Nearly one year ago, in the crater that would soon be called Twilight’s Grave, laid a severed hand and a barely alive alicorn mare. She laid unconscious on the ground with her katana right beside her.

Nightmare Moon landed and came upon the body. She walked up to it and kicked her, “Hmm I’m not surprised you survived, given your blood. Your ancestor was so stubborn, he always refuses to die.”

She picked her up and placed over her shoulder. Afterwards she walked over to the katana and proceed to pick it up. However before she could, a strange-looking chain blade rose up out of the dirt and wrapped around the katana.

The katana was pulled from her into the air. Soon it landed in the hand of an unknown mare in a lush dark purple cloak covered in blood stains and a turban. Under it, she wore a red long wide-sleeved, arabian robe. She had her face hidden as she caught the katana as it fell into her hand, and she put it up.

“Stop right now,” said Nightmare Moon as she pulled out her buster blade. Nightmare aimed it right at her. “I’ll be needing that back.”

“Oh really? Fine then take it from me,” the unknown mare answered as she revealed her face. This revealed her gray coat and short red mane. Suddenly Nightmare Moon’s eyes widened and yet she didn’t know why. “So do you recognize me yet?” she continued.

“No, I have no idea who you are.”

The mare grabbed her chest in a clearly faked hurt look. “Ouch, but I know you don’t. How could you forget me, Auntie Nightmare?”

At that moment, Nightmare realized who this was. “So you have finally revealed yourself after all these years. Why now?”

“Because you have been making the world so much fun! War, destruction and most of all massacres. So much massacre.” She held her arms out and spun around in joy as she finished.

Nightmare Moon looked in annoyance as she forced her hand to swing a magical wave at the mare. The both jumped back at that moment. Nightmare looked at her with anger. “Who sent you? Who are you working for?”

“Oh, I came of my own accord. I wanted to make sure that Mtr Alddam would never be in your hands. As for who I am working for, I am working for who I have always been working for.” She stared at her with cold, blue eyes. “I work for my grandfather.”

Suddenly Nightmare Moon backed away in terror. This time it was her own choice. “No, he’s dead. I killed him and sealed him away forever!”

“Yes, you did. But you should know by now, that you can’t truly defeat a demigod. Especially the demigod of darkness and space.”

“Fine then. Take the katana. I assume you want Twilight too?”

The mare laughed aloud. “No, she’ll be just fine. I know the prophecies around her. And I know no matter how much you torture her, you will never truly win her. Now I must take my leave.”

The mare soon disappeared with the katana in a teleport. Nightmare Moon stood there in annoyance. “So that one of the two bringers of genocide.Selena Moondie.”

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Nearly one year later on top of Nightmare Spire, Twilight took a stance with her katana as Nightmare Midnight put Starswirl's spell away in her armor, and charged right at her. Their blades clashed head on several times across the top of the spire. As they did Twilight questioned, “What have you done to her, Nightmare?”

“She is mine to command. Her mind, her body, her soul, is my everything.”

“No, I don’t believe it. The real Twilight has to be in there.”

“How about you try cutting me open and finding out,” Nightmare Midnight finished as she pushed Twilight back. Twilight skidded across the area, but she stood her ground as Nightmare Midnight charged at her again. This time her blade began to charge up with dark magic. Twilight didn’t realize this and took the clash only to be knocked back so hard that she nearly fell off the edge.

She caught her footing and continued to try and get through. “How did this happen?”

“Oh, when I found out that she had survived the nuke, I was overjoyed. Though of course, she went through a lot of torture before I gained complete control.” This angered Twilight. “But once she finally gave in, I threw my old Luna out and strutted around in my new Twilight. Though there were some things that were still problematic. For one thing, Sombra keeps refusing my offers to him. Another is, although I don’t mean to insult you, but you're kind of short for an alicorn.”

Luna struggled in her chains as she saw them battling. Nightmare Midnight charged more dark magic into her blade as she charged towards Twilight. Twilight did the same.

Once they both got close, Twilight quickly jumped over her and swung behind her, “Moonlight Strike!”

Nightmare Midnight turned and swung. “Moonlight Strike!”

The attacks clashed, sending Twilight and Nightmare Midnight backwards. Twilight found herself now standing by Luna. “Twilight, you can’t beat her. She can do all the same moves you can.”

“Fine, let’s try something new.” She answered as she charged at Nightmare Midnight. As she charged, she dragged her fingers against the side of her katana. “Dark Hold,” she ran around Nightmare Midnight and wrapped her in dark magic.

She struggled, “Sombra was right. You do learn fast. But this won’t hold me!” Soon she blasted out a charge of dark magic from her body. This knocked away the spell. “You're tough, I’ll give you that much. Though you’re not as tough as the real Twilight was. Oh the torture she went through.”

“Enough!” Twilight swung her katana again! “Moonlight--”

Suddenly her attack was stopped as the spire began to shake. Nightmare Midnight’s eyes widened. “No, that fool!” She looked down, as if to the lower floor.

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Earlier in the lower throne room, Sunset had closed her eyes as the scythe made impact and blood spattered…..however soon she felt no pain at all. No blood, no nothing. Her eyes slowly opened and then widened with terror.

Indeed somepony's life had been snuffed out, or rather some draconequus’s.

“DISCORD!!” she screamed as he stood there with the scythe in his chest.

“You fool!!” Sombra yelled.

Discord fell to the ground as Sunset ran to him. “Discord, why? Why would you do that?”

“You have her eyes?” he said weakly. “You were the one who killed Celestia, and when I first found out about you, I hated you. But, when I found out the truth,” he held his claw up to her face. “I couldn’t help but not hate you. The truth is, I loved Celestia, and I could never hurt anypony of her blood.”

Tears gathered in Sunset’s eyes. The tears kept flowing and flowing. “Please hold on Discord. We can fix you.”

“But you don’t get it. This is what I want. To save at least one… soul.” Soon he began to cough up blood. Sombra without showing any part his face called his scythe back to his hand.

“Goodbye, brother.”

Suddenly the scythe ripped itself out of Discord’s chest and flew back to Sombra. Sunset screamed as Discord's eyes slowly shut. Soon the spire began to shake uncontrollably. It was at that point Sombra fell to the ground. ‘F’ quickly realized that Sombra was connected directly to the spire.

‘F’ got up and walked over to Sombra. “She did this to you, didn’t she.”

“Yes. I am the spire, I am it’s life. And it is mine.” he spoke weakly. “Hurry and leave now before it collapses.”

‘F’ quickly ran to Sunset. He pulled her up and got her out of there.

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Back above, Twilight and Nightmare Midnight stood there as the place began to collapse. Nightmare Midnight saw her chance and charged right at Twilight. Twilight barely stopped the attack with her katana, but the two still went flying into the air as the spire fell apart.

Twilight looked past Nightmare Midnight to see Luna fall with Nightmare Spire. She screamed as tears fell down her face, “Princess Luna!!”

Soon Nightmare Midnight crashed Twilight into a mountain side. She flew backward as the rubble did as she commanded and wrapped around Twilight’s limbs. Twilight tried to struggle free, but it did little to nothing. Nightmare Midnight then took the handle of her buster blade and punched it deep into Twilight’s stomach. She screamed in agony. Nightmare Midnight continued to beat her with her handle, all across the body.

This was it. This would be the end.

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Down below, Twilight's screams could be heard. Everypony gathered in horror. Meanwhile in a small crater in the distance laid a yellow pegasus stallion. Flash Sentry. He laid there unconscious, but his body slowly twitched with every scream that could be heard.

Suddenly his eyes shot open as she tried screaming for his name. Instantly he shot out the crater and flew at his fastest speed right for that mountain’s side. “Twilight!!”

The two heard him as he flew to them. Twilight looked to see Flash, but then she saw a wicked smile on Nightmare Midnight's face. Soon smoke surrounded Twilight. Flash arrived and told her to turn around.

As soon as she did, though, the whole area changed. Flash found himself now in the skies near the Sky Sanctuary. Standing in front was now Twilight, this timeline’s Twilight. She flew over and embraced him. “Flash you found me. I so missed you.”

He didn’t know what to think. Was this real? Was all that a dream? He didn’t know what to think. Soon his arms raised up and wrapped tightly around her as joy filled his eyes.

“I never stopped searching.” He answered pulling her closer as he heard her humming in delight. “I missed you completely. All this pain kept building up inside me, and I... and I--”

She stopped him as she took him into a deep kiss. He melted into it as it got more and more incredible.

Suddenly the sound of tearing flesh could be heard as his eyes shot wide open. Soon blood began to pour from his mouth as she backed away. He looked down as the illusion disappeared to see the buster blade tearing right through his stomach.

Flash looked back up to the Twilight that he loved turning into Nightmare Midnight. He saw her grinning as she held the blade. “Why? I loved you?”

“Yes, but I don’t love you.” At that moment she swung her blade nearly ripping him in half as he fell to the ground. Nightmare Midnight looked triumphant over her victory as she turned back to the smoke that covered Twilight. “Oh don’t worry, Twilight. You can join him.” Without a moment of hesitation, she stabbed through. Soon a scream so loud could be heard all across the entire area.

Nightmare Midnight roared at her complete victory as she pulled out her buster blade covered in blood. This was it. She had won. However, it was short-lived as out of nowhere plunder vines wrapped around her. It was Fluttershy. She pulled her from the sky and swung her to one side, only to send into the super heavy kick of Applejack, then to the other side and into a giant cannon. Pinkie Pie pulled out a device and press the button. This sent her flying into the air. As she did, Rainbow Dash and Soarin hit her head on with a sonic rainboom. Afterward she fell, landing in the jaws of Spike the Dragon. She struggled in his jaws as the scroll she had was pulled away by magic. She looked to where it was going and upon saw the impossible. Up on Spike’s shoulders behind Rarity was Twilight alive.

“I killed you.”

“Try again dearie.” Rarity interrupted as she held up her hand. At that moment Nightmare Midnight looked to see Spike had a bloody claw. “Well, I have always been a very good actress. I think I did Twilight’s voice pretty well.”

“You’re going to pay for what you did to Flash, and for what you have done to this timeline’s Twilight,” Twilight spoke with rage as she put the scroll away.

“What are you going to do? Kill me? Have you forgotten this is still Twilight’s body.”

“We know the price, but we are ending this.”

Spike flew her high into the air and then dropped her. As she fell, Twilight and Rarity combined their magical attacks with Spike’s fire into one single gigantic attack, sending it directly at her. The attack crashed her right into the ground.

Soon she rose from the ground. “Ha, you can’t win. This armor is forged from Celestia’s skeleton. It’s indestructible.”

They all looked in anger as their attack had only done so much. Suddenly a voice could be heard on the radios. “Everypony out of the way.”

It was the Doctor. They all looked up to see the titan airship heading right towards them. “What are you planning?” Twilight questioned.

“I got Derpy and the children out of the ship while they were out cold. Twilight, tell them I loved them.”

Rarity and Spike quickly realized what he was planning as they got Twilight out of there. Nightmare Midnight tried to go after them, only to find herself being wrapped by three incredibly long plunder vines. Away at the very far end of them were the three strongest creatures in Equestria; Bulk Biceps, Iron Will, and ….. Big Macintosh, alive.

Back on the titan airship, Doctor Whooves held on to the controls as the titan airship rumble erratically. “So you know what I'm going to do. Please don’t fight me. This is our end.”

As he argued with the titan airship, he hadn’t noticed something entering it. Looking onward, Doctor Whooves held himself close to the console as everything went white.

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Everypony looked in shock as the titan airship ignited as it crashed into Nightmare Midnight. Soon a mushroom cloud went up in the shockwave. They all looked in horror as Doctor Whooves and his titan airship was gone. It left behind a small crater. Inside it looked completely empty, devoid of any life.

Soon rain began to fall as if the very world itself was crying for such a loss. Twilight looked to her friends and the scroll. Soon an idea popped into her head. She couldn’t abandon them. She couldn’t just run to her timeline. She got ready to burn it, however, Rarity stopped her. She nodded a no. Right then tears couldn’t stop flowing in Twilight’s eyes. She leaned forward. Rarity let her take it all out as she cried on her shoulder. She cried for everypony they had lost. Everypony.

Suddenly the ground, the sky, everything began to shake, as an almost infinite amount of magic could be felt. Shaking spread so far that soon the entire country began to shake and quake. Then without warning, space began to bend around the crater as it filled to the top with blood.

Soon a figure rose from the blood. Her armor was gone, her entire body was exposed. Yet absent of any features, except for her eyes. Nightmare’s eyes. She glowed as bright as a star. The group looked in horror as upon her exposed body was the Elements of Harmony.

Soon she spoke. “Twilight, you wanted to know why Celestia chose you.” She raised her arms out. “This is why. You are the only pony who can do the impossible. You can wield all the Elements of Harmony. I may only have six, but soon I will have all twelve.”

“Twelve?” Twilight’s eyes widened in confusion.

“What? Another lie Celestia told you. The truth is even she didn't know about the other six.” She laughed. “Like it matters. This is where it ends. Thanks to you all. You have pushed this body to it’s limit, allowing me to use the Elements at their full strength.” They all trembled as it all made sense. This was why all base magic of pegasi, unicorn and earth ponies was gone in the world. She had used the Elements to remove them. “Don’t you get it now. You have helped me unlock the full power. Now there is no way to stop me. FOR NOW, I AM THE NEW GODDESS OF HARMONY!!!!”

She laughed aloud. Her laughter echoed across the entire country. She looked at them with a deathly stare as she finished laughing. “And now that I have this power, I shall throw away my false name, Nightmare, and reclaim my original name. A name I have not used for nearly fifty thousand years. Cassandra. CASSANDRA EVENINGSTAR, Queen of the Nighmarescape and now Queen of this Reality.”

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Author's Notes:

Well like I said Monday. Anyway, I will be posting the next chapter tomorrow. I can't wait to finish this.

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Anyway aside from that, how was this final unveiling. Yes I have always saw Nightmare and Luna as separate beings. And see there was some important to Chrysalis having her own flashback a few chapters ago. Next chapter we will have a look into Nightmare's past. One final flashback, are you ready?

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Final note, how was a better look at Selena Moondie. Clearly she is well known to be consider for such a title. Also let me clear thing up a little, Selena Moondie is Nightmare's niece not Luna's niece. And that's in Blood not adoption.