Lord of Nothing:
(Jonathon's POV)
As I walked through the forest, my mind was set on figuring out who that pony at the wedding was.
"Where did he even come from?", I thought as I took a left, scraping a tree with my shoulder.
I continued walking until I found the old castle I'd been searching for. I creaked open the ancient door and walked in, finding a wide, open space. I had to meet someone, and he needed to be detained before I could talk to him.
I drew symbols on the ground, and began to chant incoherently. The symbols glowed, then exploded into clouds of smoke. When the smoke cleared, a demon was standing where the symbols once were, but thankfully not the one who was after me.
"Incarceron," I greeted.
"Jonathon, why have you summoned me?", he said, sounding as if he'd just been awoken from a very deep slumber.
"I need your help."
The demon chuckled in response.
"And why should I help you?"
"Why does not matter. If you aid me, the one holding you captive will be killed."
The demon brought a clawed hand to its chin, scratching it as it contemplated its options.
"Very well. What is it you require?"
"How do I kill the Devil?"
"The Devil, huh? Well, I can tell you, but you won't like the answer."
"I'm ready, just tell me."
The demon began, but chuckled again, having to start himself over. "You see, only you can kill him. You have his curse, and using it against him will bring forth his end."
"What?! I thought he took my curse!"
"No. Only you can rid yourself of the curse. He only has the ability to lock it so you can't use it."
"Then," I said, wording the rest of the question in my head. "How do I unlock it?"
"I can help you with that, but you must release me first."
"Why would I do that?"
"Cause if you don't, you won't be able to save them."
I knew who he was talking about. If I couldn't unlock my curse, then I wouldn't be able to kill the devil.
"Fine, but if you hurt anyone, I will kill you."
"I swear on my soul, that I will not attack anyone, or anything."
"Good."
I raised my scythes and swung at one of the symbols; the one holding him.
"Ahh," he sighed. "It's good to be free. Now to unlock your curse."
He walked over to me and placed a clawed hand on my head.
"This will hurt," he said.
I was about to say something, but stopped when I felt a horrible pain all around my body, screaming out in agony. Then, everything went black.
[center***
I woke up in a soft bed. I opened my eyes and looked around, trying my best to determine where I was. I then realized that this was Luna's room. I took comfort in the fact that I knew where I was, and laid my head back down, but a voice from across the room caused me to look back up. I looked and saw a pony standing by the door out to the hall. I couldn't tell who it was, and I figured asking it would do me no harm.
"Who are you?"
The pony got up and walked into what little light there was.
"Draco," I said.
"Yes, it is I. You're lucky to be alive, you know. The amount of power that demon forced into you was almost too much for your body to handle."
"So, you've been following me?," I asked.
"Yes, and then I saved you. What part of this are you not understanding?"
I sighed, not appreciating him being a smart-ass, but pushed on with my questioning.
"Well, now that we're here, can I ask you some questions?"
"Go ahead," Draco said.
"First, where did you come from?"
"I came from the Badlands. That is where my race used to be loacted."
"Alright. Next, how do you know of me?"
He chuckled, saying, "You are very famous in the Badlands, what with trying to kill the one who rules it."
"The Devil rules over the Badlands?"
"Yes, and I left because he was out to kill you, and because I knew I could help."
"That's my next question; how can you help me?"
"I know where he resides."
I sat up, suddenly very interested.
"You know where he is?"
"Yes," Draco said. "I can take you to him, but first, you must train."
I laughed, pointing a finger at him as he looked at me, confusion written all over his face.
"Train? Fool, I have trained for ages."
"And him for ages more," he said. "I can train you in the art of fighting demons, considering I am one."
"You're a demon, huh? I guess you do learn something new every day."
"Yes, but I can only train you if you are willing to follow every one if my instructions down to the letter."
I paused, signaling for Draco to give me a moment.
"Do I really need his help?," I thought, remembering my past encounters with demons.
"If this training can help me kill the demon, then I will do whatever you ask."
"Good. After you fully recover, we will begin."
He walked out, leaving me alone with my thoughts.
***
(Draco's POV)
I walked out of the room and down through the labyrinth of hallways that made up the castle. As I was contemplating whether to go right or forwards, I ran into Celestia.
"Ah, Celestia. Good to see you."
She turned and looked down at me.
"Hello, Draco. Has he awoken yet?"
"Yes, and he has agreed to let me train him."
"That's good," she said. "Draco, would you mind telling me more about yourself?"
"Well, what would you like to know?"
"More about you. Anything."
***
(Celestia's POV)
As I listened to Draco tell me about his life, I felt something in my chest. I don't know what it is. I haven't felt like this in ages. What could it be?
"And that pretty much sums it up," he concluded.
"Wow. You have a very interesting past."
"Yeah, well...."
I realized what I had said and immediately regretted it.
"Oh, Draco, I'm sorry...I-I didn't mean-"
"No, It's alright. I know what you meant."
"No, you don't. That was totally uncalled for, and I'm sorry."
"Celestia, please, it's alright. I forgive you, I swear."
I stopped my arguing, then did something that surprised both of us: I hugged him.
I don't know why, it just felt like the right thing to do. After a minute, I let go and stepped away.
Absolute silence. I couldn't believe myself.
"Oh, Draco...I-I didn't...I think I should just leave."
I ran off with Draco standing there, unmoving. I swear I heard him call my name, but I couldn't bring myself to talk to him.
***
(Draco's POV)
I stood, watching Celestia run away, still trying to register what had just happened. I mean, I just got hugged by Celestia, Princess of Equestria and Godess of the Sun. Godess!
To top it all of though, it felt...right, like it wasn't just some spontaneous thing. I felt something in my chest as I watched her round the corner, her head hanging low. It was a feeling that I had never felt before, like being rejected during an entry exam to a prestigious school. I felt empty, but full at the same time.
As I sat there, I thought over all I had learned about emotions, and realized what it was: Love. I was in love with Celestia.
I also just made her run off. I facehooved, getting up and running after her. I ran through the castle until I found her room. I knocked three times on the door.
"Celestia? You in there?"
I heard soft crying coming from inside. I slowly opened the door and stepped in.
"Celestia?"
"Please leave, Draco."
"Celestia, what happened-"
"Was not needed and highly disrespectful. I know you don't want to see me again, so please le-"
I interrupted her by rushing up and kissing her on the lips. I held it there for a moment before pulling away.
"Celestia, I love you. What you did made me realize that. It was a small gesture, but it awoke something feom deep within myself. I love you."
She sat there for a minute, eyes closed and breathing through her mouth. She suddenly shot forward, locking our lips again.
I fell back onto the floor and kissed her back, wrapping my legs around her neck, pulling her closer to me. She pulled back from the passionate act after what seemed like an eternity and hugged me.
"I love you too, Draco. You...you make me so happy. I wasn't sure if you felt the same, but now I kno-"
I interrupted her again by kissing her one last time.
Our tongues entered each others mouths, locked in a battle for dominance over the other's. After a few minutes, we separated.
"Shh," I said. "We're now together forever."
She smiled, and we laid there, myself pulling her into a tight embrace.
***
(Chrysalis' POV)
As I walked around the castle, I marveled at the artwork. When I was here before, I didn't exactly get the chance to look around and explore, but it was amazing. As I was walking and observing, I ran into somepony.
"Oh! I'm so sorry! Are you alr-"
I stopped as I realized who I had run into...and what position she was in. Sky quickly got up and turned to face me. I flipped my mane over my face, trying to hide the blush.
"Oh, Chrysalis! I wasn't expecting to see you here!"
"Well, you know, just looking at the art. What are you doing?"
She looked around, and I noticed she had a blush on her face as well.
"I was just walking around, really. Easy to get lost in here."
"Well," I began, trying to regain my composure. "W-would you like to go do something?"
As soon as I said it, my blush returned, and I had to look away. Sky looked over at me as if nothing was happening.
"Well, what would you like to do?," she asked.
"I don't know. Maybe...go for a walk through the forest?"
Sky smiled, walked over, and stood next to me, placing a wing iver my back.
"I would love to."
I smiled and we walked through the exit that led towards the forest.
***
(Sky's POV)
As we walked out into the forest, I looked over at Chrysalis, who didn't seem to notice. I had always found her...beautiful, in a strange way. I'm not sure why, but I...I like her. I'm not sure if she feels the same way, though.
We continued walking until we were in the clearing where Jon had proposed to Luna.
"Why don't we rest here?," I suggested.
"Sure."
We walked just a bit further then laid down next to one another. As we tried to get comfortable, I looked up at the sunset.
"Beautiful, isn't it?"
"Yeah...," she dragged out, looking just a awestruck by it as I was.
As I looked over at her, I just barely noticed a blush through her hair. Then, I realized how close together we were. I blushed myself, and quickly looked back at the sunset. Chrysalis broke the silence moments later.
"Hey Sky?," she called.
"Yes?"
"I was wondering if, maybe, you...wanted to...stay with me tonight?"
I gasped as She finished. I guess that she took it the wrong way, as a hurt look showed on her face.
"Oh! I'm sorry! I-I didn't mean it like that! I was...I want to go!"
She flapped her wings and took off. I quickly stood up and began to flap my own wings, beginning to take-off.
"CHRYSALIS!," I yelled with all my might.
I flapped as hard as I could, trying desperately to catch up with her before she got too far away.
"WAIT!"
She didn't listen and flew faster. It felt my wings were gonna brake, I was flapping so hard, and was soon positioned right above her. Then, I tackled her the short distance to the ground, landing on top of her.
"I'm sorry!," she yelled. "I didn't mean it like that! Ple-"
I realized there was only one way to fix this. I shot my head forward and planted a kiss on her lips. I held it there for a few seconds before pulling back.
"Chrysalis, listen," I said. "I love you. I've felt this wat for awhile now. What you said, I wasn't upset or anything, I was just surprised. I know you don't feel the same way, and I'm sorry I kissed you, but it was the only way to shut you up."
She just lay there, her body unmvoing underneath mine. Then, without warning, she pushed her head up, pushed me onto my back, and kissed me. I smiled at her enthusiasm, and pushed my tongue on to her lips, silently asking for permission to enter.
Chrysalis granted it, parting her lips, allowing my tounge to explore her mouth. I grazed over her pointed teeth, occasionally rubbing my tounge with hers. It felt so amazing. I backed down, and Chrysalis wasted no time in starting her own exploration. I pulled her close and we laid there, kissing each other in relative silence.
After a few minutes, she pulled back and hugged me tightly.
"I love you, Sky. I've always loved you."
I put my hoof over her mouth, silencing her.
"Just lay with me."
Chrysalis smiled, let herself go lax on top of me, and nuzzled my neck.
I smiled and nuzzled back. We laid there as the last rays of the sun disappeared over the hills in the distance. After a while, I looked down at Chrysalis.
"Should we tell?," I asked.
"Well, Dad might not understand. Luna, maybe...yeah, we can tell Luna, but not Dad."
I nodded, both of us getting up and making our way back to the castle.
***
(Jonathon's POV)
I watched silently as the two of them disappeared behind some trees. It seems Chrysalis did have feelings for her after all.
Shortly after they left, I headed back to the castle. I walked through the seemingly neverending hallways and back to the Throne Room, where Luna sat by herself. I made my way next to her in the otherwise empty room, my footsteps echoing off the walls.
"Hey, honey," I greeted.
"Hello, Jon."
I planted a quick kiss on her cheek and sat down next to her.
"I think I messed up, Luna."
"Why is that?"
I sighed and leaned back, running a hand through my hair.
"I followed Chrissy and Sky into the forest. It seems they have feelings for each other..."
Luna looked over at me, ready to be bombarded with questions and angry words.
"That's good," she said, calm as she's ever been.
"But, I followed them. Then they said they didn't want me to know, and now that I do..."
Luna leaned over and hugged me.
"It's alright, Jon."
I patted her on the back.
"But, how will she be able to forgive me when she finds out? I know she will eventually."
Luna looked in to my eyes and kissed me.
"She will understand. You were just making sure they were safe."
I nodded and leaned back in my spacious seat.
"You're right, but it's not Chrissy I'm worried about, it's Sky. I finally figured out where I've seen her before."
"Have you now?," Luna asked, an intrigued look on her face.
"Yes. She....she's a demon. I met her long ago."
Luna gasped out, placing a hoof over her own mouth.
"She's a demon?!"
"Well, not exactly, but she knows about them, and she's worked with me before...along with her friend...human friend."
Luna's eyes widen more than I thought possible.
"Human?"
"Yes. Sky, him, and myself were close friends until he died."
"He died?," Luna asked.
"Yes. We were fighting the Arch Demon, and we were so close to killing it, but he tried to rush it, and the demon stabbed him through the chest. I ran over and stabbed the demon in the throat, causing it to fall back into Tartarus. I grabbed my friend and carried him back up to Earth. When we got there, he was just barely alive. I tried so hard to keep him with Sky and I, but it was too late. Sky was devastated. She ran off the next night, and I never saw her again. She blames me for his death, and it technically was my fault. I mean, I was the one who brought us there..."
I let a few tears fall befre regaining my composure.
"What was his name?," Luna asked.
"His name....was Matthew."