~Present Day~
~No Man's Land~
There is a realm that exists between the universes where all banished souls go when their physical forms are destroyed. A lucky few of these souls get to leave into a new life in a new universe. An even luckier few, like King Sombra or Discord, are reincarnated into their original bodies.
Some, unfortunately, aren't so lucky.
Most of the souls on that plane of existence just get there and stay there. They have only distant memories of what they were before. None know how long they've been there. The only thing the souls know for certain is that they're going to be there for a long, long time.
There is only one thing more rare than a soul leaving this realm for its original body: When two souls merge.
The shadowy figure of a unicorn galloped soundlessly across the ground. He didn't know how long he had been running. He didn't know where he was going or why. He only knew two words: angry and run.
As far as the unicorn could see, everything was white. Yellowish smoke hovered just above the ground, moving so slowly that it didn't seem to be moving at all. Or maybe it was he who hadn't been moving. No one could tell.
A swirling green light appeared in front of the unicorn. For the first time he could remember, he stopped galloping and looked up at it. It was eerily beautiful. Acid-green swirls with orange at the edges. The unicorn tilted his head to the side. The light got bigger and a shape started to appear inside it. He went closer, curious. Was he finally being saved from this wretched place?
As it turns out, he wasn't.
The swirling light was marking the passage of another soul into the realm.
The unicorn stuck his head into the light at exactly the same moment as the other soul emerged into the realm. Having no solid form, the two phased into each other. Both struggled to free themselves, but the damage had already been done.
A cackle echoed across the plain as the two combined into one.
The end result was different from anything any human had ever seen. It looked very much like a Yeti with jet black fur. Fangs protruded from its mouth and a red unicorn horn came from its forehead. Magical purple flames trailed behind its yellow eyes.
The new creature inspected itself. Then, it simply smiled.
