I think I'm supposed to write in italics, but I dunno. For those of you who are hoping for a minor surprise, don't read this. Oh, and SPOILER ALERT. This is my little alternative Equestria/ back-story for Sombra. I, like many other bronies found Sombra to be the most underdeveloped villains, so I'm trying to spice him up a bit! Anyway this is my first time writing a fanfic, but I hope you enjoy it. If you do enjoy it, favorites, and follows always help! If you didn't like it, if you wouldn't mind leaving some critique in the review section it would be much appreciated. Thanks!
Armor clinking, the dark stallion made his way through the rain, determination motivating him toward his goal. Every time his body urged him to stop, he reminded himself why he was moving. The thought of the tyrant made him sick. All the ponies thought her a benevolent ruler, the one who had saved them from the Draconequus, but they had been deceived! He was the only one who could see it. No one would believe, but he knew what would make them believe. Once he had power everypony would respect him, believe him. They would see she was always manipulating events from the safety of her palace. She rid herself of everyone who came close to the truth. Her sister had begun to learn the truth and she had been cast to the moon, given a powerful memory altering spell that would make her forget. Luna had never wanted to become the beast she had, it was the tyrant who made her like that.
The ground began to slope giving way the entrance to the cave, its gaping mouth swallowing light, darkness and everything about the unicorn's previous life. The stallion trudged forward, his exhaustion giving way the grit determination and an unsuppressed rage that bellowed out from his core. His horn began to cast an illumination spell, giving him a clear view of the treacherous decent before him. He knew what had to be done, the tyrant must be overthrown, and her treachery, exposed. She had ruined too many lives, destroyed too many villages, and weaved too many conspiracies to be let pass. They had defeated the Draconequus, true, but the one named Discord had been replaced by another malevolent ruler, one much more sly, and more secretive. Her ways were never of brute strength, nor power, but of deception and persuasion. The ponies of Equestria saw nothing of the truth; only lies. Ghosts of ponies, both stallions and mares confronted him warning him away from the gaping mouth of the cave, but he paid them no mind. He was on a mission. The Stallion marched forward the cave giving way to the ruins of an ancient temple. Darkness curled around his horn, so absolute it blotted out the light of his magic. The powerful unicorn struggled to keep power flowing to his horn; to let some light guide him to his destination. Darkness shrouded all but a few feet in front of him. He knew spirits of ancient creatures dwelled here, drawn by the dark energy emanating from the center of the ruins. He could feel them all around him; they hovered in silence, not discouraging him nor encouraging him; only observing.
At last he reached his destination. The narrow passage he had been following broadened to a wider clearing. The ceiling stretched up for about fifty-feet and then curved into a dome like shape. The ground in front of him was flat with concentric circles leading to a faintly glowing violet obelisk. The obelisk had markings running from the peak down to the ground; they were the things giving off the light. The unicorn took his time moving toward the obelisk, and though the only thing his body wanted was to lie down and rest, he had waited for this moment too long to wait for rest. The unicorn put his notched horn in contact with the obelisk and willed a faint trickle of magic to flow into it. The effect was immediate; the obelisk's light extinguished as a candle would to water.
"WHO DARES INTERRUPT MY SLUMBER? COME FORTH NOW AND YOUR PUNISHMENT WILL BE SLIGHTLY LESS SEVERE." The voice thundered into the pony forcing him down to the ground. Pain arced through his head, making him feel fear and making him want to break free of the obelisk and flee from the cave, but he fought with all his might and lifted himself from the ground. "That is most unwise, wretched coal you do not understand who you have disrespected. I am an entity far more powerful than you. I have seen the many ages of Equestria, I have broken many ponies; you shall be no different."
Once again, pain drove him down, becoming unbearable. The being pushed upon him with renewed vigor, the stallion's vision becoming a swarm of black dots, bringing him ever closer to unconsciousness. The power of the being's presence flung him backward and his back hit the far wall with a sickening thud. He tried to rise, but it felt like a force of gravity as large as the Earth itself was crushing him. His vision began winking out, coming in waves. His life literally flashed before his eyes, his first lessons becoming a soldier, his marriage, the birth of his colt. Determination rushed through him and a new-found strength rushed into him. He had come too far to be turned back by a stupid rock with psychic powers. The idea made him laugh and he felt the entity become puzzled, uncertainty creeping into its thoughts. The dark stallion tossed his head back and shot his magic through the room, illuminating it fully. Its spell of darkness broken, the creature began to feel hints of fear. Moving toward the obelisk in a confident saunter, he continued his spell driving the being back.
"You want to know who I am, do you? I am the stallion who will crush you and add you power to my own. I am the one who will conquer all of Equestria and restore her to her former glory. I am Celestia's nightmare." He was face to face with the entity, his horn touching the crystalline obelisk, and he was grinning wildly, his sudden ferociousness frightening himself. "I am your master. I am Sombra!"
*Update* Hey so if you liked this then that's cool. I have the next chapter all written out, but it needs some editing, and I have a birthday coming up, so I'll be a bit busy. Anyway, I'll posting the next chapter either this weekend or Monday. Hope to see you soon!