“What do you mean Sunset Shimmer is dead?” Flash’s confusion could be seen all over his face. “You’re right here in front of me, right now.” He sat down on the bed next to her, lifting up the towel slipping from her shoulders while simultaneously doing his best to avoid her front we she was making no effort to conceal.

Sunset shook her head. “I am not Sunset Shimmer, at least not as a whole. The girl you knew as Sunset has departed from the mortal plane and gone on to face whatever judgement awaits her in the afterlife. All that remains of her is this physical vessel you see in front of you.” She gestured with her hands from her chest downward. Again, the towel began to slip and Flash quickly worked to keep it on her as best as he possibly could.

This did little to clarify the situation for Flash. “Um alright…” he said. “Let’s say for a moment that I believe that-“ Sunset looked up at him and interjected, “Why would you not believe that? What reason do you have to doubt it?” Flash glanced at her eyes before quickly pulling them away again. “Well, there’s the fact that you hardly have a track record for being the most honest or straightforward person and are more prone to tactics of manipulation and lying. Also you have likely lost quite a bit of blood and are likely barely thoughts together.”

Sunset chewed the tip of her thumb as she contemplated his words, the dried blood leaving a distinctive metallic flavour in her mouth. “I guess that is a fair point to make,” she said emotionlessly. Flash nodded and continued his train of thought. “IF,” he stressed, “I were to believe what you say, then who are you?”

She glanced up towards him and said “I guess I am what humans would refer to as a demon. Or you could say I am Sunset Shimmer’s dark desires manifested. Ever since her break with Princess Celestia’s teachings I have existed as a part of her conscious. All her hate, all her greed, all her rage… they are born of me.”

“Wait,” Flash interposed, “if you are a part of her conscious then shouldn’t you have gone on with her?” The girl nodded. “Indeed. Had she done what she did 24 hours earlier there would be nothing but a corpse sitting in a tub of water. However, the moment that crown touched our head and its immense power flowed into us, Sunset Shimmer was no longer a single being, but two separate entities within the same physical shell. Though the crown was removed, a fissure had been torn between us and we remained. To Sunset, though, it didn’t even seem like anything had really changed.”

She looked away from Flash, doing her best to conceal the small tears growing beneath her eyes. “When the blade met her flesh and allowed her blood to flow out, she went into shock which severed the ties between us. Sunset was already drained from the prom and was quick to fade out and pass on. I remained and managed to take control of the vessel and stop the loss of blood. But it was not soon enough to save her.”

Author's Note

A short update. As I said these will be slow, but thought I’d share what I have.