So that’s it. End of story. I bet you were expecting something else, right? Maybe a grand battle or some kind of epic duel between Sombra and me? Yeah, hate to disappoint you. But that’s tragedies, right? It’s when things just don’t go according to the plan.

And it was good, wasn’t it? I finished what I set out to do. I got rid of Sombra, ended the undead threat which I really started in the first place…and I even did it with a bit of style, if I can say so myself?

Right? No? I thought it was cool. But it really doesn’t matter, does it? My friends were saved. That’s what counts. That’s really all I’ve ever wanted.

So. A last word. I have told my story now, to you my audience. To all of you in fact, so you can know why I did what I did and how this all came to pass. I never wanted you to pity me or feel sorry for me – that’s not why I told it. Really, I just wanted you to understand. And if you hate me, that’s fine too. I can listen.

…How many of you? How many souls have I consumed? The answer is all. All of you, from the smallest filly to the largest stallion, the greatest wizards and the most powerful alicorns. You are all here.

I told a lie at the end. Well, not told. But I let the living believe what would make them feel safe. It may be wrong to trick them, but I have never been as honest as Applejack. But I will confess it to you all, dear audience. The truth you already know.

The gateway is open. I have not closed it yet. I am not ready to pass on. But the dead will not trouble the living. They will not rise, and the world will continue on as normal. I will make sure of that. So long as I may still return, I will hold you, all of you within me. And no matter how hard you try to escape, I will never let you free until I am finished with life.

…How long? A hundred years, perhaps. Or a thousand. Even if it takes until forever passes, I will wait. Until the last of my friends passes I will watch over them. Until they have no more need of me.

So remember even as you scream. Remember as you rage, and remember as I hold you. It is unfair. It is wrong, and it is selfish. But that is loyalty. And I will never abandon my friends. So I shall remain, guarding the place between life and death, taking every soul that passes.

Until my friends are all gone from this world.

Until I know they are safe.

Until we can be together again.

Until the end.

I will be waiting.