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// chapter 1 ~ the beginning of Seraphic Night's mysterious memories 
// Story: flutter away into the darkness of the night 
// by Alice no Kurai Umi 
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chapter 1 ~ the beginning of Seraphic Night's mysterious memories


The blue-violet pegasus filly glanced at the fillies and colts below that were playing happily.
Mommy, Daddy, why did you leave me all alone?
A spirit appeared besides the filly, it was once a cyan alicorn with a black mane and red eyes.
The spirit asked, "Flutter Night, why are you so sad?"
The filly, known as Flutter Night, glanced at the spirit and replied, "Seraphic Nightmare, why did my parents leave me?"
Seraphic Nightmare thought about the question, then replied, "They didn't want to leave you, Flutter Night, but... they had no choice, it was their fate."
Fate? Why does fate have to ruin my life? I wonder what is my fate?
Flutter Night remembered the burning house from the day before, "Um... Seraphic Nightmare? Why was the house burning?"
The spirit thought of an excuse, "Probably the sun caused it to burst into flames?"

Flutter Night began to get warmer and dizzy. Her head began to hurt and images appeared in her mind. The first image she saw was six dead bodies lying on the ground and blue-violet hooves, standing near the bodies. The second image was the same blue-violet but with two dead bodies lying on the ground in a royal castle. The last image was the same hooves again but something was glowing on top like a unicorn's horn and in front was a crystal castle, filled with sparkling ponies, destroyed.

Is that me? Did I kill them? But I don't have a horn. I'm a pegasus not one of those rare alicorns?!
She began to scream in reality, starting to shiver.
Help! Help! Please tell me that's not me... I didn't kill anypony!
Seraphic Nightmare touched her forehead.
"You have a fever, let's go home."
The spirit teleported them back to a room filled with darkness. The spirit tucked the filly into bed and kissed her forehead.
"Get a good rest, Flutter Night."
The little filly closed her eyes and fell asleep. The spirit teleported out of the room and back into the clouds.
She's going to find about that side of hers, Seraphic Night, soon. When she does find out, nothing can save her... I have to find someone that won't try to kill me, but there is no one... Unless, I choose to use that way...

The spirit teleported herself to a gate that led to a huge and royal castle. She turned into her true form again, a cyan alicorn with a black mane and red eyes.
She trotted towards a royal guard, "Let me see Princess El."
The royal guard looked at the alicorn, "What is your name?"
The alicorn looked at the royal guard, It isn't your business to ask me what my name is. Now let me see the princess."
The royal guard sighed, "Alright, you may pass."
Seraphic Nightmare trotted into the palace and went into the princess's room, "Your Majesty, may I speak to you?"

The princess was a pale gold alicorn with a rainbow mane and blue eyes, and she was crowned the new ruler of Equestria when Princess Celestia and Luna were killed.
Princess El faced her loyal subject, one of the servants who worked in the palace, " Could you please leave?"
The pony dipped her head and left the room, letting the two alicorns speak alone.

"What is your name?" the princess asked the other alicorn.
The cyan alicorn knelt down and faced the princess, "My name is Seraphic Nightmare, Your Majesty. You might know my kind as demons."
Princess El became hostile, her horn started to glow, "Did you kill the two princesses, destroyed the Crystal Empire and just killed the bearers of the Elements of Harmony?"
Seraphic Nightmare glanced at the princess, "No, but that is why I came to talk to you."
The princess was confused, "The killer was known as Seraphic Night, but you just said you were a demon, right?"
Seraphic Nightmare nodded, replying, "I know who truly is Seraphic Night, but it is not her fault at all. She doesn't even know that she killed them, but she will soon and... when she does, she won't be able to control it anymore. So could you help save her? She has no friends, but me."
Princess El glanced at the ground then back at Seraphic Nightmare, "What is her name? I will help her, but it won't be me who will save her. I have four ponies that could save her."
Seraphic Nightmare smiled, "Really?! Well, her name is Flutter Night. Could you tell me their name, so I could expect seeing them?"

"Flutter Night? Don't you know that---," the princess stopped, "Never mind, the four ponies you will expect to see are..
... Silver Snow, White Angelic, Pure Jewel and Star Sentinel."
Seraphic Nightmare walked over, towards the princess, "Thank you, Your Majesty."
The cyan alicorn turned back into a spirit and disappeared.

The princess called for her loyal subject, "Could you bring Silver Snow, White Angelic, Pure Jewel and Star Sentinel to me please?"
The pony dipped her head and left the room to find the four ponies.
Flutter Night? She and the other four are the new bearers of the Elements of Harmony. But they all have demons, so they'll probably be the new bearers of the Elements of Chaos, just like the old bearers. I still wonder one thing, who is which element? I wish---
She was interrupted by the opening door, "Your Majesty, they are here."

"Bring them in please," Princess El replied.
The door opened even more and four ponies appeared. The first pony, known as Silver Snow, was a silver alicorn filly with a crystal blue mane and pastel blue eyes. The second pony, known as White Angelic, was a white alicorn filly with blue and white eyes, gold-tipped wings and a bloody red rose for her cutie mark. The third, known as Pure Jewel, was a white unicorn filly with a purple mane, blue eyes, and a ruby as her cutie mark. The last, known as Star Sentinel, was a gray bat pony colt with a black mane, clear blue eyes, and the constellation of Scutum for his cutie mark.
"What is it, Your Majesty?" they said in unison.
The princess stood up, her mane flowing in the windy room.
"Silver Soul, White Angelic, Pure Jewel and Star Sentinel?"


"I need your help."