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Omnius' Travels: Equestria

by Nathan Traveler

Chapter 21: BONUS CHAPTER: Confrontation

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BONUS CHAPTER: Confrontation

BONUS CHAPTER:

Confrontation

“Are you completely sure about this, Twilight?” I asked for what must have been the thousandth time.

Currently, we were standing in the middle of her basement. Well, I was standing in the middle of a magic circle, with thirteen different colored candles surrounding me. Twilight was buried in a book that hopefully held the cure to what was quickly becoming a very serious problem.

“I’m positive!” Twilight said, turning a few pages. “According to this book, when I light that last candle, you’ll be pulled into your own psyche, and be able to confront your…well, Dark Aura.”

I scowled, and turned my eyes back to the circle. “I still can’t believe that it came back,” I muttered, feeling a shiver pass over me. I had returned to Equestria because my connection to the Elements of Harmony was always stronger on their world. So far, it had helped me to keep the Dark Aura under control, but I was steadily running out of time before it would break free…

Thankfully, my personal miracle worker, Twilight Sparkle, had found an old book that contained information on, “Confronting One’s Inner Demons.”  So after three weeks of preparations, all of us, the rest of the girls included, were gathered in Twilight’s basement, ready to help me banish the Dark Aura once and for all.

“You’re sure this circle will hold me if anything goes wrong?” I asked, checking the lines with a practiced gaze.

“Yes, Omnius,” Twilight said, successfully hiding her nerves by letting herself become absorbed in her studies. Gotta hand it to her, she’s definitely my go-to gal for these situations.

“Hey, yer gonna be fine,” Applejack reassured me, giving me a small smile. “Yeh got rid of it once, and you can do it again.”

“Yeah! I’ve already got the party set up and everything!” Pinkie exclaimed, pulling out a box with a small chocolate cake in it.

…I. Love. These girls. They know me so well!

Nodding, I looked at the last candle, and took a deep breath. Closing my eyes, I whispered, “Twilight…do it.”

“Alright…” Twilight set the book down, and her horn glowed, and the candles started to slowly light themselves, each of the flames giving off a small, ominous glow.  

Eleven…ten…nine…eight…seven…

Suddenly, I felt unexplained rage bubble up in my chest, and my right arm started to darken. The silhouettes of a dark chain danced underneath the surface of my skin, and I clasped my hand onto it, struggling to keep control.

Six…five…four…

My hair rustled, as if blown by a stray breeze, and a low growl escaped my lips.

Three…two…

I screamed in agony, the pressure starting to make me feel as if I were about to die.

One…

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I opened my eyes to find myself standing on a lone island of stone, floating in a black abyss. All around me, small stone protrusions shot out, each one with small cracks filled with fire on them, providing an eerie orange glow.

Without any warning, a shadow lunged at me, and I knocked it aside with a panicked backhand, sending it flying off the island…

Well. That was anti-climactic. But finally…

“It’s over now, I know inside,” I softly sang.

        No one will ever know…

The sorry tale of my dark side,

And those who died, No one must ever know…”

Raising my hands up to my eyes, I looked at them sorrowfully. So much blood had been shed because of my inability to control my inner monster.

“They’d only see the tragedy.

They’d not see my intent.

The shadow of my evil

Would forever kill the good that I had meant…”

Leaning against one of the rocks, I continued my philosophical introspection.

“Am I a good man?

Am I a mad man?

It’s such a fine line,

Between a good man, and a…”

Out of the corner of my eye, I saw a shadow detach itself from a large rock, and slowly make its way towards me. Everything about it was horribly, horribly familiar to me…The Dark Aura.

Giving me a deranged smirk, it looked at me with contempt.

“Do you really think, that I would ever let you go?

Do you think, I’d ever set you free?

If  you do, I’m sad to say, it simply isn’t so…

You will never get away from ME!”

He slowly walked closer to me, and I backed away, never taking my eyes off of it.

With more courage than I felt at the moment, I pointed at it, and took a tentative step forward. Speaking clearly, I said,

“All that you are is a face in the mirror!

I close my eyes, and you disappear!”

Mimicking my movements, the Dark Aura took a step forward, and pointed a hooked finger at me, and twisted my words.

“I’m what you face, when you face in the mirror!

Long as you live, I will be right here!”

Stepping closer, I gathered up my strength, and sang,

“All that you are is the end of a nightmare,

All that you are is a dying scream!

After tonight, I shall end this Demon Dream!”

In the blink of an eye, the Aura disappeared, and I heard its harsh voice from behind me, mocking my words.

“This is not a dream my friend,

and it will never end!

This one is the nightmare, that goes on!

I am here to stay, no matter what you may pretend!

And I’ll flourish, long after you’re gone!”

Whirling around, I swung clumsily at it with my fist, barely missing its chin.

“Soon you will die, and my memories will hide you,

You cannot choose but to lose control!”

Dodging me, he laughed, and replied,

“You can’t control me! I live deep inside you!

Each day you’ll feel me devour your soul!”

“I don’t need you to survive, as you need me.

I’ll become whole as you dance with death!

And I’ll rejoice as you breathe your final breath!”

With a deep, vicious laugh, he jumped onto a massive pillar, and chains shot out of the ground, wrapping themselves around my arms.

“For I’ll live inside you forever!”

“NO!” I shouted, struggling against the chains.

“With Satan, himself by my side!”

“NO!!!” I felt myself slowly get pulled closer and closer to the edge of the island, and I glanced a pit of fire burning at the bottom.

“And I know, that now and forever,

They’ll never be able to separate

Traveler from I!”

At those words, images of my friends flashed in front of me, and I gained newfound strength. I pulled my arms up, breaking the chains, and shouted in defiance,

“Can’t you see it’s, OVER NOW!

IT’S TIME TO DIE!”

“No, not I, only you!” He lunged forward, grasping at my throat, and pushing me towards the edge.

“If I die, you die too!”

“You’ll die in me, I’ll be you!”

“Damn you monster! Set me free!”

“Can’t you see?!” It roared. “YOU ARE ME!”

“No! Deep inside-”

“I am you! You are mine!”

“No never!”

“Yes, FOREVER!”

“Gods Damn you!” I screamed, grasping at its clawed hands. “Take all your evil deeds, and ROT IN HELL!”

Suddenly the Dark Aura thrust its face into mine, and whispered, “I’ll see you there, Nathan.”

Snarling, I wrenched its hands away from my neck, and with strength born of pure terror, I lifted it up off the ground, and hurled it off of the island, screaming, “NEVER!”

Silently, it fell, its chains feebly grasping for something to save it from its fatal plummet. With a wordless howl, it fell into the fire, and a bright, blinding light filled the area.

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Groaning, I opened my eyes to see a lavender colored pair of eyes staring at me concernedly.

“You’re awake!” Twilight shouted, before she wrapped her forelegs around me in a tight hug. I returned it tentatively, still trying to come to grips with what had happened.

“Did…did it work?” Fluttershy asked, looking at the both of us from behind Rainbow Dash.

I nodded, and felt as if a heavy weight had been lifted from my shoulders.

I was free.

Well, free of only one Aura…but at least now, I can have some semblance of control again.

“Twilight…Thank you,” I whispered, holding her close to me. “It’s finally gone. The Dark Aura will never hurt anyone again…”

For a long while, I just sat there, holding my friend, until the light of the morning peeked through the small basement window, chasing away the darkness.

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This is just a small bonus chapter that I felt like writing, because I had a certain Broadway song stuck in my head.  First one to name where it came from gets a free internet.

But seriously. I know this wasn’t that good compared to the others, but it was fun to write, and I’m proud of it. Heck, if it actually WAS good, I might write more of these. Thoughts? Next Chapter: Poker Night Estimated time remaining: 2 Hours, 23 Minutes

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