Part of a series of companion fics to each of the "Fiendship is Magic" comics.

Fiendship is Magic #2 Fanfic (Tirek) : Madness for Power

Fiendship is Magic #3 Fanfic (Sirens) : Music Wars

Fiendship is Magic #4 Fanfic (Nightmare Moon) : For the Love of a Nightmare

Fiendship is Magic #5 Fanfic (Chrysalis) : The Need for Change

As Sombra pens the final words in his diary, the pony sisters descend upon the kingdom, and the shadow king prepares to meet them. Ascending to the throne room from his study, Sombra reflects on his plans, his feelings now, and the final fear he shall instill in the crystal ponies that will endure in them for a thousand years and beyond!

The thousand years passes, Sombra is defeated, and whatever is left of the shadow king reflects on his fall at the hooves of Twilight and others while he waits...and waits...and waits...for the inevitable defeat of light by darkness.

And back in the past, just after the Crystal Empire's banishment, Celestia and Luna tearfully try to come to terms with Sombra's curse and how the news will affect Radiant Hope. Luna in particular does her best to make sense of the madness.

"I'm just a beast. There's a darkness rising from the east. The darkness is me. It's what I always wanted to be."

~Aviators, "Undead"

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