This story is centered on Megatron and takes place during Transformers Prime Season I. I figure I had to get my aft in gear here since I have some free time on my hands. This story is just centered around Megatron's thoughts and connections to the dark energon. Also RIP Breakdown.

Ensanguine

To cover in Blood

It had been three longs years out in space for him. He searched all across the galaxy and across the forty-seven spheres to find warriors for his cause…but even that was not enough. The problem was that there were so many to warriors to choose from, but he never felt satisfied with any that he found. So he decided to go down a different path based on myth, legend, and fear.

Only the Mighty Megatron, Leader of the Decepticons, did not fear anything and that was what lead him to the deadly Dark Energon.

He showed its power to Starscream and used it on his supposed "welcome home" present with the body of the offline Autobot Cliffjumper. In turn the autobot turned into nothing more than a mindless beast and snarling like a mad-man. He quickly disposed of the sample and he made his progress.

All he could do was stare at the mystical item he had returned to earth. It glowed a bright purple and reminded him of his own personal built that was silver lined with purple. Thinking on it he had to smirk at himself because of a little human knowledge he had found. When a person was a performer and wearing purple it meant that they were royalty and Megatron was exactly that, but he wanted more…he needed more!

"Not your spark Lord Megatron! You do not know what it will do!" Starscream had shouted from behind when he had grabbed a sliver of dark energon and shoved it into his spark. He felt blind pain rack through his body and all he could do was hold on. It was rush of adrenaline with the pain of the thickest blade right through his spark all at the same moment. It went so fast that he had to stop himself from shaking and take a deep breath. Everything seemed clearer to him than ever. "Lord Megatron?" Starscream asked hesitantly from behind.

"It's as if the blood of Unicron the Destroyer, flows through my veins. As if I hear his very thoughts. I now know what I must do." He stated to no one and snatched up another sliver of dark energon.

"And what can I do to assist you master?" Starscream asked. Megatron strode past him at a steady pace.

"Quit groveling and await my command." He ordered.

All the fights and commanding seemed to go by in purple haze for him after he took control of the massive grave site. Optimus Prime and his medic, Ratchet, nearly had it in for them at one point, but Optimus was one to never disappoint. They discovered his plan of bringing the dead of Cybertron to earth through the ground bridge. It was an evened matched fight between Megatron and Optimus just like it always had been. He almost had him when Starscream just conveniently interrupted his final blow.

"Master."

"Starscream what is it?" He snarled.

"I do not wish to question your all seeing wisdom, but I believe the autobots are up to something again, beneath your bridge this time." Starscream answered quickly with a legitimate excuse.

"Aaaah mis-direction Optimus. You would have made a fine decepticon." He smiled and tried to slam down his blade to have Prime block it.

"I chose my side." He stated before blasting Megatron away from him. He easily dodged the other shots and transformed to find the other autobots.

"Starscream, my army approaches. Rondevu with the space bridge for pick-up." He found that the other Autobots were trying to destroy the space bridge, but it was too late. "Starscream! Where is my ship!" He shouted into the air.

"We would never make it Lord Megatron. Don't be a fool. Take flight and retreat." Starscream screamed to him. The plan had gone horribly wrong and everything was crumbling like the space bridge around him.

"My legion." He whispered as he tried to reach out, but Megatron found himself engulfed in a blue light and for a moment he thought he might be covered in his own blood that was tainted with darkness.

When he awoke from stasis he had to make up for lost time. The dark energon was still burning within his spark and it seemed that something seemed to call out to him. Some of his plans had gone wary and some changes were forced upon them. Starscream was supposedly a prisoner of the enemy, but with all the time that had past Megatron began to doubt that he ever had been. The femme named Arachnid was now in his army and still something called out to him. Then the prophecy began to come forth.

"You've had setbacks. You were in stasis." Knockout, the Decepticon medic said as gently as he could. Megtron ignored the tone and grabbed him roughly by the shoulder and lifted him off his feet.

"Precisely why I must make up for lost time!" Megatron snapped at him. "I can see the future vividly, but I must ensure its outcome. For I am the rising darkness of which the prophecy speaks." Megatron declared. He had seen a vision of himself standing over his life-long enemy and ready to bring down the final blow.

The next vision was of an erupting volcano that gushed forth purple magma with a pair of purple eyes staring into his very spark. Megatron knew he had to go there and see it for himself. When he did he knew what he had to do. He was to defeat the last of the Primes because it was his destiny. They fought yet again and for the first time in his long life Megatron felt the briefest grips of fear.

"My destiny, this isn't how it's supposed to end." He gasped under Prime's foot.

"On the contrary Megatron, I could not have allowed this to end otherwise." Optimus said gravely and with a flash of lightning he struck, but he missed. Megatron felt a surge of power and he grabbed the blade and lashed out at his opponent with a deadly purple glow. All too quickly, Optimus was on the ground. Megatron knew he had him. Optimus lay crumbled beneath his feet as the volcano erupted with dark energon as if to encourage the warlord.

"Well, well it seems the blood of Unicorn I've been seeking is not out there but rather right here."

"Dark energon erupting from the earth." Optimus said in amazement. Megtron glared down at him as he pulled out his blade and raised it high. In the silence, the dark energon started to rain down on them and a speak fell on Optimus. "Why is the blood of Unicron erupting from beneath the earth?" He asked into the air.

"A question you shall take to your grave Optimus." Megatron snapped. He was ready to pull the blade down and claim forever victory when that infernal wrecker came out of a ground bridge. They were taking their leader back to their base! They were taking away his chance of eternal glory! As the wrecker ran away, Megatron screamed in fury as he tried to strike at him as his disappeared into the bridge. His blade was covered in purple fire as it retreated back into its sheath.

Megatron growled in pure rage, but felt something moist on his lip. He gasped when he saw that his own energon was purple. He never felt such joy in the chaos that surrounded him.

"This is only the beginning! I now possess enough dark energon to reanimate Unicron himself! YES!" He screamed into the air. Megatron laughed in his personal victory into the clouded high heavens. He was being rained on…no covered in the dark blood of the most infamous god of Cybertron.

But all too soon the blood would dry up and break away from him.

Enjoy so read and review please :). I do not own Transformers Prime as the show is owned by Hasbro.