//------------------------------// // Complete Monster // Story: Death Note: Alight Equestria // by DeviousNights //------------------------------// General Nightmare Moonlit and Princess Twilight Sparkle stood face to face in a dark field, only illuminated by the last remnants of the afternoon sun that had been shoved under the horizon. The atmosphere of the field was as tense as the situation itself, the two alicorns staring each other down in a way reminiscent of old western duels. Dust swept across the field, swishing aside the grass, which in response made a small whistling noise, as if crying for help. "You may be a princess, but remember. Even you aren't immune to the power of God." "Your mistaken. Your not God." Twilight responded in a sour, threatening voice. It was obvious that she had been crying, possibly even screaming, by the condition her voice was in. Her voice cracked in between her words, somewhat sounding like a toddler that had just started learning to speak. "A God would never do something like this." Twilight said condescendingly, her head shaking in disapproval. "Oh, on the contraire. A God, such as myself can do whatever they please." He responded, backing himself up before feeling a small stab in his foot. "What I am doing is for the greater good anyways." Nightmare started rubbing his hoof against the ground, as if he was digging for something. Twilight responded to this by changing her stance to an offensive one, and began to illuminate his horn. Nightmare's clawing became more and more intense as he finally started to break the ground bellow him. His now somewhat pointed hooves assisted him in digging through the softened mush. "You did something to the princesses. How else did you turn into an Alicorn?!" She asked, the magic aura surrounding her horn growing more and more intense as she raised her voice. Her anger grew more and more concentrated, her hatred for Nightmare showing through her tone and physical stance. "All I did is help them find somepony better for the job. Tyrants aren't very fit for this line of work. They're...very prone to...assassination." Nightmare's words reverberated across the dark field, the cold tone he said it in giving Twilight brain freeze. Her head began to throb at his words, the thoughts causing her great despair. It was as if everything in her life, everything around her had suddenly lost all of its meaning. Rarity, she was recovering from. The disappearance of Sweetie Belle, she could cope to. The death of Celestia? It did not even seem possible to kill an Alicorn, let alone the princess of Equestria. Does that mean Nightmare has ascended even the power of a God? Just him along with that notebook that was constantly mentioned was enough to take down even Celestia? Was he already God even before he became an Alicorn? Then, a striking feeling inside of her chest pulled her back into reality. Looking straightforward, she saw Nightmare levitating a brown and sullied scrap of paper and an equally dirty pen. Nightmare's smile struck her heart almost as much as the physical assault on her internal organ. It was a large, evil smile that basically created an aura of despair. Twilight attempted to crawl towards Nightmare, her wings folding in as she did. She got to his front hooves, grabbed one, and looked up at him. She held onto his hoof valiantly and began to say something. "B-bas....tard...." She mumbled before she blacked out. "And as such, that marks the beginning of the next phase." Nightmare commented, walking away into the darkness. ~ "A-Ah!" Colonel Heaveswood awoke from a deep sleep at the hospital. He had an oxygen mask on, and was in a well-lit room, surrounded by police officers from his department, and his two fillies crying at his bedside. In response to his awakening, the room began to bustle with movement. "Ch-chief?!" A dark green pony in uniform cried as the rest of the room began to close in on him, a doctor running in as they did. It was Dr. Siegfried. His two fillies were already attempting to get onto the bed, however it was much higher than they anticipated, and they lost balance and fell off before looking back to face Dr. Siegfried. Their warm, hopeful expressions melted from their faces like an ice cube left in the sun when they saw the dark expression on his face. Dr. Siegfried motioned for the ponies to make a hole so he can get through he approached the bed, clipboard in hand. He looked Colonel Heaveswood in the eye, clear expression of disapproval. He sat the clipboard down in front of the Colonel, and gazed at him, with a look of anger and disappointment. "For this very reason, I told you not to work on that case anymore. Heaveswood you just had 3 major heart attacks in the last 7 hours. Quite frankly you should be dead right now." Dr. Siegfried explained, Heaveswood's eyes widening as he did. "3 major...heart attacks?" "It seems the first one crippled your heart so much it can't handle much stress anymore. The first one definitely should have killed you, but since your not dead, it caused your heart to become significantly weaker, which is why these complications are even happening." The tense moment was interrupted by the children who were excited at their father's return. They began jumping all over him, showering him with hugs. Dr. Siegfried pulled the two off, warning the both of them about his complications. It was clear they did not understand. Suddenly, Sycamore Gavin, the new king of Equestria, strolled in. He had on an Equestrian Royal guard uniform, his plethora of medals jingling as they clashed against each other. His new form made him much taller, his mane grew noticeably longer, and his new wings were folded inwards, resting along the sides of his new body. "What's he doing here?" Heaveswood asked, turning to Dr. Siegfried, expecting An answer, but Sycamore himself decided to answer him. "Oh...wait..." "Due to your complications. I am here to properly retire you as police chief."