Here is the next chapter to A Hero's Path. I hope you like it.
Chapter 2: Horrible Crime.
Standing in the middle of the throne room was a unicorn with chains all over his body and a ring on his horn to. He had a white coat with a red mane and a sword cutie mark.
"Lurifec, the crimes you have just committed are in a word horrific," said a guard that was standing next to Princess Celestia. His coat was forest green; he had a two-tone gold and yellow mane, and piercing blue eyes. He was adorned in royal guard armor, but it had a war torn style and was black in color.
"I did what our 'Royal Princess' didn't have the guts to do," he said as he snarled at Celestia, to which, the guards holding his chains pulled and he was forced down.
"You slaughtered an entire village of dragons," the stallion said as he looked very upset at his former friend.
"Maxwell, you know what those lizards did to my beloved," Lurifec said as he looked up from the floor.
"Those 'lizards', were innocent to what happen to Marril," the stallion known as Maxwell said as he looked at Lurifec.
"No, they are not! None of them are! We should have killed them all, and got them out of our land years ago," Lurifec yelled as he glared harder at the two standing there.
"Our land is free to all," Celestia said as she began to glare at him. She then stood from her throne and continued, "You killed farmers, clerks, mothers, young hatchlings, and eggs for no reason."
"No reason? They took my love! She was just a merchant, and they killed her because she was a pony," he barked at her.
"She was killed by bandits; which were mostly ponies, and there was no evidence that a single dragon was involved," Maxwell said as he stood in between the princess and Lurifec.
"You're so blind! Those dragons just want to use us as a food sources," Lurifec said as he smiled at the look on their faces.
"We've had peace with the dragon's for years, and now the dragon king is furious. He wants you executed as soon as possible," Celestia said.
"Typical, all you want to do is please him; all because you're already convinced it's impossible to stand up to them. You're willing to sell out one of your own kind," Lurifec mocked her.
"No, you're not a pony. You're a monster," she said as sat back down and then continued. "I'm still in talks with King Draco as to your fate, but until then; I'm sending you to the dungeon." With that, Maxwell led the four guards holding Lurifec down into the dungeon. As He walked past, Lurifec still smiled at what he had done.
"You're proud of yourself, aren't you?" Maxwell asked as they arrived at his cell and began to unshackle him.
"Yes, and history will see me as a hero…Unlike you," he said as he was pushed into the cell and it was closed behind him. Maxwell and the other guards walked away, leaving the stallion with his own thoughts, but as he was sitting on the cold floor of his cell, he began to hear voices.
"You're in the right. You need to finish your job," the voice told him, to which he looked around, but saw nothing.
"Where are you?" Lurifec asked as he was not sure what was happening.
"Here, behind you," the voice said, and as he turned, all he saw was his shadow.
"What is this?" He asked as he was sure he was losing it, but then the shadow began to move on its own.
"Oh…I do so love hate, and you're full of it," the figure said as it moved around the walls. It then stopped on the floor under him as it continued, "Don't you want to avenge your love?"
"Yes, I do!" Lurifec answered as a tear began to form in his eyes.
"Oh, don't cry. I can help you, you know," the shadow said as he tried to cheer up the stallion.
"How?" he asked as he was not sure if he should trust it.
"Just take my hand, and I'll do all the work," the shadow said as he held up his hoof up at Lurifec. He looked at for a second, and then placed his hoof on it. The shadow smiled as he began to take over his body.
"AHHHHH," Lurifec yelled as he was swallowed by the shadow.
Hours later, a guard was carrying a tray of food for Lurifec. As he came up to the cell, he was shocked to see it was empty.
"No!" he yelled as he took off to sound the alarm.
To be continued.
Well, that's it. Please R&R.
Maxwell is another OC of my friend ShadowofaDemon88, art can be found of him as Demon's display image now.
