The wrath of a tornado is always calm in the center
Canterlot castle
She was still thinking about what that strange creature had said that 'the conflicts shall arise once more' surely he couldn't mean that they were coming back. But that voice remained playing the riddle over and over again in her head from yesterday "those in the shadows jump with glee" it was the same line that 'he' had used so long ago when he was on his deathbed.
The conflicts will rise once more
When the shadows jump with glee at his return
Back then, all she thought was that he was disillusioned. But now that the creature appeared it seems like it was more.
This wasn't the worst part. The worst part was that the creature seemed to be giving off a void just absorbing the magic in the air, without bursting like a popped balloon she wasn't sure but he was.
Near ponyville, outskirts of the everfree forest
A young earth pony mare was walking along the outskirts of the everfree. A pair of blood red dragon irises looked at her and disappeared as she looked over her shoulder. Shrugging and returning to walking she didn't notice the same pair of eyes next to her before a black skinned elongated pony head with blood red dragon eyes snapped down on her neck pulling her into the darkness of the everfree forest.
Seeing this I followed the scent of the mare's blood to a small clearing to reveal him, a black skinned cursed the size of an earth pony with an elongated muzzle covered in blood, and clawed feet eating the mare's lifeless body. Normally this sight would sicken the hardest of battle soldiers. Sitting on the branch of a tree above I waited for him to finish his meal. Letting loose a growl he looked up to find me sitting on the branch playing with what a unicorn named void magic. It's the opposite of magic yet it still retains the properties which means that it's virtually unable to be dispelled by overpowering it. Swinging off the tree I landed with a thump next to him
"Shadow wrath, we have use for you again." He simply nodded and went to get ready. I like this guy's loyalty, he knows you're a cursed he'll listen to you. Almost too easy to manipulate.
If things go to plan Equestria will either fall without anyone knowing I had a hand in it. Or my pawns will fall and I'll still be scotch free.
Thousand years ago, grassy field
Blades clashed, her opponent standing on two legs covered in full armor, to a lesser beast would weigh a ton but she knew better. Her opponent was matching her move for move, with only one sword while she wielded two in her magic.
As the mare brought her swords down she yelled "thou shall pay for corrupting our sister beast!" as her blades were deflected with one hit he replied in a voice that would give the beasts of Tartarus chills. "Thou sister willingly gave up a piece of her harmony Celestia, thou knows this. And yet thou decided to blame us! True we may look like monsters but all of us have chosen this path willingly!" as she tried to attack him from both sides he flipped over them and continued. "Even though it was foretold we would die here, it was foretold that another would take our place. With only a small warning, thy conflicts will be reunited!"
Striking a small cut on Celestia's leg as she disconnected his left shoulder muscles blue blood oozing out of the wound as she stated "I'll make sure none of you remain after you die. Sam, what happened to the young wizard we first met! Why have thou fallen!" before slightly cutting his cheek
"We haven't fallen Celestia, you have! Why does thou think we've taken this form! You were hunting the 'cursed" as thou named us not caring what pony got hurt! Tis a wonder why thou aren't wrath, you're so clouded by grief that an entire race has been nearly destroyed by thy hands! They were once ponies like thyself!" before swinging his sword causing Celestia to jump back. "Yes thou have fallen Celestia and if it takes our life to show you, then so be it" sheathing his sword, Celestia took this moment to push him back and stab his arms into the ground like stakes before slowly sliding a sword in between his ribs into a lung.
"This has only… sealed thy… fate Celestia" he said through blood and his few breathes "remember… the conflicts shall rise… after the moon… has been freed… and harmony is… prospering…" he said before finishing "and Celestia… I truly am sorry." As he fell limp
12:00pm, equestrian cave
We-I woke up with a start as I just realized. No wonder my memories of my past life stopped after they banished him. His life stopped in that world, while it started-and ended-here. And more importantly my coming here was foretold. I remember when I had my first 'vision'
Midnight, barren fields
"This is where it ends now, surrender to the high council or be killed." Average sized man in a cloak yelled as his hood fell back when a gust of wind blew across the field two figures were at. Revealing a man with midnight blue hair with bangs slightly covering his blood red eyes. The other was a large man with bone white hair green eyes and a grin plastered on his face. He was of a large build while wearing a breastplate while wearing cloth pants and shirt. Wielding a large axe made for two hands with one.
"Why would we surrender? All thou has is your magic, we feel insulted that the council would not send a true warrior to face us." He said as he shifted the axe from his left to his right.
"Surely thou jest. Thou doesn't recognize a member of the council? Maybe it's true that warriors have no brains." The cloaked man said causing the warrior to run towards him before being stopped in a blue aura "we could have given thee leniency, but thou has chosen to go down a dark path Gar'zul." He finished before blood started to gush out of Gar'zul like he was being crushed before falling to the ground dead, all without the magi moving an inch. He spun around the cloak twirling with him as he walked away from the bloody heap that was Gar'zul.
After sunset, Canterlot castle corridors
As Celestia walked down the corridors she was a complete mess… every time she would try to get Sam off her mind he kept coming back. That forgiving stare he gave her with his final moments of life… and worst of all her kingdom was going to be taken from her. Maybe she deserved this… after all she took away the lives of hundreds if not thousands of lives just to sate her revenge.
"Yah know being killed kind a doesn't really improve relationships"
That voice! It was the same one of that creature with that alluring voice... but what does he mean?
"What I mean is that being killed hurts… and you plainly dragged it out before piecing my lung"
She looked behind her and saw nothing. Believing this to be a dream she continued before his voice spoke out again
"Tia you know that this isn't a dream. I'm as real as you. Or I" the voice spoke before he appeared in front of her "and you should look outside the window" he said gesturing outside. What she did see almost made her heart stop. Canterlot was burning, ponies were being killed and eaten while hundreds of cursed attacked the city. He approached beside her with a sword as it gleamed orange in the fires light and said "and it's been nice knowing you Celestia" before plunging the gleaming blade into her.
She awoke with a start, looking around her dark room before laying back down and muttering.
"It was only a nightmare."
And this my folks is the second chapter took a while and after about 10 million pony videos I finally got it down.
So Celestia's having nightmares, were finally learning Zemez's life, and I'm finally starting dash friendship back up.
I've had chapter 7 floating around unfinished but I'm finally finishing it
Next up: a stellar night
