In the darkest and deepest places of a dark, strange and forgotten alternate dimension, so called as “Shadow World”, with its origin shrouded in mystery, being nearly as old as time and existence itself, with a cold, dark and hardly breathable atmosphere, filled with what look like a floating rocks, withered and dead trees and surrounded by nothing but a dark violet sparkling darkness, there was a strange being, resembling a huge and strong ram, having a darkly light fur, four strong legs with dark blue even-toed yet sharp hooves, two powerful rounded horns on his massive head, white eyebrows as well as a white goatee, presumable pointing out an old age and a unusual razor sharp teeth exposed from his lower jaw.

Though, the being surely did not resemble any normal ordinary ram or anything that could have something familiar with it. Actually, the ram had a rather monstrous physique, with its muscular body, strong legs and hooves and large horns, it resembled more like a demon or supernatural of sorts. More likely “A ram from the hell”.

However, what was the most intriguing, that that thing was hanging on, with all of his limbs tied up to chains which literally glowed by a bright yellow aura, pointing to be of a magical origins, each fixed on four floating rocks in the mid-air.

The demonic ram, who appeared to be in some sort of slumber or magical hibernation was obviously imprisoned in there, restrained by the magical chains so he could not escape from his captivity. Whoever it was, it must have been really powerful and dangerous, when being strained by magic and imprisoned in the Shadow World and being more likely left forgotten.

Suddenly, a deep, mysterious demonic like voice with a creepy echoing like effect that it would virtually send a chills into everyone spines, breaking through a grave like silence and echoed throughout the entire place. “GROGAAAR.” The voice sounded, seemingly pointing on the imprisoned ram.

“GROGAAAR.” It sounded once again, slowly gaining on strength attempting to wake a demonic ram up.

“GROGAAAR!!!” The voice this time burst out on top of its lungs, the echo literally shaking the floating rocks.

In that moment, that demonic ram, Grogar as the supposed name suggested, opening a crimson red eyes up and nearly yelping in shock. “HUH?! Where?!….What!?….Who!?....Why?!” The ram blurted out with a deep low grave like voice confused, still restrained by the magical chains yet looking around, trying to figure out the source of the mysterious echoing voice. “Who is there?!” The ram blurted out with an evident frustration and vein present in his voice.

“It is III…..” The demonic echoing voice sounded once again, though this time an enormous and menacing shadow in a form of a dark cloud of smoke emerged out of the dark violet sparkling darkness, towering over imprisoned Grogar and over anything else, being almost as huge and tall like a building.

Though it was hard to judge what exactly it was due to its unspecific and gastly like form, the shadows shapes indicated a resemblance something of a giant dragon of sorts, with a pair of gigantic bat like wings so huge that they would eclipse the sun, long neck an enormous armoured like head with a two rounded horns on both cheeks and a single horn on its forehead.

In the moment a pair of an evil crimson red glowing eyes, with a flames and sulfur virtually blazing in them as well as his muzzle, resembling rather a cage like door of a blast furnace or wedge plow, which appeared to be his “mouth” with an immense heat and flames blazing out of it.

Grogar, slightly taken aback by the mysterious demonic and darkened beings appearance eventually took it all together, gaining some of his confidence as well as denying a firm and dominating like expression. “What?...Erghm....Who….are you?” The ram asked casually, eying the gigantic demonic being questionably, if not even being intimidated a little by its presence.

“Meee?” Shadowed gigantic being stated in a cool and indifferent like manner. “Lets just say I am known by many titles. Some calls me…King of Darkness….Others…..The Destroyer…..God of Death…..The Cataclysm.” The entity paused for a while, huffing through his armoured mouth flames. “But it is not just all about me….not yet though…..The most important things that matter are at hands right now..” It proceed with an apparent seriousness in its demonic like voice.

“And just what do you mean by that.” Grogar asked slightly taken aback by the response, though deep down curious how this whole conversation would go on and what it would evolve into, not averting his still firm and questionable glare from his mysterious visitor, who or whatever it was.

“Grogar…” The mysterious dragon like being went on as well keeping its evil embodied glare on the imprisoned ram. “Don’t you remember?”

“And just what shall I remember by you?” Demonic ram asked slightly indignantly, not being yet sure what was the dark entities deal.

“You were once a powerful and undisputed ruler and tyrant of your own domain called the Tambelon, possessing a vast magical abilities and having your very own dark plans. During so called Elemental War between lavan, Squirk and Arabus, the Elementals of Fire, Water and Air who had been struggling over power and dominance for decades, you had a very different and your own intentions. You created your very own stone….the Gem of Darkness in order to control the other elemental gems ….One Gem Rules Them All. With all those elemental gems you would had been invincible and ruling the Ponyland and everything living all by yourself.”

Stammered as well as somewhat impressed by demons immense knowledge about history of Equestria and being aware of demonic rams own background, Grogar denied an upset glare. “I was the absolute ruler of the Tambelon, master of dark magical and supernatural arts, the rightful master above all elementals with a Gem of Darkness in my grasp, ruthless, powerful…..”

“And unfortunately defeated by a bunch of a mysterious yet powerful heroes, who came into Ponyland thousands of years ago and with their combined might defeated all of the Elementals and eventually…even you. With Elemental gems, including Gem of Darkness spread across the land, Tambelon sunk into the ground and you were banished here into Shadow World.” The entity interjected, stating nonchalantly much for the rams irritation.

Though, he hated the fact and admitting his own defeat, Grogar growled menacingly under his breath with an utmost hatred. “I would have taken over and rule the entire Ponyland by myself, if those pesky heroes hadn’t interjected and ruining all of my plans. For long three thousand years I had been rotting here in the Shadow World, just because of some brats and their pathetic needs of doing good, helping the others and spreading a good will among other creatures.” The ram paused a little bit, but then he spoke of in a more irritating tone, facing his mysterious associate. “What is it to you anyway?” Grogar proceed venomously.

A dark entity huffed a flames from his armoured mouth, pausing for a while and then he return a response: “As much as I must agree with you and also immensely hating the mortals and all living things by myself above all….Grogar….How about….I helped you to restore your former glory?”

Taken aback by this sudden swift and blunt response, Grogar, though being in awe with his red evil eyes half widened, maintaining his evil frown and mouth filled with razor sharp teeth open, the ram eventually recuperated himself. “Oh really? How?” He asked somewhat sceptically and bluntly.

A dark entity chuckled with flames blazing from his mouth. In the instance, its huge horn on its horsehead started pulsing with an unusual dark crimson aura, evident by the dark magic as a bright light yet of a dark energy signature erupted right in front of the imprisoned ram. Grogar, not able to shield his eyes only shut his eyes down averting his head on the side. When the light faded and Grogar opening his eyes once again and he froze by what he saw in front of him.

A red big collar decorated by golden like medallions all over it and with one big golden bell with a strange marking symbols on its red plate was floating in the mid-air like it would be held in some kind of telekinetic grasp or sort of things.

Grogar eventually recuperated from his amazement. “But that….that is my magical collar bell! That what gives me magical abilities!” However, like of the instincts, rams suspicious and cynical side once again emerged as he checked the collar and facing a dark being. “How…and where did you get that? And how can I be sure this is exactly my collar and not some cheap forgery?”

A dark shadowed dragon like creature only smirked devilishly. “Just watch and learn.” And like it would be by his own will, the collar floated right to the sealed ram and be itself placing around Grogars neck.

In that instance, Grogar was taken aback by a strange feeling. A golden decorated collar with a bell in the middle around rams neck started pulsing with magical energies, revealing itself to be “real”. Grogar closed his eyes, focusing his thoughts and will right into the collar, unleashing its vast magical potential. In the moments, his own horns started pulsing with the same dark magical energy as the golden bell, which was also enchanted by a powerful dark magic rung repeatedly and in the same moment, magical chains that restrained Grogars limbs all by the sudden cracked into little pieces, before they turned into dust, freeing the ram from his thousands of years lasting restrain.

Landing on one of the floating rocks and turning his attention back to a dark being, who looked indifferent yet it denied a smirk, like it would be somewhat pleased by the demonic rams release. “Eghrm.” Grogar grunted under his breath somewhat contemptuously. “For a normal circumstances, anyone would expect a so called “thank you” word for such a….”good deed”. But due the fact that I am a pure evil…..” The ram stated sarcastically, yet he could not finish the line.

“Believe me. You have really no need thanking me for freeing you.” Dark being interjected, chuckling and replying with a more sarcastic tone. “So….What are you going to do now?"

Grogar assumed a vengeful and malicious glare. “What do I do?! As soon as I find a way out of this blasted dark dimension, soon the entire Ponyland should know about my return! Once again, Grogar the Necromancer should rise from the ashes like a mythological bird Phoenix, take the ultimate power and spreading another darkness upon the world, ruling it with iron hoof. I will have my revenge!” Ram roared in anger, showing his own darkness and evil intentions with a menacing demeanour, dark aura surrounding and burning out from his being.

A dark dragon like being, listening all the Grogars rather overdramatic scheming, once again chuckled. “I am sorry Grogar, but I am afraid it will not by that easy, to escape the Shadow World.” He stated mockingly.

Grogar, though slightly taken aback by the mocking response with his white brow twitching in irritation immediately lashed out at a dark being yet maintaining his menacing glare and demeanour. “What do you mean it will not be that easy? With my magical collar bell, my magical abilities are far more superior than unicorns and rivalling those of alicorns magic. Teleporting out of this dimension will be no problem. There is nothing impossible for me. I am a necromancer.”

“I am afraid not..” Dark being objected a little more seriously, evident by his patience steadily decreasing. “Though your collar is still retains some of its original magical abilities after all those thousands of years, its magic is still far from the possibility of an interdimensional travel….unless….I could actually upgrade your collar, giving it a little magical boost. You could be even more powerful than ever.” Dark entity suggested indifferently.

However, its unusual offer woke a sudden interest in Grogar. “An upgrade you say? Even more powerful….” The ram stuttered, yet his cynical and suspicious side remained by the dark beings sudden offer and willingness to actually “help” a demon ram necromancer. “Wait there just a minute. Just why are you doing this all? Bringing my magical collar back and setting me free from my imprisonment? Why are you helping me out anyway? What is it that you…want from me?” He asked both casually and suspiciously, evident that the ram did not yet fully trusted the shadowed gigantic being.

Such an offer about upgrade and increasing someones dark powers just like that and that something evil would actually help evil, that just was not like that. There must have been more about that. And Grogar was more than willing to know why.

“Lets just say, we both want the same thing as well as having a common interrests.” Dark being spoke off with a more stoic and calm tone in his yet demonic echoing voice and not averting his gaze from a ram. “To get out from this dimensional prison back into real world and spread chaos and darkness on the world that wronged us.” A dark being paused a little and then speaking out with a unfamiliar humble tone in his demonic and creepy voice. “But that is the case I would need your little help in return.”

Grogar eyed dark entity dumbfounded with a widened gaze for a while, before he burst into an evil laughter: “HMHM….MUHAHAHAHAHA!!!” He laughed menacingly, earning a stern and even more menacing glare from dark entity, huffing flames yet still remaining cool and calculating. “You got to be kidding me! Me…helping you? Why should I even care? Just because you set me free?” The ram stated still a bit humorously and contemptuously, glaring.

“Hhrrrm!....I must admit that this is rather upsetting, even for me.” Dark entity growled in embracement, huffing flames from his mouth resembling a furnace door. “It would be much easier if I were whole once again.”

Grogar was taken aback slightly confused by the statement. “Whole? Just what do you mean by that?”

“It is a long story…..” Dark entity started its explanation. “But lets just say that I was once in the full flesh and blood, until I was forcefully and literally separated from my body and my spirit had been banished here into Shadow World, while my corporeal form remained back in the real world, buried and hidden from the outside world. As you could have seen, in my present state of being I still retains some of my powers and supernatural abilities, which took me eons to regain. Yet I am still significantly much weaker than I used to be. Otherwise I would already escape from here a long time ago. So….I cannot escape from this dimensional prison by my own, so I have needed….a little assistance.”

By the time, when dark entity finished its explanation, Grogar look thoughtful, yet acting indifferently as ever. “Well….This is unfortunately bad for you. Being stuck here, in this dark dimensional prison just like me for a thousands of years and not able to escape by your own. Lets just say I am so impressed. But then anyway….Just why should I even help you?” The ram stated bluntly with a hint of arrogance in his voice.

“Lets just take it this way, Grogar…..” Dark entity spoke of in response, though now matching a more serious tone, though if not with a hint of anger in his voice. “We both share the same desire. To escape from this dimensional trap, seek revenge of the outer world that wronged us, clenching it in a deadly grasp and cover it into darkness….Think about it….we both could help each other and we both would be happy….or else…..you just could stay and rotten here in this dimensional realm for the whole eternity. And so do I….So….What is your response….you stubborn old ram?” Dark entity supposedly gave a demonic ram his one final offer.

Grogar look thoughtful, like he would be actually considering his mysterious associates words. After a while of brooding in his mind, the ram spoke of. “Hhrrrmm!....As much as I hate to admit it, but you do have a point about that.” Grogar growled in a both irritating and somewhat defeated demeanour.

The ram paused for a while and then he proceed indifferently facing dark entity. “So…what is the deal?”

Dark entity like dragon denied something that looked like a victorious grin, huffing a flames. “I knew we both would actually agree about things.” In the same instance, its huge horn on its horsehead started pulsing with an unusual dark crimson aura, as a small magical orb, pulsing by a sparkling bright light appeared.

Grogar watched the orb questionably and little watchfully. In the same instance, the flashing orb of magical energy started floating right to the ram as it collided with its collars magical bell, its magical signature synchronizing with collars own magic in an unusual burst of light. Surprised Grogar shielded his own eyes or else he would go blind.

Eventually the light faded away and demonic ram stared at his magical bell collar quite dumbfounded, somehow himself feeling that his own magical abilities were drastically increased beyond its usual limits big time via that magical orb upgrade.

Dark being, obviously satisfied chuckled. “I have just upgraded your magical collar bell. Its potential and power is now double times stronger than it ever had been before. With my little upgrade, you should by able to set yourself free and escape from Shadow World with easy.” However, its tone once again turned more serious and somewhat threatening. “But remember….My little upgrade has its own defence system..…So, if you would even think about departing or breaking our deal or….Betraying me….And if you don’t use your magic properly or not by my desire…Its effects will automatically shut down and collar will eventually drain every life essence from you…So……Better watch out.”

Taken aback by this rather threatening statement, Grogar looked like a bit baffled as well as angry, yet remaining its firm and threatening demeanour by himself. “Grrrr….Yeeess. Guess someone has been thing about everything and consequences.” He hissed angrily as well as with a hint of sarcasm in his voice.

Paying his upset mood no mind, dark entity chuckled under his breath. “I am glad that we both understand each other.” It stated nonchalantly as well as with a conquering manner.

Seemingly, fully subjecting to a much bigger and powerful dark entity and though with a hint of disgust and humiliation, Grogar was ready to get down to business. “So….what is it that you want from me? How am I going to send YOU free while I am out from here?” The ram asked irritating, expecting the instructions.

“While you would simply use your magical bell collar for an interdimensional travel to escape from Shadow World back into a real world, but since my spiritual being without a vessel and this dimension actually acting as a sort of an astral plane to me, in this weakened state like being I cannot use an interdimensional travel on my own. So, in my case, it requires a dimensional gate between time and space to escape into a real world and finding myself a suitable host to possess.” Dark being explained, earning quite amused expression from a demonic ram.

“How unfortunate for you, really.” Grogar proceed playfully, obviously amused by his dark entity friends own inability, but then assuming his serious demeanour again. “So, what should I do?”

“First…” Dark being started. “You must reunite three of the powerful Elemental Lords, Lavan, Squirk and Arabus as with their help obtain three of the legendary Elemental stones or Fire, Water and Air as well as your infamous….Gem of Darkness.”

Grogars heart nearly stopped, his mind went almost like crazy with an amazed expression by the mention of the Elementals and gems. “Elemental Lords and Elemental gems you say?! Including my Gem of Darkness?!” Though, Grogar immediately turned into his cynical and sceptical side. “Wait a minute….Elemental Lords you say? Lavan, Squirk and Arabus….Those fools that were struggling for power and an absolute rule over Ponyland in their little worthless Elemental War struggle thousands of years ago. Pchm! Why I should work with them….Especially when I have absolutely no intentions to share my power with anyone…..And besides, from their little struggle, they got exhausted and fell into deep slumber.” Grogar stated contemptuously, evident that a powerful, arrogant and power hungry tyrant like him had no intentions of sharing his power.

Being aware of rams contemptuous outburst yet being oblivious, dark entity tried to make a reason. “Please, lets not being that hasty, Grogar. I quite understand your reaction and frankly…..Even I would never share my power with anyone else. But believe me, you will surely need those guys in your dark plots. Because first: The Elemental stones were created from Elementals own flesh and essences, so….Lavan, Squirk and Arabus are actually the only ones who can control those immense elemental powers as well as sensing their signatures. And…secondly…..Lots of things had changed in the real world while you were kept in Shadow World prisoner.”

Grogar considering dark beings words about cooperation with Elementals slightly, yet he was rather more interested about the changes he was talking about. “Changes in my absence you say? And what kind of changes do you have on mind?” He asked rather bluntly yet deep down with a wide interest.

However, dark entity merely chuckled by response and just like by the force of his own will and its horn glowing by a dark magic energy aura, a burst of light erupted in front of Grogar, who had to shield his eyes an a magical ball appeared. Demonic ram necromancer opened his eyes and watched the ball.

In the same instance, magical ball like orb activated itself as various images started screening in the orb. “For your long thousands of years long imprisonment, the outside world changed a lot, as well as lots of other things you are not aware off.” Dark dragon entity started explaining. “The land of ponies in these days is now called the Equestria and it has its own and new powerful heroes to protect it…. Observe.”
The screen of the magical ball showed a pair of royal alicorns like mares, one colossal yet elegant white one with golden like necklace, shoes and tiara decorated by violet gems, having a sun like cutie mark on her flank and her beautiful multi-coloured mane effortlessly floating in wind.

The second relatively smaller alicorn mare was a dark blue colour and just like the first one having a beautiful dark blue mane with star like night floating in the air, a black necklace with a crescent moon in the middle as well as tiara, blue shining shoes and having a crescent moon with dark clouds like cutie mark on her flank.

“Behold…..Royal sisters of Equestria….Princess Celeastia, princess of the sun. And her sister….Princess Luna, princess of the moon.”

Another scene shifted into a group of six differently coloured young mares. An orange earth pony confident mare with a blonde mane and a cowboy hat on her head and having an apple like cutie mark on her flank. Another happy earth pony of a pink colour having puffy dark pink mane and balloons like cutie mark. Another mare, though this time an elegant white unicorn with a beautiful dark blue mane with a charm of a lady and having a blue crystals like cutie mark on her flank. There was also a tomboyish light blue pegasus flapping her wings, with a rainbow coloured mane as well as having a rainbow with a cloud cutie mark on her flank. And finally, another yellow yet somewhat shy pegasus with a long light pink mane and butterflies like cutie mark.

“These are so called….Elements of Harmony: Applejack, an element of Honesty. Pinkie pie, an element of Laughter. Rarity, an element of Honesty. Rainbow Dash, an element of loyalty. And Fluttershy, an element of Kindness.”

Next scene shifted to small amethyst coloured alicorn mare with a magic pink star and sparks like cutie mark on both sides on her flank, with a beautiful dark blue mane and tail with a pink stripe.

“Twilight Sparkle….Element of Magic. She was once a Princess Celeastias the most faithful student, till she was for her immense deeds and merits transformed into an alicorn and becoming a Princess of Friendship.”

Grogar watched the entire show closely, not missing any single detail with quite an astonishing gaze in his usually grim and evil face. “I can understand that those alicorn princesses, Celestia and Luna, rulers of Equestria are arguably immensely powerful beings, judging that they both represents sun and moon as well as living for thousand of years. I can still acknowledge that, but….those young mares and bearers of an immense power of Harmony? And that Twilight Sparkle...once a young unicorn transformed into an alicorn….Chrrrm! I must say, I am quite disappointed with those kids. Are they really supposed to by a challenge?” Demonic ram huffed arrogantly with disappointment.

“Don’t let yourself to be fooled, Grogar.” Dark entity scolded the ram with an obvious irritation present in his voice. “Though young, those girls along with Twilight Saprkle had been through a lot and accomplishing so much victories against dark and evil forces and great deeds than any other ponies in the history of Equestria.”

He finished the sentence as magical ball orb showed several scenes of Twilight and her friends using Elements of Harmony to free Princess Luna from thousands of years long influence of Nightmare Moon, Twilight restoring her friends and Elements of Harmony from Discords evil corruption and together sealing a dragon chimera like demon into statue, saving the entire Canterlot wedding of Cadance and Shining Armor against evil Queen Chrysalis and her Changelings swarms, return of Crystal Empire and Twilight and her friends fighting an evil forces of a former ruler of Crystal Empire, an evil King Sombra and eventually defeating the tyrant as well as Twilight solving Star Swirls the Beardeds great mystery and restoring Elements of Harmonys, her friends exchanged cutie marks and turning into an aclicorn and being crowned as a Princess of Friendship.

When the images in the ball faded, Grogar who was just watching the events with Elements of Harmony and Twilight Sparkle, considering the situation. “Chrrm!” The ram huffed contemptuously. “Those little girls achieved so much for their own good. But they will see, therefore they had never faced anything like me.” He snarled menacingly, obviously not impressed by Mane Six and Princess Twilight Sparkles accomplishments.

Still being oblivious to devilish rams constant contempt, Dark entity focused its dark magic through its horn. “As much as you are not impressed….underestimating…..or doubting those heroes…..Grogar…….They are the least thing you should be worry about…..The biggest threat for your plans represents…...HIM.”

Dark entity stated somewhat carefully with a more seriously than usual. A screen in the magic ball cleared, revealing a unicorn pony in a strange red and blue calved attire, with a spider like webs pattered on its red sides, a huge black spider insignia on his chest as well as two red spider like cutie marks on both sides of his flank. His red spider pattered mask with a light yellow horn pointing out and white changeling like lenses.

“Who….is that?” Grogar stared into a strangely dressed stallion questionably with quite a widened brow.
“This……is Peter Pony Parker…..but….he is also commonly known as…..The Spider-Mane. A powerful protector, prince and knight of Equestria.” Dark entity responded.

Demonic ram, still starring the young stallion eventually recollected his sense, turning once again his never lasting long awe into contempt with a cynical demeanour. “What?! Just….another kid? Wearing a cheap comic costume attire…..this..…buffon is supposed to be a prince and knight of Equestria? The biggest threat for me? Are you serious?! I must say…I am disappointed.” Grogar contemptuously proceed with arrogance and disappointment.

“Don’t be that sure..….This young stallion achieved even greater victories and managing such accomplishments than Twilight Sparkle, Elements of Harmony and Royal Sisters could ever dream off….. and no average pony in the history of Equestria before him.” Dark entity responded back, indicating the masked stallion in the ball.

As the screen and images flashed in the magic ball, revealing Spider-Mane countless battles, fighting a Hydra in the swamps, evading each heads snapping jaws with venomous teeth with an unmatched agility and grace, protecting Ponyville against a giant dragons and taking them down with a powerful blows of his hooves and a raw power, swinging in the race throughout a city of Manehattan with a blazing speed and flexibility via some sorts of webbing like substance fired out of his front hooves, adhering himself and climbing into any surface.
He also protected citizens of Manehattan from falling blimp and stopping it with his steel like strong webs. Being struck multiple times and enduring such blows and physical punishment like being struck by dragons, buried alive via collapsing buildings, falling from a multiple stores highs, crashing on rock walls as well as magic energy blasts and still remaining in one piece and still keep fighting for a long durations of time.
He even went from toe to toe with an extremely powerful beings, like dragons, dark entities like King Sombra, princess Luna and Celestia, Glacius the snow beast, Queen Chrysalis and her Changelings and many other, displaying a sheer skill, versatility and cunning in battles as well as an unique ability to sense and predict upcoming danger before occurring via something like a “six sense”.

Grogar watched scenes in a slight awe in his face, yet remaining its signature frown but the ram eventually snorted. “Chrm….The colt is young…overconfident…..foolish….and reckless. He has absolutely no idea what troubles lies against him.”

Quite exasperate, Dark being groaned under his breath, releasing another set of flames though his mouth. “Well…..whatever. Think and believe what you want. But remember and consider…..It was your own stubbornness and Elementals own struggle among each other and disunity that caused you your own downfall and helped the heroes to triumph over you all thousands of years ago.” Dark entity once again tried to somehow make reason with a like a mule stubborn ram.

“But….If you reunite the Elementals and working together as a team, you will have a way much better chance to prevail instead of fighting each other…..The unity is strength…...Remember that…..It could help you…..for your own sake.”

Grogar eyed the dark entity, considering its words of advice and snorting: “Well….Whatever….I will think about it, when the times are bad.” The ram stated both sarcastically and cynically at once. “And by the way….” He continued. “Those three Elementals had been in slumber for over thousands of years and who knows where they ended up. How I am I supposed to find them and wake them up anyway?”

Dark entity instead of response chuckled deviously with never ending blazing from his moth. “Chrrm…Don’t worry about that. I shall take care of it by myself.” It said reassuringly.

Grogar though stared at shadow questioningly. “How?”

“That is not important.” Dark being stated calmly. "Yet, I need you to, whereever you teleport from Shadow World into a real world, I would recomend you choose your place of arrival in the middle of place of power. It is asacred field possed by runestone like relics that serves as a generators of an unfettered magical energy generated throughout the land of Equestria. There are plenty of fileds dislocated across the land."

"Chrrm......Why?" Grogar asked, still dont knowing where the dark entity was hading to.

“Do you want to get out from here and take over the Equestria or what?" Dark entity barked with another burst of flames, making an evil demonic ram to grunt in response and shut up. "What matters right now is that you and the Elementals obtain all those stones, together unleashing their unrestrained power and opening a gateway into Shadow World to free me.” It finished a little urgently, evident by his slow yet steadily declining patience.

“And.....Just how am I.....and the Elementals supposde to do that?” Grogar asked casually, twitching its brow questioningly.

“Well……” Dark being stated this time smugly with a bemused grin in his furnace like door mouth, huffing flames. “This is what YOU have to find out by yourself, Grogar. With your upgraded magical bell collar and your mastery over supernatural and magic arts, that should not be that difficult, right?” The entity chuckled humorously, which earned an irritated and somewhat angered groan from the demonic ram.

“However….” Dark dragon went on. “To show you my generosity, let me give you an extra motivation to open the Shadow World….” It stated somewhat generously, turning its armoured dragon like head with horns on its sides and its single unicorn like horn started glowing with its dark energy.

After a while of awkward and grave like silence, a horrible screeches somewhat resembling a mournful horse like whining and honking cut through the silence of the dimension, with a loud wing like slapping sounds drifting around and a strange horse resembling creatures swarm emerged from the darkness. The creatures looked like a skinny to a bone, gaunt and deformed horses of a grey colour with a bat like wings, dirty and dishevelled manes and tails, wearing demonic like armours and their red eyes glowing. Literally and by all means, they resembled a demonic winged horses from hell….Thestrals.

The entire Thestrals like swarm, counting over thousands of individuals flew through a thick air of Shadow World, honking menacingly as they made their way right to the dark entity like dragon and Grogar and like they would by controlled by the dark entity as their master, each Thestral assumed their post, either landing on a near floating rocks or keeping their skinny frames in the mid-air via flipping their bat like wings.

Being totally amazed by the swarm composed of demonic like winged horses, which was quite unusual for an evil ever frowned ram from hell, Grogar blurted out, not able to hold his excitement. “Thestrals?!” He blurted out, scanning its surroundings and a deadly demonic swarm carefully.

“Chmm…Yes…” Dark entity chuckled evident by an immense pride posture it maintained as well somewhat bemused and playful demeanour it assumed, yet being obviously aware of demonic rams confused expression.

“Allow me to explain….When Princess Luna as under so called Nightmare Moons, a dark entity influence, she had corrupted several hundreds members of the Royal Guard. Even after her sister, Princess Celestia banished her to the moon, some of t guards remained under that dark influence with no chance to revert back. Celestia had no choice but to banish them either into a depths of Tartarus, or accidently here into Shadow World. By the hundreds of years due to negative energies of Shadow World as well as my little dark energy boost of myself and influence, they evolved and manifested into these demonic bat-like monstrosities. Beauties….are they not?” Dark entity chuckled playfully, arching his giant clawed like hoof and letting one of the Thestral to land on it like a little bird, watching it somewhat in sympathy and treating a demonic horse like a pet.

“Are you….” Grogar blurted out, recollecting his sense and turning into his usual serious yet still somewhat astonished side. “actually willing to give the entire Thestral army to command?” Demonic ram asked still with al little doubt in his voice.

Dark entity chuckled, letting a pet Thestral fly away from his clawed hoof and turning his gaze to a ram. “Well……as soon as you open the dimensional gate into Shadow World, my Thestral swarm will be released and spread chaos and havoc upon Equestria……Under your command….So..…yes…..As long as you finally agree and keep your word, of course…..It is up to you.”

Considering his mysterious and dark companion words, an ultimate offer that cannot be denied and a chance of the lifetime and watching the army composed of demonic horse like pegasus, Grogar chuckled deviously under his breath. “CHMCHACHACHA! With this army….I shall absolutely rule the entire Equestria and swap from the face of the world everyone who ever dares to oppose my might! MUHAHAHAH!”

“So…..” The dark entity spoke off. “Do we have a deal?” With one last final offer.

Grogar gazed at a shadow and after a while he proceed through his razor sharp teeth grinning. “Yes….We have deal.”
Evil dark being chuckled menacingly in triumph with blazes burning from his mouth at the fullest. “All right than…..Deal.” It extended its enormous clawed like hoof to shake it with a ram in their agreement.

Though staring at the gesture questioningly and with a distrust, Grogar eventually accepted as he arched his strong hoof to shake dark entitys giant hoof with razor sharp claws, but as soon as he touched it, the ram felt an intense burning pain in his own hoof as well as it was burned slightly with a small ember like spark. Devilish ram roared and in pain, pulling his hoof back. “HEY! That burns!” Grogar roared irritatingly by his companions supposed prank.

Dark entity only chuckled, bringing his own hoof up to his face as it snorted it as a small smoke was blown away from it. “Chmm Chmm Chmm! When it burns, it burns.” Chuckling under his breath, obviously satisfied with his little prank as well finally making a deal. “Alright, than…..You should better be out of here going.”

Grogar, after a burning pain on his hoof subsided once for the last time turned its angered gaze to a dark entity and after a while of glaring, the ram proceed. “Well....The place of power, a runstones and magical energy of the land....is it?......So long….It has been….unpleasant meeting you…..Whoever you are.”

In the instance, Grogar closed his demonic red eyes and concentrating his thoughts right into his newly regained and upgraded magical collar bell. The collar started pulsing via magical sparkling energies as its dark aura surrounded Grogars beings. And in the matter of moments, demonic ram disappeared in a burst of light, gone.

In the same moment, after Grogar disappeared, dark entity like dragon burst into a devilish demonic like laughter, its sounds echoing throughout the dimension and shaking the floating boulders. The Thestrals, surrounding their master joined to share its pleasure by shrieking honking on top of their lungs to his honour.

When a laughter subsided, dark entity chuckled for itself and releasing another burst of flames from its mouth. “Chmm Chmm Chmm! What a foolish stubborn old ram….letting himself tricked so easily. Well, let him and the Elementals go ahead to seek the power, dominance and rule over the world…...But that will not do them any good at the end…....Especially when it is will be I who will prevail and get everything on the end..….And than…...Equestria and everything else alive…...Beware!”

“HIHUJIHUHEHAHAHAHAHCHACHACHICHUCHICHUCHECHEJIHHEHEHEHE!!!”

Luna thrashed in her bed back and forth. Nightmares flashing, an enormous monstrous shadow with an evil red glowing eyes and flames and sulfur coming from his mouth and an evil demonic laugher echoing in her mind, haunting her dreams.

Eventually, Princess of the Moons eyes snapped open. A scream felt raw on her throat, however it never made its way out. Gasps with a harsh breathing came out of her. Her entire frame trembling in fear and increased heartbeat literally like a drum echoing in her chest. She placed her hoof over her sweaty forehead. It felt cold, wet from her nightmare. She licked her lips, trying to moisten them again, feeling chapped. She literally looked like she saw a ghost.

Though, after a while of recollecting her nerves and calming herself down a bit, Lunas was sitting in her bed yet too apprehensive, a usually iron-clad maiden lacking her usual surety. Her mind was still going wild, filled with confusion and questions.
“What by a Holy Creator kind of nightmare was that?” She trailed off in a strained whisper.

To be continued...