Sonata of Sunset

by ebilly99


Sunset Of deadly sins Pride

It was dark in the caverns of the caves under the castle of the two sisters. A cloaked figure escaped the shadows, her shadow danced across the cave wall as the tree of Harmony lit up the impossibly dark shadow of the night. She worked quickly and dug through her bag. The tree seemed to light up as first one stone and then the five others came out, each one looking like nothing more then oversized marbles. Placing the granite orbs around the tree, they begin to shimmer and change shape. The stones shrank and was replaced with gems, each a unique color and shape.

“Magical elements of harmony I demand your power.” The mare of secrets pulled down her hood, her red and yellow hair glowed. “My magic is not for myself but to return life to whom life was stolen from.” The horn under her hair began to glow a golden white as her hair spiked up from pure power. With the power however also a pain, as her connection to the elements came snapped like an overstretched twig.

She could feel her life energy flow through her and the touch of Celestia’s soul. Sunset fell, weak and in pain. She felt all the weakness that her mentor had previously had to endure. Collapsing she slept a dreamless sleep as the night and next day passed over her.

Spike waited for his sister to return, but as night fell into day, and back again he thought more of the charge he was training and less about his sister. It wasn’t the first time she had escaped the castle. Twilight strained to slow down the falling sands of the hourglass. Her time stopping spell taking it’s toll on the barely cutie marked filly. Spike shook his head and laughed. “You have been at that for a few hours, don’t you think it’s time for bed little one.”

Twilight didn’t move, a slight snore escaping her lips. “Really you fell asleep mid spell.” He sighed and draped her over his back. Soon Sunset’s bed had a little purple mare sleeping soundly in it as the moonless night brought the sounds of changelings in the dungeon. He tucked in the sleeping pony, she was learning quickly but still had a long way to go. He stopped and thought, what was he training her for anyway, it was a question he had never asked but it hit him hard as those mental energies flowed. Any pony could train Twilight to become a great wizard. In fact it was the same training that sunset had done when she was younger.

“You are in for so much more then you deserve” The purple dragon kisses her forehead sorry for her for the first time in his life. He yawned and soon left the room. Smiling, he soon left her bedside and curled up in his own bed. As he slowly drifted off to sleep the sound of the court roared. Jumping out of bed the door to his tower rang with knocks. “Mistress Sunset and sir Spike it’s amazing, it’s impossible but she is alive, and alive like never before.” Before spike could ask who, he was amazed as the empty night’s sky was soon filled with stars and Moon. It wasn’t just the necessities of the night but the majesty of a queen.

The Queens horn glowed in power as it hadn’t in centuries. Her power had returned and so did her will to live. She had never raised the moon so easily, and the stars would be a sight for all her subjects. “My subjects, your queen has returned and she demands you celebrate, for life has returned to me so should it return to the kingdom” Smiling down she sees the ponies outside looking back at her. “Guards the granaries shall be open. Let any pony that is hungry eat.”

It wasn’t something she would normally do, but the queens health had recovered so that she couldn’t hid her joy from her prized student. She ran to Sunsets tower and knocked where she was met by a very tired Spike

“Queen what is going on.” Spike looked up at her, still in his sleeping cap, shocked when he is lifted off the ground.
It’s a miracle, I am healed” She cheers and tosses him into the air, “Can you believe I can train Twilight now, some day she will make the perfect princess to replace me. I can retire and know our kingdom is safe”

Sunset eventually woke up hours later, her health still weak from the spell. It was nightfall when she returned to her home, the stars had never been as bright before as she made her way to the tower. She stops in her horseshoes as the sound of her Queen. She quickly ran forward smiling. “Celes…” She stops in her hoofs as she hears Celestia speak. "Perfect princess b-but I am your princess. I should be the next ruler.... I HAVE BEEN THE RULER" She screams out shaking the castle in her rage.
"Now isn't the time to worry about that Sunset, you no longer have to worry about how to run the kingdom. The chosen one is here"

Little Twilight rubs her eye as she is awaken from the yelling. "S-spike what is going on" She asks hugging his leg frightened. "I thought Sunset was our friend. Why is she yelling at the queen." The little one looked up as Spike sighed. "Twi dear you need to remember that Sunset is just a little confused." Spike is greeted by a magical slap across her face.

"Spike how dare you, y-you are my brother." Tears run down her face as she thinks she is being betrayed. Running off inside her tower the clicks of her door are greeted by bawling.