//------------------------------// // Prologue // Story: Shards of the Truth // by Disciple of Chrysalis //------------------------------// Screaming could be heard throughout the room, it was an awful soul retching scream that would cause even the coldest of beings to feeling pity for the screaming soul. The screaming was coming from a beautiful mare who was the color of fresh snow and her mane was a beautiful obsidian black, as was her tail. She was laying on a bed in a white room, there was a blanket covering her body and there was a doctor at the foot of the bed "Reflection, its almost out, just a little more" the doctor said to the mare named Reflection. Reflection kept on screaming, the pain was so intense it seem almost unreal, but it was more real then anything she had ever experienced before. She jerked her body and there was a dramatic flash of light and it revealed that the mother to be was a crystal pony. "One more push and it'll be over" the doctor said and Reflection was still screaming, but she had heard his words. Her whole body tensed as she pushed and from under the blanket beautiful white wings that could rival Celestia's in beauty burst forth as she gave one final push. The doctor picked up the newborn and briefly examined it, it was a beautiful white like its mother except its mane was white as well, but its tail was a fluorescent orange. The doctor handed the little creature to its mother, who had a weary smile on her face and she began to cry as she looked at her new daughter. Reflection carefully examined it and saw it was a female and it had tiny wings, and it was a little Crystal Pegasus. Reflection smiled down at the little filly, it was suck a beautiful innocent creature and she ran her hoof through the filly's mane, but her hoof struck something hard. Reflection parted the filly's mane to see what it was and starred in silent fear at what she saw, it was a white horn that was curved upward like a claw and it glowed red near the tip. Reflection gave the filly a confused look, it was a small Crystal Alicorn, then her face grew incredibly sad. She remembered that she used to be a concubine to her king, but that had ended months ago, how could this be. She had thought it would be the child of her new special somepony, but this obviously wasn't the case. Later... Reflection returned home later that day, her daughter was to be left at the maternity ward for a few days to make sure the filly was health and everything. She walked in the door and into her shop, the shop was filled with mirrors, which was Reflections special talent, making mirrors. She walked into the back where she lived, it was dark and the shutters were closed, she didn't remember shutting them before she left, so she went to open them when she walked in a puddle. She sighed, she'd have to clean that in a minute once she opened the shutters, she got to the window and pulled on the string and screamed at what she saw. The puddle she had stepped in was a pool of blood and it was coming from the body of her special somepony. She held a hoof in front of her mouth and was panting as tears welled in her eyes. There was a mirror in the shape of a star on the wall, it was her favorite, but now she was sickened at the site of it. there was a sentence written on the mirror in blood, it read "Give me the child, Love your King" . Reflection ran out of the shop, she needed to get to her child and to protect it. The sun was almost set and she was running out of time, so she toke to the air and cover the distance it would have taken her half an hour to get to on foot in three minutes by wing. She landed on the hospital steps and charged inside. It toke her a good two minutes to find the doctor and when she did, the first thing she said was "Wheres my child?". The doctor seemed confused "Her father came and picked her up" he said, slightly confused. She got closer to the doctor "Who?" she begged and the doctor pulled himself to her ear "Sombra" he whispered and Reflection almost broke down, but she quickly pulled herself together and ran out of the hospital and ran towards the palace. The palace was in plain sight and she ran faster then she'd ever run before, but she felt a sudden weight land on her and push her down. She looked to see who it was and it was a large unicorn stallion clad in black, and he was obviously an assassin. Reflection struggled under his weight, but it was useless for he had a strong hold on her, she felt something cold press itself against her throat and before she could cry out it sliced her throat and she went limp. Meanwhile... Sombra lay in his bed chamber, he wasn't wearing his usual armor because holding a newborn while wearing armor is very strange. It hadn't taken him long to learn of the foals birth because he had doctors inform him of each foal born with his families trademark horn. not many were usually born because he was usually careful to place anti pregnancy spells on his concubine, but he would occasionally mess up the spell. When that happened he usually killed them and the newborn, but this time he couldn't bring himself to do it, he told himself it was smart to have an heir on hand, but he really couldn't when the filly had opened its eyes for the first time. He had brought it to his chamber and was about to smother it with a pillow and he had murder written all over his face, but at that moment the filly had opened its eyes and he could tell instantly that it had his eyes. He shook the thought away and was about to bring down the pillow and smother it, but then it had smiled, it had smiled at him as he was about to kill it and at that moment he couldn't bring himself to kill his daughter. He cast of his armor and cape, lay down on the bed and placed the little foal between his forelegs. He smiled down at the newborn in front of him when someone knocked on the door. Sombra opened the door with magic and saw the assassin he'd sent to kill Reflection "The deed is done, My King" he said and Sombra's only response was a brief nod and the assassin left. Sombra now had to raise his new daughter, which might not be so bad.