I was there when it happened. That day was like any other. I was just returning back to home when King Sombra invaded Canterlot by himself. I don't know why he was driven to face down all of Canterlot by himself without an army. The first sign of trouble was when there was an explosion from the castle. You could see it from the streets of Canterlot. I had a bad feeling about that day so I hurried home. I live with my dad as my mother passed away giving birth to me. He is one of Celestia's guards and thinking back on it he probably didn't make it out alive.

The next sign of trouble was when I saw the Mane 6 arrive through my window with the Elements of Harmony. I knew something really bad had to have happened. Hours later they were victorious. That was until I saw that the black smoke form of King Sombra had followed them. Later that day he came back and this time he had stolen the Alicorn amulet from the royal vault. I didn't know it but during that time he had apparently destroyed the Tree of Harmony. Then during the fight that followed started to level houses and I got partially buried.

Celestia and Luna fought valiantly. They knew they could no longer rely on the Elements now that they were shattered and the stakes were too high for them to hold back or be defeated. It was a marvel to behold. These were not the same princesses who would seem to get captured by the next villain of the month. They were not holding back. I was seeing for the first time true alicorn power and the reason why some ponies thought of them as deities. The Sun and Moon were both raised so they could both fully draw powers from their respective celestial bodies. Celestia was enveloped in an aura of fire and Luna was clothed in moonlight. At one point they knocked the amulet off of King Sombra who had yet to wear it for reasons I do not know.

The Amulet fell right next to me. It was within hoof's reach. I knew what it was. I had heard of Trixie turning from a street magician to somepony Twilight who was a master of magic wasn't able to beat fairly. The design was eerie with a dark metal surface that had the head and wings signifying an alicorn. It also had a crimson gem at the center. While Celestia and Luna are finally not being comic relief for once they are still getting injured.

I knew I had to do something. I grabbed the amulet. I was pinned from my collapsed house so I knew I wouldn't be able to hide it and I knew he could pry it easily from me... So I did the only thing I could think of. Pry out the gem with all the magic I had. My unicorn horn shattered from the force it took to pry it. I figured it was the end for me anyway so I didn't think much of it and swallowed the Gem. I wouldn't be corrupted if I died. And King Sombra wouldn't get the power of the alicorn Amulet.

Then King Sombra who wasn't looking in good condition either decided to hold somepony hostage. He grabbed me and the alicorn amulet. Celestia saw that I was still alive and knew she couldn't kill King Sombra without killing me and she hesitated. King Sombra didn't and with a blast of magic Celestia was turned into a black crystal statue in midair which shattered on the ground. The sun in the sky dims.

Through tears, Luna moves the moon to the center of the sky in front of the sun creating a solar eclipse that fully takes over the whole sky. It felt as if Equestria was holding her breath. Luna looks up and glares at King Sombra with hate in her eyes and she was driven into a rage. Luna refused to let the hate turn her into Nightmare Moon by accepting dark powers and instead started burning her own immortal alicorn soul for power. I heard King Sombra curse once he noticed the Alicorn Amulet didn't have the gem and it seemed like Luna was too blinded by rage to notice me or to care if I died in the process. King Sombra knew he had expended all his energy between the Mane 6 and the two alicorn sisters and was going to lose. And so he did something that gave even Luna pause during her rage.

King Sombra had shoved his hoof straight through my chest and ripped out my heart and ate it which restored his magic using mine. My vision started fading and I saw that Luna and King Sombra had both taken each other's final blow. Luna shattered in the same way as her sister. King Sombra was left with nothing but a broken horn. I knew that King Sombra could come back from that and once he did... He would take over Canterlot. But that was no longer any of my business as I lay on the ground in a pool of my own blood and lay dying thinking of the events leading to my death.

King Sombra starting to reform, "WHERE IS IT?! Where is the heart?! UGH! No matter... I'll regain my magic strength soon enough and I'll burn down all of Canterlot if I have to, to find it! That peasant could have at least had the decency of having a better-tasting heart that wasn't already burnt out."

And with that King Sombra retreated into the now empty castle of Canterlot. He let the ponies run and evacuate the city. He knew they would all just flee to the nearest town which wouldn't be able to support all of them. He could enslave them later. He would regain his power soon and all that stands in his way of taking over and enslaving Equestria is the Crystal Empire and whatever pockets of resistance of Canterlot that are left. But after being defeated twice within the same century he wasn't going to take any chances and he was going to find the missing piece of the Alicorn Amulet and then nothing can stop him.

Author's Note

Happy Halloween!

I suck at grammar so I'll correct and rewrite anything that you find that bugs you. Open to suggestions and comments. Haven't decided on a name for the colt yet.