King Sombra's "Troubled Crystal Heart" May's new story for Mother's Day · 3:20pm May 7th, 2016
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A heads up for my new story of the month which premieres tomorrow, Mother's Day. You may remember the description from my May 1st blog post, but for those who missed it, here it is again: "King Sombra, fearing he's losing the edge to his hardened heart and how that might cause his grip to weaken on the Crystal Empire, goes to the one creature for advice he never wanted to speak to again - his mother."
Here's your preview:
Letting the rest of his body dissolve, the King let another sigh escape him, this time in momentary relief and pleasure. As used to his solid pony body as he had come to be in his life, this was what he truly was...a murky shadow creature denser than the birth mother who swirled happily around him now. He had forever been changed and reshaped by the power of equine blood and the kiss of moonlight ages ago.
*This is not Umbrum form, mother...how can you accept me as THIS,* he murmured, a pair of emerald and red crystal eyes leaking violet energies in the center of the dark mass searching Sharia's empty eye sockets.
*Mother Tua and the ressst of us chosse thisss for you, my little one,* Sharia's whispery voice declared without hesitation and with all the love of a mother who had been beyond desperate to keep her offspring alive at the time. *You were ssso tiny, ssso weak. You were dying and it wasss your only chance to sssurvive.* She nuzzled her wispy form up against his dark mass...he could feel her maternal love seeping through the nearly non-existent barrier of their bodies, passing from her to him. He felt himself start to sink into the bliss of the bond. How he had missed for and longed for this!
*Now, you are our King, my Sombraaa,* she purred, watching his eyes half lid in pleasure. *So ssstrong, ssso powerful. Ruler of ponykind. I am ssso proud of you, my little shadow colt. The Dark Onesss gave you back to me...rescued you from death!*
*Mother...* Sombra's voice softened. He swayed, unaware of when she had expanded her smoky form to embrace her now grown child, hold him as loving parent would. *I've – I've missed this so much!*
