I sat next to Celestia in her room as she cried, this isn’t the first time she did this. When I met as an adult for the first time she was crying over a dead hydra. I smiled as I rubbed my claw through her hair, she looks like her mother in so many ways. I smiled “It’s not your fault, it happens to the best of us.”
Celestia cried “I murdered them in cold blood.”
I frowned “You lost control, it happens. I have done far worse, after I became King Discord well I had to kill thousands. Every other nation declared war on Equestria, within a year I had a suit of armour made of dragon scales, a cape made of Minotaur hide lined with Griffon plumage, my goblet was a literal griffon skull. I may have been chaotic silly when it came to running the nation but when it came to war I was a serious fighter.”
Celestia tear struck face was stunned, I sighed “Cruelty is a choice we make, I was cruel back then I killed thousands, played with lives for my own amusement. I was a forgotten relic by the time I took over, the true me forgotten by all.”
Celestia asked “How do you cope with it? I feel terrible.”
I saw her begin to cry again, I sighed “To be honest it will never stop hurting but as someone who has experienced it first hand it passes with time and effort. My advice would be to forgive but not forget, it is an easy lesson to forget. We are not perfect beings after all.”
Celestia looked down “How can I do this, I have never lost control like this. What if it happens again.”
I frowned “Stop worrying, I care about you okay. You may not know why but I do alright. Listen to yourself this is not the time to wallow to yourself in pity, you ponies need to be assure their safe after the attack. You are not the young filly you once were, you Celestia the Princess of Sun, the Eternal Victor, the First Child of True Harmony and the Invincible Sun, it’s time for people to see that side of you again, the warrior that you have long forgotten you were.”
Celestia wiped her tears off and nodded grimly “Your right, my rage has been building because I haven't let it out, I have been holding ti back, never fighting. I let Luna handle that side for so long, it’s time for me to return to the field.” I smiled as she opened a locked wardrobe, a full suit of golden armour enchanted by untold magics to be impossible to destroy by normal means.
I smiled after she put the armour on “That’s the Celestia I remember, the one who overcame the chaos, overcame the countless trials on finding the elements and sealed me away.” Her golden armour from head to hoof, her wings flared out with the golden armour on them, a horn guard protecting her armour covered horn. There was symbol of her cutie mark on the chestplate.
She smiled “Thank you Discord, I appreciate your help.”
I replied “I’m glad to be of service, I believe Trixie is awaiting me back in Ponyville. I believe she wants me to return home.” After I teleported home I felt something tingle in my chest, I shook my head and got myself ready for the night. I smiled as I saw Trixie sleeping soundly. I laid next to her and we descended into the realm of sleep.