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// Fears Deal, And A Strangers Help 
// Story: Fear Itself 
// by Moon Quil 
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Fear laughs as he stands covered in the blood of the unicorn prince ripped in half, the organs piled out and steaming spilling out all the blood and vile from within. Fear looks at Celestia's frightened face and says with a grin, "Sorry dear mother did I scare you? Good, more power is given to me. Before we get to business tell me like the decor? personally, I think it's too gothic.". Fear snaps his claw and the lights come on as the room is covered with tortured dead ponies, griffins, dragons, changing, and many others all dead from different torture. The only same thing they have altogether is their tongues are missing.

Celestia looks at fear and says, "What have you done to them where are their tongues you demon!?". Fear chuckles as he takes the dead pony prince and sits down. Fear then says with a smirk, "Well I can tell you, or I can show you.". Fear then holds four tongues and eats all of them and swallows. Celestia confused fear says with a grin, "To this, I can tell you I discovered some time ago an ability given thank you dear mother.". Fear says this he transforms into Celestia, then a griffin, then into a changing, then back to his form. He then takes a deep breath and breaths blood crimson fire.

Celestia is shocked to see he has the ability to have the power of those he consumes. fear grins and says, "I see you get it now my dear mother, When I consume the personal item of another I gain their ability right to the detail, the tongue, eye, hair, flesh, blood, bone, or soul.". Fear gives her a wicked grin as it sends a chill right down to her soul. Celestia looks at him with anger and stands to keep her fear at bay.  Celestia with courage says to him, "Where is silver Fear?". 

With a chuckle, he looks up and Celestia is shocked to see Silver lighting beat up chained from hover stretched out and around his neck his horn broken as fear holds it and uses it as a toothpick. Fear looks at the horn and says, "Don't worry he really wasn't using it much so I decided to release him from it.". Celestia growls with anger wanting to kill Fear and save the pony she has left in this world, But with Fear's power, this could be harder to do than she thought. But for the love of her friend, she will fight all of Taurus to save him or her sister.

Celestia feels a pain in her head, a headache. Fear chuckles softly and says, "Feel that mother dear? That is no headache much worse your mind is slowly losing and going to my side as you already know insanity is my symphony which means the longer are near me the more you're going to drown in madness, my dear. Like son like the mother in a way it will be so much fun if you were going to live through this.". 

Celestia looks at him in pain and says, "live through this? What do you mean when I beat you I will take silver and make Equestria safe again.". Fear laughs hard and looks at her with a teardrop. The tear lands on the ground and it sizzles on the stone-like acid. Fear says with a grin, "You really think you can ever beat me or make me stop? My madness has spread to the corners of Equestria once I am powerful enough I will move to the next step." Celestia looks at him and asks, "What's the next step demon?".Fear with a chuckle says, "Now now why spoil the end, although seeing as your going to die maybe I can show you but first let's restrain you a bit." 

Fear's Ghost arms come out and hold her in the air as she is in some pain as one is on her throat. Fear walks to her as her headache grows worse and worse the closer he gets. Fear stands before her and puts his thumb on her head and index finger on her left temple he closes his eyes all but his center one that glows red as Celestia's eyes go blood red as she sees before her the ruins of Equestria. Bodies laying on the ground, Blood polluting the waters. both villains and heroes dead or are tortured viciously. The sky is on fire with red clouds raining blood staining the ground and stone of the world and at the center of it all, a mountain of bodies as fear laughs with a toothed grin in victory.

Celestia cries as she sees her subjects slaughtered, their children brutally murdered. Behind Fear she sees creatures slaughtering survivors, their heads have his horns as they smile and laugh with blood staining their coats. Followers? No something more. Fears voice from around says, "This is what I see dear Celestia, I see no life of any kind, I see no water clear or stream not full of blood. I see no future for your world, only this and of another place, I know of the mirror mother." Celestia's eyes widen as he hears this. How did he know about the mirror No one else other than luna or silver knew. 

Fear takes his hands off her as he backs up and shows a grin. Celestia with anger says, "I will never allow that future to be, you're a plague upon this world and I will correct that! I will not allow you to spread madness or bloodshed you demon!". Celestia then readies herself to charge at fear and he looks at her with a laugh and says, "Oh this is precious you really think you're going to beat me by running into me?". Celestia then takes her bag and opens it bringing out six gems, The elements of harmony. Fear looks at her with a smile and says, "Oh the elements of harmony this will be even more fu-". Before he could finish Celestia fires a rainbow beam at him and it hits him head-on.

Celestia thinking she won but her face turns to shock as she sees Fear holding his hand out blocking the blast with a laugh she stops the beam and is shocked and says, "But but how!? You shouldn't be able to block that! The elements are the most powerful items in the land!?". Fear blows his hand and says, "Yeah? Well, It seems my madness is stronger, got anything stronger princess? Or is that all you got?". Celestia backs up trying to think of something else she says looking at him, "What did I make, How can any creature have so much hate and power in one's self?". Fear says to her, "I guess Sombra got beat in that then, now what will you do? Your not-powerful weapon is of no use against me, your army has fallen, and your sanity is near its breaking point. Your back is against the wall and soon your love toy will die or lose his mind, whichever comes first."

Silver with a groan looks at her and says with a cough of blood, "Please Celestia get out of here. Let her go Fear please I will do whatever it takes to let her live.". Fear looks up to him and says, "Oh I know you will, so I will give your love a choice. One simple one, Your mind for her soul." Celestia and silver look at each other. Celestia says to him, "What do you mean Fear!". Fear with a smile he says, "Oh right your mind is unable to understand the simple deal. you see in that cursed lab you made me in I understood that my blood is blue for a good reason. My blood has a unique quality. Once it touches a living creature their sanity breaks instantly and they become bloodthirsty and quite deadly.". Fear points to a tube behind Silver is back as it's connected to a needle into his spine. The tube leads to a bottle of blue blood.

Celestia with tears as she thinks of her best friend turned into a killer of insanity. Fear with a  chuckle says, "Yep so in a way, he will live free to do what he wants and have all the fun he desires. But for you, it would be no kind of life, and that to me is sad. So I give you this choice and promise, Give me your soul and Silver will live with his sanity intact. Refuse and send his mind to my side.". Celestia looks at him and then Silver with tears. Fear looks at her seriously and says, "This is your choice mother, In a way a trial of your friendship and heart, Will you give your very soul to save the one your love? Or let him lead a life of madness and bloodlust fun?".

Silver looks at her and says with tears, "Celestia forgive me please forgive me. But do not let him win! No matter what this demon needs to fall!". With anger and courage, Celestia charges at him powering up her horn fear turns around and she stabs is him through the skin and blasts him forcing him into the stone wall some feet away. with his blood on her horn she cleans it off fast or she will turn like Fear. When the blood is off she hears a soft chuckle as fear gets up and his wound closes slowly. He looks at her with a smile and says, "Now that is what I like to see! Now you really want to play then, by all means, I won't hold back.".

Celestia flies up and shoots him with magical blasts, Fear dodges them as his ghost arms throw blades at her mostly her wings. One bad hit her left wing and it cuts deep making her unable to fly long distance, With a grunt, she falls to the ground a bit hurt Celestia gets up but Fear grabs her horn and lifts her up slamming her on the ground back and forth. Celestia screams as she can feel bones breaking and he throws her into the same wall she blasted Fear into. Celestia falls to the ground getting up her front hooves shaking like her back as bones in her cracked and some broken. Then one of Fears ghost arms comes fast and too late to dodge the punch is her into the next room hard as she screams in pain, Blood comes out of her mouth as she lays on the ground trying to breathe hard.

Fear walks to Celestia as he points his index finger at her ready to fire a madness beam, Celestia with one final try she summons every ounce of power she has in her as he gets close she fires it and it takes the other half of the throne room she lays on the ground struggling to breathe. She hears claps as Celestia sees Fear walking toward her clapping his skin healing slowly soon Fear stomps on her head and Celestia is out cold.

Celestia floats in the dark as she is in a fetal position thinking aloud saying, "He is so strong I can't beat him Silver will die and then my sister and I can't do anything about it! How do I beat something like him!". A voice around her appears as she hears it's a colt's voice but none that she has heard before. The voice then says to her, "I may be able to help Celestia, But only if you wish me to help you beat an evil that is against both sides of villains and heroes.". Celestia looks to find the owner of the voice and asks, "Who are you and yes please I will do anything to save those I love but who are you?". A bright light shines in her darkness and Celestia sees before her a colossal creature. His skin is magma rocks and veins lava, Hair on fire, and a live volcano on his back, and compared to her Celestia is a flea. 

Celestia looks at him a bit scared as she asks, "Who are you?". The Creature then says with a soothing kind voice, "I am lord Light and I am here to help you beat this plague of this world and many other worlds.".

To be continued.