//------------------------------// // A Darker Path // Story: A Glimmer of Truth: Book One // by NightmareTRXY32 //------------------------------// Hermaous Mora was the Demon of Knowledge in the folktales of the Skaal, and The Gardner of Men. His other Acolyte the Last Dragonborn was currently traveling Tamriel in search of more forbidden knowledge. He felt it unnecessary to repeat the mistake that he made with Miraak. It benefitted him more to leave her on Nirn then have her be stuck in his realm. That and he didn't want to deal with a Blood Starved Vampire trying to eat the other denizens of his realm constantly. So he left her to her own devices. The one before him now though was going to be more entertaining to corrupt. Despite being in his current form, the atmosphere of this place made him want to vomit to be honest. Little did he know that some of his brothers and sisters had their own plans for this realm. A voice in the back of her mind was screaming at her not to do this. Dont betray your friends, don't betray the pony that was like a second mother to you it begged of her. A voice that the purple alicorn ignored for the time being. She wanted to hear him out on this offer he was proposing to her. Twilight tried to put it out of her mind. She had better things to do than listen to some voice in her head. A voice that was most likely her conscience trying to make course corrections before it was too late to do so. Just like a book she didn't want to read, she shoved it aside. It usually wasn't like her to act like this. She was turning over a new leaf she had told herself. She had to step out from under Celestia's shadow one way or another. 'Stop listening to him', the voice told her. 'This isn't like you Twilight, your not the type of pony that gives into corruption,please stop!' The voice pleaded with her. And once more she continued to ignore it. She knew that Mora was using this book as a bargaining chip, and she could care less right now. She had to have that knowledge. If only she knew what she was getting herself really into. Mora was not the type of being to be betrayed. He had methods of exacting retribution. Twilight felt something inside of her changing. Her world view was shifting more and more each day that was in his presence. She was more willing to turn her back on her former ideals now more then she would have 5 years ago. She kept telling herself that she was doing this for the betterment of her species. The reality of it was that she was lying to herself to excuse herself of her coming actions. She would have to do the unthinkable. She'd have to turn against Celestia if she wanted to remain Mora's newest disciple. She'd have to sell her very soul to a Daedric Lord in order to keep the Knowledge she had gained. And Mora had the perfect plan in store for her. For her service to him, he decided that he was willing to give her something unique at the end of this. Her own Daedric Realm. Twilight Sparkle was about to enter into a faustian style deal with the Daedric Prince of Knowledge himself, Hermaous Mora. This wasn't like her at all. Making deals with Dark powers and the like. The last time she had been close to something like this was the one time that Sombra had offered to make her his queen of Shadows. At the time she soundly rejected him and he slunk back to the shadows like a dog. But now. This was something different. She had never been presented with a book like this before. One that held vast pages of tempting and forbidden knowledge. A part of her prayed that her friends would be understanding about the whole ordeal and not think any less of her as a mare and a princess. The other half kept telling her this was a horrible idea to even contemplate. She walked close to the writhing mass of oil black tentacles and levitated the book into her saddle bag. As far as Mora was concerned that was a good sign she was open and malleable to his future influences. Twilight sat down and thought to herself, Im going this for a betterment of Equestria. If a pony like Sombra, or even Queen Chrysalis were to get ahold of this they'd certainly doom the land. At least in her hooves it would be put to good use. at least that's what Twilight kept telling herself as she was deep in thought. She snapped out of it when Mora spoke to her further. "I have a task for you my dear, after we continue on our way to your private study that is,", She got off her haunches and escorted the mass to her private chambers. It was interesting watching "it" slog through the air towards the study that was adjacent to her bedroom. That was when out of nowhere he coalesced into a humanoid form. Mora took on the form of a bipedal stallion. Apparently he decided on this form if was to further his interest in Twilight Sparkle. "I didn't know you shapeshift,", she said. She was a bit surprised by this at first before thinking that he must have done this before. "My newest champion," he spoke,"I take on forms like this for those that i deem a vested interest." When he said that it sparked something in her. A dangerous curiosity that would have only one outcome. "If i may ask," she was pondering what to ask him, before getting a cue as to what his interest might be. Mora was sitting on her bed. Twilight found herself being drawn over to his side. As if some invisible force was pushing, no, driving her towards him. "Ohhh,", She began moaning. She could feel him caressing her thighs before sliding his hands up her flank and right to her buttocks. Twilight Sparkle soon found herself being levitated off the bed as he used some sort of spell to summon an oily black tentacle from out of nowhere and used it to penetrate her anal cavity. Once again Twilight's eyes rolled back into her skull as she started to orgasm from the actions being wrought upon by her " guest". When she regained some semblance of consciousness, she found herself on her knees, shoving his horsecock into her mouth and sucking and slurping on it. She could feel what amounted to his cum sloshing into her mouth and down the back of her throat. It spilled out of her mouth and onto her chest. Twilight had never realized till now just how much she was enjoying this. She couldnt tell them. None of them. Not Starlight. Not Celestia or Luna. None of her friends. None of them could know. When her and Starlight had been out uncovering pieces of the past, she had come across a book when they had been in the old Unicorn Capitol. A book that spoke to her. Literally. She tried to ignore it, but the voice was too tempting to put of her mind that she finally submitted and listened to it. "My Child, I have been seeking a champion as of late, one that can out do my latest pawn,", the voice whispered to her. Twilight felt strangely aroused by it. "What is that you ask?", she whispered back to it, hoping that Starlight wasn't eavesdropping. "The book before you holds untold knowledge that I have gathered over the eons,", Twilight could feel herself become excited inside. You can't have too many books as far as she was concerned, " and it can all be yours... for a price." "What kind of price are we talking about?", she asked, now cautiously excited. What would she have to do to be able to gain access to the knowledge that this book held? Weeks turned to months. Twilight's friends began to suspect that whatever was wrong with her was due to the fight with Alduin. They couldn't get her to leave the castle during the day. She was obsessed with her new " Book". She told them it was too good to put down. Even Starlight was becoming worried about her. Twilight was even starting to have dreams of being violated by a writhing mass of Tentacles. Luna and Starlight sent scrolls back and forth as they took turns monitoring what was happening to Twilight. Luna decided that it was best not to inform Starlight or the others that several of the dreams were too risque and erotic to even be mentioned at all. For you see the book she was enthralled over wasnt just any normal book that one would find in a Library or a local bookstore. No. The one she found was something that Celestia and Luna had tried to do away with centuries ago. The power and knowledge it contained bordered on dangerous, even destructive. She had become so enamored with it that she lost track of time. She had always been so concerned with being studious before that anything else was deemed heresy in her eyes. Later that night, the voice spoke to Twilight again. She had that feeling of being aroused by it again. "What is it that you require of me... master,", She had never called anypony that before. It was so...submissive of her to do so. That was when a oil black tentacle stretched out of the book and pierced her forehead. Her eyes rolled back as she felt herself being transported to another plane of existence. "What I seek in return for your loyalty is simple my dear,", The writhing mass of tentacles spoke with absolute conviction," I need you to betray your friends,", It said as she felt the oil black tentacles wrap themselves around parts of her body. Twilight was going to have to betray every pony she had ever known in order to stay in the service of her new Master. Hermeaous Mora. It was as dark as night as Twilight entered the cave. Hermeaous Mora had indicated that it housed a powerful and ancient relic that could be used for the task that he had given her. According to legend, there was once an ancient artifact of great measure that could drive one to commit horrible and unspeakable acts. This artifact was in fact a sword, one that had been crafted by a being with a heart that was as black as the oncoming veil of night. One that was cursed and believed destroyed or hidden away centuries ago. The sword was also rumored to drive any and all that possessed the weapon insane. That it had the ability to corrupt them by warping their minds. Those that had possessed the sword swore that they could hear voices. Voices that spoke to them in hushed and whispered tones. Voices that spoke in cryptic and vague tongues. The wielder would be driven by the voices to do unspeakable things to those around them.