Chapter 7: The power of evil...

Gonna make a good vs. evil fight between me & Twilight vs. Malus(latin, for villain) & Twivine. I'll see if I can involve some action in here of course. Get ready, for this will be a dramatic turning point.

...I woke up, looked around in my bed, then got up. I headed downstairs to the kitchen & decided to make some breakfast. I got milk, a few apples & a cobbler. I made some casserole. After letting it sit for a minute, I started eating it. Once the sweet aroma of the casserole hit the air, I heard hoofsteps from the other room upstairs. Scootaloo showed up with a tired & hungry look.

"Mmmm... that smells delicious. What is it?" she asked.

"Casserole. Eat up, your bowl is right here." I said, giving her the bowl & sitting her on her chair.

After ten minutes of enjoying my food, there was a knocking on the door, so I got up & answered it. It was princess Celestia & Luna. They had a rectangular package.

"Good morning, your highness. What's in that box?" I asked, then they placed it down.

"It's a sword. We figured you might need one, since your keyblade is... well... inside you for good." Said Celestia.

"Thanks for the gesture." I said, then opened the box, to find a well made sword. It shone brightly with the sparkle of sunlight. It felt powerful... It was made with strong, unpredictable magic. Somehow it only made me feel better.

"It's a special sword, as you will understand. We suggest reading this." Said Luna, then gave me a book. 'Dark Magic: Death & Destruction. All about dark magic & it's pros & cons.' The title was interesting, to say the least.

I gave a salute as a thanks & then hugged both princesses. I then headed to the court yard & materialized three dummies. Scootaloo finished eating at that time, so she was watching from a safe distance. The first dummie was blasted by a beam of dark energy I shot from my left arm. The second one was scewered with my sword, as I launched it. I then ran to the third one & summoned the blade, then jumped... I slamed against the ground before realizing that the dummie was split pefectly in half.

"This sword is amazing. I think I'll call you...Lethe(Lethaeum). For those who stand against me won't know what happened, until it's too late." I said, then sheathed it with the cover that came wih it & wraped it around my waist.

"That was so cool, Daemo. What are you going to do now?" Asked Scootaloo, stunned with awe.

"I'm...hng. Strange... the tree of Harmony. It's calling me." I said, but before I left, I told Scootaloo one more thing.

"If anything happens, go to Spike & send a letter to the princesses. I have a bad feeling about this." I said, then hugged her. As she hugged back, I noticed a single tear left her eye.

"Please be safe. I haven't seen you in so long. Come back. Please." She said, then I hugged her tighter & said.

"You've nothing to worry about. I'll be back as soon as I know everything's okay. Guarding the Elements is a hard job, but it's a burden I must carry. See you soon & take care." I said, then made my way to the Tree of Harmony.

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Meanwhile, I recieved word that Twilight & her friends were sent to the Tree by orders of Celestia. I guess I'm expecting company today. So once I reached the Tree, I knew something was wrong... *gasp* the Elements, they've gone dark. How? I guess... now they shared dark energy, the same I gave to them. This is not good, with the Elements corrupted, what's going to happen to Twilight & her friends?

After a few minutes of just standing there, I felt the presence of the Heartless, so I took my blade in my hand & prepared to fight. Just as I thought, hundreds of them, lured here by the corrupted energy. I did all I could, but there were too many to destroy... After two more minutes of useless fighting, I saw Twilight... wait a minute, that's not Twilight... Her presence is dark & full of hatred... Who's that next to her? A dark figure of... of... me?! What the fuck is going on here? I tried to beat the Heartless back, but one of them got behind me & smacked the back of my head.
The world spun as I felt numb & finally passed out.

When I came to, Twilight was there, the Heartless were gone, but the Elements were gone.

"The Elements! We have to stop them!" I said, then Twilight stopped me.

"Who? Did you see what happened?" She asked, then I told them...

"I saw, the Heartless. They're gone now, but that's no longer the problem. I saw... you, Twilight, but it wasn't you. Then I saw myself, but as if he were darker, full of hatred & malice. Malus..." I said, then Twilight's expression grew dim...

"It's as I feared... The dark energy surrounding the Elements is what made this evil impostor." She said.

"And it's all my fault. If I hadn't messed with the Elements, none of this would have happened.." I said, then punched the ground, leaving a crack & a trickle of blood on it.

"It's not your fault. We can worry about that later... Right now, we have to go after them." Said Twilight, then I began searching... If the evil me is still me, I might know where he's going...

"Hmmm... It seems they're after power... The greater power here would be... Alicorn Magic... We gotta bolt to Canterlot! There might not be much time." I said, then took to the skies & began to head in that direction. Twilight took to the skies as well & followed soon after. The flight felt eternal & every minute felt like a second. I didn't know what to expect, but coming from me, this is going to be a slaughter...

We reached Canterlot. What we saw was beyond our comprehension... Dead guards, some with their heads sliced off, others torn apart... All of them followed their orders 'till the bloody end... I'll mourn their loss once this is all over. I let out a tear, as the stench of death filled the air.

"Catch up... & try not to breath, the smell is unbearable." I said to Twilight once she caught up. We sprinted to the main door... Once we opened it, we saw evil Twilight, Malus & the princesses... They noticed us, but they did not care.

"Give us your Alicorn magic. Now!" Said Malus as he stepped closer to princess Luna. Meanwhile the evil Twilight was approaching Celestia. My heart sank, for we saw the princesses be robbed of their magic. Evil Twilight blasted Celestia, siphoning her powers out. Malus grabbed Luna's horn & began sucking all her energy out.

"Yes... The sweet energy. It's all ours!" Said Malus once he finished draining Luna & tossing her aside. I got angry, so I unsheathed Lethe & started yelling at them.

"That's it, bitches! You mess with our princesses, now suffer the consecuences..." I said, then they turned around...

"Daemo. I was wondering when you'd show up." Said Malus with this shit-eating grin that just pissed me off more.

"Twilight, so good to see you. Once your magic is mine, there will be nopony to stop me! Let's have some formalities first. I'm Twivine & you're energy will be mine." Then she starts laughing maniaclly. Malus just stands there, chuckling & then summons a keyblade.

"Want to see who's stronger then? Let's go then." He said, then teleported the four of us outside, to the castle courtyard.

I got into a fighting position, then stared, as Twilight & Twivine did the same. This is going to be tough, with that Alicorn magic they have, who knows what'll happen.

"I'm going to ask you a question: Where should I start cutting? I'm not only going to take your energy, Daemo. No... I'm going to rip you apart limb from limb. I'm sorta good at killing, you know?" Said Malus, then he started to approach me.

"You don't have to do this. You can stop this before it gets ugly." Said Twilight, unfortunately, Twivine chuckled & looked at her with a creepy grin.

"No. I'm going to take your magic & become the ultimate Alicorn. You can't stop me." She said. Twilight sighed, as she knew what she had to do.

"Rainbow Power. Go!" Said Twilight, then something awesome happened... She looked so cool & her presence was strong. I could feel her energy level skyrocketting. Malus simply chuckled at this & kept walking towards me.

"Stay back, you cheep imitation prick!" I said, then charged dark energy to my left arm & shot a beam of energy, this one was much stronger than before. He did the same & our beams interlocked in a spectacle of power.

"How does it feel... To know that the whole world was counting on you & you failed them?" Asked Malus as he got closer... I was losing my strenght.

Meanwhile, Twivine's energy... I felt it surge... No.. Don't tell me she can use Rainbow Power too? This is not looking good at all... Twilight won't be able to beat her... I can't help her... Curse you, Malus...

"Alright Twilight... You want a fight? You got one!" Said Twivine as she shot a beam of powerful energy at Twilight. Twilight blocked it with a magic shield, but it almost broke... Twivine's magic is too strong... We've walked right into a trap...

I got caught up with looking at the two alicorns fighting, that I failed to notice Malus, who was two feet away from me, even though I was trying to push him back. He got close enough to me, so he punched me across the face, sending me spiraling a good fifthteen feet, slamming into the ground on my back. He then jumped & landed on me. He was staring, then he decided...

"I'm not going to kill you yet. I'm going to let you watch your precious best friend fall at the hands of the New Queen of Equestria." He said calmly, then he punched me on my face again about three times, then he grabbed me by the neck & applied just enough pressure to make me squirm... All I could do was watch, as Twilight was being effortlessly beaten by Twivine...

"Yes. Your energy is all spent... Brace yourself Twilight, I'm going to suck you dry..." Said Twivine, then began charging her horn.

"Twivine... You don't have to do this. Please." Said twilight, for she knew that she couldn't continue with this much abuse.

Suddenly, Twivine launched a beam of energy to Twilight's horn & began stealing her energy. Twilight's screams of anguish & pain could be heard clearly... I was just staring, as I saw my best friends energy be taken... But, I had to stop this... With tears, running down my face, fueled with anger, I was starting to losen Malus' grip on my neck. I snapped his hand's bone, then kicked him in the gut... He knelt down in pain which gave me a great opportunity. I punched him, making him fall on his back. I got on top of him & started punching.

"Never expected the tables to turn, but you're too late." He said, then I punched him in the face... and again, and again... and again. I kept punching him until I started bleeding from my fist. He then kicked me off him in the direction of Twilight, who was lying on the floor...

"I feel... so weak... Celestia." Her eyes slowly closed, as her consciousness left her...

"Twilight... no... It's all my fault... Why? Why does this always happen. My family, taken away by a monster." I said, latching out to Twilight, then Malus picked me up & headbutted me, leaving me semi-conscious.

"Should have killed me when you had the chance. Now look at you... Garbage. I'll let you off easy this time. Should we ever meet again? I'm going to eat your heart out..." Said Malus, as he laughed uncontrollably. He then approached Twivine & they both teleported away... At least Twilight looks okay... Can't say the same for me... I can't move, I'm in too much pain... Once I saw Twilight's friends get here, I knew Twilight would be okay. I drifted off into a cold state, which I think I won't wake up from... This is all my fault.

A/N: Wow... I don't know what I was thinking when writing this, but it sure is suspenseful. I'm leaving it here, just so you readers can have a hard time thinking of WTF is going to happen next. Well, gotta go. Keep it tight & most of all...
Stay beautiful.