Chapter 7- Camaraderie in the Dark

Star's eyes widened, walking over to the mirror. She was simply dumbfounded at what laid before her.

"No way….." She muttered, a wide smile coming across her face.

"You're….oh my gosh...it's actually you!" Star cheered, before her smile faded as she looked at Eclipsa and frowned.

"Why are you here? What do we need to talk about?"

"Your future my child. Look Star…..You have been lost and unguided for some time...So I am here to give you PROPER guidance. Something your fool of a mother could not give…...You have much potential to do monumental things…." Eclipsa said as she smiled.

"I'm so confused…." Star frowned, playing with her wand nervously.

"This stuff….None of it makes any sense. All of this started happening after…..a-after Marco died. I don't know why, but when I see something, I get this strange satisfaction from it. Though sometimes I hate killing things, like before…... I think there's something wrong with me…." Star said sadly, holding her head in frustration.

"Child….Know this….It is because your heart and mind are finally accepting the true you. This was all but inevitable for you Star….Now...tell me…..How did you feel when you saw Jackie and Marco kissing or being with each other? The man you loved?" Eclipsa said, trying to get a rise out of Star.

"W-Well….I felt hurt….and jealous…..He never spent any time with me. After he would get home, he would either spend all night talking to her, or he'd leave to hang out with Jackie. Even when in those rare moments where Marco and I would be hanging out, he would just dip out, saying "Jackie needed something"!" Star yelled as her eyes flashed bright green, and her soft expression warped into an angry one.

"He'd leave me for her….It was so annoying! And whenever she'd come over to the house, he would almost pretend as if I was some ghost!"

"Good….Good….And what of Ludo? That treacherous villain that stole your book and Glossaryk? How did you feel about him?" Eclipsa asked.

Star's expression turned into pure fury as she clenched her face and gritted her teeth at the mention of his name.

"He killed Marco….."

Star wanted to do nothing more than punch a hole in the wall beside her.

"He killed him...And he laughed! He laughed at the sight of Marco's dead body...Like it was all just some kind of silly joke!" Star began to cry angry tears as her wand began to pulse with dark energy.

"I HATE Ludo…." Star gritted her teeth once more at the word 'hate'. The rest of her sympathy in her eyes had been quickly replaced with complete coldness, ice, and a never ending anger.

"Yes Star. And your feelings are completely justified to me. And what of your mother? Who stole your future and sought to make you a pawn of the kingdom? And don't forget her betrayal of you for…"the good of Mewni." Simply, it is just a pathetic excuse for her own coldness. I could never hope to imitate such uncaring feelings." Eclipsa said sadly.

"And willing to kill her daughter as well? How very cruel indeed…."

"You're right. She'd never let me do anything. She'd always hold me and shelter me, as if I was her little slave." She listened to Eclipsa and scoffed when she mentioned the incident that happened earlier.

"She, out of all people, was the last person I expected to try and do something to me. Some mother she was….." But Star's dark look turned into a smirk as she looked back at Eclipsa.

"I'm not going to let anybody stop me….Nobody will stand in my path. And I want you to help me…." Star said with a smirk.

"I'll do anything…." She bowed in respect.

"Ahahaha…..Good girl star...You're finally realizing your latent power….Now place your hand on the mirror…..I shall bestow some of my powers upon you. This shall let you open your eyes to the true nature of darkness….." Eclipsa smirked as she placed a hand on the mirror.

Star then nodded and did as she as asked, pressing her hand, matching Eclipsa's. She then closed her eyes and waited patiently, trying to feel anything.

A small part of Star thought of the consequences of this, but it was quickly drowned out by her voice of rage and sadness.

Star simply desired revenge. She wished to see the world that had given her much grief, burn before her very eyes, and her first target would be none other than Echo Creek.

Eclipsa then linked her hand with Star's and sent a large blast of dark and negative feelings and power through her body.

Star stumbled back a bit, looking at her hand with a shocked face before smirking.

"How do you feel Star?" Eclipsa asked.

She then began to laugh, her eyes opening once more, revealing them to be completely green.

"I...feel...GREAT…." Star said as she picked up her wand and studied it for a bit.

"Now…..what to do with this thing…?"

"I believe it's time to show you all I know….Now then...chant this spell my apprentice, and I shall share my vast array of dark spells with you." Eclipsa laughed until she closed her eyes. She then opened them, her irises gone as she uttered a phrase.

"Die Dunkelheit kommt hervor, das Licht zieht sich zurück
Elend ist dein Schwert
Wissen, dein Schild"

"Die Dunkelheit kommt hervor, das Licht zieht sich zurück
Elend ist dein Schwert
Wissen, dein Schild" Star repeated, looking back and forth between her wand and Eclipsa. There was no conscious of star ringing in her head. Eclipsa's gift had already poisoned her mind beyond repair.

Star felt a strange sensation as she felt centuries of knowledge of spells and witchcraft flow into her mind.

"Now that I have given you your gifts…..I believe it is time for you to show the world what you can do Star….." Eclipsa smirked evilly.

"And that's a promise I can hold myself to.I'll prove to you that I can use the gifts you've given me to their fullest. I won't fail you Ms. Eclipsa!" Star nodded before bowing to her.

"I certainly hope you will Star…." Eclipsa whispered.

Star began to leave from the bathroom, and began packing her stuff to leave Earth. She couldn't stay longer, or else she'd be on the run as a fugitive. The less attention she garnered, the better for her.

As she grabbed her backpack, a small strip of photo's fell out of it. On it were several pictures her and Marco had taken.

"Marco…." Star whispered before she stuffed the list of photos in her pocket and grabbed her wand.