Chapter 16 for his purpose is to complete it

Er-r-r-r-or. U-u-u-unit #3 is n-n-not ava-i-i-ilable, un-n-n-nknow force-e-e-e is afect-t-t-ting the signal to Unit #3. Th-h-h-he l-l-link to the Ya-a-a-mi System is dama-ma-mage. 'User' progra-a-a-am will st-t-top wor-r-r-king in approximately 2 mi-i-i-inutes u-until the e-e-error is fix-x-xed.

"I see, in other words we just broke him. As you as well.", Discord, the master of chaos, was using the 'Yami System' for the last time.

He didn't like the idea of holding a 'computer' in his hand, or whatever he thought it might be, as it called itself. But since he won't be able to use it after this day, why not take advantage of the experience? And with the secret with him.

"That's a shame. I hope Celestia won't be sad about this. But she was the one who used the Elements on my servant, so I guess it's her fault that she won't experience this Yami Tool business.", Discord said as he watched at his work.

He unleashes his chaos magic on a frontier town to cause random chaos. He had no goal at all, after all that fight cost him everything, so he just decided to have some fun before the end came for him.

It has been just a few weeks since his master plan to marry Celestia cost him the war, the fight, his strength, his chances with her, as a friend too, and also as his servant and only truly ally. Now he could feel the true loneliness.

But it was his own mistake. 'I wish I had more time. If only I could resist that... magic, maybe I could find a way to suppress it or control it better than I did. But now...', Discord watched as the rune responded weakly and did not manifest properly, but the damage was done. "Now I will join the madness that this brings to us, to this world. At least I know that Celestia- DISCORD!"

Their moment of peace was interrupted by the march of an army on the horizon. And with their leader guide them to the front. 'Well, well, well. The player #2 is here.', Discord was able to observe Celestia and her forces fighting the chaotic abominations he created. Like that magic that he was infected runs through their veins too. He could extend his hand and stop them.

However, it happens as he has guessed. "Of course they don't respond to what I want now. And soon I won't be able to stop them. Because this is what 'I' desire."

Discord let out a deep sigh, he was definitely not happy with this result. He was even afraid of what might happen if he had won in that tower. But now he could understand why he couldn't give that order. The order to stop his tool.

"Oh boy... In the end I was fooled, but who would have thought it would be by myself... Hahaha... ha...", Discord let out a weak laugh at his situation, but regained his resolve and returned to the rune. "Before I give you my answer, answer me this... How can the 'User' program be fixed?"

Th-h-h-he l-l-link to the Ya-a-a-mi System is dama-ma-mage. 'User' progra-a-a-am will st-t-top wor-r-r-king in approximately 37 secon-n-n-n-ds. All fea-a-a-ture-es have be-e-en deactivate-e-e-e. The-e-e-e commandments will n-o-o-ot be a-f-fected and c-c-can reboo-o-o-ot the 'User' p-p-p-program on-n-n-ce the sig-g-gn up of a n-n-n-ew 'User' of-f-f-f Unit #3 is updated. Once th-h-h-e system is-s-s rebooted-d-d all feature wi-i-i-i-ill be re-e-e-store f-f-for 'User' of Unit #3.

"Which means that once you go 'off' you won't be able to bother the next pony, including Celestia. And if the new 'User', the pony in question is someone she recognizes is better than her, let say, accept the role?"

The Second Co-o-o-ommandment will be in effect, b-b-b-b-b-but is r-r-r-equire Unit #3 sig-g-gnal for t-t-the 'User' p-p-p-program to fully re-e-e-eboot. U-u-u-unit #3 is n-n-not ava-i-i-ilable, un-n-n-nknow force-e-e-e is afect-t-t-ting the link to U-U-Unit #3.

Yes, I wonder what it could be... but putting that aside. Let's make sure we are on the same side of the coin. This magic and whatever he was going for with this, isn't it going to affect my Celestia... until the poor soul who will replace her agrees to be the 'User'?

Affirmative...... U-ser Di$cor-r-r+ d♦ you acc-c-c-ce%♣ defeat +* u-u-us■% Celestia Aurora Sun

Discord stares with hostility at the rune. Even if this 'computer' was weak, he could still see the danger in it. And how it promised the world. 'Yes... the world... even she can be-NO.', Discord closed his eyes when that thought came, but it was all he needed to make a resolution.

"Yes... I was defeated... she is better... than me..."

He opened his eyes and the rune no longer existed. His lion hand was clean without any sign that ever existed, and that relieved him. He didn't want to imagine the damage if he kept it. But with pain he turns his gaze towards his beloved.

From a few meters away, Celestia swings her solar sword cutting off an arm of one of his abominations. Her army was still fighting his chaos abominations, and he could see how they were winning. But he was more focused on Celestia than watching the fight. Only when he could see how, in Celestia's hand holding the sword, a red and even more broken rune that could not materialize now dissolved in the air before it could be imprinted on it.

He smiled hearing it cry.

Errrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr@%@$%s?fg^%$^|:}"{@☻♦•╨J▼;]];

In the back of his mind he could still hear the voice and feel its presence in his mind leaving him. He should be happy, in fact he was happy that he started laughing. He laughed out loud as his laughter grew so much that he had to laugh at the sky. The heavy burden was lifted from his shoulders, so his madness finally caught up with him. And he decided not to hold back anymore.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA, THIS IS SO FUNNY! HAHAHAHAHA, I HATE HAVING IT! HAHAHAHAHAHA, SO WHY! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! WHY IS IT SO TEMPTING NOW!", by this point, Discord was rolling on the floor laughing upside down. "HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Ha.............. I want it back."

Discord jumped on his hooves and began fixing his favorite multi-striped rainbow tuxedo and the pink ballerina skirt he chose for this day. 'Why the feeling of wanting what you don't have is double when a pony you know and love has it! Now I know what -BANG- !'

His thoughts stopped when a strong magical explosion sent out 5 of his abominations.

It took him a few seconds to see the damage, but when one of the abominations that held out better than his brothers was taken down by a blue night scythe, he was satisfied and returned to his thoughts. 'Looks like player #3 isn't wasting his time... Too bad!'

When he finishes making sure he looks presentable, he tries to put on his best poker face to greet the two sisters. But his smile twisted with each passing second as his guests arrived. All his attempts to get rid of the title and protect his beloved were transformed into desire. A dark desire that he was fighting against all this time.

'OH~ I could have it all... If only I let myself be carried away by that promise... I could marry Celestia and-No!.... SIGH... If I did that I would force it. . And she could hate. And stop loving me too. WE agree on this.', he was able to control himself in just a few seconds until the two sisters were able to reach him.

One with a broken heart to seal him for the sake of Terra and the other with the desire to take what he has.

A 'desire' that he knows well. 'Sorry Lulu, he can't be yours. Not like you are now. And if I'm right... my guess you're corrupted by it's influences too. You were so obsessed with him. I know that to help him, you should have... met 'them'.

Then he raises his gaze to the sky. Admiring his work. A sky that was half day and half night with cotton candy clouds raining chocolate while the earth changes not only colors. "Haaa... just beautiful. I wonder what Lulu really wants including my beloved Celestia too. But!"

Now he focuses on the two sisters, ready to receive them. "It's time to pay the bill... for what our true selves desire."

Demon

A wingless black metal demon dragon.

It was everyone, the 7 souls thought on a lone tower from an abandon castle in a haunted forest. They came to save the world, to stop evil from winning, to show that with their bonds and working together they can overcome any obstacle. However, they question if they were up to the task when they saw how a true demon look like.

It was what everyone, the 7 souls, thought in a lonely tower of an abandoned castle in an enchanted forest. Heroes came to save the world, to prevent evil from winning, to show that with their bonds and working together they can overcome any obstacle. However, they wonder if they were up to the task when they saw what a real demon looks like.

In a place full of peace and friendship, a true demon show up.

It's what Twilight thought that have release on the world as she stare to it, to him. A Shadow more than 3 meters high, wrapped in lights in the forms of flames, stood firmly on his dragon likes legs flexing his deadly claws.

It's what Twilight thought had freed the world as she stared at it, at him. A Shadow over 3 meters tall, enveloped in flame-like lights, stood firm on its dragon legs flexing its deadly claws. Exhaling flames with each word out of his dragon beak mouth. With his voice transformed from his emotionless voice to a heavy synthetic voice.

Echoed in everyone souls. "PROTOCOLS RECEIVED...... SWITCHING TO COMBAT MODE.... COMPLETE..." GROWL

"Combat... mode... Shadow... what are you?", Twilight continues looking at what was her Yami Tool.

But another voice objected. "....My.... servant..."

Confused what the words could mean, Twilight turns to the mare they came to stop. Nightmare Moon was now able to stand up, but her murderous aura was replaced by something else. The feeling of losing her precious one was present in her eyes, so much so that... she was crying.

"Nooooo... how... could you... take him away from me!" SOB, Nightmare Moon began to cry as she covered her face with her eyes on the floor.

"What... is she doing?" Twilight was perplexed, they came to fight and stop the evil that came to control all of Terra. And now this evil cried like a lonely maiden. 'What is wrong with her? Could it be that she just wanted to get Shadow-!', if it weren't for her User activation, she wouldn't notice.

At first glance it was impossible, but against hers dark fur, black tears fell to the ground. But it wasn't just her eyes that came out, for a moment Twilight thought that her mouth was also secreting that same substance. She finds it really strange when they fall to the ground, to the point of being creepy, because those tears were like that aura. That was alive in how they tried to embrace her.

It was like, something wanted to envelop her. Twilight thought that was her magic, but- 'No... something is wrong from the beginning she found out that I was Shadow's User... Or is there something else?'

Affirmative. A known status effect was found on User 'Nightmare Moon'.

Twilight, not at all surprised, turns to the red rune in her hand. Like Shadow, this thing makes Twilight suspicious like she did when she met him that day. But now Nightmare Moon was a bigger threat. Then, without wasting any time, she raised her hand as the rune glowed at her command.

She gives it her first command. "Explain. What's wrong with Nightmare Moon?"

Processing................ Analysis Complete.

User 'Nightmare Moon' is under the influence of 'Dark Magic'. The Yami system recognizes it from the 'Dark realm'. Danger. User 'Nightmare Moon' mind's stability has reached dangerous levels. Warning. User 'Nightmare Moon' lost control over her 'self'. Precautions are required against-

"WHY!!!" BANG

Before Twilight could get the full report, Nightmare Moon explodes, smashing the floor with her forearms and breaking some tiles. Her crying increased as did her tears, or rather the dark substance overflowed from her eyes and mouth. This distracted Twilight as she couldn't take her attention away from her, thanks to the dark aura escaping from her increasing with her desperation. And wrapping her like a cocoon.

"WHY DOES EVERYTHING IS TAKEN AWAY FROM ME! WHY EVERYPONY RUNS FROM ME! WHY I KEEP LOSING WHAT I WANT! WHY I CAN NOT GET WHAT I DESIRE!"

With each shout the dark matter surrounded her. Her aura, her tears, even her shadow extended from her hooves to her legs, chest, arms and head. It enveloped her with its wings, turning her black fur even blacker like an empty void. Eating all of her colors in the process and leaving behind a Nightmare Moon made of black goo. But what Twilight could notice was that that thing didn't belong in this world at all, or even to Nightmare Moon.

As if something that was not from this world entered her reality.

In the few minutes she fought Nightmare Moon, Twilight could see and feel that what she saw in her enemy was hers... and at the same time it wasn't. 'Her dark side... no, this feels purer and...true? Why is it familiar to me? Where... no... can that be!?'

As Twilight continued to watch, the dark aura now covered Nightmare Moon like a layer of sticky material. Her entire body, including the blue night armor and her midnight mane, became completely black, without light or color. Even her eyes were covered and lost in the dark material, but not her voice.

"WHY...", at this moment, all the girls began to hear how her voice twisted into a terribly low, heavy and horrible tone, like a true nightmare sounded. "WHAT... DO I NEED... TO GET... IT..."

TAKEITFROMHER

"!...What was that?", Twilight snap as she hear that voice, after thinking about it, she blurt out her thoughts. "Could it be?... I remember... that strange book from the royal library mentions something like this... If I'm right then..."

Twilight said out loud tired of being scared now. Now she doesn't know what to really be afraid of so she sends everything to the bucking hole, plus she has her own monster that hasn't let its guard down to protect her. Shadow growled like a guard dog, so she still felt that security, plus with him she felt like she had power. From him, and whatever she had in her hand.

"I need information. Do you know what... was that thing?"

Affirmative. User Nightmare Moon's essence have manifest from her soul to the physical world. Yami system have recognize it as the User's 'True Self'.

As Twilight got her answer and realized what was about to happen as she turned towards Nightmare Moon, the dark, sticky material reflected something moving inside the cocoon. It had no shape whatsoever, but its mere presence made every mare in the room feel a shiver down their spine. It didn't help when several voices echoed through it. And what scared them the most was the fact that all the voices were from Nightmare Moon.

TAKEITITSOURSWEWANTITISOURRIGHTWEALWAYSWANTEDWENEEDITALLOFTHEMWILLPAYHOWTHEYDARETOOPPOSEMEIJUSTWANTEDTOBELOVEDIWANTTOSAVETHEMLOVEMEWEWANTTOBEADMIREDMYSUBJECTWILLLOVEIWANTWHATMYSISTERHAVETHEWORLDCANBEOURSTHEYWILLLOVEME-IWANTMYYAMITOOLIWANTMYSERVANTGIVEITTOMEGIVEITALLTOME!

Twilight hear the voices that the 'True Self' was leaking out and it didn't affect her, it strengthen her resolver. Just before Celestia took away her books when she try to study dark magic, she could grasp the concept of the 'True Self' of the pony soul in a special book. She debated whether this was luck, or destiny.

But she decide to believe, she was prepared for this. "I... wouldn't!"

Twilight now understood why Nightmare Moon viewed her with that kind of madness. She still didn't have all the answers, but one thing was certain: she can't lose to this evil and give it what it wants. Finally she stood up, ignoring that her cloth was now soaked with dried blood, to answer back.

"I won't run away... I won't hide anymore... I won't be afraid anymore... but all this... I WOULD NOT YIELD TO YOUR DEMANDS!", Twilight screams at the top of her lungs with her demon Shadow roaring at her side.

RRRRROOOOAAAAARRRRR

For a moment, the room falls silent again. Twilight stands by what she said. The other girls, Rarity, Fluttershy, Pinkie Pie, Rainbow Dash, Applejack; They still remain silent spectators. Neither pony says anything or makes a sound for a moment. Just a moment for Nightmare's voice to answer her response.

"THEN... I WILL TAKE IT...", the dark substance vibrates as it solidifies in Nightmare Moon's body as a third eye opens, beneath her horn. A pure red demon eye. "FROM YOUR DEAD BOBY!

SSSHHHRRRRRIIIIIIEEEEEEEEEEEEEKKKKKKKKKKKKKK!!!

Nightmare Moon roars as she stands up on her two hooves. She roars as incredible pain courses through her body, mind and soul. And her transformation began.

Like Shadow, Nightmare Moon's body increases in size. Unlike Shadow, her arms did not become too thick but rather lengthened, but her arms did not reflect that they could be broken with only brute force. Heavy metal knuckles appear on her hands, covering what were her delicate mare's hands, hands that were transformed into crushing gauntlets of war.

Her wings also lengthened, deadly metal spikes grew at the joints of her wings and her feathers grew into razor blades that can cut flesh, bone and metal. Her armor also changed, becoming rougher and heavier but now having fight marks, blood and spikes all over his armor plates.

And finally, her helmet grew, covering her entire face and upper jaw with horns on both sides of her head, and sharp carnivorous fangs replacing her flat pony teeth. White fangs contrasting her dark fur and skin with empty blue eyes.

If Nightmare Moon's 'True Self' was her darkest nightmare, Twilight could call it: True Nightmare

Twilight took a step back, not expecting that the 'True Self' of a pony, even Nightmare Moon, could be too savage for her taste. She even admitted that it scared her. And if the fears of the prophecy of its arrival caught her, this thing could appear in her nightmares. Luckily for Twilight, another monster already took that job away from her. And he was on her side.

ROOOOAAAARRRR Shadow stood between Twilight and True Nightmare.

True Nightmare moved her two blue eyes and the red iris eye also followed towards Shadow. In her empty blue eyes there was a moment where she looked friendly towards him, but it changed to pure hatred defined by the red demon eye. She flinches at the eye's will as her attitude immediately changes hostile.

Twilight continues to back away, she was close to joining the rest of the girls. And when she was a safe distance away, as a starting signal, she stepped on a broken slab. Giving the sound to start.

CLICK RRROOOAAAARRR SSSHHHRRRIIIEEEKK

Both demons run until they are both in the middle of the room as their fists collide creating a shockwave. BANG The remaining window panes shatter with the pressure of the shock wave, the girls cover each other to avoid falling prey to the shock wave. They cover their ears and eyes, even Twilight needs to do it to protect her. But against her well-being she opens her eyes. She knew it wasn't over.

BANG BANG BANG BANG BANG BANG BANG BANG BANG BANG BANG

Shadow and True Nightmare continue to exchange blow after blow, always bumping fists. Every time a shock wave occurred, the room shook. The showdown ended when Shadow attempted to punch True Nightmare, but she grabbed his fist with her left gauntlet. True Nightmare tries to do the same, yet Shadow grabs her fist with his other metal claw. With neither of their arms available, they slammed their heads, creating an even larger shockwave that even the columns and roof shook.

The two looked into each other's eyes, trying to dominate the other. Twilight, from a safe distance, could see that they were both equally strong, but knew it was only temporary as Shadow's legs gave way and he dragged along the ground.

She remembers what they told her. "He is injured... he will lose unless I finds a way to stop that monster."

"Twilight!", after remembering her goal, Twilight turns around and rejoins her friends. Each one has a look of confusion and fear, but after all, concern for her and what Shadow was now.

Applejack was the first to speak. "Twilight. What's goin on? What happened to Shadow? And... What's that thin? What... are we facin?"

Twilight looks back at them, trying to gather her thoughts to respond. "I don't know all the details. Nightmare Moon took the Elements and destroyed them. After that, Shadow came to save me and fight her back. In the process I discover how Shadow's powers work. Or rather how we can use them, since it was revealed that I am his current master. So I agree to be his 'User' to prevent Nightmare Moon from getting the right and title, is what this thing told me."

When she showed it to the girls, they were all fascinated but afraid of the rune, that something like that existed. Twilight included, but she later changes her mind and thinks the rune can explain it better than she can.

Once the girls were able to grasp the idea of the rune, Twilight turned to it and spoke her commands. "You can talk, can't you? Tell us all, what happened to Nightmare Moon? And how can we stop it?", the rune glowed every time a word came out of it, as the voice was transmitted to every girl mind.

Affirmative. The Yami System will answer your requests, as long it authorize. Processing............. Analysis Complete.

User Nightmare Moon have being touch and influence from 'Dark Magic' from the 'Dark realm'. Reason is unknown and further investigation are require. Danger. User 'Nightmare Moon' is no longer stable to use 'Dark Magic' and had fallen to her 'True Self'. User 'Nightmare Moon' is no longer in control of oneself and was possesses by the desire of her soul, the 'True Self'. Warning. 'True Self' can't be removed or eliminate it from Users, can only be purify and calm down by a strong opposite force.

The girls were stunned, they had no idea what he was talking about. Twilight on the other hand, knew about the subject. "'True self'... Just as that book mention."

"Question.", Pinkie raises her hand to speak for the group. "What book?"

Twilight stares at her, and she looks at everyone with the same curiosity. She doesn't know if sharing would be good for them. "A book I found out of nowhere. Written by an unknown author. And it disappeared after I lost it, I couldn't find it again... But I remember the name... The truth in our souls."

The girls were silent. Only broken by Pinkie. "I just want to say... that's the most lame and cringe name I've ever heard. It's almost like a pubescent teenager wrote it, if you ask me, I would name it... What? Oh! There's no time, right? Sorry.", with the group's stares, Twilight was finally able to explain what she got.

"'True self'... I learned from the castle books that it is the manifestation of our dark side, a true dark side that is made up of our darkest and deepest desires that we hide even from ourselves. A side that we do not accept, even though it is part of our true identity.", Twilight explained just to give the girls an idea of what they were dealing with.

"So... How can we stop that?!", Rainbow shouts as she turns around and sees how True Nightmare was now able to push Shadow back.

"And with what?!", Rarity also shouts her concern. "I don't want to be the pessimist, but that horrendous, wild and monstrous thing is a lot for us to handle!" BANG

The girls stop and turn around just in time to see another exchange of punches between the two demons. Only this time they weren't dodging or blocking, they were taking the full impact.

True Nightmare raises her left fist and delivers a powerful blow to Shadow's jaw. Shadow didn't stay with his hands crossed, he punched her with a right blow on the left side, right in the lower ribs. True Nightmare could feel the pain but it didn't stop her from returning with a right hook to Shadow. Shadow almost recoiled with his head back, True Nightmare thought he was falling. She was so distracted that she didn't see Shadow's claws grab her head and receive a strong headbutt from Shadow using his V-crest.

Stunned, True Nightmare backed away giving him free access to his chest, Shadow wasted no time landing a barrage of blows to his stomach, chest and head. And to top it all off, Shadow moves behind her and grabs her waist to finish her off.

With a German suplex. BANG The girls wince at the impact as they watch True Nightmare fall onto her back. Shadow recovers the moment he lets go of her and stands next to her so that her legs fall to the ground.

The girls thought Shadow had the advantage as he grabbed and lifted True Nightmare by the neck with his left claw. But when Shadow retrieves his right arm to deliver another strong blow, he stopped moving, only to spill blood from his mouth. The sudden pain weakened his grip, True Nightmare saw this so she grabbed his claw. Putting enough pressure to crush the girls' skulls.

With her force she crushed his wrist, forcing him to let go. However, she did not let him go because she twisted his arm, which put him at her mercy. Shadow tries to hold his ground but continues to spill more blood. True Nightmare was being bathed in his blood, that didn't stop her from grabbing him by the neck with her other gauntlet.

"WEAK...", her dark voice echoed as she released his arm, Shadow was weak at this point to try and break free. "I THOUGHT YOU WERE STRONG... INVINCIBLE AND IMMORTAL... NOW...", True Nightmare focuses her dark energy into her left gauntlet.

"YOU ARE JUST AN INSECT... A WEAK AND PATHETIC INSECT!" BANG, True Nightmare rises and delivers her strongest dark energy infused punch to Shadow's face.

A new shockwave shook the entire room as Shadow flew to the other side. He stopped when he collided with a column still upright, no longer when it was divided in two by the weight of his body. Shadow falls with a piece of the column next to him.

True Nightmare roared in joy and began running towards him to end his life. With enough distance covered, True Nightmare leaps forward with both of her gauntlets raised ready to crush him. Shadow wasn't going to let her do it, he opened his red demon eyes and dug his claws into the broken column. With unreal strength, Shadow swings the large rock pillar towards his opponent.

BANG True Nightmare's body was sent flying as a ragdoll was hit with a bat in the air. She was sent in the opposite direction of the entrance, away from the girls.

True Nightmare crashes to the ground once before recovering in the air. She uses her left gauntlet to stop her and turn around, only to receive a rock pillar in her face. True Nightmare was hit by the pillar that Shadow used to send her flying and was now crushed by it. The pillar plunged True Nightmare's body into the ground and dragged her towards the wall with the force of the throw.

True Nightmare took some time to recover. Angry, she summoned her fury and let it escape onto the pillar. She punch it and punch the pillar making it crumble. He did not rest until the pillar was pulverized into oblivion. So when she was done and broke the last piece of the pillar to take it away, she didn't expect Shadow to be ready to crush it just as she tried on the other side.

However, Shadow did succeed. BANG

The room shook once again with the two demons within the cloud dust generated by their fight. Twilight should have gotten used to it, but no matter how long it may take, she still couldn't grasp the idea of being the master and owner of that monstrous power. She's afraid she'll wish death on somepony jokingly.

'But I can't refuse that power, it's better to have it instead of leaving it in the wrong hands.', Twilight turns to the girls and the rune.

"W-w-what should w-w-we do?!", Fluttershy's body couldn't stop shaking since True Nightmare's transformation. But her concern for Shadow's wellbeing as well to help in any way give her the resolution to stay at the end. "I d-d-d-don't t-t-think Shadow would w-w-w-win."

Everyone agreed with that so they started to think, until Applejack recapitulated what Shadow's true goal was. "...He is not tryin to win.", she then turns to Twilight, and the rune. "Twilight, didn't that thing say somethin before? That we need to purify that varmint?"

"Yeah...", Twilight then turns to the rune. "You said we need a purifying force to stop it, right? That means the Elements of Harmony can do the job, correct?"

Affirmative. The database has records that the magic of 'The Elements of Harmony' can purify and calm the 'True Self' of a User. Worst scenario, it can turn to stone or seal the User.

"Okay, then the Elements of Harmony can stop that monster.", Rarity spoke once the rune finished. "But that doesn't help us if they are destroyed. Any advice on how we can recover them?"

"Oh, pick me! Pick me!", after the shock of Shadow's transformation, Pinkie returned to her old self. "We should summon their spirits and ask them for help! GASP Maybe it will allow us to access the power of transformation and become the new pony rangers!"

"Pinkie that is.... not wrong?", Twilight replied, thinking about Pinkie's suggestion. And she discovered some truth about it. "Shadow said that the magic of The Elements of Harmony is still available, so that means... could it be that he discovered a way to use them?! Tell me what he discovered now!", Twilight asked the rune.

Searching Unit #3 records. Processing................ Analysis Complete. Unit #3 records show that The Elements of Harmony are not limits to a physical form, the elements represent a quality to live in harmony and that a pony can hold and represent it.

"Hold? Represent?", Rainbow didn't understand what the rune said. "What does that mean? That the Elements weren't those stones?"

Twilight focuses on the clues the rune gives them. 'A quality that a pony can have and represent... It could be...' Twilight looks up at her friends, the five friends she met on this destined day, as well as what Shadow declares to the rune. "The elements holders are here...", she said thinking out loud as her eyes sparkled as something lit up in her.

KABOOM Twilight then returns to the fight and watches in horror as True Nightmare drags a weak Shadow away.

True Nightmare with her right gauntlet was moving Shadow on his head across the floor. She drags him up and crashes him from behind into one of the few remaining columns. Only for True Nightmare to give him a taste of her own barrage of blows. With each blow, Shadow's body became more and more imprinted on the pillar until True Nightmare sent her final blow to his head, sending him through the other side of the pillar.

True Nightmare decides that was punishment enough and backs down. She smiles evilly assuming that was enough, but her smile disappears when Shadow tries to move away from the pillar. He removes his head from the pillar and when he opens his red eyes, he sends a look that he is not done yet and that he will continue fighting. Something True Nightmare grabs to crush.

"YOU STILL DEFY ME!", grabbing him by the head, True Nightmare pulls Shadow off the pillar and sends him crashing into the middle of the room. "USELESS...", she then marches by flexing her muscles and clenching her knuckles. "IT IS USELESS TO FIGHT AGAINST ME... YOU ARE WEAK... YOU ARE TIRED... POWERLESS AGAINST ME..."

GROWL Shadow tries to get up but could only stay on his claws and knees.

The injury and having his defenses low were quickly depleting what little energy he had left. And the limited time for his restriction was ending soon as his armor no longer let out its flaming light. So once it's over, it will shut down. That's why he didn't have the energy to fight back when True Nightmare grabbed him on the back of his head.

"AND THERE IS NO WAY...", True Nightmare was now holding his energy-less body by the back of his neck. She turned him so he could see the emptiness of her blue eyes. With the demon's red eye burning with hatred. "FOR YOUR USER TO DEFEAT ME..."

"You're wrong!", True Nightmare pauses for a moment, slowly turning towards the voice that challenges her. Her red demon eye couldn't believe what she was seeing.

Twilight stands a couple of meters away with the rest of the girls behind her. True Nightmare glares at them deathly with pure hatred before answering her. "IS USELESS... ACCEPT IT... THE ELEMENTS ARE GONE... NONE ONE CAN DEFEAT ME... YOU... CAN NOT... DEFEAT ME..."

"That's where you're wrong. We never really lost. We still have a hope and a chance to win.", Twilight said firmly with a conviction that True Nightmare didn't like.

True Nightmare was at the border to jump on her and rip off her arms. Angry she responds back. "THEN SHOW ME... SHOW ME HOW... HOW YOU ARE-?!", due to her anger, she never noticed the growing smile on Twilight's face.

Only when True Nightmare and a shiver ran down her spine, she get the answer. "Because we have the Elements of Harmony. Right here!", the girls walk towards Twilight on both sides, and a light surrounded each of them. Particles of light that True Nightmare identify as the remains of the five stones she destroys.

Twilight smiled feeling the fear in True Nightmare. "Then let me tell you... That the Elements of Harmony are HERE!", she shouts as she turns to them, her friends.

"Applejack, who reassured me when I was in doubt, represent the spirit of HONESTY!", Applejack stepped forward adjusting her hat, she was ready to give it her all as she was surrounded by an orange light.

"Fluttershy, who tamed the manticore with compassion, represent the spirit of KINDNESS!", Fluttershy courageously stops shaking and flies forward while surrounded by a pink light.

"Pinkie Pie, who banished fear by giggling in the face of danger, represent the spirit of LAUGHTER!", Pinkie left all her pain behind and jumped forward with a smile as she was surrounded by a blue light.

"Rarity, who calmed a sorrowful serpent with a meaningful gift, represent the spirit of GENEROSITY!", Rarity stepped forward giving her own death glare to True Nightmare, she was going to make her pay for what she had done to Shadow while surrounded by violet light.

"Rainbow Dash, who could not abandon her friends for her own heart desire, represent the spirit of LOYALTY!", Rainbow flew, her eyes reflecting that she would fight to the end as she was surrounded by a red light.

"The spirits of these five ponies got us through every challenge you threw at us.", Twilight was glad they were with her. Who continues to stare at True Nightmare, while reading her mind with her question. 'And the sixth Element?'.

"As for the six, a spark is require to awaken their power, a spark I felt at the very moment that I realize how happy they are with me, to see them by my side, and how much I cared for them. And you.", Twilight turned to Shadow, realizing now that he was there to support her as he watched her, and how important her friends were just like him.

By accepting this, a new light appears above on her. Twilight looks up to find a sixth stone with a star mark on it and it descends into her hands.

Twilight watched it and could feel the power in it. The sixth element had accepted her. "This ignite the spark inside me, when I realize that all of you are my friends. My allies. When all this elements are ignited by the spark that reside the heart of all of us, it create the sixth element, the Elements of -DEATH- Magic- Huh?!"

Twilight just took her eyes off her for a second, it was all she needed. Everything for True Nightmare needs to cast Shadow aside and focus on Twilight. Focus on gathering her dark energy into her mouth for Twilight and her friends. Dark energy to kill her, all of them.

"DEATH... TO ALL OF YOU!", True Nightmare roars releasing a dark beam of energy that consumes the entire room.

Her goal was clear as the entire room was devoured by the dark, black beam, True Nightmare attempted to kill Twilight and the girls. Trying, is what she thought she would achieve. Her mistake came when two red eyes open from that dark void, her mistake. She didn't end Shadow's life.

A dark claw emerged from the complete darkness to close her mouth before she could act. True Nightmare's beam ended as Shadow's claw silenced her forever.

Shadow, all the odds against him, against the warnings he is receiving, against accepting his master's defeat, continues to protect Twilight even at death's door. Shadow stands up as soon as he hits the ground and instantly moves to cover Twilight with his body. He took the full impact as dark energy began to melt his armor. None of the girls were injured by the beam.

Now, True Nightmare's red demon eye and she stares in despair as she fell prey to Shadow's grip on her, and how he concentrates all the last of his armor's energy into his right arm. Everypony could see the power of his armor went to his right arm, it wasn't difficult to notice how the stripes lit up again with flames of red light and dark sparks surrounding his arm. Even if he already lost all his blood, his armor was melting, his bones were broken, and his entire body was burning with pain, Shadow still persisted in continuing. To end up launching his last attack, and with it, destroying her.

With demonic speed, Shadow hits her in the chest. But with all that power and energy without the restrictions of a Yami Tool, it was enough for a pulse of energy to pass through True Nightmare and create a powerful destructive shockwave that shook the entire tower.

"GGAAAAAAHHHHHH!!!", True Nightmare screams in pain as Shadow's dark energy burns her entire body, destroying the ceiling and wall behind her in the process.

After the energy continued to hurt her after a few more seconds, the result was shown to all the ponies as they calmed down. The roof of the tower and the wall on the other side disappeared as the dark pulse ended. With an exhausted, burnt-out True Nightmare left behind. "... UGH... HOW... ARE YOU... THIS STRONG..."

Twilight and the girls were safe and unharmed, aside from being left dazed. Twilight just saw complete darkness approaching her and could now see the clear night sky. But all his attention was only on Shadow. "...Shadow... who.... you really are?..."

Warning. Warning. Warning. Unit #3's power levels have reached critical conditions. The restrictions will be lifted and the unit shut down for the recovery process.

Twilight returned to the world with the rune's message, as she could see that it was correct. Shadow now hung his arms limp, parts of his armor dented and melted. It looks like he went through Tartarus and, with the right angle, you can see a hole in his back and chest. However, he wasn't over.

He moves behind the burned True Nightmare and grabs her from behind fixing his claws on her waist and on her wings and arms. Making a clear path for Twilight to use the Elements on True Nightmare, and with him. The girls stare at the two demons, for a moment forgetting what to do until a voice reminds them.

"Do it..."

All the mares heard the voice, Shadow's normal voice as he struggled not to let go of Nightmare when she noticed the position he was in. As Shadow keeps reminding them. "Use... the elements... now..."

"NO!", Nightmare tried to free herself, but she was too exhausted to do anything. "DON'T YOU KNOW... THE ELEMENTS... WILL ALSO HURT YOU!", Nightmare continues to fight and everypony thought he was trying to escape his fate, but they were wrong. She did something else, she begged the girls not to do it.

"PLEASE... DON'T USE IT... YOU... WILL HURT...HIM!", and the girls did not believe what they heard.

True Nightmare was trying to appeal against using the Elements, but with the intention of preventing them from hurting Shadow along the way. This made Twilight hesitate. She didn't want to hear her, but the idea of hurting Shadow was something she wanted to avoid. Nightmare continued pleading with them, but soon something happens that makes her even doubt her choice. A new voice she hadn't heard came from Nightmare to speak to her.

"PLEASE... DOn't hurt him...", the heavy nightmarish voice they were hearing suddenly changed into a young female voice. "... you will... put him... again in stone... please... don't... use it on him...", the girls were confused about what to do.

Like Twilight, the girls had their own doubts. But then Nightmare's aura explodes again.

"GAHHHHHH!", the same aura that transformed her began to seep back into their reality, healing her in the process. True Nightmare was regaining her strength back. The girls had no idea why, until the red demon eye of the True Nightmare looked at them.

HOWDAREYOUKILLTHEMIWILKILLALLOFYOUHOWDAREYOUHEISMYONLYMINEALLMINE

Not knowing what is happening and could happen, Twilight froze and couldn't act. IF she doesn't use the Elements, the True Self will definitely kill her and the girls. IF she uses the Elements, in addition to defeating True Nightmare, Shadow can turn into stone just like that voice told her. Twilight tries to think with all her mental power what the right choice is, but someone made it for her.

"...Twilight..."

Twilight stops her thoughts and focuses on one thing. Those red eyes that were on her. She looks back into Shadow's eyes, and once again re-enters that world in which they only existed. This time they went further than before.

Lost in a strange void, Twilight finds herself in a realm far from Terra. Around her there was an infinite ocean, she was waiting on the water without any sign of sinking into it. Beside the strange ocean, a clear sky of multiple stars and constellations was above her. With the ocean reflecting that beautiful sky, it seemed to her like the Ocean of Stars. It was a place where nothing existed next to her, however, she was not alone.

Twilight didn't pay attention to the wonderful scenery because Shadow was with her. Twilight thought it was Shadow since he was wearing his armor, but without the helmet she was looking at a strange creature that she had not seen before. Like the helmet, its face was flatter than a pony's, with no snort, no horns, and no wings. His skin was hairless except for the dark mane on his head. And the eyes weren't artificial red like she once feared, they were normal eyes with black irises that a normal pony might have. However, those eyes convey a powerful feeling to her. Faith in her.

You can do it

Twilight leaves the kingdom and when she returns to her body, her body is still holding the Element of Magic with her hands. To go back and do what you have to do. The stone breaks and particles accumulate on the top of her head as a tiara with a purple gem in the shape of her Cutie Mark of a six-point star materializes. With a tear on her face, Twilight raises her hand towards True Nightmare and Shadow.

The girls saw this, with pain they also strengthened their determination, following Twilight as her elements began to materialize as well. Each of them soon received a necklace with a gem of the same color as their aura in the shape of their Cutie Mark. They rise into the air as the magic of the Elements concentrates to strike Nightmare.

Seeing this, Nightmare's body and aura fought to stop them. "...no... please-STOPTHEMKILLTHEM- don't...-FOOLDEATHTOALL-...use them...not on-MYSERVANTMYPUPPETISMINEMINEMINEMINE-...himHIM-!", she was about to break free and kill them. Just failing while the girls send the magic at them.

Twilight and the girls release the magic of the Elements in the form of a double helix rainbow. It rose and fell on Nightmare and Shadow, surrounding them in a rainbow tornado. Within it, the bodies of both demons could feel the purification magic, removing their dark energy and with it, the 'True Self'.

"NOOOOOTHEWORLDISMINEMAKETHEMPAYITBELONGTOME-", soon the voices of the 'True Self' left Nightmare's body as they returned to where they belong. The red demon eye could feel the burning of purification. Without any possibility of resisting it. And it was burned with that dark aura that came with it. Vaporizing like a piece of paper burned in the air.

When it faded, that left only the young female voice within her own body as she returned to her normal state, crying her sorrows. "I fail... I fail get it... I fail to him.... fail to save -Sorry.- !...Sha...dow?"

Inside the tornado, when the 'True Self' leaves behind a young blue alicorn of the night. When a princess was left behind with a knight. A cursed warrior was able to speak to a broken maiden. It was the moment when the two were able to speak after thousands of years.

"Sorry."

The young blue night alicorn could finally hear him again. And she was happy with that. "...Fool...You truly are a fool...", she put her hand over the deadly claws he had. "...that... is what I should say...to you..."

The magic tornado almost finished purifying them. Soon Shadow's vision began to turn white, his mind leaving his body. He could feel the magic of the Element on him again. And he was not against the fact that his destiny could end like the last time. Because he finally did it. He managed to complete his purpose. The reason he was created.

Shadow closes his eyes happy to say the next thing. "Order....complete..."

With this, his quest to stop Nightmare Moon, ends.

Your mission is not complete.

You still have a purpose.

Rebooting the system.

Unit #3, Status: Online.

Yami System, Online.

User program, Online.

Its time to wake up.

Welcome back.

Unit #3.

Shadow receives the message. The message that he still have a goal to accomplish. As a Yami Tool, he knows he can't rest until he's done. With great willpower, he forces himself to open his eyes. To a white ceiling that he don't know. With screams and beeping sounds around him. With chains and shackles on his arms and legs to a bed. He raises his head to gaze at 15 guards around him with spears and shields. All this with a single thought.

'My master is calling me'

Author's Note

Thanks for reaching until this part!

I wanted to say that making until now was a super experience for me, I always read the stories from others but writing one was totally new for me. First, while the fighting was something short I have no choice but to make it short if you feel it that way and the reason was to not change much of the episode. I re-watch the episode to capture the correct script and because of that the time when Twi face Nightmare until the girls reach her is short and that is the reason I didn't went to much on the fight and give the girls the main spotlight.

The book is not over yet and while I original planned to put only this 3 chapter, the after match will be with this update while I work on the next part. While I will ask for comments I will ask also to share if my story is good enough for your friends.