The Scent: Darker Paths
Reclaiming the Crystal empire
Previous ChapterAuthor's Note
Hey guys this chapter was partially written about a year ago then abandoned.
I wanted you guys to see where I had planned to take the story and maybe give me some feedback.
Don't bother with the grammar or punctuation trust me it is making me cringe reading it so trust me I get that it is fucking awful. I want to know if you can give me some ideas for how to finally finish this fucking story. Which will be in about three to four chapters.
Reclaiming the Crystal empire
"THAT BITCH." I roared, slamming my fist into a wall, cracking the brick as Florenza placed a calming hand on my back.
"Do you see now Lachlan? Princess Celestia is not just a mere tyrant but a monster. I understand that my word alone is not evidence enough but as soon as the crystal empire appears she will wipe my subjects memories and leave nothing but blind love for her niece and a deep fear and hatred for myself. I know this for she has done this before when she destroyed the flutter ponies and their queen twisting them into the misshapen monsters known as Changeling's. She forced queen Chrysalis to watch her son being raped by that mad alicorn. Then to add insult to injury she killed him just like that. Lachlan Celestia is a monster one whom has carefully hidden, destroyed or killed anything or anypony that threatened to show her true nature. Her subjects love her because she is kind to them and happily ignore when she drags a young colt living on the streets into her room only to have the same colt executed the next day." he paused smiling sympathetically as I gave him a look of disgust.
"I know trust me I am more than aware of how vile she truly is. Princess Luna on the other hand is arrogant and at times cruel but not nearly to the same extent as her sister. The mare is boastful and arrogant but she generally cares for her subjects and she cares for you too Lachlan!" he chuckled Florenza growling as she held me close.
"Yeah well maybe if she had not raped him then none of this would have happened!" Florenza spat her distaste for the two alicorns on par if not stronger than my own as Sombra nodded.
"Maybe but her other half this Nightmare Moon is a result of Celestia's manipulation. You see Celestia and Luna are not related by blood. No in fact they were a mated pair once back when the two were far kinder than they are now. It saddens me because in their younger years Celestia and Luna were actually very kind ponies. But power went to their head and whilst Luna just grew cold and arrogant Celestia became tyrannical. Her and her sister claimed the throne after the three ponies tribes had united proclaiming that since they were gods they saw it as their right to rule. This of course enraged many of the leaders and the ponies cried out in protest. This was where it began, the road that lead Celestia to becoming the mare you see before you even before Luna's banishment. You see their was no need for them to take the throne no enemy or tyrant needing to be vanquished so ponies did not need nor want the two princesses. Assassin attempts were made on both of them which stemmed Celestia's paranoia for her sister, which later morphed to possessiveness and jealously." the stallion paused giving us time to process the story.
"Celestia's jealously saw to her chasing off any potential friends and grew only more violent and jealous as a young stallion caught Luna's eye. The two were in no way attracted to each other but had become friends and liked to joke with each other. The young therstral or bat pony as you call them was innocent and a gentle soul. But this did not save him from Celestia. The mare's sanity cracked and dabbing in black magic forced Luna to kill the stallion. This was to teach the other ponies a lesson that no one was to approach Celestia's mate and sister. Luna went mad with grief when she found out, taking the name Nightmare Moon and promising to punish Celestia and the other ponies for their crimes against her and her only friend. Celestia cut off from her sister and now the only ruler of Equestria destroyed any chance of her recovering as she went insane. her tyrannical reign hidden under an illusion of freedom and love and tolerance." Sombra finished soberly.
"How do you know all of this?" I asked suspicious at just how much he seemed to know as the stallion chuckled.
"I was trapped for one thousands years only able to use Astral projection, I kept an eye on Equestria watching as Celestia became the twisted monster she is presently. The thing is though before I naively thought that their was a chance of her being able to pull herself back from her madness. To see the return of the once kind and loving ruler but that has long since past. Princess Celestia needs to die and I need your help to do it. I am weak and still trapped in my prison but the chains are weakening and in a couple of weeks I will be free. When this happens I will track you two down and personally train you in magic. You posses a rare and quite frankly surprising raw magical core given that you are not magical by nature. This gift could help me end Celestia and hopefully stop her presence from poising Luna any more." he finished his eyes glowing a gentle blue as Florenza gave the stallion an uneasy look.
"Look I want that bitch dead as much as you two do but we are talking about killing one of the strongest both political, physically and magical mare in Equis. All we have is me a Pegasus that is alright at sport, Lachlan and you. A few of the night guards would help us out but how can that compare to a literal goddess?" Florenza questioned voicing my concern as I looked at Sombra expectantly.
