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Two days passed since Twilight awoke from her coma. She still had big problems adapting to this new situation. Everything seemed to be just too perfect after the gruesome nightmares she had. In fact, they still kept haunting her in the nights.

The purple mare kept on dreaming of glowing red eyes staring at her, of faint giggling and whispering around her and of agony filled moans in the distance. These nightmares even woke her up in the middle of the night. Though each time this happened, she found herself lying in her bed, Moondancer right by her side.

All the horrors she had witnessed were just products of her imagination. She never caused Moondancer to completely surrender to Maledictum Insania and give birth to Despair. She never abused Spike to the point where he decided to run away. Twilight was living in the perfect Equestria she had known for years again.

Yet, it just wouldn’t really get through to her. Everything she dreamt during her coma seemed so real. Everything connected so flawlessly. How could this one entire year be only a nightmare? How could she imagine something this horrifying? Was there a deeper meaning to her visions?

Twilight spent hours researching dream symbolism. She still had a guilty conscience when it came to asking Spike for help, but the baby dragon gladly assisted her wherever he could, just like in the good old days.

“Here it is, Twilight! Miss Nappy’s Collection Of Dreams And Their Meaning,” the baby dragon announced, climbing down from a ladder with a book in his right claw.

“Ah! Thanks, Spike! Gosh am I happy to have you back!” Twilight thanked.

“Um... I already told you I never went anywhere,” Spike responded.

“Oh... right...” the purple mare spoke lowly. Spike sighed.

“You really need to snap yourself out of those dreams. They are over now, Twi!” he stated.

“I know, I know. But... you have no idea what I’ve been through during my coma. It was horrible. I really thought I lost you and would never see you again! I’m just so relieved you are still here!” the purple mare replied, walking over to Spike and giving him a hug. The baby dragon smiled in response.

“You really think there is some kind of meaning behind the dreams you had?” he wondered while handing over the book.

“It’s hard to follow when you haven’t seen it yourself, Spike. This wasn’t just an ordinary dream. Usually, dreams and nightmares are somewhat chaotic and they jump a lot. This one was like one constant, flawless nightmare that made so much sense that I still have trouble identifying which event happened and which didn’t. What really stuns me the most is that the reaper Obsidian Shards and the demon Despair don’t exist. They both played such a huge role in my nightmares and were so well defined, especially Obsidian... I just need to find out why they were so important in my dreams,” the purple mare explained.

“Yeah... I really can’t imagine how a dream can busy you so much... But, Twilight... just keep in mind you are awake now. You should be really happy all that bad stuff never happened. Don’t let this eat you up, okay?” Spike requested.

“Will do, Spike. Don’t worry,” Twilight responded.

The baby dragon then went upstairs to do his chores.

---

Half an hour passed while Twilight was taking notes about her dreams and compared the knowledge of several books with each other. Slowly, things appeared to make sense.

“Ah! Good afternoon, my darling!” Moondancer greeted while entering the library.

“Oh. Hi,” was all Twilight said in response.

The purple mare was still very unsure what she should think or feel for the pony she apparently married. Moondancer was very well aware of that fact, but showed incredible patience and tolerance. She had been through this with Twilight several times before, so she knew how to handle it. But now that Twilight even lost the memories of their marriage, she had to go slow on her. So, Moondancer just walked next to Twilight and handed her a potion.

“Zecora said this should help you,” the white mare stated.

“Thanks...” Twilight replied, then opened the bottle and drank the content.

“So? Any progress on your dream research?” Moondancer wondered.

“I think I figured a few things out... from what I can take from the books, Despair represented a part of my mind trying to regain consciousness, while Obsidian represented a part that tried to stabilize me by extending my coma,” the purple mare explained.

“Really? How did you come up with that?” Moondancer asked.

“Well... I’m not so sure about Obsidian, but Despair actually makes sense. She looked almost exactly like me and each time I looked into her eyes, she stole memories from me. The books say that this is symbolic for a comatose mind trying to hold on to memories. Also, it was Despair who woke me up in the end, by tricking me outside of Obsidian’s influence,” Twilight explained.

“But didn’t you say demons were evil? Then why would she do that?” the white mare wondered.

“I really don’t know. Maybe my mind was just ready to wake up again and it just tried to put something together that would make it easier for me. I don’t know, yet. Obsidian is also a big mystery to me. Although he was also a dark creature and quite dangerous, he tried very hard to protect me,” Twilight stated.

“Makes you wonder what good and evil really means...” Moondancer commented.

The purple mare just nodded in response this time and returned to her books. After making a few more notes, she stopped again.

“Moondancer... why did I wake up at the library?” Twilight wondered.

“What do you mean, my darling?” the white mare asked.

“In my situation, I should have been brought to the Ponyville Hospital. They have much better medical care there. So why was I kept home?” Twilight inquired.

“My dear, I just couldn’t stand the idea that some doctors and nurses would come and check on you like maybe once every hour. I wanted you to see a familiar face when you woke up again. The doctors as well said it would be better if I let them take care of you, but I insisted on taking you home and being the one taking care of you,” Moondancer explained.

“So you were watching over me the whole time, all by yourself?” the purple mare asked.

“Not completely all by myself. Spike helped out a lot, too. And occasionally, your friends came to visit. Still, I spent every moment I could by your side, hoping you would wake up and doing everything I could for you. There were days when I only left your side to go to the bathroom or kitchen. I knew it was just a matter of time until you woke up again. This happened several times before and even though this time was longer than ever before, I never gave up hope. And yet... yet I missed it...” Moondancer explained, gaining more and more sadness in her voice.

“That one moment I left your side to go shopping... I’m so sorry I wasn’t there when you woke up again...” she apologized, tears filling her eyes.

“No... don’t cry... please don’t cry...” Twilight responded while turning around to her wife and embracing her. “It’s okay. You couldn’t have known I would wake up just then. And to be honest... please don’t get me wrong, but it would have only confused and scared me deeply to see your face as the first.”

“W-what do you mean by that?” Moondancer wondered, lightly shocked.

“While I was in coma, I dreamed that you died...” the purple mare stated hesitatingly.

“Oh my...” was all Moondancer could say in response.

“Yes...” Twilight continued. ”It was horrible... so graphic... you like... tore open and a monster crawled out of you... Despair.”

“Oh gosh! You really had one wicked nightmare, my darling!” the white unicorn stated in shock.

“Yes... that was one of the worst parts. There was so much blood... but worst of all is... that I caused this to happen...” Twilight stated.

“Huh?” Moondancer wondered.

Twilight needed a moment to gather up courage and strength before she could continue. This was the one thing she blamed herself for the most.

“In my dream, I rejected you. I was scared of you and didn't know what to do. I made the completely wrong choice, telling you I didn’t love you... this lead to you completely falling to insanity and giving birth to Despair... I kept on regretting it every single second afterwards, until I woke up. Seeing you alive and healthy now is... I can't even put in words how relieved I am...” she explained.

“Oh my dear Twilight...” Moondancer spoke in condolence.

“I felt so guilty the whole time. This was the biggest mistake of my life and there was no way to make it up again. Even now, I just have the feeling I can’t live on without telling you how sorry I am I did this to you,” Twilight spoke while starting to shake and having tears rolling down her face.

Moondancer couldn’t take seeing her like this, blaming herself for something she had never done. She just had to cheer her up. So, Moondancer kissed Twilight for the first time since she woke up again. Although she knew this may still be a little early, she felt this was just necessary right now.

Twilight returned the kiss, even though she still was not sure about her feelings for the white mare. She just forced herself into it, for Moondancer’s sake.

“My beloved Twilight... please stop blaming yourself for something you did in your dreams. That was never true and I know you better than to think you would have done such a thing to me in reality. Don’t you see what you have been gifted, now that you are awake again? You have a chance to live normal again! All the horrors are undone and you can have a carefree, happy live again with me right by your side!” Moondancer stated.

“But... but... what if I fall in coma again? What if I forget even more next time?” Twilight worried.

“That doesn’t matter. Even if you forgot I ever even existed, I would still stay by your side. And even if you kept on falling into comas for the rest of your life, I will always be there when you wake up again until I’m old and dusty. I will never leave you or be mad at you. Never,” Moondancer replied.

Twilight slowly calmed down. Moondancer wiped the tears out of her eyes and smiled at her warmly, embracing her one more time.

“I love you, Twilight. More than anything else. I will always be there for you, no matter what,” the white unicorn stated.

“Thank you. Thank you so much,” Twilight responded.

Suddenly, a green light was seen from upstairs, attracting the attention of the two mares. Moments later, Spike came running down the stairs, holding a scroll with the royal seal on it.

“Twilight! A letter from the Princess!” he announced.

The purple mare picked it up by magic, broke the seal and started reading out.

“Student Twilight Sparkle,

Your slacking on your duties in reporting me your discoveries in the magic of friendship is starting to disturb me greatl- WHAT?!” she started, completely baffled of what she was reading. Spike and Moondancer as well looked very shocked.

“Your last report was three weeks ago and I certainly am not tolerating any more delays. I have reason to doubt that you take your studies serious enough. So, I hereby order you to come to Canterlot for a test on next friday.

Your mentor, Princess Celestia,” Twilight finished reading.

“How can she say such a thing! She was well aware you were in coma! I told her everything!” Moondancer exclaimed in disbelief.

“Spike, take a letter for me, please,” the purple mare requested instantly.

Spike picked up a scroll and quill as fast as he could. Twilight was shaking visibly. She took her whole career as a magic student very serious. So this knocked her over heavily.

“Dear Princess Celestia,

I think there must be a misunderstanding! I was unable to make any reports for three weeks out of medical reasons, which I had been informed you were notified about! Weren’t you the one who told me I only needed to send you a report, allow me to quote your own words, ‘when, and only when I happen to discover them’? My studies are very important to me! I ask for your understanding in this situation.

Your faithful student, Twilight Sparkle,” she spoke.

As soon as the letter was complete, Spike sent it. Not even thirty seconds later, a reply arrived. Spike instantly opened it and started reading out loud.

“I neither do recall being informed that you were unable to send reports due to medical conditions, nor do I recall giving you any special treatments. I find the fact that you put words in my mouth like this very insulting, my student. I expect your presence at the Canterlot school for gifted unicorns this friday. Under these circumstances, I would like to inform you right away that, if you should fail, I will send you back more than just a grade,” he read out.

---

Since Twilight received this ominous letter from her mentor, she returned into a state of intense panic she last had during her coma. It turned out that the incident in which she enchanted her Smarty Pants doll never occurred and for some unexplainable reason, the notification about Twilight’s poisoning failed to reach the Princess. Twilight was foolish enough to insult Celestia, nullifying every chance for her to give a reasonable explanation. Not even Spike or Moondancer could say anything in her defence.

The purple mare kept on studying all week, barely sleeping at all. The panic kept her fueled with adrenalin she used to rapidly scan through one book after another. Spike had to keep her supplied with more magic books and personal notes constantly.

“Twilight, I know this is a stressing situation, but you got to take a break at some point!” he insisted.

“Break? I don’t need a break! What a stupid idea! Do I look like I need a break? I don’t need one!” the purple mare responded very hastily.

“You haven’t slept in three days, Twi! That’s anything but good for you!” Spike commented.

“Ah, who needs sleep anyway? Tomorrow is friday, the day of the test! I got plenty of time to sleep after that! Now if you excuse me, but I have a lot to do!” Twilight responded.

“Twilight, please! Remember what happened last time when you stood up one whole week?” the baby dragon questioned, picking up one of Twilight’s books to distract her.

“Oh, so that was real, too! Doesn’t matter! It was just a false alert after all! But this time, I’m really in trouble! I need to get this... Hey! I was reading that!” she stated.

“Get out of the way, Spike.”

“C’mon, be reasonable! You would completely break down before you even finish the test!” Spike tried to reason.

“Get out of the way, Spike!”

“I need to do this! Would you just please give me back that book and let me finish?” Twilight requested.

“Get him out of the way. Get him out of the way. Get him out of the way.”

“Look, I’m just trying to help you! If you could see how you look right now... Your eyes are so bloodshot and the pupils so small, it’s creeping me out!” Spike explained.

“Get him away! Get him off! Do it!”

Twilight was shaking heavily now. She slowly got up and walked over to the baby dragon.

“Um... Twilight? W-what’s with that weird grin on your face?” he wondered.

“Get rid of him.”

“I... I s-said...” Twilight started, still coming closer.

“Get rid of him!”

“I s-s-sai-id... g-give...” she continued, approaching Spike and making him retreat into a corner, panic filling his face.

“Give me back that book!”

“Give me back that book!” she finally shouted, lifting up the little dragon by magic and tossing him with full force into a bookshelf, which then collapsed over him.

Twilight was still breathing heavily in anger as she let the book levitate over to her and returned to her studies.

“Serves you right, Spike,” she stated coldly and continued taking notes.

Five minutes passed. Ten minutes passed. Twenty minutes passed. Still, Spike remained motionless under the collapsed bookshelf. It took the purple mare half an hour to finally realize something was wrong and slowly lifted her head to the mess she created.

“S-Spike?” she called.

No response was given. Twilight became worried and stood up, walking over to the bookshelf and lifting it back in position by magic. As she cleared out the pile of books, she found the baby dragon beneath them, still not moving.

“Spike?” she called him again, the pitch in her voice higher this time.

He still didn’t move or give any response. Twilight carefully picked him up, only to realize he wasn’t breathing.

“No... no, no, no...” the purple mare spoke.

Her eyes filled with tears as she desperately tried to get him to breath again.

“No. Spike. No. Wake up! Wake up! Please!” she begged desperately.

It was hopeless. Twilight somehow managed to throw him hard enough to break his neck.

“Nonononononononono...” was all she could say now.

Her whole body trembled as she realized what she had done. As if she wasn’t already enough in stress, the panic over her own actions made her mind collapse into a dysfunctional mess. Not a single thought managed to make it through her mind. She found herself in a situation where she had no idea what to do anymore. It seemed like even breathing was nearly impossible for her now, as the tears rolled down her face.

Now, a part of Twilight, which she thought only existed in her coma dream, started taking over. It helped her regain control over her breath and reduced her trembling. Twilight was still there, but it seemed as if she was now a spectator rather than the actual actor. She was still far too paralyzed to really understand what happened and what was going on now as she saw how her body started moving on its own.

She lifted up Spike and stored him in the fridge. Then, she simply sorted the books back in the shelf and returned to her studies as if nothing had happened. Reading the intelligent words of all these great books was soothing to her. Twilight started to relax again, pushing the latest actions in the back of her mind. Slowly, she regained full control over her body and came back to full awareness.

---

Roughly an hour later, Moondancer returned home. Twilight was still deeply sunken in her books.

“Good evening, my darling!” she greeted warmly.

“Good evening,” Twilight responded not lifting her head and a lot calmer than she should be after what had happened.

“Oh! You sound so relaxed now! Did you take a nap?” Moondancer wondered.

“Yes,” Twilight lied calmly, still not moving her eyes away from the books.

Moondancer then looked around the library, slowly gaining a confused expression on her face.

“Spiiike!” she called, causing Twilight to twitch.

“Spiiike! Where are you?” she called again.

“He’s not here,” Twilight stated.

“Huh? Where did he go?” the white mare wondered.

“I don’t know,” Twilight responded.

Moondancer shrugged, then walked into the kitchen to start preparing dinner. Twilight instantly shot up.

“Wait!” she screamed, startling Moondancer a bit.

“AH! What? What is it?” she screamed, half panicking.

The purple mare had no idea what to say right now. She only wanted to avoid her opening the fridge at any cost.

“Let us go out for dinner today!”

“Let us go out for dinner today!” she finally suggested.

This idea excited Moondancer. They hadn’t been out for a romantic dinner since Twilight fell into coma.

“A wonderful idea, my dear!” she agreed.

Twilight sighed in relief. This was a close call. She still had no idea what to do with the body, but she needed to think of something soon. Twilight and Moondancer spent the rest of the evening outside, until it got so late that all they could do as soon as they returned home was to lay down and sleep.

---

Twilight had huge problems sleeping that night. While Moondancer fell asleep very quickly, the purple mare kept on thinking about what to do with Spike’s body. She was very tempted to stand up and somehow smuggle it out of Ponyville, but she was too afraid of getting caught doing this. One thing was for sure: no one had to find out about what she had done. After hours, Twilight finally fell asleep.

The next morning, the purple mare got woken up by a loud shriek, coming from downstairs. Instantly, she jumped up and ran downstairs. Her worst suspicion came true. Moondancer was sitting on the floor in the kitchen, staring with a shock filled expression inside the open fridge.

“T-T-Twilight! Spike! He...! AAH!” Moondancer spoke very shakily.

Twilight stood there, shaking all over again. She once more found herself in a situation where her mind failed her and she had no idea what to do anymore.

“No witnesses.”

A horrible idea shot through her head. Twilight stared at Moondancer. Moondancer stared back at Twilight with shock filled eyes.

“No witnesses.”

The idea wouldn’t leave her mind. It seemed like the only thing she could possibly do right now. But she couldn’t. There was no way she could do this to Moondancer.

“Twi...light... what is... going on?” the white mare questioned.

“No witnesses.”

Twilight slowly lowered her head. There was no other option. She had to do it. She had to do this to Moondancer again. Just this time, she would be directly responsible for her death.

“No witnesses, no witnesses, no witnesses, no witnesses-”

“-No witnesses, no witnesses, no witnesses...” Twilight mumbled, tears rolling down her face while she used her magic to pick up a kitchen knife behind Moondancer and aimed it at her neck from behind.

“T-Twilight?” Moondancer asked again.

The purple mare now lifted her head again. Tiny pupils. Bloodshot eyes. A massive grin. Trails of tears.

“I’m so sorry, Moondancer,” she whispered.

As soon as she finished speaking, the purple mare allowed the knife to come shooting towards the white unicorn, piercing through her neck and throat. This action was so fast and so unexpected, Moondancer didn’t even have the chance to breath anymore. She just sat there, her eyes glued to Twilight’s insane face.

The blade withdrew from her body and sliced along her throat. Blood splattered all across the kitchen. Moondancer still didn’t move the smallest bit. She just stared at Twilight, unable to understand why she did this. Seconds later, the white mare collapsed into her own spilled blood.

Twilight killed Moondancer again. She was breathing heavily through her teeth and shaking all over. Despite the big mess she made, only a small amount of blood covered her coat. Twilight looked at the blade floating in front of her. Moondancer’s life juice was still dripping from it. The purple mare couldn’t believe what she had just done a second time. This time was so much more violent and in contrast to before, it wasn’t an accident. She did this on purpose. She willingly ended Moondancer’s life.

Suddenly, the library door shot open.

“Twilight! We heard a scream and-” Rainbow Dash started, but became unable to continue as she saw the scenery in front of her very eyes.

Twilight turned around. All of her five best friends had come. They saw it all. They saw Moondancer’s dead body on the floor, surrounded by a large puddle of blood. They saw Twilight, sitting in front of it. They saw the blood covered blade she held aloft by magic.

“No witnesses.”

Twilight started grinning and crying even heavier now as she forced herself to seal the door behind her friends. This time would be even much more difficult, since she valued her friends so much. But she couldn’t let a single one of them escape. None of them had to survive to tell what she had done.

The five friends began to panic, desperately trying to find an exit. Twilight set up a forcefield around the library again, tightly sealing all windows and doors. There was no chance they could escape.

The purple mare’s mind drifted away, her body starting to move on its own again. Rapidly, Twilight’s vision became more and more blurry, until all she could see anymore was black.

---

As Twilight regained consciousness, she found herself looking down at her own body. The floor below her was red, as well as a majority of her coat. She didn’t want to look up and see what she had done to her friends, but she had no choice anyway.

The entire library was covered in blood. The red liquid dripped from the books on the shelves and even a large amount of books were laying in the red puddles, soaking through. The lifeless remains of her five friends were all squeezed into a hole below the stairs. As Twilight saw what she caused, she couldn’t hold back her emotions anymore and started crying like never before in her life. Out of a sudden irrational act, she murdered all the ponies that were dear to her. She wasted the one chance she had to make everything good again and even went further than she had in her nightmare.

Life seemed so worthless now. Everything Twilight cared for was gone. Everything, but one thing.

“Go to Canterlot. Take the test. Go to Canterlot. Take the test.”

Her studies. This was the only thing she had left. It was friday morning. Today, she had to take the test, despite of what she just had done. Twilight skipped her breakfast and instead used the morning to clean up the library, burn blood covered books, hide and preserve the bodies of her friends, clean the kitchen knife she used and wash herself. She had lost her appetite anyway.

---

Four hours later, Twilight was sitting outside of Celestia’s principal room, waiting for her test results. She had done very badly. The purple mare just couldn’t concentrate while the events of yesterday evening and this morning kept repeating themselves in her mind. Her thoughts were constantly stuck at the bodies she had hidden. What if someone came in the library while she was away? What if they found the bodies?

This whole day had only been one constant nightmare so far. Knowing how bad she had done during the test, she knew even the last thing she held herself onto was at stake now. So naturally, she was extremely nervous.

Finally the door opened and one of Celestia’s guards asked her in. The demi-goddess was sitting behind her desk, a neutral expression on her face. Yet, Twilight had the feeling she was trying to hold back her anger. The purple mare sat down on the chair on the other side of the desk. Twilight stared at the floor below her in guilt, occasionally looking up to see that Celestia’s face had become very serious now. A good minute passed without any word of the Princess, until she finally broke the silence with a doom bringing announcement.

“You failed,” she spoke.

Twilight tensed every last muscle in her body and became stiff as stone. This statement gave her the final blow. It was as if a part of her mind had just ripped away.

“Five out of one hundred points. I’m completely unable to express how disappointed I am in you, Twilight. You were my star student and now look at yourself,” Celestia spoke harshly.

Twilight still didn’t say a word or look up. She was in a deep state of shock where everything around her only seemed like a nightmare anymore. Deep in her mind, she begged that this was just a dream and she could finally wake up from it.

“The Canterlot school for gifted unicorns didn’t have such bad results for a very long time. You brought disgrace to the whole school. And as if that wasn’t enough...” Celestia continued, making a gesture to signal her guard to step next to Twilight. They then used magical chains to bind her to the chair.

“As if that wasn’t enough, you also became a monster,” Celestia finished.

The eyes of the purple mare shot wide open and focused her mentor. She could see a mix of extreme anger, sadness and disgust in her face. Did she know it? How? How could she know so fast?

“What happened to my dear, faithful student? What happened to you, Twilight Sparkle? Why have you decided to kill all your friends and even your own partner?” Celestia wondered.

This line shot through her body like an electric bolt. She knew it. She somehow knew everything she had done. The Princess of the sun stood up, towering over the purple mare and looking down on her in disgust.

“What you have done would justify an instant execution, Twilight Sparkle. But I have the feeling this would be too easy for you. Although it is not a thing I usually agree with, I believe you deserve worse. But what could be a heavier punishment than death for a monster like you? I only know one thing. The ultimate judgement I can give you, my dear student. The thing you are afraid of more than anything else, even though it may sound ridiculous to others,” she spoke calmly.

“No... no, no... everything, but that! Please, Princess Celestia! You know how bad they have treated me back then! I don’t want to go through this nightmare again! Please, have mercy!” Twilight pleaded, but Celestia stood unmoved.

“I’m sorry, Twilight Sparkle, but you leave me no other choice. I hereby declare all your progress in the studies of magic for nullified and return you to the lowest institution of education, magic kindergarden. Guards, prepare her. Make sure she will be unable to harm any of the children,” Celestia announced.

The magical chains loosened from the chair and completely wrapped around Twilight’s body, immobilizing her. Still, she tried to struggle desperately while the guards dragged her away.

---

Another hour later, Twilight was brought to a nearby magic kindergarden. She was put into a straitjacket and her horn had a small shackle around it, preventing her from casting spells. The children there, at first very confused, slowly started making jokes over the adult mare as the guards told them she would be a new member in their group now.

“Haha! Look at how big she is! She must be such a loser to still need to go to magic kindergarden!” one of them said.

“Yeah! Just look at her! She must be so dumb, they had to tie her all up so she doesn’t hurt herself!” another one spoke.

The rest of the day was just a surreal nightmare for Twilight. Her childhood trauma returned as the kids gathered around her, laughing at her and calling her names. The whole day had been one massive mental torture. Twilight couldn’t take it anymore. Her mind ultimately surrendered and she started laughing in insanity, a limitless hate at every pony around her growing inside her. She just wanted every pony in all of Equestria to pay now. Pay for not understanding her. Pay for doing this to her. Pay to overshadow the sins she had committed.

The insane screams and laughter of the purple mare terrified the foals, causing them to retreat. Then, Twilight discovered the guards didn’t tie the straitjacket properly. A fatal mistake.

After a short struggle, Twilight could free a hoof and remove the magic shackle around her horn before the guards could react in time. Instantly, hell broke loose around her. Twilight used everything she could find as a weapon, making the objects levitate in the air and assault the guards and the children. Screams of panic and agony filled the air, as well as the blood of the foals. It didn’t take long before Twilight finished repeating the same procedure she had committed in her library. Just this time, all she could do afterwards was to laugh in satisfaction over her work.

Nopony came. Everything was silent as if by killing just these few children and guards, Twilight already erased the entire population of Equestria. At this moment, she realized something was very, very wrong.

The air suddenly started turning red and everything that yet wasn’t covered with blood slowly began to bleed. Pony blood came out of the trees, the stones, the fences. Everything started bleeding. Then, with a complete shock, Twilight saw as the dead bodies of the children started moving again. They tore open and black creatures came out of them.

The purple mare couldn’t believe her eyes. Demons! Those were demons, definitely! These looked like the shadows of the children.

As soon as they crawled outside, they walked straight over to Twilight, laughing at her. This crowned the level of terror for Twilight. The only remaining instinct in her destroyed mind told her to run away, and so she did.

Twilight ran as fast as she could. She didn’t even care where she ran to. She just wanted to get away. But more and more demonic shadows of children appeared, stalking her and laughing at her. All emotions were going berserk inside the purple mare, making her laugh, cry and scream at the same time while she ran aimlessly around. Still, the scenario didn’t change. Wherever Twilight went, the landscape started bleeding and more demons appeared.

Suddenly, Twilight felt something grabbing her and lifting her into the air. She got shaken around wildly while all she could see were two black front legs holding her around the shoulders. She screamed and struggled, but was unable to free herself. Finally the creature let her down to the ground, right in front of five demons. Immediately, the one who carried her around joined the group, completing it. The demons had the outlines of her best friends. But there was one more, right in front of her. It had perforated bat wings and a curved horn. It was Obsidian Shards.