//------------------------------// // Rule 38 // Story: Chronicles of an Evil Overlord // by Melancholy //------------------------------// Domination of Equestria - T+215 - days. “My...my baby…” “Cadence, darling, we never had a child. Remember?” “No...I...I don’t know, Shining...you’re not…” “Yes I am, I’m your Shining Armour. We’ve been happily married for a few years now, remember?” ”YOU’RE NOT MY HUSBAND!” “Apply another sixty thousand volts.” “Gaahhhhhh!” “Cadance, please. I don’t want to hurt you. You need to calm down.” “You...you killed our…” “I keep telling you Cady, we don’t have a foal. I don’t know where you’re getting this crazy idea from.” “But...I remember…you...all that blood...” “You’ve always wanted foals Cady, maybe you’re just misremembering? You’ve always been prone to flights of fancy.” “...Flurry…” “Up the dosage.” “Master, any more might kill her.” “...Heart…” “It won’t. Trust me, Alicorns can take much worse than this.” “As you command Master.” “...Shining?” “Yes dear?” "It hurts Shining..." "I know dear. I want to take your pain away, but you've got to forget first." "Don't...want....mustn't...forget..." "Just forget about foals. You've never had a foal. There is no foal." “You can’t...be…” “I’m right here Cadance.” “No...you…” “I’m right here, and I’ll stay right here by your side until you’re thinking clearly again. We’ll be one happy family…” Overlord Rule No:38 If an enemy I have just killed has a younger sibling or offspring anywhere, I will find them and have them killed immediately, instead of waiting for them to grow up harboring feelings of vengeance towards me in my old age.