Symph stood alone in Twilights subconscious mind after absorbing enough energy. He remained completely still as he focused on thinking of one specific topic, whatever was in that letter. It was a warning, a warning sent by his father informing him that a creature he knew all too well had entered that world, a creature that was given only one name, a name that was known through the the many realities of the Multiverese. This being was named, the Nightmare Fuel.

A parasite, seeking only to corrupt and destroy any reality it visited. There were thousands of Nightmares out in the void, some stronger and smarter than others, and Symph could only hope that the one that had followed him into this works was weak enough to destroy on his own before it could cause serious damage to the ponies and the world.

He mentally sighed and closed his eyes, hoping that he'd be able to enter a dream that would distract him from the current situation and maybe cheer him up a little. While he had expected to fall into a realm of his own dreams, he found himself being pulled out of his own dream and into another, one with the sky being black and the moon shining down beautifully as the stars twinkled around it. "Hmmm, interesting. They only pony I can think off that would dream of the night is-"

He was interrupted as he heard something land behind him with a gentle thud. "Interesting." The voice of the night princess says quietly.

"Princess Luna I presume?" Symph finished as he turned around to face the blue alicorn mare with a small smile, as to not appear hostile to the being that had almost full control over the realm he was currently in.

"You'd be correct creature. My apologies if calling you as such is rube, but it is the only thing that I know to call you right at this moment..." Luna apologised as she studied the symbiote in front of her.

"No offence taken your highness, my name is Symph Shattered by the way." He greeted while holding his hand out. Luna looked at it confused begore remembering that it was a common gesture between species like Minotaurs, Drahons and Griffins. So, she placed her hoof in his open hand and gently shook it before pulling her leg back and setting her hoof on the ground.

"A pleasure." She replied simply before beginning to circle Symph, analysing his body and measuring his energy. "Tell me Symph, what exactly are you? I know of humans but you are clearly something else, it doesn't even seem like your body is made up of solid matter, and you appear to be in a physical form in the dream realm. How is that?"

Symph smiled and began to go over what he was, explaining his symbiote body to the night princess like he had done fir the rest of the ponies he had met. The only thing that he didn't explain to anyone was his physical firm in the dream realm. "I explained that my body was made up of a liquid, but that liquid is just energy in liquid form, it can be absorbed or transferred by myself or another living being. When I fused with Twilight my liquid form became my spirit form and granted me a physical form in her subconscious. When I unfuse with her I'll be transferred into reality as my physical liquid form once again."

"Interesting, very interesting. So, you are a being of living energy?" Luna asked with curiosity.

"Partially, a part of me still has to be physical in order for me to manifest into into reality, half of my body is energy and the other half is a very special material which properties cannot be properly explained. It is absorbed into Twilight and kind of shrinks down or compresses itself until I need to become a physical entity again."

"And if that part were to be destroyed?"

"Half of my remaining energy would become physical matter and I'd hide away to regenerate my lost parts." Symph answered with a small smile, happy to explain his bodies structure and properties to someone that was being so curious, whether out if fear or out of pure, innocent curiosity.

"Alright, so now that I know what you are, there is only one question remaining. Why are you in Equestria in the first place?"

"That, even I don't know, but I have a feeling I'll soon find out."

Meanwhile

The mysterious girl walked through the Everfree Forest once again with her hands in her pockets, her tendrils moving twigs, branches, bushes or small creatures out of her way as she strolled didn the small dirt path. "I need to find a place to hide out, otherwise I'll just be found by that symbiote and most likely be destroyed. Why of why did the Chaos Family have to follow me out here?" She groaned as she began to quicken her pace, trying to get as far way from Ponyville as possible to avoid confrontation with Symph.

As she quickly walked along the path a manticore jumped out from the bushes and landed in the middle of the path, blocking her way.

"Move it or lose it hybrid." She shot a tendril forward that she used to slap the beast out of the way, clearing the path. "Seriously, why do these things even think they have a remote chance against me?"

From the shadows, a figure stood watching her. His grey coat reached past his knees and the collar coveted the bottom half of his head, a small grey hat sitting atop his head. His entire head was covered in shadows, even the parts in light. The only features visible on hai face were his two glowing yellow eyes. As he stared at the girl he clenched his fist, his hand wrapped in grey bandages.

"Zerlinda Nightmare..." His deep, dark voice spoke out quietly in the darkness as he continued to follower her from the shadows.

The girl now known as Zerlinda looked back, thinking she had heard a voice in the darkness. When she used her own natural ability to detect energy she came up short and could not see anything, so she assumed she was hearing things.

Despite this, the man hadn't done anything to shield himself from her detection nor was he that well hidden. She should have detected him, but she didn't. It was if the man didn't even exist.

Author's Notes:

Ok, main villain appearance. Don't worry just there are many problems that Symph, Twilight and the others need to deal with before facing him.