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// Twilight Sparkle / Ebony Maw (Chapter 1) 
// Story: The Black Order 
// by Nightflight406 
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Thousands of crystal ponies swarmed the houses outside of the walls of Canterlot. Unicorns were running every which way any who tried to fight back were killed. The Crystal army starts putting ponies into two groups, searching houses and fighting the defenders. King Sombra, lord of the Crystal Empire was among them. He was the last of the Curved Horns, a kind of unicorn with a curved horn (Not to be mixed up with their Japanese counter-parts) they were known for their knowledge in dark magic. Sombra and three of his soldiers entered a house. The soldiers took hold of a mare and stallion in the living room while Sombra checked the upstairs. The Black King opened a door and found a young filly reading a book. As Sombra stepped closer he saw it was a book on basic magic. Sombra saw this filly's potential flash before his eyes.

As he stepped forward he said, "Hello young one. What do you have there?' The filly turned and looked at him for quite a while.

Finally she said, "Just a book on magic, sir."

Sombra chuckled, "No, 'Sir,' please. I don't need formalities. What is your name young one?"

"Twilight Sparkle."

"Well young Twilight I can see great potential in you. Come with me, and I can teach you a great many things about magic and make you even stronger than Celestia herself," Sombra offered. Twilight gasped.

"You can teach me magic and make me stronger than the princess?"

"Yes, whatever you want."

""Yes! I will study under you!" Twilight said eagerly.

"Good come with me." The two walked downstairs and out the door.

"First rule, sometimes sacrifices have to be made for the knowledge we want," Sombra said. Twilight nodded and watched as Sombra gave the order to kill the left side, which happened to have Twilight's parents on it.