Bloodline
Epilogue - When Blood Changes Time
There it was again. The eternal darkness that had surrounded him before Twilight woke him up. It felt so familiar to him, but it was still frightening. He could feel how his body fell through the darkness, and with the last bit of his energy, he opened his eyes. His eyes couldn't find anything but darkness, with the exception of another stallion that was falling down next to him.
For a moment, he seemed to be unconscious, but as soon as Light Chaser focused his on closed eyes they ripped open. They seemed to be full of dread and hate, but soon their expression changed into something smoother and more friendly.
Even though it felt like there was no air around that allowed us to breath, the stallion was able to speak. “Was it worth the trouble?”
Light Chaser cocked his eye at King Sombra. His tone was soothing and calm. He had heard it so many times before, but the voice was never even close to friendly. “Worth the trouble? I would have expected a question that is not as stupid as this one from you. Of course, it was worth it. In the end I was able to protect them from you and this mad cult. Nopony has been hurt.”
The dark king quietly chuckled into the emptiness surrounding them. “Are you sure about that? It seems that you still don't understand ponies completely. You hurt every single of them with your behavior.”
The bright pegasus shook his head in denial. “You're wrong. I did this on my own. None of them got hurt. You're confusing things.”
King Sombra looked deep into the eyes of his son. “The pony that got hurt was you. Every single one of them embraced your being. Now that you are gone, they are in pain over your loss. You can be sure that they will mourn your death.”
The pegasus extended his clipped wings and tried to make himself as big as possible. “You know nothing! You weren't even around. I changed my entire behavior, I even betrayed them! None of them will cry after me.”
King Sombra shook gently his head. “Don't be a fool. There is no way to succeed in your goals without hurting somepony.”
Light Chaser's wings twitched uncontrollably. “This is rubbish. How could that be possible?”
The dark hoof of the king pointed at Light Chaser's twitching wings. “It is just so easy to hurt others to accomplish your own goals. I learned this the hard way… twice.”
His son turned his gaze away in disgust. “And how so?”
King Sombra was more than happy that he didn’t have to face his son directly right now. “For instance, I betrayed your mother and the whole Crystal Empire, as well as clipped your wings and restrained you.”
Light Chaser's head spun back in anger. “And why did you do this? What kind of advantage did you get by crippling me?”
It seemed like there was a small tear forming at the corner of the dark king's eye. “I never thought that I would admit this to somepony, especially you. I was a dishonored pony. None of them even looked at me. So I decided to take the power and enslaved every single of this crystal ponies. Only your mother was different. I loved her, but she would never let me rule a kingdom like this. We fought, and finally, she died. I got carried away and used far too much of my power. The only thing that was left was you. You are a pegasus, just like your mother. So, I became afraid that you would overthrow me when I revealed the truth about your mother’s death. The decision was hard, but the my fear has driven me that far. I let a servant cut your wings and blindfold you. Isn't it ironic that you brought me down in the end? It seems like destiny never fails... Believe me when I say that you are so much better than I am.”
Light Chaser closed his eyes, a single tear rolled down his crystal cheek. “But in the end ,both of us are falling through darkness and only waiting for our salvation.”
King Sombra could offer a small smile, while tears began to flow frankly. “I'm so sorry... If I could undo my doing then I would do it for you.”
Light Chaser let even more tears escape then before. He tried to keep them in as hard as he could. “Why did it come this far? Why couldn't we live like normal ponies did?”
King Sombra watched his son cry into his own coat. He wanted to embrace him for the first time in his life badly, but couldn't reach him with his hoof. He tried to reach him by magic, but before the magic grabbed his son a thought came to his mind. “My son? Do you forgive an old fool for being so selfish?”
The crystal pegasus nodded violently and sobbed. “Now... we can be together for eternity, Father.”
The sound of King Sombra's voice became quiet, more like a whisper. “I hope you will forgive me this time, too.”
As Light Chaser heard his father's words, his eyes shot open. What he saw scared him to the core. King Sombra ignited his horn brightly, and the next thing Light Chaser knew, he was all alone in the darkness.
Another tear rolled down his cheek as he noticed that something was tugging at him. Something was pulling him out of the darkness. Light came into his view. When his vision eventually cleared up, something familiar came into his view.
His story is starting from the beginning. His story will be rewritten. He looked upon a baby dragon and a lavender alicorn inside a library that spoke to him.
“Open your eyes, Light Chaser.”