Well I covered the happy part yesterday so let me think... oh yes war. Well tell me a little about yourself. Hmmm, uh huh. Expect a foal soon? Well congrats to you. Oh I see. Wait you're getting married?! Well then this calls for a celebration! Oh that's right, I can't. Anyway back to the truth, after all you can tell your children the "Tell of King Sombra". Hahaha okay okay I'll continue on one condition. Please don't let the truth turn to dust with me... spread the word of my story. I can't say I'm glad to tell it, but it will hopefully give me peace...
Weeks after I left off, the princess and I were soon to be wed. I loved her, she loved me. And we were expecting a child! My life finally was worth living. But fate must have truly hated me, because the Griffons declared war on all ponies. A mass genocide if you will. They took at least five villages, killing every stallion, mare, filly and colt. We reacted, pushing their forces back to the mountains. The royal sisters tried to stop the blood shed with diplomatic talks, while we faced slaughter each day! I was at the front lines everyday boasting the moral, fighting with my soldiers! I would die fighting to protect my Sapphire, and our child. Days turned to weeks, weeks turned to months, and months turned to years. The diplomatic talks still took place. We were tired of all this death and bloodshed. We wanted to go home and see our wives and children, but the griffons wouldn't let up.
Finally having enough of this I lead a strike team to kill the griffon generals, with hope of ending this war. Once my team and I were ready we set off. Unknown to us the war was over. We left before the news reached us, those damned sisters made a treaty with the beaked bastards. My team trecked through the frozen tundra, around the main roads. Unfortunately we were caught in a blizzard, I was lost from my soldiers and they took the wrong path I guess. Never to be heard from again. I slipped and hit my head on something hard. Then darkness over came me once again. So much bloodshed over what? How different we were from them? Or beliefs? What started this war I can't say. But it was after the war I truly did die.
Okay that's enough for the war... give me a few minutes please... I lost so many friends and soldiers! Ponies that depended on me... I let them down. So many screams so much blood...
Yes I am crying. Look at your marefriend, imagine never coming back to her. Or she hears of of your death in combat. Can you imagine what she'd feel? Not anything happy. She'd be depressed. I was when I watched my men die. I couldn't bear to tell their wives and children daddy isn't coming home. But where was I? Yes the darkness.
While I was out I didn't know how long that was but my head was filled with war. It was a horrible scene to see over and over, seeing what I could have done to save them. So many times I've watched these horrors being played. When I finally came to. I was in a hospital in the Crystal Empire. Home! Sitting up wasn't the best idea. I lurched forward in pain. So I was kinda stuck. But that wasn't so bad I was home.
Well a short time after I awoke, the pompous sisters decided to see me. After all that, they wanted to see if I was doing alright. Well for about fifteen minutes I did fine. They expressed worry about me since I was at the front throughout the war. I told them about the nightmares I had, which would stay with me forever. They again said I need rest. But I would have none of that. I wanted to see my princess. They both shared a look of worry when I expressed I wished to see my wife to be. When I asked about it they responded.
"If we take you to see you must not say a word." My mind raced trying to figure what they had just said to me. I only nodded in agreement.
We were teleported by Celestia's magic to what I found most horrifying. Sapphire and a other stallion kissing while a young filly played. My daughter. My loving mare. What happened?! Then the filly turned to the stallion, her eyes full of love, said what could have possibly killed me right then and there.
"I love you daddy!" She squeaked. My daughter told this unknown stallion she loved him. Tears raced down my face. I could barely make out what she looked like... she was an alicorn, a soft pink coat, three toned hair. Sadness filled my heart to watch this. Then I heard her name.
"I love you too Cadence." My heart sank even lower. That's the name Sapphire and I were going to use if it was a filly. But there was my daughter hugging this other stallion, I couldn't bear to look anymore. I guess the princesses shared my discomfort because we left. And as we did I muttered, "Daddy loves you too Cadence".