Seven days after the battle of Nightmare Moon and Celestia -
Castle of the Two Pony Sisters courtyard
The cooled embers of the battle seven days past crumple to dust beneath the hooves of a visitor to the forsaken, now empty, castle in the Everfree. All valuables were long gone or hidden after the battle between the princesses, and what remained was unlikely to attract looters or greedy ponies looking for treasure.
As the wind blew through the desolate courtyard, the only signs of life were the quickly recovering plants and the figure making his way to the central section of the soon to be abandoned former palace. His blue grey coat contrasting with the ever present shadows from topiaries that are quickly reverting to a wild state.
A statue stands unbroken in the central garden, one of a dark alicorm mare with a mane made up of galaxies. Her cutie mark has been vandalized by somepony, possibly an angry guard. But the outline of a crescent moon can still be seen underneath the scratches and fractures that will completely disappear into fragments in time. Time shall also remove the finely sculpted stars from her mane, reducing them to lines that seem to belong to another.
The stallion stands beside this monument, his eyes drifting up past the statue itself to the moon that shines its light upon the world. A new scar is visible on it's formerly clear surface, a scar that resembles the face and features of the statue beside him. He can't help but sigh, the beauty of the moon touches his soul as the mare who is depicted in stone beside him had so many times before. He'd seen her so many times, adored her hand crafted night skies above as few others had. The stars were always new, always perfect; and never the same twice.
Until seven days ago, for ever since the night sky had stilled. For her hoof no longer created tapestries of starlight for those who loved the night. Indeed in his lifetime and many after he had passed, the stars would remain the same.
He sat down upon a cold stone bench, marred by burn marks from the fire seven days before. His hoof reaches out to touch the statue, as droplets of liquid sorrow rain from his eyes. Tears shed for all she had endured, all she had created, and all that he and others would never see again. For despite what she thought, there had been ponies who loved her and the tapestry she wove. Those who appreciated her protecting their dreams, and who would stay up late to see her Night.
He was one of them, an unnamed stallion in history that time would forget. A songwriter and ballad maker, a singer and musician. One who had always loved her from afar, but never been able to tell her. Now it was too late.
She had fallen to the Nightmare, and few would remember all the wonders she wrought as history took its toll. He had heard and seen the signs of the edits of known history already. All traces of that lady of the night being erased from history for reasons unknown. Just days after she had fallen and been sent to the skies above. He knew deep in his heart that many of his ballads of her artwork in the heavens above would be lost. If he was lucky they would be sealed away, but forgotten all the same.
So now he was here, where it all ended and began seven days ago. Here to present to the beautiful lost princess what he had intended to be given in private. His feelings given sound, her art given a song; and possibly her mind given light to weather the darkness.
Using his horn he removes his lyre from his back, carefully placing it at an angle and resting it upon his shoulder. Eyes gazing upwards past the statue to the moon, his own dark purple mane drifting in the breeze he begins to sing.
"Tell me, can you hear me from where you are?
So far out among the stars.
Can you hear my heart is breaking, thinking of you stuck up there."
He leans against the statue eyes fixated on the mare whose head is burned into the moon.
"Why did you fall so far, many of us loved your art.
You were to us the light in the night I swear.
Tell me, why couldn't you stay strong, I know that that they were wrong;
But my night lady we still love you, even after that day."
His eyes begin to fill with tears as he belts out the next verse to the mare in the moon.
"You were the perfect star, never close but never far.
I remember forever my lady, you saving our dreams from the monsters and soon; I hope you hear my song up there.
Now as you gaze across the sky, from the moon with your eyes;
can you perhaps still see us Luna, watching you from way down here.
Or do you prefer to cross the stars, to galaxies so far away that no pain can hurt you out there."
The tears continue to flow as he gazes at the clouds moving to cover the moon, and continues on.
"You were, the light that guarded our hearts. The eternal shining star;
Luna if we knew before that day, to your court we would have strayed.
But my night lady, we could not stop staring at stars; your tapestry of art.
There might have been a way, but your heart was already closed that day.
But I know that we won't give up, we will keep your dream alive.
I promise you this today, we will never forget you like they may.
Your memory will be kept alive across time, not forgotten and I swear to you my lady my song will light the way."
He lowers his head to wipe tears from his eyes while looking longingly at the mare in the moon, as the cloud begin to cover her visage from sight.
"Every night I will sing of your name, so you can't let yourself fade away.
I love you Luna, I wish you had stayed."
The song over, the stallion stands still and stares at the moon until the clouds cover it completely. Using his silver magic he pulls out a bound book from his saddlebags, casting a spell that will live on long after he is gone. He pulls out a loose stone in the base of the statue of the mare of the moon, and slides the book in before putting the stone back in place. Casting a spell that will only activate if the lady he has loved from afar comes here some day, he gets up and begins to walk away.
Remembering his lyre, he grabs it and placed it upon his back. Through the clouds the moonlight shines down in streaks, lighting his way out of the castle and the forest. As he reaches the gate he glances up once more, seeing the moon through the barrier above.
"I love you Luna, I wish I had told you sooner. Here is hoping thou can hear me up there."
He turns his attention back to earth, following the path the moonlight lit for him. A part of him swearing she was walking back beside him.