Chapter 10

“Abyss”

      Abyss was in his room he held the three elements of harmony in his magic.  Then Princess Luna came in she then said, “That shield around the tower is very powerful.”

     Abyss then said, “I gave you enough room to raise the moon as you were destined.”

    She then saw the elements and said, “They won’t work for you.”

   He chuckled then said, “One did a long time ago.”

    He then put the other two on his desk and the purple one floated.

     He then said, “This element the element of magic was once mine and I was its wielder.”

    Luna then said, “That’s a lie.”

    Abyss then said, “I was not always like this. I once was your mother’s student followed her into battle protected the ancient city of harmony.”

     Princess Luna then said, “You betrayed her.”

     He then said, “You catch on quick, yes I betrayed her and I would do it again.”

     Princess Luna then said, “So you’re going to tell me why?”

     Abyss then said, “I could tell you but you won’t  understand.”

     Princess Luna then said, “You want me to accept that betraying my mother was a good thing?”

      Abyss then said, “You believe that the world is always like this a beautiful creation but you’ve seen it few places are in peace some kingdoms still rage war you honestly believe that these elements of harmony will change anything?”

      He threw them on the desk then said, “Watch the pony race is only as good as you allow it to be.” Princess

      Luna then said, “Tell me then.”

     Abyss turned to her then he said, “You really want to know what happened, it’s a dark story.”

     Princess Luna then said, “I am your hostage and being forced to stay here against my will I guess to past the time I would like to know what happened to my mother.”

     Abyss then said “Alright I’ll start at the beginning.”

  It was over 500 hundred years ago your mother Harmony was fighting the greatest war the land of Equestria has ever known. The land was actually once a volcanic wasteland carved out by a dark Alicorn known as Chaos. He was demonic in form and his troop’s vile ponies who called themselves the chaos ponies.”

He smirked then he continued “ The war dragged on and soon Chaos backed off and everything above the crystal mountains was  secure on top of that her magic kept the kingdom of Harmony green and growing. She finally returned from the war and that was the day I met her. She came through the crowds who were cheering and shouting praises I was young at the time my coat a dark indigo my eyes blue and my mane was a light blue. She was beautiful her mane was the power of the sun and stars as one, her tail was the same as were her wings. She had dark purple eyes and her coat was pure white and she had a cutie mark of the sun and starts swirling in a vortex. I went up to her and I remember the day as if it was yesterday I even remember the words.

           I said “Harmony please accept me under your tutelage.”

         She of course tests me and I passed without even trying my first mark was a gold star.

        He sighed then said, “The years go by not many changes I became colder by the day though I read books studied hard to protect the kingdom of Harmony. Harmony must have noticed and sent me to the city without question I was force to find five other ponies who I thought were strong enough to follow me and I did. I was the element of magic Paladin an ambitious guard was the element of Generosity he had a silver coat with dark golden eyes and a mane and tail of both colors that streamed past his legs. Golden delicious one of the first apple farmers in this land was the element of truth a bright yellow earth pony that was bulky but kind his eyes were a deep orange and his mane was a light yellow as well with a tail to match. Oak wood a Pegasus who cared for a small forest in the middle of the city was the element of kindness he was an older green earth pony with a dark brown mane and tail with dark green eyes.  Ace was element of joy a card magician who was also an earth pony learned how to grow a mustache he had a coat of jet black and his mane was the same but his eyes were a deep silver. Fire Storm was a jousting Pegasus who rarely lost a Pegasus with a fiery coat and strands of red and orange mane and tail to match. We were then given the task of keeping peace in the city and, we were assigned to go on missions to stop monsters."

       He waved his mane then he sat on his bed.

      Then he said, “Now I’ll fast forward ten years. For ten years I did, what needed to be done, Harmony loved me as her own son then she was married to King Sol and not soon, after she had you and your sister.”

        He chuckled then said, “When Celestia was two and you one I was given the authority to protect you and your sister. However, that day was the day I also decided I was no longer going to be her servant. On that day, I secretly gave lord Chaos a message I gave him a mirror that allowed him to pass through the land and left one near the city. Then a week later the day before the attack that day was a day I will never forget. It was the last conversation I had with you mother before she died…

          Harmony brought Nova to her chamber and as she poured, the two some wine Nova starred out the window and said, “Why is it that you love the pony race so much?”

        Harmony laughed then said, “Why do you ask?”

        Nova then said, “For hundreds of years after you the Alicorns left the lands of the south the one’s destroyed by the shadow male alciorns you accepted responsibility of keeping the pony race secure. Yet I have a single question why?”

        Harmony then said, “My family took over because it was our responsibility to make your race become better than ours.”

        He turned then said, “What about the elements of harmony why did you and your kind create them and give this responsibility to us?”

       Harmony then said, “One day we will leave these lands one day we will no longer be needed on that day your race will governed itself and I’m giving the power to you and your friends to give this power to my daughters who will give them to the ponies they deem worthy. I gave you specific instructions and left them a list of tasks I had not the time to correct. When the time comes they will do their duty.”

       Nova then said, “By the time they’re ready I’ll be dead.”

      Harmony then said “Yes but they will learn from you what to do?”

      Nova then said, “So you’re going to kill chaos.”

       Harmony then said, “It is my destiny I waited too long. If I do not return then I will leave all my power to you until my daughters become of age and when they do, I am sure they will rule kindly. Not only that I’m going to  use the last of my power and with it restore the land of chaos and transform it into a beautiful land one that will last forever and when the time comes my daughters will lead the pony race there and start a new era an age of peace.”

       Nova then said “Harmony why are you going to die?”

      She then said “In truth the magic I’m about to use can only be used once and to do it I’ll sacrifice my body for it but my soul will linger and I will watch over the land even after my death.”

      Nova then said, “So this is the last time I will see you.”

      She smiles then turns to him then said, “Yes Nova this is the last time we will be together and I am proud to call you my greatest student you surpassed my expectations and for that I will never be able to return the favor for serving wonderfully.”

      Nova nods then said, “Alright”

       He holds his cup with his magic, she holds up her cup, and then he said “To peace.”

     She smiled and said “To peace.”

Abyss sighed then said, “After that the rest is pretty much downhill. I betrayed her as she flew south to fight Chaos. I gave Tirek a mirror that allowed him to teleport his entire army to our kingdom. I also gave him the exact locations of every Alicorn. Then as he neared the great city of Harmony.”

       Abyss laughed then he laughed harder and harder the then shouted, “I killed them that’s right I killed my friends and allowed Tirek to destroy the city of harmony it was the most beautiful thing I have ever seen.”

      He then stopped then he pushed his mane back then he continued, “But Harmony returned she destroyed Tirek sent him to Tartarus but when she fought me, she brought me to the brink of death.”

       He then stood on his hind legs then she saw a large scar appear on his chest a large blast mark.

He then said, “This is what she gave me for my betrayal and she wiped my memory of the city’s location, destroyed my first horn ripped my cutie mark from me and teleported me to the chaos lands far in the south.”

        He then got back on all fours “However, the ponies scattered everywhere her perfect city failed and I was the cause. She hid you two and then as you know she fought Chaos then after his defeat sacrificed her body and secured a land for the ponies who would eventually find it. However, that was not the end for me. I decided to survive I fought the beasts of the chaos lands with nothing but my hooves and swore to keep myself alive so I can take over I told you before the reason for my betrayal is because of her nativity. How can you allow our race to live with her power to keep them going? Everything she taught me all that crap about friendship. They were powerless to stop me and she was powerless to kill me. I will prove to her there is no such thing as peace there is only one true cause of war and death so I fought and I never forgot. I eventually found an old sage who helped rebuild a new horn and then I was given my first dark mark the upside down Omega symbol of life for this reason I had to find a unicorn filly and sacrifice her life and give it to me her soul still lingers her name was Terra. Then I killed that sage knowing he was the only one who knew of this ritual and from there I took his knowledge and started learning all I can on dark magic. I then trained hard in the chaos lands killed and destroyed my enemies without mercy or hesitation. I fought dragons, chaos ponies, death worms, and hydras. That is where I learned the truth the one thing the ponies of this land will never understand to survive you could only count on yourself.

           I soon entered the gates of Tartarus as well and found the darkest dungeon I fought my way to the darkest pit and found a Shadow Alicorn who wanted to be released. His name was Omega. An Alicorn so far in the dungeons he was completely sealed off but I learned the secret to releasing him as well. I had no choice but to cast the same dark spells and sell my very soul and as he gave me his magic, I feed him my soul. That is where I received my second mark the mark of death the right side omega symbol. It is why my coat and mane are grey. Now you want to know why I did all of this? the reasoning that I would kill any pony to achieve my power? I will tell you. Luna you are a pawn as I was you sitting there and say that you serve Equestria but your nothing until you learn the truth. Harmony did not see me and I am telling you this because you will soon learn no pony cares about you will forever be in the dark as I was forced to fight the darkness and face the loneliness alone. Don’t tell me otherwise because your already starting to feel it  the pain of of the shadow the pain Harmony gave you this curse and forced it upon you as she was going to make me your protector by force . The same reasons you will not succumb to her will. I cannot, I sacrificed everything and remember the evil ones King Sombra, Tirek and Chaos. All of them tried to grab power without sacrifice and they failed. They will always fail because they will try to take power and they will never understand to take power you have to give something in return. I learned through the age nothing can be gained without sacrificing something of equal value for my horn a life had to be sacrifice and for immortality my soul had to be sacrificed. You may not understand now and may never will on why I betrayed your mother but you should know there is no escape from the darkness. It will always be there waiting for you you will either let it take you and fight to be known fight to make the ponies recognize you by force or sit there and raise the moon every night. All you have to do is reach out and grab it.”

He then takes the elements of harmony with his horn as she then said, “If it weren’t for the wards around me I would kill you here and now.”

        He chuckled as he opened the door then said, “Remember you decide.”

As he, left he placed a ward on the door.

       Then Necro hobbled over he then said, “You know I’m going to sacrifice her when her sister comes?”

       Abyss then said, “It really doesn’t matter to me. If you win the outcome of my plan will be the same.” Necro then said, “You made that changeling change into that Pegasus’s wife and have her stab him how?”

       Abyss then said, “That is something I just learned and will never tell you Necro.”

      Necro then said “so where you going?”

      Abyss then said, “Nowhere im just going outside for some night air.”

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