For 10 years I waited... ever since I turned 11 I've been planning and training to be able to escape. Ever since my father was killed for people in the clan thinking he was a liability... but it was his death that spurred me into wanting to leave. I was a prodigy of a mercenary clan that preferred to stay hidden only those with great amounts of money would know about us before it was erased by their minds.

While we were a clan we all had different families and obeyed the law of the clan... that is until things got more hectic when mom took charge. The leader of the clan is decided between two people fighting, a male and a female. No matter who won they would have to marry the other. Mom won while dad was forced to submit to her... dad wanted the clan to only go after those who were truly bad... while mom believed all those who they were contracted to committed something bad to get them contracted and were automatically guilty in her eyes.

I had 3 other brothers and 2 other sisters who were also prodigy's. I was the weakest of us all... I was only a prodigy for my quick thinking and quick learning abilities. Able to adapt to just about almost any situation. They all followed mothers way of thinking and killed everyone they were given...

the clan was also had the more advanced technology than the rest of the world. Nanobots, guns that were also blades...

I secretly created a weapon that I always have on me. Secretly training with it as well as with my magic. Yes that is correct I said magic... my magic was weak compared to everyone else but with it, I was deadly if combined with my created weapon. I was a weapon master so I used my primary weapon for those who truly deserve to die. Any weapon you can think up of... I have used it and mastered its uses... all that mattered was if I had it I could kill you with it at almost any point. That strength of mine was how I centered my primary weapon...

I was a warrior assassin hybrid. I could fight either in the open or from the shadows. I typically wore very dark blue, borders on being called black, bodysuit with a hoodie the same shade of blue with a cape that could cover my entire body. I also had on black combat pants with combat boots that were also the same dark blue as the rest of my clothes.

I had a belt that held many holsters for many small weapons such as throwing knives, kunai, combat knives. Also small metal cylinders with leather wrapped around them so they could easily be held. But what were they for? You'll find out at some point. I also had a holster on my back for an extendable staff that was the same as the grips. Staff being my secondary combat weapon, to be honest, as I could turn it into a rifle to either fire or send me flying down wherever it pointed as well as extended into a javelin

On my right and left arms were also thin gauntlets with them both being able to extend into shields. They also had the same things like my the grips.

But my most notable part about me... was the very large blood red scarf around my neck... it was how I was identified because I wore a mask over my mouth and nose plus and an actual mask. The mask was black with red marks on it.

I'll leave you all to imagine how they look on the mask.

I was walking towards an unused building we had as I a magic rune set up I've been making for the past year... nobody was going to expect what I was going to do until it was too late... several years of studying magic I was able to use it in combat and for practical uses such as teleport to a different dimension or reality. The only problem is this was the best I could make it. There were several faults that concerned me but I trusted my luck to get over them. There was a chance I could teleport to the sun or moon of the alternate dimension I would be going to... I just had to hope and pray I had enough magic to cast an eternal oxygen spell that I've been researching. Basically, my own magic would turn my own carbon dioxide into breathable oxygen... I would only have to worry if I had enough magic to use. But another problem was I would be stuck with the amount of magic I had left after using it while my bodies magic regeneration sent all the magic is made to create oxygen for me.

Entering the building I quickly began to make the last few runes I needed as I hoped and prayed it truly worked. Because if it didn't I would be killed or severally punished. After I was done I stood in the middle as mother and my siblings burst through the doors. "ill sees you all later..." I stated in a deep tone before I activated the runes.

They tried to send their magic at me to stop me until I started to disappear, luckily in the areas that their magic would have hit me. To make them even angrier I dropped a grenade with its pin pulled just as I entered what I deemed the warp.

I opened my eyes to find myself in a void... I looked around worriedly wondering if there was a way out of this place... until I saw two doors... one... had the picture of a large castle on the mountain... the other... showed what appeared to be a mythical alicorn watching the planet from a moon... I was intrigued by what was in front of me. Two doors leading to what I believed to be the alternate dimension I was fated to go to. One leads to the very surface of the planet while the other lead to the moon.

I took a wild guess and began to think that the moon was a prison for the alicorn who was on it... while I was thinking I then noticed that my magic was already full which surprised me greatly... if I were to use my eternal oxygen spell I would be left with at least nine-tenths of the magic I had left. Quickly deciding where to go due to my curiosity I walked through the second door and found myself unable to breathe as I expected. I quickly cast the spell as well as a gravity control spell as I then walked over to the alicorn sitting there watching the planet. She was blue with with a mane and tail that continuously waved and looked like the very stars that surrounded us. "so... why are you up here?" I asked as she jumped and turned around with her horn lit up.

I raised my eyes as I saw the magic and swiftly moved my body to the right. She sent the beam of magic where I used to be as I sacrificed some of the magic I had left in a small quickening spell as I appeared behind her form with a kunai to her throat... she froze as I know she felt the metal on her throat. "ill ask again... so why are you here?"

"is this not something I should ask of you?" she asked in a beautiful voice.

"possibly..." I pressed the metal closer to her neck. "but I asked first."

"I was banished here... in 1 year I will return as the very pony I wished never come to frustration..." she says as I removed the kunai and put it back into its holster. She spun around to look at me as I saw her face was filled with regret and sadness. "now please... answer my question."

"I was escaping from my clan... I hated what we were doing so I left knowing that should they ever find me I will either be severally punished or killed." she gasped. "but that is the life of my clan for this wish to not allow clan secrets to be revealed." I sat down next to her. "so just what caused you to up hear anyway?" I asked her then.

"I wished to bring eternal night over my own jealousy for my sister. All the ponies bathed and played in her precious sun while they all slept through my beautiful nights... I grew jealous and attempted to overthrow my sister and was banished here for 1000 years to come... my other side went to sleep while leaving me awake to truly think of what I have done." I gave a nod of understanding as I looked towards the planet. "may I now ask why you are here? For what reason would you leave your... clan?"

"they took contracts to kill others without realizing how petty some of them were... infants, children, teenagers, adults, elders, all were killed when contracted... its why I left... I've killed people to hide my true intentions... I regret every single one besides those I killed out of spite for what they did... so whats this about your other side?" she shifted uncomfortably before she spoke.

"her name is Nightmare Moon... my own negative emotions turned sentient."

"that's what I figured... another of my clan had the same problem but with the seven deadly sins... although he had a spell to let them out of his head so he could kill them quickly. The battle lasted a full month with all those battle worthy in the clan fighting in an attempt to kill them and we luckily succeeded."

"would it be possible... to learn such spell?" I pulled out the satchel I had brought with me with items I figured I should bring with... and brought out the book of magic for my clan... inside this very book held a spell for every clan member who wished to put a spell in it for a future problem. Thankfully I grabbed it for this such moment. Carefully I opened it and began to search through it until I found the spell.

"it will be a problem to learn a little. I would have to use just about all the supplies I brought with me to help you but I believe it for a good cause." she smiled and hugged me before she let go.

"how are you even able to breathe up here if I may ask?"

"an eternal oxygen spell I learned. Although it comes with its own downfalls." I took out all of my special ink, I knew how to make more if I were to leave this place and go to the planet, and began to read the book several times. She was confused when I began to draw runes in Latin in a small crater.

"what are you doing?"

"the spell requires a summoning circle entwined with many other runes. It's a dangerous ritual and requires it to be made either in a bowl like an area or the best flat surface you can get that hasn't been touched by magic." I explained to her. "so while I work tell me about yourself."

"like what?" she asked.

"likes dislikes you know. I'll go first. My name is Arthur Lucas Legends. I like salads, sparring, and creating new spells. My dislikes are most of my clan along with senseless killing to give a few."

"very well then... my name is Luna Faust. I like the night I create every night, my sister, and coming up with new constellations My dislikes are the darkness that hides inside of me, a few stallions I met in the past, as well as ponies making assumptions."

"those are some nice likes... nighttime always calmed down my head when I needed to keep my anger inside." I quickly finished up the runes as I moved Luna onto the circle. She looked down with hesitation and worry as I looked at her. " I will be right here... this will drain all of your magic so I will have to take care of your inner darkness." she gave a nod. "now... pour all the magic you have into the runes... now!" instantly she lit up blue as the runes glowed white.

I jumped back as an explosion of blue and black occurred... a body going flying in the opposite direction of where I was. When the dust cleared Luna stood there for a few moments before she fell to the surface of the moon. I knew she would be alright as I turned my attention to the other alicorn... as she stood up I pulled out my silver staff and extended it to full size.

She was black with her mane and tail only being slightly darker then Luna's. She was already wearing battle armor as she stood up with rage in her eyes. She looked around. " I know it is not the time for my return! What has hap-" she stopped as she saw Luna's unconscious body before looking at me not far away. "she gave a greedy smile. "why hello there... I believe I should thank you for what you have done... be the first to die... to my almighty power!" she turned her horn towards me as I twirled my staff.