//------------------------------// // Twilight Vs Chronos: Part 1 // Story: Hour of Twilight // by Animegx43 //------------------------------// Hour of Twilight: Chapter 11 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Twilight Sparkle had REALLY entered into a pinch that time. I really wished that I could of expected something like that. Chronos is one of the most powerful beings in Equestria, being in the same league as myself in power. I myself can barely deal with him alone. In battle, he can see into the near future, conjure his famous time zones, and while his combat skills have degraded over the years, he can still rely on his staff and blade. However, unlike me, he is more then willing to kill if needed. Combine all of that with his stubborn determination, plus the absence of me and Twilight's friends, and you get Twilight's most dangerous battle. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "The first move is yours, Sparkle!" Chronos said. With neither one willing to waste anymore time trying to talk the other one out of the situation, they began to fight. Twilight took the first strike by firing a beam of magic at Chronos, but it was too simple of an attack, as Chronos easily deflected it with his staff. "A wasteful attack, as well as the only one I will permit." It was his turn to launch his counterattack. Chronos had then raised his staff, the hourglass at the top start to glow, and he swung his staff forward, blasting a long-streamed time zone towards Twilight. She knew she couldn't block it and doubted that she could dispel the entire thing, so she merely ran out of the way. She succeeded in dodging it, but she also knew that she had just came close to being finished off right away. "Is that all you got?" Twilight said, despite not being in a good position to mock Chronos. Accepting the challenge, Chronos charged toward Twilight after spinning his staff to the end with blade. Twilight waited at until the last second and used her exportation spell to get behind him. However, the moment she vanished Chronos spun around and charged in the opposite direction where Twilight teleported to. Twilight was very surprised and started to back away quickly to avoid each strike. Fortunately, Twilight was able to dodge every hit. "I'm getting to old for this." Chronos confessed. "How did you do that? How did you find me so easily?" Twilight asked. "I knew exactly where you were going to go. If you're going to do it, I'll know about it." "You know...well...in that case, let's see how well you can predict this one!" Trying something else to even up the playing field, she began to cast another spell, one much stronger then her usual ones. Energy began to surround her, light moved forward towards her, and at the peak of its brightness, a loud exploding sound comes from her position, and she instantly vanished. Not even Chronos expected this. "You've long lost your chance to flee, Miss Sparkle!" Chronos had to look around him to try and find Twilight Sparkle, but failed to find her. He couldn't even predict where she would try and sneak up on him. He actually though she ran away. Then, another sudden flash of light came out of nowhere. It blinded Chronos a little bit, causing him to cover his eyes with his wing. This was a big mistake on his end, for it allowed Twilight Sparkle to blast him directly with a magical beam, knocking him backwards and causing him to fall on his back. It was then that he figures out that Twilight didn't leave after all. Although he was confused at first by what Twilight had done, it then hit him. "Was...was that a time spell?" Chronos asked. "I have access to library that lets me study certain time spells. That one was one I recently learned, which-" "Which allowed you to travel several minutes into the future." Chronos interrupted. "I figured the best way to fight time magic is by using a little of it myself. I think I'll try it again." Once again, Twilight performed her spell again, creating a flashy light, a loud exploding sound, and vanished a second time. I don't think she really knew who she was fighting again, because if she did, she probably would've realized that the trick wouldn't of worked a second time. Especially since Chronos had gotten as angry as he did after she used such a spell. "You dare to use a time spell to fight me?" Chronos asked as his anger increased to a horrifying level. "NO ONE BUT ME HAVE THE RIGHT TO USE MY SPELLS!" Taking a step forward with his staff in his wings, Chronos slashed the air with his staff, and where he slashed, a large rip in time and space appeared, creating a hole in the air. He then threw his leg into the whole, and when he pulled it back out, he pulled Twilight Sparkle out of it with his talon around her throat, and tossed her onto the ground. Sadly, the sharp talons of the owl man did cut a little bit of Twilight's neck. "You have no rights to do what you want with the time spells I created, and thinking that they would actually work on me is sheer stupidity! Now I have a personal reason to do away with you." As he had the opportunity to strike Twilight while she was down, he walked over with blade on his staff ready. As Twilight had already used up allot of magic on the time spells, as well as taken an injury to the throat, she was already in a predicament. She did, however, had an idea. A strange one, but in a situation like the one she was in, she was desperate. On the otherhoof, the plan was good enough to leave Chronos confused for a moment. "Odd. Is there another unicorn coming to ambush me or something?" Chronos asked, confused by his latest prediction. It was then that Twilight took action, as she saw an penning. She used her magic again, but this time, her horn was surrounded by a dark aura, her eyes gained a black mist, then turned green. She used the dark magic she learned when I taught her about Sombra. Her shadow began to stretch out from her body and made contact with Chronos's. From where he stood, black crystals started to reach up to him and encased him inside. He tried to free his way by hitting the crystals with his blade, but it eventually rendered him completely immobilized. "Whoo...never thought I'd used THAT spell again." Twilight said to herself. At first, Twilight thought that she had one and began to find a spot to rest after her struggle. However, before she could get comfortable, a time zone suddenly appeared over the crystal prison. After a few mere seconds, the black crystals completely vanished, and Chronos was free. That spell she used was meant as a last resort, so the fact that it failed made her realize just how hopeless her situation really was. "Time spells? Dark magic? To think such a dangerous unicorn would of became Equestria's ruler." "You...you say it like I won't be!" With a sudden surge of strength and determination, Twilight charged towards Chronos to try and strike him down. Sadly, it failed miserably. When she got into his range, Chronos swung his blade up, and while Twilight did dodge most of it, Chronos still managed to slice a cut onto her cheek. He didn't stop there though. He immediately swung the blade a second time, only the second strike was much more direct, for it successful sliced off the top half of Twilight's own horn. You may not be a unicorn, so you may not realize just how painful such a thing like that is. Take my word. Twilight may of never felt such pain before. The pain from the strike sapped her of the rest of her strength, and she collapsed onto the ground. After she fell over, she the very tip of her horn land next to her, as well as the Element of Magic that fell off her head. It wasn't until she saw the crown that she remembered she still had it. "As tragic as it may be, Miss Sparkle, you have no future, regardless of what you do from this point." Chronos said. "As noble as it is to try and save Equestria, it will be doomed. At least my actions will allow it to have a future." "I've...I've seen your future, Chronos." Twilight said weakly. "It's not one worth living in." "I've seen many tragedies in my long life. This one will not faze me. Whether or not you or your friends live or die, whether or not my servants live or die, as long as the time stream keeps moving forward, it makes no difference to me. Whether or not they all live happily or not, only time will decide that." Feeling finished with the fight, Chronos turned around and made his way back to Arcane Tower, where he would finish up his business. However, whether or not she had her horn, or whether or not she had her magic anyway, Twilight Sparkle was not willing to give up. She look up towards her crown, the Element of Magic, and slowly reached out for it to get it. "Don't bother, Sparkle." Chronos said as he kept moving. "It won't help." Despite the dark, hopeless position she was in, she was far from willing to give up. She eventually grabbed the crown, and carefully placed it back onto her head. Her friends were not around, so she couldn't use the Elements of Harmony like the previous times she did. But her hope and love for her home, friends, and family wouldn't allow her to give up. "Please..." She said weakly. "Please...I just need...a little help..." And at last, the light began to shine in the darkest moment, for a very faint, yet noticeable light began to shine on the crown's gem.