed all of Sapphire’s ‘equipment’, making the small alicorn feel the intense need of fleeing but, some quick thinking told her it was not a useful endeavour, with all the guards around and their Empress literally touching her.

Nightmare Moon held Daybreaker’s collar and inhibition ring with her magic. She had tested her new slave’s cockroach-like resilience once more, but also, “I think we should replace these with something more fitting wouldn’t you agree?” she said, still sporting that grin as both of the attachments disappeared in a cloud of magic. Replacing them was another similar pair, though adorned with Nightmare Moon’s signature colours and livery along with, of course, her name on the collar, signifying Sapphire’s new mistress.

Sapphire did protest since she wanted to keep her freed state, despite knowing it was not meant to be, struggling against the Night Empress’ grasp, which caused the grand alicorn to use her magic, freezing Sapphire’s motions in place as, with two clicks, both collar and inhibitor were attached once more.

“Your little struggle is very funny slave, if not pathetic,” Nightmare said with mocking laughter in her voice before continuing with a more imposing tone, “Now, remember this. You are mine. My personal slut and slave, bound to me. That is your role here. And what better way to start than for you to clean my hooves?~”

She held out her hoof towards Sapphire, who only looked, hesitation in her mind causing inaction. Nightmare Moon retracted her hoof, despite her slave’s disobedience she had kept quite the smug expression, it even grew in proportion as she then spoke.

“You make a good point slave, this is far too generous for me to demand of you, after all, you need payback, not to worship me. For now.”

With that, she got out of her throne while taking hold of the leash bound to Sapphire’s collar, pulling her captive with disregard for her movement as she trotted through the many winding hallways of her castle, seeking a specific kind of room. One that Sapphire had already experienced in another place.

There it was, after a little bit of travelling, the two of them had arrived at their destination: The dungeon. Sapphire quickly noticed how different everything was from Daybreaker’s version, almost confusing her.

Everything looked way more decorated. The entire hallway was adorned with sigils and symbols representing the Night Empress and the doors were ornate as well, sporting intricate carvings and decorations, and incredibly strong magic runes. The entire section looked like it had received considerable care and attention to its development.

Nightmare had noticed her slave’s curious gaze.

“Impressed? This is my favourite wing of the castle. A side project turned into complete success and a source of considerable enjoyment for me.”

Her grin had grown much wider, primal hunger glinting in her eyes while she opened one of the doors, bringing Sapphire inside, who spared no time examining the room, though what she found sent a shiver down her spine.

She first looked up, hoping the contraption she had been subjected back in Solar Point to wasn’t present. Unfortunately for her, here it was, with even more durable straps etched with weird enchantments the alicorn couldn’t decipher. It also looked completely immaculate.

Sapphire then looked to her left and saw a concerning bench with bindings attached to it, along with a wall resembling an armoury’s weapon rack, but if the weapons had been replaced with a myriad of dildos, toys and tools of different shapes and sizes. Sapphire’s fear rose while her mind foolishly wandered through all the things Nightmare Moon could subject her to.

It didn’t stop there, the back wall was equipped with an array of chains and binds in differing arrangements, from crosses to simple chains attached to the ground. At least the right side was emptier, seeing as there were only pony-sized runes on that wall and nothing else. The entire room was very big overall.

Nightmare Moon saw Sapphire’s face becoming flush red, her slave frozen in place, which caused the Night Empress’ enthusiasm to grow before she too looked at the room’s amenities, pondering what option to choose, all of them excellent picks.

Her gaze locked on to the breeding bench, a perfect tool to rail her slave non-stop, with that she would certainly be able to release her frustrations about the puny alicorn who dared oppose her reign. She could already picture her little slave’s moans permeating the room, oh by her glorious night did it send butterflies in her stomach.

With command in her voice, mixed with a good bit of pent-up impatience, she spoke, “Follow.”
It caused Sapphire to wake up from her state and with a small bit of reluctance, she did as told. Nightmare’s need was quite visible, her shaft standing tall as she pulled Sapphire towards the contraption by yanking on the leash, almost causing her slave to fumble and fall.

Wasting no time, she unceremoniously grabbed Sapphire using her arcane levitation and put her on top of the bench, and then four clicks could be heard as Nightmare used the bindings attached to the breeding bench to completely lock her slave’s legs to the object, rendering her essentially immobile. Sapphire had some room to struggle, but it was too minor to have any effect.

Nightmare Moon looked at her slave’s state, enjoying the sight of her being completely bound and ready to be bred, her gaze shifting to Sapphire’s very delicious marehood. Yet she shooed the idea of teasing her toy away from her mind.

It would be very nice to taste my captive’s essence and to make her squirm in need, but.
We will do it later, as part of the training. Now, we fuck her brains out, a fair trade for causing me constant headaches.

She moved to finally ‘unwrap’ her gift, her cock throbbing with excitement as it aligned itself with Sapphire’s entrance, touching her outer walls, a familiar feeling the captive had grown accustomed to, causing a soft moan to escape her mouth.

The soft moaning quickly changed in intensity as Sapphire felt Nightmare’s cock breaking through her folds, sending a massive charge of bliss from the intense thrust coursing through her body.

She responded by struggling, trying to somehow balance the rush of pleasure and stabilize herself but the binds keeping her still were well made and did not leave her with much room to maneuver, as the thrusts grew in both pace and strength, going deeper with each heavy motion.

“Do keep struggling slave, it makes it all the more enjoyable, ” Nightmare said victoriously, her pounding further growing in force, empowered by feeling and seeing her little slave’s pathetic resistance, and by the extreme need to break her nemesis. Her slave’s loud moans also brought an extra bit of motivation to rut her harder.

Even while mindlessly fucking her toy, Nightmare Moon had a cadence to her fucking. Always going in deep, then out, leaving a small pause to trick her slave’s body into relaxing, before plunging back in and shattering that small bit of peace, making Sapphire’s insides wrack with immense lustful pleasure from such a move.

There was nothing Sapphire could do about her plight, except to moan louder and try her best to contain all the bliss she was receiving with little success, as her mind began whispering thoughts of enjoyment, Nightmare’s unique tactic getting to her. Still, she held for now.

Nightmare Moon hadn’t even started yet and already she could see her slave’s struggle, a sight she did enjoy, sparing no time giving Sapphire a few choice words.

“My spies always told me you were terrible at dealing with your lustful desires, but never would I have expected the infamous resistance leader to be this weak. We are just beginning and you are already buckling under my might! Hah!”

Sapphire tried to ignore the words thrown at her but could only take them like she was currently taking Nightmare’s cock, a rising fluster and small struggle giving Nightmare the confirmation she needed that the message was well received.

“Now, let us actually start this, say ahh toy,” Nightmare announced with a teasing tone as her grand horn lit up with magic while her thrusts’ strength rose exponentially, going as deep into Sapphire’s marehood as she could, causing her slave to howl in bliss and to be bewildered by her words.

“Wha-Glk! Mhmm!” Sapphire got her answer in the form of her mouth being occupied by a magical cock, as Nightmare had used her captive’s confusion and heavy moaning to shove the magical construct into her open mouth, causing Sapphire’s red face to gain an extra dose of blush and for her pleasure to greatly increase.

That wasn’t all though, Nightmare’s cock had made its presence felt even more, stretching her walls and causing a tsunami of bliss. It felt like it was growing inside her. Worse was the new feeling it gave, like a ghost sense or a wake of bliss. She felt as if the Night Empress’ cock was entering her even when it wasn’t, even when it was retracting itself for another thrust.

E-Enchantment!

Sapphire barely managed to think as the combined feeling of the three-pronged strikes was way too much to handle. Her mind was breaking at an alarming pace but not as fast as her body, as it immediately gave in after the first few seconds.

“Mmmh!” Even with her mouth filled with cock, Sapphire’s moans managed to be louder than when she could talk, and as her body shook and her walls contracted around Nightmare’s blissful cock, she moaned much, much louder, signalling her climax in quite the audible fashion. Her body splashed the rod of bliss with her love juices, coating it in her lust.

“Already?” Nightmare teased some more, the feeling of her bitch climaxing onto her thrusting cock was phenomenal, partly glad that her captive was one who tended to explode in bliss many times. She kept teasing her, it was something very satisfying to do after all.

“My little slut, you are in for a treat if you last this long. I wonder how many you’ll get before I do.”

Armed with a greater drive to bring her slave’s comeuppance, along with a personal challenge to see how many times Sapphire could go over, Nightmare Moon increased her magic and fucked her slave relentlessly.
Sapphire moaned with increasing strength, desperation in every moan. It certainly did not feel as if she had her mouth stuffed full with cock now, considering her moaning reverberated throughout the entire room and went much further outwards, even attracting the attention of passing guards, since the door had not been closed. They started patrolling the hallway but mostly used that as an excuse to catch glimpses of their ruler giving Sapphire all the fucking she could ever get.

It didn’t take long for Sapphire to explode in bliss once more, and then again, completely at the mercy of Nightmare’s magically enhanced thrusts. She could only think of the immense, pure bliss she was under, overwhelmed by pleasure.

S-Stars, s-so good~
N-Need more~

Nightmare was also getting into it, unable to look at her slave’s pathetic state from putting all her effort into rutting her, as a surge of desire coursed through her every time she felt Sapphire coat her cock with another splash of lust, and the louder moans her slave did as it happened sang into her ears like a symphony of pure joy, one she greatly enjoyed while she began doing the same.

The amount of time that had passed was unknown to all, but the number of times Sapphire had fallen to Nightmare’s cock certainly passed beyond ten. Nightmare had lost track of the count after that, her focus solely on railing her bitch. Sapphire drooled without end and her backside was a complete mess of lust, her love juice falling onto the flour in copious amounts while her body shook from the infinite lust taken. Sapphire’s mind permeated with more pleasure.

Y-Yes!~
Amazing!~

Until Nightmare Moon felt something, she felt a surge of pleasure coursing through her, greatly increasing her already insanely high drive. She felt a climax of her own coming, making her fucking become more desperate as she rode the near peak of bliss.

“Yes!”
“Take it all!”
“Take it all you p-pathetic slave!”

She then reached her peak, filling Sapphire’s insides with her copious seed, so much it already began leaking out of her slave, joining the mess on the floor even as Nightmare continued stuffing her more.

“Yesss~”

Both of them revelled in the pleasure, Sapphire’s mind was too lust-broken to think about humiliation, completely drowned in bliss, especially from feeling the warm cum inside her taking all her space. Nightmare was in a mood high, incredibly satisfied from claiming her slave. Finally, the annoyance had turned into her cumdump, and as she regained her focus, she gave Sapphire a very good look, stopping her magic and taking her cock out of the mare’s molten core.

Her slave was twitching and quivering, taken by lust. Her eyes looked into another plane of existence, one of pure bliss, as she drooled like a fountain, her backside spilling Nightmare’s royal cum, freed from the massive shaft that had been giving her most of the pleasure.

“Hah! You look like what you were meant to be, a fuck toy,” the Night Empress said with joy. “Though, I can do better and, I am not satisfied yet,” she closed the door shut after noticing the peeking guards, wanting this to be personal, before wasting no time mounting her toy again.

A smug, imperious grin was donned on the Night Empress’ countenance, as her horn flicked with arcane power, bringing the multiple spells back in full force while she rammed into Sapphire’s stuffed marehood with all her might, making her slave yelp out a moan of intense pleasure. Sapphire was very much lust-drunk and dazed, an expression of pure bliss affixed to her face.

And so Nightmare continued fucking her fuck toy well into the night, but eventually, after filling her toy countless times, she ran out of energy and finally decided to call her payback a success.
She left her toy stuck on the apparatus and went to her royal quarters to enjoy some sleep. Sapphire had passed out while still bound.

As Nightmare Moon tucked herself in for bed, she pondered what had happened on this extraordinary day.

The pony I thought would always be a nuisance is finally mine, and all because Daybreaker gave her to me, I-I can’t believe it.

I-I don’t know how to respond to this.

Her mind flashed with memories of her old self, many moments where Luna had tried to ask Celestia something important, alas she never mustered the will to speak her words and make her desires manifest.

But it was too late now, was it? They had blamed each other for Equestria’s failings and anger had turned them into the vastly superior forms they are today, it was a boon, one she would never remove, and her sister wouldn’t either. Still, that same desire had resurfaced, unable to leave even as Nightmare finally closed her eyes.