Soul Strife groaned as he tried to sleep that night in the castle guest room. Everyone slept peacefully as he screamed out from the searing-hot pain that flowed through his veins.
'It is time Soul Strife for a new reign of chaos' an eerie voice whispered into the darkness of Soul's dreamscape. "No! Stay the buck away from me" He squeaked into the darkness "I've had enough of this constant pestering. Just leave me be!"
The voice cackled "Don't you get it, They don't love you like they claim" There was a whoosh behind him 'They pretend only because you have the power to crush them all!!!' It growled. Soul walked away "Mom loves me and so does Screwy" He yelled.
'Where were they when you were suffering from the bullies or when you were called a monster and ridiculed' The voice whispered sternly. "SHUT UP!!!" He screamed bucking air "SHUT UP! SHUT UP! SHUT UP!"
Suddenly, an invisible hoof gripped his soft uniquely colored mane "That's it... Get mad" It snarled taunting him. Soul gritted his teeth together sending a shock of pain through his skull "Go buck yourself" He gritted out.
The darkness tutted at him "Aren't you supposed to be a strong draconequus yet, you let these useless ponies walk all over you"
"Who has been there for you when no one was!!!" It snarled in a garbled voice similar to a demon.
"You!" Soul replied
"Who protected you when you were going to throw yourself off the Everfree Cliff" It yelled
"You did!!!" He sobbed
"WHO RAISED YOU WHEN YOUR OWN FATHER COULDN'T EVEN LOOK YOU IN THE FACE!!!" It roared
Soul grunted his butter cream face going red with rage "YOUUUU DID!!!" He roared back.
Soul closed his eyes attempting to count in his head just as Cheerilee taught him to calm himself. "You could have been so much more" the shadow whispered solemnly walking away.
"Wait!" Soul called out
The shadow's face grew a small victorious smirk "Come to me, my son..." It called to him. The draconequus gave him a relunctant smile before walking towards him into the shadows embrace. "I'll protect you don't worry..." It said lovingly.
Soul took in a deep breath as he opened his eyes. He felt the power in his veins that ran entangled to his DNA. He let out a shaky breath letting the smoke filter from his nose.
'Do you feel it' The shadow cooed from within his mind. Soul nodded as his lips turned up into an evil smirk. He used his levitation magic to break the crystal door from its hinges. "Oh buck yea" Soul sighed happily. 'Language!' the voice yelled mockingly.
Soul walked out only to be stopped by a crystal guard. "It's past lights out, Prince Soul Strife. What are you doing here?" He asked respectfully. Soul just gave him a crooked smile before standing on his hind leg and grabbing the guard with his paw squeezing his neck. "You're nothing to me, Useless Pony" He growled.
The guard let out a forced gurgle in response as his body went limp. 'Good job, Soul. Your first kill' He congratulated. Soul smirked 'That felt gooood' he moaned in a sadistic tone. 'Time to get our revenge and begin our new reign of chaos' the voice cackled in his mind. He let out an evil laugh as his normal turquoise eyes became a dark red and the whites of his eyes became black.