//------------------------------// // Fiery Helios, Icy Selene // Story: My Little Poemy: Diary of a Deity // by Lightning Delight //------------------------------// Fiery Helios, Icy Selene Well hello, Luna, how was your night? Beautiful, I presume? It’s now time for day, I was hoping you might Begin to lower the moon. My darling sister, Celestia, dear, I’m afraid I cannot comply. I’ve been giving it some thought, you see, I don’t want your sun to rise. Ah, excellent, Luna, thank you. Now I shall start the day. And now all the ponies below can begin to- Wait, what did you say? Don’t play the foal, Celestia, You heard what I just said. I’m tired of wasting my glorious night On ponies who just lay in bed. So I’ve decided, there’s only one way To make them appreciate night. Eternal nighttime guarantees At some point they’ll bask in its might. Luna, what are you saying? That’s nonsense! Surely this must be a joke! Now please, discontinue this pretense. I must wake the townsfolk. Oh, I’m sorry. Was I not very clear? My moon is going nowhere. The ponies, all they do is ignore me. I’m going to force them to care. Luna, please, you’re starting to scare me. I know how you like to play tricks, But this one is not in the slightest bit funny. Please, be done with it, quick! No, sister, I now know the truth. Discord opened my eyes. He really is quite clever, you know. He’s shown to me all of your lies. Luna, I was there! I was with you that day! I heard everything too! Discord was mad, he was in disarray! Not one thing he said had been true! Oh, sister? Then please do explain, I must know the reason why There isn’t a single creature awake When my moon is up in the sky. Luna, the ponies need to get rest! But it’s too bright during my day. I‘m sorry that this has caused you distress But they must sleep your night away! So you admit it, sister dear. My night, they really do waste. This leads us to a problem, you see. I’m tired of being disgraced! The ponies ignore me, they never did care. Luna! You know that’s not true! It seems that only one option remains. What’s gotten into you?! Eternal night, I must bring forth And with it, a new regime. One where your sun will never shine And I will reign supreme! I’m sorry, sister, I won’t be stopped. I’ll give you these options two. Step down and let night last forever Or I’ll do away with you. Luna, I can’t, you and I both know To survive, we all need the sun! I cannot just let the ponies below Die from what you’ll have done! I’m sorry to hear that, Celestia. I never wanted to fight. But you’ve forced my hoof, so attack I must For the glory of my night! Luna, I’m begging you, listen to reason! You are respected and loved! You don’t have to commit this treason To showcase your moon up above! What’s wrong sister? You’re not going to fight? And I thought this would be hard. With you so quickly out of the way My victory will be unmarred! I had so hoped you wouldn’t do this,  My sister, I don’t want to kill.  But you can’t seem to listen to logic So it seems your blood I must spill. Goodbye, sister. I’m sorry to say You won’t get to see my rule. A place where the sun never shines. Where everything ‘s sad and cruel. I don’t wish to fight, but give up I can’t. I’ll protect the ponies below. Your eternal rule, I cannot grant. I’ll defeat you, reluctantly so. I’m sorry that this is how it must be. I regret it. Truly, I do. There are no other options that I can see. I cannot reason with you. Luna, though it makes me distraught, These diamonds, we now have to see. I must use, though I deplore the thought, The Elements of Harmony! Father’s gems? You couldn’t! You wouldn’t! You’d kill me in this fight? The Celestia I know would never do that To her dear little sister of night! I don’t even know what you have become! But one thing I do know for sure. Such destruction, Luna would never fathom. You’re not even her anymore! Luna would never threaten a life Or hurt those she cared about! She would never cause such strife! Or make an eternal blackout! So you seek to kill me, sister dear, By turning me into stone? The old you would never think do that. My my, how cold you’ve grown. It matters little, Sun Princess. For you are all alone. Without me, the Elements cannot work. You can’t use them on your own! Luna, I almost wish that were the case. I hate to use these on you. These Elements were meant for us to showcase Our kind’s greatest virtues! Instead you have me using them To kill my own sister. You! I hate to wield these trinkets again But there’s nothing else I can do! Fine, Celestia, do your best. Defeat me if you can! We’ll finally see who is stronger of us In battle for our land! Goodbye, sister. I’ll miss you so. What?! This cannot be! This hurts me more than you’ll ever know. You cannot defeat me!!!