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Chapter Thirty: Celestia's Guilt and Luna's Repentance
Celestia wandered down the halls of Twilight's castle thinking back to her old one. She had not returned to Canterlot castle due to the fact that one of the Elements was taken. They were planning on returning that day however Luna asked her sister to stay. She was on her way to raise the sun when she paused. She had heard about the incident with the Tantabus and how no one had gone to get her. 'Why didn't Luna want me there? I could have helped her.' she thought bowing her head. 'Just like a thousand years ago I... had a feeling but did nothing. Oh Luna, can you ever forgive me?'
The white alicorn's horn glowed as she prepared to raise the sun but paused in her task. Her heart was heavy and her emotions were in turmoil not good when raising the sun.
"Perhaps just this once... I will let the night last a day." she mumbled before turning around and heading towards the exit. "I need sometime to clear my head."
Luna sat in the guest room staring outside the window for the sunrise. She had been watching it in order to appreciate her sister's duty. However when the sun didn't even rise for an hour she grew worried. 'Did something happen? Why isn't sister raising the sun?'
The Princess of the Night didn't lower the moon before rushing out looking for her sister, not before dawning a cloak. She passed by Twilight's assistant and the little filly they had taken in. It seemed as if she had a nightmare. 'Where is Celestia?' thought the dark blue alicorn her mind racing. She didn't want to be blamed for her sister's disappearance when she had nothing to do with it.
"Didn't you?" chuckled the voice of Nightmare Moon again. "We both wanted her gone, we wanted to be the only princess to rule. Now there is just two more in your way!"
'Enough!' responded Luna mentally as she looked around town trying to spot the white coat of her sister. She was not on the ground nor in the sky. This caused the younger sister to worry. Never before had her sister left her job half done or not done at all. Guilt and shame washed over the starry maned princess as she headed off towards the Everfree Forest hoping her sister had just went on a walk.
Celestia walked down the halls of the old castle looking at the progress made by her former student. It almost looked exactly like how it used to. Dropping her head and sighing she rested her head against her throne.
"How could I have repeated my mistake again?" she whispered as a tear fell from her eye. "I nearly lost you again, Luna."
The white alicorn sighed before singing.
"Long ago I did not realize.
All the pain I caused you.
Now your regret consumes you.
And I have done nothing for you."
Luna ran down the halls looking around for her sister. Soon her heart sank as she slowed down and began to sing herself.
"Long ago I made a choice
It was mine and mine alone.
Now all I want is to be forgiven
by the one I love the most.
Celestia please forgive me my sister.
All I see is regret in your eyes.
What can I do for your forgiveness?
I need to repent for you."
Both of the princesses grew louder and louder as their song mixed together.
"What can I do for forgiveness?
I just want to know.
These feelings of guilt inside me.
Will only grow and grow.
I don't want to be anything else
besides your sister dear."
Celestia walked around the throne room looking at the tapestries hanging.
"How could I forget?
How could I forgive?
This one mistake of mine.
Being so blind.
Ignoring the one
who I had always loved the most.
When you were hurting
I was never there
so caught up in this role of mine."
Luna paused hearing the song before rushing to her sister's destination. However it never seemed that she could reach it.
"Have I made a mistake again?
Have I just pushed you away?
Is history repeating?
Should I go or stay?
Why am I so foolish?
Is there anything I can do?
Oh sister dear forgive me
for being a fool.
And not seeing that you hurt too."
Luna felt her tears flow as she realized that she had made a mistake not going to her sister. How could she had not seen her sister's regret.
"What can I do for forgiveness?"
Celestia stopped hearing her sister's voice. She can't be seen, not in this state. If Luna had saw her now she wouldn't know how to deal with it. So she just sang tears streaking down her face.
"I just want to know."
The Princess of the Night paused before singing with her sister in harmony.
"These feelings of guilt inside me.
Will only grow and grow."
Luna sighed as she sang with her sister but with different words hoping to get her message across.
(Celestia)
"I don't want to be anything else
besides your sister dear."
(Luna at the same time)
"I don't want anything else
if you are right here."
Celestia paused at her sister's words turning around to see if she could find her. However there was no one with her. 'That is strange, it sounded like Luna is right here.' she thought looking around saying.
"Please, forgive me sister."
Luna stood next to her throne touching it with a hoof. Her head was low as she whispered.
"Please, forgive me sister."
The words rang in harmony an in earnest and a light shown in the middle of the thrones. A wall of pale blue flames shown out for the area around the two shattered. Luna and Celestia blinked as they stared at each other.
"You have taken the first steps towards a stronger bond." Crystal's voice spoke out as she approached the two. A fox walking behind her a frown on her face.
"Crystal? What is going on? Who is this?" asked the dark blue alicorn staring at the aqua crystal pony who smiled.
"I am here to grant you two my gift." the mysterious pony replied not fully answering the questions. "For you Princess Luna, the Cloak of Nocturne. For one who hides her guilt in the shadows so shall she. An endless night has been woven into the cloak's threads and the moon is its clasp. No more shall anyone see her until she wishes and they will not be found when they are trapped in its cloth. If those who are not you touch it they shall fall asleep if foe and pass right through if friend."
The fox approached Luna as a black cloak appeared around her body the clasp sealing. She placed a claw over her left forehood drawing a diamond. Standing back as a silver bracelet appeared in pale blue flames a dark blue gem set firmly in the middle. The fox walked over doing the same to Celestia.
"This bracelet will contain the gifts you have received from the Spirits." she spoke her tail twitching as a brilliant gold bracelet appeared with a ruby that changed. "The more your relationships and experiences grow so shall the gifts."
"For you Princess Celestia, the Armor of Aurora." Crystal continued as golden armor appeared on Celestia. "With the calm of the rising sun but inside a fire burns brighter more then any other this armor is yours. The magic of the dawn and the rising sun as the emblem. A calming presence to those who see her as such. The armor shall scald her enemies and heal her allies. This armor shall overwhelm those who are not the true holder of this armor. That includes your darkness."
Luna and Celestia looked at each other before Crystal vanished along with her companion.
"Celestia, the sun." said the younger sister but the white alicorn shook her head. "Why not?"
"Luna... if our mind is not in our work of raising the sun and the moon then it would be disastrous." explained the Princess of the Day looking down at the dark blue alicorn. "If we ourselves do not maintain control of ourselves then how are we an example to others."
"I..." Luna started before looking at the moon still in the sky. "I'm sorry."
"Oh Luna, you are not the only to regret her actions of the time." the older sister revealed as she looked at her throne. "If I had only paid more heed to you and your emotions... then perhaps none of this would have happened. Though when I had the prophecy of you turning against me... I thought it was because I held you too close that you thought you could get away with it. However it was because I pushed you away."
"No." Luna replied moving to stand in front of her sister. "I was jealous of you 'Tia. You were loved by so many ponies and I felt like I was just your shadow. No one even looked at my night let alone loved it. My work just grew heavy and dull that I did not even enjoy watching the dreams or protecting the ponies anymore. I wanted to be adored like you. I didn't think about my actions and because of that ponies suffered and feared me. I couldn't forgive myself... and I thought you didn't either."
"Oh Luna... I remembered my mistakes and swore they would never happen again." sighed Celestia pulling her sister into a hug. "But because of this I never saw how much you were suffering. I am a terrible sister."
"No, you are the best sister I could have asked for." said the starry maned alicorn relaxing into a hug a tear falling from her eye. Both sisters wept in the silence. Celestia had decided that just this once the night shall last a day.
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