Author's Note:
This will be change of events from my version of the story. To be honest I wanted to change the entire relationship development by removing the cliche of forgiveness and acceptance, and replace it with a background that themes into negotiations.
You'll know it when you get there. I hope you enjoy this chapter. Leave a comment to point out where I need to improve or a like. That's always nice too.
Enjoy.
Sin found he had a miracle of impossibility happening right now—and no in the house saw it. Not Luna. Not Cadance. Not even the perverted Spitfire who made some under-the-table attempts with her hooves. He had not found this miracle until he realized the number of ponies sitting at the table with him, enjoying the lunch he prepared. It may have been meaningless to those around him, but a blessing so small and forgotten over the years was an enjoyment that made him do something he swore to never do again.
But it was so hard to fight the urge when so many friendly faces were looking at him with concern. Luna, Spitfire, the fillies and even—
"Sin," he heard his name and failed to answer Cadance. He was too busy staring at the table as the mare calling to him rubbed his arm worriedly. "You're crying again. What's the matter?"
Sin had yet to give her an answer as Luna and Spitfire hurried along. At first he'd been lifeless with ancient memories of deceased loved ones that joined him at the table for all meals. It jerked his heart like a rope caught in the hands of another, pulling him from the stone-cold demeanor built inside him. Emotions flowed back with speed and power, and he found he could not hide the burning water in his eyes. After the second jerk and the touch of Cadance's lips on his cheek, the crushing sensation was more delightful than overbearing and remembered. He picked up the fear these mares and fillies were radiating and lifted his gaze to each of them. He realized that it got the best of him.
He took a few tears with a stroke of his hand and confirmed that Cadance was right. He really was crying, but he had good reason too. More reason to feel this way whilst appreciating the miracle.
"Sin, what's wrong?" Luna asked as she took his other hand, stroking it gently.
Sin's long silence broke in a quiet sob, but in a way to his state of mind that only Luna could understand. He found his chest clenching the joy desperately, as though his life was close to ending. He knew though, the pain of his emptiness was full for once and it was thanks to these five ponies concerned for him.
He muttered something that could not be heard, and it worried the mares more as he stared longingly at each seat with utmost certainty that he was not so alone.
"What did you say?" Spitfire bid for his quite statement by nudging his side.
"The table is full," he whispered without taking his eyes off them. It was then Luna realized what he meant and took her place as his mate, as the only mare that could understand what he was talking about. She hugged him tightly and shushed him with coos to reassure his mind and spirit.
"The table is full," he fell into his emotional distress like it was an endless abyss, never seeing the light until Luna pulled him out with her touch.
"It's okay," she pursed her lips with anger towards hers and Celestia's actions. "You're not empty anymore. You're full. You're alive and surrounded by loved ones."
Abruptly Spitfire turned from Sin to the lunar princess, wondering what was happening right now.
"Princess," she paused, worried that she was pushing her boundaries. "What's going on with him? Why did he start crying all of a sudden?"
Luna sighed then frowned at her. "Sin is experiencing a condition known as godless syndrome. I know that sounds strange, but it is an illness that every immoral experiences." She turned her attention back to Sin, shushing his whimpers when they rose in volume. "Clearly he was not given any psychiatric care."
Cadance sent Luna one silent look, gazed at Sin worriedly and carefully took his other side, cautioning herself and Spitfire to be very gentle with the man. There was no doubt in anyone's mind that Sin was finally showing some of his flaws and possibly needed to see a doctor for it.
"What does it do?" She asked, and then went back to holding him closely. She could hear in the way of his muttering that this was no exaggeration or drama. It was real and Sin was hurting from it, a lot.
"It is psychological disorder that develops when an immortal hits the mental wall in the actual realization of living forever," Luna explained with some hoof imagery. "The victim comes to grasp that their loved ones will age and perish while they live on, and throughout their eternity they break down when seeing friends and family die, knowing they will always be alone. It's a terrible condition that makes develops the terrible feeling of loneliness and abandonment."
"Well he should be fine in a bit," Spitfire questioned, although she wasn't so sure. Sin was looking like a mess, more than she'd thought after seeing him fight Discord. "Shouldn't he?"
Luna shook her head with much regret. "This condition is very well known to bring immortals to self-infliction. . . even suicide." She looked over her shoulders to the fillies still in their seats but fearing the worst. She returned to her fellow mares and added, "I would know all too well."
Confused, Spitfire and Cadance gave a quirk of their eyebrows to Luna as she lifted her chest piece to reveal how serious she was about this. Their shock for the scar on her chest came as nothing new, she was well endowed with ponies she can trust expressing shock or horror of her crime.
She continued with a deadly serious about her. "Mid-Spring. Seventeen years old. Years before I was Nightmare Moon, Sin and I had a miscarriage and I blamed him when our magic could not save our first foal. I broke up with him and months later realized how alone I was. So I tried to end my pain by plunging a blade through my chest." She dropped her chest piece, allowing it to fall back against her chest, and smiled at her mate. "I don't know how I survived, but the first thing I saw in the infirmary was him on a separate bed with mother transferring most of her magic to him."
Tears started to form in the corners of her eyes as she went on talking about her past. There was pain and sorrow in Luna's orbs, but she wanted more than anything for Cadance and Spitfire to understand Sin for the kind of man he was.
"There is no greater pain than to watch your mate, the one you mistakenly betray, lie on a bed and fight to live." She grieved at the memory, remembering every moment and every noise like it was yesterday. "The point is I felt alone and abandoned when we lost our foal. Mother and father were too busy to help me overcome the pain. Celestia was too busy hating me for carrying Sin's first foal before finding out what happened. And Sin. . ."
"That's some heavy stuff," said Spitfire, seeing the princess and the human in a new light. Now she had a good idea just how strongly connected they were.
The emotional breakdown within Sin happened quickly, a clear sign to Luna the depth of his condition as he stood up from the table without saying a word. He moved into the living room for space and faced the fireplace, gazing warily in remembrance of his deceased loved ones.
Luna followed him, never taking her eyes off his grief-stricken face. She took his hand into her hooves. "Sin, I know it is not my place," she began, cautiously. "But. . . I think it's best that you, Celestia and I sit down and talk about this. You're stressed from everything that's happened and showing clear signs of godless syndrome."
As if it wasn't the most impeccable timing yet, someone was at the door. Everyone was aware before a single knock could be made, for Sin had given them warning by turning his head towards the door sharply. The banging on the oak door held no mystery to the pony standing outside in the freezing cold. Luna was like Sin, she could sense who it was that made her sudden appearance with the same intention as her.
"Somepony open this door," they heard, just before another knock was made. "Sin, are you in there? Are you alright?"
"Is that Princess Celestia?" Spitfire ventured as she approached the door. She gave it a slow turn and opened—and sure-enough, there she was, standing in the blizzard with nothing but snow on her and a chill to her spine and wings.
Luna shook her head in disbelief, while Sin just sat there with a blank look to his face.
"Sister, why are you here?" she asked with genuine concern.
Celestia shook her body of the snow, while replying, "I was enjoying my lunch break when I felt Sin in great distress. So I teleported here to see what has him so upset."
Celestia turned her attention to their human leaning on the arm of the couch. She had felt his pain the entire time, so terrible she could barely find words. Back in Canterlot, right there, she had nearly fallen to the floor, with that flash of pain that wasn't hers. She had no right to be in that house, but she followed her heart back to him unerringly despite her betrayal. Now wasn't the time to think about the past. Now was the moment for her to be there as his friend and as his mate.
She paced towards the man, looking over him carefully for any sign of his distrust or anger. She was patient to have come this close without having his fury upon her.
She placed a hoof on his hand, rubbing it with love that only Sin could have. "Sin. . . my love, I'm here now. I'm here for you."
Luna expected him to not answer the alabaster princess or simply act out for the past, but when he came to it—when his mind clicked and he got a grip on himself—she was more than surprised by his response and how he dealt with Celestia.
"What does it matter to you?" Sin asked solemnly, looking away and retreating his hand from the princess, which hurt her a great deal. "You haven't been there for me in a millennia. Why come to me now when I'm already a fucking mess?"
Celestia's smile held much concern. "Because I'm your wife and I love you." She reached up and touch where her cutie mark was on his chest, with some caution when his cold stare became hot and aggressive. "Our bond is married us, and it is my duty to make sure that you are alright."
Luna cringed with Spitfire and Cadance and gathered on the other side of the living room before things could get intense. It was obvious that her sister was pulling her tricks to manipulate the human into looking past her mistake, but she knew Sin better than her sister did—and she was about to find out just how she had pushed Sin's buttons.
"Upstairs you two." Cadance nudged the fillies to their room then prepared for the worst.
"My wife. . . making sure I'm alright," there was hurt in his voice, and anger returning in his eyes as he stood up. "Well, does it look like I' alright?"
Celestia flinched and tried to back away, but Sin was on her immediately, ripping his shirt off and smashing his fist against his chest, driving his fury with physical pain. He followed up terrifying the alicorn with digging his fingernails into a scar across her cutie mark, using his power to show her the terrible truth.
"I AM NOT ALRIGHT. I'M NOT EVEN OKAY," he screamed as the blood the that came out went right back into his body by some strange force. "WHAT IN GOD'S NAME MADE YOU THINK I'M ALRIGHT!?"
He sank his teeth deep into his lower lip, allowing more of his accursed ability to show. Rage laced his pain with adrenaline, accelerating the bitter, disgusting taste of his agony.
Celestia's band of emotions went rigid, just watching in absolute terror.
"DOES THIS LOOK ALRIGHT?" he emphasized his scars. "DOES HAVING A CANVAS OF SCARS LOOK ALRIGHT!? DOES LIVING A LIFE OF EXILE LOOK ALRIGHT!?"
"I HAVE BEEN TORTURED, RAPED, ELECTROCUTED, GUTTED APART AND PUT BACK TOGETHER, AND SPENT MY ENTIRE LIFE FIGHTING TO STAY SANE WHILE YOU SAT IDLY ON YOUR PEDESTAL OF BULLSHIT!"
Celestia rubbed her eyes, trying to fight the tears while Sin went over his edge of sanity. He moved past the hatred and loathing of his condition to show her the pinnacle of his suffering. One twist after another he frightened all four mares. Next he fell to all fours and his clothing disappeared, leaving him naked on the floor and shifting his body at an exponential rate.
"LET ME SHOW YOU JUST HOW MUCH THIS IS YOUR FAULT, YOU IGNORANT BITCH!"
He was still roaring at the alicorn when materialized the full potential of his power in a gruesome fashion. On his last burst of magic, the bane of his existence had taken up residence as him, deep in his soul where the twin gods were forced into him. The summoning of this unholy power had done a modern combination of pain and agony, but he wasn't into losing his form. The inside of the entire house convex as if breathing, vines of his aura wove around the shift of his body that formed a cocoon. These ethereal vines were so thick they had made Sin disappeared, yet there was an ear-piercing screech coming from him.
The change tore at Sin's body, stabbing repeatedly in every nerve, seeking the climax. He never thought or expected that the one time he is willing to transform he would feel it tear him apart, so fast it impossible to see until he was nearly towering the frightened alicorn before him.
He rose from the floor, standing weakly, pushing all four hooves to the floor. There was blood from his scars, seeping from the bones showed most in their forced metamorphosis.
"This is all your fault, my wife," he said angrily.
Celestia stood there with nothing to say, a gawk of her mouth as she observed the human who somehow turned himself into a blood stained alicorn. For the most part there were no abnormalities to his physical appearance; all but the color-changing chrome underside of his shivering wings and the streak of red in his white mane. Then there was the fact that he had charcoal fur that was tinted with purple from the overbearing magic radiating from his curved horn. It was actually monumental that the man she loved was able to turn himself into an alicorn. But something ate her mind about it as she circled her infuriated and hurting mate, a question that sparked when she saw how much pain he was in.
She asked him in a gentle voice whilst touching his chest, "Why didn't you come to me when this happened?"
The human—or stallion for now—narrowed his eyes as he allowed her to rest against him for reassurance and some leverage. He was feeling extremely fatigued after using what little magic he regained to show Celestia the fruit of her mistake. He could hear how shaky his legs were as the other mares approached with shared astonishment.
"Yummy," Spitfire whispered as she elbowed Cadance, giving her that "we're keeping him" look.
Sin scoffed the princess for such a dumb question. "Because I hate this form with every fiber of my being, and I know you would exploit it to understand how and why I can turn into this ugly thing." He told the princess, pushing her away and reverting to his scarred broken form. The confused princess took it as an insult and forced Sin to stay on track with her. She grabbed his arm with full knowledge of his strength depleted and his magic dry at the moment.
A hard tug of his arm didn't even draw Sin away from the shame of revealing his secret, merely a deep sigh and a low mutter about his hatred towards having such an extraordinary ability. Looking up at the ceiling as he felt Luna slither into his side, he met the tougher side of Celestia, the mare clearly not going to leave him alone seeing all of this happen.
"Can't you just leave me alone?"
"Not when you've just shown us the impossible. And I'm your wife for heaven sake, so I have a right to know what the hell is going on with you." Celestia explained aggressively while forcing his gaze onto her.
"I married you through the old ritual, so don't pull that crap with me." She told him, staring into him closely. "Now start talking; and do not lie to me. How are you able to turn into an alicorn?"
The man laughed, wiping off a single tear and shuffling to his feet, into a shaky stance. The sun princess had a tick form on her head at the belligerent disrespect, but she managed to stay calm and understand that he had no reason to trust to her; at least not yet. Sin shook his head; it was a sure sign that he was going to very cooperative.
"Do you really think that I'm going to talk to you, the very mare who banished me to protect herself from the propaganda of being the cause of Luna's banishment?"
The mare smiled, and he became suspicious whilst continuing.
"I don't have to tell you a damn thing about how I can transform into that monster. I have spent my entire life wandering the world as a lonely man hellbent to prove that humans are the strongest, while you lived your luxurious life with nothing to weigh you down."
Celestia laughed quietly, but it did not go unnoticed as his words reflected their past. Sin was becoming agitated by her attitude and on the verge of slapping the amusement off her face.
"What the hell is so funny?" he asked threateningly, before noticing that she was. . . crying.
"You are," she laughed some more and rose to her hooves, startling the man, as he sensed great fury and pain behind her mask. He took a step back for his own safety when the princess's smile dissolved, and anger was all that remained.
"Sister?"
Luna feared for their mate, and she was right to be afraid. Her sister shoved Sin against a wall and pinned him against it with her wings. She smashed her forehead against his, knowing good and well a little headbutt like that would not harm the human.
"I did not banish you to protect myself. I did it to protect you from father's wrath!" Celestia shouted with tears scorching her eyes, immediately recoiling at the shock in Sin's eyes. "I had no intention of banishing you, but father blamed you for what happened to Luna and vowed to have your head on a mantle. So I did what must be done to save your life."
She retracted her wings slightly, only to slam her human against the wall again.
"I made the sacrifice of our love to keep you safe!"
She slammed him again.
"I made the choice to hurt you in order to save you!"
And again.
"I BANISHED YOU BECAUSE I DID NOT WANT FATHER TO END YOU!"
There was a dying silence throughout the room, a synchronized moment of the other mares gawking at the alicorn princess as she drew the slightest hint of blood from slamming the back of his head against the corner of window by mistake. Sin even found himself a little speechless in his own tirade, standing there in minor shock of the statement Celestia slung at him. He stared up the ceiling. The harsh rasps of her breath moved gently against his chest, setting him swaying slightly with her finally breaking down. He hated how she was doing this to win his love again, but deep in his heart he remembered his love for the desperation she had to keep him and the feel of her wings around his back.
He felt her weaken against his chest. She was a broken mess with not a shred of fury left in her, but the pain lay over both of them. And yet—even when he had every right to hate and hurt this pony for all that she'd done to him—he'd felt that sixth sense of his kick into overdrive and reach deep into the emotions of the princess as a desperate attempt to prove that she was nothing more than a pony with a silver tongue.
To dismay though, he had managed to find not a damn thing and despised the secrecy. He was gritting his teeth by the time Celestia had come to words.
"I couldn't do anything to stop him,," she sobbed into her cutie mark on his chest. "I tried to convince mother to help me, but she was so afraid and Solaris was so determined to protect his reputation."
She looked up to him, having enough of the heavy burden she carried. She cried her words out as he shakily put his hands on her neck.
"I banished you to give you a chance to live a normal life, and it killed me inside. It tore me in half to know that I would ne—" Sin silenced her with a finger to her mouth before more tension could grow in her.
He stood there with the pony still latched to his chest. He looked down with much thinking ahead, deeply confused and internally conflicted that he had to believe the princess and treat her the same as Luna. The only thing he could do was hold a stoic expression, inside listening to the voices of the contained alicorns trying their best to give him wisdom at a moment's notice. He sure as hell didn't like the sudden revelation or that it was the truth, but he could not make Celestia an enemy. In his right state of mind and letting his conscience tell him what to feel and do, he had only one pony call his enemy and the only creature in this world he wanted to suffer.
Solaris. . . He could not find the anger towards Celestia, and separated from her, followed by Cadance and Spitfire braving the approach to find if Sin was still a mess or grasping the matter.
Luna felt abandoned since the conflict of these two, it seemed that the past between her sister and her lover would be forever buried under them. She had some idea on exactly what Sin would decide for her sister, all she had felt was the man's docile nature uplifted with the change of heart he was begrudgingly feeling. She sided with the upset Celestia as a shoulder to cry on, opting to stay out of their personal matter as one of the wives.
"So you mean to tell me that your fucking old man was going to kill me to protect himself?" Sin was chasing the conversation after the tears of his alabaster mate had stopped. He was pacing around the table with total abandon of his hatred on Celestia being the cause of is pain.
He sighed in frustration, that corrupted alicorn had been pulling their strings the entire time to break them apart. Where was the end of his evil and hatred towards him, Sin wondered with distaste.
Celestia nodded immediately, a small sign to the man that she was not manipulating him. If there was anything he knew for sure about the princess it was her inability to tell a lie without having some hesitation in her voice or in her actions.
He finally got his footing after an undesired flow of Holy Nova's and Dark Rai's magic pumped through his veins. The hellfire of his tense muscles loosening after his veins were filled with both reserves. Like a cure to muscle cramps, his movement softened and his pain was no longer a screeching reminder of how quickly he can burn up from all the magic he used so foolishly.
He stopped in his train of thought and glared at both alicorns waiting with anticipation for his answer.
"Where is he now?" he asked in low rumble, his eyes manifesting a corroded shade of red, which confused the mares on the account of his emotions never besting him like this. Was he truly so angry that he had enough magic to express his emotions like that?
"He is part of the council. . ." Celestia answered, and Sin frowned, completely sympathizing for the princess, he set himself in a chair and put his hands over his face, silently cursing to himself while she approached for reassurance. "He left Equestria after he and mother divorced."
Celestia dared putting a hoof on his leg, receiving a cold stare in the corner of his eye while he massaged his temples. "And Sin. . . the council was with Solaris about killing you. They approved having you executed by him."
Sin sighed shallowly, feeling it was best to just absorb the information and allow himself some clarity, something he should have done years ago to get the chip he's had on his shoulder.
"Are those asshats still breathing, or did karma actually catch up to them?" he watched as Celestia and Luna hung their heads in shame. It angered him. "You're kidding, you're telling me that they're still breathing to this day?"
"Immortality was once spell before Discord ate the pages," Luna reminded him.
"Okay, I know I have good reason to kill someone now," he stood up and gave everyone fear with the smile growing on him, a fire in his eyes no one had seen before, and it was frightening.
"Celestia," he gave a sharp turn with serious determination in his voice. "Do the old laws still apply for Equestria?"
She nodded, although she wasn't sure why the old laws needed to be brought up at a time like this. She just wanted to have a chance at having a place in his heart once more.
Sin chuckled, feeling confident now that he had some leverage, their past as lovers reinvigorated his thoughts, filled with sense of the idea playing through his head. He could practically feel it tickle his funny bone, walking towards his sword with a damn good idea how he was going to get his redemption. He turned back to look at the white mare taking her mind off him to smell what was cooking in the pot, her stomach rumbling loud enough for everyone to hear as she blushed.
He rubbed the sheath of Setsuna lovingly before making his way back into the kitchen, his hand raised to pet the embarrassed pony behind her ears, which she was more than glad to accept, because it meant he was trying to be understanding.
"Hungry?"
"Forgot to eat breakfast this morning." Celestia huffed with disappointment in herself. The last thing she wanted was to abuse what she felt was her chance to win him back by asking for a meal.
"And that is why you're going to sit your ass down and eat with us." He demanded with firm push of putting her in a seat before grabbing a bowl and filling it.
Celestia almost argued with him but remembered how tiresome it was. She snorted in frustration while the hot meal was set before her and the rest of the group was brought to the table. Even Skyla and Rose Spark were called to come back down, though with some time on their part, as they had something following them.
"I have to get back to the castle," Celestia admitted with reluctance. She was ignored and given a stern look by the human as he pointed at her bowl and growled. "Sin, I must return to my duties. I left Canterlot unexpectedly with my nephew in charge—and let tell you that he is not the friendliest diplomat with those in need."
"Those in need, eh?" Sin said solemnly, eating with the others without a second thought. "Who is in need of your help?"
"A few ponies who have been forced out of their homes by the blizzard," she answered, and then gave him the same hard look he had given her. "Some of which are victims of your little tantrum you had with Discord."
"Anything else?" Now he was just getting under her skin with his lack of care about her need to return home.
"A few nobles that are part of the trade network."
"And?
She sighed, knowing he wasn't going to listen completely. "And I don't want my guards to come down here and make a scene. Rumor has already spread about my relationship with you. You'll be the first they come for."
"It's not like they can fight me. In political terms, we did use the old ritual to bind ourselves together for all eternity. So in some sense of the meaning and how long we've been apart, you are my long distance wife."
"Which makes you the ruling body of Canterlot," Celestia took him surprise with that one. She smirked with satisfaction of the more important matters presented in their conversation.
"What," she shrugged whilst taking a sip of her soup. "I never changed the law that states how the eldest male in the royal family is the highest power. Why do you think mom was afraid to argue with Solaris when it came to diplomacy?"
"Because she's a big pussy who can't hold her ground without getting upset." Sin threw up his hands defensively as both sisters glared at him. He knew he struck a nerve but had little care for it. "Hey, don't get mad at me for stating the facts. Era never had the testicles to tell Solaris to shut his mouth."
"And just because you did gives you the right to insult our mother?" Luna scoffed at her him.
He shook his head and smiled whilst blowing on his spoonful. "No, I told him to shut his fucking mouth or he's going to wake up with monster sized dildos in his ass an mouth."
"Speaking of which," Luna looked at him curiously. "Where did you find the time to create a dildo?"
"I didn't," he grinned evilly at her. "I told Discord about them when he was still behaving in the past and had him make them." He looked u to ceiling, lavishing that day as though it was something to be proud about. "Oh man, that was a good day. He was limp for a week and avoided everyone on the account of some nobles finding the photos I made."
Celestia and Luna could not help the giggle in their throats while the remaining time of their small talk ended abruptly with standing up. He had to move away from the table to see if what he was witnessing turned out to be real or another hallucination from when he was experimented on.
There were no words for the person limping down the stairs with two very curious and scared fillies running away from her to get behind the man. It was only natural for the foals to hide behind the male for protection, as he was the strongest of everyone in the room. But Sin had given to the confused Cadance and walked slowly to the woman groaning in pain as he tried to process that she was awake already.
"Elizabeth," In spite of the emotional breakdown in his voice, Sin sounded happy. He'd only seen her as his sister after using his power to discover that she was the real thing and a victim of the same terror he endured. "How are you awake already? You should be out cold still."
The lack of balance was removing itself as the traumatized teen continued to wobble. She looked up to Sin and the pain was increased by a twitch of her bandaged wings while Celestia and Luna gawked at her. They knew he had a sister, but how in the hell was she in their world? And why was she covered in bruises and cuts?
Elizabeth managed to grab her brother's arm and fall into his chest wings as they burst from his back, before exhaustion took hold of her. There were still several bones aching, coming from her wings and back, mostly from the tools they used to make her like this.
"Easy. Easy. Easy." Sin was desperate with fear running in his voice. "You still have some fractures that need to be looked at. You're in no condition to be moving."
There was a haste of the pegasus and the alicorn as Elizabeth found herself inside a warm house with ponies around her. Ponies that terrified her a great deal, but she was not going to exert such fear when she could barely catch her breath.
She had known this moment would come when he found her in the snow. She had hoped it would not have been under the circumstances of her condition. Pressing her face into his chest she found the strength to sob, even though the ponies behind were asking if there was anything they could do to help.
"Get into my bag and find a yellow bottle in it," she heard her brother command. "Bring it to me and a glass of water. After that, bring some blankets down."
Relief came with the touch of her brother's hand on back, despite the pan she was in. She couldn't help the burst of emotions at the man's warm body engulfing her; it was security and the best comfort she'd had in years. She was broken. Destroyed. He was like a miracle though, a reward to the faith she was losing when she escaped. So many thoughts clouded her, but she loved how he could hold her like this.
There was that moment of silence from everyone that made her heart stutter. Had she not opened her eyes to the pink pony returning with blanket she would not have been ready for her.
"ELIZABETH!"
Sin was flabbergasted of her lunging at Cadance for unfolding a blanket to put around her. He was disgusted and afraid that his sister had found the energy to do this to his marefriend.
"You're not touching me again!" Elizabeth growled, trying to strangle the princess as she screamed. Chaos ensued, everyone erupted into a panic while he desperately pulled her off the pony and retrained her with a hug.
Immediately the situation broke out with her rearing her head back and busting his nose open. Blood literally gushed with the pain in his moment of desperation, but he had no choice, as she was going bat-shit crazy and fighting with all her might to break free. It tore his heart for this to happen, and it didn't help that he was with no options.
The thought was infuriating, but what could he do besides giving her enough medicine to comatose her?
"Luna," he barked, startling the mare. "Knock her out. Put her asleep right now!"
"Oh dear," Luna muttered.
. . .
Sin was beginning to feel that he had done the most unholy thing he could do to his only family. He couldn't stand himself. Here he was sitting on the couch rubbing the head of his sister as the problem escalated. He was well are he couldn't do much now that she was sleeping again and it hurt him.
At least he was surrounded by mare that understood what he was coming from.
"She needs real medical attention," he told himself, but they all heard him and rubbed his back sympathetically. "I'd thought removing the dark magic inside her would be enough, but she's different." He buried his face into his hands and groaned.
"What are you going to do?" Spitfire asked, concerned for both her human and the woman sleeping in Sin's lap.
Sin had no idea how to answer that. He loved his sister very much and he'd come to know through this life of his how much family meant to him, and to have that family in this world now. . .
He took a deep breath to try to think. The burn of what felt like betrayal twisting through his heart, making him feel as though he was on fire. He could barely force his body to stay under his control, instead of taking in an effort to ease the pain by hitting some part of the house as hard as he could. All that would do though is cost him a wall and he was not up to any more problems.
"Cadance," he turned to the quiet mare looking at him with a sad smile. "I am so sorry for what she tried to do. I should have known that she was going to freak out."
Cadance took her time mulling a kiss to lips while Celestia and Luna grit their teeth behind their lips. She gave a little sigh. "It's not your fault, you just got her back. But—" she looked away and cringed. "It may not be a good idea to keep her here. She could hurt one of us or get ahold of the fillies."
He knew she was right. This house was not safe so long as she was in it and he was not going to chose his sister over the safety of these ponies. And he most certainly would not let his daughter be around the danger. She could do some real damage to anyone she can get ahold of. Worse, if any of the townsfolk encountered her or found out that she has tendencies of violence, he could kiss gaining their trust goodbye and being less welcome than he already was.
"She needs professionals to handle her." He sighed in defeat then looked up to Celestia and Luna, who were already on the same page as him, surprisingly.
"We can have a room readied at the castle and have the medical staff treat her," Celestia nodded. Suddenly she and Luna glared at him with confidence while he pondered the idea of trusting her.
Neither mare wasn't going to back down now. Desperation set in. Sin knew he was in for it and helpless, chained—figuratively—and dangling at the mercy of these ponies with their hooks in his body to slowly pull him back into their lives.
"What is it that you want in return?" he asked reluctantly.
"We want to try and make things work out," Celestia replied, giving him an apologetic smile. He was about to blow his top, but she put her hoof to his mouth and continued. "We're not saying you belong to us. We simply want to be in your herd again, the opportunity you'd given to Cadance and Spitfire."
"A chance," he put a hand to his chin, mulling over the idea. Finally he brought them some joy by nodding. "I can live with that, but that means a slow start and like I told Luna, a date that you will be paying for."
"Well we want it to known that you're our husband. Tis only fair that the kingdom knows." Luna added.
"I'll let that slide so long as you are fair with Cadance and Spitfire."
"Only if you don't play favorites."
"I only play favorites of who has the best looking ass."
"You play favorites of who has the best mule?" Cadance questioned, hoping that she was wrong.
"It's a foul human term for butt," Luna clarified. Cadance was glad to nod at her fellow princess for that, because she was not going to go out of her way find a mule so that Sin would like her the most. Nevertheless, she now had to quit eating ice cream and get some exercise in.
"And finally," Celestia said sternly, knowing she couldn't stand these terms without him taking responsibility. "You have to drop the secrecy and let us inform the kingdom who you are, where you stand, and what you are."
Those were hard terms to swallow, but he did it bitterly and nodded at the mares with some ideas of his own. Still, it did not mean he was happy about it.
"Fine, but I get to do it my." He growled, ready to twist his on head to put himself out of his misery. "I work the trade network and deal with the nobles. And let us not forget about the militaristic system."
Celestia flinched at that one. "Why the militaristic system?"
Sin grinned a little and replied, "Because if I have to tolerate being a prince again, the least you can give me is control over your guards so that I can train them. I don't want the castle to be protected by a bunch schoolgirls that went through basic training. If they're gonna be guards then they're gonna be trained to my standards."
That seemed logical—if there was anything Celestia discovered from Sin's fight with Discord it was that he had experience and skill. She just hoped that he would not be too hard on them.
"Very well."
"Lastly," he raised a finger, frustrating the princesses as they quirked their eyebrows. "I want a meeting with the council."
"Why?" Celestia snipped, and she received his genuine grin of evil.
"Because I want to fuck their world up and beat the living shit out of your father."
"That's it?" Luna questioned, smiling at the thought of their father's reaction when he sees Sin again. "I can agree to that. How about you, sister?"
"Only if he doesn't kill him." Said her sister.
"Well this just got all kinds of weird." Spitfire shook her head, followed by a sigh of disappointment. "And here I thought things couldn't get any worse when that chick woke up."
"One more thing," Celestia added, grabbing everyone's attention. "If you're going to date Cadance, you have to take up the responsibility of being a good role model to her daughters."
"Daughter?" He quirked an eyebrow.
"Yes, daughters," Celestia nodded with a serious look. "You know Skyla, but you have yet to meet her first daughter, Flurry Heart. She's back at the castle with her father."
Well this was an interesting turn of events, enough that Sin turned to the sheepishly smiling princess of love with a disgruntled look and his arms crossed.
"Care to explain. . ."
Cadance smile dissolved into sadness as she sighed to herself.
"I was in a rush of getting away with Skyla." She answered sadly, and then it became worry and defensiveness. "I didn't abandon Flurry Heart. She wanted to stay behind anyway because she didn't believe me when I told her that Shining Armor was abusive."
"Abusive you say. . ." Sin paused with that same evil grin coming back. "Well at least I can some fun going to this castle known as Canterlot."
"What fun?" the mares asked, only to hear him chuckle whilst picking up his daughter to pet her.
"Simple," the man chirped. "If what you are saying is true, then I will have no problem making his life a living nightmare."
Celestia, Luna and Cadance were in deep thought about Sin meeting the crystal prince as he sat there calmly with his filly snuggling in his chest. They realized the mistake that was made and had synchronized thought that came out in two syllables.
"Uh oh. . ."
Uh oh. . .