In the morning.

Natura Stella was sitting by the pond in the garden of Canterlot Castle, looking at the water. Fish swirled there, waking up from the night's sleep. Birds in the garden started to chirp, other animals moved around. Overall, it was peaceful there.

But the unicorn herself was in deep thoughts. She thought of Andromalius and her desire to be with him. She knew he was a demon, and one of the worst kind, but he was kind to her and others. He never did anything that demons would do. He was the exact opposite of these violent creatures Natura knew.

And that scared Natura a little. She knew that demons are deceitful, but she hasn't seen anything bad in Andromalius. In fact, she found him to her liking. And after a small talk she had with Inanna some time before, Natura found herself liking Andromalius more than she thought she could allow herself.

She was reaching her adulthood, and that means her first hard estrus would come soon. And she needed someone to be with her during that, preferably a stallion that would mate her. It brought a blush to her face, and that started to happen more often than before.

Natura considered Andromalius a strong stallion, one of those she always had a desire for. Something inside her told that his genes will be the best for her foal, and she couldn't say "no" to her own body. She couldn't call it love, yet she understood that she has something towards that nice demon.

Natura knew Andromalius was away for something important, and that relieved her tension a little. She was afraid to be around him — what if she says something wrong that will push him away? What if some kind of truth is discovered that shows him in negative way?

And she remembered how he saved her from certain death, and she wanted to repay him in some way. Even in an intimate one.

Suddenly, she heard soft hoofsteps from behind. She turned around and saw Celestia, and then proceeded to bow.

"No need to bow to me." Celestia frowned a little. "I'm here to relax, just as you."

"Oh, okay." Natura sat down on her haunches. "What brings you here, your highness?"

"Please, it is not a formal meeting. Just call be by my name."

"Uh, sorry, I'm not used to the presence of royalty." Natura nervously admitted. "I simply don't know how to act!"

"Well, act around me like you would act around your friends." Celestia sat near the nervous unicorn. "After all, we're all ponies.

"So, you asked me what had brought me here. This little pond lets me concentrate on something other than my royal duties. I like this place for its serenity, calmness. So, if you don't mind, I would like to know what you were thinking about before I rudely interrupted your thoughts."

"Um, it wasn't rude." Natura cleared her throat. "That was just sudden... Well, I was thinking about..." she blushed. "Him."

"About whom? Andromalius?" the alicorn suggested.

"Yes, him." the unicorn nodded, nervously shifting in place. "Just... He's a demon, and his kind is known for being very violent and destructive. I just didn't expect him to be so... nice. And I... Well, I took a liking to him in some ways. Um, yes..."

"Something like that happened to me as well." Celestia nodded.

"Yeah..." Natura nervously shifted in place. After that, an awkward silence fell on the two equines as none knew what to say next. "And... what do you feel towards him?"

"Something." Celestia shrugged. "Well, he is very kind and caring and strong... He forgave me when I almost imprisoned him because of my own stupidity and misjudgment. He saved me from the dark shadow that threatened to kill me. He is nice to my sister. And not even once he did something that is completely wrong. Yes, he does some things that I don't understand, but I've been living here for a long time without much of a change. He just came in and brought something with him... Something inspiring and very different from what I'm used to.

"When we first met, if it can be said so, I thought of him like he's just some kind of monster from Tartarus that needs to be banished to whence he came. It turned out that I was completely wrong. And now, after all the pain I've brought upon him in my prejustice, I want to make it up to him somehow. But even after all good things I've done to him, I still feel like I can give more.

"I've noticed that Andromalius doesn't have many friends... He doesn't have anyone special, if you know what I mean. And, after I sorted out my feeling towards him, I see a spark of something... I don't know if it's love or not, but I certainly know that I want to give him warmth that I've refused to give him earlier. I just... I feel sorry for him. He is rather nice towards others but he rarely gets anything in return. I see that he tries to focus on his task but he also knows he needs a warmth of a lover.

"I want to save him from the dark. I don't want him to become a monster I thought he was."

"And..." Natura looked into the eyes of the princess. "That means you like him?"

"More than a friend, I admit." Celestia nodded.

"I as well." the unicorn nervously nodded. "Celestia... Maybe it sounds stupid, but what if we come to him and tell him how we feel?"

"That isn't the worst idea, I suppose." Celestia tapped her chin. "He'll be back here in a few hours. Maybe we should talk to the succubus. She was there with him the whole time."

"Yeah..." Natura nodded, then blushed. She clearly remembered her first meeting with Inanna. That was a little awkward for the unicorn, to say the least. "But, uh, what do we do next?"

"Go with the flow, I suppose." Celestia shrugged. "After all, feelings cannot be predicted."

Inanna was sleeping in Andromalius's room when a knock came from her door. Her ears perked up as she woke up, blinking groggily. Yawning, she got up from the comfortable bed. After she stretched herself, she went to open the door. Surprisingly for her, Natura Stella and Celestia stood there, the former blushing and looking away.

"Good morning." Inanna greeted them. "It's kinda early, so I guess you want something from me, and that something is important, right?"

"Yes, it is." Celestia nodded. "May we come in?"

"Yeah, of course." Inanna let the two in, closing the door behind them.

After everyone took a seat around the room, Inanna asked: "So, what is it that you need? Oh, wait, let me guess! It is about Andromalius, isn't it?"

Both ponies nodded, blushing a little.

"I'm not really surprised." Inanna chuckled. "I'm surprised that it took so long."

"What?" Celestia asked.

"Hey, I knew each of you would fall for him someday." Inanna giggled. "He's sexy, I know, and even if you don't admit it, you both have feelings towards him, don't you?"

"Maybe we do have feeling for him." Celestia replied while Natura was hiding her blushing face behind her front hooves. "We came to ask what we should do about it. Do we talk to him?"

"Of course you do!" Inanna rolled her eyes. "Just... come on, why hide it? As if it would ruin your—" she pointed at Celestia "—reputation! You're a princess, after all, a monarch that can make anyone do anything!"

"I still am uncertain..." the alicorn frowned.

"I know the best way to solve that problem," Inanna grinned. "A reverse gangbang!"

"Um, what is that?" Natura asked while Celestia blushed like mad.

"When a bunch of mares have sex with one stallion." the succubus replied.

"Oh." Natura blinked. "Oh... O-okay..."

"Is that really the best way?" Celestia asked, still red as tomato.

"Don't say you're a virgin, princess!" Inanna chuckled. "For sex's sake, you are thousands of years old! If you have never had sex then I am an icon of virginity!"

"My sexual life is not your concern!" Celestia replied with some anger in her voice.

"And... you're completely wrong!" Inanna disagreed. "Sexual life is my speciality. I'm not called a succubus for nothing, after all.

"So," she continued, not letting Celestia argue. "You want to know your feelings towards Andromalius. Both of you want that. Well, I won't force you but there is no better way than to have sex with him. You'll be really close to him, you'll give him pleasure and he will return it. Emotions fly through the air during the love-making, and it's really relaxing. You may call it "sexual meditation", as it allows yourselves to look deeper inside your own souls, to discover what your truly feel towards Andromalius. Well, I'm worse at word-making than love-making, but I suppose you get what I'm trying to tell you. So, what do you say?"

"I agree!" Natura suddenly exclaimed, then covered her face again in embarrassment.

"I... I am unsure." Celestia admitted. "I thought that lust is succubi' speciality, not love."

"Love and lust are really close to each other, more than you think." Inanna replied.

"Well, I trust you, so I agree as well." the alicorn nodded. "What do we do, then?"

"I have a plan..." Inanna grinned, gesturing the two to come closer.

Meanwhile, in the Lunar Wing of the Canterlot Castle, Luna's bedchambers.

Luna was trying to sleep, but each time she managed to fall asleep, nightmares haunted her dreams, forcing her to wake up. It has been like that since she returned from her necromancy session. She felt uneasy about the whole thing, and still felt like she did something completely wrong. She could still see their empty eye sockets, filled with her magic. She could still hear their haunting voices that called her name. She could still feel the chilling touch of Death, as if she was hunting Luna to take back what belongs in the realm of death.

Suddenly, someone knocked at the door.

"Enter." Luna weakly said, unlocking the door to her chamber. Surprisingly for her, Arantir entered, worried expression on his face.

"Princess," he spoke, stopping by her bed. "I felt a disturbance in the air... Are you alright?"

"No," Luna admitted. "I... I am haunted by what I've done! Each time I close my eyes, I see—" she was silenced when the necromancer rose his hoof.

"I see..." he frowned. "You have a very bad cause of "Wrong Guilt". You have done what is considered bad among others, and you feel the guilt. Your first necromancy experience troubles you, Luna. I see it in your eyes, princess. But there is a cure.

"When I started doing necromacy, when I was still young and morally virgin, I felt the same way you do, princess. And I've learned that there is a cure..."

Arantir closed his eyes.

"Erge e sonm er terun nome sam," he spoke, his voice filling every sound. Luna felt herself getting warmer. Good memories appeared before her eyes, bringing a smile to her lips. "I'onae sane cen s moernu o nurta moira cura san s ei kei san."

Luna smiled as her mind came at ease, nothing troubled her. She felt herself better than ever, as if her mind became clear, and her actions didn't seem so horrible anymore.

"This is an ancient spell." Arantir explained. "It is translated as "May no troubles nor horrors plague you, as your own soul fills with the warmth of happy memories you shared with those you love." It helped, didn't it?"

"It did." Luna nodded. "Thank you, Arantir."

"It is my pleasure to make someone like you feel better." Arantir bowed, then turned around and exited the room. Luna watched him with confusion as he went, not noticing the smile he had on his face.

Author's Notes:

Yes, I came up with that ancient language. I plan on using it further. Making a new language is a handful of work, but even now I have the basic grammatical structure of it, as well as some words. Some of you may even figure it out.

2016 — a year when people make languages for their fanfictions.

Anyway, I write here to announce that the end of this story is coming soon. But there are huge plans for the sequel! What I can say about it: it will feature a lot of music that I've written by myself. Why would I need so much music? You'll see...