After getting everyone together, Twilight led us to the ruins entrance. "Ah don't see how you're gonna kick through that mess. It's pretty solid, sugahcube." AJ said as I approached the entrance. I examined the rubble. I tried to punch through it and almost broke my hand. "Fuck! That hurt!" I said as I shook my hand. "Ah told ya it was solid." AJ said. "Yea. I got that, thanks." I said. 'Use the dark magic.' I heard a voice say. "What?" I asked as I turned to the others. "We didn't say anything." Twilight said. 'Use the dark magic!' The voice yelled. "You guys don't hear that?" I asked. They all listened then shook their heads. "Are you sure you're okay, darling. Maybe you should sit down for a minute." Rarity said. 'USE THE DARK MAGIC!' The voice screamed at me. I saw an image in my head of the doorway exploding open. "Guys, stand back. I have an idea." I said. "What are you talking about?" Twilight asked. "Just trust me." I said. They all backed up a few feet. I approached the door and raised my hand. I concentrated on the image I had seen. A bolt of black fire shot out of my hand and exploded against the doorway. The rubble was gone and the way was clear. I turned around to see everyone staring at me with their mouths hanging open. Twilight broke the silence. "How did you do that?" She asked. "I'm not sure. I just pictured the doorway exploding and that happened." I replied. "This is impossible. In the history of Equestria, there's never been a pegasus be able to use magic before. I don't understand how this is possible." She said as we entered the ruins. It didn't take us long to find the throne room. We searched around and found another inscription. It read, 'Μόνο εκείνοι που ασκούν τις μαύρες τέχνες πρέπει να περνούν από σώος.' There was also an arrow pointing to the left of it to a set of pillars that looked like it should be a door. "It's Greek." I said. "What's it say?" Twilight asked. "It says, 'Only those who wield the black arts shall pass through unharmed.' It's a warning to trespassers." I said. "The black arts. As in black magic?" Twilight asked. "That would be my guess." I said. "How are we supposed to get through then?" She asked. I thought about the voice I had heard. "I think I can get through it." I said. "What makes you think you can do that, darling.?" Rarity asked as I approached the wall between the pillars. "Back outside the ruins before I saw the doorway explode in my head, I heard a voice telling me to 'use the dark magic.' I think that instead of corrupting me like it did to my teammates, Blackblood's dark magic was somehow absorbed into my body." I said as I explained about my dream, Luna's appearance, the dark versions of all of them, and the black smoke in the orb.. "Wow. That's incredible. It somehow managed to corrupt your memories of each us and turn them against you to try and break your subconscious. When it didn't succeed, you somehow took it's power and harnessed it." Twilight said. "Yea. That's why I think this will work." I said. She put her hand on my shoulder. "Are you sure about this?" She asked. "We don't really have a choice. If I don't survive this, please take care of Dash for me." I said as I took a deep breath and stepped between the pillars. I felt like I stepped into water.

I opened my eyes and looked around. I was in a mirrored version of the throne room from the ruins. Except this version wasn't crumbling and falling apart, it looked almost brand new. I saw something move in the shadows across from me. I drew my sword and moved over to the other side of the room. As I approached the far wall, two huge shapes jumped out at me. I dodged out of the way and landed on a charred skeleton. I jumped up, disgusted. I turned to see two giant mechanical bronze bulls standing in front of me. They snorted fire and smelled of burnt flesh. "Khalkotauro. Impossible, you were destroyed years ago." I said as they stared at me through black onyx eyes. One of them charged me and I jumped into the air. I landed just as the other one blasted flames from its mouth. I rolled out of the way and just barely missed being roasted like a pegasus steak. The one that had just tried to roast me turned and kicked me in the back with its hoof. I flew across the room and banged into the wall. I was dazed as I saw one of them charging at me. I rolled out of the way as it hit the wall and stuck there. I stood up and slashed its neck with my sword. Nothing happened, my sword phased right through it. "What the?" I asked aloud. 'Only dark magic will end these bulls.' The voice said in my head again. I put my sword away as the bull dislodged itself from the wall and charged again. I jumped up and over it while I shot a black bolt of lightning at it's back. The lightning coursed through it and it exploded, sending shrapnel everywhere. I landed in front of the other bull as it blasted fire again. I put my arms up to shield my face and closed my eyes, knowing I was done for. I opened my eyes and noticed that the fire was parting around me. I stood up as the fire stopped. The bull started to back away as I shot another bolt of lightning at it. It exploded and sent more shrapnel everywhere. As I watched, the shrapnel from both bulls pulled together in the center of the room and formed a pedestal with a gold and black chest plate on it. I walked over and grabbed the chest plate. As soon as I did, the whole place began to shake and rumble. I ran through the pillars and came out the other side. "What happened in there?" Twilight asked. "No time, we need to get out of her! The whole place is coming down!" I yelled as I pushed them pushed them towards the exit.