Chapter eight: The Prince, and the Gigalisk.
I awoke in my room, however, this was much different from my room...The walls were no longer Black Stone, nor were they ornately Decorated, there was simply pitch black, aside from a single light, it illuminated the Darkness around me but I could not see much for there was not much to see, the Room was empty, different as if part of reality and the Dream World, I began to see wisps of Purple dust float through the air, Stars and Shadow following, eventually a bright white moon took shape in the sky, followed by the wisps of Dust, they began to circle and swirl into a single spot, a Warp in the Darkness opened revealing a Black skinned Alicorn, eyes glowing bright white, she was armored to the teeth bearing a look of Surprise and eventually a smile on her lips.
"Come hither Prince...Let us talk..." The strange mare said as she stared at me.
"Who are you?" I asked my emotions masked behind my face, I however was hesitant and frightened.
"I smell your fear...You should have none of it..." the mare spoke again this time the voice echoed.
"Who are you!?" I asked again as I stood on my legs and straightened up to a more authoritative posture, if this was a dream, I would not have it rule me.
"I have many names, Child...The Mare in the Moon...the bringer of Nightmares...Once I was deemed Nightmare moon...Now I am simply!" The mare said again as the blackness and armor slid off her body like a primordial ooze and it dissipated, leaving a Dark skinned mare still an Alicorn, she had a gôrjit around her throat bearing a bright white crescent moon on it, Sparkling blue shoes on each hoof, her hair a light blue, it moved like the Stars in the night sky.
"Princess Luna!" I said in reply as she finished her transformation.
"Indeed young Child, Now come hither, We hath much to discuss and little time, for dawn approaches." Princess Luna replied to my outburst.
"Uh...Alright?" I said in reply following as she walked away.
"You know of the Elements, correct?" Luna asked as we walked together through the misty Darkness.
"Erm...Yea...Fire, Water, Light, Earth, and Air, right?" I said in reply to her question.
"You've forgotten one important Element..." Luna said in reply as a gem corresponding to each Element appear behind her.
"What Element?, I've never heard of a Sixth element" I said in reply to her.
"Ah...that is because it is not spoken of often..." Luna said as she raised one hoof up and faced it towards me.
"You don't mean.." I said and was quickly cut off by Luna.
"But I do, Child, I speak of Darkness...the Element commonly related to the Void...or Death, Demons alike as well." Luna said nodding at me as her hoof suddenly began to glow some how Black, the Darkness taking the shape of a Chain as it slowly formed at the base of the Chain where the two lengths connected rested a heart shaped gem, it was a clearish color but within rested a glowing Dark Black coloring, Luna took the Necklace as it formed and slid it over my head, this confused me greatly.
"Do not question this Child, it is but an Act of Kindness brought on to me by My Sister...She sends her condolences and wishes you a Happy recovery." Luna said as slivers of White light began to break through behind her.
"I only wish I could help, but this is outside my reach...Now I must go." Luna said as the Black glow around her hoof covered her completely and she dissipated, the light streaks grew bigger and brighter till it covered the Darkness and I awoke from my strange dream, only to an Unwelcoming sight.
My room was filled with Ponies wearing Black clothing, each one holding a different Weapon, on my floor lied my Guards they're throats cut open and mouths covered by cloths, They were killed while I slept, taking in the sight I became aware of muffled moans looking down I saw Sapphire and Ruby, battered and bruised they were tied up and mouths covered, Tears in they're eyes, This however...only Angered me...
"You...Fucked with the Wrong people..." I growled as I lowered my head finding unknown strength as it flooded through me.
"Pfft, Sure...Come quietly and things wont get any worse, Prince." One of the ponies said most likely the Commanding officer, my ears swiveled to where the voice came from, using the strength I found I leaped from my bed and launched myself towards the voice, I was pleased to hear the sound of the wind being knocked out of him, Rearing back my arm I concentrated The normally green magic that formed was a jet black with a white outline and glow, it formed clawed talons around my hoof as I thrust it forward and into the Ponies throat, blood gushed from the Wound and outwards splattering the walls and me as I tore out his throat, this happening in merely Seconds left the Room in shock.
"Anyone else want a Turn?" I asked as I looked at the Magic Blood stained claw.
The Room was quiet the moaning stopped everything had become silent, Standing I turned the claw dissipating as I rose and turned to face the crowd, everyone bearing looks of Shock and fear.
Concentrating on what Power I had I willed myself to look like the Mare who visited me in my dreams, 'Nightmare moon' as Luna had been, Only my wings transformed into Bat like wings black smoke pooling from them as my already black Skin turned even darker, my Neon green Serpent like eyes lost all color and turned white only to glow brightly, my Tail became long and spiked at the end as I grew in Size, I had not become like 'Nightmare Moon' I had become a monstrosity of Darkness and Terror, This transformation caused any rebellious movement to stop and the Ponies in the room began to shake and whimper.
"Leave this place...Never return!" I yelled my voice coming out as a Ghastly whisper as it chilled the air, to my pleasure the ponies began to run towards my Balcony and leap off, I soon heard the sounds of Propellers and a Balloon rising, walk in long strides towards my Balcony I saw a small Ship the Several Ponies on it staring in fear at me, This would not be how they get away, They would not get away...They killed my Friends, even if they had been merely guards they were people I knew...They would pay..
"Die!...Treacherous wretches!" I yelled as I sent all the Shadow power I was using towards my mouth and fired a Blast of Shadow energy outwards, it pulled away my Dark transformation and went flying towards the ship, The wings front hooves and head being the only thing see able as the wings left a Trail of Darkness and smoke, the Spell quickly crashed into the Ship covering it in a Black fire as it quickly fell descending towards the ground, hitting the Black mountainside as it rolled and Crashed on the Ground bursting into a massive fire as it exploded and sent Shrapnel and Ponies everywhere.
"I think that may have been a bit Overkill..." I said out loud not talking to anyone specifically.
"You think?" a familiar voice said from behind me, Looking over my shoulder I saw my mother, Chrysalis, looking at the Dead body of the Pony I had killed with a smirk on her face.
"Err...Whoops?.." I said raising my hoofs up in defense.
I was given a giggle in response to my antics as my mother strode towards me careful to avoid the corpses. I had also noticed that Ruby and Sapphire were still tied up, they however were asleep now, most likely from the pain.
"Shit!" I said as I looked at them concern on my face.
"You've taken a liking to them I see..." My mother said coolly as she walked out onto my Balcony next to me to watch the fires burn, as the patrolling guards rushed towards it executing the Ponies as they saw the survivors.
"Yes...I have taken a liking to them, they are with me Every day after all...But the abuse of two mares...is something not to go lightly about, worst of it all...They did so while I was in a Dream-state...I dislike being unable to help mother...These ponies attacked me...and Something even stranger happened..." I said in reply to her statement.
"What do you mean...Stranger?" She asked inquisitively.
"Right before I awoke...Princess Luna found me in my dreams...She spoke to me for a bit and then handed me this Necklace..." I said as I held up the Heart shaped glowing Gem.
"The Eclipse Heart!" She said surprised by the appearance of the gem.
"How did you come across this ancient Artifact?" She asked me her face a mixture of confusion and curiosity.
"I told you, Princess Luna came to me in the Dream-state...She warned me that when I awoke, I might not be able to prevent those...Ponies, and Now I have to deal with the damage they have done...Six dead guards litter the floor, Sapphire and Ruby, beaten and bruised for no reason other than to see what was going on, they might have tried to help me even...I feel they're pain weighing on my heart..." I said as I held my hoof to my chest and looked up into the Night sky.
"I feel a connection now...a small one if any...When I drawled on the strength I found within me, I had not known at the time it was the Gem, only when I transformed did I notice the world around me, it slowed...Everything Frozen in time, the Land laid out before me in a path...When time began to speed up...I attacked before I knew it I had fired the Energy I used to transform into that ship, and sent those Wretched fools to they're deaths..." I said looking at my mother as she went to say something, I was suddenly Surrounded by Darkness, Images of things to come appearing in my head, mere flashes, some showing burning flames and Destruction everywhere, others showing Peace and prosperity, almost as quickly as they appeared they were gone, burned into my memory and leaving me dazed and confused (Hehe song reference) a bright flash in front of me Appeared surprising me and causing me to fall on my back, I was quickly pinned to the ground by a White skinned Changeling mare, her eyes an Amethyst Purple with Dragon like Irises much like my own large Gossamer wings sat upon her back, they were like Butterfly wings, patterned with Swirls and Stripes, it reminded me of the Monarch Butterflies...I was shaken from my observation by a low growl coming from her throat.
"Woah now!" I said as I stared her in the eyes.
"Who are you!" She yelled baring her fangs.
"Who am I?, Who are you!" I replied baring my fangs as well, Her expression softened as she hesitated for a second.
"I asked you first!" She replied the hesitation in her words gone as her focused face returned.
"Ladies first." I said plainly in reply to her retort, she looked at me curiously at first before sitting up still pinning my legs and waist to the ground. The mare stood up getting off my legs and walking backwards to give me room.
"My name is Willow." She said as she raised her slipper-ed hoof to her chest, upon seeing that I looked at her again, and realized she was ornately Dressed, much like I would be in my normal day clothes, she had Black colored slippers on each hoof, a Black skirt with Blue Purple stripes matched with her Lavender shirt with black pin striping, She looked almost exactly like me, only around her neck was a Heart shaped necklace a white glow emanating from it.
"I am Prince Kegan, of the Emerald Hive." I replied taking a kneel before her as she is still a mare, and deserve the respect.
"A Prince...Hmmm, What brings you to the Realm of Dreams, Prince?" Willow asked me as she curtsied in reply to my kneeling.
"I'm not sure...But I should be getting back...Care to join me?" I asked in reply to her question.
"I do not suppose a reason not to, after all, I have been roaming this place with no recollection of how to get back...in fact from what I remember the Amethyst Hive is destroyed..." she replied, she grabbed my hoof causing my face to burn red, something that had not happened in two days, Noticing this she giggled giving me a Wink of encouragement, nodding I Grabbed the gem around my neck as the memories burned a Return spell into my head, uttering the words we were launched forward into the Blackness around us it shattered and we appeared where I had been standing, only now My mother was sitting down and breathing heavily a look of fear on her face.
"Whats wrong mother?" I asked as I saw her now.
"You nearly gave me a heart attack!" she yelled as she grabbed me and pulled me into a hug.
"Oh my dearest child, Don't you ever do that again!" She said burying her head into my neck, the only sound stopping her was the clearing of Willow's throat.
"Hmmm?, What have we here?" my mother asked as she let me go and stood up staring at the new mare.
"Mother, This is Willow, I found her, or rather She found me in the Dream-realm." I replied to her question as willow Curtsied before my mother.
"Queen Chrysalis!?" Willow said as her Curtsy became a Kneel.
"I am honored to be in the presence of the Mightiest Queen!" Willow said causing my mother, Chrysalis, to raise a brow in reply.
"Rise, Child of the Hive, What brings you from the Dream realm?" She asked Willow.
"Your Son, has brought me here, I was of the Amethyst hive, before the great siege that separated the Kingdoms, I was one of the many Eggs of the Theta Blood line that were Frozen to keep preserved, Only I was awoken by a strange power, the Woman told me nothing but she gave me this necklace and brought me to the Dream realm, I lived there in the Dream realm till now, I am now the Last remaining member of the Theta Line." Willow replied to her question.
"I see...Come Kegan, and Miss...Willow, We have much to discuss now...and things to do." My mother said as she walked towards the Door we followed both of us wondering what work would be getting done.