//------------------------------// // SP/03- Twilight May Cry // Story: Sun Never Sets // by CrownofDissonance //------------------------------//     "So long, Sunset..."     Twilight fell.     "...And goodnight."     Through the infinite and abstract darkness of the demon realm, Twilight fell.     She fell until the cliffedge above her was just a speck, until all color of the mountain above became shrouded in shadow. It all faded to nothing eventually, but that was the fate of all who dwelled in this place, wasn't it? Such was the fate of the damned.      Twilight could only hold on to the faint hope that came with knowing that the human world was safe. That it had someone to safeguard it, even if that someone wasn't her. Someone truly worthy of the Sister of Light's sun amulet. Her left hand clung tightly to her own moon amulet dangling from her neck. This was hers, and so long as she had it, the gate to this place could never be opened. Her friends could be safe, safe from all of the darkness and horror of this realm, safe from her. That was all that mattered.      She closed her eyes and just felt the endless nothingness rushing around her. What would've happened if she defeated Sunset? Would they have traded places? Twilight contemplated the idea of Sunset being confined to this place, finding the thought unsatisfactory. Distressing, even. Not Sunset, Sunset didn't deserve this, she concluded. Twilight deserved this.     After what felt like hours of falling and steeping herself in self-pity, Twilight eventually heard the sound of water splashing somewhere below. She tilted her head up, looking down to see the ground in the far, far distance, but approaching at a steady rate. Taking a breath in, she flipped her body around and prepared to land, bracing her body as she grew closer and closer to the very bottom of the underworld.     Her boots passed through an ankle deep pool of murky, purple water and struck the rocky ground with a loud splash, Twilight landing in a kneeling position and rising to see a gloomy red sky above her and a bloodied, empty landscape around her. She felt the impact in her legs, but her body held, as did the hard infernal stone beneath her.     As she took in her surroundings, a small scrap of fabric flapped onto her face, and pulling it away she saw an unmistakable sun-shaped insignia on a yellow, leather background. That insignia, just seeing it stirred something deep within Twilight. A piece of Sunset's coat had followed her down, it seemed. She'd sliced it off right as she fell, didn't she? It went into the inner pocket of her own coat, a memento of her closest friend to carry with her.      A small part of her found this outcome regrettable, but this was the best way to ensure none of this would ever happen again.     There was a light from beyond the horizon that took her attention away. Both of her hands went to her weapon, which she'd held quite tightly the whole way down. In the sky, shining through the black clouds were a pair of ominous, emerald green eyes that struck at the demon hunter with memories of fear and hopelessness.     The Tantibus. The nightmare creature that plagued her existence from the moment it escaped it's confinement. With a swift, decisive motion, Twilight unsheathed her blade and held it at the ready as its two eyes grew nearer, and it's void-colored, empty mass became more prominent through the darkness. It was larger than ever here, here in it's own realm it was only growing stronger.     It would never leave her alone, would it? This demon left a scar on her that would never heal, but at the end of the day, it was merely a demon, and every demon could be vanquished. Twilight was more than ready to finally see the end of this cursed thing, but this burden felt a little easier to handle now that she knew the truth about the Two Sisters. The Dark Sister fell  to the demons within herself, but she still wanted to protect those she loved in the end. As the new bearer of her power, Twilight would strive to do the same, and if that meant inheriting those demons? So be it.     "The last shadow of the Sister of Darkness, huh?" Twilight said, her entire body weak, but her spirit still strong and determined. "Luna was her name, right? If she could stand up to you, then so will I!"     Twilight Sparkle charged forward, sword held forward, her boots kicking up more water as she let out a resilient battlecry.     If she was going to walk the path of the Sister of Darkness, she was more than willing to do it right.