PROLOGUE

Before the alicorns, before Celestia or Luna, or even life in the world existed, there were only four elements;

WAR

PEACE

DEATH

LIFE

Each balanced the other out, so no one being (since, at this time there was no life, thus we do not know they’re actual forms) could overpower and overthrow the other, much like Fire, Wind, Earth, and Water. It was believed that Peace and Life were Female, while Death and War were male.

Life and Peace decided to take this desolate universe, to create worlds, and add color, plants, wildlife and such upon the world. The dominant life they called “Pony” and they were peaceful creatures, and let them name everything else, for life and peace were tired. as Life and Peace went to rest, War and Death decided that there was not balance, and them being the major roles of Balance, created war between the ponies, and death of many.

The constant death had stopped, When Life and Death met, and together Created the alicorns (which in effect made them the great great grandparents of Celestia and Luna)

Everything calmed down after a century, and they all disappeared, though subtly moving things to a better direction. Life was present, through the birth of others and creation of new plants. Peace was present for there was no more war. War was almost destroyed, through lack thereof. Death was ever present to all, for everything had to die eventually.
But to keep balance, every century or so, when the new found Equestria least expected, one of them (upon agreement) a (un)lucky subject will be born, with complications, a curse, and a fixed name. The ‘Cursed’ held one of the Elements of Balance inside of them. Said element will stay with them until that pony dies, then it will choose a new host.
When the element decides to show itself (in the case of life and peace) it is easy. They layback and help the pony when needed. In the case of War and Death, it is ‘hostile take over’ breaking the pony’s mind until they can’t think, act or do anything, then take full control of their body, and wreak havoc upon Equestria. Though upon War and Death, they do not do so until the pony finds their secret talent (which depends on the pony, like the cutie marks)

The immortals have a choice; break the pony's will, or live in the same body as a huge bi-polar kind of disorder. To ensure the balance, every 100 years a different Element of Balance takes a pony, they have strict rules as to what they can and can't do. Lets say that War decided to show on up, (in example lets call his 'subject' Fire Heart)

As he is in said pony's body he can only do what he is balanced to do; create conflict. From the smallest challenge to actual war. He however cannot break the rules (you'll read more upon the rules later). One of the rules being: One cannot travel outside of one's expertise or reputation. By reputation, War is meant to (once again) cause conflict. Death has a reputation, Grim reaper, father time, fallen angels, etc.

The most recent names the Elements have took on, each reflect the Element inside of the pony, which only one of the words in the name holds the curse.

Life: Peaceful Endeavor
Peace: Forever Kind

War: Iron Heart
Death: Solar Decent

In Equestria’s present time, the last known embodiment of the Elements is...
Life: everything being created, whether fillies being born, to the biggest tree in Equestria dropping seeds, Life is ever present.

Peace: Currently known as what you feel after death (hence, Rest In Peace)
War: last heard of after Celestia and Luna were created

Death: last known as Solar Decent, who turned Luna into Nightmare moon, and turned her against Celestia.

Death and Life are the only Elements that are working every second of every day.

There are statues dedicated to all four them in the Canterlot Gardens, a few meters south-west from Discord’s statue

And now... Our story begins...

Into the Storm

Sonic speeds + Rainbow Dash = Sonic Rainboom? To Rainbow Dash isn’t the only pony who can fly fast... because Solar flare’s black out entire cities for minutes... Solar Flare thought, as he flew straight down. The light and air in front of him bending around his hooves and his body, as he dropped from the highest up in the sky he had ever been. Heading down with extreme speed, gravity deciding to finally to help him, and pulled him down faster, into and through some puffy white clouds.

Plummeting out of the white fluffy mass, he didn’t have a chance to stop, as he flew straight into huge pitch black thunderclouds. Oh shit no- he barely managed to think, before the air around him sparked with electricity and energy. The winds of the storm catching him in the air and stopping him dead, before throwing him around like a toy. Thunder, loud enough to make him temporarily deaf, with a loud ringing noise in his ears. The sound alone was painful enough to not notice one of his ears was already bleeding.

He tried his best to fly out of the storm, to where he thought ‘up’ was, but the wind caught his wings and flung him around in it's air currents. One second he was going one way, then the next another way. He felt like his wings were going to fall off because of how hard he had been flapping - which with the way the wind was screwing him over - wasn’t unlikely.

“Remember, don’t fly directly into thunderclouds, they can seriously hurt you.” he heard his father say, when he was barely old enough to walk, let alone fly. Thanks for the heads up, he replied to the memory, barely able to keep his calm in the middle of the storm. Adrenaline was pumping through his body like never before, the rain and moisture in the clouds matting his white coat to his body.

If I’m going to die, might as well say bye now... he thought, as he was flung up down left right and almost any other direction you can think of. After all, when he was sent to flight school, his parents both had been killed in a fire, he had already accepted that death was a natural occurrence. Especially after the day he learned about said fire, when he promptly tried to crash land. Death was natural... So why not embrace it like everypony does to life and fun?

With one last attempt to fly out, and promptly being thrown around in response to, he looked (to what he thought was up) and he saw a very large green blur, rushing up to meet his face with excitement. Then he saw complete black, and the last words he heard before he lost all sense was somepony asking “ohmygosh ohmygosh ohmygosh are you okay???!!”

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He couldn’t move, he couldn’t see through what felt like the darkness that surrounded him. Though he could not move his eyes, he could tell the darkness around him was about five meters away. He could not see through the darkness But he could hear voices. Only two of which, approach from what sounded like a long way away.

“Are you sure he can’t do anything, even hear us?” He decided to call this ‘voice one’

“Relax my brother, it has been a long time since I have done this” this one, he called ‘voice two’.

The two voices got closer now, from what he though was just out of eyesight. He couldn't turn his head to be certain.

“It doesn’t matter, as long as he doesn’t know what we have planned for him.” said voice one, with the sound that of clashing steel and other metal objects.

Then, pure red eyes parted the darkness in front of him, but it was just eyes, no body, no anything holding them up.

“It seems he is aware, but i assure you, Brother, he cannot hear us anymore” voice two said, and with that, pure lime green eyes appeared next to the red ones, both eyes had slits like that of a dragon’s eye. The voice that as if the darkness itself were whispering into his ear, or into his mind, he couldn't make sense of which. Either way it was both soothing to hear the voice, but also dreadful.

Then the eyes moved to his sides, he couldn't follow them, but the sounds of steps betrayed where they were. He felt that they were judging him silently. He knew they looking over every muscle in his body, his wings in particular. He could feel them move his wings for him, yet he felt like he was in stone.

Then, in extremely muffled voices, muffled enough to not be able to make sense of anything, the eyes looked back at him, and evaporated back into the darkness surrounding him. The darkness creeped closer, until it was just on the outside of his coat. It was cold, like the icy waters in Southern Equestia, kind of cold.

What... What just happened...? He thought, before the shadows and darkness washed over him, and the nightmares he had about his parents death's entered his dreams

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Instead of at flight camp, where he was at the time it happened, he was sitting in front of the earthponies house his parents had died in. He was barely half the size he was in the real world.

As always, he saw the smoke rise out of the house, and instantly exploded out. The heat covering his face and coat, licking hungrily at the air around him and around the house. He could hear their screams of pain. He couldn’t move, he couldn’t run in to save them. He couldn’t do anything but sit there in horror, starring at the towering inferno in front of him.

Then what happened next, never happened before. He watched as the fire itself took form, the form of a face. it was foreign, like what you see on the sci-fi movies, made of bones. It laughed. He could hear it, sounding like bones were scratching against each other in a horrible monophonic symphony.

He had a sudden headache with an extremely loud ringing in his ears, as real life came back to say hello.

Author's note: I know some of you my or may not be wondering what time this takes place, etc, so it takes place approx. 3 years after Luna Eclipsed. Fluttershy had upgraded from a cottage to a tree (More room for birds and other critters). Twilight upgraded the library so it has around two or more floors (underground). The ruins of the old castle are just that, ruins. Only walls are up, no more ceiling, save for the main chamber.
Thanks for reading this far, and I AM looking for people to help give me ideas to add on to the story, as well as proofread. Send me a message for either and I'll see if i can get it added.

Also to grammar Nazi's: first fic.. don't kill me with bashing please.

A loud woosh, and a horrible headache brought him back to the real world. his body aching like he had flown against hurricane force winds. He opened his eyes slowly, everything way to bright and extremely blurry. “Sshhh, he’s waking up, Angel” a soft voice said, with a couple of thumps from something in response.

Solar Flare blinked repeatedly, somewhat taking the edge off the brightness, and a yellow pegasus with what he thought was a soft pink mane unblurred itself and entered his vision

“Who... Wha-?” he managed to say before coughing.

“Oh! you must be thirsty! Please try to stay awake.. if you don’t mind” and she disappeared from his sight, with the soft clatter of hooves running down stairs.

He closed his eyes for a few seconds... or so he thought.

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Four pairs of eyes, the red and green were back, but with a bright white and soft blue next to them. He turned his head to look at the new eyes. Well there’s that... I can move my head... Whoopie..., he thought.

“He’s well built and strong, like a warrior! It should be me this time” said the voice of steel

“His heart is full of darkness, there’s no reason why he would accept you in the first place” whispered darkness itself, into Solar's mind.

“But all I get are the stupid humans! They can’t do anything right!”

“Then why not end them? Save me a load of trouble.”

“Boys, boys! Calm down will you? Giving me a headache... Ruffians.” the white eyes blinked, but the voice itself was full of compassion and happiness. How anyone could be happy here, he didn’t know.

“She’s right, we’ve been like this for two days, I say we let Peace decide. What say you?” said the darkness

The soft blue eyes blinked, and looked him over, like the Red and Green from the time before. Standing back next to the red eyes, it said “His heart has already decided... But didn’t we already settle this at his birth? Why do you want to go against The Curse, War?” Her words alone, calmed everyone there, including Solar Flare

“Because, its not right! I haven't been in command of a pony for so long.. They have been to peaceful for to long! This is an outrage to what we are here to do! We are BALANCE! What are we IF WE CANNOT DO SO!?” the steel voice got louder and louder until like it was hundreds of voices yelling out in battle cries.

“ENOUGH!” The darkness yelled back, the entire area filling with dread and coldness. Every time Solar dared to breathe, his breath was visible. He could tell the other eyes were visibly shaken and worried. Must’ve been a long time since the darkness got that angry....
or loud...Solar thought to himself.

The eyes grew darker and darker until the iris’s where the same color as the pupil, “WE WILL NOT TALK OF THIS ANY MORE, IT WAS DECIDED AT BIRTH. IF YOU HAVE A PROBLEM, KILL OFF THE HUMANS AND RETURN BACK HERE. UNTIL THEN, STAY WITH YOUR HUMANS AND DO NOT MEDDLE IN THE AFFAIRS OF THE PONIES.” The voice was colder then steel, or even the coldest place in Equestria. The temperature was dropping with every syllable .
The eyes all looked toward him, and he heard the white eyes sigh, and look away. “Have mercy... Calm down. What will his transformed name be?”

“His name will be Solar Eclipse.” replied the darkness, obviously more calm from the white eyes talking.

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“I just don’t know what to do, I’ve tried almost everything to wake him up...” said the soft voice of the yellow pegasus from earlier.

“Looks like he’s waking up now." said another voice.

“Ooo! this calls for a Welcome-back-to-real-life-party!!” said an extremely excited voice, with loud thumps to the ground. Solar thought she was... jumping..?”

“Sorry to burst your bubble sugercube, but ah don’t think he’s ready for that juust yet.” intervened another voice, with a somewhat southern accent.

He opened his eyes quickly, adrenaline pumping through his body in 'flight or fight'. He took off from where he lay, ignoring the pleas of his muscles. He hovered near the ceiling, looking down at the assortment of startled ponies ten feet below him. He looked at his surroundings, trying to remember where he was or what happened... He was flying down.. He went through a cloud... and a thunderstor- THE STORM! His muscles ached at the memory. His gaze moved to the yellow pegasus, and he opened his mouth to speak, when the purple unicorn’s horn lit up, and he promptly felt himself almost thrown at the ground.

“I’ll let you go when you calm down. Do you understand?” she asked matter-of-factly.

“I guess.” Solar replied, throat way to dry to try to say anymore.

He felt the weight of her magic lift up and off of him. “Have some water, I read that when somepony has been asleep for a while, or been what you been through, they’re super thirsty.” as a glass of water floated to him in a purple aura. Solar gladly accepted the water and chugged it down in three large gulps.

“A stallion like yourself must have a name?” asked a white unicorn with a very curly, but perfect mane.

“Solar,” he didn’t know what made him say it, but he did without thinking twice, almost naturally, saying the last part like it was it the entire time he was alive,

“Eclipse.” He finished.

"Well, ahm Applejack, this here is Pinkie Pie, Twilight Sparkle, Rarity, Rainbow Dash, and- Fluttershy quit hidin behind Twilight!" said the pony with the southern accent, pointing to each of the others in turn.

Each but one of them stepped up when Applejack called on her name, except for Rainbow who flew around showing off.

"So who was the one that saved me?"

The purple unicorn named Twilight Sparkle moved to the left suddenly, revealing a familiar soft yellow, light pink maned pegasus. Much to Solar's surprise, she squeaked loudly when Twilight moved, trying to hide behind her again. Solar got up slowly, his legs wobbly and unsteady. He made his way forward to the purple unicorn, who parted out of his way to show him the shy pony.

"Thank you." He said. Unsure of what to say next, he looked to the others. He moved his gaze to the nearby stairs, and made his way to them.

"Wait!" Said a soft voice, sounding like it tried to yell but not louder then normal talking. Solar froze at the first step.
"Don't you..um.. need a place to uh.. stay?" the voice said, getting softer and softer till it was barely audible.

"Yes." Solar replied, looking over his shoulder, eyeing the six from his peripheral vision.

"You can.. um.. stay in this room until... um..." and then a soft squeak.

Solar couldn't help but smile. "Thank you."

Rarity stepped up then, asking him,"Might I ask if you have a job or a profession?"

Solar smiled softly. "I used to be a DJ, for about five years. Three of which were under DJ-P0N3, as a teacher, and student. I usually got the crowds warmed up for her. So if it's rent I have to pay, I'll be looking for a club nearby." He chuckled at the last part.

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Three months have passed since the storm, and Solar waking up.
During those three months, he started up his career as a DJ again, and became mildly popular in Ponyville and the surrounding area. He was called “DJ-D4RK57D3”, (DarkSide). One of the more known genre's being the now popular Dubstep. He is still living in Fluttershy’s spare room, paying rent and helping out with the day to day chores.
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He opened his eyes slowly, the black swirly darkness around him like it had been for the last couple of dreams. It was extremely close, barely brushing his nose, leaving a very cold feeling behind. He got up slowly, and was frozen, like the first dream he had oh so long ago. Lime green eyes with the slits appeared in front of him. And it smiled, reveals multiple rows or extremely sharp teeth. "It's time." It mouthed, as the darkness around him whispered it into his head. It rushed forward to where he could feel... something on his own nose, its eyes right in front of him. It opened it's jaws well beyond that of a normal pony, and bit into him.

The pain was instant, feeling like his body was on fire.he still couldn't move at all, save for breathing. It bit again and again, in multiple places, the inferno of pain ripping through his body.
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He awoke in a cold sweat... "Its time.." whispered by the darkness. It biteing him... He FELT it bite into him, tearing flesh and muscle. He got up from the small bed, and slowly flapped his way downstairs, barely hovering a foot above the ground. The animals in the main room were chatty as usual. He made his way into the kitchen and got a glass of water, and chugged half of it down. One hell of a party last night Pinky... You really are a party pony, he thought, as he toasted to her, before finishing the rest.

His head having a powerful pain in it from the night before, he could only remember blurs of lights, loud music by himself, with a surprise appearance of DJ-P0n3. And drinking, can't forget the drinking... Lots and lots of drinking.. To much drinking...He yawned loudly, causing some of the critters in the room to pause for a moment then continue chattering. He made his way back upstairs, but halfway up he stopped after a soft hum made its way to his ears. He looked outside the nearby window, and saw Fluttershy, humming softly as she watered the plants and fed the outside animals. With the help of Rainbow Das- Wait... Why is Rainbow here? She never wants to help with the chores........Ever. He watched them for a moment, and noticed Rainbow looking at Fluttershy for a large portion of the time. Before the sun getting to bright for his eyes, and he made his way back to his bed.

He walked by a mirror, and something flashed out of the corner of his eye. He stopped. He took a step back, and looked into the full body mirror. Nothing was out of place, everything was fine except his coat was extremely ruffled.. and stained with what looks like some of Pinkie's... ‘fruit’ punch. He blinked, and everything changed. Everything in the mirror was pitch black, even where his white coat was. His eyes were lime green with the slits, like in his dream. He blinked again, thinking it was the party from the night before screwing with his brain.

It was still black, nothing had changed. Then, the mirror itself had changed. The darkness in the mirror reach out to him, grabbing at the ground, pulling itself to him. Tendrils flowed out of the mirror, grappling his hooves. More and more came out, multiple arms of darkness reaching out, crawling across the floor, the ceiling, even the air itself. Solar was gripped in fear, he couldn't move. The darkness advanced on him, slowly painstakingly reaching out more, the eyes in the mirror showed joy, or what Solar thought was happiness of some sort.

As the darkness engulfed him, he let out a loud yell of pain. It touched his coat and his skin, feeling like he was on fire, in lava, in the center of Celestia's sun itself. Then it didn’t hurt, and he heard “You think you can escape me?.” and the pain started back. He let out a scream he never thought he could make as he was engulfed in the darkness, the fire of its touch all over him.

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Beep...Beep...Beep... He heard the soft beeping gradually. He could feel his eyes open slowly, but he wasn’t moving them. He looked up at the ceiling, it was white... this is not the tree, where am I!?!? Solar thought wildly, trying to move his eyes around to see where he was, but to no avail. His body slowly moved, bringing his head up. Solar felt that he wasn’t in control. This is wrong.. horribly wrong, he kept saying to himself. His(?) eyes moved around, and everything was covered in a dark and shadowy haze, like everything was leaking darkness.

His body got up the rest of the way slowly, yanking off cords as it moved. It left the bed and looked around. Solar's eyes moved on their own. Somepony or something was controlling him, his every movement, down to his breathing.

His body walked by a mirror on the wall slowly, and in his peripheral vision Solar saw pitch black fur with lime green eyes. If he could, he would've yelled out in surprise. All he felt was cold, like a soft breeze always blowing on his coat, as his body slowly walked over to a large window, and opened it wide as it could go. What ever was in control, made him smile widely.

“It’s been far to long...” He.. no IT said, with Solar’s voice.

A sudden pain worse then that of any headache or hangover penetrated his mind, his brain, hismemories. And the whispers from his dreams entered his thoughts. he could hear it whispering to itself as it began to look through his memories and thoughts since birth. It shuffled through the memories with practiced efficiency and detail, that only came with experience. Memory after memory, thought after thought rushing through Solar’s head faster then he can recollect or think about the previous one. He felt IT judging him silently more and more as more thoughts and memories pass.

Every action, reaction, and movement he made in each memory was under the scrutiny of IT. The closer his memories got to current time, the more IT slowed down. Some painstakingly slow, and others faster. It finally hit the present and stopped, calculating Solar and what to do next.

What are you...? Solar thought. It ripped that thought out of his head, and examined it, tearing it and breaking it down. Then he heard the whisper form his dreams again, coming out of his own mouth

“WHO is what you should be asking.”

Then who are you?

“I, have many names now... the most common of this time is ‘Grim Reaper’. but nonetheless. I, am Death. The Ultimate Balance.”

Get out.

“Hmm?”

Get. Out.

“I don’t think you are in any position to order me around, puppet.” The voice got harsher, colder.

I am no one’s puppet.

“Then do tell why I can make you hit yourself, move you around while you can just sit and watch me do what I want? Oh and, if your not a puppet, then how come I can do this?”

Death lifted up Solars’ hoof, and smashed the heart sensor, sending it flying with a horribly loud crash against the far wall. If anypony was asleep... They’ll be awake now. Death forced Solar to dive out of the window, unfolding his wings and taking flight. He, like Rainbow Dash, had a trail. only his was like black ink in water. Living. Moving. Darkness.
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From what Solar saw, he was heading to the Everfree Forrest, to the (what he had heard from the stories of the six mares) was the Old Castle. Solar fought against the intruder with all his might, and faltered Its landing, almost breaking Solar’s leg. But still, thats something huh? Solar thought, fighting back with more vigor

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He is becoming more of a headache then I thought he would be... Death thought, as he used Solar’s hooves to rub his temples slowly. Stubborn.. And he won’t stop fighting... I admire that last part.

“ ‘Balance’.” Death heard in his mind. His powers work to ways, he can hear them, and they can hear him.

“Yes young one? Finally giving up now?” He responded to Solar.

“Nope.”

“Aww... You disappoint me... I thought you would be smarter then this.”

“Maybe we can strike a deal?”

“A deal? I do enjoy deals... I’m listening.”

“I have control of my body for the entire day... and you have it for the night.”

“Tempting... but lets alter it just a bit. You have control unless I want to be in control.. Basically your always in control unless I want to have some fun... I warn you, however, it may be a long time between you getting control back.”

Intresting... the only one wanting to make a deal with him in the last couple centuries was War...

“Deal.”

“One more thing young one, when I’m in control, you can’t fight back. You cannot go against my wishes. You must do as your told at all times.”

“Deal.”

“So quick to accept... Why?” Death was genuinely confused

“Beats having to watch you do what you want...”

“True.” Death said, letting a blood chilling laugh escape his lips into the frigid night air.

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The dark haze that clouded his eyesight finally disappeared, and he felt that he could only describe as if his entire body had 'gone to sleep' and the thousands on 'pin-pricks' that came with it. And Solar had control. All was normal... If you call it normal.

“I saw him fly this way!” said the familiar somewhat raspy voice of Rainbow Dash

And lo and behold, ran in six ponies. (really four ran in, two were flying, herp derp)

“We heard the crash in the hospital room, and Rainbow said she saw you leap out the window and fly here... Is something wrong?” Twilight explained fastly, short of breath from the running.

“Y- No, I’m fine... just a different place to wake up in you know?” Solar thought he was yelling because for the past half hour he could only use his thoughts.

So quick to lie to your comrades?
Chill Death, I’ll tell them later... and if not they’ll find out. Twilight’s a smart one.

Is that so... Death’s voice trailed off, deep in thought.

“Are you sure? You look sick?” Twilight said after she caught her breath.

“I’ll tell you later... okay?”

“Okay...” Twilight said, not to certain that he ever was.

Twilight stepped back to the group, who each had different expressions on their faces. Fluttershy with concern, Applejack obviously thinking about the ‘I’m fine’ lie, Rarity was looking at him with... something along the lines of interest and curiosity... What was going on..? Solar wasn't quite sure. Twilight was confused, over what might have happened. Rainbow was looking at him with something in her eyes close to suspicion, then looked at Fluttershy, and her look changed to something... Softer? Pinkie was the only one bouncing around in circles, saying “Get well party!!! Woooo!!! Everypony to my placee!!!” and she bounced away humming happily, obviously cured of whatever hangover she had gotten the previous night... IF she had gotten one... Solar never seen a pony drink like that without ending up in a coma of some sort.

You know you can ask me anything you want about the past or the future, right? I’m not a very good liar, Death whispered into Solar's mind.

All the more reason not to trust you. How can I trust you? How can I know your not lying right now, or won’t make me regret it?

Considering the fact we’re both in here until either I take over your mind, or until you die, there’s no reason to lie to you. Let alone that I know every pony who is, was, or ever will be.

Sorry mate, but I’m still trying to cope with the fact DEATH is inside my head.

Death was silent at the remark, but Solar could tell he was laughing on the inside... If that was even possible.

Authors note: Here is where things get confusing, as Death and Solar Flare take control, it gets hard to discern who is in control at that time. I'll try my hardest to not make it too confusing!

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One month has past since Death had entered Solar’s body

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His eyes were forced open, Death in control. He yawned, got out of bed, and made his way to the nearby window, and opened it up wide. The entire scene before him looked like he had a form of heat vision. All the ponies outside were playing, talking, doing what a pony does, but they all (save for a few) had a large white orb in the center of their chests.

“That’s their soul. A lot of ponies have bright souls, like the ones down there.” Death moved his eyes to the three CMC fillies

“Their very positive. I love it. I’m not ‘kill everything because I can and for no reason’ Death. I enjoy the company of the ponies, the brightness of their souls... It makes me happy, because, I have to go for them, they will go to heaven. When it is their time of course...” Death spoke aloud, voice a little bit deeper then Solar’s own.

“What are you talking about... if you don’t mind me asking, that is...” Fluttershy said, almost right next to him.

“Depends... what did you hear?” Death replied, turning to face her.

“Oh umm... something about heaven...” she hoofed the floor with her right front hoof nervously, looking at the ground.

“I believe its real.”

“But.. you said ‘when it’s their time’”

“I believe that ponies die only when it is their time to die, no sooner no later... plus I'm writing a story that involves the main character is the Grim reaper... really weird.. I have to look at things in his point of view”

“Oh... ok then..” She dropped the subject but Death knew she still had questions, and the answer he gave her probably would lead to more questions.

“Oh, I almost forgot! The animals are hungry, and Rainbow Dash couldn’t help today, can you help me?” Fluttershy said, confidence somewhat returning back to her voice

“Of course.” Death replied, a fake smile on Solar's face.

Fluttershy Gone back down the stairs happily, humming to herself, with Death following behind. As he hit the last step, the usual clatter of the animals, both inside and out, stopped instantly, and all of them were staring at him. Fluttershy took one more step then noticed the sudden silence. She was obviously confused, as to what Death knew what had happened.
Everything fears death... from the smallest ant, to the largest hydra. They all shake at the smell of death.. but the sight of him... they panic... best if we leave soon, before they all disown her... you take over for a while, I’m going to think for a small time.

He felt the feeling returning to his limbs, like as if they where asleep or he laid on them wrong, as he was taking back control of his body. Fluttershy looked back to Solar, who could not meet her eyes. He took the few steps to the door, opened it, and flew out of the cottage. As he left, he could hear the animals chattering again, leaving the confused Fluttershy alone.

He was just flying, no where to go nothing to see, to just waste time. Until he literally flew into Rainbow Dash, head on. He felt himself falling and a huge headache coming on. He landed on something fluffy. He head the sound of Rainbow landing on another cloud nearby.

Smooooothe. Death whispered in Solar’s mind

“Shut up.” Solar said, outloud

“Wait, why are telling ME to shut up?! You should be watching where your going! I was doing so well during that practice too!” Rainbow yelled, zooming up in front of him, rage in her eyes.

This is the time Death decided to show himself... and he was pissed. A dark haze surrounded everything in Solar’s vision.

“CAREFUL Rainbow Dash.” Death said, in the harsh whisper he had used when War was fighting about who was going to control Solar.

The complete surprise on her face would’ve been hilarious, if she wasn’t also terrified at the sudden change in temperature, personality, and voice.

“DON’T raise your voice at what you don’t understand.”

She flew off faster then he had ever seen her fly before, even when practicing for the Wonderbolts.

That was mean,Solar commented

“Its the truth."

You scared her.

“I don’t give a flying buck. Do unto others, as you have others do onto you. Remember that saying youngling.”
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The look on her face was priceless! Death thought to himself, as he flew off the cloud, headed to the Everfree forrest, headed to his grand creation's old castle.

As he landed, he could feel the history radiating from the walls and cracks in the floor. He sat down, and closed his eyes, seeing Celestia and Luna as fillies, younger then the Cutie Mark Crusaders. Maybe if i get to know their childhood better...He thought to himself, becoming consumed in the history Life did not allow him to oversee.

-------------------------------------------/ Ten Hours Later \-----------------------------------

Death was so focused on the past, he didn’t hear the six ponies approaching until he heard Twilight Sparkle say, “Stop right there, and don’t you move!”

He opened his eyes, to see all six Elements of Harmony in front of him, all ready for a fight.

“Hello, fillies.”

“Who are you?” Fluttershy said, giving him her all to known stare.

“Im Solar Eclipse. What’s going o-”

“Liar. Who. Are. Ya?” Applejack said, taking a step forward.

“I told you, I’m Solar-”

“Flare. From flight camp. Why would you lie to me Flare? We were such good friends. You used to be cool.” Rainbow dash cut in

“Which leads to ask; Who or what are you!?” Twilight yelled at him, her horn glowing

Death smiled and laughed, letting his whisper come out, the whisper of darkness. He could feel what they were thinking, their emotions, thoughts, everything.

“I can fly like a bird, not in the sky

Which can always swim and always dry

I say goodbye at night and morning hi

I’m part of you what am I?

I follow and lead, as you pass

dress yourself in black, my darkness lasts

I flee from the light, but without the sun

your view of me, would be gone

Tell me Twilight, What am I?”

Death finished his riddle, looking to Twilight, ignoring everypony else. “When your done with this I have another riddle.. much smaller though.”

“You’re... Shadow...?”

“Correct young one... Here is the second riddle:

“I am what ponies love more then life,

Fear more then death, or mortal strife,

what dead ponies have, and rich require,

I’m what contented ponies... Desire."

Your only hint, is I'm two things in that passage... it mentions me, but the overall meaning is also me.”

“Um... Ok i know the second one is nothing...”

“I am what scares you during life, yet unavoidable to all that live.”

More silence from Twilight

“All of the books Solar checked out last week all had something in common"

“What?”

Death smiled “Me.”

“We don’t have time for this!!” Applejack charged, her head lowered, going as fast as she could go.

Death sighed, and lifted one hoof. And Applejack literally froze midstride. White fog cascading off her body. They were all stunned. They’ve never seen anypony that’s not a unicorn use magic before, but then again, they never met Death.

“Careful, Honesty. Don’t charge what you don’t know” Death said, circling around the frozen Applejack

Rainbow Dash took two steps, but not directly towards Death, but in front of Fluttershy.

“It seems Loyalty is much more loyal to kindness then the other elements”

The others looked at her, as her face got red, but stayed put.

“Who are you!!!” she demanded, voice cracking a little.

Death made himself look as horrifying as possible, his eye color changed from blue to lime green, the pupils changing to up and down slits, Solar’s coat became (if possible) more darker. His wings unfolded, and opened wide, showing his wingspan, which added about 3 extra feet then Solar’s own. His body was resonating darkness, like applejack was, but black, and everywhere. He unfroze Applejack, and sent her flying through the air, which Twilight gently caught her and placed her on the ground.

“Here, before you... is Death, himself.”
A bit flashy, Solar chided in

“Not now..”

The stunned looking ponies looked at him ‘arguing with himself’, and the fact he claimed to be death. Death shook his head, blocking Solar’s thoughts. “You should’ve realized, Twilight Sparkle, when Solar..Flare? Is that it? Checked out those books from you a couple weeks ago, about the Elements of Balance.”

“He was Curious!”

“About Death” Solar somehow took control of his mouth, Death pushed him back down and cornered Solar’s mind with his own.

“About me.” Whispered the Darkness around the castle. “He was curious, as to why he had nightmares since the storm, why it was me. And the answer is simple... He, out of billions of ponies in this world, was chosen between Peace, Life, War, and myself. Life and Peace disowned him, They had saw the darkness that was in his heart. He has felt no TRUE love, no true life, no true peace, for his entire existence on this insignifi- planet. War and me had argued for days after his birth about who was to receive him. I had won because I had unfinished business."

“And what is that business?” Twilight asked cautiously.

“I can answer that,” Solar said, responding and taking temporary control,”He wanted to make amends, correct what he did wrong over one thousand years ago. When he made.. err.. convinced Luna how alone the night is, then she turned on Celestia and turned into Nightmare Moon..” his voice trailed off as he noticed twilight getting pissed off, quite literally catching on fire.

“HE DID WHAT!?!?!?!” She screamed, as loud as she could.

“He just wants to say sorry to both Luna and Celestia-”

“HE WILL NOT GET NEAR THEM! NOT IF HARMONY HAS ANYTHING TO SAY ABOUT IT!!!” she kept screaming, the elements of harmony glowing brightly, to near pure white.

Death took full control, and rooted his hoofs to the floor, and braced himself, waiting for the inevitable rainbow to be shot at him. The rainbow came, as it always had when called upon by the six ponies, and flew straight towards Death. What happened next, nopony was prepared for.

It stopped in front of Death, by about two meters, and solidified into a pony, a living breathing pony. Her colors were always changing, never staying the same. It formed wings, and a horn.

“Hello, Peace.” Death whispered, the darkness doing so as well.

“Hello, Brother.”

Author's note: I know some of you my or may not be wondering what time this takes place, etc, so it takes place approx. 3 years after Luna Eclipsed. Fluttershy had upgraded from a cottage to a tree (More room for birds and other critters). Twilight upgraded the library so it has around two or more floors (underground). The ruins of the old castle are just that, ruins. Only walls are up, no more ceiling, save for the main chamber.
Thanks for reading this far, and I AM looking for people to help give me ideas to add on to the story, as well as proofread. Send me a message for either and I'll see if i can get it added. An example of idea's entering the fic, is the exact following when one of my friends said "Wouldn't it be cool if.." Save for the ending, which I had in the original.

Also to grammar Nazi's: first fic.. don't kill me with bashing please.

Also on third chapter to those who missed it

"Well, my sister, what brings the pleasure of you coming here?" Death asked, grinning.

"Oh you know, stopping my brother because he was found out to early."

Death laughed coldly and loudly, "My dear sister, you need to listen to the future sometimes. It will let you know when to do what. Plus I know the reason I was given this body, was because of unfinished business."

"Regardless. You have to abide by the rul-"

"I don't have to abide by anything, not even you." Death interrupted, his voice becoming cold. "And if you want to fight about it be my guest. I know War has taught you how to fight, and I have seen you two spar."

Peace was visibly shaken about Death's lack of respect for the rules they had created at the beginning of their consciousnesses. Peace narrowed her eyes. "I accept your challenge. Where do you propose we start?"

Death thought for a moment, and replied, "Middle of the forest. Mark twenty-five rule set."

"Fine. Lead the way."

Death started to walk off to the exit, with Peace following him. He heard the steps of the six ponies following as well. They are in for a very quick fight, Death chuckled to himself. After about ten minutes of walking they all stopped in a clearing. Death turned around to see Peace glowing softly, gradually turning brighter.

He looked to the six ponies about ten feet away. "You fillies are better off about thirty miles away. But since the rules of immortal engagements don't apply to puppets versus immortals, your fine at the edge of the clearing. I advise you sprint there now."

Waiting the couple of moments it took for them to get to the edge of the clearing, Peace was glowing brightly. Death smiled, as the dark of the forest engulfed him momentarily. He felt the body of his puppet growing painlessly. Legs elongating, body becoming larger, neck and head following in right proportions.

The dark sphere around him dispersed for a second, showing a cloaked pony about the size of Celestia. The sphere engulfed it again, and shot across the field, depositing the cloaked figure on the ground about one hundred yards away. Peace's glow intensified until she was almost pure white. Then she launched herself at him, her wings not even moving as her body formed into a rainbow.

Death was ready. The dark sphere reformed by his side. He lifted a hoof as a scythe pulled itself out of the shadows, levitated by a black aura. He did not move until the rainbow as mere feet from him. His hoof shot forward, as did the scythe, mirroring his moves, and sliced at the rainbow. The rainbow moved effortlessly, jumping off the ground and off the blade of the scythe, shooting off into the air. It turned two ninety degree angles, coming up behind Death. The sphere of darkness moved up behind him, and elongated into (what words best describe as) a wall of black shadows.

The rainbow hit it, and was stuck in the battle of inertia. Her horn slowly making its way through with a soft sizzle of the shadows evaporating, excruciatingly slowly. Death turned around slowly, prepping the scythe for the incapacitating blow to the horn. As the scythe was slung down upon the horn, purple and blueish aura encircled the scythe, stopping it a centimeter away from the horn. Death pushed down, and the others fought back. He found his scythe slowly turning to him, and rushing up at him. Taking a jump back he looked to the side of the clearing, to two certain unicorns deep in concentration and magic.

He sighed, as the dark wall fell, and the horn of Peace entered his chest with blazing agony. His... Well.. Solar's body felt pain beyond that any normal pony could feel. Solar (who had been cornered by Death's mind for the past while) went into an instant state of shock, giving up any and all resistance. Death looked down slowly, at the half rainbow half alicorn body, and took a hold of its head. He started to slowly push it out of him, even though she was using as much force as possible to keep pushing.

Finally after a couple of minutes of fighting against the rainbow/alicorn, he finally got the horn out of his body. Death jumped to his left and let go, the rainbow zooming past him, and then coming back around. He wasn't concerned about Peace, he was worried about his scythe, which was spinning its way to him. He opened up his wings, and launched himself into the air. With a couple of powerful flaps of his wings, he was well above the ground at a comfy fifty feet, and rising. Peace ninety-degree-angled again, heading straight up to him. Death was smiling widely, about to something he had done only a few times before.

As Peace neared, the smile grew bigger. She was right on him now, and that's when he did it. He froze time. Peace slowed to a complete and utter stop, the scythe was frozen in the air, the six ponies were frozen, all but the purple unicorn, looking up in total awe. Death, however, could move freely. If there is one thing I like about being 'Father Time' it's that...
Death took a look around him, flapping his wings every so often. His gaze moved to the frozen-in-mid-bounce pink pony. He know he saw worry in her eyes, but she was in the middle of saying something. His gut tells him it was a story of some sort.

He looked back to Peace, and grabbed her horn again, only this time he angled her entire head to the ground. Nighty night. He flew his way over to the six ponies, and landed next to the mid bounce Pinkie Pie. Time began again, slowly at first then back to normal in a second. All Death saw was the rainbow fly directly into the ground, causing a huge shock-wave through the area, as well as Pinkie finishing her story "- Oatmeal are you CRAZY!?"

Death stood there without moving at all, though the oatmeal thing made him kind of worried about Pinkie's sanity... If such a thing existed. A multicolored alicorn slowly picked itself off the ground, and limped it's way to the group. "Okay fine...But.. Pray tell what you are going to do while you're here... What is your plan, Death?"

Solar was finally coming back from the shock of having a horn in his chest, but wasn't able to catch what Death whispered to Peace, and all he got was,"So will you finally let me have my peace of mind and heart?"

She was hesitant, and took Death a couple of steps away, so any whispers cannot be over heard. "Twilight... Would you join us please...?"

The purple unicorn slowly made her way to the two, standing next to Peace, her eyes not leaving Death's. Death used the whisper that Solar had always heard in his dreams.

You...Do not trust me?

"I don't. Your evil." The purple unicorn responded.

Tell me... Did you read that? I tend to be antagonized by history and books, even though death is as natural as life. Both the good and bad die at the ends of their stories. The only one's immune to me are the Alicorns...I'm not as bad as you think, young one.

"Prove it."

Your friend Solar is still alive. By now the body would be but a shell of its former self, and only I would be here. Me and him struck a deal, and thus he lives, inside of the body with me. It's like... A bi-polar personality disorder... To the extremes.

"Then let me speak with him."

Death handed full control over to Solar, and receded to the back of the mind, monitoring every word spoken and heard.

"He's telling the truth." Solar said, completely over the shock of being impaled. Twilight looked up to Peace for confirmation, who nodded to her.

"What does he want?" Twilight asked

"To say sorry to Celestia and Luna."

"Why?"

"I believe I already told you.. He pretty much told Luna how alone the night is... And by accident, turned her against Celestia. Isn't that reason enough?"

"What'll happen then?"

"They will either accept his apology, or banish me and him from Equestria forever. Preferably the former."

"How do you know this?"

"Death..." He hesitated, looking for the right words. "Can see things. Any major happening or disaster he knows about, but not the smaller things, like this."

"Why were the two of you at the ruins?"

"He wanted to know more about their life so he could at least get to know them better.

"Can't he see what they say?"

"He doesn't know about the future if it involves himself in a mortal body."

He could see the gears in Twilight's head grinding, thinking hard and long. After a few minutes,"And if i do somehow get him to Canterlot to talk with the princesses?"

"He..." Solar answered hesitantly, not wanting to say the next part. Death took over once again and whispered so only she and Peace could hear,

Grant you immortality. Knowledge. Wisdom. Anything your heart desires. But you only get to choose one.