((Future))
Everyone in the war room waited with bated breath, looking between the girls in the war room and Sunset, the air was thick with tension, eventually, Gloriosa took control of the conversation and answered applebloom's question.
"They are alive at my fortress, now for the matter of who's anon-a-miss, does that really matter right now?" Gloriosa asked.
"Honestly, I don't really care, I stopped caring almost one hundred years ago, but whos counting," Sunset said nonchalantly.
"I didn't even spend that much time outside this plane, how did you?"
"I could tell you the story but that'd take too long, instead ill give you the cliff notes, I'm sure as hell not human anymore thank celestia, I could try and explain but its complicated instead ill simply call what I am an abomination class monster."
Everyone look around at each other confused, Sunset had just unloaded a lot of new information on them, enough to even cause the hot tempered dash to back down and think, before all this Sunset was just a jerk teenager, but now she comes back and claims she rejected her humanity like some edgy cartoon villain, none of the onlookers were buying it, and rainbow once again took the initiative.
"Go on then, if your an abomination, show us what you really are," rainbow dash goaded, right before she saw Sunsets serpentine tongue and needle like teeth, covered in dark ichor.
"well, well, well I was wondering when I was gonna get to do this, but now the provocation has been declared and I must answer." Sunset said, though none saw her mouth move, instead her voice echoed in the minds of those assembled.
what they saw would scar them for the rest of the their lives, as Sunset's skin became greyish purple, but that wasn't even the worst of it, from her back splintered bone and tentacles swirled creating some kind of bastardized Pegasus wings, while her arms morphed into a mass of tentacles and lined with mouths that dripped with black ichor, everyone including Applebloom's ghost stepped back from the creature, when Sunset raised her face too them for where her eyes used to be full of light, they were soulless black orbs devoid of anything that resembled Humanity, nothing but dark void.
"What happened to you, what the fuck happened that made you?"
"Innistrad wasn't kind too me, luckily I knew beings far better at magic then even my dear teacher, turns out forbidden medical magic does have its uses, especially when crossed with advanced Vampirism from another plane, I told you I am an abomination, Like it?" Sunset asked with a wicked grin, she knew that they horrified, but it didn't stop her from being petty.
The air was so thick if one could cut it, it'd easily create a singularity, but before anyone could say anything, a roar echoed from outside and the walls shook, Gloriosa Looked up in terror as the plants that strengthened and fortified the walls informed her that their adversary had sent something bigger and stronger then a mere rot beast or undead amalgamation, a draconic Lich, their only saving grace was that its a poor imitation of the real thing, but still brutal and destructive.
"Begin evacuations, we'll retreat too the forest strong hold, I don't know if we can beat it or if our newest acquaintance feels up too testing herself against the beast, so I'm not taking any chances-," Gloriosa started giving instructions when Sunsets echoing voices answered her.
"Bolas tried to take my teacher from me, and then ran when he lost on Amonkhet, this little war he's waging her is personal, I care little for saving the plane or beating Bolas' planes walker but I own him a death long overdue, and ill stay and help till one of us is dead, now sit down and watch me work."
Gloriosa looked around at the surrounding audience who looked back to her waiting for instruction, she took a breath and nodded at sunset who once again flashed an evil grin before taking off running, faster then then thought in her monster form, she dashed through the over grown halls, and up the stairs too the roof, where she saw just what was causing the ruckus.
The draconic lich was clearly a new creation, its bones looked poorly fused and the organs that were used to compensate for its deadly rot breath looked many times recycled, clearly bolas had his apprentice send it as her test, and a poor one at that due to the fact the poison had no effect on the ivy, nightshade and other poisonous flowers that had sprung to the walls defense, and were simply gorging themselves on the deadly magic breath.
The dragon was also dumber then the wall it was fruitlessly clawing at, it hadn't noticed her yet, nor will it, because With her change Sunset gain much knowledge and power, and she will not waste magic on a simple beat stick with less durability then drift wood.
Sunset got into position and jumped onto the beasts spine, the bones barely taking her condensed weight, the dragon had now noticed her but its magic programming was far too simple to figure out how too throw her from its back, not that it could, the claws were too small, its neck too short for it to rear back and bite her, instead she reached down with her tentacles and started to change the nature of the spell.
Bolas maybe a great dragon, and a planes walker, but he lacked something that she, Luna, Celestia and Twilight had, they all had wielded a god-slaying weapon, despite the fact that the elements had never really killed anyone, they were still extremely powerful god-slayers.
The inherent knowledge that she gained when she tapped into her planes walker powers and returned to Equestria enabled her to understand the intricate magic of both the planes, and the magic that coursed through Equestria, it had spoken out to her and like a guiding hand showed her the secrets that most unicorn mages had been trying to unravel since before the unification of the tribes.
The knowledge was freely given, all she had to do was ask and it was hers, but out of respect for her homeland and the love she still held for it, she only asked as needed, but if she ever needs to know more she always welcome back.
This was one such spell, she had worked on while both in Equestria and on her solo journey, the ability to change the nature and parameters of hostile and neutral spells, so far it works fine on anything where the caster has basic understanding of spell craft, but she has yet to best the Ancestor or Emrakul in terms of spell weaving, their brand is far too dark and asks far too much.
The spell was done, and the dragon was hers, but with a few improvements, no longer was it simple fused bone and weak placid organs, she had sacrificed flesh and blood to strengthen the bones and fortify the flesh, thankfully being an Eldrazi-vampire enabled her to feed on the dark magic that permeated the air.
another lucky break is that it had a simple command matrix but wasn't directly tied to either the apprentice nor bolas, it was simply created and set loose, which means there will be a scouting party to check too see if its worth making another, Sunset doubts this will stop him from commanding another one, but better designed.
Sunset wonders if the next version will come with frost breath next time supported by a death knight, maybe he'll even have a sword that steals souls and freezes, she shakes her head clearing the ludicrous thought chuckling, before turning to the shocked onlookers who had gathered on the roof, wanting to see if they were truly safe or if they had too make peace with whatever god was still watching.