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// Chapter 1 
// Story: Descent into Darkness 
// by Raven Shadow 
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Descent into Darkness



I am king Sombra. I rule the Crystal Empire... At least I did. Ha ha ha those were the best days I have ever experienced. I mean they obeyed my every command without a second thought haha. They worked my mines to bring so many crystals to me, fitting because they were the Crystal Ponies hahaha. Then those wretched do goody sisters showed up and ruined everything! I hate them... And I fear them...
How easily they could have killed me with their power, maybe one on one I could have beaten them and forced them into being my slaves. I have fancied that thought for a long time. Just imagine it, the two royal sisters bowing before me hahaha oh what a wonderful thought. Then the land would've been just there for the taking... But it's just a thought nothing more. Oh how bored you must be with me talking to you, oh boo hoo how sad you're listening to me. I never asked you to, you just did. Hahaha that's right I'm supposed to be dead, I'm not. Seriously how many times do I have to explain this? My horn is the source of my power as long as my horn is ok I'm ok. Ok I see your question, "What about the time when the magical barrier cut your horn in half?" I was a shade, not really me. If you would so kindly remember my horn was flung far away from my beloved empire, hence how I am speaking to you now. But how I lived will be a other story. This is how I became the legendary King Sombra, ah I see you brought a chair haha. I admit I expected to be defeated by the mane six, you try to be an figure of evil and then confronted with the Elements of Harmony. Tell me how you would fare. Not very well. Just calm down I'll tell you my story... Now where to begin? Ah I'll start there.

I was born into fairly noble family in the Crystal Empire, I can't remember who were my mother and father are. But I can say they didn't care about their son... How crushing. I studied and studied to show my parents I was worth loving, again to no avail. They put me into at the time the highest academic program the empire had to offer, ah yes the High Arts Imperial Academy. This was when I was about six or seven, I can't really remember. The days in the academy were rigorous and filled with extremely high risk extra credit opportunities, so much fun. I saw many a time when magical went wrong, sometimes harmlessly others tragically. Some were quite hilarious like the magical anamorphic spell hahaha, a class mate of mine turned in a rabbit bwahahaha that is still funny. I mean a proud student turned into a little fluffy bunny hahaha, her magic was very unstable. That was my first day. The school itself was a militaristic training ground, we shared our happiness with the whole world, we safeguarded it fiercely. I on the other hand was superb with the spell I expertly weaved. I preformed the levantiness resduh, or in words of the common ponies, Fiery levitation. My instructor was very impressed with my skill in execution of such a difficult spell. The spell itself was very superb, the flames leapt up pulling me into the air. A whirlwind of fire held me for close to five minutes, a feat which greatly impressed the commandant of the academy. She wanted to see my skills personally. After a great deal of courage from my part, she was highly enthused with how much potential I held. As a matter of fact she sent a letter to the Princesses themselves! Back before I would know them as my foes... But they responded with a haste that surprised my commandant. Well with that I was sent to the Canterlot Palace in a rushed fashion, I never saw my parents again after I left.

Well I see you're growing tired of my history but I must say you've been a good sport for sitting here so long, tell you what. I will let you take a break, stretch your legs, and grab some cider.

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Welcome back, now where did I leave off? Oh yes I remember I was taken to the Canterlot Palace. Please take your seat. I said TAKE YOUR SEAT. Thank you. My childhood was mixed with good and bad times, well as I arrived in Canterlot and I must say not very impressive... In the Crystal Empire everything had a shine and this place, dull and dreadfully boring. I made my way past the royal barracks, this gained my respect. As I passed I could hear combat training, my I must say such a sound was calming. Through each hall I walked, guards at every corner. I expected as much a newly established kingdom, after Discord's reign. The two fat cats... You know as Celestia and Luna, sat upon their thrones. Their faces then were delicate but with an edge, after all they freed the land from Discord, wouldn't you be rough around the  edges? I took notice of their regal postures, so high and mighty. I even tried to make myself look more respectful, a pitiful attempt when in their presence. I tripped in front of them, I scraped my knees and ruined my coats shine... If that wasn't bad enough, they gave a quite loud chuckle about that... So let me say this for being a Crystal pony I no longer looked like one, and the princesses were laughing at me. This was where I first experienced pure hatred... Being so young I had no idea what this burning rage was. Well this is what I expected to hear from them.

"Well for being so talented he is clumsy."

What I heard was.

"Oh my are you ok? We are sorry we laughed we thought you meant to do that."

And I'm supposed to believe that? Well they seemed sincere about it. So they asked me if I was well enough to show off my skills, well I did. They were fairly impressed, well I hoped for training as a royal guard. Instead I was put into a school in the "wonderful Ponyvile Elementary School." whoopee... I thought the mighty princesses would teach me how to harness my power, no I get stuck with morons... Yippee. Well, that's enough for today