“Do not try to deceive us Sombra. You can claim to be whoever you want to be but, you’ve already show us your true identity by summoning your crystals.” Luna said. Ozark Snarled before Luna began to scream in pain as electricity shot through her body. She violently shook and tried to break free from the crystals binding her to the wall.
“I warned you!” Ozark yelled before the electricity stopped and Luna fell still as she breathed heavily. She looked up at him as he added, “Never compare me to that pathetic unicorn again!”
“Sister, please hear me out,” Celestia said. Luna turned to her sister as she added, “I believe we’re dealing with Ozark. Can’t you see the dark aura surrounding his body?” Luna turned towards Ozark and saw a pitch black aura circling his body before turning back towards Celestia.
“It’s the same aura that surrounded Sombra,” Luna said. Celestia shook her head.
“It’s the aura that surrounded him when we ventured to the Empire to confront him. Remember how his aura was when we placed him on the throne of the Crystal Empire,” Celestia said. Luna nodded and remembered when she first met Sombra. She was memorized by his bright, beautiful, ruby red aura.
“His aura changed!” Luna shouted. Ozark’s sadistic crooked smile once again formed on his face before Luna added, “You possessed Sombra? But why?”
“To get the means to dethrone both of you and take my place as the rightful king of Equestria,” Ozark said.
“A lot of good that would have done you,” Pinkie spoke up. Ozark snarled at the pink pony who explained, “They used the Elements of Harmony to defeat you.”
“And yet here I stand before you, ready to bring my plans to fruition,” Ozark said.
“Then we’ll use them again to stop you!” Rainbow Dash yelled. She struggled to move but, found it fruitless before she added, “The Elements.”
“Are incomplete,” Ozark interrupted. Everypony looked at him in shock.
“The Elements aren’t incomplete. They’ve stopped discord twice, they stopped you twice,” Twilight stated.
“They only delay the threats against the kingdom,” Ozark said before he walked towards Twilight and her friends and explained, “The Elements of Harmony delay the threats. That’s why Discord was able to come back, that’s why I’m able to come back, why the changelings are still a threat!”
“I asked you and Star Swirled to make a magic that could bring peace and harmony to Equestria and the world. Not a weapon to be used in war,” Celestia said.
“So you would delay Equestria’s destruction a few thousand years for peace, when you could destroy the threat entirely!” Ozark said.
“Looking for peace in war is a fruitless effort Ozark. Spilling innocent creature’s blood will not bring about peace,” Celestia said.
“Being the more aggressive kingdom will save Equestria’s citizens. Eliminating the threat instead of trying to befriend it will end the bloodshed,” Ozark said.
“My word, you do know how to suck the fun out of everything don’t you,” a disembodied voice stated. Everypony looked around for the source before a massive flash appeared and Discord appeared. Ozark snarled at him before his smile formed back on his face. He trotted over to the chalice shaped crystal and moved his hoof under the diamond shaped crystal. When he pulled it away the crystal floated above his hoof. His horn glowed and bright red symbols appeared on the diamond shaped crystal. He placed the crystal over the chalice and it began to spin like a twister letting out a small whistling sound that slowly died down.
“I was wondering when you’d show up,” Ozark said. He was hiding his hatred for the creature behind his sadistic crooked smile, but it was wavering towards a snarl every second he had to stare at Discord.
“I like a good prank as the next guy, but this is a little much. Even I wouldn’t have slaughtered Chrysalis like that,” Discord said. Ozarks eye twitched as his smile finally faded and a snarl formed on his face.
“Drop the act Star Swirl,” Ozark said. Twilight and her friends mouth’s dropped before they turned towards Discord who seemed to not hear Ozarks request.
“What act, this is how I always act,” discord chuckled as he flew up and did a loop in the air before landing back down to the ground.
“You know exactly what I’m talking about, your charade of being the Spirit of Chaos has gone on long enough,” Ozark said. Discord was about to say something but Ozark had finally lost his patience and yelled, “Enough of your games!”
Discord sighed and rubbed his eyes with his lions paw. His sigh was low and gravelly. When he looked at Ozark he spoke, but his normal, playful voice was gone. Replaced with a deep, gravelly voice, “Fine, you want me to be serious, then let me remind you that: Chaos magic is one the strongest types of magic on the planet. If I so choose, I could end all of this with a simple snap of a finger.” He waved his griffon’s claw.
“Prove it,” Ozark said. His sadistic crooked smile had formed again on his face. Discord shook his head and snapped his griffon finger. The world would go back to normal: the crystals holding Twilight, her friends, and the princesses would be gone, the changelings he morphed into hideous creatures would change back, and the chaos all over Canterlot would end. However, that didn’t happen. The crystals still held Twilight, her friends, and the princesses. Canterlot was still under attack by the monstrous changelings and Ozark still stood there with his sadistic crooked smile on his face. Discord started to snap his fingers again and again like someone trying to use a lighter that wouldn’t work.
“Oh dear brother, you’ve fallen for the same trick as your pathetic Princesses you worship,” Ozark said before his horn lit up. Discord’s body lifted up in black aura before he was violently slammed to the ground. He was picked up and slammed into the ground again and again. After the sixth time he was lifted up and stayed suspended in the air.
“How are you able to cancel out my magic?” Discord asked. Ozark chuckled before he turned and trotted over to the chalice shaped crystal.
“Just like Celestia and Luna. You fell for my trap,” Ozark said.
“What is that thing?” Twilight questioned.
“This little thing, oh it’s just the Chalice of Genie,” Ozark said. His smile grew when Celestia, Luna, and Discords eye’s widened.
“You don’t mean the titan?” Celestia questioned.
“The same titan that devoured all magical creatures nearly one hundred thousand years ago. The same Genie that was defeated by the great alicorn himself: Mana,” Ozark explained. He looked up at Celestia and saw her disbelief but when he turned to Twilight. He saw confusion in her eyes and chuckled, “I guess you’re faithful teacher hasn’t informed you of all the history of this world.”
“She is not ready to learn of such dark events,” Celestia roared.
“I think she is now,” Ozark said before he turned to Twilight and her friends and began to explain, “This world was once revenged by monsters known as titans. The most destructive of them all was Genie. A titan that consumed all magical creatures, but Genie was not always a titan. He was known as mount Genie; the tallest mountain in the entire world. History tells us that an evil unicorn created this chalice to absorb magic to become all powerful. However, his plan backfired when the chalice merged with the mountain and created Genie. With the chalice deep in Genie’s gut, he was forced to consume magic to sustain his growing hunger. A lone alicorn seemed to appear from the heavens and battled Genie. He wanted to free the world from the titan. The alicorn who called himself Mana seemed to control the other titans and had them fight for him against Genie. But, Genie was powerful and destroyed the other titans and consumed their magic. In a last ditch effort, Mana summoned a massive amount of magic and sealed Genie inside this chalice. This magic came with a price: his body became crystal. With his dying wish he wanted both the chalice and his crystal self to be separated from one another. The chalice would absorb all magic around it, rendering it useless. Unless a pony was able to bring Mana’s crystal state with the chalice. With a small dollop of blood, the crystal would negate the chalice’s effect on the pony who gave it their blood.”
“But how did you find the chalice and Mana’s Crystal State,” Luna questioned.
“I had found the chalice after being stripped of my physical body the first time, but finding Mana’s Crystal State would be the key in using it. While in the Crystal Empire I found his crystal state but in my own state of weakness I couldn’t obtain it. So I possessed Sombra and put the crystal ponies into the mines to dig up Mana’s Crystal State. I had found it and absorbed it into my magic just before you two appeared and ripped me from his body,” Ozark said as he seethed at the thought of being taken from his body twice.
“But how did you stop my Chaos magic? Even with the chalice and Mana’s Crystal State, my Chaos magic should still work,” Discord said.
“Correct, but,” Ozark said as he pointed towards the red symbols on the crystal diamond and added, “While with Weaponry, I had him look up Chaos magic and found something that could counter it. The Hymn of Oder, An incantation that negates any and all Chaos magic.” A beat of sweat trickled down Discords brow as Ozark slowly walked over to him. His horn glowed and six black orbs floated from his horn and took the shape of weapons. His smile grew as he stared at Discord.
“W-What are you going to do?” Discord nervously asked.
“Just looking you over and had a thought: do you remember how as a colt I wanted to critic and change pony’s art work?” Ozark said.