Emma
The Equestria capital was getting bigger as we advanced. We could see smoke. Draft was the first to land in front of the castle. He looked around and saw destroyed buildings, smoking and fire.
"What in Equestria happened here!"
He opened the Castle door. He was the only one who could see inside. I sneaked myself behind him. There were guard bodies everywhere. I gasped.
"Don't worry, they are not dead."
We slowly walked in a straight line toward the hall. Flare, Tide, Draft, Nucleus, Sarah and Me. If six alicorns couldn't convince Celestia, well I don't know what we will do...
The door of the hall slowly opened as we entered the room. I saw Eclipse, Noon and Midnight standing in front of Celestia on her throne with her unconscious sister at her hooves.
"You see Celestia, looks like that now, you are out of options."
It was the voice of Eclipse.
"Hmph, I am not done yet, you'll have to do better than menacing me with your little army."
Her horn started to glow and a big blow threw the three brothers at us. They rammed us, and we all felt down. After shaking our heads. We stood back up. I lookead around me.
Flare was serious, I could see that she would do anything to stop Celestia.
Tide was protective, on the defensive, the most important thing for her was the saffety of the others.
Draft was calm. Anticipating everything he could, he was concentrated on the situation.
Nucleus was angry, I don't know why. But there was something she hid from us.
Sarah, my sister, was ready to help anypony she could, even with her disease.
I looked at the brothers, they were standing still. Ready to the action.
"I knew that six Alicorns wouldn't be enough to convince you."
"You aimed good Eclispse, now turn around and just go away."
"Good one Celestia... but I am always prepared. So I did a little detour and went to see some friends..."
The door from where we came from slammed open. We turned around, what we saw was astonishing.
Two big alicorns, a Mare and a Stallion.
She was Pure white, her mane itself was light, but her eyes were black as the darkest void.
He was Grey, but, like a ghost, he was like... fading in reality. His short mane was black as the sky at night. His eyes doesn't had any pupil, they were only white.
Her cutie mark was a heart half white, half black.
His was a triangle inside a circle inside a cube.
Who were those ponies.
All the ponies around me, except the brothers, bow in front of the big Alicorns. Even Celestia, moved a little bit backwards.
I imitated them. She looked at me when she was close of me. I whispered.
"Tide, who are they?"
She looked at me.
"You know Aeon is the Prince of Time."
"Of course..."
"This is his brother and his sister."
"What?"
"The Prince of Space and The Princess of Life."
I looked at her, stunned.
"Prince Aera and Princess Wit"
Aeon had a brother and a sister that are the Life and Space?
"The three together are called the Pony titans. Creators of Equestria."
Tide was shut by a powerful voice.
"My brother Aeon, that is represented her by Eclipse,Noon and Midnight, announced us that he was emprisoned by Celestia that used the moment that he was weak to seal him away. So may I ask. Why are you holding our brother?."
"Because... Aeon, know something... that I don't want it to be revealed."
Wit looked at the brothers. Eclipse nodged.
"Whatever it is... the part of the soul of Aeon that is controlling us was separated from him before the attack of his dark... herm... Paradoxus... So we would know the thing Celestia fears, but we don't, so that mean that it happened after..."
Wit looked at me, then looked back at Celestia.
"Well, this is not a request Celestia, it's an order, free our brother."
Celestia had a small laugh.
"Okay... You won, I will release Aeon."
Celestia's horn started to glow. A bright light came out. When it fade away. Eclipse, Noon and Midnight were gone. I was done, we did it. Aeon was free.
Aera spoke first:
"Aeon was released on the mountain of Judgement. On the other side of Equestria, he is heading toward our way but... I can feel a part of his energy here... why"
We all looked at Celestia. A black aura was floating around her. Wit quietly said to her brother.
"Tell me that she didn't dare."
"I am sorry sister, but I am afraid she did."
Celestia was suddenly growing. Flare was panicked.
"What is it! What's going on!"
Wit turned towards us.
"She free Aeon, but kept his Dark side inside her, or as you all call him: Paradoxus."
We all froze, me especially. We slowly turned toward Nucleus. She was scared.
"But... tha... that's... impossible... he is dea... dead..."
"But there is something else... Celestia... Well, now Paradoxus took control of her. He is casting the Titan spell, it's powerful and dangerous, we forbidden ourselves from using it. It transforms the caster into a giant animal that represent him or her."
Celestia was screaming, she started to lose her fur, revealing scales under. Her horn slowly dissapeared as she was growing bigger.
"... and the animal that represent Paradoxus is a royal Python"
A giant snake was standing un front of us, it was all contracted and it's head was almost reaching the ceiling.
"Congradulations sister... I can see that you are still smart."
The voice if the snake came out of nowhere.
"I can't move, I suppose that you have something to do with that Paradoxus."
"Correct, let me explain my little plan, since you are a Titan and cannot die, I will «kill» you, sending your spirit in the void. Then all your little pity friends. So when Aeon will arrive, I will simply have a simple duel against him."
I was angry at the murderer of my two best friends. Then I realised, we can still move... I looked at Flare, she was looking at me.
I saw in her eyes what she was planning to do...
No...
She whispered.
"We need to give some time to Aeon."
Tide looked at her sister.
"What do you mean?"
Paradoxus had a backward move, like if he was going to take an impulse.
"I am sorry."
Everything happened in Slow motion.
The snake dashed toward Wit. A fireball burst were Flare was. Tide jumped and put her hoof in Wit direction.
"FLARE!! WAIT!!"
The snake stopped. I couldn't see because Wit was in front of me but I quickly understood. Wit had a line of Blood on her fur. I saw the lower teeth of the monster that pierced the body of Flare. Her mouth was opened in agony. Tears came out of my eyes as I turned towards Tide. She was frozen, she slowly turned her head, a single tear was pearled on her eye. Then she slowly dissapeared. Draft screamed:
"TIDE!"
Flare's mane stopped flaming, it's was now long and orange. Wit couldn't stop starring at the mare that just sacrificed herself to save her life. Paradoxus moved his head and throw Flare at the wall over us, it cracked on the impact. I went over her, crying, I shook her.
"Flare, Flare! Please don't leave me, I need you, We all need you."
She looked at me, not even at tear in her eyes.
"I did what I considered the best thing to do, I hope it was worth it."
"Nothing worth a life Flare."
"Then I saved all yours."
She slowly pointed in the airs. We all looked, a crack was in the air.
"...Aeon...*cough*"
"Flare..."
Nightfall
Quietly crept in and changed us all
Nightfall
Immortal land lies down in agony
Blind Guardian - Nightfall