CHAPTER ZERO
“Sombra.. Tell me, are you aware of the crimes you have done? ”
“I-I don’t know.”
“Do you have a reason why you did these crimes?”
“N-No.”
“Sombra.. Sombra… Sombra… You were never this way before. You were once a pony with a big heart. You were kind, giving, truthful, and loyal. You had all the ideal traits a pony would dream to have. ”
“NO! I WAS NEVER LIKE THAT! NEVER!”
“DO NOT DENY YOURSELF THE TRUTH FOR I KNOW YOU BETTER THAN YOU KNOW YOURSELF! I KNOW YOU BETTER THAN ANY BEING ALIVE OR NOT, EVEN CRYSTAL HEART.”
The unicorn’s eye visibly twitched at the mention of the name. Purple flames emanated from his eyes and bursts of dark magic shot through his horn as he aimlessly shot through the darkness.
“DON’T YOU DARE BRING HER INTO THIS! DON’T YOU DARE SAY HER NAME AGAIN! YOU DON’T DESERVE TO CALL HER THAT!”
“I might as well say the same for you then Sombra. Or should I say, Kind Heart? ”
“Who are you? SHOW YOURSELF COWARD!” The unicorn bellowed, purple flames engulfing his body.
A tall, faceless equine figure presented himself in front of the unicorn king. A mixture of shock and anger painted Sombra’s face. With a nod of the being’s head, the flames in Sombra’s body died out and so did his strength. The unicorn king’s knees gave in as he knelt before the figure.
“I maintain the balance and order in Equestria and in the universe. I step in when I am needed and step out if I wish it. I am neither bad nor good, hence my name. I am Zero and my purpose here is to impart to you a lesson. Know this Sombra, I could erase you from existence right here and now but I choose not to. I’m giving you a second chance. Do not waste it.”
“And what if I do?” The unicorn retorted.
A smile formed across the being’s faceless appearance which is to be described as his face violently tearing in two. The remaining courage and anger Sombra had been gone. Only fear was left inside of him, and it was eating off him from the inside-out.
“What if you do?” The being known as Zero repeated. His smile then turned into a frown. He continued with a menacing tone.
“Let’s just say I’ll let you feel a far more excruciating experience than death itself.”
-End of Prologue-