Twilight's Inferno

by Crazy_Iron

Canto II

In me many do chaos thole,
for their lives disturbed peace.
In me, justice is the dole.

Through me pass those who harmony did cease.
Anguish to those whom harmony held not dear.
and the holes in themselves fit not the piece.

Swift are they sent to the proper tier,
that remands for errs in life.
Know true discord, ye who enter here.

“I can only imagine the ponies strife.”
Twilight said, sorrow in her voice.
She didn’t know chaos was so rife.

They in life had made their choice.
Come and enter there is much to see.”
At the thought of inside she did not rejoice.

As they walk, she thought of an inquiry.
“Inferna, about your mark,
what exactly is it telling me?”

On her flank was a symbol stark,
of a loosely coiled whip;
around a fire; no mere spark.

“my lash ushers beings to their grim trip,
and in doing so contains chaos’ bright flame.”
The blunt answer quivered caused a quiver in Twilights lips.

Soon after the princess loudly did proclaim,
“We have arrived. Look, and gaze upon Hell’s pass,
where beings will judgment claim.”

Twilight stood in awe of the great mass.
Every race stood represent,
from peasent to noble, every class.

Great were the wails of lament,
as the throng languished forward,
not eager to meet their torment.

Twilight soon saw what they were marching toward,
the reason for the here’s namesake.
Through thorns did beings of earth did ford,

and cry in pain as skin did rake.
Twilight tried to look away,
for she felt her knees begin to quake.

“You must not let your sight now stray,
for we have only yet begun.
How much more could there be of dismay?

The trial of earth was now done,
and gave way to challenge of sky.
As two pegasi started their aerial run.

The first let out a paniced cry,
as it flew through the tempest.
Twilight saw the strained look in its eye.

She was unsure of the purpose of this test,
so she waited for more.
What she saw next caused her eyebrows to crest.

This pegasi’s run had no hint of gore,
instead it flew through cats and dogs,
upon its face a look that showed bore.

Twilight’s mind could not spin any cogs.
“What manner of judgment is this?”
She asked, gazing at this fury fog.

“This indicates the rejection of bliss.
It is Cerberus’ elaborate joke,
to send them to the first abyss.

For before these poor souls did croak,
they never choose to share a smile.
Not punished, merely ‘poked,’

until they remove the look so hostile,
and their lips form that joyful curve,
and heart ins cleansed of all the vile.”

With that Twilight found a little nerve,
and looked out to the field again,
to a grove of poison joke observe.

An earth pony, with look of pure disdain,
trudged forward through the laughing land,
not pleased with how it changed its mane.

Twilight tried to her laugh remand,
though her efforts where for naught.
Inferna smiled. “Hell is not all bland.”

When the pony had finished its trot,
a unicorn went to take its place.
Through Twilights spine a chill shot.

A sea of boiling water was the base
for her growing apprehension.
The challenge of magic will make its case.

Twilight watched with rapt attention,
as the being swam through boiling blue.
To here nightmares was added another dimension.

“Twilight, do not fear what you view;
this is meant for those who do great wrong
and you will never have to it go through.”

At this was given a sigh quite long.
She relaxed enough to look up and see
another to whom hell belonged.

But she heard not the wail if a banshee,
for the scalding water turned a bubbly bath,
Causing the ponies colors to disagree.

Clearly this one earned not wrath,
but still rejected the joys of life,
and was sent upon this colorful path.

With curiosity was Twilight rife.
Inferna spoke. “Let us be gone,
for yet ahead there is more strife.”

They wandered forth through fields most wan,
until they finally reached the end,
where shades would find which torture dawned.

Twilight spotted a familiar friend.
Cerberus, who guarded a gate.
From the dogs tongue she could not defend.

“To see you again he could not wait,
for damning souls gets rather bland.
Seeing you his mood elates.”

Twilights smile did expand,
but a question passed her mind.
“Does he choose where to send the damned?”

“Ahh, it seems you are not blind.
His barks directs to where go the souls,
his number indicates to where assigned.”

Twilight soon witnessed this form of control,
on the unicorn she saw before.
Six barks sent it on its stroll.

“Come, we must get further to the core,
if you wish to see things new.”
Twilight braced for sights of gore.

Comments

[Starlight Nova]

When is the next chapter coming out?

[Crazy_Iron]

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Sorry, I realize I let this slip. I will have another chapter up by Saturday night latest.