Empress of Flame 4: The burning truth

by Pathious

Daydreaming

Author's Note:

Note: I did backtrack to the fic before this just to catch everyone up....Enjoy as this is going be the last fic of this series. Thank you all so much for sticking by me this long.

All these years were adding up to this moment. The final day. The final fight. Twilight remembered way back when. The Time she should have expressed feelings for sunset. She remembered when she was to late to do so.

Daydream was really enraged. She was ready to take Adagio and Aria on.

"If you fight me you will lose." Adagio says as her fins started to glow with magic.

"Then I guess we will see if your right~!" Daydream Shimmer flew right at Adagio tackling the large reptile right through one of the castle walls. Daydream thrust her hands outwards creating a portal that she and Adagio went flying into the portal to the human world. Just as she went flying through Twilights eyes opened. Daydream and Adagio went flying into a wall on the other side of the portal. Adagio was now a half siren half siren form. While Sunset was in her form not yet seen in the human world. Daydream had a beautiful white dress and some golden leggings. Her wings were burning bright. Daydream growled loudly and her face turned briefly back to her demonic look but then back to the kinder looking face of Daydream.

"Your unstable...Your still that monster down deep." Adagio said as she slowly started to float up in the air. Her hair starting to flow as magic was flowing through her body. "you want to fight me in a world I rule. your in for one hell of a fight~!" Adagio held out her hands in a way that was luring. "come on sweetheart lay down your fight and join me." Adagio grinned and started to float towards Daydream. Daydream was almost convinced. She decided to let this luring siren get a little closer. Adagio slowly approached her legs dangling as she floated towards her. Adagio reached her and placed a hand under her chin. "Listen to the sound of my voice. Listen to me you don't have a choice. Lost in yourself you feel that you will fall. If you fail you will be forgotten and lost if you win you save the day~!" Adagio began to sing. "Don't listen to anyone but me I'm the one who knows what your meant to be. Feel don't conceal let it outtttt" Adagio held her note briefly. "We all have lost thing given thing to be where we are......" Daydream put a hand on Adagios lips to interrupt her. Daydream then started to sing her own serenade.

"My mind's a kaleidoscope, it thinks too fast. Blurs all the colors 'til I can't see past. The last mistake, the choice I made. Staring in the mirror with myself to blame. Sometimes I'm afraid of the thoughts inside. Nowhere to hide inside my mind." Daydream sang loudly as she did the people that followed under Adagio's rule started to come outside in confusion. Almost as if Daydream was setting them free. "I'm scared that you'll compare and I'll look a lifetime past repair. I second guess myself to death, I re-solicit every step. What if my words are meaningless? What if my heart's misleading this? I try to capture every moment as it comes to me. Bottle up the memories and let them keep me company" Daydream started to float up higher in the air as rays of light started peering though the dark clouded sky. "When the hope of morning starts to fade in me

"I don't dare let darkness have its way with me.....And the hope of morning makes me worth the fight. I will not be giving in tonight." Daydream sang as she now looked down upon Adagio who was beginning to feel threatened. "When I'm old and grey, or thirty, or whatever happens first, I'll need you to reassure me I didn't waste a verse. Or worse, what if my life's work is reduced to just myself

Like never let you get a word in, while I dissect my mental health." she sings as she places her a hand on her own temple. Her singing quickly cut short was Adagio's eyes turned red and she had a sharp object in her hand. Adagio teleported with sound and in moments she had stabbed Daydream right in the chest. Daydream was cut of guard and was unable to stop it. Daydream Was dying and she started to fall to the ground. She hit the ground a crowed of people quickly surrounding her. Adagio floated down and landed by her. She was quickly grabbed by the crowed of people who were clearly no longer under her spell. they pinned her to the ground to take care of her. Daydream now lay by herself on the cold ground. This is when Twilight sparkle came through the still formed portal. Twilight saw Daydream or aka Sunset shimmer. She rushed over to her and quickly held her in her arms.

"Sunset nononon what h-happened." Twilight said as she saw the blood pooling on the concrete ground. Adagio being defeated not far away by the ones she had controlled for so long.

"T-twilight y-your alive" Daydream started to turn back to her regular form as she was dying.

"Sunset let me get you out of here." Twilight said as she tried to pick her up. Sunset shook her head as if to say no as the portal was obviously closing as she was dying.

"n-no twilight the portal is closing. Y-you need to go." she placed a hand on Twilights cheek as tears streamed down her cheeks. "I never wanted to hurt you I just loved you." sunset said as a small stream of blood came from her mouth.

"Sunset I let you down to many times I have to get you out of here~!" Twilight said as she cried into sunset chest. "Sunset I love you I'm sorry I never let you know but I love you I love you." Twilight held her hands.

"I l-l-love you tooo" she starts to cry deeply. "I love you so.......much...go.." sunsets eyes started to close as she went limp the portal started to overload as it was going to close.

"Nnnooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo sunset nooooo please don't be gone nooooo." Twilight screamed

"Celestia, I can't believe this all has come down to this." Her and Celestia were following the burning trail Empress had left behind. They were on the mission end this.

"Nopony ever saw any of this coming. I remember when I first met Sunset Shimmer. I knew she would make change in Equestria. I never imagined that it would be this." Celestia let out a sigh as the made it tot he end of the trail. Empress of Flame standing not far away from them. Twilight couldn't help but remember that face. Then she remembered the kiss. Twilights eyes busted into a bright light as the memory came to her.

"You must think this is only about Equestria. You must truly believe this is all I want." Empress claps her hooves together.

"W-what are you talking about?" Twilight said as she began to grow confused. Empress then clapped her hooves three time. This teleported the Mirror into the room. She smiled as she thrusted her hoof forward. Magic then shoved Twilight through the portal of which was still sparking and heating up. Empress flew in after her, the portal started to spark more after her entrance. Twilight slowly opened her eyes as she looked down at the cold concrete ground below her. She had successfully made it through to the other world. She turned her hand over to see her purple palm was covered in a black ash. Twilight slowly raised her gaze to see a burning tank and ash raining from the sky.

"Don't you just love what I've done to the place. You were right when you said this world wouldn't survive if it had to face a powerful force." Empress chuckled as several transformed people flew down. They had changes much like snips and snail had when they were forced into demon forms.

"Why, how could you do this?!" Twilight felt tears swell in her eyes.

"Simple really, They sided with you in my defeat. Soooo in turn they perish under my rule." Empress said as she used her hands to help Twilight to her feet. "They fight really hard, In fact the fight is still going. LET US GET A FIRST CLASS VIEW!" Empress spread her wings as she grabbed Twilight by the shoulders. She quickly flew up. Twilight let out a scream as she was dragged into the sky. She wanted to fight back for this world but was magic less so she couldn't.

"Put me down, There is no need for this. You don't have to do any of this!" Twilight yelled trying to convince the demon to stop. Ash and soot was now plastering on Twilights clothes. Also this was leaving dark marks on her face. Empress landed on top of Canterlot Highs roof. and pointed out to a row of tanks and military fighting against demonized humans. One tank slowly started to aim at Empress.

"See this is the pain you have caused this world. this is the pain you have caused Sunset. This is me putting an end to it!" Empress yelled for she did not notice the approaching attack on herself. Twilight on the other hand did. The tank fired and was heading straight for twilight, Empress saw this and her eyes immediately changed to Sunsets eyes. Only momentarily. Empress put up a hand out and the shell of the shot fires stopped right infront of Twilights face. "You never fire at HER!" Empress threw the bullet back at the tank, destroying it. Then Empresses eyes returned and That small reminisce of Sunset was gone.

"See, right there. Empress there is still good left in you. Sunset is that good!" Twilight said trying to use words against Empress. Empress quickly turned twilight around as she locked hand with Twi.

"You know I'm starting to see why She was so attracted to you." A deep and demonic purr escaped Empresses throat. Empress placed one of her clawed hands on Twilights stomach. Her hand glowed and it burned the top Twilight was wearing clean off. Without burning of Twilights Bra or burning Twilights skin. Twilights eyes widened at the Empresses sudden change in attitude.

"Stop! You cant just....." Twilights eyes widened more as Empress kissed Twilight on the neck. Twilight felt a warm tingly sensation serge through her body in response to the demonic and fiery kiss. Twilight couldn't help but like that feeling.

"I believe your body says otherwise." Empress said as her fangs slightly scratched Twilight on her neck. "You Princess Twilight are the reason this is all happening. Why not become a part of it?"

"NO, I will not fall victim to your cruel joke!" Twilight tried getting out of the grasp of Empress. "You will not succeed in your plan! The magic of friendship will defeat you. All of these people all of the ponies in Equestria will unite as one. They will defeat you." Twilight smiled as she spoke her words of friendship. Empresses hair began to flicker more rapidly like a raging fire. She was now getting agitated.

"If that was true they would have won already, so enough of your fake wisdom." Empress turned Twilight around so she could look her in the eyes. Empress placed a claw in-between the divider of both bra cups. She quickly cut it with one curl of her finger. Twilight quickly caught it so it wouldn't fall.

"Your in denial Empress, you know I'm right. You know that they will stand no chance if I were to side with you. That is your only reason for tying to tempt me." Twilight said as she held her bra to her chest. Empress then brought Twi closer to her.

"Oh really? Is that what you truly believe?" Empress laughs only to slowly wipe a tear from her own eye. "My your soooo wrong Princess." Empress takes three claws and uses them to caress Twilight right cheek.

"Stop touching me!" Twilight tried moving her head away from the demonic hand.

"You want me to stop!" Empress starts to get even more aggravated. "Fine I'll respect you enough to not touch you with my hands." Empress then quickly locked her red lips with Twilights mulberry colored lips. A very hot sensation formed on Twilights lips that sensation then spread throughout her body and then resonated to be between her legs. Empress was trying her best to sway Twi to her side. Twilight wanted it to stop but she also didn't want it to. Twi then slowly began to kiss Empress back. Empress than slowly tried to get the bra completely off Twilight. Twilight then realized she was falling for Empress, she had to stop before she couldn't. Twilight then quickly pulled away from Empress and ran for the edge roof of the building. She slid to a stop when she saw the long fall. and the distance she had to jump if she wanted to make it into the portal from here. She had no choice not when she had a powerful Demon behind her. Twilight then turned around and then started her run for the edge again. She leaped

off, wind rushing through her hair. Empress taking flight not far behind her. Twilight felt like she was moving in slow motion as her legs barely caught the face of the statue that was the portal. The apparently malfunctioning Portal then sucked her the rest of the way through. She was thrown back into Equestria. She knew Empress would not be far behind her. She also knew that when Empress came through that portal Equestria may have it's final stand.

Twilight knew that this was a similar situation. This time on the other hoof it would be the final stand. The end of the Empress of Flame.

"Well would you look who decided to join the party. Princess one." empress said as she looked into Celestias eyes. She slowly looked over at Twilight. "and princess number two."

"Empress this has gone on way to long. It's time after six years that you fall and you fail. You have caused enough damage...You have made your point. Let go of the past and let Sunset Shimmer go." Twilight said as she spread her wings slowly.

"Let her go. Why don't you let her go... IHAD HER FIRST~!" Empress shouted as her mane started to move like an aggressive flame. "She knew me way before she knew you. I should have been the one she would die for I should have been the one she loved. Instead....She let me die." Empress said as she closed her eyes in sorrow.

"she didn't leave you Empress. She didn't...Leave you.... Tiger lily." Twilight said as she started to make her way slowly towards Empress. Empress looked in her direction as her massive wings flinched back from the name.

"you weren't there you didn't feel my pain. Back away from me~!" empress shouted as she held a hoof out in Twilights direction. The hoof was glowing a bright red as she was ready to strike.

"no think back Empress think back to that walk~!" Twilight stopped walking as she shouted to her. Empresses eyes were filled with tears as her coat color and body stature started to change to the look of What Tiger lily looked like. Tiger lily had the darkest blue of eyes. Her wings were that of Empress. Her tail was long and flowing like Celestia's but similar colors to Sunset Shimmer. Tiger closed her eyes to remember back to the time of the walk.

Tiger lily was walking with Sunset Shimmer whom was on her way to be taught by Celestia once again today.

"S-so sunset, You take this way every single day, Wanna take a more daring rout?" The mare with the fire color mane asked as she hopped in front of Sunset.

"Tiger it's best we get to your mother as fast as possible. After all the sooner I'm done with this boring friendship crap the sooner I can get back to studying that mirror she showed me. Also the mirror she refuses to tell me the purpose of." Sunset said to her so called companion who was blocking her way.

"you never agree to anything I say...sooo please I know a shortcut through the Everfree." Tiger said as she smiled at sunset with a passionate smile. sunset looked over at the nearby. Sunset wasn't dumb she knew that the everfree would be definitely more thrilling of a walk.

"Alright Tiger if you absolutely insist I will head off with ya in that terrifying woods." Sunset started her way into the woods thus sealing the fate of the mare who was with her. It didn't take long to get lost in the woods. The darkness surrounding them was driving Tiger into a crying spree.

"I'm sorry I swear I knew where we were going." she wasn't slightly crying she was fully crying.

"Tiger don't apologize.. Stop crying your going to draw unwanted attention." Sunsets eyes widened as the unthinkable happened. They were both attacked by Timber wolves. sunsets head hit a rock as she fell so she could not help Tiger whos magic was very weak when she was scared. The Timber wolves were brutal as they were biting her eating her without killing her. The wolves took fifteen minutes to fully kill the mare. Luckily for sunset they had paid little to no attention to her after they were done with Tiger. Tiger lily had died without confessing her love for Sunset. Tiger believed deep down that Sunset purposely did not help her. That she let her die.

Tiger lily opened her eyes.

"you were right....sunset isn't my problem...." tiger lily smiled a little insane like.

"see now let her go." Twilight said as she reached out for her.

"but she still loves you Twilight....Your my problem." Sunsets mouth opened and a black mist jumped out and into twilight. Twilight was knocked to the ground as her body began to spark. She was violently turning into.....Midnight Sparkle. "Hahahahahahahahahhahahah now that my problem is now me. Lets take care of it shall we." Midnight waved a hoof and the everfree around her started to light on fire. "Come on Celestia. End me like you came here for. Or cant you now that Sunset isn't your problem." Midngiht thrust her hooves forward sending a wave of fire in Celestias direction Celestia used a shielding spell to [prevent the fire from burning her.

"empress of Flame... Midnight Sparkle. Tiger lily. My daughter." Celestia lowered her head. "This ends NOW." celestia made the shield disappear as she launched herself at the pony. She tackled her to the ground to immediately send a beam of magic into her daughters forehead. Empress was quickly getting close to death. But in some odd twist of fate she managed to launch Celestai off of her impaling her on a tree branch. Empress wobbled over to Sunset who She swore was dead. Sunsets eyes shot open as her eyes burtsed into a bright white light. A Red stripe forming around her eyes as she started to slowly float up. Midnight Sparkle knew this could only mean on thing. Sunset was limp as she began to float upwards. Bright lights appeared on her back and started to form the shape of huge crystal looking wings. They were made entirely of magical light as they flapped once. Sunset yelled out as a dress appeared upon her. Daydream shimmer had finally decided to come fourth......

"This has gone on long enough~!" Daydream said as she floated up and above Empress. "You have done nothing but cause harm for us, For Sunset Shimmer. Now is when I end it." Daydreams hooves started to glow in a golden flame. Midnight Sparkles hooves started to open up multiple portals as her hooves started to glow in a purple flame.

"I have only done what we wanted...What we fought for to begin with.. Before the good in me returned. Sunset is ours and that is how it will stay~!" Midnight flew at Daydream her hooves our and her wings flapping against the air hard. Daydream grabbed her by the hooves. This contact caused the whole surrounding trees for several miles to be plowed to the ground by an energy wave like no other.

"We wanted love.. We died we should have left it alone.. Do you not see my sweet yin we have caused complete imbalance. We were not meant to exist...We need to move on...It's time to let go.~!" Daydream said as a wave of magic resonated from her horn... "True magic comes from love and friendship...We let go of love..... We caused harm to sunset causing her to be rebirthed.. Let them live let her grow....Let her spread her good... She has a purpose...We lost ours." Daydream said as her eyes were golden colored entirely. Daydream spread her wings and Time around them began to slow.. "Let us change." The whole worlds time faze started to rewind and the time seemed to be reversing. Midnight was forced out of Twilight and placed back inside of Sunset.. Then everything went black.

"Sunset? Are you ok?" Twilight said as Sunset opened her eyes. Sunset looked around to see Twilight and her friends looking at her.

"You asked who flashy was?" Pinkie pie said as Sunset stood there confusion flowing through her.

"I d-did?" Sunset rubbed her Head. She had all these memories of things that had not happened yet. "You know what I don't need to know who Flashy is." She smiled "I already know... On the other hoof." She looked at Twilight. "That's not gonna stop me from doing this." Sunset put a hoof behind Twi's head and pulled her into a deep kiss. Her eyes flashing to empresses eyes momentarily. Empress still lived... But.. She was happy. Twilight was caught off guard but did not pull away from Sunset... She felt so warm inside.

"whoa, whoa." Rainbow said as she came between the two..... "are you alright Sunset...she basically told you she has a boyfriends and you come onto her like that?" Rainbow flapped her wings in a rather aggressive way. Sunset was not quite her friend yet so she was not willing to be all nice to her yet. Sunset looked at Rainbow.

"I k-know I know.. just I felt I needed to state my feelings. Before it would be way to late." sunset sighed as the vision of her turning to empress flashed in the depths of her mind.

"It's already tooo late...She's with Flash." Rainbows voice squeaked as Twilight used her magic to pull rainbow away from sunset. Twilight coughed.

"Sunset I d-didn't know you felt this way...R-rainbow is right about one thing.. I am with somepony...." Twilight said in a very kind voice. Her violet eyes staring at the light amber unicorn whom had kissed her.

"Can we be friend for now Twi...?" sunset said as she badly wanted to change the subject. Her heart was beating a million miles an hour as she felt her anger starting to rise from deep inside of her... The butterflies in her stomach had died and felt like they were rotting.

"Of course Sunset...Your my student...That doesn't mean we aren't friends." Twilight gave a soft smile as she went and gave Sunset a very soft and comforting hug. "Don't worry about what is to come...Focus on now." Twilight said as she fluffed her own wings slightly.. "I will always be here for you I promise."

I know you will always be here for me..." sunset cyan eyes look at her as she was embraced by her hug... "I'm only scared of myself." She giggled lightly. "soooo are we all gonna have that picnic then?" sunset said as she had to strain herself to remember what she had come here for.

"Of course we are. I just have to say hello to flash first then we will all go ok?" Twilight said with an awkward change in her smile. Sunset cringed at the name of her coltfriend.

"not a problem.....I cant wait till we embark on this friendship journey." sunset said as she was beginning to realize holding back the empress of flame may prove to be hard without Daydream.

Comments

[narusakufan]

This sounds good so far. I can't wait to see how this ends.