//------------------------------// // The King and Queen // Story: Secret of the Silver Dragon // by The Psychopath //------------------------------// The demon pony ran into the mountains near Ponyville, constantly looking back to make sure that SD and the others weren't following her. She had the ominous feeling that those eyes were following her. She stopped near the top of the mountain after climbing it frantically. She stopped for a quick breather, then took a piece of her man and slammed it into the mountain wall. The portion that the mane touched began to shake, causing small pieces of rock to tumble down with a trail of dust. A piece of mountain dissolved to show a red and orange portal. Walking figures could be seen behind the watery surface. The demon pony galopped right in and blasted through everything. Several giants and other pony-shaped demons were near buildings made of a strange, bony-black material. Besides an orange aura floating about, there was a metallic door lined with warped statues. Whatever they represented before, they represented no longer. Two tripedal giants in blue armor blocked the door. They both threw their claymores at the ground to stop the demon. They spoke in unison: "What do you want, Eelis?" "I need to speak to our king and queen immediately!" "Tell us why we shouldn't chop you up here for seeking an audience with our lords?" "I have a message from Silver Dragon." Their armors clanked at the sound of that name. "He is finally here? Belforay shall be pleased. Come in." They backed up and pushed the doors open with one arm, while keeping the claymore in hand. As Eelis moved forward, she couldn't help but look at the giants towering over here by several feet. They were the exact same size as those gigantic doors, and the dark opening of their helmets showed a yellow circle following her. As she passed throug the door, the demons stretched out and slammed them shut behind her. She jumped. The interior of the palace was the direct entrance to the throne room. Gigantic demonic armors with agonizing faces etched about them. A long twilight ornated carpet stretched across the room and led to the the throne. Upon it sat Belforay. He was in much better condition than with his encounter with the Silver Dragon in the dark dimension. He seemed to have grown in power as well. He layed down sideways on his throne made from the skin of disobediant demons, letting his head lay down on the arm which, itself, rested upon the arm support. He looked bored. He truly looked like a king, yet, another creature stood next to him. This one preferred to stay up than sit on a throne that seemed to have been made of pure darkness and stars. This one seemed to be having trouble keeping it's existence intact. Several portions of it's tall, slender black body looked like they had been torn off, and the entire body seemed to spasm out of existence. It looked like the ponies of this world, although it wasm uch taller. It also sported both horns and wings as it's main features. However, it's eyes looked like turquoise dragon eyes that pierced directly into Eelis' soul. In fact, the demon pony's existence was due all to this powerful, although dramatically weakened creature, which would explain the similarities in appearance, such as the mane, except for a single exception regarding this aspect. Although Eelis' mane was simply black with sparkling white dots in them, the creator's mane and tail seemed to have been of a smog of twilight. It was frightening and amazing at the same time. The demon pony bowed almost immediately as she reached the throne as she shaked tremendously in fear. Belforay just looked at her with a "Hm?", while the character next to him looked at her creation with intrigue. "A thousand pardons for this intrusion my queen but-AGH!" Belforay was torturing the demon with a simple movement from his hands. He seemed to sport no emotions on his face. "What about your king? Do you forget your place, inferior one?" "N-no....My liege..." "Then you should apologize to your king." "Ugh..." Eelis was shaking highly in the air. She was in tremendous pain, as her face showed. The black pony next to him put her hoof on his hand, extreme discontent on her face. She glared darkly at Belforay. "That is enough, Belforay. I still need my creations. Unlike you, I do not have infinite supplies." "Hmmm. I don't understand your obsession with your own creations." he released the demon pony who fell to the grown in coughs:" Just don't forget that, without this dimension, you would still be a floating cloud of dust, Nightmare Moon." "Hmph. And YOU best not forget that it is thanks to me that you were capable of existing without the two alicorns discovering your prescence." "I will not. I follow my contract to the letter. I will honor it, but do not push me." Nightmare Moon gave the demon an amused expression, then spoke to her still agonizing demon: "Speak then. What have you come to us for?" "I have...a message for...Belforay..." "Tsktsktsk. I wounded her. Speak more clearly or I will do more then wound you, incomplete one." "Quiet! Come to me Eelis." The demon pony hesitated to move forward. While she loved her "mother", and had a great respect for her, Eelis only feared Belforay. Without the contract, he would simply wipe her off the plane of existence. She lowered herself after reaching her "mother", trembling greatly at the power her king emitted. The mare of the moon placed her hoof over her "child" and injected darkness into her. The demon pony was suddenly ejected back to the front of the throne before Nightmare could finish. She looked slightly irritated. "Good. You are better now. Who is this message from, and what does it say?" "It is from the Silver Dragon." Belforay slammed his hands on the arm-supports of his throne, breaking them. WHAT?!" he yelled. "Y-ye-yes. He-he said that he would let you either su-su-...submit; or that he would...would d-d-d-destroy you." Belforay started to laugh. The giant armors of his throne room seemed to turn their heads slightly towards him. "That is amusing. So he finally showed up? Let's see what happens when he has to deal with two greater demons. Shall we begin the preparations queen? For your...revival shall be soon." Belforay got up and walked towards the exit. However, a few steps and he stopped to turn at the Nightmare. "What is wrong?" "If the Silver Dragon is as you say, he'll try to get the most powerful allies he can." "So? You told me that Celestia was far away." "Perhaps, but my previous recipient, Luna, is at the castle. She might have been given a seal by the things that destroyed me, but I can still have an influence on her." "Then why worry?" "She is still an alicorn and, therefore, possesses tremendous amount of magical power. Until I manage to influence her, she will be a thorn in our side." "Then we shall assault the castle. Don't forget that time passes slower here. So your revival, which should take around three days, should only take about six hours over there. I shall alert our army and then add in my support for your revival." "Perfect. I hope that he is as weak as you say." "He already had trouble with me in my original dimension. I think that demons of our caliber can fight him if we are together." "The let's commence the sacrifices." A silent chuckle, and Belforay was off, nearly stomping on Eelis on his way out. The small pony demon sighed as she realized that everything went better than expected.