Darkness shook his head, "I'm afraid not, with my task complete, I shall have to return to the Hall Of Heroes soon. But before that, there is one more thing I have to do." Darkness then looked at Princess Luna, Violet Winter, and Solar Blaze, and then asked, "You all wouldn't mind staying here with me, would you?"
Violet Winter said, "Of course not, something tells me this is important."
Solar Blaze said, "Yeah, I don't mind, the party for me, can wait."
Princess Luna said lovingly, "I go where you go, while you are here."
Darkness nodded, and said, "Thank you guys."
Rarity said, "Will we ever get to see you again Darkness?"
Darkness said, "No, I'm afraid this will be the last time, I step hoof, in the mortal realm. No, from now on, after I do this one last thing, I will be in the Hall Of Heroes, permanently, I will only be able to watch from above from now on."
Pinkie Pie said, "Well, we will miss you."
Twilight said, "We all will, but does Snowshy know of this?"
Darkness nodded, and said, "Yes, I told her about this, some time back, and we said our goodbyes then, so when I crowned her, there was nothing more needed to say. She was sad, but she understood, the spiritual realm has rules, just like the mortal realm has rules, and these rules, must be upheld."
Princess Celestia said, "Well, it has been an honor once more, and well, until we meet again Darkness."
Everypony said in unison, "Until we meet again!"
Everypony waved, and made their way towards Canterlot, until only Darkness, Violet Winter, Solar Blaze, and Princess Luna remained, and Solar Blaze asked, "So, what's this all about?"
Darkness, with a sudden serious look on his face, said, "Follow me."
Everypony followed Darkness, until they were far away from the sorcerer pony construction site, and far away from Canterlot, as Darkness held up one of his hooves, and said, "Stop, this will do."
Darkness then got in front of everypony, and then said to Princess Luna, "You might want to get a safe distance away from this, like fifty feet from this spot."
Princess Luna immediately knew what this was about, but didn't say anything, nodded, and said, "Okay."
As Princess Luna got a safe distance from Darkness and the other two, Darkness addressed Violet Winter and Solar Blaze, and said, "As you already know, I will soon leave for the spiritual realm once more, and this time, for good. But I have one last thing I must do." Darkness paused for a moment, and then said, "You may not know this, but there must always be somepony to keep the dimensions safe, to protect time, and its timelines safe from those that wish to change things for the worst. Plus, there must always be somepony, to be that ray of hope, to keep the world safe, when Twilight and her friends powers are not enough."
Solar Blaze said, "We know this, but isn't that you and Snowshy?"
Darkness shook his head no, and said, "Snowshy had permanently retired from a heroes work. For from now on, she has a kingdom to run, and all races to unite. No, this was her last journey. And as for me, this is also my last time, on mortal realm soil."
Violet Winter said, "So what are you saying?"
Darkness said, " The roles of 'Time Protector', 'Timeline Enforcer', 'Dimension Defender', and 'World Savior', must be passed on, along with all the powers associated with these roles."
Solar Blaze said, "Oh, okay."
Darkness said, "I think you both fail to understand what that means, and entitles." Darkness drew his sword, and then thrust it high into air above him, as he looked up towards the heavens, and yelled out, "By the ancient sorcerer pony's customs, and by the decree, and will of the Gods Of Equestria, this is to be a battle to the death. With me, against you two." Darkness then lowered his sword, and pointed it towards the two, as he looked at them, and then said, "Should you defeat me, all my powers shall pass on to you, as well as my sword here. But should you lose, your lives will sadly end here, and these powers will remain lost, as they will go with me, to the spiritual realm." In was in this moment, a golden light and golden power surge, came down from the sky, and engulfed Darkness in it, and when the bright light faded, everypony saw that Darkness was now clad in heavy golden armor, including a helmet as well.
Violet Winter said, "But we can't fight you!"
Darkness then got into his battle stance, and said, "Right now, I am not Darkness, your dad. Think and imagine me as the worst enemy you have ever faced. Now come! Show me what you got!"
Solar Blaze said, "Alright, but don't say we didn't try to talk you out of this!"
Violet Winter and Solar Blaze drew their weapons, and readied themselves, as Darkness said, "This is the will and decree of the Gods Of Equestria! If you cannot defeat me, then you will never be able to keep this world safe after I am gone!"
Violet Winter said, "Very well then." With a warcry, she and Solar Blaze charged towards Darkness, as Violet Winter said, "Here we come!"
As the two got closer, Darkness seemingly disappeared, but Violent Winter saw Darkness, and casted a spell at him, and then began to try and attack Darkness with her short swords.
Darkness deflected the attacks, and sent Violet Winter reeling back, as he said, "Nicely done Violet Winter, but its not good enough!"
As Violet Winter recovered a little, Darkness came down upon her, with a downward strike, and Solar Blaze deflected it, and actually sent Darkness reeling backwards, as Solar Blaze said to Violet Winter, "Are you okay?"
Violet Winter said, "Yeah, I'm fine."
Solar Blaze said, "We have to attack Darkness together, as one force."
Violet Winter said, "Of course! We hit him harder, quicker, and with such power, that will rend him asunder!"
The two readied themselves, and charged as one, as Darkness smirked, and said, "Now, this should be good."
Once more, as the two got close, Darkness seemed to disappear, but Violet Winter and Solar Blaze were ready, as they ran as fast they could, in the opposite direction, creating a whirlwind, so powerful, it made a tornado, as it sucked up Darkness and the others. They all fought with each other with such fierceosity, in opposite directions, that the tornado got bigger, and more violet, the harder they fought against each other. Violet Winter said to Solar Blaze, "Let's finish this!"
Solar Blaze said, "Agreed!"
The two came together, as such speeds, that Darkness didn't even see them anymore, they were going so fast, and together, they joined their weapons together, and began an attack, that had such force, it was creating craters in the earth. The attack got quicker and quicker, as Darkness struggled to block and deflect the attacks, and then, it was at this moment, that Violet Winter burst into a moonlight blue flame, and Solar Blaze burst into a crimson flame, and they glowed as bright as the flames, as it engulfed their weapons as well, and with a 2000 sword combo, from every direction and height possible, unleashed the powerful attack upon Darkness. Darkness was having trouble holding back this attack, and halfway through the attack, his sword was ripped our of his hooves, as he now was defenseless to block the rest of the attacks, and was pelted with attacks, and with one final attack, Violet Winter and Solar Blaze, thrust their swords, into the ground right beneath them, as Darkness was too weakened to try and dodge this.
As Violet Winter and Solar Blaze hit the ground, a massive moonlight blue, and crimson power explosion, that surrounded them both and Darkness as well. As the dust cleared, Princess Luna had made her way towards Violet Winter and Solar Blaze, knowing the fight was over, and Violet Winter and Solar Blaze's flames wore off, and they returned to normal, as they saw a bloodied Darkness, standing up, with his armor in shards, and with four swords, deep through his chest, and deep into the ground. Darkness then ushered Violet Winter and Solar Blaze over, and they got close to him, as he said, "You....you did...better than I could've hoped.....I am so proud....of you two...."
Darkness breathed heavily, and said, "Now, by the power that was given to me by the Gods Of Equestria, I now pass on to you two. Use them wisely, and keep this world safe." Darkness then ushered the two closer, as he put one hoof on Violet Winter, and the other on Solar Blaze, as the powerful surge of energy flowed from Darkness, and went to Violet Winter and Solar Blaze, as the two screamed out in pain. After a few moments of this, the pain went away, and the surge faded, as all of Darkness's powers had been passed on to Violet Winter and Solar Blaze. Darkness then put his hooves down, and then picked up his sword, and said, "This is for you two, may it serve you as well, as it did for me." Darkness, with the last of his strength, said an incantation, and the sword split into two perfect, and very sharp katanas. And Darkness held out the swords, as Violet Winter and Solar Blaze took one, and Darkness said, "It seems, my time is up now, be safe, and fight well, and remember, I will cheering you both on, from above....remember that..."
Darkness drew his last breath, he head slumped down, and he grew still, as his body the remains of his armor began to turn into sand and then blew away with the wind. As Princess Luna said, "You father left this destiny, and the world's fate in you and Solar Blaze's capable hooves, so please, I ask for his sake, and for this world as well, keep it safe, okay?"
As she finished speaking, she took off and flew away, up towards the kingdom of the night, and Violet Winter said quietly, "Don't worry mother, and father, we won't let you down."
The two looked at each other, nodded, sheathed their weapons, and took off in the direction of Canterlot, to partake in the party that Princess Celestia had put together.
Ten years later, Princess Luna had passed on, and after some study through her chambers, it was discovered, that she had conducted an ancient sorcerer pony rite, which took away her immortality, which as the days went by, the years and time caught up with her, and she died peacefully, at the grave site of her husband, Darkness. Princess Luna was then buried right beside her husband and everypony attended the funeral, as Princess Celestia could only say through all her tearful sobbing, "She.....she wanted to be with her husband once more......she told me...what she was going to do....."
Twilight said, "As a true lovebird would do, when one lovebird dies, that other loses the will to live, so it can be with the one it loves so much, forever more."
Princess Celestia nodded, and said, "Y-yes, that's true....Ever since Darkness died all those years ago....my sister....just was never the same from that day on....and seeing her husband again, when he had been sent back by the Gods Of Equestria....it was too much on her, and her heart just couldn't take it anymore.....so she told me....that once the war was over.....she was going to find a way to get rid of her immortality, so she can be with Darkness forever more."
Everypony bowed their heads in silence, and respect for the Princess Of The Night, as Snowshy said, "Rest now, Princess Luna, for you and Darkness are together, forever, and nothing will ever separate you two ever again."
Everypony came to pay their respects, and then everypony left, until Princess Celestia was the only one left, and Twilight saw this, until Snowshy stopped her from going back, and said, "No, Twilight, this is her moment now, she wants to spend some time with her sister. We should respect that."
Twilight nodded, and said, "You're right."
Princess Celestia sat there, and said, "Dear sister, I will always miss you, but do not worry, I will raise the sun and the moon, and will do something to your night, to show you, just how much you meant to me, and how much you still mean to me, and you always will." She then took off her sunlight necklace, and placed it on Princess Luna's headstone, and said, "Rest now, dear sister, I will continue on for you. You will always be missed by me, but never forgotten, I shall see to that. Goodbye sister, until we meet again someday."
Princess Celestia then went back to Canterlot, and later that night, when Princess Celestia went to the balcony and rose the moon, she made special stars, ten of them in all, and placed them into a constellation, into the shape of Princess Luna herself, as it shone brightly in the beautiful night sky, as Princess Celestia still stood there on the balcony, looking at the new constellation, and she said to herself, " Dear sister....can you see this? Look at how beautiful it is, and it is in the one thing, you always made so beautiful, this is what I want to look at for the rest of my days..." She quietly cried, and said, out into the open air, "Sleep well, dear sister, and I look forward to seeing you again someday.....goodnight....sister..." Princess Celestia, on this night, fell asleep, out on the balcony, as the night shone with all of its splendor and brilliance.