Part of Chrysalis wants to see this quest of darkness and revenge until the very end. But the other part of her wants to quit now, because Living Shadow is the father of shadows. He has his own plan and will no doubt do whatever it takes to get what he wants. He will even kill his own son. That is something that never really made sense to her, how he could have the strength to kill his own son. She could never bring it to herself to kill her four sons, they were her children; they were apart of her.

She wants to embrace every single one of her first born sons and thank them for all they have done to her and her cause. But something held her from doing that. Perhaps it was her own mind playing tricks on her. Or maybe it is the real her that has been submerged in a mind filled with vengeance and deceit. Maybe the madness is finally setting in on her subconscious and will accept any answer but the truth.

In hindsight it was Living Shadow who corrupted her and made into the way she is now, a devourer of love and revenge. There is a saying that says we have the power of becoming our own monsters that we create. Perhaps that is what happened to her. She envies her daughter for being so loving and compassionate.

She stood atop one of the broken towers looking out at the Everfree Forest. With barely even activating her magic she could sense that Dracula once stood where she was standing. While he is easy to track she would not risk facing him up front, he carried more power than her. Being His son, this did not surprise her. He was not only the son of the Father of Darkness, he is a Demi-God. Meaning, pumping through his veins is power known by no other.

“You are correct.”

Chrysalis was startled and looked behind her. Standing there was an Alicorn who had a mane, tail, and eyes made of pure blue energy. He wore heavy dark grey armor, with the plates forming the shape of V’s. He carried no weapon but power was resonating off of him like he was the largest arcane power battery in existence. He did not look at her but merely looked at the snowstorm that was forming over head.

Chrysalis says,”Who are you? What are you?”

The Alicorn smiled darkly and responded in a cold voice,”I am glad that you know not who I am. I have a great many names. I am Cresto. I am Onda Netherial. I am Val’Therial. I am Terlaryn. But you my refer to me as Cerberus.”

Chrysalis raised an eyebrow and said,”Serberus? As in the three headed dog guarding the gates of the Underworld.”

Cerberus looked over at Chrysalis with his dark blue lifeless eyes and says,”No. He is an illusion. A mascot if you will, for the Underworld. The true guardian of the Underworld is Scorpan. I dare not speak the name of the Lord of the Underworld, for he holds power to great and terrible to imagine.”

Cerberus stared long into Chrysalis’ eyes and after a few moments he says,”You face an entity you have no hope against. Even with Living Shadow’s granted powers you would not stand a chance against my pupil, let alone with the combined powers of the two princesses. And you now see the fault in seeking revenge. The path is dark and lonesome, and one you can’t walk away from either.

“We stand upon the precipice of change. The world fears the inevitable plummet into the abyss. Watch for that moment... and when it comes, do not hesitate to leap. It is only when you fall that you learn whether you can fly."

Chrysalis never understood what her purpose was in her existence. Maybe she was destined to be a never ending entity of revenge. Cerberus’ wise words were engraved in her mind and ones she shall never forget. Although she does not know what he is, she knows he is not supposed to be here. Clarity of mind is something that she can never reach, not now or in the future. She always retained a mind that would constantly contradict itself, so morally confused that she did what she wanted and stood by as she did nothing too morally right or morally wrong. But she began to question herself now because this was one of those times she was too morally evil.

She turned her gaze back over to Cerberus who paid no attention to her but instantly did when she asked,”Why have you come here?”

A smiled streaked across his face as he answered,”Living Shadow is not the only one of this world that can rebirth himself and manifest himself back into this world. It is merely more difficult for him because he holds dark power and it is harder for him to control what envelops him for all eternity, truly we become our own monsters.”

His expression changed from that of a friend to a stone still face as he spoke,”And I bare a warning upon you and your followers. Dracula is more powerful than you can imagine, he is close to manipulating Netherial Energy and with it can bring death upon all of his enemies.”

He stepped forward and spread his wings before he left off he turned his head and said,”The fate of this world will be tested in more ways than two. For soon the Gods will return, and come with them the fracturing of Ketos.”

With that he lifted off and flew through the raging blizzard and disappeared into nothingness. His last words stung into her head and soul as she did not quite understand what he had just told her.

Gods? The only Gods that exist are Princess Celestia, Princess Luna, Princess Cadance, and Dracula.

Even though his cold words meant little to nothing to her that did not mean they did not carry a weight behind them.