The tragedy of Sacanas

by Leondude


Chapter 2 - An Insidious Meeting

It was daytime and Sacanas sent his trustworthy dragon companion Snuff to collect a crystal from the Crystal Empire. While he could have easily picked any crystal from the Crystal Empire since it's....well....the Crystal Empire, this crystal was special for it have been carved specifically to hold in as much magic as possible. Even the magic of four princesses. And why four princesses, you might ask? Just in case someone like Tirek absorbs all the magic from every other pony and the only way to beat that person, or at least call it a draw, is to have the strength of four princesses. And since there is now only one princess thanks to Celestia banishing her sister to the moon, he will need at least three princesses (or just two if Nightmare Moon actually returns).

Hours passed as Sacanas grew frustrated by his companion's tardiness. Snuff is usually known for being punctual, or at least teleporting stuff to him via dragonfire. And so Sacanas put on his night robes (especially since it came with a hood) and headed off to the Crystal Empire. From there, he pulled out a map.

"Where did I mark that blasted shopkeeper?" he said as he tried to look for a mark. He then plodded along until he found the scorched remains of a small crystal market. In spite of that scene of destruction, Sacanas can't help but chortle. Perhaps it wasn't a wise idea to give him ghost peppers hoofpicked from the Everfree Forest. Since there was no sign of Snuff anywhere, Sacanas did the sensible thing and placed his hooves on what's left of the market. Being under Celestia's tutelage has helped him control his magic to do extremely impressive feats such as psychometry. And that's when he realized Snuff wasn't responsible for the destruction facing him, but a bigger, more menacing looking dragon. He teleported to where he assumed the dragon flew off and as he trotted foreward, he heard crunching noises. And when he finshed walking, he was face-to-face with the dragon he saw in his vision, enjoying a nicely cooked bit of meat. The dragon lowered his meat and smirked at Sacanas.

"I take it you're after your pet"