this is it the final battle. the thing that everyone has been waiting for. there was nothing anypony could have done to prevent this and there is nothing now that can stop it from happening. ever since crimson had been possessed by that demon from the guitar after winter wrap up, a secret plan was put in place by the princess. everything that has happened after that only helped to build up to this point. the ultimate battle between two of equestria's greatest powers...who will prevail.

"we both know how this is going to end." said the princess. she had determination in her eyes. she was ready, she had been planning for this day. but she didn't know how far i had come.

"i've come a great distance since when we've first met princess... don't do this." i asked. i didn't want this to happen but i knew it would, there was no avoiding it.

"i must to protect equestria." she said. she held her head up to the sky and her horn glowed. she was ready to attack. i concentrated all of my power to firing back. we were both charging our attacks and we could only see who's was going to prevail.

almost as if planned we both fired a strong beam of light. she fired it from her horn with a grunt and it shot towards me. i let out a roar and a ball of light spun in front of me that as well shot a great beam of light. the two energies clashed and reacted in the center.

both attacks were light, but vastly different. she fired the light of the sun while i used the light of god. i looked and saw the symbols on my body glowing brightly. this was not going to be an easy battle. i looked to the ground and cracks started ripping through the stone.

the sky above us started to glow brighter and brighter as if the whole world were covered in light. soon it was so bright that it covered everything. the clash of both our energies created a quake and a low rumble throughout the kingdom. i felt the princess push harder and slowly force my power back. i concentrated harder and grit my teeth. soon the blasts were equal again.

the condition of the castle worsened and the cracks on the ground and walls got larger. the cracks let light shine through holes as they grew larger. soon enough chunks of wall and pillars started falling lose. but instead of crashing to the ground they broke of and started floating around. i could feel the ground under me shatter and rise. i was in the air on a chunk of floating rock.

the princess's throne broke from the ground and she rose with it. she rose to my height and we both kept our beams of light strong. i strained harder and grew brighter and pushed my beam of light closer to the princess. she was struggling and had to give it her all to push the light back to the center. i watched as the princess closed her eyes tight.

when she opened them they were glowing bright. i watched in amazement as symbols carved through and around her body. unlike mine they were curved and elegant. mine were rough and jagged with points and edges. hers were rounded and smooth. this came as a surprise to me. they spiraled up and touched to the tip of her horn. i felt then her blast grow stronger.

she was pushing back hard. i strained again and felt a great pain over my body. i looked to the the symbols stretching and connecting. i had started to grow unstable and lightning shot from my body. the castle around us had broken. there was nothing but flying chunks of cement and ornaments. the lightning fired from my body and hit the chunks causing them to break further.

i let out a fearsome roar and the strength of my beam increased pushing just passed the middle towards the princess. it stayed there and i saw the princess was showing her teeth. she was giving it her all and so was i. it was only a matter of who could go the furthest. i looked around and saw there was no more ground or canterlot. there was just a swirling mass of light that had surrounded us.

i could feel my body start to cramp up and weaken but i pulled through and stood strong. i could feel the force of the blast start to push me back. i flexed out my wings and they sent out a flurry of sparks. my wings were twice the size and completely created from light. i used them to keep myself from being pushed away. i stood my ground.

the blast of light in the center roared with power and grew larger and brighter. the debris around us was swirling around and a large breeze picked up and blew against my side. i grit my teeth and pushed harder. i could feel my body cramp up again and i had to bend down. the princess's beam pushed forward but i got back up and stopped it from moving further.

the princess cringed and her back leg started to give out. she leaned back to restrain the pain and in her effort her concentration fell. my side of the beam started pushing forward. but she got back up and pushed back. she too let out a battle cry. it radiated through the area. she was fierce.

the continuous explosion between our two blasts in the middle was growing brighter and larger. small chunks of the castle that floated into it were destroyed completely. it was growing bright and unstable. it was dripping with light. i looked and saw the princess was growing unstable too and she was flashing with beams of light firing off from the symbols on her body.

i was growing unstable too. without any other method of releasing energy my body simply spewed it out. i watched as bright glowing liquid gushed from the cracks in my body like blood flowing from an open wound. it fell to the ground and burned right through. if we kept this up we would destroy ourselves before the blast of our attacks could.

i put everything i could into the blast and prayed for more to use. the princess did too. the blast in the middle sparked and shot lightning. the world around us was a swirling vortex of light and rubble. soon it was too much. the energy in the middle became unstable and exploded. both of our concentrations broke and we were covered in the explosion.

i felt myself falling and hitting various objects on my way down. i could not see however. i was blinded by the light. i felt sharp pains all around me. both on the inside and outside. i hit several objects until i fell to a shattering stop that sent a pain through my entire body. i yelled in pain but i was silenced soon after.

i felt an incredible weight crush my body. i felt the weight increase and the pain around me as well. soon the blinding light faded and there was black. i just relaxed and fell to sleep.

i woke up suddenly with and urge of power. i let out a large roar and the weight on top of me was thrown off in a blast of light. i tried to stand but everything was hurting. i used my magic to pick up my body and set it up right. i used my magic as well to move and support my legs. as my vision slowly returned i looked around at the horrible disaster that had befallen us.

the entire castle had been destroyed and it fell down from the mountainside. i looked up at the mountain to see the large chunk of canterlot missing. the sky above it was black with dark clouds and here i was at the bottom of the mountain in the wreckage. i looked across to see the throne.

on the throne was the princess beaten and defeated she laid there waiting to accept her fate. it was in that heat of battle that i used what little strength i had left to summon a sword of light. i used my last bit of strength to pick myself up and carry myself over to her. every bone in my body was shattered and i was covered in wounds and gashes. so was the princess.

i made it to the throne and walked up the steps. i walked over and stood above the princess. she opened her eyes and looked at me. i held the sword above her but she was calm. she was ready to accept her fate and move on. she was one of the bravest beings i've ever seen to accept losing everything she had.

"i guess you were right." she said. she coughed once and blood flew from her mouth. "you have come a long way... you're... god is truly all powerful." she said. she closed her eyes. "finish what you have started." she opened her eyes one last time to see what was coming

i held up the sword high above her. i looked into her eyes. i could see everything. the thrill of battle had washed away and now she was showing her true colors. i could see everything in her eyes.

the fear...

the regret...

the sorrow...

and i saw everything she could have done to prevent this. i could see her watching her life flash before her eyes and i saw a glimpse of who she really was. i thrust the sword down and she closed her eyes...

she opened again to see i had plunged the sword into the ground. i let it go and it burst in a cloud of sparkling dust. i fell to my knees and leaned over her. i saw as a trail of tears lead from her eyes and flowed onto the ground. i did the same and we silently wept.

"princess... what have we done." i said. "we both did what we could to protect the ones we care about. but that only lead us to fight each other... and in fighting each other we only hurt the ones we love..." i said.

she closed her eyes and the trail of tears continued to flow from her eyes. she knew as well as i the mistakes we have made. i knew and she knew that we had both fucked everything up. we were fools.

"we shouldn't fight... we never should have fought and... and i'm sorry." i said.

"you're right." she said. "our differences lead us to this... and now in this moment here we are left to die." she said.

"no princess... i will not let us die... i've made so many promises to all the ponies that i love and care for that i would make it right... and now i'm going to do that." i said.

i used all of my energy to summon my cross to my side. it appeased in a burst of light and i grabbed it. i held it over me and the princess and i prayed out loud.

"god hear my prayer and shine your light upon me and the princess...for our souls are lost." i prayed. a great light shone from the sky and warmed the both of us. the princess opened her eyes and looked up in awe.

"i hear your prayer... and i know you're strenght." said the lord. celestia looked up in awe and disbelief. "you have proven yourself strong not only of body, but of heart, mind, and spirit... you are a true saint." said the lord. i smiled.

the light grew brighter and i felt myself returning to strength. i could even see on the princess her wounds had started to heal and she was coming to life. i offered my hoof to her and she grabbed it. i helped her up and she stood beside me. she smiled and put her head on my shoulder. i did the same.

"i apologize as well..." she said "and i want to thank you not for sparing me... but for being strong enough to spare me... after all we have done to each other i would not blame you for striking me down." she pulled her head away and looked at me.

"princess if i had killed you i never would have been able to live with myself... the guilt would have killed me eventually." i said. "we should not fight anymore... maybe we can just be friends again." i said. she smiled and nodded yes.

"of course... and i would like to publicly apologize for what i have done."she said.

"i would like to as well." i said. we smiled at each other and we both spread our wings. we flew up the mountain together and passed the destruction we both caused. we both landed down near where the main gait of the castle used to stand

we were surrounded by guards who immediately went to attack me. the princess stood in front of me and they stopped. without moving or saying anything they went away. soon the entire area was full of ponies blurting out questions relentlessly. the princess raised a hoof and they were all quiet.

"i know what just happened was very shocking... but i am ready to explain." she said. " i have been a fool... my lack of trust and an intense feeling of paranoia have caused all of this to happen... it is my fault that this has happened." she said. i stepped forward and interrupted her.

"it is my fault as well." i said. i looked through the crowd and saw my friends... how could they have gotten here so fast. "the princess was merely watching me just incase i grew unstable and started hurting innocent ponies. she had every right to do what she did." i said

"but crimson the fault is also mine." said the princess, but i stopped her.

"the fault is more mine." i said. "i was warned time and time again by the ponies i love and care about to be careful, but i wasn't. i grew more and more curious about my power and stumbled across things i never should have known... and against my better judgement i turned into a monster."

"but it was i who drove him to that." said the princess. "i put too much pressure on him and only pushed him away. i was foolish to think that anypony as pure as crimson blast could commit such evil." said the princess. i cut her off again.

"but i did... and i knew what i had done... so i ran." i said. "i ran into the forest and there i was tempted to commit an act of ultimate evil again and again, pushing me closer to becoming a monster... but i pulled away. i ventured into a wasteland and was stranded there caught by a storm... but it was there that i reflected on my evil and found the light of a god." i said.

the sky around us light up. i knew that god was watching over this. i felt the light glow brighter and the entire district of canterlot looked up at the great light shining on them. they were in the presence of god.

"be at peace with my voice children of the light." said the lord. "behold before you stands an angel of god pure of heart, mind, and soul." i didn't think he would announce himself like this. "in his wake he will trail light and hope. stride beside him and before you he will perform great wonders." said the lord.

i felt the light flow around me. i started to glow a pure golden light from my symbols and the ground beneath me glowed as well. my wings spread out and they were forged from light. the halo glowed around my head and i stood before the mass of ponies an angel of god... who would have thought.

many months ago i was some kind of demon. and from then without knowing it i had been enemies with celestia. and that hatred grew between us without me even knowing it as i grew stronger. but as i grew stronger i was being pulled into an evil i did not want to know.

when i finally met that evil it was so terrifying that i ran. but it followed and pulled me closer. only after knowing trues sorrow i turned to god and he shined his light on me. now here i am having just fought the princess and almost having destroyed her. but i didn't. i spared her and now we are appologizing. she stepped in front of me.

"i see now that i should have trusted him... long before we fought he had turned to the light and away from the beast i feared him becoming. and i hope now that he will forgive me. and i hope that all of equestria will forgive me." she said. i walked up besides her.

"i do princess... i forgive you." i said. "and i hope you forgive me too." i said to her. i turned to the crowd of ponies. "and i hope equestria can forgive me as well for almost becoming the monster i was running away from... and for hurting the only ponies i was trying to protect... i am deeply sorry." i said.

the crowd of ponies started cheering and screaming out names. for a group of ponies from canterlot they were really worked up. i saw the battalion of guards roaring out victory cries and raising their spears. i soon saw my friends standing before me. all of them had tears in their eyes.

dash walked over and gave me the biggest hug i had ever gotten. she cried over my shoulder and the rest of them jumped on me and i fell to the ground. they were all feeling the same thing. i knew i had finally done what needed to be done and everything was going to be alright now.

they got off of me and i stood up. i looked at them and then i looked over the crowd of ponies. i looked back to the princess who stood there smiling. i smiled at her, at the crowd, and at my friends... everything is going to be alright now.

we spent the next three hours celebrating in that one place but when the celebration died out everypony returned to canterlot and it was just me my friends and the princess. i looked over to my friends.

"i'm sorry about everything that happened... if i had known this would have happened i could have fixed it much sooner and this never would have happened." i said.

"there was nothing you could do." said dash standing next to me. she gave me a kiss on the cheek. "i'm just happy that nopony had to be killed." she said.

"yes... i should mention that crimson blast was the one to emerge victorious." said the princess. "he had the chance to strike me down... but he was stronger than that and cast his sword away... for that i am truly grateful." said the princess. she smiled at me and dash hugged me harder.

"i knew you were going to make everything right eventually." said dash. i smiled.

"you did a good job... and i'm sorry about all that i've done too." said twilight. "i should have been more cautious... and i shouldn't have lied to you... i'm just glad that when you said goodbye to me the other day that it wasn't really our last goodbye." said twilight.

"and i'm sorry for making you go through that twilight... i was blinded by my own intentions i didn't see that you were hurting." said the princess

"that's alright princess... although i did have my doubts about your plans... i knew they were for a good cause." said twilight.

"so you really have come a long way haven't ya." said applejack.

"he certainly has." said rarity. "i remember the day he bought the guitar that started this all... who would have thought."

"i never really thought you had become so amazingly powerful... it's a lot to keep track of." said pinkie.

"i'm just glad it's over..." i said. "even though the demon will be a part of my soul forever, the light of god will keep him silenced." i said.

"i swear man you've done some crazy shit." said derek "an angel of god... fucking hell." he said , i smiled. "and when he announced you like that i almost shit myself." he said.

"you guys really have a high opinion over him." said twilight.

"god is everything... literally," i said. "he created the earth and the creatures and all of man in his image... he watches over us and performs his miracles every day..."i said.

"his power is not to be taken lightly" said the princess. "if that was god's power you fought with then i would agree that he is a powerful being beyond even my comprehension." said the princess. we all laughed quietly.

"so what happens now." asked dash.

"i'm not sure." i said. "usually after i finish a big adventure we go home and sleep. then we wait for the next big adventure... but after something like this... i just don't know." i said.

"hopefully you will go back to adventuring." said the princess. "you are good at it. both you and your other human friend there. not to mention the mare that tags along with you." she said.

"you mean roseluck." said derek "she comes with us because she likes to see the sights and watch the action. and because she's always wanted to be an adventurer she knows everything there is to know about the dungeons and monsters." he said.

"she is quite handy..." i said. "but what about you princess... i'm uh... sorry about the castle." i said.

"do not worry..." she said. "i've got my best mages working on it now... it'll be back up before midnight." she said. she smiled at me and i did the same.

"so do we just go home now." asked applejack.

"well there is no other place to go." i said. "i guess... we just go back home... and wait for the next adventure." i said.

and that's exactly what we did. we returned home to ponyville. i was quickly met by the town and celebrated as not just a local hero anymore but a hero of equestria. it didn't make sense since i practically fought and almost killed the princess and destroyed her castle... but these things have a funny way of happening.

so we went home and i greeted my loving family. i made up with scootaloo and apologized. she was so happy to see me and i saw dawn too. i made dinner like usual and i put the kids to bed. i went to bed myself and laid down next to rainbow dash.

"so what's tomorrow's big adventure going to be." she asked.

"i don't know." i said. "but whatever it is i'm sure of one thing... i am strong now, i will prevail and i will return to you healthy and my friends alive." i said.

"is that a promise." she asked me.

"that is a promise i would sell my soul to keep." i said. she smiled and gave me a big kiss right on the lips. we made out and hugged for a while until she got tired and nuzzled her head against my chest. i laid there in my bed thinking about what had happened today.

this day today was the day my life truly changed forever. tomorrow was a new day and i was going to do great things. like god said, i am his angel and before me i will perform great wonders. amd god is always right. so i closed my eyes and started to dream.

tomorrow is a new day.