Seems I made a mistake in translation, Corrupted Light is actually the English translation of Luce Danneggiato, not Lace Danneggiato. But let's just change it from Lace Danneggiato to Luce Danneggiato.

CHAPTER TWENTY EIGHT: Brink of Corruption

I opened the door to my house and slammed it behind me. Silvermoon noticed my tear streaked face, mixed with blood and mud.

“Oh my god! What happened?!”

“We defeated Nightmare... but Lance died with him. You know his bionic eye?”

Silvermoon looked at me with shock.

“Y-Yes...”

“It had a self destruct option, which Lance used to defeat Nightmare. I went looking for his body, but I couldn't find anything. I did get Nightmare to tell me when Luce will rise... but it didn't make any sense. It was a waste of time.”

“I'm so sorry!” Silvermoon grasped me. I sighed.

“Lance told me to do what was right... I know what he meant.”

“You've always done the right thing.”

“No, I haven't. I've done terrible things... but I've put it behind me.”

“I love you Dorchester.”

“I love you too Silvermoon.”

Moments passed.

“I'm going to go talk to King Horus.” I separated myself from Silvermoon.

“Go.” She said.

I transported myself to King Horus. He was looking at the stained glass window.

“I've been told from Frederic of your victory, but at the same time your great loss.”

“Know that it wasn't anyone's fault. He chose to make the sacrifice that saved us all. He died for a greater good.”

Horus continued to stare at the now rain splattered windows.

“He brought us one step closer to defeating Luce.”

Something inside me snapped right then. I wasn't sure what.

“Is that all you care about?! Defeating Luce?! You are crazy if all you're worried about is fucking Luce!” I stomped my hoof.

“All I hear from you is Luce bullshit! Nothing else! It seems you care about stopping him more than you do anything else!”

King Horus had stopped his glances at the windows and was now focusing on me. Looking completely calm.

“Luce this, Luce that, is that all you ever fucking cared about?! You summoned me constantly, and who knows how many times more you'll do it to remind me that I have to go and let myself die! You're immortal! You can't die! You're the entire fucking package!”

“Screw you Horus! If all you're going to do is bitch and whine about your father dying, and your damned uncle coming out again, why don't you kill him again! You'd only be two ponies short!”

I breathed heavily as I saw King Horus's eyes flare.

“Tythol's banishment, and my wife's death was a tragic loss.”

“If I was able to put my past behind me, why can't you?! Forget it! Fuck Luce! Fuck Tythol, fuck the promise, and most importantly, fuck you!” I stormed out without letting Horus getting a word out.

“Dorchester! Wait!” I saw Luna coming towards me.

“Get away from me!!” I roared, slamming my hoof into the ground, causing a shockwave to emit and slam Luna back a few yards. She looked up at me in surprise.

“Leave. Me. ALONE!” I hissed.

“Dorchester...”

“Shut up! I'm not going back to save the universe! Fuck it! I hate this! This stress, Lance dying, everything! God forbid I go through anymore of this bullshit! Fuck you Luna! Fuck you!” I turned around, and kicked dirt up in Luna's direction, and stormed off once again. I reached the cliff, in front of me lay the Great Whirlpool. Luce was supposed to rise here.

“You hear all of that?! You reptilian shitty bastard! I give up! Come back! I give up! I don't care anymore! Do you hear me you fucking pri-”

“ENOUGH!”

I turned around to see Tythol's image standing in front of me.

“What the hell do you think you're doing!?”

“Giving up, that's what I'm doing!”

I fired a bolt at Tythol's image, dispersing it.

“No more... enough of this... I'm done. I'm not doing anymore!” I heard crying in the distance. I walked towards it. When I arrived at the source I saw Spark, crying at the base of a large tree.

“Dad... no...”

“Spark...” I hissed.

“Huh? Dorchester...? Is that you?”

“Yes.” I responded.

“You... got the news,”

“*sniff* yeah...”

“Well... I can take all the pain away... if you just let me do one thing.”

Spark looked down.

“What do you mean?”

Dorchester! Don't do it!

Think about Twilight! Think about Equestria! Think about the universe!

Don't do it! You can't! You put the past behind you!

Fuck you guys! I'm going back. Back to doing what I should have done long ago!

I raised my hoof, black fire began to swirl around it as Spark gawked at it. He suddenly realized what I planned to do. My wing tentacles shot out, wrapping around Spark's body.

“NO! Let me go!”

“DORCHESTER!” Mr. Bleak slammed down onto the ground.

“If it isn't Spark's little guardian angle? Such a shame you are late to the party!” I brought my hoof down onto Spark's face, slamming him.

“AAH!” He screamed.

Bleak ran towards me, I waved my hoof, and a large group of The Darkness appeared in front of me.

“No!” Bleak yelled.

“Break him.”

The group of Darkness went onto slamming onto Bleak.

“I'm tired of everyone reminding me of how I have to let myself die! How do you think that makes me feel? Do you think it makes me feel GOOD? Do you think it makes me feel PROUD? Wouldn't it be so easy just to kill myself right here on the spot instead? Leave you and the universe to burn under Luce's power? Is that what I should do?!”

I opened my eyes, I stood in front of the Great Whirlpool. I had just envisioned myself becoming evil again... no... I wasn't going to let that happen. At least that part.

“Dorchester?”

I turned around.

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