Why Me...?

Yesterday. everything changed. I don't even know how to put this into words, but I have to try. If I don't, the weight of it will crush me.

Sombra... King Sombra... is my father. I still can't believe it, even when I heard it from his mouth. My mom and dad have been lying to me all this time. I don't understand how this could happen, or why of all ponies it had to be me. But it's true. The dark magic in me, the weird power that I've been feeling. that all finally makes sense now. He told me it's in my blood. That I couldn't escape it.

But I don't want this. I saw what Sombra did to Equestria, to Twilight and her friends. I'm nothing like that. I won't be.

He was constantly telling me, "This is your fate, that you shall embrace the darkness, just as I have." He attempted to allure me to his side, to "accept my true self" and follow in his hoofsteps. I refused him. I couldn't betray Twilight, betray everything she and the others have done for me. I am not going to let him win, no matter how powerful this corruption feels.

But. he left me with a warning. He said the darkness inside me would grow, whether I liked it or not. That it would change me, corrupt me. I can already feel it. Every time I use my magic, it's there, lurking just beneath the surface.

I haven't told Twilight or the others. I couldn't. They fought Sombra... They saw the worst of him. How could they ever trust me again, if they knew? What if they think I am just like him? What if I become him?

I'm scared. I don't know what to do. I'm trying to be strong, but the truth is. I'm not sure how much longer I can fight this alone. But for now, I have to. I'll figure out how to stop this. Somehow.