5 years. 5 years of planning, waiting, and training. It was time to begin my plans. The crystal empires alliance with the changelings was growing weaker and weaker, the crystal ponies were scared of an attack. It didnt help I was testing my magic on them to find the most effective way of slaying my foe in a quick and seamless fashion. Terror began to engulf the empire, and with every death I felt stronger, I felt more complete.

The empire would fall in 2 days and I was ready for it. I went back to the cave one last time and fed off the powers of the crystal, it felt as wonderful as useual. Yet, I didnt want it to stop. I tore the crystal out of the wall with as little of a bat of my eyes. I picked it up and took it to my chamber in the castle, which was almost empty with guards controling the panicing ponies. I began to chip away at the stone as I shaped it into a diamond that would fit in the metal amulet that I had crafted for it. With every chip at the crystal, it sounded like wailing was coming from it. Misery was pouring out of the cracks, but with that misery came power. I finally positioned it into the amulet and looked at my masterpiece. The alicorn amulet.

Jade was as stressed as ever, knowing the meeting with Typho was in only 1 days. She knew that the changlings outnumbered the crystal guards by the thousands, and if war started it would no dout end with the crystal empires demise. I was taller now and no longer addressed her as mother when I talked to her.

"Jade.....what are your plans to avert the crisis before us?" she looked up, her eyes had bags and she seemed weaker from the stress.

"I dont know...If I offer any land he will surely refuse and think im just stalling. If war starts... none will survive." she lowered her head as a tear rolled down her cheek. I felt stronger from her sorrow and fear.

"If war be the only outcome, then they may challenge us! But they will fall! Peace can no longer be made between us and the changelings, let us fight with honor!" It was true that I wanted war, but honor was an unecessary waste of time.

"I hope we can make some arrangement.." she slowly walked away to her chamber with her head low. I loved the sight of it. The next morning I weent out and practiced my killing methods some more on a few ponies that I thought would be fun to watch scream in horror. My killing techniques ranged from physical to mental. Some died of fright while others had their bodies beaten and then thrown in the streets. The killing of 6 ponies was enough to cause panic and fear, I need the extra strength. I was never seen as I had found a spell that let me take the form of shadows, this spell let me kill my victims then excape with not a single witness. It was enjoyable.

I stood outside the gates waiting for typho and chrysalis who would arrive shortly. Their carrage was drawn by two dragon like ponie chalings that looked more menacing than the last time that I had seen them. Typho stepped out first, he looked about the same, but his mane was greyer. He gave the same fatherly look he always gave me when we saw each other. Chrysalis stepped out next and she was beautiful, her light blue mane was lucious and covered one of her eyes. Her eyes were of a stunning teal and her coat was like the night.

"Sombra if only we could see each other in a better circumstance." she gave a half hearted smile and walked in to the castle with her father. Now was the moment I had waited for, I went in closely behind them.

"Queen Jade I wish for nothing more than to have peace, but my ponies are tired of lies and constant moving!" Typho was practically snarling as he said this.

"I do as well, but we are dealing with a mass murderer! and have had little time to discuss land matters king Typho! I only wish we had the extra supplies to aid you, but we just don't." Jade actually seemed to care for once.

"You lie. I have seen the crystal ponies gorge themselves while we live in caves and off of weeds! You say you have no supplies, yet you constantly send Canterlot plenty of food and equiptment! Do you take me as a fool Queen Jade?!?"

"No! I do not lie, the crops have been burned to the ground and several important ponies have been killed by the shadow beast!"

"Shadow beast? HAH now you take me as a filly! You expect me to beleive that you cant provide us food because of a monster! HA what stupidity..." Typho and Jade continued on as me and chrysalis sat in silence, she was worried and didnt know what to say, I was simply waiting. The argument went on for several minutes untill Jade offered a third of the land to Typho who gladly agreed to the deal, peace had been made. It discusted me.

Chrysalis went out to gather the changelings to tell them the news while Typho stayed behind.  We were alone, just me and him. "Sombra...I am happier than ever that war has been averted. All though I only wish I hadnt resorted to pety threats of violence."

"Well sometimes that is the actions that must take place King Typho" We stood in the top chamber of the castle with no one around, if I didnt take him down now I never could without drawing attention.

"King Typho, I pity you."

"What? Why do you pity me sombra?"

"Heh... why have only one third when you could have all of it."

"Because, this land is not mine to take. It is rightfully your mothers and yours."

"Glad you agree, but I have one issue with that statement,"

"Ohhh? And what issue would that be?"

"Well.....Its not my mothers or yours. It is all mine!" I shot a bolt of energy from my horn so fast that Typho didnt even turn to see it. The blast was more powerful than I had anticipated, the shot hit his body and threw him through the wall. His body seemed to twist in the wrong ways as his body broke through the wall and plummeted down to the street with a mighty crash. I turned into shadow and quickly moved to a closer position.

His body was destroyed. And what little was left was charred and ashed. His eyes had smoke puffing out of them and his mouth was open in the terror he had felt in his last seconds of life. Now part two of my plan was in effect. A small crowd began to form around the corpse. Screaming echoed through out the group as they started to panic over what had happened. I waited for chrysalis and the changelings to arrive. This was going to be a great welcome home gift

In about twenty minutes chrysalis arrived with the changlings she was overjoyed with the land they now owned, but as soon as she saw the body her joy turned into screams of sorrow. She screamed at the body of her father "FATHER! What has happened! Who killed my father! Somepony tell me!!!"

" It was the guard...under my mothers order." I spoke softly with my lies.

"No...but, we made a deal of peace! Why would she do this sombra! Why! Why! Why!" She ran at me crying and shaking violently, I looked into her eyes and muttered the death blow.

"It was a trick...without a leader she thought you would all die off. But you can avenge him....you can make her pay, and I am here for you." her eyes locked into mine and her rage began to build in her.

"Attack." she whispered. One of the changelings was close enough to hear slightly.

"What did you say your highness?"

"ATTACK THE CASTLE! KILL ANYPONY IN YOUR WAY!" she screamed to her army. I smiled at my success. The strees were full of ponies running for their lives as they were taken down one by one. The castle was being attacked from allsides, I could have let the changelings deal with the queen, but I wanted the satisfaction of wathing jade die by my own hoove.

I turned into shadow and quietly made my way into the castle. I walked down the hall towards the throne room, five guards ran at me. "Sombra are you okay? The queen is in the throne room protected by as many guards as we could gather."

"Solider, you have served your purpose." I shot a mass spell around my body that vaporized the guards. They didnt even get the chance to scream. I made my way into the throne room where my mother stood scared and tears streaming her face. "Sombra! My son I was so worried they had killed you! Ruby is with a guard evacuating the city...I dont think were going to make it...but, at least we can spend the last moments of our lives together. Mother and son."

"HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!! You dont understand mother, I will be fine! But you are right that you wont survive."

"What are you saying?!?"

"Its the end of the line... now for a little privacy." I shot a massive bolt of lightning that fried all the guards in the room, leaving nothing but ashes.

"WHAT HAVE YOU DONE!" jade screamed with terror in her eyes.

"What have I done? Well I single handingly overthrew an empire, killed a king and started a war, and now im going to become a king." I smiled at the thought of the kingdom being mine, the power would be all mine.

"Please dont do this sombra!" I walked closer and snapped one her legs with a spell.

"I loved you! Why! Why! Why!"

"Love is something you along with the rest of the empire denied me, and now moments before death you say you love me? How pitiful! All my life you have done nothing but treat me badly, you wished nothing but my demise so that ruby could take the throne and not me! I WILL NOT BE DENIED!!!"

I shot a bolt to her forehead that began to suck the life out of her. She fell to the ground and I heard her last breath "Im sorry..." before her eyes shut and all life was exhausted from her body. I didnt feel any remorse. About three hours later everything had been taken over, bodies lined the streets and ponies sat chained to the ground by changelings. The crystal ponies no longer shined.

Chrysalis slowly walked up to me. "Sombra im sorry. I didnt want your mother to die. I didnt want to destroy the empire. I..I just." she began to sob as she feel into me. I held her but did not feel sattisfied. "Its okay, may a new era begin. We will rule this empire together as king and queen!" she looked up with a small bit of hope gleaming in her eyes. I looked out upon my new empire, the land was burned and misery was everywhere. It was lovely.