Prologue: The Book written in thy blood from thy tongue
(My Little Pony is owned by Hasbro and Lauren Faust, just throwing that out there. This is edited dear readers. All the other chapters are under being edited so the new chapter will be on delay for a while.)
"These voices; they keep appearing in my dreams. I don't understand them. I don't see them. I can't find them. These voices are so…vague and ancient. I can't tell why. Then the darkness; the very darkness that I was in looking for these voices soon clears out revealing to me that I was in Princess Celestia's ball room. But, it wasn't what I expected. There were dead ponies everywhere covered in their own blood. Some of their bodies were separated from their other halves. It didn't scare me. It amazed me. I didn't know why but, I smiled. Then some dark robed pony with glowing red eyes that beamed through his hood came next to me. He said that he was proud of me. That I finally completed the sacrifices as he expected me to do from the start, he then handed me a necklace. This necklace had a triangle with an eye in the center surrounded by multiple triangles. Then he calls me his daughter and suddenly I wake up back in my library frightened." Twilight said.
She was in a doctor's office. The doctor who had a black mane and gray coat was folding his hooves looking at Twilight with a worried look. She was petrified by her dream.
"Twilight I want you to tell me how you obtained these dreams. Was there any events that may have caused this?" The doctor asked.
She nodded and went into her bag next to her pulling out an unusual large book.
"What's that?" The doctor asked looking at the book with a worried face.
"This book is known as The Samuel Biblium. But, it's written in an ancient language that I can read." Twilight said handing the book to the doctor.
He grabs it and began to examine it. "When did you get this?" The doctor said giving her a stern look.
"Well few days ago." Twilight said nervously.
The doctor put the book down and pulls out some documents. About six were set next to the book. "You're not the only one who's been getting these books I had six patients who came in with similar dreams about this colt." The doctor said calmly.
"Who are they Doctor…?" Twilight asked looking at the doctor with a questioning look.
"Call me Doctor Tremor." Tremor said smiling after pronouncing his name. "Now the six patients that spoke about this book were ponies I'm sure you know dearly. Except you're the only one I know who can perfectly read this book." Tremor said.
"Wow." Twilight said surprised.
"Now Twilight I want you to tell me how this all began." Tremor said to Twilight giving her another stern stare.
Twilight takes a deep breath and says, "It all began a few days ago when I sent my assistant Spike out to retrieve a dress Rarity, my friend, made."
A Few Days Ago in Twilight's Library before the Doctor visit
Twilight had so many books to put away due to a spell of hers that went wrong, knocking all the books from the shelves down. She would've had Spike do it but he was off to see Rarity.
"Dang it, all I wanted to learn is how to put all the books away without doing it one at a time." She whined putting each book back one by one. She seemed to be exhausted after using too much magic. Suddenly Twilight heard a knock on her door.
"Hang on! Just hold on!" She called putting the last few books away on the shelves.
When she got to the door and opened it no one was there.
"Weird I could've sworn someone was here." Twilight said looking confused. Closing the door Twilight turned around and walked towards her books. Then something caused Twilight to trip and fall to the ground.
"Ouch that hurts." Twilight said getting up looking at what had tripped her.
It was an unusual book that Twilight had never seen before. "What's this?" She said using a little bit of her magic to place the book on her desk and then began to look at it. "The book is named Samuel Biblium. I've never read this before." Twilight said looking amazed and excited. What she loves to do the most in her time was to read books. Opening the book she saw weird writing on the pages. They looked like circles combined with sticks and curvy lines, ones Twilight never seen in her life.
"The book of Samuel: In order to read this book you must pledge your forever loyalty to these passages. It will require your soul, heart, and devotion to your dear ones. If you make this deal, there won't be any going back, for the dead will never allow it. You are bound by chains, until the father of sins and virtues decides your fate. If you follow this passage wrongly then you shall be hunted down by the wolf that devours sins and virtues.
You must select one passage and commit yourself to it. If you fail to commit to this you shall be haunted and trapped within your nightmares forever. In order to accept this passage you must offer your blood, only then will more passages will be open for you." Twilight read the strange writing. She was very curious now about the book. Something gave her the weird feeling to obey its message.
Getting a knife from her kitchen Twilight lifted her left hoof above the book and cautiously cut the side of her hoof slowly while wincing in pain. Blood seeped out, landing on the page beneath the paragraph of the strange writing. She looked at the page as her blood lands on it and gasps seeing it sink away, vanishing completely within the pages.
"Wow." She said as she was left surprised as the writing began to glow red. Twilight was in a trance from the bright colored words she didn't notice that her wound healed, leaving only a scar. Then like an instant flash of light Twilight passed out with her eyes rolling back into her head.
The book closes shut pulsing like a heartbeat going, 'Thump, thump, thump, thump.'
Twilight suddenly woke up, instantly sweating and breathing fast as she felt her heart beating with adrenaline.
Looking around she saw only blood and bodies lay out everywhere. "W-where am I!" She said as she panics frantically.
Getting up Twilight heard whispers, ones that weren't even consider normal. This wasn't Ponyville. No this was a nightmare that made her feel sick to the gut.
"Who's here!" Twilight called frighten still as she look around frantically. She was hoping for an answer from these distorted whispers.
"Do not be frightened. After all you should be proud." A deep malevolent voice was heard but, was unable to be seen anywhere around her.
Twilight was frozen in fear. She couldn't budge or even move her head.
"You're still a child so fear is normal, look up my child." The voice said this time in a pleasant yet still scary tone.
Looking up she saw a being that was like no pony, dragon, or anything she saw in her books. It was a man with a top half of a goat skull on his head. He wore only a lower half of some blood stained cloak. This man was standing on his two legs. He was holding a long object with a sharp curved edge blade on the side of the staff like object. He had one black wing and one white wing on his back that was covered by his long, blood stained gray hair. This man had no coated fur. But, he was pale as death. What surprised and scared Twilight the most was this man's helmet. Through the eye holes of the helmet that were cracked and had a red painted triangle with one circle in the center surrounded by more triangles. But through these holes were darkness and not even the top part of his face was visible.
"W-who are you?" Twilight asked. "I am a toxin within your blood, soul, and heart. But, what I am is what others see when their time has come. An overcasting shadow of death." This man said with malevolent hiss at the end of his sentence.
Twilight was shaking seeing the emptiness of the skull's eye sockets. She felt her soul being pierced by them.
"Do you know why you're here Twilight Sparkle?" The man asked.
She shook her head no confuse on the part of how she even gotten here in this disfigure nightmarish world.
"You gave your blood to a piece of me. Thus signing everything you have to me. What for, knowledge." The man said.
"W-who and what are you?" Twilight asked still frightened by this very being that showed no emotion, no sense of feeling of life.
"I am Samuel, keeper of life and death; the god of judgment, the balancer of sins and virtues, and a fallen angel." Samuel said as he appeared next to Twilight walking forward.
Stopping, Samuel then looks at Twilight and says, "My son is in your town and is trying to rebuild a cult. He already knows everything about you, your friends, and mostly everyone in this world. He is the one who left you the book in the first place." Samuel then vanishes into feathers and appears sitting on a throne chair made of bodies and skins of unknown victims.
"Why I summoned you was not only that you made an oath but, to help my son. And do not worry; you aren't the only one who's going to help him. But, you're going to build his cult in this world with your magic, and knowledge." Samuel said adding the last part in a malevolent hiss that made Twilight jump.
"Any questions my child?" Samuel asked Twilight looking at her.
"How would I know who your son is?" She asked still frightened by this god of death.
"He'll find you when the time is right. Now my dear child it's time to awake from this dream." Samuel said pointing his left index finger at her. Suddenly Twilight awoke out of her bed horrified. She was back in the library.
Getting off the bed she hurries downstairs and to her surprise the book was there still but, there were glowing red words written on the wall next to the book.
"Only the marked one can see the words. And only the marked ones can witness the reality of life. Life and death are both nightmares inescapable from reality. Just remember marked one. You are not the only one to go through the passage. From your favorite guardian devil, Iliad." Twilight read the message, becoming nervous.
"That dream was real. But, what am I supposed to accomplish for him? Is it the book?" Twilight said looking at the book.
Walking towards the book Twilight opened it and saw the ancient writing replaced with writing she could understand.
"Twilight…" A whispering distorted voice echoed in the library causing her to jump back frightened.
Looking around Twilight was scare as the whispers continue to echo her name in the library. The whispers soon stop leaving the library very quiet. Nothing made a sound. Sighing in relief that the whispers stopped, Twilight went back to the book.
"Well let's see if I can learn anything on what I'm going up against." She said with some confidence in her tone as she began to read the book and for each page Twilight flipped through the more and more she seemed to be possessed by it.
By the next few days Twilight was still reading the book of Samuel unaware that the sun was already up.
"Twilight I'm back!" Spike said opening the door and entered into the library. "Sorry I'm late but, Rarity wasn't at her shop so I asked around if anyone saw her I sadly got nothing. So decided hunt down some books for you just for the past time." Spike said but, suddenly stopped after looking at Twilight who wasn't responding back to him.
"Hey Twilight, you alright and what book is that, I don't remember you having that before?" Spike asked looking at Twilight confused. She still did not respond.
Looking around Spike noticed how dusty the library was. Sighing Spike walked into a room and came back out with a duster. He began to clean the dust off of everything he saw.
After hours of cleaning Spike looked at Twilight and still she was focused on the book.
"It's getting late I'm going to bed okay." Spike said but, still didn't get any response from her.
Spike sighs as he heads up stairs to his bed and lies down. He didn't notice that Twilight was finished with the last page.
After she closes the book, she looks at the kitchen and walks towards there. Her eyes were dull. She seemed so lifeless.
When she got to the kitchen Twilight grabbed a knife with her mouth and then left the library.
The sun soon rose, waking Spike up. He got out his bed stretching and yawning. Looking around he smelt something strong and rotten. He wanted to vomit by this unknown smell.
"Twilight, what's that smell?" Spike said as he went downstairs holding onto his nose blocking the bad smell.
As Spike went down the final step he suddenly stops, frozen in place. Fear clouded his eyes as he couldn't form any words for what he was seeing. It was Twilight, covered in blood, cutting herself, and drawing on the ground with her blood. She was crying while smiling.
"The Mark of Samuel." She muttered under her breath. She then draws the symbol similar to the symbol on Samuel's goat skull with her own blood on the floor laughing darkly.
"T-Twilight what wrong with you?" Spike said as he backed away frightened.
"I must perform the sacrifice Spike. And you're going help me." Twilight said looking at him grinning. She began to limp towards the baby dragon holding the knife in her mouth.
"Twilight what are you doing this isn't you?" Spike said scared and beginning to cry. Suddenly Twilight stopped looking at Spike shocked. Her grin vanishes and tears began to form out her eyes. Dropping the knife Twilight sat down looking at her hoofs covered in her blood.
"Spike I'm so sorry. Something took control of me. Something that felt so evil. Something that felt frightening. Oh Spike please forgive me I didn't hurt you did I!" Twilight said as she looked at him with a worried look on her face. She didn't harm him but seeing the fear in his eyes it worried her.
"Twilight we should inform the Princess to see what's going on with you?" Spike asked worried for her.
"No! She can't know, not yet!" She raised her voice in a threatening tone. Spike was taken aback by this; Twilight never raised her voice to him in that kind of matter.
"Spike I'm sorry. I have to see a doctor." Twilight apologized. "Spike I want you stay with Fluttershy for now. When everything calms down I'll come get you." Twilight said. Spike wanted to stay with her but, after what happened he had to leave. It was safer that way.
Soon when Spike left, Twilight cleaned the library and of course her wounds. She was thinking what had happened. Why did she almost harm Spike? What did she do last night? She stops for a few seconds and looks at the book. The glowing words were still there by its side. "Did Spike notice this before?" Twilight said wondering.
"How can he my dear?" Samuel's voice echoed in the library, startling Twilight but she soon settled down. Looking around for him Twilight wasn't afraid.
"Where are you?" She asked still looking around for the angel of death.
"I'm everywhere." He said as he gave off a creepy chuckled that made Twilight to shiver. "My Twilight I've come to give you news for your upcoming mission. The last mission was…unique." Samuel said sounding proud.
"Mission, what do you mean?" Twilight said as she was now confused.
"For the mission now you're going to perform the ritual of the Sunna head, speak to Celestia. Let her know my presence and she will inform you about this ritual but when she tells you everything about the ritual I want you to contact me." Samuel said.
"I shall lord Samuel." These words slipped out of her mouth instantly shocking Twilight.
Everything was now quiet. "I need to find help." Twilight said to herself. She was afraid now.
Suddenly her ears perked up by the sound of something breaking upstairs. Running up stairs, Twilight gasped seeing her room covered in bloody vines. "It looks like something that came out of a nightmare." She said as the room gave off a horrible stench of death.
Twilight quickly got on a saddle bag on her back and put the book of Samuel in it. She left her home. And she ran off not even looking back at her home. "I have to see a doctor." She said frighten.
Present time in Doctor Tremor's office
Tremor didn't look disgusted or surprised. He was focused and calm. Twilight was trembling looking at the book. Tremor closes his eyes sighing. "Twilight that's all for today if there is any more problems I want you to come here and see me." Tremor said looking at Twilight.
"What should I do then Doctor Tremor?" Twilight asked looking at him.
"Do as he says if you're going up against something more dangerous than Nightmare Moon herself I suggest you obey for now okay?" Tremor said.
Twilight nodded grabbing the book and putting it back in her saddle bag and says, "Thank you Doctor Tremor." Twilight smiles as she puts the book in the saddle bag and puts it on her back. She soon leaves Tremor's office.
With a final exhausting sigh. Doctor Tremor picks up a document and opens it and a photo falls out. This photo was a picture of Rainbow Dash.
"Nurse Redheart, go get me Rainbow Dash please." He called as looked at the picture frowning. "What the hay is going on?" He said.
To be continued
(Next chapter is about Rainbow Dash. Why is she going to the Doctor? What does Samuel plan to do when Twilight see's Celestia? Find out in the next chapter.)