Ah, you're back! and still alive... impressive for a mortal...
And who's this joining us? it's the Horseman himself, Desire, he wishes to tell you himself I believe, why don't you pick up where we left off Horseman, it was when you were falling...
-Desire's POV(including narration at the start of chapters with the Crowfather from now on)-
Ah of course, here we go mortals, do try and pay attention... and don't die while I'm telling the tale...
"Ah shit, this burns worse than when I first discovered 'fire' and tried to see if it was edible..." I reminisced, my armor suddenly left my body and Affliction left my holster on my back(Affliction and Damnation are crossed diagonally on his back when not in use) and flew to the planet, landing in a different location to where I was headed.
"3, 2, 1-" I stopped as I crashed exactly at the time I predicted.
You know, I'd like to say 'I'm a Horseman and that didn't hurt, haha!' yeah... but it hurt... like a bitch.
I wish the goddamn Council would provide layered meteors so we didn't burn up before we even set a foot on the planet, it's embarrassing to be killed in the atmosphere, revived by the Council, and turning up to battle late... yikes...
"I reiterate my point... payrise..." I grunted as I got up, a forest? how quaint... a dark forest(the Everfree after the Tree of Harmony Incident, so it's safe-ish), it must be my birthday- wait, when was I born? was I born? you know, I can't remember! I must be older than I thought, do Old Ones even celebrate birthdays? somehow I doubt it...
Now on a downer, I buggered off to the nearest sign of life, wait, technically there was life all around me as the trees count as... you know what? nevermind... being old is a bitch, being immortal can be a sonofabitch.
I digress, I was in the forest scanning my surroundings and guess what I saw!
Trees... lots and lots of trees, oh and trees! did I mention the trees?
*sigh*
I walked through the dense wooden trunks and looked for any signs of people, or at least sentient beings!
I could swore I saw a village on the way down, but I was also falling at about 5500 mph so my view isn't exactly the best one.
Eventually I just started cutting down trees in my way I was so bored, I saw wooden wolves sometimes but they just cowered away...
Ah the circle of life... and no, I'm not going to sing Elton John...
Eventually I could see the sky and smokestacks in the not-so-far distance, either from a town or the meteor, or both... hopefully it didn't destroy a town... that would be a shame.
My journey through the forest reminded my of my wanderings pre-Council era, wandering the Realms, some overgrown battlefields, where I would judge poor souls that were left behind.
Enough thinking about currently trivial things, right now I gotta wonder how in Hell am I going to introduce myself to these villagers if I find them? 'hi, I'm an ancient being seeking Harmony, do you know where I might find it?' sheesh, what the Hell is the Council thinking?
This better not be another drunk dream, if I wake up naked in Pandora's Realm again, so help me the Council...
Suddenly the trees parted and I could breathe less air because trees give off air and I was surrounded by trees... you get the idea.
I saw a town not far ahead, it looked like a Medieval humans town, where there humans here? maybe not all is lost after all...
"Guilt!" my horse came out of the ground beneath me and I was mounted within a second, better than the humans way of climbing up.
We both trotted into town (well, Guilt did) and I noticed it looked deserted.
"Where in Hell is everyone...?" I asked.
-meanwhile, Sugarcube Corner-
"What is it?" asked a voice
"Will it harm us?"
"How big is it? I can't see!"
"It's huge!"
"what is it riding?"
"calm down everypony!" whispered Twilight harshly, she looked out the window again and saw the things green eyes surveying the town sharply and coldly, as if it were judging it.
"Yes, we have this under control," said Celestia
"Indeed tis nothing we cannot handle," smiled Luna
"We will protect you," said Cadence, they all turned to Twilight who was observing it
"I think it's a Changeling riding a slightly bigger Changeling, judging by the eyes," said Twilight and looked back at the group to confirm they had heard her.
"Do you always make such assumptions before you've met someone?" came a questioning voice.
Everypony jumped and Twilight spun around and saw the figure looking in their direction.
"How did-" she started to whisper before shaking her head.
"How did you hear us?" she asked boldly.
"Enhanced hearing, you may as well come out," it said as it dismounted and it's mount sank into the ground.
"Princesses, back door, move!" mouthed Pinkie frantically to the four Alicorns.
Twilight went right next to Pinkie's face so she could whisper very quietly.
"Remember Zecora? We misjudged her, we shouldn't assume-" she stopped as Luna and Cadence were already out.
-in the square Third Person's POV-
"HOLD THERE BEASTS! YOU ARE UNDER ARREST CHANGELING!" said Luna in her Royal Canterlot Voice.
"HOW DARE YOU SHOW YOUR FACE AROUND HERE AGAIN!" exclaimed Cadence in her own Royal voice.
Seeing talking ponies startled him, but he'd seen weirder in his long life so it didn't show
"I think you both have me confu-" he growled before he was interrupted.
"Are thou resisting arrest?" asked Luna.
"Yes I am," he answered, if these... ponies wanted a fight, they'd get one.
"en guarde Changeling!" exclaimed Luna
He pulled Damnation out and got into a fighting stance
"Bring it on horsie," he said
Luna charged him and he just stood there, as she was about to impale him he moved to the right and swung his sword out to the left a she passed, he moved his blade with her movement, she slowed and came to a halt as he let his hand hand fall to his side.
Seconds went by as she just stood there, unmoving, Cadence never took her eye off the Horseman but moved to the left, going to her auntie as did the Mare 6 and Celestia.
They went to the front of her when they noticed a little cut on her neck, she wasn't breathing or moving and her pupils were dilated.
"Luna! are you ok? talk to us!" implored Twilight
"auntie? auntie?" asked Cadence
"Sister, wha-" started Celestia before Luna fell to her knees and her neck burst open in a stream of blood as she started choking and coughing as her neck bled and the full extent of the cut was revealed, it went halfway through her neck. They tried to stop the bleeding frantically with their hooves.
"Come on Lulu, don't do this! I just got you back! please! stay with us!" implored Celestia in tears as her sister choked on her own blood and the life left her pretty eyes.
They tried to no avail, Princess Luna bled out and was dead. (for those who are horrified and about to click off the tab, WAIT! look again and the sentences wording, and stick around)
Her soul seemed to leave her body and turn purple as it absorbed into his sword.
Celestia cried, no, wept over her sister's corpse.
Cadence then took up a battle stance.
The Horseman looked on, unfazed.
"You. Killed. My. Auntie!" She sobbed as she stood there.
He simply got ready again, she charged her magic and blasted him with all her power, sending him flying.
He crashed through a few buildings and groaned as he got up.
'What did they expect? that was self defence,' thought the Horseman
Suddenly a building collapsed on top of him and he was buried in rubble.
The End