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// Epilogue: The True Reasons For Death 
// Story: Twilily Saga: Past, Present, Or Damnation 
// by Lighttone GryphonStar 
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Dear Twilight,

If you have received this, then hopefully I no longer exist. I left you this letter on the back of the time travel spell so you would find it.

First of all, I want to say sorry for lying to you. I used you and Starlight so selfishly, yet at the same time I had my reasons. Twilight, you were never needed to stop Corruption in any way. In fact you were never needed for the journey. In the end this was my journey. A journey that no longer exists.

When I first encountered you more than a year ago, my mind had been boiling on what made your timeline so different from mine. That’s when it hit me. I was the difference. I did not exist in your timeline because I was removed from your timeline. For the future you came from this had already happened, I just needed to set it in motion.

With Cult Race’s help, I was able to follow you through the time portal into the past. And with the help of Cult Race’s past self, I was able to play both you and Starlight into my past self’s hands. After that, all I had to do was wait for the proper time to remove him. If I did it too early, you would never have a connection with Starlight and you would never have known her importance in the destiny of this world.

Starlight was always destined to defeat Corruption because she learned from you the importance of friendship. What you may have seen today was her future self. A future self that you need to shape. She will have many teachers in the years to come. But you will be her most important teacher.

Keep her close and always watch over her. As for Celestia, she has completely forgotten my existence. However, the deeds I have done will stay in place. So even though you can’t tell Celestia of me, you can tell my great-granddaughter Sunset if you wish.

Do not feel sorry for my death, in truth I wanted to finally end my life. I have committed too many evils and too few goods. I’ll be happy enough knowing that you and Starlight were able to go home, to the place where you belong.

As for anything else, it's in your hands. I hope your future is far better than mine. You have many things ahead of you but I know you will get through it, after all, you are Celestia’s student, just like I was. Goodbye Twilight Sparkle.

Your friend,

Sunfire F. Redcoal

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